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1998 Worldwide Space Launches
Date
Mission
Designation
Launch
Vehicle
Country
of Launch
Payload
Type
Notes
1.
Jan. 6
Lunar Prospector
Athena 2
USA/NASA
Moon Orbiter
2.
Jan. 10
Skynet-4D (England)
Delta 2
USA/Com.
MilComsat
3.
Jan. 22
`Ofeq-4
Shaviyt
Israel
Mil. Recon
failed
4.
Jan. 22
STS-89/Endeavour
Shuttle
USA/NASA
Crewed (7u/7d)
5.
Jan. 29
Soyuz TM-27/Mir-25
Soyuz-U
Russia
Crewed (3)
6.
Jan. 29
NRO Payload
Atlas 2A
USA/Mil.
Comsat (?)
7.
Feb. 4
Brasilsat-B3 (Brazil)
Ariane 4 (V105)
Europe
Comsat
Inmarsat 3-F5
8.
Feb. 10
Geosat Follow-On (GFO)
Taurus
USA/Mil.
Geophysics
Orbcomm A9 (FM-13)
USA/Com.
Comsat
Orbcomm A10 (FM-14)
Celestis-02
Burial
9.
Feb. 14
GlobalStar 1
Delta 2
USA/Com.
Comsats
GlobalStar 2
GlobalStar 3
GlobalStar 4
10.
Feb. 17
Kosmos 2349/Kometa
Soyuz-U
Russia
Mil. Recon.
11.
Feb. 18
Iridium 50
Delta 2
USA/Com.
Comsat
Iridium 52
Iridium 53
Iridium 54
Iridium 56
12.
Feb. 21
COMETS/Kakehashi
H-
II
Japan
Comsat
failed
13.
Feb. 25
SNOE (U. Col.)
Pegasus XL
US/Com.
Science
Teledesic T1
Comsat
14.
Feb. 27
Hot Bird 4
Ariane 4 (V106)
Europe
Comsat
15.
Feb. 28
Intelsat 806
Atlas 2AS
USA/Com.
Comsat
16.
Mar. 14
Progress M-38
Soyuz-U
Russia
Mir Cargo
17.
Mar. 16
UHF F/O F8
Atlas 2
USA/Mil.
Comsat
18.
Mar. 23
SPOT 4
Ariane 4 (V107)
Europe
Imaging
19.
Mar. 25
Iridium 51
Long March-2C
China/Com.
Comsat
Iridium 61
20.
Mar. 30
Iridium 55
Delta 2
USA/Com.
Comsat
Iridium 57
Iridium 58
Iridium 59
Iridium 60
21.
Apr. 1
TRACE
Pegasus XL
NASA
Solar Physics
22.
Apr. 6
Iridium 62
Proton
Russia/Com.
Comsat
Iridium 63
Iridium 64
Iridium 65
Iridium 66
Iridium 67
Iridium 68
23.
Apr. 17
STS-90/Columbia
Shuttle
USA/NASA
Crewed (7)
24.
Apr. 24
Globalstar FM5
Delta 2
USA/Com.
Comsat
Globalstar FM6
Globalstar FM14
Globalstar FM15
25.
Apr. 28
Nilesat 1 (Egypt)
Ariane 4 (V108)
Europe
Comsat
BSAT 1B (Japan)
26.
Apr. 29
Kosmos-2350
Proton
Russia
Comsat (?)
27.
May 2
Iridium 69
Long March-2C
China/Com.
Comsat
Iridium 71
28.
May 7
Kosmos-2351
Molniya-M
Russia
EarlyWarn
29.
May 7
Echostar 4
Proton
Russia/Com.
Comsat
30.
May 9
USA 139
Titan/Centaur
USA/Mil.
Sigint
31.
May 13
NOAA 15
Titan 2
USA/Com.
Weather
32.
May 15
Progress M-39
Soyuz-U
Russia
Mir Cargo
33.
May 17
Iridium 70
Delta 2
USA/Com.
Comsat
Iridium 72
Iridium 73
Iridium 74
Iridium 75
34.
May 30
Chinastar/Zhongwei 1
Long March-3B
China/Com.
Comsat
35.
June 2
STS-91/Discovery
Shuttle
USA/NASA
Crewed (6u/7d)
36.
June 11
Thor 3 (Norway)
Delta 2
USA/Com.
Comsat
37.
June 15
Kosmos-2352
Tsiklon-3
Russia
Comsat
Kosmos-2353
Kosmos-2354
Kosmos-2355
Kosmos-2356
Kosmos-2357
38.
June 18
Intelsat 805
Atlas 2AS
USA/Com.
Comsat
39.
June 24
Kosmos-2358
Soyuz-U
Russia
Recon
40.
June 25
Kosmos-2359
Soyuz-U
Russia
Recon
41.
July 1
Molniya-3
Molniya-M
Russia
Comsat
42.
July 3
Planet B
M-5
Japan
Mars Probe
43.
July 6
Tubsat-N (Germany)
Shtil/Submarine
Russia
Comsat
Tubsat-N1(Germany)
44.
July 10
Resurs-01/#4
Zenit-2
Russia
RemoteSens
Fasat-Bravo (Chile)
Comsat/Test
TMSAT (Thailand)
Obs.+Datacomm
LLMS-1/IRIS(Europe)
EmailRelay
Gurwin Techsat 1B(Israel)
TechTest
WESTPAC (Australia)
Geodesy
45.
July 18
Sinosat-1
Long March-3B
China
Comsat
46.
July 28
Kosmos-2360
Zenit-2
Russia
Sigint
47.
Aug. 2
Orbcomm FM13
Pegasus XL
USA/Com.
Comsat
Orbcomm FM14
Orbcomm FM15
Orbcomm FM16
Orbcomm FM17
Orbcomm FM18
Orbcomm FM19
Orbcomm FM20
48.
Aug. 12
USA
Titan 4A
USA/Mil.
Sigint
failed
49.
Aug. 13
Soyuz TM-28 (Mir-26)
Soyuz-U
Russia
Crewed (3)
50.
Aug. 19
Iridium 03
Long March-2C
China
Comsat
Iridium 76
51.
Aug. 25
ST-1
Ariane 4 (V109)
Europe
Comsat
52.
Aug. 27
Galaxy X
Delta 3
USA/Com.
Comsat
failed
53.
Aug. 29
Astra-2A
Proton
Russia/Com.
Comsat
54.
Aug. 29
Kwangmyongsong 1
Taepo Dong
North Korea
Test
55.
Sep. 8
Iridium SV77
Delta 2
USA/Com.
Comsat
Iridium SV79
Iridium SV80
Iridium SV81
Iridium SV82
56.
Sep. 9
Globalstar FM5
Zenit-2
Russia/Com.
Comsat
failed
Globalstar FM7
Globalstar FM9
Globalstar FM10
Globalstar FM11
Globalstar FM12
Globalstar FM13
Globalstar FM16
Globalstar FM17
Globalstar FM18
Globalstar FM20
Globalstar FM21
57.
Sep. 16
PAS 7
Ariane 4 (V110)
Europe
Comsat
58.
Sep. 23
Orbcomm FM21
Pegasus XL/HAPS
USA/Com.
Comsat
Orbcomm FM22
Orbcomm FM23
Orbcomm FM24
Orbcomm FM25
Orbcomm FM26
Orbcomm FM27
Orbcomm FM28
59.
Sep. 28
Kosmos-2367
Molniya-M
Russia
Comsat
60.
Oct. 3
STEX
Taurus
USA/Mil.
Technol.
ATEX
61.
Oct. 5
Eutelsat W2
Ariane (V111)
Europe
Comsat
Sirius 3 (SWEDEN)
62.
Oct. 9
Hot Bird 5 (Europe)
Atlas 2A
USA/Com.
Comsat
63.
Oct 20
UHF F/O F9
Atlas 2A
USA/Mil.
Comsat
64.
Oct 21
ARD
Ariane 5 (503)
ESA
Technol
Maqsat 3
Dummy
65.
Oct 23
SCD-2
Pegasus
USA/Mil.
Rem.Sens.
66.
Oct 24
Deep Space 1
Delta 2
USA/NASA
TechProbe
SEDSAT 1
Amateur
67.
Oct 25
Progress M-40
Soyuz-U
Russia
Mir Cargo
68.
Oct 28
Afristar
Ariane 4 (V112)
Europe
RadioCom
GE 5
Comsat
69.
Oct 29
STS-95/Discovery
Shuttle
USA/NASA
Crewed (7)
70.
Nov 4
PAS 8
Proton
Russia/Com.
Comsat
71.
Nov. 6
Iridium 83
Delta 2
USA/Com.
Comsat
Iridium 84
Comsat
Iridium 85
Comsat
Iridium 86
Comsat
Iridium 87
Comsat
72.
Nov 20
ISS/Zarya
Proton
Russia
ISS
73.
Nov 22
BONUM-1
Delta 2
USA/Com.
Comsat
74.
Dec 4
STS-88/Endeavour
Shuttle
USA/NASA
ISS/Crewed (6)
75.
Dec 6
SWAS
Pegasus XL
USA/Com.
Astronomy
76.
Dec 6
Satmex
Ariane 4 (V114)
Europe
Comsat
77.
Dec 10
Nadezhda
Kosmos 3
Russia
Navsat
Astrid-2
Science
78.
Dec 11
Mars Climate Orbiter
Delta 2
USA/NASA
Mars Probe
79.
Dec 19
Iridium 88
Long March-2C
China/Com.
Comsat
Iridium 89
Comsat
80.
Dec 22
Panamsat PAS 6B
Ariane 4 (V115)
Europe
Comsat
81.
Dec 24
Kosmos-2361
Kosmos-3M
Russia
Navsat
82.
Dec 30
Kosmos-2362
Proton
Russia
Navsat
Kosmos-2363
Navsat
Kosmos-2364
Navsat
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