2007 in spaceflight

none June 2019 November 2019 2007 ISRO-SCRE-1-Spacecraft-1.jpg SRE-1, the first Indian recovered spacecraft, on public display at Thiruvananthapuram 10 January 25 December 68 63 3 2 65 Atlas V 421Long March 3B/EProton-M EnhancedPSLV-CAShavit-2Zenit-2M H-IIA 2022 5 27 Timeline of spaceflight 2006 2008 right on The year 2007 contained several significant events in spaceflight, including a Chinese ASAT test, the launches of the US Phoenix and Dawn missions to study Mars and Asteroid belt respectively, Japan's Kaguya Lunar orbiter, and the first Chinese Lunar probe, Chang'e 1. The internationally accepted definition of a spaceflight is any flight which crosses the Kármán line, 100 kilometres above sea level. The first recorded spaceflight launch of the year occurred on 10 January, when a PSLV, launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, placed four spacecraft into low Earth orbit. One of these spacecraft was SRE-1, which returned to Earth twelve days later, in the first Indian attempt to recover a satellite after re-entry. Several carrier rockets made their maiden flights in 2007; the PSLV-CA, Long March 3B/E, Shavit-2, Zenit-2M, Proton-M Enhanced. These were all modernised or upgraded versions of existing systems. The RS-24 missile also conducted its first launch, and the Atlas V made its first flight in the 421 configuration. The first Colombian and Mauritian satellites, Libertad 1 and Rascom-QAF 1 respectively, were launched in 2007, although a helium leak reduced Rascom's operational lifetime by thirteen years. 2 Space exploration left|thumb|200px|The launch of a Delta II Heavy with the Dawn spacecraft. Several spacecraft were launched to explore the Moon. Japan's Kaguya orbiter, along with the smaller Okina and Ouna relay spacecraft, was launched on 14 September. The spacecraft entered Selenocentric orbit on 3 October. China launched its first Lunar probe, Chang'e 1, on 24 October, with the spacecraft entering Selenocentric orbit on 5 November. In 2009, two satellites launched into highly elliptical Earth orbits in 2007 as part of the THEMIS mission were also sent to the Moon. They are expected to arrive in October 2010. In August, the NASA Phoenix spacecraft was launched towards Mars, followed by the Dawn mission to the Asteroid belt in September. Cassini continued to make flybys of the moons of Saturn, mostly focussing on Titan. In November, Rosetta flew past Earth, where it was mistaken for an asteroid, and given the provisional designation 2007 VN84. Crewed spaceflight Five crewed flights were launched in 2007, two by Russia and three by the United States. Russia flew two Soyuz missions to the International Space Station for crew rotation. Soyuz TMA-10, launched on 7 April, carried the Expedition 15 crew to the Station. Space tourist Charles Simonyi was also launched on this flight, and landed aboard Soyuz TMA-9 a few days later. When TMA-10 returned to Earth in October, it made the first of two consecutive ballistic re-entries of Soyuz spacecraft, due to problems with separation bolts. Soyuz TMA-11, launched on 10 October, carried the Expedition 16 crew, and the first Malaysian in space, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, who was selected for flight under the Angkasawan programme. He landed aboard Soyuz TMA-10. When TMA-11 landed in 2008, it also made a ballistic descent. The newly installed Harmony node of the ISS|left|thumb|200px 2007 also saw the continued assembly of the International Space Station, by US Space Shuttle flights. On 8 June 104 no made the first Shuttle launch of the year, STS-117, with seven astronauts, and the S3/4 truss segment of the ISS. It was the first Shuttle to launch from Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center since STS-107 in 2003. Launch had previously been delayed from February due to Hail damage to the External Tank, which required a rollback to repair in the Vehicle Assembly Building. In August, 105 no launched on its first mission since 2002, STS-118. This carried the S5 truss segment, and marked the final flight of the Spacehab module, which was used to carry supplies. NASA's first Educator Astronaut, Barbara Morgan flew aboard STS-118. Morgan had previously been a backup for Christa McAuliffe, who was killed in the Challenger accident in 1986. STS-120, launched on 23 October using 103 no, carried the Harmony node, the first pressurised ISS component to be launched since Pirs in September 2001. Attempts to launch Atlantis in December on STS-122 were scrubbed, and the launch was delayed to 2008 after ECO sensors in the External Tank failed. Launch failures Three orbital launch attempts in 2007, involving a Zenit, a Falcon 1, and a Proton failed, and two others, an Atlas V and a GSLV, resulted in partial failures. On 30 January, a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL exploded on the Ocean Odyssey launch platform, seconds after ignition. The failure destroyed the NSS-8 satellite, and caused considerable damage to the Odyssey platform. It was later determined that the failure had been caused by debris in the turbopump. As a result of downtime to conduct repairs, and bad sea conditions at the end of the year, Sea Launch did not conduct another launch until 2008. On 21 March, SpaceX launched the second Falcon 1. Due to the failure of the maiden flight, the launch was conducted as a demonstration flight without a functional payload. The launch failed to reach orbit due to a chain of events, starting with an error in setting the fuel mix ratio, which resulted in first stage underperformance, and the rocket being too low at the time of first stage separation. Additional atmospheric drag at this altitude caused recontact between the stages, setting up a fuel slosh in the second stage. This resulted in the premature cutoff of the second stage, and the rocket failed to reach orbit. This was the last launch of the Falcon 1 with the ablatively cooled Merlin-1A engine, which was replaced with the regeneratively cooled Merlin-1C for subsequent flights, starting in August 2008. As several test objectives were completed, SpaceX claimed that the launch was a success overall, and declared the Falcon 1 operational. The Atlas family ended a run of eighty consecutive successful launches over fourteen years, after a partial failure of an Atlas V launched on 15 June. A faulty valve caused a fuel leak in the Centaur upper stage, resulting in a premature cutoff at the end of its second burn. This resulted in the USA-194 satellites being delivered into a lower orbit than planned. The spacecraft were able to correct the orbit using their manoeuvring engines. The fifth GSLV was launched on 2 September, with the INSAT-4CR satellite. This was the first GSLV launch since the failure in July 2006. The rocket underperformed, and placed the satellite into an orbit with a lower apogee and greater inclination than planned. This required the spacecraft to use fuel reserved for stationkeeping to raise itself to the correct orbit, at the expense of its operational lifetime. On 5 September, a Proton-M with a Briz-M upper stage failed to place the JCSAT-11 into orbit, after the second stage of the carrier rocket failed to separate from the first. It was later established that damaged cabling had been the cause of the malfunction. Summary of launches right|thumb|200px|The launch of a Delta IV Heavy with the final DSP satellite. In total, sixty eight orbital launches were made in 2007, with sixty five reaching orbit, and three outright failures. This was an increase of two orbital launch attempts on 2006, with one more launch reaching orbit. The final launch of the year was conducted on 25 December, by a Proton-M with three GLONASS navigation satellites for the Russian government. Suborbital spaceflight in 2007 saw a number of sounding rocket and missile launches. On 11 January, the Chinese People's Liberation Army used a Dong-Feng 21 derived anti-satellite weapon to destroy Feng Yun 1C, a retired weather satellite. Russia also began testing the RS-24 Yars missile China conducted ten orbital launches in 2007, using the Long March family of rockets, whilst Europe conducted five using the Ariane 5. India made three orbital launch attempts, using PSLV-C, PSLV-CA and GSLV rockets, with the GSLV launch resulting in a partial failure. Israel conducted a single successful launch using the first Shavit-2 rocket. Japan successfully launched two H-IIA rockets. Russia and the former Soviet Union conducted twenty six launches, including one failure, but not including the international Sea Launch programme, whose single launch attempt failed. Nineteen launches were conducted by the United States, which had originally announced plans to launch many more, however technical issues with the Atlas V, Delta IV and Falcon 1, caused a number of delays. Two of six planned Space Shuttle launches were also delayed to 2008, STS-123 due to knock-on delays from STS-117, and STS-122 due to problems with engine cutoff sensors. Launches 2007 |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| January |- 4 10 January 03:53 http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/jan/10pslv.htm All 4 PSLV-C7 satellites launched into orbit Rediff T. K. Rohit 10 January 2007 29 March 2008 IND PSLV-C IND Satish Dhawan FLP IND ISRO SRE was the first Indian spacecraft to be recovered following reentry. Pehuensat-1 intentionally remained attached to the payload adapter. IND Cartosat-2 ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation Successful 14 February 2024 10:18 IND SRE-1 ISRO Low Earth (polar) Technology demonstration Successful 22 January 04:16 http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/Jan22_2007.htm Space Capsule Successfully Recovered ISRO 22 January 2007 29 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080514090034/http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/Jan22_2007.htm 14 May 2008 dead IDN DEU Lapan-TUBsat LAPAN/TU Berlin Low Earth (polar) Earth observation Operational ARG Pehuensat-1 AATE Low Earth (polar) Technology demonstration Successful 16 January 2023https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=29712 PEHUENSAT 1 N2YO.com 16 January 2023 23 January 2023 1 18 January 02:12 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 24P RUSProgress M-59 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 1 August 19:26 1 30 January 23:22 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch First stage engine failed due to debris in turbopump,http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Sea_Launch_Explosion_Due_To_Engine_Failure_999.html Sea Launch Explosion Due To Engine Failure 14 March 2007 Space-Travel.com 4 February 2009 rocket exploded on launch pad NEDNSS-8 SES New Skies Intended: Geosynchronous Communication Launch failure T-0 |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2007 February |- 1 2 February 16:28http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.577 Issue 577 25 February 2007 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 29 March 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110519103749/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.577 19 May 2011 dead PRCLong March 3A PRCXichang LA-2 PRCCNSA Problems deploying solar panels, eventually corrected from ground PRCBeidou-1D CNSA Geostationary Navigation Partial spacecraft failureOperational 5 17 February 23:01 USADelta II 7925-10C USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USAUnited Launch Alliance Primary THEMIS mission completed in 2009. Three spacecraft remain in use for an extension of the same mission, whilst the other two are en route to the Moon for the Artemis mission. USATHEMIS A NASA Highly elliptical Auroral Operational USATHEMIS B (2007–2009)USAArtemis P1 (2009—) NASA Highly ellipticalSelenocentric (planned) Auroral Operational USATHEMIS C (2007–2009)USAArtemis P2 (2009—) NASA Highly ellipticalSelenocentric (planned) Auroral Operational USATHEMIS D NASA Highly elliptical Auroral Operational USATHEMIS E NASA Highly elliptical Auroral Operational 2 24 February 04:41 JPNH-IIA 2024 JPNTanegashima LA-Y1 JPNJAXA IGS-Radar 2 failed on 29 August 2010 due to battery problemshttp://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T100828002238.htm https://archive.today/2013.04.14-060305/http://web.archive.org/web/20100831202137/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T100828002238.htm dead 14 April 2013 Japan's lone radar intelligence orbiter breaks down 29 August 2010 The Daily Yomiuri 1 September 2010 JPNIGS-Radar 2 CSICE Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance Partial spacecraft failure 13 April 2014 JPNIGS-Optical 3V CSICE Sun-synchronous ReconnaissanceTechnology Successful 12 November 2013 02:31 |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2007 March |- 6 9 March 03:10http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.578 Issue 578 16 March 2007 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 3 April 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110519103809/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.578 19 May 2011 dead USAAtlas V 401 USACape Canaveral SLC-41 USAUnited Launch Alliance ASTRO and NEXTSat were used for the Orbital Express test programme, with the former refuelling and servicing the latter. Launch designated STP-1. USA ASTRO DARPA Low Earth Technology Successful 25 October 2013https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=30772 OE (ASTRO) N2YO.com 25 October 2013 23 November 2022 USA CFESat LANL Low Earth Ionospheric Successful 12 November 2022https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=30777 CFESAT N2YO.com 12 November 2022 23 November 2022 USA FalconSAT-3 US Air Force Academy Low Earth IonosphericPlasma Successful 21 January 2023https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=30776 FALCONSAT 3 N2YO.com 21 January 2023 1 February 2023 USA MidSTAR-1 US Naval Academy Low Earth RadiationTechnology Successful 17 August 2023https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=30773#results MIDSTAR 1 N2YO.com 17 August 2023 19 August 2023 USANEXTSat DARPA Low Earth Technology Successful 21 April 2023https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=30774 OE (NEXTSAT) 21 April 2023 2 December 2023 N2YO.com USA STPSat-1 US Air Force/STP Low Earth AtmosphericTechnology Successful 8 November 2023https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=30775 STPSAT 1 8 November 2023 2 December 2023 N2YO.com 2 11 March 22:03 FRA Ariane 5ECA FRA Kourou ELA-3 FRA Arianespace UK Skynet 5A Paradigm/MoD Geosynchronous Communications Operational IND INSAT-4B ISRO Geosynchronous Communications Successful 1 21 March 01:10http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.579 Issue 579 23 April 2007 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 3 April 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110519103820/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.579 19 May 2011 dead USA Falcon 1 MHL Omelek USA SpaceX Loss of signal after control problems, failed to reach orbit, some test objectives achieved. USA DemoSat (LCT2/AFSS) SpaceX/DARPA/NASA Intended: Low Earth Technology Launch failure 21 March |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2007 April |- 1 7 April 17:31 RUSSoyuz-FG KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, including a paying space tourist RUSSoyuz TMA-10 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 15 Successful 21 October 10:36 1 9 April 22:54 RUSProton-M/Briz-M KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSUSAILS Ka-band transmitter malfunction CANAnik F3 Telesat Geosynchronous Communications Partial spacecraft failure 1 11 April 03:27 PRCLong March 2C-III PRCTaiyuan LC-1 PRCCNSA PRCHaiyang-1B CAST Sun-synchronous Oceanography Operational 1 13 April 20:11 PRCLong March 3A PRCXichang LA-3 PRCCNSA PRCCompass-M1 (Beidou-2A) CNSA Medium Earth Navigation Operational 14 17 April 06:46:34 UKRDnepr KAZBaikonur Site 109/95 RUSISC Kosmotras CP-3, CP-4, CAPE-1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB-1, and MAST in P-POD containers, problems with power supply of CAPE-1; Libertad 1 deactivated following completion of mission; AeroCube 2 suffered solar panel/converter malfunction;CubeSat Community Website – Satellite Status (Dnepr Launch 2) http://cubesat.atl.calpoly.edu/pages/missions/dnepr-launch-2/satellite-status.php 27 March 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070510000421/http://cubesat.atl.calpoly.edu/pages/missions/dnepr-launch-2/satellite-status.php 10 May 2007 live CP-3 mission affected by communications system reliability issueshttp://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/pdf/326337main_Cubesat%20backgrounder.pdf CubeSats TacSat-3 launch NASA 5 May 2009 9 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090709150539/http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/pdf/326337main_Cubesat%20backgrounder.pdf dead EGYEgyptSat 1 NARS Sun-synchronous Observation OperationalSAUSaudisat-3 RSRI Sun-synchronous Scientific OperationalSAUSaudiComsat-3 RSRI Sun-synchronous Communications OperationalSAUSaudiComsat-4 RSRI Sun-synchronous Communications OperationalSAUSaudiComsat-5 RSRI Sun-synchronous Communications OperationalSAUSaudiComsat-6 RSRI Sun-synchronous Communications OperationalSAUSaudiComsat-7 RSRI Sun-synchronous Communications OperationalUSACP-3 CalPoly Sun-synchronous Technology Partial spacecraft failureOperationalUSACP-4 CalPoly Sun-synchronous Technology OperationalUSACAPE-1 Lafayette Sun-synchronous Technology Partial spacecraft failureCOLLibertad 1 Sergio Arboleda Sun-synchronous Technology SuccessfulUSAAeroCube 2 Aerospace Corporation Sun-synchronous Technology Spacecraft failureUSACSTB-1 Boeing Sun-synchronous Technology OperationalUSAMAST Tethers Unlimited Sun-synchronous Technology Operational 2 23 April 10:00 INDPSLV-CA INDSatish Dhawan SLP INDISRO Maiden flight of PSLV-CA ITAAGILE ASI Low Earth GR Astronomy Successful 13 February 2024INDAAM ISRO Low Earth Technology Successful 19 July 2022https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=31136 AAM/PSLV N2YO.com 19 July 2022 27 July 2022 1 24 April 06:48http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.580 Issue 580 16 May 2007 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 3 April 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110519103826/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.580 19 May 2011 dead USAMinotaur I USAMARS Pad 0B USAOrbital Sciences USANFIRE MDA Low Earth Missile defence Successful 4 November 2015https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=31140 NFIRE N2YO.com 4 November 2015 27 July 2022 1 25 April 20:26:00 USAPegasus-XL USAL-1011, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences USAAIM (SMEX 9) NASA Low Earth Aeronomy Operational |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2007 May |- 2 4 May 22:29 FRAAriane 5ECA FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace LUXAstra 1L SES Astra Geosynchronous Communications OperationalUSAGalaxy 17 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 12 May 03:25:38 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 25P RUSProgress M-60 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 25 September 19:48 1 13 May 16:01 PRCLong March 3B/E PRCXichang LA-2 PRCCNSA Maiden flight of Long March 3B/E, first African geosynchronous communication satellite, retired due to power system malfunction in November 2008.https://www.reuters.com/article/nigeria-satellite-idUSLC73901520081112 Nigerian satellite battery dead, not lost in space Onuah Felix 12 November 2008 Reuters 13 November 2008 NGANigComSat-1 NASRDA Service: GeosynchronousNow: Graveyard Communications Spacecraft failure 2 25 May 07:12 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.581 Issue 581 23 June 2007 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 3 April 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110519103832/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.581 19 May 2011 dead PRCLong March 2D PRCJiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 PRCCNSA 100th successful Chinese orbital launch,Barbosa Rui C. 25 May 2007 NASA Spaceflight.com China launch Yaogan-II satellite – 100th success http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5111 27 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070607035126/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5111 7 June 2007 MEMS-Pico conducted microelectronic research PRCYaogan 2 CNSA Sun-synchronous Earth imaging OperationalPRCZheda PiXing-1 (MEMS-Pico) Zhejiang University Sun-synchronous Technology Operational 4 29 May 20:31:30 RUSSoyuz-FG/Fregat KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 FRARUSStarsem USAGlobalstar 65 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 69 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 71 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 72 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 1 31 May 16:08 PRCLong March 3A PRCXichang LA-2 PRCCNSA 100th flight of Long March carrier rocket PRCSinosat-3 Sinosat Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2007 June |- 1 7 June 18:00 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2427 (Kobal't-M) VKS Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 22 August 21:00 1 8 June 02:34:01 USADelta II 7420-10 USAVandenberg SLC-2W USAUnited Launch Alliance ITACOSMO-1 ASI http://www.asi.it/CosmoSkymed/About_COSMO-SkyMed.htm About COSMO-Skymed Italian Space Agency https://web.archive.org/web/20070915163812/http://www.asi.it/CosmoSkymed/About_COSMO-SkyMed.htm 15 September 2007 dead Sun-synchronous Imaging Operational 2 8 June 23:38:04 USA104 USAKennedy Space Center LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, ISS crew rotation USASTS-117 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 22 June 19:49:38UNITS S3/4 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational 1 10 June time-23:40 ISRShavit-2 ISRPalmachim ISRIsrael Aerospace Industries Maiden flight of Shavit-2 ISROfeq-7 IAI/Israeli military Low Earth (retrograde) Reconnaissance Operational http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Israel+beyond+politics/Israel%20successfully%20launches%20Ofek%207%20satellite%2011-Jun-2007 Israel successfully launches Ofek 7 satellite 11 June 2007 Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 January 2009 1 15 June 02:14 UKRDnepr KAZBaikonur Site 109/95 RUSISC Kosmotras GERTerraSAR-X DLR Low Earth Radar imaging Operational 2 15 June 15:04 USAAtlas V 401 USACape Canaveral SLC-41 USAUnited Launch Alliance NRO Launch 30R, placed in incorrect orbit due to premature cutoff of Centaur upper stage, http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/atlas-5-401.htm Atlas V (401) Gunter's Space Page 7 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101015213557/http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/atlas-5-401.htm 15 October 2010 live spacecraft corrected using their own thrusters, reducing lifespan USAUSA-194 (NOSS-3-4A) NRO Low Earth Ocean surveillance Partial launch failureOperationalUSAUSA-194 (NOSS-3-4B) NRO Low Earth Ocean surveillance Partial launch failureOperational 1 28 June 15:02 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.582 Issue 582 7 July 2007 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 3 April 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110519104016/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.582 19 May 2011 dead UKRDnepr RUSDombarovskiy RUSISC Kosmotras Experimental inflatable module USAGenesis II Bigelow Aerospace Low Earth Technology Operational 1 29 June 10:00 UKRZenit-2M KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUSVKS Maiden flight of Zenit-2M RUSKosmos 2428 (Tselina-2) VKS Low Earth ELINT Operational |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2007 July |- 1 2 July 19:38 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSCOSMOS International GERSAR-Lupe-2 Bundeswehr Low Earth (Polar) Radar reconnaissance Operational 1 5 July 12:08 PRCLong March 3B PRCXichang LA-2 PRCCNSA PRCChinasat-6B ChinaSatcom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 7 July 01:16:00 RUSProton-M/Briz-M Enhanced KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services Maiden flight of Proton-M Enhanced http://www.khrunichev.ru/khrunichev/upload/images/autoref/DirecTV_10.pdf DirecTV-10 Mission Overview Khrunichev 31 January 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080626040700/http://www.khrunichev.ru/khrunichev/upload/images/autoref/DirecTV_10.pdf 26 June 2008 dmy-all USADirecTV-10 DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2007 August |- 1 2 August 17:33:48 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.583 Issue 583 4 August 2007 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 3 April 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110519104031/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.583 19 May 2011 dead RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 26P, Remained in orbit after undocking to conduct technological experiments RUSProgress M-61 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) LogisticsTechnology Successful 22 January 2008 19:52 1 4 August 09:26:34 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USAUnited Launch Alliance Landed on Mars, discovered water there, last signal from spacecraft received on 2 November 2008 USAPhoenix NASA Heliocentric Mars lander Successful 25 May 2008 23:38 3 8 August 22:36:42 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.584 Issue 584 19 August 2007 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 3 April 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110519104037/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.584 19 May 2011 dead USA105 USAKennedy Space Center LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts, final flight of SpaceHab module USASTS-118 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 21 August 16:32 2USASpaceHab LSM NASA/SpaceHab Low Earth (STS) Logistics Successful inheritUNS5 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational 2 14 August 23:44 FRAAriane 5ECA FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace USASpaceway 3 Hughes Geostationary Communications OperationalJPNBSat 3a BSAT Geostationary Communications Operational |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2007 September |- 1 2 September 12:51 INDGSLV INDSatish Dhawan SLP INDISRO Apogee lower and inclination higher than expected, due to carrier rocket underperformance, http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0709/02insat4cr India's large satellite launcher returns to flight Clark Stephen 2 September 2007 Spaceflight Now 31 January 2009 lifespan further reduced by drift following tracking failure. 5 years of operational life lost.http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1139429 Isro satellite 'disappears', loses five years of life Ram Arun 15 December 2007 DNA-India 31 January 2009 INDINSAT-4CR ISRO Geosynchronous Communications Partial launch failurePartial spacecraft failureOperational 1 5 September 22:43 RUSProton-M/Briz-M KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services Second stage failed to separate due to damaged cabling. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0710/11protonreport/index2.html Damaged cable blamed for downing Proton rocket Clark Stephen 11 October 2007 13 October 2007 Spaceflight Now https://web.archive.org/web/20071014175158/http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0710/11protonreport/index2.html 14 October 2007 live JPNJCSAT-11 JSAT Corporation Intended: Geostationary Communications Launch failure ~+135 seconds 1 11 September 13:05 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2429 (Parus) VKS Low Earth Navigation Operational 3 14 September 01:31:01 JPNH-IIA 2022 JPNTanegashima LA-Y1 JPNMitsubishi JPNKaguya (SELENE) JAXA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter OperationalJPNOkina (RStar) JAXA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter Successful 12 February 2009 08:46JPNOuna (VStar) JAXA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter Operational 2 14 September 11:00 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos YES2 tether may have failed to deploy fully. Satellite recovery failed. http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMBBBC1S6F_index_0.html YES2 student payload released from Foton-M3 25 September 2007 European Space Agency 31 January 2009 23pxRUSFoton-M3 Roskosmos/ESA Low Earth Scientific Successful 26 September23pxYES2 Low Earth Technology development Spacecraft failure Unknown 1 18 September 18:35 USADelta II 7920-10C USAVandenberg SLC-2W USAUnited Launch Alliance 75th consecutive successful Delta II launch. 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USAUSA-196 (GPS 2R-17/M4) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational 4 20 October 20:12:25 RUSSoyuz-FG/Fregat KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 FRARUSStarsem USAGlobalstar 66 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 67 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 68 Globalstar Low Earth Communications OperationalUSAGlobalstar 70 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 1 23 October 04:39 RUSMolniya-M/2BL RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2430 (Oko) VKS Molniya Early warning 5 January 2019 07:58http://www.satflare.com/track.asp?q=32268 COSMOS 2430 - NORAD 32268 SatFlare 11 January 2019 Successful 2 23 October 15:38:19 USA103 USAKennedy Space Center LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, crew rotation USASTS-120 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 7 November 18:01UNHarmony (Node 2) NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational 1 24 October 10:05 PRCLong March 3A PRCXichang LA-3 PRCCNSA First Chinese 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22:28http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=awst&id=news/CHI01177.xml Chinese Test Anti-Satellite Weapon Craig Covault Aviation Week 17 January 2007 29 March 2008 13 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071013232928/http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=awst&id=news/CHI01177.xml dead PRCDF-21 PRCXichanghttp://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.576 Issue 576 2 February 2007 Dr. Jonathan McDowell Jonathan McDowell 29 March 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20080723183752/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.576 23 July 2008 dead PRCPLA Destroyed Feng Yun 1C satellite PRCASAT PLA Suborbital ASAT test Successful 11 January 1 16 January 02:20 JPNS-310 JPNUchinoura JPNJAXA JAXA Suborbital Ionospheric Successful 16 January 1 19 January 12:29 CANBlack Brant VB USAPoker Flat USANASA USAJOULE II Clemson Suborbital Auroral Successful 19 January 1 19 January 12:30 CANBlack Brant IX USAPoker Flat USANASA 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NORAndøya GERDLR Apogee: 126.5 km NORGERFRAECOMA 3 ARR, DLR, IAP Suborbital Atmospheric Successful 3 August 1 6 August 22:56 USATerrier-Orion NORAndøya USANASA USAMASS 2 NASA/Colorado Suborbital Atmospheric Successful 6 August 1 7 August RUSR-29R Volna RUSPacific Ocean, Delta III submarine RUSVMF VMF Suborbital Missile test Successful 7 August 1 13 August 05:45 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA USALIDOS 2 NASA/JHU Suborbital Ultraviolet astronomy Successful 13 August 1 23 August 08:31 http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.585 Issue 585 19 September 2007 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 3 April 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110519103801/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.585 19 May 2011 dead USAChimera (Minuteman/Minotaur II) USAVandenberg LF-06 USAOrbital Sciences Tracking target for the NFIRE spacecraft USANFIRE 2a MDA Suborbital Target Successful 23 August 09:01 |colspan=8| September |- 1 2 September 10:20 JPNS-520 JPNUchinoura 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Recovery capsule successfully splashed down, but was not recovered due to weather conditions.Chern Jeng-Shing Wu Bill Chen Yen-Sen Wu An-Ming 2012 Suborbital and low-thermospheric experiments using sounding rockets in Taiwan Acta Astronautica 70 159–164 10.1016/j.actaastro.2011.07.030 2012AcAau..70..159C 0094-5765 TWNReaction control system, recovery capsule NSPO/NCU Technology test Suborbital Successful 13 September 1 28 September 20:16 USAPolaris (STARS) FTG-03a USAKodiak USASandia Intercepted by Ground Based Interceptor MDA Suborbital Target Successful 28 September 1 28 September 20:18 USAGround Based Interceptor FTG-03a USAVandenberg LF-23 USAMDA Intercepted Polaris (STARS) MDA Suborbital ABM test Successful 28 September |colspan=8| October |- 1 5 October 05:50 INDAgni-I INDIntegrated Test Range INDIDRDL IDRDL Suborbital Missile test Successful 5 October 1 29 October RUSRS-18 UR-100N KAZBaikonur RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 29 October 1 30 October 04:12:52 CANBlack Brant IX USAWallops Flight Facility Pad 1 USANASA USAEARLE NASA/Texas Suborbital Ionospheric Successful 30 October 04:26:17 |colspan=8| November |- 1 6 November 18:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA USAEUNIS NASA Suborbital Solar Successful 6 November |colspan=8| December |- 1 8 December RUSRT-2UTTH Topol-M RUSKapustin Yar RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 8 December 1 10 December 09:00:00 CANBlack Brant XII NORAndøya USANASA USATRICE-High NASA/UoI Suborbital Electrodynamics Successful 10 December 1 10 December 09:02:00 CANBlack Brant XII NORAndøya USANASA USATRICE-Low NASA/UoI Suborbital Electrodynamics Successful 10 December 1 17 December 22:05http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/pdf/07news0053.pdf Missile Defense Agency Japan/U.S. Missile Defense Flight Test Successful 17 December 2007 3 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080411174752/http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/pdf/07news0053.pdf 11 April 2008 dead USACastor 4B JFTM-1 USAKauai USAUS Navy Intercepted by SM-3 USAMock warhead US Navy Suborbital Target Successful 17 December 1 17 December 22:08 USARIM-161 SM-3 JFTM-1 JPNJDS Kongō JPNJMSDF Intercepted Castor 4B, first Japanese ABM test (Using American technology) JMSDF Suborbital ABM test Successful 17 December 1 17 December RUSR-29RM Sineva (RSM-54) RUSBarents Sea, K-114 RUSVMF Multiple re-entry vehicles, impacted Kura Test Range RUSRe-entry vehicles VMF Suborbital Missile test Successful 17 December 1 17 December BRAVS-30 BRABarreira do Inferno BRAAEB BRAARGAngicos AEB/CONAE Suborbital Microgravity Successful 17 December 1 25 December 10:00 RUSR-29RM Sineva (RSM-54) RUSBarents Sea, K-114 RUSVMF Multiple re-entry vehicles, Impacted Kura Test Range RUSRe-entry vehicles VMF Suborbital Missile test Successful 25 December 1 25 December 13:10 RUSRS-24 RUSPlesetsk RUSRVSN Multiple re-entry vehicles RUSRe-entry vehicles RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 25 December |} 2007 Deep Space Rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks13 January Cassini 23rd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 km29 January Cassini 24th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 2775 km22 February Cassini 25th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 953 km25 February Rosetta Flyby of Mars Gravity assist28 February New Horizons Flyby of Jupiter Gravity assist10 March Cassini 26th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 956 km26 March Cassini 27th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 953 km10 April Cassini 28th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 951 km26 April Cassini 29th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 951 km12 May Cassini 30th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 km28 May Cassini 31stflyby of Titan Closest approach: 2425 km5 June MESSENGER 2nd flyby of Venus Gravity assist; Closest approach: 338 km13 June Cassini 32nd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 km29 June Cassini 33rd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1942 km19 July Cassini 34thflyby of Titan Closest approach: 1302 km30 August Cassini Flyby of Rhea Closest approach: 5100 km31 August Cassini 35th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 3227 km10 September Cassini Flyby of Iapetus Closest approach: 1000 km2 October Cassini 36th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 km3 Octoberhttp://www.planetary.org/news/2007/0914_Kaguya_Rockets_Toward_the_Moon.html Kaguya Rockets Toward the Moon Lakdawalla Emily 14 September 2007 The Planetary Society 31 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090107114902/http://planetary.org./news/2007/0914_Kaguya_Rockets_Toward_the_Moon.html 7 January 2009 dead Kaguya Selenocentric orbit injection 5 November Chang'e 1 Selenocentric orbit injection 13 November Rosetta 2nd flyby of the Earth Mistaken for asteroid, given the designation 2007 VN8419 November Cassini 37th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 km5 December Cassini 38th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1300 km20 December Cassini 39th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 953 km31 December Deep Impact (EPOXI) Flyby of Earth Closest approach: 15566 km Distant, non-targeted flybys of Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Tethys and Titan by Cassini occurred throughout the year. EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks31 January15:147 hours55 minutes 23:09Expedition 14 ISS QuestUSAMichael Lopez-AlegriaUSASunita WilliamsReconfigured Destiny cooling system, connected SSPTS, secured P6 starboard radiator, disconnected EAS.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva6.html Station Crew Members Wind Up Successful Spacewalk 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080924025440/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva6.html 24 September 2008 live4 February13:387 hours11 minutes20:49Expedition 14ISS QuestUSAMichael Lopez-AlegriaUSASunita WilliamsCompleted Destiny cooling system reconfiguration and EAS disconnection, photographed P6 inboard solar array, continued SSPTS installation.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva7.html Crew Completes Scheduled Spacewalk Tasks, and More 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081007022625/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva7.html 7 October 2008 live8 February13:266 hours40 minutes20:06Expedition 14ISS QuestUSAMichael Lopez-AlegriaUSASunita WilliamsRemoved and jettisoned P3 thermal covers, install P3 attachment point, remove P5 launch restraints, continued SSPTS installation.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva8.html Spacewalkers Successfully Wrap Up Record Series 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080924024656/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva8.html 24 September 2008 live22 February10:276 hours18 minutes16:45Expedition 14ISS PirsRUSMikhail TyurinUSAMichael Lopez-AlegriaRetracted an antenna at the aft port of the Zvezda, photographed a satellite navigation antenna, and replaced a Russian materials experiment, inspected and photographed an antenna for the ATV, photographed a German robotics experiment, and inspected, remated, and photographed hardware connectors.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva17.html Spacewalkers Successfully Retract Progress Antenna 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080924030027/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva17.html 24 September 2008 live30 May19:055 hours25 minutes31 May00:30Expedition 15ISS PirsRUSFyodor YurchikhinRUSOleg KotovInstalled Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels and rerouted a Global Positioning System antenna cable.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_eva18.html Spacewalk Complete, Debris Panels Installed 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081009173943/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_eva18.html 9 October 2008 live6 June14:235 hours37 minutes20:00Expedition 15ISS PirsRUSFyodor YurchikhinRUSOleg KotovInstalled a section of Ethernet cable on the Zarya module, installed additional Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels on Zvezda, and deployed a Russian scientific experiment.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_eva19.html Cosmonauts Wrap Up Debris-Panel Spacewalk 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081014105737/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_eva19.html 14 October 2008 live11 June20:026 hours15 minutes12 June02:17STS-117ISS QuestUSAJames F. ReillyUSAJohn D. OlivasBegan the S3/S4 Truss installation.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/news/STS-117-07.html STS-117 MCC Status Report No. 07 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA 25 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170625101141/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/news/STS-117-07.html dead13 June18:287 hours16 minutes14 June01:44STS-117ISS QuestUSAPatrick G. ForresterUSASteven SwansonAssisted in retraction of the solar panels on the P6 Truss. Completed the S3/S4 truss installation. Partial failure due to the S3/S4 SARJ motor control circuits being wired in reverse, so some launch restraints were left in place to prevent the possibility of undesired rotation.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/news/STS-117-11.html STS-117 MCC Status Report #11 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081019232608/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/news/STS-117-11.html 19 October 2008 live15 June17:247 hours58 minutes16 June01:22STS-117ISS QuestUSAJames F. ReillyUSAJohn D. OlivasRepaired the Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod thermal blanket, finished the P6 solar array retraction, and installed a hydrogen ventilation valve onto Destiny.http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2007/06/success-filled-day-for-sts-117s-eva-3/ Success filled day for STS-117's EVA-3 6 October 2008 NASA SpaceFlight.com 2007 Chris Bergin https://web.archive.org/web/20110812031110/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2007/06/success-filled-day-for-sts-117s-eva-3/ 12 August 2011 live 17 June16:256 hours29 minutes22:54STS-117ISS QuestUSAPatrick G. ForresterUSASteven SwansonRetrieved a television camera and its support structure from an ESP attached to Quest, and installed it on the S3 truss, verified the Drive Lock Assembly (DLA) 2 configuration, and removed the last six SARJ launch restraints. Installed a computer network cable on Unity, opened the hydrogen vent valve on Destiny, and tethered two orbital debris shield panels on Zvezda.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/news/STS-117-19.html STS-117 MCC Status Report #19 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081019233255/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/news/STS-117-19.html 19 October 2008 live23 July10:257 hours41 minutes18:06Expedition 15ISS QuestUSAClayton AndersonRUSFyodor YurchikhinReplaced components for the Mobile Transporter's redundant power system, jettisoned an ammonia tank and flight support equipment, and cleaned the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) on the nadir port of Unity.NASA http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/e15_eva_072307.html Station Crew Winds Up Ammonia Reservoir Jettison Spacewalk NASA 23 July 2007 25 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200225123317/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/e15_eva_072307.html deadSpaceflightnow.com http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts118/070708preview/ Shuttle Endeavour readied for rollout to launch pad Spaceflight Now 23 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828220456/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts118/070708preview/ 28 August 2008 live11 August16:286 hours17 minutes23:45STS-118ISS QuestUSARichard MastracchioCANDafydd WilliamsAttached the Starboard 5 (S5) segment of the station's truss, and retracted the forward heat-rejecting radiator from the station's Port 6 (P6) truss.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/news/STS-118-07.html STS-118 MCC Status Report No. 07 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA 17 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170617121531/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/news/STS-118-07.html dead13 August15:326 hours28 minutes22:00STS-118ISS QuestUSARichard MastracchioCANDafydd WilliamsRemoved the new Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) from the shuttle's payload bay and installed it onto the Z1 truss. Installed the failed CMG onto an External Stowage Platform (ESP-2).http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/news/STS-118-11.html STS-118 MCC Status Report No. 11 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081020003137/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/news/STS-118-11.html 20 October 2008 live15 August14:385 hours28 minutes20:05STS-118ISS QuestUSARichard MastracchioUSAClayton AndersonRelocated two CETA carts around the Mobile Transporter and an antenna base from the P6 truss to P1, and installed a new transponder and signal processor for an S-band communications upgrade.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/news/STS-118-15.html STS-118 MCC Status Report No. 15 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081020003728/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/news/STS-118-15.html 20 October 2008 liveMastracchio noted a hole on the thumb of his left glove and returned to the airlock as a precautionary measure.18 August14:175 hours2 minutes19:02STS-118ISS QuestCANDafydd WilliamsUSAClayton AndersonRetrieved Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) containers 3 and 4, installed the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) Boom Stand, installed an External Wireless Instrumentation System (EWIS) antenna, and secured Z1 gimbal locks.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/news/STS-118-21.html STS-118 MCC Status Report No. 21 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081020002726/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/news/STS-118-21.html 20 October 2008 live26 October10:026 hours14 minutes16:16STS-120ISS QuestUSAScott E. ParazynskiUSADouglas H. WheelockInstalled the new Harmony module in its temporary location, retrieved the S-Band Antenna Support Assembly, and prepared for the relocation of the P6 truss by disconnecting fluid lines on the P6/Z1 truss segments.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/STS-120-08.html STS-120 MCC Status Report No. 8 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081013162009/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/STS-120-08.html 13 October 2008 live28 October09:326 hours33 minutes16:05STS-120ISS QuestUSAScott E. ParazysnkiUSADaniel M. TaniDisconnected the Z1-to-P6 umbilicals, detached P6 from Z1, configured the S1 radiator, installed handrails onto Harmony, and inspected the S4 starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ).http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/STS-120-12.html STS-120 MCC Status Report No. 12 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081011181207/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/STS-120-12.html 11 October 2008 live30 October08:457 hours8 minutes15:53STS-120ISS QuestUSAScott E. ParazysnkiUSADouglas H. WheelockAttached P6 to P5, installed P6/P5 umbilical connections, reconfigured S1 following its redeployment, and inspected the port SARJ.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/STS-120-16.html STS-120 MCC Status Report No. 16 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081019231832/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/STS-120-16.html 19 October 2008 live3 November10:037 hours19 minutes17:22STS-120ISS QuestUSAScott E. ParazysnkiUSADouglas H. WheelockInspection and repair of the P6 solar array.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/STS-120-24.html STS-120 MCC Status Report No. 24 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081019231415/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/STS-120-24.html 19 October 2008 live9 November09:546 hours55 minutes16:49Expedition 16ISS QuestUSAPeggy WhitsonRUSYuri MalenchenkoDisconnected and stored the Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System cables, stored the PMA-2 umbilical, and stowed a Harmony node avionics umbilical into a temporary position.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/eva_msb_012808.html Expedition 16 EVA Mission Status Briefing Materials 6 October 2008 NASA 2008 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080921074446/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/eva_msb_012808.html 21 September 2008 livehttp://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/iss_reports/reports2007/11-09-2007.htm ISS On-Orbit Status 11/09/07 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20090109155246/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/iss_reports/reports2007/11-09-2007.htm 9 January 2009 dead20 November10:107 hours16 minutes17:26Expedition 16ISS QuestUSAPeggy WhitsonUSADaniel M. TaniExternal configuration of PMA-2 and Harmony: Fluid, electrical, and data lines attached, avionics lines hooked up, heater cables attached, and relocated a fluid tray.http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/iss_reports/reports2007/11-20-2007.htm ISS On-Orbit Status 11/20/07 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20090109162428/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/iss_reports/reports2007/11-20-2007.htm 9 January 2009 dead24 November09:507 hours4 minutes16:54Expedition 16ISS QuestUSAPeggy WhitsonUSADaniel M. TaniCompletion of fluid, electrical, and data line hookups for PMA-2 and Harmony. Loop B Fluid Tray connected to the port side of the Destiny laboratory. Inspected and photographed the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) to assist with troubleshooting on the ground.http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/iss_reports/reports2007/11-24-2007.htm ISS On-Orbit Status 11/24/07 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080420124234/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/iss_reports/reports2007/11-24-2007.htm 20 April 200818 December09:506 hours56 minutes16:46Expedition 16ISS QuestUSAPeggy WhitsonUSADaniel M. TaniInspected the S4 starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), and a Beta Gimbal Assembly (BGA).https://www.foxnews.com/story/astronauts-take-spacewalk-to-inspect-defective-solar-wing-mechanisms Astronauts Take Spacewalk to Inspect Defective Solar Wing Mechanisms 18 December 2007 Fox News Associated Press 18 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080725212547/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,317221,00.html 25 July 2008 live http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/iss_reports/reports2007/12-18-2007.htm ISS On-Orbit Status 12/18/07 6 October 2008 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20090109160111/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/iss_reports/reports2007/12-18-2007.htm 9 January 2009 dead100th EVA in support of the ISS.Whitson became the female astronaut with the most EVAs and the most time spent in EVA.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/exp16_eva_121807.html Spacewalkers Find No Solar Wing Smoking Gun 18 December 2007 NASA 2007 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20071217134249/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/exp16_eva_121807.html 17 December 2007 livehttp://www.space.com/ISS/ Space Station Commander Breaks Spacewalking Record 18 December 2007 Space.com 2007 Tariq Malik https://web.archive.org/web/20070613091215/http://www.space.com/ISS/ 13 June 2007 dead Orbital launch statistics By country For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. 120 false left [ {"value":220, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Russia: 22 (32.35%)"}, {"value":190, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 19 (27.94%)"}, {"value":100, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 10 (14.70%)"}, {"value":60, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 6 (8.82%)"}, {"value":50, "color":"#ffd700", "label": "Ukraine: 5 (7.35%)"}, {"value":30, "color":"#ff9933", "label": "India: 3 (4.41%)"}, {"value":20, "color":"#ffffff", "label": "Japan: 2 (2.94%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#008080", "label": "Israel: 1 (1.47%)"}, ] Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures 10 10 0 0 6 6 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 22 21 1 0 5 4 1 0 19 17 1 1 World 10 6 3 1 2 22 5 19 10 6 2 1 2 21 4 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 By rocket bar chart center 990 400 1 6:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 4:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 8:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 6:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 6:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 5:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 6:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:11 MediumBlue : Goldenrod : SteelBlue : LightSteelBlue : DarkBlue : Olive : FireBrick : IndianRed : Salmon : Gold : DarkSlateGrey : Grey : DarkGrey : DarkTurquoise : Olive : SaddleBrown : Peru : Tan : MediumOrchid : Orchid : LightGrey : White Ariane 5 : Atlas V : Delta II : Delta IV : Delta IV Heavy : H-IIA : Long March 2 : Long March 3 : Long March 4 : PSLV : Molniya-M : Soyuz-U : Soyuz-FG : Kosmos-3M : Dnepr : Space Shuttle : Proton-K : Proton-M : Zenit-2M : Zenit-3SL : Others : Ariane : Atlas : Delta : H-II : Long March : PSLV : R-7 : R-14 : R-36 : Space Shuttle : Universal Rocket : Zenit : Others _launches By family Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksAriane 6 6 0 0 Atlas 4 3 0 1 Delta 9 9 0 0 Falcon 1 0 1 0 GSLV 1 0 0 1 H-II 2 2 0 0 Long March 10 10 0 0 Minotaur 1 1 0 0 Pegasus 1 1 0 0 PSLV 2 2 0 0 R-7 12 12 0 0 R-14 3 3 0 0 R-36 3 3 0 0 Shavit 2 1 1 0 0 Space Shuttle 3 3 0 0 Universal Rocket 7 6 1 0 Zenit 2 1 1 0 By type Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksAriane 5 Ariane 6 6 0 0 Atlas V Atlas 4 3 0 1 Delta II Delta 8 8 0 0 Delta IV Delta 1 1 0 0 Dnepr R-36 3 3 0 0 Falcon 1 Falcon 1 0 1 0 GSLV GSLV 1 0 0 1 H-IIA H-II 2 2 0 0 Kosmos R-12/R-14 3 3 0 0 Long March 2 Long March 2 2 0 0 Long March 3 Long March 6 6 0 0 Long March 4 Long March 2 2 0 0 Minotaur I Minotaur 1 1 0 0 Molniya R-7 1 1 0 0 Pegasus Pegasus 1 1 0 0 Proton Universal Rocket 7 6 1 0 PSLV PSLV 2 2 0 0 Shavit Shavit 1 1 0 0 Soyuz R-7 11 11 0 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 3 3 0 0 Zenit Zenit 2 1 1 0 By configuration Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksAriane 5 ECA Ariane 5 4 4 0 0 Ariane 5 GS Ariane 5 2 2 0 0 Atlas V 401 Atlas V 3 2 0 1 Atlas V 421 Atlas V 1 1 0 0 Maiden flightDelta II 7420 Delta II 2 2 0 0 Delta II 7920 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7925 Delta II 4 4 0 0 Delta II 7925H Delta II 1 1 0 0 Final flightDelta IV Heavy Delta IV 1 1 0 0 Dnepr Dnepr 3 3 0 0 Falcon 1 Falcon 1 1 0 1 0 GSLV Mk I GSLV 1 0 0 1 Final flightH-IIA 2022 H-IIA 1 1 0 0 H-IIA 2024 H-IIA 1 1 0 0 Kosmos-3M Kosmos 3 3 0 0 Long March 2C Long March 2 1 1 0 0 Long March 2D Long March 2 1 1 0 0 Long March 3A Long March 3 4 4 0 0 Long March 3B Long March 3 1 1 0 0 Long March 3B/E Long March 3 1 1 0 0 Long March 4B Long March 4 1 1 0 0 Long March 4C Long March 4 1 1 0 0 Minotaur I Minotaur I 1 1 0 0 Molniya-M / 2BL Molniya 1 1 0 0 Pegasus-XL Pegasus 1 1 0 0 Proton-K / DM-2 Proton 1 1 0 0 Proton-M / DM-2 Proton 1 1 0 0 Maiden flightProton-M / Briz-M Proton 5 4 1 0 PSLV-G PSLV 1 1 0 0 PSLV-CA PSLV 1 1 0 0 Maiden flightShavit-2 Shavit 1 1 0 0 Maiden flightSoyuz-FG Soyuz 2 2 0 0 Soyuz-FG / Fregat Soyuz 3 3 0 0 Soyuz-U Soyuz 6 6 0 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 3 3 0 0 Zenit-2M Zenit 1 1 0 0 Maiden flightZenit-3SL Zenit 1 0 1 0 By launch site bar chart center 850 400 1 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 6:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 6:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:20:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:10 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4 FireBrick : Crimson : LightCoral : MediumBlue : Orange : Aquamarine : LightBlue : MediumPurple : LightSeaGreen : Indigo : DarkGreen : SteelBlue : Blue : DodgerBlue : DeepSkyBlue : SkyBlue Jiuquan : Taiyuan : Xichang : Kourou : Satish Dhawan : Ocean Odyssey : Palmachim : Tanegashima : Baikonur : Kwajalein : Dombarovsky : Plesetsk : Cape Canaveral : Kennedy : MARS : Vandenberg China : France : India : International waters : Israel : Japan : Kazakhstan : Marshall Islands : Russia : United States _launches Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksBaikonur 20 19 1 0 Cape Canaveral 10 9 0 1 Dombarovsky 1 1 0 0 Jiuquan 1 1 0 0 Kennedy 3 3 0 0 Kourou 6 6 0 0 Kwajalein 1 0 1 0 MARS 1 1 0 0 Ocean Odyssey UN International 1 0 1 0 Damaged by explosionPalmachim 1 1 0 0 Plesetsk 5 5 0 0 Satish Dhawan 3 2 0 1 Taiyuan 3 3 0 0 Tanegashima 2 2 0 0 Vandenberg 4 4 0 0 One launch used Stargazer aircraftXichang 6 6 0 0 Total 68 63 3 2 By orbit bar chart center 800 400 1 0:0:0:0:0:0 0:16:0:0:0:0 0: 9:0:0:0:0 0:10:0:0:0:0 0: 1:0:0:0:0 0:0: 7:0:0:0 0:0:0:17:0:0 0:0:0: 0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 3:0 0:0:0:0:0: 2 DeepSkyBlue: Navy : MediumBlue : RoyalBlue : DodgerBlue : LightSeaGreen : SaddleBrown : Peru : Black: Gold Transatmospheric : Low Earth : Low Earth (ISS) : Low Earth (SSO) : Low Earth (retrograde) : Medium Earth : Geosychronous(transfer) : Inclined GSO : High Earth : Heliocentric Transatmospheric : Low Earth : Medium Earth : Geosynchronous / transfer : High Earth : Heliocentric _launches Orbital regime Launches Successes At least one payload was placed in the target orbital regime Failures Accidentallyachieved RemarksTransatmospheric 0 0 0 0 Low Earth 37 36 1 0 9 to ISS Medium Earth / Molniya 7 7 0 0 Geosynchronous / GTO 19 17 2 0 High Earth / Lunar transfer 3 3 0 0 Heliocentric / Planetary transfer 2 2 0 0 Total 68 65 3 0 References Footnotes 30em 2007 on expand Category:Spaceflight by year