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Launches
This is a list of spaceflights launched in 2004.
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| Launch Date/Time | Rocket | Launch Site |
Launch Contractor | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Mission/ Function |
Re-Entry/ Destruction |
Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January 04:13 GMT |
Zenit 3SL | Ocean Odyssey, Pacific Ocean |
Sea Launch | Estrela do Sul 1 (Telstar 14) | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still In orbit | Successful so far | ||
| 29 January 11:58 GMT |
Soyuz (R-7/A-2) | LC-1, Baikonur | RFSA | Progress 13P | RFSA | LEO, docked to ISS | Resupply ISS | 3 June 2004 | Successful | |
| 5 February 23:46 GMT |
Atlas IIAS | LC-36A, Cape Canaveral | ILS | AMC 10 | SES AMERICOM | GSO | Comsat | Still In Orbit | Successful so far | |
| 14 February 18:50 GMT |
Titan IVB/IUS | LC-40, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | DSP 22 | US Air Force | GSO | Missile Warning | Still In Orbit | Successful so far | |
| 18 February 07:05 GMT |
Molniya-M (R-7 8K78) | LC-16, Plesetsk | RFSA | Molniya-1T | Molniya | Comsat | Still In Orbit | Successful | ||
| 2 March 07:17 GMT |
Ariane 5G+ | ELA-3, CSG(Kourou) | Arianespace | Rosetta | ESA | Heliocentric | Comet probe | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| Philae | ESA | Heliocentric | Comet lander | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| 13 March 05:40 GMT |
Atlas IIIA | LC-36B, Cape Canaveral | ILS | MBSAT | MBSAT | GSO | Comsat | Still In Orbit | Successful so far | |
| 15 March 23:06 GMT |
Proton-M | LC-81, Baikonur | ILS | Eutelsat W3A | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 20 March 17:53 GMT |
Delta II (7925) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | GPS 2R-11 | NAVSTAR | MEO | Global Positioning System | Successful so far | ||
| 27 March 03:30 GMT |
Proton-K/DM-2 | LC-81, Baikonur | Raduga-1 (Kosmos 2406) | Russian military | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| 16 April 00:45 GMT |
Atlas IIAS | LC-36A, Cape Canaveral | ILS | Superbird 6 | Space Communications Corporation | GSO | Comsat | Still In Orbit | Successful so far | |
| 18 April 15:59 GMT |
Long March 2C (CZ-2C) | LC-1, Jiuquan | Tansuo 1 (Shiyan 1) | University of Harbin | LEO | Land resource mapping | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| Naxing 1 | Tsinghua University | LEO | Earth Imaging | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| 19 April 03:19 GMT |
Soyuz (R-7/A-2) | LC-1, Baikonur | RFSA | Soyuz TMA-4 3 Cosmonauts |
RFSA | LEO - docked to ISS | Manned orbital flight | 24 October 2004 | Successful | ISS Expedition 9 |
| 20 April 16:57 GMT |
Delta II (7920) | SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB | Gravity Probe B | NASA | LEO | Test Einstein's Theory of relativity. | Still In Orbit | Successful | ||
| 26 April 20:37 GMT |
Proton-K/[[|DM-2|DM-2M]] | LC-200, Baikonur | Ekspress AM-11 | PO Kosmicheskaya Sviaz | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| 4 May 12:42 GMT |
Zenit 3SL | Ocean Odyssey, Pacific Ocean |
Sea Launch | DIRECTV 7S | DIRECTV | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still In orbit | Successful so far | |
| 19 May 22:22 GMT |
Atlas IIAS | LC-36B, Cape Canaveral | ILS | AMC 11 | SES AMERICOM | GSO | Comsat | Still In Orbit | Successful so far | |
| 20 May 17:47 GMT |
Taurus (3120) | LC-576E, Vandenberg AFB | Orbital Sciences | FORMOSAT-2 (ROCSAT-2) | NSPO | LEO | Earth Imaging | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 25 May 12:34 GMT |
Soyuz (R-7/A-2) | LC-1, Baikonur | RFSA | Progress 14P | RFSA | LEO, docked to ISS | Resupply ISS | 30 July 2004 | Successful | |
| 28 May 06:00 GMT |
Tsyklon-2 | LC-90, Baikonur | Kosmos 2405 | Russian Navy | LEO | Reconnaissance | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| 10 June 01:28 GMT |
Zenit-2 | LC-45L, Baikonur | Kosmos 2406 | VKA | LEO | Sigint | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| 16 June 22:27 GMT |
Proton-M | LC-200, Baikonur | ILS | Intelsat 10-02 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 21 June 14:47 GMT |
SpaceShipOne | White Knight, Mojave Spaceport | Scaled Composites | Flight 15P 1 Astronaut (Mike Melvill) |
Scaled Composites | Sub-orbital | Manned sub-orbital flight | 21 June 2004 | Successful | First privately funded manned spaceflight Maiden flight of SpaceShipOne as a spacecraft |
| 23 June 22:54 GMT |
Delta II (7925) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | GPS 2R-12 | NAVSTAR | MEO | Global Positioning System | Successful so far | ||
| 29 June 03:59 GMT |
Zenit 3SL | Ocean Odyssey, Pacific Ocean |
Sea Launch | Telstar 18 | Loral/APT | Intended: Geosynchronous Actual: HEO |
Comsat | Still In orbit | Failure | Premature cutout left payload in useless orbit |
| 29 June 06:30 GMT |
Dnepr (Dnipro) | LC-109, Baikonur | ISC Kosmotras | LatinSat D (AprizeSat 2) | Aprize | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| Demeter | CNES | LEO | Seismology | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Saudicomsat 1 | Riyadh Space Research Institute | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Saudicomsat 2 | Riyadh Space Research Institute | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Saudisat 2 | Riyadh Space Research Institute | LEO | Earth Imaging | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| LatinSat C (AprizeSat 1) | Aprize | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Unisat 3 | La Sapienza | LEO | Technology Development | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Amsat Echo | Amsat | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| 15 July 10:02 GMT |
Delta II (7920) | SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB | Aura | NASA | LEO | Atmospheric research | Still In Orbit | Successful so far | ||
| 18 July 00:44 GMT |
Aérospatiale Ariane 5G | ELA-3 CSG (Kourou) | Arianespace | Anik F2 | Telesat Canada | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 22 July 17:46 GMT |
Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) | LC-132, Plesetsk | Kosmos-2409 | LEO | Navigation satellite | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||
| 25 July 07:05 GMT |
Long March 2C (CZ-2C) | LC-1, Taiyuan | Tan Ce 2 | CASC/ESA | LEO/HEO (High-eccentricity) | Magnetosphere research | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| 3 August 07:18 GMT |
Boeing Delta II (7925H) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | MESSENGER | NASA | Currently: Heliocentric orbit Planned:Mercurian Orbit |
Probe to explore Mercury | Still in orbit | Successful so far | Will become first spacecraft to orbit Mercury | |
| 4 August 22:32 GMT |
Proton-M | LC-200, Baikonur | ILS | Amazonas | Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 11 August 05:03 GMT |
Soyuz (R-7/A-2) | LC-1, Baikonur | RFSA | Progress 15P | RFSA | LEO, docked to ISS | Resupply ISS | 22 December 2004 | Successful | |
| 29 August 07:50 GMT |
Long March 2C | SLS, Jiuquan | FSW-2 (FSW-19) | Geosynchronous | Earth Imaging | 7 November, 23:55 GMT | Successful | |||
| 31 August 23:17 GMT |
Atlas IIAS | LC-36A, Cape Canaveral | ILS | Classified (USA-179) | NRO | Classified | Still In Orbit | Successful so far | Final flight of Atlas II | |
| 6 September 10:35 GMT |
Shaviyt 1 | Palmachim Beach | 'Ofeq-6 | Tsahal | Intended: LEO | Reconnaissance | T+270 | Failure | Loss of control during third stage burn | |
| 8 September 23:14 GMT |
Long March 4B (CZ-4B) | LC-1, Taiyuan | Shi Jian 6A | CASC | LEO | Technology demonstration | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| Shi Jian 6B | CASC | LEO | Technology demonstration | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| 20 September 10:31 GMT |
GSLV | Sriharikota | EDUSAT (GSAT-3) | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Educational comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| 23 September 15:07 GMT |
Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) | LC-132, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2408 | Russian military | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| Kosmos 2409 | Russian military | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| 24 September 16:50 GMT |
Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) | LC-16, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2410 | Russian military | LEO | Reconnaissance | 9 January 2005 | Failure | Re-entry capsule could not be located | |
| 27 September 08:00 GMT |
Long March 2D | SLS, Jiuquan | FSW-3 (FSW 20) | LEO | Earth Imaging | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||
| 29 September 15:12 GMT |
SpaceShipOne | White Knight, Mojave Spaceport | Scaled Composites | Flight 16P 1 Astronaut (Mike Melvill) |
Scaled Composites | Sub-orbital | Manned sub-orbital flight | 29 September 2004 | Successful | First of two flights necessary to claim Ansari X Prize. |
| 4 October 14:49 GMT |
SpaceShipOne | White Knight, Mojave Spaceport | Scaled Composites | Flight 17P 1 Astronaut (Brian Binnie) |
Scaled Composites | Sub-orbital | Manned sub-orbital flight | 4 October 2004 | Successful | Second of two flights necessary to claim Ansari X Prize Final flight of SpaceShipOne |
| 14 October 03:06 GMT |
Soyuz (R-7/A-2) | LC-1, Baikonur | RFSA | Soyuz TMA-5 3 Cosmonauts |
RFSA | LEO - docked to ISS | Manned orbital flight | 24 April 2005 | Successful | ISS Expedition 10 |
| 14 October 21:23 GMT |
Proton-M | LC-200, Baikonur | ILS | Americom 15 | SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 19 October 01:20 GMT |
Long March 3A (CZ-3A) | LC-2, Xichang | Feng Yun 2C | Geosynchronous | Weather satellite | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||
| 29 October 22:11 GMT |
Proton-K/DM-2M | LC-200, Baikonur | Ekspress AM-1 | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||
| 6 November 03:10 GMT |
Long March 4B (CZ-4B) | LC-1, Taiyuan | Zi Yuan 2C | Geosynchronous | Earth Imaging | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||
| 6 November 05:39 GMT |
Delta II (7925) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | GPS 2R-13 | NAVSTAR | MEO | Global Positioning System | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 8 November 18:30 GMT |
Soyuz 2 (R-7/Soyuz ST) | LC-43, Plesetsk | Zenit 8 (Obilik) | Sub-orbital | Test carrier rocket | 8 November 2004 | Successful | Maiden flight of Soyuz 2. | ||
| 18 November 10:45 GMT |
Long March 2C (CZ-2C) | LC-1, Xichang | Shiyan Weixing 2 | LEO | Earth Observation | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||
| 20 November 17:16 GMT |
Delta II (7320) | LC-17A, Cape Canaveral | Swift | NASA | LEO | Gamma-ray research | Still In Orbit | Successful so far | ||
| 17 December 12:07 GMT |
Atlas V (521) | LC-41, Cape Canaveral | ILS | AMC 16 | SES AMERICOM | GSO | Comsat | Still In Orbit | Successful so far | |
| 18 December 16:26 GMT |
Ariane 5G+ | ELA-3, CSG(Kourou) | Arianespace | Helios 2A | DGA | LEO | Reconnaissance | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| Nanosat 01 | INTA | LEO | Technology demonstration | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Essaim 1 | DGA | LEO | ELINT | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Essaim 2 | DGA | LEO | ELINT | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Essaim 3 | DGA | LEO | ELINT | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Essaim 4 | DGA | LEO | ELINT | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Parasol | CNES | LEO | Aeronomy | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| 21 December 21:50 GMT |
Delta IVH (9250H) | LC-37B, Cape Canaveral | DemoSat (USA 181) | US Air Force | Intended: Subsynchronous Actual: MEO | Test launch vehicle | Still in orbit | Partial Failure | Maiden flight of Delta IV Heavy Premature cut-off of second stage (burn one) left all payloads in wrong orbits. Both nanosats failed to contact ground after separation |
|
| Sparkie (3CSat1) | US Air Force | LEO | Cloud imaging | ~22 December 2004 | Failure | |||||
| Ralphie (3CSat2) | US Air Force | LEO | Cloud imaging | ~22 December 2004 | Failure | |||||
| 22 December | R-36 (Satan) | Dombarovskiy | RVSN | Dummy warhead | RVSN | Sub-orbital | ICBM test | 22 December 2004 | Successful | |
| 23 December 22:19 GMT |
Soyuz (R-7/A-2) | LC-1, Baikonur | RFSA | Progress 16P | RFSA | LEO, docked to ISS | Resupply ISS | 9 March 2005 | Successful | |
| 24 December 11:20 GMT |
Tsyklon 3 | LC-32, Plesetsk | Sich-1M | NKAU | LEO | Earth Observation | Still in orbit | Partial failure | Placed in incorrect orbit due to premature 3rd stage cutoff | |
| MK-1TS | NKAU | LEO | Earth Observation | Still in orbit | ||||||
| 26 December 13:53 GMT |
Proton-K/DM-2M | LC-200, Baikonur | Kosmos 2411 | KNITs | MEO | Glonass Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| Kosmos 2412 | KNITs | MEO | Glonass Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Kosmos 2413 | KNITs | MEO | Glonass Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful So Far |
Deep Space Rendezvous in 2004
- January 2 — Stardust flyby of 81P/Wild (Wild 2) collecting dust
- January 3 — Spirit landed on Mars (Gusev Crater)
- January 24 — Opportunity landed on Mars (Meridiani Planum)
- February 4 — Ulysses 2nd flyby of Jupiter
- May 19 — Hayabusa flyby of the Earth
- June 11 — Cassini flyby of Phoebe (2,000 km)
- July 1 — Cassini entered Saturnian orbit
- September 8 — capsule from Genesis crashlanded on the Earth with 0.4 milligram of Solar sample
- 26 October — Cassini flyby of Titan, Ta (1,200 km)
- November 15 — SMART-1 entered Selenocentric orbit
- 13 December — Cassini flyby of Titan, Tb (2,336 km)
References
Generic references:
- Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Gunter's Space Page - Chronology of Space Launches
- JAXA
- Jonathan's Space Report (SatCat.txt and Launchlog.txt)
- Mission Set Database (NASA GFC)
- NASA
- NASA SpaceFlight.com
- Orbital Report News Agency's Launch Logs
- Space Calendar (NASA JPL)
- Southwest Space Archive
- SPACE.com Launch Forecast
- SpaceFlightNow
- Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive
- U.S. Space Objects Registry
- Хроника освоения космоса (Russian)
| Preceded by 2003 |
Timeline of spaceflight 2004 |
Succeeded by 2005 |
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