Space history in 1998
41 records
1990s
41 records
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.
Iridium MS-11 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium MS-11
Delta 7920-10C launched on the Iridium MS-11 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.
BONUM-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: BONUM-1
Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the BONUM-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17B. Launch vehicle success.
ISS 2A (Unity) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ISS 2A (Unity)
Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 2A (Unity) flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Satmex 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Satmex 5
Ariane 42L (42L-3) launched on the Satmex 5 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.
Unity and Zarya joined in orbit
The STS-88 crew joined the Unity and Zarya modules in orbit.
Mars Climate Orbiter — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Mars Climate Orbiter
The Mars Climate Orbiter (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Orbiter) was a robotic space probe launched by NASA on December 11, 1998, to study the Martian climate, Martian atmosphere, and surface changes and to act as the communications relay in…
Iridium 88/89 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium 88/89
Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD launched on the Iridium 88/89 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. Launch vehicle success.
PAS 6B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: PAS 6B
Ariane 42L (42L-3) launched on the PAS 6B flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.