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Russian Space Forces Launches

7,332 orbital launches since 1957

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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 82 orbital launches by Russian Space Forces, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

82 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2019-12-26Gonets-M No. 24/25/262019-096RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2019-08-30Musson-2 No. 132019-057RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2018-11-30Rodnik2018-097RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2016-06-04Musson-2 No. 122016-034RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2015-09-23Rodnik2015-050RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2015-03-31Gonets-M No. 21/22/232015-020RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome11 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2014-07-03Gonets-M No. 18/19/202014-036RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2014-05-23Rodnik2014-028RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome46 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2013-12-25Rodnik2013-076RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome26 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2013-09-11Gonets-M No. 14/16/172013-048RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2013-01-15Strela-3M2013-001RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2012-07-28Gonets-M No. 13,152012-041RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2011-10-02Uragan-M No. 7422011-055Soyuz-2-1B FregatRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2011-06-27Kobal't-M2011-028Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2011-05-04Meridian No. 14L2011-018Soyuz-2-1A FregatRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2011-02-26Uragan-K1 No. 11L2011-009Soyuz-2-1B FregatRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2011-02-01Musson-2 No. 112011-005RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOfailure
2010-11-02Meridian No. 13L2010-058Soyuz-2-1A FregatRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2010-09-30Oko TP 60712010-049Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2010-09-08Gonets-M No. 122010-043RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2010-04-27Parus2010-017Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2010-04-16Kobal't-M No 5612010-014Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2009-11-20Lotos-S No. 8012009-063Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2009-07-21Parus2009-039Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-07-06Strela-32009-036RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-05-21Meridian No. 122009-029Soyuz-2-1A FregatRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—GEOsuccess
2009-04-29Kobal't-M2009-022Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2009-01-30Koronas-Foton2009-003Tsiklon-3Russian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2008-12-02Oko TP 60702008-062Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2008-11-14Kobal't-M2008-058Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2008-07-26Persona No. 12008-037Soyuz-2-1BRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2008-07-22SAR-Lupe 52008-036Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2008-06-19Orbcomm FM382008-031Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesKapustin Yar7 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2008-05-23Yubileyniy2008-025RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2008-03-27SAR-Lupe 42008-014Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2007-11-01SAR-Lupe 32007-053Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2007-10-23Oko US-KS2007-049Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2007-09-11Parus?2007-038Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2007-07-02SAR-Lupe 22007-030Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2007-06-29Tselina-2 No. 17L2007-029Zenit-2MRussian Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2007-06-07Kobal't-M2007-022Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2006-12-24Meridian No. 11L2006-061Soyuz-2-1A FregatRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2006-12-19SAR-Lupe 12006-060Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2006-09-14Don No. 8L2006-039Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2006-07-21Oko US-KS?2006-030Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2006-06-25US-PU/Konus-A2006-026Tsiklon-2Russian Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2006-05-03Kobal't-M2006-017Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2005-12-21Gonets-M No. 11/Rodnik2005-048Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2005-10-27China-DMC2005-043Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2005-09-02Kometa No. 21L2005-034Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess

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About this database

Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.

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By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (82 launches)
Gonets-M No. 24/25/26 (2019-12-26)Musson-2 No. 13 (2019-08-30)Rodnik (2018-11-30)Musson-2 No. 12 (2016-06-04)Rodnik (2015-09-23)Gonets-M No. 21/22/23 (2015-03-31)Gonets-M No. 18/19/20 (2014-07-03)Rodnik (2014-05-23)Rodnik (2013-12-25)Gonets-M No. 14/16/17 (2013-09-11)Strela-3M (2013-01-15)Gonets-M No. 13,15 (2012-07-28)Uragan-M No. 742 (2011-10-02)Kobal't-M (2011-06-27)Meridian No. 14L (2011-05-04)Uragan-K1 No. 11L (2011-02-26)Musson-2 No. 11 (2011-02-01)Meridian No. 13L (2010-11-02)Oko TP 6071 (2010-09-30)Gonets-M No. 12 (2010-09-08)Parus (2010-04-27)Kobal't-M No 561 (2010-04-16)Lotos-S No. 801 (2009-11-20)Parus (2009-07-21)Strela-3 (2009-07-06)Meridian No. 12 (2009-05-21)Kobal't-M (2009-04-29)Koronas-Foton (2009-01-30)Oko TP 6070 (2008-12-02)Kobal't-M (2008-11-14)Persona No. 1 (2008-07-26)SAR-Lupe 5 (2008-07-22)Orbcomm FM38 (2008-06-19)Yubileyniy (2008-05-23)SAR-Lupe 4 (2008-03-27)SAR-Lupe 3 (2007-11-01)Oko US-KS (2007-10-23)Parus? (2007-09-11)SAR-Lupe 2 (2007-07-02)Tselina-2 No. 17L (2007-06-29)Kobal't-M (2007-06-07)Meridian No. 11L (2006-12-24)SAR-Lupe 1 (2006-12-19)Don No. 8L (2006-09-14)Oko US-KS? (2006-07-21)US-PU/Konus-A (2006-06-25)Kobal't-M (2006-05-03)Gonets-M No. 11/Rodnik (2005-12-21)China-DMC (2005-10-27)Kometa No. 21L (2005-09-02)98M (2005-08-26)Molniya-3K No. 12L (2005-06-21)Parus? (2005-01-20)Okean-O1 No. 9 (2004-12-24)Oblik 17F116ML No. 103 (2004-11-08)Kobal't-M (2004-09-24)Strela-3 (2004-09-23)Parus (2004-07-22)Tselina-2 No. 16L (2004-06-10)US-PU (2004-05-28)Molniya-1T? (2004-02-18)Mozhaets 4 (2003-09-27)Strela-3 (2003-08-19)Molniya-3 No. 65L (2003-06-19)Parus? (2003-06-04)Molniya-1T No. 101 (2003-04-02)Oko US-KS (2002-12-24)DMC Alsat-1 (2002-11-28)Nadezhda-M 17F118M No. 4 (2002-09-26)Strela-3 (2002-07-08)Parus? (2002-05-28)Oko US-KS (2002-04-01)Kobal't (2002-02-25)Gonets-D1 No. 22/23/24 (2001-12-28)US-PU No. 9L (2001-12-21)Meteor-3M 17F45 No. 101 (2001-12-10)Molniya-3 No. 64 (2001-10-25)AUOS-SM-KF (2001-07-31)Molniya-3K No. 11? (2001-07-20)Parus (2001-06-08)Kobal't (2001-05-29)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.