Satellites, space stations, and deep space probes.
| Label | Operator | Status | Orbit | Launch Date | Mission Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-1290 Космос-1290 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 8/6/1981 | Communications |
| FLTSATCOM F5 | U.S. Navy | retired | GEO | 8/6/1981 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1294 Космос-1294 | Russian Space Forces | retired |
| LEO |
| 8/6/1981 |
| Communications |
| Kosmos-1293 Космос-1293 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 8/6/1981 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1292 Космос-1292 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 8/6/1981 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1291 Космос-1291 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 8/6/1981 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1289 Космос-1289 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 8/6/1981 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1288 Космос-1288 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 8/6/1981 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1285 Космос-1285 | Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony | retired | HEO | 8/4/1981 | Missile Warning Tracking |
| Kosmos-1286 Космос-1286 | Russian Navy | retired | LEO | 8/4/1981 | Signals Intelligence |
| Dynamics Explorer 1 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | retired | HEO | 8/3/1981 | Science Exploration |
| Dynamics Explorer 2 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | retired | LEO | 8/3/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Raduga (1981-069A) Радуга | Russian Space Forces | retired | GEO | 7/30/1981 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1284 Космос-1284 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 7/29/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1283 Космос-1283 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 7/17/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1282 Космос-1282 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 7/15/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Meteor-Priroda (1981-065A) Метеор-Природа | Priroda Center GUGK | retired | LEO | 7/10/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Iskra Искра | Moscow Aviation Institute, Student KB Iskra | retired | LEO | 7/10/1981 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1281 Космос-1281 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 7/7/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1280 Космос-1280 | Priroda Center GUGK | retired | LEO | 7/2/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1279 Космос-1279 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 7/1/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Ekran (1981-061A) Экран | Ministry of Comms. Union Radio Comms. | retired | GEO | 6/25/1981 | Communications |
| Molniya-1 (1981-060A) Молния-1 | Russian Space Forces | retired | HEO | 6/24/1981 | Communications |
| NOAA 7 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | retired | LEO | 6/23/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Apple | Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) | retired | GEO | 6/19/1981 | Communications |
| Meteosat 2 | European Space Agency (ESA) | retired | GEO | 6/19/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1278 Космос-1278 | Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony | retired | HEO | 6/19/1981 | Missile Warning Tracking |
| CAT 03 | European Space Agency (ESA) | retired | HEO | 6/19/1981 | Technology Demonstration |
| Kosmos-1277 Космос-1277 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 6/17/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1276 Космос-1276 | Priroda Center GUGK | retired | LEO | 6/16/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Molniya-3 (1981-054A) Молния-3 | ISS Reshetnev | retired | HEO | 6/9/1981 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1275 Космос-1275 | Russian Navy | retired | LEO | 6/4/1981 | Positioning Navigation Timing |
| Kosmos-1274 Космос-1274 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 6/3/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Rohini RS-D-1 | Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) | retired | LEO | 5/31/1981 | Earth Observation |
| INTELSAT 501 | Intelsat | retired | GEO | 5/23/1981 | Communications |
| GOES 5 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | retired | GEO | 5/22/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1273 Космос-1273 | Priroda Center GUGK | retired | LEO | 5/22/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1272 Космос-1272 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 5/21/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1271 Космос-1271 | Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye | retired | LEO | 5/19/1981 | Signals Intelligence |
| Kosmos-1270 Космос-1270 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 5/18/1981 | Earth Observation |
| NNS 30480-37 | U.S. Navy | retired | LEO | 5/15/1981 | Positioning Navigation Timing |
| Meteor-2 (1981-043A) Метеор-2 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 5/14/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Soyuz-40 Союз-40 | NPO Energomash | retired | LEO | 5/14/1981 | Human Spaceflight |
| Kosmos-1269 Космос-1269 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 5/7/1981 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1268 Космос-1268 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 4/28/1981 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1267 VA Космос-1267 ВА | State Space Corporation Roscosmos | retired | LEO | 4/25/1981 | Human Spaceflight |
| Kosmos-1267 Космос-1267 | Khrunichev State Research and Production Center | retired | LEO | 4/25/1981 | Human Spaceflight |
| OPS 7225 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | HEO | 4/24/1981 | Signals Intelligence |
| Kosmos-1266 Космос-1266 | Russian Navy | retired | LEO | 4/21/1981 | Signals Intelligence |
| Kosmos-1265 Космос-1265 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 4/16/1981 | Earth Observation |