Rocket launches in1989

The Soviet Union still runs at full pace, flying 75 missions — most of them on Soyuz and Proton. The Space Shuttle sends Magellan toward Venus in May and Galileo toward Jupiter in October, while a Delta in November carries COBE up to map the earliest light in the universe.

Monthly Cadencecomplete

SEPpeak13 launches↓16%vs 1988

launches: 102
success · 101/102: 99%
providers: 2

1989 launch leaders

Countries

Russia

Countries

Russia

Providers

Arianespace

Rockets

Soyuz

1989 highlights

Oct 18Space Shuttle

Success

Galileo becomes the first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter

Galileo dropped a probe into Jupiter's clouds in 1995. Its flybys of the moon Europa found signs of an ocean under the ice.

Feb 14Delta II 6925

Success

The first Delta II rocket launches the first operational GPS satellite

The ten GPS satellites in orbit before it were prototypes. The full 24-satellite network was in place by the end of 1993.

May 4Space Shuttle

Success

Magellan maps 98 percent of Venus's surface with radar

Radar let Magellan see through the thick clouds that hide Venus from cameras. It ended an 11-year gap in American launches to other planets.

Jun 14Titan IV(402)A

Success

The Air Force's Titan IV heavy rocket makes its first flight

Titan IV let the Air Force launch large military satellites without the Space Shuttle. It later sent NASA's Cassini probe to Saturn.

Nov 18Delta 5920-8

Success

COBE measures the heat left over from the Big Bang

COBE found the faint microwave glow filling the sky almost perfectly matches the Big Bang prediction. Two of its scientists won the 2006 Nobel Prize.

All 1989 launches

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102 launches


January
Jan 10, 198902:05:25 UTC	Kosmos 1987 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	-	Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	Success
Jan 12, 198911:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 1990 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Jan 18, 198908:20:00 UTC	Kosmos 1991 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Jan 26, 198900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 1992 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Jan 26, 198909:15:59 UTC	Gorizont #29L Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	-	Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	Success
Jan 27, 198901:21:00 UTC	Intelsat 5AF15 France • Arianespace • Ariane 2	Arianespace	Ariane 2	Success
Jan 28, 198912:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 1993 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
February
Feb 10, 198908:53:52 UTC	Progress 40 Russia • Soyuz U2	-	Soyuz U2	Success
Feb 10, 198915:13:00 UTC	Kosmos 1994 Russia • Tsyklon 3	-	Tsyklon 3	Success
Feb 10, 198916:55:00 UTC	Kosmos 2000 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Feb 14, 198900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2002 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Feb 14, 198904:21:00 UTC	Kosmos 2001 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Feb 14, 198918:30:00 UTC	NAVSTAR II-1 USA • Delta II 6925	-	Delta II 6925	Success
Feb 15, 198911:00:00 UTC	Molniya 1-75 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Feb 17, 198914:59:00 UTC	Kosmos 2003 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Feb 21, 198923:30:00 UTC	EXOS-D Japan • Mu 3SII	-	Mu 3SII	Success
Feb 22, 198900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2004 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Feb 28, 198904:05:00 UTC	Meteor-2 18 Russia • Tsyklon 3	-	Tsyklon 3	Success
March
Mar 2, 198918:59:00 UTC	Kosmos 2005 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Mar 6, 198923:29:00 UTC	JCSAT-1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44LP	Arianespace	Ariane 4 44LP	Success
Mar 13, 198914:57:00 UTC	STS-29 USA • Space Shuttle	-	Space Shuttle	Success
Mar 16, 198914:59:00 UTC	Kosmos 2006 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Mar 16, 198918:54:15 UTC	Progress 41 Russia • Soyuz U2	-	Soyuz U2	Success
Mar 23, 198912:25:00 UTC	Kosmos 2007 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Mar 24, 198900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2008-2015 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Mar 24, 198921:50:00 UTC	Delta Star USA • Delta 3920-8	-	Delta 3920-8	Success
April
Apr 2, 198902:28:00 UTC	TELE-X France • Arianespace • Ariane 2	Arianespace	Ariane 2	Success
Apr 4, 198900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2016 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Apr 6, 198914:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2017 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Apr 14, 198904:08:00 UTC	Gran' #33L Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	-	Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	Success
Apr 20, 198918:29:00 UTC	Kosmos 2018 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Apr 26, 198917:00:00 UTC	Foton 2 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
May
May 4, 198918:46:59 UTC	STS-30 USA • Space Shuttle	-	Space Shuttle	Success
May 5, 198913:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2019 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
May 10, 198919:47:00 UTC	USA-37 USA • Titan 34D/Transtage	-	Titan 34D/Transtage	Success
May 17, 198913:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2020 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
May 24, 198910:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 2021 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
May 25, 198910:30:00 UTC	Resurs F-1 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
May 31, 198908:31:59 UTC	Kosmos 2022 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	-	Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	Success
June
Jun 1, 198912:59:00 UTC	Kosmos 2025 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Jun 5, 198922:37:00 UTC	Superbird-A France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44L	Arianespace	Ariane 4 44L	Success
Jun 7, 198900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2026 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Jun 8, 198917:09:00 UTC	Molniya 3-45L Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Jun 9, 198910:10:00 UTCFailure	Okean-O1 Russia • Tsyklon 3	-	Tsyklon 3	Failure
Jun 10, 198922:30:00 UTC	NAVSTAR II-2 USA • Delta II 6925	-	Delta II 6925	Success
Jun 14, 198900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2027 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Jun 14, 198913:18:00 UTC	USA-39 USA • Titan IV(402)A	-	Titan IV(402)A	Success
Jun 16, 198909:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 2028 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Jun 21, 198923:35:00 UTC	Globus #11 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	-	Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	Success
Jun 27, 198908:05:00 UTC	Resurs F-2 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
July
Jul 4, 198900:00:00 UTC	Nadezhda 1 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Jul 5, 198908:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2029 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Jul 5, 198922:44:59 UTC	Gorizont #27L Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	-	Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	Success
Jul 12, 198900:14:00 UTC	Olympus-1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 3	Arianespace	Ariane 3	Success
Jul 12, 198915:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2030 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Jul 18, 198909:45:00 UTC	Resurs F-3 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Jul 18, 198912:10:00 UTC	Kosmos 2031 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Jul 20, 198908:59:00 UTC	Kosmos 2032 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Jul 24, 198900:01:00 UTC	Kosmos 2033 Russia • Tsyklon 2	-	Tsyklon 2	Success
Jul 25, 198900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2034 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
August
Aug 2, 198911:29:00 UTC	Kosmos 2035 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Aug 8, 198912:37:00 UTC	STS-28 USA • Space Shuttle	-	Space Shuttle	Success
Aug 8, 198923:25:53 UTC	TVSAT-2 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44LP	Arianespace	Ariane 4 44LP	Success
Aug 15, 198910:30:00 UTC	Resurs F-4 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Aug 18, 198905:58:00 UTC	NAVSTAR II-3 USA • Delta II 6925	-	Delta II 6925	Success
Aug 22, 198912:59:00 UTC	Kosmos 2036 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Aug 23, 198903:09:32 UTC	Progress M-1 Russia • Soyuz U2	-	Soyuz U2	Success
Aug 27, 198922:59:00 UTC	BSB-R1 USA • Delta 4925-8	-	Delta 4925-8	Success
Aug 28, 198900:14:00 UTC	Kosmos 2037 Russia • Tsyklon 3	-	Tsyklon 3	Success
September
Sep 4, 198905:54:00 UTC	USA-43 USA • Titan 34D/Transtage	-	Titan 34D/Transtage	Success
Sep 5, 198918:11:00 UTC	GMS-4 Japan • Thor H-I	-	Thor H-I	Success
Sep 5, 198921:38:00 UTC	Soyuz TM-8 Russia • Soyuz TM	-	Soyuz TM	Success
Sep 6, 198901:49:00 UTC	USA-45 USA • Titan II(23)G	-	Titan II(23)G	Success
Sep 6, 198910:50:00 UTC	Resurs F-5 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Sep 14, 198909:49:00 UTC	Kosmos 2038 Russia • Tsyklon 3	-	Tsyklon 3	Success
Sep 15, 198906:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 2044 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Sep 22, 198908:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2045 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Sep 25, 198908:56:02 UTC	USA-46 USA • Atlas G	-	Atlas G	Success
Sep 27, 198914:38:00 UTC	Molniya 1-76 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Sep 27, 198916:20:00 UTC	Kosmos 2046 Russia • Tsyklon 2	-	Tsyklon 2	Success
Sep 28, 198900:05:00 UTC	Interkosmos 24 Russia • Tsyklon 3	-	Tsyklon 3	Success
Sep 28, 198917:04:59 UTC	Gorizont #31L Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	-	Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	Success
October
Oct 3, 198914:59:00 UTC	Kosmos 2047 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Oct 17, 198913:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2048 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Oct 18, 198916:53:40 UTC	STS-34 USA • Space Shuttle	-	Space Shuttle	Success
Oct 21, 198909:31:00 UTC	NAVSTAR II-4 USA • Delta II 6925	-	Delta II 6925	Success
Oct 24, 198921:35:00 UTC	Meteor-3 3 Russia • Tsyklon 3	-	Tsyklon 3	Success
Oct 27, 198923:05:00 UTC	Intelsat 6AF2 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44L	Arianespace	Ariane 4 44L	Success
November
Nov 17, 198910:50:00 UTC	Kosmos 2049 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Nov 18, 198914:34:00 UTC	COBE USA • Delta 5920-8	-	Delta 5920-8	Success
Nov 23, 198900:23:30 UTC	STS-33 USA • Space Shuttle	-	Space Shuttle	Success
Nov 23, 198920:35:00 UTC	Kosmos 2050 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Nov 24, 198923:22:00 UTC	Kosmos 2051 Russia • Tsyklon 2	-	Tsyklon 2	Success
Nov 26, 198913:01:41 UTC	Kvant-2 Russia • Proton K 8K82K	-	Proton K 8K82K	Success
Nov 28, 198910:02:00 UTC	Molniya 3-46L Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Nov 30, 198915:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2052 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
December
Dec 1, 198920:20:56 UTC	Granat Russia • Proton K/D-1 8K82K/11S824M	-	Proton K/D-1 8K82K/11S824M	Success
Dec 11, 198918:10:00 UTC	NAVSTAR II-5 USA • Delta II 6925	-	Delta II 6925	Success
Dec 15, 198911:30:00 UTC	Gran' #36L Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	-	Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	Success
Dec 20, 198903:30:50 UTC	Progress M-2 Russia • Soyuz U2	-	Soyuz U2	Success
Dec 27, 198900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2053 Russia • Tsyklon 3	-	Tsyklon 3	Success
Dec 27, 198911:10:00 UTC	Kosmos 2054 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	-	Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861	Success