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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 15

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 15, 1985, 12:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Ariane 3 | Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
May 8, 1985, 1:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellites

Geostationary Orbit
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Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-B

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 29, 1985, 4:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-51-B was the seventeenth flight of the shuttle program and the seventh for Space Shuttle Challenger. It was the second flight for SpaceLab.

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Molniya-M | Prognoz-10-IK

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 26, 1985, 5:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Prognoz is a series of research satellites to study solar activity and its influence on Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere.

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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 14

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 25, 1985, 9:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 14

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 19, 1985, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Tsiklon-2 | US-P 21

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 18, 1985, 9:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices

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Soyuz U | Foton 1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 16, 1985, 5:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Microgravity research satellite

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Zenit-2 | GVM Tselina-2

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 13, 1985, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Dynamic simulator of the Tselina-2 ELINT satellite

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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-D

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 12, 1985, 1:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-51-D was the sixteenth flight of the shuttle and fourth for the Space Shuttle Discovery. Its mission was to deploy a number of 10 satellites. The landing suffered extensive brake damaged and a ruptured tire. All subsequent landings had to be done at the Edwards Air Force Base until the development and implementation of nose steering.

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