2014 in spaceflight

2014 in spaceflight

Orion EFT-1, the first test flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, occurred on 5 December 2014.
Orbital launches
First	5 January
Last	31 December
Total	92
Successes	88
Failures	2
Partial failures	2
Catalogued	90
National firsts
Satellite	Lithuania  Bermuda  Belgium  Iraq  Uruguay
Rockets
Maiden flights	Angara A5 Antares 120 Antares 130 LVM3 (suborbital test)
Retirements	Antares 120 Antares 130
Crewed flights
Orbital	4
Total travellers	12
EVAs	7

In 2014, the maiden flight of the Angara A5, Antares 120 and Antares 130 took place.

An Ariane 5 ES launched the Georges Lemaître Automated Transfer Vehicle, the last one of the series, which also marked 60 successfully completed Ariane 5 launches in a row.

On 22 August 2014, Arianespace launched the first two Full Operational Capability Galileo satellites for the European satellite navigation system.

A number of significant events in planetary exploration occurred in 2014, including the entry of the Rosetta spacecraft into orbit around the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in August 2014 and the deployment of the Philae lander to its surface in November, which marked the first orbit of and landing on a comet, respectively, and featured prominently in social media. Another notable occurrence was the entry of India's Mars Orbiter Mission into Martian orbit in September, making India the first Asian nation to reach Mars.

On 5 December 2014, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy launched the first Orion spacecraft test mission for NASA, Exploration Flight Test 1.

Orbital launches

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Launch site		LSP
	Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
5 January 10:48:00	GSLV Mk II		Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO
	GSAT-14	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
6 January 22:06:00	Falcon 9 v1.1		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	Thaicom 6	Thaicom (Shin Corporation)	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
9 January 18:07:05	Antares 120		MARS LP-0A		Orbital Sciences
	Cygnus CRS Orb-1 S.S. C. Gordon Fullerton	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	19 February 2014 18:20	Successful
	ArduSat-2	NanoSatisfi	Low Earth	Technology	1 July 2014
	Lituanica SAT-1	VU	Low Earth	Technology	28 July 2014
	LitSat-1	LSA, KTU, VGTU	Low Earth	Technology	22 May 2014
	SkyCube	SkyCube	Low Earth	Technology	8 November 2014
	UAPSat-1	UAP	Low Earth	Technology	22 May 2014
	Flock-1 × 28	Planet Labs	Low Earth	Optical imaging	first: 3 May 2014 last: 29 October 2014
	First Orbital Sciences CRS operational flight, maiden flight of Antares 120. All payloads other than Cygnus are CubeSats carried aboard the Cygnus for deployment from the ISS. CubeSats include first Lithuanian satellites.
24 January 02:33:00	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	TDRS-L (TDRS-12)	NASA	Geosynchronous	Communication/Data Relay	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
5 February 16:23:32	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Progress M-22M / 54P	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Resupply	18 April 2014 15:46	Successful
	Chasqui-1 [1]	Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería del Perú	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Chasqui-1 released from the ISS by cosmonauts during EVA on 18 August.
6 February 21:30:07	Ariane 5 ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	ABS-2	ABS	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Athena-Fidus	CNES / ASI	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
14 February 21:09:03	Proton-M / Briz-M		Baikonur Site 81/24		International Launch Services
	Türksat 4A	Türksat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
21 February 01:59:00	Delta IV M+(4,2)		Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		United Launch Alliance
	USA-248 (GPS IIF-5)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
27 February 18:37:00	H-IIA 202		Tanegashima Y1		Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
	GPM-Core	JAXA/NASA	Low Earth	Environmental	In orbit	Operational
	Ginrei (ShindaiSat)	Shinshu	Low Earth	Technology	24 November 2014	Successful
	STARS-II	Kagawa	Low Earth	Technology	26 April 2014
	TeikyoSat-3	Teikyo	Low Earth	Bioscience	25 October 2014	Successful
	KSAT-2	Kagoshima	Low Earth	Technology	18 May 2014	Successful
	OPUSAT	OPU	Low Earth	Technology	24 July 2014
	INVADER	Tamabi	Low Earth	Amateur radio	2 September 2014	Successful
	ITF-1	Tsukuba	Low Earth	Amateur radio	29 June 2014	Spacecraft failure
	ITF-1 failed to communicate.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
15 March 23:08:00	Proton-M / Briz-M		Baikonur Site 81/24		Khrunichev
	Ekspress-AT1	RSCC	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Ekspress-AT2	RSCC	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
22 March 22:04:07	Ariane 5 ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Astra 5B	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Amazonas 4A	Hispasat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
23 March 22:54:03	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat		Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
	Kosmos 2494 (GLONASS-M 754)	VKO	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
25 March 21:17:23	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-12M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 39 / 40	11 September 2014 02:23	Successful
	Manned flight with three cosmonauts
31 March 02:46:03	Long March 2C		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		CALT
	Shijian 11-06	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
3 April 14:46:30	Atlas V 401		Vandenberg SLC-3E		United Launch Alliance
	USA-249 (DMSP-5D3 F19)	US Air Force / NOAA	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Inoperable (11 February 2016)[2]
3 April 21:02:26	Soyuz-STA / Fregat		Kourou ELS		Arianespace
	Sentinel-1A	ESA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
4 April 11:44:00	PSLV-XL		Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
	IRNSS-1B	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
9 April 15:26:27	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Progress M-23M / 55P	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Resupply	31 July 2014	Successful
9 April 19:06:02[3]	Shavit		Palmachim Airbase		Israel Aerospace Industries
	Ofeq 10	Israel Defense Forces	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
10 April 17:45:00	Atlas V 541		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	USA-250 (NRO L-67)	NRO	Geosynchronous	ELINT (?)	In orbit	Operational
	NRO Launch 67
16 April 16:20:00	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos
	EgyptSat 2	NARSSS	Low Earth	Remote Sensing	In orbit	Operational
18 April 19:25:22	Falcon 9 v1.1		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	SpaceX CRS-3	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	18 May 2014 19:05	Successful
	KickSat	KickSat / Cornell	Low Earth	Technology	14 May 2014 01:30	Spacecraft failure
	ALL-STAR/THEIA	Colorado/ALL-STAR	Low Earth	Technology	26 May 2014
	SporeSat	NASA Ames / Purdue	Low Earth	Life sciences	4 June 2014
	TestSat-Lite	Taylor	Low Earth	Technology	28 May 2014
	PhoneSat 2.5	NASA Ames	Low Earth	Technology	15 May 2014
	KickSat carried and failed to deploy 104 femtosatellites in low Earth orbit.[4][5]
28 April 04:25:00	Proton-M / Briz-M		Baikonur Site 81/24		Khrunichev
	Luch 5V	Roscosmos	Geosynchronous	Communication/Data Relay	In orbit	Operational
	KazSat-3	JSC KazSat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
30 April 01:35:15	Vega		Kourou ELV		Arianespace
	KazEOSat 1	KGS	Low Earth (SSO)	Optical imaging	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
6 May 13:49:35	Soyuz-2.1a		Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
	Kosmos 2495 (Kobalt-M)	VKO	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	3 September 2014	Successful
15 May 21:42:00	Proton-M / Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		Khrunichev
	Ekspress-AM4R	RSCC	Intended: Geosynchronous	Communication	15 May 2014	Launch failure
	A third stage vernier thruster failed at T+542 seconds after the failure of the turbopump structural support caused damage to the oxidizer inlet line.[6]
17 May 00:03:00	Delta IV M+(4,2)		Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		United Launch Alliance
	USA-251 (GPS IIF-6)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
22 May 13:09:00	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	USA-252 (Quasar)	NRO	Geosynchronous	Communications/Data relay	In orbit	Operational
	NRO Launch 33
23 May 05:27:54	Rokot / Briz-KM		Plesetsk Site 133/3		VKO
	Kosmos 2496 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2497 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2498 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2499	VKO	Low Earth	Technology/Satellite Inspection (?)	In orbit	Operational
24 May 03:05:14	H-IIA 202		Tanegashima Y1		Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
	ALOS-2	JAXA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
	RISING-2	Tohoku	Low Earth (SSO)	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
	UNIFORM-1	Wakayama	Low Earth (SSO)	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
	SOCRATES	AES	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Successful
	SPROUT	Nihon	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology / Amateur radio	In orbit	Operational
26 May 21:09:59	Zenit-3SL		Odyssey		Sea Launch
	Eutelsat 3B	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
28 May 19:57:41	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-13M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 40 / 41	10 November 2014 03:58	Successful
	Manned flight with three cosmonauts
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
14 June 17:16:48	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat		Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
	Kosmos 2500 (GLONASS-M 755)	VKO	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
19 June 19:11:17	Dnepr		Dombarovsky Site 13		ISC Kosmotras
	Deimos-2	Deimos Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth imaging	In orbit	Operational
	KazEOSat 2	KGS	Low Earth (SSO)	Optical imaging	In orbit	Operational
	UniSat 6	La Sapienza	Low Earth (SSO)	Optical imaging	In orbit	Operational
	SaudiSat-4	KACST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	AprizeSat 9	SpaceQuest, Ltd.	Low Earth (SSO)	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	AprizeSat 10	SpaceQuest, Ltd.	Low Earth (SSO)	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Hodoyoshi 3	Tokyo	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Hodoyoshi 4	Tokyo	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	BRITE-CA 1	UTIAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Astronomy / Technology	In orbit	Operational
	BRITE-CA 2	UTIAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Astronomy / Technology	In orbit	Operational
	TabletSat-Aurora	SPUTNIX	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology / Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
	BugSat 1	Satellogic S.A.	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology / Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
	Perseus-M 1	Canopus Systems US / Dauria Aerospace	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Perseus-M 2	Canopus Systems US / Dauria Aerospace	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	QB50P1	Von Karman Institute	Low Earth (SSO)	Thermosphere research	In orbit	Operational
	QB50P2	Von Karman Institute	Low Earth (SSO)	Thermosphere research	In orbit	Operational
	NanoSatC-Br 1	INPE	Low Earth (SSO)	Magnetosphere research	In orbit	Operational
	DTUSat 2	DTU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	POPSAT-HIP 1	Microspace Rapid, Singapore	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	PolyITAN 1	KPI	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	PACE	NCKU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Duchifat-1	HSC	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Flock-1c 1–11	Planet Labs	Low Earth (SSO)	Optical imaging	In orbit	Operational
	AeroCube 6	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Lemur 1	NanoSatisfi	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
	ANTELSAT	UdelaR	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Tigrisat	MOST / La Sapienza	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
	include first Belgian (pair), Uruguay's and Iraqi satellites.
30 June 04:22:00	PSLV-CA		Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
	SPOT 7	Spot Image	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth imaging	In orbit	Operational
	CanX-4	UTIAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	CanX-5	UTIAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	AISat	DLR	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	VELOX-I	NTU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
2 July 09:56:23	Delta II 7320-10C		Vandenberg SLC-2W		United Launch Alliance
	OCO-2	NASA	Low Earth (SSO)	Climatology	In orbit	Operational
3 July 12:43:52	Rokot / Briz-KM		Plesetsk Site 133/3		VKO
	Gonets-M 8	Gonets Satcom	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Gonets-M 9	Gonets Satcom	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Gonets-M 10	Gonets Satcom	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
8 July 15:58:28	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat		Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos
	Meteor-M No.2	Roskosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
	MKA-PN2 (Relek)	Roskosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Science	In orbit	Operational
	DX-1	Dauria Aerospace	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	UKube-1	UKSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	TechDemoSat-1	UKSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	SkySat-2	Skybox Imaging	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
	AISSat-2	NDRE	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
10 July 18:55:56	Soyuz-STB / Fregat		Kourou ELS		Arianespace
	O3b FM3	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	O3b FM6	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	O3b FM7	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	O3b FM8	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
13 July 16:52:14	Antares 120		MARS LP-0A		Orbital Sciences
	Cygnus CRS Orb-2 S.S. Janice Voss	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS resupply	17 August 2014	Successful
	TechEdSat 4	NASA Ames	Low Earth	Optical imaging	3 April 2015	Successful
	MicroMAS	MIT	Low Earth	Technology	1 August 2015	Successful
	GEARRS	Taylor / USAF	Low Earth	Technology	8 November 2015	Successful
	Lambdasat	Lambda Team	Low Earth	Technology	16 May 2015	Successful
	Flock-1b 1–28	Planet Labs	Low Earth	Optical imaging	first: 13 December 2014 last: 16 October 2015	Successful
	All payloads other than Cygnus are CubeSats carried aboard the Cygnus for deployment from the ISS. Flock-1b 3/4/13/14/19/20 were not deployed.
14 July 15:15:00	Falcon 9 v1.1		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	Orbcomm-2 F3	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F4	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F6	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F7	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F9	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F11	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
18 July 20:50:00	Soyuz-2.1a		Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos
	Foton-M No.4	Roscosmos	Low Earth	Microgravity sciences	1 September 2014 09:18	Successful
23 July 21:44:44	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Progress M-24M / 56P	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Resupply	20 November 2014	Successful
28 July 23:28:00	Delta IV M+(4,2)		Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		United Launch Alliance
	USA-253 (GSSAP #1 )	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Space surveillance	In orbit	Operational
	USA-254 (GSSAP #2 )	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Space surveillance	In orbit	Operational
	ANGELS (USA-255)	AFRL	Geosynchronous	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Air Force Space Command Launch 4. First launch for the USAF Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program.
29 July 23:47:38	Ariane 5 ES		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Georges Lemaître ATV	ESA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS resupply	15 February 2015	Successful
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
2 August 03:23:00	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	USA-256 (GPS IIF-7)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
5 August 08:00:00	Falcon 9 v1.1		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	AsiaSat 8	AsiaSat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
9 August 05:45:03	Long March 4C		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		SAST
	Yaogan 20A	CNSA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
	Yaogan 20B	CNSA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
	Yaogan 20C	CNSA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
13 August 18:30:30	Atlas V 401		Vandenberg SLC-3E		United Launch Alliance
	WorldView-3	DigitalGlobe	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth imaging	In orbit	Operational
19 August 03:15:05	Long March 4B		Taiyuan LC-9		SAST
	Gaofen 2	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
	Heweliusz (BRITE-PL2)	PAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Astronomy	In orbit	Operational
22 August 12:27:11	Soyuz-STB / Fregat		Kourou ELS		Arianespace
	Galileo FOC 1	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Partial launch failure Operational
	Galileo FOC 2	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Partial launch failure Operational
	Spacecraft in incorrect orbit due to an interruption of the Fregat’s upper stage attitude control thrusters when its hydrazine propellant supply became frozen by a cold helium feed line incorrectly routed close to it.[7] Both satellites were later moved to a usable orbit on their own power.[8]
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
4 September 00:15:04	Long March 2D		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		SAST
	Chuangxin 1-04	CAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Lingqiao	Tsinghua	Low Earth (SSO)	Communication/Technology	In orbit	Operational
7 September 05:00:00	Falcon 9 v1.1		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	AsiaSat 6	AsiaSat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
8 September 03:22:05	Long March 4B		Taiyuan LA-9		SAST
	Yaogan 21	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
	Tiantuo 2	NUDT	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
11 September 22:05:07	Ariane 5 ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	MEASAT 3b	MEASAT	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Optus 10	Optus	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
17 September 00:10:00	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	USA-257 (CLIO)	Unnamed US government agency[9]	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
21 September 05:52:03	Falcon 9 v1.1		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	SpaceX CRS-4	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS resupply	25 October 2014	Successful
	SpinSat	NRL	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	SpinSat was deployed from the ISS on 28 November.
25 September 20:25:00	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-14M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 41 / 42	12 March 2015 02:07	Successful
	Manned flight with three cosmonauts
27 September 20:23:00	Proton-M / Briz-M		Baikonur Site 81/24		Khrunichev
	Olymp-K (Luch)	VKO	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
28 September 05:13:03	Long March 2C		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		CALT
	Shijian 11-07	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
7 October 05:16:00	H-IIA 202		Tanegashima Y1		Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
	Himawari 8	JMA	Geosynchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
15 October 20:02:00	PSLV-XL		Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
	IRNSS-1C	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
16 October 21:43:52	Ariane 5 ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Intelsat 30	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	ARSAT-1	AR-SAT SA	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
20 October 06:31:04	Long March 4C		Taiyuan LA-9		SAST
	Yaogan 22	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
21 October 15:09:32	Proton-M / Briz-M		Baikonur Site 81/24		Khrunichev
	Ekspress AM6	RSCC	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Partial launch failure Operational
	Upper stage underperformance resulted in lower than planned deployment orbit.[10]
23 October 18:00:04	Long March 3C		Xichang LA-2		CALT
	Chang'e 5-T1	CNSA	Lunar free-return trajectory	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Chang'e 5-T1 return capsule	CNSA	Lunar free-return trajectory	Technology	31 October 22:42	Successful
	Testing of Chang'e 5 lunar sample return module in lunar free-return trajectory; main spacecraft later flew to Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point.
27 October 06:59:03	Long March 2C		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		CALT
	Shijian 11-08	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
28 October 22:22:38	Antares 130		MARS LP-0A		Orbital Sciences
	Cygnus CRS Orb-3 S.S. Deke Slayton	NASA	Intended: Low Earth (ISS)	ISS resupply	+15 seconds	Launch failure
	First stage failure; rocket crashed near launch pad; estimated US$20 million in repairs to rebuild Pad 0A.[11] Only flight of Antares 130.
29 October 07:09:43	Soyuz-2.1a		Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos
	Progress M-25M / 57P	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Resupply	26 April 2015	Successful
29 October 17:21:00	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	USA-258 (GPS IIF-8)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
30 October 01:42:52	Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat		Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
	Meridian 7	VKO	Molniya	Communication	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
6 November 07:35:49	Dnepr		Dombarovsky Site 13		ISC Kosmotras
	Asnaro-1	USEF	Low Earth (SSO)	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
	ChubuSat 1	Nagoya	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Hodoyoshi 1	Tokyo	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	QSAT-EOS	Kyushu	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	TSUBAME	TIT / JAXA	Low Earth (SSO)	Astronomy	In orbit	Operational
14 November 18:53:05	Long March 2C		Taiyuan LA-9		CALT
	Yaogan 23	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
20 November 07:12:03	Long March 2D		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		SAST
	Yaogan 24	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
21 November 06:37:08	Kuaizhou		Jiuquan		CASIC
	Kuaizhou-2	CAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Optical imaging	9 October2016	Successful
23 November 21:01:14	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-15M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 42 / 43	11 June 2015 13:44	Successful
	Manned flight with three cosmonauts
30 November 21:52:26	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat		Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
	Kosmos 2501 (GLONASS-K 702)	VKO	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
3 December 04:22:04	H-IIA 202		Tanegashima Y1		Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
	Hayabusa2	JAXA	Heliocentric	Asteroid sample return	In orbit	Operational
	DCAM3	JAXA	Heliocentric	Asteroid probe
	MINERVA-II-1 Rover 1A	JAXA	Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu)	Asteroid lander	In orbit	Operational
	MINERVA-II-1 Rover 1B	JAXA	Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu)	Asteroid lander	In orbit	Operational
	MINERVA-II Rover 2	JAXA	Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu)	Asteroid lander
	MASCOT	DLR / CNES	Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu)	Asteroid lander	In orbit	Successful
	Shin'en 2	Kyutech	Heliocentric	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Despatch (Artsat 2)	Tamabi / UT	Heliocentric	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	PROCYON	UT	Heliocentric	Technology/asteroid flyby	In orbit	Operational
	DCAM3, MINERVA-II (Rover 1A, 1B, 2), and MASCOT are carried aboard Hayabusa2 to be deployed in proximity or onto the surface of asteroid 162173 Ryugu. MINERVA-II Rover 1A and 1B were deployed on 21 September 2018. MASCOT was deployed on 3 October 2018.
5 December 12:05:00	Delta IV Heavy		Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		United Launch Alliance
	EFT-1	NASA	Transatmospheric	Technology	5 December 2014 16:29	Successful
	First test flight of Orion spacecraft
6 December 20:40:07	Ariane 5 ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	DirecTV-14	DirecTV	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	GSAT-16	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
7 December 03:26:04	Long March 4B		Taiyuan LC-9		SAST
	CBERS-4	CASC/INPE	Low Earth (SSO)	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
10 December 19:33:03	Long March 4C		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		SAST
	Yaogan 25A	CNSA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
	Yaogan 25B	CNSA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
	Yaogan 25C	CNSA	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
13 December 03:19:00	Atlas V 541		Vandenberg SLC-3E		United Launch Alliance
	USA-259 (NRO L-35)	NRO	Molniya	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
	NRO Launch 35
15 December 00:16:00	Proton-M / Briz-M		Baikonur Site 81/24		Khrunichev
	Yamal-401	Gazprom Space Systems	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
18 December 18:37:00	Soyuz-STB / Fregat		Kourou ELS		Arianespace
	O3b FM9	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	O3b FM10	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	O3b FM11	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	O3b FM12	O3b Networks	Medium Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
19 December 04:43:33	Strela		Baikonur Site 175/59		Roskosmos
	Kondor-E	Roskosmos / DoD	Low Earth	Radar imaging	In orbit	Operational
23 December 05:57:00	Angara A5 / Briz-M		Plesetsk Site 35/1		Khrunichev
	IPM	Khrunichev	Geosynchronous [12]	Test flight	In orbit	Operational
	Maiden flight of Angara A5
25 December 03:01:13	Soyuz-2.1b		Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
	Kosmos 2502 (Lotos-S)	VKO	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
26 December 18:55:50	Soyuz-2.1b		Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos
	Resurs-P No.2	Roskosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
27 December 03:22:04	Long March 4B		Taiyuan LA-9		SAST
	Yaogan 26	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
27 December 21:37:49	Proton-M / Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
	Astra 2G	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
31 December 01:02:04	Long March 3A		Xichang LC-2		CALT
	Fengyun 2G	CMA	Geosynchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Launch site		LSP
	Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
3 January	Arrow III		Negev		IAI
		IAI / IDF	Suborbital	ABM Test	3 January	Successful
	Second flight test of the Arrow-III
7 January	Prithvi II		Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3		DRDO
		DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	7 Januar	Successful
	Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 January 09:09	Terrier-Orion		Wallops Island		TBD
		DOD	Suborbital	Classified	15 January	Successful
	FTX-18 target, apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)?
15 January 09:09	Terrier-Orion		Wallops Island		TBD
		DOD	Suborbital	Classified	15 January	Successful
	FTX-18 target, apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)?
15 January 09:09	Terrier-Orion		Wallops Island		TBD
		DOD	Suborbital	Classified	15 January	Successful
	FTX-18 target, apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)?
20 January 05:22	Agni-IV		Integrated Test Range		DRDO
		DRDO	Suborbital	Missile Test	20 January	Successful
	Apogee: ~850 kilometres (530 mi)
3 March 11:09	Black Brant IX		Poker Flat		NASA
	GREECE	SwRI	Suborbital	Auroral research	3 March	Successful
	Apogee: 335 kilometres (208 mi)
4 March 18:10	RS-12M Topol		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 March	Successful
26 March	Sounding Rocket IX		Jiu Peng Air Base		NSPO
		NSPO	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	26 March	Successful
	Apogee: ~280 km (174 mi)
26 March 22:25	MN-300		Kapustin Yar		Rosgidromet
	MR-30	Rosgidromet	Suborbital	Meteorology Test flight	26 March	Launch failure
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), rocket failed and landed near a village in an unplanned area of western Kazakhstan.
11 April 23:10	Agni-I		Integrated Test Range		IDRDL
		IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Successful
	Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)?
14 April 06:40	RS-24 Yars		Plesetsk		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	14 April	Successful
22 April	Ghaznavi		Sonmiani		ASFC
		ASFC	Suborbital	Missile test	22 April	Successful
27 April 03:37	Prithvi-3?		INS, Bay of Bengal		DRDO
	SLTGT-02	DRDO	Suborbital	Target	27 April	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)Target for ABM test, successfully intercepted
27 April 03:40	Prithvi-2?		ITR IC-4		DRDO
	PDV	DRDO	Suborbital	Interceptor	27 April	Successful
	Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi), successful intercept
3 May 08:00	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	HYPE	U of A	Suborbital	Astronomy	3 May	Successful
	Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi)
8 May	RT-2PM Topol		Plesetsk		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	8 May	Successful
8 May	R-29RMU Sineva		K-114 Tula, Barents Sea		VMF
		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	8 May	Successful
8 May	R-29R Volna		K-223 Podolsk, Sea of Okhotsk		VMF
		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	8 May	Successful
8 May	Ghaznavi		Sonmiani		ASFC
		ASFC	Suborbital	Missile test	8 May	Successful
20 May 17:08	RS-12M Topol		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 May	Successful
21 May 05:35	SM-3-IB		Kauai		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	21 May	Successful
	Maiden flight of Aegis Ashore Controlled Test Vehicle (AA CTV-01)
24 May	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	CHESS	CU Boulder	Suborbital	Astronomy	24 May	Successful
2 June	UGM-133 Trident II D5		USS West Virginia, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	2 June	Successful
	Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
2 June	UGM-133 Trident II D5		USS West Virginia, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	2 June	Successful
	Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test ?
22 June 18:49	UGM-96 Trident I C4 (LV-2)		Meck		MDA
		MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	22 June	Successful
22 June 18:55	Ground Based Interceptor		Vandenberg LF-23		MDA
		MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	22 June	Successful
	FTG-06b, successful intercept
26 June 11:21	Terrier Improved Orion		Wallops Island		NASA
	RockOn	CU Boulder	Suborbital	Student experiments	26 June	Successful
	Apogee: ~118 kilometres (73 mi)
2 July 08:36	Terrier-Improved Malemute		Wallops Island		NASA
	SubTec-6	NASA WFF	Suborbital	Student experiments	2 July	Launch failure
	Second stage failure after 19 seconds of flight
9 July 12:00:00	Angara-1.2pp		Plesetsk Site 35/1		VKO
		VKO	Suborbital	Test flight	9 July	Successful
	Maiden flight of Angara rocket family
14 July	GoFast		Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA		CSXT
		CSXT	Suborbital	Test spacecraft	14 July	Successful
	Second GoFast amateur space launch (apogee: 117 km)[13]
22 July 19:10	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	DFS	USC	Suborbital	Solar	22 July	Successful
	Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)
23 July	B-611		Shuangchengzi		PLA
		PLA	Suborbital	ABM target	23 July	Successful
	Target
23 July	SC-19		Korla		PLA
		PLA	Suborbital	ABM test	23 July	Successful
	Interceptor, successful intercept
4 August 14:00:00[14][15]	S-310		Uchinoura		JAXA
		Tokyo / JAXA / Waseda	Suborbital	Microgravity	4 August	Successful
	Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
17 August 10:10:00[16]	S-520		Uchinoura		JAXA
		Tokyo / Hokkaido / Tohoku / TPU / Tokai / JAXA	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	17 August	Successful
	Apogee: 243 kilometres (151 mi)
23 August 13:13	Terrier-Lynx		Wallops Island		DoD
	Shark	DoD	Suborbital	Radar target	23 August	Successful
	Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)?
25 August 08:25	UGM-27 Polaris (STARS)		Kodiak LP-2		US Air Force
	AHW FT2	US Army	Suborbital	Technology	25 August	Launch failure
	Launch vehicle went off course and was destroyed four seconds after launch
28 August 09:00	Black Brant IX		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA WFF	Suborbital	Technology	28 August	Successful
	Apogee: ~350 kilometres (220 mi)
2 September 02:02	VS-30/EPL		Alcântara		AEB
	EPL-ME	INPE	Suborbital	Test	2 September	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)?
9 September	Blue Sparrow		F-15 Eagle, Israel		IAF
		Israeli Air Force	Suborbital	ABM target	9 September	Successful
	Arrow-2 target, intercept failed, Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)?
10 September	RSM-56 Bulava		K-551 Vladimir Monomakh, White Sea		VMF
		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	10 September	Successful
11 September 05:41	Agni-I		Integrated Test Range		IDRDL
		IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	11 September	Successful
	Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)?
22 September 13:00	UGM-133 Trident II D5		Submarine, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	22 September	Successful
22 September 13:00	UGM-133 Trident II D5		Submarine, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	22 September	Successful
22 September 13:00	UGM-133 Trident II D5		Submarine, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	22 September	Successful
23 September 14:45	LGM-30G Minuteman III		Vandenberg LF-09		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	23 September	Successful
	GT211GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
30 September	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	VAULT 2.0	NRL	Suborbital	Solar	30 September	Successful
	Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi)
7 October 13:10	Sounding Rocket X		Jiu Peng Air Base		NSPO
		NSPO	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	7 October	Successful
	Apogee: 286 km (178 mi)
12 October 04:27	Terrier-Lynx		Wallops Island		DoD
	Shark	DoD	Suborbital	Radar target	12 October	Successful
	Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)?
17 October 07:08	MRBM-T3 ?		Kauai		MDA
		MDA	Suborbital	Radar target	17 October	Successful
	Medium Range Ballistic Missile Target, Aegis radar target FTX-20
23 October 13:33	SpaceLoft XL		Spaceport America		UP Aerospace
	FOP-3	NASA	Suborbital	Four technology experiments	23 October	Successful
	Mission SL-9, Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi), successfully recovered
29 October 17:27:00	RSM-56 Bulava		K-535 Yuri Dolgorukiy, White Sea		VMF
		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	29 October	Successful
1 November 06:20	RS-12M Topol		Plesetsk		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	1 November	Successful
5 November	R-29RMU Sineva		K-114 Tula, Barents Sea		VMF
		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	5 November	Successful
6 November 19:07	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	RAISE 2	SwRI	Suborbital	Solar	6 November	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
6 November 22:03	Terrier-Oriole ?		Kauai		MDA
		MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	6 November	Successful
	SM-3 Block 1B target
6 November 22:06	RIM-161C Standard Missile 3 Block 1B		USS John Paul Jones, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	6 November	Successful
	FTM-25, successful intercept
9 November 04:10	Agni II		Integrated Test Range		Indian Army / DRDO
		Indian Army/DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	9 November	Successful
13 November	Shaheen-II		Sonmiani		ASFC
		ASFC	Suborbital	Missile test	13 November	Successful
14 November	Prithvi II		Integrated Test Range Launch Complex 3		DRDO
		DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	14 November	Successful
	Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
14 November	Dhanush		Ship, Indian Ocean		DRDO
		DRDO	Suborbital	Target	14 November	Successful
	Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 November	Shaheen-IA		Sonmiani		ASFC
		ASFC	Suborbital	Missile test	17 November	Successful
24 November 08:05	Black Brant XIIA		Andøya		NASA
	C-REX	UAF	Suborbital	Geospace	24 November	Successful
	Apogee: 486 kilometres (302 mi)
28 November	RSM-56 Bulava		K-550 Aleksandr Nevskiy, White Sea		VMF
		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	28 November	Successful
2 December 04:49	Agni-IV		Integrated Test Range		DRDO
		DRDO	Suborbital	Missile Test	2 December	Successful
	Apogee: ~850 kilometres (530 mi)?
11 December 19:11	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	FOXSI	UC Berkeley	Suborbital	Solar research	11 December	Successful
	Apogee: 338 kilometres (210 mi)
16 December	Blue Sparrow		F-15 Eagle, Israel		IAF
		Israeli Air Force	Suborbital	ABM target	16 December	Successful
	Arrow-3 target, launch of Interceptor was scrubbed, Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)?
17 December	Improved-Orion		White Sands		NASA
	CTREX	DOD	Suborbital	Test flight	17 December	Successful
17 December	Taurion		White Sands		NASA
	Sprint 1	DOD	Suborbital	Test flight	17 December	Successful
	First launch of a Taurion missile, a special low performing vehicle configuration for the development of the Sprint target vehicle
18 December 04:00:00	LVM3		Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO
	CARE	ISRO	Suborbital	Test flight	18 December	Successful
	First flight of LVM3 (earlier called GSLV Mk III). Sub-orbital test flight with dummy upper stage and ISRO Orbital Vehicle boilerplate [17] Apogee: 125.5 km
26 December 08:02	RS-24 Yars		Plesetsk		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	26 December	Successful

Deep space rendezvous

Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVAs)

Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Remarks
27 January 14:00	6 hours 8 minutes	20:08	Expedition 38 / 39 ISS Pirs	Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky	Installed High Resolution Camera (HRC) on SM Plane IV; installed Medium Resolution Camera (MRC) on SM Plane IV; photographed electrical connectors on ФП11 and ФП19 connector patch panels of SM; removed Worksite Interfaces (WIF) adaptor from SSRMS LEE B; retrieved СКК #2-СО cassette container from DC-1.[20]
23 April 13:56	1 hours 36 minutes	15:32	Expedition 39 / 40 ISS Quest	Richard Mastracchio Steven Swanson	Replaced failed Multiplexer/Demultiplexer (MDM) unit on S0 truss; also removed two lanyards from Secondary Power Distribution Assembly (SPDA) doors.[21][22]
19 June 14:10	7 hours 23 minutes	21:33	Expedition 40 / 41 ISS Pirs	Alexander Skvortsov Oleg Artemyev	Installed an automated phased antenna array used for the Russian command and telemetry system, relocated a part of the Obstanovka experiment that monitors charged particles and plasma in Low Earth Orbit, verifying the correct installation of the universal work platform (URM-D), taking samples from one of Zvezda’s windows, and jettisoning an experiment frame.[23][24]
18 August 14:02	5 hours 11 minutes	19:13	Expedition 40 / 41 ISS Pirs	Alexander Skvortsov Oleg Artemyev	Released Chasqui-1 cubesat into space; installed experiment packages (EXPOSE-R2 biological experiment, Plume Impingement and Deposit Monitoring unit), retrieved experiments (Vinoslivost materials exposure panel, Biorisk biological experiment), replaced cassette on SKK experiment and attached a handrail on an antenna.[25][26]
7 October 12:30	6 hours 13 minutes	18:43	Expedition 41 / 42 ISS Quest	Reid Wiseman Alexander Gerst	Re-located a failed pump module to a permanent stowage position, installed a back-up power supply for the Mobile Transporter and replaced a light on the robotic arm.[27][28]
15 October 12:16	6 hours 34 minutes	18:50	Expedition 41 / 42 ISS Quest	Reid Wiseman Barry E. Wilmore	Replaced failed sequential shunt unit (SSU) for 3A power system, relocated articulating portable foot restraint/tool stanchion (APFR/TS), removed camera port (CP) 7, relocated wireless video system external transceiver assembly (WETA) from CP8 to CP11, installed external TV camera group at CP8.[29][30]
22 October 13:28	3 hours 38 minutes	17:06	Expedition 41 / 42 ISS Pirs	Maksim Surayev Aleksandr Samokutyayev	Removed and jettisoned Radiometriya experiment from Zvezda Plane II, removed EXPOSE-R experiment protective cover, took surface samples from Pirs extravehicular hatch 2 window (TEST experiment), removed and jettisoned two KURS attennas 2ACф1-1 and 2ACф1-2 from Poisk, photographed exterior of ISS Russian segment.[31][32]