| |
Date |
Mission
Designation |
Launch
Vehicle |
Country
of Launch |
Payload
Type |
Notes |
| 1. |
Jan. 16 |
Milstar FLT-5 |
Titan-4B Centaur |
US/Mil. |
Comsat |
|
| 2. |
Jan. 23 |
Insat 3C (India) |
Ariane 4 |
Europe/Comm. |
Comsat |
|
| 3. |
Feb. 4 |
MDS-1
DASH |
H-2A |
Japan/NASDA |
TechDemo
TechDemo |
|
| 4. |
Feb. 5 |
HESSI |
Pegasus XL |
US/NASA |
SolarAstronomy |
|
| 5. |
Feb. 11 |
Iridium 90
Iridium 91
Iridium 94
Iridium 95
Iridium 96 |
Delta 2 |
US/Comm. |
Comsat
Comsat
Comsat
Comsat
Comsat
|
|
| 6. |
Feb. 21 |
Echostar 7 |
Atlas 3B |
US/Comm. |
Comsat |
|
| 7. |
Feb. 23 |
Intelsat 904 |
Ariane 4 |
Europe/Comm. |
Comsat |
|
| 8. |
Feb. 25 |
Kosmos-2387 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/Mil. |
Reconnaissance |
|
| 9. |
March 1 |
Envisat |
Ariane 5 (G) |
Europe/ESA |
EnvirMonit |
|
| 10. |
March 1 |
STS-109/Columbia |
Shuttle |
US/NASA |
crewed (7) |
HST SM-3B |
| 11. |
March 8 |
TDRS 9 (I) |
Atlas 2A Centaur |
US/Comm. |
DataRelay |
|
| 12. |
March 17 |
GRACE 1 (Tom)
GRACE 2 (Jerry) |
Rockot |
Russia/Comm. |
GeoScience |
|
| 13. |
March 21 |
Progress M1-8 (#257) |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/RSA |
ISS Cargo |
ISS 7P |
| 14. |
March 25 |
Shenzhou 3 |
Long March 2F
(Chang Zhen 2F) |
P.R. of China |
Spaceship |
|
| 15. |
March 29 |
Astra 3A (Europe)
JCSAT-8 (Japan)
|
Ariane 4 (V149) |
Europe/Comm. |
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 16. |
March 30 |
Intelsat 903 |
Proton-K/DM3 |
Russia/Comm. |
Comsat |
|
| 17. |
April 1 |
Kosmos-2388 |
Molniya-M |
Russia/Mil. |
EarlyWarning |
|
| 18. |
April 8 |
STS-110/Atlantis |
Shuttle (ISS 8A) |
US/NASA |
Crewed (7) |
|
| 19. |
April 16 |
NSS-7 |
Ariane 4 (V150) |
Europe/Comm. |
Comsat |
|
| 20. |
April 25 |
Soyuz TM-34 |
Soyuz U |
Russia/RSA |
ISS Taxi (3) |
ISS 4S |
| 21. |
May 4 |
SPOT 4
Idefix
|
Ariane 4 (V151) |
Europe/Comm. |
Imaging
AmateurRadio
|
|
| 22. |
May 4 |
Aqua |
Delta 2 |
US/NASA |
RemoteSensing |
|
| 23. |
May 7 |
DirecTV-5 |
Proton-K/DM3 |
Russia/Comm. |
Comsat |
|
| 24. |
May 15 |
Fengyun-1D
Haiyang-1 |
Long March 4B (Chang Zheng 4B) |
P.R. of China |
Weather
RemoteSensing |
|
| 25. |
May 28 |
'Ofeq-5 |
Shaviyt |
Israel |
Imaging |
|
| 26. |
May 28 |
Kosmos-2389 |
Kosmos-3M |
Russia/Mil. |
NavSat |
|
| 27. |
June 5 |
Intelsat 905 |
Ariane 4 (V152) |
Europe/Comm. |
Comsat |
|
| 28. |
June 5 |
STS-111/Endeavour |
Shuttle (ISS UF-2) |
US/NASA |
Crewed (7) |
CrewRot |
| 29. |
June 10 |
Ekspress A1R |
Proton-K/DM2M |
Russia/Civ. |
Comsat |
|
| 30. |
June 15 |
Galaxy 3C |
Zenit-3SL
(sea launch)
|
US/Comm. |
Comsat |
|
| 31. |
June 20 |
Iridium SV97
Iridium SV98 |
Rokot/Briz-KM |
Russia/Comm. |
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 32. |
June 24 |
NOAA 17 (-M) |
Titan 2 |
US/NASA |
Weather |
|
| 33. |
June 26 |
Progress M-46 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/RSA |
ISS Cargo |
ISS 8P |
| 34. |
July 3 |
CONTOUR |
Delta 2 |
US/NASA |
Comet Probe |
|
| 35. |
July 5 |
Stellat 5
NStar c (Japan) |
Ariane 5 |
Europe/Comm. |
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 36. |
July 8 |
Kosmos-2390
Kosmos-2391 |
Kosmos-3M |
Russia/Mil. |
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 37. |
July 25 |
Kosmos-2392 |
Proton-K/DM5 |
Russia/Mil. |
Imaging |
|
| 38. |
August 21 |
Hot Bird 6 (France) |
Atlas V |
US/Comm. |
Comsat |
1st |
| 39. |
August 22 |
EchoStar 8 |
Proton-K/DM3 |
Russia/Comm. |
Comsat |
|
| 40. |
August 27 |
Atlantic Bird 1
MSG-1 |
Ariane 5 |
Europe/Comm. |
Comsat
Weather |
|
| 41. |
Sept. 6 |
Intelsat 906 |
Ariane 4 |
Europe/Comm. |
Comsat |
|
| 42. |
Sept. 10 |
DRTS
USERS |
H2A 2024 |
Japan/NASDA |
Comsat
Micro-G |
|
| 43. |
Sept. 12 |
METSAT |
PSLV |
India/ISRO |
Weather |
|
| 44. |
Sept. 15 |
Tsinghua-2 ?? |
KT (Kaituozhe)-1 |
China/Civil |
Technology ? |
failed |
| 45. |
Sept. 18 |
Hispasat 1D (Spain) |
Atlas 2A Centaur |
US/Comm. |
Comsat |
|
| 46. |
Sept. 25 |
Progress M1-9 |
Soyuz-FG |
Russia/RSA |
ISS Cargo |
ISS 9P |
| 47. |
Sept. 26 |
Nadezhda-M |
Kosmos-3M |
Russia/Mil. |
NavSat |
|
| 48. |
Oct. 7 |
STS-112/Atlantis |
Shuttle (ISS 9A) |
US/NASA |
Crewed (6) |
|
| 49. |
Oct. 15 |
Foton M-1 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/Comm. |
Micrograv |
failed |
| 50. |
Oct. 17 |
INTEGRAL (ESA) |
Proton-K |
Russia |
Astrophys |
|
| 51. |
Oct. 27 |
Zi Yuan 2 (ZY-2) |
Long March 4B
(Chang Zhen 4B) |
P.R. of China |
Imaging |
|
| 52. |
Oct. 30 |
Soyuz TMA-1/211 |
Soyuz-FG |
Russia/RSA |
ISS Taxi (3) |
ISS 5S |
| 53. |
Nov. 20 |
Eutelsat W5 |
Delta 4 |
US/Comm. |
Comsat |
1st |
| 54. |
Nov. 23 |
STS-113/Endeavour |
Shuttle (ISS 11A) |
US/NASA |
Crewed (7) |
|
| 55. |
Nov. 25 |
Astra 1K |
Proton-K |
Russia/Comm. |
Comsat |
failed |
| 56. |
Nov. 28 |
AlSAT-1 (Algeria)
Mozhaets
Rubin-3-DSI |
Kosmos-3M |
Russia |
Imaging
Technology
Technology |
|
| 57. |
Dec. 5 |
TDRS 10 (J) |
Atlas 2A/Centaur |
US/Comm. |
Comsat |
|
| 58. |
Dec. 11 |
Stentor
Hotbird 7 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat |
failed |
| 59. |
Dec. 14 |
Midori-2 (ADEOS-2)
WEOS (Whale EOS)
FedSat (Australia)
MicroLabSat |
H-2A |
Japan/NASDA |
RemoteSensing
RemoteSensing
Technology
Technology |
|
| 60. |
Dec. 17 |
NSS-6 |
Ariane 4 |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 61. |
Dec. 20 |
Trailblazer (USA)
Latinsat-A (Argentina)
Latinsat-B (Argentina)
Saudisat-1C (Saudi A.)
Unisat-2 (Italy)
Rubin-2 (Germany) |
Dnepr 1 |
Russia/Com. |
Dummy
Comsat
Comsat
Comsat
Technology
Technology |
|
| 62. |
Dec. 24 |
Kosmos-2393 |
Molniya-M |
Russia/Mil. |
EarlyWarn |
|
| 63. |
Dec. 25 |
Kosmos-2394 (GLONASS)
Kosmos-2395 (GLONASS)
Kosmos-2396 (GLONASS) |
Proton-M/DM-2 |
Russia/Mil. |
Navigation
Navigation
Navigation |
|
| 64. |
Dec. 29 |
Shenzhou 4 |
Long March 2F
(Chang Zhen 2F) |
P.R. of China. |
Spaceship |
|
| 65. |
Dec. 30 |
Nimiq 2 (Canada) |
Proton-M/Briz-M |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
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