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1984 in spaceflightOrbital launches

First| 5 Jan
Last| 22 Dec
Total| 129
Successes| 128
Failures| 1
National firsts
Space traveller|  Canada
India
Rockets
Maiden flights| Ariane 3
Atlas G
Long March 3
Space Shuttle Discovery
Retirements| M-3S
Titan 24B
Crewed flights
Orbital| 8
Total travellers| 37

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### January

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23 January
07:58  | N-II/Star-37E | N-12  | Tanegashima Space Center, LP-N  | Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (MHI)
Yuri 2a (BS-2a)  | NHK | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful
29 January
12:25  | Long March 3 | Y1  | Xichang Satellite Launch Center, LC-3  | MASI
DFH-2 1 (STTW T1)  |  | Intended: Geostationary (GEO)
Achieved: elliptical orbit | Communications, technology test | In orbit | Partial failure
Third stage failed after restart, payload left in elliptical orbit much lower than planned geostationary transfer orbit.[1] Many planned tests were still carried out.
31 January
03:08  | Titan 34D/Transtage |  | Cape Canaveral LC-40 |
OPS-0441 (Vortex 4)  | NRO | High Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Successful

### February

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3 February
13:00  | Space Shuttle Challenger |  | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance
STS-41-B | NASA | Low Earth | Satellite deployment | 11 February
12:15 | Successful
Westar 6 | Western Union | Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: Low Earth  | Communications | 16 November
11:59 | Deployment failure
Palapa B2 | Telkom Indonesia | Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: Low Earth  | Communications | 16 November
11:59 | Deployment failure
SPAS-1A | NASA  | Low Earth (Challenger)  | Microgravity research | 11 February
12:15 | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts; first use of the Manned Maneuvering Unit and the first Space Shuttle landing at the Kennedy Space Center.
PAM failures led to Westar 6 and Palapa B2 being stranded in Low Earth orbit. The satellites were subsequently retrieved by Space Shuttle  Discovery during mission STS-51-A in November and were returned to Earth for refurbishment.
Westar 6 was sold to AsiaSat and renamed AsiaSat 1, and launched by a Chinese Long March 3 carrier rocket on 7 April 1990.
Palapa B2 was renamed Palapa B2R and was launched by an American Delta II 6925-8 carrier rocket on 13 April 1990.
5 February
18:44  | Atlas H |  | Vandenberg SLC-3E |
OPS-8737 (NOSS 7)  | US Navy | Low Earth  | SIGINT | In orbit | Successful
8 February
12:07  | Soyuz-U |  | Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Soyuz T-10 |  | Low Earth (Salyut 7)  | Salyut 7 EO-3 | 11 April
10:48 | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts
14 February
08:00  | M-3S | 4  | Kagoshima Space Center, LP-M  | ISAS
EXOS C (Ohzora)  | ISAS  | Low Earth  | Upper atmosphere and ionosphere research | 26 December 1988 | Successful
Final flight of M-3S
21 February
06:46  | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 31/6  |
Progress 19 |  | Low Earth (Salyut 7)  | Logistics | 1 April
18:18 | Successful

### March

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5 March
00:50  | Ariane 1 |  | Kourou ELA | CNES
Intelsat 508 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Successful

### April

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3 April
13:08  | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 31/6  |
Soyuz T-11 |  | Low Earth (Salyut 7)  | Salyut 7 EP-3 | 2 October
10:57 | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts including the first Indian space traveller
6 April
13:58  | Space Shuttle Challenger |  | Kennedy LC-39A  | United Space Alliance
STS-41-C | NASA  | Low Earth  | Satellite deployment and repair | 13 April
13:38 | Successful
LDEF | NASA  | Low Earth  | Material science | 20 January 1990
06:35 | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts; Solar Max repair mission
LDEF retrieved by Space Shuttle  Columbia during mission STS-32 in January 1990.
8 April
11:20  | Long March 3  | Y2  | Xichang SLC, LC-3  | MASI
DFH-2 2 (STTW T2)  |  | Geostationary  | Communications, technology test | In orbit | Successful
First successful Chinese communications satellite on the geostationary orbit
14 April
16:52  | Titan 34D/Transtage  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-40  |
OPS-7641 (DSP-12)  | US Air Force  | Geosynchronous  | Early warning | In orbit | Successful
15 April
08:12  | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 31/6  |
Progress 20 |  | Low Earth (Salyut 7)  | Logistics | 7 May
00:32 | Successful
17 April
18:45  | Titan 24B |  | Vandenberg SLC-4W |
OPS-8424 (KH-8-54)  | NRO  | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | 13 August | Successful
Final flight of Titan 24B and the final KH-8 spacecraft

### May

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7 May
22:47  | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 31/6  |
Progress 21 |  | Low Earth (Salyut 7)  | Logistics | 26 May
15:00 | Successful
23 May
01:33  | Ariane 1  |  | Kourou ELA  | Arianespace
Spacenet F1 | Spacenet | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Successful
28 May
14:12  | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 31/6  |
Progress 22 |  | Low Earth (Salyut 7)  | Logistics | 15 July
18:52 | Successful

### June

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9 June
23:03  | Atlas G |  | Cape Canaveral LC-36B |
Intelsat 509 | Intelsat  | Intended: Geosynchronous
Achieved: Low Earth  | Communications | 24 October | Launch Failure
Maiden flight of Atlas G
Upper stage malfunction left payload in a useless orbit
13 June
11:37  | Atlas E/SGS-2 |  | Vandenberg SLC-3W |
USA-1 (GPS-9)  | US Air Force  | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful
25 June
18:47  | Titan 34D  |  | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
USA-2 (KH-9-19)  | NRO  | Sun-synchronous  | Reconnaissance | 18 October | Successful
USA-3 (SSF-D-5)  | NRO  | Sun-synchronous  | ELINT | In orbit | Successful

### July

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17 July
17:40  | Soyuz-U2 |  | Baikonur Site 31/6  |
Soyuz T-12 |  | Low Earth (Salyut 7)  | Salyut 7 EP-4 | 29 July
12:55 | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts
First crewed flight of Soyuz-U2
26 July
18:05  |  Sonda III |  |  Barreira do Inferno Launch Center |  IAE
| IAE | Suborbital  | Engineering test | 26 July | Successful
688 km downrange. 565 km apogee. 12 min 40 s flight duration. 17th Sonda III launch.[2]

### August

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2 August
20:30  | N-II/Star 37E | N-13  | Tanegashima Space Center, LP-N  | MHI
Himawari 3 (GMS-3)  | JMA | Geostationary  | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful
4 August
13:32  | Ariane 3 |  | Kourou ELA  | Arianespace
Eutelsat 1F2 | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Successful
Telecom 1A | France Télécom | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Successful
Maiden flight of Ariane 3
Eutelsat 1F2 retired in 1993
14 August
06:28  | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
Progress 23 |  | Low Earth (Salyut 7)  | Logistics | 28 August
01:28 | Successful
28 August
18:03  | Titan 34B |  | Vandenberg SLC-4W  |
USA-4 (SDS-1-5)  | US Air Force  | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Successful
30 August
12:41  | Space Shuttle  Discovery |  | Kennedy LC-39A  | United Space Alliance
STS-41-D | NASA  | Low Earth  | Satellite deployment | 5 September
15:37 | Successful
SBS-4 | SBS | Current: Graveyard
Operational: Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Successful
Telstar 302 | AT&T | Current: Graveyard
Operational: Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Successful
Leasat 2 | US Navy | Current: Graveyard
Operational: Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Successful
OAST-1 | NASA  | Low Earth (Discovery)  | Solar array R&D | 5 September
15:37 | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts
Maiden flight of Space Shuttle Discovery

### September

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8 September
21:41  | Atlas E/SGS-2  |  | Vandenberg SLC-3W  |
USA-5 (GPS-10)  | US Air Force  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Successful
12 September
05:44  | Long March 2C | Y3  | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, LA-2B (Site 138)  | MASI
FSW-0 6  |  | Low Earth  | Reconnaissance | 29 September | Successful

### October

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5 October
11:03  |  Space Shuttle Challenger |  |  Kennedy LC-39A |  United Space Alliance
STS-41-G | NASA | Low Earth | Satellite deployment | 13 October
16:26 | Successful
ERBS | NASA | Low Earth | Radiation budget observation | 9 January 2023
04:04[3] | Successful
OSTA-3 | NASA | Low Earth (Challenger)  | Earth imaging | 13 October
16:26 | Successful
ORS | NASA | Low Earth (Challenger)  | Satellite refuelling demonstration | 13 October
16:26 | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts including the first Canadian space traveller
Shuttle Imaging Radar-B (SIR-B)
ERBS retired on 14 October 2005

### November

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8 November
12:15  | Space Shuttle Discovery |  | Kennedy LC-39A  | United Space Alliance
STS-51-A | NASA  | Low Earth  | Satellite deployment and retrieval | 16 November
11:59 | Successful
Anik D2 | Telesat Canada | Current: Graveyard
Operational: Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Successful
Leasat 1 | US Navy  | Current: Graveyard
Operational: Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts
Anik D2 retired on 31 January 1995
Retrieved Westar 6 and Palapa B2 satellites which were stranded in Low Earth orbit after PAM failures during deployment from Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-41-B in February.
10 November
01:14  | Ariane 3  |  | Kourou ELA  | Arianespace
Spacenet F2 | Spacenet  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Successful
MARECS 2 | ESA | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Successful
21 November |  Sonda IV |  |  Barreira do Inferno Launch Center |  CTA
| CTA | Suborbital  | Engineering test | 21 November | Successful
600 km apogee. 1st Sonda IV launch.[4]

### December

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4 December
18:03  | Titan 34D  |  | Vandenberg SLC-4E  |
USA-6 (KH-11-6)  | NRO  | Sun-synchronous  | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful
12 December
10:42  | Atlas E/Star-37S-ISS |  | Vandenberg SLC-3W  |
NOAA 9 (NOAA-F)  | NOAA | Sun-synchronous  | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful
22 December
00:02  | Titan 34D/Transtage  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-40  |
USA-7 (DSP-12)  | US Air Force  | Geosynchronous  | Early warning | In orbit | Successful

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9 April[5] |  Hwasong-5 |  |  Tonghae |  Korean People's Army Strategic Force
| Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Suborbital  | Missile test | 9 April | Successful?
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi).
10 June |  Minuteman 1B |  |  Vandenberg AFB, LF-06 |  US Air Force
Reentry vehicle  | USAF  | Suborbital  | ABM target | 10 June | Intercepted
Target for HOE 4, modified for increased visibility, successfully intercepted.
10 June |  HOE | HOE 4  |  Meck Island, Kwajalein Missile Range |  US Air Force
HOE 4  | USAF  | Suborbital  | ABM test | 10 June | Successful
Successfully intercepted the target.

### July-September

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September
(exact date unknown)[5] |  Hwasong-5 |  |  Tonghae |  Korean People's Army Strategic Force
| Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Suborbital  | Missile test | September
(exact date unknown) | Failure?
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi).
September
(exact date unknown)[5] |  Hwasong-5 |  |  Tonghae |  Korean People's Army Strategic Force
| Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Suborbital  | Missile test | September
(exact date unknown) | Failure?
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi).

### October-December

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## Deep-space rendezvous

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There were no deep-space rendezvous in 1984.

## EVAs

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Start date/time  | Duration  | End time  | Spacecraft  | Crew  | Remarks

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7 February  | 5 hours
55 minutes |  | STS-41-B
Challenger | Bruce McCandless II
Robert L. Stewart | McCandless and Stewart rode on the Crewed Maneuvering Unit (MMUs) during the first untethered EVAs in history. Both astronauts practiced using tools and procedures for the planned capture and repair of the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) satellite to be performed in a subsequent flight.[6]
9 February  | 6 hours
17 minutes  |  | STS-41-B
Challenger | Bruce McCandless II
Robert L. Stewart  | Continued testing the MMUs and practice with tools and procedures to be used with recovery and repair of the SMM satellite.[6]
8 April
14:18  | 2 hours
38 minutes  | 16:56  | STS-41-C
Challenger | George Nelson
James van Hoften | Nelson rode the MMU to the SMM satellite. Van Hoften stood by in the payload bay to provide any needed assistance. After three unsuccessful attempts to capture the SMM with the Trunnion Pin Acquisition Device (TPAD) tool and one attempt to grab the satellite by hand, the spacewalkers returned to Challenger. The SMM was recovered the next day with the RMS.[7]
11 April
08:58  | 6 hours
44 minutes  | 15:42  | STS-41-C
Challenger | George Nelson
James van Hoften  | Completed repair of the SMM satellite and then continued testing of the MMU.[8]
23 April
04:31  | 4 hours
20 minutes  | 08:46  | Salyut 7 EO-3 | Leonid Kizim
Vladimir Solovyov | Installed a new ladder to reach the ruptured Main Oxidizer Line on Salyut 7. First of five EVAs to conduct the repair.
26 April
02:40  | 4 hours
56 minutes  | 07:40  | Salyut 7 EO-3  | Leonid Kizim
Vladimir Solovyov  | Removed installation and installed a valve in the spare oxidizer line. Second of five EVAs to repair the Main Oxidizer Line on the station.
29 April
01:35  | 2 hours
45 minutes  | 04:20  | Salyut 7 EO-3  | Leonid Kizim
Vladimir Solovyov  | Installed a bypass line around the damaged section of the Main Oxidizer Line on the station. Third of five repair EVAs.
3 May
23:15  | 2 hours
45 minutes  | 4 May
02:00  | Salyut 7 EO-3  | Leonid Kizim
Vladimir Solovyov  | Installed a second bypass line and replaced thermal insulation at the Main Oxidizer Line of the station. Fourth of five repair EVAs.
18 May
17:52  | 3 hours
5 minutes  | 20:57  | Salyut 7 EO-3  | Leonid Kizim
Vladimir Solovyov  | Installed two new solar arrays onto the space station.
25 July
14:55  | 3 hours
35 minutes  | 18:29  | Salyut 7 EP-4 | Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Svetlana Savitskaya | Tested the URI multi-purpose tool with several metal samples.
Savitskaya became the first women in history to perform an EVA.
8 August
08:46  | 5 hours  | 13:46  | Salyut 7 EO-3  | Leonid Kizim
Vladimir Solovyov  | Using a pneumatic press tool delivered by Soyuz T-12, the cosmonauts completed the fifth and final EVA to repair the damaged Main Oxidizer Line of the station by crimping the ends of the ruptured pipe.
11 October
15:38  | 3 hours
29 minutes  | 19:05  | STS-41-G
Challenger | David Leestma
Kathryn Sullivan | Demonstrated the use of the Orbital Refueling System, including the installation of an ORS valve maintenance kit.[9]
Sullivan was the first American women and the second women in history to conduct an EVA.[10]
12 November
13:25  | 6 hours  | 19:25  | STS-51-A
Discovery | Joseph P. Allen
Dale Gardner | Allen rode the MMU to the Palapa B2 satellite and retrieved it into the payload bay. Gardner and Allen then secured the satellite in the payload bay for return to Earth.[11]
14 November
11:09  | 5 hours
42 minutes  | 16:51  | STS-51-A
Discovery | Joseph P. Allen
Dale Gardner  | Gardner rode the MMU to the Westar 6 satellite and retrieved it into the payload bay. Allen and Gardner then secured the satellite in the payload bay for return to Earth.[11]

## References

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### Footnotes

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1. ^ "Long March 3 | DFH-2 01". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
2. ^ "Como fazer um projeto espacial e lucrar milhões de dólares". Manchete (in Brazilian Portuguese). No. 1687\. 18 August 1984. p. 36. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
3. ^ "Retired NASA Earth Radiation Budget Satellite Reenters Atmosphere". NASA. 6 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
4. ^ Maria, Joaquim (8 December 1984). "Com a subida do Sonda IV, o futuro está lançado". Manchete (in Brazilian Portuguese). No. 1703\. p. 119. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
5. ^ a b c "The CNS North Korea Missile Test Database". Nuclear Threat Initiative. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
6. ^ a b Collins Jr., Michael A. (March 1984). "STS 41B National Space Transportation System Program Mission Report" (PDF). NASA. p. 8\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
7. ^ "Space Shuttle Flight 11 (STS-41C)". Space Shuttle Video Library. National Space Society. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
8. ^ Collins, Michael (May 1984). "STS-41C National Space Transportation System Program Mission Report" (PDF). NASA. p. 5\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
9. ^ Collins Jr., Michael A. (November 1984). "STS 41-G National Space Transportation System Program Mission Report" (PDF). NASA. p. 3\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
10. ^ Wade, Mark (2008). "Sullivan web page". Encyclopedia Astronautica web site. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
11. ^ a b "Space Shuttle Flight 14 (STS-51A)". Space Shuttle Video Library. National Space Society. July 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2009.

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1950s|

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* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958 (H1, H2)
* 1959 (H1, H2)

1960s|

* 1960 (T1, T2, T3)
* 1961 (H1, H2)
* 1962 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)
* 1963 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)
* 1964 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)
* 1965 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991 (H1, H2)
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
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* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018 (H1, H2)
* 2019 (H1, H2)

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021 (H1, H2)
* 2022 (H1, H2)
* 2023 (H1, H2)
* 2024 (H1, H2)
* 2025 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)
* 2026
* 2027
* 2028
* 2029

* Future

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Orbital launches in 1984

1985 →

January|

* OPS 0441

February|

* STS-41-B (Westar 6, Palapa B2, IRT, SPAS-1A)
* OPS 8737
* OPS 8737 SSU-1
* OPS 8737 SSU-2
* OPS 8737 SSU-3
* Soyuz T-10
* Progress 19

March|

* Intelsat V F-8

April|

* Soyuz T-11
* STS-41-C (LDEF)
* OPS 7641
* Progress 20
* OPS 8424

May|

* Progress 21
* Spacenet 1
* Progress 22

June|

* Intelsat V F-9
* USA-1
* USA-2
* USA-3

July|

* Soyuz T-12

August|

* ECS-2
* Telecom 1A
* Progress 23
* USA-4
* STS-41-D (SBS-4, Leasat 2, Telstar 3C)

September|

* USA-5

October|

* STS-41-G (ERBS, OSTA-3)

November|

* STS-51-A (Anik D2, Leasat 1)
* Spacenet 2
* MARECS-2

December|

* USA-6
* NOAA-9
* USA-7

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* Kosmos 1522
* Kosmos 1523
* Kosmos 1524
* Kosmos 1525
* Kosmos 1526
* Kosmos 1527
* Kosmos 1528
* Kosmos 1529
* Kosmos 1530
* Kosmos 1531
* Kosmos 1532
* Yuri 2a
* Kosmos 1533
* Kosmos 1534
* Shiyan Tongbu Tongxing Weixing 1
* Kosmos 1535
* Kosmos 1536
* Ōzora
* Gran' No.25L
* Kosmos 1537
* Kosmos 1538
* Kosmos 1539
* Landsat 5
* UoSAT-2
* Kosmos 1540
* Kosmos 1541
* Kosmos 1542
* Kosmos 1543
* Kosmos 1544
* Ekran No.26L
* Molniya-1 No.51
* Kosmos 1545
* Kosmos 1546
* Kosmos 1547
* Shiyan Tongbu Tongxing Weixing 2
* Kosmos 1548
* Kosmos 1549
* Gorizont No.19L
* Kosmos 1550
* Kosmos 1551
* Kosmos 1552
* Kosmos 1553
* Kosmos 1554
* Kosmos 1555
* Kosmos 1556
* Kosmos 1557
* Kosmos 1558
* Kosmos 1559
* Kosmos 1560
* Kosmos 1561
* Kosmos 1562
* Kosmos 1563
* Kosmos 1564
* Kosmos 1565
* Kosmos 1566
* Kosmos 1567
* Kosmos 1568
* Kosmos 1569
* Kosmos 1570
* Kosmos 1571
* Kosmos 1572
* Kosmos 1573
* Kosmos 1574
* Gran' No.27L
* Kosmos 1575
* Kosmos 1576
* Kosmos 1577
* Kosmos 1578
* Kosmos 1579
* Kosmos 1580
* Kosmos 1581
* Meteor-2 No.16
* Kosmos 1582
* Kosmos 1583
* Kosmos 1584
* Kosmos 1585
* Gorizont No.20L
* Kosmos 1586
* Himawari 3
* Kosmos 1587
* Kosmos 1588
* Kosmos 1589
* Molniya-1 No.53
* Kosmos 1590
* CCE
* IRM
* UKS
* SCE
* Molniya-1 No.54
* Ekran No.27L
* Kosmos 1591
* Kosmos 1592
* Kosmos 1593
* Kosmos 1594
* Kosmos 1595
* Kosmos 1596
* Fanhui Shi Weixing 7
* Kosmos 1597
* Kosmos 1598
* Galaxy 3
* Kosmos 1599
* Kosmos 1600
* Kosmos 1601
* Kosmos 1602
* Kosmos 1603
* Kosmos 1604
* Kosmos 1605
* Nova 3
* Kosmos 1606
* Kosmos 1607
* NATO 3D
* Kosmos 1608
* Kosmos 1609
* Kosmos 1610
* Kosmos 1611
* Kosmos 1612
* Kosmos 1613
* Molniya-1 No.55
* Vega 1
* Kosmos 1614
* Kosmos 1615
* Vega 2

Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( | ). Crewed flights are indicated in underline. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in (brackets).
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