2009 Space Launch Chronology
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt of 2009, successes and failures alike, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.
Data current as of 2026-07-19.
78
Launch attempts
74
Successes
4
Failures
95%
Success rate
Launches by vehicle family
Soyuz
13
Delta
11
Proton
10
Ariane
7
Long March
6
Space Shuttle
5
Atlas
5
Zenit
4
Other
17
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Vehicle | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2009 (3) | |||||
| Jan 18 | 2009-001 | D4-9/D337 : ORION 6 | Delta 4H | CC / SLC37B | Success |
| Jan 23 | 2009-002 | H-IIA-15 : GOSAT, PRISM, SpriteSat +6 more, SORUNSAT-1, SOHLA 1, Small Demonstration Sat, STARS-1 Mother, KKS-1, STARS-1 | H-IIA 202 | TNSC / Y | Success |
| Jan 30 | 2009-003 | 450-84- 701 : Koronas-Foton | Tsiklon-3 | GIK-1 / LC32/2 | Success |
| February 2009 (8) | |||||
| Feb 02 | 2009-004 | GBS.0092 : Omid | Safir | SEM / SAF | Success |
| Feb 06 | 2009-005 | D338 : NOAA N' | Delta 7320-10C | V / SLC2W | Success |
| Feb 10 | 2009-006 | Yu15000-115 : Progress 7K-TGM No. 366 | Soyuz-U-PVB | GIK-5 / LC31 | Success |
| Feb 11 | 2009-007 | 935-01/99501 : Ekspress AM-44, Ekspress MD-1 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Feb 12 | 2009-008 | V187 (545) : NSS 9, Hot Bird 10, Spirale A +1 more, Spirale B | Ariane 5ECA | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Feb 24 | 2009-F01 | T8 (XL) : Orbiting Carbon Observatory | Taurus 3110 | V / 576E | Failure |
| Feb 26 | 2009-009 | SB60.2/SLB 2 : Telstar 11N | Zenit-3SLB | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| Feb 28 | 2009-010 | 410-16/107L : Globus No. 18L | Proton-K/DM-2 | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| March 2009 (5) | |||||
| Mar 07 | 2009-011 | D339 : Kepler | Delta 7925-10L | CC / SLC17B | Success |
| Mar 15 | 2009-012 | STS-119 : OV-103, ISS S6 ITS | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Mar 17 | 2009-013 | 511-6992-012P/72511 : GOCE | Rokot | GIK-1 / LC133/3 | Success |
| Mar 24 | 2009-014 | D340 : GPS SVN 49 | Delta 7925-9.5 | CC / SLC17A | Success |
| Mar 26 | 2009-015 | Yu15000-027 : Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 224 | Soyuz-FG | GIK-5 / LC1 | Success |
| April 2009 (8) | |||||
| Apr 03 | 2009-016 | 935-04/99504 : Eutelsat W2A | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Apr 04 | 2009-017 | AV-016 : Wideband Global Satcom 2 | Atlas V 421 | CC / SLC41 | Success |
| Apr 05 | 2009-F02 | 2 : Kwangmyongsong-2 | Unha-2 | TONGH / TONGH - | Failure |
| Apr 14 | 2009-018 | Y3 : Beidou-2 G2 | Chang Zheng 3C | XSC / LC2 | Success |
| Apr 20 | 2009-019 | PSLV-C12 : TecSAR-2, Anna Univ. Satellite | PSLV | SHAR / SLP | Success |
| Apr 20 | 2009-020 | SL30/DM-SL-30L : SICRAL 1B | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Success |
| Apr 22 | 2009-021 | Y19 : Jianbing-7 01 xing | Chang Zheng 2C | TYSC / LC7 | Success |
| Apr 29 | 2009-022 | 78075 -152 105 : Kobal't-M No. 560, SpK | Soyuz-U-PVB | GIK-1 / LC16/2 | Success |
| May 2009 (8) | |||||
| May 05 | 2009-023 | D341 : STSS Adv Tech Risk Reduction | Delta 7920-10C | V / SLC2W | Success |
| May 07 | 2009-024 | Sh15000-113 : Progress 7K-TGM No.402 | Soyuz-U-PVB | GIK-5 / LC1 | Success |
| May 11 | 2009-025 | STS-125 : OV-104 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| May 14 | 2009-026 | V188 (546) : Herschel, Planck | Ariane 5ECA | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| May 16 | 2009-027 | 935-05/99505 : Indostar II/Protostar II | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| May 19 | 2009-028 | 8 : Tacsat 3, Pharmasat, CalPoly CP6 +2 more, HawkSat-1, AC-3/Drag device | Minotaur I | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| May 21 | 2009-029 | 77067 -162 005 : Meridian No. 12 | Soyuz-2-1A | GIK-1 / LC43/4 | Success |
| May 27 | 2009-030 | Yu15000-030 : Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 225 | Soyuz-FG | GIK-5 / LC1 | Success |
| June 2009 (4) | |||||
| Jun 18 | 2009-031 | AV-020 : LRO, S-S/C | Atlas V 401 | CC / SLC41 | Success |
| Jun 21 | 2009-032 | SB60.3/SLB 3L : Measat 3A | Zenit-3SLB | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| Jun 27 | 2009-033 | D4-10/D342 : GOES O | Delta 4M+(4,2) | CC / SLC37B | Success |
| Jun 30 | 2009-034 | 935-06/99506 : Sirius CD Radio 5 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| July 2009 (7) | |||||
| Jul 01 | 2009-035 | V189 (547) : Terrestar 1 | Ariane 5ECA | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Jul 06 | 2009-036 | 492-1791-573/72510 : Strela-3 No. 158L (558), Rodnik-S No. 12L, Strela-3 No. 159L (559) | Rokot | GIK-1 / LC133/3 | Success |
| Jul 14 | 2009-037 | F005 : MACSat | Falcon 1 | KMR / OM | Success |
| Jul 15 | 2009-038 | STS-127 : OV-105, AggieSat 2, ANDE Passive Sphere +5 more, ANDE Active Sphere, ISS SEDA-AP, ISS ICS-EF, Bevo 1, ISS JEM EF | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Jul 21 | 2009-039 | 47181-710 : Parus No. 206, Sterkh No.11L | Kosmos 11K65M | GIK-1 / LC132/1 | Success |
| Jul 24 | 2009-040 | Yu15000-112 : Progress 7K-TGM No. 367 | Soyuz-U-PVB | GIK-5 / LC1 | Success |
| Jul 29 | 2009-041 | 510-7681-113 : Deimos-1 DMC, DubaiSat-1, UK-DMC-2 +3 more, AprizeSat-4, Nanosat, AprizeSat-3 | Dnepr | GIK-5 / LC109/95 | Success |
| August 2009 (6) | |||||
| Aug 11 | 2009-042 | 935-07/99507 : Asiasat 5 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Aug 17 | 2009-043 | D343 : GPS SVN 50 | Delta 7925-9.5 | CC / SLC17A | Success |
| Aug 21 | 2009-044 | V190 (548) : JCSAT 12, Optus D3 | Ariane 5ECA | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Aug 25 | 2009-F03 | 74501 : STSat-2 | Naro-1 | NARO / LC1 | Failure |
| Aug 29 | 2009-045 | STS-128 : OV-103, MPLM-1 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Aug 31 | 2009-046 | Y8 : Palapa D | Chang Zheng 3B | XSC / LC2 | Failure |
| September 2009 (7) | |||||
| Sep 08 | 2009-047 | AV-018 : P360/PAN | Atlas V 401 | CC / SLC41 | Success |
| Sep 10 | 2009-048 | H-IIB-TF1 : HTV 1 Gijutso jissho-ki | H-IIB | TNSC / Y2 | Success |
| Sep 17 | 2009-049 | Ts15000-002 : Meteor-M No. 1, Sterkh No. 12L, MGU Tat'yana-2 +4 more, UGATUSAT, SumbandilaSat, Blits, IRIS 1/IRIS 2 | Soyuz-2-1B | GIK-5 / LC31 | Success |
| Sep 17 | 2009-050 | 935-08/99508 : Nimiq 5 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Sep 23 | 2009-051 | PSLV-C14 : IRS Oceansat-2, SwissCube, BEESAT +4 more, UWE-2, ITU piko SATellite 1, AIS Pathfinder 2, Rubin-9.2 | PSLV | SHAR / FLP | Success |
| Sep 25 | 2009-052 | D344 : STSS-Demo 1, STSS-Demo 2 | Delta 7920-10C | CC / SLC17B | Success |
| Sep 30 | 2009-053 | B 15000-029 : Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 226 | Soyuz-FG | GIK-5 / LC1 | Success |
| October 2009 (5) | |||||
| Oct 01 | 2009-054 | V191 (549) : Amazonas 2, COMSATBw-1 | Ariane 5ECA | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Oct 08 | 2009-055 | D345 : WorldView-2 | Delta 7920-10C | V / SLC2W | Success |
| Oct 15 | 2009-056 | Yu15000-120 : Progress 7K-TGM No.403 | Soyuz-U-PVB | GIK-5 / LC1 | Success |
| Oct 18 | 2009-057 | AV-017 : DMSP Block 5D-3 S-18 | Atlas V 401 | VS / SLC3E | Success |
| Oct 29 | 2009-058 | V192 (550) : NSS 12, Thor 6 | Ariane 5ECA | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| November 2009 (9) | |||||
| Nov 02 | 2009-059 | 492-5882-033/72513 : SMOS, Proba-2 | Rokot | GIK-1 / LC133/3 | Success |
| Nov 10 | 2009-060 | B 15000-121 : ISS MIM-2, Progress M-SO2 No. 302 | Soyuz-U-PVB | GIK-5 / LC1 | Success |
| Nov 12 | 2009-061 | Y21 : Shi Jian 11 hao 01 xing | Chang Zheng 2C | JQ / LC603 | Success |
| Nov 16 | 2009-062 | STS-129 : OV-104, ISS ELC-1 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Nov 20 | 2009-063 | 76043 -811 097 : Lotos-S No. 801 | Soyuz-U-PVB | GIK-1 / LC16/2 | Success |
| Nov 23 | 2009-064 | AV-024 : Intelsat IS-14 | Atlas V 431 | CC / SLC41 | Success |
| Nov 24 | 2009-065 | 935-09/99509 : Eutelsat W7 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Nov 28 | 2009-066 | H-IIA-16 : IGS Optical-3 | H-IIA 202 | TNSC / Y | Success |
| Nov 30 | 2009-067 | SB60.4/SLB 4L : Intelsat IS-15 | Zenit-3SLB | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| December 2009 (8) | |||||
| Dec 06 | 2009-068 | D4-11/D346 : Wideband Global Satcom 3 | Delta 4M+(5,4) | CC / SLC37B | Success |
| Dec 09 | 2009-069 | Y10 : Jianbing-6 03 xing | Chang Zheng 2D | JQ / LC603 | Success |
| Dec 14 | 2009-070 | 535-38/115L : Uragan-M No. 30L, Uragan-M No. 33L, Uragan-M No. 34L | Proton-M/DM-2 | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| Dec 14 | 2009-071 | D347 : WISE | Delta 7320-10C | V / SLC2W | Success |
| Dec 15 | 2009-072 | Y4 : Jianbing-9 01 xing, Xi Wang 1 | Chang Zheng 4C | TYSC / LC9 | Success |
| Dec 18 | 2009-073 | V193 (532) : Helios 2B | Ariane 5GS | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Dec 20 | 2009-074 | B 15000-031 : Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 227 | Soyuz-FG | GIK-5 / LC1 | Success |
| Dec 29 | 2009-075 | 935-10/99510 : DirecTV-12 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |