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2009

June 26: A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 booster to loft the GOES-O Earth watching satellite into geosynchronous orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Cape Canaveral, Fla. 6:14-7:14 p.m. EDT (2214-2314 GMT).

July 7-12: An Ariane 5 rocket to launch the TerreStar 1 communications satellite from Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT).

*NET July 11: NASA's space shuttle Endeavour to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the STS-127 mission to deliver a Japanese external platform to the International Space Station. 7:39 p.m. EDT (2339 GMT).

July 13: A SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket to launch Malaysia's RazakSat Earth watching satelite from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific Ocean. 7:00 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT).

July 24: A Russian Soyuz rocket to launch the Progress 34 unmanned cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

July 25: An ISC Kosmotras Dnepr booster to launch several small sastellites into orbit from Dombarovsky, Russia.

August 12: A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket to launch a classifed satellite dubbed PAN for the U.S. government. 4:55 p.m. EDT (2055 GMT).

August 17: A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 booster to launch the GPS 2R-21 navigation satellite for the U.S. military from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida.

*NET August 18: NASA's space shuttle Atlantis to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the STS-128 mission to deliver supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station.

*NET September: NASA's Ares I-X test launch to blast off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. 7:00 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT).

*NET September 1:A Japanese H-2B rocket to launch Japan's first-ever H-2 Transfer Vehicle, a cargo ship bound for the International Space Station, from Tanagashima Space Center.

September 30:A Russian Soyuz rocket to launch the Expedition 21 astronaut crew toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

October 14: An Atlas 5 rocket to launch the Solar Dynamics Observatory for NASA's Living With a Star Program from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

October 15: A Russian Soyuz rocket to launch the Progress 35 unmanned cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

November 1: NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to launch on a mission to scan the entire night sky in more detail than ever before.

November 10: A Russian Proton rocket to launch the new Multi-Purpose Research Module 2, a new room and docking port for the International Space Station, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

*NET November 12: NASA's space shuttle Discovery to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the STS-129 mission to deliver supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station.

December 7:A Russian Soyuz rocket to launch the Expedition 22 astronaut crew toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

December 26: A Russian Soyuz rocket to launch the Progress 35 unmanned cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Other upcoming 2009 launches expected in but no firm date set:

July: An International Launch Services Proton rocket to launch the Sirius FM5 radio communications satellite from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

July: A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket to orbit for an STSS Demonstrators Program vehicle for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

July: India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle to launch the Oceansat 2 satellite and other payloads from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India.

Summer: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to make inaugural test launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

Summer: An Atlas 5 rocket carrying the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program 18 spacecraft to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Summer: An International Launch Services Proton rocket to launch the AsiaSat 5 communications satellite from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

Summer: A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket to launch the third Wideband Global SATCOM satellite from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

September: A Rockot booster to launch the European Space Agency's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission along with the Proba-2 microsatellite from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.

September/October: A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket to launch the Worldview 2 Earth-watching satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Third Quarter: A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket to launch the Intelsat 14 communications satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Third Quarter: An International Launch Services Proton rocket to launch the Nimiq 5 communications satellite from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

An Atlas 5 rocket carrying the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite to launch for the U.S. military from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

November: The European Space Agency's Vega rocket booster to make its launch debut.

2010: A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket to launch the Pentagon's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle space plane prototype from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

January 23, 2010: An Orbital Sciences Taurus rocket to launch NASA's Glory spacecraft to study Earth's energy balance in a space shot to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Station in California. PENDING Orbiting Carbon Observatory launch mishap investigation.

* NET = No earlier than