1983 orbital launches

In 1983, ExGalactic records 129 orbital launch attempts.

Counts include only launches confirmed by at least two independent sources.

By country

LaunchesCountry
67Russia
33Kazakhstan
22USA
3Japan
2French Guiana
1China
1India

Launches

  1. Parus 36 — 12 January 1983, 14:02 UTC — Success
  2. Strela-1M 257-264 — 19 January 1983, 02:25 UTC — Success
  3. Tselina-D 39 — 20 January 1983, 17:26 UTC — Success
  4. Taifun-2 14 — 25 January 1983, 12:00 UTC — Failure
  5. IRAS — 26 January 1983, 02:17 UTC — Success
  6. Zenit-6U 72 — 27 January 1983, 08:30 UTC — Success
  7. Sakura 2A — 4 February 1983, 08:37 UTC — Success
  8. Yantar-2K 28 — 6 February 1983, 11:31 UTC — Success
  9. Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5 — 9 February 1983, 13:47 UTC — Success
  10. Resurs-F1 17F41 20L — 10 February 1983, 07:15 UTC — Success
  11. Tselina-D 40 — 16 February 1983, 10:03 UTC — Success
  12. Tenma — 20 February 1983, 05:10 UTC — Success
  13. Yantar-4K1 7 — 25 February 1983, 12:45 UTC — Success
  14. TKS 3 — 2 March 1983, 09:37 UTC — Success
  15. Zenit-6U 73 — 2 March 1983, 10:50 UTC — Success
  16. Molniya-3 34L — 11 March 1983, 15:29 UTC — Success
  17. Ekran — 12 March 1983, 14:00 UTC — Success
  18. BOR-4 403 — 15 March 1983, 22:30 UTC — Success
  19. Zenit-6U 74 — 16 March 1983, 08:50 UTC — Success
  20. Molniya-1K 56 — 16 March 1983, 18:14 UTC — Success
  21. Astron — 23 March 1983, 12:45 UTC — Success
  22. Nadezhda 2 — 24 March 1983, 20:55 UTC — Success
  23. NOAA 8 — 28 March 1983, 15:52 UTC — Success
  24. Parus 37 — 30 March 1983, 01:10 UTC — Success
  25. Zenit-6U 75 — 31 March 1983, 10:50 UTC — Success
  26. Molniya-1T 57 — 2 April 1983, 02:02 UTC — Success
  27. STS-6 — 4 April 1983, 18:30 UTC — Success
  28. Taifun-1 15 — 6 April 1983, 12:00 UTC — Success
  29. Raduga 12 — 8 April 1983, 04:45 UTC — Success
  30. Zenit-6U 76 — 8 April 1983, 08:30 UTC — Success
  31. Satcom 1R — 11 April 1983, 22:39 UTC — Success
  32. Strela-2M 31 — 12 April 1983, 18:20 UTC — Success
  33. KH-8 53 — 15 April 1983, 18:45 UTC — Success
  34. Rohini RS-D-2 — 17 April 1983, 05:35 UTC — Success
  35. Taifun-2 15 — 19 April 1983, 12:00 UTC — Success
  36. Soyuz T-8 — 20 April 1983, 13:10 UTC — Success
  37. Yantar-2K 29 — 22 April 1983, 14:30 UTC — Success
  38. Tselina-D 41 — 23 April 1983, 14:30 UTC — Success
  39. US-K 29 — 25 April 1983, 19:33 UTC — Success
  40. Yantar-4K1 8 — 26 April 1983, 10:00 UTC — Success
  41. Zenit-4MKT 23 — 28 April 1983, 08:30 UTC — Success
  42. GOES 6 — 28 April 1983, 22:26 UTC — Success
  43. Parus 38 — 6 May 1983, 03:00 UTC — Success
  44. Zenit-6U 77 — 6 May 1983, 09:10 UTC — Success
  45. US-P 16 — 7 May 1983, 10:30 UTC — Success
  46. Resurs-F1 17F41 21L — 17 May 1983, 08:00 UTC — Success
  47. Taifun-1B 5 — 19 May 1983, 12:00 UTC — Success
  48. Intelsat 506 — 19 May 1983, 22:26 UTC — Success
  49. Parus 39 — 24 May 1983, 02:59 UTC — Success
  50. Taifun-2 16 — 26 May 1983, 05:00 UTC — Success
  51. Yantar-4K1 9 — 26 May 1983, 12:00 UTC — Success
  52. Exosat — 26 May 1983, 15:18 UTC — Success
  53. Zenit-6U 78 — 31 May 1983, 11:40 UTC — Success
  54. Venera-15 — 2 June 1983, 02:38 UTC — Success
  55. Venera-16 — 7 June 1983, 02:32 UTC — Success
  56. Resurs-F1 17F41 22L — 7 June 1983, 07:50 UTC — Success
  57. Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6 — 9 June 1983, 23:23 UTC — Success
  58. Zenit-6U 79 — 14 June 1983, 12:15 UTC — Success
  59. ECS 1 — 16 June 1983, 11:59 UTC — Success
  60. STS-7 — 18 June 1983, 11:33 UTC — Success
  61. KH-9 18 — 20 June 1983, 18:45 UTC — Success
  62. Tselina-D 42 — 22 June 1983, 23:58 UTC — Success
  63. Soyuz T-9 — 27 June 1983, 09:12 UTC — Success
  64. HILAT — 27 June 1983, 15:37 UTC — Success
  65. Yantar-2K 30 — 28 June 1983, 15:00 UTC — Success
  66. Galaxy 1 — 28 June 1983, 23:08 UTC — Success
  67. Gorizont 7 — 30 June 1983, 23:56 UTC — Success
  68. Prognoz-9 — 1 July 1983, 12:17 UTC — Success
  69. Zenit-6U 80 — 5 July 1983, 07:50 UTC — Success
  70. Strela-1M 265-272 — 6 July 1983, 00:31 UTC — Success
  71. US-K 30 — 8 July 1983, 19:21 UTC — Success
  72. Zenit-6U 81 — 13 July 1983, 09:40 UTC — Success
  73. GPS 8 — 14 July 1983, 10:21 UTC — Success
  74. Molniya-1K 58 — 19 July 1983, 15:14 UTC — Success
  75. Resurs-F1 17F41 23L — 20 July 1983, 08:00 UTC — Success
  76. Resurs-OE 1 — 24 July 1983, 05:50 UTC — Success
  77. Zenit-6U 82 — 26 July 1983, 12:00 UTC — Success
  78. Telstar 301 — 28 July 1983, 22:49 UTC — Success
  79. Jumpseat 7 — 31 July 1983, 15:41 UTC — Success
  80. Strela-2M 32 — 3 August 1983, 12:40 UTC — Success
  81. Resurs-F1 17F41 25L — 5 August 1983, 09:20 UTC — Success
  82. Sakura 2B — 5 August 1983, 20:29 UTC — Success
  83. Zenit-6U 83 — 9 August 1983, 11:20 UTC — Success
  84. Yantar-4K1 10 — 10 August 1983, 13:00 UTC — Success
  85. Uragan 2 &3 — 10 August 1983, 18:24 UTC — Success
  86. Progress 17 — 17 August 1983, 12:08 UTC — Success
  87. FSW-0 5 — 19 August 1983, 06:00 UTC — Success
  88. Zenit-6U 84 — 23 August 1983, 11:05 UTC — Success
  89. Raduga 13 — 25 August 1983, 20:02 UTC — Success
  90. STS-8 — 30 August 1983, 06:32 UTC — Success
  91. Molniya-3 32L — 30 August 1983, 22:49 UTC — Success
  92. Taifun-2 17 — 31 August 1983, 06:30 UTC — Success
  93. Zenit-4MKT 24 — 3 September 1983, 10:15 UTC — Success
  94. Yantar-4K1 11 — 7 September 1983, 13:24 UTC — Success
  95. Satcom 2R — 8 September 1983, 22:52 UTC — Success
  96. Zenit-6U 85 — 9 September 1983, 11:00 UTC — Success
  97. Resurs-F1 17F41 24L — 14 September 1983, 10:25 UTC — Success
  98. Zenit-6U 86 — 17 September 1983, 11:15 UTC — Success
  99. Galaxy 2 — 22 September 1983, 22:16 UTC — Success
  100. Soyuz 7K-ST No.16L (Soyuz T-10a / T-10-1) — 26 September 1983, 19:37 UTC — Failure
  101. Okean-OE 1 — 28 September 1983, 07:59 UTC — Success
  102. Ekran — 29 September 1983, 17:37 UTC — Success
  103. Taifun-2 18 — 30 September 1983, 11:00 UTC — Success
  104. Taifun-1B 6 — 5 October 1983, 12:00 UTC — Success
  105. Strela-2M 33 — 12 October 1983, 00:20 UTC — Success
  106. Yantar-4K2 3 — 14 October 1983, 10:00 UTC — Success
  107. Intelsat 507 — 19 October 1983, 00:45 UTC — Success
  108. Progress 18 — 20 October 1983, 09:59 UTC — Success
  109. Zenit-6U 87 — 21 October 1983, 12:10 UTC — Success
  110. Tsikada 10 — 26 October 1983, 17:20 UTC — Success
  111. Meteor-2 10 — 28 October 1983, 09:00 UTC — Success
  112. US-P 17 — 29 October 1983, 08:30 UTC — Success
  113. Taifun-1 16 — 11 November 1983, 12:30 UTC — Success
  114. Zenit-6U 88 — 17 November 1983, 12:15 UTC — Success
  115. DMSP-5D2 F7 — 18 November 1983, 06:32 UTC — Success
  116. Molniya-1K 59 — 23 November 1983, 16:45 UTC — Success
  117. Geo-IK 4 — 24 November 1983, 12:33 UTC — Success
  118. STS-9 — 28 November 1983, 16:00 UTC — Success
  119. Yantar-4K1 12 — 30 November 1983, 13:45 UTC — Success
  120. Gorizont 8 — 30 November 1983, 13:51 UTC — Success
  121. Zenit-6U 89 — 7 December 1983, 12:10 UTC — Success
  122. Parus 40 — 8 December 1983, 06:13 UTC — Success
  123. Bion 6 — 14 December 1983, 07:00 UTC — Success
  124. Tselina-D 43 — 15 December 1983, 12:25 UTC — Success
  125. Molniya-3 35L — 21 December 1983, 06:07 UTC — Success
  126. Yantar-1KFT 3 — 27 December 1983, 09:30 UTC — Success
  127. BOR-4 406 — 27 December 1983, 10:00 UTC — Success
  128. US-K 31 — 28 December 1983, 03:48 UTC — Success
  129. Uragan 4 & 5 — 29 December 1983, 00:52 UTC — Success

Sources: Jonathan's Space Report (GCAT), CC-BY; CelesTrak; Launch Library 2.

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