France Launches in 2009
France flew 7 orbital launch attempts in 2009, 9% of the world's 78, all of them successful. 6 on Ariane 5 ECA and 1 on Ariane 5 GS. Together they put 49 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 2009
- 7
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 9%
- of 78
- Busiest month
- October
- 2 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 49 t
Month by month
France orbital launches per month, 2009
- 0Jan
- 1Feb
- 0Mar
- 0Apr
- 1May
- 0Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 0Sep
- 2Oct
- 0Nov
- 1Dec
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| Month | France |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 2 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets France flew in 2009
Every launch of 2009
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 February 2009 | Ariane 5 ECA | Hot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, Spirale B | Success |
| 14 May 2009 | Ariane 5 ECA | Herschel & Planck | Success |
| 1 July 2009 | Ariane 5 ECA | TerreStar-1 | Success |
| 21 August 2009 | Ariane 5 ECA | JCSAT-12 & Optus D3 | Success |
| 1 October 2009 | Ariane 5 ECA | Amazonas 2 & COMSATBw-1 | Success |
| 29 October 2009 | Ariane 5 ECA | NSS-12 & Thor 6 | Success |
| 18 December 2009 | Ariane 5 GS | Helios 2B | Success |