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1980s

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  1. 1981

    1. 1981-06-17 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1277 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    2. 1981-06-19 launch

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      Ariane 1 launched on the Meteosat 2/Apple flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA1. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 1981-06-19 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1278 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    4. 1981-06-24 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    5. 1981-06-25 launch

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      Proton-K/DM launched on the Ekran flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 1981-07-01 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1279 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    7. 1981-07-02 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1280 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    8. 1981-07-07 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1281 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    9. 1981-07-10 launch

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      Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor-Priroda flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    10. 1981-07-15 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1282 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    11. 1981-07-17 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1283 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    12. 1981-07-29 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1284 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 1981-07-30 launch

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      Proton-K/DM launched on the Raduga flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.

    14. 1981-08-03 launch

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      Delta 3913 launched on the DE 1/DE 2 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Partial launch success/failure.

    15. 1981-08-04 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1285 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC16/2. Launch vehicle success.

    16. 1981-08-04 launch

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      Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1286 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. Launch vehicle success.

    17. 1981-08-06 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the FLTSATCOM 5 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Partial launch success/failure.

    18. 1981-08-06 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1287/1294 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

    19. 1981-08-07 launch

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      Vostok 8A92M launched on the IK Bulgaria-1300 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    20. 1981-08-12 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1295 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

    21. 1981-08-13 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1296 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    22. 1981-08-18 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1297 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    23. 1981-08-21 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1298 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    24. 1981-08-24 launch

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      Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1299 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. Launch vehicle success.

    25. 1981-08-24 launch

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      Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1300 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. Launch vehicle success.

    26. 1981-08-27 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1301 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    27. 1981-08-28 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1302 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    28. 1981-09-04 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1303 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    29. 1981-09-04 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1304 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    30. 1981-09-11 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Kosmos-1305 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    31. 1981-09-14 launch

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      Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1306 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. Launch vehicle success.

    32. 1981-09-15 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1307 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    33. 1981-09-18 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1308 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    34. 1981-09-18 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1309 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    35. 1981-09-19 launch

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      Feng Bao 1 launched on the SJ-2 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2B. Launch vehicle success.

    36. 1981-09-21 launch

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      Tsiklon-3 launched on the Aureole 3 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. Launch vehicle success.

    37. 1981-09-23 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1310 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

    38. 1981-09-24 launch

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      Delta 3910/PAM launched on the SBS 2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    39. 1981-09-28 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1311 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

    40. 1981-09-30 launch

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      Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1312 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. Launch vehicle success.

    41. 1981-10-01 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1313 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    42. 1981-10-06 launch

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      Delta 2310 launched on the SME flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.

    43. 1981-10-09 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1314 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    44. 1981-10-09 launch

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      Proton-K/DM launched on the Raduga flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.

    45. 1981-10-13 launch

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      Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1315 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    46. 1981-10-15 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1316 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    47. 1981-10-17 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-3 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    48. 1981-10-30 launch

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      Venera 13 was part of the Soviet Venera program meant to explore Venus.

    49. 1981-10-31 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1317 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC16/2. Launch vehicle success.

    50. 1981-11-03 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1318 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

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