Orbital Launches of 2008
ID
Date
Payload(s)
Launch Vehicle
Site
Remark
January
2008-001
15.01.2008
Thuraya 3 Zenit-3SL (1) SL
2008-002
21.01.2008
Ofeq 8 (TECSAR 1, Polaris ?) PSLV-CA Sr FLP
2008-003
28.01.2008
Ekspress-AM 33 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1) Ba LC-200/39
February
2008-004
05.02.2008
Progress-M 63 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2008-005
07.02.2008
Atlantis F29 (STS-122) COF (Columbus) ⇑Shuttle CC SLC-39A
2008-006
11.02.2008
Thor 5 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1) Ba LC-200/39
2008-007
23.02.2008
WINDS (Kizuna) H-2A-2024 Ta YLP-1
March
2008-008
09.03.2008
ATV 1 (Jules Verne) Ariane-5ES Ko ELA-3
Version 1st flight
2008-009
11.03.2008
Endeavour F21 (STS-123) JLP (JEM-ELM-PS) ⇑Shuttle CC SLC-39A
2008-010
13.03.2008
Trumpet 5 (USA 200, NROL 28, SBIRS HEO-2, TWINS B) Atlas-5(411)đ Va SLC-3E
2008-011
14.03.2008
AMC 14 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1) Ba LC-200/39
Partial failure
2008-012
15.03.2008
GPS-2RM 6 (GPS SVN 48, Navstar 62, USA 201) Delta-7925 CC SLC-17A
2008-013
17.03.2008
DirecTV 11 Zenit-3SL (2) SL
2008-014
27.03.2008
SAR-Lupe 4 Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/1
April
2008-015
08.04.2008
Soyuz-TMA 12 Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2008-016
14.04.2008
ICO G1 → DBSD G1 → EchoStar G1 Atlas-5(421)đ CC SLC-41
2008-017
16.04.2008
C/NOFS (P00-3) Pegasus-XL [L-1011]Kw RW06/24
2008-018
18.04.2008
Star One C2 VINASAT 1 Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2008-019
25.04.2008
Tianlian-1 01 (TL 1A) CZ-3C Xi LC-2
Version 1st flight
2008-020
26.04.2008
GIOVE B (GSTB v2B, GSAT 0002) Soyuz-FG Fregat Ba LC-31/6
2008-021
28.04.2008
Cartosat 2A IMS 1 CanX 6 Cute 1.7 + APD 2 (CO 65, OSCAR 65) CanX 2 Delfi C3 (DO 64, OSCAR 64) AAUSAT 2 COMPASS 1 SEEDS 2 (CO 66, OSCAR 66) Rubin 8-AIS PSLV-CA Sr SLP
2008-022
28.04.2008
AMOS 3 (AMOS 60) Zenit-3SLB Ba LC-45/1
Version 1st flight
May
2008-023
14.05.2008
Progress-M 64 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2008-024
21.05.2008
Galaxy 18 Zenit-3SL (2) SL
2008-025
23.05.2008
Kosmos 2437 (Strela-3 #137) Kosmos 2438 (Strela-3 #138) Kosmos 2439 (Strela-3 #139) Yubileyniy Rokot-KM Pl LC-133/3
2008-026
27.05.2008
Feng Yun 3A (FY 3A) CZ-4C TY LC-7
2008-027
31.05.2008
Discovery F-35 (STS-124) JPM (JEM-PM, Kibo) ⇑Shuttle CC SLC-39A
June
2008-028
09.06.2008
ZX 9 (ChinaSat 9) CZ-3B Xi LC-2
2008-029
11.06.2008
GLAST (FGST, Fermi) Delta-7920H-10L CC SLC-17B
2008-030
12.06.2008
Skynet 5C Türksat 3A Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2008-031
19.06.2008
Orbcomm FM37 (Q1) Orbcomm FM38 (Q2) Orbcomm FM39 (Q3) Orbcomm FM40 (Q4) Orbcomm FM41 (Q5) Orbcomm CDS-3 (Orbcomm FM29, J1) Orbcomm FM37, ..., FM41 Kosmos-3M KY LC-107
2008-032
20.06.2008
Jason 2 (OSTM) Delta-7320-10C Va SLC-2W
2008-033
26.06.2008
Kosmos 2440 (US-KMO #7) Proton-K Blok-DM-2 Ba LC-81/24
July
2008-034
07.07.2008
ProtoStar 1 → Intelsat 25 Arabsat 4AR (Badr 6) Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2008-035
16.07.2008
EchoStar 11 Zenit-3SL (2) SL
2008-036
22.07.2008
SAR-Lupe 5 Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/1
2008-037
26.07.2008
Kosmos 2441 (Persona #1, Kvarts #1) Soyuz-2-1b Pl LC-43/4
Version 1st flight
August
2008-F01
02.08.2008
Trailblazer PreSat Nanosail D Celestis 07 Falcon-1 Om
Version 1st flight, Failure
2008-038
14.08.2008
Superbird 7 (Superbird C2) → JSAT 136E AMC 21 Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2008-F02
17.08.2008
Omid ?Safir-1 Sem
Version 1st flight, Failure
2008-039
18.08.2008
Inmarsat-4 F3 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2 mod) Ba LC-200/39
2008-040
29.08.2008
RapidEye 1 (Tachys) Dnepr Ba LC-109/95
September
2008-041
06.09.2008
HJ 1A HJ 1B CZ-2C (3) SMA TY LC-7
Version 1st flight
2008-042
06.09.2008
GeoEye 1 Delta-7420-10C Va SLC-2W
2008-043
10.09.2008
Progress-M 65 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2008-044
19.09.2008
Nimiq 4 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1) Ba LC-200/39
2008-045
24.09.2008
Galaxy 19 Zenit-3SL (2) SL
2008-046
25.09.2008
Kosmos 2442 (Uragan-M #14, GLONASS-M №724) Kosmos 2443 (Uragan-M #15, GLONASS-M №725) Kosmos 2444 (Uragan-M #16, GLONASS-M №726) Proton-M Blok-DM-2 Ba LC-81/24
2008-047
25.09.2008
Shenzhou 7 (SZ 7) BanXing 1 (BX 1) CZ-2F Jq LC-43/91
2008-048
28.09.2008
Ratsat Falcon-1 Om
October
2008-049
01.10.2008
THEOS 1 (Thaichote) Dnepr Do LC-370/13
2008-050
12.10.2008
Soyuz-TMA 13 Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2008-051
19.10.2008
IBEX (SMEX 10, Explorer 91) Pegasus-XL [Star-27H ] [L-1011]Kw RW06/24
2008-052
22.10.2008
Chandrayaan 1 Chandrayaan 1 MIP PSLV-XL Sr SLP
Version 1st flight
2008-053
25.10.2008
Shi Jian 6-03A (SJ 6-03A) Shi Jian 6-03B (SJ 6-03B) CZ-4B TY LC-9
2008-054
25.10.2008
COSMO 3 Delta-7420-10C Va SLC-2W
2008-055
29.10.2008
VENESAT 1 (Simon Bolivar 1) CZ-3B/G2 Xi LC-2
November
2008-056
05.11.2008
Shiyan 3 (SY 3) CX 1-02 CZ-2D (2) Jq LC-43/94
2008-057
05.11.2008
Astra 1M Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1) Ba LC-200/39
2008-058
14.11.2008
Kosmos 2445 (Yantar-4K2M #4, Kobalt-M #4) Soyuz-U Pl LC-16/2
2008-059
15.11.2008
Endeavour F-22 (STS-126) MPLM 1-05 (Leonardo F5) ⇑PSSC-Testbed 1 (PSSCT 1) Shuttle CC SLC-39A
2008-060
26.11.2008
Progress-M 01M Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
December
2008-061
01.12.2008
Yaogan 4 (JB-6 2) CZ-2D (2) Jq LC-43/94
2008-062
02.12.2008
Kosmos 2446 (US-K #85) Molniya-M (Blok-2BL) Pl LC-16/2
2008-063
10.12.2008
Ciel 2 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) Ba LC-200/39
2008-064
15.12.2008
Yaogan 5 (JB-10 1 ?) CZ-4B TY LC-9
2008-065
20.12.2008
Hotbird 9 → Hotbird 13C Eutelsat W2M → Eutelsat 48B → Eutelsat 28B → Eutelsat 48D / Afghansat 1 Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2008-066
23.12.2008
Feng Yun 2E (Feng Yun 2-06, FY 2E) CZ-3A Xi LC-3
2008-067
25.12.2008
Kosmos 2447 (Uragan-M #17, GLONASS-M №727) Kosmos 2448 (Uragan-M #18, GLONASS-M №728) Kosmos 2449 (Uragan-M #19, GLONASS-M №729) Proton-M Blok-DM-2 Ba LC-81/24
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
Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
Kw = Kwajalein Island, Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range), Bucholz Army Airfield, US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA), Marshall Islands
KY = Kapustin Yar (GTsP-4, GTsMP-4), Volgograd, Russia
Om = Omelek Island, Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range), Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
Sem = Semnan Satellite Launch Center, Semnan province, Iran
SL = Sea Launch Platform, Pacific Ocean near Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Pacific Ocean
Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China
Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
Xi = Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China
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