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No. |
Date | Mission Designation |
Launch Vehicle |
Country of Launch |
Payload Type |
Notes |
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1. |
January 16 | Beidou DW3 | Long March 3C (CZ-3C) |
China/Mil. | Navigation | |
2. |
January 28 | Raduga-1M | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Russia/Mil. | Comsat | |
3. |
February 3 | Progress M-04M | Soyuz-U |
Russia/FKA | ISS Cargo | 36P |
| 4. | February 8 | STS-130/Endeavour | Space Shuttle (ISS-20A) |
US/NASA | Crewed (6) | Node-3 Tranquility, Cupola |
| 5. | February 11 | SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) | Atlas V 401 |
US/NASA | Astronomy | |
| 6. | February 12 | Intelsat IS-16 | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Russia/Com. | Comsat | |
| 7. | March 1 | Kosmos-2459 GLONASS Kosmos-2460 GLONASS Kosmos-2461 GLONASS |
Proton-M/DM-2 |
Russia/Com. | Navigation Navigation Navigation |
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| 8. | March 4 | GOES P | Delta 4 M+ |
US/NASA | Weather | NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite P |
| 9. | March 5 | Yaogon Weixing 9 YW-9 subsat 1 YW-9 subsat 2 |
Long March 4C (CZ-4C) |
China | Surveillance |
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| 10. | March 20 | Echostar XIV | Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia/Com | Comsat | |
| 11. | April 2 | Soyuz TMA-18 (228) (22S) | Soyuz-FG | Russia/FKA | ISS Crew (3) | Exp. 23/24 Complmt (Skvortsov, Kornienko, Caldwell-Dyson) |
| 12. | April 5 | STS-131/Discovery | Space Shuttle (ISS-19A) | US/NASA | Crewed (7) | MPLM Leonardo, new ammonia tank, stocks & supplies |
| 13. | April 8 | CryoSat-2 (ESA) | Dnepr | Russia/Com. | Science | Polar ice sheet thickness monitoring |
| 14. | April 15 | GSAT-4 | GSLV Mk II | India | Comsat | Failed (first flight) |
| 15. | April 16 | Kosmos-2462 | Soyuz-U | Russia/Mil. | Imaging? | |
| 16. | April 22 | X-37B OTV-1 (USA 212) | Atlas V 501 | US/Mil. | Spaceplane | |
| 17. | April 24 | SES-1 (SES World Skies) | Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia/Com. | Comsat | |
| 18. | April 27 | Kosmos-2463 | Kosmos-3M | Russia/Mil. | Navigation | |
| 19. | April 28 | Progress M-05M | Soyuz-U | Russia/FKA | ISS Cargo | 37P |
| 20. | May 14 | STS-132/Atlantis | Space Shuttle (ISS-ULF4) | US/NASA | Crewed (6) | MRM1 (Mini Research Module 1) Rassvet (Dawn); ICC-VLD |
| 21. | May 20 | Akatsuki (Dawn) |
H-2A 202 | Japan | Venus Probe Solar sail test Tech (computer) Tech/imaging Imaging Science(Atm.Vapor) |
Akatsuki (~500 kg) to arrive at Venus in early December 2010 |
| 22. | May 21 | Astra 3B(SES) ComsatBw-2 (German Bundeswehr ) |
Ariane V ECA V194 | Europe/Com. | Comsat Comsat |
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| 23. | May 28 | GPS 62 (SVN 62) | Delta 4M+ | US/Mil. | Navigation | |
| 24. | June 2 | SERVIS-2 (Japan) | Rokot | Russia/Com. | Tech (electronics) | |
| 25. | June 2 | Beidou DW4 | Long March 3C (CZ-3C) |
China | Navigation | |
| 26. | June 3 | Badr-5 (Arabsat 5B) | Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia/Com. | Comsat | |
| 27. | June 4 | Dragon Capsule (model) | Falcon 9 | US/Com. | Boilerplate test | First successful orbit launch of commercial SpaceX carrier |
| 28. | June 10 | STSAT 2B | KSLV "Naro 1" | South Korea | Earth Obs/Test | Failed (first flight) |
| 29. | June 15 | SJ-12 (Shijian-12) | Long March 2D (CZ-2D) |
China | TechTest | |
| 30. | June 15 | Picard (France) Prisma-Mango (Sweden) Prisma-Tango (Sweden) BPA-1 (Ukraine)` |
Dnepr | Russia/Com. | Solar physics Test (formation flight) Test (formation flight) Navigation |
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31. |
June 15 | Soyuz TMA-19 (229) (23S) | Soyuz-FG | Russia/FKA | ISS Crew (3) | Exp. 24/25 Complmt (F.Yurchikhin, D.Wheelock, S.Walker) |
| 32. | June 21 | Tandem-X (Germany) | Dnepr | Russia/Com. | Radar | Duplicat of TerraSAR-X of 2007 |
| 33. | June 22 | 'Ofeq-9 | Shaviyt-1 | Israel | Imaging | |
| 34. | June 26 | Arabsat-5A COMS-1 "Chollian" (S. Korea) |
Ariane V ECA V195 | Europe/Com. | Comsat Comm./Weather |
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| 35. | June 30 | Progress M-06M | Soyuz-U | Russia/FKA | ISS Cargo | 38P |
| 36. | July 10 | Echostar XV | Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia/Com | Comsat | Dish Network broadcasting |
| 37. | July 12 | Cartosat 2B (India/ISRO) Alsat-2A (Algeria) AISSAT-1 (Norway) TISat-1 (Ticino/Tessin/Switzerland) Studsat (India) |
PSLV-CA (Core Alone) | India | Imaging Imaging Navigation (ships) Tech (students) Tech (students) |
16th successive successful flight |
| 38. | July 31 | Beidou (compass) DW5 | Long March 3A (CZ-3A) | China | Navigation | 5th Beidou in space |
| 39. | August 4 | Nilesat 201 (Egypt) Rascom-QAF 1R (Africa) |
Ariane V ECA V196 | Europe/Com | Comsat Comsat |
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| 40. | August 9 | Yaogan Weixing 10 | Long March 4C (CZ-4C) | China | Earth Obs/SAR | |
| 41. | August 14 | AEHF SV-1 | Atlas V 531 | US/Mil. | Comsat | Advance Extremely High Frequency Sat. 1 |
| 42. | August 24 | Tianhui-1 Weixing | Long March 2D (CZ-2D) | China | Imaging | |
| 43. | Sept. 2 | Uragan-M (Kosmos-2464) Uragan-M (Kosmos-2465) Uragan-M (Kosmos-2466) |
Proton-M/DM2 | Russia | Navigation Navigation Navigation |
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| 44. | Sept. 4 | Zhongxing (Chinasat) 6A | Long March 3B (CZ-3B) | China | Comsat | |
| 45. | Sept. 8 | Kosmos-2467 Gonets-M Kosmos-2468 |
Rokot/Briz-KM | Russia | Comsat Comsat Comsat |
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| 46. | Sept. 10 | Progress M-07M | Soyuz-U | Russia/FKA | ISS Cargo | 39P |
| 47. | Sept. 11 | Michibiki | H-IIA 202 | Japan | Nav/Comm | |
| 48. | Sept. 21 | USA 215 | Atlas V 501 | US/Mil. | ||
| 49. | Sept. 22 | Yaogan Weixing 11 Zheda Pixing 1A-1 Zheda Pixing 1A-2 |
Long March 2D (CZ-2D) | China | Imaging Tech Tech |
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| 50. | Sept. 26 | SBSS | Minotaur IV | US/Mil. | Tracking | 1st Space Based Surveillance Satellite |
| 51. | Sept. 30 | Kosmos-2469 | Molniya-M | Russia/Mil. | Early Warning | |
| 52. | Oct. 1 | Chang'e 2 | Long March 3C (CZ-3C) | China | Lunar Probe | |
| 53. | Oct. 6 | SJ-6/4A SJ-6/4B |
Long March 4B (CZ-4B) | China | ||
| 54. | Oct. 7 | Soyuz TMA-01M (24S) | Soyuz-FG | Russia/FKA | ISS Crew (3) | Exp. 25/26 Complmt (A.Kaleri, S.Kelly, O.Skripochka) |
| 55. | Oct. 14 | Sirius XM-5 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia/Com. | Radio | |
| 56. | Oct. 19 | Globalstar-2 FM2 Globalstar-2 FM3 Globalstar-2 FM4 Globalstar-2 FM5 Globalstar-2 FM6 Globalstar-2 FM7 |
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat | Russia/Com. | Comsat Comsat Comsat Comsat Comsat Comsat |
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| 57. | Oct. 27 | Progress M-08M | Soyuz-U | Russia/FKA | ISS Cargo | 40P |
| 58. | Oct. 28 | Eutelsat W3B BSAT-3B |
Ariane 5 ECA V197 | Europe/Com. | Comsat | |
| 59. | Oct. 31 | Beidou DW6 | Long March 3C (CZ-3C) | China | Navigation | |
| 60. | Nov. 2 | Meridian | Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat | Russia/Mil. | Comsat | |
| 61. | Nov. 5 | Fengyun 3 (01)B | Long March 4C (CZ-4C) | China | Weather | |
| 62. | Nov. 6 | COSMO-SkyMed 4 (Italy) | Delta 7420-10 | US/Mil. | X-band Radar | |
| 63. | Nov. 14 | SkyTerra 1 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia/Com. | Comsat | LightSquared |
| 64. | Nov. 20 | STPSat-2 |
Minotaur IV | US/Mil. | Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Science Science Tech Dummy Dummy |
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| 65. | Nov. 21 | USA-223 | Delta IV Heavy | US/Mil. | ||
| 66. | Nov. 24 | Zhongxing 20A | Long March 3A (CZ-3A) | China | Comsat | |
| 67. | Nov. 26 | Intelsat IS-17 |
Ariane 5 ECA V198 | Europe/Com. | Comsat Comsat |
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| 68. | Dec. 6 | GLONASS-M GLONASS-M GLONASS-M |
Proton-M/DM-3 | Russia/Com. | Navigation Navigation Navigation |
failed |
| 69. | Dec. 8 | Dragon C1 SMDC-One QbX-1 QbX-2 Perseus 000 Perseus 001 Perseus 002 Perseus 003 Caerus/Mayflower |
Falcon 9 | US/Com. | Reentry Capsule Op.NanosatExp. Tech? Tech? Tech? Tech? TechDevl |
SpaceX (first NASA COTS) |
| 70. | Dec. 15 | Soyuz TMA-20 (25S) | Soyuz-FG | Russia/FKA | ISS Crew (3) | Exp. 26/27 Complmt. (D.Kondratyev, P.Nespoli, C.Coleman) |
| 71. | Dec. 17 | Beidou DW7 | Long March 3A (CZ-3A) | China | Navigation | |
| 72. | Dec. 25 | GSAT 5P | GSLV | India | Comsat | failed |
| 73. | Dec. 26 | KA-Sat (Eutelsat) | Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia/Com. | Comsat | |
| 74. | Dec. 29 | Hispasat 1E (Spain) Koreasat 6 |
Ariane V ECA V199 | Europe/Com. | Comsat Comsat |
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