2010 in spaceflight

The Dragon capsule's maiden launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on 8 December 2010.

Orbital launches
First| 16 January
Last| 29 December
Total| 74
Successes| 70
Failures| 4
Partial failures| 0
Catalogued| 70
Rockets
Maiden flights| Atlas V 501
Atlas V 531
Falcon 9 v1.0
GSLV Mk. II
Minotaur IV
Retirements| Delta II 7420
Molniya-M
Kosmos-3M
Crewed flights
Orbital| 7
Total travellers| 31

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The year 2010 saw a number of notable events in worldwide spaceflight activities. These included the first test flight of the SpaceX Dragon commercial resupply spacecraft, which is intended to resupply the International Space Station (ISS), and the maiden flights of the Falcon 9 and Minotaur IV rockets. In June 2010, South Korea conducted a second Naro-1 launch, after the failure of the rocket's maiden flight in 2009; however, the second attempt also failed. The Kosmos-3M was retired from service, making its final flight in April. The Molniya-M was also retired from service, making its final flight in September.[1]

## Overview

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The first suborbital launch of 2010 was conducted at 23:00 GMT on 10 January, when a Black Brant IX sounding rocket was launched as a target for the Boeing YAL-1 airborne-laser platform. On 11 January, China conducted an ABM test, involving two missiles. The first orbital launch occurred at 16:12 UTC on 16 January, when a Long March 3C launched the Compass-G1 navigation satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre.

Seventy-four orbital launches were attempted in 2010, with seventy being successful and four ending in failure. The last orbital launch was made on 29 December, when an Ariane 5ECA launched the Hispasat-1E and Koreasat 6 spacecraft from Guiana Space Centre, near Kourou.

## Space exploration

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Akatsuki, the first Japanese mission to Venus, was launched on an H-IIA carrier rocket in May. It is intended to look for lightning and volcanoes on Venus.[2] Despite a successful launch,[3] the spacecraft failed to enter Cytherocentric orbit in December, but it managed to enter the orbit around Venus five years later in December 2015. IKAROS, the first operational solar sail, was launched on the same rocket as Akatsuki.

The first Japanese asteroid probe, Hayabusa, returned to Earth on 13 June, having landed on 25143 Itokawa in an effort to collect samples.[4] It was also the world's first successful sample return mission from an asteroid.[5]

On 1 October at 10:59:57 UTC, China successfully launched the Chang'e-2 spacecraft, the nation's second mission to explore the Moon. A Long March 3C rocket was used for the launch, which occurred from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The spacecraft conducted a mission similar to that of the earlier Chang'e-1 spacecraft, but with a focus on mapping potential landing sites in preparation for the Chang'e-3 uncrewed lunar lander.[6]

## Crewed spaceflight

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Seven crewed launches were planned for 2010, with three Space Shuttle missions and four Soyuz flights for International Space Station (ISS) crew rotation. STS-130, using orbiter Endeavour, was the first crewed flight of the year, launching on 8 February with the Tranquility node and Cupola for the ISS. On 5 April, Discovery launched on mission STS-131, with the Leonardo MPLM to resupply the outpost.

Soyuz TMA-18 launched the Expedition 23 crew to the ISS on 2 April; it was scheduled to spend around six months docked to the station to facilitate crew escape in an emergency. Shortly before, Soyuz TMA-16 undocked, transporting former ISS crewmembers back to Earth. On 14 May, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on its second-to-last flight, STS-132, carrying the Rassvet module to the ISS. Soyuz TMA-19 launched with Expedition 24 on 15 June. Soyuz TMA-01M, the first flight of a modernised Soyuz-TMA spacecraft, launched on 8 October with the Expedition 25 crew for the ISS. Then, to end the year, Expedition 26 launched aboard Soyuz TMA-20 on 15 December.

## Launch failures

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Four orbital launch failures occurred in 2010, two affecting Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicles, one affecting a Naro-1 rocket, and one affecting a Proton rocket. The first occurred on 15 April, when the GSLV Mk.II launched on its maiden flight. The rocket's third stage malfunctioned, resulting in the stage, and the GSAT-4 satellite, failing to achieve orbit and falling into the sea. The second failure occurred during the second launch of the Naro-1 rocket, carrying the STSAT-2B spacecraft. The rocket exploded 137 seconds into the flight.[7]

The third failure occurred on 5 December, when a Proton-M with the first Blok DM-03 upper stage failed to inject three Glonass-M satellites into orbit. Before launch, the Blok DM was fuelled incorrectly, resulting in the rocket being too heavy to reach its parking orbit.[8] The fourth failure occurred on 25 December 2010, when a GSLV Mk.I exploded during the launch of GSAT-5P. The rocket was destroyed by range safety, after control of the liquid-fuelled boosters attached to the first stage was lost.[9]

## Orbital launches

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

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16 January
16:12  |  Long March 3C |  |  Xichang LC-2 |  CNSA
BeiDou-2 G1 (Beidou-3/Compass-G1)  | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
28 January
00:18  |  Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced  |  |  Baikonur Site 81/24 |  Khrunichev
Raduga-1M №2 (Globus-1M №12L)  | VKS | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational

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### February

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3 February
03:45  |  Soyuz-U |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos
Progress M-04M / 36P  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 1 July
14:40 | Successful
ISS flight 36P
8 February
09:14  |  Space Shuttle Endeavour |  |  Kennedy LC-39A |  United Space Alliance
STS-130 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS assembly | 22 February
03:22 | Successful
Tranquility[10] | NASA | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS assembly | In orbit | Operational
Cupola | NASA | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS assembly | In orbit | Operational
Crewed flight with six astronauts.
11 February
15:23  |  Atlas V 401  |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |  United Launch Alliance
Solar Dynamics Observatory | NASA | Geosynchronous  | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational
12 February
00:39  |  Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced  |  |  Baikonur Site 200/39 |  International Launch Services
Intelsat 16 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational

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### March

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1 March
21:19  |  Proton-M / DM-2 Enhanced  |  |  Baikonur Site 81/24  |  Khrunichev
Kosmos 2459
(Glonass-M 731)  | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Kosmos 2460
(Glonass-M 732)  | VKS | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Kosmos 2461
(Glonass-M 735)  | VKS | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
4 March
23:57  |  Delta IV-M+ (4,2)  |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |  United Launch Alliance
GOES-P (GOES-15)  | NOAA / NASA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational
Satellite redesignated EWS-G2 after being transferred to the U.S. Space Force in September 2023.[11]
5 March
04:55  |  Long March 4C |  |  Jiuquan SLS-2 |  CNSA
Yaogan 9A | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO)  | ELINT | In orbit | Operational
Yaogan 9B | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO)  | ELINT | In orbit | Operational
Yaogan 9C | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO)  | ELINT | In orbit | Operational
First Long March 4 series launch from Jiuquan.
20 March
18:27  |  Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced  |  |  Baikonur Site 200/39  |  International Launch Services
Echostar XIV | Echostar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational

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### April

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2 April
04:04  |  Soyuz-FG |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos
Soyuz TMA-18 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | Expedition 23 | 25 September
05:23 | Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts.
5 April
10:21  |  Space Shuttle Discovery[12] |  |  Kennedy LC-39A |  United Space Alliance
STS-131 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 20 April
13:08:35 | Successful
Leonardo MPLM | ASI / NASA | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | Successful
Crewed flight with seven astronauts.
8 April
13:57  |  Dnepr |  |  Baikonur Site 109/95 |  ISC Kosmotras
Cryosat-2[13] | ESA | Low Earth | Climatology | In orbit | Operational
15 April
10:57  |  GSLV Mk II |  |  Satish Dhawan SLP |  ISRO
GSAT-4 (HealthSat)  | ISRO | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications
Navigation | 15 April | Launch failure
Maiden flight of GSLV Mk. II, third stage failure.
16 April
15:00[citation needed] |  Soyuz-U  |  |  Plesetsk Site 16/2 |  VKS
Kosmos 2462 (Yantar-4K2M №6/Kobalt-M №6)  | VKS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 21 July | Successful
22 April
23:52[14] |  Atlas V 501  |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |  United Launch Alliance
USA-212 (X-37B OTV-1)[14] | U.S. Air Force | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 3 December
09:16 | Successful
Maiden flight of Atlas V 501 and Boeing X-37B.
24 April
11:19  |  Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced  |  |  Baikonur Site 200/39 |  International Launch Services
SES-1 (OS-1)  | SES World Skies | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
27 April
01:05  |  Kosmos-3M |  |  Plesetsk Site 132/1 |  VKS
Kosmos 2463 (Parus)  | VKS | Low Earth | Navigation
Communications | In orbit | Operational
Final flight of Kosmos-3M.
28 April
17:15  |  Soyuz-U |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos
Progress M-05M / 37P  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 15 November
09:35:39 | Successful
ISS flight 37P

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### May

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14 May
18:20  |  Space Shuttle Atlantis[12] |  |  Kennedy LC-39A |  United Space Alliance
STS-132 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 26 May
12:48:11 | Successful
Rassvet (MRM-1)  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS assembly | In orbit | Operational
Crewed flight with six astronauts. Rassvet was launched along with the MLM outfittings that included a spare elbow joint for the European Robotic Arm (ERA) (which was launched with Nauka) and an ERA-portable workpost used during EVAs, as well as a heat radiator, internal hardware and an experiment airlock for launching CubeSats to be positioned on the modified passive forward port near the nadir end of the Nauka module.[15]
20 May
21:58:22[18] |  H-IIA 202  |  |  Tanegashima LA-Y1 |  MHI
Akatsuki (Planet-C)  | JAXA | Intended: Cytherocentric
Actual: Heliocentric, corrected to Cytherocentric | Venus orbiter | In orbit | Operational after partial spacecraft failure
IKAROS | JAXA | Heliocentric | Solar sail | In orbit | Successful
⚀ Waseda-SAT2 | Waseda | Low Earth | Earth observation | 15 August[19] | Spacecraft failure[16][20]
⚀ Hayato (K-Sat)[21] | Kagoshima | Low Earth | Earth observation | 28 June[22] – 14[23] July | Partial spacecraft failure
⚀ Negai☆'' | Soka | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 26 June[24] | Successful
Shin'en (UNITEC-1)[25] | UNISEC | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[16][26]
DCAM-1 | JAXA | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful
DCAM-2 | JAXA | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful
Waseda-SAT2 never contacted ground, Hayato affected by communications problems, contact lost with Shin'en on 21 May, unclear if data has been received since.[16] DCAM spacecraft deployed from IKAROS and used to observe deployment of the solar sail.[17] Akatsuki malfunctioned during Cytherocentric orbit insertion, and failed to enter orbit. It managed to orbit around Venus five years later.
21 May
22:01  |  Ariane 5 ECA  |  |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
Astra 3B | SES Astra | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
COMSATBw-2 | Bundeswehr | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
28 May
03:00  |  Delta IV-M+ (4,2)  |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |  United Launch Alliance
USA-213 (GPS IIF SV-1)  | U.S. Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational

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### June

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2 June
01:59  |  Rokot / Briz-KM[27] |  |  Plesetsk Site 133/3 | rocket= Eurockot[28]
SERVIS-2 | USEF | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
2 June
15:53:04  |  Long March 3C |  |  Xichang LC-2 |  CNSA
Compass-G3 | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
3 June
22:00:08  |  Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced  |  |  Baikonur Site 200/39 |  International Launch Services
Badr-5 | ARABSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
4 June
18:45[31] |  Falcon 9 v1.0[32][33][34] |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX[35]
DSQU | SpaceX | Low Earth | Boilerplate | 27 June
00:50[36] | Successful
Maiden flight of Falcon 9.[29][30]
10 June
08:01[37] |  Naro-1 |  |  Naro LC-1[38] |  Khrunichev / KARI
STSAT-2B | KARI | Intended: Low Earth | Technology demonstration | +137 seconds | Launch failure
Exploded during first stage burn.[7]
15 June
01:39[39] |  Long March 2D |  |  Jiuquan SLS-2 |  CNSA
Shijian 12[40] | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
15 June
14:42  |  Dnepr[41] |  |  Dombarovsky Site 13 |  ISC Kosmotras
Prisma-Mango | SSC | Low Earth (SSO)[42] | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
Prisma-Tango | SSC | Low Earth (SSO)[42] | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
Picard | CNES | Low Earth (SSO)[42] | Helioseismology | In orbit | Operational
BPA-1 | Hartron-Arkos | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
BPA-1 intentionally remained attached to upper stage.
15 June
21:35  |  Soyuz-FG |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos
Soyuz TMA-19 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | Expedition 24 | 26 November
04:46:53 | Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts
21 June
02:14  |  Dnepr |  |  Baikonur Site 109/95 |  ISC Kosmotras
TanDEM-X | DLR | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
22 June
19:00  |  Shavit-2 |  |  Palmachim |  Israel Aerospace Industries
Ofek-9[44] | IAI / Israeli Defense Forces | Low Earth (retrograde)  | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational[45]
Known as Ofek-8 before launch.[43]
26 June
21:41  |  Ariane 5 ECA[46] |  |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
ArabSat-5A | ARABSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Chollian (COMS-1)  | KARI | Geosynchronous[47] | Communications
Meteorology
Oceanography | In orbit | Successful[48]
30 June
15:35  |  Soyuz-U |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos
Progress M-06M / 38P  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 6 September
12:53:20 | Successful
ISS flight 38P

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### July

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10 July
18:40  |  Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced  |  |  Baikonur Site 200/39 |  International Launch Services
EchoStar XV | Echostar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
12 July[49]
03:53  |  PSLV-CA |  |  Satish Dhawan FLP |  ISRO
Cartosat-2B | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
AlSat-2A | ASAL | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ StudSat | StudSat | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
AISSat-1 | NDRE | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ TIsat-1 | SUPSI | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
AISSat and TIsat cubeSats to be launched as NLS-6, coordinated by UTIAS
31 July
21:30  |  Long March 3A |  |  Xichang LC-3 |  CNSA
Compass IGSO-1 | CNSA | IGSO | Navigation | In orbit | Operational

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### August

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4 August
20:59  |  Ariane 5 ECA |  |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
Nilesat-201 | Nilesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
RASCOM-QAF 1R | RASCOM-QAF | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
9 August
22:49[50] |  Long March 4C |  |  Taiyuan LC-2 |  CNSA
Yaogan 10 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
14 August
11:07  |  Atlas V 531  |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |  United Launch Alliance
USA-214 (AEHF-1)  | U.S. Air Force | Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: GTO | Communications | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure[51]
Operational
Maiden flight of Atlas V 531; liquid apogee engine failed to operate during orbital insertion process.[51]
24 August
07:10  |  Long March 2D |  |  Jiuquan SLS-2 |  CNSA
Tian Hui 1 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational

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### September

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2 September
00:53:43  |  Proton-M / DM-2 Enhanced  |  |  Baikonur Site 81/24 |  Roscosmos
Kosmos 2464
(Glonass-M 736)  | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Kosmos 2465
(Glonass-M 737)  | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Kosmos 2466
(Glonass-M 738)  | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
4 September
16:14  |  Long March 3B |  |  Xichang LC-2 |  CNSA
Chinasat-6A | Sinosat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
8 September
03:30  |  Rokot / Briz-KM |  |  Plesetsk Site 133/3 |  RVSN RF
Gonets-M No.2  | Gonets Satellite System[52] | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Kosmos 2467 (Strela-3)  | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Kosmos 2468 (Strela-3)  | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
10 September
10:22  |  Soyuz-U |  |  Baikonur Site 31/6 |  Roscosmos
Progress M-07M / 39P  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 20 February 2011
16:12 | Successful
ISS flight 39P
11 September[53]
11:17  |  H-IIA 202[54] |  |  Tanegashima LA-Y1 |  MHI
QZSS-1 (Michibiki)  | JAXA | Tundra | Navigation | In orbit | Successful[55]
21 September
04:03:30  |  Atlas V 501  |  |  Vandenberg SLC-3E |  United Launch Alliance
USA-215 | NRO | Low Earth (retrograde)  |  | In orbit | Operational
NRO Launch 41
22 September
02:42[56] |  Long March 2D |  |  Jiuquan SLS-2 |  CNSA
Yaogan 11 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
Zheda Pixing 1B | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
Zheda Pixing 1C | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
26 September
04:41  |  Minotaur IV |  |  Vandenberg SLC-8 |  Orbital Sciences
USA-216 (SBSS)  | U.S. Air Force | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration
Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational
First orbital launch of Minotaur IV.
30 September[57]
17:01[1] |  Molniya-M / 2BL |  |  Plesetsk Site 16/2 |  RVSN RF
Kosmos 2469 (Oko)  | VKS | Molniya | Missile defense | 15 October 2022[58] | Successful
Final flight of Molniya-M.[1]

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### October

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1 October
10:59:57[59] |  Long March 3C |  |  Xichang LC-2 |  CNSA
Chang'e 2 | CNSA | Selenocentric[60] | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Operational
6 October
00:49  |  Long March 4B |  |  Taiyuan LC-2  |  CNSA
Shijian 6-04A  | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
Shijian 6-04B  | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
7 October
23:10:57  |  Soyuz-FG |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos
Soyuz TMA-01M | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | Expedition 25 | 16 March 2011
07:54 | Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, maiden flight of modernised Soyuz-TMA spacecraft.
14 October
18:53[61] |  Proton-M / Briz-M |  |  Baikonur Site 81/24 |  International Launch Services
XM-5 | XM Satellite Radio | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
19 October
17:10:59  |  Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat |  |  Baikonur Site 31/6 | rocket= Starsem
Globalstar-2 #1 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar-2 #2 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar-2 #3 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar-2 #4 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar-2 #5 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar-2 #6 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
27 October
15:11:53  |  Soyuz-U |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos
Progress M-08M / 40P  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 24 January 2011 | Successful[62]
ISS flight 40P.
28 October[64]
21:51  |  Ariane 5 ECA |  |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
Eutelsat W3B | Eutelsat | Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: GTO | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[65]
BSAT-3b[66] | BSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational[67]
Eutelsat W3B written-off as a total loss immediately after launch due to an oxidizer leak in the satellite's main propulsion system.[63]
31 October
16:26  |  Long March 3C |  |  Xichang LC-2 |  CNSA
Compass-G4 | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational

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### November

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2 November
00:59[68] |  Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat |  |  Plesetsk Site 43/4 |  RVSN RF
Meridian 3 | VKS | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational
4 November
18:37[69] |  Long March 4C |  |  Taiyuan LC-2  |  CNSA
Fengyun 3B | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational
6 November
02:20  |  Delta II 7420-10  |  |  Vandenberg SLC-2W |  United Launch Alliance
COSMO-4 | ASI | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
Final flight of Delta II 7420.[70]
14 November
17:29  |  Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced  |  |  Baikonur Site 200/39 |  International Launch Services
SkyTerra-1 | SkyTerra | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational[71]
20 November
01:25  |  Minotaur IV / HAPS |  |  Kodiak LP-1 |  Orbital Sciences
STPSat-2 | STP | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ O/OREOS | NASA AMES | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ RAX | University of Michigan | Low Earth | Auroral | In orbit | Operational
FASTSAT | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure
⚀ NanoSail-D2 | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 17 September 2011[72] | Successful
Sara-Lily (FASTRAC 1)  | Texas | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
Emma (FASTRAC 2)  | UT Austin | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
USA-221 / FalconSat-5 | USAFA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
Maiden flight of Minotaur IV/HAPS. NanoSail-D2 should have been deployed from FASTSAT seven days after launch, immediate deployment failed but ejection was confirmed almost two months later on 19 January 2011
21 November
22:58[73] |  Delta IV Heavy |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |  United Launch Alliance
USA-223 / Orion 7 | NRO | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
NROL-32 mission.
24 November
16:09[74] |  Long March 3A |  |  Xichang LC-3 |  CNSA
Chinasat 20A  | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
26 November
18:39  |  Ariane 5 ECA |  |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
Intelsat 17 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
HYLAS-1[75] | Avanti[76] | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
40th consecutive Ariane 5 launch success.

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* Nov
* Dec →

### December

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5 December
10:25  |  Proton-M / DM-03 Enhanced  |  |  Baikonur Site 81/24 |  Roscosmos
Glonass-M 739 | VKS | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation | 5 December | Launch failure
Glonass-M 740 | VKS | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation
Glonass-M 741 | VKS | Intended: Medium Earth | Navigation
Maiden flight of Blok DM-03. Incorrect fuelling of upper stage led to mass being too great to achieve parking orbit, reentered over the Pacific Ocean.[8]
8 December
15:43  |  Falcon 9 v1.0 |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX
Dragon C1 | SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth | Flight test | 8 December
19:02 | Successful
⚀ SMDC-ONE 1 | U.S. Army | Low Earth | Communications | 12 January 2011 | Successful
⚀ Mayflower-Caerus | Northrop Grumman / USC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 22 December | Successful
⚀ QbX-1 | NRO | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 6 January 2011 | Successful
⚀ QbX-2 | NRO | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 January 2011 | Successful
⚀ Perseus 000 | LANL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 30 December | Successful
⚀ Perseus 001 | LANL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 31 December | Successful
⚀ Perseus 002 | LANL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 30 December | Successful
⚀ Perseus 003 | LANL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 31 December | Successful
COTS Demo 1; maiden flight of the SpaceX Dragon; Mayflower included Caerus payload operated by USC.
15 December
19:09[77] |  Soyuz-FG |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos
Soyuz TMA-20 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | Expedition 26 | 24 May 2011
02:27 | Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts.
17 December
20:04  |  Long March 3A |  |  Xichang LC-3 |  CNSA
Compass IGSO-2 | CNSA | IGSO | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
25 December
10:34  |  GSLV Mk.I |  |  Satish Dhawan SLP |  ISRO
GSAT-5P | ISRO | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications | 25 December | Launch failure
Disintegrated during first stage flight.
26 December
22:51  |  Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced  |  |  Baikonur Site 200/39 |  International Launch Services
KA-SAT | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
29 December
21:27  |  Ariane 5 ECA |  |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
Hispasat-1E | Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Koreasat 6[78][79] | Koreasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational

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## Suborbital flights

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

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Remarks
10 January
23:00:00[80] |  Black Brant IX |  |  San Nicolas |  NASA
MARTI | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 10 January | Successful
11 January
11:55[81] | CSS-X-11  |  | Shuangchengzi Space and Missile Center  |  PLA
| PLA  | Suborbital | ABM target | 11 January | Successful
Target
11 January
12:00  |  SC-19  |  |  Korla Missile Test Complex  |  PLA
| PLA  | Suborbital | ABM test | 11 January | Successful[82]
Interceptor
14 January
06:50[84] |  RH-300 Mk.II |  |  TERLS |  ISRO
| ISRO  | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 14 January | Successful
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)[83]
14 January
07:35[84] | RH-300 Mk. II  |  | TERLS  | ISRO
| ISRO  | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 14 January | Successful
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)[83]
14 January[84]
07:45  |  RH-560 Mk.II |  |  Satish Dhawan | ISRO
| ISRO  | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 14 January | Successful
Apogee: 548 km (341 mi)[83]
15 January
06:50[84] | RH-300 Mk. II  |  | TERLS  | ISRO
| ISRO  | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)[83]
15 January
07:35[84] | RH-300 Mk. II  |  | TERLS  | ISRO
| ISRO  | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)[83]
15 January
10:30[84] | RH-300 Mk. II  |  | TERLS  | ISRO
| ISRO  | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi)[83]
15 January[84]
07:45  | RH-560 Mk. II  |  | Satish Dhawan  | ISRO
| ISRO  | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful
Apogee: 523 km (325 mi)[83]
27 January
08:25[81] |  M51 |  |  Le Terrible, Audierne Bay |  DGA
| DGA  | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 January | Successful
First launch of M51 from a submarine[85]
31 January
11:40[86] |  UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2)  | FTG-06  |  Meck |  MDA
| MDA  | Suborbital | ABM target | 30 January | Successful[86]
Maiden flight of Trident I in LV-2 configuration, interceptor failed[86]
31 January |  Ground Based Interceptor | FTG-06  |  Vandenberg LF-23 | MDA
| MDA  | Suborbital | ABM test | 30 January | Spacecraft failure[86]
Radar tracking problem caused by unexpected "chuffing", compounded by thruster problem on interceptor, resulted in failure to intercept Trident[86]
3 February |  Kavoshgar (Naze'at-based)  |  |  Semnan Space Center |  ISA
Kavoshgar-3 | ISA  | Suborbital | Biological | 3 February | Successful[87]
4 February
08:03:07  | Black Brant IX  |  | San Nicolas  | NASA
MARTI  | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 4 February | Successful[80]
7 February
05:20  |  Agni-III |  |  ITR IC-4 |  DRDO
| DRDO  | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 February | Successful[88]
Travelled 3,500 km (2,175 mi) downrange
9 February
09:01:00  |  Terrier-Orion |  |  Poker Flat | NASA
| Alaska | Suborbital | Auroral | 9 February | Successful[80]
12 February
04:44[89] |  R-17 Elbrus |  |  Ship, Pacific Ocean  |  U.S. Air Force
| U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 12 February | Successful[89]
Destroyed by Boeing YAL-1 aircraft
12 February
05:31:20  | Black Brant IX  |  | San Nicolas  | NASA
MARTI  | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 12 February | Successful[80]
15 February
09:49:11  | Black Brant XII  |  | Poker Flat  | NASA
| Dartmouth | Suborbital | Auroral | 15 February | Successful[80]
Apogee: 803 km (499 mi)[83]
17 February |  Juno |  |  Fort Wingate LC-96 | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital | Target | 17 February | Successful
Target for MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 MSE test, successful intercept
4 March
04:50  |  R-29RMU Sineva |  |  K-114 Tula, Barents Sea |  VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 March | Successful
15 March |  Prithvi |  | ITR IC-4  | DRDO
| DRDO  | Suborbital | Target | 15 March | Launch failure
Target for ABM test, deviated from planned course, interceptor not launched[90]
22 March |  Terrier Mk.70-Orion |  |  Woomera LA-2 |  DSTO/U.S. Air Force
HIFiRE-1  | DSTO/U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 22 March | Successful
Hypersonic research experiment
26 March
13:43  | / Maxus |  |  Esrange | EuroLaunch
MAXUS-8 | SSC / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 26 March
13:55 | Successful[91]
Apogee: 700 km (435 mi)[83]
27 March
00:14[83] |  Dhanush[92] |  |  INS Subhadra Indian Ocean  |  DRDO
| DRDO  | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 March | Successful
27 March
00:18[83] |  Prithvi II[92] |  |  Integrated Test Range IC-3 |  DRDO
| DRDO  | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 March | Successful
27 March
14:09:56[93] |  Terrier-Improved Malemute |  |  Wallops Island LA-1/50K | NASA
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 March | Successful
SOCEM | CalPoly | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 27 March | Successful
ADAMASat | Kentucky Space | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 27 March | Successful
Maiden flight of Terrier-Improved Malemute, apogee: 270 km (168 mi)[83]
27 March
19:37[83] |  Agni I[94] |  |  Integrated Test Range IC-4  | Indian Army
| Indian Army  | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful
22 April
23:00[14] |  Minotaur IV Lite  |  |  Vandenberg SLC-8 |  Orbital Sciences
HTV-2a | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 22 April | Spacecraft failure[95]
Maiden flight of Minotaur IV, loss of contact with HTV nine minutes after launch.[95]
3 May
09:47:00  | Black Brant IX  |  | San Nicolas  | NASA
MARTI  | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 3 May | Successful
3 May
18:32:00  | Black Brant IX[97] |  | White Sands  | NASA
EVE  | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Geospace/Solar | 3 May | Successful
Used to calibrate the Solar Dynamics Observatory[96]
4 May
12:41:02[99] |  SpaceLoft XL |  |  Spaceport America |  UP Aerospace
RocketSat | CSG | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 4 May | Successful
| NMSU | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | Successful
| UNM | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | Successful
Pioneer | Celestis | Suborbital | Space burial | Successful
Reached an apogee of 113 km (70 mi), successfully recovered.[98]
6 May
03:50[100][101] |  Taiwan Sounding Rocket | Sounding Rocket VII  |  Jiu Peng Air Base |  NSPO
Ion probe  | NSPO/NCU | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 6 May | Successful
Apogee: 289 km (180 mi)[100]
8 May |  Ghaznavi |  |  Sonmiani |  ASFC
| ASFC  | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful
8 May |  Shaheen-I |  | Sonmiani  | ASFC
| ASFC  | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful
17 May
11:29  |  Agni-II |  |  ITR IC-3 |  Indian Army
| Indian Army  | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 May | Successful
Travelled 2,500 km (1,553 mi) downrange
21 May
09:00:00  | Black Brant IX  |  | White Sands  | NASA
DICE | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Astronomy | 21 May | Spacecraft failure[80]
6 June
22:25[83] | Ground Based Interceptor  |  |  Vandenberg LF-24 | MDA
| MDA  | Suborbital | Test flight | 6 June | Successful
Two stage test vehicle, non-intercept test
8 June |  UGM-133 Trident II D5  |  |  USS Maryland, ETR |  US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 June | Successful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 42
8 June | UGM-133 Trident II D5  |  |  USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 June | Successful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 42
9 June | UGM-133 Trident II D5  |  |  USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 June | Successful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 43
9 June | UGM-133 Trident II D5  |  |  USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 June | Successful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 43
16 June
10:01  |  LGM-30G Minuteman III |  |  Vandenberg LF-10 | U.S. Air Force
| U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 June | Successful
Travelled 6,743 km (4,190 mi) to Kwajalein Atoll
24 June
11:17:00  | Terrier-Orion  |  | Wallops Island LA-2/MRL | NASA
RockOn! | Colorado  | Suborbital | Student research | 24 June | Successful
30 June
10:40:01[83] | LGM-30G Minuteman III  |  |  Vandenberg LF-04 | U.S. Air Force
| U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 June | Successful
10 July
11:32[102] | M51  |  | Le Terrible, Audierne Bay  | DGA/Marine nationale
| DGA/Marine nationale  | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 July | Successful
11 July | Black Brant IX  |  | White Sands  | NASA
CIBER | Caltech[103] | Suborbital | Astronomy | 11 July | Successful
27 July |  Prithvi |  | ITR IC-4  | DRDO
| DRDO  | Suborbital | Target | 27 July | Successful
Target for ABM test, intercepted successfully by AAD
30 July
18:18  | Black Brant IX  |  | White Sands  | NASA
SUMI | NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 30 July | Successful
4 August
09:15  | Black Brant X  |  | Wallops Island LA-1/50K  | NASA
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight
Technology | 4 August | Successful
Tests of Nihka rocket motor, with secondary technology experiments
6 August[104] | R-29RMU Sineva  |  | K-114 Tula, Barents Sea  | VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 August | Successful
6 August[104] | R-29RMU Sineva  |  | K-114 Tula, Barents Sea  | VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 August | Successful
23 August
17:57  | Black Brant IX  |  | White Sands  | NASA
RAISE  | SwRI | Suborbital | Solar | 23 August | Successful
30 August
20:00[106] |  S-520 |  |  Uchinoura | JAXA
| JAXA/TMU/Kagawa
/Shizuoka | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 30 August | Partial spacecraft failure[105]
High-voltage control experiments not conducted as planned[105]
17 September
10:03  | LGM-30G Minuteman III  |  |  Vandenberg LF-09 | U.S. Air Force
| U.S. Air Force | Suborbital  | Test flight | 17 September | Successful
21 September
13:07:30[107] | Terrier-Orion  |  | Wallops Island LA-2/MRL  | NASA
SubTec-III | NASA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 21 September
13:23[107] | Successful[107]
6 October |  ARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole)?  |  | Kauai  | MDA
| MDA  | Suborbital | Aegis radar target | 6 October | Successful
Aegis radar target, detected by STSS-Satellites
6 October |  ARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole)?  |  | Kauai  | MDA
| MDA  | Suborbital | Aegis radar target | 6 October | Successful
Aegis radar target, detected by STSS-Satellites
7 October[citation needed]
03:10  |  RSM-56 Bulava |  |  TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea |  VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 7 October | Successful
21 October[108]
17:00  | Black Brant IX  |  | San Nicolas  | NASA
| U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 21 October | Successful
27 October
10:15[109] |  Nike Orion |  | Esrange  | EuroLaunch
MAPHEUS-2 | DLR  | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 27 October | Successful
Apogee: 153 km (95 mi)
28 October[citation needed]
09:59  |  RS-12M Topol |  |  Plesetsk |  RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 28 October | Successful
28 October
10:30[citation needed] | R-29RMU Sineva  |  |  K-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea  | VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful
28 October
10:30[citation needed] |  R-29R Volna |  |  K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk | VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful
29 October[citation needed]
01:10  | RSM-56 Bulava  |  | TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea  | VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 29 October | Successful
29 October
03:06  |  | JFTM-4  | Kauai  | MDA
| JMSDF/MDA  | Suborbital | ABM target | 29 October | Successful
Apogee: 161 km (100 mi), intercepted by SM-3
29 October
03:09  | RIM-161 SM-3  | JFTM-4  |  JDS Kirishima, Pacific Ocean  | JMSDF
| JMSDF  | Suborbital | ABM test | 29 October | Successful
Apogee: 161 km (100 mi), intercepted target
25 November
04:40  |  Agni I |  |  Integrated Test Range IC-4  | Indian Army
| Indian Army  | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 November | Successful
4 December
04:21[110] | Nike-Improved Orion  |  | Andøya  | Andøya
ECOMA 2010-1 | Andøya/DLR  | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful
5 December
19:11  | RS-12M Topol  |  |  Kapustin Yar | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 5 December | Successful
6 December
16:45  | Terrier-Orion  |  | White Sands  | NASA
TRaiNED | NASA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 6 December | Successful
6 December
17:19  |  Improved Orion |  |  Alcântara |  AEB
Maracati 2  | INPE | Suborbital | Microgravity | 6 December | Successful
Test for Operation Maracati 2[111]
10 December |  Agni-II Plus |  |  ITR IC-3 |  Indian Army
| Indian Army  | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 December | Launch failure
Upgraded Agni II version, fell into the sea shortly after launch
12 December
06:38[112] | Black Brant XII  |  |  Andøya | NASA
RENU 1 | New Hampshire | Suborbital | Geospace | 12 December | Launch failure[113]
12 December
12:35  |  VSB-30 |  |  Alcântara |  AEB
Maracati 2  | INPE  | Suborbital | Microgravity | 12 December
12:51 | Successful
Operation Maracati 2, MICROG 1A payload[114]
13 December
03:24  | Nike-Improved Orion  |  | Andøya  | Andøya
ECOMA 2010-2 | Andøya/DLR  | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 December | Successful
15 December |  UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2)  | FTG-06a  |  Meck |  MDA
| MDA  | Suborbital | ABM target | 15 December | Successful
15 December |  Ground Based Interceptor | FTG-06a  |  Vandenberg LF-23 | MDA
| MDA  | Suborbital | ABM test | 15 December | Spacecraft failure
Interceptor failed, the cause is under investigation
19 December
02:36  | Nike-Improved Orion  |  | Andøya  | Andøya
ECOMA 2010-3 | Andøya/DLR  | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 December | Successful
21 December |  Ghauri |  |  Tilla | Army of Pakistan
Haft-5 | Army of Pakistan  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 21 December | Successful
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi)
22 December |  Prithvi II[92] |  |  Integrated Test Range IC-3 |  DRDO
| DRDO  | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful
22 December |  Prithvi II[92] |  |  Integrated Test Range IC-3 |  DRDO
| DRDO  | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful

## Deep space rendezvous

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12 January | Cassini | 65th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,073 km (667 mi)
28 January | Cassini | 66th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 7,490 km (4,654 mi)
31 January | Artemis P1 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 11,992 km (7,451 mi) at 08:13 UTC[115]
1 February | Artemis P2 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 69,222 km (43,013 mi) at 14:44 UTC[115]
13 February | Artemis P1 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 2,958 km (1,838 mi) at 10:06 UTC[115]
13 February | Cassini | Flyby of Mimas | Closest approach: 9,520 km (5,915 mi)
16 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 991 km (616 mi)
22 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 574 km (357 mi)
25 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 398 km (247 mi)
28 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 226 km (140 mi)
1 March | Artemis P2 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 68,036 km (42,276 mi) at 04:11 UTC[115]
2 March | Cassini | 2nd flyby of Rhea | Closest approach: 100 km (62 mi)
3 March | Cassini | Flyby of Helene | Closest approach: 1,803 km (1,120 mi)
3 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 67 km (42 mi)
7 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 107 km (66 mi)
10 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 286 km (178 mi)
13 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 476 km (296 mi)
16 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 662 km (411 mi)
19 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 848 km (527 mi)
23 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 1,341 km (833 mi)
26 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 1,304 km (810 mi)
28 March | Artemis P2 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 9,366 km (5,820 mi) at 07:34 UTC[115]
5 April | Cassini | 67th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 7,462 km (4,637 mi)
7 April | Cassini | 2nd flyby of Dione | Closest approach: 504 km (313 mi)
28 April | Cassini | 9th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 103 km (64 mi)
18 May | Cassini | 10th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 201 km (125 mi)
20 May | Cassini | 68th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 km (870 mi)
5 June | Cassini | 69th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 2,044 km (1,270 mi)
13 June | Hayabusa | First sample return mission from asteroid | Sample canister successful recovered to Earth
21 June | Cassini | 70th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 955 km (593 mi)
7 July | Cassini | 71st flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,005 km (624 mi)
10 July | Rosetta | Flyby of 21 Lutetia | Closest approach: 3,100 km (1,926 mi)[116]
13 August | Cassini | 11th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 2,554 km (1,587 mi)
25 August | Artemis P1 | LL2 orbit insertion |
24 September | Cassini | 72nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 8,175 km (5,080 mi)
6 October | Chang'e 2 | Lunar orbit insertion |
16 October | Cassini | Flyby of Pallene | Closest approach: 36,000 km (22,369 mi)
22 October | Artemis P2 | LL1 orbit insertion |
4 November | Deep Impact | Flyby of Hartley 2 | Closest approach: 700 km (435 mi)[117]
11 November | Cassini | 73rd flyby of Titan |
30 November | Cassini | 12th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 47.9 km (30 mi)
7 December | Akatsuki | 1st flyby of Venus | Cytherocentric orbit insertion failure
Closest approach: 550 km (342 mi)
8 December | IKAROS | Flyby of Venus | Closest approach: 80,800 km (50,207 mi)
21 December | Cassini | 13th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 50 km (31 mi)
December | Shin'en | Flyby of Venus | not confirmed.

Distant, non-targeted flybys of Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Tethys and Titan by Cassini will occur throughout the first half of the year.

## EVAs

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Start Date/Time  | Duration  | End Time  | Spacecraft  | Crew  | Remarks

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14 January
10:05  | 5 hours
44 minutes | 15:49  | Expedition 22
ISS Pirs |  Oleg Kotov
Maksim Surayev | Prepared the Poisk module for future dockings.[118][119]
12 February
02:17  | 6 hours
32 minutes  | 08:49  | STS-130
ISS Quest |  Robert L. Behnken
Nicholas Patrick | Removed a protective cover on a port on the Unity node where Tranquility was berthed halfway through the spacewalk. The pair then transferred a spare parts platform for the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator from the shuttle to the station. Once that task is completed Behnken and Patrick made several connections on the newly installed Tranquility node to begin its activation.[120][121]
14 February
02:20  | 5 hours
54 minutes  | 08:14  | STS-130
ISS Quest | Robert L. Behnken
Nicholas Patrick  | Installed ammonia plumbing and connectors between Unity, Destiny and Tranquility and covered them with thermal insulation. Prepared the nadir port on Tranquility for the relocation of the Cupola, and installed handrails on the exterior of Tranquility.[122][123]
17 February
02:15  | 5 hours
48 minutes  | 08:03  | STS-130
ISS Quest | Robert L. Behnken
Nicholas Patrick  | Installed additional ammonia plumbing between Unity and Tranquility, removed insulation and launch locks from the Cupola, installed additional handrails on the exterior of Tranquility and performed get-ahead tasks to support the installation of a Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) on the exterior of Zarya with cable installation on Unity and the S0 truss.[124][125]
9 April
05:31  | 6 hours
27 minutes  | 11:58  | STS-131
ISS Quest |  Richard Mastracchio
Clayton Anderson | Relocated new an ammonia tank from the Shuttle's payload bay to a temporary stowage location and disconnected the fluid lines to the old ammonia tank on the S1 truss. Retrieved a Japanese seed experiment from the exterior of the Kibo laboratory for return to earth and replaced a failed gyroscope on the S0 truss. Performed get-ahead tasks including the opening of a window flap on the zenith CBM of Harmony, and removed launch restraint bolts from a Flex Hose Rotary Coupler (FHRC) on the P1 truss.[126][127]
11 April
05:30  | 7 hours
26 minutes  | 12:56  | STS-131
ISS Quest | Richard Mastracchio
Clayton Anderson  | The old ammonia tank was removed from the S1 truss and was replaced with the new tank. The electrical connections to the tank were made, but the fluid lines were deferred to the mission's third EVA due to time constraints since the installation was prolonged by a problem with the bolts that hold the tank to the truss. The old tank was relocated to a temporary stowage location on the station and a foot restraint was relocated in preparation for a future shuttle mission's spacewalk.[128][129]
13 April
06:14  | 6 hours
24 minutes  | 12:36  | STS-131
ISS Quest | Richard Mastracchio
Clayton Anderson  | The fluid lines were connected to the new ammonia tank and the old tank was moved to the shuttle's payload bay for return to Earth. Micro-meteoroid debris shields from the Quest airlock which were no longer necessary were brought inside the airlock for return to Earth inside the Leonardo MPLM. The Z1 truss was prepared for the installation of a spare antenna on the next shuttle mission, and a foot restraint was relocated in preparation for a future spacewalk. The retrieval of an external carrier plate on Columbus was deferred to another shuttle mission due to time constraints after problems were encountered with attaching the old ammonia tank to a carrier in the payload bay, and several other tasks were deferred to later EVAs due to the replanning from the problems with the mission's second EVA.[130][131]
17 May
11:54  | 7 hours
25 minutes  | 19:19  | STS-132
ISS Quest |  Garrett Reisman
Stephen G. Bowen | Installed a spare space-to-ground Ku-band antenna on the Z1 truss; installed new tool platform on Dextre, and broke torque on bolts holding replacement batteries to the ICC-VLD cargo carrier.[132][133]
19 May
10:38  | 7 hours
9 minutes  | 17:47  | STS-132
ISS Quest | Stephen G. Bowen
Michael T. Good | Repaired Atlantis' Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS); P6 battery replacement (4 of 6 units); and removed gimbal locks from the Ku-band antenna installed on the first EVA of the mission.[134][135]
21 May
10:27  | 6 hours
46 minutes  | 17:13  | STS-132
ISS Quest | Michael T. Good
Garrett Reisman  | P6 battery replacement (final 2 of 6 units); installed ammonia "jumpers" at the P4/P5 interface; retrieved a spare PDGF from Atlantis' payload bay and stowed it inside the Quest airlock. The spacewalkers also replenished supplies of EVA tools in toolboxes on the exterior of the station.[136][137]
27 July
04:11  | 6 hours
42 minutes  | 10:53  | Expedition 24
ISS Pirs |  Fyodor Yurchikhin
Mikhail Korniyenko | Replaced an ATV video camera on Zvezda, routed command and data handling lines from Zvezda and Zarya to the new Rassvet module as well as made KURS connections between Rassvet and Zarya to allow future automated dockings to the new module. Then the two cosmonauts jettisoned the old ATV video camera.[138][139]
7 August
11:19  | 8 hours
3 minutes  | 19:22  | Expedition 24
ISS Quest |  Douglas H. Wheelock
Tracy Caldwell Dyson | Attempted to replace failed S1 ammonia pump module. The spacewalkers did not complete all of the planned tasks due to a quick disconnect that got stuck and would not release. The pair had to complete a "bake-out" in order to ensure there was no ammonia on their suits before re-entering the Space Station.[140][141]
11 August
12:27  | 7 hours
26 minutes  | 19:53  | Expedition 24
ISS Quest | Douglas H. Wheelock
Tracy Caldwell Dyson  | Completed removal of failed pump module from the S1 truss and began installation preparations on the replacement pump.[142][143]
16 August
10:20  | 7 hours
20 minutes  | 17:40  | Expedition 24
ISS Quest | Douglas H. Wheelock
Tracy Caldwell Dyson  | Installed new pump module on the S1 truss.[144][145]
15 November
14:55  | 6 hours
27 minutes  | 21:22  | Expedition 25
ISS Pirs | Fyodor Yurchikhin
Oleg Skripochka  | Install a multipurpose workstation on Zvezda, retrieve camera, retrieve kontur, install new materials experiment, collect samples below insulation.[146][147]

## 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. For example, Dnepr rockets are counted under Ukraine even though they are launched from Russia.

Country  | Launches  | Successes  | Failures  | Partial
failures

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|

|  China | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0
|  France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0
|  India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0
|  Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
|  Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0
|  Russia | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0
|  South Korea | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0
|  Ukraine | 3[b] | 3 | 0 | 0
|  United States | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0
World | 74 | 70 | 4 | 0

### By rocket

[edit]

Ariane

Atlas

Delta

Falcon

GSLV

H-II

Long March

Minotaur

R-7

R-36

Shuttle

Others

* Ariane 5
* Atlas V
* Delta II
* Delta IV
* Delta IV Heavy
* Falcon 9
* GSLV
* H-IIA
* Long March 2
* Long March 3
* Long March 4
* Minotaur IV
* Molniya-M
* Soyuz-U
* Soyuz-FG
* Soyuz-2
* Dnepr
* Space Shuttle
* Proton-M
* Rokot
* Others

#### By family

[edit]

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

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Angara |  Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ariane |  France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Atlas |  United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Delta |  United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Falcon |  United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
GLSV |  India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
H-II |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Long March |  China | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Minotaur |  United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
PSLV |  India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R-7 |  Russia | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
R-14 |  Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R-36 |  Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Shavit |  Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Space Shuttle |  United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Universal Rocket |  Russia | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 |

#### By type

[edit]

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

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Ariane 5 |  France | Ariane | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Atlas V |  United States | Atlas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Delta II |  United States | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Delta IV |  United States | Delta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Dnepr |  Ukraine | R-36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Falcon 9 |  United States | Falcon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
GSLV |  India | GSLV | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
H-IIA |  Japan | H-II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kosmos |  Russia | R-12/R-14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 2 |  China | Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 3 |  China | Long March | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 4 |  China | Long March | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Minotaur IV |  United States | Minotaur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
Molniya |  Russia | R-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight
Naro |  Russia
South Korea | Angara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Proton |  Russia | Universal Rocket | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
PSLV |  India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Shavit |  Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz |  Russia | R-7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz-2 |  Russia | R-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Space Shuttle |  United States | Space Shuttle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
UR-100 |  Russia | Universal Rocket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

#### By configuration

[edit]

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

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Ariane 5 ECA |  France | Ariane 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Atlas V 401 |  United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Atlas V 501 |  United States | Atlas V | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
Atlas V 531 |  United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
Delta II 7420 |  United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight[70]
Delta IV-M+(4,2) |  United States | Delta IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Delta IV Heavy |  United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dnepr |  Ukraine | Dnepr | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Falcon 9 v1.0 |  United States | Falcon 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
GSLV Mk I(c) |  India | GSLV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Only flight
GSLV Mk II |  India | GSLV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight
H-IIA 202 |  Japan | H-IIA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kosmos-3M |  Russia | Kosmos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight
Long March 2D |  China | Long March 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 3A |  China | Long March 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 3B |  China | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 3C |  China | Long March 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 4B |  China | Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 4C |  China | Long March 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Minotaur IV |  United States | Minotaur IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
Minotaur IV / HAPS |  United States | Minotaur IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
Molniya-M / 2BL |  Russia | Molniya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight[1]
Naro-1 |  Russia
South Korea | Naro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Proton-M / DM-2 |  Russia | Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Proton-M / DM-03 |  Russia | Proton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Proton-M / Briz-M |  Russia | Proton | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
PSLV-CA |  India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rokot / Briz-KM |  Russia | UR-100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Shavit-2 |  Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M |  Russia | Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz-U |  Russia | Soyuz | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz-FG |  Russia | Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Space Shuttle |  United States | Space Shuttle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

### By spaceport

[edit]

China

France

India

Israel

Japan

Kazakhstan

South Korea

Russia

United States

* Jiuquan
* Taiyuan
* Xichang
* Kourou
* Satish Dhawan
* Palmachim
* Tanegashima
* Baikonur
* Naro
* Dombarovsky
* Plesetsk
* Cape Canaveral
* Kennedy
* Kodiak
* MARS
* Vandenberg

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

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|
|

Baikonur |  Kazakhstan | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
Cape Canaveral |  United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Dombarovsky |  Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jiuquan |  China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Kennedy |  United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kodiak |  United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kourou |  France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Naro |  South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Palmachim |  Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Plesetsk |  Russia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Satish Dhawan |  India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Taiyuan |  China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Tanegashima |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Vandenberg |  United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Xichang |  China | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 74 | 70 | 4 | 0 |

### 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 | 12 to ISS
Medium Earth / Molniya | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Geosynchronous / GTO | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
High Earth / Lunar transfer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 74 | 70 | 4 | 0 |

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ With Russian assistance
2. ^ Launched from Russia

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* SDO
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March|

* Kosmos 2459 / GLONASS-M 731, Kosmos 2460 / GLONASS-M 732, Kosmos 2461 / GLONASS-M 735
* GOES-15 / EWS-G2
* Yaogan 9A, Yaogan 9B, Yaogan 9C
* EchoStar XIV

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* Soyuz TMA-18
* STS-131 (Leonardo MPLM)
* CryoSat-2
* GSAT-4
* Kosmos 2462
* USA-212
* SES-1
* Kosmos 2463
* Progress M-05M

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* STS-132 (Rassvet, ICC-VLD)
* Akatsuki, IKAROS (DCAM-1, DCAM-2), Shin'en, Waseda-SAT2, Hayato, Negai ☆''
* Astra 3B, COMSATBw-2
* USA-213

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* SERVIS-2
* Compass-G3
* Badr-5
* Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit
* STSAT-2B
* Shijian XII
* Prisma, Picard, BPA-1
* Soyuz TMA-19
* TanDEM-X
* Ofek-9
* Arabsat-5A, Chollian
* Progress M-06M

July|

* EchoStar XV
* Cartosat-2B, AlSat-2A, StudSat, AISSat-1, TIsat-1
* Compass-IGSO1

August|

* Nilesat 201, RASCOM-QAF 1R
* Yaogan 10
* USA-214
* Tian Hui 1

September|

* Kosmos 2464, Kosmos 2465, Kosmos 2466
* Chinasat-6A
* Gonets-M No.2, Kosmos 2467, Kosmos 2468
* Progress M-07M
* Michibiki
* USA-215
* Yaogan 11, Zheda Pixing 1B, Zheda Pixing 1C
* USA-216
* Kosmos 2469

October|

* Chang'e 2
* Shijian 6G, Shijian 6H
* Soyuz TMA-01M
* XM-5
* Globalstar 73, Globalstar 74, Globalstar 75, Globalstar 76, Globalstar 77, Globalstar 79
* Progress M-08M
* Eutelsat W3B, BSat 3B
* Compass-G4

November|

* Meridian 3
* Fengyun 3B
* COSMO-4
* SkyTerra-1
* STPSat-2, USA-220 / FASTSAT (NanoSail-D2), USA-221 / FalconSat-5, USA-222 / FASTRAC-1, USA-222 / FASTRAC-2, USA-218 / RAX, USA-219 / O/OREOS
* USA-223 / Orion 7
* Chinasat 20A
* Intelsat 17, HYLAS-1

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* Glonass-M No.39, Glonass-M No.40, Glonass-M No.41
* SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1, Mayflower, SMDC-ONE 1, QbX-1, QbX-2, Perseus 000, Perseus 001, Perseus 002, Perseus 003
* Soyuz TMA-20
* Compass-IGSO2
* GSAT-5P
* KA-SAT

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