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Table of the 162 Spacecrafts Launched in 1983
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# Spacecraft Sponsor Launch date Mission type Categories
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1) Kosmos 1428 / Parus Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 12 Jan 83 M Navigation USSR,
2) Kosmos 1429 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 Jan 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
3) Kosmos 1430 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 Jan 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
4) Kosmos 1431 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 Jan 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
5) Kosmos 1432 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 Jan 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
6) Kosmos 1433 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 Jan 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
7) Kosmos 1434 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 Jan 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
8) Kosmos 1435 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 Jan 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
9) Kosmos 1436 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 Jan 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
10) Kosmos 1437 / Tselina-D Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 20 Jan 83 M Electronic Intelligence USSR,
11) Kosmos / Romb Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 25 Jan 83 M Radar Calibration USSR, Fail,
12) IRAS NASA 26 Jan 83 C Astronomy USA,
13) PIX-2 NASA 26 Jan 83 C Technology USA,
14) Kosmos 1438 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 27 Jan 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
15) CS-2A / Sakura 2A Japan (NASDA) 4 Feb 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 Japan, Geo,
16) Kosmos 1439 / Yantar-2K 956 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Feb 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
17) NOSS 5 / PARCAE 5 U.S. Navy 9 Feb 83 M Ocean Surveillance USA,
18) LIPS 2 U.S. Navy 9 Feb 83 M Science & Technology USA,
19) SSU U.S. Navy 9 Feb 83 M Ocean Surveillance USA,
20) SSU U.S. Navy 9 Feb 83 M Ocean Surveillance USA,
21) SSU U.S. Navy 9 Feb 83 M Ocean Surveillance USA,
22) Kosmos 1440 / Resurs-F1 20 Soviet Union 10 Feb 83 C Earth Remote Sensing USSR,
23) Kosmos 1441 / Tselina-D Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 16 Feb 83 M Electronic Intelligence USSR,
24) ASTRO-B / Temna Japan (ISAS) 20 Feb 83 C Astronomy Japan,
25) Kosmos 1442 / Yantar-4K1 248 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 25 Feb 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
26) Kosmos 1443 (TKS-M) Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 2 Mar 83 M Piloted Spaceship Test
(TKS ferry craft test)		 USSR,
27) Kosmos 1444 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 2 Mar 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
28) Molniya 3-20 Soviet Union 11 Mar 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 USSR,
29) Ekran 10 Soviet Union 12 Mar 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 USSR, Geo,
30) Kosmos 1445 (BOR-4 ) Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 15 Mar 83 M Piloted Spaceship
(Shuttle R&D tesflight)		 USSR,
31) Kosmos 1446 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 16 Mar 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
32) Molniya 1-56 Soviet Union 16 Mar 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 USSR,
33) Astron Soviet Union 23 Mar 83 C Astronomy USSR,
34) Kosmos 1447 / Nadezhda 530 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 24 Mar 83 M Navigation USSR,
35) NOAA 8 NOAA 28 Mar 83 C Meteorology USA,
36) Kosmos 1448 / Parus Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 30 Mar 83 M Navigation USSR,
37) Kosmos 1449 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 31 Mar 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
38) Molniya 1-57 Soviet Union 2 Apr 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 USSR,
39) STS-6 NASA 4 Apr 83 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
40) TDRS 1 NASA 4 Apr 83 C Communications
(Data relay)		 USA, Geo,
41) Kosmos 1450 / Vektor Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Apr 83 M Radar Calibration USSR,
42) Raduga 12 Soviet Union 8 Apr 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 USSR, Geo,
43) Kosmos 1451 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 8 Apr 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
44) RCA Satcom 6 (1R) RCA Americom 11 Apr 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 Commer, Geo,
45) Kosmos 1452 / Strela-2 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 12 Apr 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
46) Titan Samos 53 / KH-8 53 GAMBIT U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office		 15 Apr 83 M Photo Surveillance USA,
47) Rohini 3 India (ISRO) 17 Apr 83 C Earth Remote Sensing India,
48) Kosmos 1453 / Romb Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 Apr 83 M Radar Calibration USSR,
49) Soyuz T-8 Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya)		 20 Apr 83 C Piloted Spaceship USSR, Fail
50) Kosmos 1454 / Yantar-2K 957 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 22 Apr 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
51) Kosmos 1455 / Tselina-D Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 23 Apr 83 M Electronic Intelligence USSR,
52) Kosmos 1456 / Oko Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 25 Apr 83 M Missile Early Warning USSR,
53) Kosmos 1457 / Yantar-4K1 214 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 26 Apr 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
54) Kosmos 1458 / Zenit-4MKT 23 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 28 Apr 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
55) GOES 6 NOAA 28 Apr 83 C Meteorology USA, Geo,
56) Kosmos 1459 / Parus Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 May 83 M Navigation USSR,
57) Kosmos 1460 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 May 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
58) Kosmos 1461 / US-P Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 7 May 83 M Ocean Surveillance USSR,
59) Kosmos 1462 / Resurs-F1 21 Soviet Union 17 May 83 C Earth Remote Sensing USSR,
60) Kosmos 1463 / Taifun-1B Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 May 83 M Radar Calibration USSR,
61) Intelsat 5 F-6 Intelsat 19 May 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 Commer, Geo,
62) Kosmos 1464 / Parus Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 24 May 83 M Navigation USSR,
63) Kosmos 1465 / Romb Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 26 May 83 M Radar Calibration USSR,
64) Kosmos 1466 / Yantar-4K1 250 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 26 May 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
65) Exosat ESA 26 May 83 C Astronomy Europe,
66) Kosmos 1467 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 31 May 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
67) Venera 15 Soviet Union 2 Jun 83 C Planetary Exploration
(Venus)		 USSR,
68) Venera 16 Soviet Union 7 Jun 83 C Planetary Exploration
(Venus)		 USSR,
69) Kosmos 1468 / Resurs-F1 22 Soviet Union 7 Jun 83 C Earth Remote Sensing USSR,
70) NOSS 6 / PARCAE 6 U.S. Navy 9 Jun 83 M Ocean Surveillance USA,
71) SSU U.S. Navy 9 Jun 83 M Ocean Surveillance USA,
72) SSU U.S. Navy 9 Jun 83 M Ocean Surveillance USA,
73) SSU U.S. Navy 9 Jun 83 M Ocean Surveillance USA,
74) Kosmos 1469 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 14 Jun 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
75) ECS 1 / Eutelsat 1 Eutelsat 16 Jun 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 Europe, Geo,
76) AMSAT-OSCAR 10 AMSAT-DL 16 Jun 83 C Radio-Amateur Amateur,
77) STS-7 NASA 18 Jun 83 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
78) Anik C-2 / Telesat 7 Telesat Canada 18 Jun 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 Canada, Geo,
79) Palapa 3 (B1) Indonesia 18 Jun 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 Oth Gov, Geo,
80) SPAS-01 NASA 18 Jun 86 C Material Processing USA,
81) Big Bird 18 / KH-9 18 HEXAGON U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office		 20 Jun 83 M Photo Surveillance USA,
82) Subsatellite U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office		 20 Jun 83 M Electronic Intelligence USA,
83) Kosmos 1470 / Tselina-D Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 22 Jun 83 M Electronic Intelligence USSR,
84) Soyuz T-9 Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya)		 27 Jun 83 C Piloted Spaceship USSR,
85) HILAT U.S. Air Force STP 27 Jun 83 M Science & Technology
(Communications rresearch)		 USA,
86) Kosmos 1471 / Yantar-2K 958 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 28 Jun 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
87) Galaxy 1 Hughes Comm 28 Jun 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 Commer, Geo,
88) Gorizont 7 Soviet Union 30 Jun 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 USSR, Geo,
89) Prognoz 9 Soviet Union 1 Jul 83 C Earth/Space Science
(Sun-Earth relationships)		 USSR,
90) Kosmos 1472 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 5 Jul 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
91) Kosmos 1473 /  Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Jul 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
92) Kosmos 1474 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Jul 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
83) Kosmos 1475 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Jul 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
94) Kosmos 1476 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Jul 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
95) Kosmos 1477 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Jul 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
96) Kosmos 1478 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Jul 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
97) Kosmos 1479 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Jul 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
98) Kosmos 1480 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Jul 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
99) Kosmos 1481 / Oko Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 8 Jul 83 M Missile Early Warning USSR, Fail
100) Kosmos 1482 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 13 Jul 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
101) Navstar 8 / GPS 1-8 U.S. Department
of Defense		 14 Jul 83 M Navigation USA,
102) Molniya 1-58 Soviet Union 19 Jul 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 USSR,
103) Kosmos 1483 / Resurs-F1 23 Soviet Union 20 Jul 83 C Earth Remote Sensing USSR,
104) Kosmos 1484 / Resurs-OE 3-2 Soviet Union 24 Jul 83 C Earth Remote Sensing USSR,
105) Kosmos 1485 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 26 Jul 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
106) Telstar 3A / Arabsat 1E AT&T 28 Jul 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 Commer, Geo,
107) SDS 8 / Jumpseat 7 U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office		 31 Jul 83 M Electronic Intelligence USA,
108) Kosmos 1486 / Strela-2 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 3 Aug 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
109) Kosmos 1487 / Resurs-F1 25 Soviet Union 5 Aug 83 C Earth Remote Sensing USSR,
110) CS-2B / Sakura 2B Japan (NASDA) 5 Aug 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 Japan, Geo,
111) Kosmos 1488 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 9 Aug 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
112) Kosmos 1489 / Yantar-4K1 252 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 10 Aug 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
113) Kosmos 1490 / Glonass (Uragan) 12L Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 10 Aug 83 M Navigation USSR,
114) Kosmos 1491 / Glonass (Uragan) 12L Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 10 Aug 83 M Navigation USSR,
115) Kosmos 1492 / Glonass (Uragan) Dummy Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 10 Aug 83 M Navigation USSR,
116) Progress 17 Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya)		 17 Aug 83 C Cargo Spaceship USSR,
117) FSW 1-05 ("Chinasat 13") China 19 Aug 83 M Photo Surveillance China,
118) Kosmos 1493 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 23 Aug 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
119) Raduga 13 Soviet Union 25 Aug 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 USSR, Geo,
120) STS-8 NASA 30 Aug 83 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
121) Insat 1B India (ISRO) 30 Aug 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 India, Geo,
122) Molniya 3-21 Soviet Union 30 Aug 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 USSR,
123) Kosmos 1494 / Romb Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 31 Aug 83 M Radar Calibration USSR,
124) Kosmos 1495 / Zenit-4MKT 24  Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 3 Sep 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
125) Kosmos 1496 / Yantar-4K1 251 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 7 Sep 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
126) RCA Satcom 7 (2R) RCA Americom 8 Sep 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 Commer, Geo,
127) Kosmos 1497 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 9 Sep 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
128) Kosmos 1498 / Resurs-F1 24 Soviet Union 14 Sep 83 C Earth Remote Sensing USSR,
129) Kosmos 1499 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 17 Sep 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
130) Galaxy 2R)R Hughes Comm 22 Sep 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 Commer, Geo,
131) Soyuz' "Sept, 26 Anomaly" Soviet Union
(RSC Energiya)		 26 Sep 83 C Piloted Spaceship USSR, Fail
132) Kosmos 1500 / Okean-OE 1 Soviet Union 28 Sep 83 C Ocean Remote Sensing USSR,
133) Ekran 11 Soviet Union 29 Sep 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 USSR, Geo,
134) Kosmos 1501 / Romb Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 30 Sep 83 M Radar Calibration USSR,
135) Kosmos 1502 / Taifun-1B Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 5 Oct 83 M Radar Calibration USSR,
136) Kosmos 1503 / Strela-2 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 12 Oct 83 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
137) Kosmos 1504 / Yantar-4K2 3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 14 Oct 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
138) Intelsat 5 F-7 Intelsat 19 Oct 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 Commer, Geo,
139) Progress 18 Soviet Union
(RCS Energiya)		 20 Oct 83 C Cargo Spaceship USSR,
140) Kosmos 1505 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 21 Oct 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
141) Kosmos 1506 / Tsikada Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 26 Oct 83 M Navigation USSR,
142) Meteor 2-10 Soviet Union 26 Oct 83 C Meteorology USSR,
143) Kosmos 1507 / US-P Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 29 Oct 83 M Ocean Surveillance USSR,
144) Kosmos 1508 / Vektor Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 11 Nov 83 M Radar Calibration USSR,
145) Kosmos 1509 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 17 Nov 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
146) DMSP Block 5D-2 F-7 U.S. Department
of Defense		 18 Nov 83 M Meteorology USA,
147) Molniya 1-59 Soviet Union 23 Nov 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 USSR,
148) Kosmos 1510 / Geo-IK 4 Soviet Union 24 Nov 83 C Earth/Space Science
(Geodesy)		 USSR,
149) STS-9 / Spacelab 1 NASA 28 Nov 83 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
150) Kosmos 1511 / Yantar-4K1 249 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 30 Nov 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
151) Gorizont 8 Soviet Union 30 Nov 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 USSR, Geo,
152) Kosmos 1512 / Zenit-6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 7 Dec 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
153) Kosmos 1513 / Parus Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 8 Dec 83 M Navigation USSR,
154) Kosmos 1514 / Bion 6 Soviet Union 14 Dec 83 C Biology USSR,
155) Kosmos 1515 / Tselina-D Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 15 Dec 83 M Electronic Intelligence USSR,
156) Molniya 3-22 Soviet Union 21 Dec 83 C Communications
(Multi-service)		 USSR,
157) Kosmos 1516 / Yantar-1KFT 3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 27 Dec 83 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
158) Kosmos 1517 / BOR-4 405 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 27 Dec 83 M Piloted Spaceship
(Shuttle R&D testflight)		 USSR,
159) Kosmos 1518 / Oko Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 28 Dec 83 M Missile Early Warning USSR,
160) Kosmos 1519 / Glonass (Uragan) 14L Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 29 Dec 83 M Navigation USSR,
161) Kosmos 1520 / Glonass (Uragan) 15L Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 29 Dec 83 M Navigation USSR,
162) Kosmos 1521 / Glonass (Uragan) Dummy Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 29 Dec 83 M Navigation USSR,
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