În anul 1981, au avut loc un total de 126 tentative de lansări orbitale, din care 3 eșecuri.

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ȚARA           SUCCESE  EȘECURI  TOTAL
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Rusia          98       2        100
Statele Unite  18       1        19
Japonia        3        0        3
Europa         2        0        2
China          1        0        1
India          1        0        1
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În tabelul de mai jos sunt afișate toate tentativele de lansare orbitală din 1981.

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ID        DATA              LANSATOR              SERIE           MISIUNE                                  ORB  CENTRU         TR  R
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1981-123  1981-12-23 1315   Molniya 8K78M         78039  -640     Molniya-1 (Molniya-1 11F658 No. 55)      MOL  BKNR LC1       RU  S
1981-122  1981-12-20 0129   Ariane 1              L04             Marecs 1 (Marecs A)                      GTO  KROU ELA1      EU  S
1981-121  1981-12-19 1150   Soyuz-U               77049  -428     Kosmos-1330 (Feniks No. 952)             LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-F03  1981-12-19 0110   Atlas E/SVS           76E             GPS 7 (Navstar GPS SVN 7)                MTO  VAND SLC3E     US  F
1981-120  1981-12-17 1100   Kosmos 11K65M         53775-120       RS-3/8 (RS-3)                            LEO  PSTK LC132/2   RU  S
1981-119  1981-12-15 2335   Atlas SLV-3D Centaur  AC-55           Intelsat 503 (INTELSAT V F3)             GTO  CAPE LC36A     US  S
1981-118  1981-12-04 0950   Soyuz-U               76053  -980     Kosmos-1329 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-117  1981-12-03 1147   Tsiklon-3             45029-803       Kosmos-1328 (Tselina-D)                  LEO  PSTK LC32/1    RU  S
1981-116  1981-11-28 1808   Kosmos 11K65M         65093-121       Kosmos-1320/1327 (Strela-1M)             LEO  PSTK LC132/2   RU  S
1981-115  1981-11-20 0830   Kosmos 11K65M         47193-468       Bhaskara 2 (SEO B)                       LEO  KAPY LC107/2   RU  S
1981-114  1981-11-20 0137   Delta 3910/PAM        640/D158        Satcom 3R (RCA-D)                        GTO  CAPE LC17A     US  S
1981-113  1981-11-17 1525   Molniya 8K78M         78026  -601     Molniya-1                                MOL  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-112  1981-11-13 0930   Soyuz-U               78039  -429     Kosmos-1319 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-111  1981-11-12 1510   Space Shuttle         STS-2           OFT-2/OSTA-1 (OV-102 OFT-2)              LEO  KSCF LC39A     US  S
1981-110  1981-11-04 0531   Proton-K/D-1          311-02          Venera-14 (4V-1M No. 761)                EEO  BKNR LC200/39  RU  S
1981-109  1981-11-03 1300   Soyuz-U               77023  -977     Kosmos-1318 (Feniks No. 944)             LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-108  1981-10-31 2253   Molniya 8K78M         76047  -555     Kosmos-1317 (Oko)                        MOL  PSTK LC16/2    RU  S
1981-107  1981-10-31 0922   Titan IIIC            23C-21 (3C-39)  OPS 4029 (VORTEX 3)                      GEO  CAPE LC40      US  S
1981-106  1981-10-30 0604   Proton-K/D-1          311-01          Venera-13 (4V-1M No. 760)                EEO  BKNR LC200/40  RU  S
1981-105  1981-10-17 0559   Molniya 8K78M         78055  -530     Molniya-3 (Molniya-3 No. 31)             MOL  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-104  1981-10-15 0915   Soyuz-U               78039  -423     Kosmos-1316 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-103  1981-10-13 2301   Vostok 8A92M          78017  -357     Kosmos-1315 (Tselina-D)                  LEO  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-102  1981-10-09 1659   Proton-K/DM           310-01          Raduga (Gran' No. 20L)                   GEO  BKNR LC200/39  RU  S
1981-101  1981-10-09 1040   Soyuz-U               77049  -079     Kosmos-1314 (Fram)                       LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-100  1981-10-06 1127   Delta 2310            639/D157        SME (Solar Mesosphere Explore)           SSO  VAND SLC2W     US  S
1981-099  1981-10-01 0900   Soyuz-U               78039  -427     Kosmos-1313 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-098  1981-09-30 0800   Tsiklon-3             51099-801       Kosmos-1312 (Musson No. 12)              LEO  PSTK LC32/1    RU  S
1981-097  1981-09-28 2100   Kosmos 11K65M         53775-114       Kosmos-1311 (Romb)                       LEO  PSTK LC132/2   RU  S
1981-096  1981-09-24 2309   Delta 3910/PAM        641/D156        SBS 2                                    GTO  CAPE LC17A     US  S
1981-095  1981-09-23 0800   Kosmos 11K65M         53719-527       Kosmos-1310 (Vektor)                     LEO  PSTK LC132/2   RU  S
1981-094  1981-09-21 1310   Tsiklon-3             67099-802       Aureole 3 (AUOS-Z 401 M-A-IK)            LEO  PSTK LC32/1    RU  S
1981-093  1981-09-19 2128   Feng Bao 1            XCZ-1-02        SJ-2 (shijian erhao B xing)              LEO  JIUQ LA2B      CN  S
1981-092  1981-09-18 0930   Soyuz-U               77023  -802     Kosmos-1309 (Orion)                      LEO  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-091  1981-09-18 0334   Kosmos 11K65M         47175-113       Kosmos-1308 (Parus)                      LEO  PSTK LC132/1   RU  S
1981-090  1981-09-15 1130   Soyuz-U               78039  -416     Kosmos-1307 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-089  1981-09-14 2031   Tsiklon-2             67055-505       Kosmos-1306 (US-PM)                      LEO  BKNR LC90      RU  S
1981-088  1981-09-11 0843   Molniya 8K78M         78055  -535     Kosmos-1305 (Molniya-3 No. 28)           MOL  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-087  1981-09-04 1106   Kosmos 11K65M         53755-108       Kosmos-1304 (Tsikada)                    LEO  PSTK LC132/1   RU  S
1981-086  1981-09-04 0800   Soyuz-U               78017  -941     Kosmos-1303 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-085  1981-09-03 1829?  Titan IIID            23D-22          KH-11 (KH11-4 KENNAN)                    SSO  VAND SLC4E     US  S
1981-084  1981-08-28 1618   Kosmos 11K65M         47155-101       Kosmos-1302 (Strela-2M)                  LEO  PSTK LC132/1   RU  S
1981-083  1981-08-27 1030   Soyuz-U               77049  -116     Kosmos-1301 (Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 16)     LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-082  1981-08-24 2140   Tsiklon-3             51099-801       Kosmos-1300 (Tselina-D)                  LEO  PSTK LC32/1    RU  S
1981-081  1981-08-24 1637   Tsiklon-2             51048-205       Kosmos-1299 (US-A reactor)               LEO  BKNR LC90      RU  S
1981-080  1981-08-21 1020   Soyuz-U               78039  -115     Kosmos-1298 (Yantar'-4K2)                LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-079  1981-08-18 0930   Soyuz-U               76053  -481     Kosmos-1297 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-078  1981-08-13 1620   Soyuz-U               76053  -978     Kosmos-1296 (Feniks No. 943)             LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-077  1981-08-12 0546   Kosmos 11K65M         47198-324       Kosmos-1295 (Parus)                      LEO  PSTK LC132/2   RU  S
1981-076  1981-08-10 2003   N-2                   N-8(F)          GMS 2                                    GTO  TNSC N         JP  S
1981-075  1981-08-07 1335   Vostok 8A92M          78039  -375     IK Bulgaria-1300                         LEO  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-074  1981-08-06 1149   Kosmos 11K65M         65055-112       Kosmos-1287/1294 (Strela-1M)             LEO  PSTK LC132/2   RU  S
1981-073  1981-08-06 0816   Atlas SLV-3D Centaur  AC-59           FLTSATCOM 5 (FLTSATCOM F5)               GTO  CAPE LC36A     US  S
1981-072  1981-08-04 0828   Tsiklon-2             67028-203       Kosmos-1286 (US-PM1)                     LEO  BKNR LC90      RU  S
1981-071  1981-08-04 0012   Molniya 8K78M         76047  -522     Kosmos-1285 (Oko)                        MOL  PSTK LC16/2    RU  S
1981-070  1981-08-03 0956   Delta 3913            642/D155        DE 1/DE 2 (DE A)                         HEO  VAND SLC2W     US  S
1981-069  1981-07-30 2138   Proton-K/DM           301-02          Raduga (Gran' No. 19L)                   GEO  BKNR LC200/39  RU  S
1981-068  1981-07-29 1155   Soyuz-U               78039  -421     Kosmos-1284 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-067  1981-07-17 0800   Soyuz-U               76047  -940     Kosmos-1283 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-066  1981-07-15 1300   Soyuz-U               78017  -951     Kosmos-1282 (Feniks No. 951)             LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-065  1981-07-10 0514   Vostok 8A92M          76042  -389     Meteor-Priroda (Meteor-Priroda No. 2-4)  SSO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-064  1981-07-07 1230   Soyuz-U               76053  -477     Kosmos-1281 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-063  1981-07-02 0710   Soyuz-U               78026  -663     Kosmos-1280 (Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 15)     LEO  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-062  1981-07-01 0930   Soyuz-U               78039  -422     Kosmos-1279 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-061  1981-06-25 2355   Proton-K/DM           305-01          Ekran (Ekran No. 21L)                    GEO  BKNR LC200/40  RU  S
1981-060  1981-06-24 1747   Molniya 8K78M         76038  -607     Molniya-1                                MOL  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-059  1981-06-23 1052   Atlas F               87F             NOAA 7 (NOAA C)                          SSO  VAND SLC3W     US  S
1981-058  1981-06-19 1937   Molniya 8K78M         76047  -554     Kosmos-1278 (Oko)                        MOL  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-057  1981-06-19 1232   Ariane 1              L03             Meteosat 2/Apple (Meteosat F2)           GTO  KROU ELA1      EU  S
1981-056  1981-06-17 0930   Soyuz-U               78039  -417     Kosmos-1277 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-055  1981-06-16 0700   Soyuz-U               78039  -078     Kosmos-1276 (Fram)                       LEO  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-054  1981-06-09 0333   Molniya 8K78M         76053  -622     Molniya-3 (Molniya-3 No. 30)             MOL  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-053  1981-06-04 1541   Kosmos 11K65M         65098-323       Kosmos-1275 (Parus)                      LEO  PSTK LC132/2   RU  S
1981-052  1981-06-03 1400   Soyuz-U               76053  -483     Kosmos-1274 (Feniks No. 942)             LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-051  1981-05-31 0333   SLV-3                 SLV-3-D1        RS-D-1 (Rohini RS-D-1)                   LEO  SADH SLV       IN  S
1981-050  1981-05-23 2242   Atlas SLV-3D Centaur  AC-56           Intelsat 501 (INTELSAT V F1)             GTO  CAPE LC36B     US  S
1981-049  1981-05-22 2229   Delta 3914            645/D154        GOES 5 (GOES E)                          STO  CAPE LC17A     US  S
1981-048  1981-05-22 0710   Soyuz-U               76053  -077     Kosmos-1273 (Fram)                       LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-047  1981-05-21 0910   Soyuz-U               78039  -418     Kosmos-1272 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-046  1981-05-19 0349   Vostok 8A92M          78017  -355     Kosmos-1271 (Tselina-D)                  LEO  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-045  1981-05-18 1150   Soyuz-U               76053  -485     Kosmos-1270 (Feniks No. 980)             LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-044  1981-05-15 0607   Scout G-1             S192C           Nova 1                                   LEO  VAND SLC5      US  S
1981-043  1981-05-14 2145   Vostok 8A92M          77052  -392     Meteor-2 (Meteor-2 No. 8)                LEO  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-042  1981-05-14 1716   Soyuz-U               P 15000-246     Soyuz-40 (Soyuz 7K-T No. 56)             LSS  BKNR LC1       RU  S
1981-041  1981-05-07 1321   Kosmos 11K65M         47198-321       Kosmos-1269 (Strela-2M)                  LEO  PSTK LC132/1   RU  S
1981-040  1981-04-28 0900   Soyuz-U               77053  -484     Kosmos-1268 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-039  1981-04-25 0201   Proton-K              299-02          Kosmos-1267 (TKS No. 16301)              LSS  BKNR LC200/39  RU  S
1981-038  1981-04-24 2132   Titan 34B             34B-8  (3B-60)  OPS 7225 (Jumpseat 6)                    MOL  VAND SLC4W     US  S
1981-037  1981-04-21 0345   Tsiklon-2             51035-504       Kosmos-1266 (US-A reactor)               LEO  BKNR LC90      RU  S
1981-036  1981-04-16 1130   Soyuz-U               76053  -479     Kosmos-1265 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-035  1981-04-15 1030   Soyuz-U               76053  -482     Kosmos-1264 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-034  1981-04-12 1200   Space Shuttle         STS-1           OFT-1 (OV-102 OFT-1)                     LEO  KSCF LC39A     US  S
1981-033  1981-04-09 1200   Kosmos 11K65M         53798-322       Kosmos-1263 (Vektor)                     LEO  PSTK LC132/1   RU  S
1981-032  1981-04-07 1051   Soyuz-U               76053  -480     Kosmos-1262 (Zenit-6)                    MOL  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-031  1981-03-31 0939   Molniya 8K78M         78017  -553     Kosmos-1261 (Oko)                        LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-F02  1981-03-28 0930   Soyuz-U               78055  -927     - (Feniks No. 979)                       MOL  BKNR LC31      RU  F
1981-030  1981-03-24 0331   Molniya 8K78M         77025  -525     Molniya-3 (Molniya-3 No. 24)             LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-029  1981-03-22 1458   Soyuz-U               P 15000-257     Soyuz-39 (Soyuz 7K-T No. 55)             LSS  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-028  1981-03-20 2345   Tsiklon-2             45035-503       Kosmos-1260 (US-P)                       LEO  BKNR LC90      RU  S
1981-027  1981-03-18 0440   Proton-K/DM           306-01          Raduga (Gran' No. 18L)                   GEO  BKNR LC200/40  RU  S
1981-026  1981-03-17 0840   Soyuz-U               77023  -468     Kosmos-1259 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-025  1981-03-16 1924   Titan IIIC            23C-22 (3C-40)  DSP 10                                   GEO  CAPE LC40      US  S
1981-024  1981-03-14 1655   Tsiklon-2             45048-204       Kosmos-1258 (IS)                         LEO  BKNR LC90      RU  S
1981-023  1981-03-12 1900   Soyuz-U               Ts15000-266     Soyuz T-4 (Soyuz 7K-ST No. 10L)          LSS  BKNR LC1       RU  S
1981-022  1981-03-06 1131   Kosmos 11K65M         53767-247       Kosmos-1250/1257 (Strela-1M)             LEO  PSTK LC132/2   RU  S
1981-021  1981-03-05 1809   Tsiklon-2             67052-104       Kosmos-1249 (US-A reactor)               LEO  BKNR LC90      RU  S
1981-020  1981-03-05 1500   Soyuz-U               77023  -475 ?   Kosmos-1248 (Feniks No. 940)             LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-019  1981-02-28 1910?  Titan 24B             24B-24 (3B-59)  KH-8A (GAMBIT-3 Mission 4351)            SSO  VAND SLC4W     US  S
1981-018  1981-02-21 2323   Atlas SLV-3D Centaur  AC-42           Comstar D-4                              GTO  CAPE LC36A     US  S
1981-017  1981-02-21 0030   Mu-3S                 M-3S-2          Hinotori (ASTRO-A)                       LEO  KAGO M         JP  S
1981-016  1981-02-19 1000   Molniya 8K78M         76047  -549     Kosmos-1247 (Oko)                        MOL  PSTK LC16/2    RU  S
1981-015  1981-02-18 0900   Soyuz-U               Ts15000-264     Kosmos-1246 (Siluet No. 1)               LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-014  1981-02-13 1115   Soyuz-U               76053  -478     Kosmos-1245 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-013  1981-02-12 1821   Kosmos 11K65M         65098-320       Kosmos-1244 (Parus)                      LEO  PSTK LC132/1   RU  S
1981-012  1981-02-11 0830   N-2                   N-7(F)          Kiku-3 (ETS-4)                           GTO  TNSC N         JP  S
1981-011  1981-02-06 0800   Kosmos 11K65M         53793-478       Interkosmos-21 (AUOS-Z R-P-IK)           LEO  PSTK LC132/1   RU  S
1981-010  1981-02-02 0219   Tsiklon-2             45028-201       Kosmos-1243 (IS)                         LEO  BKNR LC90      RU  S
1981-009  1981-01-30 1627   Molniya 8K78M         76038  -510     Molniya-1                                MOL  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-008  1981-01-27 1458   Vostok 8A92M          78017  -354     Kosmos-1242 (Tselina-D)                  LEO  PSTK LC43/3    RU  S
1981-007  1981-01-24 1418   Soyuz-U               P 15000-235     Progress-12 (Progress 7K-TG No. 113)     LSS  BKNR LC1       RU  S
1981-F01  1981-01-23 1120   Tsiklon-3             45083-621       - (Musson No. 11)                        LEO  PSTK LC32/1    RU  F
1981-006  1981-01-21 0829   Kosmos 11K65M         65082-427       Kosmos-1241 (Lira)                       LEO  PSTK LC132/1   RU  S
1981-005  1981-01-20 1100   Soyuz-U               77023  -975     Kosmos-1240 (Feniks No. 975)             LEO  BKNR LC31      RU  S
1981-004  1981-01-16 1200   Soyuz-U               78017  -821     Kosmos-1239 (Orion)                      LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-003  1981-01-16 0900   Kosmos 11K65M         53798-319       Kosmos-1238 (Vektor)                     LEO  PSTK LC132/1   RU  S
1981-002  1981-01-09 1457   Molniya 8K78M         77023  -617     Molniya-3 (Molniya-3 No. 25)             MOL  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
1981-001  1981-01-06 1215   Soyuz-U               77023  -474     Kosmos-1237 (Zenit-6)                    LEO  PSTK LC41/1    RU  S
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