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-59Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Success
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Uragan 54 to 56Proton
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Tselina-2 15Zenit-2
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4KS1M 5Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Space Test Experiments Platform 2 (STEP-2)Pegasus HAPS
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Success
Air launch to orbit
Rimsat G2Proton
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-23Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Space Test Experiments Platform 1 (STEP-1)Pegasus XL
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Failure
Air launch to orbit
Soyuz TM-19Soyuz-U2
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Fanhui Shi Weixing (16)Long March 2D
China Aerospace Corporation
Success
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
