# 2016 in spaceflight

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Several new rockets and spaceports began operations in 2016.

## Overview

Russia inaugurated the far-Eastern Vostochny Cosmodrome on 28 April 2016 with a traditional Soyuz-2.1a flight, before expanding it for the Angara rocket family in the following years. The Chinese Long March 7 flew its maiden flight from the new Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island on 25 June, and the maiden flight of the Long March 5 took place on 3 November. Two years after its 2014 accident, the Antares rocket returned to flight on 17 October with its upgraded 230 version featuring the Russian RD-181 engine.
After many failed attempts, SpaceX began landing its Falcon 9 first stages on autonomous spaceport 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. One of the landed boosters, B1021, launched in April 2016, was flown again in March 2017; two others were converted to side boosters for the maiden flight of Falcon Heavy.
The ExoMars mission, a collaboration between the European and Russian space agencies, was launched on 14 March and reached Mars on 19 October. Dedicated to astrobiology investigations, this flight carried the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, which reached Mars orbit, and the Schiaparelli EDM lander, which crashed upon landing. A subsequent flight scheduled for 2020 will carry the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover along with four static surface instruments. Meanwhile, the Japanese space probe Akatsuki started its observations of Venus in May 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, 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.
Human spaceflights included the return of Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko in March after a yearlong mission on the ISS, the longest-ever continuous stay by astronauts at the station. Kelly also set the record for the longest-duration stay of an American in orbit. Four ISS Expeditions numbered 47 to 50 were 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 were performed to 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. Meanwhile, China launched its new Tiangong-2 space laboratory in September, which was first visited by two astronauts for a month between 19 October and 17 November.

## Orbital launches

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| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 15 January 16:57:04 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 15 January 16:57:04 | | Belintersat 1 | Belarus | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 January 18:42:18 | Falcon 9 v1.1 | Falcon 9 v1.1 | F9-021 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 17 January 18:42:18 | | 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. ||||||
| 20 January 04:01:00 | PSLV-XL | PSLV-XL | C31 | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 20 January 04:01:00 | | IRNSS-1E | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 January 23:20:48 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | VA228 | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 27 January 23:20:48 | | Intelsat 29e | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure in 2019 |
| 29 January 22:20:09 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Proton-M / Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 29 January 22:20:09 | | Eutelsat 9B | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Carries the first laser communication node for the European Data Relay System ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → February ||||||||
| 1 February 07:29:04 | Long March 3C/E / YZ-1 | Long March 3C/E / YZ-1 | | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 1 February 07:29:04 | | BeiDou M3-S | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 February 13:38:00 | Atlas V 401 | Atlas V 401 | AV-057 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 5 February 13:38:00 | | USA-266 (GPS IIF-12) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 February 00:21:07 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 7 February 00:21:07 | | Kosmos 2514 (GLONASS-M 751) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 February 00:30 | Unha-3 | Unha-3 | | Sohae | Sohae | NADA | NADA |
| 7 February 00:30 | | Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 | NADA | Low Earth | Earth observation | 30 June 2023 | Successful |
| 10 February 11:40:32 | Delta IV M+ (5,2) | Delta IV M+ (5,2) | | Vandenberg SLC-6 | Vandenberg SLC-6 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 10 February 11:40:32 | | USA-267 / Topaz-4 | NRO | Retrograde LEO | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| NROL-45 mission. Spacecraft launched in a retrograde orbit. ||||||
| 16 February 17:57:40 | Rokot / Briz-KM | Rokot / Briz-KM | | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | / Eurockot | / Eurockot |
| 16 February 17:57:40 | | Sentinel-3A | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 February 08:45:00 | H-IIA 202 | H-IIA 202 | F30 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | MHI |
| 17 February 08:45:00 | | Hitomi (ASTRO-H) | JAXA / NASA | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| 17 February 08:45:00 | | ChubuSat-2 | Nagoya University | Low Earth | Radiation / Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 February 08:45:00 | | ChubuSat-3 | MHI | Low Earth | Remote sensing / Space debris monitor | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 February 08:45:00 | | Horyu-4 | Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| Hitomi malfunctioned after initial checkouts, and is believed to have lost attitude control and snapped off its solar array. 28 April, JAXA has abandoned efforts to recover the spacecraft. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → March ||||||||
| 4 March 23:35:00 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | F9-022 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 4 March 23:35:00 | | SES-9 | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| High-velocity landing test ended with a hard landing on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You and destruction of the first stage. ||||||
| 9 March 05:20:07 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | VA229 | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 9 March 05:20:07 | | Eutelsat 65 West A | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 March 10:31:00 | PSLV-XL | PSLV-XL | C32 | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 10 March 10:31:00 | | IRNSS-1F | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 March 18:56:00 | Soyuz-2.1b | Soyuz-2.1b | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 13 March 18:56:00 | | Resurs-P No.3 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 17 October 2023 | Partial spacecraft failure |
| The launch succeeded on its second attempt after a rare pad abort the day before. ||||||
| 14 March 09:31:42 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Proton-M / Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Khrunichev | Khrunichev |
| 14 March 09:31:42 | | / ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter | ESA | Areocentric orbit | Mars orbiter | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 March 09:31:42 | | Schiaparelli EDM lander | ESA | TMI to Martian Surface | Mars lander | 19 October 2016 | Landing failure |
| 18 March 21:26:38 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 18 March 21:26:38 | | Soyuz TMA-20M | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 47/48 | 7 September 2016 01:13 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. Final flight of the Soyuz TMA-M variant ||||||
| 23 March 03:05:52 | Atlas V 401 | Atlas V 401 | AV-064 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 23 March 03:05:52 | | Cygnus CRS OA-6 S.S. Rick Husband | Orbital ATK / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 22 June 2016 13:29 | Successful |
| 23 March 03:05:52 | | Diwata-1 | DOST / TU | Low Earth | Earth observation | 6 April 2020 | Successful |
| 23 March 03:05:52 | | ⚀ Flock-2e' × 20 | Planet Labs | Low Earth | Earth observation | First: 3 October 2017 Last: 10 November 2018 | Successful |
| 23 March 03:05:52 | | ⚀ Lemur-2 × 9 | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | First: 27 February 2017 Last: 7 April 2017 | 8 successful, 1 failed to deploy |
| 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. Cubesats deployed from the ISS and the Cygnus spacecraft at a later date. ||||||
| 24 March 09:42:00 | Soyuz-2.1a | Soyuz-2.1a | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 24 March 09:42:00 | | Kosmos 2515 (Bars-M 2L) | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 29 March 20:11:04 | Long March 3A | Long March 3A | | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 29 March 20:11:04 | | BeiDou IGSO-6 | CNSA | IGSO | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 31 March 16:23:57 | Soyuz-2.1a | Soyuz-2.1a | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 31 March 16:23:57 | | Progress MS-02 / 63P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 14 October 2016 13:39 | Successful |
| 31 March 16:23:57 | | ⚀ Tomsk-TPU-120 | Tomsk Polytechnic University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 20 October 2019 | Successful |
| Tomsk-TPU-120 is a CubeSat deployed into orbit from ISS by Russian astronauts spacewalk on 17 August 2017. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → April ||||||||
| 5 April 17:38:04 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 5 April 17:38:04 | | Shijian 10 | CAS | Low Earth | Microgravity Science | 18 April 2016 08:30 | Successful |
| 8 April 20:43:31 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | F9-023 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 8 April 20:43:31 | | SpaceX CRS-8 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 11 May 2016 18:31 | Successful |
| 8 April 20:43:31 | | 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 | Soyuz-STA / Fregat | Soyuz-STA / Fregat | | Kourou ELS | Kourou ELS | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 25 April 21:02:13 | | Sentinel-1B | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| 25 April 21:02:13 | | MICROSCOPE | CNES | Low Earth (SSO) | Astrophysics | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 April 21:02:13 | | ⚀ AAUSAT-4 | Aalborg | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | 8 September 2023 | Successful |
| 25 April 21:02:13 | | ⚀ e-st@r-II | Polytechnic University of Turin | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 9 May 2024 | Successful |
| 25 April 21:02:13 | | ⚀ OUFTI-1 | Liège | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 14 March 2024 | Successful |
| 28 April 02:01:21 | Soyuz-2.1a / Volga | Soyuz-2.1a / Volga | | Vostochny Site 1S | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 28 April 02:01:21 | | Mikhailo Lomonosov | MSU | Low Earth (SSO) | Gamma-ray astronomy | 16 December 2023 | Satellite malfunction |
| 28 April 02:01:21 | | Aist-2D | SSAU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 15 April 2024 | Successful |
| 28 April 02:01:21 | | ⚀ SamSat 218 | SSAU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 4 March 2022 | Spacecraft failure |
| First orbital flight from Vostochny Cosmodrome. ||||||
| 28 April 07:20:00 | PSLV-XL | PSLV-XL | C33 | Satish Dhawan FLP | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 28 April 07:20:00 | | IRNSS-1G | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → May ||||||||
| 6 May 05:21:00 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | F9-024 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 6 May 05:21:00 | | JCSAT-14 | JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| First stage landed on Of Course I Still Love You drone ship, the third successful landing and the first landing with a payload to geostationary transfer orbit. ||||||
| 15 May 02:43 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 15 May 02:43 | | Yaogan 30 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 May 08:48:43 | Soyuz-STB / Fregat | Soyuz-STB / Fregat | | Kourou ELS | Kourou ELS | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 24 May 08:48:43 | | Galileo FOC 10 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 May 08:48:43 | | Galileo FOC 11 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 May 21:39:00 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | F9-025 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 27 May 21:39:00 | | Thaicom 8 | Thaicom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| First stage landed on Of Course I Still Love You drone ship, the fourth successful landing and the second landing with a payload to geostationary transfer orbit. ||||||
| 29 May 08:44:35 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 29 May 08:44:35 | | Kosmos 2516 (GLONASS-M 753) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| Kosmos 2516 experienced a depressurization event in November 2020, which permanently disabled the satellite after four years in operation. It was replaced by GLONASS-K 705. ||||||
| 30 May 03:17:04 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 30 May 03:17:04 | | Ziyuan III-02 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 May 03:17:04 | | ÑuSat-1/-2 (Aleph-1 constellation) | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → June ||||||||
| 4 June 14:00:13 | Rokot / Briz-KM | Rokot / Briz-KM | | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 4 June 14:00:13 | | Kosmos 2517 (Geo-IK-2 No.12) | VKS | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 June 07:10:00 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Proton-M / Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 9 June 07:10:00 | | Intelsat 31 / DLA-2 | Intelsat / DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 11 June 17:51:00 | Delta IV Heavy | Delta IV Heavy | | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 11 June 17:51:00 | | USA-268 (Orion 9) | NRO | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| NROL-37 mission. ||||||
| 12 June 15:30:04 | Long March 3C/E | Long March 3C/E | | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 12 June 15:30:04 | | BeiDou G7 | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 June 14:29:00 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | F9-026 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 15 June 14:29:00 | | Eutelsat 117 West B | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 June 14:29:00 | | 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 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | VA230 | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 18 June 21:38:39 | | EchoStar 18 | EchoStar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 June 21:38:39 | | BRIsat | BRI | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 June 03:56:00 | PSLV-XL | PSLV-XL | C34 | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 22 June 03:56:00 | | Cartosat-2C | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 June 03:56:00 | | BIROS | DLR | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 June 03:56:00 | | GHGSat-D (Claire) | GHGSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 June 03:56:00 | | LAPAN-A3 | LAPAN | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 June 03:56:00 | | M3MSat | CSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 June 03:56:00 | | SkySat-C1 | Terra Bella | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 June 03:56:00 | | ⚀ BeeSat 4 | TU Berlin | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 June 03:56:00 | | ⚀ Flock-2p × 12 | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | First: 20 October 2022 Last: 28 March 2023 | Successful |
| 22 June 03:56:00 | | ⚀ SathyabamaSat | Sathyabama University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 June 03:56:00 | | ⚀ Swayam | College of Engineering, Pune | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 June 14:30:00 | Atlas V 551 | Atlas V 551 | AV-063 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 24 June 14:30:00 | | MUOS-5 | US Navy | GSO | Communications | In orbit | Operational in off-nominal but usable orbit |
| 25 June 12:00:07 | Long March 7 / YZ-1A | Long March 7 / YZ-1A | Y1 | Wenchang LC-2 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 25 June 12:00:07 | | Next-generation crew capsule scale model | CMSA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration Flight test | 26 June 2016 07:41 | Successful |
| 25 June 12:00:07 | | ⚀ Star of Aoxiang | NPU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 29 September 2016 | Successful |
| 25 June 12:00:07 | | Aolong-1 | CALT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 27 August 2016 | Successful |
| 25 June 12:00:07 | | Tiange-1 | | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 27 August 2016 | Successful |
| 25 June 12:00:07 | | Tiange-2 | | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 24 August 2016 | Successful |
| Maiden flight of the Long March 7 rocket and the first launch from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center. ||||||
| 29 June 03:21:04 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 29 June 03:21:04 | | Shijian 16-02 | CNSA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → July ||||||||
| 7 July 01:36:40 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 7 July 01:36:40 | | Soyuz MS-01 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 48/49 | 30 October 2016 03:58 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. Maiden flight of the modernized Soyuz MS spacecraft variant. ||||||
| 16 July 21:41:45 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 16 July 21:41:45 | | Progress MS-03 / 64P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 1 February 2017 18:24 | Successful |
| 18 July 04:45:29 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | F9-027 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 18 July 04:45:29 | | SpaceX CRS-9 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 26 August 15:47 | Successful |
| 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 | Atlas V 421 | Atlas V 421 | AV-065 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 28 July 12:37:00 | | USA-269 (Quasar NROL-61) | NRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → August ||||||||
| 5 August 16:22:04 | Long March 3B | Long March 3B | | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 5 August 16:22:04 | | Tiantong-1 01 | CAST | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 August 22:55:25 | Long March 4C | Long March 4C | | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 9 August 22:55:25 | | Gaofen-3 | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 August 05:26:00 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | F9-028 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 14 August 05:26:00 | | JCSAT-16 | JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 August 17:40:04 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 15 August 17:40:04 | | Quantum Experiments At Space Scale (QUESS) | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 August 17:40:04 | | Lixing-1 | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 19 August 2016 | Spacecraft failure |
| 15 August 17:40:04 | | ⚀ $^3$Cat 2 | UPC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 18 December 2023 | Successful |
| 19 August 04:52:00 | Delta IV M+ (4,2) | Delta IV M+ (4,2) | | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 19 August 04:52:00 | | AFSPC 6 / USA-270 / GSSAP #3 | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 August 04:52:00 | | AFSPC 6 / USA-271 / GSSAP #4 | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 August 22:16:01 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | VA232 | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 24 August 22:16:01 | | Intelsat 33e | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 August 22:16:01 | | Intelsat 36 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 31 August 18:50:00 | Long March 4C | Long March 4C | | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 31 August 18:50:00 | | Gaofen-10 | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 31 August 2016 | Launch failure |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → September ||||||||
| 3 September 07:00–09:00 (scheduled) | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 3 September 07:00–09:00 (scheduled) | | AMOS-6 | Spacecom | Planned: Geosynchronous | Communications | N/A | Destroyed prior to launch |
| Launch pad explosion destroyed both the rocket and the satellite two days prior to scheduled launch, on 13:07, 1 September 2016 (UTC) (2016-09-01T13:07Z). ||||||
| 8 September 11:20:00 | GSLV Mk II | GSLV Mk II | F05 | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 8 September 11:20:00 | | INSAT-3DR | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 September 23:05:00 | Atlas V 411 | Atlas V 411 | AV-067 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 8 September 23:05:00 | | OSIRIS-REx | NASA | Heliocentric | Asteroid sample return | In orbit | Operational |
| Reached asteroid Bennu in December 2018. Scheduled to return to Earth in September 2023. ||||||
| 13 September 14:38:00 | Shavit-2 | Shavit-2 | | Palmachim | Palmachim | Israel Aerospace Industries | Israel Aerospace Industries |
| 13 September 14:38:00 | | Ofeq 11 | Israel Defense Forces | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Satellite malfunction |
| 15 September 14:04:12 | Long March 2F/G | Long March 2F/G | T2 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | CNSA | CNSA |
| 15 September 14:04:12 | | Tiangong-2 | CMSA | Low Earth | Space station | 19 July 2019 13:06 | Successful |
| 15 September 14:04:12 | | BanXing 2 | SAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 15 July 2019 | Successful |
| Second Chinese space laboratory, BanXing 2 deployed 22 October ||||||
| 16 September 01:43:35 | Vega | Vega | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 16 September 01:43:35 | | PeruSat-1 | Peruvian Armed Forces | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 16 September 01:43:35 | | SkySat × 4 | Terra Bella | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 | PSLV-G | PSLV-G | C35 | Satish Dhawan FLP | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 26 September 03:42:00 | | ScatSat-1 | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful |
| 26 September 03:42:00 | | Alsat-1B | Algerian Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 | | Alsat-2B | Algerian Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 | | Blacksky Pathfinder-1 | BlackSky Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 | | Pratham | IIT Bombay | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 | | PISat | PES University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 | | ⚀ Alsat-1N | Algerian Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 | | ⚀ CanX-7 | UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 21 April 2022 | Successful |
| Final launch of the original Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-G configuration with S9 solid rocket motors. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → October ||||||||
| 5 October 20:30 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | VA231 | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 5 October 20:30 | | NBN-Co 1B / Sky Muster II | NBN | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 October 20:30 | | GSAT-18 | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 16 October 23:30 | Long March 2F | Long March 2F | Y11 | Jiuquan LA-4 / SLS-1 | Jiuquan LA-4 / SLS-1 | CASC | CASC |
| 16 October 23:30 | | Shenzhou 11 | CMSA | Low Earth | Docking with Tiangong-2 | 18 November 2016 06:15 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with two astronauts ||||||
| 17 October 23:45 | Antares 230 | Antares 230 | | MARS Pad 0A | MARS Pad 0A | Orbital ATK | Orbital ATK |
| 17 October 23:45 | | Cygnus CRS OA-5 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 27 November 2016 23:36 | Successful |
| 17 October 23:45 | | ⚀ Lemur-2 × 4 | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| CubeSats were deployed from the ISS and Cygnus spacecraft at a later date. ||||||
| 19 October 08:05 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 19 October 08:05 | | Soyuz MS-02 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 49/50 | 10 April 2017 11:20 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → November ||||||||
| 2 November 06:20:00 | H-IIA 202 | H-IIA 202 | F31 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | MHI |
| 2 November 06:20:00 | | Himawari 9 | JMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 November 12:42 | Long March 5 | Long March 5 | | Wenchang LC-1 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | CASC |
| 3 November 12:42 | | Shijian 17 | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration / Space rendezvous | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of the Long March 5 rocket. Chinese state media claims Shijian-17 is a test of electric propulsion, though this is disputed by outside analysts tracking the satellite's unusual space rendezvous movements. ||||||
| 9 November 23:42 | Long March 11 | Long March 11 | | Jiuquan LS-95A | Jiuquan LS-95A | CASC | CASC |
| 9 November 23:42 | | XPNAV 1 | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | X-ray pulsar-based navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 November 23:42 | | ⚀ Xiaoxiang 1 | Changsha Gaoxinqu Tianyi Research Institute | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 November 23:42 | | ⚀ Lishui 1-01 | Zhejiang LiTong Electronic Technology Co. | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 November 23:42 | | ⚀ Pina-2 × 2 | | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 11 November 18:30 | Atlas V 401 | Atlas V 401 | AV-062 | Vandenberg SLC-3E | Vandenberg SLC-3E | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 11 November 18:30 | | WorldView-4 | DigitalGlobe | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 30 November 2021 05:20 | Spacecraft failure |
| 11 November 18:30 | | ⚀ CELTEE 1 | M42 Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Calibration | In orbit | Operational |
| 11 November 18:30 | | ⚀ Prometheus-2 × 2 | LANL | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 11 November 18:30 | | ⚀ AeroCube 8 × 2 | Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 11 November 18:30 | | ⚀ OptiCube 4 | NASA Orbital Debris Program Office | Low Earth (SSO) | Calibration | In orbit | Operational |
| 11 November 18:30 | | ⚀ RAVAN | JHU/APL | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration / Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| CubeSats deployed after WorldView-4 separation as part of NRO-sponsored ENTERPRISE mission. WorldView-4 experienced a failure in one of its control moment gyroscopes in January 2019, making the spacecraft unrecoverable. ||||||
| 11 November 23:14 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 11 November 23:14 | | Yunhai-1 | SAST | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 November 13:06:48 | Ariane 5 ES | Ariane 5 ES | VA233 | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 17 November 13:06:48 | | Galileo FOC 7 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 November 13:06:48 | | Galileo FOC 12 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 November 13:06:48 | | Galileo FOC 13 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 November 13:06:48 | | Galileo FOC 14 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| First Galileo launch with Ariane 5 (8th overall), carrying Antonianna, Lisa, Kimberley, and Tijmen. ||||||
| 17 November 20:20:14 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 17 November 20:20:14 | | Soyuz MS-03 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 50/51/52 | 2 June 2017 | Successful |
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. Peggy Whitson's mission was prolonged over Expedition 52 until September 2017. ||||||
| 19 November 23:42:00 | Atlas V 541 | Atlas V 541 | AV-069 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 19 November 23:42:00 | | GOES-R (GOES-16) | NASA / NOAA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 November 15:24:04 | Long March 3C/E | Long March 3C/E | | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 22 November 15:24:04 | | Tianlian I-04 | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → December ||||||||
| 1 December 14:52 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 1 December 14:52 | | Progress MS-04 / 65P | Roscosmos | Planned: Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 1 December | Launch failure |
| 5 December 13:51:44 | Vega | Vega | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 5 December 13:51:44 | | Göktürk-1 | Turkish Armed Forces | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 December 04:54 | PSLV-XL | PSLV-XL | C36 | Satish Dhawan FLP | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 7 December 04:54 | | Resourcesat-2A | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 December 23:53 | Delta IV M+ (5,4) | Delta IV M+ (5,4) | | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 7 December 23:53 | | USA-272 / WGS-8 | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 December 13:26:47 | H-IIB | H-IIB | F6 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | MHI |
| 9 December 13:26:47 | | HTV-6 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 5 February 2017 15:06 | Successful |
| 9 December 13:26:47 | | ⚀ EGG | UTokyo | Low Earth | Technology demonstration / Re-entry Demonstration | 15 May 2017 | Successful |
| 9 December 13:26:47 | | ⚀ TuPOD | GAUSS Srl | Low Earth | TubeSat Deployment / Amateur radio | 8 September 2017 | Successful |
| 9 December 13:26:47 | | ⚀ / AOBA-VELOX 3 | NTU / Kyutech | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 1 November 2018 | Successful |
| 9 December 13:26:47 | | ⚀ STARS C | Kagawa University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 3 March 2018 | Successful |
| 9 December 13:26:47 | | ⚀ FREEDOM | Nakashimada Engineering Works / Tohoku University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 5 February 2017 | Successful |
| 9 December 13:26:47 | | ⚀ ITF-2 | University of Tsukuba | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 3 January 2019 | Successful |
| 9 December 13:26:47 | | ⚀ Waseda-SAT 3 | Waseda University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 6 October 2018 | Successful |
| 9 December 13:26:47 | | OSNSAT | Open Space Network | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 11 January 2018 | Successful |
| 9 December 13:26:47 | | Tancredo-1 | Escola Municipal Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves/INPE | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 18 October 2017 | Successful |
| 9 December 13:26:47 | | ⚀ TechEdSat 5 | SJSU/UI | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 29 July 2017 | Successful |
| 9 December 13:26:47 | | ⚀ Lemur-2 × 4 | Spire Global | Low Earth | AIS | First: 15 April 2018 Last: 5 December 2018 | Successful |
| CubeSats to be deployed at a later date. Tancredo-1 and OSNSAT are carried inside TuPOD and to be deployed from it. STARS-C was deployed on 19 December 2016. ITF-2, WASEDA-SAT3, FREEDOM, EGG, AOBA-Velox III, and TuPOD were deployed on 16 January 2017. Tancredo-1 and OSNSAT were released from TuPOD on 19 January 2017. Lemur-2 and TechEdSat-5 were deployed on 6–7 March 2017. ||||||
| 10 December 16:11:00 | Long March 3B | Long March 3B | | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 10 December 16:11:00 | | Fengyun 4A | CMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 December 13:37:21 | Pegasus-XL | Pegasus-XL | | Stargazer, Cape Canaveral | Stargazer, Cape Canaveral | Orbital ATK | Orbital ATK |
| 15 December 13:37:21 | | CYGNSS × 8 | NASA | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 December 19:13 | Atlas V 431 | Atlas V 431 | AV-071 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | United Launch Alliance | United Launch Alliance |
| 18 December 19:13 | | EchoStar 19 | HughesNet | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 December 11:00 | Epsilon | Epsilon | Epsilon-2 | Uchinoura | Uchinoura | JAXA | JAXA |
| 20 December 11:00 | | Arase (ERG) | JAXA | Medium Earth (elliptical) | Magnetospherics | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 December 19:22 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 21 December 19:22 | | TanSat | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 December 19:22 | | Spark × 2 | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 December 20:30 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | VA234 | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 21 December 20:30 | | Star One D1 | Star One | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 December 20:30 | | JCSAT-15 | JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 December 03:23:56 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | | Taiyuan | Taiyuan | CASC | CASC |
| 28 December 03:23:56 | | SuperView / Gaojing-1 01 | Beijing Space View Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Partial launch failure; Operational |
| 28 December 03:23:56 | | SuperView / Gaojing-1 02 | Beijing Space View Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Partial launch failure; Operational |
| 28 December 03:23:56 | | ⚀ Bayi Kepu 1 | China Association for Science and Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 18 February 2017 | Partial launch failure; Successful |
| Launch vehicle problem deployed satellites in a lower than planned orbit. SuperView satellites raising their own orbits, but CubeSats cannot so may have short lifespan. ||||||
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## Suborbital flights

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 15 January 03:00:00 | S-310 | S-310 | | Uchinoura | Uchinoura | JAXA | JAXA |
| 15 January 03:00:00 | | | TPU / Tohoku University / Tokai University / KU / JAXA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 15 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi) ||||||
| 22 January | New Shepard | New Shepard | | Corn Ranch | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | Blue Origin |
| 22 January | | New Shepard crew capsule | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 101.7 kilometres (63.2 mi) ||||||
| 23 January 08:30 | VSB-30 | VSB-30 | | Esrange | Esrange | EuroLaunch | EuroLaunch |
| 23 January 08:30 | | / TEXUS-53 | DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 23 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi) ||||||
| 28 January | SRALT? | SRALT? | | C-17, Pacific Ocean | C-17, Pacific Ocean | MDA | MDA |
| 28 January | | | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 28 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), CTV-02+ target ||||||
| 28 January | Ground Based Interceptor | Ground Based Interceptor | | Vandenberg LF-23 | Vandenberg LF-23 | MDA | MDA |
| 28 January | | | 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 | VS-30 | VS-30 | | Esrange | Esrange | SSC | SSC |
| 2 February 21:09 | | SPIDER/LEEWAVES | SSC | Suborbital | Technology | 2 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi) ||||||
| 21 February 07:34 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-09 | Vandenberg LF-09 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 February 07:34 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 February | Successful |
| GT217GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? ||||||
| 22 February 04:15 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 22 February 04:15 | | CHESS-2 | LASP | Suborbital | Astronomy | 22 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 309 kilometres (192 mi) ||||||
| 26 February 07:01 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-10 | Vandenberg LF-10 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 February 07:01 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 February | Successful |
| GT218GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? ||||||
| 1 March 14:50 | Terrier Malemute | Terrier Malemute | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 1 March 14:50 | | MUSIC | West Virginia University | Suborbital | Technology experiments | 1 March | Successful |
| Apogee: ~185 kilometers (115 mi) ||||||
| 7 March 12:05 | Terrier Orion | Terrier Orion | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 7 March 12:05 | | SOAREX-9 | NASA Ames | Suborbital | Technology experiment | 7 March | Successful |
| 7 March 12:05 | | RadPC | Montana State University | Suborbital | Technology experiment | 7 March | Successful |
| 7 March 12:05 | | VIP | Controlled Dynamics | Suborbital | Technology experiment | 7 March | Successful |
| Apogee: ~159 kilometers (99 mi) ||||||
| 7 March | K-4 | K-4 | | Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | Indian Navy | Indian Navy |
| 7 March | | | Indian Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 km? ||||||
| 8 March | Shahab-3 | Shahab-3 | | Iran | Iran | IRGC | IRGC |
| 8 March | | | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 March | Successful |
| Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 14 March | Agni-I | Agni-I | | Integrated Test Range | Integrated Test Range | IDRDL | IDRDL |
| 14 March | | | IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful |
| Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)? ||||||
| 14 March | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | Submarine, ETR | Submarine, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 14 March | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful |
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 52 ||||||
| 15 March | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | Submarine, ETR | Submarine, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 15 March | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Successful |
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 52 ||||||
| 16 March | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | Submarine, ETR | Submarine, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 16 March | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful |
| Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 52 ||||||
| 31 March | K-4 | K-4 | | INS Arihant | INS Arihant | Indian Navy | Indian Navy |
| 31 March | | | Indian Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 March | Successful |
| First K-4 launch from a submarine ||||||
| 2 April 15:18 | New Shepard | New Shepard | | Corn Ranch | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | Blue Origin |
| 2 April 15:18 | | New Shepard crew capsule | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 April | Successful |
| 2 April 15:18 | | BORE | Southwest Research Institute | Suborbital | Microgravity experiment | 2 April | Successful |
| 2 April 15:18 | | 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. ||||||
| 19 April 06:41 | UR-100NU | UR-100NU | | Yasniy | Yasniy | RVSN | RVSN |
| 19 April 06:41 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 April | Successful |
| Yu-71 Hypersonic Vehicle Test, Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)? ||||||
| 26 April 17:00 | Tianying 3F | Tianying 3F | | Hainan | Hainan | CNSA | CNSA |
| 26 April 17:00 | | Kunpeng-1B | CSSAR | Suborbital | Environment monitoring | 26 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 316 kilometres (196 mi) ||||||
| 18 May 00:45 | VS-30/Improved Orion | VS-30/Improved Orion | | Woomera Test Range | Woomera Test Range | DSTO | DSTO |
| 18 May 00:45 | | HiFire-5B | DSTO | Suborbital | Technology | 18 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi) ||||||
| 18 May 07:02 | MRBM-T3 | MRBM-T3 | | Kauai | Kauai | MDA | MDA |
| 18 May 07:02 | | | MDA | Suborbital | Radar target | 18 May | Successful |
| Medium Range Ballistic Missile Target, Aegis radar target FTX-21, apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)? ||||||
| 25 May | RIM-161 Standard Missile 3-IB | RIM-161 Standard Missile 3-IB | | USS Hopper, Kauai | USS Hopper, Kauai | US Navy | US Navy |
| 25 May | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)? ||||||
| 26 May | RIM-161 Standard Missile 3-IB | RIM-161 Standard Missile 3-IB | | USS Hopper, Kauai | USS Hopper, Kauai | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 May | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)? ||||||
| 1 June 19:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 1 June 19:00 | | EVE | CU Boulder | Suborbital | SDO calibration | 1 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) ||||||
| 19 June 14:35 | New Shepard | New Shepard | | Corn Ranch | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | Blue Origin |
| 19 June 14:35 | | New Shepard crew capsule | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 June | Successful |
| 19 June 14:35 | | Capillary Flow Experiment | Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Suborbital | Microgravity experiment | 19 June | Successful |
| 19 June 14:35 | | EITIC | Louisiana State University | Suborbital | Microgravity experiment | 19 June | Successful |
| 19 June 14:35 | | 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. ||||||
| 21 June 23:03 | Hwasong-10 | Hwasong-10 | | Wonsan Airport | Wonsan Airport | Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Korean People's Army Strategic Force |
| 21 June 23:03 | | | Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). ||||||
| 24 June 10:06 | Terrier Improved Orion | Terrier Improved Orion | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 24 June 10:06 | | RockOn/RockSat-C | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Student experiments | 24 June | Successful |
| Apogee: ~119 kilometres (74 mi) ||||||
| 30 June 09:43 | Improved Malemute | Improved Malemute | | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya |
| 30 June 09:43 | | MaxiDusty 1 | Oslo/Andøya | Suborbital | Atmospheric Science | 30 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) ||||||
| ? June | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | HMS Vengeance | HMS Vengeance | Royal Navy | Royal Navy |
| ? June | | | Royal Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | ? June | Launch failure |
| 1 July 07:18 | M51 | M51 | | Le Triomphant, Audierne Bay | Le Triomphant, Audierne Bay | DGA/Marine nationale | DGA/Marine nationale |
| 1 July 07:18 | | | DGA/Marine nationale | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)? ||||||
| 8 July 13:01 | Improved Malemute | Improved Malemute | | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya |
| 8 July 13:01 | | MaxiDusty 1b | Oslo/Andøya | Suborbital | Atmospheric Science | 8 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) ||||||
| 11 July | Khorramshahr | Khorramshahr | | Semnan | Semnan | AFIRI | AFIRI |
| 11 July | | | AFIRI | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 July | Launch failure |
| 19 July 04:05 | Terrier Improved Orion | Terrier Improved Orion | | Esrange | Esrange | DLR | DLR |
| 19 July 04:05 | | ROTEX-T | DLR | Suborbital | Technology | 19 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) ||||||
| 27 July 18:26 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 27 July 18:26 | | Hi-C | NASA/MSFC | Suborbital | Solar research | 27 July | Spacecraft failure |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 17 August 11:33 | Terrier-Improved Malemute | Terrier-Improved Malemute | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 17 August 11:33 | | Rocksat-X | University of Colorado Boulder | Suborbital | Student Research | 17 August | Successful |
| Apogee: ~153 kilometres (95 mi) ||||||
| 23 August 20:29 | Pukguksong-1 | Pukguksong-1 | | Sinpo Shipyard | Sinpo Shipyard | Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Korean People's Army Strategic Force |
| 23 August 20:29 | | | Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful |
| Apogee: about 550 kilometres (340 mi), according to South Korean military. ||||||
| 25 August | RS-24 Yars? | RS-24 Yars? | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Launch failure |
| 31 August | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | USS Maryland, ETR | USS Maryland, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 31 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 August | Successful |
| 5 September 03:13 | Hwasong-9 (Scud-ER) | Hwasong-9 (Scud-ER) | | Hwangju | Hwangju | Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Korean People's Army Strategic Force |
| 5 September 03:13 | | | Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 September | Successful |
| Apogee: about 200 kilometres (120 mi). 1 of 3. ||||||
| 5 September 03:13 | Hwasong-9 (Scud-ER) | Hwasong-9 (Scud-ER) | | Hwangju | Hwangju | Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Korean People's Army Strategic Force |
| 5 September 03:13 | | | Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 September | Successful |
| Apogee: about 200 kilometres (120 mi). 2 of 3. ||||||
| 5 September 03:13 | Hwasong-9 (Scud-ER) | Hwasong-9 (Scud-ER) | | Hwangju | Hwangju | Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Korean People's Army Strategic Force |
| 5 September 03:13 | | | Korean People's Army Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 September | Successful |
| Apogee: about 200 kilometres (120 mi). 3 of 3. ||||||
| 5 September 09:10 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-04 | Vandenberg LF-04 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 September 09:10 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 September | Successful |
| GT219GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ? ||||||
| 9 September | RS-12M Topol | RS-12M Topol | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 9 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 September | Successful |
| 27 September | RSM-56 Bulava | RSM-56 Bulava | | K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea | K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 27 September | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful |
| 27 September | RSM-56 Bulava | RSM-56 Bulava | | K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea | K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 27 September | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Launch failure? |
| The second missile self destroyed "after completing the first phase of the flight", maybe intentional. It appears to be a normal practice in salvo launches. The missile probably carried mockups instead of working upper stages and warheads to save money. ||||||
| 5 October 15:37 | New Shepard | New Shepard | | Corn Ranch | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | Blue Origin |
| 5 October 15:37 | | New Shepard crew capsule | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 October | Successful |
| In-flight escape test 45 seconds after launch. Booster unexpectedly survived and reached an apogee of 93.7 kilometres (58.2 mi) before completing its fifth successful landing. ||||||
| 12 October | R-29R Volna | R-29R Volna | | K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk | K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk | VMF | VMF |
| 12 October | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 October | Successful |
| 12 October | R-29RMU Sineva | R-29RMU Sineva | | K-407 Novomoskovsk, Barents Sea | K-407 Novomoskovsk, Barents Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 12 October | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 October | Successful |
| 12 October | RS-12M Topol | RS-12M Topol | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 12 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 October | Successful |
| 25 October 08:58 | UR-100NU | UR-100NU | | Yasniy | Yasniy | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 October 08:58 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 October | Successful |
| Yu-71 Hypersonic Vehicle Test, Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)? ||||||
| 22 November | Agni-I | Agni-I | | Integrated Test Range | Integrated Test Range | IDRDL | IDRDL |
| 22 November | | | IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 November | Successful |
| Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)? ||||||
| 6 December | Shahab-3 | Shahab-3 | | Iran | Iran | IRGC | IRGC |
| 6 December | | | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 December | Successful |
| Apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 8 December | B-611? | B-611? | | Shuangchengzi | Shuangchengzi | PLA | PLA |
| 8 December | | | PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 8 December | Successful |
| Target ||||||
| 8 December | SC-19 | SC-19 | | Korla | Korla | PLA | PLA |
| 8 December | | | PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 8 December | Successful |
| Interceptor ||||||
| 15 December | MRBM | MRBM | FTM-27 | Kauai | Kauai | MDA | MDA |
| 15 December | | | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 15 December | Successful |
| FTM-27 target, successfully intercepted by two SM-6 missiles in low altitude ||||||
| 15 December 16:15 | Zombie (ATACMS) | Zombie (ATACMS) | Zombie Pathfinder | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 15 December 16:15 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 80 kilometres (50 mi)? ||||||
| 26 December 05:35 | Agni V | Agni V | | Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV | Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV | DRDO | DRDO |
| 26 December 05:35 | | | DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 December | Successful |
| Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi) ||||||

## Deep space rendezvous

* NASA's Juno spacecraft enters Jupiter orbit
| Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
| 14 January | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 53 kilometres (33 mi). |
| 15 January | 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 | Orbit injection around Jupiter (jovicentric) | First solar-powered Jovian probe, second 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). |
| 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) | Orbit injection around Mars (areocentric) | |
| 19 October | Schiaparelli (ExoMars 2016) | Landing on Mars, Meridiani Planum | Probe entered Martian atmosphere intact, but contact was lost 50 seconds before expected landing. NASA's MRO later identified the Schiaparelli crash site at coordinates 2°03′S 6°14′W﻿ / ﻿2.05°S 6.24°W﻿ / -2.05; -6.24, confirming the loss of the lander. |
| 19 October | Juno | 2nd perijove | Period Reduction Maneuver originally planned, but delayed due to valve issues. The maneuver was later cancelled entirely in favor of remaining in a 53-day orbit. |
| 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). |
| 11 December | Juno | 3rd perijove | |

## 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 | Timothy Kopra Tim Peake | 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. |
| 3 February 12:55 | 4 hours 45 minutes | 17:40 | Expedition 46 ISS Pirs | Yuri Malenchenko Sergey Volkov | 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. |
| 19 August 12:04 | 5 hours 58 minutes | 18:02 | Expedition 48 ISS Quest | Jeff Williams Kate Rubins | 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). 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 | Jeff Williams Kate Rubins | 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. |

## Space debris events

| Date/Time (UTC) | Source object | Event type | Pieces tracked | Remarks |
| 26 March 01:42 | Hitomi | Satellite breakup | 10 | 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. Hitomi itself went into a tumble and sent short intermittent communications. The tumble was caused by a failure of the inertial reference unit mistakenly reporting the spacecraft to be spinning. As the attitude control system attempted to correct the non-existent spin, the unnecessary correction itself is believed to have caused the subsuqent failures, ultimately leading to the loss of the spacecraft, 28 April. 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. |
| 1 June 09:20 | SL-12 R/B (#33473) | Booster breakup | 20+ | An ullage motor, part of a Russian Proton-M rocket that was launched in December 2008, exploded for unknown reasons. |

## 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.
| Country | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| | China | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | |
| | France | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | India | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| | North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Russia | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | Includes two European Soyuz launches from Kourou, French Guiana by Arianespace |
| | United States | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | +1 pre-launch failure (AMOS 6 / Falcon 9) |
| World | World | 85 | 82 | 2 | 1 | |

### By rocket

* Ariane 5
* Atlas V
* Delta II
* Delta IV
* Delta IV Heavy
* Falcon 9
* H-IIA
* H-IIB
* Long March 2
* Long March 3
* Long March 4
* Long March 5
* Long March 7
* Long March 11
* PSLV
* Soyuz-U
* Soyuz-FG
* Soyuz-2 (Russia)
* Soyuz-ST (Europe)
* Proton-M
* Rokot
* Vega
* Others

#### By family

| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Antares | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane | France | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Epsilon | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 Pre-launch failure |
| GSLV | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-II | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March | China | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pegasus | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | Russia | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| Shavit | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unha | North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Universal Rocket | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |

#### By type

| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Antares 200 | United States | Antares | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden Flight |
| Ariane 5 | France | Ariane | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V | United States | Atlas | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV | United States | Delta | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Epsilon | Japan | Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 | United States | Falcon | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 Pre-launch failure |
| GSLV | India | GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | Japan | H-II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIB | Japan | H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2 | China | Long March | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Long March 3 | China | Long March | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4 | China | Long March | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Long March 5 | China | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March 7 | China | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March 11 | China | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus XL | United States | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | Russia | Universal Rocket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India | PSLV | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shavit | Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | Russia | R-7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2 | Russia | R-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unha | North Korea | Unha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| UR-100 | Russia | Universal Rocket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Italy | Vega | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |

#### By configuration

| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Antares 230 | United States | Antares 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden Flight |
| Ariane 5 ECA | France | Ariane 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5 ES | France | Ariane 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 401 | United States | Atlas V | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 411 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 421 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 431 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas V 541 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 551 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) | United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) | United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) | United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Heavy | United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Epsilon | Japan | Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 v1.1 | United States | Falcon 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Falcon 9 Full Thrust | United States | Falcon 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 Pre-launch failure |
| GSLV Mk II | India | GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 202 | Japan | H-IIA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIB | Japan | H-IIB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2D | China | Long March 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Long March 2F/G | China | Long March 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3A | China | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B/E | China | Long March 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3C/E | China | Long March 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3C/E / YZ-1 | China | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4B | China | Long March 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4C | China | Long March 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Long March 5 / YZ-2 | China | Long March 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March 7 / YZ-1A | China | Long March 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March 11 | China | Long March 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus XL | United States | Pegasus XL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / Briz-M | Russia | Proton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-G | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-XL | India | PSLV | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rokot / Briz-KM | Russia | UR-100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shavit-2 | Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a or ST-A | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a or ST-A / Fregat-M | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a / Volga | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B / Fregat-M | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B / Fregat-MT | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | Russia | Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | Russia | Soyuz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Unha-3 | North Korea | Unha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Italy | Vega | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |

### By spaceport

* Jiuquan
* Taiyuan
* Wenchang
* Xichang
* Kourou
* Satish Dhawan
* Palmachim
* Tanegashima
* Uchinoura
* Baikonur
* Sohae
* Plesetsk
* Vostochny
* Cape Canaveral
* Kennedy
* MARS
* Vandenberg
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Baikonur | Kazakhstan | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cape Canaveral | United States | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 Pre-launch failure |
| Jiuquan | China | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kourou | France | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| MARS | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Palmachim | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Satish Dhawan | India | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sohae | North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taiyuan | China | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tanegashima | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Uchinoura | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vostochny | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | First launch |
| Wenchang | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | First launch |
| Xichang | China | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | 85 | 82 | 2 | 1 | |

### By orbit

* Transatmospheric
* Low Earth
* Low Earth (ISS)
* Low Earth (SSO)
* Low Earth (retrograde)
* Medium Earth
* Geosychronous (transfer)
* Inclined GSO
* High Earth
* Heliocentric
| Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not achieved | Accidentally achieved | Remarks |
| Transatmospheric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Low Earth | 43 | 42 | 2 | 0 | Including 11 to ISS (+1 failed), 1 to Tiangong-2 |
| Geosynchronous / transfer | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Medium Earth | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Earth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heliocentric orbit | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Including planetary transfer orbits |
| Total | 85 | 83 | 2 | 0 | |