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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 78

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 31, 1983, 11:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta 3914 | Exosat

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 26, 1983, 3:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

European astronomy satellite designed dedicated to X-ray observations

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K1 9

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 26, 1983, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation high resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
May 26, 1983, 5 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 39

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 24, 1983, 2:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 506

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 19, 1983, 10:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 19, 1983, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 21L

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 17, 1983, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Tsiklon-2 | US-P 16

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 7, 1983, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 77

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 6, 1983, 9:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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