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Orbital Launches in 1998

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 82 every orbital launch in 1998, 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

82 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
1998-12-30Uragan No. 86L1998-077Proton-K/DM-2Russian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1998-12-24Parus1998-076Kosmos 11K65MRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-12-22PAS 6B1998-075Ariane 42L 42L-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1998-12-19Iridium SV088?1998-074Chang Zheng 2C-III/SDCASCTaiyuan—LEOsuccess
1998-12-11MCO1998-073Delta 7425-9.5Blue OriginCape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
1998-12-10Nadezhda 17F1181998-072Kosmos 11K65MRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-12-06Satmex 51998-070Ariane 42L 42L-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1998-12-06SWAS1998-071Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-12-04OV-105 ISS1998-069Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1998-11-22BONUM-11998-068Delta 7925-9.5Blue OriginCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1998-11-2077KM No. 175011998-067Proton-KRussian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome12 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-11-06Iridium MS-111998-066Delta 7920-10CBlue OriginVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1998-11-04PAS 81998-065Proton-K/DM-2M DM3ILSBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1998-10-29OV-103 Research/FF1998-064Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1998-10-28Afristar1998-063Ariane 44L 44L-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1998-10-25Progress 7K-TGM No 2391998-062Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1998-10-24Deep Space 11998-061Delta 7326-9.5Blue OriginCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1998-10-23SCD-21998-060Pegasus HOrbital SciencesCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-10-21Maqsat-31998-059Ariane 5GArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1998-10-20UFO F91998-058Atlas IIALockheed MartinCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1998-10-09Eutelsat HB51998-057Atlas IIALockheed MartinCape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1998-10-05Eutelsat W21998-056Ariane 44L 44L-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1998-10-03STEX1998-055ARPA TaurusOSC ChandlerVandenberg SFB3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-09-28Molniya-1T No. 991998-054Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1998-09-23Orbcomm FM211998-053Pegasus XL/HAPSOrbital SciencesWallops I9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-09-16PAS 71998-052Ariane 44LP 44LP-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1998-09-09Globalstar Z11998-F05Zenit-2 11K77.05Russian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
1998-09-08Iridium MS-101998-051Delta 7920-10CBlue OriginVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1998-08-31Kwangmyongsong-11998-F04Paektusan 1KCSTTonghae—LEOfailure
1998-08-30Astra 2A1998-050Proton-K/DM-2M DM3ILSBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1998-08-27Galaxy X1998-F03Delta 8930Blue OriginCape Canaveral—LEOfailure
1998-08-25Singapore-Taiwan 11998-049Ariane 44P 44P-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1998-08-19Iridium SV0781998-048Chang Zheng 2C-III/SDCASCTaiyuan—LEOsuccess
1998-08-13Soyuz 7K-STM No. 771998-047Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1998-08-12MERCURY 31998-F02Titan 401A/Centaur3SLS/AFSMCCape Canaveral—LEOfailure
1998-08-02Orbcomm FM171998-046Pegasus XL/HAPSOrbital SciencesWallops I10 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-07-28Tselina-2 No. 14L1998-045Zenit-2Russian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-07-18xinnuo yihao1998-044Chang Zheng 3BCASCXichang2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1998-07-10Resurs-O1 No. 4L1998-043Zenit-2Russian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome11 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-07-07Tubsat-N1998-042Shtil'-1VMF RFBLA—LEOsuccess
1998-07-03Planet B1998-041M-VISASJiuquan—HEOsuccess
1998-07-01Molniya-3 No. 611998-040Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1998-06-25Neman1998-039Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1998-06-24Kobal't1998-038Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1998-06-18INTELSAT 8051998-037Atlas IIASLockheed MartinCape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1998-06-15Strela-31998-036Tsiklon-3Russian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome7 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-06-10Thor 31998-035Delta 7925-9.5Blue OriginCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1998-06-02OV-103 Shuttle/Mir1998-034Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
1998-05-30Chinastar 11998-033Chang Zheng 3BCASCXichang1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1998-05-17Iridium MS-91998-032Delta 7920-10CBlue OriginVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess

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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 (82 launches)
Uragan No. 86L (1998-12-30)Parus (1998-12-24)PAS 6B (1998-12-22)Iridium SV088? (1998-12-19)MCO (1998-12-11)Nadezhda 17F118 (1998-12-10)SWAS (1998-12-06)Satmex 5 (1998-12-06)OV-105 ISS (1998-12-04)BONUM-1 (1998-11-22)77KM No. 17501 (1998-11-20)Iridium MS-11 (1998-11-06)PAS 8 (1998-11-04)OV-103 Research/FF (1998-10-29)Afristar (1998-10-28)Progress 7K-TGM No 239 (1998-10-25)Deep Space 1 (1998-10-24)SCD-2 (1998-10-23)Maqsat-3 (1998-10-21)UFO F9 (1998-10-20)Eutelsat HB5 (1998-10-09)Eutelsat W2 (1998-10-05)STEX (1998-10-03)Molniya-1T No. 99 (1998-09-28)Orbcomm FM21 (1998-09-23)PAS 7 (1998-09-16)Globalstar Z1 (1998-09-09)Iridium MS-10 (1998-09-08)Kwangmyongsong-1 (1998-08-31)Astra 2A (1998-08-30)Galaxy X (1998-08-27)Singapore-Taiwan 1 (1998-08-25)Iridium SV078 (1998-08-19)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 77 (1998-08-13)MERCURY 3 (1998-08-12)Orbcomm FM17 (1998-08-02)Tselina-2 No. 14L (1998-07-28)xinnuo yihao (1998-07-18)Resurs-O1 No. 4L (1998-07-10)Tubsat-N (1998-07-07)Planet B (1998-07-03)Molniya-3 No. 61 (1998-07-01)Neman (1998-06-25)Kobal't (1998-06-24)INTELSAT 805 (1998-06-18)Strela-3 (1998-06-15)Thor 3 (1998-06-10)OV-103 Shuttle/Mir (1998-06-02)Chinastar 1 (1998-05-30)Iridium MS-9 (1998-05-17)Progress 7K-TGM No 238 (1998-05-14)NOAA K (1998-05-13)ORION 4 (1998-05-09)Echostar 4 (1998-05-07)Oko (1998-05-07)Iridium SV069 (1998-05-02)Oko-1 No. 7122 (1998-04-29)Nilesat 101 (1998-04-28)Globalstar D-2 (1998-04-24)OV-102 Spacelab (1998-04-17)Iridium SV062 (1998-04-07)TRACE (1998-04-02)Iridium MS-8 (1998-03-30)Iridium SV051 (1998-03-25)SPOT-4 (1998-03-24)UFO F8 (1998-03-16)Progress 7K-TGM No 240 (1998-03-14)INTELSAT 806 (1998-02-28)Eutelsat HB4 (1998-02-27)SNOE (1998-02-26)COMETS (1998-02-21)Iridium MS-7 (1998-02-18)Kometa No. 19 (1998-02-17)Globalstar D-1 (1998-02-14)GFO (1998-02-10)Brasilsat B3 (1998-02-04)QUASAR 12? (1998-01-29)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 76 (1998-01-29)OV-105 Shuttle/Mir (1998-01-23)EROS A (1998-01-22)Skynet 4D (1998-01-10)LP (1998-01-07)

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