United States Launches in 2008
The United States flew 15 orbital launch attempts in 2008, 22% of the world's 69, with 1 failure. 4 on Space Shuttle, 2 on Pegasus XL, 2 on Falcon 1 and 2 on Delta II 7420-10C. Together they put 133 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 2008
- 15
- 1 failed
- Share of the world
- 22%
- of 69
- Busiest month
- March
- 3 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 133 t
Month by month
United States orbital launches per month, 2008
- 0Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 2Apr
- 1May
- 2Jun
- 0Jul
- 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 2Oct
- 1Nov
- 0Dec
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| Month | United States |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 3 |
| April | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 2 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 2 |
| October | 2 |
| November | 1 |
| December | 0 |
Rockets United States flew in 2008
Every launch of 2008
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February 2008 | Space Shuttle | STS-122 | Success |
| 11 March 2008 | Space Shuttle | STS-123 | Success |
| 13 March 2008 | Atlas V 411 | NROL-28 (USA-200) | Success |
| 15 March 2008 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | GPS IIR-M-6 (USA-201) | Success |
| 14 April 2008 | Atlas V 421 | ICO G1 | Success |
| 16 April 2008 | Pegasus XL | Communications/Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS) | Success |
| 31 May 2008 | Space Shuttle | STS-124 | Success |
| 11 June 2008 | Delta II 7920H-10C | GLAST | Success |
| 20 June 2008 | Delta II 7320 | Jason-2 | Success |
| 3 August 2008 | Falcon 1 | Flight 3 | Failure |
| 6 September 2008 | Delta II 7420-10C | GeoEye-1 | Success |
| 28 September 2008 | Falcon 1 | RatSat | Success |
| 19 October 2008 | Pegasus XL | Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) | Success |
| 25 October 2008 | Delta II 7420-10C | COSMO-Skymed 3 | Success |
| 15 November 2008 | Space Shuttle | STS-126 | Success |