1995 in spaceflight
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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
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
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
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)
SPARTAN-204 NRL LEO Ultraviolet Astronomy Successful Deployed from Shuttle on 7 February, Retrieved 9 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-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
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
2 March , 13:00 GMT Kosmos-3M LC-132, Plesetsk Kosmos-2306 MO RF LEO Laser calibration 30 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
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)
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
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
28 March , 23:14 GMT Ariane 4 (44LP+) ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) Arianespace Brazilsat B2 Telebras 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
Orbview 1 Orbimage, now GeoEye LEO Earth observation
Atmospheric research Still in orbit Successful so far
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
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