1982 in spaceflight
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Timeline of spaceflight/Cleanup|incomplete=yes|refs=yes|EOM=yes|q=yes}}
{{Infobox Year in spaceflight
|year = 1982
|image =
|caption =
|first =
|last =
|total =
|success =
|failed =
|partial =
|catalogued =
|maidens = Long March 2C
Soyuz-U2
Titan 34D
|retired = N-I
Titan IIIC
Titan IIID
|orbital = 6
|totalcrew = 16
|firstsat =
|firsttrav = {{FRA}}
}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| programme = Timeline of spaceflight
| previous_mission = 1981
| next_mission = 1983
}}
The following is an outline of 1982 in spaceflight.
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Launches
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{{TLS-M|1982}}
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= January =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1331 (Strela-2M #26)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =12 January
|time =12:30
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1332 (Zenit-4MT/Orion #22)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =25 January
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1333 (Parus #30)
|user=
|orbit= Low Earth
|function=Communications
Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date= 16 January{{cite news |title=Satcom rockets aloft |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77913877/satcom-rockets-aloft/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=The Orlando Sentinel |agency=United Press International |publisher=Tribune Publishing |date=16 January 1982 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518173520/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77913877/satcom-rockets-aloft/ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |location=Cape Canaveral, Florida |page=4 |url-status=live |via=Newspapers.com }} |time=01:54{{cite web |title=Launch/Orbital information for RCA-SATCOM 4 |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-004A |website=NSSDCA Master Catalog |publisher=NASA |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518173904/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-004A |archive-date=18 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
|rocket= {{flagicon|USA}} Delta 3910/PAM-D |flight=D-159
|site= {{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|LSP= {{flagicon|USA}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}} Satcom 4
|user=RCA Americom
|orbit=Geostationary
|function=Communications{{cite web |title=General information about RCA-SATCOM 4 |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-004A |website=NSSDCA Master Catalog |publisher=NASA |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518174356/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-004A |archive-date=18 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =20 January
|time =11:30
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 16/2
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1334 (Zenit-6U/Argon #52)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =3 February
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=21 January |time=19:30
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan III(24)B
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-4W
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}OPS 2849 (KH-8 52)
|user=NRO
|orbit=Sun-synchronous
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=23 May
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1335 (Taifun-2 #10)
|user=
|orbit= Low Earth
|function= Radar calibration
|outcome= Successful
|d-date= 5 April 1987
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =30 January
|time =11:30
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1336 (Yantar-2K/Feniks #24)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =26 February
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= February =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =5 February
|time =09:12
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Proton-K/Blok DM
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 200/40
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Ekran 8 (Ekran 22L)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Geostationary
|function =Communications
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 90
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks = Satellite propulsion or avionics system failed
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1337 (US-P #13)
|user=
|orbit= Low Earth
|function=ELINT ocean surveillance
|outcome=Spacecraft failure
|d-date=25 July
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =16 February
|time =11:10
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1338 (Zenit-6U/Argon #53)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =2 March
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1339 (Tsikada #9)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =19 February
|time =01:42
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Vostok-2M
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 16/2
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1340 (Tselina-D #33)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =ELINT
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=26 February |time=00:04:44{{cite news |title=Westar IV satellite launched |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77915170/westar-iv-satellite-launched/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=Springfield Leader and Press |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Gannett |date=26 February 1982 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518175551/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77915170/westar-iv-satellite-launched/ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |location=Cape Canaveral, Florida |page=7 |url-status=live |via=Newspapers.com }}
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta 3910/PAM-D |flight=D-160
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}} Westar 4
|user= Western Union
|function=Communications{{cite web |title=General information about Westar 4 |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-014A |website=NSSDCA Master Catalog |publisher=NASA |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518175956/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-014A |archive-date=18 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =26 February
|time =20:10
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-M/Blok ML
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-1K 53 (Molniya-1K 58L)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Molniya orbit
|function =Communications
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= March =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =3 March
|time =05:44
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-M/Blok 2BL
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 16/2
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1341 (US-K #24)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Molniya
|function =Missile early warning
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=4 March
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Kapustin Yar Site 107/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Taifun-2 #11
|user=
|orbit=Intended: Low Earth
|function=Radar calibration
|outcome=Launch failure
|d-date=4 March
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=5 March |time=00:23{{cite news |title=NASA launches Intelsat for phone, TV hookups |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77915783/nasa-launches-intelsat-for-phone-tv/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=The Orlando Sentinel |agency=Sentinel Star Services |publisher=Tribune Publishing |date=5 March 1982 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518180533/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77915783/nasa-launches-intelsat-for-phone-tv/ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |location=Cape Canaveral, Florida |page=175 |url-status=live |via=Newspapers.com }}
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR |flight=AC-58
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-36A
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|UN}}Intelsat VD F-4
|user=Intelsat
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications{{cite web |title=General information about INTELSAT 5 F-4 |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-017A |website=NSSDCA Master Catalog |publisher=NASA |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518180812/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-017A |archive-date=18 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =5 March
|time =10:50
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1342 (Zenit-6U/Argon #54)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =19 March
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=6 March |time=19:25{{cite news |title=Satellite Launch Startles Residents Around Cape |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77916143/satellite-launch-startles-residents/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=The Tampa Tribune |agency=United Press International |date=7 March 1982 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518181215/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77916143/satellite-launch-startles-residents/ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |location=Cape Canaveral, Florida |page=30 |url-status=live |via=Newspapers.com }}
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan III(23)C
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-40
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|remarks=Final flight of Titan IIIC
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}OPS 8701 (DSP-10)
|user=US Air Force
|orbit=Geosynchronous{{cite web |title=Launch/Orbital information for DSP F10 |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-019A |website=NSSDCA Master Catalog |publisher=NASA |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518181717/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-019A |archive-date=18 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
|function=Early warning{{cite web |title=General information about DSP F10 |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-019A |website=NSSDCA Master Catalog |publisher=NASA |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518181533/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-019A |archive-date=18 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =15 March
|time =04:39
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Proton-K/Blok DM
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 200/39
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Gorizont 5 (Gorizont 14L)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Geostationary
|function =Communications
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =17 March
|time =10:30
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1343 (Zenit-6U/Argon #55)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =31 March
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3
|date=22 March |time=16:00{{cite news |last1=Toner |first1=Mike |title=Up, Columbia! 3rd Time a Charm |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77917114/up-columbia-3rd-time-a-charm/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=Miami Herald|date=23 March 1982 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518182948/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77917114/up-columbia-3rd-time-a-charm/ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |location=Cape Canaveral, Florida |page=28 |url-status=live |via=Newspapers.com }}
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}{{OV|102}}
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance
|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with two astronauts
Only Shuttle flight to land at White Sands Space Harbor
Shuttle Imaging Radar-A (SIR-1)
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-3
|user=NASA
|orbit=Low Earth{{cite web |title=Launch/Orbital information for STS 3/OSS 1 |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-022A |website=NSSDCA Master Catalog |publisher=NASA |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518183409/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-022A |archive-date=18 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
|function=Development test flight{{cite web |title=General information about STS 3/OSS 1 |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-022A |website=NSSDCA Master Catalog |publisher=NASA |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518183231/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-022A |archive-date=18 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
|outcome=Successful{{cite news |last1=Locke |first1=Robert |title=Tardy space shuttle touches down |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77917851/tardy-space-shuttle-touches-down/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=Arizona Daily Star |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Pulitzer, Inc. |date=31 March 1982 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518183936/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77917851/tardy-space-shuttle-touches-down/ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |location=White Sands Missile Range |url-status=live |via=Newspapers.com }}
|d-date=30 March
|d-span=3
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}Development Flight Instrumentation
|user=NASA
|orbit=Low Earth (Columbia)
|function=Monitor orbiter performance
|outcome=Successful
|d-span=inherit
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}OSTA-1
|user=NASA
|orbit=Low Earth (Columbia)
|function=Remote sensing
|outcome=Successful
|d-span=inherit
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =24 March
|time =00:12
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-M/Blok ML
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-3 18 (Molniya-3 29L)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Molniya
|function =Communications
|d-date =23 June 1992
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1344 (Parus #31)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-3
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 32/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Meteor-2 No.8
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Weather
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1345 (Tselina-O #41)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=ELINT
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=27 September 1989
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =31 March
|time =16:27
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Vostok-2M
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 16/2
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1346 (Tselina-D #34)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =ELINT
|d-date =17 December 2017
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= April =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =2 April
|time =10:15
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1347 (Yantar-4K2/Kobalt #2)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =21 May
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =7 April
|time =13:41
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-M/Blok 2BL
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 16/2
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1348 (US-K #25)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Molniya
|function =Early warning
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1349 (Parus #32)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communication
Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}} Delta 3910{{cite news |last1=Fineman |first1=Mark |title=Delta launch is revolution on a rocket for rural India |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77918546/delta-launch-is-revolution-on-a-rocket/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=10 April 1982 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518185158/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77918546/delta-launch-is-revolution-on-a-rocket/ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |location=Cape Canaveral, Florida |page=1 |url-status=live |via=Newspapers.com }}/PAM-D |flight=D-161
|site={{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
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|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|India}} INSAT-1A
|user=ISRO
|orbit=Geostationary{{cite news |last1=Fineman |first1=Mark |title=Delta launch is a revolution on a rocket for India |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77918773/delta-launch-is-a-revolution-on-a/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=10 April 1982 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518185531/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77918773/delta-launch-is-a-revolution-on-a/ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |location=Cape Canaveral, Florida |page=2 |url-status=live |via=Newspapers.com }}
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =15 April
|time =14:30
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
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|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =16 May
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2
|date=19 April{{cite news |last1=Trimborn |first1=Harry |title=Soviets Orbit Space Lab for East-West Operation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77922989/soviets-orbit-space-lab-for-east-west/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times|date=21 April 1982 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518200123/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77922989/soviets-orbit-space-lab-for-east-west/ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |page=16 |url-status=live |via=Newspapers.com }} |time=19:45:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Proton-K{{cite web |title=Launch/Orbital information for Salyut 7 |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-033A |website=NSSDCA Master Catalog |publisher=NASA |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518200632/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-033A |archive-date=18 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 200/40
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks=Final space station launched as part of the Salyut programme. Iskra 2 was launched inside Salyut 7 and deployed on 17 May through an airlock
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Salyut 7 (DOS-6)
|user=
|function=Space station
|o-span=2
}}{{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Iskra 2 (RK 02)
|cubesat =
|user =MAI
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Amateur radio
|d-date =9 July
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =inherit
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Kapustin Yar Site 107/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1351 (Taifun-2 #12)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Radar calibration
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=14 March 1983
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =21 April
|time =09:15
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
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|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =5 May
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =23 April
|time =09:40
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Pleetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
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|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =6 May
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1354 (Strela-2M #27)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Tsyklon-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 90/20
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
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|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=ELINT ocean surveillance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=7 March 1984
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= May =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Vostok-2M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 16/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1356 (Tselina-D No.35)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communication
Navigation
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=8 July 2023{{cite web |url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=13153 |title=COSMOS 1356 |date=8 July 2023 |access-date=19 August 2023 |work=N2YO.com}}
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=8
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1357 (Strela-1M #233)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function= Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1358 (Strela-1M #234)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function= Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1359 (Strela-1M #235)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function= Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1360 (Strela-1M #236)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function= Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1361 (Strela-1M #237)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function= Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1362 (Strela-1M #238)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function= Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1363 (Strela-1M #239)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function= Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1364 (Strela-1M #240)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function= Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2
|date=11 May |time=18:35
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}} Titan III(23)D
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-4E
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}OPS 5642 (KH-9-17)
|user=NRO
|orbit=Sun-synchronous
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=5 December
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}OPS 6553 (SSF-D)
|user=NRO
|orbit=Sun-synchronous
|function=ELINT
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=13 May |time=09:58
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
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|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts, first mission to Salyut 7
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz T-5
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth (Salyut 7)
|function=Salyut 7 EO-1
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=27 August
|d-time=15:04
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=14 May |time=19:39
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Tsyklon-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 90/20
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1365 (US-A #20)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Radar ocean surveillance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=19 October
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =15 May
|time =14:20
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Zenit-6U/Argon #57
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
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|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =15 May
|d-time =
|outcome =Failure
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =17 May
|time =23:50
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Proton-K/Blok DM
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 200/39
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1366 (Potok #1, Geizer 11L)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Geostationary
|function =Data relay
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =20 May
|time =13:08
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-M/Blok 2BL
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1367 (US-K #26)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Molniya
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|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =21 May
|time =12:40
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
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|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1368 (Zenit-6U/Argon #58)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =3 June
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=23 May |time=05:58
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Progress 13
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth (Salyut 7)
|function=Logistics
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=6 June
|d-time=00:05
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =25 May
|time =09:00
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 43/3
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1369 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #7)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Earth observation
|d-date =8 June
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =28 May
|time =09:10
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1370 (Yantar-1KFT/Kometa #2)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Cartography
|d-date =11 July
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =28 May
|time =22:02
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-M/Blok ML
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 43/3
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-1K 54 (Molniya-1K 63L)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Molniya
|function =Communications
|d-date =19 November 1992
|d-time =
|outcome =Success
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= June =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=1 June |time=04:37
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1371 (Stela-2M #28)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 74.0 degrees
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=1 June |time=13:58
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Tsyklon-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 90/20
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1372 (US-A #21)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 65.1 degrees
|function=Radar ocean surveillance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=9 September
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =2 June
|time =15:50
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1373 (Zenit-6U/Argon #59)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =16 June
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=3 June |time=21:30
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}K65-RB5
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Kapustin Yar Site 107
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1374 (BOR-4 #2, s/n 404)
|user=
|orbit=Fractional LEO, inclination 50.6 degrees
|function=Re-entry test
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=3 June
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=6 June |time=17:10
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks=Target for Kosmos 1379
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1375 (DS-P1-M #16)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 65.8 degrees
|function=Anti-satellite weapon target
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=18 June (destroyed)
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =8 June
|time =07:45
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 43/3
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1376 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #8)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Earth observation
|d-date =22 June
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =8 June
|time =12:00
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1377 (Yantar-4K1/Oktan #4)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =22 July
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=9 June |time=00:24{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Peter |title=WESTAR V flies on time |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77920545/westar-v-flies-on-time/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=Florida Today |publisher=Gannett |date=9 June 1982 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518192318/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77920545/westar-v-flies-on-time/ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |location=Brevard County, Florida |page=16A |url-status=live |via=Newspapers.com }}
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}} Delta 3910/PAM-D |flight=D-162
|site={{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}} Westar 5
|user=Western Union
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=10 June |time=17:37
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Tsyklon-3
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 32/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1378 (Tselina-D #36)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 82.5 degrees
|function=ELINT
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =12 June
|time =09:00
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Zenit-6U/Argon #60
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Intended: Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =12 June
|d-time =
|outcome =Failure
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=18 June |time=11:04
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur LC 90
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks=Destroyed Kosmos 1375
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1379 (IS-A #13)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 65.8 degrees
|function=Anti-satellite weapon test
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=18 June (self-destruct)
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=18 June |time=11:58
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk LC132
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks = Second stage malfunction during first burn resulted in low transfer orbit apogee. Satellite was deployed in lower than planned orbit.
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1380 (Parus #33)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 82.9 degrees
|function=Communications, navigation
|outcome=Partial launch failure
|d-date=27 June
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =18 June
|time =13:00
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1381 (Zenit-6U/Argon #61)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =1 July
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=24 June |time=16:29
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts including the first French space traveller
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz T-6
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth (Salyut 7)
|function=Salyut 7 EP-1
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=2 July
|d-time=14:20
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =25 June
|time =02:28
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-M/Blok 2BL
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1382 (US-K #27)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Molniya
|function =Early warning
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3
|date=27 June |time=15:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle Columbia
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance
|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with two astronauts, final developmental test flight
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-4
|user=NASA
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Developmental test flight
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=4 July
|d-span=3
|d-time=16:09
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}Classified
|user=US Air Force
|orbit=
|function=
|d-span=inherit
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}Getaway Special
|user=Utah State
|orbit=Low Earth (Columbia)
|function=
|d-span=inherit
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=29 June |time=21:45
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1383 Kosmos 1383 (Nadezhda #1, COSPAS 1)
|user=COSPAS-SARSAT
|orbit=LEO, inclination 82.9 degrees
|function=Navigation, search and rescue
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =30 June
|time =15:00
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1384 (Yantar-2K/Feniks #26)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =30 July
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= July =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =6 July
|time =07:50
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1385 (Zenit-6U/Argon #62)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =20 July
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=7 July |time=09:47
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1386 (Parus #34)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 83.0 degrees
|function=Navigation, communications
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=10 July |time=09:57
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Progress 14
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth (Salyut 7)
|function=Logistics
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=13 August
|d-time=01:29
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =13 July
|time =08:00
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 43/3
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1387 (Zenit-4MKT/Fram #21)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =26 July
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=16 July |time=17:59
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}} Delta 3920
|flight=D-163
|site={{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg SLC-2W
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}} Landsat 4
|user=NASA/NOAA
|orbit=SSO
|function=Earth observation
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=21 July |time=06:31
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk LC132
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1388 - 1395 (Strela-1M #241-#248)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 74.0 degrees
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =21 July
|time =09:40
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-M/Blok ML
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-1K 55 (Molniya-1K 62L)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Molniya
|function =Communications
|d-date =8 October 1992
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =22 July
|time =22:11
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Proton-K/Blok DM
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 200/40
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =Hydraulic system of the first stage failed, automatic flight termination at T+45 seconds.{{Cite web |title=Proton-K/Block-DM {{!}} Ekran n°23L |url=https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4943 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=nextspaceflight.com |language=en}}
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Ekran 23L
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Intended: Geostationary
|function =Communications
|d-date =
|d-time =22 July
|outcome =Failure
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =27 July
|time =12:30
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Pleetsk Site 16/2
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1396 (Zenit-6U/Argon #63)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =10 August
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=29 July |time=19:40
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Kapustin Yar Site 107/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1397 (Taifun-2 #13) / 22 Romb subsatellites
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 50.6 degrees
|function=Radar calibration
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=18 May 1983
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= August =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =3 August
|time =11:30
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 43/3
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1398 (Zenit-4MT/Orion #23)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =13 August
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =4 August
|time =11:30
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1399 (Yantar-4K1/Oktan #5)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =16 September
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =5 August
|time =06:56
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Vostok-2M
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 16/2
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1400 (Tselina-D #37)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =ELINT
|d-date =13 September 2014
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=19 August |time=17:11
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz T-7
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth (Salyut 7)
|function=Salyut 7 EP-2
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=10 December
|d-time=19:02
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =20 August
|time =09:50
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1401 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #9)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Earth observation
|d-date =3 September
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=26 August |time=23:10
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta 3920/PAM-D
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|Canada}} Anik D1 (1238kg)
|user=Telesat Canada
|orbit=Geostationary
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =27 August
|time =00:02
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-M/Blok ML
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-3 19 (Molniya-3 33L)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Molniya
|function =Communications
|d-date =13 January 2002
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=30 August |time=10:06
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Tsyklon-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 90/19
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1402 (US-A #22)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 65.0 degrees
|function=Radar ocean surveillance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=23 January 1983 (bus)
7 February 1983 (nuclear core)
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=30 August |time=19:55
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Strela-2M #29
|user=
|orbit=Intended: Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Failure
|d-date=30 August
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= September =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =1 September
|time =09:00
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1403 (Zenit-6U/Argon #64)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =15 September
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =1 September
|time =09:00
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 43/3
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1404 (Zenit-6U/Argon #65)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =15 September
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=3 September |time=05:00
|rocket={{flagicon|Japan}}{{flagicon|USA}} N-I
|site={{flagicon|Japan}} Tanegashima Space Center LA-N (LA-Y1)
|LSP={{flagicon|Japan}} NASDA
|remarks=Final flight of the N-I
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|Japan}} ETS 3 (Kiku 4) (385 kg)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 44.6 degrees
|function=Technology testing
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=4 September |time=17:50
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 90/20
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1405 (US-P #15)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 65.0 degrees
|function=ELINT ocean surveillance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=5 February 1984
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =8 September
|time =10:20
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1406 (Zenit-4MKT/Fram #22)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =21 September
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2
|date=9 September |time=02:12
|rocket= {{#invoke:flag|icon|EU}} Ariane 1
|site={{flagicon|FRA}} Kourou ELA
|LSP= {{#invoke:flag|icon|EU}} Arianespace
|remarks=Third stage turbopump malfunction
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name= {{#invoke:flag|icon|EU}} MARECS B
|user=Inmarsat
|orbit=Intended: Geostationary
|function=Communications
|outcome=Launch Failure
|o-span=2
|d-date=9 September
|d-span=2
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|ITA}}Sirio 2
|user=
|orbit=Intended: Geostationary
|function=Communications
|o-span=inherit
|d-span=inherit
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =9 September
|time =07:19
|rocket ={{flagicon|PRC}} Long March 2C
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|PRC}} Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center LA-2B (Site 138)
|LSP ={{flagicon|PRC}}
|remarks =Maiden flight of Long March 2C
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|PRC}} FSW-0 4
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =21 September
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date = 9 September |time = 15:12
|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Conestoga I
|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Matagorda Island
|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Space Services Inc.
|remarks = First private rocket to reach space. Apogee: ~ 309 kilometers (192 miles){{cite web|url=http://www.spaceservicesinc.com/#!conestoga-1/c1ku|title=The launch of Conestoga 1|publisher=Space Services Inc.|access-date=19 August 2015|archive-date=3 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803174817/http://www.spaceservicesinc.com/#!conestoga-1/c1ku|url-status=live}}{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.astronautix.com/sites/matsland.htm |title=Matagorda Island |last=Wade |first=Mark |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Astronautica |access-date=18 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210032018/http://www.astronautix.com/sites/matsland.htm |archive-date=10 February 2014 }}
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name = {{flagicon|USA}} Test payload
|user = Space Services Inc.
|orbit= Suborbital
|function = Test flight
|d-date = 9 September
|outcome = Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =15 September
|time =15:30
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1407 (Yantar-2K/Feniks #27)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =16 October
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date = 16 September |time = 04:55
|rocket = {{flagicon|USSR}} Tsyklon-3
|site = {{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 32/2
|LSP = {{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks = Satellite was destroyed by an anti-satellite missile test on 15 November 2021.{{cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |url=https://spacenews.com/russia-destroys-satellite-in-asat-test/ |title=Russia destroys satellite in ASAT test |work=SpaceNews |date=15 November 2021 |access-date=15 November 2021 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202202618/https://spacenews.com/russia-destroys-satellite-in-asat-test/ |url-status=live }}
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name = {{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1408 (Tselina-D #38)
|user =
|orbit = LEO, inclination 82.6 degrees
|function = ELINT
|outcome = Successful
|d-date = Destroyed on 15 November 2021
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =16 September
|time =18:31
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Proton-K/Blok DM
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 200/40
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Ekran 9 (Ekran 24L)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Geostationary
|function =Communications
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=18 September |time=04:58
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Progress 15
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth (Salyut 7)
|function=Logistics
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=16 October
|d-time=17:06
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =22 September
|time =06:23
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-M/Blok 2BL
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 16/2
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1409 (US-K #28)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Molniya
|function =Early warning
|d-date =8 June 2009
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date = 24 September |time = 09:15
|rocket = {{flagicon|USSR}} Tsyklon-3
|site = {{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 32/1
|LSP = {{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name = {{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1410 (Geo-IK/Musson #3)
|user =
|orbit = LEO, inclination 82.6 degrees
|function = Geodesy
|outcome = Successful
|d-date =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=28 September |time=23:17{{efn|Originally scheduled for night of 23 September. Postponed – originally to 28 October – due to power supply failure in another, identical, satellite.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-naples-daily-news-satellite-launch-r/130105550/|title=Satellite Launch Rescheduled|date=24 September 1982|work=Naples Daily News|agency=Associated Press|volume=60|issue=54|page=2B|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=16 August 2023}} The launch was moved back up to 28 September after engineers realized the failure was not caused by a design flaw.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-intelsat-5-hurtles-to-spac/130106866/|title=Intelsat 5 hurtles to space|last=Adams|first=Peter|work=Florida Today|date=29 September 1982|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=16 August 2023}}}}
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}} Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR
|flight=AC-60
|site={{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral LC-36B
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|UN}} Intelsat V F-5
|user=Intelsat
|orbit=Geostationary
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =30 September
|time =11:50
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 16/2
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1411 (Zenit-6U/Argon #66)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =14 October
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= October =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=2 October |time=00:01
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 90/20
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1412 (US-A #23)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 64.8 degrees
|function=Radar ocean surveillance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3
|date =12 October
|time =14:56
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Proton-K/Blok DM-2
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 200/39
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =First flight of Blok DM-2 upper stage. First launch of GLONASS navigation system, with one operational satellite and two mass simulators to test the triple launch system
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1413 (Uragan-GVM #1)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Medium Earth orbit
|function =Boilerplate
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}{{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1414 (Uragan #1)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Medium Earth orbit
|function =Navigation
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}{{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1415 (Uragan-GVM #2)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Medium Earth orbit
|function =Boilerplate
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =14 October
|time =09:10
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1416 (Zenit-6U/Argon #67)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =28 October
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=19 October |time=05:58
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1417(Parus #35)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 83.0 degrees
|function=navigation, Communication
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =20 October
|time =16:26
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Proton-K/Blok DM
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 200/40
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Gorizont 6 (Gorizont 16L)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Geostationary
|function =Communications
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Kapustin Yar Site 107/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1418 (Taifun-1B #3)
|user=
|orbit=LEO
|function=Radar calibration
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=30 September 1983
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=28 October |time=01:27
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}} Delta 3924
|site={{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}} Satcom 5 (Aurora 1) (1102kg)
|user=RCA Americom
|orbit=GTO
|function=Communications satellite
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2
|date=30 October |time=04:05
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}} Titan 34D/IUS
|site={{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral LC-40
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|remarks=Maiden flight of Titan 34D and Inertial Upper Stage
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}} OPS 9945 (DSCS II F-16)
|user=US Air Force
|orbit=Geostationary
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}DSCS III A-1
|user=US Air Force
|orbit=Geostationary
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2
|date=31 October |time=11:20
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks=Iskra 3 deployed through Salyut 7 airlock
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Progress 16
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth (Salyut 7)
|function=Logistics
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=14 December
|d-time=17:17
|o-span=2
}}{{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Iskra 3 (RK 03)
|cubesat =
|user =MAI
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Amateur radio
|d-date =16 December
|d-time =
|outcome =
|d-span =
|o-span =inherit
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= November =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =2 November
|time =09:30
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1419 (Zenit-6U/Argon #68)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =16 November
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=11 November |time=06:14
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 132/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1420 (Strela-2 #30)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 74.0 degrees
|function=Communication
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=4
|date=11 November |time=12:19
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle Columbia
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance
|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with four astronauts; First "operational" Shuttle flight
Anik C3 retired 18 June 1997
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-5
|user=NASA
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Satellite deployment
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=16 November
|d-time=14:33
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}SBS-3
|user=SBS
|orbit=Current: Graveyard
Operational: Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|CAN}}Anik C3
|user=Telesat Canada
|orbit=Current: Graveyard
Operational: Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|West Germany}}Getaway Special
|user=West Germany
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Microgravity research
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=16 November
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=17 November |time=21:22
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan IIID
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-4E
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|remarks=Final flight of Titan IIID
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}OPS 9627 (KH-11-5)
|user=NRO
|orbit=Sun-synchronous
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=13 August 1985
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =18 November
|time =09:25
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1421 (Zenit-6U/Argon #69)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =2 December
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=24 November |time=11:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Strela-1M #249-#256
|user=
|orbit=Intended: Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Failure
|d-date=24 November
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =26 November
|time =14:13
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Proton-K/Blok DM
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 200/39
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Raduga 11 (Gran 21L)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Geostationary
|function =Communications
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= December =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =3 December
|time =12:00
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 43/3
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1422 (Zenit-6U/Argon #70)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =17 December
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =8 December
|time =13:46
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Molniya-M/Blok ML
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1423 (Molniya-1K 60L)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Intended: Molniya
Achieved: Low Earth
|function =
|d-date =18 January 1986
|d-time =
|outcome =Partial failure
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =14 December
|time =22:30
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Vostok-2M
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 43/3
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Meteor-2 9
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Weather
|d-date =
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =16 December
|time =10:00
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1424 (Yantar-4K1/Oktan #6)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =28 January 1983
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=21 December |time=02:38
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}} Atlas E/Star-37S-ISS
|site={{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg SLC-3W
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}} DMSP 5D-2 F6
|user=US Air Force
|orbit=Sun-synchronous
|function=Weather
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =23 December
|time =09:10
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U2
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =Maiden flight of Soyuz-U2, fuelled by syntin
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1425 (Zenit-6U/Argon #71)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =6 January 1983
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =24 December
|time =12:00
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Proton-K/Blok DM
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur 200/39
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =Second stage engine failure at T+230 seconds, due to high frequency vibrations.{{Cite web |title=Proton-K/Block-DM {{!}} Raduga n°22L |url=https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4948 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=nextspaceflight.com |language=en}}
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Raduga (Gran 22L)
|cubesat =
|user =
|orbit =Intended: Geostationary
|function =Communications
|d-date =24 December
|d-time =
|outcome =Failure
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =28 December
|time =12:00
|rocket ={{flagicon|USSR}} Soyuz-U
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USSR}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP ={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks =First Soviet electro-optical reconnaissance satellite
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1426 (Yantar-4KS1/Terilen #1)
|cubesat =
|user =GRU
|orbit =Low Earth
|function =Reconnaissance
|d-date =5 March 1983
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=29 December |time=12:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 132/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1427 (Tafun-1B #4)
|user=
|orbit=LEO, inclination 65.8 degrees
|function=Radar calibration
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=5 October 1989
}}
}}
|}
{{TLS-M|1982}}
Suborbital launches
{{TLS-M|1982}}
{{TLS-H2|no-cubesat=yes}}
|colspan=8|
=July-September=
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date =9 September
|time =15:12
|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}Conestoga 1
|flight =
|site ={{flagicon|USA}}Matagorda Island
|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}Space Services Inc.
|remarks =Re-branded Aries. Apogee: 309 km
|empty =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name ={{flagicon|FRG}}DLR M-AR-116
|cubesat =
|user =DLR
|orbit =Suborbital
|function =Test flight
|d-date =9 September
|d-time =
|outcome =Successful
|d-span =
|o-span =
}}
}}
|}
{{TLS-M|1982}}
Deep-space rendezvous
EVAs
| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
| Start Date/Time
!Duration !End Time !Spacecraft !Crew !Remarks |
|---|
| 30 July 02:39 |2 hours |05:12 |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|USSR}}Anatoly Berezovoy}} |Performing the first EVA from Salyut 7, Lebedev anchored himself with a foot restraint, while Berezovoy assisted from the hatch. After collecting and placing samples on the exterior surface of the spacecraft, Lebedev tested methods for assembly and disassembly work in space, including the Istok panel experiment of turning bolts with a special wrench. |
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{TLS-R}}