Orbital launches in 1998

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Orbital launches in 1998

Launches by month:

Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered

Countries:

United States	36
Russia	25
Europe	11
China	6
Japan	2
Israel	1
North Korea	1
Total	82

Rockets:

Delta 2	12
Ariane 4	10
Soyuz-U	8
Proton	7
Pegasus	6
Space Shuttle	5
CZ-2C	4
Atlas IIA	3
Molniya-M	3
Zenit 2	3
Others	21

Launch sites:

Cape Canaveral	23
Baikonur	17
Kourou	11
Vandenberg	11
Plesetsk	7
Taiyuan	4
Others	9

Launches:

Date	Site	Rocket	Payload	Outcome
1998-01-07	Cape Canaveral	Athena 2	Lunar Prospector	success
1998-01-10	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7925-9.5	Skynet 4D	success
1998-01-22	Palmachim	Shavit 1	Ofeq 4	failure
1998-01-23	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Endeavour F12	success
1998-01-29	Cape Canaveral	Atlas IIA	Quasar 12 (SDS-3 1, USA 137, NROL 5)	success
1998-01-29	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Soyuz TM-27	success
1998-02-04	Kourou	Ariane 4 44LP	Brasilsat B3	success
1998-02-10	Vandenberg	Taurus 2210	GFO 1/Orbcomm 3,4	success
1998-02-14	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7420-10C	Globalstar 1-4	success
1998-02-17	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 2349 (Yantar-1KFT #19, Kometa #19)	success
1998-02-18	Vandenberg	Delta 2 7920-10C	Iridium MS-7 (50/52-4/56)	success
1998-02-21	Tanegashima	H-2	COMETS	failure
1998-02-26	Vandenberg	Pegasus XL	SNOE / BATSAT (T1)	success
1998-02-27	Kourou	Ariane 4 42P	Hot Bird 4	success
1998-02-28	Cape Canaveral	Atlas IIAS	Intelsat 806	success
1998-03-14	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-38 / VDU 2 â‡‘	success
1998-03-16	Cape Canaveral	Atlas II	UFO 8 (USA 138)	success
1998-03-24	Kourou	Ariane 4 40	SPOT 4	success
1998-03-25	Taiyuan	CZ-2C SD	Iridium SV 51,61	success
1998-03-30	Vandenberg	Delta 2 7920-10C	Iridium MS-8 (55/57-60)	success
1998-04-02	Vandenberg	Pegasus XL	TRACE (NASA)	success
1998-04-07	Baikonur	Proton K/DM2	Iridium 62-68	success
1998-04-17	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Columbia F25	success
1998-04-24	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7420-10C	Globalstar 6/8/14/15	success
1998-04-28	Kourou	Ariane 4 44P	Nilesat 101	success
1998-04-29	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Kosmos 2350 (US-KMO 4)	success
1998-05-02	Taiyuan	CZ-2C SD	Iridium SV 69,71	success
1998-05-07	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M 2BL	Kosmos 2351 (US-K #79)	success
1998-05-07	Baikonur	Proton K/DM3	EchoStar 4	success
1998-05-09	Cape Canaveral	Titan 4B 401B / Centaur-T	Orion 4 (USA 139, NROL 6)	success
1998-05-13	Vandenberg	Titan 2 Titan 23G Star-37XFP-ISS	NOAA 15 (K)	success
1998-05-14	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-39	success
1998-05-17	Vandenberg	Delta 2 7920-10C	Iridium MS-9 (70/72-75)	success
1998-05-30	Xichang	CZ-3B	Zhongwei 1	success
1998-06-02	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Discovery F24	success
1998-06-10	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7925-9.5	Thor 3	success
1998-06-15	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 2352 - 2357 (Strela-3 #119 - #124)	pfailure
1998-06-18	Cape Canaveral	Atlas IIAS	Intelsat 805	success
1998-06-24	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 2358 (Yantar-4K2 #78, Kobalt #78)	success
1998-06-25	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 2359 (Yantar-4KS1M #8, Neman #8)	success
1998-07-01	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-3 49 (Molniya-3 61L)	success
1998-07-03	Kagoshima	M-5	PLANET-B (Nozomi)	success
1998-07-07	Barents	Shtil'	Tubsat N (Tubsat 3) / Tubsat N1 (Tubsat 4) / Shtil 1	success
1998-07-10	Baikonur	Zenit 2	Resurs-1 2/microsats	success
1998-07-18	Xichang	CZ-3B	Sinosat 1 (Xinnuo 1)	success
1998-07-28	Baikonur	Zenit 2	Tselina-2 20	success
1998-08-02	Wallops Island	Pegasus XL/HAPS	Orbcomm FM 13-20	success
1998-08-12	Cape Canaveral	Titan 4A 401A / Centaur-T	Mercury 16 (NROL 7)	failure
1998-08-13	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Soyuz TM-28	success
1998-08-19	Taiyuan	CZ-2C SD	Iridium SV 3,76	success
1998-08-25	Kourou	Ariane 4 44P	ST-1	success
1998-08-27	Cape Canaveral	Delta 3 8930	Galaxy 10	failure
1998-08-30	Baikonur	Proton K/DM3	Astra 2A	success
1998-08-31	Tonghae	Taepodong 1	Kwangmyongsong 1	failure
1998-09-08	Vandenberg	Delta 2 7920-10C	Iridium MS-10 (77/79-82)	success
1998-09-09	Baikonur	Zenit 2	Globalstar 12 sats	failure
1998-09-16	Kourou	Ariane 4 44LP	PAS 7	success
1998-09-23	Wallops Island	Pegasus XL/HAPS	Orbcomm FM 21-28	success
1998-09-28	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-1T 91 (Molniya-1T 99L)	success
1998-10-03	Vandenberg	Taurus 1110	STEX (NROL 8)	success
1998-10-05	Kourou	Ariane 4 44L	Eutelsat W2	success
1998-10-09	Cape Canaveral	Atlas IIA	Hotbird 5	success
1998-10-20	Cape Canaveral	Atlas IIA	UFO 9 (USA 141)	success
1998-10-21	Kourou	Ariane 5 G	Maqsat 3/ARD	success
1998-10-23	Cape Canaveral	Pegasus H	SCD 2	success
1998-10-24	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7326-9.5	Deep Space 1	success
1998-10-25	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-40 & Znamya 2.5 / Sputnik 41 (RS 18)	success
1998-10-28	Kourou	Ariane 4 44L	Afristar	success
1998-10-29	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Discovery F25 / Spartan 201-F5 / PANSAT (S97-D, OS	success
1998-11-04	Baikonur	Proton K/DM3	PanAmSat 8	success
1998-11-06	Vandenberg	Delta 2 7920-10C	Iridium MS-11 (2/83-86)	success
1998-11-20	Baikonur	Proton K	Zarya	success
1998-11-22	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7925-9.5	Bonum 1	success
1998-12-04	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Endeavour F13 / Node 1 (Unity) / PMA 1 / PMA 2 / M	success
1998-12-06	Kourou	Ariane 4 42L	SATMEX 5	success
1998-12-06	Vandenberg	Pegasus XL	SWAS	success
1998-12-10	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Nadezhda 5 (Nadezhda #8) / Astrid 2	success
1998-12-11	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7425-9.5	Mars Climate Orbiter	success
1998-12-19	Taiyuan	CZ-2C SD	Iridium SV 11/20	success
1998-12-22	Kourou	Ariane 4 42L	PAS 6B	success
1998-12-24	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 2361 (Parus #90)	success
1998-12-30	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Kosmos 2362 / 2363 / 2364 (Uragan #72 / #73 / #74, GLONASS #779 / #784 / #786)	success