Rocket launches in2012

Dragon berths with the ISS on May 25 — the first commercial cargo delivery to the station — and Curiosity lands in Gale Crater on August 6 after seven minutes of autonomous descent. In December, North Korea places its first satellite in orbit on an Unha-3, becoming the tenth nation to reach orbit on a domestic rocket.

Monthly Cadence complete
Monthly launches in 2012. 78 recorded.
MAY peak 12 launches 8% vs 2011
launches
78
success · 72/78
92%
providers
4

2012 Launch Leaders

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78 launches

Jan 9, 2012
Ziyuan 3
China Long March 4B
Jan 13, 2012
Fengyun 2F
China Long March 3A
Jan 20, 2012
USA-233
USA Delta IV-M+ (5,4)
Jan 25, 2012
Progress M-14M
Russia Soyuz U
Feb 3, 2012
Navid
Iran Safir 1B
Feb 13, 2012
LARES
France Arianespace Vega
Feb 14, 2012
SES-4
Russia Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced
Feb 24, 2012
Compass-G5
China Long March 3C
Feb 24, 2012
MUOS-1
USA Atlas V 551
Mar 23, 2012
Edoardo Amaldi ATV
France Arianespace Ariane 5 ES
Mar 25, 2012
Intelsat 22
Russia Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced
Mar 30, 2012
US-KMO
Russia Proton K / DM-2
Mar 31, 2012
Apstar-7
China Long March 3B/E
Apr 3, 2012
USA-234
USA Delta IV-M+(5,2)
Apr 12, 2012Failure
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3
North Korea Unha 3
Apr 20, 2012
Progress M-15M
Russia Soyuz U
Apr 23, 2012
Yahsat 1B
Russia Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced
Apr 26, 2012
RISAT-1
India PSLV XL
Apr 29, 2012
Compass-M3-4
China Long March 3B
May 4, 2012
USA-235
USA Atlas V 531
May 6, 2012
Tianhui 1B
China Long March 2D
May 10, 2012
Yaogan 14
China Long March 4B
May 15, 2012
Soyuz TMA-04M
Russia Soyuz FG
May 15, 2012
JCSAT-13
France Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA
May 17, 2012
Kobalt-M No.8
Russia Soyuz U
May 17, 2012
GCOM-W 1
Japan H2A 202
May 17, 2012
Nimiq 6
Russia Proton M / Briz-M
May 22, 2012
Dragon C2
USA SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.0
May 23, 2012Failure
Fajr
Iran Safir 1B
May 26, 2012
ChinaSat 2A
China Long March 3B/E
May 29, 2012
Yaogan 15
China Long March 4C
Jun 1, 2012Partial failure
Intelsat 19
Russia Zenit 3SL
Jun 13, 2012
NuSTAR
USA Pegasus XL
Jun 16, 2012
Shenzhou 9
China Long March 2F
Jun 20, 2012
USA-236
USA Atlas V 401
Jun 29, 2012
USA-237
USA Delta IV Heavy
Jul 5, 2012
EchoStar XVII
France Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA
Jul 9, 2012
SES-5
Russia Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced
Jul 15, 2012
Soyuz TMA-05M
Russia Soyuz FG
Jul 21, 2012
Kounotori 3
Japan H2B
Jul 22, 2012
Kanopus V-1
Russia Soyuz FG / Fregat
Jul 25, 2012
Tianlian I-03
China Long March 3C
Jul 28, 2012
Gonets-M 3-4
Russia Rokot Rokot / Briz-KM
Aug 1, 2012
Progress M-16M
Russia Soyuz U
Aug 2, 2012
Intelsat 20
France Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA
Aug 6, 2012Failure
Telkom-3
Russia Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced
Aug 19, 2012
Intelsat 21
Russia Zenit 3SL
Aug 30, 2012
Van Allen Probes
USA Atlas V 401
Sep 9, 2012
SPOT 6
India PSLV CA
Sep 13, 2012
USA-238
USA Atlas V 401
Sep 17, 2012
MetOp-B
Russia Soyuz 2.1a / Fregat
Sep 18, 2012
Compass-M5-6
China Long March 3B/E
Sep 28, 2012
Astra 2F
France Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA
Sep 29, 2012
VRSS-1
China Long March 2D
Oct 4, 2012
USA-239
USA Delta IV M+(4,2)
Oct 8, 2012
CRS-1
USA SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.0
Oct 12, 2012
Galileo IOV 3-4
France Arianespace Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT
Oct 14, 2012
Shijian 9A-9B
China Long March 2C/SMA
Oct 14, 2012
Intelsat 23
Russia Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced
Oct 19, 2012
NS-0
USA Blue Origin New Shepard
Oct 23, 2012
Soyuz TMA-06M
Russia Soyuz FG
Oct 25, 2012
Compass-G6
China Long March 3C
Oct 31, 2012
Progress M-17M
Russia Soyuz U
Nov 2, 2012
Luch 5B
Russia Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced
Nov 10, 2012
Eutelsat 21B
France Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA
Nov 14, 2012
Meridian 6
Russia Soyuz 2.1a / Fregat
Nov 18, 2012
Huanjing 1C
China Long March 2C
Nov 20, 2012
EchoStar XVI
Russia Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced
Nov 25, 2012
Yaogan 16A-16C
China Long March 4C
Nov 27, 2012
ChinaSat 12
China Long March 3B/E
Dec 2, 2012
Pléiades-HR 1B
France Arianespace Soyuz ST-A / Fregat
Dec 3, 2012
Eutelsat 70B
Russia Zenit 3SL
Dec 8, 2012Partial failure
Yamal-402
Russia Proton M / Briz-M Enhanced
Dec 11, 2012
USA-240
USA Atlas V 501
Dec 12, 2012Failure
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2
North Korea Unha 3
Dec 18, 2012
Göktürk-2
China Long March 2D
Dec 19, 2012
Soyuz TMA-07M
Russia Soyuz FG
Dec 19, 2012
Skynet 5D
France Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA