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 Cadencecomplete
◇SEP·peak·6 launches↓16%·vs 2003
- launches
- 54 launches
- success · 50/54
- 93% success · 50/54
- providers
- 4 providers
2004 Launch Leaders
All 2004 Launches
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55 launches
Jan 11, 2004 | Telstar 14 Russia•Zenit 3SL |
Jan 29, 2004 | Progress M1-11 Russia•Soyuz U |
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 |
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 |
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, 2004Unknown | Ekspress AM11 Russia•Proton K/ DM-2M |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |