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| Table of the 144 Spacecrafts Launched in 1980 |
| # | Spacecraft | Sponsor | Launch date | Mission type | Categories | |
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| 1) | Kosmos 1149 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
9 Jan 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 2) | Molniya I-46 | Soviet Union | 11 Jan 80 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, |
| 3) | Kosmos 1150 / Parus | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
14 Jan 80 | M | Navigation | USSR, |
| 4) | Fleetsatcom 3 | U.S. Navy | 18 Jan 80 | M | Communications
(Military services) |
USA, Geo, |
| 5) | Kosmos 1151 / Okean-E NKh 2 | Soviet Union | 23 Jan 80 | C | Ocean
Remote Sensing
(Test mission of Okean satellite without the radar) |
USSR, |
| 6) | Kosmos 1152 / Yantar-2K | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
24 Jan 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 7) | Kosmos 1153 / Parus | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
25 Jan 80 | M | Navigation | USSR, |
| 8) | Kosmos 1154 / Tselina-D | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
30 Jan 80 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USSR, |
| 9) | Kosmos 1155 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
7 Feb 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 10) | KH-11 3 KENNAN | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
7 Feb 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 11) | Navstar 5 | U.S. Department
of Defense |
9 Feb 80 | M | Navigation | USA, |
| 12) | Kosmos 1156 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Feb 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 13) | Kosmos 1157 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Feb 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 14) | Kosmos 1158 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Feb 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 15) | Kosmos 1159 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Feb 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 16) | Kosmos 1160 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Feb 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 17) | Kosmos 1161 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Feb 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 18) | Kosmos 1162 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Feb 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 19) | Kosmos 1163 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Feb 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 20) | Kosmos 1164 / Oko | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
12 Feb 80 | M | Missile Early Warning | USSR, Fail, |
| 21) | SMM / Solar Maximum Mission | NASA | 14 Feb 80 | C | Earth/Space
Science
(Solar observatory) |
USA, |
| 22) | MS-T4 / Tansei-4 | Japan (ISAS) | 17 Feb 80 | C | Technology | Japan, |
| 23) | Raduga 6 | Soviet Union | 20 Feb 80 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, Geo, |
| 24) | Kosmos 1165 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
21 Feb 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 25) | ECS 2 / Ayame 2 | Japan (NASDA) | 22 Feb 80 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
Japan, Geo, |
| 26) | NOSS / PARCAE 3 | U.S. Navy | 3 Mar 80 | M | Ocean Surveillance | USA, |
| 27) | SSU | U.S. Navy | 3 Mar 80 | M | Ocean Surveillance | USA, |
| 28) | SSU | U.S. Navy | 3 Mar 80 | M | Ocean Surveillance | USA, |
| 29) | SSU | U.S. Navy | 3 Mar 80 | M | Ocean Surveillance | USA, |
| 30) | Kosmos 1166 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
4 Mar 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 31) | Kosmos 1167 / US-P | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
14 Mar 80 | M | Ocean Surveillance | USSR, |
| 32) | Kosmos 1168 / Tsikada | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
17 Mar 80 | M | Navigation | USSR, |
| 33) | Kosmos / Tselina-D | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
18 Mar 80 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USSR, Fail, |
| 34) | Kosmos 1169 / Vektor | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
27 Mar 80 | M | Radar Calibration | USSR, |
| 35) | Progress 8 | Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya) |
27 Mar 80 | C | Cargo Spaceship | USSR, |
| 36) | Kosmos 1170 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
1 Apr 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 37) | Kosmos 1171 / Lira | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
3 Apr 80 | M | Antisatellite
Test
(ASAT target) |
USSR, |
| 38) | Soyuz 35 | Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya) |
9 Apr 80 | C | Piloted Spaceship | USSR, |
| 39) | Kosmos 1172 / Oko | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
12 Apr 80 | M | Missile Early Warning | USSR, |
| 40) | Kosmos 1173 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
17 Apr 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 41) | Kosmos 1174 / IS | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
18 Apr 80 | M | Antisatellite
Test
(Missed Kosmos 1171) |
USSR, Fail, |
| 42) | Kosmos 1175 (Molniya-3) | Soviet Union | 18 Apr 80 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, Fail, |
| 43) | Navstar 6 | U.S. Department
of Defense |
26 Apr 80 | M | Navigation | USA, |
| 44) | Progress 9 | Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya) |
27 Apr 80 | C | Cargo Spaceship | USSR, |
| 45) | Kosmos 1176 / US-A | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
29 Apr 80 | M | Ocean Surveillance | USSR, |
| 46) | Kosmos 1177 / Yantar'-4K1 2 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
29 Apr 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 47) | Kosmos 1178 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
7 May 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 48) | Kosmos 1179 / Taifun-1B | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
14 May 80 | M | Radar Calibration | USSR, Fail, |
| 49) | Kosmos 1180 / Zenit-4MT (Orion) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
15 May 80 | M | Photo
Surveillance
(Also performed mapping, geodesy, earth resources tasks) |
USSR, |
| 50) | Kosmos 1181 / Parus | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
20 May 80 | M | Navigation | USSR, |
| 51) | Kosmos 1182 / Zenit-4MKT (Fram) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
23 May 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 52) | CAT | ESA | 23 May 80 | C | Technology
(Launch vehicle test) |
Europe, Fail, |
| 53) | AMSAT-Phase 3a | AMSAT | 23 May 80 | C | Radio-Amateur | Amateur, Fail, |
| 54) | Feuerrad | ESA | 23 May 80 | C | Technology | Europe, Fail, |
| 55) | Feuerrad subsatellite 1 | ESA | 23 May 80 | C | Technology | Europe, Fail, |
| 56) | Feuerrad subsatellite 2 | ESA | 23 May 80 | C | Technology | Europe, Fail, |
| 57) | Feuerrad subsatellite 3 | ESA | 23 May 80 | C | Technology | Europe, Fail, |
| 58) | Feuerrad subsatellite 4 | ESA | 23 May 80 | C | Technology | Europe, Fail, |
| 59) | Soyuz 36 | Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya) |
26 May 80 | C | Piloted Spaceship | USSR, |
| 60) | Kosmos 1183 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
28 May 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 61) | NOAA 7 | NOAA | 29 May 80 | C | Meteorology | USA, Fail, |
| 62) | Kosmos 1184 / Tselina-D | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
4 Jun 80 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USSR, |
| 63) | Soyuz T-2 | Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya) |
5 Jun 80 | C | Piloted Spaceship | USSR, |
| 64) | Kosmos 1185 / Resurs-F1 12 | Soviet Union | 6 Jun 80 | C | Earth Remote Sensing | USSR, |
| 65) | Kosmos 1186 / Romb | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
6 Jun 80 | M | Radar Calibration | USSR, |
| 66) | Kosmos 1187 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
12 Jun 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 67) | Gorizont 4 | Soviet Union | 14 Jun 80 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, Geo, |
| 68) | Kosmos 1188 / Oko | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
14 Jun 80 | M | Missile Early Warning | USSR, |
| 69) | Meteor 1-30 | Soviet Union | 18 Jun 80 | C | Meteorology | USSR, |
| 70) | Big Bird 16 / KH-9 16 HEXAGON | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
18 Jun 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 71) | Subsatellite | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
18 Jun 80 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USA, |
| 72) | Molniya 1-47 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
21 Jun 80 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, |
| 73) | Kosmos 1189 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
26 Jun 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 74) | Progress 10 | Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya) |
29 Jun 80 | C | Cargo Spaceship | USSR, |
| 75) | Kosmos 1190 / Strela-2 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
1 Jul 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 76) | Kosmos 1191 / Oko | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
2 Jul 80 | M | Missile Early Warning | USSR, |
| 77) | Kosmos 1192 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
9 Jul 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 78) | Kosmos 1193 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
9 Jul 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 79) | Kosmos 1194 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
9 Jul 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 80) | Kosmos 1195 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
9 Jul 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 81) | Kosmos 1196 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
9 Jul 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 82) | Kosmos 1197 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
9 Jul 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 83) | Kosmos 1198 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
9 Jul 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 84) | Kosmos 1199 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
9 Jul 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 85) | Kosmos 1200 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
9 Jul 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 86) | Ekran 5 | Soviet Union | 14 Jul 80 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, Geo, |
| 87) | AMS 5 / Block 5D F5 | U.S. Department
of Defense |
15 Jul 80 | M | Meteorology | USA, Fail, |
| 88) | Kosmos 1201 / Zenit-4MKT (Fram) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
15 Jul 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 89) | Rohini 1 | India (ISRO) | 18 Jul 80 | C | Earth Remote Sensing | India, |
| 90) | Molniya 3-13 | Soviet Union | 18 Jul 80 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, |
| 91) | Soyuz 37 | Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya) |
23 Jul 80 | C | Piloted Spaceship | USSR, |
| 92) | Kosmos 1202 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
24 Jul 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 93) | Kosmos 1203 / Resurs-F1 13 | Soviet Union | 31 Jul 80 | C | Earth Remote Sensing | USSR, |
| 94) | Kosmos 1204 / Romb | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
31 Jul 80 | M | Radar Calibration | USSR, |
| 95) | Kosmos 1205 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
12 Aug 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 96) | Kosmos 1206 / Tselina-D | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
15 Aug 80 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USSR, |
| 97) | Kosmos 1207 / Zenit-4MKT (Fram) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
22 Aug 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 98) | Kosmos 1208 / Yantar-2K | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
26 Aug 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 99) | Kosmos 1209 / Resurs-F1 14 | Soviet Union | 3 Sep 80 | C | Earth Remote Sensing | USSR, |
| 100) | Meteor 2-6 | Soviet Union | 9 Sep 80 | C | Meteorology | USSR, |
| 101) | GOES 4 | NOAA | 9 Sep 80 | C | Meteorology | USA, Geo, |
| 102) | Soyuz 38 | Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya) |
18 Sep 80 | C | Piloted Spaceship | USSR, |
| 103) | Kosmos 1210 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
19 Sep 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 104) | Kosmos 1211 / Zenit-4MT (Orion) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
23 Sep 80 | M | Photo
Surveillance
(Also performed mapping, geodesy, earth resources tasks) |
USSR, |
| 105) | Kosmos 1212 / Zenit-4MKT (Fram) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
26 Sep 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 106) | Progress 11 | Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya) |
28 Sep 80 | C | Cargo Spaceship | USSR, |
| 107) | Kosmos 1213 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
3 Oct 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 108) | Raduga 7 | Soviet Union | 5 Oct 80 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, Geo, |
| 109) | Kosmos 1214 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
10 Oct 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 110) | Kosmos 1215 / Tselina-O | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
14 Oct 80 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USSR, |
| 111) | Kosmos 1216 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
16 Oct 82 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 112) | Kosmos 1217 / Oko | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
24 Oct 80 | M | Missile Early Warning | USSR, |
| 113) | Kosmos 1218 / Yantar'-4K1 3 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
30 Oct 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 114) | Fleetsatcom 4 | U.S. Navy | 31 Oct 80 | M | Communications
(Military services) |
USA, Geo, |
| 115) | Kosmos 1219 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
31 Oct 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 116) | Kosmos 1220 / US-P | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
4 Nov 80 | M | Ocean Surveillance | USSR, |
| 117) | Kosmos 1221 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
12 Nov 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 118) | SBS 1 | SBS | 15 Nov 80 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
Commer, Geo, |
| 119) | Molniya 1-48 | Soviet Union | 16 Nov 80 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, |
| 120) | Kosmos 1222 / Tselina-D | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
21 Nov 80 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USSR, |
| 121) | Soyuz T-3 | Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya) |
27 Nov 80 | C | Piloted Spaceship | USSR, |
| 122) | Kosmos 1223 / Oko | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
27 Nov 80 | M | Missile Early Warning | USSR, |
| 123) | Kosmos 1224 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
1 Dec 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 124) | Kosmos 1225 / Parus | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
5 Dec 80 | M | Navigation | USSR, |
| 125) | Intelsat 5A F-2 | Intelsat | 6 Dec 80 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
Commer, Geo, |
| 126) | NOSS / PARCAE 4 | U.S. Navy | 9 Dec 80 | M | Ocean Surveillance | USA, Fail, |
| 127) | SSU | U.S. Navy | 9 Dec 80 | M | Ocean Surveillance | USA, Fail, |
| 128) | SSU | U.S. Navy | 9 Dec 80 | M | Ocean Surveillance | USA, Fail, |
| 129) | SSU | U.S. Navy | 9 Dec 80 | M | Ocean Surveillance | USA, Fail, |
| 130) | LIPS | U.S. Air Force | 9 Dec 80 | M | Science & Technology | USA, Fail, |
| 131) | Kosmos 1226 / Tsikada | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
10 Dec 80 | M | Navigation | USSR, |
| 132) | SDS 4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office/U.S. Air Force |
13 Dec 80 | M | Communications
(Military services) |
USA, |
| 133) | Kosmos 1227 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
16 Dec 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 134) | Kosmos 1228 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
23 Dec 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 135) | Kosmos 1229 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
23 Dec 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 136) | Kosmos 1230 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
23 Dec 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 137) | Kosmos 1231 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
23 Dec 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 138) | Kosmos 1232 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
23 Dec 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 139) | Kosmos 1233 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
23 Dec 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 140) | Kosmos 1234 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
23 Dec 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 142) | Kosmos 1235 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
23 Dec 80 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 143) | Prognoz 8 | Soviet Union | 25 Dec 80 | C | Earth/Space
Science
(Examined solar wind interaction with magnetosphere) |
USSR, |
| 143) | Ekran 6 | Soviet Union | 26 Dec 80 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, Geo, |
| 144) | Kosmos 1236 / Yantar-2K | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
26 Dec 80 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
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