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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-8 9Soyuz-U-PVB

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

KH-11 6Titan 34D

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

NOAA 9Atlas E

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Molniya-1T 63Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Vega-1Proton-K/D-1

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

BOR-4 407K65M-RB

Soviet Space Program

Success
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Taifun-1B 8Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Vega-2Proton-K/D-1

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan