1999 in spaceflight

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[edit] Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1999.

Launch Date/Time	Rocket	Launch Site	Launch Contractor	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Mission/ Function	Re-Entry/ Destruction	Outcome	Remarks
3 January 20:21 GMT	Delta II (7425-9.5)	LC-17B, Cape Canaveral		Mars Polar Lander	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars lander	~20:01 GMT, 3 December 1999 (at Mars)	Failure	Contact lost at 19:51 GMT on 3 December 1999
				Scott (Microprobe/Penetrator 1)	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars lander
				Amundsen (Microprobe/Penetrator 2)	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars lander
15 January	Shaheen 1	Sorimiani	Pakistan Air Force	None	N/A	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	15 January 1999	Failure	Maiden flight of Shaheen 1
21 January 06:13 GMT	Black Brant XII	Andoya	NASA	CAPER	NASA	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	21 January 1999	Successful
22 January 13:57 GMT	Black Brant XII	Poker Flat	NASA	APEX (North Star)	NASA	Sub-orbital	Plasma research	22 January 1999	Successful
22 January 15:20 GMT	Black Brant VB	Poker Flat	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	22 January 1999	Successful
22 January 15:31 GMT	Taurus-Orion	Poker Flat	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	22 January 1999	Successful
27 January 00:34 GMT	Athena-1	LC-46, Cape Canaveral	Lockheed Martin	ROCSAT-1	NSPO	LEO	Earth imagery/Communications	Still in orbit	Successful So Far	First Taiwanese satellite
2 February 01:30 GMT	S-310	LC-K, Kagoshima	ISAS			Sub-orbital	Ionosphere and X-ray research	2 February 1999	Successful
7 February 21:04 GMT	Delta II (7426-9.5)	LC-17A, Cape Canaveral		Stardust	NASA	Heliocentric	Comet sample return	Still in orbit	Successful
				Stardust return capsule	NASA	Heliocentric	Comet sample return	16 January 2006	Successful
9 February	Trident D-5	ETR, Cape Canaveral	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test flight	9 February 1999	Successful
9 February	Trident D-5	ETR, Cape Canaveral	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test flight	9 February 1999	Successful
9 February 03:53 GMT	Soyuz-U/Ikar	LC-1, Baikonur	Starsem	Globalstar FM36	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far	First launch contracted by Starsem
				Globalstar FM23	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar FM38	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar FM40	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
10 February 08:06 GMT	Minuteman III	LF-04, Vandenberg AFB	US Air Force		US Air Force	Sub-orbital	ICBM test flight	10 February 1999	Successful
11 February 06:45 GMT	Black Brant X	Poker Flat	NASA	ENSTROPHY	NASA	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	11 February 1999	Successful
15 February 05:12 GMT	Proton-K	LC-81, Baikonur	ILS	Telstar 6	Telstar	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
16 February 01:45 GMT	Atlas IIAS	LC-36A, Cape Canaveral		JCSAT-6	JSAT	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
20 February 04:18 GMT	Soyuz-U	LC-1, Baikonur	RKA	Soyuz TM-29, 3 Cosmonauts	RKA	LEO, docked to Mir	Manned orbital flight	28 August 1999	Successful	Final operational crew of Mir
20 February 04:45 GMT	Black Brant IX	White Sands	NASA	SPINR	NASA	Sub-orbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	20 February 1999	Successful
23 February 10:29 GMT	Delta II (7920-10)	SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB		ARGOS	US Air Force	LEO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Ørsted	Danish Meteorological Institute	LEO	Magnetosphere research	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				SUNSAT	Stellenbosch University	LEO	Technology demonstration	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
26 February 22:44 GMT	Ariane 4 (44L)	ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)	Arianespace	Arabsat 3A	Arabsat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Skynet 4E	UK Ministry of Defence	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
28 February 04:00 GMT	Proton-K	LC-81, Baikonur		Raduga-1	MO RF	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
5 March 02:56 GMT	Pegasus XL	L-1011, Vandenberg AFB	Orbital Sciences	WIRE	NASA	LEO	Infrared astronomy	Still in orbit	Failure	Spacecraft coolant leak resulted in loss of control in orbit
10 March 08:01 GMT	Peacekeeper	LF-02, Vandenberg AFB	US Air Force		US Air Force	Sub-orbital	ICBM test flight	10 March 1999	Successful
15 March 03:06 GMT	Soyuz-U/Ikar	LC-1, Baikonur	Starsem	Globalstar M022	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar M041	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar M046	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar M037	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
15 March 09:52 GMT	VS-30	Alcantara	AEB	Operacao San Marcos	AEB	Sub-orbital	Microgravity research	15 March 1999	Successful
21 March 00:09 GMT	Proton-K	LC-81, Baikonur		Asiasat 3S	AsiaSat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
23 March	Trident C-4	ETR, Cape Canaveral	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	23 March 1999	Successful
23 March	Trident C-4	ETR, Cape Canaveral	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	23 March 1999	Successful
25 March	Trident C-4	ETR, Cape Canaveral	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	25 March 1999	Successful
25 March	Trident C-4	ETR, Cape Canaveral	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	25 March 1999	Successful
28 March 01:29 GMT	Zenit 3SL	Ocean Odyssey, Kirimati, Pacific Ocean	Sea Launch	DemoSat	Sea Launch	GTO	Test launch vehicle	Still in orbit	Successful	Maiden flight of Zenit 3SL
28 March 09:00 GMT	Black Brant VIIIC	White Sands	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	X-ray astronomy	28 March 1999	Successful
29 March 12:06 GMT	Hera	LC-94, White Sands	US Air Force	THAAD target	US Air Force	Sub-orbital	ABM target	29 March 1999	Successful
29 March 12:13 GMT	THAAD	White Sands	US Air Force	ABM	US Air Force	Sub-orbital	ABM test	29 March 1999	Successful
31 March 00:15 GMT	SR19	C-130, Barking Sands	US Air Force		US Air Force	Sub-orbital	SRALT test	31 March 1999	Successful
1 April	R-29	Barents Sea	VMF RF		VMF RF	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	1 April 1999	Successful
2 April 11:28 GMT	Soyuz-U	LC-1, Baikonur	RKA	Progress M-41	RKA	LEO, docked to Mir	Resupply Mir	17 July 1999	Successful
				Sputnik 99	AMSAT	LEO	Comsat	29 July 1999	Successful	Deployed from Mir during EVA on 16 April
2 April 22:03 GMT	Ariane 4 (42P)	ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)	Arianespace	Insat 2E	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
9 April 17:01 GMT	Titan IVB/IUS	LC-41, Cape Canaveral		DSP-F9 (USA 142)	US Air Force	Intended: Geosynchronous Actual: GTO	Missile early warning	Still in orbit	Failure	IUS second stage failed to separate Last Titan launch from LC-41
11 April 04:17 GMT	Agni 2	IC-4, Balasore	IDRDL		IDRDL	Sub-orbital	Test IRBM	11 April 1999	Successful	Maiden flight of Agni 2
12 April 06:35 GMT	Black Brant IX	White Sands	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	12 April 1999	Successful
12 April 22:50 GMT	Atlas IIAS	LC-36A, Cape Canaveral		Eutelsat W3	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
14 April 05:35 GMT	Ghauri	Tilla	Pakistan Air Force		Pakistan Air Force	Sub-orbital	Test flight	14 April 1999	Successful
15 April 00:46 GMT	Soyuz-U/Ikar	LC-1, Baikonur	Starsem	Globalstar M019	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar M042	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar M044	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar M045	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
15 April 04:58 GMT	Shaheen 1	Sonmiani	Pakistan Air Force		Pakistan Air Force	Sub-orbital	Test flight	15 April	Successful
15 April 18:32 GMT	Delta II (7920-10)	SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB		Landsat 7	NASA/US Geological Survey	LEO	Remote sensing/Earth resources	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
21 April 04:59 GMT	Dnepr	LC-109, Baikonur	ISC Kosmatros	UoSAT-12	SSTL	LEO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Successful So Far	Maiden flight of Dnepr rocket
26 April	Trident D-5	ETR, Cape Canaveral	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	26 April 1999	Successful
26 April	Trident D-5	ETR, Cape Canaveral	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	26 April 1999	Successful
27 April 18:22 GMT	Athena-2	SLC-6, Vandenberg AFB	Lockheed Martin	Ikonos 1	Space Imaging	Intended:LEO	Earth imaging	27 April 1999	Failure	Fairing failed to separate Failed to reach orbit due to extra weight
28 April 20:30 GMT	Kosmos 3M	LC-107, Kapustin Yar		ABRIXAS	DLR	LEO	X-ray astronomy	Still in orbit	Failure	Power system failed three days after launch
				Megsat-0	MegSat	LEO	Comsat	4 October 2003	Successful
30 April 16:30 GMT	Titan IVB/Centaur	LC-40, Cape Canaveral		Milstar-2 F1 (USA 143)	US Air Force	Intended: Geosynchronous Actual: MEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Failure	Programming error Centaur performed three burns in 90 minutes that were intended to be performed over a six-hour period. Payload stranded in useless orbit.
4 May	MSBS M4	ZLS, Golfe de Gascogne				Sub-orbital	Test flight	4 May 1999	Successful
4 May	MSBS M4	ZLS, Golfe de Gascogne				Sub-orbital	Test flight	4 May 1999	Successful
5 May 01:00 GMT	Delta III (8930)	LC-17B, Cape Canaveral	Boeing	Orion 3	Loral Orion	Intended: Geosynchronous Actual: MEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Failure	Upper stage engine failure Payload stranded in useless orbit
7 May 20:00 GMT	Black Brant IX	White Sands	NASA	VAULT	NASA	Sub-orbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	7 May 1999	Successful
10 May 01:22 GMT	Long March 4B (CZ-4B)	LC-1, Taiyuan	CASC	Feng Yun 1C (FY-1C)	CASC	LEO	Weather satellite	12 January 2007	Successful	Maiden flight of Long March 4B FY-1C destroyed by ASAT test after retirement
				Shi Jian 5 (SJ-5)	CASC	LEO	Magnetosphere research	Still in orbit	Successful
14 May 11:33 GMT	Skylark VII	LC-S, Kiruna	SSC	MASER 8	SSC	Sub-orbital	Microgravity research	14 May 1999	Successful
18 May 05:09 GMT	Pegasus XL/HAPS	L-1011, Vandenberg AFB	Orbital Sciences	TERRIERS	NASA/Boston University	LEO	Ionosphere research	Still in orbit	Failure	Solar panel failed to track Sun. Ran out of power on 20 May
				MUBLCOM	DARPA/US Army	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far	In-orbit collision with DART Satellite still functioned after collision
20 May 22:30 GMT	Proton-K	LC-81, Baikonur	ILS	Nimiq 1	Telesat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
22 May 09:36 GMT	Titan IVB	SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB		USA-144 (Classified)	NRO	MEO	Classified	Still in orbit	Successful So Far	Satellite believed to be either Lacrosse, Improved Crystal or Misty
26 May 06:22 GMT	GSLV	Sriharikota	ISRO	Kitsat-3	KAIST	LEO		Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				DLR-Tubsat	DLR	LEO	Earth observation/Technology development	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				OceanSat 1 (IRS-P4)	ISRO	LEO	Ocean research	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
27 May 10:49 GMT	Space Shuttle Discovery	LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-96, 7 Astronauts	NASA	LEO, docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight	6 June 1999, 06:02 GMT	Successful	ISS assembly
				SpaceHab-LDM	NASA/SpaceHab	LEO, Attached to Discovery	ISS logistics	6 June 1999, 06:02 GMT	Successful
				Starshine	NASA/NRL	LEO	Observation target	18 February 2000	Successful	Deployed from Discovery at 07:21 GMT on 5 June
3 June 14:20 GMT	Topol M	LC-158, Plesetsk	RVSN		RVSN	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	3 June 1999	Successful
10 June 11:07 GMT	Hera	LC-94, White Sands	US Air Force	THAAD target	US Air Force	Sub-orbital	ABM target	10 June 1999	Successful
11 June 11:14 GMT	THAAD	White Sands	US Air Force	ABM	US Air Force	Sub-orbital	ABM Test	11 June 1999	Successful
10 June 13:48 GMT	Delta II (7420-10C)	LC-17B, Cape Canaveral	Boeing	Globalstar 52	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 49	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 25	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 47	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
11 June 17:15 GMT	Long March 2C (CZ-2C)	LC-1, Taiyuan		Iridium 14A	Iridium SCC	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit
				Iridium 21A	Iridium SCC	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit
14 June 07:40 GMT	Black Brant IX	White Sands	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	14 June 1999	Successful
18 June 01:49 GMT	Proton-K	LC-81, Baikonur	ILS	Astra 1H	SES Astra	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
20 June 02:15 GMT	Titan IIG	SLC-4W, Vandenberg AFB		QuikScat	NASA	LEO	Ocean research	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
24 June, 15:44 GMT	Delta II (7320-10)	LC-17A, Cape Canaveral		FUSE	NASA	LEO	Ultraviolet astronomy	Still in orbit	Successful	Mission completed, deactivated on 18 October 2007.
24 June, 17:00 GMT	Black Brant IX	White Sands	NASA	SERTS-99	NASA	Sub-orbital	Solar observation	24 June 1999	Successful
1 July	Malmute II	Barking Sands	US Navy	Slugger	US Navy	Sub-orbital	TMBD target	1 July 1999	Successful
5 July 03:57 GMT	Black Brant VC	Wallops Island	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	5 July 1999	Successful
5 July 04:02 GMT	Taurus-Orion	Wallops Island	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	5 July 1999	Successful
5 July 13:32 GMT	Proton-KM	LC-81, Baikonur	RVSN	Raduga	RVSN	Intended:Geosynchronous	Comsat	T+45 seconds	Failure	Maiden flight of Proton-KM Second stage exploded
5 July 23:36 GMT	Black Brant VA	Andoya	NASA	MD-DR-04 DROPPS-1	NASA	Sub-orbital	Aeronomy research	5 July 1999	Successful
8 July 08:45 GMT	Molniya-M	LC-43, Plesetsk		Molniya-3-50	MO RF	Molniya	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
10 July 08:45 GMT	Delta II (7420-10C)	LC-17B, Cape Canaveral	Boeing	Globalstar 32	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 30	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 35	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 51	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
14 July 03:28 GMT	Black Brant VA	Andoya	NASA	MD-DR-13 DROPPS-2	NASA	Sub-orbital	Aeronomy research	14 July 1999	Successful
16 July 16:39 GMT	Soyuz-U	LC-1, Baikonur	RKA	Progress M-42	RKA	LEO, docked to Mir	Resupply Mir	2 February 2000, 06:10 GMT	Successful
17 July 06:38 GMT	Zenit 2	LC-45L, Baikonur		Okean-O	RAKA/NKAU	LEO	Oceanography	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
18 July 03:31 GMT	Taurus-Orion	Wallops Island	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	18 July 1999	Successful
23 July 04:31 GMT	Space Shuttle Columbia	LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-93, 5 Astronauts	NASA	LEO	Manned orbital flight	28 July 1999, 03:20 GMT	Partial Failure	First Shuttle mission with female commander Engine control failures and fuel leak during ascent resulted in lower orbit than planned
				Chandra	NASA	HEO	X-ray astronomy	Still in orbit	Partial failure during deployment Otherwise successful so far	IUS underperformance resulted in lower orbit than planned, IPS used to raise orbit, wasting manoeuvering fuel and reducing lifespan Deployed by Columbia at 11:47 GMT on 23 July
25 July 07:46 GMT	Delta II (7420-10C)	LC-17A Cape Canaveral	Boeing	Globalstar 26	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 28	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 43	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 48	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
27 July 22:48 GMT	Black Brant VB	Kiruna	NASA	ICON	NASA	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	27 July 1999	Successful
2 August	DF-31	Taiyuan	CASC		CASC	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	2 August 1999	Successful
2 August 11:37 GMT	Hera	LC-94, White Sands	US Air Force	THAAD target	US Air Force	Sub-orbital	ABM target	2 August 1999	Successful
2 August 11:44 GMT	THAAD	White Sands	US Air Force	ABM	US Air Force	Sub-orbital	ABM Test	2 August 1999	Successful
12 August 22:52 GMT	Ariane 4 (42P)	ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)	Arianespace	Telkom 1	PT Telko	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
17 August 04:37 GMT	Delta II (7420-10C)	LC-17B, Cape Canaveral	Boeing	Globalstar 24	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 27	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 53	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 54	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
18 August 18:00 GMT	Soyuz-U	LC-43, Plesetsk		Kosmos-2365 (Yantar-4K1)	MO RF	LEO	Reconnaissance	15 December 1999	Successful
18 August 18:05 GMT	Black Brant 9CM1	LC-43, White Sands	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Solar research	18 August 1999	Successful	Data used to calibrate SOHO spacecraft
20 August 08:45 GMT	Minuteman III	LF-10, Vandenberg AFB	US Air Force	RCT-1 GT-170GM/RRF-6	US Air Force	Sub-orbital	Test ICBM	20 August 1999	Successful
20 August 11:27 GMT	Minuteman III	LF-09, Vandenberg AFB	US Air Force	FOT GT-171GM	US Air Force	Sub-orbital	Test ICBM	20 August 1999	Successful
24 August 07:07 GMT	Black Brant IX	White Sands	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	24 August 1999	Successful
26 August 12:02 GMT	Kosmos 3M	LC-132, Plesetsk		Kosmos-2366 (Parus)	MO RF	LEO	Navigation	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
29 August	Kosmos 65MP	LC-107, Kapustin Yar	RVSN	Re-entry vehicle	RVSN	Sub-orbital	Re-entry vehicle test	29 August 1999	Failure
3 September 11:44 GMT	Topol M	LC-158, Plesetsk	RVSN		RVSN	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	3 September 1999	Successful
4 September 22:34 GMT	Ariane 4 (42P)	ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)	Arianespace	Koreasat 3	Korea Telecom	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
6 September	SR-19	Aircraft, Wake Island	Orbital Sciences	TCMP-3A	US Air Force	Sub-orbital	Test Re-entry vehicle	6 September 1999	Successful
6 September 16:36 GMT	Proton-K	LC-81, Baikonur		Yamal 101	AO Gazco	Geosynchronous Then: Graveyard orbit	Comsat	Still in orbit	Failure
				Yamal 102	AO Gazco	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
9 September 18:00 GMT	Soyuz-U	LC-43, Plesetsk		Foton 12	RAKA/ESA	LEO	Material/Microgravity research	24 September 1999	Successful
15 September 21:00 GMT	Castor M57A1 (ait-2)	Kodiak Island			US Air Force	Sub-orbital	Test flight	15 September 1999	Successful
22 September 14:33 GMT	Soyuz-U/Ikar	LC-1, Baikonur	Starsem	Globalstar 33	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 50	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 55	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 58	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
23 September 06:02 GMT	Atlas IIAS	LC-36A, Cape Canaveral		Echostar 5	Echostar	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
24 September	Standard SM-3	USS Shiloh , Barking Sands	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	Test rocket	24 September 1999	Successful
24 September 18:21 GMT	Athena-2	SLC-6, Vandenberg AFB	Lockheed Martin	Ikonos	Space Imaging	LEO	Earth imaging	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
25 September 06:29 GMT	Ariane 4 (44P)	ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)	Arianespace	Telstar 7	Loral Skynet	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
26 September 22:30 GMT	Proton-K	LC-81, Baikonur		LMI-1	LMI	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
27 September 10:00 GMT	Black Brant IX	White Sands	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	27 September 1999	Successful
28 September 11:00 GMT	Soyuz-U	LC-43, Plesetsk		Resurs F-1M	RKA	LEO	Remote sensing	22 October 1999	Successful
1 October	R-29	OLA, Okhotskoye More	VMF RF		VMF RF	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	1 October 1999	Successful
1 October 08:42 GMT	Topol M	LC-158, Plesetsk	RVSN		RVSN	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	1 October 1999	Successful
2 October	R-29	OLA, Okhotskoye More	VMF RF		VMF RF	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	2 October 1999	Successful
3 October 02:01 GMT	Minuteman II	LF-03, Vandenberg AFB	US Air Force	MSLS IFT-2	US Air Force	Sub-orbital	ABM target	3 October 1999	Successful
3 October 02:22 GMT	Payload Launch Vehicle	Meck Island, Kwajalein Atoll	US Air Force	EKV	US Air Force	Sub-orbital	ABM test	3 October 1999	Successful
7 October 12:51 GMT	Delta II (7925-9.5)	LC-17A, Cape Canaveral		GPS 2R-3 (USA-145)	US Air Force/NAVSTAR	MEO	Navigation	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
10 October 03:28 GMT	Zenit 3SL	Ocean Odyssey, Kirimati, Pacific Ocean	Sea Launch	DirecTV 1R	DirecTV	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far	First commercial/operational Sea Launch flight
14 October 03:15 GMT	Long March 4B (CZ-4B)	LC-1, Taiyuan	CASC	Zi Yuan 1	CAST/INPE	LEO	Remote sensing	Still in orbit	Partial Failure	Wide field camera failed 177 days after launch
				SACI 1	INPE	LEO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Failure	Communications ceased less than a month after launch
18 October 13:22 GMT	Soyuz-U/Ikar	LC-1, Baikonur	Starsem	Globalstar 31	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 56	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 57	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 59	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
19 October 06:22 GMT	Ariane 4 (44LP)	ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)	Arianespace	Orion 2	Loral Orion	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
20 October	UR-100N	LC-175, Baikonur	RVSN		RVSN	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	20 October 1999	Successful
27 October 16:16 GMT	Proton-K	LC-200, Baikonur		Ekspress-A1	AO Kosmichekaya	Intended: Geosynchronous	Comsat	27 October 1999	Failure	Second stage malfunction, failed to reach orbit
November (date unknown)	A-350	Sary Shagan	PRO			Sub-orbital	Test missile	Within one hour of launch	Successful
1 November	RH-300	Sriharikota	ISRO	EWS	ISRO	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	1 November 1999
10 November	Trident D-5	ETR, Cape Canaveral	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	10 November 1999	Successful
10 November	Trident D-5	ETR, Cape Canaveral	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	10 November 1999	Successful
13 November 08:20 GMT	Minuteman III	LF-26, Vandenberg AFB	US Air Force	PRP FTM-01	US Air Force	Sub-orbital	Test ICBM	13 November 1999	Successful
13 November 22:52 GMT	Ariane 4 (44LP)	ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)	Arianespace	GE 4	GE Americom	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
15 November 07:29 GMT	H-II	LC-Y, Tanegashima	JAXA	MTSAT	NSDA	Intended:Geosynchronous	Weather, Communication, and ATC	15 November 1999	Failure	First stage malfunction
17 November	R-39	Delta Submarine, Barents Sea	RVSN		RVSN	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	17 November 1999	Successful
17 November	R-39	Delta Submarine, Barents Sea	RVSN		RVSN	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	17 November 1999	Successful
18 November 01:55 GMT	RH-300 MK-II	Sriharikota	ISRO	LMS	ISRO	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere/Meteor research	18 November 1999
19 November 22:30 GMT	Long March 2F (CZ-2F)	SLS, Jiuquan	CASC	Shenzhou 1	CASC	LEO	Test spacecraft	20 November 1999, 19:41 GMT	Successful	Maiden flight of Long March 2F and Shenzhou spacecraft
20 November 01:35 GMT	RH-300 MK-II	Sriharikota	ISRO	LMS	ISRO	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere/Meteor research	20 November 1999
22 November 16:20 GMT	Soyuz-U/Ikar	LC-1, Baikonur	Starsem	Globalstar 29	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 34	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 39	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Globalstar 61	Globalstar	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
23 November 04:06 GMT	Atlas IIA	LC-36B, Cape Canaveral		UHF F/O F10 (USA 146)	US Navy	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
3 December 16:22 GMT	Ariane 4 (40)	ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)	Arianespace	Helios 1B	French government	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful	Decommissioned in October 2004
				Clementine	French government	LEO	SIGINT	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
4 December 18:53 GMT	Pegasus XL/HAPS	L-1011, Wallops Island	Orbital Sciences	Orbcomm FM30	Orbcomm	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Orbcomm FM31	Orbcomm	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Orbcomm FM32	Orbcomm	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Orbcomm FM33	Orbcomm	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Orbcomm FM34	Orbcomm	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Orbcomm FM35	Orbcomm	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Orbcomm FM36	Orbcomm	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
10 December 14:32 GMT	Ariane 5G	ELA-3, CSG(Kourou)	Arianespace	XMM	ESA	HEO	X-ray Astronomy	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
11 December 18:25 GMT	VLS-1	Alcantara	INPE	SACI-2	INPE	Intended:LEO	Technology development	11 December 1999	Failure	Self-destruct activated after second stage failed to ignite
12 December 17:38 GMT	Titan IIG	SLC-4W, Vandenberg AFB		DMSP 5D-3 F-15	US Air Force	LEO	Weather satellite	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
14 December 08:05 GMT	Topol M	LC-158, Plesetsk	RVSN		RVSN	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	14 December 1999	Successful
17 December 17:00 GMT	Terrier-Orion	Wallops Island	NASA	MG.Pool Boiling	NASA	Sub-orbital	Microgravity research	17 December 1999	Successful
18 December 18:57 GMT	Atlas IIAS	SLC-3E, Vandenberg AFB		Terra	NASA	LEO	Earth observation	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
20 December 00:50 GMT	Space Shuttle Discovery	LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-103, 7 Astronauts	NASA	LEO, rendezvous with Hubble Space Telescope	Manned orbital flight	28 December 1999, 00:01 GMT	Successful	Hubble Servicing Mission 3
21 December 07:13 GMT	Taurus	LC-576, Vandenberg AFB	Orbital Sciences	Kompsat	KAIST	LEO	Ocean colour sensor	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				ACRIMSAT	NASA	LEO	Earth/Solar research	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Celestis-03	Space Services Incorporated	LEO	Space burial of human remains	Still in orbit	Successful
22 December 00:50 GMT	Ariane 4 (44L)	ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)	Arianespace	Galaxy 11	PanAmSat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
26 December 08:00 GMT	Tsyklon 2	LC-90, Baikonur		Kosmos 2367 (US-PM)	Russian Navy	LEO	SIGINT	19 July 2002	Successful
27 December 19:12 GMT	Molniya-M	LC-16, Plesetsk		Kosmos 2367 (Oko)	VKS	Molniya	Early Warning	Still in orbit	Successful So Far

[edit] Deep Space Rendez-vous in 1999

• February 1 — Galileo 11^th flyby of Europa
• May 5 — Galileo 4^th flyby of Callisto
• June 24 — Cassini 2^nd flyby of Venus (598 km)
• June 30 — Galileo 5^th flyby of Callisto
• July 29 — Deep Space 1 flyby of 9969 Braille
• July 31 — Lunar Prospector deliberately impacted the Moon
• August 14 — Galileo 6^th flyby of Callisto
• August 18 — Cassini flyby of the Earth (1.166 km)
• September 16 — Galileo 7^th flyby of Callisto
• September 23 — Mars Climate Orbiter burned up in the Martian atmosphere
• October 11 — Galileo 1^st flyby of Io
• November 26 — Galileo 2^nd flyby of Io
• December 3 — Mars Polar Lander crashlanded on Planum Australe
• December 3 — Amundsen and Scott subprobes lost on Mars

[edit] References

• Encyclopedia Astronautica
• Gunter's Space Page - Chronology of Space Launches
• JAXA
• Jonathan's Space Report (SatCat.txt and Launchlog.txt)
• Mission Set Database (NASA GFC)
• NASA
• NASA SpaceFlight.com
• Orbital Report News Agency's Launch Logs
• Space Calendar (NASA JPL)
• Southwest Space Archive
• SPACE.com Launch Forecast
• SpaceFlightNow
• Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive
• U.S. Space Objects Registry
• Хроника освоения космоса (Russian)

Preceded by 1998

Timeline of spaceflight 1999

Succeeded by 2000