| Fact Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Orbital Launches | |
| First | 21 January |
| Last | 29 December |
| National Firsts | |
| Orbital Launch | |
| Space Traveller | |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden Flights | Atlas
IIA Space Shuttle Endeavour |
| Retirements | Commercial Titan III Delta II 6920 Delta II 6925 H-I |
| Manned flights | |
| Orbital | 10 |
| Total travellers | 59 |
This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1992.
| ← Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec → |
| Date/Time (UTC) |
Rocket | Site | LSP | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) |
Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January, 03:40 UTC | Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Astronomy | 11 January 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 248 kilometres (154 mi) | |
| 17 January | Storm | SULF, White Sands | US Air Force | BTTV-1 | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 17 January 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
| 21 January, 15:00:00 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-43/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2175 (Yantar) | MOM | LEO | 20 March 1992 | Successful | First Russian (post Soviet) satellite launch | |
| 22 January, 14:52:33 UTC | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 30 January 1993, 16:07:17 UTC | Successful | |||||
| ESA/NASA | LEO | Microgravity research | Successful | |||||||
| 23 January, 19:19 UTC | Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 23 January 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| 24 January, 01:18:01 UTC | Molniya-M | LC-43/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2176 (Oko) | MOM | Molniya | Missile defence | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 25 January, 07:50:17 UTC | Soyuz-U2 | LC-1/5, Baikonur | VKS | Progress M-11 | MOM | LEO, docked to Mir | Resupply Mir | 13 March 1992 | Successful | |
| 28 January, 12:00 UTC | S-310 | LA-K, Kagoshima | ISAS | ISAS | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 28 January 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi) | |
| 29 January, 22:19:12 UTC | Proton-K/DM-2 | LC-81/23, Baikonur | VKS | Kosmos 2177 (GLONASS) | MOM | MEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| Kosmos 2178 (GLONASS) | MOM | MEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2179 (GLONASS) | MOM | MEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 31 January, 11:55 UTC | Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | SXT | NASA/University of Colorado | Sub-orbital | X-ray astronomy | 31 January 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| 1 February, 16:00 UTC | S-520 | LA-K, Kagoshima | ISAS | CIR | ISAS | Sub-orbital | Infrared astronomy | 1 February 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 338 kilometres (210 mi) |
| 5 February | Zenit-2 | LC-45/1, Baikonur | VKS | Tselina-2-10 | MO RF | Intended: LEO | ELINT | 5 February 1992 | Failure | Second stage overheated, causing malfunction |
| 11 February, 00:41:02 UTC | Atlas II | LC-36A, Cape Canaveral | General Dynamics | USA-78 (DSCS IIIB-14) | US Air Force | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 11 February, 01:50 UTC | H-I | LA-N, Tanegashima | NASDA | Fuyo (JERS) | NASDA | LEO (SSO) | Earth observation | 3 December 2001 | Successful | Final flight of H-I rocket |
| 17 February, 22:05:08 UTC | Kosmos-3M | LC-133/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2180 (Parus) | MO RF | LEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 18 February | Aries | LC-36, White Sands | SDIO | SDIO | Sub-orbital | Technology demonstration | 18 February 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) | |
| 22 February, 03:15 UTC | Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Astronomy | 22 February 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| 22 February | Trident D-5 | USS West Virginia, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 22 February 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 22 February | Trident D-5 | USS West Virginia, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 22 February 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 22 February | Trident D-5 | USS West Virginia, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 22 February 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 22 February | Trident D-5 | USS West Virginia, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 22 February 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 23 February, 22:29:00 UTC | Delta II (7925) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | McDonnell Douglas | USA-79 (GPS IIA-12) | US Air Force | MEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 26 February, 23:58:10 UTC | Ariane 4 (44L) | ELA-2, CSG | Arianespace | Superbird B1 | SCC | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| Arabsat-1C | Arabsat | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | Later sold to ISRO as Insat-2DT | ||||
| 3 March, 13:57:30 UTC | Nike Tomahawk | Poker Flat | NASA | Aria-1 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 3 March 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 295 kilometres (183 mi) |
| 3 March, 14:06:48 UTC | Black Brant 8C | Poker Flat | NASA | Aria-1 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 3 March 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi) |
| 3 March, 14:57 UTC | Nike Tomahawk | Poker Flat | NASA | Aria-1 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 3 March 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) |
| 4 March, 04:27:00 UTC | Molniya-M | LC-43/4, Plesetsk | VKS | Molniya-1-83 | MOM | Molniya | Comsat | 1 July 2007 | Successful | |
| 4 March | Peacekeeper | LF-05, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 4 March 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |
| 6 March, 13:57:30 UTC | Nike Tomahawk | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 6 March 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |
| 9 March, 22:35:59 UTC | Kosmos-3M | LC-132/1, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2181 (Tsikada) | MO RF | LEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 12 March, 22:42 UTC | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | CWAS-21 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 12 March 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) |
| 13 March, 18:15:00 UTC | Minuteman IB | LF-03, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | GBI-2B | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Target | 13 March 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) |
| 13 March, 18:36:27 UTC | Aries | Meck Island, Kwajalein Atoll | US Air Force | ERIS | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Interceptor test | 13 March 1992 | Partial failure | Final flight of ERIS Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) Missed target due to programming issue caused by test conditions, enough data collected to proceed with operational programme. |
| 14 March, 00:00 UTC | Atlas I | LC-36B, Cape Canaveral | General Dynamics | Galaxy 5 | Hughes | GEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 15 March, 22:46 UTC | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | CWAS-22 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 15 March 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) |
| 17 March, 10:54:30 UTC | Soyuz-U2 | LC-1/5, Baikonur | VKS | Soyuz TM-14 | MOM | LEO, docked to Mir | Manned orbital flight | 10 August 1992 | Successful | First manned Russian launch |
| 18 March | Scout-II | SL, Salto di Quirra | ASI | ASI | Sub-orbital | Test | 18 March 1992 | Failure | Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |
| 19 March, 16:05 UTC | Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | CSA | CSAR-1 | CSA | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 19 March 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi) |
| 19 March, 16:10 UTC | Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | HIRAAS-2 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Airglow research | 19 March 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| 24 March, 13:13:39 UTC | Space Shuttle Atlantis | LC-39A, Kennedy | USA | STS-45 | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 2 April 1992 | Successful | |
| Atlas-1 (Spacelab) | ESA/NASA | LEO | Scientific research | Successful | ||||||
| 29 March, 07:27 UTC | Black Brant XI | Poker Flat | NASA | CHARGE-2B | NASA | Sub-orbital | Ionosphere and tether research | 29 March 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 267 kilometres (166 mi) |
| 29 March, 08:07:45 UTC | HPB | Poker Flat | Orbital | Orbital | Sub-orbital | Infrared astronomy | 29 March 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | |
| 1 April, 14:18:00 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-16/2, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2182 (Yantar-4K2) | MOM | LEO | Reconnaissance satellite | 30 May 1992 | Successful | |
| 2 April, 01:50:00 UTC | Proton-K/DM-2 | LC-81/23, Baikonur | VKS | Gorizont-25 | MOM | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 8 April, 12:20:00 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-31/6, Baikonur | VKS | Kosmos 2183 (Yantar-4K2) | MOM | LEO | Reconnaissance satellite | 16 February 1993 | Successful | |
| 8 April | Trident C-4 | USS Henry L. Stimson, ETR | US Navy | FCET-40 | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 8 April 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 8 April | Trident C-4 | USS Henry L. Stimson, ETR | US Navy | FCET-40 | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 8 April 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 9 April, 10:40 UTC | Black Brant 9BM1 | Esrange | SSC | MASER-5 | SSC | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 9 April 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 317 kilometres (197 mi) |
| 10 April, 03:20:00 UTC | Delta II (7925) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | McDonnell Douglas | USA-80 (GPS IIA-13) | US Air Force | MEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 15 April, 07:17:43 UTC | Kosmos-3M | LC-132/1, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2184 (Parus) | MO RF | LEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 15 April, 09:09 UTC | HPB | Wallops Island | Orbital | Orbital | Sub-orbital | Target | 15 April 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 450 kilometres (280 mi) | |
| 15 April, 23:25:27 UTC | Ariane 4 (44L) | ELA-2, CSG | Arianespace | Inmarsat-2F4 | Inmarsat | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| Télécom 2B | France Télécom | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 19 April, 21:29:25 UTC | Soyuz-U2 | LC-1/5, Baikonur | VKS | Progress M-12 | MOM | LEO, docked to Mir | Resupply Mir | 27 June 1992 | Successful | |
| 25 April, 08:53 UTC | Titan II (23G) | SLC-4W, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | USA-81 (Bernie/Singleton) | US NRO | LEO (Polar) | ELINT | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 29 April, 09:00:00 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-43/4, Plesetsk | VKS | Resurs-F-14 | MOM | LEO | Remote sensing | 29 May 1992 | Successful | |
| 29 April, 10:10:00 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-1/5, Baikonur | VKS | Kosmos 2185 (Yantar-1KFT) | MOM | LEO | Reconnaissance satellite | 11 June 1992 | Successful | |
| 29 April | DF-21 | TSLC | CALT | CALT | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 29 April 1992 | Failure | ||
| 5 May | Minuteman III | LF-10, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | GT-147GM-1 | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 5 May 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) |
| 5 May | Prithvi | Balasore | IDRDL | IDRDL | Sub-orbital | Test | 5 May 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 7 May, 23:40:00 UTC | Space Shuttle Endeavour | LC-39B, Kennedy | USA | STS-49 | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 16 May 1992 | Successful | Maiden flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour. Reboosted Intelsat VI |
| 12 May, 14:26 UTC | Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | SPARTAN (SPDE) | NASA | Sub-orbital | Solar research | 12 May 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| 14 May, 00:40 UTC | Delta II (7925) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | McDonnell Douglas | Palapa B4 | Telkom | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 20 May, 00:30 UTC | ASLV | FLP, Sriharikota | ISRO | SROSS-C | ISRO | LEO | Magnetosphere research | 14 July 1992 | Partial failure | Placed in incorrect orbit due to fifth stage spin-up failure. |
| 23 May, 00:00 UTC | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | CWAS-23 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 23 May 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) |
| 24 May | Terrier-Malemute | Barking Sands | SDIO | CDX (LWIS) | SDIO | Sub-orbital | Target | 24 May 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) |
| 25 May, 23:52 UTC | Nike Tomahawk | Arecibo | NASA | AA-3A | NASA | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 25 May 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) |
| 27 May, 12:27 UTC | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | CWAS-24 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 27 May 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) |
| 28 May, 19:09:59 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-16/2, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2186 (Yantar-4K2) | MOM | LEO | Reconnaissance satellite | 24 July 1992 | Successful | |
| 28 May | Agni | Balasore | IDRDL | IDRDL | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 28 May 1992 | Failure | Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |
| 30 May, 08:11 UTC | Black Brant IX | Arecibo | NASA | AA-4IFH | NASA/NRL | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 30 May 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 308 kilometres (191 mi) |
| May | DF-21 | TSLC | CALT | CALT | Sub-orbital | Test flights | Within an hour of launch | Failure | ||
| 1 June, 02:52 UTC | Sonda-3 | Alcântara | IAE | INPE | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 1 June 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 282 kilometres (175 mi) | |
| 2 June | Minuteman III | LF-26, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | GT-148GB | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 2 June 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) |
| 3 June, 00:50:30 UTC | Kosmos-3M | LC-133/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2187 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| Kosmos 2188 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2189 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2190 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2191 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2192 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2193 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2194 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 6 June, 08:37:31 UTC | Black Brant IX | Arecibo | NASA | AA-3B | NASA | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 6 June 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 370 kilometres (230 mi) |
| 7 June, 16:40 UTC | Delta II (6920-10) | LC-17A, Cape Canaveral | McDonnell Douglas | EUVE | NASA | LEO | UV Astronomy | 31 January 2002 | Successful | |
| 9 June, 05:32 UTC | Black Brant IX | Arecibo | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 9 June 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| 10 June, 00:00 UTC | Atlas IIA | LC-36B, Cape Canaveral | General Dynamics | Intelsat-K | Intelsat | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 16 June | Storm | SULF, White Sands | US Air Force | BTTV-2 | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 16 June 1992 | Failure | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
| 18 June | Trident D-5 | USS West Virginia, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 18 June 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 18 June | Trident D-5 | USS West Virginia, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 18 June 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 18 June | Trident D-5 | USS West Virginia, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 18 June 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 18 June | Trident D-5 | USS West Virginia, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 18 June 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 19 June, 11:01 UTC | Aries | LC-36, White Sands | SDIO | SDIO | Sub-orbital | Technology demonstration | 19 June 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 330 kilometres (210 mi) | |
| 23 June, 00:24 UTC | Black Brant VC | Arecibo | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Ionosphere research | 23 June 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |
| 23 June, 08:00:00 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-43/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Resurs-F-15 | MOM | LEO | Remote sensing | 9 July 1992 | Successful | |
| 25 June, 16:12:22 UTC | Space Shuttle Columbia | LC-39A, Kennedy | USA | STS-50 | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 9 July 1992 | Successful | |
| Spacelab USML-1 | ESA/NASA | LEO | Microgravity research | Successful | ||||||
| 30 June, 16:43:13 UTC | Soyuz-U2 | LC-31/6, Baikonur | VKS | Progress M-13 | MOM | LEO, docked to Mir | Resupply Mir | 24 July 1992 | Successful | |
| June | Nodong 1 | Musudan | DPRK | DPRK | Sub-orbital | Test | Within an hour of launch | Failure | ||
| 1 July, 02:20 UTC | Peacekeeper | LF-02, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 1 July 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |
| 1 July, 20:16:22 UTC | Kosmos-3M | LC-133/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2195 (Parus) | MO RF | LEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 2 July, 09:01:15 UTC | Black Brant IX | Arecibo | NASA | AA-1 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 2 July 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) |
| 2 July, 21:54:01 UTC | Atlas II/IABS | LC-36A, Cape Canaveral | General Dynamics | USA-82 (DSCS IIIB-12) | US Air Force | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 3 July, 14:19 UTC | Scout G-1 | SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB | NASA | SAMPEX (SMEX-1/Explorer 68) | NASA | LEO | Solar research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 3 July | RH-560 | Sriharikota | ISRO | ISRO | Sub-orbital | Ionosphere research | 3 July 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) | |
| 4 July, 08:58 UTC | Black Brant IX | Arecibo | NASA | AA-7 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 4 July 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) |
| 7 July, 09:20:01 UTC | Delta II (7925) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | McDonnell Douglas | USA-83 (GPS IIA-14) | US Air Force | MEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 8 July, 09:53:14 UTC | Molniya-M | LC-43/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2196 (Oko) | MOM | Molniya | Missile defence | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 9 July, 22:42:19 UTC | Ariane 4 (44L) | ELA-2, CSG | Arianespace | Insat-2A | ISRO | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| Eutelsat-2F4 | Eutelsat | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 12 July, 09:02:00 UTC | Black Brant IX | Arecibo | NASA | AA-2 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 12 July 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi) |
| 13 July, 17:41:40 UTC | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2197 (Strela-3) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| Kosmos 2198 (Strela-3) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2199 (Gonets-D) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2200 (Strela-3) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2201 (Gonets-D) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2202 (Strela-3) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 14 July, 22:02:00 UTC | Proton-K/DM-2 | LC-81/23, Baikonur | VKS | Gorizont-26 | MOM | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 24 July, 13:36 UTC | Black Brant 8C | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 24 July 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 340 kilometres (210 mi) | |
| 24 July, 14:26:00 UTC | Delta II (6925) | LC-17A, Cape Canaveral | McDonnell Douglas | GEOTAIL | ISAS/NASA | HEO | Magnetosphere research | Still in orbit | Successful | Final flight of Delta II 6000-series |
| DUVE | NASA/UoC | LEO | Ultraviolet astronomy | 16 March 2003 | Successful | |||||
| 24 July, 19:40:00 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-43/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2203 (Yantar-4K2) | MOM | LEO | Reconnaissance satellite | 22 September 1992 | Successful | |
| 27 July, 06:08:42 UTC | Soyuz-U2 | LC-1/5, Baikonur | VKS | Soyuz TM-15 | MOM | LEO, docked to Mir | Manned orbital flight | 1 February 1993 | Successful | |
| 28 July | UR-100NU | Baikonur | RVSN | SLI | RVSN | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 28 July 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 29 July | Trident D-5 | USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy | DASO-9 | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 29 July 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 30 July, 01:59:01 UTC | Proton-K/DM-2 | LC-81/23, Baikonur | VKS | Kosmos 2204 (GLONASS) | MOM | MEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| Kosmos 2205 (GLONASS) | MOM | MEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2206 (GLONASS) | MOM | MEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 30 July, 11:00:00 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-43/4, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2207 (Zenit-8) | MOM | LEO | Reconnaissance satellite | 13 August 1992 | Successful | |
| 31 July, 13:56:48 UTC | Space Shuttle Atlantis | LC-39B, Kennedy | USA | STS-46 | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 8 August 1992 | Successful | |
| TSS-1 | ASI | LEO | Technology demonstration | Failure | Tether jammed during deployment. Returned to Earth by Atlantis. | |||||
| EURECA | ESA | LEO | Microgravity and Solar research | 1 July 1993 | Successful | Returned to Earth by Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-57. | ||||
| July | Hwasong 6 | Syria | Syrian Air Force | Syrian Air Force | Sub-orbital | Test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |
| July | Hwasong 6 | Syria | Syrian Air Force | Syrian Air Force | Sub-orbital | Test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |
| 4 August | Trident D-5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 4 August 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 4 August | Trident D-5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 4 August 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 4 August | Trident D-5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 4 August 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 4 August | Trident D-5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 4 August 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 6 August, 19:30:59 UTC | Molniya-M | LC-43/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Molniya-1-84 | MOM | Molniya | Comsat | 4 April 2008 | Successful | |
| 9 August, 08:00 UTC | Long March 2D | LA-2B, JSLC | CALT | FSW-2-1 | CASC | LEO | Reconnaissance satellite | 1 September 1992 | Successful | |
| 10 August, 23:08:07 UTC | Ariane 4 (42P) | ELA-2, CSG | Arianespace | TOPEX-Poseidon | CNES/NASA | LEO | Oceanography | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| S80/T | CNES | LEO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Successful | |||||
| Kitsat-1 | KAIST | LEO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 12 August, 05:44:01 UTC | Kosmos-3M | LC-132/1, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2208 (Strela-2M) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 13 August, 23:00 UTC | Long March 2E/Star-68F | LC-2, XSLC | CALT | Optus B1 | Optus | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 15 August, 22:18:32 UTC | Soyuz-U2 | LC-31/6, Baikonur | VKS | Progress M-14 | MOM | LEO, docked to Mir | Resupply Mir | 21 October 1992 | Successful | |
| 18 August | Prithvi | Balasore | IDRDL | IDRDL | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 18 August 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 19 August, 10:20:00 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-16/2, Plesetsk | VKS | Resurs-F-16 | MOM | LEO | Remote sensing | 4 September 1992 | Successful | |
| Pion-Germes 1 | MOM | LEO | Remote sensing | 25 September 1992 | Successful | |||||
| Pion-Germes 2 | MOM | LEO | Remote sensing | 24 September 1992 | Successful | |||||
| 19 August, 23:30 UTC | TR-1A | LA-T, Tanegashima | NASDA | NASDA | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 19 August 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) | |
| 21 August, 17:46 UTC | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 21 August 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |
| 22 August, 22:40 UTC | Atlas I | LC-36B, Cape Canaveral | General Dynamics | Galaxy 1R | Hughes | Intended: GSO | Comsat | 22 August 1992 | Failure | Upper stage turbopump failed to start, destroyed by RSO |
| 24 August, 16:30 UTC | Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | HRTS-8 | NASA/NRL | Sub-orbital | Solar research | 24 August 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 249 kilometres (155 mi) |
| 26 August, 15:10 UTC | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | CWAS-25 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 26 August 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) |
| 27 August, 18:30 UTC | Black Brant 8C | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 27 August 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi) | |
| 31 August, 10:41 UTC | Delta II (7925) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | McDonnell Douglas | Satcom C4 | GE Americom | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 1 September, 01:00 UTC | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | CWAS-26 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 1 September 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) |
| 3 September | Trident D-5 | USS Kentucky, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 3 September 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 3 September | Trident D-5 | USS Kentucky, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 3 September 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 3 September | Trident D-5 | USS Kentucky, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 3 September 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 3 September | Trident D-5 | USS Kentucky, ETR | US Navy | CET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 3 September 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 9 September, 08:57:00 UTC | Delta II (7925) | LC-17A, Cape Canaveral | McDonnell Douglas | USA-84 (GPS IIA-15) | US Air Force | MEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 10 September, 14:30 UTC | Black Brant 9CM1 | LC-36, White Sands | SSI | CONSORT-5 | UAH | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 10 September 1992 | Failure | Apogee: 235 kilometres (146 mi) |
| 10 September, 18:01:18 UTC | Proton-K/DM-2 | LC-81/23, Baikonur | VKS | Kosmos 2209 (Prognoz) | MOM | GSO | Missile defence | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 10 September, 23:04:00 UTC | Ariane 4 (44LP) | ELA-2, CSG | Arianespace | Hispasat 1A | Hispasat | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| Satcom C3 | GE Americom | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 12 September, 14:23:00 UTC | Space Shuttle Endeavour | LC-39B, Kennedy | USA | STS-47 | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 20 September 1992 | Successful | 50th mission of the Space Shuttle programme |
| Spacelab-J | ESA/NASDA/NASA | LEO | Microgravity research | Successful | ||||||
| 16 September, 03:15 UTC | Peacekeeper | LF-05, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 16 September 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |
| 22 September, 16:10:00 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-16/2, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2210 (Yantar-4K2) | MOM | LEO | Reconnaissance satellite | 20 November 1992 | Successful | |
| 25 September, 17:05:01 UTC | Commercial Titan III (34D) | LC-40, Cape Canaveral | Martin Marietta | Mars Observer | NASA | Indended: Areocentric Achieved: Heliocentric |
Mars exploration | Unknown | Failure | Contact lost three days before orbit insersion. It is unclear whether the spacecraft entered Aerocentric orbit, remained in Heliocentric orbit, or exploded. |
| 28 September | Minuteman III | LF-26, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | GT-149GB | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 28 September 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) |
| 6 October, 06:20:05 UTC | Long March 2C (CZ-2C) | LA-2B, JSLC | CALT | FSW-1-4 | CASC | LEO | Reconnaissance satellite | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| Freja | SSC | LEO | Magnetosphere research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 8 October, 19:00:00 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-43/4, Plesetsk | VKS | Foton-5 | MOM | LEO | Microgravity research | 24 October 1992 | Successful | |
| 12 October, 09:47 UTC | Delta II (7925) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | McDonnell Douglas | DFS-3 | Bundespost | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 14 October, 19:58:00 UTC | Molniya-M | LC-43/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Molniya-3-50L | MOM | Molniya | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 16 October | Castor-Orbus | Wake Island | Orbital | SDIO | Sub-orbital | Reentry Test | 16 October 1992 | Failure | Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |
| 19 October | Trident D-5 | USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy | DASO-10 | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 19 October 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 20 October, 12:58:12 UTC | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2211 (Strela-3) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| Kosmos 2212 (Strela-3) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2213 (Strela-3) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2214 (Strela-3) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2215 (Strela-3) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Kosmos 2216 (Strela-3) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 21 October, 10:21:22 UTC | Molniya-M | LC-16/2, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2217 (Oko) | MOM | Molniya | Missile defence | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 22 October, 17:09:40 UTC | Space Shuttle Columbia | LC-39B, Kennedy | USA | STS-52 | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 1 November 1992 | Successful | |
| USMP-1 | NASA | LEO | Microgravity research | Successful | ||||||
| CANEX-2 | CSA | LEO | Microgravity research | Successful | ||||||
| LAGEOS-2 | ASI | MEO | Geodesy research | Still in orbit | Successful | |||||
| IRIS | ASI | MEO | Geodesy research | Still in orbit | Successful | |||||
| 22 October | Aries | Wallops Island | SDIO | Orbus 1 (SPFE-3) | SDIO | Sub-orbital | Target | 22 October 1992 | Failure | Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) |
| 25 October, 01:06 UTC | Minuteman IB | LF-03, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | AST-DT2 | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Target | 25 October 1992 | Failure | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 27 October, 17:19:41 UTC | Soyuz-U2 | LC-31/6, Baikonur | VKS | Progress M-15 | MOM | LEO, docked to Mir | Resupply Mir | 7 February 1993 | Successful | |
| Mak-2 | MOM | LEO | Ionosphere research | 1 April 1993 | Successful | Deployed from Mir on 20 November 1992 | ||||
| Znamya-2 | MOM | LEO | Mirror experiment | 5 February 1993 | Successful | Deployed from Progress M-15 on 4 February 1993 | ||||
| 27 October, 18:30 UTC | Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | CU-3 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Solar ultraviolet astronomy | 27 October 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 298 kilometres (185 mi) |
| 28 October, 00:15:00 UTC | Ariane 4 (42P) | ELA-2, CSG | Arianespace | Galaxy 7 | Hughes | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 29 October, 10:40:33 UTC | Kosmos-3M | LC-133/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2218 (Parus) | MO RF | LEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 30 October, 14:59:00 UTC | Proton-K/DM-2 | LC-81/23, Baikonur | VKS | Ekran-M3 | MOM | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 4 November, 02:00 UTC | Minuteman III | LF-04, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | GT-150GM | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 4 November 1992 | Failure | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 8 November, 10:25 UTC | Maxus | Esrange | SSC/DLR | ESA | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 8 November 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 717 kilometres (446 mi) | |
| 10 November | Trident D-5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 10 November 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |
| 10 November | Trident D-5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 10 November 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |
| 10 November | Trident D-5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 10 November 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |
| 10 November | Trident D-5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 10 November 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |
| 15 November, 21:45:01 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-16/2, Plesetsk | VKS | Resurs-500 | MOM | LEO | Remote sensing | 22 November 1992 | Successful | |
| 17 November, 07:47 UTC | Zenit-2 | LC-45/1, Baikonur | VKS | Kosmos 2219 (Tseleina-2) | MO RF | LEO | ELINT | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 20 November, 15:29:59 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-43/4, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2220 (Yantar-4K2) | MOM | LEO | Reconnaissance satellite | 18 January 1993 | Successful | |
| 21 November, 13:45 UTC | Scout G-1 | SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB | NASA | MSTI-1 | US Air Force/SDIO | LEO (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 18 July 1993 | Successful | |
| 22 November, 09:22 UTC | Skylark 7 | LA-S, Esrange | DLR | TEXUS-29 | DLR | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 22 November 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi) |
| 22 November, 23:54:00 UTC | Delta II (7925) | LC-17A, Cape Canaveral | McDonnell Douglas | USA-85 (GPS IIA-16) | US Air Force | MEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 24 November, 04:09:59 UTC | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2221 (Tselina-D) | MO RF | LEO | ELINT | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 25 November, 12:18:54 UTC | Molniya-M | LC-43/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2222 (Oko) | MOM | Molniya | Missile defence | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 27 November, 13:10:00 UTC | Proton-K/DM-2 | LC-81/23, Baikonur | VKS | Gorizont-27 | MOM | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 28 November, 21:34 UTC | Titan IV (404A) | SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | USA-86 (KH-12-4) | US NRO | LEO (SSO) | Reconnaissance satellite | 5 June 2000 | Successful | |
| 1 December, 22:48:00 UTC | Ariane 4 (42P) | ELA-2, CSG | Arianespace | Superbird A1 | SCC | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 1 December | UR-100NU | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 1 December 1992 | Failure | ||
| 2 December, 01:57:00 UTC | Molniya-M | LC-43/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Molniya-3-56L | MOM | Molniya | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 2 December, 13:24:00 UTC | Space Shuttle Discovery | LC-39A, Kennedy | USA | STS-53 | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 9 December 1992 | Successful | |
| ODERACS-A | NASA | LEO | Calibration | Failure | Deployment cancelled. Reflown on STS-60 | |||||
| ODERACS-B | NASA | LEO | Calibration | |||||||
| ODERACS-C | NASA | LEO | Calibration | |||||||
| ODERACS-D | NASA | LEO | Calibration | |||||||
| ODERACS-E | NASA | LEO | Calibration | |||||||
| ODERACS-F | NASA | LEO | Calibration | |||||||
| USA-89 (SDS-2-3) | US NRO | Molniya | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 6 December, 16:00 UTC | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | CWAS-27 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 6 December 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) |
| 9 December, 00:00 UTC | Zyb | Submarine, Pacific Ocean | RVSN | Efir | RVSN | Sub-orbital | Technology demonstration | 9 December 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) |
| 9 December, 11:25:00 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-1/5, Baikonur | VKS | Kosmos 2223 (Yantar-4KS1) | MOM | LEO | Reconnaissance satellite | 16 December 1993 | Successful | |
| 9 December | Black Brant 9CM1 | CE, Biscarosse | MATRA | POIVRE (VERT) | MATRA | Sub-orbital | Earth imaging | 9 December 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| 11 December, 22:45 UTC | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | CWAS-28 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 11 December 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) |
| 15 December, 03:00 UTC | Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA/JHU | Sub-orbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 15 December 1992 | Successful | Apogee: 302 kilometres (188 mi) | |
| 17 December, 12:45:00 UTC | Proton-K/DM-2 | LC-200/39, Baikonur | VKS | Kosmos 2224 (Prognoz) | MOM | GEO | Missile defence | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 18 December, 22:16:00 UTC | Delta II (7925) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | McDonnell Douglas | USA-87 (GPS IIA-17) | US Air Force | MEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 21 December, 11:21 UTC | Long March 2E | LC-2, XSLC | CALT | Optus B2 | Optus | Intended: GSO Achieved: LEO |
Comsat | 29 June 1995 | Failure | Payload fairing collapsed during ascent. Rocket continued to orbit, deploying remains of payload and upper stage into low orbit |
| 22 December, 12:00:00 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-31/6, Baikonur | VKS | Kosmos 2225 (Ortlets) | MOM | LEO | Reconnaissance satellite | 18 February 1993 | Successful | |
| 22 December, 12:36:00 UTC | Tsyklon-3 | LC-32/2, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2226 (Geo-IK) | MO RF | LEO | Geodesy | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 25 December, 05:56 UTC | Zenit-2 | LC-45/1, Baikonur | VKS | Kosmos 2227 (Tselina-2) | MO RF | LEO | ELINT | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 25 December, 20:07:59 UTC | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2228 (Tselina-D) | MO RF | LEO | ELINT | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 29 December, 13:30:01 UTC | Soyuz-U | LC-43/3, Plesetsk | VKS | Kosmos 2229 (Bion 10) | MOM | LEO | Biological research | 10 January 1993 | Successful |
| ← Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec → |
| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 February | Ulysses | 1st flyby of Jupiter | Gravity assist |
| 15 February | Hiten | Selenocentric orbit injection | |
| 14 July | Giotto | Flyby of 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup | Closest approach: 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
| 8 October | Pioneer Venus Orbiter | Deliberately deorbited into the Venerian atmosphere | |
| 8 December | Galileo | 2nd flyby of the Earth | Gravity assist; Closest approach: 305 kilometres (190 mi) |
| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February 20:09 |
4 hours 12 minutes |
21 February 00:21 |
Mir EO-10 Kvant-2 |
Performed maintenance activities on the outside of Mir, including cleaning camera lenses. Volkov had problems with the cooling system on his Orlan space suit, and was limited in his mobility. | |
| 10 May 20:40 |
3 hours 43 minutes |
11 May 00:23 |
STS-49 Endeavour |
Thuot attempted to capture the Intelsat VI satellite using a capture bar while Hieb stood by to assist with placement in the payload bay. After multiple attempts to catch Intelsat VI, the spacewalkers returned to the airlock to consider the failed attempts.[2] | |
| 11 May 21:05 |
5 hours 30 minutes |
12 May 02:35 |
STS-49 Endeavour |
Thuot tried five more times to capture Intelsat VI while Hieb stood by to assist. Once again Thuot was unable to engaged the capture bar to the satellite.[2] | |
| 13 May 21:17 |
8 hours 29 minutes |
14 May 05:46 |
STS-49 Endeavour |
Thuot, Hieb and Akers captured Intelsat VI with their hands. The trio then pulled the satellite into the payload pay, added a new perigee kick motor, and launched the satellite away from Endeavour. This spacewalk was the first three-person spacewalk in history and the three spacewalkers also set a new record for elapsed spacewalk time.[2] | |
| 14 May ~21:00 |
7 hours 44 minutes |
15 May ~04:45 |
STS-49 Endeavour |
Tested space station assembly techniques on an experimental structure, the Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity Methods (ASEM). | |
| 8 July 12:38 |
2 hours 3 minutes |
14:41 | Mir EO-11 Kvant-2 |
Inspected several gyrodynes, located on the Kvant-2 module, near the airlock to provide data needed to prepare for the planned repair and replacement work of the gyrodynes. | |
| 3 September 13:32 |
3 hours 56 minutes |
17:28 | Mir EO-12 Kvant-2 |
Moved the VDU thruster unit to its position and prepared the Sofora girder for installation of the VDU. | |
| 7 September 11:47 |
5 hours 8 minutes |
16:55 | Mir EO-12 Kvant-2 |
Installed the electrical and control cables needed by the VDU thruster for operation on the Sofora truss and recovered the Russian flag installed on the Sofora truss the year before. | |
| 11 September 10:06 |
5 hours 44 minutes |
15:50 | Mir EO-12 Kvant-2 |
Completed install of the VDU thruster on Sofora truss, and moved the truss into its extended position. | |
| 15 September 07:49 |
3 hours 33 minutes |
11:22 | Mir EO-12 Kvant-2 |
Collected samples of a solar array and relocated the Kurs docking antenna on the Kristall module in preparation of the arrival of Soyuz TM-16. |
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