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Atlas F/SVS | Navstar 6

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 26, 1980, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First generation GPS satellite

Medium Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 26L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 18, 1980, 5:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 10

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 18, 1980, 12:51 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation ASAT satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 38

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 17, 1980, 8:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | US-K 14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 12, 1980, 8:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz-U | Soyuz 35

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 9, 1980, 1:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz 35 was the eighth mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the EO-4 expedition, which was the fourth long-duration crew for the station. The mission began on April 9, 1980, 13:38:22 UTC, launching Commander Leonid Popov and Research Cosmonaut/Flight Engineer Valery Ryumin into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 186-day stay on the station, EO-4 crew conducted various scientific experiments, some repairs and replacements to the station and were visited by three uncrewed Progress cargo spacecrafts and 4 crewed Soyuz vehicles. Soyuz 35 swapped vehicles with the Soyuz 37 crew, which allowed for a longer stay in orbit. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on October 11, 1980, 09:49:57 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 3, 1980, 7:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 37

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 1, 1980, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress 8

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 27, 1980, 6:53 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 27, 1980, 7:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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