2013 in spaceflight

2013 in spaceflight

The first launch of the Antares rocket occurred on 21 April 2013.
Orbital launches
First	15 January
Last	28 December
Total	81
Successes	77
Failures	3
Partial failures	1
Catalogued	78
National firsts
Satellite	Azerbaijan   Austria   Ecuador   Estonia   Jersey   Qatar   Peru   Bolivia
Orbital launch	South Korea (with assistance from   Russia)
Rockets
Maiden flights	Antares 110 (April) Minotaur V (September) Epsilon (September) Kuaizhou (September) Falcon 9 v1.1 (September) Soyuz-2-1v (December)
Retirements	Naro-1 (January) Falcon 9 v1.0 (March) Antares 110 (April)
Crewed flights
Orbital	5
Total travellers	15
EVAs	11
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In 2013, the maiden spaceflight of the Orbital Sciences' Antares launch vehicle, designated A-ONE, took place on 13 April. ^[1] Orbital Science also launched its first spacecraft, Cygnus, that docked with the International Space Station in late September 2013.

A total of 81 orbital launches were attempted in 2013, of which 77 were successful, one was partially successful and three were failures. The year also saw eleven EVAs by ISS astronauts. The majority of the year's orbital launches were conducted by Russia, the United States and China, with 31, 19 and 15 launches respectively.

Overview

India's Indian Space Research Organisation launched its first mission to Mars with the Mars Orbiter Mission that successfully reached Mars orbit on 23 September 2014. ^[2]

Numerous significant milestones in robotic spaceflight occurred in 2013, including the landing of China's Chang'e 3 lander at Moon's Mare Imbrium on 14 December; it is China's first attempt and first successful soft landing by its spacecraft on an extraterrestrial surface.

Five crewed orbital launches were conducted during 2013, all successfully, carrying a total of 15 astronauts into orbit. Four of these missions were flown with the Russian Soyuz spacecraft and one with the Chinese Shenzhou.

Orbital launches

← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
15 January 16:24:59 [3]	Rokot / Briz-KM			Plesetsk Site 133/3		VKO
		Kosmos 2482 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Kosmos 2483 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Launch Failure
		Kosmos 2484 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Briz-KM failed around the time of spacecraft separation, resulting in the loss of one satellite.
27 January 04:40:00	H-IIA 202			Tanegashima LA-Y1		Mitsubishi
		IGS Radar 4	CSIC	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		IGS Optical 5V	CSIC	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	20 February 2019 [5]	Successful
30 January 07:00:00	Naro-1			Naro LC-1		Khrunichev / KARI
		STSAT-2C	KARI	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	13 November 2019 [7]	Successful
		First successful launch of Naro-1; first successful South Korean launch with Russian assistance; final flight of Naro-1.
31 January 01:48:00	Atlas V 401			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
		TDRS-K (TDRS-11)	NASA	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
1 February 06:56:00	Zenit-3SL			Odyssey		Sea Launch
		Intelsat 27	Intelsat	Intended: Geosynchronous	Communications	+40 seconds	Launch failure
		First stage failure, impacted ocean at 40 seconds after launch. Accident caused by failure of the first stage hydraulic power supply unit pump at T+3.9s, which lead to loss of engine gimbal control. [8]
6 February 16:04:24	Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat			Baikonur Site 31/6		Starsem
		Globalstar M078	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar M093	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar M094	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar M095	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar M096	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Globalstar M097	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
7 February 21:36:07	Ariane 5 ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
		Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a	AMAKA	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Amazonas 3	Hispasat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
11 February 14:41:46	Soyuz-U			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roscosmos
		Progress M-18M / 50P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	26 July	Successful
11 February 18:02:00	Atlas V 401			Vandenberg SLC-3E		United Launch Alliance
		Landsat DCM	USGS	Low Earth (SSO)	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
25 February 12:31	PSLV-CA			Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
		SARAL	ISRO / CNES	Low Earth (SSO)	Oceanography	In orbit	Operational
		Sapphire	DND	Low Earth (SSO)	Space surveillance	In orbit	Operational
		NEOSSat	CSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Asteroid detection	In orbit	Operational
		UniBRITE-1	University of Vienna	Low Earth (SSO)	Optical astronomy	In orbit	Operational
		TUGSAT-1	TU Graz	Low Earth (SSO)	Optical astronomy	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ AAUSAT3	Aalborg	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ STRaND-1	SSTL	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		TUGSAT-1 is the first Austrian satellite.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
1 March 15:10:13	Falcon 9 v1.0			Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		SpaceX CRS-2	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	26 March 16:34	Successful
		Final flight of Falcon 9 v1.0
19 March 21:21:00	Atlas V 401			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
		USA-241 (SBIRS-GEO 2)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Missile defense	In orbit	Operational
26 March 19:06:48	Proton-M / Briz-M			Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
		Satmex 8	Satmex	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
28 March 20:43:20	Soyuz-FG			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roscosmos
		Soyuz TMA-08M	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 35/36	11 September 02:58	Successful
		Crewed flight
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
15 April 18:36:00	Proton-M / Briz-M			Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
		Anik G1	Telesat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
19 April 10:00:00	Soyuz-2.1a			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Bion-M No.1	Roscosmos	Low Earth	Biological science	19 May 03:12	Successful
		AIST No.2	SSAU	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Dove 2	Cosmogia	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ BeeSat 2	TU Berlin	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ BeeSat 3	TU Berlin	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SOMP	TU Dresden	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ OSSI-1	OSSI	Low Earth	Amateur radio	8 July [10]	Successful
21 April 21:00:02	Antares 110			MARS LP-0A		Orbital Sciences
		Cygnus Mass Simulator	NASA	Low Earth	Test flight	10 May	Successful
		⚀ Alexander (PhoneSat-2.0)	NASA	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	27 April	Successful
		⚀ Graham (PhoneSat-1.0)	NASA	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	27 April	Successful
		⚀ Bell (PhoneSat-1.0)	NASA	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	27 April	Successful
		⚀ Dove 1	Cosmogia	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	27 April	Successful
		Maiden flight of Antares, COTS risk reduction flight.
24 April 10:12:16	Soyuz-U			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roscosmos
		Progress M-19M / 51P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	19 June	Successful
26 April 04:13:04	Long March 2D			Jiuquan SLS-2		SAST
		Gaofen 1	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ TurkSat-3USat	ITU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ NEE-01 Pegaso	EXA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ CubeBug-1	INVAP	Low Earth (SSO)]	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		NEE-01 Pegaso is the first Ecuadorian satellite.
26 April 05:23:41	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat			Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
		Kosmos 2485 ( GLONASS-M 747 )	VKO	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
1 May 16:06:04	Long March 3B/E			Xichang LC-2		CALT
		ChinaSat 11	China Satcom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
7 May 02:06:31	Vega			Kourou ELV		Arianespace
		Proba-V	ESA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		VNREDSat 1A	VAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ESTCube-1	Tartu	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		ESTCube-1 is the first Estonian satellite.
14 May 16:02:00	Proton-M / Briz-M			Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
		Eutelsat 3D	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
15 May 21:38:00	Atlas V 401			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
		USA-242 (GPS IIF-4)	U.S. Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
25 May 00:27:00	Delta IV-M+ (5,4)			Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		United Launch Alliance
		USA-243 (WGS-5)	U.S. Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
28 May 20:31:24	Soyuz-FG			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roscosmos
		Soyuz TMA-09M	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 36/37	11 November 02:49	Successful
		Crewed flight
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
3 June 09:18:31	Proton-M / Briz-M			Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
		SES-6	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
5 June 21:52:11	Ariane 5 ES			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
		Albert Einstein ATV	ESA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	28 October	Successful
7 June 18:37:59	Soyuz-2.1b			Plesetsk Site 43/4		VKO
		Kosmos 2486 (Persona №2)	VKO	Low Earth (SSO)	Optical reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
11 June 09:38:02	Long March 2F		Y10	Jiuquan SLS-1		CALT
		Shenzhou 10	CMSA	Low Earth (Tiangong-1)	Technology demonstration	26 June 00:07	Successful
		China's fifth crewed spaceflight mission (2 men, 1 woman astronaut) to Tiangong-1 space lab.
25 June 17:28:48	Soyuz-2.1b			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Resurs-P No.1	Roscosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Remote sensing	In orbit	Successful [11]
25 June 19:27:03	Soyuz-STB / Fregat			Kourou ELS		Arianespace
		O3b PFM	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		O3b FM2	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		O3b FM4	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		O3b FM5	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
27 June 16:53:00	Strela			Baikonur Site 175/59		Roscosmos
		ListKosmos 2487 (Kondor No.202)	Roscosmos	Low Earth	Radar imaging [13]	29 November 2022 [14]	Successful
28 June 02:27:46	Pegasus-XL			Stargazer , Vandenberg		Orbital Sciences
		IRIS	NASA	Low Earth (SSO)	Heliophysics	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
1 July 18:11	PSLV-XL			Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
		IRNSS-1A	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
2 July 02:38:22	Proton-M / DM-03 Enhanced			Baikonur Site 81/24		RVSN RF
		GLONASS-M 748	VKO	Intended: Medium Earth	Navigation	2 July	Launch failure
		GLONASS-M 749	VKO	Intended: Medium Earth	Navigation
		GLONASS-M 750	VKO	Intended: Medium Earth	Navigation
		First stage guidance failure due to angular velocity sensors installed upside down, rocket crashed near launch pad. [15]
15 July 09:27:03	Long March 2C			Jiuquan SLS-2		CALT
		Shijian 11-05	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
19 July 13:00:00	Atlas V 551			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
		MUOS-2	U.S. Navy	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
19 July 23:37:55	Long March 4C			Taiyuan LC-9		SAST
		Shijian 15	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Shiyan 7	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Chuang Xin 3	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
25 July 19:54:07	Ariane 5 ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
		Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL)	ESA / Inmarsat	Geosynchronous	Technology demonstration / Communications	In orbit	Operational
		INSAT-3D	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		First Alphabus satellite.
27 July 20:45:08	Soyuz-U			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Progress M-20M / 52P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	11 February 2014	Successful
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
3 August 19:48:46	H-IIB			Tanegashima LA-Y2		MHI
		Kounotori 4	JAXA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	7 September	Successful
		⚀ TechEdSat-3p	NASA Ames	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	16 January 2014	Successful
		⚀ PicoDragon	VNSC	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	28 February 2014	Successful
		⚀ ArduSat-1	NanoSatisfi	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	16 April 2014	Successful
		⚀ ArduSat-X	NanoSatisfi	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	15 April 2014	Successful
8 August 00:29:00	Delta IV-M+ (5,4)			Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		United Launch Alliance
		USA-244 (WGS-6)	U.S. Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
22 August 14:39:13	Dnepr			Dombarovsky Site 13		ISC Kosmotras
		KOMPSat-5 (Arirang-5)	KARI	Low Earth (SSO)	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
28 August 18:03:00	Delta IV Heavy			Vandenberg SLC-6		United Launch Alliance
		USA-245 (KH-11)	NRO	Low Earth (SSO)	Optical Imaging [16]	In orbit	Operational
		NRO Launch 65; final KH-11 satellite.
29 August 20:30:07	Ariane 5 ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
		Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1	Eutelsat / Es'hailSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		GSAT-7	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
31 August 20:05:00	Zenit-3SLB			Baikonur Site 45/1		SIS
		Amos-4	SCL	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
1 September 19:16	Long March 4C			Jiuquan SLS-2		SAST
		Yaogan 17A	CNSA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 17B	CNSA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 17C	CNSA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
7 September 03:27:00	Minotaur V			MARS LP-0B		Orbital Sciences
		LADEE	NASA	Selenocentric	Lunar orbiter	18 April 2014 04:30	Successful
		Maiden flight of Minotaur V, first Lunar launch from MARS.
11 September 23:23:04	Rokot / Briz-KM			Plesetsk Site 133/3		VKO
		Gonets-M 5	Gonets Satellite System	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Gonets-M 6	Gonets Satellite System	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Gonets-M 7	Gonets Satellite System	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
14 September 05:00:00	Epsilon		Epsilon-1 [17]	Uchinoura		JAXA
		Hisaki (SPRINT-A)	JAXA	Low Earth	Ultraviolet astronomy	In orbit	Successful [18]
		Maiden flight of the Epsilon rocket.
18 September 08:10:00	Atlas V 531			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
		USA-246 (AEHF-3)	U.S. Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
18 September 14:58:02	Antares 110			MARS LP-0A		Orbital Sciences
		Cygnus 1 S.S. G. David Low	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics / Test flight	23 October 18:16	Successful
		Maiden flight of Cygnus; COTS demonstration flight; final flight of Antares 110.
23 September 03:07:11	Long March 4C			Taiyuan LC-9		SAST
		Fengyun 3C	CMA	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
25 September 04:37 [19]	Kuaizhou			Jiuquan LS-95A		CASIC
		Kuaizhou-1	CAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Optical imaging	1 September 2015 [21]	Successful
		Maiden flight of Kuaizhou.
25 September 20:58:50	Soyuz-FG			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roscosmos
		Soyuz TMA-10M	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 37/38	11 March 2014 03:24	Successful
		Crewed flight
29 September 16:00:00	Falcon 9 v1.1			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		CASSIOPE	MDA Corporation	Low Earth	Communications/science [22]	In orbit	Operational
		CUSat [23]	Cornell	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		DANDE [23]	CU-Boulder	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ POPACS-1 [23]	Drexel	Low Earth	Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ POPACS-2 [23]	Drexel	Low Earth	Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ POPACS-3 [23]	Drexel	Low Earth	Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational
		Maiden flight of Falcon 9 v1.1.
29 September 21:38:10	Proton-M / Briz-M			Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
		Astra 2E	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
25 October 03:50:03	Long March 4B			Jiuquan SLS-2		SAST
		Shijian 16-01	CNSA	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
25 October 18:08:54	Proton-M / Briz-M			Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
		Sirius FM-6	Sirius Satellite Radio	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
29 October 02:50:04	Long March 2C			Taiyuan LC-9		CALT
		Yaogan 18	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	7 April 2021 00:35 [24]	Successful
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
5 November 09:08 [25]	PSLV-XL			Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
		Mars Orbiter Mission	ISRO	Areocentric	Mars orbiter	In orbit	Successful
		India's first interplanetary mission. Last contact with orbiter in April 2022.
7 November 04:14:15	Soyuz-FG			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roscosmos
		Soyuz TMA-11M	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 38/39	14 May 2014 01:58	Successful
		Crewed flight
11 November 23:46:00	Proton-M / Briz-M			Baikonur Site 81/24		RVSN RF
		Raduga-1M 3	VKO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
18 November 18:28:00	Atlas V 401			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
		MAVEN	NASA	Areocentric	Martian atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational
		NASA space probe to study the Martian atmosphere. [26]
20 November 01:15:00 [27]	Minotaur I			MARS LP-0B		Orbital Sciences
		ORS-3	ORS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	25 December 2015 [29]	Successful
		STPSat 3	USAF STP	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	11 March 2023 [31]	Successful
		⚀ ORSES	ORS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	3 January 2016 [33]	Successful
		⚀ ORS Tech 1	ORS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	23 March 2015 [35]	Successful
		⚀ ORS Tech 2	ORS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	3 April 2015 [37]	Successful
		⚀ Prometheus 1A	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	12 December 2015 [39]	Successful
		⚀ Prometheus 1B	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	10 December 2015 [41]	Successful
		⚀ Prometheus 2A	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	8 December 2015 [43]	Successful
		⚀ Prometheus 2B	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	13 December 2015 [45]	Successful
		⚀ Prometheus 3A	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	29 November 2015 [47]	Successful
		⚀ Prometheus 3B	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	10 December 2015 [49]	Successful
		⚀ Prometheus 4A	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	5 December 2015 [51]	Successful
		⚀ Prometheus 4B	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	1 December 2015 [53]	Successful
		⚀ SENSE-1	USAF SMC	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	21 March 2015 [55]	Successful
		⚀ SENSE-2	USAF SMC	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	28 October 2019 [57]	Successful
		⚀ Firefly	NASA / NRO	Low Earth	Atmospheric science	1 November 2017 [59]	Successful
		⚀ Horus (STARE-B)	LLNL	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	26 April 2018 [61]	Successful
		⚀ Black Knight	West Point	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	16 July 2015 [63]	Successful
		⚀ NPS-SCAT	NPS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	28 October 2015 [65]	Successful
		⚀ DragonSat-1	Drexel	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	31 August 2016 [67]	Successful
		⚀ COPPER	St. Louis	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	4 February 2016 [69]	Successful
		⚀ ChargerSat-1	UAH	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	19 March 2016 [71]	Successful
		⚀ TJ3Sat	TJHSST	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	17 September 2015 [73]	Successful
		⚀ Trailblazer 1	UNM	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	22 May 2016 [75]	Successful
		⚀ Vermont Lunar CubeSat	Vermont	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	21 November 2015 [77]	Successful
		⚀ SwampSat	UFL	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	13 December 2015 [79]	Successful
		⚀ CAPE-2	ULL	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	23 October 2014 [81]	Successful
		⚀ Ho'oponopono 2	UH	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	26 August 2021 [83]	Successful
		⚀ KySat-2	Kentucky/Morehead	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	12 February 2015 [85]	Successful
		⚀ PhoneSat-2.4	NASA Ames	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	31 January 2017 [87]	Successful
		Largest number of satellites launched on a single rocket (31). ORS-3 will remain attached to upper stage.
20 November 03:31:04	Long March 4C			Taiyuan LC-9		SAST
		Yaogan 19	CNSA	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
21 November 07:10:16 [88]	Dnepr			Dombarovsky Site 370/13		ISC Kosmotras
		DubaiSat-2	EIAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		STSAT-3	KARI	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		SkySat-1	Skybox Imaging	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ WNISAT-1	Weather News Inc.	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Lem (BRITE-PL)	PAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Photometric astrometry	In orbit	Operational
		AprizeSat-7	AprizeSat	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		AprizeSat-8	AprizeSat	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		UniSat-5	La Sapienza	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Delfi-n3Xt	TU-Delft	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Dove 3	Planet Labs	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Dove 4	Planet Labs	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Triton 1	ISIS-BV	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ KHUSat-1 (CINEMA-2)	KHU	Low Earth (SSO)	Space weather	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ KHUSat-2 (CINEMA-3)	KHU	Low Earth (SSO)	Space weather	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ CubeBug-2	INVAP	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ GOMX-1	GOMSpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ NEE-02 Krysaor	EXA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ FUNCube-1	AMSAT-UK/NL	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ HiNCube	Narvik	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ZACUBE-1	CPUT	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ICube-1	PIST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ HumSat-D	Vigo	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PUCPSat-1	PUCP	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Pocket-PUCP	PUCP	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ UWE-3	Würzburg	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		▫  BeakerSat-1	Morehead	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	13 February 2019 [90]	Successful
		▫  QubeScout-1	UMBC	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		▫  WREN	STADOKO UG	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		▫  $50SAT	Morehead	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	19 May 2018 [92]	Successful
		⚀ First-MOVE	TU-Munich	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Velox-P2	NTU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ OPTOS	INTA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		BPA-3	Hartron-Arkos	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Largest number of satellites launched on a single rocket (32).
22 November 12:02:29	Rokot / Briz-KM			Plesetsk Site 133/3		Eurockot
		Swarm A	ESA	Low Earth	Magnetospheric	In orbit	Operational
		Swarm B	ESA	Low Earth	Magnetospheric	In orbit	Operational
		Swarm C	ESA	Low Earth	Magnetospheric	In orbit	Operational
25 November 02:12:04	Long March 2D			Jiuquan SLS-2		SAST
		Shiyan 5	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
25 November 20:53:06	Soyuz-U			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Progress M-21M / 53P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	9 June 2014	Successful
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
1 December 17:30:00 [93]	Long March 3B			Xichang LC-2		CALT
		Chang'e 3	CNSA	Selenocentric	Lunar lander	14 December 13:12	Operational
		Yutu	CNSA	Selenocentric	Lunar rover		Operational
		China's first lunar rover, and the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon since the Soviet Luna 24 mission in 1976. [94]
3 December 22:41:00	Falcon 9 v1.1			Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		SES-8	SES World Skies	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First launch of Falcon 9 v1.1 from CCAFS; first SpaceX launch targeting GEO.
6 December 07:14:30	Atlas V 501			Vandenberg SLC-3E		United Launch Alliance
		USA-247 (Topaz)	NRO	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ AeroCube-5A	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	19 April 2023 [96]	Successful
		⚀ AeroCube-5B	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	23 November 2022 [98]	Successful
		⚀ ALICE	AFIT	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ CUNYSAT 1	CUNY	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ FIREBIRD A	Montana State	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ FIREBIRD B	Montana State	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ IPEX	NASA JPL	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ M-Cubed 2	Michigan	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SMDC-ONE 2.3	U.S. Army	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SMDC-ONE 2.4	U.S. Army	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SNaP	U.S. Army	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ TacSat-6	ORS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		NROL-39 mission.
8 December 12:12:00	Proton-M / Briz-M			Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
		Inmarsat 5-F1	Inmarsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
9 December 03:26	Long March 4B			Taiyuan LC-9		SAST
		CBERS-3	CASC/INPE	Intended: Low Earth (SSO)	Remote sensing	9 December	Launch failure
		Third stage shutdown 11 seconds too early.
19 December 09:12:19	Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT			Kourou ELS		Arianespace
		Gaia	ESA	Sun–Earth L2	Astrometric observatory	In orbit	Operational
20 December 16:42:04	Long March 3B/E			Xichang LC-2		CALT
		Túpac Katari 1	Agencia Boliviana Espacial	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 December 00:31:55	Rokot / Briz-KM			Plesetsk Site 133/3		VKO
		Kosmos 2488 (Strela-3M 7)	VKO	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Kosmos 2489 (Strela-3M 8)	VKO	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Kosmos 2490 (Strela-3M 9)	VKO	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Kosmos 2491	VKO	Low Earth	Technology demonstration/Satellite inspection (?)	In orbit	Destroyed
		Kosmos 2491 broke up in orbit on 23 December 2019. [99] [100]
26 December 10:49:56	Proton-M / Briz-M			Baikonur Site 81/24		Khrunichev
		Ekspress AM5	RSCC	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
28 December 12:30:00	Soyuz-2-1v / Volga			Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
		Aist 1	SSAU	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Kosmos 2492 (SKRL-756-1)	RVSN RF	Low Earth	Radar calibration	In orbit	Operational
		Kosmos 2493 (SKRL-756-2)	RVSN RF	Low Earth	Radar calibration	In orbit	Operational
		Maiden flight of Soyuz-2-1v.

← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
26 January 22:00	Ground Based Interceptor			Vandenberg LF-23		Missile Defense Agency
		EKV	MDA	Suborbital	Anti-ballistic missile test	26 January	Successful
		Non-intercept flight test.
27 January ~12:10	B-611			Shuangchengzi		PLA
			PLA	Suborbital	ABM target	11 January	Successful
		Target
27 January ~12:10	SC-19			Korla		PLA
			PLA	Suborbital	ABM test	11 January	Successful
		Interceptor, successful intercept
28 January	Kavoshgar			Semnan		ISA
		Pishgam	ISA	Suborbital	Biological	28 January	Successful [101]
		Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey
29 January 22:50	Terrier Improved Orion			Wallops Island		NASA
		Lithium Release Experiments	NASA GSFC	Suborbital	Atmospheric experiments	29 January	Successful
		Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)
7 February 08:21	Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka			Poker Flat		NASA
		VISIONS	NASA GSFC	Suborbital	Auroral research	7 February	Successful
13 February 09:10	MRBTM		FTM-20	Kauai		MDA
			MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	13 February	Successful
		SM-3 Block 1A target
13 February 09:15	RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1A		FTM-20	USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	13 February	Successful
		MRBTM interceptor, successful intercept
15 February 16:34	Terrier Improved Orion			White Sands		NASA
		Technology Experiments	NASA GSFC/WFF	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	15 February	Successful
		Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi) ?
25 February 05:52:31	Arrow III			Negev		IAI
			IAI/IDF	Suborbital	ABM Test	25 February	Successful
		Test flight of the Arrow-III
11 March 06:10	Terrier-Lynx			Wallops Island		DoD
		Shark	DoD	Suborbital	Radar target	11 March	Successful
		Apogee: ~300 kilometres (190 mi)
4 April 21:55	Tianying 3E			Hainan		CNSA
		Kunpeng-1	CSSAR	Suborbital	Environment monitoring	4 April	Successful
		Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi)
7 April 04:55	Agni-II			ITR IC-4		Indian Army
			Indian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	7 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
10 April	Shaheen-IA			Sonmiani		ASFC
			ASFC	Suborbital	Test flight	10 April	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 April 04:25	VSB-30			Esrange		EuroLaunch
		TEXUS-50	DLR/ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity	12 April	Successful
		Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi)
21 April 08:00	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA
		SLICE	CU Boulder	Suborbital	Astronomy	21 April	Successful
		Apogee: 318 kilometres (198 mi)?
23 April 17:30	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA
		EUNIS	NASA GSFC	Suborbital	Solar research	23 April	Successful
		Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)?
1 May 07:38	Terrier Improved Orion			Roi-Namur		NASA
		MOSC	NASA/Air Force Research Lab	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	1 May	Successful
		Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi)
5 May 08:30	M51			Le Vigilant, Audierne Bay		DGA/Marine nationale
			DGA/Marine nationale	Suborbital	Test flight	5 May	Launch failure
7 May 07:39:00	Terrier-Oriole			Roi-Namur		NASA
		EVEX	University of Illinois	Suborbital	Atmospheric	7 May	Successful
		Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ?
7 May 07:40:30	Terrier-Improved Malemute			Roi-Namur		NASA
		EVEX	University of Illinois	Suborbital	Atmospheric	7 May	Successful
		Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ?
9 May 07:23	Terrier Improved Orion			Roi-Namur		NASA
		MOSC	NASA/Air Force Research Lab	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	9 May	Successful
		Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi)
11 May 05:00	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA
		FORTIS	JHU	Suborbital	Astronomy	11 May	Successful
		Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)?
13 May 12:58				Xichang
		Kunpeng-7 / Dong Neng-2	CNSA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric / ASAT	13 May	Successful
		Apogee: 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi)
16 May 03:25	ARAV-C		FTM-19	Kauai		MDA
			MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	16 May	Successful
		SM-3 Block 1B target
16 May 03:30	RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B		FTM-19	USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	16 May	Successful
		ARAV-C interceptor, successful intercept
22 May 13:27	LGM-30G Minuteman III			Vandenberg LF-04		U.S. Air Force
			U.S. Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	22 May	Successful
		GT207GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
5 June	Sounding Rocket VIII			Jiu Peng Air Base		NSPO
			NSPO	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	5 June	Successful
		Apogee: ~280 kilometres (170 mi)
6 June 03:05	Black Brant XII			Wallops Island		NASA
		CIBER	Caltech	Suborbital	Astronomy	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 577 kilometres (359 mi)
6 June 17:45	RS-26 Rubezh			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
20 June 09:30	Terrier-Improved Orion			Wallops Island		NASA
		RockOn	CU Boulder	Suborbital	Student experiments	20 June	Successful
		Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi)
21 June 13:57	SpaceLoft XL			Spaceport America		UP Aerospace
		FOP-1	NASA	Suborbital	Student experiments	21 June	Successful
		Mission SL-7, Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi), successfully recovered
27 June 23:52	VS-30			Andøya		DLR
		WADIS-1	DLR	Suborbital	Atmospheric	27 June	Successful
		Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi), 12 Super Loki meteorological rockets were also launched
4 July 14:31:00	Black Brant VB			Wallops LA-2		NASA
		Daytime Dynamo	NASA GSFC	Suborbital	Geospace	4 July	Successful
		Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
4 July 14:31:15	Terrier Improved Orion			Wallops LA-2		NASA
		Daytime Dynamo	NASA GSFC	Suborbital	Geospace	4 July	Successful
		Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
5 July 18:29	UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2)		FTG-07	Meck		MDA
			MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	5 July	Successful
5 July 18:35	Ground Based Interceptor		FTG-07	Vandenberg LF-23		MDA
			MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	5 July	Spacecraft failure
		UMG-96 Trident I interceptor, intercept failed, EKV likely failed to separate from booster
12 July	Jericho III			Palmachim		Israeli Air Force
			Israeli Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 July	Successful
15 July 05:53	VS-30			Esrange		EuroLaunch
		MAPHEUS-4	DLR	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	15 July	Successful
		Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
20 July 14:00:00	S-310			Uchinoura		JAXA
			JAXA/KU/HU/KUT/TU/TPU/ TU/UT/NU/CU/GSFC	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	20 July	Successful
		Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
20 July 14:57:00	S-520			Uchinoura		JAXA
			JAXA/KU/HU/KUT/TU/TPU/ TU/UT/NU/CU/GSFC	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	20 July	Successful
		Apogee: 316 kilometres (196 mi)
8 August 18:10	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA
		VERIS	NRL	Suborbital	Solar research	8 August	Successful
		Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)?
12 August 03:45	Prithvi II			Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3		DRDO
			DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	12 August	Successful
		Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 August 10:00	Terrier-Improved Malemute			Wallops Island		NASA
		RockSat-X	NASA	Suborbital	Student experiments	13 August	Successful
		Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)?
3 September 06:16	Silver Sparrow			F-15 Eagle, Israel		IAF
			Israeli Air Force	Suborbital	ABM target	3 September	Successful
		Arrow-3 tracking target, Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 September 05:20	RSM-56 Bulava			K-550 Aleksandr Nevskiy, White Sea		VMF
			VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	6 September	Launch failure
		Second stage failure
10 September	UGM-133 Trident II D5			USS Tennessee, ETR		U.S. Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	10 September	Successful
		Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
10 September	UGM-133 Trident II D5			USS Tennessee, ETR		U.S. Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	10 September	Successful
		Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
10 September	eMRBM			C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean		MDA
			MDA/IMDO	Suborbital	ABM target	10 September	Successful
		Target for THAAD, successful intercept
10 September	MRBM			Wake Island		MDA
			MDA/IMDO	Suborbital	ABM target	10 September	Successful
		Target for SM-3, successful intercept
10 September	SM-3 Block 1A		FTO-01	USS Decatur (DDG-73), Pacific Ocean		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	10 September	Successful
		Intercepted target missile
10 September	THAAD		FTO-01	Meck Island		US Army
			US Army/MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	10 September	Successful
		Intercepted target missile
10 September	THAAD		FTO-01	Meck Island		US Army
			US Army/MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	10 September	Successful
		Back-up interceptor for SM-3
12 September	UGM-133 Trident II D5			USS Tennessee, ETR		U.S. Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	12 September	Successful
		Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
12 September	UGM-133 Trident II D5			USS Tennessee, ETR		U.S. Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	12 September	Successful
		Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
15 September 09:20	Agni-V			Integrated Test Range		DRDO
			DRDO	Suborbital	Test flight	15 September	Successful
		Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), second flight of Agni-V
18 September 11:15	VS-30/Improved Orion			Andøya		DLR
		Scramspace	University of Queensland	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	18 September	Launch failure
		Hypersonic research experiment, first stage failure of launch vehicle
19 September 00:30	ARAV-C++		FTM-21	Kauai		MDA
			MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	19 September	Successful
		SM-3 Block 1B target
19 September 00:32 ?	RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B		FTM-21	USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	19 September	Successful
		ARAV-C++ interceptor, successful intercept
19 September 00:32 ?	RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B		FTM-21	USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	19 September	Successful
		ARAV-C++ back-up interceptor
22 September 10:01	LGM-30G Minuteman III			Vandenberg LF-10		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	22 September	Successful
		GT209GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
26 September 10:33	LGM-30G Minuteman III			Vandenberg LF-09		US Air Force
			U.S. Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	26 September	Successful
		GT208GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
4 October 05:33	ARAV-ER		FTM-22	Kauai		MDA
			MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	4 October	Successful
		SM-3 Block 1B target
4 October 05:37 ?	RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B		FTM-22	USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	4 October	Successful
		ARAV-ER interceptor, successful intercept
7 October 03:45	Prithvi II			Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3		DRDO
			DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	7 October	Successful
		Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
8 October 06:50	Prithvi II			Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3		DRDO
			DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	8 October	Successful
		Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
10 October 13:39	RS-12M Topol			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	10 October	Successful
		Test of a new experimental reentry vehicle
21 October 10:00 [102]	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA
		EVE	CU Boulder	Suborbital	SDO calibration	21 October	Successful
		Apogee: 273 kilometres (170 mi)
30 October	RT-2PM Topol			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
30 October	R-36M2 Voyevoda			Dombarovsky		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
30 October	R-29RMU Sineva			K-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea		VMF
			VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
30 October	R-29R Volna			K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk		VMF
			VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
3 November 09:25	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA
		X-ray Quantum Calorimeter	UW-Madison	Suborbital	X-ray astronomy	3 November	Successful
		Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi)
8 November	Agni-I			Integrated Test Range		IDRDL
			IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	8 November	Successful
		Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)?
12 November 16:15	SpaceLoft XL			Spaceport America		UP Aerospace
		FOP-2	NASA	Suborbital	Six technology experiments	12 November	Successful
		Mission SL-8, Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi), successfully recovered
20 November 11:40	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA
		FORTIS	JHU	Suborbital	UV astronomy	20 November	Successful
		Studied spectra of comet ISON, apogee: 277 kilometres (172 mi)
27 November 03:50 [103]	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA
		VeSpR	Boston University	Suborbital	UV astronomy	27 November	Successful
		Venus Spectral Rocket Experiment, apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)
3 December	Prithvi II			Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3		DRDO
			DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	3 December	Successful
		Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
14 December	Shahab-1			Semnan		ISA
		Kavoshgar Pazhuhesh	ISA	Suborbital	Biological	14 December	Successful
		Apogee: 120 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey
17 December 12:36	LGM-30G Minuteman III			Vandenberg LF-04		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	17 December	Successful
		GT210GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
23 December 11:28	Agni-III			ITR IC-4		Indian Army
			Indian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	23 December	Successful
		Apogee: 350 kilometres (220 mi)
24 December 07:00	RS-24 Yars			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 December	Successful
27 December 17:30	RS-12M Topol			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	27 December	Successful

Deep space rendezvous

Date (UTC)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
16 February	Cassini	90th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,978 kilometres (1,229 mi).
9 March	Cassini	4th flyby of Rhea	Closest approach: 997 kilometres (620 mi). Last Cassini flyby of Rhea.
5 April	Cassini	91st flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
12 April	Cassini	Flyby of Polydeuces	Closest approach: 115,000 kilometres (71,000 mi).
23 May	Cassini	92nd flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 970 kilometres (600 mi).
10 July	Cassini	93rd flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 964 kilometres (599 mi).
26 July	Cassini	94th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
12 September	Cassini	95th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
6 October	LADEE	Injection into Selenocentric orbit	Preliminary orbit was 269 kilometres (167 mi) x 15,772 kilometres (9,800 mi), inclined 157 deg to the equator.
9 October	Juno	Flyby of Earth	Gravity assist, closest approach: 552 kilometres (343 mi).
13 October	Cassini	96th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 961 kilometres (597 mi).
30 November	Cassini	97th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 870 kilometres (540 mi).
6 December	Chang'e 3	Injection into Selenocentric orbit	Preliminary orbit was 100 kilometres (62 mi), reduced to 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) on 10 December.
14 December	Chang'e 3	Landing at Mare Imbrium	First Chinese lunar soft lander and rover, coordinates 44°07′17″N19°30′42″W / 44.1214°N 19.5116°W / 44.1214; -19.5116 .
28 December	Mars Express	Flyby of Phobos	Closest approach: 45 kilometres (28 mi).

Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVAs)

Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Remarks
19 April 14:03	6 hours 38 minutes	20:41	Expedition 35/36 ISS Pirs	Pavel Vinogradov Roman Romanenko	Installed the Obstanovka plasma waves and ionosphere experiment to the exterior of the Zvezda service module. Also replaced a faulty retro-reflector device used as navigational aids for the Automatic Transfer Vehicle and retrieved the Biorisk microbe exposure experiment. An attempt to retrieve the Vinoslivost materials sample experiment failed when it was accidentally dropped while being taken back to the Pirs module airlock. [104] [105]
11 May 12:44	5 hours 30 minutes	18:14	Expedition 35/36 ISS Quest	Christopher Cassidy Thomas Marshburn	Replaced the 2B Pump Flow Control Subassembly (PFCS) on the Port 6 truss in attempting to locate the source of an ammonia coolant leak on the Port 6 truss Photo Voltaic Thermal Control System (PVTCS). [106] [107]
24 June 13:32	6 hours 34 minutes	20:06	Expedition 36/37 ISS Pirs	Fyodor Yurchikhin Aleksandr Misurkin	Replaced a fluid flow regulator on the Zarya module, testing of the Kurs docking system on the station ahead of the arrival of a new Russian module, installing the "Indicator" experiment, installing gap spanners on to the outside of the station and photographing the multilayer insulation (MLI) protecting the Russian segment from micrometeoroids and taking samples from the exterior surface of the pressure hull underneath the MLI to identify signs of pressure hull material microscopic deterioration. [108] [109]
9 July 12:02	6 hours 7 minutes	18:09	Expedition 36/37 ISS Quest	Christopher Cassidy Luca Parmitano	Replaced a failed Space-to-Ground Transmitter Receiver Controller and the Mobile Base Camera Light Pan-Tilt Assembly, retrieved the MISSE-8 and ORMatE-III experiments, photographed the AMS-02, moved two Radiator Grapple Bars to either sides of the truss, routed power cables to support the addition of the new Russian MLM and installed a multi-layer insulation cover to protect the docking interface of PMA-2. [110] [111]
16 July 11:57	1 hours 32 minutes	13:29	Expedition 36/37 ISS Quest	Christopher Cassidy Luca Parmitano	Installed a Y-bypass jumper on power lines on the Z1 truss, routing 1553 data cables for a grapple fixture and Ethernet cables for a future Russian station module. The spacewalk was then cut short after Parmitano reported excess water leaking inside his helmet. [112] [113] [114]
16 August 14:36	7 hours 29 minutes	22:05	Expedition 36/37 ISS Pirs	Fyodor Yurchikhin Aleksandr Misurkin	Routed power and Ethernet cables for later attachment to the future Nauka module. Also installed connectors between modules and a material science experiment. [115] [116]
22 August 11:34	5 hours 58 minutes	17:32	Expedition 36/37 ISS Pirs	Fyodor Yurchikhin Aleksandr Misurkin	Removed a laser communication and installed an EVA work station and camera pointing platform outside the Zvezda service module, inspection and tightening of various antenna covers on Zvezda, and installed new spacewalk aids. [117] [118]
9 November 14:34	5 hours 50 minutes	20:24	Expedition 37/38 ISS Pirs	Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky	Took the Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games to the outside of ISS. They also continued work on an extravehicular activity workstation and biaxial pointing platform by removing launch brackets and bolts, as well as retrieving an experimental package. The planned installation of a foot restraint on the mounting seat of the workstation was deferred to a future spacewalk after the spacewalkers noticed some issues with its alignment. [119] [120]
21 December 12:01	5 hours 28 minutes	17:29	Expedition 38/39 ISS Quest	Richard Mastracchio Michael S. Hopkins	Removed ammonia fluid lines from Active Thermal Control System pump module; removed pump module from starboard truss and stowed it on Payload Orbital Replacement Unit Accommodation. [121]
24 December 11:53	7 hours 30 minutes	19:23	Expedition 38/39 ISS Quest	Richard Mastracchio Michael S. Hopkins	Retrieved spare ammonia pump module, installed it on starboard truss, and connected it to Loop A of Active Thermal Control System. [122] [123]
27 December 13:00	8 hours 7 minutes	21:07	Expedition 38/39 ISS Pirs	Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky	Attempted installation of 2 HD cameras for commercial Earth observation on the outside of the Zvezda module, cancelled after one of the cameras failed to provide data to the ground during testing. Also installed and jettisoned experimental equipment outside the Russian segment. Longest Russian EVA in history. [124] [125]

Orbital launch statistics

By country

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. For example, Soyuz launches by Arianespace in Kourou are counted under Russia because Soyuz-2 is a Russian rocket.

Country		Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
	China	15	14	1	0
	Europe	5	5	0	0
	India	3	3	0	0
	Japan	3	3	0	0
	South Korea	1	1	0	0	With Russian assistance
	Russia	31	28	2	1	Includes two European Soyuz launches from Kourou, French Guiana by Arianespace
	Ukraine	4	4	0	0
	United States	19	19	0	0
World		81	77	3	1

By rocket

5

10

15

20

Antares

Ariane

Atlas

Delta

Falcon

H-II

Long March

Minotaur

PSLV

R-7

R-36

UR

Zenit

Others

•   Antares 100
•   Ariane 5
•   Atlas V
•   Delta II
•   Delta IV
•   Delta IV Heavy
•   Falcon 9
•   H-IIA
•   H-IIB
•   Long March 2
•   Long March 3
•   Long March 4
•   Minotaur I
•   Minotaur V
•   PSLV
•   Soyuz-U
•   Soyuz-FG
•   Soyuz-2 (Russia)
•   Soyuz ST (Europe)
•   Dnepr
•   Proton-M
•   Rokot
•   Strela
•   Zenit-3SL/SLB
•   Others

By family

Family	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Angara	Russia	1	1	0	0
Antares	United States	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight
Ariane	Europe	4	4	0	0
Atlas	United States	8	8	0	0
Delta	United States	3	3	0	0
Epsilon	Japan	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Falcon	United States	3	3	0	0
H-II	Japan	2	2	0	0
Kuaizhou	China	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March	China	14	13	1	0
Minotaur	United States	2	2	0	0
Pegasus	United States	1	1	0	0
PSLV	India	3	3	0	0
R-7	Russia	16	16	0	0
R-36	Ukraine	2	2	0	0
Universal Rocket	Russia	15	13	1	1
Vega	Europe	1	1	0	0
Zenit	Ukraine	2	1	1	0

By type

Rocket	Country	Family	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Antares 100	United States	Antares	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight
Ariane 5	Europe	Ariane	4	4	0	0
Atlas V	United States	Atlas	8	8	0	0
Delta IV	United States	Delta	3	3	0	0
Dnepr	Ukraine	R-36	2	2	0	0
Epsilon	Japan	Epsilon	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Falcon 9	United States	Falcon	3	3	0	0
H-IIA	Japan	H-II	1	1	0	0
H-IIB	Japan	H-II	1	1	0	0
Kuaizhou 1	China	Kuaizhou	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March 2	China	Long March	5	5	0	0
Long March 3	China	Long March	3	3	0	0
Long March 4	China	Long March	6	5	1	0
Minotaur I	United States	Minotaur	1	1	0	0
Minotaur V	United States	Minotaur	1	1	0	0
Naro	Russia /   South Korea	Angara	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Pegasus	United States	Pegasus	1	1	0	0
PSLV	India	PSLV	3	3	0	0
Proton	Russia	Universal Rocket	10	9	1	0
Soyuz	Russia	R-7	8	8	0	0
Soyuz-2	Russia	R-7	8	8	0	0
UR-100	Russia	Universal Rocket	5	4	0	1
Vega	Europe	Vega	1	1	0	0
Zenit	Ukraine	Zenit	2	1	1	0

By configuration

Rocket	Country	Type	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Antares 110	United States	Antares	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight
Ariane 5 ECA	Europe	Ariane 5	3	3	0	0
Ariane 5 ES	Europe	Ariane 5	1	1	0	0
Atlas V 401	United States	Atlas V	5	5	0	0
Atlas V 501	United States	Atlas V	1	1	0	0
Atlas V 531	United States	Atlas V	1	1	0	0
Atlas V 551	United States	Atlas V	1	1	0	0
Delta IV Medium+ (5,4)	United States	Delta IV	2	2	0	0
Delta IV Heavy	United States	Delta IV	1	1	0	0
Dnepr	Ukraine	Dnepr	2	2	0	0
Epsilon	Japan	Epsilon	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Falcon 9 v1.0	United States	Falcon 9	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Falcon 9 v1.1	United States	Falcon 9	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight
H-IIA 202	Japan	H-IIA	1	1	0	0
H-IIB	Japan	H-IIB	1	1	0	0
Kuaizhou 1	China	Kuaizhou 1	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March 2C	China	Long March 2	2	2	0	0
Long March 2D	China	Long March 2	2	2	0	0
Long March 2F	China	Long March 2	1	1	0	0
Long March 3B/E	China	Long March 3	3	3	0	0
Long March 4B	China	Long March 4	2	1	1	0
Long March 4C	China	Long March 4	4	4	0	0
Minotaur I	United States	Minotaur I	1	1	0	0
Minotaur V	United States	Minotaur V	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Naro-1	Russia /   South Korea	Naro	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Pegasus-XL	United States	Pegasus	1	1	0	0
PSLV-CA	India	PSLV	1	1	0	0
PSLV-XL	India	PSLV	2	2	0	0
Proton-M / Briz-M	Russia	Proton	9	9	0	0
Proton-M / Blok DM-03	Russia	Proton	1	0	1	0
Rokot / Briz-KM	Russia	UR-100	4	3	0	1
Soyuz-2.1a	Russia	Soyuz-2	1	1	0	0
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M	Russia	Soyuz-2	1	1	0	0
Soyuz-2.1b	Russia	Soyuz-2	2	2	0	0
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M	Russia	Soyuz-2	1	1	0	0
Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT	Russia	Soyuz-2	2	2	0	0
Soyuz-2-1v / Volga	Russia	Soyuz-2	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Soyuz-FG	Russia	Soyuz	4	4	0	0
Soyuz-U	Russia	Soyuz	4	4	0	0
Strela	Russia	UR-100	1	1	0	0
Vega	Europe	Vega	1	1	0	0
Zenit-3SL	Ukraine	Zenit	1	0	1	0
Zenit-3SLB	Ukraine	Zenit	1	1	0	0

By spaceport

5

10

15

20

25

30

China

France

India

International waters

Japan

Kazakhstan

South Korea

Russia

United States

•   Jiuquan
•   Taiyuan
•   Xichang
•   Kourou
•   Satish Dhawan
•   Ocean Odyssey
•   Tanegashima
•   Uchinoura
•   Baikonur
•   Naro
•   Dombarovsky
•   Plesetsk
•   Cape Canaveral
•   Kennedy
•   MARS
•   Vandenberg

Site	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Baikonur	Kazakhstan	23	22	1	0
Cape Canaveral	United States	10	10	0	0
Dombarovsky	Russia	2	2	0	0
Kourou	France	7	7	0	0
Jiuquan	China	7	7	0	0
MARS	United States	4	4	0	0
Naro	South Korea	1	1	0	0
Ocean Odyssey	International waters	1	0	1	0
Plesetsk	Russia	7	6	0	1
Satish Dhawan	India	3	3	0	0
Tanegashima	Japan	2	2	0	0
Taiyuan	China	5	4	1	0
Uchinoura	Japan	1	1	0	0
Vandenberg	United States	5	5	0	0	Includes Pegasus-XL launch whose carrier aircraft took off from Vandenberg
Xichang	China	3	3	0	0
Total		81	77	3	1

By orbit

10

20

30

40

50

Transatmospheric

Low Earth

Medium Earth

Geosynchronous / transfer

High Earth

Heliocentric

•   Transatmospheric
•   Low Earth
•   Low Earth (ISS)
•   Low Earth (SSO)
•   Low Earth (retrograde)
•   Medium Earth
•   Geosychronous
  (transfer)
•   Inclined GSO
•   High Earth
•   Heliocentric

Orbital regime	Launches	Successes	Failures	Accidentally achieved	Remarks
Transatmospheric	0	0	0	0
Low Earth	48	47	1	0	12 to ISS, 1 to Tiangong-1
Medium Earth / Molniya	4	3	1	0
Geosynchronous / GTO	24	23	1	0
High Earth / Lunar transfer	3	3	0	0	MOM was initially placed in a highly elliptical Earth orbit and performed Trans-Mars injection under its own power
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer	2	2	0	0
Total	81	78	3	0

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