Last Update: Sep. 4, 2004

August 3 06:15:56Z  
     


Delta 2H-7925

Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Cape Canaveral (U.S.)
Delta 2H-7925
Boeing Launch Services
Delayed from March 10, May 11, Aug. 2
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
Messenger
Mercury Orbiter
NASA (U.S.)
John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
1,066 kg

August 4 22:32Z     
     

Proton M/Breeze M

Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Proton M/Breeze M
International Launch Services
Delayed from June, July 25
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
Amazonas
Communications
Hispasat (Spain)
EADS Astrium
Eurostar 3000S
4,545 kg

August 11 05:01Z  
     


Soyuz U

Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Soyuz U (ISS-15P)
TsSKB-Progress
Delayed from July 22 and 28
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
Progress M50
Cargo, ISS Servicing
FKA (Russia)
RKK Energiya
7K-TGM
7,250 kg

August 11 10:25Z     
     


RS-18

Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
RS-18
RVSN
Suborbital
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:

[Dummy Warhead]
ICBM Test
RVSN (Russia)


August 11       
     


Shahab 3

Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Dasht-E-Kabir (Iran)
Shahab 3 (#7?)
Revolutionary Guard’s Air Force
Suborbital
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
[Dummy Warhead]
Missile Demonstration Flight
Revolutionary Guard’s Air Force (Iran)
Shahid Hemmat IG

August 29 07:26Z     
     


Agni 2

Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Balasore (India)
Agni 2
Defence Research & Development Organisation
Suborbital
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
[Dummy Warhead]
IRBM Demonstration
Defence Research & Development Organisation (India)

August 29 07:50Z     
     


Stretched CZ-2C

Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Jiuquan (China)
CZ-2C
China Great Wall Industry Corp.
Launcher presumably built for Iridium launch.
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:

Platform:
Launch mass:
FSW-19
Remote Sensing
China Aerospace Corp. (China)
Shangai Academy of Space Technology,
Chinese Academy of Space Technology
FSW
2,000 kg?

August 31
 23:17Z
    
     

Atlas 2AS
Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:

Cape Canaveral (U.S.)
Atlas 2AS (AC-167
)
International Launch Services

Version last flight – Delayed from June 24 and 25, July 1st and 27.
Moved up from Aug. 31. Delayed from Aug. 27, 28, 29 and 30.

Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
Nemesis (NRO L-1)
Military
National Reconnaissance Office (U.S.)
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

   UNCONFIRMED (at least one out of three)

August?       
     


DF-31

Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Taiyuan or Wuzhai? (China)
DF-31
People’s Liberation Army
Suborbital
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
[Dummy Warhead]
ICBM Test
People’s Liberation Army (China)

August?       
     


DF-21

Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Taiyuan or Wuzhai? (China)
DF-21
People’s Liberation Army
Suborbital
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
[Dummy Warhead]
MRBM Test
People’s Liberation Army (China)

August?       
     


JL-2

Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Taiyuan or Wuzhai? (China)
JL-2
People’s Liberation Army
Suborbital
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
[Dummy Warhead]
SLBM Test
People’s Liberation Army (China)

     

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