Previous Spaceflight Launches
Filter by Agency, Locations or Vehicles
Show All Launches
Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-8
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 20, 1983, 1:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz T-8 was meant to be the fourth mission to visit the Salyut 7 space station. The mission began on April 20, 1983, 13:10:54 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Titov, Flight Engineer Gennady Strekalov and Research Cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov into orbit. However, the spacecraft failed to dock with the space station and after some further attempts mission had to be aborted. The mission concluded two days later with a safe landing back on Earth on April 22, 1983, 13:28:42 UTC.
Low Earth Orbit
Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 15
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 19, 1983, noon
SLV-3 | Rohini RS-D-2
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
April 17, 1983, 5:35 a.m.
Titan 24B | KH-8 53
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 15, 1983, 6:45 p.m.
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 31
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 12, 1983, 6:20 p.m.
Delta 3924 | Satcom 1R
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 11, 1983, 10:39 p.m.
Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 76
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 8, 1983, 8:30 a.m.
Proton-K/DM | Raduga 12
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 8, 1983, 4:45 a.m.
Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 15
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 6, 1983, noon
Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-6
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 4, 1983, 6:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-6 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite into orbit for NASA, forming an integral part of NASAs in-space 10. It was also the first Space Shuttle mission involving a spacewalk. It was the first mission in which the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) was used.
Low Earth Orbit
