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Orbital launches • "Space Calendar". NASA JPL.
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/.
First 12 January
• "Southwest Space Archive".
Last 22 December http://www.spacearchive.info/index.htm.
• "Launch Forecast". SPACE.com.
National firsts
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/
Satellite Portugal launches/launch_schedule.html.
• "Spaceflight Now".
Rockets http://www.spaceflightnow.com.
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Start-1
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• "Хроника освоения космоса" (in Russian).
Orbital 9
http://www.cosmoworld.ru/
Total travellers 47 spaceencyclopedia/chrono/index.shtml.
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EVAs shuttlemissions/archives/sts-54.html. Retrieved
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[3] NASA (2007-11-23). "NASA - STS-56". National
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Date and Rocket Launch site LSP
time Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay Outcome
UTC)
(UTC) (UTC)
Remarks
January
12 January Kosmos-3M Plesetsk Site 133/3 VKS
11:10:17 Kosmos 2230 MO RF Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
(Tsikada)
13 January Molniya-M Plesetsk Site 43/3 VKS
01:49 Molniya-1-85 MOM Molniya Communications 15 Novem- Successful
ber 2005
13 January Space Shuttle Endeavour[2] Kennedy LC-39B United Space Al-
13:59:30[1] liance
STS-54 NASA Low Earth Satellite deploy- 19 January Successful
ment 13:37:47
TDRS-6 NASA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
(TDRS-F)
Manned orbital flight with five astronauts
19 January Soyuz-U Plesetsk Site 43/3 VKS
14:49:01 Kosmos 2231 MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 25 March Successful
(Yantar-4K2-66)
24 January Soyuz-U2 Baikonur Site 1/5 VKS
05:58:05 Soyuz TM-16 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-13 22 July Successful
Manned orbital flight with two cosmonauts
26 January Molniya-M Plesetsk Site 16/2 VKS
15:55:26 Kosmos 2232 MOM Molniya Missile defence In orbit Operational
(Oko)
27 January Black Brant XII Poker Flat NASA
10:43:41 PHAZE NASA Suborbital Ionosphere In orbit Failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi); Failed before reaching space
28 January HPB Wake Island Orbital Sciences
US Air Force Suborbital Reentry vehicle 28 January Successful
test
Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi)
February
3 February Delta II (7925) Cape Canaveral LC-17A McDonnell Douglas
02:55 USA-88 (GPS US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
IIA-9)
5 February Storm White Sands SULF US Air Force
16:24 US Air Force Suborbital BTTV-3 Valida- 5 February Successful
tion
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Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi);
7 February Prithvi Balasore DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test 7 February Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
8 February Black Brant IX White Sands LC-36 NASA
20:00 NASA Suborbital Solar 8 February Successful
Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi)
9 February Kosmos-3M Plesetsk Site 133/3 VKS
02:56:56 Kosmos 2233 MO RF Low Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
(Parus)
9 February Pegasus Kennedy Balls 8 Orbital Sciences
14:30 Orbcomm Orbcomm Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
CDS-1
Orbcomm Orbcomm Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
SCD-1
11 Febru- HPB Wake Island Orbital Sciences
ary Orbital Sciences Suborbital Re-entry vehicle 11 Febru- Failure
test ary
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
17 Febru- Proton-K/DM-2 Baikonur Site 81/23 VKS
ary Kosmos 2234 MOM Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
20:09:47 (GLONASS)
Kosmos 2235 MOM Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
(GLONASS)
Kosmos 2236 MOM Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
(GLONASS)
18 Febru- S-520 Kagoshima LA-K ISAS
ary METS ISAS Suborbital Ionosphere and 18 Febru- Successful
07:00 Plasma ary
Apogee: 272 kilometres (169 mi)
19 Febru- RH-560 Sriharikota ISRO
ary ISRO Suborbital Ionosphere 19 Febru- Successful
13:45 ary
Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi)
19 Febru- RH-560 Sriharikota ISRO
ary ISRO Suborbital Ionosphere 19 Febru- Successful
13:15 ary
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
19 Febru- Black Brant 9CM1 White Sands LC-36 Space Services In-
ary corporated
18:00 CONSORT-6 SSI Suborbital Microgravity 19 Febru- Successful
ary
Apogee: 301 kilometres (187 mi)
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20 Febru- Mu-3S-II Kagoshima LA-M1 ISAS
ary ASCA ISAS Low Earth Astronomy 2 March Successful
02:20 (ASTRO-D) 2001
21 Febru- Soyuz-U2 Baikonur Site 1/5 VKS
ary Progress Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 27 March Successful
18:32:33 M-16
25 Febru- RT-2PM Topol Plesetsk RVSN
ary RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 Febru- Successful
13:40 ary
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 Febru- Polaris/STARS Barking Sands LC-42 Space Data Corpora-
ary tion
20:45 FTU-1 SDC Suborbital Test 26 Febru- Successful
ary
Maiden flight of UGM-27 Polaris in STARS configuration; Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi)
March
2 March LGM-118 Peacekeeper Vandenberg LF-02 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 2 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
8 March Nike-Orion White Sands NASA
00:15 CWAS 29 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 8 March Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
10 March Nike-Orion White Sands NASA
13:38 CWAS 30 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 10 March Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
10 March LGM-30G Minuteman III Vandenberg LF-26 US Air Force
GT-151GB US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 10 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
16 March Black Brant 9CM1 Wallops Island LA-2 SDIO
02:12:41 SPEAR 3 SDIO Suborbital Plasma 16 March Successful
Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi)
22 March Sonda-2 Alcântara INPE
Maruda INPE Suborbital Ionosphere 22 March Successful
Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi)
25 March Proton-K/DM-2 Baikonur Site 81/23 VKS
02:28 Raduga 29 MOM Geostationary Communications In orbit Operational
25 March Start-1 Plesetsk Site 158 RVSN
13:15:27 EKA MO RF Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of Start-1
25 March Atlas I Cape Canaveral LC-36B General Dynamics
21:38
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UHF-1 US Navy Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Launch
failure
Booster engine failure left spacecraft in useless orbit
26 March Zenit-2 Baikonur Site 45/1 VKS
02:21 Kosmos 2237 MO RF Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
(Tselina-2)
30 March Delta II (7925) Cape Canaveral LC-17A McDonnell Douglas
03:09 USA-90 (GPS US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
IIA-10)
30 March Tsyklon-2 Baikonur Site 90 VKS
12:00 Kosmos 2238 MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance 10 Decem- Successful
(US-PM) ber 1994
31 March Soyuz-U2 Baikonur Site 1/5 VKS
03:34:13 Progress Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 3 March Successful
M-17 1994
April
1 April Kosmos-3M Plesetsk Site 133/3 VKS
18:57:26 Kosmos 2239 MO RF Low Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
(Parus)
2 April Black Brant XII Poker Flat NASA
10:09 Alaska 93 NASA/UCB Suborbital Ionosphere 2 April Successful
Apogee: 1,425 kilometres (885 mi)
2 April Soyuz-U Plesetsk Site 16/2 VKS
14:30:01 Kosmos 2240 MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 7 June Successful
(Yantar-4K2)
6 April Molniya-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 VKS
19:07:27 Kosmos 2241 MOM Molniya Missile defence In orbit Operational
(Oko)
8 April Space Shuttle Discovery[3] Kennedy LC-39B United Space Al-
05:29[1] liance
STS-56 NASA Low Earth Solar astronomy 17 April Successful
Spacelab Pal- ESA/NASA Low Earth (Dis- Spacelab ATLAS-2 11:37:19
let covery)
NASA Low Earth (Dis- Solar
SPARTAN-201 covery)
Manned orbital flight with five astronauts; SPARTAN deployed from Discovery on 11 April and retrieved
on 13 April
12 April Black Brant IX White Sands LC-36 NASA
17:18 NIXT NASA Suborbital Solar 12 April Successful
Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi)
16 April Tsyklon-3 Plesetsk VKS
07:49 Kosmos 2242 MO RF Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
(Tselina)
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17 April Black Brant IX White Sands LC-36 NASA
09:15 SXT NASA/Colorado at Boul- Suborbital X-Ray astronomy 17 April Successful
der
Apogee: 254 kilometres (158 mi)
19 April RH-560 Sriharikota ISRO
05:50 SPICE-3 ISRO Suborbital Ionosphere 19 April Successful
Apogee: 323 kilometres (201 mi)
21 April Molniya-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 VKS
00:23 Molniya MOM Molniya Communications 25 January Successful
3-57L 2004
25 April Pegasus Edwards Balls 8 Orbital Sciences
13:56 Orbcomm Orbcomm Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
CDS-2 (VSUME)
Alexis STP Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
26 April Space Shuttle Columbia[4] Kennedy LC-39A United Space Al-
14:50[1] liance
STS-55 NASA/DLR Low Earth Microgravity 6 May Successful
Spacelab NASA/DLR Low Earth (Co- Spacelab D2 14:30
Long Module 1 lumbia)
Manned orbital flight with seven astronauts
27 April Soyuz-U Baikonur Site 31/6 VKS
10:35 Kosmos 2243 MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 6 May Spacecraft
(Yantar-1KFT) failure
Mission aborted after six days
28 April Tsyklon-2 Baikonur Site 90 VKS
03:39:20 Kosmos 2244 MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance 18 March Successful
(US-PM) 1995
May
1 May Skylark 7 Esrange LA-S DLR
05:35 TEXUS 30 DLR Suborbital Microgravity 1 May Successful
Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi)
6 May Black Brant VIIIC Poker Flat NASA
15:38 NASA Suborbital Plasma 6 May Successful
Apogee: 271 kilometres (168 mi)
11 May Tsyklon-3 Plesetsk VKS
14:56:01 Kosmos 2245 MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
(Strela)
Kosmos 2246 MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
(Strela)
Kosmos 2247 MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
(Strela)
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Kosmos 2248 MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
(Strela)
Kosmos 2249 MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
(Strela)
Komsos 2250 MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
(Strela)
12 May Ariane 4 (42L) Kourou ELA-2 Arianespace
00:56:32 Astra 1C SES Astra Geostationary Communications In orbit Operational
Arsene (Os- RACE/AMSAT Medium Earth Communications In orbit Partial
car-24) satellite
failure
Maiden flight of Ariane 4 (42L); VHF transponder on Arsene failed during launch and UHF/S-band
transponder failed on 6 September 1993, making satellite unusable
13 May Delta II (7925) Cape Canaveral LC-17A McDonnell Douglas
00:07 USA-91 (GPS US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
IIA-11)
14 May Nike-Orion White Sands NASA
01:10 CWAS-31 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 14 May Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
19 May Nike-Orion White Sands NASA
00:47 CWAS-32 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 19 May Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
21 May Soyuz-U Plesetsk Site 16/2 VKS
09:15:01 Resurs F-17 MOM Low Earth Remote sensing 20 June Successful
22 May Soyuz-U2 Baikonur Site 1/5 VKS
06:41:47 Progress Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 4 July Successful
M-18
23 May LCLV Cape Canaveral LC-20 BMDO
09:17 Red Tigress BMDO Suborbital Target 23 May Successful
2A
Apogee: 378 kilometres (235 mi)
26 May Molniya-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 VKS
03:23 Molniya 1-86 MOM Molniya Communications In orbit Operational
26 May Nike-Orion Centre d’Essais des Landes DLR
09:43 DLR/Aérospatiale Suborbital Test flight 26 May Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
27 May Proton-K/DM-2 Baikonur Site 81/23 VKS
01:22 Gorizont 28 RSCC Intended: Geo- Communications 27 May Launch
synchronous Failure
28 May LCLV Cape Canaveral LC-20 BMDO
08:34 BMDO Suborbital Target 28 May Successful
Apogee: 390 kilometres (240 mi)
29 May Hwaseong 6 Musudan-ri
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Suborbital Missile test 29 May Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
29 May Hwaseong 6 Musudan-ri
Suborbital Missile test 29 May Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
29 May Rodong-1 Musudan-ri
Suborbital Missile test 29 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
30 May Hwaseong 6 Musudan-ri
Suborbital Missile test 30 May Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
June
15 June LGM-30B Minuteman I Vandenberg LF-03 US Air Force
17:30 RSLP TDT-1 US Air Force Suborbital Target 15 June Launch
failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
16 June Black Brant IX White Sands LC-36 NASA
04:39 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 16 June Successful
Apogee: 253 kilometres (157 mi)
16 June Kosmos-3M Plesetsk Site 132/1 VKS
04:17 Kosmos 2251 MO RF Low Earth Communications 10 Febru- Successful
(Strela-2M) ary 2009
Collided with Iridium 33 after retirement.[5]
21 June Space Shuttle Endeavour[6] Kennedy LC-39B United Space Al-
13:07:22[1] liance
STS-57 NASA Low Earth Microgravity 1 July Successful
SpaceHab NASA/SpaceHab Low Earth (En- Scientific re- 12:52
LSM deavour) search
Manned orbital flight with six astronauts; Retrieved European Retrievable Carrier
22 June Aries White Sands LC-36 Orbital Sciences
BMDO Suborbital Technology 22 June Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
24 June Tsyklon-3 Plesetsk VKS
04:12:41 Kosmos 2252 MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
(Strela-3)
Kosmos 2253 MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
(Strela-3)
Kosmos 2254 MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
(Strela-3)
Kosmos 2255 MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
(Strela-3)
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Kosmos 2256 MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
(Strela-3)
Kosmos 2257 MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
(Strela-3)
25 June Ariane 4 (42P) Kourou ELA-2 Arianespace
00:18 Galaxy-4H Hughes Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
25 June Soyuz-U Plesetsk Site 16/2 VKS
08:20 Resurs F-17 MOM Low Earth Remote sensing 12 July Successful
25 June Scout G-1 Vandenberg SLC-5 NASA
23:30 RADCAL US Air Force/STP Low Earth (Po- Radar calibration In orbit Successful
(P92-1) lar)
26 June Delta II (7925) Cape Canaveral LC-17A McDonnell Douglas
13:27 USA-92 (GPS US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
IIA-12)
PMG NASA Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
June Prithvi Balasore DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test L+1 hour Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
July
1 July Soyuz-U2 Baikonur Site 1/5 VKS
14:32:58 Soyuz TM-17 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-14 14 January Successful
1994
Manned orbital fight with three cosmonauts
2 July LGM-30G Minuteman III Vandenberg LF-09 US Air Force
GT-152GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 2 July Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
7 July Tsyklon-2 Baikonur Site 90 VKS
07:15 Kosmos 2258 MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance 8 June Successful
(US-PM) 1995
7 July UGM-133 Trident II USS Pennsylvania, Eastern Range US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 7 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
7 July UGM-133 Trident II USS Pennsylvania, Eastern Range US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 7 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
14 July LGM-118 Peacekeeper Vandenberg LF-05 US Air Force
03:19 US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 14 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
14 July Soyuz-U Plesetsk Site 43/3 VKS
16:40 Kosmos 2259 MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 25 July Successful
(Yantar-4K2)
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19 July Atlas II/IABS Cape Canaveral LC-36A General Dynamics
22:04 USA-93 US Air Force Geostationary Communications In orbit Operational
(DSCS IIIB-9)
22 July Black Brant X Wallops Island NASA
08:25 WISP-2 NASA Suborbital Plasma 22 July Successful
Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi)
22 July Soyuz-U Plesetsk Site 43/3 VKS
08:45 Kosmos 2260 MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 5 August Successful
(Zenit-8)
22 July Ariane 4 (44L) Kourou ELA-2 Arianespace
22:58:55 Hispasat 1B Hispasat Geostationary Communications In orbit Operational
INSAT-2B ISRO Geostationary Communications In orbit Successful
23 July RT-2PM Topol Plesetsk RVSN
08:22 RVSN Suborbital Missile test 23 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
27 July Black Brant 9CM1 Centre d’Essais des Landes LA-CE Matra
BLANC Matra Suborbital Photography 27 July Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
28 July Viper IIIA Esrange NASA
05:43 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 28 July Successful
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
30 July Viper IIIA Esrange NASA
06:19 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 30 July Successful
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
August
1 August Nike-Orion Andøya NDRE
01:46 SCT-06 NDRE Suborbital Aeronomy 1 August Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
2 August Viper IIIA Esrange NASA
00:37 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 2 August Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
2 August Nike-Orion Esrange DLR/SSC
01:02 Decimals-B SSC Suborbital Aeronomy 2 August Successful
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
2 August Viper IIIA Esrange NASA
01:24 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 2 August Successful
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
2 August Viper IIIA Esrange NASA
03:24 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 2 August Successful
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
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2 August Viper IIIA Esrange NASA
05:54 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 2 August Successful
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)
2 August Titan IVA (403) Vandenberg SLC-4E US Air Force
19:59 SLDCOM-3 NRO Intended: Low Communications T+101 sec- Launch
Earth onds Failure
NOSS-2-3A US Navy Intended: Low ELINT
Earth
NOSS-2-3B US Navy Intended: Low ELINT
Earth
NOSS-2-3C US Navy Intended: Low ELINT
Earth
Apogee: 33 kilometres (21 mi)
4 August Molniya-M Plesetsk Site 43/3 VKS
00:52 Molniya MOM Molniya Communications In orbit Operational
3-58L
9 August Atlas E Vandenberg SLC-3W US Air Force
10:02 NOAA-13 NOAA Sun-synchro- Weather In orbit Successful
nous
10 August Molniya-M Plesetsk Site 16/2 VKS
14:53:45 Kosmos 2261 MOM Molniya Missile defence In orbit Operational
(Oko)
10 August Soyuz-U Baikonur Site 1/5 VKS
22:23:45 Progress Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 13 October Successful
M-19
17 August Black Brant IX White Sands LC-36 NASA
18:00 SERTS 93-5 NASA Suborbital Solar 17 August Successful
Apogee: 312 kilometres (194 mi)
20 August UGM-133 Trident II USS Nebraska, Eastern Range US Navy
18:27 US Navy Suborbital Missile test 20 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 August Soyuz-U Plesetsk Site 16/2 VKS
10:45 Resurs F-19 MOM Low Earth Remote sensing 10 Successful
September
25 August Polaris/STARS Barking Sands LC-42 Space Data Corpora-
10:00 tion
Zodiac SDC Suborbital Target 25 August Successful
Beauchamp
Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi)
28 August Aries White Sands LC-36 NASA
09:45 SXT (XOGS) NASA Suborbital X-Ray astronomy 28 August Launch
Failure
Apogee: 8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
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30 August Delta II (7925) Cape Canaveral LC-17B McDonnell Douglas
12:38 USA-94 (GPS US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
IIA-13)
31 August Tsyklon-3 Plesetsk VKS
04:40 Meteor 2-21 Roskosmos Low Earth Weather In orbit Successful
Temisat Telespazio Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
31 August LGM-30G Minuteman III Vandenberg LF-26 US Air Force
GT-153GB US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 31 August Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
September
3 Septem- Atlas I Cape Canaveral LC-36B General Dynamics
ber USA-95 US Navy Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
11:17 (UHF-2)
7 Septem- Soyuz-U2 Baikonur Site 31/6 VKS
ber Kosmos 2262 MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 18 Decem- Successful
13:25 (Don) ber
10 Nike-Orion White Sands NASA
September CWAS 33 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 10 Successful
16:00 September
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
12 Space Shuttle Discovery Kennedy LC-39B United Space Al-
September liance
11:45 STS-51 NASA Low Earth Satellite deploy- 22 Successful
ment September
ORFEUS- NASA/DARA Low Earth (Dis- Astronomy 07:56
SPAS covery)
ACTS NASA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
Manned orbital flight with five astronauts; ACTS deployed using Transfer Orbit Stage and retired on 28
April 2004
13 Nike-Orion White Sands NASA
September CWAS 34 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 13 Successful
18:00 September
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
15 LGM-118 Peacekeeper Vandenberg LF-02 US Air Force
September US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 15 Successful
September
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 Zenit-2 Baikonur Site 45/1 VKS
September Kosmos 2263 MO RF Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful
07:36:19 (Tselina-2)
16 TR-1A Tanegashima LA-T NASDA
September NASDA Suborbital Microgravity 16 Successful
23:00 September
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Apogee: 264 kilometres (164 mi)
17 Tsyklon-2 Baikonur Site 90 VKS
September Kosmos 2264 MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance 7 August Successful
00:43:10 (US-PM) 1995
20 PSLV Sriharikota FLP ISRO
September IRS 1E ISRO Intended: Low Remote sensing 20 Launch
05:12 Earth September Failure
Maiden flight of PSLV; failed to reach orbit due to guidance system malfunction
26 Ariane 4 (40) Kourou ELA-2 Arianespace
September SPOT 3 Spot Image Sun-synchro- Remote sensing In orbit Successful
01:45 nous
Stella CNES Low Earth Gravity In orbit Successful
Healthsat-2 SatelLife Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Kitsat-2 KAIST Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
Eyesat Interferometrics/AMSAT Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
ItamSat Interferometrics/AMSAT Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
PoSAT-1 Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
SPOT 3 ceased functioning on 14 November 1997; PoSAT-1 is the first Portuguese satellite
30 Proton-K/DM-2 Baikonur Site 81/23 VKS
September Raduga 30 MOM Geostationary Communications In orbit Operational
17:05:59
October
4 October Black Brant IX White Sands LC-36 NASA
17:45 CU-4 NASA Suborbital Ultraviolet as- 4 October Successful
tronomy
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
4 October Taurus-Orion White Sands NASA
19:35 NASA Suborbital Plasma 4 October Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
5 October Titan 23G/Star-37XFP-ISS Vandenberg SLC-4W US Air Force
17:56 Landsat 6 NASA Intended: Low Remote sensing 5 October Launch
Earth Failure
Upper stage failed to ignite; Apogee: 724 kilometres (450 mi)
8 October Long March 2C Jiuquan LA-2B CALT
08:00 FSW 1-5 CASC Low Earth Reconnaissance 28 October Successful
8 October Storm White Sands SULF US Air Force
BTTV-4 US Air Force Suborbital Target 8 October Successful
(PAC-2)
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
11 October Soyuz-U Baikonur Site 1/5 VKS
21:33:19 Progress Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 21 Novem- Successful
M-20 ber
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18 October Space Shuttle Columbia Kennedy LC-39B United Space Al-
14:53:10 liance
STS-58 NASA Low Earth Microgravity 1 Novem- Successful
Spacelab NASA Low Earth (Co- Spacelab SLS-2 ber
Long Module 2 lumbia)
EDO Pallet NASA Low Earth (Co- Cryogenic mis-
lumbia) sion extension
pallet
Manned orbital flight with seven astronauts
21 October INTA-300B El Arenosillo INTA
01:46 FEIROX INTA Suborbital Aeronomy 21 October Successful
(FEIROH)
Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi)
22 October Ariane 4 (44LP) Kourou ELA-2 Arianespace
06:46 Intelsat 701 Intelsat Geostationary Communications In orbit Operational
26 October Kosmos-3M Plesetsk Site 132/1 VKS
10:00:04 Kosmos 2265 MO RF Low Earth Radar calibration 11 August Successful
(Taifun) 2003
26 October Storm White Sands LC-36 US Air Force
BTTV-5 US Air Force Suborbital Target 26 October Successful
(ERINT)
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 October Proton-K/DM-2 Baikonur Site 81/23 VKS
15:17 Gorizont 28 MOM Geostationary Communications In orbit Operational
28 October Delta II (7925) Cape Canaveral LC-17B McDonnell Douglas
17:04 USA-96 (GPS US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
IIA-14)
November
2 Novem- Kosmos-3M Plesetsk Site 132/1 VKS
ber Kosmos 2266 MO RF Low Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
12:10:09 (Parus)
3 Novem- S3 Centre d’Essais des Landes
ber Suborbital Missile test 3 Novem- Successful
ber
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 Novem- Skylark 7 Esrange LA-S SSC
ber MASER 6 SSC Suborbital Microgravity 4 Novem- Successful
07:07 ber
Apogee: 243 kilometres (151 mi)
5 Novem- Soyuz-U Baikonur Site 1/5 VKS
ber Kosmos 2267 MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 28 Decem- Successful
08:25 (Yantar-4KS1M) ber 1994
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17 Novem- Sonda-2 Natal INPE
ber INPE Suborbital Ionosphere 17 Novem- Successful
ber
Apogee: 555 kilometres (345 mi)
18 Novem- Proton-K/DM-2 Baikonur Site 81/23 VKS
ber Gorizont 29 MOM Geostationary Communications In orbit Operational
13:54:59
Sold to Rimsat as Rimsat-1, then to PASI as PASI-1, then to LMI as LIM-AP-1
18 Novem- UGM-133 Trident II USS Nebraska, Eastern Range US Navy
ber US Navy Suborbital Missile test 18 Novem- Successful
ber
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 Novem- Ariane 4 (44LP) Kourou ELA-2 Arianespace
ber Solidaridad-1 Tele Mexico Geostationary Communications In orbit Operational
01:17
Meteosat 6 EUMETSAT Geostationary Weather In orbit Operational
26 Novem- Skylark 7 Esrange LA-S DLR
ber TEXUS 31 DLR Suborbital Microgravity 26 Novem- Successful
11:00 ber
Apogee: 257 kilometres (160 mi)
28 Novem- Atlas II Cape Canaveral LC-36A General Dynamics
ber USA-97 US Air Force Geostationary Communications In orbit Operational
23:40 (DSCS IIIB-10)
29 Novem- Nike-Improved Orion Esrange DLR
ber MINI-TEXUS DLR Suborbital Microgravity 29 Novem- Successful
09:30 1 ber
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)
30 Novem- Storm White Sands LC-36 US Air Force
ber BTTV-6 US Air Force Suborbital Target 30 Novem- Successful
(ERINT/GTF-2) ber
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
December
2 Decem- Space Shuttle Endeavour Kennedy LC-36B United Space Al-
ber liance
09:27 STS-61 NASA Low Earth (HST) HST-SM1 13 Decem- Successful
ber
Manned orbital flight with seven astronauts
8 Decem- Delta II (7925) Cape Canaveral LC-17A McDonnell Douglas
ber USA-98 NATO/US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
00:48 (NATO-4B)
16 Decem- Atlas IIAS Cape Canaveral LC-36B General Dynamics
ber Telstar 401 AT&T Geostationary Communications In orbit Successful
00:38
Maiden flight of Atlas IIAS; Telstar 401 destroyed by a magnetic storm in 1997
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17 Decem- Storm White Sands SULF US Air Force
ber MTTV-1 US Air Force Suborbital Target 17 Decem- Successful
(ERINT) ber
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
18 Decem- Ariane 4 (44L) Kourou ELA-2 Arianespace
ber DBS-1 Hughes Geostationary Communications In orbit Operational
01:27
Thaicom 1 Shin Corporation Geostationary Communications In orbit Successful
22 Decem- Molniya-M Plesetsk Site 43/3 VKS
ber Molniya 1-87 MOM Molniya Communications In orbit Operational
20:37:16
December Volna[citation needed] Submarine Russian Navy
Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test L+1 hour Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
December Zyb[citation needed] Submarine, Pacific Ocean Russian Navy
Efir RVSN Suborbital Technology L+1 hour Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
(GMT)
Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
10 April Hiten Crashed intentionally on the Moon
22 August Mars Observer Lost contact prior to orbit insertion
28 August Galileo Flyby of 243 Ida Closest approach: 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi)
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Start Duration End Spacecraft Crew Remarks
Date/Time Time
17 January 4 hours STS-54 Gregory Tested space station construction techniques and mobility
28 min- Endeavour J. Har- techniques.[7]
utes baugh
Mario
Runco, Jr.
19 April 5 hours 22:40 Mir EO-13 Gennadi Used the Strela boom to install an electric motor on the Kvant-1
17:15 25 min- Kvant-2 Manakov module for solar arrays originally installed on the Kristall mod-
utes Alek- ule. After the installation, Poleshchuk noticed that one of the
sandr handles on the Strela boom had become loose and drifted away
Poleshchuk from Mir. The loss of the Strela handle meant the next EVA
would have to be delayed until a new handle could be lifted to
orbit the next Progress supply launch.
18 June 4 hours 21:58 Mir EO-13 Gennadi After receiving the replacement part, Manakov and Poleshchuk
17:25 33 min- Kvant-2 Manakov first repaired the Strela boom and then installed the second
utes Alek- electric drive for the solar array.
sandr Po-
leschuk
25 June 5 hours STS-57 G. David Helped secure the antenna on the captured EURECA satellite in
50 min- Endeavour Low its stored position for return to earth. Then both spacewalkers
utes Peter practiced construction maneuvers on the RMS.[8]
Wisoff
16 4 hours 10:16 Mir EO-14 Vasily Began assembly of the experimental Rapana truss structure.
September 18 min- Kvant-2 Tsibliyev
05:57 utes Alek-
sandr Sere-
brov
16 7 hours 15:45 STS-51 James H. Carried out tests on tools, tethers, and a foot restraint system
September 5 min- Discovery Newman in anticipation of the repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. A
08:40 utes Carl E. stuck tool chest lid slowed the closeout of spacewalk for at least
Walz 45 minutes.[9]
20 3 hours 07:05 Mir EO-14 Vasily Completed assembly of the Rapana truss.
September 13 min- Kvant-2 Tsibliyev
03:51 utes Alek-
sandr Sere-
brov
28 1 hour 02:48 Mir EO-14 Vasily Inspected the Mir exterior for damage from the recent Perseid
September 52 min- Kvant-2 Tsibliyev meteoroid shower. The most notable damage they found was a
00:57 utes Alek- 5-millimetre (0.20 in) hole on one of the solar arrays.
sandr Sere-
brov
22 October 38 min- 16:25 Mir EO-14 Vasily Continued their inspection of the Mir exterior for damage from
15:47 utes Kvant-2 Tsibliyev the Perseids.
Alek-
sandr Sere-
brov
29 October 4 hours 17:50 Mir EO-14 Vasily Completed their inspection of the entire outer surface of the
13:38 12 min- Kvant-2 Tsibliyev Mir. They observed several marks on the hull, there were no
utes Alek- complete penetrations. The spacewalking team did notice an
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sandr Sere- unidentified piece of metal drifting by the orbital complex dur-
brov ing their inspections.
5 Decem- 7 hours 11:38 STS-61 Story HST servicing: Replaced two sets of gryoscopes and electrical
ber 54 min- Endeavour Musgrave control units, as well as a set of eight fuses. The spacewalks had
03:44 utes Jeffrey considerable difficulty closing the latches on the doors due to
A. Hoffman thermal expansion of the closure bolts. Before re-entering the
shuttle, the team prepared the payload bay for the next
EVA.[10]
6 Decem- 6 hours 10:05 STS-61 Kathryn HST servicing: Thorton rode the RMS to handle the solar arrays
ber 36 min- Endeavour C. Thorn- while Akers made the cable connections as the team replaced
03:29 utes ton two solar arrays on Hubble. One array was discarded into space,
Thomas and one array was furled and stowed for return to earth. [10]
Akers
7 Decem- 6 hours 10:22 STS-61 Story HST servicing: Replaced the WFPC with WFPC 2 and two mag-
ber 47 min- Endeavour Musgrave netometers.[10]
03:35 utes Jeffrey
A. Hoffman
8 Decem- 7 hours 10:03 STS-61 Kathryn HST servicing: Replaced Hubble’s High Speed Photometer (HSP)
ber 21 min- Endeavour C. Thorn- with the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
03:13 utes ton (COSTAR). This replacement fixed the spherical aberration in
Thomas Hubble’s mirror. The HSP was stowed for return to earth. [10]
Akers
9 Decem- 7 hours 10:51 STS-61 Story HST servicing: Replaced the electronics for the solar array drive
ber 21 min- Endeavour Musgrave motors. They also placed some made-on-Endeavour covers over
03:30 utes Jeffrey the new magnetometers to protect them from debris.[10]
A. Hoffman
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