1998 in spaceflight

none January 2014 July 2021 1998 Proton-K-Zarya.jpg A Proton-K launches Zarya, the first module of the International Space Station 7 January 30 December 82 75 5 2 77 Athena IIDelta II 7326Delta II 7420Delta II 7425Delta IIIShtil' Atlas IITitan IVA 7 39 Timeline of spaceflight 1997 1999 This article outlines notable events occurring in 1998 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. Zarya launch Zarya (ISS module) Launch and flight paragraph 1,2 2 right on Orbital launches 1998 |colspan=8| January |- 1 7 January 02:28 USAAthena II USASpaceport Florida LC-46 USALockheed Martin Maiden flight of Athena II, first orbital launch from Spaceport Florida USALunar Prospector NASA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter Successful 31 July 1999 1 10 January 00:32 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS UKSkynet 4D MoD Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 22 January 12:56 ISRShavit ISRPalmachim ISRISA Second stage failure ISROfeq-4 Intended: Low Earth (retrograde) Reconnaissance Launch Failure 22 January 2 23 January 02:48 USA105 USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts USASTS-89 NASA Low Earth (Mir) Shuttle-Mir Program Successful 2 31 January 16:57 2 USASpaceHab Logistics Double Module NASA/SpaceHab Low Earth (Endeavour) Logistics inherit inherit 1 29 January 16:33 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TM-27 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-25 Successful 25 August 05:24 1 29 January 18:37 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral SLC-36A USA NRO Launch 5 USAUSA-137 (SDS-3-1) NRO Molniya Communications Operational |colspan=8| February |- 2 4 February 23:29 FRAAriane 4 44LP FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace BRABrazilsat B3 Embratel Geostationary Communications Operational UKInmarsat 3F5 Inmarsat Geostationary Communications Operational 4 10 February 13:20 USATaurus 2210 USAVandenberg LC-576E USAOrbital Sciences USAGFO US Navy Low Earth Radar altimetry Operational USAOrbcomm G1 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm G2 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USACelestis-02 Celestis Low Earth Space burial Successful 4 14 February 14:34 USADelta II 7420-10C USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS Maiden flight of Delta II 7420 USAGlobalstar 1 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational USAGlobalstar 4 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational USAGlobalstar 2 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational USAGlobalstar 3 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 1 17 February 10:34 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 RUS RUSKosmos 2349 (Yantar) Low Earth Cartography Successful 2 April 5 18 February 13:58 USADelta II 7920-10C USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS USAIridium 52 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 5 November 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25169 IRIDIUM 52 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231158/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25169 live USAIridium 56 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 11 October 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25170 IRIDIUM 56 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231224/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25170 live USAIridium 54 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 11 May 2019https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25171 IRIDIUM 54 N2YO.com 31 May 2019 9 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200809093519/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25171 live USAIridium 50 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 23 September 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25172 IRIDIUM 50 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173902/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25172 live USAIridium 53 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 30 September 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25173 IRIDIUM 53 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173725/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25173 live 1 21 February 07:55 JPNH-II JPNTanegashima LA-Y JPNNASDA Upper stage failure led to lower orbit than planned JPNKakehashi (COMETS) NASDA Intended: GeosynchronousActual: Medium Earth Communications Partial Failure 2 26 February 07:07 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences USASNOE NASA/UC Boulder Low Earth Nitric Oxide research Successful 13 December 2003 USATeledesic 1 Teledesic Low Earth Communications Successful 9 October 2000 1 27 February 22:38 FRAAriane 4 42P FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace FRAHot Bird 4 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 28 February 00:21 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral SLC-36B RUSUSAInternational Launch Services UNIntelsat 806 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| March |- 2 14 March 22:45 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos RUSProgress M-38 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 15 May RUSVDU 2 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir attitude control unit Successful 23 March 2001 05:50 1 16 March 21:32 USAAtlas II USACape Canaveral SLC-36A USA Final flight of baseline Atlas II USAUSA-138 (UHF F/O F8) US Navy Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 24 March 01:46 FRAAriane 4 40 FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace FRASPOT 4 CNES Sun-synchronous Earth Imaging Operational 2 25 March 17:01 PRCLong March 2C PRCTaiyuan LC-1 PRC USAIridium 51 Iridium Low Earth Communications Operational USAIridium 61 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 23 July 2019https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25263 IRIDIUM 61 N2YO.com 12 August 2019 10 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200810022719/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25263 live 5 30 March 06:02 USADelta II 7920-10C USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS USAIridium 55 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 31 March 2019https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25272 IRIDIUM 55 N2YO.com 31 May 2019 10 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200810030808/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25272 live USAIridium 57 Iridium Low Earth Communications Operational USAIridium 58 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 7 April 2019https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25274 IRIDIUM 58 N2YO.com 31 May 2019 9 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200809085245/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25274 live USAIridium 59 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 11 March 2019https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25275 IRIDIUM 59 N2YO.com 31 May 2019 10 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200810021723/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25275 live USAIridium 60 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 17 March 2019https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25276 IRIDIUM 60 N2YO.com 31 May 2019 9 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200809093536/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25276 live |colspan=8| April |- 1 2 April 02:42 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences USATRACE NASA Low Earth Solar research Operational 7 7 April 02:13 RUSProton-K/DM2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAIridium 62 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 7 November 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25285 IRIDIUM 62 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173808/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25285 live USAIridium 63 Iridium Low Earth Communications Operational USAIridium 64 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 1 April 2019https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25287 IRIDIUM 64 N2YO.com 31 May 2019 4 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200804111816/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25287 live USAIridium 65 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 19 July 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25288 IRIDIUM 65 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224174035/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25288 live USAIridium 66 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 23 August 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25289 IRIDIUM 66 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231210/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25289 live USAIridium 67 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 2 July 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25290 IRIDIUM 67 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231253/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25290 live USAIridium 68 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 6 June 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25291 IRIDIUM 68 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224174023/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25291 live 3 17 April 18:19 USASpace Shuttle 102 no USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronautsFinal flight of Spacelab Long Module No. 2 USASTS-90 NASA Low Earth Microgravity research Successful 3 3 May 16:09 3 USASpacelab LM-2 (Neurolab) NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Life science research inherit inherit USAEDO Pallet NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Cryogenic mission duration extension pallet inherit inherit 4 24 April 22:38 USADelta II 7420-10C USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS USAGlobalstar 14 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational USAGlobalstar 6 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational USAGlobalstar 15 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational USAGlobalstar 8 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 2 28 April 22:53 FRAAriane 4 44P FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Nilesat is the first Egyptian satellite EgyptNilesat 101 Nilesat Geosynchronous Communications Operational JPNBSAT-1B BSAT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 29 April 04:36 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSRVSN RUSKosmos 2350 (Prognoz SPRN) RVSN Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| May |- 2 2 May 09:16 PRCLong March 2C PRCTaiyuan LC-1 PRC USAIridium 69 Iridium Low Earth Communications Operational USAIridium 71 Iridium Low Earth Communications Operational 1 7 May 08:53 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 RUS RUSKosmos 2351 (Oko) MO RF Molniya Early Warning Operational 1 7 May 23:45 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAEchoStar 4 EchoStar Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 9 May 01:38 USATitan IVB 401/Centaur USACape Canaveral SLC-40 USALockheed Martin NROL-6 mission. USAUSA-139 / Orion 4 NRO Geosynchronous SIGINT Operational 1 13 May 15:52 USATitan 23G USAVandenberg SLC-4W USALockheed Martin USANOAA-15 (NOAA-K) NOAA Sun-synchronous Weather satellite Operational 1 14 May 22:12 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos RUSProgress M-39 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 29 October 04:14 5 17 May 21:16 USADelta II 7920-10C USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS USAIridium 70 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 11 October 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25342 IRIDIUM 70 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173742/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25342 live USAIridium 72 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 14 May 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25343 IRIDIUM 72 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224174003/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25343 live USAIridium 73 Iridium Low Earth Communications Operational USAIridium 74 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 11 June 2017https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25345 IRIDIUM 74 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173726/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25345 live USAIridium 75 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 10 July 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25346 IRIDIUM 75 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231252/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25346 live 1 30 May 10:00 PRCLong March 3B PRCXichang LC-2 PRC PRCZhongwei 1 (ChinaStar 1) COTSC Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| June |- 3 2 June 22:06 USASpace Shuttle 103 no USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts, landing with sevenFinal Shuttle-Mir flight and first shuttle flight with Super-lightweight Aluminium/Lithium ET USASTS-91 NASA Low Earth (Mir) Shuttle-Mir flight Successful 12 June 18:00 3 3 USASpaceHab Logistics Double Module NASA/SpaceHab Low Earth (Discovery) Logistics inherit inherit 23pxAMS-01 ESA Low Earth (Discovery) Particle physics inherit inherit 1 10 June 00:35 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS NORThor 3 Telenor Geosynchronous Communications Operational 6 15 June 22:58 UKRTsyklon-3 RUSPlesetsk Site 32 RUS Third stage failure left satellites in lower orbit than planned RUSKosmos 2352 (Strela-3) MO RF Intended: Medium EarthActual: Low Earth Communications Partial Failure RUSKosmos 2353 (Strela-3) MO RF Intended: Medium EarthActual: Low Earth Communications Partial Failure RUSKosmos 2354 (Strela-3) MO RF Intended: Medium EarthActual: Low Earth Communications Partial Failure RUSKosmos 2355 (Strela-3) MO RF Intended: Medium EarthActual: Low Earth Communications Partial Failure RUSKosmos 2356 (Strela-3) MO RF Intended: Medium EarthActual: Low Earth Communications Partial Failure RUSKosmos 2357 (Strela-3) MO RF Intended: Medium EarthActual: Low Earth Communications Partial Failure 1 18 June 22:48 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral SLC-36A RUSUSAInternational Launch Services UNIntelsat 805 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 24 June 18:29 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUS RUSKosmos 2358 (Yantar) MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 22 October 1 25 June 14:00 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 RUS RUSKosmos 2359 (Yantar) MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 12 July 1999 |colspan=8| July |- 1 1 July 00:48 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUS RUSMolniya 3–49 MOM Molniya Communications Successful 2 February 2011 1 3 July 18:12 JPNM-V JPNUchinoura JPNISAS Gravity assist produced less velocity than expected, spacecraft ran out of fuel trying to compensate JPNNozomi (PLANET-B) ISAS Intended: AreocentricActual: Heliocentric Mars orbiter Spacecraft failure 3 7 July 03:15 RUSShtil' RUSNovomoskovsk (K-407), Barents Sea RUS Maiden flight of Shtil' and first orbital launch from a submarine GERTubsat-N TUB Low Earth Communications Successful 23 April 2002 GERTubsat-N1 TUB Low Earth Communications Successful 21 October 2000 RUSShtil 1 Makeev Low Earth Measure carrier rocket performance Successful 8 May 2014 6 10 July 06:30 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUS Fasat-Bravo is the first successful Chilean satellite RUSResurs-O1 4 Low Earth Remote sensing Operational CHIFasat-Bravo FACh Low Earth Communications Operational TMSAT Low Earth Communications Operational ISRGurwin Techsat 1B Technion Low Earth Technology development Operational WESTPAC WPLTN Low Earth Laser tracking Operational GERSAFIR-2 DLR Low Earth Communications Operational 1 18 July 09:20 PRCLong March 3B PRCXichang LC-2 PRC PRCSinosat-1 SinoSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 28 July 09:15 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUS RUSKosmos 2360 (Tselina-2) MO RF Low Earth SIGINT Operational |colspan=8| August |- 8 2 August 16:24 USAPegasus-XL/HAPS USAStargazer, Wallops Flight Facility USAOrbital Sciences The decommissioned Orbcomm B4 satellite disintegrated into 34 pieces in 2018; the cause is under investigation as of January 2019Henry Caleb https://spacenews.com/first-up-satcom-orbcomm-satellite-breaks-up-%E2%80%A2-oneweb-denies-russian-investment-talks/ FIRST UP Satcom Orbcomm satellite breaks up • OneWeb denies Russian investment talks SpaceNews 2 January 2019 13 January 2019 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203134855/https://spacenews.com/first-up-satcom-orbcomm-satellite-breaks-up-%E2%80%A2-oneweb-denies-russian-investment-talks/ live USAOrbcomm B5 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm B6 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm B7 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm B8 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm B4 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications 22 December 2018 07:12 Successful USAOrbcomm B3 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm B2 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm B1 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational 1 12 August 11:30 USATitan IVA 401/Centaur USACape Canaveral SLC-41 USALockheed Martin Final flight of Titan IVAControl lost after guidance system malfunction; Range Safety self-destruct USAMercury-3 Intended: Geosynchronous ELINT Launch Failure 12 August T+40 seconds 1 13 August 09:43 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TM-28 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-26 Successful 28 February 1999 02:14 2 19 August 23:01 PRCLong March 2C PRCTaiyuan LC-1 PRC USAIridium 3 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 8 February 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25431 IRIDIUM 03 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173900/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25431 live USAIridium 76 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 28 August 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25432 IRIDIUM 76 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224174027/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25432 live 1 25 August 23:07 FRAAriane 4 44P FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace SINROCST-1 Singapore Telecom/Chunghwa Telecom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 27 August 01:17 USADelta III 8930 USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS Maiden flight of Delta IIIHydraulic failure in thrust vectoring system led to range safety self-destruct USAGalaxy 10 PanAmSat Intended: Geosynchronous Communications Launch Failure 27 August T+75 seconds 1 30 August 00:31 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services LUXAstra 2A SES Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 31 August 03:07 North Korea Paektusan-1 North Korea Musudan-ri North Korea First North Korean orbital launch attempt, never achieved orbit due to a suspected third stage failure. North Korea considered the launch as successful. North Korea Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 KCST Intended: Low Earth Communications Launch failure 31 August |colspan=8| September |- 5 8 September 21:13 USADelta II 7920-10C USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS USAIridium 82 Iridium Low Earth Communications Operational USAIridium 81 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 17 July 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25468 IRIDIUM 81 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224174033/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25468 live USAIridium 80 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 12 August 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25469 IRIDIUM 80 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231238/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25469 live USAIridium 79 Iridium Low Earth Communications Spacecraft Failure 29 November 2000 USAIridium 77 Iridium Low Earth Communications Spacecraft Failure 22 September 2017https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25471 IRIDIUM 77 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224174036/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25471 live 12 9 September 20:29 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUS Computer error caused premature second stage cutout USAGlobalstar 5 Globalstar Intended: Low Earth Communications Launch Failure 12 9 September 12 USAGlobalstar 7 Globalstar Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit USAGlobalstar 9 Globalstar Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit USAGlobalstar 10 Globalstar Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit USAGlobalstar 11 Globalstar Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit USAGlobalstar 12 Globalstar Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit USAGlobalstar 13 Globalstar Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit USAGlobalstar 16 Globalstar Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit USAGlobalstar 17 Globalstar Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit USAGlobalstar 18 Globalstar Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit USAGlobalstar 20 Globalstar Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit USAGlobalstar 21 Globalstar Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit 1 16 September 06:31 FRAAriane 4 44LP FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace USAPanAmSat 7 PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 8 23 September 05:06 USAPegasus-XL/HAPS USAStargazer, Wallops Island USAOrbital Sciences USAOrbcomm C1 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm C2 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm C3 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm C4 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm C5 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm C6 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm C7 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USAOrbcomm C8 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational 1 28 September 23:41 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUS RUSMolniya-1T MOM Molniya Communications Operational |colspan=8| October |- 2 3 October 10:04 USATaurus 1110 USAVandenberg LC-576E USAOrbital Sciences ATeX failed to deploy fully and was jettisoned from STEX on 16 January 1999 to protect the main spacecraft USASTEX NRO Low Earth Technology research Partial satellite failure USAUSA-141 (ATeX) NRO Low Earth Technology research Satellite failure 2 5 October 22:51 FRAAriane 4 44L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace FRAEutelsat W2 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational SWESirius 3 NSAB Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 9 October 22:50 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral SLC-36B RUSUSAInternational Launch Services FRAHot Bird 5 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 20 October 07:19 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral SLC-36A USA USAUSA-140 (UHF F/O F9) US Navy Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 21 October 16:37 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace ARD recovered in Pacific Ocean by French Navy 23pxMaqsat 3 ESA Geosynchronous transfer Monitor rocket performance Successful 23pxARD ESA Suborbital Spacecraft recovery demonstration Successful 21 October 1 23 October 00:02 USAPegasus-H USAStargazer, Cape Canaveral USAOrbital Sciences BRASCD-2 INPE Low Earth Communications Operational 2 24 October 21:13 USADelta II 7326-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS Maiden flight of Delta II 7326Deep Space 1 performed flybys of 1992 KD and 19P/Borrelly USADeep Space 1 NASA Heliocentric Asteroid/Comet probe Successful USASEDSAT-1 Alabama Low Earth Amateur radio Operational 2 25 October 04:14 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Sputnik-41 deployed from Mir during an EVA on 10 November RUSProgress M-40 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 5 February 1999 11:10 FRAUSARUSSputnik-41 ACF/AMSAT/RuAF Low Earth Amateur radio Successful 11 January 1999 2 28 October 22:15 FRAAriane 4 44L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace USAAfriStar 1worldspace Geosynchronous Communications Operational USAGE 5 GE Americom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 4 29 October 19:19 USASpace Shuttle Discovery USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts including the first Spanish space traveller (Pedro Duque) and the oldest person to fly in space (John Glenn)PANSAT deployed on 30 October; SPARTAN deployed on 1 November and retrieved on 3 November USASTS-95 NASA Low Earth Microgravity research Successful 3 7 November 17:03 3 USASpaceHab Single Module NASA/SpaceHab Low Earth (Discovery) Scientific research inherit inherit USASPARTAN-201 NASA Low Earth Solar observation inherit inherit USAPANSAT (PO-34) US Navy Low Earth Technology demonstration Operational |colspan=8| November |- 1 4 November 05:12 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch services USAPanAmSat 8 PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 5 6 November 13:37 USADelta II 7920-10C USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS USAIridium 2 Iridium Low Earth Communications Spacecraft failure USAIridium 86 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 5 October 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25528 IRIDIUM 86 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224174039/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25528 live USAIridium 85 Iridium Low Earth Communications Spacecraft failure 30 December 2000 USAIridium 84 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 4 November 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25530 IRIDIUM 84 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224174011/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25530 live USAIridium 83 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 5 November 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25531 IRIDIUM 83 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224174042/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25531 live 1 20 November 05:12 RUSProton-K KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSRoskosmos First launch of the International Space Station programme UNZarya NASA/Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS module Operational 1 22 November 23:54 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS NORBONUM-1 Telenor Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| December |- 6 4 December 08:35 USASpace Shuttle Endeavour USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronautsFirst crewed flight to the International Space StationSAC-A deployed on 14 December and MightySat on 15 December USASTS-88 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 16 December 04:53 UNUnity (Node 1) NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS module Operational UNPMA-1 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational UNPMA-2 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational ArgentinaSAC-A CONAE Low Earth Technology demonstration Successful 25 October 1999 USAMightySat 1 US Air Force Low Earth Technology demonstration Successful 21 November 1999 1 6 December 00:43 FRAAriane 4 42L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace MEXSatmex 5 Satmex Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 6 December 00:57 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences USASWAS NASA Low Earth Astronomy Operational 2 10 December 11:57 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUS RUSNadezhda 5 MO RF Low Earth Navigation Operational SWEAstrid-2 SSC Low Earth Aurora research Operational 1 11 December 18:45 USADelta II 7425-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS Maiden flight of Delta II 7425MCO crashed into Mars during orbital inserition due to error in unit conversions between Metric and Imperial USAMars Climate Orbiter NASA Intended: AreocentricActual: Heliocentric Mars orbiter Spacecraft failure 23 September 1999 2 19 December 11:39 PRCLong March 2C PRCTaiyuan LC-1 PRC USAIridium 20 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 22 October 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25577 IRIDIUM 20 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173858/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25577 live USAIridium 11 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 22 October 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25578 IRIDIUM 11 N2YO.com 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173935/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25578 live 1 22 December 01:08 FRAAriane 4 42L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace USAPAS-6B PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 24 December 20:02 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUS RUSKosmos 2361 (Parus) MO RF Low Earth Navigation Operational 3 30 December 18:35 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUS RUSKosmos 2362 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2363 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2364 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Operational |} 1998 Suborbital launches 1998 |colspan=8| January |- 1 16 January 03:25 USAMinuteman II USAVandenberg LF-03 USAUS Air Force USAMSLS IFT-2 US Air Force Suborbital ABM target Successful 16 January 1 16 January 03:46 USAPayload Launch Vehicle Marshall IslandsMeck Island USAUS Air Force/Orbital Sciences USAEKV US Air Force Suborbital ABM interceptor Successful 16 January 1 25 January 08:35 JPNS-310 JPNUchinoura Pad K JPNISAS JPNSEEK ISAS Suborbital Ozone/Aeronomy research Successful 25 January 1 26 January 12:26 USANike Orion SWEEsrange SWESSC SWEGERMERMAID SSC/DLR Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 26 January 1 31 January 04:30 JPNS-520 JPNUchinoura Pad K JPNISAS JPNXUV Doppler Telescope ISAS Suborbital Solar observation Successful 31 January 1 31 January 23:43 BRAVS-30 NORAndøya BRAINPE GERAL-VS30-229 DLR Suborbital Aeronomy research Successful 31 January |colspan=8| February |- 1 5 February 08:30 JPNS-520 JPNUchinoura Pad K JPNISAS ISAS Suborbital Plasma research Successful 5 February 1 7 February 07:40 UKSkylark VII SWEEsrange Pad S SWESSC SWETEXUS 36 SSC Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 7 February 1 10 February USATrident C-4 USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 February 1 10 February USATrident C-4 USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 February 1 10 February USATrident C-4 USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 February 1 10 February USATrident C-4 USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 February 1 11 February 09:42 USANike-Orion SWEEsrange GERDLR GERTexus-5 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 11 February 1 19 February RUSR-29 RUSSubmarine, Barents Sea RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 19 February 1 19 February RUSR-29 RUSSubmarine, Barents Sea RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 19 February 1 20 February 00:09 CANBlack Brant VC Puerto RicoArecibo USANASA USACoqui Dos SAL NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 20 February 1 20 February 00:37 CANBlack Brant VC Puerto RicoArecibo USANASA USACoqui Dos NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 20 February 1 20 February 08:23 USAMinuteman III USAVandenberg LF-04 USAUS Air Force USAFOT GT166GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Failure 20 February 1 25 February 03:17 CANBlack Brant VC Puerto RicoArecibo USANASA USACoqui Dos NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 25 February 1 25 February 07:43 USATaurus-Orion Puerto RicoArecibo USANASA NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 25 February 1 25 February 07:50 USATerrier-Orion Puerto RicoArecibo USANASA USAEDDY NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 25 February |colspan=8| March |- 1 3 March 22:33 USANike-Orion SWEEsrange SWESSC SWENLTE-1 Atomic 2A SSC Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 3 March 1 6 March 21:26 USANike-Orion SWEEsrange SWESSC SWENLTE-2 Atomic 2B SSC Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 3 March 1 7 March 01:33 CANBlack Brant VC Puerto RicoArecibo USANASA USACoqui Dos NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 7 March 1 7 March USATrident D-5 USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 7 March 1 7 March USATrident D-5 USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 7 March 1 10 March USATrident D-5 USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 March 1 10 March USATrident D-5 USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 March 1 11 March 23:39 CANBlack Brant IX Puerto RicoArecibo USANASA USACoqui Dos LaTuR NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 11 March 1 21 March BRAVS-40 BRAAlcântara BRAINPE INPE Suborbital Test sounding rocket Successful 21 March 1 25 March 01:45 CANBlack Brant VC Puerto RicoArecibo USANASA USACoqui Dos NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 25 March |colspan=8| April |- 1 6 April PakistanGhauri PakistanTilla PakistanPAF Maiden flight of Ghauri PAF Suborbital Missile test Successful 6 April 1 6 April INDRH-560/200 MK II INDSriharikota INDISRO ISRO Suborbital Aeronomy research Successful 6 April 1 15 April UKRR-36M2 KAZBaikonur RUSRVSN Part of Dnepr development programme RVSN/ISC Kosmotras Suborbital Missile test Successful 15 April 1 17 April 18:05 USAStrypi USAPacific Missile Range USASandia USARed Crow BMDO Suborbital Technology development Successful 17 April 1 18 April 04:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA NASA Suborbital Ultraviolet astronomy Successful 18 April 1 18 April 07:30 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA NASA Suborbital Ultraviolet astronomy Successful 18 April 1 28 April 12:10 CANBlack Brant IXB CANSpacePort Canada CANAkjuit Aerospace First and only launch conducted by Akjuit Aerospace. Final launch from the SpacePort Canada (Churchill Rocket Research Range) site. CANACTIVE CSA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 28 April |colspan=8| May |- 1 7 May 10:30 USAPeacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-05 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 7 May 1 12 May 11:22 USAHera USAWhite Sands LC-94 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM Target Successful 12 May 1 12 May 11:25 USATHAAD USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM Interceptor Failure 12 May 1 22 May 06:22 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA USANITE NASA Suborbital Infrared astronomy Successful 22 May |colspan=8| June |- 1 3 June 19:57 USAMinuteman III USAVandenberg LF-26 USAUS Air Force USAFOT GT167GB US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 3 June 1 11 June 01:00 KORKSR-II KORAnhueng KORKARI KARI Suborbital Ionosphere researchX-ray astronomy Successful 11 June 1 16 June 14:19 USANike-Orion USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital Test sounding rocket Successful 16 June 1 24 June 08:01 USAMinuteman III USAVandenberg LF-09 USAUS Air Force USAGRP-IDF-1 US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 24 June 1 24 June 12:46 USAMinuteman III USAVandenberg LF-10 USAUS Air Force USAFOT GT168GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 24 June |colspan=8| July |- 1 22 July IranShahab-3 IranEmamshahr Iran Maiden flight of Shahab-3 Suborbital Missile test Failure 22 July |colspan=8| August |- 1 15 August 05:30 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA USAEEV CCD NASA Suborbital X-ray astronomy Successful 15 August 1 21 August RUSR-29 RUSSubmarine, Barents Sea RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 21 August |colspan=8| September |- 1 16 September 11:10 RUSTopol RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 16 September 1 18 September 08:01 USAMinuteman III USAVandenberg LF-26 USAUS Air Force USAGRP-IDF-2 US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 18 September 1 18 September 15:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA USASOAREX-1 NASA Suborbital Hypersonic dynamics test Successful 18 September 1 21 September 14:51 INDRH-560/300 MK II INDSriharikota INDISRO INDGERDEOS F06 ISRO/DLR Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 21 September 2 24 September 12:50 USAStorm-2 USAWhite Sands LC-32 USAOrbital Sciences USAMTTV US Air Force Suborbital Target Successful 24 September USAMTD-3 US Air Force Suborbital Weapons test Successful 24 September 1 28 September 15:11 INDRH-560/300 MK II INDSriharikota INDISRO INDGERDEOS F07 ISRO/DLR Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 28 September |colspan=8| October |- 1 7 October 12:00 RUSUR-100NU KAZBaikonur RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 7 October 1 22 October 12:53 RUSTopol RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN Self-destruct activated after rocket went off course RVSN Suborbital Missile test Failure 22 October |colspan=8| November |- 1 2 November 18:20 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA USASOPHIE (NCAR/CU-7) NASA Suborbital Ultraviolet solar observation Successful 2 November 1 6 November 01:32 USAAIT-1 USAKodiak Island USAOrbital Sciences First launch from Kodiak Island US Air Force Suborbital Rocket test Successful 6 November 1 18 November 15:40 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA NASA Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 18 November 1 18 November 23:00 JPNTR-1 JPNTanegashima LA-T JPNNASDA NASDA Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 18 November 1 20 November USAAries USAPacific Missile Range USAUS Air Force USATTV-1 US Air Force Suborbital Target vehicle Successful 20 November 1 24 November 09:53 FRAMaxus SWEEsrange SWESSC ESA Suborbital Scientific research Successful 24 November |colspan=8| December |- 1 3 December 11:04 USANike-Orion SWEEsrange GERDLR GERMini-Texus 6 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 3 December 1 8 December 11:25 RUSTopol RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 8 December 1 9 December 10:20 RUSRT-23 RUSPlesetsk RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Test flight Successful 9 December 1 10 December RUSUR-100NU KAZBaikonur RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 December 1 15 December TWNTaiwan Sounding Rocket Sounding Rocket I TWNJiu Peng Air Base TWNNSPO Apogee: ~on 280 km 0 NSPO Test flight Suborbital Successful 15 December |} 1998 Deep-space rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks11 January Lunar Prospector Selenocentric orbit injection23 January NEAR Flyby of the Earth Closest approach: 540 km10 February Galileo 5th flyby of Europa29 March Galileo 6th flyby of Europa26 April Cassini 1st flyby of Venus Gravity assist13 May AsiaSat 3/HGS 1 comsat 1st flyby of the Moon First use of moon's gravity for a recovery mission; Closest approach: 6200 km31 May Galileo 7th flyby of Europa1 June AsiaSat 3/HGS 1 2nd flyby of the Moon Closest approach: 34300 km21 July Galileo 8th flyby of Europa26 September Galileo 9th flyby of Europa22 November Galileo 10th flyby of Europa20 December Nozomi 1st flyby of the Earth23 December NEAR Flyby of 433 Eros Closest approach: 3827 km EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks8 January23:083 hours6 minutes9 January02:14Mir EO-24RUSAnatoly SolovyevRUSPavel VinogradovRepaired the damaged airlock sealing system, used the Strela boom to move across Mir and recover an American optical monitoring experiment. Checked the integrity of cable connects to several antennas.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws402.txt MIRNEWS 9 JANUARY 1998 (402) van der Berg Chris 9 January 1998 MirNews SpaceOnLine 10 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080827234117/http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws402.txt 27 August 2008 dead14 January21:123 hours52 minutes15 January01:04Mir EO-24RUSAnatoly SolovyevUSADavid WolfContinued to make more repairs to the airlock hatch on Kvant-2 and used a handheld photo-reflectometer to inspect the exterior surface of the station.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws403.txt MIRNEWS 16 JANUARY 1998 (403) van der Berg Chris 16 January 1998 MirNews SpaceOnLine 10 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081008033713/http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws403.txt 8 October 2008 dead1 April13:356 hours40 minutes20:15Mir EO-25RUSTalgat MusabayevRUSNikolai BudarinInstalled a set of handrails and one of two-foot restraints on the outside of the Spektr module in preparation for the repair of the damaged solar array.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws415.txt MIRNEWS 2 APRIL 1998 (415) van der Berg Chris 2 April 1998 MirNews SpaceOnLine 11 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080827200708/http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws415.txt 27 August 2008 dead6 April13:354 hours15 minutes17:50Mir EO-25RUSTalgat MusabayevRUSNikolai BudarinBegin repair of the damaged Spektr solar panel. After installing a splint on the frayed panel, the spacewalkers had to quickly return to the airlock to handle a problem with station attitude control.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws416.txt MIRNEWS.416 7 APRIL 1998 van der Berg Chris 7 April 1998 MirNews SpaceOnLine 11 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081008034022/http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws416.txt 8 October 2008 dead11 April09:556 Hours25 minutes16:20Mir EO-25RUSTalgat MusabayevRUSNikolai BudarinJettisoned the external thruster engine (VDU) that had been located at the top of the Sofora boom and recover an experiment from the Rapana structure.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws417.txt MIRNEWS.417 12 APRIL 1998 van der Berg Chris 12 April 1998 MirNews SpaceOnLine 11 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080908063047/http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws417.txt 8 September 2008 deadDismantling of the Rapana structure was not completed.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws418.txt MIRNEWS.418 17 APRIL 1998 van der Berg Chris 17 April 1998 MirNews SpaceOnLine 11 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080827195646/http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws418.txt 27 August 2008 dead17 April07:406 Hours33 minutes14:13Mir EO-25RUSTalgat MusabayevRUSNikolai BudarinRemoved two structures and secured them to exterior surfaces and repositioned the new thrust engine (VDU) for future use.22 April05:346 Hours21 minutes11:55Mir EO-25RUSTalgat MusabayevRUSNikolai BudarinCompleted installation of the new VDU thruster unit on top of the Sofora boom.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws419.txt MIRNEWS.419 22 APRIL 1998 van der Berg Chris 22 April 1998 MirNews SpaceOnLine 12 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080827200107/http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws419.txt 27 August 2008 dead15 September20:0030 minutes20:30Mir EO-26RUSGennady PadalkaRUSSergei AvdeyevInternal spacewalk in the depressurised Spektr module to connect electrical and control cables to the solar array servo motor.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws439.txt MIRNEWS.439 16 SEPTEMBER 1998 van der Berg Chris 16 September 1998 MirNews SpaceOnLine 12 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080908065319/http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws439.txt 8 September 2008 dead10 November19:245 hours54 minutes11 November01:18Mir EO-26RUSGennady PadalkaRUSSergei AvdeyevDeployed Sputnik-41, deployed a French "meteorite trap" intended to catch some dust from the upcoming Leonids meteor shower.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws446.txt MIRNEWS.446 11 NOVEMBER 1998 van der Berg Chris MirNews SpaceOnLine 12 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081008033641/http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws446.txt 8 October 2008 dead7 December22:107 hours21 minutes8 December05:31STS-88ISS 105 noUSAJerry L. RossUSAJames H. NewmanConnected computer and electrical cables between the Unity node, the two mating adapters attached to either end of Unity, and the Zarya Functional Cargo Block (FGB).http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-88/sts-88-day-05-highlights.html STS-88 Day 5 Highlights 6 October 2008 NASA 1998 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080917074716/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-88/sts-88-day-05-highlights.html 17 September 2008 liveFirst ISS assembly EVA9 December20:337 hours2 minutes10 December03:35STS-88ISS EndeavourUSAJerry L. RossUSAJames H. NewmanInstalled two box-like antennas on the outside of the Unity module that are part of the S-band early communications system.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-88/sts-88-day-07-highlights.html STS-88 Day 7 Highlights 6 October 2008 NASA 1998 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080917074911/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-88/sts-88-day-07-highlights.html 17 September 2008 live12 December20:336 hours59 minutes13 December03:32STS-88ISS EndeavourUSAJerry L. RossUSAJames H. NewmanChecked on an insulation cover on a cable connection on the lower Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-2) to make sure it was fully installed, attached EVA tools on the side of Unitys upper mating adapter (PMA-1) in preparation for future EVAs, and inspected Orbiter Space Vision System targets on Unity.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-88/sts-88-day-08-highlights.html STS-88 Day 8 Highlights 6 October 2008 NASA 1998 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080917074902/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-88/sts-88-day-08-highlights.html 17 September 2008 live References Footnotes 30em 1998 on expanded Category:Spaceflight by year