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2012 Space Launch Report Updated December 26, 2012 2012 Launch Vehicle Standings Left: China's CZ4B-16 was first to fly in 2012. Chang Zheng (Long March) is currently the world's most oft-flown orbital launcher family. |
2012 LAUNCH STATS ========================================================
SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2012 LAUNCH VEHICLE/SITE STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle as of December 29, 2012
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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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CZ 19(0) 10(0) 9(0) -
R-7 14(0) 12(0) 2(0) -
Proton 11(2) - 11(2) -
Ariane 5 7(0) 1(0) 6(0) -
Atlas 5 6(0) 2(0) 4(0) -
Delta 4 4(0) 1(0) 3(0) -
Zenit 3(0) - 3(0) -
PSLV 2(0) 2(0) - -
Falcon 9 2(1) 2(1) - -
Unha 2(1) 2(1) - -
H-2B 1(0) 1(0) - -
H-2A 1(0) 1(0) - -
Rokot/Briz KM 1(0) 1(0) - -
Vega 1(0) 1(0) - -
Safir 3(2) 3(2) - -
Pegasus XL 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Total 78(6) 40(4) 38(2) -
[a] Assumes that two unsuccessful, unreported Safir launch attempts occurred. Ariane 5 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Ariane 5ECA 6(0) - 6(0) - Ariane 5ES 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Atlas 5 Details ----------------------------------------------------------- Atlas 5-401 3(0) 1(0) 2(0) - Atlas 5-411 - - - - Atlas 5-421 - - - - Atlas 5-431 - - - - Atlas 5-501 1(0) 1(0) - - Atlas 5-531 1(0) - 1(0) - Atlas 5-541 - - - - Atlas 5-551 1(0) - 1(0) - ----------------------------------------------------------- Chang Zheng (Long March) Details ------------------------------------------------------------ CZ-2C 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-2D 3(0) 3(0) - - CZ-2F (M) 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-2FT1 - - - - CZ-3A 1(0) - 1(0) - CZ-3B(/E) 5(0) - 5(0) - CZ-3C 3(0) - 3(0) - CZ-4B 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-4C 2(0) 2(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 4 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 4M - - - - Delta 4M+4,2 1(0) - 1(0) - Delta 4M+5,2 1(0) 1(0) - - Delta 4M+5,4 1(0) - 1(0) - Delta 4H 1(0) - 1(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------ H-2A/B Details ------------------------------------------------------------- H-2A/2022 - - - - H-2A/2024 - - - - H-2A/202 1(0) 1(0) - - H-2A/204 - - - - H-2B/304 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------- Proton Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Proton-M/Briz-M 10(2) - 10(2) - Proton-K/DM-2 1(0) - 1(0) - Proton-M/DM-03 - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------- PSLV Details ------------------------------------------------------------ PSLV-C - - - - PSLV-CA (Core Alone) 1(0) 1(0) - - PSLV-XL-C 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------- Soyuz/Molniya (R-7) Details ------------------------------------------------------------- Soyuz-U (Progress) 4(0) 4(0) - - Soyuz-U (Kosmos) 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz-FG/Fregat 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz-FG/Soyuz (M) 4(0) (0) - - Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat 1(0) - 1(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------ Zenit Details ----------------------------------------------------------- Zenit 3SL/DMSL 3(0) - 3(0) - Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB - - - - Zenit 3F/Fregat SB - - - - Zenit 2SB - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================
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 21(2)
Kourou, French Guyana 10(0)
Cape Canaveral, Florida 10(1)
XiChang, China 9(0)
Taiyaun, China 5(0)
Jiuquan, China 5(0)
Odyssey LP, Pacific Ocean 3(0)
Plesetsk, Russia 3(0)
Vandenberg AFB, California 2(0)
Tanegashima, Japan 2(0)
Sriharikota, India 2(0)
Sohae, North Korea 2(1)
Semnam, Iran 3(2)[a]
Kwajalein, RMI 1(0)
Wallops Island, Virgina
Dombarovsky, Russia
Kodiak LC, Alaska
Palmachim, Israel
Naro Space Center, South Korea
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[a] Assumes that two unsuccessful, unreported Safir launch
attempts occurred.
Launch Total by Country of First or Core Stage Manufacture ==========================================================
Vehicle Overall By Orbit Type
Launches Earth-Orbit Earth-Escape
(Failures) LEO >LEO Deep Space
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Russia 26(2) 13(0) 13(2) -
China 19(0) 10(0) 9(0) -
United States 13(1) 6(1) 7(0) -
Europe 8(0) 2(0) 6(0) -
Ukraine 3(0) - 3(0) -
Japan 2(0) 2(0) - -
India 2(0) 2(0) - -
North Korea 2(1) 2(1) - -
Iran 3(2)[a] 3(2) - -
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[a] Assumes that two unsuccessful, unreported Safir launch
attempts occurred.
Launch Vehicle by Success Rate ================================================================
SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
ACTIVE LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle as of December 29, 2012
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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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Soyuz-U 742 762x .97 .97 5 8/24/11 1973-
Soyuz-FG 32 32 1.00 .97 32 None 2001-
CZ-4(A/B/C) 29 29 1.00 .97 29 None 1988-
Ariane 5-ECA 38 39 .97 .95 38 12/11/02 2002-
CZ-2D 18 18 1.00 .95 18 None 1993-
Kosmos 3M 423 446 .95 .95 22 11/20/00 1964-
Atlas 5 33 34 .97 .94 24 6/15/07 2002-
Delta 4M(+) 15 15 1.00 .94 15 None 2002-
CZ-2(C)(/SD/SM) 37 39 .95 .93 3 08/18/11 1974-
CZ-2F(T1) 10 10 1.00 .92 10 None 1999-
Soyuz FG/Fregat 10 10 1.00 .92 10 None 2003-
Minotaur 1 10 10 1.00 .92 10 None 2000-
CZ-3B/3C 31 33 .94 .91 19 8/31/09 1996-
H-2A 20 21 .95 .91 15 11/29/03 2001-
Dnepr 16 17 .94 .89 10 7/26/06 1999-
CZ-3/3A 33 36 .92 .89 23 8/18/96 1984-
Proton-M/Briz-M 56 62 .90 .89 0 12/08/12 2001-
Zenit 3SL/DMSL 31 34 .91 .89 10 1/30/07 1999-
PSLV 20 22 .91 .88 18 9/29/97 1993-
Pegasus (H/XL) 36 41 .88 .86 27 11/4/96 1991-
Soyuz 2-1a/Fregt 11 12# .92 .86 9 5/21/09 2006-
Rokot/Briz/K(M) 15 17 .88 .84 1 02/01/11 1994-
Soyuz-U/Fregat 4 4 1.00 .83 4 None 2000-
Minotaur 4(+) 3 3++ 1.00 .80 3 None 2010-
Ariane 5ES 3 3 1.00 .80 3 None 2008-
H-2B 3 3 1.00 .80 3 None 2009-
Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 7 8 .88 .80 1 12/23/11 2006-
Zenit 2(M/SB) 30 38 .78 .77 7 9/9/98 1985-
Zenit 3F/FregatSB 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 2011-
Shtil' 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 1998-
Delta IV-H 5 6 .83 .75 5 12/21/04 2004-
Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB 4 5 .80 .71 4(B) 4/28/08 2008-
Soyuz 2-1b 1 1 1.00 .67 1 None 2008-
Vega 1 1 1.00 .67 1 None 2012-
Falcon 9 3 4 .75 .67 0 10/8/12 2010-
Shavit(-1,-2) 6 9 .67 .64 2 9/6/04 1988-
Taurus (XL) 6 9 .67 .64 0 3/4/11 1994-
Safir 4 7 .57 .56(C) 0 9/2/12 2008-
GSLV 2 7 .29 .33 0 12/25/10 2001-
Proton-M/DM-03 0 1 .00 .33 0 12/5/10 2010-
Volna 0 1 .00 .33 0 6/21/05 2005-
KSLV-1 (Angara) 0 2 .00 .25 0 6/10/10 2009-
Unha (TD-2) 1 4% .25 .33 1 4/12/12 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 two successful suborbital Minotaur 4 Lite
flights in 2010-11.
x Does not include Soyuz-U/Soyuz T-10-1 pre-launch fire that
resulted in escape tower firing saving crew, but destroying
launch vehicle on 9-26-1983. Note that 10 additional
Soyuz-U launches with Ikar or Fregat upper stages (all
successful) are cataloged separately.
% Includes 2006 failure thought to be a two-stage suborbital
test launch attempt.
(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.
(C) Assumes that two unsuccessful, unreported Safir launch
attempts occurred during 2012.
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
RECENTLY RETIRED LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle
================================================================
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
Tsyklon 2 104 105 .99 .98 92 4/25/73 1967-2006
Delta 2 149 151 .99 .98 96 1/17/97 1989-2011
STS 132 135 .98 .97 22(A) 2/1/03 1981-2011
Ariane 4 113 116 .97 .97 74 12/11/94 1988-2003
Titan 2 17 17# 1.00 .95 17 None 1964-2003
Molniya M 277 296 .94 .93 4 6/21/05 1963-2010
Proton-K/DM-2M 40 42 .95 .93 7 11/25/02 1994-2006
Tsyklon 3 114 122 .93 .93 1 12/24/04 1977-2009
Proton-K/DM-2 101 109 .93 .92 15 10/27/99 1982-2012
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
Proton-M/DM-2 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 2007-2010
Proton-K/17S40 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 1997-2002
Proton-K 26 29+ .90 .87 9 11/29/86 1968-2000
Ariane 5G(+,S) 22 25 .88 .85 15 7/12/01 1996-2009
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
START(-1) 6 7 .86 .78 5 3/28/95 1993-2006
Proton-K/Briz-M 3 4 .75 .67 3 7/5/99 1999-2003
Falcon 1 2 5 .40 .43 2 8/3/08 2006-2009
================================================================
#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. + Does not include one successful suborbital Proton-K test flight performed in 1970. |
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2012 SPACE LAUNCH LOG
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2012 ORBITAL/SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG
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by Ed Kyle as of December 29, 2012
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YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH LOG
DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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01/09/12 CZ-4B CZ4B16 Ziyuan 3 2.65 TY 2 LEO/S
01/13/12 CZ-3A CZ3A23 Fengyun 2-07(F) XC 3 GTO
01/20/12 Delta 4M+5,4 D358? WGS 4 5.988 CC 37B GTO+
01/25/12 Soyuz U 1785 Progress M-14M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
02/03/12 Safir ERS2002 Navid-e Elm-o Sanat 0.05 SE LEO
02/13/12 Vega VV01 LARES/ALMAsat 0.42 KO ZLV LEO
02/14/12 Proton M/Briz M P373 SES 4 6.18 TB 200/39 GTO
02/24/12 CZ-3C CZ3C8 Beidou 11 (2G5) 3.8 XC 2 GTO
02/24/12 Atlas 5-551 AV030 MUOS 1 6.8 CC 41 GTO
03/23/12 Ariane 5 ES L553 VA205/ATV-3 19.714 KO 3 LEO/ISS
03/25/12 Proton M/Briz M P374 Intelsat 22 6.199 TB 200/39 GTO+
03/30/12 Proton K/DM-2 P375 Kosmos 2479 2.6 TB 81/24 GEO
03/31/12 CZ-3B/E CZ3B19 Apstar 7 5.054 XC 2 GTO
04/03/12 Delta 4M+5,2 D359? NROL-25 VA 6 LEO/r
04/12/12 Unha (Unha 3) Unha3 Kwangmyongsong 3 0.1 SO [FTO][1]
04/20/12 Soyuz U 1786 Progress M-15M 7.2 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS
04/23/12 Proton M/Briz M P376 Yahsat 1B 6.05 TB 200/39 GTO+
04/26/12 PSLV-XL C19 Risat 1 1.858 SR FLP LEO/S
04/30/12 CZ-3B CZ3B20 Compass M3/M4 ~4.0 XC 2 MTO
05/04/12 Atlas 5-531 AV031 AEHF 2 6.17 CC 41 GTO+
05/06/12 CZ-2D CZ2D16 Tianhui I-02 JQ 4L LEO/S
05/10/12 CZ-4B CZ4B17 Yaogan 14/Tiantuo 1 TY 2 LEO/S
05/15/12 Soyuz FG 1787 Soyuz TMA-04M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
05/15/12 Ariane 5 ECA L562 VA206/JCSAT13/VINASAT2 7.5 KO 3 GTO
05/17/12 Soyuz U 1788 Kobalt M 6.7 PL 16/2 LEO
05/17/12 H-2A-202 F21 GCOM W1/Kompsat 3 TA Y1 LEO/S
05/17/12 Proton M/Briz M P377 Nimiq 6 4.5 TB 81/24 GEO
05/22/12 Falcon 9 F9-3 Dragon C2+ 7.0? CC 40 LEO/ISS
05/23/12 Safir Fajr? 0.1? SE [FTO][7]
05/26/12 CZ-3B/E CZ3B21 Xhongxing 2A 5.4? XC 2 GTO
05/29/12 CZ-4C CZ4C8 Yaogan 15 2.8? TY 2 LEO/S
06/01/12 Zenit 3SL/DMSL SL33 Intelsat 19 5.6 PO OLP GTO
06/13/12 Pegasus XL P41 NuStar 0.35 KW LEO
06/16/12 CZ-2F/G CZ2F10 Shenzhou 9 7.7 JQ SLS-R LEO
06/20/12 Atlas 5 AV023 NRO-L38 CC 41 GTO?
06/29/12 Delta 4H D360? NRO-L15 CC 37B GTO?
07/06/12 Ariane 5 ECA L563 VA207/Echostar 17/MSG 3 8.13 KO 3 GTO
07/09/12 Proton M/Briz M P378 SES 5 6.01 TB 81/24 GTO
07/15/12 Soyuz FG 1788 Soyuz TMA-05M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
07/21/12 H-2B H2BF3 HTV-3(Kounotori) 15.9 TA Y2 LEO/ISS
07/22/12 Soyuz FG/Fregat 1789 Konopus-B/MKA-FKI/+3sat TB 31/6 LEO/S
07/25/12 CZ-3C CZ3C9 Tianlian-1 (3) 2.462 XC 2 GTO+
07/28/12 Rokot/Briz KM Kosmos 2481/2xGonets M PL 133/3 LEO
08/01/12 Soyuz U 1790 Progress M-16M 7.1 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
08/02/12 Ariane 5 ECA VA208 Intelsat 20/Hylas 2 9.4 KO 3 GTO
08/06/12 Proton M/Briz M p379 Telkom 3/Express MD2 2.74 TB 81/24 [EEO][2]
08/19/12 Zenit 3SL/DMSL SL49 Intelsat 21 5.982 PO OLP GTO
08/30/12 Atlas 5-401 AV032 RBSP-A/B (2sats) 1.315 CC 41 EEO
09/09/12 PSLV-CA C21 SPOT 6/Proiteres 0.727 SR FLP LEO/S
09/13/12 Atlas 5-401 AV033 NROL-36 VA 3E LEO?
09/17/12 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat ST-25 Metop B 4.085 TB 31/6 LEO/S
09/18/12 CZ-3B/E CZ3B22 Beidou M5/M6 ~4.0 XC 2 MTO
09/22/12 Safir Fajr? 0.1? SE [FTO][7]
09/28/12 Ariane 5 ECA L565 VA209 Astra 2F/GSat 10 9.4 KO 3 GTO
09/29/12 CZ-2D CZ2D17 VRSS 1 JQ 4L LEO/S
10/04/12 Delta 4M+4,2 D361? GPS 2F-3 1.63 CC 37B MEO [3]
10/08/12 Falcon 9 F9-4 Dragon CRS-1 7.0? CC 40 [LEO/ISS][4]
10/12/12 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat VS03 IOV-2/Galileo FM3,4 1.4 KO ELS MEO
10/14/12 CZ-2C CZ2C37 Shijian 9 (2sats) TY 2 LEO/P
10/14/12 Proton M/Briz M p380 Intelsat 23 2.7 TB 81/24 GEO
10/23/12 Soyuz FG 1793 Soyuz TMA-06M 7.2 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS
10/25/12 CZ-3C CZ3C10 Beidou G6 3.8 XC 2 GTO
10/31/12 Soyuz U 1794 Progress M-17M 7.1 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
11/02/12 Proton M/Briz M p381 Yamal 300K/Luch 5B 2.79 TB 81/24 GEO
11/10/12 Ariane 5 ECA L566 VA210 Eutlst21B/Star1-C3 8.24 KO 3 GTO
11/14/12 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 1795 Merdian 6 PL 43/3 EEO/M
11/18/12 CZ-2C CZ2C38 Huanjing 1C TY 2 LEO/S
11/20/12 Proton M/Briz M P382 Echostar 16 6.65 TB 200/39 GTO
11/24/12 CZ-4C CZ4C9 Yaogan 16 JQ 4L LEO
11/27/12 CZ-3B/E CZ3B23 Zhongxing 12 5.0 XC 2 GTO
12/02/12 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat VS04 Pleiades 1B 0.97 KO ELS LEO/S
12/03/12 Zenit 3SL/DMSL SL50 Eutelsat 70B 5.25 PO OLP GTO
12/08/12 Proton M/Briz M P383 Yamal 402 4.46 TB 200/39 [GTO][5]
12/11/12 Atlas 5-501 AV0?? OTV-3(X37B-1F2) ~5.0 CC 41 LEO
12/12/12 Unha (Unha 3) Unha3 Kwangmyongsong 3F2 0.1 SO LEO/S[6]
12/18/12 CZ-2D CZ2D18 Gokturk 2 0.45 JQ 4L LEO/S
12/19/12 Soyuz FG 1797 Soyuz TMA-07M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
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[1] Failed about 80-85 seconds after launch, around the time of expected staging.
First flight from Sohae in northwest corner of N. Korea. Southbound LEO/P attempt.
[2] Failure during 3rd of 4 planned Briz M burns left sats in 266x5012kmx49.9deg orbit,
far short of planned 34,500kmx0deg orbit.
[3] Successful mission/orbit, but RL10B-2 stg 2 engine produced low thrust during its
three burns, causing burns to be extended by 30 seconds or more (perhaps 6-8%
burn length increase/thrust decrease.)
[4] Suffered Merlin 1C Engine No. 1 first stage failure/shutdown at T+79 seconds.
First and second stages burned longer to compensate. Dragon CRS-1 deployed
into planned orbit, but second stage had insufficient propellant to restart,
forcing Orbcomm secondary payload to be deployed into a 203 x 323 km x 51.65 deg
orbit, short of planned 350 x 750 km orbit. Launch vehicle failure. Orbcomm
reentered on October 10, two days later.
[5] Failure during 4th of 4 planned Briz M burns left Yamal 402 in 3,071 x 35,672 km
x26 deg orbit rather than planned 7,470 x 35,696 km x 9 deg orbit. Yamal
lost four years of expected 15 year life to lift itself to GEO.
[6] First North Korean satellite success.
[7] Failure not reported by Iran. Suspected failure based on satellite imagery
analyzed by Jane's Defence Weekly.
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2012 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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02/25/12 Minuteman 3 GT203GM/ICBM Test VA LF09 SUB [1]
05/23/12 "Avangard"? 02 New ICBM Test PL SUB [4]
06/07/12 Topol ICBM Test KY LC107 SUB [2]
08/20/12 DF-5B ICBM MIRV Test TY SUB [3]
10/19/12 Topol ICBM Test PL SUB [5]
10/19/12 R-29R (SS-N-18) SLBM Test OK SUB [6]
10/24/12 "Avangard"? 03 New ICBM Test KY SUB [4]
11/14/12 Minuteman 3 GT206GM/ICBM Test VA LF10 SUB [1]
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[1] To Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
[2] To Sary Shagan, Kazakhstan
[3] To west desert region in China, CSS-4 Mod 2 MIRV test.
[4] New Russian mobile solid ICBM test (1st test failed 9/27/11).
Advanced Topol-M/Yars?
[5] To Kura test range
[6] From K-433 to Chiza Range, Kanin Peninsula
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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
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
SO = Sohae Satellite Launching Center, Tongchang-ri, North Korea
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
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
ON THE PAD: SPACE LAUNCH FORECAST
========================================================================
by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2012
=========================================================================
This space launch forecast, like all such space launch schedules,
should not be considered anything but a vague long-term forecast. The
dates, sequence, and even the total number of launches, can and almost
certainly will be altered as time passes. (Predicting launch dates is
much like trying to predict the weather months in advance.)
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DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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--/--/12 NNNN NNNN NNN NNN NNN
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*Site Code:
BA = Barents Sea (Sub Launch), Russia
CC = Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
DO = Dombarovsky, Russia
FLP = First Launch Pad
GO = Goheung (Naro), South Korea
JQ = Ji Quan, China
KA = Kagoshima, Japan
KO = Kourou, French Guyana
KC = Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
KD = Kodiak, Alaska
KW = Kwajalein, Marshall Is.
MU = Musudan-ri, North Korea
OLP = Odyssey Launch Platform
PA = Palamchima, Isreal
PL = Plesetsk Northern Cosmodrome, Russia
PO = Pacific Ocean Range 154W-0N
SE = Semnan, Iran in Dasht-e-Kavir Desert
SO = Sohae Satellite Launching Center, Tongchang-ri, North Korea
SR = Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
SLP = Second Launch Pad
SV = Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russia
TA = Tanageshima, Japan
TB = Tyuratam/Baikonur, Kazakstahn
TY = Taiyuan, China
WI = Wallops Island
XC = Xi Chang, China
VA = Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
YO = Yoshinobu Launch Pad
**Orbit Code:
EEO = Elliptical Earth Orbit
EEO/M = Molynia (12-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit
FTO = Failed to Orbit
FSO = Failed Suborbital
GTO = Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
GTO+ = Supersynchronous 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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