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National firsts | |
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Space traveller | France |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights | Titan 34D |
Retirements | Titan IIIC Titan IIID |
Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 6 |
Total travellers | 16 |
The following is an outline of 1982 in spaceflight.
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
January | |||||||
7 January 15:38 [1] | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/2 [1] | |||||
Kosmos 1331 (Strela-2M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
14 January 07:51 [1] | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/2 [1] | |||||
Kosmos 1333 (Parus) | Low Earth | Communications Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||
16 January [2] 01:54 [3] | Delta 3910/PAM-D | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | |||||
Satcom 4 [2] | Geostationary [2] | Communications [4] | In orbit | Successful [2] | |||
21 January 19:30 | Titan III(24)B | Vandenberg SLC-4W | |||||
OPS 2849 (KH-852) | NRO | Sun-synchronous | Optical imaging | 23 May | Successful | ||
29 January 11:00 [1] | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/2 [1] | |||||
Kosmos 1335 (Taifun-2) | Low Earth | Calibration | 5 April 1987 | Successful | |||
February | |||||||
11 February 01:11 [1] | Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur Site 90 | |||||
Kosmos 1337 (US-PM1) | Low Earth | ELINT | 25 July | Spacecraft failure | |||
Satellite propulsion or avionics system failed | |||||||
17 February 21:56 [1] | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/2 [1] | |||||
Kosmos 1339 (Tsikada) | Low Earth | Navigation | in orbit? | Successful | |||
26 February 00:04:44 [1] [5] | Delta 3910/PAM-D | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | |||||
Westar 4 [5] | Geostationary [5] | Communications [6] | In orbit | Successful [5] | |||
March | |||||||
4 March | Kosmos-3M | Kapustin Yar Site 107/1 [1] | |||||
Taifun-2 | Intended: Low Earth | Calibration | 4 March | Launch failure | |||
5 March 00:23 [7] | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | |||||
Intelsat VD F-4 | Intelsat [7] | Geosynchronous [7] | Communications [8] | In orbit | Successful [7] | ||
6 March 19:25 [9] | Titan III(23)C [9] | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | |||||
OPS 8701 (DSP-10) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous [10] | Early warning [9] [11] | In orbit | Successful [9] | ||
Final flight of Titan IIIC | |||||||
22 March 16:00 [12] | Space Shuttle Columbia [12] | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-3 | NASA | Low Earth [13] | Development test flight [14] | 30 March 16:05 [15] | Successful [15] | ||
Development Flight Instrumentation | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Monitor orbiter performance | Successful | |||
OSTA-1 | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Remote sensing | Successful | |||
Crewed orbital flight with two astronauts Only Shuttle flight to land at White Sands Space Harbor Shuttle Imaging Radar-A (SIR-1) | |||||||
24 March 19:47 [1] | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 [1] | |||||
Kosmos 1344 (Parus) | Low Earth | Communications Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||
25 March 09:50 [1] | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk Site 32/1 [1] | |||||
Meteor-2 No.8 | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful | |||
31 March 09:00 [1] | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/2 [1] | |||||
Kosmos 1345 (Tselina-O) | Low Earth | ELINT | 27 September 1989 | Successful | |||
April | |||||||
8 April 00:15 [1] | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/2 [1] | |||||
Kosmos 1349 (Parus) | Low Earth | Communication Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||
10 April 06:47 [1] | Delta 3910 [16] /PAM-D | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | |||||
INSAT-1A [16] | ISRO | Geostationary [17] | Communications [17] | In orbit | Spacecraft failure [18] | ||
Attitude control system malfunction, ceased operations in September 1982 [18] | |||||||
19 April [19] 19:45:00 [1] | Proton-K [20] | Baikonur [20] Site 200/40 | |||||
Salyut 7 [19] (DOS-6) | Low Earth [19] | Space station [19] | 7 February 1991 [20] | Successful [19] | |||
Final space station launched as part of the Salyut programme | |||||||
21 April 01:40 [1] | Kosmos-3M | Kapustin Yar Site 107/1 | |||||
Kosmos 1351 (Taifun-2) | Low Earth | Calibration | 14 March 1983 | Successful | |||
28 April 02:52 [1] | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 [1] | |||||
Kosmos 1354 (Strela-2) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
29 April 09:55 [1] | Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur Site 90 | |||||
Kosmos 1355 (US-PM1) | Low Earth | ELINT | 7 March 1984 | Successful | |||
May | |||||||
6 May 18:07 [1] | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | |||||
Kosmos 1357 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 1358 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 1359 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 1360 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 1361 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 1362 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 1363 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 1364 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
11 May 18:35 | Titan III(23)D | Vandenberg SLC-4E | |||||
OPS 5642 (KH-9-17) | NRO | Sun-synchronous | Optical imaging | 5 December | Successful | ||
OPS 6553 (SSF-D) | NRO | Sun-synchronous | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
13 May 09:58 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | |||||
Soyuz T-5 | Low Earth (Salyut 7) | Salyut 7 EO-1 | 27 August 15:04 | Successful | |||
Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts, first mission to Salyut 7 | |||||||
14 May 19:39 | Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur Site 90 | |||||
Kosmos 1365 (US-A) | Low Earth | Radar imaging | 19 October | Successful | |||
23 May 05:58 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | |||||
Progress 13 | Low Earth (Salyut 7) | Logistics | 6 June 00:05 | Successful | |||
June | |||||||
1 June 04:37 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk LC132 or LC133 | |||||
Kosmos-1371 (875 kg) | military | LEO, inclination 74.0 degrees | comsat | in orbit? | Successful | ||
1 June 13:58 | Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur LC 90 | |||||
Kosmos-1372 (3800 kg) | military | LEO, inclination 65.1 degrees | Reconnaissance | 9 September 1982 | Successful | ||
3 June 21:30 | Kosmos-3MP | Kapustin Yar LC 107 | |||||
BOR-4 (1074 kg) | military | fractional LEO, inclination 50.6 degrees | Test | 3 June 1982 | Successful | ||
6 June 17:10 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk LC132 or LC133 | |||||
Kosmos-1375 (750 kg) | military | LEO, inclination 65.8 degrees | Anti-satellite weapon target | 18 June 1982 (destroyed in orbit) | Successful | ||
9 June 00:24 [21] | Delta 3910 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | |||||
Westar 5 [21] 1,280 pounds (580 kg) [21] | Commercial [21] | Geostationary orbit [21] | Communications satellite [21] | unknown | Successful [21] | ||
10 June 17:37 | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk LC 32 | |||||
Kosmos-1378 (2500 kg) | military | LEO, inclination 82.5 degrees | ELINT | in orbit as in 2012 | Successful | ||
18 June 11:04 | Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur LC 90 | |||||
Kosmos-1379 (1400 kg) | military | LEO, inclination 65.8 degrees | Anti-satellite weapon | 18 June 1982, destroyed while in orbit | Successful, destroyed Kosmos-1375 | ||
18 June 11:58 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk LC132 | |||||
Kosmos-1380 (810 kg) | military | LEO, inclination 82.9 degrees | comsat and navigation | 27 June 1982 | Partial launch failure | ||
Second stage malfunction during first burn resulted in low transfer orbit apogee. Satellite was deployed in lower than planned orbit. | |||||||
24 June 16:29 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | |||||
Soyuz T-6 | Low Earth (Salyut 7) | Salyut 7 EP-1 | 2 July 14:20 | Successful | |||
Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts including the first French space traveller | |||||||
27 June 15:00 | Space Shuttle Columbia | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-4 | NASA | Low Earth | Developmental test flight | 4 July 16:09 | Successful | ||
Classified | US Air Force | In orbit | Successful | ||||
Getaway Special | Utah State | Low Earth | In orbit | Successful | |||
Crewed orbital flight with two astronauts, final developmental test flight | |||||||
29 June 21:45 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk LC132 | |||||
Kosmos-1383 (810 kg) | military | LEO, inclination 82.9 degrees | navigation, technology | in orbit? | Successful | ||
July | |||||||
7 July 09:47 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk LC132 | |||||
Kosmos-1386(Parus class) | military | LEO, inclination 83.0 degrees | navigation, Communication | in orbit | Successful | ||
10 July 09:57 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur | |||||
Progress 14 | Low Earth (Salyut 7) | Logistics | 13 August 01:29 | Successful | |||
16 July 17:59 | Delta 3920 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | |||||
Landsat 4 (1972kg) | Civilian | SSO | Satellite imagery | in orbit as in 2007 | Successful | ||
21 July 06:31 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk LC132 | |||||
Kosmos-1388 – Kosmos 1395(Strela-1M class) | military | LEO, inclination 74.0 degrees | Communication | in orbit | Successful | ||
29 July 19:40 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk LC132 | |||||
Kosmos-1397(Romb class) | military | LEO, inclination 50.6 degrees | Calibration | in orbit | Successful | ||
August | |||||||
19 August 17:11 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | |||||
Soyuz T-7 | Low Earth (Salyut 7) | Salyut 7 EP-2 | 10 December 19:02 | Successful | |||
Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
26 August 23:10 | Delta 3920 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | |||||
Anik D1 (1238kg) | Commercial | GTO | Communications satellite | unknown | Successful | ||
30 August 10:06 | Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur LC 90 | |||||
Kosmos 1402 (3800 kg) | military | LEO, inclination 65.0 degrees | Reconnaissance | 23 January 1983 (bus), 7 February 1983 (nuclear core) | Successful | ||
30 August unknown | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk LC132 | |||||
not assigned | military | none | unknown | 30 August | Failure to orbit | ||
September | |||||||
3 September 05:00 | N-I | Osaki LC | |||||
Kiku 4 (ETS 3) (385 kg) | civilian | LEO, inclination 44.6 degrees | unknown | unknown | Successful | ||
4 September 17:50 | Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur LC 90 | |||||
Kosmos 1405 (3000 kg) | military | LEO, inclination 65.0 degrees | ELINT | 5 February 1984 | Successful | ||
9 September 02:12 | Ariane 1 | Kourou ELA | Arianespace | ||||
MARECS B | ESA | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications | 9 September | Launch Failure | ||
Sirio 2 | Intended: Geosynchronous | ||||||
Third stage turbopump malfunction | |||||||
9 September 15:12 | Conestoga I | Matagorda Island | Space Services Inc. | ||||
Test payload | Space Services Inc. | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 September | Successful | ||
First private rocket to reach space. Apogee: ~ 309 kilometers (192 miles) [22] [23] | |||||||
16 September 04:55 | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk Site 32/2 | |||||
Kosmos 1408 (2500 kg) | Ministry of Defense | LEO, inclination 82.6 degrees | ELINT | Destroyed on 15 November 2021 | Successful; later destroyed in ASAT test | ||
Satellite was destroyed by an anti-satellite missile test on 15 November 2021. [24] | |||||||
18 September 04:58 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur | |||||
Progress 15 | Low Earth (Salyut 7) | Logistics | 16 October 17:06 | Successful | |||
24 September 09:15 | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk Site 32/1 | |||||
Kosmos-1410 (2200 kg) | Ministry of Defense | LEO, inclination 82.6 degrees | Geodesy | in orbit as in 2012 | Successful | ||
28 September 23:17 [1] [lower-alpha 1] | Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | |||||
Intelsat V F-5 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
October | |||||||
2 October ??:?? | Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur LC 90 | |||||
Kosmos 1412 (3800 kg) | military | LEO, inclination 64.8 degrees | Reconnaissance | 4 December 1982 | Successful | ||
19 October ??:?? | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk LC132 | |||||
Kosmos-1417(Parus class) | military | LEO, inclination 83.0 degrees | navigation, Communication | in orbit | Successful | ||
21 October 01:40 [1] | Kosmos-3M | Kapustin Yar LC 107 | |||||
Kosmos 1418 (Taifun-1B class) | military | LEO | Radar target | 30 September 1983 | Successful | ||
28 October ??:?? | Delta 3924 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | |||||
Aurora 1 (Satcom 5) (1102kg) | Commercial | GTO | Communications satellite | unknown | Successful | ||
30 October 04:05 | Titan 34D/IUS | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | |||||
OPS-9945 (DSCS II F-16) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
DSCS III A-1 | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Titan 34D and Inertial Upper Stage | |||||||
31 October 11:20 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur | |||||
Progress 16 | Low Earth (Salyut 7) | Logistics | 14 December 17:17 | Successful | |||
November | |||||||
11 November ??:?? | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk LC132 | |||||
Kosmos 1420(Strela-2 class) | military | LEO, inclination 74.0 degrees | Communication | in orbit | Successful | ||
11 November 12:19 | Space Shuttle Columbia | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-5 | NASA | Low Earth | Satellite deployment | 16 November 14:33 | Successful | ||
SBS-3 | SBS | Current: Graveyard Operational: Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
Anik C3 | Telesat Canada | Current: Graveyard Operational: Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
Getaway Special | West Germany | Low Earth | Microgravity research | 16 November | Successful | ||
Crewed orbital flight with four astronauts; First "operational" Shuttle flight Anik C3 retired 18 June 1997 | |||||||
17 November 21:22 | Titan IIID | Vandenberg SLC-4E | |||||
OPS-9627 (KH-11-5) | NRO | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | 13 August 1985 | Successful | ||
Final flight of Titan IIID | |||||||
24 November ??:?? | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk LC132 | |||||
not assigned | military | none | Communication | 24 November | Failure to orbit | ||
December | |||||||
21 December 02:38 | Atlas E/Star-37S-ISS | Vandenberg SLC-3W | |||||
DMSP 5D-2 F6 | US Air Force | Sun-synchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful | ||
29 December ??:?? | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk LC132 | |||||
Kosmos 1427 (Tafun-1B class) | military | LEO, inclination 65.8 degrees | Radar target | 5 October 1989 | Successful | ||
Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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1 March | Venera 13 | landed on Venus [27] | |
5 March | Venera 14 | landed on Venus [28] | |
30 March | ISEE-3/ICE | 1st flyby of the Moon | Closest approach: 19,570 kilometres (12,160 mi) |
23 April | ISEE-3/ICE | 2nd flyby of the Moon | Closest approach: 21,137 kilometres (13,134 mi) |
27 September | ISEE-3/ICE | 3rd flyby of the Moon | Closest approach: 22,790 kilometres (14,160 mi) |
Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
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30 July 02:39 | 2 hours 33 minutes | 05:12 | Salyut 7 EO-1 | Anatoly Berezovoy Valentin Lebedev | Performing 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. |
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