Space history timeline
472 records
2000s
50 records
2008
Yaogan 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Yaogan 5
Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Yaogan 5 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.
Hot Bird 9/Eut. W2M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Hot Bird 9/Eut. W2M
Ariane 5ECA launched on the Hot Bird 9/Eut. W2M flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.
FY-2-06 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: FY-2-06
Chang Zheng 3A launched on the FY-2-06 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3?. Launch vehicle success.
Kosmos-2447/2449 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2447/2449
Proton-M/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2447/2449 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. Launch vehicle success.
2009
USA 202 [RH10] — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 202 [RH10]
Delta 4H launched on the USA 202 [RH10] flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. Launch vehicle success.
GOSAT — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: GOSAT
H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the GOSAT flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. Launch vehicle success.
Koronas-Foton — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Koronas-Foton
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Koronas-Foton flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC32/2. Launch vehicle success.
NOAA N' — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: NOAA N'
Delta 7320-10C launched on the NOAA N' flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.
Progress M-66 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-66
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-66 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.
Ekspress AM44/MD1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Ekspress AM44/MD1
Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Ekspress AM44/MD1 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.
Hot Bird 10/NSS 9 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Hot Bird 10/NSS 9
Ariane 5ECA launched on the Hot Bird 10/NSS 9 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.
Raduga-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Raduga-1
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Raduga-1 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. Launch vehicle success.
Kepler — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kepler
The Kepler space telescope was a space telescope launched by NASA in 2009 to discover Earth-sized planets orbiting other stars.
ISS 15A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ISS 15A
Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 15A flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
USA 203 (GPS IIRM-7) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 203 (GPS IIRM-7)
Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the USA 203 (GPS IIRM-7) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17A. Launch vehicle success.
Soyuz TMA-14 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz TMA-14
Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-14 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
Eutelsat W2A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Eutelsat W2A
Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the Eutelsat W2A flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.
USA (WGS SV-2) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: USA (WGS SV-2)
Atlas V 421 launched on the USA (WGS SV-2) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. Launch vehicle success.
Beidou DW2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Beidou DW2
Chang Zheng 3C launched on the Beidou DW2 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2?. Launch vehicle success.
RISAT-2/Anusat — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: RISAT-2/Anusat
PSLV (CA) launched on the RISAT-2/Anusat flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLP. Launch vehicle success.
Yaogan 6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Yaogan 6
Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the Yaogan 6 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7?. Launch vehicle success.
Kosmos-2450 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2450
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2450 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC16/2. Launch vehicle success.
USA 205 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 205
Delta 7920-10C launched on the USA 205 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.
Progress M-02M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-02M
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-02M flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
HST SM-4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: HST SM-4
Space Shuttle launched on the HST SM-4 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Herschel/Planck — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Herschel/Planck
Ariane 5ECA launched on the Herschel/Planck flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.
Protostar 2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Protostar 2
Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the Protostar 2 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.
Hubble released after Servicing Mission 4
Category: Mission Operations and Milestones, type: Spacecraft deployment
Mission: STS-125
The STS-125 crew released Hubble back into free flight after servicing.
Meridian No. 12 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Meridian No. 12
Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Meridian No. 12 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Partial launch success/failure.
Soyuz TMA-15 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz TMA-15
Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-15 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
LRO/LCROSS — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: LRO/LCROSS
Atlas V 401 launched on the LRO/LCROSS flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. Launch vehicle success.
GOES O — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: GOES O
Delta 4M+(4,2) launched on the GOES O flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. Launch vehicle success.
Sirius FM5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Sirius FM5
Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the Sirius FM5 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.
Terrestar 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Terrestar 1
Ariane 5ECA launched on the Terrestar 1 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.
Kosmos-2451-2453 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2451-2453
Rokot launched on the Kosmos-2451-2453 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC133/3. Launch vehicle success.
Razaksat — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Razaksat
Falcon 1 launched on the Razaksat flight from US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA), Marshall Islands, pad OM. Launch vehicle success.
ISS 2J/A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ISS 2J/A
Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 2J/A flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Kosmos-2454/Sterkh — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2454/Sterkh
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2454/Sterkh flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.
Progress M-67 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-67
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-67 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
Asiasat 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Asiasat 5
Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the Asiasat 5 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.
USA 206 (GPS IIRM8) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 206 (GPS IIRM8)
Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the USA 206 (GPS IIRM8) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17A. Launch vehicle success.
JCSAT 12/Optus D3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: JCSAT 12/Optus D3
Ariane 5ECA launched on the JCSAT 12/Optus D3 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.
ISS 17A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ISS 17A
Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 17A flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Palapa D — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Palapa D
Chang Zheng 3B launched on the Palapa D flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2?. Partial launch success/failure.
PAN — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: PAN
Atlas V 401 launched on the PAN flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. Launch vehicle success.
HTV-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: HTV-1
H-IIB launched on the HTV-1 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y2. Launch vehicle success.
Meteor-M No. 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Meteor-M No. 1
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Meteor-M No. 1 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.
Nimiq 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Nimiq 5
Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the Nimiq 5 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.
Oceansat-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Oceansat-2
PSLV (CA) launched on the Oceansat-2 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. Launch vehicle success.
USA 208/USA 209 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 208/USA 209
Delta 7920-10C launched on the USA 208/USA 209 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17B. Launch vehicle success.