# 1997 in spaceflight

This article outlines notable events occurring in 1997 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.

## Orbital launches

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| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 12 January 09:27 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Space Shuttle Atlantis | | Kennedy LC-39B | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 12 January 09:27 | | STS-81 | NASA | Low Earth (Mir) | Shuttle-Mir flight | 22 January 14:23 | Successful |
| 12 January 09:27 | | SpaceHab LDM | NASA/SpaceHab | Low Earth (Atlantis) | Logistics | 22 January 14:23 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts ||||||
| 17 January 16:28 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 17 January 16:28 | | GPS IIR-1 | US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation | +12 seconds | Launch Failure |
| SRB structural failure caused rocket to explode; First flight of GPS Block IIR satellite ||||||
| 30 January 22:04 | Ariane 4 (44L) | Ariane 4 (44L) | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 30 January 22:04 | | GE 2 | GE Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 January 22:04 | | Nahuel 1A | Nahuelsa | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| February ||||||||
| 10 February 14:09 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 10 February 14:09 | | Soyuz TM-25 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Mir EO-23 | 14 August 12:17 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts ||||||
| 11 February 08:55 | Space Shuttle Discovery | Space Shuttle Discovery | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 11 February 08:55 | | STS-82 | NASA | Low Earth (HST) | Hubble Servicing Mission 2 | 21 February 08:32 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts ||||||
| 12 February 04:50 | M-V | M-V | | Uchinoura | Uchinoura | ISAS | ISAS |
| 12 February 04:50 | | HALCA (MUSES-B) | ISAS | Medium Earth | Astronomy | In orbit | Successful |
| Maiden flight of M-V; Mission concluded in November 2005 ||||||
| 14 February 03:47 | Tsyklon-3 | Tsyklon-3 | | Plesetsk Site 32 | Plesetsk Site 32 | | |
| 14 February 03:47 | | Gonets-D1 | Gonets SatCom | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 February 03:47 | | Gonets-D1 | Gonets SatCom | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 February 03:47 | | Gonets-D1 | Gonets SatCom | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 February 03:47 | | Kosmos 2337 (Strela-3) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 February 03:47 | | Kosmos 2338 (Strela-3) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 February 03:47 | | Kosmos 2339 (Strela-3) | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 February 01:42 | Atlas IIAS | Atlas IIAS | | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 17 February 01:42 | | JCSAT-4 | JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 February 20:20 | Titan IVB (402)/IUS | Titan IVB (402)/IUS | | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 23 February 20:20 | | USA-130 (DSP F18) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Early warning | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of Titan IVB ||||||
| March ||||||||
| 1 March 01:07 | Ariane 4 (44P) | Ariane 4 (44P) | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 1 March 01:07 | | Intelsat 801 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 March 02:00 | Start-1 | Start-1 | | Svobodniy Site 5 | Svobodniy Site 5 | | |
| 4 March 02:00 | | Zeya | MO RF | Low Earth | Communications | 25 October 1999 | Successful |
| 8 March 06:01 | Atlas IIA | Atlas IIA | | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 8 March 06:01 | | Tempo 2 | TCI | Current: Graveyard Operational: Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| Suffered damage from a solar flare in April 1997 and was retired on 15 August 2006. ||||||
| April ||||||||
| 4 April 16:47 | Titan 23G | Titan 23G | | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 4 April 16:47 | | USA-131 (DMSP 5D2 F14) | US Air Force/NOAA | Sun-synchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful |
| 4 April 19:20 | Space Shuttle Columbia | Space Shuttle Columbia | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 4 April 19:20 | | STS-83 | NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity research | 8 April 18:33 | Partial Failure |
| 4 April 19:20 | | Spacelab Long Module 1 | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Spacelab MSL-1 | 8 April 18:33 | Partial Failure |
| 4 April 19:20 | | EDO Pallet | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Cryogenic mission extension pallet | 8 April 18:33 | Partial Failure |
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts Fuel cell failure caused the flight to be aborted. Re-flown as STS-94 later the same year. ||||||
| 6 April 16:04 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 6 April 16:04 | | Progress M-34 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 2 July 06:31 | Spacecraft failure |
| Collided with Mir during rendezvous tests on 25 June, heavily damaging the station and permanently depressurizing the Spektr module. ||||||
| 9 April 08:58 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | | |
| 9 April 08:58 | | Kosmos 2340 (Oko) | MO RF | Molniya | Early warning | In orbit | Operational |
| 16 April 23:08 | Ariane 4 (44LP) | Ariane 4 (44LP) | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 16 April 23:08 | | Thaicom 3 | Thaicom | Geosynchronous | Communications | 2 October 2006 | Successful |
| 16 April 23:08 | | BSAT-1A | BSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Thaicom 3 deorbited after suffering severe power degradation. ||||||
| 17 April 13:03 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |
| 17 April 13:03 | | Kosmos 2341 (Parus) | MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 April 11:59 | Pegasus-XL | Pegasus-XL | | Stargazer, Gando | Stargazer, Gando | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 21 April 11:59 | | Minisat-01 | INTA | Low Earth | Technology development | 26 February 2002 | Successful |
| 21 April 11:59 | | Celestis Founders | Celestis | Low Earth | Space burial | 20 May 2002 | Successful |
| 25 April 05:49 | Atlas I | Atlas I | | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 25 April 05:49 | | GOES 10 (GOES-K) | NOAA | Geosynchronous Graveyard (after retirement) | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful |
| Final flight of Atlas I, satellite retired and boosted to graveyard orbit on 1 December 2009. ||||||
| May ||||||||
| 5 May 14:55 | Delta II (7920-10C) | Delta II (7920-10C) | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 5 May 14:55 | | Iridium 8 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 24 November 2017 | Successful |
| 5 May 14:55 | | Iridium 7 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 May 14:55 | | Iridium 6 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 23 December 2017 | Successful |
| 5 May 14:55 | | Iridium 5 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 May 14:55 | | Iridium 4 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 11 May 16:17 | Long March 3A | Long March 3A | | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | | |
| 11 May 16:17 | | Zhongxing-6 (Chinasat-6) | Chinasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 May 00:33 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | | |
| 14 May 00:33 | | Kosmos 2342 (Oko) | MO RF | Molniya | Early warning | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 May 08:07 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Space Shuttle Atlantis | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 15 May 08:07 | | STS-84 | NASA | Low Earth (Mir) | Shuttle-Mir flight | 24 May 13:27 | Successful |
| 15 May 08:07 | | SpaceHab LDM | NASA/SpaceHab | Low Earth (Atlantis) | Logistics | 24 May 13:27 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts ||||||
| 15 May 12:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 15 May 12:10 | | Kosmos 2343 | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 18 September | Successful |
| 20 May 07:07 | Zenit-2 | Zenit-2 | | Baikonur Site 45/1 | Baikonur Site 45/1 | | |
| 20 May 07:07 | | Tselina-2 | VKS | Intended: Low Earth | ELINT | + 48 seconds | Launch Failure |
| Stage 1 engine failure ||||||
| 20 May 22:39 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 20 May 22:39 | | Thor-2 | Telenor | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 May 17:00 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Proton-K/DM-2M | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 24 May 17:00 | | Telstar 5 | Loral Skynet | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| June ||||||||
| 3 June 23:20 | Ariane 4 (44L) | Ariane 4 (44L) | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 3 June 23:20 | | Inmarsat 3F4 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 June 23:20 | | INSAT 2D | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft Failure |
| Insat 2D declared a total loss on 4 October 1997. ||||||
| 6 June 16:56 | Proton-K/DM-5 | Proton-K/DM-5 | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | | |
| 6 June 16:56 | | Kosmos 2344 (Araks-N) | MO RF | Medium Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 June 12:01 | Long March 3 | Long March 3 | | Xichang LC-1 | Xichang LC-1 | | |
| 10 June 12:01 | | Feng Yun 2A | CASC | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Spacecraft Failure |
| Halted transmitting data in April 1998, resumed transmission but imaging system failed later that year in September. ||||||
| 18 June 14:02 | Proton-K/DM2 | Proton-K/DM2 | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | | |
| 18 June 14:02 | | Iridium 14 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft Failure |
| 18 June 14:02 | | Iridium 12 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 2 September 2018 | Successful |
| 18 June 14:02 | | Iridium 9 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 11 March 2003 | Spacecraft Failure |
| 18 June 14:02 | | Iridium 10 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 6 October 2018 | Successful |
| 18 June 14:02 | | Iridium 13 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 29 April 2018 | Successful |
| 18 June 14:02 | | Iridium 16 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 June 14:02 | | Iridium 11 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft Failure |
| 25 June 23:44 | Ariane 4 (44P) | Ariane 4 (44P) | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 25 June 23:44 | | Intelsat 802 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| July ||||||||
| 1 July 18:02 | Space Shuttle Columbia | Space Shuttle Columbia | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 1 July 18:02 | | STS-94 | NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity research | 17 July 10:40 | Successful |
| 1 July 18:02 | | Spacelab Long Module 1 | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Spacelab MSL-1 | 17 July 10:40 | Successful |
| 1 July 18:02 | | EDO Pallet | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Cryogenic mission extension pallet | 17 July 10:40 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts, reflight of STS-83 Final flight of Spacelab Long Module 1 ||||||
| 5 July 04:11 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 5 July 04:11 | | Progress M-35 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 7 October 17:23 | Successful |
| 9 July 13:04 | Delta II 7920-10C | Delta II 7920-10C | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 9 July 13:04 | | Iridium 15 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 14 October 2018 | Successful |
| 9 July 13:04 | | Iridium 17 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 July 13:04 | | Iridium 20 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft Failure |
| 9 July 13:04 | | Iridium 18 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 19 August 2018 | Successful |
| 9 July 13:04 | | Iridium 21 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft Failure |
| 23 July 03:42 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 23 July 03:42 | | USA-132 (GPS IIR-2) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 July 01:15 | Atlas IIAS | Atlas IIAS | | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 28 July 01:15 | | Superbird C | SCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| August ||||||||
| 1 August 20:20 | Pegasus-XL | Pegasus-XL | | Stargazer, Vandenberg | Stargazer, Vandenberg | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 1 August 20:20 | | Orbview-2 | GeoEye | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 August 15:35 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 5 August 15:35 | | Soyuz TM-26 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Mir EO-24 | 19 February 1998 09:10 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts ||||||
| 7 August 14:41 | Space Shuttle Discovery | Space Shuttle Discovery | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 7 August 14:41 | | STS-85 | NASA | Low Earth | Space sciences | 19 August 11:08 | Successful |
| 7 August 14:41 | | CRISTA-SPAS-2 | DLR/NASA | Low Earth | Atmospheric research | 19 August 11:08 | Successful |
| 7 August 14:41 | | MFD | NASDA | Low Earth (Discovery) | Dextrous RMS demonstration | 19 August 11:08 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts CRISTA-SPAS deployed 7 August and retrieved 16 August ||||||
| 8 August 06:46 | Ariane 4 (44LP) | Ariane 4 (44LP) | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 8 August 06:46 | | PAS 6 | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft Failure |
| Spacecraft failure occurred in April 2004 ||||||
| 14 August 20:49 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Proton-K/DM-2 | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | | |
| 14 August 20:49 | | Kosmos 2345 (Prognoz) | MO RF | Geosynchronous | Early warning | In orbit | Successful |
| Retired on 1 January 1999 ||||||
| 19 August 17:50 | Long March 3B | Long March 3B | | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | | |
| 19 August 17:50 | | Agila 2 | MPSC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 August 00:38 | Delta II 7920-10C | Delta II 7920-10C | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 21 August 00:38 | | Iridium 26 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 August 00:38 | | Iridium 25 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 14 May 2018 | Successful |
| 21 August 00:38 | | Iridium 24 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 11 May 2019 | Spacecraft Failure |
| 21 August 00:38 | | Iridium 23 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 28 March 2018 | Successful |
| 21 August 00:38 | | Iridium 22 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 August 06:51 | LMLV-1 (Athena I) | LMLV-1 (Athena I) | | Vandenberg SLC-6 | Vandenberg SLC-6 | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 23 August 06:51 | | Lewis | NASA | Low Earth | Earth observation | 29 September | Spacecraft failure |
| Control lost within three days of launch due to RCS design flaw. ||||||
| 25 August 14:39 | Delta II 7920-8 | Delta II 7920-8 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 25 August 14:39 | | ACE | NASA | Earth/Sun L$_1$ point | Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 August 00:33 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Proton-K/DM-2M | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 28 August 00:33 | | PAS 5 | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 29 August 15:02 | Pegasus-XL | Pegasus-XL | | Stargazer, Vandenberg | Stargazer, Vandenberg | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 29 August 15:02 | | FORTE | US Air Force | Low Earth | Ionosphere research | In orbit | Operational |
| September ||||||||
| 1 September 14:00 | Long March 2C | Long March 2C | | Taiyuan LC-1 | Taiyuan LC-1 | CASC | CASC |
| 1 September 14:00 | | Iridium MFS-1 | Iridium | Low Earth | Boilerplate spacecraft | In orbit | Successful |
| 1 September 14:00 | | Iridium MFS-2 | Iridium | Low Earth | Boilerplate spacecraft | In orbit | Successful |
| 2 September 22:21 | Ariane 4 (44LP) | Ariane 4 (44LP) | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2 September 22:21 | | Hot Bird 3 | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 2 September 22:21 | | Meteosat 7 | Eumetsat | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 September 12:03 | Atlas IIAS | Atlas IIAS | | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 4 September 12:03 | | GE 3 | GE Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 September 01:36 | Proton-K/17S40 | Proton-K/17S40 | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | | |
| 14 September 01:36 | | Iridium 29 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 September 01:36 | | Iridium 32 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 10 March 2019 | Successful |
| 14 September 01:36 | | Iridium 33 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 10 February 2009 | Partial Failure |
| 14 September 01:36 | | Iridium 27 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 1 February 2002 | Spacecraft Failure |
| 14 September 01:36 | | Iridium 28 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 September 01:36 | | Iridium 30 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 28 September 2017 | Successful |
| 14 September 01:36 | | Iridium 31 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 20 December 2018 | Successful |
| Iridium 33 destroyed in collision with Kosmos 2251 ||||||
| 23 September 16:44 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |
| 23 September 16:44 | | Kosmos 2346 (Parus) | MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 September 16:44 | | FAISAT-2V | FAI | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 September 23:58 | Ariane 4 (42L) | Ariane 4 (42L) | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 23 September 23:58 | | Intelsat 803 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 September 21:30 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | | |
| 24 September 21:30 | | Molniya-1T | MO RF | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 September 02:34 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Space Shuttle Atlantis | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 26 September 02:34 | | STS-86 | NASA | Low Earth (Mir) | Shuttle-Mir flight | 6 October 21:55 | Successful |
| 26 September 02:34 | | SpaceHab LDM | NASA/SpaceHab | Low Earth (Atlantis) | Logistics | 6 October 21:55 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts ||||||
| 27 September 01:23 | Delta II 7920-10C | Delta II 7920-10C | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 27 September 01:23 | | Iridium 19 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 7 April 2018 | Successful |
| 27 September 01:23 | | Iridium 37 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 26 May 2018 | Successful |
| 27 September 01:23 | | Iridium 36 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 September 01:23 | | Iridium 35 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 26 December 2018 | Successful |
| 27 September 01:23 | | Iridium 34 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 8 January 2018 | Successful |
| 29 September 04:47 | PSLV | PSLV | | Sriharikota FLP | Sriharikota FLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 29 September 04:47 | | IRS-1D | ISRO | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational |
| October ||||||||
| 5 October 15:08 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 5 October 15:08 | | Progress M-36 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 19 December 13:20 | Successful |
| 5 October 15:08 | | Sputnik-40 | Roskosmos | Low Earth | Amateur communications | 21 May 1998 | Successful |
| 5 October 15:08 | | X-Mir | DASA | Low Earth (Mir) | Inspect Mir | 2 October 1998 | Successful |
| 5 October 21:01 | Atlas IIAS | Atlas IIAS | | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 5 October 21:01 | | Echostar 3 | EchoStar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 October 17:59 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 9 October 17:59 | | Foton 11 | Roskosmos | Low Earth | Microgravity research | 23 October | Successful |
| 15 October 08:43 | Titan IVB (401)/Centaur | Titan IVB (401)/Centaur | | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 15 October 08:43 | | Cassini | NASA | Kronocentric Orbit | Saturn orbiter | 15 September 2017 10:31 | Successful |
| 15 October 08:43 | | Huygens | NASA/ESA | Kronocentric Orbit | Titan lander | 14 January 2005 12:43 | Successful |
| Cassini is the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn and Huygens is the first spacecraft to land on Titan. Huygens released from Cassini on 25 December 2004. ||||||
| 16 October 19:13 | Long March 3B | Long March 3B | | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | | |
| 16 October 19:13 | | Apstar 2R | APT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 October 13:13 | Pegasus-XL | Pegasus-XL | | Stargazer, Wallops Island | Stargazer, Wallops Island | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 22 October 13:13 | | STEP-4 | US Air Force | Low Earth | | 31 March 2001 | Successful |
| 24 October 02:32 | Titan IVA (403) | Titan IVA (403) | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 24 October 02:32 | | USA-133 (Lacrosse 3) | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 October 00:46 | Atlas IIA | Atlas IIA | | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | | |
| 25 October 00:46 | | USA-135 (DSCS III F13) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 October 00:46 | | FalconSat Gold | USAFA | Geosynchronous transfer | Technology demonstration | 27 September 1998 | Successful |
| 30 October 13:43 | Ariane 5G | Ariane 5G | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 30 October 13:43 | | MAQSAT-H | ESA | Geosynchronous transfer | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful |
| 30 October 13:43 | | MAQSAT-B | ESA | Geosynchronous transfer | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful |
| 30 October 13:43 | | TEAMSAT | ESTEC | Geosynchronous transfer | Technology development | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 October 13:43 | | YES | ESTEC | Geosynchronous transfer | Technolovy development | In orbit | Operational |
| November ||||||||
| 2 November 12:25 | VLS-1 | VLS-1 | V01 | Alcântara | Alcântara | INPE | INPE |
| 2 November 12:25 | | SCD-2A | INPE | Intended: Low Earth | Weather satellite | 2 November | Launch Failure |
| Maiden flight of VLS-1; First Brazilian orbital launch attempt ||||||
| 6 November 00:30 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 6 November 00:30 | | USA-134 (GPS IIA-19) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 November 02:05 | Titan IVA (401)/Centaur | Titan IVA (401)/Centaur | | Cape Canaveral LC-41 | Cape Canaveral LC-41 | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 8 November 02:05 | | USA-136 (Trumpet 3) | NRO | Molniya | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational |
| NRO Launch 4 ||||||
| 9 November 01:34 | Delta II 7920-10C | Delta II 7920-10C | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 9 November 01:34 | | Iridium 43 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 11 February 2018 | Successful |
| 9 November 01:34 | | Iridium 41 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 28 July 2018 | Successful |
| 9 November 01:34 | | Iridium 40 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 23 September 2018 | Successful |
| 9 November 01:34 | | Iridium 39 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 November 01:34 | | Iridium 38 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 12 November 17:00 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Proton-K/DM-2M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | | |
| 12 November 17:00 | | Kupon | RFCB | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft Failure |
| Onboard computer failed ||||||
| 12 November 21:48 | Ariane 4 (44L) | Ariane 4 (44L) | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 12 November 21:48 | | Sirius 2 | NSAB | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft Failure |
| 12 November 21:48 | | IndoStar-1 | Indostar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Astra 5A (Sirius 2) failed on 16 January 2009 ||||||
| 18 November 11:14 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | | |
| 18 November 11:14 | | Resurs F-1M | Roskosmos | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 13 December | Successful |
| 19 November 19:46 | Space Shuttle Columbia | Space Shuttle Columbia | | Kennedy LC-39B | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 19 November 19:46 | | STS-87 | NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity experiments | 5 December 12:20 | Successful |
| 19 November 19:46 | | SPARTAN-201 | NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity research | 5 December 12:20 | Failure |
| 19 November 19:46 | | EDO Pallet | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Cryogenic mission extension pallet | 5 December 12:20 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts Spartan failed to orient itself due to human error during deployment on 21 November; was retrieved on 25 November. ||||||
| 27 November 21:27 | H-II | H-II | | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | | |
| 27 November 21:27 | | TRMM | NASA | Low Earth | Environmental research | 16 June 2015 06:55 | Successful |
| 27 November 21:27 | | Hikoboshi (ETS-7) | NASDA | Low Earth | Docking test | 13 November 2015 | Successful |
| 27 November 21:27 | | Orihime (ETS-7) | NASDA | Low Earth | Docking test | 13 November 2015 | Successful |
| The two ETS satellites docked on 7 July 1998 ||||||
| December ||||||||
| 2 December 22:52 | Ariane 4 (44P) | Ariane 4 (44P) | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2 December 22:52 | | JCSAT 5 | JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 2 December 22:52 | | Equator-S | DLR | Geosynchronous transfer | Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Operational |
| 12 November 17:00 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Proton-K/DM-2M | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 12 November 17:00 | | Astra 1G | SES | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 December 07:16 | Long March 2C | Long March 2C | | Taiyuan LC-1 | Taiyuan LC-1 | CASC | CASC |
| 8 December 07:16 | | Iridium 42 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 December 07:16 | | Iridium 44 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft Failure |
| 8 December 23:52 | Atlas IIAS | Atlas IIAS | | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | Cape Canaveral LC-36B | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 8 December 23:52 | | Galaxy 8i | PanAmSat | Current: Graveyard Operational: Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| Retired in October 2002 ||||||
| 9 December 07:17 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90/20 | Baikonur Site 90/20 | | |
| 9 December 07:17 | | Kosmos 2347 (EORSAT | MO RF | Low Earth | SIGINT | 11 December 1999 | Successful |
| 15 December 15:40 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | | |
| 15 December 15:40 | | Kosmos 2348 (Yantar) | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 14 April 1998 | Successful |
| 20 December 08:45 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 20 December 08:45 | | Progress M-37 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 15 March 1998 23:04 | Successful |
| 20 December 13:16 | Delta II 7920-10C | Delta II 7920-10C | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 20 December 13:16 | | Iridium 45 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 December 13:16 | | Iridium 46 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 December 13:16 | | Iridium 47 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 1 September 2018 | Successful |
| 20 December 13:16 | | Iridium 48 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 5 May 2001 | Spacecraft Failure |
| 20 December 13:16 | | Iridium 49 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 13 February 2018 | Successful |
| 22 December 00:16 | Ariane 4 (42L) | Ariane 4 (42L) | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 22 December 00:16 | | Intelsat 804 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 December 19:11 | Pegasus-XL/HAPS | Pegasus-XL/HAPS | | Stargazer, Wallops Island | Stargazer, Wallops Island | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 23 December 19:11 | | Orbcomm A1 | Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 December 19:11 | | Orbcomm A2 | Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 December 19:11 | | Orbcomm A3 | Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 December 19:11 | | Orbcomm A4 | Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 December 19:11 | | Orbcomm A5 | Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 December 19:11 | | Orbcomm A6 | Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 December 19:11 | | Orbcomm A7 | Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 December 19:11 | | Orbcomm A8 | Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 December 13:32 | Start-1 | Start-1 | | Svobodniy Site 5 | Svobodniy Site 5 | | |
| 24 December 13:32 | | Early Bird 1 | EarthWatch | Low Earth | Earth observation | 27 July 2000 | Successful |
| 24 December 23:19 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Proton-K/DM-2M | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 24 December 23:19 | | AsiaSat 3 | AsiaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial Launch Failure |
| Upper stage failure; Performed lunar flyby to reduce orbital inclination and reach operational position. ||||||
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| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 15 January | R-29 | R-29 | | Submarine, Barents Sea | Submarine, Barents Sea | Russian Navy | Russian Navy |
| 15 January | | | Russian Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 January | Successful |
| 17 January 01:17 | LGM-30F Minuteman II | LGM-30F Minuteman II | | Vandenberg LF-03 | Vandenberg LF-03 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 January 01:17 | | IFT-1 (EKV) | US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM target | 17 January | Successful |
| 29 January | Storm-2 | Storm-2 | | White Sands LC-32 | White Sands LC-32 | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 29 January | | MTTV | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target spacecraft | 29 January | Failure |
| 29 January | | MTD-2 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Weapons test | 29 January | Failure |
| 30 January | SR19 | SR19 | | C-130, NAS Point Mugu | C-130, NAS Point Mugu | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 January | | AltAir (Have Gold) | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | +28 seconds | Launch Failure |
| Accidentally destroyed by range safety ||||||
| 30 January 07:30 | S-520 | S-520 | | Uchinoura Pad K | Uchinoura Pad K | ISAS | ISAS |
| 30 January 07:30 | | | ISAS | Suborbital | Technology development | 30 January | Successful |
| 30 January 08:42 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-26 | Vandenberg LF-26 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 January 08:42 | | FOT GT163GB | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 January | Successful |
| 31 January 01:55 | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN RF | AN RF |
| 31 January 01:55 | | Flaksus-1 | APL | Suborbital | Plasma research | 31 January | Successful |
| February ||||||||
| 5 February 02:16 | MR-12 | MR-12 | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN RF | AN RF |
| 5 February 02:16 | | Flaksus-2 | APL | Suborbital | Plasma research | 5 February | Successful |
| 7 February | R-17 Scud | R-17 Scud | | Bigen Island, Aur Atoll | Bigen Island, Aur Atoll | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 February | | Willow Dune | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 7 February | Successful |
| 10 February 05:17 | Black Brant XII | Black Brant XII | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 10 February 05:17 | | PHAZE 2 | NASA | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 10 February | Successful |
| 10 February 06:30 | Castor-Orbus | Castor-Orbus | | Nevada Test Site LA-26 | Nevada Test Site LA-26 | Sandia | Sandia |
| 10 February 06:30 | | | Sandia | Suborbital | Rocket test | 10 February | Successful |
| 11 February 08:36 | Black Brant XII | Black Brant XII | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 11 February 08:36 | | Auroral Turbulance 2 | NASA | Suborbital | Auroral/Ionosphere research | 11 February | Successful |
| 12 February 21:00 | LCLV | LCLV | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 12 February 21:00 | | MDT IV | | Suborbital | Target | 12 February | Successful |
| 20 February | UGM-96 Trident I | UGM-96 Trident I | | Submarine, Eastern Range | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 20 February | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful |
| 20 February | UGM-96 Trident I | UGM-96 Trident I | | Submarine, Eastern Range | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 20 February | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful |
| 20 February | UGM-96 Trident I | UGM-96 Trident I | | Submarine, Eastern Range | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 20 February | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful |
| 20 February | UGM-96 Trident I | UGM-96 Trident I | | Submarine, Eastern Range | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 20 February | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful |
| 22 February | Castor 4B | Castor 4B | | Wake Island | Wake Island | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 22 February | | TCMP II | | Suborbital | Re-entry vehicle test | 22 February | Successful |
| 23 February | Prithvi | Prithvi | | Balasore | Balasore | DRDO | DRDO |
| 23 February | | | DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 February | Successful |
| 23 February 10:06 | LCLV | LCLV | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 23 February 10:06 | | MDT III | | Suborbital | Target | 23 February | Successful |
| 26 February 20:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 26 February 20:00 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Rocket test | 26 February | Successful |
| March ||||||||
| 1 March | Castor 4B | Castor 4B | | Wake Island | Wake Island | OrbitalSciences | OrbitalSciences |
| 1 March | | TCMP II | | Suborbital | Re-entry vehicle test | 1 March | Successful |
| 6 March | Hera | Hera | | White Sands LC-94 | White Sands LC-94 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 6 March | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM Target | 6 March | Successful |
| 6 March | THAAD | THAAD | | White Sands | White Sands | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 6 March | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM Interceptor | 6 March | Successful |
| 13 March 10:20 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 13 March 10:20 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 13 March | Successful |
| 18 March 00:16 | UGM-133 Trident II | UGM-133 Trident II | | Submarine, Eastern Range | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 18 March 00:16 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 March | Successful |
| 18 March | UGM-133 Trident II | UGM-133 Trident II | | Submarine, Eastern Range | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 18 March | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 March | Successful |
| 19 March | R-17 Scud | R-17 Scud | | Bigen Island, Aur Atoll | Bigen Island, Aur Atoll | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 19 March | | Willow Dune | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 19 March | Successful |
| 25 March 03:15 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 25 March 03:15 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 25 March | Successful |
| Studied Hale-Bopp comet ||||||
| 30 March 03:25 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 30 March 03:25 | | EUVS | NASA | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 30 March | Successful |
| April ||||||||
| 6 April 03:25 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 6 April 03:25 | | | NASA | Suborbital | | 6 April | Successful |
| 8 April 03:55 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 8 April 03:55 | | WISP | NASA | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 8 April | Successful |
| 17 April | R-36M | R-36M | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 17 April | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 April | Successful |
| 28 April 16:42 | VS-30 | VS-30 | | Alcântara | Alcântara | INPE | INPE |
| 28 April 16:42 | | AL-VS30-223 | DLR | Suborbital | Test rocket | 28 April | Successful |
| 30 April | RH-560/300 Mk.II | RH-560/300 Mk.II | | Sriharikota | Sriharikota | ISRO | ISRO |
| 30 April | | | ISRO | Suborbital | Test rocket | 30 April | Successful |
| May ||||||||
| 2 May 07:30 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 2 May 07:30 | | | NASA | Suborbital | X-ray Astronomy | 2 May | Successful |
| 8 May 07:10 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 8 May 07:10 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Astronomy | 8 May | Successful |
| 8 May 08:01 | LGM-118 Peacekeeper | LGM-118 Peacekeeper | | Vandenberg LF-05 | Vandenberg LF-05 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 8 May 08:01 | | 9 re-entry vehicles | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful |
| 15 May 19:16 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 15 May 19:16 | | NCAR/CU-6 | NASA | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy/Solar observation | 15 May | Successful |
| 21 May 08:27 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-04 | Vandenberg LF-04 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 May 08:27 | | FOT GT164GM/SHARP | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile and re-entry vehicle test | 21 May | Successful |
| 23 May 21:44 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 23 May 21:44 | | MSX | SMDC | Suborbital | Target | 23 May | Successful |
| 29 May 04:56 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 29 May 04:56 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Radio astronomy | 29 May | Successful |
| 30 May | UGM-133 Trident II | UGM-133 Trident II | | Submarine, Eastern Range | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 30 May | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 May | Successful |
| June ||||||||
| 10 June | UR-100NU | UR-100NU | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 10 June | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 June | Successful |
| 18 June 14:02 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-10 | Vandenberg LF-10 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 18 June 14:02 | | FOT GT165GM | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 June | Successful |
| 24 June 03:39 | LGM-30F Minuteman II | LGM-30F Minuteman II | | Vandenberg LF-03 | Vandenberg LF-03 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 June 03:39 | | MSLS IFT-1A | US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM target | 24 June | Partial Failure |
| Some decoys failed to deploy ||||||
| 24 June 04:00 | Payload Launch Vehicle | Payload Launch Vehicle | | Meck Island, Kwajalein | Meck Island, Kwajalein | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 24 June 04:00 | | IFT-1A EKV | US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM Test | 24 June | Partial Failure |
| Poor system performance; Non-destructive flyby ||||||
| July ||||||||
| 8 July 12:25 | RT-2PM Topol | RT-2PM Topol | | Plesetsk Site 158 | Plesetsk Site 158 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 8 July 12:25 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 July | Successful |
| 9 July | KSR-II | KSR-II | | Anhueng | Anhueng | KARI | KARI |
| 9 July | | | KARI | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy/Ionosphere research | 9 July | Successful |
| 23 July | R-29 | R-29 | | Submarine, Barents Sea | Submarine, Barents Sea | Russian Navy | Russian Navy |
| 23 July | | | Russian Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 July | Successful |
| August ||||||||
| 8 August 13:19 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 8 August 13:19 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 8 August | Successful |
| 8 August 13:24 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 8 August 13:24 | | COORS | NASA | Suborbital | Ionosphere/Aeronomy research | 8 August | Failure |
| 8 August 16:29 | Black Brant VC | Black Brant VC | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 8 August 16:29 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ionosphere/Aeronomy research | 8 August | Successful |
| 9 August 13:29 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 9 August 13:29 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 9 August | Successful |
| 9 August 22:57 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 9 August 22:57 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 9 August | Successful |
| 10 August 13:36 | Viper | Viper | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 10 August 13:36 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 10 August | Successful |
| 10 August 21:30 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 10 August 21:30 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 10 August | Successful |
| 11 August 13:38 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 11 August 13:38 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 11 August | Successful |
| 11 August 13:43 | Viper | Viper | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 11 August 13:43 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 11 August | Successful |
| 11 August 18:18 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 11 August 18:18 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 11 August | Successful |
| 11 August 21:34 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 11 August 21:34 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 11 August | Successful |
| 12 August 12:10 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 12 August 12:10 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 12 August | Successful |
| 12 August 12:15 | Viper | Viper | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 12 August 12:15 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 12 August | Successful |
| 12 August 12:26 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 12 August 12:26 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 12 August | Successful |
| 12 August 21:41 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 12 August 21:41 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 12 August | Successful |
| 13 August 13:50 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 13 August 13:50 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 13 August | Successful |
| 13 August 13:55 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 13 August 13:55 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 13 August | Successful |
| 13 August 21:40 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 13 August 21:40 | | | NASA | Suborbital | | 13 August | Successful |
| 14 August 12:22 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 14 August 12:22 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 14 August | Successful |
| 14 August 12:27 | Viper | Viper | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 14 August 12:27 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 14 August | Successful |
| 14 August 21:53 | Viper | Viper | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 14 August 21:53 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 14 August | Successful |
| 15 August 10:58 | Viper | Viper | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 15 August 10:58 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 15 August | Successful |
| 15 August 20:25 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 15 August 20:25 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 15 August | Successful |
| September ||||||||
| 2 September 07:00 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Anna Plains | Anna Plains | NASA | NASA |
| 2 September 07:00 | | DUNDEE 1 | NASA | Suborbital | Target | 2 September | Successful |
| 5 September 04:00 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Anna Plains | Anna Plains | NASA | NASA |
| 5 September 04:00 | | DUNDEE 2 | NASA | Suborbital | Target | 5 September | Successful |
| 10 September 02:00 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Anna Plains | Anna Plains | NASA | NASA |
| 10 September 02:00 | | DUNDEE 3 | NASA | Suborbital | Target | 10 September | Successful |
| 10 September 14:40 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 10 September 14:40 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test rocket | 10 September | Successful |
| 10 September 15:10 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 10 September 15:10 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 10 September | Successful |
| 11 September 20:15 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Anna Plains | Anna Plains | NASA | NASA |
| 11 September 20:15 | | DUNDEE 4 | NASA | Suborbital | Target | 11 September | Successful |
| 17 September 08:01 | LGM-118 Peacekeeper | LGM-118 Peacekeeper | | Vandenberg LF-05 | Vandenberg LF-05 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 September 08:01 | | 7 re-entry vehicles | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful |
| 19 September 13:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 19 September 13:00 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 19 September | Successful |
| 24 September | Storm-2 | Storm-2 | | White Sands LC-32 | White Sands LC-32 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 September | | MTTV-4 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 24 September | Successful |
| 25 September 00:30 | TR-1 | TR-1 | | Tanegashima LA-T | Tanegashima LA-T | NASDA | NASDA |
| 25 September 00:30 | | | NASDA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 25 September | Successful |
| 30 September 20:10 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 30 September 20:10 | | HRTS 10 | NASA | Suborbital | Solar research | 30 September | Successful |
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| 3 October 07:07 | RT-2PM Topol | RT-2PM Topol | | Plesetsk Site 158 | Plesetsk Site 158 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 3 October 07:07 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 October | Successful |
| 4 October 18:30 | Castor-Orbus | Castor-Orbus | | Nevada Test Site LA-26 | Nevada Test Site LA-26 | Sandia | Sandia |
| 4 October 18:30 | | | Sandia | Suborbital | Test rocket | 4 October | Failure |
| 10 October | UGM-133 Trident II | UGM-133 Trident II | | Submarine, Eastern Range | Submarine, Eastern Range | Royal Navy | Royal Navy |
| 10 October | | | Royal Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful |
| 10 October | UGM-133 Trident II | UGM-133 Trident II | | Submarine, Eastern Range | Submarine, Eastern Range | Royal Navy | Royal Navy |
| 10 October | | | Royal Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful |
| 12 October 16:42 | VS-30 | VS-30 | | Andøya | Andøya | INPE | INPE |
| 12 October 16:42 | | AL-VS30-226 | DLR | Suborbital | Aeronomy research | 12 October | Successful |
| 16 October 19:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 16 October 19:00 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Solar research | 16 October | Successful |
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| 5 November 20:02 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Andøya | Andøya | NASA | NASA |
| 5 November 20:02 | | Combined Sodium and Sporadic Layers | NASA | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 5 November | Successful |
| 5 November 21:01 | LGM-118 Peacekeeper | LGM-118 Peacekeeper | | Vandenberg LF-02 | Vandenberg LF-02 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 November 21:01 | | 8 re-entry vehicles | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful |
| 14 November 05:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 14 November 05:00 | | SCARI | NASA | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 14 November | Successful |
| 17 November | Hera | Hera | | Fort Wingate LC-96 | Fort Wingate LC-96 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 November | | MTV | US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM Target | 17 November | Failure |
| 18 November 19:35 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 18 November 19:35 | | SERTS-97 | NASA | Suborbital | Solar observation | 18 November | Successful |
| 19 November | RT-23 | RT-23 | | Nenoksa | Nenoksa | RVSN | RVSN |
| 19 November | | | Russian Navy | Suborbital | Test rocket | 19 November | Failure |
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| 2 December 08:42 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | SvalRak | SvalRak | NASA | NASA |
| 2 December 08:42 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 2 December | Successful |
| 3 December 09:06 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | SvalRak | SvalRak | NASA | NASA |
| 3 December 09:06 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 3 December | Successful |
| 18 December | UGM-133 Trident II | UGM-133 Trident II | | Submarine, Eastern Range | Submarine, Eastern Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 18 December | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 December | Successful |
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## Deep-space rendezvous

| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
| 20 February | Galileo | 2nd flyby of Europa | |
| 5 April | Galileo | 3rd flyby of Ganymede | |
| 7 May | Galileo | 4th flyby of Ganymede | |
| 25 June | Galileo | 2nd flyby of Callisto | |
| 27 June | NEAR | Flyby of 253 Mathilde | Closest approach: 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) |
| 4 July | Mars Pathfinder | Landed on Mars | Location: Ares Vallis; first Mars rover and rover on another planet |
| 11 September | Mars Global Surveyor | Areocentric orbit injection | |
| 17 September | Galileo | 3rd flyby of Callisto | |
| 6 November | Galileo | 3rd flyby of Europa | |
| 16 December | Galileo | 4th flyby of Europa | |

## EVAs

| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Function | Remarks |
| 14 February 04:34 | 6 hours 42 minutes | 11:16 | STS-82 Discovery | Mark C. Lee Steven Smith | Swapped out the Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph for the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer and replaced the Faint Object Spectrograph with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. Stowed the GHRS and FOS for return to Earth in the payload bay. | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 15 February 03:25 | 7 hours 27 minutes | 10:52 | STS-82 Discovery | Gregory J. Harbaugh Joseph R. Tanner | Replaced a Fine Guidance Sensor and an Engineering and Science Tape Recorder with spare replacement units. Also installed the Optical Control Electronics Enhancement Kit. | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 16 February 02:53 | 7 hours 11 minutes | 10:04 | STS-82 Discovery | Mark C. Lee Steven Smith | Replaced a Data Interface Unit with a spare unit and replaced a reel-to-reel tape drive Engineering and Science Tape Recorder with a solid-state digital version. Also replaced one of the four Reaction Wheel Assembly units that help point the telescope at targets. | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 17 February 03:45 | 6 hours 34 minutes | 10:19 | STS-82 Discovery | Gregory J. Harbaugh Joseph R. Tanner | Replaced the Solar Array Drive Electronics package with a spare, also replaced the covers of the satellite's magnetometers. Installed thermal blankets over areas of degraded insulation. | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 18 February 03:15 | 5 hours 17 minutes | 08:32 | STS-82 Discovery | Mark C. Lee Steven Smith | Installed more thermal insulation on three more areas that had undergone degradation. | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 29 April 05:10 | 4 hours 59 minutes | 10:09 | Mir EO-23 Kvant-2 | Vasily Tsibliyev Jerry M. Linenger | Installed the Optical Properties Monitor on the exterior of Kristall. Used the Strela crane to move to the Kvant-2 module. At Kvant-2 they retrieved two American experiments, the Partial Impact Experiment and the Mir Sample Experiment, from the Kvant-2 hull, and installed the Benton Radiation Dosimeter on Kvant-2. | First use of the new Orlan-M space suit. |
| 22 August 11:14 | 3 hours 16 minutes | 14:30 | Mir EO-24 Transfer compartment of DOS-7 | Anatoly Solovyev Pavel Vinogradov | Reconnected power cabling to the Spektr solar arrays, thus restoring part of the power lost in the collision. Although the spacewalkers were able to recover equipment and supplies from the module, they were not able to find the puncture hole. | Internal EVA to inspect the damaged Spektr module |
| 6 September 01:07 | 6 hours | 07:07 | Mir EO-24 Kvant-2 | Anatoly Solovyev /Michael Foale | Solovyev rode the Strela crane operated by Foale on the base block to Spektr to inspect for damage. Although an extensive documentation and search of Spektr, he was unable to find the hole. Before he returned to the airlock, Foale collected the radiation dosimeter installed outside earlier. | Foale became the first person to conduct EVAs in both American and Russian spacesuits. |
| 1 October 17:29 | 5 hours 1 minute | 22:30 | STS-86 Mir Atlantis | Scott E. Parazynski Vladimir Titov | Retrieved the four Mir Environmental Effects Packages from the docking module surface. Also installed the Solar Array Cap to the docking module, to be used to plug the hole in the Spektr module on a future EVA. To close out the EVA, the spacewalkers tested the Simplified Aid For EVA Rescue jet packs. | |
| 20 October 09:40 | 6 hours 38 minutes | 16:18 | Mir EO-24 Transfer compartment of DOS-7 | Anatoly Solovyev Pavel Vinogradov | Attempted to install three control cables between the solar array servo motors to the special adapter plate that seals Spektr from the rest of Mir. After cleaning up some of the debris and loose items in Spektr, Solovyev was able to connect the three cables to the servos. But even after an effort that extended into the "emergency oxygen supply" of the Orlan space suits, Solovyev was only able to connect two of the cables to the adapter plate. | Internal EVA to repair the damaged Spektr module |
| 3 November 03:32 | 6 hours 4 minutes | 09:36 | Mir EO-24 Kvant-2 | Anatoly Solovyev Pavel Vinogradov | Released a minispunik (mini-satellite) into orbit. The spacewalkers then dismantled the old solar panel MSB-4 on Kvant-1. They stowed the panel on the outside of the base block. | |
| 6 November 00:12 | 6 hours 12 minutes | 06:24 | Mir EO-24 Kvant-2 | Anatoly Solovyev Pavel Vinogradov | Installed a new solar array on Kvant-1 to replace the panel removed on their previous spacewalk. | |
| 25 November 00:02 | 7 hours 43 minutes | 07:45 | STS-87 Columbia | Winston E. Scott Takao Doi | Captured the Spartan satellite by hand and secured it in the payload bay. Then the spacewalking team set up and tested a crane that will be used to construct the International Space Station. | Doi became the first Japanese spacewalker. |
| 3 December 09:09 | 4 hours 59 minutes | 14:09 | STS-87 Columbia | Winston E. Scott Takao Doi | Conducted more testing and evaluation of the crane in the payload bay. They repeated many of the same crane motion tests with smaller objects than in the earlier EVA. During the EVA a small free-flying video camera was deployed to record the work. | |