Rocket Launches 1985 — Year in Review
125 orbital launches recorded in 1985. Overall success rate: 96%
125
Total Launches
120
Successes
5
Failures
96%
Success Rate
6
Providers
Top Provider
Soviet Space Program
100 launches
Most Active Vehicle
Soyuz U
37 launches
Busiest Month
Oct
17 launches
Tempo
Monthly Cadence
Jan
10
Launches
Feb
8
Launches
Mar
8
Launches
Apr
9
Launches
May
8
Launches
Jun
13
Launches
Jul
8
Launches
Aug
16
Launches
Sep
11
Launches
Oct
17
Peak month
Nov
6
Launches
Dec
11
Launches
Leaderboard
Launches by Provider
01
Soviet Space Program
97% successful
100
Launches
02
Lockheed Space Operations Company
100% successful
9
Launches
03
United States Air Force
89% successful
9
Launches
04
Arianespace
75% successful
4
Launches
05
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
100% successful
2
Launches
06
Ministry of Space Industry
100% successful
1
Launches
Hardware
Launches by Vehicle
01
Soyuz U
37
Launches
02
Molniya-M
16
Launches
03
Tsiklon-3
12
Launches
04
Kosmos-3M
12
Launches
05
Space Shuttle
9
Launches
06
Proton-K/DM
5
Launches
07
Tsiklon-2
5
Launches
08
Proton
5
Launches
09
Zenit-2
4
Launches
10
Ariane 3
3
Launches
11
Atlas G Centaur
3
Launches
12
Mu-3S-II
2
Launches
13
Soyuz-U
2
Launches
14
Scout G-1
2
Launches
15
Titan 34B
1
Launches
Ranges
Launches by Site
01
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
63
Launches
02
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
36
Launches
03
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
9
Launches
04
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
5
Launches
05
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
4
Launches
06
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
3
Launches
07
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
2
Launches
08
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
1
Launches
09
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
1
Launches
10
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
1
Launches
Destinations
Launches by Orbit
01
Low Earth Orbit
81
Launches
02
Elliptical Orbit
17
Launches
03
Geostationary Orbit
12
Launches
04
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
8
Launches
05
Asteroid
3
Launches
06
Medium Earth Orbit
3
Launches
07
Polar Orbit
1
Launches