Jun 18 Space Shuttle
Success
Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space
She flew on Challenger 20 years after the Soviet Union's Valentina Tereshkova. Ride also used the shuttle's robot arm to release and catch a satellite.
Rocket launches in1983
Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space on Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-7) in June; Pioneer 10 crosses Neptune's orbit the same month, the first spacecraft to leave the planets behind. Spacelab 1 flies on STS-9 in November, the first ESA experiment module in orbit.
Monthly Cadence complete
APR peak 17 launches ↑ 1% vs 1982
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- 129
- success · 127/129
- 98%
- providers
- 2
1983 launch leaders
Providers
1983 highlights
Jan 26 Delta 3910
Success
The IRAS telescope maps almost the whole sky in infrared for the first time
The US, Dutch and British telescope found about 350,000 infrared sources in ten months. One discovery was a dust disk around the star Vega.
Apr 4 Space Shuttle
Success
Challenger's first flight brings the first shuttle spacewalk
Story Musgrave and Donald Peterson spent four hours working in the open cargo bay. Challenger was the second shuttle orbiter to reach space, after Columbia.
Jun 2 Proton K/D-1 8K82K/11S824M
Success
Soviet orbiter Venera 15 sees through the clouds of Venus with radar
Venera 15 and its twin Venera 16 mapped about a quarter of Venus over eight months, from the north pole down to 30 degrees north.
Aug 30 Space Shuttle
Success
Guion Bluford becomes the first African American in space
Bluford flew as a mission specialist on Challenger. The flight was also the shuttle's first night launch and first night landing.
Sep 26 Soyuz T
Precluded
Two cosmonauts escape seconds before their Soyuz rocket explodes
Leaking fuel set the rocket on fire before liftoff. Its escape tower pulled Vladimir Titov and Gennady Strekalov clear just before the blast.
Nov 28 Space Shuttle
Success
Europe's Spacelab laboratory flies in the Space Shuttle's cargo bay
Six astronauts worked in 12-hour shifts on 72 experiments. West Germany's Ulf Merbold became the first non-American to fly on the shuttle.
All 1983 launches
Quick filters
129 launches
| January | ||||
Jan 12, 1983 | Kosmos 1428 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jan 19, 1983 | Kosmos 1429-1436 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jan 20, 1983 | Kosmos 1437 Russia • Vostok 2M | |||
Jan 25, 1983Failure | Kosmos 1438 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jan 26, 1983 | IRAS USA • Delta 3910 | |||
Jan 27, 1983 | Kosmos 1438 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
| February | ||||
Feb 4, 1983 | CS-2A Japan • Thor N-II | |||
Feb 6, 1983 | Kosmos 1439 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Feb 9, 1983 | OPS-0252 USA • Atlas H | |||
Feb 10, 1983 | Kosmos 1440 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Feb 16, 1983 | Kosmos 1441 Russia • Vostok 2M | |||
Feb 20, 1983 | ASTRO-B Japan • Mu 3S | |||
Feb 25, 1983 | Kosmos 1442 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| March | ||||
Mar 2, 1983 | Kosmos 1443 Russia • Proton K 8K82K | |||
Mar 2, 1983 | Kosmos 1444 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Mar 11, 1983 | Molniya 3-34L Russia • Molniya M | |||
Mar 12, 1983 | Ekran #18L Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
Mar 15, 1983 | Kosmos 1445 Russia • Kosmos K65M-RB5 | |||
Mar 16, 1983 | Kosmos 1446 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Mar 16, 1983 | Molniya 1-56 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Mar 23, 1983 | Astron Russia • Proton K/D-1 8K82K/11S824M | |||
Mar 24, 1983 | Kosmos 1447 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Mar 28, 1983 | NOAA-8 USA • Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS | |||
Mar 30, 1983 | Kosmos 1448 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Mar 31, 1983 | Kosmos 1449 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| April | ||||
Apr 2, 1983 | Molniya 1-57 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Apr 4, 1983 | STS-6 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Apr 6, 1983 | Kosmos 1450 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Apr 8, 1983 | Gran' #23L Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
Apr 8, 1983 | Kosmos 1451 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Apr 11, 1983 | Satcom 6 USA • Delta 3924 | |||
Apr 12, 1983 | Kosmos 1452 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Apr 15, 1983 | OPS-2925 USA • Titan III(24)B | |||
Apr 17, 1983 | Rohini RS-D2 India • SLV | |||
Apr 19, 1983 | Kosmos 1453 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Apr 20, 1983 | Soyuz T-8 Russia • Soyuz T | |||
Apr 22, 1983 | Kosmos 1454 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Apr 23, 1983 | Kosmos 1455 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Apr 25, 1983 | Kosmos 1456 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Apr 26, 1983 | Kosmos 1457 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Apr 28, 1983 | Kosmos 1458 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Apr 28, 1983 | GOES-F USA • Delta 3914 | |||
| May | ||||
May 6, 1983 | Kosmos 1459 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
May 6, 1983 | Kosmos 1460 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 7, 1983 | Kosmos 1461 Russia • Tsyklon 2 | |||
May 17, 1983 | Kosmos 1462 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 19, 1983 | Kosmos 1463 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
May 19, 1983 | Intelsat V -506 USA • Atlas Centaur SLV-3D | |||
May 24, 1983 | Kosmos 1464 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
May 26, 1983 | Kosmos 1465 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
May 26, 1983 | Kosmos 1466 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 26, 1983 | EXOSAT USA • Delta 3914 | |||
May 31, 1983 | Kosmos 1467 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| June | ||||
Jun 2, 1983 | Venera 15 Russia • Proton K/D-1 8K82K/11S824M | |||
Jun 7, 1983 | Venera 16 Russia • Proton K/D-1 8K82K/11S824M | |||
Jun 7, 1983 | Kosmos 1468 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jun 9, 1983 | OPS-6432 USA • Atlas H | |||
Jun 14, 1983 | Kosmos 1469 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jun 16, 1983 | Eutelsat-1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 1 | |||
Jun 18, 1983 | STS-7 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Jun 20, 1983 | OPS-0721 USA • Titan 34D | |||
Jun 22, 1983 | Kosmos 1470 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Jun 27, 1983 | Soyuz T-9 Russia • Soyuz T | |||
Jun 27, 1983 | HILAT USA • Scout D-1 | |||
Jun 28, 1983 | Kosmos 1471 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jun 28, 1983 | Galaxy 1 USA • Delta 3920 | |||
Jun 30, 1983 | Gorizont #17L Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
| July | ||||
Jul 1, 1983 | Prognoz 9 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Jul 5, 1983 | Kosmos 1472 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jul 6, 1983 | Kosmos 1473-1480 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jul 8, 1983 | Kosmos 1481 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Jul 13, 1983 | Kosmos 1482 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jul 14, 1983 | GPS-8 USA • Atlas E/F-SGS-2 | |||
Jul 19, 1983 | Molniya 1-58 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Jul 20, 1983 | Kosmos 1483 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jul 24, 1983 | Kosmos 1484 Russia • Vostok 2M | |||
Jul 26, 1983 | Kosmos 1485 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jul 28, 1983 | Telstar-3A USA • Delta 3920 | |||
Jul 31, 1983 | OPS-7304 USA • Titan III(34)B | |||
| August | ||||
Aug 3, 1983 | Kosmos 1486 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Aug 5, 1983 | Kosmos 1487 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 5, 1983 | CS-2B Japan • Thor N-II | |||
Aug 9, 1983 | Kosmos 1488 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 10, 1983 | Kosmos 1489 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 10, 1983 | Kosmos 1490 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Aug 17, 1983 | Progress 17 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 19, 1983 | FSW-0 No.5 China • Long March 2C | |||
Aug 23, 1983 | Kosmos 1493 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 25, 1983 | Gran' #24L Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
Aug 30, 1983 | STS-8 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Aug 30, 1983 | Molniya 3-32L Russia • Molniya M | |||
Aug 31, 1983 | Kosmos 1494 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
| September | ||||
Sep 3, 1983 | Kosmos 1495 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Sep 7, 1983 | Kosmos 1496 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Sep 8, 1983 | Satcom 7 USA • Delta 3920 | |||
Sep 9, 1983 | Kosmos 1497 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Sep 14, 1983 | Kosmos 1498 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Sep 17, 1983 | Kosmos 1499 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Sep 22, 1983 | Galaxy 2 USA • Delta 3920 | |||
Sep 26, 1983Precluded | Soyuz T-10A Russia • Soyuz T | |||
Sep 28, 1983 | Kosmos 1500 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Sep 29, 1983 | Ekran #25L Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
Sep 30, 1983 | Kosmos 1501 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
| October | ||||
Oct 5, 1983 | Kosmos 1502 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Oct 12, 1983 | Kosmos 1503 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Oct 14, 1983 | Kosmos 1504 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Oct 19, 1983 | Intelsat 507 France • Arianespace • Ariane 1 | |||
Oct 20, 1983 | Progress 18 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Oct 21, 1983 | Kosmos 1505 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Oct 26, 1983 | Kosmos 1506 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Oct 28, 1983 | Meteor 2-10 Russia • Vostok 2M | |||
Oct 29, 1983 | Kosmos 1507 Russia • Tsyklon 2 | |||
| November | ||||
Nov 11, 1983 | Kosmos 1508 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Nov 17, 1983 | Kosmos 1509 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Nov 18, 1983 | DMSP 5D-2/F7 USA • Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS | |||
Nov 23, 1983 | Molniya 1-59 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Nov 24, 1983 | Kosmos 1510 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Nov 28, 1983 | STS-9 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Nov 30, 1983 | Kosmos 1511 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Nov 30, 1983 | Gorizont #18L Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
| December | ||||
Dec 7, 1983 | Kosmos 1512 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Dec 8, 1983 | Kosmos 1513 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Dec 14, 1983 | Kosmos 1514 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Dec 15, 1983 | Kosmos 1515 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Dec 21, 1983 | Molniya 3-35L Russia • Molniya M | |||
Dec 27, 1983 | Kosmos 1517 Russia • Kosmos K65M-RB5 | |||
Dec 27, 1983 | Kosmos 1516 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Dec 28, 1983 | Kosmos 1518 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Dec 29, 1983 | Kosmos 1519 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||