Previous Spaceflight Launches
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Soyuz-U2 | Progress 39
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 25, 1988, 4:11 a.m.
Tsiklon-3 | Koltso 1
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkrainePlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 23, 1988, 7:20 a.m.
Molniya-M | Molniya-3 52L
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 22, 1988, 2:15 p.m.
Long March 3 | DFH-2A 3
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 22, 1988, 12:40 p.m.
Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 42
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 16, 1988, 7 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | Skynet 4B & Astra 1A
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 11, 1988, 12:33 a.m.
Proton | Ekran-M 2
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 10, 1988, 11:54 a.m.
Soyuz-U-PVB | Zenit-8 74
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 8, 1988, 2:50 p.m.
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-27
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dec. 2, 1988, 2:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-27 was the twenty-seventh and the third for Atlantis. It carried a classified payload for the Department of Defence. The heat shielding was substantially damaged during lift-off, impacting the right wing. The crew narrowly survived re-entry with a steal bar taking the brunt of the heat before beginning to burn through the aluminum structure.
Low Earth OrbitSoyuz U | Zenit-8 73
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 30, 1988, 9 a.m.
