Volume 14; Issue 179 ~ Zero-G News (ISSN 2333-7257) ~ A Publication Of Ares Institute, Inc.
January 28/29, 2015
Launch Vehicle: H-2A
Mission: IGS Radar Spare
Launch Window: 0100-0300 GMT on 29th (8-10 p.m. EST on 28th)
Spaceport: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
January 29, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Delta 2
Mission: SMAP
Launch Window: 1420:42-1423:42 GMT (9:20:42-9:23:42 a.m. EST; 6:20:42-6:23:42 a.m. PST)
Spaceport: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
February 1, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Proton
Mission: Inmarsat 5 F2
Launch Window: Approx. 1231 GMT (7:31 a.m. EST)
Spaceport: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
February 1, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 2-1v
Mission: Kanopus ST
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
February 8, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Mission: DSCOVR
Launch Window: 2310 GMT (6:10 p.m. EST)
Spaceport: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
February 11, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Vega
Mission: IXV
Launch Window: 1300-1500 GMT (8:00-10:00 a.m. EST)
Spaceport: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
February 17, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Mission: Progress 58P
Launch Window: 1100 GMT (6:00 a.m. EST)
Spaceport: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
February 17, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Mission: Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS 3A
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
February, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Dnepr
Mission: Kompsat 3A
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Dombarovsky, Russia
Mid-2015, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Super Strypi
Mission: ORS 4
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii
1st Quarter, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Mission: Galileo FOC-2
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: ELS, Sinnamary, French Guiana
March, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Proton
Mission: Express AM7
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
March, 2015
Launch Vehicle: PSLV
Mission: IRNSS 1D
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
March, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5
Mission: Thor 7 & Sicral 2
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
March 12/13, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Atlas 5
Mission: MMS
Launch Window: 0244-0314 GMT on 13th (10:44-11:14 p.m. EDT on 12th)
Spaceport: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
March 25, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Delta 4
Mission: GPS 2F-9
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
1st Quarter, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Proton
Mission: Express AM8
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
March, 2015
Launch Vehicle: GSLV Mk. 2
Mission: GSAT 6
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
March 27, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Mission: ISS 42S
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
March 31, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Mission: Jason 3
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
April 8, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Mission: SpaceX CRS 6
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
2nd Quarter, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5
Mission: DirecTV 15 & Sky Mexico 1
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
April 15, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Delta 4
Mission: NROL-45
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
April, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Vega
Mission: Sentinel 2A
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
April 28, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Mission: Progress 59P
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
2nd Quarter, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Proton
Mission: Mexsat 1
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
2nd Quarter, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Mission: SES 9
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
May 6, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Atlas 5
Mission: AFSPC 5
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
May, 2015
Launch Vehicle: PSLV
Mission: IRNSS 1E
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
May 26, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Mission: ISS 43S
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
2nd Quarter, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Proton
Mission: Inmarsat 5 F3
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
June 13, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Mission: SpaceX CRS 7
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
June 16, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Atlas 5
Mission: GPS 2F-10
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
June, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Dnepr
Mission: Iridium NEXT 1 & 2
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Dombarovsky, Russia
June, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Mission: Orbcomm OG2
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Mid-2015, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Proton
Mission: Turksat 4B
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
July 21, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Delta 4
Mission: WGS 7
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
July, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Vega
Mission: LISA Pathfinder
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
3rd Quarter, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Proton
Mission: Eutelsat 9B
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
August 6, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Mission: Progress 60P
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
3rd Quarter, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Mission: Amos 6
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
August 13, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Atlas 5
Mission: MUOS 4
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
August 17, 2015
Launch Vehicle: H-2B
Mission: HTV 5
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
3rd Quarter, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Falcon Heavy
Mission: Demo Flight
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
August 27, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Atlas 5
Mission: NROL-55
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-3E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
September 1, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Mission: ISS 44S
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
September 2, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Mission: SpaceX CRS 8
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
September 16, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Atlas 5
Mission: GPS 2F-11
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
October 20, 2015
Launch Vehicle: Atlas 5
Mission: Morelos 3
Launch Window: TBD
Spaceport: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
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