1994 in spaceflight

Summary

This article outlines notable events occurring in 1994 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.

1994 in spaceflight
The launch of the Clementine lunar orbiter on a Titan 23G
Orbital launches
First8 January
Last30 December
Total93
Successes88
Failures4
Partial failures1
Catalogued89
Rockets
Maiden flightsH-II
Pegasus-XL
Taurus
RetirementsASLV
Scout G-1
Crewed flights
Orbital9
Total travellers44

Clementine lunar orbiter edit

On January 25, 1994, Clementine was launched from Space Launch Complex 4 West at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, using a Titan II launch vehicle. The mission had two phases. After two Earth flybys, lunar insertion was achieved approximately one month after launch. Lunar mapping took place over approximately two months, in two parts. The first part consisted of a five-hour elliptical polar orbit with a periapsis of about 400 km at 13 degrees south latitude and an apoapsis of 8,300 km. Each orbit consisted of an 80-minute lunar mapping phase near periapsis and 139 minutes of downlink at apoapsis.

Launches edit

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January edit

8 January
10:05:34
 Soyuz-U2  Baikonur Site 1/5  Roskosmos
 Soyuz TM-18 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-15 9 July
10:32:35
Successful
Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts
20 January
09:49:00
 Proton-K/DM-2M  Baikonur Site 81/23  
 Gals-1 Intersputnik Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
20 January  UGM-133 Trident II  Submarine, Eastern Range  US Navy
 FCET-10 US Navy Suborbital Missile test 20 January Successful
20 January  UGM-133 Trident II  Submarine, Eastern Range  US Navy
 FCET-10 US Navy Suborbital Missile test 20 January Successful
20 January  UGM-133 Trident II  Submarine, Eastern Range  US Navy
 FCET-10 US Navy Suborbital Missile test 20 January Successful
20 January  UGM-133 Trident II  Submarine, Eastern Range  US Navy
 FCET-10 US Navy Suborbital Missile test 20 January Successful
24 January
21:37:00
 Ariane 4 (44LP)  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 Eutelsat 2F5 Eutelsat Intended: Geosynchronous Communications ~90 seconds Launch failure
 Türksat-1A Türksat Intended: Geosynchronous Communications
Third stage malfunction
25 January
00:25:00
 Tsyklon-3  Plesetsk Site 32  Roskosmos
 Meteor-3-06 Roskomsos Low Earth Weather In orbit Operational
 Tubsat-B TUB Low Earth Technology development In orbit Spacecraft failure
Tubsat failed after 39 days of operation
25 January
16:34:00
 Titan 23G  Vandenberg SLC-4W  BMDO/NASA
 Clementine NASA/BMDO Selenocentric and High Earth Lunar orbiter In orbit Partial spacecraft failure
 ISA NASA/BMDO High Earth 8 June Successful
Computer failure after ejection from lunar orbit prevented flyby of 1620 Geographos
28 January
02:12:00
 Soyuz-U  Baikonur Site 1/5  Roskosmos
 Progress M-21 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 23 March
05:13:00
Successful
30 January
22:00
 Black Brant VIIIC  Poker Flat  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Plasma 30 January Successful

February edit

2 February  LGM-30G Minuteman III  Vandenberg LF-26  US Air Force
 GT-154GB US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 2 February Successful
3 February
12:10
 Space Shuttle Discovery  Kennedy LC-39A  United Space Alliance
 STS-60 NASA Low Earth (Mir) Shuttle-Mir flight 11 February
19:24
Successful
 SpaceHab LSM NASA/SpaceHab Low Earth (Discovery) Scientific research
 Wake Shield Facility NASA Low Earth (Discovery) Deployable scientific platform
 GBA-6 NASA Low Earth (Discovery)
 ODERACS A NASA Low Earth Laser calibration 2 October Successful
 ODERACS B NASA Low Earth Laser calibration 4 October Successful
 ODERACS C NASA Low Earth Laser calibration 31 December Successful
 ODERACS D NASA Low Earth Laser calibration 31 December Successful
 ODERACS E NASA Low Earth Laser calibration 3 March 1995 Successful
 ODERACS F NASA Low Earth Laser calibration 24 February 1995 Successful
 BremSat 1 DARA/Bre Low Earth Scientific research 12 February 1995 Successful
Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts; first mission of the Shuttle-Mir Programme
ODERACS deployed from Discovery on 9 February
3 February
22:00
 H-II  Tanegashima LA-Y  NASDA
 OREX (Ryusei) NASDA Low Earth Reentry experiment 3 February Successful
 VEP (Myojo) NASDA Geosynchronous transfer Monitor rocket performance In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of H-II rocket and first launch from LA-Y
5 February
08:46
 Proton-K/DM-2  Baikonur Site 81/23  Roskosmos
 Raduga 1-3 MOM Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
7 February
21:47
 Titan IVA (401)/Centaur  Cape Canaveral LC-40  
 USA-99 (Milstar 1) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of Titan IV (401A)
8 February
08:34
 Long March 3A  Xichang LA-2  CASC
  Shijian 4 CASC Medium Earth Particle research In orbit Operational
  KF-1 CASC Geosynchronous transfer DFH-3 spacecraft boilerplate In orbit Successful
9 February
23:43
 Black Brant IX  Andøya  NASA
 PULSAUR-2 NASA Suborbital Plasma 9 February Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
10 February
05:35
 Black Brant 9CM1  White Sands LC-36  
  GEMINI CSA/NASA Suborbital Plasma/Aeronomy 10 February Successful
Apogee: 245 kilometres (152 mi)
12 February
08:54
 Tsyklon-3  Plesetsk Site 32  Roskosmos
 Kosmos 2268 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2269 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2270 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2271 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2272 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2273 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
12 February
13:08
 Nike Tomahawk  Poker Flat  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Plasma 12 February Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
12 February
13:12
 Nike Tomahawk  Poker Flat  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Plasma 12 February Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
12 February
13:16
 Black Brant VIIIC  Poker Flat  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Plasma 12 February Successful
Apogee: 242 kilometres (150 mi)
15 February
16:18
 Storm  White Sands SULF  US Air Force
 ERINT GTF-3 US Air Force Suborbital Target 15 February Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
15 February
23:52
 S-310  Andøya  ISAS
  ISAS Suborbital Aeronomy 16 February Successful
Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi)
18 February
07:56
 Proton-K/DM-2  Baikonur Site 81/23  Roskosmos
 Raduga 31 MOM Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
19 February
12:13
 Agni-I  Balasore  DRDO
  DRDO Suborbital Missile test 19 February Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
19 February
23:45
 Delta II (7925–8)  Cape Canaveral LC-17B  Boeing IDS
 Galaxy 1R Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational

March edit

1 March  Black Brant 9CM1  Centre d'Essais des Landes  Matra
 NOIR Matra Suborbital Aeronomy 1 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
2 March
03:25
 Tsyklon-3  Plesetsk Site 32  Roskosmos
 / Intercosmos 26 (Koronas-I) Intercosmos/Roskosmos Low Earth Solar astronomy 4 March 2001 Successful
4 March
13:15
 Space Shuttle Columbia  Kennedy LC-39B  United Space Alliance
 STS-62 NASA Low Earth Microgravity research 18 March
13:10
Successful
 OAST-2 OAST Low Earth (Columbia) Technology development
 USMP-2 NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Microgravity research
 EDO Pallet NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Cryogenic mission extension pallet
Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts
6 March
08:21
 Black Brant XII  Poker Flat  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Auroral 6 March Successful
Apogee: 455 kilometres (283 mi)
7 March
09:11
 Nike Orion  Poker Flat  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Plasma 7 March Failure
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
8 March
03:50
 LGM-118 Peacekeeper  Vandenberg LF-05  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 8 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 March
03:40
 Delta II (7925)  Cape Canaveral LC-17A  US Air Force
 USA-100 (GPS IIA-15) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
 SEDS-2 US Air Force Low Earth Tether experiment 8 May Successful
11 March
06:50
 Black Brant IX  Poker Flat  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Plasma 11 March Successful
Apogee: 308 kilometres (191 mi)
13 March
22:32
 Taurus  Vandenberg LC-576E  Orbital Sciences
 USA-101 (STEP-0) SDI Low Earth Technology development In orbit Successful
 USA-102 (DARPASAT) DARPA Low Earth Technology development In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of Taurus rocket
17 March
16:30
 Soyuz-U  Plesetsk Site 43/4  VKS
 Kosmos 2274 (Yantar) VKS Low Earth Reconnaissance 21 May Successful
22 March
04:54
 Soyuz-U  Baikonur Site 1/5  Roskosmos
 Progress M-22 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 23 May Successful
28 March  UGM-96 Trident I  Submarine, Eastern Range  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 28 March Successful
FCET-44; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
28 March  UGM-96 Trident I  Submarine, Eastern Range  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 28 March Successful
FCET-44; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
28 March  UGM-96 Trident I  Submarine, Eastern Range  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 28 March Successful
FCET-44; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
28 March  UGM-96 Trident I  Submarine, Eastern Range  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 28 March Successful
FCET-44; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)

April edit

5 April
18:22
 Terrier-Orion  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Rocket test 5 April Successful
Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi)
9 April
11:05
 Space Shuttle Endeavour  Kennedy LC-39A  United Space Alliance
 STS-59 NASA Low Earth Radar mapping 20 April
16:54
Successful
 Spacelab Pallet NASA Low Earth (Endeavour) Spacelab SRL-1
Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts
11 April
07:49
 Proton-K/DM-2  Baikonur Site 81/23  VKS
 Kosmos 2275 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2276 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2277 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
13 April
06:04
 Atlas I  Cape Canaveral LC-36B  Lockheed Martin
 GOES 8 NOAA Current: Graveyard
Operational: Geosynchronous
Weather In orbit Successful
Retired and moved to graveyard orbit on 5 May 2004
16 April
01:22
 INTA-300B  El Arenosillo  INTA
  INTA Suborbital Aeronomy 16 April Successful
Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
17 April
04:30
 Black Brant IX  White Sands LC-36  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Astronomy 17 April Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
23 April
08:01
 Zenit-2  Baikonur Site 45/1  VKS
 Kosmos 2278 (Tselina) MO RF Low Earth SIGINT In orbit Operational
25 April
20:45
 Black Brant IX  White Sands LC-36  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Solar astronomy 25 April Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
26 April
02:14
 Kosmos-3M  Plesetsk Site 133/3  VKS
 Kosmos 2279 (Parus) MO RF Low Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
28 April
17:14
 Soyuz-U2  Baikonur Site 31/6  VKS
 Kosmos 2280 (Yantar) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 10 March 1995 Successful

May edit

3 May
07:40
 Nike Orion  Esrange  DLR
 MINI-TEXUS 2 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research 3 May Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
3 May
15:55
 Titan IVA (401)/Centaur  Cape Canaveral LC-41  
 USA-103 (Trumpet) NRO Molniya SIGINT In orbit Operational
4 May
00:00
 ASLV  Sriharikota  ISRO
 SROSS-C2 IRSO Low Earth Ionospheric 12 July 2001 Successful
Final flight of ASLV
5 May
04:15
 Skylark 7  Esrange LA-S  DASA
 TEXUS-32 DASA Suborbital Microgravity research 5 May Successful
Apogee: 235 kilometres (146 mi)
9 May
02:47
 Scout-G1  Vandenberg SLC-5  
 MSTI-2 US Air Force/BMDO Low Earth Technology development 28 November 1998 Successful
Final flight of Scout rocket family
17 May  LGM-118A Peacekeeper  Vandenberg LF-02  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 17 May Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 May
17:03
 Pegasus/HAPS  Stargazer, Edwards  Orbital Sciences
 STEP-2 (SIDEX) US Air Force/STP Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Partial launch failure
Placed in incorrect orbit due to carrier rocket underperformance
20 May
02:01
 Proton-K/DM-2  Baikonur Site 81/23  VKS
 Gorizont 30 MOM Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
22 May
04:30
 Soyuz-U  Baikonur Site 1/5  Roskosmos
 Progress M-23 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 2 July
14:57
Successful
 VBK Raduga Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Sample return 2 July
15:09
Successful
25 May
10:15
 Tsyklon-3  Plesetsk Site 32/2  VKS
 Tselina MO RF Intended: Low Earth SIGINT 25 May Launch failure
Software error prevented stage 2/3 separation
26 May  UGM-133 Trident II  HMS Vanguard, Eastern Range  Royal Navy
 DASO-1 Royal Navy Suborbital Missile test 26 May Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)

June edit

4 June  Prithvi  Balasore  DRDO
  DRDO Suborbital Missile test 4 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
6 June  Prithvi  Balasore DRDO
  DRDO Suborbital Missile test 6 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
7 June
07:20
 Soyuz-U  Plesetsk Site 16/2  VKS
 Kosmos 2281 (Zenit-8/Obilik) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 29 July Successful
8 June  LGM-30G Minuteman III  Vandenberg LF-04  US Air Force
 GT-155GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 8 June Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
14 June
16:05
 Soyuz-U  Plesetsk Site 43/3  VKS
 Foton 9 Roskosmos Low Earth Microgravity research 2 July Successful
17 June
07:07
 Ariane 4 (44LP)  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 Intelsat 702 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
 STRV-1A DRA Geosynchronous transfer Technology development In orbit Successful
 STRV-1B DRA Geosynchronous transfer Technology development In orbit Successful
20 June
03:00
 UGM-133 Trident II  HMS Vanguard, Eastern Range  Royal Navy
 DASO-2 Royal Navy Suborbital Missile test 20 June Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 June
02:20
 Nike Orion  Wallops Island  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Plasma 22 June Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
22 June
08:22
 RT-2PM Topol  Plesetsk  RVSN
  RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 June Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 June
13:50
 Atlas I  Cape Canaveral LC-36B  
 USA-104 (UHF F/O 3) US Navy Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
27 June
21:15
 Pegasus-XL  Stargazer, Vandenberg  Orbital Sciences
 STEP-1 US Air Force/STP Intended: Low Earth Technology development 27 June Launch failure
Maiden flight of Pegasus-XL
27 June
07:40
 Taurus-Orion  Poker Flat  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Plasma 27 June Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)

July edit

1 July
12:24
 Soyuz-U2  Baikonur Site 1/5  Roskosmos
 Soyuz TM-19 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-16 4 November Successful
Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts
3 July
08:00
 Long March 2D  Jiuquan LA-2B  CASC
 FSW-2 CASC Low Earth Reconnaissance 18 July Successful
6 July
23:58
 Proton-K/DM-2  Baikonur Site 81/23  VKS
 Kosmos 2282 (Prognoz) MOM Current: Graveyard
Operational: Geosynchronous
Missile defence In orbit Unclear
Retired from service on 1 October 1995
6 July  LGM-30G Minuteman III  Vandenberg LF-09  US Air Force
 GT-156GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 6 July Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
8 July
16:43
 Space Shuttle Columbia  Kennedy LC-39A  United Space Alliance
 STS-65 NASA Low Earth Microgravity research 23 July Successful
 Spacelab Long Module 1 NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Spacelab IML-2
 EDO Pallet NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Cryogenic mission extension pallet
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
8 July
23:05
 Ariane 4 (44L)  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 PanAmSat-2 PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
 Yuri-3N NHK Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
8 July  MGM-29 Sergeant  Wallops Island  BMDO
 MSTI-2 BMDO Suborbital Target 8 July Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
14 July
05:13
 Kosmos-3M  Plesetsk Site 133/3  VKS
 Nadezhda-4 MO RF Low Earth Navigation/SAR In orbit Operational
16 July
00:23
 Nike Orion  Wallops Island  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 16 July Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
20 July
05:53
 Black Brant IX  White Sands LC-36  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 20 July Successful
Apogee: 163 kilometres (101 mi)
20 July
17:35
 Soyuz-U  Plesetsk Site 43/4  VKS
 Kosmos 2283 (Yantar) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 29 September Successful
21 July
10:55
 Long March 3  Xichang LC-1  CASC
 Apstar 1 APT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
22 July  STARS  Barking Sands  US Air Force
 ODES US Air Force Suborbital Target 22 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
28 July
22:39
 Nike Orion  Andøya  DLR
 Echo 94 F-102 DUSTY DLR Suborbital Ionospheric 28 July Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
29 July
09:30
 Soyuz-U  Baikonur Site 31/6  VKS
 Kosmos 2284 (Yantar) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 11 September Successful
31 July
00:50
 Nike Orion  Andøya  DLR
 Echo 94 F-103 DUSTY DLR Suborbital Ionospheric 31 July Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)

August edit

2 August
20:00
 Kosmos-3M  Plesetsk Site 132/1  VKS
 Kosmos 2285 (Taifun) MO RF Low Earth Radar calibration In orbit Successful
3 August
14:38
 Pegasus  Stargazer, Edwards  Orbital Sciences
 P90-6 APEX US Air Force/STP Low Earth Technology development In orbit Successful
3 August
23:57
 Atlas IIA  Cape Canaveral LC-36A  Lockheed Martin
 DirecTV-2 DirecTV Current: Graveyard
Operational: Geosynchronous
Communications In orbit Successful
Retired on 16 April 2007 and moved to graveyard orbit in May 2007
5 August
01:12
 Molniya-M  Plesetsk Site 16/2  VKS
 Kosmos 2286 (Oko) MOM Molniya Missile defence In orbit Operational
8 August  MGM-29 Sergeant  Wallops Island  US Navy
 CEC US Navy Suborbital Target 8 August Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
10 August
23:05
 Ariane 4 (44LP)  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 Brasilsat B1 (Star One B1) Brasilsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
 Türksat 1B Türksat Current: Graveyard
Operational: Geosynchronous
Communications In orbit Successful
11 August
15:27
 Proton-K/DM-2  Baikonur Site 81/23  VKS
 Kosmos 2287 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
 Kosmos 2288 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
 Kosmos 2289 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
12 August
00:53
 Nike Orion  Andøya  DLR
 Echo 94 F-101 CONE DLR Suborbital Ionospheric 12 August Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
16 August
03:25
 Black Brant IX  White Sands LC-36  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 16 August Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
18 August  MGM-29 Sergeant  Wallops Island  BMDO
 JTF-95 MSTI BMDO Suborbital Target 18 August Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 August
15:08
 Nike Orion  Alcântara  NASA
 MALTED/CADRE NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 19 August Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
20 August
02:18
 Nike Orion  Alcântara  NASA
 MALTED/CADRE NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 20 August Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
23 August
14:30
 Molniya-M  Plesetsk Site 43/4  VKS
 Molniya 3–46 MOM Molniya Communications In orbit Operational
24 August
13:45
 Nike Orion  Alcântara  NASA
 MALTED/CADRE NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 24 August Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
25 August
01:43
 Nike Orion  Alcântara  NASA
 MALTED/CADRE NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 25 August Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
25 August
14:25
 Soyuz-U  Baikonur Site 1/5  VKS
 Progress M-24 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 4 October
22:41:48
Successful
Minor issues with docking, low speed collision with Mir
26 August
12:00
 Zenit-2  Baikonur Site 45/1  VKS
 Kosmos 2290 (Ortlets) MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance 4 April 1995 Successful
27 August
08:58
 Titan IVA (401)/Centaur  Cape Canaveral LC-41  
 USA-105 (Mercury) NRO Geosynchronous ELINT In orbit Operational
27 August
23:10
 Long March 2E  Xichang LC-2  CASC
 Optus B3 Optus Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
28 August
07:50
 H-II  Tanegashima LA-Y  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
 Kiku 6 (ETS-6) NASDA Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: Geosynchronous transfer
Technology development In orbit Partial launch failure
Apogee motor failed to ignite, some experiments successful
29 August
17:38
 Atlas E  Vandenberg SLC-3W  
 USA-106 (DMSP-5D1-F12) US Air Force Low Earth Weather In orbit Operational

September edit

7 September
14:41
 LGM-118 Peacekeeper  Vandenberg LF-05  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 7 September Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 September
00:29
 Ariane 4 (42L)  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 Telstar 402 AT&T Skynet Planned: Geosynchronous
Actual: Geosynchronous transfer
Communications 14 November 2004 Satellite failure
Satellite exploded during propellant system pressurisation[1]
9 September
13:33
 Black Brant VC  Alcântara  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 9 September Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
9 September
22:22
 Space Shuttle Discovery  Kennedy LC-39B  United Space Alliance
 STS-64 NASA Low Earth Microgravity experiments 20 September
21:11
Successful
 SPARTAN-201 NASA Low Earth Astronomy Successful
Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts;SPARTAN deployed from Discovery on 13 September and retrieved on 15 September
12 September
15:34
 Nike Orion  White Sands  NASA
 CWAS-35 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 12 September Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
15 September
15:00
 Nike Orion  White Sands  NASA
 CWAS-36 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 15 September Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
15 September  Jericho II  Palmachim  ISA
ISA Suborbital Missile test 15 September Failure
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
16 September
04:00
 ST-735  Kagoshima  ISAS
 FIH ISAS Suborbital Rocket test 16 September Successful
Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi)
21 September
13:56
 Black Brant VC  Alcântara  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 21 September Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
21 September
17:53
 Proton-K/DM-2  Baikonur Site 200/39  VKS
 Kosmos 2291 (Potok) MOM Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
23 September
15:15
 RT-2PM Topol  Plesetsk  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 23 September Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 September
21:15
 Nike Tomahawk  Alcântara  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 23 September Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
23 September
21:17
 Nike Tomahawk  Alcântara  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 23 September Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
24 September
21:15
 Nike Tomahawk  Alcântara  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 24 September Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
24 September
21:17
 Nike Tomahawk  Alcântara  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 24 September Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
27 September
14:00
 Kosmos-3M  Plesetsk Site 132  VKS
 Kosmos 2292 (Taifun) MO RF Low Earth Radar calibration In orbit Successful
30 September
11:16
 Space Shuttle Endeavour  Kennedy LC-39A  United Space Alliance
 STS-68 NASA Low Earth Radar mapping 11 October
17:03
Successful
 Spacelab Pallet NASA Low Earth (Endeavour) Spacelab SRL-2
Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts

October edit

3 October
22:42
 Soyuz-U2  Baikonur Site 1/5  VKS
 Soyuz TM-20 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-17 2 March 1995 Successful
Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts
4 October
18:58
 Black Brant IX  White Sands LC-36  NASA
 PIMS NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 4 October Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
5 October
08:00
 LGM-30G Minuteman III  Vandenberg LF-04  US Air Force
 GT-157GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 5 October Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
6 October
06:35
 Atlas IIAS  Cape Canaveral LC-36B  Lockheed Martin
 Intelsat 703 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
6 October
13:22
 Black Brant VC  Alcântara  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 6 October Failure
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
8 October
01:07
 Ariane 4 (44L)  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 Solidaridad 2 Tele Mex Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
 Thaicom 2 Shinawat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
11 October
14:30
 Tsyklon-3  Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32/2  VKS
 Okean-O1-7 Roskosmos Low Earth Oceanography In orbit Successful
13 October
16:19
 Proton-K/DM-2M  Baikonur Site 200/39  VKS
 Ekspress-1 SCO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
14 October
22:25
 Black Brant X  Alcântara  NASA
 H.Alt Spread F NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 14 October Successful
Apogee: 956 kilometres (594 mi)
15 October
15:05
 PSLV  Sriharikota FLP  ISRO
 IRS-P2 ISRO Sun-synchronous Observation In orbit Successful
15 October
13:41
 Black Brant VC  Alcântara  NASA
 H.Alt Spread F NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 15 October Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
21 October  UGM-96 Trident I  Submarine, Eastern Range  US Navy
 DASO-33 US Navy Suborbital Missile test 21 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
31 October
14:30
 Proton-K/DM-2  Baikonur Site 81/23  VKS
 Elektro 1 MOM Geosynchronous Weather In orbit Spacecraft failure
No useful imagery returned due to sensor malfunction and was written off in 1998

November edit

1 November
00:37
 Ariane 4 (42P)  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 Astra 1D SES Astra Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
1 November
09:31
 Delta II (7925–10)  Cape Canaveral LC-17B  Boeing IDS
 WIND NASA Earth-Sun L1 halo Solar In orbit Successful
2 November
01:04
 Tsyklon-2  Baikonur Site 90  VKS
 Kosmos 2293 (EORSAT) MO RF Low Earth SIGINT 13 May 1996 Successful
3 November
00:37
 Space Shuttle Atlantis  Kennedy LC-39A  United Space Alliance
 STS-66 NASA Low Earth Solar astronomy 14 November Successful
 Spacelab Pallet NASA Low Earth (Atlantis) Spacelab ATLAS-3
 CRISTA-SPAS DLR Low Earth Atmospheric
Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts; CRISTA-SPAS deployed on 4 November and retrieved on 12 November
Final solo (non-space station) flight of Atlantis until STS-125 in May 2009
3 November
18:45
 Black Brant IX  White Sands LC-36  NASA
 NCAR/CU-5 NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 3 November Successful
Apogee: 231 kilometres (144 mi)
3 November
19:15
 Black Brant IX  White Sands LC-36  NASA
 MSSTA NASA Suborbital X-ray astronomy 3 November Successful
Apogee: 272 kilometres (169 mi)
4 November
05:47
 Zenit-2  Baikonur Site 45/1  VKS
 Resurs-O1-3 Roskosmos Low Earth Earth resources In orbit Successful
10 November
07:30
 RT-2PM Topol  Plesetsk  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 November Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
11 November
19:15
 Soyuz-U  Baikonur Site 1/5  VKS
 Progress M-25 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 16 February 1995
16:45:00
Successful
20 November
00:39
 Proton-K/DM-2  Baikonur Site 200/39  VKS
 Kosmos 2294 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2295 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2296 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
22 November
15:40
 Black Brant IX  White Sands LC-36  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Test flight 22 November Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
24 November
09:15
 Zenit-2  Baikonur Site 45/1  VKS
 Kosmos 2297 (Tselina) MO RF Low Earth SIGINT In orbit Operational
24 November
10:20
 S-310  Andøya  ISAS
  ISAS Suborbital Aeronomy 24 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
29 November
02:54
 Tsyklon-3  Plesetsk Site 32/2  VKS
 Geo-IK Roskosmos Low Earth Geodesy In orbit Successful
29 November
10:21
 Atlas IIA  Cape Canaveral LC-36A  Lockheed Martin
 Orion 1 Orion Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
29 November
17:02
 Long March 3A  Xichang LA-2  CASC
 Zhongxing-5 Chinasat Geosynchronous Technology demonstration In orbit Satellite failure
First DFH-3 prototype; propulsion system malfunctioned during on-orbit positioning manoeuvres
30 November
10:30
 Skylark 7  Esrange Area S  DLR
 TEXUS 33 DASA Suborbital Microgravity 30 November Successful
Apogee: 267 kilometres (166 mi)

December edit

1 December
21:39
 S-520  Andøya  ISAS
  ISAS Suborbital Auroral 1 December Successful
Apogee: 344 kilometres (214 mi)
1 December
22:57
 Ariane 4 (42P)  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 PanAmSat 3 PanAmSat Intended: Geosynchronous Communications 1 December Launch failure
Third stage malfunction
1 December  UGM-133 Trident II  Submarine, Eastern Range  US Navy
 DASO-13 US Navy Suborbital Missile test 1 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
3 December
07:45
 Black Brant IX  White Sands LC-36  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Astronomy 3 December Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
7 December  UGM-133 Trident II  Submarine, Eastern Range  US Navy
 FCET-45 US Navy Suborbital Missile test 7 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
7 December  UGM-133 Trident II  Submarine, Eastern Range  US Navy
 FCET-45 US Navy Suborbital Missile test 7 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
8 December  Black Brant IX  White Sands  CSA
 CSAR-2 CSA Suborbital Microgravity 8 December Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
14 December
14:21
 Molniya-M  Plesetsk Site 43/4  VKS
 Molniya 1–88 MOM Molniya Communications In orbit Operational
16 December
12:00
 Proton-K/DM-2  Baikonur Site 81/23  VKS
 Luch MOM Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
Retired on 1 August 1998
17 December
02:55
 Black Brant IX  White Sands LC-36  NASA
  NASA Suborbital Astronomy 17 December Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
20 December
05:11
 Kosmos-3M  Plesetsk Site 132/1  VKS
 Kosmos 2298 (Strela-2M) MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
20 December
08:50
 RT-2UTTH Topol M  Plesetsk  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 December Successful
Maiden flight of Topol M missile; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 December
22:19
 Titan IVA (402)/IUS  Cape Canaveral LC-40  Lockheed Martin
 USA-107 (DSP) US Air Force Geosynchronous Missile defence In orbit Operational
26 December
03:01
 Rokot  Baikonur Site 175/59  VKS
 Radio-ROSTRO RS-15 Roskosmos Low Earth Amateur radio In orbit Successful
26 December
22:26
 Tsyklon-3  Plesetsk Site 32/2  VKS
 Kosmos 2299 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2300 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2301 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2302 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2303 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2304 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
28 December
11:31
 Proton-K/DM-2  Baikonur Site 81/23  VKS
 Raduga 32 MOM Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
29 December
11:30
 Soyuz-U2  Baikonur Site 31/6  VKS
 Kosmos 2305 (Yantar) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 18 December 1995 Successful
30 December
10:02
 Atlas E/Star 37  Vandenberg SLC-3W  
 NOAA-14 (NOAA-K) NOAA Low Earth Weather In orbit Successful

Deep Space Rendezvous edit

Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
19 February Clementine Selenocentric orbit injection 400 kilometres (250 mi)
4 May Clementine Leaves Selenocentric orbit
13 October Magellan Deliberately deorbited into the Venerian atmosphere

EVAs edit

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Remarks
9 September
07:00
5 hours
4 minutes
12:06 Mir EO-16
Kvant-2
 Yuri Malenchenko
 Talgat Musabayev
Inspected a docking port on Kvant-1 for damage from a recent Progress and repaired a thermal blanket on Soyuz TM-19.
13 September
06:30
6 hours
1 minute
12:32 Mir EO-16
Kvant-2
 Yuri Malenchenko
 Talgat Musabayev
Continued construction work in preparation of moving solar arrays from the Kristall module to the Kvant-2 module.
16 September
14:42
6 hours
51 minutes
21:33 STS-64
Discovery
 Mark C. Lee
 Carl J. Meade
Untethered tests of SAFER EVA rescue device.[2]

References edit

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Generic references:
  Spaceflight portal

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ SAT-ND – Failures – Telstar 402
  2. ^ Dumoulin, Jim. "STS-64 (64)". NASA Space Shuttle Launch Archive. NASA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.