1982 in spaceflight

none January 2014 August 2021 yes yes yes yes 1982 Long March 2CSoyuz-U2Titan 34D N-ITitan IIICTitan IIID 6 16 Timeline of spaceflight 1981 1983 The following is an outline of 1982 in spaceflight. 2 right on Launches August 2008 1982 yes |colspan="8"| January |- 1 7 January 15:38https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/derived/launchlog.html Launch Log Jonathan McDowell Jonathan's Space Page 13 February 2012 23 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180123190920/https://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt live USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1331 (Strela-2M #26) Low Earth Communications Successful 1 12 January 12:30 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1332 (Zenit-4MT/Orion #22) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 25 January Successful 1 14 January 07:51 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1333 (Parus #30) Low Earth CommunicationsNavigation Successful 1 16 JanuarySatcom rockets aloft https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77913877/satcom-rockets-aloft/ 18 May 2021 The Orlando Sentinel United Press International Tribune Publishing 16 January 1982 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518173520/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77913877/satcom-rockets-aloft/ 18 May 2021 Cape Canaveral, Florida 4 live Newspapers.com 01:54Launch/Orbital information for RCA-SATCOM 4 https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-004A NSSDCA Master Catalog NASA 18 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518173904/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-004A 18 May 2021 live USA Delta 3910/PAM-D D-159 USA Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA USA Satcom 4 RCA Americom Geostationary CommunicationsGeneral information about RCA-SATCOM 4 https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-004A NSSDCA Master Catalog NASA 18 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518174356/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-004A 18 May 2021 live Successful 1 20 January 11:30 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 16/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1334 (Zenit-6U/Argon #52) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 3 February Successful 1 21 January 19:30 USATitan III(24)B USAVandenberg SLC-4W USA USAOPS 2849 (KH-8 52) NRO Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance Successful 23 May 1 29 January 11:00 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1335 (Taifun-2 #10) Low Earth Radar calibration Successful 5 April 1987 1 30 January 11:30 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1336 (Yantar-2K/Feniks #24) GRU Reconnaissance 26 February Successful |colspan="8"| February |- 1 5 February 09:12 USSR Proton-K/Blok DM USSR Baikonur Site 200/40 USSR USSR Ekran 8 (Ekran 22L) Geostationary Communications Successful 1 11 February 01:11 USSRTsyklon-2 USSRBaikonur Site 90 USSR Satellite propulsion or avionics system failed USSRKosmos 1337 (US-P #13) Low Earth ELINT ocean surveillance Spacecraft failure 25 July 1 16 February 11:10 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1338 (Zenit-6U/Argon #53) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 2 March Successful 1 17 February 21:56 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1339 (Tsikada #9) Low Earth Navigation Successful 1 19 February 01:42 USSR Vostok-2M USSR Plesetsk Site 16/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1340 (Tselina-D #33) Low Earth ELINT Successful 1 26 February 00:04:44Westar IV satellite launched https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77915170/westar-iv-satellite-launched/ 18 May 2021 Springfield Leader and Press Associated Press Gannett 26 February 1982 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518175551/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77915170/westar-iv-satellite-launched/ 18 May 2021 Cape Canaveral, Florida 7 live Newspapers.com USADelta 3910/PAM-D D-160 USACape Canaveral LC-17A USA USA Westar 4 Western Union Geostationary CommunicationsGeneral information about Westar 4 https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-014A NSSDCA Master Catalog NASA 18 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518175956/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-014A 18 May 2021 live Successful 1 26 February 20:10 USSR Molniya-M/Blok ML USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Molniya-1K 53 (Molniya-1K 58L) Molniya orbit Communications Successful |colspan="8"| March |- 1 3 March 05:44 USSR Molniya-M/Blok 2BL USSR Plesetsk Site 16/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1341 (US-K #24) Molniya Missile early warning Successful 1 4 March USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Kapustin Yar Site 107/1 USSR USSR Taifun-2 #11 Intended: Low Earth Radar calibration Launch failure 4 March 1 5 March 00:23NASA launches Intelsat for phone, TV hookups https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77915783/nasa-launches-intelsat-for-phone-tv/ 18 May 2021 The Orlando Sentinel Sentinel Star Services Tribune Publishing 5 March 1982 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518180533/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77915783/nasa-launches-intelsat-for-phone-tv/ 18 May 2021 Cape Canaveral, Florida 175 live Newspapers.com USAAtlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR AC-58 USACape Canaveral LC-36A USA UNIntelsat VD F-4 Intelsat Geosynchronous CommunicationsGeneral information about INTELSAT 5 F-4 https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-017A NSSDCA Master Catalog NASA 18 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518180812/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-017A 18 May 2021 live Successful 1 5 March 10:50 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1342 (Zenit-6U/Argon #54) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 19 March Successful 1 6 March 19:25Satellite Launch Startles Residents Around Cape https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77916143/satellite-launch-startles-residents/ 18 May 2021 The Tampa Tribune United Press International 7 March 1982 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518181215/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77916143/satellite-launch-startles-residents/ 18 May 2021 Cape Canaveral, Florida 30 live Newspapers.com USATitan III(23)C USACape Canaveral LC-40 USA Final flight of Titan IIIC USAOPS 8701 (DSP-10) US Air Force GeosynchronousLaunch/Orbital information for DSP F10 https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-019A NSSDCA Master Catalog NASA 18 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518181717/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-019A 18 May 2021 live Early warningGeneral information about DSP F10 https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-019A NSSDCA Master Catalog NASA 18 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518181533/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-019A 18 May 2021 live Successful 1 15 March 04:39 USSR Proton-K/Blok DM USSR Baikonur Site 200/39 USSR USSR Gorizont 5 (Gorizont 14L) Geostationary Communications Successful 1 17 March 10:30 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1343 (Zenit-6U/Argon #55) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 31 March Successful 3 22 March 16:00Toner Mike Up, Columbia! 3rd Time a Charm https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77917114/up-columbia-3rd-time-a-charm/ 18 May 2021 Miami Herald 23 March 1982 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518182948/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77917114/up-columbia-3rd-time-a-charm/ 18 May 2021 Cape Canaveral, Florida 28 live Newspapers.com USA102 USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with two astronautsOnly Shuttle flight to land at White Sands Space HarborShuttle Imaging Radar-A (SIR-1) USASTS-3 NASA Low EarthLaunch/Orbital information for STS 3/OSS 1 https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-022A NSSDCA Master Catalog NASA 18 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518183409/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-022A 18 May 2021 live Development test flightGeneral information about STS 3/OSS 1 https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-022A NSSDCA Master Catalog NASA 18 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518183231/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-022A 18 May 2021 live SuccessfulLocke Robert Tardy space shuttle touches down https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77917851/tardy-space-shuttle-touches-down/ 18 May 2021 Arizona Daily Star Associated Press Pulitzer, Inc. 31 March 1982 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518183936/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77917851/tardy-space-shuttle-touches-down/ 18 May 2021 White Sands Missile Range live Newspapers.com 30 March 16:05 3 USADevelopment Flight Instrumentation NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Monitor orbiter performance Successful inherit USAOSTA-1 NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Remote sensing Successful inherit 1 24 March 00:12 USSR Molniya-M/Blok ML USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Molniya-3 18 (Molniya-3 29L) Molniya Communications 23 June 1992 Successful 1 24 March 19:47 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1344 (Parus #31) Low Earth CommunicationsNavigation Successful 1 25 March 09:50 USSRTsyklon-3 USSRPlesetsk Site 32/1 USSR USSRMeteor-2 No.8 Low Earth Weather Successful 1 31 March 09:00 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1345 (Tselina-O #41) Low Earth ELINT Successful 27 September 1989 1 31 March 16:27 USSR Vostok-2M USSR Plesetsk Site 16/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1346 (Tselina-D #34) Low Earth ELINT 17 December 2017 Successful |colspan="8"| April |- 1 2 April 10:15 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1347 (Yantar-4K2/Kobalt #2) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 21 May Successful 1 7 April 13:41 USSR Molniya-M/Blok 2BL USSR Plesetsk Site 16/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1348 (US-K #25) Molniya Early warning Successful 1 8 April 00:15 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1349 (Parus #32) Low Earth CommunicationNavigation Successful 1 10 April 06:47 USA Delta 3910Fineman Mark Delta launch is revolution on a rocket for rural India https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77918546/delta-launch-is-revolution-on-a-rocket/ 18 May 2021 The Philadelphia Inquirer 10 April 1982 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518185158/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77918546/delta-launch-is-revolution-on-a-rocket/ 18 May 2021 Cape Canaveral, Florida 1 live Newspapers.com /PAM-D D-161 USA Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA Attitude control system malfunction, ceased operations in September 1982Fineman Mark U.S.-made Indian satellite now just space junk https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77919558/us-made-indian-satellite-now-just/ 18 May 2021 The Dispatch Knight News Wire 9 September 1982 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518190722/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77919558/us-made-indian-satellite-now-just/ 18 May 2021 New Delhi 10 live Newspapers.com India INSAT-1A ISRO GeostationaryFineman Mark Delta launch is a revolution on a rocket for India https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77918773/delta-launch-is-a-revolution-on-a/ 18 May 2021 The Philadelphia Inquirer 10 April 1982 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518185531/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77918773/delta-launch-is-a-revolution-on-a/ 18 May 2021 Cape Canaveral, Florida 2 live Newspapers.com Communications Spacecraft failure 1 15 April 14:30 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1350 (Yantar-2K/Feniks #25) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 16 May Successful 2 19 AprilTrimborn Harry Soviets Orbit Space Lab for East-West Operation https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77922989/soviets-orbit-space-lab-for-east-west/ 18 May 2021 Los Angeles Times 21 April 1982 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518200123/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77922989/soviets-orbit-space-lab-for-east-west/ 18 May 2021 16 live Newspapers.com 19:45:00 USSR Proton-KLaunch/Orbital information for Salyut 7 https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-033A NSSDCA Master Catalog NASA 18 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518200632/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1982-033A 18 May 2021 live USSR Baikonur Site 200/40 USSR 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 USSR Salyut 7 (DOS-6) Low Earth Space station Successful 7 February 1991 2 USSR Iskra 2 (RK 02) MAI Low Earth Amateur radio 9 July Successful inherit 1 21 April 01:40 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Kapustin Yar Site 107/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1351 (Taifun-2 #12) Low Earth Radar calibration Successful 14 March 1983 1 21 April 09:15 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1352 (Zenit-6U/Argon #56) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 5 May Successful 1 23 April 09:40 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Pleetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1353 (Zenit-4MKT/Fram #20) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 6 May Successful 1 28 April 02:52 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/1 USSR USSRKosmos 1354 (Strela-2M #27) Low Earth Communications Successful 1 29 April 09:55 USSR Tsyklon-2 USSR Baikonur Site 90/20 USSR USSR Kosmos 1355 (US-P #14) Low Earth ELINT ocean surveillance Successful 7 March 1984 |colspan="8"| May |- 1 5 May 08:01 USSR Vostok-2M USSR Plesetsk Site 16/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1356 (Tselina-D No.35) Low Earth CommunicationNavigation Successful 8 July 2023https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=13153 COSMOS 1356 8 July 2023 19 August 2023 N2YO.com 8 6 May 18:07 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1357 (Strela-1M #233) Low Earth Communications Successful USSR Kosmos 1358 (Strela-1M #234) Low Earth Communications Successful USSR Kosmos 1359 (Strela-1M #235) Low Earth Communications Successful USSR Kosmos 1360 (Strela-1M #236) Low Earth Communications Successful USSR Kosmos 1361 (Strela-1M #237) Low Earth Communications Successful USSR Kosmos 1362 (Strela-1M #238) Low Earth Communications Successful USSR Kosmos 1363 (Strela-1M #239) Low Earth Communications Successful USSR Kosmos 1364 (Strela-1M #240) Low Earth Communications Successful 2 11 May 18:35 USA Titan III(23)D USAVandenberg SLC-4E USA USAOPS 5642 (KH-9-17) NRO Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance Successful 5 December USAOPS 6553 (SSF-D) NRO Sun-synchronous ELINT Successful 1 13 May 09:58 USSRSoyuz-U USSRBaikonur Site 1/5 USSR Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts, first mission to Salyut 7 USSRSoyuz T-5 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Salyut 7 EO-1 Successful 27 August 15:04 1 14 May 19:39 USSR Tsyklon-2 USSR Baikonur Site 90/20 USSR USSRKosmos 1365 (US-A #20) Low Earth Radar ocean surveillance Successful 19 October 1 15 May 14:20 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Zenit-6U/Argon #57 GRU Intended: Low Earth Reconnaissance 15 May Failure 1 17 May 23:50 USSR Proton-K/Blok DM USSR Baikonur Site 200/39 USSR USSR Kosmos 1366 (Potok #1, Geizer 11L) Geostationary Data relay Successful 1 20 May 13:08 USSR Molniya-M/Blok 2BL USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1367 (US-K #26) Molniya Early warning Successful 1 21 May 12:40 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1368 (Zenit-6U/Argon #58) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 3 June Successful 1 23 May 05:58 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR USSRProgress 13 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Logistics Successful 6 June 00:05 1 25 May 09:00 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 43/3 USSR USSR Kosmos 1369 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #7) Low Earth Earth observation 8 June Successful 1 28 May 09:10 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1370 (Yantar-1KFT/Kometa #2) Low Earth Cartography 11 July Successful 1 28 May 22:02 USSR Molniya-M/Blok ML USSR Plesetsk Site 43/3 USSR USSR Molniya-1K 54 (Molniya-1K 63L) Molniya Communications 19 November 1992 Success |colspan="8"| June |- 1 1 June 04:37 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1371 (Stela-2M #28) LEO, inclination 74.0 degrees Communications Successful 1 1 June 13:58 USSR Tsyklon-2 USSR Baikonur Site 90/20 USSR USSR Kosmos 1372 (US-A #21) LEO, inclination 65.1 degrees Radar ocean surveillance Successful 9 September 1 2 June 15:50 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1373 (Zenit-6U/Argon #59) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 16 June Successful 1 3 June 21:30 USSRK65-RB5 USSRKapustin Yar Site 107 USSR USSR Kosmos 1374 (BOR-4 #2, s/n 404) Fractional LEO, inclination 50.6 degrees Re-entry test Successful 3 June 1 6 June 17:10 USSRKosmos-3M USSRPlesetsk Site 132/2 USSR Target for Kosmos 1379 USSR Kosmos 1375 (DS-P1-M #16) LEO, inclination 65.8 degrees Anti-satellite weapon target Successful 18 June (destroyed) 1 8 June 07:45 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 43/3 USSR USSR Kosmos 1376 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #8) Low Earth Earth observation 22 June Successful 1 8 June 12:00 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1377 (Yantar-4K1/Oktan #4) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 22 July Successful 1 9 June 00:24Adams Peter WESTAR V flies on time https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77920545/westar-v-flies-on-time/ 18 May 2021 Florida Today Gannett 9 June 1982 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518192318/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77920545/westar-v-flies-on-time/ 18 May 2021 Brevard County, Florida 16A live Newspapers.com USA Delta 3910/PAM-D D-162 USA Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA USA Westar 5 Western Union Geostationary Communications Successful 1 10 June 17:37 USSR Tsyklon-3 USSR Plesetsk Site 32/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1378 (Tselina-D #36) LEO, inclination 82.5 degrees ELINT Successful 1 12 June 09:00 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Zenit-6U/Argon #60 GRU Intended: Low Earth Reconnaissance 12 June Failure 1 18 June 11:04 USSRTsyklon-2 USSRBaikonur LC 90 USSR Destroyed Kosmos 1375 USSRKosmos 1379 (IS-A #13) LEO, inclination 65.8 degrees Anti-satellite weapon test Successful 18 June (self-destruct) 1 18 June 11:58 USSRKosmos-3M USSRPlesetsk LC132 USSR Second stage malfunction during first burn resulted in low transfer orbit apogee. Satellite was deployed in lower than planned orbit. USSRKosmos 1380 (Parus #33) LEO, inclination 82.9 degrees Communications, navigation Partial launch failure 27 June 1 18 June 13:00 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1381 (Zenit-6U/Argon #61) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 1 July Successful 1 24 June 16:29 USSRSoyuz-U USSRBaikonur Site 1/5 USSR Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts including the first French space traveller USSRSoyuz T-6 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Salyut 7 EP-1 Successful 2 July 14:20 1 25 June 02:28 USSR Molniya-M/Blok 2BL USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1382 (US-K #27) Molniya Early warning Successful 3 27 June 15:00 USASpace Shuttle Columbia USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with two astronauts, final developmental test flight USASTS-4 NASA Low Earth Developmental test flight Successful 4 July 3 16:09 USAClassified US Air Force inherit Successful USAGetaway Special Utah State Low Earth (Columbia) inherit Successful 1 29 June 21:45 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1383 Kosmos 1383 (Nadezhda #1, COSPAS 1) COSPAS-SARSAT LEO, inclination 82.9 degrees Navigation, search and rescue Successful 1 30 June 15:00 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1384 (Yantar-2K/Feniks #26) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 30 July Successful |colspan="8"| July |- 1 6 July 07:50 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1385 (Zenit-6U/Argon #62) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 20 July Successful 1 7 July 09:47 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1386 (Parus #34) LEO, inclination 83.0 degrees Navigation, communications Successful 1 10 July 09:57 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR USSR Progress 14 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Logistics Successful 13 August 01:29 1 13 July 08:00 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 43/3 USSR USSR Kosmos 1387 (Zenit-4MKT/Fram #21) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 26 July Successful 1 16 July 17:59 USA Delta 3920 D-163 USA Vandenberg SLC-2W USA USA Landsat 4 NASA/NOAA SSO Earth observation Successful 1 21 July 06:31 USSRKosmos-3M USSRPlesetsk LC132 USSR USSRKosmos 1388 - 1395 (Strela-1M #241-#248) LEO, inclination 74.0 degrees Communications Successful 1 21 July 09:40 USSR Molniya-M/Blok ML USSR Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR USSR Molniya-1K 55 (Molniya-1K 62L) Molniya Communications 8 October 1992 Successful 1 22 July 22:11 USSR Proton-K/Blok DM USSR Baikonur Site 200/40 USSR Hydraulic system of the first stage failed, automatic flight termination at T+45 seconds.Proton-K/Block-DM Ekran n°23L https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4943 2024-08-23 nextspaceflight.com en USSR Ekran 23L Intended: Geostationary Communications 22 July Failure 1 27 July 12:30 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Pleetsk Site 16/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1396 (Zenit-6U/Argon #63) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 10 August Successful 1 29 July 19:40 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Kapustin Yar Site 107/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1397 (Taifun-2 #13) / 22 Romb subsatellites LEO, inclination 50.6 degrees Radar calibration Successful 18 May 1983 |colspan="8"| August |- 1 3 August 11:30 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 43/3 USSR USSR Kosmos 1398 (Zenit-4MT/Orion #23) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 13 August Successful 1 4 August 11:30 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1399 (Yantar-4K1/Oktan #5) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 16 September Successful 1 5 August 06:56 USSR Vostok-2M USSR Plesetsk Site 16/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1400 (Tselina-D #37) Low Earth ELINT 13 September 2014 Successful 1 19 August 17:11 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts USSR Soyuz T-7 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Salyut 7 EP-2 Successful 10 December 19:02 1 20 August 09:50 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1401 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #9) Low Earth Earth observation 3 September Successful 1 26 August 23:10 USADelta 3920/PAM-D USACape Canaveral LC-17A USA Canada Anik D1 (1238kg) Telesat Canada Geostationary Communications Successful 1 27 August 00:02 USSR Molniya-M/Blok ML USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Molniya-3 19 (Molniya-3 33L) Molniya Communications 13 January 2002 Successful 1 30 August 10:06 USSR Tsyklon-2 USSR Baikonur Site 90/19 USSR USSRKosmos 1402 (US-A #22) LEO, inclination 65.0 degrees Radar ocean surveillance Successful 23 January 1983 (bus)7 February 1983 (nuclear core) 1 30 August 19:55 USSRKosmos-3M USSRPlesetsk Site 132/2 USSR USSR Strela-2M #29 Intended: Low Earth Communications Failure 30 August |colspan="8"| September |- 1 1 September 09:00 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1403 (Zenit-6U/Argon #64) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 15 September Successful 1 1 September 09:00 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 43/3 USSR USSR Kosmos 1404 (Zenit-6U/Argon #65) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 15 September Successful 1 3 September 05:00 JapanUSA N-I Japan Tanegashima Space Center LA-N (LA-Y1) Japan NASDA Final flight of the N-I Japan ETS 3 (Kiku 4) (385 kg) LEO, inclination 44.6 degrees Technology testing Successful 1 4 September 17:50 USSRTsyklon-2 USSRBaikonur Site 90/20 USSR USSRKosmos 1405 (US-P #15) LEO, inclination 65.0 degrees ELINT ocean surveillance Successful 5 February 1984 1 8 September 10:20 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1406 (Zenit-4MKT/Fram #22) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 21 September Successful 2 9 September 02:12 FRA Ariane 1 FRA Kourou ELA FRA Arianespace Third stage turbopump malfunction 23px MARECS B Inmarsat Intended: Geostationary Communications Launch Failure 2 9 September 2 ITASirio 2 Intended: Geostationary Communications inherit inherit 1 9 September 07:19 PRC Long March 2C PRC Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center LA-2B (Site 138) PRC Maiden flight of Long March 2C PRC FSW-0 4 Low Earth Reconnaissance 21 September Successful 1 9 September 15:12 USA Conestoga I USA Matagorda Island USA Space Services Inc. First private rocket to reach space. Apogee: ~ 309 kilometers (192 miles)http://www.spaceservicesinc.com/#!conestoga-1/c1ku The launch of Conestoga 1 Space Services Inc. 19 August 2015 3 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150803174817/http://www.spaceservicesinc.com/#!conestoga-1/c1ku livehttp://www.astronautix.com/sites/matsland.htm Matagorda Island Wade Mark Encyclopedia Astronautica 18 August 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140210032018/http://www.astronautix.com/sites/matsland.htm 10 February 2014 USA Test payload Space Services Inc. Suborbital Test flight 9 September Successful 1 15 September 15:30 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 41/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1407 (Yantar-2K/Feniks #27) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 16 October Successful 1 16 September 04:55 USSR Tsyklon-3 USSR Plesetsk Site 32/2 USSR Satellite was destroyed by an anti-satellite missile test on 15 November 2021.Foust Jeff https://spacenews.com/russia-destroys-satellite-in-asat-test/ Russia destroys satellite in ASAT test SpaceNews 15 November 2021 15 November 2021 2 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230202202618/https://spacenews.com/russia-destroys-satellite-in-asat-test/ live USSR Kosmos 1408 (Tselina-D #38) LEO, inclination 82.6 degrees ELINT Successful Destroyed on 15 November 2021 1 16 September 18:31 USSR Proton-K/Blok DM USSR Baikonur Site 200/40 USSR USSR Ekran 9 (Ekran 24L) Geostationary Communications Successful 1 18 September 04:58 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur USSR USSR Progress 15 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Logistics Successful 16 October 17:06 1 22 September 06:23 USSR Molniya-M/Blok 2BL USSR Plesetsk Site 16/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1409 (US-K #28) Molniya Early warning 8 June 2009 Successful 1 24 September 09:15 USSR Tsyklon-3 USSR Plesetsk Site 32/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1410 (Geo-IK/Musson #3) LEO, inclination 82.6 degrees Geodesy Successful 1 28 September 23:17Originally scheduled for night of 23 September. Postponed – originally to 28 October – due to power supply failure in another, identical, satellite.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-naples-daily-news-satellite-launch-r/130105550/ Satellite Launch Rescheduled 24 September 1982 Naples Daily News Associated Press 60 54 2B Newspapers.com 16 August 2023 The launch was moved back up to 28 September after engineers realized the failure was not caused by a design flaw.https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-intelsat-5-hurtles-to-spac/130106866/ Intelsat 5 hurtles to space Adams Peter Florida Today 29 September 1982 Newspapers.com 16 August 2023 USA Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR AC-60 USA Cape Canaveral LC-36B USA UN Intelsat V F-5 Intelsat Geostationary Communications Successful 1 30 September 11:50 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 16/2 USSR USSR Kosmos 1411 (Zenit-6U/Argon #66) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 14 October Successful |colspan="8"| October |- 1 2 October 00:01 USSRTsyklon-2 USSR Baikonur Site 90/20 USSR USSRKosmos 1412 (US-A #23) LEO, inclination 64.8 degrees Radar ocean surveillance Successful 3 12 October 14:56 USSR Proton-K/Blok DM-2 USSR Baikonur Site 200/39 USSR 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 USSR Kosmos 1413 (Uragan-GVM #1) Medium Earth orbit Boilerplate Successful USSR Kosmos 1414 (Uragan #1) Medium Earth orbit Navigation Successful USSR Kosmos 1415 (Uragan-GVM #2) Medium Earth orbit Boilerplate Successful 1 14 October 09:10 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1416 (Zenit-6U/Argon #67) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 28 October Successful 1 19 October 05:58 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1417(Parus #35) LEO, inclination 83.0 degrees navigation, Communication Successful 1 20 October 16:26 USSR Proton-K/Blok DM USSR Baikonur Site 200/40 USSR USSR Gorizont 6 (Gorizont 16L) Geostationary Communications Successful 1 21 October 01:40 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Kapustin Yar Site 107/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1418 (Taifun-1B #3) LEO Radar calibration Successful 30 September 1983 1 28 October 01:27 USA Delta 3924 USA Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA USA Satcom 5 (Aurora 1) (1102kg) RCA Americom GTO Communications satellite Successful 2 30 October 04:05 USA Titan 34D/IUS USA Cape Canaveral LC-40 USA Maiden flight of Titan 34D and Inertial Upper Stage USA OPS 9945 (DSCS II F-16) US Air Force Geostationary Communications Successful USADSCS III A-1 US Air Force Geostationary Communications Successful 2 31 October 11:20 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR Iskra 3 deployed through Salyut 7 airlock USSR Progress 16 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Logistics Successful 14 December 17:17 2 USSR Iskra 3 (RK 03) MAI Low Earth Amateur radio 16 December inherit |colspan="8"| November |- 1 2 November 09:30 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1419 (Zenit-6U/Argon #68) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 16 November Successful 1 11 November 06:14 USSRKosmos-3M USSRPlesetsk Site 132/1 USSR USSRKosmos 1420 (Strela-2 #30) LEO, inclination 74.0 degrees Communication Successful 4 11 November 12:19 USASpace Shuttle Columbia USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with four astronauts; First "operational" Shuttle flightAnik C3 retired 18 June 1997 USASTS-5 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment Successful 16 November 14:33 USASBS-3 SBS Current: GraveyardOperational: Geosynchronous Communications Successful CANAnik C3 Telesat Canada Current: GraveyardOperational: Geosynchronous Communications Successful West GermanyGetaway Special West Germany Low Earth Microgravity research Successful 16 November 1 17 November 21:22 USATitan IIID USAVandenberg SLC-4E USA Final flight of Titan IIID USAOPS 9627 (KH-11-5) NRO Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance Successful 13 August 1985 1 18 November 09:25 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1421 (Zenit-6U/Argon #69) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 2 December Successful 1 24 November 11:00 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/1 USSR USSR Strela-1M #249-#256 Intended: Low Earth Communications Failure 24 November 1 26 November 14:13 USSR Proton-K/Blok DM USSR Baikonur Site 200/39 USSR USSR Raduga 11 (Gran 21L) Geostationary Communications Successful |colspan="8"| December |- 1 3 December 12:00 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Plesetsk Site 43/3 USSR USSR Kosmos 1422 (Zenit-6U/Argon #70) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 17 December Successful 1 8 December 13:46 USSR Molniya-M/Blok ML USSR Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR USSR Kosmos 1423 (Molniya-1K 60L) Intended: MolniyaAchieved: Low Earth 18 January 1986 Partial failure 1 14 December 22:30 USSR Vostok-2M USSR Plesetsk Site 43/3 USSR USSR Meteor-2 9 Low Earth Weather Successful 1 16 December 10:00 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSR Kosmos 1424 (Yantar-4K1/Oktan #6) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 28 January 1983 Successful 1 21 December 02:38 USA Atlas E/Star-37S-ISS USA Vandenberg SLC-3W USA USA DMSP 5D-2 F6 US Air Force Sun-synchronous Weather Successful 1 23 December 09:10 USSR Soyuz-U2 USSR Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR Maiden flight of Soyuz-U2, fuelled by syntin USSR Kosmos 1425 (Zenit-6U/Argon #71) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 6 January 1983 Successful 1 24 December 12:00 USSR Proton-K/Blok DM USSR Baikonur 200/39 USSR Second stage engine failure at T+230 seconds, due to high frequency vibrations.Proton-K/Block-DM Raduga n°22L https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4948 2024-08-23 nextspaceflight.com en USSR Raduga (Gran 22L) Intended: Geostationary Communications 24 December Failure 1 28 December 12:00 USSR Soyuz-U USSR Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR First Soviet electro-optical reconnaissance satellite USSR Kosmos 1426 (Yantar-4KS1/Terilen #1) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 5 March 1983 Successful 1 29 December 12:00 USSR Kosmos-3M USSR Plesetsk Site 132/1 USSR USSR Kosmos 1427 (Tafun-1B #4) LEO, inclination 65.8 degrees Radar calibration Successful 5 October 1989 |} 1982 Suborbital launches 1982 yes |colspan=8| July-September |- 1 9 September 15:12 USAConestoga 1 USAMatagorda Island USASpace Services Inc. Re-branded Aries. Apogee: 309 km FRGDLR M-AR-116 DLR Suborbital Test flight 9 September Successful |} 1982 Deep-space rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks1 March Venera 13 landed on VenusSoviet Spaceship Lands on Venus https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77922020/soviet-spaceship-lands-on-venus/ 18 May 2021 The Tribune United Press International 2 March 1982 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518194656/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77922020/soviet-spaceship-lands-on-venus/ 18 May 2021 1 live Newspapers.com 5 March Venera 14 landed on VenusSoviets land 2nd unmanned craft on Venus https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77922273/soviets-land-2nd-unmanned-craft-on-venus/ 18 May 2021 The Orlando Sentinel United Press International Tribune Publishing 6 March 1982 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518195023/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77922273/soviets-land-2nd-unmanned-craft-on-venus/ 18 May 2021 Moscow 9 live Newspapers.com 30 March ISEE-3/ICE 1st flyby of the Moon Closest approach: 19570 km23 April ISEE-3/ICE 2nd flyby of the Moon Closest approach: 21137 km27 September ISEE-3/ICE 3rd flyby of the Moon Closest approach: 22790 km EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewRemarks30 July02:392 hours33 minutes05:12Salyut 7 EO-1USSRAnatoly BerezovoyUSSRValentin LebedevPerforming 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 References Footnotes 1982 on Category:Spaceflight by year