2006 in spaceflight

Launches
This is a list of spacecraft which were launched into space during the year 2006.
Date and time of launch(GMT)RocketLaunch siteSpacecraftOwner of spacecraftMissionNotes19 January19:00Atlas VCape Canaveral Air Force StationNew HorizonsNASAInterplanetryFlyby of Pluto in 201524 January01:33H-IIATanegashimaDaichiJAXAEarth observation15 February23:35Zenit-3Pacific OceanEchoStar 10EchoStarCommunication16 February08:01MinutemanVandenberg Air Force BaseDummy bombUS Air ForceICBM test18 February06:27H-IIATanegashimaMTSAT-2Japanese governmentAir Traffic Control and weather21 February21:28M-VUchinouraAkariJAXAAstronomyCUTE-1.7+APDNanosat (Very small satellite)28 February20:10ProtonBaikonurARABSAT 4AArab Satellite Communications OrganisationCommunicationsDid not reach correct orbit after problems with rocket11 March22:33Ariane 5KourouSPAINSATSpanish governmentCommunicationsHot Bird 7AEutelsatCommunications22 March14:03PegasusAircraft from Vandenberg Air Force BaseSpace Technology 5 (Forward)NASAStudy EarthSpace Technology 5 (Middle)NASAStudy EarthSpace Technology 5 (Aft)NASAStudy Earth24 March22:30Falcon 1Omelek IslandFalconSat 2US Air ForceStudy plasmaFirst flight of Falcon 1 rocketEngine failed 23 seconds after launch and the rocket crashed into the Pacific Ocean30 March02:30SoyuzBaikonurSoyuz TMA-8Russian Space AgencyManned mission to International Space StationCrew of 3ISS Expedition 137 April13:00MinutemanVandenberg Air Force BaseDummy bombUS Air ForceICBM test12 April23:30Zenit-3Pacific OceanJCSAT-9JCSATCommunication14 April01:40MinotaurVandenberg Air Force BaseCOSMIC-1COSMICStudy Atmosphere of EarthCOSMIC-2COSMICStudy Atmosphere of EarthCOSMIC-3COSMICStudy Atmosphere of EarthCOSMIC-4COSMICStudy Atmosphere of EarthCOSMIC-5COSMICStudy Atmosphere of EarthCOSMIC-6COSMICStudy Atmosphere of Earth20 April20:27Atlas VCape Canaveral Air Force StationAstra 1KRSES AstraCommunication24 April16:03SoyuzBaikonurProgressRussian Space AgencyDeliver supplies to International Space Station25 April16:47Start-1SvobodniyEROS-BImageSatEarth imaging26 April22:48Long March 4TaiyuanYaogan 1Spy satellite28 April10:02Delta IIVandenberg Air Force BaseCALIPSONASAStudy aerosolsCloudSatNASAStudy clouds3 May17:38SoyuzBaikonurKosmos-2420Russian governmentSpy satellite24 May22:11Delta IVCape Canaveral Air Force StationGOES-13NASA/NOAAWeather26 May18:50Shtil'Barents SeaKompass 2IzmiranEarthquake detection27 May21:09Ariane 5KourouSATMEX 6Satellites MexicanasCommunicationTHAICOM 5Shin SatelliteCommunication14 June14:08MinutemanVandenberg Air Force BaseDummy bombUS Air ForceICBM test15 June08:00SoyuzBaikonurResursRussian Space AgencyEarth observation18 June07:50Zenit-3Pacific OceanGalaxy 16PanAmSatCommunication18 June22:44ProtonBaikonurKazSatGovernment of KazakhstanCommunication21 June22:15Delta IICape CanaveralMITEX-AUS Air ForceTechnology testMITEX-BUS Air ForceTechnology testMITEX-CarrierUS Air ForceTechnology test24 June15:08SoyuzBaikonurProgressRussian Space AgencyDeliver supplies to International Space Station25 June04:00Tsyklon-2BaikonurKosmos-2421Russian NavySpy satelliteSolar panels did not work27 June03:30Delta IVVandenberg Air Force BaseNRO L-22NROSpy satellite4 July18:38Space Shuttle DiscoveryKennedy Space CenterSTS-121NASAManned mission to International Space StationCrew of 7Leonardo MPLMNASADeliver supplies to International Space Station10 July12:38GSLVSatish Dhawan Space CentreINSAT 4CISROCommunicationsRocket destroyed after engine failure12 July15:53DneprDombarovskiyGenesis-1Bigelow AerospaceSpace StationPrototype (no crew)20 July10:14MinutemanVandenberg Air Force BaseDummy bombUS Air ForceICBM test26 July19:43DneprBaikonurBelKANational Academy of Sciences of Republic of BelarusEarth imagingCrashed back to Earth after engine failureUnisat-4Universita di RomaTechnology testBaumanetsMoskovskiy Gosudarstvenniy Tekhnicheskiy UniversitetEarth imaging and radioPICPOTPolitecnico di TorinoEarth imagingSACREDUniversity of ArizonaCubeSatIONUniversity of IllinoisDouble CubeSatRincon 1University of ArizonaCubeSatICECube-1CornellCubeSatKUTESat PathfinderUniversity of KansasCubeSatSEEDSNihon UniversityCubeSatnCubeGovernment of NorwayCubeSatHAUSAT-1Government of South KoreaCubeSatMEROPEUniversity of MontanaCubeSatCP-2CalPolyCubeSatAeroCube-1AerospaceCorpCubeSatCP-1CalPolyCubeSatVoyagerUniversity of HawaiiCubeSatICECube2CornellCubeSat28 July07:05RokotBaikonurKOMPSAT 2Earth imaging4 August21:48ProtonBaikonurHot Bird 8EutelsatCommunication11 August22:15Ariane 5KourouJCSat-10CommunicationSyracuse 3BCommunication22 August03:27Zenit-3Pacific OceanKoreasat 5KT CorporationCommunication9 September07:00Long March 2JiuquanShi Jian 8CASCGrow seeds in space9 September15:15Space Shuttle AtlantisKennedy Space CenterSTS-115NASAManned flight to International Space StationCrew of 6ISS P3/4 TrussNASAPart of the International Space Station11 September04:35H-IIATanegashimaInformation Gathering SatelliteJapanese governmentSpy satellite12 September16:02Long March 3TaiyuanZhongxing 22A14 September13:41SoyuzBaikonurKosmos-2423Spy satellite18 September04:09SoyuzBaikonurSoyuz TMA-9Russian Space AgencyManned mission to International Space StationCrew of 3ISS Expedition 1422 September21:36M-VUchinouraHinodeJAXAObserve the SunLast flight of the M-V rocketSSSat did not workHIT-SATHokkaido Institute of TechnologyTechnology testSSSatJAXASolar sail25 September18:50Delta IICape Canaveral Air Force StationGPS 2R-M2US Air ForceNavigation25 September20:14SpaceLoftSpaceport AmericaVariousUP AerospaceScientific experimentsFirst flight of SpaceLoftFirst flight from Spaceport AmericaLost control and crashed13 October20:56Ariane 5KourouDirecTV-9SCommunicationOptus D1CommunicationLDREX-2Technology test19 October16:28SoyuzBaikonurMetOp-AEumetsatWeather satellite23 October13:41SoyuzBaikonurProgressRussian Space AgencyDeliver supplies to International Space Station24 October23:34Long March 4TaiyuanShi Jian 6-2AStudy environmentShi Jian 6-2BStudy environment26 OctoberDelta IICape Canaveral Air Force StationSTEREO-ANASAStudy Sun and EarthSTEREO-BNASAStudy Sun and Earth28 October16:20Long March 3XichangSinosat-2Sino Satellite Communications CompanyCommunicationSolar panels did not work30 October23:48Zenit-3Pacific OceanXM-4 "Blues"XM Satellite RadioCommunication4 November13:53Delta IVVandenberg Air Force BaseDMSP F17US Air ForceWeather8 November20:01ProtonBaikonurBadr 4ArabsatCommunication17 November19:12Delta IICape Canaveral Air Force StationGPS 2R-M3US Air ForceNavigation8 December00:53Long March 3TaiyuanFeng Yun 2DCSMAWeather8 December22:07Ariane 5KourouAmericom 18SES AmericomCommunicationWildBlue 1WildBlueCommunication10 December01:47Space Shuttle DiscoveryKennedy Space CenterSTS-116NASAManned flight to International Space StationCrew of 7ISS P5 TrussNASAPart of the International Space StationSpacehab moduleNASA/SpacehabDeliver supplies to International Space StationANDEUS NavyTechnology testRAFT-1US NavyTechnology testMARScomUS NavyTechnology testMEPSI-2DARPATechnology test11 December23:28ProtonBaikonurMEASAT 3Communication14 December21:00Delta IIVandenberg Air Force BaseNRO L-21NROSpy satellite16 December12:00MinotaurWallops IslandTacSat 2US NavyTechnology testGeneSatNASAScientific experiments19 December14:00Kosmos 3MPlesetskSAR-Lupe 118 December06:32H-IIATanegashimaETS-8JAXATechnology test22 December08:34SoyuzPlesetskTBCVKSCommunication25 December20:18ProtonBaikonurGlonassKNITsNavigationGlonassKNITsNavigationGlonassKNITsNavigation27 December14:23SoyuzBaikonurCoRoTCNESAstronomy

References

Encyclopedia Astronautica
Gunter's Space Page - Chronology of Space Launches
JAXA 
Jonathan's Space Report (SatCat.txt and Launchlog.txt)
NASA
Orbital Report News Agency's Launch Logs
SpaceFlightNow
Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive

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