Rocket launches in December 1981
In December 1981, 8 rocket launches flew: 5 by Soviet Union, 2 by US Air Force and 1 by Arianespace. One failed.
Launched
| Date | Mission | Rocket | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tselina-D 32 | Tsiklon-3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Zenit-6U 51 | Soyuz U | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Intelsat 503 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Cape Canaveral SFS | Success | |
| Radio Sputnik 3 to 8 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Navstar 7 | Atlas E/SVS | Vandenberg SFB | Failure | |
| Yantar-2K 23 | Soyuz U | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Marecs 1 | Ariane 1 | Guiana Space Centre | Success | |
| Molniya-1K 52 | Molniya-M 2BL | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success |
By place and rocket: Florida 1 · California 1 · Russia and Baikonur 5 · French Guiana 1 · Soyuz 2