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Launches
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This is a list of spaceflights launched, or scheduled to be launched in 2007, including the next scheduled launch.
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| Launch Date/Time | Rocket | Launch Site |
Launch Contractor | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Mission/ Function |
Re-Entry/ Destruction |
Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 January, 03:53 GMT |  PSLV |
Satish Dhawan |
Indian Space Research Organisation | Cartosat 2 |
ISRO | LEO (Sun synchronous polar orbit) | Earth observation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| SRE-1 |
ISRO | LEO (Polar) | Technology development | January 22, 2007 04:16 GMT |
Successful | First Indian spacecraft recovery | ||||
 / LAPAN-TUBSAT |
LAPAN/TU Berlin | LEO (Polar) | Earth imaging | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
 Pehuensat 1 |
Asociación Argentina de Tecnología Espacial | LEO (Polar) | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 11 January, 22:28 GMT |  DF-21 |
Xichang |
Chinese military | ASAT |
Chinese military | Sub-orbital | Intercept satellite | N/A | Successful | Destroyed Feng Yun 1C satellite |
| 16 January, 02:20 GMT |  S-310 |
Uchinoura |
JAXA | |
JAXA | Sub-orbital | Ionosphere research | 16 January 2007 | Successful | |
| 18 January, 02:12 GMT |  Soyuz-U |
 LC-1, Baikonur |
Russian Federal Space Agency | Progress 24P (M-59) |
Russian Federal Space Agency | LEO, docked to ISS | Resupply ISS | 1 August 2007, 19:26 GMT | Successful | |
| 19 January, 12:29 GMT |  Black Brant VB |
 Poker Flat |
NASA | JOULE II |
Clemson University/Geospace | Sub-orbital | Auroral research | 19 January 2007 | Successful | |
| 30 January, 23:22 GMT |  Yuzhnoye Zenit 3SL |
 Ocean OdysseyPacific Ocean |
/Sea Launch |
 NSS-8 |
SES New Skies | Intended: Geosynchronous | Comsat | Never left ground | Failure | Rocket exploded on pad |
| 2 February, 16:28 GMT | Long March 3A |
LC-2, Xichang |
CNSA | Beidou-1D |
Chinese government | GSO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Partial failure | Problems deploying solar panels Corrected from ground |
| 7 February, 08:15 GMT | Minuteman III |
LF-10, Vandenberg AFB |
USAF | Mk. 21 re-entry vehicle |
USAF | Sub-orbital | ICBM test launch | 7 February 2007 | Successful | Impacted Reagan Test Site |
| 12 February, 12:45 GMT | Black Brant XII |
Poker Flat |
NASA | ROPA[1] |
University of Dartmouth | Sub-orbital | Auroral research | 12 February 2007 | Successful | |
| 14 February, 09:22 GMT | Terrier-Orion |
Poker Flat |
NASA | HEX 2 |
University of Alaska/Geospace | Sub-orbital | Thermospheric research | 14 February 2007 | Successful | |
| 14 February, 09:27 GMT | Black Brant X |
Poker Flat |
NASA | HEX 2 |
University of Alaska/Geospace | Sub-orbital | Thermospheric research | 14 February 2007 | Successful | |
| 14 February, 09:36 GMT | Terrier-Orion |
Poker Flat |
NASA | HEX 2 |
University of Alaska/Geospace | Sub-orbital | Thermospheric research | 14 February 2007 | Successful | |
| 17 February 23:01 GMT |
Boeing Delta II (7925-10C) |
LC-17B, Cape Canaveral |
United Launch Alliance | THEMIS-A |
NASA | HEO | Auroral research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| THEMIS-B |
NASA | HEO | Auroral research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| THEMIS-C |
NASA | HEO | Auroral research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| THEMIS-D |
NASA | HEO | Auroral research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| THEMIS-E |
NASA | HEO | Auroral research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 1 March | RH-200SV |
 Andøya |
AAR | Mini-DUSTY 13 |
AAR | Sub-orbital | Technology demonstration | 1 March 2007 | Failure | Rocket underperformed and failed to reach correct apogee |
| 11 March, 22:03 GMT |  Ariane 5 ECA |
 ELA-3, CSG (Kourou) |
Arianespace |  Skynet 5A |
Ministry of Defence | GSO | Military comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| INSAT 4B |
ISRO | GSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 21 March, 01:10 GMT | SpaceX Falcon 1 |
 Omelek |
SpaceX | DemoSat(LCT2/AFSS) |
DARPA/NASA | Intended: LEO | Gather flight data & demonstrate fast launch of LV (with a Boilerplate spacecraft) GPS and communication experiments |
T+5 minutes, 5 seconds | Failure | Loss of signal after control problems Failed to reach orbit Some test objectives achieved. |
| 7 April, 17:31 GMT | Soyuz-FG |
LC-1, Baikonur |
Russian Federal Space Agency | Soyuz TMA-10 3 Cosmonauts |
Russian Federal Space Agency | LEO, docked to ISS |
Manned orbital flight | 21 October 2007, 10:36 GMT | Successful | ISS Expedition 15, space tourist |
| 17 April, 06:46:34 GMT | Dnepr |
LC-109, Baikonur |
ISC Kosmotras |
 Egyptsat-1 |
NARS | SSO | Earth imaging | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
 Saudisat-3 |
RSRI | SSO | Scientific Research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| SaudiComsat-3 |
RSRI | SSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| SaudiComsat-4 |
RSRI | SSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| SaudiComsat-5 |
RSRI | SSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| SaudiComsat-6 |
RSRI | SSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| SaudiComsat-7 |
RSRI | SSO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| PolySat-3 |
CalPoly | SSO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Successful so far | In P-POD container | ||||
| PolySat 4 |
CalPoly | SSO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Successful so far | In P-POD container | ||||
| CAPE-1 |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette | SSO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Partial failure, still in operation | In P-POD container, Problems with power supply[2] | ||||
 Libertad 1 |
Sergio Arboleda University | SSO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Successful | First Colombian satellite; in P-POD container Deactivated following completion of mission[2] |
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| AeroCube 2 |
Aerospace Corporation | SSO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Failure | In P-POD container. Solar panel/converter malfunction.[2] | ||||
| CSTB-1 |
Boeing | SSO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Successful so far | In P-POD container | ||||
| MAST |
Tethers Unlimited | SSO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Successful so far | In P-POD container | ||||
| 23 April, 10:00 GMT | PSLV-CA |
Sriharikota |
ISRO |  AGILE |
ASI | LEO | Gamma ray observation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| AAM |
ISRO | LEO | Technology demonstration | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 15 June, 15:04 GMT | Lockheed Martin Atlas V (401) |
LC-41, Cape Canaveral |
United Launch Alliance | NOSS 3-4A (NRO-L30R) |
NRO | LEO | Ocean surveillance | Still in orbit | Partial failure Still in operation |
Placed in incorrect orbit due to premature cutoff of Centaur upper stage.[3] Spacecraft corrected using their own thrusters, reducing lifespan |
| NOSS 3-4B (NRO-L30R) |
NRO | LEO | Ocean surveillance | Still in orbit | Partial failure Still in operation |
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| 15 June | Terrier-Orion |
Kauai |
US Navy | ARAV |
US Navy | Sub-orbital | Target Demonstration | 15 June 2007 | Successful | |
| 15 June | Terrier-Orion |
Kauai |
US Navy | ARAV |
US Navy | Sub-orbital | Target Demonstration | 15 June 2007 | Successful | |
| 19 July |  VSB-30 (306) |
Alcantara |
Brazilian Space Agency | Cuma II |
INPE | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 19 July | Failure | Recovery attempted, but all returned materials lost after GPS failure |
| 2 August, 17:33:48 GMT | Soyuz-U |
LC-1, Baikonur |
Russian Federal Space Agency | Progress 26P (M-61) |
Russian Federal Space Agency | LEO, docked to ISS | Resupply ISS | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| 3 August, 22:51 GMT | Terrier-Orion |
Andøya |
NASA | MASS 1 |
NASA/University of Colorado | Sub-orbital | Atmospheric research | 3 August 2007 | Successful | |
| 4 August, 09:26:34 GMT | Boeing Delta II (7925) |
LC-17A, Cape Canaveral |
ULA | Phoenix |
NASA | Heliocentric orbit | Mars lander | Still in Orbit | Successful so far | |
| 8 August, 22:36:42 GMT | Space Shuttle Endeavour |
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center |
United Space Alliance | STS-118, 7 Astronauts |
NASA | LEO, docked to ISS | Manned orbital flight | 21 August, 16:32 GMT | Successful | ISS assembly flight |
| SpaceHab LSM |
NASA/SpaceHab | LEO, attached to Endeavour | ISS logistics | Successful | Final flight of SpaceHab module | |||||
| /ISS S5 Truss |
NASA | LEO, attached to ISS | ISS component | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 2 September, 12:51 GMT | GSLV |
SLP, Sriharikota |
ISRO | INSAT-4CR |
ISRO | GEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Partial failure, still in operation | Apogee lower and inclination higher than expected, due to carrier rocket underperformance. [4] |
| 5 September, 22:43 GMT | Khrunichev Proton-M |
LC-200, Baikonur |
/International Launch Services |
JCSAT-11 |
JSAT | Intended: Geostationary | Comsat | ~T+135 seconds | Failure | Second stage failed to separate due to damaged cabling[5]. |
| 14 September, 01:31:01 GMT | H-IIA 2022 |
Tanegashima |
JAXA | Kaguya (SELENE) |
JAXA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |
| RSAT |
JAXA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| VRAD |
JAXA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||
| 14 September, 11:00 GMT | Soyuz-U |
LC-1, Baikonur |
Russian Federal Space Agency | /Foton-M3 |
Russian Federal Space Agency/ESA | LEO | Scientific research | 26 September 2007, 07:58 GMT | Successful | |
| YES2 |
LEO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Failure | Tether failed to deploy fully. Satellite may still be recoverable after natural decay.[6] |
