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.
Progress M-32Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TM-24Soyuz-U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zhongxing 7Long March 3
China Aerospace Corporation
Failure
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer (FAST)Pegasus XL
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Success
Air launch to orbit
Interbol 2, Magin 5 & MuSat 1Molniya-M
Progress Rocket Space Center
Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-2 18Zenit-2
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
INMARSAT III F-2Proton
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan