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
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 |