2009 in spaceflight

2009 in spaceflight

The Hubble Space Telescope was serviced for the last time during the STS-125 mission
Orbital launches
First	18 January
Last	29 December
Total	78
Successes	73
Failures	4
Partial failures	1
Catalogued	75
National firsts
Spaceflight	New Zealand
Satellite	Switzerland[1]
Orbital launch	Iran[2]
Rockets
Maiden flights	Delta IV-M+ (5,4) H-IIB Naro-1 Taurus-XL 3110 Unha-2
Retirements	Ariane 5GS Falcon 1 Tsyklon-3
Crewed flights
Orbital	9
Total travellers	46
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Several significant events in spaceflight occurred in 2009, including Iran conducting its first indigenous orbital launch, the first Swiss satellite being launched and New Zealand launching its first sounding rocket. The H-IIB and Naro-1 rockets conducted maiden flights, whilst the Tsyklon-3, Falcon 1 and Ariane 5GS were retired from service.^[3][4] The permanent crew of the International Space Station increased from three to six in May, and in the last few months of the year, Japan's first resupply mission to the outpost, HTV-1, was conducted successfully.