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Orbital Launches in 1990
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 121 orbital launches in 1990, 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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Every rocket launch, 1957 – 2026
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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| 1990-12-27 | Globus No. 121990-116 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1990-12-26 | Oblik1990-115 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-12-22 | Strela-31990-114 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-12-21 | Terilen1990-113 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-12-20 | Gran' No. 37L1990-112 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1990-12-10 | Strela-2M1990-111 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-12-08 | Uragan No. 47L1990-110 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1990-12-04 | Kobal't1990-109 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-12-04 | US-PM1990-108 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-12-02 | Soyuz 7K-STM No. 611990-107 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-12-02 | OV-102 Spacelab1990-106 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-12-01 | DMSP Block 5D-2 S-101990-105 | Atlas E | USAF AFSPC | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-11-28 | Kol'tso No. 3L1990-104 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 28 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-11-26 | Navstar GPS SVN 231990-103 | Delta 7925 | McDonnell Douglas | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1990-11-23 | Gorizont No. 33L1990-102 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1990-11-23 | Molniya-1T No. 701990-101 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1990-11-20 | Satcom C11990-100 | Ariane 42P 42P | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1990-11-20 | Oko1990-099 | Molniya 8K78M-PVB 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1990-11-16 | Oblik1990-098 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-11-15 | OV-104 Medium dep1990-097 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1990-11-14 | US-PM1990-096 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-11-13 | DSP 151990-095 | Titan 402A/IUS | USAF SSD | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1990-11-03 | Gorizont No. 32L1990-094 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1990-10-30 | INMARSAT II F-11990-093 | Delta 6925 | McDonnell Douglas | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1990-10-16 | Kobal't1990-092 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-10-12 | SBS 61990-091 | Ariane 44L 44L | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1990-10-06 | OV-103 IUS deploy1990-090 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1990-10-05 | FSW-1 No. 31990-089 | Chang Zheng 2C | CASC | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-10-04 | Tselina-21990-F05 | Zenit-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1990-10-01 | Navstar GPS SVN 151990-088 | Delta 6925 | McDonnell Douglas | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1990-10-01 | Orlets1990-087 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-09-28 | Meteor-2 No. 251990-086 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-09-27 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 2061990-085 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-09-20 | Molniya-3 No. 541990-084 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1990-09-14 | Parus1990-083 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-09-07 | Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 511990-082 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-09-03 | feng yun yi yi1990-081 | Chang Zheng 4 | CASC | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-08-31 | Oblik1990-080 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-08-30 | Skynet 4C1990-079 | Ariane 44LP 44LP | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1990-08-28 | Vektor1990-078 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-08-28 | BS 3A1990-077 | H-1 | NASDA | Tanegashima Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1990-08-28 | Oko1990-076 | Molniya 8K78M-PVB 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1990-08-23 | US-PM No. 6L1990-075 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-08-18 | BSB R21990-074 | Delta 6925 | McDonnell Douglas | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1990-08-16 | Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 491990-073 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-08-15 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 2041990-072 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-08-10 | Molniya-1T No. 681990-071 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1990-08-09 | Ekran-M No. 14L1990-F04 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1990-08-08 | Strela-31990-070 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1990-08-03 | Kobal't1990-069 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
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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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Globus No. 12 (1990-12-27)Oblik (1990-12-26)Strela-3 (1990-12-22)Terilen (1990-12-21)Gran' No. 37L (1990-12-20)Strela-2M (1990-12-10)Uragan No. 47L (1990-12-08)Kobal't (1990-12-04)US-PM (1990-12-04)OV-102 Spacelab (1990-12-02)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 61 (1990-12-02)DMSP Block 5D-2 S-10 (1990-12-01)Kol'tso No. 3L (1990-11-28)Navstar GPS SVN 23 (1990-11-26)Gorizont No. 33L (1990-11-23)Molniya-1T No. 70 (1990-11-23)Satcom C1 (1990-11-20)Oblik (1990-11-16)OV-104 Medium dep (1990-11-15)US-PM (1990-11-14)DSP 15 (1990-11-13)Gorizont No. 32L (1990-11-03)INMARSAT II F-1 (1990-10-30)Kobal't (1990-10-16)SBS 6 (1990-10-12)OV-103 IUS deploy (1990-10-06)FSW-1 No. 3 (1990-10-05)Tselina-2 (1990-10-04)Navstar GPS SVN 15 (1990-10-01)Orlets (1990-10-01)Meteor-2 No. 25 (1990-09-28)Progress 7K-TGM No. 206 (1990-09-27)Molniya-3 No. 54 (1990-09-20)Parus (1990-09-14)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 51 (1990-09-07)feng yun yi yi (1990-09-03)Oblik (1990-08-31)Skynet 4C (1990-08-30)Vektor (1990-08-28)BS 3A (1990-08-28)US-PM No. 6L (1990-08-23)BSB R2 (1990-08-18)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 49 (1990-08-16)Progress 7K-TGM No. 204 (1990-08-15)Molniya-1T No. 68 (1990-08-10)Ekran-M No. 14L (1990-08-09)Strela-3 (1990-08-08)Kobal't (1990-08-03)Navstar GPS SVN 21 (1990-08-02)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 61A (1990-08-01)Musson No. 22 (1990-07-30)CRRES (1990-07-25)Oko (1990-07-25)TDF 2 (1990-07-24)Oblik (1990-07-20)Geizer No. 17L (1990-07-18)Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 5 (1990-07-17)BADR (1990-07-16)Gamma No. 1L (1990-07-11)Kobal't No. 531 (1990-07-03)Meteor-2 No. 23 (1990-06-27)INTELSAT VI F-4 (1990-06-23)Oko (1990-06-21)Gorizont No. 30L (1990-06-20)Oblik (1990-06-19)Molniya-3 No. 47 (1990-06-13)Insat 1D (1990-06-12)SLDCOM 1/INTRUDER 1 (1990-06-08)ROSAT (1990-06-01)TsM-T 77KST No. 17201 (1990-05-31)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 50 (1990-05-29)Tselina-2 (1990-05-22)Uragan No. 46L (1990-05-19)Kometa No. 12 (1990-05-15)MACSAT 1 (1990-05-09)Kobal't (1990-05-07)Progress 7K-TG No. 150 (1990-05-05)Oko (1990-04-28)Molniya-1 No. 71 (1990-04-26)Romb (1990-04-25)OV-103 HST mission (1990-04-24)Parus (1990-04-20)Oblik (1990-04-17)Palapa B2R (1990-04-13)Terilen (1990-04-13)POGS (1990-04-11)Foton No. 6L (1990-04-11)Asiasat 1 (1990-04-07)Strela-1M (1990-04-06)Pegsat (1990-04-05)Kobal't No. 527 (1990-04-03)'Ofeq-2 (1990-04-03)Oko (1990-03-27)Navstar GPS SVN 20 (1990-03-26)Oblik (1990-03-22)Parus (1990-03-20)INTELSAT VI F-3 (1990-03-14)US-PM (1990-03-14)OV-104 LEO deploy (1990-02-28)Okean-O1 No. 5/NKhM No. (1990-02-28)Progress 7K-TGM No. 203 (1990-02-28)Nadezhda 17F118 No. 405 (1990-02-27)Superbird B (1990-02-22)Gran' No. 35L (1990-02-15)LACE (1990-02-14)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 60 (1990-02-11)Mos-1b (1990-02-07)Duga-K (1990-02-06)DFH 2A (1990-02-04)Tselina-R (1990-01-30)Kobal't (1990-01-25)MUSES-A (1990-01-24)Navstar GPS SVN 18 (1990-01-24)Molniya-3 No. 53 (1990-01-23)SPOT 2 (1990-01-22)Strela-2M (1990-01-18)Oblik (1990-01-17)OV-102 Medium dep/Rend (1990-01-09)Skynet 4A (1990-01-01)
Last updated 2026-09-19 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.