2008:

April 25: Tianlian 1
launcher: Long March 3C
launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China
mission: Chinese data relay satellite
status: launch successful

April 26: GIOVE B (GSTB-V2/B)
launcher: Soyuz-FG / Fregat
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: demonstration satellite for Galileo navigation system
status: launch successful

April 28: CartoSat 2A, AAUsat 2, CanX-2, CanX-6 (NTS), Compass 1, CUTE-1.7+APD II, Delfi-C3, IMS-1, RUBIN-8, SEEDS 2
launcher: PSLV-C
launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
mission: remote sensing satellite (CartoSat 2A)
status: launch successful

April 28: Amos-3
launcher: Zenit 3SLB
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: commercial communications satellite
status: launch successful

May 13: Galaxy 18
launcher: Zenit 3SL
launch site: Sea Launch's Odyssey platform in the Pacific Ocean
mission: commercial communications satellite

May 14: Progress M-64 (ISS 29P)
launcher: Soyuz U
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station

delayed: Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST)
launcher: Delta 2
launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
mission: gamma ray telescope

May 23: Skynet 5C, Turksat 3A
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission: UK military communications satellite (Skynet 5C), commercial communications satellite (Turksat 3A)

May 31: Space Shuttle Discovery ISS-26-1J
launcher: Shuttle Discovery (STS-124)
launch site: the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
mission: shuttle visit to the International Space Station, delivery of Japanese Kibo Experiment Module (JEM-PM) and Japanese Remote Manipulator System (JEM RMS) robot arm to ISS

May: CMB-Star 1
launcher: Proton M / Briz M
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: commercial communications satellite

May: COM 1
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission:

May: Kobalt-M N4
launcher: Soyuz-U

May: Nimiq 4
launcher: Proton K / Briz M
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: commercial communications satellite

May: Okean 5
launcher: Tsyklon-3
launch site:
mission:

May: Orbcomm CDS-3, Parus 97, Sterkh 1 (Cospas 11)
launcher: Kosmos-3M
launch site:
mission:

May: Persona N1
launcher: Soyuz-2.1b
mission:

May: RapidEye1, RapidEye2, RapidEye3, RapidEye4, RapidEye5
launcher: Dniepr-1
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: five optical imaging satellites

delayed: STSS ATRR
launcher: Delta 2
launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
mission: technology satellite

June 15: OSTM/Jason 2
launcher: Delta 2
launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
mission: ocean monitoring satellite

June 22: Orbcomm 2 F1 - F6
launcher: Kosmos-3M
launch site: Kapustin Yar, Russia
mission: six commercial communications satellites

June 29: DMSP F18
launcher: Atlas 5
launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
mission: American military meteorological satellite

June 30: GPS 2R-20 (M7)
launcher: Delta 2
launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
mission: navigation satellite

June: Argo
launcher: Falcon 1
launch site: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
mission:

June: Badr 6, ProtoStar 1
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission: commercial communications satellite

June: Echostar 11
launcher: Zenit 3SL
launch site: Sea Launch's Odyssey platform in the Pacific Ocean
mission: commercial communications satellite

June: Express AM-44, Express MD-1
launcher: Proton M / Briz M
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

June: Gonets D1, Jubilee
launcher: Rokot / Briz KM
launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
mission:

June: Inmarsat-4 F3
launcher: Proton M / Briz M
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: commercial communications satellite

June: Koronas-Foton
launcher: Tsyklon-3
launch site:
mission:

June: ORS
launcher: Falcon 1
launch site: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
mission:

June: Prognoz N11
launcher: Proton K / DM2
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

July 16: Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS 1, STSS 2) Block 2006
launcher: Delta 2
launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
mission: pair of missile defence technology satellites

July 25: NRO L-26
launcher: Delta 4-Heavy
launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
mission: US spy satellite

July 29: SAR-Lupe 5
launcher: Kosmos-3M
launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
mission: German military SAR radar imaging satellite

July: Canopus 1
launcher: Strela
mission:

July: Chandrayaan-1
launcher: PSLV
launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
mission: Indian lunar probe

July: Condor E
launcher: Strela

July: COSMO-SkyMed 3
launcher: Delta 2
launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
mission: Italian SAR radar imaging satellite

July: Meteor M-N1, Sterkh 2 (Cospas 12), Tatyana 2
launcher: Soyuz FG / Fregat
launch site:
mission:

July: Orbcomm 2 F1-F6
launcher: Kosmos-3M
launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
mission: six LEO communications satellites

July: Superbird 7
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission: commercial communications satellite

July: Theos
launcher: Dniepr-1
launch site: Dombarovsky Cosmodrome, Russia
mission: earth observation satellite

July: XM-5
launcher: Zenit 3SLB
launch site: Sea Launch's Odyssey platform in the Pacific Ocean
mission: radio broadcasting satellite

August 4: WGS SV-2
launcher: Atlas 5
launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
mission: US military communications satellite

August 9: Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)
launcher: Pegasus XL
launch site: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
mission: scientific satellite to investigate the interaction between solar wind and the interstellar medium

August 12: Progress M-65 (ISS 30P)
launcher: Soyuz U
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station

August 22: GeoEye 1
launcher: Delta 2
launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
mission: commercial optical imaging satellite

delayed: Space Shuttle Atlantis HST SM-04
launcher: Shuttle Atlantis (STS-125)
launch site: the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
mission: shuttle servicing visit to the Hubble Space Telescope

August: AMC-21
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission: commercial communications satellite

August: Bluesat
launcher: Dniepr-1
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

August: GOCE
launcher: Rokot / Briz KM
launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
mission:

August: GPS 2F-1
launcher: Delta 4-Medium
launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
mission: US navigation satellite

August: Hausat 2
launcher: Dniepr-1
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

August: Lapansat 2
launcher: Dniepr-1
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

August: Mars Gravity Biosatellite
launcher: Falcon 1
launch site: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
mission: interplanetary probe to Mars

August: NRO L-25
launcher: Delta 4-Medium
launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
mission: US spy satellite

August: Ocean Vector Winds (EOS FO-4)
launcher: Small
launch site:
mission:

August: Unamsat 3
launcher: Dneipr 1
launch site:
mission:

September 10: Progress M-66 (ISS 31P)
launcher: Soyuz U
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station

September 11: GPS 2R-21 (M8)
launcher: Delta 2
launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
mission: navigation satellite

September 14: Genesat 2, PharmaSat 1, TacSat 3
launcher: Minotaur 1
launch site: Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
mission: technology research satellite (TacSat 3)

September: Intelsat Americas 9
launcher: Zenit 3SLB
launch site: Sea Launch's Odyssey platform in the Pacific Ocean
mission: commercial communications satellite

September: Meteor 3M N2
launcher: Zenit-2
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

September: RazakSAT, cubesats
launcher: Falcon 1
launch site: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
mission:

September: Uragan/Glonass (M15/M16/M17)
launcher: Proton K / Blok DM-2
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: 3 Russian navigation satellites

September: WGS SV-3
launcher: Delta 4-Medium
launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
mission: US military communications satellite

October 14: Soyuz TMA-13 ISS 17S
launcher: Soyuz FG
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: manned transport vessel to the International Space Station

October 16: Space Shuttle Endeavour ISS-27-ULF2
launcher: Shuttle Endeavour (STS-126)
launch site: the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
mission: shuttle visit to the International Space Station, delivery of Multi-Purpose Logistics Module to ISS

October 28: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS)
launcher: Atlas V
launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
mission: scientific probes to moon

October: Eutelsat W2M
launcher: Ariane 5 ECA
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission: communications satellite

October: Insat 4G
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission: commercial communications satellite

October: Measat 1R
launcher: Zenit 3SLB
launch site: Sea Launch's Odyssey platform in the Pacific Ocean
mission: commercial communications satellite

October: NRO L-41
launcher: Atlas
launch site:
mission: US spy satellite

October: Proba 2, SMOS
launcher: Rokot / Briz KM
launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
mission:

October: SBIRS-GEO 1
launcher: Atlas 5
launch site:
mission:

October: Shenzhou 7
launcher: Long March 2F
launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, China
mission: Chinese manned mission

October: Sitch 2
launcher: Tsyklon-3
launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
mission:

October: Spektr-R/RadioAstron
launcher: Zenit 2 / Fregat SB
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

October: Sudansat 1
launcher: Dniepr-1
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

October: TacSat 4
launcher: Minotaur 4
launch site: Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
mission:

October: Tugsat 1
launcher: Dneipr 1
launch site:
mission:

October: Zohreh 1
launcher: Proton K / Briz DM-3
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: Iranian commercial communications satellite

November 5: GOES-O
launcher: Delta IV
launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
mission: meteorological and space weather satellite

November 26: Progress M-67 (ISS 32P)
launcher: Soyuz U
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station

November: AEHF 1 (Advanced Extremely High Frequency 1)
launcher: Atlas 5
launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
mission: US military communications satellite

November: AKS-1/2, AtmoCube, CAPE 1, CubeSat RAFT, Funsat, KatySat 1, KiwiSat, UCISat 1
launcher: Dniepr-1
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: multiple small experimental and technology satellites

November: Bissat
launcher: Kosmos-3M
launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
mission:

November: Deimos (DMC F6), Dubaisat 1, Nanosat 1B, UK-DMC 2
launcher: Dneipr 1
launch site:
mission:

November: Electro-L N1
launcher: Zenit-2 / Fregat-SB
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

November: GIOVE A2
launcher: Soyuz-FG / Fregat
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: demonstration satellite for Galileo navigation system

November: GOMS-Elektra 2
launcher: Zenit 2 / Fregat
launch site:
mission:

November: Liana
launcher: Tsyklon-2K
launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
mission:

November: Meridian N2
launcher: Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat
mission:

November: NSS 9
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission: commercial communications satellite

November: Worldview 2
launcher: Delta 2
launch site:
mission: commercial optical imaging satellite

December 1: SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)
launcher: Atlas V
launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
mission: space weather research satellite

December 4: Space Shuttle Discovery ISS-28-15A
launcher: Shuttle Discovery (STS-119)
launch site: the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
mission: shuttle visit to the International Space Station, delivery of truss segment and solar arrays to ISS

December 15: Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO)
launcher: Taurus
launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
mission: earth observation mission to study carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

December: Astra 1M
launcher: Proton M / Briz M
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

December: Cassiope 1
launcher: Falcon 9
launch site:
mission:

December: Ciel-2
launcher: Proton M / Briz M
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

December: Herschel-Planck
launcher: Ariane 5 ECA
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission:

December: NRO L-39
launcher: Atlas
launch site:
mission: US spy satellite

December: SBSS 1
launcher: Minotaur IV
launch site:
mission:

December: TerreStar 1
launcher: Ariane 5 GS
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission: communications satellite

December: X-37B F-1
launcher: Atlas 5
launch site:
mission:

2009:

January: AirTV 1
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission:

January: AsiaSat 5
launcher: Zenit 3SLB
launch site: Sea Launch's Odyssey platform in the Pacific Ocean
mission: commercial communications satellite

January: Badr 5
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission: commercial communications satellite

January: Beagle 2
launcher: Vega
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission:

January: COMS 1
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission:

January: Dialog 1
launcher: Rockot Briz
launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
mission:

January: Eros C
launcher: Start-1
launch site:
mission:

January: Geizer N21
launcher: Proton K
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

January: GPS 2F-1
launcher: Delta 2
launch site:
mission: navigation satellite

January: Hot Bird 9
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission: commercial communications satellite

January: Microscope
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission:

January: Sicral 1B
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission:

January: XSS-12
launcher: Delta 2
launch site:
mission:

February 1: NOAA-N Prime
launcher: Delta 2
launch site:
mission:

February 10: Progress M-68 (ISS 33P)
launcher: Soyuz U
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station

February 16: Kepler (Discovery-10)
launcher: Delta 2
launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
mission: space telescope which will search for exoplanets

February 28: Spacetech-08 (EAFTC, MLHP, NGU, Sailmast)
launcher: Pegasus XL
launch site: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
mission:

February: Afristar 2
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission: radio broadcasting satellite

February: Express AM-4, Express MD-2
launcher: Proton M / Briz M
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

February: Luch 5A
launcher: Soyuz 2 / Fregat
launch site:
mission:

February: Monitor IR1
launcher: Rokot KM
mission:

February: SMEX-11
launcher: Small
launch site:
mission:

February: Spirale 1, Spirale 2
launcher: Ariane 5
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission:

February: Uragan/Glonass K1/K2
launcher: Soyuz 2-1a / Fregat
mission: Russian navigation satellites

February: Yamal 301, Yamal 302
launcher: Proton K / DM-2M
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

March 1: Glory
launcher: Taurus
launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
mission: earth observation

March 24: Soyuz TMA-14 ISS 18S
launcher: Soyuz FG
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: manned transport vessel to the International Space Station

March 31: Hylas
launcher: Falcon 9
launch site:
mission:

March: Cryosat 2
launcher: Rokot KM
mission:

March: Cubesats, LARES (Laser Relativity Satellite), PW-Sat 1
launcher: Vega
launch site: CSG Kourou, French Guiana
mission:

March: Demo Launch
launcher: Falcon 9
launch site;
mission:

March: NRO L-29
launcher: Atlas V
launch site:
mission: US spy satellite

March: Sirius FM-5
launcher: Proton M / Briz M
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: commercial radio broadcast satellite

April 23: Space Shuttle Endeavour ISS-29-2J/A
launcher: Shuttle Endeavour (STS-127)
launch site: the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
mission: shuttle visit to the International Space Station, delivery of exposed modules for Japanese lab to ISS

May 30: GOES-P
launcher: Delta 4-Medium+
launch site:
mission:

June: Progress M-69 (ISS 34P)
launcher: Soyuz U
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station

July 16: Space Shuttle Atlantis ISS-30-17A
launcher: Shuttle Atlantis (STS-128)
launch site: the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
mission: shuttle visit to the International Space Station, delivery of cargo module and crew quarters to ISS

July: Aquarius
launcher: Delta 2
launch site:
mission:

July: Soyuz TMA-15 ISS 19S
launcher: Soyuz FG
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: manned transport vessel to the International Space Station

August: Progress M-70 (ISS 35P)
launcher: Soyuz U
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station

September 3: Space Shuttle Discovery ISS-31-ULF3
launcher: Shuttle Discovery (STS-129)
launch site: the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
mission: shuttle visit to the International Space Station

September 22: Mars Telecommunications Orbiter 1
launcher: Delta 2
launch site:
mission:

September 30: GEC (Geospace Electrodynamic Connections)
launcher: Delta 2
launch site:
mission:

September: Discovery 11
launcher: Delta 2
launch site:
mission:

September: HYDROS
launcher:
launch site:
mission:

September: Mars Science Laboratory
launcher: Atlas 5
launch site:
mission:

September: Soyuz TMA-16 ISS 20S
launcher: Soyuz FG
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: manned transport vessel to the International Space Station

October 22: Space Shuttle Endeavour ISS-32-19A
launcher: Shuttle Endeavour (STS-130)
launch site: the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
mission: shuttle visit to the International Space Station

October: NRO L-34
launcher: Atlas V
launch site:
mission: US spy satellite

October: Phobus-Grunt, Yinghuo 1 (CDP-1)
launcher: Soyuz 2b
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

October: Progress M-71 (ISS 36P)
launcher: Soyuz U
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station

November: Soyuz TMA-17 ISS 21S
launcher: Soyuz FG
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: manned transport vessel to the International Space Station

November: WISE (MIDEX-06)
launcher: Delta 2
launch site:
mission:

2010:

January 21: Space Shuttle Atlantis ISS-33-ULF4
launcher: Shuttle Atlantis (STS-131)
launch site: the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
mission: shuttle visit to the International Space Station

March 18: Space Shuttle Discovery ISS-34-20A
launcher: Shuttle Discovery (STS-132)
launch site: the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
mission: shuttle visit to the International Space Station, delivery of Node 3 and cupola to ISS

April 29: Space Shuttle Endeavour ISS-35-ULF5
launcher: Shuttle Endeavour (STS-133)
launch site: the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
mission: shuttle visit to the International Space Station

September: HYDROS
launcher:
launch site:
mission:

October: SMEX-12
launcher: Small
launch site:
mission:

October: Lunar Robotic 2
launcher: Delta
launch site:
mission:

2011:

July: LDCM (Landsat Data Contiunuity Mission)
launcher: Atlas
launch site:
mission:

August: Discovery 12
launcher: Medium
launch site:
mission:

August: Juno
launcher: Atlas
launch site:
mission:

August: MIDEX-08
launcher: Delta 2
launch site:
mission:

September: MIDEX-07
launcher: Delta 2
launch site:
mission:

October: Lunar Robotic 3
launcher: Delta
launch site:
mission:

November: Mars Testbed Lander
launcher: Intermediate
launch site:
mission:

December: GAIA
launcher: Soyuz
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission:

2012:

December: TDRS-K
launcher:
launch site:
mission: unmanned test flight

2013:

December: Orion 1
launcher: Ares I-3
launch site:
mission: unmanned test flight

2014:

March: Orion 2
launcher: Ares I-4
launch site:
mission: manned flight

June: Orion 3
launcher: Ares I-5
launch site:
mission: manned flight

September: Orion 4
launcher: Ares I-6
launch site:
mission: cargo flight to ISS

December: GOES-R
launcher:
launch site:
mission:

2015:

March: Orion 5
launcher: Ares I-7
launch site:
mission: manned flight to ISS

September: Orion 6
launcher: Ares I-8
launch site:
mission: cargo flight to ISS

2016:

March: Orion 7
launcher: Ares I-9
launch site:
mission: manned flight to ISS

September: Orion 8
launcher: Ares I-10
launch site:
mission: cargo flight to ISS

2017:

March: Orion 9
launcher: Ares I-11
launch site:
mission: manned flight to ISS

September: Orion 10
launcher: Ares I-12
launch site:
mission: cargo flight to ISS

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