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Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-13
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 2, 1991, 5:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz TM-13 was the 13th mission and the tenth long-duration expedition to Mir space station. The mission began on October 2, 1991, 05:59:38 UTC, launching Commander Alexander Volkov, Research Cosmonaut/Flight Engineer Toktar Aubakirov and Research Cosmonaut Franz Viehböck, the first Austrian cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed EVAs, various station repair and maintenance tasks, and carried out scientific experiments in biology, geophysics, space technology, astronomy etc. They were visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, and welcomed aboard the Soyuz TM-14 crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on March 25, 1992, 08:51:22 UTC.
Low Earth Orbit
Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 67 to 72
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkrainePlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 28, 1991, 7:05 a.m.
Ariane 44P | Anik E1
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 26, 1991, 11:43 p.m.
Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 60
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 19, 1991, 4:20 p.m.
Molniya-M | Molniya-3 48L
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 17, 1991, 8:01 p.m.
Proton | US-KS 5
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 13, 1991, 5:51 p.m.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-48
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 12, 1991, 11:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-48 was the thirteenth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its primary purpose was to launch the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. The flight was also the first to test an electronic still camera in space, a modified Nikon F4.
Low Earth OrbitZenit-2 | Tselina-2 9
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkraineBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 30, 1991, 8:58 a.m.
Mu-3S-II | Yohkoh
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | JapanUchinoura Space Center, Japan
Aug. 30, 1991, 2:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The objective of Solar A or Yohkoh (Japanese for sunbeam) is to study the high-energy radiations from solar flares (hard and soft X-rays and energetic neutrons) as well as quiet structures and pre-flare conditions. The mission is a successor to Hinotori, a previous Japanese spacecraft flown at the previous solar activity maximum in 1981.
Low Earth OrbitVostok 8A92M | IRS-1B
RKK Energiya | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 29, 1991, 6:48 a.m.
