In 2015 the maiden flights of the Falcon Heavy and the Long March 6 rockets are planned, as well as the inaugural flight from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia.
 The New Horizons spacecraft is scheduled to fly by Pluto in July 2015. | |
| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 10 January |
| Total | 25 |
| Successes | 25 |
| National firsts | |
| Satellite |  Turkmenistan |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | Long March 3C/YZ-1 |
Launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
January | |||||||
| 10 January 09:47:10 |
 Falcon 9 v1.1
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| SpaceX CRS-5
|
SpaceX/NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS resupply | 11 February 00:44 |
Successful | ||
| Flock-1d' 1
|
Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Flock-1d' 2
|
Planet Labs | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
 AESP-14
|
ITA | Low Earth | Ionospheric | In orbit | Operational | ||
| SpaceX attempted to land the first stage on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean, but the first stage crash-landed on its landing platform.[1] CubeSats to be deployed from the International Space Station at a later date. | |||||||
| 21 January 01:04:00 |
Atlas V 551
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| MUOS-3
|
US Navy | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 January 09:13 |
Terrier-Improved Malemute
|
Poker Flat
|
NASA
| ||||
| M-TEX
|
Alaska | Suborbital | Auroral | 26 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi)? | |||||||
| 26 January 09:14 |
Terrier-Orion
|
Poker Flat
|
NASA
| ||||
| MIST
|
Clemson | Suborbital | Auroral | 26 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)? | |||||||
| 26 January 09:46 |
Terrier-Improved Malemute
|
Poker Flat
|
NASA
| ||||
| M-TEX
|
Alaska | Suborbital | Auroral | 26 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi)? | |||||||
| 26 January 09:47 |
Terrier-Orion
|
Poker Flat
|
NASA
| ||||
| MIST
|
Clemson | Suborbital | Auroral | 26 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)? | |||||||
| 28 January 10:41 |
Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka
|
Poker Flat
|
NASA
| ||||
| ASSP
|
USU | Suborbital | Auroral | 28 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~590 kilometres (370 mi)? | |||||||
| 31 January 14:22:00 |
Delta II 7320
|
Vandenberg SLC-2W
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| SMAP
|
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| FIREBIRD II A
|
Montana State | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| FIREBIRD II B
|
Montana State | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| GRIFEX
|
NASA JPL | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ExoCube
|
Cal Poly | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 31 January 02:36:00[2] |
 Agni V
|
Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV
|
DRDO
| ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
February | |||||||
| 1 February 01:21:00 |
 H-IIA 202
|
Tanegashima LA-Y1
|
MHI
| ||||
| IGS-Radar Spare
|
CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 1 February 12:31:00 |
 Proton-M/Briz-M
|
 Baikonur Site 200/39
|
International Launch Services
| ||||
 Inmarsat 5-F2
|
Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 2 February 08:50 |
 Safir
|
Semnan
|
ISA
| ||||
| Fajr
|
ISA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 11 February 13:40:00 |
 Vega
|
 Kourou ELV
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| IXV
|
ESA | Transatmospheric | Technology Demonstration | 11 February 15:19 |
Successful | ||
| Vega's 4th stage briefly entered low Earth orbit before de-orbiting. | |||||||
| 11 February 23:03:32 |
Falcon 9 v1.1
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| DSCOVR
|
NOAA | Planned: Earth/Sun L1 | Earth Observation/Solar Observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First SpaceX launch aimed beyond GTO. First stage soft landed on water. | |||||||
| 17 February 11:00:17 |
Soyuz-U
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Progress M-26M
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Resupply | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 19 February 22:06 |
VS-30/Improved Orion
|
 Andøya
|
Andøya
| ||||
 ICI-4 (CanoRock 4)
|
Oslo/Andøya | Suborbital | Technology | 19 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 365 kilometres (227 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February 07:52 |
VSB-30
|
Esrange
|
CNES
| ||||
| Cryofenix
|
CNES | Suborbital | Microgravity | 22 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 265 kilometres (165 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February | UGM-133 Trident II D5
|
Submarine, Pacific Ocean
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 February | Successful | |||
| 22 February | UGM-133 Trident II D5
|
Submarine, Pacific Ocean
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 February | Successful | |||
| 24 February 07:30 |
Terrier-Oriole
|
Wallops Island
|
TBD
| ||||
| DOD | Suborbital | Missile Defense Test | 24 February | Successful | |||
| FTX-19 target, apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)? | |||||||
| 24 February 07:30 |
Terrier-Oriole
|
Wallops Island
|
TBD
| ||||
| DOD | Suborbital | Missile Defense Test | 24 February | Successful | |||
| FTX-19 target, apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)? | |||||||
| 24 February 07:30 |
Terrier-Oriole
|
Wallops Island
|
TBD
| ||||
| DOD | Suborbital | Missile Defense Test | 24 February | Successful | |||
| FTX-19 target, apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)? | |||||||
| 25 February 12:26 |
 Black Brant IX
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| MOSC 2
|
AFRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)? | |||||||
| 27 February 11:01:35 |
Soyuz-2.1a
|
Plesetsk Site 43/4
|
RVSN RF
| ||||
| Kosmos 2503 (Bars-M)
|
VKO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
March | |||||||
| 2 March 03:50:00 |
Falcon 9 v1.1
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Eutelsat 115 West B
|
Eutelsat | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
 ABS-3A
|
ABS | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First communication satellites to use all-electric propulsion to reach intended orbits from GTO | |||||||
| 5 March 01:44 |
VS-30
|
Andøya
|
 DLR
| ||||
| WADIS-2
|
DLR | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 5 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi), 13 Super Loki meteorological rockets were also launched | |||||||
| 13 March 02:44:00 |
Atlas V 421
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| MMS-1
|
NASA | Elliptical High Earth | Magnetospheric Research | In orbit | Operational | ||
| MMS-2
|
NASA | Elliptical High Earth | Magnetospheric Research | In orbit | Operational | ||
| MMS-3
|
NASA | Elliptical High Earth | Magnetospheric Research | In orbit | Operational | ||
| MMS-4
|
NASA | Elliptical High Earth | Magnetospheric Research | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 March 22:05:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M
|
Baikonur Site 200/39
|
Khrunichev
| ||||
| Ekspress AM7
|
RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 25 March 18:36:00 |
Delta IV M+(4,2)
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-37B
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| USA-260 (GPS IIF-9)
|
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 25 March 22:08:53 |
 Dnepr-1
|
Dombarovsky Site 13
|
ISC Kosmotras
| ||||
 KOMPSat-3A
|
KARI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 March 01:21:00 |
H-IIA 202
|
Tanegashima LA-Y1
|
MHI
| ||||
| IGS-Optical 5
|
CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 27 March 19:42:57 |
Soyuz-FG
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Soyuz TMA-16M
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 43/44/45/46 | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Manned flight with three cosmonauts, including two on a year-long mission | |||||||
| 27 March 21:46:18 |
Soyuz-STB/Fregat
|
Kourou ELS
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Galileo FOC-3
|
ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Galileo FOC-4
|
ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 28 March 11:49:00 |
PSLV-XL
|
Satish Dhawan SLP
|
ISRO
| ||||
| IRNSS-1D
|
ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 30 March 13:52:30 |
Long March 3C/YZ-1
|
Xichang LA-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| BDS I1-S
|
CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 31 March 13:47:56 |
Rokot/Briz-KM
|
Plesetsk Site 133/3
|
VKO
| ||||
| Gonets M-18
|
Gonets SatCom | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Gonets M-19
|
Gonets SatCom | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Gonets M-20
|
Gonets SatCom | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Kosmos 2504
|
VKO | Low Earth | Technology/Satellite inspection (?) | In orbit | Operational | ||
April | |||||||
| 14 April 20:10:41 |
Falcon 9 v1.1
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| SpaceX CRS-6
|
SpaceX | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Resupply | In orbit | Operational | ||
| AggieSat 4
|
Texas A&M | Planned: Low Earth | Technology | ||||
| Bevo 2
|
Texas A&M | Planned: Low Earth | Technology | ||||
| Arkyd 3 Reflight
|
Planetary Resources | Planned: Low Earth | Technology | ||||
| Flock-1e x 14
|
Planet Labs | Planned: Low Earth | Optical imaging | ||||
| First stage recovery failed; the rocket stage landed on the target drone ship too fast, tipped over, and exploded.[3] All secondary payloads will be deployed from an ISS airlock at a later date. Arkyd 3 Reflight is a replacement for Arkyd 3, which was lost in the Cygnus CRS Orb-3 flight accident in 2014. | |||||||
| 18 April 11:01 |
Terrier-Improved Malemute
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| Rocksat-X
|
University of Colorado Boulder | Suborbital | Student Research | 18 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~174 kilometres (108 mi) | |||||||
| 26 April 20:00:07 |
Ariane 5 ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Thor 7
|
Telenor | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
 SICRAL-2
|
MDD/DGA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 27 April 23:03:00 |
Falcon 9 v1.1
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSAT
|
Turkmen Telecom | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First Turkmen satellite | |||||||
| 28 April 07:09:50 |
Soyuz-2.1a
|
Baikonur Site 31/6
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Progress M-27M
|
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Resupply | 8 May | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Spacecraft lost communications and attitude control soon after separation.[4][5] International Space Station docking attempt cancelled.[6] Spacecraft reentered due to orbital decay. Mission declared a total loss.[7] | |||||||
May | |||||||
| 2 May 08:30:01 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| OGRESS
|
University of Iowa | Suborbital | X-Ray Astronomy | 2 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 272 kilometres (169 mi) | |||||||
| 16 May 05:47 |
Proton-M/Briz-M
|
Baikonur Site 200/39
|
International Launch Services
| ||||
 Mexsat-1
|
SCT | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| 20 May 14:45 - 18:45 |
Atlas V 501
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| AFSPC-5 (X-37B OTV-4)
|
US Air Force | Planned: Low Earth | Technology | ||||
| ULTRASat
|
NASA | Planned: Low Earth | Cubesat Deployment | ||||
| 27 May | Ariane 5 ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| DirecTV-15
|
DirecTV | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
| Sky Mexico 1
|
SKY Mexico | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
| 31 May 12:01 |
Proton-M/Briz-M
|
Baikonur Site 200/39
|
International Launch Services
| ||||
| Inmarsat 5-F3
|
Inmarsat | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
June | |||||||
| 19 June 17:51 |
Falcon 9 v1.1
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| SpaceX CRS-7
|
SpaceX | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Resupply | ||||
| Delivering the IDA-1 segment of the NASA Docking System | |||||||
| 22 June 01:52 |
Vega
|
Kourou ELV
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Sentinel-2A
|
ESA | Planned: Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | ||||
| 30 June 08:12 |
Proton-M/Briz-M
|
Baikonur Site 200/39
|
International Launch Services
| ||||
 Türksat 4B
|
Türksat | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| late June | PSLV-XL
|
Satish Dhawan
|
ISRO
| ||||
| DMC-3A
|
DMCii | Planned: Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | ||||
| DMC-3B
|
DMCii | Planned: Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | ||||
| DMC-3C
|
DMCii | Planned: Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | ||||
| 2nd Quarter (TBD) | Soyuz-2.1a
|
Plesetsk Site 43/4
|
RVSN RF
| ||||
| Kobalt-M
|
VKO | Planned: Low Earth | Reconnaissance | ||||
| 2nd Quarter (TBD) | Soyuz-2.1b
|
Plesetsk Site 43/4
|
RVSN RF
| ||||
| Persona
|
VKO | Planned: Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | ||||
| 2nd Quarter (TBD) | Proton-M/Briz-M
|
Baikonur Site 81/24
|
Khrunichev
| ||||
| Garpun
|
VKO | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
July | |||||||
| 2 July | Ariane 5 ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Star One C4
|
Star One | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| MSG-4
|
EUMETSAT | Planned: Geosynchronous | Meteorology | ||||
| 3 July (TBD) | Soyuz-U
|
Baikonur
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Progress M-28M
|
Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Resupply | ||||
| 14 July | Atlas V 401
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| GPS IIF-10
|
US Air Force | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| 15 July | Falcon 9 v1.1
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
 SES-9
|
SES S.A. | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| 22 July ~00:15 |
Delta IV M+(5,4)
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-37B
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| WGS-7
|
US Air Force | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| 22 July 07:27 |
Falcon 9 v1.1
|
Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Jason-3
|
NOAA/EUMETSAT | Planned: Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | ||||
| 24 July (TBD) | Soyuz-FG
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Soyuz TMA-17M
|
Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 44/45 | ||||
| Manned flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
| July | Proton-M/Blok DM-03
|
Baikonur Site 81/24
|
Khrunichev
| ||||
| Ekspress AM8
|
RSCC | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
August | |||||||
| 17 August | H-IIB
|
Tanegashima LA-Y2
|
MHI
| ||||
| HTV-5
|
JAXA | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Resupply | ||||
| 21 August | Ariane 5 ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Eutelsat 8 West B
|
Eutelsat | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| Intelsat 34
|
Intelsat | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| 27 August | Atlas V 551
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| MUOS-4
|
US Navy | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
| 27 August | Atlas V 421
|
Vandenberg SLC-3E
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| NROL-55
|
NRO | Planned: Low Earth | Reconnaissance | ||||
| August | Proton-M/Briz-M
|
Baikonur Site 200/39
|
International Launch Services
| ||||
| Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A
|
Eutelsat/ESA | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication/Data relay | ||||
| August (TBD) | Falcon 9 v1.1
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Orbcomm-2 F2
|
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | ||||
| Orbcomm-2 F5
|
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | ||||
| Orbcomm-2 F8
|
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | ||||
| Orbcomm-2 F10
|
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | ||||
| Orbcomm-2 F12
|
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | ||||
| Orbcomm-2 F13
|
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | ||||
| Orbcomm-2 F14
|
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | ||||
| Orbcomm-2 F15
|
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | ||||
| Orbcomm-2 F16
|
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | ||||
| Orbcomm-2 F17
|
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | ||||
| Orbcomm-2 F18
|
Orbcomm | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | ||||
September | |||||||
| 1 September 04:56 |
Soyuz-FG
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Soyuz TMA-18M
|
Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 45/46 | ||||
| Manned flight with three cosmonauts, including spaceflight participant Sarah Brightman and Andreas Mogensen, the first Dane in space. | |||||||
| 2 September | Falcon 9 v1.1
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| SpaceX CRS-8
|
SpaceX | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Resupply | ||||
| BEAM
|
Bigelow Aerospace | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Technology Demonstration/ISS Assembly | ||||
| 10 September | Soyuz-STB/Fregat
|
Kourou ELS
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Galileo FOC-5
|
ESA | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| Galileo FOC-6
|
ESA | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| 22 September | Atlas V 401
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| GPS IIF-11
|
US Air Force | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| September | Ariane 5 ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
 NBN-Co 1A
|
NBN Co | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
 ARSAT-2
|
AR-SAT SA | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| September | PSLV-XL
|
Satish Dhawan
|
ISRO
| ||||
| IRNSS-1E
|
ISRO | Planned: Geosynchronous | Navigation | ||||
| 3rd Quarter (TBD) | Falcon Heavy
|
Kennedy LC-39A
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| TBA
|
SpaceX | Planned: TBA | Flight Test | ||||
| 3rd Quarter (TBD) | Soyuz-2.1v/Volga
|
Plesetsk Site 43/4
|
RVSN RF
| ||||
| Kanopus-ST
|
VKO | Planned: Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
October | |||||||
| 2 October | Vega
|
Kourou ELV
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| LISA Pathfinder
|
ESA/NASA | Planned: Sun/Earth L1 | Technology Demonstration | ||||
| 17 October | Zenit-3F
|
Baikonur Site 45/1
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Electro-L No.2
|
Roskosmos | Planned: Geosynchronous | Meteorology | ||||
| 22 October | Atlas V 421
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| Mexsat-2
|
SCT | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| 22 October 08:33 |
Soyuz-2.1a
|
Baikonur
|
Roskosmos
| ||||
| Progress MS-1
|
Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Resupply | ||||
| First launch of the new Progress-MS variant. | |||||||
| October | Ariane 5 ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
 Arabsat 6B
|
Arabsat | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| GSAT-15
|
ISRO | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| October | Proton-M/Briz-M
|
Baikonur Site 81/24
|
Khrunichev
| ||||
| Ekspress AMU1
|
RSCC | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| October | Rokot/Briz-KM
|
Plesetsk Site 133/3
|
Eurockot
| ||||
| Sentinel-3A
|
ESA | Planned: Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | ||||
| October | Dnepr-1
|
Dombarovsky Site 13
|
ISC Kosmotras
| ||||
| Iridium NEXT-1
|
Iridium | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | ||||
| Iridium NEXT-2
|
Iridium | Planned: Low Earth | Communication | ||||
| October | PSLV-XL
|
Satish Dhawan
|
ISRO
| ||||
| Astrosat
|
ISRO | Planned: Low Earth | X-ray Astronomy | ||||
November | |||||||
| 19 November 21:10 |
Soyuz-FG
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
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Roskosmos
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| Soyuz TMA-19M
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Roskosmos | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 46/47 | ||||
| Manned flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
| 20 November ~02:30 |
Atlas V 401
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Cape Canaveral SLC-41
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United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| Cygnus CRS Orb-4
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Orbital ATK | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | ISS resupply | ||||
| Flight moved from Antares 130 rocket following launch failure of Cygnus CRS Orb-3. Originally scheduled for April 1, 2015.[8] | |||||||
| November (TBD) | H-IIA 202
|
Tanegashima
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MHI
| ||||
| Astro-H
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JAXA/NASA | Planned: Low Earth | X-ray Astronomy | ||||
December | |||||||
| 5 December | Falcon 9 v1.1
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| SpaceX CRS-9
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SpaceX | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Resupply | ||||
| Delivering the IDA-2 segment of the NASA Docking System | |||||||
| 9 December | Delta IV M+(5,2)
|
Vandenberg SLC-6
|
United Launch Alliance
| ||||
| NROL-45
|
NRO | Planned: Low Earth | Reconnaissance | ||||
| 25 December (NET) | Soyuz-2.1a/Volga
|
Vostochny Site 1S
|
Roscosmos
| ||||
| MVL-300
|
MSU | Planned: Low Earth (SSO) | High-energy Astronomy | ||||
| AIST-2D
|
SAU | Planned: Low Earth (SSO) | Technology | ||||
| Inaugural flight from the Vostochny Cosmodrome | |||||||
| December | Soyuz-STB/Fregat
|
Kourou ELS
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| Galileo FOC-5
|
ESA | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| Galileo FOC-6
|
ESA | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| December | PSLV-XL
|
Satish Dhawan
|
ISRO
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| IRNSS-1F
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ISRO | Planned: Geosynchronous | Navigation | ||||
| 4th Quarter | Ariane 5 ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
 Hispasat AG1
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Hispasat | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| 4th Quarter | Ariane 5 ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| EchoStar XVIII
|
EchoStar | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| 4th Quarter | Ariane 5 ECA
|
Kourou ELA-3
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| DSN-1
|
JSAT | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| 4th Quarter | Falcon 9 v1.1
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| JCSAT-14
|
JSAT | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| 4th Quarter | Falcon 9 v1.1
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Eutelsat 117 West B
|
Eutelsat | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
| ABS-2A
|
ABS | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
| 4th Quarter | H-IIA 204
|
Tanegashima LA-Y1
|
MHI
| ||||
| Telstar 12V
|
Telesat | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communication | ||||
| TBD | Proton-M/Blok DM-03
|
Baikonur Site 81/24
|
Khrunichev
| ||||
| GLONASS-M
|
VKO | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| GLONASS-M
|
VKO | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| GLONASS-M
|
VKO | Planned: Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
Deep space rendezvous
| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 January | Chang'e 5-T1 | Injection into Selenocentric orbit | Departed from Earth-Moon L2 on January 4 |
| 11 January | Cassini | 109th flyby of Titan | |
| 12 February | Cassini | 110th flyby of Titan | |
| 6 March[9] | Dawn | Enters orbit of Ceres | 1st visit to a dwarf planet |
| 16 March | Cassini | 111th flyby of Titan | |
| 30 April | MESSENGER | Impact to Mercury[10] | |
| 7 May | Cassini | 112th flyby of Titan | |
| 16 June | Cassini | Flyby of Dione | |
| 7 July | Cassini | 113th flyby of Titan | |
| 14 July | New Horizons | First flyby of Pluto and Charon | 2nd visit to a dwarf planet |
| 17 August | Cassini | Flyby of Dione | |
| 28 September | Cassini | 114th flyby of Titan | |
| 14 October | Cassini | Flyby of Enceladus | |
| 28 October | Cassini | Flyby of Enceladus | |
| November/December[11] | Hayabusa 2 | Flyby of Earth | Gravity Assist |
| 12 November[12] | Cassini | 115th flyby of Titan | |
| 3 December[13] | Procyon | Flyby of Earth | Gravity Assist en route to cancelled asteroid flyby |
| 7 December[14] | Akatsuki | Venus orbit insertion | Akatsuki's 2nd flyby of Venus and 2nd attempt at Orbit insertion |
| 19 December | Cassini | Flyby of Enceladus |
Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVAs)
| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 February 12:45 |
6 hours 41 minutes |
19:26 | Expedition 42/43 | Barry E. Wilmore
|
Rigged and routed power and data cables at the forward end of the Harmony module as part of preparations for the installation of the International Docking Adapter at PMA-2.[15] |
| 25 February 11:51 |
6 hours 43 minutes |
18:34 | Expedition 42/43 | Barry E. Wilmore
|
Completed power and data cable routing at the forward end of the Harmony module. Removed launch locks from forward and aft berthing ports of Tranquility to prepare for relocation of the Permanent Multipurpose Module and the installation of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module. Lubricated end effector of Canadarm2.[16][17] |
| 1 March 11:52 |
5 hours 38 minutes |
17:30 | Expedition 42/43 | Terry W. Virts
|
Finished cable routing, antenna and retro-reflector installation on both sides of the ISS truss and on other modules in preparation for the installation of the International Docking Adapter at PMA-2 and 3.[18][19] |
Major Orbital Debris creation events
| Date/Time (GMT) | Source | Type of Event | Number of debris objects tracked | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 February [20] | DMSP 5D2-F13[20] | Internal explosion of satellite[20] | 31+ | Possibly caused by battery explosion.[20] Debris expected to remain in orbit for decades; approximately 149 pieces.[21] |
Orbital launch summary
By country
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| India |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iran |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| People's Republic of China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russia |
9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Includes Sea Launch and Soyuz from Kourou (1) |
 United States |
9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
By rocket
By family
| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane | Europe |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas | United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon | United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-II | Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March | People's Republic of China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | Russia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-36 | Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Safir | Iran |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| SLV | India |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Universal Rocket | Russia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Europe |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By type
| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 5 | Europe |
Ariane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V | United States |
Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II | United States |
Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV | United States |
Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr | Ukraine |
R-36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 | United States |
Falcon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India |
SLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | Japan |
H-II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3 | People's Republic of China |
Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | Russia |
Universal Rocket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Safir | Iran |
Safir | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | Russia |
R-7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| UR-100 | Russia |
Universal Rocket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Europe |
Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By configuration
| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 5 ECA | Europe |
Ariane 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 421 | United States |
Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 551 | United States |
Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7320 | United States |
Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) | United States |
Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr-1 | Ukraine |
R-36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 v1.1 | United States |
Falcon 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 202 | Japan |
H-II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3C/YZ-1 | People's Republic of China |
Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Proton-M/Briz-M | Russia |
Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV XL | India |
PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rokot/Briz-KM | Russia |
UR-100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Safir-1B | Iran |
Safir | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a | Russia |
Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Russia |
Soyuz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | Russia |
Soyuz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | Russia |
Soyuz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Europe |
Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By launch site
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baikonur | Kazakhstan |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cape Canaveral | United States |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dombarovsky | Russia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kourou | France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | Russia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Satish Dhawan | India |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Semnan | Iran |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tanegashima | Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Xichang | People's Republic of China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By orbit
| Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not Achieved | Accidentally Achieved |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transatmospheric | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Low Earth | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 to ISS |
| Geosynchronous/transfer | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Medium Earth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Earth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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- ^ "Elon Musk on Twitter: "Rocket made it to drone spaceport ship, but landed hard. Close, but no cigar this time. Bodes well for the future tho."". Twitter.com. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Agni-V's maiden canister trial successful | Zee News". Zeenews.india.com. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Elon Musk at Twitter: "Ascent successful. Dragon enroute to Space Station. Rocket landed on droneship, but too hard for survival."
- ^ Oliphant, Roland (30 April 2015). "'Rocket explosion' sent Russian spacecraft into tailspin". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ Stephen Clark (28 April 2015). "Antenna snag strikes Progress cargo freighter". Spaceflight Now.
- ^ "Progress Cargo Vessel Docking With Space Station Canceled". Sputnik International. Sputnik. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Russian spacecraft Progress M-27M 'out of control'". BBC News. British Broadcasting Company. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Private Cargo Spacecraft Gets New Rocket Ride After Accident". Space.com. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Dawn Spacecraft Begins Approach to Dwarf Planet Ceres". NASA. 29 December 2014.
- ^ "From Mercury orbit, MESSENGER watches a lunar eclipse". Planetary Society. 10 October 2014.
- ^ http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/03060933-mini-mission-updates.html
- ^ http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/saturntourdates/saturntourdates2015/
- ^ http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/04131009-procyon-update.html
- ^ "Crippled space probe bound for second chance at Venus". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ "First of Three Spacewalks Complete | Space Station". Blogs.nasa.gov. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Wilmore and Virts Begin Their Second Spacewalk". NASA. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Pete Harding (25 February 2015). "EVA-30 concluded latest ISS commercial crew preparations". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Spacewalkers Install C2V2 Cables". NASA. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ Chris Bergin (1 March 2015). "Spacewalkers install new comms system for future vehicles". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d Berger, Brian; Gruss, Mike (27 February 2015). "20-year-old Military Weather Satellite Apparently Exploded in Orbit". Space News. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Gruss, Mike (6 May 2015). "DMSP-F13 Debris To Stay On Orbit for Decades". Space News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
