2007 in spaceflight
Launches
Date and time (UTC) RocketFlight number Launch siteLSP

2007 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 03:53	IndiaPSLV-C	IndiaSatish Dhawan FLP	IndiaISRO

IndiaCartosat-2	ISRO	Sun-synchronous	Imagery	In orbit	Ongoing

IndiaSRE-1	ISRO	Low Earth (polar)	Technology	22 January 04:16	Successful

IndonesiaGermanyLapan-TUBsat	LAPAN/TU Berlin	Low Earth (polar)	Imagery	In orbit	Ongoing

ArgentinaPehuensat-1	AATE	Low Earth (polar)	Technology	In orbit	Ongoing

SRE was the first Indian spacecraft to be recovered following reentry, Pehuensat intentionally remained attached to payload adaptor

11 January 22:28	ChinaDF-21	ChinaXichang	ChinaPLA

ChinaASAT	PLA	Suborbital	ASAT test	11 January	Successful

Destroyed Feng Yun 1C satellite

16 January 02:20	JapanS-310	JapanUchinoura	JapanJAXA

JAXA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	16 January	Successful

18 January 02:12	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-59	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	1 August 19:26	Successful

ISS flight 24P

19 January 12:29	CanadaBlack Brant VB	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

United StatesJOULE II	Clemson	Suborbital	Auroral	19 January	Successful

19 January 12:30	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

United StatesJOULE II	Clemson	Suborbital	Auroral	19 January	Successful

19 January 12:44	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

United StatesJOULE II	Clemson	Suborbital	Auroral	19 January	Successful

19 January 12:45	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

United StatesJOULE II	Clemson	Suborbital	Auroral	19 January	Successful

27 January 05:20	RussiaR-17 Elbrus	United StatesBarking Sands	United StatesUS Army

United StatesFFT-6 FMA	MDA	Suborbital	Target	27 January	Successful

Intercepted by THAAD

27 January	United StatesTHAAD	United StatesBarking Sands	United StatesUS Army

United StatesFFT-6	MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	Successful

30 January 23:22	UkraineZenit-3SL	NorwayOcean Odyssey	United NationsSea Launch

NetherlandsNSS-8	SES New Skies	Intended: Geosynchronous	Communication	T-0	Launch failure

First stage engine failed due to debris in turbopump, rocket exploded on launch pad

30 January	RussiaR-17 Elbrus	SyriaSyria	SyriaSyrian Army

Syrian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

February[edit]

2 February 16:28	ChinaLong March 3A	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaBeidou-1D	CNSA	Geostationary	Navigation	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure Operational

Problems deploying solar panels, eventually corrected from ground

7 February 08:15	United StatesLGM-30G Minuteman III	United StatesVandenberg LF-10	United StatesUS Air Force

United StatesGT-193GM	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 February	Successful

Impacted Reagan Test Site

12 February 12:45	CanadaBlack Brant XII	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

United StatesROPA	Dartmouth	Suborbital	Auroral	12 February	Successful

14 February 09:22	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

United StatesHEX 2	Alaska	Suborbital	Thermospheric	14 February	Successful

14 February 09:27	CanadaBlack Brant X	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

United StatesHEX 2	Alaska	Suborbital	Thermospheric	14 February	Successful

14 February 09:36	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

United StatesHEX 2	Alaska	Suborbital	Thermospheric	14 February	Successful

14 February 09:38	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

United StatesHEX 2	Alaska	Suborbital	Thermospheric	14 February	Successful

17 February 23:01	United StatesDelta II 7925-10C	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17B	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesTHEMIS A	NASA	Highly elliptical	Auroral	In orbit	Operational

United StatesTHEMIS B (2007–2009) United StatesArtemis P1 (2009—)	NASA	Highly elliptical Selenocentric (planned)	Auroral	In orbit	Operational

United StatesTHEMIS C (2007–2009) United StatesArtemis P2 (2009—)	NASA	Highly elliptical Selenocentric (planned)	Auroral	In orbit	Operational

United StatesTHEMIS D	NASA	Highly elliptical	Auroral	In orbit	Operational

United StatesTHEMIS E	NASA	Highly elliptical	Auroral	In orbit	Operational

Primary THEMIS mission completed in 2009. Three spacecraft remain in use for an extension of the same mission, whilst the other two are en route to the Moon for the Artemis mission.

24 February 04:41	JapanH-IIA 2024	JapanTanegashima LA-Y1	JapanJAXA

JapanIGS-Radar 2	CSICE	Sun-synchronous	Reconnaissance	13 April 2014	Partial spacecraft failure

JapanIGS-Optical 3V	CSICE	Sun-synchronous	Reconnaissance Technology	12 November 2013 02:31	Successful

IGS-Radar 2 failed on 29 August 2010 due to battery problems

25 February	IranShahab-3	IranIran	IranIARI

IranKavosh	INSA	Suborbital	Scientific	Successful

First successful Iranian scientific launch

28 February 08:39	CanadaBlack Brant XII	United StatesPoker Flat	United StatesNASA

United StatesCHARM	Dartmouth	Suborbital	Scientific	28 February	Successful

March[edit]

1 March	IndiaRH-200SV	NorwayAndøya

NorwayMini-DUSTY 13	Andøya	Suborbital	Technology	Partial launch failure

Rocket underperformed and failed to reach correct apogee

6 March 00:30	United StatesSR-19	United StatesC-17, Kauai	United StatesUS Air Force

US Army/MDA	Suborbital	Target	6 March	Successful

9 March 03:10	United StatesAtlas V 401	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesASTRO	DARPA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Successful

United StatesNEXTSat	DARPA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Successful

United StatesMidSTAR-1	US Naval Academy	Low Earth	Radiation Technology	In orbit	Operational

United StatesFalconSAT-3	US Air Force Academy	Low Earth	Ionospheric Plasma	In orbit	Operational

United StatesSTPSat-1	US Air Force/STP	Low Earth	Atmospheric Technology	In orbit	Operational

United StatesCFESat	LANL	Low Earth	Ionospheric	In orbit	Operational

ASTRO and NEXTSat were used for the Orbital Express test programme, with the former refuelling and servicing the latter Launch designated STP-1

11 March 22:03	EuropeAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	FranceArianespace

United KingdomSkynet 5A	Paradigm/MoD	Geostationary	Communications	In orbit	Operational

IndiaINSAT 4B	ISRO	Geostationary	Communications	In orbit	Operational

21 March 01:10	United StatesFalcon 1	Marshall IslandsOmelek	United StatesSpaceX

United StatesDemoSat (LCT2/AFSS)	SpaceX/DARPA/NASA	Intended: Low Earth	Technology	21 March	Launch failure

Loss of signal after control problems, failed to reach orbit, some test objectives achieved

21 March 04:27	United StatesChimera (Minuteman/Minotaur II)	United StatesVandenberg LF-06	United StatesOrbital Sciences

US Air Force	Suborbital	Target	21 March	Successful

Tracking demonstration

30 March	IndiaDhanush	IndiaShip, Indian Ocean	IndiaDRDO

DRDO	Suborbital	Target	Successful

apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

April[edit]

6 April 06:42	RussiaR-17 Elbrus	United StatesKauai	United StatesUS Army

MDA	Suborbital	Target	6 April	Successful

Tracking demonstration

7 April 17:31	RussiaSoyuz-FG	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaSoyuz TMA-10	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Expedition 15	21 October 10:36	Successful

Manned flight with three cosmonauts, including a paying space tourist

9 April 22:54	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesILS

CanadaAnik F3	Telesat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure

Ka-band transmitter malfunction

11 April 03:27	ChinaLong March 2C-III	ChinaTaiyuan LC-1	ChinaCNSA

ChinaHaiyang-1B	CAST	Sun-synchronous	Oceanography	In orbit	Operational

12 April 05:32	IndiaAgni-III	IndiaIntegrated Test Range	IndiaIDRDL

IndiaRe-entry vehicle	IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful

13 April 20:11	ChinaLong March 3A	ChinaXichang LA-3	ChinaCNSA

ChinaCompass-M1 (Beidou-2A)	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

17 April 06:46:34	UkraineDnepr	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 109/95	RussiaISC Kosmotras

EgyptEgyptSat 1	NARS	Sun-synchronous	Observation	In orbit	Operational

Saudi ArabiaSaudisat-3	RSRI	Sun-synchronous	Scientific	In orbit	Operational

Saudi ArabiaSaudiComsat-3	RSRI	Sun-synchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Saudi ArabiaSaudiComsat-4	RSRI	Sun-synchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Saudi ArabiaSaudiComsat-5	RSRI	Sun-synchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Saudi ArabiaSaudiComsat-6	RSRI	Sun-synchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Saudi ArabiaSaudiComsat-7	RSRI	Sun-synchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

United StatesCP-3	CalPoly	Sun-synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure Operational

United StatesCP-4	CalPoly	Sun-synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Operational

United StatesCAPE-1	Lafayette	Sun-synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure

ColombiaLibertad 1	Sergio Arboleda	Sun-synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Successful

United StatesAeroCube 2	Aerospace Corporation	Sun-synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Spacecraft failure

United StatesCSTB-1	Boeing	Sun-synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Operational

United StatesMAST	Tethers Unlimited	Sun-synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Operational

CP-3, CP-4, CAPE-1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB-1, and MAST in P-POD containers, problems with power supply of CAPE-1; Libertad 1 deactivated following completion of mission; AeroCube 2 suffered solar panel/converter malfunction; CP-3 mission affected by communications system reliability issues

23 April 10:00	IndiaPSLV-CA	IndiaSatish Dhawan SLP	IndiaISRO

ItalyAGILE	ASI	Low Earth	GR Astronomy	In orbit	Operational

IndiaAAM	ISRO	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

Maiden flight of PSLV-CA

24 April 06:48	United StatesMinotaur I	United StatesMARS Pad 0B	United StatesOrbital Sciences

United StatesNFIRE	MDA	Low Earth	Missile defence	In orbit	Operational

25 April 20:26:00	United StatesPegasus-XL	United StatesL-1011, Vandenberg	United StatesOrbital Sciences

United StatesAIM (SMEX 9)	NASA	Low Earth	Aeronomy	In orbit	Operational

26 April 21:31	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesKauai	United StatesUS Navy

Target	US Navy	Suborbital	Target	26 April	Successful

Intercepted by SM-3

26 April 21:32	United StatesRIM-161 Standard Missile 3	United StatesUSS Lake Erie, Kauai	United StatesUS Navy

Interceptor	US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	26 April	Successful

Intercepted Terrier-Orion

28 April 14:56	United StatesSpaceLoft XL	United StatesSpaceport America	United StatesUP Aerospace

United StatesLegacy	Celestis	Suborbital	Space burial	28 April	Successful

United StatesLaunchQuest	CCAT/NALI	Suborbital	Student research	28 April	Successful

United StatesRocketSat II	NASA/Colorado	Suborbital	Technology	28 April	Successful

United StatesSeeds	Epsori Space Systems	Suborbital	Biological	28 April	Successful

United StatesAntimatter/Space2O	MEI	Suborbital	Drink ingredients	28 April	Successful

United StatesCommemorative items	Astrata RocketFoto Astrax	Suborbital	28 April	Successful

Recoverable sounding launch to an apogee of 117 kilometres, Legacy included remains of Astronaut Gordon Cooper and actor James Doohan, bad weather delayed recovery

May[edit]

4 May 22:29	European UnionAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	FranceArianespace

LuxembourgAstra 1L	SES Astra	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGalaxy 17	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

12 May 03:25:38	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-60	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	25 September 19:48	Successful

ISS flight 25P

13 May 16:01	ChinaLong March 3B/E	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

NigeriaNigComSat-1	NASRDA	Service: Geosynchronous Now: Graveyard	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft failure

Maiden flight of Long March 3B/E, first African geosynchronous communication satellite, retired due to power system malfunction in November 2008.

15 May	United StatesUGM-133 Trident II	United StatesETR, USS Tennessee	United StatesUS Navy

United StatesFCET-37	US Navy	Suborbital	SLBM test	Successful

15 May	United StatesUGM-133 Trident II	United StatesETR, USS Tennessee	United StatesUS Navy

United StatesFCET-37	US Navy	Suborbital	SLBM test	Successful

25 May 07:12	ChinaLong March 2D	ChinaJiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaYaogan 2	CNSA	Sun-synchronous	Earth imaging	In orbit	Operational

ChinaZheda PiXing-1 (MEMS-Pico)	Zhejiang University	Sun-synchronous	Technology	In orbit	Operational

100th successful Chinese orbital launch, MEMS-Pico conducted microelectronic research

25 May 13:15	United StatesUGM-27 Polaris (STARS)	United StatesKodiak	United StatesSandia

FTG-03 Target	MDA	Suborbital	ABM Target	25 May	Failure

Did not reach correct altitude, GMD-OBV interceptor not launched

29 May 10:20	RussiaRS-24	RussiaPlesetsk	RussiaRVSN

RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 May	Successful

Maiden flight of RS-24 missile

29 May 20:31:30	RussiaSoyuz-FG/Fregat	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6	European UnionRussiaStarsem

United StatesGlobalstar 65	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar 69	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar 71	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar 72	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational

31 May 16:08	ChinaLong March 3A	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaSinosat-3	Sinosat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

100th flight of Long March carrier rocket

June[edit]

7 June 18:00	RussiaSoyuz-U	RussiaPlesetsk Site 16/2	RussiaVKS

RussiaKosmos 2427 (Kobal't-M)	VKS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	22 August 21:00	Successful

8 June 02:34:01	United StatesDelta II 7420-10	United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

ItalyCOSMO-1	ASI	Sun-synchronous	Imaging	In orbit	Operational

8 June 23:38:04	United StatesSpace Shuttle Atlantis	United StatesKennedy Space Center LC-39A	United StatesUnited Space Alliance

United StatesSTS-117	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS assembly	22 June 19:49:38	Successful

United NationsITS S3/4 Truss	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational

Manned orbital flight with 7 astronauts, ISS crew rotation

10 June	IsraelShavit-2	IsraelPalmachim	IsraelIsrael Aerospace Industries

IsraelOfeq-7	IAI/Israeli military	Low Earth (retrograde)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

Maiden flight of Shavit-2

15 June 02:14	UkraineDnepr	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 109/95	RussiaISC Kosmotras

GermanyTerraSAR-X	DLR	Low Earth	Radar imaging	In orbit	Operational

15 June 02:45	United StatesTalos-Castor	AustraliaWoomera	AustraliaDSTO

AustraliaHyShot/HYCAUSE	DSTO	Suborbital	Hypersonic research	15 June	Successful

15 June 15:04	United StatesAtlas V 401	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-194 (NOSS-3-4A)	NRO	Low Earth	Ocean surveillance	In orbit	Partial launch failure Operational

United StatesUSA-194 (NOSS-3-4B)	NRO	Low Earth	Ocean surveillance	In orbit	Partial launch failure Operational

NRO Launch 30R, placed in incorrect orbit due to premature cutoff of Centaur upper stage, spacecraft corrected using their own thrusters, reducing lifespan

15 June	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesKauai	United StatesUS Navy

United StatesARAV	US Navy	Suborbital	Target	Successful

15 June	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesKauai	United StatesUS Navy

United StatesARAV	US Navy	Suborbital	Target	Successful

20 June	United StatesMEI-F3	United StatesLas Cruces	United StatesMEI

United StatesRocketSat III	NASA/Colorado	Suborbital	Technology	Successful

United StatesAntimatter/Space2O	MEI	Suborbital	Drink ingredients	Successful

21 June	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesWhite Sands	NASA

United StatesST-5000/CACS	NASA/NSROC	Suborbital	Test rocket	Successful

21 June	FranceM51	FranceBiscarrosse, Submarine	FranceFOST

FOST	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

23 June 02:40	United StatesCastor 4B	United StatesKauai	United StatesUS Navy

US Navy	Suborbital	Target	23 June	Successful

Intercepted by SM-3

23 June 02:44	United StatesRIM-161 Standard Missile 3	United StatesUSS Decatur, Kauai	United StatesUS Navy

US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	23 June	Successful

Intercepted Castor 4B

28 June	RussiaRSM-56 Bulava	RussiaWhite Sea, Submarine	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

28 June 15:02	UkraineDnepr	RussiaDombarovskiy	RussiaISC Kosmotras

United StatesGenesis II	Bigelow Aerospace	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational

Experimental inflatable module

29 June 10:00	UkraineZenit-2M	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 45/1	RussiaVKS

RussiaKosmos 2428 (Tselina-2)	VKS	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational

Maiden flight of Zenit-2M

July[edit]

2 July 19:38	RussiaKosmos-3M	RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1	RussiaCOSMOS International

GermanySAR-Lupe-2	Bundeswehr	Low Earth (Polar)	Radar reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

5 July 12:08	ChinaLong March 3B	ChinaXichang LA-2	ChinaCNSA

ChinaChinasat-6B	ChinaSatcom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

7 July 01:16:00	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

United StatesDirecTV-10	DirecTV	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Maiden flight of Proton-M Enhanced

19 July	BrazilVSB-30 (306)	BrazilAlcântara	BrazilAEB

BrazilCuma II	INPE	Suborbital	Microgravity	Partial spacecraft failure

Parachute or flotation system malfunction prevented recovery

August[edit]

2 August 17:33:48	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-61	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics Technology	22 January 2008 19:52	Successful

ISS flight 26P, Remained in orbit after undocking to conduct technological experiments

3 August 22:51:20	United StatesTerrier-Orion	NorwayAndøya	United StatesNASA

United StatesMASS 1	NASA/Colorado	Suborbital	Atmospheric	3 August	Successful

3 August 23:22	United StatesNike Orion	NorwayAndøya	GermanyDLR

NorwayGermanyFranceECOMA 3	ARR, DLR, IAP	Suborbital	Atmospheric	3 August	Successful

Apogee: 126.5 kilometres (78.6 mi)

4 August 09:26:34	United StatesDelta II 7925	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesPhoenix	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars lander	25 May 2008 23:38	Successful

Landed on Mars, discovered water there, last signal from spacecraft received on 2 November 2008

6 August 22:56	United StatesTerrier-Orion	NorwayAndøya	United StatesNASA

United StatesMASS 2	NASA/Colorado	Suborbital	Atmospheric	6 August	Successful

7 August	RussiaR-29R Volna	RussiaPacific Ocean, Delta III submarine	RussiaVMF

VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

8 August 22:36:42	United StatesSpace Shuttle Endeavour	United StatesKennedy Space Center LC-39A	United StatesUnited Space Alliance

United StatesSTS-118	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS assembly	21 August 16:32	Successful

United StatesSpaceHab LSM	NASA/SpaceHab	Low Earth (STS)	Logistics	Successful

United NationsS5 Truss	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational

Manned orbital flight with seven astronauts, final flight of SpaceHab module

13 August 05:45	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesWhite Sands LC-36	United StatesNASA

United StatesLIDOS 2	NASA/JHU	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	13 August	Successful

14 August 23:44	European UnionAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	European UnionArianespace

United StatesSpaceway 3	Hughes	Geostationary	Communications	In orbit	Operational

JapanBSat 3a	BSAT	Geostationary	Communications	In orbit	Operational

23 August 08:31	United StatesChimera (Minuteman/Minotaur II)	United StatesVandenberg LF-06	United StatesOrbital Sciences

United StatesNFIRE 2a	MDA	Suborbital	Target	23 August 09:01	Successful

Tracking target for the NFIRE spacecraft

September[edit]

2 September 10:20	JapanS-520	JapanUchinoura	JapanJAXA

JapanWIND	JAXA/Kochi	Suborbital	Thermospheric	2 September	Successful

2 September 12:51	IndiaGSLV	IndiaSatish Dhawan SLP	IndiaISRO

IndiaINSAT-4CR	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Partial launch failure Partial spacecraft failure Operational

Apogee lower and inclination higher than expected, due to carrier rocket underperformance, lifespan further reduced by drift following tracking failure. 5 years of operational life lost.

5 September 22:43	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

JapanJCSAT-11	JSAT Corporation	Intended: Geostationary	Communications	~+135 seconds	Launch failure

Second stage failed to separate due to damaged cabling.

6 September 21:09	United StatesTerrier-Orion	United StatesWallops Flight Facility	United StatesNASA

United StatesPLAYER	NASA	Suborbital	Technology	6 September 21:19	Successful

11 September 13:05	RussiaKosmos-3M	RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1	RussiaVKS

RussiaKosmos 2429 (Parus)	VKS	Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

13 September	TaiwanSounding Rocket VI	TaiwanJiu Peng Air Base	TaiwanNSPO

NSPO	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	Successful

Apogee: ~280 km (174 mi)

14 September 01:31:01	JapanH-IIA 2022	JapanTanegashima LA-Y1	JapanMitsubishi

JapanKaguya (SELENE)	JAXA	Selenocentric	Lunar orbiter	In orbit	Operational

JapanOkina (RStar)	JAXA	Selenocentric	Lunar orbiter	12 February 2009 08:46	Successful

JapanOuna (VStar)	JAXA	Selenocentric	Lunar orbiter	In orbit	Operational

14 September 11:00	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

European UnionRussiaFoton-M3	Roskosmos/ESA	Low Earth	Scientific	26 September	Successful

European UnionYES2	Low Earth	Technology development	Unknown	Spacecraft failure

YES2 tether may have failed to deploy fully. Satellite recovery failed.

18 September 18:35	United StatesDelta II 7920-10C	United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesWorldView-1	DigitalGlobe	Low Earth	Imaging	In orbit	Operational

75th consecutive successful Delta II launch.

19 September 03:26	ChinaLong March 4B	ChinaTaiyuan LC-1	ChinaCNSA

ChinaBrazilCBERS-2B (Ziyuan 1-02B)	CASC/INPE	Sun-synchronous	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational

27 September 11:34	United StatesDelta II 7925H	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17B	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesDawn	NASA	Heliocentric Then: Ceres orbit Then: Vesta orbit	Asteroid research	In orbit	Operational

Will explore dwarf planet Ceres and asteroid 4 Vesta, Ceres was designated as an asteroid during mission planning

28 September 20:16	United StatesPolaris (STARS)	United StatesKodiak	United StatesSandia

FTG-03a	MDA	Suborbital	Target	28 September	Successful

Intercepted by Ground Based Interceptor

28 September 20:18	United StatesGround Based Interceptor	United StatesVandenberg LF-23	United StatesMDA

FTG-03a	MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	28 September	Successful

Intercepted Polaris (STARS)

October[edit]

5 October 05:50	IndiaAgni-I	IndiaIntegrated Test Range	IndiaIDRDL

IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	5 October	Successful

5 October 22:02:26	European UnionAriane 5GS	FranceKourou ELA-3	European UnionArianespace

United StatesIntelsat 11	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

AustraliaOptus D2	Optus	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

10 October 13:22:39	RussiaSoyuz-FG	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaSoyuz TMA-11	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Expedition 16	19 April 2008	Successful

Manned orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts, first Malaysian & South Korean in space

11 October 00:22	United StatesAtlas V 421	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-195 (WGS-1)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Maiden flight of Atlas V 421

17 October 12:23:00	United StatesDelta II 7925-9.5	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-196 (GPS 2R-17/M4)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

700th flight of Thor rocket (Variant used as first stage).

20 October 20:12:25	RussiaSoyuz-FG/Fregat	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6	European UnionRussiaStarsem

United StatesGlobalstar 66	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar 67	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar 68	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational

United StatesGlobalstar 70	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational

23 October 04:39	RussiaMolniya-M/2BL	RussiaPlesetsk Site 16/2	RussiaVKS

RussiaKosmos 2430 (Oko)	VKS	Molniya	Early warning	5 January 2019 07:58	Successful

23 October 15:38:19	United StatesSpace Shuttle Discovery	United StatesKennedy Space Center LC-39A	United StatesUnited Space Alliance

United StatesSTS-120	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS assembly	7 November 18:01	Successful

United NationsHarmony (Node 2)	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational

Manned orbital flight with 7 astronauts, crew rotation

24 October 10:05	ChinaLong March 3A	ChinaXichang LA-3	ChinaCNSA

ChinaChang'e 1	CNSA	Selenocentric	Lunar orbiter	1 March 2009 08:13	Successful

First Chinese lunar probe

26 October 07:35:24	RussiaProton-K/DM-2	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24	RussiaVKS

RussiaKosmos 2431 (GLONASS-M)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

RussiaKosmos 2432 (GLONASS-M)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

RussiaKosmos 2433 (GLONASS-M)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

29 October	RussiaRS-18 UR-100N	KazakhstanBaikonur	RussiaRVSN

RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

30 October 04:12:52	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesWallops Flight Facility Pad 1	United StatesNASA

United StatesEARLE	NASA/Texas	Suborbital	Ionospheric	30 October 04:26:17	Successful

November[edit]

1 November 00:51:44	RussiaKosmos-3M	RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1	RussiaCOSMOS International

GermanySAR-Lupe 3	Bundeswehr	Low Earth (polar)	Radar reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

GermanyRubin-7	OHB System	Low Earth (polar)	Technology	In orbit	Operational

6 November 18:00	CanadaBlack Brant IX	United StatesWhite Sands LC-36	United StatesNASA

United StatesEUNIS	NASA	Suborbital	Solar	6 November	Successful

11 November 01:50	United StatesDelta IV Heavy 9250H	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-37B	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-197 (DSP-23)	DoD	Geosynchronous	Missile defence	In orbit	Spacecraft failure

Final DSP satellite Stopped transmitting in September 2008

11 November 22:48	ChinaLong March 4C (4B-II)	ChinaTaiyuan LC-1	ChinaCNSA

ChinaYaogan 3	CNSA	Sun-synchronous	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational

First launch of Long March 4C after redesignation

14 November 22:06	European UnionAriane 5ECA	FranceKourou ELA-3	European UnionArianespace

United KingdomSkynet 5B	Paradigm/MoD	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

BrazilStar One C1	Star One	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Record mass to GTO – 9,535 kg (21,021 lb)

17 November 22:39:47	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39	RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services

SwedenSirius 4	SES Sirius	Geostationary	Communications	In orbit	Operational

December[edit]

8 December	RussiaRT-2UTTH Topol-M	RussiaKapustin Yar	RussiaRVSN

RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

9 December 00:16	RussiaProton-M/Briz-M	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24	RussiaVKS

RussiaGlobus-1M #11L (Raduga-1M 1)	VKS	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

9 December 02:31:42	United StatesDelta II 7420-10	United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

ItalyCOSMO-2	ASI	Sun-synchronous	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational

10 December 09:00:00	CanadaBlack Brant XII	NorwayAndøya	United StatesNASA

United StatesTRICE-High	NASA/UoI	Suborbital	Electrodynamics	10 December	Successful

10 December 09:02:00	CanadaBlack Brant XII	NorwayAndøya	United StatesNASA

United StatesTRICE-Low	NASA/UoI	Suborbital	Electrodynamics	10 December	Successful

10 December 22:05	United StatesAtlas V 401	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-198 (SDS-3-5)	NRO	Molniya	Communications	In orbit	Operational

NRO Launch 24

14 December 13:17:34	RussiaSoyuz-FG/Fregat	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6	European UnionRussiaStarsem

CanadaRADARSAT 2	MDA Corporation	Sun-synchronous	Radar imaging	In orbit	Operational

17 December 22:05	United StatesCastor 4B	United StatesKauai	United StatesUS Navy

United StatesMock warhead	US Navy	Suborbital	Target	17 December	Successful

Intercepted by SM-3

17 December 22:08	United StatesRIM-161 Standard Missile 3	JapanJDS Kongō	JapanJMSDF

JMSDF	Suborbital	ABM test	17 December	Successful

Intercepted Castor 4B, first Japanese ABM test (Using American technology)

17 December	RussiaR-29RM Sineva (RSM-54)	RussiaBarents Sea, K-114	RussiaVMF

RussiaRe-entry vehicles	VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	Successful

Multiple re-entry vehicles, impacted Kura Test Range

17 December	BrazilVS-30	BrazilBarreira do Inferno	BrazilAEB

BrazilArgentinaAngicos	AEB/CONAE	Suborbital	Microgravity	Successful

20 December 20:04:00	United StatesDelta II 7925-9.5	United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A	United StatesUnited Launch Alliance

United StatesUSA-199 (GPS 2R-18/M5)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

21 December 21:41:55	European UnionAriane 5GS	FranceKourou ELA-3	European UnionArianespace

United StatesJapanHorizons-2	Intelsat/JSAT Corporation	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

MauritiusRascom-QAF 1	RascomSTAR-QAF	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure Operational

Helium leak affected early operations of Rascom-QAF 1, reducing operational lifetime by 13 years.

23 December 07:12:41	RussiaSoyuz-U	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5	RussiaRoskosmos

RussiaProgress M-62	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	15 February 2008 10:29	Successful

ISS flight 27P

25 December 10:00	RussiaR-29RM Sineva (RSM-54)	RussiaBarents Sea, K-114	RussiaVMF

RussiaRe-entry vehicles	VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	25 December	Successful

Multiple re-entry vehicles, Impacted Kura Test Range

25 December 13:10	RussiaRS-24	RussiaPlesetsk	RussiaRVSN

RussiaRe-entry vehicles	RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	25 December	Successful

Multiple re-entry vehicles

25 December 19:32	RussiaProton-M/DM-2	KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24	RussiaVKS

RussiaKosmos 2434 (GLONASS-M)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

RussiaKosmos 2435 (GLONASS-M)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

RussiaKosmos 2436 (GLONASS-M)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational

Maiden flight of Proton-M/DM-2

Sentence(s)

On June 8, Atlantis made the first Shuttle launch of the year, STS-117, with seven astronauts, and the S3/4 truss segment of the ISS.

final_sentence: On June 8, Atlantis made the first Shuttle launch of the year, STS-117, with seven astronauts, and the S3/4 truss segment of the ISS.