List of orbital rocket launches (2008)

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This list leads 68 launchers starts and -startversuche of 2008 on, where an Earth orbit or escape path should be achieved. Atmospheric and suborbital test flights are not included. Manned missions and missile first flights are shown in bold .

In August 2008, an Iranian Safir rocket was also launched that did not reach Earth orbit. According to official Iranian information, it was a successful test flight, while anonymous US government officials spoke of a failed orbital launch.

Start list

January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December

Date ( UTC )	Missile type	Launch site	payload	Type / purpose	COSPAR ID
January 2008
Jan 15, 2008 11:49 am	Zenit-3SL	Sea launch	Thuraya 3	communication	01A
Jan. 21, 2008 3:45 am	PSLV-CA	SHAR 1	TechSAR ( Ofeq 8)	enlightenment	02A
Jan 28, 2008 12:18 am	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	Express AM33	communication	03A
February 2008
Feb 5, 2008 1:02 pm	Soyuz-U	Baikonur 1/5	Progress M-63	ISS supply	04A
Feb 7, 2008 7:45 pm	Space Shuttle Atlantis	KSC KSC 39A	STS-122 Columbus	manned ISS mission ISS module / space laboratory	05A
Feb 11, 2008 11:34 am	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	Thor 5	communication	06A
Feb 23, 2008 8:55 am	H-IIA (2024)	Tanegashima Y1	Kizuna	TE / communication	07A
March 2008
March 9, 2008 4:03 am	Ariane 5 ES	CSG A-3	ATV-1 "Jules Verne"	ISS supply	08A
March 11, 2008 6:28 am	Space Shuttle Endeavor	KSC KSC 39A	STS-123 Kibō Dextre	manned ISS mission ISS module robotic arm	09A
March 13, 2008 10:02 am	Atlas V (411)	VAFB 3E	NROL-28	enlightenment	10A
March 14, 2008 11:18 pm	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	AMC-14	communication	11A - failure
March 15, 2008 6:10 am	Delta II 7925-9.5	CCAFS 17A	GPS IIR-M6	navigation	12A
March 19, 2008 10:48 p.m.	Zenit-3SL	Sea launch	DirecTV-11	communication	13A
March 27, 2008 5:15 pm	Cosmos-3M	Plesetsk 132/1	SAR magnifying glass 4	enlightenment	14A
April 2008
April 8, 2008 11:16 am	Soyuz-FG	Baikonur 1/5	Soyuz TMA-12	manned ISS mission	15A
April 14, 2008 8:12 pm	Atlas V (421)	CCAFS 41	ICO-G1	communication	16A
April 16, 2008 5:01 pm	Pegasus-XL	Kwajalein 06/24 L-1011	C / NOFS	research	17A
April 18, 2008 10:17 PM	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	Star One C2 Vinasat 1	Communication communication	18B 18A
April 25, 2008 3:35 pm	CZ- 3C first flight 3C	Xichang 2	Tianlian 1A	communication	19A
April 26, 2008 10:16 pm	Soyuz-FG / Fri	Baikonur 31/6	GIOVE-B	navigation	20A
April 28, 2008 3:53 am	PSLV-CA	SHAR 2	Cartosat-2A IMS-1 CanX-2 CanX-6 Cute-1.7 + APD 2 AAU-Cubesat 2 COMPASS-1 Delfi-C3 SEEDS 2 Rubin 8	Earth observation Earth observation Technology testing TE / AIS amateur radio Amateur radio TE / Training amateur radio TE / AIS amateur radio	21A 21D 21H 21B 21C 21F 21E 21G 21J 21K
April 28, 2008 5:00 am	Zenit-3SLB	Baikonur 45/1	Amos 3	communication	22A
May 2008
May 14, 2008 8:22 PM	Soyuz-U	Baikonur 1/5	Progress M-64	ISS supply	23A
May 21, 2008 9:43 am	Zenit-3SL	Sea launch	Galaxy 18	communication	24A
May 23, 2008 3:20 pm	Rockot	Plesetsk 133/3	Kosmos 2451-2453 yubileyny	Military communications ham radio	25B , 25C , 25D, 25A
May 27, 2008 3:02 am	CZ-4C	Taiyuan 7	Fengyun 3	Weather satellite	26A
May 31, 2008 9:02 pm	Space Shuttle Discovery	KSC KSC 39A	STS-124 JEM-PM JEM-RMS	manned ISS mission ISS module robotic arm	27A
June 2008
June 9, 2008 12:15 pm	CZ-3B	Xichang 2	Chinasat 9	communication	28A
June 11, 2008 4:05 pm	Delta II 7920H-10C	CCAFS 17B	GLAST	Space telescope	29A
June 12, 2008 10:05 p.m.	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	Skynet 5C TürkSat 3A	Communication communication	30A 30B
June 19, 2008 6:36 am	Cosmos-3M	Capustin Jar 107	Orbcomm Q1-Q5 Orbcomm J1	5 × communication communication	31E , 31A , 31D , 31F ... 31C
June 20, 2008 7:46 am	Delta II 7320-10C	VAFB 2W	Jason-2	Marine observation	32A
June 26, 2008 11:59 PM	Proton / Blk.D	Baikonur 81/24	US KMO 7 (Cosmos 2440)	early warning system	33A
July 2008
July 7, 2008 9:47 pm	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	BADR-6 ProtoStar 1	Communication communication	34B 34A
July 16, 2008 5:21 am	Zenit-3SL	Sea launch	EchoStar 11	communication	35A
July 22, 2008 2:40 am	Cosmos-3M	Plesetsk 132/1	SAR magnifying glass 5	enlightenment	36A
July 26, 2008 6:31 pm	Soyuz-2	Plesetsk 43/4	Persona (Cosmos 2441)	enlightenment	37A
August 2008
Aug 3, 2008 3:34 am	Falcon 1	Omelek	Celestis 5 Trailblazer NanoSail-D PreSat	Space burial technology testing TE ◻ TE ◻	Failure
Aug 14, 2008 8:44 PM	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	Superbird 7 AMC-21	Communication television	38A 38B
Aug 18, 2008 10:43 pm	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	Inmarsat 4-F3	communication	39A
29 Aug 2008 07:15	Dnepr	Baikonur 109/95	RapidEye	5 × Earth observation	40C , 40A , 40D , 40E ...
September 2008
6 Sep 2008 03:25	CZ-2C	Taiyuan 7	Huanjing-1A, 1B	2 × earth observation	41A , 41B
6 Sep 2008 18:51	Delta II 7420-10C	VAFB 2W	GeoEye 1	Earth observation	42A
Sep 10 2008 19:50	Soyuz-U	Baikonur 1/5	Progress M-65	ISS supply	43A
19 Sep 2008 21:48	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	Nimiq 4	communication	44A
Sep 24 2008 09:28	Zenit-3SL	Sea launch	Galaxy 19	communication	45A
25 Sep 2008 08:49	Proton / Blk.D	Baikonur 81/24	3 × Glonass-M	navigation	46A , 46B , 46C
25 Sep 2008 13:10	CZ-2F	Jiuquan S-1	Shenzhou 7 Banxing 1	manned mission photography, technology testing	47A 47G
28 Sep 2008 23:15	Falcon 1	Omelek	RatSat	Satellite dummy	48A
October 2008
Oct 1, 2008 6:37 am	Dnepr	Jasny 370/13	Theos	Earth observation	49A
Oct 12, 2008 7:01 am	Soyuz-FG	Baikonur 1/5	Soyuz TMA-13	manned ISS mission	50A
Oct 19, 2008 5:47 pm	Pegasus XL	Kwajalein 06/24 L-1011	IBEX	research	51A
Oct. 22, 2008 00:52	PSLV- XL first flight XL	SHAR 2	Chandrayaan-1	Lunar probe	52A
Oct 25, 2008 1:15 am	CZ-4B	Taiyuan 9	Shijian-6E, 6F	2 × TE / research	53A , 53B
Oct 25, 2008 2:28 am	Delta-7420-10C	VAFB 2W	Cosmo-Skymed 3	Earth observation	54A
Oct 29, 2008 4:53 p.m.	CZ-3B	Xichang 2	Venesat-1	communication	55A
November 2008
Nov 5, 2008 00:15	CZ-2D	Jiuquan S-2	Shiyuan-3 Chuangxin-1-02	Atmospheric research weather satellite	56A 56B
Nov 5, 2008 8:44 pm	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	Astra 1M	communication	57A
Nov 14, 2008 3:50 pm	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk 16/2	Yantar-4K2M	optical reconnaissance	58A
Nov 15, 2008 12:55 am	Space Shuttle Endeavor	KSC 39A	STS-126 MPLM Leonardo	manned ISS mission ISS module	59A
Nov 26, 2008 12:38 p.m.	Soyuz-U	Baikonur 1/5	Progress M-01M	ISS supply	60A
December 2008
Dec. 1, 2008 4:42 am	CZ-2D	Jiuquan S-2	Yaogan-4	Earth observation, reconnaissance	61A
Dec. 2, 2008 5:00 am	Molnija-M	Plesetsk 16/2	Cosmos 2446	early warning system	62A
Dec 10, 2008 1:43 p.m.	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	Ciel 2	communication	63A
Dec 15, 2008 3:22 am	CZ-4B	Taiyuan 9	Yaogan-5	Earth observation, reconnaissance	64A
Dec 20, 2008 10:35 p.m.	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	Hot Bird 9 Eutelsat W2M	Television communication	65A 65B
23 Dec 2008 00:54	CZ-3A	Xichang 3	Fengyun-2E	Weather satellite	66A
Dec 25, 2008 10:43 am	Proton / Blk.D	Baikonur 81/24	3 × Glonass-M	navigation	67A , 67C , 67B

Type / purpose: The abbreviation “TE” stands for “Technologieerprobung”, ie testing new satellite technology ; the ◻ symbol indicates CubeSats . See Satellite Types for further explanation.

Failures

1. ↑ The missile's Bris upper stage shut down too early; the satellite was therefore launched in too low an orbit.
2. ↑ After the stage separation, the two rocket stages collided.

Further remarks

1. ↑ After the launch, the satellite operator Spacecom and the launch provider Roskosmos argued about whether the satellite had been deployed in the desired orbit (according to Izvestia ).

Web links

• Worldwide launch log - Spaceflight Now
• Space Exploration in 2008 - Russian Space Web (English)
• Orbital Launches of 2008 - Gunter's Space Page (English)
• Space Launch Report 2008 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Iran Offers to Launch Satellites . The New York Times , August 18, 2018.