Space launches of 2007
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Last modification: July 9, 2007
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Site | Launcher | Payload | Country | Mission | Operator | Prime |
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| 10 |
Sriharikota | PSLV-C | CartoSat 2 | India | Remote Sensing | ISRO | ISRO | – | 665
kg |
SSO |
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SRE-1 | India | Technology | ISRO | ISRO | – | 615
kg |
SSO |
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Lapan-Tubsat | Indonesia | Technology | LAPAN | TU
Berlin |
Lapan-Tubsat |
56 kg |
SSO |
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PehuenSat 1 | Argentina | Technology | AmSat-LU | AmSat-LU |
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6 kg |
SSO |
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| 16 |
Xichang | DF-21 (KT-1?) | [Kill Vehicle #4?] | China | Interception | PLA | n.a. |
– |
n.a. |
Suborbital |
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| 18 |
Baykonur | Soyuz U | Progress M-59 | Russia | ISS Cargo | Roskosmos | RKK
Energiya |
7K-TGM |
7,280 kg |
LEO/ISS |
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| 30 |
Pacific | Zenit 3SL | NSS-8 | U.S. | Communications | New Skies | Boeing |
BSS-702 |
5,840 kg |
Failure |
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| 02 |
Xichang | CZ-3A | Beidou 2A | China | Navigation | CASC | CAST | DFH-3 |
n.a. |
GTO |
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| 07 |
Vandenberg | Minuteman 3 | GT-193GM | U.S. | ICBM | U.S. Air Force | Sandia? |
– |
n.a. |
Suborbital |
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| 15 |
Cape Canaveral | Delta 2-7925 | Themis SC1 | U.S. | Science | NASA | Swales | Themis | 125
kg |
HEO |
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Themis SC2 | U.S. | Science | NASA | Swales | Themis | 125
kg |
HEO |
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Themis SC3 | U.S. | Science | NASA | Swales | Themis | 125
kg |
HEO |
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Themis SC4 | U.S. | Science | NASA | Swales | Themis | 125
kg |
HEO |
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Themis SC5 | U.S. | Science | NASA | Swales | Themis | 125
kg |
HEO |
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| 24 |
Tanegashima | H-2A/2024 | IGS-Radar 2 | Japan | Observation | JAXA/CSICE | Melco |
n.a. |
1,200
kg |
SSO |
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IGS-Optical 3VS | Japan | Technology | JAXA/CSICE | Melco |
n.a. |
n.a. |
SSO |
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| 09 |
Cape Canaveral | Atlas 5/401 | ASTRO | U.S. | Technology | DARPA | Boeing |
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600 kg |
LEO |
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NextSat/CSC | U.S. | Technology | DARPA | Ball
Aerospace |
RS300 |
400 kg |
LEO |
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STP-1 | U.S. | Technology | U.S. AFRL | AeroAstro |
– |
170 kg |
LEO |
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CFE | U.S. | Technology | LANL | SSTL |
MB-80 |
n.a. |
LEO |
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FalconSat 3 | U.S. | Science | USAFA | USAFA |
– |
50
kg |
LEO |
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MidStar 1 | U.S. | Technology | USN Postgr. Sch. | USN
Postgr. Sch. |
MIDStar
Mod1 |
n.a. |
LEO |
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MEPSI-4A? | U.S. | Technology | DARPA | Aerospace
Corp. |
Cubesat |
1 kg |
LEO |
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MEPSI-4B? | U.S. | Technology | DARPA | Aerospace
Corp. |
Cubesat |
1 kg |
LEO |
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| 11 |
Kourou | Ariane 5ECA | Skynet 5A | Great-Britain | Communications | Paradigm | EADS
Astrium |
ES-3000 |
4,635 kg |
GTO |
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Insat 4B | India | Communications | ISRO | ISRO |
I3K |
3,035 kg |
GTO |
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| 21 |
Kwajalein | Falcon 1 | DemoSat | U.S. | Technology | DARPA | n.a. |
– |
n.a. |
Failure |
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| 21 |
Vandenberg | Minotaur 2 | [SBX Target] | U.S. | Technology | MDA | Sandia? |
– |
n.a. |
Suborbital |
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| 07 |
Baykonur | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-10 | Russia, U.S. | ISS Manned | Roskosmos, NASA | RKK
Energiya |
7K-M |
7,250 kg |
LEO/ISS |
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Baykonur | Proton M | Anik F3 | Canada | Communications | Télésat Canada | Astrium |
ES-3000 |
4,640 kg |
GTO |
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| 11 |
Taiyuan | CZ-2C | Hai Yang 1B | China | Remote Sensing | CASC | AS-DFH-Sat
Ltd |
CAST968 |
360 kg |
SSO |
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| 12 |
Xichang | CZ-3A | Beidou 2B | China | Navigation | CASC | CAST | DFH-3 |
n.a. |
GTO |
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| 17 |
Baykonur | Dnepr 1 | Egyptsat 1 | Egypt | Remote Sensing | NARSSS | NPO Yuzhnoye | MS-1TK |
100 kg |
SSO |
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Saudisat 3 | Saudi Arabia | Science | RSRI | RSRI | – |
35 kg |
SSO |
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SaudiComsat 3 |
Saudi Arabia | Communications | RSRI | RSRI | – |
12 kg |
SSO |
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SaudiComsat 4 |
Saudi Arabia | Communications | RSRI | RSRI | – |
12 kg |
SSO |
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SaudiComsat 5 |
Saudi Arabia | Communications | RSRI | RSRI | – |
12 kg |
SSO |
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SaudiComsat 6 |
Saudi Arabia | Communications | RSRI | RSRI | – |
12 kg |
SSO |
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SaudiComsat 7 |
Saudi Arabia | Communications | RSRI | RSRI | – |
12 kg |
SSO |
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P-Pod-A | PolySat 4 | U.S. | Technology | Cal Poly | Cal Poly | Cubesat |
1 kg |
SSO |
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P-Pod-A | CAPE-1 | U.S. | Technology | Un. Louisiana | Un. Louisiana | Cubesat |
1 kg |
SSO |
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P-Pod-A | PolySat 3 | U.S. | Technology | Cal Poly | Cal Poly | Cubesat |
1 kg |
SSO |
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P-Pod-B | Libertad 1 | Colombia | Technology | Un. S. Arboleda | Un. S. Arboleda | Cubesat |
1 kg |
SSO |
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P-Pod-B | AeroCube 2 | U.S. | Technology | AeroSpace Corp. | AeroSpace Corp. | Cubesat |
1 kg |
SSO |
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P-Pod-B | CSTB-1 | U.S. | Technology | Boeing | Boeing | Cubesat |
1 kg |
SSO |
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P-Pod-C | MAST | U.S. | Technology | Tethers Unltd | Stanford SSDL | Cubesat
x 3 |
3 kg? |
SSO |
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| 23 |
Sriharikota | PSLV-CA | AGILE | Italy | Sciences | ASI | Carlo
Gavazzi |
MITA |
352 kg |
LEO |
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AAM | India | Technology | ISRO | ISRO | – |
185
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LEO |
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| 24 |
Wallops | Minotaur 1 | NFIRE | U.S. | Technology | U.S. AFRL | GD
C4 Systems |
SA-200B |
494
kg |
LEO |
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| 25 |
Vandenberg | Pegasus XL | AIM | U.S. | Science | NASA, Hampton U. | OSC,
Ball |
RS300 |
195
kg |
SSO |
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Kourou | Ariane 5ECA | Astra 1L | Luxembourg | Communications | SES Astra | Lockheed
Martin |
A2100AX |
4,497.5 kg |
GTO |
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Galaxy 17 | U.S. | Communications | Intelsat | Thales Alenia Space |
SB-3000B3 |
4,100 kg |
GTO |
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Baykonur | Soyuz U | Progress M-60 | Russia | ISS Cargo | Roskosmos | RKK
Energiya |
7K-TGM |
7,280 kg |
LEO/ISS |
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| 13 |
Xichang | CZ-3B | NigComSat 1 | Nigeria | Communications | NASRDA | CAST |
DFH-4 |
5,150 kg |
GTO |
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| 25 |
Jiuquan | CZ-2D | Yaogan 2 | China | Remote Sensing | CNSA? | CAST? |
n.a. |
2,700
kg |
SSO |
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Zheda Pixing 1 |
China | Technology | Zhejiang Univ. | SIMIT | – |
2.5 kg |
SSO |
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| 25 |
Kodiak | Polaris/STARS | FTG-03 Target | U.S. | Technology | MDA | Sandia |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Failure |
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| 29 |
Plesetsk | RS-24 | [Dummy Warheads] | Russia | ICBM | RVSN | NII-TT? |
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n.a. |
Suborbital |
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| 29 |
Baykonur | Soyuz FG | Globalstar FM65 | U.S. | Communications | Globalstar | SS/Loral |
LS-400 |
450 kg |
LEO |
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Globalstar FM69 | U.S. | Communications | Globalstar | SS/Loral |
LS-400 |
450 kg |
LEO |
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Globalstar FM71 | U.S. | Communications | Globalstar | SS/Loral |
LS-400 |
450 kg |
LEO |
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Globalstar FM72 | U.S. | Communications | Globalstar | SS/Loral |
LS-400 |
450 kg |
LEO |
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Xichang | CZ-3A | Sinosat 3 | China | Communications | SinoSatCom | CAST |
DFH-3 |
2,200 kg |
GTO |
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| 07 |
Plesetsk | Soyuz U | Kosmos 2427 | Russia | Observation | VKS | TsSKB-Progress |
Kobalt
M |
6,700
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LEO |
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| 08 |
Vandenberg | Delta 2/7420 | Cosmo-SkyMed 1 | Italy | Remote Sensing | ASI | Thales Alenia Space |
Prima |
1,700 kg |
SSO |
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Kennedy | Atlantis | STS-117 | U.S. | Manned | NASA/JSC | Boeing |
OV-104 |
122,685
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LEO/ISS |
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ITS-S3/S4 | U.S. | ISS Element | NASA/JSC | Boeing |
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16,184
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LEO/ISS |
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| 10 |
Palmahim | Shavit 2 | Ofeq 7 | Israel | Observation | Tsahal | IAI-MBT |
Ofeq |
300
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LEO |
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Baykonur | Dnepr 1 | TerraSAR-X | Germany | Remote Sensing | DLR | Astrium | AstroBus |
1,250 kg |
SSO |
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Cape Canaveral | Atlas 5/401 | USA-194 | U.S. | Intelligence | NRO/NRL | Lockheed
Martin? |
– |
3,250
kg? |
LEO |
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USA-194B? | U.S. | Intelligence | NRO/NRL | Lockheed
Martin? |
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3,250
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LEO |
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Biscarosse | M51 | [Dummy Warhead] | France | SLBM | DGA | Astrium |
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n.a. |
Suborbital |
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| 28 |
Yasny | Dnepr 1 | Genesis PF2 | U.S. | Technology | Bigelow | Bigelow |
– |
1,360 kg |
LEO |
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White Sea | Bulava | [Dummy Warheads] | Russia | SLBM | RVSN | NII-TT? |
– |
n.a. |
Suborbital |
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| 29 |
Baykonur | Zenit 2M | Kosmos 2428 | Russia | Intelligence | VKS | NPO
Yuzhnoye |
Tselina
2 |
3,200
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LEO |
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Plesetsk | Kosmos 3M | SAR-Lupe 2 | Germany | Remote Sensing | BWB | OHB-System |
– |
770 kg |
SSO |
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| 05 |
Xichang | CZ-3B | Zhongxing 6B | China | Communications | ChinaSatCom | Thales Alenia Space |
SB-4000C2 |
4,600 kg |
GTO |
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| 07 |
Baykonur | Proton M | DirecTV-10 | U.S. | Communications | DirecTV | Boeing |
BSS-702 |
5,893
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GTO |
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