Orbital Launches of 2004

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ID	Date	Payload(s)	Launch Vehicle	Site	Remark
January
2004-001	11.01.2004	Telstar 14 (Estrela do Sul 1)	Zenit-3SL (1)	SL
2004-002	29.01.2004	Progress-M1 11	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
February
2004-003	05.02.2004	AMC 10	Atlas-2AS	SLC-36A
2004-004	14.02.2004	DSP 22 (USA 176)	Titan-4(02)B IUS	CC SLC-40	Version last flight
2004-005	18.02.2004	Molniya-1T 93 (Molniya-1T 100L) (erroneously Kosmos 2405 *)	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-16/2
March
2004-006	02.03.2004	Rosetta Philae (Rosetta Lander)	Ariane-5G+	Ko ELA-3	Version 1st flight
2004-007	13.03.2004	MBSat 1 (Hanbyul) → ABS 2i → ABS 4 (Mobisat)	Atlas-3A	SLC-36B	Version last flight
2004-008	15.03.2004	Eutelsat W3A → Eutelsat 7A → Eutelsat 139 West A	Proton-M Briz-M (Mod 2)	Ba LC-81/24
2004-009	20.03.2004	GPS-2R 11 (GPS SVN 59, Navstar 54, USA 177)	Delta-7925	CC SLC-17B
2004-010	27.03.2004	Raduga-1 7 (Globus 17L) (erroneously Kosmos 2406 *)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-81/23
April
2004-011	16.04.2004	Superbird 6 (Superbird A2)	Atlas-2AS	CC SLC-36A
2004-012	18.04.2004	SY 1 (Shiyan 1) NS 1 (Naxing 1)	CZ-2C (2)	Xi LC-3	Version 1st flight
2004-013	19.04.2004	Soyuz-TMA 4	Soyuz-FG	Ba LC-1/5
2004-014	20.04.2004	GP B	Delta-7920-10C	Va SLC-2W
2004-015	26.04.2004	Ekspress-AM 11	Proton-K Blok-DM-2M	Ba LC-200/39
May
2004-016	04.05.2004	DirecTV 7S	Zenit-3SL (1)	SL
2004-017	19.05.2004	AMC 11 → Anik F4	Atlas-2AS	SLC-36B
2004-018	20.05.2004	ROCSAT 2	Taurus-3210	Va 576E	Version 1st flight
2004-019	25.05.2004	Progress-M 49	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
2004-020	28.05.2004	Kosmos 2405 (US-PM #12) (erroneously Kosmos 2407 *)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90/20
June
2004-021	10.06.2004	Kosmos-2406 (Tselina-2 #22)	Zenit-2	Ba LC-45/1
2004-022	16.06.2004	Intelsat 10-02	Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1)	Ba LC-200/39
2004-023	23.06.2004	GPS-2R 12 (GPS SVN 60, Navstar 55, USA 178)	Delta-7925	CC SLC-17B
2004-024	29.06.2004	Telstar 18 (APStar 5)	Zenit-3SL (1)	SL	Partial failure
2004-025	29.06.2004	DEMETER SaudiSat 2 SaudiComsat 1 SaudiComsat 2 LatinSat C → AprizeSat 1 LatinSat D → AprizeSat 2 AMSAT-Echo Unisat 3	Dnepr	Ba LC-109/95
July
2004-026	15.07.2004	EOS-CHEM 1 (Aura)	Delta-7920-10C	Va SLC-2W
2004-027	18.07.2004	Anik F2	Ariane-5G+	Ko ELA-3
2004-028	22.07.2004	Kosmos 2407 (Parus #95)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
2004-029	25.07.2004	TC 2 (Double Star P)	CZ-2C (2) CTS	TY LC-7
August
2004-030	03.08.2004	MESSENGER (Discovery 8)	Delta-7925H	CC SLC-17B
2004-031	04.08.2004	Amazonas 1 → Hispasat 55W-1	Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1)	Ba LC-200/39
2004-032	11.08.2004	Progress-M 50	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
2004-033	29.08.2004	FSW-4 1 (FSW 19, JB-4 1)	CZ-2C (3)	Jq LC-43/94
2004-034	31.08.2004	Quasar 15 (SDS-3 3, USA 179, NROL 1)	Atlas-2AS	SLC-36A	Version last flight
September
2004-F01	06.09.2004	Ofeq 6	Shavit-1	Pa	Failed
2004-035	08.09.2004	SJ 6-01A SJ 6-01B	CZ-4B	TY LC-7
2004-036	20.09.2004	GSat 3 (EduSat)	GSLV Mk.1(2)	Sr FLP
2004-037	23.09.2004	Kosmos 2408 (Strela-3 #135) Kosmos 2409 (Strela-3 #136)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
2004-038	24.09.2004	Kosmos 2410 (Yantar-4K2M #1, Kobalt-M #1)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
2004-039	27.09.2004	FSW-3 2 (FSW 20, JB-2 2)	CZ-2D (2)	Jq LC-43/94
October
2004-040	14.10.2004	Soyuz-TMA 5	Soyuz-FG	Ba LC-1/5
2004-041	14.10.2004	AMC 15	Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1)	Ba
2004-042	19.10.2004	FY 2C (FY-2 04)	CZ-3A	Xi LC-2
2004-043	29.10.2004	Ekspress-AM 1	Proton-K Blok-DM-2M	Ba LC-200/39
November
2004-044	06.11.2004	ZY-2 03	CZ-4B	TY LC-7
2004-045	06.11.2004	GPS-2R 13 (GPS SVN 61, Navstar 56, USA 180)	Delta-7925	CC SLC-17B
suborb	08.11.2004	Oblik dummy	Soyuz-2-1a	Pl LC-43/4	Version 1st flight
2004-046	18.11.2004	SY 2 (Shiyan 2)	CZ-2C (2)	Xi LC-3
2004-047	20.11.2004	Swift (MIDEX 3, Explorer 84, Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory)	Delta-7320-10C	CC SLC-17A
December
2004-048	17.12.2004	AMC 16	Atlas-5(521)¹	CC SLC-41
2004-049	18.12.2004	Helios 2A Essaim 1 Essaim 2 Essaim 3 Essaim 4Essaim 1, ..., 4 PARASOL Nanosat 01	Ariane-5G+	Ko ELA-3	Version last flight
2004-050	21.12.2004	DemoSat (HLVOLSDP) 3CS 1 (Sparky) 3CS 2 (Ralphie)	Delta-4H	CC SLC-37B	Version 1st flight, partial failure
2004-051	23.12.2004	Progress-M 51	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
2004-052	24.12.2004	Sich 1M Micron 1 (KS5MF2)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2	partial failure
2004-053	26.12.2004	Kosmos 2411 (Uragan #85) Kosmos 2412 (Uragan #86) Kosmos 2413 (Uragan-M #2, GLONASS-M №712)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba

* = The satellite, that was launched on 28 May 2004, was designated Kosmos-2405 despite the fact, that this designation has been given to the Molniya-1T satellite launched on 18 February 2004. The Kosmos designation was also used for Raduga-1 satellite launched on 27 March 2004 (it was designated Kosmos-2406). According to "Novosti Kosmonavtiki", on 31 May 2004 Space Forces' press service informed them about an official decision to give these satellites their usual Molniya and Raduga names.

Launch sites:

Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana
Pa = Israeli Air Force Test Range, Palmachim, Israel
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
SL = Sea Launch Platform, Pacific Ocean near Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Pacific Ocean
Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China
Va = Vandenberg AFB, California, USA
Xi = Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China