1993 in spaceflight

1993 in spaceflight

|12 January, 11:10:17 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-133/3, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2230 (Tsikada)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|13 January, 01:49:00 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Molniya-1-85
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|15 November 2005
|Successful
-
rowspan=2|13 January, 13:59:30 GMTcite web |url=http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt |title=http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt |accessdate=2008-05-11]
rowspan=2|flagicon|USAOV|105 [cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-54.html |title=NASA - STS-54 |accessdate=2008-05-11 |author=NASA |date=2007-11-23 |publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration]
rowspan=2|flagicon|USALC-39B, Kennedy
rowspan=2|flagicon|USAUSA
|flagicon|USASTS-54, 5 astronauts
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
|Successful
|19 January 1993, 13:37:47 GMT
-
|flagicon|USATDRS-6 (TDRS-F)
|NASA
|GEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|19 January, 14:49:01 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2231 (Yantar-4K2-66)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|25 March 1993
|Successful
-
|24 January, 05:58:05 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|VKS
|Soyuz TM-16
|RKA
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Manned orbital flight
|22 July 1993
|Successful
-
|26 January, 15:55:26 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-16/2, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2232 (Oko)
|MOM
|Molniya
|Missile defence
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|27 January, 10:43:41 GMT
|Black Brant XII
|Poker Flat
|NASA
|PHAZE
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research
|27 January 1993
|Failure
|Apogee: convert|10|km|mi
Failed before reaching space
-
|28 January
|HPB
|Wake Island
|Orbital
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Reentry vehicle test
|28 January 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|400|km|mi
-
|3 February, 02:55:00 GMT
|Delta II 7925
|LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|McDonnell Douglas
|USA-88 (GPS-IIA-18)
|US Air Force
|MEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|5 February, 16:24 GMT
|Storm
|SULF, White Sands
|US Air Force
|BTTV-3 Validation
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|5 February 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|7 February
|Prithvi
|Balasore
|IDRDL
|IDRDL
|Sub-orbital
|Missile test
|7 February 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|8 February, 20:00 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|8 February 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|289|km|mi
-
|9 February, 02:56:56 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-133/3, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2233 (Parus)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan=2|9 February, 14:30 GMT
rowspan=2|Pegasus
rowspan=2|NB-52, Kennedy
rowspan=2|Orbital
|Orbcomm SCD-1
|Orbcomm
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Orbcomm CDS-1
|Orbcomm
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|11 February
|HPB
|Wake Island
|Orbital
|Orbital
|Sub-orbital
|Re-entry vehicle test
|11 February 1993
|Failure
Apogee: convert|2|km|mi
-
rowspan=3|17 February, 20:09:47 GMT
rowspan=3|Proton-K/DM-2
rowspan=3|LC-81/23, Baikonur
rowspan=3|VKS
|Kosmos|2234 (GLONASS)
|MOM
|MEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2235 (GLONASS)
|MOM
|MEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2236 (GLONASS)
|MOM
|MEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|18 February, 07:00 GMT
|S-520
|LA-K, Kagoshima
|ISAS
|METS
|ISAS
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere and Plasma research
|18 February 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|272|km|mi
-
|19 February, 13:45 GMT
|RH-560
|Sriharikota
|ISRO
|ISRO
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research, Barium release
|19 February 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|290|km|mi
-
|19 February, 13:15 GMT
|RH-560
|Sriharikota
|ISRO
|ISRO
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research, Barium release
|19 February 1993
|Successful
|PRL/Sridharan
Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
|19 February, 18:00 GMT
|Black Brant 9CM1
|LC-36, White Sands
|SSI
|CONSORT-6
|SSI
|Sub-orbital
|Microgravity research
|19 February 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|301|km|mi
-
|20 February, 02:20 GMT
|Mu-3S-II
|LA-M1, Kagoshima
|ISAS
|Asuka (ASTRO-D)
|ISAS
|LEO
|Astronomy
|2 March 2001
|Successful
-
|21 February, 18:32:33 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|VKS
|Progress M-16
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Resupply Mir
|27 March 1993
|Successful
-
|25 February, 13:40 GMT
|Topol'
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Missile test
|25 February 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|26 February, 20:45 GMT
|Polaris (STARS)
|LC-42, Barking Sands
|SDC
|FTU-1
|SDC
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|26 February 1993
|Successful
|Maiden flight of STARS
Apogee: convert|900|km|mi
-
|2 March
|Peacekeeper
|LF-02, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|2 March 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|8 March, 00:15 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|White Sands
|NASA
|CWAS 29
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|8 March 1993
|Successful
|convert|140|km|mi
-
|10 March, 13:38 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|White Sands
|NASA
|CWAS-30
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|10 March 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|10 March
|Minuteman III
|LF26, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-151GB
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|10 March 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|16 March, 02:12:41 GMT
|Black Brant 9CM1
|LA-2, Wallops Island
|SDIO
|SPEAR 3
|SDIO
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|16 March 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|290|km|mi
-
|22 March
|Sonda-2
|Alcântara
|INPE/IAE
|Maruda
|INPE
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research
|22 March 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|102|km|mi
-
|25 March, 02:28:00 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-81/23, Baikonur
|VKS
|Raduga-29
|MOM
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|25 March, 13:15:27 GMT
|Start-1
|LC-158, Plesetsk
|RVSN
|EKA
|MO RF
|LEO
|Tecnnology demonstration
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|25 March, 21:38 GMT
|Atlas I
|LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|General Dynamics
|UHF-1
|US Navy
|GEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Failure
|Booster engine failure left spacecraft in useless orbit
-
|26 March, 02:21:00 GMT
|Zenit-2
|LC-45/1, Baikonur
|VKS
|Kosmos|2237 (Tselina-2)
|MO RF
|LEO
|ELINT
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|30 March, 03:09:00 GMT
|Delta II 7925
|LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|McDonnell Douglas
|USA-90 (GPS-IIA-19)
|US Air Force
|MEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|30 March, 12:00:00 GMT
|Tsyklon-2
|LC-90, Baikonur
|VKS
|Kosmos|2238 (US-PM)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Naval reconnaissance
|10 December 1994
|Successful
-
|31 March, 03:34:13 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|VKS
|Progress M-17
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Resupply Mir
|3 March 1994
|Successful
-
|1 April, 18:57:26 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC-133/3, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2239 (Parus)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|2 April, 10:09 GMT
|Black Brant XII
|Poker Flat
|NASA
|Alaska 93
|NASA/ UCB
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research
|2 April 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1425|km|mi
-
|2 April, 14:30:01 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-16/2, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2240 (Yantar-4K2)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|7 June 1993
|Successful
-
|6 April, 19:07:27 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-43/4, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2241 (Oko)
|MOM
|Molniya
|Missile defence
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan=3|8 April, 05:29:00 GMT
rowspan=3|flagicon|USAOV|103 [cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-56.html |title=NASA - STS-56 |accessdate=2008-05-11 |author=NASA |date=2007-11-23 |publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration]
rowspan=3|flagicon|USALC-39B, Kennedy
rowspan=3|flagicon|USAUSA
rowspan=3|flagicon|USASTS-56, 5 astronauts
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
rowspan=3|17 April 1993, 11:37:19 GMT
|Successful
-
|flagicon|EU/flagicon|USAAtlas-2 (Spacelab)
|ESA/NASA
|Solar research
|Successful
-
|flagicon|USASPARTAN-201
|NASA
|Solar research
|Successful
|Deployed from OV|103|full=no on 11 April, retrieved on 13 April
-
|12 April, 17:18 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NIXT
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|12 April 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|226|km|mi
-
|16 April, 07:49:00 GMT
|Tsyklon-3
|Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2242 (Tselina)
|MO RF
|LEO
|ELINT
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|17 April, 09:15 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|SXT
|NASA/UoC
|Sub-orbital
|X-Ray astronomy
|17 April 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|254|km|mi
-
|19 April, 05:50 GMT
|RH-560
|Sriharikota
|ISRO
|SPICE-3
|ISRO
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research
|19 April 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|323|km|mi
-
|21 April, 00:23:00 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-43/4, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Molniya-3-57L
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|25 January 2004
|Successful
-
rowspan=2|25 April, 13:56 GMT
rowspan=2|Pegasus
rowspan=2|NB-52, Edwards AFB
rowspan=2|Orbital
|Alexis
|STP
|LEO
|Technology demonstration
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Orbcomm CDS-2 (VSUME)
|Orbcomm
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan=2|26 April, 14:50:00 GMT
rowspan=2|flagicon|USAOV|102 [cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-55.html |title=NASA - STS-55 |accessdate=2008-05-11 |author=NASA |date=2007-11-23 |publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration]
rowspan=2|flagicon|USALC-39A, Kennedy
rowspan=2|flagicon|USAUSA
|flagicon|USASTS-55, 7 astronauts
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
rowspan=2|6 May 1993, 14:30 GMT
|Successful
-
|Spacelab D-2
|NASA/DLR
|LEO
|Microgravity research
|Successful
-
|27 April, 10:35:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-31/6, Baikonur
|VKS
|Kosmos|2243 (Yantar-1KFT)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|6 May 1993
|Failure
|Mission aborted after six days
-
|28 April, 03:39:20 GMT
|Tsyklon-2
|LC-90, Baikonur
|VKS
|Kosmos|2244 (US-PM)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Naval reconnaissance
|18 March 1995
|Successful
-
|1 May, 05:35 GMT
|Skylark 7
|LA-S, Esrange
|DLR
|TEXUS 30
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Microgravity research
|1 May 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|234|km|mi
-
|6 May, 15:38 GMT
|Black Brant 8C
|Poker Flat
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|6 May 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|271|km|mi
-
rowspan=6|11 May, 14:56:01 GMT
rowspan=6|Tsyklon-3
rowspan=6|Plesetsk
rowspan=6|VKS
|Kosmos|2245 (Strela)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2246 (Strela)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2247 (Strela)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2248 (Strela)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2249 (Strela)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2250 (Strela)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan=2|12 May, 00:56:32 GMT
rowspan=2|Ariane 4 (42L)
rowspan=2|ELA-2, CSG
rowspan=2|Arianespace
|Astra 1C
|SES Astra
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Arsene (Oscar-24)
|RACE/AMSAT
|MEO
|Amateur radio satellite
|Still in orbit
|Partial failure
|VHF transponder failed during launch, UHF/S-band transponder failed on 6 September 1993 making satellite unusable
-
|13 May, 00:07:00 GMT
|Delta II 7925
|LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|McDonnell Douglas
|USA-91 (GPS-IIA-20)
|US Air Force
|MEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|14 May, 01:10 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|White Sands
|NASA
|CWAS-31
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|14 May 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|19 May, 00:47 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|White Sands
|NASA
|CWAS-32
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|19 May 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|21 May, 09:15:01 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-16/2, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Resurs-F-17
|MOM
|LEO
|Remote sensing
|20 June 1993
|Successful
-
|22 May, 06:41:47 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|VKS
|Progress M-18
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Resupply Mir
|4 July 1993
|Successful
-
|23 May, 09:17 GMT
|LCLV
|LC-20, Cape Canaveral
|BMDO
|Red Tigress 2A
|BMDO
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|23 May 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|378|km|mi
-
|26 May, 03:23 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-43/4, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Molniya-1-86
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|26 May, 09:43 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Biscarosse
|DLR
|DLR/Aerospatiale
|Sub-orbital
|Test flight
|26 May 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|27 May, 01:22:00 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-81/23, Baikonur
|VKS
|Gorizont-28
|RSCC
|Intended: GEO
|Comsat
|27 May 1993
|Failure
-
|28 May, 08:34 GMT
|LCLV
|LC-20, Cape Canaveral
|BMDO
|BMDO
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|28 May 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|390|km|mi
-
|29 May
|Hwasong 6
|Musudan
|DPRK
|DPRK
|Sub-orbital
|Missile test
|29 May 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|29 May
|Hwasong 6
|Musudan
|DPRK
|DPRK
|Sub-orbital
|Missile test
|29 May 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|29 May
|Nodong 1
|Musudan
|DPRK
|DPRK
|Sub-orbital
|Missile test
|29 May 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|150|km|mi
-
|30 May
|Hwasong 6
|Musudan
|DPRK
|DPRK
|Sub-orbital
|Missile test
|30 May 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|15 June, 17:30 GMT
|Minuteman IB
|LF-03, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|RSLP TDT-1
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|15 June 1993
|Failure
|Apogee: convert|1|km|mi
-
|16 June, 04:39 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|16 June 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|253|km|mi
-
|16 June, 04:17:00 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC132/1, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2251 (Strela-2M)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan=2|21 June, 13:07:22 GMT
rowspan=2|flagicon|USAOV|105 [cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-57.html |title=NASA - STS-57 |accessdate=2008-05-12 |author=NASA |date=2007-11-23 |publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration]
rowspan=2|flagicon|USALC-39B, Kennedy
rowspan=2|flagicon|USAUSA
|flagicon|USASTS-57, 6 astronauts
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
rowspan=2|1 July 1993, 12:52 GMT
|Successful
-
|SpaceHAB SH-01
|NASA/SpaceHAB
|LEO
|Microgravity research
|Successful
-
|22 June
|Aries
|LC-36, White Sands
|Orbital
|BMDO
|Sub-orbital
|Technology demonstration
|22 June 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
rowspan=6|24 June, 04:12:41 GMT
rowspan=6|Tsyklon-3
rowspan=6|Plesetsk
rowspan=6|VKS
|Kosmos|2252 (Strela-3)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2253 (Strela-3)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2254 (Strela-3)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2255 (Strela-3)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2256 (Strela-3)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos|2257 (Strela-3)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|25 June, 00:18:00 GMT
|Ariane 4 (42P)
|ELA-2, CSG
|Arianespace
|Galaxy-4H
|Hughes
|GEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|25 June, 08:20:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-16/2, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Resurs-F-18
|MOM
|LEO
|Remote sensing
|12 July 1993
|Successful
-
|25 June, 23:30 GMT
|Scout G-1
|SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB
|NASA
|RADCAL (P92-1)
|USAF/STP
|LEO (Polar)
|Radar calibration
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan=2|26 June, 13:27:00 GMT
rowspan=2|Delta II 7925
rowspan=2|LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
rowspan=2|McDonnell Douglas
|USA-92 (GPS IIA-21)
|US Air Force
|MEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|PMG
|NASA
|LEO
|Technology demonstration
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|June
|Prithvi
|Balasore
|IDRDL
|IDRDL
|Sub-orbital
|Missile test
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|100|km|mi
-
|1 July, 14:32:58 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|VKS
|Soyuz TM-17
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Manned orbital flight
|14 January 1994
|Successful
-
|2 July
|Minuteman III
|LF-09, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-152GM
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|2 July 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|7 July, 07:15:00 GMT
|Tsyklon-2
|Baikonur
|VKS
|Kosmos|2258 (US-PM)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Naval reconnaissance
|8 June 1995
|Successful
-
|7 July
|Trident D-5
|USS|Pennsylvania|SSBN-735|6, ETR
|US Navy
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|7 July 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|7 July
|Trident D-5
|USS|Pennsylvania|SSBN-735|6, ETR
|US Navy
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|7 July 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|14 July, 03:19 GMT
|Peacekeeper
|LF-05, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|14 July 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|14 July, 16:40:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2259 (Yantar-4K2)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|25 July 1993
|Successful
-
|19 July, 22:04 GMT
|Atlas II/IABS
|LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|General Dynamics
|USA-93 (DSCS IIIB-9)
|US Air Force
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|22 July, 08:25 GMT
|Black Brant X
|Wallops Island
|NASA
|WISP-2
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|22 July 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|900|km|mi
-
|22 July, 08:45:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2260 (Zenit-8)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|5 August 1993
|Successful
-
rowspan=2|22 July, 22:58:55 GMT
rowspan=2|Ariane 4 (44L)
rowspan=2|ELA-2, CSG
rowspan=2|Arianespace
|Hispasat 1B
|Hispasat
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Insat 2B
|ISRO
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|23 July, 08:22 GMT
|Topol'
|Plesetsk
|RVSN
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Test
|23 July 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|27 July
|Black Brant 9CM1
|LA-CE, Biscarosse
|MATRA
|BLANC
|MATRA
|Sub-orbital
|Photography
|27 July 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
|28 July, 05:43 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|28 July 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|116|km|mi
-
|30 July, 06:19 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|30 July 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|116|km|mi
-
|1 August, 01:46 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Andøya
|NDRE
|SCT-06
|NDRE
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|1 August 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|2 August, 00:37 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|2 August 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|110|km|mi
-
|2 August, 01:02 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|Esrange
|DLR/SSC
|Decimals-B
|SSC
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|2 August 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|105|km|mi
-
|2 August, 01:24 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|2 August 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|105|km|mi
-
|2 August, 03:24 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|2 August 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|106|km|mi
-
|2 August, 05:54 GMT
|Viper 3A
|Esrange
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|2 August 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|107|km|mi
-
rowspan=4|2 August, 19:59 GMT
rowspan=4|Titan IVA (403A)
rowspan=4|SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB
rowspan=4|US Air Force
|SLDCOM-3
|US NRO
|Intended: LEO
|Comsat
rowspan=4|T+101 seconds
rowspan=4|Failure
rowspan=4|Apogee: convert|33|km|mi
-
|NOSS-2-3-A
|US NRO
|Intended: LEO
|Naval reconnaissance
-
|NOSS-2-3-B
|US NRO
|Intended: LEO
|Naval reconnaissance
-
|NOSS-2-3-C
|US NRO
|Intended: LEO
|Naval reconnaissance
-
|4 August, 00:52:00 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Molniya-3-58L
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|9 August, 10:02 GMT
|Atlas-E
|SLC-3W, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|NOAA-13
|NOAA
|LEO (SSO)
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|10 August, 14:53:45 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-16/2, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2261 Oko
|MOM
|Molniya
|Missile defence
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|10 August, 22:23:45 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|VKS
|Progress M-19
|MOM
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Resupply Mir
|13 October 1993
|Successful
-
|17 August, 18:00 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|SERTS-93-5
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|17 August 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|312|km|mi
-
|20 August, 18:27 GMT
|Trident D-5
|USS|Nebraska|SSBN-739|6, ETR
|US Navy
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|20 August 1993
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|24 August, 10:45:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-16/2, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Resurs-F-19
|MOM
|LEO
|Remote sensing
|10 September 1993
|Successful
-
|25 August, 10:00 GMT
|Polaris (STARS)
|LC-42, Barking Sands
|SDC
|Zodiac Beauchamp
|SDC
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|25 August 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|900|km|mi
-
|28 August, 09:45 GMT
|Aries
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|SXT (XOGS)
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|X-Ray astronomy
|28 August 1993
|Failure
|Apogee: convert|8|km|mi
-
|30 August, 12:38:00 GMT
|Delta II 7925
|LC-17B, Cape Canaveral
|McDonnell Douglas
|USA-94 (GPS IIA-22)
|US Air Force
|MEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan=2|31 August, 04:40:00 GMT
rowspan=2|Tsyklon-3
rowspan=2|Plesetsk
rowspan=2|VKS
|Meteor-2-21
|RKA
|LEO
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Temisat
|Telespazio
|LEO
|Technology demonstration
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|31 August
|Minuteman III
|LF26, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|GT-153GB
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|31 August 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1300|km|mi
-
|3 September, 11:17 GMT
|Atlas I
|LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|General Dynamics
|USA-95 (UHF-F2)
|US Navy
|GEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|7 September, 13:25:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U2
|LC-31/6, Baikonur
|VKS
|Kosmos|2262 (Don)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|18 December 1993
|Successful
-
|10 September, 16:00 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|White Sands
|NASA
|CWAS-33
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|10 September 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
rowspan=3|12 September, 11:45:00 GMT
rowspan=3|OV|103
rowspan=3|LC-39B, Kennedy
rowspan=3|USA
|STS-51
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
rowspan=2|22 September 1993
|Successful
-
|ORFEUS-SPAS
|NASA/DARA
|LEO
|Astronomy
|Successful
|Deployed and retrieved by Shuttle
-
|ACTS
|NASA
|GEO
|Technology demonstration
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Deployed from Shuttle using TOS
-
|13 September, 18:00 GMT
|Nike-Orion
|White Sands
|NASA
|CWAS-34
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|13 September 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|140|km|mi
-
|15 September
|Peacekeeper
|LF-02, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|15 September 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|16 September, 07:36:19 GMT
|Zenit-2
|LC-45/1, Baikonur
|VKS
|Kosmos|2263 (Tselina-2)
|MO RF
|LEO
|ELINT
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|16 September, 23:00 GMT
|TR-1A
|LA-T, Tanegashima
|NASDA
|NASDA
|Sub-orbital
|Microgravity research
|16 September 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|264|km|mi
-
|17 September, 00:43:10 GMT
|Tsyklon-2
|Baikonur
|VKS
|Kosmos|2264 (US-PM)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Naval reconnaissance
|7 August 1995
|Successful
-
|20 September, 05:12 GMT
|PSLV-D
|FLP, Sriharikota
|ISRO
|IRS-1E
|ISRO
|Intended: LEO
|Remote sensing
|20 September 1993
|Failure
|Maiden flight of PSLV
Failed to reach orbit due to guidance system malfunction
-
rowspan=7|26 September, 01:45:00 GMT
rowspan=7|Ariane 4 (40)
rowspan=7|ELA-2, CSG
rowspan=7|Arianespace
|Spot-3
|CNES
|LEO (SSO)
|Remote sensing
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Stella
|CNES
|LEO
|Gravity research
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Healthsat-2
|SatelLife
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kitsat-2
|KAIST
|LEO
|Technology demonstration
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
|Eyesat
|Interferometrics Inc/AMSAT
|LEO
|Amateur radio
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Itamsat
|Interferometrics Inc/AMSAT
|LEO
|Amateur radio
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|PoSAT-1
|PoSAT
|LEO
|Technology demonstration
|Still in orbit
|Successful
-
-
|30 September, 17:05:59 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-81/23, Baikonur
|VKS
|Raduga-30
|MOM
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|4 October, 17:45 GMT
|Black Brant IX
|LC-36, White Sands
|NASA
|CU-4
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Solar ultraviolet astronomy
|4 October 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|300|km|mi
-
|4 October, 19:35 GMT
|Taurus-Orion
|White Sands
|NASA
|NASA
|Sub-orbital
|Plasma research
|4 October 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|5 October, 17:56 GMT
|Titan II (23G)
|SLC-4W, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|Landsat 6
|NASA
|Intended: LEO
|Remote sensing
|5 October 1993
|Failure
|Upper stage (kick motor) failed to ignite
Apogee: convert|724|km|mi
-
|8 October, 08:00 GMT
|Long March 2C (CZ-2C)
|LA-2B, JSLC
|CALT
|FSW-1-5
|CASC
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|28 October 1993
|Successful
-
|8 October
|Storm
|SULF, White Sands
|US Air Force
|BTTV-4 (PAC-2) Target
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|8 October 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|11 October, 21:33:19 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|VKS
|Progress M-20
|MOM
|LEO (Mir)
|Resupply Mir
|21 November 1993
|Successful
-
rowspan=2|18 October, 14:53:10 GMT
rowspan=2|OV|102
rowspan=2|LC-39B, Kennedy
rowspan=2|USA
|STS-58
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
rowspan=2|1 November 1993
|Successful
-
|Spacelab SLS-2
|LEO
|Biological research
|Successful
-
|21 October, 01:46 GMT
|INTA-300B
|El Arenosillo
|INTA
|FEIROX (FEIROH)
|INTA
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy
|21 October 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|154|km|mi
-
|22 October, 06:46:00 GMT
|Ariane 4 (44LP)
|ELA-2, CSG
|Arianespace
|Intelsat 701
|Intelsat
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|26 October, 10:00:04 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC132/1, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2265 (Taifun)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Calibration
|11 August 2003
|Successful
-
|26 October, 17:04:00 GMT
|Delta II 7925
|LC-17B, Cape Canaveral
|McDonnell Douglas
|USA-96 (GPS IIA-23)
|US Air Force
|MEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|26 October
|Storm
|LC-36, White Sands
|US Air Force
|BTTV-5 (ERINT)
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|26 October 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|28 October, 15:17:00 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-81/23, Baikonur
|VKS
|Gorizont-28
|MOM
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|2 November, 12:10:09 GMT
|Kosmos-3M
|LC132/1, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Kosmos|2266 (Parus)
|MO RF
|LEO
|Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|3 November
|SSBS S3
|Biscarosse
|DMA
|DMA
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|3 November 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|4 November, 07:07 GMT
|Skylark 7
|LA-S, Esrange
|SSC
|MASER 6
|SSC
|Sub-orbital
|Microgravity research
|4 November 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|243|km|mi
-
|5 November, 08:25:00 GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-1, Baikonur
|VKS
|Kosmos|2267 (Yantar-4KS1M)
|MOM
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|28 December 1994
|Successful
-
|17 November
|Sonda-3
|Natal
|IAE
|IAE
|Sub-orbital
|Ionosphere research
|17 November 1993
|Successful
|INPE/
Apogee: convert|555|km|mi
-
|18 November, 13:54:59 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-81/23, Baikonur
|VKS
|Gorizont-29
|MOM
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|Sold to Rimsat as Rimsat-1, then to PASI as PASI-1, then to LMI as LIM-AP-1
-
|18 November
|Trident D-5
|USS|Nebraska|SSBN-739|6, ETR
|US Navy
|PGW
|US Navy
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|18 November 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
rowspan=2|20 November, 01:17:00 GMT
rowspan=2|Ariane 4 (44LP)
rowspan=2|ELA-2, CSG
rowspan=2|Arianespace
|Solidaridad-1
|Tele Mexico
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Meteosat-6
|ESA/EUMETSAT
|GSO
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|26 November, 11:00 GMT
|Skylark 7
|LA-S, Esrange
|DLR
|TEXUS 31
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Microgravity research
|26 November 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|257|km|mi
-
|28 November, 23:40 GMT
|Atlas II
|LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|General Dynamics
|USA-97 (DSCS IIIB-10)
|US Air Force
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|29 November, 09:30 GMT
|Nike-Improved Orion
|Esrange
|DLR
|Mini-TEXUS-1
|DLR
|Sub-orbital
|Microgravity research
|29 November 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|146|km|mi
-
|30 November
|Storm
|LC-36, White Sands
|US Air Force
|BTTV-6 (ERINT/GTF-2)
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|30 November 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
|2 December, 09:27:00 GMT
|OV|105
|LC-39B, Kennedy
|USA
|STS-61
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
|13 December 1993
|Successful
|Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission
-
|8 December, 00:48:00 GMT
|Delta II 7925
|LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|McDonnell Douglas
|USA-98 (NATO-4B)
|NATO/US Air Force
|GEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|16 December, 00:38 GMT
|Atlas IIAS
|LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|General Dynamics
|Telstar 401
|AT&T
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|Maiden flight of Atlas IIAS
-
|17 December
|Storm
|SULF, White Sands
|US Air Force
|MTTV-1 (ERINT)
|US Air Force
|Sub-orbital
|Target
|17 December 1993
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|200|km|mi
-
rowspan=2|18 December, 01:27:00 GMT
rowspan=2|Ariane 4 (44L)
rowspan=2|ELA-2, CSG
rowspan=2|Arianespace
|DBS-1
|Hughes
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Thaicom 1
|Thaicom
|GSO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|22 December, 20:37:16 GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-43/3, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Molniya-1-87
|MOM
|Molniya
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|December
|Volna
|Delta class submarine
|VMF
|VMF
|Sub-orbital
|Operational test flight
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|1000|km|mi
-
|December
|Zyb
|Submarine, Pacific Ocean
|RVSN
|Efir
|RVSN
|Sub-orbital
|Technology demonstration
|Within an hour of launch
|Successful
|Apogee: convert|500|km|mi
-

Deep Space Rendezvous in 1993

*10 April — Hiten intentionally crashed on the Moon
*22 August — Mars Observer lost contact prior to orbit insertion
*28 August — Galileo flyby of 243 Ida (2,400 km)

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