1983 in spaceflight
Rockets
Maiden flightsAtlas H
Space Shuttle Challenger
RetirementsAtlas-Centaur SLV-3D
Crewed flights
Orbital6
Total travellers25

The following is an outline of 1983 in spaceflight.

Launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)		 Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

20 January
17:26		 Soviet Union Vostok-2M Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 16/2 Soviet Union
Soviet Union Kosmos 1437 (Tselina-D 39) Low Earth ELINT4 January 2022
00:04		Successful

February

9 February
13:47		 United StatesAtlas H United StatesVandenberg SLC-3E United States
United StatesOPS-0252 (NOSS 5) US Navy Low Earth SIGINTIn orbitSuccessful
Maiden flight of Atlas H

March

2 March
09:37		 Soviet UnionProton-K Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 200/39 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 1443 (TKS-3) FGB Low Earth (Salyut 7) Logistics19 September
00:28		Successful
Soviet UnionKosmos-1443 (TKS-3) VA Low Earth (Salyut 7) Sample return23 AugustSuccessful
28 March
15:52		 United StatesAtlas E/Star-37S-ISS United StatesVandenberg SLC-3W United States
United StatesNOAA-8 (NOAA-E) NOAA Sun-synchronous MeteorologyIn orbitSpacecraft failure
Spacecraft failed in June 1984[1]

April

4 April
18:30		 United StatesSpace Shuttle Challenger United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-6 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment9 April
18:53		Successful
United StatesTDRS-1 (TDRS-A) NASA Geostationary CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Crewed orbital flight with four astronauts; Maiden flight of Space Shuttle Challenger
15 April
18:45		 United StatesTitan 24B United StatesVandenberg SLC-4W United States
United StatesOPS-2925 (KH-8-53) NRO Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance21 AugustSuccessful
20 April
13:10		 Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionSoyuz T-8 Low Earth
Planned: Docked to Salyut 7		 Salyut 7 EO-222 April
13:28		Docking failure
Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts; Failed to dock with Salyut 7

May

19 May
22:26		 United StatesAtlas-Centaur SLV-3D United StatesCape Canaveral LC-36A United States
United NationsIntelsat 506 Intelsat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Final flight of Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D

June

9 June
23:23		 United StatesAtlas H United StatesVandenberg SLC-3E United States
United StatesOPS-6432 (NOSS 6) US Navy Low Earth SIGINTIn orbitSuccessful
16 June
11:59		 European UnionAriane 1 FranceKourou ELA FranceCNES
FranceEutelsat 1F1 Eutelsat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
West GermanyOscar 10 AMSAT Geosynchronous transfer CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Eutelsat 1F1 retired in 1996
18 June
11:33		 United StatesSpace Shuttle Challenger United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-7 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment24 June
14:56		Successful
CanadaAnik C2 Telesat Canada Current: Graveyard
Operational: Geostationary		 CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
IndonesiaPalapa B1 Telkom Indonesia Geostationary CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
West GermanySPAS-I NASA Low Earth (Challenger) Microgravity research24 June
14:56		Successful
West GermanyUnited StatesOSTA-2 NASA Low Earth (Challenger) Scientific experiments24 June
14:56		Successful
Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts; including the first female American astronaut, Sally Ride
Anik C2 retired 7 January 1998
20 June
18:45		 United StatesTitan 34D United StatesVandenberg SLC-4E United States
United StatesOPS-0721 (KH-9-18) NRO Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance21 March 1984Successful
United StatesOPS-3899 (SSF-C-7) NRO Sun-synchronous ELINTIn orbitSuccessful
27 June
09:12		 Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionSoyuz T-9 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Salyut 7 EO-223 November
19:58		Successful
Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts

July

14 July
10:21		 United StatesAtlas E/SGS-2 United StatesVandenberg SLC-3W United States
United StatesGPS-8 US Air Force Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
31 July
15:41		 United StatesTitan 34B United StatesVandenberg SLC-4W United States
United StatesOPS-7304 (Jumpseat 7) NRO Molniya SIGINTIn orbitSuccessful

August

17 August
12:08		 Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionProgress 17 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Logistics17 September
23:43		Successful
30 August
06:32		 United StatesSpace Shuttle Challenger United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-8 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment5 September
07:40		Successful
IndiaINSAT 1B ISRO Geostationary CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
United StatesPayload Flight Test Article NASA Low Earth (Challenger) Payload compatibility testing5 September
07:40		Successful
Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts

October

19 October
00:45		 European UnionAriane 1 FranceKourou ELA FranceCNES
United NationsIntelsat 507 Intelsat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
20 October
09:59		 Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet Union
Soviet UnionProgress 18 Low Earth (Salyut 7) Logistics16 November
04:18		Successful

November

18 November
06:32		 United StatesAtlas E/Star-37S-ISS United StatesVandenberg SLC-3W United States
United StatesDMSP 5D-2 F7 US Air Force Sun-synchronous MeteorologyIn orbitSuccessful
28 November
16:00		 United StatesSpace Shuttle Columbia United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-9 NASA Low Earth Microgravity research8 December
23:47		Successful
European UnionUnited StatesSpacelab Long Module 1 NASA/ESRO Low Earth (Columbia) Microgravity research
Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts; Maiden flight of Spacelab Long Module

Deep-space rendezvous

Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
10 OctoberVenera 15Entered Cytherean orbitRadar mapper mission
14 OctoberVenera 16Entered Cytherean orbitRadar mapper mission
21 OctoberISEE-3/ICE4th flyby of the MoonClosest approach: 17,440 kilometres (10,840 mi)
22 DecemberISEE-3/ICE5th flyby of the MoonClosest approach: 120 kilometres (75 mi)

EVAs

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Remarks
7 April
21:05		 4 hours
10 minutes		 8 April
01:15		 STS-6 ( Challenger) United StatesStory Musgrave
United StatesDonald H. Peterson		 Test spacesuits and tools for future space construction.[2] First spacewalk from a Space Shuttle.[3]
1 November
04:47		 2 hours
50 minutes		 07:36 Salyut 7 EO-2 Soviet UnionVladimir Lyakhov
Soviet UnionAleksandr Aleksandrov		 Installed a new solar panel to increase the station's electrical output.
3 November
03:47		 2 hours
55 minutes		 06:42 Salyut 7 EO-2 Soviet UnionVladimir Lyakhov
Soviet UnionAleksandr Aleksandrov		 Installed a second new solar panel, increasing electrical output by 50%.

References

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Generic references:
 Spaceflight portal

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Ottawan (2005). "Mission: STS 6". The Space Race. TheSpaceRace.com. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "STS-6". Space Shuttle Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2009.


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