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1990-1999 Launch Schedule

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.

APSTAR 1Long March 3

China Aerospace Corporation

Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Yantar-1KFT 17Soyuz U

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Obzor TestKosmos-3M

Production Corporation Polyot

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

APEXPegasus

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Success
Air launch to orbit

DirecTV 2Atlas IIA

United States Air Force

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

US-K 75Molniya-M

Progress Rocket Space Center

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Uragan 57 to 59Proton

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Molniya-3 60LMolniya-M

Progress Rocket Space Center

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Progress M-24Soyuz U

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Orlets-2 1Zenit-2

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Optus B3Long March 2E

China Aerospace Corporation

Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Kiku-6H-II

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Success
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

DMSP-5D2 F12Atlas E

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA