1981

1. 1981-11-03 launch

   Kosmos-1318 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1318

   • Space transportation

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

2. 1981-11-04 launch

   Venera-14 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Venera-14

   • Space transportation

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

3. 1981-11-12 launch

   OFT-2/OSTA-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OFT-2/OSTA-1

   • Space transportation

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

4. 1981-11-13 launch

   Kosmos-1319 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1319

   • Space transportation

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

5. 1981-11-17 launch

   Molniya-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-1

   • Space transportation

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

6. 1981-11-20 launch

   Satcom 3R — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Satcom 3R

   • Space transportation

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

7. 1981-11-20 launch

   Bhaskara 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Bhaskara 2

   • Space transportation

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

8. 1981-11-28 launch

   Kosmos-1320/1327 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1320/1327

   • Space transportation

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

9. 1981-12-03 launch

   Kosmos-1328 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1328

   • Space transportation

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

10. 1981-12-04 launch

    Kosmos-1329 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1329

    • Space transportation

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

11. 1981-12-15 launch

    Intelsat 503 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Intelsat 503

    • Space transportation

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

12. 1981-12-17 launch

    RS-3/8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: RS-3/8

    • Space transportation

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

13. 1981-12-19 launch

    Kosmos-1330 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1330

    • Space transportation

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

14. 1981-12-20 launch

    Marecs 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Marecs 1

    • Space transportation

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

15. 1981-12-23 launch

    Molniya-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Molniya-1

    • Space transportation

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