========================================================================= SPACE LAUNCH REPORT 2008 ORBITAL/SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG ========================================================================= by Ed Kyle as of December 29, 2010 ========================================================================= YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH LOG DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01/16/10 CZ-3C CZ3C3 Beidou 3C XC 2 GTO 01/28/10 Proton M/Briz M P352 Raduga 1M 2.3 TB 81/24 GEO 02/03/10 Soyuz-U 1753 Progress M-04M (36P) 7.4 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS 02/08/10 STS/Endeavour OV105 STS130/ISS 20A/Node 3 110.0 KC 39A LEO/ISS 02/11/10 Atlas 5-401 AV021 SDO (NASA) 3.1 CC 41 GTO 02/12/10 Proton M/Briz M P353 Intelsat 16 2.06 TB 200/39 GEO 03/01/10 Proton M/DM-2 P354 3xGlonass M 4.5 TB 81/24 MEO 03/04/10 Delta 4M+4,2 D348 GOES P 3.24 CC37B GTO+ 03/05/10 CZ-4C CZ4C6 Yaogan 9 2.8? JQ 4L LEO 03/20/10 Proton M/Briz M P355 Echostar 14 6.38 TB 200/39 GTO 04/02/10 Soyuz-FG 1754 Soyuz TMA-18 (ISS22S) 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS 04/05/10 STS/Discovery OV103 STS131/ISS 19A/MPLM 110.0 KC 39A LEO/ISS 04/08/10 Dnepr D-14 CryoSat 2 0.72 TB 109/95 LEO/P 04/15/10 GSLV Mk2 GSLVD3 GSAT 4 2.22 SR 2 [FTO][1] 04/16/10 Soyuz-U 1755 Kosmos 2462 (Kobalt) PL ?? LEO 04/22/10 Atlas 5-501 AV012 OTV (X-37B) 4.99 CC 41 LEO 04/24/10 Proton M/Briz M P356 SES 1 2.56 TB 200/39 GEO 04/27/10 Kosmos 3M Kosmos 2463 (Parus) PL 132/1 LEO 04/28/10 Soyuz U 1756 Progress M-05M 7.4 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS 05/14/10 STS/Atlantis OV104 STS-132/ULF4/MRM-1 110.0 KC 39A LEO/ISS 05/20/10 H-2A-202 F17 Akatsuki/Ikaros 0.81 TA 1 HCO [2] 05/21/10 Ariane 5 ECA L551 V194/Astra3B/COMSATBw2 7.97 KO 3 GTO 05/28/10 Delta 4M+4,2 D349 GPS 2F-1 1.63 CC 37B MEO [3] 06/02/10 Rokot/Briz KM Servis 2 0.9 PL 133/3 LEO/S 06/02/10 CZ-3C CZ3C4 Beidou 3G XC 2 GTO 06/03/10 Proton M/Briz M P357 Badr 5 5.42 TB 200/39 GTO+ 06/04/10 Falcon 9 F9-1 Dragon Qual Unit ? CC 40 LEO [4] 06/10/10 KSLV-1 F2 STSAT 2B 0.099 NA [FTO][5] 06/15/10 CZ-2D CZ2D12 SJ-12 JQ 4/L LEO/S 06/15/10 Dnepr D-15 Prisma/Picard DO LEO 06/15/10 Soyuz FG 1757 Soyuz TMA-19 (ISS23S) 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS 06/21/10 Dnepr D-16 TanDEM-X 1.35 TB 109/95 LEO/S 06/22/10 Shavit-2 Ofek 9 0.30 PA LEO 06/26/10 Ariane 5 ECA L552 V195/Arabsat5A/COMS1 7.4 KO 3 GTO 06/30/10 Soyuz U 1758 Progress M-06M (38P) 7.25 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS 07/10/10 Proton M/Briz M P358 Echostar 15 5.52 TB 200/39 GTO+ 07/12/10 PSLV-CA C-15 Cartosat 2B/Altsat 2A 0.82 SR 1 LEO/S 07/31/10 CZ-3A CZ3A17 Beidou 2-5 XC 3 GTO/i 08/04/10 Ariane 5 ECA L554 V196/RascomQAF1R/COMS 6.25 KO 3 GTO 08/09/10 CZ-4C CZ4C7 Yaogan 10 2.7? TY 2 LEO/S 08/14/10 Atlas 5-531 AV019 AEHF1 6.17 CC 41 GTO+ 08/24/10 CZ-2D CZ2D13 Tianhui 1 JQ 4/L LEO/S 09/02/10 Proton M/DM-2 P359 3xGlonass-M 4.25 TB 81/24 MEO 09/04/10 CZ-3B CZ3B13 Chinasat 6A ~5.00 XC 2 GTO+ 09/08/10 Rokot/Briz KM Gonets M2/2xStrela3 0.84 PL 133/3 LEO 09/10/10 Soyuz U 1759 Progress M-07M 7.16 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS 09/11/10 H2A-202 F18 Michibiki ~4.00 TA 1 GTO/i 09/21/10 Atlas 5-501 AV025 NROL-41 VA 3E LEO 09/22/10 CZ-2D CZ2D14 Yaogan Weixing 11 JQ 4/L LEO/S 09/26/10 Minotaur 4 MT4-2 SBSS 1.03 VA 8 LEO/S [6] 09/30/10 Molniya-M 1760 Kosmos 2469 (Oko) 2.4 PL 16/2 EEO/M [7] 10/01/10 CZ-3C CZ3C5 Chang'e 2 2.5 XC 2 HTO [8] 10/06/10 CZ-4B CZ4B17 Shijian 6 4A/4B ~2.0 TY 2 LEO/S 10/07/10 Soyuz FG 1761 Soyuz TMA-01M (ISS24S) 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS 10/14/10 Proton M/Briz M P360 Sirius XM-5 5.98 TB 81/24 GTO+ 10/19/10 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 1762 ST22/6xGlobalstar 4.2 TB 31/6 LEO 10/27/10 Soyuz U 1763 Progress M-08M (40P) 7.29 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS 10/28/10 Ariane 5-ECA A555 V197/W3B/BSAT 3b 7.43 KO 3 GTO 10/31/10 CZ-3C CZ3C6 Beidou 2-G4 XC 2 GTO 11/02/10 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 1764 Meridian 3 ~2.0 PL 43/4 EEO/M 11/04/10 CZ-4C CZ4C8 FY-3B 2.3 TY 2 LEO/S 11/06/10 Delta 2-7420-10 D350 COSMO-SkyMed 4 1.9 VA 2W LEO/S 11/14/10 Proton M/Briz M P361 Skyterra 1 5.36 TB 200/39 GTO+ 11/20/10 Minotaur 4 MT4-3 STP S26 0.59 KD 1 LEO/S 11/21/10 Delta 4 Heavy D351 NROL 32 CC 37B GEO? 11/24/10 CZ-3A CZ3A18 Zhongxing 20A XC 3 GTO+ 11/26/10 Ariane 5 ECA A556 V198/Intelsat17/Hylas1 8.08 KO 3 GTO 12/05/10 Proton M/DM-03 P362 3xGlonass M 4.245 TB 81/24 [FTO] [9] 12/08/10 Falcon 9 F9-2 Dragon C1 ~5.5? CC 40 LEO [10] 12/15/10 Soyuz FG 1765 Soyuz TMA-20 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS 12/17/10 CZ-3A CZ3A19 Beidou 2 (Compass 2I2) XC 3 GTO/i 12/25/10 GSLV Mk1 F06 GSAT-5P 2.31 SR 2 [FTO] [11] 12/26/10 Proton M/Briz M P363 KA-SAT 6.15 TB 200/39 GTO+ 12/29/10 Ariane 5 ECA A557 V199/Hispasat1E/KoreaSat6 8.17 KO 3 GTO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] 3rd Stg failed at or near startup. First Indian Cryo Stage [2] Akatsuki toward Venus orbit. Ikaros a solar sail demonstrator in HCO [3] 1st 2nd gen GPS. 1st GPS on EELV. [4] 1st Falcon 9 launch. Stg 2 rolled during last 3 min of burn. [5] Telemetry lost T+137sec during Stg 1 burn. Intended for LEO. [6] First Minotaur 4 orbital launch. [7] Final Molniya-M. [8] China's 2nd lunar orbiter. [9] Planned MEO. Impacted Pacific 1,500 km NW of Honolulu. Proton 8 deg deviation. First flight test of Blok DM-03. Suspected 1t DM-03 propellant overload caused 100 m/s velocity shortfall at Proton/DM-03 staging. [10] First COTS test. 288x301kmx34.53deg orbit. Two-orbit mission with Dragon reentry and recovery. Stage 2 restarted, 288x11,083kmx34.5deg orbit. [11] Control failed T+47 sec. RSO T+63 sec. ================================================================================== 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** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01/31/10 LV-2 LV2-1 Simulated RV KW ME SUB [1] 01/31/10 OBV OBV-8 EKV (FTG-06) VA LF23 SUB [1] 03/04/10 Sineva R29RMU SLBM Test BA SUB 04/22/10 Minotaur 4 Lite MT4-1 HTV-2a VA 8 SUB [2] 06/06/10 OBV (2stg) BVT-1 EKV VA LF24 SUB [3] 06/16/10 Minuteman 3 1xRV VA LF10 SUB [4] 06/30/10 Minuteman 3 1xRV VA LF04 SUB [4] 08/06/10 Sineva R29RMU SLBM Test BA SUB [5] 08/06/10 Sineva R29RMU SLBM Test BA SUB [5] 09/17/10 Minuteman 3 GT202 ICBM Test VA LF09 SUB [6] 10/07/10 Bulava SLBM Test WH SUB [7] 10/28/10 Topol' ICBM Test PL SUB [8] 10/28/10 Sineva R29RMU SLBM Test BA SUB [9] 10/28/10 Volna R29R SLBM Test OK SUB [10] 10/29/10 Bulava SLBM Test WH SUB [7] 12/05/10 Topol' ICBM Test KY SUB [11] 12/15/10 LV-2 LV2-2 Simulated RV KW ME SUB [12] 12/15/10 OBV OBV-9 EKV (FTG-06A) VA LF23 SUB [12] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [1] Missile Defense Agency test. OBV/EKV Targeted warhead launched by LV-2 target missile flown from Meck Island in Kwajalein Atoll, RMI. Missiles flew OK, but EKV failed to hit target due to issues with sea-based X-band radar system. LV-2 first flight - consisted of first two stages of Trident C4 (Trident 1) SLBM. [2] DARPA Hypersonic Test Vehicle 2a meant to glide through upper atmosphere at up to Mach 20 to dive near Kwajalein, but contact lost 9 min after liftoff. First Minotaur 4 Lite (3 MX stages with Taurus/Pegasus avionics). [3] Test of new 2 Stg OBV interceptor design. No target planned. [4] To Kwajalein. June 30 flight was 1,900th VAFB launch. [5] Salvo launch from K-114 "Tula" in Barents Sea to Kura Range. [6] To 200 mi sw of Guam. [7] Success from submerged "Dmitry Donskoi" to Kura, Kamchatka Range [8] Plestesk to Kura Range. [9] Barents Sea K-117 to Kura Range. [10] Sea of Okhotsk K-433 to Chizha Range on Karin Peninsula. [11] Kapustin Yar to target range in Kazakhstan. [12] Missile Defense Agency test. OBV/EKV Targeted warhead launched by LV-2 target missile flown from Meck Island in Kwajalein Atoll, RMI. Missiles flew OK, but EKV failed to hit target. ================================================================================= *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 ME = Meck Island, Kwajalein Atoll, RMI 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 GTOi = Inclined GTO 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