# 2010 in spaceflight

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The year 2010 saw a number of notable events in worldwide spaceflight activities. These included the first test flight of the SpaceX Dragon commercial resupply spacecraft, which is intended to resupply the International Space Station (ISS), and the maiden flights of the Falcon 9 and Minotaur IV rockets. In June 2010, South Korea conducted a second Naro-1 launch, after the failure of the rocket's maiden flight in 2009; however, the second attempt also failed. The Kosmos-3M was retired from service, making its final flight in April. The Molniya-M was also retired from service, making its final flight in September.

## Overview

The first suborbital launch of 2010 was conducted at 23:00 GMT on 10 January, when a Black Brant IX sounding rocket was launched as a target for the Boeing YAL-1 airborne-laser platform. On 11 January, China conducted an ABM test, involving two missiles. The first orbital launch occurred at 16:12 UTC on 16 January, when a Long March 3C launched the Compass-G1 navigation satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre.
Seventy-four orbital launches were attempted in 2010, with seventy being successful and four ending in failure. The last orbital launch was made on 29 December, when an Ariane 5ECA launched the Hispasat-1E and Koreasat 6 spacecraft from Guiana Space Centre, near Kourou.

## Space exploration

Akatsuki, the first Japanese mission to Venus, was launched on an H-IIA carrier rocket in May. It is intended to look for lightning and volcanoes on Venus. Despite a successful launch, the spacecraft failed to enter Cytherocentric orbit in December, but it managed to enter the orbit around Venus five years later in December 2015. IKAROS, the first operational solar sail, was launched on the same rocket as Akatsuki.
The first Japanese asteroid probe, Hayabusa, returned to Earth on 13 June, having landed on 25143 Itokawa in an effort to collect samples. It was also the world's first successful sample return mission from an asteroid.
On 1 October at 10:59:57 UTC, China successfully launched the Chang'e-2 spacecraft, the nation's second mission to explore the Moon. A Long March 3C rocket was used for the launch, which occurred from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The spacecraft conducted a mission similar to that of the earlier Chang'e-1 spacecraft, but with a focus on mapping potential landing sites in preparation for the Chang'e-3 uncrewed lunar lander.

## Crewed spaceflight

Seven crewed launches were planned for 2010, with three Space Shuttle missions and four Soyuz flights for International Space Station (ISS) crew rotation. STS-130, using orbiter Endeavour, was the first crewed flight of the year, launching on 8 February with the Tranquility node and Cupola for the ISS. On 5 April, Discovery launched on mission STS-131, with the Leonardo MPLM to resupply the outpost.
Soyuz TMA-18 launched the Expedition 23 crew to the ISS on 2 April; it was scheduled to spend around six months docked to the station to facilitate crew escape in an emergency. Shortly before, Soyuz TMA-16 undocked, transporting former ISS crewmembers back to Earth. On 14 May, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on its second-to-last flight, STS-132, carrying the Rassvet module to the ISS. Soyuz TMA-19 launched with Expedition 24 on 15 June. Soyuz TMA-01M, the first flight of a modernised Soyuz-TMA spacecraft, launched on 8 October with the Expedition 25 crew for the ISS. Then, to end the year, Expedition 26 launched aboard Soyuz TMA-20 on 15 December.

## Launch failures

Four orbital launch failures occurred in 2010, two affecting Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicles, one affecting a Naro-1 rocket, and one affecting a Proton rocket. The first occurred on 15 April, when the GSLV Mk.II launched on its maiden flight. The rocket's third stage malfunctioned, resulting in the stage, and the GSAT-4 satellite, failing to achieve orbit and falling into the sea. The second failure occurred during the second launch of the Naro-1 rocket, carrying the STSAT-2B spacecraft. The rocket exploded 137 seconds into the flight.
The third failure occurred on 5 December, when a Proton-M with the first Blok DM-03 upper stage failed to inject three Glonass-M satellites into orbit. Before launch, the Blok DM was fuelled incorrectly, resulting in the rocket being too heavy to reach its parking orbit. The fourth failure occurred on 25 December 2010, when a GSLV Mk.I exploded during the launch of GSAT-5P. The rocket was destroyed by range safety, after control of the liquid-fuelled boosters attached to the first stage was lost.

## Orbital launches

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| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 16 January 16:12 | Long March 3C | Long March 3C | | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 16 January 16:12 | | BeiDou-2 G1 (Beidou-3/Compass-G1) | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 January 00:18 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Khrunichev | Khrunichev |
| 28 January 00:18 | | Raduga-1M №2 (Globus-1M №12L) | VKS | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → February ||||||||
| 3 February 03:45 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 3 February 03:45 | | Progress M-04M / 36P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 1 July 14:40 | Successful |
| ISS flight 36P ||||||
| 8 February 09:14 | Space Shuttle Endeavour | Space Shuttle Endeavour | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 8 February 09:14 | | STS-130 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 22 February 03:22 | Successful |
| 8 February 09:14 | | Tranquility | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 February 09:14 | | Cupola | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | In orbit | Operational |
| Crewed flight with six astronauts. ||||||
| 11 February 15:23 | Atlas V 401 | Atlas V 401 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 11 February 15:23 | | Solar Dynamics Observatory | NASA | Geosynchronous | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational |
| 12 February 00:39 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 12 February 00:39 | | Intelsat 16 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → March ||||||||
| 1 March 21:19 | Proton-M / DM-2 Enhanced | Proton-M / DM-2 Enhanced | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Khrunichev | Khrunichev |
| 1 March 21:19 | | Kosmos 2459 (Glonass-M 731) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 1 March 21:19 | | Kosmos 2460 (Glonass-M 732) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 1 March 21:19 | | Kosmos 2461 (Glonass-M 735) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 March 23:57 | Delta IV-M+ (4,2) | Delta IV-M+ (4,2) | | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 4 March 23:57 | | GOES-P (GOES-15) | NOAA / NASA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
| Satellite redesignated EWS-G2 after being transferred to the U.S. Space Force in September 2023. ||||||
| 5 March 04:55 | Long March 4C | Long March 4C | | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 5 March 04:55 | | Yaogan 9A | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | ELINT | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 March 04:55 | | Yaogan 9B | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | ELINT | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 March 04:55 | | Yaogan 9C | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | ELINT | In orbit | Operational |
| First Long March 4 series launch from Jiuquan. ||||||
| 20 March 18:27 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 20 March 18:27 | | Echostar XIV | Echostar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → April ||||||||
| 2 April 04:04 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 2 April 04:04 | | Soyuz TMA-18 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 23 | 25 September 05:23 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. ||||||
| 5 April 10:21 | Space Shuttle Discovery | Space Shuttle Discovery | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 5 April 10:21 | | STS-131 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 20 April 13:08:35 | Successful |
| 5 April 10:21 | | Leonardo MPLM | ASI / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 20 April 13:08:35 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with seven astronauts. ||||||
| 8 April 13:57 | Dnepr | Dnepr | | Baikonur Site 109/95 | Baikonur Site 109/95 | ISC Kosmotras | ISC Kosmotras |
| 8 April 13:57 | | Cryosat-2 | ESA | Low Earth | Climatology | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 April 10:57 | GSLV Mk II | GSLV Mk II | | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 15 April 10:57 | | GSAT-4 (HealthSat) | ISRO | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications Navigation | 15 April | Launch failure |
| Maiden flight of GSLV Mk. II, third stage failure. ||||||
| 16 April 15:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | VKS |
| 16 April 15:00 | | Kosmos 2462 (Yantar-4K2M №6/Kobalt-M №6) | VKS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 21 July | Successful |
| 22 April 23:52 | Atlas V 501 | Atlas V 501 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 22 April 23:52 | | USA-212 (X-37B OTV-1) | U.S. Air Force | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 3 December 09:16 | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Atlas V 501 and Boeing X-37B. ||||||
| 24 April 11:19 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 24 April 11:19 | | SES-1 (OS-1) | SES World Skies | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 April 01:05 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | VKS |
| 27 April 01:05 | | Kosmos 2463 (Parus) | VKS | Low Earth | Navigation Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Final flight of Kosmos-3M. ||||||
| 28 April 17:15 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 28 April 17:15 | | Progress M-05M / 37P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 15 November 09:35:39 | Successful |
| ISS flight 37P ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → May ||||||||
| 14 May 18:20 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Space Shuttle Atlantis | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 14 May 18:20 | | STS-132 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 26 May 12:48:11 | Successful |
| 14 May 18:20 | | Rassvet (MRM-1) | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | In orbit | Operational |
| Crewed flight with six astronauts. Rassvet was launched along with the MLM outfittings that included a spare elbow joint for the European Robotic Arm (ERA) (which was launched with Nauka) and an ERA-portable workpost used during EVAs, as well as a heat radiator, internal hardware and an experiment airlock for launching CubeSats to be positioned on the modified passive forward port near the nadir end of the Nauka module. ||||||
| 20 May 21:58:22 | H-IIA 202 | H-IIA 202 | | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | MHI |
| 20 May 21:58:22 | | Akatsuki (Planet-C) | JAXA | Intended: Cytherocentric Actual: Heliocentric, corrected to Cytherocentric | Venus orbiter | In orbit | Operational after partial spacecraft failure |
| 20 May 21:58:22 | | IKAROS | JAXA | Heliocentric | Solar sail | In orbit | Successful |
| 20 May 21:58:22 | | ⚀ Waseda-SAT2 | Waseda | Low Earth | Earth observation | 15 August | Spacecraft failure |
| 20 May 21:58:22 | | ⚀ Hayato (K-Sat) | Kagoshima | Low Earth | Earth observation | 28 June – 14 July | Partial spacecraft failure |
| 20 May 21:58:22 | | ⚀ Negai☆'' | Soka | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 26 June | Successful |
| 20 May 21:58:22 | | Shin'en (UNITEC-1) | UNISEC | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| 20 May 21:58:22 | | DCAM-1 | JAXA | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful |
| 20 May 21:58:22 | | DCAM-2 | JAXA | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | 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. DCAM spacecraft deployed from IKAROS and used to observe deployment of the solar sail. Akatsuki malfunctioned during Cytherocentric orbit insertion, and failed to enter orbit. It managed to orbit around Venus five years later. ||||||
| 21 May 22:01 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 21 May 22:01 | | Astra 3B | SES Astra | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 May 22:01 | | COMSATBw-2 | Bundeswehr | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 May 03:00 | Delta IV-M+ (4,2) | Delta IV-M+ (4,2) | | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 28 May 03:00 | | USA-213 (GPS IIF SV-1) | U.S. Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → June ||||||||
| 2 June 01:59 | Rokot / Briz-KM | Rokot / Briz-KM | | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | rocket= Eurockot | rocket= Eurockot |
| 2 June 01:59 | | SERVIS-2 | USEF | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 2 June 15:53:04 | Long March 3C | Long March 3C | | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 2 June 15:53:04 | | Compass-G3 | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 June 22:00:08 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 3 June 22:00:08 | | Badr-5 | ARABSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 June 18:45 | Falcon 9 v1.0 | Falcon 9 v1.0 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 4 June 18:45 | | DSQU | SpaceX | Low Earth | Boilerplate | 27 June 00:50 | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Falcon 9. ||||||
| 10 June 08:01 | Naro-1 | Naro-1 | | Naro LC-1 | Naro LC-1 | Khrunichev / KARI | Khrunichev / KARI |
| 10 June 08:01 | | STSAT-2B | KARI | Intended: Low Earth | Technology demonstration | +137 seconds | Launch failure |
| Exploded during first stage burn. ||||||
| 15 June 01:39 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 15 June 01:39 | | Shijian 12 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 June 14:42 | Dnepr | Dnepr | | Dombarovsky Site 13 | Dombarovsky Site 13 | ISC Kosmotras | ISC Kosmotras |
| 15 June 14:42 | | Prisma-Mango | SSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 June 14:42 | | Prisma-Tango | SSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 June 14:42 | | Picard | CNES | Low Earth (SSO) | Helioseismology | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 June 14:42 | | BPA-1 | Hartron-Arkos | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| BPA-1 intentionally remained attached to upper stage. ||||||
| 15 June 21:35 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 15 June 21:35 | | Soyuz TMA-19 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 24 | 26 November 04:46:53 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts ||||||
| 21 June 02:14 | Dnepr | Dnepr | | Baikonur Site 109/95 | Baikonur Site 109/95 | ISC Kosmotras | ISC Kosmotras |
| 21 June 02:14 | | TanDEM-X | DLR | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 June 19:00 | Shavit-2 | Shavit-2 | | Palmachim | Palmachim | Israel Aerospace Industries | Israel Aerospace Industries |
| 22 June 19:00 | | Ofek-9 | IAI / Israeli Defense Forces | Low Earth (retrograde) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| Known as Ofek-8 before launch. ||||||
| 26 June 21:41 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 26 June 21:41 | | ArabSat-5A | ARABSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 June 21:41 | | Chollian (COMS-1) | KARI | Geosynchronous | Communications Meteorology Oceanography | In orbit | Successful |
| 30 June 15:35 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 30 June 15:35 | | Progress M-06M / 38P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 6 September 12:53:20 | Successful |
| ISS flight 38P ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → July ||||||||
| 10 July 18:40 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 10 July 18:40 | | EchoStar XV | Echostar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 12 July 03:53 | PSLV-CA | PSLV-CA | | Satish Dhawan FLP | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 12 July 03:53 | | Cartosat-2B | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 12 July 03:53 | | AlSat-2A | ASAL | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 12 July 03:53 | | ⚀ StudSat | StudSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 12 July 03:53 | | AISSat-1 | NDRE | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 12 July 03:53 | | ⚀ TIsat-1 | SUPSI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| AISSat and TIsat cubeSats to be launched as NLS-6, coordinated by UTIAS ||||||
| 31 July 21:30 | Long March 3A | Long March 3A | | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 31 July 21:30 | | Compass IGSO-1 | CNSA | IGSO | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → August ||||||||
| 4 August 20:59 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 4 August 20:59 | | Nilesat-201 | Nilesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 August 20:59 | | RASCOM-QAF 1R | RASCOM-QAF | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 August 22:49 | Long March 4C | Long March 4C | | Taiyuan LC-2 | Taiyuan LC-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 9 August 22:49 | | Yaogan 10 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 August 11:07 | Atlas V 531 | Atlas V 531 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 14 August 11:07 | | USA-214 (AEHF-1) | U.S. Air Force | Intended: Geosynchronous Actual: GTO | Communications | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure Operational |
| Maiden flight of Atlas V 531; liquid apogee engine failed to operate during orbital insertion process. ||||||
| 24 August 07:10 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 24 August 07:10 | | Tian Hui 1 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → September ||||||||
| 2 September 00:53:43 | Proton-M / DM-2 Enhanced | Proton-M / DM-2 Enhanced | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 2 September 00:53:43 | | Kosmos 2464 (Glonass-M 736) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 2 September 00:53:43 | | Kosmos 2465 (Glonass-M 737) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 2 September 00:53:43 | | Kosmos 2466 (Glonass-M 738) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 September 16:14 | Long March 3B | Long March 3B | | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 4 September 16:14 | | Chinasat-6A | Sinosat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 September 03:30 | Rokot / Briz-KM | Rokot / Briz-KM | | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 8 September 03:30 | | Gonets-M No.2 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 September 03:30 | | Kosmos 2467 (Strela-3) | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 September 03:30 | | Kosmos 2468 (Strela-3) | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 September 10:22 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 10 September 10:22 | | Progress M-07M / 39P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 20 February 2011 16:12 | Successful |
| ISS flight 39P ||||||
| 11 September 11:17 | H-IIA 202 | H-IIA 202 | | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | MHI |
| 11 September 11:17 | | QZSS-1 (Michibiki) | JAXA | Tundra | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 21 September 04:03:30 | Atlas V 501 | Atlas V 501 | | Vandenberg SLC-3E | Vandenberg SLC-3E | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 21 September 04:03:30 | | USA-215 | NRO | Low Earth (retrograde) | | In orbit | Operational |
| NRO Launch 41 ||||||
| 22 September 02:42 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 22 September 02:42 | | Yaogan 11 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 September 02:42 | | Zheda Pixing 1B | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 September 02:42 | | Zheda Pixing 1C | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 September 04:41 | Minotaur IV | Minotaur IV | | Vandenberg SLC-8 | Vandenberg SLC-8 | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 26 September 04:41 | | USA-216 (SBSS) | U.S. Air Force | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational |
| First orbital launch of Minotaur IV. ||||||
| 30 September 17:01 | Molniya-M / 2BL | Molniya-M / 2BL | | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 30 September 17:01 | | Kosmos 2469 (Oko) | VKS | Molniya | Missile defense | 15 October 2022 | Successful |
| Final flight of Molniya-M. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → October ||||||||
| 1 October 10:59:57 | Long March 3C | Long March 3C | | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 1 October 10:59:57 | | Chang'e 2 | CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 October 00:49 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | | Taiyuan LC-2 | Taiyuan LC-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 6 October 00:49 | | Shijian 6-04A | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 October 00:49 | | Shijian 6-04B | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 October 23:10:57 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 7 October 23:10:57 | | Soyuz TMA-01M | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 25 | 16 March 2011 07:54 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, maiden flight of modernised Soyuz-TMA spacecraft. ||||||
| 14 October 18:53 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Proton-M / Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 14 October 18:53 | | XM-5 | XM Satellite Radio | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 October 17:10:59 | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | rocket= Starsem | rocket= Starsem |
| 19 October 17:10:59 | | Globalstar-2 #1 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 October 17:10:59 | | Globalstar-2 #2 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 October 17:10:59 | | Globalstar-2 #3 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 October 17:10:59 | | Globalstar-2 #4 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 October 17:10:59 | | Globalstar-2 #5 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 October 17:10:59 | | Globalstar-2 #6 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 October 15:11:53 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 27 October 15:11:53 | | Progress M-08M / 40P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 24 January 2011 | Successful |
| ISS flight 40P. ||||||
| 28 October 21:51 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 28 October 21:51 | | Eutelsat W3B | Eutelsat | Intended: Geosynchronous Actual: GTO | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| 28 October 21:51 | | BSAT-3b | BSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | 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. ||||||
| 31 October 16:26 | Long March 3C | Long March 3C | | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 31 October 16:26 | | Compass-G4 | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → November ||||||||
| 2 November 00:59 | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 2 November 00:59 | | Meridian 3 | VKS | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 November 18:37 | Long March 4C | Long March 4C | | Taiyuan LC-2 | Taiyuan LC-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 4 November 18:37 | | Fengyun 3B | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 November 02:20 | Delta II 7420-10 | Delta II 7420-10 | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 6 November 02:20 | | COSMO-4 | ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| Final flight of Delta II 7420. ||||||
| 14 November 17:29 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 14 November 17:29 | | SkyTerra-1 | SkyTerra | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 November 01:25 | Minotaur IV / HAPS | Minotaur IV / HAPS | | Kodiak LP-1 | Kodiak LP-1 | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 20 November 01:25 | | STPSat-2 | STP | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 November 01:25 | | ⚀ O/OREOS | NASA AMES | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 November 01:25 | | ⚀ RAX | University of Michigan | Low Earth | Auroral | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 November 01:25 | | FASTSAT | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure |
| 20 November 01:25 | | ⚀ NanoSail-D2 | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 17 September 2011 | Successful |
| 20 November 01:25 | | Sara-Lily (FASTRAC 1) | Texas | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 November 01:25 | | Emma (FASTRAC 2) | UT Austin | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 November 01:25 | | USA-221 / FalconSat-5 | USAFA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 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 | Delta IV Heavy | Delta IV Heavy | | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 21 November 22:58 | | USA-223 / Orion 7 | NRO | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| NROL-32 mission. ||||||
| 24 November 16:09 | Long March 3A | Long March 3A | | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 24 November 16:09 | | Chinasat 20A | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 November 18:39 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 26 November 18:39 | | Intelsat 17 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 November 18:39 | | HYLAS-1 | Avanti | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 40th consecutive Ariane 5 launch success. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → December ||||||||
| 5 December 10:25 | Proton-M / DM-03 Enhanced | Proton-M / DM-03 Enhanced | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 5 December 10:25 | | Glonass-M 739 | VKS | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation | 5 December | Launch failure |
| 5 December 10:25 | | Glonass-M 740 | VKS | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation | 5 December | Launch failure |
| 5 December 10:25 | | Glonass-M 741 | VKS | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation | 5 December | Launch failure |
| 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. ||||||
| 8 December 15:43 | Falcon 9 v1.0 | Falcon 9 v1.0 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 8 December 15:43 | | Dragon C1 | SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth | Flight test | 8 December 19:02 | Successful |
| 8 December 15:43 | | ⚀ SMDC-ONE 1 | U.S. Army | Low Earth | Communications | 12 January 2011 | Successful |
| 8 December 15:43 | | ⚀ Mayflower-Caerus | Northrop Grumman / USC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 22 December | Successful |
| 8 December 15:43 | | ⚀ QbX-1 | NRO | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 6 January 2011 | Successful |
| 8 December 15:43 | | ⚀ QbX-2 | NRO | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 January 2011 | Successful |
| 8 December 15:43 | | ⚀ Perseus 000 | LANL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 30 December | Successful |
| 8 December 15:43 | | ⚀ Perseus 001 | LANL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 31 December | Successful |
| 8 December 15:43 | | ⚀ Perseus 002 | LANL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 30 December | Successful |
| 8 December 15:43 | | ⚀ Perseus 003 | LANL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 31 December | Successful |
| COTS Demo 1; maiden flight of the SpaceX Dragon; Mayflower included Caerus payload operated by USC. ||||||
| 15 December 19:09 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 15 December 19:09 | | Soyuz TMA-20 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 26 | 24 May 2011 02:27 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. ||||||
| 17 December 20:04 | Long March 3A | Long March 3A | | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 17 December 20:04 | | Compass IGSO-2 | CNSA | IGSO | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 December 10:34 | GSLV Mk.I | GSLV Mk.I | | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 25 December 10:34 | | GSAT-5P | ISRO | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications | 25 December | Launch failure |
| Disintegrated during first stage flight. ||||||
| 26 December 22:51 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 26 December 22:51 | | KA-SAT | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 29 December 21:27 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 29 December 21:27 | | Hispasat-1E | Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 29 December 21:27 | | Koreasat 6 | Koreasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
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## Suborbital flights

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 10 January 23:00:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | San Nicolas | San Nicolas | NASA | NASA |
| 10 January 23:00:00 | | MARTI | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 10 January | Successful |
| 11 January 11:55 | CSS-X-11 | CSS-X-11 | | Shuangchengzi Space and Missile Center | Shuangchengzi Space and Missile Center | PLA | PLA |
| 11 January 11:55 | | | PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 11 January | Successful |
| Target ||||||
| 11 January 12:00 | SC-19 | SC-19 | | Korla Missile Test Complex | Korla Missile Test Complex | PLA | PLA |
| 11 January 12:00 | | | PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 11 January | Successful |
| Interceptor ||||||
| 14 January 06:50 | RH-300 Mk.II | RH-300 Mk.II | | TERLS | TERLS | ISRO | ISRO |
| 14 January 06:50 | | | ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 14 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 116 km (72 mi) ||||||
| 14 January 07:35 | RH-300 Mk. II | RH-300 Mk. II | | TERLS | TERLS | ISRO | ISRO |
| 14 January 07:35 | | | ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 14 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 116 km (72 mi) ||||||
| 14 January 07:45 | RH-560 Mk.II | RH-560 Mk.II | | Satish Dhawan | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | ISRO |
| 14 January 07:45 | | | ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 14 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 548 km (341 mi) ||||||
| 15 January 06:50 | RH-300 Mk. II | RH-300 Mk. II | | TERLS | TERLS | ISRO | ISRO |
| 15 January 06:50 | | | ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 116 km (72 mi) ||||||
| 15 January 07:35 | RH-300 Mk. II | RH-300 Mk. II | | TERLS | TERLS | ISRO | ISRO |
| 15 January 07:35 | | | ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 116 km (72 mi) ||||||
| 15 January 10:30 | RH-300 Mk. II | RH-300 Mk. II | | TERLS | TERLS | ISRO | ISRO |
| 15 January 10:30 | | | ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 116 km (72 mi) ||||||
| 15 January 07:45 | RH-560 Mk. II | RH-560 Mk. II | | Satish Dhawan | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | ISRO |
| 15 January 07:45 | | | ISRO | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 523 km (325 mi) ||||||
| 27 January 08:25 | M51 | M51 | | Le Terrible, Audierne Bay | Le Terrible, Audierne Bay | DGA | DGA |
| 27 January 08:25 | | | DGA | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 January | Successful |
| First launch of M51 from a submarine ||||||
| 31 January 11:40 | UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2) | UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2) | FTG-06 | Meck | Meck | MDA | MDA |
| 31 January 11:40 | | | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 30 January | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Trident I in LV-2 configuration, interceptor failed ||||||
| 31 January | Ground Based Interceptor | Ground Based Interceptor | FTG-06 | Vandenberg LF-23 | Vandenberg LF-23 | MDA | MDA |
| 31 January | | | 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 ||||||
| 3 February | Kavoshgar (Naze'at-based) | Kavoshgar (Naze'at-based) | | Semnan Space Center | Semnan Space Center | ISA | ISA |
| 3 February | | Kavoshgar-3 | ISA | Suborbital | Biological | 3 February | Successful |
| 4 February 08:03:07 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | San Nicolas | San Nicolas | NASA | NASA |
| 4 February 08:03:07 | | MARTI | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 4 February | Successful |
| 7 February 05:20 | Agni-III | Agni-III | | ITR IC-4 | ITR IC-4 | DRDO | DRDO |
| 7 February 05:20 | | | DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 February | Successful |
| Travelled 3,500 km (2,175 mi) downrange ||||||
| 9 February 09:01:00 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 9 February 09:01:00 | | | Alaska | Suborbital | Auroral | 9 February | Successful |
| 12 February 04:44 | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | Ship, Pacific Ocean | Ship, Pacific Ocean | U.S. Air Force | U.S. Air Force |
| 12 February 04:44 | | | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 12 February | Successful |
| Destroyed by Boeing YAL-1 aircraft ||||||
| 12 February 05:31:20 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | San Nicolas | San Nicolas | NASA | NASA |
| 12 February 05:31:20 | | MARTI | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 12 February | Successful |
| 15 February 09:49:11 | Black Brant XII | Black Brant XII | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 15 February 09:49:11 | | | Dartmouth | Suborbital | Auroral | 15 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 803 km (499 mi) ||||||
| 17 February | Juno | Juno | | Fort Wingate LC-96 | Fort Wingate LC-96 | US Army | US Army |
| 17 February | | | US Army | Suborbital | Target | 17 February | Successful |
| Target for MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 MSE test, successful intercept ||||||
| 4 March 04:50 | R-29RMU Sineva | R-29RMU Sineva | | K-114 Tula, Barents Sea | K-114 Tula, Barents Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 4 March 04:50 | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 March | Successful |
| 15 March | Prithvi | Prithvi | | ITR IC-4 | ITR IC-4 | DRDO | DRDO |
| 15 March | | | DRDO | Suborbital | Target | 15 March | Launch failure |
| Target for ABM test, deviated from planned course, interceptor not launched ||||||
| 22 March | Terrier Mk.70-Orion | Terrier Mk.70-Orion | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | DSTO/U.S. Air Force | DSTO/U.S. Air Force |
| 22 March | | HIFiRE-1 | DSTO/U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 22 March | Successful |
| Hypersonic research experiment ||||||
| 26 March 13:43 | / Maxus | / Maxus | | Esrange | Esrange | EuroLaunch | EuroLaunch |
| 26 March 13:43 | | MAXUS-8 | SSC / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 26 March 13:55 | Successful |
| Apogee: 700 km (435 mi) ||||||
| 27 March 00:14 | Dhanush | Dhanush | | INS Subhadra Indian Ocean | INS Subhadra Indian Ocean | DRDO | DRDO |
| 27 March 00:14 | | | DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 March | Successful |
| 27 March 00:18 | Prithvi II | Prithvi II | | Integrated Test Range IC-3 | Integrated Test Range IC-3 | DRDO | DRDO |
| 27 March 00:18 | | | DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 March | Successful |
| 27 March 14:09:56 | Terrier-Improved Malemute | Terrier-Improved Malemute | | Wallops Island LA-1/50K | Wallops Island LA-1/50K | NASA | NASA |
| 27 March 14:09:56 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 March | Successful |
| 27 March 14:09:56 | | SOCEM | CalPoly | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 27 March | Successful |
| 27 March 14:09:56 | | ADAMASat | Kentucky Space | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 27 March | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Terrier-Improved Malemute, apogee: 270 km (168 mi) ||||||
| 27 March 19:37 | Agni I | Agni I | | Integrated Test Range IC-4 | Integrated Test Range IC-4 | Indian Army | Indian Army |
| 27 March 19:37 | | | Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful |
| 22 April 23:00 | Minotaur IV Lite | Minotaur IV Lite | | Vandenberg SLC-8 | Vandenberg SLC-8 | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 22 April 23:00 | | HTV-2a | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 22 April | Spacecraft failure |
| Maiden flight of Minotaur IV, loss of contact with HTV nine minutes after launch. ||||||
| 3 May 09:47:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | San Nicolas | San Nicolas | NASA | NASA |
| 3 May 09:47:00 | | MARTI | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 3 May | Successful |
| 3 May 18:32:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 3 May 18:32:00 | | EVE | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Geospace/Solar | 3 May | Successful |
| Used to calibrate the Solar Dynamics Observatory ||||||
| 4 May 12:41:02 | SpaceLoft XL | SpaceLoft XL | | Spaceport America | Spaceport America | UP Aerospace | UP Aerospace |
| 4 May 12:41:02 | | RocketSat | CSG | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 4 May | Successful |
| 4 May 12:41:02 | | | NMSU | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 4 May | Successful |
| 4 May 12:41:02 | | | UNM | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 4 May | Successful |
| 4 May 12:41:02 | | Pioneer | Celestis | Suborbital | Space burial | 4 May | Successful |
| Reached an apogee of 113 km (70 mi), successfully recovered. ||||||
| 6 May 03:50 | Taiwan Sounding Rocket | Taiwan Sounding Rocket | Sounding Rocket VII | Jiu Peng Air Base | Jiu Peng Air Base | NSPO | NSPO |
| 6 May 03:50 | | Ion probe | NSPO/NCU | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 6 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 289 km (180 mi) ||||||
| 8 May | Ghaznavi | Ghaznavi | | Sonmiani | Sonmiani | ASFC | ASFC |
| 8 May | | | ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful |
| 8 May | Shaheen-I | Shaheen-I | | Sonmiani | Sonmiani | ASFC | ASFC |
| 8 May | | | ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful |
| 17 May 11:29 | Agni-II | Agni-II | | ITR IC-3 | ITR IC-3 | Indian Army | Indian Army |
| 17 May 11:29 | | | Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 May | Successful |
| Travelled 2,500 km (1,553 mi) downrange ||||||
| 21 May 09:00:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 21 May 09:00:00 | | DICE | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Astronomy | 21 May | Spacecraft failure |
| 6 June 22:25 | Ground Based Interceptor | Ground Based Interceptor | | Vandenberg LF-24 | Vandenberg LF-24 | MDA | MDA |
| 6 June 22:25 | | | MDA | Suborbital | Test flight | 6 June | Successful |
| Two stage test vehicle, non-intercept test ||||||
| 8 June | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | USS Maryland, ETR | USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 8 June | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 June | Successful |
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 42 ||||||
| 8 June | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | USS Maryland, ETR | USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 8 June | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 June | Successful |
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 42 ||||||
| 9 June | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | USS Maryland, ETR | USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 9 June | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 June | Successful |
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 43 ||||||
| 9 June | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | USS Maryland, ETR | USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 9 June | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 June | Successful |
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 43 ||||||
| 16 June 10:01 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-10 | Vandenberg LF-10 | U.S. Air Force | U.S. Air Force |
| 16 June 10:01 | | | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 June | Successful |
| Travelled 6,743 km (4,190 mi) to Kwajalein Atoll ||||||
| 24 June 11:17:00 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Wallops Island LA-2/MRL | Wallops Island LA-2/MRL | NASA | NASA |
| 24 June 11:17:00 | | RockOn! | Colorado | Suborbital | Student research | 24 June | Successful |
| 30 June 10:40:01 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-04 | Vandenberg LF-04 | U.S. Air Force | U.S. Air Force |
| 30 June 10:40:01 | | | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 June | Successful |
| 10 July 11:32 | M51 | M51 | | Le Terrible, Audierne Bay | Le Terrible, Audierne Bay | DGA/Marine nationale | DGA/Marine nationale |
| 10 July 11:32 | | | DGA/Marine nationale | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 July | Successful |
| 11 July | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 11 July | | CIBER | Caltech | Suborbital | Astronomy | 11 July | Successful |
| 27 July | Prithvi | Prithvi | | ITR IC-4 | ITR IC-4 | DRDO | DRDO |
| 27 July | | | DRDO | Suborbital | Target | 27 July | Successful |
| Target for ABM test, intercepted successfully by AAD ||||||
| 30 July 18:18 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 30 July 18:18 | | SUMI | NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 30 July | Successful |
| 4 August 09:15 | Black Brant X | Black Brant X | | Wallops Island LA-1/50K | Wallops Island LA-1/50K | NASA | NASA |
| 4 August 09:15 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight Technology | 4 August | Successful |
| Tests of Nihka rocket motor, with secondary technology experiments ||||||
| 6 August | R-29RMU Sineva | R-29RMU Sineva | | K-114 Tula, Barents Sea | K-114 Tula, Barents Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 6 August | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 August | Successful |
| 6 August | R-29RMU Sineva | R-29RMU Sineva | | K-114 Tula, Barents Sea | K-114 Tula, Barents Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 6 August | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 August | Successful |
| 23 August 17:57 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 23 August 17:57 | | RAISE | SwRI | Suborbital | Solar | 23 August | Successful |
| 30 August 20:00 | S-520 | S-520 | | Uchinoura | Uchinoura | JAXA | JAXA |
| 30 August 20:00 | | | JAXA/TMU/Kagawa /Shizuoka | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 30 August | Partial spacecraft failure |
| High-voltage control experiments not conducted as planned ||||||
| 17 September 10:03 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-09 | Vandenberg LF-09 | U.S. Air Force | U.S. Air Force |
| 17 September 10:03 | | | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 September | Successful |
| 21 September 13:07:30 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Wallops Island LA-2/MRL | Wallops Island LA-2/MRL | NASA | NASA |
| 21 September 13:07:30 | | SubTec-III | NASA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 21 September 13:23 | Successful |
| 6 October | ARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole)? | ARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole)? | | Kauai | Kauai | MDA | MDA |
| 6 October | | | MDA | Suborbital | Aegis radar target | 6 October | Successful |
| Aegis radar target, detected by STSS-Satellites ||||||
| 6 October | ARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole)? | ARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole)? | | Kauai | Kauai | MDA | MDA |
| 6 October | | | MDA | Suborbital | Aegis radar target | 6 October | Successful |
| Aegis radar target, detected by STSS-Satellites ||||||
| 7 October 03:10 | RSM-56 Bulava | RSM-56 Bulava | | TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea | TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 7 October 03:10 | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Successful |
| 21 October 17:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | San Nicolas | San Nicolas | NASA | NASA |
| 21 October 17:00 | | | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 21 October | Successful |
| 27 October 10:15 | Nike Orion | Nike Orion | | Esrange | Esrange | EuroLaunch | EuroLaunch |
| 27 October 10:15 | | MAPHEUS-2 | DLR | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 27 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 153 km (95 mi) ||||||
| 28 October 09:59 | RS-12M Topol | RS-12M Topol | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 28 October 09:59 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful |
| 28 October 10:30 | R-29RMU Sineva | R-29RMU Sineva | | K-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea | K-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 28 October 10:30 | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful |
| 28 October 10:30 | R-29R Volna | R-29R Volna | | K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk | K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk | VMF | VMF |
| 28 October 10:30 | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful |
| 29 October 01:10 | RSM-56 Bulava | RSM-56 Bulava | | TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea | TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 29 October 01:10 | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful |
| 29 October 03:06 | | | JFTM-4 | Kauai | Kauai | MDA | MDA |
| 29 October 03:06 | | | JMSDF/MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 29 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 161 km (100 mi), intercepted by SM-3 ||||||
| 29 October 03:09 | RIM-161 SM-3 | RIM-161 SM-3 | JFTM-4 | JDS Kirishima, Pacific Ocean | JDS Kirishima, Pacific Ocean | JMSDF | JMSDF |
| 29 October 03:09 | | | JMSDF | Suborbital | ABM test | 29 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 161 km (100 mi), intercepted target ||||||
| 25 November 04:40 | Agni I | Agni I | | Integrated Test Range IC-4 | Integrated Test Range IC-4 | Indian Army | Indian Army |
| 25 November 04:40 | | | Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 November | Successful |
| 4 December 04:21 | Nike-Improved Orion | Nike-Improved Orion | | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya |
| 4 December 04:21 | | ECOMA 2010-1 | Andøya/DLR | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful |
| 5 December 19:11 | RS-12M Topol | RS-12M Topol | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 5 December 19:11 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 December | Successful |
| 6 December 16:45 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 6 December 16:45 | | TRaiNED | NASA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 6 December | Successful |
| 6 December 17:19 | Improved Orion | Improved Orion | | Alcântara | Alcântara | AEB | AEB |
| 6 December 17:19 | | Maracati 2 | INPE | Suborbital | Microgravity | 6 December | Successful |
| Test for Operation Maracati 2 ||||||
| 10 December | Agni-II Plus | Agni-II Plus | | ITR IC-3 | ITR IC-3 | Indian Army | Indian Army |
| 10 December | | | Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 December | Launch failure |
| Upgraded Agni II version, fell into the sea shortly after launch ||||||
| 12 December 06:38 | Black Brant XII | Black Brant XII | | Andøya | Andøya | NASA | NASA |
| 12 December 06:38 | | RENU 1 | New Hampshire | Suborbital | Geospace | 12 December | Launch failure |
| 12 December 12:35 | VSB-30 | VSB-30 | | Alcântara | Alcântara | AEB | AEB |
| 12 December 12:35 | | Maracati 2 | INPE | Suborbital | Microgravity | 12 December 12:51 | Successful |
| Operation Maracati 2, MICROG 1A payload ||||||
| 13 December 03:24 | Nike-Improved Orion | Nike-Improved Orion | | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya |
| 13 December 03:24 | | ECOMA 2010-2 | Andøya/DLR | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 December | Successful |
| 15 December | UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2) | UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2) | FTG-06a | Meck | Meck | MDA | MDA |
| 15 December | | | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 15 December | Successful |
| 15 December | Ground Based Interceptor | Ground Based Interceptor | FTG-06a | Vandenberg LF-23 | Vandenberg LF-23 | MDA | MDA |
| 15 December | | | MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 15 December | Spacecraft failure |
| Interceptor failed, the cause is under investigation ||||||
| 19 December 02:36 | Nike-Improved Orion | Nike-Improved Orion | | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya |
| 19 December 02:36 | | ECOMA 2010-3 | Andøya/DLR | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 December | Successful |
| 21 December | Ghauri | Ghauri | | Tilla | Tilla | Army of Pakistan | Army of Pakistan |
| 21 December | | Haft-5 | Army of Pakistan | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 km (62 mi) ||||||
| 22 December | Prithvi II | Prithvi II | | Integrated Test Range IC-3 | Integrated Test Range IC-3 | DRDO | DRDO |
| 22 December | | | DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful |
| 22 December | Prithvi II | Prithvi II | | Integrated Test Range IC-3 | Integrated Test Range IC-3 | DRDO | DRDO |
| 22 December | | | DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful |

## Deep space rendezvous

| Date | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
| 12 January | Cassini | 65th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,073 km (667 mi) |
| 28 January | Cassini | 66th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 7,490 km (4,654 mi) |
| 31 January | Artemis P1 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 11,992 km (7,451 mi) at 08:13 UTC |
| 1 February | Artemis P2 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 69,222 km (43,013 mi) at 14:44 UTC |
| 13 February | Artemis P1 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 2,958 km (1,838 mi) at 10:06 UTC |
| 13 February | Cassini | Flyby of Mimas | Closest approach: 9,520 km (5,915 mi) |
| 16 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 991 km (616 mi) |
| 22 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 574 km (357 mi) |
| 25 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 398 km (247 mi) |
| 28 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 226 km (140 mi) |
| 1 March | Artemis P2 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 68,036 km (42,276 mi) at 04:11 UTC |
| 2 March | Cassini | 2nd flyby of Rhea | Closest approach: 100 km (62 mi) |
| 3 March | Cassini | Flyby of Helene | Closest approach: 1,803 km (1,120 mi) |
| 3 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 67 km (42 mi) |
| 7 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 107 km (66 mi) |
| 10 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 286 km (178 mi) |
| 13 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 476 km (296 mi) |
| 16 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 662 km (411 mi) |
| 19 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 848 km (527 mi) |
| 23 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 1,341 km (833 mi) |
| 26 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 1,304 km (810 mi) |
| 28 March | Artemis P2 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 9,366 km (5,820 mi) at 07:34 UTC |
| 5 April | Cassini | 67th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 7,462 km (4,637 mi) |
| 7 April | Cassini | 2nd flyby of Dione | Closest approach: 504 km (313 mi) |
| 28 April | Cassini | 9th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 103 km (64 mi) |
| 18 May | Cassini | 10th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 201 km (125 mi) |
| 20 May | Cassini | 68th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 km (870 mi) |
| 5 June | Cassini | 69th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 2,044 km (1,270 mi) |
| 13 June | Hayabusa | First sample return mission from asteroid | Sample canister successful recovered to Earth |
| 21 June | Cassini | 70th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 955 km (593 mi) |
| 7 July | Cassini | 71st flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,005 km (624 mi) |
| 10 July | Rosetta | Flyby of 21 Lutetia | Closest approach: 3,100 km (1,926 mi) |
| 13 August | Cassini | 11th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 2,554 km (1,587 mi) |
| 25 August | Artemis P1 | LL2 orbit insertion | |
| 24 September | Cassini | 72nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 8,175 km (5,080 mi) |
| 6 October | Chang'e 2 | Lunar orbit insertion | |
| 16 October | Cassini | Flyby of Pallene | Closest approach: 36,000 km (22,369 mi) |
| 22 October | Artemis P2 | LL1 orbit insertion | |
| 4 November | Deep Impact | Flyby of Hartley 2 | Closest approach: 700 km (435 mi) |
| 11 November | Cassini | 73rd flyby of Titan | |
| 30 November | Cassini | 12th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 47.9 km (30 mi) |
| 7 December | Akatsuki | 1st flyby of Venus | Cytherocentric orbit insertion failure Closest approach: 550 km (342 mi) |
| 8 December | IKAROS | Flyby of Venus | Closest approach: 80,800 km (50,207 mi) |
| 21 December | Cassini | 13th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 50 km (31 mi) |
| December | Shin'en | Flyby of Venus | not confirmed. |
    Distant, non-targeted flybys of Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Tethys and Titan by Cassini will occur throughout the first half of the year.

## EVAs

| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
| 14 January 10:05 | 5 hours 44 minutes | 15:49 | Expedition 22 ISS Pirs | Oleg Kotov Maksim Surayev | Prepared the Poisk module for future dockings. |
| 12 February 02:17 | 6 hours 32 minutes | 08:49 | STS-130 ISS Quest | Robert L. Behnken Nicholas Patrick | Removed a protective cover on a port on the Unity node where Tranquility was berthed halfway through the spacewalk. The pair then transferred a spare parts platform for the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator from the shuttle to the station. Once that task is completed Behnken and Patrick made several connections on the newly installed Tranquility node to begin its activation. |
| 14 February 02:20 | 5 hours 54 minutes | 08:14 | STS-130 ISS Quest | Robert L. Behnken Nicholas Patrick | Installed ammonia plumbing and connectors between Unity, Destiny and Tranquility and covered them with thermal insulation. Prepared the nadir port on Tranquility for the relocation of the Cupola, and installed handrails on the exterior of Tranquility. |
| 17 February 02:15 | 5 hours 48 minutes | 08:03 | STS-130 ISS Quest | Robert L. Behnken Nicholas Patrick | Installed additional ammonia plumbing between Unity and Tranquility, removed insulation and launch locks from the Cupola, installed additional handrails on the exterior of Tranquility and performed get-ahead tasks to support the installation of a Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) on the exterior of Zarya with cable installation on Unity and the S0 truss. |
| 9 April 05:31 | 6 hours 27 minutes | 11:58 | STS-131 ISS Quest | Richard Mastracchio Clayton Anderson | Relocated new an ammonia tank from the Shuttle's payload bay to a temporary stowage location and disconnected the fluid lines to the old ammonia tank on the S1 truss. Retrieved a Japanese seed experiment from the exterior of the Kibo laboratory for return to earth and replaced a failed gyroscope on the S0 truss. Performed get-ahead tasks including the opening of a window flap on the zenith CBM of Harmony, and removed launch restraint bolts from a Flex Hose Rotary Coupler (FHRC) on the P1 truss. |
| 11 April 05:30 | 7 hours 26 minutes | 12:56 | STS-131 ISS Quest | Richard Mastracchio Clayton Anderson | The old ammonia tank was removed from the S1 truss and was replaced with the new tank. The electrical connections to the tank were made, but the fluid lines were deferred to the mission's third EVA due to time constraints since the installation was prolonged by a problem with the bolts that hold the tank to the truss. The old tank was relocated to a temporary stowage location on the station and a foot restraint was relocated in preparation for a future shuttle mission's spacewalk. |
| 13 April 06:14 | 6 hours 24 minutes | 12:36 | STS-131 ISS Quest | Richard Mastracchio Clayton Anderson | The fluid lines were connected to the new ammonia tank and the old tank was moved to the shuttle's payload bay for return to Earth. Micro-meteoroid debris shields from the Quest airlock which were no longer necessary were brought inside the airlock for return to Earth inside the Leonardo MPLM. The Z1 truss was prepared for the installation of a spare antenna on the next shuttle mission, and a foot restraint was relocated in preparation for a future spacewalk. The retrieval of an external carrier plate on Columbus was deferred to another shuttle mission due to time constraints after problems were encountered with attaching the old ammonia tank to a carrier in the payload bay, and several other tasks were deferred to later EVAs due to the replanning from the problems with the mission's second EVA. |
| 17 May 11:54 | 7 hours 25 minutes | 19:19 | STS-132 ISS Quest | Garrett Reisman Stephen G. Bowen | Installed a spare space-to-ground Ku-band antenna on the Z1 truss; installed new tool platform on Dextre, and broke torque on bolts holding replacement batteries to the ICC-VLD cargo carrier. |
| 19 May 10:38 | 7 hours 9 minutes | 17:47 | STS-132 ISS Quest | Stephen G. Bowen Michael T. Good | Repaired Atlantis' Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS); P6 battery replacement (4 of 6 units); and removed gimbal locks from the Ku-band antenna installed on the first EVA of the mission. |
| 21 May 10:27 | 6 hours 46 minutes | 17:13 | STS-132 ISS Quest | Michael T. Good Garrett Reisman | P6 battery replacement (final 2 of 6 units); installed ammonia "jumpers" at the P4/P5 interface; retrieved a spare PDGF from Atlantis' payload bay and stowed it inside the Quest airlock. The spacewalkers also replenished supplies of EVA tools in toolboxes on the exterior of the station. |
| 27 July 04:11 | 6 hours 42 minutes | 10:53 | Expedition 24 ISS Pirs | Fyodor Yurchikhin Mikhail Korniyenko | Replaced an ATV video camera on Zvezda, routed command and data handling lines from Zvezda and Zarya to the new Rassvet module as well as made KURS connections between Rassvet and Zarya to allow future automated dockings to the new module. Then the two cosmonauts jettisoned the old ATV video camera. |
| 7 August 11:19 | 8 hours 3 minutes | 19:22 | Expedition 24 ISS Quest | Douglas H. Wheelock Tracy Caldwell Dyson | Attempted to replace failed S1 ammonia pump module. The spacewalkers did not complete all of the planned tasks due to a quick disconnect that got stuck and would not release. The pair had to complete a "bake-out" in order to ensure there was no ammonia on their suits before re-entering the Space Station. |
| 11 August 12:27 | 7 hours 26 minutes | 19:53 | Expedition 24 ISS Quest | Douglas H. Wheelock Tracy Caldwell Dyson | Completed removal of failed pump module from the S1 truss and began installation preparations on the replacement pump. |
| 16 August 10:20 | 7 hours 20 minutes | 17:40 | Expedition 24 ISS Quest | Douglas H. Wheelock Tracy Caldwell Dyson | Installed new pump module on the S1 truss. |
| 15 November 14:55 | 6 hours 27 minutes | 21:22 | Expedition 25 ISS Pirs | Fyodor Yurchikhin Oleg Skripochka | Install a multipurpose workstation on Zvezda, retrieve camera, retrieve kontur, install new materials experiment, collect samples below insulation. |

## Orbital launch statistics
### By country

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. For example, Dnepr rockets are counted under Ukraine even though they are launched from Russia.
| Country | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| | China | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| | France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | With Russian assistance |
| | Russia | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |
| | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Launched from Russia |
| | United States | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| World | World | 74 | 70 | 4 | 0 | |

### By rocket

* Ariane 5
* Atlas V
* Delta II
* Delta IV
* Delta IV Heavy
* Falcon 9
* GSLV
* H-IIA
* Long March 2
* Long March 3
* Long March 4
* Minotaur IV
* Molniya-M
* Soyuz-U
* Soyuz-FG
* Soyuz-2
* Dnepr
* Space Shuttle
* Proton-M
* Rokot
* Others

#### By family

| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
| Angara | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ariane | France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlas | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Falcon | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| GLSV | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| H-II | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Long March | China | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Minotaur | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PSLV | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R-7 | Russia | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| R-14 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R-36 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shavit | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Space Shuttle | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Universal Rocket | Russia | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 |

#### By type

| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane 5 | France | Ariane | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V | United States | Atlas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II | United States | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV | United States | Delta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr | Ukraine | R-36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 | United States | Falcon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| GSLV | India | GSLV | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | Japan | H-II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kosmos | Russia | R-12/R-14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2 | China | Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3 | China | Long March | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4 | China | Long March | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur IV | United States | Minotaur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Molniya | Russia | R-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Naro | Russia South Korea | Angara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Proton | Russia | Universal Rocket | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shavit | Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | Russia | R-7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2 | Russia | R-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| UR-100 | Russia | Universal Rocket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |

#### By configuration

| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane 5 ECA | France | Ariane 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 401 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 501 | United States | Atlas V | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Atlas V 531 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Delta II 7420 | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Delta IV-M+(4,2) | United States | Delta IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Heavy | United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr | Ukraine | Dnepr | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 v1.0 | United States | Falcon 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| GSLV Mk I(c) | India | GSLV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Only flight |
| GSLV Mk II | India | GSLV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| H-IIA 202 | Japan | H-IIA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kosmos-3M | Russia | Kosmos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Long March 2D | China | Long March 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3A | China | Long March 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B | China | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3C | China | Long March 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4B | China | Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4C | China | Long March 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur IV | United States | Minotaur IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Minotaur IV / HAPS | United States | Minotaur IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Molniya-M / 2BL | Russia | Molniya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Naro-1 | Russia South Korea | Naro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / DM-2 | Russia | Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / DM-03 | Russia | Proton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / Briz-M | Russia | Proton | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-CA | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rokot / Briz-KM | Russia | UR-100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shavit-2 | Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | Russia | Soyuz | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | Russia | Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |

### By spaceport

* Jiuquan
* Taiyuan
* Xichang
* Kourou
* Satish Dhawan
* Palmachim
* Tanegashima
* Baikonur
* Naro
* Dombarovsky
* Plesetsk
* Cape Canaveral
* Kennedy
* Kodiak
* MARS
* Vandenberg
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
| Baikonur | Kazakhstan | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Cape Canaveral | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dombarovsky | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiuquan | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kennedy | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kodiak | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kourou | France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Naro | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Palmachim | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Plesetsk | Russia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Satish Dhawan | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Taiyuan | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanegashima | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vandenberg | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Xichang | China | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 74 | 70 | 4 | 0 |

### By orbit

* Transatmospheric
* Low Earth
* Low Earth (ISS)
* Low Earth (SSO)
* Low Earth (retrograde)
* Medium Earth
* Geosychronous (transfer)
* Inclined GSO
* High Earth
* Heliocentric
| Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally achieved | Remarks |
| Transatmospheric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Low Earth | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 12 to ISS |
| Medium Earth / Molniya | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Geosynchronous / GTO | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0 | |
| High Earth / Lunar transfer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heliocentric / Planetary transfer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 70 | 4 | 0 | |