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.
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