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| Table of the 133 Spacecrafts Launched in 1999 |
| # | Spacecraft | Sponsor | Launch date | Mission type | Categories | |
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| 1) | Mars Polar Lander | NASA | 3 Jan 99 | C | Planetary probe | |
| 2) | Deep Space-2 "Scott" | NASA | 3 Jan 99 | C | Planetary probe | |
| 3) | Deep Space-2 "Amundsen" | NASA | 3 Jan 99 | C | Planetary probe | |
| 4) | ROCSAT 1 | Taiwan (NSPO) | 27 Jan 99 | C | Technology | |
| 5) | Stardust | NASA | 7 Feb 99 | C | Planetary probe | |
| 6) | Globalstar FM-36 | Space Systems/Loral | 9 Feb 99 | C | Communications | |
| 7) | Globalstar FM-23 | Space Systems/Loral | 9 Feb 99 | C | Communications | |
| 8) | Globalstar FM-38 | Space Systems/Loral | 9 Feb 99 | C | Communications | |
| 9) | Globalstar FM-40 | Space Systems/Loral | 9 Feb 99 | C | Communications | |
| 10) | Telstar 6 | Loral Skynet | 15 Feb 99 | C | Communications | |
| 11) | JCSAT 6 | Japan Satellite
Systems |
16 Feb 99 | C | Communications | |
| 12) | Soyuz TM-29 | Russian Space Agency | 20 Feb 99 | C | Piloted spaceship | |
| 13) | ARGOS | U.S. Air Force | 23 Feb 99 | M | Technology | |
| 14) | Orsted | Danish Meteoro-
logical Institute |
23 Feb 99 | C | Earth sciences | |
| 15) | Sunsat
/ SUNSAT-
OSCAR 35 (SO-35) |
South Africa'(
Stellenbosch University |
23 Feb 99 | C | Communications | |
| 16) | Arabsat 3A | Arab League | 26 Feb 99 | C | Communications | |
| 17) | Skynet 4E | United Kingdom
(Denfence Ministry) |
26 Feb 99 | M | Communications | |
| 18) | Raduga 1-4 | Russia | 28 Feb 99 | C | Communications | |
| 19) | WIRE | NASA | 5 Mar 99 | C | Astronomy | |
| 20) | Globalstar FM-22 | Space Systems/Loral | 15 Mar 99 | C | Communications | |
| 21) | Globalstar FM-41 | Space Systems/Loral | 15 Mar 99 | C | Communications | |
| 22) | Globalstar FM-46 | Space Systems/Loral | 15 Mar 99 | C | Communications | |
| 23) | Globalstar FM-37 | Space Systems/Loral | 15 Mar 99 | C | Communications | |
| 24) | Asiasat 3S | Asiasat | 21 Mar 99 | C | Communications | |
| 25) | DemoSat | Sea Launch | 28 Mar 99 | C | Technology | |
| 26) | Progress M-41 | Russian Space Agency | 2 Apr 99 | C | Cargo spaceship | |
| 27) | Insat 2E | India (ISRO) | 2 Apr 99 | C | Communications | |
| 28) | DSP 19 (USA 142 | U.S. Dept. of Defense | 9 Apr 99 | M | Missile early warning | |
| 29) | Eutelsat W3 | Eutelsat | 12 Apr 99 | C | Communications | |
| 30) | Globalstar FM-19 | Space Systems/Loral | 15 Apr 99 | C | Communications | |
| 31) | Globalstar FM-42 | Space Systems/Loral | 15 Apr 99 | C | Communications | |
| 32) | Globalstar FM-44 | Space Systems/Loral | 15 Apr 99 | C | Communications | |
| 33) | Globalstar FM-45 | Space Systems/Loral | 15 Apr 99 | C | Communications | |
| 34) | Landsat 7 | NASA/U.S. Geolo-
gical Survey |
15 Apr 99 | C | Earth remote sensing | |
| 35) | Sputnik 99 | AMSAT-France & AMSAT-Russia | 2 Apr 99 | C | Communications | |
| 36) | UoSAT
12 / UoSAT-
OSCAR 36 (UO-36) |
United Kingdom
IUniversity of Surrey) |
21 Apr 99 | C | Communications | |
| 37) | Ikonos 1 | Space Imaging | 27 Apr 99 | C | Earth imaging | |
| 38) | ABRIXAS | Germany (DLR) | 28 Apr 99 | C | Astronomy | |
| 39) | Megsat-0 | Italy (MegSa) | 28 Apr 99 | C | Technology | |
| 40) | Milstar DFS 3 (USA 143) | U.S. Dept.of Defense | 30 Apr 99 | M | Communications | |
| 41) | Orion 3 | Loral Orio | 5 May 99 | C | Communications | |
| 42) | FY-1C / Feng Yun 1C | China | 10 May 99 | C | Metehrology | |
| 43) | SJ-5 / Shi Jian 5 | China | 10 May 99 | C | Technology | |
| 44) | TERRIERS | Boston University | 10 May 99 | C | Earth sciences | |
| 45) | MUBLCOM | U.S. DARPA / U.S. Army | 18 May 99 | M | Technology | |
| 46) | Nimiq / Telesat DTH-1 | Telesat Canada | 20 May 99 | C | Communications | |
| 47) | Improved
Crystal 5 /
KH-12 5 (USA 144) |
U.S. National Recon-
naissance Office |
22 May 99 | M | Photo Surveillance | |
| 48) | OceanSat 1 / IRS-P4 | India (ISRO) | 26 May 99 | C | Earth remote sensing | |
| 49) | KITSAT | Korea Advanced
Institute of Technology |
26 May 99 | C | Earth imaging | |
| 50) | DLR-TUBSAT | Germany (DLR) | 26 May 99 | C | Earth imaging | |
| 51) | STS-96 / ISS-2A.1 | NASA | 27 May 99 | C | Piloted spaceship | |
| 52) | Starshine | U.S. NRL | 27 May 99 | M | Technology | |
| 53) | Globalstar M052 | Space Systems/Loral | 10 Jun 99 | C | Communications | |
| 54) | Globalstar M049 | Space Systems/Loral | 10 Jun 99 | C | Communications | |
| 55) | Globalstar M025 | Space Systems/Loral | 10 Jun 99 | C | Communications | |
| 56) | Globalstar M027 | Space Systems/Loral | 10 Jun 99 | C | Communications | |
| 57) | Iridium 14A | Motorola | 11 Jun 99 | C | Communications | |
| 68) | Iridium 20A | Motorola | 11 Jun 99 | C | Communications | |
| 59) | Astra 1H | Société Européene des Satellites | 18 Jun 99 | C | Communications | |
| 60) | QuikScat | NASA | 20 Jun 99 | C | Earth/ocean remote sensing | |
| 61) | FUSE | NASA | 24 Jun 99 | C | Astronomy | |
| 62) | Raduga | Russia | 5 Jul 99 | C | Communications | |
| 63) | Molniya 3-50 | Russia | 8 Jul 99 | C | Communications | |
| 64) | Globalstar M032 | Space Systems/Loral | 10 Jul 99 | C | Communications | |
| 65) | Globalstar M030 | Space Systems/Loral | 10 Jul 99 | C | Communications | |
| 66) | Globalstar M035 | Space Systems/Loral | 10 Jul 99 | C | Communications | |
| 67) | Globalstar M051 | Space Systems/Loral | 10 Jul 99 | C | Communications |
| 68) | Progress M-42 | Russian Space Agency | 16 Jul 99 | C | Communications | |
| 69) | Okean-O 1 | Russia (RAKA) U
kraine (NKAU) |
17 Jul 99 | C | Earth remote sensing | |
| 70) | STS-93 | NASA | 23 Jul 99 | C | Piloted spaceship | |
| 71) | AXAF / Chandra | NASA | 23 Jul 99 | C | Astronomy | |
| 72) | Globalstar M026 | Space Systems/Loral | 25 Jul 99 | C | Communications | |
| 73) | Globalstar M028 | Space Systems/Loral | 25 Jul 99 | C | Communications | |
| 74) | Globalstar M043 | Space Systems/Loral | 25 Jul 99 | C | Communications | |
| 75) | Globalstar M048 | Space Systems/Loral | 25 Jul 99 | C | Communications | |
| 76) | Telkom 1 | Indonesia (PT
Telkomunikasi) |
12 Aug 99 | C | Communications | |
| 77) | Globalstar M024 | Space Systems/Loral | 17 Aug 99 | C | Communications | |
| 78) | Globalstar M027 | Space Systems/Loral | 17 Aug 99 | C | Communications | |
| 79) | Globalstar M053 | Space Systems/Loral | 17 Aug 99 | C | Communications | |
| 80) | Globalstar M054 | Space Systems/Loral | 17 Aug 99 | C | Communications | |
| 81) | Kosmos 2365 / Yantar-4K1 | Russian Defense Min. | 18 Aug 99 | M | Photo Surveillance | |
| 82) | Kosmos 2366 / Parus | Russian Defense Min. | 26 Aug 99 | M | Navigation | |
| 83) | Mugunghwa 3 / Koreasat 3 | Korea Telecom | 4 Sep 99 | C | Communications | |
| 84) | Yamal 102 | Russia (AO Gazcom) | 6 Sep 99 | C | Communications | |
| 85) | Yamal 101 | Russia (AO Gazcom) | 6 Sep 99 | C | Communications | |
| 86) | Foton 12 | Russia | 9 Sep 99 | C | Earth remote sensing | |
| 87) | Globalstar M033 | Space Systems/Loral | 28 Sep 99 | C | Communications | |
| 88) | Globalstar M050 | Space Systems/Loral | 28 Sep 99 | C | Communications | |
| 89) | Globalstar M055 | Space Systems/Loral | 28 Sep 99 | C | Communications | |
| 90) | Globalstar M058 | Space Systems/Loral | 28 Sep 99 | C | Communications | |
| 91) | Echostar 5 | EchoStar | 23 Sep 99 | C | Communications | |
| 92) | Ikonos 2 | Space Imaging | 24 Sep 99 | C | Earth imaging | |
| 93) | Telstar 7 | Loral Skyne | 25 Sep 99 | C | Communications | |
| 94) | LMI 1 | Lockheed-Martin | 26 Sep 99 | C | Communications | |
| 95) | Resurs F-1M | Russia | 28 Sep 99 | C | Earth remote sensing | |
| 96) | Navstar 46 (USA 145) | U.S. Dept. of Defense | 7 Oct 99 | M | Navigation | |
| 97) | DirecTV-1R | Hughes | 10 Oct 99 | C | Communications | |
| 98) | ZY-1 / Zi Yuan 1 / CBERS 1 | China-Brasil (INPE) | 14 Oct 99 | C | Earth remote sensing | |
| 99) | SACI 1 | Brazil' (INPE) | 14 Oct 99 | C | Science & technology | |
| 100) | Globalstar M031 | Space Systems/Loral | 18 Oct 99 | C | Communications | |
| 101) | Globalstar M056 | Space Systems/Loral | 18 Oct 99 | C | Communications | |
| 102) | Globalstar M057 | Space Systems/Loral | 18 Oct 99 | C | Communications | |
| 103) | Globalstar M059 | Space Systems/Loral | 18 Oct 99 | C | Communications | |
| 104) | Telstar 12 / Orion 2 | Loral Orion | 19 Oct 99 | C | Communications | |
| 105) | Ekspress A 1 | Russia | 27 Oct 99 | C | Communications | |
| 106) | GE 4 | GE Americom | 13 Nov 99 | C | Communications | |
| 107) | MTSAT | Japan (Meteoro-
logical Agency) |
15 Nov 99 | C | Meteorlogy | |
| 108) | Shenzhou 1 | China | 19 Nov 99 | C | Piloted spaceship | |
| 109) | Globalstar M029 | Space Systems/Loral | 22 Nov 99 | C | Communications | |
| 110) | Globalstar M034 | Space Systems/Loral | 22 Nov 99 | C | Communications | |
| 111) | Globalstar M039 | Space Systems/Loral | 22 Nov 99 | C | Communications | |
| 112) | Globalstar M061 | Space Systems/Loral | 22 Nov 99 | C | Communications | |
| 113) | UFO F10 (USA 146) | U.S. Navy | 23 Nov 99 | M | Communications | |
| 114) | Helios 1B | France Defense mini. | 3 Dec 99 | M | Photo Surveillance | |
| 115) | Clementine | France Defense mini. | 3 Dec 99 | M | Electonic intelligence | |
| 116) | Orbcomm FM30 | Orbcomm | 4 Dec 99 | C | Communications | |
| 117) | Orbcomm FM31 | Orbcomm | 4 Dec 99 | C | Communications | |
| 118) | Orbcomm FM32 | Orbcomm | 4 Dec 99 | C | Communications | |
| 119) | Orbcomm FM33 | Orbcomm | 4 Dec 99 | C | Communications | |
| 120) | Orbcomm FM34 | Orbcomm | 4 Dec 99 | C | Communications | |
| 121) | Orbcomm FM35 | Orbcomm | 4 Dec 99 | C | Communications | |
| 122) | Orbcomm FM36 | Orbcomm | 4 Dec 99 | C | Communications | |
| 123) | XMM / XMM-Newton | ESA | 10 Dec 99 | C | Astronomy | |
| 124) | DMSP
5D-3 F-15
(USA 147) |
U.S. Air Force | 12 Dec 99 | M | Meteorology | |
| 125) | SACI 2 | Brazil (INPE) | 11 Dec 99 | C | Technology | |
| 126) | Terra / EOS AM-1 | NASA | 18 Dec 99 | C | Earth remote sensing | |
| 127) | STS-103 | NASA | 20 Dec 99 | C | Piloted spaceship | |
| 128) | Arirang-1 / KOMPSAT | Korea (KARI) | 21 Dec 99 | C | Technology | |
| 129) | ACRIMSAT | NASA | 21 Dec 99 | C | Sun studies | |
| 130) | Celestis 3 | Celestic | 21 Dec 99 | C | Space burial | |
| 131) | Galaxy 11 | Hughes | 22 Dec 99 | C | Communications | |
| 132) | Kosmos
2367 /
US-P / US-PM |
Russian Defense Min. | 26 Dec 99 | M | Ocean surveillance | |
| 133) | Kosmos 2368 / Oko | Russian Defense Min. | 27 Dec 99 | M | Missille early warnin | |
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| 1998 Summary | All Summaries | 2000 Summary |
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