2008 in spaceflight (January–June)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and June 2008. For launches between July and December, see 2008 in spaceflight (July–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 2008 in spaceflight.


Launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
11 January
05:32[1]		 CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
United StatesLIDOS JHU Suborbital UV Astronomy 05:42 Successful
Apogee: 315 kilometres (196 mi)
15 January
11:49[2]		 UkraineZenit-3SL NorwayOcean Odyssey United NationsSea Launch
United StatesThuraya 3 Thuraya Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
17 January[3] IsraelJericho III IsraelPalmachim IsraelIsraeli Air Force
Israeli Air Force Suborbital Missile test 17 January Successful
18 January
07:30[4]		 CanadaBlack Brant XII NorwayAndøya United StatesNASA
United StatesSCIFER-2 Cornell/Dartmouth Suborbital Ionospheric 18 January Successful
Apogee: 1,460 kilometres (910 mi)
21 January
03:45[2]		 IndiaPSLV-CA IndiaSatish Dhawan FLP IndiaISRO
IsraelTecSAR (Polaris) IAI Low Earth Radar imaging In orbit Operational
25 January[5] PakistanShaheen-I PakistanSonmiani PakistanArmy of Pakistan
Army of Pakistan Suborbital Missile test 25 January Successful
28 January
00:18[2]		 RussiaProton-M/Briz-M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaEkspress AM-33 RSCC Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
31 January
19:14[6]		 BrazilUnited StatesVS-30-Orion NorwayAndøya GermanyNorwayDLR/Andøya
United KingdomHotPay-2 Leeds Suborbital Ionospheric 31 January Successful
Apogee: 380.6 kilometres (236.5 mi)
4 February[7] IranSafir IranSemnan IranISA
IranKavoshgar-1 ISA Suborbital Test 4 February Successful
5 February
13:02:54[2]		 RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBakionur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M-63 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 7 April
11:50[8]		 Successful
ISS flight 28P
6 February
09:14:40[9]		 JapanS-310 JapanUchinoura JapanJAXA
JAXA Suborbital Ionospheric 6 February Successful
7 February
11:30[10]		 BrazilVSB-30 SwedenEsrange GermanyEuropean UnionDLR/ESA
GermanyEuropean UnionTEXUS-44 DLR/ESA Suborbital Microgravity 7 February Successful
Apogee: 264 kilometres (164 mi)
7 February
19:45:30[2]		 United StatesSpace Shuttle Atlantis United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-122 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 20 February
14:07:10[11]		 Successful
United NationsColumbus ESA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
Manned flight with seven astronauts
11 February
11:34[2]		 RussiaProton-M/Briz-M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
NorwayThor-5 Telenor Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
21 February
03:26[12]		 United StatesRIM-161 Standard Missile 3 United StatesUSS Lake Erie United StatesUS Navy/MDA
United StatesASAT MDA Suborbital Satellite intercept 03:29[12] Successful
Destroyed USA-193 satellite[13]
21 February
06:15[10]		 BrazilVSB-30 SwedenEsrange GermanyEuropean UnionDLR/ESA
GermanyEuropean UnionTEXUS-45 DLR/ESA Suborbital Microgravity 21 February Successful
23 February
08:55[2]		 JapanH-IIA 2024 JapanTanegashima LA-Y JapanMitsubishi
JapanWINDS (Kizuna) JAXA/NICT Geosynchronous Communication
Technology		 In orbit Operational
26 February
07:28[14]		 IndiaK-15 Sagarika IndiaINS Kalinga IndiaIndian Navy
Indian Navy Suborbital Missile test 26 February Successful
9 March
04:03:07[2]		 European UnionAriane 5ES FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
European UnionJules Verne ATV ESA Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 29 September
13:31		 Successful
Maiden flight of Ariane 5ES and ATV
11 March
06:28:14[2]		 United StatesSpace Shuttle Endeavour United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-123 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS Assembly 27 March
00:39:08[15]		 Successful
United StatesSpacelab MD002[16] NASA Low Earth (STS/ISS) Logistics Successful
United NationsJEM ELM-PF JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
United NationsDextre (SPDM) MDA Corporation Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
Manned flight with seven astronauts
Final flight of Spacelab programme, pallet used to transport Dextre[16]
13 March
10:02[2]		 United StatesAtlas V 411 United StatesVandenberg SLC-3E United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesUSA-200 (Improved Trumpet)[17] NRO Molniya[17] ELINT[17] In orbit Operational
NRO Launch 28, first Atlas V launch from Vandenberg
14 March
23:18:55[2][18]		 RussiaProton-M/Briz-M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesAMC-14 SES Americom Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
Partial launch failure[19]
Upper stage malfunction during second burn left spacecraft in wrong orbit[20][21]
Initial recovery attempted but abandoned due to legal issues.[22][23] Later sold and recovery efforts restarted.[24]
15 March
06:10[25]		 United StatesDelta II 7925-9.5 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesUSA-201 (GPS IIR-19/M6)[26] US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
80th consecutive successful Delta II launch.[25]
19 March
22:47:59[27]		 UkraineZenit-3SL NorwayOcean Odyssey United NationsSea Launch
United StatesDirecTV-11 DirecTV Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
23 March
04:45[28]		 IndiaAgni 1 IndiaIntegrated Test Range LC-4[28] IndiaIndian Army
SFC/DRDO Suborbital Missile test 23 March Successful
27 March
17:15[29]		 RussiaKosmos-3M RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1 GermanyCOSMOS International
GermanySAR-Lupe 4 Bundeswehr Low Earth, polar Radar imaging In orbit Operational
28 March BrazilVSB-30 NorwayAndøya NorwayAndøya
NorwayMini-DUSTY 14 Andøya Suborbital Ionospheric 28 March Successful
2 April
08:01[30]		 United StatesLGM-30G Minuteman III United StatesVandenberg LF-09 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGT-196GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 2 April Successful
Travelled 6,759 kilometres (4,200 mi) downrange[30]
8 April
11:16:39[8][31]		 RussiaSoyuz-FG KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaSoyuz TMA-12 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 17[31] 24 October
03:37[32]		 Successful
Manned flight with three cosmonauts, including first South Korean in space[8] and first second-generation cosmonaut[33]
Docked on 10 April at 12:57 GMT[31]
14 April
16:58[34]		 CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
United StatesSEE UCB LASP Suborbital UV Astronomy[35] 17:08[34] Successful
14 April
20:12:00[36]		 United StatesAtlas V 421 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41 United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesICO G1 ICO Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
Heaviest single commercial satellite to be placed in GSO.
Heaviest satellite to be launched by an Atlas rocket.[36]
15 April IsraelBlue Sparrow IsraelF-15 Eagle, Israel IsraelIsraeli Air Force
Israeli Air Force Suborbital Test flight 15 April Successful
Maiden flight of Blue Sparrow
16 April
17:01[37]		 United StatesPegasus-XL Marshall IslandsUnited StatesStargazer, Kwajalein Atoll United StatesOrbital Sciences
United StatesC/NOFS STP/NASA Low Earth Electrodynamics In orbit Operational
18 April
22:17[38]		 European UnionAriane 5ECA FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
VietnamVinasat-1 VNPT Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
BrazilStar One C2 Star One Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
First Vietnamese satellite
19 April[39][40] PakistanShaheen-II PakistanSonmiani PakistanArmy of Pakistan[41]
Army of Pakistan[41] Suborbital Missile test 19 April Successful
21 April[42] PakistanShaheen-II PakistanSonmiani PakistanArmy of Pakistan
Army of Pakistan Suborbital Missile test 21 April Successful
25 April
15:35[43]		 ChinaLong March 3C ChinaXichang LA-2 ChinaCNSA
ChinaTianlian-1 CNSA Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of Long March 3C
26 April
22:16:02[44]		 RussiaSoyuz-FG/Fregat KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6 European UnionRussiaStarsem
European UnionGIOVE-B ESA Medium Earth Navigation
Technology		 In orbit Operational
28 April
03:53:51[45][46]		 IndiaPSLV-C IndiaSatish Dhawan SLP IndiaISRO
IndiaCartosat-2A[47] ISRO Low Earth Remote sensing In orbit Operational
IndiaTWSAT[47] ISRO Low Earth Remote sensing In orbit Operational
CanadaCanX-2[48] UTIAS Low Earth Technology[48] In orbit Operational
JapanCute-1.7+APD II[49] Tokodai Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
NetherlandsDelfi-C3[50] Delft Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
DenmarkAAUSAT-II[51] Aalborg Low Earth Radiation[51] In orbit Operational
GermanyCOMPASS-1[52] Aachen Low Earth Remote sensing
Technology		 In orbit Operational
JapanSEEDS-2[53] Nihon Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
CanadaCanX-6[54] UTIAS/COM DEV Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
GermanyRUBIN-8[55] OHB System Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
All payloads except CartoSat, TWSAT and RUBIN were CubeSats, launched under designation NSL-4, except CanX-6 which was NSL-5.[56]
RUBIN-8 intentionally remained attached to upper stage
28 April
05:00[57]		 UkraineZenit-3SLB KazakhstanBaikonur Site 45/1 United NationsLand Launch
IsraelAMOS-3 (AMOS-60) SCL Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
First Land Launch flight and maiden flight of Zenit-3SLB.
Reached incorrect orbit due to carrier rocket underperformance.[58] Corrected by satellite through use of spare fuel, without affecting operational life.
1 May
05:30[59][60]		 CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
JHU Suborbital UV Astronomy 05:40 Successful
7 May
04:26[61][62]		 IndiaAgni-III IndiaIntegrated Test Range LC-4 IndiaIndian Army
SFC/DRDO Suborbital Missile test 04:41 Successful
8 May United StatesUGM-133 Trident II United StatesUSS Nebraska United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 8 May Successful
8 May United StatesUGM-133 Trident II United StatesUSS Nebraska United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 8 May Successful
14 May
20:22:54[63][64]		 RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M-64 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 8 September[65] Successful
ISS flight 29P
15 May
04:00[66][67][68]		 BrazilVSB-30 SwedenEsrange SwedenGermanySSC/DLR
SwedenEuropean UnionMASER-11 SSC/ESA Suborbital Microgravity 15 May Successful[68]
Apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi)[68]
21 May
09:43[69]		 UkraineZenit-3SL NorwayOcean Odyssey United NationsSea Launch
United NationsGalaxy 18 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
22 May
10:04[70][71]		 United StatesLGM-30G Minuteman III United StatesVandenberg LF-10 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGT-197GM US Air Force/NNSA[70] Suborbital Missile test 22 May Successful
Long range test[72]
23 May
05:00[73]		 IndiaPrithvi IndiaIntegrated Test Range IndiaIndian Army
Indian Army[73] Suborbital Missile test 23 May Successful
User test[73]
23 May
15:20:09[74]		 RussiaRokot/Briz-KM RussiaPlesetsk Site 133/3[57] RussiaRVSN
RussiaKosmos 2437 (Rodnik)[75] VKS Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
RussiaKosmos 2438 (Rodnik)[75] VKS Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
RussiaKosmos 2439 (Rodnik)[75] VKS Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational
RussiaYubeleiny NPO PM[76] Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
27 May
03:02[77]		 ChinaLong March 4C ChinaTaiyuan LC-1 ChinaCNSA
ChinaFeng Yun 3A CMA Sun-synchronous Weather[78] In orbit Operational
29 May ChinaTszyuylan-2 ChinaP629 Submarine, Yellow Sea ChinaPLAN
PLAN Suborbital Missile test 29 May Successful
31 May
21:02:12[79][80]		 United StatesSpace Shuttle Discovery United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-124 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS Assembly 14 June
15:15[81]		 Successful
United NationsJEM-PM JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS Component In orbit Operational
Manned flight with seven astronauts
5 June
18:13		 United StatesTR-SRBM United StatesUSS Tripoli, Kauai United StatesUS Navy/MDA
MDA Suborbital AEGIS target 5 June Successful
Destroyed after re-entry by endoatmospheric SM-2 missile launch
9 June
12:15[82]		 ChinaLong March 3B[83] ChinaXichang LA-2 ChinaCNSA
ChinaChinasat 9[84] CNPT Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
11 June
16:05[85]		 United StatesDelta II 7920H-10C United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17B United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesFGST[86] (GLAST)[87] NASA Low Earth Gamma-ray astronomy In orbit Operational
12 June
22:05:02[88]		 European UnionAriane 5ECA FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
United KingdomSkynet 5C MoD Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
TurkeyTurksat 3A Turksat Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
13 June United StatesMRT United StatesBarking Sands United StatesUS Navy/MDA
MDA Suborbital AEGIS target 13 June Successful
Used for simulated test, not intercepted
13 June United StatesMRT United StatesBarking Sands United StatesUS Navy/MDA
MDA Suborbital AEGIS target 13 June Successful
Used for simulated test, not intercepted
19 June
06:36
[89][90]		 RussiaKosmos-3M RussiaKapustin Yar Site 107 GermanyCOSMOS International
United StatesOrbcomm CDS-3 Orbcomm Low Earth Communication In orbit Spacecraft failure
United StatesOrbcomm QL-1 Orbcomm Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational[91]
United StatesOrbcomm QL-2 Orbcomm Low Earth Communication In orbit Spacecraft failure
United StatesOrbcomm QL-3 Orbcomm Low Earth Communication In orbit Operational[91]
United StatesOrbcomm QL-4 Orbcomm Low Earth Communication In orbit Spacecraft failure
United StatesOrbcomm QL-5 Orbcomm Low Earth Communication In orbit Spacecraft failure
Spacecraft affected by communications problems, four had failed by December 2009.[92]
20 June
07:46:25[89]		 United StatesDelta II 7320 United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W United StatesUnited Launch Alliance
United StatesJason-2 (OSTM) NASA Low Earth Oceanography In orbit Operational
26 June
02:16[93]		 United StatesTRBM United StatesC-17, Pacific Ocean United StatesUS Air Force
MDA Suborbital THAAD Target 26 June Successful
Intercepted after re-entry by THAAD launched from KMR at 02:22 GMT.[93][94][95]
26 June
19:57[96][97]		 CanadaBlack Brant XI United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
MDA[97] Suborbital Technology 26 June Successful
26 June
23:59[98]		 RussiaProton-K/DM-3[24] KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24 RussiaRVSN
RussiaKosmos 2440 (Prognoz)[24] VKS Geosynchronous Missile defence[24] In orbit Operational
30 June[99] United StatesNike-Orion NorwayAndøya NorwayAndøya
NorwayGermanyECOMA 2008-1 Andøya/DLR Suborbital Aeronomy 30 June Successful

References
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Footnotes

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