2016年航天活动列表
轨道发射

| 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: 
| 8 September 23:05:00 |  |  OSIRIS-REx | NASA | Heliocentric | Asteroid sample return | 在轨 | Operational |
8 September 23:05:00: 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: 
| 13 September 14:38:00 |  |  Ofeq 11 | Israel Defense Forces | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 在轨 | 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: 
| 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 |
15 September 14:04:12: 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: 
| 16 September 01:43:35 |  |  PeruSat-1 | Peruvian Armed Forces | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | 在轨 | Operational |
| 16 September 01:43:35 |  |  SkySat × 4 | Terra Bella | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 在轨 | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 |  PSLV-G |  PSLV-G | C35 |  Satish Dhawan FLP |  Satish Dhawan FLP |  ISRO |  ISRO |
26 September 03:42:00: 
| 26 September 03:42:00 |  |  ScatSat-1 | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | 在轨 | Successful |
| 26 September 03:42:00 |  |  Alsat-1B | Algerian Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 在轨 | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 |  |  Alsat-2B | Algerian Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 在轨 | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 |  |  Blacksky Pathfinder-1 | BlackSky Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 在轨 | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 |  |  Pratham | IIT Bombay | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 在轨 | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 |  |  PISat | PES University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 在轨 | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 |  | ⚀  Alsat-1N | Algerian Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 在轨 | Operational |
| 26 September 03:42:00 |  | ⚀  CanX-7 | UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 21 April 2022 | Successful |
26 September 03:42:00: Final launch of the original Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-G configuration with S9 solid rocket motors.
 October
| 5 October 20:30 |  Ariane 5 ECA |  Ariane 5 ECA | VA231 |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace |  Arianespace |
5 October 20:30: 
| 5 October 20:30 |  |  NBN-Co 1B / Sky Muster II | NBN | Geosynchronous | Communications | 在轨 | Operational |
| 5 October 20:30 |  |  GSAT-18 | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | 在轨 | 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: 
| 16 October 23:30 |  |  Shenzhou 11 | CMSA | Low Earth | Docking with Tiangong-2 | 18 November 2016 06:15 | Successful |
16 October 23:30: 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: 
| 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 | 在轨 | Operational |
17 October 23:45: 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: 
| 19 October 08:05 |  |  Soyuz MS-02 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 49/50 | 10 April 2017 11:20 | Successful |
19 October 08:05: Crewed flight with three cosmonauts
 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: 
| 2 November 06:20:00 |  |  Himawari 9 | JMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | 在轨 | Operational |
| 3 November 12:42 |  Long March 5 |  Long March 5 |  |  Wenchang LC-1 |  Wenchang LC-1 |  CASC |  CASC |
3 November 12:42: 
| 3 November 12:42 |  |  Shijian 17 | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration / Space rendezvous | 在轨 | Operational |
3 November 12:42: 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: 
| 9 November 23:42 |  |  XPNAV 1 | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | X-ray pulsar-based navigation | 在轨 | Operational |
| 9 November 23:42 |  | ⚀  Xiaoxiang 1 | Changsha Gaoxinqu Tianyi Research Institute | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 在轨 | Operational |
| 9 November 23:42 |  | ⚀  Lishui 1-01 | Zhejiang LiTong Electronic Technology Co. | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 在轨 | Operational |
| 9 November 23:42 |  | ⚀  Pina-2 × 2 |  | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 在轨 | 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: 
| 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 | 在轨 | Operational |
| 11 November 18:30 |  | ⚀  Prometheus-2 × 2 | LANL | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 在轨 | Operational |
| 11 November 18:30 |  | ⚀  AeroCube 8 × 2 | Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 在轨 | Operational |
| 11 November 18:30 |  | ⚀  OptiCube 4 | NASA Orbital Debris Program Office | Low Earth (SSO) | Calibration | 在轨 | Operational |
| 11 November 18:30 |  | ⚀  RAVAN | JHU/APL | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration / Earth observation | 在轨 | Operational |
11 November 18:30: 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: 
| 11 November 23:14 |  |  Yunhai-1 | SAST | Low Earth | Earth observation | 在轨 | 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: 
| 17 November 13:06:48 |  |  Galileo FOC 7 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | 在轨 | Operational |
| 17 November 13:06:48 |  |  Galileo FOC 12 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | 在轨 | Operational |
| 17 November 13:06:48 |  |  Galileo FOC 13 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | 在轨 | Operational |
| 17 November 13:06:48 |  |  Galileo FOC 14 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | 在轨 | Operational |
17 November 13:06:48: 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: 
| 17 November 20:20:14 |  |  Soyuz MS-03 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 50/51/52 | 2 June 2017 | Successful |
17 November 20:20:14: 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: 
| 19 November 23:42:00 |  |  GOES-R (GOES-16) | NASA / NOAA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | 在轨 | 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: 
| 22 November 15:24:04 |  |  Tianlian I-04 | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Communications | 在轨 | Operational |
 December
| 1 December 14:52 |  Soyuz-U |  Soyuz-U |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos |  Roscosmos |
1 December 14:52: 
| 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: 
| 5 December 13:51:44 |  |  Göktürk-1 | Turkish Armed Forces | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | 在轨 | Operational |
| 7 December 04:54 |  PSLV-XL |  PSLV-XL | C36 |  Satish Dhawan FLP |  Satish Dhawan FLP |  ISRO |  ISRO |
7 December 04:54: 
| 7 December 04:54 |  |  Resourcesat-2A | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | 在轨 | 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: 
| 7 December 23:53 |  |  USA-272 / WGS-8 | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | 在轨 | Operational |
| 9 December 13:26:47 |  H-IIB |  H-IIB | F6 |  Tanegashima LA-Y2 |  Tanegashima LA-Y2 |  MHI |  MHI |
9 December 13:26:47: 
| 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 |
9 December 13:26:47: 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: 
| 10 December 16:11:00 |  |  Fengyun 4A | CMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | 在轨 | 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: 
| 15 December 13:37:21 |  |  CYGNSS × 8 | NASA | Low Earth | Meteorology | 在轨 | 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: 
| 18 December 19:13 |  |  EchoStar 19 | HughesNet | Geosynchronous | Communications | 在轨 | Operational |
| 20 December 11:00 |  Epsilon |  Epsilon | Epsilon-2 |  Uchinoura |  Uchinoura |  JAXA |  JAXA |
20 December 11:00: 
| 20 December 11:00 |  |  Arase (ERG) | JAXA | Medium Earth (elliptical) | Magnetospherics | 在轨 | 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: 
| 21 December 19:22 |  |  TanSat | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 在轨 | Operational |
| 21 December 19:22 |  |  Spark × 2 | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 在轨 | Operational |
| 21 December 20:30 |  Ariane 5 ECA |  Ariane 5 ECA | VA234 |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace |  Arianespace |
21 December 20:30: 
| 21 December 20:30 |  |  Star One D1 | Star One | Geosynchronous | Communications | 在轨 | Operational |
| 21 December 20:30 |  |  JCSAT-15 | JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | 在轨 | Operational |
| 28 December 03:23:56 |  Long March 2D |  Long March 2D |  |  Taiyuan |  Taiyuan |  CASC |  CASC |
28 December 03:23:56: 
| 28 December 03:23:56 |  |  SuperView / Gaojing-1 01 | Beijing Space View Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 在轨 | Partial launch failure; Operational |
| 28 December 03:23:56 |  |  SuperView / Gaojing-1 02 | Beijing Space View Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 在轨 | 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 |
28 December 03:23:56: 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.