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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 39L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 29, 1985, 7:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 15

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 23, 1985, 12:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 52L

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 22, 1985, 8:35 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Resurs-F1 (17F41) type film-return Earth observation satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Proton | Uragan 10 & 11

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 17, 1985, 10:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GLONASS navigation satellites

Medium Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 15

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 15, 1985, 12:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Ariane 3 | Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
May 8, 1985, 1:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellites

Geostationary Orbit
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Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-B

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 29, 1985, 4:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-51-B was the seventeenth flight of the shuttle program and the seventh for Space Shuttle Challenger. It was the second flight for SpaceLab.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Prognoz-10-IK

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 26, 1985, 5:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Prognoz is a series of research satellites to study solar activity and its influence on Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere.

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 14

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 25, 1985, 9:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 14

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 19, 1985, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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