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Orbital Launches in 1986
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 110 every orbital launch in 1986, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-12-26 | Terilen1986-102 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-12-26 | Molniya-1 No. 621986-103 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1986-12-18 | AUOS-Z 501 Ionozond-E1986-101 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 11 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1986-12-17 | Parus1986-100 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1986-12-16 | Kobal't1986-099 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-12-12 | Oko1986-098 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1986-12-10 | Tselina-R1986-097 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1986-12-05 | FLTSATCOM F71986-096 | Atlas G Centaur | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1986-12-04 | Oblik1986-095 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-12-02 | Musson No. 181986-094 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1986-11-29 | Mech-K No. 3031986-F07 | Proton-K | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1986-11-24 | Parus1986-093 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1986-11-21 | Strela-1M1986-092 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1986-11-20 | Oko1986-091 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1986-11-18 | Gorizont No. 22L1986-090 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1986-11-15 | Molniya-1 No. 601986-089 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1986-11-14 | NNS O-171986-088 | Scout G-1 | NASA | Vandenberg SFB | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1986-11-13 | Tsikada1986-086 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1986-11-13 | Kobal't1986-087 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-11-04 | Oblik1986-085 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-10-31 | Resurs-F1 14F40 No. 611986-084 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-10-27 | Vektor1986-083 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-10-25 | Gran' No. 30L1986-082 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1986-10-22 | Oblik1986-081 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-10-22 | Taifun-1B1986-080 | Zenit-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | MEO | success |
| 1986-10-20 | Molniya-3 No. 411986-079 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1986-10-15 | Strela-31986-F06 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1986-10-15 | Oko1986-078 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1986-10-06 | Siluet No. 61986-077 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-10-06 | FSW No. 91986-076 | Chang Zheng 2C | CASC | Jiuquan | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-10-03 | Oko1986-075 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | failure |
| 1986-09-30 | Tselina-D1986-074 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1986-09-17 | NOAA G1986-073 | Atlas E | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1986-09-17 | Oblik1986-072 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-09-16 | Uragan No. 24L1986-071 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 4 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1986-09-10 | Strela-2M1986-070 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1986-09-05 | Payload Adapter System1986-069 | Delta 3920 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-09-05 | Molniya-1 No. 571986-068 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1986-09-03 | Oblik1986-066 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-09-03 | Romb1986-067 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-08-28 | Oko1986-065 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1986-08-27 | Kobal't1986-064 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-08-21 | Oblik1986-063 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-08-20 | US-A reactor1986-062 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1986-08-12 | EGP1986-061 | H-1 (2) | NASDA | Tanegashima | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1986-08-06 | Terilen1986-060 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-08-04 | US-PM11986-059 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-08-02 | Resurs-F1 14F40 No. 601986-058 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1986-07-30 | Molniya-1 No. 591986-057 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1986-07-30 | EPN No. 03.6951986-056 | Zenit-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
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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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Terilen (1986-12-26)Molniya-1 No. 62 (1986-12-26)AUOS-Z 501 Ionozond-E (1986-12-18)Parus (1986-12-17)Kobal't (1986-12-16)Oko (1986-12-12)Tselina-R (1986-12-10)FLTSATCOM F7 (1986-12-05)Oblik (1986-12-04)Musson No. 18 (1986-12-02)Mech-K No. 303 (1986-11-29)Parus (1986-11-24)Strela-1M (1986-11-21)Oko (1986-11-20)Gorizont No. 22L (1986-11-18)Molniya-1 No. 60 (1986-11-15)NNS O-17 (1986-11-14)Tsikada (1986-11-13)Kobal't (1986-11-13)Oblik (1986-11-04)Resurs-F1 14F40 No. 61 (1986-10-31)Vektor (1986-10-27)Gran' No. 30L (1986-10-25)Oblik (1986-10-22)Taifun-1B (1986-10-22)Molniya-3 No. 41 (1986-10-20)Strela-3 (1986-10-15)Siluet No. 6 (1986-10-06)FSW No. 9 (1986-10-06)Oko (1986-10-03)Tselina-D (1986-09-30)NOAA G (1986-09-17)Oblik (1986-09-17)Uragan No. 24L (1986-09-16)Strela-2M (1986-09-10)Payload Adapter System (1986-09-05)Molniya-1 No. 57 (1986-09-05)Oblik (1986-09-03)Romb (1986-09-03)Kobal't (1986-08-27)Oblik (1986-08-21)US-A reactor (1986-08-20)EGP (1986-08-12)Terilen (1986-08-06)US-PM1 (1986-08-04)Resurs-F1 14F40 No. 60 (1986-08-02)Molniya-1 No. 59 (1986-07-30)EPN No. 03.695 (1986-07-30)Okean-O1 NKhM No. 3 (1986-07-28)Oblik (1986-07-24)Kobal't (1986-07-17)Strela-2M (1986-07-16)Resurs-F1 14F40 No. 59 (1986-07-10)Oko (1986-07-05)Oblik (1986-06-19)Molniya-3 No. 44 (1986-06-19)Parus (1986-06-18)Tselina-D (1986-06-12)Oblik (Priroda) (1986-06-11)Gorizont No. 24L (1986-06-10)Strela-1M (1986-06-06)Kobal't (1986-06-06)INTELSAT VA F14 (1986-05-31)Oblik (1986-05-29)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 58 (1986-05-28)Meteor-2 No. 18 (1986-05-27)Ekran No. 30L (1986-05-24)Parus (1986-05-23)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 51 (1986-05-21)Foton No. 2L (1986-05-21)Tselina-D (1986-05-15)Oblik (1986-05-14)GOES G (1986-05-03)Progress 7K-TG No. 136 (1986-04-23)HEXAGON SV-20 (1986-04-18)Molniya-3 No. 43 (1986-04-18)Strela-2M (1986-04-17)Oblik (1986-04-15)Kobal't (1986-04-09)Geizer No. 13L (1986-04-04)Gstar 2 (1986-03-28)Oblik?? (1986-03-26)US-PM1 (1986-03-25)US-A reactor (1986-03-21)Progress 7K-TG No. 134 (1986-03-19)Soyuz 7K-ST No. 21L (1986-03-13)US-PM (1986-02-27)Kobal't (1986-02-26)SPOT (1986-02-22)Tselina-D (1986-02-19)DOS 7 (17K No. 127-01) (1986-02-19)BS 2b (1986-02-12)Musson No. 16 (1986-02-11)PARCAE 8 (1986-02-09)Terilen (1986-02-07)Oblik (1986-02-04)DFH-2 (1986-02-01)Oko (1986-02-01)OV-099 IUS deploy (1986-01-28)Oblik (1986-01-28)Tsikada (1986-01-23)Gran' No. 29L (1986-01-17)Tselina-D (1986-01-17)Parus (1986-01-16)Kobal't (1986-01-15)OV-102 PAM deploy (1986-01-12)Strela-1M (1986-01-09)Oblik (1986-01-08)
Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.