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Orbital Launches in 1989
7,412 orbital launches since 1957
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7,412
Total launches
228
This year
92.9%
Success rate
161
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 102 orbital launches in 1989, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
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228 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
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| 1989-12-27 | Al'tair No. 14L1989-101 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1989-12-27 | Kol'tso No. 2L1989-100 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 37 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-12-20 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 2021989-099 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-12-15 | Gran' No. 36L1989-098 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1989-12-11 | Navstar GPS SVN 171989-097 | Delta 6925 | McDonnell Douglas | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1989-12-01 | 1AS No. 11989-096 | Proton-K/D-1 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1989-11-30 | Kobal't1989-095 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-11-28 | Molniya-3 No. 461989-094 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1989-11-26 | TsM-D1989-093 | Proton-K | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-11-24 | US-PM1989-092 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-11-23 | Oko1989-091 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1989-11-23 | OV-103 IUS deploy1989-090 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1989-11-18 | COBE1989-089 | Delta 5920-8 | NASA | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-11-17 | Terilen1989-088 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-10-27 | INTELSAT VI F-21989-087 | Ariane 44L 44L | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1989-10-24 | Meteor-3 No. 41989-086 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-10-21 | Navstar GPS SVN 191989-085 | Delta 6925 | McDonnell Douglas | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1989-10-18 | OV-104 IUS deploy1989-084 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1989-10-17 | Oblik1989-083 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-10-03 | Kobal't1989-082 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-09-28 | Gorizont No. 31L1989-081 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1989-09-28 | AUOS-Z No. 2011989-080 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1989-09-27 | US-PU1989-079 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-09-27 | Molniya-1 No. 691989-078 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1989-09-25 | FLTSATCOM F81989-077 | Atlas G Centaur | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1989-09-22 | Oblik1989-076 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-09-15 | Bion No. 91989-075 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-09-14 | Strela-31989-074 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-09-06 | Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 481989-073 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-09-06 | P-11 No. 51041989-072 | Titan II SLV | USAF SSD | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-09-05 | Soyuz 7K-STM No. 581989-071 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-09-05 | GMS 41989-070 | H-1 6R | NASDA | Tanegashima Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1989-09-04 | DSCS II E-151989-069 | Titan 34D/Transtage | USAF SSD | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1989-08-28 | Musson No. 201989-068 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-08-27 | BSB R11989-067 | Delta 4925-8 | McDonnell Douglas | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1989-08-23 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 2011989-066 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-08-22 | Oblik1989-065 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-08-18 | Navstar GPS SVN 161989-064 | Delta 6925 | McDonnell Douglas | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1989-08-15 | Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 41989-063 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-08-08 | TV-SAT 21989-062 | Ariane 44LP 44LP | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1989-08-08 | OV-102 Medium deploy1989-061 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 3 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1989-08-02 | Oblik1989-060 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-07-25 | Parus1989-059 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-07-24 | US-PM No. 14L1989-058 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-07-20 | Oblik1989-057 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-07-18 | Orlets1989-056 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-07-18 | Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 471989-055 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-07-12 | Kobal't1989-054 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1989-07-12 | Olympus1989-053 | Ariane 3 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1989-07-05 | Gorizont No. 27L1989-052 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
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About this database
Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,412 in total, 161 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.
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Al'tair No. 14L (1989-12-27)Kol'tso No. 2L (1989-12-27)Progress 7K-TGM No. 202 (1989-12-20)Gran' No. 36L (1989-12-15)Navstar GPS SVN 17 (1989-12-11)1AS No. 1 (1989-12-01)Kobal't (1989-11-30)Molniya-3 No. 46 (1989-11-28)TsM-D (1989-11-26)US-PM (1989-11-24)OV-103 IUS deploy (1989-11-23)Oko (1989-11-23)COBE (1989-11-18)Terilen (1989-11-17)INTELSAT VI F-2 (1989-10-27)Meteor-3 No. 4 (1989-10-24)Navstar GPS SVN 19 (1989-10-21)OV-104 IUS deploy (1989-10-18)Oblik (1989-10-17)Kobal't (1989-10-03)AUOS-Z No. 201 (1989-09-28)Gorizont No. 31L (1989-09-28)US-PU (1989-09-27)Molniya-1 No. 69 (1989-09-27)FLTSATCOM F8 (1989-09-25)Oblik (1989-09-22)Bion No. 9 (1989-09-15)Strela-3 (1989-09-14)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 48 (1989-09-06)P-11 No. 5104 (1989-09-06)GMS 4 (1989-09-05)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 58 (1989-09-05)DSCS II E-15 (1989-09-04)Musson No. 20 (1989-08-28)BSB R1 (1989-08-27)Progress 7K-TGM No. 201 (1989-08-23)Oblik (1989-08-22)Navstar GPS SVN 16 (1989-08-18)Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 4 (1989-08-15)OV-102 Medium deploy (1989-08-08)TV-SAT 2 (1989-08-08)Oblik (1989-08-02)Parus (1989-07-25)US-PM No. 14L (1989-07-24)Oblik (1989-07-20)Orlets (1989-07-18)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 47 (1989-07-18)Olympus (1989-07-12)Kobal't (1989-07-12)Gorizont No. 27L (1989-07-05)Oblik (1989-07-05)Nadehzda 17F118 No. 403 (1989-07-04)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 46 (1989-06-27)Globus No. 11 (1989-06-21)Oblik (1989-06-16)DSP 14 (1989-06-14)Vektor (1989-06-14)Navstar GPS SVN 13 (1989-06-10)Okean-O1 No. 4 (NKhM) (1989-06-09)Molniya-3 No. 45 (1989-06-08)Parus (1989-06-07)Superbird A (1989-06-05)Oblik (1989-06-01)Uragan No. 28L (1989-05-31)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 45 (1989-05-25)Kometa No. 11 (1989-05-24)Kobal't (1989-05-17)VORTEX 6 (1989-05-10)Oblik (1989-05-05)OV-104 IUS deploy (1989-05-04)Foton No. 5L (1989-04-26)Kobal't (1989-04-20)Gran' No. 33L (1989-04-14)Oblik (1989-04-06)Parus (1989-04-04)Tele-X (1989-04-02)Strela-1M (1989-03-24)Delta Star (1989-03-24)Terilen (1989-03-23)Progress 7K-TG No. 149 (1989-03-16)Oblik (1989-03-16)OV-103 IUS deploy (1989-03-13)JCSAT 1 (1989-03-06)Kobal't (1989-03-02)Meteor-2 No. 22 (1989-02-28)Parus (1989-02-22)EXOS-D (1989-02-21)Oblik (1989-02-17)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 84 (1989-02-15)Navstar GPS SVN 14 (1989-02-14)Duga-K (1989-02-14)Oko (1989-02-14)Strela-3 (1989-02-10)Oblik (1989-02-10)Progress 7K-TG No. 148 (1989-02-10)Kobal't (1989-01-28)INTELSAT VA F15 (1989-01-27)Strela-2M (1989-01-26)Gorizont No. 29L (1989-01-26)Oblik (1989-01-18)Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 3 (1989-01-12)Uragan No. 27L (1989-01-10)
Last updated 2026-09-19 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.