List of orbital rocket launches (2009)

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This list shows all 78 launchers starts and -startversuche of 2009 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
January 2009
Jan. 18, 2009 2:47 am	Delta IV Heavy	CCAFS 37B	NROL-26 (USA-202)	enlightenment	01A
Jan. 23, 2009 3:54 am	H-IIA (202)	TNSC Y1	GOSAT SOHLA-1 SDS-1 Sprite-Sat Prism KKS-1 Stars Kagayaki	Earth observation Technology testing Technology testing Earth observation Technology testing University project Technology testing Technology testing	02A 02E 02F 02C 02B 02H 02G 02D
Jan. 30, 2009 1.30 p.m.	Zyklon-3 last cyclone flight	Plesetsk 32/2	Coronas photon	Solar research	03A
February 2009
Feb 2, 2009 18:34	Safir's first orbital flight	Semnan	Omid	TE / communication	04A
Feb 6, 2009 10:22 am	Delta II 7320-10C	VAFB 2W	NOAA-N Prime	Weather satellite	05A
Feb 10, 2009 5:49 AM	Soyuz-U	Baikonur 31/6	Progress M-66	ISS supply	06A
Feb 11, 2009 12:03 am	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	Express AM44 Express MD1	Communication communication	07A 07B
Feb 12, 2009 10:09 p.m.	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	Hot Bird 10 NSS-9 spiral A, B	Television communication 2 × TE / early warning system	08B 08A 08C , 08D
Feb. 24, 2009 9:55 am	Taurus	VAFB 576E	Orbiting Carbon Observatory	research	Failure
Feb. 26, 2009 6:30 p.m.	Zenit-3SLB	Baikonur 45/1	Telstar 11N	communication	09A
Feb. 28, 2009 4:10 am	Proton / Blk.DM	Baikonur 81/24	Globe 18L	communication	10A
March 2009
March 7, 2009 3:50 am	Delta II 7925-10L	CCAFS 17B	Kepler	Astrometry	11A
March 15, 2009 11:43 PM	Space Shuttle Discovery	KSC 39A	STS-119 S6 segment	manned ISS mission ISS module	12A
March 17, 2009 2:21 pm	Rockot	Plesetsk 133/3	GOCE	Geoscience	13A
March 24, 2009 8:34 am	Delta II 7925	CCAFS 17A	GPS IIR-M7	navigation	14A
March 26, 2009 11:49 am	Soyuz-FG	Baikonur 1/5	Soyuz TMA-14	manned ISS mission	15A
April 2009
April 3, 2009 4:24 pm	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	Eutelsat W2A	communication	16A
April 4, 2009 12:31 AM	Atlas V (421)	CCAFS 41	WGS 2	Military communication	17A
April 5, 2009 approx. 2:30 am	Unha-2 single flight	Musudan-ri	Kwangmyŏngsŏng 2	TE / communication	Failure
April 14, 2009 4:16 pm	CZ-3C	Xichang 2	Beidou-2 G2	navigation	18A
April 20, 2009 1:15 AM	PSLV-CA	SHAR 2	Risat-2 Anusat	Earth observation TE / amateur radio	19A 19B
April 20, 2009 8:16 am	Zenit-3SL	Sea launch	SICRAL 1B	Military communication	20A
April 22, 2009 2:55 am	CZ-2C	Taiyuan 7	Yaogan-6	Earth observation, reconnaissance	21A
April 29, 2009 4:58 pm	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk 16/2	Jantar-4K2M ( Kosmos -2450)	enlightenment	22A
May 2009
May 5, 2009 8:24 PM	Delta II 7920-10C	VAFB 2W	STSS-ATRR	early warning system	23A
May 7, 2009 6:37 PM	Soyuz-U	Baikonur 1/5	Progress M-02M	ISS supply	24A
May 11, 2009 6:01 PM	Space Shuttle Atlantis	KSC 39A	STS-125	manned ISS mission	25A
May 14, 2009 1:12 p.m.	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	Herschel Planck	IR space telescope microwave telescope	26A 26B
May 16, 2009 12:57 am	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	ProtoStar 2	communication	27A
May 19, 2009 11:55 PM	Minotaur I	MARS 0B	TacSat-3 PharmaSat-1 AeroCube 3 HawkSat-I CP6	Earth observation TE / bioanalytics ◻ TE ◻ TE ◻ university project ◻	28A 28B 28E 28D 28C
May 21, 2009 9:53 p.m.	Soyuz-2 / Fri	Plesetsk 43/4	Meridian 2	Military communication	29A - partial success
May 27, 2009 10:34 am	Soyuz-FG	Baikonur 1/5	Soyuz TMA-15	manned ISS mission	30A
June 2009
June 18, 2009 9:32 pm	Atlas V (401)	CCAFS 41	LRO LCROSS	Lunar probe lunar probe	31A 31B
June 21, 2009 9:50 pm	Zenit-3SLB	Baikonur 45/1	Measat-3A	communication	32A
June 27, 2009 10:51 p.m.	Delta IV	CCAFS 37B	GOES-O	Weather satellite	33A
June 30, 2009 7:10 PM	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	Sirius FM-5	communication	34A
July 2009
July 1, 2009 5:52 p.m.	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	TerreStar-1	communication	35A
July 6, 2009 1:26 am	Rockot	Plesetsk 133/3	Cosmos 2451 cosmos 2452, cosmos 2453	Military communication	36A 36B 36C
July 14, 2009 3:35 am	Falcon 1 last flight	Omelek	RazakSat	Earth observation	37A
July 15, 2009 10:03 p.m.	Space Shuttle Endeavor	KSC 39A	STS-127 Ande 2 Dragonsat	manned ISS mission 2 × research technology testing	38A, 38E , 38F, 38B
July 21, 2009 3:57 am	Cosmos-3M	Plesetsk 132/1	Sterch-1 cosmos 2454	Military search and rescue navigation	39B 39A
July 24, 2009 10:57 am	Soyuz-U	Baikonur 1/5	Progress M-67	ISS supply	40A
July 29, 2009 6:46 pm	Dnepr	Baikonur 109/95	DubaiSat 1 Deimos-1 NanoSat-1B UK DMC-2 AprizeSat 3, 4	Earth observation Earth observation Technology testing Earth observation 2 × communication / AIS	41B, 41A, 41E, 41C, 41F , 41D
August 2009
Aug 11, 2009 7:47 pm	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	AsiaSat 5	communication	42A
17 Aug 2009 10:35	Delta II 7925	CCAFS 17A	GPS 2R-21	navigation	43A
Aug 21, 2009 10:09 PM	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	JCSat 12 Optus D3	Communication communication	44A 44B
25 Aug 2009 8:00 am	KSLV (Naro) first flight	Naro	STSAT-2A	TE / astronomy	Failure
29 Aug 2009 3:59 am	Space Shuttle Discovery	KSC 39A	STS-128	manned ISS mission	45A
Aug 31, 2009 9:28 am	CZ-3B	Xichang 2	Palapa D	communication	46A - partial success
September 2009
8 Sep 2009 21:35	Atlas V (401)	CCAFS 41	USA 207	Enlightenment ( SIGINT )	47A
Sep 10 2009 17:01	H-II B first flight	TNSC Y2	HTV-1	ISS supply	48A
17 Sep 2009 15:55	Soyuz-2 / Fri	Baikonur 31/6	Meteor-M 1 Sterch-2 Universitetsky 2 IRIS Ugatusat SumbandilaSat Blits	Weather satellite search and rescue TE / amateur radio Technologieerprobung earth observation / amateur radio earth observation / amateur radio retroreflector	49A 49B 49D 49C 49E 49F 49G
17 Sep 2009 19:19	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	Nimiq 5	communication	50A
23 Sep 2009 6:21 am	PSLV-CA	SHAR 1	OceanSat-2 UWE-2 BeeSat SwissCube-1 ITÜ-pSat 1 Rubin 9	Earth observation TE / communication ◻ University project ◻ University project ◻ TE ◻ 2 × TE / AIS	51A 51D 51C 51B 51E 51F
25 Sep 2009 12:20	Delta II 7920-10C	CCAFS 17B	STSS 1, 2	early warning system	52A , 52B
Sep 30 2009 7:14 am	Soyuz-FG	Baikonur 1/5	Soyuz TMA-16	manned ISS mission	53A
October 2009
Oct. 1, 2009 9:59 p.m.	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	Amazon-2 SatcomBW-2A	Communication military communication	54A 54B
Oct 8, 2009 6:51 pm	Delta II 7920-10C	VAFB 2W	WorldView-2	Earth observation	55A
Oct 15, 2009 1:14 am	Soyuz-U	Baikonur 1/5	Progress M-03M	ISS supply	56A
Oct 18, 2009 4:12 pm	Atlas V 401	VAFB 3E	DMSP-F18	military weather satellite	57A
Oct 29, 2009 8:00 p.m.	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	NSS 12 Thor 6	Communication television	58A 58B
November 2009
Nov 2, 2009 1:50 am	Rockot	Plesetsk 133/3	SMOS Proba-2	Earth observation Earth observation	59A 59B
Nov 10, 2009 2:22 pm	Soyuz-U	Baikonur 1/5	MRM 2 (Poisk)	ISS module	60A
Nov 12, 2009 2:45 am	CZ-2C	Jiuquan S-2	Shijian 11-01	?	61A
Nov 16, 2009 7:28 pm	Space Shuttle Atlantis	KSC 39A	STS-129 ELC 1, 2	manned ISS mission ISS modules	62A
Nov 20, 2009 10:44 am	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk 16/2	Cosmos 2455	enlightenment	63A
Nov 23, 2009 6:55 am	Atlas V (431)	CCAFS 41	Intelsat 14	communication	64A
Nov 24, 2009 2:19 pm	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	Eutelsat W7	communication	65A
Nov 28, 2009 1:21 am	H-IIA (202)	TNSC Y1	IGS 5A (IGS-Optical 3)	enlightenment	66A
Nov 30, 2009 9:00 p.m.	Zenit-3SLB	Baikonur 45/1	Intelsat 15	communication	67A
December 2009
Dec 6, 2009 1:47 am	Delta IV	CCAFS 37B	WGS 3	Military communication	68A
Dec 9, 2009 8:42 am	CZ-2D	Jiuquan S-2	Yaogan 7	Earth observation, reconnaissance	69A
Dec 14, 2009 10:38 am	Proton / Blk.D	Baikonur 81/24	3 × Glonass-M	navigation	70A , 70B , 70C
Dec 14, 2009 2:09 p.m.	Delta II 7320-10C	VAFB 2W	WISE	Space telescope	71A
Dec 15, 2009 2:31 am	CZ-4C	Taiyuan 9	YaoGan 8 Xiwang-1	Earth observation, reconnaissance amateur radio	72A 72B
Dec 18, 2009 4:26 pm	Ariane 5 GS	CSG A-3	Helios 2B	enlightenment	73A
Dec. 20, 2009 9:52 p.m.	Soyuz-FG	Baikonur 1/5	Soyuz TMA-17	manned ISS mission	74A
Dec 29, 2009 12:22 am	Proton / Bris	Baikonur 200/39	DirecTV 12	communication	75A

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

Failures and partial successes

1. ↑ ^{a b} The payload fairing did not separate from the upper rocket stage.
2. ↑ According to the US government, the rocket did not reach Earth orbit.
3. ↑ Incorrect payload data was programmed into the Fregat upper stage. As a result, it used too much fuel and eventually shut down too soon. The satellite was launched in too low an orbit, but was able to raise its orbit a little on its own and was apparently usable. ( Russian Space Web )
4. ↑ The satellite was launched in too low an orbit. It was then able to reach the target track on its own, which reduced its service life.

Further remarks

1. ^ First successful Iranian satellite launch
2. ↑ Dragonsat consisted of the two nanosatellites Bevo 1 and AggieSat 2, which should separate from each other after launch. However, they remained connected to each other and therefore did not receive separate Cospar IDs.
3. ↑ IRIS is permanently mounted on the Fregat upper stage of the rocket.
4. ↑ Rubin 9 consists of two payloads that are permanently mounted on the upper stage of the PSLV rocket.

Web links

• Worldwide launch log - Spaceflight Now
• Space Exploration in 2009 - Russian Space Web (English)
• Orbital Launches of 2009 - Gunter's Space Page (English)
• Space Launch Report 2009 (English)