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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.

US-K 43Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Taifun-2 21Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Resurs-O1 1Vostok 8A92M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Molniya-3 38LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

GPS 11Atlas E/SGS-2

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-8 23Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

FSW-0 7Long March 2C

Ministry of Space Industry

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

GVM Tselina-2Zenit-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-K 44Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-1T 65Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Parus 50Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Failure
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Meteor-3 1Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K2 18Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation