1989 in spaceflight

1989 in spaceflight
The Galileo probe is deployed from Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-34, beginning a fourteen-year mission to Jupiter
Orbital launches
First 10 January
Last 27 December
Total 102
Successes 101
Failures 1
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
Orbital 6
Total travellers 27
The launch of the only Delta 5920 with the Cosmic Background Explorer.

The following is an outline of 1989 in spaceflight.

Launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
10 January
02:05
Soviet UnionProton-K/DM-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 200/39 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 1987 (GLONASS) Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 1988 (GLONASS) Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 1989 (Etalon-2) Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
12 January
11:29
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 16/2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 1990 (Resurs-F2) Low Earth Reconnaissance11 FebruarySuccessful
18 January
08:20
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 1991 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance1 FebruarySuccessful
26 January
09:16
Soviet UnionProton-K/DM-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 200/40 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionGorizont 17 Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
26 January
15:36
Soviet UnionKosmos-3M Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 132/2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 1992 (Strela-2M) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
27 January
01:23
European UnionAriane 2 FranceKourou ELA-1 FranceArianespace
United NationsIntelsat 515 Intelsat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
28 January
12:30
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 1993 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance27 MarchSuccessful
10 February
08:53
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionProgress 40 Low Earth (Mir) Logistics5 March
01:59
Successful
10 February
15:13
Soviet UnionTsyklon-3 Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 32 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 1994 (Strela-3) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 1995 (Strela-3) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 1996 (Strela-3) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 1997 (Strela-3) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 1998 (Strela-3) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 1999 (Strela-3) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
10 February
16:55
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2000 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance3 MarchSuccessful
14 February
04:21
Soviet UnionMolniya-M/2BL Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2001 (Oko) Molniya Early warningIn orbitSuccessful
14 February
17:00
Soviet UnionKosmos-3M Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 132/2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2002 (Taifun-2) Low Earth Radar calibration15 OctoberSuccessful
14 February
18:30
United StatesDelta II 6925 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A United StatesMcDonnell Douglas
United StatesUSA-35 (GPS II-1) US Air Force Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
Maiden flight of Delta II 6925
First flight of Block II GPS satellite
15 February
11:00
Soviet UnionMolniya-M/ML Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet Union
Soviet UnionMolniya 1-75 Molniya CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
17 February
14:59
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2003 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance3 MarchSuccessful
21 February
23:30
JapanMu-3S-II JapanUchinoura JapanISAS
JapanEXOS-D Akebono ISAS Low Earth Aurora observationIn orbitSuccessful
22 February
03:28
Soviet UnionKosmos-3M Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 132/2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2004 (Parus) Low Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
28 February
04:05
Soviet UnionTsyklon-3 Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 32 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionMeteor 2-18 Low Earth Earth sciencesIn orbitSuccessful
2 March
18:59
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2005 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance25 AprilSuccessful
6 March
23:29
European UnionAriane 4 44LP FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
JapanJCSAT 1 JSAT Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
European UnionMeteosat 4 EUMETSAT Geosynchronous Weather satelliteIn orbitSuccessful
13 March
14:57
United StatesSpace Shuttle Discovery United StatesKennedy LC-39B United States
United StatesSTS-29 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment18 March
14:36
Successful
United StatesTDRS-4 (TDRS-D) NASA Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Manned orbital flight with 5 astronauts
16 March
14:59
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2006 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance31 MarchSuccessful
16 March
18:54
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionProgress 41 Low Earth (Mir) Logistics25 April
12:12
Successful
23 March
12:25
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2007 (Yantar-4KS1) Low Earth Reconnaissance22 SeptemberSuccessful
24 March
13:38
Soviet UnionKosmos-3M Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 132/2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2008 (Strela-1M) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2009 (Strela-1M) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2010 (Strela-1M) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2011 (Strela-1M) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2012 (Strela-1M) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2013 (Strela-1M) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2014 (Strela-1M) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2015 (Strela-1M) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
24 March
21:50
United StatesDelta 3920 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17B United StatesMcDonnell Douglas
United StatesUSA-36 (Delta Star) US Air Force Low Earth Technology development23 June 1992Successful
Final flight of Delta 3920
2 April
02:28
European UnionAriane 2 FranceKourou ELA-1 FranceArianespace
SwedenTele-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
Soviet UnionKosmos-3M Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 132/2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2016 (Parus) Low Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
6 April
14:00
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2017 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance19 AprilSuccessful
14 April
04:08
Soviet UnionProton-K/DM-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 200/39 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionRaduga 23 Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
20 April
18:29
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2018 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance19 JuneSuccessful
26 April
17:00
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 41/1 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionFoton 5 Low Earth Microgravity research11 MaySuccessful
4 May
18:47
United StatesSpace Shuttle Atlantis United StatesKennedy LC-39B United States
United StatesSTS-30 NASA Low Earth Interplanetary probe deployment8 May
05:43
Successful
United StatesMagellan NASA Cytherean Radar mapping12 October 1994Successful
Manned orbital flight with 5 astronauts
5 May
13:00
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2019 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance18 MaySuccessful
10 May
19:47
United StatesTitan 34D/Transtage United StatesCape Canaveral LC-40 United StatesMartin Marietta
United StatesUSA-37 (Vortex 6) NRO Geosynchronous SIGINTIn orbitSuccessful
17 May
13:00
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2020 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance15 JulySuccessful
24 May
10:30
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2021 (Yantar-1KFT) Low Earth Reconnaissance6 JulySuccessful
25 May
08:50
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 43/3 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionResurs-F1 Low Earth Reconnaissance17 JuneSuccessful
Soviet UnionPion 1 Low Earth Atmospheric research23 JulySuccessful
Soviet UnionPion 2 Low Earth Atmospheric research24 JulySuccessful
31 May
08:31
Soviet UnionProton-K/DM-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 200/40 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2022 (GLONASS) Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2023 (GLONASS) Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2024 (Etalon 2) Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
1 June
12:59
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2025 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance15 JuneSuccessful
5 June
22:37
European UnionAriane 4 44L FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
JapanSuperbird A SCC Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
GermanyDFS-1 Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Maiden flight of Ariane 4 44L
7 June
05:12
Soviet UnionKosmos-3M Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 132/2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2026 (Parus) Low Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
8 June
17:09
Soviet UnionMolniya-M/ML Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionMolniya 3-45L Molniya Communications14 December 2001Successful
9 June
10:10
Soviet UnionTsyklon-3 Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 32/2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionOkean-01 Intended: Low Earth 9 JuneLaunch failure
10 June
22:19
United StatesDelta II 6925 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A United StatesMcDonnell Douglas
United StatesUSA-38 (GPS II-2) US Air Force Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
14 June
12:30
Soviet UnionKosmos-3M Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 133/3 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2027 (Taifun-1) Low Earth Radar calibration14 April 1992Successful
14 June
13:18
United StatesTitan IVA 402/IUS United StatesCape Canaveral LC-41 United StatesMartin Marietta
United StatesUSA-39 (DSP-14) US Air Force Geosynchronous Early warningIn orbitOperational
Maiden flight of Titan IVA
16 June
09:30
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2028 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance6 JulySuccessful
21 June
23:35
Soviet UnionProton-K/DM-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 200/39 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionRaduga 1-1 Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
27 June
08:04
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 16/2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionResurs-F2 Low Earth Reconnaissance11 JulySuccessful
4 July
15:21
Soviet UnionKosmos-3M Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 133/3 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionNadezhda 1 Low Earth Maritime surveillanceIn orbitSuccessful
5 July
08:00
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2029 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance17 JulySuccessful
5 July
22:45
Soviet UnionProton-K/DM-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 200/40 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionGorizont 18 Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
12 July
00:14
European UnionAriane 3 FranceKourou ELA-1 FranceArianespace
European UnionOlympus 1 ESA Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Final flight of Ariane 3 and launch from ELA-1
12 July
15:00
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2030 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance28 JulySpacecraft failure
Spacecraft exploded in orbit on 28 July
18 July
09:44
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 16/2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionResurs-F3 Low Earth Reconnaissance8 AugustSuccessful
Soviet UnionPion 3 Low Earth Atmospheric research19 SeptemberSuccessful
Soviet UnionPion 4 Low Earth Atmospheric research19 SeptemberSuccessful
18 July
12:10
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2031 (Ortlets-1) Low Earth Reconnaissance15 SeptemberSuccessful
20 July
08:59
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2032 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance3 AugustSuccessful
24 July
00:00
Soviet UnionTsyklon-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 90 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2033 (US-P) Low Earth ELINT6 January 1991Successful
25 July
07:48
Soviet UnionKosmos-3M Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 133/3 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2034 (Parus) Low Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
2 August
11:29
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2035 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance16 AugustSuccessful
8 August
12:37
United StatesSpace Shuttle Columbia United StatesKennedy LC-39B United States
United StatesSTS-28 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment13 AugustSuccessful
United StatesUSA-40 (SDS-2-1) US Air Force Molniya CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
United StatesUSA-41 DoD SIGINTIn orbitSuccessful
Manned orbital flight with 5 astronauts
8 August
23:25
European UnionAriane 4 44LP FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
GermanyTV-Sat 2 Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
European UnionHipparcos ESA Geosynchronous transfer AstronomyIn orbitSuccessful
15 August
10:29
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 43/4 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionResurs-F4 Low Earth Reconnaissance14 SeptemberSuccessful
18 August
05:57
United StatesDelta II 6925 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A United StatesMcDonnell Douglas
United StatesUSA-42 (GPS II-3) US Air Force Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
22 August
12:59
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2036 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance5 SeptemberSuccessful
23 August
03:09
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionProgress M-1 Low Earth (Mir) Logistics1 December
11:21
Successful
Maiden flight of Progress-M spacecraft
27 August
22:59
United StatesDelta 4925 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17B United StatesMcDonnell Douglas
United KingdomMarco Polo 1 BSkyB Operational: Geosynchronous
Current: Graveyard
CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Maiden flight of Delta 4925
28 August
00:14
Soviet UnionTsyklon-3 Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 32/2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2037 (Geo-IK) Low Earth Earth scienceIn orbitSuccessful
4 September
05:54
United StatesTitan 34D/Transtage United StatesCape Canaveral LC-40 United StatesMartin Marietta
United StatesUSA-43 (DSCS-II) DoD Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
United StatesUSA-44 (DSCS-III) DoD Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Final flight of Titan 34D and Transtage upper stage
5 September
19:11
JapanH-I JapanTanegashima LA-N JapanMitsubishi
JapanGMS-4 NASDA Geosynchronous Weather satelliteIn orbitSuccessful
5 September
21:38
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionSoyuz TM-8 Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-519 February 1990
04:36
Successful
Manned orbital flight with 2 cosmonauts
6 September
01:48
United StatesTitan II 23G United StatesVandenberg SLC-4W United StatesMartin Marietta
United StatesUSA-45 DoD SIGINTIn orbitSuccessful
6 September
10:49
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 43/3 Soviet Union
Soviet Union/GermanyResurs-F5 Low Earth Microgravity experiments22 SeptemberSuccessful
14 September
09:49
Soviet UnionTsyklon-3 Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 32 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2038 (Strela-3) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2039 (Strela-3) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2040 (Strela-3) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2041 (Strela-3) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2042 (Strela-3) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Soviet UnionKosmos 2043 (Strela-3) Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
15 September
06:30
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet Union/European Union/United StatesKosmos 2044 (Bion 9) ESA/NASA Low Earth Microgravity research29 SeptemberSuccessful
22 September
08:00
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2045 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance2 OctoberSuccessful
25 September
08:56
United StatesAtlas G United StatesCape Canaveral LC-36B United StatesLockheed
United StatesUSA-46 (FLTSATCOM 8) DoD Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Final flight of Atlas G
27 September
14:38
Soviet UnionMolniya-M/ML Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionMolniya 1-76 Molniya Communications11 November 2000Successful
27 September
16:20
Soviet UnionTsyklon-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 90 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2046 (US-P) Low Earth Naval reconnaissance16 April 1991Successful
28 September
00:04
Soviet UnionTsyklon-3 Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 32/2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionIntercosmos 24 Low Earth Atmospheric researchIn orbitSuccessful
Czech RepublicMagion 2 Low Earth Atmospheric researchIn orbitSuccessful
28 September
17:05
Soviet UnionProton-K/DM-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 200/40 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionGorizont 19 Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
3 October
14:59
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2047 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance21 NovemberSuccessful
17 October
13:00
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2048 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance26 OctoberSuccessful
18 October
16:53
United StatesSpace Shuttle Atlantis United StatesKennedy LC-39B United States
United StatesSTS-34 NASA Low Earth Interplanetary probe deployment23 OctoberSuccessful
United StatesGalileo NASA Jovian Jupiter orbiter21 September 2003Successful
United StatesGalileo Probe NASA Jovian Jupiter entry probe7 December 1995Successful
Manned orbital flight with 5 astronauts
21 October
09:31
United StatesDelta II 6925 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A United StatesMcDonnell Douglas
United StatesUSA-47 (GPS II-4) US Air Force Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
24 October
21:35
Soviet UnionTsyklon-3 Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 32 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionMeteor 3-3 Low Earth Earth scienceIn orbitSuccessful
27 October
23:05
European UnionAriane 4 44L FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
United NationsIntelsat 602 Intelsat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
17 November
10:50
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2049 (Yantar-4KS1) Low Earth Reconnaissance19 June 1990Successful
18 November
14:34
United StatesDelta 5920 United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W United StatesMcDonnell Douglas
United StatesCOBE NASA Sun-synchronous CosmologyIn orbitSuccessful
Only flight of Delta 5920
23 November
00:23
United StatesSpace Shuttle Discovery United StatesKennedy LC-39B United States
United StatesSTS-33 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment28 NovemberSuccessful
United StatesUSA-48 (Magnum-2) NRO Geosynchronous ELINTIn orbitOperational
Manned orbital flight with 5 astronauts
23 November
20:35
Soviet UnionMolniya-M/2BL Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2050 (Oko) Molniya Early warningIn orbitSuccessful
24 November
23:22
Soviet UnionTsyklon-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 90 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2051 (US-P) Low Earth Naval reconnaissance21 January 1991Successful
26 November
13:01
Soviet UnionProton-K Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 200/39 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKvant-2 Low Earth (Mir) Mir component23 March 2001
05:50
Successful
28 November
10:02
Soviet UnionMolniya-M/ML Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionMolniya 3-46L Molniya Communications20 May 2000Successful
30 November
15:00
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2052 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance24 January 1990Successful
1 December
20:20
Soviet UnionProton-K/D-1 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 200/40 Soviet Union
Soviet Union/FranceGranat CNES High Earth Astronomy25 May 1999Successful
11 December
18:10
United StatesDelta II 6925 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17B United StatesMcDonnell Douglas
United StatesUSA-49 (GPS II-5) US Air Force Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
15 December
11:30
Soviet UnionProton-K/DM-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 81/23 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionRaduga 24 Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
20 December
03:30
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionProgress M-2 Low Earth (Mir) Logistics9 February 1990
07:56
Successful
27 December
00:00
Soviet UnionTsyklon-3 Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 32/2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2053 (Koltso 2) Low Earth Radar calibration2 September 1997Successful
27 December
11:10
Soviet UnionProton-K/DM-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 200/39 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 2054 (Luch) Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational

Deep-space rendezvous

Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
23 JanuaryPhobos 1Flyby of MarsFailed orbiter mission
29 JanuaryPhobos 2Areocentric orbit injection
27 MarchPhobos 2Enters synchronous orbit of Phobos
25 AugustVoyager 2Flyby of NeptuneClosest approach: 44,800 kilometres (27,800 mi)

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