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1981 in spaceflight

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Field	Value
year	1981
image	Space Shuttle Columbia launching.jpg
caption	The launch of STS-1, the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle
first	6 January
last	23 December
total	126
success	119
failed	6
partial	1
catalogued	123
maidens	N-II

retired	Feng Bao 1
orbital	5
totalcrew	10
firstsat	Bulgaria
firsttrav	Mongolia
Romania

Romania The following is an outline of 1981 in spaceflight.

STS-1

Launches

January

|- |d-date = 20 January |d-date = 3 July 1999 |d-date = 10 January |d-date = 14 January |d-date = 28 January |d-date = 19 January |d-date = 20 January |d-date = 17 February |d-date = 21 January |d-date = 21 January |d-date = 23 January |d-date = 20 March |d-date = 26 January |d-date = 8 May 2014 |d-date = 27 January |d-date = 29 January Technology |d-date = 29 January

February

|- |d-date = 2 February |d-date = 4 February |d-date = 4 February |d-date = 4 February |d-date = 4 February |d-date = 4 February |d-date = 5 February |d-date = 7 July 1982 |d-date = 7 February |d-date = 7 February |d-date = 9 February |d-date = 9 February |d-date = 12 February |d-date = 27 February |d-date = 13 February |d-date = 17 February |d-date = 17 February |d-date = 17 February |d-date = 13 March |d-date = 18 February |d-date = 18 February |d-date = 11 July 1991 SSC Parallax TongaSat |d-date = 21 February |d-date = 25 February |d-date = 20 June

March

|- |d-date = 1 March |d-date = 4 April |d-date = 5 March |d-date = 19 July |d-date = 7 March Auroral research |d-date = 7 March |d-date = 7 March |d-date = 7 March |d-date = 8 March |d-date = 12 March |d-date = 26 May |d-time = 12:37:34 |d-date = 13 March |d-date = 14 March |d-date = 15 March |d-date = 31 March |d-date = 22 May 1982 |d-date = 30 March |d-time = 11:40:58 |d-date = 24 March |d-date = 19 October 1992 |d-date = 25 March |d-date = 28 March |d-date = 28 March |d-date = 28 March |d-date = 30 March

April

|- |d-date = 1 April |d-date = 1 April |d-date = 1 April |d-date = 1 April |d-date = 2 April |d-date = 3 April |d-date = 3 April |d-date = 4 April |d-date = 21 April |d-date = 7 April |d-date = 7 April |d-date = 7 April |d-date = 14 April |d-span=2 |d-span = inherit |d-date = 29 April |d-date = 28 April |d-date = 18 April |d-date = 20 May |d-date = 22 April |d-date = 29 July 1982 |d-date = 27 April |d-date = 12 May |d-date = 30 April |d-date =
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May

|- |d-date = 4 May |d-date = 6 May |d-date = 8 May |d-date = 22 May |d-time = 13:58:30 |d-date = 17 June |d-date = 4 June |d-date = 4 June |d-date = 27 May |d-date = 8 June |d-date =
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June

|- |d-date = 3 July |d-date = 3 June |d-date = 10 February 1998 |d-date = 12 June |d-date = 12 June |d-date = 29 June |d-date = 1 July |d-date = 19 June |d-date = 19 June |d-date = 19 June |d-date = 19 June Technology |d-date = 2 September 2000 |d-date = 14 December 1991 |d-date = 26 June |d-date =
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July

|- |d-date = 15 July |d-date = 16 July |d-date = 21 July |d-date = 16 April 1990 |d-date = 11 July |d-date = 11 July |d-date = 11 July |d-date = 11 July |d-date = 14 August |d-date = 31 July |d-date = 12 August |d-date = 31 July |d-date =
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August

|- |d-date = 1 August |d-date = 19 February 1983 |d-date = 16 October 1982 |d-date = 9 August |d-date = 13 August |d-date = 13 August |d-date = 13 August |d-date = 13 August |d-date = 13 September |d-date = 14 August |d-date = 30 August |d-date = 18 August |d-date = 2 October |d-date = 22 August Auroal research |d-date = 24 August |d-date = 27 September |d-date = 25 August |d-date = 10 September |d-date = 28 August |d-date = 28 August |d-date = 28 August |d-date = 28 August |d-date = 28 August |d-date =
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September

|- |d-date = 23 November 1984 |d-date = 18 September |d-date = 5 September |d-date = 7 September |d-date = 8 September Achieved: Medium Earth |d-date = 12 September |d-date = 12 July 1982 |d-date = 29 September |d-date = 1 October |d-date = 18 September |d-date = 17 August 1982 |d-date = 6 October 1982 |d-date = 26 September |d-date = 22 September |d-date = 22 September |d-date = 3 April 1989 |d-date = 28 August 1983 |d-date = 27 February 1982 |d-date = 26 February 1982 |d-date = 5 December 1982 |d-date = 5 December 1982 |d-date = 17 December 1982 |d-date = 16 December 1982 |d-date = 22 December 1982 |d-date = 23 December 1982 |d-date = 24 December 1982 |d-date = 18 December 1982 |d-date = 17 December 1982 |d-date = 17 December 1982 |d-date = 16 December 1982 |d-date = 31 December 1982 |d-date = 31 December 1982 |d-date = 31 December 1982 |d-date = 28 February 1983 |d-date = 28 February 1983 |d-date = 28 February 1983 |d-date = 28 February 1983 |d-date = 28 February 1983 |d-date = 28 February 1983 |d-date = 28 February 1983 |d-date = 28 February 1983 |d-date = 29 September |d-date = 29 September |d-date = 29 September |d-date = 30 September |d-date = 30 September

October

|- |d-date = 15 October |d-date = 4 October |d-date = 5 March 1991 Amateur radio |d-date = 13 October 1989 |d-date = 22 October |d-date = 13 October |d-date = 13 October |d-date = 14 October |d-date = 29 October |d-date = 16 October |d-date = 9 January 1997 |d-date = 17 October |d-date = 21 October |d-date = 21 October |d-date = 25 October |d-date = 1 March 1982 | d-time = 03:20

November

|- |d-date = 4 December |d-date = 5 March 1982 |d-date = 7 November |d-date = 9 November |d-date = 14 November |d-date = Unknown |d-span = inherit |d-span = inherit |d-date = 27 November |d-date = 15 November |d-date = 2 November 1993 |d-date = 17 November |d-date = 17 November |d-date = 30 November 1991 |d-date = 23 November |d-date = 24 November |d-date = 27 November |d-date =
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December

|- |d-date = 1 December |d-date = 1 December |d-date = 18 December |d-date = 6 December |d-date = 7 December |d-date = 7 December |d-date = 8 December |d-date = 9 December |d-date = 9 December |d-date = 9 December |d-date = 10 December |d-date = 13 December |d-date = 13 December |d-date = 16 December |d-time = +20 seconds |d-date = 19 January 1982 |d-date = 19 December Technology Ionospheric research |d-date = 21 December |d-date = 22 December |d-date = 27 December |d-date =
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Deep-space rendezvous

Date (UTC)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
26 August	Voyager 2	Flyby of Saturn	Gravity assist; Closest approach: 101000 km

References

Footnotes

References

Table of artificial satellites launched in 1981. ''International Telecommunications Union.'' 1982. https://search.itu.int/history/HistoryDigitalCollectionDocLibrary/7.15.70.en.100.pdf

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