1980 Rocket Launch Statistics

In 1980, there were 108 orbital launch attempts worldwide, and 103 of them reached orbit. That is 2 fewer than in 1979. By country, the Soviet Union launched 84 and the United States 15. Together they put 411 tonnes of payload in orbit.

Statistics summary

Rockets launched

1980

108

vs 110 in 1979

Per week

2.1

vs 2.1 in 1979

Payload to orbit

1980

411 t

vs 400 t in 1979

Per week

8 t

vs 8 t in 1979

Reached orbit

1980

95%

103 of 108; 3 failures, 2 partial

1979

95%

105 of 110; 4 failures, 1 partial

Who flew

Companies

vs 14 in 1979

Countries

vs 7 in 1979

Who flew in 1980

Company1980 launches1980Share

1980 against 1979. Drawings at one true scale.

Every company, as a table

Orbital launch attempts and payload delivered to orbit by company, 1980.
Company	Launches	Share	Payload to orbit	Share
Progress RSC	57	53%	320 t	78%
Polyot	16	15%	12 t	3%
Convair	8	7%	10 t	3%
RKK Energia	6	6%	10 t	2%
Khrunichev	5	5%	14 t	3%
Yuzhmash	5	5%	14 t	3%
McDonnell Douglas	4	4%	4 t	1%
Lockheed Martin	3	3%	26 t	6%
Aérospatiale	1	1%	–
ISRO	1	1%	35 kg	<1%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	1	1%	260 kg	<1%
Nissan	1	1%	187 kg	<1%

Launches and payload by week

Orbital launch attempts per week, 1980

SpaceX, and the rest of the world by region.

Open in Advanced Statistics & Charts →

Show as table

Orbital launch attempts per week by region, and payload delivered to orbit, 1980, newest week first.
Week of	SpaceX	Rest of US	Europe	China	Russia	India	Rest of World	All	Payload to orbit
21 Dec 1980	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	4	11 t
14 Dec 1980	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	6 t
7 Dec 1980	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	3	2 t
30 Nov 1980	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	9 t
23 Nov 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	8 t
16 Nov 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	4 t
9 Nov 1980	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	2	7 t
2 Nov 1980	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	3 t
26 Oct 1980	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	15 t
19 Oct 1980	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	2 t
12 Oct 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	7 t
5 Oct 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	9 t
28 Sep 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	16 t
21 Sep 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	13 t
14 Sep 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	13 t
7 Sep 1980	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	2	2 t
31 Aug 1980	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	6 t
24 Aug 1980	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	7 t
17 Aug 1980	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	6 t
10 Aug 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	8 t
27 Jul 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	7 t
20 Jul 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	13 t
13 Jul 1980	–	1	–	–	3	1	–	5	11 t
6 Jul 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	7 t
29 Jun 1980	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	12 t
22 Jun 1980	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	6 t
15 Jun 1980	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	15 t
8 Jun 1980	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	11 t
1 Jun 1980	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	4	16 t
25 May 1980	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	15 t
18 May 1980	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	3	7 t
11 May 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	7 t
4 May 1980	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	6 t
27 Apr 1980	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	20 t
20 Apr 1980	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	925 kg
13 Apr 1980	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	10 t
6 Apr 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	8 t
30 Mar 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	7 t
23 Mar 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	10 t
16 Mar 1980	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	800 kg
9 Mar 1980	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	3 t
2 Mar 1980	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	2	8 t
17 Feb 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	2	4	9 t
10 Feb 1980	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	4 t
3 Feb 1980	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	3	21 t
27 Jan 1980	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	2 t
20 Jan 1980	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	9 t
13 Jan 1980	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	2	3 t
6 Jan 1980	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	8 t

Year against year

Orbital launch attempts, year against year, 1977 to 1980

Added up through each year.

Open in Advanced Statistics & Charts →

Show as table

Orbital launch attempts · payload delivered to orbit, added up by the end of each month, 1977 to 1980.
By the end of	1977	1978	1979	1980
January	5 · 14 t	13 · 49 t	8 · 30 t	8 · 22 t
February	16 · 34 t	22 · 67 t	21 · 59 t	18 · 57 t
March	24 · 59 t	36 · 134 t	28 · 93 t	24 · 78 t
April	33 · 83 t	42 · 154 t	38 · 128 t	35 · 124 t
May	44 · 115 t	56 · 186 t	47 · 185 t	44 · 159 t
June	59 · 161 t	70 · 237 t	62 · 241 t	56 · 216 t
July	74 · 219 t	76 · 259 t	72 · 273 t	69 · 257 t
August	85 · 246 t	85 · 291 t	82 · 313 t	73 · 278 t
September	103 · 317 t	91 · 318 t	88 · 341 t	81 · 322 t
October	112 · 337 t	105 · 357 t	99 · 365 t	90 · 360 t
November	115 · 338 t	112 · 386 t	103 · 375 t	97 · 383 t
December	130 · 380 t	128 · 428 t	110 · 400 t	108 · 411 t

Busiest rockets in 1980

Launches and payload by country in 1980

Orbital launch attempts by country, 1980

By the country of the rocket.

Open in Advanced Statistics & Charts →

Show as table

Orbital launch attempts and payload delivered to orbit by the country of the rocket, 1980.
Country	Launches	Share	Payload to orbit	Share
Soviet Union	84	78%	356 t	87%
United States	15	14%	41 t	10%
Ukraine	5	5%	14 t	3%
Japan	2	2%	447 kg	<1%
France	1	1%	–
India	1	1%	35 kg	<1%