1999 in spaceflight

1999 in spaceflight
	Launch of STS-93, to deploy the Chandra X-ray Observatory
Orbital launches
First	3 January
Last	27 December
Total	79
Successes	73
Failures	6
Catalogued	73
National firsts
Satellite	Denmark; Republic of China; South Africa
Rockets
Maiden flights	Delta II 7320; Delta II 7426; Dnepr; Long March 2F; Long March 4B; Zenit-3SL
Retirements	Ariane 4 40; Athena II; H-II
Crewed flights
Orbital	4
Total travellers	22
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Launch of Chandra X-ray Observatory

STS-93 in 1999 marked the 95th launch of the Space Shuttle, the 26th launch of Columbia, and the 21st night launch of a Space Shuttle. Eileen Collins became the first female shuttle Commander on this flight. Its primary mission was to launch the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the heaviest payload ever carried by the Space Shuttle system, at 22,780 kilograms (50,222 lb).^[1]^[2]

Table

The table below shows 208 satellite launches were made in 1999. 81 (39%) of these launches were communications satellites.

Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
January edit
3 January 20:21^[4]	Delta II 7425-9.5			Cape Canaveral SLC-17B		Boeing IDS

		Mars Polar Lander	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars lander	3 December ~20:01	Spacecraft failure
		Scott (Microprobe/Penetrator 1)	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars lander
		Amundsen (Microprobe/Penetrator 2)	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars lander
		Contact lost at 20:02 UTC on 3 December 1999^[3]
27 January 00:34	Athena I			Spaceport Florida LC-46		Lockheed Martin

		ROCSAT-1	NSPO	Low Earth	Imagery/Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First Taiwanese satellite
February edit
7 February 21:04	Delta II 7426-9.5			Cape Canaveral SLC-17A		Boeing IDS

		Stardust	NASA	Heliocentric	Comet sample return	In orbit	Successful
		Stardust return capsule	NASA	Heliocentric	Comet sample return	16 January 2006	Successful
		Maiden flight of Delta II 7426 Returned sample from 81P/Wild and will visit Tempel 1
9 February 03:53	Soyuz-U/Ikar			Baikonur Site 1/5		Starsem

		Globalstar 23	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 40	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 36	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 38	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First launch contracted by Starsem
15 February 05:12	Proton-K/DM-2M			Baikonur Site 81/23		International Launch Services

		Telstar 6	Telstar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
16 February 01:45	Atlas IIAS			Cape Canaveral SLC-36A		International Launch Services

		JCSAT-6	JSAT	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
20 February 04:18	Soyuz-U			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos

		Soyuz TM-29	Roskosmos	Low Earth (Mir)	Mir EO-27	28 August 00:34	Successful
		Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts
23 February 10:29	Delta II 7920-10			Vandenberg SLC-2W		Boeing IDS

		ARGOS	US Air Force	Sun-synchronous	Technology development	In orbit	Successful
		Ørsted	DMI	Sun-synchronous	Magnetosphere research	In orbit	Operational
		SUNSAT	Stellenbosch	Sun-synchronous	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Successful
		ARGOS was retired on 31 July 2003 Ørsted was the first Danish satellite and SUNSAT was the first South African satellite
26 February 22:44	Ariane 4 44L			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace

		Arabsat 3A	Arabsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Skynet 4E	MoD	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
28 February 04:00	Proton-K/DM-2			Baikonur Site 81/23

		Raduga-1	MO RF	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
March edit
5 March 02:56	Pegasus-XL			Stargazer, Vandenberg		Orbital Sciences

		WIRE	NASA	Low Earth	Infrared astronomy	10 May 2011	Spacecraft failure
		Coolant leak resulted in loss of control in orbit
15 March 03:06	Soyuz-U/Ikar			Baikonur Site 1/5		Starsem

		Globalstar 22	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 41	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 46	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 37	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
21 March 00:09	Proton-K/DM-2M			Baikonur Site 81/23		International Launch Services

		AsiaSat 3S	AsiaSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
28 March 01:29	Zenit-3SL			Ocean Odyssey		Sea Launch

		DemoSat	Sea Launch	Geostationary transfer	Test launch vehicle	In orbit	Successful
		Maiden flight of Zenit-3SL
April edit
2 April 11:28	Soyuz-U			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos

		Progress M-41	Roskosmos	Low Earth (Mir)	Logistics	17 July 19:51	Successful
		Sputnik 99	AMSAT	Low Earth	Communications	29 July	Successful
		Sputnik 99 deployed from Mir during EVA on 16 April
2 April 22:03	Ariane 4 42P			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace

		INSAT-2E	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
9 April 17:01	Titan IVB (402)/IUS			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		Lockheed Martin

		USA-142 (DSP-19)	US Air Force	Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Geostationary transfer	Early warning	In orbit	Launch failure
		Final Titan launch from SLC-41 IUS second stage failed to separate
12 April 22:50	Atlas IIAS			Cape Canaveral SLC-36A		International Launch Services

		Eutelsat W3	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
15 April 00:46	Soyuz-U/Ikar			Baikonur Site 1/5		Starsem

		Globalstar 45	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 19	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 44	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 42	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
15 April 18:32	Delta II 7920-10			Vandenberg SLC-2W		Boeing IDS

		Landsat 7	NASA/USGS	Low Earth	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
21 April 04:59	Dnepr			Baikonur Site 109/95		ISC Kosmotras

		UoSAT-12	Surrey Satellite Technology	Low Earth	Technology development	In orbit	Successful
		Maiden flight of Dnepr
27 April 18:22	Athena II			Vandenberg SLC-6		Lockheed Martin

		IKONOS 1	Space Imaging	Intended: Sun-synchronous	Earth imaging	27 April	Launch Failure
		Payload fairing failed to separate; Failed to orbit due to additional weight of the fairing
28 April 20:30	Kosmos-3M			Kapustin Yar Area 107

		ABRIXAS	DLR	Low Earth	X-ray astronomy	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		Megsat-0	MegSat	Low Earth	Communications	4 October 2003	Successful
		ABRIXAS' power system failed three days after launch
30 April 16:30	Titan IVB (401)/Centaur			Cape Canaveral SLC-40		Lockheed Martin

		USA-143 (Milstar-3)	US Air Force	Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Launch Failure
		Centaur programming error led to three burns in a 90 minute period which were intended to be performed over a six-hour period. Payload stranded in a useless orbit.
May edit
5 May 01:00	Delta III 8930			Cape Canaveral SLC-17B		Boeing IDS

		Orion 3	Loral Orion	Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Launch Failure
		Upper stage engine failure resulted in payload being stranded in a useless orbit
10 May 01:22	Long March 4B			Taiyuan LC-1		CASC

		Feng Yun 1C	CASC	Sun-synchronous	Weather satellite	12 January 2007	Successful
		Shijian 5	CASC	Sun-synchronous	Magnetosphere research	In orbit	Operational
		Maiden flight of Long March 4B FY-1C destroyed by ASAT after retirement
18 May 05:09	Pegasus-XL/HAPS			Stargazer, Vandenberg		Orbital Sciences

		TERRIERS	NASA/Boston	Low Earth	Ionosphere research	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		MUBLCOM	DARPA/US Army	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		TERRIERS solar panel failed to track the sun and the satellite's batteries exhausted their power supply on 20 May MUBLCOM collided with DART but is still operational.
20 May 22:30	Proton-K/DM-2M			Baikonur Site 81/23		International Launch Services

		Nimiq 1	Telesat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
22 May 09:36	Titan IVB (404)			Vandenberg SLC-4E		Lockheed Martin

		USA-144 (Misty-2)	NRO	Medium Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
26 May 06:22	PSLV			Sriharikota FLP		ISRO

		Oceansat-1	ISRO	Sun-synchronous	Oceanography	In orbit	Operational
		Kitsat-3	KAIST	Sun-synchronous		In orbit	Operational
		DLR-Tubsat	DLR	Sun-synchronous	Technology development	In orbit	Operational
27 May 10:49	Space Shuttle Discovery			Kennedy LC-39B		United Space Alliance

		STS-96	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS assembly	6 June 06:02	Successful
		SpaceHab Double Module	NASA/SpaceHab	Low Earth (Discovery)	Logistics	6 June 06:02	Successful
		STARSHINE	NASA/NRL	Low Earth	Observation target	18 February 2000	Successful
		Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts Starshine deployed from Discovery at 07:21 UTC on 5 June
June edit
10 June 13:48	Delta II 7420-10C			Cape Canaveral SLC-17B		Boeing IDS

		Globalstar 25	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 49	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 47	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 52	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
11 June 17:15	Long March 2C			Taiyuan LC-1

		Iridium 14A	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	15 March 2019^[5]	Successful
		Iridium 21A	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	24 May 2018^[6]	Successful
18 June 01:49	Proton-K/DM-2M			Baikonur Site 81/23		International Launch Services

		Astra 1H	SES Astra	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
20 June 02:15	Titan 23G			Vandenberg SLC-4W		Lockheed Martin

		QuickSCAT	NASA/NOAA	Sun-synchronous	Oceanography	In orbit	Operational
24 June 15:44	Delta II 7320-10			Cape Canaveral SLC-17A		Boeing IDS

		FUSE	NASA	Low Earth	Ultraviolet astronomy	In orbit	Successful
		Maiden flight of Delta II 7320 FUSE was deactivated on 18 October 2007
July edit
5 July 13:32	Proton-K/Briz-M			Baikonur Site 81/24		RVSN

		Raduga	RVSN	Intended: Geosynchronous	Communications	5 July +45 seconds	Launch Failure
		Maiden flight of Briz-M upper stage Second stage exploded
8 July 08:45	Molniya-M			Plesetsk Site 43/3

		Molniya 3–50	MO RF	Molniya	Communications	In orbit	Operational
10 July 08:45	Delta II 7420-10C			Cape Canaveral SLC-17B		Boeing IDS

		Globalstar 35	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 32	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 51	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 30	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
16 July 16:39	Soyuz-U			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos

		Progress M-42	Roskosmos	Low Earth (Mir)	Logistics	2 February 2000 06:10	Successful
17 July 06:38	Zenit-2			Baikonur Site 45/1

		Okean-O	RAKA/NKAU	Low Earth	Oceanography	In orbit	Operational
23 July 04:31	Space Shuttle Columbia			Kennedy LC-39B		United Space Alliance

		STS-93	NASA	Low Earth	Satellite deployment	28 July 03:20	Successful
		Chandra X-ray Observatory	NASA	High Earth	X-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational
		Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts First Shuttle mission with female commander (Eileen Collins) Engine control failures and fuel leak during ascent resulted in lower orbit than planned and IUS underperformance resulted in lower orbit than planned for Chandra, IPS used to raise orbit, reducing lifespan Chandra deployed by Columbia at 11:47 UTC on 23 July
25 July 07:46	Delta II 7420-10C			Cape Canaveral SLC-17A		Boeing IDS

		Globalstar 48	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 26	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 43	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 28	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
August edit
12 August 22:52	Ariane 4 42P			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace

		Telkom 1	PT Telkom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
17 August 04:37	Delta II 7420-10C			Cape Canaveral SLC-17B		Boeing IDS

		Globalstar 24	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 27	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 54	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 53	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
18 August 18:00	Soyuz-U			Plesetsk Site 43/3

		Kosmos 2365 (Yantar-4K1)	MO RF	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	15 December	Successful
26 August 12:02	Kosmos-3M			Plesetsk Site 132/1

		Kosmos 2366 (Parus)	MO RF	Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
September edit
4 September 22:34	Ariane 4 42P			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace

		Koreasat 3	Korea Telecom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
6 September 16:36	Proton-K/DM-2M			Baikonur Site 81/23

		Yamal 101	Gazcom	Operational: Geosynchronous Current: Graveyard	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		Yamal 102	Gazcom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
9 September 18:00	Soyuz-U			Plesetsk Site 43/4

		Foton 12	RAKA/ESA	Low Earth	Microgravity research	24 September	Successful
22 September 14:33	Soyuz-U/Ikar			Baikonur Site 1/5		Starsem

		Globalstar 58	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 50	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 33	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 55	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 September 06:02	Atlas IIAS			Cape Canaveral SLC-36A		International Launch Services

		Echostar 5	EchoStar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
24 September 18:21	Athena II			Vandenberg SLC-6		Lockheed Martin

		Ikonos 2	Space Imaging	Sun-synchronous	Earth imaging	In orbit	Operational
		Final flight of Athena II
25 September 06:29	Ariane 4 44P			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace

		Telstar 7	Loral Skynet	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
26 September 22:30	Proton-K/DM-2M			Baikonur Site 81/23		International Launch Services

		LMI-1	LMI	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
28 September 11:00	Soyuz-U			Plesetsk Site 43/4

		Resurs F-1M	Roskosmos	Low Earth	Remote sensing	22 October	Successful
October edit
7 October 12:51	Delta II 7925-9.5			Cape Canaveral SLC-17A		Boeing IDS

		USA-145 (GPS IIR-3)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Successful
10 October 03:28	Zenit-3SL			Ocean Odyssey		Sea Launch

		DirecTV-1R	DirecTV	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
14 October 03:15	Long March 4B			Taiyuan LC-1		CASC

		Zi Yuan 1	CAST/INPE	Low Earth	Remote sensing	In orbit	Partial satellite failure
		SACI 1	INPE	Low Earth	Technology development	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		Zi Yuan 1 Wide field camera failed 177 days after launch; SACI 1 ceased communications less than a month after launch
18 October 13:22	Soyuz-U/Ikar			Baikonur Site 1/5		Starsem

		Globalstar 57	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 59	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 56	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 31	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
19 October 06:22	Ariane 4 44LP			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace

		Orion 2	Loral Orion	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
27 October 16:16	Proton-K/DM-2			Baikonur Site 200/39

		Ekspress-A1	AO Komichekaya	Intended: Geosynchronous	Communications	27 October	Launch Failure
		Second stage malfunction
November edit
13 November 22:52	Ariane 4 44LP			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace

		GE 4	GE Americom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
15 November 07:29	H-II			Tanegashima LA-Y1		NASDA

		MTSAT	NASDA	Intended: Geosynchronous	Weather/Communications	15 November	Launch Failure
		Final flight of H-II First stage malfunction
19 November 22:30	Long March 2F			Jiuquan SLS		CASC

		Shenzhou 1	CMSA	Low Earth	Test spacecraft	20 November 19:41	Successful
		Maiden flight of Long March 2F and Shenzhou spacecraft. First mission of China Manned Space Program.
22 November 16:20	Soyuz-U/Ikar			Baikonur Site 1/5		Starsem

		Globalstar 39	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 34	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 29	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar 61	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 November 04:06	Atlas IIA			Cape Canaveral SLC-36B

		USA-146 (UHF F/O F10)	US Navy	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
December edit
3 December 16:22	Ariane 4 40			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace

		Hélios 1B	French government	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Successful
		Clementine	DGA	Low Earth	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		Final flight of Ariane 4 40 Hélios 1B decommissioned in October 2004
4 December 18:53	Pegasus-XL/HAPS			Stargazer, Wallops Island		Orbital Sciences

		Orbcomm 30	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Orbcomm 31	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Orbcomm 32	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Orbcomm 33	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Orbcomm 34	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Orbcomm 35	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Orbcomm 36	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
10 December 14:32	Ariane 5G			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace

		XMM-Newton	ESA	High Earth	X-ray Astronomy	In orbit	Operational
11 December 18:25	VLS-1		VLS-1 V02	Alcântara		INPE

		SACI-2	INPE	Intended: Low Earth	Technology development	11 December	Launch Failure
		Self-destruct activated after second stage failed to ignite
12 December 17:38	Titan II 23G			Vandenberg SLC-4W		Lockheed Martin

		USA-147 (DMSP 5D3 F15)	US Air force	Sun-synchronous	Weather satellite	In orbit	Operational
18 December 18:57	Atlas IIAS			Vandenberg SLC-3E

		Terra	NASA	Sun-synchronous	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
20 December 00:50	Space Shuttle Discovery			Kennedy LC-39B		United Space Alliance

		STS-103	NASA	Low Earth (HST)	HST Servicing	28 December 00:01	Successful
		Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 3A
21 December 07:13	Taurus 2110			Vandenberg LC-576E		Orbital Sciences

		KOMPSAT	KAIST	Sun-synchronous	Ocean colour sensor	In orbit	Successful
		ACRIMSAT	NASA	Sun-synchronous	Solar research	In orbit	Operational
		Celestis-03	Celestis	Sun-synchronous	Space burial	In orbit	Successful
		Contact with KOMPSAT lost on 6 January 2008
22 December 00:50	Ariane 4 44L			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace

		Galaxy 11	PanAmSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
24 December	Rokot/Briz-K			Plesetsk Site 133		RVSN

		RVSN-40	RVSN	Planned: MEO	Satellite navigation test	Failed on launch pad	Launch Failure
26 December 08:00	Tsyklon-2			Baikonur Site 90/20

		Kosmos 2367 (US-PM)	Russian Navy	Low Earth	SIGINT	19 July 2002	Successful
27 December 19:12	Molniya-M			Plesetsk Site 16/2

		Kosmos 2368 (Oko)	VKS	Molniya	Early warning	In orbit	Operational

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
January edit
15 January	Shaheen 1			Sonmiani		PAF

			PAF	Suborbital	Missile test	15 January	Failure
		Maiden flight of Shaheen 1
21 January 06:13	Black Brant XII			Andøya		NASA

		CAPER	NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	21 January	Successful
22 January 13:57	Black Brant XII			Poker Flat		NASA

		APEX (North Star)	NASA	Suborbital	Plasma research	22 January	Successful
22 January 15:20	Black Brant VB			Poker Flat		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	22 January	Successful
22 January 15:31	Taurus-Orion			Poker Flat		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	22 January	Successful
February edit
2 February 01:30	S-310			Uchinoura LC-K		ISAS

				Suborbital	Ionosphere and X-ray research	2 February	Successful
9 February	Trident D-5			Submarine, Eastern Test Range		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	9 February	Successful
9 February	Trident D-5			Submarine, Eastern Test Range		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	9 February	Successful
10 February 08:06	Minuteman III			Vandenberg LF-04		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	10 February	Successful
11 February 06:45	Black Brant X			Poker Flat		NASA

		ENSTROPHY	NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	11 February	Successful
20 February 04:45	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA

		SPINR	NASA	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	20 February	Successful
March edit
10 March 08:01	Peacekeeper			Vandenberg LF-02		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	10 March	Successful
15 March 09:52	VS-30			Alcântara		AEB

		Operacao San Marcos	AEB	Suborbital	Microgravity research	15 March	Successful
23 March	Trident C-4			Submarine, Eastern Test Range		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 March	Successful
23 March	Trident C-4			Submarine, Eastern Test Range		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 March	Successful
25 March	Trident C-4			Submarine, Eastern Test Range		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	25 March	Successful
25 March	Trident C-4			Submarine, Eastern Test Range		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	25 March	Successful
28 March 09:00	Black Brant VIIIC			White Sands		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	X-ray astronomy	28 March	Successful
29 March 12:06	Hera			White Sands LC-94		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM target	28 March	Successful
29 March 12:13	THAAD			White Sands		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM Interceptor	29 March	Successful
31 March 00:15	SR19			C-130, Pacific Missile Range		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	SRALT test	31 March	Successful
April edit
1 April	R-29			Submarine, Barents Sea		Russian Navy

			Russian Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	1 April	Successful
11 April 04:17	Agni-II			Balasore IC-4		IDRDL

			IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Successful
		Maiden flight of Agni-II
12 April 06:35	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	12 April	Successful
14 April 05:35	Ghauri-II			Tilla		PAF

			PAF	Suborbital	Missile test	14 April	Successful
		Maiden flight of Ghauri-II
15 April 04:58	Shaheen 1			Sonmiani		PAF

			PAF	Suborbital	Missile test	15 April	Successful
26 April	Trident D-5			Submarine, Eastern Test Range		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	26 April	Successful
26 April	Trident D-5			Submarine, Eastern Test Range		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	26 April	Successful
May edit
4 May	M4			Submarine, Bay of Biscay		French Navy

			French Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 May	Successful
4 May	M4			Submarine, Bay of Biscay		French Navy

			French Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 May	Successful
7 May 20:00	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA

		VAULT	NASA	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	7 May	Successful
14 May 11:33	Skylark VII			Esrange LC-S		SSC

		MASER 8	SSC	Suborbital	Microgravity research	14 May	Successful
June edit
3 June 14:20	Topol M			Plesetsk Site 158		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	3 June	Successful
10 June 11:07	Hera			White Sands LC-94		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM target	10 June	Successful
10 June 11:14	THAAD			White Sands		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM Interceptor	10 June	Successful
14 June 07:40	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	14 June	Successful
24 June 17:00	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA

		SERTS-99	NASA	Suborbital	Solar observation	24 June	Successful
July edit
1 July	Malemute II			Pacific Missile Range		US Navy

		Slugger	US Navy	Suborbital	TMBD target	1 July	Successful
5 July 03:57	Black Brant VC			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	5 July	Successful
5 July 04:02	Taurus-Orion			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	5 July	Successful
5 July 23:36	Black Brant VA			Andøya		NASA

		MD-DR-04 DROPPS-1	NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	5 July	Successful
14 July 03:28	Black Brant VA			Andøya		NASA

		MD-DR-13 DROPPS-2	NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	14 July	Successful
18 July 03:31	Taurus-Orion			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	18 July	Successful
27 July 22:48	Black Brant VB			Esrange		NASA

		ICON	NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	27 July	Successful
August edit
2 August	DF-31			Taiyuan		CASC

			CASC	Suborbital	Missile test	2 August	Successful
2 August 11:37	Hera			White Sands LC-94		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM target	2 August	Successful
2 August 11:44	THAAD			White Sands		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM Interceptor	2 August	Successful
18 August 18:05	Black Brant 9CM1			White Sands LC-43		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Solar research	18 August	Successful
		Data used to calibrate SOHO spacecraft
20 August 08:45	Minuteman III			Vandenberg LF-10		US Air Force

		RCT-1 GT-170GM/RRF-6	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	20 August	Successful
20 August 11:27	Minuteman III			Vandenberg LF-09		US Air Force

		FOT GT-171GM	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	20 August	Successful
24 August 07:07	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	24 August	Successful
29 August	Kosmos-3MR			Kapustin Yar Area 107		RVSN

		Re-entry vehicle	RVSN	Suborbital	Test RV	29 August	Failure
September edit
3 September 11:44	Topol M			Plesetsk Site 158		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	3 September	Successful
6 September	SR-19			Aircraft, Wake Island		Orbital Sciences

		TCMP-3A	US Air Force	Suborbital	Test re-entry vehicle	6 September	Successful
15 September 21:00	Castor M57A1			Kodiak

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	15 September	Successful
24 September	SM-3			USS Shiloh, Pacific Missile Range		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	24 September	Successful
27 September 10:00	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	27 September	Successful
October edit
1 October	R-29			Submarine, Sea of Okhotsk		Russian Navy

			Russian Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	1 October	Successful
1 October 08:42	Topol M			Plesetsk Site 158		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	1 October	Successful
2 October	R-29			Submarine, Sea of Okhotsk		Russian Navy

			Russian Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	2 October	Successful
3 October 02:01	Minuteman II			Vandenberg LF-03		US Air Force

		MSLS IFT-2	US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM target	3 October	Successful
3 October 02:22	PLV			Meck Island, Kwajalein Atoll		US Air Force

		EKV	US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM test	3 October	Successful
20 October	UR-100N			Baikonur Site 175		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 October	Successful
November edit
November	A-350R			Sary Shagan		PRO Противоракетная оборона (ПРО)

				Suborbital	Missile test	Within one hour	Successful
1 November	RH-300			Sriharikota		ISRO

		EWS	ISRO	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	1 November	Successful
10 November	Trident D-5			Submarine, Eastern Test Range		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 November	Successful
10 November	Trident D-5			Submarine, Eastern Test Range		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 November	Successful
13 November 08:20	Minuteman III			Vandenberg LF-26		US Air Force

		PRP FTM-01	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	13 November	Successful
17 November	R-39			Submarine, Barents Sea		Russian Navy

			Russian Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 November	Successful
17 November	R-39			Submarine, Barents Sea		Russian Navy

			Russian Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 November	Successful
18 November 01:55	RH-300 MK-II			Sriharikota		ISRO

		LMS	ISRO	Suborbital	Ionosphere/Meteor research	18 November	Successful
20 November 01:35	RH-300 MK-II			Sriharikota		ISRO

		LMS	ISRO	Suborbital	Ionosphere/Meteor research	20 November	Successful
December edit
14 December 08:05	Topol M			Plesetsk Site 158		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	14 December	Successful
17 December 17:00	Terrier-Orion			Wallops Island		NASA

		MG.Pool Boiling	NASA	Suborbital	Microgravity research	17 December	Successful

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Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (GMT)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
1 February	Galileo	11th flyby of Europa
5 May	Galileo	4th flyby of Callisto
24 June	Cassini	2nd flyby of Venus	Gravity assist; Closest approach: 598 kilometres (372 mi)
30 June	Galileo	5th flyby of Callisto
29 July	Deep Space 1	Flyby of 9969 Braille
31 July	Lunar Prospector	Deliberate impact of the Moon
14 August	Galileo	6th flyby of Callisto
18 August	Cassini	Flyby of the Earth	Gravity assist; Closest approach: 1,166 kilometres (725 mi)
16 September	Galileo	7th flyby of Callisto
23 September	Mars Climate Orbiter	Burned up in the Martian atmosphere
11 October	Galileo	1st flyby of Io
26 November	Galileo	2nd flyby of Io
3 December	Mars Polar Lander	Crash-landed at Planum Australe, Mars
3 December	Amundsen and Scott	Subprobes lost in Mars Polar Lander crash-landing

EVAs

Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Function	Remarks
16 April 04:37	6 hours 19 minutes	10:56	Mir EO-27 Kvant-2	Viktor Afanasyev Jean-Pierre Haigneré	Recovered experiments from the exterior of Mir and installed other experiments on the outer surface.^[7]
30 May 02:56	7 hours 55 minutes	10:51	STS-96 ISS Discovery	Tamara E. Jernigan Daniel T. Barry	Transferred and installed two cranes from the shuttle's payload bay to locations on the outside of the station. Installed two new portable foot restraints that will fit both American and Russian space boots, and attached three bags filled with tools and handrails that will be used during future assembly operations.^[8]
23 July 11:06	6 hours 7 minutes	17:13	Mir EO-27 Kvant-2	Viktor Afanasyev Sergei Avdeyev	Installed a communications antenna on the Sofora girder, and attempted to find a leak in Kvant-2. Retrieved the Exobiology and Dvikon experiments.^[9]
28 July 09:37	5 hours 22 minutes	14:59	Mir EO-27 Kvant-2	Viktor Afanasyev Sergei Avdeyev	Completed the deployment of the antenna mounted on the Sofora girder and pushed it into space. Installed the experiments Indicator and Sprut-4, traded out tape cassettes on the Migmas ion spectromer and recovered the Danko-M and Ekran-D experiments for return to Earth.^[10]
22 December 18:54	8 hours 15 minutes	23 December 03:09	STS-103 Discovery	Steven Smith John M. Grunsfeld	Replaced three Rate Sensor Units, installed Voltage/Temperature Improvement Kits on all six batteries.^[11]	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
23 December 19:06	8 hours 10 minutes	24 December 03:16	STS-103 Discovery	/ Michael Foale Claude Nicollier	Replaced the telescope's central computer and a Fine Guidance Sensor.^[11]	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
24 December 19:17	8 hours 8 minutes	25 December 03:25	STS-103 Discovery	Steven Smith John M. Grunsfeld	Installed a transmitter and a solid state recorder.^[11]	Hubble Space Telescope servicing

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McDowell, Jonathan. "GCAT Orbital Launch Log".
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Footnotes

^ "Shuttle releases heaviest payload ever". CNN. 23 July 1999. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
^ "Heaviest payload launched - shuttle". Guinness World Records. July 1999. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
^ JPL Special Review Board (22 March 2000). Report on the Loss of the Mars Polar Lander and Deep Space 2 Missions (PDF) (Technical report). JPL. D-18709. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 November 2022.
^ Dunn, Marcia (4 January 1999). "Lander launched to Mars in search of frozen water". Austin American-Statesman. Associated Press. p. A4. Retrieved 8 March 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "IRIDIUM 14". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
^ "IRIDIUM 21". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
^ van der Berg, Chris (April 1999). "MIRNEWS.459". MirNews. SpaceOnLine. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
^ NASA (1999). "STS-96 Day 4 Highlights". NASA. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
^ van der Berg, Chris (24 July 1999). "MIRNEWS.463". MirNews. SpaceOnLine. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
^ van der Berg, Chris (29 July 1999). "MIRNEWS.464 29 JULY 1999". MirNews. SpaceOnLine. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c NASA (2002). "STS-103 Extravehicular Activities". NASA. Archived from the original on 5 August 2001. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

[1] "Shuttle releases heaviest payload ever". CNN. 23 July 1999. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[2] "Heaviest payload launched - shuttle". Guinness World Records. July 1999. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[mplreport-3] JPL Special Review Board (22 March 2000). Report on the Loss of the Mars Polar Lander and Deep Space 2 Missions (PDF) (Technical report). JPL. D-18709. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 November 2022.

[ap19990104-4] Dunn, Marcia (4 January 1999). "Lander launched to Mars in search of frozen water". Austin American-Statesman. Associated Press. p. A4. Retrieved 8 March 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "IRIDIUM 14". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

[6] "IRIDIUM 21". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

[7] van der Berg, Chris (April 1999). "MIRNEWS.459". MirNews. SpaceOnLine. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2009.

[8] NASA (1999). "STS-96 Day 4 Highlights". NASA. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.

[9] van der Berg, Chris (24 July 1999). "MIRNEWS.463". MirNews. SpaceOnLine. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2009.

[10] van der Berg, Chris (29 July 1999). "MIRNEWS.464 29 JULY 1999". MirNews. SpaceOnLine. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2009.

[STS-103-11] NASA (2002). "STS-103 Extravehicular Activities". NASA. Archived from the original on 5 August 2001. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

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