2007 in spaceflight

SRE-1, the first Indian recovered spacecraft, on public display at Thiruvananthapuram

Orbital launches
First| 10 January
Last| 25 December
Total| 68
Successes| 63
Failures| 3
Partial failures| 2
Catalogued| 65
National firsts
Satellite|  Colombia
Mauritius
Space traveller|  Malaysia
Rockets
Maiden flights| Atlas V 421
Long March 3B/E
Proton-M Enhanced
PSLV-CA
Shavit-2
Zenit-2M
Retirements| H-IIA 2022
Crewed flights
Orbital| 5
Total travellers| 27

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The year 2007 contained several significant events in spaceflight, including a Chinese ASAT test, the launches of the US Phoenix and Dawn missions to study Mars and Asteroid belt respectively, Japan's Kaguya Lunar orbiter, and the first Chinese Lunar probe, Chang'e 1.

The internationally accepted definition of a spaceflight is any flight which crosses the Kármán line, 100 kilometres above sea level. The first recorded spaceflight launch of the year occurred on 10 January, when a PSLV, launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, placed four spacecraft into low Earth orbit. One of these spacecraft was SRE-1, which returned to Earth twelve days later, in the first Indian attempt to recover a satellite after re-entry.

Several carrier rockets made their maiden flights in 2007; the PSLV-CA, Long March 3B/E, Shavit-2, Zenit-2M, Proton-M Enhanced. These were all modernised or upgraded versions of existing systems. The RS-24 missile also conducted its first launch, and the Atlas V made its first flight in the 421 configuration. The first Colombian and Mauritian satellites, Libertad 1 and Rascom-QAF 1 respectively, were launched in 2007, although a helium leak reduced Rascom's operational lifetime by thirteen years.

## Space exploration

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The launch of a Delta II Heavy with the Dawn spacecraft.

Several spacecraft were launched to explore the Moon. Japan's Kaguya orbiter, along with the smaller Okina and Ouna relay spacecraft, was launched on 14 September. The spacecraft entered Selenocentric orbit on 3 October. China launched its first Lunar probe, Chang'e 1, on 24 October, with the spacecraft entering Selenocentric orbit on 5 November. In 2009, two satellites launched into highly elliptical Earth orbits in 2007 as part of the THEMIS mission were also sent to the Moon. They are expected to arrive in October 2010.

In August, the NASA Phoenix spacecraft was launched towards Mars, followed by the Dawn mission to the Asteroid belt in September. Cassini continued to make flybys of the moons of Saturn, mostly focussing on Titan. In November, Rosetta flew past Earth, where it was mistaken for an asteroid, and given the provisional designation 2007 VN84.

## Crewed spaceflight

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Five crewed flights were launched in 2007, two by Russia and three by the United States. Russia flew two Soyuz missions to the International Space Station for crew rotation. Soyuz TMA-10, launched on 7 April, carried the Expedition 15 crew to the Station. Space tourist Charles Simonyi was also launched on this flight, and landed aboard Soyuz TMA-9 a few days later. When TMA-10 returned to Earth in October, it made the first of two consecutive ballistic re-entries of Soyuz spacecraft, due to problems with separation bolts. Soyuz TMA-11, launched on 10 October, carried the Expedition 16 crew, and the first Malaysian in space, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, who was selected for flight under the Angkasawan programme. He landed aboard Soyuz TMA-10. When TMA-11 landed in 2008, it also made a ballistic descent.

The newly installed Harmony node of the ISS

2007 also saw the continued assembly of the International Space Station, by US Space Shuttle flights. On 8 June  Atlantis made the first Shuttle launch of the year, STS-117, with seven astronauts, and the S3/4 truss segment of the ISS. It was the first Shuttle to launch from Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center since STS-107 in 2003. Launch had previously been delayed from February due to Hail damage to the External Tank, which required a rollback to repair in the Vehicle Assembly Building. In August,  Endeavour launched on its first mission since 2002, STS-118. This carried the S5 truss segment, and marked the final flight of the Spacehab module, which was used to carry supplies. NASA's first Educator Astronaut, Barbara Morgan flew aboard STS-118. Morgan had previously been a backup for Christa McAuliffe, who was killed in the Challenger accident in 1986. STS-120, launched on 23 October using  Discovery, carried the Harmony node, the first pressurised ISS component to be launched since Pirs in September 2001. Attempts to launch Atlantis in December on STS-122 were scrubbed, and the launch was delayed to 2008 after ECO sensors in the External Tank failed.

## Launch failures

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Three orbital launch attempts in 2007, involving a Zenit, a Falcon 1, and a Proton failed, and two others, an Atlas V and a GSLV, resulted in partial failures. On 30 January, a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL exploded on the Ocean Odyssey launch platform, seconds after ignition. The failure destroyed the NSS-8 satellite, and caused considerable damage to the Odyssey platform. It was later determined that the failure had been caused by debris in the turbopump. As a result of downtime to conduct repairs, and bad sea conditions at the end of the year, Sea Launch did not conduct another launch until 2008.

On 21 March, SpaceX launched the second Falcon 1. Due to the failure of the maiden flight, the launch was conducted as a demonstration flight without a functional payload. The launch failed to reach orbit due to a chain of events, starting with an error in setting the fuel mix ratio, which resulted in first stage underperformance, and the rocket being too low at the time of first stage separation. Additional atmospheric drag at this altitude caused recontact between the stages, setting up a fuel slosh in the second stage. This resulted in the premature cutoff of the second stage, and the rocket failed to reach orbit. This was the last launch of the Falcon 1 with the ablatively cooled Merlin-1A engine, which was replaced with the regeneratively cooled Merlin-1C for subsequent flights, starting in August 2008. As several test objectives were completed, SpaceX claimed that the launch was a success overall, and declared the Falcon 1 operational.

The Atlas family ended a run of eighty consecutive successful launches over fourteen years, after a partial failure of an Atlas V launched on 15 June. A faulty valve caused a fuel leak in the Centaur upper stage, resulting in a premature cutoff at the end of its second burn. This resulted in the USA-194 satellites being delivered into a lower orbit than planned. The spacecraft were able to correct the orbit using their manoeuvring engines.

The fifth GSLV was launched on 2 September, with the INSAT-4CR satellite. This was the first GSLV launch since the failure in July 2006. The rocket underperformed, and placed the satellite into an orbit with a lower apogee and greater inclination than planned. This required the spacecraft to use fuel reserved for stationkeeping to raise itself to the correct orbit, at the expense of its operational lifetime.

On 5 September, a Proton-M with a Briz-M upper stage failed to place the JCSAT-11 into orbit, after the second stage of the carrier rocket failed to separate from the first. It was later established that damaged cabling had been the cause of the malfunction.

## Summary of launches

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The launch of a Delta IV Heavy with the final DSP satellite.

In total, sixty eight orbital launches were made in 2007, with sixty five reaching orbit, and three outright failures. This was an increase of two orbital launch attempts on 2006, with one more launch reaching orbit. The final launch of the year was conducted on 25 December, by a Proton-M with three GLONASS navigation satellites for the Russian government.

Suborbital spaceflight in 2007 saw a number of sounding rocket and missile launches. On 11 January, the Chinese People's Liberation Army used a Dong-Feng 21 derived anti-satellite weapon to destroy Feng Yun 1C, a retired weather satellite. Russia also began testing the RS-24 Yars missile

China conducted ten orbital launches in 2007, using the Long March family of rockets, whilst Europe conducted five using the Ariane 5. India made three orbital launch attempts, using PSLV-C, PSLV-CA and GSLV rockets, with the GSLV launch resulting in a partial failure. Israel conducted a single successful launch using the first Shavit-2 rocket. Japan successfully launched two H-IIA rockets. Russia and the former Soviet Union conducted twenty six launches, including one failure, but not including the international Sea Launch programme, whose single launch attempt failed. Nineteen launches were conducted by the United States, which had originally announced plans to launch many more, however technical issues with the Atlas V, Delta IV and Falcon 1, caused a number of delays. Two of six planned Space Shuttle launches were also delayed to 2008, STS-123 due to knock-on delays from STS-117, and STS-122 due to problems with engine cutoff sensors.

## Launches

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10 January
03:53[1] |  PSLV-C |  |  Satish Dhawan FLP |  ISRO
Cartosat-2 | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | 14 February 2024
10:18 | Successful
SRE-1 | ISRO | Low Earth (polar)  | Technology demonstration | 22 January
04:16[2] | Successful
Lapan-TUBsat | LAPAN/TU Berlin | Low Earth (polar)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
Pehuensat-1 | AATE | Low Earth (polar)  | Technology demonstration | 16 January 2023[3] | Successful
SRE was the first Indian spacecraft to be recovered following reentry. Pehuensat-1 intentionally remained attached to the payload adapter.
18 January
02:12[4] | Soyuz-U |  | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos
Progress M-59 | Roskosmos  | Low Earth (ISS)  | Logistics | 1 August
19:26 | Successful
ISS flight 24P
30 January
23:22[4] | Zenit-3SL |  | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch
NSS-8 | SES New Skies | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communication | T-0 | Launch failure
First stage engine failed due to debris in turbopump,[5] rocket exploded on launch pad

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### February

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2 February
16:28[6] | Long March 3A |  | Xichang LA-2 | CNSA
Beidou-1D | CNSA  | Geostationary | Navigation | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure
Operational
Problems deploying solar panels, eventually corrected from ground
17 February
23:01[6] | Delta II 7925-10C  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | United Launch Alliance
THEMIS A | NASA  | Highly elliptical | Auroral | In orbit | Operational
THEMIS B (2007–2009)
Artemis P1 (2009—)  | NASA  | Highly elliptical
Selenocentric (planned)  | Auroral | In orbit | Operational
THEMIS C (2007–2009)
Artemis P2 (2009—)  | NASA  | Highly elliptical
Selenocentric (planned)  | Auroral | In orbit | Operational
THEMIS D | NASA  | Highly elliptical  | Auroral | In orbit | Operational
THEMIS E | NASA  | Highly elliptical  | Auroral | In orbit | Operational
Primary THEMIS mission completed in 2009. Three spacecraft remain in use for an extension of the same mission, whilst the other two are en route to the Moon for the Artemis mission.
24 February
04:41[6] | H-IIA 2024  |  | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | JAXA
IGS-Radar 2[6] | CSICE | Sun-synchronous  | Reconnaissance | 13 April 2014 | Partial spacecraft failure
IGS-Optical 3V[6] | CSICE  | Sun-synchronous  | Reconnaissance
Technology | 12 November 2013
02:31 | Successful
IGS-Radar 2 failed on 29 August 2010 due to battery problems[7]

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### March

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9 March
03:10[8] | Atlas V 401  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance
ASTRO | DARPA | Low Earth  | Technology | 25 October 2013[9] | Successful
CFESat | LANL | Low Earth  | Ionospheric | 12 November 2022[10] | Successful
FalconSAT-3 | US Air Force Academy | Low Earth  | Ionospheric
Plasma | 21 January 2023[11] | Successful
MidSTAR-1 | US Naval Academy | Low Earth  | Radiation
Technology | 17 August 2023[12] | Successful
NEXTSat | DARPA  | Low Earth  | Technology | 21 April 2023[13] | Successful
STPSat-1 | US Air Force/STP | Low Earth  | Atmospheric
Technology | 8 November 2023[14] | Successful
ASTRO and NEXTSat were used for the Orbital Express test programme, with the former refuelling and servicing the latter. Launch designated STP-1.
11 March
22:03[8] |  Ariane 5ECA |  |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
Skynet 5A | Paradigm/MoD | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
INSAT-4B | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful
21 March
01:10[15] |  Falcon 1 |  |  Omelek |  SpaceX
DemoSat (LCT2/AFSS)  | SpaceX/DARPA/NASA  | Intended: Low Earth  | Technology | 21 March | Launch failure
Loss of signal after control problems, failed to reach orbit, some test objectives achieved.

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### April

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7 April
17:31[15] | Soyuz-FG |  | Baikonur Site 1/5  | Roskosmos
Soyuz TMA-10 | Roskosmos  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS Expedition 15 | 21 October
10:36 | Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, including a paying space tourist
9 April
22:54[15] | Proton-M/Briz-M |  | Baikonur Site 200/39 | ILS
Anik F3 | Telesat | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure
Ka-band transmitter malfunction
11 April
03:27[15] | Long March 2C-III |  | Taiyuan LC-1 | CNSA
Haiyang-1B | CAST | Sun-synchronous  | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational
13 April
20:11[15] | Long March 3A  |  | Xichang LA-3 | CNSA
Compass-M1 (Beidou-2A)  | CNSA  | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
17 April
06:46:34[15] | Dnepr |  | Baikonur Site 109/95 | ISC Kosmotras
EgyptSat 1 | NARS | Sun-synchronous  | Observation | In orbit | Operational
Saudisat-3 | RSRI | Sun-synchronous  | Scientific | In orbit | Operational
SaudiComsat-3 | RSRI  | Sun-synchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
SaudiComsat-4 | RSRI  | Sun-synchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
SaudiComsat-5 | RSRI  | Sun-synchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
SaudiComsat-6 | RSRI  | Sun-synchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
SaudiComsat-7 | RSRI  | Sun-synchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
CP-3 | CalPoly | Sun-synchronous  | Technology | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure
Operational
CP-4 | CalPoly  | Sun-synchronous  | Technology | In orbit | Operational
CAPE-1 | Lafayette | Sun-synchronous  | Technology | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure
Libertad 1 | Sergio Arboleda | Sun-synchronous  | Technology | In orbit | Successful
AeroCube 2 | Aerospace Corporation | Sun-synchronous  | Technology | In orbit | Spacecraft failure
CSTB-1 | Boeing | Sun-synchronous  | Technology | In orbit | Operational
MAST | Tethers Unlimited | Sun-synchronous  | Technology | In orbit | Operational
CP-3, CP-4, CAPE-1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB-1, and MAST in P-POD containers, problems with power supply of CAPE-1; Libertad 1 deactivated following completion of mission; AeroCube 2 suffered solar panel/converter malfunction;[16] CP-3 mission affected by communications system reliability issues[17]
23 April
10:00[15] | PSLV-CA |  | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO
AGILE | ASI | Low Earth  | GR Astronomy | 13 February 2024 | Successful
AAM | ISRO  | Low Earth  | Technology | 19 July 2022[18] | Successful
Maiden flight of PSLV-CA
24 April
06:48[19] | Minotaur I |  | MARS Pad 0B | Orbital Sciences
NFIRE | MDA  | Low Earth  | Missile defence | 4 November 2015[20] | Successful
25 April
20:26:00[19] | Pegasus-XL |  | L-1011, Vandenberg  | Orbital Sciences
AIM (SMEX 9)  | NASA  | Low Earth  | Aeronomy | In orbit | Operational

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4 May
22:29[19] | Unknown  |  | Kourou ELA-3  | Arianespace
Astra 1L | SES Astra | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Galaxy 17 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
12 May
03:25:38[19] | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 1/5  | Roskosmos
Progress M-60 | Roskosmos  | Low Earth (ISS)  | Logistics | 25 September
19:48 | Successful
ISS flight 25P
13 May
16:01[19] | Long March 3B/E |  | Xichang LA-2  | CNSA
NigComSat-1 | NASRDA | Service: Geosynchronous
Now: Graveyard | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure
Maiden flight of Long March 3B/E, first African geosynchronous communication satellite, retired due to power system malfunction in November 2008.[21]
25 May
07:12[23] | Long March 2D |  | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | CNSA
Yaogan 2 | CNSA  | Sun-synchronous  | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational
Zheda PiXing-1 (MEMS-Pico)  | Zhejiang University | Sun-synchronous  | Technology | In orbit | Operational
100th successful Chinese orbital launch,[22] MEMS-Pico conducted microelectronic research
29 May
20:31:30[23] | Soyuz-FG/Fregat |  | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Starsem
Globalstar 65 | Globalstar | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar 69 | Globalstar  | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar 71 | Globalstar  | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar 72 | Globalstar  | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
31 May
16:08[23] | Long March 3A  |  | Xichang LA-2  | CNSA
Sinosat-3 | Sinosat | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
100th flight of Long March carrier rocket

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7 June
18:00[23] | Soyuz-U  |  | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS
Kosmos 2427 (Kobal't-M)  | VKS  | Low Earth  | Reconnaissance | 22 August
21:00 | Successful
8 June
02:34:01[23] | Delta II 7420-10  |  | Vandenberg SLC-2W | United Launch Alliance
COSMO-1 | ASI[24] | Sun-synchronous  | Imaging | In orbit | Operational
8 June
23:38:04[23] | Space Shuttle Atlantis |  | Kennedy Space Center LC-39A | United Space Alliance
STS-117 | NASA  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS assembly | 22 June
19:49:38 | Successful
ITS S3/4 Truss | NASA  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS component | In orbit | Operational
Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, ISS crew rotation
10 June | Shavit-2 |  | Palmachim | Israel Aerospace Industries
Ofeq-7 | IAI/Israeli military | Low Earth (retrograde)  | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational[25]
Maiden flight of Shavit-2
15 June
02:14[23] | Dnepr  |  | Baikonur Site 109/95  | ISC Kosmotras
TerraSAR-X | DLR | Low Earth  | Radar imaging | In orbit | Operational
15 June
15:04[23] | Atlas V 401  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-41  | United Launch Alliance
USA-194 (NOSS-3-4A)  | NRO | Low Earth  | Ocean surveillance | In orbit | Partial launch failure
Operational
USA-194 (NOSS-3-4B)  | NRO  | Low Earth  | Ocean surveillance | In orbit | Partial launch failure
Operational
NRO Launch 30R, placed in incorrect orbit due to premature cutoff of Centaur upper stage,[26] spacecraft corrected using their own thrusters, reducing lifespan
28 June
15:02[27] | Dnepr  |  | Dombarovskiy | ISC Kosmotras
Genesis II | Bigelow Aerospace | Low Earth  | Technology | In orbit | Operational
Experimental inflatable module
29 June
10:00[27] | Zenit-2M |  | Baikonur Site 45/1 | VKS
Kosmos 2428 (Tselina-2)  | VKS  | Low Earth  | ELINT | In orbit | Operational
Maiden flight of Zenit-2M

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2 July
19:38[27] | Kosmos-3M |  | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | COSMOS International
SAR-Lupe-2 | Bundeswehr | Low Earth (Polar)  | Radar reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
5 July
12:08[27] | Long March 3B |  | Xichang LA-2  | CNSA
Chinasat-6B | ChinaSatcom | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
7 July
01:16:00[27] | Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced  |  | Baikonur Site 200/39  | International Launch Services
DirecTV-10 | DirecTV | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Maiden flight of Proton-M Enhanced[28]

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### August

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2 August
17:33:48[29] | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 1/5  | Roskosmos
Progress M-61 | Roskosmos  | Low Earth (ISS)  | Logistics
Technology | 22 January 2008
19:52 | Successful
ISS flight 26P, Remained in orbit after undocking to conduct technological experiments
4 August
09:26:34[29] | Delta II 7925  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | United Launch Alliance
Phoenix | NASA  | Heliocentric | Mars lander | 25 May 2008
23:38 | Successful
Landed on Mars, discovered water there, last signal from spacecraft received on 2 November 2008
8 August
22:36:42[30] | Space Shuttle Endeavour |  | Kennedy Space Center LC-39A  | United Space Alliance
STS-118 | NASA  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS assembly | 21 August
16:32 | Successful
SpaceHab LSM | NASA/SpaceHab | Low Earth (STS)  | Logistics | Successful
S5 Truss | NASA  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS component | In orbit | Operational
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts, final flight of SpaceHab module
14 August
23:44[30] | Unknown  |  | Kourou ELA-3  | Arianespace
Spaceway 3 | Hughes | Geostationary  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
BSat 3a | BSAT | Geostationary  | Communications | In orbit | Operational

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### September

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2 September
12:51[33] | GSLV |  | Satish Dhawan SLP  | ISRO
INSAT-4CR | ISRO  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Partial launch failure
Partial spacecraft failure
Operational
Apogee lower and inclination higher than expected, due to carrier rocket underperformance,[31] lifespan further reduced by drift following tracking failure. 5 years of operational life lost.[32]
5 September
22:43[33] | Proton-M/Briz-M  |  | Baikonur Site 200/39  | International Launch Services
JCSAT-11 | JSAT Corporation | Intended: Geostationary  | Communications | ~+135 seconds | Launch failure
Second stage failed to separate due to damaged cabling.[34]
11 September
13:05[33] | Kosmos-3M  |  | Plesetsk Site 132/1  | VKS
Kosmos 2429 (Parus)  | VKS  | Low Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
14 September
01:31:01[33] | H-IIA 2022  |  | Tanegashima LA-Y1  | Mitsubishi
Kaguya (SELENE)  | JAXA  | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Operational
Okina (RStar)  | JAXA  | Selenocentric  | Lunar orbiter | 12 February 2009
08:46 | Successful
Ouna (VStar)  | JAXA  | Selenocentric  | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Operational
14 September
11:00[33] | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 1/5  | Roskosmos
Foton-M3 | Roskosmos/ESA | Low Earth  | Scientific | 26 September | Successful
YES2 |  | Low Earth  | Technology development | Unknown | Spacecraft failure
YES2 tether may have failed to deploy fully. Satellite recovery failed.[35]
18 September
18:35[33] | Delta II 7920-10C  |  | Vandenberg SLC-2W  | United Launch Alliance
WorldView-1 | DigitalGlobe | Low Earth  | Imaging | In orbit | Operational
75th consecutive successful Delta II launch.
19 September
03:26[33] | Long March 4B |  | Taiyuan LC-1  | CNSA
CBERS-2B (Ziyuan 1-02B)  | CASC/INPE  | Sun-synchronous  | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational
27 September
11:34[36] | Delta II 7925H  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B  | United Launch Alliance
Dawn | NASA  | Heliocentric
Then: Ceres orbit
Then: Vesta orbit  | Asteroid research | In orbit | Operational
Will explore dwarf planet Ceres and asteroid 4 Vesta, Ceres was designated as an asteroid during mission planning

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### October

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5 October
22:02:26[36] | Unknown  |  | Kourou ELA-3  | Arianespace
Intelsat 11 | Intelsat  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Optus D2 | Optus | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
10 October
13:22:39[36] | Soyuz-FG  |  | Baikonur Site 1/5  | Roskosmos
Soyuz TMA-11 | Roskosmos  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS Expedition 16 | 19 April 2008 | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts, first Malaysian & South Korean in space
11 October
00:22[36] | Atlas V 421  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-41  | United Launch Alliance
USA-195 (WGS-1)  | US Air Force  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Maiden flight of Atlas V 421
17 October
12:23:00[37] | Delta II 7925-9.5  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A  | United Launch Alliance
USA-196 (GPS 2R-17/M4)  | US Air Force  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
700th flight of Thor rocket (Variant used as first stage).
20 October
20:12:25[37] | Soyuz-FG/Fregat  |  | Baikonur Site 31/6  | Starsem
Globalstar 66 | Globalstar  | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar 67 | Globalstar  | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar 68 | Globalstar  | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar 70 | Globalstar  | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
23 October
04:39[37] | Molniya-M/2BL |  | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS
Kosmos 2430 (Oko)  | VKS | Molniya | Early warning | 5 January 2019
07:58[38] | Successful
23 October
15:38:19[37] | Space Shuttle Discovery |  | Kennedy Space Center LC-39A  | United Space Alliance
STS-120 | NASA  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS assembly | 7 November
18:01 | Successful
Harmony (Node 2)  | NASA  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS component | In orbit | Operational
Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, crew rotation
24 October
10:05[37] | Long March 3A  |  | Xichang LA-3  | CNSA
Chang'e 1 | CNSA  | Selenocentric  | Lunar orbiter | 1 March 2009
08:13[39] | Successful
First Chinese lunar probe
26 October
07:35:24[37] | Proton-K/DM-2 |  | Baikonur Site 81/24 | VKS
Kosmos 2431 (GLONASS-M)  | VKS  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Kosmos 2432 (GLONASS-M)  | VKS  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Kosmos 2433 (GLONASS-M)  | VKS  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational

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### November

[edit]

1 November
00:51:44[40] | Kosmos-3M  |  | Plesetsk Site 132/1  | COSMOS International
SAR-Lupe 3 | Bundeswehr  | Low Earth (polar)  | Radar reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
Rubin-7 | OHB System | Low Earth (polar)  | Technology | In orbit | Operational
11 November
01:50[40] | Delta IV Heavy 9250H  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance
USA-197 (DSP-23)  | DoD | Geosynchronous  | Missile defence | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[41]
Final DSP satellite
Stopped transmitting in September 2008[41]
11 November
22:48[40] | Long March 4C (4B-II)  |  | Taiyuan LC-1  | CNSA
Yaogan 3 | CNSA  | Sun-synchronous  | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational
First launch of Long March 4C after redesignation
14 November
22:06[40] | Unknown  |  | Kourou ELA-3  | Arianespace
Skynet 5B | Paradigm/MoD | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Star One C1 | Star One | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Record mass to GTO – 9,535 kg (21,021 lb)[42]
17 November
22:39:47[40] | Proton-M/Briz-M  |  | Baikonur Site 200/39  | International Launch Services
Sirius 4 | SES Sirius | Geostationary  | Communications | In orbit | Operational

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* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec →

### December

[edit]

9 December
00:16[43] | Proton-M/Briz-M  |  | Baikonur Site 81/24  | VKS
Globus-1M #11L (Raduga-1M 1)  | VKS  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
9 December
02:31:42[43] | Delta II 7420-10  |  | Vandenberg SLC-2W  | United Launch Alliance
COSMO-2 | ASI[24] | Sun-synchronous  | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
10 December
22:05[43] | Atlas V 401  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-41  | United Launch Alliance
USA-198 (SDS-3-5)  | NRO  | Molniya  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
NRO Launch 24
14 December
13:17:34[43] | Soyuz-FG/Fregat  |  | Baikonur Site 31/6  | Starsem
RADARSAT 2 | MDA Corporation | Sun-synchronous  | Radar imaging | In orbit | Operational
20 December
20:04:00[43] | Delta II 7925-9.5  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A  | United Launch Alliance
USA-199 (GPS 2R-18/M5)  | US Air Force  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
21 December
21:41:55[43] | Unknown  |  | Kourou ELA-3  | Arianespace
Horizons-2 | Intelsat/JSAT Corporation | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Rascom-QAF 1 | RascomSTAR-QAF | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure
Operational
Helium leak affected early operations of Rascom-QAF 1,[44] reducing operational lifetime by 13 years.
23 December
07:12:41[45] | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 1/5  | Roskosmos
Progress M-62 | Roskosmos  | Low Earth (ISS)  | Logistics | 15 February 2008
10:29 | Successful
ISS flight 27P
25 December
19:32[45] | Proton-M/DM-2  |  | Baikonur Site 81/24  | VKS
Kosmos 2434 (GLONASS-M)  | VKS  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Kosmos 2435 (GLONASS-M)  | VKS  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Kosmos 2436 (GLONASS-M)  | VKS  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Maiden flight of Proton-M/DM-2

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* Oct
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## Suborbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)  | Rocket | Flight number  | Launch site | LSP

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(⚀ = CubeSat)  | Operator  | Orbit | Function  | Decay (UTC)  | Outcome
Remarks

### January

[edit]

11 January
22:28[46][33] | DF-21 |  | Xichang[4] | PLA
ASAT | PLA  | Suborbital | ASAT test | 11 January | Successful
Destroyed Feng Yun 1C satellite
16 January
02:20[33] | S-310 |  | Uchinoura | JAXA
| JAXA  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 16 January | Successful
19 January
12:29[33] | Black Brant VB |  | Poker Flat | NASA
JOULE II | Clemson | Suborbital  | Auroral | 19 January | Successful
19 January
12:30[33] | Black Brant IX |  | Poker Flat  | NASA
JOULE II  | Clemson  | Suborbital  | Auroral | 19 January | Successful
19 January
12:44[33] | Terrier-Orion |  | Poker Flat  | NASA
JOULE II  | Clemson  | Suborbital  | Auroral | 19 January | Successful
19 January
12:45[33] | Terrier-Orion  |  | Poker Flat  | NASA
JOULE II  | Clemson  | Suborbital  | Auroral | 19 January | Successful
27 January
05:20[33] | R-17 Elbrus | FTT-06  | Barking Sands | US Army
| MDA | Suborbital  | Target | 27 January | Successful
Intercepted by THAAD
27 January[33] | THAAD | FTT-06  | Barking Sands  | US Army
| MDA  | Suborbital  | ABM test | 27 January | Successful
30 January[33] | R-17 Elbrus |  | Syria | Syrian Army
| Syrian Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 30 January | Successful

### February

[edit]

7 February
08:15[33] | LGM-30G Minuteman III |  | Vandenberg LF-10 | US Air Force
GT-193GM | US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 7 February | Successful
Impacted Reagan Test Site
12 February
12:45[33] | Black Brant XII |  | Poker Flat  | NASA
ROPA[47] | Dartmouth | Suborbital  | Auroral | 12 February | Successful
14 February
09:22[33] | Terrier-Orion  |  | Poker Flat  | NASA
HEX 2 | Alaska | Suborbital  | Thermospheric | 14 February | Successful
14 February
09:27[33] | Black Brant X |  | Poker Flat  | NASA
HEX 2  | Alaska  | Suborbital  | Thermospheric | 14 February | Successful
14 February
09:36[33] | Terrier-Orion  |  | Poker Flat  | NASA
HEX 2  | Alaska  | Suborbital  | Thermospheric | 14 February | Successful
14 February
09:38[33] | Terrier-Orion  |  | Poker Flat  | NASA
HEX 2  | Alaska  | Suborbital  | Thermospheric | 14 February | Successful
25 February[6] | Shahab-3 |  | Iran | IARI
Kavosh | INSA | Suborbital  | Scientific | 25 February | Successful
First successful Iranian scientific launch
28 February
08:39[33] | Black Brant XII  |  | Poker Flat  | NASA
CHARM | Dartmouth  | Suborbital  | Scientific | 28 February | Successful

### March

[edit]

1 March |  RH-200SV |  |  Andøya |  Andøya
Mini-DUSTY 13 | Andøya  | Suborbital  | Technology | 1 March | Partial launch failure
Rocket underperformed and failed to reach correct apogee
6 March
00:30[33] | SR-19 |  | C-17, Kauai | US Air Force
| US Army/MDA  | Suborbital  | Target | 6 March | Successful
21 March
04:27[33] |  Chimera (Minuteman/Minotaur II)  |  |  Vandenberg LF-06 |  Orbital Sciences
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Target | 21 March | Successful
Tracking demonstration
30 March |  Dhanush |  |  Ship, Indian Ocean |  DRDO
| DRDO  | Suborbital  | Target | 30 March | Successful
apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

### April

[edit]

6 April
06:42[33] | R-17 Elbrus |  | Kauai  | US Army
| MDA  | Suborbital  | Target | 6 April | Successful
Tracking demonstration
12 April
05:32[33] | Agni-III |  | Integrated Test Range | IDRDL
Re-entry vehicle | IDRDL  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 12 April | Successful
26 April
21:31[33] | Terrier-Orion  | FTM-11 E4  | Kauai  | US Navy
Target  | US Navy  | Suborbital  | Target | 26 April | Successful
Intercepted by SM-3
26 April
21:32[33] | RIM-161 SM-3 | FTM-11 E4  | USS Lake Erie, Kauai  | US Navy
Interceptor  | US Navy  | Suborbital  | ABM test | 26 April | Successful
Intercepted Terrier-Orion
28 April
14:56[33] | SpaceLoft XL |  | Spaceport America | UP Aerospace
Legacy | Celestis | Suborbital  | Space burial | 28 April | Successful
LaunchQuest | CCAT/NALI | Suborbital  | Student research | 28 April | Successful
RocketSat II | NASA/Colorado | Suborbital  | Technology | 28 April | Successful
Seeds  | Epsori Space Systems | Suborbital  | Biological | 28 April | Successful
Antimatter/Space2O | MEI | Suborbital  | Drink ingredients | 28 April | Successful
Commemorative items  | Astrata
RocketFoto
Astrax | Suborbital  |  | 28 April | Successful
Recoverable sounding launch to an apogee of 117 kilometres, Legacy included remains of Astronaut Gordon Cooper and actor James Doohan, bad weather delayed recovery

### May

[edit]

15 May[33] | UGM-133 Trident II |  | ETR, USS Tennessee | US Navy
FCET-37  | US Navy  | Suborbital  | SLBM test | 15 May | Successful
15 May[33] | UGM-133 Trident II  |  | ETR, USS Tennessee | US Navy
FCET-37  | US Navy  | Suborbital  | SLBM test | 15 May | Successful
25 May
13:15  | UGM-27 Polaris (STARS)  | FTG-03  | Kodiak | Sandia
| MDA  | Suborbital  | ABM Target | 25 May | Failure
FTG-03 target, did not reach correct altitude, GMD-OBV interceptor not launched[48]
29 May
10:20[33] | RS-24 |  | Plesetsk | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 29 May | Successful
Maiden flight of RS-24 missile

### June

[edit]

15 June
02:45[33] | Talos-Castor |  | Woomera | DSTO
HyShot/HYCAUSE  | DSTO  | Suborbital  | Hypersonic research | 15 June | Successful
15 June[33] | Terrier-Orion  |  | Kauai  | US Navy
ARAV | US Navy  | Suborbital  | Target | 15 June | Successful
15 June[33] | Terrier-Orion  |  | Kauai  | US Navy
ARAV  | US Navy  | Suborbital  | Target | 15 June | Successful
20 June | MEI-F3 |  | Las Cruces | MEI
RocketSat III | NASA/Colorado  | Suborbital  | Technology | 20 June | Successful
Antimatter/Space2O  | MEI  | Suborbital  | Drink ingredients | 20 June | Successful
21 June[33] | Terrier-Orion  |  | White Sands | NASA
ST-5000/CACS | NASA/NSROC | Suborbital  | Test rocket | 21 June | Successful
21 June[33] | M51 |  | Biscarrosse, Submarine  | FOST
| FOST  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 21 June | Successful
23 June
02:40[33] | Castor 4B | FTM-12  | Kauai  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Target | 23 June | Successful
Intercepted by SM-3
23 June
02:44[33] | RIM-161 SM-3  | FTM-12  | USS Decatur, Kauai  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | ABM test | 23 June | Successful
Intercepted Castor 4B
28 June[33] | RSM-56 Bulava |  | White Sea, Submarine  | VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 28 June | Successful

### July

[edit]

19 July[33] | VSB-30 (306)  |  | Alcântara | AEB
Cuma II | INPE | Suborbital  | Microgravity | 19 July | Partial spacecraft failure
Parachute or flotation system malfunction prevented recovery

### August

[edit]

3 August
22:51:20[33] | Terrier-Orion  |  | Andøya  | NASA
MASS 1 | NASA/Colorado  | Suborbital  | Atmospheric | 3 August | Successful
3 August
23:22[33] | Nike Orion |  | Andøya  | DLR
ECOMA 3 | ARR, DLR, IAP | Suborbital  | Atmospheric | 3 August | Successful
Apogee: 126.5 kilometres (78.6 mi)
6 August
22:56[33] | Terrier-Orion  |  | Andøya  | NASA
MASS 2 | NASA/Colorado  | Suborbital  | Atmospheric | 6 August | Successful
7 August[33] | R-29R Volna |  | Pacific Ocean, Delta III submarine  | VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 7 August | Successful
13 August
05:45[33] | Black Brant IX  |  | White Sands LC-36 | NASA
LIDOS 2 | NASA/JHU | Suborbital  | Ultraviolet astronomy | 13 August | Successful
23 August
08:31[33] | Chimera (Minuteman/Minotaur II)  |  | Vandenberg LF-06  | Orbital Sciences
NFIRE 2a | MDA  | Suborbital  | Target | 23 August
09:01 | Successful
Tracking target for the NFIRE spacecraft

### September

[edit]

2 September
10:20  | S-520 |  | Uchinoura  | JAXA
WIND  | JAXA/Kochi | Suborbital  | Thermospheric | 2 September | Successful
6 September
21:09  | Terrier-Orion  |  | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA
PLAYER  | NASA  | Suborbital  | Technology | 6 September
21:19 | Successful
13 September
05:50  | Taiwan Sounding Rocket | Sounding Rocket VI  | Jiu Peng Air Base | NSPO
Reaction control system, recovery capsule | NSPO/NCU | Suborbital  | Technology test | 13 September | Successful
Apogee: ~280 km (174 mi). Recovery capsule successfully splashed down, but was not recovered due to weather conditions.[49]
28 September
20:16  | Polaris (STARS)  | FTG-03a  | Kodiak  | Sandia
| MDA  | Suborbital  | Target | 28 September | Successful
Intercepted by Ground Based Interceptor
28 September
20:18  | Ground Based Interceptor | FTG-03a  | Vandenberg LF-23 | MDA
| MDA  | Suborbital  | ABM test | 28 September | Successful
Intercepted Polaris (STARS)

### October

[edit]

5 October
05:50  | Agni-I |  | Integrated Test Range  | IDRDL
| IDRDL  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 5 October | Successful
29 October | RS-18 UR-100N |  | Baikonur  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 29 October | Successful
30 October
04:12:52  | Black Brant IX  |  | Wallops Flight Facility Pad 1 | NASA
EARLE | NASA/Texas | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 30 October
04:26:17 | Successful

### November

[edit]

6 November
18:00  | Black Brant IX  |  | White Sands LC-36  | NASA
EUNIS | NASA  | Suborbital  | Solar | 6 November | Successful

### December

[edit]

8 December | RT-2UTTH Topol-M |  | Kapustin Yar | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 8 December | Successful
10 December
09:00:00  | Black Brant XII  |  | Andøya  | NASA
TRICE-High | NASA/UoI | Suborbital  | Electrodynamics | 10 December | Successful
10 December
09:02:00  | Black Brant XII  |  | Andøya  | NASA
TRICE-Low | NASA/UoI  | Suborbital  | Electrodynamics | 10 December | Successful
17 December
22:05[50] | Castor 4B  | JFTM-1  | Kauai  | US Navy
Mock warhead  | US Navy  | Suborbital  | Target | 17 December | Successful
Intercepted by SM-3
17 December
22:08[50] | RIM-161 SM-3  | JFTM-1  | JDS Kongō | JMSDF
| JMSDF  | Suborbital  | ABM test | 17 December | Successful
Intercepted Castor 4B, first Japanese ABM test (Using American technology)
17 December | R-29RM Sineva (RSM-54)  |  | Barents Sea, K-114 | VMF
Re-entry vehicles  | VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 17 December | Successful
Multiple re-entry vehicles, impacted Kura Test Range
17 December | VS-30 |  | Barreira do Inferno | AEB
Angicos | AEB/CONAE  | Suborbital  | Microgravity | 17 December | Successful
25 December
10:00  | R-29RM Sineva (RSM-54)  |  | Barents Sea, K-114 | VMF
Re-entry vehicles  | VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 25 December | Successful
Multiple re-entry vehicles, Impacted Kura Test Range
25 December
13:10  | RS-24  |  | Plesetsk  | RVSN
Re-entry vehicles  | RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 25 December | Successful
Multiple re-entry vehicles

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* Feb
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## Deep Space Rendezvous

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Date (GMT)  | Spacecraft  | Event  | Remarks

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13 January | Cassini | 23rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
29 January | Cassini | 24th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 2,775 kilometres (1,724 mi)
22 February | Cassini | 25th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 953 kilometres (592 mi)
25 February | Rosetta | Flyby of Mars | Gravity assist
28 February | New Horizons | Flyby of Jupiter | Gravity assist
10 March | Cassini | 26th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 956 kilometres (594 mi)
26 March | Cassini | 27th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 953 kilometres (592 mi)
10 April | Cassini | 28th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 951 kilometres (591 mi)
26 April | Cassini | 29th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 951 kilometres (591 mi)
12 May | Cassini | 30th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
28 May | Cassini | 31stflyby of Titan | Closest approach: 2,425 kilometres (1,507 mi)
5 June | MESSENGER | 2nd flyby of Venus | Gravity assist; Closest approach: 338 kilometres (210 mi)
13 June | Cassini | 32nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
29 June | Cassini | 33rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,942 kilometres (1,207 mi)
19 July | Cassini | 34thflyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,302 kilometres (809 mi)
30 August | Cassini | Flyby of Rhea | Closest approach: 5,100 kilometres (3,200 mi)
31 August | Cassini | 35th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 3,227 kilometres (2,005 mi)
10 September | Cassini | Flyby of Iapetus | Closest approach: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
2 October | Cassini | 36th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
3 October[51] | Kaguya | Selenocentric orbit injection |
5 November | Chang'e 1 | Selenocentric orbit injection |
13 November | Rosetta | 2nd flyby of the Earth | Mistaken for asteroid, given the designation 2007 VN84
19 November | Cassini | 37th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
5 December | Cassini | 38th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
20 December | Cassini | 39th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 953 kilometres (592 mi)
31 December | Deep Impact (EPOXI) | Flyby of Earth | Closest approach: 15,566 kilometres (9,672 mi)

Distant, non-targeted flybys of Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Tethys and Titan by Cassini occurred throughout the year.

## EVAs

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Start date/time  | Duration  | End time  | Spacecraft  | Crew  | Function  | Remarks

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31 January
15:14  | 7 hours
55 minutes | 23:09  | Expedition 14
ISS Quest | Michael Lopez-Alegria
Sunita Williams | Reconfigured Destiny cooling system, connected SSPTS, secured P6 starboard radiator, disconnected EAS.[52] |
4 February
13:38  | 7 hours
11 minutes  | 20:49  | Expedition 14
ISS Quest | Michael Lopez-Alegria
Sunita Williams  | Completed Destiny cooling system reconfiguration and EAS disconnection, photographed P6 inboard solar array, continued SSPTS installation.[53] |
8 February
13:26  | 6 hours
40 minutes  | 20:06  | Expedition 14
ISS Quest | Michael Lopez-Alegria
Sunita Williams  | Removed and jettisoned P3 thermal covers, install P3 attachment point, remove P5 launch restraints, continued SSPTS installation.[54] |
22 February
10:27  | 6 hours
18 minutes  | 16:45  | Expedition 14
ISS Pirs | Mikhail Tyurin
Michael Lopez-Alegria  | Retracted an antenna at the aft port of the Zvezda, photographed a satellite navigation antenna, and replaced a Russian materials experiment, inspected and photographed an antenna for the ATV, photographed a German robotics experiment, and inspected, remated, and photographed hardware connectors.[55] |
30 May
19:05  | 5 hours
25 minutes  | 31 May
00:30  | Expedition 15
ISS Pirs | Fyodor Yurchikhin
Oleg Kotov | Installed Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels and rerouted a Global Positioning System antenna cable.[56] |
6 June
14:23  | 5 hours
37 minutes  | 20:00  | Expedition 15
ISS Pirs | Fyodor Yurchikhin
Oleg Kotov  | Installed a section of Ethernet cable on the Zarya module, installed additional Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels on Zvezda, and deployed a Russian scientific experiment.[57] |
11 June
20:02  | 6 hours
15 minutes  | 12 June
02:17  | STS-117
ISS Quest | James F. Reilly
John D. Olivas | Began the S3/S4 Truss installation.[58] |
13 June
18:28  | 7 hours
16 minutes  | 14 June
01:44  | STS-117
ISS Quest | Patrick G. Forrester
Steven Swanson | Assisted in retraction of the solar panels on the P6 Truss. Completed the S3/S4 truss installation. Partial failure due to the S3/S4 SARJ motor control circuits being wired in reverse, so some launch restraints were left in place to prevent the possibility of undesired rotation.[59] |
15 June
17:24  | 7 hours
58 minutes  | 16 June
01:22  | STS-117
ISS Quest | James F. Reilly
John D. Olivas  | Repaired the Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod thermal blanket, finished the P6 solar array retraction, and installed a hydrogen ventilation valve onto Destiny.[60] |
17 June
16:25  | 6 hours
29 minutes  | 22:54  | STS-117
ISS Quest | Patrick G. Forrester
Steven Swanson  | Retrieved a television camera and its support structure from an ESP attached to Quest, and installed it on the S3 truss, verified the Drive Lock Assembly (DLA) 2 configuration, and removed the last six SARJ launch restraints. Installed a computer network cable on Unity, opened the hydrogen vent valve on Destiny, and tethered two orbital debris shield panels on Zvezda.[61] |
23 July
10:25  | 7 hours
41 minutes  | 18:06  | Expedition 15
ISS Quest | Clayton Anderson
Fyodor Yurchikhin  | Replaced components for the Mobile Transporter's redundant power system, jettisoned an ammonia tank and flight support equipment, and cleaned the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) on the nadir port of Unity.[62][63] |
11 August
16:28  | 6 hours
17 minutes  | 23:45  | STS-118
ISS Quest | Richard Mastracchio
Dafydd Williams | Attached the Starboard 5 (S5) segment of the station's truss, and retracted the forward heat-rejecting radiator from the station's Port 6 (P6) truss.[64] |
13 August
15:32  | 6 hours
28 minutes  | 22:00  | STS-118
ISS Quest | Richard Mastracchio
Dafydd Williams  | Removed the new Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) from the shuttle's payload bay and installed it onto the Z1 truss. Installed the failed CMG onto an External Stowage Platform (ESP-2).[65] |
15 August
14:38  | 5 hours
28 minutes  | 20:05  | STS-118
ISS Quest | Richard Mastracchio
Clayton Anderson  | Relocated two CETA carts around the Mobile Transporter and an antenna base from the P6 truss to P1, and installed a new transponder and signal processor for an S-band communications upgrade.[66] | Mastracchio noted a hole on the thumb of his left glove and returned to the airlock as a precautionary measure.
18 August
14:17  | 5 hours
2 minutes  | 19:02  | STS-118
ISS Quest | Dafydd Williams
Clayton Anderson  | Retrieved Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) containers 3 and 4, installed the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) Boom Stand, installed an External Wireless Instrumentation System (EWIS) antenna, and secured Z1 gimbal locks.[67] |
26 October
10:02  | 6 hours
14 minutes  | 16:16  | STS-120
ISS Quest | Scott E. Parazynski
Douglas H. Wheelock | Installed the new Harmony module in its temporary location, retrieved the S-Band Antenna Support Assembly, and prepared for the relocation of the P6 truss by disconnecting fluid lines on the P6/Z1 truss segments.[68] |
28 October
09:32  | 6 hours
33 minutes  | 16:05  | STS-120
ISS Quest | Scott E. Parazysnki
Daniel M. Tani | Disconnected the Z1-to-P6 umbilicals, detached P6 from Z1, configured the S1 radiator, installed handrails onto Harmony, and inspected the S4 starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ).[69] |
30 October
08:45  | 7 hours
8 minutes  | 15:53  | STS-120
ISS Quest | Scott E. Parazysnki
Douglas H. Wheelock  | Attached P6 to P5, installed P6/P5 umbilical connections, reconfigured S1 following its redeployment, and inspected the port SARJ.[70] |
3 November
10:03  | 7 hours
19 minutes  | 17:22  | STS-120
ISS Quest | Scott E. Parazysnki
Douglas H. Wheelock  | Inspection and repair of the P6 solar array.[71] |
9 November
09:54  | 6 hours
55 minutes  | 16:49  | Expedition 16
ISS Quest | Peggy Whitson
Yuri Malenchenko | Disconnected and stored the Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System cables, stored the PMA-2 umbilical, and stowed a Harmony node avionics umbilical into a temporary position.[72][73] |
20 November
10:10  | 7 hours
16 minutes  | 17:26  | Expedition 16
ISS Quest | Peggy Whitson
Daniel M. Tani  | External configuration of PMA-2 and Harmony: Fluid, electrical, and data lines attached, avionics lines hooked up, heater cables attached, and relocated a fluid tray.[74] |
24 November
09:50  | 7 hours
4 minutes  | 16:54  | Expedition 16
ISS Quest | Peggy Whitson
Daniel M. Tani  | Completion of fluid, electrical, and data line hookups for PMA-2 and Harmony. Loop B Fluid Tray connected to the port side of the Destiny laboratory. Inspected and photographed the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) to assist with troubleshooting on the ground.[75] |
18 December
09:50  | 6 hours
56 minutes  | 16:46  | Expedition 16
ISS Quest | Peggy Whitson
Daniel M. Tani  | Inspected the S4 starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), and a Beta Gimbal Assembly (BGA).[76][77] | 100th EVA in support of the ISS.
Whitson became the female astronaut with the most EVAs and the most time spent in EVA.[78][79]

## Orbital launch statistics

[edit]

### By country

[edit]

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.

Country  | Launches  | Successes  | Failures  | Partial
failures

|
|
|
|

|  China | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0
|  France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0
|  India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1
|  Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
|  Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0
|  Russia | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0
|  Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0
|  United States | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1
World | 68 | 63 | 3 | 2

### By rocket

[edit]

Ariane

Atlas

Delta

H-II

Long March

PSLV

R-7

R-14

R-36

Space Shuttle

Universal Rocket

Zenit

Others

* Ariane 5
* Atlas V
* Delta II
* Delta IV
* Delta IV Heavy
* H-IIA
* Long March 2
* Long March 3
* Long March 4
* PSLV
* Molniya-M
* Soyuz-U
* Soyuz-FG
* Kosmos-3M
* Dnepr
* Space Shuttle
* Proton-K
* Proton-M
* Zenit-2M
* Zenit-3SL
* Others

#### By family

[edit]

Family  | Country  | Launches  | Successes  | Failures  | Partial failures  | Remarks

|
|
|
|
|
|

Ariane |  France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Atlas |  United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Delta |  United States | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Falcon |  United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
GSLV |  India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
H-II |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Long March |  China | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Minotaur |  United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pegasus |  United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PSLV |  India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
R-7 |  Russia | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
R-14 |  Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
R-36 |  Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Shavit 2 |  Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Space Shuttle |  United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Universal Rocket |  Russia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Zenit |  Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

#### By type

[edit]

Rocket  | Country  | Family  | Launches  | Successes  | Failures  | Partial failures  | Remarks

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Ariane 5 |  France | Ariane | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Atlas V |  United States | Atlas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Delta II |  United States | Delta | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Delta IV |  United States | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dnepr |  Ukraine | R-36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Falcon 1 |  United States | Falcon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
GSLV |  India | GSLV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
H-IIA |  Japan | H-II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kosmos |  Russia | R-12/R-14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 2 |  China | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 3 |  China | Long March | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 4 |  China | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Minotaur I |  United States | Minotaur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Molniya |  Russia | R-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pegasus |  United States | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Proton |  Russia | Universal Rocket | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
PSLV |  India | PSLV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Shavit |  Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz |  Russia | R-7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Space Shuttle |  United States | Space Shuttle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Zenit |  Ukraine | Zenit | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

#### By configuration

[edit]

Rocket  | Country  | Type  | Launches  | Successes  | Failures  | Partial failures  | Remarks

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Ariane 5 ECA |  France | Ariane 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Ariane 5 GS |  France | Ariane 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Atlas V 401 |  United States | Atlas V | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Atlas V 421 |  United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
Delta II 7420 |  United States | Delta II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Delta II 7920 |  United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Delta II 7925 |  United States | Delta II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Delta II 7925H |  United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight
Delta IV Heavy |  United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dnepr |  Ukraine | Dnepr | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Falcon 1 |  United States | Falcon 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
GSLV Mk I |  India | GSLV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Final flight
H-IIA 2022 |  Japan | H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
H-IIA 2024 |  Japan | H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kosmos-3M |  Russia | Kosmos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 2C |  China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 2D |  China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 3A |  China | Long March 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 3B |  China | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 3B/E |  China | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 4B |  China | Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 4C |  China | Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minotaur I |  United States | Minotaur I | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Molniya-M / 2BL |  Russia | Molniya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pegasus-XL |  United States | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Proton-K / DM-2 |  Russia | Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Proton-M / DM-2 |  Russia | Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
Proton-M / Briz-M |  Russia | Proton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
PSLV-G |  India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PSLV-CA |  India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
Shavit-2 |  Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
Soyuz-FG |  Russia | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz-FG / Fregat |  Russia | Soyuz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz-U |  Russia | Soyuz | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Space Shuttle |  United States | Space Shuttle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Zenit-2M |  Ukraine | Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
Zenit-3SL |  Ukraine | Zenit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### By launch site

[edit]

China

France

India

International waters

Israel

Japan

Kazakhstan

Marshall Islands

Russia

United States

* Jiuquan
* Taiyuan
* Xichang
* Kourou
* Satish Dhawan
* Ocean Odyssey
* Palmachim
* Tanegashima
* Baikonur
* Kwajalein
* Dombarovsky
* Plesetsk
* Cape Canaveral
* Kennedy
* MARS
* Vandenberg

Site  | Country  | Launches  | Successes  | Failures  | Partial failures  | Remarks

|
|
|
|
|
|

Baikonur |  Kazakhstan | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
Cape Canaveral |  United States | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
Dombarovsky |  Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jiuquan |  China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kennedy |  United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kourou |  France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Kwajalein |  Marshall Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MARS |  United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ocean Odyssey |  International | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Damaged by explosion
Palmachim |  Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Plesetsk |  Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Satish Dhawan |  India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Taiyuan |  China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Tanegashima |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Vandenberg |  United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | One launch used Stargazer aircraft
Xichang |  China | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 68 | 63 | 3 | 2 |

### By orbit

[edit]

Transatmospheric

Low Earth

Medium Earth

Geosynchronous / transfer

High Earth

Heliocentric

* Transatmospheric
* Low Earth
* Low Earth (ISS)
* Low Earth (SSO)
* Low Earth (retrograde)
* Medium Earth
* Geosychronous
(transfer)
* Inclined GSO
* High Earth
* Heliocentric

Orbital regime  | Launches  | Successes | Failures  | Accidentally
achieved  | Remarks

|
|
|
|
|

Transatmospheric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Low Earth | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 9 to ISS
Medium Earth / Molniya | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Geosynchronous / GTO | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
High Earth / Lunar transfer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 68 | 65 | 3 | 0 |

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Orbital launches in 2007

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January|

* Cartosat-2, SRE-1, Lapan-TUBsat, Pehuensat-1
* Progress M-59
* NSS-8

February|

* Beidou-1D
* THEMIS A, THEMIS B, THEMIS C, THEMIS D, THEMIS E
* IGS Radar 2, IGS Optical 3V

March|

* ASTRO, CFESat, FalconSAT-3, MidSTAR-1, NEXTSat, STPSat-1
* Skynet 5A, INSAT-4B

April|

* Soyuz TMA-10
* Anik F3
* Hai Yang 1B
* Compass-M1
* EgyptSat 1, Saudisat-3, SaudiComsat-3, SaudiComsat-4, SaudiComsat-5, SaudiComsat-6, SaudiComsat-7, CP-3, CP-4, CAPE-1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB-1, MAST
* AGILE, AAM
* NFIRE
* AIM

May|

* Astra 1L, Galaxy 17
* Progress M-60
* NigComSat-1
* Yaogan 2, Zheda PiXing 1
* Globalstar 65, Globalstar 69, Globalstar 71, Globalstar 72
* Sinosat-3

June|

* Kosmos 2427
* COSMO-1
* STS-117 (ITS S3/4)
* Ofek-7
* TerraSAR-X
* USA-194
* Genesis II
* Kosmos 2428

July|

* SAR-Lupe 2
* Zhongxing 6B
* DirecTV-10

August|

* Progress M-61
* Phoenix
* STS-118 (ITS S5, SpaceHab LSM)
* Spaceway-3, BSAT-3a

September|

* INSAT-4CR
* JCSAT-11
* Kosmos 2429
* Kaguya (Okina, Ouna)
* Foton-M No.3, YES2
* WorldView-1
* CBERS-2B
* Dawn

October|

* Intelsat 11, Optus D2
* Soyuz TMA-11
* USA-195
* USA-196
* Globalstar 66, Globalstar 67, Globalstar 78, Globalstar 70
* Kosmos 2430
* STS-120 (Harmony)
* Chang'e 1
* Kosmos 2431, Kosmos 2432, Kosmos 2433

November|

* SAR-Lupe 3, Rubin-7
* USA-197
* Yaogan 3
* Skynet 5B, Star One C1
* Sirius 4

December|

* Globus-1M No.11L
* COSMO-2
* USA-198
* Radarsat-2
* USA-199
* Horizons-2, Rascom-QAF 1
* Progress M-62
* Kosmos 2434, Kosmos 2435, Kosmos 2436

Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).
Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
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