1995 in spaceflight
Orbital launches | |
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First | 11 January |
Last | 24 December |
Total | 80 |
Successes | 72 |
Failures | 5 |
Partial failures | 3 |
Catalogued | 74 |
National firsts | |
Satellite | Czech Republic (post Czechoslovakian) Ukraine (post Soviet) |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights | Athena I Conestoga Delta II 7920 Long March 1D Volna Shavit 1 |
Retirements | Atlas E/F Conestoga Long March 2E Mu-3SII Soyuz-U2 |
Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 9 |
Total travellers | 48 |
This article outlines notable events occurring in 1995 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.
First Shuttle-Mir mission[edit]
As the third mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, STS-71 became the first Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir. STS-71 began on June 27, 1995, with the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis from launchpad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Shuttle delivered a relief crew of two cosmonauts Anatoly Solovyev and Nikolai Budarin to the station and recovered Increment astronaut Norman Thagard. Atlantis returned to Earth on July 7 with a crew of eight. It was the first of seven straight missions to Mir flown by Atlantis, and the second Shuttle mission to land with an eight-person crew after STS-61-A in 1985.
Launches[edit]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
January[edit] | |||||||
10 January 06:18 | Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | International Launch Services | ||||
Intelsat 704 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
15 January 13:45 | Mu-3SII | Uchinoura | ISAS | ||||
Express 1 | ISAS | Low Earth | Material research | 15 January | Failure | ||
Final flight of Mu-3SII Second stage control malfunction, decayed from orbit shortly after launch over Ghana; Spacecraft intended to be recovered | |||||||
19 January | UGM-133 Trident II | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 January | Successful | |||
19 January | UGM-133 Trident II | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 January | Successful | |||
19 January 20:01 | LGM-118 Peacekeeper | Vandenberg LF-02 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 January | Successful | |||
23 January 12:30 | S-520 | Uchinoura LA-K | ISAS | ||||
ISAS | Suborbital | Infrared astronomy | 23 January | Successful | |||
24 January 03:54 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | |||||
Tsikada | MO RF | Low Earth (Polar) | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Astrid | SSC | Low Earth (Polar) | Auroral research | 27 September | Successful | ||
FAISAT | FAI | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
25 January 03:54 | Black Brant XII | Andøya | NASA | ||||
SCIFER | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 25 January | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,453 kilometres (903 mi). Launch led to Norwegian rocket incident; Russia briefly mistook the launch as a potential nuclear attack despite receiving prior notice of the launch. | |||||||
25 January 22:40 | Long March 2E | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
Apstar 2 | APT | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications | 25 January | Launch Failure | ||
Windshear caused the collapse of the payload fairing and a guidance error caused the launch vehicle to explode; 20-120 ground casualties | |||||||
28 January 16:00 | S-520 | Uchinoura LA-K | ISAS | ||||
ISAS | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 28 January | Successful | |||
29 January 06:18 | Atlas II | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | |||||
USA-108 (UHF F/O F4) | US Navy | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
February[edit] | |||||||
1 February | LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-09 | US Air Force | ||||
GT-156GM | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 February | Successful | ||
2 February 15:27 | Black Brant VIIIC | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 2 February | Successful | |||
2 February 15:51 | Nike Tomahawk | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 2 February | Successful | |||
3 February 05:22 | Space Shuttle Discovery | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-63 | NASA | Low Earth (Mir) | Shuttle-Mir flight | 11 February 11:51 | Successful | ||
SpaceHab LSM | NASA/SpaceHab | Low Earth (Discovery) | Scientific research | ||||
SPARTAN 204 | NRL | Low Earth | Ultraviolet astronomy | ||||
ODERACS 2A | NASA | Low Earth | Laser calibration | 9 March 1996 | Successful | ||
ODERACS 2B | NASA | Low Earth | Laser calibration | 28 August | Successful | ||
ODERACS 2C | NASA | Low Earth | Laser calibration | 7 February 1996 | Successful | ||
ODERACS 2D | NASA | Low Earth | Laser calibration | 2 March | Successful | ||
ODERACS 2E | NASA | Low Earth | Laser calibration | 27 February | Successful | ||
ODERACS 2F | NASA | Low Earth | Laser calibration | 20 February | Successful | ||
Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts; First Shuttle-Mir flight (rendezvous only, no docking) ODERACS deployed on 4 February | |||||||
7 February | Storm | White Sands | US Air Force | ||||
BTTV-6 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 7 February | Successful | ||
12 February | Aries | Wallops Island | BMDO | ||||
LEAP | BMDO | Suborbital | Target | 7 February | Successful | ||
14 February | M4 | Centre d'Essais des Landes | |||||
Suborbital | Missile test | 14 February | Successful | ||||
15 February 16:48 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M-26 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 15 March 06:15 | Successful | ||
16 February 17:39 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Roskosmos | ||||
Foton 10 | Roskosmos | Low Earth | Microgravity research | 3 March | Successful | ||
24 February 10:21 | Black Brant XII | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
AMICIST | NASA | Suborbital | Auroral research | 24 February | Successful | ||
March[edit] | |||||||
2 March 06:38 | Space Shuttle Endeavour | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-67 | NASA | Low Earth | Astronomy | 18 March 21:48 | Successful | ||
Spacelab Pallets and Igloo | NASA | Low Earth (Endeavour) | ASTRO-2 | ||||
EDO Pallet | NASA | Low Earth (Endeavour) | Cryogenic mission extension pallet | ||||
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts | |||||||
2 March 13:00 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | |||||
Kosmos 2306 (Rhomb) | MO RF | Low Earth | Laser calibration | 30 October 2000 | Successful | ||
4 March | Aries | Wallops Island | BMDO | ||||
LEAP | BMDO | Suborbital | Target | 4 March | Successful | ||
6 March | UGM-96 Trident I | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 March | Successful | |||
6 March | UGM-96 Trident I | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 March | Successful | |||
6 March | UGM-96 Trident I | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 March | Successful | |||
7 March 09:23 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | |||||
Kosmos 2307 (GLONASS) | MOM | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
Kosmos 2308 (GLONASS) | MOM | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
Kosmos 2309 (GLONASS) | MOM | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
14 March | UGM-96 Trident I | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful | |||
14 March | UGM-96 Trident I | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful | |||
14 March 06:11 | Soyuz-U2 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Soyuz TM-21 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Mir EO-18 | 11 September 06:52 | Successful | ||
Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts including the first American to fly on a Russian rocket | |||||||
15 March 20:21 | Nike Orion | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test rocket | 15 March | Successful | |||
17 March | LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-09 | US Air Force | ||||
GT-159GM | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 March | Successful | ||
18 March 08:01 | H-II | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | NASDA[1] | ||||
Space Flyer Unit | NASDA | Low Earth | Materials research | 20 January 1996 07:42 | Successful | ||
Himawari 5 | NASDA | Low Earth | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational | ||
Space Flyer Unit retrieved by Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-72 in January 1996 | |||||||
19 March 15:00 | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | ||||
CWAS-37 | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 March | Successful | ||
21 March 19:11 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
PIMS | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 21 March | Successful | ||
22 March 04:09 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | |||||
Kosmos 2310 (Parus) | MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
22 March 06:18 | Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | International Launch Services | ||||
Intelsat 705 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
22 March 16:44 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | |||||
Kosmos 2311 (Yantar) | MOM | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 31 May | Successful | ||
24 March 14:05 | Atlas E | Vandenberg SLC-3W | |||||
USA-109 (DMSP 5D2 F13) | US Air Force/NOAA | Sun-synchronous | Meteorology | 3 February 2015 | Successful | ||
Final flight of Atlas E and 1.5 stage-to-orbit configuration of Atlas rocket Satellite exploded on 3 February 2015, leaving at least 47 tracked pieces of debris.[2] | |||||||
25 March 08:55 | Black Brant XCM1 | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 25 March | Successful | |||
27 March 15:40 | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | ||||
CWAS-38 | NASA | Suborbital | Astronomy | 27 March | Successful | ||
28 March | Aries | Wallops Island | BMDO | ||||
LEAP | BMDO | Suborbital | Target | 28 March | Successful | ||
28 March 10:00 | Start | Plesetsk Site 158 | RVSN | ||||
Gurwin 1 | IAI | Intended: Low Earth | Technology development | 28 March | Launch Failure | ||
EKV | Intended: Low Earth | Technology development | |||||
Oscar 29 | UNAM/AMSAT | Intended: Low Earth | Communications | ||||
Failed to orbit, crased into the Sea of Okhotsk | |||||||
28 March 23:14 | Ariane 4 (44LP) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
Brasilsat B2 | Telebrás | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
Hot Bird 1 | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
April[edit] | |||||||
1 April 09:33 | Black Brant IX | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 April | Successful | |||
3 April 13:48 | Pegasus-H | Stargazer, Vandenberg | Orbital Sciences | ||||
Orbcomm F1 | Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
Orbcomm F2 | Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
Orbview 1 | Orbimage | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Successful | ||
5 April 11:16 | Shavit-1 | Palmachim | IAI | ||||
Ofeq-3 | IAI | Low Earth (retrograde) | Reconnaissance | 24 October 2000 | Successful | ||
7 April 21:47 | Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | International Launch Services | ||||
AMSC-1 | AMSC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
9 April | UGM-133 Trident II | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 April | Successful | |||
9 April | UGM-133 Trident II | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 April | Successful | |||
9 April 19:34 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M-27 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 23 May 03:27 | Successful | ||
GFZ | Low Earth | Laser calibration | 23 June 1999 | Successful | |||
GFZ deployed from Mir on 19 April | |||||||
14 April 11:30 | RT-2PM Topol | Plesetsk Site 158 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 April | Successful | |||
15 April 10:07 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 April | Successful | |||
18 April 18:00 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Solar research | 18 April | Successful | |||
21 April 01:44 | Ariane 4 (40) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
ERS-2 | ESA | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | 21 February 2024 17:17[3] | Successful | ||
21 April 15:04 | THAAD | White Sands | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 April | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of THAAD | |||||||
24 April | Hera | White Sands LC-32 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 24 April | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Hera | |||||||
29 April 05:55 | Nike Orion | Esrange | DLR | ||||
Mini-Texus 4 | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 29 April | Successful | ||
May[edit] | |||||||
2 May 05:55 | Nike Orion | Esrange | DLR | ||||
Mini-Texus 3 | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 2 May | Successful | ||
14 May 13:45 | Titan IVA (401)/Centaur | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | Lockheed Martin | ||||
USA-110 (Mentor-1) | NRO | Geosynchronous | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
15 May 18:00 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
SERTS-35 | NASA | Suborbital | Solar research | 15 May | Successful | ||
17 May 06:34 | Ariane 4 (44LP) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
Intelsat 706 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
20 May 03:33 | Proton-K | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Roskosmos | ||||
Spektr | Roskosmos/NASA | Low Earth (Mir) | Mir module | 23 March 2001 05:50 | Successful | ||
Heavily damaged in collision with Progress M-34 on 25 June 1997 | |||||||
22 May 07:05 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Astronomy | 22 May | Successful | |||
23 May 05:52 | Atlas I | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | International Launch Services | ||||
GOES-9 (GOES-J) | NOAA | Current: Graveyard Operational: Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful | ||
Retired on 14 June 2007 | |||||||
24 May 20:10 | Molniya-M | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | |||||
Kosmos 2312 (Oko) | MOM | Molniya | Early warning | In orbit | Successful | ||
29 May | Long March 1D | Taiyuan | CASC | ||||
CASC | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 May | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Long March 1D | |||||||
31 May 15:27 | Atlas II | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | |||||
USA-111 (UHF F/O F5) | US Navy | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
June[edit] | |||||||
6 June 22:00 | Taurus-Orion | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 6 June | Successful | |||
6 June 22:10 | Volna | Submarine, Barents Sea | Russian Navy | ||||
Bremen | Suborbital | Test flight | 6 June | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Volna | |||||||
8 June 04:43 | Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur Site 90/20 | |||||
Kosmos 2313 (EORSAT) | MO RF | Low Earth | SIGINT | 11 July 1997 | Successful | ||
8 June 12:45 | UR-100N | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 June | Successful | |||
10 June 00:24 | Ariane 4 (42P) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
DirecTV-2 | DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
14 June | LGM-118 Peacekeeper | Vandenberg LF-05 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 June | Successful | |||
22 June 19:58 | Pegasus-XL | Stargazer, Vandenberg | Orbital Sciences | ||||
STEP 3 | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Technology development | 22 June | Launch Failure | ||
Second stage malfunction, destroyed by range safety | |||||||
26 June | Strypi IX | Barking Sands | US Air Force | ||||
ETCE-11 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 26 June | Failure | ||
27 June 19:32 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-71 | NASA | Low Earth (Mir) | Shuttle-Mir flight | 7 July 14:55 | Successful | ||
Spacelab Long Module 2 | NASA | Low Earth (Atlantis) | Medical research | ||||
Crewed orbital flight launching with seven and landing with eight astronauts First Shuttle-Mir docking, exchanged Mir EO-18 for EO-19 (first space station crew exchange using a Space Shuttle) | |||||||
28 June 18:25 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | |||||
Kosmos 2314 (Yantar-4K1) | MOM | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 6 September | Successful | ||
29 June | Strypi IX | Barking Sands | US Air Force | ||||
ETCE-12 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 29 June | Successful | ||
30 June 18:00 | Terrier-Orion | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test rocket | 30 June | Successful | |||
July[edit] | |||||||
5 July 03:09 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | |||||
Kosmos 2315 (Tsikada) | MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
7 July 16:23 | Ariane 4 (40) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
Helios 1A | CNES | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
Cerise | CNES | Sun-synchronous | Radiation research | In orbit | Operational | ||
LBSAT/UPM-Sat 1 | UPM | Sun-synchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
10 July 12:38 | Titan IVA (401)/Centaur | Cape Canaveral LC-41 | Lockheed Martin | ||||
USA-112 (Trumpet-2) | NRO | Molniya | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
13 July 13:41 | Space Shuttle Discovery | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-70 | NASA | Low Earth | Satellite deployment | 22 July 12:02 | Successful | ||
TDRS-7 (TDRS-G) | NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts TDRS deployed on 13 July using an Inertial Upper Stage | |||||||
20 July 03:04 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M-28 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 4 September 08:58 | Successful | ||
24 July 15:52 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | |||||
Kosmos 2316 (GLONASS) | MOM | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2317 (GLONASS) | MOM | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2318 (GLONASS) | MOM | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
24 July 22:30 | UGM-133 Trident II | HMS Victorious, Eastern Range | Royal Navy | ||||
Royal Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Successful | |||
First missile launch from HMS Victorious | |||||||
26 July 09:33 | Nike Orion | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 26 July | Successful | |||
31 July | THAAD | White Sands | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 31 July | Successful | |||
31 July 23:30 | Atlas IIA | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | |||||
USA-113 (DSCS III B-7) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful[4] | ||
July | DF-21 | Taiyuan | |||||
Suborbital | Missile test | +15 minutes | Successful | ||||
August[edit] | |||||||
2 August 23:59 | Molniya-M | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | ||||
Interbol 1 | Roskosmos | High Earth (elliptical) | Magnetospheric research | 16 October 2000 | Successful | ||
Magion 4 | High Earth (elliptical) | Magnetospheric research | 16 October 2000 | Successful | |||
Magion 4 was the first Czech (post Czechoslovakian) satellite | |||||||
3 August 22:58 | Ariane 4 (42L) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
PAS-4 | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
5 August 11:10 | Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Boeing IDS | ||||
Koreasat 1 | Korea Telecom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial Failure | ||
SRM malfunction resulted in incorrect orbit which was corrected using the satellite's own engines at the expense of half of the expected lifespan of the satellite | |||||||
8 August 08:20 | Nike Orion | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 8 August | Successful | |||
9 August 23:59 | Molniya-M | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | ||||
Molniya 3-47 | MOM | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
15 August 22:30 | Athena I | Vandenberg SLC-6 | Lockheed Martin | ||||
GemStar 1 (VitaSat) | VITA | Intended: Low Earth | Communications | +160 seconds | Launch Failure | ||
Maiden flight of Athena I and first launch from SLC-6 Destroyed by range safety after loss of control system | |||||||
16 August | Storm | White Sands LC-36 | US Air Force | ||||
MTD-1 | US Air Force | Suborbital | GPS targeting | 16 August | Successful | ||
16 August | RH-560 | Sriharikota | ISRO | ||||
ISRO | Suborbital | Test rocket | 16 August | Successful | |||
22 August | UGM-133 Trident II | HMS Victorious, Eastern Range | Royal Navy | ||||
Royal Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 August | Successful | |||
24 August 20:00 | TR-1 | Tanegashima LA-T | NASDA | ||||
NASDA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 24 August | Successful | |||
25 August | R-39 Rif | Submarine, North Pole | Russian Navy | ||||
Russian Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Successful | |||
28 August 17:30 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test rocket | 28 August | Successful | |||
29 August 00:53 | Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | International Launch Services | ||||
JCSAT-3 | JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
29 August 06:41 | Ariane 4 (44P) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
N-STAR a | NTT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
30 August | LGM-118 Peacekeeper | Vandenberg LF-02 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful | |||
30 August 19:33 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2319 (Potok) | MOM | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
31 August 06:49 | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk Site 32 | VKS | ||||
Sich-1 (Okean) | NKAU | Low Earth | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
FASat-Alfa (FASat-Alfa) | FACH | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Partial Failure | ||
Sich 1 was the first Ukrainian satellite; FASat-Alfa intended to be the first Chilean satellite and failed to separate from Sich 1 | |||||||
September[edit] | |||||||
2 September 01:13 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
Thunderstorm III | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 2 September | Successful | ||
3 September 09:00 | Soyuz-U2 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Soyuz TM-22 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Mir EO-20 | 29 February 1996 10:42 | Successful | ||
Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts Final flight of Soyuz-U2 | |||||||
5 September 07:50 | RT-2PM Topol | Plesetsk Site 158 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 September | Successful | |||
7 September 15:09 | Space Shuttle Endeavour | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-69 | NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity research | 16 September 11:38 | Successful | ||
SPARTAN-201 | NASA | Low Earth | Solar research | ||||
Wake Shield Facility | NASA | Low Earth | Materials research | ||||
IEH-1 | ESA | Low Earth (Endeavour) | Ultraviolet astronomy | ||||
Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts SPARTAN deployed on 8 September and retrieved on 10 September; WSF deployed on 7 September and retrieved on 14 September | |||||||
12 September 18:05 | Black Brant 9CM1 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Solar research | 12 September | Successful | |||
17 September 07:30 | S-520 | Uchinoura LA-K | ISAS | ||||
ISAS | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 17 September | Failure | |||
24 September 00:06 | Ariane 4 (42L) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
Telstar 402R | AT&T | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
Power failure on 19 September 2003 resulted in loss of satellite | |||||||
26 September 11:20 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | VKS | ||||
Resurs F2 | MOM | Low Earth | Resource location | 26 October | Successful | ||
29 September 04:25 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 31/6 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2320 (Yantar-4KS1) | MOM | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 28 September 1996 | Successful | ||
October[edit] | |||||||
2 October | Hera | White Sands LC-94 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 2 October | Successful | |||
6 October 03:23 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2321 (Parus) | MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | 21 August 1997 | Partial Failure | ||
Second stage malfunction, placed in useless orbit | |||||||
8 October 18:50 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | VKS | ||||
Progress M-29 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 19 December 16:15 | Successful | ||
10 October | RT-2PM Topol | Plesetsk Site 158 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful | |||
11 October 16:26 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | VKS | ||||
Luch-1Luch | MOM | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
Retired on 1 June 1999 | |||||||
13 October | Storm | White Sands SULF | US Air Force | ||||
BTTV-9 | US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM target | 13 October | Successful | ||
13 October | THAAD | White Sands | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM test | 13 October | Successful | |||
19 October 00:38 | Ariane 4 (42L) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
Astra 1E | SES Astra | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
20 October 13:53 | Space Shuttle Columbia | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-73 | NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity research | 5 November 11:46 | Successful | ||
Spacelab Long Module 1 | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Spacelab USML-2 | ||||
EDO Pallet | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Cryogenic mission extension pallet | ||||
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts | |||||||
22 October 08:00 | Atlas II | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | |||||
USA-114 (UHF F/O F6) | US Navy | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
23 October 22:03 | Conestoga 1620 | Wallops Island LP-0A | |||||
Meteor | Intended: Low Earth | Meteorology | + 46 seconds | Launch Failure | |||
Self-destruct activated after loss of control | |||||||
25 October 13:13 | Black Brant IX | Woomera LA-2-N | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 25 October | Successful | |||
28 October 18:00 | Black Brant IX | Woomera LA-2-N | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Astronomy | 28 October | Successful | |||
29 October | UGM-96 Trident I | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful | |||
31 October 20:19 | Zenit-2 | Baikonur Site 45/1 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2322 (Tselina-2) | MO RF | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
November[edit] | |||||||
2 November | Kosmos-3MP | Kapustin Yar Site 107 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Test re-entry vehicle | 2 November | Successful | |||
4 November 14:22 | Delta II 7920-10 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | ||||
RADARSAT-1 | CSA | Sun-synchronous | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
SURFSAT | NASA | Sun-synchronous | Test DSN | In orbit | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Delta II 7920 and first Delta II launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base | |||||||
5 November 16:14 | Black Brant IX | Woomera LA-2-N | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Astronomy | 5 November | Successful | |||
6 November 05:51 | Titan IVA (401)/Centaur | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | Lockheed Martin | ||||
USA-115 (Milstar-2) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
7 November 06:38 | Black Brant XII | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
OEDIPUS-C | CSA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 7 November | Successful | ||
10 November | DF-21 | Taiyuan | |||||
Suborbital | Missile test | 10 November | Successful | ||||
12 November 12:30 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-74 | NASA | Low Earth (Mir) | Shuttle-Mir flight | 20 November 17:02 | Successful | ||
Mir Docking Module | Roskosmos/NASA | Low Earth (Mir) | Mir module | 23 March 2001 05:50 | Successful | ||
Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts | |||||||
14 November 17:04 | Black Brant IX | Woomera LA-2-N | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Astronomy | 14 November | Successful | |||
17 November 01:20 | Ariane 4 (44P) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
Infrared Space Observatory | ESA | High Earth (elliptical) | Infrared astronomy | In orbit | Successful | ||
Retired on 16 May 1998 | |||||||
17 November 14:25 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | VKS | ||||
Gals-2 | MOM | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
19 November 15:30 | Black Brant IX | Woomera LA-2-N | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Astronomy | 19 November | Successful | |||
20 November 17:00 | Black Brant IX | Woomera LA-2-N | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Astronomy | 20 November | Successful | |||
24 November 14:00 | Nike Tomahawk | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
NASA | Ionospheric research | 24 November | Successful | ||||
27 November 08:03 | Nike Tomahawk | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 27 November | Successful | |||
27 November 08:07 | Black Brant VIIIC | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 27 November | Successful | |||
28 November 09:42 | Maxus | Esrange | SSC | ||||
DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 28 November | Successful | |||
28 November 11:30 | Long March 2E | Taiyuan LC-2 | CASC | ||||
AsiaSat 2 | AsiaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
December[edit] | |||||||
2 December 08:08 | Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | International Launch Services | ||||
SOHO | ESA/NASA | Earth-Sun L1 point | Solar research | In orbit | Operational | ||
4 December 11:20 | Black Brant VIIIC | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 4 December | Successful | |||
5 December 21:18 | Titan IVA (404) | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Lockheed Martin | ||||
USA-116 (KH-12) | NRO | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
6 December 23:23 | Ariane 4 (44L) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
Telecom 2C | France Télécom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
INSAT-2C | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
7 December | UGM-133 Trident II | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 December | Successful | |||
13 December | Storm | White Sands SULF | US Air Force | ||||
BTTV-10 | US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM target | 13 December | Successful | ||
13 December | THAAD | White Sands | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM test | 13 December | Successful | |||
14 December 06:10 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2323 (GLONASS) | MOM | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2324 (GLONASS) | MOM | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2325 (GLONASS) | MOM | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
15 December 00:23 | Atlas IIA | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | International Launch Services | ||||
Galaxy 3R | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
Failed March 2006 | |||||||
18 December 14:31 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | VKS | ||||
Progress M-30 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 22 February 1996 11:02 | Successful | ||
20 December 00:52 | Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur Site 90/20 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2326 (EORSAT) | MO RF | Low Earth | SIGINT | 8 November 1997 | Successful | ||
28 December 06:45 | Molniya-M | Baikonur Site 31/6 | VKS | ||||
IRS-1C | ISRO | Low Earth | Remote sensing | In orbit | Successful | ||
Skipper | Utah State | Low Earth | Aerobraking experiment | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
Skipper suffered a solar array malfunction | |||||||
28 December 11:50 | Long March 2E | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
EchoStar 1 | EchoStar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of Long March 2E | |||||||
30 December 13:48 | Delta II 7920-10 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Boeing IDS | ||||
RXTE | NASA | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | 30 April 2018 | Successful |
Deep Space Rendezvous[edit]
Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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7 December | Galileo | First impact of spacecraft to Jupiter - subprobe descent through the Jovian atmosphere | |
8 December | Galileo | First orbiter of Jupiter - jovian orbit insertion | |
no date | Ulysses | Pass over solar north pole |
EVAs[edit]
Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
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9 February 11:56 | 4 hours 39 minutes | 16:35 | STS-63 Discovery | /
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