Space Stats

Last update:  2025-11-28
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Orbital launches in 2016

Launches:

Total: 85Success: 82Partial failure: 1Failure: 2
Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites

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

Launches by countries

Countries:


China
 
22
United States
 
22
Russia
 
17
Europe
 
11
India
 
7
Japan
 
4
North Korea
 
1
Israel
 
1
Rockets:


Falcon 98
Atlas V8
Soyuz 28
Ariane 57
PSLV6
CZ-2D6
Soyuz-FG4
CZ-3B3
Proton3
CZ-3C3
Delta 4M3
Others26
Launch sites:


Cape Canaveral18
Kourou11
Baikonur11
Jiuquan9
Xichang7
Sriharikota7
Plesetsk5
Taiyuan4
Vandenberg3
Tanegashima3
Others7
Launches:

DateSiteRocketPayloadNotesOutcome
2016-01-15XichangCZ-3B G2Belintersat 1success
2016-01-17VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.1Jason 3success
2016-01-20SriharikotaPSLV XLIRNSS 1Esuccess
2016-01-27KourouAriane 5 ECAIntelsat 29esuccess
2016-01-29BaikonurProton M/Briz MEutelsat 9Bsuccess
2016-02-01XichangCZ-3C YZ-1Beidou 3 M3-S (21)success
2016-02-05Cape CanaveralAtlas V 401GPS-2F 12 (Navstar 70, USA 266, Betelgeuse)success
2016-02-07PlesetskSoyuz 2 1b/FregatKosmos 2514 (Uragan-M #44, GLONASS-M #751)success
2016-02-07SohaeUnha 3Kwangmyongsong 4success
2016-02-10VandenbergDelta 4M 5,2 upgradedTopaz 4 (FIA-Radar 4, NROL 45, USA 267)success
2016-02-16PlesetskRokot Briz KMSentinel 3Asuccess
2016-02-17TanegashimaH-2A 202Astro H (NeXT, Hitomi)success
2016-03-04Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B3SES 9success
2016-03-09KourouAriane 5 ECAEutelsat 65 West Asuccess
2016-03-10SriharikotaPSLV XLIRNSS 1Fsuccess
2016-03-13BaikonurSoyuz 2 1bResurs P3success
2016-03-14BaikonurProton M/Briz MTrace Gas OrbiterBsuccess
2016-03-18BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz TMA-20MMsuccess
2016-03-23Cape CanaveralAtlas V 401Cygnus OA-6success
2016-03-24PlesetskSoyuz 2 1aKosmos 2515 (Bars-M #2) (2L)success
2016-03-29XichangCZ-3A Beidou 2 I6 (22)success
2016-03-31BaikonurSoyuz 2 1aProgress MS-02success
2016-04-05JiuquanCZ-2D Shijian 10success
2016-04-08Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B3Dragon CRS 8success
2016-04-25KourouSoyuz 2 1a/Fregat-MSentinel 1B + usatssuccess
2016-04-28VostochnySoyuz 2 1a/VolgaLomonosov / 2 secondarysuccess
2016-04-28SriharikotaPSLV XLIRNSS 1Gsuccess
2016-05-06Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B3JCSAT 14success
2016-05-15JiuquanCZ-2D Yaogan 30success
2016-05-24KourouSoyuz 2 1b/FregatGalileo-FOC FM10 / FM11success
2016-05-27Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B3Thaicom 8success
2016-05-29PlesetskSoyuz 2 1b/FregatKosmos 2516 (Uragan-M #45, GLONASS-M #753)success
2016-05-30TaiyuanCZ-4B Ziyuan-3 02success
2016-06-04PlesetskRokot Briz KMKosmos 2517 (GEO-IK-2 12)success
2016-06-09BaikonurProton M/Briz MIntelsat 31/DLA-2success
2016-06-11Cape CanaveralDelta 4H upgradedOrion 9 (RIO 9, USA 268, NROL 37)success
2016-06-12XichangCZ-3C G2Beidou 2 G7 (23)success
2016-06-15Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B3Eutelsat 117WB/ABS2Asuccess
2016-06-18KourouAriane 5 ECAEchoStar 18 / BRIsatsuccess
2016-06-22SriharikotaPSLV XLCartosat 2Csuccess
2016-06-24Cape CanaveralAtlas V 551MUOS 5success
2016-06-25WenchangCZ-7 YZ-1ANGCV Demosuccess
2016-06-29JiuquanCZ-4B Shijian 16-02success
2016-07-07BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz MS-01Msuccess
2016-07-16BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress MS-03success
2016-07-18Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B3Dragon CRS-9success
2016-07-28Cape CanaveralAtlas V 421Quasar 20 (SDS-4 1, USA 269, NROL 61)success
2016-08-05XichangCZ-3B G2Tiantong 1success
2016-08-09TaiyuanCZ-4C Gaofen 3success
2016-08-14Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B3JCSAT 16success
2016-08-15JiuquanCZ-2D Quantum Sciencesuccess
2016-08-19Cape CanaveralDelta 4M 4,2 upgradedGSSAP 3/4 (AFSPC 6)success
2016-08-24KourouAriane 5 ECAIntelsat 33e&36success
2016-08-31TaiyuanCZ-4C Gaofen 10failure
2016-09-08SriharikotaGSLV Mk2Insat 3DRsuccess
2016-09-08Cape CanaveralAtlas V 411OSIRIS-RExBsuccess
2016-09-13PalmachimShavit 2 Ofeq 11success
2016-09-15JiuquanCZ-2F TTiangong 2success
2016-09-16KourouVega Perusat 1/Skysatsuccess
2016-09-26SriharikotaPSLV GScatSat 1/Multisatssuccess
2016-10-05KourouAriane 5 ECASkyMuster 2/GSAT 18success
2016-10-16JiuquanCZ-2F Shenzhou 11Msuccess
2016-10-17Wallops IslandAntares 230Cygnus OA-5success
2016-10-19BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz MS-02Msuccess
2016-11-02TanegashimaH-2A 202Himawari 9success
2016-11-03WenchangCZ-5 YZ-2Shijian 17success
2016-11-09JiuquanCZ-11 XPNAV 1 + 4usatssuccess
2016-11-11VandenbergAtlas V 401WorldView 4success
2016-11-11JiuquanCZ-2D Yunhai-1 01success
2016-11-17KourouAriane 5 ESGalileo-FOC FM7 / FM12 / FM13 / FM14success
2016-11-17BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz MS-03Msuccess
2016-11-19Cape CanaveralAtlas V 541GOES Rsuccess
2016-11-22XichangCZ-3C G2Tianlian 1-04success
2016-12-01BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress MS-04failure
Telemetry lost at T+383 sec, during Stg 3 burn. RD-0110 OX turbopump failure.
2016-12-05KourouVega Goturk 1Asuccess
2016-12-07SriharikotaPSLV XLResourcesat 2Asuccess
2016-12-07Cape CanaveralDelta 4M 5,4 upgradedWGS 8success
2016-12-09TanegashimaH-2B 304HTV-6success
2016-12-10XichangCZ-3B G2Fengyun 4Asuccess
2016-12-15Cape CanaveralPegasus XLCYGNSSsuccess
2016-12-18Cape CanaveralAtlas V 431EchoStar 19success
2016-12-20KagoshimaEpsilon EnhancedERGsuccess
2016-12-21JiuquanCZ-2D TanSat / Spark / Yijiansuccess
2016-12-21KourouAriane 5 ECAStar One D1 / JCSAT 15success
2016-12-28TaiyuanCZ-2D SuperView-1 1 / 2pfailure
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