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Orbital Launches in 1994

7,332 orbital launches since 1957

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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 94 every orbital launch in 1994, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

94 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
1994-12-30NOAA J1994-089Atlas EUSAF AFSPCVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1994-12-29Neman1994-088Soyuz-URussian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1994-12-28Gran' No. 43L1994-087Proton-K/DM-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1994-12-26Radio-ROSTO1994-085Rokot KRussian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome21 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1994-12-26Strela-31994-086Tsiklon-3Russian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome7 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1994-12-22DSP 171994-084Titan 402A/IUSUSAF SMCCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1994-12-20Strela-2M1994-083Kosmos 11K65MRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1994-12-16Al'tair No. 13L1994-082Proton-K/DM-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1994-12-14Molniya-1T1994-081Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1994-12-01Panamsat K21994-F04Ariane 42P 42P-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre—LEOfailure
1994-11-29DFH-31994-080Chang Zheng 3ACASCXichang1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1994-11-29Musson No. 241994-078Tsiklon-3Russian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1994-11-29Orion 11994-079Atlas IIAMMCLSCape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1994-11-24Tselina-21994-077Zenit-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1994-11-20Uragan No. 62L1994-076Proton-K/DM-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome6 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1994-11-11Progress 7K-TGM No. 2251994-075Soyuz-URussian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1994-11-04Resurs-O1 No. 3L1994-074Zenit-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1994-11-03OV-104 Spacelab1994-073Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
1994-11-02US-PM1994-072Tsiklon-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1994-11-01WIND1994-071Delta 7925-10McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
1994-11-01Astra 1D1994-070Ariane 42P 42P+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1994-10-31Elektro No. 1L1994-069Proton-K/DM-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1994-10-15IRS-P21994-068PSLVISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1994-10-13Ekspress No. 11L1994-067Proton-K/DM-2M DM-2MRussian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1994-10-11Okean-O1 No. 7/NKhM No.1994-066Tsiklon-3Russian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1994-10-08Solidaridad 21994-065Ariane 44L 44L+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1994-10-06INTELSAT 7031994-064Atlas IIASMMCLSCape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1994-10-03Soyuz 7K-STM No. 691994-063Soyuz-U2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1994-09-30OV-105 Spacelab1994-062Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
1994-09-27Vektor1994-061Kosmos 11K65MRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1994-09-21Geizer No. 19L1994-060Proton-K/DM-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1994-09-09OV-103 Research/FF1994-059Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
1994-09-09Telstar 4021994-058Ariane 42L 42L+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre—GEOsuccess
1994-08-29DMSP Block 5D-2 S-111994-057Atlas EUSAF AFSPCVandenberg SFB4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1994-08-28ETS-61994-056H-IINASDATanegashima2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1994-08-27Optus B31994-055Chang Zheng 2ECASCXichang2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1994-08-27MERCURY 11994-054Titan 401A/CentaurUSAF SMCCape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1994-08-26Orlets-21994-053Zenit-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1994-08-25Progress 7K-TGM No. 2241994-052Soyuz-URussian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1994-08-23Molniya-3 No. 601994-051Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk—HEOsuccess
1994-08-18RSLS Abort1994-A08Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOfailure
1994-08-11Uragan No. 67L1994-050Proton-K/DM-2Russian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1994-08-10Brasilsat B11994-049Ariane 44LP 44LP+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1994-08-05Oko1994-048Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1994-08-03APEX1994-046PegasusOrbital SciencesEdwards AFB1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1994-08-03DBS 21994-047Atlas IIAMMCLSCape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1994-08-02Obzor No. 11994-045Kosmos 11K65MRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1994-07-29Kometa No. 171994-044Soyuz-URussian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1994-07-21APSTAR 11994-043Chang Zheng 3CASCXichang1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1994-07-20Kobal't1994-042Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk—LEOsuccess

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About this database

Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.

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By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (94 launches)
NOAA J (1994-12-30)Neman (1994-12-29)Gran' No. 43L (1994-12-28)Radio-ROSTO (1994-12-26)Strela-3 (1994-12-26)DSP 17 (1994-12-22)Strela-2M (1994-12-20)Al'tair No. 13L (1994-12-16)Molniya-1T (1994-12-14)Panamsat K2 (1994-12-01)Orion 1 (1994-11-29)Musson No. 24 (1994-11-29)DFH-3 (1994-11-29)Tselina-2 (1994-11-24)Uragan No. 62L (1994-11-20)Progress 7K-TGM No. 225 (1994-11-11)Resurs-O1 No. 3L (1994-11-04)OV-104 Spacelab (1994-11-03)US-PM (1994-11-02)WIND (1994-11-01)Astra 1D (1994-11-01)Elektro No. 1L (1994-10-31)IRS-P2 (1994-10-15)Ekspress No. 11L (1994-10-13)Okean-O1 No. 7/NKhM No. (1994-10-11)Solidaridad 2 (1994-10-08)INTELSAT 703 (1994-10-06)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 69 (1994-10-03)OV-105 Spacelab (1994-09-30)Vektor (1994-09-27)Geizer No. 19L (1994-09-21)OV-103 Research/FF (1994-09-09)Telstar 402 (1994-09-09)DMSP Block 5D-2 S-11 (1994-08-29)ETS-6 (1994-08-28)MERCURY 1 (1994-08-27)Optus B3 (1994-08-27)Orlets-2 (1994-08-26)Progress 7K-TGM No. 224 (1994-08-25)Molniya-3 No. 60 (1994-08-23)RSLS Abort (1994-08-18)Uragan No. 67L (1994-08-11)Brasilsat B1 (1994-08-10)Oko (1994-08-05)APEX (1994-08-03)DBS 2 (1994-08-03)Obzor No. 1 (1994-08-02)Kometa No. 17 (1994-07-29)APSTAR 1 (1994-07-21)Kobal't (1994-07-20)Nadezhda 17F118 No. 104 (1994-07-14)OV-102 Spacelab (1994-07-08)Panamsat K1 (1994-07-08)Oko-1 No. 7123 (1994-07-06)FSW-2 No. 2 (1994-07-03)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 68 (1994-07-01)STEP 1 (1994-06-27)UFO F3 (1994-06-24)INTELSAT 702 (1994-06-17)Foton No. 9 (1994-06-14)Oblik (Priroda) (1994-06-07)Tselina-D (1994-05-25)Progress 7K-TGM No. 223 (1994-05-22)Gorizont No. 42L (1994-05-20)STEP 2 (1994-05-19)MSTI-2 (1994-05-09)SROSS-C2 (1994-05-04)TRUMPET 1 (1994-05-03)Neman (1994-04-28)Parus (1994-04-26)Tselina-2 (1994-04-23)GOES I (1994-04-13)Uragan No. 58L (1994-04-11)OV-105 Spacelab (1994-04-09)Progress 7K-TGM No. 222 (1994-03-22)Kobal't (1994-03-17)P90-5 (1994-03-13)Navstar GPS SVN 36 (1994-03-10)OV-102 Research (1994-03-04)AUOS-SM-KI-IK No. 801 (1994-03-02)Galaxy 1RR (1994-02-19)Gran' No. 40L (1994-02-18)Strela-3 (1994-02-12)shijian sihao (1994-02-08)Milstar DFS-1 (1994-02-07)Globus No. 13L (1994-02-05)OV-103 Research/FF (1994-02-03)OREX (1994-02-03)Progress 7K-TGM No. 221 (1994-01-28)DSPSE (1994-01-25)Meteor-3 No. 7 (1994-01-25)Eutelsat 2 F5 (1994-01-24)Gals No. 11L (1994-01-20)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 67 (1994-01-08)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.