1980 in spaceflight
| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 9 January |
| Last | 26 December |
| Total | 108 |
| Successes | 102 |
| Failures | 6 |
| Partial failures | 0 |
| Catalogued | 105 |
| National firsts | |
| Orbital launch | India |
| Space traveller | Hungary Vietnam Cuba |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | Mu-3S |
| Retirements | Thor DSV-2U |
| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 6 |
| Total travellers | 13 |
The following is an outline of 1980 in spaceflight.