2013 in spaceflight
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 The first launch of the Antares rocket occurred on April 21, 2013. |
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| Orbital launches | |
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| First | 15 January |
| Total | 24 |
| Successes | 23 |
| Failures | 1 |
| National firsts | |
| Satellite |  Azerbaijan Austria Ecuador Estonia |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | Antares 110 |
| Retirements | Naro-1 |
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Launches [edit]
| ← Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec → |
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP | |||
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| Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
| Remarks | ||||||
January [edit] |
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| 15 January 16:24:59[1] |
 Rokot/Briz-KM |
Plesetsk Site 133/3 |
VKO |
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| Kosmos 2482 (Strela-3M) |
VKO | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| Kosmos 2483 (Strela-3M) |
VKO | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| Kosmos 2484 (Strela-3M) |
VKO | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| 26 January 22:00 |
 Ground Based Interceptor |
Vandenberg LF-23 |
Missile Defense Agency |
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| EKV |
MDA | Suborbital | Anti-ballistic missile test | 26 January | Successful | |
| non-intercept flight test | ||||||
| 27 January 04:40:00 |
 H-IIA 202 |
Tanegashima LA-Y1 |
Mitsubishi |
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| IGS Radar 4 |
CSIC | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
| IGS Optical 5V |
CSIC | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| 27 January ~12:10 |
 B-611 |
Shuangchengzi |
PLA |
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| PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 11 January | Successful | ||
| Target | ||||||
| 27 January ~12:10 |
SC-19 |
Korla |
PLA |
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| PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 11 January | Successful | ||
| Interceptor, successful intercept | ||||||
| 28 January |  Kavoshgar |
Semnan |
ISA |
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| Pishgam |
ISA | Suborbital | Biological | 28 January | Successful[2] | |
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey | ||||||
| 29 January 22:50 |
Terrier Improved Orion |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Atmospheric experiments | 29 January | Successful | |
| Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 30 January 07:00:00 |
 Naro-1 |
Naro |
Khrunichev/KARI |
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| STSAT-2C |
KARI | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| First successful launch of Naro-1, first successful South Korean launch with Russian assistance, final flight of Naro-1 | ||||||
| 31 January 01:48:00 |
Atlas V 401 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
United Launch Alliance |
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| TDRS-K |
NASA | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
February [edit] |
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| 1 February 06:56:00 |
 Zenit-3SL |
 Odyssey |
 Sea Launch |
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| Intelsat 27 |
Intelsat | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communication | +40 seconds | Launch failure | |
| First stage failure, impacted ocean at 40 seconds after launch | ||||||
| 6 February 16:04:24 |
Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat |
 Baikonur Site 31/6 |
 Starsem |
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| Globalstar M078 |
Globalstar | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| Globalstar M087 |
Globalstar | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| Globalstar M093 |
Globalstar | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| Globalstar M094 |
Globalstar | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| Globalstar M095 |
Globalstar | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| Globalstar M096 |
Globalstar | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| 7 February 08:21 |
Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka |
Poker Flat |
NASA |
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| VISIONS |
NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Auroral research | 7 February | Successful | |
| 7 February 21:36:07 |
Ariane 5ECA |
 Kourou ELA-3 |
Arianespace |
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| Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a |
AMAKA | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
 Amazonas 3 |
Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| 11 February 14:41:46 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
Roskosmos |
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| Progress M-18M |
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | In orbit | Operational | |
| 11 February 18:02:00 |
Atlas V 401 |
Vandenberg SLC-3E |
United Launch Alliance |
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| Landsat DCM |
USGS | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |
| 13 February 09:10 |
MRBTM |
Kauai |
MDA |
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| MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 13 February | Successful | ||
| SM-3 Block 1A target | ||||||
| 13 February 09:15 |
RIM-161C Standard Missile 3 Block 1A |
USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 13 February | Successful | ||
| FTM-20, successful intercept | ||||||
| 15 February 16:34 |
Terrier Improved Orion |
White Sands |
NASA |
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NASA GSFC/WFF | Suborbital | Technology | 15 February | Successful | |
| Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi) ? | ||||||
| 25 February 05:52:31 |
 Arrow III |
Negev |
IAI |
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| IAI/IDF | Suborbital | ABM Test | 25 February | Successful | ||
| Test flight of the Arrow-III | ||||||
| 25 February 12:31 |
 PSLV-CA |
Satish Dhawan FLP |
ISRO |
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| SARAL |
ISRO/CNES | Low Earth | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational | |
 Sapphire |
DND | Low Earth | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |
| NEOSSat |
CSA | Low Earth | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |
| UniBRITE-1 |
UTAIS | Low Earth | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |
| TUGSAT-1 |
TU Graz | Low Earth | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |
 AAUSAT3 |
Aalborg | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
 STRaND-1 |
SSTL | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| TUGSAT-1 is the first Austrian satellite | ||||||
March [edit] |
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| 1 March 15:10:13 |
Falcon 9 v1.0 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX |
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| SpaceX CRS-2 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 26 March 16:34 |
Successful | |
| 11 March 06:10 |
Terrier-Lynx |
Wallops Island |
DoD |
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| Shark |
DoD | Suborbital | Radar target | 11 March | Successful | |
| Apogee: ~300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
| 19 March 21:21:00 |
Atlas V 401 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
United Launch Alliance |
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| USA-241 (SBIRS-GEO 2) |
US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Missile defence | In orbit | Operational | |
| 26 March 19:06:48 |
Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur Site 200/39 |
International Launch Services |
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 Satmex 8 |
Satmex | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| 28 March 20:43:20 |
Soyuz-FG |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
Roskosmos |
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| Soyuz TMA-08M |
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 35/36 | In orbit | Operational | |
| Manned flight | ||||||
April [edit] |
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| 4 April 21:55 |
Tianying 3E |
Hainan |
CNSA |
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| Kunpeng-1 |
CSSAR | Suborbital | Environment monitoring | 4 April | Successful | |
| Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi) | ||||||
| 7 April 04:55 |
Agni-II |
ITR IC-4 |
Indian Army |
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| Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 10 April |  Shaheen-IA |
Sonmiani |
ASFC |
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| ASFC | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 12 April 04:25 |
 VSB-30 |
 Esrange |
EuroLaunch |
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 TEXUS-50 |
DLR/ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 12 April | Successful | |
| Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi) | ||||||
| 15 April 18:36:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur Site 200/39 |
International Launch Services |
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| Anik G1 |
Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| 19 April 10:00:00 |
Soyuz-2.1a |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roskosmos |
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| Bion-M No.1 |
Roskosmos | Low Earth | Biological science | In orbit | Operational | |
| AIST No.2 |
SSAU | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| Dove 2 |
Cosmogia | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| BeeSat 2 |
TU Berlin | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| BeeSat 3 |
TU Berlin | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| SOMP |
TU Dresden | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| OSSI-1 |
OSSI | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| 21 April 08:00 |
Black Brant IX |
White Sands |
NASA |
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| SLICE |
Colorado | Suborbital | Astronomy | 21 April | Successful | |
| Apogee: 318 kilometres (198 mi)? | ||||||
| 21 April 21:00:02 |
Antares 110 |
MARS LP-0A |
Orbital Sciences |
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| Cygnus Mass Simulator |
Orbital Sciences/NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | In orbit | Successful | |
| Alexander (PhoneSat-2.0) |
NASA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| Graham (PhoneSat-1.0) |
NASA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| Bell (PhoneSat-1.0) |
NASA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| Dove 1 |
Cosmogia | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| Maiden flight of Antares, COTS risk reduction flight | ||||||
| 23 April 17:30 |
Black Brant IX |
White Sands |
NASA |
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| EUNIS |
NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Solar research | 23 April | Successful | |
| Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)? | ||||||
| 24 April 10:12:16 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
Roskosmos |
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| Progress M-19M |
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | In orbit | Operational | |
| 26 April 04:13:04 |
Long March 2D |
Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 |
SAST |
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| Gaofen 1 |
CNSA | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
 TurkSat-3USat |
ITU | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| NEE-01 Pegaso |
EXA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
 CubeBug-1 |
INVAP | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| NEE-01 Pegaso is the first Ecuadorian satellite | ||||||
| 26 April 05:23:41 |
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat |
Plesetsk Site 43/4 |
RVSN RF |
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| Kosmos 2485 (GLONASS-M) |
VKO | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
May [edit] |
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| 1 May 07:38 |
Terrier Improved Orion |
Roi-Namur |
NASA |
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| MOSC |
NASA/Air Force Research Lab | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 1 May | Successful | |
| Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi) | ||||||
| 1 May 16:06:04 |
Long March 3B/E |
Xichang LA-2 |
CALT |
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| Zhongxing 11 |
China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| 5 May 08:30 |
M51 |
Le Vigilant, Audierne Bay |
DGA/Marine nationale |
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| DGA/Marine nationale | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 May | Launch failure | ||
| 7 May 02:06:31 |
Vega |
Kourou ELV |
Arianespace |
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| Proba-V |
ESA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
 VNREDSat 1A |
VAST | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
| ESTCube-1 |
Tartu | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
| ESTCube-1 is the first Estonian satellite | ||||||
| 7 May 07:39:00 |
Terrier-Oriole |
Roi-Namur |
NASA |
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| EVEX |
University of Illinois | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 7 May | Successful | |
| Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ? | ||||||
| 7 May 07:40:30 |
Terrier-Improved Malemute |
Roi-Namur |
NASA |
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| EVEX |
University of Illinois | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 7 May | Successful | |
| Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ? | ||||||
| 9 May 07:23 |
Terrier Improved Orion |
Roi-Namur |
NASA |
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| MOSC |
NASA/Air Force Research Lab | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 9 May | Successful | |
| Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi) | ||||||
| 11 May 05:00 |
Black Brant IX |
White Sands |
NASA |
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| FORTIS |
JHU | Suborbital | Astronomy | 11 May | Successful | |
| Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)? | ||||||
| 13 May 12:58 |
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Xichang |
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| Kunpeng-7 |
CNSA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 13 May | Successful | |
| Apogee: 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi) | ||||||
| 14 May 16:02:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur Site 200/39 |
International Launch Services |
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| Eutelsat 3D |
Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
| 15 May 21:38 |
Atlas V 401 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
United Launch Alliance |
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| USA-242 (GPS IIF-4) |
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
| 16 May 03:25 |
ARAV-C |
Kauai |
MDA |
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| MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 16 May | Successful | ||
| SM-3 Block 1B target | ||||||
| 16 May 03:30 |
RIM-161C Standard Missile 3 Block 1B |
USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 16 May | Successful | ||
| FTM-19, successful intercept | ||||||
| 23 May 00:26 |
Delta IV-M+ (5,4) |
Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |
United Launch Alliance |
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| WGS-5 |
US Air Force | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| 28 May 20:31 |
Soyuz-FG |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
Roskosmos |
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| Soyuz TMA-09M |
Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 36/37 | |||
| Manned flight | ||||||
| May | Long March 4C |
Taiyuan LA-9 |
SAST |
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| ? |
? | Planned: ? | ? | |||
| ? |
? | Planned: ? | ? | |||
| Payload identities uncertain at this time | ||||||
June [edit] |
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| 3 June 09:18 |
Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur Site 200/39 |
International Launch Services |
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| SES-6 |
SES S.A. | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| 5 June 21:37 |
Ariane 5ES |
Kourou ELA-3 |
Arianespace |
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| Albert Einstein ATV |
ESA | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | |||
| 7 June [3] | Long March 2F |
Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 |
CALT |
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| Shenzhou 10 |
CASC | Planned: Low Earth (Tiangong-1) | Technology | |||
| China's second manned spacecraft (2 men, 1 woman) to Tiangong-1 space lab, where it will perform both automatic and manual docking. | ||||||
| 11 June 19:31 |
PSLV-HP |
Satish Dhawan FLP |
ISRO |
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| IRNSS-1 |
ISRO | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | |||
| 23 June 17:38 |
Soyuz-2.1b |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roskosmos |
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| Resurs-P1 |
Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth | Remote sensing | |||
| 24 June 18:53 |
Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT |
Kourou ELS |
Arianespace |
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| O3b 1 |
O3b Networks | Planned: Medium Earth | Communication | |||
| O3b 2 |
O3b Networks | Planned: Medium Earth | Communication | |||
| O3b 3 |
O3b Networks | Planned: Medium Earth | Communication | |||
| O3b 4 |
O3b Networks | Planned: Medium Earth | Communication | |||
| 27 June 02:27 |
Pegasus-XL |
Stargazer, Vandenberg |
Orbital Sciences |
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| IRIS |
NASA | Planned: Low Earth | Solar astronomy | |||
| June | Soyuz-2.1b |
Plesetsk Site 43/4 |
VKO |
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| Persona |
VKO | Planned: Low Earth | Optical reconnaissance | |||
July [edit] |
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| 1 July 10:36 |
Proton-M/DM-03 Enhanced |
Baikonur Site 81/24 |
Roskosmos |
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| GLONASS-M |
VKS | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | |||
| GLONASS-M |
VKS | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | |||
| GLONASS-M |
VKS | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | |||
| 19 July | Atlas V 551 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
United Launch Alliance |
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| MUOS-2 |
US Navy | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communications | |||
| 19 July | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur Site 200/39 |
International Launch Services |
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| Astra 2E |
SES S.A. | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| 23 July | Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat |
Plesetsk Site 43/4 |
VKO |
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| Meridian 7 |
VKO | Planned: Molniya | Communication | |||
| 25 July | Rokot/Briz-KM |
Plesetsk Site 133/3 |
VKO |
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| Gonets M-5 |
Gonets | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | |||
| Gonets M-6 |
Gonets | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | |||
| Gonets M-7 |
Gonets | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | |||
| 27 July 21:46 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roskosmos |
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| Progress M-20M |
Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | |||
| July | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX |
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| CASSIOPE |
MDA Corporation | Planned: Low Earth | Communication/science[citation needed] | |||
| CUSat-1 |
Cornell | Planned: Low Earth | Technology | |||
| CUSat-2 |
Cornell | Planned: Low Earth | Technology | |||
| Maiden flight of Falcon 9 v1.1 | ||||||
| July | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX |
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| SES-8 |
SES S.A. | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| July | Ariane 5ECA |
Kourou ELA-3 |
Arianespace |
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| Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) |
ESA/Inmarsat | Planned: Geosynchronous | Technology/Communication | |||
| INSAT-3D |
ISRO | Planned: Geosynchronous | Meteorology | |||
| First Alphabus satellite | ||||||
| July | GSLV Mk II |
Satish Dhawan SLP |
ISRO |
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| GSAT-14 |
ISRO | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
August [edit] |
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| 4 August | H-IIB 304 |
Tanegashima LA-Y2 |
Mitsubishi |
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| HTV-4 |
JAXA | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | |||
| 8 August | Delta IV-M+ (5,4) |
Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |
United Launch Alliance |
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| WGS-6 |
US Air Force | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| 15 August | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur Site 81/24 |
Khrunichev |
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| Raduga-1M 3 |
VKS | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| 28 August | Delta IV-H |
Vandenberg SLC-6 |
United Launch Alliance |
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| NRO L-65 |
NRO | Planned: Low Earth | Optical Imaging [4] | |||
| NRO Launch 65 | ||||||
| August | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX |
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 Thaicom 6 |
Thaicom | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| August | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur Site 200/39 |
International Launch Services |
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| Sirius FM-6 |
Sirius Satellite Radio | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| August | Ariane 5ECA |
Kourou ELA-3 |
Arianespace |
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| Eutelsat 25B |
Eutelsat | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| August | Epsilon |
Uchinoura |
JAXA |
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| SPRINT-A |
JAXA | Planned: Low Earth | Astronomy | |||
| Maiden flight of the Epsilon rocket | ||||||
September [edit] |
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| 5 September | Zenit-3SLB |
Baikonur Site 45/1 |
Land Launch |
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| AMOS-4 |
SCL | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| 6 September 02:37 |
Minotaur V |
MARS LP-0B |
Orbital Sciences |
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| LADEE |
NASA | Planned: Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | |||
| Maiden flight of Minotaur V, first Lunar launch from MARS | ||||||
| 13 September | Atlas V 531 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
United Launch Alliance |
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| AEHF-3 |
US Air Force | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communications | |||
| 25 September | Soyuz-FG |
Baikonur |
Roskosmos |
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| Soyuz TMA-10M |
Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 37/38 | |||
| Manned flight | ||||||
| 28 September | Antares 110 |
MARS LP-0A |
Orbital Sciences |
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| Cygnus 1 |
Orbital Sciences/NASA | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics/test flight | |||
| Maiden flight of Cygnus, COTS demonstration flight, final flight of Antares 110 | ||||||
| 30 September | Minotaur I |
MARS LP-0B |
Orbital Sciences |
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| STPSat 3 |
US Air Force | Planned: Low Earth | Technology | |||
| September | Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT |
Kourou ELS |
Arianespace |
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| Galileo-FOC 1 |
ESA | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | |||
| Galileo-FOC 2 |
ESA | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | |||
| September | Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roskosmos |
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| Meteor M-2 |
Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth | Meteorology | |||
| September | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX |
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| Orbcomm-2 F2 |
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | |||
| Orbcomm-2 F3 |
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | |||
| Orbcomm-2 F4 |
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | |||
| Orbcomm-2 F5 |
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | |||
| Orbcomm-2 F6 |
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | |||
| Orbcomm-2 F7 |
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | |||
| Orbcomm-2 F8 |
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | |||
| Orbcomm-2 F9 |
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | |||
| Third quarter | Ariane 5ECA |
Kourou ELA-3 |
Arianespace |
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| Astra 5B |
SES S.A. | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| Third quarter | Ariane 5ECA |
Kourou ELA-3 |
Arianespace |
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| ABS-2 |
ABS | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| Third quarter | Ariane 5ECA |
Kourou ELA-3 |
Arianespace |
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| GSAT-7 |
ISRO | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| Third quarter | Ariane 5ECA |
Kourou ELA-3 |
Arianespace |
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 Optus 10 |
SingTel Optus | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| Third quarter | Soyuz-2.1v/Volga |
Plesetsk Site 43/4 |
RVSN RF |
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| AIST 1 |
SSAU | Planned: Low Earth | Technology | |||
| Maiden flight of Soyuz-2.1v | ||||||
| Third quarter | Long March 4C |
Taiyuan LA-9 |
SAST |
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| Fengyun 3C |
CMA | Planned: Low Earth | Meterology | |||
October [edit] |
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| 4 October | Rokot/Briz-KM |
Plesetsk Site 133/3 |
Eurockot |
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| Swarm A |
ESA | Planned: Low Earth | Magnetospheric | |||
| Swarm B |
ESA | Planned: Low Earth | Magnetospheric | |||
| Swarm C |
ESA | Planned: Low Earth | Magnetospheric | |||
| October | Delta IV M+(4,2) |
Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |
United Launch Alliance |
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| GPS IIF-5 |
US Air Force | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | |||
| October | Long March 4B |
Taiyuan LC-9 |
CNSA |
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| CBERS-3 |
CASC/INPE | Planned: Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | |||
November [edit] |
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| 7 November | Soyuz-FG |
Baikonur |
Roskosmos |
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| Soyuz TMA-11M |
Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 38/39 | |||
| Manned flight | ||||||
| 13 November | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX |
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| SpaceX CRS-3 |
SpaceX | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | |||
| 18 November 18:28 |
Atlas V 401 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
United Launch Alliance |
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| MAVEN |
NASA | Planned: Areocentric orbit | Martian research and remote sensing | |||
| [5] | ||||||
| 21 November | Soyuz-U |
Baikonur |
Roskosmos |
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| Progress M-21M |
Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | |||
| November | Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT |
Kourou ELS |
Arianespace |
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| O3b 5 |
O3b Networks | Planned: Medium Earth | Communication | |||
| O3b 6 |
O3b Networks | Planned: Medium Earth | Communication | |||
| O3b 7 |
O3b Networks | Planned: Medium Earth | Communication | |||
| O3b 8 |
O3b Networks | Planned: Medium Earth | Communication | |||
| November | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur |
International Launch Services |
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| Türksat 4A |
Turksat | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| November | PSLV-XL |
Satish Dhawan |
ISRO |
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| Mangalyaan |
ISRO | Planned: Areocentric orbit | Mars orbiter | |||
December [edit] |
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| 11 December | Proton-M |
Baikonur |
Khrunichev |
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| Nauka (MLM) |
Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | ISS module | |||
| ERA |
ESA | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | |||
| First flight of Proton-M without an upper stage, last components of the International Space Station, ISS launch 3R | ||||||
| December | Atlas V 501 |
Vandenberg SLC-3E |
United Launch Alliance |
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| NRO L-39 |
NRO | Planned: Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||
| NRO Launch 39 | ||||||
| December [7] | Long March 3B |
Xichang LA-2 |
CNSA |
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| Chang'e 3 |
CNSA | Planned: Selenocentric | Lunar Landing | |||
| China's first lunar rover, and the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon since the Soviet Luna 24 mission in 1976.[6] | ||||||
| December | H-IIA 202 |
Tanegashima LA-Y1 |
Mitsubishi |
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| ALOS-2 |
JAXA | Planned: Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||
| December | Long March 3B/E |
Xichang LA-2 |
CALT |
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 Túpac Katari 1 |
ABE | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| Fourth quarter | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur |
International Launch Services |
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| Inmarsat 5-F1 |
Inmarsat | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| Fourth quarter | Soyuz-STB/Fregat |
Kourou ELS |
Arianespace |
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| Gaia |
ESA | Planned: Earth/Sun L2 | Astronomy | |||
| Fourth quarter | Antares 120 |
MARS LP-0A |
Orbital Sciences |
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| Cygnus CRS Orb-1 |
Orbital Sciences/NASA | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | |||
| First Orbital Sciences COTS operational flight, maiden flight of Antares 120 | ||||||
| Fourth quarter | SPARK |
Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands |
Aerojet |
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| HawaiiSat 1 |
Hawaii | Planned: Low Earth | Technology | |||
| Maiden flight of SPARK | ||||||
TBD [edit] |
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| TBD | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur |
International Launch Services |
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| Yamal-401 |
Gazprom Space Systems | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| TBD | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur |
International Launch Services |
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| Mexsat-1 |
SCT | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| TBD | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur |
Khrunichev |
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| Ekspress AM-6 |
RSCC | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| TBD | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur |
Khrunichev |
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| Ekspress AM-5 |
RSCC | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | |||
| TBD | Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat |
Plesetsk Site 43/4 |
RVSN |
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| GLONASS-K1 |
VKO | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | |||
| TBD | Antares 120 |
MARS LP-0A |
Orbital Sciences |
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| Cygnus CRS Orb-2 |
Orbital Sciences/NASA | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | |||
| TBD | PSLV-CA |
Satish Dhawan |
ISRO |
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| SPOT-7 |
Astrium | Planned: Low Earth | Earth observation | |||
| TBD | Dnepr-1 |
Dombarovsky Site 13 |
ISC Kosmotras |
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| Kompsat-5 |
KARI | Planned: Low Earth | Remote sensing | |||
| TBD | Dnepr-1 |
Dombarovsky Site 13 |
ISC Kosmotras |
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| Asnaro-1 |
USEF | Planned: Low Earth | Remote sensing | |||
| TBD | Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
VKS |
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| Kanopus-ST |
Roscosmos | Planned: Low Earth | Earth Observation | |||
| TBD | Strela |
Baikonur Site 175/59 |
Roskosmos |
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| Kondor-E |
Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth | Radar imaging[8] | |||
| TBD | Long March 2C |
Jiuquan |
CALT |
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| Shijian 11-05 |
CNSA | Planned: Low Earth | Technology | |||
| TBD | Long March 2D |
Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 |
SAST |
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| Tianhui 2 |
CNSA | Planned: Low Earth | Cartography | |||
| TBD | Long March 2D |
Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 |
CNSA |
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| Shiyan Weixing 5 |
CNSA | Planned: Low Earth | Technology | |||
Deep space rendezvous [edit]
| Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 February | Cassini | 90th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,978 kilometres (1,229 mi). |
| 9 March | Cassini | 5th flyby of Rhea | Closest approach: 997 kilometres (620 mi). Last Cassini flyby of Rhea. |
| 5 April | Cassini | 91st flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
| 12 April | Cassini | Flyby of Polydeuces | Closest approach: 115,000 kilometres (71,000 mi). |
| 23 May | Cassini | 92nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 970 kilometres (600 mi). |
| 10 July | Cassini | 93rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 964 kilometres (599 mi). |
| 26 July | Cassini | 94th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
| 11 September | LADEE | Injection into Selenocentric orbit | |
| 12 September | Cassini | 95th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
| 13 October | Cassini | 96th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 961 kilometres (597 mi). |
| 17 October | Juno | Flyby of Earth | Gravity assist |
| 30 November | Cassini | 97th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 870 kilometres (540 mi). |
EVAs [edit]
| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 April 14:03[9][10] |
6 hours 38 minutes |
20:41 | Expedition 35/36 | Pavel Vinogradov
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Installed the Obstanovka plasma waves and ionosphere experiment to the exterior of the Zvezda service module. Also replaced a faulty retro-reflector device used as navigational aids for the Automatic Transfer Vehicle and retrieved the Biorisk microbe exposure experiment. An attempt to retrieve the Vinoslivost materials sample experiment failed when it was accidentally dropped while being taken back to the Pirs module airlock. |
| 11 May 12:44[11][12] |
5 hours 30 minutes |
18:14 | Expedition 35/36 | Christopher Cassidy
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Replaced the 2B Pump Flow Control Subassembly (PFCS) on the Port 6 truss in attempting to locate the source of an ammonia coolant leak on the Port 6 truss Photo Voltaic Thermal Control System (PVTCS). |
Orbital launch summary [edit]
By country [edit]
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| India |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | With Russian assistance |
| People's Republic of China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Russia/ CIS |
11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Includes Sea Launch (1), Land Launch (0) and Soyuz from Kourou (0). |
| United States |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
By rocket [edit]
By family [edit]
| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angara | Russia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antares | United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Ariane | Europe |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas | United States |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Energia | Ukraine Russia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Falcon | United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-II | Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March | People's Republic of China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | Russia |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Universal Rocket | Russia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Europe |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By type [edit]
| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antares | USA |
Antares | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Ariane 5 | Europe |
Ariane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V | United States |
Atlas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 | United States |
Falcon 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | Japan |
H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2 | People's Republic of China |
Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3 | People's Republic of China |
Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Naro | Russia / South Korea |
Angara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| PSLV | India |
PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | Russia |
Universal Rocket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | Russia |
R-7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| UR-100 | Russia |
Universal Rocket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Europe |
Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit | Ukraine |
Energia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
By configuration [edit]
| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antares 110 | USA |
Antares | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Ariane 5ECA | Europe |
Ariane 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 401 | United States |
Atlas V | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 v1.0 | United States |
Falcon 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 202 | Japan |
H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2D | People's Republic of China |
Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B | People's Republic of China |
Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Naro-1 | Russia / South Korea |
Naro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| PSLV-CA | India |
PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia |
Proton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rokot/Briz-KM | Russia |
UR-100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a | Russia |
Soyuz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Russia |
Soyuz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Russia |
Soyuz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | Russia |
Soyuz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | Russia |
Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Europe |
Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit-3SL | Ukraine / Russia |
Zenit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
By launch site [edit]
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baikonur | Kazakhstan |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cape Canaveral | United States |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kourou | France |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jiuquan | People's Republic of China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MARS | United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wallops | United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Naro | South Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ocean Odyssey | International |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | Russia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Satish Dhawan | India |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tanegashima | Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Xichang | People's Republic of China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By orbit [edit]
| Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally achieved |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Earth | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 to ISS |
| Medium Earth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Geosynchronous/transfer | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
References [edit]
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- ^ "Iran Says It Sent Monkey Into Space and Back". abc. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "China's Shenzhou-10 to Launch in June 2013". Spaceports. November 10, 2012.
- ^ http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/MissionData.php?mission=NROL-65
- ^ http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/
- ^ "Chang’e-3: China To Launch First Moon Rover In 2013". Asian Scientist. March 7, 2012.
- ^ "China's Chang'e-3 to land on moon next year". China Daily. November 11, 2012.
- ^ Vladimir Kirillov. "Russia on the Market of High Resolution Space Images". Moscow Defense Brief. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
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- ^ NASA (2013-04-19). "Spacewalkers Deploy Plasma Experiment, Install Navigational Aid". Retrieved 2013-04-19.
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- ^ NASA (2013-05-11). "Astronauts Complete Spacewalk to Repair Ammonia Leak". Retrieved 2013-05-12.
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