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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.

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

110 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
1986-12-26Terilen1986-102Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-12-26Molniya-1 No. 621986-103Molniya 8K78M MLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeHEOsuccess
1986-12-18AUOS-Z 501 Ionozond-E1986-101Tsiklon-3Soviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome11 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1986-12-17Parus1986-100Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1986-12-16Kobal't1986-099Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-12-12Oko1986-098Molniya 8K78M 2BLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1986-12-10Tselina-R1986-097Tsiklon-3Soviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1986-12-05FLTSATCOM F71986-096Atlas G CentaurNASACape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1986-12-04Oblik1986-095Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-12-02Musson No. 181986-094Tsiklon-3Soviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1986-11-29Mech-K No. 3031986-F07Proton-KSoviet Space ForcesBaikonur CosmodromeLEOfailure
1986-11-24Parus1986-093Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1986-11-21Strela-1M1986-092Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1986-11-20Oko1986-091Molniya 8K78M 2BLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1986-11-18Gorizont No. 22L1986-090Proton-K/DMSoviet Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1986-11-15Molniya-1 No. 601986-089Molniya 8K78M MLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1986-11-14NNS O-171986-088Scout G-1NASAVandenberg SFB4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1986-11-13Tsikada1986-086Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1986-11-13Kobal't1986-087Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-11-04Oblik1986-085Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-10-31Resurs-F1 14F40 No. 611986-084Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-10-27Vektor1986-083Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-10-25Gran' No. 30L1986-082Proton-K/DMSoviet Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1986-10-22Oblik1986-081Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-10-22Taifun-1B1986-080Zenit-2Soviet Space ForcesBaikonur CosmodromeMEOsuccess
1986-10-20Molniya-3 No. 411986-079Molniya 8K78M MLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeHEOsuccess
1986-10-15Strela-31986-F06Tsiklon-3Soviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeLEOfailure
1986-10-15Oko1986-078Molniya 8K78M 2BLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeHEOsuccess
1986-10-06Siluet No. 61986-077Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-10-06FSW No. 91986-076Chang Zheng 2CCASCJiuquanLEOsuccess
1986-10-03Oko1986-075Molniya 8K78M 2BLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗MEOfailure
1986-09-30Tselina-D1986-074Tsiklon-3Soviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1986-09-17NOAA G1986-073Atlas EUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1986-09-17Oblik1986-072Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-09-16Uragan No. 24L1986-071Proton-K/DM-2Soviet Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1986-09-10Strela-2M1986-070Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1986-09-05Payload Adapter System1986-069Delta 3920NASACape CanaveralLEOsuccess
1986-09-05Molniya-1 No. 571986-068Molniya 8K78M MLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeHEOsuccess
1986-09-03Oblik1986-066Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-09-03Romb1986-067Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-08-28Oko1986-065Molniya 8K78M 2BLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeHEOsuccess
1986-08-27Kobal't1986-064Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-08-21Oblik1986-063Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-08-20US-A reactor1986-062Tsiklon-2Soviet Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1986-08-12EGP1986-061H-1 (2)NASDATanegashima3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1986-08-06Terilen1986-060Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-08-04US-PM11986-059Tsiklon-2Soviet Space ForcesBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-08-02Resurs-F1 14F40 No. 601986-058Soyuz-USoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeLEOsuccess
1986-07-30Molniya-1 No. 591986-057Molniya 8K78M MLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeHEOsuccess
1986-07-30EPN No. 03.6951986-056Zenit-2Soviet Space ForcesBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess

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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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Full launch index (110 launches)
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.