2008 in spaceflight

none January 2014 September 2020 2008 Falcon 1 Flight 4 liftoff.jpg First successful flight of a SpaceX Falcon 1 15 January 25 December 69 66 2 1 67 Ariane 5ESLong March 3CPSLV-XLSafirZenit-3SLB H-IIA 2024 7 37 Timeline of spaceflight 2007 2009 right on The year 2008 contained several significant events in spaceflight, including the first flyby of Mercury by a spacecraft since 1975, the discovery of water ice on Mars by the Phoenix spacecraft, which landed in May, the first Chinese spacewalk in September, the launch of the first Indian Lunar probe in October, and the first successful flight of a privately developed orbital launch vehicle by SpaceX's Falcon 1. 2 Overview 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 11 January, when a Black Brant was launched on a suborbital trajectory from White Sands, with the LIDOS ultraviolet astronomy payload. http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story80.html 36.243 UG McCandliss/Johns Hopkins University 15 March 2008 11 January 2008 NASA Sounding Rockets Office dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080511111514/http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story80.html 2008-05-11 This was followed by the first orbital launch of the year on 15 January, by a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL, with the Thuraya 3 communications satellite. The launch marked the return to flight for Sea Launch following the explosion of a Zenit-3SL on the launch pad the previous January during an attempt to launch the NSS-8 satellite. Five carrier rockets made their maiden flights in 2008; the Ariane 5ES, Long March 3C, Zenit-3SLB, PSLV-XL, and the operational version of the Falcon 1, with an uprated Merlin-1C engine. These were all derived from existing systems. The Blue Sparrow and Sejjil missiles also conducted their maiden flights, and the ATK Launch Vehicle made its only flight, but was destroyed by range safety after it went off course. In November, the baseline Proton-M was retired in favour of the Enhanced variant, first launched in 2007. The first Vietnamese and Venezuelan satellites, Vinasat-1 and Venesat-1 respectively, were launched in 2008, while a failed Iranian launch was reported to have been that country's first indigenous orbital launch attempt. In September, SpaceX conducted the first successful orbital launch of a privately developed and funded liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, when the fourth Falcon 1 launched RatSat, following previous failures in 2006, 2007, and August. Space exploration left|150px|thumb|The discovery of water ice on Mars India launched its first Lunar probe, Chandraayan-1, on 22 October, with the spacecraft entering selenocentric orbit on 8 November. On 16 November, the Moon Impact Probe was released, and crashed into the Lunar surface. Although no other spacecraft were launched beyond geocentric orbit in 2008, several significant events occurred in interplanetary flights which had been launched in previous years. MESSENGER conducted flybys of Mercury in January and October, the first spacecraft to do so since Mariner 10 in 1975. Cassini continued to make flybys of the moons of Saturn, including several close passes of Enceladus, one at a distance of 25 kilometres.http://www.astronomynow.com/081008CassinipreparesfordoubleflybyofEnceladus.html Cassini prepares for double flyby of Enceladus Baldwin Emily 2008-10-08 Astronomy Now 2009-01-04 28 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028185831/http://astronomynow.com/081008CassinipreparesfordoubleflybyofEnceladus.html dead In September Rosetta flew past the asteroid 2867 Šteins. On 25 May, the Phoenix spacecraft landed in the Green Valley on Mars, where it discovered water ice.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/news/phoenix-20080620.html NASA Phoenix Mars Lander Confirms Frozen Water 2008-06-20 NASA 2009-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20090122063950/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/news/phoenix-20080620.html 22 January 2009 live Phoenix exceeded its design life of 90 days, finally failing on 10 November. The Ulysses spacecraft, launched in 1990, was also retired in 2008.http://ulysses.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=11 Ulysses Science and Technology ESA 2009-01-04 Crewed spaceflight Seven crewed flights were launched in 2008, one by China, two by Russia and four by the United States. In April, Yi So-yeon became the first South Korean to fly in space, aboard Soyuz TMA-12. On the same flight, Sergey Volkov became the first second-generation cosmonaut. Yi returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-11, which nearly ended in disaster following a separation failure between the descent and service modules, resulting in a ballistic reentry.http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp16/080502peggywhitson.html Whitson describes rough Soyuz entry and landing Harwood William 2008-05-02 Spaceflight Now 2009-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20081219073602/http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp16/080502peggywhitson.html 19 December 2008 live In September, China conducted its third crewed mission, Shenzhou 7, from which Zhai Zhigang and Liu Boming conducted the first Chinese spacewalk.http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/27shenzhou7/ China accomplishes its first spacewalk Clark Stephen 2008-09-27 Spaceflight Now 2009-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20081219104251/http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/27shenzhou7/ 19 December 2008 live Soyuz TMA-13, launched in October, was the hundredth flight of the Soyuz programme to carry a crew at some point in its mission. Assembly of the International Space Station continued, with the delivery of the Columbus module by 104 on mission STS-122 in February. March saw the launch of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle, an uncrewed European spacecraft which was used to resupply the space station. Also in March, Space Shuttle 105 no launched on STS-123 with the first component of the Japanese Experiment Module, the Experiment Logistics Module. STS-123 marked the final flight of the Spacelab programme, with a SpaceLab pallet used to carry the Canadian-built Dextre RMS extension. The second JEM component, the main pressurised module, was launched by STS-124, flown by 103 no in May. In November, Endeavour launched on the STS-126 logistics flight, with the Leonardo MPLM. Launch failures On 14 March, a Proton-M with a Briz-M upper stage launched AMC-14. Several hours later, on 15 March, the Briz-M engine cut off prematurely during a burn, leaving the satellite in a medium Earth orbit. Following a small legal dispute, the satellite was sold, and raised to a geosynchronous orbit by its manoeuvring thrusters, at the expense of a large amount of its fuel and hence operational life.Krebs Gunter D. AMC-14 https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/amc-14.htm Gunter's Space Page 23 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230308181302/https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/amc-14.htm 8 March 2023 14 January 2023 live On 3 August, SpaceX launched the third Falcon 1. Due to residual thrust caused by the upgraded Merlin-1C engine which was being flown for the first time, the first stage recontacted the second during staging, resulting in the rocket failing to reach orbit. The Trailblazer, PreSat and NanoSail-D satellites were lost in the failure, as was a space burial capsule, containing the remains of several hundred people, including astronaut Gordon Cooper, actor James Doohan, writer and director John Meredyth Lucas and Apollo mission planner Mareta West.http://celestis.com/memorial/explorers/default.asp Participants The Explorers Flight Celestis 2009-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20090131053211/http://celestis.com/memorial/explorers/default.asp 31 January 2009 dead On 16 August, Iran launched a Safir, which though officially successful, was reported to have failed due to a second stage malfunction. The purpose of this launch is in doubt, as before the launch it was claimed that it would place the Omid into orbit, whilst following the launch, it was reported that a boilerplate payload had been launched. Iran says it has put first dummy satellite in orbit, sparks U.S. concern http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/iran-says-it-has-put-first-dummy-satellite-in-orbit-sparks-u-s-concern-9684306 www.hurriyet.com.tr 18 August 2008 2015-11-29 Other reports indicated that the launch was only a suborbital test of the rocket.http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Aug17/0,4670,IranRocketTest,00.html Iran tests rocket for future launch of satellite 2008-08-17 Fox News 2009-01-04 Nasser Karimi If this was an orbital launch attempt, it was the first Iranian attempt to launch a satellite. On 22 August, the inaugural launch of the Alliant Techsystems ALV X-1 was terminated 27 seconds after launch from Wallops Flight Facility when it veered off course. Both hypersonic physics experiments on board were destroyed.Tennant Diane NASA destroys rocket shortly after launch at Wallops Island http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/rocket-explodes-shortly-after-launch-wallops-island 2 November 2014 Virginian Pilot 22 August 2008 23 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080823063907/http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/rocket-explodes-shortly-after-launch-wallops-island dead Summary of launches left|thumb|200px|The ATK Launch Vehicle, launched on a suborbital flight in August In total, sixty nine orbital launches were made in 2008, with sixty seven reaching orbit, and two outright failures if the Iranian launch in August is counted. This is an increase of one orbital launch attempt on 2007, with two more launches reaching orbit, which continues a trend of increasing launch rates seen since 2006. The final launch of the year was conducted on 25 December, by a Proton-M with three GLONASS navigation satellites for the Russian government. right|thumb|200px|Launch of an SM-3 missile to destroy USA-193 Suborbital spaceflight in 2008 saw a number of sounding rocket and missile launches. On 21 February, a RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 was used as an anti-satellite weapon to destroy the USA-193 satellite. USA-193 was a US spy satellite which had failed immediately after launch in 2006.https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23166344 U.S. to launch missile at broken satellite 15 March 2008 14 February 2008 NBC Newshttps://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7254540.stm US Missile hits 'toxic satellite' 2008-03-15 2008-02-21 BBC News By country China conducted twelve orbital launches of a planned fifteen. Europe had intended to conduct seven launches of Ariane 5 rockets, and the maiden flight of the Vega rocket, however payload delays pushed one of the Arianes into 2009, and the Vega was delayed due to development issues. India had originally scheduled five to seven launches, however only three of these were conducted, mostly due to delays with the launch of Chandraayan-1. Japan scheduled three launches for 2008, of which one was launched; an H-IIA with WINDS in February. Russia and the former Soviet Union conducted twenty six launches, not including the international Sea and Land launch programmes, which conducted six. Fourteen launches were conducted by the United States, which had originally announced plans to launch many more, however technical issues with several rockets, particularly the Atlas V, Delta II and Falcon 1, caused a number of delays. The Atlas problems, combined with a series of delays to the launch of NRO L-26 on a Delta IV, resulted in just two of ten planned EELV launches being conducted.http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft-080102-lauches-ahead.html Lofty Launch Goals Set for 2008 Halvorson Todd 2008-01-02 Space.com 2009-01-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20081215112147/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft-080102-lauches-ahead.html 15 December 2008 live Two of six planned Space Shuttle launches were also delayed to 2009, one due to problems with External Tank delivery, and another due to a major systems failure on the Hubble Space Telescope, which it was to have serviced. Israel was not reported to have scheduled, or conducted an orbital launch attempt. Orbital launches 2008 |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| January |- 1 15 January 11:49http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.593 Issue 593 15 March 2008 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 14 March 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20081030100752/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.593 30 October 2008 dead UKR Zenit-3SL NOR Ocean Odyssey UN Sea Launch USA Thuraya 3 Thuraya Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 21 January 03:45 IND PSLV-CA IND Satish Dhawan FLP IND ISRO ISR TecSAR (Polaris) IAI Low Earth Reconnaissance Operational 1 28 January 00:18 RUS Proton-M / Briz-M KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 RUS Roskosmos RUS Ekspress AM-33 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2008 February |- 1 5 February 13:02:54 RUS Soyuz-U KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 RUS Roscosmos ISS flight 28P RUS Progress M-63 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 7 April 11:50 http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/04/soyuz-tma-12-launches-expedition-17-and-first-south-korean/ Soyuz TMA-12 launches Expedition 17 and first South Korean Chris Bergin NASASpaceflight.com 8 April 2008 8 April 2008 Successful 2 7 February 19:45:30 USA 104 USA Kennedy LC-39A USA United Space Alliance Crewed flight with seven astronauts USA STS-122 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 20 February 14:07:10http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/02/sts-122-atlantis-home-after-perfect-re-entry-and-landing/ STS-122: Atlantis home after perfect re-entry and landing 15 March 2008 Chris Bergin 7 February 2008 NASASpaceflight.com Successful UN Columbus ESA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Operational 1 11 February 11:34 RUS Proton-M / Briz-M KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 RUS USA International Launch Services NOR Thor-5 Telenor Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 23 February 08:55 JPN H-IIA 2024 JPN Tanegashima LA-Y JPN Mitsubishi JPN WINDS (Kizuna) JAXA / NICT Geosynchronous CommunicationsTechnology Successfulhttp://www.jaxa.jp/press/2019/03/20190301a_j.html ja ja:超高速インターネット衛星「きずな」（WINDS）の運用終了について 1 March 2019 JAXA 4 March 2019 |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2008 March |- 1 9 March 04:03:07 23px Ariane 5ES FRA Kourou ELA-3 FRA Arianespace Maiden flight of Ariane 5ES and ATV 23pxJules Verne ATV ESA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 29 September 13:31 Successful 4 11 March 06:28:14 USA 105 USA Kennedy LC-39A USA United Space Alliance Crewed flight with seven astronautsFinal flight of Spacelab programme, pallet used to transport Dextre USA STS-123 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 27 March 00:39:08http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts123/status.html STS-123 Mission Status Center (Landing) Justin Ray 26 March 2008 Spaceflight Now 16 May 2010 15 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200815091341/https://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts123/status.html dead 2 Successful USA Spacelab MD002http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-031808a.html Space shuttle to return pallet full of history 18 March 2008 18 March 2008 collectSPACE https://web.archive.org/web/20080325060347/http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-031808a.html 25 March 2008 live NASA Low Earth (STS/ISS) ISS logistics inherit Successful UN JEM ELM-PF JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Operational UN Dextre (SPDM) MDA Corporation Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Operational 1 13 March 10:02 USA Atlas V 411 USA Vandenberg SLC-3E USA United Launch Alliance NRO Launch 28, first Atlas V launch from Vandenberg USA USA-200 (Improved Trumpet)http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/trumpet-fo.htm Trumpet F/O 17 March 2008 Gunter Krebs 13 March 2008 Gunter's Space Page https://web.archive.org/web/20080220235229/http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/trumpet-fo.htm 20 February 2008 live NRO Molniya ELINT Operational 1 14 March 23:18:55 http://www.ilslaunch.com/we-have-liftoff-2/ We Have Lift Off 14 March 2008 ILS Communications Team 17 March 2008 International Launch Services https://web.archive.org/web/20080318213959/http://www.ilslaunch.com/we-have-liftoff-2/ 18 March 2008 dead RUS Proton-M / Briz-M KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 RUS USA International Launch Services Upper stage malfunction during second burn left spacecraft in wrong orbithttp://www.ilslaunch.com/news-031408/ ILS Declares Proton Launch Anomaly 15 March 2008 Fran Slimmer 14 March 2008 International Launch Services https://web.archive.org/web/20080318232154/http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-031408/ 18 March 2008 deadhttp://www.roscosmos.ru/StartsMain.asp?ShowYear=2008 Starts Main 17 March 2008 14 March 2008 Roskosmos ru https://web.archive.org/web/20071011154442/http://roscosmos.ru/StartsMain.asp?ShowYear=2008 11 October 2007 dead Initial recovery attempted but abandoned due to legal issues.http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Boeing_Patent_Shuts_Down_AMC_14_Lunar_Flyby_Salvage_Attempt_999.html Space-Travel.com Boeing Patent Shuts Down AMC-14 Lunar Flyby Salvage Attempt 10 April 2008 11 April 2008http://www.ses.com/ses/siteSections/mediaroom/Latest_News/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/pressReleaseList/08-04-11/index.php SES AMERICOM Declares AMC-14 Satellite A Total Loss Mark Roberts SES Americom 11 April 2008 11 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080415153605/http://www.ses.com/ses/siteSections/mediaroom/Latest_News/index.php?pressRelease=%2FpressReleases%2FpressReleaseList%2F08-04-11%2Findex.php 15 April 2008 dead Later sold and recovery efforts restarted.http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.597 Issue 597 23 July 2008 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 27 June 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110928184936/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.597 28 September 2011 dead USA AMC-14 SES Americom Geosynchronous Communications OperationalPartial launch failurehttp://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/lau2008.htm Orbital Launches of 2008 18 June 2008 Gunter Krebs 15 March 2008 Gunter's Space Page https://web.archive.org/web/20080530190458/http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/lau2008.htm 30 May 2008 live 1 15 March 06:10http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d332/status.html Delta D332 Mission Status Center 17 March 2008 Justin Ray 15 March 2008 Spaceflight Now 14 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190614155336/https://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d332/status.html dead USA Delta II 7925-9.5 USA Cape Canaveral SLC-17A USA United Launch Alliance 80th consecutive successful Delta II launch. USA USA-201 (GPS IIR-19/M6)http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/navstar-2rm.htm Navstar-2RM (GPS-2RM) 17 March 2008 Gunter Krebs 15 March 2008 Gunter's Space Page https://web.archive.org/web/20080405092406/http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/navstar-2rm.htm 5 April 2008 live US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational 1 19 March 22:47:59 http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/03/sea-launch-zenit-3sl-lofts-directv-11/ Sea Launch Zenit 3SL lofts DIRECTV 11 19 March 2008 Chris Bergin 19 March 2008 NASASpaceflight.com UKR Zenit-3SL NOR Ocean Odyssey UN Sea Launch USA DirecTV-11 DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 27 March 17:15http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.594 Issue 594 15 November 2008 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 29 March 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110928184946/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.594 28 September 2011 dead RUS Kosmos-3M RUS Plesetsk Site 132/1 RUS GER COSMOS International GER SAR-Lupe 4 Bundeswehr Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance Operational |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2008 April |- 1 8 April 11:16:39http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp17/status2.html Mission Status Center Space Station Mission Report (Expedition 17) Justin Ray Spaceflight Now 10 April 2008 15 November 2008 8 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090508113524/http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp17/status2.html dead RUS Soyuz-FG KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 RUS Roscosmos Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, including first South Korean in space and first second-generation cosmonauthttp://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp17/080408launch.html Station's next resident crew launches into orbit William Harwood Spaceflight Now 8 April 2008 10 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080517170433/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp17/080408launch.html 17 May 2008 liveDocked on 10 April at 12:57 GMT RUS Soyuz TMA-12 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 17 Successful 24 October 03:37http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp18/status.html Mission Status Center Ray Justin 24 October 2008 Expedition 18 Spaceflight Now 24 October 2008 19 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081219102750/http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp18/status.html dead 1 14 April 20:12:00http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av014/ Atlas 5 rocket puts up mobile communications satellite 14 April 2008 Spaceflight Now 17 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080512034418/http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av014/ 12 May 2008 live USA Atlas V 421 USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 USA United Launch Alliance Heaviest single commercial satellite to be placed in GSO.Heaviest satellite to be launched by an Atlas rocket. USA ICO G1 ICO Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 16 April 17:01http://www.spaceflightnow.com/pegasus/cnofs/ Satellite launched to forecast communication outages Justin Ray 16 April 2008 Spaceflight Now 17 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080512053903/http://spaceflightnow.com/pegasus/cnofs/ 12 May 2008 live USA Pegasus-XL MHL USAStargazer, Kwajalein Atoll USA Orbital Sciences USA C/NOFS STP/NASA Low Earth Electrodynamics Successful 28 November 2015 2 18 April 22:17http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/2008.html Space Calendar 17 March 2008 Ron Baalke 16 March 2008 NASA JPL 23px Ariane 5 ECA FRA Kourou ELA-3 FRA Arianespace First Vietnamese satellite VIE Vinasat-1 VNPT Geosynchronous Communications Operational BRA Star One C2 Star One Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 25 April 15:35http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/26/content_8052455.htm China blasts off first data relay satellite Xinhau 25 April 2008 25 April 2008 Yan Liang https://web.archive.org/web/20080429170953/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/26/content_8052455.htm 29 April 2008 dead PRC Long March 3C PRC Xichang LA-2 PRC CNSA Maiden flight of Long March 3C PRC Tianlian I-01 CNSA Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 26 April 22:16:02https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7369460.stm Europe launches sat-nav tester 26 April 2008 BBC News 28 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080430094229/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7369460.stm 30 April 2008 live RUS Soyuz-FG / Fregat KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 FRA RUS Starsem 23px GIOVE-B ESA Medium Earth NavigationTechnology demonstration Operational 10 28 April 03:53:51http://www.utias-sfl.net/ Latest from SFL 28 April 2008 UTIAS 28 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080512084353/http://www.utias-sfl.net/ 12 May 2008 livehttp://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivr_ZCshK_rTlcDIe5g2vXBzkOQQ Indian rocket blasts into space carrying 10 satellites 28 March 2008 AFP 28 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080502000317/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivr_ZCshK_rTlcDIe5g2vXBzkOQQ 2 May 2008 dead IND PSLV-C IND Satish Dhawan SLP IND ISRO All payloads except CartoSat, TWSAT and RUBIN were CubeSats, launched under designation NSL-4, except CanX-6 which was NSL-5.http://www.utias-sfl.net/NLS-4/ Nanosatellite Launch Service 4 UTIAS 10 April 2008 14 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080405072859/http://www.utias-sfl.net/NLS-4/ 5 April 2008 liveRUBIN-8 intentionally remained attached to upper stage IND Cartosat-2Ahttp://www.isro.org/rep2006/EOS%20System.htm Earth Observation System 17 March 2008 ISRO https://web.archive.org/web/20060411184701/http://www.isro.org/rep2006/EOS%20System.htm 11 April 2006 dead ISRO Low Earth Earth observation Operational IND TWSAT (IMS-1) ISRO Low Earth Earth observation Operational GER RUBIN-8http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/News/presse/2804_08.html RubinX 14 April 2008 OHB System https://web.archive.org/web/20080502154312/http://www.ohb-system.de/gb/News/presse/2804_08.html 2 May 2008 dead OHB System Low Earth Technology demonstration Operational DEN AAUSAT-IIhttp://aausatii.space.aau.dk/ AAUSAT-II Launch Info – HomePage 17 March 2008 10 March 2008 Aalborg University https://web.archive.org/web/20080429231206/http://aausatii.space.aau.dk/ 29 April 2008 live yes Aalborg Low Earth Radiation Operational CAN CanX-2http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/ CanX-2 Mission Objectives 17 March 2008 UTIAS/SFL https://web.archive.org/web/20080312173554/http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/ 12 March 2008 dead yes UTIAS Low Earth Technology demonstration Operational CAN CanX-6http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX6/ Canx-6 – Nts 14 April 2008 UTIAS/SFL dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080704052048/http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX6/ 2008-07-04 yes UTIAS/COM DEV Low Earth Technology demonstration Operational GER COMPASS-1http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/ COMPASS-1 17 March 2008 Aachen University https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033133/http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/ 21 March 2008 live yes Aachen Low Earth Earth observationTechnology demonstration Operational JPN CUTE-1.7 + APD IIhttp://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html Cute-1.7 + APD II Project 17 March 2008 20 July 2007 Tokyo Institute of Technology https://web.archive.org/web/20080503032832/http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html 3 May 2008 dead yes Tokodai Low Earth Technology demonstration Operational NED Delfi-C3 http://www.delfic3.nl/ Delfi-C3 – Home 17 March 2008 10 March 2008 Delfi University of Technology https://web.archive.org/web/20080330035724/http://www.delfic3.nl/ 30 March 2008 dead yes Delft Low Earth Technology demonstration Successful 13 November 2023https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=32789#results DELFI C3 13 November 2023 2 December 2023 N2YO.com JPN SEEDS-2http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/main_e.html CubeSat Project Official Web Site 17 March 2008 22 January 2008 Nihon University https://web.archive.org/web/20080307080327/http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/main_e.html 7 March 2008 dead yes Nihon Low Earth Technology demonstration Operational 1 28 April 05:00http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.596 Issue 596 15 November 2008 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 27 May 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110928184958/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.596 28 September 2011 dead UKR Zenit-3SLB KAZ Baikonur Site 45/1 UN Land Launch First Land Launch flight and maiden flight of Zenit-3SLB.Reached incorrect orbit due to carrier rocket underperformance.http://izvestia.ru/news/news173271 ru:Израиль корит Роскосмос за невыполненные обязательства 6 May 2008 Izvestia ru 9 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080510132234/http://www.izvestia.ru/news/news173271 10 May 2008 dead Corrected by satellite through use of spare fuel, without affecting operational life. ISR AMOS-3 (AMOS-60) SCL Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2008 May |- 1 14 May 20:22:54http://www.adn.es/tecnologia/20080508/NWS-2291-Progress-envio.html La nave 'Progress' será lanzada el día 14 con tres toneladas de 'carga vital' adn.es es 13 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080509060509/http://www.adn.es/tecnologia/20080508/NWS-2291-Progress-envio.html 9 May 2008 deadhttp://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0805/14progress29p/ Cargo ship begins flight to the space station Justin Ray 14 May 2008 Spaceflight Now 15 May 2008 RUS Soyuz-U KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 RUS Roscosmos ISS flight 29P RUS Progress M-64 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics Successful 8 Septemberhttp://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/10progress30p/ Cargo ship begins trek to the space station Spaceflight Now Justin Ray 10 September 2008 10 September 2008 1 21 May 09:43http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/05/sea-launch-zenit-3sl-launches-with-galaxy-18/ Sea Launch Zenit 3SL launches with Galaxy 18 Bergin Chris 21 May 2008 NASASpaceflight.com 21 May 2008 UKR Zenit-3SL NOR Ocean Odyssey UN Sea Launch UN Galaxy 18 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 4 23 May 15:20:09http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=3436 ru:Успешный старт космического аппарата «Юбилейный 23 May 2008 Russian Federal Space Agency ru 23 May 2008 January 2016 RUS Rokot / Briz-KM RUS Plesetsk Site 133/3 RUS RVSN RF RUS Kosmos 2437 (Rodnik)http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/06/cosmos-2437_-2438_and_-2439_ar.shtml Cosmos-2437, −2438, and −2439 are not Gonets-M Podvig Pavel 19 June 2008 Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces 27 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081015151525/http://russianforces.org/blog/2008/06/cosmos-2437_-2438_and_-2439_ar.shtml 15 October 2008 live VKS Low Earth Communications Operational RUS Kosmos 2438 (Rodnik) VKS Low Earth Communications Operational RUS Kosmos 2439 (Rodnik) VKS Low Earth Communications Operational RUS Yubeleiny NPO PMhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080127115518/http://www.rian.ru/technology/cosmos/20080122/97519139.html 27 January 2008 http://www.rian.ru/technology/cosmos/20080122/97519139.html ru:Спутник малого класса "Юбилейный" доставлен на космодром "Плесецк" 22 January 2008 RIA Novosti ru 18 March 2009 Low Earth Technology demonstration Operational 1 27 May 03:02http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/05/china-launches-first-of-new-generation-polar-orbiting-satellites/ China launches first of new generation polar orbiting satellites Barbosa Rui C. 27 May 2008 NASASpaceflight.com 27 May 2008 PRC Long March 4C PRC Taiyuan LC-1 PRC CASC PRC Fengyun 3A CMA Sun-synchronous Weatherhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/27/content_8261650.htm China launches 2nd Olympic weather satellite Yao Amber 27 May 2008 Xinhua 27 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080529211754/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/27/content_8261650.htm 29 May 2008 dead Operational 2 31 May 21:02:12http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/05/discovery-launches-after-clean-countdown/ LIVE: Discovery launches after clean countdown Bergin Chris 31 May 2008 NASASpaceflight.com 31 May 2008http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts124/status2.html STS-124 Mission Status Center Ray Justin 31 May 2008 Spaceflight Now 31 May 2008 20 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110220063752/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts124/status2.html dead USA 103 USA Kennedy LC-39A USA United Space Alliance Crewed flight with seven astronauts USA STS-124 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 14 June 15:15http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/06/discovery-lands-to-conclude-sts-124-oms-controller-plan/ Discovery lands to conclude STS-124 – OMS controller Plan Bergin Chris 14 June 2008 NASASpaceflight.com 14 June 2008 UN JEM-PM JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Operational |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2008 June |- 1 9 June 12:15http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/09/content_8334551.htm China launches French-built satellite Yuxia Jiang 9 June 2008 Xinhua 9 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080613031839/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/09/content_8334551.htm 13 June 2008 dead PRC Long March 3Bhttp://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/06/cz-3b-chang-zheng-3b-launches-chinasat-9/ CZ-3B Chang Zheng-3B launches ChinaSat-9 Barbosa Rui C. 9 June 2008 NASASpaceflight.com 9 June 2008 PRC Xichang LC-2 PRC CASC PRC Chinasat 9http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2008-05-22/01322209420.shtml zh:中星9号发射倒计时：直播卫星"7星计划"出炉 22 May 2008 Sina zh 22 May 2008 CNPT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 11 June 16:05http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/06/delta-ii-h-launches-with-nasas-glast-telescope/ LIVE: Delta II-H launches with NASA's GLAST telescope Bergin Chris 11 June 2008 NASASpaceflight.com 11 June 2008 USA Delta II 7920H-10C USA Cape Canaveral SLC-17B USA United Launch Alliance USA FGSThttp://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/glast_renamed.html NASA Renames Observatory for Fermi, Reveals Entire Gamma-Ray Sky NASA J.D. Harrington Harris David Cominsky Lynn 26 August 2008 30 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828195541/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/glast_renamed.html 28 August 2008 live (GLAST)http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/main/index.html GLAST Mission Coverage – Latest News 5 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080604080015/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/main/index.html 4 June 2008 live NASA Low Earth Gamma-ray astronomy Operational 2 12 June 22:05:02http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/06/ariane-5-eca-launches-with-turksat-3a-and-skynet-5c/ LIVE: Ariane 5 ECA launches with Turksat 3A and Skynet 5C Bergin Chris 12 June 2008 NASASpaceflight.com 13 June 2008 23px Ariane 5 ECA FRA Kourou ELA-3 FRA Arianespace UK Skynet 5C MoD Geosynchronous Communications Operational TUR Turksat 3A Türksat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 6 19 June 06:36http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/launchlog.html Spaceflight Now – Tracking Station – Launch Log 28 August 2008 20 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170520075024/https://spaceflightnow.com/tracking/launchlog.html dead http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1424620/russian_rocket_to_place_six_us_telecom_satellites_into_orbit/ Russian Rocket to Place Six U.S. Telecom Satellites into Orbit 9 June 2008 redOrbit 12 June 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120527124102/http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1424620/russian_rocket_to_place_six_us_telecom_satellites_into_orbit/ 2012-05-27 RUS Kosmos-3M RUS Kapustin Yar Site 107 RUS GER COSMOS International Spacecraft affected by communications problems, four had failed by December 2009.http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/71698-orbcomm-reaches-settlement-satellite-insurance-claim.htm ORBCOMM Reaches Settlement on Satellite Insurance Claim 28 December 2009 TMCNet Jai C.S. 13 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100101111754/http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/71698-orbcomm-reaches-settlement-satellite-insurance-claim.htm 1 January 2010 dead USA Orbcomm CDS-3 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Spacecraft failure USA Orbcomm QL-1 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operationalhttp://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear_weapons_and_global_security/space_weapons/technical_issues/ucs-satellite-database.html UCS Satellite Database Union of Concerned Scientists 1 April 2010 13 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100712231727/http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear_weapons_and_global_security/space_weapons/technical_issues/ucs-satellite-database.html 12 July 2010 live USA Orbcomm QL-2 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Spacecraft failure USA Orbcomm QL-3 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Operational USA Orbcomm QL-4 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Spacecraft failure USA Orbcomm QL-5 Orbcomm Low Earth Communications Spacecraft failure 1 20 June 07:46:25 USA Delta II 7320 USA Vandenberg SLC-2W USA United Launch Alliance USA Jason-2 (OSTM) NASA Low Earth Oceanography Operational 1 26 June 23:59http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12817147&PageNum=0 ITAR-TASS 27 June 2008 27 June 2008 Rocket launched to carry military satellite to orbitAugust 2020 medic medic RUS Proton-K / DM-2 https://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt LAUNCHLOG Dr. Jonathan McDowell Jonathan's Space Report (?? DM-3) KAZ Baikonur Site 81/24 RUS RVSN RF RUS Kosmos 2440 (Prognoz) VKS Geosynchronous Missile defence Operational |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2008 July |- 2 7 July 21:47http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/07/ariane-5-eca-launches-with-protostar-1badr-6/ Ariane 5 ECA launches with ProtoStar-1/BADR-6 Rene David NASASpaceflight.com 7 July 2008 8 July 2008 23px Ariane 5 ECA FRA Kourou ELA-3 FRA Arianespace SAU Badr-6 Arabsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational BMU ProtoStar-1http://www.protostarsat.com/aboutus.html ProtoStar About Us 4 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080705100852/http://www.protostarsat.com/aboutus.html 5 July 2008 live ProtoStar Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 16 July 05:20:59http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/07/sea-launch-lofts-echostar-11-echostar-2-dies-on-orbit/ Sea Launch Zenit-3SL successfully lofts EchoStar 11 Bergin Chris NASASpaceflight.com 16 July 2008 16 July 2008http://www.spaceflightnow.com/sealaunch/echostar11/index.html Sea Launch boosts relay satellite for DISH Network Ray Justin Spaceflight Now 16 July 2008 16 July 2008 5 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080905175721/http://spaceflightnow.com/sealaunch/echostar11/index.html dead UKR Zenit-3SL NOR Ocean Odyssey UN Sea Launch USA Echostar 11 Echostar Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 22 July 02:40:09http://www.ln.mid.ru/ns-dvbr.nsf/a84cf38ed768735943256ccc003bcff1/4730f0369e2ac90ac325746a002f3cc2?OpenDocument ru:Уточненные данные по запуску космических аппаратов в июле 2008 года Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 July 2008 ru September 2016 medic medichttp://spacefellowship.com/News/?p=6091 Germany's first satellite-based reconnaissance system now completed – SAR-Lupe 5 successfully launched The Space Fellowship 22 July 2008 22 July 2008 RUS Kosmos-3M RUS Plesetsk Site 132/1 RUS GER COSMOS InternationalMarch 2023 GER SAR-Lupe 5 Bundeswehr Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance Operational 1 26 July 18:31http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.598 Issue 598 23 August 2008 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 12 August 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110928184924/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.598 28 September 2011 dead RUS Soyuz-2.1b RUS Plesetsk Site 43/4 RUS RVSN RF Spacecraft lost due to electrical malfunctionMarch 2023 RUS Kosmos 2441 (Persona) VKS Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance Spacecraft failure |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2008 August |- 4 3 August 03:34http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon/003/status.html Mission Status Center Falcon Mission Report Spaceflight Now Justin Ray 6 August 2008 15 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081120022245/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon/003/status.html 20 November 2008 livehttp://kwajrockets.blogspot.com Kwajalein Atoll and Rockets 29 July 2008 28 July 2008 USA Falcon 1 MHL Omelek USA SpaceX First and second stage recontact due to residual thrust. PreSAT and NanoSail-D CubeSats, Celestis burial payload included remains of astronaut Gordon Cooper,http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/memorial/explorers/cooper.asp L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. Participants on board The Explorers Flight Space Services Incorporated (Celestis) 21 May 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20051207013425/http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/memorial/explorers/cooper.asp 7 December 2005 actor James Doohan,http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/memorial/explorers/doohan.asp James M. Doohan Participants on board The Explorers Flight Space Services Incorporated (Celestis) 21 May 2008 7 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080907103759/http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/memorial/explorers/doohan.asp dead writer and director John Meredyth Lucas,http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/memorial/explorers/lucas.asp John Meredyth Lucas Participants on board The Explorers Flight Space Services Incorporated (Celestis) 21 May 2008 20 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081120213607/http://www.memorialspaceflights.com/memorial/explorers/lucas.asp dead and Apollo mission planner Mareta Westhttp://www.memorialspaceflights.com/memorial/explorers/west.asp Mareta N. 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Officially successful, however no objects were left in orbit. Unofficial reports of a second stage malfunction. Also reported to have been a suborbital test, or an attempt to launch the Omid satellite, instead of an orbital test launch. IRN DemoSathttp://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n149617 Iran says it has put first dummy satellite in orbit FOCUS Information Agency 17 August 2008 17 August 2008 ISA Intended: Low Earthhttp://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.599 Issue 599 11 September 2008 Dr. Jonathan McDowell 4 September 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20090208042633/http://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.599 8 February 2009 dead Test flight Launch failure 16 August 1 18 August 22:43http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-081908 ILS Proton Successfully Launches Inmarsat-4 F3 Satellite International Launch Services 19 August 2008 19 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080923142147/http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-081908 23 September 2008 deadhttp://www.kt.kz/index.php?lang=rus&uin=1138536794&chapter=1153457516 Kazakhstan Today На Байконуре продолжается подготовка к запуску ракеты-носителя "Протон-М" с космическим аппаратом Inmarsat 4F3 11 August 2008 11 August 2008 ru https://web.archive.org/web/20110722142611/http://www.kt.kz/index.php?lang=rus&uin=1138536794&chapter=1153457516 22 July 2011 deadhttp://www.ilslaunch.com/news-081308 Media Advisory -ILS Proton to launch Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite International Launch Services 15 August 2008 13 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080923142142/http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-081308 23 September 2008 dead RUS Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 RUS USA International Launch Services UK Inmarsat-4 F3http://www.ilslaunch.com/inmarsat-4-f3 International Launch Services Mission Control: Inmarsat-4 F3 5 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080719071756/http://www.ilslaunch.com/inmarsat-4-f3 19 July 2008 dead Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 5 29 August 07:15:58Clark Stephen https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0808/29dneprrapideye/ Five RapidEye remote sensing satellites launched Spaceflight Now 29 August 2008 3 April 2020 UKR Dnepr KAZ Baikonur Site 109/95 RUS ISC Kosmotras GER Tachys (RapidEye-1)http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.600 Issue 600 29 September 2008 Jonathan McDowell 26 September 2008 Jonathan's Space Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110928185057/http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.600 28 September 2011 dead RapidEye / Planet Labs Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation Successfulhttps://www.planet.com/pulse/historic-rapideye-constellation-captures-last-light/ Historic RapidEye Constellation Captures Last Light Planet Labs 2 April 2020 3 April 2020 GER Mati (RapidEye-2) RapidEye / Planet Labs Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation Successful GER Choma (RapidEye-3) RapidEye / Planet Labs Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation Successful GER Choros (RapidEye-4) RapidEye / Planet Labs Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation Successful GER Trochia (RapidEye-5) RapidEye / Planet Labs Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2008 September |- 2 6 September 03:25http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/06/content_9806611.htm China launches two natural disaster monitoring satellites Xinhua 6 September 2008 6 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080906203913/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/06/content_9806611.htm 6 September 2008 dead PRC Long March 2C PRC Taiyuan LC-1 PRC CASC PRC Huan Jing 1A CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation Operational PRC Huan Jing 1B CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation Operational 1 6 September 18:50:57http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d335/status.html Mission Status Center Delta II/Geoeye 1 Spaceflight Now Justin Ray 6 September 2008 6 September 2008 20 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081120004800/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d335/status.html dead USA Delta II 7420 USA Vandenberg SLC-2W USA United Launch Alliance USA GeoEye 1 (Orbview 5) GeoEye Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation Operational 1 10 September 19:50:02http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/10progress30p/ Cargo ship begins trek to the space station Spaceflight Now Justin Ray 10 September 2008 10 September 2008 RUS Soyuz-U KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 RUS Roscosmos ISS flight 30P RUS Progress M-65 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics Successful 7 December 08:48:47http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/cargoes/prm65.sht Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-65" Anikeev Alexander Manned Astronautics; 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First privately funded and developed liquid fuelled rocket to reach orbit. USA RatSat SpaceX Low Earth Boilerplate Successfulhttp://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1311 https://archive.today/20130104213616/http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1311 dead 4 January 2013 SpaceX Update – ORBIT Cowing Keith 28 September 2008 SpaceRef 29 September 2008 |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2008 October |- 1 1 October 06:37:16 UKR Dnepr RUS Dombarovskiy RUS ISC Kosmotras THA THEOS GISTDA Low Earth Earth observation Operational 1 12 October 07:01http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/10/soyuz-tma-13-set-to-launch-trio-to-iss/ Soyuz TMA-13 launches trio on journey to the ISS Bergin Chris 11 October 2008 NASASpaceflight.com 12 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081019005551/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/10/soyuz-tma-13-set-to-launch-trio-to-iss/ 19 October 2008 live RUS Soyuz-FG KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 RUS Roscosmos Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, including a space tourist. 100th flight of the Soyuz programme to be crewed at some point in its missionhttp://www.collectspace.com/news/news-101008a.html The 100th Soyuz flight that (maybe) isn't 12 October 2008 collectSPACE Robert Z. 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Bergin NASASpaceflight.com 4 April 2008 7 April 2008 USA Kennedy LC-39A USA United Space Alliance Crewed flight with seven astronauts, PSSC deployed from Shuttle at 20:33 GMT on 29 November and operated for 110 days.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-06/tac-tac060209.php The Aerospace Corporation nanosatellite tests the latest generation of solar cells Chaney Lindsay June 2009 The Aerospace Corporation 3 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090604103309/http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-06/tac-tac060209.php 4 June 2009 live USA STS-126http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts125/080929hubble/ Failure aboard Hubble puts shuttle flight on hold Harwood William 29 September 2008 Spaceflight Now 30 September 2008 21 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081121171500/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts125/080929hubble/ dead NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 30 November 21:25:06http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081130fd17/index4.html 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failurehttp://www.space.com/news/090128-new-satellite-failure.html Newly Launched Satellite Fails in Space De Selding Peter B. 28 January 2009 Space.com 28 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090203112440/http://www.space.com/news/090128-new-satellite-failure.html 3 February 2009 live 1 23 December 00:54http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/12/china-launch-meteorological-satellite-fengyun-2-06/ China launch meteorological satellite Fengyun-2-06 Barbosa Rui C. 23 December 2008 NASASpaceflight.com 23 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081227140041/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/12/china-launch-meteorological-satellite-fengyun-2-06/ 27 December 2008 live PRC Long March 3A PRC Xichang LC-2 PRC CASC PRC Fengyun 2E CMA Geosynchronous Meteorology Operational 3 25 December 10:43http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=5096 ru:Космические аппараты "Глонасс-М" : полёт нормальный 25 December 2008 Roskosmos ru 25 December 2008 September 2016 medic medic RUS Proton-M / DM-2 Enhanced KAZ Baikonur Site 81/24 RUS RVSN RF First flight of Proton-M Enhanced with DM-2 upper stage, last orbital launch from Baikonur to be conducted by the Russian military RUS Kosmos 2447 (GLONASS) VKS Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUS Kosmos 2448 (GLONASS) VKS Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUS Kosmos 2449 (GLONASS) VKS Medium Earth Navigation Operational |} 2008 Suborbital launches 2008 |colspan=8| January-March |- 1 11 January 05:32 http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story80.html 36.243 UG McCandliss/Johns Hopkins University 15 March 2008 11 January 2008 NASA Sounding Rockets Office dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080511111514/http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/news/story80.html 2008-05-11 CAN Black Brant IX USA White Sands LC-36 USA NASA Apogee: 315 km USA LIDOS JHU Suborbital UV Astronomy 05:42 Successful 1 17 January http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Israel_test-fires_ballistic_missile_after_Iran_warning_999.html Israel test-fires ballistic missile after Iran 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February 11:30http://www.ssc.se/?id=7169 List of all launches 15 March 2008 21 February 2008 Swedish Space Corporation dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070819200345/http://www.ssc.se/?id=7169 2007-08-19 BRA VSB-30 SWE Esrange GER 23px DLR / ESA Apogee: 264 km GER 23px TEXUS-44 DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity 7 February Successful 1 21 February 03:26http://www.space.com/news/080220-satellite-hit.html Navy Hits Satellite With Heat-Seeking Missile 15 March 2008 21 February 2008 Space.com USA RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 USA Lake Erie CG-70 6 USA U.S. Navy / MDA Destroyed USA-193 satellitehttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23166344 U.S. to launch missile at broken satellite 15 March 2008 14 February 2008 NBC News USA ASAT MDA Suborbital Satellite intercept 03:29 Successful 1 21 February 06:15 BRA VSB-30 SWE Esrange GER 23px DLR / ESA GER 23px TEXUS-45 DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity 21 February Successful 1 26 February 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Suborbital Target Partial spacecraft failure 20:29https://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed2/idUSTRE4B46NB20081205 U.S. says latest missile defense test a success Morgan David Wolf, Jim Gray, Andrew Walsh, Eric 5 December 2008 Reuters 5 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081208002121/https://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed2/idUSTRE4B46NB20081205 8 December 2008 live 1 5 December 20:21 USA Ground Based Interceptor FTG-05 USA Vandenberg USA U.S. Air Force Intercepted Polaris MDA Suborbital Target Successful 20:29 1 23 December 03:00http://lenta.ru/news/2008/12/23/bulava/ ru:С АПЛ "Дмитрий Донской" произведен неудачный запуск "Булавы" 23 December 2008 Lenta 23 December 2008 ru https://web.archive.org/web/20081223220525/http://www.lenta.ru/news/2008/12/23/bulava/ 23 December 2008 live RUSRSM-56 Bulavahttp://english.pravda.ru/russia/politics/23-12-2008/106862-bulava-0 Russia's Bulava missile explodes during decisive test 23 December 2008 Pravda 23 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090110010943/http://english.pravda.ru/russia/politics/23-12-2008/106862-bulava-0 10 January 2009 live RUSDmitry Donskoihttps://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4BM1MU20081223 Russian strategic missile test fails: report 23 December 2008 Reuters 23 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081226012703/https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4BM1MU20081223 26 December 2008 live RUS VMF Self-destruct system activated after missile went off course. VMF Suborbital Missile test Launch failure 23 December |} 2008 Deep Space Rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks5 January Cassini 40th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1010 km14 January MESSENGER 1st flyby of Mercury Closest approach: 200 km at 19:04 GMThttp://www.mercurytoday.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=24071 NASA Selects 23 Participating Scientists for MESSENGER Mission to Mercury 2008-03-17 2007-11-20 Mercury Today22 February Cassini 41st flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1000 km12 March Cassini 3rd flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: 52 km25 March Cassini 42nd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1000 km12 May Cassini 43rd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1000 km25 May Phoenix Landing on Mars Region D, Arctic area - Green Valley, near the Heimdal crater: 68.2188 N 125.7492 W globe:Mars. Touchdown at 23:38 GMT. Successfulhttp://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/05/nasas-phoenix-lands-successfully-on-mars/ NASA's Phoenix lands successfully on Mars 2008-05-25 NASASpaceflight.com 2008-05-2628 May Cassini 44th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1400 km31 July Cassini 45th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1613 km11 August Cassini 4th flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: 54 km5 September Rosetta Flyby of 2867 Šteins Closest approach: 800 km6 October MESSENGER 2nd flyby of Mercury 9 October Cassini 5th flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: 25 km mi31 October Cassini 6th flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: 200 km mi3 November Cassini 46th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1100 km mi8 November Chandrayaan-1 Injection into Selenocentric orbit Periselene: 504 km, Aposelene: 7502 kmhttp://www.isro.org/pressrelease/Nov08_2008.htm Chandrayaan-1 Successfully Enters Lunar Orbit 2008-11-08 ISRO 2008-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20081118044517/http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/Nov08_2008.htm 18 November 2008 dead14 November MIP Landing on the Moon Lunar Impactor19 November Cassini 47th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1023 km5 December Cassini 48th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 960 km21 December Cassini 49th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 970 km Distant, non-targeted flybys of Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Tethys and Titan by Cassini occurred throughout the year. EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks30 January09:56 http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0801/30exp16eva/ Station spacewalk begins William Harwood Spaceflight Now 2008-01-30 2008-03-217 hours10 minutes17:06 http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0801/30exp16eva/index5.html Spacewalk concludes William Harwood Spaceflight Now 2008-01-30 2008-03-21Expedition 16(ISS Quest)USAPeggy WhitsonUSADaniel M. TaniReplace motor and bearing in solar array joint11 February14:13 http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts122/status2.html STS-122 Mission Status Center Justin Ray Spaceflight Now 2008-02-11 2008-03-21 13 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190613054617/https://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts122/status2.html dead7 hours58 minutes22:11STS-122(ISS Quest)USARex J. WalheimUSAStanley G. LoveInstall Power Data Grapple Fixture on ColumbusOriginally to have been conducted by Walheim and Hans Schlegel, Love replaced Schlegel on medical grounds. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts122/080209fd3/index5.html Spacewalk delayed 24 hours by crew medical issue William Harwood Spaceflight Now 2008-02-09 2008-03-21 16 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190616162642/https://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts122/080209fd3/index5.html dead13 February14:27 http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/122/STS-122_Archive.html STS-122 Archive William Harwood CBS News 2008-02-20 2008-03-216 hours45 minutes21:12STS-122(ISS Quest)USARex J. WalheimGERHans SchlegelReplace depleted nitrogen tank15 February12:077 hours25 minutes20:32STS-122(ISS Quest)USARex J. WalheimUSAStanley G. LoveInstall experiments on Columbus, load failed gyroscope onto Shuttle for return to Earth14 March01:18 http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/123/STS-123_Archive.html STS-123 Archive William Harwood CBS News 2008-03-14 2008-03-217 hours1 minute08:19STS-123(ISS Quest)USARichard M. LinnehanUSAGarrett ReismanInstall Kibo ELM-PS and start Dextre assembly15 March23:49 http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts123/status2.html STS-123 - Mission Status Center Justin Ray Spaceflight Now 2008-03-24 2008-03-26 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211913/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts123/status2.html dead7 hours8 minutes16 March06:57STS-123(ISS Quest)USARichard M. LinnehanUSAMichael ForemanDextre assembly17 March22:526 hours53 minutes18 March05:44STS-123(ISS Quest)USARichard M. LinnehanUSARobert L. BehnkenDextre assembly, install MISSE-6 experiment, and store spare parts outside the ISSMISSE installation failed20 March22:046 hours24 minutes21 March04:08STS-123(ISS Quest)USARobert L. BehnkenUSAMichael ForemanTest heat shield repair techniques22 March20:346 hours2 minutes23 March02:36STS-123(ISS Quest)USARobert L. BehnkenUSAMichael ForemanStore OBSS on ISS, retry MISSE-6 installation http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/03/sts-123-final-eva-completed-as-obss-takes-up-iss-stay/ STS-123: Final EVA completed as OBSS takes up ISS stay Chris Gebhardt NASASpaceflight.com 2008-03-23 2008-03-233 June16:22http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/06/kibo-joins-the-iss-during-eva-1-sarj-issue-no-focused-inspection/ Kibo joins the ISS during EVA-1, SARJ issue - No Focused Inspection Bergin Chris 2008-06-03 NASASpaceflight.com 2008-06-136 hours48 minutes23:10STS-124(ISS Quest)USAMike FossumUSARon GaranInstall JEM Pressurised Module, Inspect SARJ, retrieve OBSS.5 June15:047 hours11 minutes22:15STS-124(ISS Quest)USAMike FossumUSARon GaranAdjust covers on JEM, Inspect SARJ.http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/06/sts-124-eva-2-aids-kibosarj-obss-issue-evaluated/ STS-124: EVA-2 aids Kibo/SARJ - OBSS issue evaluated Bergin Chris 2008-06-05 NASASpaceflight.com 2008-06-138 June13:556 hours33 minutes20:28STS-124(ISS Quest)USAMike FossumUSARon GaranReplace nitrogen tank, inspect SARJ.http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/06/eva-3-checks-sarj-relocates-nta-endeavour-apu-changeout/ EVA-3 checks SARJ, relocates NTA - Endeavour APU changeout Bergin Chris 2008-06-05 NASASpaceflight.com 2008-06-1310 July18:48http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp17/status.html Spaceflight Now Ray Justin Mission Status Center 2008-07-10 2008-07-10 17 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190617135007/https://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp17/status.html dead6 hours18 minutes11 July01:06Expedition 17(ISS Pirs)RUSSergei VolkovRUSOleg KononenkoRemove pyrotechnic bolt from Soyuz TMA-12 for inspection.http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp17/080709evapre/ Spaceflight Now Harwood William Spacewalkers to cut open Soyuz and remove pyrobolt 2008-07-10 2008-07-10 19 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081219073607/http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp17/080709evapre/ dead15 July17:085 hours54 minutes23:02Expedition 17(ISS Pirs)RUSSergei VolkovRUSOleg KononenkoInstall docking targeting equipment, rotate exposed experimentshttp://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp17/080715eva2/index2.html Spaceflight Now Harwood William Russian spacewalk concludes successfully 2008-07-15 2008-07-16 8 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090508113129/http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp17/080715eva2/index2.html dead27 September08:3822 minutes09:00Shenzhou 7PRCZhai Zhigang (full)PRCLiu Boming (stand-up)Test spacesuit, collect experimentFirst Chinese EVA18 November18:096 hours52 minutes19 November01:01STS-126(ISS Quest)USAHeidemarie Stefanyshyn-PiperUSAStephen G. BowenTransferred an empty nitrogen tank assembly from ESP3 to the shuttle's cargo bay, transferred a new flex hose rotary coupler to ESP3 for future use, removed an insulation cover on the Kibo Exposed Facility berthing mechanism, began cleaning and lubrication of the starboard SARJ, and replacement of its 11 trundle bearing assemblies.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/rss_feed_above_snip_collection_archive_1.html Astronauts Resume Spacewalk After Tools Lost 2008-11-18 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20100201203654/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/rss_feed_above_snip_collection_archive_1.html 1 February 2010 livehttp://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081118fd5/index2.html Bag of tools escapes from spacewalker and floats away 2008-11-18 Spaceflightnow.com William Harwood https://web.archive.org/web/20081219115549/http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081118fd5/index2.html 19 December 2008 dead20 November17:586 hours45 minutes21 November00:43STS-126(ISS Quest)USAHeidemarie Stefanyshyn-PiperUSARobert S. KimbroughRelocated the two CETA carts from the starboard side of the Mobile Transporter to the port side, lubricated the station robotic arm's latching end effector A snare bearings, continued cleaning and lubrication of the starboard SARJhttp://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/11/eva-birthday-iss-126-midway-point/ EVA-2 marks 10th birthday for ISS 2008-11-20 NASA Spaceflight.com Chris Berginhttp://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081120fd7/index3.html Spacewalk No. 2 ends 2008-11-20 Spaceflightnow.com William Harwood https://web.archive.org/web/20081219105749/http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081120fd7/index3.html 19 December 2008 deadhttp://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts126/news/STS-126-13.html STS-126 MCC Status Report #13 NASA 2008-11-20 NASA 2008-11-21 6 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170706150027/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts126/news/STS-126-13.html deadConducted on tenth anniversary of the launch of the ISS22 November18:016 hours57 minutes23 November00:58STS-126(ISS Quest)USAHeidemarie Stefanyshyn-PiperUSAStephen G. BowenCompleted cleaning and lubrication of all but one of the trundle bearing assemblies (TBA) on the starboard SARJ.http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081122fd9/index3.html One trundle bearing left for final spacewalk 2008-11-22 Spaceflightnow.com William Harwood https://web.archive.org/web/20081217091033/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081122fd9/index3.html 17 December 2008 deadhttp://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081122fd9/index4.html Spacewalk No. 3 ends 2008-11-22 Spaceflightnow.com William Harwood https://web.archive.org/web/20081217091038/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081122fd9/index4.html 17 December 2008 dead24 November18:246 hours7 minutes25 November00:31STS-126(ISS Quest)USAStephen G. BowenUSARobert S. KimbroughCompleted replacement of trundle bearing assemblies on starboard SARJ, lubricated the port SARJ, installed a video camera, re-installed insulation covers on the Kibo External Facility berthing mechanism, performed Kibo robotic arm grounding tab maintenance, installed spacewalk handrails on Kibo, installed Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) antennae on Kibo, photographed radiators, and photographed trailing umbilical system cables.http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081124fd11/index4.html Spacewalk No. 4 ends 2008-11-24 Spaceflightnow.com 2008-11-24 William Harwood https://web.archive.org/web/20081217092553/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/081124fd11/index4.html 17 December 2008 live23 December00:515 hours38 minutes06:29Expedition 18(ISS Pirs)USAMichael FinckeRUSYuri LonchakovInstall Langmuir probe, EXPOSE-R and IPI-SM experiments.http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/12/iss-spacewalk-completed-sarj-results-show-promise/ ISS Spacewalk completed - SARJ results show promise following STS-126 work Bergin Chris 2008-12-23 NASASpaceflight.com 2008-12-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20081227130224/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/12/iss-spacewalk-completed-sarj-results-show-promise/ 27 December 2008 liveEXPOSE-R installation failed 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":240, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Russia: 24 (34.78%)"}, {"value":150, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 15 (21.74%)"}, {"value":110, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 11 (15.94%)"}, {"value":80, "color":"#ffd700", "label": "Ukraine: 8 (11.59%)"}, {"value":60, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 6 (8.70%)"}, {"value":30, "color":"#ff9933", "label": "India: 3 (4.35%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#ffffff", "label": "Japan: 1 (1.45%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#239f40", "label": "Iran: 1 (1.45%)"}, ] Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures 11 11 0 0 6 6 0 0 3 2 0 1 1First orbital launch attempt 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 24 23 0 1 8 8 0 0 15 14 1 0 World 11 6 3 1 1 24 8 15 11 6 2 0 1 23 8 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 By rocket bar chart center 1080 400 1 6:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 5:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 4:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 4:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 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: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 9:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 6:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:14 MediumBlue : Goldenrod : SteelBlue : LightSteelBlue : DarkBlue : Teal : FireBrick : IndianRed : Salmon : Aquamarine : Gold : DarkSlateGrey : Grey : DarkGrey : Chocolate : DarkTurquoise : Yellow : SandyBrown : Peru : Tan : Wheat : Orchid : LightGrey : White Ariane 5 : Atlas V : Delta II : Delta IV : Delta IV Heavy : Falcon 1 : Long March 2 : Long March 3 : Long March 4 : Pegasus : PSLV : Molniya-M : Soyuz-U : Soyuz-FG : Soyuz-2 : Kosmos-3M : Dnepr : Space Shuttle : Proton-K : Proton-M : Rokot : Zenit-3SL/SLB : Others : Ariane : Atlas : Delta : Falcon : Long March : Pegasus : 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 2 2 0 0 Delta 5 5 0 0 Falcon 2 1 1 0 H-II 1 1 0 0 Long March 11 11 0 0 Pegasus 2 2 0 0 PSLV 3 3 0 0 R-7 10 10 0 0 R-14 3 3 0 0 R-36 2 2 0 0 Safir 1 0 1 0 Maiden flightSpace Shuttle 4 4 0 0 Universal Rocket 11 10 0 1 Zenit 6 6 0 0 By type Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksAriane 5 Ariane 6 6 0 0 Atlas V Atlas 2 2 0 0 Delta II Delta 5 5 0 0 Dnepr R-36 2 2 0 0 H-IIA H-II 1 1 0 0 Falcon 1 Falcon 2 1 1 0 Kosmos R-12/R-14 3 3 0 0 Long March 2 Long March 4 4 0 0 Long March 3 Long March 4 4 0 0 Long March 4 Long March 3 3 0 0 Molniya R-7 1 1 0 0 Pegasus Pegasus 2 2 0 0 PSLV PSLV 3 3 0 0 Proton Universal Rocket 10 9 0 1 Safir Safir 1 0 1 0 Maiden flightSoyuz R-7 8 8 0 0 Soyuz-2 R-7 1 1 0 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 4 4 0 0 UR-100 Universal Rocket 1 1 0 0 Zenit Zenit 6 6 0 0 By configuration Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksAriane 5 ES Ariane 5 1 1 0 0 Maiden flightAriane 5 ECA Ariane 5 5 5 0 0 Atlas V 411 Atlas V 1 1 0 0 Atlas V 421 Atlas V 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7320 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7420 Delta II 2 2 0 0 Delta II 7920H Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7925 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Dnepr Dnepr 2 2 0 0 H-IIA 2024 H-IIA 1 1 0 0 Falcon 1 Falcon 1 2 1 1 0 First successful launchhttp://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/09/live-space-xs-falcon-i-to-make-fourth-attempt-for-success/ LIVE: Space X's Falcon I launch success Bergin Chris 2008-09-28 NASASpaceflight.com 2008-09-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20080930075127/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/09/live-space-xs-falcon-i-to-make-fourth-attempt-for-success/ 30 September 2008 liveKosmos-3M Kosmos 3 3 0 0 Long March 2C Long March 2 1 1 0 0 Long March 2D Long March 2 2 2 0 0 Long March 2F Long March 2 1 1 0 0 Long March 3A Long March 3 1 1 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 3C Long March 3 1 1 0 0 Maiden flightLong March 4B Long March 4 2 2 0 0 Long March 4C Long March 4 1 1 0 0 Molniya-M / 2BL Molniya 1 1 0 0 Pegasus-XL Pegasus 2 2 0 0 Proton-K / DM-2 Proton 1 1 0 0 Proton-M / DM-2 Proton 2 2 0 0 Proton-M / Briz-M Proton 7 6 0 1 PSLV-CA PSLV 2 2 0 0 PSLV-XL PSLV 1 1 0 0 Maiden flightRokot / Briz-KM UR-100 1 1 0 0 Safir Safir 1 0 1 0 Maiden flightSoyuz-2.1b Soyuz-2 1 1 0 0 Soyuz-FG Soyuz 2 2 0 0 Soyuz-FG / Fregat Soyuz 1 1 0 0 Soyuz-U Soyuz 5 5 0 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 4 4 0 0 Zenit-3SL Zenit 5 5 0 0 Zenit-3SLB Zenit 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight By launch site bar chart center 850 400 1 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 4:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 4:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 6:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 5:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:19:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0 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: 4 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4 FireBrick : Crimson : LightCoral : MediumBlue : Orange : Aquamarine : ForestGreen : MediumPurple : LightSeaGreen : Indigo : DarkGreen : LightSteelBlue : SteelBlue : Blue : DodgerBlue : SkyBlue Jiuquan : Taiyuan : Xichang : Kourou : Satish Dhawan : Ocean Odyssey : Semnan : Tanegashima : Baikonour : Kwajalein : Dombarovsky : Kapustin Yar : Plesetsk : Cape Canaveral : Kennedy : Vandenberg China : France : India : International waters : Iran : Japan : Kazakhstan : Marshall Islands : Russia : United States _launches Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksBaikonur 19 18 0 1 Cape Canaveral 3 3 0 0 Dombarovsky 1 1 0 0 Jiuquan 3 3 0 0 Kapustin Yar 1 1 0 0 Kennedy 4 4 0 0 Kwajalein 4 3 1 0 Two launches used Stargazer aircraftKourou 6 6 0 0 Ocean Odyssey UN International 5 5 0 0 Plesetsk 6 6 0 0 Satish Dhawan 3 3 0 0 Semnan 1 0 1 0 First orbital launch attemptTaiyuan 4 4 0 0 Tanegashima 1 1 0 0 Vandenberg 4 4 0 0 Xichang 4 4 0 0 Total 69 66 2 1 By orbit bar chart center 800 400 1 0:0:0:0:0:0 0:15:0:0:0:0 0:11:0:0:0:0 0: 8:0:0:0:0 0: 0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 6:0:0:0 0:0:0:25:0:0 0:0:0: 0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 2:0 0:0:0:0:0: 0 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 36 34 2 0 11 to ISS Medium Earth / Molniya 6 6 0 0 Geosynchronous / GTO 25 25 0 0 High Earth / Lunar transfer 2 2 0 0 Heliocentric / Planetary transfer 0 0 0 0 Total 69 67 2 0 Notes See also List of human spaceflights, 2000-present Suborbital spaceflight in 2008 Timeline of spaceflight References Footnotes 2008 on expand Category:Spaceflight by year