1999 orbital launches

In 1999, ExGalactic records 77 orbital launch attempts.

Counts include only launches confirmed by at least two independent sources.

By country

LaunchesCountry
28USA
21Kazakhstan
10French Guiana
7Russia
6Other
3China
1India
1Japan

Launches

  1. Mars Polar Lander — 3 January 1999, 20:21 UTC — Success
  2. Formosat-1 — 27 January 1999, 00:34 UTC — Success
  3. Stardust — 7 February 1999, 21:04 UTC — Success
  4. Globalstar 23,36,38,40 — 9 February 1999, 03:53 UTC — Success
  5. Telstar 6 — 15 February 1999, 05:12 UTC — Success
  6. JCSAT 4A — 16 February 1999, 01:45 UTC — Success
  7. Soyuz TM-29 — 20 February 1999, 04:18 UTC — Success
  8. ARGOS — 23 February 1999, 10:29 UTC — Success
  9. Arabsat 3A & Skynet 4E — 26 February 1999, 22:44 UTC — Success
  10. Raduga-1 4 — 28 February 1999, 04:00 UTC — Success
  11. Wide Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) — 5 March 1999, 02:56 UTC — Success
  12. Globalstar 22,37,41,46 — 15 March 1999, 03:06 UTC — Success
  13. Asiasat 3S — 21 March 1999, 00:09 UTC — Success
  14. DemoSat — 28 March 1999, 01:29 UTC — Success
  15. Progress M-41 — 2 April 1999, 11:28 UTC — Success
  16. Insat 2E — 2 April 1999, 22:03 UTC — Success
  17. DSP 19 — 9 April 1999, 17:01 UTC — Failure
  18. Eutelsat W3 — 12 April 1999, 22:50 UTC — Success
  19. Globalstar 19,42,44,45 — 15 April 1999, 00:46 UTC — Success
  20. Landsat 7 — 15 April 1999, 18:32 UTC — Success
  21. UOSAT-OSCAR-36 — 21 April 1999, 04:59 UTC — Success
  22. Ikonos 1 — 27 April 1999, 18:22 UTC — Failure
  23. ABRIXAS & MegSat 0 — 28 April 1999, 20:30 UTC — Success
  24. Milstar 3 — 30 April 1999, 16:30 UTC — Failure
  25. Orion 3 — 5 May 1999, 01:00 UTC — Failure
  26. Feng Yun 1C — 10 May 1999, 01:33 UTC — Success
  27. MUBLCOM & TERRIERS — 18 May 1999, 05:09 UTC — Success
  28. Nimiq 1 — 20 May 1999, 22:30 UTC — Success
  29. NROL-9 — 22 May 1999, 09:36 UTC — Success
  30. IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3 — 26 May 1999, 06:22 UTC — Success
  31. STS-96 — 27 May 1999, 10:49 UTC — Success
  32. Globalstar 25,47,49,52 — 10 June 1999, 13:48 UTC — Success
  33. Iridium 92 & 93 — 11 June 1999, 17:15 UTC — Success
  34. Astra 1H — 18 June 1999, 01:49 UTC — Success
  35. QuikScat — 20 June 1999, 02:15 UTC — Success
  36. FUSE — 24 June 1999, 15:44 UTC — Success
  37. Raduga 34 — 5 July 1999, 13:32 UTC — Failure
  38. Molniya-3 63L — 8 July 1999, 08:45 UTC — Success
  39. Globalstar 30,32,35,41 — 10 July 1999, 08:45 UTC — Success
  40. Progress M-42 — 16 July 1999, 16:37 UTC — Success
  41. Okean-O — 17 July 1999, 05:38 UTC — Success
  42. STS-93 — 23 July 1999, 04:31 UTC — Success
  43. Globalstar 26,28,43,48 — 25 July 1999, 07:46 UTC — Success
  44. Telkom 1 — 12 August 1999, 22:52 UTC — Success
  45. Globalstar 24,27,53,54 — 17 August 1999, 04:37 UTC — Success
  46. Yantar-4K2 79 — 18 August 1999, 18:00 UTC — Success
  47. Parus 91 — 26 August 1999, 12:02 UTC — Success
  48. Mugunghwa 3 — 4 September 1999, 22:34 UTC — Success
  49. Yamal-101 & 102 — 6 September 1999, 16:36 UTC — Success
  50. Foton 12 — 9 September 1999, 18:00 UTC — Success
  51. Globalstar 33,50,55,58 — 22 September 1999, 14:33 UTC — Success
  52. Echostar V — 23 September 1999, 06:02 UTC — Success
  53. Ikonos — 24 September 1999, 18:21 UTC — Success
  54. Telstar 7 — 25 September 1999, 06:29 UTC — Success
  55. LMI 1 — 26 September 1999, 22:30 UTC — Success
  56. Resurs F-1M — 28 September 1999, 11:00 UTC — Success
  57. GPS IIR-3 — 7 October 1999, 12:51 UTC — Success
  58. DirecTV-1R — 10 October 1999, 03:28 UTC — Success
  59. Zi Yuan 1-1 — 14 October 1999, 03:15 UTC — Success
  60. Globalstar 31,56,57,59 — 18 October 1999, 13:32 UTC — Success
  61. Orion 2 — 19 October 1999, 06:22 UTC — Success
  62. Ekspress-A No. 1 — 27 October 1999, 16:16 UTC — Failure
  63. GE 4 — 13 November 1999, 22:54 UTC — Success
  64. MTSAT — 15 November 1999, 07:29 UTC — Failure
  65. Globalstar 29,34,39,61 — 22 November 1999, 16:20 UTC — Success
  66. UHF F/O F10 — 23 November 1999, 04:06 UTC — Success
  67. Helios 1B — 3 December 1999, 16:22 UTC — Success
  68. Orbcomm-D2 - D8 — 4 December 1999, 18:53 UTC — Success
  69. XMM-Newton — 10 December 1999, 14:32 UTC — Success
  70. SACI-2 — 11 December 1999, 18:25 UTC — Failure
  71. DMSP F-15 — 12 December 1999, 17:38 UTC — Success
  72. Terra — 18 December 1999, 18:57 UTC — Success
  73. STS-103 — 20 December 1999, 00:50 UTC — Success
  74. Arirang-1 & ACRIMSat — 21 December 1999, 07:13 UTC — Success
  75. Galaxy 11 — 22 December 1999, 00:50 UTC — Success
  76. US-PM 10 — 26 December 1999, 08:00 UTC — Success
  77. US-K 80 — 27 December 1999, 19:12 UTC — Success

Sources: Jonathan's Space Report (GCAT), CC-BY; CelesTrak; Launch Library 2.

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