1989 in spaceflight

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1989 in spaceflight
Galileo Deployment (high res).jpg
The Galileo probe is deployed from Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-34, beginning a fourteen-year mission to Jupiter
Orbital launches
First10 January
Last27 December
Total102
Successes101
Failures1
Rockets
Maiden flights Ariane 4 44L
Delta 4925
Delta 5920
Delta II 6925
Titan IVA
Retirements Ariane 2
Ariane 3
Atlas G
Delta 3920
Delta 5920
Titan 34D
Crewed flights
Orbital6
Total travellers27
The launch of the only Delta 5920 with the Cosmic Background Explorer. COBELaunch.jpg
The launch of the only Delta 5920 with the Cosmic Background Explorer.

The following is an outline of 1989 in spaceflight.

Contents

Launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC)Outcome
Remarks

January

10 January
02:05
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Proton-K/DM-2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 1987 (GLONASS) Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 1988 (GLONASS)Medium EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 1989 (Etalon-2)Medium EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful
12 January
11:29
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 16/2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 1990 (Resurs-F2) Low Earth Earth observation11 FebruarySuccessful
18 January
08:20
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 1991 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance1 FebruarySuccessful
26 January
09:16
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Proton-K/DM-2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 200/40 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gorizont 17 Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
26 January
15:36
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos-3M Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 132/2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 1992 (Strela-2M)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
27 January
01:23
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 2 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-1 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of the United Nations.svg Intelsat 515 Intelsat GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
28 January
12:30
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 1993 (Yantar-4K2)Low EarthReconnaissance27 MarchSuccessful

February

10 February
08:53
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Progress 40 Low Earth (Mir)Logistics5 March
01:59
Successful
10 February
15:13
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tsyklon-3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 32 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 1994 (Strela-3)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 1995 (Strela-3)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 1996 (Strela-3)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 1997 (Strela-3)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 1998 (Strela-3)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 1999 (Strela-3)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
10 February
16:55
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2000 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance3 MarchSuccessful
14 February
04:21
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Molniya-M/2BL Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2001 (Oko) Molniya Early warningIn orbitSuccessful
14 February
17:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos-3M Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 132/2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2002 (Taifun-2)Low EarthRadar calibration15 OctoberSuccessful
14 February
18:30
Flag of the United States.svg Delta II 6925 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral LC-17A Flag of the United States.svg McDonnell Douglas
Flag of the United States.svg USA-35 (GPS II-1) US Air Force Medium EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful
Maiden flight of Delta II 6925
First flight of Block II GPS satellite
15 February
11:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Molniya-M/ML Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Molniya 1-75 MolniyaCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
17 February
14:59
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2003 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance3 MarchSuccessful
21 February
23:30
Flag of Japan.svg Mu-3S-II Flag of Japan.svg Uchinoura Flag of Japan.svg ISAS
Flag of Japan.svg EXOS-D Akebono ISASLow EarthAurora observationIn orbitSuccessful
22 February
03:28
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos-3M Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 132/2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2004 (Parus)Low EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful
28 February
04:05
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tsyklon-3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 32 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Meteor 2-18 Low EarthEarth sciencesIn orbitSuccessful

March

2 March
18:59
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2005 (Yantar-4K2)Low EarthReconnaissance25 AprilSuccessful
6 March
23:29
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 4 44LP Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-2 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Japan.svg JCSAT 1 JSAT GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of Europe.svg Meteosat 4 EUMETSAT GeosynchronousWeather satelliteIn orbitSuccessful
13 March
14:57
Flag of the United States.svg Space Shuttle Discovery Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39B Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of the United States.svg STS-29 NASA Low EarthSatellite deployment18 March
14:36
Successful
Flag of the United States.svg TDRS-4 (TDRS-D)NASAGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
16 March
14:59
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2006 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance31 MarchSuccessful
16 March
18:54
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Progress 41 Low Earth (Mir)Logistics25 April
12:12
Successful
23 March
12:25
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2007 (Yantar-4KS1)Low EarthReconnaissance22 SeptemberSuccessful
24 March
13:38
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos-3M Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 132/2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2008 (Strela-1M)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2009 (Strela-1M)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2010 (Strela-1M)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2011 (Strela-1M)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2012 (Strela-1M)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2013 (Strela-1M)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2014 (Strela-1M)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2015 (Strela-1M)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
24 March
21:50
Flag of the United States.svg Delta 3920 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral LC-17B Flag of the United States.svg McDonnell Douglas
Flag of the United States.svg USA-36 (Delta Star)US Air ForceLow EarthTechnology development23 June 1992Successful
Final flight of Delta 3920

April

2 April
02:28
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 2 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-1 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Sweden.svg Tele-X Nordic Satellite AB Operational: Geosynchronous
Current: Graveyard
CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Final flight of Ariane 2
Tele-X retired 16 January 1998
4 April
18:36
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos-3M Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 132/2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2016 (Parus)Low EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful
6 April
14:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2017 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance19 AprilSuccessful
14 April
04:08
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Proton-K/DM-2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Raduga 23 GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
20 April
18:29
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2018 (Yantar-4K2)Low EarthReconnaissance19 JuneSuccessful
26 April
17:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 41/1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Foton 5 Low EarthMicrogravity research11 MaySuccessful

May

4 May
18:47
Flag of the United States.svg Space Shuttle Atlantis Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39B Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of the United States.svg STS-30 NASALow EarthInterplanetary probe deployment8 May
05:43
Successful
Flag of the United States.svg Magellan NASA Cytherean Radar mapping12 October 1994Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
5 May
13:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2019 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance18 MaySuccessful
10 May
19:47
Flag of the United States.svg Titan 34D/Transtage Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral LC-40 Flag of the United States.svg Martin Marietta
Flag of the United States.svg USA-37 (Vortex 6) NRO Geosynchronous SIGINT In orbitSuccessful
17 May
13:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2020 (Yantar-4K2)Low EarthReconnaissance15 JulySuccessful
24 May
10:30
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2021 (Yantar-1KFT)Low EarthReconnaissance6 JulySuccessful
25 May
08:50
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 43/3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Resurs-F1Low EarthEarth observation17 JuneSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Pion 1 Low EarthAtmospheric research23 JulySuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Pion 2 Low EarthAtmospheric research24 JulySuccessful
31 May
08:31
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Proton-K/DM-2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 200/40 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2022 (GLONASS)Medium EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2023 (GLONASS)Medium EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2024 (Etalon 2)Medium EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful

June

1 June
12:59
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2025 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance15 JuneSuccessful
5 June
22:37
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 4 44L Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-2 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Japan.svg Superbird A SCC GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of Germany.svg DFS-1 Deutsche Bundespost Telekom GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Maiden flight of Ariane 4 44L
7 June
05:12
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos-3M Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 132/2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2026 (Parus)Low EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful
8 June
17:09
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Molniya-M/ML Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Molniya 3-45L MolniyaCommunications14 December 2001Successful
9 June
10:10
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tsyklon-3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 32/2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Okean-O1 4Intended: Low EarthOceanography9 JuneLaunch failure
Failure of the third stage
10 June
22:19
Flag of the United States.svg Delta II 6925 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral LC-17A Flag of the United States.svg McDonnell Douglas
Flag of the United States.svg USA-38 (GPS II-2)US Air ForceMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful
14 June
12:30
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos-3M Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 133/3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2027 (Taifun-1)Low EarthRadar calibration14 April 1992Successful
14 June
13:18
Flag of the United States.svg Titan IVA 402/IUS Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral LC-41 Flag of the United States.svg Martin Marietta
Flag of the United States.svg USA-39 (DSP-14)US Air ForceGeosynchronousEarly warningIn orbitOperational
Maiden flight of Titan IVA
16 June
09:30
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2028 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance6 JulySuccessful
21 June
23:35
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Proton-K/DM-2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Raduga 1-1 GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
27 June
08:04
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 16/2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Resurs-F2Low EarthEarth observation11 JulySuccessful

July

4 July
15:21
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos-3M Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 133/3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nadezhda 1 COSPAS-SARSAT Low EarthNavigation, search and rescueIn orbitSuccessful
5 July
08:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2029 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance17 JulySuccessful
5 July
22:45
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Proton-K/DM-2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 200/40 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gorizont 18 GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
12 July
00:14
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 3 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-1 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Europe.svg Olympus 1 ESA GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Final flight of Ariane 3 and launch from ELA-1
12 July
15:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2030 (Yantar-4K2)Low EarthReconnaissance28 JulySpacecraft failure
Spacecraft exploded in orbit on 28 July
18 July
09:44
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 16/2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Resurs-F 3Low EarthEarth observation8 AugustSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Pion 3 Low EarthAtmospheric research19 SeptemberSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Pion 4 Low EarthAtmospheric research19 SeptemberSuccessful
18 July
12:10
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2031 (Orlets-1)Low EarthReconnaissance15 SeptemberSuccessful
20 July
08:59
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2032 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance3 AugustSuccessful
24 July
00:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tsyklon-2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 90 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2033 (US-P)Low Earth ELINT 6 January 1991Successful
25 July
07:48
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos-3M Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 133/3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2034 (Parus)Low EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful

August

2 August
11:29
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2035 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance16 AugustSuccessful
8 August
12:37
Flag of the United States.svg Space Shuttle Columbia Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39B Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of the United States.svg STS-28 NASALow EarthSatellite deployment13 AugustSuccessful
Flag of the United States.svg USA-40 (SDS-2-1)US Air ForceMolniyaCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the United States.svg USA-41 DoD SIGINTIn orbitSuccessful
Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
8 August
23:25
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 4 44LP Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-2 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Germany.svg TV-Sat 2 GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of Europe.svg Hipparcos ESA Geosynchronous transfer AstronomyIn orbitSuccessful
15 August
10:29
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 43/4 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Resurs-F4Low EarthEarth observation14 SeptemberSuccessful
18 August
05:57
Flag of the United States.svg Delta II 6925 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral LC-17A Flag of the United States.svg McDonnell Douglas
Flag of the United States.svg USA-42 (GPS II-3)US Air ForceMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful
22 August
12:59
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2036 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance5 SeptemberSuccessful
23 August
03:09
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Progress M-1 Low Earth (Mir)Logistics1 December
11:21
Successful
Maiden flight of Progress-M spacecraft
27 August
22:59
Flag of the United States.svg Delta 4925 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral LC-17B Flag of the United States.svg McDonnell Douglas
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marco Polo 1 BSkyB Operational: Geosynchronous
Current: Graveyard
CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Maiden flight of Delta 4925
28 August
00:14
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tsyklon-3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 32/2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2037 (Geo-IK)Low EarthEarth scienceIn orbitSuccessful

September

4 September
05:54
Flag of the United States.svg Titan 34D/Transtage Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral LC-40 Flag of the United States.svg Martin Marietta
Flag of the United States.svg USA-43 (DSCS-II)DoDGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg USA-44 (DSCS-III)DoDGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Final flight of Titan 34D and Transtage upper stage
5 September
19:11
Flag of Japan.svg H-I Flag of Japan.svg Tanegashima LA-N Flag of Japan.svg Mitsubishi
Flag of Japan.svg GMS-4 NASDA GeosynchronousWeather satelliteIn orbitSuccessful
5 September
21:38
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz TM-8 Low Earth (Mir)Mir EO-5 19 February 1990
04:36
Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 2 cosmonauts
6 September
01:48
Flag of the United States.svg Titan II 23G Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-4W Flag of the United States.svg Martin Marietta
Flag of the United States.svg USA-45 DoDSIGINTIn orbitSuccessful
6 September
10:49
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 43/3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg / Flag of Germany.svg Resurs-F5Low EarthMicrogravity experiments22 SeptemberSuccessful
14 September
09:49
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tsyklon-3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 32 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2038 (Strela-3)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2039 (Strela-3)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2040 (Strela-3)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2041 (Strela-3)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2042 (Strela-3)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2043 (Strela-3)Low EarthCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
15 September
06:30
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg / Flag of Europe.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Kosmos 2044 (Bion 9)ESA/NASALow EarthMicrogravity research29 SeptemberSuccessful
22 September
08:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2045 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance2 OctoberSuccessful
25 September
08:56
Flag of the United States.svg Atlas G Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral LC-36B Flag of the United States.svg Lockheed
Flag of the United States.svg USA-46 (FLTSATCOM 8)DoDGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Final flight of Atlas G
27 September
14:38
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Molniya-M/ML Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Molniya 1-76 MolniyaCommunications11 November 2000Successful
27 September
16:20
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tsyklon-2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 90 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2046 (US-P)Low EarthNaval reconnaissance16 April 1991Successful
28 September
00:04
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tsyklon-3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 32/2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the United Nations.svg Intercosmos 24 (Aktivny-IK/AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1) Intercosmos Low EarthAtmospheric researchIn orbitSuccessful
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Magion 2 Low EarthAtmospheric researchIn orbitSuccessful
28 September
17:05
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Proton-K/DM-2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 200/40 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gorizont 19 GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful

October

3 October
14:59
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2047 (Yantar-4K2)Low EarthReconnaissance21 NovemberSuccessful
17 October
13:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2048 (Zenit-8)Low EarthReconnaissance26 OctoberSuccessful
18 October
16:53
Flag of the United States.svg Space Shuttle Atlantis Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39B Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of the United States.svg STS-34 NASALow EarthInterplanetary probe deployment23 OctoberSuccessful
Flag of the United States.svg Galileo NASA Jovian Jupiter orbiter21 September 2003Successful
Flag of the United States.svg Galileo Probe NASAJovianJupiter entry probe7 December 1995Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
21 October
09:31
Flag of the United States.svg Delta II 6925 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral LC-17A Flag of the United States.svg McDonnell Douglas
Flag of the United States.svg USA-47 (GPS II-4)US Air ForceMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful
24 October
21:35
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tsyklon-3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 32 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Meteor 3-3 Low EarthEarth scienceIn orbitSuccessful
27 October
23:05
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 4 44L Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-2 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of the United Nations.svg Intelsat 602 IntelsatGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful

November

17 November
10:50
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2049 (Yantar-4KS1)Low EarthReconnaissance19 June 1990Successful
18 November
14:34
Flag of the United States.svg Delta 5920 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-2W Flag of the United States.svg McDonnell Douglas
Flag of the United States.svg COBE NASA Sun-synchronous Cosmology In orbitSuccessful
Only flight of Delta 5920
23 November
00:23
Flag of the United States.svg Space Shuttle Discovery Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39B Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of the United States.svg STS-33 NASALow EarthSatellite deployment28 NovemberSuccessful
Flag of the United States.svg USA-48 (Magnum-2)NROGeosynchronousELINTIn orbitOperational
Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
23 November
20:35
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Molniya-M/2BL Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2050 (Oko)MolniyaEarly warningIn orbitSuccessful
24 November
23:22
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tsyklon-2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 90 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2051 (US-P)Low EarthNaval reconnaissance21 January 1991Successful
26 November
13:01
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Proton-K Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kvant-2 Low Earth (Mir)Mir component23 March 2001
05:50
Successful
28 November
10:02
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Molniya-M/ML Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Molniya 3-46L MolniyaCommunications20 May 2000Successful
30 November
15:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2052 (Yantar-4K2)Low EarthReconnaissance24 January 1990Successful

December

1 December
20:20
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Proton-K/D-1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 200/40 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg / Flag of France.svg Granat AN SSSR/CNES High Earth Astronomy25 May 1999Successful
11 December
18:10
Flag of the United States.svg Delta II 6925 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral LC-17B Flag of the United States.svg McDonnell Douglas
Flag of the United States.svg USA-49 (GPS II-5)US Air ForceMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitSuccessful
15 December
11:30
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Proton-K/DM-2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 81/23 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Raduga 24 GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
20 December
03:30
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soyuz-U2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Progress M-2 Low Earth (Mir)Logistics9 February 1990
07:56
Successful
27 December
00:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tsyklon-3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plesetsk Site 32/2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2053 (Koltso 2)Low EarthRadar calibration2 September 1997Successful
27 December
11:10
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Proton-K/DM-2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kosmos 2054 (Luch)GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational

Deep-space rendezvous

Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks
23 January Phobos 1 Flyby of Mars Failed orbiter mission
29 January Phobos 2 Areocentric orbit injection
27 MarchPhobos 2Enters synchronous orbit of Phobos
25 August Voyager 2 Flyby of Neptune Closest approach: 44,800 kilometres (27,800 mi)

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