Orbital launches | |
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First | 15 January |
Last | 28 December |
Total | 81 |
Successes | 77 |
Failures | 3 |
Partial failures | 1 |
Catalogued | 78 |
National firsts | |
Satellite | |
Orbital launch | South Korea (with assistance from Russia) |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights |
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Retirements |
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Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 5 |
Total travellers | 15 |
EVAs | 11 |
In 2013, the maiden spaceflight of the Orbital Sciences' Antares launch vehicle, designated A-ONE, took place on 13 April. [1] Orbital Science also launched its first spacecraft, Cygnus, that docked with the International Space Station in late September 2013.
A total of 81 orbital launches were attempted in 2013, of which 77 were successful, one was partially successful and three were failures. The year also saw eleven EVAs by ISS astronauts. The majority of the year's orbital launches were conducted by Russia, the United States and China, with 31, 19 and 15 launches respectively.
India's Indian Space Research Organisation launched its first mission to Mars with the Mars Orbiter Mission that successfully reached Mars orbit on 23 September 2014. [2]
Numerous significant milestones in robotic spaceflight occurred in 2013, including the landing of China's Chang'e 3 lander at Moon's Mare Imbrium on 14 December; it is China's first attempt and first successful soft landing by its spacecraft on an extraterrestrial surface.
Five crewed orbital launches were conducted during 2013, all successfully, carrying a total of 15 astronauts into orbit. Four of these missions were flown with the Russian Soyuz spacecraft and one with the Chinese Shenzhou.
Date and time ( UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
26 January 22:00 |
Ground Based Interceptor | Vandenberg LF-23 | Missile Defense Agency | ||||
EKV | MDA | Suborbital | Anti-ballistic missile test | 26 January | Successful | ||
Non-intercept flight test. | |||||||
27 January ~12:10 |
B-611 | Shuangchengzi | PLA | ||||
PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 11 January | Successful | |||
Target | |||||||
27 January ~12:10 |
SC-19 | Korla | PLA | ||||
PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 11 January | Successful | |||
Interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
28 January | Kavoshgar | Semnan | ISA | ||||
Pishgam | ISA | Suborbital | Biological | 28 January | Successful [62] | ||
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey | |||||||
29 January 22:50 |
Terrier Improved Orion | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
Lithium Release Experiments | NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Atmospheric experiments | 29 January | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
7 February 08:21 |
Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
VISIONS | NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Auroral research | 7 February | Successful | ||
13 February 09:10 |
MRBTM | FTM-20 | Kauai | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 13 February | Successful | |||
SM-3 Block 1A target | |||||||
13 February 09:15 |
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1A | FTM-20 | USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 13 February | Successful | |||
MRBTM interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
15 February 16:34 |
Terrier Improved Orion | White Sands | NASA | ||||
Technology Experiments | NASA GSFC/WFF | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 15 February | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi) ? | |||||||
25 February 05:52:31 |
Arrow III | Negev | IAI | ||||
IAI/ IDF | Suborbital | ABM Test | 25 February | Successful | |||
Test flight of the Arrow-III | |||||||
11 March 06:10 |
Terrier-Lynx | Wallops Island | DoD | ||||
Shark | DoD | Suborbital | Radar target | 11 March | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
4 April 21:55 |
Tianying 3E | Hainan | CNSA | ||||
Kunpeng-1 | CSSAR | Suborbital | Environment monitoring | 4 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi) | |||||||
7 April 04:55 |
Agni-II | ITR IC-4 | Indian Army | ||||
Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
10 April | Shaheen-IA | Sonmiani | ASFC | ||||
ASFC | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
12 April 04:25 |
VSB-30 | Esrange | EuroLaunch | ||||
TEXUS-50 | DLR/ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 12 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi) | |||||||
21 April 08:00 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
SLICE | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Astronomy | 21 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 318 kilometres (198 mi)? | |||||||
23 April 17:30 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
EUNIS | NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Solar research | 23 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)? | |||||||
1 May 07:38 |
Terrier Improved Orion | Roi-Namur | NASA | ||||
MOSC | NASA/Air Force Research Lab | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 1 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi) | |||||||
5 May 08:30 |
M51 | Le Vigilant, Audierne Bay | DGA/ Marine nationale | ||||
DGA/Marine nationale | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 May | Launch failure | |||
7 May 07:39:00 |
Terrier-Oriole | Roi-Namur | NASA | ||||
EVEX | University of Illinois | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 7 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ? | |||||||
7 May 07:40:30 |
Terrier-Improved Malemute | Roi-Namur | NASA | ||||
EVEX | University of Illinois | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 7 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ? | |||||||
9 May 07:23 |
Terrier Improved Orion | Roi-Namur | NASA | ||||
MOSC | NASA/Air Force Research Lab | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 9 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi) | |||||||
11 May 05:00 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
FORTIS | JHU | Suborbital | Astronomy | 11 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)? | |||||||
13 May 12:58 |
Xichang | ||||||
Kunpeng-7 / Dong Neng-2 | CNSA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric / ASAT | 13 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi) | |||||||
16 May 03:25 |
ARAV-C | FTM-19 | Kauai | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 16 May | Successful | |||
SM-3 Block 1B target | |||||||
16 May 03:30 |
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B | FTM-19 | USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 16 May | Successful | |||
ARAV-C interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
22 May 13:27 |
LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-04 | U.S. Air Force | ||||
U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 May | Successful | |||
GT207GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | |||||||
5 June | Sounding Rocket VIII | Jiu Peng Air Base | NSPO | ||||
NSPO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 5 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~280 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
6 June 03:05 |
Black Brant XII | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
CIBER | Caltech | Suborbital | Astronomy | 6 June | Successful | ||
Apogee: 577 kilometres (359 mi) | |||||||
6 June 17:45 |
RS-26 Rubezh | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 June | Successful | |||
20 June 09:30 |
Terrier-Improved Orion | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
RockOn | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Student experiments | 20 June | Successful | ||
Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
21 June 13:57 |
SpaceLoft XL | Spaceport America | UP Aerospace | ||||
FOP-1 | NASA | Suborbital | Student experiments | 21 June | Successful | ||
Mission SL-7, Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi), successfully recovered | |||||||
27 June 23:52 |
VS-30 | Andøya | DLR | ||||
WADIS-1 | DLR | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 27 June | Successful | ||
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi), 12 Super Loki meteorological rockets were also launched | |||||||
4 July 14:31:00 |
Black Brant VB | Wallops LA-2 | NASA | ||||
Daytime Dynamo | NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Geospace | 4 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | |||||||
4 July 14:31:15 |
Terrier Improved Orion | Wallops LA-2 | NASA | ||||
Daytime Dynamo | NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Geospace | 4 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
5 July 18:29 |
UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2) | FTG-07 | Meck | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 5 July | Successful | |||
5 July 18:35 |
Ground Based Interceptor | FTG-07 | Vandenberg LF-23 | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 5 July | Spacecraft failure | |||
UMG-96 Trident I interceptor, intercept failed, EKV likely failed to separate from booster | |||||||
12 July | Jericho III | Palmachim | Israeli Air Force | ||||
Israeli Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful | |||
15 July 05:53 |
VS-30 | Esrange | EuroLaunch | ||||
MAPHEUS-4 | DLR | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 15 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
20 July 14:00:00 |
S-310 | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
JAXA/
KU/
HU/
KUT/
TU/
TPU/ TU/ UT/ NU/ CU/ GSFC |
Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 20 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
20 July 14:57:00 |
S-520 | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
JAXA/
KU/
HU/
KUT/
TU/
TPU/ TU/ UT/ NU/ CU/ GSFC |
Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 20 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 316 kilometres (196 mi) | |||||||
8 August 18:10 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
VERIS | NRL | Suborbital | Solar research | 8 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)? | |||||||
12 August 03:45 |
Prithvi II | Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 August 10:00 |
Terrier-Improved Malemute | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
RockSat-X | NASA | Suborbital | Student experiments | 13 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)? | |||||||
3 September 06:16 |
Silver Sparrow | F-15 Eagle, Israel | IAF | ||||
Israeli Air Force | Suborbital | ABM target | 3 September | Successful | |||
Arrow-3 tracking target, Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
6 September 05:20 |
RSM-56 Bulava | K-550 Aleksandr Nevskiy, White Sea | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Launch failure | |||
Second stage failure | |||||||
10 September | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | U.S. Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 September | Successful | |||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | |||||||
10 September | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | U.S. Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 September | Successful | |||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | |||||||
10 September | eMRBM | C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean | MDA | ||||
MDA/ IMDO | Suborbital | ABM target | 10 September | Successful | |||
Target for THAAD, successful intercept | |||||||
10 September | MRBM | Wake Island | MDA | ||||
MDA/ IMDO | Suborbital | ABM target | 10 September | Successful | |||
Target for SM-3, successful intercept | |||||||
10 September | SM-3 Block 1A | FTO-01 | USS Decatur (DDG-73), Pacific Ocean | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 10 September | Successful | |||
Intercepted target missile | |||||||
10 September | THAAD | FTO-01 | Meck Island | US Army | |||
US Army/MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 10 September | Successful | |||
Intercepted target missile | |||||||
10 September | THAAD | FTO-01 | Meck Island | US Army | |||
US Army/MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 10 September | Successful | |||
Back-up interceptor for SM-3 | |||||||
12 September | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | U.S. Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 September | Successful | |||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | |||||||
12 September | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | U.S. Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 September | Successful | |||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | |||||||
15 September 09:20 |
Agni-V | Integrated Test Range | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), second flight of Agni-V | |||||||
18 September 11:15 |
VS-30/Improved Orion | Andøya | DLR | ||||
Scramspace | University of Queensland | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 18 September | Launch failure | ||
Hypersonic research experiment, first stage failure of launch vehicle | |||||||
19 September 00:30 |
ARAV-C++ | FTM-21 | Kauai | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 19 September | Successful | |||
SM-3 Block 1B target | |||||||
19 September 00:32 ? |
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B | FTM-21 | USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 19 September | Successful | |||
ARAV-C++ interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
19 September 00:32 ? |
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B | FTM-21 | USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 19 September | Successful | |||
ARAV-C++ back-up interceptor | |||||||
22 September 10:01 |
LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-10 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 September | Successful | |||
GT209GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | |||||||
26 September 10:33 |
LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-09 | US Air Force | ||||
U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 September | Successful | |||
GT208GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | |||||||
4 October 05:33 |
ARAV-ER | FTM-22 | Kauai | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 4 October | Successful | |||
SM-3 Block 1B target | |||||||
4 October 05:37 ? |
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B | FTM-22 | USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 4 October | Successful | |||
ARAV-ER interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
7 October 03:45 |
Prithvi II | Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
8 October 06:50 |
Prithvi II | Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
10 October 13:39 |
RS-12M Topol | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful | |||
Test of a new experimental reentry vehicle | |||||||
21 October 10:00 [63] |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
EVE | CU Boulder | Suborbital | SDO calibration | 21 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 273 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
30 October | RT-2PM Topol | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
30 October | R-36M2 Voyevoda | Dombarovsky | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
30 October | R-29RMU Sineva | K-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
30 October | R-29R Volna | K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
3 November 09:25 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
X-ray Quantum Calorimeter | UW-Madison | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 3 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi) | |||||||
8 November | Agni-I | Integrated Test Range | IDRDL | ||||
IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)? | |||||||
12 November 16:15 |
SpaceLoft XL | Spaceport America | UP Aerospace | ||||
FOP-2 | NASA | Suborbital | Six technology experiments | 12 November | Successful | ||
Mission SL-8, Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi), successfully recovered | |||||||
20 November 11:40 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
FORTIS | JHU | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 20 November | Successful | ||
Studied spectra of comet ISON, apogee: 277 kilometres (172 mi) | |||||||
27 November 03:50 [64] |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
VeSpR | Boston University | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 27 November | Successful | ||
Venus Spectral Rocket Experiment, apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
3 December | Prithvi II | Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 December | Shahab-1 | Semnan | ISA | ||||
Kavoshgar Pazhuhesh | ISA | Suborbital | Biological | 14 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey | |||||||
17 December 12:36 |
LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-04 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 December | Successful | |||
GT210GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | |||||||
23 December 11:28 |
Agni-III | ITR IC-4 | Indian Army | ||||
Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 350 kilometres (220 mi) | |||||||
24 December 07:00 |
RS-24 Yars | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful | |||
27 December 17:30 |
RS-12M Topol | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 December | Successful |
Date ( UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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16 February | Cassini | 90th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,978 kilometres (1,229 mi). |
9 March | Cassini | 4th flyby of Rhea | Closest approach: 997 kilometres (620 mi). Last Cassini flyby of Rhea. |
5 April | Cassini | 91st flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
12 April | Cassini | Flyby of Polydeuces | Closest approach: 115,000 kilometres (71,000 mi). |
23 May | Cassini | 92nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 970 kilometres (600 mi). |
10 July | Cassini | 93rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 964 kilometres (599 mi). |
26 July | Cassini | 94th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
12 September | Cassini | 95th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
6 October | LADEE | Injection into Selenocentric orbit | Preliminary orbit was 269 kilometres (167 mi) x 15,772 kilometres (9,800 mi), inclined 157 deg to the equator. |
9 October | Juno | Flyby of Earth | Gravity assist, closest approach: 552 kilometres (343 mi). |
13 October | Cassini | 96th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 961 kilometres (597 mi). |
30 November | Cassini | 97th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 870 kilometres (540 mi). |
6 December | Chang'e 3 | Injection into Selenocentric orbit | Preliminary orbit was 100 kilometres (62 mi), reduced to 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) on 10 December. |
14 December | Chang'e 3 | Landing at Mare Imbrium | First Chinese lunar soft lander and rover, coordinates 44°07′17″N 19°30′42″W / 44.1214°N 19.5116°W. |
28 December | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 45 kilometres (28 mi). |
Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 April 14:03 |
6 hours 38 minutes |
20:41 | Expedition 35/ 36 | Pavel Vinogradov | Installed the Obstanovka plasma waves and ionosphere experiment to the exterior of the Zvezda service module. Also replaced a faulty retro-reflector device used as navigational aids for the Automatic Transfer Vehicle and retrieved the Biorisk microbe exposure experiment. An attempt to retrieve the Vinoslivost materials sample experiment failed when it was accidentally dropped while being taken back to the Pirs module airlock. [65] [66] |
11 May 12:44 |
5 hours 30 minutes |
18:14 | Expedition 35/ 36 | Christopher Cassidy | Replaced the 2B Pump Flow Control Subassembly (PFCS) on the Port 6 truss in attempting to locate the source of an ammonia coolant leak on the Port 6 truss Photo Voltaic Thermal Control System (PVTCS). [67] [68] |
24 June 13:32 |
6 hours 34 minutes |
20:06 | Expedition 36/ 37 | Fyodor Yurchikhin | Replaced a fluid flow regulator on the Zarya module, testing of the Kurs docking system on the station ahead of the arrival of a new Russian module, installing the "Indicator" experiment, installing gap spanners on to the outside of the station and photographing the multilayer insulation (MLI) protecting the Russian segment from micrometeoroids and taking samples from the exterior surface of the pressure hull underneath the MLI to identify signs of pressure hull material microscopic deterioration. [69] [70] |
9 July 12:02 |
6 hours 7 minutes |
18:09 | Expedition 36/ 37 | Christopher Cassidy | Replaced a failed Space-to-Ground Transmitter Receiver Controller and the Mobile Base Camera Light Pan-Tilt Assembly, retrieved the MISSE-8 and ORMatE-III experiments, photographed the AMS-02, moved two Radiator Grapple Bars to either sides of the truss, routed power cables to support the addition of the new Russian MLM and installed a multi-layer insulation cover to protect the docking interface of PMA-2. [71] [72] |
16 July 11:57 |
1 hours 32 minutes |
13:29 | Expedition 36/ 37 | Christopher Cassidy | Installed a Y-bypass jumper on power lines on the Z1 truss, routing 1553 data cables for a grapple fixture and Ethernet cables for a future Russian station module. The spacewalk was then cut short after Parmitano reported excess water leaking inside his helmet. [73] [74] [75] |
16 August 14:36 |
7 hours 29 minutes |
22:05 | Expedition 36/ 37 | Fyodor Yurchikhin | Routed power and Ethernet cables for later attachment to the future Nauka module. Also installed connectors between modules and a material science experiment. [76] [77] |
22 August 11:34 |
5 hours 58 minutes |
17:32 | Expedition 36/ 37 | Fyodor Yurchikhin | Removed a laser communication and installed an EVA work station and camera pointing platform outside the Zvezda service module, inspection and tightening of various antenna covers on Zvezda, and installed new spacewalk aids. [78] [79] |
9 November 14:34 |
5 hours 50 minutes |
20:24 | Expedition 37/ 38 | Oleg Kotov | Took the Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games to the outside of ISS. They also continued work on an extravehicular activity workstation and biaxial pointing platform by removing launch brackets and bolts, as well as retrieving an experimental package. The planned installation of a foot restraint on the mounting seat of the workstation was deferred to a future spacewalk after the spacewalkers noticed some issues with its alignment. [80] [81] |
21 December 12:01 |
5 hours 28 minutes |
17:29 | Expedition 38/ 39 | Richard Mastracchio | Removed ammonia fluid lines from Active Thermal Control System pump module; removed pump module from starboard truss and stowed it on Payload Orbital Replacement Unit Accommodation. [82] |
24 December 11:53 |
7 hours 30 minutes |
19:23 | Expedition 38/ 39 | Richard Mastracchio | Retrieved spare ammonia pump module, installed it on starboard truss, and connected it to Loop A of Active Thermal Control System. [83] [84] |
27 December 13:00 |
8 hours 7 minutes |
21:07 | Expedition 38/ 39 | Oleg Kotov | Attempted installation of 2 HD cameras for commercial Earth observation on the outside of the Zvezda module, cancelled after one of the cameras failed to provide data to the ground during testing. Also installed and jettisoned experimental equipment outside the Russian segment. Longest Russian EVA in history. [85] [86] |
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, Soyuz launches by Arianespace in Kourou are counted under Russia because Soyuz-2 is a Russian rocket.
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | ||
Europe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | With Russian assistance | |
Russia | 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | Includes two European Soyuz launches from Kourou, French Guiana by Arianespace | |
Ukraine | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
United States | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||
World | 81 | 77 | 3 | 1 |
Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angara | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Antares | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Ariane | Europe | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Epsilon | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Falcon | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
H-II | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kuaizhou | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Long March | China | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
Minotaur | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Pegasus | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
R-7 | Russia | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
R-36 | Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Universal Rocket | Russia | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | |
Vega | Europe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Antares 100 | United States | Antares | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Ariane 5 | Europe | Ariane | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V | United States | Atlas | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV | United States | Delta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Dnepr | Ukraine | R-36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Epsilon | Japan | Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Falcon 9 | United States | Falcon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIA | Japan | H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIB | Japan | H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kuaizhou 1 | China | Kuaizhou | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Long March 2 | China | Long March | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3 | China | Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4 | China | Long March | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Minotaur I | United States | Minotaur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Minotaur V | United States | Minotaur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Naro | Russia / South Korea | Angara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Pegasus | United States | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV | India | PSLV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton | Russia | Universal Rocket | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
Soyuz | Russia | R-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-2 | Russia | R-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
UR-100 | Russia | Universal Rocket | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Vega | Europe | Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit | Ukraine | Zenit | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Antares 110 | United States | Antares | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Ariane 5 ECA | Europe | Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Ariane 5 ES | Europe | Ariane 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 401 | United States | Atlas V | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 501 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 531 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 551 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) | United States | Delta IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV Heavy | United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Dnepr | Ukraine | Dnepr | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Epsilon | Japan | Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Falcon 9 v1.0 | United States | Falcon 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Falcon 9 v1.1 | United States | Falcon 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
H-IIA 202 | Japan | H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIB | Japan | H-IIB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kuaizhou 1 | China | Kuaizhou 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Long March 2C | China | Long March 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2D | China | Long March 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2F | China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3B/E | China | Long March 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4B | China | Long March 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Long March 4C | China | Long March 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Minotaur I | United States | Minotaur I | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Minotaur V | United States | Minotaur V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Naro-1 | Russia / South Korea | Naro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Pegasus-XL | United States | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV-CA | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV-XL | India | PSLV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Russia | Proton | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-M / Blok DM-03 | Russia | Proton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Rokot / Briz-KM | Russia | UR-100 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
Soyuz-2.1a | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-2.1b | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-2-1v / Volga | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Soyuz-FG | Russia | Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-U | Russia | Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Strela | Russia | UR-100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Vega | Europe | Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit-3SL | Ukraine | Zenit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Zenit-3SLB | Ukraine | Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baikonur | Kazakhstan | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
Cape Canaveral | United States | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Dombarovsky | Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kourou | France | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Jiuquan | China | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
MARS | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Naro | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ocean Odyssey | International waters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Plesetsk | Russia | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
Satish Dhawan | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Tanegashima | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Taiyuan | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Uchinoura | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Vandenberg | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Includes Pegasus-XL launch whose carrier aircraft took off from Vandenberg |
Xichang | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 81 | 77 | 3 | 1 |
Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally achieved |
Remarks |
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Transatmospheric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Low Earth | 48 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 12 to ISS, 1 to Tiangong-1 |
Medium Earth / Molniya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Geosynchronous / GTO | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
High Earth / Lunar transfer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | MOM was initially placed in a highly elliptical Earth orbit and performed Trans-Mars injection under its own power |
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 81 | 78 | 3 | 0 |
Orbital launches | |
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First | 15 January |
Last | 28 December |
Total | 81 |
Successes | 77 |
Failures | 3 |
Partial failures | 1 |
Catalogued | 78 |
National firsts | |
Satellite | |
Orbital launch | South Korea (with assistance from Russia) |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights |
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Retirements |
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Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 5 |
Total travellers | 15 |
EVAs | 11 |
In 2013, the maiden spaceflight of the Orbital Sciences' Antares launch vehicle, designated A-ONE, took place on 13 April. [1] Orbital Science also launched its first spacecraft, Cygnus, that docked with the International Space Station in late September 2013.
A total of 81 orbital launches were attempted in 2013, of which 77 were successful, one was partially successful and three were failures. The year also saw eleven EVAs by ISS astronauts. The majority of the year's orbital launches were conducted by Russia, the United States and China, with 31, 19 and 15 launches respectively.
India's Indian Space Research Organisation launched its first mission to Mars with the Mars Orbiter Mission that successfully reached Mars orbit on 23 September 2014. [2]
Numerous significant milestones in robotic spaceflight occurred in 2013, including the landing of China's Chang'e 3 lander at Moon's Mare Imbrium on 14 December; it is China's first attempt and first successful soft landing by its spacecraft on an extraterrestrial surface.
Five crewed orbital launches were conducted during 2013, all successfully, carrying a total of 15 astronauts into orbit. Four of these missions were flown with the Russian Soyuz spacecraft and one with the Chinese Shenzhou.
Date and time ( UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
Remarks | ||||||||
January | ||||||||
15 January 16:24:59 [3] |
Rokot / Briz-KM | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | VKO | |||||
Kosmos 2482 ( Strela-3M) | VKO | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Kosmos 2483 (Strela-3M) | VKO | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Launch Failure | |||
Kosmos 2484 (Strela-3M) | VKO | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Briz-KM failed around the time of spacecraft separation, resulting in the loss of one satellite. | ||||||||
27 January 04:40:00 |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Mitsubishi | |||||
IGS Radar 4 | CSIC | Low Earth ( SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
IGS Optical 5V | CSIC | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | 20 February 2019 [4] | Successful | |||
30 January 07:00:00 |
Naro-1 | Naro LC-1 | Khrunichev / KARI | |||||
STSAT-2C | KARI | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 13 November 2019 [5] | Successful | |||
First successful launch of Naro-1; first successful South Korean launch with Russian assistance; final flight of Naro-1. | ||||||||
31 January 01:48:00 |
Atlas V 401 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | |||||
TDRS-K (TDRS-11) | NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
February | ||||||||
1 February 06:56:00 |
Zenit-3SL | Odyssey | Sea Launch | |||||
Intelsat 27 | Intelsat | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications | +40 seconds | Launch failure | |||
First stage failure, impacted ocean at 40 seconds after launch. Accident caused by failure of the first stage hydraulic power supply unit pump at T+3.9s, which lead to loss of engine gimbal control. [6] | ||||||||
6 February 16:04:24 |
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Starsem | |||||
Globalstar M078 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Globalstar M093 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Globalstar M094 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Globalstar M095 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Globalstar M096 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Globalstar M097 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
7 February 21:36:07 |
Ariane 5 ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | |||||
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a | AMAKA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Amazonas 3 | Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
11 February 14:41:46 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress M-18M / 50P | Roscosmos | Low Earth ( ISS) | ISS logistics | 26 July | Successful | |||
11 February 18:02:00 |
Atlas V 401 | Vandenberg SLC-3E | United Launch Alliance | |||||
Landsat DCM | USGS | Low Earth ( SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 February 12:31 |
PSLV-CA | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | |||||
SARAL | ISRO / CNES | Low Earth ( SSO) | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational | |||
Sapphire | DND | Low Earth ( SSO) | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
NEOSSat | CSA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Asteroid detection | In orbit | Operational | |||
UniBRITE-1 | University of Vienna | Low Earth ( SSO) | Optical astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
TUGSAT-1 | TU Graz | Low Earth ( SSO) | Optical astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ AAUSAT3 | Aalborg | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ STRaND-1 | SSTL | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
TUGSAT-1 is the first Austrian satellite. | ||||||||
March | ||||||||
1 March 15:10:13 |
Falcon 9 v1.0 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | |||||
SpaceX CRS-2 | NASA | Low Earth ( ISS) | ISS logistics | 26 March 16:34 |
Successful | |||
Final flight of Falcon 9 v1.0 | ||||||||
19 March 21:21:00 |
Atlas V 401 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | |||||
USA-241 ( SBIRS-GEO 2) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Missile defense | In orbit | Operational | |||
26 March 19:06:48 |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | |||||
Satmex 8 | Satmex | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 March 20:43:20 |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | |||||
Soyuz TMA-08M | Roscosmos | Low Earth ( ISS) | Expedition 35/ 36 | 11 September 02:58 |
Successful | |||
Crewed flight | ||||||||
April | ||||||||
15 April 18:36:00 |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | |||||
Anik G1 | Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
19 April 10:00:00 |
Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Bion-M No.1 | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Biological science | 19 May 03:12 |
Successful | |||
AIST No.2 | SSAU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Dove 2 | Cosmogia | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ BeeSat 2 | TU Berlin | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ BeeSat 3 | TU Berlin | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SOMP | TU Dresden | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ OSSI-1 | OSSI | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 8 July [7] | Successful | |||
21 April 21:00:02 |
Antares 110 | MARS LP-0A | Orbital Sciences | |||||
Cygnus Mass Simulator | NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 10 May | Successful | |||
⚀ Alexander ( PhoneSat-2.0) | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 27 April | Successful | |||
⚀ Graham ( PhoneSat-1.0) | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 27 April | Successful | |||
⚀ Bell ( PhoneSat-1.0) | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 27 April | Successful | |||
⚀ Dove 1 | Cosmogia | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 27 April | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Antares, COTS risk reduction flight. | ||||||||
24 April 10:12:16 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress M-19M / 51P | Roscosmos | Low Earth ( ISS) | ISS logistics | 19 June | Successful | |||
26 April 04:13:04 |
Long March 2D | Jiuquan SLS-2 | SAST | |||||
Gaofen 1 | CNSA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ TurkSat-3USat | ITU | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ NEE-01 Pegaso | EXA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CubeBug-1 | INVAP | Low Earth ( SSO)] | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
NEE-01 Pegaso is the first Ecuadorian satellite. | ||||||||
26 April 05:23:41 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | |||||
Kosmos 2485 ( GLONASS-M 747) | VKO | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
May | ||||||||
1 May 16:06:04 |
Long March 3B/E | Xichang LC-2 | CALT | |||||
ChinaSat 11 | China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
7 May 02:06:31 |
Vega | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
Proba-V | ESA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
VNREDSat 1A | VAST | Low Earth ( SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ESTCube-1 | Tartu | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
ESTCube-1 is the first Estonian satellite. | ||||||||
14 May 16:02:00 |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | |||||
Eutelsat 3D | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 May 21:38:00 |
Atlas V 401 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | |||||
USA-242 ( GPS IIF-4) | U.S. Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 May 00:27:00 |
Delta IV-M+ (5,4) | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance | |||||
USA-243 ( WGS-5) | U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 May 20:31:24 |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | |||||
Soyuz TMA-09M | Roscosmos | Low Earth ( ISS) | Expedition 36/ 37 | 11 November 02:49 |
Successful | |||
Crewed flight | ||||||||
June | ||||||||
3 June 09:18:31 |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | |||||
SES-6 | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
5 June 21:52:11 |
Ariane 5 ES | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | |||||
Albert Einstein ATV | ESA | Low Earth ( ISS) | ISS logistics | 28 October | Successful | |||
7 June 18:37:59 |
Soyuz-2.1b | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | VKO | |||||
Kosmos 2486 ( Persona №2) | VKO | Low Earth ( SSO) | Optical reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
11 June 09:38:02 |
Long March 2F | Y10 | Jiuquan SLS-1 | CALT | ||||
Shenzhou 10 | CMSA | Low Earth ( Tiangong-1) | Technology demonstration | 26 June 00:07 |
Successful | |||
China's fifth crewed spaceflight mission (2 men, 1 woman astronaut) to Tiangong-1 space lab. | ||||||||
25 June 17:28:48 |
Soyuz-2.1b | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Resurs-P No.1 | Roscosmos | Low Earth ( SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Successful [8] | |||
25 June 19:27:03 |
Soyuz-STB / Fregat | Kourou ELS | Arianespace | |||||
O3b PFM | O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
O3b FM2 | O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
O3b FM4 | O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
O3b FM5 | O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 June 16:53:00 |
Strela | Baikonur Site 175/59 | Roscosmos | |||||
ListKosmos 2487 ( Kondor No.202) | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Radar imaging [10] | 29 November 2022 [9] | Successful | |||
28 June 02:27:46 |
Pegasus-XL | Stargazer, Vandenberg | Orbital Sciences | |||||
IRIS | NASA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
July | ||||||||
1 July 18:11 |
PSLV-XL | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | |||||
IRNSS-1A | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
2 July 02:38:22 |
Proton-M / DM-03 Enhanced | Baikonur Site 81/24 | RVSN RF | |||||
GLONASS-M 748 | VKO | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation | 2 July | Launch failure | |||
GLONASS-M 749 | VKO | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
GLONASS-M 750 | VKO | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
First stage guidance failure due to angular velocity sensors installed upside down, rocket crashed near launch pad. [11] | ||||||||
15 July 09:27:03 |
Long March 2C | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CALT | |||||
Shijian 11-05 | CNSA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
19 July 13:00:00 |
Atlas V 551 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | |||||
MUOS-2 | U.S. Navy | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
19 July 23:37:55 |
Long March 4C | Taiyuan LC-9 | SAST | |||||
Shijian 15 | CNSA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Shiyan 7 | CNSA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Chuang Xin 3 | CNSA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 July 19:54:07 |
Ariane 5 ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | |||||
Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) | ESA / Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration / Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
INSAT-3D | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
First Alphabus satellite. | ||||||||
27 July 20:45:08 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress M-20M / 52P | Roscosmos | Low Earth ( ISS) | ISS logistics | 11 February 2014 | Successful | |||
August | ||||||||
3 August 19:48:46 |
H-IIB | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | |||||
Kounotori 4 | JAXA | Low Earth ( ISS) | ISS logistics | 7 September | Successful | |||
⚀ TechEdSat-3p | NASA Ames | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 January 2014 | Successful | |||
⚀ PicoDragon | VNSC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 28 February 2014 | Successful | |||
⚀ ArduSat-1 | NanoSatisfi | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 April 2014 | Successful | |||
⚀ ArduSat-X | NanoSatisfi | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 15 April 2014 | Successful | |||
8 August 00:29:00 |
Delta IV-M+ (5,4) | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance | |||||
USA-244 ( WGS-6) | U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
22 August 14:39:13 |
Dnepr | Dombarovsky Site 13 | ISC Kosmotras | |||||
KOMPSat-5 (Arirang-5) | KARI | Low Earth ( SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 August 18:03:00 |
Delta IV Heavy | Vandenberg SLC-6 | United Launch Alliance | |||||
USA-245 ( KH-11) | NRO | Low Earth ( SSO) | Optical Imaging [12] | In orbit | Operational | |||
NRO Launch 65; final KH-11 satellite. | ||||||||
29 August 20:30:07 |
Ariane 5 ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | |||||
Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1 | Eutelsat / Es'hailSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
GSAT-7 | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
31 August 20:05:00 |
Zenit-3SLB | Baikonur Site 45/1 | SIS | |||||
Amos-4 | SCL | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
September | ||||||||
1 September 19:16 |
Long March 4C | Jiuquan SLS-2 | SAST | |||||
Yaogan 17A | CNSA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 17B | CNSA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 17C | CNSA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
7 September 03:27:00 |
Minotaur V | MARS LP-0B | Orbital Sciences | |||||
LADEE | NASA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | 18 April 2014 04:30 |
Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Minotaur V, first Lunar launch from MARS. | ||||||||
11 September 23:23:04 |
Rokot / Briz-KM | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | VKO | |||||
Gonets-M 5 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Gonets-M 6 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Gonets-M 7 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
14 September 05:00:00 |
Epsilon | Epsilon-1 [13] | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
Hisaki (SPRINT-A) | JAXA | Low Earth | Ultraviolet astronomy | In orbit | Successful [14] | |||
Maiden flight of the Epsilon rocket. | ||||||||
18 September 08:10:00 |
Atlas V 531 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | |||||
USA-246 ( AEHF-3) | U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
18 September 14:58:02 |
Antares 110 | MARS LP-0A | Orbital Sciences | |||||
Cygnus 1 S.S. G. David Low |
NASA | Low Earth ( ISS) | ISS logistics / Test flight | 23 October 18:16 |
Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Cygnus; COTS demonstration flight; final flight of Antares 110. | ||||||||
23 September 03:07:11 |
Long March 4C | Taiyuan LC-9 | SAST | |||||
Fengyun 3C | CMA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 September 04:37 [15] |
Kuaizhou | Jiuquan LS-95A | CASIC | |||||
Kuaizhou-1 | CAS | Low Earth ( SSO) | Optical imaging | 1 September 2015 [16] | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Kuaizhou. | ||||||||
25 September 20:58:50 |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | |||||
Soyuz TMA-10M | Roscosmos | Low Earth ( ISS) | Expedition 37/ 38 | 11 March 2014 03:24 |
Successful | |||
Crewed flight | ||||||||
29 September 16:00:00 |
Falcon 9 v1.1 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
CASSIOPE | MDA Corporation | Low Earth | Communications/science [17] | In orbit | Operational | |||
CUSat [18] | Cornell | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
DANDE [18] | CU-Boulder | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ POPACS-1 [18] | Drexel | Low Earth | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ POPACS-2 [18] | Drexel | Low Earth | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ POPACS-3 [18] | Drexel | Low Earth | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
Maiden flight of Falcon 9 v1.1. | ||||||||
29 September 21:38:10 |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | |||||
Astra 2E | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
October | ||||||||
25 October 03:50:03 |
Long March 4B | Jiuquan SLS-2 | SAST | |||||
Shijian 16-01 | CNSA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 October 18:08:54 |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | |||||
Sirius FM-6 | Sirius Satellite Radio | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 October 02:50:04 |
Long March 2C | Taiyuan LC-9 | CALT | |||||
Yaogan 18 | CNSA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Reconnaissance | 7 April 2021 00:35 [19] |
Successful | |||
November | ||||||||
5 November 09:08 [20] |
PSLV-XL | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | |||||
Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) | ISRO | Areocentric | Mars orbiter | In orbit | Successful | |||
India's first interplanetary mission. Last contact with orbiter in April 2022. | ||||||||
7 November 04:14:15 |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | |||||
Soyuz TMA-11M | Roscosmos | Low Earth ( ISS) | Expedition 38/ 39 | 14 May 2014 01:58 |
Successful | |||
Crewed flight | ||||||||
11 November 23:46:00 |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur Site 81/24 | RVSN RF | |||||
Raduga-1M 3 | VKO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
18 November 18:28:00 |
Atlas V 401 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | |||||
MAVEN | NASA | Areocentric | Martian atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
NASA space probe to study the Martian atmosphere. [21] | ||||||||
20 November 01:15:00 [22] |
Minotaur I | MARS LP-0B | Orbital Sciences | |||||
ORS-3 | ORS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 25 December 2015 [23] | Successful | |||
STPSat 3 | USAF STP | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 11 March 2023 [24] | Successful | |||
⚀ ORSES | ORS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 3 January 2016 [25] | Successful | |||
⚀ ORS Tech 1 | ORS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 23 March 2015 [26] | Successful | |||
⚀ ORS Tech 2 | ORS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 3 April 2015 [27] | Successful | |||
⚀ Prometheus 1A | SOCOM | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 12 December 2015 [28] | Successful | |||
⚀ Prometheus 1B | SOCOM | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 10 December 2015 [29] | Successful | |||
⚀ Prometheus 2A | SOCOM | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 8 December 2015 [30] | Successful | |||
⚀ Prometheus 2B | SOCOM | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 13 December 2015 [31] | Successful | |||
⚀ Prometheus 3A | SOCOM | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 29 November 2015 [32] | Successful | |||
⚀ Prometheus 3B | SOCOM | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 10 December 2015 [33] | Successful | |||
⚀ Prometheus 4A | SOCOM | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 5 December 2015 [34] | Successful | |||
⚀ Prometheus 4B | SOCOM | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 1 December 2015 [35] | Successful | |||
⚀ SENSE-1 | USAF SMC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 21 March 2015 [36] | Successful | |||
⚀ SENSE-2 | USAF SMC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 28 October 2019 [37] | Successful | |||
⚀ Firefly | NASA / NRO | Low Earth | Atmospheric science | 1 November 2017 [38] | Successful | |||
⚀ Horus (STARE-B) | LLNL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 26 April 2018 [39] | Successful | |||
⚀ Black Knight | West Point | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 July 2015 [40] | Successful | |||
⚀ NPS-SCAT | NPS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 28 October 2015 [41] | Successful | |||
⚀ DragonSat-1 | Drexel | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 31 August 2016 [42] | Successful | |||
⚀ COPPER | St. Louis | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 4 February 2016 [43] | Successful | |||
⚀ ChargerSat-1 | UAH | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 19 March 2016 [44] | Successful | |||
⚀ TJ3Sat | TJHSST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 17 September 2015 [45] | Successful | |||
⚀ Trailblazer 1 | UNM | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 22 May 2016 [46] | Successful | |||
⚀ Vermont Lunar CubeSat | Vermont | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 21 November 2015 [47] | Successful | |||
⚀ SwampSat | UFL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 13 December 2015 [48] | Successful | |||
⚀ CAPE-2 | ULL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 23 October 2014 [49] | Successful | |||
⚀ Ho'oponopono 2 | UH | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 26 August 2021 [50] | Successful | |||
⚀ KySat-2 | Kentucky/ Morehead | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 12 February 2015 [51] | Successful | |||
⚀ PhoneSat-2.4 | NASA Ames | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 31 January 2017 [52] | Successful | |||
Largest number of satellites launched on a single rocket (31). ORS-3 will remain attached to upper stage. | ||||||||
20 November 03:31:04 |
Long March 4C | Taiyuan LC-9 | SAST | |||||
Yaogan 19 | CNSA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
21 November 07:10:16 [53] |
Dnepr | Dombarovsky Site 370/13 | ISC Kosmotras | |||||
DubaiSat-2 | EIAST | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
STSAT-3 | KARI | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
SkySat-1 | Skybox Imaging | Low Earth ( SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ WNISAT-1 | Weather News Inc. | Low Earth ( SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Lem (BRITE-PL) | PAS | Low Earth ( SSO) | Photometric astrometry | In orbit | Operational | |||
AprizeSat-7 | AprizeSat | Low Earth ( SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
AprizeSat-8 | AprizeSat | Low Earth ( SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
UniSat-5 | La Sapienza | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Delfi-n3Xt | TU-Delft | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Dove 3 | Planet Labs | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Dove 4 | Planet Labs | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Triton 1 | ISIS-BV | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ KHUSat-1 (CINEMA-2) | KHU | Low Earth ( SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ KHUSat-2 (CINEMA-3) | KHU | Low Earth ( SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CubeBug-2 | INVAP | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ GOMX-1 | GOMSpace | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ NEE-02 Krysaor | EXA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ FUNCube-1 | AMSAT-UK/NL | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ HiNCube | Narvik | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ZACUBE-1 | CPUT | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ICube-1 | PIST | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ HumSat-D | Vigo | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ PUCPSat-1 | PUCP | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Pocket-PUCP | PUCP | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ UWE-3 | Würzburg | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ BeakerSat-1 | Morehead | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | 13 February 2019 [54] | Successful | |||
▫ QubeScout-1 | UMBC | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ WREN | STADOKO UG | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ $50SAT | Morehead | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | 19 May 2018 [55] | Successful | |||
⚀ First-MOVE | TU-Munich | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Velox-P2 | NTU | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ OPTOS | INTA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
BPA-3 | Hartron-Arkos | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Largest number of satellites launched on a single rocket (32). | ||||||||
22 November 12:02:29 |
Rokot / Briz-KM | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Eurockot | |||||
Swarm A | ESA | Low Earth | Magnetospheric | In orbit | Operational | |||
Swarm B | ESA | Low Earth | Magnetospheric | In orbit | Operational | |||
Swarm C | ESA | Low Earth | Magnetospheric | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 November 02:12:04 |
Long March 2D | Jiuquan SLS-2 | SAST | |||||
Shiyan 5 | CNSA | Low Earth ( SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 November 20:53:06 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress M-21M / 53P | Roscosmos | Low Earth ( ISS) | ISS logistics | 9 June 2014 | Successful | |||
December | ||||||||
1 December 17:30:00 [57] |
Long March 3B | Xichang LC-2 | CALT | |||||
Chang'e 3 | CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | 14 December 13:12 |
Operational | |||
Yutu | CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar rover | Operational | ||||
China's first lunar rover, and the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon since the Soviet Luna 24 mission in 1976. [56] | ||||||||
3 December 22:41:00 |
Falcon 9 v1.1 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | |||||
SES-8 | SES World Skies | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First launch of Falcon 9 v1.1 from CCAFS; first SpaceX launch targeting GEO. | ||||||||
6 December 07:14:30 |
Atlas V 501 | Vandenberg SLC-3E | United Launch Alliance | |||||
USA-247 ( Topaz) | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ AeroCube-5A | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 19 April 2023 [58] | Successful | |||
⚀ AeroCube-5B | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 23 November 2022 [59] | Successful | |||
⚀ ALICE | AFIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CUNYSAT 1 | CUNY | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ FIREBIRD A | Montana State | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ FIREBIRD B | Montana State | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ IPEX | NASA JPL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ M-Cubed 2 | Michigan | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SMDC-ONE 2.3 | U.S. Army | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SMDC-ONE 2.4 | U.S. Army | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SNaP | U.S. Army | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ TacSat-6 | ORS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-39 mission. | ||||||||
8 December 12:12:00 |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | |||||
Inmarsat 5-F1 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
9 December 03:26 |
Long March 4B | Taiyuan LC-9 | SAST | |||||
CBERS-3 | CASC/ INPE | Intended: Low Earth ( SSO) | Remote sensing | 9 December | Launch failure | |||
Third stage shutdown 11 seconds too early. | ||||||||
19 December 09:12:19 |
Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | Kourou ELS | Arianespace | |||||
Gaia | ESA | Sun–Earth L2 | Astrometric observatory | In orbit | Operational | |||
20 December 16:42:04 |
Long March 3B/E | Xichang LC-2 | CALT | |||||
Túpac Katari 1 | Agencia Boliviana Espacial | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 December 00:31:55 |
Rokot / Briz-KM | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | VKO | |||||
Kosmos 2488 ( Strela-3M 7) | VKO | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Kosmos 2489 ( Strela-3M 8) | VKO | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Kosmos 2490 ( Strela-3M 9) | VKO | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Kosmos 2491 | VKO | Low Earth | Technology demonstration/ Satellite inspection (?) | In orbit | Destroyed | |||
Kosmos 2491 broke up in orbit on 23 December 2019. [60] [61] | ||||||||
26 December 10:49:56 |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Khrunichev | |||||
Ekspress AM5 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 December 12:30:00 |
Soyuz-2-1v / Volga | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | |||||
Aist 1 | SSAU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Kosmos 2492 ( SKRL-756-1) | RVSN RF | Low Earth | Radar calibration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Kosmos 2493 ( SKRL-756-2) | RVSN RF | Low Earth | Radar calibration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Maiden flight of Soyuz-2-1v. |
Date and time ( UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
26 January 22:00 |
Ground Based Interceptor | Vandenberg LF-23 | Missile Defense Agency | ||||
EKV | MDA | Suborbital | Anti-ballistic missile test | 26 January | Successful | ||
Non-intercept flight test. | |||||||
27 January ~12:10 |
B-611 | Shuangchengzi | PLA | ||||
PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 11 January | Successful | |||
Target | |||||||
27 January ~12:10 |
SC-19 | Korla | PLA | ||||
PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 11 January | Successful | |||
Interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
28 January | Kavoshgar | Semnan | ISA | ||||
Pishgam | ISA | Suborbital | Biological | 28 January | Successful [62] | ||
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey | |||||||
29 January 22:50 |
Terrier Improved Orion | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
Lithium Release Experiments | NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Atmospheric experiments | 29 January | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
7 February 08:21 |
Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka | Poker Flat | NASA | ||||
VISIONS | NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Auroral research | 7 February | Successful | ||
13 February 09:10 |
MRBTM | FTM-20 | Kauai | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 13 February | Successful | |||
SM-3 Block 1A target | |||||||
13 February 09:15 |
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1A | FTM-20 | USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 13 February | Successful | |||
MRBTM interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
15 February 16:34 |
Terrier Improved Orion | White Sands | NASA | ||||
Technology Experiments | NASA GSFC/WFF | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 15 February | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi) ? | |||||||
25 February 05:52:31 |
Arrow III | Negev | IAI | ||||
IAI/ IDF | Suborbital | ABM Test | 25 February | Successful | |||
Test flight of the Arrow-III | |||||||
11 March 06:10 |
Terrier-Lynx | Wallops Island | DoD | ||||
Shark | DoD | Suborbital | Radar target | 11 March | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
4 April 21:55 |
Tianying 3E | Hainan | CNSA | ||||
Kunpeng-1 | CSSAR | Suborbital | Environment monitoring | 4 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi) | |||||||
7 April 04:55 |
Agni-II | ITR IC-4 | Indian Army | ||||
Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
10 April | Shaheen-IA | Sonmiani | ASFC | ||||
ASFC | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
12 April 04:25 |
VSB-30 | Esrange | EuroLaunch | ||||
TEXUS-50 | DLR/ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 12 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi) | |||||||
21 April 08:00 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
SLICE | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Astronomy | 21 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 318 kilometres (198 mi)? | |||||||
23 April 17:30 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
EUNIS | NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Solar research | 23 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)? | |||||||
1 May 07:38 |
Terrier Improved Orion | Roi-Namur | NASA | ||||
MOSC | NASA/Air Force Research Lab | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 1 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi) | |||||||
5 May 08:30 |
M51 | Le Vigilant, Audierne Bay | DGA/ Marine nationale | ||||
DGA/Marine nationale | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 May | Launch failure | |||
7 May 07:39:00 |
Terrier-Oriole | Roi-Namur | NASA | ||||
EVEX | University of Illinois | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 7 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ? | |||||||
7 May 07:40:30 |
Terrier-Improved Malemute | Roi-Namur | NASA | ||||
EVEX | University of Illinois | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 7 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ? | |||||||
9 May 07:23 |
Terrier Improved Orion | Roi-Namur | NASA | ||||
MOSC | NASA/Air Force Research Lab | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 9 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi) | |||||||
11 May 05:00 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
FORTIS | JHU | Suborbital | Astronomy | 11 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)? | |||||||
13 May 12:58 |
Xichang | ||||||
Kunpeng-7 / Dong Neng-2 | CNSA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric / ASAT | 13 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi) | |||||||
16 May 03:25 |
ARAV-C | FTM-19 | Kauai | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 16 May | Successful | |||
SM-3 Block 1B target | |||||||
16 May 03:30 |
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B | FTM-19 | USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 16 May | Successful | |||
ARAV-C interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
22 May 13:27 |
LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-04 | U.S. Air Force | ||||
U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 May | Successful | |||
GT207GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | |||||||
5 June | Sounding Rocket VIII | Jiu Peng Air Base | NSPO | ||||
NSPO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 5 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~280 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
6 June 03:05 |
Black Brant XII | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
CIBER | Caltech | Suborbital | Astronomy | 6 June | Successful | ||
Apogee: 577 kilometres (359 mi) | |||||||
6 June 17:45 |
RS-26 Rubezh | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 June | Successful | |||
20 June 09:30 |
Terrier-Improved Orion | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
RockOn | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Student experiments | 20 June | Successful | ||
Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
21 June 13:57 |
SpaceLoft XL | Spaceport America | UP Aerospace | ||||
FOP-1 | NASA | Suborbital | Student experiments | 21 June | Successful | ||
Mission SL-7, Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi), successfully recovered | |||||||
27 June 23:52 |
VS-30 | Andøya | DLR | ||||
WADIS-1 | DLR | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 27 June | Successful | ||
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi), 12 Super Loki meteorological rockets were also launched | |||||||
4 July 14:31:00 |
Black Brant VB | Wallops LA-2 | NASA | ||||
Daytime Dynamo | NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Geospace | 4 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | |||||||
4 July 14:31:15 |
Terrier Improved Orion | Wallops LA-2 | NASA | ||||
Daytime Dynamo | NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Geospace | 4 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
5 July 18:29 |
UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2) | FTG-07 | Meck | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 5 July | Successful | |||
5 July 18:35 |
Ground Based Interceptor | FTG-07 | Vandenberg LF-23 | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 5 July | Spacecraft failure | |||
UMG-96 Trident I interceptor, intercept failed, EKV likely failed to separate from booster | |||||||
12 July | Jericho III | Palmachim | Israeli Air Force | ||||
Israeli Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful | |||
15 July 05:53 |
VS-30 | Esrange | EuroLaunch | ||||
MAPHEUS-4 | DLR | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 15 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
20 July 14:00:00 |
S-310 | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
JAXA/
KU/
HU/
KUT/
TU/
TPU/ TU/ UT/ NU/ CU/ GSFC |
Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 20 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
20 July 14:57:00 |
S-520 | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
JAXA/
KU/
HU/
KUT/
TU/
TPU/ TU/ UT/ NU/ CU/ GSFC |
Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 20 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 316 kilometres (196 mi) | |||||||
8 August 18:10 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
VERIS | NRL | Suborbital | Solar research | 8 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)? | |||||||
12 August 03:45 |
Prithvi II | Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 August 10:00 |
Terrier-Improved Malemute | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
RockSat-X | NASA | Suborbital | Student experiments | 13 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)? | |||||||
3 September 06:16 |
Silver Sparrow | F-15 Eagle, Israel | IAF | ||||
Israeli Air Force | Suborbital | ABM target | 3 September | Successful | |||
Arrow-3 tracking target, Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
6 September 05:20 |
RSM-56 Bulava | K-550 Aleksandr Nevskiy, White Sea | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Launch failure | |||
Second stage failure | |||||||
10 September | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | U.S. Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 September | Successful | |||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | |||||||
10 September | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | U.S. Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 September | Successful | |||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | |||||||
10 September | eMRBM | C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean | MDA | ||||
MDA/ IMDO | Suborbital | ABM target | 10 September | Successful | |||
Target for THAAD, successful intercept | |||||||
10 September | MRBM | Wake Island | MDA | ||||
MDA/ IMDO | Suborbital | ABM target | 10 September | Successful | |||
Target for SM-3, successful intercept | |||||||
10 September | SM-3 Block 1A | FTO-01 | USS Decatur (DDG-73), Pacific Ocean | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 10 September | Successful | |||
Intercepted target missile | |||||||
10 September | THAAD | FTO-01 | Meck Island | US Army | |||
US Army/MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 10 September | Successful | |||
Intercepted target missile | |||||||
10 September | THAAD | FTO-01 | Meck Island | US Army | |||
US Army/MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 10 September | Successful | |||
Back-up interceptor for SM-3 | |||||||
12 September | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | U.S. Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 September | Successful | |||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | |||||||
12 September | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS Tennessee, ETR | U.S. Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 September | Successful | |||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | |||||||
15 September 09:20 |
Agni-V | Integrated Test Range | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), second flight of Agni-V | |||||||
18 September 11:15 |
VS-30/Improved Orion | Andøya | DLR | ||||
Scramspace | University of Queensland | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 18 September | Launch failure | ||
Hypersonic research experiment, first stage failure of launch vehicle | |||||||
19 September 00:30 |
ARAV-C++ | FTM-21 | Kauai | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 19 September | Successful | |||
SM-3 Block 1B target | |||||||
19 September 00:32 ? |
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B | FTM-21 | USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 19 September | Successful | |||
ARAV-C++ interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
19 September 00:32 ? |
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B | FTM-21 | USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 19 September | Successful | |||
ARAV-C++ back-up interceptor | |||||||
22 September 10:01 |
LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-10 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 September | Successful | |||
GT209GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | |||||||
26 September 10:33 |
LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-09 | US Air Force | ||||
U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 September | Successful | |||
GT208GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | |||||||
4 October 05:33 |
ARAV-ER | FTM-22 | Kauai | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 4 October | Successful | |||
SM-3 Block 1B target | |||||||
4 October 05:37 ? |
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B | FTM-22 | USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 4 October | Successful | |||
ARAV-ER interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
7 October 03:45 |
Prithvi II | Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
8 October 06:50 |
Prithvi II | Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
10 October 13:39 |
RS-12M Topol | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful | |||
Test of a new experimental reentry vehicle | |||||||
21 October 10:00 [63] |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
EVE | CU Boulder | Suborbital | SDO calibration | 21 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 273 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
30 October | RT-2PM Topol | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
30 October | R-36M2 Voyevoda | Dombarovsky | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
30 October | R-29RMU Sineva | K-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
30 October | R-29R Volna | K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
3 November 09:25 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
X-ray Quantum Calorimeter | UW-Madison | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 3 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi) | |||||||
8 November | Agni-I | Integrated Test Range | IDRDL | ||||
IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)? | |||||||
12 November 16:15 |
SpaceLoft XL | Spaceport America | UP Aerospace | ||||
FOP-2 | NASA | Suborbital | Six technology experiments | 12 November | Successful | ||
Mission SL-8, Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi), successfully recovered | |||||||
20 November 11:40 |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
FORTIS | JHU | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 20 November | Successful | ||
Studied spectra of comet ISON, apogee: 277 kilometres (172 mi) | |||||||
27 November 03:50 [64] |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | ||||
VeSpR | Boston University | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 27 November | Successful | ||
Venus Spectral Rocket Experiment, apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
3 December | Prithvi II | Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 | DRDO | ||||
DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 December | Shahab-1 | Semnan | ISA | ||||
Kavoshgar Pazhuhesh | ISA | Suborbital | Biological | 14 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey | |||||||
17 December 12:36 |
LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg LF-04 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 December | Successful | |||
GT210GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | |||||||
23 December 11:28 |
Agni-III | ITR IC-4 | Indian Army | ||||
Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 350 kilometres (220 mi) | |||||||
24 December 07:00 |
RS-24 Yars | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful | |||
27 December 17:30 |
RS-12M Topol | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 December | Successful |
Date ( UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
16 February | Cassini | 90th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,978 kilometres (1,229 mi). |
9 March | Cassini | 4th flyby of Rhea | Closest approach: 997 kilometres (620 mi). Last Cassini flyby of Rhea. |
5 April | Cassini | 91st flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
12 April | Cassini | Flyby of Polydeuces | Closest approach: 115,000 kilometres (71,000 mi). |
23 May | Cassini | 92nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 970 kilometres (600 mi). |
10 July | Cassini | 93rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 964 kilometres (599 mi). |
26 July | Cassini | 94th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
12 September | Cassini | 95th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
6 October | LADEE | Injection into Selenocentric orbit | Preliminary orbit was 269 kilometres (167 mi) x 15,772 kilometres (9,800 mi), inclined 157 deg to the equator. |
9 October | Juno | Flyby of Earth | Gravity assist, closest approach: 552 kilometres (343 mi). |
13 October | Cassini | 96th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 961 kilometres (597 mi). |
30 November | Cassini | 97th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 870 kilometres (540 mi). |
6 December | Chang'e 3 | Injection into Selenocentric orbit | Preliminary orbit was 100 kilometres (62 mi), reduced to 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) on 10 December. |
14 December | Chang'e 3 | Landing at Mare Imbrium | First Chinese lunar soft lander and rover, coordinates 44°07′17″N 19°30′42″W / 44.1214°N 19.5116°W. |
28 December | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 45 kilometres (28 mi). |
Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 April 14:03 |
6 hours 38 minutes |
20:41 | Expedition 35/ 36 | Pavel Vinogradov | Installed the Obstanovka plasma waves and ionosphere experiment to the exterior of the Zvezda service module. Also replaced a faulty retro-reflector device used as navigational aids for the Automatic Transfer Vehicle and retrieved the Biorisk microbe exposure experiment. An attempt to retrieve the Vinoslivost materials sample experiment failed when it was accidentally dropped while being taken back to the Pirs module airlock. [65] [66] |
11 May 12:44 |
5 hours 30 minutes |
18:14 | Expedition 35/ 36 | Christopher Cassidy | Replaced the 2B Pump Flow Control Subassembly (PFCS) on the Port 6 truss in attempting to locate the source of an ammonia coolant leak on the Port 6 truss Photo Voltaic Thermal Control System (PVTCS). [67] [68] |
24 June 13:32 |
6 hours 34 minutes |
20:06 | Expedition 36/ 37 | Fyodor Yurchikhin | Replaced a fluid flow regulator on the Zarya module, testing of the Kurs docking system on the station ahead of the arrival of a new Russian module, installing the "Indicator" experiment, installing gap spanners on to the outside of the station and photographing the multilayer insulation (MLI) protecting the Russian segment from micrometeoroids and taking samples from the exterior surface of the pressure hull underneath the MLI to identify signs of pressure hull material microscopic deterioration. [69] [70] |
9 July 12:02 |
6 hours 7 minutes |
18:09 | Expedition 36/ 37 | Christopher Cassidy | Replaced a failed Space-to-Ground Transmitter Receiver Controller and the Mobile Base Camera Light Pan-Tilt Assembly, retrieved the MISSE-8 and ORMatE-III experiments, photographed the AMS-02, moved two Radiator Grapple Bars to either sides of the truss, routed power cables to support the addition of the new Russian MLM and installed a multi-layer insulation cover to protect the docking interface of PMA-2. [71] [72] |
16 July 11:57 |
1 hours 32 minutes |
13:29 | Expedition 36/ 37 | Christopher Cassidy | Installed a Y-bypass jumper on power lines on the Z1 truss, routing 1553 data cables for a grapple fixture and Ethernet cables for a future Russian station module. The spacewalk was then cut short after Parmitano reported excess water leaking inside his helmet. [73] [74] [75] |
16 August 14:36 |
7 hours 29 minutes |
22:05 | Expedition 36/ 37 | Fyodor Yurchikhin | Routed power and Ethernet cables for later attachment to the future Nauka module. Also installed connectors between modules and a material science experiment. [76] [77] |
22 August 11:34 |
5 hours 58 minutes |
17:32 | Expedition 36/ 37 | Fyodor Yurchikhin | Removed a laser communication and installed an EVA work station and camera pointing platform outside the Zvezda service module, inspection and tightening of various antenna covers on Zvezda, and installed new spacewalk aids. [78] [79] |
9 November 14:34 |
5 hours 50 minutes |
20:24 | Expedition 37/ 38 | Oleg Kotov | Took the Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games to the outside of ISS. They also continued work on an extravehicular activity workstation and biaxial pointing platform by removing launch brackets and bolts, as well as retrieving an experimental package. The planned installation of a foot restraint on the mounting seat of the workstation was deferred to a future spacewalk after the spacewalkers noticed some issues with its alignment. [80] [81] |
21 December 12:01 |
5 hours 28 minutes |
17:29 | Expedition 38/ 39 | Richard Mastracchio | Removed ammonia fluid lines from Active Thermal Control System pump module; removed pump module from starboard truss and stowed it on Payload Orbital Replacement Unit Accommodation. [82] |
24 December 11:53 |
7 hours 30 minutes |
19:23 | Expedition 38/ 39 | Richard Mastracchio | Retrieved spare ammonia pump module, installed it on starboard truss, and connected it to Loop A of Active Thermal Control System. [83] [84] |
27 December 13:00 |
8 hours 7 minutes |
21:07 | Expedition 38/ 39 | Oleg Kotov | Attempted installation of 2 HD cameras for commercial Earth observation on the outside of the Zvezda module, cancelled after one of the cameras failed to provide data to the ground during testing. Also installed and jettisoned experimental equipment outside the Russian segment. Longest Russian EVA in history. [85] [86] |
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, Soyuz launches by Arianespace in Kourou are counted under Russia because Soyuz-2 is a Russian rocket.
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | ||
Europe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | With Russian assistance | |
Russia | 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | Includes two European Soyuz launches from Kourou, French Guiana by Arianespace | |
Ukraine | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
United States | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||
World | 81 | 77 | 3 | 1 |
Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angara | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Antares | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Ariane | Europe | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Epsilon | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Falcon | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
H-II | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kuaizhou | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Long March | China | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
Minotaur | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Pegasus | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
R-7 | Russia | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
R-36 | Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Universal Rocket | Russia | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | |
Vega | Europe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antares 100 | United States | Antares | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Ariane 5 | Europe | Ariane | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V | United States | Atlas | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV | United States | Delta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Dnepr | Ukraine | R-36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Epsilon | Japan | Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Falcon 9 | United States | Falcon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIA | Japan | H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIB | Japan | H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kuaizhou 1 | China | Kuaizhou | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Long March 2 | China | Long March | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3 | China | Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4 | China | Long March | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Minotaur I | United States | Minotaur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Minotaur V | United States | Minotaur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Naro | Russia / South Korea | Angara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Pegasus | United States | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV | India | PSLV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton | Russia | Universal Rocket | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
Soyuz | Russia | R-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-2 | Russia | R-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
UR-100 | Russia | Universal Rocket | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Vega | Europe | Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit | Ukraine | Zenit | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antares 110 | United States | Antares | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Ariane 5 ECA | Europe | Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Ariane 5 ES | Europe | Ariane 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 401 | United States | Atlas V | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 501 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 531 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 551 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) | United States | Delta IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV Heavy | United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Dnepr | Ukraine | Dnepr | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Epsilon | Japan | Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Falcon 9 v1.0 | United States | Falcon 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Falcon 9 v1.1 | United States | Falcon 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
H-IIA 202 | Japan | H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIB | Japan | H-IIB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kuaizhou 1 | China | Kuaizhou 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Long March 2C | China | Long March 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2D | China | Long March 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2F | China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3B/E | China | Long March 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4B | China | Long March 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Long March 4C | China | Long March 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Minotaur I | United States | Minotaur I | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Minotaur V | United States | Minotaur V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Naro-1 | Russia / South Korea | Naro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Pegasus-XL | United States | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV-CA | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV-XL | India | PSLV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Russia | Proton | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-M / Blok DM-03 | Russia | Proton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Rokot / Briz-KM | Russia | UR-100 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
Soyuz-2.1a | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-2.1b | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-2-1v / Volga | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Soyuz-FG | Russia | Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-U | Russia | Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Strela | Russia | UR-100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Vega | Europe | Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit-3SL | Ukraine | Zenit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Zenit-3SLB | Ukraine | Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baikonur | Kazakhstan | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
Cape Canaveral | United States | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Dombarovsky | Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kourou | France | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Jiuquan | China | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
MARS | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Naro | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ocean Odyssey | International waters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Plesetsk | Russia | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
Satish Dhawan | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Tanegashima | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Taiyuan | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Uchinoura | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Vandenberg | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Includes Pegasus-XL launch whose carrier aircraft took off from Vandenberg |
Xichang | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 81 | 77 | 3 | 1 |
Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally achieved |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transatmospheric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Low Earth | 48 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 12 to ISS, 1 to Tiangong-1 |
Medium Earth / Molniya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Geosynchronous / GTO | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
High Earth / Lunar transfer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | MOM was initially placed in a highly elliptical Earth orbit and performed Trans-Mars injection under its own power |
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 81 | 78 | 3 | 0 |