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2009 Space Launch Report Updated January 10, 2010 2009 Launch Vehicle Standings Left: Ares I-X performed a successful suborbital test on October 28, 2009. The future of NASA's Constellation program was uncertain as 2009 ended. |
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2008 LAUNCH VEHICLE/SITE STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle as of December 30, 2009
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YEAR TO DATE LAUNCH VEHICLE SUMMARY
Calendar year launch vehicle results, ranked by number
of successes, with launch total as the first tiebreaker
and vehicle payload mass as the second tiebreaker.
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions have orbital periods
less than 2 hours. Deep Space missions include
heliocentric, planetocentric, and solar system escape
trajectories.
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Vehicle Overall By Orbit Type
Launches Earth-Orbit Earth-Escape
(Failures) LEO >LEO Deep Space
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R-7 13(1) 12(0) 1(1) -
Proton 10(0) - 10(0) -
Delta 2 8(0) 5(0) 2(0) 1(0)
Ariane 5 7(0) 1(0) 6(0) -
CZ 6(1) 4(0) 2(1) -
STS 5(0) 5(0) - -
Atlas 5 5(0) 1(0) 4(0) -
Zenit 4(0) - 4(0) -
Delta 4 3(0) - 3(0) -
Rokot/Briz KM 3(0) 3(0) - -
H-2A 2(0) 2(0) - -
PSLV 2(0) 2(0) - -
H-2B 1(0) 1(0) - -
Tsyklon 3 1(0) 1(0) - -
Kosmos 3M 1(0) 1(0) - -
Dnepr 1(0) 1(0) - -
Minotaur 1 1(0) 1(0) - -
Falcon 1 1(0) 1(0) - -
Safir 1(0) 1(0) - -
Taurus-XL 1(1) 1(1) - -
Unha 2 1(1) 1(1) - -
KSLV-1 1(1) 1(1) - -
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Total 78(5) 45(3) 32(2) 1(0)
Ariane 5 Details
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Ariane 5ECA 6(0) - 6(0) -
Ariane 5GS 1(0) 1(0) - -
Ariane 5ES
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Atlas 5 Details
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Atlas 5-401 3(0) 1(0) 2(0) -
Atlas 5-421 1(0) - 1(0) -
Atlas 5-431 1(0) - 1(0) -
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Chang Zheng (Long March) Details
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CZ-2C 2(0) 2(0) - -
CZ-2D 1(0) 1(0) - -
CZ-2F (M)
CZ-3A
CZ-3B 1(1) - 1(1) -
CZ-3C 1(0) - 1(0) -
CZ-4B
CZ-4C 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Delta 2 Details
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Delta 2-7320 2(0) 2(0) - -
Delta 2-7420
Delta 2-7925 3(0) - 2(0) 1(0)
Delta 2-7920 3(0) 3(0) - -
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Delta 4 Details
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Delta 4M - - - -
Delta 4M+4,2 1(0) - 1(0) -
Delta 4M+5,4 1(0) - 1(0) -
Delta 4H 1(0) - 1(0) -
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H-2A/B Details
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H-2A/2022
H-2A/2024
H-2A/202 2(0) 2(0) - -
H-2A/204
H-2B/304 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Proton Details
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Proton-K/DM-2 1(0) - 1(0) -
Proton-M/Briz-M 8(0) - 8(0) -
Proton-M/DM-2 1(0) - 1(0) -
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PSLV Details
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PSLV-C
PSLV-CA (Core Alone) 2(0) 2(0) - -
PSLC-XL-C
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Soyuz/Molniya (R-7) Details
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Soyuz-U (Progress) 5(0) 5(0) - -
Soyuz-U (Kosmos) 2(0) 2(0) - -
Soyuz-FG/Fregat
Soyuz-FG/Soyuz (M) 4(0) 4(0) - -
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat 1(1) - 1(1) -
Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat 1(0) 1(0) - -
Molniya-M
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Space Shuttle (STS) Details
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Discovery (OV-103) 2(0) 2(0) - -
Atlantis (OV-104) 2(0) 2(0) - -
Endeavour (OV-105) 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Zenit Details
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Zenit 3SL/DMSL 1(0) - 1(0) -
Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB 3(0) - 3(0) -
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YEAR TO DATE LAUNCH SITE SUMMARY
Launch sites, ranked by number of year-to-date orbital
launch attempts.
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Site Overall
Launches
(Failures)
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Baikonur, Kazakhstan 24(0)
Cape Canaveral, Florida 11(0)
Plesetsk, Russia 8(1)
Kourou, French Guyana 7(0)
Vandenberg AFB, California 6(1)
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 5(0)*
Tanegashima, Japan 3(0)
Jiuquan, China 2(0)
Taiyaun, China 2(0)
Sriharikota, India 2(0)
XiChang, China 2(1)
Sea Launch LP Odyssey (POR) 1(0)
Wallops Island, VA 1(0)
Kwajalein, RMI 1(0)
Semnan, Iran 1(0)
Musudan-ri, North Korea 1(1)
Naro Space Center, South Korea 1(1)
Kapustin Yar, Russia
Dombarovsky, Russia
Palmachim, Israel
Kagoshima, Japan
Svobodny, Russia
Barents Sea (Sub Launched)
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*Does not include suborbital Ares I-X launch.
Launch Vehicle by Success Rate ================================================================
SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
ACTIVE LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle as of December 30, 2009
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Top active space launch vehicles ranked by their predicted
orbital success rate*. Failures include incorrect orbits.
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Vehicle Successes/Tries Realzd Pred Consc. Last Dates
Rate Rate* Succes Fail
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Tsyklon 2 104 105 .99 .98 92 4/25/73 1967-
Delta 2 145 147 .99 .98 92 1/17/97 1989-
Soyuz-U 727 747 .97 .97 44 10/15/02 1973-
STS 126 129 .97 .97 16(A) 2/1/03 1981-
Soyuz-FG 20 20 1.00 .95 20 None 2001-
CZ-4(A/B/C) 18 18 1.00 .95 18 None 1988-
Kosmos 3M 422 445 .95 .95 21 11/20/00 1964-
CZ-2(C)(/SD/SM) 32 33 .97 .94 32 11/5/74 1974-
Molniya M 276 295 .94 .93 3 6/21/05 1963-
Proton-K/DM-2M 40 42 .95 .93 7 11/25/02 1994-
CZ-2D 11 11 1.00 .92 11 None 1993-
Ariane 5-ECA 22 23 .96 .92 22 12/11/02 2002-
Proton-K/DM-2 100 108 .93 .92 14 10/27/99 1982-
Soyuz FG/Fregat 9 9 1.00 .91 9 None 2003-
Atlas 5 18 19 .95 .90 9 6/15/07 2002-
Delta IV-M 8 8 1.00 .90 8 None 2002-
Minotaur 1 8 8 1.00 .90 8 None 2000-
CZ-2F 7 7 1.00 .89 7 None 1999-
H-2A 15 16 .94 .89 10 11/29/03 2001-
Proton-M/Briz-M 31 34 .91 .89 12 03/14/08 2001-
Proton-K/17S40 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 1997-
Zenit 3SL/DMSL 27 30 .90 .88 6 1/30/07 1999-
Proton-K 26 29+ .90 .87 9 11/29/86 1968-
CZ-3/3A 26 29 .90 .87 16 8/18/96 1984-
Dnepr 12 13 .92 .87 6 7/26/06 1999-
Rokot/Briz/K(M) 12 13 .92 .87 5 10/8/05 1994-
Pegasus (H/XL) 35 40 .88 .86 26 11/4/96 1991-
Ariane 5G(+,S) 22 25 .88 .85 15 7/12/01 1996-
Soyuz-U/Fregat 4 4 1.00 .83 4 None 2000-
Proton-M/DM-2 4 4 1.00 .83 4 None 2007-
PSLV 14 16 .88 .83 12 9/29/97 1993-
CZ-3B/3C 12 14 .86 .81 0 8/31/09 1996-
START(-1) 6 7 .86 .78 5 3/28/95 1993-
Zenit 2(M) 29 37 .78 .77 6 9/9/98 1985-
Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 2006-
Shtil' 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 1998-
Taurus (XL) 6 8 .75 .70 0 2/24/09 1994-
Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB 3 4 .75 .67 3(B) 4/28/08 2008-
Ariane 5ES 1 1 1.00 .67 1 None 2008-
H-2B 1 1 1.00 .67 1 None 2009-
Soyuz 2-1b 1 1 1.00 .67 1 None 2008-
Delta IV-H 2 3 .67 .60 2 12/21/04 2004-
Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 2 3# .67 .60 0 5/21/09 2006-
Shavit(-1) 5 8 .63 .60 1 9/6/04 1988-
Safir 1 2 .50 .50 1 8/16/08 2008-
Falcon 1 2 5 .40 .43 2 8/3/08 2006-
GSLV 2 5 .40 .43 0 9/2/07 2001-
KSLV-1 (Angara) 0 1 .00 .33 0 8/25/09 2009-
Volna 0 1 .00 .33 0 6/21/05 2005-
Unha 2 (TD-2) 0 2 .00 .25 0 4/5/09 2006-
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* First level Bayesian estimate of mean predicted probability
of success for next launch attempt (k+1)/(n+2) where k is the
number of successful events and n is the number of trials.
# Does not include one successful suborbital Soyuz 2-1a test
flight performed in 2004.
+ Does not include one successful suborbital Proton-K test flight
performed in 1970.
(A) 2003 STS-107 Columbia failure during reentry result of
damage suffered during launch phase.
(B) Amos-3 inserted in orbit with 1,500 km short perigee and
0.7 deg unplanned inclination. Amos 3 reportedly lost two
to three years of 18 year design life.
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
RECENTLY RETIRED LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle as of October 29, 2009
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Recently retired space launch vehicles ranked by
their predicted orbital success rate*. Failures include
incorrect orbits.
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Vehicle Successes/Tries Realzd Pred Consc. Last Dates
Rate Rate* Succes Fail
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Atlas 2/2AS 63 63 1.00 .98 63 None 1991-2004
Ariane 4 113 116 .97 .97 74 12/11/94 1988-2003
Titan 2 17 17# 1.00 .95 17 None 1964-2003
Tsyklon 3 114 122 .93 .93 1 12/24/04 1977-2009
Atlas 3(A/B) 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 2000-2005
Soyuz-U/Ikar 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 1999-1999
Titan 4B 15 17 .88 .84 12 4/30/99 1997-2005
Titan 2(Star) 6 7% .86 .78 6 10/5/93 1964-2003
M-5 6 7 .86 .78 4 2/10/00 1997-2006
Proton-K/Briz-M 3 4 .75 .67 3 7/5/99 1999-2003
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#Includes 11 orbital Gemini Titan 2 and 6 Titan 23G missions.
%Seven Titan 23G flights that flew suborbital profiles with
Star 37 solid rocket motors providing the final orbital velocity
increment. The single failure listed here involved the Star 37
stage.
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2009 SPACE LAUNCH LOG =========================================================================
SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2008 ORBITAL/SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG
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by Ed Kyle as of December 30, 2009
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YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH LOG
DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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01/18/09 Delta 4H D337 NRO L26 6.0? CC 37B GEO?
01/23/09 H-2A-202 F15 GOSAT (Ibuki) 1.98 TA Y1 LEO/S
01/30/09 Tsyklon 3 Koronas-Photon 1.92 PL 32/2 LEO
02/02/09 Safir 2 Omid (2) 0.025 SE LEO
02/06/09 Delta 2-7320 D338 NOAA-N Prime 1.44 VA 2W LEO/S
02/10/09 Soyuz U 1740 Progress M66/ISS32P 7.25 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS
02/11/09 Proton M/Briz M P342 Express AM44/MD1 3.672 TB 200/39 GEO
02/12/09 Ariane 5 ECA A545 V187/Hotbird 10/NSS 9 7.422 KO 3 GTO
02/24/09 Taurus XL (3110) T8 OCO 0.407 VA 576E [FTO] (1)
02/26/09 Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB LL2 Telstar 11N 4.012 TB 45/1 GTO+
02/28/09 Proton K/DM-2 P343 Raduga 1-8 2.3 TB 81/24 GEO
03/07/09 Delta 2-7925 D339 Kepler 1.05 CC 17B HCO
03/15/09 STS/Discovery STS-119/ISS-15A 120.86 KC 39A LEO/ISS
03/17/09 Rokot/Briz KM GOCE 1.10 PL 133/3 LEO/S
03/24/09 Delta 2-7925 D340 GPS 2R-20(M) 2.059 CC 17A MTO
03/26/09 Soyuz FG 1741 Soyuz TMA-14 (ISS18S) 7.25 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
04/03/09 Proton M/Briz M P344 Eutelsat W2A 5.9 TB 200/39 GTO
04/04/09 Atlas 5-421 AV016 WGS-2 5.987 CC 41 GTO+
04/05/09 Unha 2 (TD-2) Kwangmyongsong 2 MU [FTO] (2)
04/14/09 CZ-3C CZ3C2 Beidou-G2 3.1? XC 2? GTO
04/20/09 PSLV-CA C12 RISAT 2/ANUSAT 0.34 SR SLP LEO
04/20/09 Zenit 3SL/DMSL Z3SL42 Sircal 1B 3.08 OLP GTO+
04/22/09 CZ-2C CZ2-32 Yaogan 6 TY 1 LEO/S
04/29/09 Soyuz-U 1742 Kosmos 2450 (Kobal't-M) PL LEO
05/05/09 Delta 2-7920 D341 STSS-ATRR VA 2W LEO/P
05/07/09 Soyuz-U 1743 Progress M-02M/ISS33P 7.12 TB 5/1 LEO/ISS
05/11/09 STS/Atlantis STS-125/HST-SM04 119.82 KC 39A LEO
05/14/09 Ariane 5 ECA A546 V188/Herschel/Plank 5.32 KO 3 HTO
05/16/09 Proton M/Briz M P345 ProtoStar 2 4.00 TB 200/39 GTO+
05/19/09 Minotaur 1 008 TacSat 3 0.4 WI 0-B LEO
05/21/09 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 1744 Meridan 2 PL 43/4 [EEO] (3)
05/27/09 Soyuz FG 1745 Soyuz TMA 15 7.25 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
06/18/09 Atlas 5-401 AV020 LRO/LCROSS 2.81 CC 41 HTO
06/21/09 Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB LL3 Measat 3a 2.37 TB 45/1 GTO+
06/27/09 Delta 4M+4,2 D342 GOES O 3.21 CC 37B GTO+
06/30/09 Proton M/Briz M P346 Sirius FM5 5.82 TB 200/39 GTO+
07/01/09 Ariane 5 ECA A547 V189/TerreStar 1 6.91 KO 3 GTO
07/06/09 Rokot/Briz KM Kosmos 2451-53 0.675 PL 133/3 LEO
07/14/09 Falcon 1 F1-5 RazakSAT 0.18 KW LEO
07/15/09 STS/Endeavour STS-127/ISS 2J/A ~120.00 KC 39A LEO/ISS
07/21/09 Kosmos 3M Parus/Sterkh 1 0.98 PL 132/1 LEO
07/24/09 Soyuz U 1746 Progress M-67 (ISS 34P) 7.285 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
08/29/09 Dnepr 13 6 sats (Dubaisat 1, etc) 0.423 TB 109/95 LEO/S
08/11/09 Proton M/Briz M P347 Asiasat 5 3.76 TB 200/39 GTO+
08/17/09 Delta 2-7925 D343 GPS 2R-21(M) 2.059 CC 17A MTO
08/21/09 Ariane 5 ECA A548 V190/JCSAT 12/Optus D3 4.5 KO 3 GTO
08/25/09 KSLV-1 KSLV1 STSAT-2 0.1 NA [FTO] (4)
08/29/09 STS/Discovery STS-128/ISS 17A/MLPM 121.42 KC 39A LEO/ISS
08/31/09 CZ-3B CZ3B12 Palapa D1 4.1 XC 2 [EEO] (5)
09/08/09 Atlas 5-401 AV018 PAN CC 41 GTO+
09/10/09 H-2B TF1 HTV 1 16.0 TA Y2 LEO/ISS
09/17/09 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1747 Meteor M1 +6microsats 2.7 TB 31/6 LEO/S
09/17/09 Proton M/Briz M P348 Nimiq 5 4.745 TB 200/39 GTO+
09/23/09 PSLV-CA C14 Oceansat 2 ~1.0 SR FLP LEO/S
09/25/09 Delta 2-7920 D344 STSS Demo 2.244 CC 17B LEO
09/30/09 Soyuz-FG 1748 Soyuz TMA-16 7.25 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
10/01/09 Ariane 5 ECA A549 V191/Amazonas 2/GMS 8.0 KO 3 GTO
10/08/09 Delta 2-7920 D345 Worldview 2 2.615 VA 2W LEO/S
10/15/09 Soyuz U 1749 Progress M-03M 7.2 TB 5/1 LEO/ISS
10/18/09 Atlas 5-401 AV017 DMSP F18 1.2 VA 3E LEO/S
10/29/09 Ariane 5 ECA A550 V-192/NSS 12/Thor 6 8.675 KO 3 GTO
11/02/09 Rokot/Briz KM SMOS/PROBA-2 0.695 PL 133/3 LEO/S
11/10/09 Soyuz U 1750 Progress M-MRM2 7.1 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
11/12/09 CZ-2C CZ2-33 Shijian 11-01 JQ 4/L LEO/S
11/16/09 STS-Atlantis STS-129/ISS-ULF3 ~120.00 KC 39A LEO/ISS
11/20/09 Soyuz U 1751 Kosmos 2455 (Lotos-s) 6.9? PL 16/2 LEO
11/23/09 Atlas 5-431 AV024 Intelsat 14 5.614 CC 41 GTO+
11/24/09 Proton M/Briz M P349 Eutelsat W7 5.627 TB 200/39 GTO+
11/28/09 H-2A-202 F16 IGS Optics 3 TA Y1 LEO/S
11/30/09 Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB LL4 Intelsat 15 2.484 TB 45/1 GTO+
12/06/09 Delta 4M+5,4 D346 WGS-3 6.0 CC 37B GTO+
12/09/09 CZ-2D CZ2-34 Yaogan 7 JQ 4/L LEO/S
12/14/09 Proton M/DM-2 P350 3xGlonass M 4.25 TB 81/24 MEO
12/14/09 Delta 2-7320 D347 WISE 0.674 VA 2W LEO/S
12/15/09 CZ-4C CZ4-18 Yaogan 8 1.04 TY 2 LEO/S
12/18/09 Ariane 5GS A551 V193/Helios 2B 4.2 KO 3 LEO/S
12/20/09 Soyuz FG 1752 Soyuz TMA-17 7.25 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
12/28/09 Proton M/Briz M P351 DirecTV 12 5.90 TB 200/39 GTO+
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(1) Payload fairing failed to separate.
(2) 2nd stage reportedly fell short of drop zone. No satellite tracked.
(3) 321 x 36,461km x 62.8 deg, short of planned 1,000 x 39,800 km x 63 deg 12-hr orbit
Possible Soyuz 3rd stage shutdown 3-5 sec too soon.
(4) First S. Korean orbital attempt. 1 of 2 PL fairing halves failed to sep.
Planned 306 x 1,500 km near-polar orbit.
(5) Failure during second Stg 3 burn left sat in 221x21135x22.3deg orbit, about
350-400 m/s short of planned GTO.
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YEAR TO DATE MAJOR SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG
Suborbital Launches Using Booster Hardware Also Used
for Orbital Launches
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DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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04/10/09 Topol' ICBM Test PL SUB (1)
06/29/09 Minuteman 3 ICBM Operational Test VA SUB (2)
07/13/09 Sineva R-29RMU SLBM Operational Test NP SUB (3)
07/14/09 Sineva R-29RMU SLBM Operational Test NP SUB (4)
07/15/09 Bulava SLBM Development Test BA? [FSO] (5)
08/23/09 Minuteman 3 ICBM Operational Test VA SUB (6)
09/28/09 Shahab 3 IRBM Test SE? SUB
10/06/09 R-29R/SS-N-18 (Volna) SLBM Operational Test OK SUB (7)
10/07/09 R-29R/SS-N-18 (Volna) SLBM Operational Test OK SUB (7)
10/28/09 Ares I-X Upper Stg/Orion Simulators KC 39B SUB (8)
11/01/09 Sineva R-29RMU SLBM Operational Test BA SUB (9)
12/09/09 Bulava SLBM Development Test WH [FSO] (10)
12/10/09 Topol' ICBM Test KY SUB
12/24/09 R-36M-2 (Voevoda) ICBM Test DO SUB (11)
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(1) To Kura range, Kamchatka. Missile flown had been in active service 1987-2007.
(2) To Kwajalein Atoll. 3 RVs on operational test.
(3) to Kura range from K84 or K117
(4) to Chizh site on Kola peninsula from K117
(5) Stg 1 failed after launch from Dmitry Donskoi submarine
(6) To Kwajalein Atoll. One RV on operational test.
(7) To Kanin Peninsula from K-433 (10/6) and K-44 (10/7)
(8) Suborbital test of Ares I precursor with 4-seg booster
(9) To Kura range from K117 in Barents Sea.
(10) Seen spiraling during 3rd stg burn over Norway.
(11) To Kura range, Kamchatka. Missile more than 21 years old.
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*Site Code:
BA = Barents Sea (Sub Launch), Russia
CC = Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
DO = Dombarovsky, Russia
FLP = First Launch Pad
JQ = Ji Quan, China
KA = Kagoshima, Japan
KC = Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
KO = Kourou, French Guyana
KW = Kwajalein, Marshall Is.
KY = Kapustin Yar, Russia
MU = Musudan-ri North Korea
NA = Naro Space Center, South Korea
NP = North Pole Submarine Launch
OK = Sea of Okhotsk
OLP = Odyssey Launch Platform
PA = Palamchima, Isreal
PL = Plesetsk Northern Cosmodrome, Russia
PO = Pacific Ocean (154W-0N for Sea Launch)
SE = Semnan, Iran in Dasht-e-Kavir Desert
SR = Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
SLP = Second Launch Pad
TA = Tanageshima, Japan
TB = Tyuratam/Baikonur, Kazakstahn
TY = Taiyuan, China
WH = White Sea (Sub Launch), Russia
WI = Wallops Island
XC = Xi Chang, China
VA = Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
YO = Yoshinobu Launch Pad
**Orbit Code:
EEO/M = Molynia (12-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit
FTO = Failed to Orbit
FSO = Failed Suborbital
GTO = Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
GTO+ = Supersynchronous or High Perigee Transfer Orbit
GTO- = Subsynchronous Transfer Orbit
GEO = Geosynchronous Orbit
HCO = Heliocentric (solar) Orbit
HTO = High Earth Transfer Orbit
LEO = Low Earth Orbit
LEO/S = Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit
LEO/P = Polar Low Earth Orbit
MEO = Medium Earth Orbit
MTO = Medium Earth Transfer Orbit
SUB = Suborbital
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