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Revision as of 21:27, 27 August 2009

2009 in spaceflight
Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-125, the last Hubble servicing flight.
Orbital launches
First18 January
Total47
Successes43
Failures3
Partial failures1
National firsts
Orbital launch Iran[1]
Rockets
Maiden flightsNaro-1
RetirementsTsyklon-3
Crewed flights
Orbital4
Total travellers24

Several significant events in spaceflight have occurred, or are planned for 2009. On 2 February Iran conducted its first successful orbital launch,[1] and the Russo-South Korean Naro-1 rocket made its maiden flight on 25 August, marking South Korea's first involvement in conducting a satellite launch, however it failed to reach orbit. The first Chinese planetary probe, Yinghuo-1, is scheduled for launch, along with Russia's Fobos-Grunt sample return mission in October. Several rockets are scheduled to conduct maiden flights, whilst the Tsyklon-3 was retired from service.[2]

The internationally accepted definition of a spaceflight is any flight which crosses the Kármán line, 100 kilometres above sea level. The first spaceflight launch of the year was that of a Delta IV Heavy, carrying the USA-202 ELINT satellite, which launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 02:47 GMT on 18 January. This was also the first orbital launch of the year.

At 16:56 on 10 February, the first major collision between two satellites in orbit occurred, resulting in the destruction of Kosmos 2251 and Iridium 33, launched in 1993 and 1997 respectively. Up until the collision, Iridium 33 was operational, and an active part of the Iridium network of satellites, whilst Kosmos 2251 was an inactive piece of space junk.

The first flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 carrier rocket is scheduled to occur in November. The first flight of the SpaceX Dragon, a commercial unmanned logistics spacecraft, developed as part of NASA's COTS programme was also scheduled to fly in 2009, however its launch has now slipped to 2010. In addition, the first H-II Transfer Vehicle is scheduled for launch in September.

Nine manned launches are planned for 2009, the most since 1997. STS-119, using Space Shuttle Discovery, was launched on 15 March. It installed the last set of solar arrays on the International Space Station. Soyuz TMA-14, the 100th manned Soyuz launch, delivered the Expedition 19 crew in March. In May, Space Shuttle Atlantis conducted the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, STS-125. Several days later, Soyuz TMA-15 launched with the ISS Expedition 20 crew, brought the total ISS crew size up to six for the first time. This was also the 100th manned spaceflight of the Soyuz programme, excluding the original Soyuz T-10 mission which failed to reach space. In July, Space Shuttle Endeavour will deliver the final component of the Japanese Experiment Module on mission STS-127. STS-128, using Discovery in August, will deliver supplies using the Leonardo MPLM. September will see the launch of Soyuz TMA-16, with the ISS Expedition 21 crew. Assuming that it reaches orbit, this will be the 100th Soyuz mission to do so, as the original Soyuz 18 reached space, but failed to reach orbit. In November, Space Shuttle Atlantis will fly mission STS-129, delivering two EXPRESS Logistics Carriers to the ISS. The final manned flight of the year, Soyuz TMA-17, will be launched in December with the ISS Expedition 22 crew.

Although not spaceflights in their own right, several test flights of future manned spacecraft will be conducted in 2009. These will include the Ares I-X test flight, the first test of the Orion Launch Abort System, using the Orion Abort Test Booster, and the first unpowered test flights of the Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo, VSS Enterprise.

Three orbital launch failures have occurred so far in 2009. On 24 February, a Taurus-XL launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States, with the Orbiting Carbon Observatory. The payload fairing did not separate from the rocket, leaving the upper stage with too much mass to reach orbit. The stage, with spacecraft and fairing still attached, reentered the atmosphere, coming down off the coast of Antarctica. The second failure was a controversial North Korean launch attempt using an Unha rocket to launch the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 communications satellite. The launch was conducted on 5 April, and North Korea maintains that it successfully reached orbit, however no objects from the launch were tracked as having orbital velocity, and US radar systems tracking the rocket detected that it failed at around the time of third stage ignition, with debris falling in the Pacific Ocean. On 25 August, the Naro-1 rocket was launched on its maiden flight, however one half of the payload fairing failed to separate, and it did not reach orbit. Additionally, a Soyuz-2.1a suffered a partial failure during the launch of Meridian 2 on 21 May, due to the premature cutoff of the second core stage of the carrier rocket. The satellite was placed in a lower than planned orbit, which it was able to correct by means of its onboard propulsion system.


Launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

18 January
02:47[3] 		United StatesDelta IV-H[4] United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-37B United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesUSA-202[5] (Mentor/Intruder) NRO Geosynchronous ELINT In orbit Operational
NRO Launch 26
23 January
03:54[7] 		JapanH-IIA 202 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 JapanMitsubishi
JapanIbuki (GOSAT) JAXA Low Earth Climatology In orbit Operational
JapanSDS-1 JAXA Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
JapanSohla-1 (Maido-1) SOHLA[8] Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
JapanRaijin (Sprite-Sat)[9] Tohoku Low Earth Sprite research In orbit Spacecraft failure[6]
JapanKagayaki[10] Sorun[11] Low Earth Technology In orbit Spacecraft failure[6]
JapanHitomi (PRISM)[12] Tokyo Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
JapanKukai (STARS)[13][14] Kagawa Low Earth Technology In orbit Spacecraft failure[6]
JapanKiseki (KKS-1)[15] TMCIT Low Earth Technology In orbit Spacecraft failure[6]
Raijin failed to respond to commands from ground following electromagnetic boom deployment, Kagayaki failed to contact ground, STARS tether deployment failed, Kiseki failed to respond to commands from ground.[6]
26 January
00:15[16] 		JapanS-310 NorwayAndøya LA-U3 NorwayAndøya
JapanDelta-2 JAXA/Nagoya[16][17][18] Suborbital Auroral[16] 26 January Successful
29 January
09:49 		CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesPoker Flat United StatesNASA
United StatesACES-I[19] Iowa Suborbital Auroral 09:59 Successful
29 January
09:51 		CanadaBlack Brant VB United StatesPoker Flat United StatesNASA
United StatesACES-II[19] Iowa Suborbital Auroral 10:01 Successful
30 January
13:30[2] 		UkraineTsyklon-3 RussiaPlesetsk Site 32/2 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaKoronas-Foton Roskosmos/MEPhI/NIIEM[20] Low Earth[20] Solar In orbit Operational
Final flight of Tsyklon-3 rocket[2]

February

2 February
18:36[21] 		IranSafir IranSemnan IranISA
IranOmid[22] ISA Low Earth Technology 25 April Successful
First successful Iranian orbital launch[1]
6 February
10:22:01[23] 		United StatesDelta II 7320-10C United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesNOAA-19 (NOAA-N') NOAA/NASA Low Earth Weather In orbit Operational
10 February
05:49:46[24] 		RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M-66 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 18 May
15:14:45		 Successful
ISS flight 32P
11 February
00:03[25] 		RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaKhrunichev
RussiaEkspress-AM44[26] RSCC Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
RussiaEkspress-MD1 RSCC Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
12 February
22:09:00[27] 		EuropeAriane 5ECA FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
FranceHot Bird 10 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
NetherlandsNSS-9 SES New Skies Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
FranceSpirale-A CNES Geosynchronous Transfer Technology In orbit Operational
FranceSpirale-B CNES Geosynchronous Transfer Technology In orbit Operational
13 February[28] United StatesUGM-133 Trident II D5 United StatesUSS Alabama, Pacific Ocean United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 13 February Successful
18 February
09:52:00[29] 		United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesPoker Flat United StatesNASA
Clemson Suborbital Atmospheric 18 February Successful
18 February
10:29:00[29] 		United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesPoker Flat United StatesNASA
Clemson Suborbital Atmospheric 18 February Successful
18 February
10:59:00[29] 		United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesPoker Flat United StatesNASA
Clemson Suborbital Atmospheric 18 February Successful
18 February
11:47:00[29] 		United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesPoker Flat United StatesNASA
Clemson Suborbital Atmospheric 18 February Successful
24 February
09:55:30[31] 		United StatesTaurus-XL 3110 United StatesVandenberg LC-576E United StatesOrbital Sciences
United StatesOCO NASA Intended: Sun-synchronous Climatology 24 February Launch failure
Maiden flight of Taurus-XL 3110, payload fairing failed to separate, failed to reach orbit.[30] Satellite was to have been part of A-train constellation
25 February
10:45[32] 		CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
United StatesCIBER CalTech Suborbital IR Astronomy[33] 10:55 Successful
26 February
18:29:55[34] 		UkraineZenit-3SLB KazakhstanBaikonur Site 45/1 United NationsLand Launch
CanadaTelstar 11N Telesat Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
28 February
04:10 		RussiaProton-K/DM-2 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24 RussiaKhrunichev
RussiaRaduga-1 VKS Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational

March

6 March
10:54[35] 		IndiaDhanush IndiaShip, Indian Ocean IndiaDRDO
DRDO Suborbital Target 6 March Successful
Target for successful Prithvi interceptor test, apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)[35]
7 March
03:49:57[37] 		United StatesDelta II 7925-10L United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17B United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesKepler NASA Heliocentric Astronomy In orbit Operational
Exosolar planet research, operating in an Earth-trailing orbit[36]
15 March
23:43:44[38] 		United StatesSpace Shuttle Discovery[39] United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-119[40] NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS Assembly[41][42] 28 March
19:13[43]		 Successful
United NationsITS S6 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
Manned flight with seven astronauts
17 March
14:21[44] 		RussiaRokot/Briz-KM RussiaPlesetsk Site 133/3[45] European UnionRussiaEurockot
European UnionGOCE ESA Low Earth Gravity In orbit Operational
18 March[46] United StatesUSS Tripoli, Barking Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army/MDA Suborbital Target 18 March Successful
Intercepted by THAAD at about 00:30 UTC[46]
18 March[46] United StatesTHAAD United StatesBarking Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army/MDA Suborbital ABM test 18 March Successful
Intercepted target missile at about 00:30 UTC[46]
18 March[46] United StatesTHAAD United StatesBarking Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army/MDA Suborbital ABM test 18 March Successful
Backup interceptor, destroyed by range safety after first missile succeeded[47]
20 March
11:04 		CanadaBlack Brant XII United StatesPoker Flat United StatesNASA
United StatesCascades-2 Dartmouth Suborbital Auroral 20 March Successful
24 March
08:34:00[48] 		United StatesDelta II 7925-9.5 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesUSA-203 (GPS IIR-20/M7) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
25 March
13:25[49] 		United StatesHera United StatesFort Wingate LC-96 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target 25 March Successful
Target for MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 test, interceptor failed
26 March
11:49:06 		RussiaSoyuz-FG KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaSoyuz TMA-14[4] Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 19 In orbit Operational
Manned flight with three cosmonauts. First space tourist to make two flights.

April

3 April
16:24 		RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
FranceEutelsat W2A Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
4 April
00:31[50] 		United StatesAtlas V 421 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41 United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesUSA-204 (WGS-2) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
5 April
02:30:15[55][56] 		North KoreaUnha North KoreaTonghae North KoreaKCST [57]
North KoreaKwangmyŏngsŏng-2 KCST [57] Intended: Low Earth[54] Technology 5 April Launch failure[53]
North Korea claimed the launch was successful,[51] however no objects were tracked in orbit.[52][53] May have intentionally flown a suborbital trajectory as a test of the Taepodong-2 missile.[54]
10 April
09:10 		RussiaRS-12M Topol RussiaPlesetsk RussiaRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 April Successful
14 April
16:16 		ChinaLong March 3C ChinaXichang LA-2 ChinaCNSA
ChinaBeidou-2 G2 CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational
17 April
11:17[58] 		United StatesFalconLaunch United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Air Force Academy
United StatesFalconLAUNCH VII US Air Force Academy Suborbital Technology 17 April Successful
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi),[58] first student-built rocket to reach space
20 April
01:15 		IndiaPSLV-CA IndiaSatish Dhawan SLP IndiaISRO
IndiaRISAT-2 ISRO Low Earth Radar imaging In orbit Operational
IndiaANUSAT Anna Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
20 April
08:16 		UkraineZenit-3SL NorwayOcean Odyssey United NationsSea Launch
ItalySicral-1B ASI Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
22 April
02:55 		ChinaLong March 2C ChinaTaiyuan LA-1 ChinaCNSA
ChinaYaogan-6 CNSA Sun-synchronous Remote sensing In orbit Operational
29 April
16:58 		RussiaSoyuz-U RussiaPlesetsk Site 16/2 RussiaVKS
RussiaTemplate:Kosmos (Kobal't-M) VKS Low Earth Optical imaging In orbit Operational

May

2 May
14:00[59] 		United StatesSpaceLoft XL United StatesSpaceport America United StatesUP Aerospace
United StatesSL-3 NMSGC Suborbital Student research 2 May Launch failure[60]
United StatesDiscovery Celestis Suborbital Space burial
Failed to reach space[59][60]
5 May
20:24:25[4][50] 		United StatesDelta II 7920-10C United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesUSA-205 (STSS-ATRR) US Air Force/MDA Low Earth Missile defence
Technology		 In orbit Operational
7 May
18:37 		RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M-02M Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 13 July
16:28:47		 Successful
11 May
18:01 		United StatesSpace Shuttle Atlantis[39] United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-125[61] NASA[62] Low Earth (HST) HST servicing flight[63][64] 24 May
15:39		 Successful
Manned flight with seven astronauts, final Space Shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope
14 May[65]
13:12 		EuropeAriane 5ECA FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
EuropeHerschel[66] ESA Planned: Earth/Sun L2 IR astronomy In orbit Operational
EuropePlanck[67] ESA Planned: Earth/Sun L2 Astronomy In orbit Operational
16 May
00:57 		RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
BermudaProtoStar II ProtoStar Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
19 May
04:36 		IndiaAgni II IndiaIntegrated Test Range IndiaIndian Army/DRDO
Indian Army/DRDO Suborbital Missile test 19 May Successful
19 May
23:55 		United StatesMinotaur I United StatesMARS LP-0B United StatesOrbital Sciences
United StatesTacSat-3 USAF-RL Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
United StatesPharmaSat NASA Low Earth Biological In orbit Operational
United StatesAeroCube 3 Aerospace Corporation Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
United StatesHawkSat I[68] HISS Low Earth Technology[68][69] In orbit Operational
United StatesCP-6[68] CalPoly Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
All payloads except TacSat-3 and Pharmasat are CubeSats
21 May
21:53 		RussiaSoyuz-2.1a/Fregat RussiaPlesetsk Site 43/4 RussiaRVSN
RussiaMeridian 2[71] VKS Intended: Molniya
Achieved: Medium Earth 		Communication In orbit Partial launch failure
Operational[72]
Core vehicle second stage shut down five seconds early,[70] attempt to compensate using Fregat resulted in propellent depletion during second of three burns[71] Satellite reached a lower orbit than expected, but is still fully operational.[72]
22 May
10:32[73] 		United StatesNike-Orion SwedenEsrange European UnionEuroLaunch
GermanyMAPHEUS DLR Suborbital Technology 22 May Successful
Apogee: 140.8 kilometres (87.5 mi)[73]
26 May United StatesUGM-133 Trident II D5 United KingdomHMS Victorious United KingdomRoyal Navy
Royal Navy Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful
27 May
10:34:42 		RussiaSoyuz-FG KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaSoyuz TMA-15 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 20 In orbit Operational
Manned flight with three cosmonauts, established first permanent six-man crew on the ISS
28 May
16:52 		United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
United StatesSOAREX VII NASA Suborbital 28 May Successful

June

18 June[74]
21:32 		United StatesAtlas V 401 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41 United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesLRO NASA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter In orbit Operational
United StatesLCROSS NASA High Earth (TLI) Lunar impactor In orbit Operational
LCROSS will observe the upper stage impacting the Moon shortly before its own impact
21 June
21:50 		UkraineZenit-3SLB KazakhstanBaikonur Site 45/1 United NationsLand Launch
MalaysiaMEASAT-3a MEASAT Planned: Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
26 June
09:30 		United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesWallops Island LA-2 United StatesNASA
United StatesRockOn! Colorado Suborbital Student research 09:45 Successful
27 June
07:30 		CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
United StatesDICE Colorado Suborbital UV Astronomy 07:40 Spacecraft failure[75]
27 June
22:51[76] 		United StatesDelta IV-M+ (4,2) United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-37B United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesGOES 14 (GOES-O) NOAA/NASA Geostationary Weather In orbit Operational
29 June
10:01 		United StatesLGM-30G Minuteman III United StatesVandenberg United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGT-199GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 June Successful
30 June
19:10 		RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesSirius FM-5 (RadioSat-5) Sirius XM Planned: Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational

July

1 July[77]
19:52 		European UnionAriane 5ECA FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
United StatesTerreStar-1 TerreStar Planned: Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
6 July
01:26 		RussiaRokot/Briz-KM RussiaPlesetsk Site 133/3 RussiaVKS
RussiaTemplate:Kosmos (Rodnik) VKS Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
RussiaTemplate:Kosmos (Rodnik) VKS Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
RussiaTemplate:Kosmos (Rodnik) VKS Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
13 July RussiaR-29RMU Sineva RussiaK-117 Bryansk, North Pole RussiaVMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 13 July Successful
Impacted Kura test site
14 July
03:35[78] 		United StatesFalcon 1 Marshall IslandsOmelek United StatesSpaceX
MalaysiaRazakSat-1 (MACSat) ATSB Low Earth Imaging In orbit Operational
14 July RussiaR-29RMU Sineva RussiaK-117 Bryansk, North Pole RussiaVMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 14 July Successful
Impacted Chizha test site
15 July[76]
22:03 		United StatesSpace Shuttle Endeavour[40] United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-127 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS Assembly 31 July
14:48		 Successful
United NationsJEM-EF JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
United StatesAggieSat 2 NASA Low Earth Technology In orbit Partial spacecraft failure
Operational
United StatesBEVO-1 NASA Low Earth Technology In orbit Partial spacecraft failure
Operational
United StatesCastor[79] NRL Low Earth Atmospheric In orbit Operational
United StatesPollux[79] NRL Low Earth In orbit Operational
Manned flight with seven astronauts, AggieSat 2 and BEVO-1 collectively designated Dragonsat, Castor and Pollux collectively designated ANDE-2, both deployed on 30 July; Dragonsat at 12:34:30 UTC and ANDE-2 at 17:23:02; Dragonsat satellites failed to separate from each other
16 July[80] RussiaRSM-56 Bulava RussiaTK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea RussiaVMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 16 July Launch failure
First stage malfunction[80]
21 July
03:57:43 		RussiaKosmos-3M RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1 RussiaRVSN
RussiaTemplate:Kosmos (Parus) VKS Low Earth Navigation
Communications		 In orbit Operational
RussiaSterkh-1 Roskosmos Low Earth Communication
Search and rescue		 In orbit Operational
22 July
03:40 		United StatesLRALT C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean United StatesMDA
MDA/IMDO Suborbital ABM target 22 July Successful
Target for Arrow test, interceptor launch scrubbed
24 July
10:56:51 		RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M-67 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics In orbit Operational
Final flight of original Progress-M
29 July
18:46 		UkraineDnepr-1 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 109/95 RussiaISC Kosmotras
United Arab EmiratesDubaiSat-1 EIAST Sun-synchronous Imaging In orbit Operational
SpainDeimos-1 Deimos Space Sun-synchronous Imaging In orbit Operational
United KingdomUK-DMC 2 BNSC Sun-synchronous Imaging In orbit Operational
SpainNanosat 1B INTA Low Earth Imaging In orbit Operational
ArgentinaAprizeSat-3 LatinSat Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
ArgentinaAprizeSat-4 LatinSat Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
31 July
03:40 		United StatesKauai United StatesMDA
MDA Suborbital ABM target 31 July  
Target for Stellar Avenger test, intercept successful
31 July
03:42 		United StatesRIM-161 Standard Missile 3 United StatesUSS Hopper United StatesMDA
United StatesStellar Avenger MDA Suborbital ABM test 31 July Successful
31 July United StatesKauai United StatesMDA
MDA Suborbital ABM target 31 July  
Radar target for excersise after Stellar Avenger, not intercepted

August

11 August
19:47 		RussiaProton-M/Briz-M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
ChinaAsiaSat 5 AsiaSat Planned: Geosynchronous
Current: Transfer 		Communication In orbit Operational
17 August
10:35:00 		United StatesDelta II 7925-9.5 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesUSA-206 (GPS IIR-21/M8) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Final launch from SLC-17A,[48] final GPS IIR launch, final flight of Delta II 7925
17 August
12:52:00 		CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
United StatesIRVE-II[81] NASA = Suborbital Technology 17 August Successful
21 August
22:09 		European UnionAriane 5ECA FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
JapanJCSAT-12 JSAT Planned: Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
AustraliaOptus D3 Optus Planned: Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
23 August
16:01[82] 		United StatesLGM-30G Minuteman III United StatesVandenberg United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGT-200GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 23 August Successful[82]
Travelled 6,743 kilometres (4,190 mi) downrange[82]
25 August[86]
08:00 		RussiaSouth KoreaNaro-1 South KoreaNaro[87] South KoreaKARI[87]
South KoreaSTSAT-2A KARI[88] Intended: Low Earth Technology 25 August Launch failure[89]
Maiden flight of Naro-1,[83] first South Korean orbital launch attempt (with Russian assistance). First flight of Angara Universal Rocket Module (used as first stage), half of payload fairing failed to separate, failed to reach orbit.[84][85]
28 August (NET) United StatesSpace Shuttle Discovery United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-128[90] NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly    
ItalyUnited StatesLeonardo MPLM ASI/NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Logistics    
Manned flight with seven astronauts
August CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesSan Nicolas United StatesNASA
US Air Force Planned: Suborbital    
August CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
United StatesCyXESS Colorado Planned: Suborbital Astronomy    
August United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
ERAU Planned: Suborbital Geospatial    
August/September RomaniaHelen[92] Balloon RomaniaARCA
RomaniaELL[93] ARCA Planned: Suborbital[91] Technology    
Prototype Lunar lander[91]
August/September ChinaLong March 2C ChinaTaiyuan ChinaCNSA
ChinaXi Wang 1 CNSA Planned: Sun-synchronous    
ChinaHuan Jing 1C CNSA Planned: Sun-synchronous Remote sensing    

September

TBD United StatesAtlas V 401 United StatesVandenberg SLC-3E United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesDMSP-5D3 F18 US Air Force/NOAA Planned: Low Earth Weather    
5 September IndiaPSLV IndiaSatish Dhawan FLP IndiaISRO
IndiaOceansat-2 ISRO Planned: Sun-synchronous Oceanography    
GermanyBeeSat TU Berlin Planned: Sun-synchronous Technology    
GermanyUWE-2 Würzburg Planned: Sun-synchronous Technology    
TurkeyITU-pSat1 ITU Planned: Sun-synchronous Technology    
SwitzerlandSwissCube-1 EPFL Planned: Sun-synchronous Atmospheric    
First Swiss satellite
8 September
21:30 		United StatesAtlas V 401 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41 United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesPAN    
8 September CanadaBlack Brant XI United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NRL Planned: Suborbital    
10 September
17:04[94] 		JapanH-IIB JapanTanegashima LA-Y2 JapanJAXA[95]
JapanHTV-1 JAXA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Logistics    
Maiden flight of H-IIB and H-II Transfer Vehicle, first launch from LA-Y2
15 September RussiaSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaMeteor M-1 Roskosmos Planned: Sun-synchronous Weather    
RussiaUniversitetsky-2 (Tatyana)[96] MSU Planned: Sun-synchronous Technology    
RussiaSterkh-2 Roskosmos Planned: Sun-synchronous Communication
Search and rescue		    
IndiaIRIS ISRO Planned: Sun-synchronous    
RussiaUGATUSAT UGATU Planned: Sun-synchronous Imaging[97]    
South AfricaSumbandila Stellenbosch Planned: Sun-synchronous Technology    
RussiaBLITS Roskosmos Planned: Sun-synchronous Radar calibration    
16 September United StatesDelta II 7920 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17B United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesSTSS-Demo 1 US Air Force Planned: Low Earth Technology
Missile defence		    
United StatesSTSS-Demo 2 US Air Force Planned: Low Earth Technology
Missile defence		    
25 September RussiaProton-M/DM-2 Enhanced KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24 RussiaKhrunichev
RussiaGLONASS-M VKS Planned: Medium Earth Navigation    
RussiaGLONASS-M VKS Planned: Medium Earth Navigation    
RussiaGLONASS-M VKS Planned: Medium Earth Navigation    
30 September RussiaSoyuz-FG KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaSoyuz TMA-16 Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 21    
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
30 September United StatesDelta IV-M+ (5,4) United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-37B United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesWGS-3 US Air Force Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
Maiden flight of Delta IV-M+ (5,4)
September ChinaLong March 3B ChinaXichang ChinaCNSA
IndonesiaPalapa-D Indosat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
September RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
CanadaNimiq-5 Telesat Canada Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
September RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesDirecTV-12 DirecTV Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
September IndiaGSLV-II IndiaSatish Dhawan SLP IndiaISRO
IndiaGSAT-4 (Healthsat) ISRO Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
IsraelTAUVEX-2 ISA Planned: Geosynchronous Astronomy    
Maiden flight of GSLV-II
September CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesSan Nicolas United StatesNASA
US Air Force Planned: Suborbital    
September CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesSan Nicolas United StatesNASA
US Air Force Planned: Suborbital    
3rd Quarter European UnionAriane 5ECA FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
NorwayThor-6 Telenor Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
3rd Quarter European UnionAriane 5ECA FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
NorwayNSS-12 SES New Skies Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
3rd Quarter [98] United StatesFalcon 9 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-40 United StatesSpaceX
United StatesDemoSat (TBC) SpaceX Planned: Low Earth Test flight    
Maiden flight of Falcon 9

October

4 October UkraineZenit-3SL NorwayOcean Odyssey United NationsSea Launch
FranceEutelsat W7 Eutelsat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
6 October United StatesDelta II 7920 United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesWorldview-2 DigitalGlobe Planned: Low Earth Imaging    
14 October United StatesAtlas V 431 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41 United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United NationsIntelsat 14 Intelsat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
15 October RussiaSoyuz KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M-03M Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Logistics    
22 October United StatesDelta IV-M United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-37B United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesGPS IIF-1 US Air Force Planned: Medium Earth Navigation    
October UkraineDnepr-1 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 109/95 RussiaISC Kosmotras
GermanyTanDEM-X DLR Planned: Low Earth Radar imaging    
October United StatesMinotaur IV United StatesVandenberg SLC-8 United StatesOrbital Sciences
United StatesSBSS US Air Force Planned: Low Earth Technology
Satellite tracking		    
Maiden flight of Minotaur IV
October CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
Colorado Planned: Suborbital UV Astronomy    
October CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
Washington Planned: Suborbital Solar    
October UkraineZenit-3F KazakhstanBaikonur Site 45/1 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaFobos-Grunt Roskosmos Planned: Areocentric Phobos sample return    
ChinaYinghuo-1[100] CNSA Planned: Areocentric Mars orbiter    
If successful, first successful Russian interplanetary mission following its separation from the Soviet Union[99]
First Chinese Mars probe

November

2 November RussiaRokot/Briz-KM RussiaPlesetsk Site 133/3 European UnionRussiaEurockot[101]
European UnionSMOS[102] ESA Planned: Sun-synchronous Earth science    
European UnionProba-2 ESA Planned: Sun-synchronous Earth science    
10 November[50] RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M-MIM2 Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Orbital tug    
United NationsMRM-2 Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS component    
ISS flight 5R
12 November[76]
12:22 		United StatesSpace Shuttle Atlantis[40] United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-129 NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly    
United NationsExPRESS-1 NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics    
United NationsExPRESS-2 NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics    
Manned flight, launching with six astronauts, and landing with seven
24 November UkraineDnepr-1[103] RussiaDombarovsky RussiaISC Kosmotras
SwedenPrisma-Mango SSC Planned: Sun-synchronous[104] Technology    
SwedenPrisma-Tango SSC Planned: Sun-synchronous[104] Technology    
FrancePicard CNES Planned: Sun-synchronous[104] Solar    
30 November UkraineZenit-3SLB[105] KazakhstanBaikonur Site 45/1 United NationsLand Launch
United NationsIntelsat 15 Intelsat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
November UkraineDnepr-1 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 109/95 RussiaISC Kosmotras
European UnionCryosat-2 ESA Planned: Low Earth Climatology    
November United StatesNike-Orion NorwayAndøya NorwayAndøya
NorwayGermanyECOMA 2009-1 Andøya/DLR Planned: Suborbital Aeronomy    
November United StatesNike-Orion NorwayAndøya NorwayAndøya
NorwayGermanyECOMA 2009-2 Andøya/DLR Planned: Suborbital Aeronomy    
November United StatesEuropean UnionMaxus SwedenEsrange European UnionEuroLaunch
SwedenEuropean UnionMAXUS-8 SSC/ESA Planned: Suborbital Microgravity    
November BrazilVSB-30 SwedenEsrange European UnionEuroLaunch
European UnionTEXUS-46 ESA Planned: Suborbital Microgravity    
November BrazilVSB-30 SwedenEsrange European UnionEuroLaunch
European UnionTEXUS-47 ESA Planned: Suborbital Microgravity    
November CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
Colorado Planned: Suborbital Geospatial    
November RussiaRokot/Briz-KM RussiaPlesetsk Site 133/3 RussiaRVSN
RussiaGONETS-D1M-2 Gonets SatCom[106] Planned: Sun-synchronous Technology    
RussiaGONETS-D1M-3 Gonets SatCom[106] Planned: Sun-synchronous Technology    
RussiaGONETS-D1M-4 Gonets SatCom[106] Planned: Sun-synchronous Technology    

December

4 December United StatesAtlas V 401 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41 United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesSDO NASA Planned: Geosynchronous Solar    
7 December RussiaSoyuz-FG KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaSoyuz TMA-17 Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 22    
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
10 December United StatesDelta II 7320 United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesWISE NASA Planned: Sun-synchronous IR Astronomy    
25 December RussiaProton-M/DM-2 Enhanced KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24 RussiaKhrunichev
RussiaGLONASS-M VKS Planned: Medium Earth Navigation    
RussiaGLONASS-M VKS Planned: Medium Earth Navigation    
RussiaGLONASS-M VKS Planned: Medium Earth Navigation    
26 December RussiaSoyuz KazakhstanBaikonur RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M-04M Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Logistics    
December United StatesMinotaur IV United StatesKodiak LP-1 United StatesOrbital Sciences
United StatesTacSat-4 US Air Force Planned: Low Earth Technology    
December European UnionAriane 5GS FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
FranceHelios IIB DGA Planned: Low Earth Reconnaissance    
Final flight of Ariane 5GS
December IndiaPSLV-XL IndiaSatish Dhawan IndiaISRO
IndiaRISAT-1 ISRO Planned: Low Earth Radar imaging[107]    
December CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
United StatesRAISE SwRI Planned: Suborbital Solar    
October CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
Wisconsin-Madison Planned: Suborbital UV Astronomy    
December United StatesDaedalus IV[108] United StatesWallops Island United StatesSEDS-UCF
SEDS-UCF Planned: Suborbital Student research    
If successful, first privately-funded student rocket to reach space
December United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
United StatesSubTec-III NASA Planned: Suborbital Technology    
4th Quarter UkraineZenit-3SLB KazakhstanBaikonur Site 45/1 United NationsLand Launch
United NationsIntelsat 16 Intelsat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
4th Quarter RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesMSV-1 MSV Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
4th Quarter RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
Saudi ArabiaArabSat-5A ARABSAT Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
4th Quarter RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United NationsIntelsat 16 Intelsat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
4th Quarter European UnionAriane 5ECA FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
IndiaINSAT-4G ISRO Planned: Geosynchronous Communications    
TBD United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Planned: Suborbital Aeronomy    
TBD JapanH-IIA JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 JapanMitsubishi
JapanIGS-4A Planned: Low Earth Reconnaissance    
JapanIGS-4B Planned: Low Earth Reconnaissance    
TBD ChinaLong March 3B ChinaXichang ChinaCNSA
ChinaSinoSat-4 SinoSat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
TBD ChinaLong March 2D ChinaJiuquan LA-4 ChinaCNSA
ChinaFSW-23 CNSA Planned: Low Earth Biological    
Recoverable seed growth experiment
TBD ChinaLong March 2D ChinaJiuquan LA-4 ChinaCNSA
ChinaShi Jian 9 CNSA Planned: Low Earth Scientific    
TBD RussiaStrela KazakhstanBaikonur RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaKondor-E Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth Imaging[109]    
TBD RussiaMolniya-M/2BL RussiaPlesetsk Site 16/2 RussiaRVSN
RussiaOko VKS Planned: Molniya Missile defence    
TBD ChinaLong March 3A ChinaXichang ChinaCNSA
ChinaBeidou-2 M CNSA Planned: Geosynchronous Navigation    
TBD ChinaLong March 3A ChinaXichang ChinaCNSA
ChinaBeidou-2 M CNSA Planned: Geosynchronous Navigation    
TBD ChinaLong March 3C ChinaXichang ChinaCNSA
ChinaBeidou-2 G CNSA Planned: Geosynchronous Navigation    
TBD RussiaProton-M/DM-2 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24 RussiaKhrunichev
RussiaGarpun-1 (TBC) VKS Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
TBD IndiaPSLV-XL IndiaSatish Dhawan IndiaISRO
IndiaIRNSS-1[110] ISRO Planned: Quasi-zenith Navigation    
TBD IranSafir IranSemnan IranISA
IranMesbah ISA Planned: Low Earth Technology    
TBD CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesSan Nicolas United StatesNASA
US Air Force Planned: Suborbital    
TBD CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesSan Nicolas United StatesNASA
US Air Force Planned: Suborbital    
TBD RussiaSoyuz-U RussiaPlesetsk Site 16/2 RussiaRVSN
RussiaLiana VKS Planned: Low Earth ELINT    
TBD IndiaPSLV IndiaSatish Dhawan IndiaISRO
IndiaResourceSat ISRO Planned: Low Earth Remote sensing    
CanadaCanX-4 UTIAS Planned: Low Earth Technology    
CanadaCanX-5 UTIAS Planned: Low Earth Technology    
TBD Planned: Low Earth    
TBD CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
United StatesSUMI NASA Planned: Suborbital Solar    
TBD CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
United StatesHERSCHEL NRL Planned: Suborbital Solar    

Deep Space Rendezvous

Date Spacecraft Event Remarks
7 February Cassini 50th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 960 kilometres (600 mi)
12 February[111] Okina Lunar impact Farside of the Moon
17 February Dawn Flyby of Mars Gravity assist, closest approach 549 kilometres (341 mi) at 00:28 GMT
1 March[112] Chang'e 1 Lunar impact Deorbited at 07:36 and impacted at 08:13[112]
27 March Cassini 51st flyby of Titan Closest approach: 960 kilometres (600 mi)
4 April Cassini 52nd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 4,150 kilometres (2,580 mi)
20 April Cassini 53rd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 3,600 kilometres (2,200 mi)
5 May Cassini 54th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 3,244 kilometres (2,016 mi)
21 May Cassini 55th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 965 kilometres (600 mi)
6 June Cassini 56th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 965 kilometres (600 mi)
10 June[113] Kaguya Lunar Impact at 18:25 UTC, around Gill crater.
22 June Cassini 57th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 955 kilometres (593 mi)
23 June LRO Selenocentric orbit insertion Orbital insersion burn lasted from 09:47 to 10:26 UTC
23 June LCROSS/Centaur Lunar flyby Gravity assist to align for impact in October, closest approach: 3,200 kilometres (2,000 mi) at 10:30:33 UTC
8 July Cassini 58th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 965 kilometres (600 mi)
24 July Cassini 59th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 955 kilometres (593 mi)
9 August Cassini 60th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 970 kilometres (600 mi)
25 August Cassini 61st flyby of Titan Closest approach: 970 kilometres (600 mi)
30 September MESSENGER 3rd flyby of Mercury Gravity assist
9 October AV-020 Centaur Lunar impact In crater (TBD) at the North or South Pole. Mass: 2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb)[114]. To be observed by LCROSS
LCROSS (S-S/C) Lunar impact Shepherding Spacecraft. Detaching from Centaur 7 hours before impact. Impact planned for 10 minutes after the Centaur's. Mass: 700 kilograms (1,500 lb)
12 October Cassini 62nd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
2 November Cassini Flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
13 November Rosetta 3rd flyby of Earth Gravity assist
21 November Cassini Flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: 1,607 kilometres (999 mi)
12 December Cassini 63rd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 4,850 kilometres (3,010 mi)
28 December Cassini 64th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 955 kilometres (593 mi)
Distant, non-targeted flybys of Dione, Mimas, Rhea, Tethys and Titan by Cassini will occur throughout the year.

EVAs

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Remarks
10 March
16:22 		4 hours
49 minutes 		21:11 Expedition 18
ISS Pirs 		RussiaYuri Lonchakov
United StatesMichael Fincke 		Installed the EXPOSE-R experiment, removed tape straps from a docking target on the Pirs docking compartment, inspected and photographed the exterior of the Russian portion of the station.[115][116]
19 March
17:16 		6 hours
7 minutes 		23:23 STS-119
ISS Quest 		United StatesSteven Swanson
United StatesRichard R. Arnold 		Installed the S6 truss to the S5 truss, connected S5/S6 umbilicals, released launch restraints, removed keel pins, stored and removed thermal covers, and deployed the S6 photovoltaic radiator.[117]
21 March
16:51 		6 hours
30 minutes 		23:21 STS-119
ISS Quest 		United StatesSteven Swanson
United StatesJoseph M. Acaba 		Advanced preparation of worksite for STS-127, installation of an unpressurised cargo carrier attachment system on the P3 truss, installation of a Global Positioning System antenna to the Kibo laboratory, and infrared imagery of panels of the radiators on the P1 and S1 trusses.[118][119] Cargo carrier installation unsuccessful
23 March
15:37 		6 hours
27 minutes 		22:04 STS-119
ISS Quest 		United StatesJoseph M. Acaba
United StatesRichard R. Arnold 		Relocation of a crew equipment cart, complete the deployment of a cargo carrier, lubricated the station robotic arm’s latching end effector B snare bearings, and finish swapping electrical relays to the station’s gyroscopes.[120] Cargo carrier deployment unsuccessful
14 May
12:52 		7 hours
20 minutes 		20:12 STS-125
Atlantis 		United StatesJohn M. Grunsfeld
United StatesAndrew J. Feustel 		HST servicing: Replaced the WFPC-2 with WFC-3, replaced the Science Instrument Command and Data Handling Unit, lubricated three shroud doors, installed SCM.[121][122][123]
15 May
12:49 		7 hours
56 minutes 		20:46 STS-125
Atlantis 		United StatesMichael J. Massimino
United StatesMichael T. Good 		HST servicing: Replaced rate sensing gyroscopes, removed one of two batteries.[124][125]
16 May
13:35 		6 hours
36 minutes 		20:11 STS-125
Atlantis 		United StatesJohn M. Grunsfeld
United StatesAndrew J. Feustel 		HST servicing: Replaced COSTAR with COS. Repaired ACS, performed get-ahead tasks from EVA-5.[126]
17 May
13:45 		8 hours
2 minutes 		21:47 STS-125
Atlantis 		United StatesMichael J. Massimino
United StatesMichael T. Good 		HST servicing: Repaired Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph.[127]
18 May
13:20 		7 hours
2 minutes 		20:22 STS-125
Atlantis 		United StatesJohn M. Grunsfeld
United StatesAndrew J. Feustel 		HST servicing: Final HST servicing EVA, final EVA from Space Shuttle. Replaced second battery, installed FGS-3, replaced some insulation and a low-gain antenna cover.[128][129][130]
5 June
07:52 		4 hours
54 minutes 		12:46 Expedition 20
ISS Pirs 		RussiaGennady Padalka
United StatesMichael R. Barratt 		Prepared the Zvezda service module transfer compartment for the arrival of the Mini-Research Module 2, installed docking antenna for the module, photographed antenna for evaluation on the ground, and photographed the Strela-2 crane. First use of the Orlan-MK spacesuit.[131][132][133]
10 June
06:55 		12 minutes 07:07 Expedition 20
ISS Zvezda 		RussiaGennady Padalka
United StatesMichael R. Barratt 		Internal spacewalk in the depressurised Zvezda transfer compartment, replaced one of the Zvezda hatches with a docking cone, in preparation for the docking of the Mini-Research Module 2, or MRM2, later this year.[134]
18 July
16:19 		5 hours
32 minutes 		21:51 STS-127
ISS Quest 		United StatesDavid Wolf
United StatesTimothy L. Kopra 		JEF installed and P3 nadir UCCAS deployed. S3 zenith outboard PAS deploy postponed due to time constraints.
20 July
15:27 		6 hours
53 minutes 		22:20 STS-127
ISS Quest 		United StatesDavid Wolf
United StatesThomas Marshburn 		Transferred Orbital Replacement Units (ORUs) from the Shuttle Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) to the External Stowage Platform-3 (ESP-3). Transferred materials included a spare high-gain antenna, cooling-system pump module and spare parts for the Mobile Servicing System. JEF Visual Equipment (JEF-VE) installation on the forward section was postponed due to time constraints.
22 July
14:32 		5 hours
59 minutes 		20:31 STS-127
ISS Quest 		United StatesDavid Wolf
United StatesChristopher Cassidy 		JPM preparation work, ICS-EF MLI, and P6 battery replacement (2 of 6 units). EVA was cut short due to high levels of CO2 in Cassidy's suit.
24 July
13:54 		7 hours
12 minutes 		21:06 STS-127
ISS Quest 		United StatesChristopher Cassidy
United StatesThomas Marshburn 		P6 battery replacement (final 4 of 6).
27 July
11:33 		4 hours
54 minutes 		16:27 STS-127
ISS Quest 		United StatesChristopher Cassidy
United StatesThomas Marshburn 		SPDM thermal cover adjustment, Z1 patch panel reconfiguration, JEM visual equipment (JEM-VE) installation (forward and aft), and JEM-LTA reconfigurations. S3 Nadir PAS (outboard) deployment postponed to later mission.

Orbital launch summary

By country

Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures 		Remarks
Europe Europe 4 4 0 0
 India 1 1 0 0
United Nations International 3 3 0 0 Sea/Land Launch
 Iran 1 1 0 0 First successful orbital launch[1]
 Japan 1 1 0 0
 North Korea 1 0 1 0 Outcome disputed[51][53]
 People's Republic of China 2 2 0 0
 Russia/Commonwealth of Independent States CIS 18 17 0 1
 South Korea 1 0 1 0 With Russian assistance
 United States 15 14 1 0


By rocket

Rocket Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Ariane 5ECA Europe Europe 4 4 0 0
Atlas V  United States 2 2 0 0
Delta II  United States 5 5 0 0
Delta IV  United States 2 2 0 0
Dnepr-1  Ukraine 1 1 0 0
Falcon 1  United States 1 1 0 0
H-IIA  Japan 1 1 0 0
Kosmos-3M  Russia 1 1 0 0
Long March 2C  People's Republic of China 1 1 0 0
Long March 3C  People's Republic of China 1 1 0 0
Minotaur I  United States 1 1 0 0
Naro-1  Russia
 South Korea 		1 0 1 0 Maiden flight
Proton-K  Russia 1 1 0 0
Proton-M  Russia 5 5 0 0
PSLV  India 1 1 0 0
Rokot  Russia 2 2 0 0
Safir  Iran 1 1 0 0 First successful launch[1]
Soyuz-2.1a  Russia 1 0 0 1
Soyuz-FG  Russia 2 2 0 0
Soyuz-U  Russia 4 4 0 0
Space Shuttle  United States 3 3 0 0
Taurus  United States 1 0 1 0
Tsyklon-3  Ukraine 1 1 0 0 Retired[2]
Unha  North Korea 1 0 1 0 Outcome disputed[51][53]
Zenit-3SL United Nations International 1 1 0 0
Zenit-3SLB United Nations International 2 2 0 0

By orbit

Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not Achieved Accidentally
Achieved 		Remarks
Low Earth 25 22 3 0 Includes disputed North Korean launch failure
Medium Earth 2 2 0 1
Geosynchronous/transfer 16 16 0 0
High Earth 3 2 1 0 Including highly elliptical and Molniya orbits and trans-lunar trajectories.
Heliocentric 1 1 0 0

See also

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