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 The launch of theClementine lunar orbiter on aTitan 23G | |
| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 8 January |
| Last | 30 December |
| Total | 93 |
| Successes | 88 |
| Failures | 4 |
| Partial failures | 1 |
| Catalogued | 89 |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | H-II Pegasus-XL Taurus |
| Retirements | ASLV Scout G-1 |
| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 10 |
| Total travellers | 44 |
This article outlines notable events occurring in1994 inspaceflight, including major launches andEVAs.
On January 25, 1994,Clementine was launched from Space Launch Complex 4 West atVandenberg Air Force Base, California, using aTitan 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 ellipticalpolar orbit with aperiapsis of about 400 km at 13 degrees south latitude and anapoapsis of 8,300 km. Each orbit consisted of an 80-minute lunar mapping phase near periapsis and 139 minutes of downlink at apoapsis.
| 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 |  BaikonurSite 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
| Soyuz TM-18 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Mir EO-15 | 9 July 10:32:35 | Successful | ||
| Crewed orbital flight with threecosmonauts | |||||||
| 20 January 09:49:00 | Proton-K/DM-2M | BaikonurSite 81/23 | | ||||
| Gals-1 | Intersputnik | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 24 January 21:37:00 |  Ariane 4 (44LP) | KourouELA-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 | PlesetskSite 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 | VandenbergSLC-4W | BMDO/NASA | ||||
| Clementine | NASA/BMDO | Selenocentric andHigh Earth | Lunarorbiter | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
| ISA | NASA/BMDO | High Earth | 8 June | Successful | |||
| Computer failure after ejection from lunar orbit prevented flyby of1620 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 | ||
February[edit] | |||||||
| 3 February 12:10 | Space Shuttle Discovery | KennedyLC-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 theShuttle-Mir Programme ODERACS deployed fromDiscovery on 9 February | |||||||
| 3 February 22:00 |  H-II | TanegashimaLA-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 CanaveralLC-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 | XichangLA-2 | CASC | ||||
| Shijian 4 | CASC | Geosynchronous transfer | Particle research | In orbit | Operational | ||
| KF-1 | CASC | Geosynchronous transfer | DFH-3 spacecraftboilerplate | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Maiden flight of Long March 3A | |||||||
| 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 | ||
| 18 February 07:56 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Roskosmos | ||||
| Raduga 31 | MOM | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 19 February 23:45 | Delta II (7925–8) | Cape CanaveralLC-17B | Boeing IDS | ||||
| Galaxy 1R | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
March[edit] | |||||||
| 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 | KennedyLC-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 | |||||||
| 10 March 03:40 | Delta II (7925) | Cape CanaveralLC-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 | ||
| 13 March 22:32 | Taurus | VandenbergLC-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 | PlesetskSite 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 | ||
April[edit] | |||||||
| 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 CanaveralLC-36B | Lockheed Martin | ||||
| GOES 8 | NOAA | Current:Graveyard Operational: Geosynchronous | Weather | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Retired and moved to graveyard orbit on 5 May 2004 | |||||||
| 23 April 08:01 | Zenit-2 | BaikonurSite 45/1 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2278 (Tselina) | MO RF | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 April 02:14 | Kosmos-3M | PlesetskSite 133/3 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2279 (Parus) | MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 28 April 17:14 | Soyuz-U2 | BaikonurSite 31/6 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2280 (Yantar) | MOM | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 10 March 1995 | Successful | ||
May[edit] | |||||||
| 3 May 15:55 | Titan IVA (401)/Centaur | Cape CanaveralLC-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 | |||||||
| 9 May 02:47 | Scout-G1 | VandenbergSLC-5 | | ||||
| MSTI-2 | US Air Force/BMDO | Low Earth | Technology development | 28 November 1998 | Successful | ||
| Final flight ofScout rocket family | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
June[edit] | |||||||
| 7 June 07:20 | Soyuz-U | PlesetskSite 16/2 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2281 (Zenit-8/Oblik) | MOM | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 29 July | Successful | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||||||
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 | |||||||
| 8 July 16:43 | Space ShuttleColumbia | 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 | ||
| 14 July 05:13 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | VKS | ||||
| Nadezhda-4 | MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation/SAR | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 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 | ||
| 29 July 09:30 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 31/6 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2284 (Yantar) | MOM | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 11 September | Successful | ||
August[edit] | |||||||
| 2 August 20:00 | Kosmos-3M | PlesetskSite 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 CanaveralLC-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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 23 August 14:30 | Molniya-M | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | VKS | ||||
| Molniya 3–46 | MOM | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 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 (Orlets) | 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 | VandenbergSLC-3W | | ||||
| USA-106 (DMSP-5D1-F12) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
September[edit] | |||||||
| 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 22:22 | Space ShuttleDiscovery | 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 fromDiscovery on 13 September and retrieved on 15 September | |||||||
| 21 September 17:53 | Proton-K/DM-2 | BaikonurSite 200/39 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2291 (Potok) | MOM | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 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 ShuttleEndeavour | 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 | |||||||
| 6 October 06:35 | Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | Lockheed Martin | ||||
| Intelsat 703 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 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 | ||
| 15 October 15:05 | PSLV | SriharikotaFLP | ISRO | ||||
| IRS-P2 | ISRO | Sun-synchronous | Observation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 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-SunL1halo | Solar | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 2 November 01:04 | Tsyklon-2 | BaikonurSite 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 ofAtlantis untilSTS-125 in May 2009 | |||||||
| 4 November 05:47 | Zenit-2 | Baikonur Site 45/1 | VKS | ||||
| Resurs-O1-3 | Roskosmos | Low Earth | Earth resources | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 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 | ||
| 24 November 09:15 | Zenit-2 | Baikonur Site 45/1 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2297 (Tselina) | MO RF | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 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 | |||||||
December[edit] | |||||||
| 1 December 22:57 | Ariane 4 (42P) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
| PanAmSat 3 | PanAmSat | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications | 1 December | Launch failure | ||
| Third stage malfunction | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 20 December 05:11 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2298 (Strela-2M) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 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 | BaikonurSite 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 | ||
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ =CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
January-March[edit] | |||||||
| 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 | ||
| 30 January 22:00 |  Black Brant VIIIC | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 30 January | Successful | ||
| 2 February | LGM-30G Minuteman III | VandenbergLF-26 | US Air Force | ||||
| GT-154GB | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 February | 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 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) | |||||||
| 19 February 12:13 | Agni-I | Balasore | DRDO | ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 1 March | Black Brant 9CM1 | Centre d'Essais des Landes | Matra | ||||
| NOIR | Matra | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 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 | VandenbergLF-05 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 11 March 06:50 | Black Brant IX | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 11 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 308 kilometres (191 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) | |||||||
| 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-June[edit] | |||||||
| 5 April 18:22 | Terrier-Orion | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Rocket test | 5 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 25 April 20:45 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Solar astronomy | 25 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 3 May 07:40 | Nike Orion |  Esrange | DLR | ||||
| MINI-TEXUS 2 | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 3 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 5 May 04:15 | Skylark 7 | Esrange LA-S | DASA | ||||
| TEXUS-32 | DASA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 5 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 235 kilometres (146 mi) | |||||||
| 17 May | LGM-118A Peacekeeper | VandenbergLF-02 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 8 June | LGM-30G Minuteman III | VandenbergLF-04 | US Air Force | ||||
| GT-155GM | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 20 June 03:00 | UGM-133 Trident II | HMSVanguard, 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) | |||||||
| 27 June 07:40 | Taurus-Orion | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 27 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
July-September[edit] | |||||||
| 6 July | LGM-30G Minuteman III | VandenbergLF-09 | US Air Force | ||||
| GT-156GM | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 8 July | MGM-29 Sergeant | Wallops Island | BMDO | ||||
| MSTI-2 | BMDO | Suborbital | Target | 8 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 22 July | UGM-27 Polaris (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) | |||||||
| 31 July 00:50 | Nike Orion | Andøya | DLR | ||||
| Echo 94 F-103 DUSTY | DLR | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 31 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 8 August | MGM-29 Sergeant | Wallops Island | US Navy | ||||
| CEC | US Navy | Suborbital | Target | 8 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 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 13:33 | Black Brant VC | Alcântara | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 9 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
October-December[edit] | |||||||
| 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 13:22 | Black Brant VC | Alcântara | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 6 October | Failure | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 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 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 10 November 07:30 | RT-2PM Topol | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 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 10:20 | S-310 | Andøya | ISAS | ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 30 November 10:30 | Skylark 7 | Esrange Area S | DLR | ||||
| TEXUS 33 | DASA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 30 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 267 kilometres (166 mi) | |||||||
| 1 December 21:39 | S-520 | Andøya | ISAS | ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Auroral | 1 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 344 kilometres (214 mi) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 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 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) | |||||||
| 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 theVenerian atmosphere |
| Start date/time | Duration | End time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 07:00 | 5 hours 4 minutes | 12:06 | MirEO-16 Kvant-2 | Yuri MalenchenkoTalgat Musabayev | Inspected a docking port onKvant-1 for damage from a recent Progress and repaired a thermal blanket onSoyuz TM-19. |
| 13 September 06:30 | 6 hours 1 minute | 12:32 | Mir EO-16 Kvant-2 | Yuri MalenchenkoTalgat Musabayev | Continued construction work in preparation of moving solar arrays from theKristall module to theKvant-2 module. |
| 16 September 14:42 | 6 hours 51 minutes | 21:33 | STS-64 Discovery | Mark C. LeeCarl J. Meade | Untethered tests ofSAFER EVA rescue device.[2] |
