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Orbital Launches in 2004

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 55 every orbital launch in 2004, 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

55 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2004-12-26Uragan No. 7962004-053Proton-K/DM-2KhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2004-12-24Okean-O1 No. 92004-052Tsiklon-3Russian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
2004-12-23Progress 7K-TGM No. 3512004-051Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2004-12-21HLV-OLDSP2004-050Delta 4HBlue OriginCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOfailure
2004-12-18Helios 2A2004-049Ariane 5G+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2004-12-17AMC 162004-048Atlas V 521ILS-LMACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2004-11-20Swift GRB Explorer2004-047Delta 7320-10CBlue OriginCape Canaveral1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2004-11-18Shiyan 22004-046Chang Zheng 2C aCASCXichang6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2004-11-08Oblik 17F116ML No. 1032004-U01Soyuz-2-1ARussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2004-11-06ziyuan erhao 03 xing2004-044Chang Zheng 4BCASCTaiyuan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2004-11-06Navstar GPS SVN 612004-045Delta 7925-9.5Blue OriginCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
2004-10-29Ekspress AM-12004-043Proton-K/DM-2M DM-2MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2004-10-19FY-2 O42004-042Chang Zheng 3ACASCXichang2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2004-10-14AMC-152004-041Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2004-10-14Soyuz 11F732 No. 2152004-040Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2004-09-27FSW-3?2004-039Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2004-09-24Kobal't-M2004-038Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2004-09-23Strela-32004-037Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2004-09-20GSAT-32004-036GSLV Mk I bISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2004-09-08shijian liuhao B xing2004-035Chang Zheng 4BCASCTaiyuan6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2004-09-06'Ofeq-62004-F01Shavit 1ISAPalmachim—LEOfailure
2004-08-31QUASAR 15?2004-034Atlas IIASILS-LMACape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
2004-08-29FSW-3?2004-033Chang Zheng 2C bCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2004-08-11Progress 7K-TGM No. 3502004-032Soyuz-URoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2004-08-04Amazonas2004-031Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2004-08-03MESSENGER2004-030Delta 7925HBlue OriginCape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
2004-07-25Double Star DSP-P2004-029Chang Zheng 2C SMCASCTaiyuan2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2004-07-22Parus2004-028Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2004-07-18Anik F22004-027Ariane 5G+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2004-07-15EOS Chem-12004-026Delta 7920-10LBlue OriginVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2004-06-29Dnepr Rideshare 32004-025DneprKTRAS/RVSNRBaikonur Cosmodrome11 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2004-06-29Apstar 52004-024Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2004-06-23Navstar GPS SVN 602004-023Delta 7925-9.5Blue OriginCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
2004-06-16INTELSAT 10-022004-022Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2004-06-10Tselina-2 No. 16L2004-021Zenit-2Russian Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2004-05-28US-PU2004-020Tsiklon-2Russian Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2004-05-25Progress M No. 2492004-019Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2004-05-20ROCSAT-22004-018Taurus 3210OSC ChandlerVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2004-05-19Americom 112004-017Atlas IIASILS-LMACape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2004-05-04DirecTV 7S2004-016Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2004-04-26Ekspress AM-112004-015Proton-K/DM-2M DM-2MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2004-04-20GP-B2004-014Delta 7920-10CBlue OriginVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2004-04-19Soyuz 11F732 No. 2142004-013Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2004-04-18Shiyan 12004-012Chang Zheng 2C aCASCXichang3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2004-04-16Superbird 62004-011Atlas IIASILS-LMACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2004-03-27Globus No. 17L2004-010Proton-K/DM-2KhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2004-03-20Navstar GPS SVN 592004-009Delta 7925-9.5Blue OriginCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
2004-03-15Eutelsat W3A2004-008Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2004-03-13MBSAT2004-007Atlas 3AILS-LMACape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2004-03-02Rosetta2004-006Ariane 5G+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre—HEOsuccess

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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 (55 launches)
Uragan No. 796 (2004-12-26)Okean-O1 No. 9 (2004-12-24)Progress 7K-TGM No. 351 (2004-12-23)HLV-OLDSP (2004-12-21)Helios 2A (2004-12-18)AMC 16 (2004-12-17)Swift GRB Explorer (2004-11-20)Shiyan 2 (2004-11-18)Oblik 17F116ML No. 103 (2004-11-08)ziyuan erhao 03 xing (2004-11-06)Navstar GPS SVN 61 (2004-11-06)Ekspress AM-1 (2004-10-29)FY-2 O4 (2004-10-19)AMC-15 (2004-10-14)Soyuz 11F732 No. 215 (2004-10-14)FSW-3? (2004-09-27)Kobal't-M (2004-09-24)Strela-3 (2004-09-23)GSAT-3 (2004-09-20)shijian liuhao B xing (2004-09-08)'Ofeq-6 (2004-09-06)QUASAR 15? (2004-08-31)FSW-3? (2004-08-29)Progress 7K-TGM No. 350 (2004-08-11)Amazonas (2004-08-04)MESSENGER (2004-08-03)Double Star DSP-P (2004-07-25)Parus (2004-07-22)Anik F2 (2004-07-18)EOS Chem-1 (2004-07-15)Dnepr Rideshare 3 (2004-06-29)Apstar 5 (2004-06-29)Navstar GPS SVN 60 (2004-06-23)INTELSAT 10-02 (2004-06-16)Tselina-2 No. 16L (2004-06-10)US-PU (2004-05-28)Progress M No. 249 (2004-05-25)ROCSAT-2 (2004-05-20)Americom 11 (2004-05-19)DirecTV 7S (2004-05-04)Ekspress AM-11 (2004-04-26)GP-B (2004-04-20)Soyuz 11F732 No. 214 (2004-04-19)Shiyan 1 (2004-04-18)Superbird 6 (2004-04-16)Globus No. 17L (2004-03-27)Navstar GPS SVN 59 (2004-03-20)Eutelsat W3A (2004-03-15)MBSAT (2004-03-13)Rosetta (2004-03-02)Molniya-1T? (2004-02-18)DSP F22 (2004-02-14)AMC-10 (2004-02-05)Progress M1 No. 260 (2004-01-29)Telstar 14 (2004-01-11)

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