| Name | Status | Launch Service Provider | Rocket | Mission | Net | Pad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 13 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 13 | 04/09/1981 noon | 132/1 (132L) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
| Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-1 | Launch Successful | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Space Shuttle | STS-1 | 04/12/1981 noon | Launch Complex 39A | Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
| Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 36 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 36 | 04/15/1981 10:30 a.m. | 31/6 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 37 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 37 | 04/16/1981 11:30 a.m. | 41/1 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
| Tsiklon-2 | US-A 18 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 18 | 04/21/1981 3:45 a.m. | 90 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Titan 34B | Jumpseat 6 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Titan 34B | Jumpseat 6 | 04/24/1981 9:32 p.m. | Space Launch Complex 4W | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
| Proton | TKS 2 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Proton | TKS 2 | 04/25/1981 2:01 a.m. | 200/39 (200L) | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 38 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 38 | 04/28/1981 9 a.m. | 31/6 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 24 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 24 | 05/07/1981 1:21 p.m. | 132/1 (132L) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
| Soyuz-U | Soyuz 40 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Soyuz U | Soyuz 40 | 05/14/1981 5:16 p.m. | 1/5 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 7 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 7 | 05/14/1981 9:45 p.m. | 43/3 (43L) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
| Scout G-1 | Nova 1 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Scout G-1 | Nova 1 | 05/15/1981 6:07 a.m. | Space Launch Complex 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
| Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 18 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 18 | 05/18/1981 11:50 a.m. | 31/6 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 29 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 29 | 05/19/1981 3:49 a.m. | 43/3 (43L) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
| Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 39 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 39 | 05/21/1981 9:10 a.m. | 31/6 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 17 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 17 | 05/22/1981 7:10 a.m. | 41/1 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
| Delta 3914 | GOES 5 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Delta 3914 | GOES 5 | 05/22/1981 10:29 p.m. | Space Launch Complex 17A | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
| Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 501 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 501 | 05/23/1981 10:42 p.m. | Launch Complex 36B | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
| SLV-3 | Rohini RS-D-1 | Launch Successful | Indian Space Research Organization | SLV-3 | Rohini RS-D-1 | 05/31/1981 3:33 a.m. | SLV-3 Launch Pad | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India |
| Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 19 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 19 | 06/03/1981 2 p.m. | 41/1 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
| Kosmos-3M | Parus 27 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Kosmos-3M | Parus 27 | 06/04/1981 3:41 p.m. | 132/2 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
| Molniya-M | Molniya-3 30L | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Molniya-M | Molniya-3 30L | 06/09/1981 3:33 a.m. | 41/1 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
| Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 18 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 18 | 06/16/1981 7 a.m. | 43/3 (43L) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
| Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 40 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 40 | 06/17/1981 9:30 a.m. | 31/6 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Ariane 1 | Meteosat 2 | Launch Successful | Arianespace | Ariane 1 | Meteosat 2 | 06/19/1981 12:32 p.m. | Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) | Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana |
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