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February 2 Dragon Qualification Unit Falcon 9Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station,
Florida,
USA test launch; first flight of the Falcon 9 ,
Launch site: SLC-40
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will make its maiden launch on a demonstration
mission. The mission will carry the qualification unit for SpaceX's Dragon
spacecraft, which the company plans to fly on resupply missions to the
International Space Station. Delayed from Nov. 29. [Nov. 12]
February 3
Progress M-05-M (ISS 37P) Soyuz UBaikonur
Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
unmanned cargo
transport to the International Space Station
Feb. 3 Soyuz •
Progress 36P
Launch time: TBD
Launch site:
Baikonur
Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 36th Progress cargo delivery
ship to the International Space Station
ISS. Delayed from Dec. 26. [Sept. 16]
February 3 SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)Atlas
5Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station, USA space weather research satellite
Feb. 3 Atlas 5 • SDO
Launch window: 1553-1653 GMT (10:53-11:53 a.m. EST)
Launch site: SLC-41,
Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station, Florida
The
United Launch AllianceAtlas 5 rocket will launch NASA's Solar Dynamics
Observatory. SDO will be the first mission for the space agency's Living With a
Star Program. The rocket will fly in the 401 vehicle configuration with a
four-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper
stage. Delayed from December 2008. Moved up from Jan. 26, 2010 to take former
Mars Science Laboratory launch slot. Delayed from October and Dec. 4. [Sept. 12]
February 7 Space Shuttle Endeavour
ISS-32-20AShuttle Endeavour (STS-130) the
Kennedy Space Center,
Florida, USA shuttle visit to the International Space Station, delivery of
Node
3 and
Cupola to ISS
Feb. 7 Shuttle Endeavour • ISS 20A
Launch time: 0939 GMT (4:39 a.m. EST)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
STS-130 will be the 32nd U.S. mission to the International Space Station. The
flight will deliver Tranquility connecting node and the Cupola, a module with
seven windows to provide a unique view around the station. Delayed from Feb. 4
and Feb. 6. [Dec. 10]
February 25 Cryosat 2Dneipr 1Baikonur
Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan European satellite
to monitor changes to polar ice
An ISC Kosmotras Dnepr rocket will launch the European Space Agency's CryoSat 2
Earth observation satellite.
CryoSat 2 will monitor precise changes in the polar ice caps and floating sea
ice to determine the rate the
planet's ice cover is diminishing. The satellite replaces another spacecraft
lost in a 2005 launch failure.
Delayed from December. Moved up from Feb. 28. [Dec. 21]
Feb. 25 Dnepr • CryoSat 2
Launch time: 1357 GMT (8:57 a.m. EST)
February GonetsRokotPlesetsk
Cosmodrome, Russia two Russian communications
satellites
Launch window: TBD
A Russian government Rockot vehicle will launch two spacecraft for the Gonets
satellite communications
constellation. [Dec. 1]
February Picard, Prisma-Mango, Prisma-Tango Dnepr 1
February Uragan M/Glonass M24/M25/M26 Proton M / Blok DM-2
Baikonur
Cosmodrome,
Kazakhstan
three Russian navigation satellites, delayed to allow time for additional checks
on one of satellites
February Dnepr • Prisma & Picard
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: Yasny, Russia
An ISC Kosmotras Dnepr rocket will launch the Sweden's Prisma demonstration
mission,
including two satellites that will rendezvous and fly in formation using new and
inexpensive
technologies. The French space agency's Picard satellite will also launch to
study the sun. [Dec. 29]
February Proton • Glonass
Launch window: TBD
Launch site:
Baikonur
Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
A Russian government Proton rocket will launch a trio of spacecraft for the
Glonass satellite
navigation constellation. Delayed from September and October. [Oct. 21]
March
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March 18 Space Shuttle Discovery ISS-33-19A Shuttle Discovery (STS-131) the
Kennedy Space Center, Florida,
USA shuttle visit to the International Space Station, delivery of Multipurpose
Logistics Module (MPLM) and
Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier (LMC) to ISS
March Garpun N-1 Proton M / Briz M
Baikonur
Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan military data
relay satellite
March Pleiades-HR 1, ELISA 1, ELISA 2, ELISA 3, ELISA 4, SSOT Soyuz 2-1b /
Fregat CSG Kourou, French Guiana
March Sich 2, NigeriaSat 2, NX Dnepr 1
Baikonur
Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
March Unamsat 3 Dnepr 1
The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket will launch Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite P, or GOES P, for NASA and NOAA. The weather satellite
will orbit 22,300 miles above the planet to monitor conditions across the U.S.
The rocket will fly in the Medium+ (4,2) configuration with two solid rocket
boosters. Moved up from March 4. [Nov. 29]
March Rockot • SERVIS 2
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
A Eurockot Rockot vehicle will launch the SERVIS 2 satellite for Japan's
Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer (USEF) to test commercial
off-the-shelf technologies for space applications. [Dec. 29]
March 18 Shuttle Discovery • ISS 19A
Launch time: 1734 GMT (1:34 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
STS-131 will be the 33rd U.S. mission to the International Space Station. The
flight will carry a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module with supplies and experiments
for utilization aboard the station. [Nov. 17]
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February Astra 3B Ariane 5 CSG Kourou, French Guiana commercial communications
satellite
Launch window: 2328-0018 GMT (6:28-7:18 p.m. EST)
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
February Badr 5 Ariane 5 CSG Kourou, French Guiana commercial communications
satellite
February COMS 1 Ariane 5 CSG Kourou, French Guiana
*This flight is scheduled for March 24, carrying the ASTRA 3B telecommunications
satellite for SES ASTRA,
and the German COMSATBw-2 secure military relay platform.
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