Skip to content
Home › Library › Launch Database › 1999 Launches
🚀 Complete Launch Archive Live · auto-updating

Orbital Launches in 1999

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.

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

Orbital Radar lists 78 every orbital launch in 1999, 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

78 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
1999-12-27Oko1999-073Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1999-12-26US-PU/Konus-A1999-072Tsiklon-2Russian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1999-12-22Galaxy 111999-071Ariane 44L 44L-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1999-12-21KOMPSAT1999-070Taurus 2110OSC ChandlerVandenberg SFB3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-12-20OV-103 HST mission1999-069Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
1999-12-18EOS AM-11999-068Atlas IIASLockheed MartinVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1999-12-12DMSP Block 5D-3 S-151999-067Titan II SLV2SLS/AFSMCVandenberg SFB4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-12-11SACI-21999-F05VLS-1AEBAlcantara—LEOfailure
1999-12-10XMM1999-066Ariane 5GArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1999-12-04Orbcomm FM301999-065Pegasus XL/HAPSOrbital SciencesWallops I8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-12-03Helios 1B1999-064Ariane 40 40-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-11-23UFO 101999-063Atlas IIALockheed MartinCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1999-11-22Globalstar S-61999-062Soyuz-U-PVB IkarStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-11-19Shenzhou 1 Fanhui Cang1999-061Chang Zheng 2FCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
1999-11-15MTSAT1999-F04H-IINASDATanegashima—LEOfailure
1999-11-13GE 41999-060Ariane 44LP 44LP-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1999-10-27Ekspress-A No. R 0011999-F03Proton-K/DM-2KhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
1999-10-19Orion 21999-059Ariane 44LP 44LP-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1999-10-18Globalstar S-51999-058Soyuz-U-PVB IkarStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-10-14ZY-1/CBERS 11999-057Chang Zheng 4BCASCTaiyuan122 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-10-10DirecTV-1R1999-056Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1999-10-07Navstar GPS SVN 461999-055Delta 7925-9.5Blue OriginCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1999-09-28Resurs F-1M1999-054Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1999-09-26LMI 11999-053Proton-K/DM-2M DM3ILSBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1999-09-25Telstar 71999-052Ariane 44LP 44LP-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1999-09-24Ikonos 21999-051Athena-2Lockheed MartinVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1999-09-23Echostar 51999-050Atlas IIASLockheed MartinCape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1999-09-22Globalstar S-41999-049Soyuz-U-PVB IkarStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1999-09-09Foton No. 121999-048Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1999-09-06Yamal-100 No. 21999-047Proton-K/DM-2M DM-2MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1999-09-04Koreasat 31999-046Ariane 42P 42P-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1999-08-26Parus1999-045Kosmos 11K65MRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-08-18Kobal't1999-044Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1999-08-17Globalstar D-61999-043Delta 7420-10CBlue OriginCape Canaveral4 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1999-08-12Telkom 11999-042Ariane 42P 42P-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1999-07-25Globalstar D-51999-041Delta 7420-10CBlue OriginCape Canaveral5 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1999-07-23OV-102 IUS deploy1999-040Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center5 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1999-07-17Okean-O No. 11999-039Zenit-2Russian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-07-16Progress 7K-TGM No 2421999-038Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1999-07-10Globalstar D-41999-037Delta 7420-10CBlue OriginCape Canaveral4 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1999-07-08Molniya-3 No. 63?1999-036Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1999-07-05Gran' No. 451999-F02Proton-K/Briz-MRussian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
1999-06-24Far UV Spec. Explorer1999-035Delta 7320-10Blue OriginCape Canaveral1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1999-06-20QuikScat1999-034Titan II SLV2SLS/AFSMCVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1999-06-18Astra 1H1999-033Proton-K/DM-2M DM3ILSBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1999-06-11Iridium SV0921999-032Chang Zheng 2C-III/SDCASCTaiyuan—LEOsuccess
1999-06-10Globalstar D-31999-031Delta 7420-10CBlue OriginCape Canaveral6 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1999-05-27OV-103 ISS1999-030Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
1999-05-26KITSAT-31999-029PSLV CISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-05-22MISTY 2?1999-028Titan 404B2SLS/AFSMCVandenberg SFB—MEOsuccess

Launch cadence · 1957 → 2026

Annual orbital launch attempts worldwide. The modern surge is reshaping the record.

19572026

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.

Browse the database

crawlable facet hubs · each its own indexable page

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 (78 launches)
Oko (1999-12-27)US-PU/Konus-A (1999-12-26)Galaxy 11 (1999-12-22)KOMPSAT (1999-12-21)OV-103 HST mission (1999-12-20)EOS AM-1 (1999-12-18)DMSP Block 5D-3 S-15 (1999-12-12)SACI-2 (1999-12-11)XMM (1999-12-10)Orbcomm FM30 (1999-12-04)Helios 1B (1999-12-03)UFO 10 (1999-11-23)Globalstar S-6 (1999-11-22)Shenzhou 1 Fanhui Cang (1999-11-19)MTSAT (1999-11-15)GE 4 (1999-11-13)Ekspress-A No. R 001 (1999-10-27)Orion 2 (1999-10-19)Globalstar S-5 (1999-10-18)ZY-1/CBERS 1 (1999-10-14)DirecTV-1R (1999-10-10)Navstar GPS SVN 46 (1999-10-07)Resurs F-1M (1999-09-28)LMI 1 (1999-09-26)Telstar 7 (1999-09-25)Ikonos 2 (1999-09-24)Echostar 5 (1999-09-23)Globalstar S-4 (1999-09-22)Foton No. 12 (1999-09-09)Yamal-100 No. 2 (1999-09-06)Koreasat 3 (1999-09-04)Parus (1999-08-26)Kobal't (1999-08-18)Globalstar D-6 (1999-08-17)Telkom 1 (1999-08-12)Globalstar D-5 (1999-07-25)OV-102 IUS deploy (1999-07-23)Okean-O No. 1 (1999-07-17)Progress 7K-TGM No 242 (1999-07-16)Globalstar D-4 (1999-07-10)Molniya-3 No. 63? (1999-07-08)Gran' No. 45 (1999-07-05)Far UV Spec. Explorer (1999-06-24)QuikScat (1999-06-20)Astra 1H (1999-06-18)Iridium SV092 (1999-06-11)Globalstar D-3 (1999-06-10)OV-103 ISS (1999-05-27)KITSAT-3 (1999-05-26)MISTY 2? (1999-05-22)Telesat DTH-1 (1999-05-20)TERRIERS (1999-05-18)Feng Yun Yi Beng (1999-05-10)Orion 3 (1999-05-05)Milstar DFS-3 (1999-04-30)ABRIXAS (1999-04-28)Ikonos 1 (1999-04-27)UoSAT-12 (1999-04-21)Globalstar S-3 (1999-04-15)Landsat 7 (1999-04-15)Eutelsat W3 (1999-04-12)DSP 19? (1999-04-09)Insat 2E (1999-04-02)Progress 7K-TGM No 241 (1999-04-02)DemoSat (1999-03-28)Asiasat 3S (1999-03-21)Globalstar S-2 (1999-03-15)WIRE (1999-03-05)Globus No. 15L (1999-02-28)Arabsat 3A (1999-02-26)P91-1 (1999-02-23)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 78 (1999-02-20)JCSAT 6 (1999-02-16)Telstar 6 (1999-02-15)Globalstar S-1 (1999-02-09)Stardust (1999-02-07)ROCSAT-1 (1999-01-27)MPL (1999-01-03)

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