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Orbital Launches of 2013

updated: 16.10.2023

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ID Date Payload(s) Launch Vehicle Site Remark
January
2013-001 15.01.2013 Kosmos 2482 (Strela-3M #4, Rodnik-S #4)
Kosmos 2483 (Strela-3M #5, Rodnik-S #5)
Kosmos 2484 (Strela-3M #6, Rodnik-S #6)
Rokot-KM Pl LC-133/3 partial failure
2013-002 27.01.2013 IGS-Radar 4
IGS-Optical 5V
H-2A-202 Ta YLP-1
2013-003 30.01.2013 STSAT 2C Naro-1 (KSLV-1) Na LP-1
2013-004 31.01.2013 TDRS 11 (TDRS K) Atlas-5(401) CC SLC-41
February
2013-F01 01.02.2013 Intelsat 27 Zenit-3SL (2) SL failed
2013-005 06.02.2013 Globalstar M078
Globalstar M093
Globalstar M094
Globalstar M095
Globalstar M096
Globalstar M097
Globalstar M078, M093, M094, M095, M096, M07
Soyuz-2-1a Fregat Ba LC-31/6
2013-006 07.02.2013 Amazonas 3
Azerspace/Africasat 1a
Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2013-007 11.02.2013 Progress-M 18M Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2013-008 11.02.2013 Landsat 8 (LDCM) Atlas-5(401) Va SLC-3E
2013-E01 17.02.2013 ? Fajr 3 Safir-1B Sem prelaunch failure ? / on 17.02. or 18.02.2013
2013-009 25.02.2013 SARAL
Sapphire
NEOSSAT
UniBRITE (CanX 3A)
TUGsat 1 (BRITE-Austria, CanX 3B)
STRaND 1
AAUSAT 3
PSLV-CA Sr FLP
March
2013-010 01.03.2013 Dragon CRS-2 (SpX 2, Dragon C104) Falcon-9 v1.0 CC SLC-40
2013-011 19.03.2013 SBIRS-GEO 2 (USA 241) Atlas-5(401) CC SLC-41
2013-012 26.03.2013 SATMEX 8 → Eutelsat 117 West A Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2013-013 28.03.2013 Soyuz-TMA 08M Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
April
2013-014 15.04.2013 Anik G1 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2013-015 19.04.2013 Bion-M 1
Aist-1 2 (RS 43)
Dove 2 (Dove 0405)
BeeSat 2 (Tubsat 9)
BeeSat 3 (Tubsat 10)
SOMP
OSSI 1
Soyuz-2-1a Ba LC-31/6
2013-016 21.04.2013 Cygnus Mass Simulator (A-One)
Dove 1 (Dove 0601)
PhoneSat v1a (Graham)
PhoneSat v1b (Bell, TechEdSat 2, TES 2)

PhoneSat v2a (Alexander)
Antares-110 WI LA-0A Version first flight
2013-017 24.04.2013 Progress-M 19M Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2013-018 26.04.2013 Gaofen 1 (GF 1)
TurkSat-3USat
CubeBug 1 (El Capitán Beto)
NEE 01 Pegaso
CZ-2D (2) Jq LC-43/94
2013-019 26.04.2013 Kosmos 2485 (Uragan-M #37, GLONASS-M №747) Soyuz-2-1b Fregat Pl LC-43/4
May
2013-020 01.05.2013 ZX 11 (ChinaSat 11) CZ-3B/G2 Xi LC-2
2013-021 07.05.2013 PROBA V
VNREDSat 1a
ESTCube 1
Vega Ko ELV
2013-022 14.05.2013 Eutelsat 3D Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2013-023 15.05.2013 GPS-2F 4 (GPS SVN 66, Navstar 68, USA 242, Vega) Atlas-5(401) CC SLC-41
2013-024 25.05.2013 WGS 5 (USA 243) Delta-4M+(5,4) CC SLC-37B
2013-025 28.05.2013 Soyuz-TMA 09M Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
June
2013-026 03.06.2013 SES 6 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2013-027 05.06.2013 ATV 4 (Albert Einstein) Ariane-5ES Ko ELA-3
2013-028 07.06.2013 Kosmos 2486 (Persona #2, Kvarts #2) Soyuz-2-1b Pl LC-43/4
2013-029 11.06.2013 Shenzhou 10 (SZ 10) CZ-2F/G Jq LC-43/90
2013-030 25.06.2013 Resurs-P 1 Soyuz-2-1b Ba LC-31/6
2013-031 25.06.2013 O3b PFM
O3b FM2
O3b FM4
O3b FM5
O3b PFM, FM2, FM4, FM5
Soyuz-ST-B Fregat-MT Ko ELS
2013-032 27.06.2013 Kosmos 2487 (Kondor #1) Strela Ba LC-175/59
2013-033 28.06.2013 IRIS (SMEX 12, Explorer 94) Pegasus-XL [L-1011] Va RW30/12
July
2013-034 01.07.2013 IRNSS 1A PSLV-XL Sr FLP
2013-F02 02.07.2013 Kosmos (2488) (Uragan-M #38, GLONASS-M №748)
Kosmos (2489) (Uragan-M #39, GLONASS-M №749)
Kosmos (2490) (Uragan-M #40, GLONASS-M №750)
Proton-M Blok-DM-03 Ba LC-81/24 failed
2013-035 15.07.2013 SJ 11-05 CZ-2C (3) Jq LC-43/94
2013-036 19.07.2013 MUOS 2 Atlas-5(551)¹ CC SLC-41
2013-037 19.07.2013 SJ 15
Shiyan 7A (SY 7A)
Shiyan 7B (SY 7B)
CX 3
CZ-4C TY LC-9
2013-038 25.07.2013 Alphasat (Inmarsat-4A F4)
Insat 3D
Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2013-039 27.07.2013 Progress-M 20M Soyuz-U Ba LC-31/6
August
2013-040 03.08.2013 HTV 4 (Kounotori 4)
STP-H4
TechEdSat 3p (TES 3p)
ArduSat X
ArduSat 1
PicoDragon
H-2B-304 Ta YLP-2
2013-041 08.08.2013 WGS 6 (USA 244) Delta-4M+(5,4) CC SLC-37B
2013-042 22.08.2013 KOMPSAT 5 (Arirang 5) Dnepr Do LC-370/13
2013-043 28.08.2013 KH-11 16 (Crystal 16, NROL 65, USA 245) Delta-4H Va SLC-6
2013-044 29.08.2013 Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1
GSAT 7
Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2013-045 31.08.2013 AMOS 4 Zenit-3SLB Ba LC-45/1
September
2013-046 01.09.2013 Yaogan 17A (JB-8 3A)
Yaogan 17B (JB-8 3B)
Yaogan 17C (JB-8 3C)
CZ-4C Jq LC-43/94
2013-047 07.09.2013 LADEE Minotaur-5 (1) WI LA-0B Version first flight
2013-048 11.09.2013 Gonets-M 5 (Gonets-M 15L)
Gonets-M 6 (Gonets-M 16L)
Gonets-M 7 (Gonets-M 17L)
Rokot-KM Pl LC-133/3
2013-049 14.09.2013 EXCEED (SPRINT A, Hisaki) Epsilon CLPS Ka LP-M Version first flight
2013-050 18.09.2013 AEHF 3 (USA 246) Atlas-5(531)¹ CC SLC-41
2013-051 18.09.2013 Cygnus D1 (SS G. David Low, Orb-D) Antares-110 WI LA-0A
2013-052 23.09.2013 Feng Yun 3C (FY 3C) CZ-4C TY LC-9
2013-053 25.09.2013 Kuaizhou 1 Kuaizhou-1 Jq LP-43/95A Version first flight
2013-054 25.09.2013 Soyuz-TMA 10M Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2013-055 29.09.2013 CASSIOPE 1
CUSat (Nanosat 4)
DANDE (Nanosat 5)
POPACS 1
POPACS 2
POPACS 3
Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) Va SLC-4E Version first flight
2013-056 29.09.2013 Astra 2E Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
October
2013-057 25.10.2013 SJ 16-01 CZ-4B Jq LC-43/94
2013-058 25.10.2013 Sirius FM6 (CD-Radio 6) Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2013-059 29.10.2013 Yaogan 18 CZ-2C (3) TY LC-9
November
2013-060 05.11.2013 Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM, Mangalyaan) PSLV-XL Sr FLP
2013-061 07.11.2013 Soyuz-TMA 11M Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2013-062 11.11.2013 Raduga-1M 3 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1 mod. 2) Ba LC-81/24
2013-063 18.11.2013 MAVEN (Mars Scout 2) Atlas-5(401) CC SLC-41
2013-064 20.11.2013 ORS 3
STPSat 3
ORSES
ORS Tech 1
ORS Tech 2
SENSE 1
SENSE 2
Firefly
Ho‘oponopono 2
STARE B (Horus)
Prometheus 1.1
Prometheus 1.2
Prometheus 1.3
Prometheus 1.4
Prometheus 1.5
Prometheus 1.6
Prometheus 1.7
Prometheus 1.8
Prometheus 1.1, ..., 1.8
Black Knight 1
CAPE 2 (LO 75, OSCAR 75)
ChargerSat 1
COPPER (SLU 01)
DragonSat 1
KySat 2
NPS-SCAT
PhoneSat v2.4
TJ3Sat
Trailblazer 1 (SPA-1 Trailblazer)
SwampSat
Vermont Lunar Cubesat
Minotaur-1 WI LA-0B
2013-065 20.11.2013 Yaogan 19 (JB-9 3) CZ-4C TY LC-9
2013-066 21.11.2013 DubaiSat 2
STSAT 3 (Gwahaggisul-wiseong 3)
SkySat 1 (SkySat A)
WNISAT 1
BRITE-PL (Lem)
AprizeSat 7 → exactView 5R (EV 5R)
AprizeSat 8 → exactView 12 (EV 12)
UniSat 5
Dove 4 (Dove 0712)
ICube 1
HumSat-D
PUCP-SAT 1
Pocket-PUCP
Beakersat 1 (Eagle 1, SWEsat, MagPocketQube) → T-LogoQube
$50SAT (Eagle 2, MO 76, Morehead-OSCAR 76)
QubeScout S1
Wren
Delfi-n3Xt
Dove 3 (Dove 0711)
Triton 1
CINEMA 2 (KHUSAT 1)
CINEMA 3 (KHUSAT 2)
OPTOS
CubeBug 2 (Manolito, LO 74, OSCAR 74)
GOMX 1 → GATOSS
NEE 02 Krysaor
FUNcube 1 (AO 73, OSCAR 73)
HiNCube
ZACUBE 1 (TshepisoSat, ZA 003)
First-MOVE (MOVE 1)
UWE 3
VELOX P2
BPA 3
Dnepr Do LC-370/13
2013-067 22.11.2013 Swarm A (Earth Explorer 5A)
Swarm B (Earth Explorer 5B)
Swarm C (Earth Explorer 5C)
Rokot-KM Pl LC-133/3 mission successful, but failed deorbit burn
2013-068 25.11.2013 Shiyan 5 (SY 5) CZ-2D (2) Jq LC-43/94
2013-069 25.11.2013 Progress-M 21M
UrtheCast 1
Soyuz-U Ba LC-31/6
December
2013-070 01.12.2013 Chang'e 3 / Yutu CZ-3B/G2 Xi LC-2
2013-071 03.12.2013 SES 8 Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) CC SLC-40
2013-072 06.12.2013 Topaz 3 (FIA-Radar 3, NROL 39)
ALICE
SMDC-ONE 3.1 (Charlie)
SMDC-ONE 3.2 (David)
SNaP
TacSat 6
FIREBIRD FU1
FIREBIRD FU2
AeroCube 5A
AeroCube 5B
IPEX (CP 8)
CUNYSAT 1
M-Cubed/COVE 2
Atlas-5(501) Va SLC-3E
2013-073 08.12.2013 Inmarsat-5 F1 (GX 1) Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2013-F03 09.12.2013 CBERS 3 (ZY-1 03) CZ-4B TY LC-9 launch failure
2013-074 19.12.2013 Gaia Soyuz-ST-B Fregat-MT Ko ELS
2013-075 20.12.2013 Túpac Katari 1 (TKSat 1) CZ-3B/G2 Xi LC-2
2013-076 25.12.2013 Kosmos 2488 (Strela-3M #7, Rodnik-S #7)
Kosmos 2489 (Strela-3M #8, Rodnik-S #8)
Kosmos 2490 (Strela-3M #9, Rodnik-S #9)

Kosmos 2491 (RS 46, 14F153 #1)
Rokot-KM Pl LC-133/3
2013-077 26.12.2013 Ekspress-AM 5 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-81/24
2013-078 28.12.2013 Aist-1 1 (RS 41)
Kosmos 2492 (SKRL-756 1)
Kosmos 2493 (SKRL-756 2)

Ballast
Soyuz-2-1v Volga Pl LC-43/4 Version first flight

↑ = deployed via ISS airlock

Launch sites:

Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA USA
Do = Yasniy site, Dombarovskiy Air Base, Orenburgskaya Oblast', Russia Russia
Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China China
Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan Japan
Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France France
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia Russia
Sem = Semnan Satellite Launch Center, Semnan province, Iran Iran
SL = Sea Launch Platform, Pacific Ocean near Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Pacific Ocean
Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India India
Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan Japan
TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China China
Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA USA
WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA USA
Xi = Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China China
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