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

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First Delta IV Heavy

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Launches

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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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: Template:Convert
1 July Cassini First orbiter of Saturn Saturnian orbit injection
8 September Genesis Capsule crash-landing on Earth Template:Convert of solar sample aboard
26 October Cassini Flyby of Titan Closest approach: Template:Convert
15 November SMART-1 Selenocentric orbit injection First European Lunar mission
13 December Cassini Flyby of Titan Closest approach: Template: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.[1] 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.[2][3] 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).[2][4]
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.[2][5]
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.[2][6]

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
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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

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By family

By type

By configuration

By spaceport

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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

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Orbital regime Launches <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />SuccessesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Failures Accidentally
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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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Footnotes

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