Orbital launches in 2011

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Orbital launches in 2011

Launches by month:

Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered

Countries:

Russia	33
China	19
United States	18
Europe	7
Japan	3
India	3
Iran	1
Total	84

Rockets:

Soyuz 2	9
Proton	9
Soyuz-U	6
Ariane 5	5
Atlas V	5
CZ-3B	5
Soyuz-FG	4
CZ-2C	4
Minotaur	3
Space Shuttle	3
CZ-3A	3
PSLV	3
Delta 2	3
CZ-4B	3
Others	19

Launch sites:

Baikonur	24
Cape Canaveral	10
Xichang	9
Plesetsk	7
Kourou	7
Vandenberg	6
Jiuquan	6
Taiyuan	4
Tanegashima	3
Sriharikota	3
Others	5

Launches:

Date	Site	Rocket	Payload	Outcome
2011-01-20	Baikonur	Zenit 3F FregatSB	Elektro-L 1	success
2011-01-20	Vandenberg	Delta 4H base	KH-11 15 (Crystal 15, USA 224, NROL 49)	success
2011-01-22	Tanegashima	H-2B 304	HTV-2	success
2011-01-28	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-09M	success
2011-02-01	Plesetsk	Rokot Briz KM	Kosmos 2470 (GEO-IK-2 11)	pfailure
2011-02-06	Vandenberg	Minotaur 1	RPP (USA 225, NROL 66)	success
2011-02-16	Kourou	Ariane 5 ES	ATV-2	success
2011-02-24	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Discovery F39 / PMM (Leonardo) / ELC 4	success
2011-02-26	Plesetsk	Soyuz 2 1b/Fregat	Kosmos 2471 (Uragan-K #1, GLONASS-K 11L)	success
2011-03-04	Vandenberg	Taurus 3110	Glory	failure
2011-03-05	Cape Canaveral	Atlas V 501	X-37B OTV-2	success
2011-03-11	Cape Canaveral	Delta 4M 4,2	Quasar 17 (SDS-3 6, USA 227, NROL 27)	success
2011-04-04	Baikonur	Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG	Soyuz TMA-21	success
2011-04-09	Xichang	CZ-3A	Beidou 2 I3 (8)	success
2011-04-15	Vandenberg	Atlas V 411	Intruder 9A / 9B (NOSS-3 5A/5B, USA 229, NROL 34)	success
2011-04-20	Sriharikota	PSLV G	ResourceSat-2	success
2011-04-22	Kourou	Ariane 5 ECA	Yahsat1A/IntelsatND	success
2011-04-27	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-10M	success
2011-05-04	Plesetsk	Soyuz 2 1a/Fregat-M	Meridian 4 (14L)	success
2011-05-07	Cape Canaveral	Atlas V 401	SBIRS GEO 1	success
2011-05-16	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Endeavour F25 / AMS 02 / ELC 3 / STP-H3	success
2011-05-20	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	Telstar 14R (Estrela do Sul 2)	success
2011-05-20	Kourou	Ariane 5 ECA	ST 2 / GSAT 8	success
2011-06-07	Baikonur	Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG	Soyuz TMA-02M	success
2011-06-10	Vandenberg	Delta 2 7320	SAC-D/Aquarius	success
2011-06-15	Semnan	Safir 1A	Rassad	success
2011-06-20	Xichang	CZ-3B G2	Zhongxing 10 (ChinaSat 10)	success
2011-06-21	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-11M	success
2011-06-27	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 2472 (Kobalt M)	success
2011-06-30	Wallops Island	Minotaur 1	ORS 1	success
2011-07-06	Jiuquan	CZ-2C	Shijian 11-03	success
2011-07-08	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Atlantis F33 / MPLM 2-04 (Raffaello F4) / PSSC-Tes	success
2011-07-11	Xichang	CZ-3C	Tianlian 1-02	success
2011-07-13	Baikonur	Soyuz 2 1a/Fregat	6xGlobalstar-2	success
2011-07-15	Sriharikota	PSLV XL	GSat 12	success
2011-07-15	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	SES 3 / Kazsat 2	success
2011-07-16	Cape Canaveral	Delta 4M 4,2	GPS-2F 2 (Navstar 63, USA 232, Sirius)	success
2011-07-18	Baikonur	Zenit 3F FregatSB	Spektr-R	success
2011-07-26	Xichang	CZ-3A	Beidou 2 I4 (9)	success
2011-07-29	Jiuquan	CZ-2C	Shijian 11-02	success
2011-08-05	Cape Canaveral	Atlas V 551	Juno	success
2011-08-06	Kourou	Ariane 5 ECA	Astra 1N/BSat 3c	success
2011-08-11	Xichang	CZ-3B G2	Paksat 1R	success
2011-08-15	Taiyuan	CZ-4B	Haiyang 2	success
2011-08-17	Dombarovsky	Dnepr	Multipayload	success
2011-08-17	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	Ekspress AM 4	pfailure
2011-08-18	Jiuquan	CZ-2C	Shijian 11-04	failure
2011-08-24	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-12M	failure
2011-09-10	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7920H	GRAIL A/B	success
2011-09-18	Xichang	CZ-3B G3	Chinasat 1A	success
2011-09-20	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	Kosmos 2473 (Garpun)	success
2011-09-21	Kourou	Ariane 5 ECA	Arabsat 5C / SES-2	success
2011-09-23	Tanegashima	H-2A 202	IGS Optical 4	success
2011-09-24	Odyssey	Zenit 3SL DMSL	Atlantic Bird 7	success
2011-09-27	Kodiak	Minotaur 4+	TacSat 4	success
2011-09-29	Jiuquan	CZ-2F T	Tiangong 1	success
2011-09-29	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	QuetzSat 1	success
2011-10-02	Plesetsk	Soyuz 2 1b/Fregat	Kosmos 2474 (Uragan-M #33, GLONASS-M #742)	success
2011-10-05	Baikonur	Zenit 3SLB DMSLB	Intelsat 18	success
2011-10-07	Xichang	CZ-3B G2	W3C	success
2011-10-12	Sriharikota	PSLV CA	Mega-Tropiques	success
2011-10-19	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	ViaSat 1	success
2011-10-21	Kourou	Soyuz 2 1b/Fregat	Galileo-IOV PFM / Galileo-IOV FM2	success
2011-10-28	Vandenberg	Delta 2 7920-10	NPP	success
2011-10-30	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-13M	success
2011-10-31	Jiuquan	CZ-2F G	Shenzhou 8	success
2011-11-04	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	Kosmos 2475 / 2476 / 2477 (Uragan-M #34 / #35 / #36, GLONASS-M #743 / #744 / #745)	success
2011-11-08	Baikonur	Zenit 2SB Fregat	Phobos-Grunt/Yinghuo-1	failure
2011-11-09	Taiyuan	CZ-4B	Yaogan 12	success
2011-11-14	Baikonur	Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG	Soyuz TMA-22	success
2011-11-20	Jiuquan	CZ-2D	Chuangxin 1-03 / Shiyan 4	success
2011-11-25	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	AsiaSat 7	success
2011-11-26	Cape Canaveral	Atlas V 541	Mars Science Laboratory	success
2011-11-27	Plesetsk	Soyuz 2 1b/Fregat	Kosmos 2478 (Uragan-M #37, GLONASS-M #746)	success
2011-11-29	Taiyuan	CZ-2C	Yaogan 13	success
2011-12-01	Xichang	CZ-3A	Beidou 2 I5 (10)	success
2011-12-11	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	Luch 5A/Amos 5	success
2011-12-12	Tanegashima	H-2A 202	IGS Radar 3	success
2011-12-17	Kourou	Soyuz 2 1a/Fregat	6 sats	success
2011-12-17	Xichang	CZ-3B G2	NigComSat 1R	success
2011-12-21	Baikonur	Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG	Soyuz TMA-03M	success
2011-12-22	Taiyuan	CZ-4B	Ziyuan-1 02C	success
2011-12-23	Plesetsk	Soyuz 2 1b/Fregat-M	Meridian 5 (15L)	failure
2011-12-28	Baikonur	Soyuz 2 1a/Fregat	ST24/6xGlobalstar	success