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Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-10

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 1, 1990, 9:32 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz TM-10 was the tenth mission and the seventh long-duration expedition to Mir space station. The mission began on August 1, 1990, 09:32:21 UTC, launching Commander Gennadi Manakov and Flight Engineer Gennadi Strekalov into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed an EVA, various station repair and maintenance tasks, and carried out scientific experiments in biology, geophysics, space technology, astronomy etc. They were visited by a Progress M-5 resupply spacecraft and Soyuz TM-11 expedition. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on December 10, 1990, 06:08:12 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-3 | Geo-IK 12

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 30, 1990, 12:06 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A satellite for the GEO-IK geodetic system

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas I | CRRES

General Dynamics | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 25, 1990, 7:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Magnetospheric research satellite

Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
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Molniya 8K78M-PVB | US-K 65

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 25, 1990, 6:13 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Ariane 44L | TDF 2 & DFS-Kopernikus 2

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
July 24, 1990, 10:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

French and German direct broadcasting satellites

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 93

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 20, 1990, 8:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton | Potok 6

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 18, 1990, 9:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary military relay satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz-U-PVB | Resurs-F2 5

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 17, 1990, 9:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 2E | BADR & Aussat-B-MFS

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 16, 1990, 12:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mass model of the Aussat-B satellite launched with the first Pakistani satellite on the maiden flight of the Chinese CZ-2E rocket.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U | Gamma

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 11, 1990, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soviet-French gamma and x-ray astronomical telescope

Low Earth Orbit
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