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Proton | TKS 2
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 25, 1981, 2:01 a.m.
Titan 34B | Jumpseat 6
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 24, 1981, 9:32 p.m.
Tsiklon-2 | US-A 18
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkraineBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 21, 1981, 3:45 a.m.
Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 37
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 16, 1981, 11:30 a.m.
Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 36
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 15, 1981, 10:30 a.m.
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 12, 1981, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-1 was the first orbital spaceflight of the Space Shuttle Program. The first orbiter Columbia took a 54.5 hour flight and circled the Earth 36 times. This was NASAs first craft to be manned during a testflight. Manned by John Young and Bob Crippen.
Low Earth OrbitKosmos-3M | Taifun-1 13
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 9, 1981, noon
Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 35
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 7, 1981, 10:51 a.m.
Molniya-M | US-K 20
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 31, 1981, 9:39 a.m.
Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 17
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 28, 1981, 9:30 a.m.
