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Orbital launches in 1981


Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered



Launches:

DateSiteRocketPayloadOutcome
1981-01-06PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1237 (Zenit-6U #32, Argon #32)success
1981-01-09PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-3 14 (Molniya-3 25L)success
1981-01-16PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1238 (Taifun-1 #12, Vektor #12)success
1981-01-16PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1239 (Zenit-4MT #20, Orion #20)success
1981-01-20BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1240 (Yantar-2K #15, Feniks #15)success
1981-01-21PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1241 (DS-P1-M #15)success
1981-01-23PlesetskTsyklon 3 11K68Geo-IK #1 (Musson #1)failure
1981-01-24BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress 12success
1981-01-27PlesetskVostok-2M 8A92MKosmos 1242 (Tselina-D #28)success
1981-01-30PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-1K 49 (Molniya-1K 59L)success
1981-02-02BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69Kosmos 1243 (IS-A #11)success
1981-02-06PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MInterkosmos 21 (AUOS-Z-R-P-IK #2)success
1981-02-11TanegashimaN-2 Star-37EETS 4 (Kiku 3)success
1981-02-12PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1244 (Parus #26)success
1981-02-13PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1245 (Zenit-6U #33, Argon #33)success
1981-02-18BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1246 (Yantar-1KFT #1, Kometa #1)success
1981-02-19PlesetskMolniya-M Kosmos 1247 (US-K #19)success
1981-02-21Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARComstar 1Dsuccess
1981-02-21KagoshimaMu Mu-3SAstro A (Hinotori)success
1981-02-28VandenbergTitan 3B 24BKH-8 51success
1981-03-05PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1248 (Yantar-2K #16, Feniks #16)success
1981-03-05BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69Kosmos 1249 (US-A #17)success
1981-03-06PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1250 - 1257 (Strela-1M #209 - 216)success
1981-03-12BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511USoyuz T-4success
1981-03-14BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69Kosmos 1258 (IS-A #12)success
1981-03-16Cape CanaveralTitan 3C Titan 23CDSP 9success
1981-03-17BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1259 (Zenit-6U #34, Argon #34)success
1981-03-18BaikonurProton K/DMRaduga (Gran' 18L)success
1981-03-20BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69Kosmos 1260 (US-P #10)success
1981-03-22BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511USoyuz 39success
1981-03-24PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-3 15 (Molniya-3 24L)success
1981-03-28BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UYantar-2K #17 (Feniks #17)failure
1981-03-31PlesetskMolniya-M Kosmos 1261 (US-K #20)success
1981-04-07PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1262 (Zenit-6U #35, Argon #35)success
1981-04-09PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1263 (Taifun-1 #13, Vektor #13)success
1981-04-12Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Columbia F1success
1981-04-15BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1264 (Zenit-6U #36, Argon #36)success
1981-04-16PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1265 (Zenit-6U #37, Argon #37)success
1981-04-21BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69Kosmos 1266 (US-A #18)success
1981-04-24VandenbergTitan 3B 34BJumpseat 6pfailure
1981-04-25BaikonurProton KKosmos-1267 (TKS 2)success
1981-04-28BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1268 (Zenit-6U #38, Argon #38)success
1981-05-07PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1269 Strela-2M #24)success
1981-05-14BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511USoyuz 40success
1981-05-14PlesetskVostok-2M 8A92MMeteor-2 7success
1981-05-15VandenbergScout G Nova 1success
1981-05-18BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1270 (Yantar-2K #18, Feniks #18)success
1981-05-19PlesetskVostok-2M 8A92MKosmos 1271 (Tselina-D #29)success
1981-05-21BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1272 (Zenit-6U #39, Argon #39)success
1981-05-22Cape CanaveralDelta 3000 3914GOES 5success
1981-05-22PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1273 (Zenit-4MKT #17, Fram #17)success
1981-05-23Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARIntelsat-5 1success
1981-05-31SriharikotaSLV Rohini RS-D1pfailure
1981-06-03PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1274 (Yantar-2K #19, Feniks #19)success
1981-06-04PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1275 (Parus #27)success
1981-06-09PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-3 16 (Molniya-3 30L)success
1981-06-16PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1276 (Zenit-4MKT #18, Fram #18)success
1981-06-17BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1277 (Zenit-6U #40, Argon #40)success
1981-06-19KourouAriane 1 Meteosat 2 / Apple / CAT 3success
1981-06-19PlesetskMolniya-M Kosmos 1278 (US-K #21)success
1981-06-23VandenbergAtlas F Star-37S-ISSNOAA 7success
1981-06-24PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-1K 50 (Molniya-1K 61L)success
1981-06-25BaikonurProton K/DMEkran 21Lsuccess
1981-07-01BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1279 (Zenit-6U #41, Argon #41)success
1981-07-02PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1280 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #5)success
1981-07-07PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1281 (Zenit-6U #42, Argon #42)success
1981-07-10BaikonurVostok-2M 8A92MMeteor-Priroda 2-4 (Meteor-1 31) / Iskra 1success
1981-07-15BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1282 (Yantar-2K #20, Feniks #20)success
1981-07-17PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1283 (Zenit-6U #43, Argon #43)success
1981-07-29PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1284 (Zenit-6U #44, Argon #44)success
1981-07-30BaikonurProton K/DMRaduga (Gran' 19L)success
1981-08-03VandenbergDelta 3000 3913DE 1 / DE 2pfailure
1981-08-04PlesetskMolniya-M Kosmos 1285 (US-K #22)success
1981-08-04BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69Kosmos 1286 (US-P #11)success
1981-08-06Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARFLTSATCOM 5pfailure
1981-08-06PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1287 - 1294 (Strela-1M #217 - 224)success
1981-08-07PlesetskVostok-2M 8A92MInterkosmos 22 (Bulgaria 1300)success
1981-08-10TanegashimaN-2 Star-37EGMS 2 (Himawari 2)success
1981-08-12PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1295 (Parus #28)success
1981-08-13PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1296 (Yantar-2K #21, Feniks #21)success
1981-08-18PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1297 (Zenit-6U #45, Argon #45)success
1981-08-21BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1298 (Yantar-4K2 #1, Kobalt #1)success
1981-08-24BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69Kosmos 1299 (US-A #19)success
1981-08-24PlesetskTsyklon 3 11K68Kosmos 1300 (Tselina-D #30)success
1981-08-27PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1301 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #6)success
1981-08-28PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1302 (Strela-2M #25)success
1981-09-03VandenbergTitan 3D KH-11 4success
1981-09-04PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1304 (Tsikada #8)success
1981-09-04BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1303 (Zenit-6U #46, Argon #46)success
1981-09-11PlesetskMolniya-M Kosmos 1305 (Molniya-3 28L)pfailure
1981-09-14BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69Kosmos 1306 (US-P #12)success
1981-09-15PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1307 (Zenit-6U #47, Argon #47)success
1981-09-18PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1308 (Parus #29)failure
1981-09-18PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1309 (Zenit-4MT #21, Orion #21)success
1981-09-19JiuquanFB-1 Shijian 2 / 2A / 2Bsuccess
1981-09-21PlesetskTsyklon 3 11K68Oreol 3 (Aureole 3) (AUOS-Z-M-A-IK #1)success
1981-09-23PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1310 (Taifun-1 #14, Vektor #14)success
1981-09-24Cape CanaveralDelta 3000 3910/PAMSBS 2success
1981-09-28PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1311 (Taifun-2 #9) / 24 Rombsuccess
1981-09-30PlesetskTsyklon 3 11K68Kosmos 1312 (Geo-IK #2, Musson #2)success
1981-10-01BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1313 (Zenit-6U #48, Argon #48)success
1981-10-06VandenbergDelta 2000 2310SME / UoSat 1 (OSCAR 9)success
1981-10-09BaikonurProton K/DMRaduga 10 (Gran' 20L)success
1981-10-09PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1314 (Zenit-4MKT #19, Fram #19)success
1981-10-13PlesetskVostok-2M 8A92MKosmos 1315 (Tselina-D #31)success
1981-10-15BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1316 (Zenit-6U #49, Argon #49)success
1981-10-17PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-3 17 (Molniya-3 31L)success
1981-10-30BaikonurProton K/D-1Venera-13success
1981-10-31PlesetskMolniya-M Kosmos 1317 (US-K #23)success
1981-10-31Cape CanaveralTitan 3C Titan 23CVortex 10success
1981-11-03PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1318 (Yantar-2K #22, Feniks #22)success
1981-11-04BaikonurProton K/D-1Venera-14success
1981-11-12Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Columbia F2success
1981-11-13BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1319 (Zenit-6U #50, Argon #50)success
1981-11-17PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-1K 51 (Molniya-1K 57L)success
1981-11-20Cape CanaveralDelta 3000 3910/PAMSatcom 3Rsuccess
1981-11-20Kapustin YarKosmos-3M 11K65MBhaskara 2success
1981-11-28PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 1320 - 1327 (Strela-1M #225 - 232)success
1981-12-03PlesetskTsyklon 3 11K68Kosmos 1328 (Tselina-D #32)success
1981-12-04BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1329 (Zenit-6U #51, Argon #51)success
1981-12-15Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARIntelsat-5 3success
1981-12-17PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MRS 3 / RS 4 / RS 5 / RS 6 / RS 7 / RS 8success
1981-12-19VandenbergAtlas E SVSGPS 7 (Navstar 7)failure
1981-12-19BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 1330 (Yantar-2K #23, Feniks #23)success
1981-12-20KourouAriane 1 Marecs 1success
1981-12-23BaikonurMolniya-M Molniya-1K 52 (Molniya-1K 55L)success