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Nine launches are scheduled worldwide for the month of May. The manifest includes three launches by American providers, three by Russia, one joint Russian-Ukrainian flight, and one launch each by Japan and Europe.
The U.S. launches include six Orbcomm OG2 communications satellites by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, and a pair of military satellites to be launched by ULA’s Atlas V and Delta V rockets.
The Russian launches include a new crew to the International Space Station, two communications satellites (1 with Ukraine), and a reconnaissance satellite. Arianespace will launch a pair of communications satellites with Ariane 5, while the Japanese H-2A will launch the ALOS 2 Earth observing spacecraft.
There have been 24 orbital launches through April, all successful. That number will rise to 33 if all scheduled launches are completed in May.
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MAY 2014 — SCHEDULED LAUNCHES
Date Launch Vehicle Payload(s) Launch Site Nation
05/06/14 Soyuz Kobalt reconnaissance satellite Plesetsk Russia
05/10/14 Falcon 9 Orbcomm OG2 commsats (6) CCAFS USA
05/15/14 Proton Express AM4R commsat Baikonur Russia
05/15/14 Delta 4 GPS 2F-6 navigation satellite CCAFS USA
05/22/14 Atlas V NROL-33 reconnaissance satellite CCAFS USA
05/23/14 H-2A ALOS 2 Earth observing satellite Tanegashima Japan
05/26/14 Zenit 3SL Eutelsat 3B commsat Odyssey Platform,Pacific Ocean Russia/Ukraine
05/28/14 Soyuz ISS 39S crew Baikonur Russia
05/28/14 Ariane 5 Measat 3b & Optus 10 commsats Kourou Europe
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