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Launch History 2014

Date Launcher Launch Site Notes
Satellite (Alternative Names) Orbit Notes
January
13 January Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
SpaceX CRS-4 (Dragon C6) LEO unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station (Dragon CRS-04)
15 January Atlas V Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
TDRS-L GEO data relay satellite
January - March Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
AsiaSat 6 (Thaicom 7) GEO commercial communication satellite
January - March


Astra 2G GEO commercial communication satellite
January Long March 3B/E Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China
BelarusSat 1
commercial communication satellite
January - March Medium

Discovery 12

January - March


Eutelsat 3B GEO commercial communication satellite
January GSLV-II Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
GSAT 6 (Insat 4E)

January GSLV Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
GSAT 7 (Insat 4F)

January Vega CSG Kourou, French Guiana
IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle)

January Atlas 5

NRO L-39
US spy satellite
January Long March 2D

PRSS 1 (Pakistani Remote Sensing Satellite 1)

January


SET 1 (DSX)

January Ariane 5 CSG Kourou, French Guiana
TV-Sat 14
commercial TV broadcast satellite
February
2 February Soyuz U Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Progress M-23-M (ISS 55P) LEO unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
February Proton M Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Express AM-7 GEO commercial communication satellite
February Atlas 5

NRO L-45

March
26 March Soyuz FG Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Soyuz TMA-12M ISS 38S LEO manned transport vessel to the International Space Station
March Atlas V

DMSP-5D3 F19

March Atlas 5

GeoEye 2
commercial earth imaging satellite
March Proton M Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Kazsat 3
commercial communication satellite
March Proton M Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Luch 5V
Russian data relay satellite
April
5 April Antares 120 Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Cygnus CRS-02 (ORB-2) LEO unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
6 April Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
SpaceX CRS-5 (Dragon C7) LEO unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station (Dragon CRS-05)
12 April Ariane 5ES CSG Kourou, French Guiana
ATV 5 (Georges Lemaitre) LEO unmanned supply ship to ISS
28 April Soyuz U Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Progress M-24-M (ISS 56P) LEO unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
April – June Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
AsiaSat 8 GEO commercial communication satellite
April – June Falcon Heavy
first launch
Demo Launch

April GSLV-III Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
LVM3-X

April Minotaur IV

QuikSCAT Follow-On (EOS FO-4 Option 1)

April
CSG Kourou, French Guiana
Sentinel 3 LEO earth observation satellite
April Rokot-KM

Sentinel 3A

May
30 May Soyuz FG Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Soyuz TMA-13M ISS 39S LEO manned transport vessel to the International Space Station
June
June Long March 2C / CTS-2

Barcelona Moon Team

June H-2A Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan
GPM-Core LEO technology nanosatellite
Invader LEO technology cubesat (1U)
ITF-1 (YUI) LEO technology cubesat (1U)
KSAT2 LEO technology cubesat (1U)
OPUSAT LEO technology cubesat (1U)
STARS-II LEO technology satellite pair (Ku and Kai) connected by tether
TeikyoSat-3 LEO biological technology nanosatellite
June


Star One C4 GEO commercial communication satellite
July
1 July Taurus XL Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
OCO-2 (Orbiting Carbon Observatory)
earth observation satellite
30 July Soyuz U Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Progress M-25-M (ISS 57P) LEO unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
July – September Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat

Luna-Glob (Orbiter and Landing Module)

August
8 August Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
SpaceX CRS-6 (Dragon C8) LEO unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station (Dragon CRS-06)
August Long March 4C

CBERS 4 LEO
September
September Delta IV Heavy

MPCV EFT 1 (Exploration Flight Test)

October
31 October Minotaur IV

SMAP (Soil Moisture Active-Passive)
commercial communication satellite (Eutelsat 9B) carrying date relay hosted payload (EDRS A)
October – December


Biarri

October – December
CSG Kourou, French Guiana
Eutelsat 9B / EDRS A GEO commercial communication satellite
October Delta 4 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
GPS 2F-5 (GPS 2F-m)
US navigation satellite
October – December Ariane 5 CSG Kourou, French Guiana
Jabiru 1 GEO commercial communication satellite
October Atlas V Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
MMS (Magnetospheric Multiscale, STP-04)

October – December Zenit-3SLBF / Fregat-SB

Spektr-RG (SXG)

October Long March 3B/E Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China
TurkmenSat

October Medium

XOVWM (EOS FO-4 Option 2)

November
15 November Falcon 9 v1.1 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory, Triana)

Sunjammer

SHERPA

November Small Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
GEMS (SMEX-13)

December
December Long March 4B

Feng Yung 3D (FY 3D)

December Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
SAOCOM 1A

During 2014
??? Liberty F1
demonstration launch



???


AfricaSat 2
commercial communication satellite
??? Delta 4+ (4,2)

AFSC 4

??? Ariane 5 CSG Kourou, French Guiana
Amazonas 4A
commercial communication satellite
???


Amos 7
commercial communication satellite
??? Ariane 5 CSG Kourou, French Guiana
ATV 6
unmanned supply ship to ISS
???


Beijing 2

??? PSLV Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
CCI-Sat

???


CFOSAT (China-France Oceanography Satellite)

??? Long March 3B

Chang'e 4
Chinese lunar lander and rover
??? Long March 3B/E

Chinasat 13 (ZX 13)
commercial communication satellite
??? Long March 3B/E

Chinasat 15 (ZX 15)
commercial communication satellite
???


Compass (Batch 2)

??? Long March 2C

CSES 1 (Earthquake Electromagnetism Monitor)

??? Antares 130 Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Cygnus CRS-03 (ORB-3) LEO unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
??? Antares 130 Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Cygnus CRS-04 (ORB-4) LEO unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
??? Antares 130 Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Cygnus CRS-05 (ORB-5) LEO unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
??? Antares 130 Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Cygnus CRS-06 (ORB-6) LEO unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
??? Ariane 5 CSG Kourou, French Guiana
DirecTV 14
direct broadcasting satellite
??? Ariane 5 CSG Kourou, French Guiana
DirecTV 15
direct broadcasting satellite
??? Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
DragonLab 1

??? Vega CSG Kourou, French Guiana
DZZ-HR (HRES)

??? Zenit-3F Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Elektro-L N2
meteorological satellite
??? PSLV Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
EnMAP

??? Proton M Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Express AM-9
commercial communication satellite
??? Proton M Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Express AMU-2
commercial communication satellite
??? Long March 3A Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China
Feng Yun 2H (FY 2H)
meteorological satellite
??? Falcon Ie Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
Formosat 5

???


Global Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Satellite

??? Delta 4M

GPS 2F-6 (GPS 2F-n)
US navigation satellite
??? Atlas 5

GPS 2F-7
US navigation satellite
??? Delta 4M+ (4,2)

GPS 3A-01
US navigation satellite
??? GSLV-III Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
GSAT 11E

??? GSLV Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
GSAT 15
commercial communication satellite
??? H-2A Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan
Himawari 8
meteorological satellite
??? Ariane 5 CSG Kourou, French Guiana
Hispasat AG1
commercial communication satellite
??? Ariane 5 CSG Kourou, French Guiana
Hispasat 1F
commercial communication satellite
??? Proton M Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Inmarsat 5 F2
commercial communication satellite
??? Proton M Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Inmarsat 5 F3
commercial communication satellite
??? Ariane 5 CSG Kourou, French Guiana
Intelsat 30
commercial communication satellite
??? PSLV Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
IRNSS 3

??? Ariane 5 CSG Kourou, French Guiana
KEO

??? Delta 4

LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna)

??? Zenit -2SB / Fregat Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Lybid
commercial communication satellite
???


Mexsat 2
commercial communication satellite
??? Atlas 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
MUOS 3
military communication satellite
??? EELV Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
MUOS 4
military communication satellite
??? Long March 3B

NigComSat 2
commercial communication satellite
??? Atlas 5

NRO L-33
US spy satellite
??? Atlas 5

NRO L-67
US spy satellite
??? PSLV Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
Oceansat 3

??? Falcon 9 v1.1

Orbcomm 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-18
commercial communication satellites
??? Soyuz 2-1b / Fregat

Resonans 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B

??? Long March 4B

RSSS 1 (Remote Sensing Satellite System)

???


Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP)

??? Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
SpaceX-7 (Dragon C9)
unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station (Dragon CRS-07)
??? Proton Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
SPM 1

??? Vega CSG Kourou, French Guiana
SSETI ESEO

??? Proton M Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Turksat 4B GEO commercial communication satellite
??? Atlas 5

WorldView 3
commercial earth imaging satellite
???


ViaSat 2
commercial communication satellite
??? Proton M Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Yamal 601
commercial communication satellite
???


Yaogan Weixing 20

??? Proton M / Briz M

Yenisey A1

 



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