# 1980 in spaceflight

The following is an outline of 1980 in spaceflight.

## Launches

* ← Jan
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| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 9 January 12:15 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 9 January 12:15 | | Kosmos 1149 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 January | Successful |
| 11 January 12:28 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 11 January 12:28 | | Molniya 1-46 | | Molniya | Communications | 22 October 1992 | Successful |
| 18 January 01:26:00 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | | |
| 18 January 01:26:00 | | OPS 6293 (FLTSATCOM 3) | US Navy | Geostationary | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 14 January 19:49 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | | |
| 14 January 19:49 | | Kosmos 1150 (Parus) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 January 07:00 | Tsyklon-3 | Tsyklon-3 | | Plesetsk Site 32/1 | Plesetsk Site 32/1 | | |
| 23 January 07:00 | | Kosmos 1151 (Okean-E No.2) | | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| Prototype oceanography satellite, not equipped with radar ||||||
| 24 January 15:45 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 24 January 15:45 | | Kosmos 1152 (Yantar-2K No.928) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 February | Partial spacecraft failure |
| 25 January 20:36 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | | |
| 25 January 20:36 | | Kosmos 1153 (Parus) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 30 January 12:51 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | | |
| 30 January 12:51 | | Kosmos 1154 (Tselina-D) | | Low Earth | SIGINT | 5 November 2002 | Successful |
| February ||||||||
| 7 February 11:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | | |
| 7 February 11:00 | | Kosmos 1155 (Zenit-6) | GRU | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 21 February | Successful |
| 7 February 21:10 | Titan III(23)D | Titan III(23)D | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Vandenberg SLC-4E | | |
| 7 February 21:10 | | OPS 2581 (KH-11) | NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 30 October 1982 | Successful |
| 9 February 23:08 | Atlas E/F-SGS-1 | Atlas E/F-SGS-1 | | Vandenberg SLC-3E | Vandenberg SLC-3E | | |
| 9 February 23:08 | | OPS 5117 (Navstar 5) | | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 11 February 23:32 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | | |
| 11 February 23:32 | | Kosmos 1156 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 11 February 23:32 | | Kosmos 1157 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 11 February 23:32 | | Kosmos 1158 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 11 February 23:32 | | Kosmos 1159 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 11 February 23:32 | | Kosmos 1160 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 11 February 23:32 | | Kosmos 1161 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 11 February 23:32 | | Kosmos 1162 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 11 February 23:32 | | Kosmos 1163 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 12 February 00:53 | Molniya-M/2BL | Molniya-M/2BL | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | | |
| 12 February 00:53 | | Kosmos 1164 (Oko) | | Intended: Molniya Achieved: Highly elliptical | Missile defence | 12 February | Launch failure |
| Upper stage malfunction ||||||
| 14 February 15:57 | Delta 3910 | Delta 3910 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | | |
| 14 February 15:57 | | SolarMax | NASA | Low Earth | Solar | 2 December 1989 | Successful |
| Spacecraft's attitude control system malfunctioned ten months after launch, subsequently repaired by Space Shuttle Challenger during STS-41-C in April 1984 ||||||
| 17 February 00:40 | Mu-3S | Mu-3S | | Kagoshima LA-M | Kagoshima LA-M | ISAS | ISAS |
| 17 February 00:40 | | Tansei-4 | ISAS | Low Earth | Technology | 12 May 1983 | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Mu-3S ||||||
| 20 February 08:05:00 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | | |
| 20 February 08:05:00 | | Gran' No.16L (Raduga) | | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 21 February 12:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | | |
| 21 February 12:00 | | Kosmos 1165 (Zenit-4MKM) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 March | Successful |
| 22 February 08:35 | N-I | N-I | | Tanagashima LA-O | Tanagashima LA-O | NASDA | NASDA |
| 22 February 08:35 | | Ayame-2 | NASDA | Intended: Geostationary Achieved: Transfer | Technology | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| Spacecraft's apogee motor malfunctioned, leaving it with a perigee ~4,000 km (~2,500 mi) short of geostationary orbit. ||||||
| March ||||||||
| 3 March 09:27 | Atlas E/F-MSD | Atlas E/F-MSD | | Vandenberg SLC-3W | Vandenberg SLC-3W | | |
| 3 March 09:27 | | OPS 7245 (MSD) | NRO | Low Earth | Dispenser | In orbit | Successful |
| 3 March 09:27 | | OPS 7245 SSU-1 (NOSS SSU) | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful |
| 3 March 09:27 | | OPS 7245 SSU-2 (NOSS SSU) | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful |
| 3 March 09:27 | | OPS 7245 SSU-3 (NOSS SSU) | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | 2 April 2021 16:08 | Successful |
| 4 March 10:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | | |
| 4 March 10:30 | | Kosmos 1166 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 March | Successful |
| 14 March 10:40 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90 | Baikonur Site 90 | | |
| 14 March 10:40 | | Kosmos 1167 (US-P) | | Low Earth | ELINT | 1 October 1981 | Successful |
| 17 March 21:37 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |
| 17 March 21:37 | | Kosmos 1168 (Tsikada) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 27 March 07:30 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |
| 27 March 07:30 | | Kosmos 1169 (Taifun-1) | | Low Earth | Calibration | 3 March 1983 | Successful |
| 27 March 11:38:22 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 27 March 11:38:22 | | Progress 8 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Station resupply | 26 April 07:40 | Successful |
| April ||||||||
| 1 April 08:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 1 April 08:00 | | Kosmos 1170 (Zenit-4MKM) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 April | Successful |
| 3 April 07:40 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | | |
| 3 April 07:40 | | Kosmos 1171 (Lira) | | Low Earth | ASAT target | In orbit | Successful |
| Target for Kosmos 1174, which failed to intercept it ||||||
| 9 April 11:38:22 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 9 April 11:38:22 | | Soyuz 35 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Salyut 6 EO-4 | 3 June 15:06 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with two cosmonauts ||||||
| 12 April 20:18 | Molniya-M/2BL | Molniya-M/2BL | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 12 April 20:18 | | Kosmos 1172 (Oko) | | Molniya | Missile defence | 26 December 1997 | Successful |
| Replacement for Kosmos 1109 ||||||
| 17 April 08:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 17 April 08:30 | | Kosmos 1173 (Zenit-4MKM) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 April | Successful |
| 18 April 00:51 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90 | Baikonur Site 90 | | |
| 18 April 00:51 | | Kosmos 1174 (IS-A) | | Low Earth | ASAT test | 20 April 1981 | Spacecraft failure |
| Failed to intercept Kosmos 1171 ||||||
| 18 April 17:31 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 18 April 17:31 | | Kosmos 1175 (Molniya-3 No.26) | | Intended: Molniya Achieved: Low Earth | Communications | 29 September | Launch failure |
| Upper stage malfunction ||||||
| 26 April 22:00 | Atlas E/F-SGS-1 | Atlas E/F-SGS-1 | | Vandenberg SLC-3E | Vandenberg SLC-3E | | |
| 26 April 22:00 | | OPS 5118 (Navstar 6) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 27 April 06:24:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 27 April 06:24:00 | | Progress 9 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Station resupply | 22 May 01:30 | Successful |
| 29 April 11:40 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90 | Baikonur Site 90 | | |
| 29 April 11:40 | | Kosmos 1176 (US-A) | | Low Earth | Technology | 4 October | Successful |
| Demonstration of new nuclear reactor safety systems ||||||
| 29 April 13:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 29 April 13:30 | | Kosmos 1177 (Yantar-4K1 No.2) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 June | Successful |
| May ||||||||
| 7 May 13:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 7 May 13:00 | | Kosmos 1178 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 22 May | Successful |
| 14 May 13:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |
| 14 May 13:00 | | Kosmos 1179 (Taifun-1Yu) | | Low Earth | Calibration | 18 July 1989 | Successful |
| 15 May 05:35 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 15 May 05:35 | | Kosmos 1180 (Zenit-4MT) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 May | Successful |
| 20 May 09:21 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | | |
| 20 May 09:21 | | Kosmos 1181 (Parus) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 May 07:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 23 May 07:10 | | Kosmos 1182 (Zenit-4MKT) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 June | Successful |
| 23 May 14:29:39 | Ariane 1 | Ariane 1 | | Kourou ELA-1 | Kourou ELA-1 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 23 May 14:29:39 | | CAT-2 | ESA/Arianespace | Intended: GTO | Test | 23 May | Launch failure |
| 23 May 14:29:39 | | Firewheel | MPG | Intended: GTO | Magnetospheric | 23 May | Launch failure |
| 23 May 14:29:39 | | FIRE B | MPG | Intended: GTO | Magnetospheric | 23 May | Launch failure |
| 23 May 14:29:39 | | FIRE C | MPG | Intended: GTO | Magnetospheric | 23 May | Launch failure |
| 23 May 14:29:39 | | FIRE D | MPG | Intended: GTO | Magnetospheric | 23 May | Launch failure |
| 23 May 14:29:39 | | FIRE E | MPG | Intended: GTO | Magnetospheric | 23 May | Launch failure |
| 23 May 14:29:39 | | Amsat-P3A | Amsat-DE | Intended: Molniya | Amateur radio | 23 May | Launch failure |
| First stage failure due to combustion instability in main engine; first launch conducted by Arianespace ||||||
| 26 May 18:20:39 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 26 May 18:20:39 | | Soyuz 36 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Salyut 6 EP-5 | 31 July 15:15 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with two cosmonauts, first Hungarian in space ||||||
| 28 May 12:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 28 May 12:00 | | Kosmos 1183 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 June | Successful |
| 29 May 10:53 | Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS | Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS | | Vandenberg SLC-3W | Vandenberg SLC-3W | | |
| 29 May 10:53 | | NOAA-B | NOAA | Low Earth | Weather | 3 May 1981 | Launch failure |
| First stage underperformed due to an engine leaking fuel and running at low thrust. Corrected by onboard guidance extending the duration of first stage flight, however this was not communicated to the upper stage, which attempted to separate at the normal time, whilst the first stage was still firing. Recontact prevented the upper stage orienting for its burn, leading to payload being deployed into useless orbit. ||||||
| June ||||||||
| 4 June 07:34 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 4 June 07:34 | | Kosmos 1184 (Tselina-D) | | Low Earth | SIGINT | 29 April 2002 | Successful |
| 5 June 14:19:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 5 June 14:19:30 | | Soyuz T-2 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Salyut 6 EP-6 | 9 June 12:39 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with two cosmonauts, first crewed flight of Soyuz-T spacecraft ||||||
| 6 June 07:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 6 June 07:00 | | Kosmos 1185 (Resurs-F1 No.12) | | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 20 June | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1186 (Taifun-2) | | Low Earth | Calibration | 1 January 1982 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 1 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 24 September | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 2 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 14 September | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 3 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 3 May 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 4 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 3 May 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 5 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 1 May 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 6 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 3 May 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 7 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 3 May 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 8 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 3 May 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 9 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 3 May 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 10 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 3 May 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 11 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 28 May 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 12 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 20 May 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 13 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 22 June 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 14 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 18 June 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 15 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 27 September 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 16 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 22 June 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 17 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 18 June 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 18 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 17 June 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 19 | | Low Earth | Calibration | September 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 20 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 14 June 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 21 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 10 June 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 22 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 14 June 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 23 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 20 June 1981 | Successful |
| 6 June 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 24 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 13 June 1981 | Successful |
| Deployed 24 calibration spheres ||||||
| 12 June 12:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 12 June 12:30 | | Kosmos 1183 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 June | Successful |
| 14 June 00:49:50 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | | |
| 14 June 00:49:50 | | Gorizont No.15L | | Operational: Geostationary Current: Graveyard | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| Operated until 25 October 1988 ||||||
| 14 June 20:52 | Molniya-M/2BL | Molniya-M/2BL | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 14 June 20:52 | | Kosmos 1188 (Oko) | | Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| Replacement for Kosmos 1024, operated for only four months ||||||
| 18 June 06:14:12 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Baikonur | Baikonur | | |
| 18 June 06:14:12 | | Meteor-Priroda No.3-1 | | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 1 March 1992 | Successful |
| 18 June 18:30 | Titan III(23)D | Titan III(23)D | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Vandenberg SLC-4E | | |
| 18 June 18:30 | | OPS 3123 (KH-9) | NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 March 1981 | Successful |
| 18 June 18:30 | | OPS 3123 RV-1 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 24 July | Successful |
| 18 June 18:30 | | OPS 3123 RV-2 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 7 September | Successful |
| 18 June 18:30 | | OPS 3123 RV-3 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 24 October | Successful |
| 18 June 18:30 | | OPS 3123 RV-4 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 5 March 1981 | Successful |
| 18 June 18:30 | | OPS 3123 RV-5 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 14 October | Successful |
| All SRVs recovered successfully ||||||
| 21 June 18:34 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 21 June 18:34 | | Molniya 1-47 | | Molniya | Communications | 1 April 1991 | Successful |
| 26 June 12:20 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 26 June 12:20 | | Kosmos 1189 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 10 July | Successful |
| 29 June 04:40:42 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 29 June 04:40:42 | | Progress 10 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Station resupply | 19 July 02:30 | Successful |
| July ||||||||
| 1 July 07:12 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | | |
| 1 July 07:12 | | Kosmos 1190 (Strela-2) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 2 July 00:54 | Molniya-M/2BL | Molniya-M/2BL | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 2 July 00:54 | | Kosmos 1191 (Oko) | | Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful |
| Replacement for Kosmos 1124 ||||||
| 9 July 00:42 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | | |
| 9 July 00:42 | | Kosmos 1192 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 9 July 00:42 | | Kosmos 1193 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 9 July 00:42 | | Kosmos 1194 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 9 July 00:42 | | Kosmos 1195 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 9 July 00:42 | | Kosmos 1196 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 9 July 00:42 | | Kosmos 1197 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 9 July 00:42 | | Kosmos 1198 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 9 July 00:42 | | Kosmos 1199 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 9 July 12:40 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 9 July 12:40 | | Kosmos 1200 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 July | Successful |
| 14 July 22:35 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Site 200/40 | Baikonur Site 200/40 | | |
| 14 July 22:35 | | Ekran No.19L | | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 15 July 02:22:11 | Thor DSV-2U | Thor DSV-2U | | Vandenberg SLC-10W | Vandenberg SLC-10W | | |
| 15 July 02:22:11 | | DMSP-5D1 F5 (AMS-5) | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Weather | 15 July | Launch failure |
| Final flight of Thor DSV-2U, final launch from SLC-10W. Anomaly during second stage separation led to wiring being pulled out of spacecraft. Vehicle also failed to achieve orbit. ||||||
| 15 July 07:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 15 July 07:30 | | Kosmos 1201 (Zenit-4MKT) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 July | Successful |
| 18 July 02:33:45 | SLV | SLV | | Sriharikota FLP | Sriharikota FLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 18 July 02:33:45 | | Rohini RS-1B | ISRO | Low Earth | Technology | 20 May 1981 | Successful |
| First successful Indian orbital launch ||||||
| 18 July 10:37 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 18 July 10:37 | | Molniya 3-13 | | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 July 18:33:03 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 23 July 18:33:03 | | Soyuz 37 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Salyut 6 EP-7 | 11 October 09:49 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with two cosmonauts, first Vietnamese space traveller ||||||
| 24 July 12:40 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 24 July 12:40 | | Kosmos 1202 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 7 August | Successful |
| 31 July 07:45 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 31 July 07:45 | | Kosmos 1203 (Resurs-F1 No.12) | | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 14 August | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Kapustin Yar Site 107/1 | Kapustin Yar Site 107/1 | | |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 (Taifun-2) | | Low Earth | Calibration | 23 February 1981 | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 1 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 11 October | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 2 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 14 October | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 3 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 31 October | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 4 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 24 October | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 5 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 24 October | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 6 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 26 October | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 7 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 3 November | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 8 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 3 November | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 9 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 4 November | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 10 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 10 November | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 11 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 27 November | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 12 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 18 November | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 13 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 18 November | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 14 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 23 November | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 15 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 3 December | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 16 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 19 November | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 17 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 17 November | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 18 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 17 November | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 19 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 16 November | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 20 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 23 November | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 21 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 14 December | Successful |
| 31 July 11:00 | | Kosmos 1204 Subsatellite 22 | | Low Earth | Calibration | 13 December | Successful |
| August ||||||||
| 12 August 11:50 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 12 August 11:50 | | Kosmos 1205 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 August | Successful |
| 15 August 05:34 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 15 August 05:34 | | Kosmos 1206 (Tselina-D) | | Low Earth | SIGINT | 14 January 2002 | Successful |
| 22 August 10:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 22 August 10:00 | | Kosmos 1207 (Zenit-4MKT) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 4 September | Successful |
| 26 August 15:45 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 26 August 15:45 | | Kosmos 1208 (Yantar-2K No.927) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 24 September | Successful |
| 26 August 16:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 26 August 16:10 | | Kosmos 1236 (Yantar-2K No.941) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 21 January 1981 | Successful |
| September ||||||||
| 3 September 10:20 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 3 September 10:20 | | Kosmos 1209 (Resurs-F1 No.14) | | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 17 September | Successful |
| 9 September 11:00 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 9 September 11:00 | | Meteor 2-06 | | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
| 9 September 22:27 | Delta 3914 | Delta 3914 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | | |
| 9 September 22:27 | | GOES 4 (GOES-D) | NOAA | Operational: Geostationary Current: Graveyard | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
| Retired and moved to graveyard orbit on 9 November 1988 ||||||
| 18 September 19:11:03 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 18 September 19:11:03 | | Soyuz 38 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Salyut 6 EP-8 | 26 September 15:54 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with two cosmonauts, first Cuban in space ||||||
| 19 September 10:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 19 September 10:10 | | Kosmos 1210 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 October | Successful |
| 23 September 10:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 23 September 10:30 | | Kosmos 1211 (Zenit-4MT) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 4 October | Successful |
| 26 September 10:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 26 September 10:10 | | Kosmos 1212 (Zenit-4MKT) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 9 October | Successful |
| 28 September 15:09:55 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 28 September 15:09:55 | | Progress 11 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Station resupply | 11 December 14:45 | Successful |
| October ||||||||
| 3 October 12:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 3 October 12:00 | | Kosmos 1213 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 17 October | Successful |
| 5 October 17:10 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | | |
| 5 October 17:10 | | Gran' No.17L (Raduga) | | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 10 October 13:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 10 October 13:10 | | Kosmos 1214 (Zenit-4MKM) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 October | Successful |
| Final flight of Zenit-4MKM ||||||
| 14 October 20:41 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |
| 14 October 20:41 | | Kosmos 1215 (Tselina-O) | | Low Earth | SIGINT | 12 May 1983 | Successful |
| 16 October 12:20 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 16 October 12:20 | | Kosmos 1216 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 30 October | Successful |
| 16 October 12:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 16 October 12:00 | | Kosmos 1219 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 November | Successful |
| 24 October 10:53 | Molniya-M/2BL | Molniya-M/2BL | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 24 October 10:53 | | Kosmos 1217 (Oko) | | Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful |
| Replacement for Kosmos 1188 ||||||
| 30 October 10:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 30 October 10:00 | | Kosmos 1218 (Yantar-4K1 No.3) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 December | Successful |
| 31 October 03:54 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | | |
| 31 October 03:54 | | OPS 6294 (FLTSATCOM 4) | US Navy | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| November ||||||||
| 4 November 15:04 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90 | Baikonur Site 90 | | |
| 4 November 15:04 | | Kosmos 1220 (US-P) | | Low Earth | ELINT | 20 June 1982 | Successful |
| 12 November 12:21 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 12 November 12:21 | | Kosmos 1221 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 November | Successful |
| 15 November 22:49 | Delta 3910/PAM-D | Delta 3910/PAM-D | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | | |
| 15 November 22:49 | | SBS-1 | SBS | Operational: Geostationary Current: Graveyard | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| Retired on 22 June 1990 and moved to graveyard orbit ||||||
| 16 November 18:34 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 16 November 18:34 | | Molniya 1-48 | | Molniya | Communications | 18 November 1995 | Successful |
| 21 November 11:53 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 21 November 11:53 | | Kosmos 1222 (Tselina-D) | | Low Earth | SIGINT | 27 April 2011 | Successful |
| 27 November 21:37 | Molniya-M/2BL | Molniya-M/2BL | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 27 November 21:37 | | Kosmos 1223 (Oko) | | Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful |
| Replacement for Kosmos 903 ||||||
| 27 November 14:18:28 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 27 November 14:18:28 | | Soyuz T-3 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Salyut 6 EO-5 | 10 December 09:26 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, first three-man Soyuz flight since 1971 ||||||
| December ||||||||
| 1 December 12:15 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 1 December 12:15 | | Kosmos 1224 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 December | Successful |
| 5 December 04:23 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |
| 5 December 04:23 | | Kosmos 1225 (Parus) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 December 23:31 | Atlas SLV 3D Centaur-D1AR | Atlas SLV 3D Centaur-D1AR | | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | | |
| 6 December 23:31 | | Intelsat V F-2 | Intelsat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 9 December 07:18 | Atlas E/F-MSD | Atlas E/F-MSD | | Vandenberg SLC-3W | Vandenberg SLC-3W | | |
| 9 December 07:18 | | OPS 3255 (MSD) | NRO | Intended: Low Earth | Dispenser | 9 December | Launch failure |
| 9 December 07:18 | | OPS 3255 SSU-1 (NOSS SSU) | NRO | Intended: Low Earth | ELINT | 9 December | Launch failure |
| 9 December 07:18 | | OPS 3255 SSU-2 (NOSS SSU) | NRO | Intended: Low Earth | ELINT | 9 December | Launch failure |
| 9 December 07:18 | | OPS 3255 SSU-3 (NOSS SSU) | NRO | Intended: Low Earth | ELINT | 9 December | Launch failure |
| 9 December 07:18 | | LIPS-1 | NRL | Intended: Low Earth | Technoilogy | 9 December | Launch failure |
| Booster engine failure led to loss of control, rocket turned around and began flying backwards before exploding. ||||||
| 10 December 20:53 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |
| 10 December 20:53 | | Kosmos 1226 (Tsikada) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 13 December 16:04 | Titan III(34)B | Titan III(34)B | | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Vandenberg SLC-4W | | |
| 13 December 16:04 | | OPS 5805 (SDS) | NRO | Molniya | Communication | 30 October 1982 | Successful |
| 16 December 12:15 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 16 December 12:15 | | Kosmos 1227 (Zenit-6) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 December | Successful |
| 23 December 22:48 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |
| 23 December 22:48 | | Kosmos 1228 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 December 22:48 | | Kosmos 1229 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 December 22:48 | | Kosmos 1230 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 December 22:48 | | Kosmos 1231 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 December 22:48 | | Kosmos 1232 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 December 22:48 | | Kosmos 1233 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 December 22:48 | | Kosmos 1234 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 December 22:48 | | Kosmos 1235 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful |
| 25 December 04:02 | Molniya-M/SO-L | Molniya-M/SO-L | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 25 December 04:02 | | Prognoz 8 | | Highly elliptical | Solar Magnetospheric | 28 December 1984 | Successful |
| 26 December 11:49 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Site 200/40 | Baikonur Site 200/40 | | |
| 26 December 11:49 | | Ekran No.20L | | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
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## Deep Space Rendezvous

| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
| 12 November | Voyager 1 | Flyby of Saturn | Closest approach: 124,000 kilometres (77,000 mi) |

## Orbital launch summary
### By country

* France
* India
* Japan
* Soviet Union
* United States
Orbital launch attempts by country in 1980 :
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
| France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Soviet Union | 89 | 87 | 2 | 0 |
| United States | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 |

### By rocket
#### By family

| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Atlas | United States | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mu | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | Soviet Union | 63 | 61 | 2 | 1 | |
| R-14 | Soviet Union | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-36 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| SLV | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thor/Delta | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Includes N-I |
| Titan | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Universal Rocket | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |

#### By type

| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane 1 | France | Ariane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Atlas E/F | United States | Atlas | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Atlas-Centaur | United States | Atlas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta 3000 | United States | Thor/Delta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kosmos | Soviet Union | R-12/R-14 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya | Soviet Union | R-7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mu-3 | Japan | Mu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| N | Japan/ United States | Thor/Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | Soviet Union | Universal Rocket | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| SLV | India | SLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | Soviet Union | R-7 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan III | United States | Titan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tsyklon | Soviet Union | R-36 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thor DSV-2U | United States | Thor/Delta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Retired |
| Vostok | Soviet Union | R-7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |

#### By configuration

| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane 1 | France | Ariane 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Atlas E/F-MSD | United States | Atlas E/F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Retired |
| Atlas E/F-SGS-1 | United States | Atlas E/F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS | United States | Atlas E/F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | United States | Atlas-Centaur | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta 3910 | United States | Delta 3000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta 3910/PAM-D | United States | Delta 3000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta 3914 | United States | Delta 3000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kosmos-3M | Soviet Union | Kosmos | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| N-I | Japan/ United States | N | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mu-3S | Japan | Mu-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Molniya-M/2BL | Soviet Union | Molniya | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Molniya-M/ML | Soviet Union | Molniya | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Molniya-M/SO-L | Soviet Union | Molniya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| SLV | India | SLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K/DM | Soviet Union | Proton | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | Soviet Union | Soyuz | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan III(34)B | United States | Titan III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan III(23)D | United States | Titan III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thor DSV-2U | United States | Thor DSV-2U | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Retired |
| Tsyklon-2 | Soviet Union | Tsyklon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tsyklon-3 | Soviet Union | Tsyklon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vostok-2M | Soviet Union | Vostok | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |

### By launch site

| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
| Baikonur | Soviet Union | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Cape Canaveral | United States | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Kourou | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kagoshima | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kapustin Yar | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Plesetsk | Soviet Union | 64 | 62 | 2 | 0 |
| Sriharikota | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanegashima | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vandenberg | United States | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |

### By orbit

| Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not Achieved | Accidentally achieved | Remarks |
| Low Earth | 82 | 80 | 2 | 1 | |
| Medium Earth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Geosynchronous/transfer | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| High Earth | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | Including highly elliptical (HEO) and Molniya orbits, one launch to Molniya orbit ended up in HEO |