2004 in spaceflight
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This article outlines notable events occurring in 2004 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.
First privately funded human spaceflight
First Delta IV Heavy
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 | |||||||
| 11 January 04:13 |
Template:FlagiconZenit-3SL | Template:FlagiconOcean Odyssey | Template:FlagiconSea 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 |
Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5 | Template:FlagiconRoskosmos | ||||
| Template:FlagiconProgress M1-11 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 3 June | Successful | ||
| ISS flight 13P | |||||||
February | |||||||
| 5 February 23:46 |
Template:FlagiconAtlas IIAS | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-36A | Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services | ||||
| Template:FlagiconAMC-10 | SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 14 February 18:50 |
Template:FlagiconTitan IVB (402)/IUS | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-40 | Template:FlagiconLockheed Martin | ||||
| Template:FlagiconDSP-22 | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Missile warning | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 February 07:05 |
Template:FlagiconMolniya-M | Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 16/2 | Template:FlagiconVKS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 2405 | Molniya | Missile warning | In orbit | Operational | |||
March | |||||||
| 2 March 07:17 |
Template:FlagiconAriane 5G+ | Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-3 | Template:FlagiconArianespace | ||||
| File:European Space Agency logo.svgRosetta | ESA | Heliocentric | Comet probe | 30 September 2016 | Successful | ||
| File:European Space Agency logo.svgPhilae | 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 |
Template:FlagiconAtlas IIIA | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-36B | Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services | ||||
| MBSat | MBSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Final flight of Atlas IIIA | |||||||
| 15 March 23:06 |
Template:FlagiconProton-M/Briz-M | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/24 | Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services | ||||
| Template:FlagiconEutelsat W3A | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 20 March 17:53 |
Template:FlagiconDelta II 7925 | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-17B | Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconGPS IIR-11 | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 27 March 03:30 |
Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2 | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23 | Template:FlagiconVKS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 2406 (Raduga-1) | Russian military | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
April | |||||||
| 16 April 00:45 |
Template:FlagiconAtlas IIAS | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-36A | Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services | ||||
| Template:FlagiconSuperbird 6 | SCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 April 15:59 |
Template:FlagiconLong March 2C | Template:FlagiconJiuquan | Template:Flagicon | ||||
| Template:FlagiconTansuo 1 (Shiyan 1) | University of Harbin | Low Earth | Land resource mapping | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconNaxing 1 | Tsinghua University | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 19 April 03:19 |
Template:FlagiconSoyuz-FG | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5 | Template:FlagiconRoskosmos | ||||
| Template:FlagiconSoyuz TMA-4 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 9 | 24 October | Successful | ||
| Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts | |||||||
| 20 April 16:57 |
Template:FlagiconDelta II 7920 | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2W | Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconGravity Probe B | NASA | Low Earth | Test Einstein's Theory of relativity | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 26 April 20:37 |
Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2M | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39 | |||||
| Template:FlagiconEkspress AM11 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Decommissioned[1] | ||
May | |||||||
| 4 May 12:42 |
Template:FlagiconZenit-3SL | Template:FlagiconOcean Odyssey | Template:FlagiconSea Launch | ||||
| Template:FlagiconDirecTV-7S | DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 17 May 11:12 |
Template:FlagiconGoFast | Template:FlagiconBlack Rock Desert, Nevada, USA | Template:FlagiconCSXT | ||||
| Template:Flagicon | CSXT | Suborbital | Test spacecraft | 17 May | Successful | ||
| First amateur space launch (apogee: 116 km)[2] | |||||||
| 19 May 22:22 |
Template:FlagiconAtlas IIAS | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-36B | Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services | ||||
| Template:FlagiconAMC-11 | SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 20 May 17:47 |
Template:FlagiconTaurus 3120 | Template:FlagiconVandenberg LC-576E | Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences | ||||
| Template:FlagiconFORMOSAT-2 (ROCSAT-2) | NSPO | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 25 May 12:34 |
Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5 | Template:FlagiconRoskosmos | ||||
| Template:FlagiconProgress M-49 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 30 July | Successful | ||
| ISS flight 14P | |||||||
| 28 May 06:00 |
Template:FlagiconTsyklon-2 | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 90/20 | Template:FlagiconVKS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 2405 | VMF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
June | |||||||
| 10 June 01:28 |
Template:FlagiconZenit-2 | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 45/1 | Template:FlagiconVKS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 2406 | VKS | Low Earth | Signals intelligence | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 16 June 22:27 |
Template:FlagiconProton-M/Briz-M | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39 | Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services | ||||
| Template:FlagiconIntelsat 10-02 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 21 June 14:47 |
Template:FlagiconSpaceShipOne | Template:FlagiconWhite Knight, Mojave Spaceport | Template:FlagiconScaled Composites | ||||
| Template:FlagiconFlight 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 |
Template:FlagiconDelta II 7925 | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-17B | Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconGPS IIR-12 | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 June 03:59 |
Template:FlagiconZenit-3SL | Template:FlagiconOcean Odyssey | Template:FlagiconSea 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 |
Template:FlagiconDnepr | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 109/95 | Template:FlagiconISC Kosmotras | ||||
| LatinSat D (AprizeSat 2) | Aprize | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconDemeter | CNES | Low Earth | Seismology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconSaudiComsat 1 | RSRI | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconSaudiComsat 2 | RSRI | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconSaudiSat 2 | RSRI | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| LatinSat C (AprizeSat 1) | Aprize | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconUnisat 3 | Sapienza University of Rome | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconAmsat Echo | AMSAT | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
July | |||||||
| 15 July 10:02 |
Template:FlagiconDelta II 7920-10L | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2W | Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconAura | NASA | Sun-synchronous (A-train) | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 July 00:44 |
Template:FlagiconAriane 5G+ | Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-3 | Template:FlagiconArianespace | ||||
| Template:FlagiconAnik F2 | Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 22 July 17:46 |
Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M | Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/1 | Template:FlagiconVKS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 2409 (Parus) | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 July 07:05 |
Template:FlagiconLong March 2C | Template:FlagiconTaiyuan | Template:Flagicon | ||||
| Template:FlagiconFile:European Space Agency logo.svgTan Ce 2 | CASC/ESA | High Earth (High-eccentricity) | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational | ||
August | |||||||
| 3 August 07:18 |
Template:FlagiconDelta II 7925H | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-17B | Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconMESSENGER | NASA | Mercurian | Mercury probe | 30 April 2015 | Successful | ||
| Became the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury on 4 April 2011 | |||||||
| 4 August 22:32 |
Template:FlagiconProton-M/Briz-M | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39 | Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services | ||||
| Template:FlagiconAmazonas | Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 11 August 05:03 |
Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5 | Template:FlagiconRoskosmos | ||||
| Template:FlagiconProgress M-50 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 22 December | Successful | ||
| ISS flight 15P | |||||||
| 29 August 07:50 |
Template:FlagiconLong March 2C | Template:FlagiconJiuquan | Template:Flagicon | ||||
| Template:FlagiconFSW-19 (FSW-2) | Geosynchronous | Earth imaging | 7 November 23:55 |
Successful | |||
| 31 August 23:17 |
Template:FlagiconAtlas IIAS | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-36A | Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services | ||||
| Template:FlagiconSDS-3-4 (USA-179) | NRO | Geosynchronous | Classified | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Final flight of Atlas IIAS | |||||||
September | |||||||
| 6 September 10:35 |
Template:FlagiconShavit-1 | Template:FlagiconPalmachim | Template:Flagicon | ||||
| Template:FlagiconOfeq-6 | Intended: Low Earth (retrograde) | Reconnaissance | T+270 | Launch failure | |||
| Loss of control during third stage burn | |||||||
| 8 September 23:14 |
Template:Flagicon Long March 4B | Template:Flagicon Taiyuan | Template:Flagicon | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Shijian 6-01A | CASC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:Flagicon Shijian 6-01B | CASC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 20 September 10:31 |
Template:FlagiconGSLV | Template:FlagiconSatish Dhawan FLP | Template:FlagiconISRO | ||||
| Template:FlagiconEDUSAT (GSAT-3) | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 23 September 15:07 |
Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M | Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/1 | Template:FlagiconVKS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 2408 | Russian military | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 2409 | Russian military | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 24 September 16:50 |
Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U | Template:FlagiconPlestsk Site 16/2 | Template:FlagiconVKS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 2410 | Russian military | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 9 January 2005 | Failure | ||
| Re-entry capsule could not be located | |||||||
| 27 September 08:00 |
Template:FlagiconLong March 2D | Template:FlagiconJiuquan | Template:Flagicon | ||||
| Template:FlagiconFSW-20 (FSW-3) | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 September 15:12 |
Template:FlagiconSpaceShipOne | Template:FlagiconWhite Knight, Mojave Spaceport | Template:FlagiconScaled Composites | ||||
| Template:FlagiconFlight 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 |
Template:FlagiconSpaceShipOne | Template:FlagiconWhite Knight, Mojave Spaceport | Template:FlagiconScaled Composites | ||||
| Template:FlagiconFlight 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 |
Template:FlagiconSoyuz-FG | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5 | Template:FlagiconRoskosmos | ||||
| Template:FlagiconSoyuz TMA-5 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 10 | 24 April 2005 | Successful | ||
| Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts | |||||||
| 14 October 21:23 |
Template:FlagiconProton-M/Briz-M | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39 | Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services | ||||
| Template:FlagiconAMC-15 | SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 19 October 01:20 |
Template:FlagiconLong March 3A | Template:FlagiconXichang | Template:Flagicon | ||||
| Template:FlagiconFeng Yun 2C | Geosynchronous | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 October 22:11 |
Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2M | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39 | Template:Flagicon | ||||
| Template:FlagiconEkspress AM-1 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
November | |||||||
| 6 November 03:10 |
Template:FlagiconLong March 4B | Template:FlagiconTaiyuan | Template:Flagicon | ||||
| Template:FlagiconZi Yuan 2C | Geosynchronous | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 6 November 05:39 |
Template:FlagiconDelta II 7925 | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-17B | Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconGPS IIR-13 | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 8 November 18:30 |
Template:FlagiconSoyuz-2.1a | Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 43/4 | Template:Flagicon | ||||
| Template:FlagiconZenit-8 (Obilik) | Suborbital | Test carrier rocket | 8 November | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of Soyuz-2.1a | |||||||
| 18 November 10:45 |
Template:FlagiconLong March 2C | Template:FlagiconXichang | Template:Flagicon | ||||
| Template:FlagiconShiyan 2 | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 20 November 17:16 |
Template:FlagiconDelta II 7320 | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-17A | Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconSwift | NASA | Low Earth | Gamma-ray research | In orbit | Operational | ||
December | |||||||
| 14 December | Template:FlagiconTaiwan Sounding Rocket | Sounding Rocket IV | Template:FlagiconJiu Peng Air Base | Template:FlagiconNSPO | |||
| Template:FlagiconAirglow photometer, GPS receiver[3] | NSPO | Suborbital | Airglow research, technology test | 14 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~Script error: No such module "convert". | |||||||
| 17 December 12:07 |
Template:FlagiconAtlas V 521 | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-41 | Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services | ||||
| Template:FlagiconAMC-16 | SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 December 16:26 |
Template:FlagiconAriane 5G+ | Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-3 | Template:FlagiconArianespace | ||||
| Template:FlagiconHelios 2A | DGA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconNanosat 01 | INTA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconEssaim 1 | DGA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconEssaim 2 | DGA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconEssaim 3 | DGA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconEssaim 4 | DGA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconParasol | CNES | Sun-synchronous (A-train) | Aeronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Final flight of Ariane 5G+ | |||||||
| 21 December 21:50 |
Template:FlagiconDelta IV Heavy 9250H | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-37B | Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconDemoSat (USA-181) | US Air Force | Intended: Subsynchronous Actual: Medium Earth |
Test launch vehicle | In orbit | Partial launch failure | ||
| Template:FlagiconSparkie (3CSat1) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Cloud imaging | 22 December | Satellite failure | ||
| Template:FlagiconRalphie (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 | Template:FlagiconR-36 | Template:FlagiconDombarovskiy | Template:FlagiconRVSN | ||||
| Template:FlagiconDummy warhead | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | ||
| 23 December 22:19 |
Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5 | Template:FlagiconRoskomsos | ||||
| Template:FlagiconProgress M-51 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 9 March 2005 | Successful | ||
| ISS flight 16P | |||||||
| 24 December 11:20 |
Template:FlagiconTsyklon-3 | Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 32/2 | Template:FlagiconVKS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconSich-1M | NKAU | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Partial launch failure | ||
| Template:FlagiconMK-1TS | NKAU | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| Both satellites placed into incorrect orbits due to premature third stage cutoff | |||||||
| 26 December 13:53 |
Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2 | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39 | Template:FlagiconVKS | ||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 2411 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 2412 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 2413 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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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: Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 1 July | Cassini | First orbiter of Saturn | Saturnian orbit injection |
| 8 September | Genesis | Capsule crash-landing on Earth | Script error: No such module "convert". of solar sample aboard |
| 26 October | Cassini | Flyby of Titan | Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 15 November | SMART-1 | Selenocentric orbit injection | First European Lunar mission |
| 13 December | Cassini | Flyby of Titan | Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert". |
EVAs
| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Function | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 21:17 |
3 hours 55 minutes |
27 February 01:12 |
Expedition 8 ISS Pirs |
Template:Flagicon/Template:FlagiconMichael Foale Template:FlagiconAlexander 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 |
Template:FlagiconGennady Padalka Template:FlagiconMichael 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 |
Template:FlagiconGennady Padalka Template:FlagiconMichael 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 |
Template:FlagiconGennady Padalka Template:FlagiconMichael 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 |
Template:FlagiconGennady Padalka Template:FlagiconMichael 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 statistics
By country
For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. Template:Pie chart
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | |
| World | Script error: No such module "math". | Script error: No such module "math". | Script error: No such module "math". | Script error: No such module "math". | |
By rocket
Script error: No such module "Chart".
By family
| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane | Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas | Script error: No such module "flag". | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | Script error: No such module "flag". | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| GSLV | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March | Script error: No such module "flag". | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | Script error: No such module "flag". | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-14 | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-36 | Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Shavit | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Titan | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Universal Rocket | Script error: No such module "flag". | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
By type
| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 5 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Ariane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas II | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas III | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dnepr | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| GSLV | Script error: No such module "flag". | GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kosmos | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya-M | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K | Script error: No such module "flag". | Universal Rocket | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M | Script error: No such module "flag". | Universal Rocket | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shavit | Script error: No such module "flag". | Shavit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taurus | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minotaur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan IV | Script error: No such module "flag". | Titan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tsyklon | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zenit | Script error: No such module "flag". | Zenit | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
By configuration
| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 5G+ | Script error: No such module "flag". | Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Maiden and final flights |
| Atlas IIAS | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas IIIA | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas V 521 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Delta II 7320 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7920 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7920-10L | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7925 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7925H | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Heavy | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta IV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Maiden flight |
| Dnepr | Script error: No such module "flag". | Dnepr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| GSLV Mk I | Script error: No such module "flag". | GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kosmos-3M | Script error: No such module "flag". | Kosmos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2D | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3A | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4B | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya-M | Script error: No such module "flag". | Molniya-M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K / DM-2 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Proton-K | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / Briz-M | Script error: No such module "flag". | Proton-M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shavit-1 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Shavit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | Script error: No such module "flag". | Soyuz-U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | Script error: No such module "flag". | Soyuz-FG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taurus 3120 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Taurus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan IV-B (402B) / IUS | Script error: No such module "flag". | Titan IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tsyklon-2 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Tsyklon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tsyklon-3 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Tsyklon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zenit-2 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit-3SL | Script error: No such module "flag". | Zenit | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
By spaceport
Script error: No such module "Chart".
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baikonur | Script error: No such module "flag". | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cape Canaveral | Script error: No such module "flag". | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jiuquan | Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kourou | Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ocean Odyssey | Template:Flagicon International | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Palmachim | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | Script error: No such module "flag". | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Satish Dhawan | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taiyuan | Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Xichang | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 50 | 1 | 3 | ||
By orbit
Script error: No such module "Chart".
| Orbital regime | Launches | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />SuccessesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 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 |
References
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- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "portal-inline".
Footnotes
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b c d Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Navbox".
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