Rocket Launches in 1982
Spaceflight in 1982: Salyut 7 launches in April, and its first crew stays a record 211 days. The shuttle finishes its test flights, and STS-5 opens commercial service in November by deploying two communications satellites. Venera 13 and Venera 14 land on Venus and return the first color pictures from its surface.
129 launches in 1982 · 8 failures · 2 partial
Launch list for 1982
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-01-07 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 26 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-01-12 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 22 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-01-14 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 30 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-01-16 | Delta 3910/PAM | Satcom 4 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1982-01-20 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 52 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-01-21 | Titan 24B | KH-8 52 | LM | Success |
| 1982-01-29 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-2 10 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-01-30 | Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 24 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-02-05 | Proton-K/DM | Ekran | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1982-02-11 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 13 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1982-02-16 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 53 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-02-17 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tsikada 9 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-02-19 | Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 33 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1982-02-26 | Delta 3910/PAM | Westar 4 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1982-02-26 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1K 53 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-03-03 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 24 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-03-04 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-2 11 | Polyot | Failure |
| 1982-03-05 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 504 | Convair | Success |
| 1982-03-05 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 54 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-03-06 | Titan IIIC | DSP 10 | LM | Success |
| 1982-03-15 | Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 5 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1982-03-17 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 55 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-03-22 | Space Shuttle | STS-3 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1982-03-24 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 29L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-03-24 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 31 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-03-25 | Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2 8 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1982-03-31 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 41 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-03-31 | Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 34 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1982-04-02 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 2 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-04-07 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 25 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-04-08 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 32 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-04-10 | Delta 3910/PAM | Insat 1A | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1982-04-15 | Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 25 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-04-19 | Proton-K | Salyut-7 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1982-04-21 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-2 12 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-04-21 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 56 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-04-23 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 20 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-04-28 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 27 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-04-29 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 14 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1982-05-05 | Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 35 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1982-05-06 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 233-240 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-05-11 | Titan IIID | KH-9 17 | LM | Success |
| 1982-05-13 | Soyuz U | Soyuz T-5 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-05-14 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 20 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1982-05-15 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 57 | Progress RSC | Failure |
| 1982-05-17 | Proton-K/DM | Potok 1 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1982-05-20 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 26 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-05-21 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 58 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-05-23 | Soyuz U | Progress 13 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-05-25 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 17L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-05-28 | Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 2 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-05-28 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1K 54 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-06-01 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 28 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-06-01 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 21 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1982-06-02 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 59 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-06-03 | K65M-RB | BOR-4 404 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-06-06 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | DS-P1-M 16 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-06-08 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 18L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-06-08 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K1 4 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-06-09 | Delta 3910/PAM | Westar 5 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1982-06-10 | Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 36 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1982-06-12 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 60 | Progress RSC | Failure |
| 1982-06-18 | Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 13 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1982-06-18 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 33 | Polyot | Partial Failure |
| 1982-06-18 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 61 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-06-24 | Soyuz U | Soyuz T-6 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-06-25 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 27 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-06-27 | Space Shuttle | STS-4 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1982-06-29 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Nadezhda 1 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-06-30 | Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 26 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-07-06 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 62 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-07-07 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 34 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-07-10 | Soyuz U | Progress 14 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-07-13 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 21 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-07-16 | Delta 3920 | Landsat 4 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1982-07-21 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 241-248 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-07-21 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1K 55 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-07-22 | Proton-K/DM | Ekran | Khrunichev | Failure |
| 1982-07-27 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 63 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-07-29 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-2 13 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-08-03 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 23 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-08-04 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K1 5 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-08-05 | Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 37 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1982-08-19 | Soyuz U | Soyuz T-7 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-08-20 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 19L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-08-26 | Delta 3920/PAM | Anik D1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1982-08-27 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 33L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-08-30 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 22 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1982-08-30 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 29 | Polyot | Failure |
| 1982-09-01 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 64 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-09-01 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 65 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-09-03 | N-I | Kiku-4 | MHI | Success |
| 1982-09-04 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 15 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1982-09-08 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 22 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-09-09 | Long March 2C | FSW-0 4 | CASC | Success |
| 1982-09-10 | Ariane 1 | Marecs B & Sirio 2 | Aérospatiale | Failure |
| 1982-09-15 | Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 27 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-09-16 | Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 38 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1982-09-16 | Proton-K/DM | Ekran | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1982-09-18 | Soyuz U | Progress 15 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-09-22 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 28 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-09-24 | Tsiklon-3 | Geo-IK 3 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1982-09-28 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 505 | Convair | Success |
| 1982-09-30 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 66 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-10-02 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 23 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1982-10-12 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 1 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1982-10-14 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 67 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-10-19 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 35 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-10-20 | Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 6 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1982-10-21 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-1B 3 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-10-28 | Delta 3924 | Satcom 5 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1982-10-30 | Titan 34D IUS | DSCS-2 16 | LM | Success |
| 1982-10-31 | Soyuz U | Progress 16 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-11-02 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 68 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-11-11 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 30 | Polyot | Success |
| 1982-11-11 | Space Shuttle | STS-5 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1982-11-17 | Titan IIID | KH-11 5 | LM | Success |
| 1982-11-18 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 69 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-11-24 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 249-256 | Polyot | Failure |
| 1982-11-26 | Proton-K/DM | Raduga 11 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1982-12-03 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 70 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-12-08 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1K 60L | Progress RSC | Partial Failure |
| 1982-12-14 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 9 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1982-12-16 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K1 6 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-12-21 | SM-65E Atlas | DMSP-5D2 F6 | Convair | Success |
| 1982-12-23 | Soyuz-U2 | Zenit-6U 71 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-12-24 | Proton-K/DM | Raduga 22L | Khrunichev | Failure |
| 1982-12-28 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4KS1 1 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1982-12-29 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-1B 4 | Polyot | Success |