1995 in spaceflight

none January 2014 January 2014 1995 KSC-95EC-0911.jpg 104 launches on STS-71, the first Shuttle-Mir mission to dock with Mir 11 January 24 December 80 72 5 3 74 (post Czechoslovak) (post Soviet) Athena IConestogaDelta II 7920Long March 1DVolnaShavit 1Pegasus-Hybrid Atlas E/FConestogaLong March 2EMu-3SIISoyuz-U2 9 48 Timeline of spaceflight 1994 1996 This article outlines notable events occurring in 1995 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. First Shuttle-Mir mission STS-71 1 2 right on Orbital launches 1995 |colspan="8"| January |- 1 10 January 06:18 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral LC-36B USARUSInternational Launch Services UNIntelsat 704 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 15 January 13:45 JPNMu-3SII JPNUchinoura JPNISAS Final flight of Mu-3SIISecond stage control malfunction, decayed from orbit shortly after launch over Ghana; Spacecraft intended to be recovered JPNExpress 1 ISAS Low Earth Material research Failure 15 January 3 24 January 03:54 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUS RUSTsikada MO RF Low Earth (Polar) Navigation Operational SWEAstrid SSC Low Earth (Polar) Auroral research Successful 27 September USAFAISAT FAI Low Earth (Polar) Communications Operational 1 25 January 22:40 PRCLong March 2E PRCXichang LC-2 PRCCASC Windshear caused the collapse of the payload fairing and a guidance error caused the launch vehicle to explode; 20-120 ground casualties PRCApstar 2 APT Intended: Geosynchronous Communications Launch Failure 25 January 1 29 January 06:18 USAAtlas II USACape Canaveral LC-36A USA USAUSA-108 (UHF F/O F4) US Navy Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan="8"| February |- 9 3 February 05:22 USA103 USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts; First Shuttle-Mir flight (rendezvous only, no docking)ODERACS deployed on 4 February USASTS-63 NASA Low Earth (Mir) Shuttle-Mir flight Successful 3 11 February 11:51 3 USASpaceHab LSM NASA/SpaceHab Low Earth (Discovery) Scientific research inherit inherit USASPARTAN 204 NRL Low Earth Ultraviolet astronomy inherit inherit USAODERACS 2A NASA Low Earth Laser calibration Successful 9 March 1996 USAODERACS 2B NASA Low Earth Laser calibration Successful 28 August USAODERACS 2C NASA Low Earth Laser calibration Successful 7 February 1996 USAODERACS 2D NASA Low Earth Laser calibration Successful 2 March USAODERACS 2E NASA Low Earth Laser calibration Successful 27 February USAODERACS 2F NASA Low Earth Laser calibration Successful 20 February 1 15 February 16:48 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos RUSProgress M-26 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 15 March 06:15 1 16 February 17:39 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/4 RUSRoskosmos RUSFoton 10 Roskosmos Low Earth Microgravity research Successful 3 March |colspan="8"| March |- 3 2 March 06:38 USASpace Shuttle 105 no USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts USASTS-67 NASA Low Earth Astronomy Successful 3 18 March 21:48 3 USASpacelab Pallets and Igloo NASA Low Earth (Endeavour) ASTRO-2 inherit inherit USAEDO Pallet NASA Low Earth (Endeavour) Cryogenic mission extension pallet inherit inherit 1 2 March 13:00 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUS RUSKosmos 2306 (Taifun-2 #27) MO RF Low Earth Laser calibration Successful 30 October 2000 3 7 March 09:23 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUS RUSKosmos 2307 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Successful RUSKosmos 2308 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Successful RUSKosmos 2309 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Successful 1 14 March 06:11 RUSSoyuz-U2 KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts including the first American to fly on a Russian rocket RUSSoyuz TM-21 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-18 Successful 11 September 06:52 2 18 March 08:01 JPNH-II JPNTanegashima LA-Y1 JPNNASDAH-II http://www.astronautix.com/h/h-ii.html astronautix.com 8 April 2023 Space Flyer Unit retrieved by Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-72 in January 1996 JPNSpace Flyer Unit NASDA Low Earth Materials research Successful 20 January 1996 07:42 JPNHimawari 5 NASDA Low Earth Weather satellite Operational 1 22 March 04:09 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUS RUSKosmos 2310 (Parus) MO RF Low Earth Navigation Operational 1 22 March 06:18 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral LC-36B USARUSInternational Launch Services UNIntelsat 705 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 22 March 16:44 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUS RUSKosmos 2311 (Yantar) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 31 May 1 24 March 14:05 USAAtlas E USAVandenberg SLC-3W USA Final flight of Atlas E and 1.5 stage-to-orbit configuration of Atlas rocketSatellite exploded on 3 February 2015, leaving at least 47 tracked pieces of debris. http://www.space.com/28709-military-weather-satellite-explodes-photo.html 20-Year-Old Military Weather Satellite Apparently Exploded in Orbit Space.com 2 March 2015 3 March 2015 18 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180118181024/https://www.space.com/28709-military-weather-satellite-explodes-photo.html live USAUSA-109 (DMSP 5D2 F13) US Air Force/NOAA Sun-synchronous Meteorology 3 February 2015 Successful 3 28 March 10:00 RUSStart RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN Failed to orbit, crashed into the Sea of Okhotsk ISRGurwin 1 Technion Intended: Low Earth Amateur radio Launch Failure 3 28 March 3 RUSEKA-2 Intended: Low Earth Boilerplate for vehicle evaluation inherit inherit MEXOscar 29 UNAM/AMSAT Intended: Low Earth Amateur radio inherit inherit 2 28 March 23:14 FRAAriane 4 (44LP) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace BRABrasilsat B2 Telebrás Geosynchronous Communications Successful FRAHot Bird 1 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Successful |colspan="8"| April |- 3 3 April 13:48 USAPegasus-H USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences USAOrbcomm F1 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Successful USAOrbcomm F2 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Successful USAOrbview 1 Orbimage Low Earth Earth observation Successful 1 5 April 11:16 ISRShavit-1 ISRPalmachim ISRIAI ISROfeq-3 IAI Low Earth (retrograde) Reconnaissance Successful 24 October 2000 1 7 April 21:47 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral LC-36A USARUSInternational Launch Services USAAMSC-1 AMSC Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 9 April 19:34 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos GFZ deployed from Mir on 19 April RUSProgress M-27 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 23 May 03:27 GERGFZ Low Earth Laser calibration Successful 23 June 1999 1 21 April 01:44 FRAAriane 4 (40) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace 23pxERS-2 ESA Sun-synchronous Remote sensing Successful 21 February 2024 17:17Jonathan McDowell planet4589 1760396230553682272 ESA ERS-2 satellite reentry on a track from Alaska to the Pacific confirmed: Space-Track gives 151.9W 37.4N over the Pacific at 1717 UTC. NOAA radar data taken 1842 UTC shows an upper-atmosphere debris trail extending S from the Alaska coast near 144W 59.5N 21 February 2024 |colspan="8"| May |- 1 14 May 13:45 USATitan IVA (401)/Centaur USACape Canaveral LC-40 USALockheed Martin USAUSA-110 (Mentor-1) NRO Geosynchronous SIGINT Operational 1 17 May 06:34 FRAAriane 4 (44LP) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace UNIntelsat 706 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Successful 1 20 May 03:33 RUSProton-K KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSRoskosmos Heavily damaged in collision with Progress M-34 on 25 June 1997 RUSSpektr Roskosmos/NASA Low Earth (Mir) Mir module Successful 23 March 2001 05:50 1 23 May 05:52 USAAtlas I USACape Canaveral LC-36B USARUSInternational Launch Services Retired on 14 June 2007 USAGOES-9 (GOES-J) NOAA Current: GraveyardOperational: Geosynchronous Meteorology Successful 1 24 May 20:10 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 RUS RUSKosmos 2312 (Oko) MOM Molniya Early warning Successful 1 31 May 15:27 USAAtlas II USACape Canaveral LC-36A USA USAUSA-111 (UHF F/O F5) US Navy Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan="8"| June |- 1 8 June 04:43 UKRTsyklon-2 KAZBaikonur Site 90/20 RUS RUSKosmos 2313 (EORSAT) MO RF Low Earth SIGINT Successful 11 July 1997 1 10 June 00:24 FRAAriane 4 (42P) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace USADirecTV-2 DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 22 June 19:58 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences Second stage malfunction, destroyed by range safety USASTEP 3 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Technology development Launch Failure 22 June 2 27 June 19:32 USASpace Shuttle 104 no USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight launching with seven and landing with eight astronautsFirst Shuttle-Mir docking, exchanged Mir EO-18 for EO-19 (first space station crew exchange using a Space Shuttle) USASTS-71 NASA Low Earth (Mir) Shuttle-Mir flight Successful 2 7 July 14:55 2 USASpacelab Long Module 2 NASA Low Earth (Atlantis) Medical research inherit inherit 1 28 June 18:25 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUS RUSKosmos 2314 (Yantar-4K1) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 6 September |colspan="8"| July |- 1 5 July 03:09 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUS RUSKosmos 2315 (Tsikada) MO RF Low Earth Navigation Operational 3 7 July 16:23 FRAAriane 4 (40) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace FRAHelios 1A CNES Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance Operational FRACerise CNES Sun-synchronous Radiation research Operational ESPLBSAT/UPM-Sat 1 UPM Sun-synchronous Communications Successful 1 10 July 12:38 USATitan IVA (401)/Centaur USACape Canaveral LC-41 USALockheed Martin USAUSA-112 (Trumpet-2) NRO Molniya ELINT Operational 2 13 July 13:41 USASpace Shuttle Discovery USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronautsTDRS deployed on 13 July using an Inertial Upper Stage USASTS-70 NASA Low Earth Satellite deployment Successful 22 July 12:02 USATDRS-7 (TDRS-G) NASA Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 20 July 03:04 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos RUSProgress M-28 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 4 September 08:58 3 24 July 15:52 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUS RUSKosmos 2316 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2317 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2318 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Successful 1 31 July 23:30 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral LC-36A USA USAUSA-113 (DSCS III B-7) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications SuccessfulGibson Hillary https://www.spoc.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3245751/spoc-officially-retires-dscs-satellite SpOC officially retires DSCS satellite Space Operations Command United States Space Force 14 December 2022 2 January 2023 2 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230102224305/https://www.spoc.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3245751/spoc-officially-retires-dscs-satellite live |colspan="8"| August |- 2 2 August 23:59 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUSVKS Magion 4 was the first Czech (post Czechoslovak) satellite RUSInterbol 1 Roskosmos High Earth (elliptical) Magnetospheric research Successful 16 October 2000 Czech RepublicMagion 4 High Earth (elliptical) Magnetospheric research Successful 16 October 2000 1 3 August 22:58 FRAAriane 4 (42L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace USAPAS-4 PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 5 August 11:10 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral LC-17B USABoeing IDS SRM malfunction resulted in incorrect orbit which was corrected using the satellite's own engines at the expense of half of the expected lifespan of the satellite KORKoreasat 1 Korea Telecom Geosynchronous Communications Partial Failure 1 9 August 23:59 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUSVKS RUSMolniya 3-47 MOM Molniya Communications Operational 1 15 August 22:30 USAAthena I USAVandenberg SLC-6 USALockheed Martin Maiden flight of Athena I and first launch from SLC-6Destroyed by range safety after loss of control system USAGemStar 1 (VitaSat) VITA Intended: Low Earth Communications Launch Failure +160 seconds 1 29 August 00:53 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral LC-36B USARUSInternational Launch Services JPNJCSAT-3 JSAT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 29 August 06:41 FRAAriane 4 (44P) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace JPNN-STAR a NTT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 30 August 19:33 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2319 (Potok) MOM Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 31 August 06:49 UKRTsyklon-3 RUSPlesetsk Site 32 RUSVKS Sich 1 was the first Ukrainian satellite; FASat-Alfa intended to be the first Chilean satellite and failed to separate from Sich 1 UKRSich-1 (Okean) NKAU Low Earth Remote sensing Operational CHIFASat-Alfa (FASat-Alfa) FACH Low Earth Technology development Partial Failure |colspan="8"| September |- 1 3 September 09:00 RUSSoyuz-U2 KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonautsFinal flight of Soyuz-U2 RUSSoyuz TM-22 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-20 Successful 29 February 1996 10:42 4 7 September 15:09 USASpace Shuttle Endeavour USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronautsSPARTAN deployed on 8 September and retrieved on 10 September; WSF deployed on 7 September and retrieved on 14 September USASTS-69 NASA Low Earth Microgravity research Successful 4 16 September 11:38 4 USASPARTAN-201 NASA Low Earth Solar research inherit inherit USAWake Shield Facility NASA Low Earth Materials research inherit inherit 23pxIEH-1 ESA Low Earth (Endeavour) Ultraviolet astronomy inherit inherit 1 24 September 00:06 FRAAriane 4 (42L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Power failure on 19 September 2003 resulted in loss of satellite USATelstar 402R AT&T Geosynchronous Communications Successful 1 26 September 11:20 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/4 RUSVKS RUSResurs F2 MOM Low Earth Resource location Successful 26 October 1 29 September 04:25 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2320 (Yantar-4KS1) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 28 September 1996 |colspan="8"| October |- 1 6 October 03:23 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSVKS Second stage malfunction, placed in useless orbit RUSKosmos 2321 (Parus) MO RF Low Earth Navigation Partial Failure 21 August 1997 1 8 October 18:50 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSVKS RUSProgress M-29 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 19 December 16:15 1 11 October 16:26 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSVKS Retired on 1 June 1999 RUS Luch-1Luch MOM Geosynchronous Communications Successful 1 19 October 00:38 FRAAriane 4 (42L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace LUXAstra 1E SES Astra Geosynchronous Communications Operational 3 20 October 13:53 USASpace Shuttle 102 no USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts USASTS-73 NASA Low Earth Microgravity research Successful 3 5 November 11:46 3 USASpacelab Long Module 1 NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Spacelab USML-2 inherit inherit USAEDO Pallet NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Cryogenic mission extension pallet inherit inherit 1 22 October 08:00 USAAtlas II USACape Canaveral LC-36A USA USAUSA-114 (UHF F/O F6) US Navy Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 23 October 22:03 USAConestoga 1620 USAWallops Island LP-0A USA Self-destruct activated after loss of control METEOR Intended: Low Earth Microgravity research Launch Failure + 46 seconds 1 31 October 20:19 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2322 (Tselina-2) MO RF Low Earth SIGINT Operational |colspan="8"| November |- 2 4 November 14:22 USADelta II 7920-10 USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS Maiden flight of Delta II 7920 and first Delta II launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base CANRADARSAT-1 CSA Sun-synchronous Earth imaging Operational USASURFSAT NASA Sun-synchronous Test DSN Successful 1 6 November 05:51 USATitan IVA (401)/Centaur USACape Canaveral LC-40 USALockheed Martin USAUSA-115 (Milstar-2) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 12 November 12:30 USASpace Shuttle Atlantis USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts USASTS-74 NASA Low Earth (Mir) Shuttle-Mir flight Successful 20 November 17:02 RUSUSAMir Docking Module Roskosmos/NASA Low Earth (Mir) Mir module Successful 23 March 2001 05:50 1 17 November 01:20 FRAAriane 4 (44P) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Retired on 16 May 1998 23pxInfrared Space Observatory ESA High Earth (elliptical) Infrared astronomy Successful 1 17 November 14:25 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSVKS RUSGals-2 MOM Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 28 November 11:30 PRCLong March 2E PRCTaiyuan LC-2 PRCCASC PRCAsiaSat 2 AsiaSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan="8"| December |- 1 2 December 08:08 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral LC-36B USARUSInternational Launch Services 23pxUSASOHO ESA/NASA Earth-Sun L1 point Solar research Operational 1 5 December 21:18 USATitan IVA (404) USAVandenberg SLC-4E USALockheed Martin USAUSA-116 (KH-12) NRO Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance Operational 2 6 December 23:23 FRAAriane 4 (44L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace FRATelecom 2C France Télécom Geosynchronous Communications Successful INDINSAT-2C ISRO Geosynchronous Communications Successful 3 14 December 06:10 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2323 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2324 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2325 (GLONASS) MOM Medium Earth Navigation Operational 1 15 December 00:23 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral LC-36A USARUSInternational Launch Services Failed March 2006 USAGalaxy 3R PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Spacecraft failure 1 18 December 14:31 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSVKS RUSProgress M-30 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 22 February 1996 11:02 1 20 December 00:52 UKRTsyklon-2 KAZBaikonur Site 90/20 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2326 (EORSAT) MO RF Low Earth SIGINT Successful 8 November 1997 2 28 December 06:45 RUSMolniya-M KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 RUSVKS Skipper suffered a solar array malfunction INDIRS-1C ISRO Low Earth Remote sensing Successful USASkipper Utah State Low Earth Aerobraking experiment Spacecraft failure 1 28 December 11:50 PRCLong March 2E PRCXichang LC-2 PRCCASC Final flight of Long March 2E USAEchoStar 1 EchoStar Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 30 December 13:48 USADelta II 7920-10 USACape Canaveral LC-17A USABoeing IDS USARXTE NASA Low Earth X-ray astronomy Successful 30 April 2018 |} 1995 Suborbital launches 1995 |colspan=8| January-March |- 1 19 January USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 19 January 1 19 January USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 19 January 1 19 January 20:01 USALGM-118 Peacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-02 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 19 January 1 23 January 12:30 JPNS-520 JPNUchinoura LA-K JPNISAS ISAS Suborbital Infrared astronomy Successful 23 January 1 25 January 03:54 CANBlack Brant XII NORAndøya USANASA Apogee: 1453 km mi. Launch led to Norwegian rocket incident; Russia briefly mistook the launch as a potential nuclear attack despite receiving prior notice of the launch. USASCIFER NASA Suborbital Ionospheric research Successful 25 January 1 28 January 16:00 JPNS-520 JPNUchinoura LA-K JPNISAS ISAS Suborbital Ultraviolet astronomy Successful 28 January 1 1 February USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-09 USAUS Air Force USAGT-156GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 1 February 1 2 February 15:27 CANBlack Brant VIIIC USAPoker Flat USANASA NASA Suborbital Ionospheric research Successful 2 February 1 2 February 15:51 USANike Tomahawk USAPoker Flat USANASA NASA Suborbital Ionospheric research Successful 2 February 1 7 February USAStorm USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force USABTTV-6 US Air Force Suborbital Target Successful 7 February 1 12 February USAAries USAWallops Island USABMDO USALEAP BMDO Suborbital Target Successful 7 February 1 14 February FRAM4 FRACentre d'Essais des Landes FRA Suborbital Missile test Successful 14 February 1 24 February 10:21 CANBlack Brant XII USAPoker Flat USANASA USAAMICIST NASA Suborbital Auroral research Successful 24 February 1 4 March USAAries USAWallops Island USABMDO USALEAP BMDO Suborbital Target Successful 4 March 1 6 March USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 6 March 1 6 March USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 6 March 1 6 March USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 6 March 1 14 March USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 14 March 1 14 March USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 14 March 1 15 March 20:21 USANike Orion USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital Test rocket Successful 15 March 1 17 March USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-09 USAUS Air Force USAGT-159GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 17 March 1 19 March 15:00 USANike Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA USACWAS-37 NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 19 March 1 21 March 19:11 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA USAPIMS NASA Suborbital Ionospheric research Successful 21 March 1 25 March 08:55 CANBlack Brant XCM1 USAPoker Flat USANASA NASA Suborbital Ionospheric research Successful 25 March 1 27 March 15:40 USANike Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA USACWAS-38 NASA Suborbital Astronomy Successful 27 March 1 28 March USAAries USAWallops Island USABMDO USALEAP BMDO Suborbital Target Successful 28 March |colspan=8| April-June |- 1 1 April 09:33 CANBlack Brant IX USAPoker Flat USANASA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 1 April 1 9 April USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 9 April 1 9 April USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 9 April 1 14 April 11:30 RUSRT-2PM Topol RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 14 April 1 15 April 10:07 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 15 April 1 18 April 18:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Solar research Successful 18 April 1 21 April 15:04 USATHAAD USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force Maiden flight of THAAD US Air Force Suborbital Test flight Successful 21 April 1 24 April USAHera USAWhite Sands LC-32 USAUS Air Force Maiden flight of Hera US Air Force Suborbital Test flight Successful 24 April 1 29 April 05:55 USANike Orion SWEEsrange GERDLR GERMini-Texus 4 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 29 April 1 2 May 05:55 USANike Orion SWEEsrange GERDLR GERMini-Texus 3 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 2 May 1 15 May 18:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA USASERTS-35 NASA Suborbital Solar research Successful 15 May 1 22 May 07:05 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Astronomy Successful 22 May 1 29 May PRCLong March 1D PRCTaiyuan LC-1 PRCCASC Maiden flight of Long March 1D CASC Suborbital Test flight Successful 29 May 1 6 June 22:00 USATaurus Orion USAPoker Flat USANASA NASA Suborbital Ionospheric research Successful 6 June 1 6 June 22:10 RUSVolna RUSSubmarine, Barents Sea RUSRussian Navy Maiden flight of Volna GERTCM ZARM Suborbital Test flight Successful 6 June 1 8 June 12:45 RUSUR-100N KAZBaikonur RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 8 June 1 14 June USALGM-118 Peacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-05 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 14 June 1 26 June USAStrypi IX USABarking Sands USAUS Air Force USAETCE-11 US Air Force Suborbital Target Failure 26 June 1 29 June USAStrypi IX USABarking Sands USAUS Air Force USAETCE-12 US Air Force Suborbital Target Successful 29 June 1 30 June 18:00 USATerrier-Orion USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital Test rocket Successful 30 June |colspan=8| July-September |- 1 24 July 22:30 USAUGM-133 Trident II UKVictorious S29 6, Eastern Range UKRoyal Navy First missile launch from HMS Victorious Royal Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 24 July 1 26 July 09:33 USANike Orion USAPoker Flat USANASA NASA Suborbital Ionospheric research Successful 26 July 1 31 July USATHAAD USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Test flight Successful 31 July 1 July PRCDF-21 PRCTaiyuan PRC Suborbital Missile test Successful +15 minutes 1 8 August 08:20 USANike Orion USAPoker Flat USANASA NASA Suborbital Ionospheric research Successful 8 August 1 16 August USAStorm USAWhite Sands LC-36 USAUS Air Force USAMTD-1 US Air Force Suborbital GPS targeting Successful 16 August 1 16 August INDRH-560 INDSriharikota INDISRO ISRO Suborbital Test rocket Successful 16 August 1 22 August USAUGM-133 Trident II UKHMS Victorious, Eastern Range UKRoyal Navy Royal Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 22 August 1 24 August 20:00 JPNTR-1 JPNTanegashima LA-T JPNNASDA NASDA Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 24 August 1 25 August RUSR-39 Rif RUSSubmarine, North Pole RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 25 August 1 28 August 17:30 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Test rocket Successful 28 August 1 30 August USALGM-118 Peacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-02 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 30 August 1 2 September 01:13 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA USAThunderstorm III NASA Suborbital Ionospheric research Successful 2 September 1 5 September 07:50 RUSRT-2PM Topol RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 5 September 1 12 September 18:05 CANBlack Brant 9CM1 USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Solar research Successful 12 September 1 17 September 07:30 JPNS-520 JPNUchinoura LA-K JPNISAS ISAS Suborbital Technology demonstration Failure 17 September |colspan=8| October-December |- 1 2 October USAHera USAWhite Sands LC-94 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Target Successful 2 October 1 10 October RUSRT-2PM Topol RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 October 1 13 October USAStorm USAWhite Sands SULF USAUS Air Force USABTTV-9 US Air Force Suborbital ABM target Successful 13 October 1 13 October USATHAAD USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM test Successful 13 October 1 25 October 13:13 CANBlack Brant IX AUSWoomera LA-2-N USANASA NASA Suborbital X-ray astronomy Successful 25 October 1 28 October 18:00 CANBlack Brant IX AUSWoomera LA-2-N USANASA NASA Suborbital Astronomy Successful 28 October 1 29 October USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 29 October 1 2 November RUSKosmos-3MR RUSKapustin Yar Site 107 RUSRVSN RUSRe-entry vehicle RVSN Suborbital Test re-entry vehicle Successful 2 November 1 5 November 16:14 CANBlack Brant IX AUSWoomera LA-2-N USANASA NASA Suborbital Astronomy Successful 5 November 1 7 November 06:38 CANBlack Brant XII USAPoker Flat USANASA CANOEDIPUS-C CSA Suborbital Ionospheric research Successful 7 November 1 10 November PRCDF-21 PRCTaiyuan PRC Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 November 1 14 November 17:04 CANBlack Brant IX AUSWoomera LA-2-N USANASA NASA Suborbital Astronomy Successful 14 November 1 19 November 15:30 CANBlack Brant IX AUSWoomera LA-2-N USANASA NASA Suborbital Astronomy Successful 19 November 1 20 November 17:00 CANBlack Brant IX AUSWoomera LA-2-N USANASA NASA Suborbital Astronomy Successful 20 November 1 24 November 14:00 USANike Tomahawk USAPoker Flat USANASA NASA Ionospheric research Successful 24 November 1 27 November 08:03 USANike Tomahawk USAPoker Flat USANASA NASA Suborbital Ionospheric research Successful 27 November 1 27 November 08:07 CANBlack Brant VIIIC USAPoker Flat USANASA NASA Suborbital Ionospheric research Successful 27 November 1 28 November 09:42 SWEMaxus SWEEsrange SWESSC DLR Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 28 November 1 4 December 11:20 CANBlack Brant VIIIC USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital X-ray astronomy Successful 4 December 1 7 December USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 7 December 1 13 December USAStorm USAWhite Sands SULF USAUS Air Force USABTTV-10 US Air Force Suborbital ABM target Successful 13 December 1 13 December USATHAAD USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM test Successful 13 December |} 1995 Deep Space Rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks7 December Galileo First impact of spacecraft to Jupiter - subprobe descent through the Jovian atmosphere8 December Galileo First orbiter of Jupiter - jovian orbit insertionno date Ulysses Pass over solar north pole EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewRemarks9 February11:564 hours39 minutes16:35STS-63103 noUK/USAMichael FoaleUSABernard A. Harris, Jr.Conducted a test of moving large mass objects and tested the effectiveness of the new spacesuit temperature control underwear by being lofted outside the payload bay by the RMS.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-63/mission-sts-63.html sts-63-patch STS-63 (67) Dumouline Jim 2001 NASA Space Shuttle Launch Archive NASA 2009-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090320085830/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-63/mission-sts-63.html 20 March 2009 live12 May04:206 hours15 minutes10:35Mir EO-18Kvant-2RUSVladimir DezhurovRUSGennadi StrekalovMade preparations for the arrival of the Spektr module. Installed some electrical cable attachments, adjusted solar array actuators, and practiced folding the Kristall solar arrays for the future move to Kvant-1.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/shuttle-mir/references/documents/mirfinal.pdf Mir Mission Chronicle McDonald Sue December 1998 NASA 12 2009-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090318000952/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/shuttle-mir/references/documents/mirfinal.pdf 18 March 2009 dead17 May02:386 hours42 minutes09:20Mir EO-18Kvant-2RUSVladimir DezhurovRUSGennadi StrekalovMoved the solar arrays from Kristall to Kvant-1. Their suits ran low on oxygen before they were able to re-install the arrays on Kvant-1.22 May00:105 hours15 minutes05:25Mir EO-18Kvant-2RUSVladimir DezhurovRUSGennadi StrekalovCompleted installation of the relocated solar array on Kvant-1. Also retracted some solar panels to prepare for moving Kristall.28 May22:2221 minutes22:43Mir EO-18base blockRUSVladimir DezhurovRUSGennadi StrekalovConducting a spacewalk inside the transfer compartment of the Mir base block Dezhurov and Strekalov relocated a docking cone from the -X port to the -Z port.1 June22:0523 minutes22:28Mir EO-18base blockRUSVladimir DezhurovRUSGennadi StrekalovAgain working from the depressurized base block transfer compartment, Dezhurov and Strekalov prepared to move the recently arrived Spektr module by relocating a docking cone from the -Z port to the -Y port.14 July03:565 hours34 minutes09:30Mir EO-19Kvant-2RUSAnatoly SolovyevRUSNikolai BudarinUsed the Strela boom to move to the Spektr module and freed the stuck solar array. Also inspected the -Z docking port and found it to be undamaged.19 July00:393 hours8 minutes03:47Mir EO-19Kvant-2RUSAnatoly SolovyevRUSNikolai BudarinSolovyev had problems with his Orlan-DMA spacesuit cooling system, and had to stay tethered to an umbilical at Kvant-2. Budarin was able work his way to the far end of Spektr and do some preparations for the installation of the Mir infrared spectrometer (MIRAS). He also collected the American TREK cosmic ray panel that had been installed on Kvant-2 since 1991.21 July00:285 hours50 minutes06:18Mir EO-19Kvant-2RUSAnatoly SolovyevRUSNikolai BudarinUsed the Strela boom to reach the Spektr module, where they completed the installation of MIRAS.16 September08:206 hours46 minutes15:06STS-69105 noUSAJames S. VossUSAMichael L. GernhardtInstalled thermal instruments on the apparatus in the payload bay. Also tested redesigned spacesuit helmet lights and spacesuit heaters.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-69/sts-69-day-09-highlights.html STS-69 Day 9 Highlights Dudoulin Jim 2001 NASA Space Shuttle Launch Archive NASA 2009-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090321053954/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-69/sts-69-day-09-highlights.html 21 March 2009 live20 October11:505 hours16 minutes17:06Mir EO-20Kvant-2RUSSergei AvdeyevGERThomas ReiterUsed the Strela boom to move to the Spektr module and installed several experiments on the European Space Exposure Facility. Reiter became the first ESA cosmonaut and German to complete an EVA.Mir Principal Expedition 20 and EuroMir 95 https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/static/history/SP-4225/documentation/mmc/mirmc-mir20.pdf 28,34 22 February 20258 December19:2329 minutes19:52Mir EO-20base blockRUSSergei AvdeyevRUSYuri GidzenkoFrom inside the depressurized base block transfer compartment, Avdeyev and Gidzenko moved the Konus docking cone from the -Z port to the +Z port.. References Footnotes 2 1995 on expanded Category:Spaceflight by year