2012 in spaceflight

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The year 2012 saw a number of significant events in spaceflight. In May and October, the first Commercial Orbital Transportation Services resupply missions took place, during which the SpaceX Dragon became the first private spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station (ISS). In June, China launched the crewed Shenzhou 9 orbital mission, and North Korea achieved its first successful orbital launch in December. 2012 also saw China's first successful asteroid exploration mission, and the landing of NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars. The Vega and Unha-3 rockets made their maiden flights in 2012, while the Proton-K made its last.

A total of 77 orbital launches were attempted in 2012, of which 72 were successful, three were partially successful and two were failures. Five crewed orbital missions were conducted over the course of the year, all successfully, carrying a total of 15 individuals into orbit. The year also saw five EVAs by ISS astronauts. The majority of the year's orbital launches were conducted by Russia, China and the United States, with 29, 19 and 13 launches respectively. A total of 139 payloads were launched during the year, including communication and navigation satellites, logistics spacecraft and scientific probes. Additionally, a large number of suborbital sounding rockets and ballistic missiles were launched by scientific and military organisations.

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Overview of orbital spaceflight

A total of 77 orbital launches were attempted in 2012, with 72 being reported as successful, and a total of 139 payloads launched.[1] The three most prolific spacefaring nations were Russia, with 29 launches and 27 successes; China, with 19 launches, all of which succeeded; and the United States, with 13 launches, of which 12 succeeded and one was a partial failure.[1] European nations conducted eight orbital launches, all successfully, while India and Japan conducted two each, also successfully. Iran and North Korea both achieved one successful orbital launch during 2012, but Iran also suffered one launch failures, while North Korea suffered one.[2][3]

Crewed spaceflight

Five crewed orbital launches were conducted during 2012, all successfully, carrying a total of 15 astronauts into orbit. Four of these missions were flown using Russian Soyuz spacecraft, while the fifth was a Chinese Shenzhou launch.[4] All of the year's crewed missions rendezvoused with space stations – the four Soyuz missions docked with the International Space Station (ISS), while China's Shenzhou 9 docked with the Tiangong-1 orbital laboratory. Five spacewalks were also undertaken in 2012, all by ISS crewmembers.[5][6][7][8][9]

Robotic exploration

Numerous significant milestones in robotic spaceflight occurred in 2012, including the landing of NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars in August,[10] and the first commercial resupply missions to the ISS in May and October.[11][12] The latter also marked the first fully operational use of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. Elsewhere in the Solar System, NASA's Dawn spacecraft completed its mission to 4 Vesta in September 2012,[13] while China achieved its first asteroid flyby in December.

Orbital launches

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

January

9 January
03:17:09 		Template:Flagicon Long March 4B Template:Flagicon Taiyuan LC-9 Template:Flagicon SAST
Template:Flagicon Ziyuan 3 MLR Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational[14]
Template:Flagicon VesselSat-2 Luxspace Low Earth (SSO) Communications 27 October 2016[15] Successful
13 January
00:56:04 		Template:Flagicon Long March 3A Template:Flagicon Xichang LC-3 Template:Flagicon CALT
Template:Flagicon Fengyun 2-07[16] CMA Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational[17]
20 January
00:38:00 		Template:Flagicon Delta IV-M+ (5,4) Template:Flagicon Cape Canaveral SLC-37B Template:Flagicon United Launch Alliance
Template:Flagicon USA-233 (WGS-4) U.S. Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[18]
25 January
23:06:40 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-U Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 1/5 Template:Flagicon Roscosmos
Template:Flagicon Progress M-14M / 46P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 28 April
13:46		 Successful[19]
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February

3 February
00:04 		Template:Flagicon Safir-1B ERS.2002 Template:Flagicon Semnan LP-1 Template:Flagicon ISA
Template:Flagicon Navid ISA Low Earth Earth observation 1 April[20] Successful[21]
13 February
10:00:00 		Template:Flagicon Vega Template:Flagicon Kourou ELV Template:Flagicon Arianespace
Template:Flagicon LARES ASI Low Earth Geodesy In orbit Operational[22]
Template:Flagicon ALMASat-1[23] Università di Bologna Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational[22]
⚀ Template:Flagicon Xatcobeo[24] Vigo/INTA Low Earth Technology demonstration 31 August 2014 Successful[22]
⚀ Template:Flagicon UniCubeSat-GG[24] Rome Low Earth Atmospheric science 16 February 2015[25] Successful
⚀ Template:Flagicon Robusta[24] Montpellier Low Earth Technology demonstration 28 January 2015[26] Partial spacecraft failure
⚀ Template:Flagicon e-st@r[24] Torino Low Earth Technology demonstration 16 January 2015[27] Partial spacecraft failure
⚀ Template:Flagicon Goliat[24] Bucharest Low Earth Technology demonstration 31 December 2014 Partial spacecraft failure[22]
⚀ Template:Flagicon PW-Sat[24] Warsaw Low Earth Technology demonstration 28 October 2014 Successful[22]
⚀ Template:Flagicon MaSat-1 BME Low Earth Technology demonstration 9 January 2015[28] Successful
Maiden flight of Vega rocket; all payloads CubeSats except LARES and ALMASat-1. First Hungarian, Romanian and Polish satellites.
14 February
19:36:37 		Template:Flagicon Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 200/39 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon International Launch Services
Template:Flagicon SES-4 SES World Skies Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[29]
24 February
16:12:04 		Template:Flagicon Long March 3C Template:Flagicon Xichang LC-2 Template:Flagicon CALT
Template:Flagicon Compass-G5 CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational[30]
24 February
22:15:00 		Template:Flagicon Atlas V 551 Template:Flagicon Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Template:Flagicon United Launch Alliance
Template:Flagicon MUOS-1 U.S. Navy Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[31]
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March

23 March
04:34:05 		Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ES Template:Flagicon Kourou ELA-3 Template:Flagicon Arianespace
File:European Space Agency logo.svg Edoardo Amaldi ATV ESA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 3 October
01:23		 Successful[32]
25 March
12:10:32 		Template:Flagicon Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 200/39 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon International Launch Services
Template:Flagicon Intelsat 22 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[33]
30 March
05:49:32 		Template:Flagicon Proton-K / DM-2 Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 81/24 Template:Flagicon RVSN RF
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 2479 (US-KMO) VKO Geosynchronous Missile defense In orbit Operational[34]
Final flight of Proton-K, final US-KMO satellite.
31 March
10:27:04 		Template:Flagicon Long March 3B/E Template:Flagicon Xichang LC-2 Template:Flagicon CALT
Template:Flagicon Apstar-7 APT Satellite Holdings Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational[35]
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April

3 April
23:12:57 		Template:Flagicon Delta IV-M+(5,2) Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-6 Template:Flagicon United Launch Alliance
Template:Flagicon USA-234 (FIA-R) NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational[36]
NRO Launch 25
12 April
22:38:55 		Template:Flagicon Unha-3 Template:Flagicon Sohae Template:Flagicon KCST
Template:Flagicon Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3[37] KCST Intended: Low Earth Technology demonstration 12 April Launch failure[3]
Probable first stage failure, disintegrated over the Yellow Sea.[3]
20 April
12:50:24 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-U Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 31/6 Template:Flagicon Roscosmos
Template:Flagicon Progress M-15M / 47P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 20 August 2012 Successful[38]
23 April
22:18:13 		Template:Flagicon Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 200/39 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon International Launch Services
Template:Flagicon Yahsat 1B Yahsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[39]
26 April
00:17 		Template:Flagicon PSLV-XL Template:Flagicon Satish Dhawan Space Centre FLP Template:Flagicon ISRO
Template:Flagicon RISAT-1 ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation[40] In orbit Operational[41]
29 April
20:50:03[42] 		Template:Flagicon Long March 3B Template:Flagicon Xichang LC-2 Template:Flagicon CALT
Template:Flagicon Compass-M3 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational[42]
Template:Flagicon Compass-M4 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational[42]
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May

4 May
18:42:00 		Template:Flagicon Atlas V 531 Template:Flagicon Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Template:Flagicon United Launch Alliance
Template:Flagicon USA-235 (AEHF-2) U.S. Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[43]
6 May
07:10:04[44] 		Template:Flagicon Long March 2D Template:Flagicon Jiuquan SLS-2 Template:Flagicon SAST
Template:Flagicon Tianhui 1B CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational[44]
10 May
07:06:04[45] 		Template:Flagicon Long March 4B Template:Flagicon Taiyuan LC-9 Template:Flagicon SAST
Template:Flagicon Yaogan 14 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational[45]
Template:Flagicon Tiantuo 1 NUDT Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 3 November 2014 Successful
15 May
03:01:23 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-FG Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 1/5 Template:Flagicon Roscosmos
Template:Flagicon Soyuz TMA-04M Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 31/32 17 September
02:53		 Successful[46]
Crewed flight
15 May
22:13:07 		Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA Template:Flagicon Kourou ELA-3 Template:Flagicon Arianespace
Template:Flagicon JCSAT-13 SKY Perfect JSAT Group Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[47]
Template:Flagicon Vinasat-2 VNPT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[48]
17 May
14:05 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-U Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 16/2 Template:Flagicon VKO
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 2480 (Kobalt-M No.8) VKO Low Earth Reconnaissance 24 September Successful[49]
Final Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk.
17 May
16:39 		Template:Flagicon H-IIA Template:Flagicon Tanegashima LA-Y1 Template:Flagicon MHI
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon GCOM-W1 JAXA / NASA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational[50]
Template:Flagicon Arirang-3 KARI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational[50]
Template:Flagicon SDS-4 JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Horyu-2 KIT Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration
Amateur radio		 In orbit Successful[51]
17 May
19:12:14 		Template:Flagicon Proton-M / Briz-M Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 81/24 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon International Launch Services
Template:Flagicon Nimiq 6 Telesat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[52]
22 May
07:44:38[11] 		Template:Flagicon Falcon 9 v1.0 Template:Flagicon Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Template:Flagicon SpaceX
Template:Flagicon Dragon C2+ SpaceX / NASA Low Earth (ISS) Flight test
ISS logistics		 31 May
16:42		 Successful[56]
Template:Flagicon New Frontier Celestis Low Earth Space burial 27 June Successful
COTS Demo 2+,[53] orbital test manoeuvres and ISS rendezvous, berthing and cargo delivery. First commercial spacecraft to visit the ISS.[54] Celestis payload, containing cremated remains of 308 people including Gordon Cooper and James Doohan, remained intentionally attached to the upper stage.[55]
23 May[2] Template:Flagicon Safir-1B Template:Flagicon Semnan Template:Flagicon ISA
Template:Flagicon Fajr ISA Planned: Low Earth[2] Earth observation 23 May Launch failure
Probable launch failure;[2] identity of launch attempt, rocket, satellite and launch time not confirmed.
26 May
15:56:04 		Template:Flagicon Long March 3B/E Template:Flagicon Xichang LC-2 Template:Flagicon CALT
Template:Flagicon Chinasat-2A China Satcom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[57]
29 May
07:31:05 		Template:Flagicon Long March 4C Template:Flagicon Taiyuan LC-9 Template:Flagicon SAST
Template:Flagicon Yaogan 15 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational[58]
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June

1 June
05:22:59 		Template:Flagicon Zenit-3SL Template:Flagicon Ocean Odyssey Template:Flagicon Sea Launch
Template:Flagicon Intelsat 19 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Partial spacecraft failure
Second solar panel initially failed to deploy after launch.[59] It eventually deployed, but was damaged.
13 June
16:00:37 		Template:Flagicon Pegasus-XL Template:Flagicon Stargazer, Kwajalein Atoll Template:Flagicon Orbital Sciences
Template:Flagicon NuSTAR NASA Low Earth X-ray astronomy In orbit Operational[60]
16 June
10:37:24[63] 		Template:Flagicon Long March 2F Y9 Template:Flagicon Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 Template:Flagicon CALT
Template:Flagicon Shenzhou 9 CMSA Low Earth (Tiangong-1) Technology demonstration 29 June
02:01[64]		 Successful[4]
Template:Flagicon Shenzhou-9-GC (Orbital Module)[65] CMSA Low Earth (Tiangong-1) Space rendezvous 2 December Successful
Crewed flight; first Chinese woman in space,[61][62] and first crewed mission to Tiangong-1.
20 June
12:28 		Template:Flagicon Atlas V 401 Template:Flagicon Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Template:Flagicon United Launch Alliance
Template:Flagicon USA-236 / SDS-3 NRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[66]
NROL-38 mission.
29 June
13:15 		Template:Flagicon Delta IV Heavy Template:Flagicon Cape Canaveral SLC-37B Template:Flagicon United Launch Alliance
Template:Flagicon USA-237 / Orion 8 NRO Geosynchronous ELINT In orbit Operational[67]
NROL-15 mission. First flight of Delta IV with RS-68A engines.
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July

5 July
21:36:07[68] 		Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA Template:Flagicon Kourou ELA-3 Template:Flagicon Arianespace
Template:Flagicon Echostar XVII Hughes Network Systems Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
File:EUMETSAT logo 2020.svg MSG 3 EUMETSAT Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
9 July
18:38:30 		Template:Flagicon Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 81/24 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon International Launch Services
Template:Flagicon SES-5 SES Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[69]
15 July
02:40:03 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-FG Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 1/5 Template:Flagicon Roscosmos
Template:Flagicon Soyuz TMA-05M Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 32/33 19 November
01:56		 Successful[70]
Crewed flight
21 July
02:06:18[71] 		Template:Flagicon H-IIB Template:Flagicon Tanegashima LA-Y2 Template:Flagicon JAXA[72][73]
Template:Flagicon Kounotori 3 JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 14 September Successful[74]
⚀ Template:Flagicon Raiko Wakayama/Tohuku Low Earth Technology demonstration 6 August 2013[75] Successful
⚀ Template:Flagicon FITSAT-1 (Niwaka) FIT Low Earth Technology demonstration 4 July 2013[76] Successful
⚀ Template:Flagicon We-Wish Meisei Electric Low Earth Technology demonstration 11 March 2013[77] Successful
⚀ Template:Flagicon F-1 FPT Low Earth Technology demonstration May 2013[78] Successfully deployed, but no signal was received.[79]
⚀ Template:Flagicon TechEdSat San Jose Low Earth Technology demonstration 5 May 2013[80] Successful
All payloads CubeSats other than Kounotori 3. CubeSats carried aboard Kounotori and deployed from the ISS.
22 July
06:41:39 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-FG / Fregat Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 31/6 Template:Flagicon Roscosmos
Template:Flagicon Kanopus V-1 Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational[81]
Template:Flagicon BelKA-2 NASRB Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational[81]
Template:Flagicon Zond-PP Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration
Earth observation		 In orbit Spacecraft failure[82]
Template:Flagicon TET-1 DLR Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 18 November 2022[83] Successful
Template:Flagicon exactView 1 exactEarth Low Earth (SSO) AIS ship tracking In orbit Operational[81]
First Belarusian satellite.
25 July
15:43:04 		Template:Flagicon Long March 3C Template:Flagicon Xichang LC-2 Template:Flagicon CALT
Template:Flagicon Tianlian I-03 CNSA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[84]
28 July
01:35:34[85] 		Template:Flagicon Rokot / Briz-KM Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 133/3 Template:Flagicon VKO
Template:Flagicon Gonets M-3 Gonets Satellite System Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Template:Flagicon Gonets M-4 Gonets Satellite System Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 2481 (Strela-3M) VKO Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Template:Flagicon MiR (Yubileiny 2) NPO PM Low Earth Amateur radio
Technology demonstration		 In orbit Operational
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August

1 August
19:35:13 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-U Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 1/5 Template:Flagicon Roscosmos
Template:Flagicon Progress M-16M / 48P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 9 February 2013 Successful[87]
Template:Flagicon Sfera-53 Roscosmos Low Earth Atmospheric density 24 November[88] Successful[89]
Fast rendezvous test;[86] Sfera-53 deployed from ISS at 18:29 UTC on 20 August during a spacewalk.
2 August
20:54 		Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA Template:Flagicon Kourou ELA-3 Template:Flagicon Arianespace
Template:Flagicon Intelsat 20 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[90]
Template:Flagicon HYLAS-2 Avanti Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[90]
6 August
19:31:00 [92] 		Template:Flagicon Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 81/24 Template:Flagicon Khrunichev
Template:Flagicon Telkom-3 PT Telkom Planned: Geosynchronous
Achieved: Medium Earth 		Communications 5 February 2021 [93] Launch failure[94]
Template:Flagicon Ekspress-MD2 RSCC Planned: Geosynchronous
Achieved: Medium Earth 		Communications In orbit
Briz-M stage failure 7 seconds into its third burn.[91] Stage exploded on 16 October, generating over 500 pieces of orbital debris.
19 August
06:54:59 		Template:Flagicon Zenit-3SL Template:Flagicon Ocean Odyssey Template:Flagicon Sea Launch
Template:Flagicon Intelsat 21 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[95]
30 August
08:05:27[98] 		Template:Flagicon Atlas V 401 Template:Flagicon Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Template:Flagicon United Launch Alliance
Template:Flagicon Van Allen Probe A (RBSP-A) NASA Highly elliptical Magnetospheric research In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Van Allen Probe B (RBSP-B) NASA Highly elliptical Magnetospheric research In orbit Successful
Launch of the two Van Allen Probes, formerly known as the Radiation Belt Storm Probes. Van Allen Probe B ceased operations on 19 July 2019;[96] Van Allen Probe A was deactivated on 18 October 2019.[97]
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September

9 September
04:23 		Template:Flagicon PSLV-CA Template:Flagicon Satish Dhawan FLP Template:Flagicon ISRO
Template:Flagicon SPOT 6 CNES Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational[99]
Template:Flagicon PROITERES Osaka Institute of Technology Low Earth (SSO) Amateur radio
Technology demonstration		 In orbit Operational[99]
13 September
21:39:00[100] 		Template:Flagicon Atlas V 401 Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-3E Template:Flagicon United Launch Alliance
Template:Flagicon USA-238 (NOSS) NRO Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
Template:Flagicon USA-238 (NOSS) NRO Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
⚀ Template:Flagicon CINEMA 1 UCB Low Earth Magnetospheric research In orbit Operational
⚀ Template:Flagicon CXBN Morehead Low Earth X-ray astronomy In orbit Operational
⚀ Template:Flagicon CP 5 CalPoly Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Template:Flagicon CSSWE CU-Boulder Low Earth Magnetospheric research In orbit Operational
⚀ Template:Flagicon Aeneas USC / NRO Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Template:Flagicon STARE A Lawrence Livermore Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Template:Flagicon SMDC-ONE 2.1 U.S. Army Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Template:Flagicon SMDC-ONE 2.2 U.S. Army Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Template:Flagicon AeroCube 4 The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Template:Flagicon AeroCube 4.5A The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Template:Flagicon AeroCube 4.5B The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
NRO Launch 36
17 September
16:28:40 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 31/6 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Starsem
23PX MetOp-B EUMETSAT Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbit Operational[101]
18 September
19:10:04 		Template:Flagicon Long March 3B/E Template:Flagicon Xichang LC-2 Template:Flagicon CALT
Template:Flagicon Compass-M5 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational[102]
Template:Flagicon Compass-M6 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational[102]
28 September
21:18:07 		Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA Template:Flagicon Kourou ELA-3 Template:Flagicon Arianespace
Template:Flagicon Astra 2F SES Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[103]
Template:Flagicon GSAT-10 ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[104]
29 September[105]
04:12:04 		Template:Flagicon Long March 2D Template:Flagicon Jiuquan SLS-2 Template:Flagicon SAST
Template:Flagicon VRSS-1 MPPCTII Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational[106]
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October

4 October
12:10:00 		Template:Flagicon Delta IV M+(4,2) Template:Flagicon Cape Canaveral SLC-37B Template:Flagicon United Launch Alliance
Template:Flagicon USA-239 (GPS IIF-3) U.S. Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational[107]
Named after Star Arcturus.
8 October
00:35:07[109] 		Template:Flagicon Falcon 9 v1.0 Template:Flagicon Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Template:Flagicon SpaceX
Template:Flagicon SpaceX CRS-1 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 28 October
19:22[12]		 Successful[12]
Template:Flagicon Orbcomm-2 F1 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications 10 October Launch failure[110][111]
First flight of Commercial Resupply Services programme.[108] First stage engine failure resulted in a too-low orbit for Orbcomm payload; CRS-1 nonetheless placed into correct orbit.
12 October
18:15:01 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT Template:Flagicon Kourou ELS Template:Flagicon Arianespace
File:European Space Agency logo.svg Galileo IOV 3 ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational[112]
File:European Space Agency logo.svg Galileo IOV 4 ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational[112]
14 October
03:25:05 		Template:Flagicon Long March 2C/SMA Template:Flagicon Taiyuan LC-9 Template:Flagicon CALT
Template:Flagicon Shijian 9A CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational[113]
Template:Flagicon Shijian 9B CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational[113]
14 October
08:37:00 		Template:Flagicon Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 81/24 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon International Launch Services
Template:Flagicon Intelsat 23 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[114]
23 October
10:51:11[115] 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-FG Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 31/6 Template:Flagicon Roscosmos
Template:Flagicon Soyuz TMA-06M Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS)[116] Expedition 33/34 16 March 2013
03:06		 Successful[117]
Crewed flight
25 October
15:33:04 		Template:Flagicon Long March 3C Template:Flagicon Xichang LC-2 Template:Flagicon CALT
Template:Flagicon Compass-G6 CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational[119]
Compass navigation system became commercially operational in Asia-Pacific region in December 2012.[118]
31 October
07:41:18 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-U Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 1/5 Template:Flagicon Roscosmos
Template:Flagicon Progress M-17M / 49P[120] Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 21 April 2013 Successful[121]
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November

2 November
21:04:00 		Template:Flagicon Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 81/24 Template:Flagicon Roscosmos
Template:Flagicon Luch 5B Gonets Satellite System Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[122]
Template:Flagicon Yamal-300K Gazprom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[122]
10 November
21:05:07 		Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA Template:Flagicon Kourou ELA-3 Template:Flagicon Arianespace
Template:Flagicon Eutelsat 21B Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[123]
Template:Flagicon Star One C3 Star One Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[123]
14 November
11:42:46 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 43/4 Template:Flagicon VKO
Template:Flagicon Meridian 6 VKO Molniya Communications In orbit Operational[124]
18 November
22:53:04[125] 		Template:Flagicon Long March 2C Template:Flagicon Taiyuan LC-9 Template:Flagicon CALT
Template:Flagicon Huanjing 1C CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 1 March 2023[126] Successful
Template:Flagicon Xinyan 1 CASC Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 5 October 2019[127] Successful
Template:Flagicon Fengniao 1 SAST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 11 January 2024[128] Successful
Template:Flagicon Fengniao 1A SAST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 11 January 2024[129] Deployment failure
20 November
18:31:00 		Template:Flagicon Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 200/39 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon International Launch Services
Template:Flagicon EchoStar XVI EchoStar Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[130]
25 November
04:06:04 		Template:Flagicon Long March 4C Template:Flagicon Jiuquan SLS-2 Template:Flagicon SAST
Template:Flagicon Yaogan 16A CNSA Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational[131]
Template:Flagicon Yaogan 16B CNSA Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational[131]
Template:Flagicon Yaogan 16C CNSA Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational[131]
27 November
10:13:03[132] 		Template:Flagicon Long March 3B/E Template:Flagicon Xichang LC-2 Template:Flagicon CALT
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon ChinaSat 12 / SupremeSAT-I China Satcom / SupremeSAT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[132]
Part of satellite's communications payload was leased to SupremeSAT, a Sri Lankan satellite operator, as SupremeSAT-I.
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December

2 December
02:02:51 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz ST-A / Fregat Template:Flagicon Kourou ELS Template:Flagicon Arianespace
Template:Flagicon Pléiades-HR 1B CNES Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation/Reconnaissance In orbit Operational[133]
3 December
20:43:59 		Template:Flagicon Zenit-3SL Template:Flagicon Ocean Odyssey Template:Flagicon Sea Launch
Template:Flagicon Eutelsat 70B Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[134]
8 December
13:13:43 		Template:Flagicon Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 200/39 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon International Launch Services
Template:Flagicon Yamal-402 Gazprom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational; partial launch failure[136]
Briz-M stage failure 4 minutes before scheduled shut down on its fourth burn.[135]
11 December
18:03 		Template:Flagicon Atlas V 501 Template:Flagicon Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Template:Flagicon United Launch Alliance
Template:Flagicon USA-240 (X-37B OTV-3) U.S. Air Force Low Earth Technology demonstration 17 October 2014 Successful[137][138]
270-day X-37B endurance mission ultimately extended to over 680 days.[137]
12 December
00:49:46[141][142] 		Template:Flagicon Unha-3 Template:Flagicon Sohae Template:Flagicon KCST
Template:Flagicon Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 KCST Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Spacecraft failure[140]
First successful North Korean orbital launch, first North Korean satellite;[139] satellite reached orbit but malfunctioned thereafter.[140]
18 December
16:13:04[143] 		Template:Flagicon Long March 2D Template:Flagicon Jiuquan SLS-2 Template:Flagicon SAST
Template:Flagicon Göktürk-2 MSB Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational[144]
19 December
12:12:35 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-FG Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 1/5 Template:Flagicon Roscosmos
Template:Flagicon Soyuz TMA-07M Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 34/35 14 May 2013
02:31		 Successful[145]
Crewed flight
19 December
21:49:07 		Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA Template:Flagicon Kourou ELA-3 Template:Flagicon Arianespace
Template:Flagicon Skynet 5D Astrium Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[146]
Template:Flagicon Mexsat-3 SCT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[146]
Skynet 5D military communications satellite operated by Astrium Services on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence.
Template:Flatlist

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
11 January
13:25 		Template:Flagicon Terrier-Improved Malemute[147] Template:Flagicon Wallops Island Template:FlagiconNASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 11 January Successful[148]
11 January
20:51 		Template:Flagicon S-520 Template:Flagicon Uchinoura Template:Flagicon JAXA
JAXA/HU/TU/TU/TPU/KU/KUT Suborbital Atmospheric science 11 January Successful[149]
24 January Template:Flagicon Arrow III Template:Flagicon Negev Template:Flagicon IAI
IAI/IDF Suborbital ABM Test 24 January Successful[150]
First test flight of the Arrow-III
10 February
04:40 		Template:Flagicon Prithvi Template:FlagiconITR IC-4 Template:FlagiconDRDO
DRDO Suborbital Target 10 February Successful[151]
Target for ABM test, successfully intercepted
10 February Template:Flagicon Blue Sparrow Template:Flagicon F-15 Eagle, Israel Template:FlagiconIAF
Israeli Air Force Suborbital ABM target 10 February Successful[152]
Arrow-3 tracking target
13 February
09:32 		Template:Flagicon VSB-30 Template:FlagiconEsrange Template:FlagiconEuroLaunch
Template:Flagicon MASER-12 SSC Suborbital Microgravity 13 February Successful[153]
19 February
05:41 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant IX Template:Flagicon Poker Flat Template:FlagiconNASA
UNH Suborbital Auroral research 19 February Successful[154]
22 February Template:Flagicon UGM-133 Trident II D5 Template:FlagiconScript error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., ETR Template:FlagiconUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 22 February Successful[155]
Demonstration and Shakedown Operation 23 (DASO-23)
25 February
10:46 		Template:Flagicon LGM-30G Minuteman III Template:Flagicon Vandenberg LF-09 Template:Flagicon US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 25 February Successful[156]
22 March
09:00 		Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX Template:FlagiconWhite Sands Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:Flagicon CIBER Caltech Suborbital Astronomy 22 March Successful[157]
27 March
08:58 		Template:Flagicon Terrier-Oriole Template:Flagicon Wallops Island Template:Flagicon NASA
Template:Flagicon ATREX Clemson Suborbital Geospace 27 March Successful[158]
27 March
08:59 		Template:Flagicon Terrier-Improved Malemute Template:Flagicon Wallops Island Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:FlagiconATREX Clemson Suborbital Geospace 27 March Successful[158]
27 March
09:00 		Template:Flagicon Terrier-Orion Template:Flagicon Wallops Island Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:FlagiconATREX Clemson Suborbital Geospace 27 March Successful[158]
27 March
09:02 		Template:Flagicon Terrier-Improved Malemute Template:Flagicon Wallops Island Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:FlagiconATREX Clemson Suborbital Geospace 27 March Successful[158]
27 March
09:03 		Template:Flagicon Terrier-Orion Template:Flagicon Wallops Island Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:FlagiconATREX Clemson Suborbital Geospace 27 March Successful[158]
5 April
14:18 		Template:Flagicon SpaceLoft XL Template:Flagicon Spaceport America Template:Flagicon UP Aerospace
ORS Suborbital Technology demonstration 5 April Successful[159]
Apogee: Script error: No such module "convert"., successfully recovered
14 April Template:Flagicon UGM-133 Trident II D5 Template:FlagiconScript error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., ETR Template:Flagicon US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight 14 April Successful[160]
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 45
14 April Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II D5 Template:FlagiconScript error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., ETR Template:FlagiconUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight 14 April Successful[160]
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 45
16 April Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II D5 Template:FlagiconScript error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., ETR Template:FlagiconUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight 16 April Successful[160]
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 46
16 April Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II D5 Template:FlagiconScript error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., ETR Template:FlagiconUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight 16 April Successful[160]
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 46
19 April
02:37 		Template:Flagicon Agni-V Template:Flagicon Integrated Test Range Template:Flagicon DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Test flight 19 April Successful[161]
Apogee: Script error: No such module "convert"., maiden flight of Agni-V
23 April Template:Flagicon VS-30/Orion Template:Flagicon Andøya Template:Flagicon DSTO
Template:Flagicon HiFire-5 DSTO Suborbital Technology demonstration 23 April Launch failure
Hypersonic research experiment, second stage of launch vehicle failed to ignite
25 April Template:Flagicon Shaheen-IA Template:Flagicon Sonmiani Template:Flagicon ASFC
ASFC Suborbital Test flight 25 April Successful[162]
10 May
06:18 		Template:Flagicon Terrier Orion (ARAV-A) FTM-16 E2a Template:Flagicon Kauai Template:Flagicon MDA
MDA Suborbital ABM target 10 May Successful[163]
SM-3 Block 1B target
10 May
06:21 		Template:Flagicon RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B FTM-16 E2a Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., Pacific Ocean Template:Flagicon US Navy
US Navy Suborbital ABM test 10 May Successful[163]
ARAV-A interceptor, successful intercept
23 May
06:15 		Template:Flagicon RS-26 Rubezh Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Template:Flagicon RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 23 May Successful[164]
7 June
17:39 		Template:FlagiconRS-12M Topol Template:Flagicon Kapustin Yar Template:FlagiconRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 7 June Successful[165]
21 June
10:40 		Template:Flagicon Terrier Improved Orion Template:Flagicon Wallops Island Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:Flagicon RockOn Colorado Suborbital Student experiments 21 June Successful[166]
22 June
19:18 		Template:Flagicon VS-40 Template:FlagiconAndøya Template:FlagiconAndøya
Template:Flagicon SHEFEX II DLR Suborbital Technology demonstration 22 June Successful[167]
23 June
19:30 		Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX Template:FlagiconWhite Sands Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:Flagicon EVE CU Boulder Suborbital SDO calibration 23 June Successful[168]
27 June
09:15 		Template:Flagicon Castor 4B FTM-18 Template:Flagicon Kauai Template:Flagicon MDA
MDA Suborbital ABM target 27 June Successful[169]
SM-3 Block 1B target
27 June
09:18 		Template:Flagicon RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B FTM-18 Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., Pacific Ocean Template:Flagicon US Navy
US Navy Suborbital ABM test 27 June Successful[169]
Castor 4B interceptor, successful intercept
3 July Template:Flagicon Shahab-1 Template:FlagiconIran Template:FlagiconIRGC
IGRC Suborbital Missile test 3 July Successful[170]
Apogee: ~Script error: No such module "convert".
3 July Template:FlagiconShahab-2 Template:FlagiconIran Template:FlagiconIGRC
IRGC Suborbital Missile test 3 July Successful[170]
Apogee: ~Script error: No such module "convert".
3 July Template:Flagicon Shahab-3 Template:FlagiconIran Template:FlagiconIRGC
IRGC Suborbital Missile test 3 July Successful[170]
Apogee: ~Script error: No such module "convert".
5 July
18:50 		Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX Template:FlagiconWhite Sands Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:Flagicon SUMI NASA/MSFC Suborbital Solar research 5 July Successful[171]
11 July
18:50 		Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX Template:FlagiconWhite Sands Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:Flagicon Hi-C NASA/MSFC Suborbital Solar research 11 July Successful[172]
13 July
04:36 		Template:Flagicon Agni-I Template:Flagicon Integrated Test Range Template:Flagicon IDRDL
IDRDL Suborbital Missile test 13 July Successful[173]
Apogee: ~Script error: No such module "convert".
23 July
11:01 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant XI Template:FlagiconWallops Island Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:Flagicon IRVE-3 NASA/Langley Suborbital Atmospheric entry test 23 July Successful[174]
Apogee: ~Script error: No such module "convert".; part of the Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator programme
24 July
19:17 		Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX Template:FlagiconWhite Sands Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:Flagicon DFS USC Suborbital Solar research 24 July Successful[175]
7 August
07:30:00[176] 		Template:Flagicon S-310 Template:Flagicon Uchinoura Template:Flagicon JAXA
Template:Flagicon[177] UT/JAXA/AGU/TKD/NU/TU/KIT Suborbital Technology demonstration 7 August Successful[178]
9 August
03:16 		Template:Flagicon Agni-II Template:Flagicon ITR IC-4 Template:Flagicon Indian Army
Indian Army Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful[179]
Apogee: Script error: No such module "convert".
12 September Template:Flagicon Terrier-Lynx Template:Flagicon Wallops Island Template:Flagicon DoD
Template:Flagicon Shark DoD Suborbital Radar target 12 September Successful[180]
Apogee: ~Script error: No such module "convert".
13 September
12:30 		Template:Flagicon Juno Template:Flagicon Fort Wingate LC-96 Template:FlagiconUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target 13 September Successful[181]
Target for MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 MSE test, successfully intercepted
13 September Template:Flagicon VS-30/Orion Template:Flagicon Andøya Template:Flagicon DSTO
Template:Flagicon HiFire-3 DSTO Suborbital Technology demonstration 13 September Successful[182]
Hypersonic research experiment, Apogee: Script error: No such module "convert".
19 September
11:45[183] 		Template:Flagicon Agni-IV Template:Flagicon ITR IC-4 Template:Flagicon Indian Army
Indian Army Suborbital Missile test 19 September Successful
Apogee: Script error: No such module "convert".
21 September
13:15[184] 		Template:Flagicon Agni-III Template:Flagicon ITR IC-4 Template:Flagicon Indian Army
Indian Army Suborbital Missile test 21 September Successful
Apogee: Script error: No such module "convert".
21 September
11:16 		Template:Flagicon Terrier Improved Malemute Template:Flagicon Wallops Island Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:Flagicon RockSat-X NASA Suborbital Student experiments 21 September Successful[185]
Apogee: ~Script error: No such module "convert".
22 September
11:00 		Template:Flagicon Talos Terrier Oriole Template:Flagicon Wallops Island Template:FlagiconNASA
NASA Suborbital Rocket test 22 September Successful[186]
Apogee: ~Script error: No such module "convert".
4 October
03:37 		Template:Flagicon Prithvi II Template:Flagicon Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 Template:Flagicon DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test 4 October Successful[187]
Apogee: ~Script error: No such module "convert".
5 October
05:55 		Template:Flagicon Dhanush Template:FlagiconShip, Indian Ocean Template:Flagicon DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Target 5 October Successful[188]
Apogee: ~Script error: No such module "convert".
19 October
09:12 		Template:FlagiconTopol M2 Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Template:FlagiconRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 October Successful[189]
19 October Template:Flagicon R-29R Volna Template:Flagicon K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk Template:FlagiconVMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 19 October Successful[189]
23 October Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II D5 Template:FlagiconScript error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". Template:Flagicon Royal Navy
Royal Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 October Successful[190]
24 October
18:29 		Template:Flagicon RS-26 Rubezh Template:Flagicon Kapustin Yar Template:Flagicon RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful[191]
25 October Template:FlagiconLong Range Air Launch Target FTI-01 C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean Template:FlagiconMDA
MDA/IMDO Suborbital ABM target 25 October Successful[192]
Target for THAAD, successful intercept
25 October Template:Flagicon THAAD FTI-01 Template:Flagicon Meck Island Template:Flagicon US Army
US Army/MDA Suborbital ABM test 25 October Successful[192]
Intercepted target missile
25 October Template:Flagicon Terrier Oriole (ARAV-B) FTI-01 Template:Flagicon Wake Island Template:Flagicon MDA
MDA Suborbital ABM target 25 October Successful[192]
SM-3 Block 1A target
25 October Template:Flagicon SM-3 Block 1A FTI-01 Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., Pacific Ocean Template:Flagicon US Navy
US Navy Suborbital ABM test 25 October Spacecraft failure[192]
ARAV-B interceptor, intercept failed
25 October Template:Flagicon SRBM Template:Flagicon Kwajalein Template:Flagicon MDA
MDA Suborbital ABM target 25 October Successful[192]
FTI-01, Patriot PAC-3 target, successfully intercepted
2 November
17:55 		Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX Template:FlagiconWhite Sands Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:Flagicon FOXSI UC Berkeley Suborbital Solar research 2 November Successful[193]
14 November
11:07 		Template:FlagiconLGM-30G Minuteman III Template:FlagiconVandenberg LF-10 Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 14 November Successful[194]
21 November
10:55 		Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX Template:FlagiconWhite Sands Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:FlagiconIMAGER University of Massachusetts Suborbital Astronomy 21 November Successful[195]
23 November Template:Flagicon Prithvi Template:FlagiconITR IC-4 Template:FlagiconDRDO
DRDO Suborbital Target 23 November Successful[196]
Target for ABM test, successfully intercepted
25 November
11:20 		Template:Flagicon Nike-Orion Template:Flagicon Esrange Template:Flagicon EuroLaunch
Template:Flagicon MAPHEUS-3 DLR Suborbital Technology demonstration 25 November Successful[197]
Apogee: Script error: No such module "convert".
28 November Template:Flagicon Ghauri Template:Flagicon Tilla Template:FlagiconArmy of Pakistan
Template:Flagicon Haft-5 Army of Pakistan Suborbital Missile test 28 November Successful[198]
Apogee: Script error: No such module "convert".
8 December
21:00 		Template:Flagicon VS-30/Orion Template:Flagicon Alcântara Template:Flagicon AEB
Template:FlagiconIguaiba INPE Suborbital Microgravity 8 December Successful[199]
Apogee: Script error: No such module "convert".
13 December
05:20 		Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX Template:FlagiconWhite Sands Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:FlagiconDXL U of M Suborbital Astronomy 13 December Successful[200]
17 December
07:00[201] 		Template:Flagicon S-520 Template:Flagicon Uchinoura Template:Flagicon JAXA
Template:Flagicon Tohoku/JAXA/Tokai Suborbital Microgravity 17 December Successful[202]
Apogee: Script error: No such module "convert".
20 December
03:51 		Template:Flagicon Prithvi II Template:FlagiconITR IC-3 Template:FlagiconDRDO
Strategic Force Command Suborbital Missile test 20 December Successful[203]
Apogee: ~Script error: No such module "convert".

Deep space rendezvous

Date (UTC) Spacecraft Event Remarks
1 January GRAIL-B Lunar orbit insertion Joined its twin, GRAIL-A, which entered lunar orbit on 31 December 2011.[204]
2 January Cassini 80th flyby of Titan Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
30 January Cassini 81st flyby of Titan Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
19 February Cassini 82nd flyby of Titan Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
9 March Cassini Flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
27 March Cassini 17th flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
14 April Cassini 18th flyby of Enceladus
Flyby of Tethys 		Closest approach to Enceladus: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
Closest approach to Tethys: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
2 May Cassini 20th flyby of Enceladus
Flyby of Dione 		Closest approach to Enceladus: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
Closest approach to Dione: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
20 May Cassini Flyby of Methone
Flyby of Telesto 		Closest approach to Methone: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
Closest approach to Telesto: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
21 May Cassini 83rd flyby of Titan Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
6 June Cassini 84th flyby of Titan Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
24 July Cassini 85th flyby of Titan Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
6 August Curiosity Landing on Mars in Gale Crater Used the Sky Crane soft landing system. Successful landing at 05:14 UTC at coordinates Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..[10]
5 September[13][206] Dawn Leaving Vestiocentric orbit Headed for Ceres, which it reached on 6 March 2015.[207]
26 September Cassini 86th flyby of Titan Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
13 November Cassini 87th flyby of Titan Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
29 November Cassini 88th flyby of Titan Closest approach to Titan: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
13 December Chang'e 2 Flyby of 4179 Toutatis First Chinese asteroid flyby. Closest approach to 4179 Toutatis: less than Script error: No such module "convert". (770 metres).[208]
17 December GRAIL Lunar impact at "Sally K. Ride" site Both GRAIL satellites concluded their mission by impacting the Moon's surface.[209][210]
22 December Cassini Distant flyby of Titan
Flyby of Rhea 		Closest approach to Titan: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]
Closest approach to Rhea: Script error: No such module "convert"..[205]

EVAs

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Remarks
16 February
14:31[5] 		6 hours
15 minutes 		20:46 Expedition 29/30

ISS Pirs

Template:Flagicon Oleg Kononenko

Template:Flagicon Anton Shkaplerov

Moved Strela 1 crane from ISS Pirs module to Poisk module, installed four materials experiments on the exterior of the ISS, and installed supporting struts on the EVA ladder on Pirs.
20 August
16:37[6] 		5 hours
51 minutes 		22:28 Expedition 31/32

ISS Pirs

Template:Flagicon Gennady Padalka

Template:Flagicon Yuri Malenchenko

Relocated Strela 2 telescoping boom from Pirs docking compartment to Zarya control module, in preparation for undocking of Pirs, which will pave the way for arrival of the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module in 2013. Also installed micrometeoroid debris shields on Zvezda service module, retrieved two experiments from Pirs' exterior, installed two support struts for hatch ladder and deployed two small tracking satellites.[89]
30 August
12:16 		8 hours
17 minutes 		20:33 Expedition 31/32

ISS Quest

Template:Flagicon Sunita Williams

Template:Flagicon Akihiko Hoshide

Connected two power cables between the US and Russian orbital segments; removed and replaced Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) 1. The crew had difficulty in removing connecting bolts of the old MBSU, and were unable to tighten up the bolts for the new unit. The new MBSU was tied down for future trouble-shooting, with all other tasks deferred to a future EVA. Third-longest EVA in history.[7]
5 September
11:06 		6 hours
28 minutes 		17:34 Expedition 31/32

ISS Quest

Template:Flagicon Sunita Williams

Template:Flagicon Akihiko Hoshide

Installed the new MBSU unit, working around difficulty with one of the bolts; replaced one of the cameras mounted on the Canadarm2. During this spacewalk, Sunita Williams broke Peggy Whitson's 2007 record for most total time spacewalking by a woman.[8][211]
1 November
12:29 		6 hours
38 minutes 		19:07 Expedition 32/33

ISS Quest

Template:Flagicon Sunita Williams

Template:Flagicon Akihiko Hoshide

Reconfigured and isolated a leak in the ammonia cooling system of power channel 2B on the P6 truss by bypassing a leaking cooling loop and re-connecting jumpers to an unused loop of the Early External Thermal Control System (EETCS), and by redeploying the trailing Thermal Control Radiator of the system.[9][212]

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.

Template:Pie chart

Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures
Script error: No such module "flag". 19 19 0 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 7 7 0 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 2 2 0 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 2 1 1 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 1 1 0 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 2 2 0 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 2 1Template:Efn 1 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 26Template:Efn 24 1 1
Script error: No such module "flag". 3Template:Efn 3 0 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 13 12 0 1
World Script error: No such module "math". Script error: No such module "math". Script error: No such module "math". Script error: No such module "math".

By rocket

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By family

By type

By configuration

By spaceport

Script error: No such module "Chart".

Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Baikonur Script error: No such module "flag". 21 19 1 1
Cape Canaveral Script error: No such module "flag". 10 9 0 1
Kourou Script error: No such module "flag". 10 10 0 0
Jiuquan Script error: No such module "flag". 5 5 0 0
Kwajalein Script error: No such module "flag". 1 1 0 0
Ocean Odyssey Template:Flagicon International waters 3 3 0 0
Plesetsk Script error: No such module "flag". 3 3 0 0
Satish Dhawan Script error: No such module "flag". 2 2 0 0
Semnan Script error: No such module "flag". 2 1 1 0
Sohae Script error: No such module "flag". 2 1 1 0
Tanegashima Script error: No such module "flag". 2 2 0 0
Taiyuan Script error: No such module "flag". 5 5 0 0
Vandenberg Script error: No such module "flag". 2 2 0 0
Xichang Script error: No such module "flag". 9 9 0 0
Total 77 72 3 2

By orbit

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Orbital regime Launches <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />SuccessesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Failures Accidentally
achieved 		Remarks
Transatmospheric 0 0 0 0
Low Earth 39 37 2 0 12 to ISS, 1 to Tiangong-1
Medium Earth / Molniya 5 5 0 1
Geosynchronous / GTO 32 31 1 0
High Earth / Lunar transfer 1 1 0 0
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer 0 0 0 0
Total 77 74 3 1

Notes

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See also

References

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