2014 in spaceflight

2014 in spaceflight

Orion EFT-1, the first test flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, occurred on 5 December 2014.
Orbital launches
First 5 January
Last 31 December
Total 92
Successes 88
Failures 2
Partial failures 2
Catalogued 90
National firsts
Satellite  Lithuania
 Bermuda
 Belgium
 Iraq
 Uruguay
Rockets
Maiden flights
Retirements Antares 120
Antares 130
Manned flights
Orbital 4
Total travellers 12
EVAs 7

In 2014, the maiden flight of the Angara, Antares 120 and Antares 130 took place.

An Ariane 5 ES launched Georges Lemaître Automated Transfer Vehicle, the last one of the series, which also marked 60 successfully completed Ariane 5 launches in a row.

On 22 August 2014, Arianespace launched the first two Full Operational Capability Galileo satellites for the European satellite navigation system.

A number of significant events in planetary exploration occurred in 2014, including the entry of the Rosetta spacecraft into orbit around the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in August 2014 and the deployment of the Philae lander to its surface in November, which marked the first orbit of and landing on a comet, respectively, and featured prominently in social media. Another notable occurrence was the entry of India's Mars Orbiter Mission into Martian orbit in September, making India the first Asian nation to reach Mars.

On 5 December 2014, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy launched the first Orion spacecraft test mission for NASA, Exploration Flight Test 1.


Orbital launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
5 January
10:48:00
India GSLV Mk II India Satish Dhawan SLP India ISRO
India GSAT-14 ISRO Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
6 January
22:06:00
United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
Thailand Thaicom 6 Thaicom (Shin Corporation) Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
9 January
18:07:05
United States Antares 120 United States MARS LP-0A United States Orbital Sciences
United States Cygnus CRS Orb-1
S.S. C. Gordon Fullerton
NASA Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 19 February
18:20
Successful
United States ArduSat-2 NanoSatisfi Low Earth Technology 1 July
Lithuania Lituanica SAT-1 VU Low Earth Technology 28 July
Lithuania LitSat-1 LSA, KTU, VGTU Low Earth Technology 22 May
United States SkyCube SkyCube Low Earth Technology 8 November
Peru UAPSat-1 UAP Low Earth Technology 22 May
United States Flock-1 1–28 Planet Labs Low Earth Optical imaging first: 3 May 2014
last: 29 October 2014
First Orbital Sciences CRS operational flight, maiden flight of Antares 120. All payloads other than Cygnus are CubeSats carried aboard the Cygnus for deployment from the ISS. CubeSats include first Lithuanian satellites.
24 January
02:33:00
United States Atlas V 401 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States TDRS-L NASA Geosynchronous Communication/Data Relay In orbit Operational
5 February
16:23:32
Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Progress M-22M Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Resupply 18 April Successful
Peru Chasqui-1 [1] Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería del Perú Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
Chasqui-1 released from the ISS by cosmonauts during EVA on August 18.
6 February
21:30:07
European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
Bermuda ABS-2 ABS Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
France Italy Athena-Fidus CNES / ASI Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
14 February
21:09:03
Russia Proton-M / Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 Russia United States International Launch Services
Turkey Türksat 4A Türksat Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
21 February
01:59:00
United States Delta IV M+(4,2) United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B United States United Launch Alliance
United States USA-248 (GPS IIF-5) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
27 February
18:37:00
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima Y1 Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Japan United States GPM-Core JAXA/NASA Low Earth Environmental In orbit Operational
Japan Ginrei (ShindaiSat) Shinshu Low Earth Technology 24 November Successful
Japan STARS-II Kagawa Low Earth Technology 26 April
Japan TeikyoSat-3 Teikyo Low Earth Bioscience 25 October Successful
Japan KSAT-2 Kagoshima Low Earth Technology 18 May Successful
Japan OPUSAT OPU Low Earth Technology 24 July
Japan INVADER Tamabi Low Earth Amateur radio 2 September Successful
Japan ITF-1 Tsukuba Low Earth Amateur radio 29 June Spacecraft failure
ITF-1 failed to communicate.
15 March
23:08:00
Russia Proton-M / Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 Russia Khrunichev
Russia Ekspress-AT1 RSCC Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
Russia Ekspress-AT2 RSCC Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
22 March
22:04:07
European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
France Astra 5B SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
Spain Amazonas 4A Hispasat Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
23 March
22:54:03
Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia Kosmos 2494 (GLONASS-M 754) VKO Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
25 March
21:17:23
Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Soyuz TMA-12M Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 39 / 40 11 September 2014
02:23
Successful
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
31 March
02:46:03
China Long March 2C China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 China CALT
China Shijian 11-06 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
3 April
14:46:30
United States Atlas V 401 United States Vandenberg SLC-3E United States United Launch Alliance
United States USA-249 (DMSP-5D3 F19) US Air Force / NOAA Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbit Inoperable (February 11, 2016)[2]
3 April
21:02:26
Russia Soyuz-STA / Fregat France Kourou ELS France Arianespace
European Union Sentinel-1A ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth Observation In orbit Operational
4 April
11:44:00
India PSLV-XL India Satish Dhawan FLP India ISRO
India IRNSS-1B ISRO Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational
9 April
15:26:27
Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Progress M-23M Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Resupply 31 July Successful
9 April
19:06:02[3]
Israel Shavit Israel Palmachim Airbase Israel Israel Aerospace Industries
Israel Ofeq 10 Israel Defense Forces Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
10 April
17:45:00
United States Atlas V 541 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States USA-250 (NRO L-67) NRO Geosynchronous ELINT (?) In orbit Operational
NRO Launch 67
16 April
16:20:00
Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roskosmos
Egypt EgyptSat 2 NARSSS Low Earth Remote Sensing In orbit Operational
18 April
19:25:22
United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-3 NASA Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 18 May
19:05
Successful
United States KickSat KickSat / Cornell Low Earth Technology 14 May
01:30
Spacecraft failure
United States ALL-STAR/THEIA Colorado/ALL-STAR Low Earth Technology 26 May
United States SporeSat NASA Ames / Purdue Low Earth Life sciences 4 June
United States TestSat-Lite Taylor Low Earth Technology 28 May
United States PhoneSat 2.5 NASA Ames Low Earth Technology 15 May
KickSat carried and failed to deploy 104 femtosatellites in low Earth orbit.[4][5]
28 April
04:25:00
Russia Proton-M / Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 Russia Khrunichev
Russia Luch 5V Roscosmos Geosynchronous Communication/Data Relay In orbit Operational
Kazakhstan KazSat-3 JSC KazSat Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
30 April
01:35:15
European Union Vega France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Kazakhstan KazEOSat 1 KGS Low Earth (SSO) Optical imaging In orbit Operational
6 May
13:49:35
Russia Soyuz-2.1a Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia Kosmos 2495 (Kobalt-M) VKO Low Earth Reconnaissance 3 September Successful
15 May
21:42:00
Russia Proton-M / Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 Russia Khrunichev
Russia Ekspress-AM4R RSCC Intended: Geosynchronous Communication 15 May Launch failure
A third stage vernier thruster failed at T+542 seconds after the failure of the turbopump structural support caused damage to the oxidizer inlet line.[6]
17 May
00:03:00
United States Delta IV M+(4,2) United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B United States United Launch Alliance
United States USA-251 (GPS IIF-6) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
22 May
13:09:00
United States Atlas V 401 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States USA-252 (Quasar) NRO Geosynchronous Communications/Data relay In orbit Operational
NRO Launch 33
23 May
05:27:54
Russia Rokot / Briz-KM Russia Plesetsk Site 133/3 Russia VKO
Russia Kosmos 2496 (Strela-3M) VKO Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
Russia Kosmos 2497 (Strela-3M) VKO Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
Russia Kosmos 2498 (Strela-3M) VKO Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
Russia Kosmos 2499 VKO Low Earth Technology/Satellite Inspection (?) In orbit Operational
24 May
03:05:14
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima Y1 Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Japan ALOS-2 JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Japan RISING-2 Tohoku Low Earth (SSO) Remote sensing In orbit Operational
Japan UNIFORM-1 Wakayama Low Earth (SSO) Remote sensing In orbit Operational
Japan SOCRATES AES Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Japan SPROUT Nihon Low Earth (SSO) Technology / Amateur radio In orbit Operational
26 May
21:09:59
Ukraine Zenit-3SL Norway Odyssey United Nations Sea Launch
France Eutelsat 3B Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
28 May
19:57:41
Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Soyuz TMA-13M Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 40 / 41 10 November 2014
03:58
Successful
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
14 June
17:16:48
Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia Kosmos 2500 (GLONASS-M 755) VKO Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
19 June
19:11:17
Ukraine Dnepr Russia Dombarovsky Site 13 Russia Ukraine ISC Kosmotras
Spain Deimos-2 Deimos Space Low Earth (SSO) Earth imaging In orbit Operational
Kazakhstan KazEOSat 2 KGS Low Earth (SSO) Optical imaging In orbit Operational
Italy UniSat 6 La Sapienza Low Earth (SSO) Optical imaging In orbit Operational
Saudi Arabia SaudiSat-4 KACST Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
United States AprizeSat 9 SpaceQuest, Ltd. Low Earth (SSO) Communication In orbit Operational
United States AprizeSat 10 SpaceQuest, Ltd. Low Earth (SSO) Communication In orbit Operational
Japan Hodoyoshi 3 Tokyo Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Japan Hodoyoshi 4 Tokyo Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Canada BRITE-CA 1 UTIAS Low Earth (SSO) Astronomy / Technology In orbit Operational
Canada BRITE-CA 2 UTIAS Low Earth (SSO) Astronomy / Technology In orbit Operational
Russia TabletSat-Aurora SPUTNIX Low Earth (SSO) Technology / Earth observation In orbit Operational
Argentina BugSat 1 Satellogic S.A. Low Earth (SSO) Technology / Earth observation In orbit Operational
United States Russia Perseus-M 1 Canopus Systems US / Dauria Aerospace Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
United States Russia Perseus-M 2 Canopus Systems US / Dauria Aerospace Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Belgium QB50P1 Von Karman Institute Low Earth (SSO) Thermosphere research In orbit Operational
Belgium QB50P2 Von Karman Institute Low Earth (SSO) Thermosphere research In orbit Operational
Brazil NanoSatC-Br 1 INPE Low Earth (SSO) Magnetosphere research In orbit Operational
Denmark DTUSat 2 DTU Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Singapore POPSAT-HIP 1 Microspace Rapid, Singapore Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Ukraine PolyITAN 1 KPI Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Taiwan PACE NCKU Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Israel Duchifat-1 HSC Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
United States Flock-1c 1–11 Planet Labs Low Earth (SSO) Optical imaging In orbit Operational
United States AeroCube 6 The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
United States Lemur 1 NanoSatisfi Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Uruguay ANTELSAT UdelaR Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Iraq Italy Tigrisat MOST / La Sapienza Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
include first Belgian (pair), Uruguay's and Iraqi satellites.
30 June
04:22:00
India PSLV-CA India Satish Dhawan FLP India ISRO
France SPOT 7 Spot Image Low Earth (SSO) Earth imaging In orbit Operational
Canada CanX-4 UTIAS Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Canada CanX-5 UTIAS Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Germany AISat DLR Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Singapore VELOX-I NTU Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
2 July
09:56:23
United States Delta II 7320-10C United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States United Launch Alliance
United States OCO-2 NASA Low Earth (SSO) Climatology In orbit Operational
3 July
12:43:52
Russia Rokot / Briz-KM Russia Plesetsk Site 133/3 Russia VKO
Russia Gonets-M18 Gonets Satcom Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
Russia Gonets-M19 Gonets Satcom Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
Russia Gonets-M20 Gonets Satcom Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
8 July
15:58:28
Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Meteor-M No.2 Roskosmos Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbit Operational
Russia MKA-PN2 (Relek) Roskosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth Science In orbit Operational
Russia DX-1 Dauria Aerospace Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
United Kingdom UKube-1 UKSA Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
United Kingdom TechDemoSat-1 UKSA Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
United States SkySat-2 Skybox Imaging Low Earth (SSO) Earth Observation In orbit Operational
Norway AISSat-2 NDRE Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
10 July
18:55:56
Russia Soyuz-STB / Fregat France Kourou ELS France Arianespace
Jersey O3b FM3 O3b Networks Medium Earth Communication In orbit Operational
Jersey O3b FM6 O3b Networks Medium Earth Communication In orbit Operational
Jersey O3b FM7 O3b Networks Medium Earth Communication In orbit Operational
Jersey O3b FM8 O3b Networks Medium Earth Communication In orbit Operational
13 July
16:52:14
United States Antares 120 United States MARS LP-0A United States Orbital Sciences
United States Cygnus CRS Orb-2
S.S. Janice Voss
NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS resupply 17 August Successful
United States TechEdSat 4 NASA Ames Low Earth Optical imaging 3 April 2015 Successful
United States MicroMAS MIT Low Earth Technology 1 August 2015 Successful
United States GEARRS Taylor / USAF Low Earth Technology 8 November 2015 Successful
Greece Lambdasat Lambda Team Low Earth Technology 16 May 2015 Successful
United States Flock-1b 1–28 Planet Labs Low Earth Optical imaging first: 13 December 2014
last: 16 October 2015
Successful
All payloads other than Cygnus are CubeSats carried aboard the Cygnus for deployment from the ISS. Flock-1b 3/4/13/14/19/20 were not deployed.
14 July
15:15:00
United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Orbcomm-2 F3 Orbcomm Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
United States Orbcomm-2 F4 Orbcomm Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
United States Orbcomm-2 F6 Orbcomm Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
United States Orbcomm-2 F7 Orbcomm Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
United States Orbcomm-2 F9 Orbcomm Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
United States Orbcomm-2 F11 Orbcomm Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
18 July
20:50:00
Russia Soyuz-2.1a Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Foton-M No.4 Roscosmos Low Earth Microgravity sciences 1 September
09:18
Successful
23 July
21:44:44
Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Progress M-24M Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Resupply 20 November Successful
28 July
23:28:00
United States Delta IV M+(4,2) United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B United States United Launch Alliance
United States USA-253 (GSSAP #1 ) US Air Force Geosynchronous Space surveillance In orbit Operational
United States USA-254 (GSSAP #2 ) US Air Force Geosynchronous Space surveillance In orbit Operational
United States ANGELS (USA-255) AFRL Geosynchronous Technology In orbit Operational
Air Force Space Command Launch 4. First launch for the USAF Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program.
29 July
23:47:38
European Union Ariane 5 ES France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
European Union Georges Lemaître ATV ESA Low Earth (ISS) ISS resupply In orbit Operational
2 August
03:23:00
United States Atlas V 401 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States USA-256 (GPS IIF-7) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
5 August
08:00:00
United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
Hong Kong AsiaSat 8 AsiaSat Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
9 August
05:45:03
China Long March 4C China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 China SAST
China Yaogan 20A CNSA Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 20B CNSA Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 20C CNSA Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
13 August
18:30:30
United States Atlas V 401 United States Vandenberg SLC-3E United States United Launch Alliance
United States WorldView-3 DigitalGlobe Low Earth (SSO) Earth imaging In orbit Operational
19 August
03:15:05
China Long March 4B China Taiyuan LC-9 China SAST
China Gaofen 2 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Poland Heweliusz (BRITE-PL2) PAS Low Earth (SSO) Astronomy In orbit Operational
22 August
12:27:11
Russia Soyuz-STB / Fregat France Kourou ELS France Arianespace
European Union Galileo FOC 1 ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Partial launch failure
Operational
European Union Galileo FOC 2 ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Partial launch failure
Operational
Spacecraft in incorrect orbit due to an interruption of the Fregat’s upper stage attitude control thrusters when its hydrazine propellant supply became frozen by a cold helium feed line incorrectly routed close to it.[7] Both satellites were later moved to a usable orbit on their own power.[8]
4 September
00:15:04
China Long March 2D China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 China SAST
China Chuangxin 1-04 CAS Low Earth (SSO) Communication In orbit Operational
China Lingqiao Tsinghua Low Earth (SSO) Communication/Technology In orbit Operational
7 September
05:00:00
United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
China AsiaSat 6 AsiaSat Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
8 September
03:22:05
China Long March 4B China Taiyuan LA-9 China SAST
China Yaogan 21 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Tiantuo 2 NUDT Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
11 September
22:05:07
European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
Malaysia MEASAT 3b MEASAT Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
Australia Optus 10 Optus Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
17 September
00:10:00
United States Atlas V 401 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States USA-257 (CLIO) Unnamed US government agency[9] Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
21 September
05:52:03
United States Falcon 9 v1.1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-4 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS resupply 25 October Successful
United States SpinSat NRL Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
SpinSat was deployed from the ISS on November 28.
25 September
20:25:00
Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Soyuz TMA-14M Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 41 / 42 12 March 2015
02:07
Successful
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
27 September
20:23:00
Russia Proton-M / Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 Russia Khrunichev
Russia Olymp-K (Luch) VKO Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
28 September
05:13:03
China Long March 2C China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 China CALT
China Shijian 11-07 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
7 October
05:16:00
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima Y1 Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Japan Himawari 8 JMA Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
15 October
20:02:00
India PSLV-XL India Satish Dhawan FLP India ISRO
India IRNSS-1C ISRO Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational
16 October
21:43:52
European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
United States Intelsat 30 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
Argentina ARSAT-1 AR-SAT SA Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
20 October
06:31:04
China Long March 4C China Taiyuan LA-9 China SAST
China Yaogan 22 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
21 October
15:09:32
Russia Proton-M / Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 Russia Khrunichev
Russia Ekspress AM6 RSCC Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Partial launch failure
Operational
Upper stage underperformance resulted in lower than planned deployment orbit.[10]
23 October
18:00:04
China Long March 3C China Xichang LA-2 China CAST
China Chang'e 5-T1 CNSA Lunar free-return trajectory Technology In orbit Operational
China Chang'e 5-T1 return capsule CNSA Lunar free-return trajectory Technology 31 October
22:42
Successful
Testing of Chang'e 5 lunar sample return module in lunar free-return trajectory; main spacecraft later flew to Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point.
27 October
06:59:03
China Long March 2C China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 China CALT
China Shijian 11-08 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
28 October
22:22:38
United States Antares 130 United States MARS LP-0A United States Orbital Sciences
United States Cygnus CRS Orb-3
S.S. Deke Slayton
NASA Intended: Low Earth (ISS) ISS resupply +15 seconds Launch failure
First stage failure; rocket crashed near launch pad; estimated US$20 million in repairs to rebuild Pad 0A.[11] Only flight of Antares 130.
29 October
07:09:43
Russia Soyuz-2.1a Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Progress M-25M Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Resupply 26 April Successful
29 October
17:21:00
United States Atlas V 401 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States USA-258 (GPS IIF-8) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
30 October
01:42:52
Russia Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia Meridian 7 VKO Molniya Communication In orbit Operational
6 November
07:35:49
Ukraine Dnepr Russia Dombarovsky Site 13 Russia Ukraine ISC Kosmotras
Japan Asnaro-1 USEF Low Earth (SSO) Remote sensing In orbit Operational
Japan ChubuSat 1 Nagoya Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Japan Hodoyoshi 1 Tokyo Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Japan QSAT-EOS Kyushu Low Earth (SSO) Technology In orbit Operational
Japan TSUBAME TIT / JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Astronomy In orbit Operational
14 November
18:53:05
China Long March 2C China Taiyuan LA-9 China CALT
China Yaogan 23 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
20 November
07:12:03
China Long March 2D China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 China SAST
China Yaogan 24 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
21 November
06:37:08
China Kuaizhou China Jiuquan China CASIC
China Kuaizhou-2 CAS Low Earth (SSO) Optical imaging In orbit Operational
23 November
21:01:14
Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Soyuz TMA-15M Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 42 / 43 11 June 2015
13:44
Successful
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
30 November
21:52:26
Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia Kosmos 2501 (GLONASS-K 702) VKO Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
3 December
04:22:04
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima Y1 Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Japan Hayabusa 2 JAXA Heliocentric Asteroid sample return In orbit Operational
Japan DCAM3 JAXA Heliocentric Asteroid probe  
Japan MINERVA-II Rover A1 JAXA Heliocentric Asteroid lander  
Japan MINERVA-II Rover A2 JAXA Heliocentric Asteroid lander  
Japan MINERVA-II Rover 2 JAXA Heliocentric Asteroid lander  
Germany France MASCOT DLR / CNES Heliocentric Asteroid lander  
Japan Shin'en 2 Kyutech Heliocentric Technology In orbit Operational
Japan Despatch (Artsat 2) Tamabi / UT Heliocentric Technology In orbit Operational
Japan PROCYON UT Heliocentric Technology/asteroid flyby In orbit Operational
5 December
12:05:00
United States Delta IV Heavy United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B United States United Launch Alliance
United States EFT-1 NASA Transatmospheric Technology 16:29 Successful
First test flight of Orion spacecraft
6 December
20:40:07
European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
United States DirecTV-14 DirecTV Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
India GSAT-16 ISRO Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
7 December
03:26:04
China Long March 4B China Taiyuan LC-9 China SAST
China Brazil CBERS-4 CASC/INPE Low Earth (SSO) Remote sensing In orbit Operational
10 December
19:33:03
China Long March 4C China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 China SAST
China Yaogan 25A CNSA Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 25B CNSA Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 25C CNSA Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
13 December
03:19:00
United States Atlas V 541 United States Vandenberg SLC-3E United States United Launch Alliance
United States USA-259 (NRO L-35) NRO Molniya ELINT In orbit Operational
NRO Launch 35
15 December
00:16:00
Russia Proton-M / Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 Russia United States International Launch Services
Russia Yamal-401 Gazprom Space Systems Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
18 December
18:37:00
Russia Soyuz-STB / Fregat France Kourou ELS France Arianespace
Jersey O3b FM9 O3b Networks Medium Earth Communication In orbit Operational
Jersey O3b FM10 O3b Networks Medium Earth Communication In orbit Operational
Jersey O3b FM11 O3b Networks Medium Earth Communication In orbit Operational
Jersey O3b FM12 O3b Networks Medium Earth Communication In orbit Operational
19 December
04:43:33
Russia Strela Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 175/59 Russia Roskosmos
Russia South Africa Kondor-E Roskosmos / DoD Low Earth Radar imaging In orbit Operational
23 December
05:57:00
Russia Angara A5 / Briz-M Russia Plesetsk Site 35/1 Russia VKO
Russia IPM VKO Geosynchronous [12] Test flight In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of Angara A5
25 December
03:01:13
Russia Soyuz-2.1b Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia Kosmos 2502 (Lotos-S) VKO Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
26 December
18:55:50
Russia Soyuz-2.1b Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Resurs-P No.2 Roskosmos Low Earth (SSO) Remote sensing In orbit Operational
27 December
03:22:04
China Long March 4B China Taiyuan LA-9 China SAST
China Yaogan 26 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
27 December
21:37:49
Russia Proton-M / Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 Russia United States International Launch Services
France Astra 2G SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
31 December
01:02:04
China Long March 3A China Xichang LA-2 China CAST
China Fengyun 2-08 CMA Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational

Suborbital flights


Deep space rendezvous

Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
1 January Cassini 98th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
2 February Cassini 99th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,236 kilometres (768 mi).
6 March Cassini 100th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi).
7 April Cassini 101st flyby of Titan Closest approach: 963 kilometres (598 mi).
17 May Cassini 102nd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 2,994 kilometres (1,860 mi).
18 June Cassini 103rd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 3,659 kilometres (2,274 mi).
20 July Cassini 104th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 5,103 kilometres (3,171 mi).
6 August Rosetta Enters orbit of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko First artificial satellite of a comet. Initial orbit was 100 kilometres (62 mi)high and was reduced to 30 kilometres (19 mi) until 10 September.
10 August ISEE-3/ICE flyby of Earth and Moon Closest approach Earth: 178,400 kilometres (110,900 mi), closest approach Moon: 15,938 kilometres (9,903 mi).
21 August Cassini 105th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 964 kilometres (599 mi).
21 September Cassini 106th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
22 September MAVEN Areocentric orbit injection Preliminary orbit was 380 kilometres (240 mi) x 44,600 kilometres (27,700 mi), inclined 75 deg to the equator.
24 September Mars Orbiter Mission Areocentric orbit injection India's first mission to Mars,[18] preliminary orbit was 422 kilometres (262 mi) x 76,994 kilometres (47,842 mi), inclined 150 deg to the equator.
23 October Cassini 107th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,013 kilometres (629 mi).
28 October[19] Chang'e 5-T1 lunar flyby on a free return trajectory Closest approach: 13,000 kilometres (8,100 mi).
12 November Philae Landing on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko First soft landing on a comet nucleus. Mission cut short when landing conditions resulted in its solar panels being out of position, depleting the lander's batteries. Data was still collected.
10 December Cassini 108th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 980 kilometres (610 mi).


Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVAs)

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Remarks
27 January
14:00
6 hours
8 minutes
20:08 Expedition 38 / 39

ISS Pirs

Russia Oleg Kotov

Russia Sergey Ryazansky

Installed High Resolution Camera (HRC) on SM Plane IV; installed Medium Resolution Camera (MRC) on SM Plane IV; photographed electrical connectors on ФП11 and ФП19 connector patch panels of SM; removed Worksite Interfaces (WIF) adaptor from SSRMS LEE B;

retrieved СКК #2-СО cassette container from DC-1.[20]

23 April
13:56
1 hours
36 minutes
15:32 Expedition 39 / 40

ISS Quest

United States Richard Mastracchio

United States Steven Swanson

Replaced failed Multiplexer/Demultiplexer (MDM) unit on S0 truss; also removed two lanyards from Secondary Power Distribution Assembly (SPDA) doors.[21][22]
19 June
14:10
7 hours
23 minutes
21:33 Expedition 40 / 41

ISS Pirs

Russia Alexander Skvortsov

Russia Oleg Artemyev

Installed an automated phased antenna array used for the Russian command and telemetry system, relocated a part of the Obstanovka experiment that monitors charged particles and plasma in Low Earth Orbit, verifying the correct installation of the universal work platform (URM-D), taking samples from one of Zvezda’s windows, and jettisoning an experiment frame.[23][24]
18 August
14:02
5 hours
11 minutes
19:13 Expedition 40 / 41

ISS Pirs

Russia Alexander Skvortsov

Russia Oleg Artemyev

Released Chasqui-1 cubesat into space; installed experiment packages (EXPOSE-R2 biological experiment, Plume Impingement and Deposit Monitoring unit), retrieved experiments (Vinoslivost materials exposure panel, Biorisk biological experiment), replaced cassette on SKK experiment and attached a handrail on an antenna.[25][26]
7 October
12:30
6 hours
13 minutes
18:43 Expedition 41 / 42

ISS Quest

United States Reid Wiseman

Germany Alexander Gerst

Re-located a failed pump module to a permanent stowage position, installed a back-up power supply for the Mobile Transporter and replaced a light on the robotic arm.[27][28]
15 October
12:16
6 hours
34 minutes
18:50 Expedition 41 / 42

ISS Quest

United States Reid Wiseman

United States Barry E. Wilmore

Replaced failed sequential shunt unit (SSU) for 3A power system, relocated articulating portable foot restraint/tool stanchion (APFR/TS), removed camera port (CP) 7, relocated wireless video system external transceiver assembly (WETA) from CP8 to CP11, installed external TV camera group at CP8.[29][30]
22 October
13:28
3 hours
38 minutes
17:06 Expedition 41 / 42

ISS Pirs

Russia Maksim Surayev

Russia Aleksandr Samokutyayev

Removed and jettisoned Radiometriya experiment from Zvezda Plane II, removed EXPOSE-R experiment protective cover, took surface samples from Pirs extravehicular hatch 2 window (TEST experiment), removed and jettisoned two KURS attennas 2ACф1-1 and 2ACф1-2 from Poisk, photographed exterior of ISS Russian segment.[31][32]


Orbital launch summary

By country

China: 16 Europe: 7 India: 4 Israel: 1 Japan: 4 Russia: 37 USA: 23Circle frame.svg
Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures
Remarks
 China 16 16 0 0
 Europe 7 7 0 0
 India 4 4 0 0
 Israel 1 1 0 0
 Japan 4 4 0 0
 Russia 37 34 1 2 Includes 4 Soyuz launches from Kourou
and 1 Zenit from Sea Launch
 United States 23 22 1 0
World 92 88 2 2

By rocket

By family

Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Angara  Russia 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Antares  United States 3 2 1 0
Ariane  Europe 6 6 0 0
Atlas  United States 9 9 0 0
Delta  United States 5 5 0 0
Falcon  United States 6 6 0 0
H-II  Japan 4 4 0 0
Kuaizhou  China 1 1 0 0
Long March  China 15 15 0 0
R-7  Russia 22 21 0 1
R-36  Ukraine 2 2 0 0
SLV  India 4 4 0 0
Shavit  Israel 1 1 0 0
Universal Rocket  Russia 11 9 1 1
Vega  Europe 1 1 0 0
Zenit  Ukraine /  Russia 1 1 0 0

By type

Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Angara A5  Russia Angara 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Antares  United States Antares 3 2 1 0
Ariane 5  Europe Ariane 6 6 0 0
Atlas V  United States Atlas 9 9 0 0
Delta II  United States Delta 1 1 0 0
Delta IV  United States Delta 4 4 0 0
Dnepr  Ukraine R-36 2 2 0 0
Falcon 9  United States Falcon 6 6 0 0
GSLV  India SLV 1 1 0 0
Kuaizhou  China Kuaizhou 1 1 0 0
PSLV  India SLV 3 3 0 0
H-IIA  Japan H-II 4 4 0 0
Long March 2  China Long March 6 6 0 0
Long March 3  China Long March 2 2 0 0
Long March 4  China Long March 7 7 0 0
Proton  Russia Universal Rocket 8 6 1 1
Shavit  Israel Shavit 1 1 0 0
Soyuz  Russia R-7 8 8 0 0
Soyuz-2  Russia R-7 14 13 0 1
UR-100  Russia Universal Rocket 3 3 0 0
Vega  Europe Vega 1 1 0 0
Zenit  Ukraine Energia 1 1 0 0

By configuration

By spaceport

Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Baikonur  Kazakhstan 21 19 1 1
Cape Canaveral  United States 16 16 0 0
Dombarovsky  Russia 2 2 0 0
Jiuquan  China 8 8 0 0
Kourou  France 11 10 0 1
MARS  United States 3 2 1 0
Ocean Odyssey United Nations International 1 1 0 0
Palmachim  Israel 1 1 0 0
Plesetsk  Russia 9 9 0 0
Satish Dhawan  India 4 4 0 0
Taiyuan  China 6 6 0 0
Tanegashima  Japan 4 4 0 0
Vandenberg  United States 4 4 0 0
Xichang  China 2 2 0 0

By orbit

Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not achieved Accidentally
achieved
Remarks
Transatmospheric 1 1 0 0 Deployed into a transatmospheric orbit via low and medium Earth orbits
Low Earth 50 49 1 0 14 to ISS (1 failure)
Medium Earth 9 8 0 1
Geosynchronous 28 26 1 1
High Earth 3 3 0 0
Heliocentric 1 1 0 0

References

Generic references:

Footnotes

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