UK LAUNCH RECORD (1993 to present) Date Launch Vehicle Payload -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Nov 93 Starchaser 1 D=191mm L=3.168m M=10kg A=754m -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 May 94 Trident II D5 DASO-1 (F-78, HMS Vanguard) 20 Jun 94 Trident II D5 DASO-2 (F-79, HMS Vanguard) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 May 95 Starchaser 1A D=191mm L=3.168m M=10kg 24 Jul 95 Trident II D5 DASO-3 (F-85, HMS Victorious) 22 Aug 95 Trident II D5 DASO-4 (F-86, HMS Victorious) 27 Aug 95 Starchaser 1A D=191mm L=3.168m M=10kg 10 Dec 95 Starchaser 1A D=191mm L=3.168m M=10kg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Feb 96 Starchaser 2 D=381mm L=6.4m M=100kg A=590m 19 May 96 Starchaser 1A D=191mm L=3.168m M=10kg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Feb 97 Lexx D=160mm L=3.135m M=25.5kg A=4777m 10 Oct 97 Trident II D5 DASO-5 (F-97, HMS Vigilant) 10 Oct 97 Trident II D5 DASO-6 (F-98, HMS Vigilant) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *20 Mar 98 Starchaser 3 D=316mm L=6.67m M=185kg A=60m Aug 98 Transient Glory A=4269m 13 Sep 98 Deimos 1 D=68mm L=2.1m M=3kg A=300m -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Mar 99 Tempest D=296mm L=4.18m M=22.3kg A=710m 4 Apr 99 Thunder n Lightning A=3051m 11 Apr 99 Phobos 1 D=51mm L=2.1m A=4187m 20 Aug 99 Starchaser 3A D=316mm L=6.66m M=98kg A=6100m -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Mar 00 Thunder n Lightning Mk2 A=4389m 11 Mar 00 Phobos 2 D=51mm L=1.8m (altitude data lost) 2 May 00 SHARP 1 D=107mm L=2.1m M=18.2kg A=5600m 6 Jul 00 Discovery D=316mm L=6.096m M=100kg A=3600m 21 Sep 00 Trident II D5 DASO-7 (F-112, HMS Vengeance) 1 Oct 00 Phobos EAV D=102mm L=3.96m A=10,540m 1 Oct 00 Phobos 3 D=76mm L=1.98m A=4685m 16 Dec 00 SHARP 2 D=107mm L=3.3m M=28kg A=2439m (until data lost) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 Sep 01 Deimos PTV1 D=32mm L=0.91m A=1800m * Sep 01 Phobos 4 D=76mm A=2710m (interstage failure) 22 Nov 01 Nova D=1254mm L=11.3m M=747kg A=1689m Unmanned 15 Nov 01 Deimos 2 D=152mm L=5.2m M=60kg A=2100m -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Apr 02 SHARP 4 D=104mm L=2.185m A=5960m 14 Apr 02 SHARP 5 D=104mm L=2.185m A=6039m (until data lost) 22 Sep 02 Deimos Odyssey D=152mm L=7.6m M=60kg A=7740m 3 Nov 02 Deimos Odyssey Avionics Test Vehicle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 Jul 03 Nova Mk.2 Manned drop test of capsule -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Oct 05 Trident II D5 DASO-8 (F-133, HMS Vanguard) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 May 09 Trident II D5 DASO-9 (F-149, HMS Victorious) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 Oct 12 Trident II D5 DASO-10 (F-166, HMS Vigilant) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 Oct 15 Terrier Orion ASD-15 E2 Target 1 20 Oct 15 Cruise Missile ASD-15 E2 Target 2 20 Oct 15 Cruise Missile ASD-15 E2 Target 3 20 Oct 15 SM-3 Blk IA ASD-15 E2 Interceptor 1 (USS Ross) 20 Oct 15 SM-2 ASD-15 E2 Interceptor 2 (USS The Sullivans) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *20 Jun 16 Trident II D5 DASO-11 (F-184, HMS Vengeance) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Sep 17 Skybolt 2 Commercial Cargo, Cameras, Toy Dog Sam, 1.2 km 25 Sep 17 Terrier Oriole FS-17 E1 Target (simulated SM-3 Blk IB intercept) 25 Sep 17 Mirach/Firejet FS-17 E1 Target Pair 1 25 Sep 17 Mirach/Firejet FS-17 E1 Target Pair 2 Oct 17 Mirach/Firejet FS-17 E2 Target Pair 1 Oct 17 ESSM (2) FS-17 E2 Interceptors (HNLMS Tromp) Oct 17 Mirach/Firejet FS-17 E2 Target Pair 2 Oct 17 SM-2 Blk IIIA (2) FS-17 E2 Interceptors (USS Mitscher) Oct 17 Terrier Oriole FS-17 E2 Target (simulated SM-3 Blk IB intercept) Oct 17 ? FS-17 E3A Supersonic Target Oct 17 ESSM FS-17 E3A Interceptor (HNLMS Tromp) Oct 17 SM-2 Blk IIIA FS-17 E3A Interceptor (HNLMS Tromp) 15 Oct 17 Firejet/Firejet FS-17 E4 Target Pair 15 Oct 17 ESSM (2) FS-17 E4 Interceptors (HNLMS Tromp) 15 Oct 17 Mirach FS-17 E4 Target 15 Oct 17 ESSM FS-17 E4 Interceptor (SPS Alvaro de Bazan) 15 Oct 17 Terrier Oriole FS-17 E4 Target 15 Oct 17 SM-3 Blk IB TU FS-17 E4 Interceptor (USS Donald Cook) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 Aug 18 SkyLark Nano 6 km -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 19 SM-3 Blk IA FS-19 E1 (simulated SRBM intercept) May 19 SM-3 Blk IA FS-19 E1 (simulated SRBM intercept) May 19 SM-2 FS-19 E1 (cruise missile intercept) May 19 SRBM FS-19 E2 (simulated SM-6 Blk I and SM-3 Blk IIA intercepts) May 19 Orion FS-19 E3 (tracking excercise) 10 May 19 ARAV-B FS-19 E4 (simulated SM-3 Blk IB and SM-3 Blk IIA intercepts) 10 May 19 SM-3 Blk IB FS-19 E4 (simulated SRBM intercept) 10 May 19 SM-2 FS-19 E4 (MQM-178 Firefly intercept) 10 Jul 19 SkyLark Nano II 5859 m -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Jun 20 SkyLark Nano III 6 km -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 May 21 ESSM (x2) ASD/FS-21 Interceptors (HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën) 21 May 21 Aster-30 ASD/FS-21 Interceptor (FS Forbin) 26 May 21 T4-B ASD/FS-21 E3a Target 26 May 21 SM-3 Blk IA ASD/FS-21 E3a Interceptor (USS Paul Ignatius) 30 May 21 T4-B ASD/FS-21 E6a Target 30 May 21 SM-3 Blk IA ASD/FS-21 E6a Interceptor (USS Paul Ignatius) May 21 SM-3 ASD/FS-21 Interceptor (USS Roosevelt) May 21 SM-2 (x2) ASD/FS-21 Interceptor (USS Roosevelt) May 21 SM-2 ASD/FS-21 Interceptor (USS Ross) May 21 ESSM ASD/FS-21 Interceptor(s) (ESPS Cristóbal Colón) May 21 ESSM ASD/FS-21 Interceptor(s) (HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen) May 21 Aster-30 ASD/FS-21 Interceptor(s) (ITS Antonio Marceglia) May 21 Aster-30 ASD/FS-21 Interceptor(s) (HMS Dragon) May 21 Harpoon ASD/FS-21 Interceptor(s) (HDMS Iver Huitfeldt) May 21 Harpoon ASD/FS-21 Interceptor(s) (HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 Oct 22 Kingfisher F1 Test Flight (185 km) 19 Oct 22 Kingfisher F2 Test Flight (185 km) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 9 Jan 23 LauncherOne R7 Start Me Up (Prometheus 2-1/2-2, Aman, Amber 1 (IOD-Amber, IOD 3), CIRCE 1/2, Dover Pathfinder, ForgeStar 0, STORK 6) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *30 Jan 24 Trident II D5 DASO-12 (HMS Vanguard) Apr 24 RFA-1 Harmony 1 Spr 24 Astraius F1 Test flight 24 Skyrora XL F1 Test Flight # ? Hera 2 Astraius Test Flight # ? Prime F1 SSTL Demonstrator # ? RS1 UK Pathfinder (SL-OMV, 6 cubesats) # ? ? FS-23 E4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 SL1 ION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Launch failure ARAV Aegis Readiness Assessment Vehicle (Terrier Oriole) ASD At Sea Demonstration CIRCE Coordinated Ionospheric Reconstruction CubeSat Experiment DASO Demonstration And Shakedown Operation ESSM Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile FS Formidable Shield MARS Deimos, Phobos, Transient Glory MRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile RFA Rocket Factory Augsburg SHARP Supersonic High Altitude Research Project SRA Thunder n Lightning T4-B Terrier/Oriole (ARAV-B)