Feb 3 Space Shuttle
Success
A Russian cosmonaut flies on the space shuttle for the first time
Sergey Krikalev's flight began a partnership in which American shuttles docked with Russia's Mir space station nine times by 1998.
Rocket launches in1994
Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov boards Mir in January to begin a 437-day stay, setting a single-mission spaceflight endurance record that still stands. The next month, Sergei Krikalev flies on Discovery's STS-60 — the first Russian cosmonaut on a US Shuttle — opening the joint programme that will train both nations for the years of ISS construction to come.
Monthly Cadence complete
AUG peak 13 launches ↑ 13% vs 1993
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1994 launch leaders
Providers
1994 highlights
Jan 8 Soyuz U2
Success
Valery Polyakov begins 437 days in orbit on the Mir space station
No one had stayed in space that long before. Polyakov walked from his capsule on landing to show a Mars crew could work on arrival.
Jan 25 Titan II(23)G
Success
A US probe maps the whole Moon, including its poles
Clementine was America's first Moon probe in over 20 years. Its data hinted at ice in a dark crater at the south pole.
Feb 3 H2
Success
Japan flies a liquid-fuel rocket built entirely from its own technology
Japan's earlier liquid-fuel rockets relied on an American main engine built under license. The H-II flew on the LE-7, a hydrogen engine of Japanese design.
Feb 8 Long March 3A
Success
China's Long March 3A reaches orbit on its first flight
The rocket flew 27 times over 24 years without a failure. In 2000 it launched China's first Beidou navigation satellites.
Oct 15 PSLV G
Success
India's PSLV reaches orbit 13 months after its first flight failed
It put the IRS-P2 Earth-imaging satellite in orbit. Later PSLV rockets launched India's first probes to the Moon and Mars.
All 1994 launches
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93 launches
| January | ||||
Jan 8, 1994 | Soyuz TM-18 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Jan 20, 1994 | Gals 1 Russia • Proton K/DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01 | |||
Jan 24, 1994Failure | Eutelsat 2F5 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44LP | |||
Jan 25, 1994 | Meteor-3 6 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Jan 25, 1994 | Clementine USA • Titan II(23)G | |||
Jan 28, 1994 | Progress M-21 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| February | ||||
Feb 3, 1994 | STS-60 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Feb 3, 1994 | OREX Japan • H2 | |||
Feb 5, 1994 | Globus #13 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Feb 7, 1994 | USA-99 USA • Titan IV(401)A | |||
Feb 8, 1994 | Shijian 4 China • Long March 3A | |||
Feb 12, 1994 | Kosmos 2268 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Feb 18, 1994 | Gran' #40L Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Feb 19, 1994 | Galaxy 1R USA • Delta II 7925-8 | |||
| March | ||||
Mar 2, 1994 | Koronas-I Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Mar 4, 1994 | STS-62 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Mar 10, 1994 | USA-100 USA • Delta II 7925 | |||
Mar 13, 1994 | First flight of Taurus USA • Minotaur C-1110 | |||
Mar 17, 1994 | Kosmos 2274 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Mar 22, 1994 | Progress M-22 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| April | ||||
Apr 9, 1994 | STS-59 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Apr 11, 1994 | Kosmos 2275 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Apr 13, 1994 | GOES-I USA • Atlas I | |||
Apr 23, 1994 | Kosmos 2278 Russia • Zenit 2 | |||
Apr 26, 1994 | Kosmos 2279 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Apr 28, 1994 | Kosmos 2280 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
| May | ||||
May 3, 1994 | USA-103 USA • Titan IV(401)A | |||
May 5, 1994 | SROSS-C2 India • ASLV | |||
May 9, 1994 | MSTI-2 USA • Scout G-1 | |||
May 19, 1994Partial failure | STEP-2 USA • Pegasus with HAPS | |||
May 20, 1994 | Rimsat 2 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
May 22, 1994 | Progress M-23 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 25, 1994Failure | Tselina-D Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
| June | ||||
Jun 7, 1994 | Kosmos 2281 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jun 14, 1994 | Foton-9 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jun 17, 1994 | Intelsat 702 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44LP | |||
Jun 24, 1994 | USA-104 USA • Atlas I | |||
Jun 27, 1994Failure | STEP-1 USA • Pegasus XL | |||
| July | ||||
Jul 1, 1994 | Soyuz TM-19 Russia • Soyuz TM | |||
Jul 3, 1994 | FSW-2 No.2 China • Long March 2D | |||
Jul 6, 1994 | Kosmos 2282 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Jul 8, 1994 | STS-65 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Jul 8, 1994 | Panamsat-2 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44L | |||
Jul 14, 1994 | Nadezhda 4 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jul 20, 1994 | Kosmos 2283 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jul 21, 1994 | Apstar 1 China • Long March 3 | |||
Jul 29, 1994 | Kosmos 2284 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| August | ||||
Aug 2, 1994 | Kosmos 2285 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Aug 3, 1994 | APEX USA • Pegasus | |||
Aug 3, 1994 | DBS-2 USA • Atlas IIA | |||
Aug 5, 1994 | Kosmos 2286 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Aug 10, 1994 | Brasilsat B1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44LP | |||
Aug 11, 1994 | Kosmos 2287 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Aug 23, 1994 | Molniya 3-46 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Aug 25, 1994 | Progress M-24 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 26, 1994 | Kosmos 2290 Russia • Zenit 2 | |||
Aug 27, 1994 | USA-105 USA • Titan IV(401)A | |||
Aug 27, 1994 | Optus-B3 China • Long March 2E/Star-63F | |||
Aug 28, 1994 | ETS-VI Japan • H2 | |||
Aug 29, 1994 | USA-106 USA • Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS | |||
| September | ||||
Sep 9, 1994 | Telstar 402 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 42L+ | |||
Sep 9, 1994 | STS-64 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Sep 21, 1994 | Kosmos 2291 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Sep 27, 1994 | Kosmos 2292 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Sep 30, 1994 | STS-68 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
| October | ||||
Oct 3, 1994 | Soyuz TM-20 Russia • Soyuz TM | |||
Oct 6, 1994 | Intelsat 703 USA • Atlas IIAS | |||
Oct 8, 1994 | Solidaridad-2 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44L | |||
Oct 11, 1994 | Okean 4 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Oct 13, 1994 | Ekspress #11L Russia • Proton K/DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01 | |||
Oct 15, 1994 | IRS-P2 India • PSLV G | |||
Oct 31, 1994 | Elektro #1L Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
| November | ||||
Nov 1, 1994 | Astra 1D France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 42P | |||
Nov 1, 1994 | Wind USA • Delta II 7925-10 | |||
Nov 2, 1994 | Kosmos 2293 Russia • Tsyklon 2 | |||
Nov 3, 1994 | STS-66 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Nov 4, 1994 | Resurs-O1 No.3 Russia • Zenit 2 | |||
Nov 11, 1994 | Progress M-25 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Nov 20, 1994 | Kosmos 2294 Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Nov 24, 1994 | Kosmos 2297 Russia • Zenit 2 | |||
Nov 29, 1994 | GEO-IK 1 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Nov 29, 1994 | Orion 1 USA • Atlas IIA | |||
Nov 29, 1994 | Chinasat-5 China • Long March 3A | |||
| December | ||||
Dec 1, 1994Failure | Panamsat-3 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 42P | |||
Dec 14, 1994 | Molniya 1-88 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Dec 16, 1994 | Altair #13L Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Dec 20, 1994 | Kosmos 2298 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Dec 22, 1994 | USA-65 USA • Titan IV(402)A | |||
Dec 26, 1994 | Radio-ROSTO Russia • Rokot Briz-K | |||
Dec 26, 1994 | Kosmos 2299 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
Dec 28, 1994 | Gran' #43L Russia • Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 | |||
Dec 29, 1994 | Kosmos 2305 Russia • Soyuz U2 | |||
Dec 30, 1994 | NOAA-14 USA • Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS | |||