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No. |
Date | Mission Designation |
Launch Vehicle |
Country of Launch |
Payload Type |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. |
January 18 | NROL-26 (USA202) | Delta-4 HLV |
US/Mil. | Sigint | |
2. |
January 23 | Ibuki (GOSAT) SDS-1 SOHLA-1 SpriteSat Kagayaki KKS-1 Kukai (STARS) PRISM |
H2-A (202) |
Japan/Com | Remote Sensing Tech Imaging Science Tech Imaging Tech Imaging |
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| 3. | January 30 | Koronas-Foton | Tsiklon-3 |
Russia | Solar Physics | |
| 4. | February 2 | Omid | Safir |
Iran | Test | |
| 5. | February 6 | NOAA-19 (prev. NOAA-N') | Delta 7320 |
US/NASA | Weather | |
| 6. | February 10 | Progress M-66 | Soyuz-U |
Russia/FKA | ISS Cargo | 32P |
| 7. | February 11 | Ekspress AM-44 Ekspress MD-1 |
Proton-M/Briz-M |
Russia | Comsat Comsat |
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| 8. | February 12 | Hot Bird 10 NSS 9 Spirale A Spirale B |
Ariane V ECA |
Europe/Com | Comsat Comsat EarlyWarn EarlyWarn |
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| 9. | February 24 | OCO | Taurus |
US/Mil. | Science | failed |
| 10. | February 26 | Telstar 11N | Zenit-3SLB |
Russia/Com. | Comsat | |
| 11. | March 7 | Kepler | Delta 7920-10L |
US/NASA | Astronomy | |
| 12. | March 15 | STS-119/Discovery | Space Shuttle (ISS 15A) | US/NASA | Crewed (7) | S6 truss element; Exp 19 crew |
| 13. | March 17 | GOCE (ESA) | Rokot | Russia/Com. | Science | Gravity-field & Ocean Circulation Explorer |
| 14. | March 24 | GPS 49 (SVN 49) | Delta 7925 | US/Mil. | Navigation | |
| 15. | March 26 | Soyuz TMA-14 (224) | Soyuz-FG | Russia/FKA | Exp 19 Crew (2) + VC (1) | ISS Crew Rotation + Charles Simonyi |
| 16. | April 3 | Eutelsat W2A | Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia/Com. | Comsat | |
| 17. | April 4 | WGS SV2 (USA 204) | Atlas V 421 | US/Mil | Comsat | 2nd Wideband Global Satcom |
| 18. | April 14 | 2 Beidou Daohang Weixing | Long March 3C (CZ-3C) | China | Navigation | |
| 19. | April 20 | RISAT 2 Anusat (Anna University Chennai) |
PSLV-C12 | India | Radar Imaging Imaging |
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| 20. | April 20 | SICRAL 1B (Italy/Mil.) | Zenit-3SL (Sea Launch) |
US/Com. | Comsat | |
| 21. | April 22 | China Yaogan 6 | Long March 2C (CZ-2C) | China | Remote Sensing | |
| 22. | April 29 | Kosmos-2450 | Soyuz-U | Russia/Mil | Imaging Recon | |
| 23. | May 5 | STSS-ATRR (Adv. Techn. Risk Reduction) | Delta 7920-10C | US/.Mil | Technology | Space Tracking & Surveillance System |
| 24. | May 7 | Progress M-02M | Soyuz-U | Russia/FKA | ISS Cargo | 33P |
| 25. | May 11 | STS-125/Atlantis | Space Shuttle (SM-4) | US/NASA | Crewed (7) | Hubble Servicing Mission 4 |
| 26. | May 14 | Herschel (ESA) Planck (ESA) |
Ariane 5 ECA | Europe/Com | Astronomy Astronomy |
|
| 27. | May 16 | Protostar-2 (Indostar-II) (UK/Indonesia) | Proton M/Briz-M | Russia/Com | Comsat | replaces Indostar-I |
| 28. | May 19 | Tacsat 3 Pharmasat Aerocube 3 (Aerospace Corp.) CP6 (Cal Poly) HawkSat-1 (Hawk Inst. for Space Sciences) |
Minotaur I | US/Mil | Imaging Bio Technology Technology Technology |
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| 29. | May 21 | Meridian 2 | Soyuz-2-1a /Fregat | Russia/Mil | Comsat | |
| 30. | May 27 | Soyuz TMA-15 (225) | Soyuz-FG | Russia/FKA | Exp. 20 Crew (3) | Romanenko (RSA), De Winne (ESA), Thirsk CSA) |
| 31. | June 18 | LRO (Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter) LCROSS (Lunar Crater Obs & Sensing Satellite) |
Atlas V 401 | US/NASA | Lunar Probe Lunar Probe |
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| 32. | June 21 | Measat 3a (Malaysia) | Zenit-3SLB | Russia/Com | Comsat | |
| 33. | June 27 | GOES 14 | Delta-4M+ (4,2) | US/NASA/NOAA | Weather | |
| 34. | June 30 | Sirius FM5 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia/Com | Radio | |
| 35. | July 1 | Terrestar 1 | Ariane V ECA | Europe/Com | Comsat | |
| 36. | July 6 | Kosmos-2451 Kosmos-2452 Kosmos-2453 |
Rokot | Russia/Mil | Comsat Comsat Comsat |
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| 37. | July 14 | Razaksat (Malaysia) | Falcon 1 | US/Com | Imaging | SpaceX; launch site Omelek Island |
| 38. | July 15 | STS-127/Endeavour | Space Shuttle (ISS 2J/A) | US/NASA | Crewed (7) | JEM-EF, ELM-ES; Kopra replaced Wakata on Exp.20 |
| 39. | July 21 | Kosmos-2454 Sterkh No. 1 |
Kosmos-3M | Russia/Mil | Nav/Comsat Search & Rescue |
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| 40. | July 24 | Progress M-67 | Soyuz-U | Russia/FKA | ISS Cargo | 34P |
| 41. | July 29 | Dubaisat-1 (Emirates) Deimos 1 (Spain) UK-DMC 2 (UK) Nanosat-1B (Spain) AprizeSat 3 (USA) AprizeSat 4 (USA) |
Dnepr | Russia/Com | Imaging Imaging Imaging Technology Comsat Comsat |
|
| 42. | August 11 | Asiasat 5 (China) | Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia/Com | Comsat | |
| 43. | August 17 | GPS 50 (SVN 50) | Delta 7925 | US/Mil | Navigation | Final Block IIR-M GPS |