Jun 27 Space Shuttle
Success
Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with Russia's Mir station
The docked pair weighed about 225 tonnes, the largest spacecraft yet in orbit. It was the first US-Russian docking since Apollo-Soyuz in 1975.
Rocket launches in1995
Atlantis docks with Mir on June 29 — the first Shuttle–Mir link-up, opening the joint programme that will train both nations for the ISS years ahead. In December, Galileo drops a probe into Jupiter's atmosphere — the first to enter the giant planet's clouds — and the SOHO solar observatory launches to L1 on an Atlas IIAS from Cape Canaveral.
Monthly Cadence complete
MAR peak 11 launches ↓ 14% vs 1994
- launches
- 80
- success · 74/80
- 93%
- providers
- 3
1995 launch leaders
1995 highlights
Feb 3 Space Shuttle
Success
Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle
Her flight took Discovery within 11 meters of Russia's Mir station. The close pass rehearsed the Shuttle dockings that began that June.
Mar 14 Soyuz U2
Success
Norman Thagard becomes the first American to ride a Russian rocket
Thagard spent 115 days in space, most of it on Mir. That topped the 84 days Skylab astronauts logged in 1973 and 1974.
Nov 17 Ariane 4 44P
Success
Europe's ISO infrared telescope finds water in star-forming clouds
Liquid helium kept ISO cold enough to sense faint heat from space. It also studied dusty disks where planets form around young stars.
Dec 2 Atlas IIAS
Success
Europe and NASA launch the SOHO observatory to watch the Sun
SOHO marked 30 years in space in December 2025. Its images also led to the discovery of more than 5,000 comets.
All 1995 launches
Quick filters
80 launches
| January | ||||
Jan 10, 1995 | Intelsat 704 USA • Atlas IIAS | |||
Jan 15, 1995Partial failure | EXPRESS Japan • Mu 3SII | |||
Jan 24, 1995 | Tsikada 1 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jan 25, 1995Failure | Apstar 2 China • Long March 2E/Star-63F | |||
Jan 29, 1995 | USA-108 USA • Atlas II | |||
| February | ||||
Feb 3, 1995 | STS-63 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Feb 15, 1995 | Progress M-26 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Feb 16, 1995 | Foton-10 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| March | ||||
Mar 2, 1995 | Kosmos 2306 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Mar 2, 1995 | STS-67 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Mar 7, 1995 | Kosmos 2307 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Mar 14, 1995 | Soyuz TM-21 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Mar 18, 1995 | GMS-5 Japan • H2 | |||
Mar 22, 1995 | Kosmos 2310 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Mar 22, 1995 | Intelsat 705 USA • Atlas IIAS | |||
Mar 22, 1995 | Kosmos 2311 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Mar 24, 1995 | USA-109 USA • Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS | |||
Mar 28, 1995Failure | EKA-2 / Gurwin / Unamsat Russia • Start-1 Start | |||
Mar 28, 1995 | Brasilsat B2 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44LP+ | |||
| April | ||||
Apr 3, 1995 | Orbcomm USA • Pegasus Hybrid | |||
Apr 5, 1995 | Ofek-3 Israel • Shavit 1 | |||
Apr 7, 1995 | AMSC-1 USA • Atlas IIA | |||
Apr 9, 1995 | Progress M-27 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Apr 21, 1995 | ERS-2 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 40+ | |||
| May | ||||
May 14, 1995 | USA-110 USA • Titan IV(401)A | |||
May 17, 1995 | Intelsat 706 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44LP | |||
May 20, 1995 | Spektr Russia • Proton K 8K82K | |||
May 23, 1995 | GOES-J USA • Atlas I | |||
May 24, 1995 | Kosmos 2312 Russia • Molniya M | |||
May 31, 1995 | USA-111 USA • Atlas II | |||
| June | ||||
Jun 6, 1995 | Scientific experiment Russia • Volna | |||
Jun 8, 1995 | Kosmos 2313 Russia • Tsyklon 2 | |||
Jun 10, 1995 | DBS-3 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 42P | |||
Jun 22, 1995Failure | STEP-3 USA • Pegasus XL | |||
Jun 27, 1995 | STS-71 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Jun 28, 1995 | Kosmos 2314 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| July | ||||
Jul 5, 1995 | Kosmos 2315 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jul 7, 1995 | Helios 1A France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 40 | |||
Jul 10, 1995 | USA-112 USA • Titan IV(401)A | |||
Jul 13, 1995 | STS-70 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Jul 20, 1995 | Progress M-28 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jul 24, 1995 | Kosmos 2316 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Jul 31, 1995 | USA-113 USA • Atlas IIA | |||
| August | ||||
Aug 2, 1995 | Interbol 1 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Aug 3, 1995 | PanAmSat-4 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 42L-3 | |||
Aug 5, 1995Partial failure | Koreasat 1 USA • Delta II 7925-9.5 | |||
Aug 9, 1995 | Molniya 3-47 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Aug 15, 1995Failure | Gemstar 1 USA • Lockheed Martin • Athena 1 | |||
Aug 29, 1995 | JCSAT-3 USA • Atlas IIAS | |||
Aug 29, 1995 | N-Star A France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44P | |||
Aug 30, 1995 | Kosmos 2319 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Aug 31, 1995 | Sich-1 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
| September | ||||
Sep 3, 1995 | Soyuz TM-22 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Sep 7, 1995 | STS-69 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Sep 24, 1995 | Telstar 402R France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 42L-3 | |||
Sep 26, 1995 | Resurs F2 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Sep 29, 1995 | Kosmos 2320 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| October | ||||
Oct 6, 1995 | Kosmos 2321 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Oct 8, 1995 | Progress M-29 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Oct 11, 1995 | Luch 1 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Oct 19, 1995 | Astra 1E France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 42L-3 | |||
Oct 20, 1995 | STS-73 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Oct 22, 1995 | USA-114 USA • Atlas II | |||
Oct 31, 1995 | Kosmos 2322 Russia • Zenit 2 | |||
| November | ||||
Nov 4, 1995 | RADARSAT-1 and SURFSAT USA • Delta II 7920-10 | |||
Nov 6, 1995 | USA-115 USA • Titan IV(401)A | |||
Nov 12, 1995 | STS-74 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Nov 17, 1995 | ISO France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44P | |||
Nov 17, 1995 | Gals 2 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Nov 28, 1995 | AsiaSat 2 China • Long March 2E/EPKM | |||
| December | ||||
Dec 2, 1995 | SOHO USA • Atlas IIAS | |||
Dec 5, 1995 | USA-116 USA • Titan IV(404)A | |||
Dec 6, 1995 | Telecom 2C France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44L | |||
Dec 14, 1995 | Kosmos 2323 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Dec 15, 1995 | Galaxy 3R USA • Atlas IIA | |||
Dec 18, 1995 | Progress M-30 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Dec 20, 1995 | Kosmos 2326 Russia • Tsyklon 2 | |||
Dec 28, 1995 | IRS-1C Russia • Molniya M | |||
Dec 28, 1995 | EchoStar 1 China • Long March 2E/EPKM | |||
Dec 30, 1995 | XTE USA • Delta II 7920-10 | |||