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.
Zhongxing 6Long March 3A
China Aerospace Corporation
Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Orlets-1 6Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Tselina-2 19Zenit-2
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Failure
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Telstar 5Proton-K/DM-2M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Araks-N 1Proton-K/17S40
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feng Yun 2ALong March 3
China Aerospace Corporation
Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16Proton-K/17S40
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-35Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TM-26Soyuz-U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
