1983 Rocket Launch Statistics

In 1983, there were 129 orbital launch attempts worldwide, and 127 of them reached orbit. That is the same number as in 1982. By country, the Soviet Union launched 93 and the United States 22. Together they put 520 tonnes of payload in orbit.

Statistics summary

Rockets launched

1983

129

vs 129 in 1982

Per week

2.5

vs 2.5 in 1982

Payload to orbit

1983

520 t

vs 500 t in 1982

Per week

10 t

vs 10 t in 1982

Reached orbit

1983

98%

127 of 129; 2 failures

1982

92%

119 of 129; 8 failures, 2 partial

Who flew

Companies

vs 12 in 1982

Countries

vs 6 in 1982

Who flew in 1983

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1983 against 1982. Drawings at one true scale.

Every company, as a table

Orbital launch attempts and payload delivered to orbit by company, 1983.
Company	Launches	Share	Payload to orbit	Share
Progress RSC	54	42%	294 t	57%
Polyot	23	18%	18 t	3%
Khrunichev	12	9%	64 t	12%
McDonnell Douglas	8	6%	8 t	2%
Yuzhmash	7	5%	15 t	3%
Convair	6	5%	8 t	2%
RKK Energia	4	3%	7 t	1%
Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol	4	3%	83 t	16%
Lockheed Martin	3	2%	16 t	3%
Aérospatiale	2	2%	3 t	1%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	2	2%	1 t	<1%
CASC	1	1%	2 t	<1%
ISRO	1	1%	41 kg	<1%
Nissan	1	1%	218 kg	<1%
Vought	1	1%	113 kg	<1%

Launches and payload by week

Orbital launch attempts per week, 1983

SpaceX, and the rest of the world by region.

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Orbital launch attempts per week by region, and payload delivered to orbit, 1983, newest week first.
Week of	SpaceX	Rest of US	Europe	China	Russia	India	Rest of World	All	Payload to orbit
25 Dec 1983	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	4	14 t
18 Dec 1983	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	2 t
11 Dec 1983	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	8 t
4 Dec 1983	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	7 t
27 Nov 1983	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	23 t
20 Nov 1983	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	4 t
13 Nov 1983	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	2	8 t
6 Nov 1983	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	570 kg
23 Oct 1983	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	6 t
16 Oct 1983	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	3	17 t
9 Oct 1983	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	7 t
2 Oct 1983	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	750 kg
25 Sep 1983	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	4	6 t
18 Sep 1983	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	1 t
11 Sep 1983	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	13 t
4 Sep 1983	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	14 t
28 Aug 1983	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	4	30 t
21 Aug 1983	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	9 t
14 Aug 1983	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	2	11 t
7 Aug 1983	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	18 t
31 Jul 1983	–	1	–	–	2	–	1	4	9 t
24 Jul 1983	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	9 t
17 Jul 1983	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	8 t
10 Jul 1983	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	2	7 t
3 Jul 1983	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	8 t
26 Jun 1983	–	2	–	–	4	–	–	6	19 t
19 Jun 1983	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	2	13 t
12 Jun 1983	–	1	1	–	1	–	–	3	30 t
5 Jun 1983	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	13 t
29 May 1983	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	12 t
22 May 1983	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	4	9 t
15 May 1983	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	9 t
1 May 1983	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	10 t
24 Apr 1983	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	4	15 t
17 Apr 1983	–	–	–	–	4	1	–	5	16 t
10 Apr 1983	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	3	5 t
3 Apr 1983	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	4	35 t
27 Mar 1983	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	4	11 t
20 Mar 1983	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	4 t
13 Mar 1983	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	9 t
6 Mar 1983	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	5 t
27 Feb 1983	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	30 t
20 Feb 1983	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	2	7 t
13 Feb 1983	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	2 t
6 Feb 1983	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	14 t
30 Jan 1983	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	670 kg
23 Jan 1983	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	7 t
16 Jan 1983	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	2 t
9 Jan 1983	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	800 kg

Year against year

Orbital launch attempts, year against year, 1980 to 1983

Added up through each year.

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Orbital launch attempts · payload delivered to orbit, added up by the end of each month, 1980 to 1983.
By the end of	1980	1981	1982	1983
January	8 · 22 t	10 · 37 t	8 · 26 t	6 · 10 t
February	18 · 57 t	20 · 59 t	15 · 44 t	13 · 34 t
March	24 · 78 t	33 · 103 t	28 · 81 t	25 · 91 t
April	35 · 124 t	42 · 162 t	39 · 136 t	42 · 164 t
May	44 · 159 t	53 · 195 t	52 · 196 t	53 · 199 t
June	56 · 216 t	63 · 226 t	70 · 259 t	67 · 279 t
July	69 · 257 t	71 · 268 t	80 · 294 t	79 · 314 t
August	73 · 278 t	86 · 312 t	89 · 329 t	92 · 383 t
September	81 · 322 t	100 · 358 t	104 · 385 t	103 · 423 t
October	90 · 360 t	110 · 392 t	113 · 417 t	112 · 454 t
November	97 · 383 t	118 · 424 t	120 · 468 t	120 · 489 t
December	108 · 411 t	126 · 445 t	129 · 500 t	129 · 520 t

Busiest rockets in 1983

Launches and payload by country in 1983

Orbital launch attempts by country, 1983

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Orbital launch attempts and payload delivered to orbit by the country of the rocket, 1983.
Country	Launches	Share	Payload to orbit	Share
Soviet Union	93	72%	383 t	74%
United States	22	17%	115 t	22%
Ukraine	7	5%	15 t	3%
Japan	3	2%	2 t	<1%
France	2	2%	3 t	1%
China	1	1%	2 t	<1%
India	1	1%	41 kg	<1%