Launches
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This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1995.
| Launch date and time |
Rocket |
Launch
site |
Launch contractor |
Payload |
Operator |
Orbit |
Mission
function |
Re-entry or
destruction |
Outcome |
Remarks |
| 10 January , 06:18 GMT |
Atlas IIAS |
LC-36B, Cape Canaveral |
ILS |
Intelsat 704 |
Intelsat |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 15 January , 13:45 GMT |
Mu-3SII |
M1, Kagoshima |
ISAS |
Express 1 |
ISAS |
LEO |
Material research |
15 January 1995 |
Failure |
Second stage control malfunction. Decayed from orbit shortly after launch, over Ghana.
Final flight of Mu-3SII rocket
Spacecraft intended to be recovered |
| 19 January |
Trident D-5 |
Submarine, Cape Canaveral |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
SLBM test |
19 January 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 19 January |
Trident D-5 |
Submarine, Cape Canaveral |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
SLBM test |
19 January 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 19 January , 20:01 GMT |
Peacekeeper |
LF-02, Vandenberg AFB |
US Air Force |
|
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
ICBM test |
19 January 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 23 January , 12:30 GMT |
S-520 |
LA-K, Kagoshima |
ISAS |
|
ISAS |
Sub-orbital |
Infrared astronomy |
23 January 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 24 January , 03:54 GMT |
Kosmos 3M |
LC-132, Plesetsk |
|
Tsikada |
MO RF |
LEO, Polar |
Navigation |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| Astrid |
SSC |
LEO, Polar |
Auroral research |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| FAISAT |
FAI |
LEO, Polar |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 25 January , 03:54 GMT |
Black Brant XII |
U3, Andoya |
NASA |
SCIFER |
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Ionospheric research |
25 January 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 25 January , 22:40 GMT |
Long March 2E (CZ-2E) |
LC-2, Xichang |
CASC |
Apstar 2 |
|
Intended: Geostationary |
Comsat |
25 January 1995 |
Failure |
Guidance error. 20-120 ground casualties |
| 28 January , 16:00 GMT |
S-520 |
LA-K, Kagoshima |
ISAS |
|
ISAS |
Sub-orbital |
Ultraviolet astronomy |
28 January 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 29 January , 06:18 GMT |
Atlas II |
LC-36A, Cape Canaveral |
|
UHF (USA-108) |
HCI |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 1 February |
Minuteman III |
LF-09, Vandenberg AFB |
US Air Force |
GT-156GM |
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
ICBM test |
1 February 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 2 February , 15:27 GMT |
Black Brant 8C |
Poker Flat |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Ionospheric research |
2 February 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 2 February , 15:51 GMT |
Nike-Tomahawk |
Poker Flat |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Ionospheric research |
2 February 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 3 February , 05:22 GMT |
Space Shuttle Discovery |
LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center |
USA |
STS-63, 6 astronauts |
NASA |
LEO, rendezvous with Mir |
Manned orbital flight |
11 February 1995, 11:51 GMT |
Successful |
First Shuttle-Mir flight (did not dock) |
| SpaceHab SH-03 |
NASA/SpaceHab |
LEO, attached to Discovery |
Scientific research |
Successful |
|
| SPARTAN-204 |
NRL |
LEO |
Ultraviolet Astronomy |
Successful |
Deployed from Shuttle on 7 February, Retrieved 9 February |
| ODERACS-IIA |
NASA |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
13 March 1996 |
Successful |
Deployed from Shuttle on 4 February |
| ODERACS-IIB |
NASA |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
29 September 1995 |
Successful |
Deployed from Shuttle on 4 February |
| ODERACS-IIC |
NASA |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
7 February 1996 |
Successful |
Deployed from Shuttle on 4 February |
| ODERACS-IID |
NASA |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
2 March 1995 |
Successful |
Deployed from Shuttle on 4 February |
| ODERACS-IIE |
NASA |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
27 February 1995 |
Successful |
Deployed from Shuttle on 4 February |
| 7 February |
Storm |
SULF, White Sands |
US Air Force |
BTTV-6 |
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
Target demonstration |
7 February 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 12 February |
Aries |
Wallops Island |
BMDO |
LEAP |
BMDO |
Sub-orbital |
Target demonstration |
12 February 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 14 February |
MSBS-M4 |
Biscarosse |
DMA |
|
DMA |
Sub-orbital |
Missile test |
14 February 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 15 February , 16:48 GMT |
Soyuz-U |
LC-1, Baikonur |
RKA |
Progress M-26 |
RKA |
LEO, docked to Mir |
Mir logistics |
15 March 1995, 06:15 GMT |
Successful |
|
| 16 February , 17:39 GMT |
Soyuz-U |
LC-43, Plesetsk |
RKA |
Foton-10 |
RKA/ESA |
LEO |
Microgravity research |
3 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 24 February , 10:21 GMT |
Black Brant XII |
Poker Flat |
NASA |
AMICIST |
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Auroral research |
24 February 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 2 March , 06:38 GMT |
Space Shuttle Endeavour |
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center |
USA |
STS-67, 7 Astronauts |
NASA |
LEO |
Manned orbital flight |
>18 March 1995, 21:48 GMT| |
Successful |
|
| ASTRO 2 |
NASA |
LEO, attached to 'Endeavour |
Ultraviolet astronomy |
Successful |
|
| 2 March , 13:00 GMT |
Kosmos-3M |
LC-132, Plesetsk |
|
Kosmos-2306 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
30 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS1 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
27 November 1998 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS2 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
13 November 1998 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS3 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
20 October 1998 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS4 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
3 October 1998 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS5 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
2 November 1997 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS6 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
3 November 1998 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS7 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
25 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS8 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
25 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS9 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
27 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS10 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
27 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS11 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
27 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS12 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
27 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS13 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
29 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS14 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
29 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS15 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
29 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS16 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
29 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS17 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
29 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS18 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
29 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Kosmos-2306-SS19 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Laser calibration |
29 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| 4 March |
Aries |
Wallops Island |
BMDO |
LEAP |
BMDO |
Sub-orbital |
Target demonstration |
4 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 6 March |
Trident C-4 |
Submarine, Cape Canaveral |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
SLBM test |
6 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 6 March |
Trident C-4 |
Submarine, Cape Canaveral |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
SLBM test |
6 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 6 March |
Trident C-4 |
Submarine, Cape Canaveral |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
SLBM test |
6 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 7 March , 09:23 GMT |
Proton-K |
LC-200, Baikonur |
|
Kosmos-2307 |
MOM |
MEO |
Navigation |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 14 March |
Trident C-4 |
Submarine, Cape Canaveral |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
SLBM test |
14 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 14 March |
Trident C-4 |
Submarine, Cape Canaveral |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
SLBM test |
14 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 14 March , 06:11 GMT |
Soyuz-U2 |
LC-1, Baikonur |
RKA |
Soyuz TM-21, 3 cosmonauts |
RKA |
LEO, docked to Mir |
Manned orbital flight |
11 September 1995, 06:52 GMT |
Successful |
Mir Expedition 18,
First American cosmonaut |
| 15 March , 20:21 GMT |
Nike-Orion |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Sounding rocket test |
15 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 17 March |
Minuteman III |
LF-09, Vandenberg AFB |
US Air Force |
GT-159GM |
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
ICBM test |
17 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 18 March , 08:01 GMT |
H-II |
LA-Y, Tanegashima |
MHI [1][need quote] |
Space Flyer Unit |
NASDA |
LEO |
Materials research |
20 January 1996, 07:42 GMT |
Successful |
Recovered by Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-72) |
| Himawari 5 |
NASDA |
Geostationary |
Weather |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 19 March , 15:00 GMT |
Nike-Orion |
White Sands |
NASA |
CWAS-37 |
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy |
19 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 21 March , 19:11 GMT |
Black Brant IX |
LC-36, White Sands |
NASA |
PIMS |
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Ionospheric research |
21 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 22 March , 04:09 GMT |
Kosmos-3M |
LC-132, Plesetsk |
|
Kosmos-2310 |
MO RF |
LEO |
Navigation |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 22 March , 06:18 GMT |
Atlas IIAS |
LC-36B, Cape Canaveral |
ILS |
Intelsat 705 |
Intelsat |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 22 March , 16:44 GMT |
Soyuz-U |
LC-43, Plesetsk |
|
Kosmos-2311 |
MOM |
LEO |
Reconnaissance |
31 May 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 24 March , 14:05 GMT |
Atlas E |
SLC-3W, Vandenberg AFB |
|
DMSP Block 5D-2 (USA-109) |
US Air Force/NOAA |
LEO, Polar |
Weather |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
Final flight of Atlas E
Final flight of 1.5 stage-to-orbit configuration Atlas rocket |
| 25 March , 08:55 GMT |
Black Brant 10CM1 |
Poker Flat |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Ionospheric research |
25 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 27 March , 15:40 GMT |
Nike-Orion |
White Sands |
NASA |
CWAS-38 |
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Astronomy |
27 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 28 March |
Aries |
Wallops Island |
BMDO |
LEAP FTV-4 |
BMDO |
Sub-orbital |
Target demonstration |
28 March 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 28 March , 10:00 GMT |
Start |
LC-158, Plesetsk |
RVSN |
Gurwin 1 |
IAI |
Intended: LEO |
Technology development |
28 March 1995 |
Failure |
Failed to orbit. Crashed into the Sea of Okhotsk |
| EKA |
|
Intended: LEO |
Technology development |
| Oscar 29 |
UNAM/AMSAT |
Intended: LEO |
Amateur Radio |
| 28 March , 23:14 GMT |
Ariane 4 (44LP+) |
ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
Brazilsat B2 |
Telebras |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| Hot Bird 1 |
Eutelsat |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 1 April , 09:33 GMT |
Black Brant IX |
Poker Flat |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy |
1 April 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 3 April , 13:48 GMT |
Pegasus-H |
L-1011, Vandenberg AFB |
Orbital Sciences |
Orbcomm F1 |
Orbcomm |
LEO |
Demo Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful |
|
| Orbcomm F2 |
Orbcomm |
LEO |
Demo Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful |
|
| Orbview 1 |
Orbimage, now GeoEye |
LEO |
Earth observation
Atmospheric research |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 5 April , 11:16 GMT |
Shavit-1 |
Palmachim |
IAI |
Ofek-3 |
IAI |
LEO, Retrograde |
Reconnaissance |
24 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| 7 April , 21:47 GMT |
Atlas IIAS |
LC-36A, Cape Canaveral |
ILS |
AMSC-1 |
AMSC |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 9 April |
Trident D-5 |
Submarine, Cape Canaveral |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
SLBM test |
9 April 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 9 April |
Trident D-5 |
Submarine, Cape Canaveral |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
SLBM test |
9 April 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 9 April , 19:34 GMT |
Soyuz-U |
[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1, Baikonur |
RKA |
Progress M-276 |
RKA |
LEO, docked to Mir |
Mir logistics |
23 May 1995, 03:27:40 GMT |
Successful |
|
| GFZ |
|
LEO |
Laser Target |
23 June 1999 |
Successful |
Deployed from Mir at 21:50 GMT on 19 April 1995 |
| 14 April , 11:30 GMT |
Topol |
LC-158, Plesetsk |
RVSN |
|
RVSN |
Sub-orbital |
ICBM Test |
14 April 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 15 April , 10:07 GMT |
Black Brant IX |
LC-36, White Sands |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy |
15 April 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 18 April , 18:00 GMT |
Black Brant IX |
LC-36, White Sands |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Solar research |
18 April 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 21 April , 01:44 GMT |
Ariane 4 (40+) |
ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
ERS-2 |
ESA |
LEO, Polar |
Remote Sensing |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 21 April , 15:04 GMT |
THAAD |
White Sands |
US Air Force |
|
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
21 April 1995 |
Successful |
Maiden flight of THAAD |
| 24 April |
Hera |
LC-32, White Sands |
US Air Force |
|
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
24 April 1995 |
Successful |
Maiden flight of Hera |
| 29 April , 05:55 GMT |
Nike-Orion |
Kiruna |
DLR |
Mini-Texus 4 |
DLR |
Sub-orbital |
Microgravity research |
29 April 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 2 May , 05:55 GMT |
Nike-Orion |
Kiruna |
DLR |
Mini-Texus 3 |
DLR |
Sub-orbital |
Microgravity research |
2 May 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 14 May , 13:45 GMT |
Titan IV/Centaur |
LC-40, Cape Canaveral |
|
Advanced Orion 1 |
NRO/CIA |
Geostationary |
ELINT |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 15 May , 18:00 GMT |
Black Brant IX |
LC-36, White Sands |
NASA |
SERTS-35 |
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Solar research |
15 May 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 17 May , 06:34 GMT |
Ariane 4 (44LP) |
ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
Intelsat 706 |
Intelsat |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 20 May , 03:33 GMT |
Proton-K |
LC-81, Baikonur |
RKA |
Spektr |
RKA |
LEO, attached to Mir |
Mir module |
23 March 2001 |
Partial failure |
Docked to Mir on 1 June.
Heavily damaged in collision with Progress M-34 on 25 June 1997 |
| 22 May , 07:05 GMT |
Black Brant IX |
LC-36, White Sands |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Astronomy |
22 May 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 23 May , 05:52 GMT |
Atlas I |
LC-36B, Cape Canaveral |
NASA |
GOES-9 (GOES-J) |
NOAA/NASA |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 24 May , 20:10 GMT |
Molniya-M |
LC-16, Plesetsk |
|
Kosmos-2312 (Oko-76) |
MOM |
Molniya |
Early Warning |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 29 May |
Long March 1D (CZ-1D) |
Taiyuan |
CASC |
|
CASC |
Sub-orbital |
Test rocket |
29 May 1995 |
Successful |
Maiden flight of Long March 1D |
| 31 May , 15:27 GMT |
Atlas II |
LC-36A, Cape Canaveral |
|
UHF F/O F5-EHF (USA-111) |
US Navy |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 6 June , 22:00 GMT |
Taurus-Orion |
Poker Flat |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Ionospheric research |
6 June 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 6 June , 22:10 GMT |
Volna (R-29) |
Submarine, Barents Sea |
VMF |
|
VMF |
Sub-orbital |
Test rocket |
6 June 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 8 June , 04:43 GMT |
Tsyklon 2 |
LC-90, Baikonur |
|
Kosmos 2313 (EORSAT) |
MO RF |
LEO |
Sigint/Ocean surveillance |
11 July 1997 |
Successful |
|
| 8 June , 12:45 GMT |
UR-100N |
Baikonur |
RVSN |
|
RVSN |
Sub-orbital |
ICBM test |
8 June 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 10 June , 00:24 GMT |
Ariane 4 (42P) |
ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
DBS 3 |
Hughes |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 14 June |
Peacekeeper |
LF-05, Vandenberg AFB |
US Air Force |
|
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
ICBM test |
14 June 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 22 June , 19:58 GMT |
Pegasus-XL |
L-1011, Vandenberg AFB |
Orbital Sciences |
STEP 3 |
US Air Force |
Intended: LEO |
Technology development |
22 June 1995 |
Failure |
Second stage malfunction. Destroyed by RSO |
| 26 June |
Strypi IX |
Barking Sands |
US Air Force |
ETCE-11 |
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
Target spacecraft |
26 June 1995 |
Failure |
|
| 27 June , 19:32 GMT |
Space Shuttle Atlantis |
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center |
USA |
STS-71, 7 astronauts |
NASA |
LEO, docked to Mir |
Manned orbital flight |
7 July 1995, 14:55 GMT |
Successful |
First Shuttle-Mir docking
Carried EO-19 crew to Mir |
| Spacelab-Mir LM |
NASA |
LEO, attached to Atlantis |
Medical research |
Successful |
|
| 28 June , 18:25 GMT |
Soyuz-U |
LC-43, Plesetsk |
RKA |
Kosmos-2314 (Yantar-4K1) |
MOM |
LEO |
Reconnaissance |
6 September 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 29 June |
Strypi IX |
Barking Sands |
US Air Force |
ETCE-12 |
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
Target spacecraft |
29 June 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 30 June , 18:00 GMT |
Terrier-Orion |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Test rocket |
30 June 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 5 July , 03:09 GMT |
Kosmos-3M |
LC-132, Plesetsk |
|
Kosmos-2315 (Tsikada) |
MO RF |
LEO |
Navigation |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 7 July , 16:23 GMT |
Ariane 4 (40) |
ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
Helios 1A |
CNES/DGA |
LEO, Polar |
Reconnaissance |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| CERISE |
CNES/DGA |
LEO, Polar |
Radiation and environmental research |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| UPM/LBSAT 1 |
UPM |
LEO, Polar |
Experimental Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 10 July , 12:38 GMT |
Titan IV/Centaur |
LC-41, Cape Canaveral |
|
Trumpet 2 (USA-112) |
NRO/US Air Force |
Molniya |
SIGINT |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 13 July , 13:41 GMT |
Space Shuttle Discovery |
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center |
USA |
STS-70, 5 astronauts |
NASA |
LEO |
Manned orbital flight |
22 July 1995, 12:02 GMT |
Successful |
|
| TDRS-7 (TDRS-G) |
NASA |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful |
Deployed from Shuttle on 13 July, using IUS |
| 20 July , 03:04 GMT |
Soyuz-U |
LC-1, Baikonur |
RKA |
Progress M-28 |
RKA |
LEO, docked to Mir |
Mir logistics |
4 September 1995, 08:58:55 GMT |
Successful |
|
| 24 July , 15:52 GMT |
Proton-K |
LC-200, Baikonur |
RKA |
Kosmos-2316 |
MOM |
MEO |
Navigation |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| Kosmos-2317 |
MOM |
MEO |
Navigation |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| Kosmos-2318 |
MOM |
MEO |
Navigation |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 24 July , 22:30 GMT |
Trident D-5 |
HMS Victorious, Cape Canaveral |
Royal Navy |
|
Royal Navy |
Sub-orbital |
SLBM test |
24 July 1995 |
Successful |
First missile launch from HMS Victorious |
| 26 July , 09:33 GMT |
Nike-Orion |
Poker Flat |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Ionospheric research |
26 July 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 31 July |
THAAD |
White Sands |
US Air Force |
|
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
31 July 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 31 July , 23:30 GMT |
Atlas IIA |
LC-36A, Cape Canaveral |
|
DSCS III B-7 (USA-113) |
US Air Force |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| July (date unknown) |
DF-21 |
Taiyuan |
|
|
|
Sub-orbital |
Missile test |
Within 15 minutes of launch |
Successful |
|
| 2 August , 23:59 GMT |
Molniya-M |
LC-43, Plesetsk |
VKS |
Interbol 1 |
RKA |
HEO |
Magnetospheric research |
16 October 2000 |
Successful |
|
| Magion 4 |
|
HEO |
Magnetospheric research |
Still in orbit |
Successful |
|
| 3 August , 22:58 GMT |
Ariane 4 (42L+) |
ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
Panamsat 4 |
Panamsat |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 5 August , 11:10 GMT |
Delta II (7925) |
LC-17B, Cape Canaveral |
Boeing |
Mugunghwa 1 |
Koreasat |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Partial failure |
SRM malfunction resulted in incorrect orbit.
Corrected using satellite's own engines, at expense of half usable lifespan |
| 8 August , 08:20 GMT |
Nike-Orion |
Poker Flat |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Ionospheric research |
8 August 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 2 August , 23:59 GMT |
Molniya-M |
LC-43, Plesetsk |
VKS |
Molniya-3-47 |
MOM |
Molniya |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 15 August , 22:30 GMT |
Athena-1 |
SLC-6, Vandenberg AFB |
Lockheed Martin |
GemStar 1 (VitaSat) |
LMSC |
Intended: LEO |
Comsat |
T+160 seconds |
Failure |
Destroyed by range safety after loss of control system
Maiden flight of Athena |
| 16 August |
Storm |
LC-36, White Sands |
US Air Force |
MTD-1 |
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
GPS targeting test |
16 August 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 16 August |
RH-560 |
Sriharikota |
ISRO |
|
ISRO |
Sub-orbital |
Test sounding rocket |
16 August 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 22 August |
Trident D-5 |
HMS Victorious, Cape Canaveral |
Royal Navy |
|
Royal Navy |
Sub-orbital |
SLBM test |
22 August 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 24 August , 20:00 GMT |
TR-1 |
LA-T, Tanegashima |
NASDA |
|
NASDA |
Sub-orbital |
Microgravity research |
24 August 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 25 August |
Rif (R-39) |
Submarine, North Pole |
RVSN/VMF |
|
VMF |
Sub-orbital |
SLBM Test |
25 August 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 28 August , 17:30 GMT |
Black Brant IX |
LC-36, White Sands |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Test sounding rocket |
28 August 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 29 August , 00:53 GMT |
Atlas IIAS |
LC-36B, Cape Canaveral |
|
JCSAT 3 |
JSAT |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 29 August , 06:41 GMT |
Ariane 4 (44P) |
ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
N-STAR A |
NTT |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 30 August |
Peacekeeper |
LF-02, Vandenberg AFB |
US Air Force |
|
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
ICBM test |
30 August 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 30 August , 19:33 GMT |
Proton-K |
LC-200, Baikonur |
VKS |
Kosmos 2319 (Potok) |
MOM |
Geosynchronous |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 31 August , 06:49 GMT |
Tsyklon 3 |
LC-32, Plesetsk |
VKS |
Sich 1 (Okean) |
NKAU |
LEO |
Remote Sensing |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| Fasat-Alfa |
|
LEO |
Technology Development |
Still in orbit |
Partial failure |
Failed to separate from Sich 1, but otherwise still operable
First Chiliean satellite |
| 2 September , 01:13 GMT |
Black Brant IX |
LC-36, White Sands |
NASA |
Thunderstorm III |
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Ionospheric research |
2 September 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 3 September , 09:00 GMT |
Soyuz-U2 |
LC-1, Baikonur |
RKA |
Soyuz TM-22, 3 Cosmonauts |
RKA |
LEO, docked to Mir |
Manned orbital flight |
29 February 1996 |
Successful |
Mir Expedition 20
Final flight of Soyuz U2 carrier rocket |
| 5 September , 07:50 GMT |
Topol |
LC-158, Plesetsk |
RVSN |
|
RVSN |
Sub-orbital |
ICBM Test |
5 September 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 7 September , 15:09 GMT |
Space Shuttle Endeavour |
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center |
USA |
STS-69, 5 Astronauts |
NASA |
LEO |
Manned orbital flight |
>16 September 1995, 11:38 GMT| |
Successful |
|
| SPARTAN-201 |
NASA |
LEO, attached to 'Endeavour |
Solar research |
Successful |
Deployed by Shuttle 8 September, retrieved 10 September |
| WSF-2 |
SII |
LEO, attached to 'Endeavour |
Materials research |
Successful |
Deployed by Shuttle 1 September, retrieved 14 September |
| 12 September , 18:05 GMT |
Black Brant 9CM1 |
LC-36, White Sands |
NASA |
|
NASA |
Sub-orbital |
Solar research |
12 September 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 17 September , 07:30 GMT |
S-520 |
LA-K, Kagoshima |
ISAS |
|
ISAS |
Sub-orbital |
Technology demonstration |
17 September 1995 |
Failure |
|
| 24 September , 00:06 GMT |
Ariane 4 (42L) |
ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
Telstar 4 (Telstar 402R) |
Initially AT&T, later Loral Skynet |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Partial failure |
Power failure on 19 September 2003 resulted in loss of satellite |
| 26 September , 11:20 GMT |
Soyuz-U |
LC-43, Plesetsk |
VKS |
Resurs F2 N.10 |
MOM |
LEO |
Resource location |
26 October 1995 |
Successful |
Recovered |
| 29 September , 04:25 GMT |
Soyuz-U |
LC-31, Baikonur |
VKS |
Kosmos 2320 (Yantar-4KS1 |
MOM |
LEO |
Reconnaissance |
28 September 1996 |
Successful |
|
| 2 October |
Hera |
LC-94, White Sands |
US Air Force |
|
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
Target demonstration |
2 October 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 6 October , 03:23 GMT |
Kosmos-3M |
LC-132, Plesetsk |
VKS |
Kosmos-2321 (Parus) |
MO RF |
LEO |
Navigation |
Still in orbit |
Failure |
Second stage malfunction
Placed in useless orbit |
| 8 October , 18:50 GMT |
Soyuz-U |
LC-31, Baikonur |
VKS |
Progress M-29 |
RKA |
LEO, docked to Mir |
Mir logistics |
19 December 1995, 16:15:20 GMT |
Successful |
|
| 10 October |
Topol |
LC-158, Plesetsk |
RVSN |
|
RVSN |
Sub-orbital |
ICBM Test |
10 October 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 11 October , 16:26 GMT |
Proton-K |
LC-81, Baikonur |
VKS |
Luch 1 |
MOM |
Geosynchronous |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful |
Retired on 1 June 1999 |
| 13 October |
Storm |
SULF, White Sands |
US Air Force |
BTTV-9 |
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
ABM (THAAD) target |
13 October 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 13 October |
THAAD |
White Sands |
US Air Force |
|
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
ABM test |
13 October 1995 |
Successful |
|
| 19 October , 00:38 GMT |
Ariane 4 (42L) |
ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
Astra 1E |
SES Astra |
Geostationary |
Comsat |
Still in orbit |
Successful so far |
|
| 20 October , 13:53 GMT |
Space Shuttle Columbia |
LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center |
USA |
STS-73, 7 astronauts |
NASA |
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