Historical and upcoming launch events.
| Label | Launch Date | Operator | Type | Orbit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meteosat 2/Apple | 6/19/1981 | European Space Agency (ESA) | 3 | ||
| Kosmos-1278 Mission | 6/19/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | 1 | ||
| Kosmos-1277 Mission | 6/17/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 | |
| Kosmos-1276 Mission | 6/16/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO |
| 1 |
| Molniya-3 Mission | 6/9/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | 1 |
| Kosmos-1275 Mission | 6/4/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1274 Mission | 6/3/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| RS-D-1 | 5/31/1981 | Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) | LEO | 1 |
| Intelsat 501 | 5/23/1981 | NASA Glenn Research Center | 1 |
| Kosmos-1273 Mission | 5/22/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| GOES 5 Mission | 5/22/1981 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | 1 |
| Kosmos-1272 Mission | 5/21/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1271 Mission | 5/19/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1270 Mission | 5/18/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Nova 1 | 5/15/1981 | NASA Langley Research Center | LEO | 1 |
| Soyuz-40 Mission | 5/14/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | 1 |
| Meteor-2 Mission | 5/14/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1269 Mission | 5/7/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1268 Mission | 4/28/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1267 Mission | 4/25/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | 2 |
| OPS 7225 Mission | 4/24/1981 | U.S. Space Force | 1 |
| Kosmos-1266 Mission | 4/21/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1265 Mission | 4/16/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1264 Mission | 4/15/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| OFT-1 | 4/12/1981 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1263 Mission | 4/9/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1262 Mission | 4/7/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | 1 |
| Kosmos-1261 Mission | 3/31/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Launch 1981-F02 | 3/28/1981 | - | 1 |
| Molniya-3 Mission | 3/24/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Soyuz-39 Mission | 3/22/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | 1 |
| Kosmos-1260 Mission | 3/20/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Raduga Mission | 3/18/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | GEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1259 Mission | 3/17/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| DSP 10 | 3/16/1981 | U.S. Space Force | GEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1258 Mission | 3/14/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Soyuz T-4 Mission | 3/12/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | 1 |
| Kosmos-1250/1257 | 3/6/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 8 |
| Kosmos-1249 Mission | 3/5/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1248 Mission | 3/5/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| KH-8A | 2/28/1981 | U.S. Space Force | 1 |
| Comstar D-4 | 2/21/1981 | NASA Glenn Research Center | 1 |
| Hinotori Mission | 2/21/1981 | Institute of Space and Aeronautical Sci | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1247 Mission | 2/19/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | 1 |
| Kosmos-1246 Mission | 2/18/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1245 Mission | 2/13/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1244 Mission | 2/12/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kiku-3 Mission | 2/11/1981 | National Space Development Adminstration | 1 |
| Interkosmos-21 Mission | 2/6/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-1243 Mission | 2/2/1981 | Russian Ministry of Defense | LEO | 1 |