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Revision as of 08:37, 14 October 2016

2016 in spaceflight
The Juno mission entered orbit around Jupiter in July 2016.
Orbital launches
First15 January
Last5 October
Total62
Successes60
Failures2
Catalogued60
Rockets
Maiden flights
RetirementsFalcon 9 v1.1
Crewed flights
Orbital2
Total travellers6
EVAs4

Several new rockets and spaceports began operations in 2016. First, 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. Then the Chinese Long March 7 took off for its maiden flight from the new Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island in the South China Sea on 25 June and Long March 5 is expected for November.

After many failed attempts, SpaceX started landing its Falcon 9 first stages on 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 and they plan to launch a mission with a previously flown booster in late 2016.[2]

On 14 March, a collaboration between the European and Russian space agencies launched the ExoMars mission on a 7-month voyage to Mars.[3] Essentially dedicated to astrobiology investigations, this flight carries the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli EDM lander; a subsequent flight scheduled for 2020 will carry the ExoMars rover along with four static surface instruments.[3] Meanwhile, the Japanese space probe Akatsuki started its observations of Venus in May[4] 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, which was 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.[5][6]

Manned missions include the return of Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko in March, after a 340-day mission on the ISS, the longest-ever continuous stay by astronauts at the station. Kelly also set the record for the longest stay of an American in orbit. Four ISS Expeditions numbered 47 to 50 will be 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 are planned to help 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.

Orbital launches

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

January

15 January
16:57:04 		China Long March 3B/E China Xichang LA-3 China CASC
Weißrussland Belintersat 1 Weißrussland Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
17 January
18:42:18 		Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 v1.1 Vereinigte Staaten Vandenberg SLC-4E Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX
Vereinigte Staaten Jason-3 NOAA / EUMETSAT 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.[7]
20 January
04:01:00 		Indien PSLV-XL Indien Satish Dhawan SLP Indien ISRO
Indien IRNSS-1E ISRO Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational
27 January
23:20:48 		European Union Ariane 5 ECA Frankreich Kourou ELA-3 Frankreich Arianespace
Vereinigte Staaten Intelsat 29e Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
29 January
22:20:09 		Russland Proton-M / Briz-M Kasachstan Baikonur Site 200/39 Russland Khrunichev
Frankreich Eutelsat 9B Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Carries the first laser communication node for the European Data Relay System

February

1 February
07:29:04 		China Long March 3C / YZ-1 China Xichang LA-2 China CASC
China BeiDou M3-S CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
5 February
13:38:00 		Vereinigte Staaten Atlas V 401 Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Vereinigte Staaten United Launch Alliance
Vereinigte Staaten USA-266 (GPS IIF-12) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
7 February
00:21:07 		Russland Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Russland Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russland RVSN RF
Russland Kosmos 2514 (GLONASS-M) VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
7 February
00:30 		North Korea Unha North Korea Sohae North Korea KCST
North Korea Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4[8] KCST Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
10 February
11:40:32 		Vereinigte Staaten Delta IV M+ (5,2) Vereinigte Staaten Vandenberg SLC-6 Vereinigte Staaten United Launch Alliance
Vereinigte Staaten USA-267 (Topaz NROL-45) NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
Spacecraft launched in a retrograde orbit
16 February
17:57:40 		Russland Rokot / Briz-KM Russland Plesetsk Site 133/3 European Union / Russland Eurockot
European Union Sentinel-3A ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
17 February
08:45:00 		Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan Vereinigte Staaten 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 Technologie In orbit Operational
Hitomi malfunctioned after initial checkouts, and is believed to have lost attitude control and snapped off its solar array. As of 28 April, JAXA has abandoned efforts to recover the spacecraft.[9]

March

4 March
23:35:00 		Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 Full Thrust Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX
Luxemburg SES-9 SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
High-velocity landing test ended with a hard landing on the Autonomous spaceport drone ship Of Course I Still Love You and destruction of the first stage.
9 March
05:20:07 		European Union Ariane 5 ECA Frankreich Kourou ELA-3 Frankreich Arianespace
Frankreich Eutelsat 65 West A Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
10 March
10:31:00 		Indien PSLV-XL Indien Satish Dhawan SLP Indien ISRO
Indien IRNSS-1F ISRO Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational
13 March
18:56:00 		Russland Soyuz-2.1b Kasachstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russland Roscosmos
Russland Resurs-P No.3 Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
The launch succeeded on its second attempt after a rare pad abort the day before.
14 March
09:31:42[3] 		Russland Proton-M / Briz-M Kasachstan Baikonur Site 200/39 Russland Khrunichev
European Union / Russland ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter ESA Current: Earth-Mars transit
Planned (19 October): Areocentric orbit 		Mars orbiter In orbit In transit
European Union Schiaparelli EDM lander ESA Earth-Mars transit Mars lander In orbit In transit
Briz-M upper stage exploded after separation, apparently without damaging the orbiter or lander.[10]
18 March
21:26:38 		Russland Soyuz-FG Kasachstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russland Roscosmos
Russland Soyuz TMA-20M Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 47/48 7 September
01:13		 Successful
Manned flight with three cosmonauts. Final flight of the Soyuz TMA-M variant
23 March
03:05:52 		Vereinigte Staaten Atlas V 401 Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Vereinigte Staaten United Launch Alliance
Vereinigte Staaten Cygnus CRS OA-6
S.S. Rick Husband 		Orbital ATK / NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 22 June
13:29		 Successful
Vereinigte Staaten Flock-2e' x 20 Planet Labs Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
Philippinen / Japan Diwata-1 DOST / TU Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
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.[11]
Cubesats deployed from the ISS and the Cygnus spacecraft at a later date.
24 March
09:42:00 		Russland Soyuz-2.1a Russland Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russland RVSN RF
Russland Kosmos 2515 (Bars-M) VKS Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
29 March
20:11:04 		China Long March 3A China Xichang LA-2 China CASC
China BeiDou IGSO-6 CNSA IGSO Navigation In orbit Operational
31 March
16:23:57 		Russland Soyuz-2.1a Kasachstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russland Roscosmos
Russland Progress MS-02 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics In orbit Operational

April

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
08:30		 Successful
8 April
20:43:31 		Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 Full Thrust Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX
Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX CRS-8 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 11 May
18:31		 Successful
Vereinigte Staaten 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 		Russland Soyuz-STA / Fregat Frankreich Kourou ELS Frankreich Arianespace
European Union Sentinel-1B ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Frankreich MICROSCOPE CNES Low Earth (SSO) Astrophysics research In orbit Operational
Dänemark AAUSAT-4 Aalborg Low Earth (SSO) Technologie In orbit Operational
Italien e-st@r-II Polytechnic University of Turin Low Earth (SSO) Technologie In orbit Operational
Belgien OUFTI-1 Liège Low Earth (SSO) Technologie In orbit Operational
28 April
02:01:21 		Russland Soyuz-2.1a / Volga Russland Vostochny Site 1S Russland Roscosmos
Russland Mikhailo Lomonosov MSU Low Earth (SSO) Gamma-ray astronomy In orbit Operational
Russland Aist-2D SSAU Low Earth (SSO) Technologie In orbit Operational
Russland SamSat 218 SSAU Low Earth (SSO) Technologie In orbit Operational
First orbital flight from Vostochny Cosmodrome
28 April
07:20:00 		Indien PSLV-XL Indien Satish Dhawan FLP Indien ISRO
Indien IRNSS-1G ISRO Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational

May

6 May
05:21:00 		Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 Full Thrust Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX
Japan JCSAT-14 JSAT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
First stage landed on Of Course I Still Love You droneship, 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 		Russland Soyuz-STB / Fregat Frankreich Kourou ELS Frankreich Arianespace
European Union Galileo FOC 10 ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
European Union Galileo FOC 11 ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
27 May
21:39:00 		Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 Full Thrust Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX
Thailand Thaicom 8 Thaicom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
First stage landed on Of Course I Still Love You droneship, the fourth successful landing and the second landing with a payload to geostationary transfer orbit.
29 May
08:44:35 		Russland Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Russland Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russland RVSN RF
Russland Kosmos 2516 (GLONASS-M) VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
30 May
03:17:04 		China Long March 4B China Taiyuan LC-9 China CASC
China Ziyuan III-02 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth imaging In orbit Operational
Argentinien ÑuSat-1/-2
(Aleph-1 constellation)[12] 		Satellogic Low Earth (SSO) Earth imaging In orbit Operational

June

4 June
14:00:13 		Russland Rokot / Briz-KM Russland Plesetsk Site 133/3 Russland RVSN RF
Russland Kosmos 2517 (Geo-IK-2 No.12) VKS Low Earth Geodesy In orbit Operational
9 June
07:10:00 		Russland Proton-M / Briz-M Kasachstan Baikonur Site 81/24 Russland Khrunichev
Vereinigte Staaten Intelsat 31 / DLA-2 Intelsat / DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
11 June
17:51:00 		Vereinigte Staaten Delta IV Heavy Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-37B Vereinigte Staaten United Launch Alliance
Vereinigte Staaten USA-268 (Orion NROL-37) NRO Geosynchronous Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
12 June
15:30:04 		China Long March 3C China Xichang LA-3 China CASC
China BeiDou G7 CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational
15 June
14:29:00 		Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 Full Thrust Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX
Frankreich 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 		European Union Ariane 5 ECA Frankreich Kourou ELA-3 Frankreich Arianespace
Vereinigte Staaten EchoStar 18 EchoStar Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Indonesien BRIsat BRI Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
22 June
03:56:00 		Indien PSLV-XL Indien Satish Dhawan SLP Indien ISRO
Indien CartoSat-2C ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Kanada GHGsat GHGsat Inc. Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Kanada M3MSat CSA Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
Vereinigte Staaten SkySat-C1 Terra Bella Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Deutschland BIROS DLR Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Indien SathyabamaSat Sathyabama University Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Indien Swayam College of Engineering, Pune Low Earth (SSO) Technologie In orbit Operational
Indonesien LAPAN-A3 LAPAN Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Vereinigte Staaten Flock-2p x 12 Planet Labs Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
24 June
14:30:00 		Vereinigte Staaten Atlas V 551 Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Vereinigte Staaten United Launch Alliance
Vereinigte Staaten MUOS-5 US Navy GSO (intended)
GTO (achieved) 		Communications In orbit Wrong orbit[13]
25 June
12:00:07 		China Long March 7 / YZ-1A China Wenchang LC-2 China CASC
China Next-generation crew capsule scale model CNSA Low Earth Technology/Test Flight 26 June
07:41		 Successful
China Star of Aoxiang NPU Low Earth Technologie In orbit Operational
China Aolong-1 Low Earth Technologie In orbit Operational
China Tiange-1 Low Earth Technologie In orbit Operational
China Tiange-2 Low Earth Technologie In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of the Long March 7 rocket and the first launch from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center.[14]
29 June
03:21:04 		China Long March 4B China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 China CASC
China Shijian 16-02 CNSA Low Earth Technologie In orbit Operational

July

7 July
01:36:40 		Russland Soyuz-FG Kasachstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russland Roscosmos
Russland Soyuz MS-01 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 48/49 In orbit Operational
Manned flight with three cosmonauts. Maiden flight of the modernized Soyuz MS spacecraft variant.
16 July
21:41:45 		Russland Soyuz-U Kasachstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russland Roscosmos
Russland Progress MS-03 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics In orbit Operational
18 July
04:45:29 		Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 Full Thrust Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX
Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX CRS-9 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 26 August
15:47		 Operational
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 		Vereinigte Staaten Atlas V 421 Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Vereinigte Staaten United Launch Alliance
Vereinigte Staaten USA-269 (Quasar NROL-61) NRO GSO[15] Communications In orbit Operational

August

5 August
16:22:04 		China Long March 3B China Xichang LA-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) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
14 August
05:26:00 		Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 Full Thrust Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Vereinigte Staaten 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)[16] CAS Low Earth (SSO) Technologie In orbit Operational
China Lixing-1 CAS Low Earth (SSO) Technologie In orbit Operational
Spanien 3Cat 2 UPC Low Earth (SSO) Technologie In orbit Operational
19 August
04:52:00 		Vereinigte Staaten Delta IV M+ (4,2) Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-37B Vereinigte Staaten United Launch Alliance
Vereinigte Staaten AFSPC 6 / USA-270 / GSSAP #3 US Air Force Geosynchronous Space surveillance In orbit Operational
Vereinigte Staaten AFSPC 6 / USA-271 / GSSAP #4 US Air Force Geosynchronous Space surveillance In orbit Operational
24 August
22:16:01 		European Union Ariane 5 ECA Frankreich Kourou ELA-3 Frankreich Arianespace
Vereinigte Staaten Intelsat 33e Intelsat Planned: Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Orbit raising delayed due to thruster malfunction
Vereinigte Staaten 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) Reconnaissance 31 August Launch failure

September

3 September
07:00–09:00 (scheduled) 		Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 Full Thrust Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX
Launch pad explosion destroyed both the rocket and the satellite two days prior to scheduled launch.[17]
8 September
11:20:00 		Indien GSLV Mk II Indien Satish Dhawan SLP Indien ISRO
Indien INSAT-3DR ISRO Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
8 September
23:05:00 		Vereinigte Staaten Atlas V 411 Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Vereinigte Staaten United Launch Alliance
Vereinigte Staaten OSIRIS-REx NASA Heliocentric Asteroid sample return In orbit Operational
Will reach asteroid Bennu in August 2018
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[18]
15 September
14:04:12 		China Long March 2F/G China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 China CNSA
China Tiangong-2 CNSA Low Earth Space station In orbit Operational
Second Chinese space laboratory
16 September
01:43:35 		European Union Vega Frankreich Kourou ELV Frankreich Arianespace
Peru PeruSat-1 Peruvian Armed Forces Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
Vereinigte Staaten SkySat x 4 Terra Bella Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
26 September
03:42:00 		Indien PSLV-G Indien Satish Dhawan FLP Indien ISRO
Indien ScatSat-1 ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbit Operational
Indien Pratham IIT Bombay Low Earth (SSO) Technologie In orbit Operational
Indien PISAT PES University Low Earth (SSO) Earth Observation In orbit Operational
Vereinigte Staaten BlackSky Pathfinder 1 BlackSky Global Low Earth (SSO) Earth Observation In orbit Operational
Algerien Alsat-1N Algerian Space Agency Low Earth (SSO) Earth Observation In orbit Operational
Algerien Alsat-1B Algerian Space Agency Low Earth (SSO) Earth Observation In orbit Operational
Algerien Alsat-2B Algerian Space Agency Low Earth (SSO) Earth Observation In orbit Operational
Kanada CanX-7 UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory Low Earth (SSO) Technologie In orbit Operational

October

5 October
20:30 		European Union Ariane 5 ECA Frankreich Kourou ELA-3 Frankreich Arianespace
Australien NBN-Co 1B / Sky Muster II NBN Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Indien GSAT-18 ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
16 October
23:30 		China Long March 2F China Jiuquan LA-4 / SLS-1 China CNSA
China Shenzhou 11 CNSA Planned: Low Earth Docking with Tiangong-2  
Crewed flight with two astronauts[19]
17 October
00:03 		Vereinigte Staaten Antares 230 Vereinigte Staaten MARS Pad 0A Vereinigte Staaten Orbital ATK
Vereinigte Staaten Cygnus CRS OA-5 NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
19 October
08:05 		Russland Soyuz-FG Kasachstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russland Roscosmos
Russland Soyuz MS-02 Roscosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 49/50  
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
Late October / early November (TBD)
18:30–18:45 		Vereinigte Staaten Atlas V 401 Vereinigte Staaten Vandenberg SLC-3E Vereinigte Staaten United Launch Alliance
Vereinigte Staaten WorldView-4 DigitalGlobe Planned: Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  

November

1 November
06:20-09:18 		Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan Himawari 9 JMA Planned: Geosynchronous Meteorology  
15 November
21:05 		Russland Soyuz-FG Kasachstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russland Roscosmos
Russland Soyuz MS-03 Roscosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 50/51  
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
17 November
13:06:48 		European Union Ariane 5 ES Frankreich Kourou ELA-3 Frankreich Arianespace
European Union Galileo FOC 7 ESA Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
European Union Galileo FOC 12 ESA Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
European Union Galileo FOC 13 ESA Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
European Union Galileo FOC 14 ESA Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
21 November
13:00–14:30 		Vereinigte Staaten Pegasus-XL Vereinigte Staaten Stargazer, Cape Canaveral Vereinigte Staaten Orbital ATK
Vereinigte Staaten CYGNSS x 8 NASA Planned: Low Earth Meteorology  
23 November Indien PSLV-XL Indien Satish Dhawan FLP Indien ISRO
Indien Resourcesat-2A ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Remote sensing  
Indien IITMSAT IIT Madras Low Earth (SSO) Ionospheric research  
Italien Max Valier Sat "Max Valier" school Bolzano, "Oskar von Miller" school Merano, "Max Valier" amateur astronomy group in South Tyrol Low Earth (SSO) X-ray astronomy  
Lettland Venta-1 Ventspils University College Low Earth (SSO) Ship tracking  
November (TBD) Vereinigte Staaten Atlas V 541 Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Vereinigte Staaten United Launch Alliance
Vereinigte Staaten GOES-R NASA / NOAA Planned: Geosynchronous Meteorology  
November (TBD) China Long March 5 China Wenchang LC-1 China CASC
China TBD Planned: TBD TBD  
Maiden flight of the Long March 5 rocket
November (TBD) China Long March 2D China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 China CASC
China Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) CAS, Tsinghua University Planned: Low Earth X-ray astronomy  
NET November[20] Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 Full Thrust Vereinigte Staaten Vandenberg SLC-4E Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX
Vereinigte Staaten Iridium NEXT 1-10 Iridium Communications Planned: Low Earth Communications  
NET November[20] Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 Full Thrust Vereinigte Staaten Kennedy LC-39A Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX
Luxemburg SES-10 SES S.A. Planned: Geosynchronous Communications  
First flight of a Falcon 9 re-used first stage[21]
NET November[20] Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 Full Thrust Vereinigte Staaten Vandenberg SLC-4E Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX
Taiwan FormoSat-5 NSPO Planned: Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Vereinigte Staaten SHERPA Spaceflight Industries Planned: Low Earth (SSO) Cubesat launcher  
NET November[20] Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 Full Thrust Vereinigte Staaten Kennedy LC-39A Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX
Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX CRS-10 NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
Will deliver the SAGE III and Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Earth-observation instruments to the ISS
NET November[20] Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 Full Thrust Vereinigte Staaten Kennedy LC-39A Vereinigte Staaten SpaceX
Luxemburg SES-11 /
Vereinigte Staaten EchoStar 105 		SES S.A. / EchoStar Planned: Geosynchronous Communications  

December

1 December Vereinigte Staaten Atlas V 401 Vereinigte Staaten Vandenberg SLC-3E Vereinigte Staaten United Launch Alliance
Vereinigte Staaten NROL-79 NRO Planned: Low Earth Reconnaissance  
1 December Russland Soyuz-U Kasachstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russland Roscosmos
Russland Progress MS-04 Roscosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
5 December
13:52:09 		European Union Vega Frankreich Kourou ELV Frankreich Arianespace
Türkei Göktürk-1 Turkish Armed Forces Planned: Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance  
8 December Vereinigte Staaten Atlas V 431 Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Vereinigte Staaten United Launch Alliance
Vereinigte Staaten EchoStar 19 HughesNet Planned: Geosynchronous Communications  
9 December
13:26 		Japan H-IIB Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan HTV-6 JAXA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
15 December Vereinigte Staaten Delta IV M+ (5,4) Vereinigte Staaten Cape Canaveral SLC-37B Vereinigte Staaten United Launch Alliance
Vereinigte Staaten WGS-8 US Air Force Planned: Geosynchronous Communications  
19 December China Long March 2D China Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 China CASC
China TanSat CAS Planned: Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
20 December European Union Ariane 5 ECA Frankreich Kourou ELA-3 Frankreich Arianespace
Brasilien Star One D1 Star One Planned: Geosynchronous Communications  
Japan JCSAT-15 JSAT Planned: Geosynchronous Communications  
28 December Russland Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Kasachstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russland Roscosmos
Russland Kanopus-V-IK Roscosmos Planned: Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Russland Zond (satellite) Roscosmos Planned: Low Earth (SSO) Heliophysics  
Many cubesats Various customers Planned: Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
30 December Vereinigte Staaten Antares 230 Vereinigte Staaten MARS LP-0A Vereinigte Staaten Orbital ATK
Vereinigte Staaten Cygnus CRS OA-7 NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
December (TBD) Russland Proton-M / Briz-M Kasachstan Baikonur Russland Khrunichev
Vereinigte Staaten EchoStar 21 EchoStar Planned: Geosynchronous Communications  
December (TBD) Indien LVM3 (GSLV Mk.III) Indien Satish Dhawan Indien ISRO
Indien GSAT-19E ISRO Planned: Geosynchronous Communications  
Launch Vehicle Developmental test flight.
4th Quarter (TBD) Japan Epsilon Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan ERG JAXA Planned: Medium Earth (elliptical) Magnetospherics  

To be defined

2nd Half (TBD) Russland Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Russland Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russland RVSN RF
Russland GLONASS-M VKS Medium Earth Navigation  

Suborbital flights

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 / TU / TU / KU / JAXA Suborbital Ionospheric research 15 January Successful
Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi)[22]
22 January Vereinigte Staaten New Shepard Vereinigte Staaten Corn Ranch Vereinigte Staaten Blue Origin
Vereinigte Staaten New Shepard crew capsule Blue Origin Suborbital Test flight 22 January Successful
Apogee: 101.7 kilometres (63.2 mi)[23]
23 January
08:30 		Brasilien VSB-30 Schweden Esrange Europa EuroLaunch
Deutschland / Europa TEXUS-53 DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity 23 January Successful
Apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi)
28 January Vereinigte Staaten SRALT? Vereinigte Staaten C-17, Pacific Ocean Vereinigte Staaten MDA
MDA Suborbital ABM target 28 January Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), CTV-02+ target
28 January Vereinigte Staaten Ground Based Interceptor Vereinigte Staaten Vandenberg LF-23 Vereinigte Staaten 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 		Brasilien VS-30 Schweden Esrange Schweden SSC
Schweden SPIDER/LEEWAVES SSC Suborbital Technologie 2 February Successful
Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi)
21 February
07:34 		Vereinigte Staaten LGM-30G Minuteman III Vereinigte Staaten Vandenberg LF-09 Vereinigte Staaten US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 21 February Successful
GT217GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
22 February
04:15 		Kanada Black Brant IX Vereinigte Staaten White Sands Vereinigte Staaten NASA
Vereinigte Staaten CHESS-2 LASP Suborbital Astronomy 22 February Successful
Apogee: 309 kilometres (192 mi)
26 February
07:01 		Vereinigte Staaten LGM-30G Minuteman III Vereinigte Staaten Vandenberg LF-10 Vereinigte Staaten US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 26 February Successful
GT218GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
1 March
14:50 		Vereinigte Staaten Terrier Malemute Vereinigte Staaten Wallops Island Vereinigte Staaten NASA
Vereinigte Staaten MUSIC West Virginia University Suborbital Technology experiments 1 March Successful
Apogee: ~185 kilometers (115 mi)[24]
7 March
12:05 		Vereinigte Staaten Terrier Orion Vereinigte Staaten Wallops Island Vereinigte Staaten NASA
Vereinigte Staaten SOAREX-9 NASA Ames Suborbital Technology experiment 7 March Successful
Vereinigte Staaten RadPC Montana State University Suborbital Technology experiment 7 March Successful
Vereinigte Staaten VIP Controlled Dynamics Suborbital Technology experiment 7 March Successful
Apogee: ~159 kilometers (99 mi)
14 March Vereinigte Staaten UGM-133 Trident II D5 Vereinigte Staaten Submarine, ETR Vereinigte Staaten US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 14 March Successful
15 March Vereinigte Staaten UGM-133 Trident II D5 Vereinigte Staaten Submarine, ETR Vereinigte Staaten US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 March Successful
16 March Vereinigte Staaten UGM-133 Trident II D5 Vereinigte Staaten Submarine, ETR Vereinigte Staaten US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful
2 April
15:18 		Vereinigte Staaten New Shepard Vereinigte Staaten Corn Ranch Vereinigte Staaten Blue Origin
Vereinigte Staaten New Shepard crew capsule Blue Origin Suborbital Test flight 2 April Successful
Vereinigte Staaten BORE Southwest Research Institute Suborbital Microgravity experiment 2 April Successful
Vereinigte Staaten 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.[25]
18 May Brasilien VS-30/Improved Orion Australien Woomera Test Range Australien DSTO
AustralienHiFire-5B DSTO Suborbital Technologie 18 May Successful
Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi)
19 June
14:35 		Vereinigte Staaten New Shepard Vereinigte Staaten Corn Ranch Vereinigte Staaten Blue Origin
Vereinigte Staaten New Shepard crew capsule Blue Origin Suborbital Test flight 19 June Successful
Vereinigte Staaten Capillary Flow Experiment Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Suborbital Microgravity experiment 19 June Successful
Vereinigte Staaten EITIC Louisiana State University Suborbital Microgravity experiment 19 June Successful
Deutschland 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.
5 October
15:37 		Vereinigte Staaten New Shepard Vereinigte Staaten Corn Ranch Vereinigte Staaten Blue Origin
Vereinigte Staaten New Shepard crew capsule Blue Origin Suborbital Test flight 5 October Successful
In flight escape test 45 seconds after launch

Deep space rendezvous

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Date (UTC) Spacecraft Event Remarks
14 January Mars Express Flyby of Phobos Closest approach: 53 kilometres (33 mi).[26]
15 January[27] 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 Juno Jovicentric orbit injection. a.k.a. 0th perijove of Jupiter. First solar-powered Jovian probe (2nd 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).[28]
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) Areocentric orbit injection
19 October Schiaparelli (ExoMars 2016) Landing on Mars Meridiani Planum
19 October Juno 2nd perijove of Jupiter Period Reduction Maneuver[29]
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).

Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVAs)

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.[30]
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.[31]
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).[32][33] 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.[34]

Space debris events

Date/Time (UTC) Source object Event type Pieces tracked Remarks
26 March 01:42[35] Hitomi Satellite breakup 10[36] 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.[37]

Hitomi itself went into a tumble and sent short intermittent communications. As of 18 April 2016, the investigation into the root cause of the incident was ongoing. Collision with already-tracked space debris has been ruled out.[35] Multiple incidents in the spacecraft's attitude control system resulted in an excessive spin rate and breakup of structurally weak elements.[38]

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.[39]

1 June 09:20 [40] SL-12 R/B (#33473) Booster breakup 20+ [40] An ullage motor, part of a Russian Proton-M rocket that was launched in December 2008, exploded for unknown reasons.[41]

Orbital launch statistics

By country

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.

China: 14Europe: 6India: 6Israel: 1Japan: 1North Korea: 1Russia: 16USA: 17
Land Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures 		Remarks
 China 14 13 1 0
 Europa 6 6 0 0
 Indien 6 6 0 0
 Israel 1 1 0 0
 Japan 1 1 0 0
 North Korea 1 1 0 0
 Russland 16 16 0 0 Includes 2 Soyuz launches from Kourou
 Vereinigte Staaten 17 16 1 0
World 62 60 2 0

By rocket

By family

Family Land Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Ariane  Europa 5 5 0 0
Atlas  Vereinigte Staaten 5 5 0 0
Delta  Vereinigte Staaten 3 3 0 0
Falcon  Vereinigte Staaten 9 8 1 0
H-II  Japan 1 1 0 0
Long March  China 14 13 1 0
R-7  Russland 11 11 0 0
SLV  Indien 6 6 0 0
Shavit  Israel 1 1 0 0
Unha  North Korea 1 1 0 0
Universal Rocket  Russland 5 5 0 0
Vega  Europa 1 1 0 0

By type

Rocket Land Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Ariane 5  Europa Ariane 5 5 0 0
Atlas V  Vereinigte Staaten Atlas 5 5 0 0
Delta IV  Vereinigte Staaten Delta 3 3 0 0
Falcon 9  Vereinigte Staaten Falcon 9 8 1 0
GSLV  Indien SLV 1 1 0 0
H-IIA  Japan H-II 1 1 0 0
Long March 2  China Long March 4 4 0 0
Long March 3  China Long March 5 5 0 0
Long March 4  China Long March 4 3 1 0
Long March 7  China Long March 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Proton  Russland Universal Rocket 3 3 0 0
PSLV  Indien SLV 5 5 0 0
Shavit  Israel Shavit 1 1 0 0
Soyuz  Russland R-7 3 3 0 0
Soyuz-2  Russland R-7 8 8 0 0
Unha  North Korea Unha 1 1 0 0
UR-100  Russland Universal Rocket 2 2 0 0
Vega  Europa Vega 1 1 0 0

By configuration

By spaceport

Website Land Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Baikonur  Kasachstan 8 8 0 0
Cape Canaveral  Vereinigte Staaten 15 14 1 0
Jiuquan  China 5 5 0 0
Kourou  Frankreich 8 8 0 0
Palmachim  Israel 1 1 0 0
Plesetsk  Russland 5 5 0 0
Satish Dhawan  Indien 6 6 0 0
Sohae  North Korea 1 1 0 0
Taiyuan  China 3 2 1 0
Tanegashima  Japan 1 1 0 0
Vandenberg  Vereinigte Staaten 2 2 0 0
Vostochny  Russland 1 1 0 0 First launch
Wenchang  China 1 1 0 0 First launch
Xichang  China 5 5 0 0

By orbit

Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not achieved Accidentally
achieved 		Remarks
Transatmospheric 0 0 0 0
Low Earth 29 29 0 0 Including 7 to ISS
Geosynchronous / transfer 25 22 3 0 MUOS-5 stuck in GTO[13]
Medium Earth 6 6 0 0
High Earth 0 0 0 0
Heliocentric orbit 2 2 0 0 Including planetary transfer orbits

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  24. ^ Koehler, Keith (1 March 2016). "MUSIC Successfully Launched from NASA Wallops". NASA.
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  36. ^ @JSpOC (1 April 2016). "10 pieces from Astro-H break-up is posted on @SpaceTrackOrg. 41337 was amended to match the largest piece. The former 41337 is now 41442" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 April 2016 – via Twitter.
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