Historical and upcoming launch events.
| Label | Launch Date | Operator | Type | Orbit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meteor-Priroda Mission | 7/10/1981 | - | government rocket | 2 | |
| Kosmos-1281 | 7/7/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 | |
| Kosmos-1280 | 7/2/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 | |
| Kosmos-1279 | 7/1/1981 | - | government rocket |
| 1 |
| NOAA 7 | 6/23/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1278 | 6/19/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Meteosat 2/Apple | 6/19/1981 | - | government rocket | 3 |
| Kosmos-1277 | 6/17/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1276 | 6/16/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1275 | 6/4/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1274 | 6/3/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| RS-D-1 | 5/31/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Intelsat 501 | 5/23/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| GOES 5 | 5/22/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1273 | 5/22/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1272 | 5/21/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1271 | 5/19/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1270 | 5/18/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Soyuz-40 Mission | 5/14/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1269 | 5/7/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1268 | 4/28/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1267 | 4/25/1981 | - | government rocket | 2 |
| Kosmos-1266 | 4/21/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1265 | 4/16/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1264 | 4/15/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| OFT-1 | 4/12/1981 | - | government rocket | 2 |
| Kosmos-1263 | 4/9/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1262 | 4/7/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1261 | 3/31/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Soyuz-39 Mission | 3/22/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1260 | 3/20/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1259 | 3/17/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1258 | 3/14/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Soyuz T-4 Mission | 3/12/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1250/1257 | 3/6/1981 | - | government rocket | 8 |
| Kosmos-1248 | 3/5/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1249 | 3/5/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Hinotori Mission | 2/21/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Comstar D-4 | 2/21/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1247 | 2/19/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1246 | 2/18/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1245 | 2/13/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1244 | 2/12/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kiku-3 | 2/11/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Interkosmos-21 | 2/6/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1243 | 2/2/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1242 | 1/27/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Progress-12 Mission | 1/24/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1241 | 1/21/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |
| Kosmos-1240 | 1/20/1981 | - | government rocket | 1 |