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Space Shuttle Columbia launches on its last mission, STS-107. The orbiter disintegrated during reentry, killing all seven crew.
Fact Sheet
Orbital Launches
First	11 January
Last	29 December
Total	63
Successes	60
Failures	3
Partial Failures	0
Catalogued	61
National Firsts
Satellite	Greece  Nigeria
Space Traveller	China  Israel
Rockets
Maiden Flights	Atlas V 521 Delta II Heavy Delta IV Medium Strela
Retirements	Ariane 4 44L Ariane 5G Space Shuttle Columbia Titan 23G
Manned flights
Orbital	4
Total travellers	13
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Columbia at approximately 13:57 UTC on 1 February. Debris is already starting to come off from the left wing.

Contents 1 Launches 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 2 Deep Space Rendezvous 3 EVAs 4 References 4.1 Footnotes

Launches

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Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket		Launch site		LSP
	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
January
6 January 14:19	Titan 23G		Vandenberg SLC-4W		Lockheed Martin
	Coriolis	US Air Force	Low Earth	Technology development	In orbit	Operational
9 January 03:17	Agni-I		Balasore IC-4		IDRDL
		IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	9 January	Successful
13 January 00:45	Delta II 7320-10C		Vandenberg SLC-2W		Boeing IDS
	ICESat	NASA	Low Earth	Oceanography	In orbit	Operational
	CHIPSat	NASA	Low Earth	Astrophysics	In orbit	Operational
16 January 20:39	Space Shuttle Columbia		Kennedy Space Center LC-39A		United Space Alliance
	STS-107	NASA	Low Earth	Research	1 February 13:59	Failure
	Spacehab-RDM	NASA	Low Earth (Columbia)	Microgravity and Earth science research
	EDO Pallet	NASA	Low Earth (Columbia)	Cryogenic mission duration extension pallet
	Manned orbital flight with 7 astronauts, including the first Israeli space traveler Final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, disintegrated during re-entry resulting in loss of crew and vehicle.
25 January 20:13	Pegasus-XL		Stargazer, Cape Canaveral		Orbital Sciences
	SORCE	NASA	Low Earth	Solar irradiance investigation	In orbit	Operational
29 January 18:06	Delta II 7925-9.5		Cape Canaveral SLC-17B		Boeing IDS
	GPS IIR-8 (USA-166)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
	XSS-10	US Air Force	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Successful
	XSS-10 deactivated 30 January 2003
February
2 February 12:59	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Progress M-47	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	27 August	Successful
	ISS flight 10P
15 February 07:00	Ariane 4 44L		Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
	Intelsat 907	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	Final flight of Ariane 4 44L
March
11 March 00:59	Delta IV Medium		Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		Boeing IDS
	DSCS III A-3 (USA-167)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	Maiden flight of Delta IV Medium
26 March 06:00	Privthvi-2		Balasore		IDRDL
		IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	26 March	Successful
28 March 01:27	H-IIA 2024		Tanegashima LA-Y1
	IGS-1A	Japanese Government	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
	IGS-1B	Japanese Government	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
31 March 22:09	Delta II 7925-9.5		Cape Canaveral SLC-17A		Boeing IDS
	GPS IIR-9 (USA-168)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
April
2 April 01:53	Molniya-M		Plesetsk Site 16/2		VKS
	Molniya 1-92	VKS	Molniya	Communications	In orbit	Operational
8 April 14:43	Titan IVB (401)/Centaur		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		Lockheed Martin
	Milstar 6 (USA-169)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
9 April 22:52	Ariane 5G		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	INSAT 3A	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	Galaxy 12	PanAmSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
12 April 00:47	Atlas IIIB		Cape Canaveral SLC-36B		International Launch Services
	AsiaSat 4	AsiaSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
26 April 03:53	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-2	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Expedition 7	28 October	Successful
	Manned orbital flight with 2 cosmonauts
24 April 04:23	Proton-K/DM-2		Baikonur Site 81/24		VKS
	Kosmos 2397	VKS	Geosynchronous	Missile warning	In orbit	Operational
28 April 12:00	Pegasus-XL		Stargazer, Cape Canaveral		Orbital Sciences
	GALEX	NASA	Low Earth	Ultraviolet astronomy	In orbit	Operational
29 April 05:50	Prithvi-2		Balasore		IDRDL
		IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	29 April	Successful
May
8 May 11:28	GSLV		Satish Dhawan		ISRO
	GSAT-2	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
9 May 04:29	M-V		Uchinoura
	Hayabusa (MUSES-C)	JAXA	Heliocentric	Asteroid sample-return probe	In orbit	Operational
	Minerva	JAXA	Heliocentric	Asteroid lander	In orbit	Successful
	Explored asteroid 1998 SF36
13 May 22:10	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		International Launch Services
	HellasSat 2	Hellas-Sat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	First Greek satellite
24 May 16:34	Long March 3A		Xichang
	Beidou 2A		Geosynchronous	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
June
2 June 17:45	Soyuz-FG/Fregat		Baikonur Site 31/6		Starsem
	Mars Express	ESA	Areocentric	Mars probe	In orbit	Operational
	Beagle 2	ESA	Heliocentric	Mars lander	25 December 2004	Spacecraft failure
	Maiden flight of Soyuz-FG/Fregat Beagle 2 failed to contact Earth after landing on Mars
4 June 19:23	Kosmos-3M		Plesetsk Site 132/1		VKS
	Kosmos 2398	MO RF	Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
6 June 22:15	Proton-K/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
	AMC-9	SES Americom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
8 June 10:34	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Progress M1-10	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics Earth observation	3 October	Successful
	ISS flight 11P
10 June 13:55	Zenit-3SL		Ocean Odyssey		Sea Launch
	Thuraya 2	Thuraya	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
10 June 17:58	Delta II 7925		Cape Canaveral SLC-17A		Boeing IDS
	Spirit (MER-A/MER-2)	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars rover	4 January 2004	Operational
	Spirit lander	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars lander	4 January 2004	Successful
11 June 22:38	Ariane 5G		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Optus C1	Optus/Australian Government	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	BSAT-2C	BSAT	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
19 June 20:00	Molniya-M		Plesetsk Site 43/3		VKS
	Molniya 3-53	VKS	Molniya	Communications	In orbit	Operational
26 June 18:55	Pegasus-XL		Stargazer, Vandenberg		Orbital Sciences
	Orbview 3	Orbview	Low Earth	Imaging	In orbit	Satellite failure
	Ceased operations on 4 March 2007 after camera malfunction
30 June 14:15	Rockot/Briz-KM		Plesetsk		Eurockot
	Mimosa		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	DTUSat		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	MOST		Low Earth	Space telescope	In orbit	Operational
	Cute-I		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	QuakeSat	Stanford University	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
	AAU-Cubesat		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	Can X-1		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	Cubesat XI		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	Cubesat XII		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	Cubesat XIII		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	Cubesat XIV		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	Monitor-E		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
July
8 July 04:18	Delta II 7925H		Cape Canaveral SLC-17B		Boeing IDS
	Opportunity (MER-B/MER-1)	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars rover	In orbit	Operational
	MER-B lander	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars lander	In orbit	Successful
	Maiden flight of Delta II Heavy
17 July 23:45	Atlas V 521		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		International Launch Services
	Rainbow-1	Cablevision	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	Maiden flight of Atlas V 521
August
8 August 03:31	Zenit-3SL		Ocean Odyssey		Sea Launch
	Echostar 9 (Telstar 13)	EchoStar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
12 August 14:20	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 31/6		VKS
	Kosmos 2399		Low Earth	Reconnaissance	9 December	Failure
	Film capsule failed to deorbit
13 August 02:09	Pegasus-XL		Stargazer, Vandenberg		Orbital Sciences
	Scisat 1	CSA	Low Earth	Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational
19 August 10:50	Kosmos-3M		Plesetsk Site 132/1		VKS
	Kosmos 2400 (Strela 3)		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2401 (Strela 3)		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
22 August 16:30	VLS-1		Alcântara
	SATEC		Intended: Low Earth		Never left ground	Launch failure
	Unosat		Intended: Low Earth		Never left ground
	Rocket exploded on the launch pad
25 August 05:35	Delta II 7920H		Cape Canaveral SLC-17B		Boeing IDS
	Spitzer Space Telescope (SIRTF)	NASA	Heliocentric	Infrared astronomy	In orbit	Operational
29 August 01:47	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Progress M-48	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	28 January 2004	Successful
	ISS flight 12P
29 August 23:13	Delta IV Medium		Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		Boeing IDS
	DSCS III B-6 (USA-170)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
September
9 September 04:29	Titan IVB (401)/Centaur		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		Lockheed Martin
	Mentor-3 (USA-171)	NRO	Geosynchronous	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
16 September	Kaituozhe-1		Taiyuan
	PS-2		Intended: Low Earth	Microsat	16 September	Launch failure
	Fourt stage failed to ignite
27 September 06:11	Kosmos-3M		Plesetsk Site 132/1		VKS
	Mozhaets-4		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	NigeriaSat-1		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	UK-DMC		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	BILSAT-1		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	Larets		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	STSat-1		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	Rubin-4-DSI		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
	NigeriaSat-1 is the first Nigerian satellite
27 September 23:14	Ariane 5G		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Eurobird 3	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	INSAT 3E	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	SMART-1	ESA	Selenocentric	Lunar probe	27 September 2006 05:42:22	Successful
	Final flight of Ariane 5G
October
1 October 04:02	Zenit-3SL		Ocean Odyssey		Sea Launch
	Galaxy 13 (Horizons 1)	PanAmSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	operational
15 October 01:00	Long March 2F		Jiuquan
	Shenzhou 5		Low Earth		15 October 22:53	Successful
	Shenzhou spacecraft orbital module		Low Earth	Reconnaissance	30 May 2004	Successful
	Manned orbital flight with 1 astronaut (Yang Liwei), first Chinese space traveller and indigenous manned spaceflight
17 October 04:54	PSLV		Satish Dhawan		ISRO
	RESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6)	ISRO	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
18 October 05:38	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-3	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Expedition 8	30 April 2004	Successful
	Manned orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts
18 October 16:17	Titan 23G/Star 37		Vandenberg SLC-4W		Lockheed Martin
	DMSP 5D-2 (USA-172)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Weather satellite	In orbit	Operational
	Final flight of Titan 23G
21 October 03:16	Long March 4B		Taiyuan
	Zi Yuan 1-2 (CBERS-2)	CAAC/INPE	Low Earth	Earth resources	In orbit	Operational
	Chuangxin-1	CAS	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
30 October 13:43	Rockot/Briz-KM		Plesetsk Site 133		Eurockot
	SERVIS-1		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
November
3 November 07:20	Long March 2D		Jiuquan
	FSW-18 (FSW-3)	SAST	Low Earth	Imaging	18 December	Successful
14 November 16:34	Long March 3A		Xichang
	Zhongxing 20		Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
24 November 06:22	Proton-K/DM-2M		Baikonur Site 81/23		VKS
	Yamal-200 KA-1	Gazprom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	Yamal-200 KA-2	Gazprom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
29 November 04:33	H-IIA 2024		Tanegashima LA-Y1
	IGS-2A	Japanese Government	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	T+60 seconds	Launch failure
	IGS-2B		Low Earth	Reconnaissance
	SRB failed to separate. Destroyed by RSO.
December
2 December 10:04	Atlas IIAS		Vandenberg SLC-3E
	NOSS-3 (USA-173)	NRO	Low Earth	Naval SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
	NOSS-3 (USA-173)	NRO	Low Earth	Naval SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
	NRO launch 18
5 December 06:00	Strela		Baikonur Site 175		VKS
	Gruzomaket		Low Earth		In orbit	Successful
	Maiden flight of Strela rocket
10 December 17:42	Proton-K/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 81/24		VKS
	Kosmos 2402 (GLONASS)	KNITs	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2403 (GLONASS)	KNITs	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2404 (GLONASS)	KNITs	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
18 December 02:30	Atlas IIIB		Cape Canaveral SLC-36B		International Launch Services
	UHF F/O F11 (USA-174)	US Navy	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
21 December 08:05	Delta II 7925-9.5		Cape Canaveral SLC-17A		Boeing IDS
	GPS IIR-10 (USA-175)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
27 December 21:30	Soyuz-FG/Fregat		Baikonur Site 31/6		Starsem
	AMOS-2	Spacecom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
28 December 20:37	Proton-K/DM-2M		Baikonur Site 200/39		VKS
	Ekspress AM-22	RSCC	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
29 December 19:06	Long March 2C		Xichang
	Tan Ce 1 (Double Star 1)	CNSA/ESA	High Earth (High-eccentricity)	Magnetosphere research	14 October 2007	Successful

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Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (GMT)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
19 June	Nozomi	3rd flyby of the Earth
21 September	Galileo	Deorbited into the Jovian atmosphere
9 December	Nozomi	Flyby of Mars	Damaged by solar flares
24 December	Beagle 2	Crashed at Isidis Planitia, Mars
24 December	Mars Express	Areocentric orbit injection

EVAs

Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Function	Remarks
15 January 12:50	6 hours 51 minutes	19:41	Expedition 6 ISS Quest	Kenneth Bowersox Donald Pettit	Released the remaining launch locks on the P1 radiator assembly, removed debris on a sealing ring of Unity's docking port, and tested an ammonia reservoir on the station's P6 truss.[1]
8 April 12:40	6 hours 26 minutes	19:06	Expedition 6 ISS Quest	Kenneth Bowersox Donald Pettit	Reconfigured cables on the S0 (S-Zero), S1 and P1 trusses, replaced a Power Control Module on the Mobile Transporter, installed Spool Positioning Devices on Destiny, and reinstalled a thermal cover on an S1 Radiator Beam Valve Module.[1]

References

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Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} NASA (2003). "Expedition Six Spacewalks". NASA. http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp6/eva/index.html. Retrieved October 7, 2008.  

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