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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-88

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dec. 4, 1998, 8:35 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-88 was the first Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour, and took the first American module, the Unity node, to the station.

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta II | BONUM-1

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 22, 1998, 11:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The satellite is a high-power version of the HS-376HP, spin-stabilized spacecraft, one of the most popular spacecraft models. The satellite was launched onboard a Delta-7925 rocket on Nov. 22, 1998. The delivery in-orbit contract included the satellite, launch vehicle services, and ground satellite control equipment for use at the control center, and training for the satellite controllers. The satellite is operated by the BONUM-1 control station, located in Moscow.

Geostationary Orbit
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Proton | Zarya

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 20, 1998, 6:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Zarya Control Module, also known by the technical term Functional Cargo Block and the Russian acronym FGB, was the first component launched for the International Space Station. This module was designed to provide the station's initial propulsion and power. The 19,323 kilogram pressurized module was launched on a Russian Proton rocket in November 1998.

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta II | Iridium 83 to 87

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 6, 1998, 1:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Iridium provides global mobile telecommunications services using a constellation of 66 low earth orbit satellites in a 86.4° inclined orbit. Although 77 satellites were originally envisioned for the system and spawned the name based on the 77th element in the periodic table, the system has been scaled back. Motorola's Satellite Communications Group designed and manufactured the Iridium satellites with Lockheed Martin providing the LM-700A spacecraft buses.

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton-K/DM-2M | PAS 8

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 4, 1998, 5:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Three of the most powerful broadcast satellites ever launched that are capable of direct-to-home (DTH) service are providing DTH programming to millions of consumers of PanAmSat. They were designed and built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L).

Geostationary Orbit
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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-95

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Oct. 29, 1998, 7:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-95 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 29 October 1998, using the orbiter Discovery. It was the 25th flight of Discovery and the 92nd mission flown since the start of the Space Shuttle program in April 1981. It was a highly publicized mission due to former Project Mercury astronaut and United States Senator John H. Glenn, Jr.'s return to space for his second space flight. At age 77, Glenn became the oldest person, to date, to go into space. This mission is also noted for inaugurating ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the U.S., with live coast-to-coast coverage of the launch. In another first, Pedro Duque became the first Spaniard in space.

Low Earth Orbit
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Ariane 44L | Afristar & GE 5

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Oct. 28, 1998, 10:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellites

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-40

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 25, 1998, 4:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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


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Delta 7326-9.5 | Deep Space 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 24, 1998, 12:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DS1 (Deep Space 1) was a mission to test high risk technologies like an ion-engine and autonomous operation. It was the first mission funded by NASA under the 'New Millennium' program.

Heliocentric N/A
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Pegasus Hybrid | Satélite de Coleta de Dados-2 (SCD-2)

Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of America
Air launch to orbit
Oct. 23, 1998, 12:02 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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


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