In 2014, the maiden flight of the Angara A5, Antares 120 and Antares 130 took place.
A total of 92 orbital launches were attempted in 2014, of which 88 were successful, two were partially successful and two were failures. The year also saw seven EVAs by ISS astronauts. The majority of the year's orbital launches were conducted by Russia, the United States and China, with 34, 23 and 16 launches respectively.
Overview An Ariane 5 ES launched the Georges Lemaître Automated Transfer Vehicle, the last one of the series, which also marked 60 successfully completed Ariane 5 launches in a row.
On 22 August 2014, Arianespace launched the first two Full Operational Capability Galileo satellites for the European satellite navigation system.
A number of significant events in planetary exploration occurred in 2014, including the entry of the Rosetta spacecraft into orbit around the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in August 2014 and the deployment of the Philae lander to its surface in November, which marked the first orbit of and landing on a comet, respectively, and featured prominently in social media. Another notable occurrence was the entry of India's Mars Orbiter Mission into Martian orbit in September, making India the first Asian nation to reach Mars.
On 5 December 2014, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy launched the first Orion spacecraft test mission for NASA, Exploration Flight Test 1.
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Suborbital flights
Deep space rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks1 JanuaryCassini 98th flyby of TitanClosest approach: .2 FebruaryCassini 99th flyby of TitanClosest approach: .6 MarchCassini 100th flyby of TitanClosest approach: .7 AprilCassini 101st flyby of TitanClosest approach: .17 MayCassini 102nd flyby of TitanClosest approach: .18 JuneCassini 103rd flyby of TitanClosest approach: .20 JulyCassini 104th flyby of TitanClosest approach: .6 August Rosetta First artificial satellite of a comet. Initial orbit was high and was reduced to until 10 September.10 August ISEE-3/ICEflyby of Earth and Moon Closest approach Earth: , closest approach Moon: .21 AugustCassini 105th flyby of TitanClosest approach: .21 SeptemberCassini 106th flyby of TitanClosest approach: .22 SeptemberMAVENAreocentric orbit injectionPreliminary orbit was x , inclined 75 deg to the equator.Areocentric orbit injectionIndia's first mission to Mars, preliminary orbit was x , inclined 150 deg to the equator.23 OctoberCassini 107th flyby of TitanClosest approach: .28 OctoberChang'e 5-T1 lunar flyby on a free return trajectoryClosest approach: .12 NovemberPhilae Landing on 67P/Churyumov–GerasimenkoFirst soft landing on a comet nucleus. Mission cut short when landing conditions resulted in its solar panels being out of position, depleting the lander's batteries. Data was still collected.10 DecemberCassini 108th flyby of TitanClosest approach: .
Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVAs) Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewRemarks14:006 hours20:08ISS Pirs Oleg Kotov Sergey RyazanskyInstalled High Resolution Camera (HRC) on SM Plane IV; installed Medium Resolution Camera (MRC) on SM Plane IV; photographed electrical connectors on ФП11 and ФП19 connector patch panels of SM; removed Worksite Interfaces (WIF) adaptor from SSRMS LEE B; retrieved СКК #2-СО cassette container from DC-1.23 April13:561 hours15:32ISS Quest Richard Mastracchio Steven SwansonReplaced failed Multiplexer/Demultiplexer (MDM) unit on S0 truss; also removed two lanyards from Secondary Power Distribution Assembly (SPDA) doors.19 June14:107 hours21:33ISS Pirs Alexander Skvortsov Oleg ArtemyevInstalled an automated phased antenna array used for the Russian command and telemetry system, relocated a part of the Obstanovka experiment that monitors charged particles and plasma in Low Earth Orbit, verifying the correct installation of the universal work platform (URM-D), taking samples from one of Zvezda's windows, and jettisoning an experiment frame.18 August14:025 hours19:13ISS Pirs Alexander Skvortsov Oleg ArtemyevReleased Chasqui-1 cubesat into space; installed experiment packages (EXPOSE-R2 biological experiment, Plume Impingement and Deposit Monitoring unit), retrieved experiments (Vinoslivost materials exposure panel, Biorisk biological experiment), replaced cassette on SKK experiment and attached a handrail on an antenna.7 October12:306 hours18:43ISS Quest Reid Wiseman Alexander GerstRe-located a failed pump module to a permanent stowage position, installed a back-up power supply for the Mobile Transporter and replaced a light on the robotic arm.15 October12:166 hours18:50ISS Quest Reid Wiseman Barry E. WilmoreReplaced failed sequential shunt unit (SSU) for 3A power system, relocated articulating portable foot restraint/tool stanchion (APFR/TS), removed camera port (CP) 7, relocated wireless video system external transceiver assembly (WETA) from CP8 to CP11, installed external TV camera group at CP8.22 October13:283 hours17:06ISS Pirs Maksim SurayevRemoved and jettisoned Radiometriya experiment from Zvezda Plane II, removed EXPOSE-R experiment protective cover, took surface samples from Pirs extravehicular hatch 2 window (TEST experiment), removed and jettisoned two KURS antennas 2ACф1-1 and 2ACф1-2 from Poisk, photographed exterior of ISS Russian segment.
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. For example, Soyuz launches by Arianespace in Kourou are counted under Russia because Soyuz-2 is a Russian rocket.
Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures 16 16 0 0 6 6 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 34 31 1 2 3 3 0 0 23 22 1 0 World
By rocket
By family Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Angara 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Antares 3 2 1 0 Ariane 6 6 0 0 Atlas 9 9 0 0 Delta 5 5 0 0 Falcon 6 6 0 0 GSLV 1 1 0 0 H-II 4 4 0 0 Kuaizhou 1 1 0 0 Long March 15 15 0 0 PSLV 3 3 0 0 R-7 22 21 0 1 R-36 2 2 0 0 Shavit 1 1 0 0 Universal Rocket 11 9 1 1 Vega 1 1 0 0 Zenit 1 1 0 0
By type Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Angara A5 Angara 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Antares Antares 3 2 1 0 Ariane 5 Ariane 6 6 0 0 Atlas V Atlas 9 9 0 0 Delta II Delta 1 1 0 0 Delta IV Delta 4 4 0 0 Dnepr R-36 2 2 0 0 Falcon 9 Falcon 6 6 0 0 GSLV GSLV 1 1 0 0 Kuaizhou 1 Kuaizhou 1 1 0 0 H-IIA H-II 4 4 0 0 Long March 2 Long March 6 6 0 0 Long March 3 Long March 2 2 0 0 Long March 4 Long March 7 7 0 0 Proton Universal Rocket 8 6 1 1 PSLV PSLV 3 3 0 0 Shavit Shavit 1 1 0 0 Soyuz R-7 8 8 0 0 Soyuz-2 R-7 14 13 0 1 UR-100 Universal Rocket 3 3 0 0 Vega Vega 1 1 0 0 Zenit Zenit 1 1 0 0
By configuration Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Angara A5 / Briz-M Angara A5 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Antares 120 Antares 2 2 0 0 Antares 130 Antares 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight Ariane 5 ECA Ariane 5 5 5 0 0 Ariane 5 ES Ariane 5 1 1 0 0 Atlas V 401 Atlas V 7 7 0 0 Atlas V 541 Atlas V 2 2 0 0 Delta II 7320 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) Delta IV 3 3 0 0 Delta IV Heavy Delta IV 1 1 0 0 Dnepr Dnepr 2 2 0 0 Falcon 9 v1.1 Falcon 9 6 6 0 0 GSLV Mk II GSLV 1 1 0 0 First successful launch H-IIA 202 H-IIA 4 4 0 0 Kuahzhou 1 Kuaizhou 1 1 1 0 0 Long March 2C Long March 2 4 4 0 0 Long March 2D Long March 2 2 2 0 0 Long March 3A Long March 3 1 1 0 0 Long March 3C/E Long March 3 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Long March 4B Long March 4 4 4 0 0 Long March 4C Long March 4 3 3 0 0 Proton-M / Briz-M Proton 8 6 1 1 PSLV-CA PSLV 1 1 0 0 PSLV-XL PSLV 2 2 0 0 Rokot / Briz-KM UR-100 2 2 0 0 Shavit-2 Shavit 1 1 0 0 Soyuz-2.1a or ST-A Soyuz-2 3 3 0 0 Soyuz-2.1a or ST-A / Fregat-M Soyuz-2 2 2 0 0 Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B Soyuz-2 2 2 0 0 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Soyuz-2 4 4 0 0 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT Soyuz-2 3 2 0 1 Soyuz-FG Soyuz 4 4 0 0 Soyuz-U Soyuz 4 4 0 0 Strela UR-100 1 1 0 0 Vega Vega 1 1 0 0 Zenit-3SL Zenit 1 1 0 0
By spaceport
Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Baikonur 21 19 1 1 Cape Canaveral 16 16 0 0 Dombarovsky 2 2 0 0 Jiuquan 8 8 0 0 Kourou 11 10 0 1 MARS 3 2 1 0 Ocean Odyssey International waters 1 1 0 0 Palmachim 1 1 0 0 Plesetsk 9 9 0 0 Satish Dhawan 4 4 0 0 Taiyuan 6 6 0 0 Tanegashima 4 4 0 0 Vandenberg 4 4 0 0 Xichang 2 2 0 0 Total 92 88 2 2
By orbit
Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not achieved Accidentallyachieved Remarks Transatmospheric 1 1 0 0 Deployed into a transatmospheric orbit via low and medium Earth orbits Low Earth 49 48 1 0 14 to ISS (1 failure) Medium Earth / Molniya 12 12 0 0 Geosynchronous / GTO 28 27 1 0 High Earth / Lunar transfer 1 1 0 0 Heliocentric / Planetary transfer 1 1 0 0 Total 92 90 2 0
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