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Proton | Raduga 25
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 15, 1990, 7:52 a.m.
Delta 6920-8 | LACE & RME
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 14, 1990, 4:15 p.m.
Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-9
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 11, 1990, 6:16 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz TM-9 was the ninth mission and the sixth long-duration expedition to Mir space station. The mission began on February 11, 1990, 06:16:00 UTC, launching Commander Anatoly Solovyev and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Balandin into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed two EVAs, various station maintenance tasks, and carried out scientific experiments in biology, geophysics, space technology, astronomy etc. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on August 9, 1990, 07:33:57 UTC.
Low Earth Orbit
H-1 | Momo 1b
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 7, 1990, 1:33 a.m.
Kosmos-3M | Duga-K 2
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 6, 1990, 4:30 p.m.
Long March 3 | DFH-2A 4
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feb. 4, 1990, 12:27 p.m.
Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-R 2
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkrainePlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 30, 1990, 11:20 a.m.
Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 50
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 25, 1990, 5:15 p.m.
Delta 6925 | GPS-2 6
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 24, 1990, 10:55 p.m.
Mu-3S-II | Hiten
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | JapanUchinoura Space Center, Japan
Jan. 24, 1990, 11:46 a.m.
