Rocket launches in December 1998
In December 1998, 9 rocket launches flew: 2 by Arianespace, 2 by Production Corporation Polyot and 1 by China Aerospace Corporation. All of them succeeded.
Launched
| Date | Mission | Rocket | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STS-88 | Space Shuttle | Kennedy Space Center | Success | |
| Satmex 5 | Ariane 42L | Guiana Space Centre | Success | |
| Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS) | Pegasus XL | Air launch to orbit | Success | |
| Nadezhda 8 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Mars Climate Orbiter | Delta II 7425-9.5 | Cape Canaveral SFS | Success | |
| Iridium 88 & 89 | Long March 2C/SD | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Success | |
| PAS 6B | Ariane 42L | Guiana Space Centre | Success | |
| Parus 90 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Uragan 72 to 74 | Proton K/DM-2 | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success |
By place and rocket: Florida 2 · China 1 · Russia and Baikonur 3 · French Guiana 2 · Long March 1