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The year 2008 contained several significant events in [[spaceflight]], including the first flyby of [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] by a spacecraft since 1975, the discovery of [[Ice|water ice]] on [[Mars]] by the [[Phoenix (spacecraft)|Phoenix]] spacecraft, which landed in May, the first [[China|Chinese]] [[spacewalk]] in September, and the launch of the first [[India]]n [[Moon|Lunar]] [[exploration of the Moon|probe]] in October. |
The year 2008 contained several significant events in [[spaceflight]], including the first flyby of [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] by a spacecraft since 1975, the discovery of [[Ice|water ice]] on [[Mars]] by the [[Phoenix (spacecraft)|Phoenix]] spacecraft, which landed in May, the first [[China|Chinese]] [[spacewalk]] in September, and the launch of the first [[India]]n [[Moon|Lunar]] [[exploration of the Moon|probe]] in October. |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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The internationally accepted definition of a spaceflight is any flight which crosses the [[Kármán line]], 100 kilometres above sea level. The first recorded spaceflight launch of the year occurred on 11 January, when a [[Black Brant (rocket)|Black Brant]] was launched on a [[suborbital]] trajectory from [[White Sands Missile Range|White Sands]], with the [[LIDOS]] [[ultraviolet astronomy]] payload.<ref name="LIDOS" |
The internationally accepted definition of a spaceflight is any flight which crosses the [[Kármán line]], 100 kilometres above sea level. The first recorded spaceflight launch of the year occurred on 11 January, when a [[Black Brant (rocket)|Black Brant]] was launched on a [[suborbital]] trajectory from [[White Sands Missile Range|White Sands]], with the [[LIDOS]] [[ultraviolet astronomy]] payload.<ref name="LIDOS"/> This was followed by the first orbital launch of the year on 15 January, by a [[Sea Launch]] [[Zenit-3SL]], with the [[Thuraya 3]] communications satellite.<ref name="JSR 593" /> The launch marked the return to flight for Sea Launch following the explosion of a Zenit-3SL on the launch pad the previous January during an attempt to launch the [[NSS-8]] satellite. |
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[[File:Falcon 1 Flight 4 liftoff.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The fourth Falcon 1 launches with RatSat]] |
[[File:Falcon 1 Flight 4 liftoff.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The fourth Falcon 1 launches with RatSat]] |
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Five carrier rockets made their maiden flights in 2008; the [[Ariane 5|Ariane 5ES]], [[Long March 3C]], [[Zenit-3SLB]], [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV-XL]], and the operational version of the [[Falcon 1]], with an uprated [[SpaceX Merlin|Merlin-1C]] engine.<ref name="GSPLS" |
Five carrier rockets made their maiden flights in 2008; the [[Ariane 5|Ariane 5ES]], [[Long March 3C]], [[Zenit-3SLB]], [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV-XL]], and the operational version of the [[Falcon 1]], with an uprated [[SpaceX Merlin|Merlin-1C]] engine.<ref name="GSPLS" /> These were all derived from existing systems. The [[Blue Sparrow]] and [[Sejjil]] missiles also conducted their maiden flights, and the [[ALV X-1|ATK Launch Vehicle]] made its only flight, but was destroyed by [[range safety]] after it went off course. In November, the baseline [[Proton-M]] was retired in favour of the Enhanced variant, first launched in [[2007 in spaceflight|2007]]. |
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The first [[Vietnam]]ese and [[Venezuela]]n satellites, [[Vinasat-1]] and [[Venesat-1]] respectively, were launched in 2008, while a failed [[Iran]]ian launch was reported to have been that country's first indigenous orbital launch attempt. In September, [[SpaceX]] conducted the first successful orbital launch of a privately developed and funded liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, when the fourth [[Falcon 1]] launched [[Falcon 1 Flight 4|RatSat]], following previous failures in 2006, 2007, and August. |
The first [[Vietnam]]ese and [[Venezuela]]n satellites, [[Vinasat-1]] and [[Venesat-1]] respectively, were launched in 2008, while a failed [[Iran]]ian launch was reported to have been that country's first indigenous orbital launch attempt. In September, [[SpaceX]] conducted the first successful orbital launch of a privately developed and funded liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, when the fourth [[Falcon 1]] launched [[Falcon 1 Flight 4|RatSat]], following previous failures in 2006, 2007, and August. |
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==Manned spaceflight== |
==Manned spaceflight== |
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Seven manned flights were launched in 2008, one by [[China]], two by [[Russia]] and four by the [[United States]]. In April, [[Yi So-yeon]] became the first [[South Korea]]n to fly in space, aboard [[Soyuz TMA-12]]. On the same flight, [[Sergey Aleksandrovich Volkov|Sergey Volkov]] became the first second-generation [[cosmonaut]]. Yi returned to Earth aboard [[Soyuz TMA-11]], which nearly ended in disaster following a separation failure between the descent and service modules, resulting in a [[ballistic reentry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp16/080502peggywhitson.html|title=Whitson describes rough Soyuz entry and landing|last=Harwood|first=William|date=2008-05-02|publisher=Spaceflight Now|accessdate=2009-01-04| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081219073602/http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp16/080502peggywhitson.html| archivedate= 19 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> In September, China conducted its third manned mission, [[Shenzhou 7]], from which [[Zhai Zhigang]] and [[Liu Boming (astronaut)|Liu Boming]] conducted the first Chinese spacewalk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/27shenzhou7/|title=China accomplishes its first spacewalk|last=Clark|first=Stephen|date=2008-09-27|publisher=Spaceflight Now|accessdate=2009-01-04| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081219104251/http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/27shenzhou7/| archivedate= 19 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Soyuz TMA-13]], launched in October, was the hundredth flight of the [[Soyuz programme]] to carry a crew at some point in its mission.<ref name="soy100" |
Seven manned flights were launched in 2008, one by [[China]], two by [[Russia]] and four by the [[United States]]. In April, [[Yi So-yeon]] became the first [[South Korea]]n to fly in space, aboard [[Soyuz TMA-12]]. On the same flight, [[Sergey Aleksandrovich Volkov|Sergey Volkov]] became the first second-generation [[cosmonaut]]. Yi returned to Earth aboard [[Soyuz TMA-11]], which nearly ended in disaster following a separation failure between the descent and service modules, resulting in a [[ballistic reentry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp16/080502peggywhitson.html|title=Whitson describes rough Soyuz entry and landing|last=Harwood|first=William|date=2008-05-02|publisher=Spaceflight Now|accessdate=2009-01-04| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081219073602/http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp16/080502peggywhitson.html| archivedate= 19 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> In September, China conducted its third manned mission, [[Shenzhou 7]], from which [[Zhai Zhigang]] and [[Liu Boming (astronaut)|Liu Boming]] conducted the first Chinese spacewalk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/27shenzhou7/|title=China accomplishes its first spacewalk|last=Clark|first=Stephen|date=2008-09-27|publisher=Spaceflight Now|accessdate=2009-01-04| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081219104251/http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/27shenzhou7/| archivedate= 19 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Soyuz TMA-13]], launched in October, was the hundredth flight of the [[Soyuz programme]] to carry a crew at some point in its mission.<ref name="soy100" /> |
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Assembly of the [[International Space Station]] continued, with the delivery of the [[Columbus (ISS module)|''Columbus'']] module by {{OV|104}} on mission [[STS-122]] in February. March saw the launch of the [[Jules Verne ATV|''Jules Verne'']] [[Automated Transfer Vehicle]], an unmanned European spacecraft which was used to resupply the space station. Also in March, Space Shuttle {{OV|105|full=no}} launched on [[STS-123]] with the first component of the [[Japanese Experiment Module]], the Experiment Logistics Module. STS-123 marked the final flight of the [[Spacelab]] programme, with a SpaceLab pallet used to carry the Canadian-built ''[[Dextre]]'' RMS extension. The second JEM component, the main pressurised module, was launched by [[STS-124]], flown by {{OV|103|full=no}} in May. In November, ''Endeavour'' launched on the [[STS-126]] logistics flight, with the [[Multi-Purpose Logistics Module|''Leonardo'' MPLM]]. |
Assembly of the [[International Space Station]] continued, with the delivery of the [[Columbus (ISS module)|''Columbus'']] module by {{OV|104}} on mission [[STS-122]] in February. March saw the launch of the [[Jules Verne ATV|''Jules Verne'']] [[Automated Transfer Vehicle]], an unmanned European spacecraft which was used to resupply the space station. Also in March, Space Shuttle {{OV|105|full=no}} launched on [[STS-123]] with the first component of the [[Japanese Experiment Module]], the Experiment Logistics Module. STS-123 marked the final flight of the [[Spacelab]] programme, with a SpaceLab pallet used to carry the Canadian-built ''[[Dextre]]'' RMS extension. The second JEM component, the main pressurised module, was launched by [[STS-124]], flown by {{OV|103|full=no}} in May. In November, ''Endeavour'' launched on the [[STS-126]] logistics flight, with the [[Multi-Purpose Logistics Module|''Leonardo'' MPLM]]. |
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==Launch failures== |
==Launch failures== |
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On 14 March, a Proton-M with a [[Briz-M]] upper stage launched [[AMC-14]]. Several hours later, on 15 March, the Briz-M engine cut off prematurely during a burn,<ref name="proton fails" |
On 14 March, a Proton-M with a [[Briz-M]] upper stage launched [[AMC-14]]. Several hours later, on 15 March, the Briz-M engine cut off prematurely during a burn,<ref name="proton fails" /> leaving the satellite in a [[medium Earth orbit]]. Following a small legal dispute,<ref name="patent" /> the satellite was sold, and raised to a [[geosynchronous orbit]] by its manoeuvring thrusters, at the expense of a large amount of its fuel and hence operational life.{{cn|date=February 2015}} |
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On 3 August, SpaceX launched the third Falcon 1. Due to residual thrust caused by the upgraded Merlin-1C engine which was being flown for the first time, the first stage recontacted the second during staging, resulting in the rocket failing to reach orbit. The [[Trailblazer (satellite)|Trailblazer]], [[PreSat]] and [[NanoSail-D]] satellites were lost in the failure, as was a [[space burial]] capsule, containing the remains of several hundred people, including astronaut [[Gordon Cooper]], actor [[James Doohan]], writer and director [[John Meredyth Lucas]] and [[Apollo program|Apollo]] mission planner [[Mareta West]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://celestis.com/memorial/explorers/default.asp|title=Participants|work=The Explorers Flight|publisher=Celestis|accessdate=2009-01-04| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090131053211/http://celestis.com/memorial/explorers/default.asp| archivedate= 31 January 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
On 3 August, SpaceX launched the third Falcon 1. Due to residual thrust caused by the upgraded Merlin-1C engine which was being flown for the first time, the first stage recontacted the second during staging, resulting in the rocket failing to reach orbit. The [[Trailblazer (satellite)|Trailblazer]], [[PreSat]] and [[NanoSail-D]] satellites were lost in the failure, as was a [[space burial]] capsule, containing the remains of several hundred people, including astronaut [[Gordon Cooper]], actor [[James Doohan]], writer and director [[John Meredyth Lucas]] and [[Apollo program|Apollo]] mission planner [[Mareta West]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://celestis.com/memorial/explorers/default.asp|title=Participants|work=The Explorers Flight|publisher=Celestis|accessdate=2009-01-04| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090131053211/http://celestis.com/memorial/explorers/default.asp| archivedate= 31 January 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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[[File:SM-3 ignition for a satellite destruction mission.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Launch of an SM-3 missile to destroy USA-193]] |
[[File:SM-3 ignition for a satellite destruction mission.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Launch of an SM-3 missile to destroy USA-193]] |
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[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008]] saw a number of [[sounding rocket]] and [[missile]] launches. On 21 February, a [[RIM-161 Standard Missile 3]] was used as an [[anti-satellite weapon]] to destroy the [[USA 193|USA-193]] satellite. USA-193 was a US spy satellite which had failed immediately after launch in [[2006 in spaceflight|2006]].<ref name="USA193-ASAT" |
[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008]] saw a number of [[sounding rocket]] and [[missile]] launches. On 21 February, a [[RIM-161 Standard Missile 3]] was used as an [[anti-satellite weapon]] to destroy the [[USA 193|USA-193]] satellite. USA-193 was a US spy satellite which had failed immediately after launch in [[2006 in spaceflight|2006]].<ref name="USA193-ASAT" /><ref name="BBC-ASAT">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7254540.stm|title= US Missile hits 'toxic satellite'|accessdate= 2008-03-15|date= 2008-02-21|publisher= BBC News}}</ref> |
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===By country=== |
===By country=== |
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China conducted twelve orbital launches of a planned fifteen. Europe had intended to conduct seven launches of [[Ariane 5]] rockets, and the maiden flight of the [[Vega (rocket)|Vega]] rocket, however payload delays pushed one of the Arianes into 2009, and the Vega was delayed due to development issues. India had originally scheduled five to seven launches, however only three of these were conducted, mostly due to delays with the launch of [[Chandraayan-1]]. Japan scheduled three launches for 2008, of which one was launched; an [[H-IIA]] with [[WINDS]] in February. Russia and the former Soviet Union conducted twenty six launches, not including the international Sea and Land launch programmes, which conducted six. Fourteen launches were conducted by the United States, which had originally announced plans to launch many more, however technical issues with several rockets, particularly the [[Atlas V]], [[Delta II]] and [[Falcon 1]], caused a number of delays. The Atlas problems, combined with a series of delays to the launch of [[USA 202|NRO L-26]] on a [[Delta IV]], resulted in just two of ten planned [[Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle|EELV]] launches being conducted.<ref name="GSPLS"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft-080102-lauches-ahead.html|title=Lofty Launch Goals Set for 2008 |last=Halvorson|first=Todd|date=2008-01-02|publisher=Space.com|accessdate=2009-01-03| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081215112147/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft-080102-lauches-ahead.html| archivedate= 15 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Two of six planned [[Space Shuttle]] launches were also delayed to 2009, one due to problems with [[Space Shuttle External Tank|External Tank]] delivery, and another due to a major systems failure on the [[Hubble Space Telescope]], which it was to have serviced. [[Israel]] was not reported to have scheduled, or conducted an orbital launch attempt. |
China conducted twelve orbital launches of a planned fifteen. Europe had intended to conduct seven launches of [[Ariane 5]] rockets, and the maiden flight of the [[Vega (rocket)|Vega]] rocket, however payload delays pushed one of the Arianes into 2009, and the Vega was delayed due to development issues. India had originally scheduled five to seven launches, however only three of these were conducted, mostly due to delays with the launch of [[Chandraayan-1]]. Japan scheduled three launches for 2008, of which one was launched; an [[H-IIA]] with [[WINDS]] in February. Russia and the former Soviet Union conducted twenty six launches, not including the international Sea and Land launch programmes, which conducted six. Fourteen launches were conducted by the United States, which had originally announced plans to launch many more, however technical issues with several rockets, particularly the [[Atlas V]], [[Delta II]] and [[Falcon 1]], caused a number of delays. The Atlas problems, combined with a series of delays to the launch of [[USA 202|NRO L-26]] on a [[Delta IV]], resulted in just two of ten planned [[Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle|EELV]] launches being conducted.<ref name="GSPLS"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft-080102-lauches-ahead.html|title=Lofty Launch Goals Set for 2008 |last=Halvorson|first=Todd|date=2008-01-02|publisher=Space.com|accessdate=2009-01-03| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081215112147/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft-080102-lauches-ahead.html| archivedate= 15 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Two of six planned [[Space Shuttle]] launches were also delayed to 2009, one due to problems with [[Space Shuttle External Tank|External Tank]] delivery, and another due to a major systems failure on the [[Hubble Space Telescope]], which it was to have serviced. [[Israel]] was not reported to have scheduled, or conducted an orbital launch attempt. |
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==List of launches== |
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|date = 11 January|time = 05:32<ref name="LIDOS">{{cite web|url= http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story80.html|title= 36.243 UG McCandliss/Johns Hopkins University|accessdate=15 March 2008|date= 11 January 2008|publisher=NASA Sounding Rockets Office |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511111514/http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story80.html |archivedate=2008-05-11}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|CAN}}[[Black Brant (rocket)|Black Brant IX]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}[[White Sands Missile Range|White Sands]] [[White Sands Missile Range Launch Complex 36|LC-36]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}[[NASA]] |
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|remarks = [[Apogee]]: {{convert|315|km}} |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[LIDOS]] |
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|user = [[Johns Hopkins University|JHU]] |
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|orbit=[[Suborbital]] |
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|function = [[Ultraviolet astronomy|UV Astronomy]] |
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|d-time = 05:42 |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|date = 15 January|time = 11:49<ref name="JSR 593">{{cite web|url= http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.593|title= Issue 593|accessdate=15 March 2008|first=Dr. Jonathan|last=McDowell|date= 14 March 2008|publisher=Jonathan's Space Report}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}}[[Zenit-3SL]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|NOR}}[[Ocean Odyssey]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|UN}}[[Sea Launch]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Thuraya 3]] |
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|user = [[Thuraya]] |
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|orbit=[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] |
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|function = [[Communications satellite|Communication]] |
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|outcome = Operational |
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|date = 17 January<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Israel_test-fires_ballistic_missile_after_Iran_warning_999.html|title= Israel test-fires ballistic missile after Iran warning|accessdate=15 March 2008|date= 17 January 2008|publisher=SpaceWar.com}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|ISR}}[[Jericho III]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|ISR}}[[Palmachim Airbase|Palmachim]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|ISR}}[[Israeli Air Force]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = Israeli Air Force |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|d-date = 17 January |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|date = 18 January|time=07:30<ref>{{cite web|url= http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story81.html|title= 40.021 UE Kintner/Cornell University|accessdate=15 March 2008|date= 18 January 2008|publisher=NASA Sounding Rockets Office |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011044035/http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story81.html |archivedate=2008-10-11}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|CAN}}[[Black Brant (rocket)|Black Brant XII]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|NOR}}[[Andøya Rocket Range|Andøya]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}NASA |
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|remarks = [[Apogee]]: {{convert|1460|km}} |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[SCIFER-2]] |
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|user = [[Cornell University|Cornell]]/[[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]] |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = [[Ionosphere|Ionospheric]] |
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|d-date = 18 January |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|date = 21 January|time=03:45<ref name="JSR 593" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV-CA]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Satish Dhawan Space Centre|Satish Dhawan]] [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad|FLP]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|ISR}}[[TecSAR]] (Polaris) |
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|user = [[Israel Aerospace Industries|IAI]] |
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|orbit= [[Low Earth orbit|Low Earth]] |
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|function = Radar imaging |
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|outcome = Operational |
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|date = 25 January<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Outside_View_Pakistan_tests_its_IRBM_999.html|title= Outside View: Pakistan tests its IRBM|accessdate=15 March 2008|date=28 January 2008|publisher=SpaceWar.com<!--DASHBot-->}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PAK}}[[Shaheen (missile)|Shaheen-I]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|PAK}}[[Sonmiani]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PAK}}[[Army of Pakistan]] |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|d-date = 25 January |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|date = 28 January|time = 00:18<ref name="JSR 593" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Proton-M]]/[[Briz-M]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}[[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] [[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200|Site 200/39]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Russian Federal Space Agency|Roskosmos]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Ekspress AM-33]] |
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|user = [[Russian Satellite Communications Company|RSCC]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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|date = 31 January|time = 19:14<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rocketrange.no/news/hotpay2-launched|title= HotPay2 Soars into the Skies Above Andøya|accessdate=15 March 2008|date=31 January 2008|publisher=Andøya Rocket Range|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080608092740/http://www.rocketrange.no/news/hotpay2-launched |archivedate = 8 June 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|BRA}}{{flagicon|USA}}[[VS-30-Orion]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|NOR}}Andøya |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|GER}}{{flagicon|NOR}}[[German Aerospace Center|DLR]]/Andøya |
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|remarks = [[Apogee]]: {{convert|380.6|km}} |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|UK}}[[HotPay-2]] |
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|user = [[University of Leeds|Leeds]] |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Ionospheric |
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|d-date = 31 January |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|date = 4 February<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7225699.stm|title= Iranians inaugurate space project|accessdate=15 March 2008|date= 4 February 2008|publisher=BBC News | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080209143738/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7225699.stm| archivedate= 9 February 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[Safir (rocket)|Safir]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[Semnan County|Semnan]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[Iranian Space Agency|ISA]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#Kavoshgar-1|Kavoshgar-1]] |
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|user = ISA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Test |
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|d-date = 4 February |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|date = 5 February |time = 13:02:54<ref name="JSR 593" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz-U]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Bakionur [[Gagarin's Start|Site 1/5]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos |
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|remarks = ISS flight 28P |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Progress M-63]] |
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|user = Roskosmos |
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|orbit= Low Earth ([[International Space Station|ISS]]) |
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|function = Logistics |
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|d-date = 7 April |
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|d-time = 11:50<ref name="NSF EX17 launch">{{cite web|url = http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/04/soyuz-tma-12-launches-expedition-17-and-first-south-korean/|title = Soyuz TMA-12 launches Expedition 17 and first South Korean |first=Chris|last=Bergin|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|date = 8 April 2008|accessdate =8 April 2008}}</ref> |
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|outcome = Successful |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 6 February |time = 09:14:40<ref name="JAXA-SR">{{cite web|url=http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/s_rockets/topicslist_e.html|title= Sounding Rockets|accessdate=15 March 2008|date= 6 February 2008|publisher=JAXA|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070826044206/http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/s_rockets/topicslist_e.html |archivedate = 26 August 2007|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[S-310]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[Uchinoura Space Center|Uchinoura]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[JAXA]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = |
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|user = JAXA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Ionospheric |
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|d-date = 6 February |
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|outcome = Successful |
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}} |
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}} |
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|date = 7 February |time = 11:30<ref name="SSC-Log">{{cite web|url=http://www.ssc.se/?id=7169|title= List of all launches|accessdate=15 March 2008|date= 21 February 2008|publisher=Swedish Space Corporation |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819200345/http://www.ssc.se/?id=7169 |archivedate=2007-08-19}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|BRA}}[[VSB-30]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|SWE}}[[Esrange]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|GER}}{{flagicon|EU}}DLR/[[ESA]] |
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|remarks = [[Apogee]]: {{convert|264|km}} |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|GER}}{{flagicon|EU}}[[TEXUS|TEXUS-44]] |
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|user = DLR/ESA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = [[Microgravity]] |
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|d-date = 7 February |
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|outcome = Successful |
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}} |
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}} |
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|date = 7 February |time = 19:45:30<ref name="JSR 593" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}{{OV|104}} |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Kennedy Space Center|Kennedy]] [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39|LC-39A]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}[[United Space Alliance]] |
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|remarks = Manned flight with seven [[astronaut]]s |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[STS-122]] |
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|user = NASA |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = ISS assembly |
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|d-date = 20 February |
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|d-time = 14:07:10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/02/sts-122-atlantis-home-after-perfect-re-entry-and-landing/|title= STS-122: Atlantis home after perfect re-entry and landing|accessdate=15 March 2008|first=Chris|last=Bergin|date=7 February 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com}}</ref> |
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|outcome = Successful |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|UN}}[[Columbus (ISS module)|Columbus]] |
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|user = ESA |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = ISS component |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 11 February|time = 11:34<ref name="JSR 593" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-M/Briz-M |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 200/39 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}}[[International Launch Services]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|NOR}}[[Thor-5]] |
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|user = [[Telenor]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 21 February|time = 03:26<ref name="Space-ASAT">{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/news/080220-satellite-hit.html|title= Navy Hits Satellite With Heat-Seeking Missile|accessdate=15 March 2008|date= 21 February 2008|publisher=Space.com}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[RIM-161 Standard Missile 3]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}{{USS|Lake Erie|CG-70|6}} |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}[[United States Navy|US Navy]]/[[Missile Defense Agency|MDA]] |
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|remarks = Destroyed [[USA 193|USA-193]] satellite<ref name="USA193-ASAT">{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23166344 |title= U.S. to launch missile at broken satellite|accessdate=15 March 2008|date= 14 February 2008|publisher=MSNBC}}</ref> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Anti-satellite weapon|ASAT]] |
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|user = MDA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Satellite intercept |
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|d-time = 03:29<ref name="Space-ASAT" /> |
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|outcome = Successful |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 21 February |time = 06:15<ref name="SSC-Log" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|BRA}}VSB-30 |
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|site = {{flagicon|SWE}}Esrange |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|GER}}{{flagicon|EU}}DLR/ESA |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|GER}}{{flagicon|EU}}TEXUS-45 |
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|user = DLR/ESA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Microgravity |
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|d-date = 21 February |
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|outcome = Successful |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 23 February |time = 08:55<ref name="JSR 593" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[H-IIA]] 2024 |
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|site = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[Tanegashima Space Center|Tanegashima]] [[Yoshinobu Launch Complex|LA-Y]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries|Mitsubishi]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[WINDS]] (Kizuna) |
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|user = JAXA/[[National Institute of Information and Communications Technology|NICT]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication<br />Technology |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 26 February |time = 07:28<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/india-successfully-tests-undersea-missile_10021657.html|title= India successfully tests undersea missile|accessdate=15 November 2008|date=27 February 2008|publisher=The Indian|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080228150333/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/india-successfully-tests-undersea-missile_10021657.html |archivedate = 28 February 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Sagarika (missile)|K-15 Sagarika]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|IND}}[[INS Kalinga|INS ''Kalinga'']] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Indian Navy]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = Indian Navy |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|d-date = 26 February |
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|outcome = Successful |
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}} |
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}} |
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===March=== |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 9 March |time = 04:03:07<ref name="JSR 593" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|EU}}[[Ariane 5|Ariane 5ES]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|FRA}}[[Guiana Space Centre|Kourou]] [[ELA-3]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}}[[Arianespace]] |
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|remarks = Maiden flight of Ariane 5ES and ATV |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|EU}}''[[Jules Verne ATV|Jules Verne]]'' [[Automated Transfer Vehicle|ATV]]}} |
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|user = ESA |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = Logistics |
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|d-date = 29 September |
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|d-time = 13:31 |
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|outcome = Successful |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=4 |
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|date = 11 March |time = 06:28:14<ref name="JSR 593" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle {{OV|105|full=no}} |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance |
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|remarks = Manned flight with seven astronauts<br />Final flight of [[Spacelab|Spacelab programme]], pallet used to transport [[Dextre]]<ref name="CS-Spacelab" /> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[STS-123]] |
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|user = NASA |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = ISS Assembly |
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|d-date = 27 March |
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|d-time = 00:39:08<ref name="MSC-123 Landing">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts123/status.html|title=STS-123 Mission Status Center (Landing)|first=Justin|last=Ray|date = 26 March 2008|publisher=Spaceflight Now| accessdate=16 May 2010 <!--DASHBot-->}}</ref> |
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|d-span = 2 |
|||
|outcome = Successful |
|||
}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Spacelab|Spacelab MD002]]}}<ref name="CS-Spacelab">{{cite web|url=http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-031808a.html|title= Space shuttle to return pallet full of history|accessdate=18 March 2008|date= 18 March 2008|publisher=collectSPACE| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080325060347/http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-031808a.html| archivedate= 25 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|user = NASA |
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|orbit= Low Earth (STS/ISS) |
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|function = Logistics |
|||
|d-span = inherit |
|||
|outcome = Successful |
|||
}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|UN}}[[Japanese Experiment Module|JEM ELM-PF]] |
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|user = JAXA |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = ISS component |
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|outcome = Operational |
|||
}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|UN}}[[Dextre]] (SPDM) |
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|user = [[MDA Corporation]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = ISS component |
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|outcome = Operational |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 13 March |time = 10:02<ref name="JSR 593" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Atlas V]] 411 |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Vandenberg Air Force Base|Vandenberg]] [[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 3|SLC-3E]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}[[United Launch Alliance]] |
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|remarks = [[List of NRO satellites|NRO Launch 28]], first Atlas V launch from Vandenberg |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[USA-200]] ([[Improved Trumpet]])<ref name="GSP-Trumpet">{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/trumpet-fo.htm|title= Trumpet F/O|accessdate=17 March 2008|first=Gunter|last=Krebs|date= 13 March 2008|publisher=Gunter's Space Page| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080220235229/http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/trumpet-fo.htm| archivedate= 20 February 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|user = [[National Reconnaissance Office|NRO]] |
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|orbit= [[Molniya orbit|Molniya]]<ref name="GSP-Trumpet"/> |
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|function = [[Signals intelligence#ELINT|ELINT]]<ref name="GSP-Trumpet"/> |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 14 March |time = 23:18:55<ref name="JSR 593" /><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ilslaunch.com/we-have-liftoff-2/|title= We Have Lift Off|accessdate=14 March 2008|author=ILS Communications Team|date= 17 March 2008|publisher=International Launch Services|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080318213959/http://www.ilslaunch.com/we-have-liftoff-2/ |archivedate = 18 March 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-M/Briz-M |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 200/39 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}}International Launch Services |
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|remarks = Upper stage malfunction during second burn left spacecraft in wrong orbit<ref name="proton fails">{{cite web|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-031408/|title= ILS Declares Proton Launch Anomaly|accessdate=15 March 2008|first=Fran|last=Slimmer|date= 14 March 2008|publisher=International Launch Services|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080318232154/http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-031408/ |archivedate = 18 March 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref name="RKA-LL">{{cite web|url=http://www.roscosmos.ru/StartsMain.asp?ShowYear=2008 |
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|title= Starts Main|accessdate=17 March 2008|date= 14 March 2008|publisher=Roskosmos|language= Russian |
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|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011154442/http://roscosmos.ru/StartsMain.asp?ShowYear=2008 |archivedate = 11 October 2007}}</ref><br />Initial recovery attempted but abandoned due to legal issues.<ref name="patent">{{cite web|url=http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Boeing_Patent_Shuts_Down_AMC_14_Lunar_Flyby_Salvage_Attempt_999.html|publisher=Space-Travel.com|title=Boeing Patent Shuts Down AMC-14 Lunar Flyby Salvage Attempt|date=10 April 2008|accessdate=11 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ses.com/ses/siteSections/mediaroom/Latest_News/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/pressReleaseList/08-04-11/index.php|title=SES AMERICOM Declares AMC-14 Satellite A Total Loss|first=Mark|last=Roberts|publisher=SES Americom|date=11 April 2008|accessdate=11 April 2008 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080415153605/http://www.ses.com/ses/siteSections/mediaroom/Latest_News/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/pressReleaseList/08-04-11/index.php |archivedate = 15 April 2008}}</ref> Later sold and recovery efforts restarted.<ref name="JSR 597">{{cite web|url= http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.597|title= Issue 597|accessdate=23 July 2008|first=Dr. Jonathan|last=McDowell|date= 27 June 2008|publisher=Jonathan's Space Report}}</ref> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[AMC-14 (satellite)|AMC-14]] |
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|user = [[SES Americom]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational<br />{{nowrap|Partial launch failure<ref name="GSPLS">{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/lau2008.htm|title= Orbital Launches of 2008|accessdate=18 June 2008|first=Gunter|last=Krebs|date= 15 March 2008|publisher=Gunter's Space Page| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080530190458/http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/lau2008.htm| archivedate= 30 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>}} |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 15 March |time = 06:10<ref name="SFN-D332">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d332/status.html|title=Delta D332 Mission Status Center|accessdate=17 March 2008|first=Justin|last=Ray|date=15 March 2008|publisher=Spaceflight Now}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Delta II]] 7925-9.5 |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17|SLC-17A]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}United Launch Alliance |
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|remarks = 80th consecutive successful [[Delta II]] launch.<ref name="SFN-D332" /> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[List of USA satellites|USA-201]] ([[GPS satellite|GPS IIR-19/M6]])<ref name="GSP-GPS">{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/navstar-2rm.htm|title= Navstar-2RM (GPS-2RM)|accessdate=17 March 2008|first= Gunter|last=Krebs|date= 15 March 2008|publisher=Gunter's Space Page| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080405092406/http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/navstar-2rm.htm| archivedate= 5 April 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|user = [[US Air Force]] |
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|orbit= [[Medium Earth orbit|Medium Earth]] |
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|function = [[Navigation satellite|Navigation]] |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 19 March |time = 22:47:59<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/03/sea-launch-zenit-3sl-lofts-directv-11/|title = Sea Launch Zenit 3SL lofts DIRECTV 11|accessdate =19 March 2008|first=Chris|last=Bergin|date=19 March 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}}Zenit-3SL |
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|site = {{flagicon|NOR}}Ocean Odyssey |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|UN}}Sea Launch |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[DirecTV-11]] |
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|user = [[DirecTV]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
|||
}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 23 March |time = 04:45<ref name="2303-Agni">{{cite web|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-03-23/india/27768641_1_agni-1-test-fires-nuclear-capable|title = India successfully test-fires Agni-1 missile|accessdate =23 March 2008|date = 23 March 2008|work=The Times of India |location=India}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Agni (missile)|Agni 1]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Integrated Test Range]] [[Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 4|LC-4]]<ref name="2303-Agni" /> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Indian Army]] |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|user = [[Strategic Forces Command|SFC]]/[[DRDO]] |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 23 March |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 27 March |time = 17:15<ref name="JSR 594">{{cite web|url= http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.594|title= Issue 594|accessdate=15 November 2008|first=Dr. Jonathan|last=McDowell|date=29 March 2008|publisher=Jonathan's Space Report}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos-3M]] |
|||
|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Plesetsk Cosmodrome|Plesetsk]] [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132|Site 132/1]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|GER}}[[COSMOS International]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|GER}}[[SAR-Lupe 4]] |
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|user = [[Bundeswehr]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth, [[Polar orbit|polar]] |
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|function = Radar imaging |
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|outcome = Operational |
|||
}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 28 March |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|BRA}}VSB-30 |
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|site = {{flagicon|NOR}}Andøya |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|NOR}}Andøya |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|NOR}}[[Mini-DUSTY 14]] |
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|user = Andøya |
|||
|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Ionospheric |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 28 March |
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}} |
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}} |
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===April=== |
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|- |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 2 April |time = 08:01<ref name="Vandenberg GT-196">{{cite web|url=http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123092616|title=Missile successfully launches from Vandenberg|publisher=US Air Force|author=30th Space Wing Public Affairs|date=2 April 2008|accessdate=2 April 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080406114925/http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123092616| archivedate= 6 April 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[LGM-30 Minuteman|LGM-30G Minuteman III]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg [[Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 09|LF-09]] |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Air Force |
|||
|remarks = Travelled {{convert|6759|km}} downrange<ref name="Vandenberg GT-196" /> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}GT-196GM |
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|user = US Air Force |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
|||
|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 2 April |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 8 April |time = 11:16:39<ref name="NSF EX17 launch" /><ref name="EXP-17 MSC2">{{cite web|url = http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp17/status2.html|title = Mission Status Center|work=Space Station Mission Report (Expedition 17)|first=Justin|last=Ray|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date = 10 April 2008|accessdate =15 November 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz-FG]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos |
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|remarks = Manned flight with three [[astronaut|cosmonauts]], including first [[South Korea]]n in space<ref name="NSF EX17 launch" /> and first second-generation cosmonaut<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp17/080408launch.html |title= Station's next resident crew launches into orbit |first=William|last=Harwood |publisher=Spaceflight Now |date=8 April 2008 |accessdate=10 April 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080517170433/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp17/080408launch.html| archivedate= 17 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><br />Docked on 10 April at 12:57 GMT<ref name="EXP-17 MSC2" /> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz TMA-12]] |
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|user = Roskosmos |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = ISS [[Expedition 17]]<ref name="EXP-17 MSC2" /> |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 24 October |
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|d-time = 03:37<ref name="Ex18-MSC">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp18/status.html|title=Mission Status Center|last=Ray|first=Justin|date=24 October 2008|work=Expedition 18|publisher=Spaceflight Now|accessdate=24 October 2008}}</ref> |
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|date = 14 April|time = 16:58<ref name="36.240">{{cite web|url= http://sched.wff.nasa.gov/wffsched/ViewItem.html?detail=0&integral=0&dropdown=1&show_stop=0&show_resources=0&style_sheet=style_wallops.css&dtwhen=2454571&cal_item_id=1840|title= Sr-Ws Black Brant Ix 36.240|accessdate=19 April 2008|first=B.|last=Payne|date=14 April 2008|publisher=NASA Wallops Flight Facility|deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219233026/http://sched.wff.nasa.gov/wffsched/ViewItem.html?detail=0&integral=0&dropdown=1&show_stop=0&show_resources=0&style_sheet=style_wallops.css&dtwhen=2454571&cal_item_id=1840 |archivedate=2012-02-19}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|CAN}}[[Black Brant (rocket)|Black Brant IX]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}White Sands LC-36 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}NASA |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Solar EUV Experiment|SEE]] |
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|user = [[University of Colorado at Boulder|UCB]] [[Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics|LASP]] |
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|orbit=Suborbital |
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|function = UV Astronomy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story82.html|title=36.240 UE WOODS/UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO|accessdate=19 April 2008|date= 14 April 2008|publisher=NASA Sounding Rockets Office| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080511075851/http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story82.html| archivedate= 11 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= yes}}</ref> |
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|d-time = 17:08<ref name="36.240" /> |
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|outcome = Successful |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 14 April|time = 20:12:00<ref name="SFN-ICO">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av014/|title=Atlas 5 rocket puts up mobile communications satellite|date=14 April 2008|publisher=Spaceflight Now|accessdate=17 April 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080512034418/http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av014/| archivedate= 12 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}Atlas V 421 |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41|SLC-41]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}United Launch Alliance |
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|remarks = Heaviest single commercial satellite to be placed in GSO.<br />Heaviest satellite to be launched by an Atlas rocket.<ref name="SFN-ICO" /> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[ICO G1]] |
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|user = [[ICO Satellite Management|ICO]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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|date = 15 April |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|ISR}}[[Blue Sparrow]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|ISR}}[[F-15 Eagle]], Israel |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|ISR}}Israeli Air Force |
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|remarks = Maiden flight of Blue Sparrow |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = Israeli Air Force |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Test flight |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 15 April |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 16 April |time = 17:01<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/pegasus/cnofs/|title=Satellite launched to forecast communication outages|first=Justin|last=Ray|date=16 April 2008|publisher=Spaceflight Now|accessdate=17 April 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080512053903/http://spaceflightnow.com/pegasus/cnofs/| archivedate= 12 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Pegasus (rocket)|Pegasus-XL]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|MHL}}{{flagicon|USA}}''[[Stargazer (aircraft)|Stargazer]]'', [[Kwajalein Atoll]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Orbital Sciences Corporation|Orbital Sciences]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[C/NOFS]] |
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|user = [[Space Test Program|STP]]/[[NASA]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = [[Electrodynamics]] |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2 |
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|date = 18 April |time = 22:17<ref name="JPLSC">{{cite web|url=http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/2008.html|title= Space Calendar|accessdate=17 March 2008|first=Ron|last=Baalke|date= 16 March 2008|publisher=NASA JPL}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|EU}}[[Ariane 5|Ariane 5ECA]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-3 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace |
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|remarks = First [[Vietnam]]ese satellite |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|VIE}}[[Vinasat-1]] |
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|user = [[Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group|VNPT]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|BRA}}[[Star One C2]] |
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|user = [[Star One (satellite operator)|Star One]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 19 April<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-04-19-1283054207_x.htm|title=Pakistan test fires long-range missile|first=Munir|last=Ahmad|agency=Associated Press |date=19 April 2008|accessdate=19 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pak-test-fires-N-capable-Shaheen-II/articleshow/1056454.cms|title=Pak test-fires N-capable Shaheen-II|publisher=Press Trust of India|date=19 April 2008|accessdate=22 January 2016}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PAK}}[[Shaheen-II]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|PAK}}Sonmiani<!--TBC--> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PAK}}Army of Pakistan<ref name="SH2-1904-AFP">{{cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jUwpYvvOyhNJdm7t0iE2ZbQ4DKbw|title=Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile: army|agency=AFP |date=19 April 2008|accessdate=19 April 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080429212252/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jUwpYvvOyhNJdm7t0iE2ZbQ4DKbw| archivedate= 29 April 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= yes}}</ref> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = Army of Pakistan<ref name="SH2-1904-AFP" /> |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 19 April |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 21 April<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Pakistan_tests_nuclear_capable_missile_again_army_999.html|title=Pakistan tests nuclear capable missile again: army|publisher=SpaceWar.com|date=21 April 2008|accessdate=23 April 2008<!--DASHBot-->}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PAK}}Shaheen-II |
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|site = {{flagicon|PAK}}Sonmiani<!--TBC--> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PAK}}Army of Pakistan |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = Army of Pakistan |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 21 April |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 25 April| time=15:35<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/26/content_8052455.htm|title=China blasts off first data relay satellite|publisher=Xinhau|date=25 April 2008|accessdate=25 April 2008|first=Yan|last=Liang| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080429170953/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/26/content_8052455.htm| archivedate= 29 April 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March 3C]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Xichang Satellite Launch Centre|Xichang]] [[Xichang Launch Area 2|LA-2]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[China National Space Administration|CNSA]] |
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|remarks = Maiden flight of Long March 3C |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Tianlian I-01]] |
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|user = CNSA |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 26 April| time=22:16:02<ref name="BBC-GIOVE">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7369460.stm|title=Europe launches sat-nav tester|date=26 April 2008|publisher=BBC News |accessdate=28 April 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080430094229/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7369460.stm| archivedate= 30 April 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-FG/[[Fregat]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur [[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31|Site 31/6]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|EU}}{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Starsem]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|EU}}[[GIOVE-B]] |
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|user = ESA |
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|orbit= Medium Earth |
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|function = Navigation<br />Technology |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=10 |
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|date = 28 April| time=03:53:51<ref name="UTIAS">{{cite web|url=http://www.utias-sfl.net/|title=Latest from SFL|date=28 April 2008|publisher=UTIAS|accessdate=28 April 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080512084353/http://www.utias-sfl.net/| archivedate= 12 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref name="AFP-PSLVC9">{{cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivr_ZCshK_rTlcDIe5g2vXBzkOQQ|title=Indian rocket blasts into space carrying 10 satellites|date=28 March 2008|agency=AFP |accessdate=28 April 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080502000317/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivr_ZCshK_rTlcDIe5g2vXBzkOQQ| archivedate= 2 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= yes}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV-C]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|IND}}Satish Dhawan [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad|SLP]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|IND}}ISRO |
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|remarks = All payloads except CartoSat, TWSAT and RUBIN were [[CubeSat]]s, launched under designation NSL-4, except CanX-6 which was NSL-5.<ref name="NSL4">{{cite web|url=http://www.utias-sfl.net/NLS-4/|title=Nanosatellite Launch Service 4|publisher=UTIAS|date=10 April 2008|accessdate=14 April 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080405072859/http://www.utias-sfl.net/NLS-4/| archivedate= 5 April 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><br />RUBIN-8 intentionally remained attached to upper stage |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Cartosat-2A]]<ref name="ISRO-EOS">{{cite web|url=http://www.isro.org/rep2006/EOS%20System.htm|title= Earth Observation System|accessdate=17 March 2008|publisher=ISRO|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060411184701/http://www.isro.org/rep2006/EOS%20System.htm |archivedate = 11 April 2006|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|user = ISRO |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = [[Remote sensing]] |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Indian Remote Sensing satellite|TWSAT]]<ref name="ISRO-EOS" /> |
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|user = ISRO |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Remote sensing |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|CAN}}[[CanX-2]]<ref name="CX">{{cite web|url=http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/|title= CanX-2 Mission Objectives|accessdate=17 March 2008|publisher=UTIAS/SFL| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080312173554/http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/| archivedate= 12 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= yes}}</ref> |
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|user = [[University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies|UTIAS]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Technology<ref name="CX" /> |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[Cute 1.7|Cute-1.7+APD II]]<ref name="TIT-Cute">{{cite web|url=http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html|title= Cute-1.7 + APD II Project|accessdate=17 March 2008|date= 20 July 2007|publisher=Tokyo Institute of Technology}}</ref> |
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|user = [[Tokyo Institute of Technology|Tokodai]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Technology |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|NED}}[[Delfi-C3]]<ref name="delfi">{{cite web|url= http://www.delfic3.nl/|title= Delfi-C3 – Home|accessdate=17 March 2008|date= 10 March 2008|publisher=Delfi University of Technology| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080330035724/http://www.delfic3.nl/| archivedate= 30 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= yes}}</ref> |
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|user = [[Delft University of Technology|Delft]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Technology |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|DEN}}[[AAUSAT-II]]<ref name="AAU">{{cite web|url=http://aausatii.space.aau.dk/|title= AAUSAT-II Launch Info – HomePage|accessdate=17 March 2008|date= 10 March 2008|publisher=Aalborg University| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080429231206/http://aausatii.space.aau.dk/| archivedate= 29 April 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|user = [[Aalborg University|Aalborg]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = [[Radiation]]<ref name="AAU" /> |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|GER}}[[COMPASS-1]]<ref name="COMPASS">{{cite web|url=http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/|title= COMPASS-1|accessdate=17 March 2008|publisher=Aachen University| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033133/http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/| archivedate= 21 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|user = [[Aachen University|Aachen]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Remote sensing<br />Technology |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[SEEDS-2]]<ref name="SEEDS-2">{{cite web|url=http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/main_e.html|title= CubeSat Project Official Web Site|accessdate=17 March 2008|date= 22 January 2008|publisher=Nihon University| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080307080327/http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/main_e.html| archivedate= 7 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|user = [[Nihon University|Nihon]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Technology |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|CAN}}[[CanX-6]]<ref name="CanX6">{{cite web|url=http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX6/|title= Canx-6 – Nts|accessdate=14 April 2008|publisher=UTIAS/SFL |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704052048/http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX6/ |archivedate=2008-07-04}}</ref> |
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|user = UTIAS/[[COM DEV]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Technology |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|GER}}[[RUBIN-8]]<ref name="RUBIN">{{cite web|url=http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/News/presse/2804_08.html|title= RubinX|accessdate=14 April 2008|publisher=OHB System|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080502154312/http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/News/presse/2804_08.html |archivedate = 2 May 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|user = [[OHB System]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Technology |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 28 April| time=05:00<ref name="JSR 596">{{cite web|url= http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.596|title= Issue 596|accessdate=15 November 2008|first=Dr. Jonathan|last=McDowell|date=27 May 2008|publisher=Jonathan's Space Report}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}}[[Zenit-3SLB]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur [[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 45|Site 45/1]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|UN}}[[Land Launch]] |
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|remarks = First Land Launch flight and maiden flight of Zenit-3SLB.<br />Reached incorrect orbit due to carrier rocket underperformance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://izvestia.ru/news/news173271|script-title=ru:Израиль корит Роскосмос за невыполненные обязательства|date=6 May 2008|publisher=Izvestia|language=Russian|accessdate=9 May 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080510132234/http://www.izvestia.ru/news/news173271| archivedate= 10 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= yes}}</ref> Corrected by satellite through use of spare fuel, without affecting operational life. |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|ISR}}[[AMOS-3]] (AMOS-60) |
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|user = [[Space Communications Ltd|SCL]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 1 May| time=05:30<ref>{{cite web|url= http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story83.html|title= 36.223 UH McCammon/University of Wisconsin|accessdate=1 May 2008|date= 1 May 2008|publisher=NASA Sounding Rockets Office| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080511111524/http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story83.html| archivedate= 11 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= yes}}</ref><ref> |
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{{cite web|url= http://sched.wff.nasa.gov/wffsched/ViewItem.html?detail=0&integral=0&dropdown=1&show_stop=0&show_resources=0&style_sheet=style_wallops.css&dtwhen=2454588&cal_item_id=2736|title= SR-WS Black Brant IX 36.223|accessdate=1 May 2008|first=Jay|last=Scott|date=1 May 2008|publisher=NASA Wallops Flight Facility |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219233040/http://sched.wff.nasa.gov/wffsched/ViewItem.html?detail=0&integral=0&dropdown=1&show_stop=0&show_resources=0&style_sheet=style_wallops.css&dtwhen=2454588&cal_item_id=2736 |archivedate=2012-02-19}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|CAN}}Black Brant IX |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}White Sands LC-36 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}NASA |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = JHU |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = UV Astronomy |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-time = 05:40 |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 7 May| time=04:26<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/agniiii-launch-on-may-7/article1252477.ece|title=Agni-III to be launched on May 7|work=The Hindu |location=India|date=5 May 2008|accessdate=7 May 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080523011540/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/05/stories/2008050556151400.htm| archivedate= 23 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PoliticsNation/Agni-III_missile_test-fired/articleshow/3017605.cms|title=Agni-III missile test-fired|work=The Economic Times |location=India|date=7 May 2008|accessdate=7 May 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Agni (missile)|Agni-III]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|IND}}Integrated Test Range LC-4 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|IND}}Indian Army |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = SFC/DRDO |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-time = 04:41 |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 8 May |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[UGM-133 Trident II]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}{{USS|Nebraska|SSBN-739|6}} |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Navy |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = US Navy |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 8 May |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 8 May |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}UGM-133 Trident II |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}USS ''Nebraska'' |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Navy |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = US Navy |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 8 May |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 14 May |time = 20:22:54<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adn.es/tecnologia/20080508/NWS-2291-Progress-envio.html|title=La nave 'Progress' será lanzada el día 14 con tres toneladas de 'carga vital'|publisher=adn.es|language=Spanish|accessdate=13 May 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080509060509/http://www.adn.es/tecnologia/20080508/NWS-2291-Progress-envio.html| archivedate= 9 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0805/14progress29p/|title=Cargo ship begins flight to the space station|last=Justin Ray|date=14 May 2008|publisher=Spaceflight Now|accessdate=15 May 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos |
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|remarks = ISS flight 29P |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Progress M-64]] |
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|user = Roskosmos |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = Logistics |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 8 September<ref name="SFN-M65">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/10progress30p/|title=Cargo ship begins trek to the space station|publisher=Spaceflight Now|first=Justin|last=Ray|date=10 September 2008|accessdate=10 September 2008}}</ref> |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 15 May |time = 04:00<ref name="SSC-MASER">{{cite web|url=http://www.ssc.se/?id=11165 |title=MASER 11 |publisher=Swedish Space Corporation |accessdate=14 May 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724011931/http://www.ssc.se/?id=11165 |archivedate=24 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name="SSC-MASER-PK">{{cite web|url=http://www.ssc.se/filearchive/1/11020/Engelskt%20press-kit%20MASER%2011.pdf|title=MASER-11 Press Kit|publisher=Swedish Space Corporation|accessdate=12 May 2008}}{{dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref><ref name="Maser launch">{{cite web|url=http://www.ssc.se/?id=5104&cid=11165|title=Sounding rocket MASER 11 launched |
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| publisher=Swedish Space Corporation|accessdate=15 May 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080601053715/http://www.ssc.se/?id=5104&cid=11165| archivedate= 1 June 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= yes}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|BRA}}VSB-30 |
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|site = {{flagicon|SWE}}Esrange |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|SWE}}{{flagicon|GER}}[[Swedish Space Corporation|SSC]]/DLR |
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|remarks = [[Apogee]]: {{convert|252|km}}<ref name="Maser launch" /> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|SWE}}{{flagicon|EU}}[[MASER-11]] |
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|user = SSC/ESA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Microgravity |
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|outcome = Successful<ref name="Maser launch" /> |
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|d-date = 15 May |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 21 May |time = 09:43<ref name="NSF-Galaxy18">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/05/sea-launch-zenit-3sl-launches-with-galaxy-18/|title=Sea Launch Zenit 3SL launches with Galaxy 18|last=Bergin|first=Chris|date=21 May 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|accessdate=21 May 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}}Zenit-3SL |
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|site = {{flagicon|NOR}}Ocean Odyssey |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|UN}}Sea Launch |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|UN}}[[Galaxy 18]] |
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|user = [[Intelsat]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 22 May |time = 10:04<ref name="AP-197">{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=4908862|title=Unarmed missile successfully tested, hits target|date=22 May 2008|agency=Associated Press |accessdate=22 May 2008}}</ref><ref name="VAFB-197">{{cite web|url=http://www.afspc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123099783 |title=Missile successfully launches from Vandenberg |last=Raymond |first=Geoffroy (2nd Lt) |author2=30th Space Wing Public Affairs |date=22 May 2008 |publisher=Air Force Space Command/Vandenberg Air Force Base |accessdate=22 May 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531165915/http://www.afspc.af.mil:80/news/story.asp?id=123099783 |archivedate=31 May 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}LGM-30G Minuteman III |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg [[Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 10|LF-10]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Air Force |
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|remarks = Long range test<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/22/content_8231525.htm|title=Pentagon claims success in new missile test|last=Liang|first=Yan|date=22 May 2008|publisher=Xinhua|accessdate=22 May 2008}}<!--note that the launch time is wrong in this source--></ref> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#GT-197GM|GT-197GM]] |
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|user = US Air Force/[[National Nuclear Security Administration|NNSA]]<ref name="AP-197" /> |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 22 May |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 23 May |time = 05:00<ref name="Prithvi-2305">{{cite web|url=http://www.spacewar.com/reports/India_tests_ballistic_missile_official_999.html|title=India tests ballistic missile: official|date=23 May 2008|publisher=Spacewar.com|accessdate=28 June 2008<!--DASHBot-->}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Prithvi]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|IND}}Integrated Test Range |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|IND}}Indian Army |
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|remarks =User test<ref name="Prithvi-2305" /> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = Indian Army<ref name="Prithvi-2305" /> |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 23 May |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=4 |
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|date = 23 May |time = 15:20:09<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=3436|script-title=ru:Успешный старт космического аппарата «Юбилейный|date=23 May 2008|publisher=Russian Federal Space Agency|language=Russian|accessdate=23 May 2008}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Rockot|Rokot]]/[[Briz-KM]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133|Site 133/3]]<ref name="JSR 596"/> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Russian Strategic Rocket Forces|RVSN]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2437]] ([[Rodnik]])<ref name="Rodnik">{{cite web|url=http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/06/cosmos-2437_-2438_and_-2439_ar.shtml|title=Cosmos-2437, −2438, and −2439 are not Gonets-M|last=Podvig|first=Pavel|date=19 June 2008|publisher=Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces|accessdate=27 September 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081015151525/http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/06/cosmos-2437_-2438_and_-2439_ar.shtml| archivedate= 15 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|user = [[VKS]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2438]] (Rodnik)<ref name="Rodnik"/> |
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|user = VKS |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2439]] (Rodnik)<ref name="Rodnik"/> |
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|user = VKS |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Yubeleiny]] |
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|user = [[NPO PM]]<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127115518/http://www.rian.ru/technology/cosmos/20080122/97519139.html|archivedate=27 January 2008|url=http://www.rian.ru/technology/cosmos/20080122/97519139.html|script-title=ru:Спутник малого класса "Юбилейный" доставлен на космодром "Плесецк"|date=22 January 2008|publisher=RIA Novosti|language=Russian|accessdate=18 March 2009}}</ref> |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Technology |
|||
|outcome = Operational |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 27 May |time = 03:02<ref name="NSF-FY3A">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/05/china-launches-first-of-new-generation-polar-orbiting-satellites/|title=China launches first of new generation polar orbiting satellites|last=Barbosa|first=Rui C.|date=27 May 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|accessdate=27 May 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March 4C]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center|Taiyuan]] [[Taiyuan Launch Complex 1|LC-1]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PRC}}CNSA |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Fengyun|Feng Yun 3A]] |
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|user = [[China Meteorological Administration|CMA]] |
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|orbit= [[Sun-synchronous orbit|Sun-synchronous]] |
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|function = [[Weather satellite|Weather]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/27/content_8261650.htm|title=China launches 2nd Olympic weather satellite|last=Yao|first=Amber|date=27 May 2008|publisher=Xinhua|accessdate=27 May 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080529211754/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/27/content_8261650.htm| archivedate= 29 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|outcome = Operational |
|||
}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 29 May |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Tszyuylan-2]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Project 629 submarine|P629 Submarine]], [[Yellow Sea]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[People's Liberation Army Navy|PLAN]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = PLAN |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 29 May |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2 |
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|date = 31 May | time=21:02:12<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/05/discovery-launches-after-clean-countdown/|title=LIVE: Discovery launches after clean countdown|last=Bergin|first=Chris|date=31 May 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|accessdate=31 May 2008}}</ref><ref name="MSC-124-01">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts124/status2.html|title=STS-124 Mission Status Center|last=Ray|first=Justin|date=31 May 2008|publisher=Spaceflight Now|accessdate=31 May 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle {{OV|103|full=no}} |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance |
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|remarks = Manned flight with seven astronauts |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[STS-124]] |
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|user = NASA |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = ISS Assembly |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 14 June |
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|d-time = 15:15<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/06/discovery-lands-to-conclude-sts-124-oms-controller-plan/|title=Discovery lands to conclude STS-124 – OMS controller Plan|last=Bergin|first=Chris|date=14 June 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|accessdate=14 June 2008}}</ref> |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|UN}}[[Japanese Experiment Module|JEM-PM]] |
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|user = JAXA |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = ISS Component |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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===June=== |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 5 June |time = 18:13 |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Threat Representative Short Range Ballistic Missile|TR-SRBM]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}{{USS|Tripoli|LPH-10|6}}, [[Kauai]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Navy/MDA |
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|remarks = Destroyed after re-entry by endoatmospheric [[Standard Missile|SM-2]] missile launch |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = MDA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = [[Aegis Combat System|AEGIS]] target |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 5 June |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 9 June |time = 12:15<ref name="XIN-Chinasat">{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/09/content_8334551.htm|title=China launches French-built satellite |last=Yuxia|first=Jiang|date=9 June 2008|publisher=Xinhua|accessdate=9 June 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080613031839/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/09/content_8334551.htm| archivedate= 13 June 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March 3B]]<ref name="NSF-CS9">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/06/cz-3b-chang-zheng-3b-launches-chinasat-9/|title=CZ-3B Chang Zheng-3B launches ChinaSat-9|last=Barbosa|first=Rui C.|date=9 June 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|accessdate=9 June 2008}}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|PRC}}Xichang LA-2 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PRC}}CNSA |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Chinasat 9]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2008-05-22/01322209420.shtml|script-title=zh:中星9号发射倒计时：直播卫星"7星计划"出炉|date=22 May 2008|publisher=Sina|language=Chinese|accessdate=22 May 2008}}</ref> |
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|user =[[China Ministry of Post and Telecommunications|CNPT]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 11 June |time = 16:05<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/06/delta-ii-h-launches-with-nasas-glast-telescope/|title=LIVE: Delta II-H launches with NASA's GLAST telescope|last=Bergin|first=Chris|date=11 June 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|accessdate=11 June 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 7920H-10C |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17|SLC-17B]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}United Launch Alliance |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope|FGST]]<ref name="Fermi">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/glast_renamed.html|title=NASA Renames Observatory for Fermi, Reveals Entire Gamma-Ray Sky|publisher=NASA|first1=J.D.|last1=Harrington|last2=Harris |first2= David |last3= Cominsky |first3= Lynn|date=26 August 2008|accessdate=30 November 2014| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080828195541/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/glast_renamed.html| archivedate= 28 August 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> (GLAST)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/main/index.html|title=GLAST Mission Coverage – Latest News|accessdate=5 June 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080604080015/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/main/index.html| archivedate= 4 June 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|user =NASA |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = [[Gamma-ray astronomy]] |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2 |
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|date = 12 June |time = 22:05:02<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/06/ariane-5-eca-launches-with-turksat-3a-and-skynet-5c/|title=LIVE: Ariane 5 ECA launches with Turksat 3A and Skynet 5C|last=Bergin|first=Chris|date=12 June 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|accessdate=13 June 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|EU}}Ariane 5ECA |
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|site = {{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-3 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|UK}}[[Skynet 5C]] |
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|user =[[UK Ministry of Defence|MoD]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|TUR}}[[Turksat 3A]] |
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|user =[[Turksat (company)|Turksat]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 13 June |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Medium Range Target (missile)|MRT]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Pacific Missile Range Facility|Barking Sands]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Navy/MDA |
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|remarks = Used for simulated test, not intercepted |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = MDA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = [[Aegis Combat System|AEGIS]] target |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 13 June |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 13 June |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Medium Range Target (missile)|MRT]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Pacific Missile Range Facility|Barking Sands]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Navy/MDA |
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|remarks = Used for simulated test, not intercepted |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = MDA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = [[Aegis Combat System|AEGIS]] target |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 13 June |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=6 |
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|date = 19 June | time = 06:36<br /><ref name="spaceflightnowlog">{{cite web |url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/launchlog.html |title=Spaceflight Now – Tracking Station – Launch Log |accessdate=28 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1424620/russian_rocket_to_place_six_us_telecom_satellites_into_orbit/|title=Russian Rocket to Place Six U.S. Telecom Satellites into Orbit|date=9 June 2008|publisher=redOrbit|accessdate=12 June 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527124102/http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1424620/russian_rocket_to_place_six_us_telecom_satellites_into_orbit/ |archivedate=2012-05-27}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos-3M]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kapustin Yar]] [[Kapustin Yar Site 107|Site 107]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|GER}}COSMOS International |
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|remarks = Spacecraft affected by communications problems, four had failed by December 2009.<ref name="OrbcommFailures">{{cite web|url=http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/71698-orbcomm-reaches-settlement-satellite-insurance-claim.htm|title=ORBCOMM Reaches Settlement on Satellite Insurance Claim|date=28 December 2009|publisher=TMCNet|first=Jai|last=C.S.|accessdate=13 July 2010}}</ref> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Orbcomm (satellite)#Orbcomm-CDS|Orbcomm CDS-3]] |
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|user = [[Orbcomm]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Spacecraft failure |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Orbcomm (satellite)#Orbcomm-QL|Orbcomm QL-1]] |
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|user = [[Orbcomm]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational<ref name="UCS">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear_weapons_and_global_security/space_weapons/technical_issues/ucs-satellite-database.html|title=UCS Satellite Database|publisher=Union of Concerned Scientists|date=1 April 2010|accessdate=13 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100712231727/http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear_weapons_and_global_security/space_weapons/technical_issues/ucs-satellite-database.html| archivedate= 12 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Orbcomm (satellite)#Orbcomm-QL|Orbcomm QL-2]] |
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|user = [[Orbcomm]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Spacecraft failure |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Orbcomm (satellite)#Orbcomm-QL|Orbcomm QL-3]] |
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|user = [[Orbcomm]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational<ref name="UCS"/> |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Orbcomm (satellite)#Orbcomm-QL|Orbcomm QL-4]] |
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|user = [[Orbcomm]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Spacecraft failure |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Orbcomm (satellite)#Orbcomm-QL|Orbcomm QL-5]] |
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|user = [[Orbcomm]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Communication |
|||
|outcome = Spacecraft failure |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 20 June | time = 07:46:25<ref name=spaceflightnowlog/> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 7320 |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg [[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2|SLC-2W]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}United Launch Alliance |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Jason-2]] (OSTM) |
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|user = NASA |
|||
|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = [[Oceanography]] |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 26 June | time = 02:16<ref name="MDA-THAAD-2606">{{cite web|url=http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/pdf/08news0071.pdf |publisher=US Missile Defense Agency |title=Successful Missile Defense Intercept Test Takes Place off Hawaii |date=25 June 2008<!--HDT--> |accessdate=28 June 2008 |first=Pam |last=Rogers |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713120110/http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/pdf/08news0071.pdf |archivedate=13 July 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Thread-Representative Ballistic Missile|TRBM]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}[[C-17 Globemaster III|C-17]], Pacific Ocean |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Air Force |
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|remarks = Intercepted after re-entry by [[THAAD]] launched from [[Kwajalein Missile Range|KMR]] at 02:22 [[GMT]].<ref name="MDA-THAAD-2606" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/29th-missile-defense-intercept-achieved,447634.shtml|publisher=Earth Times|first=Riki|last=Ellison|date=26 June 2008|accessdate=26 June 2008|title=29th Missile Defense Intercept Achieved}} {{dead link|date=September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/06/26/national/a042150D78.DTL|agency=Associated Press |date=26 June 2008|accessdate=26 June 2008|title=US military shoots down separating missile in test}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = MDA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = [[THAAD]] Target |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 26 June |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 26 June | time = 19:57<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/|publisher=NASA|title=Sounding Rockets Program Office|date=26 June 2008|accessdate=28 June 2008}}</ref><ref name="MDA-BB">{{cite web|url=http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/pdf/08news0072.pdf|publisher=US Missile Defense Agency|title=Missile Defense Data Collection Experiment Successfully Completed|date=27 June 2008|accessdate=28 June 2008|first=Rick|last=Lehner |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819215543/http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/pdf/08news0072.pdf |archivedate=2008-08-19}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|CAN}}[[Black Brant (rocket)|Black Brant XI]] |
|||
|site = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Wallops Flight Facility|Wallops Island]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}NASA |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|user = MDA<ref name="MDA-BB" /> |
|||
|orbit= Suborbital |
|||
|function = Technology |
|||
|outcome = Successful |
|||
|d-date = 26 June |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 26 June | time = 23:59<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12817147&PageNum=0|publisher=ITAR-TASS|date=27 June 2008|accessdate=27 June 2008|title=Rocket launched to carry military satellite to orbit}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Proton-K]]/[[DM-3]]<!--?--><ref name="JSR 597" /> |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur [[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81|Site 81/24]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}RVSN |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2440]] ([[SPRN-2 Prognoz|Prognoz]])<ref name="JSR 597"/> |
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|user = VKS |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Missile defence<ref name="JSR 597"/> |
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|outcome = Operational |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 30 June<ref name="ECOMA">{{cite web |url=http://www.rocketrange.no/campaigns/ecoma-2008/|publisher=Andøya Rocket Range |title=ECOMA 2008: ECOMA Sounding Rocket Campaign |date=30 June 2008 |accessdate=1 July 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090226061810/http://www.rocketrange.no/campaigns/ecoma-2008/ |archivedate = 26 February 2009|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Nike-Orion]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|NOR}}Andøya |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|NOR}}Andøya |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|NOR}}{{flagicon|GER}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#ECOMA 2008-1|ECOMA 2008-1]] |
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|user = Andøya/DLR |
|||
|orbit= Suborbital |
|||
|function = [[Aeronomy]] |
|||
|outcome = Successful |
|||
|d-date = 30 June |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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|colspan=7| {{TLS-M|2008}} |
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===July=== |
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|- |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 7 July |time = 21:30<ref name="ECOMA" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Nike-Orion]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|NOR}}[[Andøya Space Center|Andøya]] |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|NOR}}Andøya |
|||
|remarks = [[Apogee]]: {{convert|125|km}} |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|NOR}}{{flagicon|GER}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#ECOMA 2008-2|ECOMA 2008-2]] |
|||
|user = Andøya/DLR |
|||
|orbit= Suborbital |
|||
|function = Aeronomy |
|||
|outcome = Successful |
|||
|d-date = 7 July |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2 |
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|date = 7 July |time = 21:47<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/07/ariane-5-eca-launches-with-protostar-1badr-6/|title=Ariane 5 ECA launches with ProtoStar-1/BADR-6|first=Rene|last=David|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|date=7 July 2008|accessdate=8 July 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|EU}}Ariane 5ECA |
|||
|site = {{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-3 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|SAU}}[[Badr-6]] |
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|user = [[Arabsat]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
|||
|function = Communication |
|||
|outcome = Operational |
|||
}}{{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|BMU}}[[ProtoStar-1]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.protostarsat.com/aboutus.html|publisher=ProtoStar|title=About Us|accessdate=4 July 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080705100852/http://www.protostarsat.com/aboutus.html| archivedate= 5 July 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|user = [[ProtoStar]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
|||
|function = Communication |
|||
|outcome = Operational |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
|||
{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
|||
|date = 9 July<ref name="IHT-GP3">{{cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/09/mideast/iran.php|work=International Herald Tribune|title=Iran reportedly test-fires 9 missiles|last=Cowell|first=Alan|date=9 July 2008|accessdate=9 July 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080710195924/http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/09/mideast/iran.php| archivedate= 10 July 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
|||
|rocket = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[Shahab-3]]<ref name="RIAN-GP3">{{cite web|url=http://en.rian.ru/world/20080709/113564266.html|publisher=RIA Novosti|title=Iran test-fires Shahab-3 long-range missile|date=9 July 2008|accessdate=9 July 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080710105846/http://en.rian.ru/world/20080709/113564266.html| archivedate= 10 July 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[Strait of Hormuz]]<ref name="IHT-GP3" /> |
|||
|remarks = Part of [[Great Prophet III]] exercise<ref name="RIAN-GP3" /> |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[Islamic Revolutionary Guard|IRG]] |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|user = IRG |
|||
|orbit= Suborbital |
|||
|function = Missile test |
|||
|outcome = Successful |
|||
|d-date = 9 July |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 9 July<ref name="IHT-GP3" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[Shahab-2]]<ref name="FARS-GP3">{{cite web|url=http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8704200561|publisher=FARS|title=Iran Test-Fires more Missiles|date=10 July 2008|accessdate=10 July 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080716211855/http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8704200561| archivedate= 16 July 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|IRN}}Strait of Hormuz<ref name="IHT-GP3" /> |
|||
|remarks = Part of Great Prophet III exercise,<ref name="RIAN-GP3" /> missile type not confirmed |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|IRN}}IRG |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|user = IRG |
|||
|orbit= Suborbital |
|||
|function = Missile test |
|||
|outcome = Successful |
|||
|d-date = 9 July |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 9 July<ref name="IHT-GP3" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[Shahab-1]]<ref name="FARS-GP3" /> |
|||
|site = {{flagicon|IRN}}Strait of Hormuz<ref name="IHT-GP3" /> |
|||
|remarks = Part of Great Prophet III exercise,<ref name="RIAN-GP3" /> missile type not confirmed |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|IRN}}IRG |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|user = IRG |
|||
|orbit= Suborbital |
|||
|function = Missile test |
|||
|outcome = Successful |
|||
|d-date = 9 July |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 10 July<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92399124|title=Iran Tests More Missiles; U.S. Issues Warning|publisher=NPR|date=10 July 2008|accessdate=10 July 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IRN}}Shahab-3 |
|||
|site = {{flagicon|IRN}}Strait of Hormuz |
|||
|remarks = Part of Great Prophet III exercise, missile type not confirmed |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|IRN}}IRG |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|user = IRG |
|||
|orbit= Suborbital |
|||
|function = Missile test |
|||
|outcome = Successful |
|||
|d-date = 10 July |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 12 July |time = 10:46<ref name="ECOMA" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Nike-Orion]] |
|||
|site = {{flagicon|NOR}}[[Andøya Space Center|Andøya]]<ref name="ECOMA" /> |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|NOR}}Andøya |
|||
|remarks = Apogee: {{convert|123|km}}<ref name="ECOMA" /> |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|NOR}}{{flagicon|GER}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#ECOMA 2008-3|ECOMA 2008-3]] |
|||
|user = Andøya/DLR |
|||
|orbit= Suborbital |
|||
|function = Aeronomy<ref name="ECOMA" /> |
|||
|outcome = Successful |
|||
|d-date = 12 July |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 14 July |time = 10:10<ref name="SubTec-810">{{cite web|url=http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story84.html |title=41.075 GT SMITH/NASA Wallops Flight Facility |publisher=NASA Wallops Flight Facility |work=Sounding Rockets Program Office (Code 810) |date=14 July 2008 |accessdate=15 July 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210193329/http://sites.wff.nasa.gov:80/code810/news/story84.html |archivedate=10 February 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Terrier-Orion]]<ref name="SubTec">{{cite web|url=http://sched.wff.nasa.gov/wffsched/ViewItem.html?detail=0&integral=0&dropdown=1&show_stop=0&show_resources=0&style_sheet=style_wallops.css&dtwhen=2454657&cal_item_id=1664|title=SR-SubTec-II 41.075|publisher=NASA Wallops Flight Facility|accessdate=8 July 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Wallops Island [[Wallops Island Launch Pad 1|LP-1]] |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}NASA |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#SubTEC-II|SubTEC-II]] |
|||
|user = Andøya/DLR |
|||
|orbit= Suborbital |
|||
|function = Technology |
|||
|outcome = Successful |
|||
|d-date = 14 July |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 16 July |time = 05:20:59<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/07/sea-launch-lofts-echostar-11-echostar-2-dies-on-orbit/|title=Sea Launch Zenit-3SL successfully lofts EchoStar 11|last=Bergin|first=Chris|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|date=16 July 2008|accessdate=16 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/sealaunch/echostar11/index.html|title=Sea Launch boosts relay satellite for DISH Network|last=Ray|first=Justin|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=16 July 2008|accessdate=16 July 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}}Zenit-3SL |
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|site = {{flagicon|NOR}}Ocean Odyssey |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|UN}}Sea Launch |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Echostar 11]] |
|||
|user = [[Echostar]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
|||
|function = Communication |
|||
|outcome = Ongoing |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 18 July |time = 22:47<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.theage.com.au/world/us-fires-longrange-missile-in-test-20080719-3hpa.html|title=US fires long-range missile in test|work=The Age |date=19 July 2008|accessdate=19 July 2008|location=Melbourne, Australia| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080720053659/http://news.theage.com.au/world/us-fires-longrange-missile-in-test-20080719-3hpa.html| archivedate= 20 July 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[UGM-27 Polaris]] ([[STARS (rocket)|STARS]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Kodiak Island]] |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Air Force |
|||
|remarks = Radar targeting test only, missile not intercepted |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#FTX-03|FTX-03]] |
|||
|user = MDA |
|||
|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Target |
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|outcome = Successful<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/07/18/state/n190106D92.DTL&feed=rss.business|title=U.S. missile defense sensor test called successful|agency=Associated Press|date=19 July 2008|accessdate=29 October 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080804133702/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/07/18/state/n190106D92.DTL&feed=rss.business |archivedate = 4 August 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|d-date = 18 July |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 22 July |time = 02:40:09<br /><ref name="RIAN-SL5">{{cite web|url=http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080722/114586277.html|title=Russia puts fifth German spy satellite into orbit|publisher=RIA Novostidate=2008-07-22|accessdate=22 July 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080722143638/http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080722/114586277.html| archivedate= 22 July 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ln.mid.ru/ns-dvbr.nsf/a84cf38ed768735943256ccc003bcff1/4730f0369e2ac90ac325746a002f3cc2?OpenDocument|script-title=ru:Уточненные данные по запуску космических аппаратов в июле 2008 года|publisher=Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=17 July 2008|language=Russian}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spacefellowship.com/News/?p=6091|title=Germany’s first satellite-based reconnaissance system now completed – SAR-Lupe 5 successfully launched|publisher=The Space Fellowship|date=22 July 2008|accessdate=22 July 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos-3M |
|||
|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|GER}}COSMOS International<ref name="RIAN-SL5" /> |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|GER}}[[SAR-Lupe 5]] |
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|user = Bundeswehr |
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|orbit= Low Earth, polar |
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|function = Radar imaging |
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|outcome = Operational |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 26 July |time = 18:31<ref name="JSR 598">{{cite web|url=http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.598|title= Issue 598|accessdate=23 August 2008|first=Dr. Jonathan |last=McDowell|date= 12 August 2008|publisher= Jonathan's Space Report}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz-2 (rocket)|Soyuz-2.1b]] |
|||
|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43|Site 43/4]] |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}RVSN |
|||
|remarks = Spacecraft lost due to electrical malfunction<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rg.ru/2009/02/11/sputnik.html|script-title=ru:Шпион на связь не вышел|publisher=Российская газета|language=Russian|accessdate=11 February 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090214203945/http://rg.ru/2009/02/11/sputnik.html| archivedate= 14 February 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2441]] ([[Persona (satellite)|Persona]])<ref name="JSR 598" /> |
|||
|user = VKS |
|||
|orbit= Sun-synchronous |
|||
|function = Optical imaging |
|||
|outcome = Spacecraft failure |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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|colspan=7| {{TLS-M|2008}} |
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===August=== |
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|- |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 1 August<ref name="0108-Missile">{{cite web |url=http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080801/115460006.html|title=Russian nuclear sub test-fires ballistic missile in Barents Sea|publisher=RIA Novosti|date=1 August 2008|accessdate=2 August 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080807053931/http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080801/115460006.html| archivedate= 7 August 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[R-29 (missile)|R-29]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[RFS Ryazan (K-44)|RFS ''Ryazan'']], [[Barents Sea]]<ref name="0108-Missile" /> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Russian Navy|VMF]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = VMF |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful<ref name="0108-Missile" /> |
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|d-date = 1 August |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 2 August |time = 08:30<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/topics/topics/2008/0802.shtml |title=S-520-24号機打上げ成功！ |publisher=JAXA |language=Japanese |accessdate=2 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2008/08/20080802_s520_24_j.html |title=S-520-24号機 発表文 |publisher=JAXA |date=2 August 2008 |language=Japanese |accessdate=2 August 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[S-520]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|JPN}}Uchinoura |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[JAXA]] |
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|remarks = Apogee: {{convert|293|km}} |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = JAXA/[[Teikyo University of Science & Technology|Teikyo]] |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Microgravity |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 2 August |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=4 |
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|date = 3 August |time = 03:34<ref name="SFN Falcon MSC">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon/003/status.html|title=Mission Status Center|work=Falcon Mission Report|publisher=Spaceflight Now|first=Justin|last=Ray|date=6 August 2008|accessdate=15 November 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081120022245/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon/003/status.html| archivedate= 20 November 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kwajrockets.blogspot.com |
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|title=Kwajalein Atoll and Rockets|accessdate=29 July 2008|date=28 July 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Falcon 1]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|MHL}}[[Omelek Island|Omelek]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} [[SpaceX]] |
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|remarks = First and second stage recontact due to residual thrust.<ref name="SFN Falcon MSC" /> PreSat and Nanosail CubeSats, Celestis burial payload included remains of astronaut [[Gordon Cooper]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/memorial/explorers/cooper.asp|title=L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.|work=Participants on board The Explorers Flight|publisher=Space Services Incorporated (Celestis)|accessdate=21 May 2008}}</ref> actor [[James Doohan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/memorial/explorers/doohan.asp|title=James M. Doohan|work=Participants on board The Explorers Flight|publisher=Space Services Incorporated (Celestis)|accessdate=21 May 2008}}</ref> writer and director [[John Meredyth Lucas]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/memorial/explorers/lucas.asp|title=John Meredyth Lucas|work=Participants on board The Explorers Flight|publisher=Space Services Incorporated (Celestis)|accessdate=21 May 2008}}</ref> and [[Apollo program|Apollo]] mission planner [[Mareta West]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/memorial/explorers/west.asp|title=Mareta N. West|work=Participants on board The Explorers Flight|publisher=Space Services Incorporated (Celestis)|accessdate=21 May 2008}}</ref> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Trailblazer (satellite)|Trailblazer]] |
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|user = [[Operationally Responsive Space|ORS]]/MDA |
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|orbit= Intended: Low Earth |
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|function = Technology |
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|outcome = Launch failure<ref name="NSF Falcon" /> |
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|d-time = ~T+140 seconds<ref name="NSF Falcon">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/08/spacex-falcon-i-fails-during-first-stage-flight/|title=SpaceX Falcon I FAILS during first stage flight|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|first1=Matt|last1=Davis|last2=Bergin |first2=Chris|date=3 August 2008|accessdate=3 August 2008}}</ref> |
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|d-span = 4 |o-span = 4 |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[PreSat]]<ref name="WØRPK">{{cite web|url=http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/CubeSat.htm|title=Amateur Radio Information and Support for CubeSats|last=Wallio|first=Ralph|date=20 June 2008|publisher=WØRPK|accessdate=21 June 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080706183800/http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/CubeSat.htm| archivedate= 6 July 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|user = [[Santa Clara University|Santa Clara]]/NASA<ref name="WØRPK" /><ref name="TwitterPS">{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/PreSat|title=PreSat|date=25 June 2008|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=30 June 2008}}</ref> |
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|orbit= Intended: Low Earth |
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|function = Biological |
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|d-span = inherit |o-span = inherit |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[NanoSail-D]]<ref name="WØRPK" /> |
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|user = Santa Clara/NASA<ref name="WØRPK" /><ref name="nanosail-d">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html|title=NanoSail-D|date=22 June 2008|publisher=NASA|accessdate=23 June 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080707022615/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html| archivedate= 7 July 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|orbit= Intended: Low Earth |
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|function = [[Solar sail]] |
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|d-span = inherit |o-span = inherit |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Celestis|Explorers]]<ref name="Celestis">{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/explorers.asp|title=The Explorers Flight|publisher=Space Services Incorporated (Celestis)|accessdate=5 June 2008}}</ref> |
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|user = [[Celestis]] |
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|orbit= Intended: Low Earth |
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|function = [[Space burial]] |
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|d-span = inherit |o-span = inherit |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 13 August |time = 08:01<ref name="Min1308-KM">{{cite web|url = http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=8832417&nav=menu612_2_7|title = Unarmed missile tested in launch from California base base|publisher = KMPH|date= 13 August 2008|accessdate =13 August 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110713161925/http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=8832417&nav=menu612_2_7 |archivedate = 13 July 2011|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}LGM-30G Minuteman III |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Air Force |
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|remarks = Travelled about {{convert|6790|km}} downrange.<ref name="Min1308-MN"> |
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{{cite news|url = http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-13-775846174_x.htm|title = Unarmed missile tested in launch from Calif. base|work=USA Today|date= 13 August 2008|accessdate =18 March 2009}}</ref> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#GT-195GM|GT-195GM]] |
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|user = US Air Force |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful<ref name="Min1308-KM" /> |
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|d-date = 13 August |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2 |
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|date = 14 August |time = 20:44<ref name="spaceflightnowlog">{{cite web |url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/launchlog.html |title=Spaceflight Now – Tracking Station – Launch Log |accessdate=28 August 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|EU}}Ariane 5ECA |
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|site = {{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-3 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[Superbird 7]] |
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|user =[[Space Communications Corporation|SCC]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[AMC-21]] |
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|user =SES Americom |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 16 August |time = 19:32<ref name="JSR 599" /> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IRN}}Safir<ref>{{cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iFZUVHHeYn_ON94JnSVouYU5-S1Q|title=Iran says launches first home-built satellite|agency=AFP|date=17 August 2008|accessdate=17 August 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080821060117/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iFZUVHHeYn_ON94JnSVouYU5-S1Q| archivedate= 21 August 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|IRN}}Semnan |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|IRN}}ISA |
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|remarks = Reported to have been first [[Iran]]ian orbital launch attempt. Officially successful, however no objects were left in orbit.<ref name="JSR 599" /> Unofficial reports of a second stage malfunction.<ref name="JSR 599" /> Also reported to have been a suborbital test, or an attempt to launch the [[Omid (satellite)|Omid]] satellite, instead of an orbital test launch. |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[DemoSat]]<ref name="Focus-demo">{{cite web|url=http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n149617|title=Iran says it has put first dummy satellite in orbit|publisher=FOCUS Information Agency|date=17 August 2008|accessdate=17 August 2008}}</ref> |
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|user = ISA |
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|orbit= {{nowrap|Intended: Low Earth<ref name="JSR 599">{{cite web|url=http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.599|title= Issue 599|accessdate=11 September 2008|first=Dr. Jonathan|last=McDowell|date= 4 September 2008|publisher= Jonathan's Space Report}}</ref>}} |
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|function = Test flight |
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|outcome = Launch failure<ref name="JSR 599" /> |
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|d-date = 16 August |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 18 August |time = 22:43<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-081908|title=ILS Proton Successfully Launches Inmarsat-4 F3 Satellite|publisher=International Launch Services|date=19 August 2008|accessdate=19 August 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080923142147/http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-081908 |archivedate = 23 September 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kt.kz/index.php?lang=rus&uin=1138536794&chapter=1153457516|publisher=Kazakhstan Today|title=На Байконуре продолжается подготовка к запуску ракеты-носителя "Протон-М" с космическим аппаратом Inmarsat 4F3|date=11 August 2008|accessdate=11 August 2008|language=Russian}}</ref><ref name="ILS-MA-1308">{{cite web|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-081308|title=Media Advisory -ILS Proton to launch Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite|publisher=International Launch Services|accessdate=15 August 2008|date=13 August 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080923142142/http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-081308 |archivedate = 23 September 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 200/39<ref name="ILS-MA-1308" /> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}}International Launch Services |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|UK}}[[Inmarsat-4 F3]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/inmarsat-4-f3|publisher=International Launch Services|title=Mission Control: Inmarsat-4 F3|accessdate=5 August 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080719071756/http://www.ilslaunch.com/inmarsat-4-f3 |archivedate = 19 July 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|user = [[Inmarsat]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
|||
}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2 |
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|date = 22 August |time = 09:10<ref name="ALV-Explode">{{cite web |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/rocket-explodes-shortly-after-launch-wallops-island|first=Cindy|last=Clayton|title=Rocket explodes shortly after launch at Wallops Island|date=22 August 2008|accessdate=22 August 2008|publisher=Pilot Online| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080823063907/http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/rocket-explodes-shortly-after-launch-wallops-island| archivedate= 23 August 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[ALV X-1|ALV]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport|MARS]] [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0|LP-0B]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Alliant Techsystems]] |
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|remarks = Only flight of ALV, veered off course to the South and destroyed by [[Range Safety Officer|RSO]]<ref name="ALV-Destruct">{{cite web |url=http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/hybolt082508.xml&headline=HyBolt%20Launch%20Fails|first=Frank|last=Morring|title=HyBolt Launch Fails|date=25 August 2008|accessdate=27 August 2008|publisher=Aviation Week}}</ref> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#SOAREX VI|SOAREX VI]] |
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|user = NASA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Technology |
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|outcome = Launch failure |
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|d-time = T+27 seconds<ref name="ALV-Explode" /> |
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|d-span = 2 |o-span = 2 |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#SOAREX VI/Hy-BoLT|Hy-BoLT]] |
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|user = NASA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Aerodynamics |
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|d-span = inherit |o-span = inherit |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 25 August<ref name="August-Tridents">{{cite web|url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2008/8-26-trident.html |publisher=Lockheed Martin |title=Lockheed Martin-Built Trident II D5 Missile Achieves 124 Successful Test Launches In A Row |date=26 August 2008 |accessdate=27 August 2008 |first1=Lynn |last1=Fisher |last2=Papp |first2=Jack |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016151033/http://www.lockheedmartin.com:80/news/press_releases/2008/8-26-trident.html |archivedate=16 October 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}UGM-133 Trident II |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}{{USS|Louisiana|SSBN-743|6}}, Pacific Ocean |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Navy |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = US Navy |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 25 August |
|||
}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 25 August<ref name="August-Tridents"/> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}UGM-133 Trident II |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}USS ''Louisiana'', Pacific Ocean |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Navy |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = US Navy |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 25 August |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 28 August<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSLS60130720080828|title=Russia long-range missile test a success|publisher=Reuters|date=28 August 2008|accessdate=28 August 2008|first=Chris|last=Baldwin| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080829211557/http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSLS60130720080828| archivedate= 29 August 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[RT-2PM Topol]] (RS-12M) |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}RVSN |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = RVSN |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 28 August |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=5 |
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|date = 29 August |time =07:15<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ballard.co.uk/press_releases/company_releases.aspx?lang=English(uk)&story=1247|title=RapidEye constellation launched successfully|publisher=Ballard Communications Management|date=29 August 2008|accessdate=29 August 2008|first1=Audrey|last1=Nice|last2=Wolstenholme |first2= Robin}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}}[[Dnepr (rocket)|Dnepr]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur [[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 109|Site 109/95]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[ISC Kosmotras]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|GER}}[[RapidEye|Tachys]] (RapidEye-1)<ref name="JSR 600">{{cite web|url=http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.600|title= Issue 600|accessdate=29 September 2008|first=Dr. Jonathan|last=McDowell|date= 26 September 2008|publisher= Jonathan's Space Report}}</ref> |
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|user = [[RapidEye]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Imaging |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|GER}}[[RapidEye|Mati]] (RapidEye-2)<ref name="JSR 600" /> |
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|user = RapidEye |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Imaging |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|GER}}[[RapidEye|Choma]] (RapidEye-3)<ref name="JSR 600" /> |
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|user = RapidEye |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Imaging |
|||
|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|GER}}[[RapidEye|Choros]] (RapidEye-4)<ref name="JSR 600" /> |
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|user = RapidEye |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Imaging |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|GER}}[[RapidEye|Trochia]] (RapidEye-5)<ref name="JSR 600" /> |
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|user = RapidEye |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Imaging |
|||
|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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===September=== |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2 |
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|date = 6 September |time =03:25<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/06/content_9806611.htm|title=China launches two natural disaster monitoring satellites|publisher=Xinhua|date=6 September 2008|accessdate=6 September 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080906203913/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/06/content_9806611.htm| archivedate= 6 September 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March 2C]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|PRC}}Taiyuan LC-1 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PRC}}CNSA |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Huanjing satellite|Huan Jing 1A]] |
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|user = CNSA |
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|orbit= Sun-synchronous |
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|function = Remote sensing |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Huanjing satellite|Huan Jing 1B]] |
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|user = CNSA |
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|orbit= Sun-synchronous |
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|function = Remote sensing |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 6 September |time =18:50:57<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d335/status.html|title=Mission Status Center|work=Delta II/Geoeye 1|publisher=Spaceflight Now|first=Justin|last=Ray|date=6 September 2008|accessdate=6 September 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 7420 |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-2W |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}United Launch Alliance |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[GeoEye 1]] (Orbview 5) |
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|user = [[GeoEye]] |
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|orbit= Sun-synchronous |
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|function = Imaging |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 10 September |time = 19:50:02<ref name="SFN-M65">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/10progress30p/|title=Cargo ship begins trek to the space station|publisher=Spaceflight Now|first=Justin|last=Ray|date=10 September 2008|accessdate=10 September 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos |
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|remarks = ISS flight 30P |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Progress M-65]] |
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|user = Roskosmos |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = Logistics |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 7 December |
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|d-time = 08:48:47<ref>{{cite web|url=http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/cargoes/prm65.sht|title=Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-65" |last=Anikeev|first=Alexander|publisher=Manned Astronautics; Figures and Facts|accessdate=3 January 2009}}</ref> |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 18 September |time =02:05<ref name="Failed THAAD">{{cite web|url=http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/pdf/08news0078.pdf|publisher=Missile Defense Agency|title=Missile Defense Test Conducted|date=17 September 2008|accessdate=18 September 2008|format=PDF| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081001165547/http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/pdf/08news0078.pdf| archivedate= 1 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Kauai |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}MDA |
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|remarks = Two [[THAAD]] intercept launches cancelled.<ref name="Failed THAAD" /> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = MDA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Target |
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|outcome = Launch failure<ref name="Failed THAAD" /> |
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|d-date = 18 September |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 18 September |time =14:45<ref name="IT-1809-SLBM">{{cite web|url=http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=13088878&PageNum=0|title=Russian submarine launches Bulava missile|publisher=ITAR-TASS|date=18 September 2008|accessdate=18 September 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080920121734/http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=13088878&PageNum=0 |archivedate = 20 September 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[RSM-56 Bulava]] (R-30) |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Russian submarine TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi|RFS ''Dmitri Donskoi'']], [[White Sea]]<ref name="C4-1809-SLBM">{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/russia+test+fires+new+missile/2460857|title=Russia test fires new missile|publisher=Channel 4 News|date=18 September 2008|accessdate=18 September 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080921104444/http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/russia+test+fires+new+missile/2460857| archivedate= 21 September 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= yes}}</ref> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}VMF |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = VMF |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-time = 15:05<ref name="AFP-1809-SLBM">{{cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h8bwJpi1viw2lep6tmrk8kmND8kw|title=Russia test-fires new-generation strategic missile|agency=AFP|date=18 September 2008|accessdate=18 September 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080929235222/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h8bwJpi1viw2lep6tmrk8kmND8kw| archivedate= 29 September 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 19 September |time =21:48<ref name="JSR 600" /><ref name="Nimiq-ILS">{{cite web|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/nimiq-4-mission-control|title=Nimiq-4 Mission Control|publisher=International Launch Services|accessdate=18 September 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080822141445/http://www.ilslaunch.com/nimiq-4-mission-control |archivedate = 22 August 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-M/Briz-M |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 200/39 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}}International Launch Services |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|CAN}}[[Nimiq-4]]<ref name="RSW">{{cite web|url=http://www.russianspaceweb.com/2008.html|title=Space exploration in 2008 |
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|publisher=Russian Space Web|first=Anatoly|last=Zak|author2=Günes, Sedat|accessdate=27 August 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081010203834/http://www.russianspaceweb.com/2008.html| archivedate= 10 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|user = [[Telesat Canada]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 24 September |time =06:57<ref name="NFIRE2B">{{cite web|url=http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123116591 |title=Vandenberg supports missile defense tracking test |first=Lt. Raymond |last=Geoffroy |work=30th Space Wing Public Affairs |publisher=US Air Force |date=24 September 2008 |accessdate=24 September 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614005137/http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123116591 |archivedate=14 June 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[LGM-30 Minuteman|Chimera]]<ref name="NFIRE2B" /> (Minuteman/Minotaur II) |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg [[Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 06|LF-06]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}Orbital Sciences |
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|remarks = Tracked by [[NFIRE]] satellite |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[NFIRE|NFIRE 2b]] |
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|user = MDA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Target |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 24 September |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 24 September |time =09:27:59<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/5887-sea-launch-deploys-galaxy-north-america.html|title=Sea Launch Deploys New Galaxy for North America|first=Justin|last=Ray|publisher=Space.com|date=24 September 2008|accessdate=28 November 2015}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}}Zenit-3SL |
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|site = {{flagicon|NOR}}Ocean Odyssey |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|UN}}Sea Launch |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|UN}}[[Galaxy 19]] |
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|user = Intelsat |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3 |
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|date = 25 September |time =08:49:37<br /><ref name="JSR 600" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ln.mid.ru/ns-dvbr.nsf/a84cf38ed768735943256ccc003bcff1/9229b3ccdfd9efe1c32574cc00248e02?OpenDocument|script-title=ru:Уточненные данные по запуску космических аппаратов в сентябре 2008 года|publisher=Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs|date=22 September 2008|accessdate=22 September 2008|language=Russian}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-M/[[Block D|DM-2]]<ref name="DM upper stage">{{cite web|url=http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=4268|title=Glonass-M Satellites are under Ground Control|publisher=Roscosmos|date=25 September 2008|accessdate=25 September 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 81/24 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}RVSN |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2442]] ([[GLONASS]])<ref name="JSR 600" /><ref name="AT-GLONASS">{{cite web|url=http://arms-tass.su/?page=article&aid=57511&cid=125|script-title=ru:Начало эксплуатации спутников серии "Глонасс-К" переносится с 2009 на 2010 год|publisher=ARMS-TASS|date=17 July 2008|accessdate=18 July 2008|language=Russian}}</ref> |
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|user = VKS |
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|orbit= Medium Earth |
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|function = Navigation<ref name="RIAN-GLONASS-28">{{cite web|url=http://www.rian.ru/science/20080919/151430995.html|script-title=ru:Три спутника ГЛОНАСС будут запущены 28 сентября – представитель ИСС|publisher=RIA Novosti|date=19 September 2008|accessdate=19 September 2008|language=Russian| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080922142840/http://www.rian.ru/science/20080919/151430995.html| archivedate= 22 September 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2443]] (GLONASS)<ref name="JSR 600" /><ref name="AT-GLONASS"/> |
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|user = VKS |
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|orbit= Medium Earth |
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|function = Navigation<ref name="RIAN-GLONASS-28"/> |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2444]] (GLONASS)<ref name="JSR 600" /><ref name="AT-GLONASS"/> |
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|user = VKS |
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|orbit= Medium Earth |
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|function = Navigation<ref name="RIAN-GLONASS-28"/> |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3 |
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|date = 25 September |time =13:10<ref name="JSR 600"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2008-09-12/031814438512s.shtml|script-title=zh:神七首选9月25日晚9时10分左右发 射|language=Chinese|accessdate=12 September 2008|date=12 September 2008|publisher=Sina| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080928203249/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2008-09-12/031814438512s.shtml| archivedate= 28 September 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March 2F]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center|Jiuquan]] [[Jiuquan Launch Area 4|LA-4/SLS-1]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PRC}}CNSA |
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|remarks = Manned flight with three [[astronaut|yǔhángyuán]], crew conducted first Chinese [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]]<br />Ban Xing deployed from Shenzhou on 27 September at 11:27 GMT, GC separated on 28 September at 08:48 to begin independent mission<ref name="JSR 601"/> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Shenzhou 7]] |
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|user = CNSA |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Manned flight |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 28 September |
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|d-time = 09:37:40<ref name="JSR 601">{{cite web|url=http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.601|title= Issue 601|accessdate=22 October 2008|first=Dr. Jonathan|last=McDowell|date= 12 October 2008|publisher= Jonathan's Space Report}}</ref> |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[BanXing|Ban Xing]]<ref name="JSR 601"/> |
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|user = CNSA |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Technology |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 30 October 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reentrynews.com/2008047g.html|title=BX-1|publisher=Center for Orbital Debris and Reentry Studies|date=20 October 2009|accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref> |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Shenzhou 7|Shenzhou 7-GC]]<ref name="JSR 601"/> |
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|user = CNSA |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Technology |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 4 January 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reentrynews.aero.org/2008047h.html|title=Shenzhou 7 Module|publisher=Center for Orbital Debris and Reentry Studies|accessdate=13 January 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100113232119/http://reentrynews.aero.org/2008047h.html| archivedate= 13 January 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 28 September |time =23:15<ref name="F1F4-SFN-MSC">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon/004/status.html|title=Mission Status Center|work=Falcon 1 Flight 4|last=Ray|first=Justin|date=28 September 2008|publisher=Spaceflight Now|accessdate=28 September 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}Falcon 1 |
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|site = {{flagicon|MHL}}Omelek |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}SpaceX |
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|remarks = Launched [[Boilerplate (spaceflight)|boilerplate]] payload. First privately funded and developed liquid fuelled rocket to reach orbit<ref name="SR-Falcon Success" /> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Falcon 1 Flight 4|RatSat]]<ref name="JSR 601"/> |
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|user = SpaceX |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = DemoSat |
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|outcome = Successful<ref name="F1F4-SFN-MSC" /><ref name="SR-Falcon Success">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1311|title=SpaceX Update – ORBIT|last=Cowing|first=Keith |date=28 September 2008|publisher=SpaceRef|accessdate=29 September 2008}}</ref> |
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}} |
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===October=== |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 1 October |time =06:37:16 |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}}Dnepr |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Dombarovsky (air base)|Dombarovskiy]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}ISC Kosmotras |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|THA}}[[THEOS (satellite)|THEOS]] |
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|user = [[GISTDA]] |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Remote sensing |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 11 October<ref name="RIAN-Sineva-11-10-08">{{cite web|url=http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081011/117682147.html|title=Russian submarine conducts full-range test of Sineva ICBM|date=11 October 2008|publisher=RIA Novosti|accessdate=11 October 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081012184918/http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081011/117682147.html| archivedate= 12 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[R-29RMU Sineva]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Delta class submarine|RFS ''Tula'']], Barents Sea |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}VMF |
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|remarks = Long-range test<ref name="RIAN-Sineva-11-10-08" /> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = VMF |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 11 October |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 12 October | time = 07:01<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/10/soyuz-tma-13-set-to-launch-trio-to-iss/|title=Soyuz TMA-13 launches trio on journey to the ISS|last=Bergin|first=Chris |date=11 October 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|accessdate=12 October 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081019005551/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/10/soyuz-tma-13-set-to-launch-trio-to-iss/| archivedate= 19 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-FG |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos |
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|remarks = Manned flight with three cosmonauts, including a [[space tourism|space tourist]]. 100th flight of the [[Soyuz programme]] to be manned at some point in its mission<ref name="soy100">{{cite web|url=http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-101008a.html|title=The 100th Soyuz flight that (maybe) isn't|accessdate=12 October 2008|publisher=collectSPACE|first=Robert Z.|last=Pearlman| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081014051257/http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-101008a.html| archivedate= 14 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz TMA-13]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/iss_reports/reports2008/08-09-2008.htm |publisher=NASA Office of Space Operations |work=International Space Station Daily Report |title=ISS On-Orbit Status 08/09/08<!--9 August, not 8 September--> |date=9 August 2008 |accessdate=11 August 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109155444/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/iss_reports/reports2008/08-09-2008.htm |archivedate=9 January 2009 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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|user = Roskosmos |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = ISS [[Expedition 18]] |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 8 April 2009 |d-time = 07:16 |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 12 October | time = 07:24<ref name="RIAN-Topol-12-10">{{cite web|url=http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081012/117687966.html|title=Russia's Medvedev observes test launch of Topol ICBM −2|date=12 October 2008|publisher=RIA Novosti|accessdate=12 October 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081013222316/http://www.en.rian.ru/russia/20081012/117687966.html| archivedate= 13 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[RT-2PM Topol]] (RS-12M) |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}RVSN |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = RVSN |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-time = 07:50<ref name="RIAN-Topol-12-10" /> |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 12 October<ref name="HST-SLBMs-12-10">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=cdd841f5-0053-4fb5-bca8-f1fa13ab1819&MatchID1=4813&TeamID1=6&TeamID2=1&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1212&PrimaryID=4813&Headline=%27Russia+tests+long-range+ballistic+missiles%27|title=Russia tests long-range ballistic missiles: reports|date=12 October 2008|work=Hindustan Times |location=India|accessdate=12 October 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[R-29 Vysota|R-29R Vysota]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Delta class submarine|RFS ''Zelenograd'']], [[Sea of Okhotsk]]<ref name="HST-SLBMs-12-10"/> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}VMF |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = VMF |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 12 October |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 12 October<ref name="HST-SLBMs-12-10"/> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[R-29RM Shtil]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Delta class submarine|RFS ''Yekaterinburg'']], Barents Sea<ref name="HST-SLBMs-12-10"/> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}VMF |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = VMF |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 12 October |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 19 October |time = 17:47:23<ref name="IBEX-MSC">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/pegasus/ibex/status.html|title=Mission Status Center|work=Pegasus/IBEX Launch Report|publisher=Spaceflight Now|first=Justin|last=Ray|date=19 October 2008|accessdate=19 October 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}Pegasus-XL/[[Star-27]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|MHL}}{{flagicon|USA}}''Stargazer'', Kwajalein Atoll |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}Orbital Sciences |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[IBEX]] |
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|user = NASA |
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|orbit= [[High Earth orbit|High Earth]] |
|||
|function = [[Sun|Solar]] |
|||
|outcome = Operational |
|||
}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 20 October |time =08:39<ref name="36207DG">{{cite web|url=http://sched.wff.nasa.gov/wffsched/ViewItem.html?detail=0&integral=0&dropdown=1&show_stop=0&show_resources=0&style_sheet=style_wallops.css&dtwhen=2454760&cal_item_id=5042|title=SR-WS BLACK BRANT IX 36.207|last=Gass|first=Ted|date=20 October 2008|work=Wallops Web Calendar|publisher=NASA Wallops Flight Facility|accessdate=20 October 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|CAN}}Black Brant IX |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}White Sands LC-36 |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}NASA |
|||
|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|user = [[United States Naval Research Laboratory|NRL]] |
|||
|orbit= Suborbital |
|||
|function = UV Astronomy<ref name="810-36207DG">{{cite web|url=http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story85.html|title=36.207 DG Kowalski/Naval Research Laboratory|last=Eberspeaker|first=Phil|author2=Bland, Berit|date=22 October 2008|work=Sounding Rockets Program Office|publisher=NASA Wallops Flight Facility|accessdate=23 October 2008}}</ref> |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-time = 08:49<ref name="36207DG" /> |
|||
}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2 |
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|date = 22 October |time = 00:52:11<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.theage.com.au/world/indias-first-lunar-mission-blasts-off-20081022-55xs.html|title=India's first lunar mission blasts off|date=22 October 2008|work=The Age |accessdate=22 October 2008|location=Melbourne, Australia| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081025050105/http://news.theage.com.au/world/indias-first-lunar-mission-blasts-off-20081022-55xs.html| archivedate= 25 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV-XL]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|IND}}Satish Dhawan SLP |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|IND}}ISRO |
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|remarks = First Indian [[Moon|lunar]] spacecraft,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science-july-dec08-indiamoon_10-22/|title=India Launches First Mission to the Moon|work=PBS |accessdate=29 November 2015|date=22 October 2008}}</ref> failed on 28 August 2009 after less than half of planned mission duration, maiden flight of PSLV-XL |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Chandrayaan-1]]<ref name="TI-Chandrayaan">{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/come-rain-or-shine-indias-lunar-mission-to-keep-oct-22-date-lead_100106162.html|title=Come rain or shine, India’s lunar mission to keep Oct 22 date|date=11 October 2008|publisher=Thaindian News|accessdate=11 October 2008}}</ref> |
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|user = ISRO |
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|orbit= [[Selenocentric orbit|Selenocentric]] |
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|function = [[Moon|Lunar]] [[Exploration of the Moon|orbiter]] |
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|outcome = Partial spacecraft failure |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Moon Impact Probe|MIP]] |
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|user = ISRO |
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|orbit= Selenocentric |
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|function = Lunar [[Exploration of the Moon|impactor]] |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 14 November |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 22 October |time =09:10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsenki.com/NewsDoSeleFed.asp?NEWSID=4533|script-title=ru:С космодрома Байконур осуществлён пуск межконтинентальной баллистической ракеты РС-18|date=22 October 2008|publisher=Tsenki|language=Russian|accessdate=22 October 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175250/http://www.tsenki.com/NewsDoSeleFed.asp?NEWSID=4533 |archivedate=3 March 2016 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[UR-100N|RS-18 UR-100N]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}RVSN |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = RVSN |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 22 October |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 22 October |time =12:30<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dlr.de/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-1/86_read-13855/|title=Student experiments on board REXUS 4 successfully launched|date=23 October 2008|publisher=DLR|accessdate=4 November 2008|first=Andrea|last=Schaub| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081120174615/http://www.dlr.de/en/DesktopDefault.aspx/tabid-1/86_read-13855/| archivedate= 20 November 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}<!--Time zone assumed to be CEST--></ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Nike-Orion]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|SWE}}Esrange |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|SWE}}{{flagicon|GER}}[[EuroLaunch]] |
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|remarks = [[Apogee]]: {{convert|175|km}} |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|SWE}}{{flagicon|GER}}[[REXUS-4]] |
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|user = SSC/DLR |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Student research |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 22 October |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2 |
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|date = 25 October |time =01:15<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2008-10/25/content_10249253.htm|script-title=zh:我国成功发射"实践六号"03组卫星[组图]|date=25 October 2008|publisher=Xinhuanet|language=Chinese|accessdate=25 October 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081028135603/http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2008-10/25/content_10249253.htm| archivedate= 28 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March 4B]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|PRC}}Taiyuan [[Taiyuan Launch Complex 2|LC-2]]<ref name="LA2">{{cite web|url=http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2008/10-25/1425211.shtml|script-title=zh:太原卫星发射中心启用新工位 航天发射能力跃升| publisher= China News|date=25 October 2008|accessdate=27 October 2008|language=Chinese| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081028063003/http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2008/10-25/1425211.shtml| archivedate= 28 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PRC}}CNSA |
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|remarks = First launch from Taiyuan LC-2<ref name="LA2"/> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Shi Jian 6E]] |
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|user = CNSA |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Scientific |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Shi Jian 6F]] |
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|user = CNSA |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Scientific |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 25 October |time =02:28<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/10/ula-delta-ii-cosmo-3-live/|title=ULA Delta II launches with COSMO-3 – LIVE|last=Bergin|first=Chris|date=24 October 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|accessdate=25 October 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081029055921/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/10/ula-delta-ii-cosmo-3-live/| archivedate= 29 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 7420-10 |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-2W |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}United Launch Alliance |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|ITA}}[[COSMO-SkyMed|COSMO-3]] |
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|user = [[Italian Space Agency|ASI]]<ref name="AboutCS"> |
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{{cite web|url=http://clusters.wallonie.be/espace/en/news/cosmo-skymed-2-satellite-successfully-launched-from-vandenberg-us-base.html|title=COSMO-SkyMed 2 satellite successfully launched from Vandenberg US base|accessdate=27 September 2008|date=10 December 2007|publisher=Space Cluster}}</ref> |
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|orbit= Sun-synchronous |
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|function = Radar imaging |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 29 October |time =16:53:53<ref name="NSF-Venesat">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/10/china-launch-venesat/|title=China launch VENESAT-1 – debut bird for Venezuela|last=Barbosa|first=Rui C.|date=29 October 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|accessdate=29 October 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081101025301/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/10/china-launch-venesat/| archivedate= 1 November 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March 3B|Long March 3B/E]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|PRC}}Xichang [[Xichang Launch Area 3|LA-3]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PRC}}CNSA |
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|remarks = First [[Venezuela]]n satellite<ref name="NSF-Venesat"/> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|VEN}}[[Venesat-1]] |
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|user = [[Ministry of Science and Technology (Venezuela)|VMoST]]<!--better abbreviation needed--> |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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===November=== |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 1 November<ref name="SM3-01-11">{{cite web|url=http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/pdf/08news0082.pdf|title=Navy Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target in Fleet Exercise Pacific Blitz|author=U.S. Third Fleet Public Affairs Office|date=1 November 2008|publisher=Missile Defense Agency|accessdate=3 November 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Barking Sands |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Navy |
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|remarks = Intercepted by SM-3 missile, part of [[Pacific Blitz]] exercise<ref name="SM3-01-11"/> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = US Navy |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Target |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 1 November |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 1 November<ref name="SM3-01-11"/> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[RIM-161 Standard Missile 3]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}{{USS|Paul Hamilton|DDG-60|6}}, Pacific Ocean<ref name="SM3-01-11"/> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Navy |
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|remarks = Intercepted target missile, part of [[Pacific Blitz]] exercise<ref name="SM3-01-11"/> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = US Navy<ref name="SM3-01-11"/> |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Intercept test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 1 November |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 1 November<ref name="SM3-01-11"/> |
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|rocket = |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Barking Sands |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Navy |
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|remarks = Intercept by SM-3 missile failed. Part of [[Pacific Blitz]] exercise<ref name="SM3-01-11"/> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = US Navy |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Target |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 1 November |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 1 November<ref name="SM3-01-11"/> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[RIM-161 Standard Missile 3]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}{{USS|Hopper|DDG-70|6}}, Pacific Ocean<ref name="SM3-01-11"/> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Navy |
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|remarks = Sensor fault resulted in failure to intercept target missile.<ref name="SM3-01-11"/> Part of [[Pacific Blitz]] exercise<ref name="SM3-01-11"/> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = US Navy<ref name="SM3-01-11"/> |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Intercept test |
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|outcome = Spacecraft failure |
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|d-date = 1 November |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2 |
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|date = 5 November |time=00:15<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/tech/2008-11/05/content_10310081.htm|script-title=zh:中国成功发射创新一号02星和试验卫星三号 |date=5 November 2008|publisher=Xinhua|language=Chinese|accessdate=5 November 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March 2D]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/05/content_10310876.htm|title=China puts two satellites into orbit |date=5 November 2008|publisher=Xinhua|accessdate=5 November 2008}}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|PRC}}Jiuquan [[Jiuquan Launch Area 4|LA-4/SLS-2]]<ref name="NSF-CZ-0511">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/11/china-up-the-pace-with-another-dual-launch/|title=China up the pace with another dual launch|last=Barbosa|first=Rui C.|date=5 November 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|accessdate=5 November 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081208194554/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/11/china-up-the-pace-with-another-dual-launch/| archivedate= 8 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PRC}}CNSA |
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|remarks = |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Chuang Xin 1B]] |
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|user = CNSA |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Weather |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Shiyan Weixing 3]]<ref name="NSF-CZ-0511"/> |
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|user = CNSA |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Technology |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 5 November |time = 09:00<ref name="IHT-Minuteman-0511">{{cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/05/america/NA-US-Missile-Test.php|title=Unarmed missile tested in launch from US base|agency=Associated Press|date=5 November 2008 |
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|work=International Herald Tribune|accessdate=5 November 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}LGM-30G Minuteman III |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Air Force |
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|remarks = Travelled {{convert|6740|km}} downrange<ref name="IHT-Minuteman-0511"/> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#GT-198GM|GT-198GM]] |
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|user = US Air Force |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 5 November |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 5 November |time = 20:44 |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-M/Briz-M |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 200/39 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}}International Launch Services |
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|remarks = Final flight of standard Proton-M |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|LUX}}[[Astra 1M]] |
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|user = [[SES Astra]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 12 November |time = 05:56<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-test-fires-nuclear-capable-missile/77973-3.html|title=India test fires nuclear capable missile|date=12 November 2008|publisher=IBN Live|accessdate=12 November 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IND}}[[Shaurya missile|Shaurya]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/India-successfully-test-fires---Shaurya---missile/384746/|title=India successfully test fires 'Shaurya' missile|date=12 November 2008|publisher=Express India|accessdate=13 November 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081215183536/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/India-successfully-test-fires---Shaurya---missile/384746/| archivedate= 15 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|IND}}Integrated Test Range [[Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3|LC-3]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article2620.ece|title=Missile testing: Residents to be evacuated|date=9 November 2008|publisher=Express News Service|accessdate=9 November 2008}}</ref> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|IND}}DRDO |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = Indian Army |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 12 November |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 12 November<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7725951.stm|title=Iran tests new long-range missile|date=12 November 2008|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=13 November 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081113014615/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7725951.stm| archivedate= 13 November 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[Sejjil]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[Iran]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[Air Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution|IRGC AF]] |
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|remarks = Maiden flight of [[Sejjil]] missile |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = IRGC AF |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 12 November |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 13 November |time = 09:06<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3819367&c=EUR&s=AIR|title=French Test-launch M51 Missile Underwater|last=Tran|first=Pierre|date=14 November 2008|publisher=DefenseNews|accessdate=16 November 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|FRA}}[[M51 (missile)|M51]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|FRA}}[[Centre d'Essais des Landes|CEL]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}}[[Force océanique stratégique|FOST]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = FOST |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 13 November |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 14 November |time = 15:50<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=13274340&PageNum=0|title=Soyuz-U rocket successfully delivers defense satellite to orbit|date=14 November 2008|publisher=ITAR-TASS|accessdate=14 November 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 16|Site 16/2]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}RVSN |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2445]] ([[Kobal't-M]]) |
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|user = VKS |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Optical imaging |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 23 February 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://russianforces.org/blog/2009/02/cosmos-2445_completed_its_miss.shtml|title=Cosmos-2445 completed its mission|date=23 February 2009|publisher=Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces Project|accessdate=3 June 2009}}</ref> |
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|d-time = 16:15<ref>{{cite web|url=http://russianforces.org/blog/2009/02/cosmos-2445_landing_in_bashkor.shtml|title=Cosmos-2445 landing in Bashkortostan|date=28 February 2009|publisher=Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces Project|accessdate=3 June 2009}}</ref> |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 14 November |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|CAN}}Black Brant IX |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}White Sands LC-36 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}NASA |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = NRL<ref name="36.221">{{cite web|url=http://sched.wff.nasa.gov/wffsched/ViewItem.html?detail=0&integral=0&dropdown=1&show_stop=0&show_resources=0&style_sheet=style_wallops.css&dtwhen=2454785&cal_item_id=1405|title=SR-WS BLACK BRANT IX 36.221|last=Scott|first=B.|work=Wallops Web Calendar|publisher=NASA Wallops Flight Facility|accessdate=5 November 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120219233142/http://sched.wff.nasa.gov/wffsched/ViewItem.html?detail=0&integral=0&dropdown=1&show_stop=0&show_resources=0&style_sheet=style_wallops.css&dtwhen=2454785&cal_item_id=1405 |archivedate=19 February 2012 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Solar<ref name="36.221"/> |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 14 November |
|||
}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3 |
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|date = 15 November | time=00:55:39<ref name="126MSC1">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/status.html|title=Mission Status Center|work=STS-126 Shuttle Launch Report|publisher=Spaceflight Now|first=Justin|last=Ray|date=15 November 2008|accessdate=15 November 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081202112923/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/status.html| archivedate= 2 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''<ref name="NSF-Delays">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/04/atlantis-sts-125-mission-to-hubble-delayed-to-october-update/|title=Atlantis' STS-125 mission to Hubble delayed to October|first=Chris |last=Bergin|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|date=4 April 2008|accessdate=7 April 2008}}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance |
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|remarks = Manned flight with seven astronauts, PSSC deployed from Shuttle at 20:33 GMT on 29 November and operated for 110 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-06/tac-tac060209.php|title=The Aerospace Corporation nanosatellite tests the latest generation of solar cells|last=Chaney|first=Lindsay|date=June 2009|publisher=The Aerospace Corporation |accessdate=3 June 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090604103309/http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-06/tac-tac060209.php| archivedate= 4 June 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[STS-126]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts125/080929hubble/|title=Failure aboard Hubble puts shuttle flight on hold|last=Harwood|first=William|date=29 September 2008|publisher=Spaceflight Now|accessdate=30 September 2008}}</ref> |
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|user = NASA |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = ISS Assembly |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 30 November |
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|d-time = 21:25:06<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081130fd17/index4.html|title=Weather detour leads shuttle to California touchdown|last=Harwood|first=William|date=30 November 2008|work=STS-126 Shuttle Report|publisher=Spaceflight Now|accessdate=30 November 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081203023209/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081130fd17/index4.html| archivedate= 3 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|d-span = 2 |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|USA}}[[Multi-Purpose Logistics Module|''Leonardo'' MPLM]] |
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|user = ASI/NASA |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = Logistics |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-span = inherit |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[PicoSatellite Solar Cell testbed|PSSC]] |
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|user = US Air Force |
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|orbit= Low Earth |
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|function = Technology |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date=17 February 2010 |
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|d-time=17:31<ref>[http://reentrynews.aero.org/2008059b.html PSSC]</ref> |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 19 November |time=02:18<ref name="TMC-SM3">{{cite web|url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-lead-missile-test-japans-maritime-self-defense-force-/2008/11/19/3801707.htm|title=Missile test by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force fails|date=20 November 2008|publisher=TMCnet|accessdate=20 November 2008}}</ref><ref name="AP-SM3">{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gHrP8RITLNsb4YHaf36kDfqxF8EAD94IG3I80|title=Japan fails to intercept missile in Hawaii test|date=20 November 2008|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=20 November 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Barking Sands |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Navy |
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|remarks = Intercept by SM-3 missile failed |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = US Navy/[[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force|JMSDF]] |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Target |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 19 November |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 19 November |time=02:21<ref name="AP-SM3"/> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[RIM-161 Standard Missile 3]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[JDS Chōkai (DDG-176)|JDS ''Chōkai'']], Pacific Ocean |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|JPN}}JMSDF |
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|remarks = Infrared sensor fault, failed to intercept target<ref>{{cite news|url=http://islandbreath.org/2008Year/17-peace_war/0817-32JapanesePMRFtest.html|title=Japanese-PMRF missile test fails|last=Pascatore|first=Linda |date=20 November 2008|accessdate=29 November 2015 |publisher=IslandBreath.com}}</ref> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = JMSDF |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Interceptor |
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|outcome = Spacecraft failure |
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|d-date = 19 November |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 26 November |time=12:38:27<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081126fd13/index2.html|title=Station cargo ship launches; possible antenna glitch|date=26 November 2008|publisher=Spaceflight Now|accessdate=26 November 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081204105300/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081126fd13/index2.html| archivedate= 4 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos |
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|remarks = First flight of modernised [[Progress (spacecraft)|Progress spacecraft]], [[Kurs (docking system)|Kurs]] anomaly necessitated manual docking.<br />ISS flight 31P |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Progress M-01M]] |
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|user = Roskosmos |
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|orbit= Low Earth (ISS) |
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|function = Logistics |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 8 February 2009 |
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|d-time = 08:20<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=5381|title=ТГК "Прогресс М-01М" завершил полет|date=8 February 2009|publisher=Roskosmos|accessdate=11 February 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 26 November |time=13:24<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081126/118554536.html|title=Russia test-launches new-generation RS-24 ballistic missile|date=26 November 2008|publisher=RIA Novosti|accessdate=26 November 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[RS-24|RS-24 Yars]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}RVSN |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = RVSN |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 26 November |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 26 November<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/26/content_10416914.htm|title=Iran launches space rocket "Kavosh 2" successfully |last=E|first=Zheng|date=26 November 2008|publisher=Xinhau|accessdate=26 November 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081220154649/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/26/content_10416914.htm| archivedate= 20 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = |
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|site = {{flagicon|IRN}}Iran |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|IRN}}ISA |
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|remarks = Payload recovered by parachute |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|IRN}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#Kavoshgar-2|Kavoshgar-2]] |
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|user = ISA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Test flight |
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|outcome = Successful |
|||
|d-date = 26 November |
|||
}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 28 November<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iXJ7Du9xyLuO-Kp8b9PpvuQWpQ8QD94O2R680|title=Russia test-fires ICBM from submarine|date=28 November 2008|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=28 November 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081202135431/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iXJ7Du9xyLuO-Kp8b9PpvuQWpQ8QD94O2R680| archivedate= 2 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= yes}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}RSM-56 Bulava (R-30) |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}RFS ''Dmitri Donskoi'', White Sea<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barentsobserver.com/ballistic-missile-test-from-the-white-sea.4529287-16149.html|title=Ballistic missile test from the White Sea|date=25 November 2008|publisher=Barents Observer|accessdate=26 November 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090105235308/http://www.barentsobserver.com/ballistic-missile-test-from-the-white-sea.4529287-16149.html| archivedate= 5 January 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}VMF |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|user = VMF |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 28 November |
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}} |
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}} |
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===December=== |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 1 December |time = 04:42<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-12/01/content_10438941.htm|script-title=zh:中国成功发射"遥感卫星四号"|last=Hongliang|first=Zhu|date=1 December 2008|publisher=Xinhua|language=Chinese|accessdate=1 December 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081202094757/http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-12/01/content_10438941.htm| archivedate= 2 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PRC}}Long March 2D |
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|site = {{flagicon|PRC}}Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PRC}}CNSA |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Yaogan-4]] |
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|user = CNSA |
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|orbit= Sun-synchronous |
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|function = Remote sensing |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 2 December |time = 05:00<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rian.ru/science/20081202/156276825.html|script-title=ru:Космические войска РФ провели успешный запуск спутника серии "Космос"|date=2 December 2008|publisher=RIA Novosti|accessdate=3 December 2008|language=Russian| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081205101530/http://www.rian.ru/science/20081202/156276825.html| archivedate= 5 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Molniya-M]]/[[Block 2BL|2BL]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=13331590&PageNum=0|title=Molnia-M carrier lifts off from Plesetsk with military satellite.|date=2 December 2008|publisher=ITAR-TASS|accessdate=2 December 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk Site 16/2 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}RVSN |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2446]] ([[Oko]]) |
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|user = VKS |
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|orbit= Molniya |
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|function = Missile defence |
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|outcome = Operational |
|||
}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 5 December |time = 10:35:10<ref name="ICI2">{{cite web|url=http://www.rocketrange.no/news/ici-2-successful|title=ICI-2 Successful|date=5 December 2008|publisher=Andøya Rocket Range|accessdate=5 December 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|BRA}}{{flagicon|USA}}VS-30-Orion |
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|site = {{flagicon|NOR}}[[SvalRak]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|NOR}}[[Andøya Space Center|Andøya]] |
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|remarks = [[Apogee]]: {{convert|330|km}}<ref name="ICI2"/> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|NOR}}[[ICI-2]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocketrange.no/campaigns/ici-2/|title=ICI-2 Sounding Rocket Campaign|date=5 December 2008|publisher=Andøya Rocket Range|accessdate=5 December 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090804125440/http://www.rocketrange.no/campaigns/ici-2/ |archivedate=4 August 2009 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|user = [[University of Oslo|Oslo]] |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
|||
|function = [[Aurora (astronomy)|Auroral]] |
|||
|outcome = Successful |
|||
|d-time = 10:45<ref name="ICI2"/> |
|||
}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 5 December |time = 20:04<ref name="ET-FTG05">{{cite web|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/244921,pentagons-missile-defence-test-successful--summary.html|title=Pentagon's missile-defence test successful – Summary|date=5 December 2008|publisher=The Earth Times|accessdate=5 December 2008}} {{dead link|date=September 2011}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}UGM-27 Polaris (STARS) |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Kodiak Island |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Air Force |
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|remarks = Decoy target failed to deploy,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/12/05/us.missile.test/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail|title=Decoy fails to deploy, but missile test called 'success'|last=McIntyre|first=Jamie|author2=Levine, Adam|date=5 December 2008|publisher=CNN|accessdate=15 December 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081209050941/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/12/05/us.missile.test/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail| archivedate= 9 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> intercepted by [[Ground Based Interceptor|GBI]] |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#FTG-05|FTG-05]] |
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|user = MDA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Target |
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|outcome = Partial spacecraft failure |
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|d-time = 20:29<ref name="REU-GBI-0512">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed2/idUSTRE4B46NB20081205|title=U.S. says latest missile defense test a success|last=Morgan|first=David|author2=Wolf, Jim|author3= Gray, Andrew|author4= Walsh, Eric|date=5 December 2008|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=5 December 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081208002121/http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed2/idUSTRE4B46NB20081205| archivedate= 8 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 5 December |time = 20:21<ref name="ET-FTG05"/> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Ground Based Interceptor]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}US Air Force |
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|remarks = Intercepted Polaris |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Suborbital spaceflight in 2008#FTG-05|FTG-05]] |
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|user = MDA |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
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|function = Target |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-time = 20:29<ref name="REU-GBI-0512"/> |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 10 December |time = 13:43:00<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/12/ils-aunch-ciel-2-via-proton-m/|title=ILS launches Ciel-2 for Canada via Proton-M|last=Barbosa|first=Rui C. |date=10 December 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|accessdate=10 December 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081212073442/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/12/ils-aunch-ciel-2-via-proton-m/| archivedate= 12 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 200/39 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}}International Launch Services |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|CAN}}[[Ciel-2]]<ref name=spaceflightnowlog /> |
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|user = [[Ciel Satellite Group|Ciel]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cielsatellite.ca/press_feb_15_2007.html|title = ILS Proton to launch Ciel-2 satellite to serve North America|publisher=Ciel|accessdate=17 March 2008|first=Dave|last=Lewis|date=15 February 2007|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070514215121/http://www.cielsatellite.ca/press_feb_15_2007.html |archivedate = 14 May 2007|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 15 December |time = 03:22<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/15/content_10507101.htm|title=China launches "Yaogan V" remote-sensing satellite|last=Guodong|first=Du|date=15 December 2008|publisher=Xinhua|accessdate=15 December 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216015042/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/15/content_10507101.htm| archivedate= 16 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PRC}}Long March 4B |
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|site = {{flagicon|PRC}}Taiyuan LC-2 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PRC}}CNSA |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Yaogan-5]] |
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|user = CNSA |
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|orbit= Sun-synchronous |
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|function = Remote sensing |
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|outcome = Successful |
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|d-date = 2 September 2014 |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2 |
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|date = 20 December |time = 22:35<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spacefellowship.com/News/?p=7765|title=LIVE COVERAGE: Ariane 5 W2M / HOT BIRD 9 Launch|date=20 December 2008|publisher=The Space Fellowship|accessdate=20 December 2008}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|EU}}Ariane 5ECA |
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|site = {{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-3 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|FRA}}[[Hot Bird 9]]<ref name=spaceflightnowlog/> |
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|user = [[Eutelsat]] |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}}{{TLS-PL |
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|name = {{flagicon|FRA}}[[Eutelsat W2M]]<ref name=spaceflightnowlog/> |
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|user = Eutelsat |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Communication |
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|outcome = Spacecraft failure<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/news/090128-new-satellite-failure.html|title=Newly Launched Satellite Fails in Space |last=De Selding|first=Peter B.|date=28 January 2009|publisher=Space.com|accessdate=28 January 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090203112440/http://www.space.com/news/090128-new-satellite-failure.html| archivedate= 3 February 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 23 December |time = 00:54<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/12/china-launch-meteorological-satellite-fengyun-2-06/|title=China launch meteorological satellite Fengyun-2-06|last=Barbosa|first=Rui C.|date=23 December 2008|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|accessdate=23 December 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081227140041/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/12/china-launch-meteorological-satellite-fengyun-2-06/| archivedate= 27 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March 3A]] |
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|site = {{flagicon|PRC}}Xichang LA-2 |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PRC}}CNSA |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|name = {{flagicon|PRC}}[[Fengyun|Feng Yun 2E]] |
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|user = CMA |
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|orbit= Geosynchronous |
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|function = Weather |
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|outcome = Operational |
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}} |
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}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1 |
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|date = 23 December |time = 03:00<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2008/12/23/bulava/|script-title=ru:С АПЛ "Дмитрий Донской" произведен неудачный запуск "Булавы"|date=23 December 2008|publisher=Lenta|accessdate=23 December 2008|language=Russian| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081223220525/http://www.lenta.ru/news/2008/12/23/bulava/| archivedate= 23 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}RSM-56 Bulava<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.pravda.ru/russia/politics/23-12-2008/106862-bulava-0|title=Russia’s Bulava missile explodes during decisive test|date=23 December 2008|publisher=Pravda|accessdate=23 December 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090110010943/http://english.pravda.ru/russia/politics/23-12-2008/106862-bulava-0| archivedate= 10 January 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}RFS ''Dmitry Donskoi''<ref name="REU-BulavaFails">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4BM1MU20081223|title=Russian strategic missile test fails: report|date=23 December 2008|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=23 December 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081226012703/http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4BM1MU20081223| archivedate= 26 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|PRC}}VMF |
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|remarks = Self-destruct system activated after missile went off course<ref name="REU-BulavaFails"/> |
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|payload = {{TLS-PL |
|||
|user = VMF |
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|orbit= Suborbital |
|||
|function = Missile test |
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|outcome = Launch failure |
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|d-date = 23 December |
|||
}} |
|||
}} |
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{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3 |
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|date = 25 December |time = 10:43<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=5096|script-title=ru:Космические аппараты "Глонасс-М" : полёт нормальный|date=25 December 2008|publisher=Roskosmos|language=Russian|accessdate=25 December 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-M/DM-2 Enhanced |
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|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 81/24 |
|||
|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}RVSN |
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Revision as of 22:00, 1 April 2017
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| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 15 January |
| Last | 25 December |
| Total | 69 |
| Successes | 66 |
| Failures | 2 |
| Partial failures | 1 |
| Catalogued | 67 |
| National firsts | |
| Satellite |  Venezuela Vietnam |
| Space traveller |  South Korea |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | Ariane 5ES Long March 3C PSLV-XL Safir Zenit-3SLB |
| Retirements | H-IIA 2024 |
| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 7 |
| Total travellers | 37 |
The year 2008 contained several significant events in spaceflight, including the first flyby of Mercury by a spacecraft since 1975, the discovery of water ice on Mars by the Phoenix spacecraft, which landed in May, the first Chinese spacewalk in September, and the launch of the first Indian Lunar probe in October.
Overview
The internationally accepted definition of a spaceflight is any flight which crosses the Kármán line, 100 kilometres above sea level. The first recorded spaceflight launch of the year occurred on 11 January, when a Black Brant was launched on a suborbital trajectory from White Sands, with the LIDOS ultraviolet astronomy payload.[1] This was followed by the first orbital launch of the year on 15 January, by a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL, with the Thuraya 3 communications satellite.[2] The launch marked the return to flight for Sea Launch following the explosion of a Zenit-3SL on the launch pad the previous January during an attempt to launch the NSS-8 satellite.
Five carrier rockets made their maiden flights in 2008; the Ariane 5ES, Long March 3C, Zenit-3SLB, PSLV-XL, and the operational version of the Falcon 1, with an uprated Merlin-1C engine.[3] These were all derived from existing systems. The Blue Sparrow and Sejjil missiles also conducted their maiden flights, and the ATK Launch Vehicle made its only flight, but was destroyed by range safety after it went off course. In November, the baseline Proton-M was retired in favour of the Enhanced variant, first launched in 2007.
The first Vietnamese and Venezuelan satellites, Vinasat-1 and Venesat-1 respectively, were launched in 2008, while a failed Iranian launch was reported to have been that country's first indigenous orbital launch attempt. In September, SpaceX conducted the first successful orbital launch of a privately developed and funded liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, when the fourth Falcon 1 launched RatSat, following previous failures in 2006, 2007, and August.
Space exploration
India launched its first Lunar probe, Chandraayan-1, on 22 October, with the spacecraft entering selenocentric orbit on 8 November. On 16 November, the Moon Impact Probe was released, and crashed into the Lunar surface. Although no other spacecraft were launched beyond geocentric orbit in 2008, several significant events occurred in interplanetary flights which had been launched in previous years. MESSENGER conducted flybys of Mercury in January and October, the first spacecraft to do so since Mariner 10 in 1975. Cassini continued to make flybys of the moons of Saturn, including several close passes of Enceladus, one at a distance of 25 kilometres.[4] In September Rosetta flew past the asteroid 2867 Šteins. On 25 May, the Phoenix spacecraft landed in the Green Valley on Mars, where it discovered water ice.[5] Phoenix exceeded its design life of 90 days, finally failing on 10 November. The Ulysses spacecraft, launched in 1990, was also retired in 2008.[6]
Manned spaceflight
Seven manned flights were launched in 2008, one by China, two by Russia and four by the United States. In April, Yi So-yeon became the first South Korean to fly in space, aboard Soyuz TMA-12. On the same flight, Sergey Volkov became the first second-generation cosmonaut. Yi returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-11, which nearly ended in disaster following a separation failure between the descent and service modules, resulting in a ballistic reentry.[7] In September, China conducted its third manned mission, Shenzhou 7, from which Zhai Zhigang and Liu Boming conducted the first Chinese spacewalk.[8] Soyuz TMA-13, launched in October, was the hundredth flight of the Soyuz programme to carry a crew at some point in its mission.[9]
Assembly of the International Space Station continued, with the delivery of the Columbus module by Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-122 in February. March saw the launch of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle, an unmanned European spacecraft which was used to resupply the space station. Also in March, Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on STS-123 with the first component of the Japanese Experiment Module, the Experiment Logistics Module. STS-123 marked the final flight of the Spacelab programme, with a SpaceLab pallet used to carry the Canadian-built Dextre RMS extension. The second JEM component, the main pressurised module, was launched by STS-124, flown by Discovery in May. In November, Endeavour launched on the STS-126 logistics flight, with the Leonardo MPLM.
Launch failures
On 14 March, a Proton-M with a Briz-M upper stage launched AMC-14. Several hours later, on 15 March, the Briz-M engine cut off prematurely during a burn,[10] leaving the satellite in a medium Earth orbit. Following a small legal dispute,[11] the satellite was sold, and raised to a geosynchronous orbit by its manoeuvring thrusters, at the expense of a large amount of its fuel and hence operational life.[citation needed]
On 3 August, SpaceX launched the third Falcon 1. Due to residual thrust caused by the upgraded Merlin-1C engine which was being flown for the first time, the first stage recontacted the second during staging, resulting in the rocket failing to reach orbit. The Trailblazer, PreSat and NanoSail-D satellites were lost in the failure, as was a space burial capsule, containing the remains of several hundred people, including astronaut Gordon Cooper, actor James Doohan, writer and director John Meredyth Lucas and Apollo mission planner Mareta West.[12]
On 16 August, Iran launched a Safir, which though officially successful, was reported to have failed due to a second stage malfunction. The purpose of this launch is in doubt, as before the launch it was claimed that it would place the Omid into orbit, whilst following the launch, it was reported that a boilerplate payload had been launched.[13] Other reports indicated that the launch was only a suborbital test of the rocket.[14] If this was an orbital launch attempt, it was the first Iranian attempt to launch a satellite.
On 22 August, the inaugural launch of the Alliant Techsystems ALV X-1 was terminated 27 seconds after launch from Wallops Flight Facility when it veered off course. Both hypersonic physics experiments on board were destroyed.[15]
Summary of launches
In total, sixty nine orbital launches were made in 2008, with sixty seven reaching orbit, and two outright failures if the Iranian launch in August is counted.[3] This is an increase of one orbital launch attempt on 2007, with two more launches reaching orbit, which continues a trend of increasing launch rates seen since 2006. The final launch of the year was conducted on 25 December, by a Proton-M with three GLONASS navigation satellites for the Russian government.
Suborbital spaceflight in 2008 saw a number of sounding rocket and missile launches. On 21 February, a RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 was used as an anti-satellite weapon to destroy the USA-193 satellite. USA-193 was a US spy satellite which had failed immediately after launch in 2006.[16][17]
By country
China conducted twelve orbital launches of a planned fifteen. Europe had intended to conduct seven launches of Ariane 5 rockets, and the maiden flight of the Vega rocket, however payload delays pushed one of the Arianes into 2009, and the Vega was delayed due to development issues. India had originally scheduled five to seven launches, however only three of these were conducted, mostly due to delays with the launch of Chandraayan-1. Japan scheduled three launches for 2008, of which one was launched; an H-IIA with WINDS in February. Russia and the former Soviet Union conducted twenty six launches, not including the international Sea and Land launch programmes, which conducted six. Fourteen launches were conducted by the United States, which had originally announced plans to launch many more, however technical issues with several rockets, particularly the Atlas V, Delta II and Falcon 1, caused a number of delays. The Atlas problems, combined with a series of delays to the launch of NRO L-26 on a Delta IV, resulted in just two of ten planned EELV launches being conducted.[3][18] Two of six planned Space Shuttle launches were also delayed to 2009, one due to problems with External Tank delivery, and another due to a major systems failure on the Hubble Space Telescope, which it was to have serviced. Israel was not reported to have scheduled, or conducted an orbital launch attempt.
List of launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
January | |||||||
| 11 January 05:32[1] |
 Black Brant IX
|
 White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
| ||||
| LIDOS
|
JHU | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 05:42 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 315 kilometres (196 mi) | |||||||
| 15 January 11:49[2] |
 Zenit-3SL
|
 Ocean Odyssey
|
 Sea Launch
| ||||
| Thuraya 3
|
Thuraya | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 17 January[19] |  Jericho III
|
Palmachim
|
Israeli Air Force
| ||||
| Israeli Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 January | Successful | |||
| 18 January 07:30[20] |
Black Brant XII
|
Andøya
|
NASA
| ||||
| SCIFER-2
|
Cornell/Dartmouth | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,460 kilometres (910 mi) | |||||||
| 21 January 03:45[2] |
 PSLV-CA
|
Satish Dhawan FLP
|
ISRO
| ||||
| TecSAR (Polaris)
|
IAI | Low Earth | Radar imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 25 January[21] |  Shaheen-I
|
Sonmiani
|
Army of Pakistan
| ||||
| Army of Pakistan | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Successful | |||
| 28 January 00:18[2] |
 Proton-M/Briz-M
|
 Baikonur Site 200/39
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Ekspress AM-33
|
RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 31 January 19:14[22] |
 VS-30-Orion
|
Andøya
|
 DLR/Andøya
| ||||
 HotPay-2
|
Leeds | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 31 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 380.6 kilometres (236.5 mi) | |||||||
February | |||||||
| 4 February[23] |  Safir
|
Semnan
|
ISA
| ||||
| Kavoshgar-1
|
ISA | Suborbital | Test | 4 February | Successful | ||
| 5 February 13:02:54[2] |
Soyuz-U
|
Bakionur Site 1/5
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Progress M-63
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 7 April 11:50[24] |
Successful | ||
| ISS flight 28P | |||||||
| 6 February 09:14:40[25] |
 S-310
|
Uchinoura
|
JAXA
| ||||
| JAXA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 6 February | Successful | |||
| 7 February 11:30[26] |
VSB-30
|
 Esrange
|
 DLR/ESA
| ||||
| TEXUS-44
|
DLR/ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 7 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 264 kilometres (164 mi) | |||||||
| 7 February 19:45:30[2] |
Space Shuttle Atlantis
|
Kennedy LC-39A
|
United Space Alliance
| ||||
| STS-122
|
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 20 February 14:07:10[27] |
Successful | ||
| Columbus
|
ESA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Manned flight with seven astronauts | |||||||
| 11 February 11:34[2] |
Proton-M/Briz-M
|
Baikonur Site 200/39
|
International Launch Services
| ||||
| Thor-5
|
Telenor | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 21 February 03:26[28] |
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3
|
USS Lake Erie
|
US Navy/MDA
| ||||
| ASAT
|
MDA | Suborbital | Satellite intercept | 03:29[28] | Successful | ||
| Destroyed USA-193 satellite[16] | |||||||
| 21 February 06:15[26] |
VSB-30
|
Esrange
|
DLR/ESA
| ||||
| TEXUS-45
|
DLR/ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 21 February | Successful | ||
| 23 February 08:55[2] |
H-IIA 2024
|
Tanegashima LA-Y
|
Mitsubishi
| ||||
| WINDS (Kizuna)
|
JAXA/NICT | Geosynchronous | Communication Technology |
In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 February 07:28[29] |
K-15 Sagarika
|
INS Kalinga
|
Indian Navy
| ||||
| Indian Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 February | Successful | |||
March | |||||||
| 9 March 04:03:07[2] |
Ariane 5ES
|
 Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Jules Verne ATV
|
ESA | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 29 September 13:31 |
Successful | ||
| Maiden flight of Ariane 5ES and ATV | |||||||
| 11 March 06:28:14[2] |
Space Shuttle Endeavour
|
Kennedy LC-39A
|
United Space Alliance
| ||||
| STS-123
|
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Assembly | 27 March 00:39:08[31] |
Successful | ||
| Spacelab MD002[30]
|
NASA | Low Earth (STS/ISS) | Logistics | Successful | |||
| JEM ELM-PF
|
JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Dextre (SPDM)
|
MDA Corporation | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Manned flight with seven astronauts Final flight of Spacelab programme, pallet used to transport Dextre[30] | |||||||
| 13 March 10:02[2] |
Atlas V 411
|
Vandenberg SLC-3E
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| USA-200 (Improved Trumpet)[32]
|
NRO | Molniya[32] | ELINT[32] | In orbit | Operational | ||
| NRO Launch 28, first Atlas V launch from Vandenberg | |||||||
| 14 March 23:18:55[2][36] |
Proton-M/Briz-M
|
Baikonur Site 200/39
|
International Launch Services
| ||||
| AMC-14
|
SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational Partial launch failure[3] | ||
| Upper stage malfunction during second burn left spacecraft in wrong orbit[10][33] Initial recovery attempted but abandoned due to legal issues.[11][34] Later sold and recovery efforts restarted.[35] | |||||||
| 15 March 06:10[37] |
Delta II 7925-9.5
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-17A
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| USA-201 (GPS IIR-19/M6)[38]
|
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 80th consecutive successful Delta II launch.[37] | |||||||
| 19 March 22:47:59[39] |
Zenit-3SL
|
Ocean Odyssey
|
Sea Launch
| ||||
| DirecTV-11
|
DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 23 March 04:45[40] |
Agni 1
|
Integrated Test Range LC-4[40]
|
Indian Army
| ||||
| SFC/DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 March | Successful | |||
| 27 March 17:15[41] |
Kosmos-3M
|
Plesetsk Site 132/1
|
COSMOS International
| ||||
| SAR-Lupe 4
|
Bundeswehr | Low Earth, polar | Radar imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 28 March | VSB-30
|
Andøya
|
Andøya
| ||||
| Mini-DUSTY 14
|
Andøya | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 March | Successful | ||
April | |||||||
| 2 April 08:01[42] |
LGM-30G Minuteman III
|
Vandenberg LF-09
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| GT-196GM
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 April | Successful | ||
| Travelled 6,759 kilometres (4,200 mi) downrange[42] | |||||||
| 8 April 11:16:39[24][44] |
Soyuz-FG
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Soyuz TMA-12
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 17[44] | 24 October 03:37[45] |
Successful | ||
| Manned flight with three cosmonauts, including first South Korean in space[24] and first second-generation cosmonaut[43] Docked on 10 April at 12:57 GMT[44] | |||||||
| 14 April 16:58[46] |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
| ||||
| SEE
|
UCB LASP | Suborbital | UV Astronomy[47] | 17:08[46] | Successful | ||
| 14 April 20:12:00[48] |
Atlas V 421
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| ICO G1
|
ICO | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Heaviest single commercial satellite to be placed in GSO. Heaviest satellite to be launched by an Atlas rocket.[48] | |||||||
| 15 April | Blue Sparrow
|
F-15 Eagle, Israel
|
Israeli Air Force
| ||||
| Israeli Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 April | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of Blue Sparrow | |||||||
| 16 April 17:01[49] |
Pegasus-XL
|
 Stargazer, Kwajalein Atoll
|
Orbital Sciences
| ||||
| C/NOFS
|
STP/NASA | Low Earth | Electrodynamics | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 April 22:17[50] |
Ariane 5ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Vinasat-1
|
VNPT | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Star One C2
|
Star One | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First Vietnamese satellite | |||||||
| 19 April[51][52] | Shaheen-II
|
Sonmiani
|
Army of Pakistan[53]
| ||||
| Army of Pakistan[53] | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 April | Successful | |||
| 21 April[54] | Shaheen-II
|
Sonmiani
|
Army of Pakistan
| ||||
| Army of Pakistan | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 April | Successful | |||
| 25 April 15:35[55] |
 Long March 3C
|
Xichang LA-2
|
CNSA
| ||||
| Tianlian I-01
|
CNSA | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Maiden flight of Long March 3C | |||||||
| 26 April 22:16:02[56] |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat
|
Baikonur Site 31/6
|
Starsem
| ||||
| GIOVE-B
|
ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation Technology |
In orbit | Operational | ||
| 28 April 03:53:51[58][59] |
PSLV-C
|
Satish Dhawan SLP
|
ISRO
| ||||
| Cartosat-2A[60]
|
ISRO | Low Earth | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
| TWSAT[60]
|
ISRO | Low Earth | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
| CanX-2[61]
|
UTIAS | Low Earth | Technology[61] | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Cute-1.7+APD II[62]
|
Tokodai | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
 Delfi-C3[63]
|
Delft | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
 AAUSAT-II[64]
|
Aalborg | Low Earth | Radiation[64] | In orbit | Operational | ||
| COMPASS-1[65]
|
Aachen | Low Earth | Remote sensing Technology |
In orbit | Operational | ||
| SEEDS-2[66]
|
Nihon | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| CanX-6[67]
|
UTIAS/COM DEV | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| RUBIN-8[68]
|
OHB System | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| All payloads except CartoSat, TWSAT and RUBIN were CubeSats, launched under designation NSL-4, except CanX-6 which was NSL-5.[57] RUBIN-8 intentionally remained attached to upper stage | |||||||
| 28 April 05:00[70] |
Zenit-3SLB
|
Baikonur Site 45/1
|
Land Launch
| ||||
| AMOS-3 (AMOS-60)
|
SCL | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First Land Launch flight and maiden flight of Zenit-3SLB. Reached incorrect orbit due to carrier rocket underperformance.[69] Corrected by satellite through use of spare fuel, without affecting operational life. | |||||||
May | |||||||
| 1 May 05:30[71][72] |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
| ||||
| JHU | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 05:40 | Successful | |||
| 7 May 04:26[73][74] |
Agni-III
|
Integrated Test Range LC-4
|
Indian Army
| ||||
| SFC/DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 04:41 | Successful | |||
| 8 May | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Nebraska
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | |||
| 8 May | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Nebraska
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | |||
| 14 May 20:22:54[75][76] |
Soyuz-U
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Progress M-64
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 8 September[77] | Successful | ||
| ISS flight 29P | |||||||
| 15 May 04:00[79][80][78] |
VSB-30
|
Esrange
|
SSC/DLR
| ||||
| MASER-11
|
SSC/ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 15 May | Successful[78] | ||
| Apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi)[78] | |||||||
| 21 May 09:43[81] |
Zenit-3SL
|
Ocean Odyssey
|
Sea Launch
| ||||
| Galaxy 18
|
Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 22 May 10:04[83][84] |
LGM-30G Minuteman III
|
Vandenberg LF-10
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| GT-197GM
|
US Air Force/NNSA[83] | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Successful | ||
| Long range test[82] | |||||||
| 23 May 05:00[85] |
Prithvi
|
Integrated Test Range
|
Indian Army
| ||||
| Indian Army[85] | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 May | Successful | |||
| User test[85] | |||||||
| 23 May 15:20:09[86] |
Rokot/Briz-KM
|
Plesetsk Site 133/3[70]
|
RVSN
| ||||
| Kosmos 2437 (Rodnik)[87]
|
VKS | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Kosmos 2438 (Rodnik)[87]
|
VKS | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Kosmos 2439 (Rodnik)[87]
|
VKS | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Yubeleiny
|
NPO PM[88] | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 27 May 03:02[89] |
Long March 4C
|
Taiyuan LC-1
|
CNSA
| ||||
| Feng Yun 3A
|
CMA | Sun-synchronous | Weather[90] | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 May | Tszyuylan-2
|
P629 Submarine, Yellow Sea
|
PLAN
| ||||
| PLAN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 May | Successful | |||
| 31 May 21:02:12[91][92] |
Space Shuttle Discovery
|
Kennedy LC-39A
|
United Space Alliance
| ||||
| STS-124
|
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Assembly | 14 June 15:15[93] |
Successful | ||
| JEM-PM
|
JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Component | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Manned flight with seven astronauts | |||||||
June | |||||||
| 5 June 18:13 |
TR-SRBM
|
USS Tripoli, Kauai
|
US Navy/MDA
| ||||
| MDA | Suborbital | AEGIS target | 5 June | Successful | |||
| Destroyed after re-entry by endoatmospheric SM-2 missile launch | |||||||
| 9 June 12:15[94] |
Long March 3B[95]
|
Xichang LA-2
|
CNSA
| ||||
| Chinasat 9[96]
|
CNPT | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 11 June 16:05[97] |
Delta II 7920H-10C
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-17B
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| FGST[98] (GLAST)[99]
|
NASA | Low Earth | Gamma-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 12 June 22:05:02[100] |
Ariane 5ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Skynet 5C
|
MoD | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
 Turksat 3A
|
Turksat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 13 June | MRT
|
Barking Sands
|
US Navy/MDA
| ||||
| MDA | Suborbital | AEGIS target | 13 June | Successful | |||
| Used for simulated test, not intercepted | |||||||
| 13 June | MRT
|
Barking Sands
|
US Navy/MDA
| ||||
| MDA | Suborbital | AEGIS target | 13 June | Successful | |||
| Used for simulated test, not intercepted | |||||||
| 19 June 06:36 [102][103] |
Kosmos-3M
|
Kapustin Yar Site 107
|
COSMOS International
| ||||
| Orbcomm CDS-3
|
Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Orbcomm QL-1
|
Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational[104] | ||
| Orbcomm QL-2
|
Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Orbcomm QL-3
|
Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational[104] | ||
| Orbcomm QL-4
|
Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Orbcomm QL-5
|
Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Spacecraft affected by communications problems, four had failed by December 2009.[101] | |||||||
| 20 June 07:46:25[102] |
Delta II 7320
|
Vandenberg SLC-2W
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| Jason-2 (OSTM)
|
NASA | Low Earth | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 June 02:16[105] |
TRBM
|
C-17, Pacific Ocean
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| MDA | Suborbital | THAAD Target | 26 June | Successful | |||
| Intercepted after re-entry by THAAD launched from KMR at 02:22 GMT.[105][106][107] | |||||||
| 26 June 19:57[108][109] |
Black Brant XI
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| MDA[109] | Suborbital | Technology | 26 June | Successful | |||
| 26 June 23:59[110] |
Proton-K/DM-3[35]
|
Baikonur Site 81/24
|
RVSN
| ||||
| Kosmos 2440 (Prognoz)[35]
|
VKS | Geosynchronous | Missile defence[35] | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 30 June[111] | Nike-Orion
|
Andøya
|
Andøya
| ||||
| ECOMA 2008-1
|
Andøya/DLR | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 June | Successful | ||
July | |||||||
| 7 July 21:30[111] |
Nike-Orion
|
Andøya
|
Andøya
| ||||
| ECOMA 2008-2
|
Andøya/DLR | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 7 July 21:47[112] |
Ariane 5ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
 Badr-6
|
Arabsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
 ProtoStar-1[113]
|
ProtoStar | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 9 July[115] | Shahab-3[114]
|
Strait of Hormuz[115]
|
IRG
| ||||
| IRG | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 July | Successful | |||
| Part of Great Prophet III exercise[114] | |||||||
| 9 July[115] | Shahab-2[116]
|
Strait of Hormuz[115]
|
IRG
| ||||
| IRG | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 July | Successful | |||
| Part of Great Prophet III exercise,[114] missile type not confirmed | |||||||
| 9 July[115] | Shahab-1[116]
|
Strait of Hormuz[115]
|
IRG
| ||||
| IRG | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 July | Successful | |||
| Part of Great Prophet III exercise,[114] missile type not confirmed | |||||||
| 10 July[117] | Shahab-3
|
Strait of Hormuz
|
IRG
| ||||
| IRG | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 July | Successful | |||
| Part of Great Prophet III exercise, missile type not confirmed | |||||||
| 12 July 10:46[111] |
Nike-Orion
|
Andøya[111]
|
Andøya
| ||||
| ECOMA 2008-3
|
Andøya/DLR | Suborbital | Aeronomy[111] | 12 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi)[111] | |||||||
| 14 July 10:10[118] |
Terrier-Orion[119]
|
Wallops Island LP-1
|
NASA
| ||||
| SubTEC-II
|
Andøya/DLR | Suborbital | Technology | 14 July | Successful | ||
| 16 July 05:20:59 [120][121] |
Zenit-3SL
|
Ocean Odyssey
|
Sea Launch
| ||||
| Echostar 11
|
Echostar | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Ongoing | ||
| 18 July 22:47[122] |
UGM-27 Polaris (STARS
|
Kodiak Island
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| FTX-03
|
MDA | Suborbital | Target | 18 July | Successful[123] | ||
| Radar targeting test only, missile not intercepted | |||||||
| 22 July 02:40:09 [124][125][126] |
Kosmos-3M
|
Plesetsk Site 132/1
|
COSMOS International[124]
| ||||
| SAR-Lupe 5
|
Bundeswehr | Low Earth, polar | Radar imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 July 18:31[128] |
Soyuz-2.1b
|
Plesetsk Site 43/4
|
RVSN
| ||||
| Kosmos 2441 (Persona)[128]
|
VKS | Sun-synchronous | Optical imaging | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Spacecraft lost due to electrical malfunction[127] | |||||||
August | |||||||
| 1 August[129] | R-29
|
RFS Ryazan, Barents Sea[129]
|
VMF
| ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 August | Successful[129] | |||
| 2 August 08:30[130][131] |
S-520
|
Uchinoura
|
JAXA
| ||||
| JAXA/Teikyo | Suborbital | Microgravity | 2 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 293 kilometres (182 mi) | |||||||
| 3 August 03:34[132][137] |
Falcon 1
|
Omelek
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Trailblazer
|
ORS/MDA | Intended: Low Earth | Technology | ~T+140 seconds[138] | Launch failure[138] | ||
| PreSat[139]
|
Santa Clara/NASA[139][140] | Intended: Low Earth | Biological | ||||
| NanoSail-D[139]
|
Santa Clara/NASA[139][141] | Intended: Low Earth | Solar sail | ||||
| Explorers[142]
|
Celestis | Intended: Low Earth | Space burial | ||||
| First and second stage recontact due to residual thrust.[132] PreSat and Nanosail CubeSats, Celestis burial payload included remains of astronaut Gordon Cooper,[133] actor James Doohan,[134] writer and director John Meredyth Lucas,[135] and Apollo mission planner Mareta West[136] | |||||||
| 13 August 08:01[144] |
LGM-30G Minuteman III
|
Vandenberg
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| GT-195GM
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 August | Successful[144] | ||
| Travelled about 6,790 kilometres (4,220 mi) downrange.[143] | |||||||
| 14 August 20:44[102] |
Ariane 5ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Superbird 7
|
SCC | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| AMC-21
|
SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 16 August 19:32[145] |
Safir[146]
|
Semnan
|
ISA
| ||||
| DemoSat[147]
|
ISA | Intended: Low Earth[145] | Test flight | 16 August | Launch failure[145] | ||
| Reported to have been first Iranian orbital launch attempt. Officially successful, however no objects were left in orbit.[145] Unofficial reports of a second stage malfunction.[145] Also reported to have been a suborbital test, or an attempt to launch the Omid satellite, instead of an orbital test launch. | |||||||
| 18 August 22:43[148][149][150] |
Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced
|
Baikonur Site 200/39[150]
|
International Launch Services
| ||||
| Inmarsat-4 F3[151]
|
Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 22 August 09:10[153] |
ALV
|
MARS LP-0B
|
Alliant Techsystems
| ||||
| SOAREX VI
|
NASA | Suborbital | Technology | T+27 seconds[153] | Launch failure | ||
| Hy-BoLT
|
NASA | Suborbital | Aerodynamics | ||||
| Only flight of ALV, veered off course to the South and destroyed by RSO[152] | |||||||
| 25 August[154] | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Louisiana, Pacific Ocean
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Successful | |||
| 25 August[154] | UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Louisiana, Pacific Ocean
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Successful | |||
| 28 August[155] | RT-2PM Topol (RS-12M)
|
Plesetsk
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 August | Successful | |||
| 29 August 07:15[156] |
Dnepr
|
Baikonur Site 109/95
|
ISC Kosmotras
| ||||
| Tachys (RapidEye-1)[157]
|
RapidEye | Low Earth | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Mati (RapidEye-2)[157]
|
RapidEye | Low Earth | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Choma (RapidEye-3)[157]
|
RapidEye | Low Earth | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Choros (RapidEye-4)[157]
|
RapidEye | Low Earth | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Trochia (RapidEye-5)[157]
|
RapidEye | Low Earth | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
September | |||||||
| 6 September 03:25[158] |
Long March 2C
|
Taiyuan LC-1
|
CNSA
| ||||
| Huan Jing 1A
|
CNSA | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Huan Jing 1B
|
CNSA | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 6 September 18:50:57[159] |
Delta II 7420
|
Vandenberg SLC-2W
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| GeoEye 1 (Orbview 5)
|
GeoEye | Sun-synchronous | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 10 September 19:50:02[77] |
Soyuz-U
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Progress M-65
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 7 December 08:48:47[160] |
Successful | ||
| ISS flight 30P | |||||||
| 18 September 02:05[161] |
Kauai
|
MDA
| |||||
| MDA | Suborbital | Target | 18 September | Launch failure[161] | |||
| Two THAAD intercept launches cancelled.[161] | |||||||
| 18 September 14:45[162] |
RSM-56 Bulava (R-30)
|
RFS Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea[163]
|
VMF
| ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 15:05[164] | Successful | |||
| 19 September 21:48[157][165] |
Proton-M/Briz-M
|
Baikonur Site 200/39
|
International Launch Services
| ||||
| Nimiq-4[166]
|
Telesat Canada | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 24 September 06:57[167] |
Chimera[167] (Minuteman/Minotaur II)
|
Vandenberg LF-06
|
Orbital Sciences
| ||||
| NFIRE 2b
|
MDA | Suborbital | Target | 24 September | Successful | ||
| Tracked by NFIRE satellite | |||||||
| 24 September 09:27:59[168] |
Zenit-3SL
|
Ocean Odyssey
|
Sea Launch
| ||||
| Galaxy 19
|
Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 25 September 08:49:37 [157][169] |
Proton-M/DM-2[170]
|
Baikonur Site 81/24
|
RVSN
| ||||
| Kosmos 2442 (GLONASS)[157][171]
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation[172] | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Kosmos 2443 (GLONASS)[157][171]
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation[172] | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Kosmos 2444 (GLONASS)[157][171]
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation[172] | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 25 September 13:10[157][174] |
Long March 2F
|
Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1
|
CNSA
| ||||
| Shenzhou 7
|
CNSA | Low Earth | Manned flight | 28 September 09:37:40[173] |
Successful | ||
| Ban Xing[173]
|
CNSA | Low Earth | Technology | 30 October 2009[175] | Successful | ||
| Shenzhou 7-GC[173]
|
CNSA | Low Earth | Technology | 4 January 2010[176] | Successful | ||
| Manned flight with three yǔhángyuán, crew conducted first Chinese EVA Ban Xing deployed from Shenzhou on 27 September at 11:27 GMT, GC separated on 28 September at 08:48 to begin independent mission[173] | |||||||
| 28 September 23:15[178] |
Falcon 1
|
Omelek
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| RatSat[173]
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | DemoSat | In orbit | Successful[178][177] | ||
| Launched boilerplate payload. First privately funded and developed liquid fuelled rocket to reach orbit[177] | |||||||
October | |||||||
| 1 October 06:37:16 |
Dnepr
|
Dombarovskiy
|
ISC Kosmotras
| ||||
 THEOS
|
GISTDA | Low Earth | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 11 October[179] | R-29RMU Sineva
|
RFS Tula, Barents Sea
|
VMF
| ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Successful | |||
| Long-range test[179] | |||||||
| 12 October 07:01[180] |
Soyuz-FG
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Soyuz TMA-13[181]
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 18 | 8 April 2009 07:16 |
Successful | ||
| Manned flight with three cosmonauts, including a space tourist. 100th flight of the Soyuz programme to be manned at some point in its mission[9] | |||||||
| 12 October 07:24[182] |
RT-2PM Topol (RS-12M)
|
Plesetsk
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 07:50[182] | Successful | |||
| 12 October[183] | R-29R Vysota
|
RFS Zelenograd, Sea of Okhotsk[183]
|
VMF
| ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 October | Successful | |||
| 12 October[183] | R-29RM Shtil
|
RFS Yekaterinburg, Barents Sea[183]
|
VMF
| ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 October | Successful | |||
| 19 October 17:47:23[184] |
Pegasus-XL/Star-27
|
Stargazer, Kwajalein Atoll
|
Orbital Sciences
| ||||
| IBEX
|
NASA | High Earth | Solar | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 20 October 08:39[185] |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
| ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | UV Astronomy[186] | 08:49[185] | Successful | |||
| 22 October 00:52:11[188] |
PSLV-XL
|
Satish Dhawan SLP
|
ISRO
| ||||
| Chandrayaan-1[189]
|
ISRO | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
| MIP
|
ISRO | Selenocentric | Lunar impactor | 14 November | Successful | ||
| First Indian lunar spacecraft,[187] failed on 28 August 2009 after less than half of planned mission duration, maiden flight of PSLV-XL | |||||||
| 22 October 09:10[190] |
RS-18 UR-100N
|
Baikonur
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 October | Successful | |||
| 22 October 12:30[191] |
Nike-Orion
|
Esrange
|
EuroLaunch
| ||||
| REXUS-4
|
SSC/DLR | Suborbital | Student research | 22 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | |||||||
| 25 October 01:15[193] |
Long March 4B
|
Taiyuan LC-2[192]
|
CNSA
| ||||
| Shi Jian 6E
|
CNSA | Low Earth | Scientific | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Shi Jian 6F
|
CNSA | Low Earth | Scientific | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First launch from Taiyuan LC-2[192] | |||||||
| 25 October 02:28[194] |
Delta II 7420-10
|
Vandenberg SLC-2W
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
 COSMO-3
|
ASI[195] | Sun-synchronous | Radar imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 October 16:53:53[196] |
Long March 3B/E
|
Xichang LA-3
|
CNSA
| ||||
| Venesat-1
|
VMoST | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First Venezuelan satellite[196] | |||||||
November | |||||||
| 1 November[197] | Barking Sands
|
US Navy
| |||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Target | 1 November | Successful | |||
| Intercepted by SM-3 missile, part of Pacific Blitz exercise[197] | |||||||
| 1 November[197] | RIM-161 Standard Missile 3
|
USS Paul Hamilton, Pacific Ocean[197]
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy[197] | Suborbital | Intercept test | 1 November | Successful | |||
| Intercepted target missile, part of Pacific Blitz exercise[197] | |||||||
| 1 November[197] | Barking Sands
|
US Navy
| |||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Target | 1 November | Successful | |||
| Intercept by SM-3 missile failed. Part of Pacific Blitz exercise[197] | |||||||
| 1 November[197] | RIM-161 Standard Missile 3
|
USS Hopper, Pacific Ocean[197]
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy[197] | Suborbital | Intercept test | 1 November | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Sensor fault resulted in failure to intercept target missile.[197] Part of Pacific Blitz exercise[197] | |||||||
| 5 November 00:15[198] |
Long March 2D[199]
|
Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2[200]
|
CNSA
| ||||
| Chuang Xin 1B
|
CNSA | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Shiyan Weixing 3[200]
|
CNSA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 5 November 09:00[201] |
LGM-30G Minuteman III
|
Vandenberg
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| GT-198GM
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful | ||
| Travelled 6,740 kilometres (4,190 mi) downrange[201] | |||||||
| 5 November 20:44 |
Proton-M/Briz-M
|
Baikonur Site 200/39
|
International Launch Services
| ||||
 Astra 1M
|
SES Astra | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Final flight of standard Proton-M | |||||||
| 12 November 05:56[202] |
Shaurya[203]
|
Integrated Test Range LC-3[204]
|
DRDO
| ||||
| Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 November | Successful | |||
| 12 November[205] | Sejjil
|
Iran
|
IRGC AF
| ||||
| IRGC AF | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 November | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of Sejjil missile | |||||||
| 13 November 09:06[206] |
M51
|
CEL
|
FOST
| ||||
| FOST | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 November | Successful | |||
| 14 November 15:50[207] |
Soyuz-U
|
Plesetsk Site 16/2
|
RVSN
| ||||
| Kosmos 2445 (Kobal't-M)
|
VKS | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 February 2009[208] 16:15[209] |
Successful | ||
| 14 November | Black Brant IX
|
White Sands LC-36
|
NASA
| ||||
| NRL[210] | Suborbital | Solar[210] | 14 November | Successful | |||
| 15 November 00:55:39[212] |
Space Shuttle Endeavour[213]
|
Kennedy LC-39A
|
United Space Alliance
| ||||
| STS-126[214]
|
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Assembly | 30 November 21:25:06[215] |
Successful | ||
| Leonardo MPLM
|
ASI/NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | Successful | |||
| PSSC
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology | 17 February 2010 17:31[216] |
Successful | ||
| Manned flight with seven astronauts, PSSC deployed from Shuttle at 20:33 GMT on 29 November and operated for 110 days.[211] | |||||||
| 19 November 02:18[217][218] |
Barking Sands
|
US Navy
| |||||
| US Navy/JMSDF | Suborbital | Target | 19 November | Successful | |||
| Intercept by SM-3 missile failed | |||||||
| 19 November 02:21[218] |
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3
|
JDS Chōkai, Pacific Ocean
|
JMSDF
| ||||
| JMSDF | Suborbital | Interceptor | 19 November | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Infrared sensor fault, failed to intercept target[219] | |||||||
| 26 November 12:38:27[220] |
Soyuz-U
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Progress M-01M
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 8 February 2009 08:20[221] |
Successful | ||
| First flight of modernised Progress spacecraft, Kurs anomaly necessitated manual docking. ISS flight 31P | |||||||
| 26 November 13:24[222] |
RS-24 Yars
|
Plesetsk
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 November | Successful | |||
| 26 November[223] | Iran
|
ISA
| |||||
| Kavoshgar-2
|
ISA | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 November | Successful | ||
| Payload recovered by parachute | |||||||
| 28 November[224] | RSM-56 Bulava (R-30)
|
RFS Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea[225]
|
VMF
| ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 November | Successful | |||
December | |||||||
| 1 December 04:42[226] |
Long March 2D
|
Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2
|
CNSA
| ||||
| Yaogan-4
|
CNSA | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 2 December 05:00[227] |
Molniya-M/2BL[228]
|
Plesetsk Site 16/2
|
RVSN
| ||||
| Kosmos 2446 (Oko)
|
VKS | Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 5 December 10:35:10[229] |
VS-30-Orion
|
SvalRak
|
Andøya
| ||||
| ICI-2[230]
|
Oslo | Suborbital | Auroral | 10:45[229] | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 330 kilometres (210 mi)[229] | |||||||
| 5 December 20:04[232] |
UGM-27 Polaris (STARS)
|
Kodiak Island
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| FTG-05
|
MDA | Suborbital | Target | 20:29[233] | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
| Decoy target failed to deploy,[231] intercepted by GBI | |||||||
| 5 December 20:21[232] |
Ground Based Interceptor
|
Vandenberg
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| FTG-05
|
MDA | Suborbital | Target | 20:29[233] | Successful | ||
| Intercepted Polaris | |||||||
| 10 December 13:43:00[234] |
Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced
|
Baikonur Site 200/39
|
International Launch Services
| ||||
| Ciel-2[102]
|
Ciel[235] | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 15 December 03:22[236] |
Long March 4B
|
Taiyuan LC-2
|
CNSA
| ||||
| Yaogan-5
|
CNSA | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | 2 September 2014 | Successful | ||
| 20 December 22:35[237] |
Ariane 5ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Hot Bird 9[102]
|
Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Eutelsat W2M[102]
|
Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[238] | ||
| 23 December 00:54[239] |
Long March 3A
|
Xichang LA-2
|
CNSA
| ||||
| Feng Yun 2E
|
CMA | Geosynchronous | Weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 23 December 03:00[241] |
RSM-56 Bulava[242]
|
RFS Dmitry Donskoi[240]
|
VMF
| ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Launch failure | |||
| Self-destruct system activated after missile went off course[240] | |||||||
| 25 December 10:43[243] |
Proton-M/DM-2 Enhanced
|
Baikonur Site 81/24
|
RVSN
| ||||
| Kosmos 2447 (GLONASS)
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Kosmos 2448 (GLONASS)
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Kosmos 2449 (GLONASS)
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First flight of Proton-M Enhanced with DM-2 upper stage, last orbital launch from Baikonur to be conducted by the Russian military | |||||||
Deep Space Rendezvous
| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January | Cassini | 40th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,010 kilometres (630 mi) |
| 14 January | MESSENGER | 1st flyby of Mercury | Closest approach: 200 kilometres (120 mi) at 19:04 GMT[244] |
| 22 February | Cassini | 41st flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 12 March | Cassini | 3rd flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 52 kilometres (32 mi) |
| 25 March | Cassini | 42nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 12 May | Cassini | 43rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 25 May | Phoenix | Landing on Mars | Region D, Arctic area - Green Valley, near the Heimdal crater: 68°N, 236°E. Touchdown at 23:38 GMT. Successful[245] |
| 28 May | Cassini | 44th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) |
| 31 July | Cassini | 45th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,613 kilometres (1,002 mi) |
| 11 August | Cassini | 4th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 54 kilometres (34 mi) |
| 5 September | Rosetta | Flyby of 2867 Šteins |
Closest approach: 800 kilometres (500 mi) |
| 6 October | MESSENGER | 2nd flyby of Mercury | |
| 9 October | Cassini | 5th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 25 kilometres (16 mi) |
| 31 October | Cassini | 6th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
| 3 November | Cassini | 46th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) |
| 8 November | Chandrayaan-1 | Injection into Selenocentric orbit | Periselene: 504 kilometres (313 mi), Aposelene: 7,502 kilometres (4,662 mi)[246] |
| 14 November | MIP | Landing on the Moon | Lunar Impactor |
| 19 November | Cassini | 47th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,023 kilometres (636 mi) |
| 5 December | Cassini | 48th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 960 kilometres (600 mi) |
| 21 December | Cassini | 49th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 970 kilometres (600 mi) |
- Distant, non-targeted flybys of Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Tethys and Titan by Cassini occurred throughout the year.
EVAs
| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Function | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 January 09:56[247] |
7 hours 10 minutes |
17:06[248] | Expedition 16 (ISS Quest) |
Peggy WhitsonDaniel M. Tani
|
Replace motor and bearing in solar array joint | |
| 11 February 14:13[249] |
7 hours 58 minutes |
22:11[249] | STS-122 (ISS Quest) |
Rex J. WalheimStanley G. Love
|
Install Power Data Grapple Fixture on Columbus | Originally to have been conducted by Walheim and Hans Schlegel, Love replaced Schlegel on medical grounds.[250] |
| 13 February 14:27[251] |
6 hours 45 minutes |
21:12[251] | STS-122 (ISS Quest) |
Rex J. WalheimHans Schlegel
|
Replace depleted nitrogen tank | |
| 15 February 12:07[251] |
7 hours 25 minutes |
20:32[251] | STS-122 (ISS Quest) |
Rex J. WalheimStanley G. Love
|
Install experiments on Columbus, load failed gyroscope onto Shuttle for return to Earth | |
| 14 March 01:18[252] |
7 hours 1 minute |
08:19[252] | STS-123 (ISS Quest) |
Richard M. LinnehanGarrett Reisman
|
Install Kibo ELM-PS and start Dextre assembly | |
| 15 March 23:49[253] |
7 hours 8 minutes |
16 March 06:57[253] |
STS-123 (ISS Quest) |
Richard M. LinnehanMichael Foreman
|
Dextre assembly | |
| 17 March 22:52[253] |
6 hours 53 minutes |
18 March 05:44[253] |
STS-123 (ISS Quest) |
Richard M. LinnehanRobert L. Behnken
|
Dextre assembly, install MISSE-6 experiment, and store spare parts outside the ISS | MISSE installation failed[253] |
| 20 March 22:04[253] |
6 hours 24 minutes |
21 March 04:08[253] |
STS-123 (ISS Quest) |
Robert L. BehnkenMichael Foreman
|
Test heat shield repair techniques | |
| 22 March 20:34[253] |
6 hours 2 minutes |
23 March 02:36[253] |
STS-123 (ISS Quest) |
Robert L. BehnkenMichael Foreman
|
Store OBSS on ISS, retry MISSE-6 installation[254] | |
| 3 June 16:22[255] |
6 hours 48 minutes[92] |
23:10[92] | STS-124 (ISS Quest) |
Mike FossumRon Garan
|
Install JEM Pressurised Module, Inspect SARJ, retrieve OBSS.[255] | |
| 5 June 15:04[92] |
7 hours 11 minutes[92] |
22:15[92] | STS-124 (ISS Quest) |
Mike FossumRon Garan
|
Adjust covers on JEM, Inspect SARJ.[256] | |
| 8 June 13:55[92] |
6 hours 33 minutes[92] |
20:28[92] | STS-124 (ISS Quest) |
Mike FossumRon Garan
|
Replace nitrogen tank, inspect SARJ.[257] | |
| 10 July 18:48[258] |
6 hours 18 minutes[258] |
11 July 01:06[258] |
Expedition 17 (ISS Pirs)[258] |
Sergei VolkovOleg Kononenko
|
Remove pyrotechnic bolt from Soyuz TMA-12 for inspection.[259] | |
| 15 July 17:08[258] |
5 hours 54 minutes[258] |
23:02[258] | Expedition 17 (ISS Pirs)[258] |
Sergei VolkovOleg Kononenko
|
Install docking targeting equipment, rotate exposed experiments[260] | |
| 27 September 08:38 |
22 minutes | 09:00 | Shenzhou 7 | Zhai Zhigang (full)Liu Boming (stand-up)
|
Test spacesuit, collect experiment | First Chinese EVA |
| 18 November 18:09 |
6 hours 52 minutes |
19 November 01:01 |
STS-126 (ISS Quest) |
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-PiperStephen G. Bowen
|
Transferred an empty nitrogen tank assembly from ESP3 to the shuttle's cargo bay, transferred a new flex hose rotary coupler to ESP3 for future use, removed an insulation cover on the Kibo Exposed Facility berthing mechanism, began cleaning and lubrication of the starboard SARJ, and replacement of its 11 trundle bearing assemblies.[261][262] | |
| 20 November 17:58 |
6 hours 45 minutes |
21 November 00:43 |
STS-126 (ISS Quest) |
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-PiperRobert S. Kimbrough
|
Relocated the two CETA carts from the starboard side of the Mobile Transporter to the port side, lubricated the station robotic arm's latching end effector A snare bearings, continued cleaning and lubrication of the starboard SARJ[263][264][265] | Conducted on tenth anniversary of the launch of the ISS[263] |
| 22 November 18:01 |
6 hours 57 minutes |
23 November 00:58 |
STS-126 (ISS Quest) |
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-PiperStephen G. Bowen
|
Completed cleaning and lubrication of all but one of the trundle bearing assemblies (TBA) on the starboard SARJ.[266][267] | |
| 24 November 18:24 |
6 hours 7 minutes |
25 November 00:31 |
STS-126 (ISS Quest) |
Stephen G. BowenRobert S. Kimbrough
|
Completed replacement of trundle bearing assemblies on starboard SARJ, lubricated the port SARJ, installed a video camera, re‐installed insulation covers on the Kibo External Facility berthing mechanism, performed Kibo robotic arm grounding tab maintenance, installed spacewalk handrails on Kibo, installed Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) antennae on Kibo, photographed radiators, and photographed trailing umbilical system cables.[268] | |
| 23 December 00:51 |
5 hours 38 minutes |
06:29 | Expedition 18 (ISS Pirs) |
Michael FinckeYuri Lonchakov
|
Install Langmuir probe, EXPOSE-R and IPI-SM experiments.[269] | EXPOSE-R installation failed[269] |
Orbital launch summary
By country
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |
11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Europe |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| International |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Sea Launch / Land Launch | |
| Iran |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | First orbital launch attempt[145] | |
| Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Russia /  CIS |
26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | ||
 United States |
15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | ||
| World | 69 | 66 | 2 | 1 | ||
By rocket
By family
| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane | Europe |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas | United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-II | Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon | United States |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Long March | People's Republic of China |
11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus | United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | Russia |
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-14 | Russia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-36 | Ukraine |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Safir | Iran |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Space Shuttle | United States |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Universal Rocket | Russia |
11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zenit | Ukraine / Russia |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
By type
| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 5 | Europe |
Ariane | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V | United States |
Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II | United States |
Delta | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr | Ukraine |
R-36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | Japan |
H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 1 | United States |
Falcon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kosmos | Russia |
R-12/R-14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2 | People's Republic of China |
Long March | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3 | People's Republic of China |
Long March | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4 | People's Republic of China |
Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya | Russia |
R-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus | United States |
Pegasus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle | India |
PSLV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | Russia |
Universal Rocket | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Safir | Iran |
Safir | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Soyuz | Russia |
R-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2 | Russia |
R-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | United States |
Space Shuttle | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| UR-100 | Russia |
Universal Rocket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit | Ukraine / Russia |
Zenit | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
By configuration
| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 5 ES | Europe |
Ariane 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Ariane 5 ECA | Europe |
Ariane 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 411 | United States |
Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 421 | United States |
Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7320 | United States |
Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7420 | United States |
Delta II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7920H | United States |
Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7925 | United States |
Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr | Ukraine |
Dnepr | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 2024 | Japan |
H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 1 | United States |
Falcon 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | First successful launch[270] |
| Kosmos-3M | Russia |
Kosmos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2C | People's Republic of China |
Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2D | People's Republic of China |
Long March 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2F | People's Republic of China |
Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3A | People's Republic of China |
Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B | People's Republic of China |
Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B/E | People's Republic of China |
Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3C | People's Republic of China |
Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March 4B | People's Republic of China |
Long March 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4C | People's Republic of China |
Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya-M/2BL | Russia |
Molniya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus-XL | United States |
Pegasus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K/DM-3 | Russia |
Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M/DM-2 | Russia |
Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia |
Proton | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| PSLV-CA | India |
PSLV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-XL | India |
PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Rokot/Briz-KM | Russia |
UR-100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Safir | Iran |
Safir | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Soyuz-2.1b | Russia |
Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | Russia |
Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Russia |
Soyuz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | Russia |
Soyuz | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | United States |
Space Shuttle | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit-3SL | Ukraine / Russia |
Zenit | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit-3SLB | Ukraine / Russia |
Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
By launch site
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baikonur | Kazakhstan |
19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cape Canaveral | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dombarovsky | Russia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jiuquan | People's Republic of China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kapustin Yar | Russia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kennedy | United States |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kwajalein Atoll | Marshall Islands |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Two launches used Stargazer aircraft |
| Kourou | France |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ocean Odyssey | International |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | Russia |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Satish Dhawan | India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Semnan | Iran |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | First orbital launch attempt |
| Taiyuan | People's Republic of China |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tanegashima | Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | United States |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Xichang | People's Republic of China |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
By orbit
| Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally Achieved |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Earth orbit | 36 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 11 to ISS |
| Medium Earth orbit | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Geosynchronous/transfer | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | |
| High Earth orbit | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Including lunar transfer and Molniya orbits |
See also
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