This article outlines notable events occurring in 2006 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. 2006 saw Brazil, Iran, and Sweden all get a national into space for the first time.

2006 in spaceflight
Launch of New Horizons, the first probe to Pluto, on the first Atlas V 551
Orbital launches
First19 January
Last27 December
Total67
Successes62
Failures5
Partial failures0
Catalogued63[lower-alpha 1]
National firsts
Satellite Kazakhstan
Space traveller Brazil
 Iran
 Sweden
Rockets
Maiden flightsAtlas V 411
Atlas V 551
Long March 4B-II (4C)
Falcon 1
H-IIA 204
Soyuz-2.1b
RetirementsTsyklon-2
M-V
Crewed flights
Orbital5
Total travellers26

Launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

18 January
11:48[1]
TaiwanSounding Rocket V TaiwanJiu Peng Air Base TaiwanNSPO
NSPO/NCU Suborbital Ionospheric research11:57Successful
Apogee: 282 kilometres (175 mi)
19 January
19:00:00
United StatesAtlas V 551 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesNew Horizons NASA Galactocentric Pluto flybyIn orbitOperational
Maiden flight of Atlas V 551, first spacecraft to visit Pluto and explored the Kuiper belt. First spacecraft launched directly to Sun-escape velocity
22 January
04:00
JapanS-310 JapanUchinoura JapanJAXA
JapanFuroshiki JAXA Suborbital Technology22 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
24 January
01:33
JapanH-IIA 2022 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 Japan JAXA[2]
JapanDaichi (ALOS) JAXA Sun-synchronous Remote SensingIn orbitPartial spacecraft failure
Operational
Poor quality images returned due to attitude control and noise problems[3] was resolved by software adjustment.[4]

February

6 February China Dong Feng 21 China Xichang China PLA
PLA Suborbital ASAT6 FebruarySpacecraft failure
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), missed satellite
8 February
18:47
Canada Black Brant IX United States White Sands LC-36 United States NASA
United States MOSES Suborbital Solar8 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 282 kilometres (175 mi)
15 February
23:34:55
Ukraine Zenit-3SL Norway Ocean Odyssey United Nations Sea Launch
United States EchoStar X EchoStar Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
16 February
08:01
United States LGM-30G Minuteman III United States Vandenberg LF-10 United States US Air Force
United States SERV-3 US Air Force Suborbital Missile test16 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
18 February
06:27
Japan H-IIA 2024 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan RSC[5][6]
Japan MTSAT-2 MILT/JMA Geosynchronous ATC/WeatherIn orbitOperational
Last launch conducted by RSC
21 February
21:28:00
Japan M-V Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan Akari (ASTRO-F) JAXA Sun-synchronous IR astronomy11 April 2023
04:44[7]
Successful
Japan Cute-1.7+APD TiTech Low Earth Amateur radio24 October 2009[9]Successful
Cute-1.7+APD is a 2U CubeSat
23 February
16:09
United States UGM-27 Polaris (STARS) United States Kodiak United States Sandia
United States FT-03-1 Suborbital Target23 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
28 February
20:10:00
Russia Proton-M/Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 Russia United StatesInternational Launch Services
Saudi Arabia Arabsat 4A Arabsat Intended: Geosynchronous
Achieved: Medium Earth
Communications24 March[11]Launch failure
Upper stage malfunction left payload in useless orbit, deorbited after attempts to raise orbit failed

March

8 March
08:45
United StatesRIM-161 Standard Missile 3 United StatesUSS Lake Erie, PMRF United StatesUS Navy
United StatesJapanJCTV-1 US Navy/MDA/JMSDF Suborbital Missile test8 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
11 March
22:33
European UnionAriane 5ECA FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
SpainSpainsat Hisdesat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
FranceHot Bird 7A Eutelsat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
22 March
14:03
United StatesPegasus-XL United StatesStargazer, Vandenberg United StatesOrbital Sciences
United StatesST-5A NASA Low Earth TechnologyIn orbitSuccessful
United StatesST-5B NASA Low Earth TechnologyIn orbitSuccessful
United StatesST-5C NASA Low Earth TechnologyIn orbitSuccessful
All three satellites deactivated on 30 June
24 March
22:30
United StatesFalcon 1 Marshall IslandsOmelek United StatesSpaceX
United StatesFalconSat 2 USAF Academy Intended: Low Earth Plasma researchT+60 secondsLaunch failure
Maiden flight of Falcon 1, rocket lost power shortly after launch due to engine fire caused by corrosion of a nut on a fuel line.
25 March
03:15
United StatesTerrier-Orion AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaQueensland
AustraliaHyshot-3 Queensland Suborbital Hypersonic research03:25Successful
Apogee: 325 kilometres (202 mi)
30 March
02:30:20
RussiaSoyuz-FG KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaSoyuz TMA-8 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 1329 September
01:13
Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts, first Brazilian in space
30 March
02:40
United StatesTerrier-Orion AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaQueensland
AustraliaJapanHyshot-4 Queensland/JAXA Suborbital Hypersonic research30 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi), nosecone failed to separate

April

7 April
13:00
United StatesLGM-30G Minuteman III United StatesVandenberg LF-26 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGT-190GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test7 AprilSuccessful
Long-range test, aimed at Guam, apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
12 April
18:10
CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
United StatesEUNIS NASA Suborbital Solar12 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: 318 kilometres (198 mi)
12 April
23:29:59
UkraineZenit-3SL NorwayOcean Odyssey United NationsSea Launch
JapanJCSAT-5A (JCSAT-9, N-STAR d) JCSAT Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
13 April United StatesSR19-SR19 United StatesPMRF United StatesSandia
United StatesFTC-02B MDA Suborbital Target13 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
15 April
01:40:00
United States Minotaur I United States Vandenberg SLC-8 United States Orbital Sciences
United States Taiwan COSMIC-FM1 (FORMOSAT-3A) NASA / NSPO Low Earth MeteorologyIn orbitSuccessful
United States Taiwan COSMIC-FM2 (FORMOSAT-3B) NASA / NSPO Low Earth MeteorologyIn orbitPartial spacecraft failure
Successful
United States Taiwan COSMIC-FM3 (FORMOSAT-3C) NASA / NSPO Low Earth MeteorologyIn orbitPartial spacecraft failure
Successful
United States Taiwan COSMIC-FM4 (FORMOSAT-3D) NASA / NSPO Low Earth MeteorologyIn orbitSuccessful
United States Taiwan COSMIC-FM5 (FORMOSAT-3E) NASA / NSPO Low Earth MeteorologyIn orbitSuccessful
United States Taiwan COSMIC-FM6 (FORMOSAT-3F) NASA / NSPO Low Earth MeteorologyIn orbitSuccessful
Power system and solar panel malfunctions on FM2 and FM3, control issues with FM6 during 2007. Constellation deactivated on 1 May 2020 after 14 years in operation.
20 April
20:27:00
United StatesAtlas V 411 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-41 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
LuxembourgAstra 1KR SES Astra Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Maiden flight of Atlas V 411, final ILS Atlas launch
22 April
16:40
RussiaKosmos-3MR RussiaKapustin Yar Site 107/1 RussiaRVSN
RussiaPBS-2 RVSN Suborbital REV test22 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
24 April
16:03:25
RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M-56 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics18 SeptemberSuccessful
ISS flight 21P
25 April
16:47:16
RussiaStart-1 RussiaSvobodny Site 5 RussiaUnited Start
IsraelEROS B ImageSat Low Earth (polar) ImagingIn orbitOperational
Final launch from Svobodny Cosmodrome
26 April
22:48
ChinaLong March 4B-II (4C) ChinaTaiyuan LC-1 ChinaCNSA
ChinaYaogan 1 CAST Low Earth ImagingIn orbitOperational
Maiden flight of Long March 4B-II, redesignated Long March 4C by November 2007
28 April
10:02:16
United StatesDelta II 7420-10C United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesFranceCALIPSO NASA/CNES Sun-synchronous ClimatologyIn orbitOperational
United StatesCloudSat NASA Sun-synchronous ClimatologyIn orbitOperational
Both satellites part of the A-train constellation, spacecraft study aerosols and clouds respectively
28 April United StatesSR19-SR19 United StatesPMRF United StatesSandia
United StatesFTC-02 MDA Suborbital Target28 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
29 April PakistanShaheen-II PakistanSonmiani PakistanArmy of Pakistan
Army of Pakistan Suborbital Target29 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

May

2 May
06:16
United StatesMaxus (Castor 4B) SwedenEsrange European UnionEuroLaunch
EuropeSwedenMAXUS 9 ESA/SSC Suborbital Microgravity2 MaySuccessful
Apogee: 702 kilometres (436 mi)
3 May
17:38
RussiaSoyuz-U RussiaPlesetsk Site 16/2 RussiaRVSN
RussiaKosmos 2420 (Kobal't-M) VKS Low Earth Optical imagingIn orbitOperational
10 May
08:12
BrazilVSB-30 SwedenEsrange European UnionEuroLaunch
GermanySwedenTEXUS-43 DLR/SSC Suborbital Microgravity10 MaySuccessful
Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi)
11 May United StatesTHAAD United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
United StatesFTT-02 MDA Suborbital ABM test11 MaySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), simulated intercept
22 May
09:30
United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesWhite Sands United StatesNASA
United StatesACS NASA Suborbital Test22 MaySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
22 May IranShahab-3 IranShahrood IranIRG
IRG Suborbital Missile test22 MaySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
24 May
22:11:00
United States Delta IV-M+ (4,2) United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B United States Boeing IDS
United States GOES 13 (GOES-N) NASA / NOAA / U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous MeteorologyIn orbitOperational
Decommissioned in 2018; reactivated in September 2020 to serve as the Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System – Geostationary (EWS-G1) satellite for the U.S. Space Force.[12]
26 May
18:50
RussiaShtil' RussiaK-84 Ekaterinburg, Barents Sea RussiaVMF
RussiaKompass 2 Roskosmos Low Earth Earthquake detection28 December 2011Partial spacecraft failure
Control and power problems made satellite unusable. Written off on 29 May 2006. Problems cleared by November, and satellite re-activated.[13]
27 May
21:09
Europe Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
Mexico Satmex 6 Satmex Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Thailand Thaicom 5 Shin Satellite Geosynchronous Communications26 February 2020
09:52[14]
Successful
Record for heaviest dual-payload to geosynchronous transfer orbit, stood until May 2007.

June

5 June
16:05
United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesWhite Sands United StatesNASA
NAWC Suborbital Target5 JuneSuccessful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
7 June
22:00
United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesPMRF United StatesNASA
NAWC Suborbital Target7 JuneSuccessful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
8 June
16:00
United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesWhite Sands United StatesNASA
United StatesDUNDEE NAWC Suborbital Target8 JuneSuccessful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
14 June
08:22
United StatesLGM-30G Minuteman III United StatesVandenberg LF-04 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGT-191GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test14 JuneSuccessful
Carried three Mk. 21 re-entry vehicles, Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
15 June
08:00:00
RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaResurs-DK-1 Roskosmos Low Earth Remote sensingIn orbitOperational
17 June
22:44:05
RussiaProton-K/DM-3 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaKhrunichev
KazakhstanKazSat-1 JSC KazSat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSpacecraft failure
First Kazakh satellite, satellite suffered control problems and was unusable by October 2008
18 June
07:50
UkraineZenit-3SL NorwayOcean Odyssey United NationsSea Launch
United StatesGalaxy 16 Intelsat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Launched for PanAmSat, transferred to Intelsat before entry into service due to merger
21 June
22:15
United StatesDelta II 7925 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesUSA-187 (MiTEx-A) US Air Force/DARPA Geostationary TechnologyIn orbitOperational
United StatesUSA-188 (MiTEx-B) US Air Force/DARPA Geostationary TechnologyIn orbitOperational
United StatesUSA-189 (MiTEx Carrier) NRL/DARPA Geostationary TechnologyIn orbitOperational
22 June
22:00
United StatesMRT (Castor 4B) United StatesPMRT United StatesUS Navy
United StatesFTM-10 Target US Navy/MDA Suborbital Target22 JuneSuccessful
Intercepted by SM-3, apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
22 June
22:04
United StatesRIM-161 Standard Missile 3 United StatesUSS Shiloh, PMRF United StatesUS Navy
United StatesFTM-10 US Navy/MDA Suborbital ABM test22 JuneSuccessful
Intercepted MRT, apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
23 June
23:02
United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesPMRF United StatesNASA
United StatesTRACKEX NAWC/MDA Suborbital Target23 JuneSuccessful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
24 June
15:08:18
RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M-57 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics17 January 2007Successful
ISS flight 22P
25 June
04:00
UkraineTsyklon-2 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 90/20 RussiaVKS
RussiaKosmos 2421 (US-PU) VMF Low Earth ELINT20 March 2008Partial spacecraft failure
Final flight of Tsyklon-2 rocket. One of satellite's solar panels failed to deploy,[15] ceased operations in February or March 2008 and destroyed in orbit on 20 March. Spacecraft carried KONUS-A gamma-ray astronomy experiment for Roskosmos
28 June
03:30:00
United StatesDelta IV-M+ (4,2) United StatesVandenberg SLC-6 United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesUSA-184 (Improved Trumpet) NRO Molniya ELINTIn orbitOperational
First EELV launch from Vandenberg, carried SBIRS-HEO-1 and TWINS-A instruments for the US Air Force and NASA respectively, NRO Launch 22
30 June
06:25
RussiaR-29RMU Sineva RussiaK-84 Ekaterinburg, Barents Sea RussiaVMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test30 JuneSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)

July

1 July
06:39
United StatesTerrier-Orion NorwayAndøya United StatesAndøya/NASA
United States/NorwaySPIRIT-III ESPRIT Suborbital Ionospheric
Plasma research
1 JulySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
1 July
06:39
United StatesTerrier-Orion NorwayAndøya NorwayAndøya
NorwayHotPay-1 Andøya Suborbital Aeronomy1 JulyLaunch failure
Apogee: 40 kilometres (25 mi)
4 July
18:32
North KoreaHwasong-6 North KoreaKittaeryong North KoreaKPA
KPA Suborbital Missile test4 JulySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), first of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours
4 July
18:37:55
United StatesSpace Shuttle Discovery United StatesKennedy LC-39B United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-121 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly17 July
13:14
Successful
ItalyUnited StatesLeonardo MPLM ASI/NASA Low Earth (ISS) LogisticsSuccessful
Crewed flight with 7 astronauts, second Return to Flight mission after Columbia accident
4 July
19:04
North KoreaRodong-1 North KoreaKittaeryong North KoreaKPA
KPA Suborbital Missile test4 JulySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), second of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours
4 July
20:01
North KoreaTaepodong-2 North KoreaMusudan-ri North KoreaKPA
North KoreaKwangmyŏngsŏng-2 KPA Intended: Low Earth
(unconfirmed)
Weather/Communication+42 secondsLaunch failure
Maiden flight of Taepodong-2, rocket failed shortly after launch, reaching an apogee of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), intended as an orbital launch attempt,[16] but later North Korea claimed for a suborbital missile self-destruct test and destruction success (not launch failure),[17] third of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours
4 July
22:31
North KoreaRodong-1 North KoreaKittaeryong North KoreaKPA
KPA Suborbital Missile test4 JulySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), fourth of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours
4 July
22:12
North KoreaHwasong-6 North KoreaKittaeryong North KoreaKPA
KPA Suborbital Missile test4 JulySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), fifth of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours
4 July
23:20
North KoreaRodong-1 North KoreaKittaeryong North KoreaKPA
KPA Suborbital Missile test4 JulySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), sixth of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours
5 July
08:20
North KoreaRodong-1 North KoreaKittaeryong North KoreaKPA
KPA Suborbital Missile test5 JulySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), last of seven North Korean launches in fourteen hours
9 July
05:33
IndiaAgni III IndiaIntegrated Test Range LC-4 IndiaDRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test9 JulySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
10 July
12:08
IndiaGSLV IndiaSatish Dhawan SLP IndiaISRO
IndiaINSAT 4C ISRO Intended: Geostationary CommunicationsT+60 secondsLaunch failure
Loss of control due to LRB engine failure, self-destructed 60 seconds into flight
12 July
11:17
United StatesHera United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
United StatesFFT-4 Target US Army/MDA Suborbital Target12 JulySuccessful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), Intercepted after reentry by endoatmospheric THAAD launched at 11:20
12 July
14:53:36
UkraineDnepr RussiaDombarovskiy RussiaISC Kosmotras
United StatesGenesis I Bigelow Low Earth TechnologyIn orbitOperational
First uncrewed prototype of a commercial space station module
21 July
10:14
United StatesLGM-30G Minuteman III United StatesVandenberg LF-09 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGT-192GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test21 JulySuccessful
Carried three Mk.21 reentry vehicles, apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
21 July
04:20:03
Russia Molniya-M Russia Plesetsk Site 16/2 Russia VKS
Russia Kosmos 2422 (Oko) VKS Molniya Missile defense22 November 2019
20:15[18]
Successful
26 July
19:43:05
UkraineDnepr KazakhstanBaikonur Site 109/95 RussiaISC Kosmotras
BelarusBelKA NAS Intended: Low Earth ObservationT+74 secondsLaunch failure
ItalyUnisat-4 Sapienza Intended: Low Earth Technology
RussiaBaumanets Roskosmos Intended: Low Earth Technology
ItalyPicPot PoliTo Intended: Low Earth Technology
United StatesFranceSACRED Arizona
Montpelier
Alcatel
Intended: Low Earth Radiation
United StatesION Illinois Intended: Low Earth Technology
Ionospheric
United StatesRincon 1 Arizona Intended: Low Earth Technology
United StatesICECube-1 Cornell Intended: Low Earth Technology
United StatesKUTESat Pathfinder Kansas Intended: Low Earth Technology
JapanSEEDS Nichidai Intended: Low Earth Amateur radio
NorwaynCube-1 NSSP Intended: Low Earth Technology
South KoreaHAUSAT-1 HAU Intended: Low Earth Technology
United StatesMEROPE Montana Intended: Low Earth Technology
United StatesCP2 CalPoly Intended: Low Earth Technology
United StatesAeroCube-1 Aerospace Intended: Low Earth Technology
United StatesCP1 CalPoly Intended: Low Earth Technology
United StatesMea Huaka'i (Voyager) Hawaii Intended: Low Earth Technology
United StatesICECube-2 Cornell Intended: Low Earth Technology
First-stage engine hydraulic pump failure, thrust termination system activated
28 July
07:05:43
RussiaRokot/Briz-KM RussiaPlesetsk Site 133/3 European UnionRussiaEurockot
South KoreaArirang-2 (KOMPSAT-2) KARI Low Earth Earth ObservationIn orbitOperational

August

3 August
10:38
RussiaRT-2PM Topol (RS-12M) RussiaPlesetsk RussiaUnited StatesRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test11:04Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), impacted Kura Test Range
4 August
21:48:00
RussiaProton-M/Briz-M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
European UnionHot Bird 8 Eutelsat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
11 August
22:15
European UnionAriane 5ECA FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
JapanJCSat 10 JSAT Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
FranceSyracuse 3B DGA Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
21 August
14:30
CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
MDA Suborbital Target21 AugustSuccessful
Apogee: 380 kilometres (240 mi)
22 August
03:27:01
UkraineZenit-3SL NorwayOcean Odyssey United NationsSea Launch
South KoreaKoreasat 5 KT/ADD Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
25 August
14:30
CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
MDA Suborbital Target21 AugustSuccessful
Apogee: 382 kilometres (237 mi), THAAD target

September

1 September
17:22
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris (STARS) United StatesKodiak United StatesSandia
United StatesGMD FTG-02 target MDA Suborbital Target1 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), intercepted by GBI
1 September
17:39
United StatesOrbital Boost Vehicle United StatesVandenberg LF-23 United StatesOrbital Sciences/MDA
United StatesGMD FTG-02 MDA Suborbital ABM test1 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), intercepted STARS
4 September ChinaDong Feng 31 ChinaTaiyuan ChinaPLA
PLA Suborbital Missile test4 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
7 September
15:50
RussiaRSM-56 Bulava (R-30) RussiaRFS Dmitriy Donskoy, White Sea RussiaVMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test7 SeptemberLaunch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), first stage malfunction
9 September
07:00
China Long March 2C China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 China CNSA
China Shijian 8 CASC Low Earth Biological24 September
02:43
Successful
Investigated exposure of seeds to microgravity and radiation, spacecraft recovered after reentry
9 September
11:20
RussiaR-29RMU Sineva RussiaK-84 Ekaterinburg, North Pole RussiaVMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test9 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 September
15:14:55
United StatesSpace Shuttle Atlantis United StatesKennedy LC-39B United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-115 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly21 September
10:21
Successful
United NationsITS P3/4 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS componentIn orbitOperational
Crewed orbital flight with 6 astronauts, first ISS assembly mission since 2002
9 September
22:17:00
United StatesNike-Orion NorwayAndøya NorwayAndøya
NorwayGermanyECOMA-1 Andøya/DLR Suborbital Atmospheric9 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
10 September
14:50
RussiaR-29R Volna RussiaK-433 Svyaity Georgiy, Simushir RussiaVMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test10 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
11 September
04:35
JapanH-IIA 202 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 JapanJAXA
JapanIGS-3A CSICE Low Earth Optical imaging29 October 2016
12 September
16:02
ChinaLong March 3A ChinaTaiyuan LC-1 ChinaCNSC
ChinaChinaSat 22A ChinaSat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
13 September
10:30
United StatesHera United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
United StatesFFT-5 Target US Army/MDA Suborbital Target13 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), THAAD target
14 September
13:41:00
RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6 RussiaVKS
RussiaKosmos 2423 (Don) VKS Low Earth Optical imaging17 NovemberSuccessful
Ceased operations on 14 November, self-destructed 3 days later
17 September
21:06:46
United StatesNike-Orion NorwayAndøya NorwayAndøya
NorwayGermanyECOMA-2 Andøya/DLR Suborbital Atmospheric17 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
18 September
04:08:42
RussiaSoyuz-FG KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaSoyuz TMA-9 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 1421 April 2007
12:31
Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts including the first female space tourist and Iranian-born space traveller
22 September
21:36:00
JapanM-V JapanUchinoura JapanJAXA
JapanHinode (SOLAR-B) JAXA Sun-synchronous SolarIn orbitOperational
JapanHIT-SAT HIT Low Earth Technology18 June 2008
08:48
Successful
JapanSSSAT JAXA Solar sail26 SeptemberSpacecraft failure
Final flight of M-V rocket and Mu family, SSSat failed to establish communications with ground[19]
23 September
15:17:54
CanadaBlack Brant XI United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Test23 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
25 September
18:50
United StatesDelta II 7925 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesUSA-190 (GPS IIR-15/M2) US Air Force Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitOperational
25 September
20:14
United StatesSpaceLoft XL United StatesSpaceport America United StatesUP Aerospace
Various Suborbital VariousT+60 secondsLaunch failure
Maiden flight of SpaceLoft XL sounding rocket, first flight from Spaceport America, rocket went out of control and failed to reach space, apogee: 12 kilometres (7.5 mi)

October

13 October
20:56
European UnionAriane 5ECA FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
United StatesDirecTV-9S DirecTV Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
AustraliaOptus D1 Optus Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
JapanLDREX-2 JAXA Geosynchronous transfer Technology30 September 2010
02:23[20]
Successful
19 October
16:28:13
RussiaSoyuz-2.1a/Fregat KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6 European UnionRussiaStarsem
European UnionMetOp-A EUMETSAT Sun-synchronous WeatherIn orbitOperational
Maiden flight of Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat
23 October
13:40:36
RussiaSoyuz-U RussiaBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M-58 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics27 March 2007
22:44
Successful
ISS flight 23P, antenna stowage issues on 26 October initially prevented full mechanical docking, second attempt was successful.
23 October
23:34
China Long March 4B China Taiyuan LC-1 China CNSA
China Shijian 6-02A CASC Low Earth EnvironmentalIn orbitOperational
China Shijian 6-02B CASC Low Earth EnvironmentalIn orbitOperational
25 October
13:05
RussiaRSM-56 Bulava (R-30) RussiaRFS Dmitriy Donskoy, Beloye More RussiaVMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test25 OctoberLaunch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), first stage malfunction
26 October
00:52:00
United StatesDelta II 7925 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17B United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesSTEREO-A NASA Heliocentric SolarIn orbitOperational
United StatesSTEREO-B NASA Heliocentric SolarIn orbitOperational
28 October
16:20
ChinaLong March 3B ChinaXichang LA-2 ChinaCASC
ChinaSinosat-2 Sinosat Intended: Geosynchronous
Achieved: Subsynchronous
CommunicationsIn orbitSpacecraft failure
Solar panels and communications antenna failed to deploy
28 October
17:58:00
CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
United StatesLASP Suborbital Solar28 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
30 October
23:48:59
UkraineZenit-3SL NorwayOcean Odyssey United NationsSea Launch
United StatesXM-4 "Blues" XM Satellite Radio Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational

November

2 November IranShahab-3 IranShahrood IranIRG
IRG Suborbital Missile test2 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
4 November
13:53
United StatesDelta IV-M United StatesVandenberg SLC-6 United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesUSA-191 (DMSP F17) US Air Force/NOAA Sun-synchronous WeatherIn orbitOperational
7 November
19:30
CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
United StatesUSC-7 Suborbital Solar7 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
8 November
20:01:00
RussiaProton-M/Briz-M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
Saudi ArabiaBadr-4 (ARABSAT 4B) ARABSAT Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
9 November
08:51
FranceM51 FranceBiscarosse FranceFrench Navy
French Navy Suborbital Missile test9 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 November
11:35
RussiaUR-100NU KazakhstanBaikonur Site 175/2 RussiaRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test9 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 November United StatesTerrier-Orion United StatesPMRF United StatesUS Navy
United StatesARAV-B US Navy Suborbital Target16 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
16 November PakistanGhauri PakistanTilla PakistanArmy of Pakistan
PakistanHaft-5 Army of Pakistan Suborbital Missile test16 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 November
19:12:00
United StatesDelta II 7925 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesUSA-192 (GPS IIR-16/M3) US Air Force Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitOperational
21 November
02:00
CanadaBlack Brant IX United StatesWhite Sands LC-36 United StatesNASA
United StatesCyXESS Suborbital XR Astronomy21 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
21 November United StatesUGM-133 Trident II (D5) United StatesUSS Maryland, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test21 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
21 November United StatesUGM-133 Trident II (D5) United StatesUSS Maryland, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test21 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 November IndiaPrithvi IndiaIntegrated Test Range LC-3 IndiaDRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test26 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 November
04:45
IndiaPrithvi IndiaIntegrated Test Range LC-3 IndiaDRDO
DRDO Suborbital Target27 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), intercepted by another Prithvi
27 November
04:46
IndiaPrithvi IndiaIntegrated Test Range LC-4 IndiaDRDO
DRDO Suborbital ABM test27 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), intercepted another Prithvi
29 November PakistanShaheen-I PakistanSonmiani PakistanArmy of Pakistan
PakistanHaft-4 Army of Pakistan Suborbital Target29 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

December

7 December United States Aries United States PMRF United States U.S. Navy
United States FTM-11 Target U.S. Navy / MDA Suborbital Target7 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), AEGIS target
8 December
00:53
China Long March 3A 3A-Y11 China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China Fengyun 2D CMA Geosynchronous MeteorologyIn orbitOperational
8 December
22:08
Europe Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
United States WildBlue 1 WildBlue Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
United States AMC-18 SES Americom Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
10 December
01:47:35
United States Space Shuttle Discovery United States Kennedy LC-39B United States United Space Alliance
United States STS-116 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly22 December
22:32
Successful
United States Spacehab LSM NASA Low Earth (STS) LogisticsSuccessful
United Nations ITS P5 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS componentIn orbitOperational
United States ANDE-MAA US Naval Academy Low Earth Technology demonstration9 February 2007Partial spacecraft failure
United States ANDE-FACL US Naval Academy Low Earth Technology demonstration9 February 2007Successful
United States RAFT1 US Naval Academy Low Earth CalibrationIn orbitOperational
United States MARScom (NMARS) US Naval Academy Low Earth CalibrationIn orbitOperational
United States MEPSI-2 DARPA Low Earth Technology demonstration8 March 2007Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, including the first Swedish space traveller; ISS crew exchange.
ANDE-MAA failed to deploy after becoming stuck in launch canister, but still transmitted data; RAFT1, MARScom, and MEPSI-2 were cubesats.
11 December
23:28:43
Russia Proton-M / Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 Russia United States International Launch Services
Malaysia MEASAT-3 MEASAT Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
14 December
21:00:00
United States Delta II 7920-10 United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States United Launch Alliance
United States USA-193 NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance
Technology demonstration
21 February 2008
03:29
Spacecraft failure
NRO Launch 21, first launch to be conducted by United Launch Alliance. Satellite failed to contact ground, destroyed by SM-3 ASAT on 21 February 2008.
16 December
12:00:00
United States Minotaur I United States MARS LP-0B United States Orbital Sciences
United States TacSat-2 NRL Low Earth Optical imaging
Technology demonstration
5 February 2011Successful
United States GeneSat-1 NASA Low Earth Biological science4 August 2010
20:43[21]
Successful
First launch from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. Little or no imagery returned by TacSat due to political dispute. TacSat lost contact with ground in January 2008.
18 December
06:32
Japan H-IIA 204 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan JAXA
Japan Kiku-8 (ETS-VIII) JAXA Geosynchronous Technology demonstrationIn orbitSuccessful
Maiden flight of H-IIA 204, full spacecraft antenna deployment one day late.[22]
19 December
14:00:19
Russia Kosmos-3M Russia Plesetsk Site 132/1 Germany Russia COSMOS International
Germany SAR-Lupe 1 Bundeswehr Low Earth (SSO) Earth observationIn orbitOperational
24 December
08:34:44
Russia Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia VKS
Russia Meridian 1 (11L) VKS Molniya Communications6 July 2021
12:20[23][24]
Successful
24 December Russia RSM-56 Bulava (R-30) Russia RFS Dmitriy Donskoy, Beloye More Russia VMF
Russia VMF Suborbital Missile test24 DecemberLaunch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), first stage malfunction.
25 December
20:18:12
Russia Proton-K / DM-2 Russia Baikonur Site 81/24 Russia VKS
Russia Kosmos 2424 (GLONASS-M) KNITs Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitOperational
Russia Kosmos 2425 (GLONASS-M) KNITs Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitOperational
Russia Kosmos 2426 (GLONASS-M) KNITs Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitOperational
27 December
14:23:38
Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Europe Russia Starsem
France CoRoT CNES Low Earth (Polar) Exoplanetology
Asteroseismology
In orbitSuccessful
Maiden flight of Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat.
Unknown United States UGM-133 Trident II (D5) United States Submarine, WTR United States U.S. Navy
United States U.S. Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown United States UGM-133 Trident II (D5) United States Submarine, WTR United States U.S. Navy
United States U.S. Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)

Deep Space Rendezvous in 2006

Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
15 JanuaryStardustFirst sample return mission from cometspace capsule landing on Earth with cometary samples
15 JanuaryCassini10th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 2,042 kilometres (1,269 mi)
27 FebruaryCassini11th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 1,812 kilometres (1,126 mi)
10 MarchMars Reconnaissance OrbiterAreocentric orbit injection
18 MarchCassini12th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 1,947 kilometres (1,210 mi)
11 AprilVenus ExpressCytherean orbit injection
30 AprilCassini13th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 1,853 kilometres (1,151 mi)
20 MayCassini14th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 1,879 kilometres (1,168 mi)
2 JulyCassini15th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 1,911 kilometres (1,187 mi)
22 JulyCassini16th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
4 SeptemberSMART-1Lunar impact
7 SeptemberCassini17th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
23 SeptemberCassini18th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
9 OctoberCassini19th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
23 OctoberMESSENGER1st flyby of VenusGravity assist
25 OctoberCassini20th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
12 DecemberCassini21st flyby of TitanClosest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
28 DecemberCassini22nd flyby of TitanClosest approach: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)

EVAs

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Function Remarks
3 February
09:55
5 hours
43 minutes
16:27 Expedition 12
ISS Pirs
United StatesWilliam S. McArthur
RussiaValery Tokarev
Released SuitSat-1, retrieved the Biorisk experiment, photographed a sensor for a micrometeoroid experiment, and tied off the surviving umbilical of the Mobile Transporter.[25]
1 June
23:48
6 hours
31 minutes
2 June
06:19
Expedition 13
ISS Pirs
RussiaPavel Vinogradov
United StatesJeffrey Williams
Repaired a vent for the Elektron unit, retrieved a Biorisk experiment, retrieved a contamination-monitoring device from Zvezda, and replaced a malfunctioning camera on the Mobile Base System.[26]
8 July
13:17
7 hours
31 minutes
20:48 STS-121
ISS Quest
United Kingdom/United StatesPiers Sellers
United StatesMichael E. Fossum
Installed a blade blocker in the zenith Interface Umbilical Assembly (IUA) to protect the undamaged power, data and video cable, rerouted the cable to prepare for the second EVA. Tested the combination of the Shuttle's Canadarm(SRMS) and the Orbiter Boom Sensor System as a platform for astronauts to make repairs to a damaged orbiter.[27]
10 July
12:14
6 hours
47 minutes
19:01 STS-121
ISS Quest
United Kingdom/United StatesPiers Sellers
United StatesMichael E. Fossum
Restored the Mobile Transporter to full operation, and delivered a spare pump module for the station's cooling system.[28]
12 July
07:11
6 hours
20 minutes
13:31 STS-121
ISS Quest
United Kingdom/United StatesPiers Sellers
United StatesMichael E. Fossum
Used an infrared camera to shoot 20 seconds of video of selected reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) panels on the shuttle wing's leading edge, and then moved to the payload bay to test a shuttle tile repair material known as NOAX on pre-damaged shuttle tiles that were flown in a test container.[29]
3 August
14:04
5 hours
54 minutes
19:58 Expedition 13
ISS Quest
United StatesJeffrey Williams
GermanyThomas Reiter
Installed the Floating Potential Measurement Unit, two MISSE containers, a controller for a thermal radiator rotary joint on the S1 truss, a starboard jumper and spool positioning device on S1, a light on the truss railway handcart, and installed and replaced a malfunctioning GPS antenna. Tested an infrared camera designed to detect damage in a shuttle's thermal protection tiles. Inspection and photography of a scratch on the Quest airlock hatch.[30]
12 September
10:17
5 hours
26 minutes
15:43 STS-115
ISS Quest
United StatesJoseph R. Tanner
United StatesHeidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
Initial installation of the P3/P4 truss. Connected power cables on the truss, released the launch restraints on the solar array blanket box, the Beta Gimbal Assembly, and the solar array wings. Configured the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint, and removed two circuit interrupt devices to prepare for STS-116.[31] Piper became the 7th American and the 8th female spacewalker.
13 September
09:05
7 hours
11 minutes
16:16 STS-115
ISS Quest
United StatesDaniel C. Burbank
CanadaSteven MacLean
Continued installation of the P3/4 truss onto the station, and activated the SARJ.[32]
15 September
10:00
6 hours
42 minutes
16:42 STS-115
ISS Quest
United StatesJoseph R. Tanner
United StatesHeidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
Installed a radiator onto the P3/4 truss, powered up a cooling radiator for the new solar arrays, replaced an S-Band radio antenna, and installed insulation for another antenna. Tanner took photos of the shuttle's wings using an infrared camera.[33]
22 November
23:17
5 hours
38 minutes
23 November
04:55
Expedition 14
ISS Pirs
RussiaMikhail Tyurin
United StatesMichael Lopez-Alegria
"Orbiting golf shot" event sponsored by a Canadian golf company. Lopez-Alegria put the tee on the ladder outside Pirs, while Tyurin set up a camera, and then performed the golf shot. Inspected and photographed a Kurs antenna, relocated an ATV WAL antenna, installed a BTN neutron experiment, and jettisoned two thermal covers from the BTN.[34]
12 December
20:31
6 hours
36 minutes
13 December
03:07
STS-116
ISS Quest
United StatesRobert Curbeam
SwedenChrister Fuglesang
Installed the P5 Truss, and replaced a video camera on the S1 truss.[35]
14 December
19:41
5 hours 15 December
00:41
STS-116
ISS Quest
United StatesRobert Curbeam
SwedenChrister Fuglesang
Reconfigured channels 2–3 on the P3/P4 truss to take advantage of the new solar arrays, relocated two handcarts that run along the station's main truss, put a thermal cover on the station's robotic arm, and installed bags of tools for future spacewalkers.[36]
16 December
19:25
7 hours
31 minutes
17 December
02:57
STS-116
ISS Quest
United StatesRobert Curbeam
United StatesSunita Williams
Reconfigured channels 1 and 4 on the P3/P4 truss to take advantage of the new solar arrays, installed a robotic arm grapple fixture, and positioned three bundles ofdebris shield panels outside Zvezda. Additional time was spent trying to help retract the P6 solar array panel by shaking the panel's blanket box from its base.[37] Williams became the 8th American and the 9th female spacewalker.
18 December
19:00
6 hours
38 minutes
19 December
01:38
STS-116
ISS Quest
United StatesRobert Curbeam
SwedenChrister Fuglesang
Assisted ground controllers with retracting the P6 solar array panels.[38]

Orbital launch summary

By country

Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures
Remarks
 China6600
 Europe5500
 India1010
 Japan6600
 North Korea1010Disputed
 Russia222110
 Ukraine8710
 United States181710
World676250

By rocket

By family

By type

By configuration

By launch site

5
10
15
20
China
France
India
International waters
Japan
Kazakhstan
Marshall Islands
North Korea
Russia
United States
Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Baikonur Kazakhstan171520
Barents Russia1100Launched from Ekaterinburg submarine
Cape Canaveral United States7700
Dombarovsky Russia1100First launch
Jiuquan China1100
Kennedy United States3300
Kwajalein Marshall Islands1010
Kourou France5500
MARS United States1100First launch
Ocean OdysseyUnited Nations International5500
Plesetsk Russia5500
Satish Dhawan India1010
Svobodny Russia1100Final launch
Taiyuan China2200
Tanegashima Japan4400
Tonghae North Korea1010
Uchinoura Japan2200
Vandenberg United States6600One launch used Stargazer aircraft
Xichang China3300
Total676250

By orbit

  •   Transatmospheric
  •   Low Earth
  •   Low Earth (ISS)
  •   Low Earth (SSO)
  •   Low Earth (retrograde)
  •   Medium Earth
  •   Geosychronous
    (transfer)
  •   Inclined GSO
  •   High Earth
  •   Heliocentric
  •   Solar escape
Orbital regime Launches Successes Failures Accidentally
achieved
Remarks
Transatmospheric0000
Low Earth3532308 to ISS
Medium Earth / Molniya6601
Geosynchronous / GTO242220
High Earth / Lunar transfer0000
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer1100
Solar escape1100
Total676251

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