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Ariane 40 | SPOT 3

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 26, 1993, 1:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The satellites SPOT 1, 2 and 3 (Satellite Probatoire de l'Observation de la Terre) were the first generation of SPOT earth observation satellites operated by Spot Image.

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PSLV | IRS-P1

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Sept. 20, 1993, 5:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

IRS-1E (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) satellite was an experimental Indian earth observing satellite, which was derived from the engineering model of IRS-1A incorporating a Monocular Electro-Optical Stereo Scanner developed by DLR, Germany, and a LISS-I camera similar to that on IRS-1A.

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Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 4

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 17, 1993, 12:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

US-PM (Upravlenniye Sputnik Passivny Modifikirovanny) (also reported as US-PU) was a solar powered improved EORSAT (Electronic Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite). It used an passive ELINT devices to track naval vessels from space by registering their electronic emmissions.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 14

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 16, 1993, 7:36 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation ELING satellite

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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 12, 1993, 11:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-51 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission that launched the Advanced 10 Technology Satellite (ACTS) in September 1993. The flight also featured the deployment and retrieval of the SPAS-ORFEUS satellite and its IMAX camera, which captured spectacular footage of Discovery in space. A spacewalk was also performed during the mission to evaluate tools and techniques for the STS-61 Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission later that year.

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Soyuz-U | Orlets-1 5

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 7, 1993, 1:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Atlas I | UHF F/O F2

General Dynamics | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 3, 1993, 11:17 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.

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Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2 21

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 31, 1993, 4:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

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Delta II | GPS IIA-13

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 30, 1993, 12:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GPS-2A (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2A (Navigation System using Timing And ranging) are improved satellites of the second generation of the GPS navigation system.

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Soyuz-U-PVB | Resurs-F 19

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 24, 1993, 10:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return Earth observation satellite

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