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 Richard Hieb, Thomas Akers, and Pierre J. Thuot undertake the first-ever three-person EVA to repair the Intelsat 603 spacecraft during STS-49, the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. | |
| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 21 January |
| Last | 29 December |
| Total | 98 |
| Successes | 94 |
| Failures | 2 |
| Partial failures | 2 |
| National firsts | |
| Satellite |  South Korea |
| Orbital launch |  Russia |
| Space traveller |  Belgium Italy Switzerland |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | Atlas IIA Space Shuttle Endeavour |
| Retirements | Commercial Titan III Delta II 6920 Delta II 6925 H-I |
| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 10 |
| Total travellers | 59 |
The following is an outline of 1992 in spaceflight.
Orbital launches
[edit]| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
January[edit] | |||||||
| 21 January 15:00 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2175 (Yantar-4K2) | VKS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 20 March | Successful | ||
| First Russian (post Soviet) satellite launch | |||||||
| 22 January 14:52:33 |  Space Shuttle Discovery[1] | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
| STS-42 | NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity | 30 January 16:07:17 | Successful | ||
 Spacelab Long Module 2 | ESA/NASA | Low Earth (Discovery) | Spacelab IML-1 | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts | |||||||
| 24 January 01:18:01 | Molniya-M/2BL | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2176 (Oko) | VKS | Molniya | Missile defence | 17 January 2012 | Successful | ||
| 25 January 07:50:17 | Soyuz-U2 |  Baikonur Site 1/5 | VKS | ||||
| Progress M-11 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 13 March | Successful | ||
| 29 January 22:19:12 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2177 (GLONASS) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2178 (GLONASS) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2179 (GLONASS) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
February[edit] | |||||||
| 5 February |  Zenit-2 | Baikonur Site 45/1 | VKS | ||||
| Tselina-2 #10 | MO RF | Intended: Low Earth | ELINT | 5 February | Launch failure | ||
| Second stage overheated, causing malfunction | |||||||
| 11 February 00:41:02 | Atlas II | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | General Dynamics | ||||
| USA-78 (DSCS IIIB-14) | US Air Force | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 11 February 01:50 |  H-I | Tanegashima LA-N | NASDA | ||||
| JERS-1 | NASDA | Sun-synchronous | Earth observation | 3 December 2001 | Successful | ||
| Final flight of H-I | |||||||
| 17 February 22:05:08 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2180 (Parus) | MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 23 February 22:29 | Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
| USA-79 (GPS IIA-3) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 February 23:58:10 | Ariane 4 44L |  Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
| Superbird-B1 | SCC | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
 Arabsat-1C | ARABSAT | Current: Graveyard Operational: Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Arabsat sold to ISRO in November 1997 and operated until October 2004 as INSAT-2DT | |||||||
March[edit] | |||||||
| 4 March 04:27 | Molniya-M/ML | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | VKS | ||||
| Molniya-1 #83 | MOM | Molniya | Communications | 1 July 2007 | Successful | ||
| 9 March 22:35:59 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2181 (Tsikada) | MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 14 March 00:00 | Atlas I | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | General Dynamics | ||||
| Galaxy 5 | Hughes | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 17 March 10:54:30 | Soyuz-U2 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | VKS | ||||
| Soyuz TM-14 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Mir EO-11 | 10 August | Successful | ||
| Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts; First crewed Russian (post-Soviet) launch | |||||||
| 24 March 13:13:39 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
| STS-45 | NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity | 2 April | Successful | ||
| Spacelab Double Pallet | NASA | Low Earth (Atlantis) | Spacelab ATLAS-1 | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts including the first Belgian in space | |||||||
April[edit] | |||||||
| 1 April 14:18 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2182 (Yantar-4K2) | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 30 May | Successful | ||
| 2 April 01:50 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | VKS | ||||
| Gorizont 25 | YeSSS | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 8 April 12:20 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 31/6 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2183 (Yantar-4K2) | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 16 February 1993 | Successful | ||
| 10 April 03:20 | Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
| USA-80 (GPS IIA-4) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 15 April 07:17:43 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2184 (Parus) | MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 15 April 23:25:27 | Ariane 4 44L | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
 Inmarsat-2F4 | Inmarsat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Télécom 2B | France Télécom | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 19 April 21:29:25 | Soyuz-U2 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | VKS | ||||
| Progress M-12 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 27 June | Successful | ||
| 25 April 08:53 | Titan 23G | Vandenberg SLC-4W | US Air Force | ||||
| USA-81 (Bernie/Singleton) | NRO | Low Earth (Polar) | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 April 09:00 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | VKS | ||||
| Resurs-F #14 | MO RF | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 29 May | Successful | ||
| 29 April 10:10 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2185 (Yantar-1KFT) | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 11 June | Successful | ||
May[edit] | |||||||
| 7 May 23:40 | Space Shuttle Endeavour | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | ||||
| STS-49 | NASA | Low Earth | Satellite reboost | 16 May | Successful | ||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts; Maiden flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour; reboosted Intelsat 603 | |||||||
| 14 May 00:40 | Delta II 7925-8 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
 Palapa-B4 | Telkom | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 20 May 00:30 |  ASLV | Sriharikota FLP | ISRO | ||||
| SROSS-C | ISRO | Low Earth | Magnetosphere | 14 July | Partial failure | ||
| Placed into incorrect orbit due to fifth stage spin-up failure | |||||||
| 28 May 19:09:59 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2186 (Yantar-4K2) | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 24 July | Successful | ||
June[edit] | |||||||
| 3 June 00:50:30 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2187 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2188 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2189 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2190 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2191 (Strela 1M) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2192 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2193 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2194 (Strela-1M) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 7 June 16:40 | Delta II 6920-10 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
| EUVE | NASA | Low Earth | Ultraviolet astronomy | 31 January 2002 | Successful | ||
| Final flight of Delta II 6920 | |||||||
| 10 June 00:00 | Atlas IIA | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | General Dynamics | ||||
 Intelsat K | Intelsat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Maiden flight of Atlas IIA | |||||||
| 23 June 08:00 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | ||||
| Resurs-F #15 | MO RF | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 9 July | Successful | ||
| 25 June 16:12:22 | Space Shuttle Columbia | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
| STS-50 | NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity | 9 July | Successful | ||
| Spacelab Long Module 1 | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Spacelab USML-1 | ||||
| EDO Pallet | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Cryogenic mission extension pallet | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts; Maiden flight of EDO Pallet | |||||||
| 30 June 16:43:13 | Soyuz-U2 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | VKS | ||||
| Progress M-13 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 24 July | Successful | ||
July[edit] | |||||||
| 1 July 20:16:22 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2195 (Parus) | MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 2 July 21:54:01 | Atlas II/IABS | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | General Dynamics | ||||
| USA-82 (DSCS IIIB-12) | US Air Force | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 3 July 14:19 | Scout G-1 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | NASA | ||||
| SAMPEX (SMEX-1/Explorer 68) | NASA | Low Earth | Solar | 13 November 2012 | Successful | ||
| 7 July 09:20:01 | Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
| USA-83 (GPS IIA-5) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 8 July 09:53:14 | Molniya-M/2BL | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2196 (Oko) | MO RF | Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 9 July 22:42:19 | Ariane 4 44L | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
| INSAT-2A | ISRO | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Eutelsat 2F4 | Eutelsat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Eutelsat retired in 2003 | |||||||
| 13 July 17:41:40 | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2197 (Strela-3) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2198 (Strela-3) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2199 (Gonets-D) | Roskosmos | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2200 (Strela-3) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2201 (Gonets-D) | Roskosmos | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2202 (Strela-3) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 14 July 22:02 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | VKS | ||||
| Gorizont 26 | YeSSS | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 24 July 14:26 | Delta II 6925 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
| GEOTAIL | ISAS/NASA | High Earth | Magnetosphere | In orbit | Successful[2] | ||
| DUVE | NASA/California | Low Earth | Ultraviolet astronomy | 16 March 2003 | Successful | ||
| Final flight of Delta II 6000-series | |||||||
| 24 July 19:40 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2203 (Yantar-4K2) | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 22 September | Successful | ||
| 27 July 06:08:42 | Soyuz-U2 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | VKS | ||||
| Soyuz TM-15 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Mir EO-12 | 1 February 1993 | Successful | ||
| Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
| 30 July 01:59:01 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2204 (GLONASS) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2205 (GLONASS) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2206 (GLONASS) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 30 July 11:00 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2207 (Zenit-8) | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 13 August | Successful | ||
| 31 July 13:56:48 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | ||||
| STS-46 | NASA | Low Earth | Satellite deployment | 8 August | Successful | ||
| TSS-1 | ASI | Low Earth (Atlantis) | Technology | Failure | |||
| EURECA | ESA | Low Earth | Microgravity/Solar | 1 July 1993 | Successful | ||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts including the first Swiss and Italian in space TSS tether jammed during deployment; EURECA returned to Earth by Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-57 | |||||||
August[edit] | |||||||
| 6 August 19:30:59 | Molniya-M/ML | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | ||||
| Molniya-1 #84 | MOM | Molniya | Communications | 4 April 2008 | Successful | ||
| 9 August 08:00 |  Long March 2D | Jiuquan LA-2B | CALT | ||||
| FSW-2 #1 | CASC | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 1 September | Successful | ||
| 10 August 23:08:07 | Ariane 4 42P | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
| TOPEX/Poseidon | CNES/NASA | Low Earth | Oceanography | In orbit | Successful | ||
| S80/T | CNES | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
| KITSAT-1 (OSCAR-23) | KAIST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| TOPEX/Poseidon mission ended in October 2005 and was deactivated on 18 January 2006. KITSAT-1 was the first South Korean satellite. | |||||||
| 12 August 05:44:01 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2208 (Strela-2M) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 13 August 23:00 | Long March 2E | Xichang LA-2 | CALT | ||||
 Optus B1 | Optus | Current: Graveyard Operational: Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Retired and moved to graveyard orbit in May 2008 | |||||||
| 15 August 22:18:32 | Soyuz-U2 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | VKS | ||||
| Progress M-14 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 21 October | Successful | ||
| 19 August 10:20 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | ||||
| Resurs-F #16 | MO RF | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 4 September | Successful | ||
| Pion-Germes 1 | MOM | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 25 September | Successful | ||
| Pion-Germes 2 | MOM | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 24 September | Successful | ||
| 22 August 22:40 | Atlas I | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | General Dynamics | ||||
| Galaxy 1R | Hughes | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications | 22 August | Launch failure | ||
| Upper stage turbopump failed to start, destroyed by range safety | |||||||
| 31 August 10:41 | Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
| Satcom C4 | GE Americom | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
September[edit] | |||||||
| 9 September 08:57 | Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
| USA-84 (GPS IIA-6) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 10 September 18:01:18 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2209 (Prognoz) | MO RF | Geostationary | Missile defence | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 10 September 23:04 | Ariane 4 44LP | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
 Hispasat 1A | Hispasat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Satcom C3 | GE Americom | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Hispasat retired in 2003 | |||||||
| 12 September 14:23 | Space Shuttle Endeavour | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | ||||
| STS-47 | NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity | 20 September | Successful | ||
| Spacelab Long Module 2 | NASDA/NASA | Low Earth (Endeavour) | Spacelab-J | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts; 50th mission of the Space Shuttle programme | |||||||
| 22 September 16:10 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2210 (Yantar-4K2) | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 20 November | Successful | ||
| 25 September 17:05:01 | Commercial Titan III/TOS | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | Martin Marietta | ||||
| Mars Observer | NASA | Intended: Areocentric Achieved: Heliocentric | Mars orbiter | Unknown | Partial failure | ||
| Final flight of Commercial Titan III; Maiden flight of TOS Contact lost three days before orbit insertion. It is unclear whether the spacecraft entered Aerocentric orbit, remained in Heliocentric orbit, or exploded. | |||||||
October[edit] | |||||||
| 6 October 06:20:05 | Long March 2C | Jiuquan LA-2B | CALT | ||||
| FSW-1 #4 | CASC | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 13 October | Successful | ||
 Freja | SSC | Low Earth | Magnetosphere | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Freja mission ended 30 June 1995 and last contact made on 14 October 1996 | |||||||
| 8 October 19:00 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | VKS | ||||
| Foton-8 | Roskosmos | Low Earth | Microgravity | 24 October | Successful | ||
| 12 October 09:47 | Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
 DFS-3 | Bundespost | Current: Graveyard Operational: Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Retired in February 2003 | |||||||
| 14 October 19:58 | Molniya-M/ML | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | ||||
| Molniya-3 #50L | MOM | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 20 October 12:58:12 | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2211 (Strela-3) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2212 (Strela-3) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2213 (Strela-3) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2214 (Strela-3) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2215 (Strela-3) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Kosmos 2216 (Strela-3) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 21 October 10:21:22 | Molniya-M/2BL | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2217 (Oko) | MO RF | Molniya | Missile defence | 6 November 2010 04:22[3] | Successful | ||
| 22 October 17:09:40 | Space Shuttle Columbia | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | ||||
| STS-52 | NASA | Low Earth | USMP-1 | 1 November | Successful | ||
 CANEX-2 | CSA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Microgravity | ||||
| LAGEOS-2 | ASI | Medium Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts | |||||||
| 27 October 17:19:41 | Soyuz-U2 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | VKS | ||||
| Progress M-15 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 7 February 1993 | Successful | ||
| Mak-2 | Roskosmos | Low Earth | Ionosphere | 1 April 1993 | Successful | ||
| Znamya 2 | Roskosmos | Low Earth | Solar mirror | 5 February 1993 | Successful | ||
| Mak-2 deployed from Mir on 20 November 1992; Znamya deployed from Progress on 4 February 1993 | |||||||
| 28 October 00:15 | Ariane 4 42P | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
| Galaxy 7 | Hughes | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Major spacecraft malfunction November 2000 | |||||||
| 29 October 10:40:33 | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2218 (Parus) | MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 30 October 14:59 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | VKS | ||||
| Ekran-M3 | MOM | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
November[edit] | |||||||
| 15 November 21:45:01 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | ||||
| Resurs 500 | MOM | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 22 November | Successful | ||
| 17 November 07:47 | Zenit-2 | Baikonur Site 45/1 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2219 (Tselina-2) | MO RF | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 20 November 15:29:59 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2220 (Yantar-4K2) | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 18 January 1993 | Successful | ||
| 21 November 13:45 | Scout G-1 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | NASA | ||||
| MSTI-1 | US Air Force/SDIO | Sun-synchronous | Technology | 18 July 1993 | Successful | ||
| 22 November 23:54 | Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
| USA-85 (GPS IIA-7) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 24 November 04:09:59 | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2221 (Tselina-D) | MO RF | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 25 November 12:18:54 | Molniya-M/2BL | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2222 (Oko) | MO RF | Molniya | Missile defence | 3 May 2023 03:58[4] | Successful | ||
| 27 November 13:10 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | VKS | ||||
| Gorizont 27 | YeSSS | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 28 November 21:34 | Titan IVA (404) | Vandenberg SLC-4E | US Air Force | ||||
| USA-86 (KH-12-1) | NRO | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | 5 June 2000 | Successful | ||
December[edit] | |||||||
| 1 December 22:48 | Ariane 4 42P | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | ||||
| Superbird A1 | SCC | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 2 December 01:57 | Molniya-M/ML | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | ||||
| Molniya-3 #56L | MOM | Molniya | Communications | 8 November 2008 | Successful | ||
| 2 December 13:24 | Space Shuttle Discovery | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
| STS-53 | NASA | Low Earth | Satellite deployment | 9 December | Successful | ||
| USA-89 (SDS-2-3) | NRO | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ODERACS A | NASA | Low Earth | Calibration | 9 December | Failure | ||
| ODERACS B | NASA | Low Earth | Calibration | ||||
| ODERACS C | NASA | Low Earth | Calibration | ||||
| ODERACS D | NASA | Low Earth | Calibration | ||||
| ODERACS E | NASA | Low Earth | Calibration | ||||
| ODERACS F | NASA | Low Earth | Calibration | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts; ODERACS deployment cancelled and reflown on STS-60 | |||||||
| 9 December 11:25 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2223 (Yantar-4KS1) | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 16 December 1993 | Successful | ||
| 17 December 12:45 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2224 (Prognoz) | MO RF | Geosynchronous | Missile defence | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 December 22:16 | Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | McDonnell Douglas | ||||
| USA-87 (GPS IIA-8) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 21 December 11:21 | Long March 2E | Xichang LA-2 | CALT | ||||
| Optus B2 | Optus | Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Low Earth | Communications | 29 June 1995 | Launch Partial Failure | ||
| Payload fairing collapsed during ascent; rocket continued to orbit deploying remains of payload and upper stage into low Earth orbit | |||||||
| 22 December 12:00 | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 31/6 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2225 (Orlets) | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 18 February 1993 | Successful | ||
| 22 December 12:36 | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk Site 32/2 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2226 (Geo-IK) | MO RF | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 25 December 05:56 | Zenit-2 | Baikonur Site 45/1 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2227 (Tselina-2) | MO RF | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 25 December 20:07:59 | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2228 (Tselina-D) | MO RF | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 29 December 13:30:01 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | ||||
| Kosmos 2229 (Bion 10) | Roskosmos | Low Earth | Biological | 10 January 1993 | Successful | ||
Suborbital launches
[edit]| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
January[edit] | |||||||
| 11 January 03:40 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Astronomy | 11 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 248 kilometres (154 mi) | |||||||
| 17 January | Storm | White Sands SULF | US Air Force | ||||
| BTTV-1 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 23 January 19:19 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 23 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 28 January 12:00 | S-310 | Kagoshima LA-K | ISAS | ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi) | |||||||
| 31 January 11:55 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| SXT | NASA/Boulder | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 31 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
February[edit] | |||||||
| 1 February 16:00 | S-520 | Kagoshima LA-K | ISAS | ||||
| CIR | ISAS | Suborbital | Infrared astronomy | 1 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 338 kilometres (210 mi) | |||||||
| 18 February | Aries | White Sands LC-36 | SDIO | ||||
| SDIO | Suborbital | Technology | 18 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February 03:15 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Astronomy | 22 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February | UGM-133 Trident II | USS West Virginia, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 February | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February | UGM-133 Trident II | USS West Virginia, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 February | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February | UGM-133 Trident II | USS West Virginia, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 February | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February | UGM-133 Trident II | USS West Virginia, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 February | Successful | |||
| Commander's Evaluation Test; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
March[edit] | |||||||
| 3 March 13:57:30 | Nike Tomahawk | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
| Aria-1 | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 3 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 295 kilometres (183 mi) | |||||||
| 3 March 14:06:48 | Black Brant VIIIC | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
| Aria-1 | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 3 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
| 3 March 14:57 | Nike Tomahawk | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
| Aria-1 | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 3 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 4 March | LGM-118 Peacekeeper | Vandenberg LF-05 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 6 March 13:57:30 | Nike Tomahawk | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 6 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 12 March 22:42 | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | ||||
| CWAS-21 | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 13 March 18:15 | LGM-30B Minuteman I | Vandenberg LF-03 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 13 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 13 March 18:36:27 | Aries |  Meck | US Air Force | ||||
| ERIS | US Air Force | Suborbital | Interceptor | 13 March | Partial failure | ||
| Final flight of ERIS; missed target due to programming issue caused by test conditions, enough data collected to proceed with operagional programme. Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
| 15 March 22:46 | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | ||||
| CWAS-22 | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 18 March | Scout-II | Salto di Quirra | ASI | ||||
| ASI | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 March | Launch failure | |||
| 19 March 16:05 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | CSA | ||||
| CSAR-1 | CSA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 19 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 19 March 16:10 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| HIRAAS-2 | NASA | Suborbital | Airglow | 19 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 29 March 07:27 | Black Brant XI | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
| CHARGE-2B | NASA | Suborbital | Ionosphere | 29 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 267 kilometres (166 mi) | |||||||
| 29 March 08:07:45 | HPB | Poker Flat | Orbital Sciences | ||||
| Orbital Sciences | Suborbital | Infrared astronomy | 29 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
April[edit] | |||||||
| 8 April | UGM-96 Trident I | USS Henry L. Stimson, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 April | Successful | |||
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 40; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 8 April | UGM-96 Trident I | USS Henry L. Stimson, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 April | Successful | |||
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 40; Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 9 April 10:40 | Black Brant IXBM1 | Esrange | SSC | ||||
| MASER-5 | SSC | Suborbital | Microgravity | 9 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 317 kilometres (197 mi) | |||||||
| 15 April 09:09 | HPB | Wallops Island | Orbital Sciences | ||||
| Orbital Sciences | Suborbital | Target | 15 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 450 kilometres (280 mi) | |||||||
| 29 April | DF-21 | Taiyuan | CALT | ||||
| CALT | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 April | Launch failure | |||
May[edit] | |||||||
| 5 May | LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-10 | US Air Force | ||||
| GT-147GM-1 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 5 May | Prithvi | Balasore | DRDO | ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 12 May 14:26 | Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
| SPARTAN (SPDE) | NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 12 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 23 May 00:00 | Nike Orion | White Sands | | ||||
| CWAS-23 | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 24 May | Terrier Malemute | Barking Sands | SDIO | ||||
| CDX (LWIS) | SDIO | Suborbital | Target | 24 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
| 25 May 23:52 | Nike Tomahawk | Arecibo | NASA | ||||
| AA-3A | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma | 25 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 27 May 12:27 | Nike Orion | White Sands | NASA | ||||
| CWAS-24 | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 28 May | Agni-I | Balasore | DRDO | ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 May | Failure | |||
| 30 May 08:11 | Black Brant IX | Arecibo | NASA | ||||
| AA-4IFH | NASA/NRL | Suborbital | Plasma | 30 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 308 kilometres (191 mi) | |||||||
| May | DF-21 | Taiyuan | CALT | ||||
| CALT | Suborbital | Test flight | L+1 hour | Failure | |||
June[edit] | |||||||
| 1 June 02:52 |  Sonda 3 | | |||||