Step into the post-Cold War era of space exploration with our complete 1990-1999 Rocket Launch Schedule. This in-depth guide chronicles every mission from a decade marked by the construction of the International Space Station (ISS), the incredible Hubble Space Telescope’s discoveries, and the continued advancements of the Space Shuttle program. Explore the 1990s and discover the launches that laid the groundwork for modern spaceflight.
STS-72Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105
Lockheed Martin Space Operations
Success
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Gorizont 31Proton
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
INTELSAT 708Long March 3B
China Aerospace Corporation
Failure
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Gonets-D 319 to 321 & Strela-3 113 to 115Tsiklon-3
Russian Space Forces
Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Raduga 33Proton
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TM-23Soyuz-U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
STS-75Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102
Lockheed Martin Space Operations
Success
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA