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This is a list ofspaceflights launched between January and June 1991. For launches between July and December, see1991 in spaceflight (July–December). For an overview of the whole year, see1991 in spaceflight.
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ =CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
January[edit] | |||||||
| 8 January 00:53:01 |  Delta II (7925) | Cape CanaveralSLC-17B | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
| NATO-4A | NATO | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 14 January 14:50:27 |  Soyuz-U2 | BaikonurSite 1/5 | RVSN | ||||
| Progress M-6 | MOM | Low Earth, docked toMir | ResupplyMir | 15 March 1991 | Successful | ||
| 15 January 23:10:49 |  Ariane 4 (44L) |  KourouELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
 Italsat 1 | ASI | Geostationary | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Eutelsat 2F2 | Eutelsat | Geostationary | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 17 January 10:30 | Soyuz-U | PlesetskSite 16/2 | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2121 (Zenit-8) | MOM | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 10 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| 18 January 11:34 | Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2122 (US-P) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Naval Reconnaissance | 28 March 1993 | Successful | ||
| 29 January 11:59:58 | Kosmos-3M | PlesetskSite 133/3 | RVSN | ||||
| Informator-1 | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
February[edit] | |||||||
| 5 February 02:36 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2123 (Tsikada) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 7 February 18:15 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 16 | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2124 (Yantar-4K2) | MOM | Low Earth | 7 April 1991 | Successful | |||
| 12 February 02:44 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2125 (Strela-1M) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2126 (Strela-1M) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2127 (Strela-1M) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2128 (Strela-1M) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2129 (Strela-1M) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2130 (Strela-1M) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2131 (Strela-1M) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2132 (Strela-1M) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 14 February 08:31:56 | Proton-K /DM-2 | BaikonurSite 200/39 | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2133 (Prognoz) | MOM | Geosynchronous | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 15 February 09:30 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2134 (Yantar-1KFT) | MOM | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 1 April 1991 | Successful | ||
| 15 February 15:19 | Molniya-M | PlesetskSite 43/3 | RVSN | ||||
| Molniya-1-80 | MOM | Molniya | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 26 February 04:53:06 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2135 (Parus) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 28 February 05:30:00 | Proton-K / DM-2 | BaikonurSite 81/23 | RVSN | ||||
| MOM | Geostationary | Communication | In orbit | Successful | |||
March[edit] | |||||||
| 2 March 23:36:00 | Ariane 4 (44LP) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
 Astra 1B | SES Astra | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Meteosat 5 | ESA /EUMETSAT | Geosynchronous | Weather | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 6 March 15:30 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 16 | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2136 (Zenit-8) | MOM | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 20 March 1991 | Successful | ||
| 8 March 12:03 | Titan IVA (403A) | VandenbergSLC-4E | US Air Force | ||||
| USA-69 (Lacrosse-2) | NRO | Low Earth | Radar Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||
| FirstTitan IV launch fromVandenberg AFB Was one of the oldest operational reconnaissance satellite till 2008. | |||||||
| 8 March 23:03 | Delta II (6925) | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
| Inmarsat 2F2 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 12 March 19:29:04 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | RVSN | ||||
| Nadezhda-3 | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 19 March 13:05:15 | Soyuz-U2 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | ||||
| Progress M-7 | MOM | Low Earth, docked toMir | ResupplyMir | 7 May 1991 | Successful | ||
| 19 March 14:30 | Kosmos-3M | PlesetskSite 132/1 | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2137 (Taifun-1) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 3 April 1995 | Successful | ||
| 22 March 12:19:59 | Molniya-M | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN | ||||
| Molniya-3-55L | MOM | Molniya | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 26 March 13:45 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 16 | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2138 (Yantar-4K2) | MOM | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 24 May 1991 | Successful | ||
| 31 March 15:12:00 | Proton-K | Baikonur Site 200/40 | RVSN | ||||
| Almaz-1 | MOM | Low Earth | Radar reconnaissance | 17 October 1992 | Successful | ||
April[edit] | |||||||
| 4 April 10:47:12 | Proton-K / DM-2 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2139 (GLONASS) | MOM | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2140 (GLONASS) | MOM | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2141 (GLONASS) | MOM | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 4 April 23:33:00 | Ariane 4 (44P) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
 Anik E2 | Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 5 April 14:22:45 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | KennedyLC-39B | United Space Alliance | ||||
| STS-37 | NASA | Low Earth | Manned orbital flight | 11 April 1991 | Successful | ||
| Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) | NASA | Low Earth | Gamma ray astronomy | 4 June 2000 | Successful | ||
| 13 April 00:09 | Delta II (7925) | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
| Spacenet 4 | GE Americom | Geostationary | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 16 April 07:21:42 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2142 (Parus) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 18 April 23:30 | Atlas I | Cape CanaveralLC-36B | General Dynamics | ||||
 Yuri 3H | General Dynamics | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communication | T+361 seconds | Failure | ||
| Destroyed by RSO after upper stage turbopump malfunction Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | |||||||
| 24 April 01:37:00 | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| Meteor-3-4 | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 28 April 11:33:14 | Space Shuttle Discovery | KennedyLC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
| STS-39 | NASA | Low Earth | Manned orbital flight | 6 May 1991 | Successful | ||
| IBSS-SPAS (SPAS 02) | SDIO | Low Earth | Missile defence experiments | 6 May 1991 | Successful | ||
| USA-70 (MPEC) | DARPA | Low Earth | Technology | 13 May 1991 | Successful | ||
| CRO-C | SDIO | Low Earth | Chemical release | 14 May 1991 | Successful | ||
| CRO-B | SDIO | Low Earth | Chemical release | 12 May 1991 | Successful | ||
| CRO-A | SDIO | Low Earth | Chemical release | 13 May 1991 | Successful | ||
May[edit] | |||||||
| 14 May 15:52:03 | Atlas-E | VandenbergSLC-3W | US Air Force | ||||
| NOAA-12 | NOAA | Low Earth (SSO) | Weather | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 16 May 21:40 | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2143 (Strela-3) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2144 (Strela-3) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2145 (Strela-3) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2146 (Strela-3) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2147 (Strela-3) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2148 (Strela-3) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 18 May 12:50:28 | Soyuz-U2 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | ||||
| Soyuz TM-12 | MOM | Low Earth, docked to Mir | Manned orbital flight | 10 October 1991 | Successful | ||
| 21 May 09:00:00 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN | ||||
| Resurs-F-10 | MOM | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 20 June 1991 | Successful | ||
| 24 May 15:29 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2149 (Yantar-4K2) | MOM | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 4 July 1991 | Successful | ||
| 29 May 22:55 | Delta II (7925) | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
| Aurora 2 | GE Alascom | Geostationary | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 30 May 08:04:03 | Soyuz-U2 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | ||||
| Progress M-8 | MOM | Low Earth, docked to Mir | Resupply Mir | 16 August 1991 | Successful | ||
June[edit] | |||||||
| 4 June 08:10:00 | Tsyklon-3 | PlesetskSite 32/2 | RVSN | ||||
| Okean-3 | MOM | Low Earth | Oceanography | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 5 June 13:24:51 | Space Shuttle Columbia | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | ||||
| STS-40 | NASA | Low Earth | Manned orbital flight | 14 June 1991 | Successful | ||
| SLS-1 (Spacelab) | ESA /NASA | Low Earth | Biological research | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 11 June 05:41 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2150 (Strela-2M) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 13 June 15:41 | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| Kosmos 2151 (Tselina-R) | MO SSSR | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 18 June 09:09 | Molniya-M | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN | ||||
| Molniya-1-81 | MOM | Molniya | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 25 June | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | RVSN | ||||
| Taifun-2-28 | MO SSSR | Intended: Low Earth | Radar calibration | 25 June 1991 | Failure | ||
| Second stage malfunction | |||||||
| 28 June 08:09:59 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | ||||
| Resurs-F-11 | MOM | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 21 July 1991 | Successful | ||
| 29 June 14:00 | Scout G-1 | VandenbergSLC-5 | NASA | ||||
| REX-1 (P89-1A /ISES) | US Air Force /STP | Low Earth (Polar) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
January-March[edit] | |||||||
| 17 January |  Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | AttackIsrael | 17 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 19 January | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Israel | 19 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Israel | 19 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Israel | 19 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 20 January 18:43 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | AttackDhahran | 20 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Dhahran | 20 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 21 January 08:29 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Dhahran | 21 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Dhahran | 21 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 21 January 09:42 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | AttackRiyadh | 21 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 21 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 21 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 21 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 21 January 19:18 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | AttackAl Jubayl | 21 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 22 January 00:41 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 22 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 22 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 22 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) Aimed atUS Air Force base, intercepted byPatriot ABM, warhead fell on a civilian neighbourhood. | |||||||
| 22 January 04:10 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Dhahran | 22 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Dhahran | 22 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Dhahran | 22 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) Aimed atUS Air Force base. Intercepted byPatriot ABM, but still hit target. | |||||||
| 22 January | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Israel | 22 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 22 January |  Zhinui 3 | Haikou Space Centre,Hainan | CALT | ||||
| CALT | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 22 January 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 23 January 19:54 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Dhahran | 23 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Dhahran | 23 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 23 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 23 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Israel | 23 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 25 January 19:23 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 25 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 25 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) Aimed at Coalition headquarters, intercepted byPatriot ABM, hitSaudi Department of Interior. | |||||||
| 25 January | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Israel | 25 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 26 January 00:28 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Dhahran | 26 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 26 January 06:25 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| NASA /JHU | Sub-orbital | Ultraviolet Astronomy | 26 January 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 26 January 19:46 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 26 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 26 January | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Israel | 26 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 28 January 17:55 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 28 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) Aimed at downtownRiyadh, intercepted byPatriot ABM, debris damaged a farm. | |||||||
| 28 January 18:24:24 | ERIS |  Meck Island,Kwajalein Atoll | US Air Force | ||||
| ERIS | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Interceptor test | 28 January 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) InterceptedAries rocket | |||||||
| 28 January 18:03:00 | Minuteman IB | VandenbergLF-03 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Target | 28 January 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 2 February, 21:41 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 2 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 2 February | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Israel | 2 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Israel | 2 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| 6 February 07:29 | LCLV | Wallops Island | Orbital Sciences | ||||
| NRL | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 6 February 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 510 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
| 6 February 17:30 | MR-12 | Kapustin Yar | MO SSSR | ||||
| MO SSSR | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 6 February 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 7 February 08:15 | RT-2PM Topol | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Sub-orbital | Missile test | 7 February 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 7 February 22:54 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 7 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| 11 February 19:20 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 11 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 11 February |  Prithvi | Sriharikota | DRDL | ||||
| DRDL | Sub-orbital | Missile test | 11 February 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 12 February 03:29 | S-520 |  Andøya | ISAS | ||||
| ISAS | Sub-orbital | Auroral | 12 February 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 353 kilometres (219 mi) | |||||||
| 12 February 09:11:54 | Black Brant XII | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
| TOPAZ-3 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 12 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 14 February 08:45 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | AttackKing Khalid Military City | 14 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | AttackHafir Al Batin | 14 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), hitKing Khalid Military City. | |||||||
| 15 February 23:01 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Al Jubayl | 15 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 16 February 13:00 | S-520 | KagoshimaLA-K | ISAS | ||||
| ISAS | Sub-orbital | Ultraviolet Astronomy | 16 February 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 337 kilometres (209 mi) | |||||||
| 18 February 14:30 | Strypi-XI | Barking Sands LC-1 | SDIO | ||||
| Bow Shock 2 | SDIO | Sub-orbital | Reentry Test | 18 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 21 February 14:06 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack King Khalid Military City | 21 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack King Khalid Military City | 21 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 21 February 18:00 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack King Khalid Military City | 21 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 21 February 23:31 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | AttackBahrain | 21 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February 19:46 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Sub-orbital | Solar research | 22 February 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 23 February 01:59 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Dhahran | 23 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Dhahran | 23 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 24 February 01:32 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 24 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) Aimed at Coalition headquarters, intercepted byPatriot ABM, debris fell on a school. | |||||||
| 24 February 06:23 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 24 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 24 February 09:17 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Riyadh | 24 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 24 February | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Israel | 24 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 25 February 17:32 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Dhahran | 25 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) HitUS Army barracks, killing 28 and injuring 110. | |||||||
| 25 February 22:26 | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | AttackQatar | 25 February 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| February | Al Hussein | Iraq | IQAF | ||||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Israel | Within an hour of launch | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Israel | Within an hour of launch | Successful | ||
| High Explosive warhead | IQAF | Sub-orbital | Attack Israel | Within an hour of launch | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 12 March | LGM-118 Peacekeeper | VandenbergLF-02 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 12 March 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 18 March 10:15 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| SXT | NASA /University of Colorado, Boulder | Sub-orbital | X-ray astronomy | 18 March 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 19 March | UGM-96 Trident I (Trident C-4) | Submarine,WTR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 19 March 1991 | Successful | |||
| US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 19 March 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 23 March 07:00 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| MAMA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Ultraviolet Astronomy | 23 March 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 30 March 02:27 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 30 March 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
April-June[edit] | |||||||
| 5 April 14:05 | RT-2PM Topol | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Sub-orbital | Missile test | 5 April 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 9 April 17:50 |  Skylark 7 |  Esrange LA-S |  DLR | ||||
| SISSI-4 | DLR | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 9 April 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 245 kilometres (152 mi) | |||||||
| 9 April 18:18 | Viper 3A | Esrange | DLR | ||||
| PMSE | DLR | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 9 April 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
| 9 April 19:20 | Viper 3A | Esrange | DLR | ||||
| PMSE | DLR | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 9 April 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
| 12 April | HPB | Wallops Island | Orbital Sciences | ||||
| Orbital Sciences | Sub-orbital | Target | 12 April 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 15 April 22:10 | UGM-133 Trident II (Trident D-5) | USS West Virginia,ETR | US Navy | ||||
| DASO-6 | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 15 April 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 April 07:46 | Black Brant 10CM1 | Wallops Island | SDIO | ||||
| SPFE-2 | SDIO | Sub-orbital | Technology demonstration | 17 April 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 18 April 18:33 | MGM-134 Midgetman | VandenbergTP-01 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Missile test | 18 April 1991 | Successful | |||
| Final flight of the Midgetman Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 25 April 18:00 | Nike Orion | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
| CWAS-19 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 25 April 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 29 April |  Sonda-3 | Barreira do Inferno | IAE | ||||
| INPE | Sub-orbital | Ionospheric research | 29 April 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 441 kilometres (274 mi) | |||||||
| 30 April 19:19 | Nike Orion | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
| CWAS-20 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 30 April 1991 | Failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 4 May 04:10 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| JASPR-I | NASA | Sub-orbital | Ultraviolet Astronomy | 4 May 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 7 May 18:05 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| SERTS-4 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Solar research | 7 May 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 8 May 03:54:00 | Maxus | Esrange | SSC | ||||
| SSC | Sub-orbital | Microgravity | 8 May 1991 | Failure | |||
| Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi) | |||||||
| 10 May | UGM-96 Trident I (Trident C-4) | USS Mariano G. Vallejo, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| FCET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 10 May 1991 | Successful | ||
| FCET | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 10 May 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 11 May 20:40 | Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-03 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Target | 11 May 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) Interceptor launch scrubbed | |||||||
| 13 May 19:03 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| MSSTA-I | NASA | Sub-orbital | X-ray astronomy | 13 May 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 20 May 07:30 | Aries | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| SXT (XOGS) | NASA | Sub-orbital | X-ray astronomy | 20 May 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 28 May 12:05 | R-36MUTTH (SS-18 Mod 4) | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 28 May 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| May |  Hwasong-6 | Qom | DPRK | ||||
| DPRK | Sub-orbital | Missile test | Within an hour of launch | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 11 June 17:47 | LGM-118 Peacekeeper | VandenbergLF-08 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 11 June 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 18 June 11:34 | Prospector | Cape CanaveralLC-20 | Orbital Sciences | ||||
| Orbital Sciences | Sub-orbital | Microgravity | 18 June 1991 | Failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 21 June | Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-03 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Re-entry vehicle test | 21 June 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 24 June | SSBS S3 | Biscarrosse BLB | DMA | ||||
| DMA | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 24 June 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 25 June 17:00 | RT-2PM Topol | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Sub-orbital | Missile test | 25 June 1991 | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 26 June 02:39 | Minuteman III | VandenbergLF-26 | US Air Force | ||||
| GT-144GB | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 26 June 1991 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
