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.
STS-41-DSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Success
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
FSW-0 6Long March 2C
Ministry of Space Industry
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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Zenit-4MKT 26 (Kosmos 1597)Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation