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Molniya-M | Molniya-1T 80

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 15, 1991, 3:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 13

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 15, 1991, 9:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton | US-KMO 1

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 14, 1991, 8:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation early warning satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 353-360

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 12, 1991, 2:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 57

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 7, 1991, 6:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 5, 1991, 2:36 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Informator-1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 29, 1991, 11:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Informator 1 was a prototype communications satellite for the Koskon (Space Conversion) Global Space Communication System to collect and transmit data from several scientific stations with an additional radio amateur hosted payload. It was launched on 29 January 1991 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome by a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-2 | US-P 37

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 18, 1991, 11:34 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U-PVB | Zenit-8 97

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 17, 1991, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Ariane 44L | Italsat 1

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Jan. 15, 1991, 11:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Italy's first operational communications satellite was launched 15 January 1991 by an Ariane-44L H10 booster. Developed by a contractor team led by Alenia Spazio, Italsat carries ten active transponders plus five spares for 30/20 GHz and 50/40 GHz links with a capacity of 12,000 telephone circuits.

Geostationary Orbit
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