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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.

Parus 60Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tselina-D 62Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K2 34Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

KH-11 8Titan 34D

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

US-KS 4Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 54Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Yantar-1KFT 8Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Progress 33Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

TV-Sat 1Ariane 2

Arianespace

Success
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Luch #2Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Strela-2M 43Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-8 55Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Raduga 21Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-A 31Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan