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1980s

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  1. 1981

    1. 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.

    2. 1981-10-06 launch

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

    3. 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.

    4. 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.

    5. 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.

    6. 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.

    7. 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.

    8. 1981-10-30 launch

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

    9. 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.

    10. 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.

    11. 1981-11-04 launch

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      Venera 14 (called Venus 14 in English) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus.

    12. 1981-11-12 launch

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      Space Shuttle launched on the OFT-2/OSTA-1 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 1981-11-13 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1319 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    14. 1981-11-17 launch

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

    15. 1981-11-20 launch

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      Delta 3910/PAM launched on the Satcom 3R flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    16. 1981-11-20 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Bhaskara 2 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC107/2. Launch vehicle success.

    17. 1981-11-28 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1320/1327 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Partial launch success/failure.

    18. 1981-12-03 launch

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      Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1328 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. Launch vehicle success.

    19. 1981-12-04 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1329 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    20. 1981-12-15 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 503 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch vehicle success.

    21. 1981-12-17 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the RS-3/8 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

    22. 1981-12-19 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1330 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    23. 1981-12-20 launch

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

    24. 1981-12-23 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

  2. 1982

    1. 1982 Year only

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      Downbelow Station () by C. J. CherryhAward: Hugo Award — Best NovelRole:

      Downbelow Station — 1982 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1982).

    2. 1982-01-07 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1331 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 1982-01-12 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1332 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    4. 1982-01-14 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1333 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

    5. 1982-01-16 launch

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      Delta 3910/PAM launched on the Satcom 4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 1982-01-20 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1334 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC16/2. Launch vehicle success.

    7. 1982-01-29 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1335 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    8. 1982-01-30 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1336 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    9. 1982-02-05 launch

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

    10. 1982-02-11 launch

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      Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1337 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. Launch vehicle success.

    11. 1982-02-16 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1338 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    12. 1982-02-17 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1339 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 1982-02-19 launch

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      Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1340 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC16/2. Launch vehicle success.

    14. 1982-02-26 launch

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      Delta 3910/PAM launched on the Westar 4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    15. 1982-02-26 launch

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

    16. 1982-03-02

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      Philip K. Dick: death.

    17. 1982-03-03 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1341 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC16/2. Launch vehicle success.

    18. 1982-03-05 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 504 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

    19. 1982-03-05 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1342 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    20. 1982-03-15 launch

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

    21. 1982-03-17 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1343 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    22. 1982-03-22 launch

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      Space Shuttle launched on the OFT-3/OSS-1 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.

    23. 1982-03-24 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.

    24. 1982-03-24 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1344 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    25. 1982-03-25 launch

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      Tsiklon-3 launched on the Meteor-2 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. Launch vehicle success.

    26. 1982-03-31 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1345 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

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