1999 in spaceflight

none March 2022 January 2014 October 2023 1999 STS-93 launch.jpg Launch of STS-93, to deploy the Chandra X-ray Observatory 3 January 27 December 79 73 6 73 Delta II 7320Delta II 7426DneprLong March 2FLong March 4BZenit-3SL Ariane 4 40Athena IIH-II 4 22 Timeline of spaceflight 1998 2000 Launch of Chandra X-ray Observatory STS-93 paragraph 1 Table The table below shows 208 satellite launches were made in 1999. 81 (39%) of these launches were communications satellites. 2 right on Orbital launches 1999 |colspan=8| January |- 3 3 January 20:21Dunn Marcia Lander launched to Mars in search of frozen water https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120421736/lander-launched-to-mars-in-search-of/ 8 March 2023 Austin American-Statesman Associated Press 4 January 1999 A4 Newspapers.com USADelta II 7425-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS Contact lost at 20:02 UTC on 3 December 1999https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/system/internal_resources/details/original/3338_mpl_report_1.pdf Report on the Loss of the Mars Polar Lander and Deep Space 2 Missions 22 March 2000 JPL D-18709 JPL Special Review Board https://web.archive.org/web/20221120224521/https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/system/internal_resources/details/original/3338_mpl_report_1.pdf 20 November 2022 live USAMars Polar Lander NASA Heliocentric Mars lander Spacecraft failure 3 3 December ~20:01 3USAScott (Microprobe/Penetrator 1) NASA Heliocentric Mars lander inherit inheritUSAAmundsen (Microprobe/Penetrator 2) NASA Heliocentric Mars lander inherit inherit 1 27 January 00:34 USAAthena I USASpaceport Florida LC-46 USALockheed Martin First Taiwanese satellite ROCROCSAT-1 NSPO Low Earth Imagery/Communications Operational |colspan=8| February |- 2 7 February 21:04 USADelta II 7426-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS Maiden flight of Delta II 7426Returned sample from 81P/Wild and will visit Tempel 1 USAStardust NASA Heliocentric Comet sample return SuccessfulUSAStardust return capsule NASA Heliocentric Comet sample return Successful 16 January 2006 4 9 February 03:53 RUSSoyuz-U/Ikar KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 FRARUSStarsem First launch contracted by Starsem USAGlobalstar 23 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 40 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 36 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 38 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 1 15 February 05:12 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USATelstar 6 Telstar Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 16 February 01:45 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral SLC-36A RUSUSAInternational Launch Services JPNJCSAT-6 JSAT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 20 February 04:18 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TM-29 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-27 Successful 28 August 00:34 3 23 February 10:29 USADelta II 7920-10 USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS ARGOS was retired on 31 July 2003Ørsted was the first Danish satellite and SUNSAT was the first South African satellite USAARGOS US Air Force Sun-synchronous Technology development SuccessfulDENØrsted DMI Sun-synchronous Magnetosphere research OperationalRSASUNSAT Stellenbosch Sun-synchronous Technology demonstration Successful 2 26 February 22:44 FRAAriane 4 44L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace SAUArabsat 3A Arabsat Geosynchronous Communications OperationalUKSkynet 4E MoD Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 28 February 04:00 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUS RUSRaduga-1 MO RF Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| March |- 1 5 March 02:56 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences Coolant leak resulted in loss of control in orbit USAWIRE NASA Low Earth Infrared astronomy Spacecraft failure 10 May 2011 4 15 March 03:06 RUSSoyuz-U/Ikar KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 FRARUSStarsem USAGlobalstar 22 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 41 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 46 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 37 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 1 21 March 00:09 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services PRCAsiaSat 3S AsiaSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 28 March 01:29 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch Maiden flight of Zenit-3SL UNDemoSat Sea Launch Geostationary transfer Test launch vehicle Successful |colspan=8| April |- 2 2 April 11:28 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Sputnik 99 deployed from Mir during EVA on 16 April RUSProgress M-41 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 17 July 19:51USASputnik 99 AMSAT Low Earth Communications Successful 29 July 1 2 April 22:03 FRAAriane 4 42P FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace INDINSAT-2E ISRO Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 9 April 17:01 USATitan IVB (402)/IUS USACape Canaveral SLC-41 USALockheed Martin Final Titan launch from SLC-41IUS second stage failed to separate USAUSA-142 (DSP-19) US Air Force Intended: GeosynchronousAchieved: Geostationary transfer Early warning Launch failure 1 12 April 22:50 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral SLC-36A RUSUSAInternational Launch Services FRAEutelsat W3 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 4 15 April 00:46 RUSSoyuz-U/Ikar KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 FRARUSStarsem USAGlobalstar 45 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 19 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 44 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 42 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 1 15 April 18:32 USADelta II 7920-10 USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS USALandsat 7 NASA/USGS Low Earth Remote sensing Operational 1 21 April 04:59 UKRDnepr KAZBaikonur Site 109/95 RUSISC Kosmotras Maiden flight of Dnepr UKUoSAT-12 Surrey Satellite Technology Low Earth Technology development Successful 1 27 April 18:22 USAAthena II USAVandenberg SLC-6 USALockheed Martin Payload fairing failed to separate; Failed to orbit due to additional weight of the fairing USAIKONOS 1 Space Imaging Intended: Sun-synchronous Earth imaging Launch Failure 27 April 2 28 April 20:30 RUSKosmos-3M RUSKapustin Yar Area 107 RUS ABRIXAS' power system failed three days after launch GERABRIXAS DLR Low Earth X-ray astronomy Spacecraft failureMegsat-0 MegSat Low Earth Communications Successful 4 October 2003 1 30 April 16:30 USATitan IVB (401)/Centaur USACape Canaveral SLC-40 USALockheed Martin Centaur programming error led to three burns in a 90 minute period which were intended to be performed over a six-hour period. Payload stranded in a useless orbit. USAUSA-143 (Milstar-3) US Air Force Intended: GeosynchronousAchieved: Medium Earth Communications Launch Failure |colspan=8| May |- 1 5 May 01:00 USADelta III 8930 USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS Upper stage engine failure resulted in payload being stranded in a useless orbit Orion 3 Loral Orion Intended: GeosynchronousAchieved: Medium Earth Communications Launch Failure 2 10 May 01:22 PRCLong March 4B PRCTaiyuan LC-1 PRCCASC Maiden flight of Long March 4BFY-1C destroyed by ASAT after retirement PRC Feng Yun 1C CASC Sun-synchronous Weather satellite Successful 12 January 2007PRC Shijian 5 CASC Sun-synchronous Magnetosphere research Operational 2 18 May 05:09 USAPegasus-XL/HAPS USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences TERRIERS solar panel failed to track the sun and the satellite's batteries exhausted their power supply on 20 MayMUBLCOM collided with DART but is still operational. USATERRIERS NASA/Boston Low Earth Ionosphere research Spacecraft failureUSAMUBLCOM DARPA/US Army Low Earth Communications Operational 1 20 May 22:30 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services CANNimiq 1 Telesat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 22 May 09:36 USATitan IVB (404) USAVandenberg SLC-4E USALockheed Martin USAUSA-144 (Misty-2) NRO Medium Earth Reconnaissance Operational 3 26 May 06:22 INDPSLV INDSriharikota FLP INDISRO INDOceansat-1 ISRO Sun-synchronous Oceanography OperationalSouth KoreaKitsat-3 KAIST Sun-synchronous OperationalGERDLR-Tubsat DLR Sun-synchronous Technology development Operational 3 27 May 10:49 USA103 USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronautsStarshine deployed from Discovery at 07:21 UTC on 5 June USASTS-96 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 2 6 June 06:02 2USASpaceHab Double Module NASA/SpaceHab Low Earth (Discovery) Logistics inherit inheritUSASTARSHINE NASA/NRL Low Earth Observation target Successful 18 February 2000 |colspan=8| June |- 4 10 June 13:48 USADelta II 7420-10C USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS USAGlobalstar 25 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 49 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 47 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 52 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 2 11 June 17:15 PRCLong March 2C PRCTaiyuan LC-1 PRC USAIridium 14A Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 15 March 2019https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25777 IRIDIUM 14 N2YO.com 31 May 2019 1 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901074628/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25777 live USAIridium 21A Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 24 May 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25778 IRIDIUM 21 N2YO.com 31 May 2019 1 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901071429/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25778 live 1 18 June 01:49 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services LUXAstra 1H SES Astra Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 20 June 02:15 USATitan 23G USAVandenberg SLC-4W USALockheed Martin USAQuickSCAT NASA/NOAA Sun-synchronous Oceanography Operational 1 24 June 15:44 USADelta II 7320-10 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS Maiden flight of Delta II 7320FUSE was deactivated on 18 October 2007 USAFUSE NASA Low Earth Ultraviolet astronomy Successful |colspan=8| July |- 1 5 July 13:32 RUSProton-K/Briz-M KAZBaikonur Site 81/24 RUSRVSN Maiden flight of Briz-M upper stageSecond stage exploded RUSRaduga RVSN Intended: Geosynchronous Communications Launch Failure 5 July +45 seconds 1 8 July 08:45 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUS RUSMolniya 3–50 MO RF Molniya Communications Operational 4 10 July 08:45 USADelta II 7420-10C USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS USAGlobalstar 35 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 32 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 51 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 30 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 1 16 July 16:39 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos RUSProgress M-42 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 2 February 2000 06:10 1 17 July 06:38 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUS UKROkean-O RAKA/NKAU Low Earth Oceanography Operational 2 23 July 04:31 USASpace Shuttle 102 no USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronautsFirst Shuttle mission with female commander (Eileen Collins)Engine control failures and fuel leak during ascent resulted in lower orbit than planned and IUS underperformance resulted in lower orbit than planned for Chandra, IPS used to raise orbit, reducing lifespanChandra deployed by Columbia at 11:47 UTC on 23 July USASTS-93 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment Successful 28 July 03:20USAChandra X-ray Observatory NASA High Earth X-ray astronomy Operational 4 25 July 07:46 USADelta II 7420-10C USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS USAGlobalstar 48 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 26 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 43 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 28 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational |colspan=8| August |- 1 12 August 22:52 FRAAriane 4 42P FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace IndonesiaTelkom 1 PT Telkom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 4 17 August 04:37 USADelta II 7420-10C USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS USAGlobalstar 24 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 27 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 54 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 53 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 1 18 August 18:00 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUS RUSKosmos 2365 (Yantar-4K1) MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 15 December 1 26 August 12:02 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUS RUSKosmos 2366 (Parus) MO RF Low Earth Navigation Operational |colspan=8| September |- 1 4 September 22:34 FRAAriane 4 42P FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace KORKoreasat 3 Korea Telecom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 6 September 16:36 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUS RUSYamal 101 Gazcom Operational: GeosynchronousCurrent: Graveyard Communications Spacecraft failureRUSYamal 102 Gazcom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 9 September 18:00 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/4 RUS RUS23pxFoton 12 RAKA/ESA Low Earth Microgravity research Successful 24 September 4 22 September 14:33 RUSSoyuz-U/Ikar KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 FRARUSStarsem USAGlobalstar 58 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 50 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 33 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 55 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 1 23 September 06:02 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral SLC-36A RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAEchostar 5 EchoStar Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 24 September 18:21 USAAthena II USAVandenberg SLC-6 USALockheed Martin Final flight of Athena II USAIkonos 2 Space Imaging Sun-synchronous Earth imaging Operational 1 25 September 06:29 FRAAriane 4 44P FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace USATelstar 7 Loral Skynet Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 26 September 22:30 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USALMI-1 LMI Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 28 September 11:00 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/4 RUS RUSResurs F-1M Roskosmos Remote sensing Low Earth Successful 22 October |colspan=8| October |- 1 7 October 12:51 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS USAUSA-145 (GPS IIR-3) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Successful 1 10 October 03:28 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch USADirecTV-1R DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 14 October 03:15 PRCLong March 4B PRCTaiyuan LC-1 PRCCASC Zi Yuan 1 Wide field camera failed 177 days after launch; SACI 1 ceased communications less than a month after launch PRCBRAZi Yuan 1 CAST/INPE Low Earth Remote sensing Partial satellite failureBRASACI 1 INPE Low Earth Technology development Spacecraft failure 4 18 October 13:22 RUSSoyuz-U/Ikar KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 FRARUSStarsem USAGlobalstar 57 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 59 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 56 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 31 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 1 19 October 06:22 FRAAriane 4 44LP FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Orion 2 Loral Orion Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 27 October 16:16 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUS Second stage malfunction RUSEkspress-A1 AO Komichekaya Intended: Geosynchronous Communications Launch Failure 27 October |colspan=8| November |- 1 13 November 22:52 FRAAriane 4 44LP FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace USAGE 4 GE Americom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 15 November 07:29 JPNH-II JPNTanegashima LA-Y1 JPNNASDA Final flight of H-IIFirst stage malfunction JPNMTSAT NASDA Intended: Geosynchronous Weather/Communications Launch Failure 15 November 1 19 November 22:30 PRCLong March 2F PRCJiuquan SLS PRCCASC Maiden flight of Long March 2F and Shenzhou spacecraft. First mission of China Manned Space Program. PRCShenzhou 1 CMSA Low Earth Test spacecraft Successful 20 November 19:41 4 22 November 16:20 RUSSoyuz-U/Ikar KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 FRARUSStarsem USAGlobalstar 39 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 34 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 29 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 61 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 1 23 November 04:06 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral SLC-36B USA USAUSA-146 (UHF F/O F10) US Navy Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| December |- 2 3 December 16:22 FRAAriane 4 40 FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Final flight of Ariane 4 40Hélios 1B decommissioned in October 2004 FRAHélios 1B French government Low Earth Reconnaissance SuccessfulFRAClementine DGA Low Earth SIGINT Operational 7 4 December 18:53 USAPegasus-XL/HAPS USAStargazer, Wallops Island USAOrbital Sciences USAOrbcomm 30 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAOrbcomm 31 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAOrbcomm 32 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAOrbcomm 33 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAOrbcomm 34 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAOrbcomm 35 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAOrbcomm 36 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational 1 10 December 14:32 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace 23pxXMM-Newton ESA High Earth X-ray Astronomy Operational 1 11 December 18:25 BRAVLS-1 VLS-1 V02 BRAAlcântara BRAINPE Self-destruct activated after second stage failed to ignite BRASACI-2 INPE Intended: Low Earth Technology development Launch Failure 11 December 1 12 December 17:38 USATitan II 23G USAVandenberg SLC-4W USALockheed Martin USAUSA-147 (DMSP 5D3 F15) US Air force Sun-synchronous Weather satellite Operational 1 18 December 18:57 USAAtlas IIAS USAVandenberg SLC-3E USA USATerra NASA Sun-synchronous Earth observation Operational 1 20 December 00:50 USASpace Shuttle Discovery USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronautsHubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 3A USASTS-103 NASA Low Earth (HST) HST Servicing Successful 28 December 00:01 3 21 December 07:13 USATaurus 2110 USAVandenberg LC-576E USAOrbital Sciences Contact with KOMPSAT lost on 6 January 2008 KORKOMPSAT KAIST Sun-synchronous Ocean colour sensor SuccessfulUSAACRIMSAT NASA Sun-synchronous Solar research OperationalUSACelestis-03 Celestis Sun-synchronous Space burial Successful 1 22 December 00:50 FRAAriane 4 44L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace USAGalaxy 11 PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 24 December RUSRokot/Briz-K RUSPlesetsk Site 133 RUSRVSN RUSRVSN-40 RVSN Planned: MEO Satellite navigation test Launch Failure Failed on launch pad 1 26 December 08:00 UKRTsyklon-2 KAZBaikonur Site 90/20 RUS RUSKosmos 2367 (US-PM) Russian Navy Low Earth SIGINT Successful 19 July 2002 1 27 December 19:12 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 RUS RUSKosmos 2368 (Oko) VKS Molniya Early warning Operational |} 1999 Suborbital launches 1999 |colspan=8| January |- 1 15 January PakistanShaheen 1 PakistanSonmiani PakistanPAF Maiden flight of Shaheen 1 PAF Suborbital Missile test Failure 15 January 1 21 January 06:13 CANBlack Brant XII NORAndøya USANASA USACAPER NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 21 January 1 22 January 13:57 CANBlack Brant XII USAPoker Flat USANASA USAAPEX (North Star) NASA Suborbital Plasma research Successful 22 January 1 22 January 15:20 CANBlack Brant VB USAPoker Flat USANASA USA NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 22 January 1 22 January 15:31 USATaurus-Orion USAPoker Flat USANASA USA NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 22 January |colspan=8| February |- 1 2 February 01:30 JPNS-310 JPNUchinoura LC-K JPNISAS Suborbital Ionosphere and X-ray research Successful 2 February 1 9 February USATrident D-5 USASubmarine, Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 9 February 1 9 February USATrident D-5 USASubmarine, Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 9 February 1 10 February 08:06 USAMinuteman III USAVandenberg LF-04 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 February 1 11 February 06:45 CANBlack Brant X USAPoker Flat USANASA USAENSTROPHY NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 11 February 1 20 February 04:45 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA USASPINR NASA Suborbital Ultraviolet astronomy Successful 20 February |colspan=8| March |- 1 10 March 08:01 USAPeacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-02 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 March 1 15 March 09:52 BRAVS-30 BRAAlcântara BRAAEB BRAOperacao San Marcos AEB Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 15 March 1 23 March USATrident C-4 USASubmarine, Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 23 March 1 23 March USATrident C-4 USASubmarine, Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 23 March 1 25 March USATrident C-4 USASubmarine, Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 25 March 1 25 March USATrident C-4 USASubmarine, Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 25 March 1 28 March 09:00 CANBlack Brant VIIIC USAWhite Sands USANASA USA NASA Suborbital X-ray astronomy Successful 28 March 1 29 March 12:06 USAHera USAWhite Sands LC-94 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM target Successful 28 March 1 29 March 12:13 USATHAAD USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM Interceptor Successful 29 March 1 31 March 00:15 USASR19 USAC-130, Pacific Missile Range USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital SRALT test Successful 31 March |colspan=8| April |- 1 1 April RUSR-29 RUSSubmarine, Barents Sea RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 1 April 1 11 April 04:17 INDAgni-II INDBalasore IC-4 INDIDRDL Maiden flight of Agni-II IDRDL Suborbital Missile test Successful 11 April 1 12 April 06:35 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA USA NASA Suborbital Ultraviolet astronomy Successful 12 April 1 14 April 05:35 PakistanGhauri-II PakistanTilla PakistanPAF Maiden flight of Ghauri-II PAF Suborbital Missile test Successful 14 April 1 15 April 04:58 PakistanShaheen 1 PakistanSonmiani PakistanPAF PAF Suborbital Missile test Successful 15 April 1 26 April USATrident D-5 USASubmarine, Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 26 April 1 26 April USATrident D-5 USASubmarine, Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 26 April |colspan=8| May |- 1 4 May FRAM4 FRASubmarine, Bay of Biscay FRAFrench Navy French Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 4 May 1 4 May FRAM4 FRASubmarine, Bay of Biscay FRAFrench Navy French Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 4 May 1 7 May 20:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA USAVAULT NASA Suborbital Ultraviolet astronomy Successful 7 May 1 14 May 11:33 UKSkylark VII SWEEsrange LC-S SWESSC SWEMASER 8 SSC Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 14 May |colspan=8| June |- 1 3 June 14:20 RUSTopol M RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 3 June 1 10 June 11:07 USAHera USAWhite Sands LC-94 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM target Successful 10 June 1 10 June 11:14 USATHAAD USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM Interceptor Successful 10 June 1 14 June 07:40 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA USA NASA Suborbital Ultraviolet astronomy Successful 14 June 1 24 June 17:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA USASERTS-99 NASA Suborbital Solar observation Successful 24 June |colspan=8| July |- 1 1 July USAMalemute II USAPacific Missile Range USAUS Navy USASlugger US Navy Suborbital TMBD target Successful 1 July 1 5 July 03:57 CANBlack Brant VC USAWallops Island USANASA USA NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 5 July 1 5 July 04:02 USATaurus-Orion USAWallops Island USANASA USA NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 5 July 1 5 July 23:36 CANBlack Brant VA NORAndøya USANASA USAMD-DR-04 DROPPS-1 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy research Successful 5 July 1 14 July 03:28 CANBlack Brant VA NORAndøya USANASA USAMD-DR-13 DROPPS-2 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy research Successful 14 July 1 18 July 03:31 USATaurus-Orion USAWallops Island USANASA USA NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 18 July 1 27 July 22:48 CANBlack Brant VB SWEEsrange USANASA USAICON NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 27 July |colspan=8| August |- 1 2 August PRCDF-31 PRCTaiyuan PRCCASC CASC Suborbital Missile test Successful 2 August 1 2 August 11:37 USAHera USAWhite Sands LC-94 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM target Successful 2 August 1 2 August 11:44 USATHAAD USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM Interceptor Successful 2 August 1 18 August 18:05 CANBlack Brant 9CM1 USAWhite Sands LC-43 USANASA Data used to calibrate SOHO spacecraft USA NASA Suborbital Solar research Successful 18 August 1 20 August 08:45 USAMinuteman III USAVandenberg LF-10 USAUS Air Force USARCT-1 GT-170GM/RRF-6 US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 20 August 1 20 August 11:27 USAMinuteman III USAVandenberg LF-09 USAUS Air Force USAFOT GT-171GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 20 August 1 24 August 07:07 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA USA NASA Suborbital Ultraviolet astronomy Successful 24 August 1 29 August RUSKosmos-3MR RUSKapustin Yar Area 107 RUSRVSN RUSRe-entry vehicle RVSN Suborbital Test RV Failure 29 August |colspan=8| September |- 1 3 September 11:44 RUSTopol M RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 3 September 1 6 September USASR-19 USAAircraft, Wake Island USAOrbital Sciences USATCMP-3A US Air Force Suborbital Test re-entry vehicle Successful 6 September 1 15 September 21:00 USACastor M57A1 USAKodiak USA US Air Force Suborbital Test flight Successful 15 September 1 24 September USASM-3 USAShiloh CG-67 6, Pacific Missile Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 24 September 1 27 September 10:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA USA NASA Suborbital Ultraviolet astronomy Successful 27 September |colspan=8| October |- 1 1 October RUSR-29 RUSSubmarine, Sea of Okhotsk RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 1 October 1 1 October 08:42 RUSTopol M RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 1 October 1 2 October RUSR-29 RUSSubmarine, Sea of Okhotsk RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 2 October 1 3 October 02:01 USAMinuteman II USAVandenberg LF-03 USAUS Air Force USAMSLS IFT-2 US Air Force Suborbital ABM target Successful 3 October 1 3 October 02:22 USAPLV MHLMeck Island, Kwajalein Atoll USAUS Air Force USAEKV US Air Force Suborbital ABM test Successful 3 October 1 20 October RUSUR-100N KAZBaikonur Site 175 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 20 October |colspan=8| November |- 1 November A-350R KAZSary Shagan PRO Противоракетная оборона (ПРО) Suborbital Missile test Successful Within one hour 1 1 November INDRH-300 INDSriharikota INDISRO INDEWS ISRO Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 1 November 1 10 November USATrident D-5 USASubmarine, Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 November 1 10 November USATrident D-5 USASubmarine, Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 November 1 13 November 08:20 USAMinuteman III USAVandenberg LF-26 USAUS Air Force USAPRP FTM-01 US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 13 November 1 17 November RUSR-39 RUSSubmarine, Barents Sea RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 17 November 1 17 November RUSR-39 RUSSubmarine, Barents Sea RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 17 November 1 18 November 01:55 INDRH-300 MK-II INDSriharikota INDISRO INDLMS ISRO Suborbital Ionosphere/Meteor research Successful 18 November 1 20 November 01:35 INDRH-300 MK-II INDSriharikota INDISRO INDLMS ISRO Suborbital Ionosphere/Meteor research Successful 20 November |colspan=8| December |- 1 14 December 08:05 RUSTopol M RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 14 December 1 17 December 17:00 USATerrier-Orion USAWallops Island USANASA USAMG.Pool Boiling NASA Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 17 December |} 1999 Deep Space Rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks1 February Galileo 11th flyby of Europa5 May Galileo 4th flyby of Callisto24 June Cassini 2nd flyby of Venus Gravity assist; Closest approach: 598 km30 June Galileo 5th flyby of Callisto29 July Deep Space 1 Flyby of 9969 Braille31 July Lunar Prospector Deliberate impact of the Moon14 August Galileo 6th flyby of Callisto18 August Cassini Flyby of the Earth Gravity assist; Closest approach: 1166 km16 September Galileo 7th flyby of Callisto23 September Mars Climate Orbiter Burned up in the Martian atmosphere11 October Galileo 1st flyby of Io26 November Galileo 2nd flyby of Io3 December Mars Polar Lander Crash-landed at Planum Australe, Mars3 December Amundsen and Scott Subprobes lost in Mars Polar Lander crash-landing EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks16 April04:376 hours19 minutes10:56Mir EO-27Kvant-2RUSViktor AfanasyevFRAJean-Pierre HaigneréRecovered experiments from the exterior of Mir and installed other experiments on the outer surface.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws459.txt MIRNEWS.459 van der Berg Chris April 1999 MirNews SpaceOnLine 13 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080827201045/http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws459.txt 27 August 2008 dead30 May02:567 hours55 minutes10:51STS-96ISS 103 noUSATamara E. JerniganUSADaniel T. BarryTransferred and installed two cranes from the shuttle's payload bay to locations on the outside of the station. Installed two new portable foot restraints that will fit both American and Russian space boots, and attached three bags filled with tools and handrails that will be used during future assembly operations.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-96/sts-96-day-04-highlights.html STS-96 Day 4 Highlights 6 October 2008 NASA 1999 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080916114734/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-96/sts-96-day-04-highlights.html 16 September 2008 live23 July11:066 hours7 minutes17:13Mir EO-27Kvant-2RUSViktor AfanasyevRUSSergei AvdeyevInstalled a communications antenna on the Sofora girder, and attempted to find a leak in Kvant-2. Retrieved the Exobiology and Dvikon experiments.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/mirnews463.txt MIRNEWS.463 van der Berg Chris 24 July 1999 MirNews SpaceOnLine 13 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080908064422/http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/mirnews463.txt 8 September 2008 dead28 July09:375 hours22 minutes14:59Mir EO-27Kvant-2RUSViktor AfanasyevRUSSergei AvdeyevCompleted the deployment of the antenna mounted on the Sofora girder and pushed it into space. Installed the experiments Indicator and Sprut-4, traded out tape cassettes on the Migmas ion spectromer and recovered the Danko-M and Ekran-D experiments for return to Earth.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/mirnews464.txt MIRNEWS.464 29 JULY 1999 van der Berg Chris 29 July 1999 MirNews SpaceOnLine 14 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080827200539/http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/mirnews464.txt 27 August 2008 dead22 December18:548 hours15 minutes23 December03:09STS-103DiscoveryUSASteven SmithUSAJohn M. GrunsfeldReplaced three Rate Sensor Units, installed Voltage/Temperature Improvement Kits on all six batteries.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-103/eva/ https://web.archive.org/web/20010805232932/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-103/eva/ dead 5 August 2001 STS-103 Extravehicular Activities 15 March 2009 NASA 2002 NASAHubble Space Telescope servicing23 December19:068 hours10 minutes24 December03:16STS-103DiscoveryUK/USAMichael FoaleSUIClaude NicollierReplaced the telescope's central computer and a Fine Guidance Sensor.Hubble Space Telescope servicing24 December19:178 hours8 minutes25 December03:25STS-103DiscoveryUSASteven SmithUSAJohn M. GrunsfeldInstalled a transmitter and a solid state recorder.Hubble Space Telescope servicing References Footnotes 1999 on expanded Category:Spaceflight by year