Rocket launches in May 1981
In May 1981, 11 rocket launches flew: 7 by Soviet Union, 3 by US Air Force and 1 by ISRO. All of them succeeded.
Launched
| Date | Mission | Rocket | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strela-2M 24 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Soyuz 40 | Soyuz U | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Meteor-2 7 | Vostok 8A92M | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Nova 1 | Scout G-1 | Vandenberg SFB | Success | |
| Yantar-2K 18 | Soyuz U | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Tselina-D 29 | Vostok 8A92M | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Zenit-6U 39 | Soyuz U | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Zenit-4MKT 17 | Soyuz U | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| GOES 5 | Delta 3914 | Cape Canaveral SFS | Success | |
| Intelsat 501 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Cape Canaveral SFS | Success | |
| Rohini RS-D-1 | SLV-3 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Success |
By place and rocket: Florida 2 · California 1 · Russia and Baikonur 7 · India 1 · Soyuz 4