2007 in spaceflight

Launches

This is a list of spaceflights to be launched in 2007.

Launch Date/Time	Rocket	Launch Site	Launch Contractor	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Mission/ Function	Re-Entry/ Destruction	Outcome	Remarks
10 January, 03:53 GMT	PSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Center	Indian Space Research Organisation	Cartosat 2	ISRO	LEO (Sun synchronous polar orbit)	Earth observation	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				SRE-1	ISRO	LEO (Polar)	Materials science/Biotechnology	January 22 2007 04:16 GMT	Successful	First Indian spacecraft recovery
				LAPAN-TUBSAT	LAPAN/TU Berlin	LEO (Polar)	Earth imaging	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				Pehuensat 1		LEO (Polar)	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
11 January, 22:28 GMT		Xichang	Chinese military	ASAT	Chinese military	Sub-orbital	Intercept satellite	N/A	Successful	Destroyed Feng Yun 1C satellite
18 January, 02:12 GMT	Soyuz (R-7/A-2)	LC-1, Baikonur	Russian Federal Space Agency	Progress 24P	Russian Federal Space Agency	LEO, docked to ISS	Resupply ISS	Still in orbit	Successful so far
19 January, 12:29 GMT	Black Brant VB	Poker Flat	NASA	JOULE II	Clemson University/Geospace	Sub-orbital	Auroral research	19 January 2007	Successful
19 January, 12:30 GMT	Terrier-Black Brant IX	Poker Flat	NASA	JOULE II	Clemson University/Geospace	Sub-orbital	Auroral research	19 January 2007	Successful
19 January, 12:44 GMT	Terrier-Orion	Poker Flat	NASA	JOULE II	Clemson University/Geospace	Sub-orbital	Auroral research	19 January 2007	Successful
19 January 12:45 GMT	Terrier-Orion	Poker Flat	NASA	JOULE II	Clemson University/Geospace	Sub-orbital	Auroral research	19 January 2007	Successful
30 January 23:22 GMT	Yuzhnoye Zenit 3SL	Ocean Odyssey Pacific Ocean	Sea Launch	NSS-8	SES New Skies	Intended: Geosynchronous	Comsat	Never left ground	Failure	Rocket exploded on pad
2 February	Boeing Delta II (7920)	SLC-2W Vandenberg AFB	ULA	GeoEye 1 (Orbview 5)	ORBIMAGE	Planned: LEO	Earth imaging
7 February 00:01-06:01 GMT	Minuteman III	Vandenberg AFB	USAF	Mk. 21 re-entry vehicle	USAF	Sub-orbital	ICBM test launch
14 February	Yuzhnoye Zenit 2SLB	LC-45, Baikonur	Land Launch	Tselina-2-23	VKS	Planned: LEO	Intelligence satellite
15 February	H-IIA	Tanegashima	JAXA	IGS	Japanese government		Reconnaissance satellite
15 February 23:08 - 23:27 GMT	Boeing Delta II (7425)	LC-17B, Cape Canaveral	ULA	THEMIS-A	NASA	Planned: HEO	Study Auroras
				THEMIS-B	NASA	Planned: HEO	Study Auroras
				THEMIS-C	NASA	Planned: HEO	Study Auroras
				THEMIS-D	NASA	Planned: HEO	Study Auroras
				THEMIS-E	NASA	Planned: HEO	Study Auroras
23 February 02:54-04:51 GMT	Lockheed Martin Atlas V (401)	LC-41, Cape Canaveral	United Launch Alliance	ASTRO	USAF	Planned:LEO	In-flight refuelling experiment (tanker)
				NEXTSat	USAF	Planned:LEO	In-flight refuelling experiment (receiver)
				MidSTAR 1	USAF	Planned:LEO	Test program
				FalconSat3	USAF	Planned:LEO	Test program
				NPSAT 1	USAF	Planned:LEO	Test program
				STPSat 1	USAF	Planned:LEO	Test program
				CFESat	USAF	Planned:LEO	Test program
28 February	Ariane 5-ECA	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	Skynet 5A	Ministry of Defence	Planned: GEO	Military comsat
28 February	Ariane 5-ECA	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	INSAT 4B	Insat	Planned: GEO	Comsat
February (TBC)	SpaceX Falcon 1	Omelek	SpaceX	DemoSat	DARPA	Planned: LEO	Test LV
Early 2007 (TBC)	SpaceLoft XL	Spaceport America, Upham, New Mexico	UP Aerospace	Space burial	Space Services Incorporated	Planned: Suborbital	Space burial of human remains			Includes remains of Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper, Star Trek actor James Doohan, Star Trek writer John Meredyth Lucas, and Mareta West, who was responsible for choosing landing sites for the Apollo program.
March (TBC)	Dnepr	LC-109, Baikonur	ISC Kosmotras	Egyptsat-1	NARS	Planned: SSO	Earth imaging
				Saudisat 3	RSRI	Planned: SSO	Scientific Research
				SaudiComsat 3	RSRI	Planned: SSO	Comsat
				SaudiComsat 4	RSRI	Planned: SSO	Comsat
				SaudiComsat 5	RSRI	Planned: SSO	Comsat
				SaudiComsat 6	RSRI	Planned: SSO	Comsat
				SaudiComsat 7	RSRI	Planned: SSO	Comsat
				AKS-1	Aerospace Systems	Planned: SSO	Technology development
				AKS-2	Aerospace Systems	Planned: SSO	Technology development
				PolySat 4	CalPoly	Planned: SSO	Technology development
				CAPE-1	University of Louisiana	Planned: SSO	Technology development
				PolySat 3	CalPoly	Planned: SSO	Technology development
				Libertad 1	University of South Arboleda	Planned: SSO	Technology development
				AeroCube 2	Aerospace Systems	Planned: SSO	Technology development
				CSTB-1	Boeing	Planned: SSO	Technology development
				MAST	Tethers Unlimited	Planned: SSO	Technology development
March (TBC)	Soyuz (R-7/A-2)	LC-1 Baikonur	Starsem	RADARSAT 2			Observation satellite
March 9	Soyuz (R-7/A-2)	LC-1, Baikonur	RFSA	Soyuz TMA-10 3 Cosmonauts	RFSA	Planned: LEO, docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight			ISS Expedition 15
March 15,1020 GMT	Space Shuttle Atlantis	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-117, 6 Astronauts	NASA	Planned: LEO, Docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight			ISS assembly flight
March 15,1020 GMT	Space Shuttle Atlantis	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center	USA	ISS Truss	NASA	Planned: LEO, attached to ISS	ISS component
1 April	Dnepr	Yasny	ISC Kosmotras	Genesis 2	Bigelow Aerospace	Planned: LEO	Private inflatable module
1 April 16:00 - 20:00 GMT	Boeing Delta IV-H	LC-37B, Cape Canaveral	ULA	DSP-23	US Department of Defence		Missile early warning system
April 3 (TBC)	Lockheed Martin Atlas V (411)	Vandenberg AFB	United Launch Alliance	NRO-L28	US National Reconnaissance Office		Classified
21 April	Minotaur	Pad 0, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)	Orbital Sciences	NFIRE	Missile Defense Agency	Planned: LEO	Missile early warning system
April 25 21:25:16 GMT	Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL	L-1011, Vandenberg AFB	Orbital Sciences	AIM	NASA	Planned: LEO	Study clouds on the edge of space
April (TBC)	Dnepr	Baikonur Cosmodrome	ISC Kosmotras	TerraSAR-X	DLR	Planned:LEO	Radar/Remote Sensing
April (TBC)	Kosmos-3M	Plesetsk		Parus	Russian Government	Planned:LEO	Navigation
April (TBC)	Chelomei Proton	Baikonur	ILS	Anik F3	Telesat	Planned: Geosynchronous	Comsat
12 May	Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)	LC-1, Baikonur	Russian Federal Space Agency	Progress 25P	Russian Federal Space Agency	Planned: LEO, docked to ISS	Resupply ISS
May (TBC)	Shtil (Volna)	Delta III Submarine in Barents Sea	Russian Navy	Kompass 3	Izmiran	Planned:LEO	Earthquake detection
May (TBC)	Shtil (Volna)	Delta III Submarine in Barents Sea	Russian Navy	Sumbandila	University of Stellenbosch	Planned:LEO	Technology development
May 31	Lockheed Martin Atlas V (421)	LC-41, Cape Canaveral	ILS	Mobile Satellite Service	ICO Satellite Management		Mobile communications
May (TBC)	SpaceX Falcon 1	Omelek	SpaceX	TacSat 1	US Naval Research Laboratory	Planned: LEO	Experimental communications satellite.
June 20	Boeing Delta II	LC-17B, Cape Canaveral		Dawn	NASA	Planned: Various	Explore asteroids 1 Ceres and 4 Vesta
June 28	Space Shuttle Endeavour	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-118, 7 Astronauts	NASA	Planned: LEO, Docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight			ISS assembly flight
June 28	Space Shuttle Endeavour	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center	USA	ISS Truss	NASA	Planned: LEO, attached to ISS	ISS component
June (TBC)	Boeing Delta IV-H	LC-37B, Cape Canaveral		NRO L-26	US National Reconnaissance Office		Classified
15 July	Boeing Delta II	SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB	NASA	STSS Block 2010	Missile Defense Agency		Technology research and development.
July 25 TBC	ASTRIUM Ariane 5 ES ATV	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	ATV1	ESA	Planned: LEO docked to ISS	Test mission, resupply ISS
August 3	Boeing Delta II (7925)	LC-17A, Cape Canaveral		Phoenix	NASA	Planned: Heliocentric orbit	Mars lander
August 23	Boeing Delta II	LC-17, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	Space Tracking and Surveillance System	US Air Force/NASA		Tracking demonstration
September (TBC)	OSC Minotaur	SLC-8, Vandenberg AFB	OSC	TacSat 3	USAF Research Laboratory	Planned: LEO	Experimental satellite
September 7	Space Shuttle Atlantis	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-120, 6 Astronauts	NASA	Planned: LEO, Docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight			ISS assembly flight
September 7	Space Shuttle Atlantis	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center	USA	ISS node 2	NASA	Planned: LEO, attached to ISS	ISS component
October 7	Boeing Delta II-H	LC-17A, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	GLAST	NASA	Planned: LEO	Study black holes and subatomic particles
October (TBC)	Space Shuttle Discovery	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-122, 7 Astronauts	NASA	Planned: LEO, Docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight			ISS assembly flight
October (TBC)	Space Shuttle Discovery	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center	USA	Columbus	ESA	Planned: LEO, attached to ISS	ISS component
November 25	Boeing Delta II	LC-17B, Cape Canaveral	NASA	STSS Block 2006	Missile Defense Agency		Technology research and development.
December 6	Boeing Delta II	SLC-2, Vandenberg AFB	US Air Force	NOAA-N'	NOAA/NASA		Weather satellite
December (TBC)	Space Shuttle Endeavour	LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-123, 6 or 7 Astronauts	NASA	Planned: LEO, Docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight			ISS assembly flight
December (TBC)	Space Shuttle Endeavour	LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center	USA	JEM Logistics	NASA	Planned: LEO, attached to ISS	ISS component			First of two components for the JEM
TBC	Boeing Delta IV	SLC-6, Vandenberg AFB	ULA	NRO L-25	US National Reconnaissance Office		Classified
TBC	Soyuz (R-7/A-2)	LC-1, Baikonur	Starsem	GIOVE-B	ESA	Planned: MEO	Experimental navigation satellite

Deep Space Rendez-vous in 2007

February 25 — Rosetta flyby of Mars
February 28 — New Horizons flyby of Jupiter
April — Chang'e-1 enters Lunar orbit
June 5 — MESSENGER flyby of Venus
August 30 — Cassini flyby of Rhea (5,100 km)
September 10 — Cassini flyby of Iapetus (1,000 km)
November 13 — Rosetta flyby of the Earth

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Spaceflight portal

Preceded by 2006	Timeline of spaceflight 2007	Succeeded by 2008