|
Date |
Mission
Designation |
Launch
Vehicle |
Country
of Launch |
Payload
Type |
Notes |
1. |
January 19 |
New Horizons |
Atlas 5 (551) |
US/NASA |
Pluto Probe |
|
2. |
January 24 |
Daichi (ALOS) |
H-2A |
Japan/JAXA |
Imaging |
|
| 3. |
February 15 |
Echostar 10 |
Zenit-3SL |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
| 4. |
February 18 |
MTSAT-2 (Japan) |
H-2A |
Japan/JAXA |
Comsat/Imaging |
|
| 5. |
February 21 |
Akari (ASTRO-F)
(Japan)
CUTE-1.7-APD
Solar Sail
|
M-V |
Japan/JAXA |
Infrared Astronomy |
|
| 6. |
February 28 |
Arabsat 4A |
Proton-M/Briz-M |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
failed (Briz) |
| 7. |
March 11 |
Hotbird 7A (Eutelsat)
Spainsat (Spain) |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 8. |
March 22 |
ST5-FWD
ST5-MID
ST5-AFT |
Pegasus XL |
US/NASA |
Tech
Tech
Tech |
|
| 9. |
March 24 |
Falconsat-2 |
Falcon 1 |
US/Com. |
Tech |
failed |
| 10. |
March 30 |
Soyuz TMA-8 |
Soyuz-FG |
Russia/FKA |
ISS Crew Rot. (2+1) |
12S (Marcos Pontes) |
| 11. |
April 12 |
JCSAT-9 (Japan) |
Zenit-3SL |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
| 12. |
April 15 |
Formosat-3 FM1
Formosat-3 FM2
Formosat-3 FM3
Formosat-3 FM4
Formosat-3 FM5
Formosat-3 FM6 |
Minotaur |
US/Com. |
Science
Science
Science
Science
Science
Science |
|
| 13. |
April 20 |
Astra 1KR (SES) |
Atlas V (411) |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 14. |
April 24 |
Progress M-56 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/FKA |
ISS Cargo |
21P |
| 15. |
April 25 |
EROS B (Israel) |
Start-1 |
Russia/Com. |
Imaging |
|
| 16. |
April 26 |
Yaogan 1 |
Long March 4B (CZ-4B) |
China/Civ. |
Remote Sensing |
|
| 17. |
April 28 |
Cloudsat
CALIPSO |
Delta 2 |
US/NASA |
Remote Sensing
Remote Sensing |
|
| 18. |
May 3 |
Kosmos-2420 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/Mil. |
Imaging |
|
| 19. |
May 24 |
GOES N |
Delta 4 M+ |
US/Com. |
Weather |
|
| 20. |
May 26 |
Kompas-2 |
Shtil' |
Russia/Mil. |
Science (Earthquake) |
Submarine Launch |
| 21. |
May 27 |
Satmex 6 (Mexico)
Thaicom 5 (Thailand) |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 22. |
June 15 |
Resurs-DM No. 1 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/Civ. |
Imaging |
|
| 23. |
June 17 |
KazSat (Kazakhstan) |
Proton-K/DM3 |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 24. |
June 18 |
Galaxy 16 (US/Panam) |
Zenit-3SL |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
| 25. |
June 21 |
USA 187
USA 188
USA 189 |
Delta 2 |
US/Mil. |
Tech
Tech
Tech |
|
| 26. |
June 24 |
Progress M-57 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/FKA |
ISS Cargo |
22P |
| 27. |
June 25 |
Kosmos-2421 |
Tsiklon-2 |
Russia/Mil. |
SigInt |
|
| 28. |
June 28 |
USA 184 (NROL-22) |
Delta 4M+ |
US/Mil. |
SigInt? |
|
| 29. |
July 4 |
STS-121/Discovery |
Shuttle |
US/NASA |
ISS ULF1.1 |
Crewed (7) |
| 30. |
July 10 |
Insat 4C |
GSLV |
India/Com. |
Comsat |
failed |
| 31. |
July 12 |
Genesis 1 (USA) |
Dnepr |
Russia/Com. |
Inflatable S/C |
Bigelow Aerospace test |
| 32. |
July 21 |
Kosmos-2422 |
Molniya-M |
Russia/Mil |
EarlyWarn |
|
| 33. |
July 26 |
BelKA (Belarus)
Baumanets (Russia)
Unisat-4 (Italy)
PICPOT (Italy)
ICECube-1 (Cornell)
ION (Illinois)
RINCON (Arizona)
AeroCube-1(Aerosp.Co.)
CalPoly CP1 (California)
SEEDS (Japan)
nCube-1 (Norway)
HAUSAT-1 (S.Korea)
MEROPE (Montana)
CalPoly CP2 (California)
KUTESat (Kansas)
SACRED (Arizona)
Voyager (Hawaii)
ICECube 2 (Cornell) |
Dnepr |
Russia/Com.
(Kosmotras) |
|
failed |
| 34. |
July 28 |
Kompsat-2 (South Korea) |
Rokot |
Russia/Com. |
Imaging |
|
| 35. |
August 4 |
Hot Bird 8 (Eutelsat) |
Proton-M/Briz-M |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 36. |
August 11 |
JCSat-10
Syracuse 3B |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat (mil.) |
|
| 37. |
August 22 |
Koreasat 5
(Mugunghwa 5) |
Zenit-3SL |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
| 38. |
September 9 |
Shijan (SJ)-8 |
Long March 2C (CZ-2C) |
China/Civ. |
Microgravity |
Seeds |
| 39. |
September 9 |
STS-115/Atlantis |
Space Shuttle |
US/NASA |
ISS 12A |
crewed (6) |
| 40. |
September 11 |
IGS-3A (Optical-2) |
H2A |
Japan/Mil. |
Imaging |
|
| 41. |
September 12 |
Zhongxing 22A (ZX-22A) |
Long March 3A (CZ-3A) |
China/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 42. |
September 14 |
Kosmos-2423 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/Mil. |
Imaging |
|
| 43. |
September 18 |
Soyuz TMA-9 |
Soyuz-FG |
Russia/FKA |
ISS CrewRot (2+1) |
13S (Anousheh Ansari) |
| 44. |
September 22 |
Hinode (Sunrise)
HIT-SAT
SSSAT |
M-V |
Japan/JAXA |
XR Astronomy
Technology Dev.
Technology Dev. |
was: "Solar-B"
Hokkaido Inst.Tech.
Solar sail experiment
|
| 45. |
September 25 |
GPS 52 (Navstar 52) |
Delta 2 |
US/Mil. |
Navigation |
SVN 52 |
| 46. |
October 13 |
DirecTV 9S (US)
Optus D1 (Australia)
LDREX 2 (Japan) |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat
Technology Dev. |
6.5m deployable antenna |
| 47. |
October 19 |
METOP A (Europe) |
Soyuz-2 (1A) |
Russia/Com. |
Weather |
1st orbit flight of Soyuz-2 |
| 48. |
October 23 |
Progress M-58 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/FKA |
ISS Cargo |
23P |
| 49. |
October 23 |
Shijian (SJ)-6-2A
Shijian (SJ)-6-2B
|
Long March 4B (CZ-4B) |
China/Civ |
Earth Observation
Earth Observation |
|
| 50. |
October 25 |
STEREO A(head)
STEREO B(ehind) |
Delta 2 |
US/NASA |
Solar Science
Solar Science |
|
| 51. |
October 28 |
Xinnuo 2 (Sinosat-2) |
Long March 4B (CZ-4B) |
China/Com. |
Comsat |
Payload failed in orbit |
| 52. |
October 30 |
XM-4 (XM-Blues) |
Zenit-3SL |
US/Com. |
Radiosat |
Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
| 53. |
November 4 |
DMSP SD-3 F-17 |
Delta 4M |
US/Mil. |
Weather |
|
| 54. |
November 8 |
Badr 4 (Arabsat 4B) |
Proton-M/Briz-M |
Russia/Com |
Comsat |
|
| 55. |
November 17 |
GPS 58 |
Delta 2 |
US/Mil. |
Navigation |
SVN 58 |
| 56. |
December 8 |
Fengyun 2D |
Long March 3A (CZ-3A) |
China/Civ |
Weather |
|
| 57. |
December 8 |
Wildblue 1
AMC 18 |
Ariane 5 ECA (V174) |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 58. |
December 10 |
STS-116/Discovery |
Space Shuttle |
US/NASA |
ISS 12A.1 |
crewed (7) |
| 59. |
December 11 |
Measat 3 (Malaysia) |
Proton-M/Briz-M |
Russia/Com |
Comsat |
|
| 60. |
December 14 |
USA-193 (NROL-21) |
Delta 2 |
US/Mil. |
|
|
| 61. |
December 16 |
Tacsat 2/Genesat-1 |
Minotaur |
US/Mil. |
Imaging/Tech. |
|
| 62. |
December 18 |
ETS-8 |
H2A (204) |
Japan |
Comsat |
|
| 63. |
December 19 |
SAR-Lupe 1 (Germany) |
Kosmos-3M |
Russia/Mil. |
Radar |
German Military |
| 64. |
December 24 |
Meridian No. 1 |
Soyuz-2 (1A) |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
Starsem |
| 65. |
December 25 |
Glonass-M(Kosmos2424)
Glonass-M(Kosmos2425)
Glonass-M(Kosmos2426) |
Proton-K/DM-2 |
Russia/Mil. |
Navigation
Navigation
Navigation |
|
| 66. |
December 27 |
COROT (France) |
Soyuz-2 (1B) |
Russia/Com. |
Astronomy |
Starsem |
