1980 orbital launches

In 1980, ExGalactic records 107 orbital launch attempts.

Counts include only launches confirmed by at least two independent sources.

By country

LaunchesCountry
65Russia
24Kazakhstan
14USA
2Japan
1French Guiana
1India

Launches

  1. Zenit-6U 15 — 9 January 1980, 12:15 UTC — Success
  2. Molniya-1K 46 — 11 January 1980, 12:28 UTC — Success
  3. Parus 22 — 14 January 1980, 19:49 UTC — Success
  4. FLTSATCOM 3 — 18 January 1980, 01:26 UTC — Success
  5. Okean-E 2 — 23 January 1980, 07:00 UTC — Success
  6. Yantar-2K 12 — 24 January 1980, 15:45 UTC — Success
  7. Parus 23 — 25 January 1980, 20:36 UTC — Success
  8. Tselina-D 23 — 30 January 1980, 12:51 UTC — Success
  9. Zenit-6U 16 — 7 February 1980, 11:00 UTC — Success
  10. KH-11 3 — 7 February 1980, 21:10 UTC — Success
  11. Navstar 5 — 9 February 1980, 23:08 UTC — Success
  12. Strela-1M 185-192 — 11 February 1980, 23:32 UTC — Success
  13. US-K 13 — 12 February 1980, 00:52 UTC — Failure
  14. Tansei-4 — 17 February 1980, 00:40 UTC — Success
  15. Raduga 6 — 20 February 1980, 08:05 UTC — Success
  16. Zenit-4MKM 36 — 21 February 1980, 12:00 UTC — Success
  17. Ayame 2 — 22 February 1980, 08:35 UTC — Success
  18. Parcae 3A,B,C & MSD 3 — 3 March 1980, 09:27 UTC — Success
  19. Zenit-6U 17 — 4 March 1980, 10:30 UTC — Success
  20. US-P 8 — 14 March 1980, 10:40 UTC — Success
  21. Tsikada 6 — 17 March 1980, 21:37 UTC — Success
  22. Taifun-1 11 — 27 March 1980, 07:30 UTC — Success
  23. Progress 8 — 27 March 1980, 18:53 UTC — Success
  24. Zenit-4MKM 37 — 1 April 1980, 08:00 UTC — Success
  25. DS-P1-M 14 — 3 April 1980, 07:40 UTC — Success
  26. Soyuz 35 — 9 April 1980, 13:38 UTC — Success
  27. US-K 14 — 12 April 1980, 20:17 UTC — Success
  28. Zenit-4MKM 38 — 17 April 1980, 08:30 UTC — Success
  29. IS-A 10 — 18 April 1980, 00:51 UTC — Success
  30. Molniya-3 26L — 18 April 1980, 17:31 UTC — Failure
  31. Navstar 6 — 26 April 1980, 10:00 UTC — Success
  32. Progress 9 — 27 April 1980, 06:24 UTC — Success
  33. US-A 16 — 29 April 1980, 11:40 UTC — Success
  34. Yantar-4K1 2 — 29 April 1980, 13:30 UTC — Success
  35. Zenit-6U 18 — 7 May 1980, 13:00 UTC — Success
  36. Taifun-1B 2 — 14 May 1980, 13:00 UTC — Success
  37. Zenit-4MT 18 — 15 May 1980, 05:35 UTC — Success
  38. Parus 24 — 20 May 1980, 09:21 UTC — Success
  39. Zenit-4MKT 13 — 23 May 1980, 07:10 UTC — Success
  40. Firewheel — 23 May 1980, 14:29 UTC — Failure
  41. Soyuz 36 — 26 May 1980, 18:20 UTC — Success
  42. Zenit-6U 19 — 28 May 1980, 12:00 UTC — Success
  43. NOAA B — 29 May 1980, 10:53 UTC — Success
  44. Tselina-D 25 — 4 June 1980, 07:34 UTC — Success
  45. Soyuz T-2 — 5 June 1980, 14:19 UTC — Success
  46. Resurs-F1 17F41 12L — 6 June 1980, 07:00 UTC — Success
  47. Taifun-2 7 — 6 June 1980, 11:00 UTC — Success
  48. Zenit-6U 20 — 12 June 1980, 12:30 UTC — Success
  49. Gorizont 4 — 14 June 1980, 00:49 UTC — Success
  50. US-K 15 — 14 June 1980, 20:51 UTC — Success
  51. Meteor-Priroda 3-1 — 18 June 1980, 06:14 UTC — Success
  52. KH-9 16 — 18 June 1980, 18:30 UTC — Success
  53. Molniya-1K 47 — 21 June 1980, 18:34 UTC — Success
  54. Zenit-6U 21 — 26 June 1980, 12:20 UTC — Success
  55. Progress 10 — 29 June 1980, 04:40 UTC — Success
  56. Strela-2M 23 — 1 July 1980, 07:12 UTC — Success
  57. US-K 16 — 2 July 1980, 00:53 UTC — Success
  58. Strela-1M 193-200 — 9 July 1980, 00:42 UTC — Success
  59. Zenit-6U 22 — 9 July 1980, 12:40 UTC — Success
  60. Ekran — 14 July 1980, 22:35 UTC — Success
  61. DMSP-5D1 F5 — 15 July 1980, 02:22 UTC — Failure
  62. Zenit-4MKT 14 — 15 July 1980, 07:30 UTC — Success
  63. Rohini 1B — 18 July 1980, 02:33 UTC — Success
  64. Molniya-3 27L — 18 July 1980, 10:37 UTC — Success
  65. Soyuz 37 — 23 July 1980, 18:33 UTC — Success
  66. Zenit-6U 23 — 24 July 1980, 12:40 UTC — Success
  67. Resurs-F1 17F41 13L — 31 July 1980, 07:45 UTC — Success
  68. Taifun-2 8 — 31 July 1980, 10:20 UTC — Success
  69. Zenit-6U 24 — 12 August 1980, 11:50 UTC — Success
  70. Tselina-D 26 — 15 August 1980, 05:34 UTC — Success
  71. Zenit-4MKT 15 — 22 August 1980, 10:00 UTC — Success
  72. Yantar-2K 13 — 26 August 1980, 15:30 UTC — Success
  73. Resurs-F1 17F41 14L — 3 September 1980, 10:20 UTC — Success
  74. Meteor-2 6 — 9 September 1980, 11:00 UTC — Success
  75. GOES 4 — 9 September 1980, 22:27 UTC — Success
  76. Soyuz 38 — 18 September 1980, 19:11 UTC — Success
  77. Zenit-6U 25 — 19 September 1980, 10:10 UTC — Success
  78. Zenit-4MT 19 — 23 September 1980, 10:30 UTC — Success
  79. Zenit-4MKT 16 — 26 September 1980, 10:10 UTC — Success
  80. Progress 11 — 28 September 1980, 15:09 UTC — Success
  81. Zenit-6U 26 — 3 October 1980, 12:00 UTC — Success
  82. Raduga 7 — 5 October 1980, 17:10 UTC — Success
  83. Zenit-4MKM 39 — 10 October 1980, 13:10 UTC — Success
  84. Tselina-O 40 — 14 October 1980, 20:41 UTC — Success
  85. Zenit-6U 27 — 16 October 1980, 12:20 UTC — Success
  86. US-K 17 — 24 October 1980, 10:53 UTC — Success
  87. Yantar-4K1 3 — 30 October 1980, 10:00 UTC — Success
  88. FLTSATCOM 4 — 31 October 1980, 03:54 UTC — Success
  89. Zenit-6U 28 — 31 October 1980, 12:00 UTC — Success
  90. US-P 9 — 4 November 1980, 15:04 UTC — Success
  91. Zenit-6U 29 — 12 November 1980, 12:30 UTC — Success
  92. SBS 1 — 15 November 1980, 22:49 UTC — Success
  93. Molniya-1K 48 — 16 November 1980, 04:18 UTC — Success
  94. Tselina-D 27 — 21 November 1980, 11:53 UTC — Success
  95. Soyuz T-3 — 27 November 1980, 14:18 UTC — Success
  96. US-K 18 — 27 November 1980, 21:37 UTC — Success
  97. Zenit-6U 30 — 1 December 1980, 12:15 UTC — Success
  98. Parus 25 — 5 December 1980, 04:23 UTC — Success
  99. Intelsat 502 — 6 December 1980, 23:31 UTC — Success
  100. Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4 — 9 December 1980, 07:18 UTC — Failure
  101. Tsikada 7 — 10 December 1980, 20:53 UTC — Success
  102. Quasar 4 — 13 December 1980, 16:04 UTC — Success
  103. Zenit-6U 31 — 16 December 1980, 12:15 UTC — Success
  104. Strela-1M 201-208 — 23 December 1980, 22:48 UTC — Success
  105. Prognoz-8 — 25 December 1980, 04:02 UTC — Success
  106. Ekran — 26 December 1980, 11:49 UTC — Success
  107. Yantar-2K 14 — 26 December 1980, 16:10 UTC — Success

Sources: Jonathan's Space Report (GCAT), CC-BY; CelesTrak; Launch Library 2.

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