:1989 in spaceflight
{{Short description|none}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox Year in spaceflight
| year = 1989
| image = {{Multiple image
| perrow = 1/1
| total_width = 260
| border = infobox
| image1 = Galileo Deployment (high res).jpg
| image2 = COBELaunch.jpg
| caption1 = The Galileo probe is deployed from {{OV|104}} on STS-34, beginning a fourteen-year mission to Jupiter
| caption2 = The launch of the only Delta 5920 with the Cosmic Background Explorer.
}}
|first = 10 January
|last = 27 December
|total = 102
|success = 101
|failed = 1
|partial =
|catalogued =
|maidens = Ariane 4 44L
Delta 4925
Delta 5920
Delta II 6925
Titan IVA
|retired = Ariane 2
Ariane 3
Atlas G
Delta 3920
Delta 5920
Titan 34D
|orbital = 6
|totalcrew = 27
|firstsat =
|firsttrav =
}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| programme = Timeline of spaceflight
| previous_mission = 1988
| next_mission = 1990
}}
The following is an outline of 1989 in spaceflight.
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Launches
{{TLS-M|1989}}
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= January =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3
|date=10 January |time=02:05
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Proton-K/DM-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 200/39
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1987 (GLONASS)
|user=
|orbit=Medium Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1988 (GLONASS)
|user=
|orbit=Medium Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1989 (Etalon-2)
|user=
|orbit=Medium Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=12 January |time=11:29
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 16/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1990 (Resurs-F2)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Earth observation
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=11 February
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=18 January |time=08:20
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1991 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=1 February
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=26 January |time=09:16
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Proton-K/DM-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 200/40
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Gorizont 17
|user=
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=26 January |time=15:36
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1992 (Strela-2M)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=27 January |time=01:23
|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 2
|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-1
|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|UN}}Intelsat 515
|user=Intelsat
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=28 January |time=12:30
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1993 (Yantar-4K2)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=27 March
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= February =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=10 February |time=08:53
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Progress 40
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth (Mir)
|function=Logistics
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=5 March
|d-time=01:59
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=6
|date=10 February |time=15:13
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-3
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 32
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1994 (Strela-3)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1995 (Strela-3)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1996 (Strela-3)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1997 (Strela-3)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1998 (Strela-3)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 1999 (Strela-3)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=10 February |time=16:55
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2000 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=3 March
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=14 February |time=04:21
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Molniya-M/2BL
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2001 (Oko)
|user=
|orbit=Molniya
|function=Early warning
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=14 February |time=17:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2002 (Taifun-2)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Radar calibration
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=15 October
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=14 February |time=18:30
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 6925
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}McDonnell Douglas
|remarks=Maiden flight of Delta II 6925
First flight of Block II GPS satellite
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-35 (GPS II-1)
|user=US Air Force
|orbit=Medium Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=15 February |time=11:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Molniya-M/ML
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Molniya 1-75
|user=
|orbit=Molniya
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=17 February |time=14:59
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2003 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=3 March
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=21 February |time=23:30
|rocket={{flagicon|JPN}}Mu-3S-II
|site={{flagicon|JPN}}Uchinoura
|LSP={{flagicon|JPN}}ISAS
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|JPN}}EXOS-D Akebono
|user=ISAS
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Aurora observation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=22 February |time=03:28
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2004 (Parus)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=28 February |time=04:05
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-3
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 32
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Meteor 2-18
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Earth sciences
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= March =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=2 March |time=18:59
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2005 (Yantar-4K2)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=25 April
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2
|date=6 March |time=23:29
|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 4 44LP
|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-2
|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|JPN}}JCSAT 1
|user=JSAT
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name=23pxMeteosat 4
|user=EUMETSAT
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Weather satellite
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2
|date=13 March |time=14:57
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}{{OV|103}}
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39B
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-29
|user=NASA
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Satellite deployment
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=18 March
|d-time=14:36
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}TDRS-4 (TDRS-D)
|user=NASA
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Operational
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=16 March |time=14:59
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2006 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=31 March
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=16 March |time=18:54
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Progress 41
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth (Mir)
|function=Logistics
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=25 April
|d-time=12:12
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=23 March |time=12:25
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2007 (Yantar-4KS1)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=22 September
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=8
|date=24 March |time=13:38
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2008 (Strela-1M)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2009 (Strela-1M)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2010 (Strela-1M)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2011 (Strela-1M)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2012 (Strela-1M)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2013 (Strela-1M)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2014 (Strela-1M)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2015 (Strela-1M)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=24 March |time=21:50
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta 3920
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-17B
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}McDonnell Douglas
|remarks=Final flight of Delta 3920
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-36 (Delta Star)
|user=US Air Force
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Technology development
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=23 June 1992
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= April =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=2 April |time=02:28
|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 2
|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-1
|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace
|remarks=Final flight of Ariane 2
Tele-X retired 16 January 1998
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|SWE}}Tele-X
|user=Nordic Satellite AB
|orbit=Operational: Geosynchronous
Current: Graveyard
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=4 April |time=18:36
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2016 (Parus)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=6 April |time=14:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2017 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=19 April
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=14 April |time=04:08
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Proton-K/DM-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 200/39
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Raduga 23
|user=
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=20 April |time=18:29
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2018 (Yantar-4K2)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=19 June
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=26 April |time=17:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 41/1
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Foton 5
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Microgravity research
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=11 May
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= May =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2
|date=4 May |time=18:47
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle {{OV|104|full=no}}
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39B
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-30
|user=NASA
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Interplanetary probe deployment
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=8 May
|d-time=05:43
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}Magellan
|user=NASA
|orbit=Cytherean
|function=Radar mapping
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=12 October 1994
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=5 May |time=13:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2019 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=18 May
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=10 May |time=19:47
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan 34D/Transtage
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-40
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Martin Marietta
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-37 (Vortex 6)
|user=NRO
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=SIGINT
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=17 May |time=13:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2020 (Yantar-4K2)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=15 July
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=24 May |time=10:30
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2021 (Yantar-1KFT)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=6 July
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3
|date=25 May |time=08:50
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 43/3
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Resurs-F1
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Earth observation
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=17 June
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Pion 1
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Atmospheric research
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=23 July
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Pion 2
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Atmospheric research
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=24 July
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3
|date=31 May |time=08:31
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Proton-K/DM-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 200/40
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2022 (GLONASS)
|user=
|orbit=Medium Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2023 (GLONASS)
|user=
|orbit=Medium Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2024 (Etalon 2)
|user=
|orbit=Medium Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= June =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=1 June |time=12:59
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2025 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=15 June
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2
|date=5 June |time=22:37
|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 4 44L
|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-2
|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace
|remarks=Maiden flight of Ariane 4 44L
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|JPN}}Superbird A
|user=SCC
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|GER}}DFS-1
|user=Deutsche Bundespost Telekom
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=7 June |time=05:12
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 132/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2026 (Parus)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=8 June |time=17:09
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Molniya-M/ML
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Molniya 3-45L
|user=
|orbit=Molniya
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=14 December 2001
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=9 June |time=10:10
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-3
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 32/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks=Failure of the third stage
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Okean-O1 4
|user=
|orbit=Intended: Low Earth
|function=Oceanography
|outcome=Launch failure
|d-date=9 June
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=10 June |time=22:19
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 6925
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}McDonnell Douglas
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-38 (GPS II-2)
|user=US Air Force
|orbit=Medium Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=14 June |time=12:30
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 133/3
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2027 (Taifun-1)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Radar calibration
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=14 April 1992
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=14 June |time=13:18
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan IVA 402/IUS
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-41
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Martin Marietta
|remarks=Maiden flight of Titan IVA
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-39 (DSP-14)
|user=US Air Force
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Early warning
|outcome=Operational
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=16 June |time=09:30
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2028 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=6 July
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=21 June |time=23:35
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Proton-K/DM-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 200/39
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Raduga 1-1
|user=
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=27 June |time=08:04
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 16/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Resurs-F2
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Earth observation
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=11 July
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= July =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=4 July |time=15:21
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 133/3
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Nadezhda 1
|user=COSPAS-SARSAT
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Navigation, search and rescue
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=5 July |time=08:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2029 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=17 July
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=5 July |time=22:45
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Proton-K/DM-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 200/40
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Gorizont 18
|user=
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=12 July |time=00:14
|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 3
|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-1
|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace
|remarks=Final flight of Ariane 3 and launch from ELA-1
|payload={{TLS-PL
|user=ESA
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=12 July |time=15:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks=Spacecraft exploded in orbit on 28 July
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2030 (Yantar-4K2)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome={{nowrap|Spacecraft failure}}
|d-date=28 July
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3
|date=18 July |time=09:44
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 16/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Resurs-F 3
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Earth observation
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=8 August
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Pion 3
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Atmospheric research
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=19 September
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Pion 4
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Atmospheric research
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=19 September
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=18 July |time=12:10
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2031 (Orlets-1)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=15 September
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=20 July |time=08:59
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2032 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=3 August
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=24 July |time=00:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 90
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2033 (US-P)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=ELINT
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=6 January 1991
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=25 July |time=07:48
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos-3M
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 133/3
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2034 (Parus)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= August =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=2 August |time=11:29
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2035 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=16 August
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3
|date=8 August |time=12:37
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle {{OV|102|full=no}}
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39B
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-28
|user=NASA
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Satellite deployment
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=13 August
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-40 (SDS-2-1)
|user=US Air Force
|orbit=Molniya
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-41
|user=DoD
|orbit=
|function=SIGINT
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2
|date=8 August |time=23:25
|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 4 44LP
|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-2
|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|GER}}TV-Sat 2
|user=
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|user=ESA
|orbit=Geosynchronous transfer
|function=Astronomy
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=15 August |time=10:29
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 43/4
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Resurs-F4
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Earth observation
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=14 September
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=18 August |time=05:57
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 6925
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}McDonnell Douglas
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-42 (GPS II-3)
|user=US Air Force
|orbit=Medium Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=22 August |time=12:59
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2036 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=5 September
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=23 August |time=03:09
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks=Maiden flight of Progress-M spacecraft
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Progress M-1
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth (Mir)
|function=Logistics
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=1 December
|d-time=11:21
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=27 August |time=22:59
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta 4925
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-17B
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}McDonnell Douglas
|remarks=Maiden flight of Delta 4925
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|UK}}Marco Polo 1
|user=BSkyB
|orbit=Operational: Geosynchronous
Current: Graveyard
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=28 August |time=00:14
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-3
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 32/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2037 (Geo-IK)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Earth science
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= September =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2
|date=4 September |time=05:54
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan 34D/Transtage
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-40
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Martin Marietta
|remarks=Final flight of Titan 34D and Transtage upper stage
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-43 (DSCS-II)
|user=DoD
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Operational
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-44 (DSCS-III)
|user=DoD
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Operational
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=5 September |time=19:11
|rocket={{flagicon|JPN}}H-I
|site={{flagicon|JPN}}Tanegashima LA-N
|LSP={{flagicon|JPN}}Mitsubishi
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|JPN}}GMS-4
|user=NASDA
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Weather satellite
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=5 September |time=21:38
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with 2 cosmonauts
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz TM-8
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth (Mir)
|function=Mir EO-5
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=19 February 1990
|d-time=04:36
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=6 September |time=01:48
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan II 23G
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-4W
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Martin Marietta
|remarks=
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-45
|user=DoD
|orbit=
|function=SIGINT
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=6 September |time=10:49
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 43/3
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}/{{flagicon|GER}}Resurs-F5
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Microgravity experiments
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=22 September
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=6
|date=14 September |time=09:49
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-3
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 32
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2038 (Strela-3)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2039 (Strela-3)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2040 (Strela-3)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2041 (Strela-3)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2042 (Strela-3)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2043 (Strela-3)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=15 September |time=06:30
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}/23px/{{flagicon|USA}}Kosmos 2044 (Bion 9)
|user=ESA/NASA
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Microgravity research
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=29 September
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=22 September |time=08:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2045 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=2 October
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=25 September |time=08:56
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Atlas G
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-36B
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Lockheed
|remarks=Final flight of Atlas G
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-46 (FLTSATCOM 8)
|user=DoD
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=27 September |time=14:38
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Molniya-M/ML
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Molniya 1-76
|user=
|orbit=Molniya
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=11 November 2000
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=27 September |time=16:20
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 90
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2046 (US-P)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Naval reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=16 April 1991
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2
|date=28 September |time=00:04
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-3
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 32/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|UN}}Intercosmos 24 (Aktivny-IK/AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1)
|user=Intercosmos
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Atmospheric research
|outcome=Successful
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|CSK}}Magion 2
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Atmospheric research
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=28 September |time=17:05
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Proton-K/DM-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 200/40
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Gorizont 19
|user=
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= October =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=3 October |time=14:59
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2047 (Yantar-4K2)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=21 November
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=17 October |time=13:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2048 (Zenit-8)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=26 October
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3
|date=18 October |time=16:53
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle Atlantis
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39B
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-34
|user=NASA
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Interplanetary probe deployment
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=23 October
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}Galileo
|user=NASA
|orbit=Jovian
|function=Jupiter orbiter
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=21 September 2003
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}Galileo Probe
|user=NASA
|orbit=Jovian
|function=Jupiter entry probe
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=7 December 1995
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=21 October |time=09:31
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 6925
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}McDonnell Douglas
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-47 (GPS II-4)
|user=US Air Force
|orbit=Medium Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=24 October |time=21:35
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-3
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 32
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Meteor 3-3
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Earth science
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=27 October |time=23:05
|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 4 44L
|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-2
|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|UN}}Intelsat 602
|user=Intelsat
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= November =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=17 November |time=10:50
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2049 (Yantar-4KS1)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=19 June 1990
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=18 November |time=14:34
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta 5920
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-2W
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}McDonnell Douglas
|remarks=Only flight of Delta 5920
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}COBE
|user=NASA
|orbit=Sun-synchronous
|function=Cosmology
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2
|date=23 November |time=00:23
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle Discovery
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39B
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}
|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-33
|user=NASA
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Satellite deployment
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=28 November
}}{{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-48 (Magnum-2)
|user=NRO
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=ELINT
|outcome=Operational
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=23 November |time=20:35
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Molniya-M/2BL
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2050 (Oko)
|user=
|orbit=Molniya
|function=Early warning
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=24 November |time=23:22
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 90
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2051 (US-P)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Naval reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=21 January 1991
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=26 November |time=13:01
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Proton-K
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 200/39
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kvant-2
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth (Mir)
|function=Mir component
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=23 March 2001
|d-time=05:50
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=28 November |time=10:02
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Molniya-M/ML
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Molniya 3-46L
|user=
|orbit=Molniya
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=20 May 2000
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=30 November |time=15:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2052 (Yantar-4K2)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Reconnaissance
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=24 January 1990
}}
}}
|colspan="8"|
= December =
|-
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=1 December |time=20:20
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Proton-K/D-1
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 200/40
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}/{{flagicon|FRA}}Granat
|orbit=High Earth
|function=Astronomy
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=25 May 1999
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=11 December |time=18:10
|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 6925
|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-17B
|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}McDonnell Douglas
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-49 (GPS II-5)
|user=US Air Force
|orbit=Medium Earth
|function=Navigation
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=15 December |time=11:30
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Proton-K/DM-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 81/23
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Raduga 24
|user=
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Successful
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=20 December |time=03:30
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Soyuz-U2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 1/5
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Progress M-2
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth (Mir)
|function=Logistics
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=9 February 1990
|d-time=07:56
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=27 December |time=00:00
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Tsyklon-3
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Plesetsk Site 32/2
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2053 (Koltso 2)
|user=
|orbit=Low Earth
|function=Radar calibration
|outcome=Successful
|d-date=2 September 1997
}}
}}
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1
|date=27 December |time=11:10
|rocket={{flagicon|USSR}}Proton-K/DM-2
|site={{flagicon|USSR}}Baikonur Site 200/39
|LSP={{flagicon|USSR}}
|payload={{TLS-PL
|name={{flagicon|USSR}}Kosmos 2054 (Luch)
|user=
|orbit=Geosynchronous
|function=Communications
|outcome=Operational
}}
}}
|}
{{TLS-M|1989}}
Deep-space rendezvous
References
{{TLS-R}}
=Footnotes=
{{reflist}}
{{TLS-L|year=1989|nav=on|state=expanded}}
{{Orbital launches in 1989}}