2009 in spaceflight (July–December)
This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and December 2009. For launches between January and June, see 2009 in spaceflight (January–June). For an overview of the whole year, see 2009 in spaceflight.
Launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
1 July[1] 19:52 |
Ariane 5ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
TerreStar-1 | TerreStar | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
6 July 01:26 |
Rokot/Briz-KM | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | VKS | ||||
Kosmos 2451 (Rodnik) | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2452 (Rodnik) | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2453 (Rodnik) | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
13 July 01:20[2] |
R-29RMU Sineva | K-84 Ekaterinburg, North Pole | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 July | Successful | |||
Carried ten re-entry vehicles, impacted Kura Test Range | |||||||
13 July 23:50[2] |
R-29RMU Sineva | K-117 Bryansk, North Pole | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 July | Successful | |||
Carried ten re-entry vehicles, impacted Chizha test site | |||||||
14 July 03:35[3] |
Falcon 1 | Omelek | SpaceX | ||||
RazakSat-1 (MACSat) | ATSB | Low Earth | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of Falcon 1[4] | |||||||
15 July[5] 22:03 |
Space Shuttle Endeavour[6] | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-127 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Assembly | 31 July 14:48 | Successful | ||
JEM-EF | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | ||
AggieSat 2 | NASA | Low Earth | Technology | 17 March 2010 18:26[7] | Partial spacecraft failure Successful | ||
BEVO-1 | NASA | Low Earth | Technology | Partial spacecraft failure Successful | |||
Castor[8] | NRL | Low Earth | Atmospheric | 18 August 2010 17:48[9] | Successful | ||
Pollux[8] | NRL | Low Earth | Atmospheric | 29 March 2010 | Successful | ||
Manned flight with seven astronauts, AggieSat 2 and BEVO-1 collectively designated Dragonsat, Castor and Pollux collectively designated ANDE-2, both deployed on 30 July; Dragonsat at 12:34:30 UTC and ANDE-2 at 17:23:02; Dragonsat satellites failed to separate from each other | |||||||
16 July[10] | RSM-56 Bulava | TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 July | Launch failure | |||
First stage malfunction[10] | |||||||
21 July 03:57:43 |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | RVSN | ||||
Kosmos 2454 (Parus) | VKS | Low Earth | Navigation Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Sterkh-1 | Roskosmos | Low Earth | Communication Search and rescue | In orbit | Operational | ||
22 July 03:40 |
LRALT | C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean | MDA | ||||
MDA/IMDO | Suborbital | ABM target | 22 July | Successful | |||
Target for Arrow test, interceptor launch scrubbed | |||||||
24 July 10:56:51 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M-67 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 27 September 10:19:11 | Successful | ||
Final flight of original Progress-M; ISS flight 34P | |||||||
29 July 18:46 |
Dnepr-1 | Baikonur Site 109/95 | ISC Kosmotras | ||||
DubaiSat-1 | EIAST | Sun-synchronous | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
Deimos-1 | Deimos Space | Sun-synchronous | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
UK-DMC 2 | BNSC (2009-2010) UKSA (2010—) |
Sun-synchronous | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
Nanosat 1B | INTA | Low Earth | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
AprizeSat-3 | LatinSat | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
AprizeSat-4 | LatinSat | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
31 July 03:40 |
Kauai | MDA | |||||
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 31 July | Successful | |||
Target for Stellar Avenger test, intercept successful | |||||||
31 July 03:42 |
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 | USS Hopper | MDA | ||||
Stellar Avenger | MDA | Suborbital | ABM test | 31 July | Successful | ||
31 July 04:00[2] |
Kauai | MDA | |||||
FTX-06 Event 1 | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 31 July | Successful | ||
Radar target for exercise after Stellar Avenger, not intercepted | |||||||
11 August 04:50 |
Black Brant IX | San Nicolas | NASA | ||||
MARTI | US Air Force | Suborbital | ABL target | 11 August | Successful | ||
11 August 19:47 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
AsiaSat 5 | AsiaSat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
17 August 10:35:00 |
Delta II 7925-9.5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | United Launch Alliance | ||||
USA-206 (GPS IIR-21/M8) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final launch from SLC-17A,[11] final GPS IIR launch, final flight of Delta II 7925 | |||||||
17 August 12:52:00 |
Black Brant IX | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
IRVE-II[12] | NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 17 August | Successful | ||
21 August 22:09 |
Ariane 5ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
JCSAT-12 | JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Optus D3 | Optus | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
23 August 16:01[13] |
LGM-30G Minuteman III | Vandenberg | US Air Force | ||||
GT-200GM | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful[13] | ||
Travelled 6,743 kilometres (4,190 mi) downrange[13] | |||||||
25 August[14] 08:00 |
Naro-1 | Naro[15] | Khrunichev/KARI[15] | ||||
STSAT-2A | KARI[16] | Intended: Low Earth | Technology | 25 August | Launch failure[17] | ||
Maiden flight of Naro-1,[18] first South Korean orbital launch attempt (with Russian assistance). First flight of Angara Universal Rocket Module (used as first stage), half of payload fairing failed to separate, failed to reach orbit.[19][20] | |||||||
29 August 03:59 |
Space Shuttle Discovery | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-128[21] | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 11 September 00:53 | Successful | ||
Leonardo MPLM | ASI/NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | Successful | |||
Manned flight with seven astronauts | |||||||
31 August 09:28[22] |
Long March 3B | Xichang | CNSA | ||||
Palapa-D | Indosat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Partial launch failure Operational[23] | ||
Third stage failed during restart[22] due to gas generator burnthrough[24] | |||||||
3 September[25] | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS West Virginia, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
4 September[25] | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS West Virginia, Eastern Range | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
8 September 21:35 |
Atlas V 401 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | ||||
USA-207 (PAN) | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
10 September 17:01:46[26] |
H-IIB | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | JAXA[27] | ||||
HTV-1 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 1 November 21:26 | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of H-IIB and H-II Transfer Vehicle, first launch from LA-Y2 | |||||||
14 September 17:40[28] |
Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
HERSCHEL | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 14 September | Successful | ||
17 September 15:55 |
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roskosmos | ||||
Meteor M-1 | Roskosmos | Sun-synchronous | Weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
Universitetsky-Tatyana-2[29] | MSU | Sun-synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
Sterkh-2 | Roskosmos | Sun-synchronous | Communication Search and rescue | In orbit | Operational | ||
UGATUSAT | UGATU | Sun-synchronous | Imaging[30] | In orbit | Operational | ||
BLITS | Roskosmos | Sun-synchronous | Radar calibration | In orbit | Operational | ||
Sumbandila | Stellenbosch | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
IRIS | Low Earth | Technology[31] | In orbit | Operational | |||
IRIS intentionally remained attached to upper stage | |||||||
17 September 19:19:19 |
Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
Nimiq 5 | Telesat Canada | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational[32] | ||
19 September 23:32 |
Black Brant XII | Wallops Island LP-1 | NASA | ||||
CARE[33] | NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 September | Successful | ||
23 September 06:21 [34] |
PSLV-CA | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ||||
Oceansat-2 | ISRO | Sun-synchronous | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational | ||
BeeSat | TU Berlin | Sun-synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
UWE-2 | Würzburg | Sun-synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
ITU-pSat1 | ITU | Sun-synchronous | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
SwissCube-1 | EPFL | Sun-synchronous | Atmospheric | In orbit | Operational | ||
Rubin 9.1 | OHB-System | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
Rubin 9.2 | OHB-System | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
First Swiss satellite, Rubin payloads intentionally remained attached to upper stage | |||||||
25 September 12:20 [35] |
Delta II 7920-10C | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | United Launch Alliance | ||||
USA-208 (STSS-Demo 1) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology Missile defence | In orbit | Operational | ||
USA-209 (STSS-Demo 2) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology Missile defence | In orbit | Operational | ||
27 September[25] | Shahab 1 | Iran | IGRC | ||||
IGRC | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful | |||
Part of Great Prophet IV exercise, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
27 September[25] | Shahab 2 | Iran | IGRC | ||||
IGRC | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful | |||
Part of Great Prophet IV exercise, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
28 September[25] | Shahab 3 | Iran | IGRC | ||||
IGRC | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Successful | |||
Part of Great Prophet IV exercise, apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
28 September[25] | Sejjil-1 | Iran | IGRC | ||||
IGRC | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Successful | |||
Part of Great Prophet IV exercise, apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) | |||||||
30 September 07:14 |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Soyuz TMA-16 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 21 | 18 March 2010 | Successful | ||
Manned flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
1 October 21:59[36] |
Ariane 5ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
Amazonas-2 | Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
COMSATBw-1 | Bundeswehr | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
6 October[37] | R-29R Volna | K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 October | Successful | |||
Carried four re-entry vehicles | |||||||
7 October[37] | R-29R Volna | K-44 Ryazan, Sea of Okhotsk | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Successful | |||
Carried four re-entry vehicles | |||||||
8 October 18:51[38] |
Delta II 7920 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | United Launch Alliance | ||||
WorldView-2 | DigitalGlobe | Low Earth | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
12 October | Prithvi 2 | Orisa | Indian Air Force | ||||
Indian Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 12 October | Successful | |||
15 October 01:14 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M-03M | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 27 April 2010 18:50:56 | Successful | ||
ISS flight 35P | |||||||
16 October[37] | ARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole) | Kauai | MDA | ||||
FTX-06 Event 2 | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 16 October | Successful | ||
Radar target, not intercepted | |||||||
16 October[37] | ARAV-B (Terrier-Oriole) | Kauai | MDA | ||||
FTX-06 Event 3 | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 16 October | Successful | ||
Radar target, not intercepted | |||||||
18 October 16:12 |
Atlas V 401 | Vandenberg SLC-3E | United Launch Alliance | ||||
USA-210 (DMSP-5D3 F18) | US Air Force/NOAA | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
28 October 04:00[37] |
Kauai | MDA | |||||
JMSDF/MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 28 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), intercepted by SM-3 | |||||||
28 October 04:04[37] |
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 | JDS Myōkō, Pacific Ocean | JMSDF | ||||
JMSDF | Suborbital | ABM test | 28 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), intercepted target | |||||||
29 October 20:00 |
Ariane 5ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
Thor-6 | Telenor | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
NSS-12 | SES New Skies | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
1 November[37] | R-29RMU Sineva | K-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful | |||
Carried four re-entry vehicles | |||||||
2 November 01:50 |
Rokot/Briz-KM | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Eurockot[39] | ||||
SMOS[40] | ESA | Sun-synchronous | Earth science | In orbit | Operational | ||
Proba-2 | ESA | Sun-synchronous | Earth science | In orbit | Operational | ||
5 November[37] | ARAV-C (Talos-Castor) | Kauai | MDA | ||||
FTX-06 Event 4 | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 5 November | Successful | ||
Radar target, not intercepted | |||||||
10 November[41] 14:22 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Progress M-MIM2 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Orbital tug | 8 December 05:27[42] | Successful | ||
Poisk (MRM-2) | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | ||
ISS flight 5R | |||||||
12 November 02:45[43] |
Long March 2C | Jiuquan LA-4 | CASC | ||||
Shijian XI-01 | CASC | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
14 November 02:30[44] |
Black Brant IX | White Sands LC-36 | NASA | ||||
CyXESS | Colorado | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy[45] | 14 November | Successful | ||
16 November[5] 19:28 |
Space Shuttle Atlantis[6] | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | ||||
STS-129 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 27 November 14:44[46] | Successful | ||
ExPRESS-1 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Operational | ||
ExPRESS-2 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Operational | ||
Manned flight, launching with six astronauts, and landing with seven | |||||||
20 November 10:44 |
Soyuz-U | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | RVSN | ||||
Kosmos 2455 (Lotos-S) | VKS | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
22 November 11:15[47] |
VSB-30 | Esrange | EuroLaunch | ||||
TEXUS-46 | ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 22 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi)[48] | |||||||
23 November 06:55[49] |
Atlas V 431 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | ||||
Intelsat 14 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
23 November 14:20[50] |
Agni II | Integrated Test Range | Indian Army/DRDO | ||||
Indian Army/DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 November | Launch failure | |||
Loss of control after second stage separation[50] | |||||||
24 November 14:19[51] |
Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced[52] | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
Eutelsat W7 | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
28 November[53] 01:21 |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Mitsubishi | ||||
IGS Optical 3[48] | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 November 09:00[47] |
VSB-30 | Esrange | EuroLaunch | ||||
TEXUS-47 | ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 29 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 264 kilometres (164 mi)[48] | |||||||
30 November 01:38[48] |
Ātea-1 | Great Mercury Island | Rocket Lab | ||||
Manu Karere | Rocket Lab | Suborbital | Test flight | 30 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi),[48] maiden flight of Ātea-1, first spaceflight to be conducted by New Zealand | |||||||
30 November 21:00 |
Zenit-3SLB[54] | Baikonur Site 45/1 | Land Launch | ||||
Intelsat 15 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational[55] | ||
6 December 01:47[56] |
Delta IV-M+ (5,4) | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance | ||||
USA-211 (WGS-3) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Delta IV-M+ (5,4), final Block I WGS satellite | |||||||
9 December 06:45[48] |
RSM-56 Bulava | TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 December | Launch failure | |||
Loss of control during third stage burn,[48] caused spiral patterns in the sky above Norway | |||||||
9 December 08:42[57] |
Long March 2D | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | CNSA | ||||
Yaogan-7 | CNSA | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
10 December 11:35[48] |
RS-12M Topol | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 December | Successful | |||
11 December | LRALT | C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean | MDA | ||||
MDA/IMDO | Suborbital | ABM target | 11 December | Launch failure | |||
Target for THAAD | |||||||
13 December | Dhanush | INS Subhadra | Indian Navy | ||||
Indian Navy | Suborbital | Target | 13 December | Successful | |||
14 December 10:38[58] |
Proton-M/DM-2 Enhanced | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Khrunichev | ||||
Kosmos 2456 (GLONASS-M) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2457 (GLONASS-M) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2458 (GLONASS-M) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
14 December 14:09[59] |
Delta II 7320 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | United Launch Alliance | ||||
WISE | NASA | Sun-synchronous | IR Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
15 December 02:31 |
Long March 4C | Taiyuan LC-2 | CNSA | ||||
Yaogan-8 | CNSA | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational[60] | ||
Xi Wang 1 | CNSA | Sun-synchronous | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational[60] | ||
16 December[48] | Sejjil-2 | Iran | IGRC | ||||
IGRC | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) | |||||||
17 December 03:25 |
Terrier-Orion | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
HAROH[61] | ERAU | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 December | Successful | ||
18 December 16:26 |
Ariane 5GS | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
Helios IIB | DGA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of Ariane 5GS | |||||||
19 December[62] | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | USS Alaska | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 December | Successful | |||
Demonstration and Shakedown Operation | |||||||
20 December 21:52 |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | ||||
Soyuz TMA-17 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 22 | 2 June 2010 03:25 | Successful | ||
Manned flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
24 December[63] | R-36M2 Voyevoda | Dombarovsky | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful | |||
29 December 00:22 |
Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | ||||
DirecTV-12 | DirecTV | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Footnotes
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