2010 in spaceflight
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The year 2010 saw a number of notable events in worldwide spaceflight activities. These included the first test flight of the SpaceX Dragon commercial resupply spacecraft, which is intended to resupply the International Space Station (ISS), and the maiden flights of the Falcon 9 and Minotaur IV rockets. In June 2010, South Korea conducted a second Naro-1 launch, after the failure of the rocket's maiden flight in 2009; however, the second attempt also failed. The Kosmos-3M was retired from service, making its final flight in April. The Molniya-M was also retired from service, making its final flight in September.[1]
Quick Facts Orbital launches, First ...
Orbital launches | |
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First | 16 January |
Last | 29 December |
Total | 74 |
Successes | 70 |
Failures | 4 |
Partial failures | 0 |
Catalogued | 70 |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights | Atlas V 501 Atlas V 531 Falcon 9 v1.0 GSLV Mk. II Minotaur IV |
Retirements | Delta II 7420 Molniya-M Kosmos-3M |
Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 7 |
Total travellers | 31 |
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