Oct 24 Long March 3A
Success
China sends its first spacecraft to the Moon
Chang'e 1 mapped the entire lunar surface during 16 months in orbit. In March 2009 controllers crashed it on purpose to rehearse a landing.
Rocket launches in2007
China dispatches Chang'e 1 to the Moon in October on a Long March 3A, its first lunar probe, the same month Japan's Kaguya arrives in lunar orbit. Dawn departs in September for a tour of the asteroid belt, and Phoenix lifts off in August on a Delta II for a 2008 Mars landing.
Monthly Cadence complete
OCT peak 9 launches ↑ 6% vs 2006
- launches
- 70
- success · 65/70
- 93%
- providers
- 4
2007 launch leaders
2007 highlights
Jan 10 PSLV C
Success
India brings a capsule back from orbit for the first time
The SRE-1 capsule circled Earth for 12 days, then parachuted into the Bay of Bengal. India's navy and coast guard picked it up.
Jan 30 Zenit 3SL
Failure
A Zenit rocket explodes on Sea Launch's floating launch pad
The blast destroyed the NSS-8 communications satellite and damaged the ocean platform. Sea Launch didn't fly again until January 2008.
Aug 4 Delta II 7925
Success
NASA's Phoenix lander digs up water ice on Mars
Phoenix landed on an arctic plain on Mars in May 2008. Its robotic arm dug trenches and hit ice a few centimeters below the dust.
Sep 14 H2A 2022
Success
Japan's Kaguya maps the Moon from orbit for 20 months
Two small companion satellites helped Kaguya measure gravity over the Moon's far side. Its camera filmed Earth rising over the lunar horizon in high definition.
Sep 27 Delta II 7925H
Success
Dawn becomes the first spacecraft to orbit two bodies beyond Earth
Dawn orbited the giant asteroid Vesta for 14 months, then the dwarf planet Ceres from 2015. Its ion engines made the move between them possible.
All 2007 launches
Quick filters
70 launches
| January | ||||
Jan 10, 2007 | Cartosat-2 India • PSLV C | |||
Jan 18, 2007 | Progress M-59 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jan 30, 2007Failure | NSS-8 Russia • Zenit 3SL | |||
| February | ||||
Feb 2, 2007 | Beidou-1D China • Long March 3A | |||
Feb 17, 2007 | THEMIS A-E USA • Delta II 7925-10C | |||
Feb 24, 2007 | IGS-Radar 2 Japan • H2A 2024 | |||
| March | ||||
Mar 9, 2007 | STP-1 USA • Atlas V 401 | |||
Mar 11, 2007 | Skynet 5A France • Arianespace • Ariane 5ECA | |||
Mar 21, 2007Failure | DemoSat USA • SpaceX • Falcon 1 Merlin A | |||
Mar 21, 2007 | TLV-5 FTX-02 SBR target mission USA • Minotaur II | |||
| April | ||||
Apr 7, 2007 | Soyuz TMA-10 Russia • Soyuz FG | |||
Apr 9, 2007 | Anik F3 Russia • Proton M / Briz-M | |||
Apr 11, 2007 | Haiyang-1B China • Long March 2C-III | |||
Apr 13, 2007 | Compass-M1 China • Long March 3A | |||
Apr 17, 2007 | EgyptSat 1 Russia • Kosmotras • Dnepr | |||
Apr 23, 2007 | AGILE India • PSLV CA | |||
Apr 24, 2007 | NFIRE USA • Minotaur I | |||
Apr 25, 2007 | AIM USA • Pegasus XL | |||
| May | ||||
May 4, 2007 | Astra 1L France • Arianespace • Ariane 5ECA | |||
May 12, 2007 | Progress M-60 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 13, 2007 | NigComSat-1 China • Long March 3B/E | |||
May 25, 2007 | Yaogan 2 China • Long March 2D | |||
May 29, 2007 | Globalstar 65 Russia • Soyuz FG/ Fregat | |||
May 31, 2007 | Sinosat-3 China • Long March 3A | |||
| June | ||||
Jun 7, 2007 | Kobal't-M Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jun 8, 2007 | COSMO-1 USA • Delta II 7420-10 | |||
Jun 8, 2007 | STS-117 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Jun 10, 2007 | Ofeq-7 Israel • Shavit 2 | |||
Jun 15, 2007 | TerraSAR-X Russia • Kosmotras • Dnepr | |||
Jun 15, 2007Partial failure | USA-194 USA • Atlas V 401 | |||
Jun 28, 2007 | Genesis II Russia • Kosmotras • Dnepr | |||
Jun 29, 2007 | Tselina-2 Russia • Zenit 2M | |||
| July | ||||
Jul 2, 2007 | SAR-Lupe 2 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jul 5, 2007 | Chinasat-6B China • Long March 3B | |||
Jul 7, 2007 | DirecTV-10 Russia • Proton M/Briz-M Enhanced | |||
| August | ||||
Aug 2, 2007 | Progress M-61 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 4, 2007 | Phoenix USA • Delta II 7925 | |||
Aug 8, 2007 | STS-118 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Aug 14, 2007 | Spaceway 3 France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
Aug 23, 2007 | TLV-7 Mission 2a sensor target for NFIRE satellite USA • Minotaur II+ | |||
| September | ||||
Sep 2, 2007Partial failure | INSAT-4CR India • GSLV Mk I | |||
Sep 5, 2007Failure | JCSAT-11 Russia • Proton M/Briz-M | |||
Sep 11, 2007 | Parus Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Sep 14, 2007 | Kaguya Japan • H2A 2022 | |||
Sep 14, 2007 | Foton-M3 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Sep 18, 2007 | WorldView-1 USA • Delta II 7920-10C | |||
Sep 19, 2007 | CBERS-2B China • Long March 4B | |||
Sep 27, 2007 | Dawn USA • Delta II 7925H | |||
| October | ||||
Oct 5, 2007 | Intelsat 11 France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 GS | |||
Oct 10, 2007 | Soyuz TMA-11 Russia • Soyuz FG | |||
Oct 11, 2007 | WGS-1 USA • Atlas V 421 | |||
Oct 17, 2007 | USA-196 USA • Delta II 7925-9.5 | |||
Oct 20, 2007 | Globalstar 66 Russia • Soyuz FG/Fregat | |||
Oct 23, 2007 | Oko Russia • Molniya M | |||
Oct 23, 2007 | STS-120 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Oct 24, 2007 | Chang'e 1 China • Long March 3A | |||
Oct 26, 2007 | GLONASS-M Russia • Proton K / DM-2 | |||
| November | ||||
Nov 1, 2007 | SAR-Lupe 3 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Nov 11, 2007 | USA-197 USA • Delta IV Heavy 9250H | |||
Nov 11, 2007 | Yaogan 3 China • Long March 4C (4B-II) | |||
Nov 14, 2007 | Skynet 5B France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
Nov 17, 2007 | Sirius 4 Russia • Proton M/Briz-M | |||
| December | ||||
Dec 9, 2007 | Globus-1M #11L Russia • Proton M/Briz-M | |||
Dec 9, 2007 | COSMO-2 USA • Delta II 7420-10 | |||
Dec 10, 2007 | USA-198 USA • Atlas V 401 | |||
Dec 14, 2007 | RADARSAT 2 Russia • Soyuz FG/Fregat | |||
Dec 20, 2007 | USA-199 USA • Delta II 7925-9.5 | |||
Dec 21, 2007 | Horizons-2 France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 GS | |||
Dec 23, 2007 | Progress M-62 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Dec 25, 2007 | GLONASS-M Russia • Proton M/DM-2 | |||