Rocket Launches in 1991
Spaceflight in 1991: The Soviet Union dissolves in December while Sergei Krikalev is aboard Mir, and the cosmonaut comes home the following March to a different country. Helen Sharman becomes the first Briton in space in May. Atlantis deploys the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory in April, and Galileo makes the first close flyby of an asteroid, Gaspra, in October.
91 launches in 1991 · 3 failures · 2 partial
Launch list for 1991
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-01-08 | Delta II 7925 | NATO 4A | ULA | Success |
| 1991-01-14 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-6 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-01-15 | Ariane 44L | Italsat 1 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1991-01-17 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Zenit-8 97 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-01-18 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 37 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1991-01-29 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Informator-1 | Polyot | Success |
| 1991-02-05 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tsikada 17 | Polyot | Success |
| 1991-02-07 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 57 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-02-12 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 353-360 | Polyot | Success |
| 1991-02-14 | Proton K/DM-2 | US-KMO 1 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1991-02-15 | Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 13 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-02-15 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1T 80 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-02-26 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 71 | Polyot | Success |
| 1991-02-28 | Proton K/DM-2 | Raduga 27 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1991-03-02 | Ariane 44LP | Astra 1B & Meteosat 5 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1991-03-06 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Zenit-8 98 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-03-08 | Titan 403A | Onyx 2 | LM | Success |
| 1991-03-08 | Delta II 6925 | INMARSAT II F-2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1991-03-12 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Nadezhda 6 | Polyot | Success |
| 1991-03-19 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-7 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-03-19 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-1B 11 | Polyot | Success |
| 1991-03-22 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 55L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-03-26 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 58 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-03-31 | Proton-K | Almaz-1 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1991-04-04 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 42 to 44 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1991-04-04 | Ariane 44P | Anik E2 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1991-04-05 | Space Shuttle | STS-37 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1991-04-13 | Delta II 7925 | ASC 2 | ULA | Success |
| 1991-04-16 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 72 | Polyot | Success |
| 1991-04-18 | Atlas I | BS-3H | GD | Failure |
| 1991-04-24 | Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-3 4 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1991-04-28 | Space Shuttle | STS-39 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1991-05-14 | SM-65E Atlas | NOAA 12 | Convair | Success |
| 1991-05-16 | Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 61 to 66 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1991-05-18 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-12 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-05-21 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Resurs-F2 6 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-05-24 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 59 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-05-29 | Delta II 7925 | Satcom C5 | ULA | Success |
| 1991-05-30 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-8 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-06-04 | Tsiklon-3 | Okean-O1 6 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1991-06-05 | Space Shuttle | STS-40 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1991-06-11 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 49 | Polyot | Success |
| 1991-06-13 | Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-R 3 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1991-06-18 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1T 81 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-06-25 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-2 26 | Polyot | Failure |
| 1991-06-28 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Resurs-F 11 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-06-29 | Scout G-1 | REX | Vought | Success |
| 1991-07-01 | Proton K/DM-2 | Gorizont 23 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1991-07-04 | Delta II 7925 | GPS IIA-2 | ULA | Success |
| 1991-07-09 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Zenit-8 99 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-07-10 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4KS1M 1 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-07-17 | Ariane 40 | ERS-1 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1991-07-17 | Pegasus HAPS | 7 microsats | OSC | Partial Failure |
| 1991-07-23 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F 12 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-08-01 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1T 82 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-08-02 | Space Shuttle | STS-43 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1991-08-14 | Ariane 44L | Intelsat 605 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1991-08-15 | Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-3 5 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1991-08-20 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-9 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-08-21 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Resurs-F2 7 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-08-22 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 73 | Polyot | Success |
| 1991-08-25 | H-I | Yuri 3B | MHI | Success |
| 1991-08-29 | Vostok 8A92M | IRS-1B | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1991-08-30 | Mu-3S-II | Yohkoh | Nissan | Success |
| 1991-08-30 | Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 9 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1991-09-12 | Space Shuttle | STS-48 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1991-09-13 | Proton K/DM-2 | US-KS 5 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1991-09-17 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 48L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-09-19 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 60 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-09-26 | Ariane 44P | Anik E1 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1991-09-28 | Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 67 to 72 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1991-10-02 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-13 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-10-04 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Foton 7 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-10-09 | Soyuz-U2 | Orlets-1 3 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-10-10 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-1B 12 | Polyot | Success |
| 1991-10-17 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-10 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-10-23 | Proton K/DM-2 | Gorizont 24 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1991-10-29 | Ariane 44L | Intelsat 601 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1991-11-08 | Titan 403A | SLDCOM 2 | LM | Success |
| 1991-11-12 | Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 73 to 78 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1991-11-20 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 61 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-11-22 | Proton K/DM-2 | Potok 7 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1991-11-24 | Space Shuttle | STS-44 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1991-11-27 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 74 | Polyot | Success |
| 1991-11-28 | SM-65E Atlas | DMSP-5D2 F11 | Convair | Success |
| 1991-12-07 | Atlas II | Eutelsat II F-3 | LM | Success |
| 1991-12-16 | Ariane 44L | Telecom 2A | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1991-12-17 | Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 14 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1991-12-18 | Tsiklon-3 | AUOS-Z-AP-IK 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1991-12-19 | Proton K/DM-2 | Raduga 28 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1991-12-28 | Long March 3 | DFH-2A 5 | CASC | Partial Failure |