========================================================================= SPACE LAUNCH REPORT 2008 ORBITAL/SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG ========================================================================= by Ed Kyle as of December 30, 2009 ========================================================================= YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH LOG DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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. ================================================================================== YEAR TO DATE MAJOR SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG Suborbital Launches Using Booster Hardware Also Used for Orbital Launches ================================================================================== DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. ================================================================================= *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 ========================================================================= Use browser return arrow to go back to: http://www.geocities.com/launchreport/slr.html