2014 in spaceflight
In 2014, the maiden flight of the Angara A5, Antares 120 and Antares 130 took place.
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Orbital launches | |
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First | 5 January |
Last | 31 December |
Total | 92 |
Successes | 88 |
Failures | 2 |
Partial failures | 2 |
Catalogued | 90 |
National firsts | |
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Maiden flights |
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Retirements | Antares 120 Antares 130 |
Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 4 |
Total travellers | 12 |
EVAs | 7 |
Overview
An Ariane 5 ES launched the Georges Lemaître Automated Transfer Vehicle, the last one of the series, which also marked 60 successfully completed Ariane 5 launches in a row.
On 22 August 2014, Arianespace launched the first two Full Operational Capability Galileo satellites for the European satellite navigation system.
A number of significant events in planetary exploration occurred in 2014, including the entry of the Rosetta spacecraft into orbit around the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in August 2014 and the deployment of the Philae lander to its surface in November, which marked the first orbit of and landing on a comet, respectively, and featured prominently in social media. Another notable occurrence was the entry of India's Mars Orbiter Mission into Martian orbit in September, making India the first Asian nation to reach Mars.
On 5 December 2014, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy launched the first Orion spacecraft test mission for NASA, Exploration Flight Test 1.
Orbital launches
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
Remarks | ||||||
January | ||||||
5 January 10:48:00 |
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ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
6 January 22:06:00 |
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Thaicom (Shin Corporation) | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
9 January 18:07:05 |
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 19 February 2014 18:20 | Successful | |
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NanoSatisfi | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 1 July 2014 | ||
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VU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 28 July 2014 | ||
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LSA, KTU, VGTU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 22 May 2014 | ||
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SkyCube | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 8 November 2014 | ||
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UAP | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 22 May 2014 | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Earth observation | First: 3 May 2014 Last: 29 October 2014 | ||
First Orbital Sciences CRS operational flight, maiden flight of Antares 120. All payloads other than Cygnus are CubeSats carried aboard the Cygnus for deployment from the ISS. CubeSats include first Lithuanian satellites. | ||||||
24 January 02:33:00 |
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NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications / Data Relay | In orbit | Operational | |
February | ||||||
5 February 16:23:32 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 18 April 2014 15:46 | Successful | |
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Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería del Perú | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 15 January 2015[4] | Spacecraft failure | |
Chasqui-1 released from the ISS by cosmonauts during EVA on 18 August. | ||||||
6 February 21:30:07 |
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ABS | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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CNES / ASI | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
14 February 21:09:03 |
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Türksat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
21 February 01:59:00 |
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US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
27 February 18:37:00 |
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JAXA / NASA | Low Earth | Environmental | In orbit | Operational | |
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Shinshu University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 24 November 2014 | Successful | |
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Kagawa University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 26 April 2014 | ||
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Teikyo University | Technology demonstration / Microbiology | 25 October 2014 | Successful | ||
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Kagoshima University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 18 May 2014 | Successful | |
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OPU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 24 July 2014 | ||
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Tamabi | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 2 September 2014 | Successful | |
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Tsukuba Universit | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 29 June 2014 | Spacecraft failure | |
ITF-1 failed to communicate. | ||||||
March | ||||||
15 March 23:08:00 |
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RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
22 March 22:04:07 |
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SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
23 March 22:54:03 |
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VKO | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
25 March 21:17:23 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 39 / 40 | 11 September 2014 02:23 | Successful | |
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts | ||||||
31 March 02:46:03 |
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CASC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
April | ||||||
3 April 14:46:30 |
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US Air Force / NOAA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Spacecraft failure (11 February 2016)[5] | |
3 April 21:02:26 |
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ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
4 April 11:44:00 |
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ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
9 April 15:26:27 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 31 July 2014 | Successful | |
9 April 19:06:02[6] |
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Israel Defense Forces | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
10 April 17:45:00 |
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NRO | Geosynchronous | ELINT (?) | In orbit | Operational | |
NRO Launch 67 | ||||||
16 April 16:20:00 |
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NARSSS | Low Earth | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |
18 April 19:25:22 |
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 18 May 2014 19:05 | Successful | |
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KickSat / Cornell | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 14 May 2014 01:30 | Spacecraft failure | |
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Colorado / ALL-STAR | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 26 May 2014 | ||
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NASA Ames / Purdue | Low Earth | Life sciences | 4 June 2014 | ||
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Taylor University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 28 May 2014 | ||
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NASA Ames | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 15 May 2014 | ||
KickSat carried and failed to deploy 104 femtosatellites in low Earth orbit.[7][8] | ||||||
28 April 04:25:00 |
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Gonets Satellite System | Geosynchronous | Communications / Data Relay | In orbit | Operational | |
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JSC KazSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
30 April 01:35:15 |
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KGS | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
May | ||||||
6 May 13:49:35 |
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VKO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 3 September 2014 | Successful | |
15 May 21:42:00 |
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RSCC | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications | 15 May 2014 | Launch failure | |
A third stage vernier thruster failed at T+542 seconds after the failure of the turbopump structural support caused damage to the oxidiser inlet line.[9] | ||||||
17 May 00:03:00 |
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U.S. Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
22 May 13:09:00 |
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NRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
NRO Launch 33 | ||||||
23 May 05:27:54 |
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VKO | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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VKO | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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VKO | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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VKO | Low Earth | Technology demonstration / Satellite Inspection (?) | In orbit | Operational | |
24 May 03:05:14 |
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JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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Tohoku | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |
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Wakayama University | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |
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AES | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful | |
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Nihon | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration / Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |
26 May 21:09:59 |
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Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
28 May 19:57:41 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 40 / 41 | 10 November 2014 03:58 | Successful | |
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts | ||||||
June | ||||||
14 June 17:16:48 |
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VKO | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
19 June 19:11:17 |
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Deimos Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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KGS | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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La Sapienza | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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KACST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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SpaceQuest, Ltd. | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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SpaceQuest, Ltd. | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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University of Tokyo | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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University of Tokyo | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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UTIAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Photometry / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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UTIAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Photometry / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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SPUTNIX | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration / Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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Satellogic S.A. | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration / Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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Canopus Systems US / Dauria Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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Canopus Systems US / Dauria Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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Von Karman Institute | Low Earth (SSO) | Thermosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |
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Von Karman Institute | Low Earth (SSO) | Thermosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |
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INPE | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |
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DTU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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Microspace Rapid, Singapore | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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KPI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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NCKU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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HSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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NanoSatisfi | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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UdelaR | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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MOST / La Sapienza | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
include first Belgian (pair), Uruguay's and Iraqi satellites. | ||||||
30 June 04:22:00 |
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Spot Image | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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UTIAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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UTIAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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DLR | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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NTU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
July | ||||||
2 July 09:56:23 |
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NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Climatology | In orbit | Operational | |
3 July 12:43:52 |
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Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
8 July 15:58:28 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |
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Dauria Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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UKSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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UKSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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Skybox Imaging | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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NDRE | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
10 July 18:55:56 |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
13 July 16:52:14 |
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 17 August 2014 | Successful | |
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NASA Ames | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 April 2015 | Successful | |
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MIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 1 August 2015 | Successful | |
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Taylor University / USAF | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 8 November 2015 | Successful | |
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Lambda Team | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 May 2015 | Successful | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | First: 13 December 2014 Last: 16 October 2015 | Successful | |
All payloads other than Cygnus are CubeSats carried aboard the Cygnus for deployment from the ISS. Flock-1b 3/4/13/14/19/20 were not deployed. | ||||||
14 July 15:15:00 |
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Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
18 July 20:50:00 |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth | Microgravity science | 1 September 2014 09:18 | Successful | |
23 July 21:44:44 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 20 November 2014 | Successful | |
28 July 23:28:00 |
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U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |
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U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |
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AFRL | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
Air Force Space Command Launch 4. First launch for the USAF Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program. | ||||||
29 July 23:47:38 |
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ESA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 15 February 2015 | Successful | |
August | ||||||
2 August 03:23:00 |
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U.S. Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
5 August 08:00:00 |
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AsiaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
9 August 05:45:03 |
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CAST | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
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CAST | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
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CAST | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
13 August 18:30:30 |
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DigitalGlobe | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
19 August 03:15:05 |
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CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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PAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Photometry | In orbit | Operational | |
22 August 12:27:11 |
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ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Partial launch failure Operational | |
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ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Partial launch failure Operational | |
Spacecraft in incorrect orbit due to an interruption of the Fregat’s upper stage attitude control thrusters when its hydrazine propellant supply became frozen by a cold helium feed line incorrectly routed close to it.[10] Both satellites were later moved to a usable orbit on their own power.[11] | ||||||
September | ||||||
4 September 00:15:04 |
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CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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Tsinghua | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
7 September 05:00:00 |
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AsiaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
8 September 03:22:05 |
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CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
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NUDT | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
11 September 22:05:07 |
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MEASAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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Optus | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
17 September 00:10:00 |
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NRO[12][13] | Geosynchronous | COMINT | In orbit | Operational | |
21 September 05:52:03 |
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 25 October 2014 | Successful | |
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NRL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
SpinSat was deployed from the ISS on 28 November. | ||||||
25 September 20:25:00 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 41 / 42 | 12 March 2015 02:07 | Successful | |
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. | ||||||
27 September 20:23:00 |
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VKO | Geosynchronous | Communicationsn | In orbit | Operational | |
28 September 05:13:03 |
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CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
October | ||||||
7 October 05:16:00 |
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JMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |
15 October 20:02:00 |
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ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
16 October 21:43:52 |
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Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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AR-SAT SA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
20 October 06:31:04 |
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CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
21 October 15:09:32 |
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RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial launch failure Operational | |
Upper stage underperformance resulted in lower than planned deployment orbit.[14] | ||||||
23 October 18:00:04 |
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CNSA | Lunar free-return trajectory | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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CNSA | Lunar free-return trajectory | Technology demonstration | 31 October 22:42 | Successful | |
Testing of Chang'e 5 lunar sample return module in lunar free-return trajectory; main spacecraft later flew to Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point. | ||||||
27 October 06:59:03 |
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CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
28 October 22:22:38 |
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NASA | Intended: Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | T+15 seconds | Launch failure | |
First stage failure; rocket crashed near launch pad; estimated US$20 million in repairs to rebuild Pad 0A.[15] Only flight of Antares 130. | ||||||
29 October 07:09:43 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 26 April 2015 | Successful | |
29 October 17:21:00 |
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U.S. Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
30 October 01:42:52 |
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VKO | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
November | ||||||
6 November 07:35:49 |
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USEF | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |
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Nagoya University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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University of Tokyo | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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Kyushu University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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TIT / JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Gamma-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |
14 November 18:53:05 |
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CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
20 November 07:12:03 |
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CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
21 November 06:37:08 |
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CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | 9 October 2016 | Successful | |
23 November 21:01:14 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 42 / 43 | 11 June 2015 13:44 | Successful | |
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. | ||||||
30 November 21:52:26 |
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VKO | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
December | ||||||
3 December 04:22:04 |
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JAXA | Heliocentric | Asteroid sample return | In orbit | Operational | |
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JAXA | Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu) | Asteroid lander | In orbit | Operational | |
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JAXA | Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu) | Asteroid lander | In orbit | Operational | |
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JAXA | Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu) | Asteroid lander | |||
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DLR / CNES | Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu) | Asteroid lander | In orbit | Successful | |
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Kyutech | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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Tamabi / UT | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |
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UT | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration / Asteroid flyby | In orbit | Operational | |
DCAM3, MINERVA-II (Rover 1A, 1B, 2), and MASCOT are carried aboard Hayabusa2 to be deployed in proximity or onto the surface of asteroid 162173 Ryugu. MINERVA-II Rover 1A and 1B were deployed on 21 September 2018. MASCOT was deployed on 3 October 2018. | ||||||
5 December 12:05:00 |
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NASA | HEO | Technology demonstration | 5 December 2014 16:29 | Successful | |
First test flight of Orion spacecraft | ||||||
6 December 20:40:07 |
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DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
7 December 03:26:04 |
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CASC / INPE | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |
10 December 19:33:03 |
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CAST | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
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CAST | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
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CAST | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
13 December 03:19:00 |
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NRO | Molniya | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
NRO Launch 35 | ||||||
15 December 00:16:00 |
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Gazprom Space Systems | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
18 December 18:37:00 |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
19 December 04:43:33 |
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Roskosmos / DoD | Low Earth | Synthetic-aperture radar imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
23 December 05:57:00 |
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Geosynchronous[16] | Test flight | In orbit | Operational | |
Maiden flight of Angara A5 | ||||||
25 December 03:01:13 |
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VKO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
26 December 18:55:50 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |
27 December 03:22:04 |
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CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
27 December 21:37:49 |
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SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
31 December 01:02:04 |
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CMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |
Suborbital flights
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||
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Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
Remarks | ||||||
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IAI / IDF | Suborbital | ABM Test | 3 January | Successful | ||
Second flight test of the Arrow-III | ||||||
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DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 Januar | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
15 January 09:09 |
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DOD | Suborbital | Classified | 15 January | Successful | ||
FTX-18 target, apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)? | ||||||
15 January 09:09 |
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DOD | Suborbital | Classified | 15 January | Successful | ||
FTX-18 target, apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)? | ||||||
15 January 09:09 |
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DOD | Suborbital | Classified | 15 January | Successful | ||
FTX-18 target, apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)? | ||||||
20 January 05:22 |
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DRDO | Suborbital | Missile Test | 20 January | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~850 kilometres (530 mi) | ||||||
3 March 11:09 |
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SwRI | Suborbital | Auroral research | 3 March | Successful | |
Apogee: 335 kilometres (208 mi) | ||||||
4 March 18:10 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 March | Successful | ||
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Indian Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 March | Successful | ||
First launch of the new Indian K-4 SLBM[17] | ||||||
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NSPO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 26 March | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~280 km (174 mi) | ||||||
26 March 22:25 |
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Rosgidromet | Suborbital | Meteorology Test flight | 26 March | Launch failure | |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), rocket failed and landed near a village in an unplanned area of western Kazakhstan. | ||||||
11 April 23:10 |
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IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)? | ||||||
14 April 06:40 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 April | Successful | ||
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ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 April | Successful | ||
27 April 03:37 |
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DRDO | Suborbital | Target | 27 April | Successful | |
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)Target for ABM test, successfully intercepted | ||||||
27 April 03:40 |
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DRDO | Suborbital | Interceptor | 27 April | Successful | |
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi), successful intercept | ||||||
3 May 08:00 |
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University of Arizona | Suborbital | Astronomy | 3 May | Successful | |
Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi) | ||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | ||
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VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | ||
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VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | ||
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ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | ||
20 May 17:08 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 May | Successful | ||
21 May 05:35 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 21 May | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Aegis Ashore Controlled Test Vehicle (AA CTV-01) | ||||||
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CU Boulder | Suborbital | Astronomy | 24 May | Successful | |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 June | Successful | ||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | ||||||
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US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 June | Successful | ||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | ||||||
22 June 18:49 |
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MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 22 June | Successful | ||
22 June 18:55 |
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MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 22 June | Successful | ||
FTG-06b, successful intercept | ||||||
26 June 11:21 |
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CU Boulder | Suborbital | Student experiments | 26 June | Successful | |
Apogee: ~118 kilometres (73 mi) | ||||||
2 July 08:36 |
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NASA WFF | Suborbital | Student experiments | 2 July | Launch failure | |
Second stage failure after 19 seconds of flight | ||||||
9 July 12:00:00 |
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VKO | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 July | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Angara rocket family | ||||||
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CSXT | Suborbital | Test spacecraft | 14 July | Successful | |
Second GoFast amateur space launch (apogee: 117 km)[18] | ||||||
22 July 19:10 |
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USC | Suborbital | Solar | 22 July | Successful | |
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) | ||||||
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PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 23 July | Successful | ||
Target | ||||||
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PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 23 July | Successful | ||
Interceptor, successful intercept | ||||||
4 August 14:00:00[19][20] |
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University of Tokyo / JAXA / Waseda | Suborbital | Microgravity | 4 August | Successful | |
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | ||||||
17 August 10:10:00[21] |
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University of Tokyo / Hokkaido University / Tohoku University / TPU / Tokai / JAXA | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 17 August | Successful | |
Apogee: 243 kilometres (151 mi) | ||||||
23 August 13:13 |
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DoD | Suborbital | Radar target | 23 August | Successful | |
Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)? | ||||||
25 August 08:25 |
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US Army | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 25 August | Launch failure | |
Launch vehicle went off course and was destroyed four seconds after launch | ||||||
28 August 09:00 |
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NASA WFF | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 28 August | Successful | |
Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) | ||||||
2 September 02:02 |
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INPE | Suborbital | Test | 2 September | Successful | |
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)? | ||||||
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Israeli Air Force | Suborbital | ABM target | 9 September | Successful | ||
Arrow-2 target, intercept failed, Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)? | ||||||
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VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Successful | ||
11 September 05:41 |
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IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)? | ||||||
22 September 13:00 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Successful | ||
22 September 13:00 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Successful | ||
22 September 13:00 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Successful | ||
23 September 14:45 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 September | Successful | ||
GT211GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | ||||||
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NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 30 September | Successful | |
Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) | ||||||
7 October 13:10 |
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NSPO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 7 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 286 km (178 mi) | ||||||
12 October 04:27 |
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DoD | Suborbital | Radar target | 12 October | Successful | |
Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)? | ||||||
17 October 07:08 |
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MDA | Suborbital | Radar target | 17 October | Successful | ||
Medium Range Ballistic Missile Target, Aegis radar target FTX-20 | ||||||
23 October 13:33 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Four technology experiments | 23 October | Successful | |
Mission SL-9, Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi), successfully recovered | ||||||
29 October 17:27:00 |
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VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful | ||
1 November 06:20 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful | ||
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VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful | ||
6 November 19:07 |
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SwRI | Suborbital | Solar | 6 November | Successful | |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
6 November 22:03 |
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MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 6 November | Successful | ||
SM-3 Block 1B target | ||||||
6 November 22:06 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 6 November | Successful | ||
FTM-25, successful intercept | ||||||
9 November 04:10 |
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Indian Army/DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 November | Successful | ||
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ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 November | Successful | ||
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DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
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DRDO | Suborbital | Target | 14 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
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ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 November | Successful | ||
24 November 08:05 |
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UAF | Suborbital | Geospace | 24 November | Successful | |
Apogee: 486 kilometres (302 mi) | ||||||
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VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 November | Successful | ||
2 December 04:49 |
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DRDO | Suborbital | Missile Test | 2 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~850 kilometres (530 mi)? | ||||||
11 December 19:11 |
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UC Berkeley | Suborbital | Solar research | 11 December | Successful | |
Apogee: 338 kilometres (210 mi) | ||||||
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Israeli Air Force | Suborbital | ABM target | 16 December | Successful | ||
Arrow-3 target, launch of Interceptor was scrubbed, Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)? | ||||||
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DOD | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 December | Successful | |
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DOD | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 December | Successful | |
First launch of a Taurion missile, a special low performing vehicle configuration for the development of the Sprint target vehicle | ||||||
18 December 04:00:00 |
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ISRO | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 December | Successful | |
First flight of LVM3 (earlier called GSLV Mk III). Sub-orbital test flight with dummy upper stage and ISRO Orbital Vehicle boilerplate [22] Apogee: 125.5 km | ||||||
26 December 08:02 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 December | Successful | ||
Deep space rendezvous
Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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1 January | Cassini | 98th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
2 February | Cassini | 99th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,236 kilometres (768 mi). |
6 March | Cassini | 100th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi). |
7 April | Cassini | 101st flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 963 kilometres (598 mi). |
17 May | Cassini | 102nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 2,994 kilometres (1,860 mi). |
18 June | Cassini | 103rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 3,659 kilometres (2,274 mi). |
20 July | Cassini | 104th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 5,103 kilometres (3,171 mi). |
6 August | Rosetta | Enters orbit of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko | First artificial satellite of a comet. Initial orbit was 100 kilometres (62 mi)high and was reduced to 30 kilometres (19 mi) until 10 September. |
10 August | ISEE-3/ICE | flyby of Earth and Moon | Closest approach Earth: 178,400 kilometres (110,900 mi), closest approach Moon: 15,938 kilometres (9,903 mi). |
21 August | Cassini | 105th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 964 kilometres (599 mi). |
21 September | Cassini | 106th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
22 September | MAVEN | Areocentric orbit injection | Preliminary orbit was 380 kilometres (240 mi) x 44,600 kilometres (27,700 mi), inclined 75 deg to the equator. |
24 September | Mars Orbiter Mission | Areocentric orbit injection | India's first mission to Mars,[23] preliminary orbit was 422 kilometres (262 mi) x 76,994 kilometres (47,842 mi), inclined 150 deg to the equator. |
23 October | Cassini | 107th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,013 kilometres (629 mi). |
28 October[24] | Chang'e 5-T1 | lunar flyby on a free return trajectory | Closest approach: 13,000 kilometres (8,100 mi). |
12 November | Philae | Landing on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko | First soft landing on a comet nucleus. Mission cut short when landing conditions resulted in its solar panels being out of position, depleting the lander's batteries. Data was still collected. |
10 December | Cassini | 108th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 980 kilometres (610 mi). |
Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVAs)
Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
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27 January 14:00 |
6 hours 8 minutes |
20:08 | Expedition 38 / 39 | ![]() |
Installed High Resolution Camera (HRC) on SM Plane IV; installed Medium Resolution Camera (MRC) on SM Plane IV; photographed electrical connectors on ФП11 and ФП19 connector patch panels of SM; removed Worksite Interfaces (WIF) adaptor from SSRMS LEE B;
retrieved СКК #2-СО cassette container from DC-1.[25] |
23 April 13:56 |
1 hours 36 minutes |
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Replaced failed Multiplexer/Demultiplexer (MDM) unit on S0 truss; also removed two lanyards from Secondary Power Distribution Assembly (SPDA) doors.[26][27] |
19 June 14:10 |
7 hours 23 minutes |
21:33 | Expedition 40 / 41 | ![]() |
Installed an automated phased antenna array used for the Russian command and telemetry system, relocated a part of the Obstanovka experiment that monitors charged particles and plasma in Low Earth Orbit, verifying the correct installation of the universal work platform (URM-D), taking samples from one of Zvezda's windows, and jettisoning an experiment frame.[28][29] |
18 August 14:02 |
5 hours 11 minutes |
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Released Chasqui-1 cubesat into space; installed experiment packages (EXPOSE-R2 biological experiment, Plume Impingement and Deposit Monitoring unit), retrieved experiments (Vinoslivost materials exposure panel, Biorisk biological experiment), replaced cassette on SKK experiment and attached a handrail on an antenna.[30][31] |
7 October 12:30 |
6 hours 13 minutes |
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Re-located a failed pump module to a permanent stowage position, installed a back-up power supply for the Mobile Transporter and replaced a light on the robotic arm.[32][33] |
15 October 12:16 |
6 hours 34 minutes |
18:50 | Expedition 41 / 42 | ![]() |
Replaced failed sequential shunt unit (SSU) for 3A power system, relocated articulating portable foot restraint/tool stanchion (APFR/TS), removed camera port (CP) 7, relocated wireless video system external transceiver assembly (WETA) from CP8 to CP11, installed external TV camera group at CP8.[34][35] |
22 October 13:28 |
3 hours 38 minutes |
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Removed and jettisoned Radiometriya experiment from Zvezda Plane II, removed EXPOSE-R experiment protective cover, took surface samples from Pirs extravehicular hatch 2 window (TEST experiment), removed and jettisoned two KURS attennas 2ACф1-1 and 2ACф1-2 from Poisk, photographed exterior of ISS Russian segment.[36][37] |
Orbital launch statistics
By country
For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. For example, Soyuz launches by Arianespace in Kourou are counted under Russia because Soyuz-2 is a Russian rocket.
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![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
![]() | 34 | 31 | 1 | 2 | Includes 4 Soyuz launches from Kourou | |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Zenit and Dnepr rockets were launched from Russia | |
![]() | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||
World | 92 | 88 | 2 | 2 |
By rocket
By family
Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Angara | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Antares | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Ariane | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas | ![]() | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Falcon | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
H-II | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Kuaizhou | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March | ![]() | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
R-7 | ![]() | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | |
R-36 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
SLV | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Shavit | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Universal Rocket | ![]() | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
Vega | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By type
Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Angara A5 | ![]() | Angara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Antares | ![]() | Antares | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Ariane 5 | ![]() | Ariane | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V | ![]() | Atlas | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II | ![]() | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV | ![]() | Delta | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Dnepr | ![]() | R-36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Falcon 9 | ![]() | Falcon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
GSLV | ![]() | SLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kuaizhou 1 | ![]() | Kuaizhou | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIA | ![]() | H-II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2 | ![]() | Long March | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3 | ![]() | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4 | ![]() | Long March | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton | ![]() | Universal Rocket | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
PSLV | ![]() | SLV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Shavit | ![]() | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz | ![]() | R-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-2 | ![]() | R-7 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | |
UR-100 | ![]() | Universal Rocket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Vega | ![]() | Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit | ![]() | Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By configuration
By spaceport
- Jiuquan
- Taiyuan
- Xichang
- Kourou
- Satish Dhawan
- Ocean Odyssey
- Palmachim
- Tanegashima
- Uchinoura
- Baikonur
- Dombarovsky
- Plesetsk
- Cape Canaveral
- Kennedy
- MARS
- Vandenberg
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Baikonur | ![]() | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | |
Cape Canaveral | ![]() | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
Dombarovsky | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Jiuquan | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Kourou | ![]() | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
MARS | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Ocean Odyssey | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Palmachim | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Plesetsk | ![]() | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Satish Dhawan | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Taiyuan | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Tanegashima | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Vandenberg | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Xichang | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 92 | 88 | 2 | 2 |
By orbit
- Transatmospheric
- Low Earth
- Low Earth (ISS)
- Low Earth (SSO)
- Low Earth (retrograde)
- Medium Earth
- Geosychronous
(transfer) - Inclined GSO
- High Earth
- Heliocentric
Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not achieved | Accidentally achieved |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transatmospheric | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Deployed into a transatmospheric orbit via low and medium Earth orbits |
Low Earth | 49 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 14 to ISS (1 failure) |
Medium Earth / Molniya | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
Geosynchronous / GTO | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |
High Earth / Lunar transfer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 92 | 90 | 2 | 0 |
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