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2007 in spaceflight

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Field	Value
year	2007
image	ISRO-SCRE-1-Spacecraft-1.jpg
caption	SRE-1, the first Indian recovered spacecraft, on public display at Thiruvananthapuram
first	10 January
last	25 December
total	68
success	63
failed	3
partial	2
catalogued	65
maidens	Atlas V 421
Long March 3B/E
Proton-M Enhanced
PSLV-CA
Shavit-2
Zenit-2M
retired	H-IIA 2022
orbital	5
totalcrew	27
firstsat

firsttrav

Long March 3B/E Proton-M Enhanced PSLV-CA Shavit-2 Zenit-2M

The year 2007 contained several significant events in spaceflight, including a Chinese ASAT test, the launches of the US Phoenix and Dawn missions to study Mars and Asteroid belt respectively, Japan's Kaguya Lunar orbiter, and the first Chinese Lunar probe, Chang'e 1.

The internationally accepted definition of a spaceflight is any flight which crosses the Kármán line, 100 kilometres above sea level. The first recorded spaceflight launch of the year occurred on 10 January, when a PSLV, launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, placed four spacecraft into low Earth orbit. One of these spacecraft was SRE-1, which returned to Earth twelve days later, in the first Indian attempt to recover a satellite after re-entry.

Several carrier rockets made their maiden flights in 2007; the PSLV-CA, Long March 3B/E, Shavit-2, Zenit-2M, Proton-M Enhanced. These were all modernised or upgraded versions of existing systems. The RS-24 missile also conducted its first launch, and the Atlas V made its first flight in the 421 configuration. The first Colombian and Mauritian satellites, Libertad 1 and Rascom-QAF 1 respectively, were launched in 2007, although a helium leak reduced Rascom's operational lifetime by thirteen years.

Space exploration

The launch of a Delta II Heavy with the Dawn spacecraft.

Several spacecraft were launched to explore the Moon. Japan's Kaguya orbiter, along with the smaller Okina and Ouna relay spacecraft, was launched on 14 September. The spacecraft entered Selenocentric orbit on 3 October. China launched its first Lunar probe, Chang'e 1, on 24 October, with the spacecraft entering Selenocentric orbit on 5 November. In 2009, two satellites launched into highly elliptical Earth orbits in 2007 as part of the THEMIS mission were also sent to the Moon. They are expected to arrive in October 2010.

In August, the NASA Phoenix spacecraft was launched towards Mars, followed by the Dawn mission to the Asteroid belt in September. Cassini continued to make flybys of the moons of Saturn, mostly focussing on Titan. In November, Rosetta flew past Earth, where it was mistaken for an asteroid, and given the provisional designation 2007 VN84.

Crewed spaceflight

Five crewed flights were launched in 2007, two by Russia and three by the United States. Russia flew two Soyuz missions to the International Space Station for crew rotation. Soyuz TMA-10, launched on 7 April, carried the Expedition 15 crew to the Station. Space tourist Charles Simonyi was also launched on this flight, and landed aboard Soyuz TMA-9 a few days later. When TMA-10 returned to Earth in October, it made the first of two consecutive ballistic re-entries of Soyuz spacecraft, due to problems with separation bolts. Soyuz TMA-11, launched on 10 October, carried the Expedition 16 crew, and the first Malaysian in space, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, who was selected for flight under the Angkasawan programme. He landed aboard Soyuz TMA-10. When TMA-11 landed in 2008, it also made a ballistic descent.

The newly installed ''Harmony'' node of the ISS

2007 also saw the continued assembly of the International Space Station, by US Space Shuttle flights. On 8 June made the first Shuttle launch of the year, STS-117, with seven astronauts, and the S3/4 truss segment of the ISS. It was the first Shuttle to launch from Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center since STS-107 in 2003. Launch had previously been delayed from February due to Hail damage to the External Tank, which required a rollback to repair in the Vehicle Assembly Building. In August, launched on its first mission since 2002, STS-118. This carried the S5 truss segment, and marked the final flight of the Spacehab module, which was used to carry supplies. NASA's first Educator Astronaut, Barbara Morgan flew aboard STS-118. Morgan had previously been a backup for Christa McAuliffe, who was killed in the Challenger accident in 1986. STS-120, launched on 23 October using , carried the Harmony node, the first pressurised ISS component to be launched since Pirs in September 2001. Attempts to launch Atlantis in December on STS-122 were scrubbed, and the launch was delayed to 2008 after ECO sensors in the External Tank failed.

Launch failures

Three orbital launch attempts in 2007, involving a Zenit, a Falcon 1, and a Proton failed, and two others, an Atlas V and a GSLV, resulted in partial failures. On 30 January, a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL exploded on the Ocean Odyssey launch platform, seconds after ignition. The failure destroyed the NSS-8 satellite, and caused considerable damage to the Odyssey platform. It was later determined that the failure had been caused by debris in the turbopump. As a result of downtime to conduct repairs, and bad sea conditions at the end of the year, Sea Launch did not conduct another launch until 2008.

On 21 March, SpaceX launched the second Falcon 1. Due to the failure of the maiden flight, the launch was conducted as a demonstration flight without a functional payload. The launch failed to reach orbit due to a chain of events, starting with an error in setting the fuel mix ratio, which resulted in first stage underperformance, and the rocket being too low at the time of first stage separation. Additional atmospheric drag at this altitude caused recontact between the stages, setting up a fuel slosh in the second stage. This resulted in the premature cutoff of the second stage, and the rocket failed to reach orbit. This was the last launch of the Falcon 1 with the ablatively cooled Merlin-1A engine, which was replaced with the regeneratively cooled Merlin-1C for subsequent flights, starting in August 2008. As several test objectives were completed, SpaceX claimed that the launch was a success overall, and declared the Falcon 1 operational.

The Atlas family ended a run of eighty consecutive successful launches over fourteen years, after a partial failure of an Atlas V launched on 15 June. A faulty valve caused a fuel leak in the Centaur upper stage, resulting in a premature cutoff at the end of its second burn. This resulted in the USA-194 satellites being delivered into a lower orbit than planned. The spacecraft were able to correct the orbit using their manoeuvring engines.

The fifth GSLV was launched on 2 September, with the INSAT-4CR satellite. This was the first GSLV launch since the failure in July 2006. The rocket underperformed, and placed the satellite into an orbit with a lower apogee and greater inclination than planned. This required the spacecraft to use fuel reserved for stationkeeping to raise itself to the correct orbit, at the expense of its operational lifetime.

On 5 September, a Proton-M with a Briz-M upper stage failed to place the JCSAT-11 into orbit, after the second stage of the carrier rocket failed to separate from the first. It was later established that damaged cabling had been the cause of the malfunction.

Summary of launches

The launch of a Delta IV Heavy with the final DSP satellite.

In total, sixty eight orbital launches were made in 2007, with sixty five reaching orbit, and three outright failures. This was an increase of two orbital launch attempts on 2006, with one more launch reaching orbit. The final launch of the year was conducted on 25 December, by a Proton-M with three GLONASS navigation satellites for the Russian government.

Suborbital spaceflight in 2007 saw a number of sounding rocket and missile launches. On 11 January, the Chinese People's Liberation Army used a Dong-Feng 21 derived anti-satellite weapon to destroy Feng Yun 1C, a retired weather satellite. Russia also began testing the RS-24 Yars missile

China conducted ten orbital launches in 2007, using the Long March family of rockets, whilst Europe conducted five using the Ariane 5. India made three orbital launch attempts, using PSLV-C, PSLV-CA and GSLV rockets, with the GSLV launch resulting in a partial failure. Israel conducted a single successful launch using the first Shavit-2 rocket. Japan successfully launched two H-IIA rockets. Russia and the former Soviet Union conducted twenty six launches, including one failure, but not including the international Sea Launch programme, whose single launch attempt failed. Nineteen launches were conducted by the United States, which had originally announced plans to launch many more, however technical issues with the Atlas V, Delta IV and Falcon 1, caused a number of delays. Two of six planned Space Shuttle launches were also delayed to 2008, STS-123 due to knock-on delays from STS-117, and STS-122 due to problems with engine cutoff sensors.

Launches

January

February

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March

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December

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Suborbital launches

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December

Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (GMT)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
13 January	Cassini	23rd flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 950 km
29 January	Cassini	24th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 2775 km
22 February	Cassini	25th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 953 km
25 February	Rosetta	Flyby of Mars	Gravity assist
28 February	New Horizons	Flyby of Jupiter	Gravity assist
10 March	Cassini	26th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 956 km
26 March	Cassini	27th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 953 km
10 April	Cassini	28th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 951 km
26 April	Cassini	29th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 951 km
12 May	Cassini	30th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 950 km
28 May	Cassini	31stflyby of Titan	Closest approach: 2425 km
5 June	MESSENGER	2nd flyby of Venus	Gravity assist; Closest approach: 338 km
13 June	Cassini	32nd flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 950 km
29 June	Cassini	33rd flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1942 km
19 July	Cassini	34thflyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1302 km
30 August	Cassini	Flyby of Rhea	Closest approach: 5100 km
31 August	Cassini	35th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 3227 km
10 September	Cassini	Flyby of Iapetus	Closest approach: 1000 km
2 October	Cassini	36th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 950 km
3 October	Kaguya	Selenocentric orbit injection
5 November	Chang'e 1	Selenocentric orbit injection
13 November	Rosetta	2nd flyby of the Earth	Mistaken for asteroid, given the designation 2007 VN84
19 November	Cassini	37th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 950 km
5 December	Cassini	38th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1300 km
20 December	Cassini	39th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 953 km
31 December	Deep Impact (EPOXI)	Flyby of Earth	Closest approach: 15566 km

:Distant, non-targeted flybys of Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Tethys and Titan by Cassini occurred throughout the year.

EVAs

Start date/time	Duration	End time
31 January
15:14	7 hours
55 minutes	23:09	Expedition 14
ISS Quest	USAMichael Lopez-Alegria
USASunita Williams	Reconfigured Destiny cooling system, connected SSPTS, secured P6 starboard radiator, disconnected EAS.
4 February
13:38	7 hours
11 minutes	20:49	Expedition 14
ISS Quest	USAMichael Lopez-Alegria
USASunita Williams	Completed Destiny cooling system reconfiguration and EAS disconnection, photographed P6 inboard solar array, continued SSPTS installation.
8 February
13:26	6 hours
40 minutes	20:06	Expedition 14
ISS Quest	USAMichael Lopez-Alegria
USASunita Williams	Removed and jettisoned P3 thermal covers, install P3 attachment point, remove P5 launch restraints, continued SSPTS installation.
22 February
10:27	6 hours
18 minutes	16:45	Expedition 14
ISS Pirs	RUSMikhail Tyurin
USAMichael Lopez-Alegria	Retracted an antenna at the aft port of the Zvezda, photographed a satellite navigation antenna, and replaced a Russian materials experiment, inspected and photographed an antenna for the ATV, photographed a German robotics experiment, and inspected, remated, and photographed hardware connectors.
30 May
19:05	5 hours
25 minutes	31 May
00:30	Expedition 15
ISS Pirs	RUSFyodor Yurchikhin
RUSOleg Kotov	Installed Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels and rerouted a Global Positioning System antenna cable.
6 June
14:23	5 hours
37 minutes	20:00	Expedition 15
ISS Pirs	RUSFyodor Yurchikhin
RUSOleg Kotov	Installed a section of Ethernet cable on the Zarya module, installed additional Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels on Zvezda, and deployed a Russian scientific experiment.
11 June
20:02	6 hours
15 minutes	12 June
02:17	STS-117
ISS Quest	USAJames F. Reilly
USAJohn D. Olivas	Began the S3/S4 Truss installation.
13 June
18:28	7 hours
16 minutes	14 June
01:44	STS-117
ISS Quest	USAPatrick G. Forrester
USASteven Swanson	Assisted in retraction of the solar panels on the P6 Truss. Completed the S3/S4 truss installation. Partial failure due to the S3/S4 SARJ motor control circuits being wired in reverse, so some launch restraints were left in place to prevent the possibility of undesired rotation.
15 June
17:24	7 hours
58 minutes	16 June
01:22	STS-117
ISS Quest	USAJames F. Reilly
USAJohn D. Olivas	Repaired the Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod thermal blanket, finished the P6 solar array retraction, and installed a hydrogen ventilation valve onto Destiny.
17 June
16:25	6 hours
29 minutes	22:54	STS-117
ISS Quest	USAPatrick G. Forrester
USASteven Swanson	Retrieved a television camera and its support structure from an ESP attached to Quest, and installed it on the S3 truss, verified the Drive Lock Assembly (DLA) 2 configuration, and removed the last six SARJ launch restraints. Installed a computer network cable on Unity, opened the hydrogen vent valve on Destiny, and tethered two orbital debris shield panels on Zvezda.
23 July
10:25	7 hours
41 minutes	18:06	Expedition 15
ISS Quest	USAClayton Anderson
RUSFyodor Yurchikhin	Replaced components for the Mobile Transporter's redundant power system, jettisoned an ammonia tank and flight support equipment, and cleaned the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) on the nadir port of Unity.	author=Spaceflightnow.com
11 August
16:28	6 hours
17 minutes	23:45	STS-118
ISS Quest	USARichard Mastracchio
CANDafydd Williams	Attached the Starboard 5 (S5) segment of the station's truss, and retracted the forward heat-rejecting radiator from the station's Port 6 (P6) truss.
13 August
15:32	6 hours
28 minutes	22:00	STS-118
ISS Quest	USARichard Mastracchio
CANDafydd Williams	Removed the new Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) from the shuttle's payload bay and installed it onto the Z1 truss. Installed the failed CMG onto an External Stowage Platform (ESP-2).
15 August
14:38	5 hours
28 minutes	20:05	STS-118
ISS Quest	USARichard Mastracchio
USAClayton Anderson	Relocated two CETA carts around the Mobile Transporter and an antenna base from the P6 truss to P1, and installed a new transponder and signal processor for an S-band communications upgrade.	Mastracchio noted a hole on the thumb of his left glove and returned to the airlock as a precautionary measure.
18 August
14:17	5 hours
2 minutes	19:02	STS-118
ISS Quest	CANDafydd Williams
USAClayton Anderson	Retrieved Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) containers 3 and 4, installed the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) Boom Stand, installed an External Wireless Instrumentation System (EWIS) antenna, and secured Z1 gimbal locks.
26 October
10:02	6 hours
14 minutes	16:16	STS-120
ISS Quest	USAScott E. Parazynski
USADouglas H. Wheelock	Installed the new Harmony module in its temporary location, retrieved the S-Band Antenna Support Assembly, and prepared for the relocation of the P6 truss by disconnecting fluid lines on the P6/Z1 truss segments.
28 October
09:32	6 hours
33 minutes	16:05	STS-120
ISS Quest	USAScott E. Parazysnki
USADaniel M. Tani	Disconnected the Z1-to-P6 umbilicals, detached P6 from Z1, configured the S1 radiator, installed handrails onto Harmony, and inspected the S4 starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ).
30 October
08:45	7 hours
8 minutes	15:53	STS-120
ISS Quest	USAScott E. Parazysnki
USADouglas H. Wheelock	Attached P6 to P5, installed P6/P5 umbilical connections, reconfigured S1 following its redeployment, and inspected the port SARJ.
3 November
10:03	7 hours
19 minutes	17:22	STS-120
ISS Quest	USAScott E. Parazysnki
USADouglas H. Wheelock	Inspection and repair of the P6 solar array.
9 November
09:54	6 hours
55 minutes	16:49	Expedition 16
ISS Quest	USAPeggy Whitson
RUSYuri Malenchenko	Disconnected and stored the Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System cables, stored the PMA-2 umbilical, and stowed a Harmony node avionics umbilical into a temporary position.
20 November
10:10	7 hours
16 minutes	17:26	Expedition 16
ISS Quest	USAPeggy Whitson
USADaniel M. Tani	External configuration of PMA-2 and Harmony: Fluid, electrical, and data lines attached, avionics lines hooked up, heater cables attached, and relocated a fluid tray.
24 November
09:50	7 hours
4 minutes	16:54	Expedition 16
ISS Quest	USAPeggy Whitson
USADaniel M. Tani	Completion of fluid, electrical, and data line hookups for PMA-2 and Harmony. Loop B Fluid Tray connected to the port side of the Destiny laboratory. Inspected and photographed the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) to assist with troubleshooting on the ground.
18 December
09:50	6 hours
56 minutes	16:46	Expedition 16
ISS Quest	USAPeggy Whitson
USADaniel M. Tani	Inspected the S4 starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), and a Beta Gimbal Assembly (BGA).	100th EVA in support of the ISS.
Whitson became the female astronaut with the most EVAs and the most time spent in EVA.

Orbital launch statistics

By country

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. | [ {"value":220, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Russia: 22 (32.35%)"}, {"value":190, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 19 (27.94%)"}, {"value":100, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 10 (14.70%)"}, {"value":60, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 6 (8.82%)"}, {"value":50, "color":"#ffd700", "label": "Ukraine: 5 (7.35%)"}, {"value":30, "color":"#ff9933", "label": "India: 3 (4.41%)"}, {"value":20, "color":"#ffffff", "label": "Japan: 2 (2.94%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#008080", "label": "Israel: 1 (1.47%)"}, ]

Country	Launches	Successes	Failures
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10	10	0	0
6	6	0	0
3	2	0	1
1	1	0	0
2	2	0	0
22	21	1	0
5	4	1	0
19	17	1	1

By rocket

By family

Family	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures
Ariane	6	6	0	0
Atlas	4	3	0	1
Delta	9	9	0	0
Falcon	1	0	1	0
GSLV	1	0	0	1
H-II	2	2	0	0
Long March	10	10	0	0
Minotaur	1	1	0	0
Pegasus	1	1	0	0
PSLV	2	2	0	0
R-7	12	12	0	0
R-14	3	3	0	0
R-36	3	3	0	0
Shavit 2	1	1	0	0
Space Shuttle	3	3	0	0
Universal Rocket	7	6	1	0
Zenit	2	1	1	0

By type

Rocket	Family	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures
Ariane 5	Ariane	6	6	0	0
Atlas V	Atlas	4	3	0	1
Delta II	Delta	8	8	0	0
Delta IV	Delta	1	1	0	0
Dnepr	R-36	3	3	0	0
Falcon 1	Falcon	1	0	1	0
GSLV	GSLV	1	0	0	1
H-IIA	H-II	2	2	0	0
Kosmos	R-12/R-14	3	3	0	0
Long March 2	Long March	2	2	0	0
Long March 3	Long March	6	6	0	0
Long March 4	Long March	2	2	0	0
Minotaur I	Minotaur	1	1	0	0
Molniya	R-7	1	1	0	0
Pegasus	Pegasus	1	1	0	0
Proton	Universal Rocket	7	6	1	0
PSLV	PSLV	2	2	0	0
Shavit	Shavit	1	1	0	0
Soyuz	R-7	11	11	0	0
Space Shuttle	Space Shuttle	3	3	0	0
Zenit	Zenit	2	1	1	0

By configuration

Rocket	Type	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane 5 ECA	Ariane 5	4	4	0	0
Ariane 5 GS	Ariane 5	2	2	0	0
Atlas V 401	Atlas V	3	2	0	1
Atlas V 421	Atlas V	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Delta II 7420	Delta II	2	2	0	0
Delta II 7920	Delta II	1	1	0	0
Delta II 7925	Delta II	4	4	0	0
Delta II 7925H	Delta II	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Delta IV Heavy	Delta IV	1	1	0	0
Dnepr	Dnepr	3	3	0	0
Falcon 1	Falcon 1	1	0	1	0
GSLV Mk I	GSLV	1	0	0	1	Final flight
H-IIA 2022	H-IIA	1	1	0	0
H-IIA 2024	H-IIA	1	1	0	0
Kosmos-3M	Kosmos	3	3	0	0
Long March 2C	Long March 2	1	1	0	0
Long March 2D	Long March 2	1	1	0	0
Long March 3A	Long March 3	4	4	0	0
Long March 3B	Long March 3	1	1	0	0
Long March 3B/E	Long March 3	1	1	0	0
Long March 4B	Long March 4	1	1	0	0
Long March 4C	Long March 4	1	1	0	0
Minotaur I	Minotaur I	1	1	0	0
Molniya-M / 2BL	Molniya	1	1	0	0
Pegasus-XL	Pegasus	1	1	0	0
Proton-K / DM-2	Proton	1	1	0	0
Proton-M / DM-2	Proton	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Proton-M / Briz-M	Proton	5	4	1	0
PSLV-G	PSLV	1	1	0	0
PSLV-CA	PSLV	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Shavit-2	Shavit	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Soyuz-FG	Soyuz	2	2	0	0
Soyuz-FG / Fregat	Soyuz	3	3	0	0
Soyuz-U	Soyuz	6	6	0	0
Space Shuttle	Space Shuttle	3	3	0	0
Zenit-2M	Zenit	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Zenit-3SL	Zenit	1	0	1	0

By launch site

Site	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Baikonur		20	19	1	0
Cape Canaveral		10	9	0	1
Dombarovsky		1	1	0	0
Jiuquan		1	1	0	0
Kennedy		3	3	0	0
Kourou		6	6	0	0
Kwajalein		1	0	1	0
MARS		1	1	0	0
Ocean Odyssey	UN International	1	0	1	0	Damaged by explosion
Palmachim		1	1	0	0
Plesetsk		5	5	0	0
Satish Dhawan		3	2	0	1
Taiyuan		3	3	0	0
Tanegashima		2	2	0	0
Vandenberg		4	4	0	0	One launch used Stargazer aircraft
Xichang		6	6	0	0

By orbit

(transfer) : Inclined GSO : High Earth : Heliocentric

Orbital regime	Launches	Successes	Failures	Accidentally
achieved	Remarks	Total	68	65	3	0
Transatmospheric	0	0	0	0
Low Earth	37	36	1	0	9 to ISS
Medium Earth / Molniya	7	7	0	0
Geosynchronous / GTO	19	17	2	0
High Earth / Lunar transfer	3	3	0	0
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer	2	2	0	0

References

Footnotes

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