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Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-17

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 1, 1993, 2:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz TM-17 was the 17th mission and the 14th long-duration expedition to Mir space station. The mission began on July 1, 1993, 14:32:58 UTC, launching Commander Vasili Tsibliyev, Flight Engineer Aleksandr Serebrov and Research Cosmonaut Jean-Pierre Haigneré 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 various scientific experiments. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, and welcomed aboard the Soyuz TM-18 crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on January 14, 1994, 08:18:20 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta II | GPS IIA-12

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 26, 1993, 1:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GPS-2A (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2A (Navigation System using Timing And ranging) are improved satellites of the second generation of the GPS navigation system.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Scout G-1 | RADCAL

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 25, 1993, 11:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

RadCal (Radar Calibration) is small satellite to calibrate the Space Command radars to determine orbital positions of other satellites to within a few meters.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U-PVB | Resurs-F 18

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 25, 1993, 8:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return Earth observation satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Ariane 42P | Galaxy 4H

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
June 25, 1993, 12:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

American communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 95 to 100

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 24, 1993, 4:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation store-dump military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-57

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
June 21, 1993, 1:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-57 was a Shuttle-Spacehab mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour that launched 21 June 1993 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 51

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 16, 1993, 4:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite. Destroyed in a collision with Iridium 33.

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton | Gorizont 39L

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 27, 1993, 1:22 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-1T 86

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 26, 1993, 3:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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