1993 in spaceflight

none January 2014 January 2014 1993 Astronauts Musgrave and Hoffman during final STS-61 EVA (28127832695).jpg Astronauts Story Musgrave and Jeffrey Hoffman repair the Hubble Space Telescope during STS-61. 12 January 22 December 83 78 5 0 Ariane 4 42LAtlas IIASPSLVStart-1 9 47 Timeline of spaceflight 1992 1994 The following is an outline of 1993 in spaceflight. 2 right on First Hubble repair mission STS-61 1 Orbital launches 1993 |colspan="8"| January |- 1 12 January 11:10:17 RUS 1991Kosmos-3M RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 133/3 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2230 (Tsikada) MO RF Low Earth Navigation Successful 1 13 January 01:49 RUS 1991Molniya-M RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 43/3 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Molniya-1-85 MOM Molniya Communications Successful 15 November 2005 2 13 January 13:59:30http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt Launch Log 2008-05-11 23 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180123190920/https://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt live USA105http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-54.html NASA – STS-54 2008-05-11 NASA 2007-11-23 National Aeronautics and Space Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20080610055920/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-54.html 10 June 2008 live USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts USASTS-54 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment Successful 19 January 13:37:47 USATDRS-6 (TDRS-F) NASA Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 19 January 14:49:01 RUS 1991Soyuz-U RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 43/3 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2231 (Yantar-4K2-66) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 25 March 1 24 January 05:58:05 RUS 1991Soyuz-U2 KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUS 1991VKS Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts RUS 1991Soyuz TM-16 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-13 Successful 22 July 1 26 January 15:55:26 RUS 1991Molniya-M RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 16/2 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2232 (Oko) MOM Molniya Missile defence Operational |colspan="8"| February |- 1 3 February 02:55 USADelta II (7925) USACape Canaveral LC-17A USAMcDonnell Douglas decommissioned on 6 August 2003 USAUSA-88 (GPS IIA-9) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Successful 1 9 February 02:56:56 RUS 1991Kosmos-3M RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 133/3 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2233 (Parus) MO RF Low Earth Navigation Operational 2 9 February 14:30 USAPegasus USAKennedy Balls 8 USAOrbital Sciences USAOrbcomm CDS-1 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Successful BRASCD-1 INPE Low Earth Environmental Operational 3 17 February 20:09:47 RUS 1991Proton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2234 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUS 1991Kosmos 2235 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUS 1991Kosmos 2236 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Operational 1 20 February 02:20 JPNMu-3S-II JPNKagoshima LA-M1 JPNISAS JPNASCA (ASTRO-D) ISAS Low Earth Astronomy Successful 2 March 2001 1 21 February 18:32:33 RUS 1991Soyuz-U2 KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Progress M-16 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 27 March |colspan="8"| March |- 1 25 March 02:28 RUS 1991Proton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Raduga 29 MOM Geostationary Communications Operational 1 25 March 13:15:27 RUS 1991Start-1 RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 158 RUS 1991RVSN Maiden flight of Start-1 RUS 1991EKA MO RF Low Earth Launch vehicle evaluation, mass simulator Successful 1 25 March 21:38 USAAtlas I USACape Canaveral LC-36B USAGeneral Dynamics Booster engine failure left spacecraft in useless orbit USAUHF-1 US Navy Geosynchronous Communications Launch failure 1 26 March 02:21 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2237 (Tselina-2) MO RF Low Earth ELINT Operational 1 30 March 03:09 USADelta II (7925) USACape Canaveral LC-17A USAMcDonnell Douglas Decommissioned on 24 October 2005 USAUSA-90 (GPS IIA-10) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Successful 1 30 March 12:00 UKRTsyklon-2 KAZBaikonur Site 90 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2238 (US-PM) MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 10 December 1994 1 31 March 03:34:13 RUS 1991Soyuz-U2 KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Progress M-17 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 3 March 1994 |colspan="8"| April |- 1 1 April 18:57:26 RUS 1991Kosmos-3M RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 133/3 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2239 (Parus) MO RF Low Earth Navigation Operational 1 2 April 14:30:01 RUS 1991Soyuz-U RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 16/2 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2240 (Yantar-4K2) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 7 June 1 6 April 19:07:27 RUS 1991 Molniya-M RUS 1991 Plesetsk Site 43/4 RUS 1991 VKS RUS 1991 Kosmos 2241 (Oko) MOM Molniya Missile defence Successful 8 March 2022https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=22594 COSMOS 2241 N2YO.com 8 March 2022 27 March 2022 22 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220522033756/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=22594 live 3 8 April 05:29 USASpace Shuttle 103 nohttp://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-56.html NASA – STS-56 2008-05-11 NASA 2007-11-23 National Aeronautics and Space Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20080610055925/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-56.html 10 June 2008 live USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts; SPARTAN deployed from Discovery on 11 April and retrieved on 13 April USASTS-56 NASA Low Earth Solar astronomy Successful 3 17 April 11:37:19 3 USASpacelab Pallet ESA/NASA Low Earth (Discovery) Spacelab ATLAS-2 inherit inherit USASPARTAN-201 NASA Low Earth (Discovery) Solar inherit inherit 1 16 April 07:49 UKRTsyklon-3 RUS 1991Plesetsk RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2242 (Tselina) MO RF Low Earth ELINT Operational 1 21 April 00:23 RUS 1991Molniya-M RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 43/4 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Molniya 3-57L MOM Molniya Communications Successful 25 January 2004 2 25 April 13:56 USAPegasus USAEdwards Balls 8 USAOrbital Sciences USAOrbcomm CDS-2 (VSUME) Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Successful USAAlexis STP Low Earth Technology Successful 2 26 April 14:50 USASpace Shuttle 102 nohttp://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-55.html NASA – STS-55 2008-05-11 NASA 2007-11-23 National Aeronautics and Space Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20080516211624/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-55.html 16 May 2008 live USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts USAGERSTS-55 NASA/DLR Low Earth Microgravity Successful 2 6 May 14:30 2 USASpacelab Long Module 1 NASA/DLR Low Earth (Columbia) Spacelab D2 inherit inherit 1 27 April 10:35 RUS 1991Soyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 RUS 1991VKS Mission aborted after six days RUS 1991Kosmos 2243 (Yantar-1KFT) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance Spacecraft failure 6 May 1 28 April 03:39:20 UKRTsyklon-2 KAZBaikonur Site 90 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2244 (US-PM) MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 18 March 1995 |colspan="8"| May |- 6 11 May 14:56:01 UKRTsyklon-3 RUS 1991Plesetsk RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2245 (Strela) MO RF Low Earth Communications Successful RUS 1991Kosmos 2246 (Strela) MO RF Low Earth Communications Successful RUS 1991Kosmos 2247 (Strela) MO RF Low Earth Communications Successful RUS 1991Kosmos 2248 (Strela) MO RF Low Earth Communications Successful RUS 1991Kosmos 2249 (Strela) MO RF Low Earth Communications Successful RUS 1991Komsos 2250 (Strela) MO RF Low Earth Communications Successful 2 12 May 00:56:32 FRAAriane 4 (42L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Maiden flight of Ariane 4 (42L); VHF transponder on Arsene failed during launch and UHF/S-band transponder failed on 6 September 1993, making satellite unusable LUXAstra 1C SES Astra Geostationary Communications Operational Arsene (Oscar-24) RACE (Europe)/AMSAT Medium Earth Communications Partial satellite failure 1 13 May 00:07 USADelta II (7925) USACape Canaveral LC-17A USAMcDonnell Douglas Decommissioned on 20 December 2007 USAUSA-91 (GPS IIA-11) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Successful 1 21 May 09:15:01 RUS 1991Soyuz-U RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 16/2 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Resurs F-17 MOM Low Earth Remote sensing Successful 20 June 1 22 May 06:41:47 RUS 1991Soyuz-U2 KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Progress M-18 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 4 July 1 26 May 03:23 RUS 1991Molniya-M RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 43/4 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Molniya 1–86 MOM Molniya Communications Operational 1 27 May 01:22 RUS 1991Proton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Gorizont 28 RSCC Intended: Geosynchronous Communications Launch Failure 27 May |colspan="8"| June |- 1 16 June 04:17 RUS 1991Kosmos-3M RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 132/1 RUS 1991VKS Collided with Iridium 33 after retirement.http://www.space.com/news/090211-satellite-collision.html U.S. Satellite Destroyed in Space Collision Iannotta Becky 2009-02-11 Space.com 2009-02-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20090213230913/http://www.space.com/news/090211-satellite-collision.html 13 February 2009 live RUS 1991Kosmos 2251 (Strela-2M) MO RF Low Earth Communications Successful 10 February 2009 2 21 June 13:07:22 USASpace Shuttle Endeavourhttp://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-57.html NASA – STS-57 2008-05-12 NASA 2007-11-23 National Aeronautics and Space Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20080610055930/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-57.html 10 June 2008 live USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts; Retrieved European Retrievable Carrier USASTS-57 NASA Low Earth Microgravity Successful 2 1 July 12:52 2 USASpaceHab LSM NASA/SpaceHab Low Earth (Endeavour) Scientific research inherit inherit 6 24 June 04:12:41 UKRTsyklon-3 RUS 1991Plesetsk RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2252 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications Successful RUS 1991Kosmos 2253 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications Successful RUS 1991Kosmos 2254 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications Successful RUS 1991Kosmos 2255 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications Successful RUS 1991Kosmos 2256 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications Successful RUS 1991Kosmos 2257 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications Successful 1 25 June 00:18 FRAAriane 4 (42P) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace USAGalaxy-4H Hughes Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 25 June 08:20 RUS 1991Soyuz-U RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 16/2 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Resurs F-17 MOM Low Earth Remote sensing Successful 12 July 1 25 June 23:30 USAScout G-1 USAVandenberg SLC-5 USANASA USARADCAL (P92-1) US Air Force/STP Low Earth (Polar) Radar calibration Successful 2 26 June 13:27 USADelta II (7925) USACape Canaveral LC-17A USAMcDonnell Douglas USAUSA-92 (GPS IIA-12) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational USAPMG NASA Low Earth Technology Successful |colspan="8"| July |- 1 1 July 14:32:58 RUS 1991Soyuz-U2 KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUS 1991VKS Crewed orbital fight with three cosmonauts RUS 1991Soyuz TM-17 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-14 Successful 14 January 1994 1 7 July 07:15 UKRTsyklon-2 KAZBaikonur Site 90 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2258 (US-PM) MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 8 June 1995 1 14 July 16:40 RUS 1991Soyuz-U RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 43/3 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2259 (Yantar-4K2) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 25 July 1 19 July 22:04 USAAtlas II/IABS USACape Canaveral LC-36A USAGeneral Dynamics USAUSA-93 (DSCS IIIB-9) US Air Force Geostationary Communications Operational 1 22 July 08:45 RUS 1991Soyuz-U RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 43/3 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2260 (Zenit-8) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 5 August 2 22 July 22:58:55 FRAAriane 4 (44L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace ESPHispasat 1B Hispasat Geostationary Communications Operational INDINSAT-2B ISRO Geostationary Communications Successful |colspan="8"| August |- 4 2 August 19:59 USATitan IVA (403) USAVandenberg SLC-4E USAUS Air Force Apogee: 33 km. One of the UA1207 solid rocket boosters exploded at T+101 seconds. Failure was attributed to damage caused by the ground crew due to an errant cut into one of the SRB segments while repairing the booster. USASLDCOM-3 NRO Intended: Low Earth Communications Launch Failure 4 T+101 seconds 4 USANOSS-2-3A US Navy Intended: Low Earth ELINT inherit inherit USANOSS-2-3B US Navy Intended: Low Earth ELINT inherit inherit USANOSS-2-3C US Navy Intended: Low Earth ELINT inherit inherit 1 4 August 00:52 RUS 1991Molniya-M RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 43/3 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Molniya-3 No.58L MOM Molniya Communications Successful 31 December 2013 1 9 August 10:02 USAAtlas E USAVandenberg SLC-3W USAUS Air Force USANOAA-13 NOAA Sun-synchronous Weather Successful 1 10 August 14:53:45 RUS 1991Molniya-M RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 16/2 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2261 (Oko) MOM Molniya Missile defence Operational 1 10 August 22:23:45 RUS 1991Soyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Progress M-19 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 13 October 1 24 August 10:45 RUS 1991Soyuz-U RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 16/2 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Resurs F-19 MOM Low Earth Remote sensing Successful 10 September 1 30 August 12:38 USADelta II (7925) USACape Canaveral LC-17B USAMcDonnell Douglas Decommissioned on 1 May 2013http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?Do=gpsShowNanu&num=2013027 NOTICE ADVISORY TO NAVSTAR USERS (NANU) 2013027 United States Coast Guard 3 May 2013 16 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131216183455/http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?Do=gpsShowNanu&num=2013027 live USAUSA-94 (GPS IIA-13) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Successful 2 31 August 04:40 UKRTsyklon-3 RUS 1991Plesetsk RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Meteor 2–21 Roskosmos Low Earth Weather Successful ITATemisat Telespazio Low Earth Technology Successful |colspan="8"| September |- 1 3 September 11:17 USAAtlas I USACape Canaveral LC-36B USAGeneral Dynamics USAUSA-95 (UHF-2) US Navy Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 7 September 13:25 RUS 1991Soyuz-U2 KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2262 (Don) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 18 December 3 12 September 11:45 USASpace Shuttle Discovery USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts; ACTS deployed using Transfer Orbit Stage and retired on 28 April 2004 USASTS-51 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment Successful 2 22 September 07:56 2 USAGERORFEUS-SPAS NASA/DARA Low Earth (Discovery) Astronomy inherit inherit USAACTS NASA Geosynchronous Communications Successful 1 16 September 07:36:19 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2263 (Tselina-2) MO RF Low Earth ELINT Successful 1 17 September 00:43:10 UKRTsyklon-2 KAZBaikonur Site 90 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2264 (US-PM) MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 7 August 1995 1 20 September 05:12 INDPSLV INDSriharikota FLP INDISRO Maiden flight of PSLV; failed to reach orbit due to guidance system malfunction INDIRS 1E ISRO Intended: Low Earth Remote sensing Launch Failure 20 September 7 26 September 01:45 FRAAriane 4 (40) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace SPOT 3 ceased functioning on 14 November 1997; PoSAT-1 is the first Portuguese satellite FRASPOT 3 Spot Image Sun-synchronous Remote sensing Successful FRAStella CNES Low Earth Gravity Successful Healthsat-2 SatelLife Low Earth Communications Successful KORKitsat-2 KAIST Low Earth Technology Successful ITAEyesat Interferometrics/AMSAT Low Earth Communications Successful ITAItamSat Interferometrics/AMSAT Low Earth Communications Successful PORPoSAT-1 Low Earth Technology Successful 1 30 September 17:05:59 RUS 1991Proton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Raduga 30 MOM Geostationary Communications Operational |colspan="8"| October |- 1 5 October 17:56 USATitan 23G/Star-37XFP-ISS USAVandenberg SLC-4W USAUS Air Force Upper stage failed to ignite; Apogee: 724 km USALandsat 6 NASA Intended: Low Earth Remote sensing Launch Failure 5 October 1 8 October 08:00 PRCLong March 2C PRCJiuquan LA-2B PRCCALT PRCFSW 1–5 CASC Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 28 October 1 11 October 21:33:19 RUS 1991Soyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Progress M-20 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 21 November 3 18 October 14:53:10 USASpace Shuttle Columbia USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts USASTS-58 NASA Low Earth Microgravity Successful 3 1 November 3 USASpacelab Long Module 2 NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Spacelab SLS-2 inherit inherit USAEDO Pallet NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Cryogenic mission extension pallet inherit inherit 1 22 October 06:46 FRAAriane 4 (44LP) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace UNIntelsat 701 Intelsat Geostationary Communications Operational 1 26 October 10:00:04 RUS 1991Kosmos-3M RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 132/1 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2265 (Taifun) MO RF Low Earth Radar calibration Successful 11 August 2003 1 28 October 15:17 RUS 1991Proton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Gorizont 28 MOM Geostationary Communications Operational 1 28 October 17:04 USADelta II (7925) USACape Canaveral LC-17B USAMcDonnell Douglas USAUSA-96 (GPS IIA-14) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational |colspan="8"| November |- 1 2 November 12:10:09 RUS 1991Kosmos-3M RUS 1991Plesetsk Site 132/1 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2266 (Parus) MO RF Low Earth Navigation Operational 1 5 November 08:25 RUS 1991Soyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUS 1991VKS RUS 1991Kosmos 2267 (Yantar-4KS1M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 28 December 1994 1 18 November 13:54:59 RUS 1991Proton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUS 1991VKS Sold to Rimsat as Rimsat-1, then to PASI as PASI-1, then to LMI as LIM-AP-1 RUS 1991Gorizont 29 MOM Geostationary Communications Operational 2 20 November 01:17 FRAAriane 4 (44LP) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace MEXSolidaridad-1 Tele Mexico Geostationary Communications Operational 23pxMeteosat 6 EUMETSAT Geostationary Weather Operational 1 28 November 23:40 USAAtlas II USACape Canaveral LC-36A USAGeneral Dynamics USAUSA-97 (DSCS IIIB-10) US Air Force Geostationary Communications Operational |colspan="8"| December |- 1 2 December 09:27 USASpace Shuttle Endeavour USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts. Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 1. Replaced two components to add corrective optics, four gyroscopes, and the solar panels, as well as central computer upgrades. USASTS-61 NASA Low Earth (HST) Satellite refurbishment (HST-SM1) Successful 13 December 1 8 December 00:48 USADelta II (7925) USACape Canaveral LC-17A USAMcDonnell Douglas USAUSA-98 (NATO-4B) NATO/US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 16 December 00:38 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral LC-36B USAGeneral Dynamics Maiden flight of Atlas IIAS; Telstar 401 destroyed by a magnetic storm in 1997 USATelstar 401 AT&T Geostationary Communications Successful 2 18 December 01:27 FRAAriane 4 (44L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace USADBS-1 Hughes Geostationary Communications Operational ThailandThaicom 1 Shin Corporation Geostationary Communications Successful 1 22 December 20:37:16 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUSVKS RUSMolniya 1–87 MOM Molniya Communications Operational |} 1993 Suborbital launches 1993 |colspan=8| January |- 1 27 January 10:43:41 CANBlack Brant XII USAPoker Flat USANASA Apogee: 10 km; Failed before reaching space USAPHAZE NASA Suborbital Ionosphere Failure 1 28 January USAHPB USAWake Island USAOrbital Sciences Apogee: 400 km USA US Air Force Suborbital Reentry vehicle test Successful 28 January |colspan=8| February |- 1 5 February 16:24 USAStorm USAWhite Sands SULF USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km; USA US Air Force Suborbital BTTV-3 Validation Successful 5 February 1 7 February INDPrithvi INDBalasore INDDRDO Apogee: 100 km IND DRDO Suborbital Missile test Successful 7 February 1 8 February 20:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 289 km USA NASA Suborbital Solar Successful 8 February 1 11 February USAHPB USAWake Island USAOrbital Sciences Apogee: 2 km USA Orbital Sciences Suborbital Re-entry vehicle test Failure 11 February 1 18 February 07:00 JPNS-520 JPNKagoshima LA-K JPNISAS Apogee: 272 km JPNMETS ISAS Suborbital Ionosphere and Plasma Successful 18 February 1 19 February 13:45 INDRH-560 INDSriharikota INDISRO Apogee: 290 km IND ISRO Suborbital Ionosphere Successful 19 February 1 19 February 13:15 INDRH-560 INDSriharikota INDISRO Apogee: 300 km IND ISRO Suborbital Ionosphere Successful 19 February 1 19 February 18:00 CANBlack Brant 9CM1 USAWhite Sands LC-36 USASpace Services Incorporated Apogee: 301 km USACONSORT-6 SSI Suborbital Microgravity Successful 19 February 1 25 February 13:40 RUS 1991RT-2PM Topol RUS 1991Plesetsk RUS 1991RVSN Apogee: 1000 km RUS 1991 RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 25 February 1 26 February 20:45 USAPolaris/STARS USABarking Sands LC-42 USASpace Data Corporation Maiden flight of UGM-27 Polaris in STARS configuration; Apogee: 900 km USAFTU-1 SDC Suborbital Test Successful 26 February |colspan=8| March |- 1 2 March USALGM-118 Peacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-02 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km USA US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 2 March 1 8 March 00:15 USANike-Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA Apogee: 140 km USACWAS 29 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 8 March 1 10 March 13:38 USANike-Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA Apogee: 140 km USACWAS 30 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 10 March 1 10 March USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-26 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km USAGT-151GB US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 March 1 16 March 02:12:41 CANBlack Brant 9CM1 USAWallops Island LA-2 USASDIO Apogee: 290 km USASPEAR 3 SDIO Suborbital Plasma Successful 16 March 1 22 March BRASonda-2 BRAAlcântara BRAINPE Apogee: 102 km BRAMaruda INPE Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 22 March |colspan=8| April |- 1 2 April 10:09 CANBlack Brant XII USAPoker Flat USANASA Apogee: 1425 km USAAlaska 93 NASA/UCB Suborbital Ionosphere Successful 2 April 1 12 April 17:18 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 226 km USANIXT NASA Suborbital Solar Successful 12 April 1 17 April 09:15 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 254 km USASXT NASA/Colorado at Boulder Suborbital X-Ray astronomy Successful 17 April 1 19 April 05:50 INDRH-560 INDSriharikota INDISRO Apogee: 323 km INDSPICE-3 ISRO Suborbital Ionosphere Successful 19 April |colspan=8| May |- 1 1 May 05:35 UKSkylark 7 SWEEsrange LA-S GERDLR Apogee: 234 km GERTEXUS 30 DLR Suborbital Microgravity Successful 1 May 1 6 May 15:38 CANBlack Brant VIIIC USAPoker Flat USANASA Apogee: 271 km USA NASA Suborbital Plasma Successful 6 May 1 14 May 01:10 USANike-Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA Apogee: 140 km USACWAS-31 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 14 May 1 19 May 00:47 USANike-Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA Apogee: 140 km USACWAS-32 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 19 May 1 23 May 09:17 USALCLV USACape Canaveral LC-20 USABMDO Apogee: 378 km USARed Tigress 2A BMDO Suborbital Target Successful 23 May 1 26 May 09:43 USANike-Orion FRACentre d'Essais des Landes GERDLR Apogee: 140 km DLR/Aérospatiale Suborbital Test flight Successful 26 May 1 28 May 08:34 USALCLV USACape Canaveral LC-20 USABMDO Apogee: 390 km USA BMDO Suborbital Target Successful 28 May 1 29 May North Korea Hwasong-6 North Korea Tonghae North Korea Apogee: 200 km Suborbital Missile test Successful 29 May 1 29 May North Korea Hwasong-6 North Korea Tonghae North Korea Apogee: 200 km Suborbital Missile test Successful 29 May 1 29 May North Korea Hwasong-7 North Korea Tonghae North Korea Apogee: 150 km Suborbital Missile test Successful 29 May 1 30 May North Korea Hwasong-6 North Korea Tonghae North Korea Apogee: 200 km Suborbital Missile test Successful 30 May |colspan=8| June |- 1 15 June 17:30 USALGM-30B Minuteman I USAVandenberg LF-03 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1 km USARSLP TDT-1 US Air Force Suborbital Target Launch failure 15 June 1 16 June 04:39 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 253 km USA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 16 June 1 22 June USAAries USAWhite Sands LC-36 USAOrbital Sciences Apogee: 300 km USA BMDO Suborbital Technology Successful 22 June 1 June INDPrithvi INDBalasore INDDRDO Apogee: 100 km IND DRDO Suborbital Missile test Successful L+1 hour |colspan=8| July |- 1 2 July USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-09 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km USAGT-152GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 2 July 1 7 July USAUGM-133 Trident II USAPennsylvania SSBN-735 6, Eastern Range USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km USA US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 7 July 1 7 July USAUGM-133 Trident II USAUSS Pennsylvania, Eastern Range USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km USA US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 7 July 1 14 July 03:19 USALGM-118 Peacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-05 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km USA US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 14 July 1 22 July 08:25 CANBlack Brant X USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 900 km USAWISP-2 NASA Suborbital Plasma Successful 22 July 1 23 July 08:22 RUS 1991RT-2PM Topol RUS 1991Plesetsk RUS 1991RVSN Apogee: 1000 km RUS 1991 RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 23 July 1 27 July CANBlack Brant 9CM1 FRACentre d'Essais des Landes LA-CE FRAMatra Apogee: 300 km FRABLANC Matra Suborbital Photography Successful 27 July 1 28 July 05:43 USAViper IIIA SWEEsrange USANASA Apogee: 116 km USA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 28 July 1 30 July 06:19 USAViper IIIA SWEEsrange USANASA Apogee: 116 km USA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 30 July |colspan=8| August |- 1 1 August 01:46 USANike-Orion NORAndøya NDRE Apogee: 140 km SCT-06 NDRE Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 1 August 1 2 August 00:37 USAViper IIIA SWEEsrange USANASA Apogee: 110 km USA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 2 August 1 2 August 01:02 USANike-Orion SWEEsrange GERSWEDLR/SSC Apogee: 105 km SWEDecimals-B SSC Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 2 August 1 2 August 01:24 USAViper IIIA SWEEsrange USANASA Apogee: 105 km USA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 2 August 1 2 August 03:24 USAViper IIIA SWEEsrange USANASA Apogee: 106 km USA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 2 August 1 2 August 05:54 USAViper IIIA SWEEsrange USANASA Apogee: 107 km USA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 2 August 1 17 August 18:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 312 km USASERTS 93-5 NASA Suborbital Solar Successful 17 August 1 20 August 18:27 USAUGM-133 Trident II USANebraska SSBN-739 6, Eastern Range USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km USA US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 20 August 1 25 August 10:00 USAPolaris/STARS USABarking Sands LC-42 USASpace Data Corporation Apogee: 900 km USAZodiac Beauchamp SDC Suborbital Target Successful 25 August 1 28 August 09:45 USAAries USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 8 km USASXT (XOGS) NASA Suborbital X-Ray astronomy Launch Failure 28 August 1 31 August USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-26 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km USAGT-153GB US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 31 August |colspan=8| September |- 1 10 September 16:00 USANike-Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA Apogee: 140 km USACWAS 33 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 10 September 1 13 September 18:00 USANike-Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA Apogee: 140 km USACWAS 34 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 13 September 1 15 September USALGM-118 Peacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-02 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km USA US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 15 September 1 16 September 23:00 JPNTR-1A JPNTanegashima LA-T JPNNASDA Apogee: 264 km JPN NASDA Suborbital Microgravity Successful 16 September |colspan=8| October |- 1 4 October 17:45 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 300 km USACU-4 NASA Suborbital Ultraviolet astronomy Successful 4 October 1 4 October 19:35 USATaurus-Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA Apogee: 200 km USA NASA Suborbital Plasma Successful 4 October 1 8 October USAStorm USAWhite Sands SULF USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km USABTTV-4 (PAC-2) US Air Force Suborbital Target Successful 8 October 1 21 October 01:46 ESPINTA-300B ESPEl Arenosillo ESPINTA Apogee: 154 km ESPFEIROX (FEIROH) INTA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 21 October 1 26 October USAStorm USAWhite Sands LC-36 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km USABTTV-5 (ERINT) US Air Force Suborbital Target Successful 26 October |colspan=8| November |- 1 2 November RUSZybMcDowell Jonathan C. General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects R-27 https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-27.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417071725/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-27.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live RUSSubmarine, Pacific Ocean RUSRussian Navy Apogee: 500 km RUSEfir RVSN Suborbital Technology Successful L+1 hour 1 3 November FRAS3 FRACentre d'Essais des Landes FRA Apogee: 1000 km FRA Suborbital Missile test Successful 3 November 1 4 November 07:07 UKSkylark 7 SWEEsrange LA-S SWESSC Apogee: 243 km SWEMASER 6 SSC Suborbital Microgravity Successful 4 November 1 17 November BRASonda-2 BRANatal BRAINPE Apogee: 555 km BRA INPE Suborbital Ionosphere Successful 17 November 1 18 November USAUGM-133 Trident II USAUSS Nebraska, Eastern Range USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km USA US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 18 November 1 26 November 11:00 UKSkylark 7 SWEEsrange LA-S GERDLR Apogee: 257 km GERTEXUS 31 DLR Suborbital Microgravity Successful 26 November 1 29 November 09:30 USANike-Improved Orion SWEEsrange GERDLR Apogee: 146 km GERMINI-TEXUS 1 DLR Suborbital Microgravity Successful 29 November 1 30 November USAStorm USAWhite Sands LC-36 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km USABTTV-6 (ERINT/GTF-2) US Air Force Suborbital Target Successful 30 November |colspan=8| December |- 1 17 December USAStorm USAWhite Sands SULF USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km USAMTTV-1 (ERINT) US Air Force Suborbital Target Successful 17 December 1 December RUSVolnaMcDowell Jonathan C. General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects R-29 https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-29.html 16 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220416205108/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-29.html 16 April 2022 16 April 2022 live RUSSubmarine RUSRussian Navy Apogee: 1000 km RUS Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful L+1 hour |} 1993 Deep Space Rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks10 April Hiten Crashed intentionally on the Moon22 August Mars Observer Lost contact prior to orbit insertion28 August Galileo Flyby of 243 Ida Closest approach: 2400 km EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewRemarks17 January4 hours28 minutesSTS-54105 noUSAGregory J. HarbaughUSAMario Runco, Jr.Tested space station construction techniques and mobility techniques.http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle53.htm Space Shuttle Flight 53 (STS-54) 1 March 2009 2008 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081127105451/http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle53.htm 27 November 2008 dead 19 April17:155 hours25 minutes22:40Mir EO-13Kvant-2RUS 1991Gennadi ManakovRUS 1991Aleksandr PoleshchukUsed the Strela boom to install an electric motor on the Kvant-1 module for solar arrays originally installed on the Kristall module. After the installation, Poleshchuk noticed that one of the handles on the Strela boom had become loose and drifted away from Mir. The loss of the Strela handle meant the next EVA would have to be delayed until a new handle could be lifted to orbit the next Progress supply launch.18 June17:254 hours33 minutes21:58Mir EO-13Kvant-2RUS 1991Gennadi ManakovRUS 1991Aleksandr PoleschukAfter receiving the replacement part, Manakov and Poleshchuk first repaired the Strela boom and then installed the second electric drive for the solar array.25 June5 hours50 minutesSTS-57EndeavourUSAG. David LowUSAPeter WisoffHelped secure the antenna on the captured EURECA satellite in its stored position for return to Earth. Then both spacewalkers practiced construction maneuvers on the RMS.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-57/mission-sts-57.html STS-57 (56) 2 March 2009 Dumoulin Jim 2001 NASA Space Shuttle Launch Archive NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20090228141105/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-57/mission-sts-57.html 28 February 2009 live16 September05:574 hours18 minutes10:16Mir EO-14Kvant-2RUS 1991Vasily TsibliyevRUS 1991Aleksandr SerebrovBegan assembly of the experimental Rapana truss structure.16 September08:407 hours5 minutes15:45STS-51103 noUSAJames H. NewmanUSACarl E. WalzCarried out tests on tools, tethers, and a foot restraint system in anticipation of the repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. A stuck tool chest lid slowed the closeout of spacewalk for at least 45 minutes.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-51/mission-sts-51.html STS-51 (57) Dumoulin Jim 2001 NASA Space Shuttle Launch Archive NASA 2009-03-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090302022009/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-51/mission-sts-51.html 2 March 2009 live20 September03:513 hours13 minutes07:05Mir EO-14Kvant-2RUS 1991Vasily TsibliyevRUS 1991Aleksandr SerebrovCompleted assembly of the Rapana truss.28 September00:571 hour52 minutes02:48Mir EO-14Kvant-2RUS 1991Vasily TsibliyevRUS 1991Aleksandr SerebrovInspected the Mir exterior for damage from the recent Perseid meteoroid shower. The most notable damage they found was a 5 mm on hole on one of the solar arrays.22 October15:4738 minutes16:25Mir EO-14Kvant-2RUS 1991Vasily TsibliyevRUS 1991Aleksandr SerebrovContinued their inspection of the Mir exterior for damage from the Perseids.29 October13:384 hours12 minutes17:50Mir EO-14Kvant-2RUS 1991Vasily TsibliyevRUS 1991Aleksandr SerebrovCompleted their inspection of the entire outer surface of the Mir. They observed several marks on the hull, there were no complete penetrations. The spacewalking team did notice an unidentified piece of metal drifting by the orbital complex during their inspections.5 December03:447 hours54 minutes11:38STS-61EndeavourUSAStory MusgraveUSAJeffrey A. HoffmanHST servicing: Replaced two sets of gryoscopes and electrical control units, as well as a set of eight fuses. The spacewalks had considerable difficulty closing the latches on the doors due to thermal expansion of the closure bolts. Before re-entering the shuttle, the team prepared the payload bay for the next EVA.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-61/mission-sts-61.html STS-61 (59) Dumoulin Jim 2001 NASA Space Shuttle Launch Archive NASA 2009-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090320075020/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-61/mission-sts-61.html 20 March 2009 live6 December03:296 hours36 minutes10:05STS-61EndeavourUSAKathryn C. ThorntonUSAThomas AkersHST servicing: Thorton rode the RMS to handle the solar arrays while Akers made the cable connections as the team replaced two solar arrays on Hubble. One array was discarded into space, and one array was furled and stowed for return to earth.7 December03:356 hours47 minutes10:22STS-61EndeavourUSAStory MusgraveUSAJeffrey A. HoffmanHST servicing: Replaced the WFPC with WFPC 2 and two magnetometers.8 December03:137 hours21 minutes10:03STS-61EndeavourUSAKathryn C. ThorntonUSAThomas AkersHST servicing: Replaced Hubble's High Speed Photometer (HSP) with the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR). This replacement fixed the spherical aberration in Hubble's mirror. The HSP was stowed for return to earth.9 December03:307 hours21 minutes10:51STS-61EndeavourUSAStory MusgraveUSAJeffrey A. HoffmanHST servicing: Replaced the electronics for the solar array drive motors. They also placed some made-on-Endeavour covers over the new magnetometers to protect them from debris. References Footnotes 2 1993 on Category:Spaceflight by year