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This is a list of spaceflights launched, or scheduled to be launched in 2008, including the next scheduled launch. Spaceflight is the use of Space technology to fly a Spacecraft into and through Outer space. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
| Launch Date/Time | Rocket | Launch Site |
Launch Contractor | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Mission/ Function |
Re-Entry/ Destruction |
Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January, 05:32 GMT[1] |  Black Brant IX |
 LC-36, White Sands |
NASA |
LIDOS |
NASA/JHU | Sub-orbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 11 January, 05:42 GMT | Successful | Apogee: 315 km (196 mi) |
| 15 January, 11:49 GMT[2] |  Zenit-3SL |
 Ocean Odyssey |
 Sea Launch |
 Thuraya 3 |
Thuraya | GEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 17 January [3] |  Jericho III |
Palmachim |
IAF |
IAF | Sub-orbital | Missile test | 17 January 2008 | Successful | ||
| 18 January, 07:30 GMT[4] | Black Brant XII |
Andøya |
NASA |
SCIFER-2 |
NASA/Cornell/Dartmouth | Sub-orbital | Ionospheric research | 18 January 2008 | Successful | Apogee: 1,460 km (907 mi) |
| 21 January, 03:45 GMT[2] |  PSLV-CA |
FLP, Sriharikota |
ISRO |
Polaris (TechSAR) |
IAI | LEO | Radar imaging | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 25 January[5] |  Shaheen-I |
Sonmiani |
PAF |
PAF | Sub-orbital | Missile test | 25 January 2008 | Successful | ||
| 28 January, 00:18 GMT[2] |  Proton-M |
 LC-200/39, Baikonur |
RKA |
Ekspress AM-33 |
RSCC | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 31 January, 19:14 GMT [6] |  /VS-30-Orion |
Andøya |
 /DLR/ARR |
 HotPay-2 |
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The Israeli Air Force ( IAF; Hebrew: זרוע האויר והחלל Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, "Air and Space Arm" commonly known as חיל The Israeli Air Force ( IAF; Hebrew: זרוע האויר והחלל Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, "Air and Space Arm" commonly known as חיל A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Black Brant is a Canadian -designed Sounding rocket built by Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg Manitoba. Andøya Rocket Range is a Rocket launch site and Rocket range on Andøya island (the northernmost in the Vesterålen archipelago in Andøy The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A number of Suborbital spaceflights are being conducted during 2008. 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Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Sriharikota (Telugu శ్రీహరికోట also Sriharikote) is a Barrier island off the coast of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh TecSAR, also known as TechSAR and Polaris, is an Israeli Reconnaissance satellite, equipped with Synthetic aperture radar developed TecSAR, also known as TechSAR and Polaris, is an Israeli Reconnaissance satellite, equipped with Synthetic aperture radar developed Israel Aerospace Industries ( Hebrew: התעשייה האווירית לישראל ha-ta`aSiyyâh ha-'awîrît lë-yiSrâ'êl) or IAI (תע"א ta`a' A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate The Shaheen Missile series (named after a white eagle that lives in the mountains of Pakistan was developed by National Defence Complex (NDC a subsidiary of Sonmiani is a coastal town in the southeast of Balochistan province in Pakistan, approximately 45 kilometres northwest of Karachi. 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Andøya Rocket Range is a Rocket launch site and Rocket range on Andøya island (the northernmost in the Vesterålen archipelago in Andøy The German Aerospace Centre (DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e Andøya Rocket Range is a Rocket launch site and Rocket range on Andøya island (the northernmost in the Vesterålen archipelago in Andøy A number of Suborbital spaceflights are being conducted during 2008. 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| January[7] | SM-3 |
White Sands |
US Navy/MDA |
ABM | US Navy/MDA | Sub-orbital | ABM test | Within 15 minutes of launch | Successful | |
| 4 February[8] |  Kavoshgar-1 |
Semnan |
IARI |
ISA | Sub-orbital | 4 February | Successful | |||
| 5 February, 13:02:54 GMT[2] | Soyuz-U |
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
RKA |
Progress M-63 |
RKA | LEO, docked to ISS | Resupply ISS | 7 April 2008, 11:50 GMT[9] | Successful | |
| 6 February, 09:14:40 GMT[10] |  S-310 |
Uchinoura |
JAXA |
JAXA | Sub-orbital | Ionosphere research | 6 February | Successful | ||
| 7 February, 11:30 GMT[11] | VSB-30 |
 Esrange |
/ DLR/ESA |
/TEXUS-44 |
DLR/ESA | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 7 February | Successful | Apogee: 264 km (164 mi) |
| 7 February, 19:45:30 GMT[2] | Space Shuttle Atlantis |
LC-39A, Kennedy |
USA |
STS-122, 7 astronauts |
NASA | LEO, docked to ISS | Manned orbital flight | 20 February 2008, 14:07:10 GMT[12] | Successful | ISS assembly flight |
| Columbus |
ESA | LEO, attached to ISS | ISS component | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 11 February, 11:34 GMT[2] | Proton-M |
LC-200/39, Baikonur |
ILS |
Thor-5 |
Telenor | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 21 February, 03:26 GMT[13] | SM-3 |
USS Lake Erie |
US Navy/MDA |
ASAT | US Navy/MDA | Sub-orbital | ASAT satellite intercept | 21 February, 03:29 GMT[13] | Successful | Destroyed USA-193 satellite[14][15] |
| 21 February, 06:15 GMT[11] | VSB-30 |
Esrange |
/DLR/ESA |
/TEXUS-45 |
DLR/ESA | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 21 February | Successful | |
| 23 February, 08:55 GMT[2] | H-IIA 2024 |
Pad Y, Tanegashima |
MHI |
WINDS (Kizuna) |
JAXA/NICT | GEO | Comsat/Technology development | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 26 February, 07:28 GMT[16] | K-15 |
INS Kalinga |
Indian Navy |
Indian Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 26 February 2008 | Successful | ||
| 9 March, 04:03:07 GMT[2] | Ariane 5-ES |
 ELA-3, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
ATV-001 Jules Verne |
ESA | LEO, docked to ISS | Test spacecraft, resupply ISS | Still in orbit | Successful so far | Maiden flight of Ariane 5-ES and ATV |
| 11 March, 06:28:14 GMT[2] | Space Shuttle Endeavour |
LC-39A, Kennedy |
USA |
STS-123, 7 Astronauts |
NASA | LEO, docked to ISS | Manned orbital flight | 00:39:08 GMT, 27 March 2008[17] | Successful | ISS assembly flight |
| /Spacelab MD002 Pallet[18] |
ESA/NASA | LEO, attached to ISS and Endeavour | Transport pallet for Dextre | Successful | Final flight of Spacelab programme[18] | |||||
| JEM ELM-PF |
JAXA | LEO, attached to ISS | ISS component | Still in orbit | Successful so far | First of three components for the JEM | ||||
| Dextre (SPDM) |
MDA | LEO, attached to ISS | ISS component | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 13 March, 10:02 GMT[2] | Atlas V (411) |
SLC-3E, Vandenberg AFB |
ULA |
USA-200 (NRO L-28/Trumpet)[19] |
NRO | Molniya[19] | ELINT[19] | Still in orbit | Successful so far | First Atlas V launch from Vandenberg AFB |
| 14 March, 23:18:55 GMT[2][20] | Proton-M/Briz-M |
LC-200/39, Baikonur |
/ILS |
AMC-14 |
SES Americom | Intended: Geosynchronous Actual: MEO |
Comsat | Still in orbit | Failure[21][22] | Upper stage malfunction during second burn[23][24][25] Recovery attempted but abandoned due to legal issues. 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An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Spacelab was a reusable laboratory flown into space on the Space Shuttle. The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Space Shuttle Endeavour ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of Dextre (also known as the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator ( SPDM) is a two armed robot or telemanipulator which is part of the Mobile Servicing System Spacelab was a reusable laboratory flown into space on the Space Shuttle. The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM ( Japanese: Kibō きぼう Hope is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station The, or JAXA, is Japan's national Aerospace agency JAXA was formed on October 1 2003 as an Independent Administrative Institution through the A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM ( Japanese: Kibō きぼう Hope is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station Dextre (also known as the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator ( SPDM) is a two armed robot or telemanipulator which is part of the Mobile Servicing System MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd ( is a Richmond based Canadian information services and products company employing over 3000 people throughout Canada A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Atlas V Rocket is an Expendable launch vehicle formerly built by Lockheed Martin and now built by the Lockheed Martin- Boeing joint venture Vandenberg Air Force Base 's Space Launch Complex 3 (SLC-3 was a launch platform for the Atlas rocket system Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a Spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. This is a list of satellites which have been given USA designations This is a list of classified satellites operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office. TRUMPET, called Advanced Jumpseat by some observers is reportedly a codename for a series of ELINT Reconnaissance satellites launched by the United States The National Reconnaissance Office ( NRO) located in Chantilly A Molniya orbit is a type of Highly elliptical orbit with an Inclination of 63 The Atlas V Rocket is an Expendable launch vehicle formerly built by Lockheed Martin and now built by the Lockheed Martin- Boeing joint venture Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a Spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Proton rocket The Briz-M, also known as Breeze-M, is a Russian Orbit insertion booster stage manufactured by Khrunichev and used with the Proton-M rocket The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром International Launch Services (ILS is a US-Russian joint venture with exclusive rights to the worldwide sale of commercial Proton rocket launch services from the Baikonur Cosmodrome AMC-14 is a Communications satellite owned by SES Americom which was to have been placed in Geostationary orbit, following launch by a Proton SES Americom is a major commercial satellite operator based in the United States. A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period Medium Earth Orbit (MEO, sometimes called Intermediate Circular Orbit (ICO is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit ( and below Geostationary orbit The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina [21] |
| 15 March, 06:10 GMT[26] | Delta II (7925-9. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London 5) |
LC-17, Cape Canaveral |
ULA |
USA-201 (GPS IIR-19/M6)[27] |
US Air Force | MEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | 80th consecutive successful Delta II launch. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17 is a launch site at Merritt Island, Florida. Cape Canaveral from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County Florida, United States, near the center of that This is a list of satellites which have been given USA designations Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth Medium Earth Orbit (MEO, sometimes called Intermediate Circular Orbit (ICO is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit ( and below Geostationary orbit [26] |
| 19 March, 22:47:59 GMT[28] | Zenit 3SL |
Ocean Odyssey |
Sea Launch |
DirecTV-11 |
DirecTV | GEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 23 March, 04:45 GMT[30] | Agni 1 |
LC-4, Wheeler Island[30] |
Indian Army |
SFC/DRDO | Sub-orbital | Missile test | 23 March 2008 | Successful[30] | ||
| 27 March, 17:15 GMT[31] | Kosmos-3M |
LC-132/1,Plesetsk |
COSMOS International |
SAR-Lupe 4 |
KSA, Bundeswehr | Polar LEO | Military reconnaissance | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 28 March | VSB-30 |
Andoya |
ARR |
Mini-DUSTY 14 |
ARR | Sub-orbital | Ionospheric research | 28 March | Successful | |
| 2 April, 08:01 GMT[32] | Minuteman III |
LF-09, Vandenberg AFB |
US Air Force |
GT-196GM |
US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ICBM test | 2 April 2008 | Successful | Range: 6,759 kilometres (4,200 mi)[32] |
| 8 April, 11:16:39 GMT[9][33] | Soyuz-FG |
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
RKA |
Soyuz TMA-12, 3 cosmonauts |
RKA | LEO, docked to ISS | Manned orbital flight | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ISS Expedition 17[33] First South Korean in space[9] First second-generation cosmonaut[34] Docked on 10 April at 12:57 GMT[33] |
| 14 April, 16:58 GMT[35] | Black Brant IX |
LC-36, White Sands |
NASA |
SEE |
NASA/UoC LASP | Sub-orbital | Ultraviolet astronomy[36] | 14 April, 17:08 GMT[35] | Successful | |
| 14 April, 20:12:00 GMT[37] | Atlas V (421) |
LC-41, Cape Canaveral |
ULA |
ICO G1 |
ICO Satellite Management | Geosynchronous | Mobile communications | Still in orbit | Successful so far | Heaviest single commercial satellite to be placed in GSO. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London DirecTV-11, also known as D11 is one of many Satellites built by the Boeing Satellite Development Center (formerly Boeing Satellite Systems DirecTV (trademarked as "DIREC' TV' " is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service based in El Segundo California, USA, that was founded A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Agni missile system --> The Agni missile ( Sanskrit: अग्नि Wheeler Island is an island off the coast of Orissa, India. It is approximately 150 km from the state capital Bhubaneshwar. The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based The Indian Strategic Forces Command (SFC sometimes called The Strategic Nuclear Command forms part of India's Nuclear Command Authority (NCA The Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO) ( Hindi: रक्षा अनुसंधान एवं विकास संघठन, A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Cosmos-3M (11K65M ( Космос-3М) is a Russian space Launch vehicle. Plesetsk Cosmodrome ( Russian: Космодром «Плесецк») is a Russian COSMOS International or COSMOS International Satellitenstart GmbH is a joint Russian German Launch service provider and Satellite manufacturer SAR-Lupe is Germany 's first Reconnaissance satellite system SAR is an abbreviation for Synthetic Aperture Radar and "Lupe" is German for The Bundeswehr ( German for "Federal Defence Force") is the name of the unified Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany A polar orbit is an Orbit in which a Satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body (usually a planet such as the Earth, but possibly A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. VSB-30 is the designation of a Brazilian sounding rocket which replaced the Skylark rocket at Esrange Andøy is the northernmost municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway, and belongs to the Vesterålen archipelago Andøya Rocket Range is a Rocket launch site and Rocket range on Andøya island (the northernmost in the Vesterålen archipelago in Andøy A number of Suborbital spaceflights are being conducted during 2008. Andøya Rocket Range is a Rocket launch site and Rocket range on Andøya island (the northernmost in the Vesterålen archipelago in Andøy A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The LGM-30 Minuteman is a United States nuclear Missile, a land-based Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a Spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Soyuz-FG Launch vehicle is an improved version of the Soyuz-U, from the R-7 family of rockets designed and constructed by TsSKB-Progress The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii Soyuz TMA-12 is a current Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS which was launched by a Soyuz FG rocket at 1116 UTC on 8 April The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Expedition 17 is the 17th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Black Brant is a Canadian -designed Sounding rocket built by Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg Manitoba. White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A number of Suborbital spaceflights are being conducted during 2008. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics ( LASP) is a research organization at the University of Colorado at Boulder. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Ultraviolet astronomy is generally used to refer to observations at Ultraviolet wavelengths between approximately 10 and 320 nanometres Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Atlas V Rocket is an Expendable launch vehicle formerly built by Lockheed Martin and now built by the Lockheed Martin- Boeing joint venture Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 41 ( LC-41) is an active Launch Site at Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS is a detachment of the 45th Space Wing (45 SW Patrick AFB provides headquarters functions from the 45 SW a major airfield ICO Global Communications (Holdings Limited is a mobile satellite services company based in Reston Virginia. ICO Global Communications (Holdings Limited is a mobile satellite services company based in Reston Virginia. A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period Heaviest satellite to be launched by an Atlas rocket. [37] |
| 15 April | Blue Sparrow |
/F-15 Eagle, Israel |
IAF |
IAF | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 15 April | Successful | Maiden flight of Blue Sparrow | |
| 16 April, 17:01 GMT[38] | Pegasus-XL |
 L-1011, Kwajalein Atoll |
Orbital |
C/NOFS |
STP/NASA | LEO | Scientific electrodynamics satellite | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 18 April, 22:17 GMT[39] | Ariane 5-ECA |
ELA-3, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
 Vinasat-1 |
VNPT | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | First Vietnamese satellite |
| Star One C2 |
Star One | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 19 April[40][41] | Shaheen-II |
Sonmiani |
Army of Pakistan[42] |
Army of Pakistan[42] | Sub-orbital | IRBM test | 19 April | Successful | ||
| 21 April[43] | Shaheen-II |
Sonmiani |
Army of Pakistan |
Army of Pakistan | Sub-orbital | IRBM test | 21 April | Successful | ||
| 25 April, 15:35 GMT[44] |  Long March 3C |
LC-2, Xichang |
CNSA |
Tianlian-1 |
CASC | GEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | Maiden flight of Long March 3C |
| 26 April, 22:16:02 GMT[45] | Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
LC-31/6, Baikonur |
/Starsem |
GIOVE-B |
ESA | MEO | Experimental navigation satellite | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 28 April, 03:53:51 GMT[46][47] | PSLV-C |
SLP, Sriharikota |
ISRO |
Cartosat-2A[48] |
ISRO | LEO | Remote Sensing | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| TWSAT[48] |
ISRO | LEO | Remote sensing | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| CanX-2[49] |
UTIAS | LEO | Technology development[49] | Still in orbit | Successful so far | NSL-4[50] | ||||
| Cute-1.7+APD II[51] |
Tokyo Institute of Technology | LEO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Successful so far | NSL-4[50] | ||||
 Delfi-C3[52] |
Delft University | LEO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Successful so far | NSL-4[50] | ||||
 AAUSAT-II[53] |
Aalborg University | LEO | Radiation research[53] | Still in orbit | Successful so far | NSL-4[50] | ||||
| COMPASS-1[54] |
Aachen University | LEO | Remote sensing Technology demonstration |
Still in orbit | Successful so far | NSL-4[50] | ||||
| SEEDS-2[55] |
Nihon University | LEO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Successful so far | NSL-4[50] | ||||
| CanX-6[56] |
UTIAS/COM DEV | LEO | Technology demonstration | Still in orbit | Successful so far | NSL-5[50] | ||||
| RUBIN-8[57] |
OHB System | LEO | Technology demonstration | Still in orbit | Successful so far | Attached to upper stage | ||||
| 28 April, 05:00 GMT[58] | Zenit-3SLB |
LC-45/1, Baikonur |
Land Launch |
AMOS-3 (AMOS-60) |
Space Communications Ltd | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Partial failure, still in operation[59] | First Land Launch contracted launch, maiden flight of Zenit-3SLB. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Israeli Air Force ( IAF; Hebrew: זרוע האויר והחלל Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, "Air and Space Arm" commonly known as חיל The Israeli Air Force ( IAF; Hebrew: זרוע האויר והחלל Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, "Air and Space Arm" commonly known as חיל A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Kwajalein Atoll ( Marshallese: Kuwajleen; kʷuwːɔ͡ɛt̪ʲl̪ʲɪn̪ʲ common English pronunciation ˈkwɑːʤəlɨ̞n often nicknamed Kwaj C/NOFS, or Communications/Navigation Outage Forecasting System is a satellite designed to investigate and forecast Scintillations in the Earth 's The Space Test Program (STP is the primary provider of Spaceflight for the United States Department of Defense (DOD space science and technology community The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Ariane 5 is a European Expendable launch ELA-3, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 ( French for Ariane Launch Area 3 is a Launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial The Guiana Space Centre, or more commonly Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG is a French Spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. Kourou is a town and commune in French Guiana, an overseas ''région'' and ''département'' of France located in South America Arianespace SA is a French company and was founded in 1980. They undertake the production operation and marketing of the Ariane 5 rocket launcher as part Vinasat-1 is the first Vietnamese satellite to be placed in orbit A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Star One C2 is a Brazilian Communications satellite. It was launched on 18 April 2008 by an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket as part of Star One is a Brazillian communication satellite company It is a subsidiary of Embratel. A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Description The Shaheen Missile IRBM series (named after a white eagle that lives in the mountains of Pakistan was developed by National Defence Complex Sonmiani is a coastal town in the southeast of Balochistan province in Pakistan, approximately 45 kilometres northwest of Karachi. The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects An intermediate-range ballistic missile ( IRBM) is a Ballistic missile with a range of 3000-5500 km (1865-3420 miles between a Medium-range ballistic missile Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Description The Shaheen Missile IRBM series (named after a white eagle that lives in the mountains of Pakistan was developed by National Defence Complex Sonmiani is a coastal town in the southeast of Balochistan province in Pakistan, approximately 45 kilometres northwest of Karachi. The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects An intermediate-range ballistic missile ( IRBM) is a Ballistic missile with a range of 3000-5500 km (1865-3420 miles between a Medium-range ballistic missile Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Long March 3C ( also known as the Chang Zheng 3C, CZ-3C and LM-3C, is a Chinese Orbital Carrier rocket. The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC ( also known as Base 27 （二十七基地） is a People’s Republic of China Space vehicle launch facility The China National Space Administration ( CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China responsible for the national space program Tianlian I ( Simplified Chinese: 天链一号 Traditional Chinese: 天鏈一號 also known as Tian Lian 1, TL-1, and CTDRS-1 A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina The Long March 3C ( also known as the Chang Zheng 3C, CZ-3C and LM-3C, is a Chinese Orbital Carrier rocket. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Soyuz-FG Launch vehicle is an improved version of the Soyuz-U, from the R-7 family of rockets designed and constructed by TsSKB-Progress Fregat is a is a type of rocket stage developed by NPO Lavochkin in the 1990s Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is a launch site used by derivatives of the R-7 Semyorka missile The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром Starsem is a European Russian company that was created in 1996 to commercialise the Soyuz launcher. GIOVE, or Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element, is the name for each Satellite in a series being built for the European Space Agency (ESA to test technology The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member Medium Earth Orbit (MEO, sometimes called Intermediate Circular Orbit (ICO is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit ( and below Geostationary orbit Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Sriharikota (Telugu శ్రీహరికోట also Sriharikote) is a Barrier island off the coast of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh CARTOSAT 2A is an Earth observation satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Indian Remote Sensing satellites ( IRS) are a series of Earth Observation satellites mostly built launched and maintained by Indian Space Research Organisation of A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s that is not in physical The Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment (CanX program is the only Canadian Picosatellite program at present The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, or UTIAS (pronounced you-TIE-us was established in 1949 A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km often called Tokyo Tech, TiTech or for short is the largest institution of higher learning in Japan dedicated to science and Technology. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Delfi-C3 is a CubeSat satellite constructed by students at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. The Delft University of Technology ( Technische Universiteit Delft in Dutch) in Delft, the Netherlands, is the nation's largest technical A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Educational Objective The primary purpose of construction of satellites at Aalborg University is to give the students engineering capabilities beyond what is normally Aalborg University is located in Aalborg, Denmark. With its opening in 1974 it became the fifth university in Denmark A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Radiation, as in Physics, is Energy in the form of waves or moving Subatomic particles emitted by an atom or other body as it changes from a higher energy A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s that is not in physical Nihon University ( 日本[[wikt 大学|大学]] Nihon Daigaku abbreviated as 日大 Nichidai is the largest University in Japan. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, or UTIAS (pronounced you-TIE-us was established in 1949 A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Ohb-geb3jpg|thumb|OHB-System building 3]] OHB-System is a medium-sized Spaceflight company located in Bremen, northern Germany, which belongs to the OHB-Technology A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром Land Launch is a subsidiary of Sea Launch, which conducts commercial launches of Zenit rockets from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. AMOS-3, also known as AMOS-60 is an Israeli Communications satellite operated by Spacecom. AMOS-3, also known as AMOS-60 is an Israeli Communications satellite operated by Spacecom. A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Land Launch is a subsidiary of Sea Launch, which conducts commercial launches of Zenit rockets from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Placed in incorrect orbit due to carrier rocket underperformance. [59] Corrected by satellite at expense of fuel for three years of operational life. |
| 1 May, 05:30 GMT[60][61] | Black Brant IX |
LC-36, White Sands |
NASA |
NASA/JHU | Sub-orbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 1 May, 05:40 GMT | Successful | ||
| 6 May[62], 18:00-20:00 GMT (TBC) | Mesquito |
LC-2, Wallops Island |
NASA |
NASA | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 6 May 2008 | Successful | Maiden flight of Mesquito | |
| 7 May, 04:26 GMT[63][64] | Agni-III |
LC-4, ITR |
Indian Army |
SFC/DRDO | Sub-orbital | Missile test | 7 May 2008, ~04:41 GMT | Successful | ||
| 7 May[62], 18:00-20:00 GMT (TBC) | Mesquito |
LC-2, Wallops Island |
NASA |
NASA | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 7 May 2008 | Failure | Loss of stabilisation after burnout, fins detached during descent. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Black Brant is a Canadian -designed Sounding rocket built by Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg Manitoba. White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Ultraviolet astronomy is generally used to refer to observations at Ultraviolet wavelengths between approximately 10 and 320 nanometres Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Mesquito is a new Sounding rocket vehicle developed for the NASA Sounding Rocket Program on Wallops Island, Virginia. Wallops Island is a 6 Square mile (155 Km²) island off the east coast of Virginia, part of the barrier islands that stretch along the Eastern seaboard The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Mesquito is a new Sounding rocket vehicle developed for the NASA Sounding Rocket Program on Wallops Island, Virginia. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Agni missile system --> The Agni missile ( Sanskrit: अग्नि The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based The Indian Strategic Forces Command (SFC sometimes called The Strategic Nuclear Command forms part of India's Nuclear Command Authority (NCA The Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO) ( Hindi: रक्षा अनुसंधान एवं विकास संघठन, A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Mesquito is a new Sounding rocket vehicle developed for the NASA Sounding Rocket Program on Wallops Island, Virginia. Wallops Island is a 6 Square mile (155 Km²) island off the east coast of Virginia, part of the barrier islands that stretch along the Eastern seaboard The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [62] | |
| 8 May | Trident II |
USS Nebraska |
US Navy |
US Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 8 May 2008 | Successful | ||
| 8 May | Trident II |
USS Nebraska |
US Navy |
US Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 8 May 2008 | Successful | ||
| 14 May, 20:22:54 GMT | Soyuz-U |
LC-1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome |
RKA |
Progress M-64 |
RKA | LEO, Docked to ISS | Resupply ISS | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 15 May, 04:00 GMT[67][68][69] | VSB-30 |
Esrange |
/SSC/DLR |
/MASER-11 |
SSC/ESA | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 15 May | Successful[69] | Apogee: 252 km (157 mi)[69] |
| 21 May, 09:43 GMT[70] | Zenit-3SL |
Ocean Odyssey |
Sea Launch |
Galaxy 18 |
Intelsat | Current: GTO Planned: GEO |
Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 22 May, 10:04 GMT[71][72] | Minuteman III |
LF-10, Vandenberg AFB |
US Air Force |
GT-197GM |
US Air Force/NNSA[71] | Sub-orbital | ICBM test | 22 May 2008 | Successful | Long range test[73] |
| 23 May, 15:20:09 GMT[74] | Rokot |
Plesetsk |
VKS |
GONETS-D1M-2 |
Gonets SatCom[75] | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| GONETS-D1M-3 |
Gonets SatCom[75] | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| GONETS-D1M-4 |
Gonets SatCom[75] | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| Yubeleiny |
NPO PM[76] | LEO | Technology demonstration | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 27 May, 03:02 GMT[77] | Long March 4C |
LC-1, Taiyuan |
CNSA |
FY-3A |
CNSA | SSO | Weather satellite[78] | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 29 May | Tszyuylan-2 |
/ Golf class submarine, Yellow Sea |
PLAN |
PLAN | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 29 May 2008 | Successful | ||
| 31 May, 21:02:12 GMT[79][80] | Space Shuttle Discovery |
LC-39A, Kennedy |
USA |
STS-124, 7 astronauts |
NASA | LEO, docked to ISS | Manned Orbital Flight | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ISS assembly flight |
| JEM-PM JEM-RMS |
JAXA | LEO, attached to ISS | ISS component | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 5 June, 18:13 GMT | Castor 4 |
USS Tripoli, Kauai |
MDA |
MDA | Sub-orbital | AEGIS target | 5 June 2008 | Successful | Destroyed after re-entry by endoatmospheric SM-2 missile launch | |
| 9 June, 12:15 GMT[81] | Long March 3B[82] |
LC-2, Xichang |
CNSA |
Chinasat 9[83] |
CNPT | Current: GTO Planned: GEO |
Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 11 June, 15:45-17:40 GMT (NET)[84] [85][86] | Delta IIH (7920H) |
LC-17, Cape Canaveral |
ULA |
GLAST |
NASA | Planned: LEO | Gamma-ray astronomy Study black holes and subatomic particles |
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| 12 June, 21:54 GMT[84] | Ariane 5ECA |
ELA-3, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
Skynet 5C |
MoD | Planned: GEO | Comsat | |||
 Turksat 3A |
Turksat | Planned: GEO | Comsat | |||||||
| 19 June[84] | Kosmos-3M |
LC-107, Kapustin Yar |
COSMOS |
Orbcomm CDS-3 |
Orbcomm | Planned: LEO | Comsat | |||
| Orbcomm QL-1 |
Orbcomm | Planned: LEO | Comsat | |||||||
| Orbcomm QL-2 |
Orbcomm | Planned: LEO | Comsat | |||||||
| Orbcomm QL-3 |
Orbcomm | Planned: LEO | Comsat | |||||||
| Orbcomm QL-4 |
Orbcomm | Planned: LEO | Comsat | |||||||
| Orbcomm QL-5 |
Orbcomm | Planned: LEO | Comsat | |||||||
| UGATUSAT (TBC) |
UGATU | Planned: LEO | Earth observation[88] | |||||||
| 20 June, 07:46-07:55 GMT [84][86] | Delta II 7320 |
SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB |
ULA |
Jason-2 (OSTM) |
NASA | Planned: LEO | Ocean altimetry | |||
| 23 June, 23:00 GMT[89] | Falcon 1 |
Omelek |
SpaceX |
Trailblazer |
USAF ORS/MDA | Planned:LEO | Technology development | |||
| InnoSAT | ATSB | Planned: LEO | Technology development | CubeSat | ||||||
| ATSB | Planned: LEO | Technology development | CubeSat | |||||||
| Explorers[89] |
Celestis | Planned: LEO | Space burial | Includes remains of Astronaut Gordon Cooper[90], actor James Doohan[91], writer and director John Meredyth Lucas[92], and Apollo mission planner Mareta West. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen This article contains technical information about the Trident ballistic missile A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Submarine-launched ballistic missiles or SLBM s are Ballistic missiles delivering Nuclear weapons that are launched from Submarines Modern variants Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen This article contains technical information about the Trident ballistic missile A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Submarine-launched ballistic missiles or SLBM s are Ballistic missiles delivering Nuclear weapons that are launched from Submarines Modern variants Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London VSB-30 is the designation of a Brazilian sounding rocket which replaced the Skylark rocket at Esrange Esrange is a rocket range and Research centre located outside the town of Kiruna in northern Sweden. The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC or Rymdbolaget, is a Swedish government owned company that was established in 1972 to develop and implement space The German Aerospace Centre (DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e A number of Suborbital spaceflights are being conducted during 2008. The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC or Rymdbolaget, is a Swedish government owned company that was established in 1972 to develop and implement space The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Galaxy 18 is a Space Systems/Loral (SS/L 1300-series hybrid Communications satellite owned by Intelsat and located in Geosynchronous orbit Intelsat Ltd is the world’s largest commercial Satellite communications services provider A Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit or Geostationary Transfer Orbit ( GTO) is a Hohmann transfer orbit around the Earth between a Low Earth orbit A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The LGM-30 Minuteman is a United States nuclear Missile, a land-based Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a Spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. A number of Suborbital spaceflights are being conducted during 2008. The United States National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA is part of the United States Department of Energy. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Plesetsk Cosmodrome ( Russian: Космодром «Плесецк») is a Russian The Military Space Forces (VKS are the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for military space operations Gonets ( Russian for Messenger) is a Russian civilian Low Earth orbit Communication satellite system Gonets ( Russian for Messenger) is a Russian civilian Low Earth orbit Communication satellite system A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Gonets ( Russian for Messenger) is a Russian civilian Low Earth orbit Communication satellite system Gonets ( Russian for Messenger) is a Russian civilian Low Earth orbit Communication satellite system A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Gonets ( Russian for Messenger) is a Russian civilian Low Earth orbit Communication satellite system Gonets ( Russian for Messenger) is a Russian civilian Low Earth orbit Communication satellite system A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Yubileiny (Юбиле́йный lit Jubilee) is a Russian technology development satellite which was built by NPO PM to commemorate the 50th A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Long March 4C, also known as the Chang Zheng 4C, CZ-4C and LM-4C, previously designated Long March 4B-II, is a Chinese The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC ( also known as Base 25 （二十五基地） is a People's Republic of China space and defence launch facility The China National Space Administration ( CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China responsible for the national space program Fēngyún ( abb FY are China 's Weather satellites China has launched Polar orbit and Geosynchronous orbit Meteorological The China National Space Administration ( CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China responsible for the national space program This article is about a class of orbits about the Earth For a class of orbits around the sun see Heliosynchronous orbit. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Project Jennifer See also Project Jennifer On August 3 1968 1390 km northwest of Oahu in the Pacific Ocean the Golf II class submarine The Yellow Sea is the name given to the northern part of the East China Sea, which is a Marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. The People's Liberation Army Navy ( PLAN) ( Simplified Chinese: 中国人民解放军海军 Traditional Chinese: 中國人民解放軍海軍 Pinyin The People's Liberation Army Navy ( PLAN) ( Simplified Chinese: 中国人民解放军海军 Traditional Chinese: 中國人民解放軍海軍 Pinyin A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Submarine-launched ballistic missiles or SLBM s are Ballistic missiles delivering Nuclear weapons that are launched from Submarines Modern variants Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States Space Shuttle Discovery ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of Launch Complex 39 (LC-39 is a Rocket launch site at the John F The John F Kennedy Space Center ( KSC) is the NASA Space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center ( Spaceport) on United Space Alliance (USA is spaceflight operations company USA is a joint venture equally owned by The Boeing Company (NYSEBA and Lockheed Martin Corporation STS-124 was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' to the International Space Station. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM ( Japanese: Kibō きぼう Hope is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM ( Japanese: Kibō きぼう Hope is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station The, or JAXA, is Japan's national Aerospace agency JAXA was formed on October 1 2003 as an Independent Administrative Institution through the A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Vietnam Service 1967-1973 She served on three deployments to Vietnamese waters during the Vietnam War, participating in numerous operations Kauai (in standard Hawaiian kauˈaʔi in Kauai- Ni{{okina}}ihau dialect; usually spelled Kauai outside the Hawaiian Islands and ˈkaʊɑɪ or /kaʊˈɑɪ/ The Missile Defense Agency ( MDA) is the section of the United States government's Department of Defense responsible for developing a layered defense The Missile Defense Agency ( MDA) is the section of the United States government's Department of Defense responsible for developing a layered defense A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Long March 3B ( also known as the Chang Zheng 3B, CZ-3B and LM-3B, is a Chinese Orbital Carrier rocket. The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC ( also known as Base 27 （二十七基地） is a People’s Republic of China Space vehicle launch facility The China National Space Administration ( CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China responsible for the national space program ChinaSat is a family of Communications satellites operated by China's Ministry of Post and Telecommunications A Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit or Geostationary Transfer Orbit ( GTO) is a Hohmann transfer orbit around the Earth between a Low Earth orbit A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17 is a launch site at Merritt Island, Florida. The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS is a detachment of the 45th Space Wing (45 SW Patrick AFB provides headquarters functions from the 45 SW a major airfield The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Gamma rays (denoted as &gamma) are a form of Electromagnetic radiation or light emission of frequencies produced by sub-atomic particle interactions A black hole is a theoretical region of space in which the Gravitational field is so powerful that nothing not even Electromagnetic radiation (e A subatomic particle is an elementary or composite Particle smaller than an Atom. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Ariane 5 is a European Expendable launch ELA-3, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 ( French for Ariane Launch Area 3 is a Launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial The Guiana Space Centre, or more commonly Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG is a French Spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. Kourou is a town and commune in French Guiana, an overseas ''région'' and ''département'' of France located in South America Arianespace SA is a French company and was founded in 1980. They undertake the production operation and marketing of the Ariane 5 rocket launcher as part Skynet 5C is the third and currently final Skynet 5 Military Communications satellite, to be used by the British Ministry of Defence The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Turksat 3A (also Türksat 3A) is a Turkish Communications satellite, to be operated by Turksat. Turksat Satellite Communication and Cable TV Operation AS is the only satellite operator company in Turkey. A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. The Cosmos-3M (11K65M ( Космос-3М) is a Russian space Launch vehicle. Kapustin Yar ( Russian Капустин Яр today Знаменск/Znamensk is a Russian rocket launch and development site in the Astrakhan Oblast, between COSMOS International or COSMOS International Satellitenstart GmbH is a joint Russian German Launch service provider and Satellite manufacturer ORBCOMM ( is a company that offers M2M global asset monitoring and messaging services from its constellation of 29 LEO Communications satellites A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina ORBCOMM ( is a company that offers M2M global asset monitoring and messaging services from its constellation of 29 LEO Communications satellites A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina ORBCOMM ( is a company that offers M2M global asset monitoring and messaging services from its constellation of 29 LEO Communications satellites A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina ORBCOMM ( is a company that offers M2M global asset monitoring and messaging services from its constellation of 29 LEO Communications satellites A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina ORBCOMM ( is a company that offers M2M global asset monitoring and messaging services from its constellation of 29 LEO Communications satellites A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina ORBCOMM ( is a company that offers M2M global asset monitoring and messaging services from its constellation of 29 LEO Communications satellites A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina UGATUSAT is a Russian Nanosatellite which was built and will be operated by Ufa State Aviation Technical University (UGATU Ufa State Aviation Technical University (USATU (Уфимский Государственный Авиационный Технический Университет is a state higher A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 ( SLC-2) is an active Rocket launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a Spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The Ocean Surface Topography Mission ( OSTM) on the Jason-2 satellite is an international Earth observation satellite mission that continues the The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Falcon 1 is a partially reusable Launch system designed and manufactured by SpaceX. Omelek Island is part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Space Exploration Technologies Corporation ( SpaceX) is an American space-transportation Startup company founded by PayPal co-founder Elon The Operationally Responsive Space Office (ORS Office is a joint initiative of several agencies within the United States Department of Defense (DoD The Missile Defense Agency ( MDA) is the section of the United States government's Department of Defense responsible for developing a layered defense A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km ATSB redirects here ATSB may also refer to the US Air Transportation Stabilization Board. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km A CubeSat is a type of space research picosatellite with dimensions usually of 10×10×10 Centimetres (i ATSB redirects here ATSB may also refer to the US Air Transportation Stabilization Board. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km A CubeSat is a type of space research picosatellite with dimensions usually of 10×10×10 Centimetres (i Celestis is a company which launches Cremains, or cremated human remains into space. Celestis is a company which launches Cremains, or cremated human remains into space. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Space burial is a Burial procedure in which a small sample of the cremated ashes of the deceased are placed in a capsule the size of a tube of Lipstick An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr, also noted as Gordo Cooper, ( 6 March 1927 – 4 October 2004) was an American Astronaut James Montgomery Doohan ( March 3, 1920 &ndash July 20, 2005) was a Canadian character and voice Actor John Meredyth Lucas ( May 1, 1919 - October 19, 2002) was a writer primarily for television Mareta N West (1915 &ndash 1998 was an American astrogeologist who in the 1960s chose the site of the first manned lunar landing. [93] | ||||||
| 24 June | Black Brant XI |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
NASA | Planned: Sub-orbital | |||||
| June (TBC) | Soyuz 2.1b |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk |
VKS |
Persona |
VKS | Planned: SSO | Reconnaissance | |||
| June (TBC) | Kavoshgar-1 |
Semnan |
IARI |
Omid |
ISA | Planned: LEO | Technology demonstration | First Iranian satellite launch attempt | ||
| 1 July, 10:00-13:00 GMT | Terrier 70 |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
SubTEC-II |
NASA | Planned: Sub-orbital | Technology development | |||
| 3 July | Ariane 5ECA |
ELA-3, CSG |
Arianespace |
 Badr-6 |
Arabsat | Planned: GSO | Comsat | |||
| ProtoStar-1 |
ProtoStar | Planned: GSO | Comsat | |||||||
| 15 July | ALV X-1 |
MARS (Wallops Island) |
NASA/ATK |
SOAREX VI |
NASA | Planned: Sub-orbital | Re-entry probe test | |||
| Hy-BoLT |
NASA | Hypersonic boundary layer transition experiment | ||||||||
| 16 July[84] | Delta II (7925-9. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place The Black Brant is a Canadian -designed Sounding rocket built by Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg Manitoba. Wallops Island is a 6 Square mile (155 Km²) island off the east coast of Virginia, part of the barrier islands that stretch along the Eastern seaboard The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Soyuz 2 is the collective designation for the new generation versions of the Russian Soyuz Rocket. Plesetsk Cosmodrome ( Russian: Космодром «Плесецк») is a Russian The Military Space Forces (VKS are the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for military space operations Persona is a new class of Russian Reconnaissance satellites It is derived from the Resurs DK class of remote sensing satellite itself derived from the The Military Space Forces (VKS are the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for military space operations This article is about a class of orbits about the Earth For a class of orbits around the sun see Heliosynchronous orbit. A spy satellite (officially referred to as a reconnaissance satellite) is an Earth observation satellite or Communications satellite deployed for Semnan (Native NameSeman,) is a city in Semnan Province, northern Iran with a population estimated at 119778 inhabitants (2005 It is the provincial capital Omid ( امید, Hope) is an Iranian research satellite It will be the first satellite launched by an Iranian Carrier rocket. The Iranian Space Agency ( ISA) is Iran 's governmental Space agency. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Convair RIM-2 Terrier was a two-stage medium-range naval Surface-to-air missile (SAM and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United Wallops Island is a 6 Square mile (155 Km²) island off the east coast of Virginia, part of the barrier islands that stretch along the Eastern seaboard The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A number of Suborbital spaceflights are being conducted during 2008. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Ariane 5 is a European Expendable launch ELA-3, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 ( French for Ariane Launch Area 3 is a Launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial The Guiana Space Centre, or more commonly Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG is a French Spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. Arianespace SA is a French company and was founded in 1980. They undertake the production operation and marketing of the Ariane 5 rocket launcher as part The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (often abbreviated as Arabsat or ASCO) is a leading Communications satellite operator in the Arab World A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS is a commercial space launch facility located at the southern tip of NASA 's Wallops Flight Facility on the Delmarva Peninsula Wallops Island is a 6 Square mile (155 Km²) island off the east coast of Virginia, part of the barrier islands that stretch along the Eastern seaboard The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Alliant Techsystems Inc ( is an American aerospace and defense company with approximately 17000 employees and operations in 21 states A number of Suborbital spaceflights are being conducted during 2008. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects A number of Suborbital spaceflights are being conducted during 2008. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and 5) |
LC-17, Cape Canaveral |
ULA |
GPS IIR-20 |
US Air Force | Planned: MEO | Navigation | |||
| 18 July | Polaris |
Kodiak Island |
US Air Force |
FTX-03 |
MDA | Planned: Sub-orbital | ||||
| 30 July, 03:12 GMT[84] | Kosmos-3M |
Plesetsk |
COSMOS International |
SAR-Lupe 5 |
Kommando Strategische Aufklärung, Bundeswehr | Planned: Polar LEO | Military reconnaissance | |||
| July (TBC) | Dnepr |
Dombarovsky |
ISC Kosmotras |
 THEOS |
GISTDA | Planned: SSO | Remote sensing | |||
| July (TBC) | PSLV |
SDSC |
ISRO |
OceanSat-2 |
ISRO | Planned: LEO | Ocean research | |||
| Anusat |
Planned: LEO | |||||||||
| X-Sat |
Planned: LEO | |||||||||
| SRE-2 |
ISRO | Planned: LEO | Technology development | Recoverable | ||||||
| July (TBC) | Zenit 3SLB |
LC-45/1, Baikonur |
Land Launch |
 Measat 1-R |
MEASAT | Planned: GEO | Comsat | |||
| July (TBC) | Proton-M/DM-2 |
Baikonur |
VKS |
GLONASS |
MOM | Planned: MEO | Navigation | |||
| GLONASS |
MOM | Planned: MEO | Navigation | |||||||
| GLONASS |
MOM | Planned: MEO | Navigation | |||||||
| 8 August | Ariane 5ECA |
ELA-3, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
Superbird 7 |
SCC | GSO | Comsat | |||
| AMC-21 |
SES Americom | GSO | Comsat | |||||||
| 12 August | Soyuz-U |
LC-1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome |
RKA |
Progress M-65 |
RKA | Planned: LEO, Docked to ISS | Resupply ISS | |||
| 13 August, 08:00-14:00 GMT[94] | Minuteman III |
Vandenberg AFB |
US Air Force |
GT-195GM (TBC) |
US Air Force | Planned: Sub-orbital | ICBM test | |||
| 22 August, ~18:50 GMT[84] | Delta II (7920) |
SLC-2W Vandenberg AFB |
ULA |
GeoEye 1 (Orbview 5) |
ORBIMAGE | Planned: LEO | Earth imaging | |||
| August (TBC) | Long March 2C |
LC-2, Xichang |
CNSA |
HJ-1A |
Planned: SSO | Remote Sensing | ||||
| HJ-1B |
Planned: SSO | Remote Sensing | ||||||||
| August (TBC) | Long March 2D |
Jiuquan |
CNSA |
FSW-23 |
SAST/CAST | Planned: LEO | Recoverable biological research | Seed growth experiment | ||
| August (TBC) | H-IIA |
Area Y, Tanegashima |
JAXA |
GOSAT |
JAXA | Planned: LEO | Earth Climate Observation | |||
| SDS-1 |
JAXA | Planned: LEO | Technology Demonstration | |||||||
| Sohla-1 |
JAXA | Planned: LEO | Technology Demonstration | |||||||
| Sprite SAT |
Tohoku University | Planned: LEO | Technology Demonstration | |||||||
| Kagayaki |
Solon Company | Planned: LEO | Technology Demonstration | |||||||
| PRISM |
Tokyo University | Planned: LEO | Technology Demonstration | |||||||
| STARS |
Kagawa University | Planned: LEO | Technology Demonstration | |||||||
| KKS-1 |
Oshima School | Planned: LEO | Technology Demonstration | |||||||
| August (TBC) | Proton-M |
Baikonur |
VKS |
Ekspress-AM44 |
RSCC | Planned: Geosynchronous orbit | Comsat | |||
| Ekspress-MD1 |
RSCC | Planned: Geosynchronous orbit | Comsat | |||||||
| 10 September[84] | Rokot/Briz-KM |
Plesetsk |
/Eurockot |
GOCE |
ESA | Planned: LEO | Gravity research | |||
| 11 September[84] | Delta II (7925-9. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17 is a launch site at Merritt Island, Florida. Cape Canaveral from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County Florida, United States, near the center of that Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth Medium Earth Orbit (MEO, sometimes called Intermediate Circular Orbit (ICO is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit ( and below Geostationary orbit Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, The Polaris missile was a submarine-launched two-stage solid-fuel nuclear-armed ballistic missile ( SLBM) built during the Cold War by Lockheed for Kodiak Island is a large island on the south coast of the US state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. A number of Suborbital spaceflights are being conducted during 2008. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Cosmos-3M (11K65M ( Космос-3М) is a Russian space Launch vehicle. Plesetsk (Плесе́цк is an Urban-type settlement in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, situated about 800 km northeast of Moscow and COSMOS International or COSMOS International Satellitenstart GmbH is a joint Russian German Launch service provider and Satellite manufacturer SAR-Lupe is Germany 's first Reconnaissance satellite system SAR is an abbreviation for Synthetic Aperture Radar and "Lupe" is German for The Bundeswehr ( German for "Federal Defence Force") is the name of the unified Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany A polar orbit is an Orbit in which a Satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body (usually a planet such as the Earth, but possibly A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Dnepr rocket (Дніпро Dnipro; Днепр Dnepr) is a space Launch vehicle named after the Dnieper River. Dombarovskiy is an ICBM base located near Yasny in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. The International Space Company Kosmotras or ISC Kosmotras (ЗАО Международная космическая компания “Космотрас” is a joint THEOS is an Earth observation mission of Thailand, under development at EADS Astrium SAS Toulouse, France. The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency ( GISTDA) also known as the Thai Ministry of Science and Technology's Space Agency, is a Thai This article is about a class of orbits about the Earth For a class of orbits around the sun see Heliosynchronous orbit. Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s that is not in physical The Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC is the launch centre for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Space Capsule Recovery Experiment ( SCRE or more commonly SRE or SRE-1) is an Indian experimental Spacecraft which was launched A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром Land Launch is a subsidiary of Sea Launch, which conducts commercial launches of Zenit rockets from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. MEASAT (Malaysia East Asia Satellite is the name of a line of Malaysian Communications satellites owned and operated by MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn MEASAT (Malaysia East Asia Satellite is the name of a line of Malaysian Communications satellites owned and operated by MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina The Proton rocket Block D ( Блок Д in Russian is the upper stage of USSR / Russia heavy Expendable launch systems used for the N1 rocket, Proton The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром The Military Space Forces (VKS are the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for military space operations Medium Earth Orbit (MEO, sometimes called Intermediate Circular Orbit (ICO is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit ( and below Geostationary orbit Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage Medium Earth Orbit (MEO, sometimes called Intermediate Circular Orbit (ICO is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit ( and below Geostationary orbit Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage Medium Earth Orbit (MEO, sometimes called Intermediate Circular Orbit (ICO is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit ( and below Geostationary orbit Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Ariane 5 is a European Expendable launch ELA-3, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 ( French for Ariane Launch Area 3 is a Launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial The Guiana Space Centre, or more commonly Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG is a French Spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. Kourou is a town and commune in French Guiana, an overseas ''région'' and ''département'' of France located in South America Arianespace SA is a French company and was founded in 1980. They undertake the production operation and marketing of the Ariane 5 rocket launcher as part A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina SES Americom is a major commercial satellite operator based in the United States. A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The LGM-30 Minuteman is a United States nuclear Missile, a land-based Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a Spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. A number of Suborbital spaceflights are being conducted during 2008. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 ( SLC-2) is an active Rocket launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a Spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. GeoEye ( (formerly Orbital Imaging Corporation or ORBIMAGE) is a commercial Satellite imagery company based in Dulles Virginia GeoEye ( (formerly Orbital Imaging Corporation or ORBIMAGE) is a commercial Satellite imagery company based in Dulles Virginia A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Long March 2C (CZ-2C is a derivative of the Long March 2 rocket family, an Expendable launch system operated by the People's Republic of China. The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC ( also known as Base 27 （二十七基地） is a People’s Republic of China Space vehicle launch facility The China National Space Administration ( CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China responsible for the national space program This article is about a class of orbits about the Earth For a class of orbits around the sun see Heliosynchronous orbit. Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s that is not in physical This article is about a class of orbits about the Earth For a class of orbits around the sun see Heliosynchronous orbit. Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s that is not in physical The Long March 2D ( also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese Orbital Carrier rocket. Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center ( JSLC) () is a People's Republic of China Space vehicle launch facility ( Spaceport) in the Gobi desert The China National Space Administration ( CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China responsible for the national space program Fanhui Shi Weixing ( is a series of Chinese recoverable Reconnaissance satellites The satellites were designed for both military and civilian observation needs with SAST redirects here For the comedy programme see Short Attention Span Theater. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The H-IIA ( H2A) is a family of liquid-fuelled Rockets providing an Expendable launch system for the purpose of launching Satellites into The (TNSC is one of Japan's space development facilities It is located on Tanegashima Island, 115 km south of Kyūshū. The, or JAXA, is Japan's national Aerospace agency JAXA was formed on October 1 2003 as an Independent Administrative Institution through the The Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (sometimes capitalized as Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite) ( GOSAT) is an Earth observation satellite which The, or JAXA, is Japan's national Aerospace agency JAXA was formed on October 1 2003 as an Independent Administrative Institution through the The Small Demonstration Satellite ( SDS) is a spacecraft built as part of a JAXA programme to develop and demonstrate technology for and through small satellites The, or JAXA, is Japan's national Aerospace agency JAXA was formed on October 1 2003 as an Independent Administrative Institution through the Sohla-1 and Sohla-2 are two 50kg small demonstration satellites in development by Japan The, or JAXA, is Japan's national Aerospace agency JAXA was formed on October 1 2003 as an Independent Administrative Institution through the abbreviated to, located in the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku Region, Japan, is one of Japan's most prestigious national universities The, abbreviated as, is a major Research university located in Tokyo, Japan. is a national university in Takamatsu Kagawa, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1923 and it was chartered as a university in 1949 The Proton rocket The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром The Military Space Forces (VKS are the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for military space operations A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. The Briz-M, also known as Breeze-M, is a Russian Orbit insertion booster stage manufactured by Khrunichev and used with the Proton-M rocket Plesetsk Cosmodrome ( Russian: Космодром «Плесецк») is a Russian Eurockot Launch Services GmbH is a commercial provider of Spacecraft launch services The Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Gravitation is a natural Phenomenon by which objects with Mass attract one another Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul 5) |
LC-17, Cape Canaveral |
ULA |
GPS IIR-21 |
US Air Force | Planned: MEO | Navigation | |||
| 13 September[84] | Pegasus-XL |
L-1011, Kwajalein Atoll |
Orbital |
IBEX |
NASA | Planned: LEO | Heliopause research | |||
| 14 September[84] | Minotaur |
LP-0B, MARS (Wallops Island) |
OSC |
TacSat-3 |
USAF Research Laboratory | Planned: LEO | Experimental satellite | |||
| 18 September[84] | Atlas V (401) |
SLC-3E, Vandenberg AFB |
ULA |
DMSP-5D3 F18 |
US Air Force | Planned: LEO | Weather satellite | |||
| 26 September[84] | Delta IV-H |
LC-37B, Cape Canaveral |
ULA |
NRO L-26 (Advanced Orion or Prowler) |
US National Reconnaissance Office | GSO | ELINT | |||
| 29 September | GSLV |
Sriharikota |
ISRO |
Healthsat (GSAT-4) |
ISRO | Planned: Geosynchronous | Comsat | |||
| TAUVEX-2 |
ISRO | Planned: Geosynchronous | Astronomy | |||||||
| September (TBC) | Tsyklon-3 |
Plesetsk |
VKS |
Koronas-Foton |
RKA/MEPhI/NIIEM[95] | Planned: LEO[95] | Solar research | Final flight of Tsyklon-3 carrier rocket | ||
| 8 October[96] | Space Shuttle Atlantis |
LC-39A, Kennedy |
USA |
STS-125, 7 Astronauts |
NASA | Planned: LEO | Manned Orbital Flight | Final Hubble servicing flight | ||
| 10 October[84] | Atlas V 421 |
LC-41, Cape Canaveral |
ULA |
WGS-2 |
US Air Force | Planned: GEO | Comsat | |||
| 12 October[84] | Soyuz-FG |
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
RKA |
Soyuz TMA-13 |
RKA | Planned: LEO, docked to ISS | Manned orbital flight | ISS Expedition 18 | ||
| 12 October (NET) | Long March 2F (CZ-2F) |
Jiuquan |
CASC |
Shenzhou 7 |
CASC | Planned: LEO | Manned Orbital Flight | First planned Chinese EVA | ||
| 22 October | Delta II (7420-10) |
SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB |
ULA |
 COSMO-3 |
Italian government, ASI, CONAE[97] | SSO | Earth imaging/reconnaissance | |||
| 31 October[98] | Ariane 5-ECA |
ELA-3, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
Herschel |
ESA | Planned: Earth/Sun L2 | Scientific infrared research | |||
| Planck |
ESA | Planned: Earth/Sun L2 | Scientific microwave research | |||||||
| October (TBC) | Proton-M/DM-2 |
Baikonur |
VKS |
GLONASS |
MOM | Planned: MEO | Navigation | |||
| GLONASS |
MOM | Planned: MEO | Navigation | |||||||
| GLONASS |
MOM | Planned: MEO | Navigation | |||||||
| October (TBC) | PSLV |
SDSC |
ISRO |
RISAT |
ISRO | Planned: LEO | Radar imaging[99] | |||
| 10 November[96]02:28 GMT[84] | Space Shuttle Endeavour |
LC-39A, Kennedy |
USA |
STS-126 |
NASA | Planned: LEO, docked to ISS | Manned Orbital Flight | ISS resupply flight | ||
| /Leonardo MPLM |
NASA/ESA | Planned: LEO, docked to ISS | Resupply ISS | Final flight of Leonardo MPLM | ||||||
| 13 November[84] | Delta II (7920) |
LC-17B, Cape Canaveral |
ULA/NASA |
STSS Demo 1 |
MDA | Planned: LEO | Technology research and development | |||
| STSS Demo 2 |
MDA | Planned: LEO | Technology research and development | |||||||
| 24 November, 08:44 GMT[84] | Atlas V (401) |
LC-41, Cape Canaveral |
ULA |
LRO |
NASA | Planned: Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | |||
| LCROSS |
NASA | Planned: HEO (TLI) | Lunar impactor, Centaur impact observer | |||||||
| 26 November[84] | Soyuz-2 |
LC-31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome[100] |
RKA |
Progress M-01M |
RKA | Planned: LEO, Docked to ISS | Resupply ISS | First flight of modernised Progress spacecraft | ||
| November (TBC) | Ariane 5ECA |
ELA-3, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
Hot Bird 9 |
Eutelsat | GSO | Comsat | |||
| INSAT-4G |
ISRO | GSO | Comsat | |||||||
| November (TBC) | Long March 2D |
Jiuquan |
CNSA |
Shi Jian 9 |
CASC | Planned: LEO | Scientific research | |||
| November (TBC) | Falcon 1 |
Omelek |
SpaceX |
RazakSat-1 |
Malaysian Space Agency | Planned:LEO | ||||
| TBD | Various (CalPoly) | Planned: LEO | Assorted CubeSats | |||||||
| November (TBC) | /Zenit-3M/Fregat-SB |
LC-45/1, Baikonur |
VKS |
GOMS-Elektra 2 |
RKA | Planned: GSO | Weather satellite | |||
| 1 December | Polaris (STARS) |
Kodiak Island |
US Air Force |
FTG-05 |
MDA | Planned:Sub-orbital | ||||
| 12 December[84] | Delta IV M+ (4,2) |
LC-37B, Cape Canaveral |
ULA/NASA |
GOES-O |
NOAA/NASA | Planned: Geostationary | Weather satellite | |||
| December (TBC) | Vega |
ELV, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |
LARES |
ASI | Planned: LEO | Laser research | Maiden flight of Vega rocket | ||
 PW-Sat |
Planned: LEO | Solar sail | ||||||||
| TBD | TBD | Planned: LEO | Cubesats | |||||||
| December (TBC)[101] | PSLV-XL |
Satish Dhawan |
ISRO |
Chandrayaan-1 |
ISRO | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | First Indian lunar spacecraft Maiden flight of PSLV-XL |
||
| 4th Quarter | Proton |
Baikonur |
/ILS |
Ciel-2 |
Ciel | Planned: GEO | Comsat | First Ciel satellite launch[102] | ||
| 4th Quarter (TBC) | Falcon 9 |
LC-40, Cape Canaveral |
SpaceX |
DemoSat |
SpaceX/MDA/NASA/US Air Force | Test rocket | Planned: LEO | Maiden flight of Falcon 9 | ||
| TBD | Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
VKS |
Liana |
VKS | Planned: LEO | ELINT | |||
| TBD | Kosmos-3M |
LC-132,Plesetsk |
VKS |
Parus |
MO RF | Planned: LEO | Reconnaissance | |||
| Sterkh-1 |
RKA | Planned: LEO | Comsat/Search and rescue | |||||||
| TBD | Start-1 |
Vostochny |
United Start |
EROS-C |
IAI | Planned: LEO | Imaging satellite | First launch from Vostochny Cosmodrome (previously Svobodny | ||
| TBD | Zenit-3SL |
Ocean Odyssey |
Sea Launch |
Echostar 11 |
Echostar | Planned: GEO | Comsat | |||
| TBD | Zenit-3M/Fregat |
Baikonur |
RKA |
RadioAstron |
RKA | |||||
| TBD | Strela |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
VKS |
Kondor-E |
RKA | Planned: LEO | Earth imaging[103] | |||
| TBD | Delta II (7920) |
SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB |
ULA/NASA |
STSS ARR |
US Air Force/NASA | Technology research and development | ||||
| TBD | Proton-M |
Baikonur |
/ILS |
Inmarsat 4-F3 |
Inmarsat | Planned: GEO | Comsat | |||
| TBD | Long March 3A |
LC-2, Xichang |
CNSA |
Beidou |
CNSA | Planned:MEO | Navigation | |||
| TBD | Dnepr |
Dombarovsky |
ISC Kosmotras |
RapidEye |
RapidEye AG | Planned: LEO | Remote sensing | |||
| RapidEye |
RapidEye AG | Planned: LEO | Remote sensing | |||||||
| RapidEye |
RapidEye AG | Planned: LEO | Remote sensing | |||||||
| RapidEye |
RapidEye AG | Planned: LEO | Remote sensing | |||||||
| RapidEye |
RapidEye AG | Planned: LEO | Remote sensing | |||||||
| TBD | Chimera (Minuteman/Minotaur II) |
LF-06, Vandenberg AFB |
Orbital Sciences |
NFIRE 2b target |
MDA | Planned: Sub-orbital | NFIRE test | |||
| TBD | FalconLaunch |
LC-2, Wallops Island |
US Air Force |
FL-VI |
US Air Force | Planned: Sub-orbital | Test flight | |||
| TBD | Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat |
LC-31/6, Baikonur |
VKS |
Meteor M-1 |
RKA | Planned: SSO | Weather satellite | |||
| Universitetsky-2 (Tatyana)[104] |
Moscow State University | Planned: SSO | Technology development[104] | |||||||
| Sterkh-2 |
RKA | Planned: SSO | Comsat/Search and rescue |
Deep Space Rendezvous in 2008
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| 5 January | Cassini | 40th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,010 kilometres (630 mi) |
| 14 January | MESSENGER | 1st flyby of Mercury | Closest approach: 200 kilometres (120 mi) at 19:04 GMT[105] |
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The Lunar Precursor Robotic Program ( LPRP) is a program of Robotic spacecraft missions which NASA will use to prepare for future Human spaceflight The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A High Earth Orbit is a geocentric orbit whose apogee lies above that of a geosynchronous orbit (35786 km A Trans Lunar Injection (TLI is a propulsive maneuver used to set a Spacecraft on a Trajectory which will arrive at the Moon. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Soyuz 2 is the collective designation for the new generation versions of the Russian Soyuz Rocket. Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is a launch site used by derivatives of the R-7 Semyorka missile The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Ariane 5 is a European Expendable launch ELA-3, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 ( French for Ariane Launch Area 3 is a Launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial The Guiana Space Centre, or more commonly Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG is a French Spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. Kourou is a town and commune in French Guiana, an overseas ''région'' and ''département'' of France located in South America Arianespace SA is a French company and was founded in 1980. They undertake the production operation and marketing of the Ariane 5 rocket launcher as part Hot Bird is the common name of a family of Satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13 °E over the Equator ( orbital position and Eutelsat SA is a French -based satellite provider Providing coverage over the entire European continent as well as the Middle East Africa India and significant A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina The Long March 2D ( also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese Orbital Carrier rocket. Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center ( JSLC) () is a People's Republic of China Space vehicle launch facility ( Spaceport) in the Gobi desert The China National Space Administration ( CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China responsible for the national space program A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Falcon 1 is a partially reusable Launch system designed and manufactured by SpaceX. Omelek Island is part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Space Exploration Technologies Corporation ( SpaceX) is an American space-transportation Startup company founded by PayPal co-founder Elon RazakSAT is a Malaysian Low Earth Orbit (LEO The Malaysian National Space Agency (MNSA Malaysian: Agensi Angkasa Negara, ANGKASA is a Malaysian Space agency established in A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km California Polytechnic State University, also officially recognized as Cal Poly, is a nationally ranked Public university located in San Luis Obispo A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km A CubeSat is a type of space research picosatellite with dimensions usually of 10×10×10 Centimetres (i Fregat is a is a type of rocket stage developed by NPO Lavochkin in the 1990s The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром The Military Space Forces (VKS are the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for military space operations The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii A geostationary orbit (GEO is a Geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earth 's Equator (0° Latitude) with a period equal to the Earth's Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican The Polaris missile was a submarine-launched two-stage solid-fuel nuclear-armed ballistic missile ( SLBM) built during the Cold War by Lockheed for Kodiak Island is a large island on the south coast of the US state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. A number of Suborbital spaceflights are being conducted during 2008. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian The Delta IV is a family of Delta Rockets designed by Boeing 's Integrated Defense Systems division and built in United Launch Alliance's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 37 ( LC-37) is a launch complex at Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS is a detachment of the 45th Space Wing (45 SW Patrick AFB provides headquarters functions from the 45 SW a major airfield The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (or GOES) program is a key element in United States' National Weather Service (NWS operations The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA) is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A geostationary orbit (GEO is a Geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earth 's Equator (0° Latitude) with a period equal to the Earth's Vega ( Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata, European Advanced Generation Carrier) is a planned Expendable launch system developed for Arianespace jointly ELA-1, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 1 ( French for Ariane Launch Area 1 also known as Ensemble de Lancement Vega, ELV, and The Guiana Space Centre, or more commonly Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG is a French Spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. Kourou is a town and commune in French Guiana, an overseas ''région'' and ''département'' of France located in South America Arianespace SA is a French company and was founded in 1980. They undertake the production operation and marketing of the Ariane 5 rocket launcher as part SC „Compania Națională de Transporturi Aeriene Române – TAROM” S The Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana ASI) was founded in 1988 to promote coordinate and conduct space activities in Italy A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Vega ( Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata, European Advanced Generation Carrier) is a planned Expendable launch system developed for Arianespace jointly A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC is the launch centre for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO Chandrayaan I (चंद्रयान-1 lit Lunar Craft is an unmanned Lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO. In Astronomy, lunar orbit (also known as a Selenocentric orbit) refers to the orbit of an object around the Moon. The physical exploration of the Moon began when Luna 2, a Space probe launched by the Soviet Union, impacted the surface of the Moon on India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Proton rocket The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром International Launch Services (ILS is a US-Russian joint venture with exclusive rights to the worldwide sale of commercial Proton rocket launch services from the Baikonur Cosmodrome A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina The Falcon 9 is an EELV class Launch vehicle planned by SpaceX and scheduled to launch in 2009 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 ( LC-40) was a launch pad at Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Florida The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS is a detachment of the 45th Space Wing (45 SW Patrick AFB provides headquarters functions from the 45 SW a major airfield Space Exploration Technologies Corporation ( SpaceX) is an American space-transportation Startup company founded by PayPal co-founder Elon A DemoSat is a boilerplate spacecraft used to test a Carrier rocket without risking a real satellite on the launch Space Exploration Technologies Corporation ( SpaceX) is an American space-transportation Startup company founded by PayPal co-founder Elon The Missile Defense Agency ( MDA) is the section of the United States government's Department of Defense responsible for developing a layered defense The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Falcon 9 is an EELV class Launch vehicle planned by SpaceX and scheduled to launch in 2009 The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром The Military Space Forces (VKS are the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for military space operations The Military Space Forces (VKS are the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for military space operations A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Cosmos-3M (11K65M ( Космос-3М) is a Russian space Launch vehicle. Plesetsk Cosmodrome ( Russian: Космодром «Плесецк») is a Russian The Military Space Forces (VKS are the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for military space operations Parus is a genus of Old World Birds in the tit family As defined here it contains the following species Genus Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (Министерство обороны Российской Федерации exercises operational leadership of the armed A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina For the TV series of this title see Search and Rescue (TV series. Start-1 is a Russian satellite Launch vehicle based on the RT-2PM Topol, a Soviet Intercontinental ballistic missile developed by The Vostochny Cosmodrome is a planned Russian Spaceport, to be located in the Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East. EROS ( Earth Resources Observation Satellite) is a series of Israeli commercial Earth observation satellites designed and manufactured by Israel Aircraft A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Vostochny Cosmodrome is a planned Russian Spaceport, to be located in the Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East. Svobodny (Свобо́дный is a Russian Rocket launch site used since 1996 and located in the Amur Oblast. EchoStar Technologies LLC ( is a technology company that is the owner and maintainer of the Satellite fleet that provides the signal that DISH Network markets EchoStar Technologies LLC ( is a technology company that is the owner and maintainer of the Satellite fleet that provides the signal that DISH Network markets A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Fregat is a is a type of rocket stage developed by NPO Lavochkin in the 1990s The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii RadioAstron is a planned space Radio telescope. It is funded by the Russian Space Research Institute, and is expected to be launched into Earth orbit The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii Strela is a Russian Orbital carrier rocket, derived from the Soviet / Ukranian UR-100NU missile The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром The Military Space Forces (VKS are the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for military space operations The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 ( SLC-2) is an active Rocket launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a Spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS (pronounced "sibirs" is a consolidated system intended to meet United States Infrared space surveillance needs through The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Proton rocket The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром International Launch Services (ILS is a US-Russian joint venture with exclusive rights to the worldwide sale of commercial Proton rocket launch services from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Inmarsat plc ( is an international Telecommunications company originally operating as an Intergovernmental organization Inmarsat plc ( is an international Telecommunications company originally operating as an Intergovernmental organization A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina The Long March 3A ( also known as the Chang Zheng 3A, CZ-3A and LM-3A, is a Chinese Orbital Carrier rocket. The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC ( also known as Base 27 （二十七基地） is a People’s Republic of China Space vehicle launch facility The China National Space Administration ( CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China responsible for the national space program Beidou Navigation System ( or Beidou Satellite Navigation and Positioning System ( is a project by China to develop an independent Satellite navigation The China National Space Administration ( CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China responsible for the national space program Medium Earth Orbit (MEO, sometimes called Intermediate Circular Orbit (ICO is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit ( and below Geostationary orbit The Dnepr rocket (Дніпро Dnipro; Днепр Dnepr) is a space Launch vehicle named after the Dnieper River. Dombarovskiy is an ICBM base located near Yasny in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. The International Space Company Kosmotras or ISC Kosmotras (ЗАО Международная космическая компания “Космотрас” is a joint RapidEye AG is a German geospatial information provider focused on assisting in management decision-making through services based on their own Earth observation imagery RapidEye AG is a German geospatial information provider focused on assisting in management decision-making through services based on their own Earth observation imagery A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s that is not in physical RapidEye AG is a German geospatial information provider focused on assisting in management decision-making through services based on their own Earth observation imagery RapidEye AG is a German geospatial information provider focused on assisting in management decision-making through services based on their own Earth observation imagery A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s that is not in physical RapidEye AG is a German geospatial information provider focused on assisting in management decision-making through services based on their own Earth observation imagery RapidEye AG is a German geospatial information provider focused on assisting in management decision-making through services based on their own Earth observation imagery A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s that is not in physical RapidEye AG is a German geospatial information provider focused on assisting in management decision-making through services based on their own Earth observation imagery RapidEye AG is a German geospatial information provider focused on assisting in management decision-making through services based on their own Earth observation imagery A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s that is not in physical RapidEye AG is a German geospatial information provider focused on assisting in management decision-making through services based on their own Earth observation imagery RapidEye AG is a German geospatial information provider focused on assisting in management decision-making through services based on their own Earth observation imagery A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s that is not in physical The LGM-30 Minuteman is a United States nuclear Missile, a land-based Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a Spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE is a satellite which was proposed and developed by the Missile Defense Agency, a division of the United States Department The Missile Defense Agency ( MDA) is the section of the United States government's Department of Defense responsible for developing a layered defense A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects The Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE is a satellite which was proposed and developed by the Missile Defense Agency, a division of the United States Department FalconLaunch is the name of a small Sounding rocket development program at the United States Air Force Academy. Wallops Island is a 6 Square mile (155 Km²) island off the east coast of Virginia, part of the barrier islands that stretch along the Eastern seaboard FalconLaunch is the name of a small Sounding rocket development program at the United States Air Force Academy. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Soyuz 2 is the collective designation for the new generation versions of the Russian Soyuz Rocket. Fregat is a is a type of rocket stage developed by NPO Lavochkin in the 1990s Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is a launch site used by derivatives of the R-7 Semyorka missile The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром The Military Space Forces (VKS are the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for military space operations The Meteor craft are weather observation satellites launched by the USSR. The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii This article is about a class of orbits about the Earth For a class of orbits around the sun see Heliosynchronous orbit. This article is about a class of orbits about the Earth For a class of orbits around the sun see Heliosynchronous orbit. The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii This article is about a class of orbits about the Earth For a class of orbits around the sun see Heliosynchronous orbit. The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina For the TV series of this title see Search and Rescue (TV series. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Cassini–Huyg |