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Last
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July 9 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
White Sands Missile Range (U.S.)
Hera 2C/MBRV-1E (F-22?)
Coleman AerospaceSUBORBITAL Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
[Dummy Warhead]
Missile Defense Technology (PAC-3 Target)
U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Center (U.S.)
Aerotherm Corp.
July 12 09:04Z
OV-104 AtlantisSite:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Kennedy Space Center (U.S.)
Atlantis
United Space AllianceDELAYED FROM MAY 17 AND JUNE 8, 14 AND 20 Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
STS-104 (ISS-7A)
Manned, ISS Assembly
NASA (U.S.)
Boeing Reusable Launch Systems
OV-104
117,127 kgPayload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
Quest
ISS Airlock Module
NASA (U.S.)
Boeing
6,064 kg
July 12 21:58Z
Ariane 5G
WATCH THE LAUNCHSite:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Kourou (French Guiana)
Ariane 5G (V142/L510)
ArianespaceUPPER STAGE FAILURE Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
Artemis
Advanced Communication Technologies
European Space Agency (Europe)
Alenia Aerospazio
Italsat
3,105 kgPayload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
BSAT-2b
Direct Broadcasting
Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. (Japan)
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Star 1
1,298 kg
July 15 02:40Z Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Vandenberg (U.S.)
Minuteman 2 (RSLP-8)
Lockheed Martin AstronauticsSUBORBITAL Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
IFT-6
Missile Defense Technology, Dummy Warhead
U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command (U.S.)
Sandia National Laboratory
July 15 03:01Z Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Kwajalein (Marshall Islands)
PLV
Lockheed Martin Missiles & SpaceSUBORBITAL Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
EKV Prototype
Missile Defense Technology, Interceptor
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (U.S.)
Boeing Missile Systems & Tactical Weapons
55 kg
July 20 00:33Z
Volna
WATCH THE LAUNCHSite:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Borisoglebsk (Sea of Barents, Russia)
Volna
GRTsKB MakeyevSUBORBITAL – DELAYED FROM APRIL 26 AND JULY 19
FAILUREPayload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
Cosmos 1 Deployment Test (Solnechny Parus)
Solar Sail Technology
Planetary Society, Cosmos Studios (U.S.)
NPO Lavochkin
40 kg?Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
IRDT-2
Reentry Technology
Rosaviakosmos (Russia), Astrium (Europe)
NPO Lavochkin
n.a.
July 23 07:23Z
Atlas 2ASite:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Cape Canaveral (U.S.)
Atlas 2A (AC-142)
International Launch ServicesDELAYED FROM JULY 12, 15 AND 22 Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
GOES-M
Meteorology
NOAA (U.S.)
Space Systems/Loral
GOES-Next
2,105 kg
July 27 Approx. 08:01Z
MX PeacekeeperSite:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Vandenberg (U.S.)
MX Peacekeeper (GT-30PA)
U.S. Air ForceSUBORBITAL – FAILURE Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
[Dummy Warhead]
Missile Test Flight
U.S. Air Force (U.S.)
Sandia National Laboratory
July 31 08:00Z Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Plesetsk (Russia)
Tsyklon 3
NPO YuzhnoyeRETURN TO FLIGHT – DELAYED FROM JULY 25 Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
Koronas F
Solar Physics
Rosaviakosmos (Russia), NKAU (Ukraine)
NPO Yuzhnoye
AUOS-SM-KF
2,260 kg