2006 in spaceflight 4672654 216458386 2008-06-01T19:23:13Z Alexbot 5517884 robot Modifying: [[zh:2006年航天活动列表]] {{TLS-H|2006|incomplete=true}} ||[[19 January]], 19:00 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Atlas V]] (551) ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 41|LC-41]], [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}/{{flagicon|USA}}[[International Launch Services|ILS]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[New Horizons]] ||[[NASA]] ||Solar Escape ||Flyby of [[Pluto]] and other [[Kuiper belt|KBOs]] ||N/A ||Successful so far ||First probe to visit Pluto |- ||[[24 January]], 01:33 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[H-IIA]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[Tanegashima Space Center|Tanegashima]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[JAXA]]{{Fact|date=April 2008}} ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[ALOS|Daichi (ALOS)]] ||[[JAXA]] ||[[Sun synchronous orbit|SSO]] ||Observation satellite ||Still in Orbit ||Partial failure, still in operation ||Poor quality images returned due to attitude control and noise problems<ref>[http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080110TDY02309.htm 55 bil. yen JAXA map-making satellite sends useless data]</ref> was resolved by software adjustment.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Utilization of Data Acquired by "DAICHI" (Advanced Land Observing Satellite) for Maps |publisher=JAXA |date=2008-01-16 |url=http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2008/01/20080116_sac_daichi_e.html |accessdate=2008-04-23}}</ref> |- ||[[15 February]], 23:35 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|UKR}}[[Zenit rocket|Zenit-3SL]] ||{{flagicon|NOR}}[[Ocean Odyssey]] <br> [[Pacific Ocean]] ||{{flagicon|UN}}[[Sea Launch]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[EchoStar 10]] ||[[EchoStar]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in Orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[16 February]], 08:01 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Minuteman III]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}LF-10, [[Vandenberg AFB]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[USAF]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Mk. 21 re-entry vehicle]] ||[[USAF]] ||[[Sub-orbital]] ||[[ICBM]] test launch ||[[16 February]] [[2006]] ||Successful || |- ||[[18 February]], 06:27 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[H-IIA]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[Tanegashima Space Center|Tanegashima]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[Rocket System Corporation|RSC]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://h2a.mhi.co.jp/en/RSC/mtsat2/press/rsc.pdf |title=Rocket System Corporation |accessdate=2008-04-23}}</ref> ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[MTSAT|MTSAT-2]] ||[[Government of Japan|Japanese Government]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Air Traffic Control|ATC]] and weather satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- | rowspan=2 |[[21 February]], 21:28 [[GMT]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|JPN}}[[M-V]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|JPN}}[[Uchinoura Space Center|Uchinoura]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|JPN}}[[JAXA]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[ASTRO-F|Akari (ASTRO-F)]] ||[[Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency|JAXA]] ||[[Sun synchronous orbit|SSO]] ||[[Infrared astronomy]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[CUTE-1.7|Cute-1.7+APD]] ||[[Tokyo Institute of Technology]] ||Amateur [[comsat]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far ||Double [[CubeSat]] |- ||[[28 February]], 20:10 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Proton rocket|Proton-M]]/[[Briz-M]] ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}[[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}/{{flagicon|USA}}[[International Launch Services|ILS]] ||{{flagicon|SAU}}[[ARABSAT 4A]] ||[[Arab Satellite Communications Organization|ARABSAT]] ||Intended: [[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]]<br>Achieved: [[Medium Earth orbit|MEO]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||[[2007]] ||'''Failure''' ||Upper stage malfunction. |- | rowspan=2 |[[11 March]], 22:33 [[GMT]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|EU}}[[Ariane 5|Ariane 5ECA]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|FRA}}[[ELA-3]], [[Centre Spatial Guyanais|CSG]] ([[Kourou]]) | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|FRA}}[[Arianespace]] ||{{flagicon|ESP}}[[SPAINSAT]] ||[[Spanish Government]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Military comsat]] ||Still in Orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|FRA}}[[Hot Bird 7A]] ||[[Eutelsat]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in Orbit ||Successful so far || |- |rowspan="3"|[[22 March]], 14:03 [[GMT]] |rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Pegasus rocket|Pegasus-XL]] |rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Lockheed L-1011|L-1011]], [[Vandenberg AFB]] |rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Orbital Sciences|OSC]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Space Technology 5|ST-5A]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Study Earth's [[Magnetosphere]]. ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Space Technology 5|ST-5B]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Study Earth's [[Magnetosphere]]. ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Space Technology 5|ST-5C]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Study Earth's [[Magnetosphere]]. ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[24 March]], 22:30 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Falcon 1]] ||{{flagicon|MHL}}[[Omelek Island|Omelek]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[SpaceX]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[FalconSat 2]] ||[[United States Air Force Academy|USAF Academy]] ||Intended: [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Plasma research satellite. ||T+60 seconds ||'''Failure''' ||Rocket lost power shortly after launch due to engine fire. |- ||[[30 March]], 02:30 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz FG]] ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz spacecraft|Soyuz]] [[Soyuz TMA-8|TMA-8]] <br> 3 [[Astronaut|Cosmonauts]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Manned orbital flight ||[[29 September]] [[2006]] ||Successful ||[[International Space Station|ISS]] [[Expedition 13]] <br>First Brazilian in Space |- ||[[7 April]], 13:00 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Minuteman III]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}LF-26, [[Vandenberg AFB]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[USAF]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Mk. 21 re-entry vehicle]] ||[[USAF]] ||[[Sub-orbital]] ||[[ICBM]] test ||[[7 April]] [[2006]] ||Successful || |- ||[[12 April]], 23:30 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|UKR}}[[Zenit rocket|Zenit-3SL]] ||{{flagicon|NOR}}[[Ocean Odyssey]] ||{{flagicon|UN}}[[Sea Launch]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[JCSAT-9]] ||[[JCSAT]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- |rowspan="5"|[[14 April]], 01:40 [[GMT]] |rowspan="5"|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Minotaur (rocket)|Minotaur]] |rowspan="5"|{{flagicon|USA}}SLC-8, [[Vandenberg AFB]] |rowspan="5"|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Orbital Sciences Corporation|Orbital]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|ROC}}[[COSMIC|COSMIC-1]] (FORMOSAT-3A) ||[[NASA]]/[[NSPO]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Study atmosphere ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|ROC}}[[COSMIC|COSMIC-2]] (FORMOSAT-3B) ||[[NASA]]/[[NSPO]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Study atmosphere ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|ROC}}[[COSMIC|COSMIC-3]] (FORMOSAT-3C) ||[[NASA]]/[[NSPO]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Study atmosphere ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|ROC}}[[COSMIC|COSMIC-4]] (FORMOSAT-3D) ||[[NASA]]/[[NSPO]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Study atmosphere ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|ROC}}[[COSMIC|COSMIC-5]] (FORMOSAT-3E) ||[[NASA]]/[[NSPO]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Study atmosphere ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[20 April]], 20:27 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Atlas V]] (411) ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 41|LC-41]], [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}/{{flagicon|USA}}[[International Launch Services|ILS]] ||{{flagicon|LUX}}[[Astra 1KR]] ||[[SES Astra]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far ||Final ILS Atlas launch |- ||[[24 April]], 16:03 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz-U]] (R-7 11A511U) ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RFSA]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Progress spacecraft|Progress 21P]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RFSA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Resupply [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||[[18 September]] [[2006]] ||Successful || |- ||[[25 April]], 16:47 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Start-1]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}LC-5, [[Svobodniy]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[United Start]] ||{{flagicon|ISR}}[[EROS-B]] ||[[ImageSat]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], [[Polar orbit|polar]] ||Civilian imaging satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[26 April]], 22:48 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March rocket|Long March 4B-II]] (Long March 4C) ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center|Taiyuan]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[CAST]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Yaogan 1]] ||[[CAST]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Imaging Satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far ||Maiden flight of [[Long March 4C]]. Designated Long March 4B-II at time of launch, redesignated in November [[2007]] |- | rowspan=2 |[[28 April]], 10:02 [[GMT]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|USA}}[[Delta II]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|USA}}[[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2|SLC-2W]], [[Vandenberg AFB]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|USA}}[[Boeing IDS]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[CALIPSO]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ([[A Train|A-Train]]) ||Study aerosols ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[CloudSat]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ([[A Train|A-Train]]) ||Study clouds ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[3 May]], 17:38 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz-U]] (R-7 11A511U) ||{{flagicon|RUS}}LC-16, [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome|Plesetsk]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2420]] ||[[Russian Government]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Spy Satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[24 May]], 22:11 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Delta IV rocket|Delta IV]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 37|LC-37B]], [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Boeing IDS]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite|GOES-13 (GOES-N)]] ||[[NASA]]/[[NOAA]] ||[[Geostationary orbit|Geostationary]] ||Weather satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[26 May]], 18:50 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Shtil]] ([[Volna]]) ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Submarine]] in [[Barents Sea]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[VMF]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kompass 2]] || ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Earthquake detection satellite. ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- | rowspan=2 |[[27 May]], 21:09 [[GMT]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|EU}}[[Ariane 5|Ariane 5ECA]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|FRA}}[[ELA-3]], [[Centre Spatial Guyanais|CSG]] ([[Kourou]]) | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|FRA}}[[Arianespace]] ||{{flagicon|MEX}}[[SATMEX 6]] ||[[Satellites Mexicanas]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far | rowspan=2 |Record for heaviest dual-payload to [[geosynchronous transfer orbit]], stood until May 2007 |- ||{{flagicon|THA}}[[THAICOM 5]] ||[[Shin Satellite]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far |- ||[[14 June]], 14:08:22 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Minuteman III]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}LF-04, [[Vandenberg AFB]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[USAF]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}3 x [[Mk. 21 re-entry vehicle]] ||[[USAF]] ||[[Sub-orbital]] ||[[ICBM]] test launch ||[[14 June]] [[2006]] ||Successful || |- ||[[15 June]], 08:00 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz-U]] (R-7 11A511U) ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Resurs]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Remote Sensing Spacecraft ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[18 June]], 07:50 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|UKR}}[[Zenit 3SL]] ||{{flagicon|NOR}}[[Ocean Odyssey]] ||{{flagicon|UN}}[[Sea Launch]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Galaxy 16]] ||[[PanAmSat]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[18 June]], 22:44 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Proton rocket|Proton-K]]/[[DM-3]] ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}LC-200/39, [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Khrunichev]] ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}[[KazSat|KazSat-1]] ||[[Government of Kazakhstan]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far ||First Kazakh satellite |- |rowspan = "3"|[[21 June]], 22:15 [[GMT]] |rowspan = "3"|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Delta II]] |rowspan = "3"|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 17|LC-17A]], [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] |rowspan = "3"|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Boeing IDS]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[MITEX|MITEX-A]] (USA-187) ||[[DARPA]] ||[[Geostationary orbit|Geostationary]] ||Experimental military satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[MITEX|MITEX-B]] (USA-188) ||[[DARPA]] ||[[Geostationary orbit|Geostationary]] ||Experimental military satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[MITEX|MITEX Carrier]] (USA-189) ||[[DARPA]] ||[[Geostationary orbit|Geostationary]] ||Experimental military satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[24 June]], 15:08 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz-U]] (R-7 11A511U) ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Progress spacecraft|Progress 22P]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Resupply [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||[[17 January]] [[2007]] ||Successful || |- ||[[25 June]], 04:00 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Tsyklon-2]] ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}LC-90, [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[VKS]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2421]] ([[US-PU]]) ||[[Russian Navy]] ||[[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]] ||[[SIGINT]] ||[[20 March]] [[2008]] (destroyed in orbit) ||Partial failure ||Final flight of [[Tsyklon-2]] rocket.<br>One of satellite's solar panels failed to deploy<ref>[http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://www.skyrocket.de/space/doc_sdat/us-pm.htm Gunter's Space Page - US-PM]</ref>, ceased operations in February 2008. |- ||[[27 June]], 03:30 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Delta IV rocket|Delta IV]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6|SLC-6]], [[Vandenberg AFB]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Boeing IDS]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[NRO L-22]] (USA-184, [[Trumpet (satellite)|Trumpet]]) ||[[US National Reconnaissance Office]] ||[[Molniya orbit|Molniya]] ||'''Classified''' ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far ||First [[EELV]] launch from [[Vandenberg AFB]] |- | rowspan=2 |[[4 July]], 18:38 [[GMT]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|USA}}[[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|USA}}[[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39|LC-39B]], [[Kennedy Space Center|Kennedy]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|USA}}[[United Space Alliance|USA]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[STS-121]], 7 [[astronaut]]s ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Manned Orbital Flight |rowspan="2"|[[17 July]] [[2006]], 13:14 [[GMT]] ||Successful ||Return to flight test, visit [[International Space Station|ISS]] |- ||[[Leonardo MPLM]] ||[[NASA]]/[[European Space Agency|ESA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Resupply [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Successful || |- ||[[10 July]], 12:38 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|IND}}[[GSLV]] ||{{flagicon|IND}}[[Satish Dhawan Space Center|Satish Dhawan]] ||{{flagicon|IND}}[[ISRO]] ||{{flagicon|IND}}[[INSAT 4C]] ||[[ISRO]] ||Intended: [[Geostationary orbit|GSO]] ||[[Comsat]] ||T+60 seconds ||'''Failure''' ||Loss of control due to LRB engine failure. Self-destructed 60 seconds into flight |- ||[[12 July]], 15:53 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|UKR}}[[Dnepr rocket|Dnepr]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Dombarovskiy]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[ISC Kosmotras]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Genesis I]] ||[[Bigelow Aerospace]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Experimental inflatable [[Space Station]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far ||First commercial space station (uninhabitable prototype) |- ||[[20 July]], 10:14 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Minuteman III]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}LF-09, [[Vandenberg AFB]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[USAF]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}3 [[Mk. 21 re-entry vehicle]]s ||[[USAF]] ||[[Sub-orbital]] ||[[ICBM]] test launch ||[[20 July]] [[2006]] ||Successful || |- ||[[21 July]], 04:20 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Molniya rocket|Molniya-M]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}LC-16, [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome|Plesetsk]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[VKS]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2422]] ([[Oko]]) ||[[VKS]] ||[[Molniya orbit|Molniya]] ||Early warning missile defence ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- | rowspan=18 |[[26 July]], 19:43 [[GMT]] | rowspan=18 |{{flagicon|UKR}}[[Dnepr rocket|Dnepr]] | rowspan=18 |{{flagicon|KAZ}}LC-109, [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] | rowspan=18 |{{flagicon|RUS}}[[ISC Kosmotras]] ||{{flagicon|BLR}}[[BelKA]] ||[[National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Belarus]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Earth Observation Satellite | rowspan=18 |T+74 seconds | rowspan=18 |'''Failure''' | rowspan=18 |First-stage engine hydraulic pump failure caused emergency shutdown |- ||{{flagicon|ITA}}[[Unisat-4]] ||[[University of Rome La Sapienza]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Technology demonstration satellite |- ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Baumanets]] ||[[Moskovskiy Gosudarstvenniy Tekhnicheskiy Universitet|MGTU]]/[[RKA]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Earth observation and amateur radio satellite |- ||{{flagicon|ITA}}[[PICPOT]] ||[[Politecnico di Torino]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Earth observation satellite |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[SACRED]] ||[[University of Arizona]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[ION]] ||[[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Double [[Cubesat]] <!--This is a single, large cubesat--> |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Rincon 1]] ||[[University of Arizona]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[ICECube1]] ||[[Cornell]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[KUTESat Pathfinder]] ||[[University of Kansas]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[SEEDS (satellite)|SEEDS]] ||[[Nihon University]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|NOR}}[[Ncube satellite|nCube 1]] ||[[Government of Norway]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|KOR}}[[HAUSAT-1]] ||[[Government of South Korea]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[MEROPE]] ||[[University of Montana]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[CP2]] <!--Due to loading order, CP2 was to be deployed prior to CP1--> ||[[CalPoly]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[AeroCube-1]] ||[[AerospaceCorp]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[CP1]] ||[[CalPoly]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Voyager (cubesat)|Voyager]] ||[[University of Hawaii]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[ICECube2]] ||[[Cornell]] ||Intended:[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||[[28 July]], 07:05 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Rockot]] ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}LC-133, [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome|Plesetsk]] ||{{flagicon|EU}}/{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Eurockot]] ||{{flagicon|KOR}}[[KOMPSAT 2]] ||[[KARI]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Earth Observation satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[4 August]], 21:48 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Proton rocket|Proton]] ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}[[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}/{{flagicon|USA}}[[International Launch Services|ILS]] ||{{flagicon|EU}}[[Hot Bird|Hot Bird 8]] ||[[Eutelsat]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- | rowspan=2 |[[11 August]], 22:15 [[GMT]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|EU}}[[Ariane 5|Ariane 5 ECA]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|FRA}}[[ELA-3]], [[Centre Spatial Guyanais|CSG]] ([[Kourou]]) | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|FRA}}[[Arianespace]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[JCSat 10]] || ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|FRA}}[[Syracuse 3B]] || ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[22 August]], 03:27 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|UKR}}[[Zenit 3SL]] ||{{flagicon|NOR}}[[Ocean Odyssey]] ||{{flagicon|UN}}[[Sea Launch]] ||{{flagicon|KOR}}[[Koreasat 5]] ||[[KT Corporation]]/[[Ministry of National Defense (South Korea)|Agency for Defence Development]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[9 September]], 07:00 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[CZ-2C]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Jiquan]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[CASC]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Shi Jian 8]] ||[[CASC]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Investigate exposure of seeds to [[microgravity]] and [[radiation]] ||[[24 September]] [[2006]], 02:43 [[GMT]] ||Successful || |- | rowspan=2 |[[9 September]], 15:15 [[GMT]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|USA}}[[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|''Atlantis'']] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|USA}}[[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39|LC-39B]], [[Kennedy Space Center|Kennedy]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|USA}}[[United Space Alliance|USA]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[STS-115]], 6 [[astronaut]]s ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Manned Orbital Flight ||[[21 September]] [[2006]], 10:21 [[GMT]] ||Successful ||[[International Space Station|ISS]] assembly flight |- ||{{flagicon|UN}}[[ISS Truss|ISS P3/4 Truss]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], attached to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||[[International Space Station|ISS]] component ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[11 September]], 04:35 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[H-IIA]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[Tanegashima]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries|MHI]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[Information Gathering Satellite|IGS]] ||[[Japanese government]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Reconnaissance satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[12 September]], 16:02 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March 3A]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center|Taiyuan]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[CAST]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Zhongxing 22A]] || ||[[geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] || ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[14 September]], 13:41 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz-U]] (R-7/A-2) ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}[[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6|LC-31/6]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baiknour]]{{Fact|date=April 2008}} ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[VKS]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2423]] (Don) ||[[VKS]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||'''Classified''' ||Still in orbit ||Successful ||Ceased operations [[17 November]] [[2006]].<br>Destroyed |- ||[[18 September]], 04:08 [[GMT]]<ref> {{cite web | url = http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=2006-040A | title = Soyuz TMA-9 - NSSDC ID: 2006-040A | publisher = National Space Science Data Center}}</ref> ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz FG]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz spacecraft|Soyuz]] [[Soyuz TMA-9|TMA-9]] <br> 3 [[Astronaut|Cosmonauts]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Manned orbital flight ||[[21 April]] [[2007]], 12:31 [[GMT]] ||Successful ||[[International Space Station|ISS]] [[Expedition 14]]<br>First female [[Space tourist]] |- | rowspan=3 |[[22 September]], 21:36 [[GMT]] | rowspan=3 |{{flagicon|JPN}}[[M-V]] | rowspan=3 |{{flagicon|JPN}}[[Uchinoura]] | rowspan=3 |{{flagicon|JPN}}[[JAXA]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[Hinode|Hinode<br>(Solar-B)]] || [[JAXA]] || [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] (Sun synchronous polar orbit) ||Solar telescope ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far |rowspan=3|Final flight of [[M-V]] rocket SSSat failed to establish communications<ref>[http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/snews/2006/1031_sssat.shtml ISAS]</ref> |- ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[HIT-SAT]] || [[Hokkaido Institute of Technology]] || || Technology development [[nanosatellite]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far |- || {{flagicon|JPN}}[[SSSAT]] || [[JAXA]] || ||Experimental [[Solar sail]] [[nanosatellite]] || [[26 September]] [[2006]] <!--estimate--> || '''Failure''' |- ||{{nowrap|[[25 September]]}}, 18:50 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Delta II]] (7925) ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 17|LC-17A]], [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Boeing IDS]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[GPS satellite|GPS IIR-15 (M2)]] (USA-190) ||[[US Air Force]] ||[[Medium Earth orbit|MEO]] ||[[Global Positioning System|GPS]] navigation satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[25 September]], 20:14 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[SpaceLoft XL]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Spaceport America]], [[Upham, New Mexico]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[UP Aerospace]] ||N/A ||Various ||[[Suborbital]] ||Various experiments ||T+60 seconds ||'''Failure''' ||Maiden flight of [[SpaceLoft XL]] [[Sounding rocket]]<br>First flight from [[Spaceport America]]<br>Went out of control and failed to reach space. |- | rowspan=3 |[[13 October]], 20:56 [[GMT]] | rowspan=3 |{{flagicon|EU}}[[Ariane 5|Ariane 5 ECA]] | rowspan=3 |{{flagicon|FRA}}[[ELA-3]], [[Centre Spatial Guyanais|CSG]] ([[Kourou]]) | rowspan=3 |{{flagicon|FRA}}[[Arianespace]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[DirecTV-9S]] ||[[DirecTV]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|AUS}}[[Optus fleet of satellites#Optus D1|Optus D1]] ||[[Optus]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[LDREX-2]] ||[[JAXA]] ||[[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]] ||Technology development ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[19 October]], 16:28 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz-2|Soyuz-2.1a]] ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}[[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6|LC-31/6]], [[Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|EU}}/{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Starsem]] ||{{flagicon|EU}}[[MetOp-A]] ||[[EUMETSAT]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] (Sun synchronous polar orbit) ||Weather satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[23 October]], 13:41 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz-U]] (R-7 11A511U) ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Progress spacecraft|Progress 23P (M-58)]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Resupply [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||[[27 March]] [[2007]], 22:44 [[GMT]] ||Successful ||Antenna stowage issues on [[26 October]] initially prevented full mechanical docking. A second docking attempt was successful. |- |rowspan = 2|[[24 October]], 23:34 [[GMT]] |rowspan = 2|{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March 4|Long March 4B]] |rowspan = 2|[[Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center|Taiyuan]] |rowspan = 2|{{flagicon|PRC}}[[CASC]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Shi Jian 6-2A]] ||[[CASC]] ||[[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]] ||Environmental research ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Shi Jian 6-2B]] ||[[CASC]] ||[[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]] ||Environmental research ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- |rowspan = 2|[[26 October]], 00:52 [[GMT]] |rowspan = 2|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Delta II]] (7925) |rowspan = 2|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 17|LC-17B]], [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] |rowspan = 2|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Boeing IDS]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[STEREO|STEREO-A]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Heliocentric orbit|Heliocentric]] ||Study Sun and Earth ||Still In Orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[STEREO|STEREO-B]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Heliocentric orbit|Heliocentric]] ||Study Sun and Earth ||Still In Orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[28 October]], 16:20 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March 3|Long March 3B]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Xichang Satellite Launch Center|Xichang]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[CASC]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Sinosat-2]] ||[[Sino Satellite Communications Co.|Sinosat]] ||Intended: [[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]]<br>Actual: [[Subsynchronous orbit|Subsynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||'''Failure''' ||Solar panels and communications antenna failed to deploy |- ||[[30 October]], 23:48 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|UKR}}[[Zenit 3SL]] ||{{flagicon|NOR}}[[Ocean Odyssey]] <br> [[Pacific Ocean]] ||{{flagicon|UN}}[[Sea Launch]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[XM 4|XM-4 "''Blues''"]] ||[[XM Satellite Radio]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[4 November]], 13:53[[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Delta IV rocket|Delta IV-M]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6|SLC-6]], [[Vandenberg AFB]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Boeing IDS]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[DMSP F17]] ||[[US Air Force]]/[[NOAA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ([[Polar orbit|Polar]]) ||Weather Satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[8 November]], 20:01 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Proton rocket|Proton-M]]/[[Briz-M]] ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}LC-200/39, [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[International Launch Services|ILS]] ||{{flagicon|SAU}}[[BADR4|Badr-4]] (ARABSAT 4B) ||[[Arab Satellite Communications Organization|ARABSAT]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[9 November]], 08:45 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|FRA}}[[M51 SLBM]] ||{{flagicon|FRA}}[[Biscarosse]], [[Landes (department)|Landes]] ||{{flagicon|FRA}}[[French Navy]] ||{{flagicon|FRA}}[[TN 75]] ||[[French Navy]] ||[[Sub-orbital]] ||[[SLBM]] test launch ||[[9 November]] [[2006]] ||Successful || |- ||[[17 November]], 19:12 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Delta II]] (7925) ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 17|LC-17A]], [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Boeing IDS]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[GPS satellite|GPS IIR-16 (M3)]] ||[[US Air Force]] ||[[Medium Earth orbit|MEO]] ||[[Global Positioning System|GPS]] navigation satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[8 December]], 00:53 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Long March 3|Long March 3A]] (CZ-3A) ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center|Taiyuan]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[CASC]] ||{{flagicon|PRC}}[[Feng Yun 2D]] ||[[CSMA]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||Weather Satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- | rowspan=2 |[[8 December]], 22:07 [[GMT]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|FRA}}[[Ariane 5|Ariane 5 ECA]] | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|FRA}}[[ELA-3]], [[Centre Spatial Guyanais|CSG]] ([[Kourou]]) | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|FRA}}[[Arianespace]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[WildBlue 1]] ||[[WildBlue]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Americom 18]] ||[[SES Americom]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- | rowspan=8 |[[10 December]], 01:47 [[GMT]] | rowspan=8 |{{flagicon|USA}}[[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']] | rowspan=8 |{{flagicon|USA}}[[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39|LC-39B]], [[Kennedy Space Center|Kennedy]] | rowspan=8 |{{flagicon|USA}}[[United Space Alliance|USA]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[STS-116]], 7 [[astronaut]]s ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Manned Orbital Flight |rowspan="2"|[[22 December]] [[2006]], 22:32 [[GMT]] ||Successful ||[[International Space Station|ISS]] assembly flight<br>[[Expedition 14]] partial crew change |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Spacehab module]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], attached to [[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']] ||Resupply [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Successful || |- ||{{flagicon|UN}}[[ISS Truss|ISS P5 truss]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], attached to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||[[International Space Station|ISS]] component ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[ANDE|ANDE-MAA]] ||[[US Naval Academy]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Technology development ||[[9 February]] [[2007]] ||Partial failure ||Failed to deploy after becoming stuck in launch canister, still transmitted data |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[ANDE|ANDE-FACL]] ||[[US Naval Academy]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Technology development ||[[9 February]] [[2007]] ||Successful || |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[RAFT1]] ||[[US Naval Academy]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Calibration target ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[MARScom]] ||[[US Naval Academy]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Calibration target ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[MEPSI-2]] ||[[DARPA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Technology development ||[[8 March]] [[2007]] ||Successful ||[[Cubesat]] |- ||[[11 December]], 23:28 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Proton rocket|Proton-M]]/[[Briz-M]] ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}LC-200/39, [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}/{{flagicon|USA}}[[International Launch Services|ILS]] ||{{flagicon|MAS}}[[MEASAT#MEASAT-3|MEASAT 3]] ||[[MEASAT]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[14 December]], 21:00 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Delta II]] (7920-10) ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2|SLC-2W]], [[Vandenberg AFB]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[United Launch Alliance|ULA]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[USA-193]] (NRO L-21) ||[[National Reconnaissance Office|NRO]] ||[[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]] ||'''Classified''' ||[[21 February]] [[2008]], 03:29 [[GMT]] ||'''Failure''' ||First launch to be contracted by [[United Launch Alliance|ULA]]<br>Satellite failed to contact ground.<br>Destroyed by [[Anti-satellite weapon|ASAT]] on [[21 February]] [[2008]]. |- |rowspan="2"|[[16 December]], 12:00 [[GMT]] |rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Minotaur (rocket)|Minotaur]] |rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|USA}}Pad-0B, [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport]] ([[Wallops Island]]) |rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Orbital Sciences|OSC]] ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[TacSat 2]] ||[[US Naval Research Laboratory]] ||[[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]] ||Experimental satellite ||Still in orbit ||Partial failure |rowspan="2"|First launch from [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport]]. Little or no imagery returned by TacSat due to politial dispute. TacSat lost contact with ground in January 2008. |- ||{{flagicon|USA}}[[GeneSat]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]] ||Scientific research ||Still in orbit ||Successful |- ||[[18 December]], 06:32 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[H-IIA]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[Tanegashima Space Center|Tanegashima]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[JAXA]] ||{{flagicon|JPN}}[[ETS 8]] ||[[JAXA]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||Technology demonstration ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far ||Full antenna deployment one day late<ref>[http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/12/20061226_kiku8-2_e.html Deployment Result of the Large Deployable Antenna Reflectors of the Engineering Test Satellite VIII "KIKU No. 8"]. [[Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency]], [[26 December]], [[2006]]</ref> |- ||[[19 December]], 14:00 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos-3M]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}LC-132, [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome|Plesetsk]] ||{{flagicon|GER}}/{{flagicon|RUS}}[[COSMOS International]] ||{{flagicon|GER}}[[SAR-Lupe|SAR-Lupe 1]] ||[[Kommando Strategische Aufklärung]], [[Bundeswehr]] ||[[Low-Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Radar reconnaissance ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[24 December]], 08:34 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz 2.1a]]/[[Fregat]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Plesetsk Cosmodrome|Plesetsk]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[VKS]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Cosmos (satellite)|Kosmos]]{{Fact|date=April 2008}} (Meridian) ||[[VKS]] ||[[Molniya orbit|Molniya]] ||[[Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- | rowspan=3 |[[25 December]], 20:18 [[GMT]] | rowspan=3 |{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Proton rocket|Proton-K]]/[[DM-2]] | rowspan=3 |{{flagicon|KAZ}}LC-81/23, [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] | rowspan=3 |{{flagicon|RUS}}[[VKS]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2424]] ([[Glonass]]) ||[[KNITs]] ||[[MEO]] ||Navigation ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2425]] ([[Glonass]]) ||[[KNITs]] ||[[MEO]] ||Navigation ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Kosmos 2426]] ([[Glonass]]) ||[[KNITs]] ||[[MEO]] ||Navigation ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[27 December]], 14:23 [[GMT]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Soyuz 2.1b]]/[[Fregat]] ||{{flagicon|KAZ}}[[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6|LC-31/6]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||{{flagicon|EU}}/{{flagicon|RUS}}[[Starsem]] ||{{flagicon|FRA}}[[Corot (space mission)|CoRoT]] ||[[CNES]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Astronomy satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- |} ==Orbital launch summary== ===By country=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Country ! Launches ! Successes ! Failures ! Partial failures ! Remarks |- |{{flag|China}} |6 |6 |0 |0 | |- |{{Country flag2|flag alias=Flag of Europe.svg|alias=Europe|name=Europe}} |5 |5 |0 |0 | |- |{{IND}} |1 |0 |1 |0 | |- |{{Country flag2|flag alias=Flag of the United Nations.svg|alias=International|name=International}} |5 |5 |0 |0 |([[Sea Launch]]) |- |{{JPN}} |6 |6 |0 |0 | |- |{{RUS}} |22 |20 |2 |0 | |- |{{USA}} |18 |17 |1 |0 | |- !<p align="left">Totals !<p align="left">66 !<p align="left">62 !<p align="left">4 !<p align="left">0 !<p align="left"> |} ===By rocket=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Rocket ! Country ! Launches ! Successes ! Failures ! Partial failures ! Remarks |- |[[Ariane 5|Ariane 5 ECA]] |{{Country flag2|flag alias=Flag of Europe.svg|alias=Europe|name=Europe}} |5 |5 |0 |0 | |- |[[Atlas V]] |{{USA}} |2 |2 |0 |0 | |- |[[Delta II]] |{{USA}} |6 |6 |0 |0 | |- |[[Delta IV rocket|Delta IV]] |{{USA}} |3 |3 |0 |0 | |- |[[Dnepr rocket|Dnepr]] |{{RUS}} |2 |1 |1 |0 | |- |[[Falcon 1]] |{{USA}} |1 |0 |1 |0 |Maiden flight |- |[[GSLV]] |{{IND}} |1 |0 |1 |0 | |- |[[H-IIA]] |{{JPN}} |4 |4 |0 |0 | |- |[[Kosmos-3M]] |{{RUS}} |1 |1 |0 |0 | |- |[[Long March 2C]] |{{flag|China}} |1 |1 |0 |0 | |- |[[Long March 3A]] |{{flag|China}} |2 |2 |0 |0 | |- |[[Long March 3B]] |{{flag|China}} |1 |1 |0 |0 | |- |[[Long March 4B]] |{{flag|China}} |1 |1 |0 |0 | |- |[[Long March 4C|Long March 4B-II]] (4C) |{{flag|China}} |1 |1 |0 |0 |Maiden flight |- |[[M-V]] |{{JPN}} |2 |2 |0 |0 |Retired |- |[[Minotaur rocket|Minotaur I]] |{{USA}} |2 |2 |0 |0 | |- |[[Molniya-M]] |{{RUS}} |1 |1 |0 |0 | |- |[[Pegasus rocket|Pegasus-XL]] |{{USA}} |1 |1 |0 |0 | |- |[[Proton rocket|Proton-K]] |{{RUS}} |2 |2 |0 |0 | |- |[[Proton rocket|Proton-M]] |{{RUS}} |4 |3 |1 |0 | |- |[[Rokot]] |{{RUS}} |1 |1 |0 |0 | |- |[[Shtil']] |{{RUS}} |1 |1 |0 |0 | |- |[[Soyuz 2 rocket|Soyuz 2]] |{{RUS}} |3 |3 |0 |0 | |- |[[Soyuz-FG]] |{{RUS}} |2 |2 |0 |0 | |- |[[Soyuz-U]] |{{RUS}} |6 |6 |0 |0 | |- |[[Space Shuttle]] |{{USA}} |3 |3 |0 |0 | |- |[[Start-1]] |{{RUS}} |1 |1 |0 |0 | |- |[[Zenit rocket|Zenit-3SL]] |{{Country flag2|flag alias=Flag of the United Nations.svg|alias=International|name=International}} |5 |5 |0 |0 | |- |} ===By orbit=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Orbital regime ! Launches ! Successes ! Failures ! Accidentally<br>Achieved ! Remarks |- | [[Low Earth orbit]] | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0 | |- | [[Medium Earth orbit]] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |- | [[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]]/[[Geosynchronous transfer orbit|transfer]] | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | |- | [[High Earth orbit]] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Including lunar transfer and [[Molniya orbit|Molniya]] orbits |- | [[Heliocentric orbit]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Including planetary transfer orbits |- | [[Solar escape]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |} == Deep Space Rendezvous in 2006 == *[[15 January]] — Capsule from [[Stardust (spacecraft)|Stardust]] landed on Earth with cometary samples *[[15 January]] — [[Cassini–Huygens|Cassini]] flyby of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] - T10 (2,042 km) *[[27 February]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T11 (1,812 km) *[[10 March]] — [[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]] enters [[Mars (planet)|Martian]] orbit *[[18 March]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T12 (1,947 km) *[[11 April]] — [[Venus Express]] enters [[Venus (planet)|Venerian]] orbit *[[30 April]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T13 (1,853 km) *[[20 May]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T14 (1,879 km) *[[2 July]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T15 (1,911 km) *[[22 July]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T16 (950 km) *[[4 September]] — [[SMART-1]] deliberately impacted the [[Moon]] *[[7 September]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T17 (950 km) *[[23 September]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T18 (950 km) *[[9 October]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T19 (950 km) *[[23 October]] — [[MESSENGER]] 1<sup>st</sup> flyby of [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] *[[25 October]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T20 (950 km) *[[12 December]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T21 (950 km) *[[28 December]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T22 (1,500 km) ==References== {{TLS-R}} <references /> <br> {{TLS-L|year=2006|nav=on}} [[Category:Space lists]] [[Category:Timelines of spaceflight|06]] [[Category:2006 in space exploration]] [[simple:2006 in spaceflight]] [[zh:2006年航天活动列表]]