List of orbital rocket launches (2013)
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This list shows all 81 launchers starts and -startversuche of 2013 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 .
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 | |||
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January 2013 | ||||||||
Jan 15, 2013 4:25 pm |
Rockot | Plesetsk 133/3 | 3 × Rodnik | Military communication | 01A , 01B , 01C | |||
Jan. 27, 2013 4:40 am |
H-IIA (202) | TNSC Y1 |
IGS Radar-4 Optical-5D |
Enlightenment TE / Enlightenment |
02A 02B |
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Jan. 30, 2013 7:00 am |
KSLV (Naro) | Naro | STSat-2C | TE / research | 03A | |||
Jan. 31, 2013 1:48 am |
Atlas V (401) | CCAFS 41 | TDRS-K | communication | 04A | |||
February 2013 | ||||||||
Feb 1, 2013 6:56 am |
Zenit-3SL | Sea launch | Intelsat 27 | communication | Failure | |||
Feb 6, 2013 4:04 pm |
Soyuz-2 / Fri | Baikonur 31/6 | 6 × Globalstar | communication | 05B , 05C , 05D , 05A ... | |||
Feb 7, 2013 9:36 pm |
Ariane 5 ECA |
CSG A-3 |
Amazonas 3 Azerspace / Africasat-1a |
Communication communication |
06A 06B |
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Feb 11, 2013 2:41 pm |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur 31/6 | Progress M-18M | ISS supply | 07A | |||
Feb 11, 2013 6:02 pm |
Atlas V (401) | VAFB 3E | Landsat 8 (LDCM) | Earth observation | 08A | |||
Feb 25, 2013 12:31 PM |
PSLV-CA | SHAR 1 |
Saral Sapphire NEOSSat UniBrite TUGsat 1 Strand 1 AAUSat3
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Space surveillance Earth observation Space surveillance Astronomy Astronomy TE ◻ University project ◻ |
09A 09C 09D 09G 09F 09E 09B |
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March 2013 | ||||||||
March 1, 2013 3:10 PM |
Falcon 9 | CCAFS 40 | Dragon CRS-2 | ISS supply | 10A | |||
March 19, 2013 9:21 PM |
Atlas V (401) | CCAFS 41 | SBIRS-GEO 2 | early warning system | 11A | |||
March 26, 2013 7:07 pm |
Proton / Bris | Baikonur 200/39 | Satmex 8 | communication | 12A | |||
March 28, 2013 8:43 PM |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur 1/5 | Soyuz TMA-08M | manned ISS mission | 13A | |||
April 2013 | ||||||||
April 15, 2013 6:36 PM |
Proton / Bris | Baikonur 200/39 | Anik G1 | communication | 14A | |||
April 19, 2013 10:00 |
Soyuz-2 | Baikonur 31/6 |
Bion-M1 AIST 2 Dove-2 Beesat-2 , -3 SOMP OSSI 1 |
biological research research earth observation ◻ 2 × TE ◻ university project ◻ art project ◻ |
15A 15D 15C 15G , 15E 15F 15B |
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April 21, 2013 9:00 p.m. |
Antares maiden flight |
MARS 0A |
Cygnus dummy Dove-1 3 × PhoneSat |
(Test flight) TE / Earth observation ◻ TE ◻ |
16D, 16B, 16C , 16E , 016A |
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April 24, 2013 10:12 am |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur 1/5 | Progress M-19M | ISS supply | 17A | |||
April 26, 2013 4:13 am |
CZ-2D | Jiuquan S-2 |
Gaofen 1 TurkSat-3USat NEE-01 Pegaso CubeBug-1 |
Earth observation TE / communication ◻ TE ◻ TE / research ◻ |
18A 18C 18B 18D |
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April 26, 2013 5:23 am |
Soyuz-2 / Fri | Plesetsk 43/4 | Glonass-M | navigation | 19A | |||
May 2013 | ||||||||
May 1, 2013 4:06 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang 2 | Chinasat 11 | communication | 20A | |||
May 7, 2013 2:06 am |
Vega | CSG V |
Proba V VNREDSat 1a ESTCube-1 |
TE / Earth observation Earth observation university project ◻ |
21A 21B 21C |
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May 14, 2013 4:02 pm |
Proton / Bris | Baikonur 200/39 | Eutelsat 3D | communication | 22A | |||
May 15, 2013 9:38 PM |
Atlas V (401) | CCAFS 41 | GPS 2F-4 | navigation | 23A | |||
May 25, 2013 12:27 AM |
Delta IV | CCAFS 37B | WGS-5 | Military communication | 24A | |||
May 28, 2013 8:31 PM |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur 1/5 | Soyuz TMA-09M | manned ISS mission | 25A | |||
June 2013 | ||||||||
June 3, 2013 9:18 am |
Proton / Bris | Baikonur 200/39 | SES-6 | communication | 26A | |||
June 5, 2013 9:52 pm |
Ariane 5 ES |
CSG A-3 |
ATV-4 "Albert Einstein" |
ISS supply | 27A | |||
June 7, 2013 6:37 PM |
Soyuz-2 | Plesetsk 43/4 | Persona 2 | enlightenment | 28A | |||
June 11, 2013 9:38 am |
CZ-2F | Jiuquan S-1 | Shenzhou 10 |
manned mission to Tiangong 1 |
29A | |||
June 25, 2013 5:28 pm |
Soyuz-2 / Fri | Baikonur 31/6 | Resurs-P 1 | Earth observation | 30A | |||
June 25, 2013 7:27 PM |
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CSG S | 4 × O3b | communication | 31D , 31C , 31B , 31A | |||
June 27, 2013 4:53 pm |
Strela | Baikonur 175/59 | condor | Radar reconnaissance | 32A | |||
June 28, 2013 2:27 am |
Pegasus-XL | VAFB | IRIS | Solar research | 33A | |||
July 2013 | ||||||||
July 1, 2013 6:11 PM |
PSLV-XL | SHAR 1 | IRNSS-1 | navigation | 34A | |||
July 2, 2013 2:38 am |
Proton / Blk.D | Baikonur 81/24 | 3 × Glonass-M | navigation | Failure | |||
July 15, 2013 9:27 am |
CZ-2C | Jiuquan S-2 | Shijian 11-05 | ? | 35A | |||
July 19, 2013 1:00 p.m. |
Atlas V (551) | CCAFS 41 | MUOS-2 | Military communications ( US Navy ) |
36A | |||
July 19, 2013 11:37 PM |
CZ-4C | Taiyuan 9 |
Chuangxin-3 2 × Shiyan-7 Shijian-15 |
Communication technology testing technology testing |
37B , 37A , 37J , 37C | |||
July 25, 2013 7:54 pm |
Ariane 5 ECA |
CSG A-3 |
Alphasat INSAT-3D |
Communication weather satellite |
38A 38B |
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July 27, 2013 8:45 PM |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur 31/6 | Progress M-20M | ISS supply | 39A | |||
August 2013 | ||||||||
Aug 3, 2013 7:48 pm |
H-IIB | TNSC Y2 |
HTV 4 ArduSat 1 ArduSat X TechEdSat 3p Pico Dragon |
ISS supply TE / amateur radio ◻ TE ◻ TE ◻ TE / amateur radio ◻ |
40A 1998-067DA 1998-067DC 1998-067DD 1998-067DB |
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Aug 8, 2013 12:29 AM |
Delta IV | CCAFS 37B | WGS-6 | Military communication | 41A | |||
Aug 22, 2013 2:39 pm |
Dnepr | Jasny 370/13 | Kompsat-5 | Earth observation | 42A | |||
Aug 28, 2013 6:03 PM |
Delta IV Heavy | VAFB 6 | NROL-65 | military satellite | 43A | |||
29 Aug 2013 8:30 p.m. |
Ariane 5 ECA |
CSG A-3 |
Eutelsat 25B GSAT-7 |
Communication communication |
44A 44B |
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Aug 31, 2013 8:05 pm |
Zenit-3SLB | Baikonur 45/1 | Amos 4 | communication | 45A | |||
September 2013 | ||||||||
Sep 1 2013 19:16 |
CZ-4C | Jiuquan S-2 | 3 × Yaogan-17 | Earth observation | 46A , 46B , 46C | |||
Sep 7 2013 03:27 |
Minotaur V first flight |
MARS 0B | LADEE | Lunar probe | 47A | |||
Sep 11 2013 23:23 |
Rockot | Plesetsk 133/3 | 3 × Gonets-M | Military communication | 48A , 48B , 48C | |||
Sep 14 2013 05:00 |
Epsilon maiden flight |
USC | Hisaki | Space telescope | 49A | |||
Sep 18 2013 08:10 |
Atlas V (531) | CCAFS 41 | AEHF-3 | Military communication | 50A | |||
Sep 18 2013 14:58 |
Antares | MARS 0A | Cygnus Orb-D1 | ISS supply | 51A | |||
23 Sep 2013 03:07 |
CZ-4C | Taiyuan 9 | Fengyun 3C | Weather satellite | 52A | |||
25 Sep 2013 04:37 |
Kuaizhou-1 maiden flight |
Jiuquan S-E1 | Kuaizhou-1 | Earth observation | 53A | |||
25 Sep 2013 8:58 pm |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur 1/5 | Soyuz TMA-10M | manned ISS mission | 54A | |||
29 Sep 2013 16:00 |
Falcon 9 | VAFB 4E |
Cassiope 2 × CUsat Dande 3 × PopACS |
Research / Come. Technology testing Research Research ◻ |
55A, 55B , 55G, 55C, 55D , 55E , 55F |
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29 Sep 2013 21:38 |
Proton / Bris | Baikonur 200/39 | Astra 2E | communication | 56A | |||
October 2013 | ||||||||
Oct 25, 2013 3:50 am |
CZ-4B | Jiuquan S-2 | Shijian-16 | TE / research | 57A | |||
Oct 25, 2013 6:08 pm |
Proton / Bris | Baikonur 200/39 | Sirius FM-6 | Broadcasting satellite | 58A | |||
Oct 29, 2019 2:50 am |
CZ-2C | Taiyuan 9 | Yaogan-18 | enlightenment | 59A | |||
November 2013 | ||||||||
Nov 5, 2013 9:08 am |
PSLV-XL | SHAR 1 |
Mars Orbiter (Mangalyaan-1) |
Mars probe | 60A | |||
Nov 7, 2013 4:14 am |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur 1/5 | Soyuz TMA-11M | manned ISS mission | 61A | |||
Nov 11, 2013 11:46 PM |
Proton / Bris | Baikonur 81/24 | Raduga 1M | communication | 62A | |||
Nov 18, 2013 6:28 pm |
Atlas V (401) | CCAFS 41 | Maven | Mars probe | 63A | |||
Nov 20, 2013 1:15 am |
Minotaur I | MARS 0B | ORS-3 STPSat 3 Elana VI • Cape 2 8 × Prometheus approx. 10 more |
military TE military TE 11 university projects ◻ • Amateur radio ◻ TE ◻ Cubesats ◻ |
64AF 64A 64Z , 64R , 64D , 64E … 64C 64AC , 64M , 64AE … 64G , 64H , 64S , 64T … |
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Nov 20, 2013 3:31 am |
CZ-4C | Taiyuan 9 | Yaogan-19 | Earth observation | 65A | |||
Nov 21, 2013 7:10 am |
Dnepr | Jasny 370/13 |
DubaiSat 2 STSat-3 SkySat-1 AprizeSat 7, 8 UniSat 5 WNISat 1 Lem ZACube-1 CubeBug-2 UWE-3 First-MOVE FUNcube-1 $ 50SAT approx. 20 more
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Earth observation TE / research communication 2 × communication TE / research weather satellite astronomy ◻ TE / education ◻ TE / amateur radio ◻ TE ◻ university project ◻ amateur radio ◻ TE ( Pocketqube ) Cubesats ◻ |
66D 66G 66C 66A , 66K 66F 66H 66R 66B 66AA 66AG 66Z 66AE 66W 66E , 66N , 66M , 66Q ... |
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Nov 22, 2013 12:02 pm |
Rockot | Plesetsk 133/3 | 3 × swarm | research | 67B , 67A , 67C | |||
Nov 25, 2013 2:12 am |
CZ-2D | Jiuquan S-2 | Shiyan-5 | TE / Earth observation | 68A | |||
Nov 25, 2013 8:53 PM |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur 31/6 | Progress M-21M | ISS supply | 69A | |||
December 2013 | ||||||||
1st Dec. 2013 5:30 p.m. |
CZ-3B | Xichang 2 | Chang'e-3 | Lunar lander and rover | 70A | |||
Dec 3, 2013 10:41 p.m. |
Falcon 9 | CCAFS 40 | SES-8 | communication | 71A | |||
Dec 6, 2013 7:14 am |
Atlas V (501) | VAFB 3E |
NROL-39 Elana II approx. 10 more |
military satellite 4 university projects ◻ Cubesats ◻ |
72A, 72B , 72C , 72K , 72J … 72F , 72N , 72L , 72G … |
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Dec 8, 2013 12:12 pm |
Proton / Bris | Baikonur 200/39 | Inmarsat 5 F1 | communication | 73A | |||
Dec 9, 2013 3:26 am |
CZ-4B | Taiyuan 9 | CBERS-3 | Earth observation | Failure | |||
Dec 19, 2013 9:12 am |
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CSG S | Gaia | Space telescope | 74A | |||
Dec 20, 2013 4:42 pm |
CZ-3B / E | Xichang 2 | Tupac Katari | communication | 75A | |||
Dec 25, 2013 12:31 AM |
Rockot | Plesetsk 133/3 | 3 × Rodnik Kosmos 2491 |
Military communication |
76A , 76B , 76C, 76E |
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Dec 26, 2013 10:50 am |
Proton / Bris | Baikonur 81/24 | Express AM5 | communication | 77A | |||
Dec 28, 2013 12:30 pm |
Soyuz-2w / Wo first flight |
Plesetsk 43/4 |
AIST 1 2 × SKRL-756 |
TE / research radar reflectors |
78C, 78A , 78B |
Type / purpose: The abbreviation “TE” stands for “Technologieerprobung”, ie testing new satellite technology ; the ◻ symbol indicates CubeSats . See Satellite Types for further explanation.
Failures
- ↑ A hydraulic pump failed shortly before the start . As a result, the thrust vector control of the RD-171 first stage engine did not work and the missile went off course. 20 seconds after take-off, a safety mechanism switched off the engine; the missile then fell into the sea. ( Report in the Russian Space Web )
- ↑ The module with the rotation rate sensors of the Proton first stage was installed the wrong way round, with the top down. As a result, the rocket started to spin just seconds after takeoff, broke in the air and fell to the ground while burning. ( Report in the Russian Space Web )
- ↑ The CZ-4 did not reach orbital velocity , apparently because its third stage switched off too early (according to Nasaspaceflight.com , December 2013).
Further remarks
- ↑ The assignment of the four objects to the four satellites is unclear; different sources give different COSPAR IDs.
- ↑ These small satellites were brought to the ISS and launched into space from there. Your Cospar IDs are derived from the ISS ID ( 1998-067A ). These satellites may not be included in databases such as the NSSDC catalog .
- ↑ The second satellite is permanently mounted on the upper rocket stage.
- ↑ The ORS-3 experiment consisted of additional systems built into the upper stage of the Minotaur rocket.
Web links
- Worldwide launch log - Spaceflight Now
- Space Exploration in 2013 - Russian Space Web (English)
- Orbital Launches of 2013 - Gunter's Space Page
- Space Launch Report 2013 (English)