2013 in spaceflight

2013 in spaceflight
	The first launch of the Antares rocket occurred on April 21, 2013.
Orbital launches
First	15 January
Last	28 December
Total	81
Successes	77
Failures	3
Partial failures	1
Catalogued	78
National firsts
Satellite	Azerbaijan; Austria; Ecuador; Estonia; Jersey; Peru; Bolivia
Orbital launch	South Korea
Rockets
Maiden flights	Antares 110; Minotaur V; Epsilon; Kuaizhou; Falcon 9 v1.1; Soyuz-2.1v
Retirements	Antares 110; Falcon 9 v1.0; Naro-1
Manned flights
Orbital	5
Total travellers	15
EVAs	11
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Overview of orbital spaceflight

Manned spaceflight

Five manned orbital launches were conducted during 2013, all successfully, carrying a total of 15 astronauts into orbit. All of these missions were flown using Russian Soyuz spacecraft or the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft.

Unmanned exploration

Numerous significant milestones in robotic spaceflight occurred in 2013, including the landing of China's Chang'e 3 lander at Moon's Mare Imbrium on 14 December.

Launches

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Launch site		LSP
	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
January
15 January 16:24:59^[1]	Rokot/Briz-KM		Plesetsk Site 133/3		VKO
	Kosmos 2482 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2483 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Launch Failure
	Kosmos 2484 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Briz-KM failed around the time of spacecraft separation, resulting in the loss of one satellite
26 January 22:00	Ground Based Interceptor		Vandenberg LF-23		Missile Defense Agency
	EKV	MDA	Suborbital	Anti-ballistic missile test	26 January	Successful
	non-intercept flight test
27 January 04:40:00	H-IIA 202		Tanegashima LA-Y1		Mitsubishi
	IGS Radar 4	CSIC	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
	IGS Optical 5V	CSIC	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
27 January ~12:10	B-611		Shuangchengzi		PLA
		PLA	Suborbital	ABM target	11 January	Successful
	Target
27 January ~12:10	SC-19		Korla		PLA
		PLA	Suborbital	ABM test	11 January	Successful
	Interceptor, successful intercept
28 January	Kavoshgar		Semnan		ISA
	Pishgam	ISA	Suborbital	Biological	28 January	Successful^[2]
	Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey
29 January 22:50	Terrier Improved Orion		Wallops Island		NASA
	Lithium Release Experiments	NASA GSFC	Suborbital	Atmospheric experiments	29 January	Successful
	Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)
30 January 07:00:00	Naro-1		Naro		Khrunichev/KARI
	STSAT-2C	KARI	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	First successful launch of Naro-1, first successful South Korean launch with Russian assistance, final flight of Naro-1
31 January 01:48:00	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
31 January 01:48:00	TDRS-K	NASA	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
February
1 February 06:56:00	Zenit-3SL		Odyssey		Sea Launch
	Intelsat 27	Intelsat	Intended: Geosynchronous	Communication	+40 seconds	Launch failure
	First stage failure, impacted ocean at 40 seconds after launch. Accident caused by failure of the first stage hydraulic power supply unit pump at T+3.9s, which lead to loss of engine gimbal control.^[3]
6 February 16:04:24	Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat		Baikonur Site 31/6		Starsem
	Globalstar M078	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Globalstar M093	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Globalstar M094	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Globalstar M095	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Globalstar M096	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Globalstar M097	Globalstar	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
7 February 08:21	Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka		Poker Flat		NASA
7 February 08:21	VISIONS	NASA GSFC	Suborbital	Auroral research	7 February	Successful
7 February 21:36:07	Ariane 5ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a	AMAKA	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Amazonas 3	Hispasat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
11 February 14:41:46	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
11 February 14:41:46	Progress M-18M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	26 July	Successful
11 February 18:02:00	Atlas V 401		Vandenberg SLC-3E		United Launch Alliance
11 February 18:02:00	Landsat DCM	USGS	Sun-synchronous	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
13 February 09:10	MRBTM		Kauai		MDA
		MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	13 February	Successful
	SM-3 Block 1A target
13 February 09:15	RIM-161C Standard Missile 3 Block 1A		USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	13 February	Successful
	FTM-20, successful intercept
15 February 16:34	Terrier Improved Orion		White Sands		NASA
	Technology Experiments	NASA GSFC/WFF	Suborbital	Technology	15 February	Successful
	Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi) ?
25 February 05:52:31	Arrow III		Negev		IAI
		IAI/IDF	Suborbital	ABM Test	25 February	Successful
	Test flight of the Arrow-III
25 February 12:31	PSLV-CA		Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
	SARAL	ISRO/CNES	Low Earth	Oceanography	In orbit	Operational
	Sapphire	DND	Low Earth	Space surveillance	In orbit	Operational
	NEOSSat	CSA	Low Earth	Astronomy	In orbit	Operational
	UniBRITE-1	University of Vienna	Low Earth	Astronomy	In orbit	Operational
	TUGSAT-1	TU Graz	Low Earth	Astronomy	In orbit	Operational
	AAUSAT3	Aalborg	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	STRaND-1	SSTL	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	TUGSAT-1 is the first Austrian satellite
March
1 March 15:10:13	Falcon 9 v1.0		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
1 March 15:10:13	SpaceX CRS-2	SpaceX	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	26 March 16:34	Successful
11 March 06:10	Terrier-Lynx		Wallops Island		DoD
	Shark	DoD	Suborbital	Radar target	11 March	Successful
	Apogee: ~300 kilometres (190 mi)
19 March 21:21:00	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
19 March 21:21:00	USA-241 (SBIRS-GEO 2)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Missile defence	In orbit	Operational
26 March 19:06:48	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
26 March 19:06:48	Satmex 8	Satmex	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
28 March 20:43:20	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-08M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 35/36	11 September 02:58	Successful
	Manned flight
April
4 April 21:55	Tianying 3E		Hainan		CNSA
	Kunpeng-1	CSSAR	Suborbital	Environment monitoring	4 April	Successful
	Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi)
7 April 04:55	Agni-II		ITR IC-4		Indian Army
		Indian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	7 April	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
10 April	Shaheen-IA		Sonmiani		ASFC
		ASFC	Suborbital	Test flight	10 April	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 April 04:25	VSB-30		Esrange		EuroLaunch
	TEXUS-50	DLR/ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity	12 April	Successful
	Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi)
15 April 18:36:00	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
15 April 18:36:00	Anik G1	Telesat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
19 April 10:00:00	Soyuz-2.1a		Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos
	Bion-M No.1	Roskosmos	Low Earth	Biological science	19 May 03:12	Successful
	AIST No.2	SSAU	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Dove 2	Cosmogia	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	BeeSat 2	TU Berlin	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	BeeSat 3	TU Berlin	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	SOMP	TU Dresden	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	OSSI-1	OSSI	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
21 April 08:00	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	SLICE	CU Boulder	Suborbital	Astronomy	21 April	Successful
	Apogee: 318 kilometres (198 mi)?
21 April 21:00:02	Antares 110		MARS LP-0A		Orbital Sciences
	Cygnus Mass Simulator	Orbital Sciences/NASA	Low Earth	Test flight	In orbit	Successful
	Alexander (PhoneSat-2.0)	NASA	Low Earth	Technology	27 April	Operational
	Graham (PhoneSat-1.0)	NASA	Low Earth	Technology	27 April	Operational
	Bell (PhoneSat-1.0)	NASA	Low Earth	Technology	27 April	Operational
	Dove 1	Cosmogia	Low Earth	Technology	27 April	Operational
	Maiden flight of Antares, COTS risk reduction flight
23 April 17:30	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	EUNIS	NASA GSFC	Suborbital	Solar research	23 April	Successful
	Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)?
24 April 10:12:16	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
24 April 10:12:16	Progress M-19M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	19 June	Successful
26 April 04:13:04	Long March 2D		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		SAST
	Gaofen 1	CNSA	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
	TurkSat-3USat	ITU	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	NEE-01 Pegaso	EXA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	CubeBug-1	INVAP	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	NEE-01 Pegaso is the first Ecuadorian satellite
26 April 05:23:41	Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat		Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
26 April 05:23:41	Kosmos 2485 (GLONASS-M)	VKO	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
May
1 May 07:38	Terrier Improved Orion		Roi-Namur		NASA
	MOSC	NASA/Air Force Research Lab	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	1 May	Successful
	Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi)
1 May 16:06:04	Long March 3B/E		Xichang LA-2		CALT
1 May 16:06:04	Zhongxing 11	China Satcom	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
5 May 08:30	M51		Le Vigilant, Audierne Bay		DGA/Marine nationale
5 May 08:30		DGA/Marine nationale	Suborbital	Test flight	5 May	Launch failure
7 May 02:06:31	Vega		Kourou ELV		Arianespace
	Proba-V	ESA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	VNREDSat 1A	VAST	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
	ESTCube-1	Tartu	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ESTCube-1 is the first Estonian satellite
7 May 07:39:00	Terrier-Oriole		Roi-Namur		NASA
	EVEX	University of Illinois	Suborbital	Atmospheric	7 May	Successful
	Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ?
7 May 07:40:30	Terrier-Improved Malemute		Roi-Namur		NASA
	EVEX	University of Illinois	Suborbital	Atmospheric	7 May	Successful
	Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi) ?
9 May 07:23	Terrier Improved Orion		Roi-Namur		NASA
	MOSC	NASA/Air Force Research Lab	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	9 May	Successful
	Apogee: ~189 kilometres (117 mi)
11 May 05:00	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	FORTIS	JHU	Suborbital	Astronomy	11 May	Successful
	Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)?
13 May 12:58			Xichang
	Kunpeng-7	CNSA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	13 May	Successful
	Apogee: 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi)
14 May 16:02:00	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
14 May 16:02:00	Eutelsat 3D	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
15 May 21:38:00	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
15 May 21:38:00	USA-242 (GPS IIF-4)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
16 May 03:25	ARAV-C		Kauai		MDA
		MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	16 May	Successful
	SM-3 Block 1B target
16 May 03:30	RIM-161C Standard Missile 3 Block 1B		USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	16 May	Successful
	FTM-19, successful intercept
22 May 13:27	LGM-30G Minuteman III		Vandenberg LF-04		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	22 May	Successful
	GT207GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
25 May 00:27:00	Delta IV-M+ (5,4)		Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		United Launch Alliance
25 May 00:27:00	USA-243 (WGS-5)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
28 May 20:31:24	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-09M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 36/37	11 November 02:49	Successful
	Manned flight
June
3 June 09:18:31	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
3 June 09:18:31	SES-6	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
5 June	Sounding Rocket VIII		Jiu Peng Air Base		NSPO
		NSPO	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	5 June	Successful
	Apogee: ~280 kilometres (170 mi)
5 June 21:52:11	Ariane 5ES		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
5 June 21:52:11	Albert Einstein ATV	ESA	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	28 October	Successful
6 June 03:05	Black Brant XII		Wallops Island		NASA
	CIBER	Caltech	Suborbital	Astronomy	6 June	Successful
	Apogee: 577 kilometres (359 mi)
6 June 17:45	RS-26 Rubezh		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
6 June 17:45		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
7 June 18:37:59	Soyuz-2.1b		Plesetsk Site 43/4		VKO
7 June 18:37:59	Kosmos 2486 (Persona)	VKO	Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
11 June 09:38:02	Long March 2F		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1		CALT
	Shenzhou 10	CASC	Low Earth (Tiangong-1)	Technology	26 June 00:07	Successful
	China's fifth manned spaceflight mission (2 men, 1 woman astronaut) to Tiangong-1 space lab.
20 June 09:30	Terrier-Improved Orion		Wallops Island		NASA
	RockOn	CU Boulder	Suborbital	Student experiments	20 June	Successful
	Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi)
21 June 13:57	SpaceLoft XL		Spaceport America		UP Aerospace
	FOP-1	NASA	Suborbital	Student experiments	21 June	Successful
	Mission SL-7, Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi), successfully recovered
25 June 17:28:48	Soyuz-2.1b		Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos
25 June 17:28:48	Resurs-P No.1	Roskosmos	Low Earth	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
25 June 19:27:03	Soyuz-STB/Fregat		Kourou ELS		Arianespace
	O3b PFM	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	O3b FM2	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	O3b FM4	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	O3b FM5	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
27 June 16:53:00	Strela		Baikonur Site 175/59		Roskosmos
27 June 16:53:00	Kosmos 2487 (Kondor No.202)	Roskosmos	Low Earth	Radar imaging^[4]	In orbit	Operational
27 June 23:52	VS-30		Andøya		DLR
	WADIS-1	DLR	Suborbital	Atmospheric	27 June	Successful
	Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi), 12 Super Loki meteorological rockets were also launched
28 June 02:27:46	Pegasus-XL		Stargazer, Vandenberg		Orbital Sciences
28 June 02:27:46	IRIS	NASA	Low Earth	Solar astronomy	In orbit	Operational
July
1 July 18:11	PSLV-XL		Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
1 July 18:11	IRNSS-1A	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
2 July 02:38:22	Proton-M/DM-03 Enhanced		Baikonur Site 81/24		Roskosmos
	Uragan-M No.48	VKO	Intended: Medium Earth	Navigation	2 July	Launch failure
	Uragan-M No.49	VKO	Intended: Medium Earth	Navigation
	Uragan-M No.50	VKS	Intended: Medium Earth	Navigation
	First stage guidance failure due to angular velocity sensors installed upside down, rocket crashed near launch pad^[5]
4 July 14:31:00	Black Brant VB		Wallops LA-2		NASA
	Daytime Dynamo	NASA GSFC	Suborbital	Geospace	4 July	Successful
	Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
4 July 14:31:15	Terrier Improved Orion		Wallops LA-2		NASA
	Daytime Dynamo	NASA GSFC	Suborbital	Geospace	4 July	Successful
	Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
5 July 18:29	UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2)		Meck		MDA
5 July 18:29		MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	5 July	Successful
5 July 18:35	Ground Based Interceptor		Vandenberg LF-23		MDA
		MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	5 July	Spacecraft failure
	FTG-07, intercept failed, EKV likely failed to separate from booster
12 July	Jericho III		Palmachim		Israeli Air Force
12 July		Israeli Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 July	Successful
15 July 05:53	VS-30		Esrange		EuroLaunch
	MAPHEUS-4	DLR	Suborbital	Technology	15 July	Successful
	Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
15 July 09:27:03	Long March 2C		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		CALT
15 July 09:27:03	Shijian 11-05	CNSA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
19 July 13:00:00	Atlas V 551		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
19 July 13:00:00	MUOS-2	US Navy	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
19 July 23:37:55	Long March 4C		Taiyuan LA-9		SAST
	Shijian 15	CNSA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Shiyan 7	CNSA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Chuang Xin 3	CNSA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
20 July 14:00:00	S-310		Uchinoura		JAXA
		JAXA/KU/HU/KUT/TU/TPU/ TU/UT/NU/CU/GSFC	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	20 July	Successful
	Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
20 July 14:57:00	S-520		Uchinoura		JAXA
		JAXA/KU/HU/KUT/TU/TPU/ TU/UT/NU/CU/GSFC	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	20 July	Successful
	Apogee: 316 kilometres (196 mi)
25 July 19:54:07	Ariane 5ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL)	ESA/Inmarsat	Geosynchronous	Technology/Communication	In orbit	Operational
	INSAT-3D	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
	First Alphabus satellite
27 July 20:45:08	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos
27 July 20:45:08	Progress M-20M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	11 February 2014	Successful
August
3 August 19:48:46	H-IIB 304		Tanegashima LA-Y2		Mitsubishi
	Kounotori 4	JAXA	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	7 September	Successful
	TechEdSat-3	NASA Ames	Low Earth	Technology	16 January 2014
	Pico Dragon	VNSC	Low Earth	Technology	28 February 2014
	ArduSat-1	NanoSatisfi Inc.	Low Earth	Technology	16 April 2014
	ArduSat-X	NanoSatisfi Inc.	Low Earth	Technology	15 April 2014	Operational
8 August 00:29:00	Delta IV-M+ (5,4)		Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		United Launch Alliance
8 August 00:29:00	USA-244 (WGS-6)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
8 August 18:10	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	VERIS	NRL	Suborbital	Solar research	8 August	Successful
	Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)?
12 August 03:45	Prithvi II		Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3		DRDO
		DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	12 August	Successful
	Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 August 10:00	Terrier-Improved Malemute		Wallops Island		NASA
	RockSat-X	NASA	Suborbital	Student experiments	13 August	Successful
	Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)?
22 August 14:39:13	Dnepr-1		Dombarovsky Site 13		ISC Kosmotras
22 August 14:39:13	KOMPSat-5 (Arirang-5)	KARI	Low Earth	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
28 August 18:03:00	Delta IV-H		Vandenberg SLC-6		United Launch Alliance
	USA-245 (KH-11)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Imaging ^[6]	In orbit	Operational
	NRO Launch 65, final KH-11 satellite
29 August 20:30:07	Ariane 5ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1	Eutelsat / Es'hailSat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	GSAT-7	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
31 August 20:05:00	Zenit-3SLB		Baikonur Site 45/1		SIS
31 August 20:05:00	Amos-4	SCL	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
September
1 September 19:16	Long March 4C		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		SAST
	Yaogan 17A	CNSA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
	Yaogan 17B	CNSA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
	Yaogan 17C	CNSA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
3 September 06:16	Silver Sparrow		F-15 Eagle, Israel		IAF
		Israeli Air Force	Suborbital	ABM target	3 September	Successful
	Arrow-3 tracking target, Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 September 05:20	RSM-56 Bulava		K-550 Aleksandr Nevskiy, White Sea		VMF
		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	6 September	Launch failure
	Second stage failure
7 September 03:27:00	Minotaur V		MARS LP-0B		Orbital Sciences
	LADEE	NASA	Selenocentric	Lunar orbiter	18 April 2014 04:30	Successful
	Maiden flight of Minotaur V, first Lunar launch from MARS
10 September	UGM-133 Trident II D5		USS Tennessee, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	10 September	Successful
	Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
10 September	UGM-133 Trident II D5		USS Tennessee, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	10 September	Successful
	Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
10 September	eMRBM		C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean		MDA
		MDA/IMDO	Suborbital	ABM target	10 September	Successful
	Target for THAAD, successful intercept
10 September	MRBM		Wake Island		MDA
		MDA/IMDO	Suborbital	ABM target	10 September	Successful
	Target for SM-3, successful intercept
10 September	Standard Missile 3 Block 1A		USS Decatur (DDG-73), Pacific Ocean		US Navy
	FTO-01	US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	10 September	Successful
	Intercepted target missile
10 September	THAAD		Meck Island		US Army
	FTO-01	US Army/MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	10 September	Successful
	Intercepted target missile
10 September	THAAD		Meck Island		US Army
	FTO-01	US Army/MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	10 September	Successful
	Back-up interceptor for SM-3
11 September 23:23:04	Rokot/Briz-KM		Plesetsk Site 133/3		VKO
	Gonets M-14	Gonets SatCom	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Gonets M-16	Gonets SatCom	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Gonets M-17	Gonets SatCom	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
12 September	UGM-133 Trident II D5		USS Tennessee, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	12 September	Successful
	Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
12 September	UGM-133 Trident II D5		USS Tennessee, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	12 September	Successful
	Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
14 September 05:00:00	Epsilon		Uchinoura		JAXA
	Hisaki (SPRINT-A)	JAXA	Low Earth	Astronomy	In orbit	Operational
	Maiden flight of the Epsilon rocket
15 September 09:20	Agni-V		Integrated Test Range		DRDO
		DRDO	Suborbital	Test flight	15 September	Successful
	Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), second flight of Agni-V
18 September 08:10:00	Atlas V 531		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
18 September 08:10:00	USA-246 (AEHF-3)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
18 September 11:15	VS-30/Improved Orion		Andøya		DLR
	Scramspace	University of Queensland	Suborbital	Technology	18 September	Launch failure
	Hypersonic research experiment, first stage failure of launch vehicle
18 September 14:58:02	Antares 110		MARS LP-0A		Orbital Sciences
	Cygnus 1 S.S. G. David Low	Orbital Sciences/NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics/test flight	23 October 18:16	Successful
	Maiden flight of Cygnus, COTS demonstration flight, final flight of Antares 110
19 September 00:30	ARAV-C++		Kauai		MDA
		MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	19 September	Successful
	SM-3 Block 1B target
19 September 00:32 ?	RIM-161C Standard Missile 3 Block 1B		USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	19 September	Successful
	FTM-21, successful intercept
19 September 00:32 ?	RIM-161C Standard Missile 3 Block 1B		USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	19 September	Successful
	FTM-21, Back-up interceptor
22 September 10:01	LGM-30G Minuteman III		Vandenberg LF-10		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	22 September	Successful
	GT209GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
23 September 03:07:11	Long March 4C		Taiyuan LA-9		SAST
23 September 03:07:11	Fengyun 3C	CMA	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
25 September 04:37^[7]	Kuaizhou		Jiuquan		CASIC
	Kuaizhou-1	CAS	Low Earth	Optical imaging	In orbit	Operational
	Maiden flight of Kuaizhou
25 September 20:58:50	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-10M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 37/38	11 March 2014 03:24	Successful
	Manned flight
26 September 10:33	LGM-30G Minuteman III		Vandenberg LF-09		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	26 September	Successful
	GT208GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
29 September 16:00:00	Falcon 9 v1.1		Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
	CASSIOPE	MDA Corporation	Low Earth	Communication/science^[8]	In orbit	Operational
	CUSat^[9]	Cornell	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	DANDE^[9]	CU-Boulder	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	POPACS-1^[9]	Drexel	Low Earth	Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational
	POPACS-2^[9]	Drexel	Low Earth	Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational
	POPACS-3^[9]	Drexel	Low Earth	Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational
	Maiden flight of Falcon 9 v1.1
29 September 21:38:10	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
29 September 21:38:10	Astra 2E	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
October
4 October 05:33	ARAV-ER		Kauai		MDA
		MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	4 October	Successful
	SM-3 Block 1B target
4 October 05:37 ?	RIM-161C Standard Missile 3 Block 1B		USS Lake Erie, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	4 October	Successful
	FTM-22, successful intercept
7 October 03:45	Prithvi II		Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3		DRDO
		DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	7 October	Successful
	Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
8 October 06:50	Prithvi II		Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3		DRDO
		DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	8 October	Successful
	Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
10 October 13:39	RS-12M Topol		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	10 October	Successful
	Test of a new experimental reentry vehicle
21 October 10:00^[10]	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	EVE	CU Boulder	Suborbital	SDO calibration	21 October	Successful
	Apogee: 273 kilometres (170 mi)
25 October 03:50:03	Long March 4B		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		SAST
25 October 03:50:03	Shijian 16	CNSA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
25 October 18:08:54	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
25 October 18:08:54	Sirius FM-6	Sirius Satellite Radio	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
29 October 02:50:04	Long March 2C		Taiyuan LC-9		CALT
29 October 02:50:04	Yaogan 18	CNSA	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
30 October	RT-2PM Topol		Plesetsk		RVSN
30 October		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
30 October	R-36M2 Voyevoda		Dombarovsky		RVSN
30 October		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
30 October	R-29RMU Sineva		K-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea		VMF
30 October		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
30 October	R-29R Volna		K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk		VMF
30 October		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
November
3 November 09:25	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	X-ray Quantum Calorimeter	UW-Madison	Suborbital	X-ray astronomy	3 November	Successful
	Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi)
5 November 09:08 ^[11]	PSLV-XL		Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
	Mars Orbiter Mission	ISRO	Areocentric orbit	Mars orbiter	In orbit	Operational
	India's first interplanetary mission
7 November 04:14:15	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-11M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 38/39	14 May 2014 01:58	Successful
	Manned flight
8 November	Agni-I		Integrated Test Range		IDRDL
		IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	8 November	Successful
	Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)?
11 November 23:46:00	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 81/24		Khrunichev
11 November 23:46:00	Raduga-1M 3	VKS	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
12 November 16:15	SpaceLoft XL		Spaceport America		UP Aerospace
	FOP-2	NASA	Suborbital	Six technology experiments	12 November	Successful
	Mission SL-8, Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi), successfully recovered
18 November 18:28:00	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	MAVEN	NASA	Planned: Areocentric orbit	Martian research and remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
	NASA space probe to study the Martian atmosphere^[12]
20 November 01:15:00	Minotaur I		MARS LP-0B		Orbital Sciences
	ORS-3	ORS	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	STPSat 3	USAF STP	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ORSES	ORS	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ORS Tech 1	ORS	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ORS Tech 2	ORS	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Prometheus 1A	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Prometheus 1B	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Prometheus 2A	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Prometheus 2B	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Prometheus 3A	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Prometheus 3B	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Prometheus 4A	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Prometheus 4B	SOCOM	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	SENSE-1	USAF SMC	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	SENSE-2	USAF SMC	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Firefly	NASA/NRO	Low Earth	Atmospheric	In orbit	Operational
	Horus (STARE-B)	LLNL	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Black Knight	West Point	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	NPS-SCAT	NPS	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	DragonSat-1	Drexel	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	COPPER	St. Louis	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ChargerSat-1	UAH	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	TJ³Sat	TJHSST	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Trailblazer 1	UNM	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Vermont Lunar CubeSat	Vermont	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	SwampSat	UFL	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	CAPE-2	Louisiana	Low Earth	Technology	23 October 2014
	Ho'oponopono 2	Hawaii	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	KySat-2	Kentucky/Morehead	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	PhoneSat-2.4	NASA Ames	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ORS-3 will remain attached to upper stage
20 November 03:31:04	Long March 4C		Taiyuan LC-9		SAST
20 November 03:31:04	Yaogan 19	CNSA	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
20 November 11:40	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	FORTIS	JHU	Suborbital	UV astronomy	20 November	Successful
	Studied spectra of comet ISON, apogee: 277 kilometres (172 mi)
21 November 07:10:11	Dnepr		Dombarovsky Site 370/13		ISC Kosmotras
	DubaiSat-2	EIAST	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	STSAT-3	KARI	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	SkySat-1	Skybox Imaging	Low Earth	Earth imaging	In orbit	Operational
	WNISAT-1	Weather News Inc.	Low Earth	Weather	In orbit	Operational
	Lem (BRITE-PL)	PAS	Low Earth	Astronomy	In orbit	Operational
	AprizeSat-7	AprizeSat	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	AprizeSat-8	AprizeSat	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	UniSat-5	La Sapienza	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Delfi-n3Xt	TU-Delft	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Dove 3	Planet Labs	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Dove 4	Planet Labs	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Triton 1	ISIS-BV	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	KHUSat-1 (CINEMA-2)	KHU	Low Earth	Space Weather	In orbit	Operational
	KHUSat-2 (CINEMA-3)	KHU	Low Earth	Space Weather	In orbit	Operational
	CubeBug-2	INVAP	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	GOMX-1	GOMSpace	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	NEE-02 Krysaor	EXA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	FUNCube-1	AMSAT-UK/NL	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	HiNCube	Narvik	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ZACUBE-1	CPUT	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ICube-1	PIST	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	HumSat-D	Vigo	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	PUCPSat-1	PUCP	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Pocket-PUCP	PUCP	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	UWE-3	Würzburg	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	BeakerSat-1	Morehead	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	QubeScout-1	UMBC	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	WREN	STADOKO UG	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	$50SAT	Morehead	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	First-MOVE	TU-Munich	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Velox-P2	NTU	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	OPTOS	INTA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	BPA-3	Hartron-Arkos	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
22 November 12:02:29	Rokot/Briz-KM		Plesetsk Site 133/3		Eurockot
	Swarm A	ESA	Low Earth	Magnetospheric	In orbit	Operational
	Swarm B	ESA	Low Earth	Magnetospheric	In orbit	Operational
	Swarm C	ESA	Low Earth	Magnetospheric	In orbit	Operational
25 November 02:12:04	Long March 2D		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		CNSA
25 November 02:12:04	Shiyan Weixing 5	CNSA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
25 November 20:53:06	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos
25 November 20:53:06	Progress M-21M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	9 June 2014	Successful
27 November 03:50^[13]	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	VeSpR	Boston University	Suborbital	UV astronomy	27 November	Successful
	Venus Spectral Rocket Experiment, apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)
December
1 December 17:30:00 ^[15]	Long March 3B		Xichang LA-2		CNSA
	Chang'e 3	CNSA	Selenocentric	Lunar lander	14 December 13:12	Operational
	Yutu	CNSA	Selenocentric	Lunar rover	14 December 13:12	Operational
	China's first lunar rover, and the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon since the Soviet Luna 24 mission in 1976.^[14]
3 December	Prithvi II		Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3		DRDO
		DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	3 December	Successful
	Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
3 December 22:41:00	Falcon 9 v1.1		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	SES-8	SES World Skies	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	First launch of Falcon 9 v1.1 from CCAFS; first SpaceX launch targeting GEO
6 December 07:14:30	Atlas V 501		Vandenberg SLC-3E		United Launch Alliance
	USA-247 (Topaz)	NRO	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
	ALICE	AFIT	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	SMDC-ONE 2.3	US Army	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	SMDC-ONE 2.4	US Army	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	SNaP	US Army	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	TacSat-6	ORS	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	FIREBIRD A	Montana State	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	FIREBIRD B	Montana State	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	AeroCube-5A	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	AeroCube-5B	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	CUNYSAT 1	CUNY	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	IPEX	NASA JPL	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	M-Cubed 2	Michigan	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	NRO Launch 39
8 December 12:12:00	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
8 December 12:12:00	Inmarsat 5-F1	Inmarsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
9 December 03:26	Long March 4B		Taiyuan LC-9		CNSA
	CBERS-3	CASC/INPE	Intended: Low Earth (Sun-synchronous)	Remote sensing	9 December	Launch failure
	Third stage shutdown 11 seconds too early
14 December	Shahab-1		Semnan		ISA
	Kavoshgar Pazhuhesh	ISA	Suborbital	Biological	14 December	Successful
	Apogee: 120 kilometres (72 miles), carried a rhesus monkey
17 December 12:36	LGM-30G Minuteman III		Vandenberg LF-04		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	17 December	Successful
	GT210GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
19 December 09:12:19	Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT		Kourou ELS		Arianespace
19 December 09:12:19	Gaia	ESA	Earth/Sun L₂	Astronomy	In orbit	Operational
20 December 16:42:04	Long March 3B/E		Xichang LA-2		CALT
20 December 16:42:04	Túpac Katari 1	ABE	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
23 December 11:28	Agni-III		ITR IC-4		Indian Army
		Indian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	23 December	Successful
	Apogee: 350 kilometres (220 mi)
24 December 07:00	RS-24 Yars		Plesetsk		RVSN
24 December 07:00		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 December	Successful
25 December 00:31:55	Rokot/Briz-KM		Plesetsk Site 133/3		VKO
	Kosmos 2488 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2489 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2490 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2491	VKO	Low Earth	Technology/Satellite Inspection (?)	In orbit	Operational
26 December 10:49:56	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 81/24		Khrunichev
26 December 10:49:56	Ekspress AM-5	RSCC	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
27 December 17:30	RS-12M Topol		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
27 December 17:30		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	27 December	Successful
28 December 12:30:00	Soyuz-2.1v/Volga		Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
	Aist 1	SSAU	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2492 (SKRL-756-1)	RVSN RF	Low Earth	Radar calibration	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2493 (SKRL-756-2)	RVSN RF	Low Earth	Radar calibration	In orbit	Operational
	Maiden flight of Soyuz-2.1v

Deep space rendezvous

Date (UTC)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
16 February	Cassini	90th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,978 kilometres (1,229 mi).
9 March	Cassini	4th flyby of Rhea	Closest approach: 997 kilometres (620 mi). Last Cassini flyby of Rhea.
5 April	Cassini	91st flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
12 April	Cassini	Flyby of Polydeuces	Closest approach: 115,000 kilometres (71,000 mi).
23 May	Cassini	92nd flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 970 kilometres (600 mi).
10 July	Cassini	93rd flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 964 kilometres (599 mi).
26 July	Cassini	94th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
12 September	Cassini	95th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
6 October	LADEE	Injection into Selenocentric orbit	Preliminary orbit was 269 kilometres (167 mi) x 15,772 kilometres (9,800 mi), inclined 157 deg to the equator.
9 October	Juno	Flyby of Earth	Gravity assist, closest approach: 552 kilometres (343 mi).
13 October	Cassini	96th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 961 kilometres (597 mi).
30 November	Cassini	97th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 870 kilometres (540 mi).
6 December	Chang'e 3	Injection into Selenocentric orbit	Preliminary orbit was 100 kilometres (62 mi), reduced to 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) on 10 December.
14 December	Chang'e 3	Landing at Mare Imbrium	First Chinese lunar soft lander and rover.
28 December	Mars Express	Flyby of Phobos	Closest approach: 45 kilometres (28 mi).

Extra-Vehicular Activity

Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Remarks
19 April 14:03	6 hours 38 minutes	20:41	Expedition 35/36 ISS Pirs	Pavel Vinogradov Roman Romanenko	Installed the Obstanovka plasma waves and ionosphere experiment to the exterior of the Zvezda service module. Also replaced a faulty retro-reflector device used as navigational aids for the Automatic Transfer Vehicle and retrieved the Biorisk microbe exposure experiment. An attempt to retrieve the Vinoslivost materials sample experiment failed when it was accidentally dropped while being taken back to the Pirs module airlock.^[16]^[17]
11 May 12:44	5 hours 30 minutes	18:14	Expedition 35/36 ISS Quest	Christopher Cassidy Thomas Marshburn	Replaced the 2B Pump Flow Control Subassembly (PFCS) on the Port 6 truss in attempting to locate the source of an ammonia coolant leak on the Port 6 truss Photo Voltaic Thermal Control System (PVTCS).^[18]^[19]
24 June 13:32	6 hours 34 minutes	20:06	Expedition 36/37 ISS Pirs	Fyodor Yurchikhin Aleksandr Misurkin	Replaced a fluid flow regulator on the Zarya module, testing of the Kurs docking system on the station ahead of the arrival of a new Russian module, installing the “Indicator” experiment, installing gap spanners on to the outside of the station and photographing the multilayer insulation (MLI) protecting the Russian segment from micrometeoroids and taking samples from the exterior surface of the pressure hull underneath the MLI to identify signs of pressure hull material microscopic deterioration.^[20]^[21]
9 July 12:02	6 hours 7 minutes	18:09	Expedition 36/37 ISS Quest	Christopher Cassidy Luca Parmitano	Replaced a failed Space-to-Ground Transmitter Receiver Controller and the Mobile Base Camera Light Pan-Tilt Assembly, retrieved the MISSE-8 and ORMatE-III experiments, photographed the AMS-02, moved two Radiator Grapple Bars to either sides of the truss, routed power cables to support the addition of the new Russian MLM and installed a multi-layer insulation cover to protect the docking interface of PMA-2.^[22]^[23]
16 July 11:57	1 hours 32 minutes	13:29	Expedition 36/37 ISS Quest	Christopher Cassidy Luca Parmitano	Installed a Y-bypass jumper on power lines on the Z1 truss, routing 1553 data cables for a grapple fixture and Ethernet cables for a future Russian station module. The spacewalk was then cut short after Parmitano reported excess water leaking inside his helmet.^[24]^[25]^[26]
16 August 14:36	7 hours 29 minutes	22:05	Expedition 36/37 ISS Pirs	Fyodor Yurchikhin Aleksandr Misurkin	Routed power and ethernet cables for later attachment to the future Nauka module. Also installed connectors between modules and a material science experiment.^[27]^[28]
22 August 11:34	5 hours 58 minutes	17:32	Expedition 36/37 ISS Pirs	Fyodor Yurchikhin Aleksandr Misurkin	Removed a laser communication and installed an EVA work station and camera pointing platform outside the Zvezda service module, inspection and tightening of various antenna covers on Zvezda, and installed new spacewalk aids.^[29]^[30]
9 November 14:34	5 hours 50 minutes	20:24	Expedition 37/38 ISS Pirs	Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky	Took the Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games to the outside of ISS. They also continued work on an extravehicular activity workstation and biaxial pointing platform by removing launch brackets and bolts, as well as retrieving an experimental package. The planned installation of a foot restraint on the mounting seat of the workstation was deferred to a future spacewalk after the spacewalkers noticed some issues with its alignment.^[31]^[32]
21 December 12:01	5 hours 28 minutes	17:29	Expedition 38/39 ISS Quest	Richard Mastracchio Michael S. Hopkins	Removed ammonia fluid lines from Active Thermal Control System pump module; removed pump module from starboard truss and stowed it on Payload Orbital Replacement Unit Accommodation.^[33]
24 December 11:53	7 hours 30 minutes	19:23	Expedition 38/39 ISS Quest	Richard Mastracchio Michael S. Hopkins	Retrieved spare ammonia pump module, installed it on starboard truss, and connected it to Loop A of Active Thermal Control System.^[34]^[35]
27 December 13:00	8 hours 7 minutes	21:07	Expedition 38/39 ISS Pirs	Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky	Attempted installation of 2 HD cameras for commercial Earth observation on the outside of the Zvezda module, cancelled after one of the cameras failed to provide data to the ground during testing. Also installed and jettisoned experimental equipment outside the Russian segment. Longest Russian EVA in history.^[36]^[37]

Orbital launch summary

By country

	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
China	15	14	0	0
Europe	5	5	0	0
India	3	3	0	0
Japan	3	3	0	0
South Korea	1	1	0	0	With Russian assistance
Russia / CIS	35	32	2	1	Includes 2 Soyuz launches from Kourou and 1 Zenit from Sea Launch
United States	19	19	0	0

By rocket

By family

Family	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Angara	Russia	1	1	0	0
Antares	United States	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight
Ariane	Europe	4	4	0	0
Atlas	United States	8	8	0	0
Delta	United States	3	3	0	0
Epsilon	Japan	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Falcon	United States	3	3	0	0
H-II	Japan	2	2	0	0
Kuaizhou	People's Republic of China	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March	People's Republic of China	14	13	1	0
Minotaur	United States	2	2	0	0
Pegasus	United States	1	1	0	0
PSLV	India	3	3	0	0
R-7	Russia	16	16	0	0
R-36	Ukraine	2	2	0	0
Universal Rocket	Russia	15	13	1	1
Vega	Europe	1	1	0	0
Zenit	Ukraine / Russia	2	1	1	0

By type

Rocket	Country	Family	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Antares	USA	Antares	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight
Ariane 5	Europe	Ariane	4	4	0	0
Atlas V	United States	Atlas	8	8	0	0
Delta IV	United States	Delta	3	3	0	0
Dnepr	Ukraine	R-36	2	2	0	0
Epsilon	Japan	Epsilon	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Falcon 9	United States	Falcon	3	3	0	0
H-IIA	Japan	H-II	1	1	0	0
H-IIB	Japan	H-II	1	1	0	0
Kuaizhou	People's Republic of China	Kuaizhou	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March 2	People's Republic of China	Long March	5	5	0	0
Long March 3	People's Republic of China	Long March	3	3	0	0
Long March 4	People's Republic of China	Long March	6	5	1	0
Minotaur I	United States	Minotaur	1	1	0	0
Minotaur IV	United States	Minotaur	1	1	0	0
Naro	Russia / South Korea	Angara	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Pegasus-XL	United States	Pegasus	1	1	0	0
PSLV	India	PSLV	3	3	0	0
Proton	Russia	Universal Rocket	10	9	1	0
Soyuz	Russia	R-7	8	8	0	0
Soyuz-2	Russia	R-7	8	8	0	0
UR-100	Russia	Universal Rocket	5	4	0	1
Vega	Europe	Vega	1	1	0	0
Zenit	Ukraine / Russia	Zenit	2	1	1	0

By configuration

Rocket	Country	Type	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Antares 110	USA	Antares	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight
Ariane 5 ECA	Europe	Ariane 5	3	3	0	0
Ariane 5 ES	Europe	Ariane 5	1	1	0	0
Atlas V 401	United States	Atlas V	5	5	0	0
Atlas V 501	United States	Atlas V	1	1	0	0
Atlas V 531	United States	Atlas V	1	1	0	0
Atlas V 551	United States	Atlas V	1	1	0	0
Delta IV Medium+ (5,4)	United States	Delta IV	2	2	0	0
Delta IV-H	United States	Delta IV	1	1	0	0
Dnepr-1	Ukraine	Dnepr	2	2	0	0
Epsilon	Japan	Epsilon	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Falcon 9 v1.0	United States	Falcon 9	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Falcon 9 v1.1	United States	Falcon 9	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight
H-IIA 202	Japan	H-IIA	1	1	0	0
H-IIB	Japan	H-IIB	1	1	0	0
Kuaizhou	People's Republic of China	Kuaizhou	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March 2C	People's Republic of China	Long March 2	2	2	0	0
Long March 2D	People's Republic of China	Long March 2	2	2	0	0
Long March 2F	People's Republic of China	Long March 2	1	1	0	0
Long March 3B	People's Republic of China	Long March 3	3	3	0	0
Long March 4B	People's Republic of China	Long March 4	2	1	1	0
Long March 4C	People's Republic of China	Long March 4	4	4	0	0
Minotaur I	United States	Minotaur I	1	1	0	0
Minotaur V	United States	Minotaur IV	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Naro-1	Russia / South Korea	Naro	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Pegasus-XL	United States	Pegasus	1	1	0	0
PSLV-CA	India	PSLV	1	1	0	0
PSLV-XL	India	PSLV	2	2	0	0
Proton-M/Briz-M	Russia	Proton	9	9	0	0
Proton-M/DM-03	Russia	Proton	1	0	1	0
Rokot/Briz-KM	Russia	UR-100	4	3	0	1
Soyuz-2.1a	Russia	Soyuz	1	1	0	0
Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat	Russia	Soyuz	1	1	0	0
Soyuz-2.1b	Russia	Soyuz	2	2	0	0
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat	Russia	Soyuz	3	3	0	0
Soyuz-2.1v/Volga	Russia	Soyuz	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Soyuz-FG	Russia	Soyuz	4	4	0	0
Soyuz-U	Russia	Soyuz	4	4	0	0
Strela	Russia	UR-100	1	1	0	0
Vega	Europe	Vega	1	1	0	0
Zenit-3SL	Ukraine / Russia	Zenit	1	0	1	0
Zenit-3SLB	Ukraine / Russia	Zenit	1	1	0	0

By launch site

Site	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures
Baikonur	Kazakhstan	23	22	1	0
Cape Canaveral	United States	10	10	0	0
Dombarovsky	Russia	2	2	0	0
Kourou	France	7	7	0	0
Jiuquan	People's Republic of China	7	7	0	0
MARS	United States	4	4	0	0
Naro	South Korea	1	1	0	0
Ocean Odyssey	International	1	0	1	0
Plesetsk	Russia	7	6	0	1
Satish Dhawan	India	3	3	0	0
Tanegashima	Japan	2	2	0	0
Taiyuan	People's Republic of China	5	4	1	0
Uchinoura	Japan	1	1	0	0
Vandenberg	United States	4	4	0	0
Xichang	People's Republic of China	3	3	0	0

By orbit

Orbital regime	Launches	Successes	Failures	Accidentally achieved	Remarks
Low Earth	47	45	1	1	12 to ISS, 1 to Tiangong-1
Medium Earth	5	4	1	0
Geosynchronous/transfer	24	23	1	0
High Earth	3	3	0	0
Heliocentric orbit	1	1	0	0	Including planetary transfer orbits

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v t e ← 2012 · Orbital launches in 2013 · 2014 →
January	Kosmos 2482 · Kosmos 2483 · Kosmos 2484 \| JSE Reda 4 · Jissho Eisei \| STSAT-2C \| TDRS-11
February	Intelsat 27 \| Globalstar M078, M087, M093, M094, M095, M096 \| Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a · Amazonas 3 \| Progress M-18M \| Landsat 8 \| SARAL · Sapphire · NEOSSat · UniBRITE-1 · TUGSAT-1 · AAUSAT3 · STRaND-1
March	SpaceX CRS-2 \| USA-241 \| Satmex 8 \| Soyuz TMA-08M
April	Anik G1 \| Bion-M No.1 (Aist 2 · BeeSat-2 · BeeSat-3 · SOMP · Dove-2 · OSSI-1) \| Cygnus Mass Simulator · Dove 1 · Alexander · Graham · Bell \| Progress M-19M \| Gaofen 1 · TurkSat-3USat · NEE-01 Pegaso · CubeBug-1 \| Kosmos 2485
May	Zhongxing 11 \| Proba-V · VNREDSat 1A · ESTCube-1 \| Eutelsat 3D \| USA-242 \| USA-243 \| Soyuz TMA-09M
June	SES-6 \| Albert Einstein ATV \| Kosmos 2486 \| Shenzhou 10 \| Resurs-P No.1 \| O3b PFM, FM2, FM4, FM5 \| Kosmos 2487 \| IRIS
July	IRNSS-1A \| Uragan-M 48, 49, 50 \| Shijian XI-05 \| MUOS-2 \| Shijian 15 · Shiyan 7 · Chuangxin 3 \| Inmarsat-4A F4 · INSAT-3D \| Progress M-20M
August	Kounotori 4 (TechEdSat-3 · ArduSat-1 · ArduSat-X · Pico-Dragon) \| USA-244 \| Arirang-5 \| USA-245 \| Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 · GSAT-7 \| Amos-4
September	Yaogan 17 A, B, C \| LADEE \| Gonets-M No.14 · Gonets-M No.16 · Gonets-M No.17 \| Hisaki \| USA-246 \| Cygnus Orb-D1 \| Fengyun III-03 \| Kuaizhou-1 \| Soyuz TMA-10M \| CASSIOPE · CUSat · POPACS 1, 2, 3 · DANDE \| Astra 2E
October	Shijian 16 \| Sirius FM-6 \| Yaogan 18
November	Mars Orbiter Mission \| Soyuz TMA-11M \| Globus-1M No.13L \| MAVEN \| ORS-3 · STPSat-3 · Black Knight 1 · CAPE-2 · ChargerSat-1 · COPPER · DragonSat-1 · Firefly · Ho'oponopono-2 · Horus · KySat-2 · NPS-SCAT · ORSES · ORS Tech 1, 2 · PhoneSat 2.4 · Prometheus x 8 · SENSE A, B · SwampSat · TJ³Sat · Trailblazer-1 · Vermont Lunar CubeSat \| Yaogan 19 \| DubaiSat-2 · STSAT-3 · SkySat-1 · UniSat-5 (Dove 4 · ICube-1 · HumSat-D · PUCP-Sat 1 (Pocket-PUCP) · BeakerSat-1 · $50SAT · QBScout-1 · WREN) · AprizeSat 7, 8 · Lem · WNISat-1 · GOMX-1 · CubeBug-2 · Delfi-n3Xt · Dove 3 · First-MOVE · FUNcube-1 · HINCube-1 · KHUSat-1 · KHUSat-2 · NEE-02 Krysaor · OPTOS · Triton 1 · UWE-3 · VELOX-P2 · ZACUBE-1 · BPA-3 \| Swarm A, B, C \| Shiyan Weixing 5 \| Progress M-21M
December	Chang'e 3 (Yutu) \| SES-8 \| USA-247 · ALICE · AeroCube 5A, 5B · CUNYSAT-1 · FIREBIRD A, B · IPEX · M-Cubed-2 · SMDC-ONE 2.3, 2.4 · SNaP · TacSat-6 \| Inmarsat-5 F1 \| CBERS-3 \| Gaia \| Túpac Katari 1 \| Kosmos 2488 · Kosmos 2489 · Kosmos 2490 \| Ekspress AM5 \| Aist 1 · SKRL-756 1, 2
Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( \| ). Manned flights are indicated in bold text. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in (brackets).

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