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.
US-KS 6Proton
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
STS-47Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Success
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
FSW-1 4 & FrejaLong March 2C
Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Success
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Molniya-3 50LMolniya 8K78M-PVB
Progress Rocket Space Center
Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 70Molniya 8K78M-PVB
Progress Rocket Space Center
Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
STS-52Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Success
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Progress M-15Soyuz-U2
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan