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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.

Zenit-6U 70Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-1K 60LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Failure
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Meteor-2 9Vostok 8A92M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K1 6Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

DMSP-5D2 F6Atlas E

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-6U 71Soyuz-U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Raduga 22LProton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Failure
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Yantar-4KS1 1Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Taifun-1B 4Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation