2013 in spaceflight

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|year = 2013 |image = Antares Rocket Test Launch.jpg |caption = The first launch of the Antares rocket occurred on 21 April 2013. |first = 15 January |last = 28 December |total = 81 |success = 77 |failed = 3 |partial = 1 |catalogued = 78 |maidens = {{plainlist|

|orbital = 5 |totalcrew = 15 |EVAs = 11 | programme = Timeline of spaceflight | previous_mission = 2012 | next_mission = 2014

In 2013, the maiden spaceflight of the Orbital Sciences' Antares launch vehicle, designated A-ONE, took place on 13 April. Orbital Science also launched its first spacecraft, Cygnus, that docked with the International Space Station in late September 2013.

A total of 81 orbital launches were attempted in 2013, of which 77 were successful, one was partially successful and three were failures. The year also saw eleven EVAs by ISS astronauts. The majority of the year's orbital launches were conducted by Russia, the United States and China, with 31, 19 and 15 launches respectively.

Overview

India's Indian Space Research Organisation launched its first mission to Mars with the Mars Orbiter Mission that successfully reached Mars orbit on 23 September 2014.

Numerous significant milestones in robotic spaceflight occurred in 2013, including the landing of China's Chang'e 3 lander at Moon's Mare Imbrium on 14 December; it is China's first attempt and first successful soft landing by its spacecraft on an extraterrestrial surface.

Five crewed orbital launches were conducted during 2013, all successfully, carrying a total of 15 astronauts into orbit. Four of these missions were flown with the Russian Soyuz spacecraft and one with the Chinese Shenzhou.

Orbital launches

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January

|- |date = 15 January |time = 16:24:59 |rocket = RUS Rokot / Briz-KM |site = RUS Plesetsk Site 133/3 |LSP = RUS VKO |remarks = Briz-KM failed around the time of spacecraft separation, resulting in the loss of one satellite. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Kosmos 2482 (Strela-3M) |user = VKO |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = RUS Kosmos 2483 (Strela-3M) |user = VKO |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Launch Failure |name = RUS Kosmos 2484 (Strela-3M) |user = VKO |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 27 January |time = 04:40:00 |rocket = JPN H-IIA 202 |site = JPN Tanegashima LA-Y1 |LSP = JPN Mitsubishi |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = JPN IGS Radar 4 |user = CSIC |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Reconnaissance |outcome = Operational |name = JPN IGS Optical 5V |user = CSIC |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 20 February 2019

|date = 30 January |time = 07:00:00 |rocket = RUS KOR Naro-1 |site = KOR Naro LC-1 |LSP = RUS KOR Khrunichev / KARI |remarks = First successful launch of Naro-1; first successful South Korean launch with Russian assistance; final flight of Naro-1. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = KOR STSAT-2C |user = KARI |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 13 November 2019

|date = 31 January |time = 01:48:00 |rocket = USA Atlas V 401 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA TDRS-K (TDRS-11) |user = NASA |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

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February

|- |date = 1 February |time = 06:56:00 |rocket = UKR Zenit-3SL |site = NOR Odyssey |LSP = UN Sea Launch |remarks = First stage failure, impacted ocean at 40 seconds after launch. Accident caused by failure of the first stage hydraulic power supply unit pump at T+3.9s, which lead to loss of engine gimbal control. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Intelsat 27 |user = Intelsat |orbit = Intended: Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Launch failure |d-time = +40 seconds

|date = 6 February |time = 16:04:24 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 |LSP = FRA RUS Starsem |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Globalstar M078 |user = Globalstar |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = USA Globalstar M093 |user = Globalstar |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = USA Globalstar M094 |user = Globalstar |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = USA Globalstar M095 |user = Globalstar |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = USA Globalstar M096 |user = Globalstar |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = USA Globalstar M097 |user = Globalstar |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 7 February |time = 21:36:07 |rocket = FRA Ariane 5 ECA |site = FRA Kourou ELA-3 |LSP = FRA Arianespace |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = AZE Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a |user = AMAKA |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = ESP Amazonas 3 |user = Hispasat |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 11 February |time = 14:41:46 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-U |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Progress M-18M / 50P |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |outcome = Successful |d-date = 26 July

|date = 11 February |time = 18:02:00 |rocket = USA Atlas V 401 |site = USA Vandenberg SLC-3E |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Landsat DCM |user = USGS |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Remote sensing |outcome = Operational

|date = 25 February |time = 12:31 |rocket = IND PSLV-CA |site = IND Satish Dhawan FLP |LSP = IND ISRO |remarks = TUGSAT-1 is the first Austrian satellite. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = IND FRA SARAL |user = ISRO / CNES |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Oceanography |outcome = Operational |name = CAN Sapphire |user = DND |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Space surveillance |outcome = Operational |name = CAN NEOSSat |user = CSA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Asteroid detection |outcome = Operational |name = AUT UniBRITE-1 |user = University of Vienna |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Optical astronomy |outcome = Operational |name = AUT TUGSAT-1 |user = TU Graz |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Optical astronomy |outcome = Operational |name = DNK AAUSAT3 |cubesat = yes |user = Aalborg |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = UK STRaND-1 |cubesat = yes |user = SSTL |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational

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March

|- |date = 1 March |time = 15:10:13 |rocket = USA Falcon 9 v1.0 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |LSP = USA SpaceX |remarks = Final flight of Falcon 9 v1.0 |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA SpaceX CRS-2 |user = NASA |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |outcome = Successful |d-date = 26 March |d-time = 16:34

|date = 19 March |time = 21:21:00 |rocket = USA Atlas V 401 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA USA-241 (SBIRS-GEO 2) |user = US Air Force |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Missile defense |outcome = Operational

|date = 26 March |time = 19:06:48 |rocket = RUS Proton-M / Briz-M |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 |LSP = RUS USA International Launch Services |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = MEX Satmex 8 |user = Satmex |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 28 March |time = 20:43:20 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-FG |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = Crewed flight |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Soyuz TMA-08M |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = Expedition 35/36 |d-date = 11 September |d-time = 02:58 |outcome = Successful

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April

|- |date = 15 April |time = 18:36:00 |rocket = RUS Proton-M / Briz-M |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 |LSP = RUS USA International Launch Services |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CAN Anik G1 |user = Telesat |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 19 April |time = 10:00:00 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-2.1a |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Bion-M No.1 |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth |function = Biological science |d-date = 19 May |d-time = 03:12 |outcome = Successful |name = RUS AIST No.2 |user = SSAU |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA Dove 2 |cubesat = yes |user = Cosmogia |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = GER BeeSat 2 |cubesat = yes |user = TU Berlin |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = GER BeeSat 3 |cubesat = yes |user = TU Berlin |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = GER SOMP |cubesat = yes |user = TU Dresden |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = KOR OSSI-1 |cubesat = yes |user = OSSI |orbit = Low Earth |function = Amateur radio |outcome = Successful |d-date = 8 July

|date = 21 April |time = 21:00:02 |rocket = USA Antares 110 |site = USA MARS LP-0A |LSP = USA Orbital Sciences |remarks = Maiden flight of Antares, COTS risk reduction flight. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Cygnus Mass Simulator |user = NASA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |d-date = 10 May |name = USA Alexander (PhoneSat-2.0) |cubesat = yes |user = NASA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 27 April |name = USA Graham (PhoneSat-1.0) |cubesat = yes |user = NASA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 27 April |name = USA Bell (PhoneSat-1.0) |cubesat = yes |user = NASA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 27 April |name = USA Dove 1 |cubesat = yes |user = Cosmogia |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |d-date = 27 April |outcome = Successful

|date = 24 April |time = 10:12:16 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-U |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Progress M-19M / 51P |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |outcome = Successful |d-date = 19 June

|date = 26 April |time = 04:13:04 |rocket = PRC Long March 2D |site = PRC Jiuquan SLS-2 |LSP = PRC SAST |remarks = NEE-01 Pegaso is the first Ecuadorian satellite. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Gaofen 1 |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = TUR TurkSat-3USat |cubesat = yes |user = ITU |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = ECU NEE-01 Pegaso |cubesat = yes |user = EXA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = ARG CubeBug-1 |cubesat = yes |user = INVAP |orbit = Low Earth (SSO)] |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational

|date = 26 April |time = 05:23:41 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat |site = RUS Plesetsk Site 43/4 |LSP = RUS RVSN RF |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Kosmos 2485 (GLONASS-M 747) |user = VKO |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational

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May

|- |date = 1 May |time = 16:06:04 |rocket = PRC Long March 3B/E |site = PRC Xichang LC-2 |LSP = PRC CALT |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC ChinaSat 11 |user = China Satcom |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 7 May |time = 02:06:31 |rocket = ITA Vega |site = FRA Kourou ELV |LSP = FRA Arianespace |remarks = ESTCube-1 is the first Estonian satellite. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Proba-V |user = ESA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = VIE VNREDSat 1A |user = VAST |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = EST ESTCube-1 |cubesat = yes |user = Tartu |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational

|date = 14 May |time = 16:02:00 |rocket =RUS Proton-M / Briz-M |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 |LSP = RUS USA International Launch Services |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = FRA Eutelsat 3D |user = Eutelsat |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 15 May |time = 21:38:00 |rocket = USA Atlas V 401 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = Named after Star Vega. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA USA-242 (GPS IIF-4) |user = U.S. Air Force |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational

|date = 25 May |time = 00:27:00 |rocket = USA Delta IV-M+ (5,4) |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA USA-243 (WGS-5) |user = U.S. Air Force |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 28 May |time = 20:31:24 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-FG |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = Crewed flight |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Soyuz TMA-09M |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = Expedition 36/37 |d-date = 11 November |d-time = 02:49 |outcome = Successful

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June

|- |date = 3 June |time = 09:18:31 |rocket = RUS Proton-M / Briz-M |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 |LSP = RUS USA International Launch Services |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = FRA SES-6 |user = SES S.A. |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 5 June |time = 21:52:11 |rocket = FRA Ariane 5 ES |site = FRA Kourou ELA-3 |LSP = FRA Arianespace |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Albert Einstein ATV |user = ESA |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |outcome = Successful |d-date = 28 October

|date = 7 June |time = 18:37:59 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-2.1b |site = RUS Plesetsk Site 43/4 |LSP = RUS VKO |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Kosmos 2486 (Persona №2) |user = VKO |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Optical reconnaissance |outcome = Operational

|date = 11 June |time = 09:38:02 |rocket = PRC Long March 2F |flight = Y10 |site = PRC Jiuquan SLS-1 |LSP = PRC CALT |remarks = China's fifth crewed spaceflight mission (2 men, 1 woman astronaut) to Tiangong-1 space lab. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Shenzhou 10 |user = CMSA |orbit = Low Earth (Tiangong-1) |function = Technology demonstration |d-date = 26 June |d-time = 00:07 |outcome = Successful

|date = 25 June |time = 17:28:48 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-2.1b |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = On 26 June 2024 the satellite was involved in a debris-generating event, with more than 100 debris identified as a result of the incident. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Resurs-P No.1 |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Remote sensing |outcome = Successful

|date = 25 June |time = 19:27:03 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-STB / Fregat |site = FRA Kourou ELS |LSP = FRA Arianespace |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = JEY O3b PFM |user = O3b Networks |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = JEY O3b FM2 |user = O3b Networks |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = JEY O3b FM4 |user = O3b Networks |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = JEY O3b FM5 |user = O3b Networks |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 27 June |time = 16:53:00 |rocket = RUS Strela |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 175/59 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Kosmos 2487 (Kondor No.202) |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth |function = Radar imaging |outcome = Successful |d-date = 29 November 2022

|date = 28 June |time = 02:27:46 |rocket = USA Pegasus-XL |site = USA Stargazer, Vandenberg |LSP = USA Orbital Sciences |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA IRIS |user = NASA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Heliophysics |outcome = Operational

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July

|- |date = 1 July |time = 18:11 |rocket = IND PSLV-XL |site = IND Satish Dhawan FLP |LSP = IND ISRO |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = IND IRNSS-1A |user = ISRO |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational

|date = 2 July |time = 02:38:22 |rocket = RUS Proton-M / DM-03 Enhanced |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 81/24 |LSP = RUS RVSN RF |remarks = First stage guidance failure due to angular velocity sensors installed upside down, rocket crashed near launch pad. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS GLONASS-M 748 |user = VKO |orbit = Intended: Medium Earth |function = Navigation |outcome = Launch failure |o-span=3 |d-date = 2 July |d-span=3 |name = RUS GLONASS-M 749 |user = VKO |orbit = Intended: Medium Earth |function = Navigation |d-span=inherit|o-span=inherit |name = RUS GLONASS-M 750 |user = VKO |orbit = Intended: Medium Earth |function = Navigation |d-span=inherit|o-span=inherit

|date = 15 July |time = 09:27:03 |rocket = PRC Long March 2C |site = PRC Jiuquan SLS-2 |LSP = PRC CALT |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Shijian 11-05 |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome= Operational

|date = 19 July |time = 13:00:00 |rocket = USA Atlas V 551 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA MUOS-2 |user = U.S. Navy |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 19 July |time = 23:37:55 |rocket = PRC Long March 4C |site = PRC Taiyuan LC-9 |LSP = PRC SAST |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Shijian 15 |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = PRC Shiyan 7 |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = PRC Chuang Xin 3 |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational

|date = 25 July |time = 19:54:07 |rocket = FRA Ariane 5 ECA |site = FRA Kourou ELA-3 |LSP = FRA Arianespace |remarks = First Alphabus satellite. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] UK Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) |user = ESA / Inmarsat |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Technology demonstration / Communications |outcome = Operational |name = IND INSAT-3D |user = ISRO |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Meteorology |outcome = Operational

|date = 27 July |time = 20:45:08 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-U |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Progress M-20M / 52P |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |outcome = Successful |d-date = 11 February 2014

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August

|- |date = 3 August |time = 19:48:46 |rocket = JPN H-IIB |site = JPN Tanegashima LA-Y2 |LSP = JPN MHI |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = JPN Kounotori 4 |user = JAXA |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |d-date = 7 September |outcome = Successful |name = USA TechEdSat-3p |cubesat = yes |user = NASA Ames |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 16 January 2014 |name = VIE PicoDragon |cubesat = yes |user = VNSC |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 28 February 2014 |name = USA ArduSat-1 |cubesat = yes |user = NanoSatisfi |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 16 April 2014 |name = USA ArduSat-X |cubesat = yes |user = NanoSatisfi |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 15 April 2014

|date = 8 August |time = 00:29:00 |rocket = USA Delta IV-M+ (5,4) |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA USA-244 (WGS-6) |user = U.S. Air Force |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 22 August |time = 14:39:13 |rocket = UKR Dnepr |site = RUS Dombarovsky Site 13 |LSP = RUS ISC Kosmotras |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = KOR KOMPSat-5 (Arirang-5) |user = KARI |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Remote sensing |outcome = Operational

|date = 28 August |time = 18:03:00 |rocket = USA Delta IV Heavy |site = USA Vandenberg SLC-6 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = NRO Launch 65; final KH-11 satellite. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA USA-245 (KH-11) |user = NRO |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Optical Imaging |outcome = Operational

|date = 29 August |time = 20:30:07 |rocket = FRA Ariane 5 ECA |site = FRA Kourou ELA-3 |LSP = FRA Arianespace |payload = {{TLS-PL |name =FRA QAT Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1 |user = Eutelsat / Es'hailSat |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = IND GSAT-7 |user = ISRO |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 31 August |time = 20:05:00 |rocket = UKR RUS Zenit-3SLB |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 45/1 |LSP = RUS SIS |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = ISR Amos-4 |user = SCL |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

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September

|- |date = 1 September |time = 19:16 |rocket = PRC Long March 4C |site = PRC Jiuquan SLS-2 |LSP = PRC SAST |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Yaogan 17A |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth |function = ELINT |outcome = Operational |name = PRC Yaogan 17B |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth |function = ELINT |outcome = Operational |name = PRC Yaogan 17C |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth |function = ELINT |outcome = Operational

|date = 7 September |time = 03:27:00 |rocket = USA Minotaur V |site = USA MARS LP-0B |LSP = USA Orbital Sciences |remarks = Maiden flight of Minotaur V, first Lunar launch from MARS. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA LADEE |user = NASA |orbit = Selenocentric |function = Lunar orbiter |outcome = Successful |d-date = 18 April 2014 |d-time = 04:30

|date = 11 September |time = 23:23:04 |rocket = RUS Rokot / Briz-KM |site = RUS Plesetsk Site 133/3 |LSP = RUS VKO |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Gonets-M 5 |user = Gonets Satellite System |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = RUS Gonets-M 6 |user = Gonets Satellite System |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = RUS Gonets-M 7 |user = Gonets Satellite System |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 14 September |time = 05:00:00 |rocket = JPN Epsilon |flight = Epsilon-1 |site = JPN Uchinoura |LSP = JPN JAXA |remarks = Maiden flight of the Epsilon rocket. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = JPN Hisaki (SPRINT-A) |user = JAXA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Ultraviolet astronomy |outcome = Successful

|date = 18 September |time = 08:10:00 |rocket = USA Atlas V 531 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA USA-246 (AEHF-3) |user = U.S. Air Force |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 18 September |time = 14:58:02 |rocket = USA Antares 110 |site = USA MARS LP-0A |LSP = USA Orbital Sciences |remarks = Maiden flight of Cygnus; COTS demonstration flight; final flight of Antares 110. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Cygnus 1 S.S. G. David Low |user = NASA |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics / Test flight |d-date = 23 October |d-time = 18:16 |outcome = Successful

|date = 23 September |time = 03:07:11 |rocket = PRC Long March 4C |site = PRC Taiyuan LC-9 |LSP = PRC SAST |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Fengyun 3C |user = CMA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Meteorology |outcome = Operational

|date = 25 September |time = 04:37 |rocket = PRC Kuaizhou |site = PRC Jiuquan LS-95A |LSP = PRC CASIC |remarks = Maiden flight of Kuaizhou. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Kuaizhou-1 |user = CAS |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Optical imaging |outcome = Successful |d-date = 1 September 2015

|date = 25 September |time = 20:58:50 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-FG |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = Crewed flight |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Soyuz TMA-10M |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = Expedition 37/38 |d-date = 11 March 2014 |d-time = 03:24 |outcome = Successful

|date = 29 September |time = 16:00:00 |rocket = USA Falcon 9 v1.1 |site = USA Vandenberg SLC-4E |LSP = USA SpaceX |remarks = Maiden flight of Falcon 9 v1.1. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CAN CASSIOPE |user = MDA Corporation |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications/science |outcome = Operational |name = USA CUSat |user = Cornell |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA DANDE |user = CU-Boulder |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA POPACS-1 |cubesat = yes |user = Drexel |orbit = Low Earth |function = Atmospheric research |outcome = Operational |name = USA POPACS-2 |cubesat = yes |user = Drexel |orbit = Low Earth |function = Atmospheric research |outcome = Operational |name = USA POPACS-3 |cubesat = yes |user = Drexel |orbit = Low Earth |function = Atmospheric research |outcome = Operational

|date = 29 September |time = 21:38:10 |rocket = RUS Proton-M / Briz-M |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 |LSP = RUS USA International Launch Services |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = LUX Astra 2E |user = SES S.A. |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

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October

|- |date = 25 October |time = 03:50:03 |rocket = PRC Long March 4B |site = PRC Jiuquan SLS-2 |LSP = PRC SAST |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Shijian 16-01 |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational

|date = 25 October |time = 18:08:54 |rocket = RUS Proton-M / Briz-M |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 |LSP = RUS USA International Launch Services |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Sirius FM-6 |user = Sirius Satellite Radio |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 29 October |time = 02:50:04 |rocket = PRC Long March 2C |site = PRC Taiyuan LC-9 |LSP = PRC CALT |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Yaogan 18 |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Reconnaissance |outcome = Successful |d-date=7 April 2021 |d-time=00:35

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November

|- |date = 5 November |time = 09:08 |rocket = IND PSLV-XL |site = IND Satish Dhawan FLP |LSP = IND ISRO |remarks = India's first interplanetary mission. Last contact with orbiter in April 2022. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = IND Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) |user = ISRO |orbit = Areocentric |function = Mars orbiter |outcome = Successful

|date = 7 November |time = 04:14:15 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-FG |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = Crewed flight |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Soyuz TMA-11M |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = Expedition 38/39 |d-date = 14 May 2014 |d-time = 01:58 |outcome = Successful

|date = 11 November |time = 23:46:00 |rocket = RUS Proton-M / Briz-M |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 81/24 |LSP = RUS RVSN RF |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Raduga-1M 3 |user = VKO |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 18 November |time = 18:28:00 |rocket = USA Atlas V 401 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = NASA space probe to study the Martian atmosphere. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA MAVEN |user = NASA |orbit = Areocentric |function = Martian atmospheric research |outcome = Operational

|date = 20 November |time = 01:15:00 |rocket = USA Minotaur I |site = USA MARS LP-0B |LSP = USA Orbital Sciences |remarks = Largest number of satellites launched on a single rocket (31). ORS-3 will remain attached to upper stage. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA ORS-3 |user = ORS |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 25 December 2015 |name = USA STPSat 3 |user = USAF STP |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 11 March 2023 |name = USA ORSES |cubesat = yes |user = ORS |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 3 January 2016 |name = USA ORS Tech 1 |cubesat = yes |user = ORS |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 23 March 2015 |name = USA ORS Tech 2 |cubesat = yes |user = ORS |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 3 April 2015 |name = USA Prometheus 1A |cubesat = yes |user = SOCOM |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 12 December 2015 |name = USA Prometheus 1B |cubesat = yes |user = SOCOM |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 10 December 2015 |name = USA Prometheus 2A |cubesat = yes |user = SOCOM |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 8 December 2015 |name = USA Prometheus 2B |cubesat = yes |user = SOCOM |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 13 December 2015 |name = USA Prometheus 3A |cubesat = yes |user = SOCOM |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 29 November 2015 |name = USA Prometheus 3B |cubesat = yes |user = SOCOM |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 10 December 2015 |name = USA Prometheus 4A |cubesat = yes |user = SOCOM |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 5 December 2015 |name = USA Prometheus 4B |cubesat = yes |user = SOCOM |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 1 December 2015 |name = USA SENSE-1 |cubesat = yes |user = USAF SMC |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 21 March 2015 |name = USA SENSE-2 |cubesat = yes |user = USAF SMC |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 28 October 2019 |name = USA Firefly |cubesat = yes |user = NASA / NRO |orbit = Low Earth |function = Atmospheric science |outcome = Successful |d-date = 1 November 2017 |name = USA Horus (STARE-B) |cubesat = yes |user = LLNL |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 26 April 2018 |name = USA Black Knight |cubesat = yes |user = West Point |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 16 July 2015 |name = USA NPS-SCAT |cubesat = yes |user = NPS |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 28 October 2015 |name = USA DragonSat-1 |cubesat = yes |user = Drexel |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 31 August 2016 |name = USA COPPER |cubesat = yes |user = St. Louis |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 4 February 2016 |name = USA ChargerSat-1 |cubesat = yes |user = UAH |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 19 March 2016 |name = USA TJ3Sat |cubesat = yes |user = TJHSST |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 17 September 2015 |name = USA Trailblazer 1 |cubesat = yes |user = UNM |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 22 May 2016 |name = USA Vermont Lunar CubeSat |cubesat = yes |user = Vermont |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 21 November 2015 |name = USA SwampSat |cubesat = yes |user = UFL |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 13 December 2015 |name = USA CAPE-2 |cubesat = yes |user = ULL |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 23 October 2014 |name = USA Ho'oponopono 2 |cubesat = yes |user = UH |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 26 August 2021 |name = USA KySat-2 |cubesat = yes |user = Kentucky/Morehead |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 12 February 2015 |name = USA PhoneSat-2.4 |cubesat = yes |user = NASA Ames |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 31 January 2017

|date = 20 November |time = 03:31:04 |rocket = PRC Long March 4C |site = PRC Taiyuan LC-9 |LSP = PRC SAST |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Yaogan 19 |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Reconnaissance |outcome = Operational

|date = 21 November |time = 07:10:16 |rocket = UKR Dnepr |site = RUS Dombarovsky Site 370/13 |LSP = RUS ISC Kosmotras |remarks = Largest number of satellites launched on a single rocket (32). |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = UAE DubaiSat-2 |user = EIAST |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = KOR STSAT-3 |user = KARI |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA SkySat-1 |user = Skybox Imaging |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = JPN WNISAT-1 |cubesat = yes |user = Weather News Inc. |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Meteorology |outcome = Operational |name = POL Lem (BRITE-PL) |cubesat = yes |user = PAS |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Photometric astrometry |outcome = Operational |name = USA AprizeSat-7 |user = AprizeSat |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = USA AprizeSat-8 |user = AprizeSat |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = ITA UniSat-5 |user = La Sapienza |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration, CubeSat deployment |outcome = Operational |name = NED Delfi-n3Xt |cubesat = yes |user = TU-Delft |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA Dove 3 |cubesat = yes |user = Planet Labs |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA Dove 4 |cubesat = yes |user = Planet Labs |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = NED Triton 1 |cubesat = yes |user = ISIS-BV |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = KOR KHUSat-1 (CINEMA-2) |cubesat = yes |user = KHU |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Space weather |outcome = Operational |name = KOR KHUSat-2 (CINEMA-3) |cubesat = yes |user = KHU |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Space weather |outcome = Operational |name = ARG CubeBug-2 |cubesat = yes |user = INVAP |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = DEN GOMX-1 |cubesat = yes |user = GOMSpace |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = ECU NEE-02 Krysaor |cubesat = yes |user = EXA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = UKNED FUNCube-1 |cubesat = yes |user = AMSAT-UK/NL |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = NOR HiNCube |cubesat = yes |user = Narvik |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = RSA ZACUBE-1 |cubesat = yes |user = CPUT |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = PAK ICube-1 |cubesat = yes |user = PIST |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = ESP HumSat-D |cubesat = yes |user = Vigo |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = PER PUCPSat-1 |cubesat = yes |user = PUCP |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = PER Pocket-PUCP |user = PUCP |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = GER UWE-3 |cubesat = yes |user = Würzburg |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA BeakerSat-1 |cubesat = p |user = Morehead |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 13 February 2019 |name = USA QubeScout-1 |cubesat = p |user = UMBC |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = GER WREN |cubesat = p |user = STADOKO UG |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA $50SAT |cubesat = p |user = Morehead |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 19 May 2018 |name = GER First-MOVE |cubesat = yes |user = TU-Munich |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = SGP Velox-P2 |cubesat = yes |user = NTU |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = ESP OPTOS |cubesat = yes |user = INTA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = UKR BPA-3 |user = Hartron-Arkos |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational

|date = 22 November |time = 12:02:29 |rocket = RUS Rokot / Briz-KM |site = RUS Plesetsk Site 133/3 |LSP = FRA RUS Eurockot |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Swarm A |user = ESA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Magnetospheric |outcome = Operational |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Swarm B |user = ESA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Magnetospheric |outcome = Operational |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Swarm C |user = ESA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Magnetospheric |outcome = Operational

|date = 25 November |time = 02:12:04 |rocket = PRC Long March 2D |site = PRC Jiuquan SLS-2 |LSP = PRC SAST |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Shiyan 5 |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational

|date = 25 November |time = 20:53:06 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-U |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Progress M-21M / 53P |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |outcome = Successful |d-date = 9 June 2014

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December

|- |date = 1 December |time = 17:30:00{{cite news|title=China's Chang'e-3 to land on moon next year|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-11/11/content_15913490.htm |publisher=China Daily|date=11 November 2012}} |rocket = PRC Long March 3B |site = PRC Xichang LC-2 |LSP = PRC CALT |remarks = China's first lunar rover, and the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon since the Soviet Luna 24 mission in 1976.{{cite web|title=Chang'e-3: China To Launch First Moon Rover In 2013|url=http://www.asianscientist.com/topnews/chang-e-3-china-first-moon-rover-launch-in-2013/ |publisher=Asian Scientist|date=7 March 2012}} |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Chang'e 3 |user = CNSA |orbit = Selenocentric |function = Lunar lander |outcome = Operational |d-date = 14 December |d-time = 13:12 |d-span = 2 |name = PRC Yutu |user = CNSA |orbit = Selenocentric |function = Lunar rover |outcome = Operational |d-span = inherit

|date = 3 December |time = 22:41:00 |rocket = USA Falcon 9 v1.1 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |LSP = USA SpaceX |remarks = First launch of Falcon 9 v1.1 from CCAFS; first SpaceX launch targeting GEO. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = LUX SES-8 |user = SES World Skies |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 6 December |time = 07:14:30 |rocket = USA Atlas V 501 |site = USA Vandenberg SLC-3E |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = NROL-39 mission. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA USA-247 (Topaz) |user = NRO |orbit = Low Earth |function = Reconnaissance |outcome = Operational |name = USA AeroCube-5A |cubesat = yes |user = The Aerospace Corporation |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 19 April 2023 |name = USA AeroCube-5B |cubesat = yes |user = The Aerospace Corporation |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 23 November 2022 |name = USA ALICE |cubesat = yes |user = AFIT |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA CUNYSAT 1 |cubesat = yes |user = CUNY |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA FIREBIRD A |cubesat = yes |user = Montana State |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA FIREBIRD B |cubesat = yes |user = Montana State |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA IPEX |cubesat = yes |user = NASA JPL |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA M-Cubed 2 |cubesat = yes |user = Michigan |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA SMDC-ONE 2.3 |cubesat = yes |user = U.S. Army |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA SMDC-ONE 2.4 |cubesat = yes |user = U.S. Army |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA SNaP |cubesat = yes |user = U.S. Army |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA TacSat-6 |cubesat = yes |user = ORS |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational

|date = 8 December |time = 12:12:00 |rocket = RUS Proton-M / Briz-M |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 |LSP = RUS USA International Launch Services |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = UK Inmarsat 5-F1 |user = Inmarsat |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 9 December |time = 03:26 |rocket = PRC Long March 4B |site = PRC Taiyuan LC-9 |LSP = PRC SAST |remarks = Third stage shutdown 11 seconds too early. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC BRA CBERS-3 |user = CASC/INPE |orbit = Intended: Low Earth (SSO) |function = Remote sensing |outcome = Launch failure |d-date = 9 December

|date = 19 December |time = 09:12:19 |rocket = RUS Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT |site = FRA Kourou ELS |LSP = FRA Arianespace |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Gaia |user = ESA |orbit = Sun–Earth |function = Astrometric observatory |outcome = Operational

|date = 20 December |time = 16:42:04 |rocket = PRC Long March 3B/E |site = PRC Xichang LC-2 |LSP = PRC CALT |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = BOL Túpac Katari 1 |user = Agencia Boliviana Espacial |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 25 December |time = 00:31:55 |rocket = RUS Rokot / Briz-KM |site = RUS Plesetsk Site 133/3 |LSP = RUS VKO |remarks = Kosmos 2491 broke up in orbit on 23 December 2019. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Kosmos 2488 (Strela-3M 7) |user = VKO |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = RUS Kosmos 2489 (Strela-3M 8) |user = VKO |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = RUS Kosmos 2490 (Strela-3M 9) |user = VKO |orbit = Low Earth |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = RUS Kosmos 2491 |user = VKO |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration/Satellite inspection (?) |outcome = Destroyed

|date = 26 December |time = 10:49:56 |rocket = RUS Proton-M / Briz-M |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 81/24 |LSP = RUS Khrunichev |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Ekspress AM5 |user = RSCC |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 28 December |time = 12:30:00 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-2-1v / Volga |site = RUS Plesetsk Site 43/4 |LSP = RUS RVSN RF |remarks = Maiden flight of Soyuz-2-1v. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Aist 1 |user = SSAU |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = RUS Kosmos 2492 (SKRL-756-1) |user = RVSN RF |orbit = Low Earth |function = Radar calibration |outcome = Operational |name = RUS Kosmos 2493 (SKRL-756-2) |user = RVSN RF |orbit = Low Earth |function = Radar calibration |outcome = Operational

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Suborbital flights

|date = 26 January |time = 22:00 |rocket = USA Ground Based Interceptor |site = USA Vandenberg LF-23 |LSP = USA Missile Defense Agency |remarks = Non-intercept flight test. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA EKV |user = MDA |orbit = Suborbital |function = Anti-ballistic missile test |d-date = 26 January |outcome = Successful

|date = 27 January |time = ~12:10 |rocket = PRC B-611 |site = PRC Shuangchengzi |LSP = PRCPLA |remarks = Target |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = PLA |orbit = Suborbital |function = ABM target |d-date = 11 January |outcome = Successful

|date = 27 January |time = ~12:10 |rocket = PRC SC-19 |site =PRC Korla |LSP = PRC PLA |remarks = Interceptor, successful intercept |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = PLA |orbit = Suborbital |function = ABM test |d-date = 11 January |outcome = Successful

|date = 28 January |rocket = IRN Kavoshgar (Zelzal-based) |site = IRN Semnan |LSP = IRN ISA |remarks = Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = IRN Pishgam |user = ISA |orbit = Suborbital |function = Biological |outcome = Successful |d-date = 28 January

|date = 29 January |time = 22:50 |rocket = USA Terrier Improved Orion |site = USA Wallops Island |LSP = USANASA |remarks = Apogee: ~130 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Lithium Release Experiments |user = NASA GSFC |orbit = Suborbital |function = Atmospheric experiments |d-date = 29 January |outcome = Successful

|date = 7 February |time = 08:21 |rocket = USA Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka |site = USA Poker Flat |LSP = USA NASA |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA VISIONS |user = NASA GSFC |orbit = Suborbital |function = Auroral research |d-date = 7 February |outcome = Successful

|date = 13 February |time = 09:10 |rocket = USA MRBTM |flight = FTM-20 |site = USA Kauai |LSP = USA MDA |remarks = SM-3 Block 1A target |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = MDA |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 13 February |function = ABM target |outcome = Successful

|date = 13 February |time = 09:15 |rocket = USA RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1A |flight = FTM-20 |site = USA , Pacific Ocean |LSP = USA US Navy |remarks = MRBTM interceptor, successful intercept |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 13 February |function = ABM test |outcome = Successful

|date = 15 February |time = 16:34 |rocket = USA Terrier Improved Orion |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: ~130 km ? |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Technology Experiments |user = NASA GSFC/WFF |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 15 February |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful

|date = 25 February |time = 05:52:31 |rocket = ISR Arrow III |site = ISR Negev |LSP = ISR IAI |remarks = Test flight of the Arrow-III |payload = {{TLS-PL |user= IAI/IDF |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 25 February |function = ABM Test |outcome = Successful

|date = 11 March |time = 06:10 ||rocket = USA Terrier-Lynx |site = USA Wallops Island |LSP = USA DoD |remarks = Apogee: ~300 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Shark |user = DoD |orbit = Suborbital |function = Radar target |d-date = 11 March |outcome = Successful

|date = 4 April |time = 21:55 |rocket = PRC Tianying 3E |site = PRC Hainan |LSP = PRC CNSA |remarks = Apogee: 191 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Kunpeng-1 |user = CSSAR |orbit = Suborbital |function = Environment monitoring |outcome = Successful |d-date = 4 April

|date = 7 April |time = 04:55 |rocket = IND Agni-II |site = IND ITR IC-4 |LSP = IND Indian Army |remarks = Apogee: 200 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = Indian Army |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 7 April

|date = 10 April |rocket = PAK Shaheen-IA |site = PAK Sonmiani |LSP = PAK ASFC |remarks = Apogee: 100 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = |user = ASFC |orbit = Suborbital |function = Test flight |d-date = 10 April |outcome = Successful

|date = 12 April |time=04:25 |rocket = BRA VSB-30 |site = SWE Esrange |LSP = EUR EuroLaunch |remarks = Apogee: 261 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = GER[[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] TEXUS-50 |user = DLR/ESA |orbit = Suborbital |function = Microgravity |outcome = Successful |d-date = 12 April

|date = 21 April |time = 08:00 |rocket = CAN Black Brant IX |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 318 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA SLICE |user = CU Boulder |orbit = Suborbital |function = Astronomy |outcome = Successful |d-date = 21 April

|date = 23 April |time = 17:30 |rocket = CAN Black Brant IX |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 320 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA EUNIS |user = NASA GSFC |orbit = Suborbital |function = Solar research |outcome = Successful |d-date = 23 April

|date = 1 May |time = 07:38 |rocket = USA Terrier Improved Orion |site = USA Roi-Namur |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: ~189 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA MOSC |user = NASA/Air Force Research Lab |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 1 May |function = Ionospheric research |outcome = Successful

|date = 5 May |time = 08:30 |rocket = FRA M51 |site = FRA Le Vigilant, Audierne Bay |LSP = FRA DGA/Marine nationale |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = DGA/Marine nationale |orbit = Suborbital |function = Test flight |d-date = 5 May |outcome = Launch failure

|date = 7 May |time = 07:39:00 |rocket = USA Terrier-Oriole |site = USA Roi-Namur |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: ~350 km ? |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USAEVEX |user = University of Illinois |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 7 May |function = Atmospheric |outcome = Successful

|date = 7 May |time = 07:40:30 |rocket = USA Terrier-Improved Malemute |site = USA Roi-Namur |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: ~350 km ? |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USAEVEX |user = University of Illinois |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 7 May |function = Atmospheric |outcome = Successful

|date = 9 May |time = 07:23 |rocket = USA Terrier Improved Orion |site = USA Roi-Namur |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: ~189 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA MOSC |user = NASA/Air Force Research Lab |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 9 May |function = Ionospheric research |outcome = Successful

|date = 11 May |time = 05:00 |rocket = CAN Black Brant IX |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 280 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA FORTIS |user = JHU |orbit = Suborbital |function = Astronomy |outcome = Successful |d-date = 11 May

|date = 13 May |time = 12:58 |rocket = PRC DF-21 |site = PRC Xichang |LSP = PRC |remarks = Apogee: 10000 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Kunpeng-7 |user = CNSA |orbit = Suborbital |function = Magnetospheric research |outcome = Successful |d-date = 13 May

|date = 16 May |time = 03:25 |rocket = USA ARAV-C |flight = FTM-19 |site = USA Kauai |LSP = USA MDA |remarks = SM-3 Block 1B target |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = MDA |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 16 May |function = ABM target |outcome = Successful

|date = 16 May |time = 03:30 |rocket = USA RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B |flight = FTM-19 |site = USA , Pacific Ocean |LSP = USA US Navy |remarks = ARAV-C interceptor, successful intercept |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 16 May |function = ABM test |outcome = Successful

|date = 22 May |time = 13:27 |rocket = USA LGM-30G Minuteman III |site = USA Vandenberg LF-04 |LSP = USA U.S. Air Force |remarks = GT207GM, Apogee: ~1300 km ? |payload ={{TLS-PL |user = U.S. Air Force |orbit = Suborbital |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |d-date = 22 May

|date = 5 June |time=07:00 |rocket = TWNTaiwan Sounding Rocket |flight=Sounding Rocket VIII |site = TWNJiu Peng Air Base |LSP = TWNNSPO |remarks = Apogee: 279 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name=TWNReaction control system, recovery capsule |user = NSPO/NCU |orbit = Suborbital |function = Technology test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 5 June

|date = 6 June |time = 03:05 |rocket = CAN Black Brant XII |site = USA Wallops Island |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 577 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA CIBER |user = Caltech |orbit = Suborbital |function = Astronomy |outcome = Successful |d-date = 6 June

|date = 6 June |time = 17:45 |rocket = RUS RS-26 Rubezh |site = RUS Kapustin Yar |LSP = RUS RVSN |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = RVSN |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 6 June

|date = 20 June |time = 09:30 |rocket = USA Terrier-Improved Orion |site = USA Wallops Island |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 118 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA RockOn |user = CU Boulder |orbit = Suborbital |function = Student experiments |d-date = 20 June |outcome = Successful

|date = 21 June |time = 13:57 |rocket = USA SpaceLoft XL |site = USA Spaceport America |LSP = USA UP Aerospace |remarks = Mission SL-7, Apogee: 119 km, successfully recovered |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA FOP-1 |user = NASA |orbit = Suborbital |function = Student experiments |outcome = Successful |d-date = 21 June

|date = 27 June |time = 23:52 |rocket=BRA VS-30 |site = NOR Andøya |LSP = GER DLR |remarks = Apogee: 115 km, 12 Super Loki meteorological rockets were also launched |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = GER WADIS-1 |user = DLR |orbit = Suborbital |function = Atmospheric |outcome = Successful |d-date = 27 June

|date = 4 July |time = 14:31:00 |rocket = CAN Black Brant VB |site = USA Wallops LA-2 |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 135 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Daytime Dynamo |user = NASA GSFC |orbit = Suborbital |function = Geospace |outcome = Successful |d-date = 4 July

|date = 4 July |time = 14:31:15 |rocket = USA Terrier Improved Orion |site = USA Wallops LA-2 |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 160 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Daytime Dynamo |user = NASA GSFC |orbit = Suborbital |function = Geospace |outcome = Successful |d-date = 4 July

|date = 5 July |time = 18:29 |rocket = USA UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2) |flight = FTG-07 |site = MHL Meck |LSP = USA MDA |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = MDA |orbit = Suborbital |function = ABM target |d-date = 5 July |outcome = Successful

|date = 5 July |time = 18:35 |rocket = USA Ground Based Interceptor |flight = FTG-07 |site = USA Vandenberg LF-23 |LSP = USA MDA |remarks = UMG-96 Trident I interceptor, intercept failed, EKV likely failed to separate from booster |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = MDA |orbit = Suborbital |function = ABM test |d-date = 5 July |outcome = Spacecraft failure

|date = 12 July |rocket = ISR Jericho III |site = ISR Palmachim |LSP = ISR Israeli Air Force |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = |user = Israeli Air Force |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |d-date = 12 July |outcome = Successful

|date = 15 July |time = 05:53 |rocket=BRA VS-30 |site = SWE Esrange |LSP = EUR EuroLaunch |remarks = Apogee: 151 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = GER MAPHEUS-4 |user = DLR |orbit = Suborbital |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 15 July

|date = 20 July |time = 14:00:00 |rocket = JPN S-310 |site = JPN Uchinoura |LSP = JPN JAXA |remarks = Apogee: 139 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = |user = JAXA/KU/HU/KUT/TU/TPU/ TU/UT/NU/CU/GSFC |orbit = Suborbital |function = Ionospheric research |d-date = 20 July |outcome = Successful

|date = 20 July |time = 14:57:00 |rocket = JPN S-520 |site = JPN Uchinoura |LSP = JPN JAXA |remarks = Apogee: 316 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = |user = JAXA/KU/HU/KUT/TU/TPU/ TU/UT/NU/CU/GSFC |orbit = Suborbital |function = Ionospheric research |d-date = 20 July |outcome = Successful

|date = 8 August |time = 18:10 |rocket = CAN Black Brant IX |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 280 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA VERIS |user = NRL |orbit = Suborbital |function = Solar research |outcome = Successful |d-date = 8 August

|date = 12 August |time = 03:45 |rocket = IND Prithvi II |site = IND Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 |LSP = IND DRDO |remarks = Apogee: ~100 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = DRDO |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 12 August

|date = 13 August |time = 10:00 |rocket = USA Terrier-Improved Malemute |site = USA Wallops Island |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 151 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA RockSat-X |user = NASA |orbit = Suborbital |function = Student experiments |d-date = 13 August |outcome = Successful

|date = 3 September |time = 06:16 |rocket = ISR Silver Sparrow |site = ISR F-15 Eagle, Israel |LSP = ISR IAF |remarks = Arrow-3 tracking target, Apogee: ~150 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = Israeli Air Force |orbit = Suborbital |function = ABM target |outcome = Successful |d-date = 3 September

|date=6 September |time = 05:20 |rocket=RUS RSM-56 Bulava |site=RUS K-550 Aleksandr Nevskiy, White Sea |LSP=RUS VMF |remarks = Second stage failure |payload={{TLS-PL |user= VMF |orbit = Suborbital |function= Missile test |outcome= Launch failure |d-date= 6 September

|date = 10 September |rocket = USA UGM-133 Trident II D5 |site = USA, ETR |LSP = USA U.S. Navy |remarks = Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |d-date = 10 September

|date = 10 September |rocket = USA UGM-133 Trident II D5 |site = USA, ETR |LSP = USA U.S. Navy |remarks = Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |d-date = 10 September

|date = 10 September |rocket = USA eMRBM |site = C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean |LSP = USA MDA |remarks = Target for THAAD, successful intercept |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = |user = MDA/IMDO |orbit = Suborbital |function = ABM target |outcome = Successful |d-date = 10 September

|date = 10 September |rocket = USA MRBM |site = USA Wake Island |LSP = USA MDA |remarks = Target for SM-3, successful intercept |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = |user = MDA/IMDO |orbit = Suborbital |function = ABM target |outcome = Successful |d-date = 10 September

|date = 10 September |rocket = USA SM-3 Block 1A |flight = FTO-01 |site = USA , Pacific Ocean |LSP = USA US Navy |remarks = Intercepted target missile |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 10 September |function = ABM test |outcome = Successful

|date = 10 September |rocket = USA THAAD |flight = FTO-01 |site = MHL Meck Island |LSP = USA US Army |remarks = Intercepted target missile |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = |user = US Army/MDA |orbit = Suborbital |function = ABM test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 10 September

|date = 10 September |rocket = USA THAAD |flight = FTO-01 |site = MHL Meck Island |LSP = USA US Army |remarks = Back-up interceptor for SM-3 |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = |user = US Army/MDA |orbit = Suborbital |function = ABM test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 10 September

|date = 12 September |rocket = USA UGM-133 Trident II D5 |site = USA, ETR |LSP = USAU.S. Navy |remarks = Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |d-date = 12 September

|date = 12 September |rocket = USAUGM-133 Trident II D5 |site = USA, ETR |LSP = USA U.S. Navy |remarks = Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |d-date = 12 September

|date = 15 September |time = 09:20 |rocket = IND Agni-V |site = IND Integrated Test Range |LSP = IND DRDO |remarks = Apogee: 800 km, second flight of Agni-V |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = |user = DRDO |orbit = Suborbital |function = Test flight |d-date = 15 September |outcome = Successful

|date = 18 September |time = 11:15 |rocket = BRAUSA VS-30/Improved Orion |site = NOR Andøya |LSP = GER DLR |remarks = Hypersonic research experiment, first stage failure of launch vehicle |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = AUSScramspace |user = University of Queensland |orbit = Suborbital |function = Technology demonstration |d-time = 18 September |outcome = Launch failure

|date = 19 September |time = 00:30 |rocket = USA ARAV-C++ |flight = FTM-21 |site = USA Kauai |LSP = USA MDA |remarks = SM-3 Block 1B target |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = MDA |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 19 September |function = ABM target |outcome = Successful

|date = 19 September |time = 00:32 ? |rocket = USA RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B |flight = FTM-21 |site = USA , Pacific Ocean |LSP = USA US Navy |remarks = ARAV-C++ interceptor, successful intercept |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 19 September |function = ABM test |outcome = Successful

|date = 19 September |time = 00:32 ? |rocket = USA RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B |flight = FTM-21 |site = USA , Pacific Ocean |LSP = USA US Navy |remarks = ARAV-C++ back-up interceptor |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 19 September |function = ABM test |outcome = Successful

|date = 22 September |time = 10:01 |rocket = USA LGM-30G Minuteman III |site = USA Vandenberg LF-10 |LSP = USA US Air Force |remarks = GT209GM, Apogee: ~1300 km ? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Air Force |orbit = Suborbital |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |d-date = 22 September

|date = 26 September |time = 10:33 |rocket = USA LGM-30G Minuteman III |site = USA Vandenberg LF-09 |LSP = USA US Air Force |remarks = GT208GM, Apogee: ~1300 km ? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = U.S. Air Force |orbit = Suborbital |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |d-date = 26 September

|date = 4 October |time = 05:33 |flight = FTM-22 |rocket = USA ARAV-ER |site = USA Kauai |LSP = USA MDA |remarks = SM-3 Block 1B target |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = MDA |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 4 October |function = ABM target |outcome = Successful

|date = 4 October |time = 05:37 ? |rocket = USA RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B |flight = FTM-22 |site = USA , Pacific Ocean |LSP = USA US Navy |remarks = ARAV-ER interceptor, successful intercept |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 4 October |function = ABM test |outcome = Successful

|date = 7 October |time = 03:45 |rocket = IND Prithvi II |site = IND Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 |LSP = INDDRDO |remarks = Apogee: ~100 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = DRDO |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 7 October

|date = 8 October |time = 06:50 |rocket = IND Prithvi II |site = IND Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 |LSP = INDDRDO |remarks = Apogee: ~100 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = DRDO |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 8 October

|date = 10 October |time = 13:39 |rocket = RUS RS-12M Topol |site = RUS Kapustin Yar |LSP = RUS RVSN |remarks = Test of a new experimental reentry vehicle |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = RVSN |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 10 October

|date = 21 October |time = 10:00 |rocket = CAN Black Brant IX |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 273 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA EVE |user = CU Boulder |orbit = Suborbital |function = SDO calibration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 21 October

|date = 30 October |rocket = RUS RT-2PM Topol |site = RUS Plesetsk |LSP = RUS RVSN |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = RVSN |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 30 October

|date = 30 October |rocket = RUS R-36M2 Voyevoda |site = RUS Dombarovsky |LSP = RUS RVSN |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = RVSN |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 30 October

|date = 30 October |rocket = RUS R-29RMU Sineva |site = RUS K-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea |LSP = RUS VMF |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = VMF |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |d-date = 30 October |outcome = Successful

|date = 30 October |rocket = RUS R-29R Volna |site = RUS K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk |LSP = RUS VMF |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = VMF |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 30 October

|date = 3 November |time = 09:25 |rocket = CAN Black Brant IX |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 278 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = X-ray Quantum Calorimeter |user = UW-Madison |orbit = Suborbital |function = X-ray astronomy |outcome = Successful |d-date = 3 November

|date = 8 November |rocket = IND Agni-I |site = IND Integrated Test Range |LSP = IND IDRDL |remarks = Apogee: ~500 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = IDRDL |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 8 November

|date = 12 November |time = 16:15 |rocket = USA SpaceLoft XL |site = USA Spaceport America |LSP = USA UP Aerospace |remarks = Mission SL-8, Apogee: 116 km, successfully recovered |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA FOP-2 |user = NASA |orbit = Suborbital |function = Six technology experiments |outcome = Successful |d-date = 12 November

|date = 20 November |time = 11:40 |rocket = CAN Black Brant IX |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Studied spectra of comet ISON, apogee: 277 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USAFORTIS |user = JHU |orbit = Suborbital |function = UV astronomy |outcome = Successful |d-date = 20 November

|date = 27 November |time = 03:50 |rocket = CAN Black Brant IX |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Venus Spectral Rocket Experiment, apogee: 280 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA VeSpR |user = Boston University |orbit = Suborbital |function = UV astronomy |outcome = Successful |d-date = 27 November

|date = 3 December |rocket = IND Prithvi II |site = IND Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3 |LSP = INDDRDO |remarks = Apogee: ~100 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = DRDO |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 3 December

|date = 14 December |rocket = IRN Shahab-1 |site = IRN Semnan |LSP = IRN ISA |remarks = Apogee: 120 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = IRN Kavoshgar Pazhuhesh |user = ISA |orbit = Suborbital |function = Biological |outcome = Successful |d-date = 14 December

|date = 17 December |time = 12:36 |rocket = USA LGM-30G Minuteman III |site = USA Vandenberg LF-04 |LSP = USA US Air Force |remarks = GT210GM, Apogee: ~1300 km ? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Air Force |orbit = Suborbital |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |d-date = 17 December

|date = 23 December |time = 11:28 |rocket = IND Agni-III |site = IND ITR IC-4 |LSP = IND Indian Army |remarks = Apogee: 350 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = Indian Army |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 23 December

|date = 24 December |time = 07:00 |rocket = RUS RS-24 Yars |site = RUS Plesetsk |LSP = RUS RVSN |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = RVSN |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 24 December

|date = 27 December |time = 17:30 |rocket = RUS RS-12M Topol |site = RUS Kapustin Yar |LSP = RUS RVSN |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = RVSN |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 27 December

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Deep space rendezvous

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Date (UTC)SpacecraftEventRemarks
16 FebruaryCassini90th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 1978 km.
9 MarchCassini4th flyby of RheaClosest approach: 997 km. Last Cassini flyby of Rhea.
5 AprilCassini91st flyby of TitanClosest approach: 1400 km.
12 AprilCassiniFlyby of PolydeucesClosest approach: 115000 km.
23 MayCassini92nd flyby of TitanClosest approach: 970 km.
10 JulyCassini93rd flyby of TitanClosest approach: 964 km.
26 JulyCassini94th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 1400 km.
12 SeptemberCassini95th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 1400 km.
6 OctoberLADEEInjection into Selenocentric orbitPreliminary orbit was 269 km x 15772 km, inclined 157 deg to the equator.
9 OctoberJunoFlyby of EarthGravity assist, closest approach: 552 km.
13 OctoberCassini96th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 961 km.
30 NovemberCassini97th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 870 km.
6 DecemberChang'e 3Injection into Selenocentric orbitPreliminary orbit was 100 km, reduced to 15 km on 10 December.
14 DecemberChang'e 3Landing at Mare ImbriumFirst Chinese lunar soft lander and rover, coordinates .
28 DecemberMars ExpressFlyby of PhobosClosest approach: 45 km.
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Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVAs)

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Start Date/TimeDurationEnd TimeSpacecraftCrewRemarks
19 April
14:036 hours
38 minutes20:41Expedition 35/36RUS Pavel VinogradovInstalled the Obstanovka plasma waves and ionosphere experiment to the exterior of the Zvezda service module. Also replaced a faulty retro-reflector device used as navigational aids for the Automatic Transfer Vehicle and retrieved the Biorisk microbe exposure experiment. An attempt to retrieve the Vinoslivost materials sample experiment failed when it was accidentally dropped while being taken back to the Pirs module airlock.
11 May
12:445 hours
30 minutes18:14Expedition 35/36USA Christopher CassidyReplaced the 2B Pump Flow Control Subassembly (PFCS) on the Port 6 truss in attempting to locate the source of an ammonia coolant leak on the Port 6 truss Photo Voltaic Thermal Control System (PVTCS).
24 June
13:326 hours
34 minutes20:06Expedition 36/37RUS Fyodor YurchikhinReplaced a fluid flow regulator on the Zarya module, testing of the Kurs docking system on the station ahead of the arrival of a new Russian module, installing the "Indicator" experiment, installing gap spanners on to the outside of the station and photographing the multilayer insulation (MLI) protecting the Russian segment from micrometeoroids and taking samples from the exterior surface of the pressure hull underneath the MLI to identify signs of pressure hull material microscopic deterioration.
9 July
12:026 hours
7 minutes18:09Expedition 36/37USA Christopher CassidyReplaced a failed Space-to-Ground Transmitter Receiver Controller and the Mobile Base Camera Light Pan-Tilt Assembly, retrieved the MISSE-8 and ORMatE-III experiments, photographed the AMS-02, moved two Radiator Grapple Bars to either sides of the truss, routed power cables to support the addition of the new Russian MLM and installed a multi-layer insulation cover to protect the docking interface of PMA-2.
16 July
11:571 hours
32 minutes13:29Expedition 36/37USA Christopher CassidyInstalled a Y-bypass jumper on power lines on the Z1 truss, routing 1553 data cables for a grapple fixture and Ethernet cables for a future Russian station module. The spacewalk was then cut short after Parmitano reported excess water leaking inside his helmet.
16 August
14:367 hours
29 minutes22:05Expedition 36/37RUS Fyodor YurchikhinRouted power and Ethernet cables for later attachment to the future Nauka module. Also installed connectors between modules and a material science experiment.
22 August
11:345 hours
58 minutes17:32Expedition 36/37RUS Fyodor YurchikhinRemoved a laser communication and installed an EVA work station and camera pointing platform outside the Zvezda service module, inspection and tightening of various antenna covers on Zvezda, and installed new spacewalk aids.
9 November
14:345 hours
50 minutes20:24Expedition 37/38RUS Oleg KotovTook the Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games to the outside of ISS. They also continued work on an extravehicular activity workstation and biaxial pointing platform by removing launch brackets and bolts, as well as retrieving an experimental package. The planned installation of a foot restraint on the mounting seat of the workstation was deferred to a future spacewalk after the spacewalkers noticed some issues with its alignment.
21 December
12:015 hours
28 minutes17:29Expedition 38/39USA Richard MastracchioRemoved ammonia fluid lines from Active Thermal Control System pump module; removed pump module from starboard truss and stowed it on Payload Orbital Replacement Unit Accommodation.
24 December
11:537 hours
30 minutes19:23Expedition 38/39USA Richard MastracchioRetrieved spare ammonia pump module, installed it on starboard truss, and connected it to Loop A of Active Thermal Control System.
27 December
13:008 hours
7 minutes21:07Expedition 38/39RUS Oleg KotovAttempted installation of 2 HD cameras for commercial Earth observation on the outside of the Zvezda module, cancelled after one of the cameras failed to provide data to the ground during testing. Also installed and jettisoned experimental equipment outside the Russian segment. Longest Russian EVA in history.
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Orbital launch statistics

By country

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. For example, Soyuz launches by Arianespace in Kourou are counted under Russia because Soyuz-2 is a Russian rocket.

| radius = 120 | legend = false | thumb = left | [ {"value":310, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Russia: 31 (38.28%)"}, {"value":190, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 19 (23.46%)"}, {"value":150, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 15 (18.52%)"}, {"value":40, "color":"#ffd700", "label": "Ukraine: 4 (4.94%)"}, {"value":40, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 4 (4.94%)"}, {"value":30, "color":"#ffffff", "label": "Japan: 3 (3.70%)"}, {"value":30, "color":"#ff9933", "label": "India: 3 (3.70%)"}, {"value":15, "color":"#808000", "label": "Italy: 1 (1.23%)"}, {"value":15, "color":"#800080", "label": "South Korea: 1 (1.23%)"}, ]

::data[format=table] | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | World || || || || | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

By rocket

| float = center | width = 1020 | height = 400 | stack = 1 | group 1 = 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 2 = 0: 4:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 3 = 0:0: 8:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 4 = 0:0:0: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 5 = 0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 6 = 0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 7 = 0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 8 = 0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 9 = 0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 10 = 0:0:0:0:0:0: 5:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 11 = 0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 12 = 0:0:0:0:0:0: 6:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 13 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 14 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 15 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0 | group 16 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0:0:0 | group 17 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0:0:0 | group 18 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 6:0:0:0:0 | group 19 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0 | group 20 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0 | group 21 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:10:0:0 | group 22 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0 | group 23 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0 | group 24 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0 | group 25 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5 | colors = DarkTurquoise : MediumBlue : Goldenrod : SteelBlue : LightSteelBlue : DarkBlue : Teal : Olive : DarkKhaki : FireBrick : IndianRed : Salmon : DarkGreen : LightGreen : Gold : Grey : DarkGrey : Chocolate : CornflowerBlue : Yellow : Tan : Wheat : AntiqueWhite : Orchid : LightGrey | group names = Antares 100 : Ariane 5 : Atlas V : Delta II : Delta IV : Delta IV Heavy : Falcon 9 : H-IIA : H-IIB : Long March 2 : Long March 3 : Long March 4 : Minotaur I : Minotaur V : PSLV : Soyuz-U : Soyuz-FG : Soyuz-2 (Russia) : Soyuz ST (Europe) : Dnepr : Proton-M : Rokot : Strela : Zenit-3SL/SLB : Others | x legends = Antares : Ariane : Atlas : Delta : Falcon : H-II : Long March : Minotaur : PSLV : R-7 : R-36 : UR : Zenit : Others | units suffix = _launches

By family

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FamilyCountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Angara1100
Antares2200Maiden flight
Ariane4400
Atlas8800
Delta3300
Epsilon1100Maiden flight
Falcon3300
H-II2200
Kuaizhou1100Maiden flight
Long March141310
Minotaur2200
Pegasus1100
PSLV3300
R-7161600
R-362200
Universal Rocket151311
Vega1100
Zenit2110
::

By type

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RocketCountryFamilyLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Antares 100Antares2200Maiden flight
Ariane 5Ariane4400
Atlas VAtlas8800
Delta IVDelta3300
DneprR-362200
EpsilonEpsilon1100Maiden flight
Falcon 9Falcon3300
H-IIAH-II1100
H-IIBH-II1100
Kuaizhou 1Kuaizhou1100Maiden flight
Long March 2Long March5500
Long March 3Long March3300
Long March 4Long March6510
Minotaur IMinotaur1100
Minotaur VMinotaur1100
Naro/Angara1100Final flight
PegasusPegasus1100
PSLVPSLV3300
ProtonUniversal Rocket10910
SoyuzR-78800
Soyuz-2R-78800
UR-100Universal Rocket5401
VegaVega1100
ZenitZenit2110
::

By configuration

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RocketCountryTypeLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Antares 110Antares2200Maiden flight
Ariane 5 ECAAriane 53300
Ariane 5 ESAriane 51100
Atlas V 401Atlas V5500
Atlas V 501Atlas V1100
Atlas V 531Atlas V1100
Atlas V 551Atlas V1100
Delta IV Medium+ (5,4)Delta IV2200
Delta IV HeavyDelta IV1100
DneprDnepr2200
EpsilonEpsilon1100Maiden flight
Falcon 9 v1.0Falcon 91100Final flight
Falcon 9 v1.1Falcon 92200Maiden flight
H-IIA 202H-IIA1100
H-IIBH-IIB1100
Kuaizhou 1Kuaizhou 11100Maiden flight
Long March 2CLong March 22200
Long March 2DLong March 22200
Long March 2FLong March 21100
Long March 3B/ELong March 33300
Long March 4BLong March 42110
Long March 4CLong March 44400
Minotaur IMinotaur I1100
Minotaur VMinotaur V1100Maiden flight
Naro-1/Naro1100Final flight
Pegasus-XLPegasus1100
PSLV-CAPSLV1100
PSLV-XLPSLV2200
Proton-M / Briz-MProton9900
Proton-M / Blok DM-03Proton1010
Rokot / Briz-KMUR-1004301
Soyuz-2.1aSoyuz-21100
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-MSoyuz-21100
Soyuz-2.1bSoyuz-22200
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-MSoyuz-21100
Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MTSoyuz-22200
Soyuz-2-1v / VolgaSoyuz-21100Maiden flight
Soyuz-FGSoyuz4400
Soyuz-USoyuz4400
StrelaUR-1001100
VegaVega1100
Zenit-3SLZenit1010
Zenit-3SLBZenit1100
::

By spaceport

| float = center | width = 800 | height = 400 | stack = 1 | group 1 = 7:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 2 = 5:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 3 = 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 4 = 0: 7:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 5 = 0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 6 = 0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0 | group 7 = 0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0 | group 8 = 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0 | group 9 = 0:0:0:0:0:23:0:0:0 | group 10 = 0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0 | group 11 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0 | group 12 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 7:0 | group 13 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:10 | group 14 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 0 | group 15 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4 | group 16 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5 | colors = FireBrick : Crimson : LightCoral : MediumBlue : Orange : Aquamarine : MediumPurple : Plum : LightSeaGreen : Purple : DarkGreen : SteelBlue : Blue : DodgerBlue : DeepSkyBlue : SkyBlue | group names = Jiuquan : Taiyuan : Xichang : Kourou : Satish Dhawan : Ocean Odyssey : Tanegashima : Uchinoura : Baikonur : Naro : Dombarovsky : Plesetsk : Cape Canaveral : Kennedy : MARS : Vandenberg | x legends = China : France : India : International waters : Japan : Kazakhstan : South Korea : Russia : United States | units suffix = _launches

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SiteCountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarksTotal817731
Baikonur232210
Cape Canaveral101000
Dombarovsky2200
Kourou7700
Jiuquan7700
MARS4400
Naro1100
Ocean OdysseyUN International waters1010
Plesetsk7601
Satish Dhawan3300
Tanegashima2200
Taiyuan5410
Uchinoura1100
Vandenberg5500Includes Pegasus-XL launch whose carrier aircraft took off from Vandenberg
Xichang3300
::

By orbit

| float = center | width = 800 | height = 400 | stack = 1 | group 1 = 0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 2 = 0:18:0:0:0:0 | group 3 = 0:12:0:0:0:0 | group 4 = 0:17:0:0:0:0 | group 5 = 0: 0:0:0:0:0 | group 6 = 0:0: 3:0:0:0 | group 7 = 0:0:0:23:0:0 | group 8 = 0:0:0: 0:0:0 | group 9 = 0:0:0:0: 3:0 | group 10 = 0:0:0:0:0: 2 | colors = DeepSkyBlue: Navy : MediumBlue : RoyalBlue : DodgerBlue : LightSeaGreen : SaddleBrown : Peru : Black: Gold | group names = Transatmospheric : Low Earth : Low Earth (ISS) : Low Earth (SSO) : Low Earth (retrograde) : Medium Earth : Geosychronous (transfer) : Inclined GSO : High Earth : Heliocentric | x legends = Transatmospheric : Low Earth : Medium Earth : Geosynchronous / transfer : High Earth : Heliocentric | units suffix = _launches

::data[format=table] | Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally achieved | Remarks | Total | 81 | 78 | 3 | 0 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Transatmospheric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | Low Earth | 48 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 12 to ISS, 1 to Tiangong-1 | | | | | | | Medium Earth / Molniya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | Geosynchronous / GTO | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | High Earth / Lunar transfer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | MOM was initially placed in a highly elliptical Earth orbit and performed Trans-Mars injection under its own power | | | | | | | Heliocentric / Planetary transfer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | ::

Notes

References

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