1997 in spaceflight

This article outlines notable events occurring in 1997 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.

Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
January
12 January 09:27	Template:FlagiconSpace ShuttleTemplate:SpAtlantis			Template:FlagiconKennedy LC-39B		Template:FlagiconUnited Space Alliance
		Template:FlagiconSTS-81	NASA	Low Earth (Mir)	Shuttle-Mir flight	22 January 14:23	Successful
		Template:FlagiconSpaceHab LDM	NASA/SpaceHab	Low Earth (Atlantis)	Logistics
		Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts
17 January 16:28	Template:FlagiconDelta II 7925-9.5			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-17A		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconGPS IIR-1	US Air Force	Intended: Medium Earth	Navigation	+12 seconds	Launch Failure
		SRB structural failure caused rocket to explode; First flight of GPS Block IIR satellite
30 January 22:04	Template:FlagiconAriane 4 (44L)			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconGE 2	GE Americom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconNahuel 1A	Nahuelsa	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
February
10 February 14:09	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5		Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
		Template:FlagiconSoyuz TM-25	Roskosmos	Low Earth (Mir)	Mir EO-23	14 August 12:17	Successful
		Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts
11 February 08:55	Template:FlagiconSpace Shuttle Template:SpDiscovery			Template:FlagiconKennedy LC-39A		Template:FlagiconUnited Space Alliance
		Template:FlagiconSTS-82	NASA	Low Earth (HST)	Hubble Servicing Mission 2	21 February 08:32	Successful
		Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
12 February 04:50	Template:FlagiconM-V			Template:FlagiconUchinoura		Template:FlagiconISAS
		Template:FlagiconHALCA (MUSES-B)	ISAS	Medium Earth	Astronomy	In orbit	Successful
		Maiden flight of M-V; Mission concluded in November 2005
14 February 03:47	Template:FlagiconTsyklon-3			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 32		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconGonets-D1	Gonets SatCom	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconGonets-D1	Gonets SatCom	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconGonets-D1	Gonets SatCom	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2337 (Strela-3)	MO RF	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2338 (Strela-3)	MO RF	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2339 (Strela-3)	MO RF	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
17 February 01:42	Template:FlagiconAtlas IIAS			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-36B		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconJCSAT-4	JSAT	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 February 20:20	Template:FlagiconTitan IVB (402)/IUS			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-40		Template:FlagiconLockheed Martin
		Template:FlagiconUSA-130 (DSP F18)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Early warning	In orbit	Operational
		Maiden flight of Titan IVB
March
1 March 01:07	Template:FlagiconAriane 4 (44P)			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconIntelsat 801	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
4 March 02:00	Template:FlagiconStart-1			Template:FlagiconSvobodniy Site 5		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconZeya	MO RF	Low Earth	Communications	25 October 1999	Successful
8 March 06:01	Template:FlagiconAtlas IIA			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-36A		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconTempo 2	TCI	Current: Graveyard Operational: Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
		Suffered damage from a solar flare in April 1997 and was retired on 15 August 2006.
April
4 April 16:47	Template:FlagiconTitan 23G			Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4W		Template:FlagiconLockheed Martin
		Template:FlagiconUSA-131 (DMSP 5D2 F14)	US Air Force/NOAA	Sun-synchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Successful
4 April 19:20	Template:FlagiconSpace Shuttle Template:SpColumbia			Template:FlagiconKennedy LC-39A		Template:FlagiconUnited Space Alliance
		Template:FlagiconSTS-83	NASA	Low Earth	Microgravity research	8 April 18:33	Partial Failure
		Template:FlagiconSpacelab Long Module 1	NASA	Low Earth (Columbia)	Spacelab MSL-1
		Template:FlagiconEDO Pallet	NASA	Low Earth (Columbia)	Cryogenic mission extension pallet
		Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts Fuel cell failure caused the flight to be aborted. Re-flown as STS-94 later the same year.
6 April 16:04	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5		Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
		Template:FlagiconProgress M-34	Roskosmos	Low Earth (Mir)	Logistics	2 July 06:31	Spacecraft failure
		Collided with Mir during rendezvous tests on 25 June, heavily damaging the station and permanently depressurizing the Spektr module.
9 April 08:58	Template:FlagiconMolniya-M			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 16/2		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2340 (Oko)	MO RF	Molniya	Early warning	In orbit	Operational
16 April 23:08	Template:FlagiconAriane 4 (44LP)			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconThaicom 3	Thaicom	Geosynchronous	Communications	2 October 2006	Successful
		Template:FlagiconBSAT-1A	BSAT	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Thaicom 3 deorbited after suffering severe power degradation.
17 April 13:03	Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/1		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2341 (Parus)	MO RF	Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
21 April 11:59	Template:FlagiconPegasus-XL			Template:FlagiconStargazer, Gando		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
		Template:FlagiconMinisat-01	INTA	Low Earth	Technology development	26 February 2002	Successful
		Template:FlagiconCelestis Founders	Celestis	Low Earth	Space burial	20 May 2002	Successful
25 April 05:49	Template:FlagiconAtlas I			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-36B		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconGOES 10 (GOES-K)	NOAA	Geosynchronous Graveyard (after retirement)	Meteorology	In orbit	Successful
		Final flight of Atlas I, satellite retired and boosted to graveyard orbit on 1 December 2009.
May
5 May 14:55	Template:FlagiconDelta II (7920-10C)			Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2W		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconIridium 8	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	24 November 2017	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 7	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconIridium 6	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	23 December 2017	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 5	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconIridium 4	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
11 May 16:17	Template:FlagiconLong March 3A			Template:FlagiconXichang LC-2		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconZhongxing-6 (Chinasat-6)	Chinasat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
14 May 00:33	Template:FlagiconMolniya-M			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 43/4		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2342 (Oko)	MO RF	Molniya	Early warning	In orbit	Operational
15 May 08:07	Template:FlagiconSpace Shuttle Atlantis			Template:FlagiconKennedy LC-39A		Template:FlagiconUnited Space Alliance
		Template:FlagiconSTS-84	NASA	Low Earth (Mir)	Shuttle-Mir flight	24 May 13:27	Successful
		Template:FlagiconSpaceHab LDM	NASA/SpaceHab	Low Earth (Atlantis)	Logistics
		Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
15 May 12:10	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2343	MO RF	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	18 September	Successful
20 May 07:07	Template:FlagiconZenit-2			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 45/1		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconTselina-2	VKS	Intended: Low Earth	ELINT	+ 48 seconds	Launch Failure
		Stage 1 engine failure
20 May 22:39	Template:FlagiconDelta II 7925-9.5			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-17A		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconThor-2	Telenor	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
24 May 17:00	Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2M			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconTelstar 5	Loral Skynet	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
June
3 June 23:20	Template:FlagiconAriane 4 (44L)			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconInmarsat 3F4	Inmarsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconINSAT 2D	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft Failure
		Insat 2D declared a total loss on 4 October 1997.
6 June 16:56	Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-5			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2344 (Araks-N)	MO RF	Medium Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
10 June 12:01	Template:FlagiconLong March 3			Template:FlagiconXichang LC-1		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconFeng Yun 2A	CASC	Geosynchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Spacecraft Failure
		Halted transmitting data in April 1998, resumed transmission but imaging system failed later that year in September.
18 June 14:02	Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM2			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconIridium 14	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft Failure
		Template:FlagiconIridium 12	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	2 September 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 9	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	11 March 2003	Spacecraft Failure
		Template:FlagiconIridium 10	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	6 October 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 13	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	29 April 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 16	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconIridium 11	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft Failure
25 June 23:44	Template:FlagiconAriane 4 (44P)			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconIntelsat 802	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
July
1 July 18:02	Template:FlagiconSpace Shuttle Columbia			Template:FlagiconKennedy LC-39A		Template:FlagiconUnited Space Alliance
		Template:FlagiconSTS-94	NASA	Low Earth	Microgravity research	17 July 10:40	Successful
		Template:FlagiconSpacelab Long Module 1	NASA	Low Earth (Columbia)	Spacelab MSL-1
		Template:FlagiconEDO Pallet	NASA	Low Earth (Columbia)	Cryogenic mission extension pallet
		Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts, reflight of STS-83 Final flight of Spacelab Long Module 1
5 July 04:11	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5		Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
		Template:FlagiconProgress M-35	Roskosmos	Low Earth (Mir)	Logistics	7 October 17:23	Successful
9 July 13:04	Template:FlagiconDelta II 7920-10C			Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2W		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconIridium 15	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	14 October 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 17	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconIridium 20	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft Failure
		Template:FlagiconIridium 18	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	19 August 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 21	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft Failure
23 July 03:42	Template:FlagiconDelta II 7925-9.5			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-17A		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconUSA-132 (GPS IIR-2)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
28 July 01:15	Template:FlagiconAtlas IIAS			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-36B		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconSuperbird C	SCC	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
August
1 August 20:20	Template:FlagiconPegasus-XL			Template:FlagiconStargazer, Vandenberg		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
		Template:FlagiconOrbview-2	GeoEye	Low Earth	Earth imaging	In orbit	Operational
5 August 15:35	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5		Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
		Template:FlagiconSoyuz TM-26	Roskosmos	Low Earth (Mir)	Mir EO-24	19 February 1998 09:10	Successful
		Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts
7 August 14:41	Template:FlagiconSpace Shuttle Discovery			Template:FlagiconKennedy LC-39A		Template:FlagiconUnited Space Alliance
		Template:FlagiconSTS-85	NASA	Low Earth	Space sciences	19 August 11:08	Successful
		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconCRISTA-SPAS-2	DLR/NASA	Low Earth	Atmospheric research
		Template:FlagiconMFD	NASDA	Low Earth (Discovery)	Dextrous RMS demonstration
		Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts CRISTA-SPAS deployed 7 August and retrieved 16 August
8 August 06:46	Template:FlagiconAriane 4 (44LP)			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconPAS 6	PanAmSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft Failure
		Spacecraft failure occurred in April 2004
14 August 20:49	Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2345 (Prognoz)	MO RF	Geosynchronous	Early warning	In orbit	Successful
		Retired on 1 January 1999
19 August 17:50	Template:FlagiconLong March 3B			Template:FlagiconXichang LC-2		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconAgila 2	MPSC	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
21 August 00:38	Template:FlagiconDelta II 7920-10C			Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2W		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconIridium 26	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconIridium 25	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	14 May 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 24	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	11 May 2019	Spacecraft Failure
		Template:FlagiconIridium 23	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	28 March 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 22	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 August 06:51	Template:FlagiconLMLV-1 (Athena I)			Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-6		Template:FlagiconLockheed Martin
		Template:FlagiconLewis	NASA	Low Earth	Earth observation	29 September	Spacecraft failure
		Control lost within three days of launch due to RCS design flaw.
25 August 14:39	Template:FlagiconDelta II 7920-8			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-17A		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconACE	NASA	Earth/Sun L1 point	Magnetospheric research	In orbit	Operational
28 August 00:33	Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2M			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconPAS 5	PanAmSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
29 August 15:02	Template:FlagiconPegasus-XL			Template:FlagiconStargazer, Vandenberg		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
		Template:FlagiconFORTE	US Air Force	Low Earth	Ionosphere research	In orbit	Operational
September
1 September 14:00	Template:FlagiconLong March 2C			Template:FlagiconTaiyuan LC-1		Template:FlagiconCASC
		Template:FlagiconIridium MFS-1	Iridium	Low Earth	Boilerplate spacecraft	In orbit	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium MFS-2	Iridium	Low Earth	Boilerplate spacecraft	In orbit	Successful
2 September 22:21	Template:FlagiconAriane 4 (44LP)			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconHot Bird 3	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		File:EUMETSAT logo 2020.svgMeteosat 7	Eumetsat	Geosynchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
4 September 12:03	Template:FlagiconAtlas IIAS			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-36A		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconGE 3	GE Americom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
14 September 01:36	Template:FlagiconProton-K/17S40			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconIridium 29	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconIridium 32	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	10 March 2019	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 33	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	10 February 2009	Partial Failure
		Template:FlagiconIridium 27	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	1 February 2002	Spacecraft Failure
		Template:FlagiconIridium 28	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconIridium 30	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	28 September 2017	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 31	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	20 December 2018	Successful
		Iridium 33 destroyed in collision with Kosmos 2251
23 September 16:44	Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/1		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2346 (Parus)	MO RF	Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconFAISAT-2V	FAI	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 September 23:58	Template:FlagiconAriane 4 (42L)			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconIntelsat 803	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
24 September 21:30	Template:FlagiconMolniya-M			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 43/4		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconMolniya-1T	MO RF	Molniya	Communications	In orbit	Operational
26 September 02:34	Template:FlagiconSpace Shuttle Atlantis			Template:FlagiconKennedy LC-39A		Template:FlagiconUnited Space Alliance
		Template:FlagiconSTS-86	NASA	Low Earth (Mir)	Shuttle-Mir flight	6 October 21:55	Successful
		Template:FlagiconSpaceHab LDM	NASA/SpaceHab	Low Earth (Atlantis)	Logistics
		Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
27 September 01:23	Template:FlagiconDelta II 7920-10C			Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2W		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconIridium 19	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	7 April 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 37	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	26 May 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 36	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconIridium 35	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	26 December 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 34	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	8 January 2018	Successful
29 September 04:47	Template:FlagiconPSLV			Template:FlagiconSriharikota FLP		Template:FlagiconISRO
		Template:FlagiconIRS-1D	ISRO	Sun-synchronous	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
October
5 October 15:08	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5		Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
		Template:FlagiconProgress M-36	Roskosmos	Low Earth (Mir)	Logistics	19 December 13:20	Successful
		Template:FlagiconSputnik-40	Roskosmos	Low Earth	Amateur communications	21 May 1998	Successful
		Template:FlagiconX-Mir	DASA	Low Earth (Mir)	Inspect Mir	2 October 1998	Successful
5 October 21:01	Template:FlagiconAtlas IIAS			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-36B		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconEchostar 3	EchoStar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
9 October 17:59	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 43/3		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconFoton 11	Roskosmos	Low Earth	Microgravity research	23 October	Successful
15 October 08:43	Template:FlagiconTitan IVB (401)/Centaur			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-40		Template:FlagiconLockheed Martin
		Template:FlagiconCassini	NASA	Kronocentric Orbit	Saturn orbiter	15 September 2017 10:31	Successful
		Template:FlagiconFile:European Space Agency logo.svgHuygens	NASA/ESA	Kronocentric Orbit	Titan lander	14 January 2005 12:43	Successful
		Cassini is the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn and Huygens is the first spacecraft to land on Titan. Huygens released from Cassini on 25 December 2004.
16 October 19:13	Template:FlagiconLong March 3B			Template:FlagiconXichang LC-2		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconApstar 2R	APT	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
22 October 13:13	Template:FlagiconPegasus-XL			Template:FlagiconStargazer, Wallops Island		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
		Template:FlagiconSTEP-4	US Air Force	Low Earth		31 March 2001	Successful
24 October 02:32	Template:FlagiconTitan IVA (403)			Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4E		Template:FlagiconLockheed Martin
		Template:FlagiconUSA-133 (Lacrosse 3)	NRO	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
25 October 00:46	Template:FlagiconAtlas IIA			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-36A		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconUSA-135 (DSCS III F13)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconFalconSat Gold	USAFA	Geosynchronous transfer	Technology demonstration	27 September 1998	Successful
30 October 13:43	Template:FlagiconAriane 5G			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-3		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		File:European Space Agency logo.svgMAQSAT-H	ESA	Geosynchronous transfer	Boilerplate	In orbit	Successful
		File:European Space Agency logo.svgMAQSAT-B	ESA	Geosynchronous transfer	Boilerplate	In orbit	Successful
		File:European Space Agency logo.svgTEAMSAT	ESTEC	Geosynchronous transfer	Technology development	In orbit	Operational
		File:European Space Agency logo.svgYES	ESTEC	Geosynchronous transfer	Technolovy development	In orbit	Operational
November
2 November 12:25	Template:FlagiconVLS-1		V01	Template:FlagiconAlcântara		Template:FlagiconINPE
		Template:FlagiconSCD-2A	INPE	Intended: Low Earth	Weather satellite	2 November	Launch Failure
		Maiden flight of VLS-1; First Brazilian orbital launch attempt
6 November 00:30	Template:FlagiconDelta II 7925-9.5			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-17A		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconUSA-134 (GPS IIA-19)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
8 November 02:05	Template:FlagiconTitan IVA (401)/Centaur			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-41		Template:FlagiconLockheed Martin
		Template:FlagiconUSA-136 (Trumpet 3)	NRO	Molniya	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		NRO Launch 4
9 November 01:34	Template:FlagiconDelta II 7920-10C			Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2W		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconIridium 43	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	11 February 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 41	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	28 July 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 40	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	23 September 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 39	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconIridium 38	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
12 November 17:00	Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2M			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconKupon	RFCB	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft Failure
		Onboard computer failed
12 November 21:48	Template:FlagiconAriane 4 (44L)			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconSirius 2	NSAB	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft Failure
		Template:FlagiconIndoStar-1	Indostar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Astra 5A (Sirius 2) failed on 16 January 2009
18 November 11:14	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconResurs F-1M	Roskosmos	Low Earth	Remote sensing	13 December	Successful
19 November 19:46	Template:FlagiconSpace Shuttle Columbia			Template:FlagiconKennedy LC-39B		Template:FlagiconUnited Space Alliance
		Template:FlagiconSTS-87	NASA	Low Earth	Microgravity experiments	5 December 12:20	Successful
		Template:FlagiconSPARTAN-201	NASA	Low Earth	Microgravity research		Failure
		Template:FlagiconEDO Pallet	NASA	Low Earth (Columbia)	Cryogenic mission extension pallet		Successful
		Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts Spartan failed to orient itself due to human error during deployment on 21 November; was retrieved on 25 November.
27 November 21:27	Template:FlagiconH-II			Template:FlagiconTanegashima LA-Y1		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconTRMM	NASA	Low Earth	Environmental research	16 June 2015 06:55	Successful
		Template:FlagiconHikoboshi (ETS-7)	NASDA	Low Earth	Docking test	13 November 2015	Successful
		Template:FlagiconOrihime (ETS-7)	NASDA	Low Earth	Docking test	13 November 2015	Successful
		The two ETS satellites docked on 7 July 1998
December
2 December 22:52	Template:FlagiconAriane 4 (44P)			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconJCSAT 5	JSAT	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconEquator-S	DLR	Geosynchronous transfer	Magnetospheric research	In orbit	Operational
12 November 17:00	Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2M			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconAstra 1G	SES	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
8 December 07:16	Template:FlagiconLong March 2C			Template:FlagiconTaiyuan LC-1		Template:FlagiconCASC
		Template:FlagiconIridium 42	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconIridium 44	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft Failure
8 December 23:52	Template:FlagiconAtlas IIAS			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-36B		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconGalaxy 8i	PanAmSat	Current: Graveyard Operational: Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
		Retired in October 2002
9 December 07:17	Template:FlagiconTsyklon-2			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 90/20		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2347 (EORSAT	MO RF	Low Earth	SIGINT	11 December 1999	Successful
15 December 15:40	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2348 (Yantar)	MO RF	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	14 April 1998	Successful
20 December 08:45	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5		Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
		Template:FlagiconProgress M-37	Roskosmos	Low Earth (Mir)	Logistics	15 March 1998 23:04	Successful
20 December 13:16	Template:FlagiconDelta II 7920-10C			Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2W		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconIridium 45	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconIridium 46	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconIridium 47	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	1 September 2018	Successful
		Template:FlagiconIridium 48	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	5 May 2001	Spacecraft Failure
		Template:FlagiconIridium 49	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	13 February 2018	Successful
22 December 00:16	Template:FlagiconAriane 4 (42L)			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconIntelsat 804	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 December 19:11	Template:FlagiconPegasus-XL/HAPS			Template:FlagiconStargazer, Wallops Island		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
		Template:FlagiconOrbcomm A1	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconOrbcomm A2	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconOrbcomm A3	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconOrbcomm A4	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconOrbcomm A5	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconOrbcomm A6	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconOrbcomm A7	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconOrbcomm A8	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
24 December 13:32	Template:FlagiconStart-1			Template:FlagiconSvobodniy Site 5		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconEarly Bird 1	EarthWatch	Low Earth	Earth observation	27 July 2000	Successful
24 December 23:19	Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2M			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconAsiaSat 3	AsiaSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Partial Launch Failure
		Upper stage failure; Performed lunar flyby to reduce orbital inclination and reach operational position.

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Suborbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
January
15 January	Template:FlagiconR-29			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, Barents Sea		Template:FlagiconRussian Navy
			Russian Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	15 January	Successful
17 January 01:17	Template:FlagiconLGM-30F Minuteman II			Template:FlagiconVandenberg LF-03		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconIFT-1 (EKV)	US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM target	17 January	Successful
29 January	Template:FlagiconStorm-2			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-32		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
		Template:FlagiconMTTV	US Air Force	Suborbital	Target spacecraft	29 January	Failure
		Template:FlagiconMTD-2	US Air Force	Suborbital	Weapons test
30 January	Template:FlagiconSR19			Template:FlagiconC-130, NAS Point Mugu		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconAltAir (Have Gold)	US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	+28 seconds	Launch Failure
		Accidentally destroyed by range safety
30 January 07:30	Template:FlagiconS-520			Template:FlagiconUchinoura Pad K		Template:FlagiconISAS
			ISAS	Suborbital	Technology development	30 January	Successful
30 January 08:42	Template:FlagiconLGM-30G Minuteman III			Template:FlagiconVandenberg LF-26		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconFOT GT163GB	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	30 January	Successful
31 January 01:55	Template:FlagiconMR-12			Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar		Template:FlagiconAN RF
		Template:FlagiconFlaksus-1	APL	Suborbital	Plasma research	31 January	Successful
February
5 February 02:16	Template:FlagiconMR-12			Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar		Template:FlagiconAN RF
		Template:FlagiconFlaksus-2	APL	Suborbital	Plasma research	5 February	Successful
7 February	Template:FlagiconR-17 Scud			Template:FlagiconBigen Island, Aur Atoll		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconWillow Dune	US Air Force	Suborbital	Target	7 February	Successful
10 February 05:17	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant XII			Template:FlagiconPoker Flat		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconPHAZE 2	NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	10 February	Successful
10 February 06:30	Template:FlagiconCastor-Orbus			Template:FlagiconNevada Test Site LA-26		Template:FlagiconSandia
			Sandia	Suborbital	Rocket test	10 February	Successful
11 February 08:36	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant XII			Template:FlagiconPoker Flat		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconAuroral Turbulance 2	NASA	Suborbital	Auroral/Ionosphere research	11 February	Successful
12 February 21:00	Template:FlagiconLCLV			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
		Template:FlagiconMDT IV		Suborbital	Target	12 February	Successful
20 February	Template:FlagiconUGM-96 Trident I			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, Eastern Range		Template:FlagiconUS Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	20 February	Successful
20 February	Template:FlagiconUGM-96 Trident I			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, Eastern Range		Template:FlagiconUS Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	20 February	Successful
20 February	Template:FlagiconUGM-96 Trident I			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, Eastern Range		Template:FlagiconUS Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	20 February	Successful
20 February	Template:FlagiconUGM-96 Trident I			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, Eastern Range		Template:FlagiconUS Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	20 February	Successful
22 February	Template:FlagiconCastor 4B			Template:FlagiconWake Island		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
		Template:FlagiconTCMP II		Suborbital	Re-entry vehicle test	22 February	Successful
23 February	Template:FlagiconPrithvi			Template:FlagiconBalasore		Template:FlagiconDRDO
			DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	23 February	Successful
23 February 10:06	Template:FlagiconLCLV			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
		Template:FlagiconMDT III		Suborbital	Target	23 February	Successful
26 February 20:00	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Rocket test	26 February	Successful
March
1 March	Template:FlagiconCastor 4B			Template:FlagiconWake Island		Template:FlagiconOrbitalSciences
		Template:FlagiconTCMP II		Suborbital	Re-entry vehicle test	1 March	Successful
6 March	Template:FlagiconHera			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-94		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM Target	6 March	Successful
6 March	Template:FlagiconTHAAD			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM Interceptor	6 March	Successful
13 March 10:20	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconPoker Flat		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	13 March	Successful
18 March 00:16	Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, Eastern Range		Template:FlagiconUS Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 March	Successful
18 March	Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, Eastern Range		Template:FlagiconUS Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 March	Successful
19 March	Template:FlagiconR-17 Scud			Template:FlagiconBigen Island, Aur Atoll		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconWillow Dune	US Air Force	Suborbital	Target	19 March	Successful
25 March 03:15	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-36		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	25 March	Successful
		Studied Hale-Bopp comet
30 March 03:25	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-36		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconEUVS	NASA	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	30 March	Successful
April
6 April 03:25	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-36		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital		6 April	Successful
8 April 03:55	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-36		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconWISP	NASA	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	8 April	Successful
17 April	Template:FlagiconR-36M			Template:FlagiconBaikonur		Template:FlagiconRVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
28 April 16:42	Template:FlagiconVS-30			Template:FlagiconAlcântara		Template:FlagiconINPE
		Template:FlagiconAL-VS30-223	DLR	Suborbital	Test rocket	28 April	Successful
30 April	Template:FlagiconRH-560/300 Mk.II			Template:FlagiconSriharikota		Template:FlagiconISRO
			ISRO	Suborbital	Test rocket	30 April	Successful
May
2 May 07:30	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-36		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	X-ray Astronomy	2 May	Successful
8 May 07:10	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-36		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Astronomy	8 May	Successful
8 May 08:01	Template:FlagiconLGM-118 Peacekeeper			Template:FlagiconVandenberg LF-05		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:Flagicon9 re-entry vehicles	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 May	Successful
15 May 19:16	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-36		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconNCAR/CU-6	NASA	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy/Solar observation	15 May	Successful
21 May 08:27	Template:FlagiconLGM-30G Minuteman III			Template:FlagiconVandenberg LF-04		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconFOT GT164GM/SHARP	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile and re-entry vehicle test	21 May	Successful
23 May 21:44	Template:FlagiconTerrier-Orion			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconMSX	SMDC	Suborbital	Target	23 May	Successful
29 May 04:56	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-36		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Radio astronomy	29 May	Successful
30 May	Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, Eastern Range		Template:FlagiconUS Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	30 May	Successful
June
10 June	Template:FlagiconUR-100NU			Template:FlagiconBaikonur		Template:FlagiconRVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	10 June	Successful
18 June 14:02	Template:FlagiconLGM-30G Minuteman III			Template:FlagiconVandenberg LF-10		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconFOT GT165GM	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	18 June	Successful
24 June 03:39	Template:FlagiconLGM-30F Minuteman II			Template:FlagiconVandenberg LF-03		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconMSLS IFT-1A	US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM target	24 June	Partial Failure
		Some decoys failed to deploy
24 June 04:00	Template:FlagiconPayload Launch Vehicle			Template:FlagiconMeck Island, Kwajalein		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
		Template:FlagiconIFT-1A EKV	US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM Test	24 June	Partial Failure
		Poor system performance; Non-destructive flyby
July
8 July 12:25	Template:FlagiconRT-2PM Topol			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 158		Template:FlagiconRVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	8 July	Successful
9 July	Template:FlagiconKSR-II			Template:FlagiconAnhueng		Template:FlagiconKARI
			KARI	Suborbital	X-ray astronomy/Ionosphere research	9 July	Successful
23 July	Template:FlagiconR-29			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, Barents Sea		Template:FlagiconRussian Navy
			Russian Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 July	Successful
August
8 August 13:19	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	8 August	Successful
8 August 13:24	Template:FlagiconTerrier-Orion			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconCOORS	NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere/Aeronomy research	8 August	Failure
8 August 16:29	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant VC			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere/Aeronomy research	8 August	Successful
9 August 13:29	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	9 August	Successful
9 August 22:57	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	9 August	Successful
10 August 13:36	Template:FlagiconViper			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	10 August	Successful
10 August 21:30	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	10 August	Successful
11 August 13:38	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	11 August	Successful
11 August 13:43	Template:FlagiconViper			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	11 August	Successful
11 August 18:18	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	11 August	Successful
11 August 21:34	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	11 August	Successful
12 August 12:10	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	12 August	Successful
12 August 12:15	Template:FlagiconViper			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	12 August	Successful
12 August 12:26	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	12 August	Successful
12 August 21:41	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	12 August	Successful
13 August 13:50	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	13 August	Successful
13 August 13:55	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	13 August	Successful
13 August 21:40	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital		13 August	Successful
14 August 12:22	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	14 August	Successful
14 August 12:27	Template:FlagiconViper			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	14 August	Successful
14 August 21:53	Template:FlagiconViper			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	14 August	Successful
15 August 10:58	Template:FlagiconViper			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	15 August	Successful
15 August 20:25	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconWallops Island		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	15 August	Successful
September
2 September 07:00	Template:FlagiconTerrier-Orion			Anna Plains		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconDUNDEE 1	NASA	Suborbital	Target	2 September	Successful
5 September 04:00	Template:FlagiconTerrier-Orion			Anna Plains		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconDUNDEE 2	NASA	Suborbital	Target	5 September	Successful
10 September 02:00	Template:FlagiconTerrier-Orion			Anna Plains		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconDUNDEE 3	NASA	Suborbital	Target	10 September	Successful
10 September 14:40	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test rocket	10 September	Successful
10 September 15:10	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Microgravity research	10 September	Successful
11 September 20:15	Template:FlagiconTerrier-Orion			Anna Plains		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconDUNDEE 4	NASA	Suborbital	Target	11 September	Successful
17 September 08:01	Template:FlagiconLGM-118 Peacekeeper			Template:FlagiconVandenberg LF-05		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:Flagicon7 re-entry vehicles	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	17 September	Successful
19 September 13:00	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	19 September	Successful
24 September	Template:FlagiconStorm-2			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-32		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconMTTV-4	US Air Force	Suborbital	Target	24 September	Successful
25 September 00:30	Template:FlagiconTR-1			Template:FlagiconTanegashima LA-T		NASDA
			NASDA	Suborbital	Microgravity research	25 September	Successful
30 September 20:10	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-36		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconHRTS 10	NASA	Suborbital	Solar research	30 September	Successful
October
3 October 07:07	Template:FlagiconRT-2PM Topol			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 158		Template:FlagiconRVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	3 October	Successful
4 October 18:30	Template:FlagiconCastor-Orbus			Template:FlagiconNevada Test Site LA-26		Template:FlagiconSandia
			Sandia	Suborbital	Test rocket	4 October	Failure
10 October	Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, Eastern Range		Template:FlagiconRoyal Navy
			Royal Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 October	Successful
10 October	Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, Eastern Range		Template:FlagiconRoyal Navy
			Royal Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 October	Successful
12 October 16:42	Template:FlagiconVS-30			Template:FlagiconAndøya		Template:FlagiconINPE
		Template:FlagiconAL-VS30-226	DLR	Suborbital	Aeronomy research	12 October	Successful
16 October 19:00	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Solar research	16 October	Successful
November
5 November 20:02	Template:FlagiconTerrier-Orion			Template:FlagiconAndøya		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconCombined Sodium and Sporadic Layers	NASA	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	5 November	Successful
5 November 21:01	Template:FlagiconLGM-118 Peacekeeper			Template:FlagiconVandenberg LF-02		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:Flagicon8 re-entry vehicles	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	5 November	Successful
14 November 05:00	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconSCARI	NASA	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	14 November	Successful
17 November	Template:FlagiconHera			Template:FlagiconFort Wingate LC-96		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconMTV	US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM Target	17 November	Failure
18 November 19:35	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-36		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconSERTS-97	NASA	Suborbital	Solar observation	18 November	Successful
19 November	Template:FlagiconRT-23			Template:FlagiconNenoksa		Template:FlagiconRVSN
			Russian Navy	Suborbital	Test rocket	19 November	Failure
December
2 December 08:42	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconSvalRak		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Plasma research	2 December	Successful
3 December 09:06	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconSvalRak		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Plasma research	3 December	Successful
18 December	Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, Eastern Range		Template:FlagiconUS Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 December	Successful

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Deep-space rendezvous

Date (GMT)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
20 February	Galileo	2nd flyby of Europa
5 April	Galileo	3rd flyby of Ganymede
7 May	Galileo	4th flyby of Ganymede
25 June	Galileo	2nd flyby of Callisto
27 June	NEAR	Flyby of 253 Mathilde	Closest approach:
4 July	Mars Pathfinder	Landed on Mars	Location: Ares Vallis; first Mars rover and rover on another planet
11 September	Mars Global Surveyor	Areocentric orbit injection
17 September	Galileo	3rd flyby of Callisto
6 November	Galileo	3rd flyby of Europa
16 December	Galileo	4th flyby of Europa

EVAs

Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Function	Remarks
14 February 04:34	6 hours 42 minutes	11:16	STS-82 Template:SpDiscovery	Template:FlagiconMark C. Lee Template:FlagiconSteven Smith	Swapped out the Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph for the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer and replaced the Faint Object Spectrograph with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. Stowed the GHRS and FOS for return to Earth in the payload bay.	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
15 February 03:25	7 hours 27 minutes	10:52	STS-82 Discovery	Template:FlagiconGregory J. Harbaugh Template:FlagiconJoseph R. Tanner	Replaced a Fine Guidance Sensor and an Engineering and Science Tape Recorder with spare replacement units. Also installed the Optical Control Electronics Enhancement Kit.	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
16 February 02:53	7 hours 11 minutes	10:04	STS-82 Discovery	Template:FlagiconMark C. Lee Template:FlagiconSteven Smith	Replaced a Data Interface Unit with a spare unit and replaced a reel-to-reel tape drive Engineering and Science Tape Recorder with a solid-state digital version. Also replaced one of the four Reaction Wheel Assembly units that help point the telescope at targets.	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
17 February 03:45	6 hours 34 minutes	10:19	STS-82 Discovery	Template:FlagiconGregory J. Harbaugh Template:FlagiconJoseph R. Tanner	Replaced the Solar Array Drive Electronics package with a spare, also replaced the covers of the satellite's magnetometers. Installed thermal blankets over areas of degraded insulation.	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
18 February 03:15	5 hours 17 minutes	08:32	STS-82 Discovery	Template:FlagiconMark C. Lee Template:FlagiconSteven Smith	Installed more thermal insulation on three more areas that had undergone degradation.	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
29 April 05:10	4 hours 59 minutes	10:09	Mir EO-23 Kvant-2	Template:FlagiconVasily Tsibliyev Template:FlagiconJerry M. Linenger	Installed the Optical Properties Monitor on the exterior of Kristall. Used the Strela crane to move to the Kvant-2 module. At Kvant-2 they retrieved two American experiments, the Partial Impact Experiment and the Mir Sample Experiment, from the Kvant-2 hull, and installed the Benton Radiation Dosimeter on Kvant-2.	First use of the new Orlan-M space suit.
22 August 11:14	3 hours 16 minutes	14:30	Mir EO-24 Transfer compartment of DOS-7	Template:FlagiconAnatoly Solovyev Template:FlagiconPavel Vinogradov	Reconnected power cabling to the Spektr solar arrays, thus restoring part of the power lost in the collision. Although the spacewalkers were able to recover equipment and supplies from the module, they were not able to find the puncture hole.	Internal EVA to inspect the damaged Spektr module
6 September 01:07	6 hours	07:07	Mir EO-24 Kvant-2	Template:FlagiconAnatoly Solovyev Template:Flagicon/Template:FlagiconMichael Foale	Solovyev rode the Strela crane operated by Foale on the base block to Spektr to inspect for damage. Although an extensive documentation and search of Spektr, he was unable to find the hole. Before he returned to the airlock, Foale collected the radiation dosimeter installed outside earlier.	Foale became the first person to conduct EVAs in both American and Russian spacesuits.
1 October 17:29	5 hours 1 minute	22:30	STS-86 Mir Template:SpAtlantis	Template:FlagiconScott E. Parazynski Template:FlagiconVladimir Titov	Retrieved the four Mir Environmental Effects Packages from the docking module surface. Also installed the Solar Array Cap to the docking module, to be used to plug the hole in the Spektr module on a future EVA. To close out the EVA, the spacewalkers tested the Simplified Aid For EVA Rescue jet packs.
20 October 09:40	6 hours 38 minutes	16:18	Mir EO-24 Transfer compartment of DOS-7	Template:FlagiconAnatoly Solovyev Template:FlagiconPavel Vinogradov	Attempted to install three control cables between the solar array servo motors to the special adapter plate that seals Spektr from the rest of Mir. After cleaning up some of the debris and loose items in Spektr, Solovyev was able to connect the three cables to the servos. But even after an effort that extended into the "emergency oxygen supply" of the Orlan space suits, Solovyev was only able to connect two of the cables to the adapter plate.	Internal EVA to repair the damaged Spektr module
3 November 03:32	6 hours 4 minutes	09:36	Mir EO-24 Kvant-2	Template:FlagiconAnatoly Solovyev Template:FlagiconPavel Vinogradov	Released a minispunik (mini-satellite) into orbit. The spacewalkers then dismantled the old solar panel MSB-4 on Kvant-1. They stowed the panel on the outside of the base block.
6 November 00:12	6 hours 12 minutes	06:24	Mir EO-24 Kvant-2	Template:FlagiconAnatoly Solovyev Template:FlagiconPavel Vinogradov	Installed a new solar array on Kvant-1 to replace the panel removed on their previous spacewalk.
25 November 00:02	7 hours 43 minutes	07:45	STS-87 Template:SpColumbia	Template:FlagiconWinston E. Scott Template:FlagiconTakao Doi	Captured the Spartan satellite by hand and secured it in the payload bay. Then the spacewalking team set up and tested a crane that will be used to construct the International Space Station.	Doi became the first Japanese spacewalker.
3 December 09:09	4 hours 59 minutes	14:09	STS-87 Columbia	Template:FlagiconWinston E. Scott Template:FlagiconTakao Doi	Conducted more testing and evaluation of the crane in the payload bay. They repeated many of the same crane motion tests with smaller objects than in the earlier EVA. During the EVA a small free-flying video camera was deployed to record the work.

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