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.
Feng Yun 1CLong March 4B
China Aerospace Corporation
Success
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nimiq 1Proton-K/DM-2M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
STS-96Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Success
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Iridium 92 & 93Long March 2C/SD
China Aerospace Corporation
Success
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Astra 1HProton-K/DM-2M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Raduga 34Proton-K/Briz-M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Failure
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-42Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
