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Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched, or scheduled to be launched in 2008, including the next scheduled launch. ISS in earth orbit. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Launch Date/Time Rocket Launch
Site
Launch Contractor Payload Operator Orbit Mission/
Function
Re-Entry/
Destruction
Outcome Remarks
11 January, 05:32 GMT Flag of CanadaBlack Brant IX Flag of the United StatesLC-36, White Sands Flag of the United StatesNASA Flag of the United StatesLIDOS NASA/JHU Sub-orbital Ultraviolet astronomy 11 January, 05:42 GMT Successful Apogee: 315 km (196 mi)
15 January, 11:49 GMT Flag of UkraineZenit-3SL Flag of NorwayOcean Odyssey Flag of the United NationsSea Launch Flag of the United Arab EmiratesThuraya 3 Thuraya GEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
17 January Flag of IsraelJericho-3 Flag of IsraelPalmachim Flag of IsraelIAF IAF Sub-orbital Missile test 17 January 2008 Successful
18 January, 07:30 GMT Flag of CanadaBlack Brant XII Flag of NorwayAndøya Flag of the United StatesNASA Flag of the United StatesSCIFER-2 NASA/Cornell/Dartmouth Sub-orbital Ionospheric research 18 January 2008 Successful Apogee: 1,460 km (907 mi)
21 January, 03:45 GMT Flag of IndiaPSLV-CA Flag of IndiaFLP, Sriharikota Flag of IndiaISRO Flag of IsraelPolaris (TechSAR) IAI LEO Radar imaging Still in orbit Successful so far
25 January Flag of PakistanShaheen-1 Flag of PakistanSonmiani Flag of PakistanPAF PAF Sub-orbital Missile test 25 January 2008 Successful
28 January, 00:18 GMT Flag of RussiaProton-M Flag of KazakhstanLC-200/39, Baikonur Flag of RussiaRKA Flag of RussiaEkspress AM-33 RSCC GSO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
31 January, 19:14 GMT Flag of Brazil/ Flag of the United StatesVS-30-Orion Flag of NorwayAndøya Flag of Germany/ Flag of NorwayDLR/ARR Flag of the United KingdomHotPay-2 University of Leeds Sub-orbital Ionospheric research 31 January 2008 Successful Apogee: 380.6 km (237 mi)
January Flag of the United StatesSM-2 Flag of the United StatesWhite Sands Flag of the United StatesUS Navy/MDA ABM US Navy/MDA Sub-orbital ABM test Within 15 minutes of launch Successful
4 February Flag of IranKavoshgar-1 Flag of IranSemnan Flag of IranIARI INSA Sub-orbital 4 February Successful
5 February, 13:02:54 GMT Flag of RussiaSoyuz-U Flag of KazakhstanLC-1/5, Baikonur Flag of RussiaRKA Flag of RussiaProgress M-63 RKA LEO, docked to ISS Resupply ISS Still in orbit Successful so far
6 February, 09:14:40 GMT Flag of JapanS-310 Flag of JapanUchinoura Flag of JapanJAXA JAXA Sub-orbital Ionosphere research 6 February Successful
7 February, 11:30 GMT Flag of BrazilVSB-30 Flag of SwedenEsrange Flag of Germany/ Flag of EuropeDLR/ESA Flag of Germany/ Flag of EuropeTEXUS-44 DLR/ESA Sub-orbital Microgravity research 7 February Successful Apogee: 264 km (164 mi)
7 February, 19:45:30 GMT Flag of the United StatesSpace Shuttle Atlantis Flag of the United StatesLC-39A, Kennedy Flag of the United StatesUSA Flag of the United StatesSTS-122, 7 astronauts NASA LEO, docked to ISS Manned orbital flight 20 February 2008, 14:07:10 GMT Successful ISS assembly flight
Flag of the United NationsColumbus ESA LEO, attached to ISS ISS component Still in orbit Successful so far
11 February, 11:34 GMT Flag of RussiaProton-M Flag of KazakhstanLC-200/39, Baikonur Flag of the United NationsILS Flag of NorwayThor-5 Telenor Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
21 February, 03:26 GMT Flag of the United StatesSM-3 Flag of the United StatesUSS Lake Erie Flag of the United StatesUS Navy/MDA ASAT US Navy/MDA Sub-orbital ASAT satellite intercept 21 February, 03:29 GMT Successful Destroyed USA-193 satellite[1]
21 February, 06:15 GMT Flag of BrazilVSB-30 Flag of SwedenEsrange Flag of Germany/ Flag of EuropeDLR/ESA Flag of Germany/ Flag of EuropeTEXUS-45 DLR/ESA Sub-orbital Microgravity research 21 February Successful
23 February, 08:55 GMT Flag of JapanH-IIA 2024 Flag of JapanPad Y, Tanegashima Flag of JapanMHI Flag of JapanWINDS (Kizuna) JAXA/NICT GEO Comsat/Technology development Still in orbit Successful so far
26 February Flag of IndiaK-15 Flag of IndiaINS Kalinga Flag of IndiaIndian Navy Indian Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 26 February 2008 Successful
9 March, 04:03:07 GMT Flag of EuropeAriane 5-ES Flag of FranceELA-3, CSG (Kourou) Flag of FranceArianespace Flag of EuropeATV-001 Jules Verne ESA LEO, planned: docked to ISS Test spacecraft, resupply ISS Still in orbit Successful so far Maiden flight of Ariane 5-ES and ATV
11 March, 06:28:14 GMT Flag of the United StatesSpace Shuttle Endeavour Flag of the United StatesLC-39A, Kennedy Flag of the United StatesUSA Flag of the United StatesSTS-123,
7 Astronauts
NASA LEO, Planned: Docked to ISS Manned orbital flight Still in orbit Successful so far ISS assembly flight
Flag of the United NationsJEM-LM JAXA LEO, Planned: attached to ISS ISS component Still in orbit Successful so far First of three components for the JEM
13 March, 09:15-13:15 GMT Flag of the United StatesAtlas V (411) Flag of the United StatesSLC-3E, Vandenberg AFB Flag of the United StatesULA Flag of the United StatesNRO L-28 (Trumpet) NRO Planned: Molniya ELINT First Atlas V launch from Vandenberg AFB
14 March, 23:18 GMT Flag of RussiaProton-M/Breeze-M Flag of KazakhstanLC-200/39, Baikonur Flag of Russia/ Flag of the United StatesILS Flag of the United StatesAMC-14 SES Americom Planned: Geosynchronous Comsat
15 March, 06:09-06:23 GMT Flag of the United StatesDelta II (7925-9.5) Flag of the United StatesLC-17, Cape Canaveral Flag of the United StatesULA Flag of the United StatesGPS IIR-19 (M6) US Air Force Planned: MEO Navigation
17 March, 22:49-23:47 GMT Flag of UkraineZenit 3SL Flag of NorwayOcean Odyssey Flag of the United NationsSea Launch Flag of the United StatesDirecTV-11 DirecTV Planned: GEO Comsat
25 March, 19:15 GMT Flag of RussiaKosmos-3M Flag of RussiaPlesetsk Flag of GermanyCOSMOS Flag of GermanySAR-Lupe 4 KSA, Bundeswehr Planned: Polar LEO Military reconnaissance
March (TBC)[2] Flag of RussiaRokot Flag of RussiaPlesetsk Flag of RussiaVKS Flag of RussiaGONETS-M Planned: LEO Comsat
Flag of RussiaGONETS-M Planned: LEO Comsat
Flag of RussiaGONETS-M Planned: LEO Comsat
Flag of RussiaYubeleiny Planned: LEO Experimental spacecraft
NET: March (TBC) Chimera
(Minuteman/Minotaur II)
LF-06, Vandenberg AFB Orbital Sciences NFIRE 2b target MDA Planned:Sub-orbital NFIRE test
March (TBC)[2] Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaLong March 3A Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaLC-2, Xichang Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaCNSA Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaBeidou CNSA Planned:MEO Navigation
1st Quarter (TBC)[2] Flag of RussiaSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat Flag of RussiaPlesetsk Persona
8 April, 11:16:14 GMT Flag of RussiaSoyuz-FG Flag of KazakhstanLC-1, Baikonur Flag of RussiaRKA Flag of RussiaSoyuz TMA-12, 3 cosmonauts RKA Planned: LEO, Docked to ISS Manned orbital flight ISS Expedition 17
First South Korean in space
10 April[3] Flag of EuropeAriane 5-ECA Flag of FranceELA-3, CSG (Kourou) Flag of FranceArianespace Flag of VietnamVinasat-1 VNPT Planned: GSO Comsat First Vietnamese spacecraft
Flag of BrazilStar One C2 Star One Planned: GSO Comsat
12 April Flag of BrazilVSB-30 Flag of SwedenEsrange Flag of Sweden/ Flag of GermanySSC/DLR Flag of Sweden/ Flag of EuropeMASER-11 SSC/ESA Planned: Sub-orbital Microgravity research
14 April Atlas V (421) LC-41, Cape Canaveral ULA ICO G1 ICO Satellite Management Planned: Geosynchronous Mobile communications
15 April Pegasus-XL L-1011, Kwajelein Atoll Orbital C/NOFS Planned: LEO Scientific electrodynamics satellite
18 April, 03:53 GMT Flag of IndiaPSLV-C Sriharikota ISRO Cartosat 2A[4] ISRO Planned: LEO Remote Sensing
TWSAT[4] ISRO Planned: LEO Remote sensing
CanX-2[5] UTIAS Planned: LEO Technology development[5]
Cute-1.7+APD II[6] Tokyo Institute of Technology Planned: LEO Technology development
Delfi C3[7] Delft University Planned: LEO Technology development
AAUSat-II[8] Aalborg University Planned: LEO Radiation research[8]
COMPASS-1[9] Aachen University Planned: LEO Remote sensing
Technology demonstration
SEEDS-2[10] Nihon University Planned: LEO Technology development
21 April Terrier 70 Wallops Island NASA SubTEC-II NASA Planned: Sub-orbital Technology development
24 April Zenit-3SLB Flag of KazakhstanLC-45/1, Baikonur Land Launch AMOS-3 (AMOS-60) Space Communications Ltd Planned: Geosynchronous Comsat First Land Launch contracted launch, maiden flight of Zenit-3SLB
25 April, 20:00-00:00 GMT Polaris Kodiak Island US Air Force FTG-04 MDA Planned:Sub-orbital
26 April, 22:16:02 GMT Flag of Russia