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2007 in spaceflight

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

2007 in spaceflight
SRE-1, the first Indian recovered spacecraft, on public display at Thiruvananthapuram
Orbital launches
First10 January
Last25 December
Total68
Successes63
Failures3
Partial failures2
Catalogued65
National firsts
Satellite Colombia
 Mauritius
Space traveller Malaysia
Rockets
Maiden flightsAtlas V 421
Long March 3B/E
Proton-M Enhanced
PSLV-CA
Shavit-2
Zenit-2M
RetirementsH-IIA 2022
Crewed flights
Orbital5
Total travellers27
2007 in spaceflight
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The internationally accepted definition of a spaceflight is any flight which crosses the Kármán line, 100 kilometres above sea level. The first recorded spaceflight launch of the year occurred on 10 January, when a PSLV, launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, placed four spacecraft into low Earth orbit. One of these spacecraft was SRE-1, which returned to Earth twelve days later, in the first Indian attempt to recover a satellite after re-entry.

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

Space exploration

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

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

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

Crewed spaceflight

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

 
The newly installed Harmony node of the ISS

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

Launch failures

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

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

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

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

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

Summary of launches

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

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

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

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

Launches

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

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

February

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

March

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

April

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

May

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

June

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

July

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

August

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

September

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

October

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

November

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

December

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

Suborbital launches

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

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

February

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

March

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

April

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

May

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

June

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

July

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

August

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

September

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

October

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

November

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

December

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

Deep Space Rendezvous

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

EVAs

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

Orbital launch statistics

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By country

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 China: 10Europe: 6India: 3Israel: 1Japan: 2Russia: 22Ukraine: 5USA: 19
Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures 		Remarks
  China 10 10 0 0
  Europe 6 6 0 0
  India 3 2 0 1
  Israel 1 1 0 0
  Japan 2 2 0 0
  Russia 22 21 1 0
  Ukraine 5 4 1 0
  United States 19 17 1 1
World 68 63 3 2

By rocket

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By family

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By type

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By configuration

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By launch site

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5
10
15
20
China
France
India
International waters
Israel
Japan
Kazakhstan
Marshall Islands
Russia
United States
Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Baikonur   Kazakhstan 20 19 1 0
Cape Canaveral   United States 10 9 0 1
Dombarovsky   Russia 1 1 0 0
Jiuquan   China 1 1 0 0
Kennedy   United States 3 3 0 0
Kourou   France 6 6 0 0
Kwajalein   Marshall Islands 1 0 1 0
MARS   United States 1 1 0 0
Ocean Odyssey   International 1 0 1 0 Damaged by explosion
Palmachim   Israel 1 1 0 0
Plesetsk   Russia 5 5 0 0
Satish Dhawan   India 3 2 0 1
Taiyuan   China 3 3 0 0
Tanegashima   Japan 2 2 0 0
Vandenberg   United States 4 4 0 0 One launch used Stargazer aircraft
Xichang   China 6 6 0 0
Total 68 63 3 2

By orbit

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  •   Transatmospheric
  •   Low Earth
  •   Low Earth (ISS)
  •   Low Earth (SSO)
  •   Low Earth (retrograde)
  •   Medium Earth
  •   Geosychronous
    (transfer)
  •   Inclined GSO
  •   High Earth
  •   Heliocentric
Orbital regime Launches Successes Failures Accidentally
achieved 		Remarks
Transatmospheric 0 0 0 0
Low Earth 37 36 1 0 9 to ISS
Medium Earth / Molniya 7 7 0 0
Geosynchronous / GTO 19 17 2 0
High Earth / Lunar transfer 3 3 0 0
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer 2 2 0 0
Total 68 65 3 0

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Rohit, T. K. (10 January 2007). "All 4 PSLV-C7 satellites launched into orbit". Rediff. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Space Capsule Successfully Recovered". ISRO. 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  3. ^ "PEHUENSAT 1". N2YO.com. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c McDowell, Dr. Jonathan (2 February 2007). "Issue 576". Jonathan's Space Report. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  5. ^ "Sea Launch Explosion Due To Engine Failure". Space-Travel.com. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d e f McDowell, Dr. Jonathan (25 February 2007). "Issue 577". Jonathan's Space Report. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  7. ^ "Japan's lone radar intelligence orbiter breaks down". The Daily Yomiuri. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  8. ^ a b McDowell, Dr. Jonathan (16 March 2007). "Issue 578". Jonathan's Space Report. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
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