# 2007 in spaceflight

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The year 2007 contained several significant events in spaceflight, including a Chinese ASAT test, the launches of the US Phoenix and Dawn missions to study Mars and Asteroid belt respectively, Japan's Kaguya Lunar orbiter, and the first Chinese Lunar probe, Chang'e 1.
The internationally accepted definition of a spaceflight is any flight which crosses the Kármán line, 100 kilometres above sea level. The first recorded spaceflight launch of the year occurred on 10 January, when a PSLV, launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, placed four spacecraft into low Earth orbit. One of these spacecraft was SRE-1, which returned to Earth twelve days later, in the first Indian attempt to recover a satellite after re-entry.
Several carrier rockets made their maiden flights in 2007; the PSLV-CA, Long March 3B/E, Shavit-2, Zenit-2M, Proton-M Enhanced. These were all modernised or upgraded versions of existing systems. The RS-24 missile also conducted its first launch, and the Atlas V made its first flight in the 421 configuration. The first Colombian and Mauritian satellites, Libertad 1 and Rascom-QAF 1 respectively, were launched in 2007, although a helium leak reduced Rascom's operational lifetime by thirteen years.

## Space exploration

Several spacecraft were launched to explore the Moon. Japan's Kaguya orbiter, along with the smaller Okina and Ouna relay spacecraft, was launched on 14 September. The spacecraft entered Selenocentric orbit on 3 October. China launched its first Lunar probe, Chang'e 1, on 24 October, with the spacecraft entering Selenocentric orbit on 5 November. In 2009, two satellites launched into highly elliptical Earth orbits in 2007 as part of the THEMIS mission were also sent to the Moon. They are expected to arrive in October 2010.
In August, the NASA Phoenix spacecraft was launched towards Mars, followed by the Dawn mission to the Asteroid belt in September. Cassini continued to make flybys of the moons of Saturn, mostly focussing on Titan. In November, Rosetta flew past Earth, where it was mistaken for an asteroid, and given the provisional designation 2007 VN$_{84}$.

## Crewed spaceflight

Five crewed flights were launched in 2007, two by Russia and three by the United States. Russia flew two Soyuz missions to the International Space Station for crew rotation. Soyuz TMA-10, launched on 7 April, carried the Expedition 15 crew to the Station. Space tourist Charles Simonyi was also launched on this flight, and landed aboard Soyuz TMA-9 a few days later. When TMA-10 returned to Earth in October, it made the first of two consecutive ballistic re-entries of Soyuz spacecraft, due to problems with separation bolts. Soyuz TMA-11, launched on 10 October, carried the Expedition 16 crew, and the first Malaysian in space, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, who was selected for flight under the Angkasawan programme. He landed aboard Soyuz TMA-10. When TMA-11 landed in 2008, it also made a ballistic descent.
2007 also saw the continued assembly of the International Space Station, by US Space Shuttle flights. On 8 June Atlantis made the first Shuttle launch of the year, STS-117, with seven astronauts, and the S3/4 truss segment of the ISS. It was the first Shuttle to launch from Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center since STS-107 in 2003. Launch had previously been delayed from February due to Hail damage to the External Tank, which required a rollback to repair in the Vehicle Assembly Building. In August, Endeavour launched on its first mission since 2002, STS-118. This carried the S5 truss segment, and marked the final flight of the Spacehab module, which was used to carry supplies. NASA's first Educator Astronaut, Barbara Morgan flew aboard STS-118. Morgan had previously been a backup for Christa McAuliffe, who was killed in the Challenger accident in 1986. STS-120, launched on 23 October using Discovery, carried the Harmony node, the first pressurised ISS component to be launched since Pirs in September 2001. Attempts to launch Atlantis in December on STS-122 were scrubbed, and the launch was delayed to 2008 after ECO sensors in the External Tank failed.

## Launch failures

Three orbital launch attempts in 2007, involving a Zenit, a Falcon 1, and a Proton failed, and two others, an Atlas V and a GSLV, resulted in partial failures. On 30 January, a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL exploded on the Ocean Odyssey launch platform, seconds after ignition. The failure destroyed the NSS-8 satellite, and caused considerable damage to the Odyssey platform. It was later determined that the failure had been caused by debris in the turbopump. As a result of downtime to conduct repairs, and bad sea conditions at the end of the year, Sea Launch did not conduct another launch until 2008.
On 21 March, SpaceX launched the second Falcon 1. Due to the failure of the maiden flight, the launch was conducted as a demonstration flight without a functional payload. The launch failed to reach orbit due to a chain of events, starting with an error in setting the fuel mix ratio, which resulted in first stage underperformance, and the rocket being too low at the time of first stage separation. Additional atmospheric drag at this altitude caused recontact between the stages, setting up a fuel slosh in the second stage. This resulted in the premature cutoff of the second stage, and the rocket failed to reach orbit. This was the last launch of the Falcon 1 with the ablatively cooled Merlin-1A engine, which was replaced with the regeneratively cooled Merlin-1C for subsequent flights, starting in August 2008. As several test objectives were completed, SpaceX claimed that the launch was a success overall, and declared the Falcon 1 operational.
The Atlas family ended a run of eighty consecutive successful launches over fourteen years, after a partial failure of an Atlas V launched on 15 June. A faulty valve caused a fuel leak in the Centaur upper stage, resulting in a premature cutoff at the end of its second burn. This resulted in the USA-194 satellites being delivered into a lower orbit than planned. The spacecraft were able to correct the orbit using their manoeuvring engines.
The fifth GSLV was launched on 2 September, with the INSAT-4CR satellite. This was the first GSLV launch since the failure in July 2006. The rocket underperformed, and placed the satellite into an orbit with a lower apogee and greater inclination than planned. This required the spacecraft to use fuel reserved for stationkeeping to raise itself to the correct orbit, at the expense of its operational lifetime.
On 5 September, a Proton-M with a Briz-M upper stage failed to place the JCSAT-11 into orbit, after the second stage of the carrier rocket failed to separate from the first. It was later established that damaged cabling had been the cause of the malfunction.

## Summary of launches

In total, sixty eight orbital launches were made in 2007, with sixty five reaching orbit, and three outright failures. This was an increase of two orbital launch attempts on 2006, with one more launch reaching orbit. The final launch of the year was conducted on 25 December, by a Proton-M with three GLONASS navigation satellites for the Russian government.
Suborbital spaceflight in 2007 saw a number of sounding rocket and missile launches. On 11 January, the Chinese People's Liberation Army used a Dong-Feng 21 derived anti-satellite weapon to destroy Feng Yun 1C, a retired weather satellite. Russia also began testing the RS-24 Yars missile
China conducted ten orbital launches in 2007, using the Long March family of rockets, whilst Europe conducted five using the Ariane 5. India made three orbital launch attempts, using PSLV-C, PSLV-CA and GSLV rockets, with the GSLV launch resulting in a partial failure. Israel conducted a single successful launch using the first Shavit-2 rocket. Japan successfully launched two H-IIA rockets. Russia and the former Soviet Union conducted twenty six launches, including one failure, but not including the international Sea Launch programme, whose single launch attempt failed. Nineteen launches were conducted by the United States, which had originally announced plans to launch many more, however technical issues with the Atlas V, Delta IV and Falcon 1, caused a number of delays. Two of six planned Space Shuttle launches were also delayed to 2008, STS-123 due to knock-on delays from STS-117, and STS-122 due to problems with engine cutoff sensors.

## 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 ||||||||
| 10 January 03:53 | PSLV-C | PSLV-C | | Satish Dhawan FLP | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 10 January 03:53 | | Cartosat-2 | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 14 February 2024 10:18 | Successful |
| 10 January 03:53 | | SRE-1 | ISRO | Low Earth (polar) | Technology demonstration | 22 January 04:16 | Successful |
| 10 January 03:53 | | Lapan-TUBsat | LAPAN/TU Berlin | Low Earth (polar) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 January 03:53 | | Pehuensat-1 | AATE | Low Earth (polar) | Technology demonstration | 16 January 2023 | Successful |
| SRE was the first Indian spacecraft to be recovered following reentry. Pehuensat-1 intentionally remained attached to the payload adapter. ||||||
| 18 January 02:12 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 18 January 02:12 | | Progress M-59 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 1 August 19:26 | Successful |
| ISS flight 24P ||||||
| 30 January 23:22 | Zenit-3SL | Zenit-3SL | | Ocean Odyssey | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | Sea Launch |
| 30 January 23:22 | | NSS-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 ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → February ||||||||
| 2 February 16:28 | Long March 3A | Long March 3A | | Xichang LA-2 | Xichang LA-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 2 February 16:28 | | Beidou-1D | CNSA | Geostationary | Navigation | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure Operational |
| Problems deploying solar panels, eventually corrected from ground ||||||
| 17 February 23:01 | Delta II 7925-10C | Delta II 7925-10C | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 17 February 23:01 | | THEMIS A | NASA | Highly elliptical | Auroral | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 February 23:01 | | THEMIS B (2007–2009) Artemis P1 (2009—) | NASA | Highly elliptical Selenocentric (planned) | Auroral | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 February 23:01 | | THEMIS C (2007–2009) Artemis P2 (2009—) | NASA | Highly elliptical Selenocentric (planned) | Auroral | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 February 23:01 | | THEMIS D | NASA | Highly elliptical | Auroral | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 February 23:01 | | THEMIS 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 | H-IIA 2024 | H-IIA 2024 | | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | JAXA | JAXA |
| 24 February 04:41 | | IGS-Radar 2 | CSICE | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | 13 April 2014 | Partial spacecraft failure |
| 24 February 04:41 | | IGS-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 ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → March ||||||||
| 9 March 03:10 | Atlas V 401 | Atlas V 401 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 9 March 03:10 | | ASTRO | DARPA | Low Earth | Technology | 25 October 2013 | Successful |
| 9 March 03:10 | | CFESat | LANL | Low Earth | Ionospheric | 12 November 2022 | Successful |
| 9 March 03:10 | | FalconSAT-3 | US Air Force Academy | Low Earth | Ionospheric Plasma | 21 January 2023 | Successful |
| 9 March 03:10 | | MidSTAR-1 | US Naval Academy | Low Earth | Radiation Technology | 17 August 2023 | Successful |
| 9 March 03:10 | | NEXTSat | DARPA | Low Earth | Technology | 21 April 2023 | Successful |
| 9 March 03:10 | | STPSat-1 | US Air Force/STP | Low Earth | Atmospheric Technology | 8 November 2023 | Successful |
| 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 | Ariane 5ECA | Ariane 5ECA | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 11 March 22:03 | | Skynet 5A | Paradigm/MoD | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 11 March 22:03 | | INSAT-4B | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 21 March 01:10 | Falcon 1 | Falcon 1 | | Omelek | Omelek | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 21 March 01:10 | | DemoSat (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. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → April ||||||||
| 7 April 17:31 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 7 April 17:31 | | Soyuz TMA-10 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 15 | 21 October 10:36 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, including a paying space tourist ||||||
| 9 April 22:54 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Proton-M/Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | ILS | ILS |
| 9 April 22:54 | | Anik F3 | Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure |
| Ka-band transmitter malfunction ||||||
| 11 April 03:27 | Long March 2C-III | Long March 2C-III | | Taiyuan LC-1 | Taiyuan LC-1 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 11 April 03:27 | | Haiyang-1B | CAST | Sun-synchronous | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 April 20:11 | Long March 3A | Long March 3A | | Xichang LA-3 | Xichang LA-3 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 13 April 20:11 | | Compass-M1 (Beidou-2A) | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | Dnepr | Dnepr | | Baikonur Site 109/95 | Baikonur Site 109/95 | ISC Kosmotras | ISC Kosmotras |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | EgyptSat 1 | NARS | Sun-synchronous | Observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | Saudisat-3 | RSRI | Sun-synchronous | Scientific | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | SaudiComsat-3 | RSRI | Sun-synchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | SaudiComsat-4 | RSRI | Sun-synchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | SaudiComsat-5 | RSRI | Sun-synchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | SaudiComsat-6 | RSRI | Sun-synchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | SaudiComsat-7 | RSRI | Sun-synchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | CP-3 | CalPoly | Sun-synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure Operational |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | CP-4 | CalPoly | Sun-synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | CAPE-1 | Lafayette | Sun-synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | Libertad 1 | Sergio Arboleda | Sun-synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | AeroCube 2 | Aerospace Corporation | Sun-synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | CSTB-1 | Boeing | Sun-synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 April 06:46:34 | | MAST | 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 | PSLV-CA | PSLV-CA | | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 23 April 10:00 | | AGILE | ASI | Low Earth | GR Astronomy | 13 February 2024 | Successful |
| 23 April 10:00 | | AAM | ISRO | Low Earth | Technology | 19 July 2022 | Successful |
| Maiden flight of PSLV-CA ||||||
| 24 April 06:48 | Minotaur I | Minotaur I | | MARS Pad 0B | MARS Pad 0B | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 24 April 06:48 | | NFIRE | MDA | Low Earth | Missile defence | 4 November 2015 | Successful |
| 25 April 20:26:00 | Pegasus-XL | Pegasus-XL | | L-1011, Vandenberg | L-1011, Vandenberg | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 25 April 20:26:00 | | AIM (SMEX 9) | NASA | Low Earth | Aeronomy | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → May ||||||||
| 4 May 22:29 | Unknown | Unknown | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 4 May 22:29 | | Astra 1L | SES Astra | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 May 22:29 | | Galaxy 17 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 12 May 03:25:38 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 12 May 03:25:38 | | Progress M-60 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 25 September 19:48 | Successful |
| ISS flight 25P ||||||
| 13 May 16:01 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | | Xichang LA-2 | Xichang LA-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 13 May 16:01 | | NigComSat-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. ||||||
| 25 May 07:12 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 25 May 07:12 | | Yaogan 2 | CNSA | Sun-synchronous | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 May 07:12 | | Zheda PiXing-1 (MEMS-Pico) | Zhejiang University | Sun-synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational |
| 100th successful Chinese orbital launch, MEMS-Pico conducted microelectronic research ||||||
| 29 May 20:31:30 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Starsem | Starsem |
| 29 May 20:31:30 | | Globalstar 65 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 29 May 20:31:30 | | Globalstar 69 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 29 May 20:31:30 | | Globalstar 71 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 29 May 20:31:30 | | Globalstar 72 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 31 May 16:08 | Long March 3A | Long March 3A | | Xichang LA-2 | Xichang LA-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 31 May 16:08 | | Sinosat-3 | Sinosat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 100th flight of Long March carrier rocket ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → June ||||||||
| 7 June 18:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | VKS |
| 7 June 18:00 | | Kosmos 2427 (Kobal't-M) | VKS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 22 August 21:00 | Successful |
| 8 June 02:34:01 | Delta II 7420-10 | Delta II 7420-10 | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 8 June 02:34:01 | | COSMO-1 | ASI | Sun-synchronous | Imaging | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 June 23:38:04 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Space Shuttle Atlantis | | Kennedy Space Center LC-39A | Kennedy Space Center LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 8 June 23:38:04 | | STS-117 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 22 June 19:49:38 | Successful |
| 8 June 23:38:04 | | ITS S3/4 Truss | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational |
| Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, ISS crew rotation ||||||
| 10 June | Shavit-2 | Shavit-2 | | Palmachim | Palmachim | Israel Aerospace Industries | Israel Aerospace Industries |
| 10 June | | Ofeq-7 | IAI/Israeli military | Low Earth (retrograde) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of Shavit-2 ||||||
| 15 June 02:14 | Dnepr | Dnepr | | Baikonur Site 109/95 | Baikonur Site 109/95 | ISC Kosmotras | ISC Kosmotras |
| 15 June 02:14 | | TerraSAR-X | DLR | Low Earth | Radar imaging | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 June 15:04 | Atlas V 401 | Atlas V 401 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 15 June 15:04 | | USA-194 (NOSS-3-4A) | NRO | Low Earth | Ocean surveillance | In orbit | Partial launch failure Operational |
| 15 June 15:04 | | USA-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 ||||||
| 28 June 15:02 | Dnepr | Dnepr | | Dombarovskiy | Dombarovskiy | ISC Kosmotras | ISC Kosmotras |
| 28 June 15:02 | | Genesis II | Bigelow Aerospace | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational |
| Experimental inflatable module ||||||
| 29 June 10:00 | Zenit-2M | Zenit-2M | | Baikonur Site 45/1 | Baikonur Site 45/1 | VKS | VKS |
| 29 June 10:00 | | Kosmos 2428 (Tselina-2) | VKS | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of Zenit-2M ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → July ||||||||
| 2 July 19:38 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | COSMOS International | COSMOS International |
| 2 July 19:38 | | SAR-Lupe-2 | Bundeswehr | Low Earth (Polar) | Radar reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 July 12:08 | Long March 3B | Long March 3B | | Xichang LA-2 | Xichang LA-2 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 5 July 12:08 | | Chinasat-6B | ChinaSatcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 July 01:16:00 | Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced | Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 7 July 01:16:00 | | DirecTV-10 | DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of Proton-M Enhanced ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → August ||||||||
| 2 August 17:33:48 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 2 August 17:33:48 | | Progress 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 ||||||
| 4 August 09:26:34 | Delta II 7925 | Delta II 7925 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 4 August 09:26:34 | | Phoenix | 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 ||||||
| 8 August 22:36:42 | Space Shuttle Endeavour | Space Shuttle Endeavour | | Kennedy Space Center LC-39A | Kennedy Space Center LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 8 August 22:36:42 | | STS-118 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 21 August 16:32 | Successful |
| 8 August 22:36:42 | | SpaceHab LSM | NASA/SpaceHab | Low Earth (STS) | Logistics | 21 August 16:32 | Successful |
| 8 August 22:36:42 | | S5 Truss | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational |
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts, final flight of SpaceHab module ||||||
| 14 August 23:44 | Unknown | Unknown | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 14 August 23:44 | | Spaceway 3 | Hughes | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 August 23:44 | | BSat 3a | BSAT | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → September ||||||||
| 2 September 12:51 | GSLV | GSLV | | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 2 September 12:51 | | INSAT-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 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Proton-M/Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 5 September 22:43 | | JCSAT-11 | JSAT Corporation | Intended: Geostationary | Communications | ~+135 seconds | Launch failure |
| Second stage failed to separate due to damaged cabling. ||||||
| 11 September 13:05 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | VKS |
| 11 September 13:05 | | Kosmos 2429 (Parus) | VKS | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 September 01:31:01 | H-IIA 2022 | H-IIA 2022 | | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi |
| 14 September 01:31:01 | | Kaguya (SELENE) | JAXA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 September 01:31:01 | | Okina (RStar) | JAXA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | 12 February 2009 08:46 | Successful |
| 14 September 01:31:01 | | Ouna (VStar) | JAXA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 September 11:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 14 September 11:00 | | Foton-M3 | Roskosmos/ESA | Low Earth | Scientific | 26 September | Successful |
| 14 September 11:00 | | YES2 | | Low Earth | Technology development | Unknown | Spacecraft failure |
| YES2 tether may have failed to deploy fully. Satellite recovery failed. ||||||
| 18 September 18:35 | Delta II 7920-10C | Delta II 7920-10C | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 18 September 18:35 | | WorldView-1 | DigitalGlobe | Low Earth | Imaging | In orbit | Operational |
| 75th consecutive successful Delta II launch. ||||||
| 19 September 03:26 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | | Taiyuan LC-1 | Taiyuan LC-1 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 19 September 03:26 | | CBERS-2B (Ziyuan 1-02B) | CASC/INPE | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 September 11:34 | Delta II 7925H | Delta II 7925H | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 27 September 11:34 | | Dawn | 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 ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → October ||||||||
| 5 October 22:02:26 | Unknown | Unknown | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 5 October 22:02:26 | | Intelsat 11 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 October 22:02:26 | | Optus D2 | Optus | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 October 13:22:39 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 10 October 13:22:39 | | Soyuz TMA-11 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 16 | 19 April 2008 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts, first Malaysian & South Korean in space ||||||
| 11 October 00:22 | Atlas V 421 | Atlas V 421 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 11 October 00:22 | | USA-195 (WGS-1) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of Atlas V 421 ||||||
| 17 October 12:23:00 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 17 October 12:23:00 | | USA-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 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Starsem | Starsem |
| 20 October 20:12:25 | | Globalstar 66 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 October 20:12:25 | | Globalstar 67 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 October 20:12:25 | | Globalstar 68 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 October 20:12:25 | | Globalstar 70 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 October 04:39 | Molniya-M/2BL | Molniya-M/2BL | | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | VKS |
| 23 October 04:39 | | Kosmos 2430 (Oko) | VKS | Molniya | Early warning | 5 January 2019 07:58 | Successful |
| 23 October 15:38:19 | Space Shuttle Discovery | Space Shuttle Discovery | | Kennedy Space Center LC-39A | Kennedy Space Center LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 23 October 15:38:19 | | STS-120 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 7 November 18:01 | Successful |
| 23 October 15:38:19 | | Harmony (Node 2) | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational |
| Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, crew rotation ||||||
| 24 October 10:05 | Long March 3A | Long March 3A | | Xichang LA-3 | Xichang LA-3 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 24 October 10:05 | | Chang'e 1 | CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | 1 March 2009 08:13 | Successful |
| First Chinese lunar probe ||||||
| 26 October 07:35:24 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Proton-K/DM-2 | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | VKS | VKS |
| 26 October 07:35:24 | | Kosmos 2431 (GLONASS-M) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 October 07:35:24 | | Kosmos 2432 (GLONASS-M) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 October 07:35:24 | | Kosmos 2433 (GLONASS-M) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → November ||||||||
| 1 November 00:51:44 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | COSMOS International | COSMOS International |
| 1 November 00:51:44 | | SAR-Lupe 3 | Bundeswehr | Low Earth (polar) | Radar reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 1 November 00:51:44 | | Rubin-7 | OHB System | Low Earth (polar) | Technology | In orbit | Operational |
| 11 November 01:50 | Delta IV Heavy 9250H | Delta IV Heavy 9250H | | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 11 November 01:50 | | USA-197 (DSP-23) | DoD | Geosynchronous | Missile defence | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| Final DSP satellite Stopped transmitting in September 2008 ||||||
| 11 November 22:48 | Long March 4C (4B-II) | Long March 4C (4B-II) | | Taiyuan LC-1 | Taiyuan LC-1 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 11 November 22:48 | | Yaogan 3 | CNSA | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational |
| First launch of Long March 4C after redesignation ||||||
| 14 November 22:06 | Unknown | Unknown | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 14 November 22:06 | | Skynet 5B | Paradigm/MoD | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 November 22:06 | | Star One C1 | Star One | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Record mass to GTO – 9,535 kg (21,021 lb) ||||||
| 17 November 22:39:47 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Proton-M/Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 17 November 22:39:47 | | Sirius 4 | SES Sirius | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → December ||||||||
| 9 December 00:16 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Proton-M/Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | VKS | VKS |
| 9 December 00:16 | | Globus-1M #11L (Raduga-1M 1) | VKS | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 December 02:31:42 | Delta II 7420-10 | Delta II 7420-10 | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 9 December 02:31:42 | | COSMO-2 | ASI | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 December 22:05 | Atlas V 401 | Atlas V 401 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 10 December 22:05 | | USA-198 (SDS-3-5) | NRO | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| NRO Launch 24 ||||||
| 14 December 13:17:34 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Starsem | Starsem |
| 14 December 13:17:34 | | RADARSAT 2 | MDA Corporation | Sun-synchronous | Radar imaging | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 December 20:04:00 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 20 December 20:04:00 | | USA-199 (GPS 2R-18/M5) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 December 21:41:55 | Unknown | Unknown | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 21 December 21:41:55 | | Horizons-2 | Intelsat/JSAT Corporation | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 December 21:41:55 | | Rascom-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 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 23 December 07:12:41 | | Progress M-62 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 15 February 2008 10:29 | Successful |
| ISS flight 27P ||||||
| 25 December 19:32 | Proton-M/DM-2 | Proton-M/DM-2 | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | VKS | VKS |
| 25 December 19:32 | | Kosmos 2434 (GLONASS-M) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 December 19:32 | | Kosmos 2435 (GLONASS-M) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 December 19:32 | | Kosmos 2436 (GLONASS-M) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of Proton-M/DM-2 ||||||
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## Suborbital 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 ||||||||
| 11 January 22:28 | DF-21 | DF-21 | | Xichang | Xichang | PLA | PLA |
| 11 January 22:28 | | ASAT | PLA | Suborbital | ASAT test | 11 January | Successful |
| Destroyed Feng Yun 1C satellite ||||||
| 16 January 02:20 | S-310 | S-310 | | Uchinoura | Uchinoura | JAXA | JAXA |
| 16 January 02:20 | | | JAXA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 January | Successful |
| 19 January 12:29 | Black Brant VB | Black Brant VB | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 19 January 12:29 | | JOULE II | Clemson | Suborbital | Auroral | 19 January | Successful |
| 19 January 12:30 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 19 January 12:30 | | JOULE II | Clemson | Suborbital | Auroral | 19 January | Successful |
| 19 January 12:44 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 19 January 12:44 | | JOULE II | Clemson | Suborbital | Auroral | 19 January | Successful |
| 19 January 12:45 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 19 January 12:45 | | JOULE II | Clemson | Suborbital | Auroral | 19 January | Successful |
| 27 January 05:20 | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | FTT-06 | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | US Army | US Army |
| 27 January 05:20 | | | MDA | Suborbital | Target | 27 January | Successful |
| Intercepted by THAAD ||||||
| 27 January | THAAD | THAAD | FTT-06 | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | US Army | US Army |
| 27 January | | | MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 27 January | Successful |
| 30 January | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | Syria | Syria | Syrian Army | Syrian Army |
| 30 January | | | Syrian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 January | Successful |
| February ||||||||
| 7 February 08:15 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-10 | Vandenberg LF-10 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 February 08:15 | | GT-193GM | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 February | Successful |
| Impacted Reagan Test Site ||||||
| 12 February 12:45 | Black Brant XII | Black Brant XII | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 12 February 12:45 | | ROPA | Dartmouth | Suborbital | Auroral | 12 February | Successful |
| 14 February 09:22 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 14 February 09:22 | | HEX 2 | Alaska | Suborbital | Thermospheric | 14 February | Successful |
| 14 February 09:27 | Black Brant X | Black Brant X | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 14 February 09:27 | | HEX 2 | Alaska | Suborbital | Thermospheric | 14 February | Successful |
| 14 February 09:36 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 14 February 09:36 | | HEX 2 | Alaska | Suborbital | Thermospheric | 14 February | Successful |
| 14 February 09:38 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 14 February 09:38 | | HEX 2 | Alaska | Suborbital | Thermospheric | 14 February | Successful |
| 25 February | Shahab-3 | Shahab-3 | | Iran | Iran | IARI | IARI |
| 25 February | | Kavosh | INSA | Suborbital | Scientific | 25 February | Successful |
| First successful Iranian scientific launch ||||||
| 28 February 08:39 | Black Brant XII | Black Brant XII | | Poker Flat | Poker Flat | NASA | NASA |
| 28 February 08:39 | | CHARM | Dartmouth | Suborbital | Scientific | 28 February | Successful |
| March ||||||||
| 1 March | RH-200SV | RH-200SV | | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya |
| 1 March | | Mini-DUSTY 13 | Andøya | Suborbital | Technology | 1 March | Partial launch failure |
| Rocket underperformed and failed to reach correct apogee ||||||
| 6 March 00:30 | SR-19 | SR-19 | | C-17, Kauai | C-17, Kauai | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 6 March 00:30 | | | US Army/MDA | Suborbital | Target | 6 March | Successful |
| 21 March 04:27 | Chimera (Minuteman/Minotaur II) | Chimera (Minuteman/Minotaur II) | | Vandenberg LF-06 | Vandenberg LF-06 | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 21 March 04:27 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 21 March | Successful |
| Tracking demonstration ||||||
| 30 March | Dhanush | Dhanush | | Ship, Indian Ocean | Ship, Indian Ocean | DRDO | DRDO |
| 30 March | | | DRDO | Suborbital | Target | 30 March | Successful |
| apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| April ||||||||
| 6 April 06:42 | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | Kauai | Kauai | US Army | US Army |
| 6 April 06:42 | | | MDA | Suborbital | Target | 6 April | Successful |
| Tracking demonstration ||||||
| 12 April 05:32 | Agni-III | Agni-III | | Integrated Test Range | Integrated Test Range | IDRDL | IDRDL |
| 12 April 05:32 | | Re-entry vehicle | IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful |
| 26 April 21:31 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | FTM-11 E4 | Kauai | Kauai | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 April 21:31 | | Target | US Navy | Suborbital | Target | 26 April | Successful |
| Intercepted by SM-3 ||||||
| 26 April 21:32 | RIM-161 SM-3 | RIM-161 SM-3 | FTM-11 E4 | USS Lake Erie, Kauai | USS Lake Erie, Kauai | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 April 21:32 | | Interceptor | US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 26 April | Successful |
| Intercepted Terrier-Orion ||||||
| 28 April 14:56 | SpaceLoft XL | SpaceLoft XL | | Spaceport America | Spaceport America | UP Aerospace | UP Aerospace |
| 28 April 14:56 | | Legacy | Celestis | Suborbital | Space burial | 28 April | Successful |
| 28 April 14:56 | | LaunchQuest | CCAT/NALI | Suborbital | Student research | 28 April | Successful |
| 28 April 14:56 | | RocketSat II | NASA/Colorado | Suborbital | Technology | 28 April | Successful |
| 28 April 14:56 | | Seeds | Epsori Space Systems | Suborbital | Biological | 28 April | Successful |
| 28 April 14:56 | | Antimatter/Space$^2$O | MEI | Suborbital | Drink ingredients | 28 April | Successful |
| 28 April 14:56 | | Commemorative 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 ||||||||
| 15 May | UGM-133 Trident II | UGM-133 Trident II | | ETR, USS Tennessee | ETR, USS Tennessee | US Navy | US Navy |
| 15 May | | FCET-37 | US Navy | Suborbital | SLBM test | 15 May | Successful |
| 15 May | UGM-133 Trident II | UGM-133 Trident II | | ETR, USS Tennessee | ETR, USS Tennessee | US Navy | US Navy |
| 15 May | | FCET-37 | US Navy | Suborbital | SLBM test | 15 May | Successful |
| 25 May 13:15 | UGM-27 Polaris (STARS) | UGM-27 Polaris (STARS) | FTG-03 | Kodiak | Kodiak | Sandia | Sandia |
| 25 May 13:15 | | | MDA | Suborbital | ABM Target | 25 May | Failure |
| FTG-03 target, did not reach correct altitude, GMD-OBV interceptor not launched ||||||
| 29 May 10:20 | RS-24 | RS-24 | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 29 May 10:20 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 May | Successful |
| Maiden flight of RS-24 missile ||||||
| June ||||||||
| 15 June 02:45 | Talos-Castor | Talos-Castor | | Woomera | Woomera | DSTO | DSTO |
| 15 June 02:45 | | HyShot/HYCAUSE | DSTO | Suborbital | Hypersonic research | 15 June | Successful |
| 15 June | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Kauai | Kauai | US Navy | US Navy |
| 15 June | | ARAV | US Navy | Suborbital | Target | 15 June | Successful |
| 15 June | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Kauai | Kauai | US Navy | US Navy |
| 15 June | | ARAV | US Navy | Suborbital | Target | 15 June | Successful |
| 20 June | MEI-F3 | MEI-F3 | | Las Cruces | Las Cruces | MEI | MEI |
| 20 June | | RocketSat III | NASA/Colorado | Suborbital | Technology | 20 June | Successful |
| 20 June | | Antimatter/Space$^2$O | MEI | Suborbital | Drink ingredients | 20 June | Successful |
| 21 June | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 21 June | | ST-5000/CACS | NASA/NSROC | Suborbital | Test rocket | 21 June | Successful |
| 21 June | M51 | M51 | | Biscarrosse, Submarine | Biscarrosse, Submarine | FOST | FOST |
| 21 June | | | FOST | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 June | Successful |
| 23 June 02:40 | Castor 4B | Castor 4B | FTM-12 | Kauai | Kauai | US Navy | US Navy |
| 23 June 02:40 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Target | 23 June | Successful |
| Intercepted by SM-3 ||||||
| 23 June 02:44 | RIM-161 SM-3 | RIM-161 SM-3 | FTM-12 | USS Decatur, Kauai | USS Decatur, Kauai | US Navy | US Navy |
| 23 June 02:44 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 23 June | Successful |
| Intercepted Castor 4B ||||||
| 28 June | RSM-56 Bulava | RSM-56 Bulava | | White Sea, Submarine | White Sea, Submarine | VMF | VMF |
| 28 June | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 June | Successful |
| July ||||||||
| 19 July | VSB-30 (306) | VSB-30 (306) | | Alcântara | Alcântara | AEB | AEB |
| 19 July | | Cuma II | INPE | Suborbital | Microgravity | 19 July | Partial spacecraft failure |
| Parachute or flotation system malfunction prevented recovery ||||||
| August ||||||||
| 3 August 22:51:20 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Andøya | Andøya | NASA | NASA |
| 3 August 22:51:20 | | MASS 1 | NASA/Colorado | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 3 August | Successful |
| 3 August 23:22 | Nike Orion | Nike Orion | | Andøya | Andøya | DLR | DLR |
| 3 August 23:22 | | ECOMA 3 | ARR, DLR, IAP | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 3 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 126.5 kilometres (78.6 mi) ||||||
| 6 August 22:56 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Andøya | Andøya | NASA | NASA |
| 6 August 22:56 | | MASS 2 | NASA/Colorado | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 6 August | Successful |
| 7 August | R-29R Volna | R-29R Volna | | Pacific Ocean, Delta III submarine | Pacific Ocean, Delta III submarine | VMF | VMF |
| 7 August | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 August | Successful |
| 13 August 05:45 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 13 August 05:45 | | LIDOS 2 | NASA/JHU | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 13 August | Successful |
| 23 August 08:31 | Chimera (Minuteman/Minotaur II) | Chimera (Minuteman/Minotaur II) | | Vandenberg LF-06 | Vandenberg LF-06 | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 23 August 08:31 | | NFIRE 2a | MDA | Suborbital | Target | 23 August 09:01 | Successful |
| Tracking target for the NFIRE spacecraft ||||||
| September ||||||||
| 2 September 10:20 | S-520 | S-520 | | Uchinoura | Uchinoura | JAXA | JAXA |
| 2 September 10:20 | | WIND | JAXA/Kochi | Suborbital | Thermospheric | 2 September | Successful |
| 6 September 21:09 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Wallops Flight Facility | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | NASA |
| 6 September 21:09 | | PLAYER | NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 6 September 21:19 | Successful |
| 13 September 05:50 | Taiwan Sounding Rocket | Taiwan Sounding Rocket | Sounding Rocket VI | Jiu Peng Air Base | Jiu Peng Air Base | NSPO | NSPO |
| 13 September 05:50 | | Reaction control system, recovery capsule | NSPO/NCU | Suborbital | Technology test | 13 September | Successful |
| Apogee: ~280 km (174 mi). Recovery capsule successfully splashed down, but was not recovered due to weather conditions. ||||||
| 28 September 20:16 | Polaris (STARS) | Polaris (STARS) | FTG-03a | Kodiak | Kodiak | Sandia | Sandia |
| 28 September 20:16 | | | MDA | Suborbital | Target | 28 September | Successful |
| Intercepted by Ground Based Interceptor ||||||
| 28 September 20:18 | Ground Based Interceptor | Ground Based Interceptor | FTG-03a | Vandenberg LF-23 | Vandenberg LF-23 | MDA | MDA |
| 28 September 20:18 | | | MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 28 September | Successful |
| Intercepted Polaris (STARS) ||||||
| October ||||||||
| 5 October 05:50 | Agni-I | Agni-I | | Integrated Test Range | Integrated Test Range | IDRDL | IDRDL |
| 5 October 05:50 | | | IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 October | Successful |
| 29 October | RS-18 UR-100N | RS-18 UR-100N | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 29 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful |
| 30 October 04:12:52 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | Wallops Flight Facility Pad 1 | Wallops Flight Facility Pad 1 | NASA | NASA |
| 30 October 04:12:52 | | EARLE | NASA/Texas | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 30 October 04:26:17 | Successful |
| November ||||||||
| 6 November 18:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands LC-36 | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 6 November 18:00 | | EUNIS | NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 6 November | Successful |
| December ||||||||
| 8 December | RT-2UTTH Topol-M | RT-2UTTH Topol-M | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 8 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 December | Successful |
| 10 December 09:00:00 | Black Brant XII | Black Brant XII | | Andøya | Andøya | NASA | NASA |
| 10 December 09:00:00 | | TRICE-High | NASA/UoI | Suborbital | Electrodynamics | 10 December | Successful |
| 10 December 09:02:00 | Black Brant XII | Black Brant XII | | Andøya | Andøya | NASA | NASA |
| 10 December 09:02:00 | | TRICE-Low | NASA/UoI | Suborbital | Electrodynamics | 10 December | Successful |
| 17 December 22:05 | Castor 4B | Castor 4B | JFTM-1 | Kauai | Kauai | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 December 22:05 | | Mock warhead | US Navy | Suborbital | Target | 17 December | Successful |
| Intercepted by SM-3 ||||||
| 17 December 22:08 | RIM-161 SM-3 | RIM-161 SM-3 | JFTM-1 | JDS Kongō | JDS Kongō | JMSDF | JMSDF |
| 17 December 22:08 | | | JMSDF | Suborbital | ABM test | 17 December | Successful |
| Intercepted Castor 4B, first Japanese ABM test (Using American technology) ||||||
| 17 December | R-29RM Sineva (RSM-54) | R-29RM Sineva (RSM-54) | | Barents Sea, K-114 | Barents Sea, K-114 | VMF | VMF |
| 17 December | | Re-entry vehicles | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 December | Successful |
| Multiple re-entry vehicles, impacted Kura Test Range ||||||
| 17 December | VS-30 | VS-30 | | Barreira do Inferno | Barreira do Inferno | AEB | AEB |
| 17 December | | Angicos | AEB/CONAE | Suborbital | Microgravity | 17 December | Successful |
| 25 December 10:00 | R-29RM Sineva (RSM-54) | R-29RM Sineva (RSM-54) | | Barents Sea, K-114 | Barents Sea, K-114 | VMF | VMF |
| 25 December 10:00 | | Re-entry vehicles | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 December | Successful |
| Multiple re-entry vehicles, Impacted Kura Test Range ||||||
| 25 December 13:10 | RS-24 | RS-24 | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 December 13:10 | | Re-entry vehicles | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 December | Successful |
| Multiple re-entry vehicles ||||||
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## Deep Space Rendezvous

| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
| 13 January | Cassini | 23rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi) |
| 29 January | Cassini | 24th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 2,775 kilometres (1,724 mi) |
| 22 February | Cassini | 25th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 953 kilometres (592 mi) |
| 25 February | Rosetta | Flyby of Mars | Gravity assist |
| 28 February | New Horizons | Flyby of Jupiter | Gravity assist |
| 10 March | Cassini | 26th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 956 kilometres (594 mi) |
| 26 March | Cassini | 27th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 953 kilometres (592 mi) |
| 10 April | Cassini | 28th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 951 kilometres (591 mi) |
| 26 April | Cassini | 29th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 951 kilometres (591 mi) |
| 12 May | Cassini | 30th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi) |
| 28 May | Cassini | 31stflyby of Titan | Closest approach: 2,425 kilometres (1,507 mi) |
| 5 June | MESSENGER | 2nd flyby of Venus | Gravity assist; Closest approach: 338 kilometres (210 mi) |
| 13 June | Cassini | 32nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi) |
| 29 June | Cassini | 33rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,942 kilometres (1,207 mi) |
| 19 July | Cassini | 34thflyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,302 kilometres (809 mi) |
| 30 August | Cassini | Flyby of Rhea | Closest approach: 5,100 kilometres (3,200 mi) |
| 31 August | Cassini | 35th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 3,227 kilometres (2,005 mi) |
| 10 September | Cassini | Flyby of Iapetus | Closest approach: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 2 October | Cassini | 36th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi) |
| 3 October | Kaguya | Selenocentric orbit injection | |
| 5 November | Chang'e 1 | Selenocentric orbit injection | |
| 13 November | Rosetta | 2nd flyby of the Earth | Mistaken for asteroid, given the designation 2007 VN84 |
| 19 November | Cassini | 37th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi) |
| 5 December | Cassini | 38th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) |
| 20 December | Cassini | 39th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 953 kilometres (592 mi) |
| 31 December | Deep Impact (EPOXI) | Flyby of Earth | Closest approach: 15,566 kilometres (9,672 mi) |
    Distant, non-targeted flybys of Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Tethys and Titan by Cassini occurred throughout the year.

## EVAs

| Start date/time | Duration | End time | Spacecraft | Crew | Function | Remarks |
| 31 January 15:14 | 7 hours 55 minutes | 23:09 | Expedition 14 ISS Quest | Michael Lopez-Alegria Sunita Williams | Reconfigured Destiny cooling system, connected SSPTS, secured P6 starboard radiator, disconnected EAS. | |
| 4 February 13:38 | 7 hours 11 minutes | 20:49 | Expedition 14 ISS Quest | Michael Lopez-Alegria Sunita Williams | Completed Destiny cooling system reconfiguration and EAS disconnection, photographed P6 inboard solar array, continued SSPTS installation. | |
| 8 February 13:26 | 6 hours 40 minutes | 20:06 | Expedition 14 ISS Quest | Michael Lopez-Alegria Sunita Williams | Removed and jettisoned P3 thermal covers, install P3 attachment point, remove P5 launch restraints, continued SSPTS installation. | |
| 22 February 10:27 | 6 hours 18 minutes | 16:45 | Expedition 14 ISS Pirs | Mikhail Tyurin Michael Lopez-Alegria | Retracted an antenna at the aft port of the Zvezda, photographed a satellite navigation antenna, and replaced a Russian materials experiment, inspected and photographed an antenna for the ATV, photographed a German robotics experiment, and inspected, remated, and photographed hardware connectors. | |
| 30 May 19:05 | 5 hours 25 minutes | 31 May 00:30 | Expedition 15 ISS Pirs | Fyodor Yurchikhin Oleg Kotov | Installed Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels and rerouted a Global Positioning System antenna cable. | |
| 6 June 14:23 | 5 hours 37 minutes | 20:00 | Expedition 15 ISS Pirs | Fyodor Yurchikhin Oleg Kotov | Installed a section of Ethernet cable on the Zarya module, installed additional Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels on Zvezda, and deployed a Russian scientific experiment. | |
| 11 June 20:02 | 6 hours 15 minutes | 12 June 02:17 | STS-117 ISS Quest | James F. Reilly John D. Olivas | Began the S3/S4 Truss installation. | |
| 13 June 18:28 | 7 hours 16 minutes | 14 June 01:44 | STS-117 ISS Quest | Patrick G. Forrester Steven Swanson | Assisted in retraction of the solar panels on the P6 Truss. Completed the S3/S4 truss installation. Partial failure due to the S3/S4 SARJ motor control circuits being wired in reverse, so some launch restraints were left in place to prevent the possibility of undesired rotation. | |
| 15 June 17:24 | 7 hours 58 minutes | 16 June 01:22 | STS-117 ISS Quest | James F. Reilly John D. Olivas | Repaired the Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod thermal blanket, finished the P6 solar array retraction, and installed a hydrogen ventilation valve onto Destiny. | |
| 17 June 16:25 | 6 hours 29 minutes | 22:54 | STS-117 ISS Quest | Patrick G. Forrester Steven Swanson | Retrieved a television camera and its support structure from an ESP attached to Quest, and installed it on the S3 truss, verified the Drive Lock Assembly (DLA) 2 configuration, and removed the last six SARJ launch restraints. Installed a computer network cable on Unity, opened the hydrogen vent valve on Destiny, and tethered two orbital debris shield panels on Zvezda. | |
| 23 July 10:25 | 7 hours 41 minutes | 18:06 | Expedition 15 ISS Quest | Clayton Anderson Fyodor Yurchikhin | Replaced components for the Mobile Transporter's redundant power system, jettisoned an ammonia tank and flight support equipment, and cleaned the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) on the nadir port of Unity. | |
| 11 August 16:28 | 6 hours 17 minutes | 23:45 | STS-118 ISS Quest | Richard Mastracchio Dafydd Williams | Attached the Starboard 5 (S5) segment of the station's truss, and retracted the forward heat-rejecting radiator from the station's Port 6 (P6) truss. | |
| 13 August 15:32 | 6 hours 28 minutes | 22:00 | STS-118 ISS Quest | Richard Mastracchio Dafydd Williams | Removed the new Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) from the shuttle's payload bay and installed it onto the Z1 truss. Installed the failed CMG onto an External Stowage Platform (ESP-2). | |
| 15 August 14:38 | 5 hours 28 minutes | 20:05 | STS-118 ISS Quest | Richard Mastracchio Clayton Anderson | Relocated two CETA carts around the Mobile Transporter and an antenna base from the P6 truss to P1, and installed a new transponder and signal processor for an S-band communications upgrade. | Mastracchio noted a hole on the thumb of his left glove and returned to the airlock as a precautionary measure. |
| 18 August 14:17 | 5 hours 2 minutes | 19:02 | STS-118 ISS Quest | Dafydd Williams Clayton Anderson | Retrieved Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) containers 3 and 4, installed the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) Boom Stand, installed an External Wireless Instrumentation System (EWIS) antenna, and secured Z1 gimbal locks. | |
| 26 October 10:02 | 6 hours 14 minutes | 16:16 | STS-120 ISS Quest | Scott E. Parazynski Douglas H. Wheelock | Installed the new Harmony module in its temporary location, retrieved the S-Band Antenna Support Assembly, and prepared for the relocation of the P6 truss by disconnecting fluid lines on the P6/Z1 truss segments. | |
| 28 October 09:32 | 6 hours 33 minutes | 16:05 | STS-120 ISS Quest | Scott E. Parazysnki Daniel M. Tani | Disconnected the Z1-to-P6 umbilicals, detached P6 from Z1, configured the S1 radiator, installed handrails onto Harmony, and inspected the S4 starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ). | |
| 30 October 08:45 | 7 hours 8 minutes | 15:53 | STS-120 ISS Quest | Scott E. Parazysnki Douglas H. Wheelock | Attached P6 to P5, installed P6/P5 umbilical connections, reconfigured S1 following its redeployment, and inspected the port SARJ. | |
| 3 November 10:03 | 7 hours 19 minutes | 17:22 | STS-120 ISS Quest | Scott E. Parazysnki Douglas H. Wheelock | Inspection and repair of the P6 solar array. | |
| 9 November 09:54 | 6 hours 55 minutes | 16:49 | Expedition 16 ISS Quest | Peggy Whitson Yuri Malenchenko | Disconnected and stored the Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System cables, stored the PMA-2 umbilical, and stowed a Harmony node avionics umbilical into a temporary position. | |
| 20 November 10:10 | 7 hours 16 minutes | 17:26 | Expedition 16 ISS Quest | Peggy Whitson Daniel M. Tani | External configuration of PMA-2 and Harmony: Fluid, electrical, and data lines attached, avionics lines hooked up, heater cables attached, and relocated a fluid tray. | |
| 24 November 09:50 | 7 hours 4 minutes | 16:54 | Expedition 16 ISS Quest | Peggy Whitson Daniel M. Tani | Completion of fluid, electrical, and data line hookups for PMA-2 and Harmony. Loop B Fluid Tray connected to the port side of the Destiny laboratory. Inspected and photographed the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) to assist with troubleshooting on the ground. | |
| 18 December 09:50 | 6 hours 56 minutes | 16:46 | Expedition 16 ISS Quest | Peggy Whitson Daniel M. Tani | Inspected the S4 starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), and a Beta Gimbal Assembly (BGA). | 100th EVA in support of the ISS. Whitson became the female astronaut with the most EVAs and the most time spent in EVA. |

## Orbital launch statistics
### By country

| Country | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
| | China | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| | France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | Russia | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| | United States | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| World | World | 68 | 63 | 3 | 2 |

### By rocket

* Ariane 5
* Atlas V
* Delta II
* Delta IV
* Delta IV Heavy
* H-IIA
* Long March 2
* Long March 3
* Long March 4
* PSLV
* Molniya-M
* Soyuz-U
* Soyuz-FG
* Kosmos-3M
* Dnepr
* Space Shuttle
* Proton-K
* Proton-M
* Zenit-2M
* Zenit-3SL
* Others

#### By family

| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
| Ariane | France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlas | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Delta | United States | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Falcon | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GSLV | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| H-II | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Long March | China | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Minotaur | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pegasus | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PSLV | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| R-7 | Russia | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| R-14 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| R-36 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shavit 2 | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Space Shuttle | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Universal Rocket | Russia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Zenit | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

#### By type

| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
| Ariane 5 | France | Ariane | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlas V | United States | Atlas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Delta II | United States | Delta | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta IV | United States | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dnepr | Ukraine | R-36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Falcon 1 | United States | Falcon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GSLV | India | GSLV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| H-IIA | Japan | H-II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosmos | Russia | R-12/R-14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Long March 2 | China | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Long March 3 | China | Long March | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Long March 4 | China | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Minotaur I | United States | Minotaur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Molniya | Russia | R-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pegasus | United States | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Proton | Russia | Universal Rocket | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| PSLV | India | PSLV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shavit | Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Soyuz | Russia | R-7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Zenit | Ukraine | Zenit | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

#### By configuration

| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane 5 ECA | France | Ariane 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5 GS | France | Ariane 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 401 | United States | Atlas V | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Atlas V 421 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Delta II 7420 | United States | Delta II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7920 | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7925 | United States | Delta II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7925H | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Delta IV Heavy | United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr | Ukraine | Dnepr | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 1 | United States | Falcon 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GSLV Mk I | India | GSLV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Final flight |
| H-IIA 2022 | Japan | H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 2024 | Japan | H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kosmos-3M | Russia | Kosmos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2C | China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2D | China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3A | China | Long March 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B | China | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B/E | China | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4B | China | Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4C | China | Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur I | United States | Minotaur I | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya-M / 2BL | Russia | Molniya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus-XL | United States | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K / DM-2 | Russia | Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / DM-2 | Russia | Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Proton-M / Briz-M | Russia | Proton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| PSLV-G | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-CA | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Shavit-2 | Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Soyuz-FG | Russia | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG / Fregat | Russia | Soyuz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | Russia | Soyuz | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit-2M | Ukraine | Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Zenit-3SL | Ukraine | Zenit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |

### By launch site

* Jiuquan
* Taiyuan
* Xichang
* Kourou
* Satish Dhawan
* Ocean Odyssey
* Palmachim
* Tanegashima
* Baikonur
* Kwajalein
* Dombarovsky
* Plesetsk
* Cape Canaveral
* Kennedy
* MARS
* Vandenberg
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Baikonur | Kazakhstan | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cape Canaveral | United States | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dombarovsky | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jiuquan | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kennedy | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kourou | France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kwajalein | Marshall Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MARS | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ocean Odyssey | International | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Damaged by explosion |
| Palmachim | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Satish Dhawan | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Taiyuan | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tanegashima | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | One launch used Stargazer aircraft |
| Xichang | China | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | 68 | 63 | 3 | 2 | |

### 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 | 9 to ISS |
| Medium Earth / Molniya | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Geosynchronous / GTO | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |
| High Earth / Lunar transfer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heliocentric / Planetary transfer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 65 | 3 | 0 | |