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1994 in spaceflight
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Timeline of spaceflight 1993 1995
This article outlines notable events occurring in 1994 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.
Clementine lunar orbiter
Clementine (spacecraft) Mission none 1
2
right on
Orbital launches
1994
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January
|-
1 8 January 10:05:34 RUSSoyuz-U2 KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TM-18
Roskosmos
Low Earth (Mir)
Mir EO-15
Successful
9 July
10:32:35
1 20 January 09:49:00 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUS RUSGals-1
Intersputnik
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
2 24 January 21:37:00 FRAAriane 4 (44LP) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Third stage malfunction FRAEutelsat 2F5
Eutelsat
Intended: Geosynchronous
Communications
Launch failure
2
~90 seconds
2
TURTürksat-1A
Türksat
Intended: Geosynchronous
Communications
inherit
inherit
2 25 January 00:25:00 UKRTsyklon-3 RUSPlesetsk Site 32 RUSRoskosmos Tubsat failed after 39 days of operation RUSMeteor-3-06
Roskomsos
Weather
Low Earth
Operational
GERTubsat-B
TUB
Low Earth
Technology development
Spacecraft failure
2 25 January 16:34:00 USATitan 23G USAVandenberg SLC-4W USABMDO/NASA Computer failure after ejection from lunar orbit prevented flyby of 1620 Geographos USAClementine
NASA/BMDO
Selenocentric and High Earth
Lunar orbiter
Partial spacecraft failure
USAISA
NASA/BMDO
High Earth
Successful
8 June
1 28 January 02:12:00 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos RUSProgress M-21
Roskosmos
Low Earth (Mir)
Logistics
Successful
23 March
05:13:00
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February
|-
11 3 February 12:10 USA103 USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts; first mission of the Shuttle-Mir ProgrammeODERACS deployed from Discovery on 9 February USASTS-60
NASA
Low Earth (Mir)
Shuttle-Mir flight
Successful
4
11 February
19:24
4
USASpaceHab LSM
NASA/SpaceHab
Low Earth (Discovery)
Scientific research
inherit
inherit
USAWake Shield Facility
NASA
Low Earth (Discovery)
Deployable scientific platform
inherit
inherit
USAGBA-6
NASA
Low Earth (Discovery)
inherit
inherit
USAODERACS A
NASA
Low Earth
Laser calibration
Successful
2 October
USAODERACS B
NASA
Low Earth
Laser calibration
Successful
4 October
USAODERACS C
NASA
Low Earth
Laser calibration
Successful
31 December
USAODERACS D
NASA
Low Earth
Laser calibration
Successful
31 December
USAODERACS E
NASA
Low Earth
Laser calibration
Successful
3 March 1995
USAODERACS F
NASA
Low Earth
Laser calibration
Successful
24 February 1995
UKBremSat 1
DARA/Bre
Low Earth
Scientific research
Successful
12 February 1995
2 3 February 22:00 JPNH-II JPNTanegashima LA-Y JPNNASDA Maiden flight of H-II rocket and first launch from LA-Y JPNOREX (Ryusei)
NASDA
Low Earth
Reentry experiment
Successful
3 February
JPNVEP (Myojo)
NASDA
Geosynchronous transfer
Monitor rocket performance
Successful
1 5 February 08:46 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSRoskosmos RUSRaduga 1-3
MOM
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
1 7 February 21:47 USATitan IVA (401)/Centaur USACape Canaveral LC-40 USA Maiden flight of Titan IV (401A) USAUSA-99 (Milstar 1)
US Air Force
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
2 8 February 08:34 PRCLong March 3A PRCXichang LA-2 PRCCASC Maiden flight of Long March 3A PRC Shijian 4
CASC
Geosynchronous transfer
Particle research
Operational
PRC KF-1
CASC
Geosynchronous transfer
DFH-3 spacecraft boilerplate
Successful
6 12 February 08:54 UKRTsyklon-3 RUSPlesetsk Site 32 RUSRoskosmos RUSKosmos 2268 (Strela-3)
MO RF
Low Earth
Communications
Operational
RUSKosmos 2269 (Strela-3)
MO RF
Low Earth
Communications
Operational
RUSKosmos 2270 (Strela-3)
MO RF
Low Earth
Communications
Operational
RUSKosmos 2271 (Strela-3)
MO RF
Low Earth
Communications
Operational
RUSKosmos 2272 (Strela-3)
MO RF
Low Earth
Communications
Operational
RUSKosmos 2273 (Strela-3)
MO RF
Low Earth
Communications
Operational
1 18 February 07:56 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSRoskosmos RUSRaduga 31
MOM
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
1 19 February 23:45 USADelta II (7925–8) USACape Canaveral LC-17B USABoeing IDS USAGalaxy 1R
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
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March
|-
1 2 March 03:25 UKRTsyklon-3 RUSPlesetsk Site 32 RUSRoskosmos RUS/UKRIntercosmos 26 (Koronas-I)
Intercosmos/Roskosmos
Low Earth
Solar astronomy
Successful
4 March 2001
4 4 March 13:15 USASpace Shuttle 102 no USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts USASTS-62
NASA
Low Earth
Microgravity research
Successful
4
18 March
13:10
4
USAOAST-2
OAST
Low Earth (Columbia)
Technology development
inherit
inherit
USAUSMP-2
NASA
Low Earth (Columbia)
Microgravity research
inherit
inherit
USAEDO Pallet
NASA
Low Earth (Columbia)
Cryogenic mission extension pallet
inherit
inherit
2 10 March 03:40 USADelta II (7925) USACape Canaveral LC-17A USAUS Air Force USAUSA-100 (GPS IIA-15)
US Air Force
Medium Earth
Navigation
Operational
USASEDS-2
US Air Force
Low Earth
Tether experiment
Successful
8 May
2 13 March 22:32 USATaurus USAVandenberg LC-576E USAOrbital Sciences Maiden flight of Taurus rocket USAUSA-101 (STEP-0)
SDI
Low Earth
Technology development
Successful
USAUSA-102 (DARPASAT)
DARPA
Low Earth
Technology development
Successful
1 17 March 16:30 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/4 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2274 (Yantar)
VKS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
Successful
21 May
1 22 March 04:54 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos RUSProgress M-22
Roskosmos
Low Earth (Mir)
Logistics
Successful
23 May
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April
|-
2 9 April 11:05 USASpace Shuttle 105 no USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts USASTS-59
NASA
Low Earth
Radar mapping
Successful
2
20 April
16:54
2
USASpacelab Pallet
NASA
Low Earth (Endeavour)
Spacelab SRL-1
inherit
inherit
3 11 April 07:49 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2275 (GLONASS)
MOM
Medium Earth
Navigation
Operational
RUSKosmos 2276 (GLONASS)
MOM
Medium Earth
Navigation
Operational
RUSKosmos 2277 (GLONASS)
MOM
Medium Earth
Navigation
Operational
1 13 April 06:04 USAAtlas I USACape Canaveral LC-36B USALockheed Martin Retired and moved to graveyard orbit on 5 May 2004 USAGOES 8
NOAA
Current: GraveyardOperational: Geosynchronous
Weather
Successful
1 23 April 08:01 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2278 (Tselina)
MO RF
Low Earth
SIGINT
Operational
1 26 April 02:14 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 133/3 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2279 (Parus)
MO RF
Low Earth
Navigation
Operational
1 28 April 17:14 RUSSoyuz-U2 KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2280 (Yantar)
MOM
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
Successful
10 March 1995
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May
|-
1 3 May 15:55 USATitan IVA (401)/Centaur USACape Canaveral LC-41 USA USAUSA-103 (Trumpet)
NRO
Molniya
SIGINT
Operational
1 4 May 00:00 INDASLV INDSriharikota INDISRO Final flight of ASLV INDSROSS-C2
IRSO
Low Earth
Ionospheric
Successful
12 July 2001
1 9 May 02:47 USAScout-G1 USAVandenberg SLC-5 USA Final flight of Scout rocket family USAMSTI-2
US Air Force/BMDO
Low Earth
Technology development
Successful
28 November 1998
1 19 May 17:03 USAPegasus/HAPS USAStargazer, Edwards USAOrbital Sciences Placed in incorrect orbit due to carrier rocket underperformance USASTEP-2 (SIDEX)
US Air Force/STP
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
Partial launch failure
1 20 May 02:01 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSVKS RUSGorizont 30
MOM
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
2 22 May 04:30 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos RUSProgress M-23
Roskosmos
Low Earth (Mir)
Logistics
Successful
2 July
14:57
RUSVBK-Raduga
Roskosmos
Low Earth (Mir)
Sample return
Successful
2 July
15:09
1 25 May 10:15 UKRTsyklon-3 RUSPlesetsk Site 32/2 RUSVKS Software error prevented stage 2/3 separation RUSTselina
MO RF
Intended: Low Earth
SIGINT
Launch failure
25 May
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June
|-
1 7 June 07:20 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2281 (Zenit-8/Oblik)
MOM
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
Successful
29 July
1 14 June 16:05 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUSVKS RUSFoton 9
Roskosmos
Low Earth
Microgravity research
Successful
2 July
3 17 June 07:07 FRAAriane 4 (44LP) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace UNIntelsat 702
Intelsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
Successful
UKSTRV-1A
DRA
Geosynchronous transfer
Technology development
Successful
UKSTRV-1B
DRA
Geosynchronous transfer
Technology development
Successful
1 24 June 13:50 USAAtlas I USACape Canaveral LC-36B USA USAUSA-104 (UHF F/O 3)
US Navy
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
1 27 June 21:15 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences Maiden flight of Pegasus-XL USASTEP-1
US Air Force/STP
Intended: Low Earth
Technology development
Launch failure
27 June
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July
|-
1 1 July 12:24 RUSSoyuz-U2 KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TM-19
Roskosmos
Low Earth (Mir)
Mir EO-16
Successful
4 November
1 3 July 08:00 PRCLong March 2D PRCJiuquan LA-2B PRCCASC PRCFSW-2
CASC
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
Successful
18 July
1 6 July 23:58 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSVKS Retired from service on 1 October 1995 RUSKosmos 2282 (Prognoz)
MOM
Current: GraveyardOperational: Geosynchronous
Missile defence
Unclear
3 8 July 16:43 USASpace Shuttle Columbia USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts USASTS-65
NASA
Low Earth
Microgravity research
Successful
3
23 July
3
USASpacelab Long Module 1
NASA
Low Earth (Columbia)
Spacelab IML-2
inherit
inherit
USAEDO Pallet
NASA
Low Earth (Columbia)
Cryogenic mission extension pallet
inherit
inherit
2 8 July 23:05 FRAAriane 4 (44L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace USAPanAmSat-2
PanAmSat
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
JPNYuri-3N
NHK
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
1 14 July 05:13 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 133/3 RUSVKS RUSNadezhda-4
MO RF
Low Earth
Navigation/SAR
Operational
1 20 July 17:35 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/4 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2283 (Yantar)
MOM
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
Successful
29 September
1 21 July 10:55 PRCLong March 3 PRCXichang LC-1 PRCCASC PRCApstar 1
APT
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
1 29 July 09:30 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2284 (Yantar)
MOM
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
Successful
11 September
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August
|-
1 2 August 20:00 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2285 (Taifun)
MO RF
Low Earth
Radar calibration
Successful
1 3 August 14:38 USAPegasus USAStargazer, Edwards USAOrbital Sciences USAP90-6 APEX
US Air Force/STP
Low Earth
Technology development
Successful
1 3 August 23:57 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral LC-36A USALockheed Martin Retired on 16 April 2007 and moved to graveyard orbit in May 2007 USADirecTV-2
DirecTV
Current: GraveyardOperational: Geosynchronous
Communications
Successful
1 5 August 01:12 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2286 (Oko)
MOM
Molniya
Missile defence
Operational
2 10 August 23:05 FRAAriane 4 (44LP) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace BRABrasilsat B1 (Star One B1)
Brasilsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
TURTürksat 1B
Türksat
Current: GraveyardOperational: Geosynchronous
Communications
Successful
3 11 August 15:27 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2287 (GLONASS)
MOM
Medium Earth
Navigation
Successful
RUSKosmos 2288 (GLONASS)
MOM
Medium Earth
Navigation
Successful
RUSKosmos 2289 (GLONASS)
MOM
Medium Earth
Navigation
Successful
1 23 August 14:30 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 43/4 RUSVKS RUSMolniya 3–46
MOM
Molniya
Communications
Operational
1 25 August 14:25 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSVKS Minor issues with docking, low speed collision with Mir RUSProgress M-24
Roskosmos
Low Earth (Mir)
Logistics
Successful
4 October
22:41:48
1 26 August 12:00 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2290 (Orlets)
MO RF
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
Successful
4 April 1995
1 27 August 08:58 USATitan IVA (401)/Centaur USACape Canaveral LC-41 USA USAUSA-105 (Mercury)
NRO
Geosynchronous
ELINT
Operational
1 27 August 23:10 PRCLong March 2E PRCXichang LC-2 PRCCASC AUSOptus B3
Optus
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
1 28 August 07:50 JPNH-II JPNTanegashima LA-Y JPNMitsubishi Heavy Industries Apogee motor failed to ignite, some experiments successful JPNKiku 6 (ETS-6)
NASDA
Intended: GeosynchronousActual: Geosynchronous transfer
Technology development
Partial launch failure
1 29 August 17:38 USAAtlas E USAVandenberg SLC-3W USA USAUSA-106 (DMSP-5D1-F12)
US Air Force
Low Earth
Weather
Operational
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September
|-
1 9 September 00:29 FRAAriane 4 (42L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Satellite exploded during propellant system pressurisationhttp://www.sat-nd.com/failures/index.html?http://www.sat-nd.com/failures/telstar402.html SAT-ND – Failures – Telstar 402 9 March 2008 10 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120210200645/http://www.sat-nd.com/failures/index.html?http://www.sat-nd.com/failures/telstar402.html dead USATelstar 402
AT&T Skynet
Planned: GeosynchronousActual: Geosynchronous transfer
Communications
Satellite failure
14 November 2004
2 9 September 22:22 USASpace Shuttle Discovery USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts;SPARTAN deployed from Discovery on 13 September and retrieved on 15 September USASTS-64
NASA
Low Earth
Microgravity experiments
Successful
20 September
21:11
2
USASPARTAN-201
NASA
Low Earth
Astronomy
Successful
inherit
1 21 September 17:53 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2291 (Potok)
MOM
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
1 27 September 14:00 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2292 (Taifun)
MO RF
Low Earth
Radar calibration
Successful
2 30 September 11:16 USASpace Shuttle Endeavour USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts USASTS-68
NASA
Low Earth
Radar mapping
Successful
2
11 October
17:03
2
USASpacelab Pallet
NASA
Low Earth (Endeavour)
Spacelab SRL-2
inherit
inherit
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October
|-
1 3 October 22:42 RUSSoyuz-U2 KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSVKS Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TM-20
Roskosmos
Low Earth (Mir)
Mir EO-17
Successful
2 March 1995
1 6 October 06:35 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral LC-36B USALockheed Martin UNIntelsat 703
Intelsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
2 8 October 01:07 FRAAriane 4 (44L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace MEXSolidaridad 2
Tele Mex
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
ThailandThaicom 2
Shinawat
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
1 11 October 14:30 UKRTsyklon-3 RUSPlesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32/2 RUSVKS RUSOkean-O1-7
Roskosmos
Low Earth
Oceanography
Successful
1 13 October 16:19 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSVKS RUSEkspress-1
SCO
Geosynchronous
Communications
Successful
1 15 October 15:05 INDPSLV INDSriharikota FLP INDISRO INDIRS-P2
ISRO
Sun-synchronous
Observation
Successful
1 31 October 14:30 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSVKS No useful imagery returned due to sensor malfunction and was written off in 1998 RUSElektro 1
MOM
Geosynchronous
Weather
Spacecraft failure
|colspan="8"|
November
|-
1 1 November 00:37 FRAAriane 4 (42P) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace LUXAstra 1D
SES Astra
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
1 1 November 09:31 USADelta II (7925–10) USACape Canaveral LC-17B USABoeing IDS USAWIND
NASA
Earth-Sun halo
Solar
Successful
1 2 November 01:04 UKRTsyklon-2 KAZBaikonur Site 90 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2293 (EORSAT)
MO RF
Low Earth
SIGINT
Successful
13 May 1996
3 3 November 00:37 USASpace Shuttle 104 no USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts; CRISTA-SPAS deployed on 4 November and retrieved on 12 NovemberFinal solo (non-space station) flight of Atlantis until STS-125 in May 2009 USASTS-66
NASA
Low Earth
Solar astronomy
Successful
3
14 November
3
USASpacelab Pallet
NASA
Low Earth (Atlantis)
Spacelab ATLAS-3
inherit
inherit
GERCRISTA-SPAS
DLR
Low Earth
Atmospheric
inherit
inherit
1 4 November 05:47 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUSVKS RUSResurs-O1-3
Roskosmos
Low Earth
Earth resources
Successful
1 11 November 19:15 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSVKS RUSProgress M-25
Roskosmos
Low Earth (Mir)
Logistics
Successful
16 February 1995
16:45:00
3 20 November 00:39 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2294 (GLONASS)
MOM
Medium Earth
Navigation
Operational
RUSKosmos 2295 (GLONASS)
MOM
Medium Earth
Navigation
Operational
RUSKosmos 2296 (GLONASS)
MOM
Medium Earth
Navigation
Operational
1 24 November 09:15 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2297 (Tselina)
MO RF
Low Earth
SIGINT
Operational
1 29 November 02:54 UKRTsyklon-3 RUSPlesetsk Site 32/2 RUSVKS RUSGeo-IK
Roskosmos
Low Earth
Geodesy
Successful
1 29 November 10:21 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral LC-36A USALockheed Martin USAOrion 1
Orion
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
1 29 November 17:02 PRCLong March 3A PRCXichang LA-2 PRCCASC First DFH-3 prototype; propulsion system malfunctioned during on-orbit positioning manoeuvres PRCZhongxing-5
Chinasat
Geosynchronous
Technology demonstration
Satellite failure
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December
|-
1 1 December 22:57 FRAAriane 4 (42P) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Third stage malfunction USAPanAmSat 3
PanAmSat
Intended: Geosynchronous
Communications
Launch failure
1 December
1 14 December 14:21 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 43/4 RUSVKS RUSMolniya 1–88
MOM
Molniya
Communications
Operational
1 16 December 12:00 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSVKS Retired on 1 August 1998 RUSLuch
MOM
Geosynchronous
Communications
Successful
1 20 December 05:11 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2298 (Strela-2M)
MO RF
Low Earth
Communications
Successful
1 22 December 22:19 USATitan IVA (402)/IUS USACape Canaveral LC-40 USALockheed Martin USAUSA-107 (DSP)
US Air Force
Geosynchronous
Missile defence
Operational
1 26 December 03:01 RUSRokot KAZBaikonur Site 175/59 RUSVKS RUSRadio-ROSTRO RS-15
Roskosmos
Low Earth
Amateur radio
Successful
6 26 December 22:26 UKRTsyklon-3 RUSPlesetsk Site 32/2 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2299 (Strela-3)
MO RF
Low Earth
Communications
Operational
RUSKosmos 2300 (Strela-3)
MO RF
Low Earth
Communications
Operational
RUSKosmos 2301 (Strela-3)
MO RF
Low Earth
Communications
Operational
RUSKosmos 2302 (Strela-3)
MO RF
Low Earth
Communications
Operational
RUSKosmos 2303 (Strela-3)
MO RF
Low Earth
Communications
Operational
RUSKosmos 2304 (Strela-3)
MO RF
Low Earth
Communications
Operational
1 28 December 11:31 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSVKS RUSRaduga 32
MOM
Geosynchronous
Communications
Operational
1 29 December 11:30 RUSSoyuz-U2 KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2305 (Yantar)
MOM
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
Successful
18 December 1995
1 30 December 10:02 USAAtlas E/Star 37 USAVandenberg SLC-3W USA USANOAA-14 (NOAA-K)
NOAA
Low Earth
Weather
Successful
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1994
Suborbital launches
1994
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January-March
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1 20 January USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy USAFCET-10
US Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
20 January
1 20 January USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy USAFCET-10
US Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
20 January
1 20 January USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy USAFCET-10
US Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
20 January
1 20 January USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy USAFCET-10
US Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
20 January
1 30 January 22:00 CANBlack Brant VIIIC USAPoker Flat USANASA USA
NASA
Suborbital
Plasma
Successful
30 January
1 2 February USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-26 USAUS Air Force USAGT-154GB
US Air Force
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
2 February
1 9 February 23:43 CANBlack Brant IX NORAndøya USANASA Apogee: 300 km USAPULSAUR-2
NASA
Suborbital
Plasma
Successful
9 February
1 10 February 05:35 CANBlack Brant 9CM1 USAWhite Sands LC-36 USA Apogee: 245 km CANUSAGEMINI
CSA/NASA
Suborbital
Plasma/Aeronomy
Successful
10 February
1 12 February 13:08 USANike Tomahawk USAPoker Flat USANASA Apogee: 270 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Plasma
Successful
12 February
1 12 February 13:12 USANike Tomahawk USAPoker Flat USANASA Apogee: 270 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Plasma
Successful
12 February
1 12 February 13:16 CANBlack Brant VIIIC USAPoker Flat USANASA Apogee: 242 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Plasma
Successful
12 February
1 15 February 16:18 USAStorm USAWhite Sands SULF USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km USAERINT GTF-3
US Air Force
Suborbital
Target
Successful
15 February
1 15 February 23:52 JPNS-310 NORAndøya JPNISAS Apogee: 192 km JPN
ISAS
Suborbital
Aeronomy
Successful
16 February
1 19 February 12:13 INDAgni-I INDBalasore INDDRDO Apogee: 300 km IND
DRDO
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
19 February
1 1 March CANBlack Brant 9CM1 FRACentre d'Essais des Landes FRAMatra Apogee: 200 km FRANOIR
Matra
Suborbital
Aeronomy
Successful
1 March
1 6 March 08:21 CANBlack Brant XII USAPoker Flat USANASA Apogee: 455 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Auroral
Successful
6 March
1 7 March 09:11 USANike Orion USAPoker Flat USANASA Apogee: 140 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Plasma
Failure
7 March
1 8 March 03:50 USALGM-118 Peacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-05 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
8 March
1 11 March 06:50 CANBlack Brant IX USAPoker Flat USANASA Apogee: 308 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Plasma
Successful
11 March
1 28 March USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy FCET-44; Apogee: 1000 km US Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
28 March
1 28 March USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy FCET-44; Apogee: 1000 km US Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
28 March
1 28 March USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy FCET-44; Apogee: 1000 km US Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
28 March
1 28 March USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy FCET-44; Apogee: 1000 km US Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
28 March
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April-June
|-
1 5 April 18:22 USATerrier-Orion USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 127 km NASA
Suborbital
Rocket test
Successful
5 April
1 16 April 01:22 ESPINTA-300B ESPEl Arenosillo ESPINTA Apogee: 156 km ESP
INTA
Suborbital
Aeronomy
Successful
16 April
1 17 April 04:30 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 300 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Astronomy
Successful
17 April
1 25 April 20:45 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 300 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Solar astronomy
Successful
25 April
1 3 May 07:40 USANike Orion SWEEsrange GERDLR Apogee: 140 km GERMINI-TEXUS 2
DLR
Suborbital
Microgravity research
Successful
3 May
1 5 May 04:15 UKSkylark 7 SWEEsrange LA-S GERDASA Apogee: 235 km GERTEXUS-32
DASA
Suborbital
Microgravity research
Successful
5 May
1 17 May USALGM-118A Peacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-02 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
17 May
1 26 May USAUGM-133 Trident II UKVanguard S28 6, Eastern Range UKRoyal Navy Apogee: 1000 km UKDASO-1
Royal Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
26 May
1 4 June INDPrithvi INDBalasore INDDRDO Apogee: 100 km IND
DRDO
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
4 June
1 6 June INDPrithvi INDBalasore DRDO Apogee: 100 km IND
DRDO
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
6 June
1 8 June USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-04 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km USAGT-155GM
US Air Force
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
8 June
1 20 June 03:00 USAUGM-133 Trident II UKHMS Vanguard, Eastern Range UKRoyal Navy Apogee: 1000 km UKDASO-2
Royal Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
20 June
1 22 June 02:20 USANike Orion USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 140 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Plasma
Successful
22 June
1 22 June 08:22 RUSRT-2PM Topol RUSPlesetsk RUSRVSN Apogee: 1000 km RUS
RVSN
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
22 June
1 27 June 07:40 USATaurus-Orion USAPoker Flat USANASA Apogee: 200 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Plasma
Successful
27 June
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July-September
|-
1 6 July USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-09 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km USAGT-156GM
US Air Force
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
6 July
1 8 July USAMGM-29 Sergeant USAWallops Island USABMDO Apogee: 100 km USAMSTI-2
BMDO
Suborbital
Target
Successful
8 July
1 16 July 00:23 USANike Orion USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 140 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
16 July
1 20 July 05:53 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 163 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Aeronomy
Successful
20 July
1 22 July USAUGM-27 Polaris (STARS) USABarking Sands USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km USAODES
US Air Force
Suborbital
Target
Successful
22 July
1 28 July 22:39 USANike Orion NORAndøya GERDLR Apogee: 140 km GEREcho 94 F-102 DUSTY
DLR
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
28 July
1 31 July 00:50 USANike Orion NORAndøya GERDLR Apogee: 140 km GEREcho 94 F-103 DUSTY
DLR
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
31 July
1 8 August USAMGM-29 Sergeant USAWallops Island USAUS Navy Apogee: 100 km USACEC
US Navy
Suborbital
Target
Successful
8 August
1 12 August 00:53 USANike Orion NORAndøya GERDLR Apogee: 140 km GEREcho 94 F-101 CONE
DLR
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
12 August
1 16 August 03:25 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 300 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Aeronomy
Successful
16 August
1 18 August USAMGM-29 Sergeant USAWallops Island USABMDO Apogee: 100 km USAJTF-95 MSTI
BMDO
Suborbital
Target
Successful
18 August
1 19 August 15:08 USANike Orion BRAAlcântara USANASA Apogee: 140 km USAMALTED/CADRE
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
19 August
1 20 August 02:18 USANike Orion BRAAlcântara USANASA Apogee: 140 km USAMALTED/CADRE
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
20 August
1 24 August 13:45 USANike Orion BRAAlcântara USANASA Apogee: 140 km USAMALTED/CADRE
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
24 August
1 25 August 01:43 USANike Orion BRAAlcântara USANASA Apogee: 140 km USAMALTED/CADRE
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
25 August
1 7 September 14:41 USALGM-118 Peacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-05 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
7 September
1 9 September 13:33 CANBlack Brant VC BRAAlcântara USANASA Apogee: 250 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
9 September
1 12 September 15:34 USANike Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA Apogee: 140 km USACWAS-35
NASA
Suborbital
Aeronomy
Successful
12 September
1 15 September 15:00 USANike Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA Apogee: 140 km USACWAS-36
NASA
Suborbital
Aeronomy
Successful
15 September
1 15 September ISRJericho II ISRPalmachim ISRISA Apogee: 300 km ISA
Suborbital
Missile test
Failure
15 September
1 16 September 04:00 JPNST-735 JPNKagoshima JPNISAS Apogee: 118 km JPNFIH
ISAS
Suborbital
Rocket test
Successful
16 September
1 21 September 13:56 CANBlack Brant VC BRAAlcântara USANASA Apogee: 250 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
21 September
1 23 September 15:15 RUSRT-2PM Topol RUSPlesetsk RUSRVSN Apogee: 1000 km RVSN
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
23 September
1 23 September 21:15 USANike Tomahawk BRAAlcântara USANASA Apogee: 270 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
23 September
1 23 September 21:17 USANike Tomahawk BRAAlcântara USANASA Apogee: 270 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
23 September
1 24 September 21:15 USANike Tomahawk BRAAlcântara USANASA Apogee: 270 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
24 September
1 24 September 21:17 USANike Tomahawk BRAAlcântara USANASA Apogee: 270 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
24 September
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October-December
|-
1 4 October 18:58 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 300 km USAPIMS
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
4 October
1 5 October 08:00 USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-04 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km USAGT-157GM
US Air Force
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
5 October
1 6 October 13:22 CANBlack Brant VC BRAAlcântara USANASA Apogee: 250 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Failure
6 October
1 14 October 22:25 CANBlack Brant X BRAAlcântara USANASA Apogee: 956 km USAH.Alt Spread F
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
14 October
1 15 October 13:41 CANBlack Brant VC BRAAlcântara USANASA Apogee: 250 km USAH.Alt Spread F
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
15 October
1 21 October USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km USADASO-33
US Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
21 October
1 3 November 18:45 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 231 km USANCAR/CU-5
NASA
Suborbital
Ionospheric
Successful
3 November
1 3 November 19:15 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 272 km USAMSSTA
NASA
Suborbital
X-ray astronomy
Successful
3 November
1 10 November 07:30 RUSRT-2PM Topol RUSPlesetsk RUSRVSN Apogee: 1000 km RVSN
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
10 November
1 22 November 15:40 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 300 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Test flight
Successful
22 November
1 24 November 10:20 JPNS-310 NORAndøya JPNISAS Apogee: 200 km JPN
ISAS
Suborbital
Aeronomy
Successful
24 November
1 30 November 10:30 UKSkylark 7 SWEEsrange Area S GERDLR Apogee: 267 km GERTEXUS 33
DASA
Suborbital
Microgravity
Successful
30 November
1 1 December 21:39 JPNS-520 NORAndøya JPNISAS Apogee: 344 km JPN
ISAS
Suborbital
Auroral
Successful
1 December
1 1 December USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km USADASO-13
US Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
1 December
1 3 December 07:45 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 300 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Astronomy
Successful
3 December
1 7 December USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km USAFCET-45
US Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
7 December
1 7 December USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km USAFCET-45
US Navy
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
7 December
1 8 December CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 CANCSA Apogee: 300 km CANCSAR-2
CSA
Suborbital
Microgravity
Successful
8 December
1 17 December 02:55 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 300 km USA
NASA
Suborbital
Astronomy
Successful
17 December
1 20 December 08:50 RUSRT-2UTTH Topol M RUSPlesetsk RUSRVSN Maiden flight of Topol M missile; Apogee: 1000 km RVSN
Suborbital
Missile test
Successful
20 December
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1994
Deep Space Rendezvous
Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks19 February Clementine Selenocentric orbit injection 400 km4 May Clementine Leaves Selenocentric orbit13 October Magellan Deliberately deorbited into the Venerian atmosphere
EVAs
Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewRemarks9 September07:005 hours4 minutes12:06Mir EO-16Kvant-2RUSYuri MalenchenkoKAZTalgat MusabayevInspected a docking port on Kvant-1 for damage from a recent Progress and repaired a thermal blanket on Soyuz TM-19.13 September06:306 hours1 minute12:32Mir EO-16Kvant-2RUSYuri MalenchenkoKAZTalgat MusabayevContinued construction work in preparation of moving solar arrays from the Kristall module to the Kvant-2 module.16 September14:426 hours51 minutes21:33STS-64103 noUSAMark C. LeeUSACarl J. MeadeUntethered tests of SAFER EVA rescue device.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-64/mission-sts-64.html STS-64 (64) Dumoulin Jim NASA Space Shuttle Launch Archive NASA 2009-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090320090908/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-64/mission-sts-64.html 20 March 2009 live
References
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