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1983 in spaceflight

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{{Infobox Year in spaceflight

|year = 1983

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|first =

|last =

|total =

|success =

|failed =

|partial =

|catalogued =

|maidens = Atlas H
{{OV|099}}

|retired = Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D

|orbital = 6

|totalcrew = 25

|firstsat =

|firsttrav =

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The following is an outline of 1983 in spaceflight.

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Launches

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{{TLS-M|1983}}

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= January =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 20 January |time = 17:26

|rocket = {{flagicon|USSR}} Vostok-2M

|site = {{flagicon|USSR}} Plesetsk Site 16/2

|LSP = {{flagicon|USSR}}

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USSR}} Kosmos 1437 (Tselina-D 39)

|user =

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = ELINT

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 4 January 2022

|d-time = 00:04

}}

}}

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= February =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=9 February |time=13:47

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Atlas H

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-3E

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}

|remarks=Maiden flight of Atlas H

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}OPS-0252 (NOSS 5)

|user=US Navy

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=SIGINT

|outcome=Successful

}}

}}

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= March =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=2 March |time=09:37

|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Proton-K

|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 200/39

|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1443 (TKS-3) FGB

|user=

|orbit=Low Earth (Salyut 7)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=19 September

|d-time=00:28

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-1443 (TKS-3) VA

|user=

|orbit=Low Earth (Salyut 7)

|function=Sample return

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=23 August

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=28 March |time=15:52

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Atlas E/Star-37S-ISS

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-3W

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}

|remarks=Spacecraft failed in June 1984{{Cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1983-022A|title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details|access-date=21 August 2019|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724130607/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1983-022A|url-status=live}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}NOAA-8 (NOAA-E)

|user=NOAA

|orbit=Sun-synchronous

|function=Meteorology

|outcome=Spacecraft failure

}}

}}

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= April =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=4 April |time=18:30

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}{{OV|099}}

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with four astronauts; Maiden flight of Space Shuttle Challenger

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-6

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Satellite deployment

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=9 April

|d-time=18:53

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}TDRS-1 (TDRS-A)

|user=NASA

|orbit=Geostationary

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=15 April |time=18:45

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan 24B

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-4W

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}OPS-2925 (KH-8-53)

|user=NRO

|orbit=Sun-synchronous

|function=Reconnaissance

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=21 August

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=20 April |time=13:10

|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts; Failed to dock with Salyut 7

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz T-8

|user=

|orbit=Low Earth
Planned: Docked to Salyut 7

|function=Salyut 7 EO-2

|outcome=Docking failure

|d-date=22 April

|d-time=13:28

}}

}}

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= May =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=19 May |time=22:26

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-36A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}

|remarks=Final flight of Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|UN}}Intelsat 506

|user=Intelsat

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Successful

}}

}}

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= June =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=9 June |time=23:23

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Atlas H

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-3E

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}OPS-6432 (NOSS 6)

|user=US Navy

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=SIGINT

|outcome=Successful

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=16 June |time=11:59

|rocket= {{#invoke:flag|icon|EU}}Ariane 1

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}CNES

|remarks=Eutelsat 1F1 retired in 1996

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|FRA}}Eutelsat 1F1

|user=Eutelsat

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Successful

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|West Germany}}Oscar 10

|user=AMSAT

|orbit=Geosynchronous transfer

|function=Amateur radio

|outcome=Successful

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=5

|date=18 June |time=11:33

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle Challenger

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts; including the first female American astronaut, Sally Ride
Anik C2 retired 7 January 1998

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-7

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Satellite deployment

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=24 June

|d-time=14:56

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|CAN}}Anik C2

|user=Telesat Canada

|orbit=Current: Graveyard
Operational: Geostationary

|function=Communications

|outcome=Successful

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|Indonesia}}Palapa B1

|user=Telkom Indonesia

|orbit=Geostationary

|function=Communications

|outcome=Successful

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|West Germany}}SPAS-I

|orbit=Low Earth (Challenger)

|user=NASA

|function=Microgravity research

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=24 June

|d-time=14:56

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|West Germany}}{{flagicon|USA}}OSTA-2

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (Challenger)

|function=Scientific experiments

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=24 June

|d-time=14:56

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=20 June |time=18:45

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan 34D

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-4E

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}OPS-0721 (KH-9-18)

|user=NRO

|orbit=Sun-synchronous

|function=Reconnaissance

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=21 March 1984

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}OPS-3899 (SSF-C-7)

|user=NRO

|orbit=Sun-synchronous

|function=ELINT

|outcome=Successful

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=27 June |time=09:12

|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz T-9

|user=

|orbit=Low Earth (Salyut 7)

|function=Salyut 7 EO-2

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=23 November

|d-time=19:58

}}

}}

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= July =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=14 July |time=10:21

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Atlas E/SGS-2

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-3W

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}GPS-8

|user=US Air Force

|orbit=Medium Earth

|function=Navigation

|outcome=Successful

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=31 July |time=15:41

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan 34B

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-4W

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}OPS-7304 (Jumpseat 7)

|user=NRO

|orbit=Molniya

|function=SIGINT

|outcome=Successful

}}

}}

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= August =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=17 August |time=12:08

|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Progress 17

|user=

|orbit=Low Earth (Salyut 7)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=17 September

|d-time=23:43

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date=30 August |time=06:32

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle Challenger

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-8

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Satellite deployment

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=5 September

|d-time=07:40

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|IND}}INSAT 1B

|user=ISRO

|orbit=Geostationary

|function=Communications

|outcome=Successful

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}Payload Flight Test Article

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (Challenger)

|function=Payload compatibility testing

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=5 September

|d-time=07:40

}}

}}

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= October =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=19 October |time=00:45

|rocket= {{#invoke:flag|icon|EU}}Ariane 1

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}CNES

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|UN}}Intelsat 507

|user=Intelsat

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Successful

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=20 October |time=09:59

|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur

|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Progress 18

|user=

|orbit=Low Earth (Salyut 7)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=16 November

|d-time=04:18

}}

}}

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= November =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=18 November |time=06:32

|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 F7

|user=US Air Force

|orbit=Sun-synchronous

|function=Meteorology

|outcome=Successful

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=28 November |time=16:00

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle {{OV|102|full=no}}

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts; Maiden flight of Spacelab Long Module

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-9

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Microgravity research

|outcome=Successful

|o-span=2

|d-date=8 December

|d-time=23:47

|d-span=2

}}{{TLS-PL

|name= {{#invoke:flag|icon|EU}}{{flagicon|USA}}Spacelab Long Module 1

|user=NASA/ESRO

|orbit=Low Earth (Columbia)

|function=Microgravity research

|o-span=inherit

|d-span=inherit

}}

}}

|}

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Suborbital launches

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=January-March=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =7 February

|time =08:44

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}} Minuteman 1B

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg AFB, LF-06

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}} US Air Force

|remarks =Target for HOE 1, was not intercepted.

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}} Reentry vehicle

|cubesat =

|user =USAF

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =ABM target

|d-date =7 February

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =7 February

|time =09:10

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}} HOE

|flight =HOE 1

|site ={{flagicon|USA}} Meck Island, Kwajalein Missile Range

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}} US Air Force

|remarks =Failed to intercept the target.

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}} HOE 1

|cubesat =

|user =USAF

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =ABM test

|d-date =7 February

|d-time =

|outcome =Spacecraft failure

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

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=April-June=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =28 May

|time =

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}} Minuteman 1B

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg AFB, LF-03

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}} US Air Force

|remarks =Target for HOE 2, was not intercepted.

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}} Reentry vehicle

|cubesat =

|user =USAF

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =ABM target

|d-date =28 May

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =28 May

|time =

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}} HOE

|flight =HOE 2

|site ={{flagicon|USA}} Meck Island, Kwajalein Missile Range

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}} US Air Force

|remarks =Failed to intercept the target.

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}} HOE 2

|cubesat =

|user =USAF

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =ABM test

|d-date =28 May

|d-time =

|outcome =Spacecraft failure

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

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=July-September=

|-

|colspan=8|

=October-December=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =15 December

|time =

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}} Minuteman 1B

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg AFB, LF-03

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}} US Air Force

|remarks =Target for HOE, was not intercepted.

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}} Reentry vehicle

|cubesat =

|user =USAF

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =ABM target

|d-date =15 December

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =15 December

|time =

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}} HOE

|flight =HOE 3

|site ={{flagicon|USA}} Meck Island, Kwajalein Missile Range

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}} US Air Force

|remarks =Failed to intercept the target.

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}} HOE 3

|cubesat =

|user =USAF

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =ABM test

|d-date =15 December

|d-time =

|outcome =Spacecraft failure

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

|}

Deep-space rendezvous

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!Date (GMT)

!Spacecraft

!Event

!Remarks

10 OctoberVenera 15Entered Cytherean orbitRadar mapper mission
14 OctoberVenera 16Entered Cytherean orbitRadar mapper mission
21 OctoberISEE-3/ICE4th flyby of the MoonClosest approach: {{convert|17440|km}}
22 DecemberISEE-3/ICE5th flyby of the MoonClosest approach: {{convert|120|km}}

EVAs

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Start Date/Time

!Duration

!End Time

!Spacecraft

!Crew

!Remarks

7 April
21:05

|4 hours
{{nowrap|10 minutes}}

|8 April
01:15

|STS-6 ({{OV|099|full=no}})

|{{flagicon|USA}}Story Musgrave
{{flagicon|USA}}Donald H. Peterson

|Test spacesuits and tools for future space construction.{{cite web |url=http://www.thespacerace.com/forum/index.php?topic=1102.0 |title=Mission: STS 6 |access-date=15 February 2009 |last=Ottawan |year=2005 |work=The Space Race

|publisher=TheSpaceRace.com }} First spacewalk from a Space Shuttle.{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-6.html|title=STS-6|work=Space Shuttle Mission Archives|publisher=NASA|access-date=2009-02-14|archive-date=11 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511014302/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-6.html|url-status=live}}

1 November
04:47

|2 hours
50 minutes

|07:36

|Salyut 7 EO-2

|{{flagicon|USSR}}Vladimir Lyakhov
{{flagicon|USSR}}Aleksandr Aleksandrov

|Installed a new solar panel to increase the station's electrical output.

3 November
03:47

|2 hours
55 minutes

|06:42

|Salyut 7 EO-2

|{{flagicon|USSR}}Vladimir Lyakhov
{{flagicon|USSR}}Aleksandr Aleksandrov

|Installed a second new solar panel, increasing electrical output by 50%.

References

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=Footnotes=

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