Orbital launches in 1980
Launches:
| Total: 109 | Success: 102 | Partial failure: 3 | Failure: 4 |
Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites
* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered
Launches by countries
Rockets:
| Soyuz-U | 45 |
| Kosmos-3M | 16 |
| Molniya-M | 12 |
| Vostok-2M | 7 |
| Proton | 5 |
| Atlas F | 4 |
| Tsyklon 2 | 4 |
| Atlas-Centaur | 3 |
| Delta 3000 | 3 |
| Others | 10 |
Launches:
| Date | Site | Rocket | Payload | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-01-09 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1149 (Zenit-6U #15, Argon #15) | success |
| 1980-01-11 | Plesetsk | Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 46 (Molniya-1K 48L) | success |
| 1980-01-14 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1150 (Parus #22) | success |
| 1980-01-18 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1AR | FLTSATCOM 3 | success |
| 1980-01-23 | Plesetsk | Tsyklon 3 11K68 | Kosmos 1151 (Okean-E #2) | success |
| 1980-01-24 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1152 (Yantar-2K #12, Feniks #12) | success |
| 1980-01-25 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1153 (Parus #23) | success |
| 1980-01-30 | Plesetsk | Vostok-2M 8A92M | Kosmos 1154 (Tselina-D #23) | success |
| 1980-02-07 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1155 (Zenit-6U #16, Argon #16) | success |
| 1980-02-07 | Vandenberg | Titan 3D | KH-11 3 | success |
| 1980-02-09 | Vandenberg | Atlas F SVS | GPS 5 (Navstar 5, OPS 5117) | success |
| 1980-02-11 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1156 - 1163 (Strela-1M #185 - 192) | success |
| 1980-02-12 | Plesetsk | Molniya-M | Kosmos 1164 (US-K #13) | pfailure |
Fourth stage failure. | ||||
| 1980-02-14 | Cape Canaveral | Delta 3000 3910 | SMM (Solarmax) | success |
| 1980-02-17 | Kagoshima | Mu Mu-3S | MS T4 (Tansei 4) | success |
| 1980-02-20 | Baikonur | Proton K/DM | Raduga (Gran' 16L) | success |
| 1980-02-21 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1165 (Zenit-4MKM #36, Gerakl #36) | success |
| 1980-02-22 | Tanegashima | N-1 | ECS b (Ayame 2) | success |
| 1980-03-03 | Vandenberg | Atlas F MSD | Parcae 3A / Parcae 3B / Parcae 3C / MSD 3 | success |
| 1980-03-04 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1166 (Zenit-6U #17, Argon #17) | success |
| 1980-03-14 | Baikonur | Tsyklon 2 11K69 | Kosmos 1167 (US-P #8) | success |
| 1980-03-17 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1168 (Tsikada #6) | success |
| 1980-03-18 | Plesetsk | Vostok-2M 8A92M | Tselina-D #24 | failure |
Booster exploded on pad during servicing. Severe pad damage, 48 people killed. Cause found to be change in solder with tin to that with lead in H2O2 filters, causing decomposition and explosion. | ||||
| 1980-03-27 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1169 (Taifun-1 #11, Vektor #11) | success |
| 1980-03-27 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Progress 8 | success |
| 1980-04-01 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1170 (Zenit-4MKM #37, Gerakl #37) | success |
| 1980-04-03 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1171 (DS-P1-M #14) | success |
| 1980-04-09 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Soyuz 35 | success |
| 1980-04-12 | Plesetsk | Molniya-M | Kosmos 1172 (US-K #14) | success |
| 1980-04-17 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1173 (Zenit-4MKM #38, Gerakl #38) | success |
| 1980-04-18 | Plesetsk | Molniya-M | Kosmos 1175 (Molniya-3 26L) | pfailure |
Fourth stage failure. | ||||
| 1980-04-18 | Baikonur | Tsyklon 2 11K69 | Kosmos 1174 (IS-A #10) | success |
| 1980-04-26 | Vandenberg | Atlas F SVS | GPS 6 (Navstar 6, OPS 5118) | success |
| 1980-04-27 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Progress 9 | success |
| 1980-04-29 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1177 (Yantar-4K1 #2, Oktan #2) | success |
| 1980-04-29 | Baikonur | Tsyklon 2 11K69 | Kosmos 1176 (US-A #16) | success |
| 1980-05-07 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1178 (Zenit-6U #18, Argon #18) | success |
| 1980-05-14 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1179 (Taifun-1B #2, Yug #2) | success |
| 1980-05-15 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1180 (Zenit-4MT #18, Orion #18) | success |
| 1980-05-20 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1181 (Parus #24) | success |
| 1980-05-23 | Kourou | Ariane 1 | CAT 2 / Firewheel / AMSAT P3A | failure |
Stage 1 combustion instability. | ||||
| 1980-05-23 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1182 (Zenit-4MKT #13, Fram #13) | success |
| 1980-05-26 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Soyuz 36 | success |
| 1980-05-28 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1183 (Zenit-6U #19, Argon #19) | success |
| 1980-05-29 | Vandenberg | Atlas F Star-37S-ISS | NOAA B | pfailure |
Atlas sustainer engine under-thrust resulted in 50 second extended burn time, and spacecraft attempted to separate and fired apogee kick motor while booster was still thrusting. | ||||
| 1980-06-04 | Plesetsk | Vostok-2M 8A92M | Kosmos 1184 (Tselina-D #25) | success |
| 1980-06-05 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Soyuz T-2 | success |
| 1980-06-06 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1186 (Taifun-2 #7) / 24 Romb | success |
| 1980-06-06 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1185 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #2) | success |
| 1980-06-12 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1187 (Zenit-6U #20, Argon #20) | success |
| 1980-06-14 | Plesetsk | Molniya-M | Kosmos 1188 (US-K #15) | success |
| 1980-06-14 | Baikonur | Proton K/DM | Gorizont 15L | success |
| 1980-06-18 | Vandenberg | Titan 3D | KH-9 16 / P-801 6 | success |
| 1980-06-18 | Baikonur | Vostok-2M 8A92M | Meteor-Priroda 3-1 (Meteor-1 30) | success |
| 1980-06-21 | Plesetsk | Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 47 (Molniya-1K 56L) | success |
| 1980-06-26 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1189 (Zenit-6U #21, Argon #21) | success |
| 1980-06-29 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Progress 10 | success |
| 1980-07-01 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1190 (Strela-2M #23) | success |
| 1980-07-02 | Plesetsk | Molniya-M | Kosmos 1191 (US-K #16) | success |
| 1980-07-09 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1192 - 1199 (Strela-1M #193 - 200) | success |
| 1980-07-09 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1200 (Zenit-6U #22, Argon #22) | success |
| 1980-07-14 | Baikonur | Proton K/DM | Ekran 19L | success |
| 1980-07-15 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1201 (Zenit-4MKT #14, Fram #14) | success |
| 1980-07-15 | Vandenberg | Thor DSV-2U Thor-LV2F Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS | DMSP-5D1 F5 | failure |
Separation problem gutted wiring from spacecraft. | ||||
| 1980-07-18 | Plesetsk | Molniya-M | Molniya-3 13 (Molniya-3 27L) | success |
| 1980-07-18 | Sriharikota | SLV | Rohini 1B | success |
| 1980-07-23 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Soyuz 37 | success |
| 1980-07-24 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1202 (Zenit-6U #23, Argon #23) | success |
| 1980-07-31 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1204 (Taifun-2 #8) / 22 Romb | success |
| 1980-07-31 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1203 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #3) | success |
| 1980-08-12 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1205 (Zenit-6U #24, Argon #24) | success |
| 1980-08-15 | Plesetsk | Vostok-2M 8A92M | Kosmos 1206 (Tselina-D #26) | success |
| 1980-08-22 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1207 (Zenit-4MKT #15, Fram #15) | success |
| 1980-08-26 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1208 (Yantar-2K #13, Feniks #13) | success |
| 1980-09-03 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1209 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #4) | success |
| 1980-09-09 | Cape Canaveral | Delta 3000 3914 | GOES 4 | success |
| 1980-09-09 | Plesetsk | Vostok-2M 8A92M | Meteor-2 6 | success |
| 1980-09-18 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Soyuz 38 | success |
| 1980-09-19 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1210 (Zenit-6U #25, Argon #25) | success |
| 1980-09-23 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1211 (Zenit-4MT #19, Orion #19) | success |
| 1980-09-26 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1212 (Zenit-4MKT #16, Fram #16) | success |
| 1980-09-28 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Progress 11 | success |
| 1980-10-03 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1213 (Zenit-6U #26, Argon #26) | success |
| 1980-10-05 | Baikonur | Proton K/DM | Raduga (Gran' 17L) | success |
| 1980-10-10 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1214 (Zenit-4MKM #39, Gerakl #39) | success |
| 1980-10-14 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1215 (Tselina-O #40) | success |
| 1980-10-16 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1216 (Zenit-6U #27, Argon #27) | success |
| 1980-10-24 | Plesetsk | Molniya-M | Kosmos 1217 (US-K #17) | success |
| 1980-10-30 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1218 (Yantar-4K1 #3, Oktan #3) | success |
| 1980-10-31 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1AR | FLTSATCOM 4 | success |
| 1980-10-31 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1219 (Zenit-6U #28, Argon #28) | success |
| 1980-11-04 | Baikonur | Tsyklon 2 11K69 | Kosmos 1220 (US-P #9) | success |
| 1980-11-12 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1221 (Zenit-6U #29, Argon #29) | success |
| 1980-11-15 | Cape Canaveral | Delta 3000 3910/PAM | SBS 1 | success |
| 1980-11-16 | Plesetsk | Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 48 (Molniya-1K 54L) | success |
| 1980-11-21 | Plesetsk | Vostok-2M 8A92M | Kosmos 1222 (Tselina-D #27) | success |
| 1980-11-27 | Plesetsk | Molniya-M | Kosmos 1223 (US-K #18) | success |
| 1980-11-27 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Soyuz T-3 | success |
| 1980-12-01 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1224 (Zenit-6U #30, Argon #30) | success |
| 1980-12-05 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1225 (Parus #25) | success |
| 1980-12-06 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1AR | Intelsat-5 2 | success |
| 1980-12-09 | Vandenberg | Atlas E MSD | Parcae 4A / Parcae 4B / Parcae 4C / MSD 4 / LIPS 1 | failure |
Premature shut down of one of the Atlas booster engines turned the vehicle around, thereafter the sustainer thrust it back toward the earth. | ||||
| 1980-12-10 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1226 (Tsikada #7) | success |
| 1980-12-13 | Vandenberg | Titan 3B 34B | Quasar 4 | success |
| 1980-12-16 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1227 (Zenit-6U #31, Argon #31) | success |
| 1980-12-23 | Plesetsk | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Kosmos 1228 - 1235 (Strela-1M #201 - 208) | success |
| 1980-12-25 | Baikonur | Molniya-M 8K78M SOL | Prognoz 8 | success |
| 1980-12-26 | Baikonur | Proton K/DM | Ekran 20L | success |
| 1980-12-26 | Plesetsk | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Kosmos 1236 (Yantar-2K #14, Feniks #14) | success |