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Orbital Launches in 2012

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 78 every orbital launch in 2012, 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

78 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2012-12-19Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 704A2012-074Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2012-12-19Skynet 5D2012-075Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2012-12-18GK-22012-073Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2012-12-12KMS-3 Unit 22012-072Unha-3KCSTTonghae—LEOsuccess
2012-12-11X-37B No. 12012-071Atlas V 501ULACape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
2012-12-08Yamal 4022012-070Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOfailure
2012-12-03EUTELSAT 70B2012-069Zenit-3SLEnergia Ltd USKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2012-12-02Pleiades HR-22012-068Soyuz-ST-A FregatArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2012-11-27zhongxing shier hao weix2012-067Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2012-11-25yaogan weixing shiliu ha2012-066Chang Zheng 4CCASCJiuquan7 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2012-11-20Echostar 162012-065Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2012-11-18huan jing yihao C weixin2012-064Chang Zheng 2C bCASCTaiyuan—LEOsuccess
2012-11-14Meridian No. 16L2012-063Soyuz-2-1A FregatRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2012-11-10Star One C32012-062Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2012-11-02Luch-5B2012-061Proton-M/Briz-MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2012-10-31Progress 7K-TGM No. 4172012-060Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2012-10-25di 16 ke beidou d.weixin2012-059Chang Zheng 3CCASCXichang2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2012-10-23Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 7072012-058Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2012-10-14IS-232012-057Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2012-10-14shi jian liuhao A weixin2012-056Chang Zheng 2C SMACASCTaiyuan3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2012-10-12Galileo FM32012-055Soyuz-ST-B FregatArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2012-10-08Dragon C1032012-054Falcon 9SpaceXCape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
2012-10-04GPS SVN 652012-053Delta 4M+(4,2)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2012-09-29VRSS-12012-052Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2012-09-28Astra 2F2012-051Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2012-09-22Fajr2012-F03SafirIRSASemnan—LEOfailure
2012-09-1814 ke beidou daohang wei2012-050Chang Zheng 3B G1CASCXichang2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2012-09-17METOP B2012-049Soyuz-2-1A FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2012-09-13INTRUDER 102012-048Atlas V 401ULAVandenberg SFB7 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2012-09-09SPOT 62012-047PSLV CAISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2012-08-30RBSP-A2012-046Atlas V 401ULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2012-08-19Intelsat IS-212012-045Zenit-3SLEnergia Ltd USKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2012-08-06Telkom-32012-044Proton-M/Briz-MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗MEOfailure
2012-08-02Intelsat IS-202012-043Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2012-08-01Progress 7K-TGM No.4162012-042Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2012-07-28Gonets-M No. 13,152012-041RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2012-07-25tianlian yihao 03 xing2012-040Chang Zheng 3CCASCXichang1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2012-07-22Soyuz Rideshare 22012-039Soyuz-FG FregatRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2012-07-21HTV 32012-038H-IIBJAXATanegashima—LEOsuccess
2012-07-15Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 7062012-037Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2012-07-09Astra 4B ?2012-036Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2012-07-05Jupiter 12012-035Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre5 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2012-06-29ORION 82012-034Delta 4H AULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2012-06-20QUASAR 17?2012-033Atlas V 401ULACape Canaveral—GEOsuccess
2012-06-16shenzhou jiu fanhui cang2012-032Chang Zheng 2F GCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2012-06-13NuSTAR2012-031Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesKwajalein1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2012-06-01Intelsat IS-192012-030Zenit-3SLEnergia Ltd USKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2012-05-29yaogan weixing shiwuhao2012-029Chang Zheng 4CCASCTaiyuan6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2012-05-26Shentong-2?2012-028Chang Zheng 3B G3CASCXichang1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2012-05-23Fajr2012-F02SafirIRSASemnan—LEOfailure

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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 (78 launches)
Skynet 5D (2012-12-19)Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 704A (2012-12-19)GK-2 (2012-12-18)KMS-3 Unit 2 (2012-12-12)X-37B No. 1 (2012-12-11)Yamal 402 (2012-12-08)EUTELSAT 70B (2012-12-03)Pleiades HR-2 (2012-12-02)zhongxing shier hao weix (2012-11-27)yaogan weixing shiliu ha (2012-11-25)Echostar 16 (2012-11-20)huan jing yihao C weixin (2012-11-18)Meridian No. 16L (2012-11-14)Star One C3 (2012-11-10)Luch-5B (2012-11-02)Progress 7K-TGM No. 417 (2012-10-31)di 16 ke beidou d.weixin (2012-10-25)Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 707 (2012-10-23)IS-23 (2012-10-14)shi jian liuhao A weixin (2012-10-14)Galileo FM3 (2012-10-12)Dragon C103 (2012-10-08)GPS SVN 65 (2012-10-04)VRSS-1 (2012-09-29)Astra 2F (2012-09-28)Fajr (2012-09-22)14 ke beidou daohang wei (2012-09-18)METOP B (2012-09-17)INTRUDER 10 (2012-09-13)SPOT 6 (2012-09-09)RBSP-A (2012-08-30)Intelsat IS-21 (2012-08-19)Telkom-3 (2012-08-06)Intelsat IS-20 (2012-08-02)Progress 7K-TGM No.416 (2012-08-01)Gonets-M No. 13,15 (2012-07-28)tianlian yihao 03 xing (2012-07-25)Soyuz Rideshare 2 (2012-07-22)HTV 3 (2012-07-21)Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 706 (2012-07-15)Astra 4B ? (2012-07-09)Jupiter 1 (2012-07-05)ORION 8 (2012-06-29)QUASAR 17? (2012-06-20)shenzhou jiu fanhui cang (2012-06-16)NuSTAR (2012-06-13)Intelsat IS-19 (2012-06-01)yaogan weixing shiwuhao (2012-05-29)Shentong-2? (2012-05-26)Fajr (2012-05-23)Dragon C102 (2012-05-22)Nimiq 6 (2012-05-17)GCOM-W1 (2012-05-17)Kobal't-M (2012-05-17)JCSAT 13 (2012-05-15)Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 705 (2012-05-15)yaogan weixing shisi hao (2012-05-10)tianhui yi hao 02 xing (2012-05-06)AEHF SV-2 (2012-05-04)di shier ke beidou-2 w. (2012-04-29)RISAT-1 (2012-04-26)Yahsat 1B (2012-04-23)Progress 7K-TGM No.415 (2012-04-20)Kwangmyongsong-3 (2012-04-12)TOPAZ 2? (2012-04-03)Apstar7 (2012-03-31)Oko-1 No. 7128 (2012-03-30)Intelsat IS-22 (2012-03-25)ATV 3 (2012-03-23)di shiyi ke beidou d.w. (2012-02-24)MUOS 1 (2012-02-24)SES-4 (2012-02-14)LARES (2012-02-13)Navid (2012-02-03)Progress 7K-TGM No.414 (2012-01-25)Wideband Global Satcom 4 (2012-01-20)fengyun erhao 07 xing (2012-01-13)ziyuan san hao (2012-01-09)

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