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Titan 401A Centaur | Mercury 16

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 12, 1998, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The Mercury (MC) series, although known to the public as 'Advanced Vortex', are the latest generation of USAF ELINT/SIGINT satellites. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT), focused at strategic level communications, but had the capability added to intercept also missile telemetry. These satellites were launched under the designation Program 7500 and were part of NRO's Program A.

Geostationary Orbit
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Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-B1 - B8

Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of America
Air launch to orbit
Aug. 2, 1998, 4:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 20

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 28, 1998, 9:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation ELING satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 3B | Xinnuo 1

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 18, 1998, 9:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Zenit-2 | Resurs-O1

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 10, 1998, 6:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Resurs-O1 N4 or Resurs-O1 2 is the fourth earth observation satellite in the Russian Resurs-O1 program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Shtil'-1 | Tubsat-N & N1

KB Mashinostroyeniya | Russia
Sea Launch
July 7, 1998, 3:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

TUBSAT-N and Tubsat-N1 are two nanosatellites, which were launched on the 7th of July 1998 as a satellite cluster from a submarine with a russian Shtil-1 rocket in the Barents Sea. All systems are working well and the satellites are in a excellent overall condition. The satellites were separated in orbit via telecommand. Both satellites were developed at the Technical University of Berlin and the complete project was financed by DLR.

Low Earth Orbit
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M-V | Nozomi

IHI Corporation | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
July 3, 1998, 6:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The primary scientific objective of Nozomi program is to study the Martian upper atmosphere with emphasis on its interaction with the solar wind.

Heliocentric N/A
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 61L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 1, 1998, 12:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4KS1M 8

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 25, 1998, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Neman or Yantar-4KS1M satellites were improved versions of the Terilen elctro-optical reconnaissance satellites. They were transmitting the data via Potok (Geizer) relay satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 78

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 24, 1998, 6:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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