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The Skylab space station, which decayed from orbit on 11 July
Fact Sheet
Orbital Launches
First 11 January
Last 28 December
Total 110
Catalogued 106
National Firsts
Orbital Launch  Europe
Space Traveller  Bulgaria
Rockets
Maiden Flights Ariane 1
Scout G-1
SLV
Retirements Delta 2000
Mu-3C
Scout D-1
Manned flights
Orbital 2
Total travellers 4


[edit] Launches

Date/Time (UTC) Rocket Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
25 February
11:53:49
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionSoyuz 32 Low Earth (Salyut 6) Salyut 6 EO-3 13 June
16:18:26
Successful
Manned flight launching with two cosmonauts, remained in orbit past design life due to Soyuz 33 failure, returned to Earth unmanned
10 April
17:34:34
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionSoyuz 33 Low Earth (Intended: Salyut 6) Taxi flight 12 April
16:35
Spacecraft failure
Manned flight with two cosmonauts, first Bulgarian in space, main engine failed during rendezvous manoeuvres, docking aborted and spacecraft deorbited using backup engines
6 June
18:12:41
Soviet UnionSoyuz-U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionSoyuz 34 Low Earth (Salyut 6) Crew return 19 August
12:29
Successful
Launched unmanned to replace Soyuz 32 which had passed the end of its design life, landed with two cosmonauts
24 December
17:14:38
EuropeAriane 1 EuropeKourou ELA-1 EuropeESA
EuropeCAT-1 ESA Low Earth Technology 27 November 1989 Successful
Maiden flight of the Ariane 1, and the Ariane family[1]

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[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Hughes, J. (1996) Larousse Desk Reference Encloypedia London RD Press





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