Rocket Launches in 1995
Spaceflight in 1995: Atlantis docks with Mir in June, the first of nine shuttle dockings with the Russian station. Earlier in the year Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot a shuttle. Galileo arrives at Jupiter in December and drops a probe into its atmosphere, and SOHO begins watching the Sun. The United States launches more rockets than Russia for the first time since 1966.
80 launches in 1995 · 5 failures · 3 partial
Launch list for 1995
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-01-10 | Atlas IIAS | INTELSAT 704 | LM | Success |
| 1995-01-15 | Mu-3S-II | EXPRESS | Nissan | Partial Failure |
| 1995-01-24 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tsikada 20 | Polyot | Success |
| 1995-01-25 | Long March 2E | Apstar 2 | CASC | Failure |
| 1995-01-29 | Atlas II | UHF F/O F4 | LM | Success |
| 1995-02-03 | Space Shuttle | STS-63 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1995-02-15 | Soyuz U | Progress M-26 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-02-16 | Soyuz U | Foton 10 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-03-02 | Space Shuttle | STS-67 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1995-03-02 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-2 27 | Polyot | Success |
| 1995-03-07 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 63 to 65 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1995-03-14 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-21 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-03-18 | H-II | SFU & Himawari 5 | MHI | Success |
| 1995-03-22 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 83 | Polyot | Success |
| 1995-03-22 | Atlas IIAS | INTELSAT 705 | LM | Success |
| 1995-03-22 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 73 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-03-24 | SM-65E Atlas | DMSP-5D2 F13 | Convair | Success |
| 1995-03-28 | Start | Gurwin-1 | MITT | Failure |
| 1995-03-28 | Ariane 44LP | Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1995-04-03 | Pegasus Hybrid | Orbcomm F1 - F2 & OrbView-1 | OSC | Success |
| 1995-04-05 | Shavit-2 | Ofeq-3 | IAI | Success |
| 1995-04-07 | Atlas IIA | AMSC 1 | LM | Success |
| 1995-04-09 | Soyuz U | Progress M-27 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-04-21 | Ariane 40 | ERS-2 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1995-05-14 | Titan 401A Centaur | Orion 3 | LM | Success |
| 1995-05-17 | Ariane 44LP | INTELSAT 706 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1995-05-20 | Proton-K | Spektr | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1995-05-23 | Atlas I | GOES 9 | GD | Success |
| 1995-05-24 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 76 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-05-31 | Atlas II | UHF F/O F5 | LM | Success |
| 1995-06-08 | Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 6 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1995-06-10 | Ariane 42P | DirecTV 3 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1995-06-22 | Pegasus XL | Space Test Experiments Platform-3 (STEP-3) | OSC | Failure |
| 1995-06-27 | Space Shuttle | STS-71 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1995-06-28 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 74 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-07-05 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tsikada 21 | Polyot | Success |
| 1995-07-07 | Ariane 40 | Helios 1A | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1995-07-10 | Titan 401A Centaur | Trumpet 2 | LM | Success |
| 1995-07-13 | Space Shuttle | STS-70 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1995-07-20 | Soyuz U | Progress M-28 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-07-24 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 66 to 68 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1995-07-31 | Atlas IIA | DSCS-3 B7 | LM | Success |
| 1995-08-02 | Molniya-M 2BL | Interbol-1 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-08-03 | Ariane 42L | PAS 4 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1995-08-05 | Delta II 7925 | Mugunghwa 1 | ULA | Partial Failure |
| 1995-08-09 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 59L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-08-15 | Athena I | Gemstar DSS-1 | LM | Failure |
| 1995-08-29 | Atlas IIAS | JCSAT 3 | LM | Success |
| 1995-08-29 | Ariane 44P | N-STAR a | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1995-08-30 | Proton K/DM-2 | Potok 9 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1995-08-31 | Tsiklon-3 | Okean-O1 8 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1995-09-03 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-22 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-09-07 | Space Shuttle | STS-69 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1995-09-24 | Ariane 42L | Telstar 402R | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1995-09-26 | Soyuz U | Resurs-F2 10 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-09-29 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4KS1M 7 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-10-06 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 84 | Polyot | Partial Failure |
| 1995-10-08 | Soyuz U | Progress M-29 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-10-11 | Proton K/DM-2 | Luch 2 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1995-10-19 | Ariane 42L | Astra 1E | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1995-10-20 | Space Shuttle | STS-73 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1995-10-22 | Atlas II | UHF F/O F6 | LM | Success |
| 1995-10-23 | Conestoga 1620 | Meteor SM | SSI | Failure |
| 1995-10-31 | Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 17 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1995-11-04 | Delta II 7920-10 | Radarsat | ULA | Success |
| 1995-11-06 | Titan 401A Centaur | Milstar 2 | LM | Success |
| 1995-11-12 | Space Shuttle | STS-74 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 1995-11-17 | Ariane 44P | ISO | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1995-11-17 | Proton K/DM-2 | Gals 2 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1995-11-28 | Long March 2E | Asiasat 2 | CASC | Success |
| 1995-12-02 | Atlas IIAS | SOHO | LM | Success |
| 1995-12-05 | Titan 404A | KH-11 11 | LM | Success |
| 1995-12-06 | Ariane 44L | Telecom 2C & Insat 2C | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 1995-12-14 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 69 to 71 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1995-12-15 | Atlas IIA | Galaxy 3R | LM | Success |
| 1995-12-18 | Soyuz U | Progress M-30 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-12-20 | Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 7 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1995-12-28 | Molniya-M 2BL | IRS-1C & Skipper | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1995-12-28 | Long March 2E | Echostar I | CASC | Success |
| 1995-12-30 | Delta II 7920-10 | Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer | ULA | Success |