2010 in spaceflight
Launches
Date and time (UTC) RocketFlight number Launch siteLSP

2010 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]

10 January 23:00:00	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesSan Nicolas	United StatesNASA

United StatesMARTI	US Air Force	Suborbital	Target	10 January	Successful

11 January 11:55	ChinaCSS-X-11	ChinaShuangchengzi Space and Missile Center	ChinaPLA

PLA	Suborbital	ABM target	11 January	Successful

Target

11 January 12:00	ChinaSC-19	ChinaKorla Missile Test Complex	ChinaPLA

PLA	Suborbital	ABM test	11 January	Successful

Interceptor

14 January 06:50	IndiaRH-300 Mk.II	IndiaTERLS	IndiaISRO

ISRO	Suborbital	Solar/Aeronomy	14 January	Successful

Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)

14 January 07:35	IndiaRH-300 Mk. II	IndiaTERLS	IndiaISRO

ISRO	Suborbital	Solar/Aeronomy	14 January	Successful

Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)

14 January 07:45	IndiaRH-560 Mk.II	IndiaSatish Dhawan	IndiaISRO

ISRO	Suborbital	Solar/Aeronomy	14 January	Successful

Apogee: 548 km (341 mi)

15 January 06:50	IndiaRH-300 Mk. II	IndiaTERLS	IndiaISRO

ISRO	Suborbital	Solar/Aeronomy	15 January	Successful

Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)

15 January 07:35	IndiaRH-300 Mk. II	IndiaTERLS	IndiaISRO

ISRO	Suborbital	Solar/Aeronomy	15 January	Successful

Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)

15 January 10:30	IndiaRH-300 Mk. II	IndiaTERLS	IndiaISRO

ISRO	Suborbital	Solar/Aeronomy	15 January	Successful

Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)

15 January 07:45	IndiaRH-560 Mk. II	IndiaSatish Dhawan	IndiaISRO

ISRO	Suborbital	Solar/Aeronomy	15 January	Successful

Apogee: 523 km (325 mi)

16 January 16:12	ChinaLong March 3C	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaCompass-G1	CNSA	Geostationary	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

27 January 08:25	FranceM51	FranceLe Terrible, Audierne Bay	FranceDGA

DGA	Suborbital	Missile test	27 January	Successful

First launch of M51 from a submarine

28 January 00:18	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24	RussiaKhrunichev

RussiaGlobus-1M #12L (Raduga-1M 2)	VKS	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

31 January 11:40	United StatesUGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2)	Marshall IslandsMeck	United StatesMDA

MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	30 January	Successful

Maiden flight of Trident I in LV-2 configuration, interceptor failed

31 January	United StatesGround Based Interceptor	United StatesVandenberg LF-23	United StatesMDA

MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	30 January	Spacecraft failure

Radar tracking problem caused by unexpected "chuffing", compounded by thruster problem on interceptor, resulted in failure to intercept Trident

February[edit]

3 February 03:45	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-04M / 36P	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	1 July 14:40	Successful

ISS flight 36P

3 February	IranKavoshgar	IranSemnan	IranISA

IranKavoshgar-3	ISA	Suborbital	Biological	Successful

4 February 08:03:07	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesSan Nicolas	United StatesNASA

United StatesMARTI	US Air Force	Suborbital	Target	4 February	Successful

7 February 05:20	IndiaAgni-III	IndiaITR IC-4	IndiaDRDO

DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	7 February	Successful

Travelled 3,500 km (2,175 mi) downrange

8 February 09:14	United StatesSpace Shuttle Endeavour	United StatesKennedy LC-39A	United StatesUnited Space Alliance

United StatesSTS-130	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Assembly	22 February 03:22	Successful

United NationsTranquility	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational

United NationsCupola	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational

Manned flight with six astronauts

9 February 09:01:00	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

Alaska	Suborbital	Auroral	9 February	Successful

11 February 15:23	United StatesAtlas V 401	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesSDO	NASA	Geosynchronous	Solar	In orbit	Operational

12 February 00:39	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

United NationsIntelsat 16	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

12 February 04:44	RussiaR-17 Elbrus	United StatesShip, Pacific Ocean	United StatesUS Air Force

US Air Force	Suborbital	Target	12 February	Successful

Destroyed by Boeing YAL-1 aircraft

12 February 05:31:20	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesSan Nicolas	United StatesNASA

United StatesMARTI	US Air Force	Suborbital	Target	12 February	Successful

15 February 09:49:11	CanadaBlack Brant XII	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

Dartmouth	Suborbital	Auroral	15 February	Successful

Apogee: 803 km (499 mi)

17 February	United StatesJuno	United StatesFort Wingate LC-96	United StatesUS Army

US Army	Suborbital	Target	Successful

Target for MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 MSE test, successful intercept

March[edit]

1 March 21:19	RussiaProton-M/DM-2 Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24	RussiaKhrunichev

RussiaKosmos 2459 (Glonass-M 731)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

RussiaKosmos 2460 (Glonass-M 732)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

RussiaKosmos 2461 (Glonass-M 733)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

4 March 04:50	RussiaR-29RMU Sineva	RussiaK-114 Tula, Barents Sea	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	4 March	Successful

4 March 23:57	United StatesDelta IV-M+ (4,2)	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-37B	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesGOES-P (GOES-15)	NOAA/NASA	Geostationary	Weather	In orbit	Operational

5 March 04:55	China Long March 4C	China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	China CNSA

China Yaogan 9	CNSA	Sun-synchronous	ELINT	In orbit	Operational

China Yaogan 9 subsatellite	CNSA	Sun-synchronous	ELINT	In orbit	Operational

China Yaogan 9 subsatellite	CNSA	Sun-synchronous	ELINT	In orbit	Operational

First Long March 4 series launch from Jiuquan

15 March	India Prithvi	IndiaITR IC-4	IndiaDRDO

DRDO	Suborbital	Target	Launch failure

Target for ABM test, deviated from planned course, interceptor not launched

20 March 18:27	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

United StatesEchostar XIV	Echostar	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

22 March	United StatesTerrier Mk.70-Orion	AustraliaWoomera LA-2	AustraliaUnited StatesDSTO/US Air Force

AustraliaUnited StatesHiFire-1	DSTO/US Air Force	Suborbital	Technology	Successful

Hypersonic research experiment

26 March 13:43	United States/EuropeMaxus	SwedenEsrange	EuropeEuroLaunch

SwedenEuropeMAXUS-8	SSC/ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity	26 March 13:55	Successful

Apogee: 700 km (435 mi)

27 March 00:14	IndiaDhanush	India INS Subhadra Indian Ocean	IndiaDRDO

DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	27 March	Successful

27 March 00:18	IndiaPrithvi II	India Integrated Test Range IC-3	IndiaDRDO

DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	27 March	Successful

27 March 14:09:56	United StatesTerrier-Improved Malemute	United StatesWallops Island LA-1/50K	United StatesNASA

NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	27 March	Successful

United StatesSOCEM	CalPoly	Suborbital	Technology	27 March	Successful

United StatesADAMASat	Kentucky Space	Suborbital	Technology	27 March	Successful

Maiden flight of Terrier-Improved Malemute, apogee: 270 km (168 mi)

27 March 19:37	IndiaAgni I	India Integrated Test Range IC-4	IndiaIndian Army

Indian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	28 March	Successful

April[edit]

2 April 04:04	RussiaSoyuz-FG	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaSoyuz TMA-18	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Expedition 23	25 September 05:23	Successful

Manned flight with three cosmonauts

5 April 10:21	United StatesSpace Shuttle Discovery	United StatesKennedy LC-39A	United StatesUnited Space Alliance

United StatesSTS-131	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	20 April 13:08:35	Successful

ItalyUnited StatesLeonardo MPLM	ASI/NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	Successful

Manned flight with seven astronauts

8 April 13:57	UkraineDnepr	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 109/95	RussiaISC Kosmotras

EuropeCryosat-2	ESA	Low Earth	Climatology	In orbit	Operational

15 April 10:57	IndiaGSLV Mk.II	IndiaSatish Dhawan SLP	IndiaISRO

IndiaGSAT-4 (HealthSat)	ISRO	Intended: Geosynchronous	Communication Navigation	15 April	Launch failure

Maiden flight of GSLV Mk. II, third stage failure.

16 April 15:00	RussiaSoyuz-U	RussiaPlesetsk Site 16/2	RussiaVKS

RussiaKosmos 2462 (Kobal't-M)	VKS	Low Earth	Optical imaging	21 July	Successful

22 April 23:00	United StatesMinotaur IV Lite	United StatesVandenberg SLC-8	United StatesOrbital Sciences

United StatesHTV-2a	US Air Force	Suborbital	Technology	22 April	Spacecraft failure

Maiden flight of Minotaur IV, loss of contact with HTV nine minutes after launch.

22 April 23:52	United StatesAtlas V 501	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-212 (X-37B OTV-1)	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	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

NetherlandsSES-1 (OS-1)	SES World Skies	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

27 April 01:05	RussiaKosmos-3M	RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1	RussiaVKS

RussiaKosmos 2463 (Parus)	VKS	Low Earth	Navigation /Communication	In orbit	Operational

Final flight of Kosmos-3M

28 April 17:15	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-05M / 37P	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	15 November 09:35:39	Successful

ISS flight 37P

May[edit]

3 May 09:47:00	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesSan Nicolas	United StatesNASA

United StatesMARTI	US Air Force	Suborbital	Target	3 May	Successful

3 May 18:32:00	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesWhite Sands	United StatesNASA

United States EVE	CU Boulder	Suborbital	Geospace/Solar	3 May	Successful

Used to calibrate the Solar Dynamics Observatory

4 May 12:41:02	United StatesSpaceLoft XL	United StatesSpaceport America	United StatesUP Aerospace

United StatesRocketSat	CSG	Suborbital	Technology	4 May	Successful

NMSU	Suborbital	Technology	Successful

UNM	Suborbital	Technology	Successful

United StatesPioneer	Celestis	Suborbital	Space burial	Successful

Reached an apogee of 113 km (70 mi), successfully recovered.

6 May 03:50	TaiwanSounding Rocket VII	TaiwanJiu Peng Air Base	TaiwanNSPO

NSPO	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	6 May	Successful

Apogee: 289 km (180 mi)

8 May	PakistanGhaznavi	PakistanSonmiani	PakistanASFC

ASFC	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

8 May	PakistanShaheen-I	PakistanSonmiani	PakistanASFC

ASFC	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

14 May 18:20	United StatesSpace Shuttle Atlantis	United StatesKennedy LC-39A	United StatesUnited Space Alliance

United StatesSTS-132	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	26 May 12:48:11	Successful

United NationsRassvet (MRM-1)	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational

Manned flight with six astronauts

17 May 11:29	IndiaAgni-II	IndiaITR IC-3	IndiaIndian Army

Indian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	17 May	Successful

Travelled 2,500 km (1,553 mi) downrange

20 May 21:58:22	JapanH-IIA 202	JapanTanegashima LA-Y1	JapanMitsubishi

JapanAkatsuki (Planet-C)	JAXA	Heliocentric Intended: Cytherocentric	Venus orbiter	In orbit	Operational after partial spacecraft failure

JapanIKAROS	JAXA	Heliocentric	Solar sail	In orbit	Operational

JapanWaseda-SAT2	Waseda	Low Earth	Imaging	15 August	Spacecraft failure

JapanHayato (K-Sat)	Kagoshima	Low Earth	Atmospheric	8 – 14 July	Partial spacecraft failure

JapanNegai☆''	Soka	Low Earth	Technology	26 June	Successful

JapanShin'en (UNITEC-1)	UNISEC	Heliocentric	Technology	In orbit	Spacecraft failure

JapanDCAM-1	JAXA	Heliocentric	Technology	In orbit	Successful

JapanDCAM-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.

21 May 09:00:00	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesWhite Sands	United StatesNASA

United StatesDICE	CU Boulder	Suborbital	Astronomy	21 May	Spacecraft failure

21 May 22:01	EuropeAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	FranceArianespace

LuxembourgAstra 3B	SES Astra	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

GermanyCOMSATBw-2	Bundeswehr	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

28 May 03:00	United StatesDelta IV-M+ (4,2)	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-37B	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-213 (GPS IIF SV-1)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

June[edit]

2 June 01:59	RussiaRokot/Briz-KM	RussiaPlesetsk Site 133/3	Europe/RussiaEurockot

JapanSERVIS-2	USEF	Sun-synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Operational

2 June 15:53:04	ChinaLong March 3C	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaCompass-G3	CNSA	Geostationary	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

3 June 22:00:08	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

Saudi ArabiaBadr-5	ARABSAT	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

4 June 18:45	United StatesFalcon 9 v1.0	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-40	United StatesSpaceX

United StatesDSQU	SpaceX	Low Earth	Boilerplate	27 June 00:50	Successful

Maiden flight of Falcon 9

6 June 22:25	United StatesGround Based Interceptor	United StatesVandenberg LF-24	United StatesMDA

MDA	Suborbital	Test flight	6 June	Successful

Two stage test vehicle, non-intercept test

8 June	United StatesUGM-133 Trident II D5	United StatesUSS Maryland, ETR	United StatesUS Navy

US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	Successful

Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 42

8 June	United StatesUGM-133 Trident II D5	United StatesUSS Maryland, ETR	United StatesUS Navy

US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	Successful

Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 42

9 June	United StatesUGM-133 Trident II D5	United StatesUSS Maryland, ETR	United StatesUS Navy

US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	Successful

Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 43

9 June	United StatesUGM-133 Trident II D5	United StatesUSS Maryland, ETR	United StatesUS Navy

US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	Successful

Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 43

10 June 08:01	RussiaSouth KoreaNaro-1	South KoreaNaro	RussiaSouth KoreaKhrunichev/KARI

South KoreaSTSAT-2B	KARI	Intended: Low Earth	Technology	+137 seconds	Launch failure

Exploded during first stage burn

15 June 01:39	ChinaLong March 2D	ChinaJiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaShijian XII	CNSA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

15 June 14:42	UkraineDnepr	RussiaDombarovsky Site 13	RussiaISC Kosmotras

SwedenPrisma-Mango	SSC	Sun-synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Operational

SwedenPrisma-Tango	SSC	Sun-synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Operational

FrancePicard	CNES	Sun-synchronous	Solar	In orbit	Operational

UkraineBPA-1	Hartron-Arkos	Sun-synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Operational

BPA-1 intentionally remained attached to upper stage

15 June 21:35	RussiaSoyuz-FG	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaSoyuz TMA-19	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Expedition 24	26 November 04:46:53	Successful

Manned flight with three cosmonauts

16 June 10:01	United StatesLGM-30G Minuteman III	United StatesVandenberg LF-10	United StatesUS 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	UkraineDnepr	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 109/95	RussiaISC Kosmotras

GermanyTanDEM-X	DLR	Low Earth	Radar imaging	In orbit	Operational

22 June 19:00	IsraelShavit-2	IsraelPalmachim	IsraelIsrael Aerospace Industries

IsraelOfek-9	IAI/Israeli Defense Forces	Low Earth (retrograde)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

Known as Ofek-8 before launch

24 June 11:17:00	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesWallops Island LA-2/MRL	United StatesNASA

United StatesRockOn!	Colorado	Suborbital	Student research	24 June	Successful

26 June 21:41	EuropeAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	FranceArianespace

Saudi ArabiaArabSat-5A	ARABSAT	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

South KoreaChollian (COMS-1)	KARI	Geosynchronous	Communication Weather Oceanography	In orbit	Operational

30 June 10:40:01	United StatesLGM-30G Minuteman III	United StatesVandenberg LF-04	United StatesUS Air Force

US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	30 June	Successful

30 June 15:35	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-06M / 38P	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	6 September 12:53:20	Successful

ISS flight 38P

July[edit]

10 July 11:32	FranceM51	FranceLe Terrible, Audierne Bay	FranceDGA/Marine nationale

DGA/Marine nationale	Suborbital	Test flight	10 July	Successful

10 July 18:40	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

United StatesEchoStar XV	Echostar	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

11 July	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesWhite Sands	United StatesNASA

United States CIBER	Caltech	Suborbital	Astronomy	Successful

12 July 03:53	IndiaPSLV-CA	IndiaSatish Dhawan FLP	IndiaISRO

IndiaCartosat-2B	ISRO	Low Earth	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational

AlgeriaAlSat-2A	ASAL	Low Earth	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational

IndiaStudSat	StudSat	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

NorwayAISSat-1	NDRE	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

SwitzerlandTIsat-1	SUPSI	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

AISSat and TIsat cubeSats to be launched as NLS-6, coordinated by UTIAS

27 July	IndiaPrithvi	IndiaITR IC-4	IndiaDRDO

DRDO	Suborbital	Target	Successful

Target for ABM test, intercepted successfully by AAD

30 July 18:18	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesWhite Sands	United StatesNASA

United StatesSUMI	NASA	Suborbital	Solar	30 July	Successful

31 July 21:30	ChinaLong March 3A	ChinaXichang LA-3	ChinaCNSA

ChinaCompass IGSO-1	CNSA	IGSO	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

August[edit]

4 August 09:15	CanadaBlack Brant X	United StatesWallops Island LA-1/50K	United StatesNASA

NASA	Suborbital	Test flight Technology	4 August	Successful

Tests of Nihka rocket motor, with secondary technology experiments

4 August 20:59	EuropeAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	FranceArianespace

EgyptNilesat-201	Nilesat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

MauritiusRASCOM-QAF 1R	RASCOM-QAF	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

6 August	RussiaR-29RMU Sineva	RussiaK-114 Tula, Barents Sea	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

6 August	RussiaR-29RMU Sineva	RussiaK-114 Tula, Barents Sea	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

9 August 22:49	ChinaLong March 4C	ChinaTaiyuan LC-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaYaogan 10	CNSA	Sun-synchronous	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational

14 August 11:07	United StatesAtlas V 531	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-214 (AEHF-1)	US Air Force	Current: Transfer Planned: Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure Operational

Maiden flight of Atlas V 531, liquid apogee motor failed to operate during orbital insertion process

23 August 17:57	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesWhite Sands	United StatesNASA

United StatesRAISE	SwRI	Suborbital	Solar	23 August	Successful

24 August 07:10	ChinaLong March 2D	ChinaJiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaTian Hui 1	CNSA	Low Earth	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational

30 August 20:00	JapanS-520	JapanUchinoura	JapanJAXA

JAXA/TMU/Kagawa /Shizuoka	Suborbital	Technology	30 August	Partial spacecraft failure

High-voltage control experiments not conducted as planned

September[edit]

2 September 00:53:43	RussiaProton-M/DM-2 Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaKosmos 2464 (Glonass-M 736)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

RussiaKosmos 2465 (Glonass-M 737)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

RussiaKosmos 2466 (Glonass-M 738)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

4 September 16:14	ChinaLong March 3B	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaChinasat-6A	Sinosat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

8 September 03:30	RussiaRokot/Briz-KM	RussiaPlesetsk Site 133/3	RussiaRVSN

RussiaGonets-M No.2	Gonets Satellite System	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

RussiaKosmos 2467 (Strela-3)	VKS	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

RussiaKosmos 2468 (Strela-3)	VKS	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

10 September 10:22	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-07M / 39P	Roskosmos	Current: Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	20 February 2011 16:12	Successful

ISS flight 39P

11 September 11:17	JapanH-IIA 202	JapanTanegashima LA-Y1	JapanMitsubishi

JapanQZSS-1 (Michibiki)	JAXA	Tundra	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

17 September 10:03	United StatesLGM-30G Minuteman III	United StatesVandenberg LF-09	United StatesUS Air Force

US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	17 September	Successful

21 September 04:03:30	United StatesAtlas V 501	United StatesVandenberg SLC-3E	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-215	NRO	Low Earth (retrograde)	In orbit	Operational

NRO Launch 41

21 September 13:07:30	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesWallops Island LA-2/MRL	United StatesNASA

United StatesSubTec-III	NASA	Suborbital	Technology	21 September 13:23	Successful

22 September 02:42	ChinaLong March 2D	ChinaJiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaYaogan 11	CNSA	Sun synchronous	Optical imaging	In orbit	Operational

ChinaZheda Pixing 1B	CNSA	Sun synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Operational

ChinaZheda Pixing 1C	CNSA	Sun synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Operational

26 September 04:41	United StatesMinotaur IV	United StatesVandenberg SLC-8	United StatesOrbital Sciences

United StatesUSA-216 (SBSS)	US Air Force	Sun synchronous	Technology Satellite tracking	In orbit	Operational

First orbital launch of Minotaur IV

30 September 17:01	RussiaMolniya-M/2BL	RussiaPlesetsk Site 16/2	RussiaRVSN

RussiaKosmos 2469 (Oko)	VKS	Molniya	Missile defence	In orbit	Successful

Final flight of Molniya-M

October[edit]

1 October 10:59:57	China Long March 3C	China Xichang LA-2	China CNSA

ChinaChang'e 2	CNSA	Selenocentric	Lunar orbiter	In orbit	Operational

6 October 00:49	ChinaLong March 4B	ChinaTaiyuan LC-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaShijian 6G	CNSA	Sun synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Operational

ChinaShijian 6H	CNSA	Sun synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Operational

6 October	United StatesARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole)?	United StatesKauai	United StatesMDA

MDA	Suborbital	Aegis radar target	Successful

Aegis radar target, detected by STSS-Satellites

6 October	United StatesARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole)?	United StatesKauai	United StatesMDA

MDA	Suborbital	Aegis radar target	Successful

Aegis radar target, detected by STSS-Satellites

7 October 03:10	RussiaRSM-56 Bulava	RussiaTK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	7 October	Successful

7 October 23:10:57	RussiaSoyuz-FG	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaSoyuz 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	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

United StatesXM-5	XM Satellite Radio	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

19 October 17:10:59	RussiaSoyuz-2.1a/Fregat	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6	EuropeRussiaStarsem

United StatesGlobalstar-2 #1	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar-2 #2	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar-2 #3	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar-2 #4	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar-2 #5	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar-2 #6	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational

21 October 17:00	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesSan Nicolas	United StatesNASA

US Air Force	Suborbital	Target	21 October	Successful

27 October 10:15	United StatesNike Orion	SwedenEsrange	EuropeEuroLaunch

GermanyMAPHEUS-2	DLR	Suborbital	Technology	27 October	Successful

Apogee: 153 km (95 mi)

27 October 15:11:53	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-08M / 40P	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	24 January 2011	Successful

ISS flight 40P

28 October 09:59	RussiaRS-12M Topol	RussiaPlesetsk	RussiaRVSN

RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	28 October	Successful

28 October 10:30	RussiaR-29RMU Sineva	RussiaK-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	28 October	Successful

28 October 10:30	RussiaR-29R Volna	RussiaK-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	28 October	Successful

28 October 21:51	EuropeAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	FranceArianespace

FranceEutelsat W3B	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous transfer Intended: Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Spacecraft failure

JapanBSAT-3b	BSAT	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

Eutelsat W3B written-off as a total loss immediately after launch due to an oxidizer leak in the satellite's main propulsion system.

29 October 01:10	RussiaRSM-56 Bulava	RussiaTK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	29 October	Successful

29 October 03:06	United StatesKauai	United StatesMDA

JMSDF/MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	29 October	Successful

Apogee: 161 km (100 mi), intercepted by SM-3

29 October 03:09	United StatesRIM-161 Standard Missile 3	JapanJDS Kirishima, Pacific Ocean	JapanJMSDF

JMSDF	Suborbital	ABM test	29 October	Successful

Apogee: 161 km (100 mi), intercepted target

31 October 16:26	ChinaLong March 3C	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaCompass-G4	CNSA	Geostationary	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

November[edit]

2 November 00:59	RussiaSoyuz-2.1a/Fregat	RussiaPlesetsk Site 43/4	RussiaRVSN

RussiaMeridian 3	VKS	Molniya	Communication	In orbit	Operational

4 November 18:37	ChinaLong March 4C	ChinaTaiyuan LC-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaFeng Yun 3B	CNSA	Sun-synchronous	Weather	In orbit	Operational

6 November 02:20	United StatesDelta II 7420-10	United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

ItalyCOSMO-4	ASI	Sun-synchronous	Radar imaging	In orbit	Operational

Final flight of Delta II 7420

14 November 17:29	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

United StatesSkyTerra-1	SkyTerra	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

20 November 01:25	United StatesMinotaur IV/HAPS	United StatesKodiak LP-1	United StatesOrbital Sciences

United StatesSTPSat-2	STP	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

United StatesRAX	University of Michigan	Low Earth	Auroral	In orbit	Operational

United StatesO/OREOS	NASA ARC	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

United StatesFASTSAT	NASA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure

United StatesNanoSail-D2	NASA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

United StatesFalconSat-5	USAFA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

United StatesSara-Lily (FASTRAC 1)	Texas	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

United StatesEmma (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	United StatesDelta IV Heavy	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-37B	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-223 (Mentor)	NRO	Geosynchronous	Spy satellite	In orbit	Operational

NRO launch 32

24 November 16:09	ChinaLong March 3A	ChinaXichang LC-3	ChinaCNSA

ChinaZhongxing-20A	CNSA	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

25 November 04:40	IndiaAgni I	India Integrated Test Range IC-4	IndiaIndian Army

Indian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	25 November	Successful

26 November 18:39	EuropeAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	FranceArianespace

United NationsIntelsat 17	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

United KingdomHYLAS-1	Avanti	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

40th consecutive Ariane 5 launch success

December[edit]

4 December 04:21	United StatesNike-Improved Orion	NorwayAndøya

NorwayGermanyECOMA 2010-1	Andøya/DLR	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 December	Successful

5 December 10:25	RussiaProton-M/DM-03 Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaGlonass-M 739	VKS	Intended: Medium Earth	Navigation	5 December	Launch failure

Russia Glonass-M 740	VKS	Intended: Medium Earth	Navigation

RussiaGlonass-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.

5 December 19:11	RussiaRS-12M Topol	RussiaKapustin Yar	RussiaRVSN

RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	5 December	Successful

6 December 16:45	CanadaTerrier-Orion	United StatesWhite Sands	United StatesNASA

United StatesTRaiNED	NASA	Suborbital	Technology	6 December	Successful

6 December 17:19	BrazilOrion	BrazilAlcântara	BrazilAEB

BrazilMaracati 2	INPE	Suborbital	Microgravity	6 December	Successful

Test for Operation Maracati 2

8 December 15:43	United StatesFalcon 9 v1.0	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-40	United StatesSpaceX

United StatesDragon C1	SpaceX/NASA	Low Earth	Test spacecraft	8 December 19:02	Successful

United StatesSMDC-ONE 1	US Army	Low Earth	Communications	12 January 2011	Successful

United StatesMayflower	Northrop Grumman /USC	Low Earth	Technology	22 December	Successful

United StatesQbX-1	NRO	Low Earth	Technology	6 January 2011	Successful

United StatesQbX-2	NRO	Low Earth	Technology	16 January 2011	Successful

United States Perseus 000	LANL	Low Earth	Technology	30 December	Successful

United States Perseus 001	LANL	Low Earth	Technology	31 December	Successful

United States Perseus 002	LANL	Low Earth	Technology	30 December	Successful

United States 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	IndiaAgni-II Plus	IndiaITR IC-3	IndiaIndian Army

Indian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	Launch failure

Upgraded Agni II version, fell into the sea shortly after launch

12 December 06:38	CanadaBlack Brant XII	NorwayAndøya	United StatesNASA

United StatesRENU 1	New Hampshire	Suborbital	Geospace	12 December	Launch failure

12 December 12:35	BrazilVSB-30	BrazilAlcântara	BrazilAEB

BrazilMaracati 2	INPE	Suborbital	Microgravity	12 December 12:51	Successful

Operation Maracati 2, MICROG 1A payload

13 December 03:24	United StatesNike-Improved Orion	NorwayAndøya

NorwayGermanyECOMA 2010-2	Andøya/DLR	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 December	Successful

15 December	United StatesUGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2)	Marshall IslandsMeck	United StatesMDA

MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	Successful

15 December	United StatesGround Based Interceptor	United StatesVandenberg LF-23	United StatesMDA

MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	Spacecraft failure

Interceptor failed, the cause is under investigation

15 December 19:09	RussiaSoyuz-FG	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaSoyuz TMA-20	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Expedition 26	24 May 2011 02:27	Successful

Manned flight with three cosmonauts

17 December 20:04	ChinaLong March 3A	ChinaXichang LC-3	ChinaCNSA

ChinaCompass IGSO-2	CNSA	IGSO	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

19 December 02:36	United StatesNike-Improved Orion	NorwayAndøya

NorwayGermanyECOMA 2010-3	Andøya/DLR	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 December	Successful

21 December	PakistanGhauri	PakistanTilla	PakistanArmy of Pakistan

PakistanHaft-5	Army of Pakistan	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

Apogee: 100 km (62 mi)

22 December	IndiaPrithvi II	India Integrated Test Range IC-3	IndiaDRDO

DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

22 December	IndiaPrithvi II	India Integrated Test Range IC-3	IndiaDRDO

DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

25 December 10:34	IndiaGSLV Mk.I	IndiaSatish Dhawan SLP	IndiaISRO

IndiaGSAT-5P	ISRO	Intended: Geosynchronous	Communication	25 December	Launch failure

Disintegrated during first stage flight

26 December 22:51	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

FranceKA-SAT	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

29 December 21:27	EuropeAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	FranceArianespace

SpainHispasat-1E	Hispasat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

South KoreaKoreasat 6	Koreasat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational

Sentence(s)

On April 5, Discovery launched on STS-131, with the Leonardo MPLM.

final_sentence: On April 5, Discovery launched on STS-131, with the Leonardo MPLM.