1981 in spaceflight

1981 in spaceflight

|6 January, 12:15 GMT
|Soyuz-U
(R-7 11A511U)
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1237 (Zenit-6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|20 January 1981
|Successful
-
|9 January, 14:57 GMT
|nowrap|Molniya-M/ML
(R-7 8K78M/ML)
|LC-41/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Molniya 3-14
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|3 July 1999
|Successful
-
|10 January, 18:22 GMT
|Nike Tomahawk
|Siple Station, Ellsworth Island
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Ionospheric research
|10 January 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|198|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|14 January, 22:00 GMT
|TT-500A
|LA-T, Tanegashima
|NASDA
|NASDA
|Sub-orbital
|Test rocket
|14 January 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|300|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|16 January, 09:00 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
(R-14 11K65M)
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1238 (Taifun-1)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|16 January, 12:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
(R-7 11A511U)
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1239 (Zenit-4MT)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|28 January 1981
|Successful
-
|19 January, 03:37 GMT
|Black Brant VB
|Fort Churchill
|NRCC
|NRCC
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy research
|19 January 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|263|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|20 January, 04:50 GMT
|Astrobee-F
|White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Ultraviolet astronomy
|20 January 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|209|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|20 January, 11:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
(R-7 11A511U)
|LC-31/6, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1240 (Yantar-2K)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|17 February 1981
|Successful
-
|21 January, 00:25 GMT
|Black Brant 8C
|White Sands
|NASA
|SPAR-9
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy research
|21 January 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|209|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|21 January, 08:29 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
(R-14 11K65M)
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1241 (DS-P1-M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|ASAT target
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|21 January, 21:46 GMT
|S-310
|Kagoshima
|ISAS
|ISAS
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy research
|21 January 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|174|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|23 January, 11:20 GMT
|Tsyklon-3
(R-36 11K68)
|LC-32/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Geo-IK S/N 1
|MO SSSR
|Intended: MEO
|Geodetics
|23 January 1981
|Failure
|Fairing failed to separate
-
|24 January, 14:18 GMT
|Soyuz-U
(R-7 11A511U)
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Progress 12
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Salyut 6
|Resupply Salyut 6
|20 March 1981, 16:58:58 GMT
|Successful
-
|26 January, 07:20 GMT
|Black Brant IVB
|Fort Churchill
|NRCC
|NRCC
|Sub-orbital
|Auroral research
|26 January 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|584|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|27 January, 14:58 GMT
|Vostok-2M
(R-7 8A92M)
|Plesetsk
|Kosmos 1242 (Tselina-D)
|MOM
|LEO
|SIGINT satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|29 January, 04:12 GMT
|Astrobee-F
|Fort Churchill
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|29 January 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|189|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|29 January, 17:00 GMT
|S-520
|LA-K, Kagoshima
|ISAS
|TPE-2
|ISAS
|Sub-orbital
|Ionospheric/tether research
|29 January 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|323|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|30 January, 16:27 GMT
|Molniya-M/ML
(R-7 8K78M/ML)
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Molniya 1-49
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|2 February, 02:19 GMT
|Tsyklon-2
(R-36 11K69)
|LC-90, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1243 (IS-A)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|ASAT test
|2 February 1981
|Failure
|Intended to destroy Kosmos 1241, passed within m to ft|50|abbr=yes|wiki=yes of target, failed to explode.
-
|4 February, 01:10 GMT
|Aries
|LC-36, White Sands
|US Air Force
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|ABM technology development
|4 February 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|387|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|4 February, 05:00 GMT
|Centaure
|Thumba
|ISRO
|ISRO
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research
|4 February 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|4 February, 15:00 GMT
|Pershing 1A
|LC-16, Cape Canaveral
|US Air Force
|FOT-141
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|4 February 1981
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|4 February, 15:33 GMT
|Pershing 1A
|LC-16, Cape Canaveral
|US Air Force
|FOT-139
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|4 February 1981
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|4 February, 15:53 GMT
|Pershing 1A
|LC-16, Cape Canaveral
|US Air Force
|FOT-140
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|4 February 1981
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|5 February, 11:25 GMT
|Sergeant
|Poker Flat
|US Air Force
|FWIF IV
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Auroral research
|5 February 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|130|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|6 February, 08:00 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
(R-14 11K65M)
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Interkosmos-21
|Interkosmos
|LEO
|Technology development
|7 July 1982
|Successful
|Deactivated 2 June 1982
-
|7 February, 20:13:45 GMT
|Petrel 2
|Esrange
|SERC
|SERC
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy research
|7 February 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|140|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|7 February, 20:30 GMT
|Nike Orion
|Kiruna
|SSC
|OXYGEN
|SSC
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy research
|7 February 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|120|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|9 February
|Minuteman III
|LF-08, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-79GM
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|ICBM test
|9 February 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|1300|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|9 February
|Minuteman III
|LF-09, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-80GM
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|ICBM test
|9 February 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|1300|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|11 February, 08:30 GMT
|N-II
|LA-N, Tanegashima
|NASDA
|Kiku 3 (ETS-4)
|NASDA
|MEO
|Test carrier rocket/technology development
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Maiden flight of N-II
-
|12 February, 05:27 GMT
|Centaure 2B
|Thumba
|ISRO
|ISRO
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research
|12 February 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|158|km|mi
-
|12 February, 18:21 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
(R-14 11K65M)
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1244 (Parus)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|13 February, 11:15 GMT
|Soyuz-U
(R-7 11A511U)
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1245 (Zenit-6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|27 February 1981
|Successful
-
|13 February, 17:15 GMT
|Black Brant 8C
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|13 February 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|265|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|17 February, 17:15 GMT
|Pershing 1A
|LC-16, Cape Canaveral
|US Air Force
|FOT-143
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|17 February 1981
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|17 February, 17:51 GMT
|Pershing 1A
|LC-16, Cape Canaveral
|US Air Force
|FOT-142
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|17 February 1981
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|17 February, 19:17 GMT
|Pershing 1A
|LC-16, Cape Canaveral
|US Air Force
|FOT-144
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|17 February 1981
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|18 February, 09:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
(R-7 11A511U)
|LC-31/6, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1246 (Yantar-1KFT)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|13 March 1981
|Successful
-
|18 February
|INTA-300
|El Arenosillo
|INTA
|INTA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy research
|18 February 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|285|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|18 February
|Minuteman IB
|LF-06, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|ABRES IRS-1
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Test re-entry vehicle
|18 February 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|1300|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|19 February, 10:00 GMT
|Molniya-M/2BL
(R-7 8K78M/2BL)
|LC-16/2, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1247 (Oko)
|MOM
|Molniya
|Missile early warning
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|First launch from LC-16/2
-
|21 February, 00:30 GMT
|Mu-3S
|LA-M, Kagoshima
|ISAS
|Hinotori (ASTRO-A)
|ISAS
|LEO
|Solar research
|11 July 1991
|Successful
-
|21 February, 23:23 GMT
|Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D
|LC-36A, Cape Canavaral
|Comstar 4 (Parallax 1/Esiafi 1)
|LMGT (1981-2001)
SSC Parallax (2001-2002)
Tongasat (2002—)
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Renamed Parallax 1 in 2001 and Esiafi 1 in 2002
-
|21 February
|Minuteman III
|LF-26, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-81GM
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|ICBM test
|21 February 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|1300|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|25 February, 17:20 GMT
|Sergeant-Hydac
|Poker Flat
|US Air Force
|HAVE SLED
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|25 February 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|400|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|28 February, 19:15 GMT
|Titan 24B/Agena-D
|SLC-4W, Vandenberg AFB
|OPS 1166 (KH-8)
|US Air Force/NRO
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|20 June 1981
|Successful
-
|1 March, 09:20 GMT
|OTRAG
|Seba Oasis
|OTRAG
|OTRAG
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|1 March 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|5 March, 15:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
(R-7 11A511U)
|LC-41/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1249 (Yantar-2K)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|4 April 1981
|Successful
-
|5 March, 16:48 GMT
|Sergeant-Hydac
|Poker Flat
|US Air Force
|HAVE SLED
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|5 March 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|400|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|5 March, 18:09 GMT
|Tsyklon-2
(R-36 11K69)
|LC-90, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1249 (US-A)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Ocean reconnaissance
|19 July 1981
|Successful
-
rowspan="8"|6 March, 11:31 GMT
rowspan="8"|Kosmos-3M
(R-14 11K65M)
rowspan="8"|LC-132/2, Plesetsk
rowspan="8"|RVSN
|Kosmos 1250 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos 1251 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos 1252 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos 1253 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos 1254 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos 1255 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos 1256 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos 1257 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|7 March, 08:09 GMT
|Taurus-Orion
|Poker Flat
|US Air Force
|AURORAL E1
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Auroral research
|7 March 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|156|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|7 March, 08:09 GMT
|Taurus-Orion
|Poker Flat
|US Air Force
|AURORAL E3
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy/Ionospheric/Plasma research
|7 March 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|203|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|7 March, 08:26 GMT
|Taurus-Orion
|Poker Flat
|US Air Force
|AURORAL E2
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Auroral research
|7 March 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|169|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|7 March, 08:38 GMT
|Paiute-Tomahawk
|Poker Flat
|US Air Force
|AURORAL E4
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Auroral research
|7 March 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|187|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|8 March, 16:00 GMT
|Nike Orion
|Poker Flat
|US Air Force
|CWAS 1
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy research
|8 March 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|140|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|12 March, 04:30 GMT
|Sergeant-Hydac
|Poker Flat
|US Air Force
|HAVE SLED
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|12 March 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|400|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|12 March, 19:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
(R-7 11A511U)
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Soyuz T-4, 2 cosmonauts
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Salyut 6
|Manned orbital flight
|25 May 1981, 12:37 GMT
|Successful
|Salyut 6 Expedition 6
-
|13 March, 16:00 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Fort Churchill
|NASA
|CWAS 2
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy research
|13 March 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|140|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|14 March, 16:55 GMT
|Tsyklon-2
(R-36 11K69)
|LC-90, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1258 (IS-A)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|ASAT test
|14 March 1981
|Failure
|Intended to destroy Kosmos 1241. Spacecraft malfunction
-
|15 March
|Minuteman IB
|LF-03, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|ABERS TDV-4
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Test re-entry vehicle
|15 March 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: km to mi|1300|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|16 March, 19:24 GMT
|Titan IIIC
|LC-40, Cape Canaveral
|IMEWS 11
|US Air Force
|GEO. Moved to Graveyard orbit after retirement
|Missile early warning
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Retired on 1 January 1992
-
|17 March, 08:40 GMT
|Soyuz-U
(R-7 11A511U)
|LC-31, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos-1259 (Zenit 6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|31 March 1981
|Successful
-
|18 March, 04:40 GMT
|Proton-K/DM
|LC-200/40, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Raduga 8
|MOM
|GEO. Moved to Graveyard orbit after retirement
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Failure
|Deactivated on 11 April 1981
-
|20 March, 23:45 GMT
|Tsyklon-2
(R-36 11K69)
|LC-90, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos 1260 (US-P/EORSAT)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Ocean reconnaissance
|22 May 1982
|Successful
-
|22 March, 14:58 GMT
|Soyuz-U
(R-7 11A511U)
|LC-31, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Soyuz 39, 2 cosmonauts
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Salyut 6
|Manned orbital flight
|30 March 1981
|Successful
-
|24 March, 03:00 GMT
|Black Brant 8C
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Ultraviolet astronomy
|24 March 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|261|km|mi|lk=on|abbr=on
-
|24 March, 03:31 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome
|RVSN
|Molniya 3-15
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|19 October 1992
|Successful
-
|25 March, 08:05 GMT
|Taurus-Tomahawk
|Poker Flat
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|25 March 1981
|Successful
| [Apogee
-
|28 March, 01:54 GMT
|Black Brant VB
|Fort Churchill
|NRCC
|FALCONS
|NRCC
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research
|28 March 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|327|km|mi|lk=on|abbr=on
-
|28 March, 01:54 GMT
|Black Brant IVB
|Fort Churchill
|NRCC
|FALCONS
|NRCC
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research
|28 March 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|675|km|mi|lk=on|abbr=on
-
|28 March, 09:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-31/6, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Yantar-2K 979
|MOM
|Intended: LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|28 March 1981
|Failure
|Carrier rocket malfunction, failed to orbit
-
|30 March, 05:52 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Poker Flat
|DNA
|LADY LOU Ba
|DNA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy research
|30 March 1981
|Successful
-
|31 March, 09:40 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-41/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1261 (Oko)
|MOM
|Molniya
|Missile defence
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|1 April, 09:04:35 GMT
|Taurus-Tomahawk
|Poker Flat
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|1 April 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|500|km|mi
-
|1 April, 09:10 GMT
|Trident C-4
|USS|Simon Bolivar|SSBN-641|6, ETR
|US Navy
|DASO-7
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|1 April 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|1 April
|Minuteman III
|LF-04, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-75GM2
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|1 April 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|2 April
|Taurus-Orion
|Wallops Island
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|2 April 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|3 April, 06:20:55 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Poker Flat
|DNA
|DNA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|3 April 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|3 April
|Taurus-Orion
|Wallops Island
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|3 April 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|4 April
|Minuteman IB
|LF-06, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|ABRES 500-PAS-1
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Re-entry test
|4 April 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|7 April, 10:51 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1262 (Zenit-6)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|21 April 1981
|Successful
-
|7 April, 14:00 GMT
|Pershing 1A
|LC-16, Cape Canaveral
|US Air Force
|FOT-146
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|7 April 1981
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|7 April, 14:19 GMT
|Pershing 1A
|LC-16, Cape Canaveral
|US Air Force
|FOT-147
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|7 April 1981
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|7 April, 14:40 GMT
|Pershing 1A
|LC-16, Cape Canaveral
|US Air Force
|FOT-148
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|7 April 1981
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|9 April, 12:00 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1263 (Taifun-1)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan="2"|12 April, 12:00:03 GMT
rowspan="2"|OV|102
rowspan="2"|LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
rowspan="2"|United Space Alliance
|STS-1, 2 astronauts
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
rowspan="2"|14 April 1981, 18:20:57 GMT
|Successful
rowspan="2"|Maiden flight of Space Shuttle orbiter and OV|102
-
|DFI
|NASA
|LEO, attached to OV|102|full=no
|Flight recorder
|Successful
-
|15 April, 10:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1264 (Zenit-6)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|29 April 1981
|Successful
-
|16 April, 11:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1265 (Zenit-6)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|28 April 1981
|Successful
-
|18 April
|MR-UR-100U
|LC-172, Baikonur
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|18 April 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|21 April, 03:45 GMT
|Tsyklon-2
|LC-90, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1266 (US-A/RORSAT)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|24 April, 21:32 GMT
|Titan 34B
|SLC-4W, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|OPS-7225 (SDS-1)
|US NRO
|Molniya
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Partial failure
-
|25 April, 02:01 GMT
|Proton-K
|LC-200/39, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1267 (TKS-2)
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Salyut 6
|Technology demonstration
|29 July 1982
|Successful
-
|27 April, 23:15 GMT
|Aries
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Ultraviolet astronomy
|27 April 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|263|km|mi
-
|28 April, 09:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1268 (Zenit-6)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|12 May 1981
|Successful
-
|30 April, 06:00 GMT
|Skylark 7
|LA-S, Esrange
|DFVLR
|TEXUS-3B
|DFVLR
|Sub-orbital
|Microgravity research
|30 April 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|253|km|mi
-
|4 May, 07:55 GMT
|Black Brant 8C
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|XRB-2
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|X-Ray astronomy
|4 May 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|294|km|mi
-
|6 May, 08:00 GMT
|Black Brant 8C
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|6 May 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|322|km|mi
-
|7 May, 13:21 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1269 (Strela-2M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|8 May, 05:27 GMT
|Skylark 7
|LA-S, Esrange
|DFVLR
|TEXUS 4
|DFVLR
|Sub-orbital
|Microgravity research
|8 May 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|258|km|mi
-
|14 May, 17:16:38 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Soyuz 40
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Salyut 6
|Manned orbital flight
|22 May 1981
|Successful
-
|14 May, 21:45 GMT
|Vostok-2M
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Meteor-2
|MOM
|LEO
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|15 May, 06:07:17 GMT
|Scout G-1
|SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB
|NASA
|Nova 1
|US Navy
|LEO (Polar)
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|18 May, 11:50 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-31/6, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1270 (Yantar-2K)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|17 June 1981
|Successful
-
|19 May, 03:49 GMT
|Vostok-2M
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1271 (Tselina-D)
|MOM
|LEO
|ELINT
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|21 May, 09:10 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1272 (Zenit-6)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|4 June 1981
|Successful
-
|22 May, 07:10 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1273 (Zenit-4MKT)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|4 June 1981
|Successful
-
|22 May, 22:29 GMT
|Delta 3914
|LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|NASA
|GOES-5
|NOAA
|GSO
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|23 May, 22:42 GMT
|Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D
|LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|NASA
|Intelsat 501
|Intelsat
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|27 May, 04:25 GMT
|Black Brant VC
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Ultraviolet astronomy
|27 May 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|225|km|mi
-
|31 May, 05:00 GMT
|SLV
|FLP, Sriharikota
|ISRO
|Rohini 2
|ISRO
|LEO
|Technology demonstration
|8 June 1981
|Failure
|Placed in incorrect orbit, quickly decayed.
-
|May
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|May
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|May
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|May
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|3 June, 14:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1274 (Yantar-2K)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|3 July 1981
|Successful
-
|3 June
|SSBS S3
|BL-B, Biscarosse
|DMA
|DMA
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|3 June 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|4 June, 15:41 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-132/2, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1275 (Parus)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|9 June, 03:33 GMT
|Molniya-M
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Molniya-3
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|10 February 1998
|Successful
-
|12 June
|DOT
|Kwajalein Atoll
|US Air Force
|DOT-4
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Test interceptor
|12 June 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|303|km|mi
-
|12 June
|Minuteman III
|LF-09, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-82GM
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|12 June 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|16 June, 07:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1276 (Yantar-4MKT)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|29 June 1981
|Successful
-
|17 June, 09:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1277 (Zenit-6)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|1 July 1981
|Successful
-
rowspan="3"|19 June, 12:32:59 GMT
rowspan="3"|Ariane 1
rowspan="3"|ELA-1, CSG
rowspan="3"|Arianespace
|Meteosat 2
|ESA
|GEO, then graveyard orbit
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Retired on 4 December 1991
-
|Apple
|ISRO
|GEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Retired on 20 September 1983
-
|CAT-3
|ESA
|GTO
|Flight data recorder
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Recorded carrier rocket performance
-
|19 June, 19:37:04 GMT
|Molniya-M
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1278 (Oko)
|MOM
|Molniya
|Missile detection
|2 September 2000
|Successful
-
|19 June
|Poseidon
|USS|Lewis and Clark|SSBN-644|6, , ETR
|US Navy
|FOT-43
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|19 June 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|500|km|mi
-
|19 June
|Poseidon
|USS|Lewis and Clark|SSBN-644|6, ETR
|US Navy
|FOT-43
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|19 June 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|500|km|mi
-
|19 June
|Poseidon
|USS|Lewis and Clark|SSBN-644|6, ETR
|US Navy
|FOT-43
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|19 June 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|500|km|mi
-
|19 June
|Poseidon
|USS|Lewis and Clark|SSBN-644|6, ETR
|US Navy
|FOT-43
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|19 June 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|500|km|mi
-
|23 June, 10:52:59 GMT
|Atlas-F
|SLC-3W, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|NOAA-7
|NOAA
|LEO (SSO)
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|Final flight of Atlas-F
-
|24 June, 17:47 GMT
|Molniya-M
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Molniya-1
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|14 December 1991
|Successful
-
|25 June, 23:55 GMT
|Proton-K/DM
|LC-200/40, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Ekran-7
|MOM
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|Retired on 1 August 1982
-
|26 June
|Minuteman III
|LF-26, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-83GB
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|26 June 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|June
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|June
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|June
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|June
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|1 July, 09:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1279 (Zenit-6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|15 July 1981
|Successful
-
|2 July, 07:10 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1280 (Resurs F1)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|15 July 1981
|Successful
-
|7 July, 12:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1281 (Zenit-6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|21 July 1981
|Successful
-
rowspan="2"|10 July, 05:14 GMT
rowspan="2"|Vostok-2M
|rowspan="2"Baikonur
rowspan="2"|RVSN
|Meteor 1-31 (Meteor-Priroda)
|MOM
|LEO (SSO)
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|Iskra
|MOM
|LEO (SSO)
|Microgravity research
|16 April 1990
|Successful
-
|11 July
|Poseidon
|USS|George C. Marshall|SSBN-654|6, , ETR
|US Navy
|FOT-44
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|11 July 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|500|km|mi
-
|11 July
|Poseidon
|USS|George C. Marshall|SSBN-654|6, , ETR
|US Navy
|FOT-44
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|11 July 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|500|km|mi
-
|11 July
|Poseidon
|USS|George C. Marshall|SSBN-654|6, , ETR
|US Navy
|FOT-44
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|11 July 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|500|km|mi
-
|11 July
|Poseidon
|USS|George C. Marshall|SSBN-654|6, , ETR
|US Navy
|FOT-44
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|11 July 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|500|km|mi
-
|15 July, 13:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-31/6, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1282 (Yantar-2K)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|14 August 1981
|Successful
-
|17 July, 08:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1283 (Zenit-6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|31 July 1981
|Successful
-
|29 July, 11:55 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1284 (Zenit-6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|12 August 1981
|Successful
-
|30 July, 21:38 GMT
|Proton-K/DM
|LC-200/39, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Raduga-9
|MOM
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Retired on 1 May 1986
-
|31 July, 10:50 GMT
|Aries
|LC-36, White Sands
|US Air Force
|ZIP-II
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Infrared astronomy
|31 July 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|395|km|mi
-
|July
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|July
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|July
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|1 August, 22:00 GMT
|TT-500A
|LA-T, Tanegashima
|NASDA
|NASDA
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|1 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
rowspan="2"|3 August, 09:56 GMT
rowspan="2"|Delta 3913
rowspan="2"|SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
rowspan="2"|NASA
|Dynamics Explorer 1
|NASA
|HEO
|Magnetosphere research
|Still in orbit
|Partial failure
-
|Dynamics Explorer 2
|NASA
|HEO
|Magnetosphere research
|Still in orbit
|Partial failure
-
|4 August, 00:13 GMT
|Molniya-M
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1285 (Oko)
|MOM
|Molniya
|Missile detection
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|4 August, 08:28 GMT
|Tsyklon-2
|LC-90, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1286 (US-P/EORSAT)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|ELINT
|16 October 1982
|Successful
-
|6 August, 08:16:00 GMT
|Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D
|LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|NASA
|FLTSATCOM-5
|US Navy
|GEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Partial failure
|Damaged during ascent due to fairing problem, retired on 12 July 1986
-
rowspan="8"|6 August, 11:49 GMT
rowspan="8"|Kosmos-3M
rowspan="8"|LC-132/2, Plesetsk
rowspan="8"|RVSN
|Kosmos|1287 (Strela-1M
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1288 (Strela-1M
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1289 (Strela-1M
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1290 (Strela-1M
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1291 (Strela-1M
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1292 (Strela-1M
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1293 (Strela-1M
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1294 (Strela-1M
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|7 August, 13:35 GMT
|Vostok-2M
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Interkosmos 22 (IKB-1300)
|MOM
|LEO
|Ionosphere research
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Retired on 10 August 1983
-
|9 August
|Nike-Orion
|Wallops Island
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|9 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|9 August
|Taurus-Orion
|Wallops Island
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|9 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|10 August, 20:03 GMT
|N-II
|LA-N, Tanegashima
|NASDA
|GMS-2 (Himawari-2)
|NASDA
|GSO
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|Retired on 1 February 1988
-
|12 August, 05:46 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-132/2, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1295 (Parus)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|13 August, 02:26 GMT
|Trident C-4
|USS|John C. Calhoun|SSBN 630|6, ETR
|US Navy
|OT-6
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|13 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|13 August, 02:46 GMT
|Trident C-4
|USS|John C. Calhoun|SSBN 630|6, ETR
|US Navy
|OT-6
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|13 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|13 August, 03:32 GMT
|Trident C-4
|USS|John C. Calhoun|SSBN 630|6, ETR
|US Navy
|OT-6
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|13 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|13 August, 03:32 GMT
|Trident C-4
|USS|John C. Calhoun|SSBN 630|6, ETR
|US Navy
|OT-6
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|13 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|13 August, 16:20 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1296 (Yantar-2K
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|13 September 1981
|Successful
-
|14 August, 07:43 GMT
|Black Brant X
|Wallops Island
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|14 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|625|km|mi
-
|18 August, 09:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1297 (Zenit-6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|30 August 1981
|Successful
-
|21 August, 10:20 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1298 (Yantar-4K1)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|2 October 1981
|Successful
-
|22 August, 01:00 GMT
|Poseidon
|USS|Nathanael Greene|SSBN-636|6, ETR
|US Navy
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|22 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|500|km|mi
-
|24 August, 12:00 GMT
|S-310
|Kagoshima
|ISAS
|ISAS
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy and Auroral research
|24 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|187|km|mi
-
|24 August, 16:37 GMT
|Tsyklon-2
|LC-90, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1299 (US-A/RORSAT)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Naval reconnaissance
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|24 August, 21:40 GMT
|Tsyklon-3
|LC-32/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1300 (Tselina-D)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|SIGINT
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|25 August
|Taurus-Orion
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|25 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|27 August, 10:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-41/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1301 (Resurs-F1)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance and remote sensing
|10 September 1981
|Successful
-
|28 August, 00:03 GMT
|Trident C-4
|USS|Simon Bolivar|SSBN-641|6, ETR
|US Navy
|OT-7
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|28 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|28 August, 00:04 GMT
|Trident C-4
|USS|Simon Bolivar|SSBN-641|6, ETR
|US Navy
|OT-7
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|28 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|28 August, 00:04 GMT
|Trident C-4
|USS|Simon Bolivar|SSBN-641|6, ETR
|US Navy
|OT-7
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|28 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|28 August, 00:04 GMT
|Trident C-4
|USS|Simon Bolivar|SSBN-641|6, ETR
|US Navy
|OT-7
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|28 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|28 August, 16:18 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1302 (Strela-2M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|28 August
|R-5V
|Kapustin Yar
|MO SSSR
|Vertikal-9
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|28 August 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|500|km|mi
-
|August
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|August
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|August
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|August
|MR-12
|Professor Zubov
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|3 September, 18:29 GMT
|Titan IIID
|SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|OPS-3984 (KH-11)
|US NRO
|LEO (SSO)
|Reconnaissance
|23 November 1984
|Successful
-
|4 September, 08:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1303 (Zenit-6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|18 September 1981
|Successful
-
|4 September, 11:06 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1304 (Tsikada)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|5 September, 01:00 GMT
|S-520
|LA-K, Kagoshima
|ISAS
|ISAS
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research
|5 September 1981
|Successful
|Payload recovered
Apogee: convert|224|km|mi
-
|7 September, 09:38 GMT
|S-310
|Kagoshima
|ISAS
|ISAS
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|7 September 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|193|km|mi
-
|8 September
|UR-100N
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|8 September 1981
|Failure
-
|11 September, 08:43 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1305 (Molniya-3)
|MOM
|Intended: Molniya
Achieved: MEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Failure
|Fourth stage malfunction resulted in incorrect orbit
-
|12 September
|Minuteman IB
|LF-06, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|ABRES Mk500-PAS-2
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Re-entry test
|12 September 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|14 September, 20:31 GMT
|Tsyklon-2
|LC-90, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1306 (US-P/EORSAT)
|LEO
|SIGINT
|16 July 1982
|Successful
-
|15 September, 11:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1307 (Zenit-6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|29 September 1981
|Successful
-
|18 September, 03:34 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1308 (Parus)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|18 September, 09:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1309 (Zenit-4MT)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|1 October 1981
|Successful
-
|18 September, 17:59:58 GMT
|Vertikal
|LC-107, Kapustin Yar
|RVSN
|Gruziya-60-Spurt
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|18 September 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1514|km|mi
-
rowspan="3"|19 September, 21:28:40 GMT
rowspan="3"|Feng Bao 1
rowspan="3"|LA-2B, JSLC
rowspan="3"|CALT
|Shi Jian 2
|CASC
|LEO
|Technology development
|17 August 1982
|Successful
-
|Shi Jian 2A
|CASC
|LEO
|Technology development
|26 September 1981
|Successful
-
|Shi Jian 2B
|CASC
|LEO
|Technology development
|6 October 1982
|Successful
-
|21 September, 13:10 GMT
|Tsyklon-3
|LC-32/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Oreol-3 (Arkad-3/IK-23)
|RVSN/CNES
|LEO
|Magnetosphere research
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|23 September, 08:00 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-132/2, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1310 (Taifun)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|3 April 1989
|Successful
-
|24 September, 23:09 GMT
|Delta 3910/PAM
|LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|NASA
|SBS-2
|SBS
|GEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Retired on 7 September 1996
-
rowspan="26"|28 September, 21:00 GMT
rowspan="26"|Kosmos-3M
rowspan="26"|LC-132/2, Plesetsk
rowspan="26"|RVSN
|Kosmos|1311 (Taifun-2)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|28 August 1983
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 1
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|27 February 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 2
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|26 February 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 3
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|5 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 4
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|5 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 5
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|17 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 6
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|16 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 7
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|22 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 8
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|23 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 9
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|24 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 10
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|18 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 11
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|17 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 12
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|17 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 13
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|16 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 14
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|31 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 15
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|31 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 16
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|31 December 1982
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 17
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|28 February 1983
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 18
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|28 February 1983
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 19
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|28 February 1983
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 20
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|28 February 1983
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 21
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|28 February 1983
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 22
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|28 February 1983
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 23
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|28 February 1983
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 24
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|28 February 1983
|Successful
-
|Kosmos|1311 Romb 25
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|27 February 1983
|Successful
-
|29 September
|Topol
|LC-167, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|29 September 1981
|Successful
|Maiden flight of Topol missile.
Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|30 September, 08:00 GMT
|Tsyklon-3
|LC-32/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1312 (Geo-IK)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Geodetics research
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|30 September, 23:20:00 GMT
|Black Brant 8C
|Esrange
|SSC
|PIRAT
|SSC
|Sub-orbital
|Auroral research
|30 September 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|270|km|mi
-
|30 September
|Black Brant VC
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|30 September 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|243|km|mi
-
|1 October, 09:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1313 (Zenit-6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|15 October 1981
|Successful
-
|4 October
|Minuteman IB
|LF-03, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|ABRES AMARV-3
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Re-entry test
|4 October 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|6 October, 11:27 GMT
|Delta 2310
|SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
|NASA
|SME
|NASA
|LEO (SSO)
|Solar research
|5 March 1991
|Successful
-
|Oscar 9 (UoSAT-1/UO-9)
|SSTL/UoSAT
|LEO (SSO)
|Technology demonstration
Amateur radio
|13 October 1989
|Successful
-
|9 October, 10:40 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-41/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1314 (Zenit-4MKT)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|22 October 1981
|Successful
-
|9 October, 16:59 GMT
|Proton-K/DM
|LC-200/39, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Raduga 10
|MOM
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Retired on 1 October 1987
-
|13 October, 23:01 GMT
|Vostok-2M
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1315 (Tselina-D)
|MOM
|LEO
|SIGINT
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|14 October
|Nike-Orion
|Wallops Island
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|14 October 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|15 October, 09:15 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1316 (Zenit-6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|29 October 1981
|Successful
-
|16 October
|Nike-Tomahawk
|White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|16 October 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|270|km|mi
-
|17 October, 05:59 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-41/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Molniya-3-17
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|9 January 1997
|Successful
-
|17 October
|Astrobee-F
|White Sands
|NASA
|NASA/MIT
|Sub-orbital
|X-Ray astronomy
|17 October 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|21 October
|Pershing 1A
|McGregor Range, Fort Bliss
|US Air Force
|AO-212
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|21 October 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|25 October, 19:01:00 GMT
|Nike-Tomahawk
|Andøya
|NDRE
|Ferdinand-51
|NDRE
|Sub-orbital
|Auroral research
|25 October 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|184|km|mi
-
rowspan="2"|30 October, 06:04 GMT
rowspan="2"|Proton-K/D-1
rowspan="2"|LC-200/40, Baikonur
rowspan="2"|RVSN
|Venera 13 Bus
|MOM
|Heliocentric
|Venus flyby
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|Venera 13 Lander
|MOM
|Heliocentric
|Venus lander
|1 March 1982
|Successful
-
|31 October, 09:22:00 GMT
|Titan IIIC
|LC-40, Cape Canaveral
|US Air Force
|OPS-4029 (Chalet/Vortex)
|US NRO
|GEO
|ELINT
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|31 October, 22:54 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-16/2, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1317 (Oko)
|MOM
|Molniya
|Missile detection
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|3 November, 13:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-41/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1318 (Yantar-2K)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|4 December 1981
|Successful
-
rowspan="2"|4 November, 05:31 GMT
rowspan="2"|Proton-K/D-1
rowspan="2"|LC-200/39, Baikonur
rowspan="2"|RVSN
|Venera 14 Bus
|MOM
|Heliocentric
|Venus flyby
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|Venera 14 Lander
|MOM
|Heliocentric
|Venus lander
|5 March 1982
|Partial failure
|Lens cover ejected on ground under surface sampling arm, preventing arm from reaching the surface.
-
|7 November, 12:03:40 GMT
|Sergeant
|Poker Flat
|US Air Force
|FWIF-V
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Auroral research
|7 November 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|130|km|mi
-
|9 November
|Taurus-Orion
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|9 November 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
rowspan="3"|12 November, 15:09:59 GMT
rowspan="3"|OV|102
rowspan="3"|LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
rowspan="3"|United Space Alliance
|STS-2, 2 astronauts
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
rowspan="3"|14 November 1981, 21:23:11 GMT
|Successful
|First manned spacecraft to make two orbital flights.
-
|DFI
|NASA
|LEO, attached to OV|102|full=no
|Flight recorder
|Successful
-
|OSTA-1 (SIR-A)
|NASA
|LEO, attached to OV|102|full=no
|Remote sensing
|Successful
-
|13 November, 09:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1319 (Zenit-6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|27 November 1981
|Successful
-
|15 November, 17:50 GMT
|Trident C-4
|USS|Benjamin Franklin|SSBN-640|6, ETR
|US Navy
|DASO-8
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|15 November 1981
|Failure
|Apogee: convert|20|km|mi
-
|17 November, 15:25 GMT
|Molniya-M
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Molniya-1-51
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|2 November 1993
|Successful
-
|17 November
|Black Brant 8B
|White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|X-Ray astronomy
|17 November 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|253|km|mi
-
|17 November
|Black Brant 8B
|White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|X-Ray astronomy
|17 November 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|253|km|mi
-
|20 November, 01:37 GMT
|Delta 3910/PAM
|LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|NASA
|Satcom 3R (Satcom 4)
|RCA Americom
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Retired on 10 April 1991
-
|20 November, 08:30 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-107/2, Kapustin Yar
|RVSN
|Bhaskara 2
|ISRO
|LEO
|Earth observation
|30 November 1991
|Successful
-
|23 November
|Black Brant 8C
|White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|23 November 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|322|km|mi
-
|24 November
|Minuteman III
|LF-09, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-84GM1
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|24 November 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
rowspan="8"|28 November, 18:08 GMT
rowspan="8"|Kosmos-3M
rowspan="8"|LC-132/2, Plesetsk
rowspan="8"|RVSN
|Kosmos|1320 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1321 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1322 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1323 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1324 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1325 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1326 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|1327 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|1 December, 01:38 GMT
|Black Brant X
|Cape Parry
|NASA
|CENTAUR
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|1 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|612|km|mi
-
|1 December, 15:50:00 GMT
|Petrel
|Esrange
|SRC
|SRC
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|1 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|187|km|mi
-
|1 December
|R-39 Rif
|Nonoksa
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|1 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|3 December, 11:47 GMT
|Tsyklon-3
|LC-32/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1328 (Tselina-D)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|SIGINT
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|4 December, 09:50 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1329 (Zenit-6U)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|18 December 1981
|Successful
-
|6 December, 23:14:58 GMT
|Black Brant IVB
|Cape Parry
|NRCC
|CENTAUR
|NRCC
|Sub-orbital
|Auroral research
|6 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|615|km|mi
-
|7 December, 00:00:40 GMT
|Terrier-Malemute
|Cape Parry
|NASA
|CENTAUR
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|7 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|451|km|mi
-
|7 December
|Dong Feng 5
|LA-2B, JSLC
|CALT
|CALT
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|7 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|8 December
|Aerobee 150
|LC-35, White Sands
|NASA
|UM Airglow
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Magnetosphere research
|8 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|9 December, 17:17:00 GMT
|Petrel 2
|Esrange
|SRC
|SRC
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|9 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|188|km|mi
-
|9 December, 21:25:35 GMT
|Skylark 7
|LA-S, Esrange
|DFVLR
|ENERGY-EB2
|DFVLR
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere/Plasma research
|9 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|237|km|mi
-
|9 December
|Minuteman III
|LF-26, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-85GB
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|9 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|10 December
|Sonda-3
|Natal
|IAE
|IAE
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research
|10 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|239|km|mi
-
|13 December, 21:31:38 GMT
|Black Brant IVB
|Cape Parry
|NRCC
|CENTAUR
|NRCC
|Sub-orbital
|Auroral research
|13 December 1981
|Failure
|Apogee: convert|50|km|mi
-
|13 December, 22:54:25 GMT
|Black Brant X
|Cape Parry
|NASA
|CENTAUR
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|13 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|662|km|mi
-
|15 December, 23:35 GMT
|Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D
|LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|NASA
|Intelsat 503
|Intelsat
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|16 December, 14:10:00 GMT
|Petrel
|Esrange
|SRC
|LITHIUM
|SRC
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|16 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|187|km|mi
-
rowspan="6"|17 December, 11:00 GMT
rowspan="6"|Kosmos-3M
rowspan="6"|LC-132/2, Plesetsk
rowspan="6"|RVSN
|Radio-Sputnik 3
|Iskra
|LEO
|Amateur radio
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Radio-Sputnik 8
|Iskra
|LEO
|Amateur radio
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Radio-Sputnik 5
|Iskra
|LEO
|Amateur radio
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Radio-Sputnik 4
|Iskra
|LEO
|Amateur radio
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Radio-Sputnik 7
|Iskra
|LEO
|Amateur radio
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Radio-Sputnik 6
|Iskra
|LEO
|Amateur radio
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|19 December, 01:10 GMT
|Atlas-E/SVS
|SLC-3E, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GPS-7 (Navstar-7)
|US Air Force
|Intended: MEO
|Prototype navigation satellite
|19 December 1981
|Failure
|Failed to reach orbit
-
|19 December, 11:50 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-31/6, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|1330 (Yantar-2K)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|19 January 1982
|Successful
-
|19 December, 20:00 GMT
|Petrel
|El Arenosillo
|INTA
|FOCCA-I
|INTA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|19 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|106|km|mi
-
rowspan="3"|20 December, 01:29:00 GMT
rowspan="3"|Ariane 1
rowspan="3"|ELA-1, CSG
rowspan="3"|Arianespace
|Marecs 1
|Inmarsat
|GEO, then Graveyard orbit
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Retired on 20 August 1996
-
|CAT-4
|ESA
|GTO
|Flight data recorder
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|Technological Capsule (ESA/81/04)
|ESA
|GTO
|Flight data recorder
|21 November 1988
|Successful
-
|21 December, 18:37 GMT
|Vertikal
|LC-107, Kapustin Yar
|RVSN
|Vertikal-10
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy/Ionosphere research
|21 December 1981
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1500|km|mi
-
|23 December, 13:15 GMT
|Molniya-M
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|Molniya-1-52
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-

Deep-space rendezvous

*26 August — Voyager 2 flyby of Saturn (101,000 km)

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