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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Proton-M]]/[[Briz-M]]
|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur [[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81|Site 81/24]]
|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur [[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81|Site 81/24]]
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|date = 21 February |time= 01:40
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|rocket={{flagicon|USA}} Delta IV M+(4,2)
|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral SLC-37B
|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral SLC-37B
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|date = 7 March |time = 22:11
|date = 7 March (TBD) |time = 22:11
|rocket = {{flagicon|EU}} [[Ariane 5]] ECA
|rocket = {{flagicon|EU}} [[Ariane 5]] ECA
|site = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guiana Space Center|Kourou]] [[ELA-3]]
|site = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guiana Space Center|Kourou]] [[ELA-3]]
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|site = {{flagicon|FRA}} Kourou ELA-3
|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}} Arianespace
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name= {{flagicon|MAS}} [[MEASAT 3b]]
|user= [[MEASAT]]
|orbit= Planned: Geosynchronous
|function= Communication
|outcome =
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|user= [[Optus]]
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|date = 1 June |time= 16:25
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} Roskosmos
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Meteor M-2]]
|user = Roskosmos
|orbit = Planned: Low Earth
|function = Meteorology
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Baumanets 2]]
|user = Roskosmos
|orbit= Planned: Low Earth
|function = science
|outcome =
}} {{TLS-PL
|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[MKA-PN2 (Relek)]]
|user = Roskosmos
|orbit= Planned: Low Earth
|function = science
|outcome =
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[DX-1]]
|user = Roskosmos
|orbit= Planned: Low Earth
|function =
|outcome =
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|name = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[M3MSat]]
|user =
|orbit= Planned: Low Earth
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|name = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ukube-1]]
|user =
|orbit= Planned: Low Earth
|function =
|outcome =
}} {{TLS-PL
|name = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[TechDemoSat-1]]
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|orbit= Planned: Low Earth
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}} [[SkySat-2]]
|user =
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|user =
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|function= Communication
|function= Communication
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|date = Second quarter
|rocket = {{flagicon|EU}} Ariane 5 ECA
|site = {{flagicon|FRA}} Kourou ELA-3
|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}} Arianespace
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name= {{flagicon|MAS}} [[MEASAT 3b]]
|user= [[MEASAT]]
|orbit= Planned: Geosynchronous
|function= Communication
|outcome =
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|user= [[Optus]]
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|function = Earth imaging
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|date = Second quarter
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}} Plesetsk Site 43/4
|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Strategic Missile Troops|RVSN RF]]
|remarks =
|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[MVL-300]] (Mikhailo Lomonosov)
|user = [[Moscow State University|MSU]]
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|function = Technology
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|date = 7 August |time=
|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Proton-M/Briz-M
|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Proton-M/Briz-M
|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur
|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur
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|payload = {{TLS-PL
|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ekspress-AM6]]
|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yamal-401]]
|user = PFFK
|user = [[Gazprom]]
|orbit= Planned: Geosynchronous
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===August===
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur
|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} Khrunichev
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur
|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} Khrunichev
|remarks =
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|date = TBD
|date = TBD
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Soyuz-1 (rocket)|Soyuz-2.1v]]/Volga
|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 31/6
|site = {{flagicon|RUS}} Plesetsk Site 43/4
|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} Roskosmos
|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Strategic Missile Troops|RVSN RF]]
|remarks =
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Meteor M-2]]
|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[MVL-300]] (Mikhailo Lomonosov)
|user = Roskosmos
|user = [[Moscow State University|MSU]]
|orbit = Planned: Low Earth
|orbit = Planned: Low Earth
|function = Meteorology
|function = Technology
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}} {{TLS-PL
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|user = Roskosmos
|orbit= Planned: Low Earth
|function = science
|outcome =
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|user =
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|user =
|orbit= Planned: Low Earth
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|outcome =
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| {{RUS}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
| {{RUS}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 ||
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| {{USA}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 ||
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| [[Satellite Launch Vehicle|SLV]] || {{IND}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
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| [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle|GSLV]] || {{IND}} || SLV || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
| [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle|GSLV]] || {{IND}} || SLV || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
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|[[Proton (rocket)|Proton]] || {{RUS}} || Universal Rocket || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
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| [[Soyuz (rocket family)|Soyuz]] || {{RUS}} || R-7 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
| [[Soyuz (rocket family)|Soyuz]] || {{RUS}} || R-7 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
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| [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle|GSLV Mk.II]] || {{IND}} || GSLV || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || First successful launch
| [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle|GSLV Mk.II]] || {{IND}} || GSLV || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || First successful launch
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|[[Proton-M]]/[[Briz-M]] || {{RUS}} || Proton || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
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| [[Soyuz-U]] || {{RUS}} || Soyuz || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
| [[Soyuz-U]] || {{RUS}} || Soyuz || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
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! Remarks
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| [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] || {{KAZ}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
| [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] || {{KAZ}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 ||
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| [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] || {{USA}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 ||
| [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] || {{USA}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 ||
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|| [[Low Earth orbit|Low Earth]] || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 to ISS
|| [[Low Earth orbit|Low Earth]] || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 to ISS
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|| [[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]]/[[Geosynchronous transfer orbit|transfer]] || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 ||
|| [[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]]/[[Geosynchronous transfer orbit|transfer]] || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 ||
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Revision as of 06:27, 15 February 2014

2014 in spaceflight
Orion EFT-1, the first test flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, will occur in 2014.
Orbital launches
First5 January
Total7
Successes7
National firsts
Satellite Lithuania
Rockets
Maiden flightsAntares 120

In 2014, the maiden flights of the Angara, Antares 120, Falcon Heavy and SPARK carrier rockets are expected to take place, with Indonesia scheduled to conduct their first orbital rocket launches with the RPS-420.


Launches

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

January

3 January Israel Arrow III Israel Negev Israel IAI
IAI/IDF Suborbital ABM Test 3 January Successful
Second flight test of the Arrow-III
5 January
10:48
India GSLV Mk II India Satish Dhawan SLP India ISRO
India GSAT-14 ISRO Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
6 January
22:06:00
United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
Thailand Thaicom 6 Thaicom (Shin Corporation) Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
9 January
18:07:08
United States Antares 120 United States MARS LP-0A United States Orbital Sciences
United States Cygnus CRS Orb-1 Orbital Sciences/NASA Low Earth (ISS) Logistics In orbit Operational
United States ArduSat-2 NanoSatisfi Planned: Low Earth Technology    
Lithuania Lituanica SAT-1 VU Planned: Low Earth Technology    
Lithuania LitSat-1 LSA, KTU, VGTU Planned: Low Earth Technology    
United States SkyCube SkyCube Planned: Low Earth Technology    
Peru UAPSat-1 UAP Planned: Low Earth Technology    
United States Flock-1 (×28 1-28) Planet Labs Planned: Low Earth Optical imaging    
First Orbital Sciences CRS operational flight, maiden flight of Antares 120. All payloads other than Cygnus are CubeSats carried aboard the Cygnus for deployment from the ISS. CubeSats include first Lithuanian satellites.
15 January
09:09
United States Terrier-Orion United States Wallops Island United States TBD
DOD Suborbital Classified 15 January Successful
FTX-18 target, apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)?
15 January
09:09
United States Terrier-Orion United States Wallops Island United States TBD
DOD Suborbital Classified 15 January Successful
FTX-18 target, apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)?
15 January
09:09
United States Terrier-Orion United States Wallops Island United States TBD
DOD Suborbital Classified 15 January Successful
FTX-18 target, apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)?
20 January
05:22
India Agni-IV India Integrated Test Range India DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile Test 20 January Successful
Apogee: ~850 kilometres (530 mi)
24 January
02:33:00
United States Atlas V 401 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States TDRS-L NASA Geosynchronous Communications/Data Relay In orbit Operational

February

5 February
16:23:32
Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Progress M-22M Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Resupply In orbit Operational
Peru Chasqui-1[1] Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería del Perú Planned: Low Earth Technology  
Chasqui-1 to be released from the Kibo airlock
6 February
21:30:07
European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
China ABS-2 ABS Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
France Italy Athena-Fidus CNES/ASI Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
14 February
21:09:03
Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 RussiaUnited States International Launch Services
Turkey Türksat 4A Turksat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
21 February
01:40
United States Delta IV M+(4,2) United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B United States United Launch Alliance
United States GPS IIF-5 US Air Force Planned: Medium Earth Navigation    
27 February
18:07-20:07
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima Y1 Japan Mitsubishi
JapanUnited States GPM-Core JAXA/NASA Planned: Low Earth Environmental  
Japan Ginrei (ShindaiSat) Shinshu Planned: Low Earth Technology  
Japan STARS-II Kagawa Planned: Low Earth Technology  
Japan TeikyoSat-3 Teikyo Planned: Low Earth Bioscience  
Japan KSAT2 Kagoshima Planned: Low Earth Technology  
Japan OPUSAT OPU Planned: Low Earth Technology  
Japan INVADAR Tamabi Planned: Low Earth Amateur radio  
Japan ITF-1 Tsukuba Planned: Low Earth Remote Sensing  

March

7 March (TBD)
22:11
European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
France Astra 5B SES S.A. Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
Spain Amazonas 4A Hispasat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
11 March Russia Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia GLONASS-M VKO Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
15 March
23:08
Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Khrunichev
Russia Ekspress-AT1 PFFK Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Russia Ekspress-AT2 PFFK Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
16 March
08:41
United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-3 SpaceX Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Logistics  
United States KickSat KickSat/Cornell Planned: Low Earth Technology  
United States THEIA Colorado/ALL-STAR Planned: Low Earth Technology  
United States TechCube 1 NASA/Goddard Planned: Low Earth Technology  
United States LMRSat NASA/CalTech/JPL Planned: Low Earth Technology  
United States Hermes 2 Colorado Planned: Low Earth Technology  
KickSat will carry and attempt to deploy about 250 femtosatellites in low Earth orbit.
19 March Russia Strela Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 175/59 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Kondor-E Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth Radar imaging  
25 March United States Atlas V 541 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States NRO L-67 NRO Planned: TBD Reconnaissance    
NRO Launch 67
25 March
21:16
Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Roskosmos
Russia Soyuz TMA-12M Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 39/40  
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
28 March
21:02
Russia Soyuz-STA/Fregat France Kourou ELS France Arianespace
European Union Sentinel 1A ESA Planned: Low Earth Earth Observation  
March Russia Rokot/Briz-KM Russia Plesetsk Site 133/3 Russia VKO
Russia Strela-3M VKO Planned: Low Earth Communication  
Russia Strela-3M VKO Planned: Low Earth Communication  
Russia Strela-3M VKO Planned: Low Earth Communication  
March India PSLV-XL India Satish Dhawan FLP India ISRO
India IRNSS-1B ISRO Planned: Geosynchronous Navigation    

April

3 April United States Atlas V 401 United States Vandenberg SLC-3E United States United Launch Alliance
United States DMSP-5D3 F19 US Air Force/NOAA Planned: Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology  
6 April Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Khrunichev
Russia Ekspress-AM4R PFFK Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
9 April
15:25
Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Roskosmos
Russia Progress M-23M Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS Resupply  
13 April Ukraine Zenit-3SL Norway Odyssey United Nations Sea Launch
France Eutelsat 3B Eutelsat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
16 April Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roskosmos
Egypt EgyptSat 2 NARSSS Planned: Low Earth Remote Sensing    
26 April
01:35
Europe Vega France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Kazakhstan KazEOSat 2 KGS Planned: Low Earth Optical imaging  
28 April Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Khrunichev
Kazakhstan KazSat-3 PFFK Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Russia Luch 5V PFFK Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
April United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
China AsiaSat-8 AsiaSat Planned: Geosynchronous Communications  
April India GSLV Mk III India Satish Dhawan SLP India ISRO
India GSLV Mk III-X ISRO Planned: Suborbital Test flight  
Sub-orbital test flight with ISRO Orbital Vehicle boilerplate [2]

May

1 May United States Antares 120 United States MARS LP-0A United States Orbital Sciences
United States Cygnus CRS Orb-2 Orbital/NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS resupply  
28 May Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Roskosmos
Russia Soyuz TMA-13M Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 40/41  
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
May United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
China AsiaSat-6 AsiaSat Planned: Geosynchronous Communications  
May United States Delta IV-M+(4,2) United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B United States United Launch Alliance
United States GPS IIF-6 US Air Force Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
May United States Atlas V 401 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States NRO L-33 NRO Planned: TBD Reconnaissance    
NRO Launch 33
May European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
Malaysia MEASAT 3b MEASAT Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Australia Optus 10 Optus Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
May Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur RussiaUnited States International Launch Services
United Kingdom Inmarsat 5-F2 Inmarsat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
May Russia Soyuz-2.1b Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Foton-M No.4 Roscosmos Planned: Low Earth Microgravity sciences    
May India PSLV-CA India Satish Dhawan India ISRO
France SPOT 7 CNES Planned: Low Earth Earth imaging  

June

1 June
16:25
Russia Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Meteor M-2 Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth Meteorology    
Russia Baumanets 2 Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth science  
Russia MKA-PN2 (Relek) Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth science  
Russia DX-1 Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth  
Canada M3MSat Planned: Low Earth  
United Kingdom Ukube-1 Planned: Low Earth  
United Kingdom TechDemoSat-1 Planned: Low Earth  
United States SkySat-2 Planned: Low Earth  
Norway AISSat-2 Planned: Low Earth  
8 June United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-4 SpaceX/NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS resupply  
June Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur RussiaUnited States International Launch Services
Turkey Türksat 4B Turksat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
June Russia Soyuz-STB/Fregat France Kourou ELS France Arianespace
European Union Galileo-FOC 1 ESA Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
European Union Galileo-FOC 2 ESA Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
Second quarter United States Atlas V 401 United States Vandenberg SLC-3E United States United Launch Alliance
United States WorldView-3 DigitalGlobe Planned: Low Earth Earth imaging    
Second quarter Russia Rokot/Briz-KM Russia Plesetsk 133/3 Russia VKO
Russia Gonets-M Gonets Satcom Planned: Low Earth Communication  
Russia Gonets-M Gonets Satcom Planned: Low Earth Communication  
Russia Gonets-M Gonets Satcom Planned: Low Earth Communication  
Russia DOSAAF-85 ISS Reshetnev Planned: Low Earth Technology  
Second quarter Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur RussiaUnited States International Launch Services
France Astra 2G SES S.A. Planned: Geosynchronous Communication    
Second quarter Ukraine Dnepr-1 Russia Dombarovsky Site 13 Russia ISC Kosmotras
Spain Deimos-2 Deimos Space Planned: Low Earth Earth imaging    
Second quarter Russia Proton-M/DM-03 Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Khrunichev
Russia GLONASS-M VKO Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
Russia GLONASS-M VKO Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
Russia GLONASS-M VKO Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
First half United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Orbcomm-2 F2 Orbcomm Planned: Low Earth Communication  
United States Orbcomm-2 F3 Orbcomm Planned: Low Earth Communication  
United States Orbcomm-2 F4 Orbcomm Planned: Low Earth Communication  
United States Orbcomm-2 F5 Orbcomm Planned: Low Earth Communication  
United States Orbcomm-2 F6 Orbcomm Planned: Low Earth Communication  
United States Orbcomm-2 F7 Orbcomm Planned: Low Earth Communication  
United States Orbcomm-2 F8 Orbcomm Planned: Low Earth Communication  
United States Orbcomm-2 F9 Orbcomm Planned: Low Earth Communication  
United States Orbcomm-2 F10 Orbcomm Planned: Low Earth Communication  
United States Orbcomm-2 F11 Orbcomm Planned: Low Earth Communication  

July

1 July
09:56
United States Delta II 7320-10C United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States United Launch Alliance
United States OCO-2 NASA Planned: Low Earth Climatology  
24 July Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Roskosmos
Russia Progress M-24M Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS Resupply  
July Japan H-IIB Japan Tanegashima Y2 Japan Mitsubishi
Japan Kounotori 5 JAXA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS resupply  
July United States Atlas V 401 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States GPS IIF-7 US Air Force Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
July Europe Ariane 5 ES France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
Europe Georges Lemaitre ATV ESA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS resupply  

August

7 August Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Khrunichev
Russia Yamal-401 Gazprom Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
August Russia Soyuz-STB/Fregat France Kourou ELS France Arianespace
Jersey O3b FM3 O3b Networks Planned: Medium Earth Communication  
Jersey O3b FM6 O3b Networks Planned: Medium Earth Communication  
Jersey O3b FM7 O3b Networks Planned: Medium Earth Communication  
Jersey O3b FM8 O3b Networks Planned: Medium Earth Communication  
August Ukraine Dnepr-1 Russia Dombarovsky Site 13 Russia ISC Kosmotras
Japan Asnaro-1 USEF Planned: Low Earth Remote sensing    

September

12 September United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-5 SpaceX/NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS resupply  
18 September United States Delta IV-H United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B United States United Launch Alliance
United States EFT-1 NASA Planned: Medium Earth Technology  
First test flight of Orion spacecraft
September United States Atlas V 401 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States CLIO TBD Planned: TBD TBD    
30 September Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Roskosmos
Russia Soyuz TMA-14M Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 41/42  
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
September Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Khrunichev
Russia Ekspress-AM7 PFFK Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
September UkraineRussia Zenit-3F Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 45/1 Russia Roskosmos
Ukraine Lybid' DKAU Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
September Russia Rokot/Briz-KM Russia Plesetsk 133/3 Russia Eurockot
Europe Sentinel 2A ESA Planned: Low Earth Remote sensing  
Third quarter Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur RussiaUnited States International Launch Services
Mexico MexSat-1 SCT Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Third quarter Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur RussiaUnited States International Launch Services
United Kingdom Inmarsat 5-F3 Inmarsat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Third quarter Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Khrunichev
Russia Ekspress-AM6 PFFK Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Third quarter Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Khrunichev
Russia Ekspress-AM8 PFFK Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Third quarter European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
United States DirecTV 14 DirecTV Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Third quarter European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
Norway Thor 7 Telenor Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Third quarter European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
Argentina ARSAT-1 AR-SAT SA Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Third quarter European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
United States Intelsat 30 Intelsat Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Third quarter European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
ItalyFrance SICRAL 2 MDD/DGA Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Third quarter Japan H-IIA Japan Tanegashima Y1 Japan Mitsubishi
Japan Himawari-8 JMA Planned: Geostationary Weather  
Third quarter Russia Soyuz-2.1b Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Resurs-P No.2 Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth Remote sensing  

October

3 October United States Antares 130 United States MARS LP-0A United States Orbital Sciences
United States Cygnus CRS Orb-3 Orbital/NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS resupply  
29 October Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Roskosmos
Russia Progress M-25M Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS Resupply  
October Russia Soyuz-STB/Fregat France Kourou ELS France Arianespace
European Union Galileo-FOC 3 ESA Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
European Union Galileo-FOC 4 ESA Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
October United States SPARK United States Barking Sands LC-41 United States University of Hawaii
United States HawaiiSat 1 Hawaii Planned: Low Earth  
Maiden flight of SPARK

November

5 November
15:16
United States Delta II 7320-10C United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States United Launch Alliance
United States SMAP NASA Planned: Low Earth Climatology  
26 November United States Atlas V 421 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States MMS #1 NASA Planned: Highly elliptical Magnetospheric  
United States MMS #2 NASA Planned: Highly elliptical Magnetospheric  
United States MMS #3 NASA Planned: Highly elliptical Magnetospheric  
United States MMS #4 NASA Planned: Highly elliptical Magnetospheric  
Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission
30 November Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Roskosmos
Russia Soyuz TMA-15M Roskosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 42/43  
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
November Europe Vega France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Europe IXV Planned: Suborbital Technology  
Test of a new experimental reentry vehicle

December

5 December United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-6 SpaceX/NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS Resupply  
December Japan H-IIA Japan Tanegashima Y1 Japan Mitsubishi
Japan Hayabusa 2 JAXA Planned: Heliocentric Asteroid probe  
December United States Atlas V 401 United States Vandenberg SLC-3E United States United Launch Alliance
United States NRO L-35 NRO Planned:  
Fourth quarter United States Delta IV M+(4,2) United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B United States United Launch Alliance
United States AFSPC-4 US Air Force Planned: TBD TBD    
Fourth quarter European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
United States DirecTV 15 DirecTV Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Fourth quarter European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
Brazil Star One C4 Star One Planned: Geosynchronous Communication  
Fourth quarter UkraineRussia Zenit-3F Kazakhstan Baikonur 45/1 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Elektro–L No. 2 Roskosmos Planned: Geosynchronous Weather  
Fourth quarter Russia Rokot/Briz-KM Russia Plesetsk 133/3 Russia VKO
Russia Gonets-M Gonets Satcom Planned: Low Earth Communication  
Russia Gonets-M Gonets Satcom Planned: Low Earth Communication  
Russia Gonets-M Gonets Satcom Planned: Low Earth Communication  
Fourth quarter United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
Turkmenistan TurkmenistanSat Turkmen Telecom Planned: Geosynchronous Communications  
First Turkmen satellite
Fourth quarter United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States DSCOVR US Air Force/NASA/NOAA Planned: Earth/Sun L2 Climatology  

TBD

TBD United States Falcon Heavy United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
TBD TBD Planned:  
Maiden flight of Falcon Heavy
TBD United States Delta IV M+(4,2) United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B United States United Launch Alliance
United States GPS IIF-8 US Air Force Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
TBD Russia Soyuz-STB/Fregat France Kourou ELS France Arianespace
Jersey O3b FM9 O3b Networks Planned: Medium Earth Communication  
Jersey O3b FM10 O3b Networks Planned: Medium Earth Communication  
Jersey O3b FM11 O3b Networks Planned: Medium Earth Communication  
Jersey O3b FM12 O3b Networks Planned: Medium Earth Communication  
TBD Japan H-IIA Japan Tanegashima Y1 Japan Mitsubishi
Japan ALOS-2 JAXA Planned: Low Earth Earth observation  
TBD Russia Soyuz-2.1v/Volga Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia MVL-300 (Mikhailo Lomonosov) MSU Planned: Low Earth Technology    
TBD Russia Angara A1.2 Russia Plesetsk 35/1 Russia
TBD  
Maiden flight of Angara
TBD UkraineDnepr-1 RussiaDombarovsky Site 13 RussiaISC Kosmotras
SpainPaz Hisdesat Planned: Low Earth Remote sensing    
TBD India GSLV Mk II India Satish Dhawan SLP India ISRO
India GSAT-6 ISRO Geosynchronous Communication  
TBD China Long March 3A China Xichang China CAST
China Fengyun 2G CNSA Planned: Geosynchronous Weather  
TBD China Long March 4B China Taiyuan LC-9 China CNSA
China Gaofen 2 CNSA Planned: Low Earth Earth observation    
Poland Heweliusz (BRITE-PL2) PAS Planned: Low Earth Astronomy    
TBD China Long March 4B China Taiyuan LC-9 China CNSA
ChinaBrazil CBERS-4 CASC/INPE Planned: Sun-synchronous Remote sensing    
TBD India PSLV-XL India Satish Dhawan FLP India ISRO
India IRNSS-1C ISRO Planned: Geosynchronous Navigation    
TBD India PSLV-XL India Satish Dhawan FLP India ISRO
India IRNSS-1D ISRO Planned: Geosynchronous Navigation    
TBD Indonesia RPS-420 Indonesia Morotai Indonesia LAPAN
TBD Planned: Low Earth  
First Indonesian orbital launch attempt

Deep space rendezvous

Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
1 January Cassini 98th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
2 February Cassini 99th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,236 kilometres (768 mi).
6 March Cassini 100th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi).
7 April Cassini 101st flyby of Titan Closest approach: 963 kilometres (598 mi).
17 May Cassini 102nd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 2,994 kilometres (1,860 mi).
18 June Cassini 103rd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 3,659 kilometres (2,274 mi).
20 July Cassini 104th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 5,103 kilometres (3,171 mi).
August Rosetta Enters orbit of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
21 August Cassini 105th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 964 kilometres (599 mi).
21 September Cassini 106th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
22 September MAVEN Areocentric orbit injection
24 September Mars Orbiter Mission Areocentric orbit injection India's first mission to Mars[3]
23 October Cassini 107th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,013 kilometres (629 mi).
11 November Philae Landing on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko First soft landing on a comet
10 December Cassini 108th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 980 kilometres (610 mi).


EVAs

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Remarks
27 January
14:00
6 hours
8 minutes
20:08 Expedition 38/39

ISS Pirs

Russia Oleg Kotov

Russia Sergey Ryazansky

Installed High Resolution Camera (HRC) on SM Plane IV; installed Medium Resolution Camera (MRC) on SM Plane IV; photographed electrical connectors on ФП11 and ФП19 connector patch panels of SM; removed Worksite Interfaces (WIF) adaptor from SSRMS LEE B;

retrieved СКК #2-СО cassette container from DC-1.[4]


Orbital launch summary

By country

Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures
Remarks
 Europe 1 1 0 0
 India 1 1 0 0
 Russia 2 2 0 0
 United States 3 3 0 0


By rocket

By family

Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Antares  United States 1 1 0 0
Ariane  Europe 1 1 0 0
Atlas  United States 1 1 0 0
Falcon  United States 1 1 0 0
R-7  Russia 1 1 0 0
SLV  India 1 1 0 0
Universal Rocket  Russia 1 1 0 0

By type

Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Antares  United States Antares 1 1 0 0
Ariane 5  Europe Ariane 1 1 0 0
Atlas V  United States Atlas 1 1 0 0
Falcon 9  United States Falcon 9 1 1 0 0
GSLV  India SLV 1 1 0 0
Proton  Russia Universal Rocket 1 1 0 0
Soyuz  Russia R-7 1 1 0 0

By configuration

Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Antares 120  United States Antares 1 1 0 0
Ariane 5ECA  Europe Ariane 5 1 1 0 0
Atlas V 401  United States Atlas V 1 1 0 0
Falcon 9 v1.1  United States Falcon 9 1 1 0 0
GSLV Mk.II  India GSLV 1 1 0 0 First successful launch
Proton-M/Briz-M  Russia Proton 1 1 0 0
Soyuz-U  Russia Soyuz 1 1 0 0

By launch site

Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Baikonur  Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0
Cape Canaveral  United States 2 2 0 0
Kourou  France 1 1 0 0
MARS  United States 1 1 0 0
Satish Dhawan  India 1 1 0 0

By orbit

Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not Achieved Accidentally
achieved
Remarks
Low Earth 2 2 0 0 2 to ISS
Geosynchronous/transfer 5 5 0 0

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Footnotes