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Orbital Launches in 1980
7,332 orbital launches since 1957
Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on GCAT & Launch Library 2.
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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 109 every orbital launch in 1980, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-12-26 | Feniks No. 9411980-105 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-12-26 | Ekran No. 20L1980-104 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1980-12-25 | SO-M No. 5081980-103 | Molniya 8K78M SOL | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1980-12-23 | Strela-1M1980-102 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1980-12-16 | Zenit-61980-101 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-12-13 | SDS 41980-100 | Titan 34B | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1980-12-10 | Tsikada1980-099 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1980-12-09 | PARCAE 41980-U01 | Atlas E/MSD | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | failure |
| 1980-12-06 | INTELSAT V F21980-098 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1980-12-05 | Parus1980-097 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1980-12-01 | Zenit-61980-096 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-11-27 | Soyuz 7K-ST No. 8L1980-094 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-11-27 | Oko1980-095 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1980-11-21 | Tselina-D1980-093 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-11-16 | Molniya-11980-092 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1980-11-15 | SBS 11980-091 | Delta 3910/PAM | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1980-11-12 | Zenit-61980-090 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-11-04 | US-P1980-089 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1980-10-31 | Zenit-61980-088 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-10-31 | FLTSATCOM F41980-087 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1980-10-30 | Yantar'-4K1 No. 31980-086 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-10-24 | Oko1980-085 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1980-10-16 | Zenit-61980-084 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-10-14 | Tselina-OM1980-083 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-10-10 | Zenit-4MKM1980-082 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-10-05 | Gran' No. 17L1980-081 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1980-10-03 | Zenit-61980-080 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-09-28 | Progress 7K-TG No. 1111980-079 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-09-26 | Fram1980-078 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-09-23 | Orion1980-077 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-09-19 | Zenit-61980-076 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-09-18 | Soyuz 7K-T No. 541980-075 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-09-09 | GOES D1980-074 | Delta 3914 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1980-09-09 | Meteor-2 No. 51980-073 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 8 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1980-09-03 | Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 141980-072 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-08-26 | Feniks No. 9271980-071 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-08-22 | Fram1980-070 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-08-15 | Tselina-D1980-069 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-08-12 | Zenit-61980-068 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-07-31 | Romb1980-067 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-07-31 | Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 131980-066 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-07-24 | Zenit-61980-065 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-07-23 | Soyuz 7K-T No. 531980-064 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-07-18 | Molniya-3 No. 271980-063 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1980-07-18 | Rohini RS-11980-062 | SLV-3 | ISRO | Satish Dhawan (Sriharikota) | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-07-15 | Fram1980-061 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-07-15 | DMSP Block 5D S-41980-F02 | Thor DSV-2U | SAC 394ITMS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | failure |
| 1980-07-14 | Ekran No. 19L1980-060 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1980-07-09 | Zenit-61980-059 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1980-07-09 | Strela-1M1980-058 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
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About this database
Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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Ekran No. 20L (1980-12-26)Feniks No. 941 (1980-12-26)SO-M No. 508 (1980-12-25)Strela-1M (1980-12-23)Zenit-6 (1980-12-16)SDS 4 (1980-12-13)Tsikada (1980-12-10)PARCAE 4 (1980-12-09)INTELSAT V F2 (1980-12-06)Parus (1980-12-05)Zenit-6 (1980-12-01)Soyuz 7K-ST No. 8L (1980-11-27)Oko (1980-11-27)Tselina-D (1980-11-21)Molniya-1 (1980-11-16)SBS 1 (1980-11-15)Zenit-6 (1980-11-12)US-P (1980-11-04)FLTSATCOM F4 (1980-10-31)Zenit-6 (1980-10-31)Yantar'-4K1 No. 3 (1980-10-30)Oko (1980-10-24)Zenit-6 (1980-10-16)Tselina-OM (1980-10-14)Zenit-4MKM (1980-10-10)Gran' No. 17L (1980-10-05)Zenit-6 (1980-10-03)Progress 7K-TG No. 111 (1980-09-28)Fram (1980-09-26)Orion (1980-09-23)Zenit-6 (1980-09-19)Soyuz 7K-T No. 54 (1980-09-18)GOES D (1980-09-09)Meteor-2 No. 5 (1980-09-09)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 14 (1980-09-03)Feniks No. 927 (1980-08-26)Fram (1980-08-22)Tselina-D (1980-08-15)Zenit-6 (1980-08-12)Romb (1980-07-31)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 13 (1980-07-31)Zenit-6 (1980-07-24)Soyuz 7K-T No. 53 (1980-07-23)Molniya-3 No. 27 (1980-07-18)Rohini RS-1 (1980-07-18)DMSP Block 5D S-4 (1980-07-15)Fram (1980-07-15)Ekran No. 19L (1980-07-14)Strela-1M (1980-07-09)Zenit-6 (1980-07-09)Oko (1980-07-02)Strela-2M (1980-07-01)Progress 7K-TG No. 110 (1980-06-29)Zenit-6 (1980-06-26)Molniya-1 (1980-06-21)HEXAGON SV-16 (1980-06-18)Meteor-Priroda No. 3-1 (1980-06-18)Gorizont No. 15L (1980-06-14)Oko (1980-06-14)Zenit-6 (1980-06-12)Romb (1980-06-06)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 12 (1980-06-06)Soyuz 7K-ST No. 7L (1980-06-05)Tselina-D (1980-06-04)NOAA B (1980-05-29)Zenit-6 (1980-05-28)Soyuz 7K-T No. 52 (1980-05-26)Fram (1980-05-23)Parus (1980-05-20)Orion (1980-05-15)Taifun-1B (1980-05-14)Zenit-6 (1980-05-07)US-A reactor (1980-04-29)Yantar'-4K1 No. 2 (1980-04-29)Progress 7K-TG No. 109 (1980-04-27)Navstar GPS SVN 6 (1980-04-26)Molniya-3 No. 26 (1980-04-18)IS (1980-04-18)Zenit-4MKM (1980-04-17)Soyuz 7K-T No. 51 (1980-04-09)Lira (1980-04-03)Zenit-4MKM (1980-04-01)Vektor (1980-03-27)Progress 7K-TG No. 108 (1980-03-27)Vostok 8A92M 1980-E01 (1980-03-18)Tsikada (1980-03-17)US-P (1980-03-14)Zenit-6 (1980-03-04)PARCAE 3 (1980-03-03)ECS-b (1980-02-22)Zenit-4MKM (1980-02-21)Gran' No. 16L (1980-02-20)MS-T4 (1980-02-17)Strela-1M (1980-02-11)Navstar GPS SVN 5 (1980-02-09)KH11-3 KENNAN (1980-02-07)Zenit-6 (1980-02-07)Tselina-D (1980-01-30)Parus (1980-01-25)Feniks No. 928 (1980-01-24)Okean-E NKh No. 2 (1980-01-23)FLTSATCOM F3 (1980-01-18)Parus (1980-01-14)Molniya-1 (1980-01-11)Zenit-6 (1980-01-09)
Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.