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Proton | Raduga 22
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 20, 1988, 3:43 p.m.
Soyuz U | Zenit-8 70
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 13, 1988, 11:19 a.m.
Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 66
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkrainePlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 11, 1988, 8:02 a.m.
Molniya-M | US-K 58
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 3, 1988, 10:23 p.m.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-26
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 29, 1988, 3:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-26 was the twenty-sixth space shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery. It was the return to flight mission after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was the first to have all of its crew members wear pressure suits for launch and landing since STS-4 and the first mission with bailout capability since STS-4. It was also the first all-veteran crew mission since Apollo-11 with all of its crew having flown at least on prior mission.
Low Earth OrbitMolniya-M | Molniya-3 51L
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 29, 1988, 9:07 a.m.
Atlas E | NOAA 11
Convair | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 24, 1988, 10:02 a.m.
Soyuz-U-PVB | Zenit-8 69
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 22, 1988, 10:20 a.m.
Shavit | Ofeq-1
Israeli Space Agency | IsraelPalmachim Airbase, State of Israel
Sept. 19, 1988, 9:31 a.m.
H-1 | Sakura 3B
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Sept. 16, 1988, 9:59 a.m.
