Space history timeline
594 records
1990s
50 records
1997
Iridium MS-4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium MS-4
Delta 7920-10C launched on the Iridium MS-4 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.
IRS-1D — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: IRS-1D
PSLV (C) launched on the IRS-1D flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. Partial launch success/failure.
Progress M-36 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-36
Soyuz-U launched on the Progress M-36 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
Foton No. 11 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Foton No. 11
Soyuz-U launched on the Foton No. 11 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.
Apstar 2R — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Apstar 2R
Chang Zheng 3B launched on the Apstar 2R flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
Maqsat — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Maqsat
Ariane 5G launched on the Maqsat flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Partial launch success/failure.
USA 134 (GPS IIA-28) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 134 (GPS IIA-28)
Delta 7925 launched on the USA 134 (GPS IIA-28) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.
Iridium MS-5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium MS-5
Delta 7920-10C launched on the Iridium MS-5 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.
Sirius 2/Cakrawarta — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Sirius 2/Cakrawarta
Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Sirius 2/Cakrawarta flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.
Resurs F-1M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Resurs F-1M
Soyuz-U launched on the Resurs F-1M flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.
Spartan 201/USMP-4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Spartan 201/USMP-4
Space Shuttle launched on the Spartan 201/USMP-4 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. Launch vehicle success.
JCSAT-5/Equator-S — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: JCSAT-5/Equator-S
Ariane 44P (44P-3) launched on the JCSAT-5/Equator-S flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.
Astra 1G — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Astra 1G
Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the Astra 1G flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch vehicle success.
Iridium 42/44 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium 42/44
Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD launched on the Iridium 42/44 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. Launch vehicle success.
Iridium MS-6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium MS-6
Delta 7920-10C launched on the Iridium MS-6 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.
Intelsat 804 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat 804
Ariane 42L (42L-3) launched on the Intelsat 804 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.
Asiasat 3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Asiasat 3
AsiaSat 3, previously known as HGS-1 and then PAS-22, was a geosynchronous communications satellite, which was salvaged from an unusable geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) by means of the Moon's gravity.
1998
Skynet 4D — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Skynet 4D
Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the Skynet 4D flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch vehicle success.
Shuttle/Mir-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Shuttle/Mir-8
Space Shuttle launched on the Shuttle/Mir-8 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Brasil B3/Inmar 3F5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Brasil B3/Inmar 3F5
Ariane 44LP (44LP-3) launched on the Brasil B3/Inmar 3F5 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.
Globalstar 1-4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Globalstar 1-4
Delta 7420-10C launched on the Globalstar 1-4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.
Voyager 1 becomes the most distant spacecraft
Voyager 1 surpassed Pioneer 10’s distance from the Sun.
Iridium MS-7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium MS-7
Delta 7920-10C launched on the Iridium MS-7 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.
Hot Bird 4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Hot Bird 4
Ariane 42P (42P-3) launched on the Hot Bird 4 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.
SPOT 4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: SPOT 4
Ariane 40 (40-3) launched on the SPOT 4 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.
Iridium 51/61 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium 51/61
Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD launched on the Iridium 51/61 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. Launch vehicle success.
Iridium MS-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium MS-8
Delta 7920-10C launched on the Iridium MS-8 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.
Iridium — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium
Proton-K/17S40 (DM2) launched on the Iridium flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch vehicle success.
Neurolab — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Neurolab
Space Shuttle launched on the Neurolab flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. Launch vehicle success.
Globalstar 5-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Globalstar 5-8
Delta 7420-10C launched on the Globalstar 5-8 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.
Nilesat 101/BSAT 1b — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Nilesat 101/BSAT 1b
Ariane 44P (44P-3) launched on the Nilesat 101/BSAT 1b flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.
Iridium 69/71 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium 69/71
Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD launched on the Iridium 69/71 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. Launch vehicle success.
Echostar 4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Echostar 4
Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the Echostar 4 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch vehicle success.
Iridium MS-9 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium MS-9
Delta 7920-10C launched on the Iridium MS-9 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.
Zhongwei 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Zhongwei 1
Chang Zheng 3B launched on the Zhongwei 1 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
Shuttle/Mir-9 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Shuttle/Mir-9
Space Shuttle launched on the Shuttle/Mir-9 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Thor III — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Thor III
Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the Thor III flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.
Sinosat — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Sinosat
Chang Zheng 3B launched on the Sinosat flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
Iridium 78/76 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium 78/76
Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD launched on the Iridium 78/76 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. Launch vehicle success.
ST-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ST-1
Ariane 44P (44P-3) launched on the ST-1 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.
Galaxy X — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: Galaxy X
Delta 8930 launched on the Galaxy X flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch failure.
Astra 2A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Astra 2A
Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the Astra 2A flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch vehicle success.
Iridium MS-10 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium MS-10
Delta 7920-10C launched on the Iridium MS-10 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.
PAS 7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: PAS 7
Ariane 44LP (44LP-3) launched on the PAS 7 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.
Eutelsat W2/Sirius 3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Eutelsat W2/Sirius 3
Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Eutelsat W2/Sirius 3 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.
ARD/Maqsat-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ARD/Maqsat-3
Ariane 5G launched on the ARD/Maqsat-3 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.
Deep Space 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Deep Space 1
Deep Space 1 (DS1) was a NASA technology demonstration spacecraft which flew by an asteroid and a comet.
Afristar/GE 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Afristar/GE 5
Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Afristar/GE 5 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.
Spartan 201/Spacehab — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Spartan 201/Spacehab
Space Shuttle launched on the Spartan 201/Spacehab flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. Launch vehicle success.
PAS 8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: PAS 8
Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the PAS 8 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch vehicle success.