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Proton | Gorizont 24

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 23, 1991, 3:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-10

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 17, 1991, 12:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 10, 1991, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U | Orlets-1 3

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 9, 1991, 1:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U-PVB | Foton 7

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 4, 1991, 6:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Microgravity research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-13

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 2, 1991, 5:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz TM-13 was the 13th mission and the tenth long-duration expedition to Mir space station. The mission began on October 2, 1991, 05:59:38 UTC, launching Commander Alexander Volkov, Research Cosmonaut/Flight Engineer Toktar Aubakirov and Research Cosmonaut Franz Viehböck, the first Austrian cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed EVAs, various station repair and maintenance tasks, and carried out scientific experiments in biology, geophysics, space technology, astronomy etc. They were visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, and welcomed aboard the Soyuz TM-14 crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on March 25, 1992, 08:51:22 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 67 to 72

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 28, 1991, 7:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation store-dump military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Ariane 44P | Anik E1

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 26, 1991, 11:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Anik E's provide North America-wide communications in both the C-band (6/4 GHz) and higher power Ku-band (14/12 GHz), and each satellite carries the equivalent of 56 analog television channels.

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 60

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 19, 1991, 4:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 48L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 17, 1991, 8:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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