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-73Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102
Lockheed Martin Space Operations
Success
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Tselina-2 17Zenit-2
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
STS-74Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104
Lockheed Martin Space Operations
Success
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Gals 2Proton
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Asiasat 2Long March 2E
China Aerospace Corporation
Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Uragan 69 to 71Proton
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-30Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-PM 7Tsiklon-2
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
IRS-1C & SkipperMolniya-M
Progress Rocket Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Echostar ILong March 2E
China Aerospace Corporation
Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
