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Orbital Launches in 1991
7,332 orbital launches since 1957
Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on GCAT & Launch Library 2.
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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 91 every orbital launch in 1991, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-12-28 | DFH 2A-41991-088 | Chang Zheng 3 | CASC | Xichang | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | failure |
| 1991-12-19 | Gran' No. 39L1991-087 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1991-12-18 | AUOS-Z No. 3011991-086 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1991-12-17 | Kometa No. 141991-085 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-12-16 | Telecom 2A1991-084 | Ariane 44L 44L | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 4 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1991-12-07 | Eutelsat II F-31991-083 | Atlas II | GDCLS | Cape Canaveral | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1991-11-28 | DMSP Block 5D-2 S-121991-082 | Atlas E | USAF AFSPC | Vandenberg SFB | 33 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1991-11-27 | Parus1991-081 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1991-11-24 | OV-104 IUS deploy1991-080 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 3 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1991-11-22 | Geizer No. 18L1991-079 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1991-11-20 | Kobal't1991-078 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-11-12 | Strela-31991-077 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 7 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1991-11-08 | SLDCOM 2/INTRUDER 21991-076 | Titan 403A | USAF SSD | Vandenberg SFB | 4 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1991-10-29 | INTELSAT VI F-11991-075 | Ariane 44L 44L | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 7 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1991-10-23 | Gorizont No. 35L1991-074 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1991-10-17 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 2111991-073 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-10-10 | Taifun-1B1991-072 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-10-09 | Orlets1991-071 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-10-04 | Foton No. 7L1991-070 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-10-02 | Soyuz 7K-STM No. 631991-069 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-09-28 | Strela-31991-068 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 44 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1991-09-26 | Anik E11991-067 | Ariane 44P 44P | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1991-09-19 | Kobal't1991-066 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-09-17 | Molniya-3 No. 481991-065 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1991-09-13 | Oko-S F41991-064 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1991-09-12 | OV-103 LEO deploy1991-063 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-08-30 | SOLAR-A1991-062 | Mu-3S-II | ISAS | Jiuquan | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-08-30 | Tselina-21991-F03 | Zenit-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1991-08-29 | IRS-1B1991-061 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1991-08-25 | BS 3B1991-060 | H-1 | NASDA | Tanegashima | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1991-08-22 | Parus1991-059 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1991-08-21 | Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 71991-058 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-08-20 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 2101991-057 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-08-15 | Meteor-3 No. 5/TOMS1991-056 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 95 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1991-08-14 | INTELSAT VI F-51991-055 | Ariane 44L 44L | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1991-08-02 | OV-104 IUS deploy1991-054 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 3 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1991-08-01 | Molniya-1T No. 761991-053 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1991-07-23 | Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 531991-052 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-07-17 | ERS-11991-050 | Ariane 40 40 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1991-07-17 | Microsat 11991-051 | Pegasus/HAPS | Orbital Sciences | Edwards AFB | — | LEO | failure |
| 1991-07-10 | Yantar'-4KS1M1991-049 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-07-09 | Oblik1991-048 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-07-04 | Navstar GPS SVN 241991-047 | Delta 7925 | McDonnell Douglas | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1991-07-01 | Gorizont No. 34L1991-046 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1991-06-29 | REX1991-045 | Scout G-1 | NASA | Vandenberg SFB | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1991-06-28 | Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 521991-044 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1991-06-25 | Romb1991-F02 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1991-06-18 | Molniya-1T No. 741991-043 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1991-06-13 | Tselina-R1991-042 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1991-06-11 | Strela-2M1991-041 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
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About this database
Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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DFH 2A-4 (1991-12-28)Gran' No. 39L (1991-12-19)AUOS-Z No. 301 (1991-12-18)Kometa No. 14 (1991-12-17)Telecom 2A (1991-12-16)Eutelsat II F-3 (1991-12-07)DMSP Block 5D-2 S-12 (1991-11-28)Parus (1991-11-27)OV-104 IUS deploy (1991-11-24)Geizer No. 18L (1991-11-22)Kobal't (1991-11-20)Strela-3 (1991-11-12)SLDCOM 2/INTRUDER 2 (1991-11-08)INTELSAT VI F-1 (1991-10-29)Gorizont No. 35L (1991-10-23)Progress 7K-TGM No. 211 (1991-10-17)Taifun-1B (1991-10-10)Orlets (1991-10-09)Foton No. 7L (1991-10-04)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 63 (1991-10-02)Strela-3 (1991-09-28)Anik E1 (1991-09-26)Kobal't (1991-09-19)Molniya-3 No. 48 (1991-09-17)Oko-S F4 (1991-09-13)OV-103 LEO deploy (1991-09-12)Tselina-2 (1991-08-30)SOLAR-A (1991-08-30)IRS-1B (1991-08-29)BS 3B (1991-08-25)Parus (1991-08-22)Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 7 (1991-08-21)Progress 7K-TGM No. 210 (1991-08-20)Meteor-3 No. 5/TOMS (1991-08-15)INTELSAT VI F-5 (1991-08-14)OV-104 IUS deploy (1991-08-02)Molniya-1T No. 76 (1991-08-01)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 53 (1991-07-23)Microsat 1 (1991-07-17)ERS-1 (1991-07-17)Yantar'-4KS1M (1991-07-10)Oblik (1991-07-09)Navstar GPS SVN 24 (1991-07-04)Gorizont No. 34L (1991-07-01)REX (1991-06-29)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 52 (1991-06-28)Romb (1991-06-25)Molniya-1T No. 74 (1991-06-18)Tselina-R (1991-06-13)Strela-2M (1991-06-11)OV-102 Spacelab (1991-06-05)Okean-O1 No. 6/NKhM No. (1991-06-04)Progress 7K-TGM No. 207 (1991-05-30)Satcom C-5 (1991-05-29)Kobal't (1991-05-24)Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 6 (1991-05-21)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 62 (1991-05-18)Strela-3 (1991-05-16)NOAA D (1991-05-14)OV-103 Research/FF (1991-04-28)Meteor-3 No. 6 (1991-04-24)BS-3H (1991-04-18)Parus (1991-04-16)ASC 2 (1991-04-13)OV-104 LEO deploy (1991-04-05)Uragan No. 50L (1991-04-04)Anik E2 (1991-04-04)Mech-KU No. 305 (1991-03-31)Kobal't (1991-03-26)Molniya-3 No. 55 (1991-03-22)Taifun-1B (1991-03-19)Progress 7K-TGM No. 208 (1991-03-19)Nadezhda 17F118 No. 409 (1991-03-12)INMARSAT II F-2 (1991-03-08)LACROSSE 2 (1991-03-08)Oblik (1991-03-06)Astra 1B (1991-03-02)Gran' No. 38L (1991-02-28)Parus (1991-02-26)Molniya-1T No. 73? (1991-02-15)Kometa No. 13 (1991-02-15)Oko-1 No. 7120 (1991-02-14)Strela-1M (1991-02-12)Kobal't (1991-02-07)Tsikada/RS-12/RS-13 (1991-02-05)Informator No. 1 (1991-01-29)US-PU (1991-01-18)Oblik (1991-01-17)Italsat 1 (1991-01-15)Progress 7K-TGM No. 205 (1991-01-14)NATO 4A (1991-01-08)
Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.