1991 in spaceflight

1991 in spaceflight

|8 January, 00:53:01 GMT
|Delta II 7925
|LC-17B, Cape Canaveral
|McDonnell Douglas
|NATO-4A
|NATO
|GEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|14 January, 14:50:27 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-1, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Progress M-6
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Resupply Mir
|15 March 1991
|Successful
-
rowspan=2|15 January, 23:10:49 GMT
rowspan=2|Ariane 4 (44L)
rowspan=2|ELA-2, CSG
rowspan=2|Arianespace
|Italsat 1
|ASI
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Eutelsat 2F2
|Eutelsat
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|17 January, 10:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-16/2, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2121 (Zenit-8)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|10 February 1991
|Successful
-
|17 January
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|17 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|18 January, 11:34 GMT
|Tsyklon-2
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2122 (US-P)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Naval reconnaissance
|28 March 1993
|Successful
-
|19 January
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|19 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|19 January
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|19 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|19 January
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|19 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|20 January, 18:43 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Dhahran
|20 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|20 January, 18:43 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Dhahran
|20 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|21 January, 08:29 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Dhahran
|21 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|21 January, 08:29 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Dhahran
|21 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|21 January, 09:42 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|21 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|21 January, 09:42 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|21 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|21 January, 09:42 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|21 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|21 January, 09:42 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|21 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|21 January, 19:18 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Al Jubayl
|21 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|22 January, 00:41 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|22 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
Aimed at air force base, intercepted by Patriot ABM, warhead fell on a civilian neighbourhood.
-
|22 January, 00:41 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|22 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|22 January, 00:41 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|22 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|22 January, 04:10 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Dhahran
|22 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
Aimed at US Air Force base. Intercepted by Patriot ABM, but still hit target.
-
|22 January, 04:10 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Dhahran
|22 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|22 January, 04:10 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Dhahran
|22 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|22 January
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|22 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|22 January
|Zhinui
|Haikou
|CALT
|CALT
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|22 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|120|km|mi
-
|23 January, 19:54 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Dhahran
|23 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|23 January, 19:54 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Dhahran
|23 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|23 January, 19:54 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|23 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|23 January, 19:54 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|23 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|23 January, 19:54 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|23 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|25 January, 19:23 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|25 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
Aimed at Coalition headquarters, intercepted by Patriot ABM, hit Saudi Department of Inerior.
-
|25 January, 19:23 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|25 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|25 January
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|25 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|26 January, 00:28 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Dhahran
|26 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|26 January, 06:25 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA/JHU
|Sub-orbital
|Ultraviolet astronomy
|26 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
|26 January, 19:46 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|26 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|26 January
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|26 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|28 January, 17:55 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|28 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
Aimed at downtown Riyadh, intercepted by Patriot ABM, debris damaged a farm.
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|28 January, 18:24:24 GMT
|ERIS
|Meck Island, Kwajalein Atoll
|US Air Force
|ERIS
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Interceptor test
|28 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|270|km|mi
Intercepted Aries rocket
-
|28 January, 18:03:00 GMT
|Minuteman IB
|LF-03, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|28 January 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|29 January, 11:59:58 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-133/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Informator-1
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|2 February, 21:41 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|2 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|2 February
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|2 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|2 February
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|2 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|5 February, 02:36 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-133/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2123 (Tsikada)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|6 February, 07:29 GMT
|LCLV
|Wallops Island
|Orbital
|NRL
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|6 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|510|km|mi
-
|6 February, 17:30 GMT
|MR-12
|Kapustin Yar
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|6 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|7 February, 08:15 GMT
|Topol'
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|7 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|7 February, 18:15 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-16/2, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2124 (Yantar-4K2)
|MOM
|LEO
|7 April 1991
|Successful
-
|7 February, 22:54 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|7 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|11 February, 19:20 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|11 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|11 February
|Prithvi
|Sriharikota
|IDRDL
|IDRDL
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|11 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
rowspan=8|12 February, 02:44 GMT
rowspan=8|Kosmos-3M
rowspan=8|LC-133/3, Plesetsk
rowspan=8|RVSN
|Kosmos|2125 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2126 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2127 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2128 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2129 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2130 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2131 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2132 (Strela-1M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|12 February, 03:29 GMT
|S-520
|Andøya
|ISAS
|ISAS
|Sub-orbital
|Auroral
|12 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|353|km|mi
-
|12 February, 09:11:54 GMT
|Black Brant XII
|Poker Flat
|NASA
|TOPAZ-3
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|12 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|14 February, 08:45 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack King Khalid Military City
|14 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi, hit King Khalid Military City.
-
|14 February, 08:45 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Hafir Al Batin
|14 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|14 February, 08:31:56 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-200/39, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2133 (Prognoz)
|MOM
|GEO
|Missile defence
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|15 February, 09:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2134 (Yantar-1KFT)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|1 April 1991
|Successful
-
|15 February, 15:19 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Molniya-1-80
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|15 February, 23:01 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Al Jubayl
|15 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|16 February, 13:00 GMT
|S-520
|LA-K, Kagoshima
|ISAS
|ISAS
|Sub-orbital
|Ultraviolet astronomy
|16 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|337|km|mi
-
|18 February, 14:30 GMT
|Strypi-XI
|LC-1, Barking Sands
|SDIO
|Bow Shock 2
|SDIO
|Sub-orbital
|Reentry Test
|18 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|120|km|mi
-
|21 February, 14:06 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack King Khalid Military City
|21 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|21 February, 14:06 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack King Khalid Military City
|21 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|21 February, 18:00 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack King Khalid Military City
|21 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|21 February, 23:31 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Bahrain
|21 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|22 February, 19:46 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|22 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
|23 February, 01:59 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Dhahran
|23 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|23 February, 01:59 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Dhahran
|23 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|24 February, 01:32 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|24 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
Aimed at Coalition headquarters, intercepted by Patriot ABM, debris fell on a school.
-
|24 February, 06:23 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|24 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|24 February, 09:17 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Riyadh
|24 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|24 February
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|24 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|25 February, 17:32 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Dhahran
|25 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
Hit US Army barracks, killing 28 and injuring 110.
-
|25 February, 22:26 GMT
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Qatar
|25 February 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|26 February, 04:53:06 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-133/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2135 (Parus)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|28 February, 05:30:00 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-81/23, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Raduga-27
|MOM
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|February
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|February
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|February
|Al Hussein
|Iraq
|IQAF
|HE warhead
|IQAF
|Sub-orbital
|Attack Israel
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
rowspan=2|2 March, 23:36:00 GMT
rowspan=2|Ariane 4 (44LP)
rowspan=2|ELA-2, CSG
rowspan=2|Arianespace
|Astra-1B
|SES Astra
|GEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Meteosat 5
|ESA/EUMETSAT
|GEO
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|6 March, 15:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-16/2, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2136 (Zenit-8)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|20 March 1991
|Successful
-
|8 March, 12:03 GMT
|Titan IVA (403A)
|SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|USA-69 (Lacrosse-2)
|US NRO
|LEO
|Radar reconniassance
|Still in orbit
|Successful, still in operation
|First Titan IV launch from Vandenberg AFB
Oldest operational reconnaissance satellite as of 2008.
-
|8 March, 23:03 GMT
|Delta II 6925
|LC-17B, Cape Canaveral
|McDonnell Douglas
|Inmarsat 2F2
|Inmarsat
|GEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|12 March, 19:29:04 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-133/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Nadezhda-3
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|12 March
|Peacekeeper
|LF-02, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|12 March 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|18 March, 10:15 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|SXT
|NASA/UoC
|Sub-orbital
|X-Ray astronomy
|18 March 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
|19 March, 13:05:15 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Progress M-7
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Resupply Mir
|7 May 1991
|Successful
-
|19 March, 14:30 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2137 (Taifun-1)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Radar calibration
|3 April 1995
|Successful
-
|19 March
|Trident C-4
|Submarine, WTR
|US Navy
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|19 March 1991
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|19 March
|Trident C-4
|Submarine, WTR
|US Navy
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|19 March 1991
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|22 March, 12:19:59 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-43/4, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Molniya-3-55L
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|23 March, 07:00 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|MAMA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Ultraviolet astronomy
|23 March 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
|26 March, 13:45 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-16/2, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2138 (Yantar-4K2)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|24 May 1991
|Successful
-
|30 March, 02:27 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|30 March 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
|31 March, 15:12:00 GMT
|Proton-K
|LC-200/40, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Almaz-1
|MOM
|LEO
|Radar reconnaissance
|17 October 1992
|Successful
-
rowspan=3|4 April, 10:47:12 GMT
rowspan=3|Proton-K/DM-2
rowspan=3|LC-200/39, Baikonur
rowspan=3|RVSN
|Kosmos|2139 (GLONASS)
|MOM
|MEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2140 (GLONASS)
|MOM
|MEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2141 (GLONASS)
|MOM
|MEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|4 April, 23:33:00 GMT
|Ariane 4 (44P)
|ELA-2, CSG
|Arianespace
|Anik E2
|Telesat
|GEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan=2|5 April, 14:22:45 GMT
rowspan=2|OV|104
rowspan=2|LC-39B, Kennedy
rowspan=2|USA
|STS-37
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
|11 April 1991
|Successful
-
|Compton GRO
|NASA
|LEO
|Gamma ray astronomy
|4 June 2000
|Successful
-
|5 April, 14:05 GMT
|Topol'
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|5 April 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|9 April, 18:50 GMT
|Skylark 7
|LA-S, Esrange
|DLR
|SISSI-4
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|9 April 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|245|km|mi
-
|9 April, 18:18 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|DLR
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|9 April 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|110|km|mi
-
|9 April, 19:20 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|DLR
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|9 April 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|110|km|mi
-
|12 April
|HPB
|Wallops Island
|Orbital
|Orbital
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|12 April 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|400|km|mi
-
|13 April, 00:09 GMT
|Delta II 7925
|LC-17B, Cape Canaveral
|McDonnell Douglas
|Spacenet 4
|GE Americom
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|15 April, 22:10 GMT
|Trident D-5
|USS|West Virginia|SSBN 736|6, ETR
|US Navy
|DASO-6
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|15 April 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|16 April, 07:21:42 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2142 (Parus)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|17 April, 07:46 GMT
|Black Brant 10CM1
|Wallops Island
|SDIO
|SPFE-2
|SDIO
|Sub-orbital
|Technology demonstration
|17 April 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
|18 April, 18:33 GMT
|Midgetman
|TP-01, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|18 April 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|18 April, 23:30 GMT
|Atlas I
|LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|General Dynamics
|Yuri 3H
|BSAT
|Intended: GEO
|Comsat
|T+361 seconds

|Failure
|Destroyed by RSO after upper stage turbopump malfunction
Apogee: convert|175|km|mi
-
|24 April, 01:37:00 GMT
|Tsyklon-3
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Meteor-3-4
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|25 April, 18:00 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Poker Flat
|NASA
|CWAS-19
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|25 April 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
rowspan=6|28 April, 11:33:14 GMT
rowspan=6|OV|103
rowspan=6|LC-39A, Kennedy
rowspan=6|USA
|STS-39
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
rowspan=2|6 May 1991
|Successful
-
|IBSS-SPAS
|SDIO
|LEO
|Scientific research
|Successful
-
|USA-70 (MPEC)
|DARPA
|LEO
|Technology development
|13 May 1991
|Successful
-
|CRO-C
|SDIO
|LEO
|Chemical release
|14 May 1991
|Successful
-
|CRO-B
|SDIO
|LEO
|Chemical release
|12 May 1991
|Successful
-
|CRO-A
|SDIO
|LEO
|Chemical release
|13 May 1991
|Successful
-
|29 April
|Sonda-3
|Natal
|IAE
|INPE
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research
|29 April 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|441|km|mi
-
|30 April, 19:19 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Poker Flat
|NASA
|CWAS-20
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|30 April 1991
|Failure
|Apogee: convert|10|km|mi
-
|4 May, 04:10 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|JASPR-I
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Ultraviolet astronomy
|4 May 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
|7 May, 18:05 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|SERTS-4
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|7 May 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
|8 May, 03:54:00 GMT
|Maxus
|Esrange
|SSC
|SSC
|Sub-orbital
|Microgravity research
|8 May 1991
|Failure
|Apogee: convert|157|km|mi
-
|10 May
|Trident C-4
|USS|Mariano G. Vallejo|SSBN-658|6, ETR
|US Navy
|FCET
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|10 May 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|10 May
|Trident C-4
|USS|Mariano G. Vallejo|SSBN-658|6, ETR
|US Navy
|FCET
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|10 May 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|11 May, 20:40 GMT
|Minuteman IB
|LF-03, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|11 May 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
Interceptor launch scrubbed
-
|13 May, 19:03 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|MSSTA-I
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Solar X-ray astronomy
|13 May 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|230|km|mi
-
|14 May, 15:52:03 GMT
|Atlas-E
|SLC-3W, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|NOAA-12
|NOAA
|LEO (SSO)
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan=6|16 May, 21:40 GMT
rowspan=6|Tsyklon-3
rowspan=6|Plesetsk
rowspan=6|RVSN
|Kosmos|2143 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2144 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2145 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2146 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2147 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2148 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|18 May, 12:50:28 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Soyuz TM-12
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Manned orbital flight
|10 October 1991
|Successful
-
|20 May, 07:30 GMT
|Aries
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|SXT (XOGS)
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|X-Ray astronomy
|20 May 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
|21 May, 09:00:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-43/4, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Resurs-F-10
|MOM
|LEO
|Remote sensing
|20 June 1991
|Successful
-
|24 May, 15:29 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2149 (Yantar-4K2)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|4 July 1991
|Successful
-
|28 May, 12:05 GMT
|R-36MU
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|28 May 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|29 May, 22:55 GMT
|Delta II 7925
|LC-17B, Cape Canaveral
|McDonnell Douglas
|Aurora 2
|GE Alascom
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|30 May, 08:04:03 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Progress M-8
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Resupply Mir
|16 August 1991
|Successful
-
|May
|Hwasong 6
|Qom
|DPRK
|DPRK
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|4 June, 08:10:00 GMT
|Tsyklon-3
|LC-32/2, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Okean-3
|MOM
|LEO
|Oceanography
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan=2|5 June, 13:24:51 GMT
rowpsan=2|OV|102
rowspan=2|LC-39B, Kennedy
rowspan=2|USA
|STS-40
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
rowspan=2|14 June 1991
|Successful
-
|SLS-1 (Spacelab)
|ESA/NASA
|LEO
|Biological research
|Successful
-
|11 June, 05:41 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-133/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2150 (Strela-2M)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|11 June, 17:47 GMT
|Peacekeeper
|LF08, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|11 June 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|13 June, 15:41 GMT
|Tsyklon-3
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2151 (Tselina-R)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|ELINT
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|18 June, 09:09 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-43/4, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Molniya-1-81
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|18 June, 11:34 GMT
|Prospector
|LC-20, Cape Canaveral
|Orbital
|Orbital
|Sub-orbital
|Microgravity research
|18 June 1991
|Failure
|Apogee: convert|1|km|mi
-
|21 June
|Minuteman IB
|LF-03, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Re-entry vehicle test
|21 June 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|24 June
|SSBS S3
|BLB, Biscarosse
|DMA
|DMA
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|24 June 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|25 June, 17:00 GMT
|Topol'
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|25 June 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|25 June
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Taifun-2-28
|MO SSSR
|Intended: LEO
|Radar calibration
|25 June 1991
|Failure
|Second stage malfunction
-
|26 June, 02:39 GMT
|Minuteman III
|LF-26, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-144GB
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|26 June 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|28 June, 08:09:59 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Resurs-F-11
|MOM
|LEO
|Remote sensing
|21 July 1991
|Successful
-
|29 June, 14:00 GMT
|Scout G-1
|SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB
|NASA
|REX-1 (P89-1A/ISES)
|US Air Force/STP
|LEO (Polar)
|Technology demonstration
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|1 July, 21:53:00 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-200/39, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Gorizont-23
|MOM
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|2 July
|Minuteman III
|LF-10, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-143GM
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|2 July 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
rowspan=2|4 July, 02:32:00 GMT
rowspan=2|Delta II 7925
rowspan=2|LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
rowspan=2|McDonnell Douglas
|USA-71 (GPS IIA-11)
|US Air Force
|MEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Losat-X
|SDIO
|LEO
|Navigation
|15 Noveber 1991
|Failure
|Command receiver failed nine days after launch
-
|9 July, 09:40 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-43/4, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2152 (Zenit-8)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|23 July 1991
|Successful
-
|10 July, 14:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-31/6, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2153 (Yantar-4KS1M)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|13 March 1992
|Successful
-
|11 July, 17:25 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Solar ultraviolet astronomy
|11 July 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
rowspan=5|17 July, 01:46:31 GMT
rowspan=5|Ariane 4 (40)
rowspan=5|ELA-2, CSG
rowspan=5|Arianespace
|ERS-1
|ESA
|LEO (SSO)
|Remote sensing
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Orbcomm-X
|Orbcomm
|LEO
|Technology demonstraton
|Still in orbit
|Failure
|Did not contact ground after separation from carrier rocket
-
|SARA
|ESIEESPACE
|LEO
|Astronomy/Amateur radio
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Tubsat-A
|TUB
|LEO
|Technology demonstration
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|UoSAT-5
|SSTL
|LEO
|Technology demonstration/Amateur radio
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan=7|17 July, 17:33:53 GMT
rowspan=7|Pegasus/HAPS
rowspan=7|NB-52, Edwards AFB
rowspan=7|Orbital
|SCS-1 (Microsat-1)
|DARPA
|LEO
|Technology development
|23 January 1992
|Partial failure
rowspan=7|Placed in incorrect orbit due to staging error, most mission objectives still met
-
|SCS-2 (Microsat-2)
|DARPA
|LEO
|Technology development
|23 January 1992
|Partial failure
-
|SCS-3 (Microsat-3)
|DARPA
|LEO
|Technology development
|24 January 1992
|Partial failure
-
|SCS-4 (Microsat-4)
|DARPA
|LEO
|Technology development
|23 January 1992
|Partial failure
-
|SCS-5 (Microsat-5)
|DARPA
|LEO
|Technology development
|23 January 1992
|Partial failure
-
|SCS-6 (Microsat-6)
|DARPA
|LEO
|Technology development
|25 January 1992
|Partial failure
-
|SCS-7 (Microsat-7)
|DARPA
|LEO
|Technology development
|23 January 1992
|Partial failure
-
|23 July, 09:05:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Resurs-F-12
|MOM
|LEO
|Remote sensing
|8 August 1991
|Successful
-
|29 July
|Trident D-5
|USS|Pennsylvania|SSBN-735|6, ETR
|US Navy
|CET
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|29 July 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|29 July
|Trident D-5
|USS|Pennsylvania|SSBN-735|6, ETR
|US Navy
|CET
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|29 July 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|29 July
|Trident D-5
|USS|Pennsylvania|SSBN-735|6, ETR
|US Navy
|CET
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|29 July 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|29 July
|Trident D-5
|USS|Pennsylvania|SSBN-735|6, ETR
|US Navy
|CET
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|29 July 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|July
|Hwasong 6
|Chiha-ri
|DPRK
|DPRK
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|July
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|July
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|July
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|July
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|1 August, 01:40:00 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Esrange
|DLR
|TURBO-B
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|1 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|130|km|mi
-
|1 August, 01:54:00 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|PMSE
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|1 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|111|km|mi
-
|1 August, 01:03:00 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|PMSE
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|1 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|112|km|mi
-
|1 August, 02:39:00 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|PMSE
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|1 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|112|km|mi
-
|1 August, 02:24:00 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|DLR
|PMSE
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|1 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|115|km|mi
-
|1 August, 11:53 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-43/4, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Molniya-1-82
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|9 October 2004
|Successful
-
rowspan=2|2 August, 15:02:00 GMT
rowspan=2|OV|104
rowspan=2|LC-39A, Kennedy
rowspan=2|USA
|STS-48
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
|11 August 1991
|Successful
-
|TDRS-5
|NASA
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|5 August, 23:32:00 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|5 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|113|km|mi
-
|9 August, 22:53:00 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|9 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|115|km|mi
-
|9 August, 22:39:00 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|9 August 1991
|Failure
|Apogee: convert|5|km|mi
-
|9 August, 23:30:20 GMT
|Black Brant VB
|Esrange
|NASA
|EFIELD-A
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research
|9 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|101|km|mi
-
|9 August, 23:15:00 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Esrange
|DLR
|TURBO-A
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|9 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|117|km|mi
-
|9 August, 23:15:15 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Esrange
|SSC
|DECIMALS-A
|SSC
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|9 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|117|km|mi
-
|9 August, 23:40:00 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Esrange
|NASA
|PEP-A
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|9 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|117|km|mi
-
|10 August, 00:06:00 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|10 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|101|km|mi
-
|10 August, 00:24:00 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|DLR
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|10 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|115|km|mi
-
|10 August, 01:37:00 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Esrange
|SSC
|DECIMALS-B
|SSC
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|10 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|118|km|mi
-
|10 August, 01:42:00 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|10 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|117|km|mi
-
|14 August, 23:15:13 GMT
|Ariane 4 (44L)
|ELA-2, CSG
|Arianespace
|Intelsat 605
|Intelsat
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|15 August, 09:14:59 GMT
|Tsyklon-3
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Meteor-3-5
|MOM
|LEO
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|15 August, 12:05 GMT
|UR-100NU
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|15 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|19 August, 22:55 GMT
|Topol'
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|19 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|20 August, 09:45:48 GMT
|Aries
|LC-20, Cape Canaveral
|BMDO
|BMDO
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|20 August 1991
|Failure
|Apogee: convert|2|km|mi
-
|20 August, 22:54:10 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Progress M-9
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Resupply Mir
|30 September 1991
|Successful
-
|21 August, 10:50:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Resurs-F-2
|MOM
|LEO
|Remote sensing
|20 September 1991
|Successful
-
|22 August, 12:35:46 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2154 (Parus)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|25 August, 08:40 GMT
|H-I
|LA-N, Tanegashima
|NASDA
|BS-3B
|BSAT
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|29 August, 06:48:43 GMT
|Vostok-2M
|LC-31/6, Baikonur
|RVSN
|IRS-1B
|ISRO
|LEO (SSO)
|Remote sensing
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|Final flight of Vostok rocket
-
|30 August, 02:30 GMT
|Mu-3S-II
|LA-M1, Kagoshima
|ISAS
|Yohkoh (SOLAR-A)
|ISAS
|LEO
|Solar research
|12 September 2005
|Successful
-
|30 August, 08:58:01 GMT
|Zenit-2
|LC-45/1, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Tselina-2
|MO SSSR
|Intended: LEO
|ELINT
|30 August 1991
|Failure
|Second stage overheated, resulting in explosion
-
|30 August
|Trident D-5
|USS|Kentucky|SSBN-737|6, ETR
|US Navy
|DASO-7
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|30 August 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|August
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|August
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|August
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|August
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|3 September
|Minuteman III
|LF-04, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-145GM
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|3 September 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|4 September, 05:50 GMT
|Talos-Castor
|Barking Sands
|Sandia
|Sandia
|Sub-orbital
|Tungsten dust release
|4 September 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|330|km|mi
-
|6 September, 21:50 GMT
|Black Brant 8C
|White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|6 September 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|148|km|mi
-
|12 September, 05:41 GMT
|Talos-Castor
|Barking Sands
|Sandia
|Sandia
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|12 September 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|330|km|mi
-
|12 September, 12:45 GMT
|R-36MU
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|12 September 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
rowspan=2|12 September, 23:11:04 GMT
rowspan=2|OV|103
rowspan=2|LC-39A, Kennedy
rowspan=2|USA
|STS-48
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
|18 September 1991
|Successful
-
|UARS
|NASA
|LEO
|Atmospheric research
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|13 September, 17:51:02 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-81/23, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2155 (Prognoz)
|MOM
|GSO
|Missile defence
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|15 September, 23:00 GMT
|TR-1A
|LA-T, Tanegashima
|NASDA
|NASDA
|Sub-orbital
|Microgravity research
|15 September 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|270|km|mi
-
|17 September, 10:20 GMT
|R-36M2
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|17 September 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|17 September, 20:01:59 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-43/4, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Molniya-3-48L
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|17 September, 23:43 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Andøya
|DLR
|TURBO-METAL
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|17 September 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|17 September
|Peacekeeper
|LF-02, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|17 September 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|19 September, 16:20 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2156 (Yantar-4K2)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|17 November 1991
|Successful
-
|20 September, 20:48 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Andøya
|DLR
|TURBO-METAL
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|20 September 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|20 September, 22:40 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Andøya
|DLR
|TURBO-METAL
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|20 September 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|26 September, 23:43:00 GMT
|Ariane 4 (44P)
|ELA-2, CSG
|Arianespace
|Anik E1
|Telesat
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan=6|28 September, 07:05 GMT
rowspan=6|Tsyklon-3
rowspan=6|Plesetsk
rowspan=6|RVSN
|Kosmos|2157 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2158 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2159 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2160 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2161 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2162 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|30 September, 20:55:15 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Andøya
|DLR
|TURBO-METAL
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|30 September 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|September
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|September
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|September
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|September
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|2 October, 05:59:38 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Soyuz TM-13
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Manned orbital flight
|25 March 1992
|Successful
|Last Soviet manned spaceflight
-
|2 October, 15:50 GMT
|Topol'
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|2 October 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|3 October, 22:27:30 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Andøya
|DLR
|TURBO-METAL
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|3 October 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|4 October, 00:08 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Andøya
|DLR
|TURBO-METAL
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|4 October 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|4 October, 18:10:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-43/4, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Foton-4
|MOM
|LEO
|Biological research
|20 October 1991
|Successful
-
|9 October, 13:15 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2163 (Ortlets)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|7 December 1991
|Successful
-
|10 October, 11:05 GMT
|R-36M2
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|10 October 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|10 October, 14:00 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-132/1, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2164 (Taifun-1)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Calibration
|12 December 1992
|Successful
-
|14 October, 10:17:20 GMT
|Aries
|LC-20, Cape Canaveral
|BMDO
|BMDO
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|14 October 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|320|km|mi
-
|17 October, 00:05:25 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Progress M-10
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Resupply Mir
|20 January 1992
|Successful
-
|23 October, 15:25:00 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-200/39, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Gorizont-24
|MOM
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|29 October, 23:08:08 GMT
|Ariane 4 (44L)
|ELA-2, CSG
|Arianespace
|Intelsat 601
|Intelsat
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|30 October
|Jericho I
|Negev Desert
|IDF
|IDF
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|30 October 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|October
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|October
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|October
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|October
|MR-20
|Professor Zubov, Caribbean
|MO SSSR
|MO SSSR
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|250|km|mi
-
|4 November
|Trident D-5
|USS|Kentucky|SSBN-737|6, ETR
|US Navy
|DASO-8
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|4 November 1991
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
rowspan=4|8 November, 07:07 GMT
rowspan=4|Titan IVA (403A)
rowspan=4|SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB
rowspan=4|US Air Force
|USA-72 (SLDCOM-2)
|US NRO
|MEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|USA-74 (NOSS-2-2-A)
|US NRO
|LEO
|Naval reconnaissance
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|USA-76 (NOSS-2-2-B)
|US NRO
|LEO
|Naval reconnaissance
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|USA-77 (NOSS-2-2-C)
|US NRO
|LEO
|Naval reconnaissance
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|11 November, 10:19 GMT
|Minuteman III
|LF-09, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-146GM
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|11 November 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|11 November
|Trident D-5
|USS|Pennsylvania|SSBN-735|6, ETR
|US Navy
|CET
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|11 November 1991
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|11 November
|Trident D-5
|USS|Pennsylvania|SSBN-735|6, ETR
|US Navy
|CET
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|11 November 1991
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|11 November
|Trident D-5
|USS|Pennsylvania|SSBN-735|6, ETR
|US Navy
|CET
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|11 November 1991
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|11 November
|Trident D-5
|USS|Pennsylvania|SSBN-735|6, ETR
|US Navy
|CET
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|11 November 1991
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
rowspan=6|12 November, 20:09 GMT
rowspan=6|Tsyklon-3
rowspan=6|Plesetsk
rowspan=6|RVSN
|Kosmos|2165 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2166 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2167 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2168 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2169 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2170 (Strela-3)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|16 November, 15:30 GMT
|Black Brant 9CM1
|LC-36, White Sands
|SSI
|CONSORT-4
|SSI
|Sub-orbital
|Microgravity research
|16 November 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|298|km|mi
-
|20 November, 08:05 GMT
|R-36M2
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|20 November 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|20 November, 19:15 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2171 (Yantar-4K2)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|17 January 1992
|Successful
-
|22 November, 13:27:00 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-81/23, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2172 (Potok)
|MOM
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|23 November, 09:40 GMT
|Skylark 7
|LA-S, Esrange
|MBB
|TEXUS-28
|MBB
|Sub-orbital
|Microgravity research
|23 November 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|239|km|mi
-
rowspan=2|24 November, 23:44:00 GMT
rowspan=2|OV|104
rowspan=2|LC-39A, Kennedy
rowspan=2|USA
|STS-44
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
|1 December 1991
|Successful
-
|DSP-16
|US Air Force
|LEO
|Missile defence
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|26 November, 02:30 GMT
|UR-100NU
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|26 November 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|27 November, 03:30:26 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-133/3, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2173 (Parus)
|MO SSSR
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|28 November, 07:10 GMT
|R-36M2
|Baikonur
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|28 November 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|28 November, 13:23 GMT
|Atlas-E
|SLC-3W, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|USA-73 (DMSP-11)
|US Air Force
|LEO (SSO)
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|6 December, 00:54 GMT
|Taurus-Nike-Tomahawk
|Wallops Island
|NASA
|RED AIR 2
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|6 December 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|346|km|mi
-
|6 December, 01:19 GMT
|Taurus-Nike-Tomahawk
|Wallops Island
|NASA
|RED AIR 2
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|6 December 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|346|km|mi
-
|7 December, 22:47 GMT
|Atlas II
|LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|General Dynamics
|Eutelsat 2F3
|Eutelsat
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan=2|16 December, 23:19:48 GMT
rowspan=2|Ariane 4 (44L)
rowspan=2|ELA-2, CSG
rowspan=2|Arianespace
|Inmarsat 2F3
|Inmarsat
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Télécom 2A
|France Télécom
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|17 December, 11:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-31/6, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Kosmos|2174 (Yantar-1KFT)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|30 January 1992
|Successful
-
rowspan=2|18 December, 03:54:00 GMT
rowspan=2|Tsyklon-3
rowspan=2|Plesetsk
rowspan=2|RVSN
|Interkosmos-25
|MOM
|MEO
|Plasma research
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Maigon-3
|MEO
|Magnetosphere research
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|Released from Interkosmos-25 on 28 December 1991
-
|19 December, 11:41:00 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-81/23, Baikonur
|RVSN
|Raduga-28
|MOM
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|Last Soviet orbital launch
-
|20 December, 21:31 GMT
|Rokot
|LC-175, Baikonur
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|20 December 1991
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|28 December, 12:00 GMT
|Long March 3
|LC-1, XSLC
|CALT
|Chinasat-4
|Chinasat
|Intended:GEO
Achieved: GTO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Failure
|Third stage failed to ignite
-
|December
|Volna
|Kalmar class submarine
|VMF
|VMF
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|December
|Zyb
|Submarine
|VMF
|Sprint
|VMF
|Sub-orbital
|Technology demonstration
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|500|km|mi
-

Deep Space Rendezvous in 1991

* 29 October — Galileo flyby of 951 Gaspra (1,600 km)

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