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2014 Space Launch Report Updated December 13, 2014 2014 Launch Vehicle Standings GSLV-D5 performed India's First Successful Indigenously Developed LH2/LOX Upper Stage Mission on January 5, 2014. |
2014 LAUNCH STATS ========================================================
SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2014 LAUNCH VEHICLE/SITE STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle as of December 13, 2014
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YEAR TO DATE LAUNCH VEHICLE SUMMARY
Calendar year launch vehicle results, ranked by number
of successes, with launch total as the first tiebreaker
and vehicle payload mass as the second tiebreaker.
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions have orbital periods
less than 2 hours. Deep Space missions include
heliocentric, planetocentric, and solar system escape
trajectories.
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Vehicle Overall By Orbit Type
Launches Earth-Orbit Earth-Escape
(Failures) LEO >LEO Deep Space
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R-7 19(1) 13(0) 6(1) -
CZ 13(0) 12(0) 1(0) -
Atlas 5 9(0) 2(0) 7(0) -
Ariane 5 6(0) 1(0) 5(0) -
Falcon 9 6(0) 3(0) 3(0) -
Proton 6(2) - 6(2) -
Delta 4 4(0) 1(0) 3(0) -
H-2A 4(0) 2(0) 1(0) 1(0)
PSLV 3(0) 1(0) 2(0) -
Antares 3(1) 3(1) - -
Dnepr 2(0) 2(0) - -
Rokot/Briz KM 2(0) 2(0) - -
Zenit 1(0) - 1(0) -
Delta 2 1(0) 1(0) - -
GSLV 1(0) - 1(0) -
Vega 1(0) 1(0) - -
Kuaizhou 1(0) 1(0) - -
Shavit 2 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Total 83(4) 46(1) 36(3) 1(0)
Antares Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Antares 120 2(0) 2(0) - - Antares 130 1(1) 1(1) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Ariane 5 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Ariane 5ECA 5(0) - 5(0) - Ariane 5ES 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Atlas 5 Details ----------------------------------------------------------- Atlas 5-401 7(0) 2(0) 5(0) - Atlas 5-411 - - - - Atlas 5-421 - - - - Atlas 5-431 - - - - Atlas 5-501 - - - - Atlas 5-531 - - - - Atlas 5-541 2(0) - 2(0) - Atlas 5-551 - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------- Chang Zheng (Long March) Details ------------------------------------------------------------ CZ-2C 4(0) 4(0) - - CZ-2D 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-2F (M) - - - - CZ-2FT1 - - - - CZ-3A - - - - CZ-3B(/E) - - - - CZ-3CE 1(0) - 1(0) - CZ-4B 3(0) 3(0) - - CZ-4C 3(0) 3(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 2 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 2-7320 1(0) 1(0) - - Delta 2 7920 - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 4 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 4M - - - - Delta 4M+4,2 3(0) - 3(0) - Delta 4M+5,2 - - - - Delta 4M+5,4 - - - - Delta 4H 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Falcon 9 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Falcon 9 v1.0 - - - - Falcon 9 v1.1 6(0) 3(0) 3(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------ H-2A/B Details ------------------------------------------------------------- H-2A/202 4(0) 2(0) 1(0) 1(0) H-2A/204 - - - - H-2B/304 - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------- Proton Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Proton-M/Briz-M 6(2) - 6(2) - Proton-K/DM-2 - - - - Proton-M/DM-03 - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------- PSLV Details ------------------------------------------------------------ PSLV-C - - - - PSLV-CA (Core Alone) 1(0) 1(0) - - PSLV-XL-C 2(0) - 2(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------- Soyuz/Molniya (R-7) Details ------------------------------------------------------------- Soyuz-U (Progress) 3(0) 3(0) - - Soyuz-U (satellite) 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz-FG/Fregat - - - - Soyuz-FG/Soyuz (M) 4(0) 4(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a 2(0) 2(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a(Progress) 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat 2(0) 1(0) 1(0) - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat 6(1) 1(0) 5(1) - Soyuz-2-1b - - - - NK-33A Powered Soyuz 2-1v/Volga - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Zenit Details ----------------------------------------------------------- Zenit 3SL/DMSL 1(0) - 1(0) - Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB - - - - Zenit 3F/Fregat SB - - - - Zenit 2SB - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================
YEAR TO DATE LAUNCH SITE SUMMARY
Launch sites, ranked by number of year-to-date orbital
launch attempts.
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Site Overall
Launches
(Failures)
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Baikonur, Kazakhstan 17(2)
Cape Canaveral, Florida 16(0)
Kourou, French Guyana 10(1)
Jiuquan, China 8(0)
Plesetsk, Russia 7(0)
Taiyaun, China 5(0)
Tanegashima, Japan 4(0)
Sriharikota, India 4(0)
Vandenberg AFB, California 4(0)
Wallops Island, Virgina 3(1)
Dombarovsky, Russia 2(0)
Odyssey LP, Pacific Ocean 1(0)
Palmachim, Israel 1(0)
XiChang, China 1(0)
Naro Space Center, South Korea
Taiyaun, China
Kagoshima, Japan
Sohae, North Korea
Semnam, Iran
Kwajalein, RMI
Kodiak LC, Alaska
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Launch Total by Country of First or Core Stage Manufacture ==========================================================
Vehicle Overall By Orbit Type
Launches Earth-Orbit Earth-Escape
(Failures) LEO >LEO Deep Space
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Russia 27(3) 15(0) 12(3) -
United States 20(0) 7(0) 13(0) -
China 14(0) 13(0) 1(0) -
Europe 7(0) 2(0) 5(0) -
Ukraine 6(1) 5(1) 1(0) -
Japan 4(0) 2(0) 1(0) 1(0)
India 4(0) 1(0) 3(0) -
Israel 1(0) 1(0) - -
South Korea - - - -
Iran - - - -
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Launch Total by Country of Upper Stage Manufacture ==========================================================
Vehicle Overall By Orbit Type
Launches Earth-Orbit Earth-Escape
(Failures) LEO >LEO Deep Space
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Russia 29(3) 15(0) 13(3) -
United States 23(1) 10(1) 13(0) -
China 14(0) 13(0) 1(0) -
Europe 7(0) 2(0) 5(0) -
Japan 4(0) 2(0) 1(0) 1(0)
India 4(0) 1(0) 3(0) -
Israel 1(0) 1(0) - -
Ukraine 2(0) 2(0) - -
South Korea - - - -
Iran - - - -
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Launch Vehicle by Success Rate ================================================================
SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
ACTIVE LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle as of December 13, 2014
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Top active space launch vehicles ranked by their predicted
orbital success rate*. Failures include incorrect orbits.
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Vehicle Successes/Tries Realzd Pred Consc. Last Dates
Rate Rate* Succes Fail
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Delta 2 150 152 .99 .98 97 1/17/97 1989-
Soyuz-FG 40 40 1.00 .98 40 None 2001-
Soyuz-U 750 770x .97 .97 13 8/24/11 1973-
Atlas 5 50 51 .98 .96 41 6/15/07 2002-
Ariane 5-ECA 46 47 .98 .96 46 12/11/02 2002-
CZ-2D 22 22 1.00 .96 22 None 1993-
CZ-4(A/B/C) 40 41 .98 .95 6 12/9/13 1988-
Delta 4M(+) 20 20 1.00 .95 20 None 2002-
CZ-2(C)(/SD/SM) 43 45 .96 .94 9 08/18/11 1974-
H-2A 25 26 .96 .93 20 11/29/03 2001-
CZ-2F(T1) 11 11 1.00 .92 11 None 1999-
Minotaur 1 11 11 1.00 .92 11 None 2000-
CZ-3B/3C 35 37 .95 .92 23 8/31/09 1996-
Soyuz FG/Fregat 10 10 1.00 .92 10 None 2003-
Dnepr 20 21 .95 .91 14 7/26/06 1999-
Falcon 9 v1.1 8 8 1.00 .90 8 None 2013-
PSLV 26 28 .93 .90 24 9/29/97 1993-
Proton-M/Briz-M 69 76 .91 .90 0 10/21/14 2001-
CZ-3/3A 33 36 .92 .89 23 8/18/96 1984-
Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 14 15# .93 .88 12 5/21/09 2006-
Rokot/Briz/K(M) 21 23 .91 .88 7 02/01/11 1994-
Zenit 3SL/DMSL 32 36 .89 .87 1 2/1/13 1999-
Pegasus (H/XL) 37 42 .88 .86 28 11/4/96 1991-
Ariane 5ES 5 5 1.00 .86 5 None 2008-
Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 15 17 .88 .84 1 08/22/14 2006-
H-2B 4 4 1.00 .83 4 None 2009-
Soyuz-U/Fregat 4 4 1.00 .83 4 None 2000-
Soyuz 2-1a 4 4# 1.00 .83 4 None 2004-
Minotaur 4/5 4 4++ 1.00 .83 4 None 2010-
Soyuz 2-1b 3 3 1.00 .80 3 None 2008-
Vega 3 3 1.00 .80 3 None 2012-
Delta IV-H 7 8 .88 .80 7 12/21/04 2004-
Zenit 2(M/SB) 30 38 .78 .77 7 9/9/98 1985-
Zenit 3F/FregatSB 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 2011-
Shtil' 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 1998-
Strela 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 2003-
Kuaizhou 2 2 1.00 .75 1 None 2013-
Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB 5 6 .83 .75 5(B) 4/28/08 2008-
Antares 4 5 .80 .71 0 10/28/14 2013-
Soyuz 2-1v 1 1 1.00 .67 1 None 2013-
Epsilon 1 1 1.00 .67 1 None 2013-
Shavit(-1,-2) 7 10 .70 .67 3 9/6/04 1988-
Taurus (XL) 6 9 .67 .64 0 3/4/11 1994-
Safir 4 7 .57 .56(C) 0 9/2/12 2008-
GSLV 3 8 .38 .40 1 12/25/10 2001-
KSLV-1 (Angara) 1 3 .33 .40 1 6/10/10 2009-
Volna 0 1 .00 .33 0 6/21/05 2005-
Unha (TD-2) 1 4% .25 .33 1 4/12/12 2006-
Proton-M/DM-03 0 2 .00 .25 0 7/2/13 2010-
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* First level Bayesian estimate of mean predicted probability
of success for next launch attempt (k+1)/(n+2) where k is the
number of successful events and n is the number of trials.
# Does not include one successful suborbital Soyuz 2-1a test
flight performed in 2004.
++Does not include two successful suborbital Minotaur 4 Lite
flights in 2010-11.
x Does not include Soyuz-U/Soyuz T-10-1 pre-launch fire that
resulted in escape tower firing saving crew, but destroying
launch vehicle on 9-26-1983. Note that 10 additional
Soyuz-U launches with Ikar or Fregat upper stages (all
successful) are cataloged separately.
% Includes 2006 failure thought to be a two-stage suborbital
test launch attempt.
(A) 2003 STS-107 Columbia failure during reentry result of
damage suffered during launch phase.
(B) Amos-3 inserted in orbit with 1,500 km short perigee and
0.7 deg unplanned inclination. Amos 3 reportedly lost two
to three years of 18 year design life.
(C) Assumes that two unsuccessful, unreported Safir launch
attempts occurred during 2012.
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
RECENTLY RETIRED LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle
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Recently retired space launch vehicles ranked by
their predicted orbital success rate*. Failures include
incorrect orbits.
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Vehicle Successes/Tries Realzd Pred Consc. Last Dates
Rate Rate* Succes Fail
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Atlas 2/2AS 63 63 1.00 .98 63 None 1991-2004
Tsyklon 2 104 105 .99 .98 92 4/25/73 1967-2006
STS 132 135 .98 .97 22(A) 2/1/03 1981-2011
Ariane 4 113 116 .97 .97 74 12/11/94 1988-2003
Titan 2 17 17# 1.00 .95 17 None 1964-2003
Kosmos 3M 423 446 .95 .95 22 11/20/00 1964-2010
Molniya M 277 296 .94 .93 4 6/21/05 1963-2010
Proton-K/DM-2M 40 42 .95 .93 7 11/25/02 1994-2006
Tsyklon 3 114 122 .93 .93 1 12/24/04 1977-2009
Proton-K/DM-2 101 109 .93 .92 15 10/27/99 1982-2012
Atlas 3(A/B) 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 2000-2005
Soyuz-U/Ikar 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 1999-1999
Proton-M/DM-2 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 2007-2010
Proton-K/17S40 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 1997-2002
Proton-K 26 29+ .90 .87 9 11/29/86 1968-2000
Ariane 5G(+,S) 22 25 .88 .85 15 7/12/01 1996-2009
Titan 4B 15 17 .88 .84 12 4/30/99 1997-2005
Titan 2(Star) 6 7% .86 .78 6 10/5/93 1964-2003
M-5 6 7 .86 .78 4 2/10/00 1997-2006
START(-1) 6 7 .86 .78 5 3/28/95 1993-2006
Falcon 9 v1.0 4 5 .80 .71 1 10/8/12 2010-2013
Proton-K/Briz-M 3 4 .75 .67 3 7/5/99 1999-2003
Falcon 1 2 5 .40 .43 2 8/3/08 2006-2009
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#Includes 11 orbital Gemini Titan 2 and 6 Titan 23G missions.
%Seven Titan 23G flights that flew suborbital profiles with Star 37 solid rocket motors providing the final orbital velocity increment. The single failure listed here involved the Star 37 stage. + Does not include one successful suborbital Proton-K test flight
performed in 1970.
(A) 2003 STS-107 Columbia failure during reentry result of
damage suffered during launch phase.
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2014 SPACE LAUNCH LOG
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2014 ORBITAL/SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG
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by Ed Kyle as of December 13, 2014
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YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH LOG
DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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01/05/14 GSLV Mk.2 D5 GSAT 14 1.98 SR SLP GTO [1]
01/06/14 Falcon 9 v1.1 F9-8 Thaicom 6 3.016 CC 40 GTO+
01/09/14 Antares 120 A3 Cygnus/Orb 1 4.69 WI 0A LEO/ISS
01/24/14 Atlas 5-401 AV043 TDRS-L 3.454 CC 41 GTO+
02/05/14 Soyuz U 1814 Progress M-22M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
02/06/14 Ariane 5 ECA L572 VA217/ABS2/Athena-Fidus 9.41 KO 3 GTO
02/14/14 Proton M/Briz M 93543 Turksat 4A 4.85 TB 81/24 GTO+
02/21/14 Delta 4M+4,2 D365 GPS 2F-5 1.63 CC 37B MEO
02/27/14 H-2A-202 F23 GPM Core Observatory 3.85 TA Y1 LEO
03/15/14 Proton M/Briz M 93542 Express AT1/AT2 2.999 TB 81/24 GEO
03/22/14 Ariane 5 ECA L571 VA216/Astra 5B/Amaz. 4A 8.662 KO 3 GTO
03/23/14 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1815 Glonass M 1.415 PL 43/4 MEO
03/25/14 Soyuz FG 1816 Soyuz TMA-12M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
03/31/14 CZ-2C CZ2C41 Shijian 11-06 JQ 43/603 LEO/S
04/03/14 Atlas 5-401 AV044 DMSP F19 1.2 VA 3E LEO/S
04/03/14 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat VS07 Sentinal 1A 2.3 KO ELS LEO/S
04/04/14 PSLV-XL C24 IRNSS 1B 1.432 SR FLP GTO-[2]
04/09/14 Soyuz U 1818 Progress M-23M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
04/09/14 Shavit 2 10 Ofek 10 PA LEO/r
04/10/14 Atlas 5-541 AV045 NRO L-67 CC 41 GEO?
04/16/14 Soyuz U 1819 Egyptsat 2 1.05 TB 31/6 LEO
04/18/14 Falcon 9 v1.1 F9-9 CRS-3 Dragon ~8.6 CC 40 LEO/ISS[3]
04/28/14 Proton M/Briz M 93546 Luch 5v/Kazsat 3 ~2.85 TB 81/24 GEO
04/30/14 Vega VV03 DZZ-HR 0.83 KO ZLV LEO/S
05/06/14 Soyuz 2-1a 1820 Kobalt-M 6.7 PL 43/4 LEO
05/15/14 Proton M/Briz M 93545 Ekspress AM4R 4.775 TB 200/39 [FTO][4]
05/17/14 Delta 4M+4,2 D366 GPS 2F-6 1.630 CC 37B MEO
05/22/14 Atlas 5-401 AV046 NROL-33 CC 41 GTO?
05/23/14 Rokot/Briz KM 22 Kosmos 2496-98 (Rodnik) 0.675 PL 133/3 LEO
05/24/14 H-2A-202 F24 ALOS 2 + 4usats 2.275 TA Y1 LEO/S
05/26/14 Zenit 3SL/DMSL Eutelsat 3B 5.967 PO OLP GTO
05/28/14 Soyuz FG 1821 Soyuz TMA-13M 7.121 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
06/14/14 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1822 Glonass M 1.415 PL 43/4 MEO
06/19/14 Dnepr Deimos 2 (37usats) DO 370/13 LEO/S
06/30/14 PSLV-CA C23 SPOT 7 (+4usats) 0.765 SR FLP LEO/S
07/02/14 Delta 2 D367 OCO 2 0.453 V 2W LEO/S
07/03/14 Rokot/Briz KM 23 3xGonet 3M 0.846 PL 133/3 LEO
07/08/14 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1823 Meteor M2 +6usats 3.332 TB 31/6 LEO/S
07/10/14 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1824 VS08/O3bF2 2.8 KO ELS MEO
07/13/14 Antares 120 A4 Cygnus/Orb-2 4.923 WI 0A LEO/ISS
07/14/14 Falcon 9 v1.1 F9-10 Orbcomm OG2 (6sats) 1.032 CC 40 LEO [5]
07/18/14 Soyuz 2-1a 1825 Foton M4 6.84 TB 31/6 LEO
07/23/14 Soyuz U 1826 Progress M-24M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
07/28/14 Delta 4M+4,2 D368 2xGSSAP/ANGELS CC 37B GEO?
07/29/14 Ariane 5ES L593 VA219/ATV 5 19.926 KO 3 LEO/ISS
08/02/14 Atlas 5-401 AV048 GPS 2F7 1.63 CC 41 MEO
08/05/14 Falcon 9v1.1 F9-11 Asiasat 8 4.535 CC 40 GTO
08/09/14 CZ-4C Y14 Yaogan 20 JQ 43/603 LEO [5a]
08/13/14 Atlas 5-401 AV047 Worldview 3 2.812 VA 3E LEO/S
08/19/14 CZ-4B Y27 Gaofen 2/BRITE-PL-2 ~2 TY 9 LEO/S
08/22/14 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat VS09 2xGalileo FOC-1 1.466 KO ELS [EEO][6]
09/04/14 CZ-2D CX 1-04/Ling Qiao JQ 43/603 LEO/S
09/07/14 Falcon 9 v1.1 F9-12 Asiasat 6 4.428 CC 40 GTO
09/08/14 CZ-4B Y28 Yaogan 21/Tiantuo 2 TY 9 LEO/S
09/11/14 Ariane 5 ECA L573 VA218/Measat 3b/Optus 10 9.157 KO 3 GTO
09/17/14 Atlas 5-401 AV049 CLIO CC 41 GTO+
09/21/14 Falcon 9 v1.1 F9-13 CRS-4 Dragon ~8.6 CC 40 LEO/ISS
09/25/14 Soyuz FG 1828 Soyuz TMA-14M 7.25 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
09/27/14 Proton M/Briz M p398 Olymp-K/Luch ~3 TB 81/24 GEO
09/28/14 CZ-2C Y31 Shijian 11-07 ~1 JQ 43/603 LEO/S
10/07/14 H-2A-202 F25 Himawari 8 3.5 TA Y1 GTO
10/15/14 PSLV-XL C26 IRNSS 1C 1.425 SR FLP MTO
10/16/14 Ariane 5 ECA L574 VA220/Intlsat30/Arsat 1 9.293 KO 3 GTO
10/20/14 CZ-4C Yaogan 22 ~2 TY 9 LEO/S
10/21/14 Proton M/Briz M 93548 Express AM6 3.358 TB 81/24 [GEO-][7]
10/23/14 CZ-3CE Chang'e-5-T1 XC 2 EEO [8]
10/27/14 CZ-2C Shijian 11-08 ~1 JQ 43/603 LEO/S
10/28/14 Antares 130 A5 Cygnus/Orb-3 5.644 WI 0A [FTO][9]
10/29/14 Soyuz 2-1A 1829 Progress M-25M 7.29 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS
10/29/14 Atlas 5-401 AV050 GPS 2F-8 1.63 CC 41 MEO
10/30/14 Soyuz 2-1A/Fregat 1830 Meridian 17L ~2.0 PL 43/4 EEO/M
11/06/14 Dnepr ASNARO 1 0.708 DO 370/13 LEO/S
11/14/14 CZ-2C Yaogan 23 ~1 TY 9 LEO/S
11/20/14 CZ-2D CZ2D22 Yaogan 24 ~1 JQ 43/603 LEO/S
11/21/14 Kuaizhou KZ2 Kuaizhou 2 JQ LEO/S
11/23/14 Soyuz FG 1831 Soyuz TMA 15M 7.2 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS
11/30/14 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1832 Glonass K 0.935 PL 43/4 MEO
12/03/14 H-2A-202 F26 Hayabusa 2 0.71 TA Y1 HCO [10]
12/05/14 Delta 4 Heavy D369 EFT-1 (Orion) ~12.0 CC 37B EEO [11]
12/06/14 Ariane 5 ECA VA221 DirecTV 14/GSAT 16 9.48 KO 3 GTO
12/07/14 CZ-4B Y32 CBERS 4 1.98 TY LEO/S
12/10/14 CZ-4C Yaogan 25 JQ 43/603 LEO [5a]
12/13/14 Atlas 5-541 AV051 NROL 35 VA 3E EEO/M?
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[1] ISRO's first indiginous cryo upper stage success.
[2] To planned subsynchronous transfer orbit.
[3] 1st stg retro and landing burns, extended first legs, soft landed on Atlantic
but sank.
[4] Failed during 3rd stg burn, about T+540 sec, due RD0214 steering engine
turbopump bearing failure.
[5] 1st stg retro and landing burns, extended legs, exploded during ocean landing.
[5a] Multiple satellite array for sigint (naval tracking) to ~1,100 km x 64.4 deg.
[6] Satellites and Fregat left in 13,720 x 25,920 km x 49.7 deg orbits, far short
of planned 23,522 km x 55.04 deg circular orbits.
[7] 4th Briz M burn cut off 24 sec early, leaving payload in 31,307 x 37,784 km
x 0.7deg orbit, short of planned 33,800 x 37,787 km x 0.18 deg by
~50 m/s delta-v.
[8] Lunar free return trajectory. Lunar sample return reentry capsule test.
[9] Failed at T+14 seconds. Fell back near launch pad.
[10] Asteroid sample-return, 6-year mission. Mass includes three microsats.
[11] First unmanned test of Orion spacecraft CM. Liftoff mass 21 tonnes including
LAS, SM Fairings, and Stage Adapter. CM ~9.2 tonnes.
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2014 MAJOR SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG
Suborbital Launches Using Booster Hardware Also Used
for Orbital Launches
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DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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01/09/14 CZ-2C/DF-4? Wu-14 Suborb hypersonic test TY SUB [0]
03/04/14 Topol-E ICBM Test KY SUB [1]
04/14/14 RS-24 Yars ICBM Test PL SUB [2]
05/08/14 Topol ICBM Test PL SUB [3]
05/08/14 R-29RM SLBM Test BA SUB [4]
05/08/14 R-29R SLBM Test OK SUB [5]
05/20/14 Topol-E ICBM Test KY SUB [1]
06/22/14 GBI FTG06b BGI Intercept Test VA xx SUB [6]
07/09/14 Angara 1.2PP Suborbital Test to Kura PL 35/1 SUB [7]
08/07/14 CZ-2C/DF-4? Wu-14 Suborb hypersonic test TY [FSO][8]
09/10/14 Bulava SLBM Test WH SUB [9]
09/23/14 Minuteman 3 GT211GM ICBM Test VA LF09 SUB [10]
10/29/14 Bulava SLBM Test BA SUB [11]
11/01/14 Topol-M ICBM Test PL SUB [12]
11/05/14 R-29RM SLBM Test BA SUB [4]
11/28/14 Bulava SLBM Test BA SUB [11]
12/04/14 CZ-2C/DF-4? Wu-14 Suborb hypersonic test TY SUB [13]
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[0] China's first test of Mach 10 hypersonic glide vehicle. Launched west from TY.
[1] Kapustin Yar to Sary-Shagan. Enlarged warhead section.
[2] To Kura range, Kamchatka. MIRV test.
[3] To Kura range, Kamchatka.
[4] Tula submarine from Barents Sea to Kura range.
[5] Podolsk submarine from Sea of Okhost to Chizha range, Kanin Peninsula.
[6] GBI launched from VAFB intercepted target launched from Kwaj
[7] Inaugural 2-stage Angara 1.2 suborbital test flight to Kura range.
[8] Remains of 2nd stage crashed short of keep out zone. Planned 1,750 km range.
[9] Sub launched from White Sea to Kura Range, Kamchatka.
[10] 14:45 UTC launch. To Kwajalein.
[11] Sub launched from Barents Sea to Kura Range, Kamchatka.
[12] Launched from one of two silos at Yuzhnaya site (62.869919,41.780116) at
06:20 UTC to Kura Range, Kamchatka.
[13] China's first test of Mach 10 hypersonic glide vehicle. Launched west from TY.
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*Site Code:
BA = Barents Sea (Sub Launch), Russia
CC = Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
DO = Dombarovsky, Russia
FLP = First Launch Pad
JQ = Ji Quan, China
KA = Kagoshima, Japan
KC = Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
KO = Kourou, French Guyana
KW = Kwajalein, Marshall Is.
KY = Kapustin Yar, Russia
ME = Meck Island, Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
MU = Musudan-ri North Korea
NA = Naro Space Center, South Korea
NP = North Pole Submarine Launch
OK = Sea of Okhotsk
OLP = Odyssey Launch Platform
PA = Palamchima, Isreal
PL = Plesetsk Northern Cosmodrome, Russia
PO = Pacific Ocean (154W-0N for Sea Launch)
SE = Semnan, Iran in Dasht-e-Kavir Desert
SO = Sohae Satellite Launching Center, Tongchang-ri, North Korea
SR = Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
SLP = Second Launch Pad
TA = Tanageshima, Japan
TB = Tyuratam/Baikonur, Kazakstahn
TY = Taiyuan, China
WH = White Sea (Sub Launch), Russia
WI = Wallops Island
XC = Xi Chang, China
VA = Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
YO = Yoshinobu Launch Pad
**Orbit Code:
EEO/M = Molynia (12-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit
FTO = Failed to Orbit
FSO = Failed Suborbital
GTO = Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
GTO+ = Supersynchronous or High Perigee Transfer Orbit
GTO- = Subsynchronous Transfer Orbit
GTOi = Inclined GTO
GEO = Geosynchronous Orbit
HCO = Heliocentric (solar) Orbit
HTO = High Earth Transfer Orbit
LEO = Low Earth Orbit
LEO/S = Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit
LEO/P = Polar Low Earth Orbit
MEO = Medium Earth Orbit
MTO = Medium Earth Transfer Orbit
SUB = Suborbital
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
ON THE PAD: SPACE LAUNCH FORECAST
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by Ed Kyle as of December 13, 2014
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This space launch forecast, like all such space launch schedules,
should not be considered anything but a vague long-term forecast. The
dates, sequence, and even the total number of launches, can and almost
certainly will be altered as time passes. (Predicting launch dates is
much like trying to predict the weather months in advance.)
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DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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12/--/14 Proton M/Briz M Astra 2G 6.0 TB 81/24 GTO
12/--/14 Falcon 9 v1.1 F9-14 Dragon CRS-5 CC 40 LEO/ISS
--/--/-- Angara A5 Test Flight PL 35/1 LEO? --/--/-- GSLV Mk3 Test Flight SR SUB --/--/15 Vega IXV Suborbital KO SUB ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Site Code: BA = Barents Sea (Sub Launch), Russia CC = Cape Canaveral, FL, USA DO = Dombarovsky, Russia FLP = First Launch Pad GO = Goheung (Naro), South Korea JQ = Ji Quan, China KA = Kagoshima, Japan KO = Kourou, French Guyana KC = Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA KD = Kodiak, Alaska KW = Kwajalein, Marshall Is. MU = Musudan-ri, North Korea OLP = Odyssey Launch Platform PA = Palamchima, Isreal PL = Plesetsk Northern Cosmodrome, Russia PO = Pacific Ocean Range 154W-0N SE = Semnan, Iran in Dasht-e-Kavir Desert SO = Sohae Satellite Launching Center, Tongchang-ri, North Korea SR = Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India SLP = Second Launch Pad SV = Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russia TA = Tanageshima, Japan TB = Tyuratam/Baikonur, Kazakstahn TY = Taiyuan, China WI = Wallops Island XC = Xi Chang, China VA = Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA YO = Yoshinobu Launch Pad **Orbit Code: EEO = Elliptical Earth Orbit EEO/M = Molynia (12-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit FTO = Failed to Orbit FSO = Failed Suborbital GTO = Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit GTO+ = Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit GTO- = Subsynchronous Transfer Orbit GEO = Geosynchronous Orbit HCO = Heliocentric (solar) Orbit HTO = High Earth Transfer Orbit LEO = Low Earth Orbit LEO/S = Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit LEO/P = Polar Low Earth Orbit MEO = Medium Earth Orbit MTO = Medium Earth Transfer Orbit SUB = Suborbital ========================================================================= |
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