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In 2013, the maiden spaceflight of the Orbital Sciences ' Antares launch vehicle , designated A-ONE , took place on 13 April.[ 1] Orbital Science also launched its first spacecraft, Cygnus , that docked with the International Space Station in late September 2013.
A total of 81 orbital launches were attempted in 2013, of which 77 were successful, one was partially successful and three were failures. The year also saw eleven EVAs by ISS astronauts. The majority of the year's orbital launches were conducted by Russia , the United States and China , with 31, 19 and 15 launches respectively.
Overview
India's Indian Space Research Organisation launched its first mission to Mars with the Mars Orbiter Mission that successfully reached Mars orbit on 23 September 2014.[ 2]
Numerous significant milestones in robotic spaceflight occurred in 2013, including the landing of China 's Chang'e 3 lander at Moon 's Mare Imbrium on 14 December; it is China's first attempt and first successful soft landing by its spacecraft on an extraterrestrial surface.
Five crewed orbital launches were conducted during 2013, all successfully, carrying a total of 15 astronauts into orbit. Four of these missions were flown with the Russian Soyuz spacecraft and one with the Chinese Shenzhou .
Orbital launches
Date and time (UTC )
Rocket
Flight number
Launch site
LSP
Payload (⚀ = CubeSat )
Operator
Orbit
Function
Decay (UTC)
Outcome
Remarks
January
15 January 16:24:59[ 3]
Rokot / Briz-KM
Plesetsk Site 133/3
VKO
Kosmos 2482 (Strela-3M )
VKO
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Kosmos 2483 (Strela-3M)
VKO
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Launch Failure
Kosmos 2484 (Strela-3M)
VKO
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Briz-KM failed around the time of spacecraft separation, resulting in the loss of one satellite.
27 January 04:40:00
H-IIA 202
Tanegashima LA-Y1
Mitsubishi
IGS Radar 4
CSIC
Low Earth (SSO )
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
IGS Optical 5V
CSIC
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
20 February 2019[ 4]
Successful
30 January 07:00:00
Naro-1
Naro LC-1
Khrunichev / KARI
STSAT-2C
KARI
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
13 November 2019[ 5]
Successful
First successful launch of Naro-1; first successful South Korean launch with Russian assistance; final flight of Naro-1.
31 January 01:48:00
Atlas V 401
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
United Launch Alliance
TDRS-K (TDRS-11)
NASA
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
February
1 February 06:56:00
Zenit-3SL
Odyssey
Sea Launch
Intelsat 27
Intelsat
Intended: Geosynchronous
Communications
+40 seconds
Launch failure
First stage failure, impacted ocean at 40 seconds after launch. Accident caused by failure of the first stage hydraulic power supply unit pump at T+3.9s, which lead to loss of engine gimbal control.[ 6]
6 February 16:04:24
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat
Baikonur Site 31/6
Starsem
Globalstar M078
Globalstar
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Globalstar M093
Globalstar
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Globalstar M094
Globalstar
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Globalstar M095
Globalstar
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Globalstar M096
Globalstar
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Globalstar M097
Globalstar
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
7 February 21:36:07
Ariane 5 ECA
Kourou ELA-3
Arianespace
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a
AMAKA
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Amazonas 3
Hispasat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
11 February 14:41:46
Soyuz-U
Baikonur Site 1/5
Roscosmos
Progress M-18M / 50P
Roscosmos
Low Earth (ISS )
ISS logistics
26 July
Successful
11 February 18:02:00
Atlas V 401
Vandenberg SLC-3E
United Launch Alliance
Landsat DCM
USGS
Low Earth (SSO )
Remote sensing
In orbit
Operational
25 February 12:31
PSLV-CA
Satish Dhawan FLP
ISRO
SARAL
ISRO / CNES
Low Earth (SSO )
Oceanography
In orbit
Operational
Sapphire
DND
Low Earth (SSO )
Space surveillance
In orbit
Operational
NEOSSat
CSA
Low Earth (SSO )
Asteroid detection
In orbit
Operational
UniBRITE-1
University of Vienna
Low Earth (SSO )
Optical astronomy
In orbit
Operational
TUGSAT-1
TU Graz
Low Earth (SSO )
Optical astronomy
In orbit
Operational
⚀ AAUSAT3
Aalborg
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ STRaND-1
SSTL
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
TUGSAT-1 is the first Austrian satellite.
March
1 March 15:10:13
Falcon 9 v1.0
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
SpaceX CRS-2
NASA
Low Earth (ISS )
ISS logistics
26 March 16:34
Successful
Final flight of Falcon 9 v1.0
19 March 21:21:00
Atlas V 401
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
United Launch Alliance
USA-241 (SBIRS-GEO 2 )
US Air Force
Geosynchronous
Missile defense
In orbit
Operational
26 March 19:06:48
Proton-M / Briz-M
Baikonur Site 200/39
International Launch Services
Satmex 8
Satmex
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
28 March 20:43:20
Soyuz-FG
Baikonur Site 1/5
Roscosmos
Soyuz TMA-08M
Roscosmos
Low Earth (ISS )
Expedition 35 /36
11 September 02:58
Successful
Crewed flight
April
15 April 18:36:00
Proton-M / Briz-M
Baikonur Site 200/39
International Launch Services
Anik G1
Telesat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
19 April 10:00:00
Soyuz-2.1a
Baikonur Site 31/6
Roscosmos
Bion-M No.1
Roscosmos
Low Earth
Biological science
19 May 03:12
Successful
AIST No.2
SSAU
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Dove 2
Cosmogia
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ BeeSat 2
TU Berlin
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ BeeSat 3
TU Berlin
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ SOMP
TU Dresden
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ OSSI-1
OSSI
Low Earth
Amateur radio
8 July[ 7]
Successful
21 April 21:00:02
Antares 110
MARS LP-0A
Orbital Sciences
Cygnus Mass Simulator
NASA
Low Earth
Test flight
10 May
Successful
⚀ Alexander (PhoneSat-2.0 )
NASA
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
27 April
Successful
⚀ Graham (PhoneSat-1.0 )
NASA
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
27 April
Successful
⚀ Bell (PhoneSat-1.0 )
NASA
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
27 April
Successful
⚀ Dove 1
Cosmogia
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
27 April
Successful
Maiden flight of Antares, COTS risk reduction flight.
24 April 10:12:16
Soyuz-U
Baikonur Site 1/5
Roscosmos
Progress M-19M / 51P
Roscosmos
Low Earth (ISS )
ISS logistics
19 June
Successful
26 April 04:13:04
Long March 2D
Jiuquan SLS-2
SAST
Gaofen 1
CNSA
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ TurkSat-3USat
ITU
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ NEE-01 Pegaso
EXA
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ CubeBug-1
INVAP
Low Earth (SSO )]
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
NEE-01 Pegaso is the first Ecuadorian satellite.
26 April 05:23:41
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat
Plesetsk Site 43/4
RVSN RF
Kosmos 2485 (GLONASS-M 747 )
VKO
Medium Earth
Navigation
In orbit
Operational
May
1 May 16:06:04
Long March 3B/E
Xichang LC-2
CALT
ChinaSat 11
China Satcom
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
7 May 02:06:31
Vega
Kourou ELV
Arianespace
Proba-V
ESA
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
VNREDSat 1A
VAST
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ ESTCube-1
Tartu
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
ESTCube-1 is the first Estonian satellite.
14 May 16:02:00
Proton-M / Briz-M
Baikonur Site 200/39
International Launch Services
Eutelsat 3D
Eutelsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
15 May 21:38:00
Atlas V 401
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
United Launch Alliance
USA-242 (GPS IIF-4 )
U.S. Air Force
Medium Earth
Navigation
In orbit
Operational
25 May 00:27:00
Delta IV-M+ (5,4)
Cape Canaveral SLC-37B
United Launch Alliance
USA-243 (WGS-5 )
U.S. Air Force
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
28 May 20:31:24
Soyuz-FG
Baikonur Site 1/5
Roscosmos
Soyuz TMA-09M
Roscosmos
Low Earth (ISS )
Expedition 36 /37
11 November 02:49
Successful
Crewed flight
June
3 June 09:18:31
Proton-M / Briz-M
Baikonur Site 200/39
International Launch Services
SES-6
SES S.A.
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
5 June 21:52:11
Ariane 5 ES
Kourou ELA-3
Arianespace
Albert Einstein ATV
ESA
Low Earth (ISS )
ISS logistics
28 October
Successful
7 June 18:37:59
Soyuz-2.1b
Plesetsk Site 43/4
VKO
Kosmos 2486 (Persona №2 )
VKO
Low Earth (SSO )
Optical reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
11 June 09:38:02
Long March 2F
Y10
Jiuquan SLS-1
CALT
Shenzhou 10
CMSA
Low Earth (Tiangong-1 )
Technology demonstration
26 June 00:07
Successful
China's fifth crewed spaceflight mission (2 men, 1 woman astronaut) to Tiangong-1 space lab.
25 June 17:28:48
Soyuz-2.1b
Baikonur Site 31/6
Roscosmos
Resurs-P No.1
Roscosmos
Low Earth (SSO )
Remote sensing
In orbit
Successful[ 9]
On 26 June 2024 the satellite was involved in a debris-generating event, with more than 100 debris identified as a result of the incident.[ 8]
25 June 19:27:03
Soyuz-STB / Fregat
Kourou ELS
Arianespace
O3b PFM
O3b Networks
Medium Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
O3b FM2
O3b Networks
Medium Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
O3b FM4
O3b Networks
Medium Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
O3b FM5
O3b Networks
Medium Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
27 June 16:53:00
Strela
Baikonur Site 175/59
Roscosmos
Kosmos 2487 (Kondor No.202)
Roscosmos
Low Earth
Radar imaging [ 11]
29 November 2022[ 10]
Successful
28 June 02:27:46
Pegasus-XL
Stargazer , Vandenberg
Orbital Sciences
IRIS
NASA
Low Earth (SSO )
Heliophysics
In orbit
Operational
July
1 July 18:11
PSLV-XL
Satish Dhawan FLP
ISRO
IRNSS-1A
ISRO
Geosynchronous
Navigation
In orbit
Operational
2 July 02:38:22
Proton-M / DM-03 Enhanced
Baikonur Site 81/24
RVSN RF
GLONASS-M 748
VKO
Intended: Medium Earth
Navigation
2 July
Launch failure
GLONASS-M 749
VKO
Intended: Medium Earth
Navigation
GLONASS-M 750
VKO
Intended: Medium Earth
Navigation
First stage guidance failure due to angular velocity sensors installed upside down, rocket crashed near launch pad.[ 12]
15 July 09:27:03
Long March 2C
Jiuquan SLS-2
CALT
Shijian 11-05
CNSA
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
19 July 13:00:00
Atlas V 551
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
United Launch Alliance
MUOS-2
U.S. Navy
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
19 July 23:37:55
Long March 4C
Taiyuan LC-9
SAST
Shijian 15
CNSA
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Shiyan 7
CNSA
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Chuang Xin 3
CNSA
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
25 July 19:54:07
Ariane 5 ECA
Kourou ELA-3
Arianespace
Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL)
ESA / Inmarsat
Geosynchronous
Technology demonstration / Communications
In orbit
Operational
INSAT-3D
ISRO
Geosynchronous
Meteorology
In orbit
Operational
First Alphabus satellite.
27 July 20:45:08
Soyuz-U
Baikonur Site 31/6
Roscosmos
Progress M-20M / 52P
Roscosmos
Low Earth (ISS )
ISS logistics
11 February 2014
Successful
August
3 August 19:48:46
H-IIB
Tanegashima LA-Y2
MHI
Kounotori 4
JAXA
Low Earth (ISS )
ISS logistics
7 September
Successful
⚀ TechEdSat-3p
NASA Ames
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
16 January 2014
Successful
⚀ PicoDragon
VNSC
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
28 February 2014
Successful
⚀ ArduSat-1
NanoSatisfi
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
16 April 2014
Successful
⚀ ArduSat-X
NanoSatisfi
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
15 April 2014
Successful
8 August 00:29:00
Delta IV -M+ (5,4)
Cape Canaveral SLC-37B
United Launch Alliance
USA-244 (WGS-6 )
U.S. Air Force
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
22 August 14:39:13
Dnepr
Dombarovsky Site 13
ISC Kosmotras
KOMPSat-5 (Arirang-5)
KARI
Low Earth (SSO )
Remote sensing
In orbit
Operational
28 August 18:03:00
Delta IV Heavy
Vandenberg SLC-6
United Launch Alliance
USA-245 (KH-11 )
NRO
Low Earth (SSO )
Optical Imaging [ 13]
In orbit
Operational
NRO Launch 65; final KH-11 satellite.
29 August 20:30:07
Ariane 5 ECA
Kourou ELA-3
Arianespace
Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1
Eutelsat / Es'hailSat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
GSAT-7
ISRO
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
31 August 20:05:00
Zenit-3SLB
Baikonur Site 45/1
SIS
Amos-4
SCL
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
September
1 September 19:16
Long March 4C
Jiuquan SLS-2
SAST
Yaogan 17A
CNSA
Low Earth
ELINT
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 17B
CNSA
Low Earth
ELINT
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 17C
CNSA
Low Earth
ELINT
In orbit
Operational
7 September 03:27:00
Minotaur V
MARS LP-0B
Orbital Sciences
LADEE
NASA
Selenocentric
Lunar orbiter
18 April 2014 04:30
Successful
Maiden flight of Minotaur V, first Lunar launch from MARS.
11 September 23:23:04
Rokot / Briz-KM
Plesetsk Site 133/3
VKO
Gonets-M 5
Gonets Satellite System
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Gonets-M 6
Gonets Satellite System
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Gonets-M 7
Gonets Satellite System
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
14 September 05:00:00
Epsilon
Epsilon-1[ 14]
Uchinoura
JAXA
Hisaki (SPRINT-A)
JAXA
Low Earth
Ultraviolet astronomy
In orbit
Successful[ 15]
Maiden flight of the Epsilon rocket.
18 September 08:10:00
Atlas V 531
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
United Launch Alliance
USA-246 (AEHF-3 )
U.S. Air Force
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
18 September 14:58:02
Antares 110
MARS LP-0A
Orbital Sciences
Cygnus 1 S.S. G. David Low
NASA
Low Earth (ISS )
ISS logistics / Test flight
23 October 18:16
Successful
Maiden flight of Cygnus ; COTS demonstration flight; final flight of Antares 110.
23 September 03:07:11
Long March 4C
Taiyuan LC-9
SAST
Fengyun 3C
CMA
Low Earth (SSO )
Meteorology
In orbit
Operational
25 September 04:37[ 16]
Kuaizhou
Jiuquan LS-95A
CASIC
Kuaizhou-1
CAS
Low Earth (SSO )
Optical imaging
1 September 2015[ 17]
Successful
Maiden flight of Kuaizhou.
25 September 20:58:50
Soyuz-FG
Baikonur Site 1/5
Roscosmos
Soyuz TMA-10M
Roscosmos
Low Earth (ISS )
Expedition 37 /38
11 March 2014 03:24
Successful
Crewed flight
29 September 16:00:00
Falcon 9 v1.1
Vandenberg SLC-4E
SpaceX
CASSIOPE
MDA Corporation
Low Earth
Communications /science[ 18]
In orbit
Operational
CUSat [ 19]
Cornell
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
DANDE [ 19]
CU-Boulder
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ POPACS-1 [ 19]
Drexel
Low Earth
Atmospheric research
In orbit
Operational
⚀ POPACS-2 [ 19]
Drexel
Low Earth
Atmospheric research
In orbit
Operational
⚀ POPACS-3 [ 19]
Drexel
Low Earth
Atmospheric research
In orbit
Operational
Maiden flight of Falcon 9 v1.1.
29 September 21:38:10
Proton-M / Briz-M
Baikonur Site 200/39
International Launch Services
Astra 2E
SES S.A.
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
October
25 October 03:50:03
Long March 4B
Jiuquan SLS-2
SAST
Shijian 16-01
CNSA
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
25 October 18:08:54
Proton-M / Briz-M
Baikonur Site 200/39
International Launch Services
Sirius FM-6
Sirius Satellite Radio
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
29 October 02:50:04
Long March 2C
Taiyuan LC-9
CALT
Yaogan 18
CNSA
Low Earth (SSO )
Reconnaissance
7 April 2021 00:35[ 20]
Successful
November
5 November 09:08[ 21]
PSLV-XL
Satish Dhawan FLP
ISRO
Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)
ISRO
Areocentric
Mars orbiter
In orbit
Successful
India 's first interplanetary mission. Last contact with orbiter in April 2022.
7 November 04:14:15
Soyuz-FG
Baikonur Site 1/5
Roscosmos
Soyuz TMA-11M
Roscosmos
Low Earth (ISS )
Expedition 38 /39
14 May 2014 01:58
Successful
Crewed flight
11 November 23:46:00
Proton-M / Briz-M
Baikonur Site 81/24
RVSN RF
Raduga-1M 3
VKO
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
18 November 18:28:00
Atlas V 401
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
United Launch Alliance
MAVEN
NASA
Areocentric
Martian atmospheric research
In orbit
Operational
NASA space probe to study the Martian atmosphere .[ 22]
20 November 01:15:00[ 23]
Minotaur I
MARS LP-0B
Orbital Sciences
ORS-3
ORS
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
25 December 2015[ 24]
Successful
STPSat 3
USAF STP
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
11 March 2023[ 25]
Successful
⚀ ORSES
ORS
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
3 January 2016[ 26]
Successful
⚀ ORS Tech 1
ORS
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
23 March 2015[ 27]
Successful
⚀ ORS Tech 2
ORS
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
3 April 2015[ 28]
Successful
⚀ Prometheus 1A
SOCOM
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
12 December 2015[ 29]
Successful
⚀ Prometheus 1B
SOCOM
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
10 December 2015[ 30]
Successful
⚀ Prometheus 2A
SOCOM
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
8 December 2015[ 31]
Successful
⚀ Prometheus 2B
SOCOM
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
13 December 2015[ 32]
Successful
⚀ Prometheus 3A
SOCOM
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
29 November 2015[ 33]
Successful
⚀ Prometheus 3B
SOCOM
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
10 December 2015[ 34]
Successful
⚀ Prometheus 4A
SOCOM
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
5 December 2015[ 35]
Successful
⚀ Prometheus 4B
SOCOM
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
1 December 2015[ 36]
Successful
⚀ SENSE-1
USAF SMC
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
21 March 2015[ 37]
Successful
⚀ SENSE-2
USAF SMC
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
28 October 2019[ 38]
Successful
⚀ Firefly
NASA / NRO
Low Earth
Atmospheric science
1 November 2017[ 39]
Successful
⚀ Horus (STARE-B)
LLNL
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
26 April 2018[ 40]
Successful
⚀ Black Knight
West Point
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
16 July 2015[ 41]
Successful
⚀ NPS-SCAT
NPS
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
28 October 2015[ 42]
Successful
⚀ DragonSat-1
Drexel
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
31 August 2016[ 43]
Successful
⚀ COPPER
St. Louis
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
4 February 2016[ 44]
Successful
⚀ ChargerSat-1
UAH
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
19 March 2016[ 45]
Successful
⚀ TJ3 Sat
TJHSST
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
17 September 2015[ 46]
Successful
⚀ Trailblazer 1
UNM
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
22 May 2016[ 47]
Successful
⚀ Vermont Lunar CubeSat
Vermont
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
21 November 2015[ 48]
Successful
⚀ SwampSat
UFL
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
13 December 2015[ 49]
Successful
⚀ CAPE-2
ULL
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
23 October 2014[ 50]
Successful
⚀ Ho'oponopono 2
UH
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
26 August 2021[ 51]
Successful
⚀ KySat-2
Kentucky /Morehead
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
12 February 2015[ 52]
Successful
⚀ PhoneSat-2.4
NASA Ames
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
31 January 2017[ 53]
Successful
Largest number of satellites launched on a single rocket (31). ORS-3 will remain attached to upper stage.
20 November 03:31:04
Long March 4C
Taiyuan LC-9
SAST
Yaogan 19
CNSA
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
21 November 07:10:16[ 54]
Dnepr
Dombarovsky Site 370/13
ISC Kosmotras
DubaiSat-2
EIAST
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
STSAT-3
KARI
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
SkySat-1
Skybox Imaging
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ WNISAT-1
Weather News Inc.
Low Earth (SSO )
Meteorology
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Lem (BRITE-PL)
PAS
Low Earth (SSO )
Photometric astrometry
In orbit
Operational
AprizeSat-7
AprizeSat
Low Earth (SSO )
Communications
In orbit
Operational
AprizeSat-8
AprizeSat
Low Earth (SSO )
Communications
In orbit
Operational
UniSat-5
La Sapienza
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration , CubeSat deployment
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Delfi-n3Xt
TU-Delft
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Dove 3
Planet Labs
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Dove 4
Planet Labs
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Triton 1
ISIS-BV
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ KHUSat-1 (CINEMA-2)
KHU
Low Earth (SSO )
Space weather
In orbit
Operational
⚀ KHUSat-2 (CINEMA-3)
KHU
Low Earth (SSO )
Space weather
In orbit
Operational
⚀ CubeBug-2
INVAP
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ GOMX-1
GOMSpace
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ NEE-02 Krysaor
EXA
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ FUNCube-1
AMSAT -UK/NL
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ HiNCube
Narvik
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ ZACUBE-1
CPUT
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ ICube-1
PIST
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ HumSat-D
Vigo
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ PUCPSat-1
PUCP
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Pocket-PUCP
PUCP
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ UWE-3
Würzburg
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
▫ BeakerSat-1
Morehead
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
13 February 2019[ 55]
Successful
▫ QubeScout-1
UMBC
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
▫ WREN
STADOKO UG
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
▫ $50SAT
Morehead
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
19 May 2018[ 56]
Successful
⚀ First-MOVE
TU-Munich
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Velox-P2
NTU
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ OPTOS
INTA
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
BPA-3
Hartron-Arkos
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Largest number of satellites launched on a single rocket (32).
22 November 12:02:29
Rokot / Briz-KM
Plesetsk Site 133/3
Eurockot
Swarm A
ESA
Low Earth
Magnetospheric
In orbit
Operational
Swarm B
ESA
Low Earth
Magnetospheric
In orbit
Operational
Swarm C
ESA
Low Earth
Magnetospheric
In orbit
Operational
25 November 02:12:04
Long March 2D
Jiuquan SLS-2
SAST
Shiyan 5
CNSA
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
25 November 20:53:06
Soyuz-U
Baikonur Site 31/6
Roscosmos
Progress M-21M / 53P
Roscosmos
Low Earth (ISS )
ISS logistics
9 June 2014
Successful
December
1 December 17:30:00 [ 58]
Long March 3B
Xichang LC-2
CALT
Chang'e 3
CNSA
Selenocentric
Lunar lander
14 December 13:12
Operational
Yutu
CNSA
Selenocentric
Lunar rover
Operational
China's first lunar rover, and the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon since the Soviet Luna 24 mission in 1976.[ 57]
3 December 22:41:00
Falcon 9 v1.1
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
SES-8
SES World Skies
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
First launch of Falcon 9 v1.1 from CCAFS ; first SpaceX launch targeting GEO.
6 December 07:14:30
Atlas V 501
Vandenberg SLC-3E
United Launch Alliance
USA-247 (Topaz )
NRO
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
⚀ AeroCube-5A
The Aerospace Corporation
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
19 April 2023[ 59]
Successful
⚀ AeroCube-5B
The Aerospace Corporation
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
23 November 2022[ 60]
Successful
⚀ ALICE
AFIT
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ CUNYSAT 1
CUNY
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ FIREBIRD A
Montana State
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ FIREBIRD B
Montana State
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ IPEX
NASA JPL
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ M-Cubed 2
Michigan
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ SMDC-ONE 2.3
U.S. Army
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ SMDC-ONE 2.4
U.S. Army
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ SNaP
U.S. Army
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ TacSat-6
ORS
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
NROL -39 mission.
8 December 12:12:00
Proton-M / Briz-M
Baikonur Site 200/39
International Launch Services
Inmarsat 5-F1
Inmarsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
9 December 03:26
Long March 4B
Taiyuan LC-9
SAST
CBERS-3
CASC /INPE
Intended: Low Earth (SSO )
Remote sensing
9 December
Launch failure
Third stage shutdown 11 seconds too early.
19 December 09:12:19
Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT
Kourou ELS
Arianespace
Gaia
ESA
Sun–Earth L2
Astrometric observatory
In orbit
Operational
20 December 16:42:04
Long March 3B/E
Xichang LC-2
CALT
Túpac Katari 1
Agencia Boliviana Espacial
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
25 December 00:31:55
Rokot / Briz-KM
Plesetsk Site 133/3
VKO
Kosmos 2488 (Strela-3M 7 )
VKO
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Kosmos 2489 (Strela-3M 8 )
VKO
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Kosmos 2490 (Strela-3M 9 )
VKO
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Kosmos 2491
VKO
Low Earth
Technology demonstration /Satellite inspection (?)
In orbit
Destroyed
Kosmos 2491 broke up in orbit on 23 December 2019.[ 61] [ 62]
26 December 10:49:56
Proton-M / Briz-M
Baikonur Site 81/24
Khrunichev
Ekspress AM5
RSCC
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
28 December 12:30:00
Soyuz-2-1v / Volga
Plesetsk Site 43/4
RVSN RF
Aist 1
SSAU
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Kosmos 2492 (SKRL-756 -1)
RVSN RF
Low Earth
Radar calibration
In orbit
Operational
Kosmos 2493 (SKRL-756 -2)
RVSN RF
Low Earth
Radar calibration
In orbit
Operational
Maiden flight of Soyuz-2-1v.
Suborbital flights
Date and time (UTC )
Rocket
Flight number
Launch site
LSP
Payload (⚀ = CubeSat )
Operator
Orbit
Function
Decay (UTC)
Outcome
Remarks
26 January 22:00
Ground Based Interceptor
Vandenberg LF-23
Missile Defense Agency
EKV
MDA
Suborbital
Anti-ballistic missile test
26 January
Successful
Non-intercept flight test.
27 January ~12:10
B-611
Shuangchengzi
PLA
PLA
Suborbital
ABM target
11 January
Successful
Target
27 January ~12:10
SC-19
Korla
PLA
PLA
Suborbital
ABM test
11 January
Successful
Interceptor, successful intercept
28 January
Kavoshgar (Zelzal -based)
Semnan
ISA
Pishgam
ISA
Suborbital
Biological
28 January
Successful[ 63]
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey
29 January 22:50
Terrier Improved Orion
Wallops Island
NASA
Lithium Release Experiments
NASA GSFC
Suborbital
Atmospheric experiments
29 January
Successful
Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)
7 February 08:21
Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka
Poker Flat
NASA
VISIONS
NASA GSFC
Suborbital
Auroral research
7 February
Successful
13 February 09:10
MRBTM
FTM-20
Kauai
MDA
MDA
Suborbital
ABM target
13 February
Successful
SM-3 Block 1A target
13 February 09:15
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1A
FTM-20
USS Lake Erie , Pacific Ocean
US Navy
US Navy
Suborbital
ABM test
13 February
Successful
MRBTM interceptor, successful intercept
15 February 16:34
Terrier Improved Orion
White Sands
NASA
Technology Experiments
NASA GSFC /WFF
Suborbital
Technology demonstration
15 February
Successful
Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi) ?
25 February 05:52:31
Arrow III
Negev
IAI
IAI/IDF
Suborbital
ABM Test
25 February
Successful
Test flight of the Arrow-III
11 March 06:10
Terrier -Lynx
Wallops Island
DoD
Shark
DoD
Suborbital
Radar target
11 March
Successful
Apogee: ~300 kilometres (190 mi)
4 April 21:55
Tianying 3E
Hainan
CNSA
Kunpeng-1
CSSAR
Suborbital
Environment monitoring
4 April
Successful
Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi)
7 April 04:55
Agni-II
ITR IC-4
Indian Army
Indian Army
Suborbital
Missile test
7 April
Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
10 April
Shaheen-IA
Sonmiani
ASFC
ASFC
Suborbital
Test flight
10 April
Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 April 04:25
VSB-30
Esrange
EuroLaunch
TEXUS-50
DLR/ESA
Suborbital
Microgravity
12 April
Successful
Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi)
21 April 08:00
Black Brant IX
White Sands
NASA
SLICE
CU Boulder
Suborbital
Astronomy
21 April
Successful
Apogee: 318 kilometres (198 mi)?
23 April 17:30
Black Brant IX
White Sands
NASA
EUNIS
NASA GSFC
Suborbital
Solar research
23 April
Successful
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)?
1 May 07:38
Terrier Improved Orion
Roi-Namur
NASA
MOSC
NASA /Air Force Research Lab
Suborbital
Ionospheric research
1 May
Successful
Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi)
5 May 08:30
M51
Le Vigilant , Audierne Bay
DGA/Marine nationale
DGA/Marine nationale
Suborbital
Test flight
5 May
Launch failure
7 May 07:39:00
Terrier-Oriole
Roi-Namur
NASA
EVEX
University of Illinois
Suborbital
Atmospheric
7 May
Successful
Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ?
7 May 07:40:30
Terrier-Improved Malemute
Roi-Namur
NASA
EVEX
University of Illinois
Suborbital
Atmospheric
7 May
Successful
Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ?
9 May 07:23
Terrier Improved Orion
Roi-Namur
NASA
MOSC
NASA /Air Force Research Lab
Suborbital
Ionospheric research
9 May
Successful
Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi)
11 May 05:00
Black Brant IX
White Sands
NASA
FORTIS
JHU
Suborbital
Astronomy
11 May
Successful
Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)?
13 May 12:58
DF-21
Xichang
Kunpeng-7
CNSA
Suborbital
Magnetospheric research
13 May
Successful
Apogee: 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi)
16 May 03:25
ARAV-C
FTM-19
Kauai
MDA
MDA
Suborbital
ABM target
16 May
Successful
SM-3 Block 1B target
16 May 03:30
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B
FTM-19
USS Lake Erie , Pacific Ocean
US Navy
US Navy
Suborbital
ABM test
16 May
Successful
ARAV-C interceptor, successful intercept
22 May 13:27
LGM-30G Minuteman III
Vandenberg LF-04
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Suborbital
Test flight
22 May
Successful
GT207GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
5 June 07:00
Taiwan Sounding Rocket
Sounding Rocket VIII
Jiu Peng Air Base
NSPO
Reaction control system , recovery capsule
NSPO/NCU
Suborbital
Technology test
5 June
Successful
Apogee: 279 kilometres (173 mi)
6 June 03:05
Black Brant XII
Wallops Island
NASA
CIBER
Caltech
Suborbital
Astronomy
6 June
Successful
Apogee: 577 kilometres (359 mi)
6 June 17:45
RS-26 Rubezh
Kapustin Yar
RVSN
RVSN
Suborbital
Missile test
6 June
Successful
20 June 09:30
Terrier-Improved Orion
Wallops Island
NASA
RockOn
CU Boulder
Suborbital
Student experiments
20 June
Successful
Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi)
21 June 13:57
SpaceLoft XL
Spaceport America
UP Aerospace
FOP-1
NASA
Suborbital
Student experiments
21 June
Successful
Mission SL-7, Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi), successfully recovered
27 June 23:52
VS-30
Andøya
DLR
WADIS-1
DLR
Suborbital
Atmospheric
27 June
Successful
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi), 12 Super Loki meteorological rockets were also launched
4 July 14:31:00
Black Brant VB
Wallops LA-2
NASA
Daytime Dynamo
NASA GSFC
Suborbital
Geospace
4 July
Successful
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
4 July 14:31:15
Terrier Improved Orion
Wallops LA-2
NASA
Daytime Dynamo
NASA GSFC
Suborbital
Geospace
4 July
Successful
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
5 July 18:29
UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2)
FTG-07
Meck
MDA
MDA
Suborbital
ABM target
5 July
Successful
5 July 18:35
Ground Based Interceptor
FTG-07
Vandenberg LF-23
MDA
MDA
Suborbital
ABM test
5 July
Spacecraft failure
UMG-96 Trident I interceptor, intercept failed, EKV likely failed to separate from booster
12 July
Jericho III
Palmachim
Israeli Air Force
Israeli Air Force
Suborbital
Missile test
12 July
Successful
15 July 05:53
VS-30
Esrange
EuroLaunch
MAPHEUS-4
DLR
Suborbital
Technology demonstration
15 July
Successful
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
20 July 14:00:00
S-310
Uchinoura
JAXA
JAXA /KU /HU /KUT /TU /TPU /TU /UT /NU /CU /GSFC
Suborbital
Ionospheric research
20 July
Successful
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
20 July 14:57:00
S-520
Uchinoura
JAXA
JAXA /KU /HU /KUT /TU /TPU /TU /UT /NU /CU /GSFC
Suborbital
Ionospheric research
20 July
Successful
Apogee: 316 kilometres (196 mi)
8 August 18:10
Black Brant IX
White Sands
NASA
VERIS
NRL
Suborbital
Solar research
8 August
Successful
Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)?
12 August 03:45
Prithvi II
Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3
DRDO
DRDO
Suborbital
Missile test
12 August
Successful
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 August 10:00
Terrier-Improved Malemute
Wallops Island
NASA
RockSat-X
NASA
Suborbital
Student experiments
13 August
Successful
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)?
3 September 06:16
Silver Sparrow
F-15 Eagle , Israel
IAF
Israeli Air Force
Suborbital
ABM target
3 September
Successful
Arrow-3 tracking target, Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 September 05:20
RSM-56 Bulava
K-550 Aleksandr Nevskiy , White Sea
VMF
VMF
Suborbital
Missile test
6 September
Launch failure
Second stage failure
10 September
UGM-133 Trident II D5
USS Tennessee , ETR
U.S. Navy
US Navy
Suborbital
Test flight
10 September
Successful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
10 September
UGM-133 Trident II D5
USS Tennessee , ETR
U.S. Navy
US Navy
Suborbital
Test flight
10 September
Successful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
10 September
eMRBM
C-17 Globemaster III , Pacific Ocean
MDA
MDA/IMDO
Suborbital
ABM target
10 September
Successful
Target for THAAD , successful intercept
10 September
MRBM
Wake Island
MDA
MDA/IMDO
Suborbital
ABM target
10 September
Successful
Target for SM-3 , successful intercept
10 September
SM-3 Block 1A
FTO-01
USS Decatur (DDG-73) , Pacific Ocean
US Navy
US Navy
Suborbital
ABM test
10 September
Successful
Intercepted target missile
10 September
THAAD
FTO-01
Meck Island
US Army
US Army/MDA
Suborbital
ABM test
10 September
Successful
Intercepted target missile
10 September
THAAD
FTO-01
Meck Island
US Army
US Army/MDA
Suborbital
ABM test
10 September
Successful
Back-up interceptor for SM-3
12 September
UGM-133 Trident II D5
USS Tennessee , ETR
U.S. Navy
US Navy
Suborbital
Test flight
12 September
Successful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
12 September
UGM-133 Trident II D5
USS Tennessee , ETR
U.S. Navy
US Navy
Suborbital
Test flight
12 September
Successful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
15 September 09:20
Agni-V
Integrated Test Range
DRDO
DRDO
Suborbital
Test flight
15 September
Successful
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), second flight of Agni-V
18 September 11:15
VS-30 /Improved Orion
Andøya
DLR
Scramspace
University of Queensland
Suborbital
Technology demonstration
18 September
Launch failure
Hypersonic research experiment, first stage failure of launch vehicle
19 September 00:30
ARAV-C++
FTM-21
Kauai
MDA
MDA
Suborbital
ABM target
19 September
Successful
SM-3 Block 1B target
19 September 00:32 ?
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B
FTM-21
USS Lake Erie , Pacific Ocean
US Navy
US Navy
Suborbital
ABM test
19 September
Successful
ARAV-C++ interceptor, successful intercept
19 September 00:32 ?
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B
FTM-21
USS Lake Erie , Pacific Ocean
US Navy
US Navy
Suborbital
ABM test
19 September
Successful
ARAV-C++ back-up interceptor
22 September 10:01
LGM-30G Minuteman III
Vandenberg LF-10
US Air Force
US Air Force
Suborbital
Test flight
22 September
Successful
GT209GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
26 September 10:33
LGM-30G Minuteman III
Vandenberg LF-09
US Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Suborbital
Test flight
26 September
Successful
GT208GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
4 October 05:33
ARAV-ER
FTM-22
Kauai
MDA
MDA
Suborbital
ABM target
4 October
Successful
SM-3 Block 1B target
4 October 05:37 ?
RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B
FTM-22
USS Lake Erie , Pacific Ocean
US Navy
US Navy
Suborbital
ABM test
4 October
Successful
ARAV-ER interceptor, successful intercept
7 October 03:45
Prithvi II
Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3
DRDO
DRDO
Suborbital
Missile test
7 October
Successful
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
8 October 06:50
Prithvi II
Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3
DRDO
DRDO
Suborbital
Missile test
8 October
Successful
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
10 October 13:39
RS-12M Topol
Kapustin Yar
RVSN
RVSN
Suborbital
Missile test
10 October
Successful
Test of a new experimental reentry vehicle
21 October 10:00[ 64]
Black Brant IX
White Sands
NASA
EVE
CU Boulder
Suborbital
SDO calibration
21 October
Successful
Apogee: 273 kilometres (170 mi)
30 October
RT-2PM Topol
Plesetsk
RVSN
RVSN
Suborbital
Missile test
30 October
Successful
30 October
R-36M2 Voyevoda
Dombarovsky
RVSN
RVSN
Suborbital
Missile test
30 October
Successful
30 October
R-29RMU Sineva
K-117 Bryansk , Barents Sea
VMF
VMF
Suborbital
Missile test
30 October
Successful
30 October
R-29R Volna
K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets , Sea of Okhotsk
VMF
VMF
Suborbital
Missile test
30 October
Successful
3 November 09:25
Black Brant IX
White Sands
NASA
X-ray Quantum Calorimeter
UW-Madison
Suborbital
X-ray astronomy
3 November
Successful
Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi)
8 November
Agni-I
Integrated Test Range
IDRDL
IDRDL
Suborbital
Missile test
8 November
Successful
Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)?
12 November 16:15
SpaceLoft XL
Spaceport America
UP Aerospace
FOP-2
NASA
Suborbital
Six technology experiments
12 November
Successful
Mission SL-8, Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi), successfully recovered
20 November 11:40
Black Brant IX
White Sands
NASA
FORTIS
JHU
Suborbital
UV astronomy
20 November
Successful
Studied spectra of comet ISON , apogee: 277 kilometres (172 mi)
27 November 03:50[ 65]
Black Brant IX
White Sands
NASA
VeSpR
Boston University
Suborbital
UV astronomy
27 November
Successful
Venus Spectral Rocket Experiment , apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)
3 December
Prithvi II
Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3
DRDO
DRDO
Suborbital
Missile test
3 December
Successful
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
14 December
Shahab-1
Semnan
ISA
Kavoshgar Pazhuhesh
ISA
Suborbital
Biological
14 December
Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey
17 December 12:36
LGM-30G Minuteman III
Vandenberg LF-04
US Air Force
US Air Force
Suborbital
Test flight
17 December
Successful
GT210GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
23 December 11:28
Agni-III
ITR IC-4
Indian Army
Indian Army
Suborbital
Missile test
23 December
Successful
Apogee: 350 kilometres (220 mi)
24 December 07:00
RS-24 Yars
Plesetsk
RVSN
RVSN
Suborbital
Missile test
24 December
Successful
27 December 17:30
RS-12M Topol
Kapustin Yar
RVSN
RVSN
Suborbital
Missile test
27 December
Successful
Deep space rendezvous
Date (UTC )
Spacecraft
Event
Remarks
16 February
Cassini
90th flyby of Titan
Closest approach: 1,978 kilometres (1,229 mi).
9 March
Cassini
4th flyby of Rhea
Closest approach: 997 kilometres (620 mi). Last Cassini flyby of Rhea.
5 April
Cassini
91st flyby of Titan
Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
12 April
Cassini
Flyby of Polydeuces
Closest approach: 115,000 kilometres (71,000 mi).
23 May
Cassini
92nd flyby of Titan
Closest approach: 970 kilometres (600 mi).
10 July
Cassini
93rd flyby of Titan
Closest approach: 964 kilometres (599 mi).
26 July
Cassini
94th flyby of Titan
Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
12 September
Cassini
95th flyby of Titan
Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
6 October
LADEE
Injection into Selenocentric orbit
Preliminary orbit was 269 kilometres (167 mi) x 15,772 kilometres (9,800 mi), inclined 157 deg to the equator.
9 October
Juno
Flyby of Earth
Gravity assist , closest approach: 552 kilometres (343 mi).
13 October
Cassini
96th flyby of Titan
Closest approach: 961 kilometres (597 mi).
30 November
Cassini
97th flyby of Titan
Closest approach: 870 kilometres (540 mi).
6 December
Chang'e 3
Injection into Selenocentric orbit
Preliminary orbit was 100 kilometres (62 mi), reduced to 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) on 10 December.
14 December
Chang'e 3
Landing at Mare Imbrium
First Chinese lunar soft lander and rover, coordinates 44°07′17″N 19°30′42″W / 44.1214°N 19.5116°W / 44.1214; -19.5116 .
28 December
Mars Express
Flyby of Phobos
Closest approach: 45 kilometres (28 mi).
Start Date/Time
Duration
End Time
Spacecraft
Crew
Remarks
19 April 14:03
6 hours38 minutes
20:41
Expedition 35 /36
ISS Pirs
Pavel Vinogradov
Roman Romanenko
Installed the Obstanovka plasma waves and ionosphere experiment to the exterior of the Zvezda service module. Also replaced a faulty retro-reflector device used as navigational aids for the Automatic Transfer Vehicle and retrieved the Biorisk microbe exposure experiment. An attempt to retrieve the Vinoslivost materials sample experiment failed when it was accidentally dropped while being taken back to the Pirs module airlock.[ 66] [ 67]
11 May 12:44
5 hours 30 minutes
18:14
Expedition 35 /36
ISS Quest
Christopher Cassidy
Thomas Marshburn
Replaced the 2B Pump Flow Control Subassembly (PFCS) on the Port 6 truss in attempting to locate the source of an ammonia coolant leak on the Port 6 truss Photo Voltaic Thermal Control System (PVTCS).[ 68] [ 69]
24 June 13:32
6 hours 34 minutes
20:06
Expedition 36 /37
ISS Pirs
Fyodor Yurchikhin
Aleksandr Misurkin
Replaced a fluid flow regulator on the Zarya module, testing of the Kurs docking system on the station ahead of the arrival of a new Russian module, installing the "Indicator" experiment, installing gap spanners on to the outside of the station and photographing the multilayer insulation (MLI) protecting the Russian segment from micrometeoroids and taking samples from the exterior surface of the pressure hull underneath the MLI to identify signs of pressure hull material microscopic deterioration.[ 70] [ 71]
9 July 12:02
6 hours 7 minutes
18:09
Expedition 36 /37
ISS Quest
Christopher Cassidy
Luca Parmitano
Replaced a failed Space-to-Ground Transmitter Receiver Controller and the Mobile Base Camera Light Pan-Tilt Assembly, retrieved the MISSE-8 and ORMatE-III experiments, photographed the AMS-02 , moved two Radiator Grapple Bars to either sides of the truss, routed power cables to support the addition of the new Russian MLM and installed a multi-layer insulation cover to protect the docking interface of PMA-2 .[ 72] [ 73]
16 July 11:57
1 hours 32 minutes
13:29
Expedition 36 /37
ISS Quest
Christopher Cassidy
Luca Parmitano
Installed a Y-bypass jumper on power lines on the Z1 truss, routing 1553 data cables for a grapple fixture and Ethernet cables for a future Russian station module. The spacewalk was then cut short after Parmitano reported excess water leaking inside his helmet.[ 74] [ 75] [ 76]
16 August 14:36
7 hours 29 minutes
22:05
Expedition 36 /37
ISS Pirs
Fyodor Yurchikhin
Aleksandr Misurkin
Routed power and Ethernet cables for later attachment to the future Nauka module. Also installed connectors between modules and a material science experiment.[ 77] [ 78]
22 August 11:34
5 hours 58 minutes
17:32
Expedition 36 /37
ISS Pirs
Fyodor Yurchikhin
Aleksandr Misurkin
Removed a laser communication and installed an EVA work station and camera pointing platform outside the Zvezda service module, inspection and tightening of various antenna covers on Zvezda, and installed new spacewalk aids.[ 79] [ 80]
9 November 14:34
5 hours 50 minutes
20:24
Expedition 37 /38
ISS Pirs
Oleg Kotov
Sergey Ryazansky
Took the Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games to the outside of ISS. They also continued work on an extravehicular activity workstation and biaxial pointing platform by removing launch brackets and bolts, as well as retrieving an experimental package. The planned installation of a foot restraint on the mounting seat of the workstation was deferred to a future spacewalk after the spacewalkers noticed some issues with its alignment.[ 81] [ 82]
21 December 12:01
5 hours 28 minutes
17:29
Expedition 38 /39
ISS Quest
Richard Mastracchio
Michael S. Hopkins
Removed ammonia fluid lines from Active Thermal Control System pump module; removed pump module from starboard truss and stowed it on Payload Orbital Replacement Unit Accommodation.[ 83]
24 December 11:53
7 hours 30 minutes
19:23
Expedition 38 /39
ISS Quest
Richard Mastracchio
Michael S. Hopkins
Retrieved spare ammonia pump module, installed it on starboard truss, and connected it to Loop A of Active Thermal Control System.[ 84] [ 85]
27 December 13:00
8 hours 7 minutes
21:07
Expedition 38 /39
ISS Pirs
Oleg Kotov
Sergey Ryazansky
Attempted installation of 2 HD cameras for commercial Earth observation on the outside of the Zvezda module , cancelled after one of the cameras failed to provide data to the ground during testing. Also installed and jettisoned experimental equipment outside the Russian segment. Longest Russian EVA in history.[ 86] [ 87]
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.
By rocket
By family
By type
By configuration
By spaceport
China
France
India
International waters
Japan
Kazakhstan
South Korea
Russia
United States
By orbit
Transatmospheric
Low Earth
Low Earth (ISS)
Low Earth (SSO)
Low Earth (retrograde)
Medium Earth
Geosychronous (transfer)
Inclined GSO
High Earth
Heliocentric
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January February
Intelsat 27
Globalstar M078, M087, M093, M094, M095, M096
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a , Amazonas 3
Progress M-18M
Landsat 8
SARAL , Sapphire , NEOSSat , UniBRITE-1 , TUGSAT-1 , AAUSat-3 , STRaND-1
March April
Anik G1
Bion-M No.1 (Aist 2, BeeSat-2, BeeSat-3, SOMP, Dove-2 , OSSI-1 )
Cygnus Mass Simulator , Dove 1 , Alexander , Graham , Bell
Progress M-19M
Gaofen 1 , TurkSat-3USat , NEE-01 Pegaso , CubeBug-1
Kosmos 2485
May June July August September October November
Mars Orbiter Mission
Soyuz TMA-11M
Globus-1M No.13L
MAVEN
ORS-3, STPSat-3, Black Knight 1, CAPE-2, ChargerSat-1, COPPER, DragonSat-1, Firefly (satellite), Ho'oponopono-2, Horus, KySat-2, NPS-SCAT, ORSES, ORS Tech 1, 2, PhoneSat 2.4, Prometheus × 8, SENSE A, B, SwampSat, TJ3 Sat , Trailblazer-1, Vermont Lunar CubeSat
Yaogan 19
DubaiSat-2 , STSAT-3, SkySat-1, UniSat-5 (Dove 4, ICube-1 , HumSat-D, PUCP-Sat 1 (Pocket-PUCP), BeakerSat-1, $50SAT , QBScout-1, WREN), AprizeSat 7, 8, Lem , WNISat-1, GOMX-1, CubeBug-2, Delfi-n3Xt , Dove 3, First-MOVE, FUNcube-1 , HINCube-1, KHUSat-1, KHUSat-2, NEE-02 Krysaor , OPTOS , Triton 1, UWE-3, VELOX-P2, ZACUBE-1 , BPA-3
Swarm A, B, C
Shiyan 5
Progress M-21M
December Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).