| 👁 Image 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 | |
| Orbital launch | 👁 Image South Korea (with assistance from 👁 Image Russia) |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights |
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| Retirements |
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| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 5 |
| Total travellers | 15 |
| EVAs | 11 |
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
[edit]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
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Suborbital flights
[edit]| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 26 January 22:00 |
👁 United States Ground Based Interceptor |
👁 United States Vandenberg LF-23 |
👁 United States Missile Defense Agency | ||||
| 👁 United States EKV |
MDA | Suborbital | Anti-ballistic missile test | 26 January | Successful | ||
| Non-intercept flight test. | |||||||
| 27 January ~12:10 |
👁 China B-611 |
👁 China Shuangchengzi |
👁 China PLA | ||||
| PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 11 January | Successful | |||
| Target | |||||||
| 27 January ~12:10 |
👁 China SC-19 |
👁 China Korla |
👁 China PLA | ||||
| PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 11 January | Successful | |||
| Interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
| 28 January | 👁 Iran Kavoshgar (Zelzal-based) |
👁 Iran Semnan |
👁 Iran ISA | ||||
| 👁 Iran Pishgam |
ISA | Suborbital | Biological | 28 January | Successful[63] | ||
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey | |||||||
| 29 January 22:50 |
👁 United States Terrier Improved Orion |
👁 United States Wallops Island |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States Lithium Release Experiments |
NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Atmospheric experiments | 29 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 7 February 08:21 |
👁 United States Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka |
👁 United States Poker Flat |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States VISIONS |
NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Auroral research | 7 February | Successful | ||
| 13 February 09:10 |
👁 United States MRBTM |
FTM-20 | 👁 United States Kauai |
👁 United States MDA | |||
| MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 13 February | Successful | |||
| SM-3 Block 1A target | |||||||
| 13 February 09:15 |
👁 United States RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1A |
FTM-20 | 👁 United States USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean |
👁 United States US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 13 February | Successful | |||
| MRBTM interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
| 15 February 16:34 |
👁 United States Terrier Improved Orion |
👁 United States White Sands |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States Technology Experiments |
NASA GSFC/WFF | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 15 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi) ? | |||||||
| 25 February 05:52:31 |
👁 Israel Arrow III |
👁 Israel Negev |
👁 Israel IAI | ||||
| IAI/IDF | Suborbital | ABM Test | 25 February | Successful | |||
| Test flight of the Arrow-III | |||||||
| 11 March 06:10 |
👁 United States Terrier-Lynx |
👁 United States Wallops Island |
👁 United States DoD | ||||
| 👁 United States Shark |
DoD | Suborbital | Radar target | 11 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 4 April 21:55 |
👁 China Tianying 3E |
👁 China Hainan |
👁 China CNSA | ||||
| 👁 China Kunpeng-1 |
CSSAR | Suborbital | Environment monitoring | 4 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi) | |||||||
| 7 April 04:55 |
👁 India Agni-II |
👁 India ITR IC-4 |
👁 India Indian Army | ||||
| Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 10 April | 👁 Pakistan Shaheen-IA |
👁 Pakistan Sonmiani |
👁 Pakistan ASFC | ||||
| ASFC | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 12 April 04:25 |
👁 Brazil VSB-30 |
👁 Sweden Esrange |
👁 Europe EuroLaunch | ||||
| 👁 Germany 👁 Image TEXUS-50 |
DLR/ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 12 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi) | |||||||
| 21 April 08:00 |
👁 Canada Black Brant IX |
👁 United States White Sands |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States SLICE |
CU Boulder | Suborbital | Astronomy | 21 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 318 kilometres (198 mi)? | |||||||
| 23 April 17:30 |
👁 Canada Black Brant IX |
👁 United States White Sands |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States EUNIS |
NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Solar research | 23 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)? | |||||||
| 1 May 07:38 |
👁 United States Terrier Improved Orion |
👁 United States Roi-Namur |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States MOSC |
NASA/Air Force Research Lab | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 1 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi) | |||||||
| 5 May 08:30 |
👁 France M51 |
👁 France Le Vigilant, Audierne Bay |
👁 France DGA/Marine nationale | ||||
| DGA/Marine nationale | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 May | Launch failure | |||
| 7 May 07:39:00 |
👁 United States Terrier-Oriole |
👁 United States Roi-Namur |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States EVEX |
University of Illinois | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 7 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ? | |||||||
| 7 May 07:40:30 |
👁 United States Terrier-Improved Malemute |
👁 United States Roi-Namur |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States EVEX |
University of Illinois | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 7 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ? | |||||||
| 9 May 07:23 |
👁 United States Terrier Improved Orion |
👁 United States Roi-Namur |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States MOSC |
NASA/Air Force Research Lab | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 9 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi) | |||||||
| 11 May 05:00 |
👁 Canada Black Brant IX |
👁 United States White Sands |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States FORTIS |
JHU | Suborbital | Astronomy | 11 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)? | |||||||
| 13 May 12:58 |
👁 China DF-21 |
👁 China Xichang |
👁 China | ||||
| 👁 China Kunpeng-7 |
CNSA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric research | 13 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi) | |||||||
| 16 May 03:25 |
👁 United States ARAV-C |
FTM-19 | 👁 United States Kauai |
👁 United States MDA | |||
| MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 16 May | Successful | |||
| SM-3 Block 1B target | |||||||
| 16 May 03:30 |
👁 United States RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B |
FTM-19 | 👁 United States USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean |
👁 United States US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 16 May | Successful | |||
| ARAV-C interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
| 22 May 13:27 |
👁 United States LGM-30G Minuteman III |
👁 United States Vandenberg LF-04 |
👁 United States U.S. Air Force | ||||
| U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 May | Successful | |||
| GT207GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | |||||||
| 5 June 07:00 |
👁 Taiwan Taiwan Sounding Rocket |
Sounding Rocket VIII | 👁 Taiwan Jiu Peng Air Base |
👁 Taiwan NSPO | |||
| 👁 Taiwan Reaction control system, recovery capsule |
NSPO/NCU | Suborbital | Technology test | 5 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 279 kilometres (173 mi) | |||||||
| 6 June 03:05 |
👁 Canada Black Brant XII |
👁 United States Wallops Island |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States CIBER |
Caltech | Suborbital | Astronomy | 6 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 577 kilometres (359 mi) | |||||||
| 6 June 17:45 |
👁 Russia RS-26 Rubezh |
👁 Russia Kapustin Yar |
👁 Russia RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 June | Successful | |||
| 20 June 09:30 |
👁 United States Terrier-Improved Orion |
👁 United States Wallops Island |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States RockOn |
CU Boulder | Suborbital | Student experiments | 20 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
| 21 June 13:57 |
👁 United States SpaceLoft XL |
👁 United States Spaceport America |
👁 United States UP Aerospace | ||||
| 👁 United States FOP-1 |
NASA | Suborbital | Student experiments | 21 June | Successful | ||
| Mission SL-7, Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi), successfully recovered | |||||||
| 27 June 23:52 |
👁 Brazil VS-30 |
👁 Norway Andøya |
👁 Germany DLR | ||||
| 👁 Germany 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 |
👁 Canada Black Brant VB |
👁 United States Wallops LA-2 |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States Daytime Dynamo |
NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Geospace | 4 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | |||||||
| 4 July 14:31:15 |
👁 United States Terrier Improved Orion |
👁 United States Wallops LA-2 |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States Daytime Dynamo |
NASA GSFC | Suborbital | Geospace | 4 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
| 5 July 18:29 |
👁 United States UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2) |
FTG-07 | 👁 Marshall Islands Meck |
👁 United States MDA | |||
| MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 5 July | Successful | |||
| 5 July 18:35 |
👁 United States Ground Based Interceptor |
FTG-07 | 👁 United States Vandenberg LF-23 |
👁 United States 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 | 👁 Israel Jericho III |
👁 Israel Palmachim |
👁 Israel Israeli Air Force | ||||
| Israeli Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful | |||
| 15 July 05:53 |
👁 Brazil VS-30 |
👁 Sweden Esrange |
👁 Europe EuroLaunch | ||||
| 👁 Germany MAPHEUS-4 |
DLR | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 15 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 14:00:00 |
👁 Japan S-310 |
👁 Japan Uchinoura |
👁 Japan 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 |
👁 Japan S-520 |
👁 Japan Uchinoura |
👁 Japan 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 |
👁 Canada Black Brant IX |
👁 United States White Sands |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States VERIS |
NRL | Suborbital | Solar research | 8 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)? | |||||||
| 12 August 03:45 |
👁 India Prithvi II |
👁 India Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 |
👁 India DRDO | ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 13 August 10:00 |
👁 United States Terrier-Improved Malemute |
👁 United States Wallops Island |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States RockSat-X |
NASA | Suborbital | Student experiments | 13 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)? | |||||||
| 3 September 06:16 |
👁 Israel Silver Sparrow |
👁 Israel F-15 Eagle, Israel |
👁 Israel IAF | ||||
| Israeli Air Force | Suborbital | ABM target | 3 September | Successful | |||
| Arrow-3 tracking target, Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 6 September 05:20 |
👁 Russia RSM-56 Bulava |
👁 Russia K-550 Aleksandr Nevskiy, White Sea |
👁 Russia VMF | ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Launch failure | |||
| Second stage failure | |||||||
| 10 September | 👁 United States UGM-133 Trident II D5 |
👁 United States USS Tennessee, ETR |
👁 United States U.S. Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 September | Successful | |||
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | |||||||
| 10 September | 👁 United States UGM-133 Trident II D5 |
👁 United States USS Tennessee, ETR |
👁 United States U.S. Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 September | Successful | |||
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | |||||||
| 10 September | 👁 United States eMRBM |
C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean | 👁 United States MDA | ||||
| MDA/IMDO | Suborbital | ABM target | 10 September | Successful | |||
| Target for THAAD, successful intercept | |||||||
| 10 September | 👁 United States MRBM |
👁 United States Wake Island |
👁 United States MDA | ||||
| MDA/IMDO | Suborbital | ABM target | 10 September | Successful | |||
| Target for SM-3, successful intercept | |||||||
| 10 September | 👁 United States SM-3 Block 1A |
FTO-01 | 👁 United States USS Decatur (DDG-73), Pacific Ocean |
👁 United States US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 10 September | Successful | |||
| Intercepted target missile | |||||||
| 10 September | 👁 United States THAAD |
FTO-01 | 👁 Marshall Islands Meck Island |
👁 United States US Army | |||
| US Army/MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 10 September | Successful | |||
| Intercepted target missile | |||||||
| 10 September | 👁 United States THAAD |
FTO-01 | 👁 Marshall Islands Meck Island |
👁 United States US Army | |||
| US Army/MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 10 September | Successful | |||
| Back-up interceptor for SM-3 | |||||||
| 12 September | 👁 United States UGM-133 Trident II D5 |
👁 United States USS Tennessee, ETR |
👁 United States U.S. Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 September | Successful | |||
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | |||||||
| 12 September | 👁 United States UGM-133 Trident II D5 |
👁 United States USS Tennessee, ETR |
👁 United States U.S. Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 September | Successful | |||
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? | |||||||
| 15 September 09:20 |
👁 India Agni-V |
👁 India Integrated Test Range |
👁 India DRDO | ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), second flight of Agni-V | |||||||
| 18 September 11:15 |
👁 Brazil 👁 United States VS-30/Improved Orion |
👁 Norway Andøya |
👁 Germany DLR | ||||
| 👁 Australia Scramspace |
University of Queensland | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 18 September | Launch failure | ||
| Hypersonic research experiment, first stage failure of launch vehicle | |||||||
| 19 September 00:30 |
👁 United States ARAV-C++ |
FTM-21 | 👁 United States Kauai |
👁 United States MDA | |||
| MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 19 September | Successful | |||
| SM-3 Block 1B target | |||||||
| 19 September 00:32 ? |
👁 United States RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B |
FTM-21 | 👁 United States USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean |
👁 United States US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 19 September | Successful | |||
| ARAV-C++ interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
| 19 September 00:32 ? |
👁 United States RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B |
FTM-21 | 👁 United States USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean |
👁 United States US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 19 September | Successful | |||
| ARAV-C++ back-up interceptor | |||||||
| 22 September 10:01 |
👁 United States LGM-30G Minuteman III |
👁 United States Vandenberg LF-10 |
👁 United States US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 September | Successful | |||
| GT209GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | |||||||
| 26 September 10:33 |
👁 United States LGM-30G Minuteman III |
👁 United States Vandenberg LF-09 |
👁 United States US Air Force | ||||
| U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 September | Successful | |||
| GT208GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | |||||||
| 4 October 05:33 |
👁 United States ARAV-ER |
FTM-22 | 👁 United States Kauai |
👁 United States MDA | |||
| MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 4 October | Successful | |||
| SM-3 Block 1B target | |||||||
| 4 October 05:37 ? |
👁 United States RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B |
FTM-22 | 👁 United States USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean |
👁 United States US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 4 October | Successful | |||
| ARAV-ER interceptor, successful intercept | |||||||
| 7 October 03:45 |
👁 India Prithvi II |
👁 India Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 |
👁 India DRDO | ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 8 October 06:50 |
👁 India Prithvi II |
👁 India Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 |
👁 India DRDO | ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 10 October 13:39 |
👁 Russia RS-12M Topol |
👁 Russia Kapustin Yar |
👁 Russia RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful | |||
| Test of a new experimental reentry vehicle | |||||||
| 21 October 10:00[64] |
👁 Canada Black Brant IX |
👁 United States White Sands |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States EVE |
CU Boulder | Suborbital | SDO calibration | 21 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 273 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 30 October | 👁 Russia RT-2PM Topol |
👁 Russia Plesetsk |
👁 Russia RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
| 30 October | 👁 Russia R-36M2 Voyevoda |
👁 Russia Dombarovsky |
👁 Russia RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
| 30 October | 👁 Russia R-29RMU Sineva |
👁 Russia K-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea |
👁 Russia VMF | ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
| 30 October | 👁 Russia R-29R Volna |
👁 Russia K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk |
👁 Russia VMF | ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
| 3 November 09:25 |
👁 Canada Black Brant IX |
👁 United States White Sands |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| X-ray Quantum Calorimeter | UW-Madison | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 3 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi) | |||||||
| 8 November | 👁 India Agni-I |
👁 India Integrated Test Range |
👁 India IDRDL | ||||
| IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)? | |||||||
| 12 November 16:15 |
👁 United States SpaceLoft XL |
👁 United States Spaceport America |
👁 United States UP Aerospace | ||||
| 👁 United States FOP-2 |
NASA | Suborbital | Six technology experiments | 12 November | Successful | ||
| Mission SL-8, Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi), successfully recovered | |||||||
| 20 November 11:40 |
👁 Canada Black Brant IX |
👁 United States White Sands |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States FORTIS |
JHU | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 20 November | Successful | ||
| Studied spectra of comet ISON, apogee: 277 kilometres (172 mi) | |||||||
| 27 November 03:50[65] |
👁 Canada Black Brant IX |
👁 United States White Sands |
👁 United States NASA | ||||
| 👁 United States VeSpR |
Boston University | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 27 November | Successful | ||
| Venus Spectral Rocket Experiment, apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 3 December | 👁 India Prithvi II |
👁 India Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 |
👁 India DRDO | ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 14 December | 👁 Iran Shahab-1 |
👁 Iran Semnan |
👁 Iran ISA | ||||
| 👁 Iran Kavoshgar Pazhuhesh |
ISA | Suborbital | Biological | 14 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey | |||||||
| 17 December 12:36 |
👁 United States LGM-30G Minuteman III |
👁 United States Vandenberg LF-04 |
👁 United States US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 December | Successful | |||
| GT210GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? | |||||||
| 23 December 11:28 |
👁 India Agni-III |
👁 India ITR IC-4 |
👁 India Indian Army | ||||
| Indian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 350 kilometres (220 mi) | |||||||
| 24 December 07:00 |
👁 Russia RS-24 Yars |
👁 Russia Plesetsk |
👁 Russia RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful | |||
| 27 December 17:30 |
👁 Russia RS-12M Topol |
👁 Russia Kapustin Yar |
👁 Russia RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 December | Successful | |||
Deep space rendezvous
[edit]| Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 February | Cassini | 90th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,978 kilometres (1,229 mi). |
| 9 March | Cassini | 4th flyby of Rhea | Closest approach: 997 kilometres (620 mi). Last Cassini flyby of Rhea. |
| 5 April | Cassini | 91st flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
| 12 April | Cassini | Flyby of Polydeuces | Closest approach: 115,000 kilometres (71,000 mi). |
| 23 May | Cassini | 92nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 970 kilometres (600 mi). |
| 10 July | Cassini | 93rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 964 kilometres (599 mi). |
| 26 July | Cassini | 94th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
| 12 September | Cassini | 95th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). |
| 6 October | LADEE | Injection into Selenocentric orbit | Preliminary orbit was 269 kilometres (167 mi) x 15,772 kilometres (9,800 mi), inclined 157 deg to the equator. |
| 9 October | Juno | Flyby of Earth | Gravity assist, closest approach: 552 kilometres (343 mi). |
| 13 October | Cassini | 96th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 961 kilometres (597 mi). |
| 30 November | Cassini | 97th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 870 kilometres (540 mi). |
| 6 December | Chang'e 3 | Injection into Selenocentric orbit | Preliminary orbit was 100 kilometres (62 mi), reduced to 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) on 10 December. |
| 14 December | Chang'e 3 | Landing at Mare Imbrium | First Chinese lunar soft lander and rover, coordinates 44°07′17″N 19°30′42″W / 44.1214°N 19.5116°W / 44.1214; -19.5116. |
| 28 December | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 45 kilometres (28 mi). |
Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVAs)
[edit]| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 April 14:03 |
6 hours 38 minutes |
20:41 | Expedition 35/36 | 👁 Russia Pavel Vinogradov |
Installed the Obstanovka plasma waves and ionosphere experiment to the exterior of the Zvezda service module. Also replaced a faulty retro-reflector device used as navigational aids for the Automatic Transfer Vehicle and retrieved the Biorisk microbe exposure experiment. An attempt to retrieve the Vinoslivost materials sample experiment failed when it was accidentally dropped while being taken back to the Pirs module airlock.[66][67] |
| 11 May 12:44 |
5 hours 30 minutes |
18:14 | Expedition 35/36 | 👁 United States Christopher Cassidy |
Replaced the 2B Pump Flow Control Subassembly (PFCS) on the Port 6 truss in attempting to locate the source of an ammonia coolant leak on the Port 6 truss Photo Voltaic Thermal Control System (PVTCS).[68][69] |
| 24 June 13:32 |
6 hours 34 minutes |
20:06 | Expedition 36/37 | 👁 Russia Fyodor Yurchikhin |
Replaced a fluid flow regulator on the Zarya module, testing of the Kurs docking system on the station ahead of the arrival of a new Russian module, installing the "Indicator" experiment, installing gap spanners on to the outside of the station and photographing the multilayer insulation (MLI) protecting the Russian segment from micrometeoroids and taking samples from the exterior surface of the pressure hull underneath the MLI to identify signs of pressure hull material microscopic deterioration.[70][71] |
| 9 July 12:02 |
6 hours 7 minutes |
18:09 | Expedition 36/37 | 👁 United States Christopher Cassidy |
Replaced a failed Space-to-Ground Transmitter Receiver Controller and the Mobile Base Camera Light Pan-Tilt Assembly, retrieved the MISSE-8 and ORMatE-III experiments, photographed the AMS-02, moved two Radiator Grapple Bars to either sides of the truss, routed power cables to support the addition of the new Russian MLM and installed a multi-layer insulation cover to protect the docking interface of PMA-2.[72][73] |
| 16 July 11:57 |
1 hours 32 minutes |
13:29 | Expedition 36/37 | 👁 United States Christopher Cassidy |
Installed a Y-bypass jumper on power lines on the Z1 truss, routing 1553 data cables for a grapple fixture and Ethernet cables for a future Russian station module. The spacewalk was then cut short after Parmitano reported excess water leaking inside his helmet.[74][75][76] |
| 16 August 14:36 |
7 hours 29 minutes |
22:05 | Expedition 36/37 | 👁 Russia Fyodor Yurchikhin |
Routed power and Ethernet cables for later attachment to the future Nauka module. Also installed connectors between modules and a material science experiment.[77][78] |
| 22 August 11:34 |
5 hours 58 minutes |
17:32 | Expedition 36/37 | 👁 Russia Fyodor Yurchikhin |
Removed a laser communication and installed an EVA work station and camera pointing platform outside the Zvezda service module, inspection and tightening of various antenna covers on Zvezda, and installed new spacewalk aids.[79][80] |
| 9 November 14:34 |
5 hours 50 minutes |
20:24 | Expedition 37/38 | 👁 Russia Oleg Kotov |
Took the Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games to the outside of ISS. They also continued work on an extravehicular activity workstation and biaxial pointing platform by removing launch brackets and bolts, as well as retrieving an experimental package. The planned installation of a foot restraint on the mounting seat of the workstation was deferred to a future spacewalk after the spacewalkers noticed some issues with its alignment.[81][82] |
| 21 December 12:01 |
5 hours 28 minutes |
17:29 | Expedition 38/39 | 👁 United States Richard Mastracchio |
Removed ammonia fluid lines from Active Thermal Control System pump module; removed pump module from starboard truss and stowed it on Payload Orbital Replacement Unit Accommodation.[83] |
| 24 December 11:53 |
7 hours 30 minutes |
19:23 | Expedition 38/39 | 👁 United States Richard Mastracchio |
Retrieved spare ammonia pump module, installed it on starboard truss, and connected it to Loop A of Active Thermal Control System.[84][85] |
| 27 December 13:00 |
8 hours 7 minutes |
21:07 | Expedition 38/39 | 👁 Russia Oleg Kotov |
Attempted installation of 2 HD cameras for commercial Earth observation on the outside of the Zvezda module, cancelled after one of the cameras failed to provide data to the ground during testing. Also installed and jettisoned experimental equipment outside the Russian segment. Longest Russian EVA in history.[86][87] |
Orbital launch statistics
[edit]By country
[edit]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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 👁 Image China |
15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| 👁 Image France |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 👁 Image India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 👁 Image Italy |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 👁 Image Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 👁 Image Russia |
31[a] | 28 | 2 | 1 | |
| 👁 Image South Korea |
1[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 👁 Image Ukraine |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 👁 Image United States |
19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| World | 81 | 77 | 3 | 1 | |
By rocket
[edit]By family
[edit]| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angara | 👁 Image Russia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antares | 👁 Image United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Ariane | 👁 Image France |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas | 👁 Image United States |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | 👁 Image United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Epsilon | 👁 Image Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Falcon | 👁 Image United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-II | 👁 Image Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kuaizhou | 👁 Image China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March | 👁 Image China |
14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| Minotaur | 👁 Image United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus | 👁 Image United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | 👁 Image India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | 👁 Image Russia |
16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-36 | 👁 Image Ukraine |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Universal Rocket | 👁 Image Russia |
15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | |
| Vega | 👁 Image Italy |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit | 👁 Image Ukraine |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
By type
[edit]| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antares 100 | 👁 Image United States |
Antares | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Ariane 5 | 👁 Image France |
Ariane | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V | 👁 Image United States |
Atlas | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV | 👁 Image United States |
Delta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr | 👁 Image Ukraine |
R-36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Epsilon | 👁 Image Japan |
Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Falcon 9 | 👁 Image United States |
Falcon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | 👁 Image Japan |
H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIB | 👁 Image Japan |
H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kuaizhou 1 | 👁 Image China |
Kuaizhou | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March 2 | 👁 Image China |
Long March | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3 | 👁 Image China |
Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4 | 👁 Image China |
Long March | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Minotaur I | 👁 Image United States |
Minotaur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur V | 👁 Image United States |
Minotaur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Naro | 👁 Image Russia / 👁 Image South Korea |
Angara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Pegasus | 👁 Image United States |
Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | 👁 Image India |
PSLV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | 👁 Image Russia |
Universal Rocket | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | 👁 Image Russia |
R-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2 | 👁 Image Russia |
R-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| UR-100 | 👁 Image Russia |
Universal Rocket | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vega | 👁 Image Italy |
Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit | 👁 Image Ukraine |
Zenit | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
By configuration
[edit]| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antares 110 | 👁 Image United States |
Antares | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Ariane 5 ECA | 👁 Image France |
Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5 ES | 👁 Image France |
Ariane 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 401 | 👁 Image United States |
Atlas V | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 501 | 👁 Image United States |
Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 531 | 👁 Image United States |
Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 551 | 👁 Image United States |
Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) | 👁 Image United States |
Delta IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Heavy | 👁 Image United States |
Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr | 👁 Image Ukraine |
Dnepr | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Epsilon | 👁 Image Japan |
Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Falcon 9 v1.0 | 👁 Image United States |
Falcon 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Falcon 9 v1.1 | 👁 Image United States |
Falcon 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| H-IIA 202 | 👁 Image Japan |
H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIB | 👁 Image Japan |
H-IIB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kuaizhou 1 | 👁 Image China |
Kuaizhou 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March 2C | 👁 Image China |
Long March 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2D | 👁 Image China |
Long March 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2F | 👁 Image China |
Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B/E | 👁 Image China |
Long March 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4B | 👁 Image China |
Long March 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Long March 4C | 👁 Image China |
Long March 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur I | 👁 Image United States |
Minotaur I | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur V | 👁 Image United States |
Minotaur V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Naro-1 | 👁 Image Russia / 👁 Image South Korea |
Naro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Pegasus-XL | 👁 Image United States |
Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-CA | 👁 Image India |
PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-XL | 👁 Image India |
PSLV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / Briz-M | 👁 Image Russia |
Proton | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / Blok DM-03 | 👁 Image Russia |
Proton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rokot / Briz-KM | 👁 Image Russia |
UR-100 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a | 👁 Image Russia |
Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M | 👁 Image Russia |
Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1b | 👁 Image Russia |
Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | 👁 Image Russia |
Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | 👁 Image Russia |
Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2-1v / Volga | 👁 Image Russia |
Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Soyuz-FG | 👁 Image Russia |
Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | 👁 Image Russia |
Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strela | 👁 Image Russia |
UR-100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | 👁 Image Italy |
Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit-3SL | 👁 Image Ukraine |
Zenit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Zenit-3SLB | 👁 Image Ukraine |
Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By spaceport
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10
15
20
25
30
China
France
India
International waters
Japan
Kazakhstan
South Korea
Russia
United States
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baikonur | 👁 Image Kazakhstan |
23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cape Canaveral | 👁 Image United States |
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dombarovsky | 👁 Image Russia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kourou | 👁 Image France |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jiuquan | 👁 Image China |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| MARS | 👁 Image United States |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Naro | 👁 Image South Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ocean Odyssey | 👁 United Nations International waters |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | 👁 Image Russia |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Satish Dhawan | 👁 Image India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tanegashima | 👁 Image Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taiyuan | 👁 Image China |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Uchinoura | 👁 Image Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | 👁 Image United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Includes Pegasus-XL launch whose carrier aircraft took off from Vandenberg |
| Xichang | 👁 Image China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 77 | 3 | 1 | ||
By orbit
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20
30
40
50
- 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 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Includes two European Soyuz launches from Kourou, French Guiana by Arianespace
- ^ With Russian assistance
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