Latest changes:
8/15: Falcon 9/SpaceX CRS 4 delayed; Adding Dnepr/ASNARO 1; Adding date for
Ariane 5/Intelsat DLA 1 & Arsat 1; Adding Vega/Sentinel 2A
8/17: Adding time for Long March 4B/Gaofen 2
8/21: Soyuz/Galileo FOC-1 delayed; Adding window for Ariane 5/Measat 3b & Optus
10; Adding window for Ariane 5/Intelsat DLA 1 & Arsat 1; Antares/Orb-3 moved
forward; Delta 2/SMAP delayed; Soyuz/Galileo FOC-2 delayed
8/24: Falcon 9/AsiaSat 6 delayed; GSLV Mk.3/Atmospheric Test Flight delayed;
Adding Falcon 9/SpaceX CRS 7
8/26: Falcon 9/AsiaSat 6 delayed
9/01: Adding date for Vega/IXV; Adding Vega/LISA Pathfinder
9/02: Adding time for Antares/Orb-3; Updating window for Delta 4-Heavy/Orion
EFT-1; Adding Falcon 9/Jason 3
9/03: Adding date for Falcon 9/AsiaSat 6; Adding window for Atlas 5/CLIO; Adding
PSLV/IRNSS 1C; Adding time for Soyuz/Progress 57P; Adding date and time for
Atlas 5/MMS
9/04: Falcon 9/AsiaSat 6 delayed
9/08: Adding time for Atlas 5/GPS 2F-8; Adding Long March 4B/CBERS 4
Sept. 11 Ariane 5 • Measat 3b & Optus 10
Launch window: 2121-2223 GMT (5:21-6:23 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA218, to launch the
Measat 3b and Optus 10 satellites. Measat 3b will provide Ku-band direct-to-home
broadcasting and other telecommunications services over Malaysia, India and
Indonesia for Measat Global of Malaysia. NewSat Ltd. of Australia has also
leased some of Measat 3b's capacity to be marketed as Jabiru 2. Optus 10 will
deliver television broadcasts and two-way voice and data services to customers
in Australia and New Zealand for SingTel Optus. Delayed from May 28 and June 6.
[Aug. 21]
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-049, will launch the CLIO
mission on a commercial flight for a U.S. government customer. [Sept. 3]
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the sixth Dragon spacecraft on the fourth
operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The
flight is being conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with
NASA. Delayed from April 6, April 29, June 6, June 8, July 25, Aug. 8 and Sept.
12. [Aug. 15]
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the manned Soyuz spacecraft to the
International Space Station with members of the next Expedition crew. The
capsule will remain at the station for about six months, providing an escape pod
for the crew. [July 9]
A Russian government Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage will deploy a
secretive payload reportedly known as Olymp or Luch. Delayed from June 5, June
20 and July 8. [July 9]
October PSLV • IRNSS 1C
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), flying on the PSLV-C26 mission,
will launch the IRNSS 1C navigation satellite. The payload is the third
spacecraft in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, which aims to
improve positioning services over India and neighboring regions. [Sept. 3]
Oct. 7 H-2A • Himawari 8
Launch window: 0516-0916 GMT (1:16-5:16 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch the Himawari 8 weather satellite for the
Japan Meteorological Agency. Himawari 8 will collect weather imagery over the
East Asia and Western Pacific regions. [Aug. 12]
October Dnepr • ASNARO 1
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Dombarovsky, Russia
An ISC Kosmotras Dnepr rocket will launch the ASNARO 1 Earth observation
satellite for Japan's Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer. Four
Japanese microsatellites will also be launched by the Dnepr rocket. [Aug. 15]
Oct. 14 Antares • Orb-3
Launch time: 0410 GMT (12:10 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
The Orbital Sciences Antares rocket will launch the fourth Cygnus cargo
freighter on the third operational cargo delivery flight to the International
Space Station. The mission is known as Orb-3. The Antares rocket will fly an
upgraded Castor 30XL second stage motor for the first time. Delayed from Oct. 3.
Moved forward from Oct. 21. [Sept. 2]
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA220, to launch the
Intelsat DirecTV Latin America 1 and Arsat 1 satellites. Intelsat DLA 1, also
known as Intelsat 30, will broadcast direct-to-home television services to Latin
America in a partnership between Intelsat and DirecTV. Arsat 1 is the first
communications satellite to be built in Argentina. [Aug. 21]
October Super Strypi • ORS 4
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii
A Super Strypi launch vehicle will deliver the HiakaSat spacecraft and multiple
CubeSat payloads into orbit. The Super Strypi is a rocket developed by Sandia
National Laboratories with assistance from the University of Hawaii, Aerojet and
the U.S. Defense Department. Delayed from October 2013 and April. [Jan. 15]
A Russian government Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage will deploy the
Express AM6 satellite to provide television and radio broadcasting, broadband
Internet, multimedia services and mobile communications for the Russian
Satellite Communications Co. Delayed from July 14. [July 9]
4th Quarter Long March 3C • Chang'e 5 Precursor
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Xichang, China
A Chinese Long March 3C rocket will launch a mission to demonstrate re-entry
technologies for the planned Chang'e 5 lunar sample return mission. [Aug. 12]
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the Air Force's eighth Block
2F navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System. 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. [Sept. 8]
An International Launch Services Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage will
deploy the ASTRA 2G communications satellite for SES of Luxembourg. ASTRA 2G
will deliver next generation broadcast, VSAT and broadband services in Europe,
the Middle East and Africa. Delayed from May and June. [April 30]
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