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Orbital Launches of 2009
| Orbital launches by country: | Orbital launches by launch vehicle family: |
| ID | Date | Payload(s) | Launch Vehicle | Site | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | |||||
| 2009-001 | 18.01.2009 | Orion 6 (USA 202, NROL 26) | Delta-4H | CC SLC-37B | |
| 2009-002 | 23.01.2009 | GOSAT (Ibuki) SOHLA 1 SDS 1 SpriteSat (Raijin) PRISM (Hitomi) Kagayaki KKS 1 (Kiseki) STARS 1 (Kukai) |
H-2A-202 | Ta YLP-1 | |
| 2009-003 | 30.01.2009 | Koronas Foton | Tsiklon-3 | Pl LC-32/2 | |
| February | |||||
| 2009-004 | 02.02.2009 | Omid | Safir-1 | Sem | |
| 2009-005 | 06.02.2009 | NOAA 19 (NOAA N') | Delta-7320-10C | Va SLC-2W | |
| 2009-006 | 10.02.2009 | Progress-M 66 | Soyuz-U | TB LC-31/6 | |
| 2009-007 | 11.02.2009 | Ekspress-AM 44 Ekspress-MD 1 |
Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) | TB LC-200/39 | |
| 2009-008 | 12.02.2009 | Hot Bird 10 → Atlantic Bird 4A → Eutelsat 3C → Eutelsat Hot Bird 13D NSS 9 SPIRALE A SPIRALE B |
Ariane-5ECA | Ko ELA-3 | |
| 2009-F01 | 24.02.2009 | OCO (ESSP 5) | Taurus-3110 | Va 576E | Version 1st flight, failed |
| 2009-009 | 26.02.2009 | Telstar 11N | Zenit-3SLB | TB LC-45/1 | |
| 2009-010 | 28.02.2009 | Raduga-1 8 (Globus 18L) | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 | TB | |
| March | |||||
| 2009-011 | 07.03.2009 | Kepler (Discovery 10) | Delta-7925-10L | CC SLC-17B | |
| 2009-012 | 15.03.2009 | Discovery F-36 (STS-119) ITS-S6 ⇑ |
Shuttle | CC SLC-39A | |
| 2009-013 | 17.03.2009 | GOCE | Rokot-KM | Pl LC-133/3 | |
| 2009-014 | 24.03.2009 | GPS-2RM 7 (Navstar 49, USA 203) | Delta-7925 | CC SLC-17A | |
| 2009-015 | 26.03.2009 | Soyuz-TMA 14 | Soyuz-FG | TB LC-1/5 | |
| April | |||||
| 2009-016 | 03.04.2009 | Eutelsat W2A → Eutelsat 10A | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) | TB LC-200/39 | |
| 2009-017 | 04.04.2009 | WGS 2 (USA 204) | Atlas-5(421) | CC SLC-41 | |
| 2009-F02 | 05.04.2009 | Kwangmyŏngsŏng 2 | Unha-2 | Th | Failed |
| 2009-018 | 14.04.2009 | BD-2 G1 | CZ-3C | Xi LC-2 | |
| 2009-019 | 20.04.2009 | RISAT 2 ANUSAT |
PSLV-CA | Sr SLP | |
| 2009-020 | 20.04.2009 | SICRAL 1B | Zenit-3SL (2) | SL | |
| 2009-021 | 22.04.2009 | Yaogan 6 (JB-7 1 ?) | CZ-2C (3) | TY LC-7 | |
| 2009-022 | 29.04.2009 | Kosmos 2450 (Yantar-4K2M #5, Kobalt-M #5) | Soyuz-U | Pl LC-16/2 | |
| May | |||||
| 2009-023 | 05.05.2009 | STSS-ATRR (USA 205) | Delta-7920-10C | Va SLC-2W | |
| 2009-024 | 07.05.2009 | Progress-M 02M | Soyuz-U | TB LC-1/5 | |
| 2009-025 | 11.05.2009 | Atlantis F31 (STS-125) | Shuttle | CC SLC-39A | |
| 2009-026 | 14.05.2009 | Herschel Planck |
Ariane-5ECA | Ko ELA-3 | |
| 2009-027 | 16.05.2009 | Indostar 2/ ProtoStar 2 → SES 7 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) | TB LC-200/39 | |
| 2009-028 | 19.05.2009 | TacSat 3 PharmaSat 1 HawkSat 1 CP 6 AeroCube 3 |
Minotaur-1 | WI LA-0B | |
| 2009-029 | 21.05.2009 | Meridian 2 | Soyuz-2-1a Fregat | Pl LC-43/4 | Partial failure |
| 2009-030 | 27.05.2009 | Soyuz-TMA 15 | Soyuz-FG | TB LC-1/5 | |
| June | |||||
| 2009-031 | 18.06.2009 | LRO LCROSS |
Atlas-5(401) | CC SLC-41 | |
| 2009-032 | 21.06.2009 | MEASAT 3a | Zenit-3SLB | TB LC-45/1 | |
| 2009-033 | 27.06.2009 | GOES 14 (GOES O) | Delta-4M+(4,2) | CC SLC-37B | |
| 2009-034 | 30.06.2009 | Sirius FM5 (CD-Radio 5) | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) | TB LC-200/39 | |
| July | |||||
| 2009-035 | 01.07.2009 | TerreStar 1 → EchoStar T1 | Ariane-5ECA | Ko ELA-3 | |
| 2009-036 | 06.07.2009 | Kosmos 2451 (Strela-3 #140) Kosmos 2452 (Strela-3M #2, Rodnik-S #2) Kosmos 2453 (Strela-3 #141) |
Rokot-KM | Pl LC-133/3 | |
| 2009-037 | 14.07.2009 | RazakSat (MACSAT) | Falcon-1 | Om | |
| 2009-038 | 15.07.2009 | Endeavour F23 (STS-127) JEF (JEM-EF) ⇑ JLE (JEM-ELM-ES) ⇑ ANDE-2 AA ANDE-2 PA BEVO 1 (DRAGONSAT 1) AggieSat 2 (DRAGONSAT 2) |
Shuttle | CC SLC-39A | |
| 2009-039 | 21.07.2009 | Kosmos 2454 (Parus #98) Sterkh 1 |
Kosmos-3M | Pl LC-132/1 | |
| 2009-040 | 24.07.2009 | Progress-M 67 | Soyuz-U | TB LC-1/5 | |
| 2009-041 | 29.07.2009 | DubaiSat 1 Deimos 1 UK-DMC 2 Nanosat 1B AprizeSat 3 AprizeSat 4 |
Dnepr | TB LC-109/95 | |
| August | |||||
| 2009-042 | 11.08.2009 | AsiaSat 5 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) | TB LC-200/39 | |
| 2009-043 | 17.08.2009 | GPS-2RM 8 (Navstar 50, USA 206) | Delta-7925 | CC SLC-17A | |
| 2009-044 | 21.08.2009 | JSCat 12 (JCSat RA) Optus D3 |
Ariane-5ECA | Ko ELA-3 | |
| 2009-F03 | 25.08.2009 | STSAT 2A | Naro-1 | Na | Version first flight, failure |
| 2009-045 | 29.08.2009 | Discovery F37 (STS-128) MPLM 1-06 (Leonardo F6) ⇑ |
Shuttle | CC SLC-39A | |
| 2009-046 | 30.08.2009 | Palapa D | CZ-3B | Xi LC-2 | Partial failure |
| September | |||||
| 2009-047 | 08.09.2009 | PAN (P360, USA 207) | Atlas-5(401) | CC SLC-41 | |
| 2009-048 | 10.09.2009 | HTV 1 | H-2B-304 | Ta YLP-2 | Version 1st flight |
| 2009-049 | 16.09.2009 | Meteor-M 1 Sterkh 2 Universitetsky 2 UGATUSAT Sumbandila (SO 67, OSCAR 67) BLITS IRIS |
Soyuz-2-1b Fregat | TB LC-31/6 | |
| 2009-050 | 17.09.2009 | Nimiq 5 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) | TB LC-200/39 | |
| 2009-051 | 23.09.2009 | Oceansat 2 UWE 2 SwissCube 1 BeeSat 1 ITÜ-pSat 1 Rubin 9-AIS |
PSLV-CA | Sr FLP | |
| 2009-052 | 25.09.2009 | STSS 1 (USA 208) STSS 2 (USA 209) |
Delta-7920-10C | CC SLC-17B | |
| 2009-053 | 30.09.2009 | Soyuz-TMA 16 | Soyuz-FG | TB LC-1/5 | |
| October | |||||
| 2009-054 | 01.10.2009 | Amazonas 2 COMSATBw 1 |
Ariane-5ECA | Ko ELA-3 | |
| 2009-055 | 08.10.2009 | WorldView 2 (WV 2) | Delta-7920-10C | Va SLC-2W | |
| 2009-056 | 15.10.2009 | Progress-M 03M | Soyuz-U | TB LC-1/5 | |
| 2009-057 | 18.10.2009 | DMSP-5D3 F18 (USA 210) | Atlas-5(401) | Va SLC-3E | |
| 2009-058 | 29.10.2009 | NSS 12 Thor 6 |
Ariane-5ECA | Ko ELA-3 | |
| November | |||||
| 2009-059 | 02.11.2009 | SMOS PROBA 2 |
Rokot-KM | Pl LC-133/3 | |
| 2009-060 | 10.11.2009 | MRM 2 (Poisk, Progress-M-MIM 2, MIM 2) | Soyuz-U | TB LC-1/5 | |
| 2009-061 | 12.11.2009 | SJ 11-01 | CZ-2C (3) | Jq SLS-2 | |
| 2009-062 | 16.11.2009 | Atlantis F31 (STS-129) ELC 1 ⇑ ELC 2 ⇑ |
Shuttle | CC SLC-39A | |
| 2009-063 | 20.11.2009 | Kosmos 2455 (Lotos-S #1) | Soyuz-U | Pl LC-16/2 | |
| 2009-064 | 23.11.2009 | Intelsat 14 | Atlas-5(431) | CC SLC-41 | |
| 2009-065 | 24.11.2009 | Eutelsat W7 → Eutelsat 36B | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) | TB LC-200/39 | |
| 2009-066 | 28.11.2009 | IGS-Optical 3 | H-2A-202 | Ta YLP-1 | |
| 2009-067 | 30.11.2009 | Intelsat 15 (JCSat 85) | Zenit-3SLB | TB LC-45/1 | |
| December | |||||
| 2009-068 | 05.12.2009 | WGS 3 (USA 211) | Delta-4M+(5,4) | CC SLC-37B | Version 1st flight |
| 2009-069 | 09.12.2009 | Yaogan 7 (JB-6 3) | CZ-2D (2) | Jq SLS-2 | |
| 2009-070 | 14.12.2009 | Kosmos 2456 (Uragan-M #21) Kosmos 2457 (Uragan-M #22) Kosmos 2458 (Uragan-M #23) |
Proton-M Blok-DM-2 | TB LC-81/24 | |
| 2009-071 | 14.12.2009 | WISE (MIDEX 6, Explorer 92) | Delta-7320-10C | Va SLC-2W | |
| 2009-072 | 15.12.2009 | Yaogan 8 XW 1 (HO 68, OSCAR 68) |
CZ-4C | TY LC-9 | |
| 2009-073 | 18.12.2009 | Helios 2B | Ariane-5GS | Ko ELA-3 | |
| 2009-074 | 20.12.2009 | Soyuz-TMA 17 | Soyuz-FG | TB LC-1/5 | |
| 2009-075 | 29.12.2009 | DirecTV 12 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) | TB LC-200/39 | |
Launch sites:
TB = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana
Om = Omelek Island, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
Sem = Semnan Satellite Launch Center, Semnan province, Iran
SL = Sea Launch Platform, near Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Pacific Ocean
Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
Th = Tonghae (Musudan-ri), Hwadae County, Hamgyong Province, North Korea
TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China
Va = Vandenberg AFB, California, USA
WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Xi = Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China
