Rocket launches in2016
Falcon 9 lands on a droneship at sea for the first time on April 8, then is destroyed along with the AMOS-6 satellite in a pad explosion during a static fire test on September 1. The USA and China draw level at 27 launches each, and Long March 5 and Long March 7 both fly for the first time.
Monthly Cadence complete
DEC peak 12 launches ↑ 2% vs 2015
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- 91
- success · 83/91
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| January | ||||
Jan 15, 2016 | Belintersat 1 China • Long March 3B/E | |||
Jan 17, 2016 | Jason-3 USA • SpaceX • Falcon 9 v1.1 | |||
Jan 20, 2016 | IRNSS-1E India • PSLV XL | |||
Jan 22, 2016 | NS-3 USA • Blue Origin • New Shepard 2 | |||
Jan 27, 2016Failure | Intelsat 29e France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
Jan 29, 2016 | Eutelsat 9B Russia • Proton M / Briz-M | |||
| February | ||||
Feb 1, 2016 | BeiDou-3M 3-S China • Long March 3C/E / YZ-1 | |||
Feb 5, 2016 | USA-266 USA • Atlas V 401 | |||
Feb 7, 2016 | GLONASS-M 751 Russia • Soyuz 2.1b / Fregat | |||
Feb 7, 2016 | Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 North Korea • Unha 3 | |||
Feb 10, 2016 | USA-267 USA • Delta IV M+ (5,2) | |||
Feb 16, 2016 | Sentinel-3A Russia • Rokot Rokot / Briz-KM | |||
Feb 17, 2016Failure | Hitomi Japan • H2A 202 | |||
| March | ||||
Mar 4, 2016 | SES-9 USA • SpaceX • Falcon 9 Full Thrust | |||
Mar 9, 2016 | Eutelsat 65 West A France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
Mar 10, 2016 | IRNSS-1F India • PSLV XL | |||
Mar 13, 2016 | Resurs-P No.3 Russia • Soyuz 2.1b | |||
Mar 14, 2016 | ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Russia • Proton M / Briz-M | |||
Mar 18, 2016 | Soyuz TMA-20M Russia • Soyuz FG | |||
Mar 23, 2016 | Cygnus CRS OA-6 S. S. Rick Husband USA • Atlas V 401 | |||
Mar 24, 2016 | Bars-M 2L Russia • Soyuz 2.1a | |||
Mar 29, 2016 | BeiDou IGSO-6 China • Long March 3A | |||
Mar 31, 2016 | Progress MS-02 Russia • Soyuz 2.1a | |||
| April | ||||
Apr 2, 2016 | New Shepard crew capsule USA • Blue Origin • New Shepard 2 | |||
Apr 5, 2016 | Shijian 10 China • Long March 2D | |||
Apr 8, 2016 | CRS-8 USA • SpaceX • Falcon 9 Full Thrust | |||
Apr 19, 2016 | Simorgh 1 Iran • Simorgh | |||
Apr 25, 2016Failure | Sentinel-1B France • Arianespace • Soyuz STA / Fregat | |||
Apr 28, 2016 | Mikhailo Lomonosov Russia • Soyuz 2.1a / Volga | |||
Apr 28, 2016 | IRNSS-1G India • PSLV XL | |||
| May | ||||
May 6, 2016 | JCSAT-14 USA • SpaceX • Falcon 9 Full Thrust | |||
May 15, 2016 | Yaogan 30 China • Long March 2D | |||
May 24, 2016 | Galileo FOC 10 France • Arianespace • Soyuz STB / Fregat | |||
May 27, 2016 | Thaicom 8 USA • SpaceX • Falcon 9 Full Thrust | |||
May 29, 2016 | GLONASS-M 753 Russia • Soyuz 2.1b / Fregat | |||
May 30, 2016 | Ziyuan III-02 China • Long March 4B | |||
| June | ||||
Jun 4, 2016 | Geo-IK-2 No.12 Russia • Rokot Rokot / Briz-KM | |||
Jun 9, 2016 | Intelsat 31 Russia • Proton M / Briz-M | |||
Jun 11, 2016 | USA-268 USA • Delta IV Heavy | |||
Jun 12, 2016 | BeiDou G7 China • Long March 3C/E | |||
Jun 15, 2016 | ABS-2A USA • SpaceX • Falcon 9 Full Thrust | |||
Jun 18, 2016 | EchoStar 18 France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
Jun 19, 2016 | New Shepard crew capsule USA • Blue Origin • New Shepard 2 | |||
Jun 22, 2016 | Cartosat-2C India • PSLV XL | |||
Jun 24, 2016 | MUOS-5 USA • Atlas V 551 | |||
Jun 25, 2016 | Long March 7 maiden flight China • Long March 7 / YZ-1A | |||
Jun 29, 2016 | Shijian 16-02 China • Long March 4B | |||
| July | ||||
Jul 7, 2016 | Soyuz MS-01 Russia • Soyuz FG | |||
Jul 16, 2016 | Progress MS-03 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Jul 18, 2016 | CRS-9 USA • SpaceX • Falcon 9 Full Thrust | |||
Jul 28, 2016 | USA-269 USA • Atlas V 421 | |||
| August | ||||
Aug 5, 2016 | Tiantong-1 01 China • Long March 3B | |||
Aug 9, 2016 | Gaofen-3 China • Long March 4C | |||
Aug 14, 2016 | JCSAT-16 USA • SpaceX • Falcon 9 Full Thrust | |||
Aug 15, 2016 | Quantum Experiments At Space Scale China • Long March 2D | |||
Aug 19, 2016 | AFSPC-6 USA • Delta IV M+ (4,2) | |||
Aug 24, 2016 | Intelsat 33e France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
Aug 31, 2016Failure | Gaofen-10 China • Long March 4C | |||
| September | ||||
Sep 3, 2016Precluded | AMOS-6 USA • SpaceX • Falcon 9 Full Thrust | |||
Sep 8, 2016 | INSAT-3DR India • GSLV Mk II | |||
Sep 8, 2016 | OSIRIS-REx USA • Atlas V 411 | |||
Sep 13, 2016Partial failure | Ofeq 11 Israel • Shavit 2 | |||
Sep 15, 2016 | Tiangong-2 China • Long March 2F/G | |||
Sep 16, 2016 | PeruSat-1 France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
Sep 26, 2016 | ScatSat-1 India • PSLV G | |||
| October | ||||
Oct 5, 2016 | New Shepard crew capsule USA • Blue Origin • New Shepard 2 | |||
Oct 5, 2016 | NBN-Co 1B France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
Oct 16, 2016 | Shenzhou 11 China • Long March 2F | |||
Oct 17, 2016 | Cygnus CRS OA-5 USA • Antares 230 | |||
Oct 19, 2016 | Soyuz MS-02 Russia • Soyuz FG | |||
| November | ||||
Nov 2, 2016 | Himawari 9 Japan • H2A 202 | |||
Nov 3, 2016 | Shijian 17 China • Long March 5 | |||
Nov 9, 2016 | XPNAV 1 China • Long March 11 | |||
Nov 11, 2016Failure | WorldView-4 USA • Atlas V 401 | |||
Nov 11, 2016 | Yunhai-1 China • Long March 2D | |||
Nov 17, 2016 | Galileo FOC 7, 12, 13, 14 France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ES | |||
Nov 17, 2016 | Soyuz MS-03 Russia • Soyuz FG | |||
Nov 19, 2016 | GOES-R USA • Atlas V 541 | |||
Nov 22, 2016 | Tianlian I-04 China • Long March 3C/E | |||
| December | ||||
Dec 1, 2016Failure | Progress MS-04 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Dec 5, 2016 | Göktürk-1 France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
Dec 7, 2016 | Resourcesat-2A India • PSLV XL | |||
Dec 7, 2016 | USA-272 USA • Delta IV M+ (5,4) | |||
Dec 9, 2016 | HTV-6 Japan • H2B | |||
Dec 10, 2016 | Fengyun 4A China • Long March 3B | |||
Dec 15, 2016 | CYGNSS x 8 USA • Pegasus XL | |||
Dec 18, 2016 | EchoStar 19 USA • Atlas V 431 | |||
Dec 20, 2016 | Arase Japan • Epsilon | |||
Dec 21, 2016 | TanSat China • Long March 2D | |||
Dec 21, 2016 | Star One D1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA | |||
Dec 28, 2016 | SuperView 1 01-02 China • Long March 2D | |||