# 1981 in spaceflight

The following is an outline of 1981 in spaceflight.

## STS-1

STS-1 (Space Transportation System-1) was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA's Space Shuttle program. The first orbiter, Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981, and returned on April 14, 1981, 54.5 hours later, having orbited the Earth 37 times. Columbia carried a crew of two—commander John W. Young and pilot Robert L. Crippen. It was the first American crewed space flight since the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) in 1975. STS-1 was also the maiden test flight of a new American spacecraft to carry a crew, though it was preceded by atmospheric testing (ALT) of the orbiter and ground testing of the Space Shuttle system.

## Launches

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| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 6 January 12:15 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 6 January 12:15 | | Kosmos 1237 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 20 January | Successful |
| Film capsule recovered ||||||
| 9 January 14:57 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 9 January 14:57 | | Molniya-3 No.25 | | Molniya | Communications | 3 July 1999 | Successful |
| 10 January 18:22 | Nike-Tomahawk | Nike-Tomahawk | | Siple Station | Siple Station | NASA | NASA |
| 10 January 18:22 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 10 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi) ||||||
| 14 January 22:00 | TT-500A | TT-500A | | Tanegashima LA-T | Tanegashima LA-T | NASDA | NASDA |
| 14 January 22:00 | | | NASDA | Suborbital | Test flight | 14 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) ||||||
| 16 January 09:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 16 January 09:00 | | Kosmos 1238 (Taifun-1) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | In orbit | Successful |
| 16 January 12:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 16 January 12:00 | | Kosmos 1239 (Zenit-4MT) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 January | Successful |
| Film capsule recovered ||||||
| 19 January 03:37:27 | Black Brant VB | Black Brant VB | | Churchill | Churchill | NRC | NRC |
| 19 January 03:37:27 | | | NRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 263 kilometres (163 mi) ||||||
| 20 January 04:50 | Astrobee-F | Astrobee-F | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 20 January 04:50 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 20 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) ||||||
| 20 January 11:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 20 January 11:00 | | Kosmos 1240 (Yantar-2K No.975) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 17 February | Successful |
| Returned three film capsules; two small and one large ||||||
| 21 January 00:25 | Black Brant VIII-C | Black Brant VIII-C | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 21 January 00:25 | | SPAR-9 | NASA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 21 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) ||||||
| 21 January 08:29 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 21 January 08:29 | | Kosmos 1241 (Lira) | | Low Earth | ASAT Target | In orbit | Successful |
| Target for Kosmos 1243 and Kosmos 1258; both interceptors failed ||||||
| 21 January 21:46 | S-310 | S-310 | | Kagoshima | Kagoshima | ISAS | ISAS |
| 21 January 21:46 | | | ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi) ||||||
| 23 January 11:20 | Tsyklon-3 | Tsyklon-3 | | Plesetsk Site 32/1 | Plesetsk Site 32/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 23 January 11:20 | | Musson No.11 | | Intended: Low Earth | Geodesy | 23 January | Launch failure |
| Payload fairing failed to separate ||||||
| 24 January 14:18:02 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 24 January 14:18:02 | | Progress 12 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Station logistics | 20 March | Successful |
| Final resupply mission to Salyut 6 ||||||
| 26 January 07:20:06 | Black Brant IVB | Black Brant IVB | | Churchill | Churchill | NRC | NRC |
| 26 January 07:20:06 | | | NRC | Suborbital | Auroral research | 26 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 584 kilometres (363 mi) ||||||
| 27 January 14:58 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 January 14:58 | | Kosmos 1242 (Tselina-D) | | Low Earth | ELINT | 8 May 2014 | Successful |
| 27 January | R-39 Rif | R-39 Rif | | Nenoksa | Nenoksa | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), carried five reentry vehicles ||||||
| 29 January 04:12 | Astrobee-F | Astrobee-F | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 29 January 04:12 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Auroral research | 29 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi) ||||||
| 29 January 07:00 | S-520 | S-520 | | Kagoshima LA-K | Kagoshima LA-K | ISAS | ISAS |
| 29 January 07:00 | | TPE-2 | ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric research Technology | 29 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 323 kilometres (201 mi) ||||||
| 30 January 16:27 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 30 January 16:27 | | Molniya 1-49 | | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| February ||||||||
| 2 February 02:19 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90 | Baikonur Site 90 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 2 February 02:19 | | Kosmos 1243 (IS-A) | | Low Earth | ASAT test | 2 February | Spacecraft failure |
| Failed to intercept Kosmos 1241; passed within 50 metres (160 ft) of target but explosive charge failed to detonate ||||||
| 4 February 01:10 | Aries | Aries | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 February 01:10 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Technology | 4 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 387 kilometres (240 mi) ||||||
| 4 February 05:00 | Centaure | Centaure | | Thumba | Thumba | | |
| 4 February 05:00 | | | ISRO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 4 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 4 February 15:00 | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Army | US Army |
| 4 February 15:00 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 February | |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 4 February 15:33 | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Army | US Army |
| 4 February 15:33 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 February | |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 4 February 15:53 | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Army | US Army |
| 4 February 15:53 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 February | |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 5 February 11:25 | MGM-29 Sergeant | MGM-29 Sergeant | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 February 11:25 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral research | 5 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 6 February 08:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |
| 6 February 08:00 | | Interkosmos 21 | Interkosmos | Low Earth | Technology | 7 July 1982 | Successful |
| Ceased operations on 2 June 1982 ||||||
| 7 February 20:13:45 | Petrel 2 | Petrel 2 | | Esrange | Esrange | | |
| 7 February 20:13:45 | | | SRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi) ||||||
| 7 February 20:30:40 | Nike-Orion | Nike-Orion | | Esrange | Esrange | SSC | SSC |
| 7 February 20:30:40 | | | SSC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) ||||||
| 9 February 14:31 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-08 | Vandenberg LF-08 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 9 February 14:31 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 9 February 16:38 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-09 | Vandenberg LF-09 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 9 February 16:38 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 11 February 08:30 | N-II | N-II | | Tanegashima Osaki | Tanegashima Osaki | NASDA | NASDA |
| 11 February 08:30 | | Kiku 3 (ETS-IV) | NASDA | Geostationary transfer | Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| Maiden flight of N-II; satellite ceased operations on 24 December 1984 ||||||
| 12 February 05:27 | Centaure 2B | Centaure 2B | | Thumba | Thumba | | |
| 12 February 05:27 | | | ISRO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 12 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) ||||||
| 12 February 18:21 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 12 February 18:21 | | Kosmos 1244 (Parus) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 13 February 11:15 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 13 February 11:15 | | Kosmos 1245 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 27 February | Successful |
| Film capsule recovered ||||||
| 13 February 17:15 | Black Brant VIII-C | Black Brant VIII-C | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 13 February 17:15 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Solar research | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 265 kilometres (165 mi) ||||||
| 17 February 17:15 | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Army | US Army |
| 17 February 17:15 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 February | |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 17 February 17:51 | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Army | US Army |
| 17 February 17:51 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 February | |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 17 February 19:17 | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Army | US Army |
| 17 February 19:17 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 February | |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 18 February 09:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 18 February 09:00 | | Kosmos 1246 (Yantar-1KFT No.1) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 March | Successful |
| 18 February | INTA-300 | INTA-300 | | El Arenosillo | El Arenosillo | INTA | INTA |
| 18 February | | | INTA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 285 kilometres (177 mi) ||||||
| 18 February | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LF-06 | Vandenberg LF-06 | United States Air Force | United States Air Force |
| 18 February | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 18 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 19 February 10:00 | Molniya-M/2BL | Molniya-M/2BL | | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 19 February 10:00 | | Kosmos 1247 (US-K) | | Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful |
| 21 February 00:30 | Mu-3S | Mu-3S | | Kagoshima LA-M | Kagoshima LA-M | ISAS | ISAS |
| 21 February 00:30 | | Hinotori (ASTRO-A) | ISAS | Low Earth | Astronomy | 11 July 1991 | Successful |
| 21 February 23:23 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | NASA | NASA |
| 21 February 23:23 | | Comstar D4 | COMSAT SSC Parallax TongaSat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Transferred to SSC Parallax as Parallax 1 in 2001, to TongaSat as Esiafi 1 in 2002. ||||||
| 21 February | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-26 | Vandenberg LF-26 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 February | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 25 February 17:20 | Sergeant-Hydac | Sergeant-Hydac | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 February 17:20 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 28 February 19:10 | Titan III(24)B | Titan III(24)B | | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Vandenberg SLC-4W | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 28 February 19:10 | | OPS 1166 (KH-8) | NRO | Sun-synchronous | Optical imaging | 20 June | Successful |
| March ||||||||
| 1 March 09:20 | OTRAG | OTRAG | | Seba Oasis | Seba Oasis | OTRAG | OTRAG |
| 1 March 09:20 | | | OTRAG | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 5 March 15:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 5 March 15:00 | | Kosmos 1248 (Yantar-2K No.940) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 4 April | Successful |
| Returned three film capsules; two small and one large ||||||
| 5 March 16:48 | Sergeant-Hydac | Sergeant-Hydac | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 March 16:48 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 5 March 18:09 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90 | Baikonur Site 90 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 5 March 18:09 | | Kosmos 1249 (US-A) | | Low Earth | Radar imaging | 19 July | Successful |
| 6 March 11:31 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 6 March 11:31 | | Kosmos 1250 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 March 11:31 | | Kosmos 1251 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 March 11:31 | | Kosmos 1252 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 March 11:31 | | Kosmos 1253 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 March 11:31 | | Kosmos 1254 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 March 11:31 | | Kosmos 1255 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 March 11:31 | | Kosmos 1256 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 March 11:31 | | Kosmos 1257 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 7 March 08:09 | Taurus-Orion | Taurus-Orion | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 March 08:09 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral research | 7 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) ||||||
| 7 March 08:09 | Taurus-Orion | Taurus-Orion | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 March 08:09 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy Auroral research | 7 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 203 kilometres (126 mi) ||||||
| 7 March 08:26 | Taurus-Orion | Taurus-Orion | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 March 08:26 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral research | 7 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) ||||||
| 7 March 08:38 | Paiute-Tomahawk | Paiute-Tomahawk | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 March 08:38 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral research | 7 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) ||||||
| 8 March 16:00 | Nike-Orion | Nike-Orion | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 8 March 16:00 | | CWAS-1 | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) ||||||
| 12 March 04:30 | Sergeant-Hydac | Sergeant-Hydac | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 March 04:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 12 March 19:00:11 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 12 March 19:00:11 | | Soyuz T-4 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Salyut 6 expedition | 26 May 12:37:34 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with two cosmonauts, last long-duration crew of Salyut 6 ||||||
| 13 March 16:00 | Nike-Orion | Nike-Orion | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 13 March 16:00 | | CWAS-2 | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) ||||||
| 14 March 16:55 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90 | Baikonur Site 90 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 14 March 16:55 | | Kosmos 1258 (IS-A) | | Low Earth | ASAT test | 14 March | Spacecraft failure |
| Failed to intercept Kosmos 1241 ||||||
| 15 March | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LF-03 | Vandenberg LF-03 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 15 March | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 15 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 16 March 19:24:00 | Titan III(23)C | Titan III(23)C | | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 16 March 19:24:00 | | OPS 7350 (DSP F-9) | US Air Force | Geostationary | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful |
| Operated until 1992 ||||||
| 17 March 08:40 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 17 March 08:40 | | Kosmos 1259 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 31 March | Successful |
| Film capsule recovered ||||||
| 18 March 04:40 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Site 200/40 | Baikonur Site 200/40 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 18 March 04:40 | | Gran' No.18L | | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| 20 March 23:45 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90 | Baikonur Site 90 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 20 March 23:45 | | Kosmos 1260 (US-P) | | Low Earth | ELINT | 22 May 1982 | Successful |
| 22 March 14:58:55 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 March 14:58:55 | | Soyuz 39 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Salyut 6 visit | 30 March 11:40:58 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with two cosmonauts, carried first Mongolian in space ||||||
| 24 March 03:00 | Black Brant VIII-C | Black Brant VIII-C | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 24 March 03:00 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 24 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi) ||||||
| 24 March 03:31 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 24 March 03:31 | | Molniya-3 No.24 | | Molniya | Communications | 19 October 1992 | Successful |
| 25 March 08:05:16 | Taurus Tomahawk | Taurus Tomahawk | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 25 March 08:05:16 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 25 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 28 March 01:54:06 | Black Brant VB | Black Brant VB | | Churchill | Churchill | NRC | NRC |
| 28 March 01:54:06 | | | NRC | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 327 kilometres (203 mi) ||||||
| 28 March 01:54 | Black Brant IVB | Black Brant IVB | | Churchill | Churchill | NRC | NRC |
| 28 March 01:54 | | | NRC | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 28 March 09:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 28 March 09:30 | | Yantar-2K No.979 | | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 March | Launch failure |
| Failed to orbit ||||||
| 30 March 05:52:55 | Nike-Orion | Nike-Orion | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | DNA | DNA |
| 30 March 05:52:55 | | | DNA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) ||||||
| 31 March 09:40 | Molniya-M/2BL | Molniya-M/2BL | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 31 March 09:40 | | Kosmos 1261 (US-K) | | Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful |
| April ||||||||
| 1 April 09:04:35 | Taurus-Tomahawk | Taurus-Tomahawk | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 1 April 09:04:35 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 1 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 1 April 09:10 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | | USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range | USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 April 09:10 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 1 April | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-04 | Vandenberg LF-04 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 1 April | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 1 April | R-39 Rif | R-39 Rif | | Nenoksa | Nenoksa | RVSN | RVSN |
| 1 April | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 April | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 2 April 09:48 | Taurus-Orion | Taurus-Orion | | Wallops | Wallops | NASA | NASA |
| 2 April 09:48 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 2 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 220 kilometres (140 mi) ||||||
| 3 April 06:20:55 | Nike-Orion | Nike-Orion | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | DNA | DNA |
| 3 April 06:20:55 | | | DNA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) ||||||
| 3 April 09:51 | Taurus-Orion | Taurus-Orion | | Wallops | Wallops | NASA | NASA |
| 3 April 09:51 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 3 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) ||||||
| 4 April | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LF-06 | Vandenberg LF-06 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 April | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 4 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 7 April 10:51 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 7 April 10:51 | | Kosmos 1262 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 21 April | Successful |
| Film capsule recovered ||||||
| 7 April 14:00 | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Army | US Army |
| 7 April 14:00 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 April | Unknown |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 7 April 14:19 | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Army | US Army |
| 7 April 14:19 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 April | Unknown |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 7 April 14:40 | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Army | US Army |
| 7 April 14:40 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 April | Unknown |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 9 April 12:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 9 April 12:00 | | Kosmos 1263 (Taifun-1) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | In orbit | Successful |
| 12 April 12:00:04 | Space Shuttle Columbia | Space Shuttle Columbia | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | NASA | NASA |
| 12 April 12:00:04 | | STS-1 | NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 14 April | Successful |
| 12 April 12:00:04 | | DFI | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Flight recorder | 14 April | Successful |
| Maiden flight of the Space Shuttle, carried two astronauts ||||||
| 15 April 10:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 15 April 10:30 | | Kosmos 1264 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 April | Successful |
| Film capsule recovered ||||||
| 16 April 11:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 16 April 11:30 | | Kosmos 1265 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 April | Successful |
| Film capsule recovered ||||||
| 18 April | MR-UR-100U | MR-UR-100U | | Baikonur Site 172 | Baikonur Site 172 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 18 April | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 21 April 03:45 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90 | Baikonur Site 90 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 21 April 03:45 | | Kosmos 1266 (US-A) | | Low Earth | Radar imaging | 20 May | |
| Nuclear powered; reactor ejected and remains in orbit ||||||
| 22 April | R-39 Rif | R-39 Rif | | Nenoksa | Nenoksa | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 April | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 April | Launch failure |
| Failed to reach space; apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi) ||||||
| 24 April 21:32 | Titan III(34)B | Titan III(34)B | | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Vandenberg SLC-4W | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 April 21:32 | | OPS 7225 (Quasar) | NRO | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 25 April 02:01 | Proton-K | Proton-K | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 April 02:01 | | Kosmos 1267 (TKS No.16301) | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Technology | 29 July 1982 | Successful |
| Technology demonstration for modular space stations; permanently docked to Salyut 6 and used to deorbit station; return capsule separated prior to docking and recovered on 24 May 1981 ||||||
| 27 April 23:15 | Aries | Aries | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 27 April 23:15 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 27 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 263 kilometres (163 mi) ||||||
| 28 April 09:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 28 April 09:00 | | Kosmos 1268 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 May | Successful |
| Film capsule recovered ||||||
| 30 April 06:00 | Skylark 7 | Skylark 7 | | Esrange | Esrange | | |
| 30 April 06:00 | | TEXUS IIIB | DFVLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 30 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 253 kilometres (157 mi) ||||||
| April | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | | | | |
| April | | | | Suborbital | Missile strike | | |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), launched as part of the Iran–Iraq War ||||||
| April | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | | | | |
| April | | | | Suborbital | Missile strike | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), launched as part of the Iran–Iraq War ||||||
| April | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | | | | |
| April | | | | Suborbital | Missile strike | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), launched as part of the Iran–Iraq War ||||||
| April | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | | | | |
| April | | | | Suborbital | Missile strike | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), launched as part of the Iran–Iraq War ||||||
| April | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | | | | |
| April | | | | Suborbital | Missile strike | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), launched as part of the Iran–Iraq War ||||||
| May ||||||||
| 4 May 07:55 | Black Brant VIII-C | Black Brant VIII-C | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 4 May 07:55 | | | NASA | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 4 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 294 kilometres (183 mi) ||||||
| 6 May 08:00 | Black Brant VIII-C | Black Brant VIII-C | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 6 May 08:00 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 322 kilometres (200 mi) ||||||
| 7 May 13:21 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 7 May 13:21 | | Kosmos 1269 (Strela-2M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 8 May 05:27 | Skylark 7 | Skylark 7 | | Esrange | Esrange | | |
| 8 May 05:27 | | TEXUS IV | DFVLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 8 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 258 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 14 May 17:16:38 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 14 May 17:16:38 | | Soyuz 40 | | Low Earth | Salyut 6 visit | 22 May 13:58:30 | Successful |
| Crewed mission with two cosmonauts, carried first Romanian in space. Final crewed flight to Salyut 6, final flight of Soyuz 7K-T spacecraft ||||||
| 14 May 21:45 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 14 May 21:45 | | Meteor-2 No.8 | | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
| 15 May 06:07:17 | Scout G-1 | Scout G-1 | | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | | |
| 15 May 06:07:17 | | Nova-1 (NNS-30480) | US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 18 May 11:50 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 18 May 11:50 | | Kosmos 1270 (Yantar-2K No.980) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 17 June | Successful |
| 19 May 03:49 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 19 May 03:49 | | Kosmos 1271 (Tselina-D) | | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful |
| 21 May 09:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 21 May 09:10 | | Kosmos 1272 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 4 June | Successful |
| 22 May 07:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 May 07:10 | | Kosmos 1273 (Zenit-4MKT No.17) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 4 June | Successful |
| 22 May 22:29 | Delta 3914 | Delta 3914 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | NASA | NASA |
| 22 May 22:29 | | GOES 5 (GOES-E) | NOAA | Geostationary | Weather | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure |
| Primary instrument failed in 1984, satellite remained partially operable until decommissioned on 18 July 1990 ||||||
| 23 May 22:42 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | NASA | NASA |
| 23 May 22:42 | | Intelsat V F-1 | Intelsat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 27 May 04:25 | Black Brant VC | Black Brant VC | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 27 May 04:25 | | | JHU | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 27 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) ||||||
| 31 May 05:00 | Satellite Launch Vehicle | Satellite Launch Vehicle | | Sriharikota SLV Pad | Sriharikota SLV Pad | ISRO | ISRO |
| 31 May 05:00 | | Rohini RS-D1 | ISRO | Low Earth | Technology | 8 June | Launch failure |
| Reached lower-than-planned orbit and quickly decayed ||||||
| May | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| May | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| May | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| May | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| May | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| May | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| May | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| May | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| June ||||||||
| 3 June 14:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 3 June 14:00 | | Kosmos 1274 (Yantar-2K No.942) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 July | Successful |
| 3 June | S3 | S3 | | Biscarosse | Biscarosse | DGA | DGA |
| 3 June | | | DGA | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 4 June 15:41 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 June 15:41 | | Kosmos 1275 (Parus) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 9 June 03:33 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 9 June 03:33 | | Molniya-3 No.30 | | Molniya | Communications | 10 February 1998 | Successful |
| 12 June | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-09 | Vandenberg LF-09 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 June | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 12 June | Castor I | Castor I | | Roi-Namur | Roi-Namur | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 June | | DOT-4 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Technology | 12 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 303 kilometres (188 mi) ||||||
| 16 June 07:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 16 June 07:00 | | Kosmos 1276 (Zenit-4MKT No.18) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 June | Successful |
| 17 June 09:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 17 June 09:30 | | Kosmos 1277 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 1 July | Successful |
| 19 June 01:15 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | | USS Lewis and Clark, Eastern Test Range | USS Lewis and Clark, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 19 June 01:15 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 19 June 01:15 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | | USS Lewis and Clark, Eastern Test Range | USS Lewis and Clark, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 19 June 01:15 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 19 June 01:16 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | | USS Lewis and Clark, Eastern Test Range | USS Lewis and Clark, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 19 June 01:16 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 19 June 01:16 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | | USS Lewis and Clark, Eastern Test Range | USS Lewis and Clark, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 19 June 01:16 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 19 June 12:32:59 | Ariane 1 | Ariane 1 | | Kourou ELA-1 | Kourou ELA-1 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 19 June 12:32:59 | | Meteosat 2 | EUMETSAT | Geosynchronous | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
| 19 June 12:32:59 | | APPLE | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| 19 June 12:32:59 | | CAT-3 | European Space Agency | Geosynchronous transfer | Vehicle monitoring | In orbit | Successful |
| 19 June 19:37:04 | Molniya-M/2BL | Molniya-M/2BL | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 19 June 19:37:04 | | Kosmos 1278 (US-K) | | Molniya | Missile defence | 2 September 2000 | Successful |
| 23 June 10:52:59 | Atlas E/F Star-37S-ISS | Atlas E/F Star-37S-ISS | | Vandenberg SLC-3W | Vandenberg SLC-3W | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 June 10:52:59 | | NOAA-7 (NOAA-C) | NOAA | Sun-synchronous | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
| 24 June 17:47 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 24 June 17:47 | | Molniya 1-50 | | Molniya | Communications | 14 December 1991 | Successful |
| 25 June 23:55 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Site 200/40 | Baikonur Site 200/40 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 June 23:55 | | Ekran No.21L | | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 26 June | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-26 | Vandenberg LF-26 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 June | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| June | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| June | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| June | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| June | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| June | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| June | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| June | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| June | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| June | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | | | | |
| June | | | | Suborbital | Missile strike | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| June | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | | | | |
| June | | | | Suborbital | Missile strike | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| June | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | | | | |
| June | | | | Suborbital | Missile strike | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| July ||||||||
| 1 July 09:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 1 July 09:30 | | Kosmos 1279 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 July | Successful |
| 2 July 07:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 2 July 07:10 | | Kosmos 1280 (Resurs-F1 No.15L) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 16 July | Successful |
| 7 July 12:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 7 July 12:30 | | Kosmos 1281 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 21 July | Successful |
| 10 July 05:14 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 10 July 05:14 | | Meteor-Priroda 2-4 | | Sun-synchronous | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
| 10 July 05:14 | | Iskra 1 | | Sun-synchronous | Microgravity research | 16 April 1990 | Successful |
| 11 July 14:48 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | | USS George C. Marshall, Eastern Test Range | USS George C. Marshall, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 11 July 14:48 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 11 July 14:48 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | | USS George C. Marshall, Eastern Test Range | USS George C. Marshall, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 11 July 14:48 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 11 July 14:49 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | | USS George C. Marshall, Eastern Test Range | USS George C. Marshall, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 11 July 14:49 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 11 July 14:49 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | | USS George C. Marshall, Eastern Test Range | USS George C. Marshall, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 11 July 14:49 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 15 July 13:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 15 July 13:00 | | Kosmos 1282 (Yantar-2K No.951) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 14 August | Successful |
| 17 July 08:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 17 July 08:00 | | Kosmos 1283 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 31 July | Successful |
| 29 July 11:55 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 29 July 11:55 | | Kosmos 1284 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 August | Successful |
| 30 July 21:38 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 30 July 21:38 | | Gran' No.19L | | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| Operated until May 1986 ||||||
| 31 July 10:50 | Aries | Aries | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 31 July 10:50 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Infrared astronomy | 31 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 395 kilometres (245 mi) ||||||
| July | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| July | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| July | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| July | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| July | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| July | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| August ||||||||
| 1 August 22:00 | TT-500A | TT-500A | | Tanegashima LA-T | Tanegashima LA-T | NASDA | NASDA |
| 1 August 22:00 | | | NASDA | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) ||||||
| 3 August 09:56 | Delta 3913 | Delta 3913 | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | NASA | NASA |
| 3 August 09:56 | | Dynamics Explorer 1 (Explorer 62) | NASA | Highly elliptical | Magnetospheric | In orbit | Partial launch failure |
| 3 August 09:56 | | Dynamics Explorer 2 (Explorer 63) | NASA | Low Earth | Magnetospheric | 19 February 1983 | Partial launch failure |
| Both payloads deployed into low Earth orbit, with DE-1 raising itself into its operational orbit. Premature first-stage cutoff resulted in slightly lower orbit than had been planned, spacecraft were able to compensate and complete their missions. ||||||
| 4 August 00:13 | Molniya-M/2BL | Molniya-M/2BL | | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 August 00:13 | | Kosmos 1285 (US-K) | | Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful |
| 4 August 08:28 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90 | Baikonur Site 90 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 August 08:28 | | Kosmos 1286 (US-PM) | | Low Earth | ELINT | 16 October 1982 | Successful |
| 6 August 08:16:00 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | | |
| 6 August 08:16:00 | | FLTSATCOM 5 | US Navy | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Launch failure |
| Payload fairing collapsed during ascent, resulting in damage which left satellite unusable after arrival in geosynchronous orbit ||||||
| 6 August 11:49 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 6 August 11:49 | | Kosmos 1287 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 August 11:49 | | Kosmos 1288 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 August 11:49 | | Kosmos 1289 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 August 11:49 | | Kosmos 1290 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 August 11:49 | | Kosmos 1291 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 August 11:49 | | Kosmos 1292 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 August 11:49 | | Kosmos 1293 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 August 11:49 | | Kosmos 1294 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 7 August 13:35 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 7 August 13:35 | | Bulgaria 1300 (Interkosmos 22) | IKIT | Low Earth | Operational | In orbit | Successful |
| First Bulgarian satellite, launched as part of the Interkosmos programme ||||||
| 9 August | Taurus-Orion | Taurus-Orion | | Wallops | Wallops | NASA | NASA |
| 9 August | | | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 9 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) ||||||
| 10 August 20:03 | N-II | N-II | | Tanegashima Osaki | Tanegashima Osaki | NASDA | NASDA |
| 10 August 20:03 | | Himawari 2 | JMA | Geostationary | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
| Operated until February 1988 ||||||
| 12 August 05:46 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 12 August 05:46 | | Kosmos 1295 (Parus) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 13 August 02:26 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | | USS John C. Calhoun, Eastern Test Range | USS John C. Calhoun, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 13 August 02:26 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 13 August 02:46 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | | USS John C. Calhoun, Eastern Test Range | USS John C. Calhoun, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 13 August 02:46 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 13 August 03:32 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | | USS John C. Calhoun, Eastern Test Range | USS John C. Calhoun, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 13 August 03:32 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 13 August 03:32 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | | USS John C. Calhoun, Eastern Test Range | USS John C. Calhoun, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 13 August 03:32 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 13 August 16:20 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 13 August 16:20 | | Kosmos 1296 (Yantar-2K No.943) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 September | Successful |
| 14 August 07:43 | Black Brant X | Black Brant X | | Wallops | Wallops | NASA | NASA |
| 14 August 07:43 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 14 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 625 kilometres (388 mi) ||||||
| 18 August 09:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 18 August 09:30 | | Kosmos 1297 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 30 August | Successful |
| 18 August | R-36MUTTKh | R-36MUTTKh | | Uzhur Site 2/2 | Uzhur Site 2/2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 18 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 21 August 10:20 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 21 August 10:20 | | Kosmos 1298 (Yantar-4K2) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 October | Successful |
| 22 August 01:00 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | UGM-73 Poseidon C3 | | USS Nathanael Greene, Eastern Test Range | USS Nathanael Greene, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 22 August 01:00 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 24 August 12:00 | S-310 | S-310 | | Kagoshima | Kagoshima | ISAS | ISAS |
| 24 August 12:00 | | | ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy Auroal research | 24 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) ||||||
| 24 August 16:37 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90 | Baikonur Site 90 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 24 August 16:37 | | Kosmos 1299 (US-A) | | Low Earth | Radar imaging | 27 September | |
| Nuclear-powered satellite, reactor ejected at end of mission and remains in orbit ||||||
| 24 August 21:40 | Tsyklon-3 | Tsyklon-3 | | Plesetsk Site 32/1 | Plesetsk Site 32/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 24 August 21:40 | | Kosmos 1300 (Tselina-D) | | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful |
| 25 August | Taurus-Orion | Taurus-Orion | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 25 August | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 27 August 10:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 August 10:30 | | Kosmos 1301 (Resurs-F1 No.16L) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 10 September | Successful |
| 28 August 00:03 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | | USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range | USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 28 August 00:03 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 28 August 00:04 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | | USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range | USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 28 August 00:04 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 28 August 00:04 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | | USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range | USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 28 August 00:04 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 28 August 00:04 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | | USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range | USS Simon Bolivar, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 28 August 00:04 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 28 August 02:40 | R-5 Vertikal | R-5 Vertikal | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | | |
| 28 August 02:40 | | Vertikal 9 | | Suborbital | Solar research | 28 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 28 August 16:18 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 28 August 16:18 | | Kosmos 1302 (Strela-2M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| August | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| August | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| August | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| August | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| August | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| August | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| August | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | Professor Zubov, Atlantic Ocean | | |
| August | | | | Suborbital | Aeronomy | | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| September ||||||||
| 3 September 18:29 | Titan III(32)D | Titan III(32)D | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Vandenberg SLC-4E | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 3 September 18:29 | | OPS 3984 (KH-11) | NRO | Sun-synchronous | Optical imaging | 23 November 1984 | Successful |
| 4 September 08:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 September 08:00 | | Kosmos 1303 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 September | Successful |
| 4 September 11:06 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 September 11:06 | | Kosmos 1304 (Tsikada) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 5 September 01:00 | S-520 | S-520 | | Kagoshima LA-K | Kagoshima LA-K | ISAS | ISAS |
| 5 September 01:00 | | | ISAS | Suborbital | Technology | 5 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi), payload recovered ||||||
| 7 September 09:38 | S-310 | S-310 | | Kagoshima | Kagoshima | ISAS | ISAS |
| 7 September 09:38 | | | ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 8 September | UR-100N | UR-100N | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 8 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 September | Launch failure |
| 11 September 08:43 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 11 September 08:43 | | Kosmos 1305 (Molniya-3 No.28) | | Intended: Molniya Achieved: Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Launch failure |
| Placed into unusable, lower-than-planned, orbit due to upper stage malfunction ||||||
| 12 September | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LF-06 | Vandenberg LF-06 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 September | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 12 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 14 September 20:31 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90 | Baikonur Site 90 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 14 September 20:31 | | Kosmos 1306 (US-PM) | | Low Earth | ELINT | 12 July 1982 | Successful |
| 15 September 11:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 15 September 11:30 | | Kosmos 1307 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 September | Successful |
| 18 September 03:34 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 18 September 03:34 | | Kosmos 1308 (Parus) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 18 September 09:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 18 September 09:30 | | Kosmos 1309 (Zenit-4MT) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 1 October | Successful |
| 18 September 17:59:58 | Vertikal-4 | Vertikal-4 | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 18 September 17:59:58 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Plasma research | 18 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,514 kilometres (941 mi) ||||||
| 19 September 21:28:40 | Feng Bao 1 | Feng Bao 1 | | Jiuquan LA-2B (Site 138) | Jiuquan LA-2B (Site 138) | | |
| 19 September 21:28:40 | | Shijian 2 | | Low Earth | Micrometeoroid research, electromagnetic background research | 17 August 1982 | Successful |
| 19 September 21:28:40 | | Shijian 2A | | Low Earth | Ionosphere research | 6 October 1982 | Successful |
| 19 September 21:28:40 | | Shijian 2B | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 26 September | Successful |
| Final flight of the Feng Bao 1 ||||||
| 21 September 13:10 | Tsyklon-3 | Tsyklon-3 | | Plesetsk Site 32/1 | Plesetsk Site 32/1 | | |
| 21 September 13:10 | | Oreol 3 | | Low Earth | Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Successful |
| 22 September 16:15 | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Fort Bliss | Fort Bliss | United States Army | United States Army |
| 22 September 16:15 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 22 September 16:48 | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Fort Bliss | Fort Bliss | US Army | US Army |
| 22 September 16:48 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 23 September 08:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 23 September 08:00 | | Kosmos 1310 (Taifun-1) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 3 April 1989 | Successful |
| 24 September 23:09 | Delta 3910/PAM-D | Delta 3910/PAM-D | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | NASA | NASA |
| 24 September 23:09 | | SBS-2 | SBS | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| Operated until September 1996 ||||||
| 28 September 21:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 (Taifun-2) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 August 1983 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 1 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 27 February 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 2 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 26 February 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 3 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 5 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 4 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 5 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 5 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 17 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 6 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 16 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 7 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 22 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 8 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 23 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 9 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 24 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 10 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 18 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 11 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 17 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 12 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 17 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 13 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 16 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 14 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 31 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 15 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 31 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 16 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 31 December 1982 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 17 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 18 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 19 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 20 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 21 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 22 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 23 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful |
| 28 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1311 Subsatellite 24 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 28 February 1983 | Successful |
| 29 September | RT-2PM Topol | RT-2PM Topol | | Plesetsk Site 167 | Plesetsk Site 167 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 29 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 September | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Topol missile, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 29 September | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Fort Bliss | Fort Bliss | US Army | US Army |
| 29 September | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 September | Unknown |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 29 September | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Fort Bliss | Fort Bliss | US Army | US Army |
| 29 September | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 September | Unknown |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 30 September 08:00 | Tsyklon-3 | Tsyklon-3 | | Plesetsk Site 32/1 | Plesetsk Site 32/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 30 September 08:00 | | Kosmos 1312 (Musson No.12) | | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful |
| 30 September 23:20:00 | Black Brant VIII-C | Black Brant VIII-C | | Esrange | Esrange | SSC | SSC |
| 30 September 23:20:00 | | | SSC | Suborbital | Infrared astronomy | 30 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) ||||||
| 30 September | Black Brant VC | Black Brant VC | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 30 September | | | NASA | Suborbital | Solar research | 30 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 243 kilometres (151 mi) ||||||
| October ||||||||
| 1 October 09:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 1 October 09:00 | | Kosmos 1313 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 October | Successful |
| 4 October | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LF-03 | Vandenberg LF-03 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 October | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 4 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 6 October 11:27 | Delta 2310 | Delta 2310 | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | NASA | NASA |
| 6 October 11:27 | | Solar Mesosphere Explorer (Explorer 64) | NASA | Sun-synchronous | Atmospheric research | 5 March 1991 | Successful |
| 6 October 11:27 | | UoSAT-1 | Surrey | Sun-synchronous | Technology Amateur radio | 13 October 1989 | Successful |
| 9 October 10:40 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 9 October 10:40 | | Kosmos 1314 (Zenit-4MKT) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 22 October | Successful |
| 9 October 16:59 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 9 October 16:59 | | Gran' No.20L | | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 13 October 23:01 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 13 October 23:01 | | Kosmos 1315 (Tselina-D) | | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful |
| 13 October | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Fort Bliss | Fort Bliss | US Army | US Army |
| 13 October | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 13 October | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Fort Bliss | Fort Bliss | US Army | US Army |
| 13 October | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 14 October 05:47 | Nike-Orion | Nike-Orion | | Wallops | Wallops | NASA | NASA |
| 14 October 05:47 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 14 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi) ||||||
| 15 October 09:15 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 15 October 09:15 | | Kosmos 1316 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 October | Successful |
| 16 October | Nike-Tomahawk | Nike-Tomahawk | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 16 October | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) ||||||
| 17 October 05:59 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 17 October 05:59 | | Molniya-3 No.31 | | Molniya | Communications | 9 January 1997 | Successful |
| 17 October | Astrobee-F | Astrobee-F | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 17 October | | | NASA | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 17 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 21 October | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Fort Bliss | Fort Bliss | US Army | US Army |
| 21 October | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 21 October | MGM-31A Pershing | MGM-31A Pershing | | Fort Bliss | Fort Bliss | US Army | US Army |
| 21 October | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 October | Unknown |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 25 October 19:01:00 | Nike-Tomahawk | Nike-Tomahawk | | Andøya | Andøya | NDRE | NDRE |
| 25 October 19:01:00 | | | NDRE | Suborbital | Auroral research | 25 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi) ||||||
| 30 October 06:04 | Proton-K/D-1 | Proton-K/D-1 | | Baikonur Site 200/40 | Baikonur Site 200/40 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 30 October 06:04 | | Venera 13 | | Heliocentric | Venus lander | 1 March 1982 03:20 | Successful |
| 31 October 09:22:00 | Titan III(23)C | Titan III(23)C | | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 31 October 09:22:00 | | OPS 4029 (Vortex) | NRO | High Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Successful |
| 31 October 22:54 | Molniya-M/2BL | Molniya-M/2BL | | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 31 October 22:54 | | Kosmos 1317 (US-K) | | Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful |
| November ||||||||
| 3 November 13:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 3 November 13:00 | | Kosmos 1318 (Yantar-2K No.944) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 4 December | Successful |
| 4 November 05:31 | Proton-K/D-1 | Proton-K/D-1 | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 November 05:31 | | Venera 14 | | Heliocentric | Venus lander | 5 March 1982 | Partial spacecraft failure |
| Surface sampler failed due to ejection of camera lens cap into its path ||||||
| 7 November 12:03:40 | MGM-29 Sergeant | MGM-29 Sergeant | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 November 12:03:40 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral research | 7 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 9 November | Taurus-Orion | Taurus-Orion | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 9 November | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 12 November 15:10:00 | Space Shuttle Columbia | Space Shuttle Columbia | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | NASA | NASA |
| 12 November 15:10:00 | | STS-2 | NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 14 November | Partial spacecraft failure |
| 12 November 15:10:00 | | DFI | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Vehicle monitoring | Unknown | Successful |
| 12 November 15:10:00 | | OFTP | | Low Earth (Columbia) | Remote sensing | Successful |
| 12 November 15:10:00 | | OSTA-1 | | Low Earth (Columbia) | Technology | Successful |
| Crewed flight with two astronauts, first spacecraft to make two orbital flights. Mission truncated due to fuel cell failure ||||||
| 13 November 09:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 13 November 09:30 | | Kosmos 1319 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 27 November | Successful |
| 15 November 17:50 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 | | USS Benjamin Franklin, Eastern Test Range | USS Benjamin Franklin, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 15 November 17:50 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 November | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi), failed to reach space ||||||
| 17 November 15:25 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 17 November 15:25 | | Molniya 1-51 | | Molniya | Communications | 2 November 1993 | Successful |
| 17 November | Black Brant VIII-B | Black Brant VIII-B | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 17 November | | | NASA | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 17 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 253 kilometres (157 mi) ||||||
| 17 November | Black Brant VIII-B | Black Brant VIII-B | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 17 November | | | NASA | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 17 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 253 kilometres (157 mi) ||||||
| 20 November 01:37 | Delta 3910/PAM-D | Delta 3910/PAM-D | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | NASA | NASA |
| 20 November 01:37 | | Satcom 3R | RCA Satcom | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| Decommissioned on 10 April 1991 ||||||
| 20 November 08:30 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Kapustin Yar Site 107/2 | Kapustin Yar Site 107/2 | | |
| 20 November 08:30 | | Bhaskara 2 | ISRO | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 30 November 1991 | Successful |
| 23 November 18:35 | Black Brant VIII-C | Black Brant VIII-C | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 23 November 18:35 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Solar research | 23 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 322 kilometres (200 mi) ||||||
| 24 November | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-09 | Vandenberg LF-09 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 November | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 24 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 27 November | R-39 Rif | R-39 Rif | | Nenoksa | Nenoksa | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 28 November 18:08 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 28 November 18:08 | | Kosmos 1320 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 28 November 18:08 | | Kosmos 1321 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 28 November 18:08 | | Kosmos 1322 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 28 November 18:08 | | Kosmos 1323 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 28 November 18:08 | | Kosmos 1324 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 28 November 18:08 | | Kosmos 1325 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 28 November 18:08 | | Kosmos 1326 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 28 November 18:08 | | Kosmos 1327 (Strela-1M) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| November | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | | | | |
| November | | | | Suborbital | Missile strike | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| November | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | | | | |
| November | | | | Suborbital | Missile strike | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| December ||||||||
| 1 December 01:38 | Black Brant X | Black Brant X | | Cape Parry | Cape Parry | NASA | NASA |
| 1 December 01:38 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 1 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 612 kilometres (380 mi) ||||||
| 1 December 15:50:00 | Petrel 1 | Petrel 1 | | Esrange | Esrange | SRC | SRC |
| 1 December 15:50:00 | | | SRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) ||||||
| 3 December 11:47 | Tsyklon-3 | Tsyklon-3 | | Plesetsk Site 32/1 | Plesetsk Site 32/1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 3 December 11:47 | | Kosmos 1328 (Tselina-D) | | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful |
| 4 December 09:50 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 December 09:50 | | Kosmos 1329 (Zenit-6U) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 December | Successful |
| 6 December 23:14:58 | Black Brant IVB | Black Brant IVB | | Cape Parry | Cape Parry | NRC | NRC |
| 6 December 23:14:58 | | | NRC | Suborbital | Auroral research | 6 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 615 kilometres (382 mi) ||||||
| 7 December 00:00:40 | Terrier-Malemute | Terrier-Malemute | | Cape Parry | Cape Parry | NASA | NASA |
| 7 December 00:00:40 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 7 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 451 kilometres (280 mi) ||||||
| 7 December | Dongfeng 5 | Dongfeng 5 | | Jiuquan LA-2/138 | Jiuquan LA-2/138 | | |
| 7 December | | | | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 8 December | Aerobee-150 | Aerobee-150 | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | NASA |
| 8 December | | | NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric research | 8 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 9 December 17:17:00 | Petrel 2 | Petrel 2 | | Esrange | Esrange | SRC | SRC |
| 9 December 17:17:00 | | | SRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi) ||||||
| 9 December 21:25:35 | Skylark 7 | Skylark 7 | | Esrange | Esrange | DFVLR | DFVLR |
| 9 December 21:25:35 | | | DFVLR | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 9 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi) ||||||
| 9 December | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-26 | Vandenberg LF-26 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 9 December | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 10 December | Sonda 3 | Sonda 3 | | Barreira do Inferno | Barreira do Inferno | IAE | IAE |
| 10 December | | | IAE | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 10 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 239 kilometres (149 mi) ||||||
| 13 December 21:31:38 | Black Brant IVB | Black Brant IVB | | Cape Parry | Cape Parry | NRC | NRC |
| 13 December 21:31:38 | | | NRC | Suborbital | Auroral research | 13 December | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi), failed to reach space ||||||
| 13 December 22:54:25 | Black Brant X | Black Brant X | | Cape Parry | Cape Parry | NASA | NASA |
| 13 December 22:54:25 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 13 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 662 kilometres (411 mi) ||||||
| 15 December 23:35 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | NASA | NASA |
| 15 December 23:35 | | Intelsat V F-3 | Intelsat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 16 December 14:10:00 | Petrel 1 | Petrel 1 | | Esrange | Esrange | SRC | SRC |
| 16 December 14:10:00 | | | SRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) ||||||
| 17 December 11:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 17 December 11:00 | | Radio Sputnik 3 | | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Successful |
| 17 December 11:00 | | Radio Sputnik 4 | | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Successful |
| 17 December 11:00 | | Radio Sputnik 5 | | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Successful |
| 17 December 11:00 | | Radio Sputnik 6 | | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Successful |
| 17 December 11:00 | | Radio Sputnik 7 | | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Successful |
| 17 December 11:00 | | Radio Sputnik 8 | | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Successful |
| 19 December 01:10 | Atlas E/F SVS-1 | Atlas E/F SVS-1 | | Vandenberg SLC-3E | Vandenberg SLC-3E | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 19 December 01:10 | | Navstar 7 | US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation | +20 seconds | Launch failure |
| Incorrect repair to booster unit engine resulted in coolant line blockage. Rocket lost thrust within eight seconds of launch, destroyed by range safety. ||||||
| 19 December 11:50 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 19 December 11:50 | | Kosmos 1330 (Yantar-2K No.952) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 19 January 1982 | Successful |
| 19 December 20:00 | Petrel 1 | Petrel 1 | | El Arenosillo | El Arenosillo | INTA | INTA |
| 19 December 20:00 | | | INTA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) ||||||
| 20 December 01:29:00 | Ariane 1 | Ariane 1 | | Kourou ELA-1 | Kourou ELA-1 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 20 December 01:29:00 | | MARECS-1 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 20 December 01:29:00 | | CAT-4 (Thesee) | ESA | Geosynchronous transfer | Vehicle monitoring Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| 21 December 18:37 | Vertikal-4 | Vertikal-4 | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 21 December 18:37 | | Vertikal-10 | RVSN | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric research | 21 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) ||||||
| 22 December | R-39 Rif | R-39 Rif | | Nenoksa | Nenoksa | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 23 December 13:15 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 23 December 13:15 | | Molniya-1 No.55 | | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 27 December | R-39 Rif | R-39 Rif | | Nenoksa | Nenoksa | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| December | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | | | | |
| December | | | | Suborbital | Missile strike | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| December | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | | | | |
| December | | | | Suborbital | Missile strike | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| Unknown date ||||||||
| Unknown | Perimetr | Perimetr | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | M4 | M4 | | Biscarosse | Biscarosse | DGA | DGA |
| Unknown | | | DGA | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | M4 | M4 | | Biscarosse | Biscarosse | DGA | DGA |
| Unknown | | | DGA | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | M4 | M4 | | Biscarosse | Biscarosse | DGA | DGA |
| Unknown | | | DGA | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | M4 | M4 | | Biscarosse | Biscarosse | DGA | DGA |
| Unknown | | | DGA | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Launch failure |
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR | Kosmos-3MR | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR | Kosmos-3MR | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR | Kosmos-3MR | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR | Kosmos-3MR | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR | Kosmos-3MR | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR | Kosmos-3MR | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR | Kosmos-3MR | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR | Kosmos-3MR | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR | Kosmos-3MR | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR | Kosmos-3MR | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR | Kosmos-3MR | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Kosmos-3MR | Kosmos-3MR | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV test | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Vertikal-4 | Vertikal-4 | | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb | R-27 Zyb | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb | R-27 Zyb | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb | R-27 Zyb | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb | R-27 Zyb | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb | R-27 Zyb | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb | R-27 Zyb | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb | R-27 Zyb | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb | R-27 Zyb | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-29R Volna | R-29R Volna | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | VMF | VMF |
| Unknown | | | VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-29R Volna | R-29R Volna | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | VMF | VMF |
| Unknown | | | VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-29R Volna | R-29R Volna | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | VMF | VMF |
| Unknown | | | VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-29 Vysota | R-29 Vysota | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | VMF | VMF |
| Unknown | | | VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-29 Vysota | R-29 Vysota | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | VMF | VMF |
| Unknown | | | VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-29 Vysota | R-29 Vysota | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | VMF | VMF |
| Unknown | | | VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-29 Vysota | R-29 Vysota | | Submarine, Okhotsk | Submarine, Okhotsk | VMF | VMF |
| Unknown | | | VMF | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-36MUTTKh | R-36MUTTKh | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-36MUTTKh | R-36MUTTKh | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-36MUTTKh | R-36MUTTKh | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-36MUTTKh | R-36MUTTKh | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100N | UR-100N | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100N | UR-100N | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100N | UR-100N | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100N | UR-100N | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100N | UR-100N | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100NUTTKh | UR-100NUTTKh | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100NUTTKh | UR-100NUTTKh | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100NUTTKh | UR-100NUTTKh | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100NUTTKh | UR-100NUTTKh | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100NUTTKh | UR-100NUTTKh | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100NUTTKh | UR-100NUTTKh | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
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## Deep-space rendezvous

| Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
| 26 August | Voyager 2 | Flyby of Saturn | Gravity assist; Closest approach: 101,000 kilometres (63,000 mi) |