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Last update:  2024-05-10
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Orbital launches in 2008

Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered

Countries:


Russia
 
32
United States
 
15
China
 
11
Europe
 
6
India
 
3
Japan
 
1
Iran
 
1
Total69
Rockets:


Proton10
Ariane 56
Zenit 3SL5
Soyuz-U5
Delta 25
Space Shuttle4
PSLV3
Kosmos-3M3
Soyuz-FG3
Others25
Launch sites:


Baikonur19
Cape Canaveral7
Kourou6
Plesetsk6
Odyssey5
Vandenberg4
Kwajalein4
Xichang4
Taiyuan4
Sriharikota3
Jiuquan3
Others4
Launches:

DateSiteRocketPayloadOutcome
2008-01-15OdysseyZenit 3SL DMSLThuraya 3success
2008-01-21SriharikotaPSLV CAOfeq 8success
2008-01-28BaikonurProton M/Briz MEkspress AM 33success
2008-02-05BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-63success
2008-02-07Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Atlantis F29 / COF (Columbus)success
2008-02-11BaikonurProton M/Briz MThor 5success
2008-02-23TanegashimaH-2A 2024KIZUNA(WINDS)success
2008-03-09KourouAriane 5 ESATV-1success
2008-03-11Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Endeavour F21 / JLP (JEM-ELM-PS)success
2008-03-13VandenbergAtlas V 411Trumpet 5 (USA 200, NROL 28, SBIRS HEO-2, TWINS B)success
2008-03-14BaikonurProton M/Briz MAMC 14pfailure
2008-03-15Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7925GPS-2RM 6 (Navstar 48, USA 201)success
2008-03-19OdysseyZenit 3SL DMSLDirecTV 11success
2008-03-27PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MSAR-Lupe 4success
2008-04-08BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz TMA-12success
2008-04-14Cape CanaveralAtlas V 421ICO G1success
2008-04-16KwajaleinPegasus XLC/NOFSsuccess
2008-04-18KourouAriane 5 ECAVINASAT 1/StarOne C2success
2008-04-25XichangCZ-3C Tianlian 1-01success
2008-04-26BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FG/FregatGIOVE-B (ST-21)success
2008-04-28SriharikotaPSLV CACartosat 2A / secondarysuccess
2008-04-28BaikonurZenit 3SLB DMSLBAmos 3pfailure
2008-05-14BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-64success
2008-05-21OdysseyZenit 3SL DMSLGalaxy 18success
2008-05-23PlesetskRokot Briz KMKosmos-2437 / 2438 / 2439 / Yubileyniysuccess
2008-05-27TaiyuanCZ-4C Fengyun 3Asuccess
2008-05-31Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Discovery F35 / JPM (JEM-PM, Kibo)success
2008-06-09XichangCZ-3B Chinasat 9success
2008-06-11Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7920HGLASTsuccess
2008-06-12KourouAriane 5 ECASkynet 5C / Turksat 3Asuccess
2008-06-19Kapustin YarKosmos-3M 11K65MOrbcomm FM29/FM37-FM41success
2008-06-20VandenbergDelta 2 7320Jason 2success
2008-06-26BaikonurProton K/DM-2Kosmos 2440 (Prognoz 11)success
2008-07-07KourouAriane 5 ECAProtoStar 1/BADR 6success
2008-07-16OdysseyZenit 3SL DMSLEchoStar 11success
2008-07-22PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MSAR-Lupe 5success
2008-07-26PlesetskSoyuz 2 1bKosmos 2441 (Persona 1)success
2008-08-03KwajaleinFalcon 1 Merlin CTrailblazer / PreSat / Nanosail D / Celestis 07failure
2008-08-14KourouAriane 5 ECASuperbird 7/AMC 21success
2008-08-16SemnanSafir 1Omid #1failure
2008-08-18BaikonurProton M/Briz MInmarsat-4 F3success
2008-08-29BaikonurDnepr RapidEye 1/2/3/4/5success
2008-09-06TaiyuanCZ-2C HJ 1A / HJ 1Bsuccess
2008-09-06VandenbergDelta 2 7420GeoEye 1success
2008-09-10BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-65success
2008-09-19BaikonurProton M/Briz MNimiq 4success
2008-09-24OdysseyZenit 3SL DMSLGalaxy 19success
2008-09-25BaikonurProton M/DM-2Kosmos 2442 / 2443 / 2444 (Uragan-M #15 / #16 / #17, GLONASS-M #724 / #724 / #726)success
2008-09-25JiuquanCZ-2F Shenzhou 7success
2008-09-28KwajaleinFalcon 1 Merlin CDummysat (Ratsat)success
2008-10-01DombarovskyDnepr THEOSsuccess
2008-10-12BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz TMA-13success
2008-10-19KwajaleinPegasus XLStar 27/IBEXsuccess
2008-10-22SriharikotaPSLV XLChandrayaan 1success
2008-10-25TaiyuanCZ-4B Shijian 6-03success
2008-10-25VandenbergDelta 2 7420-10COSMO 3success
2008-10-29XichangCZ-3B G2Venesat-1success
2008-11-05JiuquanCZ-2D Chuangxin 1-02 / Shiyan 3success
2008-11-05BaikonurProton M/Briz MAstra 1Msuccess
2008-11-14PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 2445 (Kobol't-M)success
2008-11-15Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Endeavour F22 / MPLM 1-05 (Leonardo F5) / PSSC-Tessuccess
2008-11-26BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-01Msuccess
2008-12-01JiuquanCZ-2D Yaogan 4success
2008-12-02PlesetskMolniya-M Kosmos 2446 (Oko)success
2008-12-10BaikonurProton M/Briz MCeil 2success
2008-12-15TaiyuanCZ-4B Yaogan 5success
2008-12-20KourouAriane 5 ECAHotbird9/W2Msuccess
2008-12-23XichangCZ-3A Fengyun 2Esuccess
2008-12-25BaikonurProton M/DM-2Kosmos 2447 / 2448 / 2449 (Uragan-M #18 / #19 / #20, GLONASS-M #727 / #728 / #729)success