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Orbital launches in 2016

86 launch attempts in 2016: 83 succeeded and 2 failed. Together they carried 227 payloads, 5 of them crewed.

86 launches83 successful227 payloads

Launches by month

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All launches of 2016

86 launches
#DateMissionRocketSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
1Jan 15, 2016Belintersat-12016-001Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
2Jan 17, 2016Jason-32016-002Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States1Success
3Jan 20, 2016IRNSS-1E2016-003PSLV-XLSriharikotaIndia1Success
4Jan 27, 2016Intelsat 29e2016-004Ariane 5ECAKourouFrance1Success
5Jan 29, 2016Eutelsat 9B2016-005Proton-M/Briz-MBaikonurRussia1Success
6Feb 1, 2016Beidou M3-S2016-006Chang Zheng 3C/YZ-1XichangChina1Success
7Feb 5, 2016GPS SVN 702016-007Atlas V 401Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
8Feb 7, 2016Uragan-M2016-008Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
9Feb 7, 2016KMS-4 Unit 12016-009KwangmyongsongSohaeNorth Korea1Success
10Feb 10, 2016TOPAZ 42016-010Delta 4M+(5,2)VandenbergUnited States1Success
11Feb 16, 2016Sentinel-3A2016-011RokotPlesetskRussia1Success
12Feb 17, 2016ASTRO-H2016-012H-IIA 202TanegashimaJapan4Success
13Mar 4, 2016SES-92016-013Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
14Mar 9, 2016Eutelsat 65 West A2016-014Ariane 5ECAKourouFrance1Success
15Mar 10, 2016IRNSS-1F2016-015PSLV-XLSriharikotaIndia1Success
16Mar 13, 2016Resurs-P No. 32016-016Soyuz-2-1BBaikonurRussia1Success
17Mar 14, 2016ExoMars TGO/EDM2016-017Proton-M/Briz-MBaikonurRussia2Success
18Mar 18, 2016Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 7202016-018Soyuz-FGBaikonurRussia1Success
19Mar 23, 2016Cygnus OA-62016-019Atlas V 401Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States31Success
20Mar 24, 2016Bars-M No. 22016-020Soyuz-2-1APlesetskRussia1Success
21Mar 29, 2016Beidou I3-S2016-021Chang Zheng 3AXichangChina1Success
22Mar 31, 2016Progress 7K-TGM No. 4322016-022Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia2Success
23Apr 5, 2016SJ-102016-023Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina2Success
24Apr 8, 2016Dragon C1102016-024Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
25Apr 25, 2016Sentinel 1B/Microscope2016-025Soyuz-ST-AKourouFrance5Success
26Apr 28, 2016Lomonosov/Aist-2D2016-026Soyuz-2-1AVostochnyRussia3Success
27Apr 28, 2016IRNSS-1G2016-027PSLV-XLSriharikotaIndia1Success
28May 6, 2016JCSAT 142016-028Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
29May 15, 2016YG302016-029Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina1Success
30May 24, 2016GalileoSat 13-142016-030Soyuz-ST-BKourouFrance2Success
31May 27, 2016Thaicom 82016-031Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
32May 29, 2016Uragan-M No. 7532016-032Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
33May 30, 2016ZY-3-02/Nusat-1,22016-033Chang Zheng 4BTaiyuanChina3Success
34Jun 4, 2016Musson-2 No. 122016-034RokotPlesetskRussia1Success
35Jun 9, 2016Intelsat IS-31/DLA-22016-035Proton-M/Briz-MBaikonurRussia1Success
36Jun 11, 2016ORION 92016-036Delta 4HCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
37Jun 12, 2016Beidou G72016-037Chang Zheng 3CXichangChina1Success
38Jun 15, 2016ABS-2/Eutelsat 117WB2016-038Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
39Jun 18, 2016Echostar 18/BRISAT2016-039Ariane 5ECAKourouFrance2Success
40Jun 22, 2016PSLV Rideshare 072016-040PSLV-XLSriharikotaIndia21Success
41Jun 24, 2016MUOS 52016-041Atlas V 551Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
42Jun 25, 2016FC/Aoxiang2016-042Chang Zheng 7/YZ-1AWenchangChina8Success
43Jun 29, 2016SJ-16-022016-043Chang Zheng 4BJiuquanChina1Success
44Jul 7, 2016Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7312016-044Soyuz-FGBaikonurRussia1Success
45Jul 16, 2016Progress 7K-TGM No. 4332016-045Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurRussia1Success
46Jul 18, 2016Dragon C1112016-046Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
47Jul 28, 2016QUASAR 19?2016-047Atlas V 421Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
48Aug 5, 2016Tiantong-12016-048Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
49Aug 9, 2016Gaofen 32016-049Chang Zheng 4CTaiyuanChina1Success
50Aug 14, 2016JCSAT 162016-050Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
51Aug 15, 2016QUESS2016-051Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina3Success
52Aug 19, 2016GSSAP 3/42016-052Delta 4M+(4,2)Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
53Aug 24, 2016IS-33e/IS-362016-053Ariane 5ECAKourouFrance2Success
54Aug 31, 2016Gaofen 102016-F01Chang Zheng 4CTaiyuanChina1Failure
55Sep 1, 2016Amos 62016-E01Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States0OE
56Sep 8, 2016Insat-3DR2016-054GSLV Mk IISriharikotaIndia1Success
57Sep 8, 2016OSIRIS-REx2016-055Atlas V 411Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
58Sep 13, 2016'Ofeq-112016-056Shavit 2PalmachimIsrael1Success
59Sep 15, 2016Tiangong 22016-057Chang Zheng 2FJiuquanChina2Success
60Sep 16, 2016PeruSAT-1/Skysat 4-72016-058VegaKourouFrance5Success
61Sep 26, 2016PSLV Rideshare 082016-059PSLVSriharikotaIndia8Success
62Oct 5, 2016Sky Muster/GSAT2016-060Ariane 5ECAKourouFrance2Success
63Oct 16, 2016Shenzhou 112016-061Chang Zheng 2FJiuquanChina1Success
64Oct 17, 2016Cygnus OA-52016-062Antares 230WallopsUnited States5Success
65Oct 19, 2016Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7322016-063Soyuz-FGBaikonurRussia1Success
66Nov 2, 2016Himawari 92016-064H-IIA 202TanegashimaJapan1Success
67Nov 3, 2016SJ-172016-065Chang Zheng 5/YZ-2WenchangChina1Success
68Nov 9, 2016MXSW2016-066Chang Zheng 11JiuquanChina7Success
69Nov 11, 2016WorldView-42016-067Atlas V 401VandenbergUnited States8Success
70Nov 11, 2016Yunhai-1 012016-068Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina1Success
71Nov 17, 2016GalileoSat 15-182016-069Ariane 5ESKourouFrance4Success
72Nov 17, 2016Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7332016-070Soyuz-FGBaikonurRussia1Success
73Nov 19, 2016GOES R2016-071Atlas V 541Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
74Nov 22, 2016tianlian yihao 04 xing2016-072Chang Zheng 3CXichangChina1Success
75Dec 1, 2016Progress 7K-TGM No. 4342016-F02Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurRussia1Failure
76Dec 5, 2016Gokturk-12016-073VegaKourouFrance1Success
77Dec 7, 2016Resourcesat-2A2016-074PSLV-XLSriharikotaIndia1Success
78Dec 7, 2016Wideband Global Satcom 82016-075Delta 4M+(5,4)Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
79Dec 9, 2016HTV 62016-076H-IIBTanegashimaJapan16Success
80Dec 10, 2016fengyun 4 01 xing2016-077Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
81Dec 15, 2016CYGNSS2016-078Pegasus XLCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States8Success
82Dec 18, 2016Echostar 19 (Jupiter 2)2016-079Atlas V 431Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
83Dec 20, 2016ERG2016-080EpsilonUchinoura (Kagoshima)Japan1Success
84Dec 21, 2016TanSat2016-081Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina4Success
85Dec 21, 2016JCSAT-15/Star One D12016-082Ariane 5ECAKourouFrance2Success
86Dec 28, 2016Superview 1/22016-083Chang Zheng 2DTaiyuanChina3Partial · 0.75

Source: GCAT launch list, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Dates are UTC.