Rocket launches in2009
Iran orbits Omid on February 2 aboard a Safir, becoming the ninth nation to reach orbit independently. NASA launches the Kepler exoplanet hunter in March and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter with LCROSS toward the Moon in June.
Monthly Cadence complete
NOV peak 9 launches ↑ 11% vs 2008
- launches
- 78
- success · 73/78
- 94%
- providers
- 4
2009 launch leaders
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78 launches
| January | ||||
Jan 18, 2009 | USA-202 USA • Delta IV Heavy | |||
Jan 23, 2009 | Ibuki Japan • H2A 202 | |||
Jan 30, 2009 | Koronas-Foton Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||
| February | ||||
Feb 2, 2009 | Omid Iran • Safir 1 | |||
Feb 6, 2009 | NOAA-19 USA • Delta II 7320-10C | |||
Feb 10, 2009 | Progress M-66 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Feb 11, 2009 | Ekspress-AM44 Russia • Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced | |||
Feb 12, 2009 | Hot Bird 10 France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
Feb 24, 2009Failure | Orbiting Carbon Observatory USA • Minotaur C-XL-3110 | |||
Feb 26, 2009 | Telstar 11N Russia • Zenit 3SLB | |||
Feb 28, 2009 | Raduga-1 Russia • Proton K / DM-2 | |||
| March | ||||
Mar 7, 2009 | Kepler USA • Delta II 7925-10L | |||
Mar 15, 2009 | STS-119 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Mar 17, 2009 | GOCE Russia • Rokot Rokot / Briz-KM | |||
Mar 24, 2009 | USA-203 USA • Delta II 7925-9.5 | |||
Mar 26, 2009 | Soyuz TMA-14 Russia • Soyuz FG | |||
| April | ||||
Apr 3, 2009 | Eutelsat W2A Russia • Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced | |||
Apr 4, 2009 | USA-204 USA • Atlas V 421 | |||
Apr 5, 2009Failure | Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 North Korea • Unha 2 | |||
Apr 14, 2009 | Compass-G2 China • Long March 3C | |||
Apr 20, 2009 | RISAT-2 India • PSLV CA | |||
Apr 20, 2009 | Sicral-1B Russia • Zenit 3SL | |||
Apr 22, 2009 | Yaogan-6 China • Long March 2C | |||
Apr 29, 2009 | Kosmos 2450 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| May | ||||
May 5, 2009 | USA-205 USA • Delta II 7920-10C | |||
May 7, 2009 | Progress M-02M Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 11, 2009 | STS-125 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
May 14, 2009 | Herschel Space Observatory France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
May 16, 2009 | ProtoStar II Russia • Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced | |||
May 19, 2009 | TacSat-3 USA • Minotaur I | |||
May 21, 2009Failure | Meridian 2 Russia • Soyuz 2.1a / Fregat | |||
May 27, 2009 | Soyuz TMA-15 Russia • Soyuz FG | |||
| June | ||||
Jun 18, 2009 | LRO USA • Atlas V 401 | |||
Jun 21, 2009 | MEASAT-3a Russia • Zenit 3SLB | |||
Jun 27, 2009 | GOES-O USA • Delta IV-M+ (4,2) | |||
Jun 30, 2009 | Sirius FM-5 Russia • Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced | |||
| July | ||||
Jul 1, 2009 | TerreStar-1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
Jul 6, 2009 | Rodnik Russia • Rokot Rokot / Briz-KM | |||
Jul 14, 2009 | RazakSat-1 USA • SpaceX • Falcon 1 Merlin C | |||
Jul 15, 2009 | STS-127 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Jul 21, 2009 | Parus Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jul 24, 2009 | Progress M-67 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jul 29, 2009 | DubaiSat-1 Russia • Kosmotras • Dnepr | |||
| August | ||||
Aug 11, 2009 | AsiaSat 5 Russia • Proton M / Briz-M | |||
Aug 17, 2009 | USA-206 USA • Delta II 7925-9.5 | |||
Aug 21, 2009 | JCSAT-12 France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
Aug 25, 2009Failure | STSAT-2A South Korea • Naro 1 | |||
Aug 29, 2009 | STS-128 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Aug 31, 2009Partial failure | Palapa-D China • Long March 3B | |||
| September | ||||
Sep 8, 2009 | USA-207 USA • Atlas V 401 | |||
Sep 10, 2009 | HTV-1 Japan • H2B | |||
Sep 17, 2009 | Meteor-M No.1 Russia • Soyuz 2.1b / Fregat | |||
Sep 17, 2009 | Nimiq 5 Russia • Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced | |||
Sep 23, 2009 | Oceansat-2 India • PSLV CA | |||
Sep 25, 2009 | USA-208 USA • Delta II 7920-10C | |||
Sep 30, 2009 | Soyuz TMA-16 Russia • Soyuz FG | |||
| October | ||||
Oct 1, 2009 | Amazonas-2 France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
Oct 8, 2009 | WorldView-2 USA • Delta II 7920 | |||
Oct 15, 2009 | Progress M-03M Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Oct 18, 2009 | USA-210 USA • Atlas V 401 | |||
Oct 29, 2009 | Thor-6 France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
| November | ||||
Nov 2, 2009 | SMOS Russia • Rokot Rokot / Briz-KM | |||
Nov 10, 2009 | Progress M-MIM2 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Nov 12, 2009 | Shijian 11-01 China • Long March 2C | |||
Nov 16, 2009 | STS-129 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Nov 20, 2009 | Lotos-S Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Nov 23, 2009 | Intelsat 14 USA • Atlas V 431 | |||
Nov 24, 2009 | Eutelsat W7 Russia • Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced | |||
Nov 28, 2009 | IGS Optical 3 Japan • H2A 202 | |||
Nov 30, 2009 | Intelsat 15 Russia • Zenit 3SLB | |||
| December | ||||
Dec 6, 2009 | USA-211 USA • Delta IV-M+ (5,4) | |||
Dec 9, 2009 | Yaogan-7 China • Long March 2D | |||
Dec 14, 2009 | Glonass-M 730 Russia • Proton M / DM-2 Enhanced | |||
Dec 14, 2009 | WISE USA • Delta II 7320 | |||
Dec 15, 2009 | Yaogan-8 China • Long March 4C | |||
Dec 18, 2009 | Helios IIB France • Arianespace • Ariane 5GS | |||
Dec 20, 2009 | Soyuz TMA-17 Russia • Soyuz FG | |||
Dec 29, 2009 | DirecTV-12 Russia • Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced | |||