Feb 3 Space Shuttle
Success
Bruce McCandless makes the first untethered spacewalk
He flew a nitrogen-jet backpack about 100 metres away from Challenger, with no line tying him to the shuttle.
Rocket launches in1984
Bruce McCandless makes the first untethered spacewalk in February, floating free on the MMU during STS-41B; Discovery flies its maiden flight in August on STS-41D. In July, cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to perform a spacewalk, during Soyuz T-12.
Monthly Cadence complete
JUN peak 17 launches ↑ 1% vs 1983
- launches
- 130
- success · 127/130
- 98%
- providers
- 2
1984 launch leaders
Providers
1984 highlights
Apr 3 Soyuz U
Success
Rakesh Sharma becomes the first Indian in space
Indira Gandhi asked Rakesh Sharma how India looked from orbit. He answered 'Sare Jahan Se Accha', better than the whole world.
Apr 6 Space Shuttle
Success
Astronauts repair a satellite in orbit for the first time
Challenger's crew caught the failed Solar Max sun-watching satellite, replaced its faulty parts and released it. Solar Max went on studying the Sun until 1989.
Apr 8 Long March 3
Success
China puts its first satellite into geostationary orbit
The satellite relayed telephone calls, radio and television between eastern and western China. A January launch had left its twin in too low an orbit.
Jul 17 Soyuz U2
Success
Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to walk in space
She spent over three hours outside the Salyut 7 station cutting and welding metal. The flight made her the first woman to reach space twice.
Dec 15 Proton K/D-1 8K82K/11S824M
Success
Vega 1 releases the first balloon to fly on another planet
Vega 1's balloon floated in the clouds of Venus for two days in June 1985, blown a third of the way around the planet.
All 1984 launches
Quick filters
130 launches
| January | ||||
Jan 5, 1984 | Kosmos 1522-1529 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jan 11, 1984 | Kosmos 1531 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jan 11, 1984 | Kosmos 1530 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jan 13, 1984 | Kosmos 1532 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jan 23, 1984 | BS-2A Japan • Thor N-II | |||
Jan 26, 1984 | Kosmos 1534 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jan 26, 1984 | Kosmos 1533 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Jan 29, 1984Partial failure | STTW-T1 China • Long March 3 | |||
Jan 31, 1984 | OPS-0441 USA • Titan 34D/Transtage | |||
| February | ||||
Feb 2, 1984 | Kosmos 1535 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Feb 3, 1984 | STS-41-B USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Feb 5, 1984 | OPS-8737 USA • Atlas H | |||
Feb 8, 1984 | Kosmos 1536 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Feb 8, 1984 | Soyuz T-10 Russia • Soyuz T | |||
Feb 14, 1984 | EXOS-C Japan • Mu 3S | |||
Feb 15, 1984 | Gran' #25L Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
Feb 16, 1984 | Kosmos 1537 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Feb 21, 1984 | Kosmos 1538 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Feb 21, 1984 | Progress 19 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Feb 28, 1984 | Kosmos 1539 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| March | ||||
Mar 1, 1984 | Landsat 5 USA • Delta 3920 | |||
Mar 2, 1984 | Kosmos 1540 Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
Mar 5, 1984 | Intelsat 508 France • Arianespace • Ariane 1 | |||
Mar 6, 1984 | Kosmos 1541 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Mar 7, 1984 | Kosmos 1542 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Mar 10, 1984 | Kosmos 1543 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Mar 15, 1984 | Kosmos 1544 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Mar 16, 1984 | Ekran #26L Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
Mar 16, 1984 | Molniya 1-60 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Mar 21, 1984 | Kosmos 1545 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Mar 29, 1984 | Kosmos 1546 Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
| April | ||||
Apr 3, 1984 | Soyuz T-11 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Apr 4, 1984 | Kosmos 1547 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Apr 6, 1984 | STS-41-C USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Apr 8, 1984 | STTW-T2 China • Long March 3 | |||
Apr 10, 1984 | Kosmos 1548 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Apr 14, 1984 | OPS-7641 USA • Titan 34D/Transtage | |||
Apr 15, 1984 | Progress 20 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Apr 17, 1984 | OPS-8424 USA • Titan III(24)B | |||
Apr 19, 1984 | Kosmos 1549 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Apr 22, 1984 | Gorizont #19L Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
| May | ||||
May 7, 1984 | Progress 21 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 11, 1984 | Kosmos 1550 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
May 11, 1984 | Kosmos 1551 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 14, 1984 | Kosmos 1552 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 17, 1984 | Kosmos 1553 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
May 19, 1984 | Kosmos 1554 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
May 22, 1984 | Kosmos 1557 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 23, 1984 | Spacenet F1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 1 | |||
May 25, 1984 | Kosmos 1558 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 28, 1984 | Kosmos 1559-1566 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
May 28, 1984 | Progress 22 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 30, 1984 | Kosmos 1567 Russia • Tsyklon 2 | |||
| June | ||||
Jun 1, 1984 | Kosmos 1568 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jun 6, 1984 | Kosmos 1569 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Jun 8, 1984 | Kosmos 1570 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jun 9, 1984Failure | Intelsat V -509 USA • Atlas G | |||
Jun 11, 1984 | Kosmos 1571 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jun 13, 1984 | USA-1 USA • Atlas E/F-SGS-2 | |||
Jun 15, 1984 | Kosmos 1572 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jun 19, 1984 | Kosmos 1573 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jun 21, 1984 | Kosmos 1574 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jun 22, 1984 | Gran' #27L Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
Jun 22, 1984 | Kosmos 1575 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jun 25, 1984 | USA-2 USA • Titan 34D | |||
Jun 26, 1984 | Kosmos 1576 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jun 27, 1984 | Kosmos 1577 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jun 28, 1984 | Kosmos 1578 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jun 29, 1984 | Kosmos 1579 Russia • Tsyklon 2 | |||
Jun 29, 1984 | Kosmos 1580 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| July | ||||
Jul 3, 1984 | Kosmos 1581 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Jul 5, 1984 | BOR-5 501 Russia • Kosmos K65M-RB5 | |||
Jul 5, 1984 | Meteor-2 11 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Jul 17, 1984 | Soyuz T-12 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Jul 19, 1984 | Kosmos 1582 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jul 24, 1984 | Kosmos 1583 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jul 27, 1984 | Kosmos 1584 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jul 31, 1984 | Kosmos 1585 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| August | ||||
Aug 1, 1984 | Gorizont #20L Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
Aug 2, 1984 | Kosmos 1586 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Aug 2, 1984 | GMS-3 Japan • Thor N-II | |||
Aug 4, 1984 | Eutelsat-2 France • Arianespace • Ariane 3 | |||
Aug 6, 1984 | Kosmos 1587 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 7, 1984 | Kosmos 1588 Russia • Tsyklon 2 | |||
Aug 8, 1984 | Kosmos 1589 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Aug 10, 1984 | Molniya 1-61 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Aug 14, 1984 | Progress 23 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 16, 1984 | Kosmos 1590 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 16, 1984 | Explorer 65 USA • Delta 3924 | |||
Aug 24, 1984 | Molniya 1-62 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Aug 24, 1984 | Ekran #27L Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86 | |||
Aug 28, 1984 | USA-4 USA • Titan III(34)B | |||
Aug 30, 1984 | Kosmos 1591 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 30, 1984 | STS-41-D USA • Space Shuttle | |||
| September | ||||
Sep 4, 1984 | Kosmos 1592 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Sep 4, 1984 | Kosmos 1593 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Sep 7, 1984 | Kosmos 1596 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Sep 8, 1984 | USA-5 USA • Atlas E/F-SGS-2 | |||
Sep 12, 1984 | FSW-0 No.6 China • Long March 2C | |||
Sep 13, 1984 | Kosmos 1598 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Sep 13, 1984 | Kosmos 1597 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Sep 21, 1984 | Galaxy-3 USA • Delta 3920 | |||
Sep 25, 1984 | Kosmos 1599 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Sep 27, 1984 | Kosmos 1601 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Sep 27, 1984 | Kosmos 1600 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Sep 28, 1984 | Kosmos 1602 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Sep 28, 1984 | Kosmos 1603 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
| October | ||||
Oct 4, 1984 | Kosmos 1604 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Oct 5, 1984 | STS-41-G USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Oct 11, 1984 | Kosmos 1605 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Oct 12, 1984 | Nova 3 USA • Scout G-1 | |||
Oct 18, 1984 | Kosmos 1606 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Oct 31, 1984 | Kosmos 1607 Russia • Tsyklon 2 | |||
| November | ||||
Nov 8, 1984 | STS-51-A USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Nov 10, 1984 | Spacenet F2 France • Arianespace • Ariane 3 | |||
Nov 14, 1984 | NATO-3D USA • Delta 3914 | |||
Nov 14, 1984 | Kosmos 1608 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Nov 14, 1984 | Kosmos 1609 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Nov 15, 1984 | Kosmos 1610 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Nov 21, 1984 | Kosmos 1611 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Nov 27, 1984Partial failure | Kosmos 1612 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Nov 29, 1984 | Kosmos 1613 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| December | ||||
Dec 4, 1984 | USA-6 USA • Titan 34D | |||
Dec 12, 1984 | NOAA-9 USA • Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS | |||
Dec 14, 1984 | Molniya 1-63 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Dec 15, 1984 | Vega 1 Russia • Proton K/D-1 8K82K/11S824M | |||
Dec 19, 1984 | Kosmos 1614 Russia • Kosmos K65M-RB5 | |||
Dec 20, 1984 | Kosmos 1615 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Dec 21, 1984 | Vega 2 Russia • Proton K/D-1 8K82K/11S824M | |||
Dec 22, 1984 | USA-7 USA • Titan 34D/Transtage | |||