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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.

Yantar-4K2 3Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Progress 18Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-6U 87Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tsikada 10Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-P 17Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Taifun-1 16Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 88Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DMSP-5D2 F7Atlas E

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Molniya-1K 59Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Geo-IK 4Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K1 12Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Gorizont 8Proton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan