1995 in spaceflight

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[edit] Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1995.


Launch Date/Time Rocket Launch
Site 		Launch Contractor Payload Operator Orbit Mission/
Function 		Re-Entry/
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 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 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 LEO Manned orbital flight rowspan="2"-->5 November 1995, 11:46 GMT Successful
USML-2 (Spacelab) NASA LEO, attached to Columbia Microgravity research Successful
22 October
08:00 GMT 		Atlas II LC-36A, Cape Canaveral UHF F/O F6 (USA-114) US Navy Geostationary Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
23 October
22:03 GMT 		Conestoga 1620 LA-0A, Wallops Island Meteor Intended: LEO Weather T+46 seconds Failure Self-destruct activated after loss of control
Only flight of Conestoga 1620 rocket
25 October
13:13 GMT 		Black Brant IX LA-2-N, Woomera NASA NASA Sub-orbital X-ray astronomy 25 October 1995 Successful
28 October
18:00 GMT 		Black Brant IX LA-2-N, Woomera NASA NASA Sub-orbital Astronomy 28 October 1995 Successful
29 October Trident C-4 Submarine, Cape Canaveral US Navy US Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 29 October 1995 Successful
31 October
20:19 GMT 		Zenit 2 LC-45L, Baikonur VKS Kosmos 2322 (Tselina-2) MO RF LEO Sigint Still in orbit Successful so far
2 November Kosmos-65MP LC-107, Kapustin Yar RVSN RVSN Sub-orbital Test re-entry vehicle 2 November 1995 Successful
4 November
14:22 GMT 		Delta II (7920-10) SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB Boeing Radarsat CSA LEO, Polar Earth imaging Still in orbit Successful so far
SURFSAT MDAC/NASA LEO, Polar Test Deep Space Network Still in orbit Successful so far
5 November
16:14 GMT 		Black Brant IX LA-2-N, Woomera NASA NASA Sub-orbital Astronomy 5 November 1995 Successful
6 November
05:51 GMT 		Titan IV/Centaur LC-40, Cape Canaveral Milstar DFS-2 (USA-115) NRO/US Air Force Geosynchronous SIGINT Still in orbit Successful so far
7 November
06:38 GMT 		Black Brant XII Poker Flat NASA OEDIPUS-C CSA Sub-orbital Ionospheric research 7 November 1995 Successful
10 November DF-21 Taiyuan Sub-orbital Missile test 10 October 1995 Successful
12 November
12:30 GMT 		Space Shuttle Atlantis LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center USA STS-74, 5 astronauts NASA LEO, docked to Mir Manned orbital flight 20 November 1995, 17:02 GMT Successful
Mir-Shuttle Docking Module (DM-316GK) RKA/NASA LEO, docked to Mir Mir module 23 March 2001 Successful
14 November
17:04 GMT 		Black Brant IX LA-2-N, Woomera NASA NASA Sub-orbital Astronomy 14 November 1995 Successful
17 November
01:20 GMT 		Ariane 4 (44P) ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) Arianespace ISO ESA HEO Infrared astronomy Still in orbit Successful Retired on 16 May 1998
17 November
14:25 GMT 		Proton-K LC-200, Baikonur VKS Gals-2 MOM Geostationary Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
19 November
15:30 GMT 		Black Brant IX LA-2-N, Woomera NASA NASA Sub-orbital Astronomy 19 November 1995 Successful
20 November
17:00 GMT 		Black Brant IX LA-2-N, Woomera NASA NASA Sub-orbital Astronomy 20 November 1995 Successful
24 November
14:00 GMT 		Nike-Tomahawk Poker Flat NASA NASA Sub-orbital Ionospheric research 24 November 1995 Successful
27 November
08:03 GMT 		Nike-Tomahawk Poker Flat NASA NASA Sub-orbital Ionospheric research 27 November 1995 Successful
27 November
08:07 GMT 		Black Brant 8C Poker Flat NASA NASA Sub-orbital Ionospheric research 27 November 1995 Successful
28 November
09:42 GMT 		Maxus Kiruna SSC DLR Sub-orbital Microgravity research 28 November 1995 Successful
28 November
11:30 GMT 		Long March 2E (CZ-2E) LC-2, Taiyuan CASC Asiasat 2 AsiaSat Geostationary Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
2 December
08:08 GMT 		Atlas IIAS LC-36B, Cape Canaveral SOHO ESA/NASA Earth-Sun L1 point Solar research Still in orbit Successful so far
4 December
11:20 GMT 		Black Brant 8C LC-36, White Sands NASA NASA Sub-orbital X-ray astronomy 4 December 1995 Successful
5 December
21:18 GMT 		Titan IV SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB USA-116 (Improved Crystal) NRO/CIA LEO, Polar Reconnaissance Still in orbit Successful so far
6 December
23:23 GMT 		Ariane 4 (44L) ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) Arianespace Telecom 2C France Telecom Geostationary Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
INSAT-2C ISRO Geostationary Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
7 December Trident D-5 Submarine, Cape Canaveral US Navy US Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 7 December 1995 Successful
13 December Storm SULF, White Sands US Air Force BTTV-10 US Air Force Sub-orbital ABM (THAAD) target 13 December 1995 Successful
13 December THAAD White Sands US Air Force US Air Force Sub-orbital ABM test 13 December 1995 Successful
14 December
06:10 GMT 		Proton-K LC-200, Baikonur VKS Kosmos-2323 MOM MEO Navigation Still in orbit Successful so far
Kosmos-2324 MOM MEO Navigation Still in orbit Successful so far Backup spacecraft
Kosmos-2325 MOM MEO Navigation Still in orbit Successful so far
15 December
00:23 GMT 		Atlas IIA LC-36A, Cape Canaveral Galaxy 3R HCG Geostationary Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
18 December
14:31 GMT 		Soyuz-U LC-1, Baikonur VKS Progress M-30 RKA LEO, docked to Mir Mir logistics 22 February 1996, 11:02:36 GMT Successful
20 December
00:52 GMT 		Tsyklon 2 LC-90, Baikonur VKS Kosmos 2326 (EORSAT) MO RF LEO Sigint/Ocean surveillance, astrophysics research 8 November 1997 Successful
28 December
06:45 GMT 		Molniya-M LC-31, Baikonur VKS IRS-1C ISRO LEO, Polar Remote Sensing Still in orbit Successful so far
Skipper Utah State University/RKA LEO, Polar Aerobraking experiment Still in orbit Failure Solar array malfunction
28 December
11:50 GMT 		Long March 2E (CZ-2E) LC-2, Xichang CASC Echostar 1 TCI Geostationary Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
30 December
13:48 GMT 		Delta II (7920-10) LC-17A, Cape Canaveral Boeing XTE NASA LEO X-ray astronomy Still in orbit Successful so far
Unknown date DF-21 Taiyuan Sub-orbital Missile test Within 15 minutes of launch Successful

[edit] Deep Space Rendezvous in 1995

[edit] EVAs

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Function Remarks
9 February, 11:56 GMT 4 hours, 39 mins 16:35GMT STS-63 Michael Foale
Bernard Harris 		Technology demonstration
12 May, 04:20 GMT 6 hours, 15 mins 10:35GMT Mir Vladimir N. Dezhurov
Gennady Strekalov 		Solar array installation
17 May, 02:38 GMT 6 hours, 42 mins 09:20GMT Mir Vladimir N. Dezhurov
Gennady Strekalov 		Solar array installation
22 May, 00:10 GMT 5 hours, 15 mins 05:25GMT Mir Vladimir N. Dezhurov
Gennady Strekalov 		Solar array installation
28 May, 22:22 GMT 21 mins 22:43GMT Mir Vladimir N. Dezhurov
Gennady Strekalov 		Module shuffling and installation
1 June, 22:05 GMT 23 mins 22:28GMT Mir Vladimir N. Dezhurov
Gennady Strekalov 		Module shuffling and installation
14 July, 03:56 GMT 5 hours, 34 mins 09:30GMT Mir Anatoly Solovyev
Nikolai Budarin 		Deploy solar arrays
19 July, 00:39 GMT 3 hours, 8 mins 03:47GMT Mir Anatoly Solovyev
Nikolai Budarin 		Install MIRAS spectrometer experiment
21 July, 00:28 GMT 5 hours, 50 mins 06:18GMT Mir Anatoly Solovyev
Nikolai Budarin 		Install MIRAS spectrometer experiment
16 September, 08:20 GMT 6 hours, 46 mins 15:06GMT STS-69 James S. Voss
Michael Gernhardt 		Technology demonstration
20 October, 11:50 GMT 5 hours, 16 mins 17:06GMT Mir Sergei Avdeyev
Thomas Reiter 		First EVA by an ESA cosmonaut
8 December, 19:23 GMT 29 mins 19:52GMT Mir Sergei Avdeyev
Yuri Gidzenko 		Move docking system

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1994 		Timeline of spaceflight
1995 		Succeeded by
1996
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