Rocket launches in May 1998
In May 1998, 8 rocket launches flew: 3 by US Air Force, 2 by China Aerospace Corporation and 1 by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. All of them succeeded.
Launched
| Date | Mission | Rocket | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iridium 69 & 71 | Long March 2C/SD | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Success | |
| US-K 79 | Molniya-M 2BL | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Echostar IV | Proton-K/DM-2M | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| NROL-6 | Titan IVB/Centaur | Cape Canaveral SFS | Success | |
| NOAA 15 | Titan II SLV | Vandenberg SFB | Success | |
| Progress M-39 | Soyuz U | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Iridium 70, 72 to 75 | Delta II 7920-10C | Vandenberg SFB | Success | |
| Zhongwei 1 | Long March 3B | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | Success |
By place and rocket: Florida 1 · California 2 · China 2 · Russia and Baikonur 3 · Long March 2 · Soyuz 1