1984 in spaceflight

none January 2014 January 2014 yes yes 1984 5 Jan 22 Dec 129 128 1 Ariane 3Atlas GLong March 3103 M-3STitan 24B 8 37 Timeline of spaceflight 1983 1985 The following is an outline of 1984 in spaceflight. 2 Launches August 2008 1984 yes |colspan="8"| January |- 1 23 January 07:58 JPNUSAN-II/Star-37E N-12 JPNTanegashima Space Center, LP-N JPNMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) JPNYuri 2a (BS-2a) NHK Geostationary Communications Successful 1 29 January 12:25 PRCLong March 3 Y1 PRCXichang Satellite Launch Center, LC-3 PRCMASI Third stage failed after restart, payload left in elliptical orbit much lower than planned geostationary transfer orbit.Long March 3 DFH-2 01 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2690 2024-11-01 nextspaceflight.com Many planned tests were still carried out. PRCDFH-2 1 (STTW T1) Intended: Geostationary (GEO)Achieved: elliptical orbit Communications, technology test Partial failure 1 31 January 03:08 USATitan 34D/Transtage USACape Canaveral LC-40 USA USAOPS-0441 (Vortex 4) NRO High Earth SIGINT Successful |colspan="8"| February |- 4 3 February 13:00 USA099 USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts; first use of the Manned Maneuvering Unit and the first Space Shuttle landing at the Kennedy Space Center.PAM failures led to Westar 6 and Palapa B2 being stranded in Low Earth orbit. The satellites were subsequently retrieved by Space Shuttle 103 no during mission STS-51-A in November and were returned to Earth for refurbishment.Westar 6 was sold to AsiaSat and renamed AsiaSat 1, and launched by a Chinese Long March 3 carrier rocket on 7 April 1990.Palapa B2 was renamed Palapa B2R and was launched by an American Delta II 6925-8 carrier rocket on 13 April 1990. USASTS-41-B NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment Successful 11 February 12:15 USAWestar 6 Western Union Intended: GeosynchronousActual: Low Earth Communications Deployment failure 16 November 11:59 IndonesiaPalapa B2 Telkom Indonesia Intended: GeosynchronousActual: Low Earth Communications Deployment failure 16 November 11:59 West GermanySPAS-1A NASA Low Earth (Challenger) Microgravity research Successful 11 February 12:15 1 5 February 18:44 USAAtlas H USAVandenberg SLC-3E USA USAOPS-8737 (NOSS 7) US Navy Low Earth SIGINT Successful 1 8 February 12:07 USSRSoyuz-U USSRBaikonur Site 31/6 USSR Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts USSRSoyuz T-10 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Salyut 7 EO-3 Successful 11 April 10:48 1 14 February 08:00 JPNM-3S 4 JPNKagoshima Space Center, LP-M JPNISAS Final flight of M-3S JPNEXOS C (Ohzora) ISAS Low Earth Upper atmosphere and ionosphere research 26 December 1988 Successful 1 21 February 06:46 USSRSoyuz-U USSRBaikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSRProgress 19 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Logistics Successful 1 April 18:18 |colspan="8"| March |- 1 5 March 00:50 FRAAriane 1 FRAKourou ELA FRACNES UNIntelsat 508 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Successful |colspan="8"| April |- 1 3 April 13:08 USSRSoyuz-U USSRBaikonur Site 31/6 USSR Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts including the first Indian space traveller USSRSoyuz T-11 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Salyut 7 EP-3 Successful 2 October 10:57 2 6 April 13:58 USASpace Shuttle Challenger USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts; Solar Max repair missionLDEF retrieved by Space Shuttle 102 no during mission STS-32 in January 1990. USASTS-41-C NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment and repair Successful 13 April 13:38 USALDEF NASA Low Earth Material science Successful 20 January 1990 06:35 1 8 April 11:20 PRCLong March 3 Y2 PRCXichang SLC, LC-3 PRCMASI First successful Chinese communications satellite on the geostationary orbit PRCDFH-2 2 (STTW T2) Geostationary Communications, technology test Successful 1 14 April 16:52 USATitan 34D/Transtage USACape Canaveral LC-40 USA USAOPS-7641 (DSP-12) US Air Force Geosynchronous Early warning Successful 1 15 April 08:12 USSRSoyuz-U USSRBaikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSRProgress 20 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Logistics Successful 7 May 00:32 1 17 April 18:45 USATitan 24B USAVandenberg SLC-4W USA Final flight of Titan 24B and the final KH-8 spacecraft USAOPS-8424 (KH-8-54) NRO Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance Successful 13 August |colspan="8"| May |- 1 7 May 22:47 USSRSoyuz-U USSRBaikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSRProgress 21 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Logistics Successful 26 May 15:00 1 23 May 01:33 FRAAriane 1 FRAKourou ELA FRAArianespace USASpacenet F1 Spacenet Geosynchronous Communications Successful 1 28 May 14:12 USSRSoyuz-U USSRBaikonur Site 31/6 USSR USSRProgress 22 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Logistics Successful 15 July 18:52 |colspan="8"| June |- 1 9 June 23:03 USAAtlas G USACape Canaveral LC-36B USA Maiden flight of Atlas GUpper stage malfunction left payload in a useless orbit UNIntelsat 509 Intelsat Intended: GeosynchronousAchieved: Low Earth Communications Launch Failure 24 October 1 13 June 11:37 USAAtlas E/SGS-2 USAVandenberg SLC-3W USA USAUSA-1 (GPS-9) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Successful 2 25 June 18:47 USATitan 34D USAVandenberg SLC-4E USA USAUSA-2 (KH-9-19) NRO Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance Successful 18 October USAUSA-3 (SSF-D-5) NRO Sun-synchronous ELINT Successful |colspan="8"| July |- 1 17 July 17:40 USSRSoyuz-U2 USSRBaikonur Site 31/6 USSR Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonautsFirst crewed flight of Soyuz-U2 USSRSoyuz T-12 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Salyut 7 EP-4 Successful 29 July 12:55 1 26 July 18:05 Brazil Sonda III Brazil Barreira do Inferno Launch Center Brazil IAE 688 km downrange. 565 km apogee. 12 min 40 s flight duration. 17th Sonda III launch.https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=004120&pesq=%22Ve%C3%ADculo%20Lan%C3%A7ador%20de%20Sat%C3%A9lites%22&pasta=ano%20198&pagfis=226992 Como fazer um projeto espacial e lucrar milhões de dólares 1984-08-18 2024-02-18 Manchete 1687 36 pt-br Brazil IAE Engineering test Suborbital 26 July Successful |colspan="8"| August |- 1 2 August 20:30 JPNUSAN-II/Star 37E N-13 JPNTanegashima Space Center, LP-N JPNMHI JPNHimawari 3 (GMS-3) JMA Geostationary Meteorology Successful 2 4 August 13:32 FRAAriane 3 FRAKourou ELA FRAArianespace Maiden flight of Ariane 3Eutelsat 1F2 retired in 1993 FRAEutelsat 1F2 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Successful FRATelecom 1A France Télécom Geosynchronous Communications Successful 1 14 August 06:28 USSRSoyuz-U USSRBaikonur Site 1/5 USSR USSRProgress 23 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Logistics Successful 28 August 01:28 1 28 August 18:03 USATitan 34B USAVandenberg SLC-4W USA USAUSA-4 (SDS-1-5) US Air Force Molniya Communications Successful 5 30 August 12:41 USASpace Shuttle 103 no USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronautsMaiden flight of Space Shuttle Discovery USASTS-41-D NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment Successful 5 September 15:37 USASBS-4 SBS Current: GraveyardOperational: Geosynchronous Communications Successful USATelstar 302 AT&T Current: GraveyardOperational: Geosynchronous Communications Successful USALeasat 2 US Navy Current: GraveyardOperational: Geosynchronous Communications Successful USAOAST-1 NASA Low Earth (Discovery) Solar array R&D Successful 5 September 15:37 |colspan="8"| September |- 1 8 September 21:41 USAAtlas E/SGS-2 USAVandenberg SLC-3W USA USAUSA-5 (GPS-10) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Successful 1 12 September 05:44 PRCLong March 2C Y3 PRCJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, LA-2B (Site 138) PRCMASI PRCFSW-0 6 Low Earth Reconnaissance 29 September Successful |colspan="8"| October |- 4 5 October 11:03 USA 099 USA Kennedy LC-39A USA United Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts including the first Canadian space travellerShuttle Imaging Radar-B (SIR-B)ERBS retired on 14 October 2005 USA STS-41-G NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment Successful 13 October 16:26 USA ERBS NASA Low Earth Radiation budget observation Successful 9 January 2023 04:04https://www.nasa.gov/feature/langley/retired-nasa-earth-radiation-budget-satellite-to-reenter-atmosphere Retired NASA Earth Radiation Budget Satellite Reenters Atmosphere NASA 6 January 2023 9 January 2023 2 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230202202856/https://www.nasa.gov/feature/langley/retired-nasa-earth-radiation-budget-satellite-to-reenter-atmosphere/ live USA OSTA-3 NASA Low Earth (Challenger) Earth imaging Successful 13 October 16:26 USA ORS NASA Low Earth (Challenger) Satellite refuelling demonstration Successful 13 October 16:26 |colspan="8"| November |- 3 8 November 12:15 USASpace Shuttle Discovery USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronautsAnik D2 retired on 31 January 1995Retrieved Westar 6 and Palapa B2 satellites which were stranded in Low Earth orbit after PAM failures during deployment from Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-41-B in February. USASTS-51-A NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment and retrieval Successful 16 November 11:59 CANAnik D2 Telesat Canada Current: GraveyardOperational: Geosynchronous Communications Successful USALeasat 1 US Navy Current: GraveyardOperational: Geosynchronous Communications Successful 2 10 November 01:14 FRAAriane 3 FRAKourou ELA FRAArianespace USASpacenet F2 Spacenet Geosynchronous Communications Successful 23pxMARECS 2 ESA Geosynchronous Communications Successful 1 21 November Brazil Sonda IV Brazil Barreira do Inferno Launch Center Brazil CTA 600 km apogee. 1st Sonda IV launch.https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=004120&pesq=%22Ve%C3%ADculo%20Lan%C3%A7ador%20de%20Sat%C3%A9lites%22&pasta=ano%20198&pagfis=226992 Com a subida do Sonda IV, o futuro está lançado Joaquim Maria 1984-12-08 2024-02-18 Manchete 1703 119 pt-br Brazil CTA Engineering test Suborbital 21 November Successful |colspan="8"| December |- 1 4 December 18:03 USATitan 34D USAVandenberg SLC-4E USA USAUSA-6 (KH-11-6) NRO Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance Successful 1 12 December 10:42 USAAtlas E/Star-37S-ISS USAVandenberg SLC-3W USA USANOAA 9 (NOAA-F) NOAA Sun-synchronous Meteorology Successful 1 22 December 00:02 USATitan 34D/Transtage USACape Canaveral LC-40 USA USAUSA-7 (DSP-12) US Air Force Geosynchronous Early warning Successful |} 1984 Suborbital launches yes |colspan=8| January-March |- |colspan=8| April-June |- 1 9 AprilThe CNS North Korea Missile Test Database https://www.nti.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/north_korea_missile_test_database.xlsx 2025-01-17 Nuclear Threat Initiative PRK Hwasong-5 PRK Tonghae PRK Korean People's Army Strategic Force Apogee: 200 km. PRK Korean People's Army Strategic Force Suborbital 9 April Missile test Successful? 1 10 June USA Minuteman 1B USA Vandenberg AFB, LF-06 USA US Air Force Target for HOE 4, modified for increased visibility, successfully intercepted. USA Reentry vehicle USAF Suborbital ABM target 10 June Intercepted 1 10 June USA HOE HOE 4 USA Meck Island, Kwajalein Missile Range USA US Air Force Successfully intercepted the target. USA HOE 4 USAF Suborbital ABM test 10 June Successful |colspan=8| July-September |- 1 September (exact date unknown) PRK Hwasong-5 PRK Tonghae PRK Korean People's Army Strategic Force Apogee: 200 km. PRK Korean People's Army Strategic Force Suborbital September (exact date unknown) Missile test Failure? 1 September (exact date unknown) PRK Hwasong-5 PRK Tonghae PRK Korean People's Army Strategic Force Apogee: 200 km. PRK Korean People's Army Strategic Force Suborbital September (exact date unknown) Missile test Failure? |colspan=8| October-December |- |} Deep-space rendezvous There were no deep-space rendezvous in 1984. EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewRemarks7 February5 hours55 minutesSTS-41-B099 noUSABruce McCandless IIUSARobert L. StewartMcCandless and Stewart rode on the Crewed Maneuvering Unit (MMUs) during the first untethered EVAs in history. Both astronauts practiced using tools and procedures for the planned capture and repair of the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) satellite to be performed in a subsequent flight.https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19850015588_1985015588.pdf STS 41B National Space Transportation System Program Mission Report 15 February 2009 Collins Jr. Michael A. NASA 8 March 1984 2 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230202202845/https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19850015588_1985015588.pdf live 9 February6 hours17 minutesSTS-41-BChallengerUSABruce McCandless IIUSARobert L. StewartContinued testing the MMUs and practice with tools and procedures to be used with recovery and repair of the SMM satellite.8 April14:182 hours38 minutes16:56STS-41-CChallengerUSAGeorge NelsonUSAJames van HoftenNelson rode the MMU to the SMM satellite. Van Hoften stood by in the payload bay to provide any needed assistance. After three unsuccessful attempts to capture the SMM with the Trunnion Pin Acquisition Device (TPAD) tool and one attempt to grab the satellite by hand, the spacewalkers returned to Challenger. The SMM was recovered the next day with the RMS. http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle11.htm Space Shuttle Flight 11 (STS-41C) 17 February 2009 2008 Space Shuttle Video Library National Space Society https://web.archive.org/web/20120718214520/http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle11.htm 18 July 2012 dead 11 April08:586 hours44 minutes15:42STS-41-CChallengerUSAGeorge NelsonUSAJames van HoftenCompleted repair of the SMM satellite and then continued testing of the MMU.https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19850015588_1985015588.pdf STS-41C National Space Transportation System Program Mission Report 18 February 2009 Collins Michael May 1984 NASA 5 2 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230202202845/https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19850015588_1985015588.pdf live 23 April04:314 hours20 minutes08:46Salyut 7 EO-3USSRLeonid KizimUSSRVladimir SolovyovInstalled a new ladder to reach the ruptured Main Oxidizer Line on Salyut 7. First of five EVAs to conduct the repair.26 April02:404 hours56 minutes07:40Salyut 7 EO-3USSRLeonid KizimUSSRVladimir SolovyovRemoved installation and installed a valve in the spare oxidizer line. Second of five EVAs to repair the Main Oxidizer Line on the station.29 April01:352 hours45 minutes04:20Salyut 7 EO-3USSRLeonid KizimUSSRVladimir SolovyovInstalled a bypass line around the damaged section of the Main Oxidizer Line on the station. Third of five repair EVAs.3 May23:152 hours45 minutes4 May02:00Salyut 7 EO-3USSRLeonid KizimUSSRVladimir SolovyovInstalled a second bypass line and replaced thermal insulation at the Main Oxidizer Line of the station. Fourth of five repair EVAs.18 May17:523 hours5 minutes20:57Salyut 7 EO-3USSRLeonid KizimUSSRVladimir SolovyovInstalled two new solar arrays onto the space station.25 July14:553 hours35 minutes18:29Salyut 7 EP-4USSRVladimir DzhanibekovUSSRSvetlana SavitskayaTested the URI multi-purpose tool with several metal samples.Savitskaya became the first women in history to perform an EVA.8 August08:465 hours13:46Salyut 7 EO-3USSRLeonid KizimUSSRVladimir SolovyovUsing a pneumatic press tool delivered by Soyuz T-12, the cosmonauts completed the fifth and final EVA to repair the damaged Main Oxidizer Line of the station by crimping the ends of the ruptured pipe.11 October15:383 hours29 minutes19:05STS-41-GChallengerUSADavid LeestmaUSAKathryn SullivanDemonstrated the use of the Orbital Refueling System, including the installation of an ORS valve maintenance kit.https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19920075377_1992075377.pdf STS 41-G National Space Transportation System Program Mission Report 18 February 2009 Collins Jr. Michael A. NASA 3 November 1984 2 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230202202850/https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19920075377_1992075377.pdf live Sullivan was the first American women and the second women in history to conduct an EVA.http://www.astronautix.com/astros/sullivan.htm Sullivan web page 18 February 2009 Wade Mark 2008 Encyclopedia Astronautica web site https://web.archive.org/web/20090214222235/http://astronautix.com/astros/sullivan.htm 14 February 2009 dead dmy-all 12 November13:256 hours19:25STS-51-A103 noUSAJoseph P. AllenUSADale GardnerAllen rode the MMU to the Palapa B2 satellite and retrieved it into the payload bay. Gardner and Allen then secured the satellite in the payload bay for return to Earth.http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle14.htm Space Shuttle Flight 14 (STS-51A) 20 February 2009 Space Shuttle Video Library National Space Society July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20120717225813/http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle14.htm 17 July 2012 dead 14 November11:095 hours42 minutes16:51STS-51-ADiscoveryUSAJoseph P. AllenUSADale GardnerGardner rode the MMU to the Westar 6 satellite and retrieved it into the payload bay. Allen and Gardner then secured the satellite in the payload bay for return to Earth. References Footnotes 1984 on expanded Category:Spaceflight by year