2014 in spaceflight
Orion EFT-1, the first test flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, occurred on 5 December 2014. | |
Orbital launches | |
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First | 5 January |
Last | 31 December |
Total | 92 |
Successes | 88 |
Failures | 2 |
Partial failures | 2 |
Catalogued | 90 |
National firsts | |
Satellite |
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Rockets | |
Maiden flights |
Angara A5 Antares 120 Antares 130 GSLV Mk.III* * - suborbital test |
Retirements |
Antares 120 Antares 130 |
Manned flights | |
Orbital | 4 |
Total travellers | 12 |
EVAs | 7 |
In 2014, the maiden flight of the Angara, Antares 120 and Antares 130 took place.
An Ariane 5 ES launched Georges Lemaître Automated Transfer Vehicle, the last one of the series, which also marked 60 successfully completed Ariane 5 launches in a row.
On 22 August 2014, Arianespace launched the first two Full Operational Capability Galileo satellites for the European satellite navigation system.
A number of significant events in planetary exploration occurred in 2014, including the entry of the Rosetta spacecraft into orbit around the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in August 2014 and the deployment of the Philae lander to its surface in November, which marked the first orbit of and landing on a comet, respectively, and featured prominently in social media. Another notable occurrence was the entry of India's Mars Orbiter Mission into Martian orbit in September, making India the first Asian nation to reach Mars.
On 5 December 2014, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy launched the first Orion spacecraft test mission for NASA, Exploration Flight Test 1.
Launches
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IAI/IDF | Suborbital | ABM Test | 3 January | Successful | ||
Second flight test of the Arrow-III | ||||||
5 January 10:48:00 |
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ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
6 January 22:06:00 |
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Thaicom (Shin Corporation) | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 Januar | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
9 January 18:07:05 |
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Orbital Sciences/NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 19 February 18:20 | Successful | |
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NanoSatisfi | Low Earth | Technology | 1 July | ||
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VU | Low Earth | Technology | 28 July | ||
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LSA, KTU, VGTU | Low Earth | Technology | 22 May | ||
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SkyCube | Low Earth | Technology | 8 November | ||
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UAP | Low Earth | Technology | 22 May | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 9 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 25 May | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 May | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 25 May | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 July | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 14 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 October | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 July | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 20 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 21 May | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 20 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 19 May | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 October | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 9 October | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 25 May | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 10 July | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 16 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 24 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 10 June | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 May | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 June | ||
First Orbital Sciences CRS operational flight, maiden flight of Antares 120. All payloads other than Cygnus are CubeSats carried aboard the Cygnus for deployment from the ISS. CubeSats include first Lithuanian satellites. | ||||||
15 January 09:09 |
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DOD | Suborbital | Classified | 15 January | Successful | ||
FTX-18 target, apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)? | ||||||
15 January 09:09 |
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DOD | Suborbital | Classified | 15 January | Successful | ||
FTX-18 target, apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)? | ||||||
15 January 09:09 |
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DOD | Suborbital | Classified | 15 January | Successful | ||
FTX-18 target, apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)? | ||||||
20 January 05:22 |
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DRDO | Suborbital | Missile Test | 20 January | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~850 kilometres (530 mi) | ||||||
24 January 02:33:00 |
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NASA | Geosynchronous | Communication/Data Relay | In orbit | Operational | |
5 February 16:23:32 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Resupply | 18 April | Successful | |
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Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería del Perú | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
Chasqui-1 released from the ISS by cosmonauts during EVA on August 18. | ||||||
6 February 21:30:07 |
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ABS | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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CNES/ASI | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
14 February 21:09:03 |
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Türksat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
21 February 01:59:00 |
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US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
27 February 18:37:00 |
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JAXA/NASA | Low Earth | Environmental | In orbit | Operational | |
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Shinshu | Low Earth | Technology | 24 November | Successful | |
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Kagawa | Low Earth | Technology | 26 April | ||
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Teikyo | Low Earth | Bioscience | 25 October | Successful | |
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Kagoshima | Low Earth | Technology | 18 May | Successful | |
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OPU | Low Earth | Technology | 24 July | ||
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Tamabi | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 2 September | Successful | |
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Tsukuba | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 29 June | Spacecraft failure | |
ITF-1 failed to communicate. | ||||||
3 March 11:09 |
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SwRI | Suborbital | Auroral research | 3 March | Successful | |
Apogee: 335 kilometres (208 mi) | ||||||
4 March 18:10 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 March | Successful | ||
15 March 23:08:00 |
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RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
22 March 22:04:07 |
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SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
23 March 22:54:03 |
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VKO | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
25 March 21:17:23 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 39/40 | 11 September 2014 02:23 | Successful | |
Manned flight with three cosmonauts | ||||||
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NSPO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 26 March | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~280 km (174 mi) | ||||||
26 March 22:25 |
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Rosgidromet | Suborbital | Meteorology Test flight | 26 March | Launch failure | |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), rocket failed and landed near a village in an unplanned area of western Kazakhstan. | ||||||
31 March 02:46:03 |
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CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
3 April 14:46:30 |
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US Air Force/NOAA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Inoperable (February 11, 2016)[2] | |
3 April 21:02:26 |
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ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |
4 April 11:44:00 |
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ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
9 April 15:26:27 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Resupply | 31 July | Successful | |
9 April 19:06:02[3] |
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Israel Defense Forces | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
10 April 17:45:00 |
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NRO | Geosynchronous | ELINT (?) | In orbit | Operational | |
NRO Launch 67 | ||||||
11 April 23:10 |
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IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)? | ||||||
14 April 06:40 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 April | Successful | ||
16 April 16:20:00 |
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NARSSS | Low Earth | Remote Sensing | In orbit | Operational | |
18 April 19:25:22 |
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SpaceX | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 18 May 19:05 | Successful | |
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KickSat/Cornell | Low Earth | Technology | 14 May 01:30 | Spacecraft failure | |
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Colorado/ALL-STAR | Low Earth | Technology | 26 May | ||
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NASA Ames/Purdue | Low Earth | Life sciences | 4 June | ||
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Taylor | Low Earth | Technology | 28 May | ||
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NASA Ames | Low Earth | Technology | 15 May | ||
KickSat carried and failed to deploy 104 femtosatellites in low Earth orbit.[4][5] | ||||||
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ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 April | Successful | ||
27 April 03:37 |
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DRDO | Suborbital | Target | 27 April | Successful | |
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)Target for ABM test, successfully intercepted | ||||||
27 April 03:40 |
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DRDO | Suborbital | Interceptor | 27 April | Successful | |
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi), successful intercept | ||||||
28 April 04:25:00 |
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Roscosmos | Geosynchronous | Communication/Data Relay | In orbit | Operational | |
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JSC KazSat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
30 April 01:35:15 |
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KGS | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
3 May 08:00 |
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U of A | Suborbital | Astronomy | 3 May | Successful | |
Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi) | ||||||
6 May 13:49:35 |
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VKO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 3 September | Successful | |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | ||
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VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | ||
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VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | ||
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ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | ||
15 May 21:42:00 |
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RSCC | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communication | 15 May | Launch failure | |
A third stage vernier thruster failed at T+542 seconds after the failure of the turbopump structural support caused damage to the oxidizer inlet line.[6] | ||||||
17 May 00:03:00 |
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US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
20 May 17:08 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 May | Successful | ||
21 May 05:35 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 21 May | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Aegis Ashore Controlled Test Vehicle (AA CTV-01) | ||||||
22 May 13:09:00 |
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NRO | Geosynchronous | Communications/Data relay | In orbit | Operational | |
NRO Launch 33 | ||||||
23 May 05:27:54 |
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VKO | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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VKO | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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VKO | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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VKO | Low Earth | Technology/Satellite Inspection (?) | In orbit | Operational | |
24 May 03:05:14 |
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JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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Tohoku | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |
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Wakayama | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |
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AES | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Nihon | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology / Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |
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CU Boulder | Suborbital | Astronomy | 24 May | Successful | |
26 May 21:09:59 |
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Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
28 May 19:57:41 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 40/41 | 10 November 2014 03:58 | Successful | |
Manned flight with three cosmonauts | ||||||
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US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 June | Successful | ||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | ||||||
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US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 June | Successful | ||
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | ||||||
14 June 17:16:48 |
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VKO | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
19 June 19:11:17 |
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Deimos Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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KGS | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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La Sapienza | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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KACST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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SpaceQuest, Ltd. | Low Earth (SSO) | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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SpaceQuest, Ltd. | Low Earth (SSO) | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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Tokyo | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Tokyo | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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UTIAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Astronomy / Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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UTIAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Astronomy / Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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SPUTNIX | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology / Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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Satellogic S.A. | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology / Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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Canopus Systems US / Dauria Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Canopus Systems US / Dauria Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Von Karman Institute | Low Earth (SSO) | Thermosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |
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Von Karman Institute | Low Earth (SSO) | Thermosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |
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INPE | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |
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DTU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Microspace Rapid, Singapore | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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KPI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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NCKU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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HSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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NanoSatisfi | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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UdelaR | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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MOST/La Sapienza | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
include first Belgian (pair), Uruguay's and Iraqi satellites. | ||||||
22 June 18:49 |
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MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 22 June | Successful | ||
22 June 18:55 |
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MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 22 June | Successful | ||
FTG-06b, successful intercept | ||||||
26 June 11:21 |
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CU Boulder | Suborbital | Student experiments | 26 June | Successful | |
Apogee: ~118 kilometres (73 mi) | ||||||
30 June 04:22:00 |
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Spot Image | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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UTIAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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UTIAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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DLR | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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NTU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
2 July 08:36 |
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NASA WFF | Suborbital | Student experiments | 2 July | Launch failure | |
Second stage failure after 19 seconds of flight | ||||||
2 July 09:56:23 |
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NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Climatology | In orbit | Operational | |
3 July 12:43:52 |
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Gonets Satcom | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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Gonets Satcom | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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Gonets Satcom | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
8 July 15:58:28 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Science | In orbit | Operational | |
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Dauria Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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UKSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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UKSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Skybox Imaging | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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NDRE | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
9 July 12:00:00 |
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VKO | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 July | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Angara rocket family | ||||||
10 July 18:55:56 |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
13 July 16:52:14 |
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Orbital/NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS resupply | 17 August | Successful | |
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NASA Ames | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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MIT | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Taylor/USAF | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Lambda Team | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 1 January 2015 | Successful | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Planned: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 February 2015 | N/A | |
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Planet Labs | Planned: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 February 2015 | N/A | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Planned: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 February 2015 | N/A | |
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Planet Labs | Planned: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 February 2015 | N/A | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 December | Successful | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Planned: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 February 2015 | N/A | |
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Planet Labs | Planned: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 February 2015 | N/A | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 14 December | Successful | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
All payloads other than Cygnus are CubeSats carried aboard the Cygnus for deployment from the ISS. Flock-1b 3/4/13/14/19/20 not deployed before returned back to Earth. | ||||||
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CSXT | Suborbital | Test spacecraft | 14 July | Successful | |
Second GoFast amateur space launch (apogee: 117 km)[7] | ||||||
14 July 15:15:00 |
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Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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Orbcomm | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
18 July 20:50:00 |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth | Microgravity sciences | 1 September 09:18 | Successful | |
22 July 19:10 |
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USC | Suborbital | Solar | 22 July | Successful | |
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) | ||||||
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PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 23 July | Successful | ||
Target | ||||||
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PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 23 July | Successful | ||
Interceptor, successful intercept | ||||||
23 July 21:44:44 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Resupply | 20 November | Successful | |
28 July 23:28:00 |
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US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |
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US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |
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AFRL | Geosynchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
Air Force Space Command Launch 4. First launch for the USAF Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program. | ||||||
29 July 23:47:38 |
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ESA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS resupply | In orbit | Operational | |
2 August 03:23:00 |
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US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
4 August 14:00:00[8][9] |
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Tokyo/JAXA/Waseda | Suborbital | Microgravity | 4 August | Successful | |
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | ||||||
5 August 08:00:00 |
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AsiaSat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
9 August 05:45:03 |
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CNSA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
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CNSA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
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CNSA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
13 August 18:30:30 |
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DigitalGlobe | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
17 August 10:10:00[10] |
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Tokyo/Hokkaido/Tohoku/TPU/Tokai/JAXA | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 17 August | Successful | |
Apogee: 243 kilometres (151 mi) | ||||||
19 August 03:15:05 |
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CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
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PAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |
22 August 12:27:11 |
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ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Partial launch failure Operational | |
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ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Partial launch failure Operational | |
Spacecraft in incorrect orbit due to an interruption of the Fregat’s upper stage attitude control thrusters when its hydrazine propellant supply became frozen by a cold helium feed line incorrectly routed close to it.[11] | ||||||
23 August 13:13 |
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DoD | Suborbital | Radar target | 23 August | Successful | |
Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)? | ||||||
25 August 08:25 |
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US Army | Suborbital | Technology | 25 August | Launch failure | |
Launch vehicle went off course and was destroyed four seconds after launch | ||||||
28 August 09:00 |
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NASA WFF | Suborbital | Technology | 28 August | Successful | |
Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) | ||||||
2 September 02:02 |
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INPE | Suborbital | Test | 2 September | Successful | |
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)? | ||||||
4 September 00:15:04 |
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CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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Tsinghua | Low Earth (SSO) | Communication/Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
7 September 05:00:00 |
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AsiaSat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
8 September 03:22:05 |
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CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
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NUDT | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Israeli Air Force | Suborbital | ABM target | 9 September | Successful | ||
Arrow-2 target, intercept failed, Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)? | ||||||
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VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Successful | ||
11 September 05:41 |
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IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)? | ||||||
11 September 22:05:07 |
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MEASAT | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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Optus | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
17 September 00:10:00 |
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Unnamed US government agency[12] | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
21 September 05:52:03 |
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SpaceX/NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS resupply | 25 October | Successful | |
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NRL | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
SpinSat was deployed from the ISS on November 28. | ||||||
22 September 13:00 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Successful | ||
22 September 13:00 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Successful | ||
22 September 13:00 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Successful | ||
23 September 14:45 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 September | Successful | ||
GT211GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | ||||||
25 September 20:25:00 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 41/42 | 12 March 2015 02:07 | Successful | |
Manned flight with three cosmonauts | ||||||
27 September 20:23:00 |
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VKO | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
28 September 05:13:03 |
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CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 30 September | Successful | |
Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) | ||||||
7 October 05:16:00 |
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JMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |
7 October 13:10 |
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NSPO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 7 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 286 km (178 mi) | ||||||
12 October 04:27 |
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DoD | Suborbital | Radar target | 12 October | Successful | |
Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)? | ||||||
15 October 20:02:00 |
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ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
16 October 21:43:52 |
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Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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AR-SAT SA | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
17 October 07:08 |
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MDA | Suborbital | Radar target | 17 October | Successful | ||
Medium Range Ballistic Missile Target, Aegis radar target FTX-20 | ||||||
20 October 06:31:04 |
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CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
21 October 15:09:32 |
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RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Partial launch failure Operational | |
Upper stage underperformance resulted in lower than planned deployment orbit.[13] | ||||||
23 October 13:33 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Four technology experiments | 23 October | Successful | |
Mission SL-9, Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi), successfully recovered | ||||||
23 October 18:00:04 |
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CNSA | Lunar free-return trajectory | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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CNSA | Lunar free-return trajectory | Technology | 31 October 22:42 | Successful | |
Testing of Chang'e 5 lunar sample return module in lunar free-return trajectory; main spacecraft later flew to Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point. | ||||||
27 October 06:59:03 |
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CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
28 October 22:22:38 |
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Orbital/NASA | Intended: Low Earth (ISS) | ISS resupply | +15 seconds | Launch failure | |
First stage failure; rocket crashed near launch pad; estimated US$20 million in repairs to rebuild Pad 0A.[14] Only flight of Antares 130. | ||||||
29 October 07:09:43 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Resupply | 26 April | Successful | |
29 October 17:21:00 |
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US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
29 October 17:27:00 |
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VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful | ||
30 October 01:42:52 |
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VKO | Molniya | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
1 November 06:20 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful | ||
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VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful | ||
6 November 07:35:49 |
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USEF | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |
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Nagoya | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Tokyo | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Kyushu | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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TT/JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |
6 November 19:07 |
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SwRI | Suborbital | Solar | 6 November | Successful | |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
6 November 22:03 |
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MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 6 November | Successful | ||
SM-3 Block 1B target | ||||||
6 November 22:06 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 6 November | Successful | ||
FTM-25, successful intercept | ||||||
9 November 04:10 |
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Indian Army/DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 November | Successful | ||
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ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 November | Successful | ||
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DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
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DRDO | Suborbital | Target | 14 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
14 November 18:53:05 |
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CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
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ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 November | Successful | ||
20 November 07:12:03 |
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CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
21 November 06:37:08 |
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CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
23 November 21:01:14 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 42/43 | 11 June 2015 13:44 | Successful | |
Manned flight with three cosmonauts | ||||||
24 November 08:05 |
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UAF | Suborbital | Geospace | 24 November | Successful | |
Apogee: 486 kilometres (302 mi) | ||||||
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VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 November | Successful | ||
30 November 21:52:26 |
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VKO | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
2 December 04:49 |
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DRDO | Suborbital | Missile Test | 2 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~850 kilometres (530 mi)? | ||||||
3 December 04:22:04 |
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JAXA | Heliocentric | Asteroid sample return | In orbit | Operational | |
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JAXA | Heliocentric | Asteroid lander | |||
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JAXA | Heliocentric | Asteroid lander | |||
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JAXA | Heliocentric | Asteroid lander | |||
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DLR / CNES | Heliocentric | Asteroid lander | |||
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Kyutech | Heliocentric | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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Tamabi / UT | Heliocentric | Technology | In orbit | Operational | |
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UT | Heliocentric | Technology/asteroid flyby | In orbit | Operational | |
5 December 12:05:00 |
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NASA | Transatmospheric | Technology | 16:29 | Successful | |
First test flight of Orion spacecraft | ||||||
6 December 20:40:07 |
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DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
7 December 03:26:04 |
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CASC/INPE | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |
10 December 19:33:03 |
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CNSA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
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CNSA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
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CNSA | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
11 December 19:11 |
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UC Berkeley | Suborbital | Solar research | 11 December | Successful | |
Apogee: 338 kilometres (210 mi) | ||||||
13 December 03:19:00 |
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NRO | Molniya | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
NRO Launch 35 | ||||||
15 December 00:16:00 |
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Gazprom Space Systems | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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Israeli Air Force | Suborbital | ABM target | 16 December | Successful | ||
Arrow-3 target, launch of Interceptor was scrubbed, Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)? | ||||||
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DOD | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 December | Successful | |
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DOD | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 December | Successful | |
First launch of a Taurion missile, a special low performing vehicle configuration for the development of the Sprint target vehicle | ||||||
18 December 04:00:00 |
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ISRO | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 December | Successful | |
First flight of GSLV Mk III. Sub-orbital test flight with dummy upper stage and ISRO Orbital Vehicle boilerplate [15] Apogee: 125.5 km | ||||||
18 December 18:37:00 |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
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O3b Networks | Medium Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
19 December 04:43:33 |
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Roskosmos/DoD | Low Earth | Radar imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
23 December 05:57:00 |
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VKO | Geosynchronous [16] | Test flight | In orbit | Operational | |
Maiden flight of Angara A5 | ||||||
25 December 03:01:13 |
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VKO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
26 December 08:02 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 December | Successful | ||
26 December 18:55:50 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |
27 December 03:22:04 |
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CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
27 December 21:37:49 |
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SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |
31 December 01:02:04 |
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CMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |
Deep space rendezvous
Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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1 January | Cassini | 98th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
2 February | Cassini | 99th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,236 kilometres (768 mi). |
6 March | Cassini | 100th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi). |
7 April | Cassini | 101st flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 963 kilometres (598 mi). |
17 May | Cassini | 102nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 2,994 kilometres (1,860 mi). |
18 June | Cassini | 103rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 3,659 kilometres (2,274 mi). |
20 July | Cassini | 104th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 5,103 kilometres (3,171 mi). |
6 August | Rosetta | Enters orbit of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko | First artificial satellite of a comet. Initial orbit was 100 kilometres (62 mi)high and was reduced to 30 kilometres (19 mi) until 10 September. |
10 August | ISEE-3/ICE | flyby of Earth and Moon | Closest approach Earth: 178,400 kilometres (110,900 mi), closest approach Moon: 15,938 kilometres (9,903 mi). |
21 August | Cassini | 105th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 964 kilometres (599 mi). |
21 September | Cassini | 106th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
22 September | MAVEN | Areocentric orbit injection | Preliminary orbit was 380 kilometres (240 mi) x 44,600 kilometres (27,700 mi), inclined 75 deg to the equator. |
24 September | Mars Orbiter Mission | Areocentric orbit injection | India's first mission to Mars,[17] preliminary orbit was 422 kilometres (262 mi) x 76,994 kilometres (47,842 mi), inclined 150 deg to the equator. |
23 October | Cassini | 107th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,013 kilometres (629 mi). |
28 October[18] | Chang'e 5-T1 | lunar flyby on a free return trajectory | Closest approach: 13,000 kilometres (8,100 mi). |
12 November | Philae | Landing on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko | First soft landing on a comet nucleus. Mission cut short when landing conditions resulted in its solar panels being out of position, depleting the lander's batteries. Data was still collected. |
10 December | Cassini | 108th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 980 kilometres (610 mi). |
Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVAs)
Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
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27 January 14:00 |
6 hours 8 minutes |
20:08 | Expedition 38/39 | ![]() |
Installed High Resolution Camera (HRC) on SM Plane IV; installed Medium Resolution Camera (MRC) on SM Plane IV; photographed electrical connectors on ФП11 and ФП19 connector patch panels of SM; removed Worksite Interfaces (WIF) adaptor from SSRMS LEE B;
retrieved СКК #2-СО cassette container from DC-1.[19] |
23 April 13:56 |
1 hours 36 minutes |
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Replaced failed Multiplexer/Demultiplexer (MDM) unit on S0 truss; also removed two lanyards from Secondary Power Distribution Assembly (SPDA) doors.[20][21] |
19 June 14:10 |
7 hours 23 minutes |
21:33 | Expedition 40/41 | ![]() |
Installed an automated phased antenna array used for the Russian command and telemetry system, relocated a part of the Obstanovka experiment that monitors charged particles and plasma in Low Earth Orbit, verifying the correct installation of the universal work platform (URM-D), taking samples from one of Zvezda’s windows, and jettisoning an experiment frame.[22][23] |
18 August 14:02 |
5 hours 11 minutes |
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Released Chasqui-1 cubesat into space; installed experiment packages (EXPOSE-R2 biological experiment, Plume Impingement and Deposit Monitoring unit), retrieved experiments (Vinoslivost materials exposure panel, Biorisk biological experiment), replaced cassette on SKK experiment and attached a handrail on an antenna.[24][25] |
7 October 12:30 |
6 hours 13 minutes |
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Re-located a failed pump module to a permanent stowage position, installed a back-up power supply for the Mobile Transporter and replaced a light on the robotic arm.[26][27] |
15 October 12:16 |
6 hours 34 minutes |
18:50 | Expedition 41/42 | ![]() |
Replaced failed sequential shunt unit (SSU) for 3A power system, relocated articulating portable foot restraint/tool stanchion (APFR/TS), removed camera port (CP) 7, relocated wireless video system external transceiver assembly (WETA) from CP8 to CP11, installed external TV camera group at CP8.[28][29] |
22 October 13:28 |
3 hours 38 minutes |
17:06 | Expedition 41/42 | ![]() |
Removed and jettisoned Radiometriya experiment from Zvezda Plane II, removed EXPOSE-R experiment protective cover, took surface samples from Pirs extravehicular hatch 2 window (TEST experiment), removed and jettisoned two KURS attennas 2ACф1-1 and 2ACф1-2 from Poisk, photographed exterior of ISS Russian segment.[30][31] |
Orbital launch summary
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Orbital launch attempts by country in 2014 |
By country
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks |
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![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 37 | 34 | 1 | 2 | Includes Sea Launch (1) and Soyuz from Kourou (4). |
![]() | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
By rocket
By family
Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Angara | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Antares | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Ariane | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas | ![]() | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Energia | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Falcon | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
H-II | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Kuaizhou | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March | ![]() | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
R-7 | ![]() | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | |
R-36 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
SLV | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Shavit | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Universal Rocket | ![]() | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
Vega | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By type
Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Angara A5 | ![]() | Angara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Antares | ![]() | Antares | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Ariane 5 | ![]() | Ariane | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V | ![]() | Atlas | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II | ![]() | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV | ![]() | Delta | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Dnepr | ![]() | R-36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Falcon 9 | ![]() | Falcon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
GSLV | ![]() | SLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kuaizhou | ![]() | Kuaizhou | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV | ![]() | SLV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIA | ![]() | H-II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2 | ![]() | Long March | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3 | ![]() | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4 | ![]() | Long March | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton | ![]() | Universal Rocket | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Shavit | ![]() | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz | ![]() | R-7 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | |
UR-100 | ![]() | Universal Rocket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Vega | ![]() | Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit | ![]() | Energia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By configuration
By launch site
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Baikonur | ![]() | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | |
Cape Canaveral | ![]() | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
Dombarovsky | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kourou | ![]() | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
Jiuquan | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
MARS | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Ocean Odyssey | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Palmachim Airbase | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Plesetsk | ![]() | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Satish Dhawan | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Taiyuan | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Tanegashima | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Vandenberg | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Xichang | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
By orbit
Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not Achieved | Accidentally Achieved |
Remarks |
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Transatmospheric | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Deployed into a transatmospheric orbit via low and medium Earth orbits |
Low Earth | 50 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 14 to ISS (1 failure) |
Medium Earth | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
Geosynchronous/transfer | 28 | 26 | 1 | 1 | |
High Earth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Heliocentric orbit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
References
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Footnotes
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHi7SVYdzDA
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- ↑ "Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) Concludes Express AM4R Investigation; Return to Flight Mission Success on September 28". International Launch Services. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
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- ↑ "Astronauts Complete Short Spacewalk to Replace Backup Computer". NASA. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
- ↑ Pete Harding (2014-04-23). "Astronauts completed speedy EVA to replace failed EXT-2 MDM". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
- ↑ "Spacewalkers Complete Installation and Experiment Work". NASA. 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- ↑ David Štula (2014-06-19). "EVA-38: Frustration morphs into success during Russian spacewalk". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- ↑ "Station Spacewalkers Deploy Nanosatellite, Install and Retrieve Science". NASA. 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ↑ David Štula and Chris Bergin (2014-08-18). "Russian spacewalkers successfully complete science-oriented EVA". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ↑ "Wiseman and Gerst Complete First Spacewalk of Expedition 41". NASA. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
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