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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 27
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 2, 1995, 1 p.m.
Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-67
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 2, 1995, 6:38 a.m.
Soyuz U | Foton 10
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 16, 1995, 5:39 p.m.
Soyuz U | Progress M-26
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 15, 1995, 4:48 p.m.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-63
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 3, 1995, 5:22 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-63 was the first mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, which carried out the first rendezvous of the American Space Shuttle with Russia's space station Mir. Known as the 'Near-Mir' mission, the flight used Space Shuttle Discovery, which lifted off from launch pad 39B on 3 February 1995 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Low Earth OrbitAtlas II | UHF F/O F4
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 29, 1995, 1:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The U.S. Navy began replacing and upgrading its ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications network during the 1990s with a constellation of customized satellites built by Hughes Space and Communications Company. Known as the UFO (Ultra High Frequency Follow On) series, these HS-601 model satellites support the Navy's global communications network, serving ships at sea and a variety of other U.S. military fixed and mobile terminals.
Geostationary OrbitLong March 2E | Apstar 2
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jan. 25, 1995, 10:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
The APStar 2 satellite was designed to serve two-thirds of the world's population - from China, Japan, and Vietnam on the east; to Russia, Eastern Europe, and India on the west; and to Australia on the south. APT Satellite Company, Ltd., of Hong Kong, ordered the high-power Hughes HS 601 spacecraft model in November 1993, as well as satellite control facility equipment and operator training.
Geostationary OrbitKosmos-3M | Tsikada 20
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 24, 1995, 3:54 a.m.
Mu-3S-II | EXPRESS
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | JapanUchinoura Space Center, Japan
Jan. 15, 1995, 1:45 p.m.
Atlas IIAS | INTELSAT 704
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 10, 1995, 6:18 a.m.
