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Orbital Launches in 2011

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 84 every orbital launch in 2011, 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

84 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2011-12-28Globalstar 2-52011-080Soyuz-2-1A FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2011-12-23Meridian No. 15L?2011-F04Soyuz-2-1B FregatRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
2011-12-22ziyuan yihao 02C weixing2011-079Chang Zheng 4BCASCTaiyuan6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2011-12-21Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 7032011-078Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2011-12-19Nigcomsat 1R2011-077Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang21 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2011-12-17Elisa 12011-076Soyuz-ST-A FregatArianespaceGuiana Space Centre7 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2011-12-12IGS Radar-32011-075H-IIA 202Mitsubishi / JAXATanegashima—LEOsuccess
2011-12-11Amos 52011-074Proton-M/Briz-MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2011-12-01di shi ke beidou daohang2011-073Chang Zheng 3ACASCXichang1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2011-11-29yaogan weixing shisan ha2011-072Chang Zheng 2C bCASCTaiyuan—LEOsuccess
2011-11-28Uragan-M No. 7462011-071Soyuz-2-1B FregatRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2011-11-26Mars Science Lab Rover2011-070Atlas V 541ULACape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
2011-11-25Asiasat 72011-069Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2011-11-20chuangxin yihao 03 xing2011-068Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2011-11-14Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 2322011-067Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2011-11-09tianxun yihao2011-066Chang Zheng 4BCASCTaiyuan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2011-11-08Pereletniy modul' FG2011-065Zenit-2SBRKABaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2011-11-04Uragan-M No. 7432011-064Proton-M/Briz-MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome5 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2011-10-31shenzhou ba fanhui cang2011-063Chang Zheng 2F GCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2011-10-30Progress 7K-TGM No.4132011-062Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2011-10-28NPOESS Prep Project2011-061Delta 7920-10CULAVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2011-10-21Galileo PFM2011-060Soyuz-ST-B FregatArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2011-10-19ViaSat-12011-059Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2011-10-12Megha-Tropiques2011-058PSLV CAISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2011-10-07Eutelsat W3C2011-057Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2011-10-05IS-182011-056Zenit-3SLBSIS/ELUSBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2011-10-02Uragan-M No. 7422011-055Soyuz-2-1B FregatRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2011-09-29Tiangong 12011-053Chang Zheng 2F TCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2011-09-29QuetzSat-12011-054Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2011-09-27TacSat-42011-052Minotaur IV+OSCC/RSLPKodiak1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
2011-09-24Atlantic Bird 72011-051Zenit-3SLEnergia Ltd USKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2011-09-23IGS Optical-42011-050H-IIA 202Mitsubishi / JAXATanegashima—LEOsuccess
2011-09-21SES-22011-049Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2011-09-20Garpun No. 12011-048Proton-M/Briz-MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2011-09-18Fenghuo 22011-047Chang Zheng 3B G3CASCXichang1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2011-09-10GRAIL A2011-046Delta 7920HULACape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
2011-08-24Progress 7K-TGM No.4122011-F03Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
2011-08-18shijian shi yihao 04 xin2011-F02Chang Zheng 2C bCASCJiuquan—LEOfailure
2011-08-17Dnepr Rideshare 72011-044DneprKTRAS/RVSNRYasniy9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2011-08-17Ekspress AM-42011-045Proton-M/Briz-MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗MEOfailure
2011-08-15Haiyang er hao2011-043Chang Zheng 4BCASCTaiyuan5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2011-08-11Paksat 1R2011-042Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2011-08-06Astra 1N2011-041Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2011-08-05Juno2011-040Atlas V 551ULACape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
2011-07-29shijian shi yihao 02 xin2011-039Chang Zheng 2C bCASCJiuquan5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2011-07-26di jiu ke beidou daohang2011-038Chang Zheng 3ACASCXichang1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2011-07-18RadioAstron2011-037Zenit-3SLBFKVR?Baikonur Cosmodrome49 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2011-07-16GPS SVN 632011-036Delta 4M+(4,2)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2011-07-15GSAT-122011-034PSLV-XLISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2011-07-15SES-32011-035Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome5 payloads ↗GEOsuccess

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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 (84 launches)
Globalstar 2-5 (2011-12-28)Meridian No. 15L? (2011-12-23)ziyuan yihao 02C weixing (2011-12-22)Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 703 (2011-12-21)Nigcomsat 1R (2011-12-19)Elisa 1 (2011-12-17)IGS Radar-3 (2011-12-12)Amos 5 (2011-12-11)di shi ke beidou daohang (2011-12-01)yaogan weixing shisan ha (2011-11-29)Uragan-M No. 746 (2011-11-28)Mars Science Lab Rover (2011-11-26)Asiasat 7 (2011-11-25)chuangxin yihao 03 xing (2011-11-20)Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 232 (2011-11-14)tianxun yihao (2011-11-09)Pereletniy modul' FG (2011-11-08)Uragan-M No. 743 (2011-11-04)shenzhou ba fanhui cang (2011-10-31)Progress 7K-TGM No.413 (2011-10-30)NPOESS Prep Project (2011-10-28)Galileo PFM (2011-10-21)ViaSat-1 (2011-10-19)Megha-Tropiques (2011-10-12)Eutelsat W3C (2011-10-07)IS-18 (2011-10-05)Uragan-M No. 742 (2011-10-02)Tiangong 1 (2011-09-29)QuetzSat-1 (2011-09-29)TacSat-4 (2011-09-27)Atlantic Bird 7 (2011-09-24)IGS Optical-4 (2011-09-23)SES-2 (2011-09-21)Garpun No. 1 (2011-09-20)Fenghuo 2 (2011-09-18)GRAIL A (2011-09-10)Progress 7K-TGM No.412 (2011-08-24)shijian shi yihao 04 xin (2011-08-18)Ekspress AM-4 (2011-08-17)Dnepr Rideshare 7 (2011-08-17)Haiyang er hao (2011-08-15)Paksat 1R (2011-08-11)Astra 1N (2011-08-06)Juno (2011-08-05)shijian shi yihao 02 xin (2011-07-29)di jiu ke beidou daohang (2011-07-26)RadioAstron (2011-07-18)GPS SVN 63 (2011-07-16)SES-3 (2011-07-15)GSAT-12 (2011-07-15)Globalstar 2-4 (2011-07-13)tianlian yihao 02 xing (2011-07-11)OV-104 ISS (2011-07-08)shijian shi yihao 03 xin (2011-07-06)ORS-1 (2011-06-30)Kobal't-M (2011-06-27)Progress 7K-TGM No.411 (2011-06-21)zhongxing shi hao weixin (2011-06-20)Rasad ? (2011-06-15)SAC-D (2011-06-10)Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 702 (2011-06-07)INSAT-4G (2011-05-20)Telstar 14R (2011-05-20)OV-105 ISS (2011-05-16)SBIRS GEO-1 (2011-05-07)Meridian No. 14L (2011-05-04)Progress 7K-TGM No.410 (2011-04-27)Intelsat New Dawn (2011-04-22)Resourcesat-2 (2011-04-20)INTRUDER 9 (2011-04-15)diba ke beidou daohang w (2011-04-09)Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 231 (2011-04-04)QUASAR 17? (2011-03-11)X-37B No. 2 (2011-03-05)Glory (2011-03-04)Uragan-K1 No. 11L (2011-02-26)OV-103 ISS (2011-02-24)ATV 2 (2011-02-16)USA 225 (2011-02-06)Musson-2 No. 11 (2011-02-01)Progress 7K-TGM No.409 (2011-01-28)HTV 2 (2011-01-22)Elektro-L (2011-01-20)Improved CRYSTAL 2109? (2011-01-20)

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