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 2RLong March 3B
China Aerospace Corporation
Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Space Test Experiments Platform-4 (STEP-4)Pegasus XL
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Success
Air launch to orbit
MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YESAriane 5 G
European Space Agency
Failure
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
KuponProton-K/DM-2M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Astra 1GProton-K/DM-2M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Iridium 42 & 44Long March 2C/SD
China Aerospace Corporation
Success
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
