January 1981
6 Jan
Kosmos 1237
Soyuz9 Jan
Molniya 3-25L
Molniya16 Jan
Kosmos 1238
Kosmos16 Jan
Kosmos 1239
Soyuz20 Jan
Kosmos 1240
Soyuz21 Jan
Kosmos 1241
Kosmos23 Jan
GEO-IK
Tsyklon24 Jan
Progress 12
Soyuz27 Jan
Kosmos 1242
Vostok30 Jan
Molniya 1-49
Molniya
February 1981
2 Feb
Kosmos 1243
Tsyklon6 Feb
Interkosmos 21
Kosmos11 Feb
ETS-4
Thor12 Feb
Kosmos 1244
Kosmos13 Feb
Kosmos 1245
Soyuz18 Feb
Kosmos 1246
Soyuz19 Feb
Kosmos 1247
Molniya21 Feb
ASTRO-A
Mu21 Feb
Comstar D4
Atlas28 Feb
OPS-1166
Titan
March 1981
5 Mar
Kosmos 1249
Soyuz5 Mar
Kosmos 1249
Tsyklon6 Mar
Kosmos 1250-1257
Kosmos12 Mar
Soyuz T-4
Soyuz14 Mar
Kosmos 1258
Tsyklon16 Mar
OPS-7350
Titan17 Mar
Kosmos 1259
Soyuz18 Mar
Gran' #18L
Proton20 Mar
Kosmos 1260
Tsyklon22 Mar
Soyuz 39
Soyuz24 Mar
Molniya 3-24L
Molniya28 Mar
Yantar-2K 979
Soyuz31 Mar
Kosmos 1261
Molniya
April 1981
7 Apr
Kosmos 1262
Soyuz9 Apr
Kosmos 1263
Kosmos12 Apr
STS-1
Space Shuttle15 Apr
Kosmos 1264
Soyuz16 Apr
Kosmos 1265
Soyuz21 Apr
Kosmos 1266
Tsyklon24 Apr
OPS-7225
Titan25 Apr
Kosmos 1267
Proton28 Apr
Kosmos 1268
Soyuz
May 1981
7 May
Kosmos 1269
Kosmos14 May
Soyuz 40
Soyuz14 May
Meteor 2-7
Vostok15 May
Nova 1
Scout18 May
Kosmos 1270
Soyuz19 May
Kosmos 1271
Vostok21 May
Kosmos 1272
Soyuz22 May
Kosmos 1273
Soyuz22 May
GOES-E
Delta23 May
Intelsat V F-1
Atlas31 May
Rohini RS-D1
SLV
June 1981
3 Jun
Kosmos 1274
Soyuz4 Jun
Kosmos 1275
Kosmos9 Jun
Molniya 3-30L
Molniya16 Jun
Kosmos 1276
Soyuz17 Jun
Kosmos 1277
Soyuz19 Jun
19 Jun
Kosmos 1278
Molniya23 Jun
NOAA-7
Atlas24 Jun
Molniya 1-50
Molniya25 Jun
Ekran #21L
Proton
July 1981
1 Jul
Kosmos 1279
Soyuz2 Jul
Kosmos 1280
Soyuz7 Jul
Kosmos 1281
Soyuz10 Jul
Meteor 1-31
Vostok15 Jul
Kosmos 1282
Soyuz17 Jul
Kosmos 1283
Soyuz29 Jul
Kosmos 1284
Soyuz30 Jul
Gran' #19L
Proton
August 1981
3 Aug
Explorer 62
Delta4 Aug
Kosmos 1285
Molniya4 Aug
Kosmos 1286
Tsyklon6 Aug
Kosmos 1287-1294
Kosmos6 Aug
FLTSATCOM-5
Atlas7 Aug
Interkosmos 22
Vostok10 Aug
GMS-2
Thor12 Aug
Kosmos 1295
Kosmos13 Aug
Kosmos 1296
Soyuz18 Aug
Kosmos 1297
Soyuz21 Aug
Kosmos 1298
Soyuz24 Aug
Kosmos 1299
Tsyklon24 Aug
Kosmos 1300
Tsyklon27 Aug
Kosmos 1301
Soyuz28 Aug
Kosmos 1302
Kosmos
September 1981
3 Sep
OPS-3984
Titan4 Sep
Kosmos 1304
Kosmos4 Sep
Kosmos 1303
Soyuz11 Sep
Kosmos 1305
Molniya14 Sep
Kosmos 1306
Tsyklon15 Sep
Kosmos 1307
Soyuz18 Sep
Kosmos 1308
Kosmos18 Sep
Kosmos 1309
Soyuz21 Sep
Aureole 3
Tsyklon23 Sep
Kosmos 1310
Kosmos24 Sep
SBS-2
Delta28 Sep
Kosmos 1311
Kosmos30 Sep
Kosmos 1312
Tsyklon
October 1981
1 Oct
Kosmos 1313
Soyuz6 Oct
Explorer 64
Delta9 Oct
Kosmos 1314
Soyuz9 Oct
Gran' #20L
Proton13 Oct
Kosmos 1315
Vostok15 Oct
Kosmos 1316
Soyuz17 Oct
Molniya 3-31L
Molniya30 Oct
Venera 13
Proton31 Oct
OPS-4029
Titan31 Oct
Kosmos 1317
Molniya
November 1981
3 Nov
Kosmos 1318
Soyuz4 Nov
Venera 14
Proton12 Nov
STS-2
Space Shuttle13 Nov
Kosmos 1319
Soyuz17 Nov
Molniya 1-51
Molniya20 Nov
Bhaskara 2
Kosmos20 Nov
Satcom 3R
Delta28 Nov
Kosmos 1320-1327
Kosmos
December 1981
3 Dec
Kosmos 1328
Tsyklon4 Dec
Kosmos 1329
Soyuz15 Dec
Intelsat V F-3
Atlas17 Dec
RS 3
Kosmos19 Dec
GPS-7
Atlas19 Dec
Kosmos 1330
Soyuz20 Dec
23 Dec
Molniya 1-52
Molniya