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2016 in spaceflight
Highlights from spaceflight in 2016[a]
Orbital launches
First15 January
Last28 December
Total85
Successes82
Failures2
Partial failures1
Catalogued83
Rockets
Maiden flights
Retirements
Crewed flights
Orbital5
Total travellers14
EVAs4
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Several new rockets and spaceports began operations in 2016.

Overview

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Russia inaugurated the far-Eastern Vostochny Cosmodrome on 28 April 2016 with a traditional Soyuz-2.1a flight,[1] before expanding it for the Angara rocket family in the following years. The Chinese Long March 7 flew its maiden flight from the new Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island on 25 June, and the maiden flight of the Long March 5 took place on 3 November. Two years after its 2014 accident, the Antares rocket returned to flight on 17 October with its upgraded 230 version featuring the Russian RD-181 engine.

After many failed attempts, SpaceX began landing its Falcon 9 first stages on autonomous spaceport drone ships, edging closer to their long-stated goal of developing reusable launch vehicles. The company indicated that the recovered engines and structures did not suffer significant damage.[2] One of the landed boosters, B1021, launched in April 2016, was flown again in March 2017;[3] two others were converted to side boosters for the maiden flight of Falcon Heavy.[4]

The ExoMars mission, a collaboration between the European and Russian space agencies, was launched on 14 March and reached Mars on 19 October.[5] Dedicated to astrobiology investigations, this flight carried the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, which reached Mars orbit, and the Schiaparelli EDM lander, which crashed upon landing. A subsequent flight scheduled for 2020 will carry the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover along with four static surface instruments.[6] Meanwhile, the Japanese space probe Akatsuki started its observations of Venus in May[7] after spending five months gradually adjusting its orbit. Planetary exploration activities took center stage with the orbit insertion of NASA's Juno probe at Jupiter on 4 July, followed by the launch of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid 101955 Bennu on 8 September. Finally, on 30 September, the Rosetta probe executed a slow crash-landing on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.[8][9]

Human spaceflights included the return of Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko in March after a yearlong mission on the ISS, the longest-ever continuous stay by astronauts at the station. Kelly also set the record for the longest-duration stay of an American in orbit. Four ISS Expeditions numbered 47 to 50 were launched in 2016, the first one using the last Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft and the next three inaugurating the modernized Soyuz MS. Expedition 50 will continue into 2017. Several EVAs were performed to maintain the exterior of the ISS. The experimental BEAM inflatable habitat was attached to the ISS on 16 April and expanded on 28 May to begin two years of on-orbit tests. Meanwhile, China launched its new Tiangong-2 space laboratory in September, which was first visited by two astronauts for a month between 19 October and 17 November.

Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

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15 January
16:57:04[10] 		👁 China
 Long March 3B/E 		👁 China
 Xichang LC-3 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 Belarus
 Belintersat 1 (ChinaSat 15) 		Belarus/China Satcom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
17 January
18:42:18[12] 		👁 United States
 Falcon 9 v1.1 		F9-021 👁 United States
 Vandenberg SLC-4E 		👁 United States
 SpaceX
👁 United States
 👁 France
 Jason-3 		NOAA / EUMETSAT/NASA/CNES Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
Final flight of the standard Falcon 9 v1.1, future flights will use the upgraded Falcon 9 Full Thrust. Falcon 9's first stage performed a soft landing on an autonomous spaceport drone ship in the Pacific Ocean, but the failure of one landing leg to lock into position caused it to fall over and break apart.[11]
20 January
04:01:00[13] 		👁 India
 PSLV-XL 		C31 👁 India
 Satish Dhawan SLP 		👁 India
 ISRO
👁 India
 IRNSS-1E 		ISRO Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational
27 January
23:20:48[14] 		👁 France
 Ariane 5 ECA 		VA228 👁 France
 Kourou ELA-3 		👁 France
 Arianespace
👁 United States
 Intelsat 29e 		Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Spacecraft failure (8 April 2019)[15]
29 January
22:20:09[16] 		👁 Russia
 Proton-M / Briz-M 		👁 Kazakhstan
 Baikonur Site 200/39 		👁 Russia
 👁 United States
 International Launch Services
👁 France
 👁 Image
 Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A 		Eutelsat/ESA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Carries the first laser communication node for the European Data Relay System

February

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1 February
07:29:04[17] 		👁 China
 Long March 3C/E / YZ-1 		👁 China
 Xichang LC-3 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 BeiDou-3M 3-S (BeiDou-21) 		CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
5 February
13:38:00[18] 		👁 United States
 Atlas V 401 		AV-057 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 		👁 United States
 United Launch Alliance
👁 United States
 USA-266 (GPS-IIF 12/Betelgeuse) 		USAF Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Named after Star Betelgeuse.
7 February
00:21:07 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat 		👁 Russia
 Plesetsk Site 43/4 		👁 Russia
 RVSN RF
👁 Russia
 Kosmos 2514 (GLONASS-M 751) 		VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
7 February
00:30 		👁 North Korea
 Unha-3 		👁 North Korea
 Sohae 		👁 North Korea
 NADA
👁 North Korea
 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4[19] 		NADA Low Earth Earth observation 30 June 2023[20] Successful
10 February
11:40:32 		👁 United States
 Delta IV M+ (5,2) 		👁 United States
 Vandenberg SLC-6 		👁 United States
 United Launch Alliance
👁 United States
 USA-267 / Topaz-4[21] 		NRO Retrograde LEO Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
NROL-45 mission. Spacecraft launched in a retrograde orbit.
16 February
17:57:40 		👁 Russia
 Rokot / Briz-KM 		👁 Russia
 Plesetsk Site 133/3 		👁 France
 / 👁 Russia
 Eurockot
👁 Image
 Sentinel-3A 		ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
17 February
08:45:00 		👁 Japan
 H-IIA 202 		F30 👁 Japan
 Tanegashima LA-Y1 		👁 Japan
 MHI
👁 Japan
 👁 United States
 Hitomi (ASTRO-H) 		JAXA / NASA Low Earth X-ray astronomy In orbit Spacecraft failure
👁 Japan
 ChubuSat-2 		Nagoya University Low Earth Radiation / Amateur radio In orbit Operational
👁 Japan
 ChubuSat-3 		MHI Low Earth Remote sensing / Space debris monitor In orbit Operational
👁 Japan
 Horyu-4 		Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Hitomi malfunctioned after initial checkouts, and is believed to have lost attitude control and snapped off its solar array. 28 April, JAXA has abandoned efforts to recover the spacecraft.[22][23]

March

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4 March
23:35:00 		👁 United States
 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 		F9-022 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 		👁 United States
 SpaceX
👁 Luxembourg
 SES-9 		SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
High-velocity landing test ended with a hard landing on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You and destruction of the first stage.
9 March
05:20:07 		👁 France
 Ariane 5 ECA 		VA229 👁 France
 Kourou ELA-3 		👁 France
 Arianespace
👁 France
 Eutelsat 65 West A 		Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
10 March
10:31:00 		👁 India
 PSLV-XL 		C32 👁 India
 Satish Dhawan SLP 		👁 India
 ISRO
👁 India
 IRNSS-1F 		ISRO Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational
13 March
18:56:00 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-2.1b 		👁 Kazakhstan
 Baikonur Site 31/6 		👁 Russia
 Roscosmos
👁 Russia
 Resurs-P No.3 		Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 17 October 2023[24] Partial spacecraft failure[25]
The launch succeeded on its second attempt after a rare pad abort the day before.
14 March
09:31:42[6] 		👁 Russia
 Proton-M / Briz-M 		👁 Kazakhstan
 Baikonur Site 200/39 		👁 Russia
 Khrunichev
👁 Image
 / 👁 Russia
 ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter 		ESA Areocentric orbit Mars orbiter In orbit Operational
👁 Image
 Schiaparelli EDM lander 		ESA TMI to Martian Surface Mars lander 19 October 2016 Landing failure
18 March
21:26:38 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-FG 		👁 Kazakhstan
 Baikonur Site 1/5 		👁 Russia
 Roscosmos
👁 Russia
 Soyuz TMA-20M 		Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 47/48 7 September 2016
01:13		 Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. Final flight of the Soyuz TMA-M variant
23 March
03:05:52 		👁 United States
 Atlas V 401 		AV-064 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 		👁 United States
 United Launch Alliance
👁 United States
 Cygnus CRS OA-6
S.S. Rick Husband 		Orbital ATK / NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 22 June 2016
13:29		 Successful
👁 Philippines
 👁 Japan
 Diwata-1 		DOST / TU Low Earth Earth observation 6 April 2020[27] Successful
⚀ 👁 United States
 Flock-2e' × 20 		Planet Labs Low Earth Earth observation First: 3 October 2017[28]
Last: 10 November 2018[29]		 Successful
⚀ 👁 United States
 Lemur-2 × 9 		Spire Global Low Earth Earth observation First: 27 February 2017[30]
Last: 7 April 2017[31]		 8 successful, 1 failed to deploy
Anomaly in the mixture ratio control valve assembly, causing the Atlas V booster engine to cut off five seconds early, resulting in a longer-than-usual Centaur orbital insertion burn.[26]
Cubesats deployed from the ISS and the Cygnus spacecraft at a later date.
24 March
09:42:00 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-2.1a 		👁 Russia
 Plesetsk Site 43/4 		👁 Russia
 RVSN RF
👁 Russia
 Kosmos 2515 (Bars-M 2L) 		VKS Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
29 March
20:11:04 		👁 China
 Long March 3A 		👁 China
 Xichang LC-2 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 BeiDou IGSO-6 		CNSA IGSO Navigation In orbit Operational
31 March
16:23:57 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-2.1a 		👁 Kazakhstan
 Baikonur Site 31/6 		👁 Russia
 Roscosmos
👁 Russia
 Progress MS-02 / 63P 		Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 14 October 2016
13:39		 Successful
⚀ 👁 Russia
 Tomsk-TPU-120 		Tomsk Polytechnic University Low Earth Technology demonstration 20 October 2019[33] Successful
Tomsk-TPU-120 is a CubeSat deployed into orbit from ISS by Russian astronauts spacewalk on 17 August 2017.[32]

April

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5 April
17:38:04 		👁 China
 Long March 2D 		👁 China
 Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Shijian 10 		CAS Low Earth Microgravity Science 18 April 2016
08:30		 Successful
8 April
20:43:31 		👁 United States
 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 		F9-023 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 		👁 United States
 SpaceX
👁 United States
 SpaceX CRS-8 		NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 11 May 2016
18:31		 Successful
👁 United States
 BEAM 		Bigelow Aerospace / NASA Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration / ISS Assembly In orbit Operational
First stage landed successfully on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You for the first time, the second successful landing overall
25 April
21:02:13 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-STA / Fregat 		👁 France
 Kourou ELS 		👁 France
 Arianespace
👁 Image
 Sentinel-1B 		ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Spacecraft failure[34]
👁 France
 MICROSCOPE 		CNES Low Earth (SSO) Astrophysics In orbit Operational
⚀ 👁 Denmark
 AAUSAT-4 		Aalborg Low Earth (SSO) AIS ship tracking 8 September 2023[35] Successful
⚀ 👁 Italy
 e-st@r-II 		Polytechnic University of Turin Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 9 May 2024[36] Successful
⚀ 👁 Belgium
 OUFTI-1 		Liège Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 14 March 2024[37] Successful
28 April
02:01:21 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-2.1a / Volga 		👁 Russia
 Vostochny Site 1S 		👁 Russia
 Roscosmos
👁 Russia
 Mikhailo Lomonosov 		MSU Low Earth (SSO) Gamma-ray astronomy 16 December 2023[38] Satellite malfunction
👁 Russia
 Aist-2D 		SSAU Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 15 April 2024[39] Successful
⚀ 👁 Russia
 SamSat 218 		SSAU Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 4 March 2022[40] Spacecraft failure
First orbital flight from Vostochny Cosmodrome.
28 April
07:20:00 		👁 India
 PSLV-XL 		C33 👁 India
 Satish Dhawan FLP 		👁 India
 ISRO
👁 India
 IRNSS-1G 		ISRO Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational

May

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6 May
05:21:00 		👁 United States
 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 		F9-024 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 		👁 United States
 SpaceX
👁 Japan
 JCSAT-14 		JSAT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
First stage landed on Of Course I Still Love You drone ship, the third successful landing and the first landing with a payload to geostationary transfer orbit.
15 May
02:43 		👁 China
 Long March 2D 		👁 China
 Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Yaogan 30 		CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
24 May
08:48:43 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-STB / Fregat 		👁 France
 Kourou ELS 		👁 France
 Arianespace
👁 Image
 Galileo FOC 10 		ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
👁 Image
 Galileo FOC 11 		ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
27 May
21:39:00 		👁 United States
 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 		F9-025 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 		👁 United States
 SpaceX
👁 Thailand
 Thaicom 8 		Thaicom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
First stage landed on Of Course I Still Love You drone ship, the fourth successful landing and the second landing with a payload to geostationary transfer orbit.
29 May
08:44:35 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat 		👁 Russia
 Plesetsk Site 43/4 		👁 Russia
 RVSN RF
👁 Russia
 Kosmos 2516 (GLONASS-M 753) 		VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Spacecraft failure
Kosmos 2516 experienced a depressurization event in November 2020, which permanently disabled the satellite after four years in operation. It was replaced by GLONASS-K 705.[41]
30 May
03:17:04 		👁 China
 Long March 4B 		👁 China
 Taiyuan LC-9 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Ziyuan III-02 		CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
👁 Argentina
 ÑuSat-1/-2
(Aleph-1 constellation)[42] 		Satellogic Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational

June

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4 June
14:00:13 		👁 Russia
 Rokot / Briz-KM 		👁 Russia
 Plesetsk Site 133/3 		👁 Russia
 RVSN RF
👁 Russia
 Kosmos 2517 (Geo-IK-2 No.12) 		VKS Low Earth Geodesy In orbit Operational
9 June
07:10:00 		👁 Russia
 Proton-M / Briz-M 		👁 Kazakhstan
 Baikonur Site 81/24 		👁 Russia
 👁 United States
 International Launch Services
👁 United States
 Intelsat 31 / DLA-2 		Intelsat / DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
11 June
17:51:00 		👁 United States
 Delta IV Heavy 		👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-37B 		👁 United States
 United Launch Alliance
👁 United States
 USA-268 (Orion 9) 		NRO Geosynchronous Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
NROL-37 mission.
12 June
15:30:04 		👁 China
 Long March 3C/E 		👁 China
 Xichang LC-3 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 BeiDou G7 		CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational
15 June
14:29:00 		👁 United States
 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 		F9-026 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 		👁 United States
 SpaceX
👁 France
 Eutelsat 117 West B 		Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
👁 Bermuda
 ABS-2A 		ABS Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Satellites were successfully delivered to orbit, first stage landing on drone ship failed.
18 June
21:38:39 		👁 France
 Ariane 5 ECA 		VA230 👁 France
 Kourou ELA-3 		👁 France
 Arianespace
👁 United States
 EchoStar 18 		EchoStar Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
👁 Indonesia
 BRIsat 		BRI Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
22 June
03:56:00 		👁 India
 PSLV-XL 		C34 👁 India
 Satish Dhawan SLP 		👁 India
 ISRO
👁 India
 Cartosat-2C 		ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
👁 Germany
 BIROS 		DLR Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
👁 Canada
 GHGSat-D (Claire) 		GHGSat Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
👁 Indonesia
 LAPAN-A3 		LAPAN Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
👁 Canada
 M3MSat 		CSA Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
👁 United States
 SkySat-C1 		Terra Bella Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ 👁 Germany
 BeeSat 4 		TU Berlin Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ 👁 United States
 Flock-2p × 12 		Planet Labs Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation First: 20 October 2022
Last: 28 March 2023[43]		 Successful
⚀ 👁 India
 SathyabamaSat 		Sathyabama University Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ 👁 India
 Swayam 		College of Engineering, Pune Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
24 June
14:30:00 		👁 United States
 Atlas V 551 		AV-063 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 		👁 United States
 United Launch Alliance
👁 United States
 MUOS-5 		US Navy GSO Communications In orbit Operational in off-nominal but usable orbit[44]
25 June
12:00:07 		👁 China
 Long March 7 / YZ-1A 		Y1 👁 China
 Wenchang LC-2 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Next-generation crew capsule scale model 		CMSA Low Earth Technology demonstration
Flight test		 26 June 2016
07:41		 Successful
⚀ 👁 China
 Star of Aoxiang 		NPU Low Earth Technology demonstration 29 September 2016 Successful
👁 China
 Aolong-1 		CALT Low Earth Technology demonstration 27 August 2016 Successful
👁 China
 Tiange-1 		Low Earth Technology demonstration 27 August 2016 Successful
👁 China
 Tiange-2 		Low Earth Technology demonstration 24 August 2016 Successful
Maiden flight of the Long March 7 rocket and the first launch from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center.[45]
29 June
03:21:04 		👁 China
 Long March 4B 		👁 China
 Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Shijian 16-02 		CNSA Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational

July

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7 July
01:36:40 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-FG 		👁 Kazakhstan
 Baikonur Site 1/5 		👁 Russia
 Roscosmos
👁 Russia
 Soyuz MS-01 		Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 48/49 30 October 2016
03:58		 Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. Maiden flight of the modernized Soyuz MS spacecraft variant.
16 July
21:41:45 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-U 		👁 Kazakhstan
 Baikonur Site 31/6 		👁 Russia
 Roscosmos
👁 Russia
 Progress MS-03 / 64P 		Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 1 February 2017
18:24		 Successful
18 July
04:45:29 		👁 United States
 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 		F9-027 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 		👁 United States
 SpaceX
👁 United States
 SpaceX CRS-9 		NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 26 August
15:47		 Successful
Delivering the IDA-2 segment of the NASA Docking System. Second successful return to launch site and vertical landing of a first stage, demonstrated as part of a controlled descent test.
28 July
12:37:00 		👁 United States
 Atlas V 421 		AV-065 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 		👁 United States
 United Launch Alliance
👁 United States
 USA-269 (Quasar NROL-61) 		NRO Geosynchronous[46] Communications In orbit Operational

August

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5 August
16:22:04 		👁 China
 Long March 3B 		👁 China
 Xichang LC-3 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Tiantong-1 01 		CAST Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
9 August
22:55:25 		👁 China
 Long March 4C 		👁 China
 Taiyuan LC-9 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Gaofen-3 		CAST Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
14 August
05:26:00 		👁 United States
 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 		F9-028 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 		👁 United States
 SpaceX
👁 Japan
 JCSAT-16 		JSAT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
15 August
17:40:04 		👁 China
 Long March 2D 		👁 China
 Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Quantum Experiments At Space Scale (QUESS)[47] 		CAS Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
👁 China
 Lixing-1 		CAS Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 19 August 2016[48] Spacecraft failure
⚀ 👁 Spain
 3Cat 2 		UPC Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 18 December 2023[49] Successful
19 August
04:52:00 		👁 United States
 Delta IV M+ (4,2) 		👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-37B 		👁 United States
 United Launch Alliance
👁 United States
 AFSPC 6 / USA-270 / GSSAP #3 		US Air Force Geosynchronous Space surveillance In orbit Operational
👁 United States
 AFSPC 6 / USA-271 / GSSAP #4 		US Air Force Geosynchronous Space surveillance In orbit Operational
24 August
22:16:01 		👁 France
 Ariane 5 ECA 		VA232 👁 France
 Kourou ELA-3 		👁 France
 Arianespace
👁 United States
 Intelsat 33e 		Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational[50]
👁 United States
 Intelsat 36 		Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
31 August
18:50:00 		👁 China
 Long March 4C 		👁 China
 Taiyuan LC-9 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Gaofen-10 		CAST Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 31 August 2016 Launch failure

September

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3 September
07:00–09:00 (scheduled)[52] 		👁 United States
 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 		👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 		👁 United States
 SpaceX
👁 Israel
 AMOS-6 		Spacecom Planned: Geosynchronous Communications N/A Destroyed prior to launch[51]
Launch pad explosion destroyed both the rocket and the satellite two days prior to scheduled launch, on 13:07, 1 September 2016 (UTC) (2016-09-01T13:07:00Z).[51]
8 September
11:20:00 		👁 India
 GSLV Mk II 		F05 👁 India
 Satish Dhawan SLP 		👁 India
 ISRO
👁 India
 INSAT-3DR 		ISRO Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
8 September
23:05:00 		👁 United States
 Atlas V 411 		AV-067 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 		👁 United States
 United Launch Alliance
👁 United States
 OSIRIS-REx (OSIRIS-APEX) 		NASA Heliocentric Asteroid sample return In orbit Operational
Reached asteroid Bennu in December 2018. Scheduled to return to Earth in September 2023.
13 September
14:38:00 		👁 Israel
 Shavit-2 		👁 Israel
 Palmachim 		👁 Israel
 Israel Aerospace Industries
👁 Israel
 Ofeq 11 		Israel Defense Forces Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Satellite malfunction[53]
15 September
14:04:12 		👁 China
 Long March 2F/G 		T2 👁 China
 Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 		👁 China
 CNSA
👁 China
 Tiangong-2 		CMSA Low Earth Space station 19 July 2019[54]
13:06		 Successful
👁 China
 BanXing 2 		SAST Low Earth Technology demonstration 15 July 2019[55] Successful
Second Chinese space laboratory, BanXing 2 deployed 22 October
16 September
01:43:35 		👁 Italy
 Vega 		👁 France
 Kourou ELV 		👁 France
 Arianespace
👁 Peru
 PeruSat-1 		Peruvian Armed Forces Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
👁 United States
 SkySat × 4 		Terra Bella Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
26 September
03:42:00 		👁 India
 PSLV-G 		C35 👁 India
 Satish Dhawan FLP 		👁 India
 ISRO
👁 India
 ScatSat-1 		ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbit Successful[56]
👁 Algeria
 Alsat-1B 		Algerian Space Agency Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
👁 Algeria
 Alsat-2B 		Algerian Space Agency Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
👁 United States
 Blacksky Pathfinder-1 		BlackSky Global Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
👁 India
 Pratham 		IIT Bombay Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
👁 India
 PISat 		PES University Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ 👁 Algeria
 Alsat-1N 		Algerian Space Agency Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ 👁 Canada
 CanX-7 		UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 21 April 2022[57] Successful
Final launch of the original Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-G configuration with S9 solid rocket motors.

October

[edit]
5 October
20:30 		👁 France
 Ariane 5 ECA 		VA231 👁 France
 Kourou ELA-3 		👁 France
 Arianespace
👁 Australia
 NBN-Co 1B / Sky Muster II 		NBN Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
👁 India
 GSAT-18 		ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
16 October
23:30 		👁 China
 Long March 2F 		Y11 👁 China
 Jiuquan LA-4 / SLS-1 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Shenzhou 11 		CMSA Low Earth Docking with Tiangong-2 18 November 2016
06:15		 Successful
Crewed flight with two astronauts[58]
17 October
23:45 		👁 United States
 Antares 230 		👁 United States
 MARS Pad 0A 		👁 United States
 Orbital ATK
👁 United States
 Cygnus CRS OA-5 		NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 27 November 2016
23:36		 Successful
⚀ 👁 United States
 Lemur-2 × 4 		Spire Global Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
CubeSats were deployed from the ISS and Cygnus spacecraft at a later date.
19 October
08:05 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-FG 		👁 Kazakhstan
 Baikonur Site 31/6 		👁 Russia
 Roscosmos
👁 Russia
 Soyuz MS-02 		Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 49/50 10 April 2017
11:20		 Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts

November

[edit]
2 November
06:20:00 		👁 Japan
 H-IIA 202 		F31 👁 Japan
 Tanegashima LA-Y1 		👁 Japan
 MHI
👁 Japan
 Himawari 9 		JMA Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
3 November
12:42 		👁 China
 Long March 5 		👁 China
 Wenchang LC-1 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Shijian 17 		CNSA Geosynchronous Technology demonstration / Space rendezvous In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of the Long March 5 rocket. Chinese state media claims Shijian-17 is a test of electric propulsion, though this is disputed by outside analysts tracking the satellite's unusual space rendezvous movements.[59][60]
9 November
23:42[61] 		👁 China
 Long March 11 		👁 China
 Jiuquan LS-95A 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 XPNAV 1[62] 		CAS Low Earth (SSO) X-ray pulsar-based navigation In orbit Operational
⚀ 👁 China
 Xiaoxiang 1[63] 		Changsha Gaoxinqu Tianyi Research Institute Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ 👁 China
 Lishui 1-01 		Zhejiang LiTong Electronic Technology Co. Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ 👁 China
 Pina-2 × 2 		Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
11 November
18:30 		👁 United States
 Atlas V 401 		AV-062 👁 United States
 Vandenberg SLC-3E 		👁 United States
 United Launch Alliance
👁 United States
 WorldView-4 		DigitalGlobe Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 30 November 2021
05:20[65]		 Spacecraft failure
⚀ 👁 United States
 CELTEE 1 		M42 Technologies Low Earth (SSO) Calibration In orbit Operational
⚀ 👁 United States
 Prometheus-2 × 2 		LANL Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ 👁 United States
 AeroCube 8 × 2 		Aerospace Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ 👁 United States
 OptiCube 4 		NASA Orbital Debris Program Office Low Earth (SSO) Calibration In orbit Operational
⚀ 👁 United States
 RAVAN 		JHU/APL Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration / Earth observation In orbit Operational
CubeSats deployed after WorldView-4 separation as part of NRO-sponsored ENTERPRISE mission. WorldView-4 experienced a failure in one of its control moment gyroscopes in January 2019, making the spacecraft unrecoverable.[64]
11 November
23:14 		👁 China
 Long March 2D 		👁 China
 Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Yunhai-1 		SAST Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
17 November
13:06:48 		👁 France
 Ariane 5 ES 		VA233 👁 France
 Kourou ELA-3 		👁 France
 Arianespace
👁 Image
 Galileo FOC 7 		ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
👁 Image
 Galileo FOC 12 		ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
👁 Image
 Galileo FOC 13 		ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
👁 Image
 Galileo FOC 14 		ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
First Galileo launch with Ariane 5 (8th overall), carrying Antonianna, Lisa, Kimberley, and Tijmen.
17 November
20:20:14 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-FG 		👁 Kazakhstan
 Baikonur Site 1/5 		👁 Russia
 Roscosmos
👁 Russia
 Soyuz MS-03 		Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 50/51/52 2 June 2017 Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. Peggy Whitson's mission was prolonged over Expedition 52 until September 2017.
19 November
23:42:00 		👁 United States
 Atlas V 541 		AV-069 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 		👁 United States
 United Launch Alliance
👁 United States
 GOES-R (GOES-16) 		NASA / NOAA Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
22 November
15:24:04 		👁 China
 Long March 3C/E 		👁 China
 Xichang LC-2 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Tianlian I-04 		CNSA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational

December

[edit]
1 December
14:52 		👁 Russia
 Soyuz-U 		👁 Kazakhstan
 Baikonur Site 1/5 		👁 Russia
 Roscosmos
👁 Russia
 Progress MS-04 / 65P 		Roscosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 1 December Launch failure
5 December
13:51:44 		👁 Italy
 Vega 		👁 France
 Kourou ELV 		👁 France
 Arianespace
👁 Turkey
 Göktürk-1 		Turkish Armed Forces Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
7 December
04:54 		👁 India
 PSLV-XL 		C36 👁 India
 Satish Dhawan FLP 		👁 India
 ISRO
👁 India
 Resourcesat-2A 		ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Remote sensing In orbit Operational
7 December
23:53 		👁 United States
 Delta IV M+ (5,4) 		👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-37B 		👁 United States
 United Launch Alliance
👁 United States
 USA-272 / WGS-8 		US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
9 December
13:26:47 		👁 Japan
 H-IIB 		F6 👁 Japan
 Tanegashima LA-Y2 		👁 Japan
 MHI
👁 Japan
 HTV-6 		JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 5 February 2017
15:06		 Successful
⚀ 👁 Japan
 EGG 		UTokyo Low Earth Technology demonstration / Re-entry Demonstration 15 May 2017[71] Successful
⚀ 👁 Italy
 TuPOD 		GAUSS Srl Low Earth TubeSat Deployment / Amateur radio 8 September 2017[72] Successful
⚀ 👁 Singapore
/👁 Japan
 AOBA-VELOX 3 		NTU / Kyutech Low Earth Technology demonstration 1 November 2018[73] Successful
⚀ 👁 Japan
 STARS C 		Kagawa University Low Earth Technology demonstration 3 March 2018[74] Successful
⚀ 👁 Japan
 FREEDOM 		Nakashimada Engineering Works / Tohoku University Low Earth Technology demonstration 5 February 2017[75] Successful
⚀ 👁 Japan
 ITF-2 		University of Tsukuba Low Earth Technology demonstration 3 January 2019[76] Successful
⚀ 👁 Japan
 Waseda-SAT 3 		Waseda University Low Earth Technology demonstration 6 October 2018[77] Successful
👁 United States
 OSNSAT 		Open Space Network Low Earth Technology demonstration 11 January 2018[78] Successful
👁 Brazil
 Tancredo-1 		Escola Municipal Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves/INPE Low Earth Technology demonstration 18 October 2017[79] Successful
⚀ 👁 United States
 TechEdSat 5 		SJSU/UI Low Earth Technology demonstration 29 July 2017[80] Successful
⚀ 👁 United States
 Lemur-2 × 4 		Spire Global Low Earth AIS First: 15 April 2018[81]
Last: 5 December 2018[82]		 Successful
CubeSats to be deployed at a later date. Tancredo-1 and OSNSAT are carried inside TuPOD and to be deployed from it. STARS-C was deployed on 19 December 2016. ITF-2, WASEDA-SAT3, FREEDOM, EGG, AOBA-Velox III, and TuPOD were deployed on 16 January 2017.[66] Tancredo-1 and OSNSAT were released from TuPOD on 19 January 2017.[67] Lemur-2 and TechEdSat-5 were deployed on 6–7 March 2017.[68][69][70]
10 December
16:11:00 		👁 China
 Long March 3B 		👁 China
 Xichang LC-3 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 Fengyun 4A 		CMA Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
15 December
13:37:21 		👁 United States
 Pegasus-XL 		👁 United States
 Stargazer, Cape Canaveral 		👁 United States
 Orbital ATK
👁 United States
 CYGNSS × 8 		NASA Low Earth Meteorology In orbit Operational
18 December
19:13 		👁 United States
 Atlas V 431 		AV-071 👁 United States
 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 		👁 United States
 United Launch Alliance
👁 United States
 EchoStar 19 		HughesNet Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
20 December
11:00 		👁 Japan
 Epsilon 		Epsilon-2[83] 👁 Japan
 Uchinoura 		👁 Japan
 JAXA
👁 Japan
 Arase (ERG) 		JAXA Medium Earth (elliptical) Magnetospherics In orbit Operational
21 December
19:22 		👁 China
 Long March 2D 		👁 China
 Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 TanSat[84] 		CAS Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
👁 China
 Spark × 2 		CAS Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
21 December
20:30 		👁 France
 Ariane 5 ECA 		VA234 👁 France
 Kourou ELA-3 		👁 France
 Arianespace
👁 Brazil
 Star One D1 		Star One Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
👁 Japan
 JCSAT-15 		JSAT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
28 December
03:23:56 		👁 China
 Long March 2D 		👁 China
 Taiyuan 		👁 China
 CASC
👁 China
 SuperView / Gaojing-1 01 		Beijing Space View Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Partial launch failure;
Operational
👁 China
 SuperView / Gaojing-1 02 		Beijing Space View Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Partial launch failure;
Operational
⚀ 👁 China
 Bayi Kepu 1 		China Association for Science and Technology Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 18 February 2017[86] Partial launch failure;
Successful
Launch vehicle problem deployed satellites in a lower than planned orbit. SuperView satellites raising their own orbits, but CubeSats cannot so may have short lifespan.[85]

Suborbital flights

[edit]
Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
15 January
03:00:00 		👁 Japan
 S-310 		👁 Japan
 Uchinoura 		👁 Japan
 JAXA
👁 Japan
 		TPU / Tohoku University / Tokai University / KU / JAXA Suborbital Ionospheric research 15 January Successful
Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi)[87]
22 January 👁 United States
 New Shepard 		👁 United States
 Corn Ranch 		👁 United States
 Blue Origin
👁 United States
 New Shepard crew capsule 		Blue Origin Suborbital Test flight 22 January Successful
Apogee: 101.7 kilometres (63.2 mi)[88]
23 January
08:30 		👁 Brazil
 VSB-30 		👁 Sweden
 Esrange 		👁 Europe
 EuroLaunch
👁 Germany
 / 👁 Image
 TEXUS-53 		DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity 23 January Successful
Apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi)
28 January 👁 United States
 SRALT? 		👁 United States
 C-17, Pacific Ocean 		👁 United States
 MDA
MDA Suborbital ABM target 28 January Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), CTV-02+ target
28 January 👁 United States
 Ground Based Interceptor 		👁 United States
 Vandenberg LF-23 		👁 United States
 MDA
MDA Suborbital ABM test 28 January Successful
CTV-02+, successful test flight, the CE-II kill vehicle performed scripted maneuvers to demonstrate performance of alternate divert thrusters. Upon entering terminal phase, the kill vehicle initiated a planned burn sequence to evaluate the alternate divert thrusters until fuel was exhausted, intentionally precluding an intercept.
2 February
21:09 		👁 Brazil
 VS-30 		👁 Sweden
 Esrange 		👁 Sweden
 SSC
👁 Sweden
 SPIDER/LEEWAVES 		SSC Suborbital Technology 2 February Successful
Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi)
21 February
07:34 		👁 United States
 LGM-30G Minuteman III 		👁 United States
 Vandenberg LF-09 		👁 United States
 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 21 February Successful
GT217GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
22 February
04:15 		👁 Canada
 Black Brant IX 		👁 United States
 White Sands 		👁 United States
 NASA
👁 United States
 CHESS-2 		LASP Suborbital Astronomy 22 February Successful
Apogee: 309 kilometres (192 mi)
26 February
07:01 		👁 United States
 LGM-30G Minuteman III 		👁 United States
 Vandenberg LF-10 		👁 United States
 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 26 February Successful
GT218GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
1 March
14:50 		👁 United States
 Terrier Malemute 		👁 United States
 Wallops Island 		👁 United States
 NASA
👁 United States
 MUSIC 		West Virginia University Suborbital Technology experiments 1 March Successful
Apogee: ~185 kilometers (115 mi)[89]
7 March
12:05 		👁 United States
 Terrier Orion 		👁 United States
 Wallops Island 		👁 United States
 NASA
👁 United States
 SOAREX-9 		NASA Ames Suborbital Technology experiment 7 March Successful
👁 United States
 RadPC 		Montana State University Suborbital Technology experiment 7 March Successful
👁 United States
 VIP 		Controlled Dynamics Suborbital Technology experiment 7 March Successful
Apogee: ~159 kilometers (99 mi)
7 March 👁 India
 K-4 		👁 India
 Visakhapatnam 		👁 India
 Indian Navy
Indian Navy Suborbital Missile test 7 March Successful
Apogee: 500 km?
8 March 👁 Iran
Shahab-3 		👁 Iran
Iran 		👁 Iran
IRGC
IRGC Suborbital Missile test 8 March Successful
Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)
14 March 👁 India
 Agni-I 		👁 India
 Integrated Test Range 		👁 India
 IDRDL
IDRDL Suborbital Missile test 14 March Successful
Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)?
14 March 👁 United States
 UGM-133 Trident II D5 		👁 United States
 Submarine, ETR 		👁 United States
 US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 14 March Successful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 52
15 March 👁 United States
 UGM-133 Trident II D5 		👁 United States
 Submarine, ETR 		👁 United States
 US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 March Successful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 52
16 March 👁 United States
 UGM-133 Trident II D5 		👁 United States
 Submarine, ETR 		👁 United States
 US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful
Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 52
31 March 👁 India
 K-4 		👁 India
 INS Arihant 		👁 India
 Indian Navy
Indian Navy Suborbital Missile test 31 March Successful
First K-4 launch from a submarine[90]
2 April
15:18 		👁 United States
 New Shepard 		👁 United States
 Corn Ranch 		👁 United States
 Blue Origin
👁 United States
 New Shepard crew capsule 		Blue Origin Suborbital Test flight 2 April Successful
👁 United States
 BORE 		Southwest Research Institute Suborbital Microgravity experiment 2 April Successful
👁 United States
 COLLIDE 		University of Central Florida Suborbital Microgravity experiment 2 April Successful
Apogee: 103.8 kilometers (64.5 mi). Third successful booster landing of the same rocket.[91]
19 April
06:41 		👁 Russia
 UR-100NU 		👁 Russia
 Yasniy 		👁 Russia
 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 April Successful
Yu-71 Hypersonic Vehicle Test, Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)?
26 April
17:00 		👁 China
 Tianying 3F 		👁 China
 Hainan 		👁 China
 CNSA
👁 China
 Kunpeng-1B 		CSSAR Suborbital Environment monitoring 26 April Successful
Apogee: 316 kilometres (196 mi)
18 May
00:45 		👁 Brazil
👁 United States
 VS-30/Improved Orion 		👁 Australia
 Woomera Test Range 		👁 Australia
 DSTO
👁 Australia
 HiFire-5B 		DSTO Suborbital Technology 18 May Successful
Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi)
18 May
07:02 		👁 United States
 MRBM-T3 		👁 United States
 Kauai 		👁 United States
 MDA
MDA Suborbital Radar target 18 May Successful
Medium Range Ballistic Missile Target, Aegis radar target FTX-21, apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)?
25 May 👁 United States
 RIM-161 Standard Missile 3-IB 		👁 United States
USS Hopper, Kauai 		👁 United States
US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight 25 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)?
26 May 👁 United States
 RIM-161 Standard Missile 3-IB 		👁 United States
USS Hopper, Kauai 		👁 United States
US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight 26 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)?
1 June
19:00 		👁 Canada
 Black Brant IX 		👁 United States
 White Sands 		👁 United States
 NASA
👁 United States
 EVE 		CU Boulder Suborbital SDO calibration 1 June Successful
Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi)
19 June
14:35 		👁 United States
 New Shepard 		👁 United States
 Corn Ranch 		👁 United States
 Blue Origin
👁 United States
 New Shepard crew capsule 		Blue Origin Suborbital Test flight 19 June Successful
👁 United States
 Capillary Flow Experiment 		Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Suborbital Microgravity experiment 19 June Successful
👁 United States
 EITIC 		Louisiana State University Suborbital Microgravity experiment 19 June Successful
👁 Germany
 MEDEA 		Braunschweig University of Technology Suborbital Microgravity experiment 19 June Successful
Apogee: 101 kilometers (62.8 mi). Fourth successful booster landing of the same rocket.
21 June[92]
23:03 		👁 North Korea
 Hwasong-10 		👁 North Korea
 Wonsan Airport 		👁 North Korea
 Korean People's Army Strategic Force
👁 North Korea
 		Korean People's Army Strategic Force Suborbital Missile test 21 June Successful
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
24 June
10:06 		👁 United States
 Terrier Improved Orion 		👁 United States
 Wallops Island 		👁 United States
 NASA
👁 United States
 RockOn/RockSat-C 		CU Boulder Suborbital Student experiments 24 June Successful
Apogee: ~119 kilometres (74 mi)
30 June
09:43 		👁 United States
 Improved Malemute 		👁 Norway
 Andøya 		👁 Norway
 Andøya
👁 Norway
 MaxiDusty 1 		Oslo/Andøya Suborbital Atmospheric Science 30 June Successful
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
? June 👁 United States
UGM-133 Trident II D5 		👁 United Kingdom
HMS Vengeance 		👁 United Kingdom
 Royal Navy
Royal Navy Suborbital Missile test ? June Launch failure
–
1 July
07:18 		👁 France
 M51 		👁 France
 Le Triomphant, Audierne Bay 		👁 France
 DGA/Marine nationale
DGA/Marine nationale Suborbital Test flight 1 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)?
8 July
13:01 		👁 United States
 Improved Malemute 		👁 Norway
 Andøya 		👁 Norway
 Andøya
👁 Norway
 MaxiDusty 1b 		Oslo/Andøya Suborbital Atmospheric Science 8 July Successful
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
11 July 👁 Iran
 Khorramshahr 		👁 Iran
 Semnan 		👁 Iran
 AFIRI
AFIRI Suborbital Missile test 11 July Launch failure
19 July
04:05 		👁 United States
 Terrier Improved Orion 		👁 Sweden
 Esrange 		👁 Germany
 DLR
👁 Germany
 ROTEX-T 		DLR Suborbital Technology 19 July Successful
Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
27 July
18:26 		👁 Canada
 Black Brant IX 		👁 United States
 White Sands 		👁 United States
 NASA
👁 United States
 Hi-C 		NASA/MSFC Suborbital Solar research 27 July Spacecraft failure
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
17 August
11:33 		👁 United States
 Terrier-Improved Malemute 		👁 United States
 Wallops Island 		👁 United States
 NASA
👁 United States
 Rocksat-X 		University of Colorado Boulder Suborbital Student Research 17 August Successful
Apogee: ~153 kilometres (95 mi)
23 August[92]
20:29 		👁 North Korea
 Pukguksong-1 		👁 North Korea
 Sinpo Shipyard 		👁 North Korea
 Korean People's Army Strategic Force
👁 North Korea
 		Korean People's Army Strategic Force Suborbital Missile test 23 August Successful
Apogee: about 550 kilometres (340 mi), according to South Korean military.
25 August 👁 Russia
 RS-24 Yars? 		👁 Russia
 Plesetsk 		👁 Russia
 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 August Launch failure
31 August 👁 United States
 UGM-133 Trident II D5 		👁 United States
USS Maryland, ETR 		👁 United States
 US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 31 August Successful
5 September[92]
03:13 		👁 North Korea
 Hwasong-9 (Scud-ER) 		👁 North Korea
 Hwangju 		👁 North Korea
 Korean People's Army Strategic Force
👁 North Korea
 		Korean People's Army Strategic Force Suborbital Missile test 5 September Successful
Apogee: about 200 kilometres (120 mi).[93] 1 of 3.
5 September[92]
03:13 		👁 North Korea
 Hwasong-9 (Scud-ER) 		👁 North Korea
 Hwangju 		👁 North Korea
 Korean People's Army Strategic Force
👁 North Korea
 		Korean People's Army Strategic Force Suborbital Missile test 5 September Successful
Apogee: about 200 kilometres (120 mi).[93] 2 of 3.
5 September[92]
03:13 		👁 North Korea
 Hwasong-9 (Scud-ER) 		👁 North Korea
 Hwangju 		👁 North Korea
 Korean People's Army Strategic Force
👁 North Korea
 		Korean People's Army Strategic Force Suborbital Missile test 5 September Successful
Apogee: about 200 kilometres (120 mi).[93] 3 of 3.
5 September
09:10 		👁 United States
 LGM-30G Minuteman III 		👁 United States
 Vandenberg LF-04 		👁 United States
 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 5 September Successful
GT219GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
9 September 👁 Russia
 RS-12M Topol 		👁 Russia
 Plesetsk 		👁 Russia
 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 9 September Successful
27 September 👁 Russia
 RSM-56 Bulava 		👁 Russia
 K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea 		👁 Russia
 VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 27 September Successful
27 September 👁 Russia
 RSM-56 Bulava 		👁 Russia
 K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea 		👁 Russia
 VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 27 September Launch failure?
The second missile self destroyed "after completing the first phase of the flight", maybe intentional. It appears to be a normal practice in salvo launches. The missile probably carried mockups instead of working upper stages and warheads to save money.
5 October
15:37 		👁 United States
 New Shepard 		👁 United States
 Corn Ranch 		👁 United States
 Blue Origin
👁 United States
 New Shepard crew capsule 		Blue Origin Suborbital Test flight 5 October Successful
In-flight escape test 45 seconds after launch. Booster unexpectedly survived and reached an apogee of 93.7 kilometres (58.2 mi) before completing its fifth successful landing.
12 October 👁 Russia
 R-29R Volna 		👁 Russia
 K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk 		👁 Russia
 VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 12 October Successful
12 October 👁 Russia
 R-29RMU Sineva 		👁 Russia
 K-407 Novomoskovsk, Barents Sea 		👁 Russia
 VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 12 October Successful
12 October 👁 Russia
 RS-12M Topol 		👁 Russia
 Plesetsk 		👁 Russia
 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 October Successful
25 October
08:58 		👁 Russia
 UR-100NU 		👁 Russia
 Yasniy 		👁 Russia
 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 October Successful
Yu-71 Hypersonic Vehicle Test, Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)?
22 November 👁 India
 Agni-I 		👁 India
 Integrated Test Range 		👁 India
 IDRDL
IDRDL Suborbital Missile test 22 November Successful
Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)?
6 December 👁 Iran
Shahab-3 		👁 Iran
Iran 		👁 Iran
IRGC
IRGC Suborbital Missile test 6 December Successful
Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)
8 December 👁 China
 B-611? 		👁 China
 Shuangchengzi 		👁 China
PLA
PLA Suborbital ABM target 8 December Successful
Target
8 December 👁 China
 SC-19 		👁 China
 Korla 		👁 China
 PLA
PLA Suborbital ABM test 8 December Successful
Interceptor
15 December 👁 United States
 MRBM 		FTM-27 👁 United States
 Kauai 		👁 United States
 MDA
MDA Suborbital ABM target 15 December Successful
FTM-27 target, successfully intercepted by two SM-6 missiles in low altitude
15 December
16:15 		👁 United States
 Zombie (ATACMS) 		Zombie Pathfinder 👁 United States
 White Sands 		👁 United States
 NASA
US Army Suborbital Test flight 15 December Successful
Apogee: 80 kilometres (50 mi)?
26 December
05:35 		👁 India
 Agni V 		👁 India
 Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV 		👁 India
 DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test 26 December Successful
Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi)

Deep space rendezvous

[edit]
Date (UTC) Spacecraft Event Remarks
14 January Mars Express Flyby of Phobos Closest approach: 53 kilometres (33 mi).[94]
15 January[95] Cassini 116th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 3,817 kilometres (2,372 mi).
31 January Cassini 117th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi).
16 February Cassini 118th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,018 kilometres (633 mi).
4 April Cassini 119th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 990 kilometres (615 mi).
6 May Cassini 120th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 971 kilometres (603 mi).
7 June Cassini 121st flyby of Titan Closest approach: 975 kilometres (606 mi).
4 July[96] Juno Orbit injection around Jupiter (jovicentric) First solar-powered Jovian probe, second orbiter.
4 July Mars Express Flyby of Phobos Closest approach: 350 kilometres (220 mi).
25 July Cassini 122nd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 976 kilometres (606 mi).
10 August Cassini 123rd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,599 kilometres (994 mi).
27 August Juno 1st perijove of Jupiter Closest approach: 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi).[97]
26 September Cassini 124th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,737 kilometres (1,079 mi).
30 September Rosetta Landing on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko Probe was programmed to deactivate its thrusters and radio transmissions after landing.
19 October Trace Gas Orbiter (ExoMars 2016) Orbit injection around Mars (areocentric)
19 October Schiaparelli (ExoMars 2016) Landing on Mars, Meridiani Planum Probe entered Martian atmosphere intact, but contact was lost 50 seconds before expected landing.[98] NASA's MRO later identified the Schiaparelli crash site at coordinates 2°03′S 6°14′W / 2.05°S 6.24°W / -2.05; -6.24, confirming the loss of the lander.[99]
19 October Juno 2nd perijove Period Reduction Maneuver[100] originally planned, but delayed due to valve issues.[101] The maneuver was later cancelled entirely in favor of remaining in a 53-day orbit.[102]
13 November Cassini 125th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,582 kilometres (983 mi).
16 November Mars Express Flyby of Phobos Closest approach: 127 kilometres (79 mi).
29 November Cassini 126th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 3,223 kilometres (2,003 mi).
11 December Juno 3rd perijove

Extra-vehicular activities (EVAs)

[edit]
Start date/time Duration End time Spacecraft Crew Remarks
15 January
13:48 		4 hours 43 minutes 18:31 Expedition 46
ISS Quest 		Replaced a failed voltage regulator responsible for shutting down one of the station's eight power channels in November 2015, and routed cables in support of the installation of the International Docking Adaptor. EVA terminated two hours early due to water leakage in Kopra's helmet, but the primary task was accomplished.[103]
3 February
12:55 		4 hours 45 minutes 17:40 Expedition 46
ISS Pirs 		Deployed a commemorative flash drive, took samples of module exteriors, installed handrails for use in future EVAs, retrieved an astrobiology experiment, deployed a materials science experiment, and tested a tool for applying coatings to module exteriors.[104]
19 August
12:04 		5 hours 58 minutes 18:02 Expedition 48
ISS Quest 		The astronauts installed the International Docking Adapter (IDA) which was delivered by Dragon CRS-9, allowing future commercial crew spacecraft to dock with the station. This first IDA was attached to Harmony's forward port, over the existing Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA).[105][106] The EVA terminated after completing the primary objective, without completing the secondary objectives, due to a malfunction of the right earphone of Jeff Williams.
1 September
11:53 		6 hours 48 minutes 18:41 Expedition 48
ISS Quest 		The crew retracted a thermal radiator which is a backup, and then installed the first pair of several high-definition cameras to monitor the traffic around the station. Then they have performed some maintenance operations.[107]

Space debris events

[edit]
Date/Time (UTC) Source object Event type Pieces tracked Remarks
26 March 01:42[108] Hitomi Satellite breakup 10[109] JAXA lost communications with the freshly launched telescope during its early commissioning phase. Meanwhile, JspOC observed 5 then 10 pieces of debris diverging from the satellite, one of them comparably sized to the main spacecraft by radar signature.[110]

Hitomi itself went into a tumble and sent short intermittent communications. The tumble was caused by a failure of the inertial reference unit mistakenly reporting the spacecraft to be spinning. As the attitude control system attempted to correct the non-existent spin, the unnecessary correction itself is believed to have caused the subsequent failures, ultimately leading to the loss of the spacecraft, 28 April.[111][112][23]

In a twist of fate, one of the secondary payloads traveling with Hitomi was ChubuSat-3, a microsatellite dedicated to monitoring global warming effects and space debris.[113]

1 June 09:20 [114] SL-12 R/B (#33473) Booster breakup 20+[114] An ullage motor, part of a Russian Proton-M rocket that was launched in December 2008, exploded for unknown reasons.[115]

Orbital launch statistics

[edit]

By country

[edit]

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. For example, Soyuz launches by Arianespace in Kourou are counted under Russia because Soyuz-2 is a Russian rocket.

Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures
👁 Image
 China 		22 20 1 1
👁 Image
 France 		7 7 0 0
👁 Image
 India 		7 7 0 0
👁 Image
 Israel 		1 1 0 0
👁 Image
 Italy 		2 2 0 0
👁 Image
 Japan 		4 4 0 0
👁 Image
 North Korea 		1 1 0 0
👁 Image
 Russia 		19[b] 18 1 0
👁 Image
 United States 		22[c] 22 0 0
World 85 82 2 1

By rocket

[edit]

By family

[edit]
Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Antares 👁 Image
 United States		 1 1 0 0
Ariane 👁 Image
 France		 7 7 0 0
Atlas 👁 Image
 United States		 8 8 0 0
Delta 👁 Image
 United States		 4 4 0 0
Epsilon 👁 Image
 Japan		 1 1 0 0
Falcon 👁 Image
 United States		 8 8 0 0 1 Pre-launch failure
GSLV 👁 Image
 India		 1 1 0 0
H-II 👁 Image
 Japan		 3 3 0 0
Long March 👁 Image
 China		 22 20 1 1
Pegasus 👁 Image
 United States		 1 1 0 0
PSLV 👁 Image
 India		 6 6 0 0
R-7 👁 Image
 Russia		 14 13 1 0
Shavit 👁 Image
 Israel		 1 1 0 0
Unha 👁 Image
 North Korea		 1 1 0 0
Universal Rocket 👁 Image
 Russia		 5 5 0 0
Vega 👁 Image
 Italy		 2 2 0 0

By type

[edit]
Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Antares 200 👁 Image
 United States		 Antares 1 1 0 0 Maiden Flight
Ariane 5 👁 Image
 France		 Ariane 7 7 0 0
Atlas V 👁 Image
 United States		 Atlas 8 8 0 0
Delta IV 👁 Image
 United States		 Delta 4 4 0 0
Epsilon 👁 Image
 Japan		 Epsilon 1 1 0 0
Falcon 9 👁 Image
 United States		 Falcon 8 8 0 0 1 Pre-launch failure
GSLV 👁 Image
 India		 GSLV 1 1 0 0
H-IIA 👁 Image
 Japan		 H-II 2 2 0 0
H-IIB 👁 Image
 Japan		 H-II 1 1 0 0
Long March 2 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 8 7 0 1
Long March 3 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 7 7 0 0
Long March 4 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 4 3 1 0
Long March 5 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Long March 7 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Long March 11 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 1 1 0 0
Pegasus XL 👁 Image
 United States		 Pegasus 1 1 0 0
Proton 👁 Image
 Russia		 Universal Rocket 3 3 0 0
PSLV 👁 Image
 India		 PSLV 6 6 0 0
Shavit 👁 Image
 Israel		 Shavit 1 1 0 0
Soyuz 👁 Image
 Russia		 R-7 6 5 1 0
Soyuz-2 👁 Image
 Russia		 R-7 8 8 0 0
Unha 👁 Image
 North Korea		 Unha 1 1 0 0
UR-100 👁 Image
 Russia		 Universal Rocket 2 2 0 0
Vega 👁 Image
 Italy		 Vega 2 2 0 0

By configuration

[edit]
Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Antares 230 👁 Image
 United States		 Antares 200 1 1 0 0 Maiden Flight
Ariane 5 ECA 👁 Image
 France		 Ariane 5 6 6 0 0
Ariane 5 ES 👁 Image
 France		 Ariane 5 1 1 0 0
Atlas V 401 👁 Image
 United States		 Atlas V 3 3 0 0
Atlas V 411 👁 Image
 United States		 Atlas V 1 1 0 0
Atlas V 421 👁 Image
 United States		 Atlas V 1 1 0 0
Atlas V 431 👁 Image
 United States		 Atlas V 1 1 0 0 Final flight
Atlas V 541 👁 Image
 United States		 Atlas V 1 1 0 0
Atlas V 551 👁 Image
 United States		 Atlas V 1 1 0 0
Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) 👁 Image
 United States		 Delta IV 1 1 0 0
Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) 👁 Image
 United States		 Delta IV 1 1 0 0
Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) 👁 Image
 United States		 Delta IV 1 1 0 0
Delta IV Heavy 👁 Image
 United States		 Delta IV 1 1 0 0
Epsilon 👁 Image
 Japan		 Epsilon 1 1 0 0
Falcon 9 v1.1 👁 Image
 United States		 Falcon 9 1 1 0 0 Final flight
Falcon 9 Full Thrust 👁 Image
 United States		 Falcon 9 7 7 0 0 1 Pre-launch failure
GSLV Mk II 👁 Image
 India		 GSLV 1 1 0 0
H-IIA 202 👁 Image
 Japan		 H-IIA 2 2 0 0
H-IIB 👁 Image
 Japan		 H-IIB 1 1 0 0
Long March 2D 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 2 6 5 0 1
Long March 2F/G 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 2 2 2 0 0
Long March 3A 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 3 1 1 0 0
Long March 3B/E 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 3 3 3 0 0
Long March 3C/E 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 3 2 2 0 0
Long March 3C/E / YZ-1 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 3 1 1 0 0
Long March 4B 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 4 2 2 0 0
Long March 4C 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 4 2 1 1 0
Long March 5 / YZ-2 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 5 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Long March 7 / YZ-1A 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 7 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Long March 11 👁 Image
 China		 Long March 11 1 1 0 0
Pegasus XL 👁 Image
 United States		 Pegasus XL 1 1 0 0
Proton-M / Briz-M 👁 Image
 Russia		 Proton 3 3 0 0
PSLV-G 👁 Image
 India		 PSLV 1 1 0 0
PSLV-XL 👁 Image
 India		 PSLV 5 5 0 0
Rokot / Briz-KM 👁 Image
 Russia		 UR-100 2 2 0 0
Shavit-2 👁 Image
 Israel		 Shavit 1 1 0 0
Soyuz-2.1a or ST-A 👁 Image
 Russia		 Soyuz-2 2 2 0 0
Soyuz-2.1a or ST-A / Fregat-M 👁 Image
 Russia		 Soyuz-2 1 1 0 0
Soyuz-2.1a / Volga 👁 Image
 Russia		 Soyuz-2 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B 👁 Image
 Russia		 Soyuz-2 1 1 0 0
Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B / Fregat-M 👁 Image
 Russia		 Soyuz-2 2 2 0 0
Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B / Fregat-MT 👁 Image
 Russia		 Soyuz-2 1 1 0 0
Soyuz-FG 👁 Image
 Russia		 Soyuz 4 4 0 0
Soyuz-U 👁 Image
 Russia		 Soyuz 2 1 1 0
Unha-3 👁 Image
 North Korea		 Unha 1 1 0 0
Vega 👁 Image
 Italy		 Vega 2 2 0 0

By spaceport

[edit]
5
10
15
20
25
30
China
France
India
Israel
Japan
Kazakhstan
North Korea
Russia
United States
Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Baikonur 👁 Image
 Kazakhstan		 11 10 1 0
Cape Canaveral 👁 Image
 United States		 18 18 0 0 1 Pre-launch failure
Jiuquan 👁 Image
 China		 9 9 0 0
Kourou 👁 Image
 France		 11 11 0 0
MARS 👁 Image
 United States		 1 1 0 0
Palmachim 👁 Image
 Israel		 1 1 0 0
Plesetsk 👁 Image
 Russia		 5 5 0 0
Satish Dhawan 👁 Image
 India		 7 7 0 0
Sohae 👁 Image
 North Korea		 1 1 0 0
Taiyuan 👁 Image
 China		 4 2 1 1
Tanegashima 👁 Image
 Japan		 3 3 0 0
Uchinoura 👁 Image
 Japan		 1 1 0 0
Vandenberg 👁 Image
 United States		 3 3 0 0
Vostochny 👁 Image
 Russia		 1 1 0 0 First launch
Wenchang 👁 Image
 China		 2 2 0 0 First launch
Xichang 👁 Image
 China		 7 7 0 0
Total 85 82 2 1

By orbit

[edit]
  • Transatmospheric
  • Low Earth
  • Low Earth (ISS)
  • Low Earth (SSO)
  • Low Earth (retrograde)
  • Medium Earth
  • Geosychronous
    (transfer)
  • Inclined GSO
  • High Earth
  • Heliocentric
Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not achieved Accidentally
achieved 		Remarks
Transatmospheric 0 0 0 0
Low Earth 43 42 2 0 Including 11 to ISS (+1 failed), 1 to Tiangong-2
Geosynchronous / transfer 32 32 0 0
Medium Earth 8 8 0 0
High Earth 0 0 0 0
Heliocentric orbit 2 2 0 0 Including planetary transfer orbits
Total 85 83 2 0

References

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Notes

  1. ^ Clockwise from top:
    • The first ever landing of a Falcon 9 Full Thrust first stage on an autonomous spaceport drone ship, during Falcon 9 Flight 23 in April.
    • The impact site of Schiaparelli on Meridiani Planum, viewed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in October. The lander's retro-rockets failed during descent, and accidentally impacted Mars at an estimated speed of 540 kilometres per hour (340 mph).
    • Juno observes Jupiter's southern aurora during its first science orbit in August, seven weeks after its partially successful orbital insertion around the planet. Following an engine failure in its second orbit, the spacecraft remained in a larger orbit than intended for its prime mission.
    • Image of Tiangong-2, China's 2nd space laboratory, undergoing ground testing.
    • Maiden flight of Long March 5, the first Heavy-lift launch vehicle rocket launched in Asia
  2. ^ Includes two European Soyuz launches from Kourou, French Guiana by Arianespace
  3. ^ +1 pre-launch failure (AMOS 6 / Falcon 9)

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