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2013 Space Launch Report Updated December 30, 2013 2013 Launch Vehicle Standings South Korea joined the "Space Club" with its KSLV-1 launch on January 30, 2013. KSLV-1 used a Russian Angara URM first stage, topped by a South Korean solid motor second stage. |
2013 LAUNCH STATS ========================================================
SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2013 LAUNCH VEHICLE/SITE STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle as of December 30, 2013
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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 15(0) 12(0) 3(0) -
CZ 14(1) 11(1) 3(0) -
Proton 10(1) - 10(1) -
Atlas 5 8(0) 2(0) 5(0) 1(0)
Ariane 5 4(0) 1(0) 3(0) -
Rokot/Briz KM 4(0) 4(0) - -
Delta 4 3(0) 1(0) 2(0) -
Falcon 9 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) -
PSLV 3(0) 1(0) 2(0) -
Antares 2(0) 2(0) - -
Dnepr 2(0) 2(0) - -
Zenit 2(1) - 2(1) -
H-2B 1(0) 1(0) - -
H-2A 1(0) 1(0) - -
Soyuz 2-1v 1(0) 1(0) - -
Vega 1(0) 1(0) - -
Minotaur 5 1(0) - 1(0) -
Strela 1(0) 1(0) - -
Epsilon 1(0) 1(0) - -
Kuaizhou 1(0) 1(0) - -
Minotaur 1 1(0) 1(0) - -
KSLV-1 (Angara) 1(0) 1(0) - -
Pegasus XL 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Total 81(3) 48(1) 32(2) 1(0)
Ariane 5 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Ariane 5ECA 3(0) - 3(0) - Ariane 5ES 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Atlas 5 Details ----------------------------------------------------------- Atlas 5-401 5(0) 1(0) 3(0) 1(0) Atlas 5-411 - - - - Atlas 5-421 - - - - Atlas 5-431 - - - - Atlas 5-501 1(0) 1(0) - - Atlas 5-531 1(0) - 1(0) - Atlas 5-541 - - - - Atlas 5-551 1(0) - 1(0) - ----------------------------------------------------------- Chang Zheng (Long March) Details ------------------------------------------------------------ CZ-2C 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-2D 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-2F (M) 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-2FT1 - - - - CZ-3A - - - - CZ-3B(/E) 3(0) - 3(0) - CZ-3C - - - - CZ-4B 2(1) 2(1) - - CZ-4C 4(0) 4(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 4 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 4M - - - - Delta 4M+4,2 - - - - Delta 4M+5,2 - - - - Delta 4M+5,4 2(0) - 2(0) - Delta 4H 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Falcon 9 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Falcon 9 v1.0 1(0) 1(0) - - Falcon 9 v1.1 2(0) 1(0) 1(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------ H-2A/B Details ------------------------------------------------------------- H-2A/202 1(0) 1(0) - - H-2A/204 - - - - H-2B/304 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------- Proton Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Proton-M/Briz-M 9(0) - 9(0) - Proton-K/DM-2 - - - - Proton-M/DM-03 1(1) - 1(1) - ------------------------------------------------------------- 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) 4(0) 4(0) - - Soyuz-U (Kosmos) - - - - Soyuz-FG/Fregat - - - - Soyuz-FG/Soyuz (M) 4(0) 4(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat 3(0) - 3(0) - Soyuz-2-1b 2(0) 2(0) - - NK-33A Powered Soyuz 2-1v/Volga 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Zenit Details ----------------------------------------------------------- Zenit 3SL/DMSL 1(1) - 1(1) - Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB 1(0) - 1(0) - 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 23(1)
Cape Canaveral, Florida 10(0)
Jiuquan, China 7(0)
Kourou, French Guyana 7(0)
Plesetsk, Russia 7(0)
Vandenberg AFB, California 5(0)
Taiyaun, China 5(1)
Wallops Island, Virgina 4(0)
XiChang, China 3(0)
Sriharikota, India 3(0)
Tanegashima, Japan 2(0)
Dombarovsky, Russia 2(0)
Naro Space Center, South Korea 1(0)
Odyssey LP, Pacific Ocean 1(1)
Taiyaun, China 1(0)
Kagoshima, Japan 1(0)
Sohae, North Korea
Semnam, Iran
Kwajalein, RMI
Kodiak LC, Alaska
Palmachim, Israel
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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 32(1) 19(0) 13(1) -
United States 17(0) 7(0) 9(0) 1(0)
China 15(1) 12(1) 3(0) -
Ukraine 6(1) 4(0) 2(1) -
Europe 5(0) 2(0) 3(0) -
Japan 3(0) 3(0) - -
India 3(0) 1(0) 2(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 31(1) 18(0) 13(1) -
United States 19(0) 9(0) 9(0) 1(0)
China 15(1) 12(1) 3(0) -
Europe 5(0) 2(0) 3(0) -
Ukraine 4(1) 2(0) 2(1) -
Japan 3(0) 3(0) - -
India 3(0) 1(0) 2(0) -
South Korea 1(0) 1(0) - -
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 30, 2013
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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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Soyuz-FG 36 36 1.00 .97 36 None 2001-
Soyuz-U 746 766x .97 .97 9 8/24/11 1973-
Ariane 5-ECA 41 42 .98 .95 41 12/11/02 2002-
Atlas 5 41 42 .98 .95 32 6/15/07 2002-
CZ-4(A/B/C) 34 35 .97 .95 0 12/9/13 1988-
CZ-2D 20 20 1.00 .95 20 None 1993-
Delta 4M(+) 17 17 1.00 .95 17 None 2002-
CZ-2(C)(/SD/SM) 39 41 .95 .93 5 08/18/11 1974-
CZ-2F(T1) 11 11 1.00 .92 11 None 1999-
Minotaur 1 11 11 1.00 .92 11 None 2000-
Soyuz FG/Fregat 10 10 1.00 .92 10 None 2003-
CZ-3B/3C 34 36 .94 .92 22 8/31/09 1996-
H-2A 21 22 .95 .92 16 11/29/03 2001-
Dnepr 18 19 .95 .90 12 7/26/06 1999-
Proton-M/Briz-M 65 71 .92 .90 9 12/08/12 2001-
CZ-3/3A 33 36 .92 .89 23 8/18/96 1984-
PSLV 23 25 .92 .89 21 9/29/97 1993-
Rokot/Briz/K(M) 19 21 .90 .87 5 02/01/11 1994-
Soyuz 2-1a/Fregt 12 13# .92 .87 10 5/21/09 2006-
Zenit 3SL/DMSL 31 35 .89 .86 0 2/1/13 1999-
Pegasus (H/XL) 37 42 .88 .86 28 11/4/96 1991-
Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 10 11 .91 .85 4 12/23/11 2006-
Ariane 5ES 4 4 1.00 .83 4 None 2008-
H-2B 4 4 1.00 .83 4 None 2009-
Soyuz-U/Fregat 4 4 1.00 .83 4 None 2000-
Minotaur 4/5 4 4++ 1.00 .83 4 None 2010-
Soyuz 2-1b 3 3 1.00 .80 3 None 2008-
Delta IV-H 6 7 .86 .78 6 12/21/04 2004-
Zenit 2(M/SB) 30 38 .78 .77 7 9/9/98 1985-
Falcon 9 v1.1 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 2013-
Zenit 3F/FregatSB 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 2011-
Antares 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 2013-
Shtil' 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 1998-
Vega 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 2012-
Strela 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 2003-
Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB 5 6 .83 .75 5(B) 4/28/08 2008-
Soyuz 2-1v 1 1 1.00 .67 1 None 2013-
Soyuz 2-1a 1 1# 1.00 .67 1 None 2004-
Epsilon 1 1 1.00 .67 1 None 2013-
Kuaizhou 1 1 1.00 .67 1 None 2013-
Shavit(-1,-2) 6 9 .67 .64 2 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-
KSLV-1 (Angara) 1 3 .33 .40 1 6/10/10 2009-
GSLV 2 7 .29 .33 0 12/25/10 2001-
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
Delta 2 149 151 .99 .98 96 1/17/97 1989-2011
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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2013 SPACE LAUNCH LOG
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2013 ORBITAL/SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG
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by Ed Kyle as of December 30, 2013
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YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH LOG
DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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01/15/13 Rokot/Briz KM 018 Kosmos 2482-84 (Rodnik) 0.675 PL 133/3 LEO [1a]
01/27/13 H-2A-202 F22 IGS Radar 4/Optical 5 TA Y1 LEO/S
01/30/13 KSLV-1 No. 3 STSAT-2C 0.1 NA LEO
01/31/13 Atlas 5-401 AV036? TDRS-K 3.454 CC 41 GTO+
02/01/13 Zenit 3SL/DMSL Z3SL48 Intelsat 27 6.215 PO OLP [FTO][1]
02/06/13 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 1799 ST26/6xGlobalstar 4.2 TB 31/6 LEO
02/07/13 Ariane 5 ECA VA212 Amazonas 3/Azerspace 9.265 KO 3 GTO
02/11/13 Soyuz U 1800 Progress M-18M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
02/11/13 Atlas 5-401 AV035? LCDM 2.77 VA 3E LEO/S
02/25/13 PSLV-CA C20 SARAL/Sapphire 0.676 SR FLP LEO/S
03/01/13 Falcon 9 F9-5 Dragon CRS-2 CC 40 LEO/ISS
03/19/13 Atlas 5-401 AV037? SBIRS GEO-2 4.5? CC 41 GTO
03/26/13 Proton M/Briz M p384 Satmex 8 5.5 TB 200/39 GTO
03/28/13 Soyuz FG 1801 Soyuz TMA-08M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
04/15/13 Proton M/Briz M p385 Anik G1 4.9 TB 200/39 GTO
04/19/13 Soyuz 2-1a 1802 BION-M1 6.5 TB 31/6 LEO
04/21/13 Antares 110 A1 Cygnus Mass Sim. 3.8 WI 0A LEO [2]
04/24/13 Soyuz U 1803 Progress M-19M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
04/26/13 CZ-2D Y18 GaoFen 1 JQ 43/603 LEO/S
04/26/13 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1804 Glonass M 1.415 PL 43/4 MEO
05/01/13 CZ-3B/E Y25 Chinasat 11 XC 2 GTO
05/07/13 Vega VV02 ProbaV/VNREDSat1/ESTcube 0.255 KO ZLV LEO/S
05/14/13 Proton M/Briz M p386 Eutelsat 3D 5.5 TB 200/39 GTO
05/15/13 Atlas 5-401 AV039? GPS 2F-4 1.54 CC 41 MEO
05/25/13 Delta 4M+5,4 D362? WGS 5 5.988 CC 37B GTO+
05/28/13 Soyuz FG 1805 Soyuz TMA-09M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
06/03/13 Proton M/Briz M p387 SES 6 6.1 TB 200/39 GTO+
06/05/13 Ariane 5ES VA213 ATV-4 19.89 KO 3 LEO/ISS
06/07/13 Soyuz 2-1b 1806 Persona 6.5 PL 43/4 LEO
06/11/13 CZ-2F CZ2F11 Shenzhou 10 7.7 JQ 43/921 LEO
06/25/13 Soyuz 2-1b 1807 Resurs P1 6.58 TB 31/6 LEO
06/25/13 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1808 VS05/O3b F1 2.8 KO ELS MEO
06/27/13 Strela 002 Kondor ~1.0 TB 175/59 LEO
06/28/13 Pegasus XL P42 IRIS 0.18 Va L1011 LEO/S
07/01/13 PSLV-XL C22 IRNSS-1A 1.425 SR FLP GTO
07/02/13 Proton M/DM-03 p388 3xGlonass M 4.245 TB 81/24 [FTO][3]
07/15/13 CZ-2C CZ2C39 Shijian 11-05 JQ 43/603 LEO/S
07/19/13 Atlas 5-551 AV040? MUOS 2 ~6.80 CC 41 GTO+
07/19/13 CZ-4C CZ4C10 SH 15, SW 7, CX 3 TY 9 LEO/S
07/25/13 Ariane 5 ECA VA214 Alphasat XL/Insat 3D 8.77 KO 3 GTO
07/27/13 Soyuz U 1809 Progress M-20M 7.2 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS
08/03/13 H-2B H2B4 HTV-4 15.9 TA Y2 LEO/ISS
08/08/13 Delta 4M+5,4 D363? WGS 6 5.988 CC 37B GTO+
08/22/13 Dnepr 018 Kompsat 5 1.40 DO 370/13 LEO/S
08/28/13 Delta 4H D364? NROL 65 ~17.0 ? VA 6 LEO/S
08/29/13 Ariane 5 ECA VA215 Eutelsat 25B/Gsat 7 8.96 KO 3 GTO
08/31/13 Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB Amos 4 3.5 TB 45/1 GTO
09/01/13 CZ-4C CZ4C11 Yaogan Weixing 17 JQ 43/603 LEO
09/07/13 Minotaur 5 MT5-1 LADEE 0.38 WI 0B EEO [4]
09/11/13 Rokot/Briz KM 019 3xGonets-M 0.84 PL 133/3 LEO
09/14/13 Epsilon 01 Sprint A 0.35 KA M5 LEO
09/18/13 Atlas 5-531 AV041? AEHF 3 6.169 CC 41 GTO+
09/18/13 Antares 110 A2 Cygnus ORB-D1 4.127 WI 0A LEO/ISS
09/23/13 CZ-4C CZ4C12 Fengyun 3C 2.45 TY 9 LEO/S
09/25/13 Kuaizhou Kuaizhou 1 JQ LEO/P [5]
09/25/13 Soyuz FG 1810 Soyuz TMA-10M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
09/29/13 Falcon 9 v1.1 F9-6 Cassiope/5Cubesats 0.6 VA 4E LEO [6]
09/29/13 Proton M/Briz M P389 Astra 2E 6.02 TB 200/39 GTO
10/25/13 CZ-4B CZ4B19 Shijian 16 JQ 43/603 LEO
10/25/13 Proton M/Briz M P390 Sirius FM 6 6.00 TB 200/39 GTO
10/29/13 CZ-2C CZ2C40 Yaogan 18 TY 9 LEO/S
11/05/13 PSLV-XL C25 Mars Orbiter Mission 1.337 SR FLP EEO [7]
11/07/13 Soyuz FG 1811 Soyuz TMA-11M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
11/11/13 Proton M/Briz M P391 Raduga 1M 2.3 TB 81/24 GTO+
11/18/13 Atlas 5-401 AV038 MAVEN 2.54 CC 41 HCO
11/20/13 Minotaur 1 MT1-11 ORS 3 0.40 WI 0B LEO
11/20/13 CZ-4C CZ4C13 Yaogan 19 ~1.10 TY 9 LEO/S
11/21/13 Dnepr 019 Multipayload DO 370/13 LEO/S
11/22/13 Rokot/Briz KM 020 3xSwarm 1.419 PL 133/3 LEO/S
11/25/13 CZ-2D CZ2D20 SY 5 JQ 43/603 LEO/S
11/25/13 Soyuz U 1812 Progress M-21M 7.2 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS
12/01/13 CZ-3B CZ3B25 Chang'e 3 1.34 XC 2 EEO [8]
12/03/13 Falcon 9 v1.1 F9-7 SES 8 3.183 CC 40 GTO+[9]
12/06/13 Atlas 5-501 AV042? NROL 39 VA 3E LEO/R
12/08/13 Proton M/Briz M P392 Inmarsat 5 F1 6.10 TB 200/39 GTO+
12/09/13 CZ-4B CZ4B20 CBERS-3 2.1 TY 9 [FTO][10]
12/19/13 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat 1813 VS06/Gaia 2.034 KO ELS EEO
12/20/13 CZ-3B/E CZ3B26 Tupac Katari 5.1 XC 2 GTO
12/25/13 Rokot/Briz KM 021 Kosmos 2488-90 (Rodnik) 0.675 PL 133/3 LEO
12/26/13 Proton M/Briz M P393 Express AM5 3.2 TB 81/24 GEO
12/28/13 Soyuz 2-1v/Volga 001 Aist 0.2? PL 43/4 LEO
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[1a] Orbit good, but one sat failed and post-sep Briz-M deorbit burn failed.
[1] RD-171M engine emergency cut off at 23 seconds. Veered off course prior to
cut off.
[2] Inaugural Success
[3] Control lost seconds after liftoff. Fell back 1-2 km from pad. Rate gyros
installed backward.
[4] 200 x 278,000 km x 37.6 deg phasing orbit. LADEE boost itself to lunar orbit.
First Minotaur 5, first PK based and beyond-LEO launch from WI.
[5] First launch of quick response orbital launch vehicle, likely solid fuel.
[6] First Falcon 9 v1.1. First VAFB SLC 4E launch of Falcon 9. 1st stage performed
two reentry burns (3 and 1 engine), but 2nd burn cutoff early due high roll
rates. 2nd stage restart for disposal burn failed.
[7] Satellite to raise itself to trans-Mars trajectory with six perigee burns.
India's first Mars orbiting exploration satellite.
[8] China's first lunar lander attempt. First landing attempt since Luna 24, 1976.
[9] First Falcon 9 GTO launch.
[10] Planned 786 km sun synchronous orbit not achieved.
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2013 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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01/26/13 OBV (GMD) Enhanced EKV VA LF23 SUB
05/13/13 DF-31/KT-1 ASAT? ASAT Test? XC SUB
05/22/13 Minuteman 3 ICBM Test VA LF04 SUB
06/06/13 Rubezh (Frontier) 04 ICBM Test KY SUB [1]
07/05/13 GBI BGI Intercept Test VA SUB [2]
09/06/13 Bulava SLBM Test WH SUB [3]
09/22/13 Minuteman 3 GT209 ICBM Test VA LF10 SUB
09/26/13 Minuteman 3 ICBM Test VA LF09 SUB
10/10/13 Topol ICBM Test KY SUB [4]
10/30/13 Topol ICBM Test PL SUB [5]
10/30/13 R-36M2 ICBM Test DO SUB [5]
10/30/13 R-29RM SLBM Test BA SUB [6]
10/30/13 R-29R SLBM Test OK SUB [7]
12/17/13 Minuteman 3 GT210 ICBM Test VA LF04 SUB
12/24/13 RS-24/Yars ICBM Test PL silo SUB [8]
12/27/13 Topol ICBM Test KY SUB [9]
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[1] New solid motor ICBM prototype. 17:45 UTC launch from mobile launcher at
Kapustin Yar to Sary-Shagan. Believed a deep mod of Topol-M/Yars
[2] Fired to intercept target launched from Kwajalein. Failed to intercept.
Interceptor failed to separate from third stage. Suspected battery failure.
[3] From K-550 in White Sea to Kamchatka
[4] 13:39 UTC launch from mobile launcher at Kapustin Yar to Sary-Shagan.
Photographed from ISS.
[5] To Kura test site, Kamchatka.
[6] From K-117 (Bryansk) in Barents Sea to Kura test site, Kamchatka.
[7] From K-433 (Sv. Georgiy Pobedonosets) in Sea of Okhostsk to Chizha test site
on Kanin Peninsula.
[8] First silo launch test of Yars, a MIRV update of Topol-M
[9] Kapustin Yar to Sary-Shagan.
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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 30, 2013
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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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01/--/14 Falcon 9 v1.1 F9-8 Thaicom 6 3.325 CC 40 GTO+
01/--/14 Antares 120 Orb 1 WI 0A LEO/ISS
01/--/14 GSLV Mk.2 D5 GSAT 14 2.05 SR SLP GTO
02/--/14 Delta 4M+4,2 GPS 2F-5 CC 37B MEO
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*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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