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Orbital Launches in 2015

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 87 every orbital launch in 2015, 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

87 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2015-12-28gaofen si yao weixing2015-083Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2015-12-24Ekspress-AMU12015-082Proton-M/Briz-MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-12-22Orbcomm OG22015-081Falcon 9 FT3SpaceXCape Canaveral11 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2015-12-21Progress 7K-TGM No. 4312015-080Soyuz-2-1ARoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2015-12-17GalileoSat 11-122015-079Soyuz-ST-B FregatArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2015-12-17DAMPE2015-078Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2015-12-16TeLEOS-12015-077PSLV CAISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2015-12-15Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 7192015-076Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2015-12-13Garpun No. 12L2015-075Proton-M/Briz-MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome5 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-12-11Elektro-L No. 22015-074Zenit-3SLBFKVR?Baikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-12-09zhongxing yi hao C xing2015-073Chang Zheng 3B G3CASCXichang1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2015-12-06Cygnus OA-42015-072Atlas V 401 CULACape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
2015-12-05Kanopus-ST/KYuA-12015-071Soyuz-2-1V VolgaRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOfailure
2015-12-03LPF2015-070Vega 1ESA/AEGuiana Space Centre—HEOsuccess
2015-11-26YG-292015-069Chang Zheng 4CCASCTaiyuan6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2015-11-24Telstar 12V2015-068H-IIA 204 2Mitsubishi / JAXATanegashima2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-11-20Laosat 12015-067Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2015-11-17EKS No. 1L2015-066Soyuz-2-1B FregatRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2015-11-10Badr 7/GSAT 152015-065Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-11-08YG-282015-064Chang Zheng 4BCASCTaiyuan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2015-11-04Hiakasat2015-F03Super StrypiAFORS/SANDKauai—LEOfailure
2015-11-03zhongxing er hao C xing2015-063Chang Zheng 3B G3CASCXichang2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2015-10-31GPS SVN 732015-062Atlas V 401 CULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2015-10-26tianhui yi hao 03 xing2015-061Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2015-10-16Apstar-92015-059Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2015-10-16Turksat 4B2015-060Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-10-08INTRUDER2015-058Atlas V 401 CULAVandenberg SFB14 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2015-10-07Jilin-12015-057Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2015-10-02Morelos 32015-056Atlas V 421 CULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-10-01Progress 7K-TGM No. 4292015-055Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2015-09-30NBN Co.1/ARSAT 22015-054Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-09-29Beidou I2-S2015-053Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2015-09-28PSLV Rideshare 062015-052PSLV-XLISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2015-09-25TW-1?2015-051Chang Zheng 11CASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2015-09-23Rodnik2015-050RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2015-09-19Cluster2015-049Chang Zheng 6CASCTaiyuan2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2015-09-14GF-92015-047Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2015-09-14Ekspress AM-82015-048Proton-M/DM-3KhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-09-12TJS 12015-046Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2015-09-11GalileoSat 9-102015-045Soyuz-ST-B FregatArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2015-09-02MUOS 42015-044Atlas V 551 CULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-09-02Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 7182015-043Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2015-08-28Inmarsat 5F32015-042Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2015-08-27GSAT-62015-041GSLV Mk IIISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2015-08-27YG-272015-040Chang Zheng 4CCASCTaiyuan4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2015-08-20Eutelsat 8WB/IS-342015-039Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-08-19HTV 52015-038H-IIBMitsubishi / JAXATanegashima—LEOsuccess
2015-07-25Beidou M1S?M2S2015-037Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 G3ZCASCXichang3 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2015-07-24Wideband Global Satcom 72015-036Delta 4M+(5,4) AULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2015-07-22Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 7172015-035Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur 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 (87 launches)
gaofen si yao weixing (2015-12-28)Ekspress-AMU1 (2015-12-24)Orbcomm OG2 (2015-12-22)Progress 7K-TGM No. 431 (2015-12-21)GalileoSat 11-12 (2015-12-17)DAMPE (2015-12-17)TeLEOS-1 (2015-12-16)Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 719 (2015-12-15)Garpun No. 12L (2015-12-13)Elektro-L No. 2 (2015-12-11)zhongxing yi hao C xing (2015-12-09)Cygnus OA-4 (2015-12-06)Kanopus-ST/KYuA-1 (2015-12-05)LPF (2015-12-03)YG-29 (2015-11-26)Telstar 12V (2015-11-24)Laosat 1 (2015-11-20)EKS No. 1L (2015-11-17)Badr 7/GSAT 15 (2015-11-10)YG-28 (2015-11-08)Hiakasat (2015-11-04)zhongxing er hao C xing (2015-11-03)GPS SVN 73 (2015-10-31)tianhui yi hao 03 xing (2015-10-26)Turksat 4B (2015-10-16)Apstar-9 (2015-10-16)INTRUDER (2015-10-08)Jilin-1 (2015-10-07)Morelos 3 (2015-10-02)Progress 7K-TGM No. 429 (2015-10-01)NBN Co.1/ARSAT 2 (2015-09-30)Beidou I2-S (2015-09-29)PSLV Rideshare 06 (2015-09-28)TW-1? (2015-09-25)Rodnik (2015-09-23)Cluster (2015-09-19)GF-9 (2015-09-14)Ekspress AM-8 (2015-09-14)TJS 1 (2015-09-12)GalileoSat 9-10 (2015-09-11)MUOS 4 (2015-09-02)Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 718 (2015-09-02)Inmarsat 5F3 (2015-08-28)YG-27 (2015-08-27)GSAT-6 (2015-08-27)Eutelsat 8WB/IS-34 (2015-08-20)HTV 5 (2015-08-19)Beidou M1S?M2S (2015-07-25)Wideband Global Satcom 7 (2015-07-24)Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 717 (2015-07-22)Star One C4/MSG 4 (2015-07-15)GPS SVN 72 (2015-07-15)DMC3 (2015-07-10)Progress 7K-TGM No. 428 (2015-07-03)Dragon C109 (2015-06-28)GF-8 (2015-06-26)Sentinel-2A (2015-06-23)Persona No. 3 (2015-06-23)Kobal't-M No. 565 (91L) (2015-06-05)DirecTV-15/SKYM-1 (2015-05-27)X-37B No. 2? (2015-05-20)Mexsat-1 (2015-05-16)Progress 7K-TGM No. 426 (2015-04-28)Turkmensat (2015-04-27)Sicral 2/Thor 7 (2015-04-26)Dragon C108 (2015-04-14)Gonets-M No. 21/22/23 (2015-03-31)Beidou I1-S (2015-03-30)IRNSS-1D (2015-03-28)GalileoSat 7-8 (2015-03-27)Soyuz 11F732A47 No.716 (2015-03-27)IGS Optical-5 (2015-03-26)GPS SVN 71 (2015-03-25)Kompsat-3A (2015-03-25)Ekspress AM-7 (2015-03-18)MMS 1-4 (2015-03-13)ABS-3A/Eutelsat115WB (2015-03-02)Bars-M No. 1L (2015-02-27)Progress 7K-TGM No. 425 (2015-02-17)DSCOVR (2015-02-11)IXV (2015-02-11)Fajr (2015-02-02)Inmarsat 5F2 (2015-02-01)IGS Radar-Spare (2015-02-01)SMAP (2015-01-31)MUOS 3 (2015-01-21)Dragon C107 (2015-01-10)

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