2004 in spaceflight
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Orbital launches | |
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First | 11 January |
Last | 26 December |
Total | 54 |
Successes | 50 |
Failures | 1 |
Partial failures | 3 |
Catalogued | 53 |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights | Ariane 5G+ Delta IV Heavy Soyuz-2.1a (suborbital) |
Retirements | Ariane 5G+ Atlas IIAS Atlas IIIA Atlas V 521 |
Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 2 |
Suborbital | 3 |
Total travellers | 8 |
This article outlines notable events occurring in 2004 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.
First privately funded human spaceflight
Flight 15P of SpaceShipOne (X0) was the first privately funded human spaceflight. It took place on June 21, 2004. It was the fourth powered test flight of the Tier One program, with the previous three test flights reaching much lower altitudes. The flight carried only its pilot, Mike Melvill, who thus became the first non-governmental astronaut.
First Delta IV Heavy
The first launch of the Delta IV Heavy on 21 December 2004 carried a boilerplate payload and was a partial failure. Cavitation in the liquid-oxygen propellant lines caused shutdown of both boosters eight seconds early, and the core engine nine seconds early; this resulted in a lower staging velocity for which the second stage was unable to compensate. The payload was left in a lower than intended orbit.[1]
Launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
January | |||||||
11 January 04:13 |
Zenit-3SL | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | ||||
Estrela do Sul 1 (Telstar 14) | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational Partial spacecraft failure | |||
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. | |||||||
29 January 11:58 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M1-11 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 3 June | Successful | ||
ISS flight 13P | |||||||
February | |||||||
5 February 23:46 |
Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | International Launch Services | ||||
AMC-10 | SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
14 February 18:50 |
Titan IVB (402)/IUS | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Lockheed Martin | ||||
DSP-22 | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Missile warning | In orbit | Operational | ||
18 February 07:05 |
Molniya-M | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2405 | Molniya | Missile warning | In orbit | Operational | |||
March | |||||||
2 March 07:17 |
Ariane 5G+ | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
Rosetta | ESA | Heliocentric | Comet probe | 30 September 2016 | Successful | ||
Philae | ESA | Heliocentric | Comet lander | 9 July 2015 | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Ariane 5G+ Studied the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and asteroids 2867 Šteins and 21 Lutetia | |||||||
13 March 05:40 |
Atlas IIIA | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | International Launch Services | ||||
MBSat | MBSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of Atlas IIIA | |||||||
15 March 23:06 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Baikonur Site 81/24 | International Launch Services | ||||
Eutelsat W3A | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
20 March 17:53 |
Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Boeing IDS | ||||
GPS IIR-11 | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
27 March 03:30 |
Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2406 (Raduga-1) | Russian military | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
April | |||||||
16 April 00:45 |
Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | International Launch Services | ||||
Superbird 6 | SCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
18 April 15:59 |
Long March 2C | Jiuquan | |||||
Tansuo 1 (Shiyan 1) | University of Harbin | Low Earth | Land resource mapping | In orbit | Operational | ||
Naxing 1 | Tsinghua University | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
19 April 03:19 |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Soyuz TMA-4 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 9 | 24 October | Successful | ||
Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts | |||||||
20 April 16:57 |
Delta II 7920 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | ||||
Gravity Probe B | NASA | Low Earth | Test Einstein's Theory of relativity | In orbit | Successful | ||
26 April 20:37 |
Proton-K/DM-2M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | |||||
Ekspress AM11 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Decommissioned[2] | ||
May | |||||||
4 May 12:42 |
Zenit-3SL | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | ||||
DirecTV-7S | DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
17 May 11:12 |
GoFast | Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA | CSXT | ||||
CSXT | Suborbital | Test spacecraft | 17 May | Successful | |||
First amateur space launch (apogee: 116 km)[3] | |||||||
19 May 22:22 |
Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | International Launch Services | ||||
AMC-11 | SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
20 May 17:47 |
Taurus 3120 | Vandenberg LC-576E | Orbital Sciences | ||||
FORMOSAT-2 (ROCSAT-2) | NSPO | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
25 May 12:34 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M-49 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 30 July | Successful | ||
ISS flight 14P | |||||||
28 May 06:00 |
Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur Site 90/20 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2405 | VMF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
June | |||||||
10 June 01:28 |
Zenit-2 | Baikonur Site 45/1 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2406 | VKS | Low Earth | Signals intelligence | In orbit | Operational | ||
16 June 22:27 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
Intelsat 10-02 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
21 June 14:47 |
SpaceShipOne | White Knight, Mojave Spaceport | Scaled Composites | ||||
Flight 15P | Scaled Composites | Suborbital | Test spacecraft | 21 June | Successful | ||
Crewed sub-orbital flight with 1 astronaut (Mike Melvill) First privately funded crewed spaceflight Maiden flight of SpaceShipOne as a spacecraft | |||||||
23 June 22:54 |
Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Boeing IDS | ||||
GPS IIR-12 | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
29 June 03:59 |
Zenit-3SL | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | ||||
Telstar 18 | Loral/Apstar | Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Medium Earth |
Communications | In orbit | Partial launch failure | ||
Premature cutout left payload in useless orbit | |||||||
29 June 06:30 |
Dnepr | Baikonur Site 109/95 | ISC Kosmotras | ||||
LatinSat D (AprizeSat 2) | Aprize | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Demeter | CNES | Low Earth | Seismology | In orbit | Operational | ||
SaudiComsat 1 | RSRI | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
SaudiComsat 2 | RSRI | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
SaudiSat 2 | RSRI | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
LatinSat C (AprizeSat 1) | Aprize | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Unisat 3 | Sapienza University of Rome | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | ||
Amsat Echo | AMSAT | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
July | |||||||
15 July 10:02 |
Delta II 7920-10L | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | ||||
Aura | NASA | Sun-synchronous (A-train) | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
18 July 00:44 |
Ariane 5G+ | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
Anik F2 | Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
22 July 17:46 |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2409 (Parus) | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 July 07:05 |
Long March 2C | Taiyuan | |||||
Tan Ce 2 | CASC/ESA | High Earth (High-eccentricity) | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational | ||
August | |||||||
3 August 07:18 |
Delta II 7925H | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Boeing IDS | ||||
MESSENGER | NASA | Mercurian | Mercury probe | 30 April 2015 | Successful | ||
Became the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury on 4 April 2011 | |||||||
4 August 22:32 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
Amazonas | Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
11 August 05:03 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M-50 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 22 December | Successful | ||
ISS flight 15P | |||||||
29 August 07:50 |
Long March 2C | Jiuquan | |||||
FSW-19 (FSW-2) | Geosynchronous | Earth imaging | 7 November 23:55 |
Successful | |||
31 August 23:17 |
Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | International Launch Services | ||||
SDS-3-4 (USA-179) | NRO | Geosynchronous | Classified | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of Atlas IIAS | |||||||
September | |||||||
6 September 10:35 |
Shavit-1 | Palmachim | |||||
Ofeq-6 | Intended: Low Earth (retrograde) | Reconnaissance | T+270 | Launch failure | |||
Loss of control during third stage burn | |||||||
8 September 23:14 |
Long March 4B | Taiyuan | |||||
Shijian 6-01A | CASC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
Shijian 6-01B | CASC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
20 September 10:31 |
GSLV | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ||||
EDUSAT (GSAT-3) | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
23 September 15:07 |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2408 | Russian military | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2409 | Russian military | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
24 September 16:50 |
Soyuz-U | Plestsk Site 16/2 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2410 | Russian military | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 9 January 2005 | Failure | ||
Re-entry capsule could not be located | |||||||
27 September 08:00 |
Long March 2D | Jiuquan | |||||
FSW-20 (FSW-3) | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 September 15:12 |
SpaceShipOne | White Knight, Mojave Spaceport | Scaled Composites | ||||
Flight 16P | Scaled Composites | Suborbital | Ansari X Prize qualification | 29 September | Successful | ||
Crewed sub-orbital flight with 1 astronaut (Mike Melvill) | |||||||
October | |||||||
4 October 14:49 |
SpaceShipOne | White Knight, Mojave Spaceport | Scaled Composites | ||||
Flight 17P | Scaled Composites | Suborbital | Ansari X Prize qualification | 4 October | Successful | ||
Crewed sub-orbital flight with 1 astronaut (Brian Binnie) Final flight of SpaceShipOne | |||||||
14 October 03:06 |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Soyuz TMA-5 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 10 | 24 April 2005 | Successful | ||
Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts | |||||||
14 October 21:23 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
AMC-15 | SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
19 October 01:20 |
Long March 3A | Xichang | |||||
Feng Yun 2C | Geosynchronous | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 October 22:11 |
Proton-K/DM-2M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | |||||
Ekspress AM-1 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
November | |||||||
6 November 03:10 |
Long March 4B | Taiyuan | |||||
Zi Yuan 2C | Geosynchronous | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | |||
6 November 05:39 |
Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Boeing IDS | ||||
GPS IIR-13 | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
8 November 18:30 |
Soyuz-2.1a | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | |||||
Zenit-8 (Obilik) | Suborbital | Test carrier rocket | 8 November | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Soyuz-2.1a | |||||||
18 November 10:45 |
Long March 2C | Xichang | |||||
Shiyan 2 | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
20 November 17:16 |
Delta II 7320 | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Boeing IDS | ||||
Swift | NASA | Low Earth | Gamma-ray research | In orbit | Operational | ||
December | |||||||
14 December | Sounding Rocket IV | Jiu Peng Air Base | NSPO | ||||
NSPO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 14 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~280 km (174 mi) | |||||||
17 December 12:07 |
Atlas V 521 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | International Launch Services | ||||
AMC-16 | SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
18 December 16:26 |
Ariane 5G+ | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
Helios 2A | DGA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
Nanosat 01 | INTA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
Essaim 1 | DGA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
Essaim 2 | DGA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
Essaim 3 | DGA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
Essaim 4 | DGA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
Parasol | CNES | Sun-synchronous (A-train) | Aeronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of Ariane 5G+ | |||||||
21 December 21:50 |
Delta IV Heavy 9250H | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | Boeing IDS | ||||
DemoSat (USA-181) | US Air Force | Intended: Subsynchronous Actual: Medium Earth |
Test launch vehicle | In orbit | Partial launch failure | ||
Sparkie (3CSat1) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Cloud imaging | 22 December | Satellite failure | ||
Ralphie (3CSat2) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Cloud imaging | 22 December | Satellite failure | ||
Maiden flight of Delta IV Heavy Premature cut-off of second stage (burn one) left all payloads in wrong orbits. Both nanosats failed to contact ground after separation | |||||||
22 December | R-36 | Dombarovskiy | RVSN | ||||
Dummy warhead | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | ||
23 December 22:19 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskomsos | ||||
Progress M-51 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 9 March 2005 | Successful | ||
ISS flight 16P | |||||||
24 December 11:20 |
Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk Site 32/2 | VKS | ||||
Sich-1M | NKAU | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Partial launch failure | ||
MK-1TS | NKAU | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
Both satellites placed into incorrect orbits due to premature third stage cutoff | |||||||
26 December 13:53 |
Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2411 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2412 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2413 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
Deep Space Rendezvous
Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
2 January | Stardust | Flyby of 81P/Wild (Wild 2) | Dust collection (samples returned to Earth in 2006) |
3 January | Spirit | Landing on Mars | Gusev Crater |
24 January | Opportunity | Landing on Mars | Meridiani Planum |
4 February | Ulysses | 2nd flyby of Jupiter | |
19 May | Hayabusa | Flyby of the Earth | |
11 June | Cassini | Flyby of Phoebe | Closest approach: 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) |
1 July | Cassini | First orbiter of Saturn | Saturnian orbit injection |
8 September | Genesis | Capsule crash-landing on Earth | 0.4 milligrams (0.0062 gr) of solar sample aboard |
26 October | Cassini | Flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) |
15 November | SMART-1 | Selenocentric orbit injection | First European Lunar mission |
13 December | Cassini | Flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 2,336 kilometres (1,452 mi) |
EVAs
Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Function | Remarks |
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26 February 21:17 |
3 hours 55 minutes |
27 February 01:12 |
Expedition 8 ISS Pirs |
/Michael Foale Alexander Kaleri |
Replaced microgravity experiment cassette containers, attached the Russian experiment Matryoshka to Zvezda, and removed a JAXA micro-meteor impact experiment.[4] | Reduced duration due a cooling system malfunction in Kaleri's spacesuit. |
24 June 21:56 |
14 minutes | 22:10 | Expedition 9 ISS Pirs |
Gennady Padalka Michael Fincke |
Spacewalk cut short due to a pressure problem in Fincke's prime oxygen tank in his spacesuit.[5][6] | Rescheduled for 30 June. |
30 June 21:19 |
5 hours 40 minutes |
1 July 02:59 |
Expedition 9 ISS Pirs |
Gennady Padalka Michael Fincke |
Replaced a Remote Power Controller (RPC) that failed in late April, causing a loss of power in Control Moment Gyroscope No. 2 (CMG 2).[5][7] | |
3 August 06:58 |
4 hours 30 minutes |
11:28 | Expedition 9 ISS Pirs |
Gennady Padalka Michael Fincke |
Removed 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.[5][8] | |
3 September 16:43 |
5 hours 20 minutes |
22:04 | Expedition 9 ISS Pirs |
Gennady Padalka Michael Fincke |
Replaced 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.[5][9] |
Orbital launch summary
By country
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks | |
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China | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
Europe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Russia | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ukraine | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||
United States | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | ||
World | 54 | 50 | 1 | 3 |
By rocket
By family
Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariane | Europe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas | United States | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta | United States | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
GSLV | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March | China | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Minotaur | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
R-7 | Russia | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
R-14 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
R-36 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
Shavit | Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Titan | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Universal Rocket | Russia | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit | Ukraine | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
By type
Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariane 5 | Europe | Ariane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas II | United States | Atlas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Atlas III | United States | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V | United States | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II | United States | Delta | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV | United States | Delta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Dnepr | Ukraine | R-36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
GSLV | India | GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kosmos | Russia | R-14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2 | China | Long March | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3 | China | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4 | China | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Molniya-M | Russia | R-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-K | Russia | Universal Rocket | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-M | Russia | Universal Rocket | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Shavit | Israel | Shavit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Soyuz-U | Russia | R-7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-FG | Russia | R-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Taurus | United States | Minotaur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Titan IV | United States | Titan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Tsyklon | Ukraine | R-36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Zenit | Ukraine | Zenit | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
By configuration
Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariane 5G+ | Europe | Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Maiden and final flights |
Atlas IIAS | United States | Atlas II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Atlas IIIA | United States | Atlas III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Atlas V 521 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Delta II 7320 | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II 7920 | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II 7920-10L | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II 7925 | United States | Delta II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II 7925H | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV Heavy | United States | Delta IV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Maiden flight |
Dnepr | Ukraine | Dnepr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
GSLV Mk I | India | GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kosmos-3M | Russia | Kosmos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2C | China | Long March 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2D | China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3A | China | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4B | China | Long March 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Molniya-M | Russia | Molniya-M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-K / DM-2 | Russia | Proton-K | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Russia | Proton-M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Shavit-1 | Israel | Shavit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Soyuz-U | Russia | Soyuz-U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-FG | Russia | Soyuz-FG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Taurus 3120 | United States | Taurus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Titan IV-B (402B) / IUS | United States | Titan IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Tsyklon-2 | Ukraine | Tsyklon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Tsyklon-3 | Ukraine | Tsyklon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Zenit-2 | Ukraine | Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit-3SL | Ukraine | Zenit | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
By spaceport
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China
France
India
International waters
Israel
Kazakhstan
Russia
United States
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baikonur | Kazakhstan | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
Cape Canaveral | United States | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
Jiuquan | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Kourou | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Ocean Odyssey | International | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
Palmachim | Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Plesetsk | Russia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Satish Dhawan | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Taiyuan | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Vandenberg | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Xichang | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 54 | 50 | 1 | 3 |
By orbit
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10
15
20
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- Transatmospheric
- Low Earth
- Low Earth (ISS)
- Low Earth (SSO)
- Low Earth (retrograde)
- Medium Earth
- Geosychronous
(transfer) - Inclined GSO
- High Earth
- Heliocentric
Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally achieved |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transatmospheric | 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 |
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