Launches from Kourou in 1981
2 orbital launch attempts lifted off from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou in 1981, 2% of the world's 126, all of them successful. Together they put 3 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1981
- 2
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 2%
- of 126
- Busiest month
- June
- 1 launch
- Payload to orbit
- 3 t
Month by month
Orbital launches from Kourou per month, 1981
- 0Jan
- 0Feb
- 0Mar
- 0Apr
- 0May
- 1Jun
- 0Jul
- 0Aug
- 0Sep
- 0Oct
- 0Nov
- 1Dec
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| Month | Kourou |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets flown from Kourou in 1981
Every launch of 1981
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 1981 | Ariane 1 | Meteosat 2 | Success |
| 20 December 1981 | Ariane 1 | Marecs 1 | Success |