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March 2
Ariane 5G+
Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Kourou (French Guiana)
Ariane 5G+ (V158)
ArianespaceVersion maiden flight. Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
Rosetta
Comet Orbiter
ESA (Europe)
Astrium
3,065 kgPayload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
Philae (Roland) (to be released in Nov. 2014)
Comet Lander
ESA (Europe)
Astrium
100 kg
March 9
Shaheen 2Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Tilla? (Pakistan)
Shaheen 2 (Hatf 6)
Pakistani Armed ForcesSuborbital Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
[Dummy Warhead]
Missile Test Flight
Pakistani Armed Forces (Pakistan)
March 13
Atlas 3A
Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Cape Canaveral (U.S.)
Atlas 3A (AC-202)
International Launch ServicesDelayed from Feb. 27
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
MBSAT
Mobile Broadcasting
Mobile Broadcasting Corp. (Japan)
Space Systems/Loral
LS-1300
4,143 kg
March 15 23:06Z
Proton M/Breeze M
Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Proton M/Breeze M
International Launch ServicesPayload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
W3A
Communications
Eutelsat (Europe)
EADS Astrium
Eurostar 3000S
4,250 kg
March 17 12:08Z
RSM-54Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Novomoskovsk Submarine (Sea of Barents, Russia)
RSM-54 Sineva
GRTsKB MakeyevSuborbital – Return to flight
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
[Dummy Warhead]
SLBM Test
RVSN (Russia)
March 20 17:53Z
Delta 2-7925Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Cape Canaveral (U.S.)
Delta 2-7925-9.5
Boeing Expendable Launch SystemsDelayed from Dec. 19, 2003, Mar. 8 Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
Navstar (GPS 2R-11)
Global Positioning
U.S. Air Force (U.S.)
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
LM-4000
2,032 kg
March 27 03:30Z
Proton K/DMSite:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Proton K/DM-2
GKNPTs Khrunichev
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:Raduga 1-7 (Kosmos 2406, Globus 1-7)
Military Communications
VKS (Russia)
NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki
17F15 (Globus 1)
2,400 kg
March 27
HXLVSite:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Edwards (U.S.)
HXLV
Orbital Sciences Corp.Suborbital – Return to flight
Delayed from Feb. 21Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
X-43A-2 (Hyper X)
Hypersonic Scramjet Propulsion Testbed
NASA (U.S.)
ATK GASL
1,400 kg
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