1981 in spaceflight
The following is an outline of 1981 in spaceflight.
 The launch of STS-1, the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle | |
| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 6 January |
| Last | 23 December |
| Total | 126 |
| Successes | 119 |
| Failures | 6 |
| Partial failures | 1 |
| Catalogued | 123 |
| National firsts | |
| Satellite | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria |
| Space traveller | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mongolia.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | N-II Space Shuttle Columbia |
| Retirements | Feng Bao 1 |
| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 5 |
| Total travellers | 10 |
Launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
January | |||||||
| 6 January 12:15 |
 Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1237 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 20 January | Successful | |||
| Film capsule recovered | |||||||
| 9 January 14:57 |
Molniya-M/ML |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Molniya-3 No.25 |
Molniya | Communications | 3 July 1999 | Successful | |||
| 10 January 18:22 |
 Nike-Tomahawk |
 Siple Station |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 10 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi) | |||||||
| 14 January 22:00 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} TT-500A |
Tanegashima LA-T |
NASDA | ||||
|
NASDA | Suborbital | Test flight | 14 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) | |||||||
| 16 January 09:00 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1238 (Taifun-1) |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 16 January 12:00 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1239 (Zenit-4MT) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 January | Successful | |||
| Film capsule recovered | |||||||
| 19 January 03:37:27 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Black Brant VB |
Churchill |
NRC | ||||
|
NRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 263 kilometres (163 mi) | |||||||
| 20 January 04:50 |
Astrobee-F |
White Sands |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 20 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 20 January 11:00 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1240 (Yantar-2K No.975) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 17 February | Successful | |||
| Returned three film capsules; two small and one large | |||||||
| 21 January 00:25 |
Black Brant VIII-C |
White Sands |
NASA | ||||
| SPAR-9 |
NASA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 21 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 21 January 08:29 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1241 (Lira) |
Low Earth | ASAT Target | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Target for Kosmos 1243 and Kosmos 1258; both interceptors failed | |||||||
| 21 January 21:46 |
S-310 |
Kagoshima |
ISAS | ||||
|
ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi) | |||||||
| 23 January 11:20 |
Tsyklon-3 |
Plesetsk Site 32/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Musson No.11 |
Intended: Low Earth | Geodesy | 23 January | Launch failure | |||
| Payload fairing failed to separate | |||||||
| 24 January 14:18:02 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
| ||||
| Progress 12 |
Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Station logistics | 20 March | Successful | |||
| Final resupply mission to Salyut 6 | |||||||
| 26 January 07:20:06 |
Black Brant IVB |
Churchill |
NRC | ||||
|
NRC | Suborbital | Auroral research | 26 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 584 kilometres (363 mi) | |||||||
| 27 January 14:58 |
Vostok-2M |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1242 (Tselina-D) |
Low Earth | ELINT | 8 May 2014 | Successful | |||
| 27 January | R-39 Rif |
Nenoksa |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), carried five reentry vehicles | |||||||
| 29 January 04:12 |
Astrobee-F |
Churchill |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Auroral research | 29 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi) | |||||||
| 29 January 07:00 |
S-520 |
Kagoshima LA-K |
ISAS | ||||
| TPE-2 |
ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric research Technology | 29 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 323 kilometres (201 mi) | |||||||
| 30 January 16:27 |
Molniya-M/ML |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Molniya 1-49 |
Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
February | |||||||
| 2 February 02:19 |
Tsyklon-2 |
Baikonur Site 90 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1243 (IS-A) |
Low Earth | ASAT test | 2 February | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Failed to intercept Kosmos 1241; passed within 50 metres (160 ft) of target but explosive charge failed to detonate | |||||||
| 4 February 01:10 |
Aries |
White Sands LC-36 |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Technology | 4 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 387 kilometres (240 mi) | |||||||
| 4 February 05:00 |
 Centaure |
 Thumba |
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|
ISRO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 4 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 4 February 15:00 |
MGM-31A Pershing |
Cape Canaveral LC-16 |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 February | |||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 4 February 15:33 |
MGM-31A Pershing |
Cape Canaveral LC-16 |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 February | |||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 4 February 15:53 |
MGM-31A Pershing |
Cape Canaveral LC-16 |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 February | |||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 5 February 11:25 |
MGM-29 Sergeant |
Poker Flat |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral research | 5 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 6 February 08:00 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
| ||||
| Interkosmos 21 |
Interkosmos | Low Earth | Technology | 7 July 1982 | Successful | ||
| Ceased operations on 2 June 1982 | |||||||
| 7 February 20:13:45 |
 Petrel 2 |
 Esrange |
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|
SRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi) | |||||||
| 7 February 20:30:40 |
Nike-Orion |
Esrange |
SSC | ||||
|
SSC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | |||||||
| 9 February 14:31 |
LGM-30G Minuteman III |
Vandenberg LF-08 |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 9 February 16:38 |
LGM-30G Minuteman III |
Vandenberg LF-09 |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 11 February 08:30 |
N-II |
Tanegashima Osaki |
NASDA | ||||
| Kiku 3 (ETS-IV) |
NASDA | Geostationary transfer | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Maiden flight of N-II; satellite ceased operations on 24 December 1984 | |||||||
| 12 February 05:27 |
Centaure 2B |
Thumba |
|||||
|
ISRO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 12 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) | |||||||
| 12 February 18:21 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1244 (Parus) |
Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 13 February 11:15 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1245 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 27 February | Successful | |||
| Film capsule recovered | |||||||
| 13 February 17:15 |
Black Brant VIII-C |
White Sands |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Solar research | 13 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 265 kilometres (165 mi) | |||||||
| 17 February 17:15 |
MGM-31A Pershing |
Cape Canaveral LC-16 |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 February | |||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 17 February 17:51 |
MGM-31A Pershing |
Cape Canaveral LC-16 |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 February | |||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 17 February 19:17 |
MGM-31A Pershing |
Cape Canaveral LC-16 |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 February | |||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 18 February 09:00 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1246 (Yantar-1KFT No.1) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 March | Successful | |||
| 18 February |  INTA-300 |
El Arenosillo |
INTA | ||||
|
INTA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 285 kilometres (177 mi) | |||||||
| 18 February | LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LF-06 |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 18 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 19 February 10:00 |
Molniya-M/2BL |
Plesetsk Site 16/2 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1247 (US-K) |
Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 21 February 00:30 |
Mu-3S |
Kagoshima LA-M |
ISAS | ||||
| Hinotori (ASTRO-A) |
ISAS | Low Earth | Astronomy | 11 July 1991 | Successful | ||
| 21 February 23:23 |
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR |
Cape Canaveral LC-36A |
NASA | ||||
| Comstar D4 |
COMSAT SSC Parallax TongaSat |
Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Transferred to SSC Parallax as Parallax 1 in 2001, to TongaSat as Esiafi 1 in 2002. | |||||||
| 21 February | LGM-30G Minuteman III |
Vandenberg LF-26 |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 25 February 17:20 |
Sergeant-Hydac |
Poker Flat |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 28 February 19:10 |
Titan III(24)B |
Vandenberg SLC-4W |
US Air Force | ||||
| OPS 1166 (KH-8) |
NRO | Sun-synchronous | Optical imaging | 20 June | Successful | ||
March | |||||||
| 1 March 09:20 |
 OTRAG |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Seba Oasis |
OTRAG | ||||
|
OTRAG | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 5 March 15:00 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1248 (Yantar-2K No.940) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 4 April | Successful | |||
| Returned three film capsules; two small and one large | |||||||
| 5 March 16:48 |
Sergeant-Hydac |
Poker Flat |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 5 March 18:09 |
Tsyklon-2 |
Baikonur Site 90 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1249 (US-A) |
Low Earth | Radar imaging | 19 July | Successful | |||
| 6 March 11:31 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/2 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1250 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1251 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1252 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1253 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1254 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1255 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1256 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1257 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 7 March 08:09 |
Taurus-Orion |
Poker Flat |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral research | 7 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) | |||||||
| 7 March 08:09 |
Taurus-Orion |
Poker Flat |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy Auroral research | 7 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 203 kilometres (126 mi) | |||||||
| 7 March 08:26 |
Taurus-Orion |
Poker Flat |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral research | 7 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) | |||||||
| 7 March 08:38 |
Paiute-Tomahawk |
Poker Flat |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral research | 7 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) | |||||||
| 8 March 16:00 |
Nike-Orion |
Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| CWAS-1 |
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 12 March 04:30 |
Sergeant-Hydac |
Poker Flat |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 12 March 19:00:11 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN | ||||
| Soyuz T-4 |
Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Salyut 6 expedition | 26 May 12:37:34 | Successful | |||
| Crewed flight with two cosmonauts, last long-duration crew of Salyut 6 | |||||||
| 13 March 16:00 |
Nike-Orion |
Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| CWAS-2 |
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 14 March 16:55 |
Tsyklon-2 |
Baikonur Site 90 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1258 (IS-A) |
Low Earth | ASAT test | 14 March | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Failed to intercept Kosmos 1241 | |||||||
| 15 March | LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LF-03 |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 15 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 16 March 19:24:00 |
Titan III(23)C |
Cape Canaveral LC-40 |
US Air Force | ||||
| OPS 7350 (DSP F-9) |
US Air Force | Geostationary | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Operated until 1992 | |||||||
| 17 March 08:40 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1259 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 31 March | Successful | |||
| Film capsule recovered | |||||||
| 18 March 04:40 |
Proton-K/DM |
Baikonur Site 200/40 |
RVSN | ||||
| Gran' No.18L |
Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
| 20 March 23:45 |
Tsyklon-2 |
Baikonur Site 90 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1260 (US-P) |
Low Earth | ELINT | 22 May 1982 | Successful | |||
| 22 March 14:58:55 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Soyuz 39 |
Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Salyut 6 visit | 30 March 11:40:58 | Successful | |||
| Crewed flight with two cosmonauts, carried first Mongolian in space | |||||||
| 24 March 03:00 |
Black Brant VIII-C |
White Sands |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 24 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi) | |||||||
| 24 March 03:31 |
Molniya-M/ML |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Molniya-3 No.24 |
Molniya | Communications | 19 October 1992 | Successful | |||
| 25 March 08:05:16 |
Taurus-Tomahawk |
Poker Flat |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 25 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 28 March 01:54:06 |
Black Brant VB |
Churchill |
NRC | ||||
|
NRC | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 28 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 327 kilometres (203 mi) | |||||||
| 28 March 01:54 |
Black Brant IVB |
Churchill |
NRC | ||||
|
NRC | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 28 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 28 March 09:30 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Yantar-2K No.979 |
Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 March | Launch failure | |||
| Failed to orbit | |||||||
| 30 March 05:52:55 |
Nike-Orion |
Poker Flat |
DNA | ||||
|
DNA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 31 March 09:40 |
Molniya-M/2BL |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1261 (US-K) |
Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | |||
April | |||||||
| 1 April 09:04:35 |
Taurus-Tomahawk |
Poker Flat |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 1 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 1 April 09:10 |
UGM-96 Trident I C4 |
USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 1 April | LGM-30G Minuteman III |
Vandenberg LF-04 |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 1 April | R-39 Rif |
Nenoksa |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 April | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 2 April 09:48 |
Taurus-Orion |
Wallops |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 2 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 220 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 3 April 06:20:55 |
Nike-Orion |
Poker Flat |
DNA | ||||
|
DNA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 3 April 09:51 |
Taurus-Orion |
Wallops |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 3 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 4 April | LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LF-06 |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 4 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 7 April 10:51 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1262 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 21 April | Successful | |||
| Film capsule recovered | |||||||
| 7 April 14:00 |
MGM-31A Pershing |
Cape Canaveral LC-16 |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 April | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 7 April 14:19 |
MGM-31A Pershing |
Cape Canaveral LC-16 |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 April | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 7 April 14:40 |
MGM-31A Pershing |
Cape Canaveral LC-16 |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 April | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 9 April 12:00 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1263 (Taifun-1) |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 12 April 12:00:04 |
Space Shuttle Columbia |
Kennedy LC-39A |
NASA | ||||
| STS-1 |
NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 14 April | Successful | ||
| DFI |
NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Flight recorder | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of the Space Shuttle, carried two astronauts | |||||||
| 15 April 10:30 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1264 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 April | Successful | |||
| Film capsule recovered | |||||||
| 16 April 11:30 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1265 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 April | Successful | |||
| Film capsule recovered | |||||||
| 18 April | MR-UR-100U |
Baikonur Site 172 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 21 April 03:45 |
Tsyklon-2 |
Baikonur Site 90 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1266 (US-A) |
Low Earth | Radar imaging | 20 May | ||||
| Nuclear powered; reactor ejected and remains in orbit | |||||||
| 22 April | R-39 Rif |
Nenoksa |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 April | Launch failure | ||
| Failed to reach space; apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi) | |||||||
| 24 April 21:32 |
Titan III(34)B |
Vandenberg SLC-4W |
US Air Force | ||||
| OPS 7225 (Quasar) |
NRO | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 25 April 02:01 |
Proton-K |
Baikonur Site 200/39 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1267 (TKS No.16301) |
Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Technology | 29 July 1982 | Successful | |||
| Technology demonstration for modular space stations; permanently docked to Salyut 6 and used to deorbit station; return capsule separated prior to docking and recovered on 24 May 1981 | |||||||
| 27 April 23:15 |
Aries |
White Sands LC-36 |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 27 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 263 kilometres (163 mi) | |||||||
| 28 April 09:00 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1268 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 May | Successful | |||
| Film capsule recovered | |||||||
| 30 April 06:00 |
Skylark 7 |
Esrange |
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| TEXUS IIIB |
DFVLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 30 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 253 kilometres (157 mi) | |||||||
| April | R-17 Elbrus |
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Suborbital | Missile strike | |||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), launched as part of the Iran–Iraq War | |||||||
| April | R-17 Elbrus |
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Suborbital | Missile strike | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), launched as part of the Iran–Iraq War | |||||||
| April | R-17 Elbrus |
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Suborbital | Missile strike | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), launched as part of the Iran–Iraq War | |||||||
| April | R-17 Elbrus |
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Suborbital | Missile strike | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), launched as part of the Iran–Iraq War | |||||||
| April | R-17 Elbrus |
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Suborbital | Missile strike | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), launched as part of the Iran–Iraq War | |||||||
May | |||||||
| 4 May 07:55 |
Black Brant VIII-C |
White Sands |
NASA | ||||
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NASA | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 4 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 294 kilometres (183 mi) | |||||||
| 6 May 08:00 |
Black Brant VIII-C |
White Sands |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 322 kilometres (200 mi) | |||||||
| 7 May 13:21 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1269 (Strela-2M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 8 May 05:27 |
Skylark 7 |
Esrange |
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| TEXUS IV |
DFVLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 8 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 258 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 14 May 17:16:38 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN | ||||
| Soyuz 40 |
Low Earth | Salyut 6 visit | 22 May 13:58:30 | Successful | |||
| Crewed mission with two cosmonauts, carried first Romanian in space. Final crewed flight to Salyut 6, final flight of Soyuz 7K-T spacecraft | |||||||
| 14 May 21:45 |
Vostok-2M |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Meteor-2 No.8 |
Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 15 May 06:07:17 |
Scout G-1 |
Vandenberg SLC-5 |
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| Nova-1 (NNS-30480) |
US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 18 May 11:50 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1270 (Yantar-2K No.980) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 17 June | Successful | |||
| 19 May 03:49 |
Vostok-2M |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1271 (Tselina-D) |
Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 21 May 09:10 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1272 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 4 June | Successful | |||
| 22 May 07:10 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1273 (Zenit-4MKT No.17) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 4 June | Successful | |||
| 22 May 22:29 |
Delta 3914 |
Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
NASA | ||||
| GOES 5 (GOES-E) |
NOAA | Geostationary | Weather | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
| Primary instrument failed in 1984, satellite remained partially operable until decommissioned on 18 July 1990 | |||||||
| 23 May 22:42 |
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR |
Cape Canaveral LC-36B |
NASA | ||||
| Intelsat V F-1 |
Intelsat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 27 May 04:25 |
Black Brant VC |
White Sands LC-36 |
NASA | ||||
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JHU | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 27 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 31 May 05:00 |
Satellite Launch Vehicle |
Sriharikota SLV Pad |
ISRO | ||||
| Rohini RS-D1 |
ISRO | Low Earth | Technology | 8 June | Launch failure | ||
| Reached lower-than-planned orbit and quickly decayed | |||||||
| May | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| May | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| May | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| May | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
June | |||||||
| 3 June 14:00 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1274 (Yantar-2K No.942) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 July | Successful | |||
| 3 June | S3 |
Biscarosse |
DGA | ||||
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DGA | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 4 June 15:41 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/2 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1275 (Parus) |
Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 9 June 03:33 |
Molniya-M/ML |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Molniya-3 No.30 |
Molniya | Communications | 10 February 1998 | Successful | |||
| 12 June | LGM-30G Minuteman III |
Vandenberg LF-09 |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 12 June | Castor I |
 Roi-Namur |
US Air Force | ||||
| DOT-4 |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Technology | 12 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 303 kilometres (188 mi) | |||||||
| 16 June 07:00 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1276 (Zenit-4MKT No.18) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 June | Successful | |||
| 17 June 09:30 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1277 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 1 July | Successful | |||
| 19 June 01:15 |
UGM-73 Poseidon C3 |
USS Lewis and Clark, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 19 June 01:15 |
UGM-73 Poseidon C3 |
USS Lewis and Clark, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 19 June 01:16 |
UGM-73 Poseidon C3 |
USS Lewis and Clark, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 19 June 01:16 |
UGM-73 Poseidon C3 |
USS Lewis and Clark, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 19 June 12:32:59 |
 Ariane 1 |
Kourou ELA-1 |
Arianespace | ||||
| Meteosat 2 |
EUMETSAT | Geosynchronous | Weather | In orbit | Successful | ||
| APPLE |
ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
| CAT-3 |
European Space Agency | Geosynchronous transfer | Vehicle monitoring | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 19 June 19:37:04 |
Molniya-M/2BL |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1278 (US-K) |
Molniya | Missile defence | 2 September 2000 | Successful | |||
| 23 June 10:52:59 |
Atlas E/F Star-37S-ISS |
Vandenberg SLC-3W |
US Air Force | ||||
| NOAA-7 (NOAA-C) |
NOAA | Sun-synchronous | Weather | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 24 June 17:47 |
Molniya-M/ML |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Molniya 1-50 |
Molniya | Communications | 14 December 1991 | Successful | |||
| 25 June 23:55 |
Proton-K/DM |
Baikonur Site 200/40 |
RVSN | ||||
| Ekran No.21L |
Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 26 June | LGM-30G Minuteman III |
Vandenberg LF-26 |
US Air Force | ||||
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| June | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| June | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| June | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| June | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| June | R-17 Elbrus |
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Suborbital | Missile strike | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| June | R-17 Elbrus |
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Suborbital | Missile strike | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| June | R-17 Elbrus |
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Suborbital | Missile strike | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
July | |||||||
| 1 July 09:30 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1279 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 July | Successful | |||
| 2 July 07:10 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1280 (Resurs-F1 No.15L) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 16 July | Successful | |||
| 7 July 12:30 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1281 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 21 July | Successful | |||
| 10 July 05:14 |
Vostok-2M |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
| Meteor-Priroda 2-4 |
Sun-synchronous | Weather | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Iskra 1 |
Sun-synchronous | Microgravity research | 16 April 1990 | Successful | |||
| 11 July 14:48 |
UGM-73 Poseidon C3 |
USS George C. Marshall, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 11 July 14:48 |
UGM-73 Poseidon C3 |
USS George C. Marshall, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 11 July 14:49 |
UGM-73 Poseidon C3 |
USS George C. Marshall, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 11 July 14:49 |
UGM-73 Poseidon C3 |
USS George C. Marshall, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 15 July 13:00 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1282 (Yantar-2K No.951) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 14 August | Successful | |||
| 17 July 08:00 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1283 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 31 July | Successful | |||
| 29 July 11:55 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1284 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 August | Successful | |||
| 30 July 21:38 |
Proton-K/DM |
Baikonur Site 200/39 |
RVSN | ||||
| Gran' No.19L |
Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Operated until May 1986 | |||||||
| 31 July 10:50 |
Aries |
White Sands LC-36 |
US Air Force | ||||
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Infrared astronomy | 31 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 395 kilometres (245 mi) | |||||||
| July | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| July | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| July | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
August | |||||||
| 1 August 22:00 |
TT-500A |
Tanegashima LA-T |
NASDA | ||||
|
NASDA | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) | |||||||
| 3 August 09:56 |
Delta 3913 |
Vandenberg SLC-2W |
NASA | ||||
| Dynamics Explorer 1 (Explorer 62) |
NASA | Highly elliptical | Magnetospheric | In orbit | Partial launch failure | ||
| Dynamics Explorer 2 (Explorer 63) |
NASA | Low Earth | Magnetospheric | 19 February 1983 | Partial launch failure | ||
| Both payloads deployed into low Earth orbit, with DE-1 raising itself into its operational orbit. Premature first-stage cutoff resulted in slightly lower orbit than had been planned, spacecraft were able to compensate and complete their missions. | |||||||
| 4 August 00:13 |
Molniya-M/2BL |
Plesetsk Site 16/2 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1285 (US-K) |
Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 4 August 08:28 |
Tsyklon-2 |
Baikonur Site 90 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1286 (US-PM) |
Low Earth | ELINT | 16 October 1982 | Successful | |||
| 6 August 08:16:00 |
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR |
Cape Canaveral LC-36A |
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| FLTSATCOM 5 |
US Navy | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Launch failure | ||
| Payload fairing collapsed during ascent, resulting in damage which left satellite unusable after arrival in geosynchronous orbit | |||||||
| 6 August 11:49 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/2 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1287 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1288 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1289 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1290 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1291 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1292 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1293 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1294 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 7 August 13:35 |
Vostok-2M |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
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| Bulgaria 1300 (Interkosmos 22) |
IKIT | Low Earth | Operational | In orbit | Successful | ||
| First Bulgarian satellite, launched as part of the Interkosmos programme | |||||||
| 9 August | Taurus-Orion |
Wallops |
NASA | ||||
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NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 9 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August 20:03 |
N-II |
Tanegashima Osaki |
NASDA | ||||
| Himawari 2 |
JMA | Geostationary | Weather | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Operated until February 1988 | |||||||
| 12 August 05:46 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/2 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1295 (Parus) |
Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 13 August 02:26 |
UGM-96 Trident I C4 |
USS John C. Calhoun, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 13 August 02:46 |
UGM-96 Trident I C4 |
USS John C. Calhoun, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 13 August 03:32 |
UGM-96 Trident I C4 |
USS John C. Calhoun, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 13 August 03:32 |
UGM-96 Trident I C4 |
USS John C. Calhoun, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 13 August 16:20 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1296 (Yantar-2K No.943) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 September | Successful | |||
| 14 August 07:43 |
Black Brant X |
Wallops |
NASA | ||||
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NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 14 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 625 kilometres (388 mi) | |||||||
| 18 August 09:30 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1297 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 30 August | Successful | |||
| 18 August | R-36MUTTKh |
Uzhur Site 2/2 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 21 August 10:20 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1298 (Yantar-4K2) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 October | Successful | |||
| 22 August 01:00 |
UGM-73 Poseidon C3 |
USS Nathanael Greene, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 24 August 12:00 |
S-310 |
Kagoshima |
ISAS | ||||
|
ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy Auroal research | 24 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) | |||||||
| 24 August 16:37 |
Tsyklon-2 |
Baikonur Site 90 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1299 (US-A) |
Low Earth | Radar imaging | 27 September | ||||
| Nuclear-powered satellite, reactor ejected at end of mission and remains in orbit | |||||||
| 24 August 21:40 |
Tsyklon-3 |
Plesetsk Site 32/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1300 (Tselina-D) |
Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 25 August | Taurus-Orion |
White Sands LC-36 |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 27 August 10:30 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1301 (Resurs-F1 No.16L) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 10 September | Successful | |||
| 28 August 00:03 |
UGM-96 Trident I C4 |
USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 28 August 00:04 |
UGM-96 Trident I C4 |
USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 28 August 00:04 |
UGM-96 Trident I C4 |
USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 28 August 00:04 |
UGM-96 Trident I C4 |
USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 28 August 02:40 |
R-5 Vertikal |
Kapustin Yar |
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| Vertikal 9 |
Suborbital | Solar research | 28 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 28 August 16:18 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1302 (Strela-2M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| August | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| August | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| August | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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|
Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| August | MR-12 |
Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean |
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|
Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
September | |||||||
| 3 September 18:29 |
Titan III(32)D |
Vandenberg SLC-4E |
US Air Force | ||||
| OPS 3984 (KH-11) |
NRO | Sun-synchronous | Optical imaging | 23 November 1984 | Successful | ||
| 4 September 08:00 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1303 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 September | Successful | |||
| 4 September 11:06 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1304 (Tsikada) |
Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 5 September 01:00 |
S-520 |
Kagoshima LA-K |
ISAS | ||||
|
ISAS | Suborbital | Technology | 5 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi), payload recovered | |||||||
| 7 September 09:38 |
S-310 |
Kagoshima |
ISAS | ||||
|
ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 8 September | UR-100N |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 September | Launch failure | ||
| 11 September 08:43 |
Molniya-M/ML |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1305 (Molniya-3 No.28) |
Intended: Molniya Achieved: Medium Earth |
Communications | In orbit | Launch failure | |||
| Placed into unusable, lower-than-planned, orbit due to upper stage malfunction | |||||||
| 12 September | LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LF-06 |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 12 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 14 September 20:31 |
Tsyklon-2 |
Baikonur Site 90 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1306 (US-PM) |
Low Earth | ELINT | 12 July 1982 | Successful | |||
| 15 September 11:30 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1307 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 September | Successful | |||
| 18 September 03:34 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1308 (Parus) |
Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 18 September 09:30 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1309 (Zenit-4MT) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 1 October | Successful | |||
| 18 September 17:59:58 |
Vertikal-4 |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Plasma research | 18 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,514 kilometres (941 mi) | |||||||
| 19 September 21:28:40 |
 Feng Bao 1 |
Jiuquan LA-2/138 |
| ||||
| Shijian 2 |
Low Earth | Technology | 17 August 1982 | Successful | |||
| Shijian 2-01 |
Low Earth | Technology | 6 October 1982 | Successful | |||
| Shijian 2-02 |
Low Earth | Technology | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Final flight of the Feng Bao 1 | |||||||
| 21 September 13:10 |
Tsyklon-3 |
Plesetsk Site 32/1 |
| ||||
| Oreol 3 |
Low Earth | Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 22 September 16:15 |
MGM-31A Pershing |
Fort Bliss |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 22 September 16:48 |
MGM-31A Pershing |
Fort Bliss |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 23 September 08:00 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/2 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1310 (Taifun-1) |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 3 April 1989 | Successful | |||
| 24 September 23:09 |
Delta 3910/PAM-D |
Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
NASA | ||||
| SBS-2 |
SBS | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Operated until September 1996 | |||||||
| 28 September 21:00 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/2 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1311 (Taifun-2) |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 August 1983 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 1 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 27 February 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 2 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 26 February 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 3 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 5 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 4 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 5 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 5 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 17 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 6 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 16 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 7 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 22 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 8 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 23 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 9 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 24 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 10 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 18 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 11 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 17 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 12 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 17 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 13 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 16 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 14 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 31 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 15 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 31 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 16 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 31 December 1982 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 17 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 18 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 19 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 20 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 21 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 22 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 23 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 24 |
Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful | |||
| 29 September | RT-2PM Topol |
Plesetsk Site 167 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 September | Successful | ||
| Maiden flight of Topol missile, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 29 September | MGM-31A Pershing |
Fort Bliss |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 September | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 29 September | MGM-31A Pershing |
Fort Bliss |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 September | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 30 September 08:00 |
Tsyklon-3 |
Plesetsk Site 32/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1312 (Musson No.12) |
Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 30 September 23:20:00 |
Black Brant VIII-C |
Esrange |
SSC | ||||
|
SSC | Suborbital | Infrared astronomy | 30 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 30 September | Black Brant VC |
White Sands LC-36 |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Solar research | 30 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 243 kilometres (151 mi) | |||||||
October | |||||||
| 1 October 09:00 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1313 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 October | Successful | |||
| 4 October | LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LF-03 |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 4 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 6 October 11:27 |
Delta 2310 |
Vandenberg SLC-2W |
NASA | ||||
| Solar Mesosphere Explorer (Explorer 64) |
NASA | Sun-synchronous | Atmospheric research | 5 March 1991 | Successful | ||
| UoSAT-1 |
Surrey | Sun-synchronous | Technology Amateur radio | 13 October 1989 | Successful | ||
| 9 October 10:40 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1314 (Zenit-4MKT) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 22 October | Successful | |||
| 9 October 16:59 |
Proton-K/DM |
Baikonur Site 200/39 |
RVSN | ||||
| Gran' No.20L |
Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 13 October 23:01 |
Vostok-2M |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1315 (Tselina-D) |
Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 13 October | MGM-31A Pershing |
Fort Bliss |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 13 October | MGM-31A Pershing |
Fort Bliss |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 14 October 05:47 |
Nike-Orion |
Wallops |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 14 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi) | |||||||
| 15 October 09:15 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1316 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 October | Successful | |||
| 16 October | Nike-Tomahawk |
White Sands |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 17 October 05:59 |
Molniya-M/ML |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Molniya-3 No.31 |
Molniya | Communications | 9 January 1997 | Successful | |||
| 17 October | Astrobee-F |
White Sands |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 17 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 21 October | MGM-31A Pershing |
Fort Bliss |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 21 October | MGM-31A Pershing |
Fort Bliss |
US Army | ||||
|
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 October | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 25 October 19:01:00 |
Nike-Tomahawk |
 Andøya |
NDRE | ||||
|
NDRE | Suborbital | Auroral research | 25 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi) | |||||||
| 30 October 06:04 |
Proton-K/D-1 |
Baikonur Site 200/40 |
RVSN | ||||
| Venera 13 |
Heliocentric | Venus lander | 1 March 1982 03:20 | Successful | |||
| 31 October 09:22:00 |
Titan III(23)C |
Cape Canaveral LC-40 |
US Air Force | ||||
| OPS 4029 (Vortex) |
NRO | High Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 31 October 22:54 |
Molniya-M/2BL |
Plesetsk Site 16/2 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1317 (US-K) |
Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | |||
November | |||||||
| 3 November 13:00 |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1318 (Yantar-2K No.944) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 4 December | Successful | |||
| 4 November 05:31 |
Proton-K/D-1 |
Baikonur Site 200/39 |
RVSN | ||||
| Venera 14 |
Heliocentric | Venus lander | 5 March 1982 | Partial spacecraft failure | |||
| Surface sampler failed due to ejection of camera lens cap into its path | |||||||
| 7 November 12:03:40 |
MGM-29 Sergeant |
Poker Flat |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral research | 7 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 9 November | Taurus-Orion |
White Sands LC-36 |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 12 November 15:10:00 |
Space Shuttle Columbia |
Kennedy LC-39A |
NASA | ||||
| STS-2 |
NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 14 November | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
| DFI |
NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Vehicle monitoring | Unknown | Successful | ||
| OFTP |
Low Earth (Columbia) | Remote sensing | Successful | ||||
| OSTA-1 |
Low Earth (Columbia) | Technology | Successful | ||||
| Crewed flight with two astronauts, first spacecraft to make two orbital flights. Mission truncated due to fuel cell failure | |||||||
| 13 November 09:30 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1319 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 27 November | Successful | |||
| 15 November 17:50 |
UGM-96 Trident I C4 |
USS Benjamin Franklin, Eastern Test Range |
US Navy | ||||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi), failed to reach space | |||||||
| 17 November 15:25 |
Molniya-M/ML |
Plesetsk Site 41/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Molniya 1-51 |
Molniya | Communications | 2 November 1993 | Successful | |||
| 17 November | Black Brant VIII-B |
White Sands |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 17 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 253 kilometres (157 mi) | |||||||
| 17 November | Black Brant VIII-B |
White Sands |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 17 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 253 kilometres (157 mi) | |||||||
| 20 November 01:37 |
Delta 3910/PAM-D |
Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
NASA | ||||
| Satcom 3R |
RCA Satcom | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Decommissioned on 10 April 1991 | |||||||
| 20 November 08:30 |
Kosmos-3M |
Kapustin Yar Site 107/2 |
| ||||
| Bhaskara 2 |
ISRO | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 30 November 1991 | Successful | ||
| 23 November 18:35 |
Black Brant VIII-C |
White Sands |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Solar research | 23 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 322 kilometres (200 mi) | |||||||
| 24 November | LGM-30G Minuteman III |
Vandenberg LF-09 |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 24 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 27 November | R-39 Rif |
Nenoksa |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 28 November 18:08 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/2 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1320 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1321 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1322 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1323 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1324 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1325 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1326 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Kosmos 1327 (Strela-1M) |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| November | R-17 Elbrus |
|
| ||||
|
Suborbital | Missile strike | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| November | R-17 Elbrus |
|
| ||||
|
Suborbital | Missile strike | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
December | |||||||
| 1 December 01:38 |
Black Brant X |
Cape Parry |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 1 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 612 kilometres (380 mi) | |||||||
| 1 December 15:50:00 |
Petrel 1 |
Esrange |
SRC | ||||
|
SRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) | |||||||
| 3 December 11:47 |
Tsyklon-3 |
Plesetsk Site 32/1 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1328 (Tselina-D) |
Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 4 December 09:50 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1329 (Zenit-6U) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 December | Successful | |||
| 6 December 23:14:58 |
Black Brant IVB |
Cape Parry |
NRC | ||||
|
NRC | Suborbital | Auroral research | 6 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 615 kilometres (382 mi) | |||||||
| 7 December 00:00:40 |
Terrier-Malemute |
Cape Parry |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 7 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 451 kilometres (280 mi) | |||||||
| 7 December | Dongfeng 5 |
Jiuquan LA-2/138 |
| ||||
|
Suborbital | Test flight | 7 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 8 December | Aerobee-150 |
White Sands LC-35 |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric research | 8 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 9 December 17:17:00 |
Petrel 2 |
Esrange |
SRC | ||||
|
SRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi) | |||||||
| 9 December 21:25:35 |
Skylark 7 |
Esrange |
DFVLR | ||||
|
DFVLR | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 9 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi) | |||||||
| 9 December | LGM-30G Minuteman III |
Vandenberg LF-26 |
US Air Force | ||||
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 10 December | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sonda 3 |
Barreira do Inferno |
IAE | ||||
|
IAE | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 10 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 239 kilometres (149 mi) | |||||||
| 13 December 21:31:38 |
Black Brant IVB |
Cape Parry |
NRC | ||||
|
NRC | Suborbital | Auroral research | 13 December | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi), failed to reach space | |||||||
| 13 December 22:54:25 |
Black Brant X |
Cape Parry |
NASA | ||||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 13 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 662 kilometres (411 mi) | |||||||
| 15 December 23:35 |
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR |
Cape Canaveral LC-36A |
NASA | ||||
| Intelsat V F-3 |
Intelsat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 16 December 14:10:00 |
Petrel 1 |
Esrange |
SRC | ||||
|
SRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) | |||||||
| 17 December 11:00 |
Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/2 |
RVSN | ||||
| Radio Sputnik 3 |
Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Radio Sputnik 4 |
Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Radio Sputnik 5 |
Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Radio Sputnik 6 |
Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Radio Sputnik 7 |
Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Radio Sputnik 8 |
Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 19 December 01:10 |
Atlas E/F SVS-1 |
Vandenberg SLC-3E |
US Air Force | ||||
| Navstar 7 |
US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation | +20 seconds | Launch failure | ||
| Incorrect repair to booster unit engine resulted in coolant line blockage. Rocket lost thrust within eight seconds of launch, destroyed by range safety. | |||||||
| 19 December 11:50 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 1330 (Yantar-2K No.952) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 19 January 1982 | Successful | |||
| 19 December 20:00 |
Petrel 1 |
El Arenosillo |
INTA | ||||
|
INTA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
| 20 December 01:29:00 |
Ariane 1 |
Kourou ELA-1 |
Arianespace | ||||
| MARECS-1 |
Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| CAT-4 (Thesee) |
ESA | Geosynchronous transfer | Vehicle monitoring Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 21 December 18:37 |
Vertikal-4 |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
| Vertikal-10 |
RVSN | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric research | 21 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) | |||||||
| 22 December | R-39 Rif |
Nenoksa |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 23 December 13:15 |
Molniya-M/ML |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN | ||||
| Molniya-1 No.55 |
Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 27 December | R-39 Rif |
Nenoksa |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| December | R-17 Elbrus |
|
| ||||
|
Suborbital | Missile strike | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| December | R-17 Elbrus |
|
| ||||
|
Suborbital | Missile strike | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Perimetr |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | M4 |
Biscarosse |
DGA | ||||
|
DGA | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | M4 |
Biscarosse |
DGA | ||||
|
DGA | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | M4 |
Biscarosse |
DGA | ||||
|
DGA | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | M4 |
Biscarosse |
DGA | ||||
|
DGA | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Launch failure | ||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Vertikal-4 |
Kapustin Yar Site 107 |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-29R Volna |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
VMF | ||||
|
VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-29R Volna |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
VMF | ||||
|
VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-29R Volna |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
VMF | ||||
|
VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-29 Vysota |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
VMF | ||||
|
VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-29 Vysota |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
VMF | ||||
|
VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-29 Vysota |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
VMF | ||||
|
VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-29 Vysota |
Submarine, Okhotsk |
VMF | ||||
|
VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-36MUTTKh |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-36MUTTKh |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-36MUTTKh |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | R-36MUTTKh |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | UR-100N |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | UR-100N |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | UR-100N |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | UR-100N |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | UR-100N |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | UR-100NUTTKh |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | UR-100NUTTKh |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | UR-100NUTTKh |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | UR-100NUTTKh |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | UR-100NUTTKh |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | UR-100NUTTKh |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
Deep-space rendezvous
| Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August | Voyager 2 | Flyby of Saturn | Gravity assist; Closest approach: 101,000 kilometres (63,000 mi) |
References
Generic references:
Spaceflight portal
Spaceflight portal- Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
- Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
- Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.
- Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches".
- Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report".
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Jonathan's Space Report".
- Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
- Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
- Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
- Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
- "ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
- "NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
- "Space Calendar". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- "Space Information Center". JAXA.
- "Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).
Footnotes
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