1994 in spaceflight

1994 in spaceflight
	The launch of the Clementine lunar orbiter on a Titan 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 in 1994 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.

Clementine lunar orbiter

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.

Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
January
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
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	~90 seconds	Launch failure
		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
February
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	Geosynchronous transfer	Particle research	In orbit	Operational
		KF-1	CASC	Geosynchronous transfer	DFH-3 spacecraft boilerplate	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 Canaveral LC-17B		Boeing IDS

		Galaxy 1R		Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
March
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
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
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
April
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	20 April 16:54	Successful
		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
23 April 08:01	Zenit-2			Baikonur Site 45/1		VKS

		Kosmos 2278 (Tselina)	MO RF	Low Earth	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
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
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
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
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
7 June 07:20	Soyuz-U			Plesetsk Site 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
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 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
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
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
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			Vandenberg SLC-3W

		USA-106 (DMSP-5D1-F12)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Weather	In orbit	Operational
September
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 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	20 September 21:11	Successful
		Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts;SPARTAN deployed from Discovery on 13 September and retrieved on 15 September
21 September 17:53	Proton-K/DM-2			Baikonur Site 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 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	11 October 17:03	Successful
		Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts
October
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			Sriharikota FLP		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
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
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
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			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

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
January-March
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			Vandenberg LF-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			Vandenberg LF-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
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			Vandenberg LF-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			Vandenberg LF-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			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)
27 June 07:40	Taurus-Orion			Poker Flat		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Plasma	27 June	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
July-September
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	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
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)

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Deep Space Rendezvous

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

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

Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.
Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches".
Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report". Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
McDowell, Jonathan. "GCAT Orbital Launch Log".
Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
"ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
"NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
"Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).
"Rocket Launch Manifest". Next Spaceflight.
"Space Launch Plans". Novosti Kosmonavtiki.

Generic references:
Spaceflight portal

Footnotes

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

[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.

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Timeline of spaceflight
Spaceflight before 1951
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 (H1, H2) 1959 (H1, H2)
1960s	1960 (T1, T2, T3) 1961 (H1, H2) 1962 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) 1963 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) 1964 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) 1965 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 (H1, H2) 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 (H1, H2) 2019 (H1, H2)
2020s	2020 2021 (H1, H2) 2022 (H1, H2) 2023 (H1, H2) 2024 (H1, H2) 2025 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) 2026 2027 2028 2029
Future

Timeline of spaceflight
Spaceflight before 1951
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 (H1, H2) 1959 (H1, H2)
1960s	1960 (T1, T2, T3) 1961 (H1, H2) 1962 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) 1963 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) 1964 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) 1965 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 (H1, H2) 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 (H1, H2) 2019 (H1, H2)
2020s	2020 2021 (H1, H2) 2022 (H1, H2) 2023 (H1, H2) 2024 (H1, H2) 2025 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) 2026 2027 2028 2029
Future

← 1993 1995 →
January	Soyuz TM-18 Gals 1 Eutelsat II F5, Türksat 1A Meteor-3 #7, Tubsat-B Clementine, ISA Progress M-21
February	STS-60 (WSF, ODERACS A, ODERACS B, ODERACS C, ODERACS D, ODERACS E, ODERACS F, BremSat) Myojo, Ryusei Globus #13L USA-99 Shijian 4, Kua Fu 1 Kosmos 2268, Kosmos 2269, Kosmos 2270, Kosmos 2271, Kosmos 2272, Kosmos 2273 Gran' #40L Galaxy 1RR
March	Koronas-I STS-62 USA-100, SEDS-2 USA-101, USA-102 Kosmos 2274 Progress M-22
April	STS-59 Kosmos 2275, Kosmos 2276, Kosmos 2277 GOES 8 Kosmos 2278 Kosmos 2279 Kosmos 2280
May	USA-103 SROSS-C2 MSTI-2 STEP-2 Rimsat 2 Progress M-23 Tselina-D
June	Kosmos 2281 Foton #9 Intelsat 702, STRV 1A, STRV 1B USA-104 STEP-1
July	Soyuz TM-19 FSW-16 Kosmos 2282 STS-65 PAS-2, Yuri 3n Nadezhda #104 Kosmos 2283 Apstar 1 Kosmos 2284
August	Kosmos 2285 APEX DirecTV-2 Kosmos 2286 Brasilsat B1, Türksat 1B Kosmos 2287, Kosmos 2288, Kosmos 2289 Molniya 3-60 Progress M-24 Kosmos 2290 USA-105 Optus B3 Kiku 6 USA-106
September	Telstar 402 STS-64 (SPARTAN-201) Kosmos 2291 Kosmos 2292 STS-68
October	Soyuz TM-20 Intelsat 703 Solidarad 2 Thaicom 2 Okean-O1 #7 Ekspress-2 IRS-P2 Elektro #1L
November	Astra 1D Wind Kosmos 2293 STS-66 (CRISTA-SPAS) Resurs-O1 #3L Progress M-25 Kosmos 2294, Kosmos 2295, Kosmos 2296 Kosmos 2297 Geo-IK #24 Orion 1 Chinasat-6
December	PAS-3 Molniya 1-88 Altair #13L Kosmos 2298 USA-107 Radio-ROSTO Kosmos 2299, Kosmos 2300, Kosmos 2301, Kosmos 2302, Kosmos 2303, Kosmos 2304 Gran' #43L Kosmos 2305 NOAA-14
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).

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July-September

October-December

Deep Space Rendezvous

EVAs

References

Footnotes