Rocket launches in2004
Spirit and Opportunity land on Mars in January, rolling out onto plains they will drive for years. Cassini arrives at Saturn on July 1 after a seven-year cruise, entering orbit and beginning a thirteen-year survey of the planet and its moons.
Monthly Cadence complete
SEP peak 6 launches ↓ 14% vs 2003
- launches
- 55
- success · 51/55
- 93%
- providers
- 4
2004 launch leaders
All 2004 launches
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55 launches
| January | ||||
Jan 11, 2004 | Telstar 14 Russia • Zenit 3SL | |||
Jan 29, 2004 | Progress M1-11 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| February | ||||
Feb 5, 2004 | AMC-10 USA • Atlas IIAS | |||
Feb 14, 2004 | DSP-22 USA • Lockheed Martin • Titan IVB (402)/ IUS | |||
Feb 18, 2004 | Kosmos 2405 Russia • Molniya M | |||
| March | ||||
Mar 2, 2004 | Rosetta France • Arianespace • Ariane 5G+ | |||
Mar 13, 2004 | MBSat USA • Atlas IIIA | |||
Mar 15, 2004 | Eutelsat W3A Russia • Proton M / Briz-M | |||
Mar 20, 2004 | GPS IIR-11 USA • Delta II 7925 | |||
Mar 27, 2004 | Raduga-1 Russia • Proton K / DM-2 | |||
| April | ||||
Apr 16, 2004 | Superbird 6 USA • Atlas IIAS | |||
Apr 18, 2004 | Tansuo 1 China • Long March 2C | |||
Apr 19, 2004 | Soyuz TMA-4 Russia • Soyuz FG | |||
Apr 20, 2004 | Gravity Probe B USA • Delta II 7920 | |||
Apr 26, 2004 | Ekspress AM11 Russia • Proton K/ DM-2M | |||
| May | ||||
May 4, 2004 | DirecTV-7S Russia • Zenit 3SL | |||
May 19, 2004 | AMC-11 USA • Atlas IIAS | |||
May 20, 2004 | FORMOSAT-2 USA • Minotaur C-XL-3210 | |||
May 25, 2004 | Progress M-49 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 28, 2004 | Kosmos 2405 Russia • Tsyklon 2 | |||
| June | ||||
Jun 10, 2004 | Kosmos 2406 Russia • Zenit 2 | |||
Jun 16, 2004 | Intelsat 10-02 Russia • Proton M/Briz-M | |||
Jun 23, 2004 | GPS IIR-12 USA • Delta II 7925 | |||
Jun 29, 2004Partial failure | Telstar 18 Russia • Zenit 3SL | |||
Jun 29, 2004 | LatinSat D Russia • Kosmotras • Dnepr | |||
| July | ||||
Jul 15, 2004 | Aura USA • Delta II 7920-10L | |||
Jul 18, 2004 | Anik F2 France • Arianespace • Ariane 5G+ | |||
Jul 22, 2004 | Kosmos 2407 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jul 25, 2004 | Tan Ce 2 China • Long March 2C | |||
| August | ||||
Aug 3, 2004 | MESSENGER USA • Delta II 7925H | |||
Aug 4, 2004 | Amazonas Russia • Proton M/Briz-M | |||
Aug 11, 2004 | Progress M-50 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 29, 2004 | FSW-19 China • Long March 2C | |||
Aug 31, 2004 | SDS-3-4 USA • Atlas IIAS | |||
| September | ||||
Sep 6, 2004Failure | Ofeq-6 Israel • Shavit 1 | |||
Sep 8, 2004 | Shijian 6-01A China • Long March 4B | |||
Sep 20, 2004 | EDUSAT India • GSLV Mk I | |||
Sep 23, 2004 | Kosmos 2408 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Sep 24, 2004 | Kosmos 2410 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Sep 27, 2004 | FSW-20 China • Long March 2D | |||
| October | ||||
Oct 14, 2004 | Soyuz TMA-5 Russia • Soyuz FG | |||
Oct 14, 2004 | AMC-15 Russia • Proton M/Briz-M | |||
Oct 19, 2004 | Feng Yun 2C China • Long March 3A | |||
Oct 29, 2004 | Ekspress AM-1 Russia • Proton K/DM-2M | |||
| November | ||||
Nov 6, 2004 | Zi Yuan 2C China • Long March 4B | |||
Nov 6, 2004 | GPS IIR-13 USA • Delta II 7925 | |||
Nov 8, 2004 | Zenit-8 Russia • Soyuz 2.1a | |||
Nov 18, 2004 | Shiyan 2 China • Long March 2C | |||
Nov 20, 2004 | Swift USA • Delta II 7320 | |||
| December | ||||
Dec 17, 2004 | AMC-16 USA • Atlas V 521 | |||
Dec 18, 2004 | Helios 2A France • Arianespace • Ariane 5G+ | |||
Dec 21, 2004Partial failure | DemoSat USA • Delta IV Heavy 9250H | |||
Dec 23, 2004 | Progress M-51 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Dec 24, 2004Partial failure | Sich-1M Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Dec 26, 2004 | GLONASS Russia • Proton K/DM-2 | |||