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1980-1989 Launch Schedule

Relive a transformative decade in space exploration with our complete 1980-1989 Rocket Launch Schedule. This meticulously detailed guide chronicles every mission from the pioneering era of the Space Shuttle, the breathtaking journeys of the Voyager probes, and the development of international space stations like Mir. Dive into the 1980s and discover the challenges, triumphs, and defining moments that shaped humanity’s ongoing quest to explore the cosmos.

Quasar 5Titan 34B

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-8 6Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Uragan 8 & 9Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-K 37Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

GPS 10Atlas E/SGS-2

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

FSW-0 6Long March 2C

Ministry of Space Industry

Success
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Parus 45Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K2 10Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-8 7Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Taifun-2 19Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Okean-OE 2Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation