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Orbital Launches in 1983
7,332 orbital launches since 1957
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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 129 every orbital launch in 1983, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-12-29 | Uragan No. 14L1983-127 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 6 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1983-12-28 | Oko1983-126 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1983-12-27 | BOR-4 No. 4051983-125 | K65M-RB | Soviet Space Forces | Kapustin Yar | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-12-27 | Siluet No. 31983-124 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-12-21 | Molniya-3 No. 351983-123 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1983-12-15 | Tselina-D1983-122 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1983-12-14 | Bion No. 61983-121 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-12-08 | Parus1983-120 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1983-12-07 | Zenit-61983-119 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-11-30 | Oktan No. 2491983-117 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-11-30 | Gorizont No. 18L1983-118 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1983-11-28 | OV-102 Spacelab1983-116 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-11-24 | Musson No. 141983-115 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1983-11-23 | Molniya-1 No. 481983-114 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1983-11-18 | DMSP Block 5D-2 S-71983-113 | Atlas E | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1983-11-17 | Zenit-61983-112 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-11-11 | Vektor1983-111 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1983-10-29 | US-PM11983-110 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-10-28 | Meteor-2 No. 101983-109 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1983-10-26 | Tsikada1983-108 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1983-10-21 | Zenit-61983-107 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-10-20 | Progress 7K-TG No. 1181983-106 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-10-19 | INTELSAT V F71983-105 | Ariane 1 | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1983-10-14 | Yantar'-4K21983-104 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-10-12 | Strela-2M1983-103 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1983-10-05 | Taifun-1B1983-102 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-09-30 | Romb1983-101 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-09-29 | Ekran No. 25L1983-100 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1983-09-28 | Okean-OE NKhM No. 11983-099 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1983-09-26 | Soyuz 7K-ST No. 16L1983-F02 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1983-09-22 | Galaxy II1983-098 | Delta 3920/PAM | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1983-09-17 | Zenit-61983-097 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-09-14 | Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 241983-096 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-09-09 | Zenit-61983-095 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-09-08 | RCA-G1983-094 | Delta 3924 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1983-09-07 | Oktan No. 2511983-093 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-09-03 | Fram1983-092 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-08-31 | Romb1983-091 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Kapustin Yar | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-08-30 | Molniya-3 No. 321983-090 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1983-08-30 | OV-099 PAM deploy1983-089 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1983-08-25 | Gran' No. 24L1983-088 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1983-08-23 | Zenit-61983-087 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-08-19 | FSW No. 61983-086 | Chang Zheng 2C | CASC | Jiuquan | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-08-17 | Progress 7K-TG No. 1191983-085 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-08-10 | Oktan No. 2521983-083 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-08-10 | Uragan No. 12L1983-084 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 6 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1983-08-09 | Zenit-61983-082 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-08-05 | CS-2B1983-081 | N-2 | NASDA | Tanegashima | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1983-08-05 | Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 251983-080 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1983-08-03 | Strela-2M1983-079 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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Uragan No. 14L (1983-12-29)BOR-4 No. 405 (1983-12-27)Siluet No. 3 (1983-12-27)Molniya-3 No. 35 (1983-12-21)Tselina-D (1983-12-15)Bion No. 6 (1983-12-14)Parus (1983-12-08)Zenit-6 (1983-12-07)Gorizont No. 18L (1983-11-30)Oktan No. 249 (1983-11-30)OV-102 Spacelab (1983-11-28)Musson No. 14 (1983-11-24)Molniya-1 No. 48 (1983-11-23)DMSP Block 5D-2 S-7 (1983-11-18)Zenit-6 (1983-11-17)Vektor (1983-11-11)US-PM1 (1983-10-29)Meteor-2 No. 10 (1983-10-28)Tsikada (1983-10-26)Zenit-6 (1983-10-21)Progress 7K-TG No. 118 (1983-10-20)INTELSAT V F7 (1983-10-19)Yantar'-4K2 (1983-10-14)Strela-2M (1983-10-12)Taifun-1B (1983-10-05)Romb (1983-09-30)Ekran No. 25L (1983-09-29)Okean-OE NKhM No. 1 (1983-09-28)Soyuz 7K-ST No. 16L (1983-09-26)Galaxy II (1983-09-22)Zenit-6 (1983-09-17)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 24 (1983-09-14)Zenit-6 (1983-09-09)RCA-G (1983-09-08)Oktan No. 251 (1983-09-07)Fram (1983-09-03)Romb (1983-08-31)OV-099 PAM deploy (1983-08-30)Molniya-3 No. 32 (1983-08-30)Gran' No. 24L (1983-08-25)Zenit-6 (1983-08-23)FSW No. 6 (1983-08-19)Progress 7K-TG No. 119 (1983-08-17)Uragan No. 12L (1983-08-10)Oktan No. 252 (1983-08-10)Zenit-6 (1983-08-09)CS-2B (1983-08-05)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 25 (1983-08-05)Strela-2M (1983-08-03)Jumpseat 7 (1983-07-31)Telstar 301 (1983-07-28)Zenit-6 (1983-07-26)Resurs-OE No. 3-2 (1983-07-24)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 23 (1983-07-20)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 66 (1983-07-19)Navstar GPS SVN 8 (1983-07-14)Zenit-6 (1983-07-13)Oko (1983-07-08)Strela-1M (1983-07-06)Zenit-6 (1983-07-05)SO-M No. 509 (1983-07-01)Gorizont No. 17L (1983-06-30)Galaxy I (1983-06-28)Feniks No. 958 (1983-06-28)NNS O-16 (1983-06-27)Soyuz 7K-ST No. 14L (1983-06-27)Tselina-D (1983-06-22)HEXAGON SV-18 (1983-06-20)OV-099 PAM deploy/FF (1983-06-18)ECS 1 (1983-06-16)Zenit-6 (1983-06-14)PARCAE 6 (1983-06-09)4V-2 No. 861 (1983-06-07)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 22 (1983-06-07)4V-2 No. 860 (1983-06-02)Zenit-6 (1983-05-31)Exosat (1983-05-26)Oktan No. 250 (1983-05-26)Romb (1983-05-26)Parus (1983-05-24)INTELSAT V F6 (1983-05-19)Taifun-1B (1983-05-19)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 21 (1983-05-17)US-P (1983-05-07)Parus (1983-05-06)Zenit-6 (1983-05-06)GOES F (1983-04-28)Fram (1983-04-28)Oktan No. 214 (1983-04-26)Tselina-D (1983-04-23)Feniks No. 957 (1983-04-22)Soyuz 7K-ST No. 13L (1983-04-20)Romb (1983-04-19)Rohini RS-D-2 (1983-04-17)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4353 (1983-04-15)Strela-2M (1983-04-12)RCA-F (1983-04-11)Gran' No. 23L (1983-04-08)Zenit-6 (1983-04-08)Vektor (1983-04-06)OV-099 IUS deploy (1983-04-04)Molniya-1 11F658T No. 68 (1983-04-02)Zenit-6 (1983-03-31)Parus (1983-03-30)NOAA E (1983-03-28)Nadezhda 11F643N No. 530 (1983-03-24)1A No. 602 (1983-03-23)Molniya-1 (1983-03-16)Zenit-6 (1983-03-16)BOR-4 No. 403 (1983-03-15)Ekran No. 18L (1983-03-12)Molniya-3 No. 34 (1983-03-11)Zenit-6 (1983-03-02)TKS-M No. 16401 (1983-03-02)Oktan No. 248 (1983-02-25)ASTRO-B (1983-02-20)Tselina-D (1983-02-16)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 20 (1983-02-10)PARCAE 5 (1983-02-09)Feniks No. 956 (1983-02-06)CS 2A (1983-02-04)Zenit-6 (1983-01-27)IRAS (1983-01-26)Romb (1983-01-25)Tselina-D (1983-01-20)Strela-1M (1983-01-19)Parus (1983-01-12)
Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.