December
| 8 December |
RT-2UTTH Topol-M |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
|
RVSN |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
8 December |
Successful |
9 December
00:16 |
Proton-M/Briz-M |
Baikonur Site 81/24 |
VKS |
| Globus-1M #11L (Raduga-1M 1) |
VKS |
Geosynchronous |
Communications |
In orbit |
Operational |
9 December
02:31:42 |
Delta II 7420-10 |
Vandenberg SLC-2W |
United Launch Alliance |
| COSMO-2 |
ASI |
Sun-synchronous |
Reconnaissance |
In orbit |
Operational |
10 December
09:00:00 |
Black Brant XII |
Andøya |
NASA |
| TRICE-High |
NASA/UoI |
Suborbital |
Electrodynamics |
10 December |
Successful |
10 December
09:02:00 |
Black Brant XII |
Andøya |
NASA |
| TRICE-Low |
NASA/UoI |
Suborbital |
Electrodynamics |
10 December |
Successful |
10 December
22:05 |
Atlas V 401 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
United Launch Alliance |
| USA-198 (SDS-3-5) |
NRO |
Molniya |
Communications |
In orbit |
Operational |
| NRO Launch 24 |
14 December
13:17:34 |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Starsem |
| RADARSAT 2 |
MDA Corporation |
Sun-synchronous |
Radar imaging |
In orbit |
Operational |
17 December
22:05 |
Castor 4B |
Kauai |
US Navy |
| Mock warhead |
US Navy |
Suborbital |
Target |
17 December |
Successful |
| Intercepted by SM-3 |
17 December
22:08 |
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 |
JDS Kongō |
JMSDF |
|
JMSDF |
Suborbital |
ABM test |
17 December |
Successful |
| Intercepted Castor 4B, first Japanese ABM test (Using American technology) |
| 17 December |
R-29RM Sineva (RSM-54) |
Barents Sea, K-114 |
VMF |
| Re-entry vehicles |
VMF |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
17 December |
Successful |
| Multiple re-entry vehicles, impacted Kura Test Range |
| 17 December |
VS-30 |
Barreira do Inferno |
AEB |
| Angicos |
AEB/CONAE |
Suborbital |
Microgravity |
17 December |
Successful |
20 December
20:04:00 |
Delta II 7925-9.5 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-17A |
United Launch Alliance |
| USA-199 (GPS 2R-18/M5) |
US Air Force |
Medium Earth |
Navigation |
In orbit |
Operational |
21 December
21:41:55 |
Ariane 5GS |
Kourou ELA-3 |
Arianespace |
| Horizons-2 |
Intelsat/JSAT |
Geosynchronous |
Communications |
In orbit |
Operational |
| Rascom-QAF 1 |
RascomSTAR-QAF |
Geosynchronous |
Communications |
In orbit |
Partial spacecraft failure
Operational |
| Helium leak affected early operations of Rascom-QAF 1, reducing operational lifetime by 13 years. |
23 December
07:12:41 |
Soyuz-U |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
Roskosmos |
| Progress M-62 |
Roskosmos |
Low Earth (ISS) |
Logistics |
15 February 2008
10:29 |
Successful |
| ISS flight 27P |
25 December
10:00 |
R-29RM Sineva (RSM-54) |
Barents Sea, K-114 |
VMF |
| Re-entry vehicles |
VMF |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
25 December |
Successful |
| Multiple re-entry vehicles, Impacted Kura Test Range |
25 December
13:10 |
RS-24 |
Plesetsk |
RVSN |
| Re-entry vehicles |
RVSN |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
25 December |
Successful |
| Multiple re-entry vehicles |
25 December
19:32 |
Proton-M/DM-2 |
Baikonur Site 81/24 |
VKS |
| Kosmos 2434 (GLONASS-M) |
VKS |
Medium Earth |
Navigation |
In orbit |
Operational |
| Kosmos 2435 (GLONASS-M) |
VKS |
Medium Earth |
Navigation |
In orbit |
Operational |
| Kosmos 2436 (GLONASS-M) |
VKS |
Medium Earth |
Navigation |
In orbit |
Operational |
| Maiden flight of Proton-M/DM-2 |
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