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The 112 spacecrafts launched in 1996 :
1) STS-72 2) OAST Flyer / Spartan 206 3) PAS 3R / Panamsat K4 4) Measat 1
5) Koreasat 2 / Mugunghwa 6) Kosmos 2327 / Parus 7) Gorizont 31 8) HGS-3 (Palapa C1 / Anatolia 1)
9) N-STAR b 10) Intelsat 708 11) NEAR / Shoemaker 12) Gonets D1-1
13) Gonets D1-2 14) Gonets D1-3 15) Kosmos 2328 / Strela-3 16) Kosmos 2329 / Strela-3
17) Kosmos 2330 / Strela-3 18) Raduga 33 19) Soyuz TM-23 20) STS-75
21) Polar 22) TSS-1R 23) REX 2 24) Intelsat 707
25) Kosmos 2331 / Yantar-4K1 26) IRS-P3 27) STS-76 28) Navstar II-25 (USA 117)
29) Inmarsat III F1 30) Astra 1F 31) M-Sat 1 32) Priroda
33) MSX 34) Kosmos 2332 / Taifun-1B 35) MERCURY 2 / Advancer Vortex 2 (USA 118) 36) SAX / BeppoSAX
37) Progress M-31 38) SLDCOM 4 / NOSS B-4 (USA 122) 39) SSU / SDS B-2 (USA 119) 40) SSU (USA 120)
41) SSU (USA 121) 42) TIPS Ralph (USA 123) 43) TIPS Norton (USA 124) 44) Kosmos / Yantar-1KFT 18
45) Palapa C2 46) AMOS-1 47) MSTI 3 48) STS-77
49) Spartan 207 50) IAE 51) PAMS STU 52) Galaxy 9
53) Gorizont 32 / "Prezidentskiy" 54) Cluster F1 55) Cluster F2 56) Cluster F3
57) Cluster F4 58) Intelsat 709 59) Kosmos / Yantar-4K1 60) STS-78 - LMS-1
61) TOMS-EP / TOMS Earth Probe 62) SDS B-4 (USA 125) 63) Apstar 1A 64) Arabsat 2A
65) Turksat 1C 66) Navstar II-26 (USA 126) 67) UFO F7 (USA 127) 68) Progress M-32
69) Italsat F2 70) Telecom 2D 71) Molniya 1-89 72) ADEOS / Midori
73) Fuji-OSCAR 29 / JAS-2 / Fuji-3 (FO-29) 74) Soyuz TM-24 75) HGS-2 / Zhongxing 7 / Chinasat 7 76) FAST
77) Microsat / MU-SAT / Victor Microsatelite 78) Interbol 2 / Prognoz M2 79) Magion 5 / S2-A 80) Kosmos 2333 / Tselina-2 20
81) Kosmos 2334 / Parus 82) Mexico-OSCAR 30 / UNAMSAT-B 83) Inmarsat III F2 84) Americom 1 (AMC 1 /  GE 1)
85) Echostar II 86) Navstar II-27 (USA 128) 87) STS-79 88) Exspress 6
89) FSW 2-3 90) Molniya 3-48 91) SAC-B 92) HETE
93) MGS / Mars Global  Surveyor 94) Arabsat 2B 95) Measat 2 96) Mars-96
97) MAS 1 98) MAS 2 99) Penetrator 1 100) Penetrator 2
101) STS-80 102) Progress M-33 103) ORFEUS-SPAS / ASTRO-SPAS 104) Hot Bird 2 / Eutelsat HB2
105) WSF 3 106) Mars Pathfinder 107) Sojourner 108) Kosmos 2335 / US-P / US-PM 8
109) Inmarsat III F3 110) Kosmos 2336 / Parus 111) Improve Crystal 4 / KH-12 4 (USA 129)  112) Bion 11
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Spacecraft Entries
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STS-72
Spacecraft:  Endeavour
Numbers: 1996 payload #1 ; 1996-001A ; 5222nd spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 11 January 1996 at 11h32 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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OAST Flyer / Spartan 206
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #2 ; 1996-001B ; 5223rd spacecraft.
Type: Technology
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 11 January 1996 at 11h32 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle. Deployed from Endeavour cargo bay on 14 January 1996.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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PAS 3R / Panamsat K4
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #3 ; 1996-002A ; 5224th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Pan-American Satellite
Launch: 12 January 1996 at 23h10 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 44L (V82).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Measat 1
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #4 ; 1996-002B ; 5225th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Malaysia
Launch: 12 January 1996 at 23h10 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 44L (V82).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Koreasat 2 / Mugunghwa
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #5 ; 1996-003A ; 5226th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: North Korea
Launch: 14 January 1996 at 11h11 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's ,LC-17B, by a Delta 7925 (231).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2327
Spacecraft:  Parus
Numbers: 1996 payload #6 ; 1996-004A ; 5227th spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 16 January 1996 at 15h33 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-132/1, by a Kosmos C-1 (11K65M).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Gorizont 31
Spacecraft:  Gorizont No. 43L
Numbers: 1996 payload #7 ; 1996-005A ; 5228th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 25 January 1996 at 9h56 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-200/39, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/DM-2 (8K82K 374-02 / 11S861 81L).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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HGS-3 (Palapa C1 / Anatolia 1)
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #8 ; 1996-006A ; 5229th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Indonesia's Perumtel
Launch: 1st February 1996 at 1h15 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-36B, by an Atlas IIAS ((4N), AC-126 / Centaur II).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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N-STAR b
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #9 ; 1996-007A ; 5230th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Japon's NTT / Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Launch: 5 February 1996 at 7h19 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 44P (V83).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Intelsat 708
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #10 ; 1996 1st loss ; 5231st spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Intelsat
Launch: 14 February 1996 at 19h01 UTC, from Xichang's LC-2, by a Chang Zheng 3B (CZ3B-1).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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NEAR / Shoemaker
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #11 ; 1996-008A ; 5232nd spacecraft.
Type: Planetary probe
Families: Discovery-1 mission
Sponsor: NASA/Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Lab (APL).
Launch: 17 February 1996 at 20h43 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-17B, by a Delta 7925-8 (232).
Orbit: Initial heliocentric orbit: 0.99 AU x 2.18 AU x 0.8°
Insertion around Eros: 321 km x 366 km polar orbit,
Landed: 12 February 2001 on asteroid Eros (at 35° South and 279° West).
Mission: NEAR is the first launch in NASA's Discovery Program. 
     On 27 June 1997, the probe flyby 1200 km of (253) Mathilde, then past Earth (at 532 km over Iran) on 23 January 1998. NEAR flew past (433) Eros on 23 December 1998, after an aborted rendezvous burn. A new burn set it up for a second Eros approach on 14 February 2000, with insertion completed. NEAR spent one year in Eros orbit prior to the final descent.
     On 12 February 2001, the  probe completed its descent to the surface of the minor planet. The deorbit burn, at an altitude of 26 km above the surface, was at 15h15 UTC. Touchdown occured at 19h44:17 UTC (light travel time from Eros at the time of landing was 17 minutes 35 seconds, so the touchdown signal was received on Earth at 20h01:52 UTC). Signals continued to be received hours after the landing, confirming that NEAR survived the 2 meters/second impact.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No. 447 & 449 ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Gonets D1-1
Spacecraft:  Gonets-D1 No. 1
Numbers: 1996 payload #12 ; 1996-009A ; 5233rd spacecraft.
Type: Communications & photo-surveillance
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 19 February 1996 at 0h58 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Gonets D1-2
Spacecraft:  Gonets-D1 No. 2
Numbers: 1996 payload #13 ; 1996-009B ; 5234th spacecraft.
Type: Communications & photo-surveillance
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 19 February 1996 at 0h58 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Gonets D1-3
Spacecraft:  Gonets-D1 No. 3
Numbers: 1996 payload #14 ; 1996-009C ; 5235th spacecraft.
Type: Communications & photo-surveillance
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 19 February 1996 at 0h58 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2328
Spacecraft:  Strela-3
Numbers: 1996 payload #15 ; 1996-009D ; 5236th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 19 February 1996 at 0h58 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2329
Spacecraft:  Strela-3
Numbers: 1996 payload #16 ; 1996-009E ; 5237th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 19 February 1996 at 0h58 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2330
Spacecraft:  Strela-3
Numbers: 1996 payload #17 ; 1996-009F ; 5238th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 19 February 1996 at 0h58 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Raduga 33
Spacecraft:  Gran' No. 44L
Numbers: 1996 payload #18 ; 1996-010A ; 5239th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 19 February 1996 at 8h19 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-200/39, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/DM-2 (8K82K 383-02 / 11S861 82L).
Orbit:
Decayed: 6 May 2004
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No. 607 ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Soyuz TM-23
Spacecraft:  Soyuz 7K-STM No. 72
Numbers: 1996 payload #19 ; 1996-011A ; 5240th spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: Russia (Korolev's Design Bureau)
Launch: 21 Febraury 1996 at 12h34 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-1, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U 651).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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STS-75
Spacecraft:  Columbia
Numbers: 1996 payload #20 ; 1996-012A ; 5241st spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 22 February 1996 at 20h18 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Polar
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #21 ; 1996-013A ; 5242nd spacecraft.
Type: Sun-Earth studies
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 24 February 1996 at 11h24 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-2W, by a Delta 7925 (233).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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TSS-1R
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #22 ; 1996-012B ; 5243rd spacecraft.
Type: Technology
Sponsor: Italy's ASI
Launch: 22 February 1996 at 20h18 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle. Deployed from Columbia cargo bay on 25 February 1996.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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REX II
Spacecraft:  P94-2
Numbers: 1996 payload #23 ; 1996-014A ; 5244th spacecraft.
Type: Earth upper atmosphere studies
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Launch: 9 March 1996 at 1h33 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force BAse's RW-30/12, by a Pegasus XL (F10).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Intelsat 707
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #24 ; 1996-015A ; 5245th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Intelsat
Launch: 14 March 1996 at 7h11 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an  Ariane 44LP (V84).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2331
Spacecraft:  Yantar-4K1 / Kobal't
Numbers: 1996 payload #25 ; 1996-016A ; 5246th spacecraft.
Type: Reconnaissance
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 14 March 1996 at 17h40 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-43/4, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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IRS-P3
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #26 ; 1996-017A ; 5247th spacecraft.
Type: Earth remote sensing
Sponsor: India's ISRO
Launch: 21 March 1996 at 4h53 UTC, from Sriharikota, by a PSLV (PSLV-D3).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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STS-76
Spacecraft:  Atlantis
Numbers: 1996 payload #27 ; 1996-018A ; 5248th spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 22 March 1996 at 8h13 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Navstar II-25 (USA 117)
Spacecraft:  Navstar SVN 33
Numbers: 1996 payload #28 ; 1996-019A ; 5249th spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Launch: 28 March 1996 at 0h21 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-17B, by a Delta 7925 (234).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Inmarsat III F-1
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #29 ; 1996-020A ; 5250th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Inmarsat
Launch: 3 April 1996 at 23h01 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-36A, by an Atlas IIA ((4), AC-122 / Centaur II).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Astra 1F
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #30 ; 1996-021A ; 5251st spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Luxembourg' SES
Launch: 8 April 1996 at 23h09 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-81/23, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/DM-2M (8K82K 390-01 / DM3 1L).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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M-Sat 1
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #31 ; 1996-022A ; 5252nd spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Canada's TMI
Launch: 20 April 1996 at 22h36 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 42P (V85).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Priroda
Spacecraft:  TsM-I / 77KS No. 174-1
Numbers: 1996 payload #32 ; 1996-023A ; 5253rd spacecraft.
Type: Space station module
Sponsor: Russia (Korolev's Design Bureau)
Launch: 23 April 1996 at 11h48 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-81/23, by a D-1/Proton-K (8K82K 385-01).
Orbit: Part of the Mir space complex.
Deorbit: 23 March 2001
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No. 449 ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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MSX
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #33 ; 1996-024A ; 5254th spacecraft.
Type: Space defense
Sponsor: U.S. BMDO
Launch: 24 April 1996 at 12h27 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-2W, by a Delta 7920-10 (235).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2332
Spacecraft:  Taifun-1B
Numbers: 1996 payload #34 ; 1996-025A ; 5255th spacecraft.
Type: Radar calibration
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 24 April 1996 at 13h03 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-132/1, by a Kosmos C-1 (11K65M).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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MERCURY 2 / Advancer Vortex 2 (USA 118) 
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #35 ; 1996-026A ; 5256th spacecraft.
Type: Electronic intelligence
Sponsor: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office
Launch: 24 April 1996 at 23h37 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-41, by a Titan 4 (Titan 401A / Centaur G K-16 (45E-4)).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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SAX / BeppoSAX
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #36 ; 1996-027A ; 5257th spacecraft.
Type: Astronomy
Sponsor: Italy's ASI
Launch: 30 April 1996 at 4h31 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-36B, by an Atlas I (MPF, AC-78 / Centaur I 5058).
Orbit:
Decayed: 30 April 2003
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No. 594 ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Progress M-31
Spacecraft:  Progress 7K-TGM No. 231
Numbers: 1996 payload #37 ; 1996-028A ; 5258th spacecraft.
Type: Cargo delivery to Mir
Sponsor: Russia (Korolev's Design Bureau)
Launch: 5 May 1996 at 7h04 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-1, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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SLDCOM 4 / NOSS B-4 (USA 122)
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #38 ; 1996-029A ; 5259th spacecraft.
Type: Ocean surveillance
Sponsor: U.S. Navy
Launch: 12 May 1996 at 21h32 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-4E, by a Titan 4 (Titan 403A K-22 (45F-11)).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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SSU / SDS B-2 (USA 119)
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #39 ; 1996-029B ; 5260th spacecraft.
Type: Ocean surveillance
Sponsor: U.S. Navy
Launch: 12 May 1996 at 21h32 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-4E, by a Titan 4 (Titan 403A K-22 (45F-11)).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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SSU (USA 120)
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #40 ; 1996-029C ; 5261st spacecraft.
Type: Ocean surveillance
Sponsor: U.S. Navy
Launch: 12 May 1996 at 21h32 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-4E, by a Titan 4 (Titan 403A K-22 (45F-11)).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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SSU (USA 121)
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #41 ; 1996-029D ; 5262nd spacecraft.
Type: Ocean surveillance
Sponsor: U.S. Navy
Launch: 12 May 1996 at 21h32 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-4E, by a Titan 4 (Titan 403A K-22 (45F-11)).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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TIPS Ralph (USA 123)
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #42 ; 1996-029E ; 5263rd spacecraft.
Type: Technology?
Sponsor: U.S. Navy
Launch: 12 May 1996 at 21h32 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-4E, by a Titan 4 (Titan 403A K-22 (45F-11)).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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TIPS Norton (USA 124)
Spacecraft:  TIPS Tether
Numbers: 1996 payload #43 ; 1996-029F ; 5264th spacecraft.
Type: Technology?
Sponsor: U.S. Navy
Launch: 12 May 1996 at 21h32 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-4E, by a Titan 4 (Titan 403A K-22 (45F-11)).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos
Spacecraft:  Yantar-1KFT no. 18 / Kometa No. 18
Numbers: 1996 payload #44 ; 1996 2nd loss ; 5265th spacecraft.
Type: Reconnaissance
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 14 May 1996 at 8h55 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-31, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U PVB78051-368).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Palapa C2
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #45 ; 1996-030A ; 5266th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Satelindo.
Launch: 16 May 1996 at 1h56 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 44L (V86).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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AMOS-1
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #46 ; 1996-030B ; 5267th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Israel
Launch: 16 May 1996 at 1h56 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 44L (V86).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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MSTI 3
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #47 ; 1996-031A ; 5268th spacecraft.
Type: Space defense
Sponsor: U.S.' BMDO
Launch: 17 May 1996 at 2h44 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's RW-30/12, by a Pegasus H (F11).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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STS-77
Spacecraft:  Endeavour
Numbers: 1996 payload #48 ; 1996-032A ; 5269th spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 19 May 1996 at 10h30 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Spartan 207
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #49 ; 1996-032B ; 5270th spacecraft.
Type: Astronomy
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 19 May 1996 at 10h30 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle. Deployed from Endeavour cargo bay on 20 May 1996,
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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IAE
Spacecraft:  Inflatable Antenna Experiment
Numbers: 1996 payload #50 ; 1996-032C ; 5271st spacecraft.
Type: Technology
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 19 May 1996 at 10h30 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle. Deployed from Spartan 207 on 20 May 1996,
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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PAMS STU
Spacecraft:  Passive Aerodynamically Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellite
Numbers: 1996 payload #51 ; 1996-032D ; 5272nd spacecraft.
Type: Technology
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 19 May 1996 at 10h30 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle. Deployed from Endeavour cargo bay on 20 May 1996,
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Galaxy 9
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #52 ; 1996-033A ; 5273rd spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Hughes Communications Inc.
Launch: 24 May 1996 at 1h10 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-17B, by a Delta 7925 (236).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Gorizont 32 / "Prezidentskiy"
Spacecraft:  Gorizont No. 44L
Numbers: 1996 payload #53 ; 1996-034A ; 5274th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 25 May 1996 at 2h05 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-200/39, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/DM-2 (8K82K 379-01 / 11S861 100L).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Cluster F1
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #54 ; 1996 3rd loss ; 5275th spacecraft.
Type: Earth studies
Sponsor: ESA
Launch: 4 June 1996 at 12h34 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-3, by an Ariane 5 (V88).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Cluster F2
Spacecraft:
Numbers: 1996 payload #55 ; 1996 4th loss ; 5276th spacecraft.
Type: Earth studies
Sponsor: ESA
Launch: 4 June 1996 at 12h34 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-3, by an Ariane 5 (V88).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Cluster F3
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #56 ; 1996 5th loss ; 5277th spacecraft.
Type: Earth studies
Sponsor: ESA
Launch: 4 June 1996 at 12h34 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-3, by an Ariane 5 (V88).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Cluster F4
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #57 ; 1996 6th loss ; 5278th spacecraft.
Type: Earth studies
Sponsor: ESA
Launch: 4 June 1996 at 12h34 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-3, by an Ariane 5 (V88).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Intelsat 709
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #58 ; 1996-035A ; 5279th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Intelsat
Launch: 15 June 1996 at 6h55 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 44P (V87).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos
Spacecraft:  Yantar-4K1 / Kobal't
Numbers: 1996 payload #59 ; 1996 7th loss ; 5280th spacecraft.
Type: Reconnaissance
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 20 June 1996 at 18h45 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-16/2, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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STS-78 - LMS-1
Spacecraft:  Columbia
Numbers: 1996 payload #60 ; 1996-036A ; 5281st spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 20 June 1996 at 14h49 UTC, Cape Canaveral's from LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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TOMS-EP / TOMS Earth Probe
Spacecraft:  Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer-Earth Probe
Numbers: 1996 payload #61 ; 1996-037A ; 5282nd spacecraft.
Type: Earth atmosphere studies
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 2 July 1996 at 7h48 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's RW-30/12, by a Pegasus XL (F12).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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SDS B-4 (USA 125)
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #62 ; 1996-038A ; 5283rd spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Launch: 3 July 1996 at 0h31 UTC, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base's LC-40, by a Titan 4 (Titan 405A K-2 (45H-1)).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Apstar 1A
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #63 ; 1996-039A ; 5284th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: APT
Launch: 3 July 1996 at 10h47 UTC, from Xichang's LC-1, by a Chang Zheng 3 (CZ3-10).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Arabsat 2A
Spacecraft:
Numbers: 1996 payload #64 ; 1996-040A ; 5285th spacecraft.
Type:
Sponsor:
Launch: 9 July 1996 at 22h24 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 44L (V89).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Turksat 1C
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #65 ; 1996-040B ; 5286th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Turkey
Launch: 9 July 1996 at 22h24 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 44L (V89).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Navstar II-26 (USA 126)
Spacecraft:  Navstar SVN 40
Numbers: 1996 payload #66 ; 1996-041A ; 5287th spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Launch: 16 July 1996 at 0h50 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-17A, by a Delta 7925A (237).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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UFO F7 (USA 127)
Spacecraft:  UHF F/O F7-EHF
Numbers: 1996 payload #67 ; 1996-042A ; 5288th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: U.S. Navy
Launch: 25 July 1996 at 12h42 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-36A, by an Atlas II ((3), AC-125 IABS / Centaur II).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Progress M-32
Spacecraft:  Progress 7K-TGM No. 232
Numbers: 1996 payload #68 ; 1996-043A ; 5289th spacecraft.
Type: Cargo delivery to Mir
Sponsor: Russia (Korolev's Design Bureau)
Launch: 31 July 1996 at 20h06 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-1, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Italsat F2
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #69 ; 1996-044A ; 5290th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Italy's Telespazio
Launch: 8 August 1996 at 22h49 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 44L (V90).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Telecom 2D
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #70 ; 1996-044B ; 5291st spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: France-Telecom
Launch: 8 August 1996 at 22h49 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 44L (V90).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Molniya 1-89
Spacecraft:  Molniya-1T
Numbers: 1996 payload #71 ; 1996-045A ; 5292nd spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 14 August 1996 at 22h21 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-43/3, by an A-2-e/"Molniya" (8K78M / ML).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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ADEOS / Midori
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #72 ; 1996-046A ; 5293rd spacecraft.
Type: Earth upper atmosphere studies
Sponsor: Japan's NASDA
Launch: 17 August 1996 at 1h53 UTC, from Tanegashima Space Center's Y, by a H-II(2) (F).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Fuji-OSCAR 29 / JAS 2 / Fuji-3 (FO-29)
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #73 ; 1996-046B ; 5294th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (radio-amateur)
Sponsor: Japan's JARL
Launch: 17 August 1996 at 1h53 UTC, from Tanegashima Space Center's Y, by a H-II(2) (H-II-4F).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ; A Brief History of Amateur Satellites ;
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Soyuz TM-24 
Spacecraft:  Soyuz 7K-STM No. 73
Numbers: 1996 payload #74 ; 1996-047A ; 5295th spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: Russia (Korolev's Design Bureau)
Launch: 17 August 1996 at 13h18 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-1, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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HGS-2 / Zhongxing 7 / Chinasat 7
Spacecraft:
Numbers: 1996 payload #75 ; 1996-048A ; 5296th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: ChinaSat (China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite)
Launch: 18 August 1996 at 10h27 UTC, from Xichang's LC-1, by a Chang Zheng 3 (CZ3-11).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission: ChinaSat-7, a Hughes HS 376, failed to to reach its intended orbit due to a failure of the thirds stage of the launch vehicle, which ceased operation 48 seconds ahead of schedule during the second phase of its flight. The launch was conducted under a contract signed on 8 April 1996 between Hughes Space and Communications Company and the China Great Wall Industry Corporation. Following ChinaSat-7's launch failure, ChinaSat purchased a second in-orbit satellite (Spacenet 2) in 1997 and renamed it ChinaSat-5R. 
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ; FAS's Zhongxing / Chinasat ;
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FAST
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #76 ; 1996-049A ; 5297th spacecraft.
Type: Earth upper atmopshere studies
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 21 August 1996 at 9h47 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's RW-30/12, by a Pegasus XL (F13).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Microsat / MU-SAT / Victor Microsatelite
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #77 ; 1996-050A ; 5298th spacecraft.
Type: Earth upper atmosphere studies
Sponsor: Cordoba
Launch: 29 August 1996 at 5h22 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-43/3, by an A-2-e/"Molniya" (8K78M / 2BL).
Orbit:
Decayed: 12 November 1999
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No. 553 ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Interbol 2 / Prognoz M2 
Spacecraft:  SO-M2 No. 512
Numbers: 1996 payload #78 ; 1996-050B ; 5299th spacecraft.
Type: Earth upper atmosphere studies
Sponsor: Russian Space Agency
Launch: 29 August 1996 at 5h22 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-43/3, by an A-2-e/"Molniya" (8K78M / 2BL).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;

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Magion 5 / S2-A 
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #79 ; 1996-050C ; 5300th spacecraft.
Type: Earth upper atmosphere studies
Sponsor: Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic
Launch: 29 August 1996 at 5h22 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-43/3, by an A-2-e/"Molniya" (8K78M / 2BL).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2333
Spacecraft:  Tselina-2 no. 20
Numbers: 1996 payload #80 ; 1996-051A ; 5301st spacecraft.
Type: Electronic intelligence
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 4 September 1966 at 9h01 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-45/1, by a J-1/Zenit-2.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2334
Spacecraft:  Parus
Numbers: 1996 payload #81 ; 1996-052A ; 5302nd spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 5 September 1996 at 12h47 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-132/1, by a Kosmos C-1 (11K65M).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Mexico-OSCAR 30 / UNAMSAT-B
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #82 ; 1996-052B ; 5303rd spacecraft.
Type: Communications (radio-amateur)
Sponsor: UNAM / National University of Mexico
Launch: 5 September 1996 at 12h47 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-132/1, by a Kosmos C-1 (11K65M).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission: MO-30 is the twin spacecraft of UNAMSAT-1. Unfortunately, it failed after about a day of transmitting due to a dead uplink receiver.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ; A Brief History of Amateur Satellites ;
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Inmarsat III F-2 
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #83 ; 1996-053A ; 5304th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Inmarsat
Launch: 6 September 1996 at 17h37 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-81/23, by a D-1e/Proton-K/DM-2 (8K82K 375-01 / DM1 1L).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Americom 1 (AMC 1 /  GE 1)
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #84 ; 1996-054A ; 5305th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Americom
Launch: 8 September 1996 at 21h49 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-36B, by an Atlas IIA ((1N), AC-123 / Centaur II).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Echostar II
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #85 ; 1996-055A ; 5306th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Echostar
Launch: 11 September 1996 at 0h00 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 42P (V91).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Navstar II-27 (USA 128)
Spacecraft:  Navstar SVN 30
Numbers: 1996 payload #86 ; 1996-056A ; 5307th spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Launch: 12 September 1996 at 8h49 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-17A, by a Delta 7925A (238).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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STS-79
Spacecraft:  Atlantis
Numbers: 1996 payload #87 ; 1996-057A ; 5308th spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 16 September 1996 at 8h54 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39A, by the Space Shuttle.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Exspress 6
Spacecraft:  Ekspress No. 12L
Numbers: 1996 payload #88 ; 1996-058A ; 5309th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Russia's Informk
Launch: 26 September 1966 at 17h50 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-200/39, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/DM-2M (8K82K 379-02 / 11S861-0).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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FSW 2-3
Spacecraft:  Fanhui Shi Weixing-2 No. 3
Numbers: 1996 payload #89 ; 1996-059A ; 5310th spacecraft.
Type: Reconnaissance
Sponsor: China
Launch: 20 October 1996 at 7h20 UTC, from Jiuquan, by a Chang Zheng 2D (CZ2D-3).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Molniya 3-48
Spacecraft:  Molniya-3 No. 62
Numbers: 1996 payload #90 ; 1996-060A ; 5311th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 24 October 1996 at 11h37 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodromes LC-43/4, by an A-2-e/"Molniya" (8K78M / ML).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; SpacewarnNo.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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SAC-B
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #91 ; 1996-061A ; 5312th spacecraft.
Type: Astronomy
Sponsor: CONAE
Launch: 4 November 1996 at 17h08 UTC, from Wallops Island's RW-04/22, by a Pegasus XL (F14).
Orbit:
Decayed: 7 April 2002
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No. 582 ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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HETE
Spacecraft:  High Energy Transient Experiment
Numbers: 1996 payload #92 ; 1996-061A ; 5313th spacecraft.
Type: Astronomy
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 4 November 1996 at 17h08 UTC, from Wallops Island's RW-04/22, by a Pegasus XL (F14).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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 MGS / Mars Global  Surveyor 
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #93 ; 1996-062A ; 5314th spacecraft.
Type: Mars probe
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 7 November 1996 at 17h00 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-17A, by a Delta 7925A (239).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Arabsat 2B
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #94 ; 1996-063A ; 5315th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Arab Satellite Communications
Launch: 13 November 1996 at 22h40 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 44L (V92).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Measat 2
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #95 ; 1996-063B ; 5316th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Binariang
Launch: 13 November 1996 at 22h40 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 44L (V92).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Mars-96
Spacecraft: Mars-8 M1 No. 520
Numbers: 1996 payload #96 ; 1996-064 ; 5317th spacecraft.
Type: Mars probe
Sponsor: Russian Space Agency
Launch: 16 November 1996 at 20h48 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-200/39, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/D-2 (8K82K 392-02 / 11S824F).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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MAS 1
Spacecraft: MAS No. 520/1
Numbers: 1996 payload #97 ; 1996-064 ; 5318th spacecraft.
Type: Mars probe
Sponsor: Russian Space Agency
Launch: 16 November 1996 at 20h48 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-200/39, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/D-2 (8K82K 392-02 / 11S824F).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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MAS 2
Spacecraft: MAS No. 520/2
Numbers: 1996 payload #98 ; 1996-064 ; 5319th spacecraft.
Type: Mars probe
Sponsor: Russian Space Agency
Launch: 16 November 1996 at 20h48 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-200/39, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/D-2 (8K82K 392-02 / 11S824F).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Penetrator 1
Spacecraft: PN No. 520/4
Numbers: 1996 payload #99 ; 1996-064 ; 5320th spacecraft.
Type: Mars probe
Sponsor: Russian Space Agency
Launch: 16 November 1996 at 20h48 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-200/39, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/D-2 (8K82K 392-02 / 11S824F).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; SpacewarnNo.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Penetrator 2
Spacecraft: Mars-8 M1 No. 520PN No. 520/5
Numbers: 1996 payload #100 ; 1996-064 ; 5321st spacecraft.
Type: Mars probe
Sponsor: Russian Space Agency
Launch: 16 November 1996 at 20h48 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-200/39, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/D-2 (8K82K 392-02 / 11S824F).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;

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STS-80
Spacecraft:  Columbia
Numbers: 1996 payload #101 ; 1996-065A ; 5322nd spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 19 November 1996 at 19h55 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Progress M-33
Spacecraft:  Progress 7K-TGM No. 233
Numbers: 1996 payload #102 ; 1996-066A ; 5323rd spacecraft.
Type: Cargo delivery to Mir
Sponsor: Russia (Korolev's Design Bureau)
Launch: 19 November 1996 at 23h20 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-1, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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ORFEUS-SPAS / ASTRO-SPAS
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #103 ; 1996-065B ; 5324th spacecraft.
Type: Astronomy
Sponsor: Germany's DLR
Launch: 19 November 1996 at 19h55 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle. Deployed from Columbia cargo bay.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Hot Bird 2 / Eutelsat HB2
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #104 ; 1996-067A ; 5325th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Eutelsat
Launch: 21 November 1996 at 20h47 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-36A, by an Atlas IIA ((1N), AC-124 / Centaur II).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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WSF 3
Spacecraft:  Wake Shield Facility
Numbers: 1996 payload #105 ; 1996-065C ; 5326th spacecraft.
Type: Materials processing in space
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 19 November 1996 at 19h55 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle. Deployed from Columbia cargo bay.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; SpacewarnNo.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Mars Pathfinder
Spacecraft:  "Sagan Memorial Station"
Numbers: 1996 payload #106 ; 1996-068A ; 5327th spacecraft.
Type: Mars probe
Families: Discovery-2 mission
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 4 December 1996 at 6h58 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-17B, by a Delta 7925A (240).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Sojourner
Spacecraft:  MFEX Rover
Numbers: 1996 payload #107 ; 1996-068 ; 5328th spacecraft.
Type: Mars rover
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 4 December 1996 at 6h58 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-17B, by a Delta 7925A (240). Carried on Mars by the Mars Pathfinder lander.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;

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Kosmos 2335
Spacecraft:  US-P / US-PM s/n 8
Numbers: 1996 payload #108 ; 1996-069A ; 5329th spacecraft.
Type: Ocean surveillance ("RORSAT")
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 11 December 1996 at 12h00 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-90L, by a F-1/Tsyklon 2.
Orbit:
Decayed: 1st January 1999
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No. 542 ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Inmarsat III F3
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #109 ; 1996-070A ; 5330th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Inmarsat
Launch: 18 December 1996 at 1h57 UTC, from Cape Canaveral'S LC-36B, by an Atlas IIA ((4), AC-129 / Centaur II).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2336
Spacecraft:  Parus
Numbers: 1996 payload #110 ; 1996-071A ; 5331st spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 20 December 1996 at 6h43 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-132/1, by a Kosmos C-1 (11K65M).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Improve Crystal 4 / KH-12 4 (USA 129) 
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1996 payload #111 ; 1996-072A ; 5332nd spacecraft.
Type: Reconnaissance
Sponsor: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office
Launch: 20 December 1996 at 18h04 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-4E, by a Titan 4 (Titan 404A K-13 (45J-5)).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Bion 11
Spacecraft:  Bion No. 11
Numbers: 1996 payload #112 ; 1996-073A ; 5333rd spacecraft.
Type: Biology
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 24 December 1996 at 13h50 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-43/4, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U PVB15000-050).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;

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The 118 spacecrafts launched in 1993 :
1) Kosmos 2230 / Tsikada 2) Molniya 1-85 3) STS-54 4) TDRS 6
5) Kosmos 2231 / Yantar-4K2 66 6) Soyuz TM-16 7) Kosmos 2232 / Oko 72 8) Navstar 2-18 (USA 88)
9) Kosmos 2233 / Parus 10) OXP 1 / Orbcomm CDS 11) SCD-1 12) Kosmos 2234 / Glonass (Uragan) 73L
13) Kosmos 2235 / Glonass (Uragan) 59L 14) Kosmos 2236 / Glonass (Uragan) 57L 15) Astro D / ASCA Asuka 16) Progress M-16
17) Raduga 29 18) EKA-1 (Start-1) 19) UFO F1 20) Kosmos 2237 / Tselina-2
21) Navstar 2-19 (USA 90) 22) SEDS 1 23) Kosmos 2238 / US-P / US-PM 1 24) Progress M-17
25) Kosmos 2239 / Parus 26) Kosmos 2240 / Yantar-4K2 67 27) Kosmos 2241 / Oko 73 28) STS-56 - Atlas-2
29) Spartan 201 30) Kosmos 2242 / Tselina-R / Tselina-D 73 31) Molniya 3-44 32) Alexis
33) Orbcomm OXP-2 34) STS-55 -  Spacelab-D2 35) Kosmos 2243 / Yantar-1KFT 16 36) Kosmos 2244 / US-P / US-PM 2
37) Kosmos 2245 / Strela-3 38) Kosmos 2246 / Strela-3 39) Kosmos 2247 / Strela-3 40) Kosmos 2248 / Strela-3
41) Kosmos 2249 / Strela-3 42) Kosmos 2250 / Strela-3 43) Astra 1C 44) Arsene-OSCAR 29
45) Navstar 2-20 /  (USA 91) 46) Resurs F-17 47) Progress M-18 48) Molniya 1-86
49) Gorizont 50) Kosmos 2251 / Strela-2 51) STS-57 52) Kosmos 2252 / Strela-3
53) Kosmos 2253 / Strela-3 54) Kosmos 2254 / Strela-3 55) Kosmos 2255 / Strela-3 56) Kosmos 2256 / Strela-3
57) Kosmos 2257 / Strela-3 58) HGS-4 (Galaxy 4H) 59) Resurs F-18 60) Radcal
61) Navstar 2-21 (USA 92) 62) SEDS 2 (PMG-PDP) 63) Soyuz TM-17 64) Kosmos 2258 / US-P / US-PM 3
65) Kosmos 2259 / Yantar-4K2 68 66) DSCS III B-9 (USA 94) 67) Kosmos 2260 / Zenit-8 / Oblik 68) Hispasat 1B
69) Insat 2B 70) NOSS 19 / SLDCOM 3 71) SSU 72) SSU
73) SSU 74) TLD 75) Molniya 3-45 76) NOAA 13
77) Kosmos 2261 / Oko 74 78) Progress M-19 79) Resurs F-19 80) Navstar 2-22 (USA 94)
81) Meteor 2-21 82) Temisat 83) UFO F2 (USA 95) 84) Kosmos 2262 / Don (5) / Orlets-1 5
85) STS-51 86) ACTS 87) ORFEUS-SPAS 88) Kosmos 2263 / Tselina-2
89) Kosmos 2264 / US-P / US-PM 4 90) IRS-1E 91) SPOT 3 92) STELLA
93) Eyesat 1 / AMRAD-Oscar-27 94) Healthsat 1 95) ITAMsat / Italy-OSCAR 26(IO-26) 96) Uribyol 2 / KITSAT-OSCAR 25 (KO-25)
97) PoSAT 1 / PoSAT-OSCAR 28 98) Raduga 30 99) Landsat 6 100) FSW 1-14 / Jian Bing 
101) Progress M-20 102) STS-58 - SLS-2 103) Intelsat 701 104) Kosmos 2265 / Taifun-1B
105) Navstar 2-23 (USA 96) 106) Gorizont 28 107) Kosmos 2266 / Parus 108) Kosmos 2267 / Yantar-4KS1
109) Gorizont 29 / Rimsat  110) Solidaridad 1 (Satmex 3) 111) Meteosat 6 / MOP 3 112) DSCS III B-10 (USA 97)
113) STS-61 114) NATO IVB (USA 98) 115) Telstar 401 116) DBS 1 / DirecTV 1
117) Thaicom 1 118) Molniya 1-87
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Spacecraft Entries
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Kosmos 2230
Spacecraft:  Tsikada
Numbers: 1993 payload #1 ; 1993-001A ; 4861st spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 12 January 1992 at 11h02 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-133/3, by a Kosmos C-1 (11K65M 53778-426).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Molniya 1-85
Spacecraft:  Molniya-1T
Numbers: 1993 payload #2 ; 1993-002A ; 4862nd spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 13 January 1993 at 1h55 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-43/3, by an A-2-e/"Molniya" (8K78M / ML).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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STS-54
Spacecraft:  Endeavour
Numbers: 1993 payload #3 ; 1993-003A ; 4863rd spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 13 January 1992 at 13h55 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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TDRS 6
Spacecraft:  TDRS F
Numbers: 1993 payload #4 ; 1993-003B ; 4864th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (data relay)
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 13 January 1992 at 13h55 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle. Deployed from Endeavour cargo bay on 13 January 1993.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2231
Spacecraft:  Yantar-4K2 no. 66 / Kobal't
Numbers: 1993 payload #5 ; 1993-004A ; 4865th spacecraft.
Type: Reconnaissance
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 19 January 1993 at 14h52 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-43/3, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Soyuz TM-16
Spacecraft:  Soyuz 7K-STM No. 101
Numbers: 1993 payload #6 ; 1993-005A ; 4866th spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: Russia (Korolev's Design Bureau)
Launch: 24 January 1992 at 5h58 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-1, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U2).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2232
Spacecraft:  Oko #72
Numbers: 1993 payload #7 ; 1993-006A ; 4867th spacecraft.
Type: Missille early warning
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 26 January 1992 at 14h24 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-16/2, by an A-2-e/"Molniya" (8K78M / 2BL).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Navstar 2-18 (USA 88)
Spacecraft:  Navstar SVN 22 / · Navstar 2A-09 / Navstar BIIA-18
Numbers: 1993 payload #8 ; 1993-007A ; 4868th spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Launch: 3 February 1993 at 2h55 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-17A, by a Delta 7925 (218).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2233
Spacecraft:  Parus
Numbers: 1993 payload #9 ; 1993-008A ; 4869th spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 9 February 1993 at 2h52 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-133/3, by a Kosmos C-1 (11K65M 47178-428).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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OXP 1 / Orbcomm CDS
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1993 payload #10 ; 1993-009A ; 4870th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: U.S.' Orbital Communications Corp.
Launch: 9 February 1993 at 14h24 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's RW-15/33, by a Pegasus (003/F3).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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SCD-1
Spacecraft:  Data Collection Satellite 1
Numbers: 1993 payload #11 ; 1993-009B ; 4871th spacecraft.
Type: Environmental data relay
Sponsor: Brazil
Launch: 9 February 1993 at 14h24 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's RW-15/33, by a Pegasus (003/F3).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2234
Spacecraft:  Glonass s/n 73L / Uragan No. 73L
Numbers: 1993 payload #12 ; 1993-010A ; 4872nd spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 17 February 1993 at 20h09 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-81/23, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/DM-2 (8K82K 362-01 / 11S861 66L).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2235
Spacecraft:  Glonass s/n 59L / Uragan No. 59L
Numbers: 1993 payload #13 ; 1993-010B ; 4873rd spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 17 February 1993 at 20h09 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-81/23, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/DM-2 (8K82K 362-01 / 11S861 66L).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2236
Spacecraft:  Glonass s/n 57L / Uragan No. 57L
Numbers: 1993 payload #14 ; 1993-010C ; 4874th spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 17 February 1993 at 20h09 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-81/23, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/DM-2 (8K82K 362-01 / 11S861 66L).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Astro D / ASCA Asuka 
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1993 payload #15 ; 1993-011A ; 4875th spacecraft.
Type: X-ray astronomy
Sponsor: Japan
Launch: 20 February 1993 at 2h24 UTC, from Kagoshima Space Center's M1, by a Mu-3S-II (M-3S2-7).
Orbit:
Decayed: 2 March 2001
Mission: The Japanese Asuka (ASTRO D, ASCA) satellite operated from February 1993 to July 2000 and made observations of the hard X-ray sky with CCD imagers and a foil-type set of X-ray telescopes.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No. 448  ; Spacewarn No. 569 ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log
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Progress M-16
Spacecraft:  Progress 7K-TGM No. 216
Numbers: 1993 payload #16 ; 1993-012A ; 4876th spacecraft.
Type: Cargo delivery to Mir
Sponsor: Russia (Korolev's Design Bureau)
Launch: 21 February 1993 at 18h28 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-1, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U2 U15000-068).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Raduga 29
Spacecraft:  Gran' No. 42L
Numbers: 1993 payload #17 ; 1993-013A ; 4877th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 25 March 1993 at 2h28 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-81/23, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/DM-2 (8K82K 358-01 / 11S861 67L).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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EKA-1 (Start-1)
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1993 payload #18 ; 1993-014A ; 4878th spacecraft.
Type: Technology
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 25 March 1993 at 13h26 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-158, by a Start-1.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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UFO F1
Spacecraft:  UHF F/O F1 ; Ultra High Frequency Follow On
Numbers: 1993 payload #19 ; 1993-015A ; 4879th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: U.S. Navy
Launch: 25 March 1993 at 21h36 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-36B, by an Atlas I (AC-74 / Centaur I 5054).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2237
Spacecraft:  Tselina-2
Numbers: 1993 payload #20 ; 1993-016A ; 4880th spacecraft.
Type: Electronic intelligence
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 26 March 1993 at 2h24 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-45/1, by a J-1/Zenit-2.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Navstar 2-19 (USA 90)
Spacecraft:  Navstar SVN 31 / Navstar 2A-10 / Navstar BIIA-19
Numbers: 1993 payload #21 ; 1993-017A ; 4881st spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Launch: 30 March 1993 at 3h09 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-17A, by a Delta 7925 (219).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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SEDS 1
Spacecraft:  Small Expendable-tether Deployer
Numbers: 1993 payload #22 ; 1993-017B ; 4882nd spacecraft.
Type: Technology
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Launch: 30 March 1993 at 3h09 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-17A, by a Delta 7925 (219).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2238
Spacecraft:  US-P / US-PM s/n 1
Numbers: 1993 payload #23 ; 1993-018A ; 4883rd spacecraft.
Type: Ocean surveillance ("RORSAT")
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 30 March 1993 at 12h00 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-90, by a F-1/Tsyklon 2.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Progress M-17
Spacecraft:  Progress 7K-TGM No. 217
Numbers: 1993 payload #24 ; 1993-019A ; 4884th spacecraft.
Type: Cargo delivery to Mir
Sponsor: Russia (Korolev's Design Bureau)
Launch: 31 March 1993 at 3h36 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-1, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U2 N15000-069).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2239
Spacecraft:  Parus
Numbers: 1993 payload #25 ; 1993-020A ; 4885th spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 1st April 1993 at 18h57 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-133/3, by a Kosmos C-1 (11K65M 47178-431).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2240
Spacecraft:  Yantar-4K2 no. 67 / Kobal't
Numbers: 1993 payload #26 ; 1993-021A ; 4886th spacecraft.
Type: Reconnaissance
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 2 April 1993 at 14h09 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-16/2, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2241
Spacecraft:  Oko #73
Numbers: 1993 payload #27 ; 1993-022A ; 4887th spacecraft.
Type: Missille early warning
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 6 April 1993 at 19h12 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-43/4, by an A-2-e/"Molniya" (8K78M / 2BL).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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STS-56 - Atlas-2 
Spacecraft:  Discovery
Numbers: 1993 payload #28 ; 1993-023A ; 4888th spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 8 April 1993 at 5h29 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Spartan 201
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1993 payload #29 ; 1993-023B ; 4889th spacecraft.
Type: Astronomy
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 8 April 1993 at 5h29 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle. Deployed from Discovery cargo bay on 11 April 1993.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2242
Spacecraft:  Tselina-R / Tselina-D no. 73
Numbers: 1993 payload #30 ; 1993-024A ; 4890th spacecraft.
Type: Electronic intelligence
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 16 April 1993 at 7h55 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Molniya 3-44
Spacecraft:  Molniya-3 No. 57
Numbers: 1993 payload #31 ; 1993-025A ; 4891st spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 21 April 1993 at 0h28 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-43/4, by an A-2-e/"Molniya" (8K78M / ML).
Orbit:
Decayed: 25 January 2004
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No. 603 ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Alexis
Spacecraft: P89-1B
Numbers: 1993 payload #32 ; 1993-026A ; 4892nd spacecraft.
Type: Astronomy
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Launch: 25 April 1993 at 13h56 UTC, from Edwards Air Force Base's RW-04/22, by a Pegasus (004/F4).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Orbcomm OXP-2
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1993 payload #33 ; 1993-026B ; 4893rd spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: U.S.' Orbital Communications Corp.
Launch: 25 April 1993 at 13h56 UTC, from Edwards Air Force Base's RW-04/22, by a Pegasus (004/F4).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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STS-55 -  Spacelab-D2
Spacecraft:  Columbia
Numbers: 1993 payload #34 ; 1993-027A ; 4894th spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 25 April 1993 at 14h50 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39A, by the Space Shuttle.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2243
Spacecraft:  Yantar-1KFT no. 16 / Kometa No. 16
Numbers: 1993 payload #35 ; 1993-028A ; 4895th spacecraft.
Type: Reconnaissance
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 27 April 1993 at 12h28 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-31, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2244
Spacecraft:  US-P / US-PM s/n 2
Numbers: 1993 payload #36 ; 1993-029A ; 4896th spacecraft.
Type: Ocean surveillance ("RORSAT")
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 28 April 1993 at 3h36 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-90, by a F-1/Tsyklon 2.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2245
Spacecraft:  Strela-3
Numbers: 1993 payload #37 ; 1993-030A ; 4897th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 11 May 1993 at 14h52 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2246
Spacecraft:  Strela-3
Numbers: 1993 payload #38 ; 1993-030B ; 4898th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 11 May 1993 at 14h52 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2247
Spacecraft:  Strela-3
Numbers: 1993 payload #39 ; 1993-030C ; 4899th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 11 May 1993 at 14h52 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2248
Spacecraft: Strela-3
Numbers: 1993 payload #40 ; 1993-030D ; 4900th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 11 May 1993 at 14h52 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2249
Spacecraft:  Strela-3
Numbers: 1993 payload #41 ; 1993-030E ; 4901st spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 11 May 1993 at 14h52 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2250
Spacecraft:  Strela-3
Numbers: 1993 payload #42 ; 1993-030F ; 4902nd spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 11 May 1993 at 14h52 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Astra 1C
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1993 payload #43 ; 1993-031A ; 4903rd spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Société Europíenne des Satellites
Launch: 12 May 1993 at 0h57 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 42L (V56).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Arsene-OSCAR 29
Spacecraft: 
Numbers: 1993 payload #44 ; 1993-031B ; 4904th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (radio-amateur)
Sponsor: Club de l'Espace
Launch: 12 May 1993 at 0h57 UTC, from Kourou Space Center's ELA-2, by an Ariane 42L (V56).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission: Arsene-OSCAR 24 was a French packet relay satellite built by French Radio Amateur Club de l'Espace. The packet system was never implemented because the 2 meter transponder failed soon after launch. Arsene was then used to relay SSB and CW signals on 2.4 GHz for several months until this transponder failed as well.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ; A Brief History of Amateur Satellites ;
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Navstar 2-20 (USA 91)
Spacecraft:  Navstar SVN 37 / Navstar BIIA-20 (GPS)
Numbers: 1993 payload #45 ; 1993-032A ; 4905th spacecraft.
Type: Navigation
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Launch: 13 May 1993 at 0h07 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-17A, by a Delta 7925 (220).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Resurs F-17
Spacecraft:  Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 9
Numbers: 1993 payload #46 ; 1993-033A ; 4906th spacecraft.
Type: Earth remote sensing
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 21 May 1993 at 9h21 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-16/2, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Progress M-18
Spacecraft:  Progress 7K-TGM No. 218
Numbers: 1993 payload #47 ; 1993-034A ; 4907th spacecraft.
Type: Cargo delivery to Mir
Sponsor: Russia (Korolev's Design Bureau)
Launch: 22 May 1993 at 6h43 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-1, by an A-2/Soyuz (11A511U2).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Molniya 1-86
Spacecraft:  Molniya-1T No. 81
Numbers: 1993 payload #48 ; 1993-035A ; 4908th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 26 May 1993 at 3h36 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-43/4, by an A-2-e/"Molniya" (8K78M / ML).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Gorizont
Spacecraft:  Gorizont No. 39L
Numbers: 1993 payload #49 ; 1993 1st loss ; 4909th spacecraft.
Type: Communications
Sponsor: Russia
Launch: 27 May 1993 at 1h21 UTC, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-81/23, by a D-1-e/Proton-K/DM-2 (8K82K 364-02 / 11S861 69).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2251
Spacecraft:  Strela-2
Numbers: 1993 payload #50 ; 1993-036A ; 4910th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 16 June 1993 at 4h19 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-132/1, by a Kosmos C-1 (11K65M 47135-601).
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission: Kosmos 2251 collided with Iridium 33 on 10 February 2009 at at 16h56 UTC. It was a Strela-2M communication satellite that stopped operations in 1995.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ; RSNF's 11 Feb 09 ;
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STS-57
Spacecraft:  Endeavour
Numbers: 1993 payload #51 ; 1993-037A ; 4911th spacecraft.
Type: Piloted spacecraft
Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 21 June 1993 at 13h07 UTC, from Cape Canaveral's LC-39B, by the Space Shuttle.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2252
Spacecraft:  Strela-3
Numbers: 1993 payload #52 ; 1993-038A ; 4912th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 24 June 1993 at 4h48 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2253
Spacecraft:  Strela-3
Numbers: 1993 payload #53 ; 1993-038B ; 4913th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 24 June 1993 at 4h48 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2254
Spacecraft: Strela-3
Numbers: 1993 payload #54 ; 1993-038C ; 4914th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 24 June 1993 at 4h48 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2255
Spacecraft:  Strela-3
Numbers: 1993 payload #55 ; 1993-038D ; 4915th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 24 June 1993 at 4h48 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ; Mark Wade’s Encyclopedia Astronautica ; TRW Space Log ;
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Kosmos 2256
Spacecraft:  Strela-3
Numbers: 1993 payload #56 ; 1993-038E ; 4916th spacecraft.
Type: Communications (store/dump)
Sponsor: Russia's Defense ministry
Launch: 24 June 1993 at 4h48 UTC, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-32, by a F-2/Tsyklon 3.
Orbit:
Decayed:
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spacewarn No.  ; National Space Science Data Center's  ; Jonathan McDowell's Master List ;