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Proton-M Briz-M | Thor 5

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 11, 2008, 11:34 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Norwegian geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-122

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 7, 2008, 7:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-122 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-122 marked the 24th shuttle mission to the ISS, and the 121st space shuttle flight overall. The mission was also referred to as ISS-1E by the ISS program. The primary objective of STS-122 was to deliver the European Columbus science laboratory, built by the European Space Agency (ESA), to the station. It also returned Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Daniel M. Tani to Earth. Tani was replaced on Expedition 16 by Léopold Eyharts, a French Flight Engineer representing ESA. After Atlantis' landing, the orbiter was prepared for STS-125, the final servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-63

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 5, 2008, 1:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.


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Proton-M Briz-M | Ekspress AM-33

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 28, 2008, 12:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Russian geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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PSLV | TECSAR 1

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Jan. 21, 2008, 3:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First Israeli Earth observation SAR satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Zenit | Thuraya 3

Sea Launch | Russia
Sea Launch
Jan. 15, 2008, 11:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Emirati geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Proton-M | Uragan-M 12 to 14

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 25, 2007, 7:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GLONASS navigation satellites

Medium Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-62

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 23, 2007, 7:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.


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Ariane 5 GS | RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 21, 2007, 9:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

RASCOM-QAF 1 is the first satellite dedicated to the African continent. It operates at 2.85 degrees East, providing telecommunication services. Horizons-2 is a communications satellite owned by Horizons Satellite a joint venture between SKY Perfect JSAT Group and Intelsat. It operates at 74 degrees West.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Delta II 7925-9.5 | GPS IIR-M-5 (USA-199)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 20, 2007, 8:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A satellite forming part of the Global Positioning System.

Medium Earth Orbit
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