Date and time of launch (GMT)
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Rocket
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Launch site
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Spacecraft
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Owner of spacecraft
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Mission
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Notes
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19 January 19:00
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Atlas V
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
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New Horizons
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NASA
|
Interplanetry
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Flyby of Pluto in 2015
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24 January 01:33
|
H-IIA
|
Tanegashima
|
Daichi
|
JAXA
|
Earth observation
|
|
15 February 23:35
|
Zenit-3
|
Pacific Ocean
|
EchoStar 10
|
EchoStar
|
Communication
|
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16 February 08:01
|
Minuteman
|
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
Dummy bomb
|
US Air Force
|
ICBM test
|
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18 February 06:27
|
H-IIA
|
Tanegashima
|
MTSAT-2
|
Japanese government
|
Air Traffic Control and weather
|
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21 February 21:28
|
M-V
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Uchinoura
|
Akari
|
JAXA
|
Astronomy
|
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CUTE-1.7+APD
|
|
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Nanosat (Very small satellite)
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28 February 20:10
|
Proton
|
Baikonur
|
ARABSAT 4A
|
Arab Satellite Communications Organisation
|
Communications
|
Did not reach correct orbit after problems with rocket
|
11 March 22:33
|
Ariane 5
|
Kourou
|
SPAINSAT
|
Spanish government
|
Communications
|
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Hot Bird 7A
|
Eutelsat
|
Communications
|
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22 March 14:03
|
Pegasus
|
Aircraft from Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
Space Technology 5 (Forward)
|
NASA
|
Study Earth
|
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Space Technology 5 (Middle)
|
NASA
|
Study Earth
|
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Space Technology 5 (Aft)
|
NASA
|
Study Earth
|
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24 March 22:30
|
Falcon 1
|
Omelek Island
|
FalconSat 2
|
US Air Force
|
Study plasma
|
First flight of Falcon 1 rocket Engine failed 23 seconds after launch and the rocket crashed into the Pacific Ocean
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30 March 02:30
|
Soyuz
|
Baikonur
|
Soyuz TMA-8
|
Russian Space Agency
|
Manned mission to International Space Station
|
Crew of 3 ISS Expedition 13
|
7 April 13:00
|
Minuteman
|
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
Dummy bomb
|
US Air Force
|
ICBM test
|
|
12 April 23:30
|
Zenit-3
|
Pacific Ocean
|
JCSAT-9
|
JCSAT
|
Communication
|
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14 April 01:40
|
Minotaur
|
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
COSMIC-1
|
COSMIC
|
Study Atmosphere of Earth
|
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COSMIC-2
|
COSMIC
|
Study Atmosphere of Earth
|
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COSMIC-3
|
COSMIC
|
Study Atmosphere of Earth
|
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COSMIC-4
|
COSMIC
|
Study Atmosphere of Earth
|
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COSMIC-5
|
COSMIC
|
Study Atmosphere of Earth
|
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COSMIC-6
|
COSMIC
|
Study Atmosphere of Earth
|
|
20 April 20:27
|
Atlas V
|
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
|
Astra 1KR
|
SES Astra
|
Communication
|
|
24 April 16:03
|
Soyuz
|
Baikonur
|
Progress
|
Russian Space Agency
|
Deliver supplies to International Space Station
|
|
25 April 16:47
|
Start-1
|
Svobodniy
|
EROS-B
|
ImageSat
|
Earth imaging
|
|
26 April 22:48
|
Long March 4
|
Taiyuan
|
Yaogan 1
|
|
Spy satellite
|
|
28 April 10:02
|
Delta II
|
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
CALIPSO
|
NASA
|
Study aerosols
|
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CloudSat
|
NASA
|
Study clouds
|
|
3 May 17:38
|
Soyuz
|
Baikonur
|
Kosmos-2420
|
Russian government
|
Spy satellite
|
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24 May 22:11
|
Delta IV
|
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
|
GOES-13
|
NASA/NOAA
|
Weather
|
|
26 May 18:50
|
Shtil'
|
Barents Sea
|
Kompass 2
|
Izmiran
|
Earthquake detection
|
|
27 May 21:09
|
Ariane 5
|
Kourou
|
SATMEX 6
|
Satellites Mexicanas
|
Communication
|
|
THAICOM 5
|
Shin Satellite
|
Communication
|
|
14 June 14:08
|
Minuteman
|
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
Dummy bomb
|
US Air Force
|
ICBM test
|
|
15 June 08:00
|
Soyuz
|
Baikonur
|
Resurs
|
Russian Space Agency
|
Earth observation
|
|
18 June 07:50
|
Zenit-3
|
Pacific Ocean
|
Galaxy 16
|
PanAmSat
|
Communication
|
|
18 June 22:44
|
Proton
|
Baikonur
|
KazSat
|
Government of Kazakhstan
|
Communication
|
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21 June 22:15
|
Delta II
|
Cape Canaveral
|
MITEX-A
|
US Air Force
|
Technology test
|
|
MITEX-B
|
US Air Force
|
Technology test
|
|
MITEX-Carrier
|
US Air Force
|
Technology test
|
|
24 June 15:08
|
Soyuz
|
Baikonur
|
Progress
|
Russian Space Agency
|
Deliver supplies to International Space Station
|
|
25 June 04:00
|
Tsyklon-2
|
Baikonur
|
Kosmos-2421
|
Russian Navy
|
Spy satellite
|
Solar panels did not work
|
27 June 03:30
|
Delta IV
|
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
NRO L-22
|
NRO
|
Spy satellite
|
|
4 July 18:38
|
Space Shuttle Discovery
|
Kennedy Space Center
|
STS-121
|
NASA
|
Manned mission to International Space Station
|
Crew of 7
|
Leonardo MPLM
|
NASA
|
Deliver supplies to International Space Station
|
|
10 July 12:38
|
GSLV
|
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
|
INSAT 4C
|
ISRO
|
Communications
|
Rocket destroyed after engine failure
|
12 July 15:53
|
Dnepr
|
Dombarovskiy
|
Genesis-1
|
Bigelow Aerospace
|
Space Station
|
Prototype (no crew)
|
20 July 10:14
|
Minuteman
|
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
Dummy bomb
|
US Air Force
|
ICBM test
|
|
26 July 19:43
|
Dnepr
|
Baikonur
|
BelKA
|
National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Belarus
|
Earth imaging
|
Crashed back to Earth after engine failure
|
Unisat-4
|
Universita di Roma
|
Technology test
|
Baumanets
|
Moskovskiy Gosudarstvenniy Tekhnicheskiy Universitet
|
Earth imaging and radio
|
PICPOT
|
Politecnico di Torino
|
Earth imaging
|
SACRED
|
University of Arizona
|
CubeSat
|
ION
|
University of Illinois
|
Double CubeSat
|
Rincon 1
|
University of Arizona
|
CubeSat
|
ICECube-1
|
Cornell
|
CubeSat
|
KUTESat Pathfinder
|
University of Kansas
|
CubeSat
|
SEEDS
|
Nihon University
|
CubeSat
|
nCube
|
Government of Norway
|
CubeSat
|
HAUSAT-1
|
Government of South Korea
|
CubeSat
|
MEROPE
|
University of Montana
|
CubeSat
|
CP-2
|
CalPoly
|
CubeSat
|
AeroCube-1
|
AerospaceCorp
|
CubeSat
|
CP-1
|
CalPoly
|
CubeSat
|
Voyager
|
University of Hawaii
|
CubeSat
|
ICECube2
|
Cornell
|
CubeSat
|
28 July 07:05
|
Rokot
|
Baikonur
|
KOMPSAT 2
|
|
Earth imaging
|
|
4 August 21:48
|
Proton
|
Baikonur
|
Hot Bird 8
|
Eutelsat
|
Communication
|
|
11 August 22:15
|
Ariane 5
|
Kourou
|
JCSat-10
|
|
Communication
|
|
Syracuse 3B
|
|
Communication
|
|
22 August 03:27
|
Zenit-3
|
Pacific Ocean
|
Koreasat 5
|
KT Corporation
|
Communication
|
|
9 September 07:00
|
Long March 2
|
Jiuquan
|
Shi Jian 8
|
CASC
|
Grow seeds in space
|
|
9 September 15:15
|
Space Shuttle Atlantis
|
Kennedy Space Center
|
STS-115
|
NASA
|
Manned flight to International Space Station
|
Crew of 6
|
ISS P3/4 Truss
|
NASA
|
Part of the International Space Station
|
|
11 September 04:35
|
H-IIA
|
Tanegashima
|
Information Gathering Satellite
|
Japanese government
|
Spy satellite
|
|
12 September 16:02
|
Long March 3
|
Taiyuan
|
Zhongxing 22A
|
|
|
|
14 September 13:41
|
Soyuz
|
Baikonur
|
Kosmos-2423
|
|
Spy satellite
|
|
18 September 04:09
|
Soyuz
|
Baikonur
|
Soyuz TMA-9
|
Russian Space Agency
|
Manned mission to International Space Station
|
Crew of 3 ISS Expedition 14
|
22 September 21:36
|
M-V
|
Uchinoura
|
Hinode
|
JAXA
|
Observe the Sun
|
Last flight of the M-V rocket SSSat did not work
|
HIT-SAT
|
Hokkaido Institute of Technology
|
Technology test
|
SSSat
|
JAXA
|
Solar sail
|
25 September 18:50
|
Delta II
|
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
|
GPS 2R-M2
|
US Air Force
|
Navigation
|
|
25 September 20:14
|
SpaceLoft
|
Spaceport America
|
Various
|
UP Aerospace
|
Scientific experiments
|
First flight of SpaceLoft First flight from Spaceport America Lost control and crashed
|
13 October 20:56
|
Ariane 5
|
Kourou
|
DirecTV-9S
|
|
Communication
|
|
Optus D1
|
|
Communication
|
|
LDREX-2
|
|
Technology test
|
|
19 October 16:28
|
Soyuz
|
Baikonur
|
MetOp-A
|
Eumetsat
|
Weather satellite
|
|
23 October 13:41
|
Soyuz
|
Baikonur
|
Progress
|
Russian Space Agency
|
Deliver supplies to International Space Station
|
|
24 October 23:34
|
Long March 4
|
Taiyuan
|
Shi Jian 6-2A
|
|
Study environment
|
|
Shi Jian 6-2B
|
|
Study environment
|
|
26 October
|
Delta II
|
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
|
STEREO-A
|
NASA
|
Study Sun and Earth
|
|
STEREO-B
|
NASA
|
Study Sun and Earth
|
|
28 October 16:20
|
Long March 3
|
Xichang
|
Sinosat-2
|
Sino Satellite Communications Company
|
Communication
|
Solar panels did not work
|
30 October 23:48
|
Zenit-3
|
Pacific Ocean
|
XM-4 "Blues"
|
XM Satellite Radio
|
Communication
|
|
4 November 13:53
|
Delta IV
|
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
DMSP F17
|
US Air Force
|
Weather
|
|
8 November 20:01
|
Proton
|
Baikonur
|
Badr 4
|
Arabsat
|
Communication
|
|
17 November 19:12
|
Delta II
|
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
|
GPS 2R-M3
|
US Air Force
|
Navigation
|
|
8 December 00:53
|
Long March 3
|
Taiyuan
|
Feng Yun 2D
|
CSMA
|
Weather
|
|
8 December 22:07
|
Ariane 5
|
Kourou
|
Americom 18
|
SES Americom
|
Communication
|
|
WildBlue 1
|
WildBlue
|
Communication
|
|
10 December 01:47
|
Space Shuttle Discovery
|
Kennedy Space Center
|
STS-116
|
NASA
|
Manned flight to International Space Station
|
Crew of 7
|
ISS P5 Truss
|
NASA
|
Part of the International Space Station
|
|
Spacehab module
|
NASA/Spacehab
|
Deliver supplies to International Space Station
|
|
ANDE
|
US Navy
|
Technology test
|
|
RAFT-1
|
US Navy
|
Technology test
|
|
MARScom
|
US Navy
|
Technology test
|
|
MEPSI-2
|
DARPA
|
Technology test
|
|
11 December 23:28
|
Proton
|
Baikonur
|
MEASAT 3
|
|
Communication
|
|
14 December 21:00
|
Delta II
|
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
NRO L-21
|
NRO
|
Spy satellite
|
|
16 December 12:00
|
Minotaur
|
Wallops Island
|
TacSat 2
|
US Navy
|
Technology test
|
|
GeneSat
|
NASA
|
Scientific experiments
|
|
19 December 14:00
|
Kosmos 3M
|
Plesetsk
|
SAR-Lupe 1
|
|
|
|
18 December 06:32
|
H-IIA
|
Tanegashima
|
ETS-8
|
JAXA
|
Technology test
|
|
22 December 08:34
|
Soyuz
|
Plesetsk
|
TBC
|
VKS
|
Communication
|
|
25 December 20:18
|
Proton
|
Baikonur
|
Glonass
|
KNITs
|
Navigation
|
|
Glonass
|
KNITs
|
Navigation
|
|
Glonass
|
KNITs
|
Navigation
|
|
27 December 14:23
|
Soyuz
|
Baikonur
|
CoRoT
|
CNES
|
Astronomy
|
|