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Ariane 44L | Solidaridad 2 & Thaicom 2
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Oct. 8, 1994, 1:07 a.m.
Atlas IIAS | INTELSAT 703
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 6, 1994, 6:35 a.m.
Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-20
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 3, 1994, 10:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz TM-20 was the 20th mission and the 17th long-duration expedition to Mir space station. The mission began on October 3, 1994, 22:42:30 UTC, launching Commander Alexander Viktorenko, Flight Engineer Yelena Kondakova and Research Cosmonaut Ulf Merbold into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed two EVAs, carried out various scientific experiments. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, and welcomed aboard the Soyuz TM-21 crew. During this mission the first rendezvous maneuver of the Space Shuttle STS-63 with the Mir space station was performed. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on March 22, 1995, 04:04:05 UTC.
Low Earth Orbit
Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-68
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 30, 1994, 11:16 a.m.
Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 24
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 27, 1994, 2 p.m.
Proton | Potok 8
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 21, 1994, 5:53 p.m.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-64
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 9, 1994, 10:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-64 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission that was set to perform multiple experiment packages. STS-64 was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 9 September 1994, and landed back on 20 September 1994 at Edwards Air Force Base.
Low Earth Orbit
Ariane 42L | Telstar 402
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 9, 1994, 12:29 a.m.
Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F12
Convair | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 29, 1994, 5:38 p.m.
H-II | Kiku-6
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Aug. 28, 1994, 7:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
ETS 6 (Engineering Test Satellite) was developed to confirm the technology required for a geostationary three-axis satellite bus system for high performance practical satellites in the 1990's, and to test advanced satellite communications equipment.
Geostationary Orbit
