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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 34L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 11, 1983, 3:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 73

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 2, 1983, 10:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton | TKS 3

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 2, 1983, 9:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Resupply mission for Salyut space station

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K1 7

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 25, 1983, 12:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation high resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Mu-3S | Tenma

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 20, 1983, 5:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese astronomy satellite dedicated to X-ray surveying

Low Earth Orbit
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Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 40

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 16, 1983, 10:03 a.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.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 20L

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 10, 1983, 7:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Resurs-F1 (17F41) type film-return Earth observation satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Atlas H | Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 9, 1983, 1:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 28

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 6, 1983, 11:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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N-2 | Sakura 2A

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 4, 1983, 8:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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