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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 69

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 18, 1982, 9:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIID | KH-11 5

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 17, 1982, 9:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-11 reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-5

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 11, 1982, 12:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-5 marked the first fully operational mission of the Space Shuttle program, launched by the Columbia shuttle with four crew members. Known as the first satellite deployment mission, it successfully deployed two commercial communications satellites into orbit. STS-5 not only advanced satellite deployment techniques but also demonstrated the Space Shuttle's role in supporting commercial and scientific endeavors in space.

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 30

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 11, 1982, 6:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 68

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 2, 1982, 9:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Soyuz U | Progress 16

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 31, 1982, 11:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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Titan 34D IUS | DSCS-2 16

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 30, 1982, 4:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to provide secure voice and data communications for the US military.

Geostationary Orbit
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Delta 3924 | Satcom 5

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 28, 1982, 1:27 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Oct. 21, 1982, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 6

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 20, 1982, 4:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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