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Proton | US-KS 5
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 13, 1991, 5:51 p.m.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-48
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 12, 1991, 11:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-48 was the thirteenth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its primary purpose was to launch the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. The flight was also the first to test an electronic still camera in space, a modified Nikon F4.
Low Earth Orbit
Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 9
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkraineBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 30, 1991, 8:58 a.m.
Mu-3S-II | Yohkoh
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | JapanUchinoura Space Center, Japan
Aug. 30, 1991, 2:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The objective of Solar A or Yohkoh (Japanese for sunbeam) is to study the high-energy radiations from solar flares (hard and soft X-rays and energetic neutrons) as well as quiet structures and pre-flare conditions. The mission is a successor to Hinotori, a previous Japanese spacecraft flown at the previous solar activity maximum in 1981.
Low Earth OrbitVostok 8A92M | IRS-1B
RKK Energiya | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 29, 1991, 6:48 a.m.
H-1 | Yuri 3B
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Aug. 25, 1991, 8:40 a.m.
Kosmos-3M | Parus 73
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 22, 1991, 12:35 p.m.
Soyuz-U-PVB | Resurs-F2 7
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 21, 1991, 10:50 a.m.
Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-9
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 20, 1991, 10:54 p.m.
Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-3 5
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkrainePlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 15, 1991, 9:15 a.m.
