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Orbital Launches in 2017

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 90 every orbital launch in 2017, 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

90 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2017-12-26Angosat2017-086Zenit-3SLBFKVR?Baikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2017-12-25YG-30-032017-085Chang Zheng 2C bCASCXichang4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-12-23LKW-22017-084Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2017-12-23Iridium Next SV31-402017-083Falcon 9 FT3/4SpaceXVandenberg SFB10 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-12-23GCOM-C/SLATGS2017-082H-IIA 202 1Mitsubishi / JAXATanegashima2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-12-17Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7372017-081Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2017-12-15Dragon C108.22017-080Falcon 9 FT3/4SpaceXCape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
2017-12-12Galileosat 19-222017-079Ariane 5ESArianespaceGuiana Space Centre5 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2017-12-10AlComSat 12017-078Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2017-12-03LKW-12017-077Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2017-12-02Lotos-S2 No. 8032017-076Soyuz-2-1BRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2017-11-28Soyuz Rideshare 52017-F05Soyuz-2-1B FregatRoscosmosVostochniy—LEOfailure
2017-11-24YG-30-022017-075Chang Zheng 2C bCASCXichang3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-11-21Jilin-12017-074Chang Zheng 6CASCTaiyuan3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-11-18JPSS-12017-073Delta 7920-10CULAVandenberg SFB3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-11-14Fengyun 3 042017-072Chang Zheng 4CCASCTaiyuan5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-11-12Cygnus OA-82017-071Antares 230Orbital SciencesWallops (MARS)—LEOsuccess
2017-11-08Mohammed VI-A2017-070Vega 1ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2017-11-05Beidou-32017-069Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 G3ZCASCXichang3 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2017-10-31Planet Express2017-068Minotaur-C 3210OATK FSGVandenberg SFB6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-10-30Koreasat-5A2017-067Falcon 9 FT4SpaceXKennedy Space Center1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2017-10-15QUASAR 20?2017-066Atlas V 421 CULACape Canaveral—GEOsuccess
2017-10-14Progress 7K-TGM No. 4372017-065Soyuz-2-1ARoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2017-10-13Sentinel-5P2017-064RokotEurockotPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-10-11SES-11/Echostar-1052017-063Falcon 9 FT3/4SpaceXKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2017-10-09Iridium Next SV21-302017-061Falcon 9 FT4SpaceXVandenberg SFB10 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-10-09QZSS 42017-062H-IIA 202 1Mitsubishi / JAXATanegashima2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2017-10-09VRSS-22017-060Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-09-29IS-37e/BSAT-4a2017-059Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2017-09-29YG-30-012017-058Chang Zheng 2C bCASCXichang4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-09-28Asiasat 92017-057Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2017-09-24Adv TRUMPET 4?2017-056Atlas V 541 CULAVandenberg SFB—HEOsuccess
2017-09-22Uragan-M No. 7522017-055Soyuz-2-1B FregatRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2017-09-12Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7342017-054Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2017-09-11Amazonas 52017-053Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2017-09-07X-37B No. 2?2017-052Falcon 9 FT4SpaceXKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
2017-08-31IRNSS-1H2017-051PSLV-XLISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)—MEOfailure
2017-08-26ORS-52017-050Minotaur IV 2OATK FSGCanaveral1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2017-08-24Formosat-52017-049Falcon 9 FT3/4SpaceXVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2017-08-19QZSS 32017-048H-IIA 204 2Mitsubishi / JAXATanegashima2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2017-08-18TDRS M2017-047Atlas V 401 CULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2017-08-16Blagovest 11L2017-046Proton-M/Briz-MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2017-08-14Dragon C1132017-045Falcon 9 FT4SpaceXKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
2017-08-02Optsat-3000/Venmus2017-044Vega 1ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2017-07-28Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7362017-043Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2017-07-14Soyuz Rideshare 42017-042Soyuz-2-1A FregatRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome24 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-07-05Intelsat IS-35e2017-041Falcon 9 FT3/4SpaceXKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2017-07-02SJ-182017-F03Chang Zheng 5CASCWenchang—LEOfailure
2017-06-28HellasSat 3/GSAT 172017-040Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2017-06-25Iridium Next SV11-202017-039Falcon 9 FT3SpaceXVandenberg SFB10 payloads ↗LEOsuccess

Launch cadence · 1957 → 2026

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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 (90 launches)
Angosat (2017-12-26)YG-30-03 (2017-12-25)Iridium Next SV31-40 (2017-12-23)GCOM-C/SLATGS (2017-12-23)LKW-2 (2017-12-23)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 737 (2017-12-17)Dragon C108.2 (2017-12-15)Galileosat 19-22 (2017-12-12)AlComSat 1 (2017-12-10)LKW-1 (2017-12-03)Lotos-S2 No. 803 (2017-12-02)Soyuz Rideshare 5 (2017-11-28)YG-30-02 (2017-11-24)Jilin-1 (2017-11-21)JPSS-1 (2017-11-18)Fengyun 3 04 (2017-11-14)Cygnus OA-8 (2017-11-12)Mohammed VI-A (2017-11-08)Beidou-3 (2017-11-05)Planet Express (2017-10-31)Koreasat-5A (2017-10-30)QUASAR 20? (2017-10-15)Progress 7K-TGM No. 437 (2017-10-14)Sentinel-5P (2017-10-13)SES-11/Echostar-105 (2017-10-11)Iridium Next SV21-30 (2017-10-09)VRSS-2 (2017-10-09)QZSS 4 (2017-10-09)IS-37e/BSAT-4a (2017-09-29)YG-30-01 (2017-09-29)Asiasat 9 (2017-09-28)Adv TRUMPET 4? (2017-09-24)Uragan-M No. 752 (2017-09-22)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 734 (2017-09-12)Amazonas 5 (2017-09-11)X-37B No. 2? (2017-09-07)IRNSS-1H (2017-08-31)ORS-5 (2017-08-26)Formosat-5 (2017-08-24)QZSS 3 (2017-08-19)TDRS M (2017-08-18)Blagovest 11L (2017-08-16)Dragon C113 (2017-08-14)Optsat-3000/Venmus (2017-08-02)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 736 (2017-07-28)Soyuz Rideshare 4 (2017-07-14)Intelsat IS-35e (2017-07-05)SJ-18 (2017-07-02)HellasSat 3/GSAT 17 (2017-06-28)Iridium Next SV11-20 (2017-06-25)BulgariaSat-1 (2017-06-23)PSLV Rideshare 10 (2017-06-23)Nivelir No. 1? (2017-06-23)Zhongxing-9A (2017-06-18)HXMT (2017-06-15)Progress 7K-TGM No. 436 (2017-06-14)Echostar 21 (2017-06-08)GSAT-19 (2017-06-05)Dragon C106.2 (2017-06-03)Viasat 2/Eutelsat 172B (2017-06-01)QZSS 2 (2017-06-01)It's A Test (2017-05-25)EKS No. 2L (2017-05-25)SES-15 (2017-05-18)Inmarsat 5F4 (2017-05-15)GSAT-9 (2017-05-05)SDGC/Koreasat 7 (2017-05-04)NROL-76 (2017-05-01)Tianzhou 1 (2017-04-20)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 735 (2017-04-20)Cygnus OA-7 (2017-04-18)Shi Jian 13 (2017-04-12)SES-10 (2017-03-30)Wideband Global Satcom 9 (2017-03-19)IGS R-5 (2017-03-17)Echostar 23 (2017-03-16)Sentinel-2B (2017-03-07)Tiankun-1 (2017-03-02)INTRUDER (2017-03-01)Progress 7K-TGM No. 435 (2017-02-22)Dragon C112 (2017-02-19)PSLV Rideshare 09 (2017-02-15)SkyBrasil-1/Telkom-3S (2017-02-14)Hispasat 36W-1 (2017-01-28)DSN 2 (2017-01-24)SBIRS GEO-3 (2017-01-21)TRICOM-1 (2017-01-14)Iridium Next SV1-10 (2017-01-14)Jilin-1 (2017-01-09)TJS 2 (2017-01-05)

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