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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-P 29Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Tselina-2 6Zenit-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 72Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Soyuz TM-7Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 73Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 74Soyuz-U-PVB

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Ekran-M 2Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Yantar-4K2 42Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DFH-2A 3Long March 3

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

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

Molniya-3 52LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Koltso 1Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Progress 39Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Molniya-1T 74Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation