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Orbital launches in 2012

Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites

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

Countries:


Russia
 
27
China
 
19
United States
 
13
Europe
 
10
Iran
 
3
India
 
2
North Korea
 
2
Japan
 
2
Total78
Rockets:


Proton11
Ariane 57
Atlas V6
Soyuz-U5
CZ-3B5
Soyuz-FG5
Soyuz 24
Delta 4M3
Safir3
CZ-3C3
CZ-2D3
Zenit 3SL3
Others20
Launch sites:


Baikonur21
Cape Canaveral10
Kourou10
Xichang9
Taiyuan5
Jiuquan5
Semnan3
Plesetsk3
Odyssey3
Others9
Launches:

DateSiteRocketPayloadOutcome
2012-01-09TaiyuanCZ-4B Ziyuan-3 01success
2012-01-13XichangCZ-3A Fengyun 2Fsuccess
2012-01-20Cape CanaveralDelta 4M 5,4WGS 4success
2012-01-25BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-14Msuccess
2012-02-03SemnanSafir 1bNavid-e Elm-o Sanatsuccess
2012-02-13KourouVega LARES/ALMAsatsuccess
2012-02-14BaikonurProton M/Briz MSES 4success
2012-02-24XichangCZ-3C Beidou-2 G5 (11)success
2012-02-24Cape CanaveralAtlas V 551MUOS 1success
2012-03-23KourouAriane 5 ESATV-3success
2012-03-25BaikonurProton M/Briz MIntelsat 22success
2012-03-30BaikonurProton K/DM-2Kosmos 2479success
2012-03-31XichangCZ-3B G2Apstar 7success
2012-04-03VandenbergDelta 4M 5,2Topaz 2 (FIA-Radar 2, NROL 25, USA 234)success
2012-04-12SohaeUnha 3Kwangmyongsong 3failure
2012-04-20BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-15Msuccess
2012-04-23BaikonurProton M/Briz MYahsat 1Bsuccess
2012-04-26SriharikotaPSLV XLRISAT 1success
2012-04-30XichangCZ-3B G1Beidou 2 M3 (12) / 2 M4 (13)success
2012-05-04Cape CanaveralAtlas V 531AEHF 2success
2012-05-06JiuquanCZ-2D Tianhui 1Bsuccess
2012-05-10TaiyuanCZ-4B Yaogan 14 / Tiantuo 1success
2012-05-15BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz TMA-04Msuccess
2012-05-15KourouAriane 5 ECAJCSat 13 / VINASAT 2success
2012-05-17PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 2480 (Kobalt-M 8)success
2012-05-17TanegashimaH-2A 202GCOM-W 1 / Kompsat 3 / secondarysuccess
2012-05-17BaikonurProton M/Briz MNimiq 6success
2012-05-22Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.0Dragon C2+success
2012-05-23SemnanSafir 1bFajr #1failure
2012-05-26XichangCZ-3B G3Shen Tong 2A (Zhongxing 2A, ChinaSat 2A)success
2012-05-29TaiyuanCZ-4C Yaogan 15success
2012-06-01OdysseyZenit 3SL DMSLIntelsat 19success
2012-06-13KwajaleinPegasus XLNuStarsuccess
2012-06-16JiuquanCZ-2F GShenzhou 9success
2012-06-20Cape CanaveralAtlas V 401Quasar 18 (SDS-3 7, USA 236, NROL 38)success
2012-06-29Cape CanaveralDelta 4H upgradedOrion 8 (RIO 8, USA 237, NROL 15)success
2012-07-06KourouAriane 5 ECAEchoStar 17 / MSG 3success
2012-07-09BaikonurProton M/Briz MSES 5success
2012-07-15BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz TMA-05Msuccess
2012-07-21TanegashimaH-2B 304HTV-3success
2012-07-22BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FG/FregatKonopus-B/MKA-FKI/+3satsuccess
2012-07-25XichangCZ-3C Tianlian 1-03success
2012-07-28PlesetskRokot Briz KMGonets-M 13 / 15 / Kosmos 2481 / MiRsuccess
2012-08-01BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-16Msuccess
2012-08-02KourouAriane 5 ECAIntelsat 20/Hylas 2success
2012-08-06BaikonurProton M/Briz MTelkom 3 / Ekspress MD 2pfailure
2012-08-19OdysseyZenit 3SL DMSLIntelsat 21success
2012-08-30Cape CanaveralAtlas V 401RBSP-A/B (2sats)success
2012-09-09SriharikotaPSLV CASPOT 6/Proiteressuccess
2012-09-13VandenbergAtlas V 401Intruder 10A / 10B (NOSS-3 6A/6B, USA 238, NROL 36) / secondary satssuccess
2012-09-17BaikonurSoyuz 2 1a/FregatMETOP Bsuccess
2012-09-18XichangCZ-3B G1Beidou 2 M2 (14) / 2 M5 (15)success
2012-09-22SemnanSafir 1bFajr #2failure
2012-09-28KourouAriane 5 ECAAstra 2F/GSat 10success
2012-09-29JiuquanCZ-2D VRSS 1success
2012-10-04Cape CanaveralDelta 4M 4,2GPS-2F 3 (Navstar 65, USA 239, Arcturus)success
2012-10-08Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.0Dragon CRS-1success
2012-10-12KourouSoyuz 2 1b/FregatGalileo-IOV FM3 / FM4success
2012-10-14TaiyuanCZ-2C Shijian 9A / 9Bsuccess
2012-10-14BaikonurProton M/Briz MIntelsat 23success
2012-10-23BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz TMA-06Msuccess
2012-10-25XichangCZ-3C Beidou 2 G6 (16)success
2012-10-31BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-17Msuccess
2012-11-02BaikonurProton M/Briz MYamal 300K / Luch 5Bsuccess
2012-11-10KourouAriane 5 ECAEutelsat 21B/Star1-C3success
2012-11-14PlesetskSoyuz 2 1a/Fregat-MMeridian 6 (16L)success
2012-11-18TaiyuanCZ-2C Huanjing 1Csuccess
2012-11-20BaikonurProton M/Briz MEchoStar 16success
2012-11-24JiuquanCZ-4C Yaogan 16 A/B/Csuccess
2012-11-27XichangCZ-3B G2Zhongxing 12success
2012-12-02KourouSoyuz 2 1a/FregatPleiades 1Bsuccess
2012-12-03OdysseyZenit 3SL DMSLEutelsat 70Bsuccess
2012-12-08BaikonurProton M/Briz MYamal 402pfailure
2012-12-11Cape CanaveralAtlas V 501X-37B OTV-3success
2012-12-12SohaeUnha 3Kwangmyongsong 3F2success
2012-12-18JiuquanCZ-2D Gokturk 2success
2012-12-19BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz TMA-07Msuccess
2012-12-19KourouAriane 5 ECASkynet 5D/Mexsat 3success