Nine Launches Set for May
Nine launches are scheduled worldwide for the month of May. The manifest includes three launches by American providers, three by Russia, one joint Russian-Ukrainian flight, and one launch each by Japan and Europe.
The U.S. launches include six Orbcomm OG2 communications satellites by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, and a pair of military satellites to be launched by ULA’s Atlas V and Delta V rockets.
The Russian launches include a new crew to the International Space Station, two communications satellites (1 with Ukraine), and a reconnaissance satellite. Arianespace will launch a pair of communications satellites with Ariane 5, while the Japanese H-2A will launch the ALOS 2 Earth observing spacecraft.
There have been 24 orbital launches through April, all successful. That number will rise to 33 if all scheduled launches are completed in May.
MAY 2014 — SCHEDULED LAUNCHES | ||||
Date | Launch Vehicle | Payload(s) | Launch Site | Nation |
05/06/14 | Soyuz | Kobalt reconnaissance satellite | Plesetsk | Russia |
05/10/14 | Falcon 9 | Orbcomm OG2 commsats (6) | CCAFS | USA |
05/15/14 | Proton | Express AM4R commsat | Baikonur | Russia |
05/15/14 | Delta 4 | GPS 2F-6 navigation satellite | CCAFS | USA |
05/22/14 | Atlas V | NROL-33 reconnaissance satellite | CCAFS | USA |
05/23/14 | H-2A | ALOS 2 Earth observing satellite | Tanegashima | Japan |
05/26/14 | Zenit 3SL | Eutelsat 3B commsat | Odyssey Platform, Pacific Ocean |
Russia/Ukraine |
05/28/14 | Soyuz | ISS 39S crew | Baikonur | Russia |
05/28/14 | Ariane 5 | Measat 3b & Optus 10 commsats | Kourou | Europe |