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Orbital Launches in 2009

7,332 orbital launches since 1957

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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 78 every orbital launch in 2009, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

78 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2009-12-29DirecTV-122009-075Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2009-12-20Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 2272009-074Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2009-12-18Helios 2B2009-073Ariane 5GSArianespaceGuiana Space Centre—LEOsuccess
2009-12-15yaogan weixing bahao2009-072Chang Zheng 4CCASCTaiyuan7 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-12-14Wide Field IR Explorer2009-071Delta 7320-10CULAVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
2009-12-14Uragan-M No. 7302009-070Proton-M/DM-2KhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome6 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2009-12-09yaogan weixing qihao2009-069Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-12-06Wideband Global Satcom 32009-068Delta 4M+(5,4)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2009-11-30IS-152009-067Zenit-3SLBSISBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2009-11-28IGS Optical-32009-066H-IIA 202Mitsubishi / JAXATanegashima—LEOsuccess
2009-11-24Eutelsat W72009-065Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2009-11-23IS-142009-064Atlas V 431ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2009-11-20Lotos-S No. 8012009-063Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2009-11-16OV-104 ISS2009-062Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
2009-11-12shijian shi yihao 01 xin2009-061Chang Zheng 2C bCASCJiuquan5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-11-10Maliy Issled. Modul-22009-060Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2009-11-02SMOS2009-059RokotEurockotPlesetsk Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-10-29NSS 122009-058Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2009-10-18DMSP Block 5D-3 S-182009-057Atlas V 401ULAVandenberg SFB5 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2009-10-15Progress 7K-TGM No.4032009-056Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2009-10-08WorldView-22009-055Delta 7920-10CULAVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-10-01Amazonas 22009-054Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2009-09-30Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 2262009-053Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2009-09-25STSS 12009-052Delta 7920-10CULACape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
2009-09-23PSLV Rideshare 022009-051PSLV CAISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-09-17Nimiq 52009-050Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2009-09-17Soyuz Rideshare 12009-049Soyuz-2-1B FregatRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-09-10HTV 1 Gijutso jissho-ki2009-048H-IIBJAXATanegashima—LEOsuccess
2009-09-08NEMESIS 12009-047Atlas V 401ULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2009-08-31Palapa D2009-046Chang Zheng 3BCASCXichang1 payload ↗GEOfailure
2009-08-29OV-103 ISS2009-045Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
2009-08-25STSat-22009-F03Naro-1KARINaro—LEOfailure
2009-08-21JCSAT 122009-044Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2009-08-17Navstar GPS SVN 502009-043Delta 7925-9.5ULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
2009-08-11Asiasat 52009-042Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2009-07-29Dnepr Rideshare 62009-041DneprKTRAS/RVSNRBaikonur Cosmodrome8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-07-24Progress 7K-TGM No.3672009-040Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2009-07-21Parus2009-039Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-07-15OV-105 ISS2009-038Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
2009-07-14MACSat2009-037Falcon 1SpaceXKwajalein2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-07-06Strela-32009-036RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-07-01Terrestar 12009-035Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2009-06-30Sirius CD Radio 52009-034Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2009-06-27GOES O2009-033Delta 4M+(4,2)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2009-06-21Measat 3A2009-032Zenit-3SLBSISBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2009-06-18LRO2009-031Atlas V 401ULACape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
2009-05-27Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 2252009-030Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2009-05-21Meridian No. 122009-029Soyuz-2-1A FregatRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—GEOsuccess
2009-05-19Tacsat 32009-028Minotaur ISMC/RSLPWallops (MARS)—LEOsuccess
2009-05-16Indostar II/Protostar II2009-027Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess

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About this database

Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.

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By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (78 launches)
DirecTV-12 (2009-12-29)Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 227 (2009-12-20)Helios 2B (2009-12-18)yaogan weixing bahao (2009-12-15)Uragan-M No. 730 (2009-12-14)Wide Field IR Explorer (2009-12-14)yaogan weixing qihao (2009-12-09)Wideband Global Satcom 3 (2009-12-06)IS-15 (2009-11-30)IGS Optical-3 (2009-11-28)Eutelsat W7 (2009-11-24)IS-14 (2009-11-23)Lotos-S No. 801 (2009-11-20)OV-104 ISS (2009-11-16)shijian shi yihao 01 xin (2009-11-12)Maliy Issled. Modul-2 (2009-11-10)SMOS (2009-11-02)NSS 12 (2009-10-29)DMSP Block 5D-3 S-18 (2009-10-18)Progress 7K-TGM No.403 (2009-10-15)WorldView-2 (2009-10-08)Amazonas 2 (2009-10-01)Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 226 (2009-09-30)STSS 1 (2009-09-25)PSLV Rideshare 02 (2009-09-23)Soyuz Rideshare 1 (2009-09-17)Nimiq 5 (2009-09-17)HTV 1 Gijutso jissho-ki (2009-09-10)NEMESIS 1 (2009-09-08)Palapa D (2009-08-31)OV-103 ISS (2009-08-29)STSat-2 (2009-08-25)JCSAT 12 (2009-08-21)Navstar GPS SVN 50 (2009-08-17)Asiasat 5 (2009-08-11)Dnepr Rideshare 6 (2009-07-29)Progress 7K-TGM No.367 (2009-07-24)Parus (2009-07-21)OV-105 ISS (2009-07-15)MACSat (2009-07-14)Strela-3 (2009-07-06)Terrestar 1 (2009-07-01)Sirius CD Radio 5 (2009-06-30)GOES O (2009-06-27)Measat 3A (2009-06-21)LRO (2009-06-18)Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 225 (2009-05-27)Meridian No. 12 (2009-05-21)Tacsat 3 (2009-05-19)Indostar II/Protostar II (2009-05-16)Herschel (2009-05-14)OV-104 HST mission (2009-05-11)Progress 7K-TGM No.402 (2009-05-07)STSS Adv Tech Risk Reduc (2009-05-05)Kobal't-M (2009-04-29)yaogan weixing liuhao (2009-04-22)SICRAL 1B (2009-04-20)TecSAR-2 (2009-04-20)er ke beidou daohang wei (2009-04-14)Kwangmyongsong-2 (2009-04-05)Wideband Global Satcom 2 (2009-04-04)Eutelsat W2A (2009-04-03)Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 224 (2009-03-26)Navstar GPS SVN 49 (2009-03-24)GOCE (2009-03-17)OV-103 ISS (2009-03-15)Kepler (2009-03-07)Globus No. 18L (2009-02-28)Telstar 11N (2009-02-26)Orbiting Carbon Observat (2009-02-24)NSS 9 (2009-02-12)Ekspress AM-44 (2009-02-11)Progress 7K-TGM No.366 (2009-02-10)NOAA N' (2009-02-06)Omid/Safir-2 (2009-02-02)Koronas-Foton (2009-01-30)GOSAT (2009-01-23)ORION 6 (2009-01-18)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.