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Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 10
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkraineBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 26, 1999, 8 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.
Low Earth Orbit
Ariane 44L | Galaxy 11
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 22, 1999, 12:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Galaxy 11 was the first BSS-702 satellite. It was ordered in May 1997 and was successfully launched in December 1999 on an Ariane 4 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. Galaxy XI has a payload of 64 active transponders; 24 operate in C-band and 40 operate in Ku-band. The spacecraft was designed for an end-of-life power of more than 10 kW. The satellite provides service to North America and Brazil.
Geostationary Orbit
Taurus 2110 | Arirang-1 & ACRIMSat
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 21, 1999, 7:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The KOMPSAT 1 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 1) Earth observation satellite was developed jointly by KARI and TRW. ACRIMSat (Active Cavity Radiometric Irradiance Monitor Satellite) was a satellite to ascertain the extent of solar radiation variability.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-103
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dec. 20, 1999, 12:50 a.m.
Atlas IIAS | Terra
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 18, 1999, 6:57 p.m.
Titan II SLV | DMSP F-15
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 12, 1999, 5:38 p.m.
VLS-1 | SACI-2
Department of Aerospace Science and Technology | BrazilAlcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil
Dec. 11, 1999, 6:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
SACI 2 (Satélite Científico 2) is a 60 kg scientific satellite (Scientific Applications Satellite) launched on the 11th December 1999 on the second flight of the Brazilian VLS-1. Failure of the launcher second stage prevented it from reaching orbit.
Low Earth Orbit
Ariane 5 G | XMM-Newton
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 10, 1999, 2:32 p.m.
Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-D2 - D8
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaAir launch to orbit
Dec. 4, 1999, 6:53 p.m.
Ariane 40 | Helios 1B
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 3, 1999, 4:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Helios program is Europe's military optical reconnaissance system consisting of both a space and a ground segment, which commenced service in 1995, jointly funded by the French, Italian and Spanish governments. The Helios I optical observation satellites, launched in July 1995 and December 1999 respectively, can acquire high resolution images of any point on the globe, with daily revisit capability. Helios-1B had suffered a breakdown of its power supply system in October 2004 and could no longer perform any work after operating for just under its 5-year nominal life expectancy.
Polar Orbit
