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Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 2007.

Date/Time (GMT)	Rocket	Site	LSP	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (GMT)	Outcome	Remarks
10 January, 03:53 GMT1	PSLV	Satish Dhawan	ISRO	Cartosat 2	ISRO	LEO (Sun synchronous polar orbit)	Earth observation	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				SRE-1	ISRO	LEO (Polar)	Technology development	22 January 2007, 04:16 GMT2	Successful	First Indian spacecraft recovery
				/LAPAN-TUBSAT	LAPAN/TU Berlin	LEO (Polar)	Earth imaging	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				Pehuensat 1	Asociación Argentina de Tecnología Espacial	LEO (Polar)	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
11 January, 22:28 GMT34	DF-21	Xichang5	PLA		PLA	Sub-orbital	ASAT test - intercept satellite	11 January 2007	Successful	Destroyed Feng Yun 1C satellite
16 January, 02:20 GMT4	S-310	Uchinoura	JAXA		JAXA	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	16 January 2007	Successful
18 January, 02:12 GMT5	Soyuz-U	LC-1/5, Baikonur	RKA	Progress 24P (M-59)	RKA	LEO, docked to ISS	Resupply ISS	1 August 2007, 19:26 GMT	Successful
19 January, 12:29 GMT4	Black Brant VB	Poker Flat	NASA	JOULE II	Clemson University/Geospace	Sub-orbital	Auroral research	19 January 2007	Successful
19 January, 12:30 GMT4	/Terrier-Black Brant IX	Poker Flat	NASA	JOULE II	Clemson University/Geospace	Sub-orbital	Auroral research	19 January 2007	Successful
19 January, 12:44 GMT4	Terrier-Orion	Poker Flat	NASA	JOULE II	Clemson University/Geospace	Sub-orbital	Auroral research	19 January 2007	Successful
19 January, 12:45 GMT4	Terrier-Orion	Poker Flat	NASA	JOULE II	Clemson University/Geospace	Sub-orbital	Auroral research	19 January 2007	Successful
27 January, 05:20 GMT4	Scud	Kauai	US Army	Target	MDA	Sub-orbital	ABM test	27 January 2007	Successful
27 January4	THAAD	Kauai	US Army	THAAD
30 January4	Scud	Syria	Syrian military	Re-entry vehicle	Syrian military	Sub-orbital	Missile test	30 January	Successful
30 January, 23:22 GMT5	Zenit 3SL	Ocean Odyssey Pacific Ocean	Sea Launch	NSS-8	SES New Skies	Intended: Geosynchronous	Comsat	Never left ground	Failure	Rocket exploded on pad
2 February, 16:28 GMT6	Long March 3A	LC-2, Xichang	CNSA	Beidou-1D	Chinese government	GSO	Navigation	Still in orbit	Partial failure	Problems deploying solar panels Corrected from ground
7 February, 08:15 GMT4	Minuteman III	LF-10, Vandenberg AFB	USAF	Mk. 21 re-entry vehicle	USAF	Sub-orbital	ICBM test launch	7 February 2007	Successful	Impacted Reagan Test Site
12 February, 12:45 GMT4	Black Brant XII	Poker Flat	NASA	ROPA7	University of Dartmouth	Sub-orbital	Auroral research	12 February 2007	Successful
14 February, 09:22 GMT4	Terrier-Orion	Poker Flat	NASA	HEX 2	University of Alaska/Geospace	Sub-orbital	Thermospheric research	14 February 2007	Successful
14 February, 09:27 GMT4	Black Brant X	Poker Flat	NASA	HEX 2	University of Alaska/Geospace	Sub-orbital	Thermospheric research	14 February 2007	Successful
14 February, 09:36 GMT4	Terrier-Orion	Poker Flat	NASA	HEX 2	University of Alaska/Geospace	Sub-orbital	Thermospheric research	14 February 2007	Successful
14 February, 09:38 GMT4	Terrier-Orion	Poker Flat	NASA	HEX 2	University of Alaska/Geospace	Sub-orbital	Thermospheric research	14 February 2007	Successful
17 February 23:01 GMT6	Boeing Delta II (7925-10C)	LC-17B, Cape Canaveral	ULA	THEMIS-A	NASA	HEO	Auroral research	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				THEMIS-B	NASA	HEO	Auroral research	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				THEMIS-C	NASA	HEO	Auroral research	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				THEMIS-D	NASA	HEO	Auroral research	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				THEMIS-E	NASA	HEO	Auroral research	Still in orbit	Successful so far
24 February 04:41 GMT6	H-IIA 2024	Pad Y, Tanegashima	JAXA	IGS-Radar 3	Japanese government	LEO (Sun-Synchronous)	Reconnaissance satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				IGS-Optical 3 Verification	Japanese government	LEO (Sun-Synchronous)	Demonstration reconnaissance satellite	Still in orbit	Successful so far
25 February6	Shahab-3		IARI	Kavesh	INSA	Sub-orbital	Scientific research	25 February 2007	Successful	First successful Iranian scientific launch
28 February, 08:39 GMT4	Black Brant XII	Poker Flat	NASA	CHARM	LaBelle/University of Dartmouth	Sub-orbital	Auroral research	28 February 2007	Successful
1 March	RH-200SV	Andøya	AAR	Mini-DUSTY 13	AAR	Sub-orbital	Technology demonstration	1 March 2007	Failure	Rocket underperformed and failed to reach correct apogee
6 March, 00:30 GMT4	SR-19	C-17, Kauai	US Army	SRALT	MDA	Sub-orbital	Target demonstration	6 March 2007	Successful
9 March 03:10 GMT8	Lockheed Martin Atlas V (401)	LC-41, Cape Canaveral	ULA	ASTRO	DARPA	LEO	Refuelling & Servicing experiment (tanker/servicer)	Still in orbit	Successful
				NEXTSat	DARPA	LEO	Refuelling & Servicing experiment (servicable satellite receiver)	Still in orbit	Successful
				MidSTAR I	US Naval Academy	LEO	Radiation and communication research	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				FalconSat3	United States Air Force Academy	LEO	Plasma/Ionospheric research	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				STPSat 1	USAF's Space Test Program	LEO	Atmospheric research and technology demonstration	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				CFESat	Los Alamos National Laboratory	LEO	Ionospheric research	Still in orbit	Successful so far
11 March, 22:03 GMT8	Ariane 5-ECA	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	Skynet 5A	Ministry of Defence	GSO	Military comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				INSAT 4B	ISRO	GSO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
21 March, 01:10 GMT9	SpaceX Falcon 1	Omelek	SpaceX	DemoSat (LCT2/AFSS)	DARPA/NASA	Intended: LEO	Test rocket GPS and communication experiments	T+5 minutes, 5 seconds	Failure	Loss of signal after control problems Failed to reach orbit Some test objectives achieved.
21 March, 04:27 GMT4	Chimera (Minuteman/Minotaur II)	LF-06, Vandenberg AFB	Orbital Sciences		US Air Force	Sub-orbital	Tracking demonstration	21 March 2007	Successful
6 April, 06:42 GMT4	Scud	Kauai	US Army		MDA	Sub-orbital	Target demonstration	6 April 2007	Successful
7 April, 17:31 GMT9	Soyuz-FG	LC-1/5, Baikonur	RKA	Soyuz TMA-10 3 Cosmonauts	RKA	LEO, docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight	21 October 2007, 10:36 GMT	Successful	ISS Expedition 15, space tourist
9 April, 22:54 GMT9	Proton-M	LC-200/39, Baikonur	/ILS	Anik F3	Telesat Canada	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Partial failure, still in operation	Ka-band transmitter malfunction
11 April, 03:27 GMT9	Long March 2C-III	Taiyuan	CNSA	Haiyang-1B	CAST	SSO	Oceanographic monitoring	Still in orbit	Successful so far
12 April, 05:32 GMT4	Agni-III	Chandipur	IDRDL	Re-entry vehicle	IDRDL	Sub-orbital	Missile test	12 April 2007	Successful
13 April, 20:11 GMT9	Long March 3A	LC-2, Xichang	CNSA	Compass-M1 (Beidou-2A)	CNSA	MEO	Navigation	Still in orbit	Successful so far
17 April, 06:46:34 GMT9	Dnepr	LC-109, Baikonur	ISC Kosmotras	Egyptsat-1	NARS	SSO	Earth imaging	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				Saudisat-3	RSRI	SSO	Scientific Research	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				SaudiComsat-3	RSRI	SSO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				SaudiComsat-4	RSRI	SSO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				SaudiComsat-5	RSRI	SSO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				SaudiComsat-6	RSRI	SSO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				SaudiComsat-7	RSRI	SSO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				PolySat-3	CalPoly	SSO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Successful so far	In P-POD container
				PolySat 4	CalPoly	SSO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Successful so far	In P-POD container
				CAPE-1	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	SSO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Partial failure, still in operation	In P-POD container, Problems with power supply10
				Libertad 1	Sergio Arboleda University	SSO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Successful	First Colombian satellite; in P-POD container Deactivated following completion of mission10
				AeroCube 2	Aerospace Corporation	SSO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Failure	In P-POD container. Solar panel/converter malfunction.10
				CSTB-1	Boeing	SSO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Successful so far	In P-POD container
				MAST	Tethers Unlimited	SSO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Successful so far	In P-POD container
23 April, 10:00 GMT9	PSLV-CA	Sriharikota	ISRO	AGILE	ASI	LEO	Gamma ray observation	Still in orbit	Successful so far
				AAM	ISRO	LEO	Technology demonstration	Still in orbit	Successful so far
24 April, 06:48 GMT11	Minotaur I	Pad 0B, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)	Orbital Sciences	NFIRE	MDA	LEO	Missile early warning system	Still in orbit	Successful so far
25 April, 20:26:00 GMT 11	Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL	L-1011, Vandenberg AFB	Orbital Sciences	AIM (SMEX 9)	NASA	LEO	Study clouds on the edge of space	Still in orbit	Successful so far
26 April, 21:31 GMT 4	Terrier-Orion	Kauai	US Navy	Target	US Navy	Sub-orbital	ABM test	26 April 2007	Successful
26 April, 21:32 GMT 4	SM-3	USS Lake Erie, Kauai	US Navy	Inteceptor
28 April, 14:56 GMT4	SpaceLoft XL	Spaceport America, Upham, New Mexico	UP Aerospace