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Proton | Gorizont 23
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 1, 1991, 9:53 p.m.
Scout G-1 | REX
Vought | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 29, 1991, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
REX (Radiation Experiment) or ISES (Integrated Space Experiment System) was an Air Force Rome Laboratory ionospheric research satellite which tested the effects of the atmosphere on radio transmissions, and employed GPS for on-board navigation and attitude control.
Polar OrbitSoyuz-U-PVB | Resurs-F 11
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 28, 1991, 8:09 a.m.
Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 26
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 25, 1991, 1:20 p.m.
Molniya-M | Molniya-1T 81
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 18, 1991, 9:09 a.m.
Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-R 3
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkrainePlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 13, 1991, 3:41 p.m.
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 49
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 11, 1991, 5:41 a.m.
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-40
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
June 5, 1991, 1:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-40 was the eleventh launch of Columbia and carried the Spacelab module for Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1), the fifth Spacelab mission and the first dedicated to biology. It was also the first mission to carry three women crew members.
Low Earth OrbitTsiklon-3 | Okean-O1 6
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkrainePlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 4, 1991, 8:10 a.m.
Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-8
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 30, 1991, 8:04 a.m.
