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[[Akatsuki (probe)|Akatsuki]], the first Japanese mission to [[Venus]], was launched on an [[H-IIA]] carrier rocket in May. It is intended to look for lightning and volcanoes on Venus.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10135158.stm|title=Japan launches Akatsuki probe to Venus|first=Jonathan|last=Amos|publisher=BBC News|date=20 May 2010|accessdate=13 July 2010}}</ref> Despite a successful launch,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/05/axa-launch-h-iia-carrying-akatsuki-ikaros/|title=JAXA H-IIA carrying AKATSUKI and IKAROS launches at second attempt|first=Chris|last=Bergin|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|date=20 May 2010|accessdate=13 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100721185748/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/05/axa-launch-h-iia-carrying-akatsuki-ikaros/| archivedate= 21 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> the spacecraft failed to enter [[Venus|Cytherocentric orbit]] in December, but it managed to enter the orbit around Venus five years later in December 2015. [[IKAROS]], the first operational [[solar sail]], was launched on the same rocket as Akatsuki. |
[[Akatsuki (probe)|Akatsuki]], the first Japanese mission to [[Venus]], was launched on an [[H-IIA]] carrier rocket in May. It is intended to look for lightning and volcanoes on Venus.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10135158.stm|title=Japan launches Akatsuki probe to Venus|first=Jonathan|last=Amos|publisher=BBC News|date=20 May 2010|accessdate=13 July 2010}}</ref> Despite a successful launch,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/05/axa-launch-h-iia-carrying-akatsuki-ikaros/|title=JAXA H-IIA carrying AKATSUKI and IKAROS launches at second attempt|first=Chris|last=Bergin|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|date=20 May 2010|accessdate=13 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100721185748/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/05/axa-launch-h-iia-carrying-akatsuki-ikaros/| archivedate= 21 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> the spacecraft failed to enter [[Venus|Cytherocentric orbit]] in December, but it managed to enter the orbit around Venus five years later in December 2015. [[IKAROS]], the first operational [[solar sail]], was launched on the same rocket as Akatsuki. |
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The first Japanese [[asteroid]] probe, [[Hayabusa]], returned to Earth on 13 June, having landed on [[25143 Itokawa]] in an effort to collect samples.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/japan-hayabusa-asteroid-probe-landing-100613.html|title=Japanese Asteroid Probe Makes Historic Return to Earth|first=Clara|last=Moskowitz|publisher=Space.com|date=13 June 2010|accessdate=13 July 2010| |
The first Japanese [[asteroid]] probe, [[Hayabusa]], returned to Earth on 13 June, having landed on [[25143 Itokawa]] in an effort to collect samples.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/japan-hayabusa-asteroid-probe-landing-100613.html |title=Japanese Asteroid Probe Makes Historic Return to Earth |first=Clara |last=Moskowitz |publisher=Space.com |date=13 June 2010 |accessdate=13 July 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617225614/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/japan-hayabusa-asteroid-probe-landing-100613.html |archivedate=17 June 2010 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> It was also the world's first successful [[sample return mission]] from an asteroid.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11763484|title=Japan probe collected particles from Itokawa asteroid|first=Jonathan|last=Amos|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=16 November 2010|accessdate=17 November 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101116200526/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11763484| archivedate= 16 November 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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On 1 October at 10:59:57 UTC, [[People's Republic of China|China]] successfully launched the [[Chang'e-2]] spacecraft, the nation's second mission to explore the [[Moon]]. A [[Long March 3C]] rocket was used for the launch, which occurred from the [[Xichang Satellite Launch Center|Xichang Satellite Launch Centre]]. The spacecraft conducted a mission similar to that of the earlier [[Chang'e-1]] spacecraft, but with a focus on mapping potential landing sites in preparation for the [[Chang'e-3]] unmanned lunar lander.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1003/05china/|title=China maintains hectic pace for more space program firsts|first=Stephen|last=Clark|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=5 March 2010|accessdate=13 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100612044742/http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1003/05china/| archivedate= 12 June 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
On 1 October at 10:59:57 UTC, [[People's Republic of China|China]] successfully launched the [[Chang'e-2]] spacecraft, the nation's second mission to explore the [[Moon]]. A [[Long March 3C]] rocket was used for the launch, which occurred from the [[Xichang Satellite Launch Center|Xichang Satellite Launch Centre]]. The spacecraft conducted a mission similar to that of the earlier [[Chang'e-1]] spacecraft, but with a focus on mapping potential landing sites in preparation for the [[Chang'e-3]] unmanned lunar lander.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1003/05china/|title=China maintains hectic pace for more space program firsts|first=Stephen|last=Clark|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=5 March 2010|accessdate=13 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100612044742/http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1003/05china/| archivedate= 12 June 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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|date = 16 April | time = 15:00<ref name="RN-AprilSoyuz">{{cite web|url=http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100416/158616394.html |title=Russia launches military satellite |date=16 April 2010 |publisher=RIA Novosti |accessdate=16 April 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5p2QBm4ex?url=http |
|date = 16 April | time = 15:00<ref name="RN-AprilSoyuz">{{cite web|url=http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100416/158616394.html |title=Russia launches military satellite |date=16 April 2010 |publisher=RIA Novosti |accessdate=16 April 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5p2QBm4ex?url=http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100416/158616394.html |archivedate=16 April 2010 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Plesetsk Cosmodrome|Plesetsk]] [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 16|Site 16/2]] |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Falcon 9 v1.0]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/files/usaf-ccafs-90-day-schedule-09-2009-1.pdf |title=90 Day Range Forecast |publisher=USAF 45th Space Wing |date=22 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/spacex-human-safety-sfn-100122.html | title=Founder of SpaceX Refutes Report Slamming Safety Standards | publisher=[[Space.com]] | date=22 January 2010 | accessdate=24 January 2010 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100125192419/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/spacex-human-safety-sfn-100122.html| archivedate= 25 January 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/status.html | title=Falcon Launch Report-Mission Status Center | publisher= [[Spaceflightnow.com]] | date=30 April 2010 | author=Steven Clark}}</ref> |
|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}[[Falcon 9 v1.0]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/files/usaf-ccafs-90-day-schedule-09-2009-1.pdf |title=90 Day Range Forecast |publisher=USAF 45th Space Wing |date=22 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/spacex-human-safety-sfn-100122.html | title=Founder of SpaceX Refutes Report Slamming Safety Standards | publisher=[[Space.com]] | date=22 January 2010 | accessdate=24 January 2010 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100125192419/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/spacex-human-safety-sfn-100122.html| archivedate= 25 January 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/status.html | title=Falcon Launch Report-Mission Status Center | publisher= [[Spaceflightnow.com]] | date=30 April 2010 | author=Steven Clark}}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40|SLC-40]] |
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|remarks = Maiden flight of Falcon 9<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_space_thewritestuff/2009/09/air-force-spacexs-falcon-9-first-launch-planned-for-nov-29-.html |title=Air Force: SpaceX's Falcon 9 first launch planned for Nov 29 |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |date=22 September 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100321164324/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_space_thewritestuff/2009/09/air-force-spacexs-falcon-9-first-launch-planned-for-nov-29-.html |archivedate=21 March 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="MSDB_Falcon9_Maiden">{{cite web|url=http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/MissionData.php?mission=Falcon-9%20ELV%20First%20Flight%20Demonstration|title=Detailed Mission Data – Falcon-9 ELV First Flight Demonstration|work=Mission Set Database|publisher=NASA GSFC|accessdate=4 May 2010}}</ref> |
|remarks = Maiden flight of Falcon 9<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_space_thewritestuff/2009/09/air-force-spacexs-falcon-9-first-launch-planned-for-nov-29-.html |title=Air Force: SpaceX's Falcon 9 first launch planned for Nov 29 |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |date=22 September 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100321164324/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_space_thewritestuff/2009/09/air-force-spacexs-falcon-9-first-launch-planned-for-nov-29-.html |archivedate=21 March 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="MSDB_Falcon9_Maiden">{{cite web|url=http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/MissionData.php?mission=Falcon-9%20ELV%20First%20Flight%20Demonstration|title=Detailed Mission Data – Falcon-9 ELV First Flight Demonstration|work=Mission Set Database|publisher=NASA GSFC|accessdate=4 May 2010}}</ref> |
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|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}}Dnepr<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Prisma_Satellites_To_Be_Launched_In_June_2009_999.html|publisher=Space-Travel.com|title=Prisma Satellites To Be Launched In June 2009|date=25 April 2008|accessdate=27 September 2008 |
|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}}Dnepr<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Prisma_Satellites_To_Be_Launched_In_June_2009_999.html |publisher=Space-Travel.com |title=Prisma Satellites To Be Launched In June 2009 |date=25 April 2008 |accessdate=27 September 2008 |archiveurl=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091012141842/http%3A//www%2Espace%2Dtravel%2Ecom/reports/Prisma_Satellites_To_Be_Launched_In_June_2009_999%2Ehtml |archivedate=12 October 2009 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Dombarovsky (air base)|Dombarovsky]] [[Dombarovsky Site 13|Site 13]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}ISC Kosmotras |
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|name = {{flagicon|SWE}}[[Prisma (satellite project)|Prisma-Mango]] |
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|orbit= Sun-synchronous<ref name="Prisma">{{cite web|url=http://www.weblab.dlr.de/rbrt/GpsNav/Prisma/Prisma.html|publisher=DLR|first=E.|last=Gill|title=PRISMA|accessdate=27 September 2008}}</ref> |
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|date = 10 July |time=11:32<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armees.com/Le-Terrible-apte-au-lancement-du-M51-en-conditions-operationnelles,33600.html|title=Le Terrible apte au lancement du M51 en conditions opérationnelles|date=11 July 2010|accessdate=13 July 2010|publisher=Armees.com| |
|date = 10 July |time=11:32<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armees.com/Le-Terrible-apte-au-lancement-du-M51-en-conditions-operationnelles,33600.html |title=Le Terrible apte au lancement du M51 en conditions opérationnelles |date=11 July 2010 |accessdate=13 July 2010 |publisher=Armees.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719225354/http://www.armees.com/Le-Terrible-apte-au-lancement-du-M51-en-conditions-operationnelles%2C33600.html |archivedate=19 July 2010 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> |
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|site = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[Uchinoura Space Center|Uchinoura]] |
|site = {{flagicon|JPN}}[[Uchinoura Space Center|Uchinoura]] |
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|LSP = {{flagicon|JPN}}JAXA |
|LSP = {{flagicon|JPN}}JAXA |
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|remarks = High-voltage control experiments not conducted as planned<ref name="S-520-25">{{cite web|url=http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/s_rockets/index_e.html |title=S-520-25 successfully launched |date=31 August 2010 |work=S-310/S-520/SS-520 |publisher=JAXA |accessdate=6 September 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5sXM4or9x?url=http |
|remarks = High-voltage control experiments not conducted as planned<ref name="S-520-25">{{cite web|url=http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/s_rockets/index_e.html |title=S-520-25 successfully launched |date=31 August 2010 |work=S-310/S-520/SS-520 |publisher=JAXA |accessdate=6 September 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5sXM4or9x?url=http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/s_rockets/index_e.html |archivedate=6 September 2010 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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|date = 21 September |time = 13:07:30<ref name="SubTec status">{{cite web|url=http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/webcast/xml/status.html |title=Launch Status |date=21 September 2010 |publisher=NASA |accessdate=21 September 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5suev85Ap?url=http |
|date = 21 September |time = 13:07:30<ref name="SubTec status">{{cite web|url=http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/webcast/xml/status.html |title=Launch Status |date=21 September 2010 |publisher=NASA |accessdate=21 September 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5suev85Ap?url=http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/webcast/xml/status.html |archivedate=21 September 2010 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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|outcome = Operational<ref>{{cite press|title=ILS Proton Successfully Launches LightSquared Satellite |date=14 November 2010 |publisher= |
|outcome = Operational<ref>{{cite press|title=ILS Proton Successfully Launches LightSquared Satellite |date=14 November 2010 |publisher=International Launch Services |url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-111410 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116183610/http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-111410 |archivedate=16 November 2010 |df= }}</ref> |
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|outcome = Launch failure<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/files/BlueBook.pdf |title=Blue Book |publisher=NASA Sounding Rockets Program Office |accessdate=2 January 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/64O6fQx4s?url=http |
|outcome = Launch failure<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/files/BlueBook.pdf |title=Blue Book |publisher=NASA Sounding Rockets Program Office |accessdate=2 January 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/64O6fQx4s?url=http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/files/BlueBook.pdf |archivedate=2 January 2012 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:48, 19 June 2017
Orbital launches | |
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First | 16 January |
Last | 29 December |
Total | 74 |
Successes | 70 |
Failures | 4 |
Partial failures | 0 |
Catalogued | 70 |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights | Atlas V 501 Atlas V 531 Falcon 9 v1.0 GSLV Mk. II Minotaur IV |
Retirements | Delta II 7420 Molniya-M Kosmos-3M |
Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 7 |
Total travellers | 31 |
The year 2010 in spaceflight saw a number of notable events in worldwide spaceflight activities. These included the first test flight of the SpaceX Dragon commercial resupply spacecraft, which is intended to resupply the International Space Station (ISS), and the maiden flights of the Falcon 9 and Minotaur IV rockets. In June 2010, South Korea conducted a second Naro-1 launch, after the failure of the rocket's maiden flight in 2009; however, the second attempt also failed. The Kosmos-3M was retired from service, making its final flight in April. The Molniya-M was also retired from service, making its final flight in September.[1]
Overview
The first suborbital launch of 2010 was conducted at 23:00 GMT on 10 January, when a Black Brant IX sounding rocket was launched as a target for the Boeing YAL-1 airborne-laser platform. On 11 January, China conducted an ABM test, involving two missiles. The first orbital launch occurred at 16:12 UTC on 16 January, when a Long March 3C launched the Compass-G1 navigation satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre.
Seventy-four orbital launches were attempted in 2010, with seventy being successful and four ending in failure. The last orbital launch was made on 29 December, when an Ariane 5ECA launched the Hispasat-1E and Koreasat 6 spacecraft from Guiana Space Centre, near Kourou.
Space exploration
Akatsuki, the first Japanese mission to Venus, was launched on an H-IIA carrier rocket in May. It is intended to look for lightning and volcanoes on Venus.[2] Despite a successful launch,[3] the spacecraft failed to enter Cytherocentric orbit in December, but it managed to enter the orbit around Venus five years later in December 2015. IKAROS, the first operational solar sail, was launched on the same rocket as Akatsuki.
The first Japanese asteroid probe, Hayabusa, returned to Earth on 13 June, having landed on 25143 Itokawa in an effort to collect samples.[4] It was also the world's first successful sample return mission from an asteroid.[5]
On 1 October at 10:59:57 UTC, China successfully launched the Chang'e-2 spacecraft, the nation's second mission to explore the Moon. A Long March 3C rocket was used for the launch, which occurred from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The spacecraft conducted a mission similar to that of the earlier Chang'e-1 spacecraft, but with a focus on mapping potential landing sites in preparation for the Chang'e-3 unmanned lunar lander.[6]
Manned spaceflight
Seven manned launches were planned for 2010, with three Space Shuttle missions and four Soyuz flights for International Space Station (ISS) crew rotation. STS-130, using orbiter Endeavour, was the first manned flight of the year, launching on 8 February with the Tranquility node and Cupola for the ISS. On 5 April, Discovery launched on mission STS-131, with the Leonardo MPLM to resupply the outpost.
Soyuz TMA-18 launched the Expedition 23 crew to the ISS on 2 April; it was scheduled to spend around six months docked to the station to facilitate crew escape in an emergency. Shortly before, Soyuz TMA-16 undocked, transporting former ISS crewmembers back to Earth. On 14 May, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on its second-to-last flight, STS-132, carrying the Rassvet module to the ISS. Soyuz TMA-19 launched with Expedition 24 on 15 June. Soyuz TMA-01M, the first flight of a modernised Soyuz-TMA spacecraft, launched on 8 October with the Expedition 25 crew for the ISS. Then, to end the year, Expedition 26 launched aboard Soyuz TMA-20 on 15 December.
Launch failures
Four orbital launch failures occurred in 2010, two affecting Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicles, one affecting a Naro-1 rocket, and one affecting a Proton rocket. The first occurred on 15 April, when the GSLV Mk.II launched on its maiden flight. The rocket's third stage malfunctioned, resulting in the stage, and the GSAT-4 satellite, failing to achieve orbit and falling into the sea. The second failure occurred during the second launch of the Naro-1 rocket, carrying the STSAT-2B spacecraft. The rocket exploded 137 seconds into the flight.[7]
The third failure occurred on 5 December, when a Proton-M with the first Blok DM-03 upper stage failed to inject three Glonass-M satellites into orbit. Before launch, the Blok DM was fuelled incorrectly, resulting in the rocket being too heavy to reach its parking orbit.[8] The fourth failure occurred on 25 December 2010, when a GSLV Mk.I exploded during the launch of GSAT-5P. The rocket was destroyed by range safety, after control of the liquid-fuelled boosters attached to the first stage was lost.[9]
Launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
January | |||||||
10 January 23:00:00[10] |
Black Brant IX | San Nicolas | NASA | ||||
MARTI | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 10 January | Successful | ||
11 January 11:55[11] |
CSS-X-11 | Shuangchengzi Space and Missile Center | PLA | ||||
PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 11 January | Successful | |||
Target | |||||||
11 January 12:00 |
SC-19 | Korla Missile Test Complex | PLA | ||||
PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 11 January | Successful[12] | |||
Interceptor | |||||||
14 January 06:50[14] |
RH-300 Mk.II | TERLS | ISRO | ||||
ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 14 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)[13] | |||||||
14 January 07:35[14] |
RH-300 Mk. II | TERLS | ISRO | ||||
ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 14 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)[13] | |||||||
14 January[14] 07:45 |
RH-560 Mk.II | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | ||||
ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 14 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 548 km (341 mi)[13] | |||||||
15 January 06:50[14] |
RH-300 Mk. II | TERLS | ISRO | ||||
ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)[13] | |||||||
15 January 07:35[14] |
RH-300 Mk. II | TERLS | ISRO | ||||
ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)[13] | |||||||
15 January 10:30[14] |
RH-300 Mk. II | TERLS | ISRO | ||||
ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)[13] | |||||||
15 January[14] 07:45 |
RH-560 Mk. II | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | ||||
ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 523 km (325 mi)[13] | |||||||
16 January 16:12 |
Long March 3C | Xichang LA-2 | CNSA | ||||
Compass-G1 | CNSA | Geostationary | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
27 January 08:25[11] |
M51 | Le Terrible, Audierne Bay | DGA | ||||
DGA | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 January | Successful | |||
First launch of M51 from a submarine[15] | |||||||
28 January 00:18 |
Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Khrunichev | ||||
Globus-1M #12L (Raduga-1M 2) | VKS | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
31 January 11:40[16] |
UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2) | Meck | MDA | ||||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 30 January | Successful[16] | |||
Maiden flight of Trident I in LV-2 configuration, interceptor failed[16] | |||||||
31 January | Ground Based Interceptor | Vandenberg LF-23 | MDA | ||||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 30 January | Spacecraft failure[16] | |||
Radar tracking problem caused by unexpected "chuffing", compounded by thruster problem on interceptor, resulted in failure to intercept Trident[16] | |||||||
February | |||||||
3 February 03:45 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M-04M / 36P | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 1 July 14:40 |
Successful | ||
ISS flight 36P | |||||||
3 February | Kavoshgar | Semnan | ISA | ||||
Kavoshgar-3 | ISA | Suborbital | Biological | 3 February | Successful[17] | ||
4 February 08:03:07 |
Black Brant IX | San Nicolas | NASA | ||||
MARTI | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 4 February | Successful[10] | ||
7 February 05:20 |
Agni-III | ITR IC-4 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 February | Successful[18] | |||
Travelled 3,500 km (2,175 mi) downrange | |||||||
8 February 09:14 |
Space Shuttle Endeavour | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-130 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Assembly | 22 February 03:22 |
Successful | ||
Tranquility[19] | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | ||
Cupola | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | ||
Manned flight with six astronauts | |||||||
9 February 09:01:00 |
Terrier-Orion | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
Alaska | Suborbital | Auroral | 9 February | Successful[10] | |||
11 February 15:23 |
Atlas V 401 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | ||||
SDO | NASA | Geosynchronous | Solar | In orbit | Operational | ||
12 February 00:39 |
Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
Intelsat 16 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
12 February 04:44[20] |
R-17 Elbrus | Ship, Pacific Ocean | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 12 February | Successful[20] | |||
Destroyed by Boeing YAL-1 aircraft | |||||||
12 February 05:31:20 |
Black Brant IX | San Nicolas | NASA | ||||
MARTI | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 12 February | Successful[10] | ||
15 February 09:49:11 |
Black Brant XII | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
Dartmouth | Suborbital | Auroral | 15 February | Successful[10] | |||
Apogee: 803 km (499 mi)[13] | |||||||
17 February | Juno | Fort Wingate LC-96 | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Target | 17 February | Successful | |||
Target for MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 MSE test, successful intercept | |||||||
March | |||||||
1 March 21:19 |
Proton-M/DM-2 Enhanced | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Khrunichev | ||||
Kosmos 2459 (Glonass-M 731) |
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2460 (Glonass-M 732) |
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2461 (Glonass-M 733) |
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
4 March 04:50 |
R-29RMU Sineva | K-114 Tula, Barents Sea | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 March | Successful | |||
4 March 23:57 |
Delta IV-M+ (4,2) | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance | ||||
GOES-P (GOES-15) | NOAA/NASA | Geostationary | Weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
5 March 04:55 |
Long March 4C | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | CNSA | ||||
Yaogan 9 | CNSA | Sun-synchronous | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
Yaogan 9 subsatellite | CNSA | Sun-synchronous | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
Yaogan 9 subsatellite | CNSA | Sun-synchronous | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
First Long March 4 series launch from Jiuquan | |||||||
15 March | Prithvi | ITR IC-4 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Target | 15 March | Launch failure | |||
Target for ABM test, deviated from planned course, interceptor not launched[21] | |||||||
20 March 18:27 |
Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
Echostar XIV | Echostar | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
22 March | Terrier Mk.70-Orion | Woomera LA-2 | DSTO/US Air Force | ||||
HiFire-1 | DSTO/US Air Force | Suborbital | Technology | 22 March | Successful | ||
Hypersonic research experiment | |||||||
26 March 13:43 |
Maxus | Esrange | EuroLaunch | ||||
MAXUS-8 | SSC/ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 26 March 13:55 |
Successful[22] | ||
Apogee: 700 km (435 mi)[13] | |||||||
27 March 00:14[13] |
Dhanush[23] | INS Subhadra Indian Ocean | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 March | Successful | |||
27 March 00:18[13] |
Prithvi II[23] | Integrated Test Range IC-3 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 March | Successful | |||
27 March 14:09:56[24] |
Terrier-Improved Malemute | Wallops Island LA-1/50K | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 March | Successful | |||
SOCEM | CalPoly | Suborbital | Technology | 27 March | Successful | ||
ADAMASat | Kentucky Space | Suborbital | Technology | 27 March | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Terrier-Improved Malemute, apogee: 270 km (168 mi)[13] | |||||||
27 March 19:37[13] |
Agni I[25] | Integrated Test Range IC-4 | Indian Army | ||||
Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful | |||
April | |||||||
2 April 04:04 |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Soyuz TMA-18 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 23 | 25 September 05:23 |
Successful | ||
Manned flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
5 April 10:21 |
Space Shuttle Discovery[26] | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-131 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 20 April 13:08:35 |
Successful | ||
Leonardo MPLM | ASI/NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | Successful | |||
Manned flight with seven astronauts | |||||||
8 April 13:57 |
Dnepr | Baikonur Site 109/95 | ISC Kosmotras | ||||
Cryosat-2[27] | ESA | Low Earth | Climatology | In orbit | Operational | ||
15 April 10:57 |
GSLV Mk.II | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ||||
GSAT-4 (HealthSat) | ISRO | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communication Navigation |
15 April | Launch failure | ||
Maiden flight of GSLV Mk. II, third stage failure. | |||||||
16 April 15:00[28] |
Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2462 (Kobal't-M) | VKS | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 21 July | Successful | ||
22 April 23:00[30] |
Minotaur IV Lite | Vandenberg SLC-8 | Orbital Sciences | ||||
HTV-2a | US Air Force | Suborbital | Technology | 22 April | Spacecraft failure[29] | ||
Maiden flight of Minotaur IV, loss of contact with HTV nine minutes after launch.[29] | |||||||
22 April 23:52[30] |
Atlas V 501 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | ||||
USA-212 (X-37B OTV-1)[30] | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology | 3 December 09:16 |
Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Atlas V 501 and Boeing X-37B | |||||||
24 April 11:19 |
Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
SES-1 (OS-1) | SES World Skies | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
27 April 01:05 |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2463 (Parus) | VKS | Low Earth | Navigation /Communication |
In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of Kosmos-3M | |||||||
28 April 17:15 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M-05M / 37P | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 15 November 09:35:39 |
Successful | ||
ISS flight 37P | |||||||
May | |||||||
3 May 09:47:00 |
Black Brant IX | San Nicolas | NASA | ||||
MARTI | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 3 May | Successful | ||
3 May 18:32:00 |
Black Brant IX[32] | White Sands | NASA | ||||
EVE | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Geospace/Solar | 3 May | Successful | ||
Used to calibrate the Solar Dynamics Observatory[31] | |||||||
4 May 12:41:02[34] |
SpaceLoft XL | Spaceport America | UP Aerospace | ||||
RocketSat | CSG | Suborbital | Technology | 4 May | Successful | ||
NMSU | Suborbital | Technology | Successful | ||||
UNM | Suborbital | Technology | Successful | ||||
Pioneer | Celestis | Suborbital | Space burial | Successful | |||
Reached an apogee of 113 km (70 mi), successfully recovered.[33] | |||||||
6 May 03:50[35] |
Sounding Rocket VII | Jiu Peng Air Base | NSPO | ||||
NSPO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 6 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 289 km (180 mi)[35] | |||||||
8 May | Ghaznavi | Sonmiani | ASFC | ||||
ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | |||
8 May | Shaheen-I | Sonmiani | ASFC | ||||
ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | |||
14 May 18:20 |
Space Shuttle Atlantis[26] | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-132 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 26 May 12:48:11 |
Successful | ||
Rassvet (MRM-1) | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | ||
Manned flight with six astronauts | |||||||
17 May 11:29 |
Agni-II | ITR IC-3 | Indian Army | ||||
Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 May | Successful | |||
Travelled 2,500 km (1,553 mi) downrange | |||||||
20 May 21:58:22[38] |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Mitsubishi | ||||
Akatsuki (Planet-C) | JAXA | Heliocentric Intended: Cytherocentric |
Venus orbiter | In orbit | Operational after partial spacecraft failure | ||
IKAROS | JAXA | Heliocentric | Solar sail | In orbit | Operational | ||
Waseda-SAT2 | Waseda | Low Earth | Imaging | 15 August[39] | Spacecraft failure[36][40] | ||
Hayato (K-Sat)[41] | Kagoshima | Low Earth | Atmospheric | 8[42] – 14[43] July | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
Negai☆'' | Soka | Low Earth | Technology | 26 June[44] | Successful | ||
Shin'en (UNITEC-1)[45] | UNISEC | Heliocentric | Technology | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[36][46] | ||
DCAM-1 | JAXA | Heliocentric | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
DCAM-2 | JAXA | Heliocentric | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
Waseda-SAT2 never contacted ground, Hayato affected by communications problems, contact lost with Shin'en on 21 May, unclear if data has been received since.[36] DCAM spacecraft deployed from IKAROS and used to observe deployment of the solar sail.[37] Akatsuki malfunctioned during Cytherocentric orbit insertion, and failed to enter orbit. It managed to orbit around Venus five years later. | |||||||
21 May 09:00:00 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
DICE | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Astronomy | 21 May | Spacecraft failure[10] | ||
21 May 22:01 |
Ariane 5ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
Astra 3B | SES Astra | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
COMSATBw-2 | Bundeswehr | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
28 May 03:00 |
Delta IV-M+ (4,2) | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance | ||||
USA-213 (GPS IIF SV-1) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
June | |||||||
2 June 01:59 |
Rokot/Briz-KM[47] | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Eurockot[48] | ||||
SERVIS-2 | USEF | Sun-synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
2 June 15:53:04 |
Long March 3C | Xichang LA-2 | CNSA | ||||
Compass-G3 | CNSA | Geostationary | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
3 June 22:00:08 |
Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
Badr-5 | ARABSAT | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
4 June 18:45[51] |
Falcon 9 v1.0[52][53][54] | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX[55] | ||||
DSQU | SpaceX | Low Earth | Boilerplate | 27 June 00:50[56] |
Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Falcon 9[49][50] | |||||||
6 June 22:25[13] |
Ground Based Interceptor | Vandenberg LF-24 | MDA | ||||
MDA | Suborbital | Test flight | 6 June | Successful | |||
Two stage test vehicle, non-intercept test | |||||||
8 June | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 June | Successful | |||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 42 | |||||||
8 June | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 June | Successful | |||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 42 | |||||||
9 June | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 June | Successful | |||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 43 | |||||||
9 June | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 June | Successful | |||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 43 | |||||||
10 June 08:01[57] |
Naro-1 | Naro[58] | Khrunichev/KARI | ||||
STSAT-2B | KARI | Intended: Low Earth | Technology | +137 seconds | Launch failure | ||
Exploded during first stage burn[7] | |||||||
15 June 01:39[59] |
Long March 2D | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | CNSA | ||||
Shijian XII[60] | CNSA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
15 June 14:42 |
Dnepr[61] | Dombarovsky Site 13 | ISC Kosmotras | ||||
Prisma-Mango | SSC | Sun-synchronous[62] | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
Prisma-Tango | SSC | Sun-synchronous[62] | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
Picard | CNES | Sun-synchronous[62] | Solar | In orbit | Operational | ||
BPA-1 | Hartron-Arkos | Sun-synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
BPA-1 intentionally remained attached to upper stage | |||||||
15 June 21:35 |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Soyuz TMA-19 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 24 | 26 November 04:46:53 |
Successful | ||
Manned flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
16 June 10:01 |
LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-10 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 June | Successful | |||
Travelled 6,743 km (4,190 mi) to Kwajalein Atoll | |||||||
21 June 02:14 |
Dnepr | Baikonur Site 109/95 | ISC Kosmotras | ||||
TanDEM-X | DLR | Low Earth | Radar imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
22 June 19:00 |
Shavit-2 | Palmachim | Israel Aerospace Industries | ||||
Ofek-9[64] | IAI/Israeli Defense Forces |
Low Earth (retrograde) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational[65] | ||
Known as Ofek-8 before launch[63] | |||||||
24 June 11:17:00 |
Terrier-Orion | Wallops Island LA-2/MRL | NASA | ||||
RockOn! | Colorado | Suborbital | Student research | 24 June | Successful | ||
26 June 21:41 |
Ariane 5ECA[66] | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
ArabSat-5A | ARABSAT | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
Chollian (COMS-1) | KARI | Geosynchronous[67] | Communication Weather Oceanography |
In orbit | Operational[68] | ||
30 June 10:40:01[13] |
LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-04 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 June | Successful | |||
30 June 15:35 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M-06M / 38P | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 6 September 12:53:20 |
Successful | ||
ISS flight 38P | |||||||
July | |||||||
10 July 11:32[69] |
M51 | Le Terrible, Audierne Bay | DGA/Marine nationale | ||||
DGA/Marine nationale | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 July | Successful | |||
10 July 18:40 |
Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
EchoStar XV | Echostar | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
11 July | Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
CIBER | Caltech[70] | Suborbital | Astronomy | 11 July | Successful | ||
12 July[71] 03:53 |
PSLV-CA | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ||||
Cartosat-2B | ISRO | Low Earth | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
AlSat-2A | ASAL | Low Earth | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
StudSat | StudSat | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
AISSat-1 | NDRE | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
TIsat-1 | SUPSI | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
AISSat and TIsat cubeSats to be launched as NLS-6, coordinated by UTIAS | |||||||
27 July | Prithvi | ITR IC-4 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Target | 27 July | Successful | |||
Target for ABM test, intercepted successfully by AAD | |||||||
30 July 18:18 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
SUMI | NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 30 July | Successful | ||
31 July 21:30 |
Long March 3A | Xichang LA-3 | CNSA | ||||
Compass IGSO-1 | CNSA | IGSO | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
August | |||||||
4 August 09:15 |
Black Brant X | Wallops Island LA-1/50K | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight Technology |
4 August | Successful | |||
Tests of Nihka rocket motor, with secondary technology experiments | |||||||
4 August 20:59 |
Ariane 5ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
Nilesat-201 | Nilesat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
RASCOM-QAF 1R | RASCOM-QAF | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
6 August[72] | R-29RMU Sineva | K-114 Tula, Barents Sea | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 August | Successful | |||
6 August[72] | R-29RMU Sineva | K-114 Tula, Barents Sea | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 August | Successful | |||
9 August 22:49[73] |
Long March 4C | Taiyuan LC-2 | CNSA | ||||
Yaogan 10 | CNSA | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
14 August 11:07 |
Atlas V 531 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | ||||
USA-214 (AEHF-1) | US Air Force | Current: Transfer Planned: Geosynchronous |
Communication | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure[74] Operational | ||
Maiden flight of Atlas V 531, liquid apogee motor failed to operate during orbital insertion process[74] | |||||||
23 August 17:57 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
RAISE | SwRI | Suborbital | Solar | 23 August | Successful | ||
24 August 07:10 |
Long March 2D | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | CNSA | ||||
Tian Hui 1 | CNSA | Low Earth | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
30 August 20:00[76] |
S-520 | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
JAXA/TMU/Kagawa /Shizuoka |
Suborbital | Technology | 30 August | Partial spacecraft failure[75] | |||
High-voltage control experiments not conducted as planned[75] | |||||||
September | |||||||
2 September 00:53:43 |
Proton-M/DM-2 Enhanced | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Roskosmos | ||||
Kosmos 2464 (Glonass-M 736) |
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2465 (Glonass-M 737) |
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2466 (Glonass-M 738) |
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
4 September 16:14 |
Long March 3B | Xichang LA-2 | CNSA | ||||
Chinasat-6A | Sinosat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
8 September 03:30 |
Rokot/Briz-KM | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | RVSN | ||||
Gonets-M No.2 | Gonets SatCom[77] | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2467 (Strela-3) | VKS | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2468 (Strela-3) | VKS | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
10 September 10:22 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M-07M / 39P | Roskosmos | Current: Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 20 February 2011 16:12 |
Successful | ||
ISS flight 39P | |||||||
11 September[78] 11:17 |
H-IIA 202[79] | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Mitsubishi | ||||
QZSS-1 (Michibiki) | JAXA | Tundra | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
17 September 10:03 |
LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-09 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 September | Successful | |||
21 September 04:03:30 |
Atlas V 501 | Vandenberg SLC-3E | United Launch Alliance | ||||
USA-215 | NRO | Low Earth (retrograde) | In orbit | Operational | |||
NRO Launch 41 | |||||||
21 September 13:07:30[80] |
Terrier-Orion | Wallops Island LA-2/MRL | NASA | ||||
SubTec-III | NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 21 September 13:23[80] |
Successful[80] | ||
22 September 02:42[81] |
Long March 2D | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | CNSA | ||||
Yaogan 11 | CNSA | Sun synchronous | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
Zheda Pixing 1B | CNSA | Sun synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
Zheda Pixing 1C | CNSA | Sun synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
26 September 04:41 |
Minotaur IV | Vandenberg SLC-8 | Orbital Sciences | ||||
USA-216 (SBSS) | US Air Force | Sun synchronous | Technology Satellite tracking |
In orbit | Operational | ||
First orbital launch of Minotaur IV | |||||||
30 September[82] 17:01[1] |
Molniya-M/2BL | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | RVSN | ||||
Kosmos 2469 (Oko) | VKS | Molniya | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | ||
Final flight of Molniya-M[1] | |||||||
October | |||||||
1 October 10:59:57[83] |
Long March 3C | Xichang LA-2 | CNSA | ||||
Chang'e 2 | CNSA | Selenocentric[84] | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Operational | ||
6 October 00:49 |
Long March 4B | Taiyuan LC-2 | CNSA | ||||
Shijian 6G | CNSA | Sun synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
Shijian 6H | CNSA | Sun synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
6 October | ARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole)? | Kauai | MDA | ||||
MDA | Suborbital | Aegis radar target | 6 October | Successful | |||
Aegis radar target, detected by STSS-Satellites | |||||||
6 October | ARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole)? | Kauai | MDA | ||||
MDA | Suborbital | Aegis radar target | 6 October | Successful | |||
Aegis radar target, detected by STSS-Satellites | |||||||
7 October[85] 03:10 |
RSM-56 Bulava | TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Successful | |||
7 October 23:10:57 |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Soyuz TMA-01M | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 25 | 19 March 2011 07:54 |
Successful | ||
Manned flight with three cosmonauts, maiden flight of modernised Soyuz-TMA spacecraft | |||||||
14 October 18:53[86] |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Baikonur Site 81/24 | International Launch Services | ||||
XM-5 | XM Satellite Radio | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
19 October 17:10:59 |
Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Starsem | ||||
Globalstar-2 #1 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
Globalstar-2 #2 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
Globalstar-2 #3 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
Globalstar-2 #4 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
Globalstar-2 #5 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
Globalstar-2 #6 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
21 October[87] 17:00 |
Black Brant IX | San Nicolas | NASA | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 21 October | Successful | |||
27 October 10:15[88] |
Nike Orion | Esrange | EuroLaunch | ||||
MAPHEUS-2 | DLR | Suborbital | Technology | 27 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 153 km (95 mi) | |||||||
27 October 15:11:53 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M-08M / 40P | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 24 January 2011 | Successful[89] | ||
ISS flight 40P | |||||||
28 October[90] 09:59 |
RS-12M Topol | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful | |||
28 October 10:30[91] |
R-29RMU Sineva | K-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful | |||
28 October 10:30[91] |
R-29R Volna | K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful | |||
28 October[93] 21:51 |
Ariane 5ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
Eutelsat W3B | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous transfer Intended: Geosynchronous |
Communication | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[94] | ||
BSAT-3b[95] | BSAT | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational[96] | ||
Eutelsat W3B written-off as a total loss immediately after launch due to an oxidizer leak in the satellite's main propulsion system.[92] | |||||||
29 October[97] 01:10 |
RSM-56 Bulava | TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful | |||
29 October 03:06 |
Kauai | MDA | |||||
JMSDF/MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 29 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 161 km (100 mi), intercepted by SM-3 | |||||||
29 October 03:09 |
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 | JDS Kirishima, Pacific Ocean | JMSDF | ||||
JMSDF | Suborbital | ABM test | 29 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 161 km (100 mi), intercepted target | |||||||
31 October 16:26 |
Long March 3C | Xichang LA-2 | CNSA | ||||
Compass-G4 | CNSA | Geostationary | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
November | |||||||
2 November 00:59[98] |
Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN | ||||
Meridian 3 | VKS | Molniya | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
4 November 18:37[99] |
Long March 4C | Taiyuan LC-2 | CNSA | ||||
Feng Yun 3B | CNSA | Sun-synchronous | Weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
6 November 02:20 |
Delta II 7420-10 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | United Launch Alliance | ||||
COSMO-4 | ASI | Sun-synchronous | Radar imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of Delta II 7420[100] | |||||||
14 November 17:29 |
Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
SkyTerra-1 | SkyTerra | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational[101] | ||
20 November 01:25 |
Minotaur IV/HAPS | Kodiak LP-1 | Orbital Sciences | ||||
STPSat-2 | STP | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
RAX | University of Michigan | Low Earth | Auroral | In orbit | Operational | ||
O/OREOS | NASA ARC | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
FASTSAT | NASA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
NanoSail-D2 | NASA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
FalconSat-5 | USAFA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
Sara-Lily (FASTRAC 1) | Texas | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
Emma (FASTRAC 2) | Texas | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
Maiden flight of Minotaur IV/HAPS. NanoSail-D2 should have been deployed from FASTSAT seven days after launch, immediate deployment failed but ejection was confirmed almost two months later on 19 January 2011 | |||||||
21 November 22:58[102] |
Delta IV Heavy | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance | ||||
USA-223 (Mentor) | NRO | Geosynchronous | Spy satellite | In orbit | Operational | ||
NRO launch 32 | |||||||
24 November 16:09[103] |
Long March 3A | Xichang LC-3 | CNSA | ||||
Zhongxing-20A | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
25 November 04:40 |
Agni I | Integrated Test Range IC-4 | Indian Army | ||||
Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 November | Successful | |||
26 November 18:39 |
Ariane 5ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
Intelsat 17 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
HYLAS-1[104] | Avanti[105] | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
40th consecutive Ariane 5 launch success | |||||||
December | |||||||
4 December 04:21[106] |
Nike-Improved Orion | Andøya | Andøya | ||||
ECOMA 2010-1 | Andøya/DLR | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful | ||
5 December 10:25 |
Proton-M/DM-03 Enhanced | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Roskosmos | ||||
Glonass-M 739 | VKS | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation | 5 December | Launch failure | ||
Glonass-M 740 | VKS | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
Glonass-M 741 | VKS | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
Maiden flight of Blok DM-03. Incorrect fuelling of upper stage led to mass being too great to achieve parking orbit, reentered over the Pacific Ocean.[8] | |||||||
5 December 19:11 |
RS-12M Topol | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 December | Successful | |||
6 December 16:45 |
Terrier-Orion | White Sands | NASA | ||||
TRaiNED | NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 6 December | Successful | ||
6 December 17:19 |
Orion | Alcântara | AEB | ||||
Maracati 2 | INPE | Suborbital | Microgravity | 6 December | Successful | ||
Test for Operation Maracati 2[107] | |||||||
8 December 15:43 |
Falcon 9 v1.0 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Dragon C1 | SpaceX/NASA | Low Earth | Test spacecraft | 8 December 19:02 |
Successful | ||
SMDC-ONE 1 | US Army | Low Earth | Communications | 12 January 2011 | Successful | ||
Mayflower | Northrop Grumman /USC |
Low Earth | Technology | 22 December | Successful | ||
QbX-1 | NRO | Low Earth | Technology | 6 January 2011 | Successful | ||
QbX-2 | NRO | Low Earth | Technology | 16 January 2011 | Successful | ||
Perseus 000 | LANL | Low Earth | Technology | 30 December | Successful | ||
Perseus 001 | LANL | Low Earth | Technology | 31 December | Successful | ||
Perseus 002 | LANL | Low Earth | Technology | 30 December | Successful | ||
Perseus 003 | LANL | Low Earth | Technology | 31 December | Successful | ||
COTS Demo 1, maiden flight of the SpaceX Dragon, Mayflower included Caerus payload operated by USC | |||||||
10 December | Agni-II Plus | ITR IC-3 | Indian Army | ||||
Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 December | Launch failure | |||
Upgraded Agni II version, fell into the sea shortly after launch | |||||||
12 December 06:38[108] |
Black Brant XII | Andøya | NASA | ||||
RENU 1 | New Hampshire | Suborbital | Geospace | 12 December | Launch failure[109] | ||
12 December 12:35 |
VSB-30 | Alcântara | AEB | ||||
Maracati 2 | INPE | Suborbital | Microgravity | 12 December 12:51 |
Successful | ||
Operation Maracati 2, MICROG 1A payload[110] | |||||||
13 December 03:24 |
Nike-Improved Orion | Andøya | Andøya | ||||
ECOMA 2010-2 | Andøya/DLR | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 December | Successful | ||
15 December | UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2) | Meck | MDA | ||||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 15 December | Successful | |||
15 December | Ground Based Interceptor | Vandenberg LF-23 | MDA | ||||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 15 December | Spacecraft failure | |||
Interceptor failed, the cause is under investigation | |||||||
15 December 19:09[111] |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Soyuz TMA-20 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 26 | 24 May 2011 02:27 |
Successful | ||
Manned flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
17 December 20:04 |
Long March 3A | Xichang LC-3 | CNSA | ||||
Compass IGSO-2 | CNSA | IGSO | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
19 December 02:36 |
Nike-Improved Orion | Andøya | Andøya | ||||
ECOMA 2010-3 | Andøya/DLR | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 December | Successful | ||
21 December | Ghauri | Tilla | Army of Pakistan | ||||
Haft-5 | Army of Pakistan | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi) | |||||||
22 December | Prithvi II[23] | Integrated Test Range IC-3 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | |||
22 December | Prithvi II[23] | Integrated Test Range IC-3 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | |||
25 December 10:34 |
GSLV Mk.I | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ||||
GSAT-5P | ISRO | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communication | 25 December | Launch failure | ||
Disintegrated during first stage flight | |||||||
26 December 22:51 |
Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
KA-SAT | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
29 December 21:27 |
Ariane 5ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
Hispasat-1E | Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
Koreasat 6[112][113] | Koreasat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational |
Deep space rendezvous
Date | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
12 January | Cassini | 65th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,073 km (667 mi) |
28 January | Cassini | 66th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 7,490 km (4,654 mi) |
31 January | Artemis P1 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 11,992 km (7,451 mi) at 08:13 UTC[114] |
1 February | Artemis P2 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 69,222 km (43,013 mi) at 14:44 UTC[114] |
13 February | Artemis P1 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 2,958 km (1,838 mi) at 10:06 UTC[114] |
13 February | Cassini | Flyby of Mimas | Closest approach: 9,520 km (5,915 mi) |
16 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 991 km (616 mi) |
22 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 574 km (357 mi) |
25 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 398 km (247 mi) |
28 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 226 km (140 mi) |
1 March | Artemis P2 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 68,036 km (42,276 mi) at 04:11 UTC[114] |
2 March | Cassini | 2nd flyby of Rhea | Closest approach: 100 km (62 mi) |
3 March | Cassini | Flyby of Helene | Closest approach: 1,803 km (1,120 mi) |
3 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 67 km (42 mi) |
7 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 107 km (66 mi) |
10 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 286 km (178 mi) |
13 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 476 km (296 mi) |
16 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 662 km (411 mi) |
19 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 848 km (527 mi) |
23 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 1,341 km (833 mi) |
26 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 1,304 km (810 mi) |
28 March | Artemis P2 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 9,366 km (5,820 mi) at 07:34 UTC[114] |
5 April | Cassini | 67th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 7,462 km (4,637 mi) |
7 April | Cassini | 2nd flyby of Dione | Closest approach: 504 km (313 mi) |
28 April | Cassini | 9th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 103 km (64 mi) |
18 May | Cassini | 10th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 201 km (125 mi) |
20 May | Cassini | 68th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 km (870 mi) |
5 June | Cassini | 69th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 2,044 km (1,270 mi) |
13 June | Hayabusa | First sample return mission from asteroid | Sample canister successful recovered to Earth |
21 June | Cassini | 70th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 955 km (593 mi) |
7 July | Cassini | 71st flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,005 km (624 mi) |
10 July | Rosetta | Flyby of 21 Lutetia | Closest approach: 3,100 km (1,926 mi)[115] |
13 August | Cassini | 11th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 2,554 km (1,587 mi) |
25 August | Artemis P1 | LL2 orbit insertion | |
24 September | Cassini | 72nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 8,175 km (5,080 mi) |
6 October | Chang'e 2 | Lunar orbit insertion | |
16 October | Cassini | Flyby of Pallene | Closest approach: 36,000 km (22,369 mi) |
22 October | Artemis P2 | LL1 orbit insertion | |
4 November | Deep Impact | Flyby of Hartley 2 | Closest approach: 700 km (435 mi)[116] |
11 November | Cassini | 73rd flyby of Titan | |
30 November | Cassini | 12th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 47.9 km (30 mi) |
7 December | Akatsuki | 1st flyby of Venus | Cytherocentric orbit insertion failure Closest approach: 550 km (342 mi) |
8 December | IKAROS | Flyby of Venus | Closest approach: 80,800 km (50,207 mi) |
21 December | Cassini | 13th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 50 km (31 mi) |
December | Shin'en | Flyby of Venus | not confirmed. |
- Distant, non-targeted flybys of Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Tethys and Titan by Cassini will occur throughout the first half of the year.
EVAs
Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 January 10:05 |
5 hours 44 minutes |
15:49 | Expedition 22 ISS Pirs |
Oleg Kotov Maksim Surayev |
Prepared the Poisk module for future dockings.[117] |
12 February 02:17 |
6 hours 32 minutes |
08:49 | STS-130 ISS Quest |
Robert L. Behnken Nicholas Patrick |
Removed a protective cover on a port on the Unity node where Tranquility was berthed halfway through the spacewalk. The pair then transferred a spare parts platform for the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator from the shuttle to the station. Once that task is completed Behnken and Patrick made several connections on the newly installed Tranquility node to begin its activation. |
14 February 02:20 |
5 hours 54 minutes |
08:14 | STS-130 ISS Quest |
Robert L. Behnken Nicholas Patrick |
Installed ammonia plumbing and connectors between Unity, Destiny and Tranquility and covered them with thermal insulation. Prepared the nadir port on Tranquility for the relocation of the Cupola, and installed handrails on the exterior of Tranquility. |
17 February 02:15 |
5 hours 48 minutes |
08:03 | STS-130 ISS Quest |
Robert L. Behnken Nicholas Patrick |
Installed additional ammonia plumbing between Unity and Tranquility, removed insulation and launch locks from the Cupola, installed additional handrails on the exterior of Tranquility and performed get-ahead tasks to support the installation of a Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) on the exterior of Zarya with cable installation on Unity and the S0 truss.[citation needed] |
9 April 05:31 |
6 hours 27 minutes |
11:58 | STS-131 ISS Quest |
Richard Mastracchio Clayton Anderson |
Relocated new an ammonia tank from the Shuttle's payload bay to a temporary stowage location and disconnected the fluid lines to the old ammonia tank on the S1 truss. Retrieved a Japanese seed experiment from the exterior of the Kibo laboratory for return to earth and replaced a failed gyroscope on the S0 truss. Performed get-ahead tasks including the opening of a window flap on the zenith CBM of Harmony, and removed launch restraint bolts from a Flex Hose Rotary Coupler (FHRC) on the P1 truss.[citation needed] |
11 April 05:30 |
7 hours 26 minutes |
12:56 | STS-131 ISS Quest |
Richard Mastracchio Clayton Anderson |
The old ammonia tank was removed from the S1 truss and was replaced with the new tank. The electrical connections to the tank were made, but the fluid lines were deferred to the mission's third EVA due to time constraints since the installation was prolonged by a problem with the bolts that hold the tank to the truss. The old tank was relocated to a temporary stowage location on the station and a foot restraint was relocated in preparation for a future shuttle mission's spacewalk.[citation needed] |
13 April 06:14 |
6 hours 24 minutes |
12:36 | STS-131 ISS Quest |
Richard Mastracchio Clayton Anderson |
The fluid lines were connected to the new ammonia tank and the old tank was moved to the shuttle's payload bay for return to Earth. Micro-meteoroid debris shields from the Quest airlock which were no longer necessary were brought inside the airlock for return to Earth inside the Leonardo MPLM. The Z1 truss was prepared for the installation of a spare antenna on the next shuttle mission, and a foot restraint was relocated in preparation for a future spacewalk. The retrieval of an external carrier plate on Columbus was deferred to another shuttle mission due to time constraints after problems were encountered with attaching the old ammonia tank to a carrier in the payload bay, and several other tasks were deferred to later EVAs due to the replanning from the problems with the mission's second EVA.[citation needed] |
17 May 11:54 |
7 hours 25 minutes |
19:19 | STS-132 ISS Quest |
Garrett Reisman Stephen G. Bowen |
Installed a spare space-to-ground Ku-band antenna on the Z1 truss; installed new tool platform on Dextre, and broke torque on bolts holding replacement batteries to the ICC-VLD cargo carrier.[citation needed] |
19 May 10:38 |
7 hours 9 minutes |
17:47 | STS-132 ISS Quest |
Stephen G. Bowen Michael T. Good |
Repaired Atlantis' Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS); P6 battery replacement (4 of 6 units); and removed gimbal locks from the Ku-band antenna installed on the first EVA of the mission.[citation needed] |
21 May 10:27 |
6 hours 46 minutes |
17:13 | STS-132 ISS Quest |
Michael T. Good Garrett Reisman |
P6 battery replacement (final 2 of 6 units); installed ammonia "jumpers" at the P4/P5 interface; retrieved a spare PDGF from Atlantis' payload bay and stowed it inside the Quest airlock. The spacewalkers also replenished supplies of EVA tools in toolboxes on the exterior of the station.[citation needed] |
27 July 04:11 |
6 hours 42 minutes |
10:53 | Expedition 24 ISS Pirs |
Fyodor Yurchikhin Mikhail Korniyenko |
Replaced an ATV video camera on Zvezda, routed command and data handling lines from Zvezda and Zarya to the new Rassvet module as well as made KURS connections between Rassvet and Zarya to allow future automated dockings to the new module. Then the two cosmonauts jettisoned the old ATV video camera.[citation needed] |
7 August 11:19 |
8 hours 3 minutes |
19:22 | Expedition 24 ISS Quest |
Douglas H. Wheelock Tracy Caldwell Dyson |
Attempted to replace failed S1 ammonia pump module. The spacewalkers did not complete all of the planned tasks due to a quick disconnect that got stuck and would not release. The pair had to complete a "bake-out" in order to ensure there was no ammonia on their suits before re-entering the Space Station.[118] |
11 August 12:27 |
7 hours 26 minutes |
19:53 | Expedition 24 ISS Quest |
Douglas H. Wheelock Tracy Caldwell Dyson |
Completed removal of failed pump module from the S1 truss and began installation preparations on the replacement pump.[119] |
16 August 10:20 |
7 hours 20 minutes |
17:40 | Expedition 24 ISS Quest |
Douglas H. Wheelock Tracy Caldwell Dyson |
Installed new pump module on the S1 truss.[120] |
15 November 14:55 |
6 hours 27 minutes |
21:22 | Expedition 25 ISS Pirs |
Fyodor Yurchikhin Oleg Skripochka |
Install a multipurpose workstation on Zvezda, retrieve camera, retrieve kontur, install new materials experiment, collect samples below insulation.[121] |
Orbital launch statistics
By country
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
Europe | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | With Russian assistance | |
Russia / CIS |
31 | 30 | 1 | 0 | ||
United States | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
World | 74 | 70 | 4 | 0 |
By launch vehicle
By rocket family
Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angara | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Ariane | Europe | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Falcon | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
GSLV | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
H-II | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Jericho | France Israel |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March | China | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
Minotaur | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
R-7 | Russia | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
R-14 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
R-36 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Space Shuttle | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Universal Rocket | Russia | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
By rocket type
Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariane 5 | Europe | Ariane | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V | United States | Atlas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II | United States | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV | United States | Delta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Dnepr | Ukraine | R-36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Falcon 9 | United States | Falcon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle | India | GSLV | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
H-IIA | Japan | H-II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kosmos | Russia | R-12/R-14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2 | China | Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3 | China | Long March | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4 | China | Long March | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Minotaur IV | United States | Minotaur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Molniya | Russia | R-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
Naro | Russia South Korea |
Angara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Proton | Russia | Universal Rocket | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Shavit | Israel | Jericho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz | Russia | R-7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-2 | Russia | R-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
UR-100 | Russia | Universal Rocket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
By rocket configuration
Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariane 5 ECA | Europe | Ariane 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 401 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 501 | United States | Atlas V | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Atlas V 531 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Delta II 7420 | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Retired[100] |
Delta IV-M+(4,2) | United States | Delta IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV-H | United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Dnepr | Ukraine | Dnepr | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Falcon 9 v1.0 | United States | Falcon 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
GSLV Mk I(c) | India | GSLV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GSLV Mk II | India | GSLV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
H-IIA 202 | Japan | H-IIA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kosmos-3M | Russia | Kosmos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2D | China | Long March 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3A | China | Long March 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3B | China | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3C | China | Long March 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4B | China | Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4C | China | Long March 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Minotaur IV | United States | Minotaur IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Minotaur IV/HAPS | United States | Minotaur IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Molniya-M/2BL | Russia | Molniya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Retired[1] |
Naro-1 | Russia South Korea |
Naro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Proton-M/DM-2 | Russia | Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-M/DM-03 | Russia | Proton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia | Proton | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV-CA | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Rokot/Briz-KM | Russia | UR-100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Shavit-2 | Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-U | Russia | Soyuz | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-FG | Russia | Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
By spaceport
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baikonur | Kazakhstan | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
Cape Canaveral | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Dombarovsky | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jiuquan | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Kennedy | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Kodiak | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kourou | France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Naro | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Palmachim | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Plesetsk | Russia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Satish Dhawan | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Taiyuan | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Tanegashima | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Vandenberg | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Xichang | China | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
By target orbit
Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally achieved |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low Earth | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 12 to ISS |
Medium Earth | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Geosynchronous/transfer | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | |
High Earth | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Including highly elliptical (Molniya, Tundra) and lunar transfer orbits |
Heliocentric orbit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Including planetary transfer orbits |
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