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Orbital Launches in 1993

7,332 orbital launches since 1957

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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 85 every orbital launch in 1993, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

85 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
1993-12-22Molniya-1T1993-079Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1993-12-18DBS 11993-078Ariane 44L 44L+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1993-12-16Telstar 4011993-077Atlas IIASGDCLSCape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1993-12-08NATO 4B1993-076Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1993-12-02OV-105 HST mission1993-075Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
1993-11-28DSCS III B-101993-074Atlas IIGDCLSCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1993-11-20Solidaridad 11993-073Ariane 44LP 44LP+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1993-11-18Gorizont No. 41L1993-072Proton-K/DM-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1993-11-05Neman1993-071Soyuz-URussian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1993-11-02Parus1993-070Kosmos 11K65MRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1993-10-28Gorizont No. 40L1993-069Proton-K/DM-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1993-10-26Navstar GPS SVN 341993-068Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1993-10-26Taifun-1B1993-067Kosmos 11K65MRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk—LEOsuccess
1993-10-22INTELSAT 7011993-066Ariane 44LP 44LPArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1993-10-18OV-102 Spacelab1993-065Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
1993-10-11Progress 7K-TGM No. 2201993-064Soyuz-URussian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1993-10-08FSW-1 No. 5 (14)1993-063Chang Zheng 2CCASCJiuquan—MEOsuccess
1993-10-05Landsat 61993-F04Titan II SLVUSAF SMCVandenberg SFB—LEOfailure
1993-09-30Gran' No. 41L1993-062Proton-K/DM-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1993-09-26SPOT 31993-061Ariane 40 40ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1993-09-20IRS-1E1993-F03PSLVISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)—LEOfailure
1993-09-17US-PM1993-060Tsiklon-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1993-09-16Tselina-21993-059Zenit-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome7 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1993-09-12OV-103 IUS deploy/FF1993-058Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1993-09-07Don1993-057Soyuz-U2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1993-09-03UFO F21993-056Atlas IGDCLSCape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1993-08-31Meteor-2 No. 241993-055Tsiklon-3Russian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1993-08-30Navstar GPS SVN 351993-054Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1993-08-24Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 561993-053Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk—LEOsuccess
1993-08-12RSLS Abort1993-A21Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOfailure
1993-08-10Progress 7K-TGM No. 2191993-052Soyuz-URussian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1993-08-10Oko1993-051Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1993-08-09NOAA I1993-050Atlas EUSAF AFSPCVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1993-08-04Molniya-3 No. 581993-049Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk—HEOsuccess
1993-08-02SLDCOM 3/INTRUDER 31993-F02Titan 403AUSAF SMCVandenberg SFB—LEOfailure
1993-07-22Resurs-T1993-047Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk—LEOsuccess
1993-07-22Hispasat 1B1993-048Ariane 44L 44L+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1993-07-19DSCS III B-91993-046Atlas IIGDCLSCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1993-07-14Kobal't1993-045Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk—LEOsuccess
1993-07-07US-PM1993-044Tsiklon-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1993-07-01Soyuz 7K-STM No. 661993-043Soyuz-U2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1993-06-26Navstar GPS SVN 391993-042Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1993-06-25RADCAL1993-041Scout G-1NASAVandenberg SFB4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1993-06-25Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 571993-040Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk—LEOsuccess
1993-06-25Galaxy IVH1993-039Ariane 42P 42P+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1993-06-24Strela-31993-038Tsiklon-3Russian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1993-06-21OV-105 Research/Rendez1993-037Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
1993-06-16Strela-2M1993-036Kosmos 11K65MRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk564 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1993-05-27Gorizont No. 39L1993-F01Proton-K/DM-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
1993-05-26Molniya-1T No. 811993-035Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk1 payload ↗HEOsuccess

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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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By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (85 launches)
Molniya-1T (1993-12-22)DBS 1 (1993-12-18)Telstar 401 (1993-12-16)NATO 4B (1993-12-08)OV-105 HST mission (1993-12-02)DSCS III B-10 (1993-11-28)Solidaridad 1 (1993-11-20)Gorizont No. 41L (1993-11-18)Neman (1993-11-05)Parus (1993-11-02)Gorizont No. 40L (1993-10-28)Navstar GPS SVN 34 (1993-10-26)Taifun-1B (1993-10-26)INTELSAT 701 (1993-10-22)OV-102 Spacelab (1993-10-18)Progress 7K-TGM No. 220 (1993-10-11)FSW-1 No. 5 (14) (1993-10-08)Landsat 6 (1993-10-05)Gran' No. 41L (1993-09-30)SPOT 3 (1993-09-26)IRS-1E (1993-09-20)US-PM (1993-09-17)Tselina-2 (1993-09-16)OV-103 IUS deploy/FF (1993-09-12)UFO F2 (1993-09-03)Meteor-2 No. 24 (1993-08-31)Navstar GPS SVN 35 (1993-08-30)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 56 (1993-08-24)RSLS Abort (1993-08-12)Progress 7K-TGM No. 219 (1993-08-10)Oko (1993-08-10)NOAA I (1993-08-09)Molniya-3 No. 58 (1993-08-04)SLDCOM 3/INTRUDER 3 (1993-08-02)Hispasat 1B (1993-07-22)Resurs-T (1993-07-22)DSCS III B-9 (1993-07-19)Kobal't (1993-07-14)US-PM (1993-07-07)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 66 (1993-07-01)Navstar GPS SVN 39 (1993-06-26)RADCAL (1993-06-25)Galaxy IVH (1993-06-25)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 57 (1993-06-25)Strela-3 (1993-06-24)OV-105 Research/Rendez (1993-06-21)Strela-2M (1993-06-16)Gorizont No. 39L (1993-05-27)Molniya-1T No. 81 (1993-05-26)Progress 7K-TGM No. 218 (1993-05-22)Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 9 (1993-05-21)Navstar GPS SVN 37 (1993-05-13)Astra 1C (1993-05-12)Strela-3 (1993-05-11)US-PM (1993-04-28)Kometa No. 16 (1993-04-27)OV-102 Spacelab (1993-04-26)Alexis (1993-04-25)Molniya-3 No. 57 (1993-04-21)Tselina-R (1993-04-16)OV-103 Spacelab (1993-04-08)Kobal't (1993-04-02)Parus (1993-04-01)Progress 7K-TGM No. 217 (1993-03-31)Navstar GPS SVN 31 (1993-03-30)US-PM (1993-03-30)Tselina-2 (1993-03-26)UFO F1 (1993-03-25)EKA-1 (1993-03-25)Gran' No. 42L (1993-03-25)RSLS Abort (1993-03-22)Progress 7K-TGM No. 216 (1993-02-21)ASTRO-D (1993-02-20)Uragan No. 73L (1993-02-17)Orbcomm OXP (1993-02-09)Parus (1993-02-09)Navstar GPS SVN 22 (1993-02-03)Oko (1993-01-26)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 101 (1993-01-24)Kobal't (1993-01-19)OV-105 IUS deploy (1993-01-13)Molniya-1T No. 78 (1993-01-13)Tsikada (1993-01-12)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.