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Pegasus Hybrid | Orbcomm F1 - F2 & OrbView-1
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaAir launch to orbit
April 3, 1995, 1:48 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 28, 1995, 11:14 p.m.
Start | Gurwin-1
Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 28, 1995, 10 a.m.
Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F13
Convair | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 24, 1995, 2:05 p.m.
Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 73
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 22, 1995, 4:44 p.m.
Atlas IIAS | INTELSAT 705
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 22, 1995, 6:18 a.m.
Kosmos-3M | Parus 83
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 22, 1995, 4:09 a.m.
H-II | SFU & Himawari 5
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
March 18, 1995, 8:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
SFU (Space Flyer Unit) was a Japanese space laboratory launched by the same H-2 + SSB rocket that launched GMS 5. It carried an infrared telescope (IRTS), and instruments and supplies for microgravity experiments. Himawari 5 was a Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications.
Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-21
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 14, 1995, 6:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz TM-21 was the 21st mission and the 18th long-duration expedition to Mir space station. It was also a part of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program. The mission began on March 14, 1995, 06:11:34 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Dezhurov, Flight Engineer Gennady Strekalov and Research Cosmonaut Norman Thagard (who became the first American to ride the Soyuz) into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed several EVAs to prepare for the docking of the new Spektr module. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, and welcomed aboard the STS-71 with the 19th expedition crew. Crews exchanged vehicles, and members of the 18th expedition returned aboard STS-71, landing safely back on Earth on 7 July 1995, 14:55:28 UTC. Soyuz TM-21 brought back the 19th expedition later on September 11, 1995, 06:52:40 UTC.
Low Earth Orbit
Proton | Uragan 63 to 65
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 7, 1995, 9:23 a.m.
