2011 in spaceflight
Launches
Date and time (UTC) RocketFlight number Launch siteLSP

2011 in spaceflight

Section Title: Launches
Table Section Text: Date and time (UTC) RocketFlight number Launch siteLSP

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket	Flight number	Launch site	LSP

Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome

Remarks

January[edit]

20 January 12:29:01	UkraineZenit-3F	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 45/1	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaElektro-L No.1	Roskosmos	Geostationary	Weather	In orbit	Operational

Maiden flight of Zenit-3F

20 January 21:10	United StatesDelta IV-H	United StatesVandenberg SLC-6	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-224 (KH-11)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	In orbit	Operational

NRO Launch 49, first Delta IV Heavy launch from Vandenberg

22 January 05:37:57	JapanH-IIB	JapanTanegashima LA-Y2	JapanJAXA

JapanKounotori 2 (HTV-2)	JAXA	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	30 March	Successful

22 January 06:10	United States Terrier-Oriole	United StatesWallops Island	United StatesMDA

United StatesAegis Radar Test	MDA	Suborbital	Radar target	22 January	Successful

Aegis Radar target, not intercepted, Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

28 January 01:31:41	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-09M / 41P	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	26 April 13:22:53	Successful

RussiaKedr	RKK Energia	Low Earth	Amateur radio	4 January 2012	Successful

28 January 10:46:00	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

United StatesFIRE	Colorado	Suborbital	Astronomy	28 January	Spacecraft failure

February[edit]

1 February 14:00	RussiaRokot/Briz-KM	RussiaPlesetsk Site 133/3	RussiaVKS

RussiaKosmos 2470 (Geo-IK-2 No.11)	VKS	Low Earth	Geodesy	In orbit	Launch failure

Upper stage malfunctioned due to problems with the flight software, reached lower orbit than planned

5 February 08:11:11	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

United StatesPolar NOx	VPI	Suborbital	Geospace	5 February	Spacecraft failure

6 February 12:26	United StatesMinotaur I	United StatesVandenberg SLC-8	United StatesOrbital

United StatesUSA-225 (RPP)	NRO	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

NRO Launch 66

16 February 21:50	EuropeAriane 5ES	FranceKourou ELA-3	FranceArianespace

EuropeJohannes Kepler ATV	ESA	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	21 June	Successful

24 February 21:53:24	United StatesSpace Shuttle Discovery	United StatesKennedy LC-39A	United StatesUnited Space Alliance

United StatesSTS-133	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	9 March 16:57:17	Successful

United NationsLeonardo (PMM)	ASI/NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS module	In orbit	Operational

United NationsExPRESS-4	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	In orbit	Operational

Manned flight, final flight of Discovery.

26 February 03:07	RussiaSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat	RussiaPlesetsk Site 43/4	RussiaRVSN

RussiaKosmos 2471 (Glonass-K 701)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Successful

February	IranShahab-3	Iran	IranIRGC

IGRC	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

Two missiles with a range of 1,900 kilometres were fired into the Indian Ocean prior to 19 February

February	IranSejjil-2	Iran	IranIRGC

IGRC	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

Two missiles with a range of 1,900 kilometres were fired into the Indian Ocean prior to 19 February

March[edit]

1 March 21:00	United StatesUGM-133 Trident II D5	United StatesUSS Nevada, Pacific Ocean	United StatesUS Navy

US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	1 March	Successful

Demonstration and Shakedown Operation 22 (DASO-22)

2 March 13:40	United StatesJuno	United StatesFort Wingate LC-96	United StatesUS Army

US Army	Suborbital	Target	2 March	Successful

Target for MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 MSE test, successfully intercepted

4 March 10:09:43	United StatesTaurus-XL 3110	United StatesVandenberg LC-576E	United StatesOrbital Sciences

United StatesGlory	NASA	Intended: Sun-synchronous	Climatology	4 March	Launch failure

United StatesKySat-1	Kentucky Space	Intended: Low Earth	Technology

United StatesHermes	Colorado	Intended: Low Earth	Technology

United StatesExplorer-1 [PRIME]	Montana State	Intended: Low Earth	Radiation

All payloads CubeSats except Glory, which would have been part of the A-train constellation. Fairing failed to separate.

5 March 22:46	United StatesAtlas V 501	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-226 (X-37B FLT-2)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Technology	16 June 2012 12:48	Successful

9 March	United StatesTerrier-Oriole	United StatesKauai	United StatesMDA

United States ARAV-B	MDA	Suborbital	Radar target	Successful

Tracked by STSS satellites

11 March	IndiaDhanush	IndiaSea launch from Indian Ocean	IndiaDRDO

DRDO	Suborbital	Target	Successful

Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

11 March	IndiaPrithvi II	India Integrated Test Range IC-3	IndiaDRDO

DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

11 March 23:38	United StatesDelta IV-M+ (4,2)	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-37B	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-227 (SDS)	NRO	Geosynchronous	In orbit	Operational

NRO Launch 27

15 March	IranKavoshgar	IranSemnan	IranISA

IranKavoshgar-4	ISA	Suborbital	Biological	Successful

Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)

16 March	United StatesTerrier-Oriole	United StatesKauai	United StatesMDA

United States ARAV-B	MDA	Suborbital	Radar target	Successful

Tracked by both STSS Demo satellites

23 March 18:50:00	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesWhite Sands	United StatesNASA

United States EVE	CU Boulder	Suborbital	SDO calibration	23 March	Successful

29 March 04:01	BrazilVSB-30	SwedenEsrange	EuropeEuroLaunch

GermanyEuropeTEXUS-49	DLR/ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity	29 March	Successful

Apogee: 268 kilometres (167 mi)

April[edit]

4 April 22:18:20	RussiaSoyuz-FG	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaSoyuz TMA-21	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Expedition 27/28	16 September 03:59:39	Successful

9 April 20:47:04	ChinaLong March 3A	ChinaXichang LA-3	ChinaCNSA

ChinaCompass-IGSO3	CNSA	IGSO	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

14 April 04:24	United StatesAtlas V 411	United StatesVandenberg SLC-3E	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-229 (NOSS)	NRO	Low Earth	In orbit	Operational

United StatesUSA-229 (NOSS)	NRO	Low Earth	In orbit	Operational

NRO Launch 34

15 April 06:52	United StatesUGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2)	Marshall IslandsMeck	United StatesMDA

MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	15 April	Successful

15 April 07:03	United States RIM-161 Standard Missile 3	United States USS O'Kane, Pacific Ocean	United States US Navy

United States FTM-15	US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	15 April	Successful

First intercept of an IRBM by an SM-3 (FTM-15 Stellar Charon)

20 April 04:42	IndiaPSLV	IndiaSatish Dhawan FLP	IndiaISRO

IndiaResourcesat-2	ISRO	Low Earth	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational

IndiaRussiaYouthSat	ISRO/MGU	Low Earth	Scientific	In orbit	Operational

SingaporeX-Sat	CREST	Low Earth	In orbit	Operational

22 April 21:37	EuropeAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	FranceArianespace

United Arab EmiratesYahsat 1A	Yahsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United NationsNew Dawn	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure

New Dawn's C-Band antenna failed to deploy

26 April	RussiaR-29RMU Sineva	RussiaK-84 Ekaterinburg, Barents Sea	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

27 April 08:00:00	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

United States	WFF	Suborbital	Test flight	27 April	Successful

27 April 13:05:21	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-10M / 42P	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	29 October 13:00:31	Successful

May[edit]

4 May 17:41:33	RussiaSoyuz-2.1a/Fregat	RussiaPlesetsk Site 43/4	RussiaRVSN

RussiaMeridian 4	VKS	Medium Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

6 May 23:02	China Tianying 3C	China Hainan	China CNSA

China Kunpeng-1	CSSAR	Suborbital	Environment monitoring	23:09	Successful

Apogee: 196.6 kilometres (122.2 mi).

7 May 18:10	United StatesAtlas V 401	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-230 (SBIRS-GEO 1)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Missile defence	In orbit	Operational

11 May 18:00	United States Improved Orion	Brazil Barreira do Inferno	Brazil AEB

INPE	Suborbital	Microgravity	11 May	Successful

16 May 12:56	United StatesSpace Shuttle Endeavour	United StatesKennedy LC-39A	United StatesUnited Space Alliance

United StatesSTS-134	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	1 June 06:35	Successful

United NationsAMS-02	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational

United NationsExPRESS-3	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	In orbit	Operational

Manned flight, final flight of Endeavour.

20 May 13:21	United StatesSpaceLoft XL	United StatesSpaceport America	United StatesUP Aerospace

Suborbital	Technology	20 May	Successful

United States Goddard	Celestis	Suborbital	Space burial	Successful

Apogee: 118.3 kilometres (73.5 mi), successfully recovered.

20 May 14:50	Russia R-29RMU2.1 Layner	Russia K-84 Ekaterinburg, Barents Sea	Russia VMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	20 May	Successful

Maiden flight of Layner missile

20 May 19:15	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

CanadaTelstar 14R	Telesat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure

Second solar panel failed to deploy due to tangled cable

20 May 20:38	EuropeAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	FranceArianespace

SingaporeTaiwanST-2	SingTel/Chunghwa	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

IndiaINSAT-4G/GSAT-8	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

June[edit]

7 June 20:12:45	RussiaSoyuz-FG	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaSoyuz TMA-02M	Roskosmos	Low Earth orbit (ISS)	ISS Expedition 28/29	22 November 02:26	Successful

10 June 11:11:16	United States Terrier-Orion	United States Wallops Island	United States NASA

United States SubTec IV	GSFC	Suborbital	Technology	10 June	Successful

10 June 14:20	United StatesDelta II 7320	United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

ArgentinaUnited StatesSAC-D	CONAE/NASA	Low Earth	Oceanography	In orbit	Operational

Final scheduled flight of Delta II 7300 series, spacecraft carrying NASA Aquarius instrument

15 June 09:14	IranSafir	IranSemnan	IranISA

IranRasad 1	ISA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	6 July 2011	Successful

20 June 16:13	ChinaLong March 3B	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaChinaSat 10	China Satellite Communications	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

21 June 14:38	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-11M / 43P	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	1 September 10:21:41	Successful

22 June 13:35	United StatesLGM-30G Minuteman III	United StatesVandenberg LF-10	United StatesUS Air Force

US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	22 June	Successful

23 June 10:18:00	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesWallops Island	United StatesNASA

United StatesRockOn	Colorado	Suborbital	Student experiments	23 June	Successful

27 June 16:00	RussiaSoyuz-U	RussiaPlesetsk 16/2	RussiaVKS

RussiaKosmos 2472 (Kobalt-M No.7)	VKS	Low Earth	Optical surveillance	24 October	Successful

28 June 11:55	RussiaRSM-56 Bulava	RussiaK-535 Yuri Dolgorukiy, White Sea	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	28 June	Successful

28 June	IranShahab-1	IranIran	IranIRGC

IGRC	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

Part of an exercise with 14 missile launches, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

28 June	IranShahab-1	IranIran	IranIGRC

IRGC	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

Part of an exercise with 14 missile launches, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

28 June	IranShahab-2	IranIran	IranIRGC

IRGC	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

Part of an exercise with 14 missile launches, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

28 June	IranShahab-2	IranIran	IranIRGC

IRGC	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

Part of an exercise with 14 missile launches, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

28 June	IranGhadr-1	IranIran	IranIRGC

IRGC	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

Part of an exercise with 14 missile launches, apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)

30 June 03:09	United StatesMinotaur I	United StatesMARS LP-0B	Orbital Sciences

United StatesUSA-231 (ORS-1)	ORSO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	In orbit	Operational

July[edit]

6 July 04:28	ChinaLong March 2C	ChinaJiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaShijian XI-03	CNSA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

8 July 15:29	United StatesSpace Shuttle Atlantis	United StatesKennedy LC-39A	United StatesUnited Space Alliance

United StatesSTS-135	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	21 July 2011 09:57	Successful

ItalyUnited StatesRaffaelo MPLM	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	Successful

United StatesPSSC-2	US Air Force	Low Earth	Technology	8 December	Successful

Manned flight, final flight of Atlantis and of Space Shuttle programme.

9 July 02:04	United States SRALT	United States C-17, Pacific Ocean	United States MDA

United States FTX-17	MDA	Suborbital	Radar target	9 July	Successful

Tracked by STSS Demo satellites

9 July 09:00:00	CanadaBlack Brant VB	United StatesWallops LA-2	United StatesNASA

United StatesDaytime Dynamo	NASA	Suborbital	Geospace	9 July	Successful

9 July 09:00:15	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesWallops LA-2	United StatesNASA

United StatesDaytime Dynamo	NASA	Suborbital	Geospace	9 July	Successful

11 July 15:35	ArgentinaGradicom II	ArgentinaChamical	ArgentinaCITEFA

CITEFA	Suborbital	Test flight	11 July	Successful

Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

11 July 15:41	ChinaLong March 3C	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaTianlian I-02 (1B)	CNSA	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

13 July 02:27	RussiaSoyuz-2.1a/Fregat	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6	Europe/RussiaStarsem

United StatesGlobalstar M081	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar M083	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar M085	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar M088	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar M089	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar M091	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

15 July 11:18	IndiaPSLV-XL	IndiaSatish Dhawan FLP	IndiaISRO

IndiaGSAT-12	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

15 July 23:16	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

NetherlandsSES-3	SES World Skies (July–September) SES (September—)	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

KazakhstanKazSat-2	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

16 July 06:41	United StatesDelta IV-M+ (4,2)	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-37B	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-232 (GPS-IIF-2)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

18 July 02:31	UkraineRussia Zenit-3F	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 45/1	Russia Roskosmos

RussiaSpektr-R (RadioAstron)	Roskosmos	High Earth	Radio astronomy	In orbit	Operational

21 July 07:00	United StatesNike-Improved Orion	SwedenEsrange	EuropeEuroLaunch

SwedenPHOCUS	Stockholm/SSC	Suborbital	Atmospheric	21 July	Successful

21 July 11:58:00	United States Terrier-Orion	United States Wallops Island	United States NASA

United States RockSat-X	Wallops Flight Facility	Suborbital	Student experiments	21 July	Successful

26 July 21:44	ChinaLong March 3A	ChinaXichang LA-3	ChinaCNSA

ChinaCompass-IGSO4	CNSA	IGSO	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

27 July 10:01	United StatesLGM-30G Minuteman III	United StatesVandenberg LF-04	United StatesUS Air Force

US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	27 July	Launch failure

An anomaly was detected five minutes after launch and the flight was terminated

27 July	RussiaR-29RMU Sineva	RussiaK-84 Ekaterinburg, Barents Sea	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

29 July 07:42	ChinaLong March 2C	ChinaJiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaShijian XI-02	CNSA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

August[edit]

5 August 16:25	United StatesAtlas V 551	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesJuno	NASA	Zenocentric	Jupiter orbiter	In orbit	Operational

6 August 22:52	EuropeAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	FranceArianespace

LuxembourgAstra 1N	SES Astra (August–September) SES (September—)	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

JapanBSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R	BSAT/JSAT	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

11 August 14:45	United StatesMinotaur IV Lite	United StatesVandenberg SLC-8	United StatesOrbital

United StatesHTV-2b	US Air Force	Suborbital	Technology	11 August	Spacecraft failure

Second flight of the HTV-2, loss of contact approximately 20 minutes after launch at Mach 20.

11 August 16:15	ChinaLong March 3B/E	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

PakistanPaksat-1R	SUPARCO	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

15 August 22:57	ChinaLong March 4B	ChinaTaiyuan LC-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaHai Yang 2A	CAST	Low Earth	Oceanography	In orbit	Operational

17 August 07:12	UkraineDnepr	RussiaDombarovsky Site 13	RussiaISC Kosmotras

UkraineSich-2	NKAU	Low Earth	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational

NigeriaNigeriaSat-2	NASRDA	Low Earth	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational

NigeriaNigeriaSat-X	NASRDA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

TurkeyRasat	TÜBİTAK	Low Earth	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational

ItalyEduSat	GAUSS[clarification needed]	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

CanadaAprizeSat-5	exactEarth	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

CanadaAprizeSat-6	exactEarth	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

UkraineBPA-2	Hartron-Arkos	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Successful

17 August 21:25	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur 200/39	RussiaKhrunichev

RussiaEkspress AM-4	RSCC	Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Transfer	Communication	25 March 2012	Launch failure

Briz-M upper stage failed before the planned fourth burn. An insufficient time slot was allocated for re-setting the gyroscopes of the upper stage control system before launch, which led to loss of adequate attitude control in flight.

18 August 09:28	ChinaLong March 2C	ChinaJiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaShijian XI-04	CNSA	Intended: Low Earth	Technology	18 August	Launch failure

Failed to reach orbit. Second stage's vernier engine support structure failed in flight, led to loss of attitude control.

24 August 13:00	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-12M / 44P	Roskosmos	Intended: Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	24 August	Launch failure

Third stage engine failure 325 seconds after launch due to the gas generator fuel supply pipeline being blocked by contaminants.

27 August 03:20	RussiaRSM-56 Bulava	RussiaK-535 Yuri Dolgorukiy, White Sea	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	27 August	Successful

September[edit]

1 September 13:53	United States Terrier-Oriole	United States Kauai	United States MDA

MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	1 September	Successful

SM-3 Block 1B target

1 September 13:54	United States RIM-161C Standard Missile 3 Block 1B	United States USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean	United States US Navy

US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	1 September	Spacecraft failure

First launch of SM-3 Block 1B, intercept failed

3 September 09:46	RussiaRS-12M Topol	RussiaPlesetsk	RussiaRVSN

RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	3 September	Successful

10 September 13:08:52	United StatesDelta II 7920H	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17B	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesGRAIL-A (Ebb)	NASA	Selenocentric	Lunar orbiter	17 December 2012 22:28:51	Successful

United StatesGRAIL-B (Flow)	NASA	Selenocentric	Lunar orbiter	17 December 2012 22:29:21	Successful

Final launch of Delta II Heavy, final Delta II launch from Cape Canaveral, and last launch from SLC-17

15 September	Iran Kavoshgar	Iran Semnan	Iran ISA

Iran Kavoshgar-5	ISA	Suborbital	Biological	Launch failure

First Iranian attempt to launch a monkey into space; failed to reach orbit

18 September 16:33	ChinaLong March 3B/E	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaChinasat-1A	China Satcom	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

20 September 22:47	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24	RussiaKhrunichev

RussiaKosmos 2473 (Garpun #1)	VKS	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

21 September 21:38	EuropeAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	FranceArianespace

Saudi ArabiaArabsat 5C	Arabsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

NetherlandsSES-2	SES	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

23 September 04:36:50	JapanH-IIA	JapanTanegashima LA-Y1	JapanMitsubishi

JapanIGS Optical 4	CSICE	Low Earth	Imaging	In orbit	Successful

24 September 20:18	UkraineZenit-3SL	NorwayOcean Odyssey	United NationsSea Launch

United StatesAtlantic Bird 7	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

26 September 03:20	IndiaPrithvi II	India Integrated Test Range IC-3	IndiaDRDO

DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	27 September	Successful

27 September 07:08	RussiaRS-26 Rubezh	RussiaPlesetsk	RussiaRVSN

RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	27 September	Launch failure

27 September 15:49	United StatesMinotaur IV+	United StatesKodiak LP-1	United StatesOrbital Sciences

United StatesTacSat-4	US Air Force	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

29 September 13:16:03	ChinaLong March 2F/G	ChinaJiuquan LA-4/SLS-1	ChinaCNSA

ChinaTiangong-1	CNSA	Low Earth	Space station	In orbit	Operational

Maiden flight of Long March 2F/G, first Chinese space station

29 September 18:32	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

Isle of ManQuetzSat 1	SES Satellite Leasing	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

Intended for lease to QuetzSat

29 September	Russia R-29RMU2.1 Layner	Russia K-114 Tula, Barents Sea	Russia VMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	30 September	Successful

30 September 04:02	IndiaAgni-II	IndiaITR IC-4	IndiaIndian Army

Indian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	30 September	Successful

Travelled 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) downrange

October[edit]

2 October 20:15	RussiaSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat	RussiaPlesetsk Site 43/4	RussiaRVSN

RussiaKosmos 2474 (Glonass-M 742)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

5 October 05:56	United States SRALT	United States C-17, Pacific Ocean	United States MDA

US Army/MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	5 October	Successful

Intercepted by THAAD missile

5 October 05:56	Russia R-17 Elbrus	United States MLP, Barking Sands	United States US Army

US Army/MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	5 October	Successful

Intercepted by THAAD missile

5 October 06:00	United States THAAD	United States Barking Sands	United States US Army

United States FTT-12	US Army/MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	5 October	Successful

Intercepted target missile

5 October 06:00	United States THAAD	United States Barking Sands	United States US Army

United States FTT-12	US Army/MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	5 October	Successful

Intercepted target missile

5 October 21:00	UkraineZenit-3SLB	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 45/1	United NationsLand Launch

United NationsIntelsat 18	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

7 October 08:21	ChinaLong March 3B/E	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

FranceEutelsat W3C	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

8 October 10:25:01	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesWhite Sands	United StatesNASA

United StatesPICTURE	Boston	Suborbital	Astronomy	8 October	Spacecraft failure

11 October 21:15:00	United StatesTerrier-Orion	NorwayAndøya	United StatesNASA

United StatesCHAMPS	Colorado	Suborbital	Geospace	11 October	Successful

12 October 05:31	IndiaPSLV-CA	IndiaSatish Dhawan	IndiaISRO

IndiaFranceMegha-Tropiques	ISRO/CNES	Low Earth	Climatology	In orbit	Operational

IndiaSRMSAT	SRM	Low Earth	Climatology	In orbit	Operational

IndiaJugnu	IITK	Low Earth	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational

Luxembourg VesselSat1	Luxspace	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

13 October 13:50:00	United StatesTerrier-Orion	NorwayAndøya	United StatesNASA

United StatesCHAMPS	Colorado	Suborbital	Geospace	13 October	Successful

19 October 18:48	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

Isle of ManViaSat-1	ViaSat-IOM/ManSat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

21 October 10:30	RussiaSoyuz-STB/Fregat-MT	FranceKourou ELS	FranceArianespace

European UnionGalileo IOV 1	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation/Technology	In orbit	Operational

European UnionGalileo IOV 2	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation/Technology	In orbit	Operational

First Soyuz launch from Kourou

28 October 03:40	RussiaRSM-56 Bulava	RussiaK-535 Yuri Dolgorukiy, White Sea	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	28 October	Successful

28 October 09:48:01	United StatesDelta II 7920-10	United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesNPP	NASA/NOAA	Low Earth	Weather Technology	In orbit	Operational

United StatesE1P-U2	Montana State	Low Earth	Radiation	In orbit	Operational

United StatesRAX-2	University of Michigan	Low Earth	Auroral	In orbit	Operational

United StatesM-Cubed	University of Michigan	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

United StatesDICE-1	Space Dynamics Laboratory	Low Earth	Magnetosphere research	In orbit	Operational

United StatesDICE-2	Space Dynamics Laboratory	Low Earth	Magnetosphere research	In orbit	Operational

United StatesAubieSat 1	Auburn University	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

30 October 10:11	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-13M / 45P	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	25 January 2012	Successful

RussiaChibis-M (RS-39)	IKI	Low Earth	Ionospheric	15 October 2014

31 October 21:58:10	ChinaLong March 2F	ChinaJiuquan LA-4/SLS-1	ChinaCNSA

ChinaShenzhou 8	CNSA	Low Earth (Tiangong-1)	Technology	17 November 11:36	Successful

ChinaShenzhou-8-GC	CNSA	Low Earth (Tiangong-1)	Technology	2 April 2012	Successful

Unmanned flight, first Chinese orbital docking

November[edit]

2 November 07:50	IsraelJericho III	IsraelPalmachim	IsraelIsraeli Air Force

Israeli Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	2 November	Successful

3 November 06:45	RussiaRS-12M Topol	RussiaPlesetsk	RussiaRVSN

RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	3 November	Successful

4 November 12:51:41	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24	RussiaKhrunichev

RussiaKosmos 2475 (Glonass-M 743)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

RussiaKosmos 2476 (Glonass-M 744)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

RussiaKosmos 2477 (Glonass-M 745)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

6 November 07:00	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesWhite Sands	United StatesNASA

XQC F5	Wisconsin	Suborbital	Astronomy	6 November	Successful

8 November 20:16	UkraineZenit-2M	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 45/1	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaFobos-Grunt	Roskosmos	Intended: Areocentric Achieved: Low Earth	Phobos sample return	15 January 2012	Spacecraft failure

ChinaYinghuo-1	CNSA	Intended: Areocentric Achieved: Low Earth	Mars orbiter

First Russian attempt at an interplanetary mission since 1996 First Chinese Mars probe Spacecraft stranded in low Earth orbit, as telemetry was lost soon after launch and the two trans-Martian injection burns by the payload did not take place

9 November 03:21	ChinaLong March 4B	ChinaTaiyuan LC-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaYaogan 12	CNSA	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

ChinaTian Xun 1	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

14 November 04:14	RussiaSoyuz-FG	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaSoyuz TMA-22	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Expedition 29/30	27 April 2012	Successful

15 November 03:30	India Agni IV	India Integrated Test Range IC-4	India DRDO

Indian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	15 November	Successful

17 November 11:30	United States UGM-27 Polaris (STARS)	United States Barking Sands LC-42	United States US Air Force

United States AHW Flight 1A	US Army	Suborbital	Technology	17 November	Successful

20 November 00:15	ChinaLong March 2D	ChinaJiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaShiyan Weixing 4	CNSA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

ChinaChuang Xin 1C	CNSA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

25 November 19:10:34	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

ChinaAsiaSat 7	AsiaSat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

25 November 23:00	United States Improved Orion	Brazil Barreira do Inferno	Brazil AEB

INPE	Suborbital	Microgravity	25 November	Successful

26 November 15:02	United StatesAtlas V 541	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesMSL (Curiosity)	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars rover	6 August 2012 05:18	Successful

Maiden flight of Atlas V 541, largest Mars rover yet launched

27 November 09:10	Brazil VSB-30	Sweden Esrange	Europe EuroLaunch

Germany/Europe TEXUS-48	DLR/ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity	27 November	Successful

28 November 08:25:57	RussiaSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat	RussiaPlesetsk Site 43/4	RussiaRVSN

RussiaKosmos 2478 (Glonass-M 746)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

29 November 18:50	ChinaLong March 2C	ChinaTaiyuan LC-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaYaogan 13	CNSA	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

December[edit]

1 December 21:07	ChinaLong March 3A	ChinaXichang LA-3	ChinaCNSA

ChinaCompass-IGSO5	CNSA	IGSO	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

2 December 22:00	Brazil VS-30	Brazil Barreira do Inferno	Brazil AEB

Brazil Brasil-Alemanha	INPE	Suborbital	Microgravity	2 December	Successful

3 December 07:21:31	Brazil VS-30/Improved Orion	Norway Ny-Aalesund	Norway Andøya

SwedenNorway ICI-3 (CanoRock 4)	Oslo/Andøya	Suborbital	Atmospheric	3 December	Successful

10 December 10:30:00	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesWhite Sands	United StatesNASA

Colorado	Suborbital	Astronomy	10 December	Successful

11 December 11:17	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24	Russia Roskosmos

RussiaLuch 5A	Gonets Satellite System	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

IsraelAmos-5	SCL	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

12 December 01:21	JapanH-IIA	JapanTanegashima LA-Y1	JapanMitsubishi

JapanIGS Radar 3	CSICE	Low Earth	Reconnaissance (radar)	In orbit	Operational

17 December 02:03:08	RussiaSoyuz-STA/Fregat	FranceKourou ELS	FranceArianespace

FrancePléiades-HR 1A	CNES	Low Earth	Optical imaging	In orbit	Operational

ChileFASat-Charlie (SSOT)	MDN	Low Earth	Optical imaging	In orbit	Operational

FranceELISA 1	CNES/DGA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational

FranceELISA 2	CNES/DGA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational

FranceELISA 3	CNES/DGA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational

FranceELISA 4	CNES/DGA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational

19 December 14:48	Japan S-310	Japan Uchinoura	Japan JAXA

JAXA/TPU/TU	Suborbital	Ionospheric	19 December	Successful

19 December	RussiaMN-300	RussiaKapustin Yar	Russia Rosgidromet

Russia MR-30	Rosgidromet	Suborbital	Meteorology Test flight	Successful

Maiden flight of MN-300

19 December 16:41	ChinaLong March 3B/E	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

NigeriaNigComSat-1R	NIGCOMSAT/NSRDA	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

21 December 13:16	RussiaSoyuz-FG	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaSoyuz TMA-03M	Roskosmos	Low Earth orbit (ISS)	ISS Expedition 30/31	1 July 2012 08:14	Successful

22 December 03:26	ChinaLong March 4B	ChinaTaiyuan LC-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaZi Yuan 1-02C	CNSA	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

23 December 12:08	RussiaSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat	RussiaPlesetsk Site 43/4	RussiaVKO

RussiaMeridian 5	VKO	Intended: Molniya	Communication	23 December	Launch failure

Third stage engine malfunctioned 421 seconds after launch, failed to reach orbit; first launch conducted by the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces

23 December	RussiaRSM-56 Bulava	RussiaK-535 Yuri Dolgorukiy, White Sea	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

23 December	RussiaRSM-56 Bulava	RussiaK-535 Yuri Dolgorukiy, White Sea	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

27 December 12:00	RussiaRS-18 UR-100N	KazakhstanBaikonur	RussiaRVSN

RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	27 December	Successful

28 December 17:09	Russia Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6	Europe/Russia Starsem

United StatesGlobalstar M080	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar M082	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar M084	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar M086	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar M090	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar M092	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

?	United StatesUGM-133 Trident II D5	United StatesUSS ?, Pacific Ocean	United StatesUS Navy

US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 44

?	United StatesUGM-133 Trident II D5	United StatesUSS ?, Pacific Ocean	United StatesUS Navy

US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	Launch failure

Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 44 ?

Sentence(s)

The Space Shuttle Discovery was launched from Kennedy on 24 February 2011.

final_sentence: The Space Shuttle Discovery was launched from Kennedy on 24 February 2011.