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Previous Home Next 1982 January 1 - Launch Site: Nenoksa. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: RT-23. Model: RT-23 15Zh44. LV Configuration: RT-23 15Zh44 15Zh44. Silo test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 - Launch Vehicle: HOTOL. HOTOL development begun by a Rolls-Royce / British Aerospace team Nation: UK. The project was reasonably well advanced (engine detailed design and mockup) by the time the British government withdrew further funding in the mid-1980's. HOTOL would have taken off horizontally, transition to pure rocket propulsion at Mach 5.0 - Mach 6.0. and ascend to orbit. A moderate re-entry profile would decrease the thermal loading constraints. HOTOL would return via a glide landing, to a landing on gear on a conventional runway. 1982 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Model: R-36MU 15A18. DP operational test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: UR-100N. Model: UR-100NU. Joint flight trials launch Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Model: R-36MU 15A18. DP operational test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Model: R-36MU 15A18. DP operational test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: UR-100N. Model: UR-100NU. Operational missile test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 - During the year - Mir drawing release Nation: USSR. Program: Mir. Spacecraft: Mir. Drawings for the Mir space station are released during the course of 1982 and 1983 and construction of the spacecraft and its systems are begun. 1982 During the Year - Launch Vehicle: Bizan. Bizan air-launched spaceplane design completed Nation: USSR. Bizan was the design iteration between the '49' and 'MAKS' concepts. Like the '49', it was air-launched from atop an An-124 transport. Unlike the '49', it was a single-stage-to-orbit tripropellant concept. 1982 During the Year - Mir drawing release Nation: USSR. Spacecraft: Mir. Drawings were released in 1982-1983. New systems incorporated into the station included the Salyut 5B digital flight control computer and gyrodyne flywheels (taken from Almaz), and the new Kurs automatic rendezvous system, Altair satellite communications system, Elektron oxygen generators, and Vozdukh carbon dioxide scrubbers. 1982 January - Launch Vehicle: Energia, Zenit. Problems with development of Buran booster rockets Nation: USSR. Spacecraft: Buran. Continued development problems with the booster rockets led to a management shake-up at Yuzhnoye in January 1982. By this time the project was several years behind schedule. The originally planned first flight in 1983 was obviously unattainable. 1982 January - Launch Vehicle: Ariane. Model: Ariane 4. Development of Ariane 4 launch vehicle authorised. Nation: France. The objective of was an increase in payload of 90%. Total development cost 476 million 1986 ECU's. 1982? - Launch Site: Biscarosse. Launch Complex: BLB. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MSBS. Model: MSBS M4. LV Configuration: MSBS M4 7. Test mission Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). References: 2. 1982 January 6 - Launch Vehicle: Energia. First test flight of VM-T transport with Energia hydrogen tank. Nation: USSR. Program: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran. First test of the modified 3M bomber, converted to carry piggy-back Energia core stage components and Buran orbiters. 1982 January 7 - 15:38 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 53755-102. Cosmos 1331 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Mass: 750 kg (1,650 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-2M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 757 km (470 mi). Apogee: 795 km (493 mi). Inclination: 74.10 deg. Period: 100.40 min. COSPAR: 1982-001A. USAF Sat Cat: 13027. Replaced Cosmos 1302. References: 2, 6. 1982 January 8 - Estafeta development approved. Nation: USSR. Spacecraft: Estafeta. Development of the military nuclear powered communications satellite was approved by the Soviet VPK Military-Industrial Commission. The satellite would have used the 5 kW nuclear reactor originally planned for the Ekran satellite and used secure uninterceptable laser and radio inter-satellite and space-to-ground communications links. Did not reach flight status before the collapse of the Soviet Union. 1982 January 12 - 12:30 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1332 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-4MT. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 207 km (128 mi). Apogee: 251 km (155 mi). Inclination: 82.30 deg. Period: 89.00 min. COSPAR: 1982-002A. USAF Sat Cat: 13031. Duration: 13.00 days. Decay Date: 1982-01-25. Military topography satellite; returned film capsule; also performed mapping, geodesy. References: 2, 6. 1982 January 14 - 07:51 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 53767-250. Cosmos 1333 Nation: USSR. Mass: 810 kg (1,780 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Parus. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 964 km (599 mi). Apogee: 1,014 km (630 mi). Inclination: 82.90 deg. Period: 104.90 min. COSPAR: 1982-003A. USAF Sat Cat: 13033. Military navigation satellite. Replaced Cosmos 1150. References: 2, 6. 1982 January 15 - 09:20 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Model: Kappa 9M. LV Configuration: Kappa 9M K-9M-73. Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 303 km (188 mi). References: 2. 1982 January 16 - 01:55 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Delta 3910/PAM. LV Configuration: Delta 3910/PAM 643/D159. RCA Satcom 4 Nation: USA. Program: Satcom. Payload: Satcom 4. Mass: 1,082 kg (2,385 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: AS 3000. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin. Agency: RCA Amer. Perigee: 35,964 km (22,346 mi). Apogee: 35,994 km (22,365 mi). Inclination: 1.90 deg. Period: 1,446.00 min. COSPAR: 1982-004A. USAF Sat Cat: 13035. Completed Operations Date: 1991-12-06. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 83 deg W in 1982-1987; 82 deg W in 1987-1991 As of 2 September 2001 located at 171.96 deg E drifting at 2.443 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 101.04W drifting at 2.479W degrees per day. References: 2, 6. 1982 January 17 - 14:11 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Trident. Model: Trident C-4. DASO-9 demonstration and shakedown operations launch Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 January 20 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1334 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-6U. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 191 km (118 mi). Apogee: 286 km (177 mi). Inclination: 72.90 deg. Period: 89.30 min. COSPAR: 1982-005A. USAF Sat Cat: 13036. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1982-02-03. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable. References: 2, 6. 1982 January 21 - 01:31 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Parry. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Terrier. Model: Terrier Malemute. LV Configuration: Terrier Malemute NASA 29.18UE. Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 633 km (393 mi). References: 2. 1982 January 21 - 19:36 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC4W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 24B. LV Configuration: Titan 24B 24B-26 (3B-62). OPS 2849 Nation: USA. Payload: KH-8 no. 52 / Agena D. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: KH-8. Agency: NRO/USAF. Perigee: 137 km (85 mi). Apogee: 527 km (327 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 91.20 min. COSPAR: 1982-006A. USAF Sat Cat: 13040. Decay Date: 1982-04-30. Possible test of KH-12 systems. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). References: 2, 6. 1982 January 23 - 08:00 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aries. LV Configuration: Aries GL A24.7S2-02. FIRSSE (BMP) ABM infrared sensor technology / infrared technology mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 378 km (234 mi). References: 2. 1982 January 23 - 12:12 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion NASA 31.25GE. Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). References: 2. 1982 January 23 - 12:13 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion NASA 31.19GE. Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 101 km (62 mi). References: 2. 1982 January 24 - 12:45 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion NASA 31.24GE. Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). References: 2. 1982 January 26 - 12:50 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Trident. Model: Trident C-4. DASO-10 demonstration and shakedown operations launch Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 January 27 - 03:52 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 8C. LV Configuration: Black Brant 8C NASA 27.45UE. SCEX Ionosphere active mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 239 km (148 mi). References: 2. 1982 January 28 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MR-UR-100. Model: Perimetr 15A11. FAILURE: Failure. Joint flight trials launch Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2. 1982 January 29 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF08. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. FOT GT86GM Follow-on Test launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2. 1982 January 29 - 11:00 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 65075-115. Cosmos 1335 Nation: USSR. Mass: 550 kg (1,210 lb). Class: Calibration. Spacecraft: Taifun-2. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 476 km (295 mi). Apogee: 513 km (318 mi). Inclination: 74.10 deg. Period: 94.50 min. COSPAR: 1982-007A. USAF Sat Cat: 13042. Decay Date: 1987-04-05. Radar calibration; replaced Cosmos 1186. Released 25 Romb radar calibration subsatellites. References: 2, 6. 1982 January 30 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC31. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1336 Nation: USSR. Payload: Yantar-2K s/n 953. Mass: 6,600 kg (14,500 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Yantar-2K. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 170 km (100 mi). Apogee: 352 km (218 mi). Inclination: 70.30 deg. Period: 89.70 min. COSPAR: 1982-008A. USAF Sat Cat: 13045. Duration: 27.00 days. Decay Date: 1982-02-26. Area survey photo reconnaissance; returned film in two small SpK capsules during the mission and with the main capsule at completion of the mission. References: 2, 6, 69. 1982 January 30 - 16:30 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A3. LV Configuration: Polaris A3TK. Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch Nation: USA. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 January 31 - Launch Vehicle: Energia. Management shake-up at Yuzhnoye. Nation: USSR. Program: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran. Continued development problems with the Energia booster rockets led to a management shake-up at the Yuzhnoye design bureau. 1982 February 1 - Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: RH. Model: RH-200. Thermistor test / Meteorological mission Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi). References: 2. 1982 February 1 - 18:30 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A3. LV Configuration: Polaris A3TK. Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch Nation: USA. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 February 3 - 16:30 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A3. LV Configuration: Polaris A3TK. Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch Nation: USA. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 February 5 - 09:12 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC200/40. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Proton. Model: Proton-K/DM. LV Configuration: Proton-K/DM 308-01. Ekran 8 Nation: USSR. Payload: Ekran s/n 22L. Mass: 1,970 kg (4,340 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Ekran . Agency: MOM. Perigee: 35,756 km (22,217 mi). Apogee: 36,010 km (22,370 mi). Inclination: 10.00 deg. Period: 1,441.00 min. COSPAR: 1982-009A. USAF Sat Cat: 13056. Completed Operations Date: 1984-01-01. Transmission of Central Television programmes to a network of receivers for collective use. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 99 deg E in 1982-1983 As of 28 August 2001 located at 30.39 deg W drifting at 1.165 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 85.74E drifting at 1.235W degrees per day. References: 2, 6, 67, 274. 1982 February 8 - Cosmonaut Vladimir Yevgeniyevich Turovets dies at age of 32 -- Crash of Mi-8 helicopter. Nation: USSR. 1982 February 8 - 18:30 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A3. LV Configuration: Polaris A3TK. Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch Nation: USA. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 February 11 - 01:11 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC90/19. Launch Pad: LC90/pad?. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Model: Tsiklon-2. Cosmos 1337 Nation: USSR. Program: EORSAT. Mass: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb). Class: Sigint. Type: Naval reconnaisance. Spacecraft: US-P. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 426 km (264 mi). Apogee: 444 km (275 mi). Inclination: 65.00 deg. Period: 93.30 min. COSPAR: 1982-010A. USAF Sat Cat: 13061. Decay Date: 1982-07-25. Ocean monitoring. References: 2, 6. 1982 February 13 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Model: Kappa 9M. LV Configuration: Kappa 9M K-9M-72. Test / ionosphere / plasma / fields mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 328 km (203 mi). References: 2. 1982 February 14 - 10:50 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S. Model: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520-3. 0.3m telescope test Ultraviolet astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 266 km (165 mi). References: 2. 1982 February 16 - 11:10 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1338 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-6U. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 186 km (115 mi). Apogee: 376 km (233 mi). Inclination: 72.80 deg. Period: 90.10 min. COSPAR: 1982-011A. USAF Sat Cat: 13063. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1982-03-02. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule. References: 2, 6. 1982 February 17 - 21:56 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 65067-261. Cosmos 1339 Nation: USSR. Mass: 810 kg (1,780 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Tsikada. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 948 km (589 mi). Apogee: 1,014 km (630 mi). Inclination: 82.90 deg. Period: 104.70 min. COSPAR: 1982-012A. USAF Sat Cat: 13065. Civilian naval navigation satellite. Replaced Cosmos 1092. References: 2, 6. 1982 February 18 - 12:40 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Model: Kappa 9M. LV Configuration: Kappa 9M K-9M-74. Ultraviolet / x-ray astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 315 km (195 mi). References: 2. 1982 February 19 - 01:42 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Vostok 8A92M. Cosmos 1340 Nation: USSR. Program: Tselina. Payload: Tselina-D no. 33. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Class: Sigint. Spacecraft: Tselina-D. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 590 km (360 mi). Apogee: 604 km (375 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 96.60 min. COSPAR: 1982-013A. USAF Sat Cat: 13067. Replaced Cosmos 1206. References: 2, 6. 1982 February 19 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion NASA 31.23UL. CWAS 3 Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). References: 2. 1982 February 25 - Landsat 2 removed from service. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Landsat 1-2-3. 1982 February 26 - 00:04 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Delta 3910/PAM. LV Configuration: Delta 3910/PAM 644/D160. Westar 4 Nation: USA. Program: Westar. Mass: 1,072 kg (2,363 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 376. Agency: WUTC. Perigee: 35,915 km (22,316 mi). Apogee: 35,943 km (22,333 mi). Inclination: 2.00 deg. Period: 1,443.40 min. COSPAR: 1982-014A. USAF Sat Cat: 13069. Completed Operations Date: 1991-11-09. TV, telephone. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 99 deg W in 1982-1991 As of 2 September 2001 located at 83.31 deg W drifting at 1.825 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 8 located at 112.98W drifting at 1.830W degrees per day. References: 2, 6. 1982 February 26 - 03:50 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Model: Taurus Orion. LV Configuration: Taurus Orion NASA 33.25UL. Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). References: 2. 1982 February 26 - 20:10 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78M. Molniya 1-53 Nation: USSR. Program: Molniya. Payload: Molniya-1T. Mass: 1,600 kg (3,500 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Molniya-1T. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 1,456 km (904 mi). Apogee: 38,895 km (24,168 mi). Inclination: 63.20 deg. Period: 717.70 min. COSPAR: 1982-015A. USAF Sat Cat: 13070. Replaced Molniya 1-47. Uncertain if Molniya-1T model was Molniya-1 or Molniya-1T. Operation of the long-range telephone and telegraph radio communications system in the USSR; transmission of USSR Central Television programmes to stations in the Orbita network. References: 2, 6. 1982 February 28 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon. FOT-45? Follow-on operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2. 1982 February 28 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon. FOT-45? Follow-on operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 1 - Venera 13 Venus Flyby/Landing Nation: USSR. Spacecraft: Venera 4V-1. 1982 March 3 - 05:44 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC16/2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78M. Cosmos 1341 Nation: USSR. Payload: Oko #24. Mass: 1,250 kg (2,750 lb). Class: Early Warning. Spacecraft: Oko. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 4,229 km (2,627 mi). Apogee: 36,092 km (22,426 mi). Inclination: 67.50 deg. Period: 717.10 min. COSPAR: 1982-016A. USAF Sat Cat: 13080. Replaced Cosmos 1247. Covered Oko constellation plane 5 - 79 degree longitude of ascending node. References: 2, 6, 100. 1982 March 4 - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: LC107/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 53739-530. FAILURE: Launch vehicle failed to orbit - unknown cause. Romb Nation: USSR. Class: Calibration. Spacecraft: Taifun-2. Agency: UNKS. COSPAR: F820304W. Released 25 Romb radar calibration subsatellites. References: 2. 1982 March 5 - Venera 14 Venus Flyby/Landing Nation: USSR. Spacecraft: Venera 4V-1. 1982 March 5 - 00:23 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC36A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: SLV-3D Centaur. LV Configuration: SLV-3D Centaur AC-58 / Centaur D-1AR 5038. Intelsat 5 F-4 Nation: International. Program: Intelsat. Mass: 1,928 kg (4,250 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Intelsat 5. Agency: Intelsat. Perigee: 35,920 km (22,310 mi). Apogee: 36,243 km (22,520 mi). Inclination: 9.40 deg. Period: 1,451.20 min. COSPAR: 1982-017A. USAF Sat Cat: 13083. Completed Operations Date: 1995-11-28. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Launch vehicle put payload into geosynchronous transfer orbit Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 32 deg E in 1982; 63 deg E in 1982; 27 deg W in 1983-1985; 34 deg W in 1985-1992; 40 deg W in 1992; 31 deg W in 1993-1995; 29 deg W in 1995 As of 1 September 2001 located at 4.64 deg W drifting at 3.747 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 7 located at 4.34W drifting at 3.748W degrees per day. References: 2, 6, 278. 1982 March 5 - 10:50 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1342 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-6U. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 191 km (118 mi). Apogee: 297 km (184 mi). Inclination: 72.90 deg. Period: 89.40 min. COSPAR: 1982-018A. USAF Sat Cat: 13084. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1982-03-19. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable. References: 2, 6. 1982 March 6 - 08:47 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Terrier. Model: Terrier Malemute. LV Configuration: Terrier Malemute NASA 29.16CE. Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 434 km (269 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 6 - 19:25 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC40. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 3C. LV Configuration: Titan IIIC 23C-20 (3C-38). IMEWS 13 Nation: USA. Payload: DSP MOS/PIM s/n 13. Mass: 1,170 kg (2,570 lb). Class: Early Warning. Spacecraft: DSP. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 35,520 km (22,070 mi). Apogee: 35,598 km (22,119 mi). Inclination: 2.00 deg. Period: 1,424.40 min. COSPAR: 1982-019A. USAF Sat Cat: 13086. Completed Operations Date: 1998-12-31. Multi-Orbit Satellite / Performance Improvement ballistic missile launch detection satellite, remained in service for over sixteen years. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit over the Pacific Ocean at 68 deg W in 1982; 35 deg W in 1983-1988; 165 deg W in 1988-1989; 35 deg W in 1989-1991. References: 2, 6, 127. 1982 March 13 - Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. Model: Petrel 1. FAILURE: Failure. FOCCA II Aeronomy mission Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 13 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 350. LV Configuration: Aerobee 350 NASA 17.18DG. NRL Mk II ultraviolet Camera Ultraviolet astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 13 - 17:00 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Trident. Model: Trident C-4. DASO-11 demonstration and shakedown operations launch Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 15 - 04:39 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC200/39. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Proton. Model: Proton-K/DM. LV Configuration: Proton-K/DM 305-02. Gorizont 5 Nation: USSR. Payload: Gorizont s/n 14L. Mass: 2,100 kg (4,600 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Gorizont . Agency: MOM. Perigee: 36,139 km (22,455 mi). Apogee: 36,427 km (22,634 mi). Inclination: 9.70 deg. Period: 1,461.50 min. COSPAR: 1982-020A. USAF Sat Cat: 13092. Completed Operations Date: 1989-11-24. Stationed at 53 deg E. Provision of telephone and telegraph radiocommunications and transmission of television programmes. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 53 deg E in 1982-1986; 96 deg E in 1986-1989 As of 28 August 2001 located at 156.27 deg E drifting at 6.267 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 91.82E drifting at 6.281W degrees per day. References: 2, 6, 67, 111, 274. 1982 March 15 - 06:38 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Taurus Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Taurus Tomahawk NASA 34.08UE. Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 17 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Trident. Model: Trident C-4. OT-8 Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 17 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Trident. Model: Trident C-4. OT-8 Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 17 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Trident. Model: Trident C-4. OT-8 Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 17 - 10:30 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1343 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-6U. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 194 km (120 mi). Apogee: 284 km (176 mi). Inclination: 72.80 deg. Period: 89.30 min. COSPAR: 1982-021A. USAF Sat Cat: 13096. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1982-03-31. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable. References: 2, 6. 1982 March 17 - 10:34 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Trident. Model: Trident C-4. OT-8 Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 18 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF04. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 2. FOT GT141MS Follow-on Test launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 22 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC39A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. LV Configuration: Space Shuttle STS-3. STS-3 Nation: USA. Program: STS. Payload: Columbia F03 / OSS-1. Mass: 10,301 kg (22,709 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Columbia. Agency: NASA JSC. Perigee: 241 km (149 mi). Apogee: 249 km (154 mi). Inclination: 38.00 deg. Period: 89.40 min. COSPAR: 1982-022A. USAF Sat Cat: 13106. Duration: 8.00 days. Decay Date: 1982-03-30. Crew: Fullerton, Lousma. Flight: STS-3. Manned two crew. Payloads: Office of Space Science (OSS) experiments, Monodisperse Latex Reactor (MLR), Electro-phoresis Verification Test (EEVT), Plant Lignification Experiment. References: 2, 6, 7, 33. OSS-1 Nation: USA. Program: STS. Agency: NASA. COSPAR: 1982-022xx. USAF Sat Cat: 13106. Decay Date: 1982-03-30. References: 2, 279. DFI Nation: USA. Program: STS. Payload: DFI PLT. Agency: NASA. COSPAR: 1982-022xx. USAF Sat Cat: 13106. Decay Date: 1982-03-30. References: 2, 279. 1982 March 23 - 21:27 GMT - Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. Model: Petrel 1. LV Configuration: Petrel P230H. ETON Aeronomy mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 132 km (82 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 23 - 21:48 GMT - Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. Model: Petrel 1. LV Configuration: Petrel P232H. ETON Aeronomy mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 138 km (85 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 23 - 22:10 GMT - Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. Model: Petrel 1. LV Configuration: Petrel P227H. ETON Aeronomy mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 129 km (80 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 23 - 22:57 GMT - Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. Model: Petrel 1. LV Configuration: Petrel P229H. ETON Aeronomy mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 139 km (86 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 23 - 23:12 GMT - Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. Model: Petrel 1. LV Configuration: Petrel P231H. ETON Aeronomy mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 131 km (81 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 23 - 23:28 GMT - Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. Model: Petrel 1. LV Configuration: Petrel P228H. ETON Aeronomy mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 23 - 23:55 GMT - Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. Model: Petrel 1. LV Configuration: Petrel P234H. ETON Aeronomy mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 129 km (80 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 24 - 00:12 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC41/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78M. Molniya 3-18 Nation: USSR. Program: Molniya. Payload: Molniya-3 s/n 29. Mass: 1,600 kg (3,500 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Molniya-3. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 121 km (75 mi). Apogee: 38,589 km (23,978 mi). Inclination: 63.90 deg. Period: 684.70 min. COSPAR: 1982-023A. USAF Sat Cat: 13107. Decay Date: 1992-06-23. Replaced Molniya 3-15. Operation of the long-range telephone and telegraph radio communications system in the USSR; transmission of USSR Central Television programmes to stations in the Orbita network and within the framework of international cooperation. References: 2, 6. 1982 March 24 - 19:47 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 53767-253. Cosmos 1344 Nation: USSR. Mass: 810 kg (1,780 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Parus. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 967 km (600 mi). Apogee: 1,007 km (625 mi). Inclination: 82.90 deg. Period: 104.80 min. COSPAR: 1982-024A. USAF Sat Cat: 13110. Military navigation satellite. Replaced Cosmos 1244. References: 2, 6. 1982 March 25 - 09:50 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC32/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Model: Tsiklon-3. Meteor 2-08 Nation: USSR. Payload: Meteor-2 no. 8. Mass: 2,750 kg (6,060 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Weather. Spacecraft: Meteor-2. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 933 km (579 mi). Apogee: 957 km (594 mi). Inclination: 82.50 deg. Period: 103.90 min. COSPAR: 1982-025A. USAF Sat Cat: 13113. Acquisition of meteorological information and data on fluxes of penetrating radiation in circumterrestrial space. References: 2, 6. 1982 March 30 - 10:26 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Taurus Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Taurus Tomahawk NASA 34.07UE. Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 30 - Landing of STS-3 Nation: USA. Program: STS. Flight: STS-3. First and only landing by a shuttle at White Sands, New Mexico, after weather at Edwards did not permit landing there. STS-3 landed at 16:04 GMT. 1982 March 31 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF26. Launch Pad: LF26?. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. FOT GT87GB Follow-on Test launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2. 1982 March 31 - 09:00 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 53747-241. Cosmos 1345 Nation: USSR. Program: Tselina. Mass: 900 kg (1,980 lb). Class: Sigint. Spacecraft: Tselina-O. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 355 km (220 mi). Apogee: 369 km (229 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 91.80 min. COSPAR: 1982-026A. USAF Sat Cat: 13118. Decay Date: 1989-09-27. Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space. References: 2, 6. 1982 March 31 - 16:27 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Vostok 8A92M. Cosmos 1346 Nation: USSR. Program: Tselina. Payload: Tselina-D no. 34. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Class: Sigint. Spacecraft: Tselina-D. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 572 km (355 mi). Apogee: 602 km (374 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 96.40 min. COSPAR: 1982-027A. USAF Sat Cat: 13120. Replaced Cosmos 1222. References: 2, 6. Previous Home Next Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.