2006 in spaceflight

none June 2019 November 2019 2006 Atlas V 551 roars into blue sky.jpg Launch of New Horizons, the first probe to Pluto, on the first Atlas V 551 19 January 27 December 67 62 5 0 63ArabSat-4A was catalogued but re-entered after a few weeks in wrong orbit Atlas V 411Atlas V 551Long March 4B-II (4C)Falcon 1H-IIA 204Soyuz-2.1b Tsyklon-2M-V 5 26 Timeline of spaceflight 2005 2007 right on 2 This article outlines notable events occurring in 2006 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. 2006 saw Brazil, Iran, and Sweden all get a national into space for the first time. Launches 2006 |colspan=8| January |- 1 19 January 19:00:00 USAAtlas V 551 USACape Canaveral SLC-41 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services Maiden flight of Atlas V 551, first spacecraft to visit Pluto and explored the Kuiper belt. First spacecraft launched directly to Sun-escape velocity USANew Horizons NASA Galactocentric Pluto flyby Operational 1 24 January 01:33 JPNH-IIA 2022 JPNTanegashima LA-Y1 JPN JAXAhttp://www.jaxa.jp/press/2005/11/20051130_sac_h2a-f8_3.pdf 平成１７年度 ロケット打上げ及び追跡管制計画書 陸域観測技術衛星（ＡＬＯＳ） Ｈ－IIＡロケット８号機（Ｈ－IIＡ・Ｆ８） JAXA JAXA ja 1 22 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090227111010/http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2005/11/20051130_sac_h2a-f8_3.pdf 27 February 2009 live Poor quality images returned due to attitude control and noise problemshttp://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080110TDY02309.htm https://archive.today/2013.08.28-004445/http://web.archive.org/web/20101202035426/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/index.htm dead 28 August 2013 55 bil. yen JAXA map-making satellite sends useless data Yomiuri Online 10 January 2008 was resolved by software adjustment.Utilization of Data Acquired by "DAICHI" (Advanced Land Observing Satellite) for Maps JAXA 16 January 2008 http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2008/01/20080116_sac_daichi_e.html 23 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080321181944/http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2008/01/20080116_sac_daichi_e.html 21 March 2008 live JPNDaichi (ALOS) JAXA Sun-synchronous Remote Sensing Partial spacecraft failureOperational |colspan=8| February |- 1 15 February 23:34:55 UKR Zenit-3SL NOR Ocean Odyssey UN Sea Launch USA EchoStar X EchoStar Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 18 February 06:27 JPN H-IIA 2024 JPN Tanegashima LA-Y1 JPN RSChttp://h2a.mhi.co.jp/en/RSC/mtsat2/press/rsc.pdf Rocket System Corporation 23 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080528074536/http://h2a.mhi.co.jp/en/RSC/mtsat2/press/rsc.pdf 28 May 2008 deadhttp://www.jaxa.jp/press/2005/12/20051207_sac_h2a-f9.pdf ja:平成１７年度 ロケット受託打上げ及び追跡管制支援計画書 運輸多目的衛星新２号（ＭＴＳＡＴ－２） Ｈ－IIＡロケット９号機（Ｈ－IIＡ・Ｆ９） JAXA ja 22 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090227111027/http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2005/12/20051207_sac_h2a-f9.pdf 27 February 2009 live Last launch conducted by RSC JPN MTSAT-2 MILT/JMA Geosynchronous ATC/Weather Operational 2 21 February 21:28:00 JPN M-V JPN Uchinoura JPN JAXA Cute-1.7+APD is a 2U CubeSat JPN Akari (ASTRO-F) JAXA Sun-synchronous IR astronomy Successful 11 April 2023 04:44Joseph Remis jremis 1645712670614511618 Actual decay 04h44mn 26°N 49°W. 11 April 2023JPN Cute-1.7+APD yes TiTech Low Earth Amateur radio Successful 24 October 2009http://www.lss.mech.e.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/CO-56_decay.html Japanese ja:Cute-1.7 + APD II Project - Cute1.7 + APD 大気圏再突入 - Laboratory for Space Systems, Tokyo Institute of Technology 12 April 2023 1 28 February 20:10:00 RUS Proton-M/Briz-M KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 RUS USAInternational Launch Services Upper stage malfunction left payload in useless orbit, deorbited after attempts to raise orbit failed SAU Arabsat 4A Arabsat Intended: GeosynchronousAchieved: Medium Earth Communications Launch failure 24 Marchhttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/11999597 ArabSat bites the dust, dashing hopes Oberg James 24 March 2006 NBC News 20 February 2009 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203141912/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11999597 dead |colspan=8| March |- 2 11 March 22:33 FRAAriane 5ECA FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace ESPSpainsat Hisdesat Geosynchronous Communications OperationalFRAHot Bird 7A Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 3 22 March 14:03 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences All three satellites deactivated on 30 June USAST-5A NASA Low Earth Technology SuccessfulUSAST-5B NASA Low Earth Technology SuccessfulUSAST-5C NASA Low Earth Technology Successful 1 24 March 22:30 USAFalcon 1 MHLOmelek USASpaceX Maiden flight of Falcon 1, rocket lost power shortly after launch due to engine fire caused by corrosion of a nut on a fuel line. USAFalconSat 2 USAF Academy Intended: Low Earth Plasma research Launch failure T+60 seconds 1 30 March 02:30:20 RUSSoyuz-FG KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts, first Brazilian in space RUSSoyuz TMA-8 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 13 Successful 29 September 01:13 |colspan=8| April |- 1 12 April 23:29:59 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch JPNJCSAT-5A (JCSAT-9, N-STAR d) JCSAT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 6 15 April 01:40:00 USA Minotaur I USA Vandenberg SLC-8 USA Orbital Sciences Power system and solar panel malfunctions on FM2 and FM3, control issues with FM6 during 2007. Constellation deactivated on 1 May 2020 after 14 years in operation. USA ROC COSMIC-FM1 (FORMOSAT-3A) NASA / NSPO Low Earth Meteorology Successful USA ROC COSMIC-FM2 (FORMOSAT-3B) NASA / NSPO Low Earth Meteorology Partial spacecraft failureSuccessful USA ROC COSMIC-FM3 (FORMOSAT-3C) NASA / NSPO Low Earth Meteorology Partial spacecraft failureSuccessful USA ROC COSMIC-FM4 (FORMOSAT-3D) NASA / NSPO Low Earth Meteorology Successful USA ROC COSMIC-FM5 (FORMOSAT-3E) NASA / NSPO Low Earth Meteorology Successful USA ROC COSMIC-FM6 (FORMOSAT-3F) NASA / NSPO Low Earth Meteorology Successful 1 20 April 20:27:00 USAAtlas V 411 USACape Canaveral SLC-41 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services Maiden flight of Atlas V 411, final ILS Atlas launch LUXAstra 1KR SES Astra Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 24 April 16:03:25 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 21P RUSProgress M-56 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 18 September 1 25 April 16:47:16 RUSStart-1 RUSSvobodny Site 5 RUSUnited Start Final launch from Svobodny Cosmodrome ISREROS B ImageSat Low Earth (polar) Imaging Operational 1 26 April 22:48 PRCLong March 4B-II (4C) PRCTaiyuan LC-1 PRCCNSA Maiden flight of Long March 4B-II, redesignated Long March 4C by November 2007 PRCYaogan 1 CAST Low Earth Imaging Operational 2 28 April 10:02:16 USADelta II 7420-10C USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS Both satellites part of the A-train constellation, spacecraft study aerosols and clouds respectively USAFRACALIPSO NASA/CNES Sun-synchronous Climatology OperationalUSACloudSat NASA Sun-synchronous Climatology Successful |colspan=8| May |- 1 3 May 17:38 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 RUSRVSN RUSKosmos 2420 (Kobal't-M) VKS Low Earth Optical imaging Operational 1 24 May 22:11:00 USA Delta IV-M+ (4,2) USA Cape Canaveral SLC-37B USA Boeing IDS Decommissioned in 2018; reactivated in September 2020 to serve as the Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System – Geostationary (EWS-G1) satellite for the U.S. Space Force.Erwin Sandra https://spacenews.com/noaas-former-satellite-now-providing-weather-data-to-the-u-s-military/ NOAA's former satellite now providing weather data to the U.S. military SpaceNews 8 September 2020 9 September 2020 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203141913/https://spacenews.com/noaas-former-satellite-now-providing-weather-data-to-the-u-s-military/ live USA GOES 13 (GOES-N) NASA / NOAA / U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous Meteorology Operational 1 26 May 18:50 RUSShtil' RUSK-84 Ekaterinburg, Barents Sea RUSVMF Control and power problems made satellite unusable. Written off on 29 May 2006. Problems cleared by November, and satellite re-activated.http://www.russianspaceweb.com/compass.html Russian Space Web COMPASS 28 December 2006 18 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080618064414/http://www.russianspaceweb.com/compass.html 18 June 2008 live RUSKompass 2 Roskosmos Low Earth Earthquake detection Partial spacecraft failure 28 December 2011 2 27 May 21:09 rocket=FRA Ariane 5 ECA FRA Kourou ELA-3 FRA Arianespace Record for heaviest dual-payload to geosynchronous transfer orbit, stood until May 2007. MEX Satmex 6 Satmex Geosynchronous Communications Successful THA Thaicom 5 Shin Satellite Geosynchronous Communications Successful 26 February 2020 09:52https://www.thaicom.net/thaicom-5-satellite-ends-service/ Thaicom 5 Satellite Ends Service Thaicom 27 February 2020 19 April 2021 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203142426/https://www.thaicom.net/thaicom-5-satellite-ends-service/ live |colspan=8| June |- 1 15 June 08:00:00 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos RUSResurs-DK-1 Roskosmos Low Earth Remote sensing Operational 1 17 June 22:44:05 RUSProton-K/DM-3 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSKhrunichev First Kazakh satellite, satellite suffered control problems and was unusable by October 2008 KAZKazSat-1 JSC KazSat Geosynchronous Communications Spacecraft failure 1 18 June 07:50 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch Launched for PanAmSat, transferred to Intelsat before entry into service due to merger USAGalaxy 16 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 3 21 June 22:15 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS USAUSA-187 (MiTEx-A) US Air Force/DARPA Geostationary Technology OperationalUSAUSA-188 (MiTEx-B) US Air Force/DARPA Geostationary Technology OperationalUSAUSA-189 (MiTEx Carrier) NRL/DARPA Geostationary Technology Operational 1 24 June 15:08:18 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 22P RUSProgress M-57 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 17 January 2007 1 25 June 04:00 UKRTsyklon-2 KAZBaikonur Site 90/20 RUSVKS Final flight of Tsyklon-2 rocket. One of satellite's solar panels failed to deploy,http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/us-pm.htm Gunter's Space Page US-PM Gunter Krebs 7 October 2010 14 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314022226/http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/us-pm.htm live ceased operations in February or March 2008 and destroyed in orbit on 20 March. Spacecraft carried KONUS-A gamma-ray astronomy experiment for Roskosmos RUSKosmos 2421 (US-PU) VMF Low Earth ELINT Partial spacecraft failure 20 March 2008 1 28 June 03:30:00 USADelta IV-M+ (4,2) USAVandenberg SLC-6 USABoeing IDS First EELV launch from Vandenberg, carried SBIRS-HEO-1 and TWINS-A instruments for the US Air Force and NASA respectively, NRO Launch 22 USAUSA-184 (Improved Trumpet) NRO Molniya ELINT Operational |colspan=8| July |- 2 4 July 18:37:55 USA103 USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed flight with 7 astronauts, second Return to Flight mission after Columbia accident USASTS-121 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 17 July 13:14 2ITAUSALeonardo MPLM ASI/NASA Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful inherit 1 4 July 20:01 PRK Taepodong-2 (Unha-1) PRK Musudan-ri PRKKPA Maiden flight of Taepodong-2, rocket failed shortly after launch, reaching an apogee of 40 km, intended as an orbital launch attempt,http://www.space.com/news/060619_nkorea_missile.html North Korea's Missile Launch Site Under Watchful Eyes Leonard David Space.com 18 June 2006 6 December 2009 25 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090525162437/http://www.space.com/news/060619_nkorea_missile.html live but later North Korea claimed for a suborbital missile self-destruct test and destruction success (not launch failure),http://smatsu.air-nifty.com/lbyd/2009/04/post-4c99.html 杞憂のような事態に備える：松浦晋也のL/D Shinya Matsuura ja 4 April 2009 6 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091126162920/http://smatsu.air-nifty.com/lbyd/2009/04/post-4c99.html 26 November 2009 live third of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours PRKKwangmyŏngsŏng-2 (unconfirmed) KPA Intended: Low Earth(unconfirmed) Weather/Communication Launch failure +42 seconds 1 10 July 12:08 INDGSLV INDSatish Dhawan SLP INDISRO Loss of control due to LRB engine failure, self-destructed 60 seconds into flight INDINSAT 4C ISRO Intended: Geostationary Communications Launch failure T+60 seconds 1 12 July 14:53:36 UKRDnepr RUSDombarovskiy RUSISC Kosmotras First uncrewed prototype of a commercial space station module USAGenesis I Bigelow Low Earth Technology Operational 1 21 July 04:20:03 RUS Molniya-M RUS Plesetsk Site 16/2 RUS VKS RUS Kosmos 2422 (Oko) VKS Molniya Missile defense Successful 22 November 2019 20:15Reentry History Spreadsheet https://aerospace.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/Reentry_History_Spreadsheet_05-05-21.xlsx The Aerospace Corporation 15 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203142422/https://aerospace.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/Reentry_History_Spreadsheet_05-05-21.xlsx 3 February 2023 XLSX 5 May 2021 bot: unknown 18 26 July 19:43:05 UKRDnepr KAZBaikonur Site 109/95 RUSISC Kosmotras First-stage engine hydraulic pump failure, thrust termination system activated BLRBelKA NAS Intended: Low Earth Observation Launch failure 18 T+74 seconds 18ITAUnisat-4 Sapienza Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inheritRUSBaumanets Roskosmos Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inheritITAPicPot PoliTo Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inheritUSAFRASACRED ArizonaMontpelierAlcatel Intended: Low Earth Radiation inherit inheritUSAION Illinois Intended: Low Earth TechnologyIonospheric inherit inheritUSARincon 1 Arizona Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inheritUSAICECube-1 Cornell Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inheritUSAKUTESat Pathfinder Kansas Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inheritJPNSEEDS Nichidai Intended: Low Earth Amateur radio inherit inheritNORnCube-1 NSSP Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inheritKORHAUSAT-1 HAU Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inheritUSAMEROPE Montana Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inheritUSACP2 CalPoly Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inheritUSAAeroCube-1 Aerospace Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inheritUSACP1 CalPoly Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inheritUSAMea Huaka'i (Voyager) Hawaii Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inheritUSAICECube-2 Cornell Intended: Low Earth Technology inherit inherit 1 28 July 07:05:43 RUSRokot/Briz-KM RUSPlesetsk Site 133/3 EURUSEurockot KORArirang-2 (KOMPSAT-2) KARI Low Earth Earth Observation Operational |colspan=8| August |- 1 4 August 21:48:00 RUSProton-M/Briz-M KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services EUHot Bird 8 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 11 August 22:15 FRAAriane 5ECA FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace JPNJCSat 10 JSAT Geosynchronous Communications OperationalFRASyracuse 3B DGA Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 22 August 03:27:01 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch KORKoreasat 5 KT/ADD Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| September |- 1 9 September 07:00 PRC Long March 2C PRC Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 PRC CNSA Investigated exposure of seeds to microgravity and radiation, spacecraft recovered after reentry PRC Shijian 8 CASC Low Earth Biological Successful 24 September 02:43 2 9 September 15:14:55 USASpace Shuttle 104 no USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with 6 astronauts, first ISS assembly mission since 2002 USASTS-115 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 21 September 10:21UNITS P3/4 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational 1 11 September 04:35 JPNH-IIA 202 JPNTanegashima LA-Y1 JPNJAXA JPNIGS-3A CSICE Low Earth Optical imaging 29 October 2016 1 12 September 16:02 PRCLong March 3A PRCTaiyuan LC-1 PRCCNSC PRCChinaSat 22A ChinaSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 14 September 13:41:00 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 RUSVKS Ceased operations on 14 November, self-destructed 3 days later RUSKosmos 2423 (Don) VKS Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 17 November 1 18 September 04:08:42 RUSSoyuz-FG KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts including the first female space tourist and Iranian-born space traveller RUSSoyuz TMA-9 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 14 Successful 21 April 2007 12:31 3 22 September 21:36:00 JPNM-V JPNUchinoura JPNJAXA Final flight of M-V rocket and Mu family, SSSat failed to establish communications with groundhttp://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/snews/2006/1031_sssat.shtml JAXA ISAS M-V-7号機により打ち上げた副衛星（SSSAT）の実験結果について 22 February 2009 ja 28 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180928181001/http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/snews/2006/1031_sssat.shtml live JPNHinode (SOLAR-B) JAXA Sun-synchronous Solar OperationalJPNHIT-SAT HIT Low Earth Technology Successful 18 June 2008 08:48JPNSSSAT JAXA Solar sail Spacecraft failure 26 September 1 25 September 18:50 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS USAUSA-190 (GPS IIR-15/M2) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational |colspan=8| October |- 3 13 October 20:56 FRAAriane 5ECA FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace USADirecTV-9S DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications OperationalAUSOptus D1 Optus Geosynchronous Communications OperationalJPNLDREX-2 JAXA Geosynchronous transfer Technology Successful 30 September 2010 02:23http://reentrynews.aero.org/2006043c.html LDREX 1 October 2010 5 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110305023110/http://reentrynews.aero.org/2006043c.html live 1 19 October 16:28:13 RUSSoyuz-2.1a/Fregat KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 EURUSStarsem Maiden flight of Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat EUMetOp-A EUMETSAT Sun-synchronous Weather Operational 1 23 October 13:40:36 RUSSoyuz-U RUSBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 23P, antenna stowage issues on 26 October initially prevented full mechanical docking, second attempt was successful. RUSProgress M-58 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 27 March 2007 22:44 2 23 October 23:34 PRC Long March 4B PRC Taiyuan LC-1 PRC CNSA PRC Shijian 6-02A CASC Low Earth Environmental OperationalPRC Shijian 6-02B CASC Low Earth Environmental Operational 2 26 October 00:52:00 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS USASTEREO-A NASA Heliocentric Solar OperationalUSASTEREO-B NASA Heliocentric Solar Operational 1 28 October 16:20 PRCLong March 3B PRCXichang LA-2 PRCCASC Solar panels and communications antenna failed to deploy PRCSinosat-2 Sinosat Intended: GeosynchronousAchieved: Subsynchronous Communications Spacecraft failure 1 30 October 23:48:59 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch USAXM-4 "Blues" XM Satellite Radio Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| November |- 1 4 November 13:53 USADelta IV-M USAVandenberg SLC-6 USABoeing IDS USAUSA-191 (DMSP F17) US Air Force/NOAA Sun-synchronous Weather Operational 1 8 November 20:01:00 RUSProton-M/Briz-M KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services SAUBadr-4 (ARABSAT 4B) ARABSAT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 17 November 19:12:00 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS USAUSA-192 (GPS IIR-16/M3) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational |colspan=8| December |- 1 8 December 00:53 PRC Long March 3A 3A-Y11 PRC Xichang LC-2 PRC CASC PRC Fengyun 2D CMA Geosynchronous Meteorology Operational 2 8 December 22:08 rocket=FRA Ariane 5 ECA FRA Kourou ELA-3 FRA Arianespace USA WildBlue 1 WildBlue Geosynchronous Communications Operational USA AMC-18 SES Americom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 8 10 December 01:47:35 USA 103 USA Kennedy LC-39B USA United Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, including the first Swedish space traveller; ISS crew exchange.ANDE-MAA failed to deploy after becoming stuck in launch canister, but still transmitted data; RAFT1, MARScom, and MEPSI-2 were cubesats. USA STS-116 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 22 December 22:32 2 USA Spacehab LSM NASA Low Earth (STS) Logistics Successful inherit UN ITS P5 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational USA ANDE-MAA US Naval Academy Low Earth Technology demonstration Partial spacecraft failure 9 February 2007 USA ANDE-FACL US Naval Academy Low Earth Technology demonstration Successful 9 February 2007 USA RAFT1 US Naval Academy Low Earth Calibration Operational USA MARScom (NMARS) US Naval Academy Low Earth Calibration Operational USA MEPSI-2 DARPA Low Earth Technology demonstration Successful 8 March 2007 1 11 December 23:28:43 RUS Proton-M / Briz-M KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 RUS USA International Launch Services MAS MEASAT-3 MEASAT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 14 December 21:00:00 USA Delta II 7920-10 USA Vandenberg SLC-2W USA United Launch Alliance NRO Launch 21, first launch to be conducted by United Launch Alliance. Satellite failed to contact ground, destroyed by SM-3 ASAT on 21 February 2008. USA USA-193 NRO Low Earth ReconnaissanceTechnology demonstration Spacecraft failure 21 February 2008 03:29 2 16 December 12:00:00 USA Minotaur I USA MARS LP-0B USA Orbital Sciences First launch from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. Little or no imagery returned by TacSat due to political dispute. TacSat lost contact with ground in January 2008. USA TacSat-2 NRL Low Earth Optical imagingTechnology demonstration Successful 5 February 2011 USA GeneSat-1 yes NASA Low Earth Biological science Successful 4 August 2010 20:43http://reentrynews.aero.org/2006058c.html GeneSat The Aerospace Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20120513035530/http://reentrynews.aero.org/2006058c.html 13 May 2012 8 July 2021 dead 1 18 December 06:32 JPN H-IIA 204 JPN Tanegashima LA-Y1 JPN JAXA Maiden flight of H-IIA 204, full spacecraft antenna deployment one day late.http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/12/20061226_kiku8-2_e.html Deployment Result of the Large Deployable Antenna Reflectors of the Engineering Test Satellite VIII "KIKU No. 8" Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 26 December 2006 20 January 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070102175104/http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/12/20061226_kiku8-2_e.html 2 January 2007 live JPN Kiku-8 (ETS-VIII) JAXA Geosynchronous Technology demonstration Successful 1 19 December 14:00:19 RUS Kosmos-3M RUS Plesetsk Site 132/1 GER RUS COSMOS International GER SAR-Lupe 1 Bundeswehr Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation Operational 1 24 December 08:34:44 RUS Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat RUS Plesetsk Site 43/4 RUS VKS RUS Meridian 1 (11L) VKS Molniya Communications Successful 6 July 2021 12:20Jonathan McDowell McDowell Jonathan planet4589 1412959917095505926 Russia's Meridian 11L military communications satellite, launched in 2006, reentered around 1220 UTC Jul 6, probably near the Falkland Is. Final orbit perigee height was around 80 km. 7 July 2021 8 July 2021https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=29668 MERIDIAN 1 N2YO.com 6 July 2021 8 July 2021 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203142425/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=29668 live 3 25 December 20:18:12 RUS Proton-K / DM-2 RUS Baikonur Site 81/24 RUS VKS RUS Kosmos 2424 (GLONASS-M) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUS Kosmos 2425 (GLONASS-M) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUS Kosmos 2426 (GLONASS-M) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational 1 27 December 14:23:38 RUS Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 rocket=FRA RUS Starsem Maiden flight of Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat. FRA CoRoT CNES Low Earth (Polar) ExoplanetologyAsteroseismology Successful |} 2006 Suborbital launches 2006 |colspan=8| January |- 1 18 January 11:48http://www.nspo.org.tw/2008e/news/news_content.php?id=000159 Press Release of the "Sounding Rocket V" Experiment 18 January 2006 NSPO 20 February 2009 27 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110527154551/http://www.nspo.org.tw/2008e/news/news_content.php?id=000159 dead TWNTaiwan Sounding Rocket Sounding Rocket V TWNJiu Peng Air Base TWNNSPO Apogee: 282 kmChern 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 TWNIon probe, 3-axis flux-gate magnetometer NSPO/NCU Suborbital Ionospheric research, technology test Successful 11:57 1 22 January 04:00 JPNS-310 JPNUchinoura JPNJAXA Apogee: 130 km JPNFuroshiki JAXA Suborbital Technology Successful 22 January |colspan=8| February |- 1 6 February PRC Dong Feng 21 PRC Xichang PRC PLA Apogee: 800 km, missed satellite PLA Suborbital ASAT Spacecraft failure 6 February 1 8 February 18:47 CAN Black Brant IX USA White Sands LC-36 USA NASA Apogee: 282 km USA MOSES Suborbital Solar Successful 8 February 1 16 February 08:01 USA LGM-30G Minuteman III USA Vandenberg LF-10 USA US Air Force Apogee: 1300 km USA SERV-3 US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 16 February 1 23 February 16:09 USA UGM-27 Polaris (STARS) USA Kodiak USA Sandia Apogee: 1000 km USA FT-03-1 Suborbital Target Successful 23 February |colspan=8| March |- 1 8 March 08:45 USARIM-161 Standard Missile 3 USALake Erie CG-70 6, PMRF USAUS Navy Apogee: 150 km USAJPNJCTV-1 US Navy/MDA/JMSDF Suborbital Missile test Successful 8 March 1 25 March 03:15 USATerrier-Orion AUSWoomera LA-2 AUSQueensland Apogee: 325 km AUSHyshot-3 Queensland Suborbital Hypersonic research Successful 03:25 1 30 March 02:40 USATerrier-Orion AUSWoomera LA-2 AUSQueensland Apogee: 290 km, nosecone failed to separate AUSJPNHyshot-4 Queensland/JAXA Suborbital Hypersonic research Launch failure 30 March |colspan=8| April |- 1 7 April 13:00 USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-26 USAUS Air Force Long-range test, aimed at Guam, apogee: 1300 km USAGT-190GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 7 April 1 12 April 18:10 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 318 km USAEUNIS NASA Suborbital Solar Successful 12 April 1 13 April USASR19-SR19 USAPMRF USASandia Apogee: 200 km USAFTC-02B MDA Suborbital Target Successful 13 April 1 22 April 16:40 RUSKosmos-3MR RUSKapustin Yar Site 107/1 RUSRVSN Apogee: 675 km RUSPBS-2 RVSN Suborbital REV test Successful 22 April 1 28 April USASR19-SR19 USAPMRF USASandia Apogee: 200 km USAFTC-02 MDA Suborbital Target Successful 28 April 1 29 April PAKShaheen-II PAKSonmiani PAKArmy of Pakistan Apogee: 300 km Army of Pakistan Suborbital Target Successful 29 April |colspan=8| May |- 1 2 May 06:16 USAMaxus (Castor 4B) SWEEsrange EUEuroLaunch Apogee: 702 km 23pxSWEMAXUS 9 ESA/SSC Suborbital Microgravity Successful 2 May 1 10 May 08:12 BRAVSB-30 SWEEsrange EUEuroLaunch Apogee: 237 km GERSWETEXUS-43 DLR/SSC Suborbital Microgravity Successful 10 May 1 11 May USATHAAD USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km, simulated intercept USAFTT-02 MDA Suborbital ABM test Successful 11 May 1 22 May 09:30 USATerrier-Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA Apogee: 150 km USAACS NASA Suborbital Test Successful 22 May 1 22 May IRNShahab-3 IRNShahrood IRNIRG Apogee: 150 km IRG Suborbital Missile test Successful 22 May |colspan=8| June |- 1 5 June 16:05 USATerrier-Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA Apogee: 130 km NAWC Suborbital Target Successful 5 June 1 7 June 22:00 USATerrier-Orion USAPMRF USANASA Apogee: 130 km NAWC Suborbital Target Successful 7 June 1 8 June 16:00 USATerrier-Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA Apogee: 130 km USADUNDEE NAWC Suborbital Target Successful 8 June 1 14 June 08:22 USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-04 USAUS Air Force Carried three Mk. 21 re-entry vehicles, Apogee: 1300 km USAGT-191GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 14 June 1 22 June 22:00 USAMRT (Castor 4B) USAPMRT USAUS Navy Intercepted by SM-3, apogee: 150 km USAFTM-10 Target US Navy/MDA Suborbital Target Successful 22 June 1 22 June 22:04 USARIM-161 Standard Missile 3 USAShiloh CG-67 6, PMRF USAUS Navy Intercepted MRT, apogee: 150 km USAFTM-10 US Navy/MDA Suborbital ABM test Successful 22 June 1 23 June 23:02 USATerrier-Orion USAPMRF USANASA Apogee: 130 km USATRACKEX NAWC/MDA Suborbital Target Successful 23 June 1 30 June 06:25 RUSR-29RMU Sineva RUSK-84 Ekaterinburg, Barents Sea RUSVMF Apogee: 1000 km VMF Suborbital Missile test Successful 30 June |colspan=8| July |- 1 1 July 06:39 USATerrier-Orion NORAndøya USAAndøya/NASA Apogee: 200 km USA/NORSPIRIT-III ESPRIT Suborbital IonosphericPlasma research Successful 1 July 1 1 July 06:39 USATerrier-Orion NORAndøya NORAndøya Apogee: 40 km NORHotPay-1 Andøya Suborbital Aeronomy Launch failure 1 July 1 4 July 18:32 PRK Hwasong-6 PRK Kittaeryong PRKKPA Apogee: 150 km, first of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours KPA Suborbital Missile test Successful 4 July 1 4 July 19:04 PRK Hwasong-7 PRKKittaeryong PRK KPA Apogee: 150 km, second of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours KPA Suborbital Missile test Successful 4 July 1 4 July 22:31 PRK Hwasong-7 PRK Kittaeryong PRK KPA Apogee: 150 km, fourth of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours KPA Suborbital Missile test Successful 4 July 1 4 July 22:12 PRK Hwasong-6 PRKKittaeryong PRKKPA Apogee: 150 km, fifth of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours KPA Suborbital Missile test Successful 4 July 1 4 July 23:20 PRK Hwasong-7 PRK Kittaeryong PRK KPA Apogee: 150 km, sixth of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours KPA Suborbital Missile test Successful 4 July 1 5 July 08:20 PRK Hwasong-7 PRK Kittaeryong PRK KPA Apogee: 150 km, last of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours KPA Suborbital Missile test Successful 5 July 1 9 July 05:33 INDAgni III INDIntegrated Test Range LC-4 INDDRDO Apogee: 100 km DRDO Suborbital Missile test Successful 9 July 1 12 July 11:17 USAHera USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 300 km, Intercepted after reentry by endoatmospheric THAAD launched at 11:20 USAFFT-4 Target US Army/MDA Suborbital Target Successful 12 July 1 21 July 10:14 USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-09 USAUS Air Force Carried three Mk.21 reentry vehicles, apogee: 1300 km USAGT-192GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 21 July |colspan=8| August |- 1 3 August 10:38 RUSRT-2PM Topol (RS-12M) RUSPlesetsk RUSUSARVSN Apogee: 1000 km, impacted Kura Test Range RVSN Suborbital Missile test 11:04 Successful 1 21 August 14:30 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 380 km MDA Suborbital Target Successful 21 August 1 25 August 14:30 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 382 km, THAAD target MDA Suborbital Target Successful 21 August |colspan=8| September |- 1 1 September 17:22 USAUGM-27 Polaris (STARS) USAKodiak USASandia Apogee: 1000 km, intercepted by GBI USAGMD FTG-02 target MDA Suborbital Target Successful 1 September 1 1 September 17:39 USAOrbital Boost Vehicle USAVandenberg LF-23 USAOrbital Sciences/MDA Apogee: 1000 km, intercepted STARS USAGMD FTG-02 MDA Suborbital ABM test Successful 1 September 1 4 September PRCDong Feng 31 PRCTaiyuan PRCPLA Apogee: 1000 km PLA Suborbital Missile test Successful 4 September 1 7 September 15:50 RUSRSM-56 Bulava (R-30) RUSRFS Dmitriy Donskoy, White Sea RUSVMF Apogee: 1 km, first stage malfunction VMF Suborbital Missile test Launch failure 7 September 1 9 September 11:20 RUSR-29RMU Sineva RUSK-84 Ekaterinburg, North Pole RUSVMF Apogee: 1000 km VMF Suborbital Missile test Successful 9 September 1 9 September 22:17:00 USANike-Orion NORAndøya NORAndøya Apogee: 130 km NORGERECOMA-1 Andøya/DLR Suborbital Atmospheric Successful 9 September 1 10 September 14:50 RUSR-29R Volna RUSK-433 Svyaity Georgiy, Simushir RUSVMF Apogee: 1000 km VMF Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 September 1 13 September 10:30 USAHera USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 300 km, THAAD target USAFFT-5 Target US Army/MDA Suborbital Target Successful 13 September 1 17 September 21:06:46 USANike-Orion NORAndøya NORAndøya Apogee: 129 km NORGERECOMA-2 Andøya/DLR Suborbital Atmospheric Successful 17 September 1 23 September 15:17:54 CANBlack Brant XI USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 300 km NASA Suborbital Test Successful 23 September 1 25 September 20:14 USASpaceLoft XL USASpaceport America USAUP Aerospace Maiden flight of SpaceLoft XL sounding rocket, first flight from Spaceport America, rocket went out of control and failed to reach space, apogee: 12 km Various Suborbital Various Launch failure T+60 seconds |colspan=8| October |- 1 25 October 13:05 RUSRSM-56 Bulava (R-30) RUSRFS Dmitriy Donskoy, Beloye More RUSVMF Apogee: 100 km, first stage malfunction VMF Suborbital Missile test Launch failure 25 October 1 28 October 17:58:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 300 km USALASP Suborbital Solar Successful 28 October |colspan=8| November |- 1 2 November IRNShahab-3 IRNShahrood IRNIRG Apogee: 150 km IRG Suborbital Missile test Successful 2 November 1 7 November 19:30 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 300 km USAUSC-7 Suborbital Solar Successful 7 November 1 9 November 08:51 FRAM51 FRABiscarosse FRAFrench Navy Apogee: 1000 km French Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 9 November 1 9 November 11:35 RUSUR-100NU KAZBaikonur Site 175/2 RUSRVSN Apogee: 1000 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 9 November 1 16 November USATerrier-Orion USAPMRF USAUS Navy Apogee: 150 km USAARAV-B US Navy Suborbital Target Successful 16 November 1 16 November PAKGhauri PAKTilla PAKArmy of Pakistan Apogee: 100 km PAKHaft-5 Army of Pakistan Suborbital Missile test Successful 16 November 1 21 November 02:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA Apogee: 300 km USACyXESS Suborbital XR Astronomy Successful 21 November 1 21 November USAUGM-133 Trident II (D5) USAMaryland SSBN-738 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 21 November 1 21 November USAUGM-133 Trident II (D5) USAUSS Maryland, ETR Apogee: 1000 km USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 21 November 1 26 November INDPrithvi INDIntegrated Test Range LC-3 INDDRDO Apogee: 100 km DRDO Suborbital Missile test Successful 26 November 1 27 November 04:45 INDPrithvi INDIntegrated Test Range LC-3 INDDRDO Apogee: 100 km, intercepted by another Prithvi DRDO Suborbital Target Successful 27 November 1 27 November 04:46 INDPrithvi INDIntegrated Test Range LC-4 INDDRDO Apogee: 100 km, intercepted another Prithvi DRDO Suborbital ABM test Successful 27 November 1 29 November PAKShaheen-I PAKSonmiani PAKArmy of Pakistan Apogee: 100 km PAKHaft-4 Army of Pakistan Suborbital Target Successful 29 November |colspan=8| December |- 1 7 December USA Aries USA PMRF USA U.S. Navy Apogee: 300 km, AEGIS target USA FTM-11 Target U.S. Navy / MDA Suborbital Target Successful 7 December 1 24 December RUS RSM-56 Bulava (R-30) RUS RFS Dmitriy Donskoy, Beloye More RUS VMF Apogee: 1 km, first stage malfunction. RUS VMF Suborbital Missile test Launch failure 24 December |colspan=8| Unknown date |- 1 Unknown USA UGM-133 Trident II (D5) USA Submarine, WTR USA U.S. Navy Apogee: 1000 km USA U.S. Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful   1 Unknown USA UGM-133 Trident II (D5) USA Submarine, WTR USA U.S. Navy Apogee: 1000 km USA U.S. Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful   |} 2006 Deep Space Rendezvous in 2006 Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks15 January Stardust First sample return mission from comet space capsule landing on Earth with cometary samples15 January Cassini 10th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 2042 km27 February Cassini 11th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1812 km10 March Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Areocentric orbit injection18 March Cassini 12th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1947 km11 April Venus Express Cytherean orbit injection30 April Cassini 13th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1853 km20 May Cassini 14th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1879 km2 July Cassini 15th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1911 km22 July Cassini 16th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 km4 September SMART-1 Lunar impact7 September Cassini 17th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 km23 September Cassini 18th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 km9 October Cassini 19th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 km23 October MESSENGER 1st flyby of Venus Gravity assist25 October Cassini 20th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 km12 December Cassini 21st flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 km28 December Cassini 22nd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1500 km EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks3 February09:555 hours43 minutes16:27Expedition 12ISS PirsUSAWilliam S. McArthurRUSValery TokarevReleased SuitSat-1, retrieved the Biorisk experiment, photographed a sensor for a micrometeoroid experiment, and tied off the surviving umbilical of the Mobile Transporter.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition12/exp12_eva2.html Crew Back in Station After Spacewalk 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081020200147/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition12/exp12_eva2.html 20 October 2008 live1 June23:486 hours31 minutes2 June06:19Expedition 13ISS PirsRUSPavel VinogradovUSAJeffrey WilliamsRepaired a vent for the Elektron unit, retrieved a Biorisk experiment, retrieved a contamination-monitoring device from Zvezda, and replaced a malfunctioning camera on the Mobile Base System.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition13/eva1.html Station Crew Winds Up Successful Spacewalk 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081106112449/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition13/eva1.html 6 November 2008 live8 July13:177 hours31 minutes20:48STS-121ISS QuestUK/USAPiers SellersUSAMichael E. FossumInstalled a blade blocker in the zenith Interface Umbilical Assembly (IUA) to protect the undamaged power, data and video cable, rerouted the cable to prepare for the second EVA. Tested the combination of the Shuttle's Canadarm(SRMS) and the Orbiter Boom Sensor System as a platform for astronauts to make repairs to a damaged orbiter.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts121/news/STS-121-09.html STS-121 MCC Status Report No. 09 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA 1 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170701125810/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts121/news/STS-121-09.html live10 July12:146 hours47 minutes19:01STS-121ISS QuestUK/USAPiers SellersUSAMichael E. FossumRestored the Mobile Transporter to full operation, and delivered a spare pump module for the station's cooling system.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts121/news/STS-121-13.html STS-121 MCC Status Report #13 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA 1 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170701125636/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts121/news/STS-121-13.html live12 July07:116 hours20 minutes13:31STS-121ISS QuestUK/USAPiers SellersUSAMichael E. FossumUsed an infrared camera to shoot 20 seconds of video of selected reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) panels on the shuttle wing's leading edge, and then moved to the payload bay to test a shuttle tile repair material known as NOAX on pre-damaged shuttle tiles that were flown in a test container.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts121/news/STS-121-17.html STS-121 MCC Status Report #17 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA 1 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170701125508/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts121/news/STS-121-17.html live3 August14:045 hours54 minutes19:58Expedition 13ISS QuestUSAJeffrey WilliamsGERThomas ReiterInstalled the Floating Potential Measurement Unit, two MISSE containers, a controller for a thermal radiator rotary joint on the S1 truss, a starboard jumper and spool positioning device on S1, a light on the truss railway handcart, and installed and replaced a malfunctioning GPS antenna. Tested an infrared camera designed to detect damage in a shuttle's thermal protection tiles. Inspection and photography of a scratch on the Quest airlock hatch.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition13/exp13_eva_08_03_2006.html Station Crewmen Back Inside After Spacewalk 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081106111559/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition13/exp13_eva_08_03_2006.html 6 November 2008 live12 September10:175 hours26 minutes15:43STS-115ISS QuestUSAJoseph R. TannerUSAHeidemarie Stefanyshyn-PiperInitial installation of the P3/P4 truss. Connected power cables on the truss, released the launch restraints on the solar array blanket box, the Beta Gimbal Assembly, and the solar array wings. Configured the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint, and removed two circuit interrupt devices to prepare for STS-116.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts115/news/STS-115-07.html STS-115 MCC Status Report No. 07 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081020052242/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts115/news/STS-115-07.html 20 October 2008 livePiper became the 7th American and the 8th female spacewalker.13 September09:057 hours11 minutes16:16STS-115ISS QuestUSADaniel C. BurbankCANSteven MacLeanContinued installation of the P3/4 truss onto the station, and activated the SARJ.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts115/news/STS-115-09.html STS-115 MCC Status Report #09 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081020054407/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts115/news/STS-115-09.html 20 October 2008 live15 September10:006 hours42 minutes16:42STS-115ISS QuestUSAJoseph R. TannerUSAHeidemarie Stefanyshyn-PiperInstalled a radiator onto the P3/4 truss, powered up a cooling radiator for the new solar arrays, replaced an S-Band radio antenna, and installed insulation for another antenna. Tanner took photos of the shuttles wings using an infrared camera.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts115/news/STS-115-13.html STS-115 MCC Status Report #13 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081020052528/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts115/news/STS-115-13.html 20 October 2008 live22 November23:175 hours38 minutes23 November04:55Expedition 14ISS PirsRUSMikhail TyurinUSAMichael Lopez-Alegria"Orbiting golf shot" event sponsored by a Canadian golf company. Lopez-Alegria put the tee on the ladder outside Pirs, while Tyurin set up a camera, and then performed the golf shot. Inspected and photographed a Kurs antenna, relocated an ATV WAL antenna, installed a BTN neutron experiment, and jettisoned two thermal covers from the BTN.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva_112206.html Spacewalkers Tee Off on Science, Mechanics 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080924023428/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva_112206.html 24 September 2008 live12 December20:316 hours36 minutes13 December03:07STS-116ISS QuestUSARobert CurbeamSWEChrister FuglesangInstalled the P5 Truss, and replaced a video camera on the S1 truss.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts116/news/STS-116-07.html STS-116 MCC Status Report No. 07 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081009173722/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts116/news/STS-116-07.html 9 October 2008 live14 December19:415 hours15 December00:41STS-116ISS QuestUSARobert CurbeamSWEChrister FuglesangReconfigured channels 2–3 on the P3/P4 truss to take advantage of the new solar arrays, relocated two handcarts that run along the station's main truss, put a thermal cover on the station's robotic arm, and installed bags of tools for future spacewalkers.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts116/news/STS-116-11.html STS-116 MCC Status Report #11 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081019235802/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts116/news/STS-116-11.html 19 October 2008 live16 December19:257 hours31 minutes17 December02:57STS-116ISS QuestUSARobert CurbeamUSASunita WilliamsReconfigured channels 1 and 4 on the P3/P4 truss to take advantage of the new solar arrays, installed a robotic arm grapple fixture, and positioned three bundles ofdebris shield panels outside Zvezda. Additional time was spent trying to help retract the P6 solar array panel by shaking the panel's blanket box from its base.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts116/news/STS-116-15.html STS-116 MCC Status Report #15 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081020000637/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts116/news/STS-116-15.html 20 October 2008 liveWilliams became the 8th American and the 9th female spacewalker.18 December19:006 hours38 minutes19 December01:38STS-116ISS QuestUSARobert CurbeamSWEChrister FuglesangAssisted ground controllers with retracting the P6 solar array panels.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts116/news/STS-116-19.html STS-116 MCC Status Report #19 21 October 2008 NASA 2006 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081020000432/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts116/news/STS-116-19.html 20 October 2008 live 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 (32.84%)"}, {"value":180, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 18 (26.87%)"}, {"value":80, "color":"#ffd700", "label": "Ukraine: 8 (11.94%)"}, {"value":60, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 6 (8.95%)"}, {"value":60, "color":"#ffffff", "label": "Japan: 6 (8.95%)"}, {"value":50, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 5 (7.47%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#ff9933", "label": "India: 1 (1.49%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#ffc0cb", "label": "North Korea: 1 (1.49%)"}, ] Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures 6 6 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 6 0 0 1Disputed 0 1 0 22 21 1 0 8 7 1 0 18 17 1 0 World 6 5 1 6 1 22 8 18 6 5 0 6 0 21 7 17 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 By rocket bar chart center 990 400 1 5:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 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Minotaur I : M-V : Molniya-M : Soyuz-U : Soyuz-FG : Soyuz-2 : Dnepr : Tsyklon-2 : Space Shuttle : Proton-K : Proton-M : Rokot : Zenit-3SL : Others : Ariane : Atlas : Delta : H-II : Long March : Minotaur : Mu : R-7 : R-36 : Space Shuttle : Universal Rocket : Zenit : Others _launches By family Rocket Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksAriane 5 5 0 0 Atlas 2 2 0 0 Delta 9 9 0 0 Falcon 1 0 1 0 Maiden flightGSLV 1 0 1 0 H-II 4 4 0 0 Long March 6 6 0 0 Minotaur 2 2 0 0 Mu 2 2 0 0 Final flightPegasus 1 1 0 0 R-7 12 12 0 0 R-14 1 1 0 0 R-29 1 1 0 0 R-36 3 2 1 0 Space Shuttle 3 3 0 0 Topol 1 1 0 0 Unha 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight, disputedUniversal Rocket 7 6 1 0 Zenit 5 5 0 0 By type Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksAriane 5 Ariane 5 5 0 0 Atlas V Atlas 2 2 0 0 Delta II Delta 6 6 0 0 Delta IV Delta 3 3 0 0 Dnepr R-36 2 1 1 0 Falcon 1 Falcon 1 0 1 0 Maiden flightGSLV GSLV 1 0 1 0 H-IIA H-II 4 4 0 0 Kosmos R-12/R-14 1 1 0 0 Long March 2 Long March 1 1 0 0 Long March 3 Long March 3 3 0 0 Long March 4 Long March 2 2 0 0 M-V Mu 2 2 0 0 Final flightMinotaur I Minotaur 2 2 0 0 Molniya R-7 1 1 0 0 Pegasus Pegasus 1 1 0 0 Proton Universal Rocket 6 5 1 0 Shtil' R-29 1 1 0 0 Soyuz R-7 8 8 0 0 Soyuz-2 R-7 3 3 0 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 3 3 0 0 Start-1 Topol 1 1 0 0 Tsyklon R-36 1 1 0 0 Unha Unha 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight, disputedUR-100 Universal Rocket 1 1 0 0 Zenit Zenit 5 5 0 0 By configuration Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksAriane 5 ECA Ariane 5 5 5 0 0 Atlas V 411 Atlas V 1 1 0 0 Maiden flightAtlas V 551 Atlas V 1 1 0 0 Maiden flightDelta II 7420 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7920 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7925 Delta II 4 4 0 0 Delta IV M Delta IV 1 1 0 0 Final flightDelta IV M+ (4,2) Delta IV 2 2 0 0 Dnepr Dnepr 2 1 1 0 Falcon 1 Falcon 1 1 0 1 0 Maiden flightGSLV Mk I GSLV 1 0 1 0 H-IIA 202 H-IIA 1 1 0 0 H-IIA 204 H-IIA 1 1 0 0 Maiden flightH-IIA 2022 H-IIA 1 1 0 0 H-IIA 2024 H-IIA 1 1 0 0 Kosmos-3M Kosmos 1 1 0 0 Long March 2C Long March 2 1 1 0 0 Long March 3A Long March 3 2 2 0 0 Long March 3B Long March 3 1 1 0 0 Long March 4B Long March 4 1 1 0 0 Long March 4B-II Long March 4 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight, later Long March 4CM-V M-V 2 2 0 0 Final flightMinotaur I Minotaur I 2 2 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-K / DM-3 Proton 1 1 0 0 Proton-M / Briz-M Proton 4 3 1 0 Rokot / Briz-KM UR-100 1 1 0 0 Shtil' Shtil' 1 1 0 0 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Soyuz-2 2 2 0 0 Maiden flight, first orbital launch of Soyuz-2Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Soyuz-2 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight of Soyuz-2.1bSoyuz-FG Soyuz 2 2 0 0 Soyuz-U Soyuz 6 6 0 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 3 3 0 0 Start-1 Start-1 1 1 0 0 Tsyklon-2 Tsyklon 1 1 0 0 Final flightUnha Unha 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight, disputedZenit-3SL Zenit 5 5 0 0 By launch site bar chart center 400 850 1 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 5:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 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from Ekaterinburg submarineCape Canaveral 7 7 0 0 Dombarovsky 1 1 0 0 First launchJiuquan 1 1 0 0 Kennedy 3 3 0 0 Kwajalein 1 0 1 0 Kourou 5 5 0 0 MARS 1 1 0 0 First launchOcean Odyssey UN International 5 5 0 0 Plesetsk 5 5 0 0 Satish Dhawan 1 0 1 0 Svobodny 1 1 0 0 Final launchTaiyuan 2 2 0 0 Tanegashima 4 4 0 0 Tonghae 1 0 1 0 Uchinoura 2 2 0 0 Vandenberg 6 6 0 0 One launch used Stargazer aircraftXichang 3 3 0 0 Total 67 62 5 0 By orbit bar chart center 830 400 1 0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:18:0:0:0:0:0 0: 8:0:0:0:0:0 0: 6:0:0:0:0:0 0: 0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 7:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:22:0:0:0 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: 1 DeepSkyBlue: Navy : MediumBlue : RoyalBlue : DodgerBlue : LightSeaGreen : SaddleBrown : Peru : Black: Gold : Silver Transatmospheric : Low Earth : Low Earth (ISS) : Low Earth (SSO) : Low Earth (retrograde) : Medium Earth : Geosychronous(transfer) : Inclined GSO : High Earth : Heliocentric : Solar escape Transatmospheric : Low Earth : Medium Earth : Geosynchronous / transfer : High Earth : Heliocentric : Solar escape _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 35 32 3 0 8 to ISS Medium Earth / Molniya 6 6 0 1 Geosynchronous / GTO 24 22 2 0 High Earth / Lunar transfer 0 0 0 0 Heliocentric / Planetary transfer 1 1 0 0 Solar escape 1 1 0 0 Total 67 62 5 1 Notes References Footnotes 30em 2006 on expand Category:Spaceflight by year