2013 in spaceflight

2013 in spaceflight
	The first launch of the Antares rocket will occur in early 2013.
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Launches

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
January
15 January	Rokot/Briz-KM			Plesetsk Site 133/3		VKS

		Strela-3M	VKS	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
		Strela-3M	VKS	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
		Strela-3M	VKS	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
26 January	Naro-1			Naro		Khrunichev/KARI

		STSAT-2C	KARI	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
27 January 04:00 - 06:00	H-IIA 204			Tanegashima LA-Y1		Mitsubishi

		IGS Radar 4	CSICE	Low Earth	Reconnaissance
		IGS Optical 5V	CSICE	Low Earth	Reconnaissance
30 January 01:52	Atlas V 401			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance

		TDRS-K	NASA	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
31 January	Zenit-3SL			Ocean Odyssey		Sea Launch

		Intelsat 27	Intelsat	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
January (TBD)	Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced			Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services

		Satmex 8	Satmex	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
January (TBD)	Proton-M/Briz-M			Baikonur		International Launch Services

		Anik G1	Telesat	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
February
5 February	Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat			Baikonur Site 31/6		Starsem

		Globalstar-2	Globalstar	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
		Globalstar-2	Globalstar	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
		Globalstar-2	Globalstar	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
		Globalstar-2	Globalstar	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
		Globalstar-2	Globalstar	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
		Globalstar-2	Globalstar	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
7 February	Ariane 5ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace

		Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a	Government of Azerbaijan	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
		Amazonas 3	Hispasat	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
11 February 14:43	Soyuz-U			Baikonur		Roskosmos

		Progress M-18M	Roskosmos	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics
11 February 18:04	Atlas V 401			Vandenberg SLC-3E		United Launch Alliance

		Landsat DCM	NOAA	Planned: Sun-synchronous	Remote sensing
11 February	PSLV-CA			Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO

		SARAL	ISRO/CNES	Planned: Low Earth	Earth Science
		Sapphire	DND	Planned: Low Earth	Space Surveilance
		NEOSSAT	CSA	Planned: Low Earth	Astronomy
		UniBRITE	CSA	Planned: Low Earth	Astronomy
		TUGsat 1	Graz University of Technology	Planned: Low Earth	Astronomy
		AAUSAT 3	Aalborg University	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
22 February	Soyuz-2.1b			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos

		Resurs-P1	Roskosmos	Planned: Low Earth	Remote sensing
February	Delta IV-M+ (5,4)			Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		United Launch Alliance

		WGS-5	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communication
February	Antares 110			MARS LP-0A		Orbital Sciences

		Dummy payload	Orbital Sciences/NASA	Planned: Low Earth	Test flight
		Maiden flight of Antares, COTS risk reduction
February (TBD)	Proton-M/Briz-M			Baikonur		International Launch Services

		Eutelsat 3D	Eutelsat	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
March
1 March	Falcon 9 v1.0			Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX

		CRS SpX-2	SpaceX	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics
		CUSat-1	Cornell	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
		CUSat-2	Cornell	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
20 March	Rokot/Briz-KM			Plesetsk Site 133/3		VKS

		Gonets M-5	Gonets	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
		Gonets M-6	Gonets	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
		Gonets M-7	Gonets	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
28 March	Soyuz-FG			Baikonur		Roskosmos

		Soyuz TMA-08M	Roskosmos	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 35/36
		Manned flight
30 March	Soyuz-2.1b			Plesetsk Site 43/4		VKO

		Persona	VKO	Planned: Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance
March	Atlas V 401			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance

		SBIRS-GEO 2	US Air Force	Planned: Geosynchronous	Missile defence
March	Proton-M/Briz-M			Baikonur		International Launch Services

		Astra 2E	SES S.A.	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
March	Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos

		Meteor M-2	Roskosmos	Planned: Low Earth	Meteorology
First quarter	Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat			Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF

		GLONASS-K1	VKS	Planned: Medium Earth	Navigation
April
5 April	Antares 110			MARS LP-0A		Orbital Sciences

		Cygnus 1	Orbital Sciences/NASA	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Test flight
		Maiden flight of Cygnus, COTS demonstration flight, final flight of Antares 110
15 April	Soyuz-2.1b			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos

		Bion-M #1	Roskosmos	Planned: Low Earth	Biological
18 April	Ariane 5ES			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace

		Albert Einstein ATV	ESA	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics
24 April	Soyuz-U			Baikonur		Roskosmos

		Progress M-19M	Roskosmos	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics
30 April	Pegasus-XL			Stargazer, Vandenberg		Orbital Sciences

		IRIS	NASA	Planned: Low Earth	Solar astronomy
April	Proton-M/Briz-M			Baikonur		International Launch Services

		SES-6	SES S.A.	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
April	Falcon 9 v1.1			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX

		CASSIOPE 1	MacDonald Dettwiler	Planned: Low Earth	Communication / Science
		Maiden flight of Falcon 9 v1.1
April	Vega			Kourou ELV		Arianespace

		Proba-V	ESA	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
April	GSLV Mk.II			Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO

		GSAT-14	ISRO	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
May
28 May	Soyuz-FG			Baikonur		Roskosmos

		Soyuz TMA-09M	Roskosmos	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 36/37
		Manned flight
29 May	Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT			Kourou ELS		Arianespace

		O3b 1	O3b Networks	Planned: Medium Earth	Communication
		O3b 2	O3b Networks	Planned: Medium Earth	Communication
		O3b 3	O3b Networks	Planned: Medium Earth	Communication
		O3b 4	O3b Networks	Planned: Medium Earth	Communication
May	Atlas V 401			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance

		GPS IIF-4	US Air Force	Planned: Medium Earth	Navigation
May	Ariane 5ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace

		Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL)	ESA/Inmarsat	Planned: Geosynchronous	Technology/Communication
		First Alphabus satellite
May	Proton-M/Briz-M			Baikonur		International Launch Services

		Sirius FM-6	Sirius Satellite Radio	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
May	PSLV-HP			Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO

		IRNSS-1	ISRO	Planned: Medium Earth	Navigation
June
June ^[1]	Long March 2F			Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1		CALT

		Shenzhou 10	CASC	Planned: Low Earth (Tiangong-1)	Technology
		China's second manned spacecraft (2 men, 1 woman) to Tiangong-1 space lab, where it will perform both automatic and manual docking.
June	Delta IV-M+ (5,4)			Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		United Launch Alliance

		WGS-6	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communication
June	Proton-M/Briz-M			Baikonur		Khrunichev

		Ekspress AM-5	RSCC	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
June	Falcon 9 v1.1			Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX

		SES-8	SES S.A.	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
June	Long March 3B/E			Xichang LA-2		CALT

		Chinasat-11	China Satcom	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
Second quarter	Ariane 5ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace

		ABS-2	ABS	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
Second quarter	Ariane 5ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace

		GSAT-7	ISRO	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
Second quarter	Ariane 5ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace

		INSAT-3D	ISRO	Planned: Geosynchronous	Meteorology
Second quarter	Ariane 5ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace

		Optus 10	SingTel Optus	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
Second quarter	Ariane 5ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace

		Eutelsat 25B	Eutelsat	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
Second quarter	Rokot/Briz-KM			Plesetsk Site 133/3		Eurockot

		Swarm A	ESA	Planned: Low Earth	Magnetospheric
		Swarm B	ESA	Planned: Low Earth	Magnetospheric
		Swarm C	ESA	Planned: Low Earth	Magnetospheric
Second quarter	Soyuz-2.1v/Volga			Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF

		AIST	Samara Aerospace University	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
		Maiden flight of Soyuz-2.1v
July
24 July	Soyuz-U			Baikonur		Roskosmos

		Progress M-20M	Roskosmos	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics
July	Atlas V 551			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance

		MUOS-2	US Navy	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communications
July	Delta IV M+(4,2)			Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		United Launch Alliance

		GPS IIF-5	US Air Force	Planned: Medium Earth	Navigation
July	H-IIB 304			Tanegashima LA-Y2		Mitsubishi

		HTV-4	JAXA	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics
July	Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT			Kourou ELS		Arianespace

		Galileo-FOC 1	ESA	Planned: Medium Earth	Navigation
		Galileo-FOC 2	ESA	Planned: Medium Earth	Navigation
July	Long March 4C			Taiyuan LA-9		SAST

		Fengyun 3C	CMA	Planned: Low Earth	Meterology
August
12 August	Minotaur V			MARS LP-0B		Orbital Sciences

		LADEE	NASA	Planned: Selenocentric	Lunar orbiter
		Maiden flight of Minotaur V, first Lunar launch from MARS
August	Delta IV-H			Vandenberg SLC-6		United Launch Alliance

		NRO L-65	NRO
		NRO Launch 65
August	Minotaur I			MARS LP-0B		Orbital Sciences

		STPSat 3	US Air Force	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
August	Antares 120			MARS LP-0A		Orbital Sciences

		CRS Orb-1	Orbital Sciences/NASA	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics
		Maiden flight of Antares 120
August	Proton-M/Briz-M			Baikonur		International Launch Services

		Yamal-401	Gazprom Space Systems	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
August	Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT			Kourou ELS		Arianespace

		O3b 5	O3b Networks	Planned: Medium Earth	Communication
		O3b 6	O3b Networks	Planned: Medium Earth	Communication
		O3b 7	O3b Networks	Planned: Medium Earth	Communication
		O3b 8	O3b Networks	Planned: Medium Earth	Communication
August	Epsilon			Uchinoura		JAXA

		SPRINT-A	JAXA	Planned: Low Earth	Astronomy
		Maiden flight of the Epsilon rocket
August	Falcon 9 v1.1			Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX

		Orbcomm-2 F2	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication
		Orbcomm-2 F3	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication
		Orbcomm-2 F4	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication
		Orbcomm-2 F5	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication
		Orbcomm-2 F6	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication
		Orbcomm-2 F7	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication
		Orbcomm-2 F8	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication
		Orbcomm-2 F9	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication
September
25 September	Soyuz-FG			Baikonur		Roskosmos

		Soyuz TMA-10M	Roskosmos	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 37/38
		Manned flight
September	Atlas V 531			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance

		AEHF-3	US Air Force	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communications
September	Proton-M/Briz-M			Baikonur		International Launch Services

		Inmarsat 5-F1	Inmarsat	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
September	Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT			Kourou ELS		Arianespace

		Galileo-FOC 3	ESA	Planned: Medium Earth	Navigation
		Galileo-FOC 4	ESA	Planned: Medium Earth	Navigation
Third quarter	Ariane 5ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace

		Astra 5B	SES S.A.	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
Third quarter	Ariane 5ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace

		ARSAT-1	AR-SAT S.A.	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
Third quarter	Zenit-3SLB			Baikonur Site 45/1		Land Launch

		AMOS-4	SCL	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
October
16 October	Soyuz-U			Baikonur		Roskosmos

		Progress M-21M	Roskosmos	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics
October	Falcon 9 v1.0			Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX

		CRS SpX-3	SpaceX	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics
October	Soyuz-STB/Fregat			Kourou ELS		Arianespace

		Gaia	ESA	Planned: Earth/Sun L₂	Astronomy
October	Proton-M/Briz-M			Baikonur		International Launch Services

		Mexsat-1	Mexico Ministry of Communications and Transports	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
October	Proton-M/Briz-M			Baikonur		Khrunichev

		Ekspress AM-6	RSCC	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
October	PSLV-XL			Satish Dhawan		ISRO

		Mangalyaan	ISRO	Planned: Areocentric	Mars orbiter
November
18 November	Atlas V 401			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance

		MAVEN	NASA	Planned: Areocentric orbit	Martian resarch and remote sensing
		^[2]
25 November	Soyuz-FG			Baikonur		Roskosmos

		Soyuz TMA-11M	Roskosmos	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 38/39
		Manned flight
November	Soyuz-STB/Fregat			Kourou ELS		Arianespace

		Sentinel-1A	ESA	Planned: Low Earth	Radar imaging
December
December	Atlas V 401			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance

		GPS IIF-6	US Air Force	Planned: Medium Earth	Navigation
December	Proton-M			Baikonur		Khrunichev

		Nauka (MLM)	Roskosmos	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	ISS module
		ERA	ESA	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component
		First flight of Proton-M without an upper stage, last components of the International Space Station, ISS launch 3R
December	Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT			Kourou ELS		Arianespace

		Galileo-FOC 5	ESA	Planned: Medium Earth	Navigation
		Galileo-FOC 6	ESA	Planned: Medium Earth	Navigation
December	H-IIA 202			Tanegashima LA-Y1		Mitsubishi

		ALOS-2	JAXA	Planned: Low Earth / Sun-synchronous	Earth observation
December	Antares 120			MARS LP-0A		Orbital Sciences

		CRS Orb-2	Orbital Sciences/NASA	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics
		Maiden flight of Antares 120
December	Long March 3B/E			Xichang LA-2		CALT

		Túpac Katari 1	ABE	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
Fourth quarter	Proton-M/Briz-M			Baikonur		International Launch Services

		Turksat 4A	Turksat	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
Fourth quarter	Ariane 5ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace

		Sicral-2	ASI	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
Second half ^[4]	Long March 3B			Xichang LA-2		CNSA

		Chang'e 3	CNSA	Planned: Selenocentric	Lunar Landing
		China's first lunar rover, and the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon since the Soviet Luna 24 mission in 1976.^[3]
Second half	Falcon 9 v1.1			Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX

		Thaicom 6	Thaicom	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
TBD
TBD	PSLV-CA			Satish Dhawan		ISRO

		SPOT-7	CNES	Planned: Low Earth	Earth observation
TBD	Dnepr-1			Dombarovsky Site 13		ISC Kosmotras

		Kompsat-5	KARI	Planned: Low Earth	Remote sensing
TBD	Dnepr-1			Dombarovsky Site 13		ISC Kosmotras

		Paz	Hisdesat	Planned: Low Earth	Remote sensing
TBD	Dnepr-1			Dombarovsky Site 13		ISC Kosmotras

		Asnaro-1	USEF	Planned: Low Earth	Remote sensing
TBD	Strela			Baikonur Site 175/59		Roskosmos

		Kondor-E	Roskosmos	Planned: Low Earth	Radar imaging^[5]
TBD	Kosmos-3M			Plesetsk Site 132/1		VKS

		Kanopus-ST	Roscosmos	Planned: Low Earth	Earth Observation
TBD	Dnepr-1			Dombarovsky Site 13		ISC Kosmotras

		DubaiSat 2	EIAST	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
		STSAT-3	KARI	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
		SkySat 1	Skybox Imaging	Planned: Low Earth	Earth observation
		WNISAT 1	AXELSPACE	Planned: Low Earth	Earth observation
		BRITE-PL (Lem)		Planned: Low Earth	Astronomy
		UniSat-5	La Sapienza University	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
		AprizeSat 7	AprizeSat	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
		AprizeSat 8	AprizeSat	Planned: Low Earth	Communication
		CINEMA 2	UCB	Planned: Low Earth	Magnetospheric research
		CINEMA 3	UCB	Planned: Low Earth	Magnetospheric research
		Triton 1	ISIS-BV	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
		Triton 2	ISIS-BV	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
		FUNcube 1	AMSAT-UK	Planned: Low Earth	Amateur radio technology
		GOMX 1	GOMSpace	Planned: Low Earth	Amateur radio technology
		Delfi-n3Xt	Technical University of Delft	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
		UWE-3	University of Würzburg	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
		NEE-01 Pegasus	EXA	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
		PUCP-SAT 1		Planned: Low Earth	Technology
		Pocket-PUCP		Planned: Low Earth
		QBScout 1		Planned: Low Earth
		Eagle 1		Planned: Low Earth
		BPA 3	Hartron-Arkos	Planned: Low Earth	Technology
TBD	Long March 4B			Taiyuan LC-9		CNSA

		CBERS-3	CASC/INPE	Sun-synchronous	Remote sensing
TBD	Long March 3B/E			Xichang LA-2		CALT

		Chinasat-M	China Satcom	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication
TBD	Long March 3A			Xichang LA-3		CALT

		Fengyun 2G	CMA	Planned: Geosynchronous	Meterology

Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (UTC)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
16 February	Cassini	89th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,978 kilometres (1,229 mi).
9 March	Cassini	5th flyby of Rhea	Closest approach: 997 kilometres (620 mi).
5 April	Cassini	90th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
12 April	Cassini	Flyby of Polydeuces	Closest approach: 115,000 kilometres (71,000 mi).
23 May	Cassini	91st flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 970 kilometres (600 mi).
10 July	Cassini	92nd flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 964 kilometres (599 mi).
26 July	Cassini	93rd flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
12 September	Cassini	94th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
13 October	Cassini	95th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 961 kilometres (597 mi).
17 October	Juno	Flyby of Earth	Gravity assist
30 November	Cassini	96th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 870 kilometres (540 mi).

References

^ "China's Shenzhou-10 to Launch in June 2013". Spaceports. November 10, 2012.
^ http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/
^ "Chang'e-3: China To Launch First Moon Rover In 2013". Asian Scientist. March 7, 2012.
^ "China's Chang'e-3 to land on moon next year". China Daily. Nov 11, 2012.
^ Vladimir Kirillov. "Russia on the Market of High Resolution Space Images". Moscow Defense Brief. Retrieved 2008-05-07.

[1] "China's Shenzhou-10 to Launch in June 2013". Spaceports. November 10, 2012.

[2] ttp://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/

[3] "Chang'e-3: China To Launch First Moon Rover In 2013". Asian Scientist. March 7, 2012.

[4] "China's Chang'e-3 to land on moon next year". China Daily. Nov 11, 2012.

[5] Vladimir Kirillov. "Russia on the Market of High Resolution Space Images". Moscow Defense Brief. Retrieved 2008-05-07.

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January	Kosmos 2482, Kosmos 2483, Kosmos 2484 JSE Reda 4, Jissho Eisei STSat-2C TDRS-11
February	Intelsat 27 Globalstar M078, M087, M093, M094, M095, M096 Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a, Amazonas 3 Progress M-18M Landsat 8 SARAL, Sapphire, NEOSSat, UniBRITE-1, TUGSAT-1, AAUSat-3, STRaND-1
March	SpaceX CRS-2 USA-241 Satmex 8 Soyuz TMA-08M
April	Anik G1 Bion-M No.1 (Aist 2, BeeSat-2, BeeSat-3, SOMP, Dove-2, OSSI-1) Cygnus Mass Simulator, Dove 1, Alexander, Graham, Bell Progress M-19M Gaofen 1, TurkSat-3USat, NEE-01 Pegaso, CubeBug-1 Kosmos 2485
May	Zhongxing 11 PROBA-V, VNREDSat-1, ESTCube-1 Eutelsat 3D USA-242 USA-243 Soyuz TMA-09M
June	SES-6 Albert Einstein ATV Kosmos 2486 / Persona №2 Shenzhou 10 Resurs-P No.1 O3b × 4 (PFM, FM2, FM4, FM5) Kosmos 2487 / Kondor № 202 IRIS
July	IRNSS-1A Uragan-M 48, 49, 50 Shijian XI-05 MUOS-2 Shijian 15, Shiyan 7, Chuangxin 3 Inmarsat-4A F4, INSAT-3D Progress M-20M
August	Kounotori 4 (TechEdSat-3, ArduSat-1, ArduSat-X, PicoDragon) USA-244 Arirang-5 USA-245 Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1, GSAT-7 / INSAT-4F Amos-4
September	Yaogan 17 A, B, C LADEE Gonets-M No.5, Gonets-M No.6, Gonets-M No.7 Hisaki USA-246 Cygnus Orb-D1 Fengyun III-03 Kuaizhou-1 Soyuz TMA-10M CASSIOPE, CUSat, POPACS 1, 2, 3, DANDE Astra 2E
October	Shijian 16 Sirius FM-6 Yaogan 18
November	Mars Orbiter Mission Soyuz TMA-11M Globus-1M No.13L MAVEN ORS-3, STPSat-3, Black Knight 1, CAPE-2, ChargerSat-1, COPPER, DragonSat-1, Firefly (satellite), Ho'oponopono-2, Horus, KySat-2, NPS-SCAT, ORSES, ORS Tech 1, 2, PhoneSat 2.4, Prometheus × 8, SENSE A, B, SwampSat, TJ³Sat, Trailblazer-1, Vermont Lunar CubeSat Yaogan 19 DubaiSat-2, STSAT-3, SkySat-1, UniSat-5 (Dove 4, ICube-1, HumSat-D, PUCP-Sat 1 (Pocket-PUCP), BeakerSat-1, $50SAT, QBScout-1, WREN), AprizeSat 7, 8, Lem, WNISat-1, GOMX-1, CubeBug-2, Delfi-n3Xt, Dove 3, First-MOVE, FUNcube-1, HINCube-1, KHUSat-1, KHUSat-2, NEE-02 Krysaor, OPTOS, Triton 1, UWE-3, VELOX-P2, ZACUBE-1, BPA-3 Swarm A, B, C Shiyan 5 Progress M-21M
December	Chang'e 3 (Yutu) SES-8 USA-247 / Topaz, TacSat-6 Inmarsat-5 F1 CBERS-3† Gaia Túpac Katari 1 Kosmos 2488 / Strela-3M 7, Kosmos 2489 / Strela-3M 8, Kosmos 2490 / Strela-3M 9, Kosmos-2491 Ekspress AM5 Aist 1, Kosmos 2491 / SKRL-756 1, Kosmos 2492 / SKRL-756 2
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).

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TBD

Deep Space Rendezvous

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