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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 7

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 30, 1983, 11:56 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

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Delta 3920/PAM | Galaxy 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 28, 1983, 11:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 30

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 28, 1983, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

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Scout D-1 | HILAT

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 27, 1983, 3:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Refurbished Transit-O 16 satellite used to carry remote-sensing experiments and in situ measurements

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Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-9

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 27, 1983, 9:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz T-5 was the second long-duration expedition to the Salyut 7 space station. The mission began on June 27, 1983, 09:12:00 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Lyakhov and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Aleksandrov into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 150-day stay on the station, crew carried outd various scientific and medical experiments, performed two EVAs to install additional solar panels on the station, and were visited by 2 uncrewed cargo Progress vehicles. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on November 23, 1983, 19:58:00 UTC.

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Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 42

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 22, 1983, 11:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.

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Titan 34D | KH-9 18

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 20, 1983, 6:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.

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Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-7

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
June 18, 1983, 11:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-7 was the second mission for the Space Shuttle Challenger. It deployed several satellites into orbit. It was the first mission scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center however it had to divert to Edwards Air Force Base due to bad weather. STS-7 carried Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut.

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Ariane 1 | ECS 1

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
June 16, 1983, 11:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 79

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 14, 1983, 12:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

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