2008 in spaceflight

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Contents 1 Launches 2 Deep Space Rendezvous in 2008 3 EVAs 4 Orbital launch summary 4.1 By country 4.2 By rocket 4.3 By orbit 5 See also 6 References 6.1 Footnotes

Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched, or scheduled to be launched in 2008, including the next scheduled launch.

← Jan • Feb • Mar • Apr • May • Jun • Jul • Aug • Sep • Oct • Nov • Dec →

Date/Time (GMT)	Rocket	Site	LSP	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (GMT)	Outcome	Remarks
11 January 05:32[1]	Black Brant IX	LC-36, White Sands	NASA	LIDOS	NASA/JHU	Sub-orbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	11 January 05:42	Successful	Apogee: 315 km (196 mi)
15 January 11:49[2]	Zenit-3SL	Ocean Odyssey	Sea Launch	Thuraya 3	Thuraya	GEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
17 January[3]	Jericho III	Palmachim	IAF		IAF	Sub-orbital	Missile test	17 January	Successful
18 January 07:30[4]	Black Brant XII	Andøya	NASA	SCIFER-2	NASA/Cornell/Dartmouth	Sub-orbital	Ionospheric research	18 January	Successful	Apogee: 1,460 km (910 mi)
21 January 03:45[2]	PSLV-CA	FLP, Sriharikota	ISRO	Polaris (TechSAR)	IAI	LEO	Radar imaging	Still in orbit	Successful so far
25 January[5]	Shaheen-I	Sonmiani	PAF		PAF	Sub-orbital	Missile test	25 January	Successful
28 January 00:18[2]	Proton-M	LC-200/39, Baikonur	RKA	Ekspress AM-33	RSCC	GSO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
31 January 19:14[6]	/VS-30-Orion	Andøya	/DLR/ARR	HotPay-2	University of Leeds	Sub-orbital	Ionospheric research	31 January	Successful	Apogee: 380.6 km (236.5 mi)
January[7]	SM-3	White Sands	US Navy/MDA	ABM	US Navy/MDA	Sub-orbital	ABM test	Within 15 minutes of launch	Successful
4 February[8]	Safir	Semnan	IARI	Kavoshgar-1	ISA	Sub-orbital		4 February	Successful
5 February 13:02:54[2]	Soyuz-U	LC-1/5, Baikonur	RKA	Progress M-63	RKA	LEO (ISS)	Resupply ISS	7 April 11:50[9]	Successful
6 February 09:14:40[10]	S-310	Uchinoura	JAXA		JAXA	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	6 February	Successful
7 February 11:30[11]	VSB-30	Esrange	/DLR/ESA	/TEXUS-44	DLR/ESA	Sub-orbital	Microgravity research	7 February	Successful	Apogee: 264 km (164 mi)
7 February 19:45:30[2]	Space Shuttle Atlantis	LC-39A, Kennedy	USA	STS-122	NASA	LEO (ISS)	Manned orbital flight	20 February 14:07:10[12]	Successful	ISS assembly 7 astronauts
				Columbus	ESA	LEO (ISS)	ISS component	Still in orbit	Successful so far
11 February 11:34[2]	Proton-M	LC-200/39, Baikonur	ILS	Thor-5	Telenor	GSO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
21 February 03:26[13]	SM-3	USS Lake Erie	US Navy/MDA	ASAT	US Navy/MDA	Sub-orbital	ASAT satellite intercept	Destroyed 21 February 03:29[13]	Successful	Destroyed USA-193 satellite[14][15]
21 February 06:15[11]	VSB-30	Esrange	/DLR/ESA	/TEXUS-45	DLR/ESA	Sub-orbital	Microgravity research	21 February	Successful
23 February 08:55[2]	H-IIA 2024	LA-Y, Tanegashima	MHI	WINDS (Kizuna)	JAXA/NICT	GEO	Comsat/Technology	Still in orbit	Successful so far
26 February 07:28[16]	K-15	INS Kalinga	Indian Navy		Indian Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	26 February	Successful
9 March 04:03:07[2]	Ariane 5ES	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	Jules Verne ATV	ESA	LEO (ISS)	Test spacecraft Resupply ISS	29 September 13:31	Successful	Maiden flight of Ariane 5ES and ATV
11 March 06:28:14[2]	Space Shuttle Endeavour	LC-39A, Kennedy	USA	STS-123	NASA	LEO (ISS)	Manned orbital flight	27 March 00:39:08[17]	Successful	ISS assembly 7 Astronauts
				/Spacelab MD002[18]	ESA/NASA	LEO	Transport Dextre		Successful	Final flight of Spacelab programme[18]Attached to the ISS and Endeavour throughout the mission
				JEM ELM-PF	JAXA	LEO (ISS)	ISS module	Still in orbit	Successful so far	First JEM component
				Dextre (SPDM)	MDA	LEO (ISS)	ISS component	Still in orbit	Successful so far
13 March 10:02[2]	Atlas V 411	SLC-3E, Vandenberg	ULA	USA-200 (NRO L-28/Trumpet-5)[19]	US NRO	Molniya[19]	ELINT[19]	Still in orbit	Successful so far	First Atlas V launch from Vandenberg
14 March 23:18:55[2][20]	Proton-M/Briz-M	LC-200/39, Baikonur	/ILS	AMC-14	SES Americom	GSO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Partial failure[21] still in operation	Upper stage malfunction during second burn left spacecraft in wrong orbit[22][23] Initial recovery attempted but abandoned due to legal issues.[24][25] Later sold and recovery efforts restarted.[26]
15 March 06:10[27]	Delta II 7925-9.5	LC-17A, Canaveral	ULA	USA-201 (GPS IIR-19/M6)[28]	US Air Force	MEO	Navigation	Still in orbit	Successful so far	80th consecutive successful Delta II launch.[27]
19 March 22:47:59[29]	Zenit-3SL	Ocean Odyssey	Sea Launch	DirecTV-11	DirecTV	GEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
23 March 04:45[30]	Agni 1	LC-4, Wheeler Island[30]	Indian Army		SFC/DRDO	Sub-orbital	Missile test	23 March	Successful[30]
27 March 17:15[31]	Kosmos-3M	LC-132/1,Plesetsk	COSMOS International	SAR-Lupe 4	KSA, Bundeswehr	Polar LEO	Military reconnaissance	Still in orbit	Successful so far
28 March	VSB-30	Andoya	ARR	Mini-DUSTY 14	ARR	Sub-orbital	Ionospheric research	28 March	Successful
2 April 08:01[32]	Minuteman III	LF-09, Vandenberg	US Air Force	GT-196GM	US Air Force	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	2 April	Successful	Range: 6,759 km (4,200 mi)[32]
8 April 11:16:39[9][33]	Soyuz-FG	LC-1/5, Baikonur	RKA	Soyuz TMA-12	RKA	LEO (ISS)	Manned orbital flight	24 October 03:37[34]	Successful	ISS Expedition 17[33] 3 cosmonauts First South Korean in space[9] First second-generation cosmonaut[35] Docked on 10 April at 12:57 GMT[33]
14 April 16:58[36]	Black Brant IX	LC-36, White Sands	NASA	SEE	NASA/UoC LASP	Sub-orbital	Ultraviolet astronomy[37]	14 April 17:08[36]	Successful
14 April 20:12:00[38]	Atlas V 421	LC-41, Canaveral	ULA	ICO G1	ICO	GSO	Mobile communications	Still in orbit	Successful so far	Heaviest single commercial satellite to be placed in GSO. Heaviest satellite to be launched by an Atlas rocket.[38]
15 April	Blue Sparrow	/F-15 Eagle, Israel	IAF		IAF	Sub-orbital	Test flight	15 April	Successful	Maiden flight of Blue Sparrow
16 April 17:01[39]	Pegasus-XL	L-1011, Kwajalein Atoll	Orbital	C/NOFS	STP/NASA	LEO	Electrodynamics	Still in orbit	Successful so far
18 April 22:17[40]	Ariane 5ECA	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	Vinasat-1	VNPT	GSO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far	First Vietnamese satellite
				Star One C2	Star One	GSO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
19 April[41][42]	Shaheen-II	Sonmiani	Army of Pakistan[43]		Army of Pakistan[43]	Sub-orbital	IRBM test	19 April	Successful
21 April[44]	Shaheen-II	Sonmiani	Army of Pakistan		Army of Pakistan	Sub-orbital	IRBM test	21 April	Successful
25 April 15:35[45]	Long March 3C	LA-2, Xichang	CNSA	Tianlian-1	CASC	GEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far	Maiden flight of Long March 3C
26 April 22:16:02[46]	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	LC-31/6, Baikonur	/Starsem	GIOVE-B	ESA	MEO	Experimental navigation satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
28 April 03:53:51 [47][48]	PSLV-C	SLP, Sriharikota	ISRO	Cartosat-2A[49]	ISRO	LEO	Remote Sensing	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				TWSAT[49]	ISRO	LEO	Remote sensing	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				CanX-2[50]	UTIAS	LEO	Technology[50]	Still in orbit	Successful so far	NSL-4[51]
				Cute-1.7+APD II[52]	Tokyo Institute of Technology	LEO	Technology	Still in orbit	Successful so far	NSL-4[51]
				Delfi-C3[53]	Delft University	LEO	Technology	Still in orbit	Successful so far	NSL-4[51]
				AAUSAT-II[54]	Aalborg University	LEO	Radiation research[54]	Still in orbit	Successful so far	NSL-4[51]
				COMPASS-1[55]	Aachen University	LEO	Remote sensing Technology	Still in orbit	Successful so far	NSL-4[51]
				SEEDS-2[56]	Nihon University	LEO	Technology	Still in orbit	Successful so far	NSL-4[51]
				CanX-6[57]	UTIAS/COM DEV	LEO	Technology	Still in orbit	Successful so far	NSL-5[51]
				RUBIN-8[58]	OHB System	LEO	Technology demonstration	Still in orbit	Successful so far	Attached to upper stage
28 April 05:00[31]	Zenit-3SLB	LC-45/1, Baikonur	Land Launch	AMOS-3 (AMOS-60)	SCL	GSO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far	First Land Launch flight Maiden flight of Zenit-3SLB. Placed in incorrect orbit due to carrier rocket underperformance.[59] Corrected by satellite through use of spare fuel, without affecting operational life.
1 May 05:30[60][61]	Black Brant IX	LC-36, White Sands	NASA		NASA/JHU	Sub-orbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	1 May 05:40	Successful
7 May 04:26[62][63]	Agni-III	LC-4, ITR	Indian Army		SFC/DRDO	Sub-orbital	Missile test	7 May 04:41	Successful
8 May	Trident II	USS Nebraska	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	8 May	Successful
8 May	Trident II	USS Nebraska	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	8 May	Successful
14 May 20:22:54 [64][65]	Soyuz-U	LC-1/5, Baikonur	RKA	Progress M-64	RKA	LEO (ISS)	Resupply ISS