Rocket launches in1991
The Soviet Union flies 62 missions — its last full year at Cold War tempo — before the state dissolves on December 25. NASA flies the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory up on the Shuttle in April, and Arianespace carries the bulk of the world's commercial GEO satellites on Ariane 4.
Monthly Cadence complete
AUG peak 11 launches ↓ 25% vs 1990
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- success · 87/92
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| January | ||||
Jan 8, 1991 | NATO 4A USA • Delta II 7925 | |||
Jan 14, 1991 | Progress M-6 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Jan 15, 1991 | Italsat-1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44L | |||
Jan 17, 1991 | Kosmos 2121 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jan 18, 1991 | Kosmos 2122 Russia • Tsyklon 2 | |||
Jan 29, 1991 | Informator 1 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
| February | ||||
Feb 5, 1991 | Kosmos 2123 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Feb 7, 1991 | Kosmos 2124 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Feb 12, 1991 | Kosmos 2125-2132 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Feb 14, 1991 | Kosmos 2133 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Feb 15, 1991 | Kosmos 2134 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Feb 15, 1991 | Molniya 1-80 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Feb 26, 1991 | Kosmos 2135 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Feb 28, 1991 | Gran' #38L Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
| March | ||||
Mar 2, 1991 | Astra 1B France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44LP | |||
Mar 6, 1991 | Kosmos 2136 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Mar 8, 1991 | USA-69 USA • Titan IV(403)A | |||
Mar 8, 1991 | Inmarsat-2 F2 USA • Delta II 6925 | |||
Mar 12, 1991 | Nadezhda 3 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Mar 19, 1991 | Kosmos 2137 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Mar 19, 1991 | Progress M-7 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Mar 22, 1991 | Molniya 3-55L Russia • Molniya M | |||
Mar 26, 1991 | Kosmos 2138 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Mar 31, 1991 | Almaz 1 Russia • Proton K 8K82K | |||
| April | ||||
Apr 4, 1991 | Kosmos 2139 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Apr 4, 1991 | Anik E2 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44P | |||
Apr 5, 1991 | STS-37 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Apr 13, 1991 | ASC-2 USA • Delta II 7925 | |||
Apr 16, 1991 | Kosmos 2142 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Apr 18, 1991Failure | BS-3H USA • Atlas I | |||
Apr 24, 1991 | Meteor-3 4 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Apr 28, 1991 | STS-39 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
| May | ||||
May 14, 1991 | NOAA-12 USA • Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS | |||
May 16, 1991 | Kosmos 2143 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
May 18, 1991 | Soyuz TM-12 Russia • Soyuz TM | |||
May 21, 1991 | Resurs F-10 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 24, 1991 | Kosmos 2149 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 29, 1991 | Aurora 2 USA • Delta II 7925 | |||
May 30, 1991 | Progress M-8 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
| June | ||||
Jun 4, 1991 | Okean 3 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Jun 5, 1991 | STS-40 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Jun 11, 1991 | Kosmos 2150 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jun 13, 1991 | Kosmos 2151 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Jun 18, 1991 | Molniya 1-81 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Jun 25, 1991Failure | Kosmos 2152 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jun 28, 1991 | Resurs F-11 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jun 29, 1991 | REX USA • Scout G-1 | |||
| July | ||||
Jul 1, 1991 | Gorizont #34L Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Jul 4, 1991 | USA-71 USA • Delta II 7925 | |||
Jul 9, 1991 | Kosmos 2152 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jul 10, 1991 | Kosmos 2153 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jul 17, 1991 | ERS-1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 40 | |||
Jul 17, 1991Partial failure | Microsats USA • Pegasus with HAPS | |||
Jul 23, 1991 | Resurs F-12 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| August | ||||
Aug 1, 1991 | Molniya 1-82 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Aug 2, 1991 | STS-43 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Aug 14, 1991 | Intelsat 605 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44L | |||
Aug 15, 1991 | Meteor-3 5 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Aug 20, 1991 | Progress M-9 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Aug 21, 1991 | Resurs F-2 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 22, 1991 | Kosmos 2154 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Aug 25, 1991 | BS-3B Japan • Thor H-I | |||
Aug 29, 1991 | IRS-1B Russia • Vostok 2M | |||
Aug 30, 1991 | SOLAR-A Japan • Mu 3SII | |||
Aug 30, 1991Failure | Tselina-2 Russia • Zenit 2 | |||
| September | ||||
Sep 12, 1991 | STS-48 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Sep 13, 1991 | Kosmos 2155 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Sep 17, 1991 | Molniya 3-48L Russia • Molniya M | |||
Sep 19, 1991 | Kosmos 2156 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Sep 26, 1991 | Anik E1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44P | |||
Sep 28, 1991 | Kosmos 2157 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
| October | ||||
Oct 2, 1991 | Soyuz TM-13 Russia • Soyuz TM | |||
Oct 4, 1991 | Foton-4 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Oct 9, 1991 | Kosmos 2163 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Oct 10, 1991 | Kosmos 2164 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Oct 17, 1991 | Progress M-10 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Oct 23, 1991 | Gorizont #35L Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Oct 29, 1991 | Intelsat 6AF1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44L | |||
| November | ||||
Nov 8, 1991 | USA-72 USA • Titan IV(403)A | |||
Nov 12, 1991 | Kosmos 2165 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Nov 20, 1991 | Kosmos 2171 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Nov 22, 1991 | Kosmos 2172 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Nov 24, 1991 | STS-44 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Nov 27, 1991 | Kosmos 2173 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Nov 28, 1991 | USA-73 USA • Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS | |||
| December | ||||
Dec 7, 1991 | Eutelsat 2F3 USA • Atlas II | |||
Dec 16, 1991 | Telecom 2A France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44L | |||
Dec 17, 1991 | Kosmos 2174 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Dec 18, 1991 | Interkosmos 25 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Dec 19, 1991 | Gran' #39L Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Dec 20, 1991 | Experimental Payload Russia • Rokot Briz-K | |||
Dec 28, 1991Partial failure | Chinasat-4 China • Long March 3 | |||