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Orbital Launches in 2016

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 86 every orbital launch in 2016, 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

86 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2016-12-28Superview 1/22016-083Chang Zheng 2DCASCTaiyuan—LEOsuccess
2016-12-21JCSAT-15/Star One D12016-082Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2016-12-21TanSat2016-081Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2016-12-20ERG2016-080Epsilon 2JAXAUchinoura2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2016-12-18Echostar 19 (Jupiter 2)2016-079Atlas V 431 CULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2016-12-15CYGNSS2016-078Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesCape Canaveral8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2016-12-10fengyun 4 01 xing2016-077Chang Zheng 3B G3CASCXichang1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2016-12-09HTV 62016-076H-IIBMitsubishi / JAXATanegashima—LEOsuccess
2016-12-07Wideband Global Satcom 82016-075Delta 4M+(5,4) AULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2016-12-07Resourcesat-2A2016-074PSLV-XLISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2016-12-05Gokturk-12016-073Vega 1ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2016-12-01Progress 7K-TGM No. 4342016-F02Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
2016-11-22tianlian yihao 04 xing2016-072Chang Zheng 3C G2CASCXichang2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2016-11-19GOES R2016-071Atlas V 541 CULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2016-11-17GalileoSat 15-182016-069Ariane 5ESArianespaceGuiana Space Centre5 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2016-11-17Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7332016-070Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2016-11-11Yunhai-1 012016-068Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2016-11-11WorldView-42016-067Atlas V 401 CULAVandenberg SFB5 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2016-11-09MXSW2016-066Chang Zheng 11CASCJiuquan2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2016-11-03SJ-172016-065Chang Zheng 5/YZ-2CASCWenchang2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2016-11-02Himawari 92016-064H-IIA 202 1Mitsubishi / JAXATanegashima2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2016-10-19Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7322016-063Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2016-10-17Cygnus OA-52016-062Antares 230Orbital SciencesWallops (MARS)—LEOsuccess
2016-10-16Shenzhou 112016-061Chang Zheng 2F GCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2016-10-05Sky Muster/GSAT2016-060Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2016-09-26PSLV Rideshare 082016-059PSLV CISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2016-09-16PeruSAT-1/Skysat 4-72016-058Vega 1ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2016-09-15Tiangong 22016-057Chang Zheng 2F TCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2016-09-13'Ofeq-112016-056Shavit 2ISAPalmachim—LEOsuccess
2016-09-08OSIRIS-REx2016-055Atlas V 411ULACape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
2016-09-08Insat-3DR2016-054GSLV Mk IIISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2016-09-01Amos 62016-E01Falcon 9 FT3SpaceXCape Canaveral—LEOfailure
2016-08-31Gaofen 102016-F01Chang Zheng 4CCASCTaiyuan—LEOfailure
2016-08-24IS-33e/IS-362016-053Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre38 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2016-08-19GSSAP 3/42016-052Delta 4M+(4,2) AULACape Canaveral3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2016-08-15QUESS2016-051Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2016-08-14JCSAT 162016-050Falcon 9 FT3SpaceXCape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2016-08-09Gaofen 32016-049Chang Zheng 4CCASCTaiyuan6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2016-08-05Tiantong-12016-048Chang Zheng 3B G3CASCXichang1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2016-07-28QUASAR 19?2016-047Atlas V 421 CULACape Canaveral—GEOsuccess
2016-07-18Dragon C1112016-046Falcon 9 FT3SpaceXCape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
2016-07-16Progress 7K-TGM No. 4332016-045Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2016-07-07Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7312016-044Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2016-06-29SJ-16-022016-043Chang Zheng 4BCASCJiuquan3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2016-06-25FC/Aoxiang2016-042Chang Zheng 7/YZ-1ACASCWenchang—LEOsuccess
2016-06-24MUOS 52016-041Atlas V 551 CULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2016-06-22PSLV Rideshare 072016-040PSLV-XLISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2016-06-18Echostar 18/BRISAT2016-039Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2016-06-15ABS-2/Eutelsat 117WB2016-038Falcon 9 FT3SpaceXCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2016-06-12Beidou G72016-037Chang Zheng 3C G2?CASCXichang2 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 (86 launches)
Superview 1/2 (2016-12-28)JCSAT-15/Star One D1 (2016-12-21)TanSat (2016-12-21)ERG (2016-12-20)Echostar 19 (Jupiter 2) (2016-12-18)CYGNSS (2016-12-15)fengyun 4 01 xing (2016-12-10)HTV 6 (2016-12-09)Wideband Global Satcom 8 (2016-12-07)Resourcesat-2A (2016-12-07)Gokturk-1 (2016-12-05)Progress 7K-TGM No. 434 (2016-12-01)tianlian yihao 04 xing (2016-11-22)GOES R (2016-11-19)GalileoSat 15-18 (2016-11-17)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 733 (2016-11-17)WorldView-4 (2016-11-11)Yunhai-1 01 (2016-11-11)MXSW (2016-11-09)SJ-17 (2016-11-03)Himawari 9 (2016-11-02)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 732 (2016-10-19)Cygnus OA-5 (2016-10-17)Shenzhou 11 (2016-10-16)Sky Muster/GSAT (2016-10-05)PSLV Rideshare 08 (2016-09-26)PeruSAT-1/Skysat 4-7 (2016-09-16)Tiangong 2 (2016-09-15)'Ofeq-11 (2016-09-13)OSIRIS-REx (2016-09-08)Insat-3DR (2016-09-08)Amos 6 (2016-09-01)Gaofen 10 (2016-08-31)IS-33e/IS-36 (2016-08-24)GSSAP 3/4 (2016-08-19)QUESS (2016-08-15)JCSAT 16 (2016-08-14)Gaofen 3 (2016-08-09)Tiantong-1 (2016-08-05)QUASAR 19? (2016-07-28)Dragon C111 (2016-07-18)Progress 7K-TGM No. 433 (2016-07-16)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 731 (2016-07-07)SJ-16-02 (2016-06-29)FC/Aoxiang (2016-06-25)MUOS 5 (2016-06-24)PSLV Rideshare 07 (2016-06-22)Echostar 18/BRISAT (2016-06-18)ABS-2/Eutelsat 117WB (2016-06-15)Beidou G7 (2016-06-12)ORION 9 (2016-06-11)Intelsat IS-31/DLA-2 (2016-06-09)Musson-2 No. 12 (2016-06-04)ZY-3-02/Nusat-1,2 (2016-05-30)Uragan-M No. 753 (2016-05-29)Thaicom 8 (2016-05-27)GalileoSat 13-14 (2016-05-24)YG30 (2016-05-15)JCSAT 14 (2016-05-06)IRNSS-1G (2016-04-28)Lomonosov/Aist-2D (2016-04-28)Sentinel 1B/Microscope (2016-04-25)Dragon C110 (2016-04-08)SJ-10 (2016-04-05)Progress 7K-TGM No. 432 (2016-03-31)Beidou I3-S (2016-03-29)Bars-M No. 2 (2016-03-24)Cygnus OA-6 (2016-03-23)Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 720 (2016-03-18)ExoMars TGO/EDM (2016-03-14)Resurs-P No. 3 (2016-03-13)IRNSS-1F (2016-03-10)Eutelsat 65 West A (2016-03-09)SES-9 (2016-03-04)ASTRO-H (2016-02-17)Sentinel-3A (2016-02-16)TOPAZ 4 (2016-02-10)Uragan-M (2016-02-07)KMS-4 Unit 1 (2016-02-07)GPS SVN 70 (2016-02-05)Beidou M3-S (2016-02-01)Eutelsat 9B (2016-01-29)Intelsat 29e (2016-01-27)IRNSS-1E (2016-01-20)Jason-3 (2016-01-17)Belintersat-1 (2016-01-15)

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