Orbital launches in 2015

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Orbital launches in 2015

Launches by month:

Launches by launch sites

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

Countries:

Russia	26
United States	20
China	19
Europe	11
India	5
Japan	4
Iran	1
Total	86

Rockets:

Soyuz 2	10
Atlas V	9
Proton	8
CZ-3B	8
Falcon 9	7
Ariane 5	6
Soyuz-FG	4
PSLV	4
CZ-2D	4
H-2A	3
Soyuz-U	3
Others	20

Launch sites:

Baikonur	18
Cape Canaveral	17
Kourou	11
Xichang	9
Plesetsk	7
Sriharikota	5
Taiyuan	5
Jiuquan	5
Tanegashima	4
Others	5

Launches:

Date	Site	Rocket	Payload	Outcome
2015-01-10	Cape Canaveral	Falcon 9 v1.1	Dragon CRS-5	success
2015-01-21	Cape Canaveral	Atlas V 551	MUOS 3	success
2015-01-31	Vandenberg	Delta 2 7320	SMAP / 4 cubesats	success
2015-02-01	Tanegashima	H-2A 202	IGS Radar Spare	success
2015-02-01	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	Inmarsat-5 F2	success
2015-02-02	Semnan	Safir 1B	Fajr	success
2015-02-11	Cape Canaveral	Falcon 9 v1.1	DSCOVR	success
2015-02-17	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-26M	success
2015-02-27	Plesetsk	Soyuz 2 1a	Kosmos 2503 (Bars-M #1) (1L)	success
2015-03-02	Cape Canaveral	Falcon 9 v1.1 expendable	Eutelsat 115WB/ABS 3A	success
2015-03-13	Cape Canaveral	Atlas V 421	MMS	success
2015-03-18	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	Ekspress AM 7	success
2015-03-25	Cape Canaveral	Delta 4M 4,2	GPS-2F 9 (Navstar 71, USA 260, Deneb)	success
2015-03-25	Dombarovsky	Dnepr	Kompsat 3A	success
2015-03-26	Tanegashima	H-2A 202	IGS Optical 5	success
2015-03-27	Baikonur	Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG	Soyuz TMA-16M	success
2015-03-27	Kourou	Soyuz 2 1b/Fregat	Galileo-FOC FM3 / FM4	success
2015-03-28	Sriharikota	PSLV XL	IRNSS 1D	success
2015-03-30	Xichang	CZ-3C YZ-1	Beidou 3I 1-S (17)	success
2015-03-31	Plesetsk	Rokot Briz KM	Gonets-M 21 / 22 / 23 / Kosmos 2504	success
2015-04-14	Cape Canaveral	Falcon 9 v1.1	Dragon CRS-6	success
2015-04-26	Kourou	Ariane 5 ECA	Thor 7/Sircal 2	success
2015-04-27	Cape Canaveral	Falcon 9 v1.1 expendable	TurkmenAlem 52E	success
2015-04-28	Baikonur	Soyuz 2 1a	Progress M-27M	failure
2015-05-16	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	Mexsat 1	failure
2015-05-20	Cape Canaveral	Atlas V 501	X-37B OTV-4 (AFSPC 5)	success
2015-05-27	Kourou	Ariane 5 ECA	DirecTV 15/SkyMex 1	success
2015-06-05	Plesetsk	Soyuz 2 1a	Kosmos 2505 (Kobalt-M)	success
2015-06-23	Kourou	Vega	Sentinel 2A	success
2015-06-23	Plesetsk	Soyuz 2 1b	Kosmos 2506 (Kvarts/Persona)	success
2015-06-26	Taiyuan	CZ-4B	Gaofen 8	success
2015-06-28	Cape Canaveral	Falcon 9 v1.1	Dragon CRS-7	failure
2015-07-03	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-28M	success
2015-07-10	Sriharikota	PSLV XL	DMC-3 1/2/3	success
2015-07-15	Cape Canaveral	Atlas V 401	GPS-2F 10 (Navstar 72, USA 262, Antares)	success
2015-07-15	Kourou	Ariane 5 ECA	Star One C4/MSG 4	success
2015-07-22	Baikonur	Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG	Soyuz TMA-17M	success
2015-07-24	Cape Canaveral	Delta 4M 5,4 upgraded	WGS 7	success
2015-07-25	Xichang	CZ-3B YZ-1	Beidou 3 M1-S (18) / 3 M2-S (19)	success
2015-08-19	Tanegashima	H-2B 304	HTV-5	success
2015-08-20	Kourou	Ariane 5 ECA	Eutelsat 8WB/Intelsat 34	success
2015-08-27	Taiyuan	CZ-4C	Yaogan 27	success
2015-08-27	Sriharikota	GSLV Mk2	GSAT 6	success
2015-08-28	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	Inmarsat-5 F3	success
2015-09-02	Baikonur	Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG	Soyuz TMA-18M	success
2015-09-02	Cape Canaveral	Atlas V 551	MUOS 4	success
2015-09-11	Kourou	Soyuz 2 1b/Fregat	Galileo-FOC FM5 / FM6	success
2015-09-12	Xichang	CZ-3B G2	TJSW 1	success
2015-09-14	Jiuquan	CZ-2D	Gaofen 9	success
2015-09-14	Baikonur	Proton M/DM-03	Ekspress AM 8	success
2015-09-19	Taiyuan	CZ-6	Multipayload	success
2015-09-23	Plesetsk	Rokot Briz KM	Kosmos 2507/2508/2509	success
2015-09-25	Jiuquan	CZ-11	Multisats	success
2015-09-28	Sriharikota	PSLV XL	Astrosat + 6usats	success
2015-09-29	Xichang	CZ-3B G2	Beidou 3 I2-S (20)	success
2015-09-30	Kourou	Ariane 5 ECA	SkyMuster/Arsat2	success
2015-10-01	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-29M	success
2015-10-02	Cape Canaveral	Atlas V 421	Morelos 3	success
2015-10-07	Jiuquan	CZ-2D	Jilin-1 Optical-A / Jilin-1 SVS / Jilin 1-01 / 1-02	success
2015-10-08	Vandenberg	Atlas V 401	Intruder 11A / 11B (NOSS-3 7A/7B, USA 264, NROL 55)	success
2015-10-16	Xichang	CZ-3B G2	APStar 9	success
2015-10-16	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	Turksat 4B	success
2015-10-26	Jiuquan	CZ-2D	Tianhui 1C	success
2015-10-31	Cape Canaveral	Atlas V 401	GPS-2F 11 (Navstar 73, USA 265, Altair)	success
2015-11-03	Xichang	CZ-3B G3	Shen Tong 2C (Zhongxing 2C, ChinaSat 2C)	success
2015-11-04	Kauai	Super Strypi	HaikaSat/Cubesats	failure
2015-11-08	Taiyuan	CZ-4B	Yaogan 28	success
2015-11-10	Kourou	Ariane 5 ECA	Badr 7/GSAT 15	success
2015-11-17	Plesetsk	Soyuz 2 1b/Fregat	Kosmos 2510 (EKS 1, Tundra 1)	success
2015-11-20	Xichang	CZ-3B G2	LaoSat 1	success
2015-11-24	Tanegashima	H-2A 204	Telstar 12V	success
2015-11-26	Taiyuan	CZ-4C	Yaogan 29	success
2015-12-03	Kourou	Vega	LISA Pathfinder	success
2015-12-05	Plesetsk	Soyuz 2 1v/Volga	Kosmos 2511 / 2512 (Kanopus ST)	failure
2015-12-06	Cape Canaveral	Atlas V 401	Cygnus OA-4	success
2015-12-09	Xichang	CZ-3B G3	Zhongxing 1C	success
2015-12-11	Baikonur	Zenit 3F FregatSB	Elektro-L 2	success
2015-12-13	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	Kosmos 2513 (Garpun 12L)	success
2015-12-15	Baikonur	Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG	Soyuz TMA-19M	success
2015-12-16	Sriharikota	PSLV CA	TeLEOS 1 + 5usats	success
2015-12-17	Jiuquan	CZ-2D	DAMPE (Wukong)	success
2015-12-17	Kourou	Soyuz 2 1b/Fregat	Galileo-FOC FM8 / FM9	success
2015-12-21	Baikonur	Soyuz 2 1a	Progress MS-01	success
2015-12-22	Cape Canaveral	Falcon 9 v1.2	Orbcomm OG2	success
2015-12-24	Baikonur	Proton M/Briz M	Ekspress AMU 1 (Eutelsat 36C)	success
2015-12-28	Xichang	CZ-3B G2	Gaofen 4	success