2010 in spaceflight

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2010 in spaceflight
SpaceX Dragon COTS-1 launch.jpg
The Dragon capsule's maiden launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on 8 December 2010.
Orbital launches
First16 January
Last29 December
Total74
Successes70
Failures4
Partial failures0
Catalogued 70
Rockets
Maiden flights Atlas V 501
Atlas V 531
Falcon 9 v1.0
GSLV Mk. II
Minotaur IV
Retirements Delta II 7420
Molniya-M
Kosmos-3M
Crewed flights
Orbital7
Total travellers31

The year 2010 saw a number of notable events in worldwide spaceflight activities. These included the first test flight of the SpaceX Dragon commercial resupply spacecraft, which is intended to resupply the International Space Station (ISS), and the maiden flights of the Falcon 9 and Minotaur IV rockets. In June 2010, South Korea conducted a second Naro-1 launch, after the failure of the rocket's maiden flight in 2009; however, the second attempt also failed. The Kosmos-3M was retired from service, making its final flight in April. The Molniya-M was also retired from service, making its final flight in September. [1]

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Overview

The first suborbital launch of 2010 was conducted at 23:00 GMT on 10 January, when a Black Brant IX sounding rocket was launched as a target for the Boeing YAL-1 airborne-laser platform. On 11 January, China conducted an ABM test, involving two missiles. The first orbital launch occurred at 16:12 UTC on 16 January, when a Long March 3C launched the Compass-G1 navigation satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre.

Seventy-four orbital launches were attempted in 2010, with seventy being successful and four ending in failure. The last orbital launch was made on 29 December, when an Ariane 5ECA launched the Hispasat-1E and Koreasat 6 spacecraft from Guiana Space Centre, near Kourou.

Space exploration

Akatsuki, the first Japanese mission to Venus, was launched on an H-IIA carrier rocket in May. It is intended to look for lightning and volcanoes on Venus. [2] Despite a successful launch, [3] the spacecraft failed to enter Cytherocentric orbit in December, but it managed to enter the orbit around Venus five years later in December 2015. IKAROS, the first operational solar sail, was launched on the same rocket as Akatsuki.

The first Japanese asteroid probe, Hayabusa, returned to Earth on 13 June, having landed on 25143 Itokawa in an effort to collect samples. [4] It was also the world's first successful sample return mission from an asteroid. [5]

On 1 October at 10:59:57 UTC, China successfully launched the Chang'e-2 spacecraft, the nation's second mission to explore the Moon. A Long March 3C rocket was used for the launch, which occurred from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The spacecraft conducted a mission similar to that of the earlier Chang'e-1 spacecraft, but with a focus on mapping potential landing sites in preparation for the Chang'e-3 uncrewed lunar lander. [6]

Crewed spaceflight

Seven crewed launches were planned for 2010, with three Space Shuttle missions and four Soyuz flights for International Space Station (ISS) crew rotation. STS-130, using orbiter Endeavour , was the first crewed flight of the year, launching on 8 February with the Tranquility node and Cupola for the ISS. On 5 April, Discovery launched on mission STS-131, with the Leonardo MPLM to resupply the outpost.

Soyuz TMA-18 launched the Expedition 23 crew to the ISS on 2 April; it was scheduled to spend around six months docked to the station to facilitate crew escape in an emergency. Shortly before, Soyuz TMA-16 undocked, transporting former ISS crewmembers back to Earth. On 14 May, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on its second-to-last flight, STS-132, carrying the Rassvet module to the ISS. Soyuz TMA-19 launched with Expedition 24 on 15 June. Soyuz TMA-01M, the first flight of a modernised Soyuz-TMA spacecraft, launched on 8 October with the Expedition 25 crew for the ISS. Then, to end the year, Expedition 26 launched aboard Soyuz TMA-20 on 15 December.

Launch failures

Four orbital launch failures occurred in 2010, two affecting Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicles, one affecting a Naro-1 rocket, and one affecting a Proton rocket. The first occurred on 15 April, when the GSLV Mk.II launched on its maiden flight. The rocket's third stage malfunctioned, resulting in the stage, and the GSAT-4 satellite, failing to achieve orbit and falling into the sea. The second failure occurred during the second launch of the Naro-1 rocket, carrying the STSAT-2B spacecraft. The rocket exploded 137 seconds into the flight. [7]

The third failure occurred on 5 December, when a Proton-M with the first Blok DM-03 upper stage failed to inject three Glonass-M satellites into orbit. Before launch, the Blok DM was fuelled incorrectly, resulting in the rocket being too heavy to reach its parking orbit. [8] The fourth failure occurred on 25 December 2010, when a GSLV Mk.I exploded during the launch of GSAT-5P. The rocket was destroyed by range safety, after control of the liquid-fuelled boosters attached to the first stage was lost. [9]

Orbital launches

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

January

16 January
16:12
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3C Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Compass-G1 CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation In orbitOperational
28 January
00:18
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 81/24 Flag of Russia.svg Khrunichev
Flag of Russia.svg Globus-1M #12L (Raduga-1M 2) VKS Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational

February

3 February
03:45
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-U Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Progress M-04M / 36P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 1 July
14:40
Successful
ISS flight 36P
8 February
09:14
Flag of the United States.svg Space Shuttle Endeavour Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39A Flag of the United States.svg United Space Alliance
Flag of the United States.svg STS-130 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 22 February
03:22
Successful
Flag of the United Nations.svg Tranquility [10] NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly In orbitOperational
Flag of the United Nations.svg Cupola NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly In orbitOperational
Crewed flight with six astronauts.
11 February
15:23
Flag of the United States.svg Atlas V 401 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Flag of the United States.svg United Launch Alliance
Flag of the United States.svg Solar Dynamics Observatory NASA Geosynchronous Heliophysics In orbitOperational
12 February
00:39
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the United States.svg International Launch Services
Flag of the United Nations.svg Intelsat 16 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational

March

1 March
21:19
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / DM-2 Enhanced Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 81/24 Flag of Russia.svg Khrunichev
Flag of Russia.svg Kosmos 2459
(Glonass-M   731)
VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbitOperational
Flag of Russia.svg Kosmos 2460
(Glonass-M   732)
VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbitOperational
Flag of Russia.svg Kosmos 2461
(Glonass-M   735)
VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbitOperational
4 March
23:57
Flag of the United States.svg Delta IV-M+ (4,2) Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-37B Flag of the United States.svg United Launch Alliance
Flag of the United States.svg GOES-P (GOES-15) NOAA / NASA Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbitOperational
Satellite redesignated EWS-G2 after being transferred to the U.S. Space Force in September 2023. [11]
5 March
04:55
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 4C Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan SLS-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yaogan 9A CNSA Low Earth (SSO) ELINT In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yaogan 9B CNSA Low Earth (SSO) ELINT In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yaogan 9C CNSA Low Earth (SSO) ELINT In orbitOperational
First Long March 4 series launch from Jiuquan.
20 March
18:27
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the United States.svg International Launch Services
Flag of the United States.svg Echostar XIV Echostar Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational

April

2 April
04:04
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-FG Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz TMA-18 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 23 25 September
05:23
Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts.
5 April
10:21
Flag of the United States.svg Space Shuttle Discovery [12] Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39A Flag of the United States.svg United Space Alliance
Flag of the United States.svg STS-131 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 20 April
13:08:35
Successful
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the United States.svg Leonardo MPLM ASI / NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics Successful
Crewed flight with seven astronauts.
8 April
13:57
Flag of Ukraine.svg Dnepr Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 109/95 Flag of Russia.svg ISC Kosmotras
Flag of Europe.svg Cryosat-2 [14] ESA Low Earth Climatology In orbitOperational
15 April
10:57
Flag of India.svg GSLV Mk II Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan SLP Flag of India.svg ISRO
Flag of India.svg GSAT-4 (HealthSat) ISRO Intended: Geosynchronous Communications
Navigation
15 AprilLaunch failure
Maiden flight of GSLV Mk. II, third stage failure.
16 April
15:00[ citation needed ]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-U Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Site 16/2 Flag of Russia.svg VKS
Flag of Russia.svg Kosmos 2462 (Kobal't-M) VKS Low Earth Reconnaissance 21 JulySuccessful
22 April
23:52 [15]
Flag of the United States.svg Atlas V 501 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Flag of the United States.svg United Launch Alliance
Flag of the United States.svg USA-212 (X-37B OTV-1) [15] U.S. Air Force Low Earth Technology demonstration 3 December
09:16
Successful
Maiden flight of Atlas V 501 and Boeing X-37B.
24 April
11:19
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the United States.svg International Launch Services
Flag of the Netherlands.svg SES-1 (OS-1) SES World Skies Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
27 April
01:05
Flag of Russia.svg Kosmos-3M Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Site 132/1 Flag of Russia.svg VKS
Flag of Russia.svg Kosmos 2463 (Parus) VKS Low Earth Navigation
Communications
In orbitOperational
Final flight of Kosmos-3M.
28 April
17:15
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-U Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Progress M-05M / 37P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 15 November
09:35:39
Successful
ISS flight 37P

May

14 May
18:20
Flag of the United States.svg Space Shuttle Atlantis [12] Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39A Flag of the United States.svg United Space Alliance
Flag of the United States.svg STS-132 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 26 May
12:48:11
Successful
Flag of the United Nations.svg Rassvet (MRM-1) Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly In orbitOperational
Crewed flight with six astronauts. Rassvet was launched along with the MLM outfittings that included a spare elbow joint for the European Robotic Arm (ERA) (which was launched with Nauka) and an ERA-portable workpost used during EVAs, as well as a heat radiator, internal hardware and an experiment airlock for launching CubeSats to be positioned on the modified passive forward port near the nadir end of the Nauka module. [16]
20 May
21:58:22 [17]
Flag of Japan.svg H-IIA 202 Flag of Japan.svg Tanegashima LA-Y1 Flag of Japan.svg MHI
Flag of Japan.svg Akatsuki (Planet-C) JAXA Intended: Cytherocentric
Actual: Heliocentric, corrected to Cytherocentric
Venus orbiter In orbitOperational after partial spacecraft failure
Flag of Japan.svg IKAROS JAXA Heliocentric Solar sail In orbitSuccessful
Flag of Japan.svg Waseda-SAT2 Waseda Low Earth Earth observation 15 August [19] Spacecraft failure [20] [21]
Flag of Japan.svg Hayato (K-Sat) [25] Kagoshima Low Earth Earth observation 28 June [26] – 14 [27] JulyPartial spacecraft failure
Flag of Japan.svg Negai☆'' Soka Low Earth Technology demonstration 26 June [29] Successful
Flag of Japan.svg Shin'en (UNITEC-1) [31] UNISEC Heliocentric Technology demonstration In orbitSpacecraft failure [20] [32]
Flag of Japan.svg DCAM-1 JAXA Heliocentric Technology demonstration In orbitSuccessful
Flag of Japan.svg DCAM-2 JAXA Heliocentric Technology demonstration In orbitSuccessful
Waseda-SAT2 never contacted ground, Hayato affected by communications problems, contact lost with Shin'en on 21 May, unclear if data has been received since. [20] DCAM spacecraft deployed from IKAROS and used to observe deployment of the solar sail. [33] Akatsuki malfunctioned during Cytherocentric orbit insertion, and failed to enter orbit. It managed to orbit around Venus five years later.
21 May
22:01
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 5 ECA Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-3 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Astra 3B SES Astra Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of Germany.svg COMSATBw-2 Bundeswehr Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
28 May
03:00
Flag of the United States.svg Delta IV-M+ (4,2) Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-37B Flag of the United States.svg United Launch Alliance
Flag of the United States.svg USA-213 (GPS IIF SV-1) U.S. Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbitOperational

June

2 June
01:59
Flag of Russia.svg Rokot / Briz-KM [34] Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Site 133/3 Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Russia.svg Eurockot [35]
Flag of Japan.svg SERVIS-2 USEF Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
2 June
15:53:04
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3C Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Compass-G3 CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation In orbitOperational
3 June
22:00:08
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the United States.svg International Launch Services
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Badr-5 ARABSAT Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
4 June
18:45 [36]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 v1.0 [37] [38] [39] Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX [40]
Flag of the United States.svg DSQU SpaceX Low Earth Boilerplate 27 June
00:50 [41]
Successful
Maiden flight of Falcon 9. [42] [43]
10 June
08:01 [44]
Flag of Russia.svg Flag of South Korea.svg Naro-1 Flag of South Korea.svg Naro LC-1 [45] Flag of Russia.svg Flag of South Korea.svg Khrunichev / KARI
Flag of South Korea.svg STSAT-2B KARI Intended: Low Earth Technology demonstration +137 secondsLaunch failure
Exploded during first stage burn. [7]
15 June
01:39 [46]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 2D Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan SLS-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shijian 12 [48] CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
15 June
14:42
Flag of Ukraine.svg Dnepr [49] Flag of Russia.svg Dombarovsky Site 13 Flag of Russia.svg ISC Kosmotras
Flag of Sweden.svg Prisma-Mango SSC Low Earth (SSO) [50] Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of Sweden.svg Prisma-Tango SSC Low Earth (SSO) [50] Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of France.svg Picard CNES Low Earth (SSO) [50] Helioseismology In orbitOperational
Flag of Ukraine.svg BPA-1 Hartron-Arkos Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
BPA-1 intentionally remained attached to upper stage.
15 June
21:35
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-FG Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz TMA-19 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 24 26 November
04:46:53
Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts
21 June
02:14
Flag of Ukraine.svg Dnepr Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 109/95 Flag of Russia.svg ISC Kosmotras
Flag of Germany.svg TanDEM-X DLR Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
22 June
19:00
Flag of Israel.svg Shavit-2 Flag of Israel.svg Palmachim Flag of Israel.svg Israel Aerospace Industries
Flag of Israel.svg Ofek-9 [52] IAI / Israeli Defense Forces Low Earth (retrograde) Reconnaissance In orbitOperational [53]
Known as Ofek-8 before launch. [54]
26 June
21:41
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 5 ECA [55] Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-3 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg ArabSat-5A ARABSAT Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of South Korea.svg Chollian (COMS-1) KARI Geosynchronous [56] Communications
Meteorology
Oceanography
In orbitSuccessful [57]
30 June
15:35
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-U Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Progress M-06M / 38P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 6 September
12:53:20
Successful
ISS flight 38P

July

10 July
18:40
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the United States.svg International Launch Services
Flag of the United States.svg EchoStar XV Echostar Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
12 July [58]
03:53
Flag of India.svg PSLV-CA Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan FLP Flag of India.svg ISRO
Flag of India.svg Cartosat-2B ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of Algeria.svg AlSat-2A ASAL Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of India.svg StudSat StudSat Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of Norway.svg AISSat-1 NDRE Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg TIsat-1 SUPSI Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
AISSat and TIsat cubeSats to be launched as NLS-6, coordinated by UTIAS
31 July
21:30
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Compass IGSO-1 CNSA IGSO Navigation In orbitOperational

August

4 August
20:59
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 5 ECA Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-3 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Egypt.svg Nilesat-201 Nilesat Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of Mauritius.svg RASCOM-QAF 1R RASCOM-QAF Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
9 August
22:49 [59]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 4C Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Taiyuan LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yaogan 10 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbitOperational
14 August
11:07
Flag of the United States.svg Atlas V 531 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Flag of the United States.svg United Launch Alliance
Flag of the United States.svg USA-214 (AEHF-1) U.S. Air Force Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: GTO
Communications In orbitPartial spacecraft failure [60]
Operational
Maiden flight of Atlas V 531; liquid apogee motor failed to operate during orbital insertion process. [60]
24 August
07:10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 2D Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan SLS-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Hui 1 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational

September

2 September
00:53:43
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / DM-2 Enhanced Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 81/24 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Kosmos 2464
(Glonass-M   736)
VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbitOperational
Flag of Russia.svg Kosmos 2465
(Glonass-M   737)
VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbitOperational
Flag of Russia.svg Kosmos 2466
(Glonass-M   738)
VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbitOperational
4 September
16:14
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chinasat-6A Sinosat Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
8 September
03:30
Flag of Russia.svg Rokot / Briz-KM Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Site 133/3 Flag of Russia.svg RVSN RF
Flag of Russia.svg Gonets-M No.2 Gonets Satellite System [61] Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of Russia.svg Kosmos 2467 (Strela-3) VKS Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of Russia.svg Kosmos 2468 (Strela-3) VKS Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
10 September
10:22
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-U Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 31/6 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Progress M-07M / 39P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 20 February 2011
16:12
Successful
ISS flight 39P
11 September [62]
11:17
Flag of Japan.svg H-IIA 202 [63] Flag of Japan.svg Tanegashima LA-Y1 Flag of Japan.svg MHI
Flag of Japan.svg QZSS-1 (Michibiki) JAXA Tundra Navigation In orbitSuccessful [64]
21 September
04:03:30
Flag of the United States.svg Atlas V 501 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-3E Flag of the United States.svg United Launch Alliance
Flag of the United States.svg USA-215 NRO Low Earth (retrograde)In orbitOperational
NRO Launch 41
22 September
02:42 [65]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 2D Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan SLS-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yaogan 11 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheda Pixing 1B CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheda Pixing 1C CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
26 September
04:41
Flag of the United States.svg Minotaur IV Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-8 Flag of the United States.svg Orbital Sciences
Flag of the United States.svg USA-216 (SBSS) U.S. Air Force Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration
Space surveillance
In orbitOperational
First orbital launch of Minotaur IV.
30 September [66]
17:01 [1]
Flag of Russia.svg Molniya-M / 2BL Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Site 16/2 Flag of Russia.svg RVSN RF
Flag of Russia.svg Kosmos 2469 (Oko) VKS Molniya Missile defense 15 October 2022 [68] Successful
Final flight of Molniya-M. [1]

October

1 October
10:59:57 [69]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3C Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chang'e 2 CNSA Selenocentric [70] Lunar orbiterIn orbitOperational
6 October
00:49
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 4B Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Taiyuan LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shijian 6-04A CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shijian 6-04B CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
7 October
23:10:57
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-FG Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz TMA-01M Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 25 16 March 2011
07:54
Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, maiden flight of modernised Soyuz-TMA spacecraft.
14 October
18:53 [71]
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / Briz-M Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 81/24 Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the United States.svg International Launch Services
Flag of the United States.svg XM-5 XM Satellite Radio Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
19 October
17:10:59
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 31/6 Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Russia.svg Starsem
Flag of the United States.svg Globalstar-2 #1 Globalstar Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg Globalstar-2 #2 Globalstar Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg Globalstar-2 #3 Globalstar Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg Globalstar-2 #4 Globalstar Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg Globalstar-2 #5 Globalstar Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg Globalstar-2 #6 Globalstar Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
27 October
15:11:53
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-U Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Progress M-08M / 40P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 24 January 2011Successful [72]
ISS flight 40P.
28 October [73]
21:51
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 5 ECA Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-3 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of France.svg Eutelsat W3B Eutelsat Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: GTO
Communications In orbitSpacecraft failure [74]
Flag of Japan.svg BSAT-3b [75] BSAT Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational [76]
Eutelsat W3B written-off as a total loss immediately after launch due to an oxidizer leak in the satellite's main propulsion system. [77]
31 October
16:26
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3C Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Compass-G4 CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation In orbitOperational

November

2 November
00:59 [78]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Site 43/4 Flag of Russia.svg RVSN RF
Flag of Russia.svg Meridian 3 VKS Molniya Communications In orbitOperational
4 November
18:37 [79]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 4C Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Taiyuan LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fengyun 3B CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbitOperational
6 November
02:20
Flag of the United States.svg Delta II 7420-10 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-2W Flag of the United States.svg United Launch Alliance
Flag of Italy.svg COSMO-4 ASI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Final flight of Delta II 7420. [80]
14 November
17:29
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the United States.svg International Launch Services
Flag of the United States.svg SkyTerra-1 SkyTerra Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational [81]
20 November
01:25
Flag of the United States.svg Minotaur IV / HAPS Flag of the United States.svg Kodiak LP-1 Flag of the United States.svg Orbital Sciences
Flag of the United States.svg STPSat-2 STP Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg O/OREOS NASA AMES Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg RAX University of Michigan Low Earth Auroral In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg FASTSAT NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitPartial spacecraft failure
Flag of the United States.svg NanoSail-D2 NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration 17 September 2011 [83] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg Sara-Lily (FASTRAC 1) Texas Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg Emma (FASTRAC 2) UT Austin Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg USA-221 / FalconSat-5 USAFA Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Maiden flight of Minotaur IV/HAPS. NanoSail-D2 should have been deployed from FASTSAT seven days after launch, immediate deployment failed but ejection was confirmed almost two months later on 19 January 2011
21 November
22:58 [84]
Flag of the United States.svg Delta IV Heavy Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-37B Flag of the United States.svg United Launch Alliance
Flag of the United States.svg USA-223 / Orion 7 NRO Geosynchronous Reconnaissance In orbitOperational
NROL-32 mission.
24 November
16:09 [85]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chinasat 20A CNSA Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
26 November
18:39
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 5 ECA Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-3 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of the United Nations.svg Intelsat 17 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg HYLAS-1 [87] Avanti [88] Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
40th consecutive Ariane 5 launch success.

December

5 December
10:25
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / DM-03 Enhanced Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 81/24 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Glonass-M   739 VKS Intended: Medium Earth Navigation 5 DecemberLaunch failure
Flag of Russia.svg Glonass-M   740 VKS Intended: Medium Earth Navigation
Flag of Russia.svg Glonass-M   741 VKS Intended: Medium Earth Navigation
Maiden flight of Blok DM-03. Incorrect fuelling of upper stage led to mass being too great to achieve parking orbit, reentered over the Pacific Ocean. [8]
8 December
15:43
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 v1.0 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Dragon C1 SpaceX / NASA Low Earth Flight test 8 December
19:02
Successful
Flag of the United States.svg SMDC-ONE 1 U.S. Army Low Earth Communications 12 January 2011Successful
Flag of the United States.svg Mayflower-Caerus Northrop Grumman / USC Low Earth Technology demonstration 22 DecemberSuccessful
Flag of the United States.svg QbX-1 NRO Low Earth Technology demonstration 6 January 2011Successful
Flag of the United States.svg QbX-2 NRO Low Earth Technology demonstration 16 January 2011Successful
Flag of the United States.svg Perseus 000 LANL Low Earth Technology demonstration 30 DecemberSuccessful
Flag of the United States.svg Perseus 001 LANL Low Earth Technology demonstration 31 DecemberSuccessful
Flag of the United States.svg Perseus 002 LANL Low Earth Technology demonstration 30 DecemberSuccessful
Flag of the United States.svg Perseus 003 LANL Low Earth Technology demonstration 31 DecemberSuccessful
COTS Demo 1; maiden flight of the SpaceX Dragon; Mayflower included Caerus payload operated by USC.
15 December
19:09 [89]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-FG Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz TMA-20 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 26 24 May 2011
02:27
Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts.
17 December
20:04
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CNSA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Compass IGSO-2 CNSA IGSO Navigation In orbitOperational
25 December
10:34
Flag of India.svg GSLV Mk.I Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan SLP Flag of India.svg ISRO
Flag of India.svg GSAT-5P ISRO Intended: Geosynchronous Communications 25 DecemberLaunch failure
Disintegrated during first stage flight.
26 December
22:51
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the United States.svg International Launch Services
Flag of France.svg KA-SAT Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
29 December
21:27
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 5 ECA Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-3 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Spain.svg Hispasat-1E Hispasat Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of South Korea.svg Koreasat 6 [90] [92] Koreasat Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC)Outcome
Remarks
10 January
23:00:00 [93]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg San Nicolas Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg MARTI U.S. Air Force Suborbital Target10 JanuarySuccessful
11 January
11:55 [94]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CSS-X-11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shuangchengzi Space and Missile Center Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg PLA
PLA Suborbital ABM target11 JanuarySuccessful
Target
11 January
12:00
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg SC-19 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Korla Missile Test Complex Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg PLA
PLA Suborbital ABM test11 JanuarySuccessful [95]
Interceptor
14 January
06:50 [96]
Flag of India.svg RH-300 Mk.II Flag of India.svg TERLS Flag of India.svg ISRO
ISRO Suborbital Solar/Aeronomy14 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi) [97]
14 January
07:35 [96]
Flag of India.svg RH-300 Mk. II Flag of India.svg TERLS Flag of India.svg ISRO
ISRO Suborbital Solar/Aeronomy14 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi) [97]
14 January [96]
07:45
Flag of India.svg RH-560 Mk.II Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan Flag of India.svg ISRO
ISRO Suborbital Solar/Aeronomy14 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 548 km (341 mi) [97]
15 January
06:50 [96]
Flag of India.svg RH-300 Mk. II Flag of India.svg TERLS Flag of India.svg ISRO
ISRO Suborbital Solar/Aeronomy15 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi) [97]
15 January
07:35 [96]
Flag of India.svg RH-300 Mk. II Flag of India.svg TERLS Flag of India.svg ISRO
ISRO Suborbital Solar/Aeronomy15 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi) [97]
15 January
10:30 [96]
Flag of India.svg RH-300 Mk. II Flag of India.svg TERLS Flag of India.svg ISRO
ISRO Suborbital Solar/Aeronomy15 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi) [97]
15 January [96]
07:45
Flag of India.svg RH-560 Mk. II Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan Flag of India.svg ISRO
ISRO Suborbital Solar/Aeronomy15 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 523 km (325 mi) [97]
27 January
08:25 [94]
Flag of France.svg M51 Flag of France.svg Le Terrible, Audierne Bay Flag of France.svg DGA
DGA Suborbital Missile test27 JanuarySuccessful
First launch of M51 from a submarine [98]
31 January
11:40 [99]
Flag of the United States.svg UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2)FTG-06 Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Meck Flag of the United States.svg MDA
MDA Suborbital ABM target30 JanuarySuccessful [99]
Maiden flight of Trident I in LV-2 configuration, interceptor failed [99]
31 January Flag of the United States.svg Ground Based Interceptor FTG-06 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg LF-23 Flag of the United States.svg MDA
MDA Suborbital ABM test30 JanuarySpacecraft failure [99]
Radar tracking problem caused by unexpected "chuffing", compounded by thruster problem on interceptor, resulted in failure to intercept Trident [99]
3 February Flag of Iran.svg Kavoshgar Flag of Iran.svg Semnan Flag of Iran.svg ISA
Flag of Iran.svg Kavoshgar-3 ISA Suborbital Biological3 FebruarySuccessful [100]
4 February
08:03:07
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg San Nicolas Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg MARTI U.S. Air Force Suborbital Target4 FebruarySuccessful [93]
7 February
05:20
Flag of India.svg Agni-III Flag of India.svg ITR IC-4 Flag of India.svg DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test7 FebruarySuccessful [101]
Travelled 3,500 km (2,175 mi) downrange
9 February
09:01:00
Flag of the United States.svg Terrier-Orion Flag of the United States.svg Poker Flat Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Alaska Suborbital Auroral9 FebruarySuccessful [93]
12 February
04:44 [102]
Flag of Russia.svg R-17 Elbrus Flag of the United States.svg Ship, Pacific Ocean Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Suborbital Target12 FebruarySuccessful [102]
Destroyed by Boeing YAL-1 aircraft
12 February
05:31:20
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg San Nicolas Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg MARTI U.S. Air Force Suborbital Target12 FebruarySuccessful [93]
15 February
09:49:11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant XII Flag of the United States.svg Poker Flat Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Dartmouth Suborbital Auroral15 FebruarySuccessful [93]
Apogee: 803 km (499 mi) [97]
17 February Flag of the United States.svg Juno Flag of the United States.svg Fort Wingate LC-96 Flag of the United States.svg US Army
US Army Suborbital Target17 FebruarySuccessful
Target for MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 MSE test, successful intercept
4 March
04:50
Flag of Russia.svg R-29RMU Sineva Flag of Russia.svg K-114 Tula, Barents Sea Flag of Russia.svg VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test4 MarchSuccessful
15 March Flag of India.svg Prithvi Flag of India.svg ITR IC-4 Flag of India.svg DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Target15 MarchLaunch failure
Target for ABM test, deviated from planned course, interceptor not launched [103]
22 March Flag of the United States.svg Terrier Mk.70-Orion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Woomera LA-2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of the United States.svg DSTO/U.S. Air Force
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of the United States.svg HiFire-1 DSTO/U.S. Air Force Suborbital Technology demonstration 22 MarchSuccessful
Hypersonic research experiment
26 March
13:43
Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Europe.svg Maxus Flag of Sweden.svg Esrange Flag of Europe.svg EuroLaunch
Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Europe.svg MAXUS-8 SSC / ESA Suborbital Microgravity26 March
13:55
Successful [104]
Apogee: 700 km (435 mi) [97]
27 March
00:14 [97]
Flag of India.svg Dhanush [105] Flag of India.svg INS Subhadra Indian Ocean Flag of India.svg DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test27 MarchSuccessful
27 March
00:18 [97]
Flag of India.svg Prithvi II [105] Flag of India.svg Integrated Test Range IC-3 Flag of India.svg DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test27 MarchSuccessful
27 March
14:09:56 [106]
Flag of the United States.svg Terrier-Improved Malemute Flag of the United States.svg Wallops Island LA-1/50K Flag of the United States.svg NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight27 MarchSuccessful
Flag of the United States.svg SOCEM CalPoly Suborbital Technology demonstration 27 MarchSuccessful
Flag of the United States.svg ADAMASat Kentucky Space Suborbital Technology demonstration 27 MarchSuccessful
Maiden flight of Terrier-Improved Malemute, apogee: 270 km (168 mi) [97]
27 March
19:37 [97]
Flag of India.svg Agni I [107] Flag of India.svg Integrated Test Range IC-4 Flag of India.svg Indian Army
Indian Army Suborbital Missile test28 MarchSuccessful
22 April
23:00 [15]
Flag of the United States.svg Minotaur IV Lite Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-8 Flag of the United States.svg Orbital Sciences
Flag of the United States.svg HTV-2a U.S. Air Force Suborbital Technology demonstration 22 AprilSpacecraft failure [108]
Maiden flight of Minotaur IV, loss of contact with HTV nine minutes after launch. [108]
3 May
09:47:00
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg San Nicolas Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg MARTI U.S. Air Force Suborbital Target3 MaySuccessful
3 May
18:32:00
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX [109] Flag of the United States.svg White Sands Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg EVE CU Boulder Suborbital Geospace/Solar3 MaySuccessful
Used to calibrate the Solar Dynamics Observatory [110]
4 May
12:41:02 [111]
Flag of the United States.svg SpaceLoft XL Flag of the United States.svg Spaceport America Flag of the United States.svg UP Aerospace
Flag of the United States.svg RocketSat CSG Suborbital Technology demonstration 4 MaySuccessful
NMSU Suborbital Technology demonstration Successful
UNM Suborbital Technology demonstration Successful
Flag of the United States.svg Pioneer Celestis Suborbital Space burial Successful
Reached an apogee of 113 km (70 mi), successfully recovered. [112]
6 May
03:50 [113]
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Sounding Rocket VII Flag of the Republic of China.svg Jiu Peng Air Base Flag of the Republic of China.svg NSPO
NSPO Suborbital Ionospheric research6 MaySuccessful
Apogee: 289 km (180 mi) [113]
8 May Flag of Pakistan.svg Ghaznavi Flag of Pakistan.svg Sonmiani Flag of Pakistan.svg ASFC
ASFC Suborbital Missile test8 MaySuccessful
8 May Flag of Pakistan.svg Shaheen-I Flag of Pakistan.svg Sonmiani Flag of Pakistan.svg ASFC
ASFC Suborbital Missile test8 MaySuccessful
17 May
11:29
Flag of India.svg Agni-II Flag of India.svg ITR IC-3 Flag of India.svg Indian Army
Indian Army Suborbital Missile test17 MaySuccessful
Travelled 2,500 km (1,553 mi) downrange
21 May
09:00:00
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg White Sands Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg DICE CU Boulder Suborbital Astronomy21 MaySpacecraft failure [93]
6 June
22:25 [97]
Flag of the United States.svg Ground Based Interceptor Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg LF-24 Flag of the United States.svg MDA
MDA Suborbital Test flight6 JuneSuccessful
Two stage test vehicle, non-intercept test
8 June Flag of the United States.svg UGM-133 Trident II D5 Flag of the United States.svg USS Maryland, ETR Flag of the United States.svg US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight8 JuneSuccessful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 42
8 June Flag of the United States.svg UGM-133 Trident II D5 Flag of the United States.svg USS Maryland, ETR Flag of the United States.svg US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight8 JuneSuccessful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 42
9 June Flag of the United States.svg UGM-133 Trident II D5 Flag of the United States.svg USS Maryland, ETR Flag of the United States.svg US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight9 JuneSuccessful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 43
9 June Flag of the United States.svg UGM-133 Trident II D5 Flag of the United States.svg USS Maryland, ETR Flag of the United States.svg US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight9 JuneSuccessful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 43
16 June
10:01
Flag of the United States.svg LGM-30G Minuteman III Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg LF-10 Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Suborbital Missile test16 JuneSuccessful
Travelled 6,743 km (4,190 mi) to Kwajalein Atoll
24 June
11:17:00
Flag of the United States.svg Terrier-Orion Flag of the United States.svg Wallops Island LA-2/MRL Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg RockOn! Colorado Suborbital Student research24 JuneSuccessful
30 June
10:40:01 [97]
Flag of the United States.svg LGM-30G Minuteman III Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg LF-04 Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Suborbital Missile test30 JuneSuccessful
10 July
11:32 [114]
Flag of France.svg M51 Flag of France.svg Le Terrible, Audierne Bay Flag of France.svg DGA/Marine nationale
DGA/Marine nationale Suborbital Test flight10 JulySuccessful
11 July Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg White Sands Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg CIBER Caltech [115] Suborbital Astronomy11 JulySuccessful
27 July Flag of India.svg Prithvi Flag of India.svg ITR IC-4 Flag of India.svg DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Target27 JulySuccessful
Target for ABM test, intercepted successfully by AAD
30 July
18:18
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg White Sands Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg SUMI NASA Suborbital Solar30 JulySuccessful
4 August
09:15
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant X Flag of the United States.svg Wallops Island LA-1/50K Flag of the United States.svg NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight
Technology
4 AugustSuccessful
Tests of Nihka rocket motor, with secondary technology experiments
6 August [116] Flag of Russia.svg R-29RMU Sineva Flag of Russia.svg K-114 Tula, Barents Sea Flag of Russia.svg VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test6 AugustSuccessful
6 August [116] Flag of Russia.svg R-29RMU Sineva Flag of Russia.svg K-114 Tula, Barents Sea Flag of Russia.svg VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test6 AugustSuccessful
23 August
17:57
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg White Sands Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg RAISE SwRI Suborbital Solar 23 AugustSuccessful
30 August
20:00 [117]
Flag of Japan.svg S-520 Flag of Japan.svg Uchinoura Flag of Japan.svg JAXA
JAXA/TMU/Kagawa
/Shizuoka
Suborbital Technology demonstration 30 AugustPartial spacecraft failure [118]
High-voltage control experiments not conducted as planned [118]
17 September
10:03
Flag of the United States.svg LGM-30G Minuteman III Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg LF-09 Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force SuborbitalTest flight17 SeptemberSuccessful
21 September
13:07:30 [119]
Flag of the United States.svg Terrier-Orion Flag of the United States.svg Wallops Island LA-2/MRL Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg SubTec-III NASA Suborbital Technology demonstration 21 September
13:23 [119]
Successful [119]
6 October Flag of the United States.svg ARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole)? Flag of the United States.svg Kauai Flag of the United States.svg MDA
MDA Suborbital Aegis radar target6 OctoberSuccessful
Aegis radar target, detected by STSS-Satellites
6 October Flag of the United States.svg ARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole)? Flag of the United States.svg Kauai Flag of the United States.svg MDA
MDA Suborbital Aegis radar target6 OctoberSuccessful
Aegis radar target, detected by STSS-Satellites
7 October[ citation needed ]
03:10
Flag of Russia.svg RSM-56 Bulava Flag of Russia.svg TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea Flag of Russia.svg VMF
VMFSuborbitalMissile test7 OctoberSuccessful
21 October [120]
17:00
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg San Nicolas Flag of the United States.svg NASA
U.S. Air Force Suborbital Target21 OctoberSuccessful
27 October
10:15 [121]
Flag of the United States.svg Nike Orion Flag of Sweden.svg Esrange Flag of Europe.svg EuroLaunch
Flag of Germany.svg MAPHEUS-2 DLR Suborbital Technology demonstration 27 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 153 km (95 mi)
28 October[ citation needed ]
09:59
Flag of Russia.svg RS-12M Topol Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Flag of Russia.svg RVSN
RVSNSuborbitalMissile test28 OctoberSuccessful
28 October
10:30[ citation needed ]
Flag of Russia.svg R-29RMU Sineva Flag of Russia.svg K-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea Flag of Russia.svg VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test28 OctoberSuccessful
28 October
10:30[ citation needed ]
Flag of Russia.svg R-29R Volna Flag of Russia.svg K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk Flag of Russia.svg VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test28 OctoberSuccessful
29 October[ citation needed ]
01:10
Flag of Russia.svg RSM-56 Bulava Flag of Russia.svg TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea Flag of Russia.svg VMF
VMFSuborbitalMissile test29 OctoberSuccessful
29 October
03:06
JFTM-4 Flag of the United States.svg Kauai Flag of the United States.svg MDA
JMSDF/MDA Suborbital ABM target29 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 161 km (100 mi), intercepted by SM-3
29 October
03:09
Flag of the United States.svg RIM-161 SM-3JFTM-4 Flag of Japan.svg JDS Kirishima, Pacific Ocean Flag of Japan.svg JMSDF
JMSDF Suborbital ABM test29 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 161 km (100 mi), intercepted target
25 November
04:40
Flag of India.svg Agni I Flag of India.svg Integrated Test Range IC-4 Flag of India.svg Indian Army
Indian Army Suborbital Missile test25 NovemberSuccessful
4 December
04:21 [122]
Flag of the United States.svg Nike-Improved Orion Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Flag of Norway.svg Andøya
Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Germany.svg ECOMA 2010-1 Andøya/DLR Suborbital Aeronomy 4 DecemberSuccessful
5 December
19:11
Flag of Russia.svg RS-12M Topol Flag of Russia.svg Kapustin Yar Flag of Russia.svg RVSN
RVSNSuborbitalMissile test5 DecemberSuccessful
6 December
16:45
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Terrier-Orion Flag of the United States.svg White Sands Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg TRaiNED NASA Suborbital Technology demonstration 6 DecemberSuccessful
6 December
17:19
Flag of Brazil.svg Orion Flag of Brazil.svg Alcântara Flag of Brazil.svg AEB
Flag of Brazil.svg Maracati 2 INPE Suborbital Microgravity6 DecemberSuccessful
Test for Operation Maracati 2 [123]
10 December Flag of India.svg Agni-II Plus Flag of India.svg ITR IC-3 Flag of India.svg Indian Army
Indian Army Suborbital Missile test10 DecemberLaunch failure
Upgraded Agni II version, fell into the sea shortly after launch
12 December
06:38 [124]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant XII Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg RENU 1 New Hampshire Suborbital Geospace12 DecemberLaunch failure [125]
12 December
12:35
Flag of Brazil.svg VSB-30 Flag of Brazil.svg Alcântara Flag of Brazil.svg AEB
Flag of Brazil.svg Maracati 2INPE Suborbital Microgravity12 December
12:51
Successful
Operation Maracati 2, MICROG 1A payload [126]
13 December
03:24
Flag of the United States.svg Nike-Improved Orion Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Flag of Norway.svg Andøya
Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Germany.svg ECOMA 2010-2 Andøya/DLR Suborbital Aeronomy13 DecemberSuccessful
15 December Flag of the United States.svg UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2)FTG-06a Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Meck Flag of the United States.svg MDA
MDA Suborbital ABM target15 DecemberSuccessful
15 December Flag of the United States.svg Ground Based Interceptor FTG-06a Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg LF-23 Flag of the United States.svg MDA
MDA Suborbital ABM test15 DecemberSpacecraft failure
Interceptor failed, the cause is under investigation
19 December
02:36
Flag of the United States.svg Nike-Improved Orion Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Flag of Norway.svg Andøya
Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Germany.svg ECOMA 2010-3 Andøya/DLR Suborbital Aeronomy19 DecemberSuccessful
21 December Flag of Pakistan.svg Ghauri Flag of Pakistan.svg Tilla Flag of Pakistan.svg Army of Pakistan
Flag of Pakistan.svg Haft-5 Army of PakistanSuborbitalMissile test21 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi)
22 December Flag of India.svg Prithvi II [105] Flag of India.svg Integrated Test Range IC-3 Flag of India.svg DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test22 DecemberSuccessful
22 December Flag of India.svg Prithvi II [105] Flag of India.svg Integrated Test Range IC-3 Flag of India.svg DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test22 DecemberSuccessful

Deep space rendezvous

DateSpacecraftEventRemarks
12 January Cassini 65th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,073 km (667 mi)
28 JanuaryCassini66th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 7,490 km (4,654 mi)
31 January Artemis P1 Lunar flybyClosest approach: 11,992 km (7,451 mi) at 08:13 UTC [127]
1 February Artemis P2 Lunar flybyClosest approach: 69,222 km (43,013 mi) at 14:44 UTC [127]
13 FebruaryArtemis P1Lunar flybyClosest approach: 2,958 km (1,838 mi) at 10:06 UTC [127]
13 FebruaryCassiniFlyby of Mimas Closest approach: 9,520 km (5,915 mi)
16 February Mars Express Flyby of Phobos Closest approach: 991 km (616 mi)
22 FebruaryMars ExpressFlyby of PhobosClosest approach: 574 km (357 mi)
25 FebruaryMars ExpressFlyby of PhobosClosest approach: 398 km (247 mi)
28 FebruaryMars ExpressFlyby of PhobosClosest approach: 226 km (140 mi)
1 MarchArtemis P2Lunar flybyClosest approach: 68,036 km (42,276 mi) at 04:11 UTC [127]
2 MarchCassini2nd flyby of Rhea Closest approach: 100 km (62 mi)
3 MarchCassiniFlyby of Helene Closest approach: 1,803 km (1,120 mi)
3 MarchMars ExpressFlyby of PhobosClosest approach: 67 km (42 mi)
7 MarchMars ExpressFlyby of PhobosClosest approach: 107 km (66 mi)
10 MarchMars ExpressFlyby of PhobosClosest approach: 286 km (178 mi)
13 MarchMars ExpressFlyby of PhobosClosest approach: 476 km (296 mi)
16 MarchMars ExpressFlyby of PhobosClosest approach: 662 km (411 mi)
19 MarchMars ExpressFlyby of PhobosClosest approach: 848 km (527 mi)
23 MarchMars ExpressFlyby of PhobosClosest approach: 1,341 km (833 mi)
26 MarchMars ExpressFlyby of PhobosClosest approach: 1,304 km (810 mi)
28 MarchArtemis P2Lunar flybyClosest approach: 9,366 km (5,820 mi) at 07:34 UTC [127]
5 AprilCassini67th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 7,462 km (4,637 mi)
7 AprilCassini2nd flyby of Dione Closest approach: 504 km (313 mi)
28 AprilCassini9th flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: 103 km (64 mi)
18 MayCassini10th flyby of EnceladusClosest approach: 201 km (125 mi)
20 MayCassini68th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 1,400 km (870 mi)
5 JuneCassini69th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 2,044 km (1,270 mi)
13 June Hayabusa First sample return mission from asteroid Sample canister successful recovered to Earth
21 JuneCassini70th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 955 km (593 mi)
7 JulyCassini71st flyby of TitanClosest approach: 1,005 km (624 mi)
10 July Rosetta Flyby of 21 Lutetia Closest approach: 3,100 km (1,926 mi) [128]
13 AugustCassini11th flyby of EnceladusClosest approach: 2,554 km (1,587 mi)
25 AugustArtemis P1 LL2 orbit insertion
24 SeptemberCassini72nd flyby of TitanClosest approach: 8,175 km (5,080 mi)
6 October Chang'e 2 Lunar orbit insertion
16 OctoberCassiniFlyby of Pallene Closest approach: 36,000 km (22,369 mi)
22 OctoberArtemis P2 LL1 orbit insertion
4 November Deep Impact Flyby of Hartley 2 Closest approach: 700 km (435 mi) [129]
11 NovemberCassini73rd flyby of Titan
30 NovemberCassini12th flyby of EnceladusClosest approach: 47.9 km (30 mi)
7 December Akatsuki 1st flyby of Venus Cytherocentric orbit insertion failure
Closest approach: 550 km (342 mi)
8 December IKAROS Flyby of VenusClosest approach: 80,800 km (50,207 mi)
21 DecemberCassini13th flyby of EnceladusClosest approach: 50 km (31 mi)
December Shin'en Flyby of Venusnot confirmed.
Distant, non-targeted flybys of Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Tethys and Titan by Cassini will occur throughout the first half of the year.

EVAs

Start Date/TimeDurationEnd TimeSpacecraftCrewRemarks
14 January
10:05
5 hours
44 minutes
15:49 Expedition 22
ISS Pirs
Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Kotov
Flag of Russia.svg Maksim Surayev
Prepared the Poisk module for future dockings. [130] [131]
12 February
02:17
6 hours
32 minutes
08:49 STS-130
ISS Quest
Flag of the United States.svg Robert L. Behnken
Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Patrick
Removed a protective cover on a port on the Unity node where Tranquility was berthed halfway through the spacewalk. The pair then transferred a spare parts platform for the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator from the shuttle to the station. Once that task is completed Behnken and Patrick made several connections on the newly installed Tranquility node to begin its activation. [132] [133]
14 February
02:20
5 hours
54 minutes
08:14STS-130
ISS Quest
Flag of the United States.svg Robert L. Behnken
Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Patrick
Installed ammonia plumbing and connectors between Unity, Destiny and Tranquility and covered them with thermal insulation. Prepared the nadir port on Tranquility for the relocation of the Cupola, and installed handrails on the exterior of Tranquility. [134] [135]
17 February
02:15
5 hours
48 minutes
08:03STS-130
ISS Quest
Flag of the United States.svg Robert L. Behnken
Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Patrick
Installed additional ammonia plumbing between Unity and Tranquility, removed insulation and launch locks from the Cupola, installed additional handrails on the exterior of Tranquility and performed get-ahead tasks to support the installation of a Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) on the exterior of Zarya with cable installation on Unity and the S0 truss. [136] [137]
9 April
05:31
6 hours
27 minutes
11:58 STS-131
ISS Quest
Flag of the United States.svg Richard Mastracchio
Flag of the United States.svg Clayton Anderson
Relocated new an ammonia tank from the Shuttle's payload bay to a temporary stowage location and disconnected the fluid lines to the old ammonia tank on the S1 truss. Retrieved a Japanese seed experiment from the exterior of the Kibo laboratory for return to earth and replaced a failed gyroscope on the S0 truss. Performed get-ahead tasks including the opening of a window flap on the zenith CBM of Harmony, and removed launch restraint bolts from a Flex Hose Rotary Coupler (FHRC) on the P1 truss. [138] [139]
11 April
05:30
7 hours
26 minutes
12:56STS-131
ISS Quest
Flag of the United States.svg Richard Mastracchio
Flag of the United States.svg Clayton Anderson
The old ammonia tank was removed from the S1 truss and was replaced with the new tank. The electrical connections to the tank were made, but the fluid lines were deferred to the mission's third EVA due to time constraints since the installation was prolonged by a problem with the bolts that hold the tank to the truss. The old tank was relocated to a temporary stowage location on the station and a foot restraint was relocated in preparation for a future shuttle mission's spacewalk. [140] [141]
13 April
06:14
6 hours
24 minutes
12:36STS-131
ISS Quest
Flag of the United States.svg Richard Mastracchio
Flag of the United States.svg Clayton Anderson
The fluid lines were connected to the new ammonia tank and the old tank was moved to the shuttle's payload bay for return to Earth. Micro-meteoroid debris shields from the Quest airlock which were no longer necessary were brought inside the airlock for return to Earth inside the Leonardo MPLM. The Z1 truss was prepared for the installation of a spare antenna on the next shuttle mission, and a foot restraint was relocated in preparation for a future spacewalk. The retrieval of an external carrier plate on Columbus was deferred to another shuttle mission due to time constraints after problems were encountered with attaching the old ammonia tank to a carrier in the payload bay, and several other tasks were deferred to later EVAs due to the replanning from the problems with the mission's second EVA. [142] [143]
17 May
11:54
7 hours
25 minutes
19:19 STS-132
ISS Quest
Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Reisman
Flag of the United States.svg Stephen G. Bowen
Installed a spare space-to-ground Ku-band antenna on the Z1 truss; installed new tool platform on Dextre, and broke torque on bolts holding replacement batteries to the ICC-VLD cargo carrier. [144] [145]
19 May
10:38
7 hours
9 minutes
17:47STS-132
ISS Quest
Flag of the United States.svg Stephen G. Bowen
Flag of the United States.svg Michael T. Good
Repaired Atlantis' Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS); P6 battery replacement (4 of 6 units); and removed gimbal locks from the Ku-band antenna installed on the first EVA of the mission. [146] [147]
21 May
10:27
6 hours
46 minutes
17:13STS-132
ISS Quest
Flag of the United States.svg Michael T. Good
Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Reisman
P6 battery replacement (final 2 of 6 units); installed ammonia "jumpers" at the P4/P5 interface; retrieved a spare PDGF from Atlantis' payload bay and stowed it inside the Quest airlock. The spacewalkers also replenished supplies of EVA tools in toolboxes on the exterior of the station. [148] [149]
27 July
04:11
6 hours
42 minutes
10:53 Expedition 24
ISS Pirs
Flag of Russia.svg Fyodor Yurchikhin
Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Korniyenko
Replaced an ATV video camera on Zvezda, routed command and data handling lines from Zvezda and Zarya to the new Rassvet module as well as made KURS connections between Rassvet and Zarya to allow future automated dockings to the new module. Then the two cosmonauts jettisoned the old ATV video camera. [150] [151]
7 August
11:19
8 hours
3 minutes
19:22Expedition 24
ISS Quest
Flag of the United States.svg Douglas H. Wheelock
Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Caldwell Dyson
Attempted to replace failed S1 ammonia pump module. The spacewalkers did not complete all of the planned tasks due to a quick disconnect that got stuck and would not release. The pair had to complete a "bake-out" in order to ensure there was no ammonia on their suits before re-entering the Space Station. [152] [153]
11 August
12:27
7 hours
26 minutes
19:53Expedition 24
ISS Quest
Flag of the United States.svg Douglas H. Wheelock
Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Caldwell Dyson
Completed removal of failed pump module from the S1 truss and began installation preparations on the replacement pump. [154] [155]
16 August
10:20
7 hours
20 minutes
17:40Expedition 24
ISS Quest
Flag of the United States.svg Douglas H. Wheelock
Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Caldwell Dyson
Installed new pump module on the S1 truss. [156] [157]
15 November
14:55
6 hours
27 minutes
21:22Expedition 25
ISS Pirs
Flag of Russia.svg Fyodor Yurchikhin
Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Skripochka
Install a multipurpose workstation on Zvezda, retrieve camera, retrieve kontur, install new materials experiment, collect samples below insulation. [158] [159]

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, Dnepr rockets are counted under Ukraine even though they are launched from Russia.

Circle frame.svgChina: 15Europe: 6India: 3Israel: 1Japan: 2South Korea: 1Russia: 28Ukraine: 3USA: 15
CountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial
failures
Remarks
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 151500
Flag of Europe.svg  Europe 6600
Flag of India.svg  India 3120
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1100
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2200
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1010With Russian assistance
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 282710
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3300Launched from Russia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 151500
World747040

By rocket

3
6
9
12
15
R-7

By family

By type

By configuration

By spaceport

5
10
15
20
25
30
China
France
India
Israel
Japan
Kazakhstan
South Korea
SiteCountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Baikonur Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 242310
Cape Canaveral Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8800
Dombarovsky Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1100
Jiuquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4400
Kennedy Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3300
Kodiak Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1100
Kourou Flag of France.svg  France 6600
Naro Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1010
Palmachim Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1100
Plesetsk Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 6600
Satish Dhawan Flag of India.svg  India 3120
Taiyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3300
Tanegashima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2200
Vandenberg Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3300
Xichang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 8800
Total747040

By orbit

10
20
30
40
Transatmospheric
  •   Transatmospheric
  •   Low Earth
  •   Low Earth (ISS)
  •   Low Earth (SSO)
  •   Low Earth (retrograde)
  •   Medium Earth
  •   Geosychronous
    (transfer)
  •   Inclined GSO
  •   High Earth
  •   Heliocentric
Orbital regimeLaunchesSuccessesFailuresAccidentally
achieved
Remarks
Transatmospheric0000
Low Earth 37361012 to ISS
Medium Earth / Molniya 6510
Geosynchronous / GTO 292720
High Earth / Lunar transfer 1100
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer 1100
Total747040

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