Rocket Launches in 1989
Spaceflight in 1989: Voyager 2 flies past Neptune in August, the last stop on its tour of the giant planets. The shuttle launches Magellan toward Venus in May and Galileo toward Jupiter in October, and COBE goes up in November to map the afterglow of the Big Bang. Europe's Hipparcos begins measuring the positions of stars.
102 launches in 1989 Ā· 1 failure
Launch list for 1989
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-01-10 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 32 & 33 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1989-01-12 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F2 3 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-01-18 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 75 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-01-26 | Proton K/DM-2 | Gorizont 17 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1989-01-26 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 46 | Polyot | Success |
| 1989-01-27 | Ariane 2 | Intelsat 515 | AĆ©rospatiale | Success |
| 1989-01-28 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 43 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-02-10 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 40 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-02-10 | Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 37 to 42 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1989-02-10 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 76 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-02-14 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 60 (Kosmos 2001) | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-02-14 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Duga-K 1 | Polyot | Success |
| 1989-02-14 | Delta II 6925 | GPS-2 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1989-02-15 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1T 75 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-02-17 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 77 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-02-21 | Mu-3S-II | Akebono | Nissan | Success |
| 1989-02-22 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 64 | Polyot | Success |
| 1989-02-28 | Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2 18 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1989-03-02 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 44 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-03-06 | Ariane 44LP | JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4 | AĆ©rospatiale | Success |
| 1989-03-13 | Space Shuttle | STS-29 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1989-03-16 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Zenit-8 78 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-03-16 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 41 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-03-23 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4KS1 12 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-03-24 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 337-344 | Polyot | Success |
| 1989-03-24 | Delta 3920-8 | Delta Star | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1989-04-02 | Ariane 2 | Tele-X | AĆ©rospatiale | Success |
| 1989-04-04 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 65 | Polyot | Success |
| 1989-04-06 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Zenit-8 79 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-04-14 | Proton K/DM-2 | Raduga 23 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1989-04-20 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 45 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-04-26 | Soyuz U | Foton 5 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-05-04 | Space Shuttle | STS-30 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1989-05-05 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Zenit-8 80 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-05-10 | Titan 34D Transtage | Mercury 13 | LM | Success |
| 1989-05-17 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 46 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-05-24 | Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 11 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-05-25 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Resurs-F 1 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-05-31 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 34 & 35 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1989-06-01 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 81 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-06-05 | Ariane 44L | Superbird A & DFS-Kopernikus 1 | AĆ©rospatiale | Success |
| 1989-06-07 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 66 | Polyot | Success |
| 1989-06-08 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 45L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-06-09 | Tsiklon-3 | Okean-O1 4 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1989-06-10 | Delta II 6925 | GPS-2 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1989-06-14 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-1 22 | Polyot | Success |
| 1989-06-14 | Titan 402A IUS | DSP 14 | LM | Success |
| 1989-06-16 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 82 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-06-21 | Proton K/DM-2 | Raduga-1 1 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1989-06-27 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F 2 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-07-04 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Nadezhda 4 | Polyot | Success |
| 1989-07-05 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Zenit-8 83 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-07-05 | Proton K/DM-2 | Gorizont 18 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1989-07-12 | Ariane 3 | Olympus | AĆ©rospatiale | Success |
| 1989-07-12 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 47 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-07-18 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F 3 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-07-18 | Soyuz U | Orlets-1 1 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-07-20 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 84 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-07-24 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 30 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1989-07-25 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 67 | Polyot | Success |
| 1989-08-02 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 85 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-08-08 | Space Shuttle | STS-28 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1989-08-08 | Ariane 44LP | TV-Sat 2 | AĆ©rospatiale | Success |
| 1989-08-15 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F2 4 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-08-18 | Delta II 6925 | GPS-2 3 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1989-08-22 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 86 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-08-23 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-1 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-08-27 | Delta 4925-8 | Marcopolo 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1989-08-28 | Tsiklon-3 | Geo-IK 11 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1989-09-04 | Titan 34D Transtage | DSCS-2 15 | LM | Success |
| 1989-09-05 | H-I | Himawari 4 | MHI | Success |
| 1989-09-05 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-8 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-09-06 | Titan II SLV | P-11 5104 | LM | Success |
| 1989-09-06 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Resurs-F 5 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-09-14 | Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 43 to 48 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1989-09-15 | Soyuz U | Bion 9 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-09-22 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 87 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-09-25 | Atlas G Centaur | FLTSATCOM F8 | Convair | Success |
| 1989-09-27 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1T 76 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-09-27 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 31 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1989-09-28 | Tsiklon-3 | AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1989-09-28 | Proton K/DM-2 | Gorizont 19 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1989-10-03 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 48 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-10-17 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 88 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-10-18 | Space Shuttle | STS-34 (Galileo) | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1989-10-21 | Delta II 6925 | GPS-2 4 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1989-10-24 | Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-3 3 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1989-10-27 | Ariane 44L | Intelsat 602 | AĆ©rospatiale | Success |
| 1989-11-17 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4KS1 13 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-11-18 | Delta 5920-8 | COBE | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1989-11-23 | Space Shuttle | STS-33 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1989-11-23 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 61 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-11-24 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 32 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1989-11-26 | Proton-K | Kvant-2 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1989-11-28 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 46L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-11-30 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 49 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-12-01 | Proton-K/D-1 | Granat | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1989-12-11 | Delta II 6925 | GPS-2 5 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1989-12-15 | Proton K/DM-2 | Raduga 24 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1989-12-20 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-2 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1989-12-27 | Tsiklon-3 | Koltso 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1989-12-27 | Proton K/DM-2 | Luch #3 | Khrunichev | Success |