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Space Shuttle Columbia launches on its last mission, STS-107. The orbiter disintegrated during reentry, killing all seven crew.
Fact Sheet
Orbital Launches
First 11 January
Last 29 December
Total 63
Successes 60
Failures 3
Partial Failures 0
Catalogued 61
National Firsts
Satellite  Greece
 Nigeria
Space Traveller Flag of the People's Republic of China China
 Israel
Rockets
Maiden Flights Atlas V 521
Delta II Heavy
Delta IV Medium
Strela
Retirements Ariane 4 44L
Ariane 5G
Space Shuttle Columbia
Titan 23G
Manned flights
Orbital 4
Total travellers 13
Columbia at approximately 0857. Debris is already starting to come off from the left wing.


Contents


[edit] Launches

Date/Time (UTC) Rocket Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

[edit] January

6 January
14:19
Flag of the United StatesTitan 23G Flag of the United StatesVandenberg SLC-4W Flag of the United StatesLockheed Martin
Flag of the United StatesCoriolis US Air Force Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
9 January
03:17
Flag of IndiaAgni-I Flag of IndiaBalasore IC-4 Flag of IndiaIDRDL
IDRDL Suborbital Missile test 9 January Successful
13 January
00:45
Flag of the United StatesDelta II 7320-10C Flag of the United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W Flag of the United StatesBoeing IDS
Flag of the United StatesICESat NASA Low Earth Oceanography In orbit Operational
Flag of the United StatesCHIPSat NASA Low Earth Astrophysics In orbit Operational
16 January
20:39
Flag of the United StatesSpace Shuttle Columbia Flag of the United StatesKennedy Space Center LC-39A Flag of the United StatesUnited Space Alliance
Flag of the United StatesSTS-107 NASA Low Earth Research 1 February
13:59
Failure
Flag of the United StatesSpacehab-RDM NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Microgravity and Earth science research
Flag of the United StatesEDO Pallet NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Cryogenic mission duration extension pallet
Manned orbital flight with 7 astronauts, including the first Israeli space traveler
Final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, disintegrated during re-entry resulting in loss of crew and vehicle.
25 January
20:13
Flag of the United StatesPegasus-XL Flag of the United StatesStargazer, Cape Canaveral Flag of the United StatesOrbital Sciences
Flag of the United StatesSORCE NASA Low Earth Solar irradiance investigation In orbit Operational
29 January
18:06
Flag of the United StatesDelta II 7925-9.5 Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17B Flag of the United StatesBoeing IDS
Flag of the United StatesGPS IIR-8 (USA-166) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Flag of the United StatesXSS-10 US Air Force Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Successful
XSS-10 deactivated 30 January 2003

[edit] February

2 February
12:59
Flag of RussiaSoyuz-U Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 Flag of RussiaRoskosmos
Flag of RussiaProgress M-47 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 27 August Successful
ISS flight 10P
15 February
07:00
Flag of EuropeAriane 4 44L Flag of FranceKourou ELA-2 Flag of FranceArianespace
Flag of the United NationsIntelsat 907 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Final flight of Ariane 4 44L

[edit] March

11 March
00:59
Flag of the United StatesDelta IV Medium Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-37B Flag of the United StatesBoeing IDS
Flag of the United StatesDSCS III A-3 (USA-167) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of Delta IV Medium
26 March
06:00
Flag of IndiaPrivthvi-2 Flag of IndiaBalasore Flag of IndiaIDRDL
IDRDL Suborbital Missile test 26 March Successful
28 March
01:27
Flag of JapanH-IIA 2024 Flag of JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 Flag of Japan
Flag of JapanIGS-1A Japanese Government Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
Flag of JapanIGS-1B Japanese Government Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
31 March
22:09
Flag of the United StatesDelta II 7925-9.5 Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A Flag of the United StatesBoeing IDS
Flag of the United StatesGPS IIR-9 (USA-168) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational

[edit] April

2 April
01:53
Flag of RussiaMolniya-M Flag of RussiaPlesetsk Site 16/2 Flag of RussiaVKS
Flag of RussiaMolniya 1-92 VKS Molniya Communications In orbit Operational
8 April
14:43
Flag of the United StatesTitan IVB (401)/Centaur Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-40 Flag of the United StatesLockheed Martin
Flag of the United StatesMilstar 6 (USA-169) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
9 April
22:52
Flag of EuropeAriane 5G Flag of FranceKourou ELA-3 Flag of FranceArianespace
Flag of IndiaINSAT 3A ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Flag of the United StatesGalaxy 12 PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
12 April
00:47
Flag of the United StatesAtlas IIIB Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-36B Flag of RussiaFlag of the United StatesInternational Launch Services
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaAsiaSat 4 AsiaSat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
26 April
03:53
Flag of RussiaSoyuz-FG Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 Flag of RussiaRoskosmos
Flag of RussiaSoyuz TMA-2 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 7 28 October Successful
Manned orbital flight with 2 cosmonauts
24 April
04:23
Flag of RussiaProton-K/DM-2 Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24 Flag of RussiaVKS
Flag of RussiaKosmos-2397 VKS Geosynchronous Missile warning In orbit Operational
28 April
12:00
Flag of the United StatesPegasus-XL Flag of the United StatesStargazer, Cape Canaveral Flag of the United StatesOrbital Sciences
Flag of the United StatesGALEX NASA Low Earth Ultraviolet astronomy In orbit Operational
29 April
05:50
Flag of IndiaPrithvi-2 Flag of IndiaBalasore Flag of IndiaIDRDL
IDRDL Suborbital Missile test 29 April Successful

[edit] May

8 May
11:28
Flag of IndiaGSLV Flag of IndiaSatish Dhawan Flag of IndiaISRO
Flag of IndiaGSAT-2 ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
9 May
04:29
Flag of JapanM-V Flag of JapanUchinoura Flag of Japan
Flag of JapanHayabusa (MUSES-C) JAXA Heliocentric Asteroid sample-return probe In orbit Operational
Flag of JapanMinerva JAXA Heliocentric Asteroid lander In orbit Successful
Explored asteroid 1998 SF36
13 May
22:10
Flag of the United StatesAtlas V 401 Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-41 Flag of RussiaFlag of the United StatesInternational Launch Services
Flag of GreeceHellasSat 2 Hellas-Sat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
First Greek satellite
24 May
16:34
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaLong March 3A Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaXichang Flag of the People's Republic of China
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaBeidou 2A Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational

[edit] June

2 June
17:45
Flag of RussiaSoyuz-FG/Fregat Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6 Flag of EuropeFlag of RussiaStarsem
Flag of EuropeMars Express ESA Areocentric Mars probe In orbit Operational
Flag of EuropeBeagle 2 ESA Heliocentric Mars lander 25 December 2004 Spacecraft failure
Maiden flight of Soyuz-FG/Fregat
Beagle 2 failed to contact Earth after landing on Mars
4 June
19:23
Flag of RussiaKosmos-3M Flag of RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1 Flag of RussiaVKS
Flag of RussiaKosmos-2398 MO RF Low Earth In orbit Operational
6 June
22:15
Flag of RussiaProton-K/Briz-M Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 Flag of RussiaFlag of the United StatesInternational Launch Services
Flag of the United StatesAMC-9 SES Americom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
8 June
10:34
Flag of RussiaSoyuz-U Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 Flag of RussiaRoskosmos
Flag of RussiaProgress M1-10 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics
Earth observation
3 October Successful
ISS flight 11P
10 June
13:55
Flag of UkraineZenit-3SL Flag of NorwayOcean Odyssey Flag of the United NationsSea Launch
Flag of the United Arab EmiratesThuraya 2 Thuraya Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
10 June
17:58
Flag of the United StatesDelta II 7925 Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A Flag of the United StatesBoeing IDS
Flag of the United StatesSpirit (MER-A/MER-2) NASA Heliocentric Mars rover 4 January 2004 Operational
Flag of the United StatesSpirit lander NASA Heliocentric Mars lander 4 January 2004 Successful
11 June
22:38
Flag of EuropeAriane 5G Flag of FranceKourou ELA-3 Flag of FranceArianespace
Flag of AustraliaOptus C1 Optus/Australian Government Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Flag of JapanBSAT-2C BSAT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
19 June
20:00
Flag of RussiaMolniya-M Flag of RussiaPlesetsk Site 43/3 Flag of RussiaVKS
Flag of RussiaMolniya 3-53 VKS Molniya Communications In orbit Operational
26 June
18:55
Flag of the United StatesPegasus-XL Flag of the United StatesStargazer, Vandenberg Flag of the United StatesOrbital Sciences
Flag of the United StatesOrbview 3 Orbview Low Earth Imaging In orbit Satellite failure
Ceased operations on 4 March 2007 after camera malfunction
30 June
14:15
Flag of RussiaRockot/Briz-KM Flag of RussiaPlesetsk Flag of EuropeFlag of RussiaEurockot
Mimosa Low Earth In orbit Operational
DTUSat Low Earth In orbit Operational
Flag of CanadaMOST Low Earth Space telescope In orbit Operational
Cute-I Low Earth In orbit Operational
Flag of the United StatesQuakeSat Stanford University Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
AAU-Cubesat Low Earth In orbit Operational
Can X-1 Low Earth In orbit Operational
Cubesat XI Low Earth In orbit Operational
Cubesat XII Low Earth In orbit Operational
Cubesat XIII Low Earth In orbit Operational
Cubesat XIV Low Earth In orbit Operational
Flag of RussiaMonitor-E Low Earth In orbit Operational

[edit] July

8 July
04:18
Flag of the United StatesDelta II 7925H Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17B Flag of the United StatesBoeing IDS
Flag of the United StatesOpportunity (MER-B/MER-1) NASA Heliocentric Mars rover In orbit Operational
Flag of the United StatesMER-B lander NASA Heliocentric Mars lander In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of Delta II Heavy
17 July
23:45
Flag of the United StatesAtlas V 521 Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-41 Flag of RussiaFlag of the United StatesInternational Launch Services
Flag of the United StatesRainbow-1 Cablevision Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of Atlas V 521

[edit] August

8 August
03:31
Flag of UkraineZenit-3SL Flag of NorwayOcean Odyssey Flag of the United NationsSea Launch
Flag of the United StatesEchostar 9 (Telstar 13) EchoStar Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
12 August
14:20
Flag of RussiaSoyuz-U Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6 Flag of RussiaVKS
Flag of RussiaCosmos-2399 Low Earth Reconnaissance 9 December Failure
Film capsule failed to deorbit
13 August
02:09
Flag of the United StatesPegasus-XL Flag of the United StatesStargazer, Vandenberg Flag of the United StatesOrbital Sciences
Flag of CanadaScisat 1 CSA Low Earth Atmospheric research In orbit Operational
19 August
10:50
Flag of RussiaKosmos-3M Flag of RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1 Flag of RussiaVKS
Flag of RussiaKosmos-2400 (Strela 3) Low Earth In orbit Operational
Flag of RussiaKosmos-2401 (Strela 3) Low Earth In orbit Operational
22 August
16:30
Flag of BrazilVLS-1 Flag of BrazilAlcântara Flag of Brazil
SATEC Intended: Low Earth Never left ground Launch failure
Unosat Intended: Low Earth Never left ground
Rocket exploded on the launch pad
25 August
05:35
Flag of the United StatesDelta II 7920H Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17B Flag of the United StatesBoeing IDS
Flag of the United StatesSpitzer Space Telescope (SIRTF) NASA Heliocentric Infrared astronomy In orbit Operational
29 August
01:47
Flag of RussiaSoyuz-U Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 Flag of RussiaRoskosmos
Flag of RussiaProgress M-48 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 28 January 2004 Successful
ISS flight 12P
29 August
23:13
Flag of the United StatesDelta IV Medium Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-37B Flag of the United StatesBoeing IDS
Flag of the United StatesDSCS III B-6 (USA-170) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational

[edit] September

9 September
04:29
Flag of the United StatesTitan IVB (401)/Centaur Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-40 Flag of the United StatesLockheed Martin
Flag of the United StatesMentor-3 (USA-171) NRO Geosynchronous ELINT In orbit Operational
16 September Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaKaituozhe-1 Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaTaiyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaPS-2 Intended: Low Earth Microsat 16 September Launch failure
Fourt stage failed to ignite
27 September
06:11
Flag of RussiaKosmos-3M Flag of RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1 Flag of RussiaVKS
Flag of RussiaMozhaets-4 Low Earth In orbit Operational
Flag of NigeriaNigeriaSat-1 Low Earth In orbit Operational
Flag of the United KingdomUK-DMC Low Earth In orbit Operational
BILSAT-1 Low Earth In orbit Operational
Larets Low Earth In orbit Operational
STSat-1 Low Earth In orbit Operational
Rubin-4-DSI Low Earth In orbit Operational
NigeriaSat-1 is the first Nigerian satellite
27 September
23:14
Flag of EuropeAriane 5G Flag of FranceKourou ELA-3 Flag of FranceArianespace
Flag of FranceEurobird 3 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Flag of IndiaINSAT 3E ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Flag of EuropeSMART-1 ESA Selenocentric Lunar probe 27 September 2006
05:42:22
Successful
Final flight of Ariane 5G

[edit] October

1 October
04:02
Flag of UkraineZenit-3SL Flag of NorwayOcean Odyssey Flag of the United NationsSea Launch
Flag of JapanFlag of the United StatesGalaxy 13 (Horizons 1) PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit operational
15 October
01:00
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaLong March 2F Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaJiuquan Flag of the People's Republic of China
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaShenzhou 5 Low Earth 15 October
22:53
Successful
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaShenzhou spacecraft orbital module Low Earth Reconnaissance 30 May 2004 Successful
Manned orbital flight with 1 astronaut (Yang Liwei), first Chinese space traveller and indigenous manned spaceflight
17 October
04:54
Flag of IndiaPSLV Flag of IndiaSatish Dhawan Flag of IndiaISRO
Flag of IndiaRESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6) ISRO Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
18 October
05:38
Flag of RussiaSoyuz-FG Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 Flag of RussiaRoskosmos
Flag of RussiaSoyuz TMA-3 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 8 30 April 2004 Successful
Manned orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts
18 October
16:17
Flag of the United StatesTitan 23G/Star 37 Flag of the United StatesVandenberg SLC-4W Flag of the United StatesLockheed Martin
Flag of the United StatesDMSP 5D-2 (USA-172) US Air Force Low Earth Weather satellite In orbit Operational
Final flight of Titan 23G
21 October
03:16
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaLong March 4B Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaTaiyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaZi Yuan 1-2 (CBERS-2) CAAC/INPE Low Earth Earth resources In orbit Operational
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaChuangxin-1 CAS Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
30 October
13:43
Flag of RussiaRockot/Briz-KM Flag of RussiaPlesetsk Site 133 Flag of EuropeFlag of RussiaEurockot
Flag of JapanSERVIS-1 Low Earth In orbit Operational

[edit] November

3 November
07:20
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaLong March 2D Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaJiuquan Flag of the People's Republic of China
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaFSW-18 (FSW-3) SAST Low Earth Imaging 18 December Successful
14 November
16:34
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaLong March 3A Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaXichang Flag of the People's Republic of China
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaZhongxing 20 Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
24 November
06:22
Flag of RussiaProton-K/DM-2M Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/23 Flag of RussiaVKS
Flag of RussiaYamal-200 KA-1 Gazprom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Flag of RussiaYamal-200 KA-2 Gazprom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
29 November
04:33
Flag of JapanH-IIA 2024 Flag of JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 Flag of Japan
Flag of JapanIGS-2A Japanese Government Low Earth Reconnaissance T+60 seconds Launch failure
Flag of JapanIGS-2B Low Earth Reconnaissance
SRB failed to separate. Destroyed by RSO.

[edit] December

2 December
10:04
Flag of the United StatesAtlas IIAS Flag of the United StatesVandenberg SLC-3E Flag of the United States
Flag of the United StatesNOSS-3 (USA-173) NRO Low Earth Naval SIGINT In orbit Operational
Flag of the United StatesNOSS-3 (USA-173) NRO Low Earth Naval SIGINT In orbit Operational
NRO launch 18
5 December
06:00
Flag of RussiaStrela Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 175 Flag of RussiaVKS
Flag of RussiaGruzomaket Low Earth In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of Strela rocket
10 December
17:42
Flag of RussiaProton-K/Briz-M Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24 Flag of RussiaVKS
Flag of RussiaKosmos-2402 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Flag of RussiaKosmos-2403 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Flag of RussiaKosmos-2404 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
18 December
02:30
Flag of the United StatesAtlas IIIB Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-36B Flag of RussiaFlag of the United StatesInternational Launch Services
Flag of the United StatesUHF F/O F11 (USA-174) US Navy Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
21 December
08:05
Flag of the United StatesDelta II 7925-9.5 Flag of the United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A Flag of the United StatesBoeing IDS
Flag of the United StatesGPS IIR-10 (USA-175) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
27 December
21:30
Flag of RussiaSoyuz-FG/Fregat Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6 Flag of EuropeFlag of RussiaStarsem
Flag of IsraelAMOS-2 Spacecom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
28 December
20:37
Flag of RussiaProton-K/DM-2M Flag of KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 Flag of RussiaVKS
Flag of RussiaEkspress AM-22 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
29 December
19:06
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaLong March 2C Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaXichang Flag of the People's Republic of China
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaFlag of EuropeTan Ce 1 (Double Star 1) CNSA/ESA High Earth (High-eccentricity) Magnetosphere research 14 October 2007 Successful

[edit] Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
19 June Nozomi 3rd flyby of the Earth
21 September Galileo Deorbited into the Jovian atmosphere
9 December Nozomi Flyby of Mars Damaged by solar flares
24 December Beagle 2 Crashed at Isidis Planitia, Mars
24 December Mars Express Areocentric orbit injection

[edit] EVAs

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Function Remarks
15 January
12:50
6 hours
51 minutes
19:41 Expedition 6
ISS Quest
Flag of the United StatesKenneth Bowersox
Flag of the United StatesDonald Pettit
Released the remaining launch locks on the P1 radiator assembly, removed debris on a sealing ring of Unity's docking port, and tested an ammonia reservoir on the station's P6 truss.[1]
8 April
12:40
6 hours
26 minutes
19:06 Expedition 6
ISS Quest
Flag of the United StatesKenneth Bowersox
Flag of the United StatesDonald Pettit
Reconfigured cables on the S0 (S-Zero), S1 and P1 trusses, replaced a Power Control Module on the Mobile Transporter, installed Spool Positioning Devices on Destiny, and reinstalled a thermal cover on an S1 Radiator Beam Valve Module.[1]

[edit] References

Generic references:

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b NASA (2003). "Expedition Six Spacewalks". NASA. http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp6/eva/index.html. Retrieved on October 7, 2008. 


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