| |
Date |
Mission
Designation |
Launch
Vehicle |
Country
of Launch |
Payload
Type |
Notes |
| 1. |
Jan. 21 |
DSCS-III B-8 |
Atlas 2A |
US/Mil. |
Comsat |
|
| 2. |
Jan. 24 |
Galaxy 10-R |
Ariane 4 (V125) |
Europe |
Comsat |
|
| 3. |
Jan. 26 |
Zhongxing-22 |
Long March-3A |
China |
Comsat |
|
| 4. |
Jan. 26 |
JAWSAT
ASUSAT
OPAL
OCSE
FalconSat-I
Artemis
STENSAT
MEMS-1
MEMS-2 |
Minotaur (OSP-1) |
US/Mil. |
Techn.
ImagCom.
Techn.
Calib.(balloon)
Techn.
Science
Comsat
Techn.
Techn. |
|
| 5. |
Feb. 1 |
Progress M1-1 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia |
Mir Cargo |
|
| 6. |
Feb. 3 |
Kosmos-2369 (Tselina) |
Zenit-2 |
Russia/Mil. |
SigInt. |
|
| 7. |
Feb. 3 |
Hispasat 1C (Spain) |
Atlas 2A |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 8. |
Feb. 8 |
Globalstar
Globalstar
Globalstar
Globalstar |
Delta 2 |
US/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 9. |
Feb. 8 |
IRDT (entry shields)
Dummy satellite
Fregat (stage) |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/Com. |
TechTest
TechTest
TechTest |
|
| 10. |
Feb. 10 |
ASTRO-E |
M5 |
Japan |
Astronomy |
failed |
| 11. |
Feb. 11 |
STS-99/Endeavour |
Shuttle |
US/NASA |
Crewed (6) |
|
| 12. |
Feb. 12 |
Garuda-1 (Indonesia) |
Proton K |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 13. |
Feb. 18 |
Superbird 4 |
Ariane 4 (V126) |
Europa/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 14. |
Mar. 12 |
Ekspress A2 |
Proton |
Russia/Gov. |
Comsat |
|
| 15. |
Mar. 12 |
MTI (Multisp.Th.Imag.) |
Taurus |
US/Mil. |
Techn. |
|
| 16. |
Mar. 12 |
ICO |
Zenit-3SL (Ukr.) |
US/Com.
SeaLaunch |
Comsat |
failed |
| 17. |
Mar. 20 |
Dumsat |
Soyuz/Fregat |
Russia/Com. |
TechRes |
|
| 18. |
Mar. 21 |
Asiastar
Insat 3B (India) |
Ariane 5 |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 19. |
Mar. 25 |
IMAGE |
Delta 2 |
US/NASA |
Science |
|
| 20. |
Apr. 4 |
Soyuz TM-30 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia |
Mir Crew (2) |
|
| 21. |
Apr. 17 |
SESAT (Eutelsat) |
Proton K |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 22. |
Apr. 19 |
Galaxy IVR (PanAmSat) |
Ariane 4 |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 23. |
Apr. 25 |
Progress M1-2 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia |
Mir Cargo |
|
| 24. |
May 3 |
GOES 11 |
Atlas 2A |
US/NASA |
WeatherSat |
|
| 25. |
May 3 |
Kosmos-2370 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/Mil. |
Imaging |
|
| 26. |
May 8 |
DSP-20 |
Titan 4B |
US/Mil. |
MisslWarn |
|
| 27. |
May 11 |
GPS SVN 51 |
Delta 2 |
US/Mil. |
Navsat |
|
| 28. |
May 16 |
Simsat-1
Simsat-2 |
Rokot |
Russia/Com. |
Test |
|
| 29. |
May 19 |
STS-101/Atlantis |
Shuttle |
US/NASA |
Crewed (7) |
|
| 30. |
May 24 |
Eutelsat W4 |
Atlas 3A (new) |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 31. |
June 6 |
Gorizont-45 |
Proton/Breeze M |
Russia |
Comsat |
|
| 32. |
June 7 |
TSX 5 (STEP) |
Pegasus XL |
US/Com. |
TechRes |
|
| 33. |
June 24 |
Ekspress A No. 3 |
Proton K/DM-2M |
Russia |
Comsat |
|
| 34. |
June 25 |
Fengyun-2 |
Long March-3 |
China |
WeatherSat |
|
| 35. |
June 28 |
Nadezhda
Tsinghua
SNAP-1 |
Kosmos-3M |
Russia/Mil. |
Navsat
TechRes
TechRes |
|
| 36. |
June 30 |
TDRS |
Atlas 2A/Centaur |
NASA |
RelaisSat |
|
| 37. |
July 1 |
Sirius-1/CD-Radio |
Proton K/DM-2M |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 38. |
July 5 |
Geyzer (Kosmos-2371) |
Proton K/DM-2 |
Russia/Mil. |
Comsat |
|
| 39. |
July 12 |
Service Module Zvezda |
Proton K |
Russia |
ISS module |
|
| 40. |
July 14 |
Echostar VI |
Atlas 2AS |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 41. |
July 15 |
CHAMP
MITA
Rubin |
Kosmos-3M |
Russia/Com. |
Science
Science
Imaging |
|
| 42. |
July 16 |
GPS SVN 44 |
Delta 2 |
US/Mil. |
Navsat |
|
| 43. |
July 16 |
Samba
Salsa |
Soyuz/Fregat |
Russia/Com. |
Science
Science |
|
| 44. |
July 19 |
Mightysat 2.1 |
Minotaur |
US/Com. |
Techn. |
|
| 45. |
July 28 |
PAS 9 (Panamsat) |
Zenit-3SL (Ukr.) |
US/Com.
SeaLaunch |
Comsat |
|
| 46. |
Aug. 6 |
Progress M1-3 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia |
ISS Cargo |
|
| 47. |
Aug. 9 |
Rumba (Cluster 2)
Tango (Cluster 2) |
Soyuz/Fregat |
Russia/Com. |
Science
Science |
|
| 48. |
Aug. 17 |
Brasilsat B-4
Nilesat 102 |
Ariane 4 (V131) |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 49. |
Aug. 17 |
2345 USA |
Titan 4B |
US/Mil. |
Recon |
|
| 50. |
Aug. 23 |
DM-F3 |
Delta 3 |
US/Com. |
DummyTest |
|
| 51. |
Aug. 28 |
Raduga-1/Globus |
Proton K/DM-2 |
Russia/Mil. |
Comsat |
|
| 52. |
Sep. 1 |
Zi Yuan(ZY)-2 |
Long March 4B |
China |
Imaging |
|
| 53. |
Sep. 5 |
Sirius 2 |
Proton K/DM-3 |
Russia |
Comsat |
|
| 54. |
Sep. 6 |
Eutelsat W1 |
Ariane 4 |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 55. |
Sep. 8 |
STS-106/Atlantis |
Shuttle |
US/NASA |
Crewed (7) |
|
| 56. |
Sep. 14 |
Astra 2B
GE 7 |
Ariane 5 (V130) |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 57. |
Sep. 21 |
NOAA 16 |
Titan 2 |
US/NASA |
Weather |
|
| 58. |
Sep. 25 |
Kosmos-2372 |
Zenit-2 |
Russia/Mil. |
Imaging |
|
| 59. |
Sep. 26 |
Tiungsat-1 (Malaysia)
MegSat-1 (Italy)
UniSat (Italy)
SaudiSat 1A (Saudi A.)
SaudiSat 1B (Saudi A.) |
Dnepr |
Russia/Com. |
Imaging
Research
Research
SpaceRes
SpaceRes |
|
| 60. |
Sep. 29 |
Kosmos-2373 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/Mil. |
Imaging |
|
| 61. |
Oct. 1 |
GE-1A |
Proton K/DM-3 |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 62. |
Oct. 6 |
NSAT-110 |
Ariane 4 |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 63. |
Oct. 9 |
HETE-2 |
Pegasus XL |
US/NASA |
Astronomy |
|
| 64. |
Oct. 11 |
STS-92/Discovery |
Shuttle |
US/NASA |
Crewed (7) |
|
| 65. |
Oct. 13 |
Kosmos-2374
Kosmos-2375
Kosmos-2376 |
Proton-K/DM-2 |
Russia/Mil. |
Navsat
Navsat
Navsat |
|
| 66. |
Oct. 16 |
Progress M-43 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia |
Mir Cargo |
|
| 67. |
Oct. 20 |
DSCS III B11 |
Atlas IIA |
US/Mil. |
Comsat |
|
| 68. |
Oct. 21 |
Thuraya 1 |
Zenit-3SL
..Sea Launch |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 69. |
Oct. 21 |
GE-6 |
Proton-K/DM-3 |
Russia/Com |
Comsat |
|
| 70. |
Oct. 29 |
EuropeStar FM1 |
Ariane 4 |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 71. |
Oct. 30 |
Beidou (North.Dipper) |
Long March 3A |
China |
Navsat |
|
| 72. |
Oct. 31 |
Soyuz TM-31 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia |
ISS Crew 1 |
|
| 73. |
Nov. 10 |
GPS SVN 41 |
Delta 2 |
US/Mil. |
Navsat |
|
| 74. |
Nov. 16 |
PAS 1R
STRV-1c
STRV-1d
AMSAT P3D |
Ariane 5 (V135) |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
TechTest
TechTest
Comsat |
|
| 75. |
Nov. 16 |
Progress M1-4 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia |
ISS Cargo |
|
| 76. |
Nov. 20 |
QuickBird 1 |
Kosmos-3M |
Russia/Com. |
Imaging |
failed |
| 77. |
Nov. 21 |
EO-1 (NASA)
SAC-C (Int.)
Munin (Sweden) |
Delta 2 |
US/Com. |
EarthObs
EarthObs
Solarphys |
|
| 78. |
Nov. 21 |
Anik F-1 (Canada) |
Ariane 4 |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 79. |
Nov. 30 |
Sirius CD Radio 3 |
Proton-K/DM-3 |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 80. |
Dec. 1 |
STS-97/Endeavour |
Shuttle |
US/NASA |
Crewed (5) |
|
| 81 |
Dec. 5 |
EROS A1 (Israel) |
Start-1 (mod.Topol) |
Russia/Com. |
Imaging |
|
| 82. |
Dec. 7 |
USA 155 |
Atlas 2AS |
US/Mil. |
Comsat? |
|
| 83. |
Dec. 20 |
Astra 2D
GE 8/Aurora 3(US)
LDREX (Japan) |
Ariane 5G |
ESA/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat
Tech |
|
| 84. |
Dec. 20 |
Beidou |
Long March 3A |
China |
Navsat |
|
| 85. |
Dec. 27 |
Gonets D1
Gonets D1
Gonets D1
Strela-3
Strela-3
Strela-3 |
Tsiklon-3 |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat
Comsat
Comsat
Comsat
Comsat |
failed |
