France Launches in 2008
France flew 6 orbital launch attempts in 2008, 9% of the world's 69, all of them successful. 5 on Ariane 5 ECA and 1 on Ariane 5 ES. Together they put 64 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 2008
- 6
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 9%
- of 69
- Busiest month
- March
- 1 launch
- Payload to orbit
- 64 t
Month by month
France orbital launches per month, 2008
- 0Jan
- 0Feb
- 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 0May
- 1Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 0Sep
- 0Oct
- 0Nov
- 1Dec
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| Month | France |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets France flew in 2008
Every launch of 2008
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March 2008 | Ariane 5 ES | ATV-1 "Jules Verne" | Success |
| 18 April 2008 | Ariane 5 ECA | Star One C2 & Vinasat-1 | Success |
| 12 June 2008 | Ariane 5 ECA | Turksat 3A & Skynet 5C | Success |
| 7 July 2008 | Ariane 5 ECA | Badr-6 & ProtoStar I | Success |
| 14 August 2008 | Ariane 5 ECA | AMC-21 & Superbird 7 | Success |
| 20 December 2008 | Ariane 5 ECA | Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9 | Success |