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Table of the 173 Spacecrafts Launched in 1990
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# Spacecraft Sponsor Launch date Mission type Categories
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1) Skynet 4A United Kindgom
Ministry of Defense		 1st Jan 90 M Communications Europe, Geo,
2) JCSat 2 Japan (JCSC) 1st Jan 90 C Communications Japan, Geo
3) STS-32 NASA 9 Jan 90 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
4) Syncom IV-5 / Leasat 5 U.S. Navy 9 Jan 90 M Communications USSR, Geo
5) Kosmos 2055 / Zenit-8 / 
Oblik		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 17 Jan 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
6) Kosmos 2056 / Strela-2 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 18 Jan 90 M Communications USSR,
7) SPOT 2 France (CNES) 22 Jan 90 C Earth Remote Sensing Europe,
8) WEBERSAT / WEBERSAT-OSCAR 18  Weber State College 22 Jan 90 C Radio-Amateur USA,
9) LUSAT / LUSAT-OSCAR 19 (LO-19) Amateur Radio Satellite 22 Jan 90 C Radio-Amateur USA,,
10) DOVE / DOVE-OSCAR 17 (DO-17) AMSAT-Brazil 22 Jan 90 C Radio-Amateur USA,
11) PACSAT / AMSAT-
ORCAR 16 (AO-16)		 Amateur Radio Satellite 22 Jan 90 C Radio-Amateur USA,
12) UoSAT 3 / UoSAT-
OSCAR 14		 Surrey Satellite Technology 22 Jan 90 C Radio-Amateur USA,
13) UoSAT 4 / UoSAT-
OSCAR 15		 Surrey Satellite Technology 22 Jan 90 C Technology USA,
14) Molniya 3-37 Soviet Union 23 Jan 90 C Communications USSR,
15) Muses A / Hiten Japan (ISAS) 24 Jan 90 C Planetary Probe Japan,
16) Hagoromo Japan (ISAS) 24 Jan 90 C Planetary Probe Japan, Fail,
17) Navstar 17 (USA 50) U.S. Department 
of Defense		 24 Jan 90 M Navigation USA,
18) Kosmos 2057 / 
Yantar-4K2 50		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 25 Jan 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
19) Kosmos 2058 / Tselina-D 68 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 30 Jan 90 M Electronic intelligence USSR,
20) STTW 4 / DFH 2A 
("Chinasat 26")		 China 4 Feb 90 M Communications China, Geo
21) Kosmos 2059 / Taifun-1 / Duga-K Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Feb 90 M Radar Calibration USSR,
22) MOS 1b / MOMO 1B Japan (NASDA) 7 Feb 90 C Earth Remote Sensing Japan,
23) Debut / Orizuru Japan (NASDA) 7 Feb 90 C Technology Japan,
24) JAS 1b / Fuji 2 / 
Fuji-OSCAR 20		 7 Feb 90 C Radio-Amateur Japan,
25) Soyuz TM-9 Soviet Union 11 Feb 90 C Piloted spaceship USSR,
26) LACE (USA 51) U.S. Space Defense Initiative Organization 14 Feb 90 M Space Defense USA,
27) RME / Losat (USA 52) U.S. Space Defense Initiative Organization 14 Feb 90 M Space Defense USA,
28) Raduga 25 Soviet Union 15 Feb 90 C Communications USSR, Geo,
29) Superbird B Japan (SCCJ) 22 Feb 90 C Communications Japan, Fail, (Geo),
30) BS-2X Japan (NASDA) 22 Feb 90 C Communications Japan, Fail, (Geo),
31) Nadezhda 2 Soviet Union 27 Feb 90 M Navigation USSR,
32) Okean 2 Soviet Union 28 Feb 90 C Ocean Remote Sensing USSR,
33) STS-36 NASA 28 Feb 90 M Piloted Spaceship USA,
34) Advanced Crystal / 
KH-12 1 (USA 53) 		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 28 Feb 90 M Photo Surveillance USA, Fail,
35) Progress M-3 Soviet Union 1st Mar 90 C Cargo Spaceship USSR,
36) Intelsat VI F-3 Intelsat 14 Mar 90 C Communications Commer, Fail, (Geo)
37) Kosmos 2060 / US-P 31 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 14 Mar 90 M Ocean Surveillance USSR,
38) Kosmos 2061 / Parus Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 20 Mar 90 M Navigation USSR,
39) Kosmos 2062 / Zenit-8 / 
Oblik		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 22 Mar 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
40) Navstar 18 (USA 54) U.S. Department 
of Defense		 26 Mar 90 M Navigation USA,
41) Kosmos 2063 / Oko 62 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 21 Mar 90 M Missile Early Warning USSR,
42) Kosmos / Yantar-4K1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 3 Apr 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR, Fail,
43) 'Ofeq 2 Israel 3 Apr 90 M Photo Surveillance Israel,
44) PEGSAT / Orion 38 U.S. Air Force 5 Apr 90 M Earth/Space Sciences USA,
45) Glomar 2 / TERCEL / 
SECS (USA 55) 		 U.S. Air Force 5 Apr 90 M Communications USA,
46) Kosmos 2064 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Apr 90 M Communications USSR,
47) Kosmos 2065 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Apr 90 M Communications USSR,
48) Kosmos 2066 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Apr 90 M Communications USSR,
49) Kosmos 2067 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Apr 90 M Communications USSR,
50) Kosmos 2068 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Apr 90 M Communications USSR,
51) Kosmos 2069 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Apr 90 M Communications USSR,
52) Kosmos 2070 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Apr 90 M Communications USSR,
53) Kosmos 2071 / Strela-1M Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 6 Apr 90 M Communications USSR,
54) AsiaSat 1 Asia Satellite Telecommunications 7 Apr 90 C Communications Commer, Geo,
55) POGS & SSR (USA 56)  U.S. Air Force 11 Apr 90 M Science & Technology USA,
56) TEX (USA 57) U.S. Air Force 11 Apr 90 M Science & Technology USA,
57) SCE (USA 58) U.S. Air Force 11 Apr 90 M Science & Technology USA,
58) Foton 3 Soviet Union 11 Apr 90 C Material Processing USSR,
59) Kosmos 2072 / 
Yantar-4KS1		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 11 Apr 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
60) Palapa 6 (B2R) / Newsat-1 Indonesia (Perumtel) 13 Apr 90 C Communications Indonesia, Geo,
61) Kosmos 2073 / Zenit-8 / 
Oblik		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 17 Apr 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
62) Kosmos 2074 / Parus Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 20 Apr 90 M Navigation USSR,
63) STS-31 NASA 24 Apr 90 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
64) HST / Hubble Space Telescope NASA 24 Apr 90 C Astronomy USA,
65) Kosmos 2075 / Romb / Taifun-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 23 Apr 90 M Radar Calibration USSR,
66) Molniya 1-77 Soviet Union 26 Apr 90 C Communications USSR,
67) Kosmos 2076 / Oko Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 28 Apr 90 M Missile Early Warning USSR,
68) Progress 42 Soviet Union 6 May 90 C Cargo Spaceship USSR,
69) Kosmos 2077 / 
Yantar-4K2 51		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 7 May 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
70) Macsat 1 / M1 U.S. Air Forc 9 May 90 M Communications USA,
71) Macsat 2 / M2 U.S. Air Forc 9 May 90 M Communications USA,
72) Kosmos 2078 / 
Yantar-1KFT 12		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 15 May 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
73) Kosmos 2079 / Glonass (Uragan) 46L Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 May 90 M Navigation USSR,
74) Kosmos 2080 / Glonass (Uragan) 51L Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 May 90 M Navigation USSR,
75) Kosmos 2081 / Glonass (Uragan) 52L Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 May 90 M Navigation USSR,
76) Kosmos 2082 / Tselina-2 9 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 22 May 90 M Electronic intelligence USSR,
77) Resurs F-06 Soviet Union 29 May 90 C Earth Remote Sensing USSR,
78) Kristall Soviet Union 31 May 90 C Space Station Module USSR,
79) ROSAT W. Germany, 
USA, UK		 1st Jun 90 C Astronomy USA,
80) NOSS-2 / SLDCOM 1 
(USA 59)		 U.S. Navy 8 Jun 90 M Electronic intelligence USA,
81) SSU (USA 60) U.S. Navy 8 Jun 90 M Electronic intelligence USA,
82) SSU (USA 61) U.S. Navy 8 Jun 90 M Electronic intelligence USA,
83) SSU (USA 62) U.S. Navy 8 Jun 90 M Electronic intelligence USA,
84) Insat 1D India (ISRO) 12 Jun 90 C Communications India, Geo,
85) Molniya 3-38 Soviet Union 13 Jun 90 C Communications USSR,
86) Kosmos 2083 / Zenit-8 /
Oblik		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 Jun 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
87) Gorizont 20 Soviet Union 21 Jun 90 C Communications USSR, Geo,
88) Kosmos 2084 / Oko #64 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 22 Jun 90 M Missile Early Warning USSR, Fail,
89) Intelsat 6 F-4 Intelsat 23 Jun 90 C Communications Commer, Geo,
90) Meteor 2-19 Soviet Union 28 Jun 90 C Meteorology USSR,
91) Kosmos / Yantar-4K1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 3 Jul 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR, Fail,
92) Gamma Soviet Union 11 Jul 90 C Astronomy USSR,
93) BARD / Badr-A Pakistan 16 Jul 90 C Technology Pakistan,
94) Aussat B model Australia 10 Jul 90 C Technology Australia,
95) Resurs F-07 Soviet Union 17 Jul 90 C Earth Remote Sensing USSR,
96) Kosmos 2085 / Potok 6 17L Soviet Union 19 Jul 90 M Communications USSR, Geo,
97) Kosmos 2086 / Zenit-8 / 
Oblik		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 20 Jul 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
98) TDF 2 Télédiffusion 
de France		 24 Jul 90 C Communications Europê, Geo,
99) DFS Kopernikus 2 BP Telekom 24 Jul 90 C Communications Europê, Geo,
100) Kosmos 2087 / Oko #65 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 25 Jul 90 M Missile Early Warning USSR,
101) CRRES U.S. Air Force, 
NASA		 25 Jul 90 C Earth/Space Sciences USA,
102) Kosmos 2088 / Geo-IK 12 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 30 Jul 90 C Earth/Space Science USSR,
103) Soyuz TM-10 Soviet Union 1 Aug 90 C Piloted Spaceship USSR,
104) Navstar 19 (USA 63) U.S. Department
of Defense		 2 Aug 90 M Navigation USA,
105) Kosmos 2089 / 
Yantar-4K2 52		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 3 Aug 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
106) Kosmos 2090 / Strela-3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 8 Aug 90 M Communications USSR,
107) Kosmos 2091 / Strela-3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 8 Aug 90 M Communications USSR,
108) Kosmos 2092 / Strela-3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 8 Aug 90 M Communications USSR,
109) Kosmos 2093 / Strela-3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 8 Aug 90 M Communications USSR,
110) Kosmos 2094 / Strela-3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 8 Aug 90 M Communications USSR,
111) Kosmos 2095 / Strela-3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 8 Aug 90 M Communications USSR,
112) Ekran-M Soviet Union 9 Aug 90 C Communications USSR, Fail, (Geo)
113) Molniya 1-78 Soviet Union 11 Aug 90 C Communications USSR,
114) Progress M-4 Soviet Union 15 Aug 90 C Cargo Spaceship USSR,
115) Resurs F-08 Soviet Union 16 Aug 90 C Earth Remote Sensing USSR,
116) Marcopolos 2 (Thor 1) BSB R2 British Satellite
Broadcasting		 17 Aug 90 C Communications Commer, Geo,
117) Kosmos 2096 / US-P 32 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 23 Aug 90 M Ocean Surveillance USSR,
118) Kosmos 2097 / Oko 66 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 28 Aug 90 M Missile Early Warning USSR,
119) BS 3A / Yuri 3A Japan (TSCJ) 28 Aug 90 C Communications Japan, Geo,
120) Kosmos 2098 / Vektor Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 28 Aug 90 M Radar Calibration USSR,
121) Skynet 4C United Kingdom
Defense Ministry		 30 Aug 90 M Communications Europe, Geo,
122) Eutelsat II F-1 Eutelsat 30 Aug 90 C Communications Europe, Geo,
123) Kosmos 2099 / Zenit-8 / 
Oblik		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 31 Aug 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
124) FY-1B / Feng Yun 1B 
("Chinasat 28")		 China 3 Sep 90 C Meteorology China,
125) DQ 1 / Da Qi Qui Weixing 1 
("Chinasat 31")		 China 3 Sep 90 C Earth/Space Sciences China,
126) DQ 2 / Da Qi Qui Weixing 2 
("Chinasat 32")		 China 3 Sep 90 C Earth/Space Sciences China,
127) Resurs F-09 Soviet Union 7 Sep 90 C Earth Remote Sensing USSR,
128) Kosmos 2100 / Parus Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 14 Sep 90 M Navigation USSR,
129) Molniya 3-39 Soviet Union 21 Sep 90 C Communications USSR,
130) Progress M-5 Soviet Union 27 Sep 90 C Cargo Spaceship USSR,
131) Meteor 2-2 Soviet Union 28 Sep 90 C Meteorology USSR,
132) Kosmos 2101 / Don (2) / 
Orlets-1 2		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 1 Oct 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
133) Navstar 20 (USA 64) U.S. Department
of Defense 		 1st Oct 90 M Navigation USa,
134) Kosmos / Tselina-2 10 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 4 Oct 90 M Electronic intelligence USSR, Fail,
135) FSW 1-12 ("Chinasat 33") China 5 Oct 90 M Photo Surveillance China,
136) STS-41 NASA 6 Oct 90 C Piloted Spaceship USa,
137) Ulysses ESA, NASA 6 Oct 90 C Planetary Probe USa,
138) SBS 6 SBS 12 Oct 90 C Communications Commer, Geo,
139) Galaxy 6 / Westar 6S Hughes 
Communications		 12 Oct 90 C Communications Commer, Geo,
140) Kosmos 2102 / 
Yantar-4K2 53		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 16 Oct 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
141) Inmarsat II F-1 Inmsarsat 30 Oct 90 C Communications Europe, Geo,
142) Gorizont 21 Soviet Union 3 Nov 90 C Communications USSR, Geo,
143) DSP 15 (USA 65) U.S. Deparment
of Defense		 13 Nov 90 M Missile Early Warning USA, Geo,
144) Kosmos 2103 : US-P 33 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 14 Nov 90 M Ocean Surveillance USSR,
145) STS-38 NASA 15 Nov 90 M Piloted Spaceship USA,
146) SDS B-2 / Magnum 3
(USA 67)		 U.S. Deparment of Defense 15 Nov 90 M Ocean Surveillance USA, Geo,
147) Kosmos 2104 / Zenit-8 / 
Oblik		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 16 Nov 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
148) Kosmos 2105 / Oko #67 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 20 Nov 90 M Missile Early Warning USSR,
149) Satcom C1 GE Americom 20 Nov 90 C Communications Commer, Geo,
150) GStar 4 GTE Spacenet 20 Nov 90 C Communications CommerGeo,
151) Molniya 1-79 Soviet Union 23 Nov 90 C Communications USSR,
152) Gorizont 22 Soviet Union 23 Nov 90 C Communications USSR, Geo,
153) Navstar 21 (USA 66) U.S. Deparment
 of Defense		 26 Nov 90 M Navigation USA,
154) Kosmos 2106 / Tselina-D 69 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 30 Nov 90 M Electronic intelligence USSR,
155) DMSP Block 5D-2 F5 
(USA 68)		 U.S. Department
of Defense		 1st Dec 90 M Meteorology USA,
156) STS-35 - Astro 1 NASA 2 Dec 90 C Piloted Spaceship USA,,
157) Soyuz TM-11 Soviet Union 2 Dec 90 C Piloted Spaceship USSR,
158) Kosmos 2107 / US-P 34 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 4 Dec 90 M Ocean Surveillance USSR,
159) Kosmos 2108 / 
Yantar-4K2 54		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 4 Dec 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
160) Kosmos 2109 / Glonass 
(Uragan) 47L		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 8 Dec 90 M Navigation USSR,
161) Kosmos 2110 / Glonass 
(Uragan) 48L		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 8 Dec 90 M Navigation USSR,
162) Kosmos 2111 / Glonass 
(Uragan) 49L		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 8 Dec 90 M Navigation USSR,
163) Kosmos 2112 / Strela-2 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 10 Dec 90 M Communications USSR,
164) Raduga 26 Soviet Union 20 Dec 90 C Communications USSR, Geo,
165) Kosmos 2113 / 
Yantar-4KS1		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 21 Dec 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
166) Kosmos 2114 / Strela-3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 22 Dec 90 M Communications USSR,
167) Kosmos 2115 / Strela-3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 22 Dec 90 M Communications USSR,
168) Kosmos 2116 / Strela-3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 22 Dec 90 M Communications USSR,
169) Kosmos 2117 / Strela-3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 22 Dec 90 M Communications USSR,
170) Kosmos 2118 / Strela-3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 22 Dec 90 M Communications USSR,
171) Kosmos 2119 / Strela-3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 22 Dec 90 M Communications USSR,
172) Kosmos 2120 / 
Zenit-8 / Oblik		 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 26 Dec 90 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
173) Raduga 1-02 Soviet Union 27 Dec 90 C Communications USSR, Geo,
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