2004 in spaceflight

none January 2014 January 2014 yes 2004 Kluft-photo-SS1-landing-June-2004-Img 1406c.jpg SpaceShipOne landing after Flight 15P, the first privately funded crewed spaceflight 11 January 26 December 54 50 1 3 53 Ariane 5G+Delta IV HeavySoyuz-2.1a (suborbital) Ariane 5G+Atlas IIASAtlas IIIAAtlas V 521 3 2 8 Timeline of spaceflight 2003 2005 right on 2 This article outlines notable events occurring in 2004 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. First privately funded human spaceflight SpaceShipOne flight 15P paragraph 1 First Delta IV Heavy Delta IV Heavy History paragraph 2 Launches 2004 |colspan=8| January |- 1 11 January 04:13 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch One of the payload's solar panels did not deploy, and several transponders were disabled. Its replacement, Telstar 14R, launched in 2011, suffered a similar issue. Estrela do Sul 1 (Telstar 14) Geosynchronous Communications OperationalPartial spacecraft failure 1 29 January 11:58 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 13P RUSProgress M1-11 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 3 June |colspan=8| February |- 1 5 February 23:46 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral SLC-36A RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAAMC-10 SES Americom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 14 February 18:50 USATitan IVB (402)/IUS USACape Canaveral SLC-40 USALockheed Martin USADSP-22 US Air Force Geosynchronous Missile warning Operational 1 18 February 07:05 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2405 Molniya Missile warning Operational |colspan=8| March |- 2 2 March 07:17 FRAAriane 5G+ FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace Maiden flight of Ariane 5G+Studied the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and asteroids 2867 Šteins and 21 Lutetia 23pxRosetta ESA Heliocentric Comet probe Successful 30 September 2016 23pxPhilae ESA Heliocentric Comet lander Successful 9 July 2015 1 13 March 05:40 USAAtlas IIIA USACape Canaveral SLC-36B RUSUSAInternational Launch Services Final flight of Atlas IIIA MBSat MBSAT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 15 March 23:06 RUSProton-M/Briz-M KAZBaikonur Site 81/24 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services FRAEutelsat W3A Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 20 March 17:53 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS USAGPS IIR-11 US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational 1 27 March 03:30 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2406 (Raduga-1) Russian military Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| April |- 1 16 April 00:45 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral SLC-36A RUSUSAInternational Launch Services JPNSuperbird 6 SCC Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 18 April 15:59 PRCLong March 2C PRCJiuquan PRC PRCTansuo 1 (Shiyan 1) University of Harbin Low Earth Land resource mapping Operational PRCNaxing 1 Tsinghua University Low Earth Earth imaging Operational 1 19 April 03:19 RUSSoyuz-FG KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TMA-4 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 9 Successful 24 October 1 20 April 16:57 USADelta II 7920 USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS USAGravity Probe B NASA Low Earth Test Einstein's Theory of relativity Successful 1 26 April 20:37 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSEkspress AM11 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications DecommissionedNational Space Science Data Center/World Data Center for Satellite Information SPACEWARN Bulletin #629 https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx629.html NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive NASA 15 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210515134913/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/spx629.html 15 May 2021 1 April 2006 live |colspan=8| May |- 1 4 May 12:42 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch USADirecTV-7S DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 17 May 11:12 USAGoFast USABlack Rock Desert, Nevada, USA USACSXT First amateur space launch (apogee: 116 km)http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/gofast.htm GoFast Encyclopedia Astronautica 12 March 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090105095614/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/gofast.htm 5 January 2009 dmy-all USA CSXT Suborbital Test spacecraft Successful 17 May 1 19 May 22:22 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral SLC-36B RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAAMC-11 SES Americom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 20 May 17:47 USATaurus 3120 USAVandenberg LC-576E USAOrbital Sciences ROCFORMOSAT-2 (ROCSAT-2) NSPO Low Earth Earth imaging Operational 1 25 May 12:34 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 14P RUSProgress M-49 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 30 July 1 28 May 06:00 UKRTsyklon-2 KAZBaikonur Site 90/20 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2405 VMF Low Earth Reconnaissance Operational |colspan=8| June |- 1 10 June 01:28 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2406 VKS Low Earth Signals intelligence Operational 1 16 June 22:27 RUSProton-M/Briz-M KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services UNIntelsat 10-02 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 21 June 14:47 USASpaceShipOne USAWhite Knight, Mojave Spaceport USAScaled Composites Crewed sub-orbital flight with 1 astronaut (Mike Melvill)First privately funded crewed spaceflightMaiden flight of SpaceShipOne as a spacecraft USAFlight 15P Scaled Composites Suborbital Test spacecraft Successful 21 June 1 23 June 22:54 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS USAGPS IIR-12 US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational 1 29 June 03:59 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch Premature cutout left payload in useless orbit Telstar 18 Loral/Apstar Intended: GeosynchronousAchieved: Medium Earth Communications Partial launch failure 8 29 June 06:30 UKRDnepr KAZBaikonur Site 109/95 RUSISC Kosmotras LatinSat D (AprizeSat 2) Aprize Low Earth Communications Operational FRADemeter CNES Low Earth Seismology Operational SAUSaudiComsat 1 RSRI Low Earth Communications Operational SAUSaudiComsat 2 RSRI Low Earth Communications Operational SAUSaudiSat 2 RSRI Low Earth Earth imaging Operational LatinSat C (AprizeSat 1) Aprize Low Earth Communications Operational ITAUnisat 3 Sapienza University of Rome Low Earth Technology development Operational USAAmsat Echo AMSAT Low Earth Communications Operational |colspan=8| July |- 1 15 July 10:02 USADelta II 7920-10L USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS USAAura NASA Sun-synchronous (A-train) Atmospheric research Operational 1 18 July 00:44 FRAAriane 5G+ FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace CANAnik F2 Telesat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 22 July 17:46 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2409 (Parus) Low Earth Navigation Operational 1 25 July 07:05 PRCLong March 2C PRCTaiyuan PRC PRC23pxTan Ce 2 CASC/ESA High Earth (High-eccentricity) Magnetosphere research Operational |colspan=8| August |- 1 3 August 07:18 USADelta II 7925H USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS Became the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury on 4 April 2011 USAMESSENGER NASA Mercurian Mercury probe Successful 30 April 2015 1 4 August 22:32 RUSProton-M/Briz-M KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services ESPAmazonas Hispasat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 11 August 05:03 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 15P RUSProgress M-50 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 22 December 1 29 August 07:50 PRCLong March 2C PRCJiuquan PRC PRCFSW-19 (FSW-2) Geosynchronous Earth imaging Successful 7 November 23:55 1 31 August 23:17 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral SLC-36A RUSUSAInternational Launch Services Final flight of Atlas IIAS USASDS-3-4 (USA-179) NRO Geosynchronous Classified Operational |colspan=8| September |- 1 6 September 10:35 ISRShavit-1 ISRPalmachim ISR Loss of control during third stage burn ISROfeq-6 Intended: Low Earth (retrograde) Reconnaissance Launch failure T+270 2 8 September 23:14 PRC Long March 4B PRC Taiyuan PRC PRC Shijian 6-01A CASC Low Earth Technology demonstration Operational PRC Shijian 6-01B CASC Low Earth Technology demonstration Operational 1 20 September 10:31 INDGSLV INDSatish Dhawan FLP INDISRO INDEDUSAT (GSAT-3) ISRO Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 23 September 15:07 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2408 Russian military Low Earth Communications Operational RUSKosmos 2409 Russian military Low Earth Communications Operational 1 24 September 16:50 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlestsk Site 16/2 RUSVKS Re-entry capsule could not be located RUSKosmos 2410 Russian military Low Earth Reconnaissance Failure 9 January 2005 1 27 September 08:00 PRCLong March 2D PRCJiuquan PRC PRCFSW-20 (FSW-3) Low Earth Earth imaging Operational 1 29 September 15:12 USASpaceShipOne USAWhite Knight, Mojave Spaceport USAScaled Composites Crewed sub-orbital flight with 1 astronaut (Mike Melvill) USAFlight 16P Scaled Composites Suborbital Ansari X Prize qualification Successful 29 September |colspan=8| October |- 1 4 October 14:49 USASpaceShipOne USAWhite Knight, Mojave Spaceport USAScaled Composites Crewed sub-orbital flight with 1 astronaut (Brian Binnie)Final flight of SpaceShipOne USAFlight 17P Scaled Composites Suborbital Ansari X Prize qualification Successful 4 October 1 14 October 03:06 RUSSoyuz-FG KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TMA-5 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 10 Successful 24 April 2005 1 14 October 21:23 RUSProton-M/Briz-M KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAAMC-15 SES Americom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 19 October 01:20 PRCLong March 3A PRCXichang PRC PRCFeng Yun 2C Geosynchronous Weather satellite Operational 1 29 October 22:11 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUS RUSEkspress AM-1 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| November |- 1 6 November 03:10 PRCLong March 4B PRCTaiyuan PRC PRCZi Yuan 2C Geosynchronous Earth imaging Operational 1 6 November 05:39 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS USAGPS IIR-13 US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational 1 8 November 18:30 RUSSoyuz-2.1a RUSPlesetsk Site 43/4 RUS Maiden flight of Soyuz-2.1a RUSZenit-8 (Obilik) Suborbital Test carrier rocket Successful 8 November 1 18 November 10:45 PRCLong March 2C PRCXichang PRC PRCShiyan 2 Low Earth Earth observation Operational 1 20 November 17:16 USADelta II 7320 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS USASwift NASA Low Earth Gamma-ray research Operational |colspan=8| December |- 1 14 December TWNTaiwan Sounding Rocket Sounding Rocket IV TWNJiu Peng Air Base TWNNSPO Apogee: ~on 280 km 0 TWNAirglow photometer, GPS receiverChern Jeng-Shing Wu Bill Chen Yen-Sen Wu An-Ming 2012 Suborbital and low-thermospheric experiments using sounding rockets in Taiwan Acta Astronautica 70 159–164 10.1016/j.actaastro.2011.07.030 2012AcAau..70..159C 0094-5765 NSPO Airglow research, technology test Suborbital Successful 14 December 1 17 December 12:07 USAAtlas V 521 USACape Canaveral SLC-41 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAAMC-16 SES Americom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 7 18 December 16:26 FRAAriane 5G+ FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace Final flight of Ariane 5G+ FRAHelios 2A DGA Low Earth Reconnaissance Operational ESPNanosat 01 INTA Low Earth Technology demonstration Operational FRAEssaim 1 DGA Low Earth ELINT Operational FRAEssaim 2 DGA Low Earth ELINT Operational FRAEssaim 3 DGA Low Earth ELINT Operational FRAEssaim 4 DGA Low Earth ELINT Operational FRAParasol CNES Sun-synchronous (A-train) Aeronomy Operational 3 21 December 21:50 USADelta IV Heavy 9250H USACape Canaveral SLC-37B USABoeing IDS Maiden flight of Delta IV HeavyPremature cut-off of second stage (burn one) left all payloads in wrong orbits.Both nanosats failed to contact ground after separation USADemoSat (USA-181) US Air Force Intended: SubsynchronousActual: Medium Earth Test launch vehicle Partial launch failure USASparkie (3CSat1) US Air Force Low Earth Cloud imaging Satellite failure 22 December USARalphie (3CSat2) US Air Force Low Earth Cloud imaging Satellite failure 22 December 1 22 December RUSR-36 RUSDombarovskiy RUSRVSN RUSDummy warhead RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 22 December 1 23 December 22:19 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskomsos ISS flight 16P RUSProgress M-51 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 9 March 2005 2 24 December 11:20 UKRTsyklon-3 RUSPlesetsk Site 32/2 RUSVKS Both satellites placed into incorrect orbits due to premature third stage cutoff UKRSich-1M NKAU Low Earth Earth observation Partial launch failure 2 UKRMK-1TS NKAU Low Earth Earth observation inherit 3 26 December 13:53 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2411 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2412 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2413 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational |} February 2011 2004 Deep Space Rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks2 January Stardust Flyby of 81P/Wild (Wild 2) Dust collection (samples returned to Earth in 2006)3 January Spirit Landing on Mars Gusev Crater24 January Opportunity Landing on Mars Meridiani Planum4 February Ulysses 2nd flyby of Jupiter 19 May Hayabusa Flyby of the Earth 11 June Cassini Flyby of Phoebe Closest approach: 2000 km1 July Cassini First orbiter of Saturn Saturnian orbit injection8 September Genesis Capsule crash-landing on Earth 0.4 mg of solar sample aboard26 October Cassini Flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1200 km15 November SMART-1 Selenocentric orbit injection First European Lunar mission13 December Cassini Flyby of Titan Closest approach: 2336 km EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks26 February21:173 hours55 minutes27 February01:12Expedition 8ISS PirsUK/USAMichael FoaleRUSAlexander KaleriReplaced microgravity experiment cassette containers, attached the Russian experiment Matryoshka to Zvezda, and removed a JAXA micro-meteor impact experiment.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp8/eva/index.html Expedition 8 Spacewalks 7 October 2008 NASA 2004 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081106221301/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp8/eva/index.html 6 November 2008 deadReduced duration due a cooling system malfunction in Kaleri's spacesuit.24 June21:5614 minutes22:10Expedition 9ISS PirsRUSGennady PadalkaUSAMichael FinckeSpacewalk cut short due to a pressure problem in Fincke's prime oxygen tank in his spacesuit.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp9/eva/index.html Expedition 9 Spacewalks 7 October 2008 NASA 2004 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081106222142/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp9/eva/index.html 6 November 2008 deadhttp://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2004/iss04-32.html International Space Station Status Report #04-32 7 October 2008 NASA 2004 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081011000609/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2004/iss04-32.html 11 October 2008 deadRescheduled for 30 June.30 June21:195 hours40 minutes1 July02:59Expedition 9ISS PirsRUSGennady PadalkaUSAMichael FinckeReplaced a Remote Power Controller (RPC) that failed in late April, causing a loss of power in Control Moment Gyroscope No. 2 (CMG 2).http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2004/iss04-36.html International Space Station Status Report #04-36 7 October 2008 NASA 2004 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081106172340/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2004/iss04-36.html 6 November 2008 dead3 August06:584 hours30 minutes11:28Expedition 9ISS PirsRUSGennady PadalkaUSAMichael FinckeRemoved laser retro reflectors from the Zvezda assembly compartment, and installed three updated laser retro reflectors and one internal videometer target in preparation for the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV). Installed two antennas, and removed and replaced Kromka experiment packages.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2004/iss04-43.html International Space Station Status Report #04-43 7 October 2008 NASA 2004 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081106173342/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2004/iss04-43.html 6 November 2008 dead3 September16:435 hours20 minutes22:04Expedition 9ISS PirsRUSGennady PadalkaUSAMichael FinckeReplaced the Zarya Control Module flow control panel, installed four safety tether fairleads on Zarya's handrails, installed three communications antennas, and removed covers from the antennas.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2004/iss04-50.html International Space Station Status Report #04-50 7 October 2008 NASA 2004 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081106172813/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2004/iss04-50.html 6 November 2008 dead Orbital launch statistics By country For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. 120 false left [ {"value":180, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Russia: 18 (33.33%)"}, {"value":160, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 16 (29.63%)"}, {"value":80, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 8 (14.82%)"}, {"value":70, "color":"#ffd700", "label": "Ukraine: 7 (12.96%)"}, {"value":30, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 3 (5.56%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#008080", "label": "Israel: 1 (1.85%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#ff9933", "label": "India: 1 (1.85%)"}, ] Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures 8 8 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 18 18 0 0 7 5 0 2 16 15 0 1 World 8 3 1 1 18 7 16 8 3 1 0 18 5 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 By rocket bar chart center 990 400 1 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 4:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 7:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 5:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 5:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 6 MediumBlue : DarkGoldenrod : Sienna : Goldenrod : SteelBlue : DarkBlue : FireBrick : IndianRed : Salmon : DarkSlateGrey : Grey : DarkGrey : DarkTurquoise : Yellow : DeepSkyBlue : CornflowerBlue : Peru : Tan : Plum : Orchid : LightGrey : White Ariane 5 : Atlas II : Atlas III : Atlas V : Delta II : Delta IV Heavy : Long March 2 : Long March 3 : Long March 4 : Molniya-M : Soyuz-U : Soyuz-FG : Kosmos-3M : Dnepr : Tsyklon-2 : Tsyklon-3 : Proton-K : Proton-M : Zenit-2 : Zenit-3SL : Others : Ariane : Atlas : Delta : Long March : R-7 : R-14 : R-36 : Universal Rocket : Zenit : Others _launches By family Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 3 3 0 0 Atlas 6 6 0 0 Delta 8 7 0 1 GSLV 1 1 0 0 Long March 8 8 0 0 Minotaur 1 1 0 0 R-7 8 8 0 0 R-14 2 2 0 0 R-36 3 2 0 1 Shavit 1 0 1 0 Titan 1 1 0 0 Universal Rocket 8 8 0 0 Zenit 4 3 0 1 By type Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 5 Ariane 3 3 0 0 Atlas II Atlas 4 4 0 0 Final flight Atlas III Atlas 1 1 0 0 Atlas V Atlas 1 1 0 0 Delta II Delta 7 7 0 0 Delta IV Delta 1 0 0 1 Dnepr R-36 1 1 0 0 GSLV GSLV 1 1 0 0 Kosmos R-14 2 2 0 0 Long March 2 Long March 5 5 0 0 Long March 3 Long March 1 1 0 0 Long March 4 Long March 2 2 0 0 Molniya-M R-7 1 1 0 0 Proton-K Universal Rocket 4 4 0 0 Proton-M Universal Rocket 4 4 0 0 Shavit Shavit 1 0 1 0 Soyuz-U R-7 5 5 0 0 Soyuz-FG R-7 2 2 0 0 Taurus Minotaur 1 1 0 0 Titan IV Titan 1 1 0 0 Tsyklon R-36 2 1 0 1 Zenit Zenit 4 3 0 1 By configuration Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 5G+ Ariane 5 3 3 0 0 Maiden and final flights Atlas IIAS Atlas II 4 4 0 0 Final flight Atlas IIIA Atlas III 1 1 0 0 Final flight Atlas V 521 Atlas V 1 1 0 0 Final flight Delta II 7320 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7920 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7920-10L Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7925 Delta II 3 3 0 0 Delta II 7925H Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta IV Heavy Delta IV 1 0 0 1 Maiden flight Dnepr Dnepr 1 1 0 0 GSLV Mk I GSLV 1 1 0 0 Kosmos-3M Kosmos 2 2 0 0 Long March 2C Long March 2 4 4 0 0 Long March 2D Long March 2 1 1 0 0 Long March 3A Long March 3 1 1 0 0 Long March 4B Long March 4 2 2 0 0 Molniya-M Molniya-M 1 1 0 0 Proton-K / DM-2 Proton-K 4 4 0 0 Proton-M / Briz-M Proton-M 4 4 0 0 Shavit-1 Shavit 1 0 1 0 Soyuz-U Soyuz-U 5 5 0 0 Soyuz-FG Soyuz-FG 2 2 0 0 Taurus 3120 Taurus 1 1 0 0 Titan IV-B (402B) / IUS Titan IV 1 1 0 0 Tsyklon-2 Tsyklon 1 1 0 0 Tsyklon-3 Tsyklon 1 0 0 1 Zenit-2 Zenit 1 1 0 0 Zenit-3SL Zenit 3 2 0 1 By spaceport bar chart center 400 850 1 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:17:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 5:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:13 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3 FireBrick : Crimson : LightCoral : MediumBlue : Orange : Aquamarine : LightBlue : LightSeaGreen : SteelBlue : Blue : DodgerBlue : SkyBlue Jiuquan : Taiyuna : Xichang : Kourou : Satish Dhawan : Ocean Odyssey : Palmachim : Baikonur : Plesetsk : Cape Canaveral : Kennedy : Vandenberg China : France : India : International waters : Israel : Kazakhstan : Russia : United States _launches SiteCountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks Baikonur 17 17 0 0 Cape Canaveral 13 12 0 1 Jiuquan 3 3 0 0 Kourou 3 3 0 0 Ocean Odyssey UN International 3 2 0 1 Palmachim 1 0 1 0 Plesetsk 5 4 0 1 Satish Dhawan 1 1 0 0 Taiyuan 3 3 0 0 Vandenberg 3 3 0 0 Xichang 2 2 0 0 Total 54 50 1 3 By orbit bar chart center 800 400 1 0:0:0:0:0:0 0:15:0:0:0:0 0: 6:0:0:0:0 0: 1:0:0:0:0 0: 0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 7:0:0:0 0:0:0:21:0:0 0:0:0: 0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 1:0 0:0:0:0:0: 2 DeepSkyBlue: Navy : MediumBlue : RoyalBlue : DodgerBlue : LightSeaGreen : SaddleBrown : Peru : Black: Gold Transatmospheric : Low Earth : Low Earth (ISS) : Low Earth (SSO) : Low Earth (retrograde) : Medium Earth : Geosychronous(transfer) : Inclined GSO : High Earth : Heliocentric Transatmospheric : Low Earth : Medium Earth : Geosynchronous / transfer : High Earth : Heliocentric _launches Orbital regime Launches Successes At least one payload was placed in the target orbital regime Failures Accidentallyachieved RemarksTransatmospheric 0 0 0 0 Low Earth 23 22 1 0 6 to ISS Medium Earth / Molniya 5 5 0 2 Geosynchronous / GTO 23 21 2 0 High Earth / Lunar transfer 1 1 0 0 Heliocentric / Planetary transfer 2 2 0 0 Total 54 51 3 2 References Footnotes 2 2004 on expand Category:Spaceflight by year