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Proton | Uragan 57 to 59
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 11, 1994, 3:27 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Aug. 10, 1994, 11:05 p.m.
Molniya-M | US-K 75
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 5, 1994, 1:12 a.m.
Atlas IIA | DirecTV 2
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 3, 1994, 11:57 p.m.
Pegasus | APEX
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaAir launch to orbit
Aug. 3, 1994, 2:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
APEX (Advanced Photovoltaic & Electronic Experiment) successfully tested a wide array of advanced photovoltaic and electronic components in a harsh radiation environment, provided significant data to support improved designs for future space systems. During operation, APEX's highly elliptical orbit allowed the investigation of space plasma effects on high-voltage operation (current leakage at positive voltages and arcing at negative voltages) in the perigee region, plus the investigation of space radiation effects (decreased array power output from passage through the inner radiation belt) in the apogee region.
Elliptical OrbitKosmos-3M | Obzor Test
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 2, 1994, 8 p.m.
Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 17
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 29, 1994, 9:30 a.m.
Long March 3 | APSTAR 1
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 21, 1994, 10:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The APSTAR 1 spacecraft carries such general communications traffic as voice, fax, data, and television signals across China and Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, and Vietnam. APSTAR 1A has expanded coverage to India and Pakistan. Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc., signed a contract in May 1992 with APT Satellite Company, Ltd., of Hong Kong for the first satellite. APT ordered APSTAR IA in March 1995. The spacecraft were built at the Hughes Space and Communications Company facilities in El Segundo, Calif.
Geostationary OrbitSoyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 72
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 20, 1994, 5:35 p.m.
Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 7
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 14, 1994, 5:13 a.m.
