Rocket Launches in 1985
Spaceflight in 1985: The shuttle flies nine missions, its busiest year, and Atlantis joins the fleet. In June a Soviet crew docks with the dead Salyut 7 and brings the station back to life. Probes head for Halley's Comet: the two Soviet Vegas drop balloons into the atmosphere of Venus on the way, and Europe's Giotto and Japan's first deep-space probes follow.
125 launches in 1985 · 5 failures
Launch list for 1985
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-01-07 | Mu-3S-II | Sakigake | Nissan | Success |
| 1985-01-09 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 12 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-01-15 | Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 1 to 6 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-01-16 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 36L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-01-16 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 10 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-01-17 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 36 | Polyot | Success |
| 1985-01-18 | Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 11 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1985-01-23 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 20 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-01-24 | Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 47 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-01-24 | Space Shuttle | STS-51-C | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1985-02-01 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 48 | Polyot | Success |
| 1985-02-06 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 11 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-02-06 | Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2 12 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-02-08 | Titan 34B | Quasar 6 | LM | Success |
| 1985-02-08 | Ariane 3 | Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1985-02-21 | Proton-K/DM | US-KS 3 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1985-02-27 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 13 (Kosmos 1630) | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-02-27 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-1 18 | Polyot | Success |
| 1985-03-01 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 12 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-03-05 | Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 48 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-03-13 | Atlas E/OIS | Geosat 1 | Convair | Success |
| 1985-03-14 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 49 | Polyot | Success |
| 1985-03-21 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 289-296 | Polyot | Success |
| 1985-03-22 | Proton-K/DM | Ekran | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1985-03-22 | Atlas G Centaur | Intelsat 510 | Convair | Success |
| 1985-03-25 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4KS1 3 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-04-03 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 13 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-04-12 | Space Shuttle | STS-51-D | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1985-04-13 | Zenit-2 | GVM Tselina-2 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1985-04-16 | Soyuz U | Foton 1 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-04-18 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 21 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-04-19 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 14 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-04-25 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 14 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-04-26 | Molniya-M 2BL | Prognoz-10-IK | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-04-29 | Space Shuttle | STS-51-B | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1985-05-08 | Ariane 3 | Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1985-05-15 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 15 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-05-17 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 10 & 11 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1985-05-22 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 52L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-05-23 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 15 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-05-29 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 39L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-05-30 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tsikada 12 | Polyot | Success |
| 1985-05-30 | Proton K/DM-2 | Tselina-2 2 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1985-06-06 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz T-13 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-06-07 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Resurs-F1 17F41 54L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-06-11 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 39 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-06-13 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 16 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-06-14 | Tsiklon-3 | Geo-IK 6 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-06-17 | Space Shuttle | STS-51-G | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1985-06-18 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 40 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-06-19 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-2 20 | Polyot | Success |
| 1985-06-21 | Soyuz U | Progress 24 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-06-21 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 55L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-06-21 | Zenit-2 | GVM Tselina-2 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1985-06-26 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 17 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-06-30 | Atlas G Centaur | Intelsat 511 | Convair | Success |
| 1985-07-02 | Ariane 1 | Giotto | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1985-07-03 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 18 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-07-08 | Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 49 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-07-10 | Soyuz U | Bion 7 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-07-15 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 19 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-07-17 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 37L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-07-19 | Soyuz U | Kosmos 1669 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-07-29 | Space Shuttle | STS-51-F | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1985-08-01 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 26 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-08-02 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 20 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-08-03 | Scout G-1 | Transit-O 24,30 | Vought | Success |
| 1985-08-07 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 57L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-08-08 | Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 5 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-08-08 | Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 50 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-08-08 | Proton-K/DM | Raduga 16 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1985-08-12 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 41 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-08-16 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 16 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-08-18 | Mu-3S-II | Suisei | Nissan | Success |
| 1985-08-22 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1T 64 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-08-23 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 27 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-08-27 | Space Shuttle | STS-51-I | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1985-08-28 | Titan 34D | KH-11 7 | LM | Failure |
| 1985-08-29 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 53L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-08-29 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 17 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-09-04 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 37 | Polyot | Success |
| 1985-09-06 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 27 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-09-12 | Ariane 3 | ECS 3 & Spacenet 3 | Aérospatiale | Failure |
| 1985-09-17 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz T-14 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-09-19 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 22 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-09-19 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 21 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-09-24 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 42 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-09-26 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 22 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-09-27 | Proton-K | TKS-M | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1985-09-28 | Atlas G Centaur | Intelsat 512 | Convair | Success |
| 1985-09-30 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 43 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-10-02 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-2 21 | Polyot | Success |
| 1985-10-03 | Vostok 8A92M | Resurs-O1 1 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1985-10-03 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 38L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-10-03 | Space Shuttle | STS-51-J | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1985-10-09 | Atlas E/SGS-2 | GPS 11 | Convair | Success |
| 1985-10-09 | Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 7 to 12 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-10-16 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 23 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-10-21 | Long March 2C | FSW-0 7 | CASC | Success |
| 1985-10-22 | Zenit-2 | GVM Tselina-2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-10-22 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 44 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-10-23 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1T 65 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-10-23 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 50 | Polyot | Failure |
| 1985-10-24 | Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-3 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-10-25 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 18 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-10-25 | Proton K/DM-2 | Luch #1 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1985-10-28 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1T 66 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-10-30 | Space Shuttle | STS-61-A | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1985-11-09 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 45 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-11-13 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 24 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-11-15 | Proton-K/DM | Raduga 17 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1985-11-22 | Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 51 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-11-27 | Space Shuttle | STS-61-B | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1985-11-28 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 51 | Polyot | Success |
| 1985-12-03 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 25 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-12-11 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 19 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-12-12 | Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 52 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-12-13 | Scout G-1 | ITV 1 & 2 | Vought | Success |
| 1985-12-13 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 56L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-12-19 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 52 | Polyot | Success |
| 1985-12-24 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 40L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-12-24 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 12 & 13 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1985-12-26 | Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2 13 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1985-12-27 | Soyuz U | Efir 2 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1985-12-28 | Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 3 | Yuzhmash | Success |