Orbital Launches of 2006
ID
Date
Payload(s)
Launch Vehicle
Site
Remark
January
2006-001
19.01.2006
New Horizons Atlas-5(551) [Star-48B ]CC SLC-41
Version 1st flight
2006-002
24.01.2006
ALOS (Daichi) H-2A-2022 Ta YLP-1
February
2006-003
15.02.2006
EchoStar 10 Zenit-3SL (1) SL
2006-004
18.02.2006
MTSat 2 H-2A-2024 Ta YLP-1
2006-005
21.02.2006
Astro F (Akari) CUTE 1.7 + APD (CO 56, OSCAR 56) SSSat 1 M-5 (2) Ka LP-M
2006-006
28.02.2006
Arabsat 4A (Badr 1) Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1) Ba LC-200/39
Partial Failure
March
2006-007
11.03.2006
SpainSat 1 (XTAR LANT) Hotbird 7A → Eurobird 9A → Eutelsat 9A → Hotbird 13E Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2006-008
22.03.2006
ST 5a (NCT 1) Pegasus-XL [L-1011]Va RW30/12
2006-F01
24.03.2006
FalconSat 2 (FS 2) Falcon-1 (dev) Om
Version 1st flight
2006-009
30.03.2006
Soyuz-TMA 8 Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
April
2006-010
12.04.2006
JCSat 9 (JCSat 5A) Zenit-3SL (2) SL
2006-011
15.04.2006
FORMOSAT 3A (COSMIC 1) FORMOSAT 3B (COSMIC 2) FORMOSAT 3C (COSMIC 3) FORMOSAT 3D (COSMIC 4) FORMOSAT 3E (COSMIC 5) FORMOSAT 3F (COSMIC 6) FORMOSAT 3A, ..., 3F (COSMIC 1, ..., 6) LCT2 Minotaur-1 Va SLC-8
2006-012
20.04.2006
Astra 1KR Atlas-5(411) CC SLC-41
Version 1st flight
2006-013
24.04.2006
Progress-M 56 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2006-014
25.04.2006
EROS B Start-1 Sv LC-5
2006-015
26.04.2006
Yaogan 1 (JB-5 1) CZ-4C ?TY LC-7
2006-016
28.04.2006
CALIPSO CloudSat (ESSP 4) Delta-7420-10C Va SLC-2W
May
2006-017
03.05.2006
Kosmos 2420 (Yantar-4K2M #2, Kobalt-M #2) Soyuz-U Pl LC-16/2
2006-018
24.05.2006
GOES 13 (GOES N) → DOD 1 → EWS-G 1 Delta-4M+(4,2) CC SLC-37B
2006-019
25.05.2006
Kompas 2 (Compass 2) Shtil-1 @BaS K-84
2006-020
27.05.2006
SATMEX 6 → Eutelsat 113 West A Thaicom 5 Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
June
2006-021
15.06.2006
Resurs-DK 1 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2006-022
17.06.2006
KazSat 1 Proton-K Blok-DM3 Ba LC-200/39
2006-023
18.06.2006
Galaxy 16 Zenit-3SL (2) SL
2006-024
21.06.2006
MITEx A (Wild Geese, USA 187) MITEx B (USA 188) MITEx Vehicle (USA 189) Delta-7925 CC SLC-17A
2006-025
24.06.2006
Progress-M 57 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2006-026
25.06.2006
Kosmos 2421 (US-PM #13) Tsiklon-2 Ba LC-90/20
2006-027
28.06.2006
Trumpet 4 (USA 184, NROL 22, SBIRS HEO-1, TWINS A) Delta-4M+(4,2) Va SLC-6
July
2006-028
04.07.2006
Discovery F32 (STS-121) MPLM 1-04 (Leonardo F4) ⇑Shuttle CC SLC-39B
2006-F02
10.07.2006
Insat 4C GSLV Mk.1(2) Sr SLP
Failure
2006-029
12.07.2006
Genesis 1 Dnepr Do LC-370/11
2006-030
21.07.2006
Kosmos 2422 (US-K #83) Molniya-M (Blok-2BL) Pl LC-16/2
2006-F03
26.07.2006
BelKa 1 Baumanets 1 Unisat 4 PicPot CP 1 (K7RR-Sat) CP 2 HAUSAT 1 ICECube 1 ICECube 2 ION KUTESat-Pathfinder (KUTESat 1) Mea Huaka'i MEROPE Ncube 1 Rincon 1 SACRED SEEDS AeroCube 1 Dnepr Ba LC-109/95
Failure
2006-031
28.07.2006
KOMPSAT 2 (Arirang 2) Rokot-KM Pl LC-133/3
August
2006-032
04.08.2006
Hotbird 8 → Hotbird 13B Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1) Ba LC-200/39
2006-033
11.08.2006
JCSat 10 (JCSat 3A) Syracuse 3B Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2006-034
22.08.2006
Koreasat 5 (Mugunghwa 5, ANASIS 1) Zenit-3SL (2) SL
September
2006-035
09.09.2006
Shi Jian 8 (SJ 8) CZ-2C (3) Jq LC-43/94
2006-036
09.09.2006
Atlantis F27 (STS-115) ITS-P3/4 ⇑Shuttle CC SLC-39B
2006-037
11.09.2006
IGS-Optical 2 H-2A-202 Ta YLP-1
2006-038
12.09.2006
FH 1B (ZX 22A, ChinaSat 22A) CZ-3A Xi LC-2
2006-039
14.09.2006
Kosmos 2423 (Orlets-1 #8, Don #8) Soyuz-U Ba LC-31/6
2006-040
18.09.2006
Soyuz-TMA 9 Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2006-041
22.09.2006
Solar B (Hinode) HITSAT 1 (OSCAR 59, HO 59) SSSat 2 M-5 (2) Ka LP-M
2006-042
25.09.2006
GPS-2RM 2 (GPS SVN 52, Navstar 58, USA 190) Delta-7925 CC SLC-17A
October
2006-043
13.10.2006
DirecTV 9S Optus D1 LDREX 2 Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2006-044
19.10.2006
METOP A Soyuz-2-1a Fregat Ba LC-31/6
Version 1st flight
2006-045
23.10.2006
Progress-M 58 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2006-046
23.10.2006
Shi Jian 6-02A (SJ 6-02A) Shi Jian 6-02B (SJ 6-02B) CZ-4B TY LC-7
2006-047
26.10.2006
STEREO A STEREO B Delta-7925-10L CC SLC-17B
2006-048
28.10.2006
Sinosat 2 (Xinnuo 2) CZ-3B Xi LC-2
2006-049
30.10.2006
XM 4 (XM Blues) Zenit-3SL (2) SL
November
2006-050
04.11.2006
DMSP-5D3 F17 (USA 191) Delta-4M Va SLC-6
2006-051
08.11.2006
Arabsat 4B (Badr 4) Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1) Ba LC-200/39
2006-052
17.11.2006
GPS-2RM 3 (GPS SVN 58, Navstar 59, USA 192) Delta-7925 CC SLC-17A
December
2006-053
08.12.2006
Feng Yun 2D (Feng Yun 2-05, FY 2D) CZ-3A Xi LC-2
2006-054
08.12.2006
WildBlue 1 AMC 18 Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2006-055
10.12.2006
Discovery F33 (STS-116) ITS-P5 ⇑MAA (ANDE 1, NO 61, OSCAR 61) FCal (ANDE 2, NO 62, OSCAR 62) MEPSI 2A MEPSI 2B RAFT1 MARScom Shuttle CC SLC-39B
2006-056
11.12.2006
MEASAT 3 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1) Ba LC-200/39
2006-057
14.12.2006
NROL 21 (USA 193) Delta-7920-10C Va SLC-2W
2006-058
16.12.2006
TacSat 2 GeneSat 1 Minotaur-1 WI LA-0B
2006-059
18.12.2006
ETS 8 (Kiku 8) H-2A-204 Ta YLP-1
Version 1st flight
2006-060
19.12.2006
SAR-Lupe 1 Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/1
2006-061
24.12.2006
Meridian 1 (11L) Soyuz-2-1a Fregat Pl LC-43/4
2006-062
25.12.2006
Kosmos 2424 (Uragan-M #5, GLONASS-M №715) Kosmos 2425 (Uragan-M #6, GLONASS-M №716) Kosmos 2426 (Uragan-M #7, GLONASS-M №717) Proton-K Blok-DM-2 Ba LC-81/24
2006-063
27.12.2006
COROT Soyuz-2-1b Fregat Ba LC-31/6
Version 1st flight
Launch sites:
Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Do = Yasniy site, Dombarovskiy Air Base, Orenburgskaya Oblast', Russia
Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
Om = Omelek Island, Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range), Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
SL = Sea Launch Platform, Pacific Ocean near Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Pacific Ocean
Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sv = Svobodniy (GIK-2), Amurskaya Oblast', Russia
Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China
Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Xi = Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China
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