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The following is an outline of 1992 in spaceflight.
 Richard Hieb, Thomas Akers, and Pierre J. Thuot undertake the first-ever three-person EVA to repair the Intelsat 603 spacecraft during STS-49, the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. | |
| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 21 January |
| Last | 29 December |
| Total | 98 |
| Successes | 94 |
| Failures | 2 |
| Partial failures | 2 |
| National firsts | |
| Satellite |  South Korea |
| Orbital launch |  Russia |
| Space traveller |  Belgium Italy Switzerland |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | Atlas IIA Space Shuttle Endeavour |
| Retirements | Commercial Titan III Delta II 6920 Delta II 6925 H-I |
| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 10 |
| Total travellers | 59 |
Orbital launches
edit| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
Januaryedit | |||||||
| 21 January 15:00 |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 43/3
|
VKS
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| Kosmos 2175 (Yantar-4K2)
|
VKS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 20 March | Successful | ||
| First Russian (post Soviet) satellite launch | |||||||
| 22 January 14:52:33 |
 Space Shuttle Discovery[1]
|
Kennedy LC-39A
|
United Space Alliance
| ||||
| STS-42
|
NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity | 30 January 16:07:17 |
Successful | ||
 Spacelab Long Module 2
|
ESA/NASA | Low Earth (Discovery) | Spacelab IML-1 | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts | |||||||
| 24 January 01:18:01 |
Molniya-M/2BL
|
Plesetsk Site 43/3
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2176 (Oko)
|
VKS | Molniya | Missile defence | 17 January 2012 | Successful | ||
| 25 January 07:50:17 |
Soyuz-U2
|
 Baikonur Site 1/5
|
VKS
| ||||
| Progress M-11
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 13 March | Successful | ||
| 29 January 22:19:12 |
Proton-K/DM-2
|
Baikonur Site 81/23
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2177 (GLONASS)
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2178 (GLONASS)
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2179 (GLONASS)
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
Februaryedit | |||||||
| 5 February |  Zenit-2
|
Baikonur Site 45/1
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VKS
| ||||
| Tselina-2 #10
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MO RF | Intended: Low Earth | ELINT | 5 February | Launch failure | ||
| Second stage overheated, causing malfunction | |||||||
| 11 February 00:41:02 |
Atlas II
|
Cape Canaveral LC-36A
|
General Dynamics
| ||||
| USA-78 (DSCS IIIB-14)
|
US Air Force | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 11 February 01:50 |
 H-I
|
Tanegashima LA-N
|
NASDA
| ||||
| JERS-1
|
NASDA | Sun-synchronous | Earth observation | 3 December 2001 | Successful | ||
| Final flight of H-I | |||||||
| 17 February 22:05:08 |
Kosmos-3M
|
Plesetsk Site 133/3
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2180 (Parus)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 23 February 22:29 |
Delta II 7925
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17B
|
McDonnell Douglas
| ||||
| USA-79 (GPS IIA-3)
|
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 February 23:58:10 |
Ariane 4 44L
|
 Kourou ELA-2
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Arianespace
| ||||
| Superbird-B1
|
SCC | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
 Arabsat-1C
|
ARABSAT | Current: Graveyard Operational: Geostationary |
Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Arabsat sold to ISRO in November 1997 and operated until October 2004 as INSAT-2DT | |||||||
Marchedit | |||||||
| 4 March 04:27 |
Molniya-M/ML
|
Plesetsk Site 43/4
|
VKS
| ||||
| Molniya-1 #83
|
MOM | Molniya | Communications | 1 July 2007 | Successful | ||
| 9 March 22:35:59 |
Kosmos-3M
|
Plesetsk Site 132/1
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2181 (Tsikada)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 14 March 00:00 |
Atlas I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-36B
|
General Dynamics
| ||||
| Galaxy 5
|
Hughes | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 17 March 10:54:30 |
Soyuz-U2
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
VKS
| ||||
| Soyuz TM-14
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Mir EO-11 | 10 August | Successful | ||
| Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts; First crewed Russian (post-Soviet) launch | |||||||
| 24 March 13:13:39 |
Space Shuttle Atlantis
|
Kennedy LC-39A
|
United Space Alliance
| ||||
| STS-45
|
NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity | 2 April | Successful | ||
| Spacelab Double Pallet
|
NASA | Low Earth (Atlantis) | Spacelab ATLAS-1 | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts including the first Belgian in space | |||||||
Apriledit | |||||||
| 1 April 14:18 |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 16/2
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2182 (Yantar-4K2)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 30 May | Successful | ||
| 2 April 01:50 |
Proton-K/DM-2
|
Baikonur Site 81/23
|
VKS
| ||||
| Gorizont 25
|
YeSSS | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 8 April 12:20 |
Soyuz-U
|
Baikonur Site 31/6
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2183 (Yantar-4K2)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 16 February 1993 | Successful | ||
| 10 April 03:20 |
Delta II 7925
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17B
|
McDonnell Douglas
| ||||
| USA-80 (GPS IIA-4)
|
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 15 April 07:17:43 |
Kosmos-3M
|
Plesetsk Site 132/1
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2184 (Parus)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 15 April 23:25:27 |
Ariane 4 44L
|
Kourou ELA-2
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Arianespace
| ||||
 Inmarsat-2F4
|
Inmarsat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Télécom 2B
|
France Télécom | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 19 April 21:29:25 |
Soyuz-U2
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
VKS
| ||||
| Progress M-12
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 27 June | Successful | ||
| 25 April 08:53 |
Titan 23G
|
Vandenberg SLC-4W
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| USA-81 (Bernie/Singleton)
|
NRO | Low Earth (Polar) | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 April 09:00 |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 43/4
|
VKS
| ||||
| Resurs-F #14
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 29 May | Successful | ||
| 29 April 10:10 |
Soyuz-U
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2185 (Yantar-1KFT)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 11 June | Successful | ||
Mayedit | |||||||
| 7 May 23:40 |
Space Shuttle Endeavour
|
Kennedy LC-39B
|
United Space Alliance
| ||||
| STS-49
|
NASA | Low Earth | Satellite reboost | 16 May | Successful | ||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts; Maiden flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour; reboosted Intelsat 603 | |||||||
| 14 May 00:40 |
Delta II 7925-8
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17B
|
McDonnell Douglas
| ||||
 Palapa-B4
|
Telkom | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 20 May 00:30 |
 ASLV
|
Sriharikota FLP
|
ISRO
| ||||
| SROSS-C
|
ISRO | Low Earth | Magnetosphere | 14 July | Partial failure | ||
| Placed into incorrect orbit due to fifth stage spin-up failure | |||||||
| 28 May 19:09:59 |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 16/2
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2186 (Yantar-4K2)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 24 July | Successful | ||
Juneedit | |||||||
| 3 June 00:50:30 |
Kosmos-3M
|
Plesetsk Site 133/3
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2187 (Strela-1M)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2188 (Strela-1M)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2189 (Strela-1M)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2190 (Strela-1M)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2191 (Strela 1M)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2192 (Strela-1M)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2193 (Strela-1M)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2194 (Strela-1M)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 7 June 16:40 |
Delta II 6920-10
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|
McDonnell Douglas
| ||||
| EUVE
|
NASA | Low Earth | Ultraviolet astronomy | 31 January 2002 | Successful | ||
| Final flight of Delta II 6920 | |||||||
| 10 June 00:00 |
Atlas IIA
|
Cape Canaveral LC-36B
|
General Dynamics
| ||||
 Intelsat K
|
Intelsat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Maiden flight of Atlas IIA | |||||||
| 23 June 08:00 |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 43/3
|
VKS
| ||||
| Resurs-F #15
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 9 July | Successful | ||
| 25 June 16:12:22 |
Space Shuttle Columbia
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Kennedy LC-39A
|
United Space Alliance
| ||||
| STS-50
|
NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity | 9 July | Successful | ||
| Spacelab Long Module 1
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NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Spacelab USML-1 | ||||
| EDO Pallet
|
NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Cryogenic mission extension pallet | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts; Maiden flight of EDO Pallet | |||||||
| 30 June 16:43:13 |
Soyuz-U2
|
Baikonur Site 31/6
|
VKS
| ||||
| Progress M-13
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 24 July | Successful | ||
Julyedit | |||||||
| 1 July 20:16:22 |
Kosmos-3M
|
Plesetsk Site 133/3
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2195 (Parus)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 2 July 21:54:01 |
Atlas II/IABS
|
Cape Canaveral LC-36A
|
General Dynamics
| ||||
| USA-82 (DSCS IIIB-12)
|
US Air Force | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 3 July 14:19 |
Scout G-1
|
Vandenberg SLC-5
|
NASA
| ||||
| SAMPEX (SMEX-1/Explorer 68)
|
NASA | Low Earth | Solar | 13 November 2012 | Successful | ||
| 7 July 09:20:01 |
Delta II 7925
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17B
|
McDonnell Douglas
| ||||
| USA-83 (GPS IIA-5)
|
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 8 July 09:53:14 |
Molniya-M/2BL
|
Plesetsk Site 43/3
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2196 (Oko)
|
MO RF | Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 9 July 22:42:19 |
Ariane 4 44L
|
Kourou ELA-2
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| INSAT-2A
|
ISRO | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Eutelsat 2F4
|
Eutelsat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Eutelsat retired in 2003 | |||||||
| 13 July 17:41:40 |
Tsyklon-3
|
Plesetsk
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2197 (Strela-3)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2198 (Strela-3)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2199 (Gonets-D)
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2200 (Strela-3)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2201 (Gonets-D)
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2202 (Strela-3)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 14 July 22:02 |
Proton-K/DM-2
|
Baikonur Site 81/23
|
VKS
| ||||
| Gorizont 26
|
YeSSS | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 24 July 14:26 |
Delta II 6925
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|
McDonnell Douglas
| ||||
| GEOTAIL
|
ISAS/NASA | High Earth | Magnetosphere | In orbit | Successful[2] | ||
| DUVE
|
NASA/California | Low Earth | Ultraviolet astronomy | 16 March 2003 | Successful | ||
| Final flight of Delta II 6000-series | |||||||
| 24 July 19:40 |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 43/3
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2203 (Yantar-4K2)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 22 September | Successful | ||
| 27 July 06:08:42 |
Soyuz-U2
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
VKS
| ||||
| Soyuz TM-15
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Mir EO-12 | 1 February 1993 | Successful | ||
| Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
| 30 July 01:59:01 |
Proton-K/DM-2
|
Baikonur Site 81/23
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2204 (GLONASS)
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2205 (GLONASS)
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2206 (GLONASS)
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 30 July 11:00 |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 43/4
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2207 (Zenit-8)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 13 August | Successful | ||
| 31 July 13:56:48 |
Space Shuttle Atlantis
|
Kennedy LC-39B
|
United Space Alliance
| ||||
| STS-46
|
NASA | Low Earth | Satellite deployment | 8 August | Successful | ||
| TSS-1
|
ASI | Low Earth (Atlantis) | Technology | Failure | |||
| EURECA
|
ESA | Low Earth | Microgravity/Solar | 1 July 1993 | Successful | ||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts including the first Swiss and Italian in space TSS tether jammed during deployment; EURECA returned to Earth by Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-57 | |||||||
Augustedit | |||||||
| 6 August 19:30:59 |
Molniya-M/ML
|
Plesetsk Site 43/3
|
VKS
| ||||
| Molniya-1 #84
|
MOM | Molniya | Communications | 4 April 2008 | Successful | ||
| 9 August 08:00 |
 Long March 2D
|
Jiuquan LA-2B
|
CALT
| ||||
| FSW-2 #1
|
CASC | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 1 September | Successful | ||
| 10 August 23:08:07 |
Ariane 4 42P
|
Kourou ELA-2
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| TOPEX/Poseidon
|
CNES/NASA | Low Earth | Oceanography | In orbit | Successful | ||
| S80/T
|
CNES | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
| KITSAT-1 (OSCAR-23)
|
KAIST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| TOPEX/Poseidon mission ended in October 2005 and was deactivated on 18 January 2006. KITSAT-1 was the first South Korean satellite. | |||||||
| 12 August 05:44:01 |
Kosmos-3M
|
Plesetsk Site 132/1
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2208 (Strela-2M)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 13 August 23:00 |
Long March 2E
|
Xichang LA-2
|
CALT
| ||||
 Optus B1
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Optus | Current: Graveyard Operational: Geostationary |
Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Retired and moved to graveyard orbit in May 2008 | |||||||
| 15 August 22:18:32 |
Soyuz-U2
|
Baikonur Site 31/6
|
VKS
| ||||
| Progress M-14
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 21 October | Successful | ||
| 19 August 10:20 |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 16/2
|
VKS
| ||||
| Resurs-F #16
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 4 September | Successful | ||
| Pion-Germes 1
|
MOM | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 25 September | Successful | ||
| Pion-Germes 2
|
MOM | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 24 September | Successful | ||
| 22 August 22:40 |
Atlas I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-36B
|
General Dynamics
| ||||
| Galaxy 1R
|
Hughes | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications | 22 August | Launch failure | ||
| Upper stage turbopump failed to start, destroyed by range safety | |||||||
| 31 August 10:41 |
Delta II 7925
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17B
|
McDonnell Douglas
| ||||
| Satcom C4
|
GE Americom | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
Septemberedit | |||||||
| 9 September 08:57 |
Delta II 7925
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|
McDonnell Douglas
| ||||
| USA-84 (GPS IIA-6)
|
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 10 September 18:01:18 |
Proton-K/DM-2
|
Baikonur Site 81/23
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2209 (Prognoz)
|
MO RF | Geostationary | Missile defence | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 10 September 23:04 |
Ariane 4 44LP
|
Kourou ELA-2
|
Arianespace
| ||||
 Hispasat 1A
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Hispasat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Satcom C3
|
GE Americom | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Hispasat retired in 2003 | |||||||
| 12 September 14:23 |
Space Shuttle Endeavour
|
Kennedy LC-39B
|
United Space Alliance
| ||||
| STS-47
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NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity | 20 September | Successful | ||
| Spacelab Long Module 2
|
NASDA/NASA | Low Earth (Endeavour) | Spacelab-J | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts; 50th mission of the Space Shuttle programme | |||||||
| 22 September 16:10 |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 16/2
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2210 (Yantar-4K2)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 20 November | Successful | ||
| 25 September 17:05:01 |
Commercial Titan III/TOS
|
Cape Canaveral LC-40
|
Martin Marietta
| ||||
| Mars Observer
|
NASA | Intended: Areocentric Achieved: Heliocentric |
Mars orbiter | Unknown | Partial failure | ||
| Final flight of Commercial Titan III; Maiden flight of TOS Contact lost three days before orbit insertion. It is unclear whether the spacecraft entered Aerocentric orbit, remained in Heliocentric orbit, or exploded. | |||||||
Octoberedit | |||||||
| 6 October 06:20:05 |
Long March 2C
|
Jiuquan LA-2B
|
CALT
| ||||
| FSW-1 #4
|
CASC | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 13 October | Successful | ||
 Freja
|
SSC | Low Earth | Magnetosphere | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Freja mission ended 30 June 1995 and last contact made on 14 October 1996 | |||||||
| 8 October 19:00 |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 43/4
|
VKS
| ||||
| Foton-8
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Roskosmos | Low Earth | Microgravity | 24 October | Successful | ||
| 12 October 09:47 |
Delta II 7925
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17B
|
McDonnell Douglas
| ||||
 DFS-3
|
Bundespost | Current: Graveyard Operational: Geostationary |
Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Retired in February 2003 | |||||||
| 14 October 19:58 |
Molniya-M/ML
|
Plesetsk Site 43/3
|
VKS
| ||||
| Molniya-3 #50L
|
MOM | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 20 October 12:58:12 |
Tsyklon-3
|
Plesetsk
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2211 (Strela-3)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2212 (Strela-3)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2213 (Strela-3)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2214 (Strela-3)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2215 (Strela-3)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2216 (Strela-3)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 21 October 10:21:22 |
Molniya-M/2BL
|
Plesetsk Site 16/2
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2217 (Oko)
|
MO RF | Molniya | Missile defence | 6 November 2010 04:22[3] |
Successful | ||
| 22 October 17:09:40 |
Space Shuttle Columbia
|
Kennedy LC-39B
|
United Space Alliance
| ||||
| STS-52
|
NASA | Low Earth | USMP-1 | 1 November | Successful | ||
 CANEX-2
|
CSA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Microgravity | ||||
| LAGEOS-2
|
ASI | Medium Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts | |||||||
| 27 October 17:19:41 |
Soyuz-U2
|
Baikonur Site 31/6
|
VKS
| ||||
| Progress M-15
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 7 February 1993 | Successful | ||
| Mak-2
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth | Ionosphere | 1 April 1993 | Successful | ||
| Znamya 2
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth | Solar mirror | 5 February 1993 | Successful | ||
| Mak-2 deployed from Mir on 20 November 1992; Znamya deployed from Progress on 4 February 1993 | |||||||
| 28 October 00:15 |
Ariane 4 42P
|
Kourou ELA-2
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Galaxy 7
|
Hughes | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Major spacecraft malfunction November 2000 | |||||||
| 29 October 10:40:33 |
Kosmos-3M
|
Plesetsk Site 133/3
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2218 (Parus)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 30 October 14:59 |
Proton-K/DM-2
|
Baikonur Site 81/23
|
VKS
| ||||
| Ekran-M3
|
MOM | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
Novemberedit | |||||||
| 15 November 21:45:01 |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 16/2
|
VKS
| ||||
| Resurs 500
|
MOM | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 22 November | Successful | ||
| 17 November 07:47 |
Zenit-2
|
Baikonur Site 45/1
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2219 (Tselina-2)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 20 November 15:29:59 |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 43/4
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2220 (Yantar-4K2)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 18 January 1993 | Successful | ||
| 21 November 13:45 |
Scout G-1
|
Vandenberg SLC-5
|
NASA
| ||||
| MSTI-1
|
US Air Force/SDIO | Sun-synchronous | Technology | 18 July 1993 | Successful | ||
| 22 November 23:54 |
Delta II 7925
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|
McDonnell Douglas
| ||||
| USA-85 (GPS IIA-7)
|
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 24 November 04:09:59 |
Tsyklon-3
|
Plesetsk
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2221 (Tselina-D)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 25 November 12:18:54 |
Molniya-M/2BL
|
Plesetsk Site 43/3
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2222 (Oko)
|
MO RF | Molniya | Missile defence | 3 May 2023 03:58[4] |
Successful | ||
| 27 November 13:10 |
Proton-K/DM-2
|
Baikonur Site 81/23
|
VKS
| ||||
| Gorizont 27
|
YeSSS | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 28 November 21:34 |
Titan IVA (404)
|
Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| USA-86 (KH-12-1)
|
NRO | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | 5 June 2000 | Successful | ||
Decemberedit | |||||||
| 1 December 22:48 |
Ariane 4 42P
|
Kourou ELA-2
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Superbird A1
|
SCC | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 2 December 01:57 |
Molniya-M/ML
|
Plesetsk Site 43/3
|
VKS
| ||||
| Molniya-3 #56L
|
MOM | Molniya | Communications | 8 November 2008 | Successful | ||
| 2 December 13:24 |
Space Shuttle Discovery
|
Kennedy LC-39A
|
United Space Alliance
| ||||
| STS-53
|
NASA | Low Earth | Satellite deployment | 9 December | Successful | ||
| USA-89 (SDS-2-3)
|
NRO | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ODERACS A
|
NASA | Low Earth | Calibration | 9 December | Failure | ||
| ODERACS B
|
NASA | Low Earth | Calibration | ||||
| ODERACS C
|
NASA | Low Earth | Calibration | ||||
| ODERACS D
|
NASA | Low Earth | Calibration | ||||
| ODERACS E
|
NASA | Low Earth | Calibration | ||||
| ODERACS F
|
NASA | Low Earth | Calibration | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts; ODERACS deployment cancelled and reflown on STS-60 | |||||||
| 9 December 11:25 |
Soyuz-U
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2223 (Yantar-4KS1)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 16 December 1993 | Successful | ||
| 17 December 12:45 |
Proton-K/DM-2
|
Baikonur Site 200/39
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2224 (Prognoz)
|
MO RF | Geosynchronous | Missile defence | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 December 22:16 |
Delta II 7925
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17B
|
McDonnell Douglas
| ||||
| USA-87 (GPS IIA-8)
|
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 21 December 11:21 |
Long March 2E
|
Xichang LA-2
|
CALT
| ||||
| Optus B2
|
Optus | Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Low Earth |
Communications | 29 June 1995 | Launch Partial Failure | ||
| Payload fairing collapsed during ascent; rocket continued to orbit deploying remains of payload and upper stage into low Earth orbit | |||||||
| 22 December 12:00 |
Soyuz-U
|
Baikonur Site 31/6
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2225 (Orlets)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 18 February 1993 | Successful | ||
| 22 December 12:36 |
Tsyklon-3
|
Plesetsk Site 32/2
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2226 (Geo-IK)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 25 December 05:56 |
Zenit-2
|
Baikonur Site 45/1
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2227 (Tselina-2)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 25 December 20:07:59 |
Tsyklon-3
|
Plesetsk
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2228 (Tselina-D)
|
MO RF | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 29 December 13:30:01 |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 43/3
|
VKS
| ||||
| Kosmos 2229 (Bion 10)
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth | Biological | 10 January 1993 | Successful | ||
Suborbital launches
edit| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
Januaryedit | |||||||
| 11 January 03:40 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Astronomy | 11 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 248 kilometres (154 mi) | |||||||
| 17 January | Storm
|
White Sands SULF
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| BTTV-1
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 23 January 19:19 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 23 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 28 January 12:00 |
S-310
|
Kagoshima LA-K
|
ISAS
| ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi) | |||||||
| 31 January 11:55 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
| ||||
| SXT
|
NASA/Boulder | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 31 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
Februaryedit | |||||||
| 1 February 16:00 |
S-520
|
Kagoshima LA-K
|
ISAS
| ||||
| CIR
|
ISAS | Suborbital | Infrared astronomy | 1 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 338 kilometres (210 mi) | |||||||
| 18 February | Aries
|
White Sands LC-36
|
SDIO
| ||||
| SDIO | Suborbital | Technology | 18 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February 03:15 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Astronomy | 22 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS West Virginia, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 February | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS West Virginia, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 February | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS West Virginia, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 February | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS West Virginia, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 February | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
Marchedit | |||||||
| 3 March 13:57:30 |
Nike Tomahawk
|
Poker Flat
|
NASA
| ||||
| Aria-1
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 3 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 295 kilometres (183 mi) | |||||||
| 3 March 14:06:48 |
Black Brant VIIIC
|
Poker Flat
|
NASA
| ||||
| Aria-1
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 3 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
| 3 March 14:57 |
Nike Tomahawk
|
Poker Flat
|
NASA
| ||||
| Aria-1
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 3 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 4 March | LGM-118 Peacekeeper
|
Vandenberg LF-05
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 6 March 13:57:30 |
Nike Tomahawk
|
Poker Flat
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 6 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 12 March 22:42 |
Nike Orion
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| CWAS-21
|
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 13 March 18:15 |
LGM-30B Minuteman I
|
Vandenberg LF-03
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 13 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 13 March 18:36:27 |
Aries
|
 Meck
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| ERIS
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Interceptor | 13 March | Partial failure | ||
| Final flight of ERIS; missed target due to programming issue caused by test conditions, enough data collected to proceed with operagional programme. Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
| 15 March 22:46 |
Nike Orion
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| CWAS-22
|
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 18 March | Scout-II
|
Salto di Quirra
|
ASI
| ||||
| ASI | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 March | Launch failure | |||
| 19 March 16:05 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
CSA
| ||||
| CSAR-1
|
CSA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 19 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 19 March 16:10 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
| ||||
| HIRAAS-2
|
NASA | Suborbital | Airglow | 19 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 29 March 07:27 |
Black Brant XI
|
Poker Flat
|
NASA
| ||||
| CHARGE-2B
|
NASA | Suborbital | Ionosphere | 29 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 267 kilometres (166 mi) | |||||||
| 29 March 08:07:45 |
HPB
|
Poker Flat
|
Orbital Sciences
| ||||
| Orbital Sciences | Suborbital | Infrared astronomy | 29 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
Apriledit | |||||||
| 8 April | UGM-96 Trident I
|
USS Henry L. Stimson, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 April | Successful | |||
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 40; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 8 April | UGM-96 Trident I
|
USS Henry L. Stimson, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 April | Successful | |||
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 40; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 9 April 10:40 |
Black Brant IXBM1
|
Esrange
|
SSC
| ||||
| MASER-5
|
SSC | Suborbital | Microgravity | 9 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 317 kilometres (197 mi) | |||||||
| 15 April 09:09 |
HPB
|
Wallops Island
|
Orbital Sciences
| ||||
| Orbital Sciences | Suborbital | Target | 15 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 450 kilometres (280 mi) | |||||||
| 29 April | DF-21
|
Taiyuan
|
CALT
| ||||
| CALT | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 April | Launch failure | |||
Mayedit | |||||||
| 5 May | LGM-30G Minuteman III
|
Vandenberg LF-10
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| GT-147GM-1
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 5 May | Prithvi
|
Balasore
|
DRDO
| ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 12 May 14:26 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
| ||||
| SPARTAN (SPDE)
|
NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 12 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 23 May 00:00 |
Nike Orion
|
White Sands
|
| ||||
| CWAS-23
|
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 24 May | Terrier Malemute
|
Barking Sands
|
SDIO
| ||||
| CDX (LWIS)
|
SDIO | Suborbital | Target | 24 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
| 25 May 23:52 |
Nike Tomahawk
|
Arecibo
|
NASA
| ||||
| AA-3A
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 25 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 27 May 12:27 |
Nike Orion
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| CWAS-24
|
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 28 May | Agni-I
|
Balasore
|
DRDO
| ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 May | Failure | |||
| 30 May 08:11 |
Black Brant IX
|
Arecibo
|
NASA
| ||||
| AA-4IFH
|
NASA/NRL | Suborbital | Plasma | 30 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 308 kilometres (191 mi) | |||||||
| May | DF-21
|
Taiyuan
|
CALT
| ||||
| CALT | Suborbital | Test flight | L+1 hour | Failure | |||
Juneedit | |||||||
| 1 June 02:52 |
 Sonda 3
|
Alcântara
|
INPE
| ||||
| INPE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 282 kilometres (175 mi) | |||||||
| 2 June | LGM-30G Minuteman III
|
Vandenberg LF-26
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| GT-148GB
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 6 June 08:37:31 |
Black Brant IX
|
Arecibo
|
NASA
| ||||
| AA-3B
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 6 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 370 kilometres (230 mi) | |||||||
| 9 June 05:32 |
Black Brant IX
|
Arecibo
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 9 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 16 June | Storm
|
White Sands SULF
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| BTTV-2
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 June | Failure | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 18 June | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS West Virginia, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 June | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 18 June | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS West Virginia, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 June | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 18 June | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS West Virginia, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 June | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 18 June | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS West Virginia, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 June | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 19 June 11:01 |
Aries
|
White Sands LC-36
|
SDIO
| ||||
| SDIO | Suborbital | Technology | 19 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 330 kilometres (210 mi) | |||||||
| 23 June 00:24 |
Black Brant VC
|
Arecibo
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionosphere | 23 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| June |  Rodong-1
|
Musudan-ri
|
KPA
| ||||
| KPA | Suborbital | Test flight | L+1 hour | Failure | |||
Julyedit | |||||||
| 1 July 02:20 |
LGM-118 Peacekeeper
|
Vandenberg LF-02
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 2 July 09:01:15 |
Black Brant IX
|
Arecibo
|
NASA
| ||||
| AA-1
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 2 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July | RH-560
|
Sriharikota
|
ISRO
| ||||
| ISRO | Suborbital | Ionosphere | 3 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) | |||||||
| 4 July 08:58 |
Black Brant IX
|
Arecibo
|
NASA
| ||||
| AA-7
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 4 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 12 July 09:02 |
Black Brant IX
|
Arecibo
|
NASA
| ||||
| AA-2
|
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 12 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi) | |||||||
| 24 July 13:36 |
Black Brant VIIIC
|
Poker Flat
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 24 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 340 kilometres (210 mi) | |||||||
| 28 July | UR-100NU
|
Baikonur
|
RVSN
| ||||
| SLI
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 29 July | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Maryland, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 July | Successful | |||
| Demonstration and Shakedown Operation 9; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| July | Hwasong-6
|
|
Syrian Air Force
| ||||
| Syrian Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | L+1 hour | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| July | Hwasong-6
|
|
Syrian Air Force
| ||||
| Syrian Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | L+1 hour | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
Augustedit | |||||||
| 4 August | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Tennessee, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 August | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 4 August | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Tennessee, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 August | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 4 August | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Tennessee, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 August | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 4 August | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Tennessee, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 August | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 18 August | Prithvi
|
Balasore
|
DRDO
| ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 19 August 23:30 |
TR-1A
|
Tanegashima LA-T
|
NASDA
| ||||
| NASDA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 19 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
| 21 August 17:46 |
Nike Orion
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 24 August 16:30 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
| ||||
| HRTS-8
|
NASA/NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 24 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 249 kilometres (155 mi) | |||||||
| 26 August 15:10 |
Nike Orion
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| CWAS-25
|
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 27 August 18:30 |
Black Brant VIIIC
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi) | |||||||
Septemberedit | |||||||
| 1 September 01:00 |
Nike Orion
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| CWAS-26
|
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 3 September | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Kentucky, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 September | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 3 September | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Kentucky, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 September | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 3 September | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Kentucky, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 September | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 3 September | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Kentucky, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 September | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 10 September 14:30 |
Black Brant IXCM1
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White Sands LC-36
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SSI
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| CONSORT-5
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Huntsville | Suborbital | Microgravity | 10 September | Failure | ||
| Apogee: 235 kilometres (146 mi) | |||||||
| 16 September 03:15 |
LGM-118 Peacekeeper
|
Vandenberg LF-05
|
US Air Force
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September | LGM-30G Minuteman III
|
Vandenberg LF-26
|
US Air Force
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| GT-149GB
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
Octoberedit | |||||||
| 16 October | Castor-Orbus
|
Wake Island
|
Orbital Sciences
| ||||
| SDIO | Suborbital | Reentry test | 16 October | Failure | |||
| Maiden flight of Castor-Orbus; Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 19 October | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Maryland, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 October | Successful | |||
| Demonstration and Shakedown Operation 10; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 22 October | Aries
|
Wallops Island
|
SDIO
| ||||
| Orbus 1 (SPFE-3)
|
SDIO | Suborbital | Target | 22 October | Failure | ||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
| 25 October 01:06 |
LGM-30B Minuteman I
|
Vandenberg LF-03
|
US Air Force
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| AST-DT2
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 25 October | Failure | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 27 October 18:30 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
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| CU-3
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NASA | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 27 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 298 kilometres (185 mi) | |||||||
Novemberedit | |||||||
| 4 November 02:00 |
LGM-30G Minuteman III
|
Vandenberg LF-04
|
US Air Force
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| GT-150GM
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 November | Failure | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 8 November 10:25 |
Maxus
|
Esrange
|
SSC/DLR
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| MAXUS 1B
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ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 8 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 717 kilometres (446 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Tennessee, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Tennessee, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Tennessee, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Tennessee, Eastern Range
|
US Navy
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 22 November 09:22 |
Skylark 7
|
Esrange LA-S
|
DLR
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| TEXUS 29
|
DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity | 22 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
Decemberedit | |||||||
| 1 December | UR-100NU
|
Baikonur
|
RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 December | Failure | |||
| 6 December 16:00 |
Nike Orion
|
White Sands
|
NASA
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| CWAS-27
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NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 9 December 00:00 |
Zyb
|
Submarine, Pacific Ocean
|
VMF
| ||||
| Efir
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Technology | 9 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 9 December | Black Brant IXCM1
|
Centre d'Essais des Landes
|
MATRA
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| POIVRE (VERT)
|
MATRA | Suborbital | Imaging | 9 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 11 December 22:45 |
Nike Orion
|
White Sands
|
NASA
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| CWAS-28
|
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 15 December 03:00 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
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| NASA/JHU | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 15 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 302 kilometres (188 mi) | |||||||
Deep Space Rendezvous
edit| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 February | Ulysses | 1st flyby of Jupiter | Gravity assist, inclination change |
| 15 February | Hiten | Selenocentric orbit injection | |
| 14 July | Giotto | Flyby of 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup | Closest approach: 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
| 8 October | Pioneer Venus Orbiter | Deliberately deorbited into the Venerian atmosphere | |
| 8 December | Galileo | 2nd flyby of the Earth | Gravity assist; Closest approach: 305 kilometres (190 mi) |
EVAs
edit| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February 20:09 |
4 hours 12 minutes |
21 February 00:21 |
Mir EO-10 Kvant-2 |
Aleksandr Volkov Sergei Krikalev
|
Performed maintenance activities on the outside of Mir, including cleaning camera lenses. Volkov had problems with the cooling system on his Orlan space suit, and was limited in his mobility. |
| 10 May 20:40 |
3 hours 43 minutes |
11 May 00:23 |
STS-49 Endeavour |
Pierre J. Thuot Richard Hieb
|
Thuot attempted to capture the Intelsat VI satellite using a capture bar while Hieb stood by to assist with placement in the payload bay. After multiple attempts to catch Intelsat VI, the spacewalkers returned to the airlock to consider the failed attempts.[5] |
| 11 May 21:05 |
5 hours 30 minutes |
12 May 02:35 |
STS-49 Endeavour |
Pierre J. Thuot Richard Hieb
|
Thuot tried five more times to capture Intelsat VI while Hieb stood by to assist. Once again Thuot was unable to engage the capture bar to the satellite.[5] |
| 13 May 21:17 |
8 hours 29 minutes |
14 May 05:46 |
STS-49 Endeavour |
Pierre J. Thuot Richard Hieb Thomas Akers
|
Thuot, Hieb and Akers captured Intelsat VI with their hands. The trio then pulled the satellite into the payload bay, added a new perigee kick motor, and launched the satellite away from Endeavour. This spacewalk was the first three-person spacewalk in history. The three spacewalkers also set a new record for elapsed spacewalk time.[5] |
| 14 May ~21:00 |
7 hours 44 minutes |
15 May ~04:45 |
STS-49 Endeavour |
Thomas Akers Kathryn C. Thornton
|
Tested space station assembly techniques on an experimental structure, the Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity Methods (ASEM). |
| 8 July 12:38 |
2 hours 3 minutes |
14:41 | Mir EO-11 Kvant-2 |
Aleksandr Viktorenko Aleksandr Kaleri
|
Inspected several gyrodynes, located on the Kvant-2 module, near the airlock to provide data needed to prepare for the planned repair and replacement work of the gyrodynes. |
| 3 September 13:32 |
3 hours 56 minutes |
17:28 | Mir EO-12 Kvant-2 |
Sergei Avdeyev Anatoly Solovyev
|
Moved the VDU thruster unit to its position and prepared the Sofora girder for installation of the VDU. |
| 7 September 11:47 |
5 hours 8 minutes |
16:55 | Mir EO-12 Kvant-2 |
Sergei Avdeyev Anatoly Solovyev
|
Installed the electrical and control cables needed by the VDU thruster for operation on the Sofora truss and recovered the Russian flag installed on the Sofora truss the year before. |
| 11 September 10:06 |
5 hours 44 minutes |
15:50 | Mir EO-12 Kvant-2 |
Sergei Avdeyev Anatoly Solovyev
|
Completed install of the VDU thruster on Sofora truss, and moved the truss into its extended position. |
| 15 September 07:49 |
3 hours 33 minutes |
11:22 | Mir EO-12 Kvant-2 |
Sergei Avdeyev Anatoly Solovyev
|
Collected samples of a solar array and relocated the Kurs docking antenna on the Kristall module in preparation of the arrival of Soyuz TM-16. |
References
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Footnotes
edit- ^ NASA (23 November 2007). "NASA – STS-42". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
- ^ "GEOTAIL ends after over 30 years of observational operations". ISAS/JAXA. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "The Aerospace Corporation - Assuring Mission Success". reentrynews.aero.org. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan [@planet4589] (3 May 2023). "The Russian early warning satellite Oko 73D6-6051, codename Kosmos-2222, reentered south of New Zealand at 0358 UTC May 3 after 30.4 years in space. It operated from 1992 to about 1995 and has been space junk since then" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c Kallender, Mark. "STS-49, The Rescue Of Intelsat-VI 603". Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2009.