Rocket Launches in 2004
Spaceflight in 2004: Spirit and Opportunity land on Mars in January and find evidence that water once flowed there. Cassini enters orbit around Saturn in July. SpaceShipOne makes the first privately funded crewed flights to space and wins the Ansari X Prize in October. In January President George W. Bush announces a return to the Moon and the retirement of the shuttle.
54 launches in 2004 · 1 failure · 2 partial
Launch list for 2004
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-11 | Zenit 3SL | Estrela do Sul 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2004-01-29 | Soyuz U | Progress M1-11 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2004-02-05 | Atlas IIAS | AMC 10 | LM | Success |
| 2004-02-14 | Titan 402B IUS | DSP 22 | LM | Success |
| 2004-02-18 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1T 93 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2004-03-02 | Ariane 5 G+ | Rosetta | ArianeGroup | Success |
| 2004-03-13 | Atlas IIIA | MBSAT | LM | Success |
| 2004-03-15 | Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced | Eutelsat W3A | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2004-03-20 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | GPS IIR-11 | ULA | Success |
| 2004-03-27 | Proton K/DM-2 | Raduga-1 7 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2004-04-16 | Atlas IIAS | Superbird A2 | LM | Success |
| 2004-04-18 | Long March 2C | Shiyan Weixing 1 | CASC | Success |
| 2004-04-19 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-4 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2004-04-20 | Delta II 7920-10C | Gravity Probe B | ULA | Success |
| 2004-04-26 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress AM-11 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2004-05-04 | Zenit 3SL | DirecTV 7S | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2004-05-19 | Atlas IIAS | AMC 11 | LM | Success |
| 2004-05-20 | Minotaur-C 3210 | Formosat-2 | OSC | Success |
| 2004-05-25 | Soyuz U | Progress M-49 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2004-05-28 | Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 12 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2004-06-10 | Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 22 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2004-06-16 | Proton-M Briz-M | INTELSAT 10-02 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2004-06-23 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | GPS IIR-12 | ULA | Success |
| 2004-06-29 | Zenit 3SL | Telstar 18 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2004-06-29 | Dnepr 1 | Aprizesat-2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2004-07-15 | Delta II 7920-10L | Aura | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 2004-07-18 | Ariane 5 G+ | Anik F2 | ArianeGroup | Success |
| 2004-07-22 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 95 | Polyot | Success |
| 2004-07-25 | Long March 2C/SM | Tan Ce 2 | CASC | Success |
| 2004-08-03 | Delta II 7925H-9.5 | Messenger | ULA | Success |
| 2004-08-04 | Proton-M Briz-M | Amazonas-1 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2004-08-11 | Soyuz U | Progress M-50 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2004-08-29 | Long March 2C | Fanhui Shi Weixing (19) | CASC | Success |
| 2004-08-31 | Atlas IIAS | NROL-1 (Quasar 15) | LM | Success |
| 2004-09-06 | Shavit-2 | Ofeq-6 | IAI | Failure |
| 2004-09-08 | Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6A & 6B | CASC | Success |
| 2004-09-20 | GSLV | GSAT-3 | ISRO | Success |
| 2004-09-23 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-3 135 to 136 | Polyot | Success |
| 2004-09-24 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2M 1 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2004-09-27 | Long March 2D | Fanhui Shi Weixing (20) | CASC | Success |
| 2004-10-14 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-5 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2004-10-14 | Proton-M Briz-M | AMC 15 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2004-10-19 | Long March 3A | Feng Yun 2C | CASC | Success |
| 2004-10-29 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress AM-1 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2004-11-06 | Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 2-3 | CASC | Success |
| 2004-11-06 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | GPS IIR-13 | ULA | Success |
| 2004-11-18 | Long March 2C | Shiyan Weixing 2 | CASC | Success |
| 2004-11-20 | Delta II 7320-10C | Swift | ULA | Success |
| 2004-12-17 | Atlas V 521 | AMC 16 | ULA | Success |
| 2004-12-18 | Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1-4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01 | ArianeGroup | Success |
| 2004-12-21 | Delta IV Heavy | Demosat and 3CS-1 & 2 | ULA | Partial Failure |
| 2004-12-23 | Soyuz U | Progress M-51 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2004-12-24 | Tsiklon-3 | Sich-1M | Yuzhmash | Partial Failure |
| 2004-12-26 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 85, 86 & Uragan-M 3 | Khrunichev | Success |