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Orbital Launches in 1985
7,412 orbital launches since 1957
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7,412
Total launches
228
This year
92.9%
Success rate
161
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 126 orbital launches in 1985, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
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228 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
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| 1985-12-28 | Tselina-2 No. 3L1985-121 | Zenit-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-12-27 | Efir No. 21985-120 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-12-26 | Meteor-2 No. 141985-119 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-12-24 | Uragan No. 22L1985-118 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1985-12-24 | Molniya-3 No. 401985-117 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1985-12-19 | Parus1985-116 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-12-13 | Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 561985-115 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-12-13 | ITV 11985-114 | Scout G-1 | NASA | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-12-12 | Tselina-D1985-113 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-12-11 | Kobal't1985-112 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-12-03 | Oblik1985-111 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-11-28 | Parus1985-110 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-11-27 | OV-104 PAM deploy1985-109 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 5 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1985-11-22 | Tselina-D1985-108 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-11-15 | Gran' No. 28L1985-107 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1985-11-13 | Oblik1985-106 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-11-09 | Oko1985-105 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1985-10-30 | OV-099 Spacelab1985-104 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-10-28 | Molniya-1 No. 561985-103 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1985-10-25 | Al'tair No. 11L1985-102 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1985-10-25 | Kobal't1985-101 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-10-24 | Meteor-3 No. 21985-100 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-10-23 | Parus1985-F04 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1985-10-23 | Molniya-1 11F658 No. 731985-099 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1985-10-22 | Oko1985-098 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1985-10-22 | EPN No. 03.6941985-097 | Zenit-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-10-21 | FSW No. 81985-096 | Chang Zheng 2C | CASC | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-10-16 | Oblik1985-095 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-10-09 | Strela-31985-094 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-10-09 | Navstar GPS SVN 111985-093 | Atlas E/SGS-2 | US Air Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1985-10-03 | OV-104 IUS deploy1985-092 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 3 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1985-10-03 | Molniya-3 No. 381985-091 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1985-10-03 | Resurs-O1 No. 1L1985-090 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-10-02 | Romb1985-089 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Kapustin Yar | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-09-30 | Oko1985-088 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1985-09-28 | INTELSAT VA F121985-087 | Atlas G Centaur | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1985-09-27 | TKS-M No. 165011985-086 | Proton-K | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-09-26 | Oblik1985-085 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-09-24 | Oko1985-084 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1985-09-19 | Oblik1985-083 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-09-19 | US-PM11985-082 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-09-17 | Soyuz 7K-ST No. 20L1985-081 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-09-12 | ECS 31985-F03 | Ariane 3 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | — | LEO | failure |
| 1985-09-06 | Fram1985-080 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-09-04 | Strela-2M1985-079 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-08-29 | Kobal't1985-078 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-08-29 | Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 531985-077 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1985-08-28 | Improved CRYSTAL 2101?1985-F02 | Titan 34D | US Air Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | — | LEO | failure |
| 1985-08-27 | OV-103 PAM deploy/Rend1985-076 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 4 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1985-08-23 | US-A reactor1985-075 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,412 in total, 161 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.
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Tselina-2 No. 3L (1985-12-28)Efir No. 2 (1985-12-27)Meteor-2 No. 14 (1985-12-26)Uragan No. 22L (1985-12-24)Molniya-3 No. 40 (1985-12-24)Parus (1985-12-19)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 56 (1985-12-13)ITV 1 (1985-12-13)Tselina-D (1985-12-12)Kobal't (1985-12-11)Oblik (1985-12-03)Parus (1985-11-28)OV-104 PAM deploy (1985-11-27)Tselina-D (1985-11-22)Gran' No. 28L (1985-11-15)Oblik (1985-11-13)OV-099 Spacelab (1985-10-30)Molniya-1 No. 56 (1985-10-28)Al'tair No. 11L (1985-10-25)Kobal't (1985-10-25)Meteor-3 No. 2 (1985-10-24)Parus (1985-10-23)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 73 (1985-10-23)EPN No. 03.694 (1985-10-22)Oko (1985-10-22)FSW No. 8 (1985-10-21)Oblik (1985-10-16)Strela-3 (1985-10-09)Navstar GPS SVN 11 (1985-10-09)OV-104 IUS deploy (1985-10-03)Molniya-3 No. 38 (1985-10-03)Resurs-O1 No. 1L (1985-10-03)Romb (1985-10-02)Oko (1985-09-30)INTELSAT VA F12 (1985-09-28)TKS-M No. 16501 (1985-09-27)Oblik (1985-09-26)Oko (1985-09-24)Oblik (1985-09-19)US-PM1 (1985-09-19)Soyuz 7K-ST No. 20L (1985-09-17)ECS 3 (1985-09-12)Fram (1985-09-06)Strela-2M (1985-09-04)Kobal't (1985-08-29)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 53 (1985-08-29)Improved CRYSTAL 2101? (1985-08-28)OV-103 PAM deploy/Rend (1985-08-27)US-A reactor (1985-08-23)Molniya-1 No. 61 (1985-08-22)PLANET-A (1985-08-18)Kobal't (1985-08-16)Oko (1985-08-12)Gran' No. 26L (1985-08-08)Tselina-D (1985-08-08)Siluet No. 5 (1985-08-08)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 57 (1985-08-07)NNS O-24 (1985-08-03)Oblik (1985-08-02)US-A reactor (1985-08-01)OV-099 Spacelab (1985-07-29)Progress 7K-TG No. 126 (1985-07-19)Molniya-3 No. 37 (1985-07-17)Oblik (1985-07-15)RSLS abort (1985-07-12)Bion No. 7 (1985-07-10)Tselina-D (1985-07-08)Oblik (1985-07-03)Giotto (1985-07-02)INTELSAT VA F11 (1985-06-30)Oblik (1985-06-26)EPN No. 03.694 (1985-06-21)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 55 (1985-06-21)Progress 7K-TG No. 125 (1985-06-21)Romb (1985-06-19)Oko (1985-06-18)OV-103 PAM deploy/FF (1985-06-17)Musson No. 17 (1985-06-14)Oblik (1985-06-13)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 54 (1985-06-07)Soyuz 7K-ST No. 19L (1985-06-06)Tselina-2 (1985-05-30)Tsikada (1985-05-30)Molniya-3 No. 39 (1985-05-29)Kobal't (1985-05-23)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 52 (1985-05-22)Uragan No. 20L (1985-05-17)Oblik (1985-05-15)Gstar 1A (1985-05-08)OV-099 Spacelab (1985-04-29)SO-M No. 510 (1985-04-26)Oblik (1985-04-25)Kobal't (1985-04-19)US-PM1 (1985-04-18)Foton No. 1L (1985-04-16)EPN No. 03.694 No. 5102 (1985-04-13)OV-103 PAM deploy (1985-04-12)Oblik (1985-04-03)Terilen (1985-03-25)INTELSAT VA F10 (1985-03-22)Ekran No. 28L (1985-03-22)Strela-1M (1985-03-21)Parus (1985-03-14)Geosat (1985-03-13)Tselina-D (1985-03-05)Oblik (1985-03-01)Vektor (1985-02-27)Kobal't (1985-02-27)Oko-S F2 (1985-02-21)Arabsat 1A (1985-02-08)SDS 6 (1985-02-08)Meteor-2 No. 13 (1985-02-06)Oblik (1985-02-06)Parus (1985-02-01)OV-103 IUS deploy (1985-01-24)Tselina-D (1985-01-24)US-PM (1985-01-23)Gorizont No. 21L (1985-01-18)Strela-2M (1985-01-17)Oblik (1985-01-16)Molniya-3 No. 36 (1985-01-16)Strela-3 (1985-01-15)Kobal't (1985-01-09)MS-T5 (1985-01-07)
Last updated 2026-09-19 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.