Orbital Launches of 1990

ID	Date	Payload(s)	Launch Vehicle	Site	Remark
January
1990-001	01.01.1990	Skynet 4A [PAM-D2] JCSat 2 [Orbus-7S]	Commercial-Titan-3	CC LC-40	Version 1st flight
1990-002	09.01.1990	Columbia F9 (STS-32R) Leasat 5 (Syncom-4 5) [TU-882]	Shuttle	CCK LC-39A
1990-003	17.01.1990	Kosmos 2055 (Zenit-8 #89, Oblik #89)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1990-004	18.01.1990	Kosmos 2056 (Strela-2M #47)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-133/3
1990-005	22.01.1990	SPOT 2 UoSat 3 (OSCAR 14, UO 14) UoSat 4 (OSCAR 15, UO 15) PACSAT (OSCAR 16, AO 16) DOVE (OSCAR 17, DO 17) Webersat (OSCAR 18, WO 18) LUSAT (OSCAR 19, LO 19)	Ariane-40 H10	Ko ELA-2	Version 1st flight
1990-006	23.01.1990	Molniya-3 53L	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-43/4
1990-007	24.01.1990	Muses A (Hiten) [KM-M] Muses A Lunar Orbiter (Hagoromo)	M-3S-2	Ka LP-M
1990-008	24.01.1990	GPS-2 6 (GPS SVN 18, Navstar 18, USA 50)	Delta-6925	CC LC-17A
1990-009	25.01.1990	Kosmos 2057 (Yantar-4K2 #50, Kobalt #50)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
1990-010	30.01.1990	Kosmos 2058 (Tselina-R #2)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/1 ?
February
1990-011	04.02.1990	DFH-2A 4 (STTW 4, ZX 3, ChinaSat 3)	CZ-3	Xi LC-3
1990-012	06.02.1990	Kosmos 2059 (Duga-K #2)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1990-013	07.02.1990	MOS 1b (Momo 1b) DEBUT JAS 1b (Fuji 2, OSCAR 20, FO 20)	H-1 (9 SO)	Ta LP-N
1990-014	11.02.1990	Soyuz-TM 9	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1990-015	14.02.1990	LACE (USA 51) RME (USA 52)	Delta-6920-8	CC LC-17B
1990-016	15.02.1990	Raduga 25 (Gran 35L)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-81/23
1990-F01	22.02.1990	Superbird B BS 2x	Ariane-44L H10	Ko ELA-2	Failure
1990-017	27.02.1990	Nadezhda 2 (Nadezhda #5)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1990-018	28.02.1990	Okean 2 (Okean-O1 #5)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2
1990-019	28.02.1990	Atlantis F6 (STS-36) Misty 1 (AFP-731, USA 53)	Shuttle	CCK LC-39A
1990-020	28.02.1990	Progress-M 3	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
March
1990-021	14.03.1990	Intelsat-6 3 [Orbus-21S]	Commercial-Titan-3	CC LC-40	Partial Failure
1990-022	14.03.1990	Kosmos 2060 (US-P #33)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90
1990-023	20.03.1990	Kosmos 2061 (Parus #68)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-133/3
1990-024	22.03.1990	Kosmos 2062 (Zenit-8 #90, Oblik #90)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1990-025	26.03.1990	GPS-2 7 (GPS SVN 20, Navstar 19, USA 54)	Delta-6925	CC LC-17A
1990-026	27.03.1990	Kosmos 2063 (US-K #62)	Molniya-M (Blok-2BL)	Pl LC-43/3
April
1990-027	03.04.1990	Ofeq 2	Shavit	Pa
1990-F02	03.04.1990	Kosmos (2064) (Yantar-4K2 #51, Kobalt #51)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4	Failure
1990-028	05.04.1990	SECS (GLOMR 2, Chalk Tercel 2 ?, USA 55) Pegsat	Pegasus [NB-52B]	Ed RW04/22	Version 1st flight
1990-029	06.04.1990	Kosmos 2064 (Strela-1M #345) Kosmos 2065 (Strela-1M #346) Kosmos 2066 (Strela-1M #347) Kosmos 2067 (Strela-1M #348) Kosmos 2068 (Strela-1M #349) Kosmos 2069 (Strela-1M #350) Kosmos 2070 (Strela-1M #351) Kosmos 2071 (Strela-1M #352)Kosmos 2064, ..., 2071 (Strela-1M #345, ..., #352)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-133/3
1990-030	07.04.1990	AsiaSat 1	CZ-3	Xi LC-3
1990-031	11.04.1990	POGS & SSR (Stacksat 1, USA 56, P87-2(a)) TEX (Stacksat 2, USA 57, P87-2(b)) SCE (Stacksat 3, USA 58, P87-2(c)) PDD (P87-2(d))	Atlas-E Altair-3A	Va SLC-3W
1990-032	11.04.1990	Foton 3 (Foton #6)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1990-033	13.04.1990	Kosmos 2072 (Yantar-4KS1 #14, Terilen #14)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
1990-034	13.04.1990	Palapa B2R → NewSat 1	Delta-6925-8	CC LC-17B
1990-035	17.04.1990	Kosmos 2073 (Zenit-8 #91, Oblik #91)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1990-036	20.04.1990	Kosmos 2074 (Parus #69)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-133/3 ?
1990-037	24.04.1990	Discovery F10 (STS-31R) HST (Hubble)	Shuttle	CCK LC-39B
1990-038	25.04.1990	Kosmos 2075 (Taifun-2 #25) / 13 Romb	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1990-039	26.04.1990	Molniya-1T 77 (Molniya-1T 86L)	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-43/4
1990-040	28.04.1990	Kosmos 2076 (US-K #63)	Molniya-M (Blok-2BL)	Pl LC-16/2
May
1990-041	05.05.1990	Progress 42	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1990-042	07.05.1990	Kosmos 2077 (Yantar-4K2 #52, Kobalt #52)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
1990-043	09.05.1990	MACSAT 1 MACSAT 2	Scout-G1	Va SLC-5
1990-044	15.05.1990	Kosmos 2078 (Yantar-1KFT #12, Kometa #12)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
1990-045	19.05.1990	Kosmos 2079 (Uragan #36) Kosmos 2080 (Uragan #37) Kosmos 2081 (Uragan #38)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/40
1990-046	22.05.1990	Kosmos 2082 (Tselina-2 #7)	Zenit-2	Ba LC-45/2
1990-047	29.05.1990	Resurs-F 6 (Resurs-F1 (17F43) #9)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1990-048	31.05.1990	Kristall	Proton-K	Ba LC-200/39
June
1990-049	01.06.1990	ROSAT	Delta-6920-10	CC LC-17A
1990-050	08.06.1990	SLDCOM 1 (USA 59) Parcae 10A (USA 60) Parcae 10B (USA 61) Parcae 10C (USA 62)	Titan-4(05)A	CC LC-41	Version 1st flight
1990-051	12.06.1990	Insat 1D	Delta-4925	CC LC-17B
1990-052	13.06.1990	Molniya-3 47L	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-43/3
1990-053	19.06.1990	Kosmos 2083 (Zenit-8 #92, Oblik #92)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
1990-054	20.06.1990	Gorizont 20 (Gorizont 30L)	Proton-K Blok-DM	Ba LC-200/40
1990-055	21.06.1990	Kosmos 2084 (US-K #64)	Molniya-M (Blok-2BL)	Pl LC-43/3	Partial Failure
1990-056	23.06.1990	Intelsat-6 4 [Orbus-21S]	Commercial-Titan-3	CC LC-40
1990-057	27.06.1990	Meteor-2 19	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/1
July
1990-F03	03.07.1990	Kosmos (2085) (Yantar-4K2 #53, Kobalt #53))	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2	Failure
1990-058	11.07.1990	Gamma	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1990-059	16.07.1990	Badr A Aussat-B-MFS [PKM]	CZ-2E	Xi LC-2	Kick stage deployed in wrong orientation
1990-060	17.07.1990	Resurs-F 7 (Resurs-F2 #5)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1990-061	18.07.1990	Kosmos 2085 (Potok #6, Geizer 17L)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/39
1990-062	20.07.1990	Kosmos 2086 (Zenit-8 #93, Oblik #93)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1990-063	24.07.1990	TDF 2 DFS-Kopernikus 2	Ariane-44L H10	Ko ELA-2
1990-064	25.07.1990	Kosmos 2087 (US-K #65)	Molniya-M (Blok-2BL)	Pl LC-16/2
1990-065	25.07.1990	CRRES (P86-1)	Atlas-1	CC LC-36B	Version 1st flight
1990-066	30.07.1990	Kosmos 2088 (Geo-IK #12, Musson #12)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/1
August
1990-067	01.08.1990	Soyuz-TM 10	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1990-068	02.08.1990	GPS-2 8 (GPS SVN 21, Navstar 20, USA 63)	Delta-6925	CC LC-17A
1990-069	03.08.1990	Kosmos 2089 (Yantar-4K2 #54, Kobalt #54)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
1990-070	08.08.1990	Kosmos 2090 (Strela-3 #49) Kosmos 2091 (Strela-3 #50) Kosmos 2092 (Strela-3 #51) Kosmos 2093 (Strela-3 #52) Kosmos 2094 (Strela-3 #53) Kosmos 2095 (Strela-3 #54)Kosmos 2090, ..., 2095 (Strela-3 #49, ..., #54)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2
1990-F04	09.08.1990	Ekran-M (3) (Ekran-M 14L)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/39	Failure
1990-071	10.08.1990	Molniya-1T 78 (Molniya-1T 85L)	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-43/4
1990-072	15.08.1990	Progress-M 4	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1990-073	16.08.1990	Resurs-F 8 (Resurs-F1 (17F43) #10)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1990-074	18.08.1990	Marco Polo 2 → Thor 1	Delta-6925	CC LC-17B
1990-075	23.08.1990	Kosmos 2096 (US-P #34)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90
1990-076	28.08.1990	Kosmos 2097 (US-K #66)	Molniya-M (Blok-2BL)	Pl LC-43/4
1990-077	28.08.1990	BS 3a (Yuri 3a)	H-1 UM-129A (9 SO)	Ta LP-N
1990-078	28.08.1990	Kosmos 2098 (Taifun-1 #23, Vektor #23)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-133/3
1990-079	30.08.1990	Skynet 4C Eutelsat-2 F1	Ariane-44LP H10	Ko ELA-2
1990-080	31.08.1990	Kosmos 2099 (Zenit-8 #94, Oblik #94)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
September
1990-081	03.09.1990	Feng Yun 1B (FY 1B, China 30) QQW 1 (DQ 1) QQW 2 (DQ 2)	CZ-4	TY LC-7
1990-082	07.09.1990	Resurs-F 9 (Resurs-F1 (17F43) #11)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
1990-083	14.09.1990	Kosmos 2100 (Parus #70)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-133/3
1990-084	20.09.1990	Molniya-3 54L	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-43/4
1990-085	27.09.1990	Progress-M 5	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1990-086	28.09.1990	Meteor-2 20	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/1
October
1990-087	01.10.1990	Kosmos 2101 (Orlets-1 #2, Don #2)	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1990-088	01.10.1990	GPS-2 9 (GPS SVN 15, Navstar 21, USA 64)	Delta-6925	CC LC-17A
1990-F05	04.10.1990	Kosmos (2102) (Tselina-2 #8)	Zenit-2	Ba LC-45/2	Failure
1990-089	05.10.1990	FSW-1 3 (China 33)	CZ-2C	Jq LC-2/138
1990-090	06.10.1990	Discovery F11 (STS-41) Ulysses [IUS + PAM-S]	Shuttle	CCK LC-39B
1990-091	12.10.1990	SBS 6 Galaxy 6	Ariane-44L H10	Ko ELA-2
1990-092	16.10.1990	Kosmos 2102 (Yantar-4K2 #55, Kobalt #55)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
1990-093	30.10.1990	Inmarsat-2 F1	Delta-6925	CC LC-17B
November
1990-094	03.11.1990	Gorizont 21 (Gorizont 32L)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-81/23
1990-095	13.11.1990	DSP 15 (USA 65)	Titan-4(02)A IUS	CC LC-41
1990-096	14.11.1990	Kosmos 2103 (US-P #35)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90
1990-097	15.11.1990	Atlantis F7 (STS-38) Quasar 8 (SDS-2 2, USA 67) [Orbus-21S] Prowler 1 [PAM-D]	Shuttle	CCK LC-39A
1990-098	16.11.1990	Kosmos 2104 (Zenit-8 #95, Oblik #95)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1990-099	20.11.1990	Kosmos 2105 (US-K #67)	Molniya-M (Blok-2BL)	Pl LC-16/2
1990-100	20.11.1990	Satcom C1 GStar 4	Ariane-42P H10	Ko ELA-2	Version 1st flight
1990-101	23.11.1990	Molniya-1T 79 (Molniya-1T 88L)	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-43/3
1990-102	23.11.1990	Gorizont 22 (Gorizont 33L)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/39
1990-103	26.11.1990	GPS-2A 1 (GPS SVN 23, Navstar 22, USA 66)	Delta-7925	CC LC-17A	Version 1st flight
1990-104	28.11.1990	Kosmos 2106 (Koltso #3)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2
December
1990-105	01.12.1990	DMSP-5D2 F10 (USA 68)	Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS	Va SLC-3W
1990-106	02.12.1990	Columbia F10 (STS-35)	Shuttle	CCK LC-39B
1990-107	02.12.1990	Soyuz-TM 11	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1990-108	04.12.1990	Kosmos 2107 (US-P #36)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90
1990-109	04.12.1990	Kosmos 2108 (Yantar-4K2 #56, Kobalt #56)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1990-110	08.12.1990	Kosmos 2109 (Uragan #39) Kosmos 2110 (Uragan #40) Kosmos 2111 (Uragan #41)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/40
1990-111	10.12.1990	Kosmos 2112 (Strela-2M #48)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-133/3
1990-112	20.12.1990	Raduga 26 (Gran 37L)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-81/23
1990-113	21.12.1990	Kosmos 2113 (Yantar-4KS1 #15, Terilen #15)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5 ?
1990-114	22.12.1990	Kosmos 2114 (Strela-3 #55) Kosmos 2115 (Strela-3 #56) Kosmos 2116 (Strela-3 #57) Kosmos 2117 (Strela-3 #58) Kosmos 2118 (Strela-3 #59) Kosmos 2119 (Strela-3 #60)Kosmos 2114, ..., 2119 (Strela-3 #55, ..., #60)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2
1990-115	26.12.1990	Kosmos 2120 (Zenit-8 #96, Oblik #96)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
1990-116	27.12.1990	Raduga-1 2 (Globus 12L)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/39

Launch sites:

Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, USSR

CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

Ed = Edwards AFB, California, USA

Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China

Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan

Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France

Pa = Israeli Air Force Test Range, Palmachim, Israel

Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), USSR

Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan

TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China

Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA

Xi = Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China

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