// year 1990

Orbital launches in 1990

121 launch attempts in 1990: 114 succeeded and 7 failed. Together they carried 265 payloads, 9 of them crewed.

121 launches114 successful265 payloads

1989 All years 1991

By country

Soviet Union79

United States27

France6

China5

Japan3

Israel1

By rocket

Soyuz-U18 Kosmos 11K65M10 Molniya 8K78M9 Soyuz-U29 Proton-K/DM-29 Tsiklon-38 Space Shuttle6 Delta 69256 Soyuz-U-PVB5 Tsiklon-24

By spaceport

Plesetsk50 Baikonur29 Cape Canaveral & Kennedy23 Kourou6 Xichang3 Vandenberg3 Tanegashima2 Uchinoura (Kagoshima)1 Palmachim1 Edwards AFB1

Launches by month

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

All launches of 1990

121 launches

#	Date	Mission	Rocket	Spaceport	Country	Payloads	Outcome
1	Jan 1, 1990	Skynet 4A1990-001	Commercial Titan 3	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
2	Jan 9, 1990	OV-102 Medium dep/Rend1990-002	Space Shuttle	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
3	Jan 17, 1990	Oblik1990-003	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
4	Jan 18, 1990	Strela-2M1990-004	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
5	Jan 22, 1990	SPOT 21990-005	Ariane 40	Kourou	France	7	Success
6	Jan 23, 1990	Molniya-3 No. 531990-006	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
7	Jan 24, 1990	MUSES-A1990-007	Mu-3S-II	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	Japan	2	Success
8	Jan 24, 1990	Navstar GPS SVN 181990-008	Delta 6925	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
9	Jan 25, 1990	Kobal't1990-009	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	3	Success
10	Jan 30, 1990	Tselina-R1990-010	Tsiklon-3	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
11	Feb 4, 1990	DFH 2A1990-011	Chang Zheng 3	Xichang	China	1	Success
12	Feb 6, 1990	Duga-K1990-012	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	11	Success
13	Feb 7, 1990	Mos-1b1990-013	H-1	Tanegashima	Japan	3	Success
14	Feb 11, 1990	Soyuz 7K-STM No. 601990-014	Soyuz-U2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
15	Feb 14, 1990	LACE1990-015	Delta 6920-8	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
16	Feb 15, 1990	Gran' No. 35L1990-016	Proton-K/DM-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
17	Feb 22, 1990	Superbird B1990-F01	Ariane 44L	Kourou	France	2	Failure
18	Feb 27, 1990	Nadezhda 17F118 No. 4051990-017	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
19	Feb 28, 1990	Okean-O1 No. 5/NKhM No.1990-018	Tsiklon-3	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
20	Feb 28, 1990	OV-104 LEO deploy1990-019	Space Shuttle	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
21	Feb 28, 1990	Progress 7K-TGM No. 2031990-020	Soyuz-U2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
22	Mar 14, 1990	INTELSAT VI F-31990-021	Commercial Titan 3	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Failure · 0.25
23	Mar 14, 1990	US-PM1990-022	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
24	Mar 20, 1990	Parus1990-023	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
25	Mar 22, 1990	Oblik1990-024	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
26	Mar 26, 1990	Navstar GPS SVN 201990-025	Delta 6925	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
27	Mar 27, 1990	Oko1990-026	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
28	Apr 3, 1990	'Ofeq-21990-027	Shavit	Palmachim	Israel	1	Success
29	Apr 3, 1990	Kobal't No. 5271990-F02	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	3	Failure
30	Apr 5, 1990	Pegsat1990-028	Pegasus	Edwards AFB	United States	2	Success
31	Apr 6, 1990	Strela-1M1990-029	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	8	Success
32	Apr 7, 1990	Asiasat 11990-030	Chang Zheng 3	Xichang	China	1	Success
33	Apr 11, 1990	POGS1990-031	Atlas E Altair	Vandenberg	United States	6	Success
34	Apr 11, 1990	Foton No. 6L1990-032	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
35	Apr 13, 1990	Terilen1990-033	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
36	Apr 13, 1990	Palapa B2R1990-034	Delta 6925-8	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
37	Apr 17, 1990	Oblik1990-035	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
38	Apr 20, 1990	Parus1990-036	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
39	Apr 24, 1990	OV-103 HST mission1990-037	Space Shuttle	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
40	Apr 25, 1990	Romb1990-038	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	25	Success
41	Apr 26, 1990	Molniya-1 No. 711990-039	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
42	Apr 28, 1990	Oko1990-040	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
43	May 5, 1990	Progress 7K-TG No. 1501990-041	Soyuz-U2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
44	May 7, 1990	Kobal't1990-042	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	3	Success
45	May 9, 1990	MACSAT 11990-043	Scout G-1	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
46	May 15, 1990	Kometa No. 121990-044	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
47	May 19, 1990	Uragan No. 46L1990-045	Proton-K/DM-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	3	Success
48	May 22, 1990	Tselina-21990-046	Zenit-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
49	May 29, 1990	Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 501990-047	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
50	May 31, 1990	TsM-T 77KST No. 172011990-048	Proton-K	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
51	Jun 1, 1990	ROSAT1990-049	Delta 6920-10	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
52	Jun 8, 1990	SLDCOM 1/INTRUDER 11990-050	Titan 405A	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	4	Success
53	Jun 12, 1990	Insat 1D1990-051	Delta 4925-8	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
54	Jun 13, 1990	Molniya-3 No. 471990-052	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
55	Jun 19, 1990	Oblik1990-053	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
56	Jun 20, 1990	Gorizont No. 30L1990-054	Proton-K/DM	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
57	Jun 21, 1990	Oko1990-055	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure · 0.4
58	Jun 23, 1990	INTELSAT VI F-41990-056	Commercial Titan 3	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
59	Jun 27, 1990	Meteor-2 No. 231990-057	Tsiklon-3	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
60	Jul 3, 1990	Kobal't No. 5311990-F03	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	3	Failure
61	Jul 11, 1990	Gamma No. 1L1990-058	Soyuz-U2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
62	Jul 16, 1990	BADR1990-059	Chang Zheng 2E	Xichang	China	2	Success
63	Jul 17, 1990	Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 51990-060	Soyuz-U-PVB	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
64	Jul 18, 1990	Geizer No. 17L1990-061	Proton-K/DM-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
65	Jul 20, 1990	Oblik1990-062	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
66	Jul 24, 1990	TDF 21990-063	Ariane 44L	Kourou	France	2	Success
67	Jul 25, 1990	Oko1990-064	Molniya 8K78M-PVB	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
68	Jul 25, 1990	CRRES1990-065	Atlas I	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
69	Jul 30, 1990	Musson No. 221990-066	Tsiklon-3	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
70	Aug 1, 1990	Soyuz 7K-STM No. 61A1990-067	Soyuz-U2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
71	Aug 2, 1990	Navstar GPS SVN 211990-068	Delta 6925	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
72	Aug 3, 1990	Kobal't1990-069	Soyuz-U-PVB	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	3	Success
73	Aug 8, 1990	Strela-31990-070	Tsiklon-3	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	6	Success
74	Aug 9, 1990	Ekran-M No. 14L1990-F04	Proton-K/DM-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Failure
75	Aug 10, 1990	Molniya-1T No. 681990-071	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
76	Aug 15, 1990	Progress 7K-TGM No. 2041990-072	Soyuz-U2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
77	Aug 16, 1990	Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 491990-073	Soyuz-U-PVB	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
78	Aug 18, 1990	BSB R21990-074	Delta 6925	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
79	Aug 23, 1990	US-PM No. 6L1990-075	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
80	Aug 28, 1990	Oko1990-076	Molniya 8K78M-PVB	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
81	Aug 28, 1990	BS 3A1990-077	H-1	Tanegashima	Japan	1	Success
82	Aug 28, 1990	Vektor1990-078	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
83	Aug 30, 1990	Skynet 4C1990-079	Ariane 44LP	Kourou	France	2	Success
84	Aug 31, 1990	Oblik1990-080	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
85	Sep 3, 1990	feng yun yi yi1990-081	Chang Zheng 4	Taiyuan	China	3	Success
86	Sep 7, 1990	Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 511990-082	Soyuz-U-PVB	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
87	Sep 14, 1990	Parus1990-083	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
88	Sep 20, 1990	Molniya-3 No. 541990-084	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
89	Sep 27, 1990	Progress 7K-TGM No. 2061990-085	Soyuz-U2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
90	Sep 28, 1990	Meteor-2 No. 251990-086	Tsiklon-3	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
91	Oct 1, 1990	Orlets1990-087	Soyuz-U2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	9	Success
92	Oct 1, 1990	Navstar GPS SVN 151990-088	Delta 6925	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
93	Oct 4, 1990	Tselina-21990-F05	Zenit-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Failure
94	Oct 5, 1990	FSW-1 No. 31990-089	Chang Zheng 2C	Jiuquan	China	2	Success
95	Oct 6, 1990	OV-103 IUS deploy1990-090	Space Shuttle	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
96	Oct 12, 1990	SBS 61990-091	Ariane 44L	Kourou	France	2	Success
97	Oct 16, 1990	Kobal't1990-092	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	3	Success
98	Oct 30, 1990	INMARSAT II F-11990-093	Delta 6925	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
99	Nov 3, 1990	Gorizont No. 32L1990-094	Proton-K/DM-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
100	Nov 13, 1990	DSP 151990-095	Titan 402A/IUS	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
101	Nov 14, 1990	US-PM1990-096	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
102	Nov 15, 1990	OV-104 Medium dep1990-097	Space Shuttle	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	3	Success
103	Nov 16, 1990	Oblik1990-098	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
104	Nov 20, 1990	Oko1990-099	Molniya 8K78M-PVB	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
105	Nov 20, 1990	Satcom C11990-100	Ariane 42P	Kourou	France	2	Success
106	Nov 23, 1990	Molniya-1T No. 701990-101	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
107	Nov 23, 1990	Gorizont No. 33L1990-102	Proton-K/DM-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
108	Nov 26, 1990	Navstar GPS SVN 231990-103	Delta 7925	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
109	Nov 28, 1990	Kol'tso No. 3L1990-104	Tsiklon-3	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	28	Success
110	Dec 1, 1990	DMSP Block 5D-2 S-101990-105	Atlas E	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
111	Dec 2, 1990	OV-102 Spacelab1990-106	Space Shuttle	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	4	Success
112	Dec 2, 1990	Soyuz 7K-STM No. 611990-107	Soyuz-U2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
113	Dec 4, 1990	US-PM1990-108	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
114	Dec 4, 1990	Kobal't1990-109	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	3	Success
115	Dec 8, 1990	Uragan No. 47L1990-110	Proton-K/DM-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	3	Success
116	Dec 10, 1990	Strela-2M1990-111	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
117	Dec 20, 1990	Gran' No. 37L1990-112	Proton-K/DM-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
118	Dec 21, 1990	Terilen1990-113	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
119	Dec 22, 1990	Strela-31990-114	Tsiklon-3	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	6	Success
120	Dec 26, 1990	Oblik1990-115	Soyuz-U-PVB	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
121	Dec 27, 1990	Globus No. 121990-116	Proton-K/DM-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success

Source: GCAT launch list, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Dates are UTC.