2017 in spaceflight
Orbital launches
Date and time (UTC) RocketFlight number Launch siteLSP

2017 in spaceflight

Section Title: Orbital 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]

5 January 15:18	China Long March 3B/E	3B-Y39	China Xichang LC-2	China CASC

China TJS 2	CNSA	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

9 January 04:11:12	China Kuaizhou 1A	China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	China CASIC

China Jilin-1 Video-03 (Lingqiao 1-03)	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

China Caton-1	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

China Xingyun Shiyan 1	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

14 January 17:54:39	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-029	United States Vandenberg SLC-4E	United States SpaceX

United States Iridium NEXT 1–10	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Return to flight mission for Falcon 9 after an accident in September 2016. First stage landed on a drone ship.

14 January 23:33	Japan SS-520	Japan Uchinoura	Japan JAXA

Japan TRICOM-1	Low Earth	Technology demo	14 January	Launch failure

Contact lost at +20 sec after launch. Aborted ignition of 2nd stage.

21 January 00:42	United States Atlas V 401	AV-066	United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41	United States United Launch Alliance

United States USA-273 / SBIRS GEO-3	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Missile warning	In orbit	Operational

24 January 07:44	Japan H-IIA 204	F32	Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1	Japan MHI

Japan DSN-2	DSN / JSDF	Geosynchronous	Communications (military)	In orbit	Operational

28 January 01:03:34	Russia Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT	France Kourou ELS	France Arianespace

Spain Hispasat AG1	Hispasat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

First GTO launch by Soyuz at the Guiana Space Centre

February[edit]

14 February 21:39	Europe Ariane 5 ECA	VA235	France Kourou ELA-3	France Arianespace

United States Intelsat 32e / Brazil SkyBrasil-1	Intelsat / SKY Brasil	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Indonesia Telkom-3S	Telkom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

15 February 03:58	India PSLV-XL	C37	India Satish Dhawan FLP	India ISRO

India Cartosat-2D	ISRO	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

India INS-1A, 1B	ISRO	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

United States Flock-3p × 88	Planet Labs	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

United States Lemur-2 × 8	Spire Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

Israel BGUSAT	Ben Gurion University	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Switzerland DIDO-2	SpacePharma	Low Earth (SSO)	Microgravity research	In orbit	Operational

Israel/Germany/Netherlands/Belgium PEASS	PEASS Consortium	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Kazakhstan Al-Farabi 1	KazGU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

United Arab Emirates Nayif 1	EIAST/AUS	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Largest flock of spacecraft ever launched on a single rocket (104 satellites)

19 February 14:38:59	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-030	United States Kennedy LC-39A	United States SpaceX

United States SpaceX CRS-10	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	19 March 2017, 14:46	Successful

Carries the SAGE III and Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Earth-observation instruments to the ISS. First stage returned to Landing Zone 1.

22 February 05:58	Russia Soyuz-U	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5	Russia Roscosmos

Russia Progress MS-05 / 66P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	In orbit	Operational

786th and final flight of Soyuz-U.

March[edit]

1 March 17:50	United States Atlas V 401	AV-068	United States Vandenberg SLC-3E	United States United Launch Alliance

United States NROL-79 / Intruder 8 / USA-274	NRO	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

2 March 23:53	China Kaituozhe-2	China Jiuquan	China CASIC

China Tiankun-1	CASIC	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Maiden flight.

7 March 01:49:24	Europe Vega	France Kourou ELV	France Arianespace

Europe Sentinel-2B	ESA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

16 March 06:00	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-031	United States Kennedy LC-39A	United States SpaceX

United States Echostar 23	EchoStar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Due to the satellite's heavy mass (~5,600 kg), the rocket flew in its expendable configuration and the first-stage booster was not recovered.

17 March 01:20:00	Japan H-IIA 202	F33	Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1	Japan MHI

Japan IGS-Radar 5	CSICE	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

19 March 00:18	United States Delta IV M+(5,4)	United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B	United States United Launch Alliance

United States WGS-9 / USA-275	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

30 March 22:27	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-032	United States Kennedy LC-39A	United States SpaceX

Luxembourg SES-10	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

First flight of a Falcon 9 re-used first stage. SpaceX recovered the stage again.

April[edit]

12 April 11:04	China Long March 3B/E	3B-Y43	China Xichang LC-2	China CASC

China Shijian 13	CNSA	Geosynchronous	Communications Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

18 April 15:11	United States Atlas V 401	AV-070	United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41	United States United Launch Alliance

United States Cygnus CRS OA-7 SS John Glenn	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	12 June 2017	Successful

United States Altair 1	Millennium Space Systems	Low Earth	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

United States IceCube	GSFC	Low Earth	Technology demo Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational

United States HARP	UM	Low Earth	Technology demo Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational

United States CSUNSat 1	CSUN	Low Earth	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

United States CXBN 2	MSU	Low Earth	X-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational

United States OPEN	UND	Low Earth	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

United States Violet	Cornell University	Low Earth	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

United States/Australia/Canada/United Kingdom Biarri-Point	Project Biarri	Low Earth	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

QB50 x 31	Various	Low Earth	Technology demo Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational

QB50 mission includes first Finnish satellite Aalto-2, Greek satellite UPSat

20 April 07:13:44	Russia Soyuz-FG	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5	Russia Roscosmos

Russia Soyuz MS-04 / 50S	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 51/52	3 September 2017 01:22	Successful

Crewed flight with two cosmonauts.

20 April 11:41:35	China Long March 7	Y2	China Wenchang LC-2	China CASC

China Tianzhou 1	CNSA	Low Earth (Tiangong 2)	Tiangong 2 resupply	22 September 2017 10:00	Successful

China SilkRoad-1 / Silu 1	Xi'an Institute of Surveying and Mapping	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

SilkRoad-1 was released on 1 August from Tianzhou 1.

May[edit]

1 May 11:15	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-033	United States Kennedy LC-39A	United States SpaceX

United States NROL-76 / USA-276	NRO	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

First stage returned to Landing Zone 1.

4 May 21:50	Europe Ariane 5 ECA	VA236	France Kourou ELA-3	France Arianespace

South Korea Koreasat-7	KT Corporation	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Brazil SGDC-1	Telebras	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

5 May 11:27	India GSLV Mk II	F09	India Satish Dhawan SLP	India ISRO

India GSAT-9	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

15 May 23:21	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-034	United States Kennedy LC-39A	United States SpaceX

United Kingdom Inmarsat-5 F4	Inmarsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Due to the satellite's heavy mass (6,070 kg), the rocket flew in its expendable configuration and the first-stage booster was not recovered.

18 May 11:54:53	Russia Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-MT	France Kourou ELS	France Arianespace

Luxembourg SES-15	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

25 May 04:20:00	United States Electron	New Zealand Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1	United States Rocket Lab

It's a Test	Rocket Lab	Low Earth	Flight test	25 May	Launch failure

Flight terminated by range safety after an error in ground tracking equipment.

25 May 06:33	Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M	Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4	Russia RVSN RF

Russia EKS-2	VKS	Molniya	Missile early warning	In orbit	Operational

June[edit]

1 June 00:17:46	Japan H-IIA 202	F34	Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1	Japan MHI

Japan QZS-2	CAO	Tundra/Quasi-Zenith Orbit	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

1 June 23:45	Europe Ariane 5 ECA	VA237	France Kourou ELA-3	France Arianespace

United States ViaSat-2	ViaSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

France Eutelsat 172B	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

This mission carried the heaviest and most expensive commercial payload ever launched, valued at $800 million with a combined payload mass of 9,969 kg for both satellites (10,865 kg total launch mass with dual-deployment hardware).

3 June 21:07	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-035	United States Kennedy LC-39A	United States SpaceX

United States SpaceX CRS-11	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	3 July 2017	Successful

United States NICER	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	X-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational

Japan TOKI	KIT	Low Earth	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Ghana GhanaSat-1	All Nations University	Low Earth	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Mongolia Mazaalai	National University of Mongolia	Low Earth	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Bangladesh BRAC ONNESHA	BRACU	Low Earth	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Nigeria Nigeria EduSat-1	FUTA	Low Earth	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

First stage returned to Landing Zone 1. TOKI, GhanaSat-1, Mazaalai, BRAC ONNESHA, and Nigeria EduSat-1 were carried to ISS as the cargo of SpaceX CRS-11 and deployed into orbit on 7 July 2017.

5 June 11:58	India GSLV Mk III	D1	India Satish Dhawan SLP	India ISRO

India GSAT-19	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Maiden orbital flight.

8 June 03:45	Russia Proton-M / Briz-M	935-61	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24	Russia United States International Launch Services

United States Echostar 21	EchoStar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

14 June 09:20	Russia Soyuz-2.1a	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6	Russia Roscosmos

Russia Progress MS-06 / 67P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	In orbit	Operational

Russia Tanyusha-YuZGU 1	South-West State University	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational

Russia Tanyusha-YuZGU 2	South-West State University	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational

Russia Sfera-53 2	Low Earth	Radar calibration target	In orbit	Operational

Russia TNS-0 2	RISDE	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational

Tanyusha-YuZGU, Sfera-53 2, TNS-O No.2 are small satellites deployed into orbit from ISS by cosmonauts during EVA on 17 August 2017.

15 June 03:15	China Long March 4B	4B-Y31	China Jiuquan SLS-2	China CASC

China HXMT	CAS / IHEP	Low Earth (SSO)	X-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational

China Zhuhai-1 01	Zhuhai Orbital Control Engineering	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

China Zhuhai-1 02	Zhuhai Orbital Control Engineering	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

Argentina ÑuSat 3	Satellogic	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

China CAS-4A	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational

China CAS-4B	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational

18 June 16:12	China Long March 3B/E	3B-Y28	China Xichang LC-2	China CASC

China ChinaSat 9A (Zhongxing-9A)	China Satcom	Geosynchronous (intended)	Communications	In orbit	Partial launch failure Operational

Payload was inserted into a wrong orbit. After 16 days of orbit raising maneuvers, the satellite raised its orbit from 16,420 km to 36,000 km, and corrected its longitude to 101.4°E.

23 June 03:59	India PSLV-XL	C38	India Satish Dhawan FLP	India ISRO

India Cartosat-2E	ISRO	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

India NIUSAT	Noorul Islam University	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

Japan CE-SAT-1	Canon	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

Italy Max Valier Sat	Max Valier school, Bozen	Low Earth (SSO)	X-ray astronomy Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Italy D-SAT	D-Orbit	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

United States Australia Israel Blue Diamond	Sky and Space Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational

United States Australia Israel Green Diamond	Sky and Space Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational

United States Australia Israel Red Diamond	Sky and Space Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Austria Pegasus QB-50	FH Wiener Neustadt	Low Earth (SSO)	Thermosphere research	In orbit	Operational

United Kingdom InflateSail QB-50	University of Surrey	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	3 September 2017, 01:27	Operational

United Kingdom UCLSat QB-50	University College London	Low Earth (SSO)	Ionosphere research	In orbit	Operational

China NUDTSat QB-50	NUDT	Low Earth (SSO)	Ionosphere research	In orbit	Operational

Germany COMPASS-2 QB-50	FH Aachen	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Lithuania Lituanica SAT-2 QB-50	Vilnius University	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Italy URSA MAIOR QB-50	Sapienza University	Low Earth (SSO)	Thermosphere research	In orbit	Operational

Czech Republic VZLUSat-1 QB-50	VZLU	Low Earth (SSO)	Thermosphere research	In orbit	Operational

Chile SUCHAI-1	University of Chile	Low Earth (SSO)	Ionosphere research	In orbit	Operational

Latvia Venta 1	Ventspils University College	Low Earth (SSO)	AIS ship tracking	In orbit	Operational

Finland Aalto-1	Aalto University	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

France ROBUSTA-1B	University of Montpellier	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Slovakia skCUBE	University of Zilina	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

United States CICERO-6	GeoOptics Inc	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

United States Tyvak-53b	Tyvak Nanosatellite Systems, Inc	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

United States Lemur-2 × 8	Spire Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

23 June 18:04	Russia Soyuz-2-1v + Volga	Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4	Russia RVSN RF

Russia Kosmos 2519	VKS	Low Earth	Geodesy	In orbit	Operational

Napryazhenie / 14F150 / Nivelir

23 June 19:10	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-036	United States Kennedy LC-39A	United States SpaceX

Bulgaria BulgariaSat-1	Bulsatcom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Second flight of a Falcon 9 re-used first stage.

25 June 20:25:14	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-037	United States Vandenberg SLC-4E	United States SpaceX

United States Iridium NEXT 11–20	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational

28 June 20:59	Europe Ariane 5 ECA	VA238	France Kourou ELA-3	France Arianespace

United Kingdom EuropaSat / Greece Hellas Sat 3	Inmarsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

India GSAT-17	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

July[edit]

2 July 11:23:23	China Long March 5	Y2	China Wenchang LC-1	China CASC

China Shijian 18	CAST	Geosynchronous	Communications Technology demo	2 July 2017	Launch failure

The cause of the failure was confirmed by CASC later, related to the anomaly happened on one of the YF-77 engine in the first stage.

5 July 23:38	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-038	United States Kennedy LC-39A	United States SpaceX

United States Intelsat 35e	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Due to the satellite's heavy mass (6,761 kg), the rocket flew in its expendable configuration and the first-stage booster was not recovered.

14 July 06:36:49	Russia Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6	Russia Roscosmos

Russia Kanopus-V-IK	Roscosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

Germany Flying Laptop	Institute of Space Systems	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Germany TechnoSat microsat	TU Berlin	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Japan WNISAT-1R microsat	Weathernews	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

Norway NORSAT-1 microsat	Norsk Romsenter	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Norway NORSAT-2 microsat	Norsk Romsenter	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

United States Flock-2k × 48	Planet Labs	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

United States CICERO × 3	GeoOptics	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

United States Corvus-BC 1, 2	Astro Digital	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Failure

United States Lemur-2 × 8	Spire Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

United States NanoACE	Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Russia Mayak	MPU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Partial failure

Russia Iskra-MAI-85	MAI	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Ecuador/Russia Ecuador-UTE-YuZGU	UTE / YuZGU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

Russia MKA-N × 2	Roscosmos / Dauria Aerospace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Failure

Delivery of 73 satellites in three orbital altitudes with a single launch. Some cubesats were deployed into unintended orbit or having communication problem.

27 July	Iran Simorgh	Iran Semnan	Iran ISA

ISA	Low Earth	27 July 2017	Launch failure

The first orbital attempt for Simorgh. Iranian official sources state that the rocket has reached orbit.

28 July 15:41	Russia Soyuz-FG	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5	Russia Roscosmos

Russia Soyuz MS-05 / 51S	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 52/53	14 December 2017 08:48	Successful

Crewed flight with three cosmonauts.

August[edit]

2 August 01:58	Europe Vega	France Kourou ELV	France Arianespace

Italy OPTSAT-3000	Italian Defense Ministry	Low Earth (SSO)	IMINT (Reconnaissance)	In orbit	Operational

Israel / France VENµS	ISA / CNES	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

14 August 16:31	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-039	United States Kennedy LC-39A	United States SpaceX

United States SpaceX CRS-12	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	17 September 2017	Successful

United States OSIRIS-3U	Penn State	Low Earth	Space weather	In orbit	Operational

United States Kestrel Eye 2M	US Army	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

United States Dellingr/RBLE	GSFC	Low Earth	Technology Demonstration/Heliophysics	In orbit	Operational

United States ASTERIA	MIT/JPL	Low Earth	Technology Demonstration	In orbit	Operational

First flight of Falcon 9 "block 4" upgrade. Last flight of a newly-built Dragon capsule; further missions will use refurbished spacecraft.

16 August 22:07	Russia Proton-M / Briz-M	?	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24	Russia RVSN RF

Russia Blagovest-11L	VKS	Geosynchronous	Communications (military)	In orbit	Operational

18 August 12:29	United States Atlas V 401	AV-074	United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41	United States United Launch Alliance

United States TDRS-M	NASA	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

19 August 05:29	Japan H-IIA 204	F35	Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1	Japan MHI

Japan QZS-3	CAO	Geosynchronous	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

24 August 18:50	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-040	United States Vandenberg SLC-4E	United States SpaceX

Taiwan FormoSat-5	NSPO	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

26 August 06:04	United States Minotaur IV / Orion 38	United States Cape Canaveral SLC-46	United States Orbital ATK

United States ORS-5	ORS	Low Earth	Space surveillance	In orbit	Operational

31 August 13:30	India PSLV-XL	C39	India Satish Dhawan FLP	India ISRO

India IRNSS-1H	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Navigation	In orbit	Launch failure

Fairing didn't separate, so it was not possible to separate the satellite from the stage.

September[edit]

7 September 14:00	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-041	United States Kennedy LC-39A	United States SpaceX

United States X-37B / OTV-5 / USA-277	US Air Force	Low Earth	Technology demo (classified)	In orbit	Operational

11 September 19:23:41	Russia Proton-M / Briz-M	935-65	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39	Russia United States International Launch Services

Spain Amazonas 5	Hispasat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

12 September 21:17:02	Russia Soyuz-FG	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5	Russia Roscosmos

Russia Soyuz MS-06 / 52S	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 53/54	In orbit	Operational

Crewed flight with three cosmonauts.

22 September 00:02:32	Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M	Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4	Russia RVSN RF

Russia Kosmos 2522 / GLONASS-M 752	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

24 September 05:49:47	United States Atlas V 541	AV-072	United States Vandenberg SLC-3E	United States United Launch Alliance

United States NROL-42 / Trumpet / USA-278	NRO	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

28 September 18:52:16	Russia Proton-M / Briz-M	937-03	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39	Russia United States International Launch Services

Hong Kong AsiaSat 9	AsiaSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

29 September 04:21	China Long March 2C	2C-Y29	China Xichang LC-3	China CASC

China Yaogan-30 A	CAS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational

China Yaogan-30 B	CAS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational

China Yaogan-30 C	CAS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational

29 September 21:47	Europe Ariane 5 ECA	VA239	France Kourou ELA-3	France Arianespace

United States Intelsat 37e	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Japan BSAT-4a	BSAT	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

October[edit]

9 October 04:13	China Long March 2D	2D-Y30	China Jiuquan SLS-2	China CASC

Venezuela VRSS-2	ABAE / MPPCTII	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

9 October 12:37	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-042	United States Vandenberg SLC-4E	United States SpaceX

United States Iridium NEXT 21–30	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational

9 October 22:01:37	Japan H-IIA 202	F36	Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1	Japan MHI

Japan QZS-4	CAO	Tundra	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

11 October 22:53	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-043	United States Kennedy LC-39A	United States SpaceX

Luxembourg SES-11 / United States EchoStar 105	SES S.A. / EchoStar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Third time a Falcon 9 first stage is re-used.

13 October 09:27:44	Russia Rokot / Briz-KM	Russia Plesetsk Site 133/3	Europe / Russia Eurockot

Europe Sentinel-5 Precursor	ESA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

14 October 08:46:53	Russia Soyuz-2.1a	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6	Russia Roscosmos

Russia Progress MS-07 / 68P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	In orbit	Operational

Russia/India Iskra 5	Moscow Aviation Institute / Space Kidz India	Low Earth	Communications

Originally intended to debut a new two-orbit rendezvous profile, profile reverted to standard 34-orbit profile after the first launch attempt was scrubbed.

15 October 07:28	United States Atlas V 421	AV-075	United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41	United States United Launch Alliance

United States NROL-52 / Quasar 21 / USA-279	NRO	Geosynchronous (TBC)	Communications (military)	In orbit	Operational

30 October 19:34	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-044	United States Kennedy LC-39A	United States SpaceX

South Korea Koreasat 5A	KT Corporation	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

31 October 21:37	United States Minotaur-C	United States Vandenberg LC-576E	United States Orbital ATK

United States SkySat x 6	Terra Bella	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

United States Flock-3m x 4	Planet Labs	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

Return to flight mission for Minotaur-C after a failed launch in March 2011.

November[edit]

5 November 11:45:00	China Long March 3B / YZ-1	3B-Y46	China Xichang	China CASC

China BeiDou-3 M1	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

China BeiDou-3 M2	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

8 November 01:42:30	Europe Vega	France Kourou ELV	France Arianespace

Morocco Mohammed VI-A (MN35-13)	Morocco	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

12 November 12:19	United States Antares 230	United States MARS LP-0A	United States Orbital ATK

United States Cygnus CRS OA-8E SS Gene Cernan	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	18 December 2017	Successful

United States ISARA	JPL	Low Earth	Technology Demonstration	In orbit	Operational

United States EcAMSat	NASA	Low Earth	Microbiology	In orbit	Operational

United States Lemur-2 x 3	Spire Global	Low Earth	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational

United States CHEFsat	NRL	Low Earth	Technology Demonstration	In orbit	Operational

United States Asgardia 1	Asgardia Space	Low Earth	Technology Demonstration	In orbit	Operational

United States AeroCube (OSCD) x 2	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth	Technology Demonstration	In orbit	Operational

United States PropCube 2	NPS	Low Earth	Technology Demonstration	In orbit	Operational

United States TechEdSat 6	SJSU/UI/NASA Ames	Low Earth	Technology Demonstration	In orbit	Operational

EcAMSat was deployed into orbit from ISS on 20 November 2017, and TechEdSat-6 was deployed on 21 November 2017. Other small satellites were deployed from Cygnus after it departed from ISS.

14 November 18:35	China Long March 4C	4C-Y21	China Taiyuan LA-9	China CAST

China Fengyun 3D	CMA	Low Earth (polar)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational

Netherlands Head-1	Head Aerospace	Low Earth (polar)	AIS ship tracking	In orbit	Operational

18 November 09:47:36	United States Delta II 7920	United States Vandenberg SLC-2W	United States United Launch Alliance

United States NOAA-20	NOAA	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational

Australia Buccaneer RMM	UNSW, DSTO	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational

United States EagleSat	ERAU	Low Earth (SSO)	Education	In orbit	Operational

United States MakerSat 0	NNU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational

United States MiRaTA	MIT	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

United States RadFxSat (Fox 1B)	AMSAT	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational

Last flight of the Delta II 7920 configuration, penultimate flight of Delta II

21 November 04:50	China Long March 6	Y2	China Taiyuan LA-16	China CASC

China Jilin-1 Video-04 (Lingqiao 1-04)	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

China Jilin-1 Video-05 (Lingqiao 1-05)	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

China Jilin-1 Video-06 (Lingqiao 1-06)	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

24 November 18:10	China Long March 2C	2C-Y30	China Xichang	China CASC

China Yaogan-30 D	CNSA	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

China Yaogan-30 E	CNSA	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

China Yaogan-30 F	CNSA	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

28 November 05:41:46	Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M	Russia Vostochny Site 1S	Russia Roscosmos

Russia Meteor-M No.2-1	Roscosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	28 November 2017	Launch failure

Russia Baumanets 2	Bauman University	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demo	28 November 2017	Launch failure

Canada LEO Vantage 2	TeleSat Canada	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications (experimental)	28 November 2017	Launch failure

Japan IDEA-OSG 1	Astroscale	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	28 November 2017	Launch failure

Norway AISSat-3	NSC	Low Earth (SSO)	Traffic monitoring	28 November 2017	Launch failure

United States Corvus-BC 3	Astro Digital	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	28 November 2017	Launch failure

United States Lemur-2 x 10	Spire Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	28 November 2017	Launch failure

Germany D-Star One	German Orbital Systems	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications (experimental)	28 November 2017	Launch failure

Sweden SEAM	Multiple users	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	28 November 2017	Launch failure

The Fregat upper stage suffered an apparent programming failure resulting in the loss of all 19 satellites.

December[edit]

2 December 10:43:26	Russia Soyuz-2.1b	Russia Plesetsk	Russia RVSN RF

Russia Kosmos-2524 (Lotos No.2 803)	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational

3 December 04:11	China Long March 2D	2D-Y47	China Jiuquan LC-43	China CASC

China LKW-1	CAS	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

10 December 16:41	China Long March 3B	3B-Y40	China Xichang LC-2	China CAST

Algeria Alcomsat-1	Algerian Space Agency	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

First Algerian geostationary communications satellite

12 December 18:36:07	Europe Ariane 5 ES	VA240	France Kourou ELA-3	France Arianespace

European Union Galileo FOC 15-18	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

Second Galileo launch with Ariane 5 (9th overall), carrying Nicole, Zofia, Alexandre, and Irina.

15 December 15:36	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-045	United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40	United States SpaceX

United States SpaceX CRS-13	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	13 January 2018	Successful

Re-used the first-stage booster from CRS-11 (2017) and the Dragon capsule from CRS-6 (2015)

17 December 07:21	Russia Soyuz-FG	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5	Russia Roscosmos

Russia Soyuz MS-07 / 53S	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 54/55	In orbit	Operational

Crewed flight with three cosmonauts.

23 December 01:26:22	Japan H-IIA 202	F37	Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1	Japan MHI

Japan GCOM-C	JAXA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

Japan SLATS	JAXA	Low Earth	Atmospheric sciences Technology demo	In orbit	Operational

23 December 01:27:23	United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust	F9-046	United States Vandenberg SLC-4E	United States SpaceX

United States Iridium NEXT 31–40	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Re-using a first-stage booster. This rocket flew in its expendable configuration so the first-stage booster was not recovered

23 December 04:14	China Long March 2D	2D-Y48	China Jiuquan LC-43	China CASC

China LKW-2	CAS	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

25 December 19:44	China Long March 2C	2C-Y34	China Xichang LC-3	China CASC

China Yaogan-30 G	CAS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational

China Yaogan-30 H	CAS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational

China Yaogan-30 J	CAS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational

26 December 19:00:03	Ukraine Zenit-3F / Russia Fregat-SB	Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 45/1	Russia S7 Space

Angola AngoSat 1	Republic of Angola	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft failure

First satellite of Angola. Launch was successful but contact was lost quickly afterwards.

Sentence(s)

The Russian Soyuz-U, 786th mission was on 22 February.

final_sentence: The Russian Soyuz-U, 786th mission was on 22 February.