2006 in spaceflight

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Contents 1 Launches 2 Orbital launch summary 2.1 By country 2.2 By rocket 2.3 By orbit 3 Deep Space Rendezvous in 2006 4 References

[edit] Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 2006.

Launch Date/Time	Rocket	Launch Site	Launch Contractor	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Mission/ Function	Re-Entry/ Destruction	Outcome	Remarks
January 19 19:00 GMT	Lockheed Martin Atlas V (551)	LC-41, Cape Canaveral	ILS	New Horizons	NASA	Solar Escape	Flyby of Pluto and other KBOs	N/A	Successful so far	First probe to visit Pluto
January 24 01:33 GMT	H-IIA	Tanegashima	JAXA	Daichi (ALOS)	JAXA	LEO (Sun synchronous polar orbit)	Observation satellite	Still in Orbit	Successful so far
February 15 23:35 GMT	Yuzhnoye Zenit 3SL	Ocean Odyssey Pacific Ocean	Sea Launch	EchoStar 10	EchoStar	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in Orbit	Successful so far
February 16 08:01 GMT	Minuteman III	LF-10, Vandenberg AFB	USAF	Mk. 21 re-entry vehicle	USAF	Sub-orbital	ICBM test launch	February 16, 2006	Successful
February 18 06:27 GMT	H-IIA	Tanegashima	RSC	MTSAT-2	Japanese Government	Geosynchronous	ATC and weather satellite		Successful so far
February 21 21:28 GMT	M-V	Uchinoura	JAXA	Akari (ASTRO-F)	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency	LEO (Sun synchronous polar orbit)	Infrared astronomy satellite.	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				Cute-1.7+APD	Tokyo Institute of Technology	Comsat	LEO	Still in orbit	Successful so far	Double CubeSat
February 28 20:10 GMT	Chelomei Proton	Baikonur	ILS	ARABSAT 4A	ARABSAT	Intended: Geosynchronous	Comsat	February 28, 2006	Failure	Upper stage malfunction.
March 11 22:33 GMT	Aérospatiale Ariane 5 ECA	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	SPAINSAT	Spanish Government	Geosynchronous	Military comsat	Still in Orbit	Successful so far
				Hot Bird 7A	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in Orbit	Successful so far
March 22 14:03 GMT	Orbital Sciences Pegasus	L-1011, Vandenberg AFB	Orbital Sciences	Space Technology 5 (X3)	NASA	LEO	Study Earth's Magnetosphere.	Still in orbit	Successful so far
March 24 22:30 GMT	SpaceX Falcon 1	Omelek	SpaceX	FalconSat 2	USAF Academy	Intended: LEO	Plasma research satellite.	T+60 seconds	Failure	Rocket lost power shortly after launch due to engine fire.
March 30 02:30 GMT	Soyuz FG	LC-1, Baikonur	RFSA	Soyuz TMA-8 3 Cosmonauts	RFSA	LEO, docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight	September 29, 2006	Successful	ISS Expedition 13 First Brazilian in Space
April 7 13:00 GMT	Minuteman III	LF-26, Vandenberg AFB	USAF	Mk. 21 re-entry vehicle	USAF	Sub-orbital	ICBM test launch	April 7, 2006	Successful
April 12 23:30 GMT	Yuzhnoye Zenit 3SL	Ocean Odyssey	Sea Launch	JCSAT-9	JCSAT	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
April 14 01:40 GMT	OSC Minotaur	SLC-8, Vandenberg AFB	OSC	COSMIC (X5)	COSMIC	LEO	Study atmosphere	Still in orbit	Successful so far
April 20 20:27 GMT	Lockheed Martin Atlas V (411)	LC-41, Cape Canaveral	ILS	Astra 1KR	SES Astra	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
April 24 16:03 GMT	Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)	LC-1, Baikonur	RFSA	Progress 21P	RFSA	LEO, docked to ISS	Resupply ISS	September 18,2006	Successful
April 25 16:47 GMT	Start-1	LC-5, Svobodniy		EROS-B	ImageSat	LEO, polar	Civilian imaging satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
April 26 22:48 GMT	Long March 4B-II (Long March 4C)	Taiyuan		Yaogan 1			Imaging Satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far	Maiden flight of Long March 4C. Designated Long March 4B-II at time of launch, redesignated in November 2007
April 28 10:02 GMT	Boeing Delta II	SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB		CALIPSO	NASA	LEO (A-Train)	Study aerosols	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				CloudSat	NASA	LEO (A-Train)	Study clouds	Still in orbit	Successful so far
May 3, 17:38 GMT	Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)	LC-16, Plesetsk	RFSA	Kosmos 2420	Russian Government		Spy Satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
May 24 22:11 GMT	Boeing Delta IV	LC-37B, Cape Canaveral		GOES-13 (GOES-N)	NASA/NOAA	Geostationary	Weather satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
May 26 18:50 GMT	Shtil (Volna)	Submarine in Barents Sea	Russian Navy	Kompass 2			Earthquake detection satellite.	Still in orbit	Successful so far
May 27 21:09 GMT	Aérospatiale Ariane 5 ECA	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	SATMEX 6	Satellites Mexicanas	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far	Record for heaviest dual-payload to orbit
				THAICOM 5	Shin Satellite	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
June 14 14:08:22 GMT	Minuteman III	LF-04, Vandenberg AFB	USAF	3 x Mk. 21 re-entry vehicle	USAF	Sub-orbital	ICBM test launch	June 14, 2006	Successful
June 15 08:00 GMT	Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)	LC-1, Baikonur	Russian Federal Space Agency	Resurs	Russian Federal Space Agency	LEO	Remote Sensing Spacecraft	Still in orbit	Successful so far
June 18 07:50 GMT	Yuzhnoye Zenit 3SL	Ocean Odyssey	Sea Launch	Galaxy 16	PanAmSat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
June 18 22:44 GMT	Chelomei Proton	Baikonur	Khrunichev	KazSat	Government of Kazakhstan	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
June 21 22:15 GMT	Boeing Delta II	LC-17A, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	MITEX-A (USA-187)	DARPA	Geostationary	Experimental military satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				MITEX-B (USA-188)	DARPA	Geostationary	Experimental military satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				MITEX Carrier (USA-189)	DARPA	Geostationary	Experimental military satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
June 24 15:08 GMT	Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)	LC-1, Baikonur	Russian Federal Space Agency	Progress 22P	Russian Federal Space Agency	LEO, docked to ISS	Resupply ISS	January 17, 2007	Successful
June 25 04:00 GMT	Tsyklon 2	LC-90, Baikonur	Russian Federal Space Agency	Kosmos 2421	Russian Navy	LEO	Classified	Still in orbit	Failure	Solar panels failed to deploy
June 27 03:30 GMT	Boeing Delta IV	SLC-6 Vandenberg AFB	US Air Force	NRO L-22 (USA-184)	US National Reconnaissance Office	Highly Elliptical Orbit	Classified	Still in orbit	Successful so far
July 4 18:38 GMT	Space Shuttle Discovery	LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-121, 7 astronauts	NASA	LEO, docked to ISS	Manned Orbital Flight	July 17, 2006 13:14 GMT	Successful	Return to flight test, visit ISS
				Leonardo MPLM	NASA/ESA	LEO, docked to ISS	Resupply ISS	July 17, 2006 13:14 GMT	Successful
July 10 12:38 GMT	GSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Center	ISRO	INSAT 4C	ISRO	Intended: Geostationary	Comsat	T+60 seconds	Failure	Loss of control due to LRB engine failure required mission control to issue self-destruct command to rocket
July 12 15:53 GMT	Dnepr	Dombarovskiy	ISC Kosmotras	Genesis I	Bigelow Aerospace	LEO	Experimental inflatable Space Station	Still in orbit	Successful so far	First commercial space station (uninhabitable prototype)
July 20 10:14 GMT	Minuteman III	LF-09, Vandenberg AFB	USAF	3 x Mk. 21 re-entry vehicle	USAF	Sub-orbital	ICBM test launch	July 20, 2006	Successful
21 July 04:20 GMT	Molniya-M	LC-16, Plesetsk		Kosmos 2422 (Oko)	VKS	Molniya	Early warning	Still in orbit	Successful so far
July 26 19:43 GMT	Dnepr	Baikonur	ISC Kosmotras	BelKA	National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Belarus	LEO	Earth Observation Satellite	T+74 seconds	Failure	First-stage engine hydraulic pump failure caused emergency shutdown
				Unisat-4	University of Rome La Sapienza	Intended:LEO	Technology demonstration satellite
				Baumanets	MGTU	Intended:LEO	Earth observation and amateur radio satellite
				PICPOT	Politecnico di Torino	Intended:LEO	Earth observation satellite
				SACRED	University of Arizona	Intended:LEO	Cubesat
				ION	University of Illinois	Intended:LEO	Double Cubesat
				Rincon 1	University of Arizona	Intended:LEO	Cubesat
				ICECube1	Cornell	Intended:LEO	Cubesat
				KUTESat Pathfinder	University of Kansas	Intended:LEO	Cubesat
				SEEDS	Nihon University	Intended:LEO	Cubesat
				nCube 1	Government of Norway	Intended:LEO	Cubesat
				HAUSAT-1	Government of South Korea	Intended:LEO	Cubesat
				MEROPE	University of Montana	Intended:LEO	Cubesat
				CP2	CalPoly	Intended:LEO	Cubesat
				AeroCube-1	AerospaceCorp	Intended:LEO	Cubesat
				CP1	CalPoly	Intended:LEO	Cubesat
				Voyager	University of Hawaii	Intended:LEO	Cubesat
				ICECube2	Cornell	Intended:LEO	Cubesat
July 28 07:05 GMT	Rockot	Baikonur	Eurockot	KOMPSAT 2			Earth Observation satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
August 4 21:48 GMT	Chelomei Proton	Baikonur	ILS	Hot Bird 8	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
August 11 22:15 GMT	Aérospatiale Ariane 5 ECA	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	JCSat 10		Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				Syracuse 3B		Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
August 22 03:27 GMT	Yuzhnoye Zenit 3SL	Ocean Odyssey	Sea Launch	Koreasat 5	KT Corporation/Agency for Defense Development	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
September 9 07:00 GMT	CZ-2C	CAST	China	Shi Jian 8	China	LEO	Investigate exposure of seeds to microgravity and radiation	24 September 2006 02:43 GMT	Successful
September 9 15:15 GMT	Space Shuttle Atlantis	LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-115, 6 astronauts	NASA	LEO, docked to ISS	Manned Orbital Flight	September 21, 2006 10:21 GMT	Successful	ISS assembly flight
				ISS Truss	NASA	LEO, attached to ISS	ISS component	Still in orbit	Successful so far
September 11 04:35 GMT	H-IIA	Tanegashima		IGS	Japanese government		Reconnaissance satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
September 12 16:02 GMT	Long March 3A	Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center		Zhongxing 22A		Geosynchronous		Still in orbit	Successful so far
September 14 13:41 GMT	Soyuz-U (R-7/A-2)	LC-31, Baikonur	RFSA	Kosmos 2423 (Don)		LEO	Classified	Still in orbit	Successful	Ceased operations 17 November 2006. Destroyed
September 18 04:08 GMT[1]	Soyuz FG	LC-1, Baikonur	RFSA	Soyuz TMA-9 3 Cosmonauts	RFSA	LEO, docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight	21 April 2007, 12:31 GMT	Successful	ISS Expedition 14 First female Space tourist
September 22 21:36 GMT	M-V	Uchinoura	JAXA	Hinode (Solar-B)	JAXA	LEO (Sun synchronous polar orbit)	Solar telescope	Still in orbit	Successful so far	Final flight of M-V rocket SSSat failed to establish communications[1]
				HIT-SAT	Hokkaido Institute of Technology		Technology development nanosatellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				SSSAT	JAXA		Experimental Solar sail nanosatellite	September 26, 2006	Failure
September 25 18:50 GMT	Boeing Delta II (7925)	LC-17A, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	GPS 2R-M2 (USA-190)	NAVSTAR	MEO	GPS navigation satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
September 25 20:14 GMT	SpaceLoft XL	Spaceport America, Upham, New Mexico	UP Aerospace	N/A	Various	Suborbital	Various experiments	T+60 seconds	Failure	Maiden flight of SpaceLoft XL Sounding rocket First flight from Spaceport America
October 13 20:56 GMT	Aérospatiale Ariane 5 ECA	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	DirecTV-9S		Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				Optus D1		Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				LDREX-2		GTO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Successful so far
October 19 16:28 GMT	Soyuz 2.1a	LC-31, Baikonur	Starsem	MetOp-A	EUMETSAT	LEO (Sun synchronous polar orbit)	Weather satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
October 23 13:41 GMT	Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)	LC-1, Baikonur	Russian Federal Space Agency	Progress 23P (M-58)	Russian Federal Space Agency	LEO, docked to ISS	Resupply ISS	27 March 2007, 22:44 GMT	Successful	Antenna stowage issues on October 26 initially prevented full mechanical docking. A second docking attempt was successful.
October 24 23:34 GMT	Long March 4B	Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center		Shi Jian 6-2A		LEO	Environmental research	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				Shi Jian 6-2B		LEO	Environmental research	Still in orbit	Successful so far
October 26 00:52 GMT	Boeing Delta II (7925)	LC-17B, Cape Canaveral		STEREO-A	NASA	Heliocentric	Study Sun and Earth	Still In Orbit	Successful so far
				STEREO-B	NASA	Heliocentric	Study Sun and Earth	Still In Orbit	Successful so far
October 28 16:20 GMT	Long March 3B	Xichang Satellite Launch Center		Sinosat-2	Sino Satellite Communications Co.	Intended: Geosynchronous Actual: Subsynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Failure	Solar panels and communications antenna failed to extend
October 30 23:48 GMT	Yuzhnoye Zenit 3SL	Ocean Odyssey Pacific Ocean	Sea Launch	XM-4 "Blues"	XM Satellite Radio	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
November 4 13:53GMT	Boeing Delta IVM	SLC-6, Vandenberg AFB		DMSP F17	US Air Force	LEO (Polar)	Weather Satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
November 8 20:01 GMT	Chelomei Proton-M	Baikonur	ILS	Badr 4 (ARABSAT 4B)	ARABSAT	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
November 9 08:45 GMT	M51 SLBM	Biscarosse, Landes	French Navy	TN 75	French Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test launch	November 9, 2006	Successful
November 17 19:12 GMT	Boeing Delta II (7925)	LC-17A, Cape Canaveral	US Air Force	GPS 2R-M3	NAVSTAR	MEO	GPS navigation satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
December 8 00:53 GMT	Long March 3A (CZ-3A)	Taiyuan		Feng Yun 2D	CSMA	Geosynchronous	Weather Satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
December 8 22:07 GMT	Aérospatiale Ariane 5 ECA	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	WildBlue 1	WildBlue	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				Americom 18	SES Americom	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
December 10 01:47 GMT	Space Shuttle Discovery	LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-116, 7 astronauts	NASA	LEO, docked to ISS	Manned Orbital Flight	22 December 2006, 22:32 GMT	Successful	ISS assembly flight Expedition 14 partial crew change
				ISS Truss	NASA	LEO, attached to ISS	ISS component	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				Spacehab module	NASA	LEO, attached to Discovery	Resupply ISS	22 December 2006, 22:32 GMT	Successful
				ANDE-MAA	US Naval Academy	LEO	Technology development	9 February 2007	Partial failure	Failed to deploy after becoming stuck in launch canister, still transmitted data
				ANDE-FACL	US Naval Academy	LEO	Technology development	9 February 2007	Successful
				RAFT1	US Naval Academy	LEO	Calibration target	Still in orbit	Successful so far	Cubesat
				MARScom	US Naval Academy	LEO	Calibration target	Still in orbit	Successful so far	Cubesat
				MEPSI-2	DARPA	LEO	Technology development	8 March 2007	Successful	Cubesat
December 11 23:28 GMT	Chelomei Proton	Baikonur	ILS	MEASAT 3		Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
December 14 21:00 GMT	Boeing Delta II (7920-10)	SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB	United Launch Alliance	NRO L-21	NRO	LEO	Classified	Still in orbit	Failure	First launch to be contracted by ULA Satellite failed to contact ground.
December 16 12:00 GMT	Orbital Sciences Minotaur	Pad-0B, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)	OSC	TacSat 2	US Naval Research Laboratory	LEO	Experimental satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far	First launch from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
				GeneSat	NASA	LEO	Scientific research	Still in orbit	Successful so far
December 18 06:32 GMT	H-IIA	Tanegashima	JAXA	ETS 8	JAXA	Geosynchronous	Technology demonstration	Still in orbit	Successful so far	Full antenna deployment one day late[2]
December 19, 14:00 GMT	Kosmos-3M	Plesetsk		SAR-Lupe	Kommando Strategische Aufklärung, Bundeswehr	LEO	Radar reconnaissance	Still in orbit	Successful so far
December 24 08:34 GMT	Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat	Plesetsk	RFSA	Kosmos(Meridian)	VKS	Molniya	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
December 25 20:18 GMT	Proton-K/DM-2	LC-81, Baikonur Cosmodrome		Kosmos 2424 (Glonass)	KNITs	MEO	Navigation	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				Kosmos 2425 (Glonass)	KNITs	MEO	Navigation	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				Kosmos 2426 (Glonass)	KNITs	MEO	Navigation	Still in orbit	Successful so far
December 27, 14:23 GMT	Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat	Baikonur	Starsem	CoRoT	CNES	LEO	Astronomy satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far

[edit] Orbital launch summary

[edit] By country

Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	6	6	0	0
Image:Flag of Europe.svg Europe	5	5	0	0
Image:Flag of India.svg India	1	0	1	0
Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg International	5	5	0	0	(Sea Launch)
Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	6	6	0	0
Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	22	20	2	0
Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	18	17	1	0
Totals	66	62	4	0

[edit] By rocket

Rocket	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane 5 ECA	Image:Flag of Europe.svg Europe	5	5	0	0
Atlas V	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	2	2	0	0
Delta II	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	6	6	0	0
Delta IV	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	3	3	0	0
Dnepr	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	2	1	1	0
Falcon 1	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	1	0	1	0	Maiden flight
GSLV	Image:Flag of India.svg India	1	0	1	0
H-IIA	Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	4	4	0	0
Kosmos-3M	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	1	1	0	0
Long March 2C	Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	1	1	0	0
Long March 3A	Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	2	2	0	0
Long March 3B	Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	1	1	0	0
Long March 4B	Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	1	1	0	0
Long March 4B-II (4C)	Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
M-V	Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	2	2	0	0	Retired
Minotaur I	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	2	2	0	0
Molniya-M	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	1	1	0	0
Pegasus-XL	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	1	1	0	0
Proton-K	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	2	2	0	0
Proton-M	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	4	3	1	0
Rokot	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	1	1	0	0
Shtil'	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	1	1	0	0
Soyuz 2	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	3	3	0	0
Soyuz-FG	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	2	2	0	0
Soyuz-U	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	6	6	0	0
Space Shuttle	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	3	3	0	0
Start-1	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	1	1	0	0
Zenit-3SL	Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg International	5	5	0	0

[edit] By orbit

Orbital regime	Launches	Successes	Failures	Accidentally Achieved	Remarks
Low Earth orbit	34	32	2	0
Medium Earth orbit	3	3	0	1
Geosynchronous/transfer	24	22	2	0
High Earth orbit	3	3	0	0	Including lunar transfer and Molniya orbits
Heliocentric orbit	1	1	0	0	Including planetary transfer orbits
Solar escape	1	1	0	0

[edit] Deep Space Rendezvous in 2006

• 15 January — Capsule from Stardust landed on Earth with cometary samples
• 15 January — Cassini flyby of Titan - T10 (2,042 km)
• 27 February — Cassini flyby of Titan - T11 (1,812 km)
• 10 March — Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters Martian orbit
• 18 March — Cassini flyby of Titan - T12 (1,947 km)
• 11 April — Venus Express enters Venerian orbit
• 30 April — Cassini flyby of Titan - T13 (1,853 km)
• 20 May — Cassini flyby of Titan - T14 (1,879 km)
• 2 July — Cassini flyby of Titan - T15 (1,911 km)
• 22 July — Cassini flyby of Titan - T16 (950 km)
• 4 September — SMART-1 deliberately impacted the Moon
• 7 September — Cassini flyby of Titan - T17 (950 km)
• 23 September — Cassini flyby of Titan - T18 (950 km)
• 9 October — Cassini flyby of Titan - T19 (950 km)
• 23 October — MESSENGER 1^st flyby of Venus
• 25 October — Cassini flyby of Titan - T20 (950 km)
• 12 December — Cassini flyby of Titan - T21 (950 km)
• 28 December — Cassini flyby of Titan - T22 (1,500 km)

[edit] References

• Encyclopedia Astronautica
• Gunter's Space Page - Chronology of Space Launches
• JAXA
• Jonathan's Space Report (SatCat.txt and Launchlog.txt)
• Mission Set Database (NASA GFC)
• NASA
• NASA SpaceFlight.com
• Orbital Report News Agency's Launch Logs
• Space Calendar (NASA JPL)
• Southwest Space Archive
• SPACE.com Launch Forecast
• SpaceFlightNow
• Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive
• U.S. Space Objects Registry
• Хроника освоения космоса (Russian)

1. ^ Soyuz TMA-9 - NSSDC ID: 2006-040A. National Space Science Data Center.
2. ^ Deployment Result of the Large Deployable Antenna Reflectors of the Engineering Test Satellite VIII "KIKU No. 8". Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 26 December, 2006

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