Previous Spaceflight Launches
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Ariane 3 | GStar 3 & SBS 5
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 8, 1988, 11 p.m.
Long March 4A | Feng Yun 1A
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 6, 1988, 8:30 p.m.
Soyuz U | Zenit-8 68
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 6, 1988, 7:30 a.m.
Titan II SLV | P-11 5103
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 5, 1988, 9:25 a.m.
Titan 34D Transtage | Mercury 12
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral, FL, USA
Sept. 2, 1988, 12:05 p.m.
Molniya-M | US-K 57
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 30, 1988, 2:14 p.m.
Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-6
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 29, 1988, 4:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz TM-6 was the sixth mission to Mir space station. The mission began on June 7, 1988, 14:03:13 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Lyakhov, Flight Engineer/Research Doctor Valeri Polyakov and Research Cosmonaut Abdul Mohmand, the first Afghan cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later, meeting with the long-duration resident crew. During their 7-day stay there, cosmonauts performed Earth observation and other tasks. They returned on a Soyuz TM-5 spacecraft, landing safely back on Earth on September 7, 1988, 00:49:38 UTC.
Low Earth OrbitScout G-1 | Transit-O 25,31
Vought | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 25, 1988, 6:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.
Polar OrbitSoyuz U | Resurs-F2 2
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 23, 1988, 11:15 a.m.
Soyuz U | Zenit-8 67
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 23, 1988, 9:20 a.m.
