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The following is an outline of 1989 in spaceflight.

1989 in spaceflight
The Galileo probe is deployed from Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-34, beginning a fourteen-year mission to Jupiter
The launch of the only Delta 5920 with the Cosmic Background Explorer.
Orbital launches
First10 January
Last27 December
Total102
Successes101
Failures1
Rockets
Maiden flightsAriane 4 44L
Delta 4925
Delta 5920
Delta II 6925
Titan IVA
RetirementsAriane 2
Ariane 3
Atlas G
Delta 3920
Delta 5920
Titan 34D
Crewed flights
Orbital6
Total travellers27

Launches

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

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10 January
02:05
Soviet Union Proton-K/DM-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 200/39 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 1987 (GLONASS) Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 1988 (GLONASS) Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 1989 (Etalon-2) Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
12 January
11:29
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 16/2 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 1990 (Resurs-F2) Low Earth Earth observation 11 February Successful
18 January
08:20
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Baikonur Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 1991 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 1 February Successful
26 January
09:16
Soviet Union Proton-K/DM-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 200/40 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Gorizont 17 Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
26 January
15:36
Soviet Union Kosmos-3M Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132/2 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 1992 (Strela-2M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
27 January
01:23
European Union Ariane 2 France Kourou ELA-1 France Arianespace
United Nations Intelsat 515 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
28 January
12:30
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Baikonur Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 1993 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance 27 March Successful

February

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10 February
08:53
Soviet Union Soyuz-U2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Progress 40 Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 5 March
01:59
Successful
10 February
15:13
Soviet Union Tsyklon-3 Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 32 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 1994 (Strela-3) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 1995 (Strela-3) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 1996 (Strela-3) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 1997 (Strela-3) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 1998 (Strela-3) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 1999 (Strela-3) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
10 February
16:55
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2000 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 3 March Successful
14 February
04:21
Soviet Union Molniya-M/2BL Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2001 (Oko) Molniya Early warning In orbit Successful
14 February
17:00
Soviet Union Kosmos-3M Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132/2 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2002 (Taifun-2) Low Earth Radar calibration 15 October Successful
14 February
18:30
United States Delta II 6925 United States Cape Canaveral LC-17A United States McDonnell Douglas
United States USA-35 (GPS II-1) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of Delta II 6925
First flight of Block II GPS satellite
15 February
11:00
Soviet Union Molniya-M/ML Soviet Union Baikonur Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Molniya 1-75 Molniya Communications In orbit Successful
17 February
14:59
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2003 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 3 March Successful
21 February
23:30
Japan Mu-3S-II Japan Uchinoura Japan ISAS
Japan EXOS-D Akebono ISAS Low Earth Aurora observation In orbit Successful
22 February
03:28
Soviet Union Kosmos-3M Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132/2 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2004 (Parus) Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
28 February
04:05
Soviet Union Tsyklon-3 Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 32 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Meteor 2-18 Low Earth Earth sciences In orbit Successful

March

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2 March
18:59
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2005 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance 25 April Successful
6 March
23:29
European Union Ariane 4 44LP France Kourou ELA-2 France Arianespace
Japan JCSAT 1 JSAT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
European Union Meteosat 4 EUMETSAT Geosynchronous Weather satellite In orbit Successful
13 March
14:57
United States Space Shuttle Discovery United States Kennedy LC-39B United States 
United States STS-29 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment 18 March
14:36
Successful
United States TDRS-4 (TDRS-D) NASA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
16 March
14:59
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2006 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 31 March Successful
16 March
18:54
Soviet Union Soyuz-U2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Progress 41 Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 25 April
12:12
Successful
23 March
12:25
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Baikonur Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2007 (Yantar-4KS1) Low Earth Reconnaissance 22 September Successful
24 March
13:38
Soviet Union Kosmos-3M Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132/2 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2008 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2009 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2010 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2011 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2012 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2013 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2014 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2015 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
24 March
21:50
United States Delta 3920 United States Cape Canaveral LC-17B United States McDonnell Douglas
United States USA-36 (Delta Star) US Air Force Low Earth Technology development 23 June 1992 Successful
Final flight of Delta 3920

April

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2 April
02:28
European Union Ariane 2 France Kourou ELA-1 France Arianespace
Sweden Tele-X Nordic Satellite AB Operational: Geosynchronous
Current: Graveyard
Communications In orbit Successful
Final flight of Ariane 2
Tele-X retired 16 January 1998
4 April
18:36
Soviet Union Kosmos-3M Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132/2 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2016 (Parus) Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
6 April
14:00
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2017 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 19 April Successful
14 April
04:08
Soviet Union Proton-K/DM-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 200/39 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Raduga 23 Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
20 April
18:29
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2018 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance 19 June Successful
26 April
17:00
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 41/1 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Foton 5 Low Earth Microgravity research 11 May Successful
4 May
18:47
United States Space Shuttle Atlantis United States Kennedy LC-39B United States 
United States STS-30 NASA Low Earth Interplanetary probe deployment 8 May
05:43
Successful
United States Magellan NASA Cytherean Radar mapping 12 October 1994 Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
5 May
13:00
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2019 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 18 May Successful
10 May
19:47
United States Titan 34D/Transtage United States Cape Canaveral LC-40 United States Martin Marietta
United States USA-37 (Vortex 6) NRO Geosynchronous SIGINT In orbit Successful
17 May
13:00
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Baikonur Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2020 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance 15 July Successful
24 May
10:30
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Baikonur Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2021 (Yantar-1KFT) Low Earth Reconnaissance 6 July Successful
25 May
08:50
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 43/3 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Resurs-F1 Low Earth Earth observation 17 June Successful
Soviet Union Pion 1 Low Earth Atmospheric research 23 July Successful
Soviet Union Pion 2 Low Earth Atmospheric research 24 July Successful
31 May
08:31
Soviet Union Proton-K/DM-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 200/40 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2022 (GLONASS) Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2023 (GLONASS) Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2024 (Etalon 2) Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful

June

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1 June
12:59
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2025 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 15 June Successful
5 June
22:37
European Union Ariane 4 44L France Kourou ELA-2 France Arianespace
Japan Superbird A SCC Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
Germany DFS-1 Deutsche Bundespost Telekom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of Ariane 4 44L
7 June
05:12
Soviet Union Kosmos-3M Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132/2 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2026 (Parus) Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
8 June
17:09
Soviet Union Molniya-M/ML Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Molniya 3-45L Molniya Communications 14 December 2001 Successful
9 June
10:10
Soviet Union Tsyklon-3 Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 32/2 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Okean-O1 4 Intended: Low Earth Oceanography 9 June Launch failure
Failure of the third stage
10 June
22:19
United States Delta II 6925 United States Cape Canaveral LC-17A United States McDonnell Douglas
United States USA-38 (GPS II-2) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
14 June
12:30
Soviet Union Kosmos-3M Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 133/3 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2027 (Taifun-1) Low Earth Radar calibration 14 April 1992 Successful
14 June
13:18
United States Titan IVA 402/IUS United States Cape Canaveral LC-41 United States Martin Marietta
United States USA-39 (DSP-14) US Air Force Geosynchronous Early warning In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of Titan IVA
16 June
09:30
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Baikonur Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2028 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 6 July Successful
21 June
23:35
Soviet Union Proton-K/DM-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 200/39 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Raduga 1-1 Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
27 June
08:04
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 16/2 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Resurs-F2 Low Earth Earth observation 11 July Successful

July

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4 July
15:21
Soviet Union Kosmos-3M Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 133/3 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Nadezhda 1 COSPAS-SARSAT Low Earth Navigation, search and rescue In orbit Successful
5 July
08:00
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2029 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 17 July Successful
5 July
22:45
Soviet Union Proton-K/DM-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 200/40 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Gorizont 18 Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
12 July
00:14
European Union Ariane 3 France Kourou ELA-1 France Arianespace
European Union Olympus 1 ESA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
Final flight of Ariane 3 and launch from ELA-1
12 July
15:00
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2030 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance 28 July Spacecraft failure
Spacecraft exploded in orbit on 28 July
18 July
09:44
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 16/2 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Resurs-F 3 Low Earth Earth observation 8 August Successful
Soviet Union Pion 3 Low Earth Atmospheric research 19 September Successful
Soviet Union Pion 4 Low Earth Atmospheric research 19 September Successful
18 July
12:10
Soviet Union Soyuz-U2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2031 (Orlets-1) Low Earth Reconnaissance 15 September Successful
20 July
08:59
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2032 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 3 August Successful
24 July
00:00
Soviet Union Tsyklon-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 90 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2033 (US-P) Low Earth ELINT 6 January 1991 Successful
25 July
07:48
Soviet Union Kosmos-3M Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 133/3 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2034 (Parus) Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful

August

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2 August
11:29
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2035 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 16 August Successful
8 August
12:37
United States Space Shuttle Columbia United States Kennedy LC-39B United States 
United States STS-28 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment 13 August Successful
United States USA-40 (SDS-2-1) US Air Force Molniya Communications In orbit Successful
United States USA-41 DoD SIGINT In orbit Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
8 August
23:25
European Union Ariane 4 44LP France Kourou ELA-2 France Arianespace
Germany TV-Sat 2 Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
European Union Hipparcos ESA Geosynchronous transfer Astronomy In orbit Successful
15 August
10:29
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 43/4 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Resurs-F4 Low Earth Earth observation 14 September Successful
18 August
05:57
United States Delta II 6925 United States Cape Canaveral LC-17A United States McDonnell Douglas
United States USA-42 (GPS II-3) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
22 August
12:59
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2036 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 5 September Successful
23 August
03:09
Soviet Union Soyuz-U2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Progress M-1 Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 1 December
11:21
Successful
Maiden flight of Progress-M spacecraft
27 August
22:59
United States Delta 4925 United States Cape Canaveral LC-17B United States McDonnell Douglas
United Kingdom Marco Polo 1 BSkyB Operational: Geosynchronous
Current: Graveyard
Communications In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of Delta 4925
28 August
00:14
Soviet Union Tsyklon-3 Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 32/2 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2037 (Geo-IK) Low Earth Earth science In orbit Successful

September

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4 September
05:54
United States Titan 34D/Transtage United States Cape Canaveral LC-40 United States Martin Marietta
United States USA-43 (DSCS-II) DoD Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
United States USA-44 (DSCS-III) DoD Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Final flight of Titan 34D and Transtage upper stage
5 September
19:11
Japan H-I Japan Tanegashima LA-N Japan Mitsubishi
Japan GMS-4 NASDA Geosynchronous Weather satellite In orbit Successful
5 September
21:38
Soviet Union Soyuz-U2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Soyuz TM-8 Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-5 19 February 1990
04:36
Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 2 cosmonauts
6 September
01:48
United States Titan II 23G United States Vandenberg SLC-4W United States Martin Marietta
United States USA-45 DoD SIGINT In orbit Successful
6 September
10:49
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 43/3 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union /Germany Resurs-F5 Low Earth Microgravity experiments 22 September Successful
14 September
09:49
Soviet Union Tsyklon-3 Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 32 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2038 (Strela-3) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2039 (Strela-3) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2040 (Strela-3) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2041 (Strela-3) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2042 (Strela-3) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Soviet Union Kosmos 2043 (Strela-3) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
15 September
06:30
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union /European Union /United States Kosmos 2044 (Bion 9) ESA/NASA Low Earth Microgravity research 29 September Successful
22 September
08:00
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Baikonur Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2045 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 2 October Successful
25 September
08:56
United States Atlas G United States Cape Canaveral LC-36B United States Lockheed
United States USA-46 (FLTSATCOM 8) DoD Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
Final flight of Atlas G
27 September
14:38
Soviet Union Molniya-M/ML Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Molniya 1-76 Molniya Communications 11 November 2000 Successful
27 September
16:20
Soviet Union Tsyklon-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 90 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2046 (US-P) Low Earth Naval reconnaissance 16 April 1991 Successful
28 September
00:04
Soviet Union Tsyklon-3 Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 32/2 Soviet Union 
United Nations Intercosmos 24 (Aktivny-IK/AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1) Intercosmos Low Earth Atmospheric research In orbit Successful
Czechoslovakia Magion 2 Low Earth Atmospheric research In orbit Successful
28 September
17:05
Soviet Union Proton-K/DM-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 200/40 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Gorizont 19 Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful

October

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3 October
14:59
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2047 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance 21 November Successful
17 October
13:00
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2048 (Zenit-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 26 October Successful
18 October
16:53
United States Space Shuttle Atlantis United States Kennedy LC-39B United States 
United States STS-34 NASA Low Earth Interplanetary probe deployment 23 October Successful
United States Galileo NASA Jovian Jupiter orbiter 21 September 2003 Successful
United States Galileo Probe NASA Jovian Jupiter entry probe 7 December 1995 Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
21 October
09:31
United States Delta II 6925 United States Cape Canaveral LC-17A United States McDonnell Douglas
United States USA-47 (GPS II-4) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
24 October
21:35
Soviet Union Tsyklon-3 Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 32 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Meteor 3-3 Low Earth Earth science In orbit Successful
27 October
23:05
European Union Ariane 4 44L France Kourou ELA-2 France Arianespace
United Nations Intelsat 602 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful

November

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17 November
10:50
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Baikonur Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2049 (Yantar-4KS1) Low Earth Reconnaissance 19 June 1990 Successful
18 November
14:34
United States Delta 5920 United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States McDonnell Douglas
United States COBE NASA Sun-synchronous Cosmology In orbit Successful
Only flight of Delta 5920
23 November
00:23
United States Space Shuttle Discovery United States Kennedy LC-39B United States 
United States STS-33 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment 28 November Successful
United States USA-48 (Magnum-2) NRO Geosynchronous ELINT In orbit Operational
Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
23 November
20:35
Soviet Union Molniya-M/2BL Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2050 (Oko) Molniya Early warning In orbit Successful
24 November
23:22
Soviet Union Tsyklon-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 90 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2051 (US-P) Low Earth Naval reconnaissance 21 January 1991 Successful
26 November
13:01
Soviet Union Proton-K Soviet Union Baikonur Site 200/39 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kvant-2 Low Earth (Mir) Mir component 23 March 2001
05:50
Successful
28 November
10:02
Soviet Union Molniya-M/ML Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Molniya 3-46L Molniya Communications 20 May 2000 Successful
30 November
15:00
Soviet Union Soyuz-U Soviet Union Plesetsk Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2052 (Yantar-4K2) Low Earth Reconnaissance 24 January 1990 Successful

December

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1 December
20:20
Soviet Union Proton-K/D-1 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 200/40 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union /France Granat AN SSSR/CNES High Earth Astronomy 25 May 1999 Successful
11 December
18:10
United States Delta II 6925 United States Cape Canaveral LC-17B United States McDonnell Douglas
United States USA-49 (GPS II-5) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
15 December
11:30
Soviet Union Proton-K/DM-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 81/23 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Raduga 24 Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
20 December
03:30
Soviet Union Soyuz-U2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Progress M-2 Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 9 February 1990
07:56
Successful
27 December
00:00
Soviet Union Tsyklon-3 Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 32/2 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2053 (Koltso 2) Low Earth Radar calibration 2 September 1997 Successful
27 December
11:10
Soviet Union Proton-K/DM-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 200/39 Soviet Union 
Soviet Union Kosmos 2054 (Luch) Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational

Deep-space rendezvous

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Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
23 January Phobos 1 Flyby of Mars Failed orbiter mission
29 January Phobos 2 Areocentric orbit injection
27 March Phobos 2 Enters synchronous orbit of Phobos
25 August Voyager 2 Flyby of Neptune Closest approach: 44,800 kilometres (27,800 mi)

References

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  • Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
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Generic references:
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Footnotes

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