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| No. | Date | Mission Designation |
Launch Vehicle |
Country of Launch |
Payload Type |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jan. 16 | Milstar FLT-5 | Titan-4B Centaur | US/Mil. | Comsat | |
| 2. | Jan. 23 | Insat 3C (India) | Ariane 4 | Europe/Comm. | Comsat | |
| 3. | Feb. 4 | MDS-1 DASH |
H-2A | Japan/NASDA | TechDemo TechDemo |
|
| 4. | Feb. 5 | HESSI | Pegasus XL | US/NASA | SolarAstronomy | |
| 5. | Feb. 11 | Iridium 90 Iridium 91 Iridium 94 Iridium 95 Iridium 96 |
Delta 2 | US/Comm. | Comsat Comsat Comsat Comsat Comsat |
|
| 6. | Feb. 21 | Echostar 7 | Atlas 3B | US/Comm. | Comsat | |
| 7. | Feb. 23 | Intelsat 904 | Ariane 4 | Europe/Comm. | Comsat | |
| 8. | Feb. 25 | Kosmos-2387 | Soyuz-U | Russia/Mil. | Reconnaissance | |
| 9. | March 1 | Envisat | Ariane 5 (G) | Europe/ESA | EnvirMonit | |
| 10. | March 1 | STS-109/Columbia | Shuttle | US/NASA | crewed (7) | HST SM-3B |
| 11. | March 8 | TDRS 9 (I) | Atlas 2A Centaur | US/Comm. | DataRelay | |
| 12. | March 17 | GRACE 1 (Tom) GRACE 2 (Jerry) |
Rockot | Russia/Comm. | GeoScience | |
| 13. | March 21 | Progress M1-8 (#257) | Soyuz-U | Russia/RSA | ISS Cargo | ISS 7P |
| 14. | March 25 | Shenzhou 3 | Long March 2F (Chang Zhen 2F) |
P.R. of China | Spaceship | |
| 15. | March 29 |
Astra 3A (Europe) |
Ariane 4 (V149) | Europe/Comm. | Comsat Comsat |
|
| 16. | March 30 | Intelsat 903 | Proton-K/DM3 | Russia/Comm. | Comsat | |
| 17. | April 1 | Kosmos-2388 | Molniya-M | Russia/Mil. | EarlyWarning | |
| 18. | April 8 | STS-110/Atlantis | Shuttle (ISS 8A) | US/NASA | Crewed (7) | |
| 19. | April 16 | NSS-7 | Ariane 4 (V150) | Europe/Comm. | Comsat | |
| 20. | April 25 | Soyuz TM-34 | Soyuz U | Russia/RSA | ISS Taxi (3) | ISS 4S |
| 21. | May 4 |
SPOT 4 |
Ariane 4 (V151) | Europe/Comm. |
Imaging |
|
| 22. | May 4 | Aqua | Delta 2 | US/NASA | RemoteSensing | |
| 23. | May 7 | DirecTV-5 | Proton-K/DM3 | Russia/Comm. | Comsat | |
| 24. | May 15 | Fengyun-1D Haiyang-1 |
Long March 4B (Chang Zheng 4B) | P.R. of China | Weather RemoteSensing |
|
| 25. | May 28 | 'Ofeq-5 | Shaviyt | Israel | Imaging | |
| 26. | May 28 | Kosmos-2389 | Kosmos-3M | Russia/Mil. | NavSat | |
| 27. | June 5 | Intelsat 905 | Ariane 4 (V152) | Europe/Comm. | Comsat | |
| 28. | June 5 | STS-111/Endeavour | Shuttle (ISS UF-2) | US/NASA | Crewed (7) | CrewRot |
| 29. | June 10 | Ekspress A1R | Proton-K/DM2M | Russia/Civ. | Comsat | |
| 30. | June 15 | Galaxy 3C |
Zenit-3SL |
US/Comm. | Comsat | |
| 31. | June 20 | Iridium SV97 Iridium SV98 |
Rokot/Briz-KM | Russia/Comm. | Comsat Comsat |
|
| 32. | June 24 | NOAA 17 (-M) | Titan 2 | US/NASA | Weather | |
| 33. | June 26 | Progress M-46 | Soyuz-U | Russia/RSA | ISS Cargo | ISS 8P |
| 34. | July 3 | CONTOUR | Delta 2 | US/NASA | Comet Probe | |
| 35. | July 5 | Stellat 5 NStar c (Japan) |
Ariane 5 | Europe/Comm. | Comsat Comsat |
|
| 36. | July 8 | Kosmos-2390 Kosmos-2391 |
Kosmos-3M | Russia/Mil. | Comsat Comsat |
|
| 37. | July 25 | Kosmos-2392 | Proton-K/DM5 | Russia/Mil. | Imaging | |
| 38. | August 21 | Hot Bird 6 (France) | Atlas V | US/Comm. | Comsat | 1st |
| 39. | August 22 | EchoStar 8 | Proton-K/DM3 | Russia/Comm. | Comsat | |
| 40. | August 27 |
Atlantic Bird 1 |
Ariane 5 | Europe/Comm. | Comsat Weather |
|
| 41. | Sept. 6 | Intelsat 906 | Ariane 4 | Europe/Comm. | Comsat | |
| 42. | Sept. 10 | DRTS USERS |
H2A 2024 | Japan/NASDA | Comsat Micro-G |
|
| 43. | Sept. 12 | METSAT | PSLV | India/ISRO | Weather | |
| 44. | Sept. 15 | Tsinghua-2 ?? | KT (Kaituozhe)-1 | China/Civil | Technology ? | failed |
| 45. | Sept. 18 | Hispasat 1D (Spain) | Atlas 2A Centaur | US/Comm. | Comsat | |
| 46. | Sept. 25 | Progress M1-9 | Soyuz-FG | Russia/RSA | ISS Cargo | ISS 9P |
| 47. | Sept. 26 | Nadezhda-M | Kosmos-3M | Russia/Mil. | NavSat | |
| 48. | Oct. 7 | STS-112/Atlantis | Shuttle (ISS 9A) | US/NASA | Crewed (6) | |
| 49. | Oct. 15 | Foton M-1 | Soyuz-U | Russia/Comm. | Micrograv | failed |
| 50. | Oct. 17 | INTEGRAL (ESA) | Proton-K | Russia | Astrophys | |
| 51. | Oct. 27 | Zi Yuan 2 (ZY-2) | Long March 4B (Chang Zhen 4B) |
P.R. of China | Imaging | |
| 52. | Oct. 30 | Soyuz TMA-1/211 | Soyuz-FG | Russia/RSA | ISS Taxi (3) | ISS 5S |
| 53. | Nov. 20 | Eutelsat W5 | Delta 4 | US/Comm. | Comsat | 1st |
| 54. | Nov. 23 | STS-113/Endeavour | Shuttle (ISS 11A) | US/NASA | Crewed (7) | |
| 55. | Nov. 25 | Astra 1K | Proton-K | Russia/Comm. | Comsat | failed |
| 56. | Nov. 28 | AlSAT-1 (Algeria) Mozhaets Rubin-3-DSI |
Kosmos-3M | Russia | Imaging Technology Technology |
|
| 57. | Dec. 5 | TDRS 10 (J) | Atlas 2A/Centaur | US/Comm. | Comsat | |
| 58. | Dec. 11 |
Stentor |
Ariane 5 ECA | Europe/Com. |
Comsat |
failed |
| 59. | Dec. 14 |
Midori-2 (ADEOS-2) |
H-2A | Japan/NASDA |
RemoteSensing |
|
| 60. | Dec. 17 | NSS-6 | Ariane 4 | Europe/Com. | Comsat | |
| 61. | Dec. 20 |
Trailblazer (USA) |
Dnepr 1 | Russia/Com. |
Dummy |
|
| 62. | Dec. 24 | Kosmos-2393 | Molniya-M | Russia/Mil. | EarlyWarn | |
| 63. | Dec. 25 |
Kosmos-2394 (GLONASS) |
Proton-M/DM-2 | Russia/Mil. |
Navigation |
|
| 64. | Dec. 29 | Shenzhou 4 | Long March 2F (Chang Zhen 2F) |
P.R. of China. | Spaceship | |
| 65. | Dec. 30 | Nimiq 2 (Canada) | Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia/Com. | Comsat |