Orbital launches in 1985

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Orbital launches in 1985

Launches by month:

Launches by launch sites

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

Countries:

Russia	100
United States	18
Europe	4
Japan	2
China	1
Total	125

Rockets:

Soyuz-U	37
Molniya-M	16
Tsyklon 3	12
Kosmos-3M	12
Proton	10
Space Shuttle	9
Tsyklon 2	5
Zenit 2	4
Ariane 3	3
Atlas G	3
Soyuz-U2	3
Others	11

Launch sites:

Plesetsk	63
Baikonur	36
Cape Canaveral	12
Vandenberg	5
Kourou	4
Others	5

Launches:

Date	Site	Rocket	Payload	Outcome
1985-01-07	Kagoshima	Mu Mu-3S-II	MS T5 (Sakigake)	success
1985-01-09	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1616 (Yantar-4K2 #12, Kobalt #12)	success
1985-01-15	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1617 - 1622 (Strela-3 #1 - #6)	success
1985-01-16	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-3 23 (Molniya-3 36L)	success
1985-01-16	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1623 (Zenit-8 #10, Oblik #10)	success
1985-01-17	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1624 (Strela-2M #36)	success
1985-01-18	Baikonur	Proton K/DM	Gorizont 21L	success
1985-01-23	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 1625 (US-P #20)	success
1985-01-24	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1626 (Tselina-D #47)	success
1985-01-24	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Discovery F3 / Orion 1 (USA 8) [IUS]	success
1985-02-01	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1627 (Parus #48)	success
1985-02-06	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1628 (Zenit-8 #11, Oblik #11)	success
1985-02-06	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Meteor-2 12	success
1985-02-08	Kourou	Ariane 3	Arabsat 1A / Brasilsat A1	success
1985-02-08	Vandenberg	Titan 3B 34B	Quasar 6 (USA 9)	success
1985-02-21	Baikonur	Proton K/DM	Kosmos-1629 (Oko)	success
1985-02-27	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1631 (Taifun-1 #18, Vektor #18)	success
1985-02-27	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1630 (Yantar-4K2 #13, Kobalt #13)	success
1985-03-01	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1632 (Zenit-8 #12, Oblik #12)	success
1985-03-05	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1633 (Tselina-D #48)	success
1985-03-13	Vandenberg	Atlas E OIS	Geosat	success
1985-03-14	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1634 (Parus #49)	success
1985-03-21	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1635 - 1642 (Strela-1M #289 - 296)	success
1985-03-22	Cape Canaveral	Atlas G Centaur-D1AR	Intelsat-5A 10	success
1985-03-22	Baikonur	Proton K/DM	Ekran 14 (Ekran 28L)	success
1985-03-25	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Kosmos 1643 (Yantar-4KS1 #3, Terilen #3)	success
1985-04-03	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1644 (Zenit-8 #13, Oblik #13)	success
1985-04-12	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Discovery F4 / Anik C1 [PAM-D] / Leasat 3 [TU-882]	success
1985-04-13	Baikonur	Zenit 2	EPN 03.0694 #1	failure
1985-04-16	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1645 (Foton #1)	success
1985-04-18	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 1646 (US-P #21)	success
1985-04-19	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1647 (Yantar-4K2 #14, Kobalt #14)	success
1985-04-25	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1648 (Zenit-8 #14, Oblik #14)	success
1985-04-26	Baikonur	Molniya-M 8K78M SOL	Interkosmos 23 (Prognoz 10)	success
1985-04-29	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Challenger F7 / Nusat / GLOMR (1)(S85-6)	success
1985-05-08	Kourou	Ariane 3	Gstar 1	success
1985-05-15	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1649 (Zenit-8 #15, Oblik #15)	success
1985-05-17	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Kosmos 1650 / 1651 / 1652 (Uragan #10 / #11, GLONASS #720 / #721, Uragan-GVM #7)	success
1985-05-22	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1653 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #22)	success
1985-05-23	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1654 (Yantar-4K2 #15, Kobalt #15)	success
1985-05-29	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-3 24 (Molniya-3 39L)	success
1985-05-30	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1655 (Tsikada #12)	success
1985-05-30	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Kosmos 1656 (Tselina 2 2)	success
1985-06-06	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Soyuz T-13	success
1985-06-07	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1657 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #23)	success
1985-06-11	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M 2BL	Kosmos 1658 (US-K #39)	success
1985-06-13	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1659 (Zenit-8 #16, Oblik #16)	success
1985-06-14	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1660 (Geo-IK #6, Musson #6)	success
1985-06-17	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Discovery F5 / Morelos 1 [PAM-D] / Telstar 303 [PA	success
1985-06-18	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M 2BL	Kosmos 1661 (US-K #40)	success
1985-06-19	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1662 (Taifun-2 #20) / 23 Romb	success
1985-06-21	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1663 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #24)	success
1985-06-21	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress 24	success
1985-06-21	Baikonur	Zenit 2	EPN 03.0694 #2	failure
1985-06-26	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1664 (Zenit-8 #17, Oblik #17)	success
1985-06-30	Cape Canaveral	Atlas G Centaur-D1AR	Intelsat-5A 11	success
1985-07-02	Kourou	Ariane 1	Giotto	success
1985-07-03	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1665 (Zenit-8 #18, Oblik #18)	success
1985-07-08	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1666 (Tselina-D #49)	success
1985-07-10	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1667 (Bion #7)	success
1985-07-15	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1668 (Zenit-8 #19, Oblik #19)	success
1985-07-17	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-3 25 (Molniya-3 37L)	success
1985-07-19	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1669 (Progress (25))	success
1985-07-29	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Challenger F8 / PDP	success
1985-08-01	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 1670 (US-A #26)	success
1985-08-02	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1671 (Zenit-8 #20, Oblik #20)	success
1985-08-03	Vandenberg	Scout G	Transit-O 24 / Transit-O 30	success
1985-08-07	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1672 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #25)	success
1985-08-08	Baikonur	Proton K/DM	Raduga 16 (Gran' 26L)	success
1985-08-08	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1673 (Yantar-1KFT #5, Kometa #5)	success
1985-08-08	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1674 (Tselina-D #50)	success
1985-08-12	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M 2BL	Kosmos 1675 (US-K #41)	success
1985-08-16	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1676 (Yantar-4K2 #16, Kobalt #16)	success
1985-08-18	Kagoshima	Mu Mu-3S-II	Planet A (Suisei)	success
1985-08-22	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-1T 64 (Molniya-1T 74L)	success
1985-08-23	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 1677 (US-A #27)	success
1985-08-27	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Discovery F6 / Leasat 4 [TU-882] / Aussat A1 [PAM-	success
1985-08-28	Vandenberg	Titan 34D	KH-11 7	failure
1985-08-29	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1679 (Yantar-4K2 #17, Kobalt #17)	success
1985-08-29	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1678 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #26)	success
1985-09-04	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1680 (Strela-2M #37)	success
1985-09-06	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1681 (Zenit-4MKT #27, Fram #27)	success
1985-09-12	Kourou	Ariane 3	Eutelsat I F-3	failure
1985-09-17	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Soyuz T-14	success
1985-09-19	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1683 (Zenit-8 #21, Oblik #21)	success
1985-09-19	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 1682 (US-P #22)	success
1985-09-24	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M 2BL	Kosmos 1684 (US-K #42)	success
1985-09-26	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1685 (Zenit-8 #22, Oblik #22)	success
1985-09-27	Baikonur	Proton K	Kosmos-1686 (TKS-M 1)	success
1985-09-28	Cape Canaveral	Atlas G Centaur-D1AR	Intelsat-5A 12	success
1985-09-30	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M 2BL	Kosmos 1687 (US-K #43)	success
1985-10-02	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1688 (Taifun-2 #21) / 0 Romb	success
1985-10-03	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-3 26 (Molniya-3 38L)	success
1985-10-03	Baikonur	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Kosmos 1689 (Resurs-O1 #1)	success
1985-10-03	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Atlantis F1 / DSCS-3 B4 (USA 11) / DSCS-3 B5 (USA 12)	success
1985-10-09	Vandenberg	Atlas E SGS-2	GPS 11 (Navstar 11, USA 10)	success
1985-10-09	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1690 - 1695 (Strela-3 #7 - #12)	success
1985-10-16	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1696 (Zenit-8 #23, Oblik #23)	success
1985-10-21	Jiuquan	CZ-2C	FSW-0 7	success
1985-10-22	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M 2BL	Kosmos 1698 (US-K #44)	success
1985-10-22	Baikonur	Zenit 2	Kosmos 1697 (EPN 03.0694 3)	success
1985-10-23	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Parus #50	failure
1985-10-23	Baikonur	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-1T 65 (Molniya-1T 73L)	success
1985-10-24	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Meteor-3 1	success
1985-10-25	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Kosmos 1700 (Altair 11L)	success
1985-10-25	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1699 (Yantar-4K2 #18, Kobalt #18)	success
1985-10-28	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-1T 66 (Molniya-1T 76L)	success
1985-10-30	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Challenger F9 / GLOMR 1 (S85-6)	success
1985-11-09	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M 2BL	Kosmos 1701 (US-K #45)	success
1985-11-13	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1702 (Zenit-8 #24, Oblik #24)	success
1985-11-15	Baikonur	Proton K/DM	Raduga (Gran' 28L)	success
1985-11-22	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1703 (Tselina-D #51)	success
1985-11-27	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Atlantis F2 / Aussat A2 [PAM-D] / Morelos 2 [PAM-D	success
1985-11-28	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1704 (Parus #51)	success
1985-12-03	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1705 (Zenit-8 #25, Oblik #25)	success
1985-12-11	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1706 (Yantar-4K2 #19, Kobalt #19)	success
1985-12-12	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1707 (Tselina-D #52)	success
1985-12-13	Wallops Island	Scout G	ITV 1 (USA 13) / ITV 2 (USA 14)	success
1985-12-13	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1708 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #27)	success
1985-12-19	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1709 (Parus #52)	success
1985-12-24	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-3 27 (Molniya-3 40L)	success
1985-12-24	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Kosmos 1710 / 1711 / 1712 (Uragan #12 / #13, GLONASS #722 / #723, Uragan-GVM #8)	success
1985-12-26	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Meteor-2 13	success
1985-12-27	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1713 (Efir #2)	success
1985-12-28	Baikonur	Zenit 2	Tselina-2 3	failure