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Orbital Launches of 2015

updated: 26.02.2024

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ID Date Payload(s) Launch Vehicle Site Remark
2015-001 10.01.2015 Dragon CRS-5 (SpX 5, Dragon C107)
CATS
Flock-1d' 1 (Dove 0A16)
Flock-1d' 2 (Dove 0C02)
AESP-14
Falcon-9 v1.1 CC SLC-40
2015-002 21.01.2015 MUOS 3 Atlas-5(551)¹ CC SLC-41
2015-003 31.01.2015 SMAP
ExoCube (CP 10)
GRIFEX
FIREBIRD FU3
FIREBIRD FU4
Delta-7320-10C Va SLC-2W
February
2015-004 01.02.2015 IGS-Radar Spare H-2A-202 Ta YLP-1
2015-005 01.02.2015 Inmarsat-5 F2 (GX 2) Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2015-006 02.02.2015 Fajr 5 Safir-1B Sem
2015-U01 11.02.2015 IXV *
AVUM VV04
Vega Ko ELV Main payload suborbital, AVUM upper stage reached orbit
2015-007 11.02.2015 DSCOVR Falcon-9 v1.1 CC SLC-40
2015-008 17.02.2015 Progress-M 26M Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2015-009 27.02.2015 Kosmos 2503 (Bars-M #1) Soyuz-2-1a Pl LC-43/4
March
2015-010 02.03.2015 ABS 3A
Eutelsat 115 West B
Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) CC SLC-40
2015-011 13.03.2015 MMS 1 (John)
MMS 2 (Paul)
MMS 3 (George)
MMS 4 (Ringo)
MMS 1, ..., 4
Atlas-5(421)¹ CC SLC-41
2015-012 18.03.2015 Ekspress-AM 7 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2015-013 25.03.2015 GPS-2F 9 (GPS SVN 71, Navstar 73, USA 260, Deneb) Delta-4M+(4,2) CC SLC-37B
2015-014 25.03.2015 KOMPSAT 3A Dnepr Do LC-370/13
2015-015 26.03.2015 IGS-Optical 5 H-2A-202 Ta YLP-1
2015-016 27.03.2015 Soyuz-TMA 16M Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2015-017 27.03.2015 Galileo 7 (Galileo-FOC FM3, Adam)
Galileo 8 (Galileo-FOC FM4, Anastasia)
Soyuz-ST-B Fregat-MT Ko ELS
2015-018 28.03.2015 IRNSS 1D PSLV-XL Sr SLP
2015-019 30.03.2015 BD-3 I1-S (Beidou 17) CZ-3C/G3Z Xi LC-2 Version 1st flight
2015-020 31.03.2015 Gonets-M 11 (Gonets-M 21L)
Gonets-M 12 (Gonets-M 22L)
Gonets-M 13 (Gonets-M 23L)
Kosmos 2504 (14F153 #3)
Rokot-KM Pl LC-133/3
April
2015-021 14.04.2015 Dragon CRS-6 (SpX 6, Dragon C108-F1)
Flock-1e 1 (Dove 0B1A)
Flock-1e 2 (Dove 0B10)
Flock-1e 3 (Dove 0C03)
Flock-1e 4 (Dove 0C06)
Flock-1e 5 (Dove 0B07)
Flock-1e 6 (Dove 0B0B)
Flock-1e 7 (Dove 0B0E)
Flock-1e 8 (Dove 0B0D)
Flock-1e 9 (Dove 0B1F)
Flock-1e 10 (Dove 0B09)
Flock-1e 11 (Dove 0B1E)
Flock-1e 12 (Dove 0B0A)
Flock-1e 13 (Dove 0C07)
Flock-1e 14 (Dove 0B0F)
Flock-1e 1, ..., 14
Arkyd 3-Reflight (A3R)
Centennial 1
Falcon-9 v1.1 CC SLC-40
2015-022 26.04.2015 Thor 7
SICRAL 2 (Syracuse 3C)
Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2015-023 27.04.2015 TürkmenÄlem 52E/MonacoSat Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) CC SLC-40
2015-024 28.04.2015 Progress-M 27M Soyuz-2-1a Ba LC-31/6 failure
May
2015-F01 16.05.2015 MEXSAT 1 (Centenario) Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39 failed
2015-025 20.05.2015 X-37B OTV-4 (USA 261)
GEARRS 2 (GEARRSAT 2)
LightSail 1
OptiCube 1 (O/C 1)
OptiCube 2 (O/C 2)
OptiCube 3 (O/C 3)
USS Langley
AeroCube 8A (IMPACT A)
AeroCube 8B (IMPACT B)
BRICSat-P (BRICSat 1, NO 83, Navy-OSCAR 83)
PSat A (ParkinsonSat A, NO 84, Navy-OSCAR 84))
Atlas-5(501) CC SLC-41
2015-026 27.05.2015 DirecTV 15 → AT&T T-15
Sky-Mexico 1 (SKYM 1)
Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
June
2015-027 05.06.2015 Kosmos 2505 (Yantar-4K2M #10, Kobalt-M #10) Soyuz-2-1a Pl LC-43/4
2015-028 23.06.2015 Sentinel 2A Vega Ko ELV
2015-029 23.06.2015 Kosmos 2506 (Persona #3, Kvarts #3) Soyuz-2-1b Pl LC-43/4
2015-030 26.06.2015 Gaofen 8 (GF 8) CZ-4B TY LC-9
2015-F02 28.06.2015 Dragon CRS-7 (SpX 7, Dragon C109)
IDA 1
Flock-1f 1 (Dove 0B25)
Flock-1f 2 (Dove 0B31)
Flock-1f 3 (Dove 0B26)
Flock-1f 4 (Dove 0B33)
Flock-1f 5 (Dove 0B28)
Flock-1f 6 (Dove 0B2E)
Flock-1f 7 (Dove 0B2D)
Flock-1f 8 (Dove 0B32)
Flock-1f 1, ..., 8
Falcon-9 v1.1 CC SLC-40 Failure
July
2015-031 03.07.2015 Progress-M 28M Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2015-032 10.07.2015 DMC-3 1 (TripleSat 1) → SSTL-S1 1
DMC-3 2 (TripleSat 2) → SSTL-S1 2
DMC-3 3 (TripleSat 3) → SSTL-S1 3
Carbonite 1 (CBNT 1)
DeOrbitSail
PSLV-XL Sr FLP
2015-033 15.07.2015 GPS-2F 10 (GPS SVN 72, Navstar 74, USA 262, Antares) Atlas-5(401) CC SLC-41
2015-034 15.07.2015 Star One C4
MSG 4 (Meteosat 11)
Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2015-035 22.07.2015 Soyuz-TMA 17M Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2015-036 24.07.2015 WGS 7 (USA 263) Delta-4M+(5,4) (upg.) CC SLC-37B Version 1st flight
2015-037 25.07.2015 BD-3 M1-S (Beidou 18)
BD-3 M2-S (Beidou 19)
CZ-3B/G3Z Xi LC-2 Version 1st flight
August
2015-038 19.08.2015 HTV 5 (Kounotori 5)
CALET
Flock-2b 1 (Dove 0C70)
Flock-2b 2 (Dove 0C18)
Flock-2b 3 (Dove 0C53)
Flock-2b 4 (Dove 0C72)
Flock-2b 5 (Dove 0C73)
Flock-2b 6 (Dove 0C69)
Flock-2b 7 (Dove 0C66)
Flock-2b 8 (Dove 0C55)
Flock-2b 9 (Dove 0C64)
Flock-2b 10 (Dove 0C68)
Flock-2b 11 (Dove 0C71)
Flock-2b 12 (Dove 0C51)
Flock-2b 13 (Dove 0C74)
Flock-2b 14 (Dove 0C47)
Flock-2b 1, ..., 14
SERPENS
S-CUBE
GOMX 3
AAUSAT 5
H-2B-304 Ta YLP-2
2015-039 20.08.2015 Eutelsat 8 West B
Intelsat 34 (Hispasat 55W-2)
Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2015-040 27.08.2015 Yaogan 27 (JB-9 5) CZ-4C TY LC-9
2015-041 27.08.2015 GSat 6 GSLV Mk.2(1) Sr SLP
2015-042 28.08.2015 Inmarsat-5 F3 (GX 3) Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
September
2015-043 02.09.2015 Soyuz-TMA 18M Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2015-044 02.09.2015 MUOS 4 Atlas-5(551)¹ CC SLC-41
2015-045 11.09.2015 Galileo 9 (Galileo-FOC FM5, Alba)
Galileo 10 (Galileo-FOC FM6, Oriana)
Soyuz-ST-B Fregat-MT Ko ELS
2015-046 12.09.2015 TJS 1 (Qianshao-3 1 ?) CZ-3B/G2 Xi LC-2
2015-047 14.09.2015 Gaofen 9-01 (GF 9-01) CZ-2D (2) Jq LC-43/94
2015-048 14.09.2015 Ekspress-AM 8 Proton-M Blok-DM-03 Ba LC-81/24
2015-049 19.09.2015 XY 2 (Kaituo 1A)
DCBB (CAS 3G)
ZDPS 2A (Zheda Pixing 2A)
ZDPS 2B (Zheda Pixing 2B)
XW 2A (CAS 3A)
XW 2B (CAS 3B)
XW 2C (CAS 3C)
XW 2D (CAS 3D)
XW 2E (CAS 3E)
XW 2F (CAS 3F)
LilacSat 2 (CAS 3H, Zidingxiang 2)
NS 2 (Naxing 2)
ZJ 1
KJSY 1 (Kongjian Shiyan 1)
TT 3 (Luliang 1)
NUDT-PhoneSat (CAS 3I, Kaituo 1B)
XC 1 (Xingchen 1)
XC 2 (Xingchen 2)
XC 3 (Xingchen 3)
XC 4 (Xingchen 4)
CZ-6 TY LC-16 Version 1st flight
2015-050 23.09.2015 Kosmos 2507 (Strela-3M #13, Rodnik-S #13)
Kosmos 2508 (Strela-3M #14, Rodnik-S #14)
Kosmos 2509 (Strela-3M #15, Rodnik-S #15)
Rokot-KM Pl LC-133/3
2015-051 25.09.2015 Pujiang 1
Shangkeda 2 (TW 1A, Tianwang 1A)
NJUST 2 (TW 1B, Tianwang 1B)
NJFA 1 (TW 1C, Tianwang 1C)
CZ-11 Jq LP-43/95B Version 1st flight
2015-052 28.09.2015 AstroSat
LAPAN A2 (LAPAN-ORARI)
exactView 9 (EV 9) → Myriota 3
Lemur-2 1 (Lemur-2 Joel)
Lemur-2 2 (Lemur-2 Peter)
Lemur-2 3 (Lemur-2 Jeroen)
Lemur-2 4 (Lemur-2 Chris)
Lemur-2 1, ..., 4
PSLV-XL Sr FLP
2015-053 29.09.2015 BD-3 I2-S (Beidou 20) CZ-3B/G2 Xi LC-3
2015-054 30.09.2015 NBN-Co 1A (Sky Muster 1)
ARSAT 2
Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
October
2015-055 01.10.2015 Progress-M 29M Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2015-056 02.10.2015 MEXSAT 2 (Morelos 3) Atlas-5(421)¹ CC SLC-41
2015-057 07.10.2015 Jilin-1 Guangxe-A (Jilin-1 Optical-A)
Jilin-1 Jishu Yanzheng (Jilin-1 Smart Verfication Satellite, LQSat)
Jilin-1 Shipin-01 (Jilin-1 Video-01, Lingqiao 1-01)
Jilin-1 Shipin-02 (Jilin-1 Video-02, Lingqiao 1-02)
CZ-2D (2) Jq LC-43/94
2015-058 08.10.2015 Intruder 13 (NOSS-3 7A, NROL 55, USA 264)
Intruder 14 (NOSS-3 7B, NROL 55, USA 264-2)
SNaP-3 ALICE
SNaP-3 EDDIE
SNaP-3 JIMI
LMRSTSat
SINOD-D 1
SINOD-D 3
AeroCube 5C
OCSD A (AeroCube 7A)
ARC 1
BisonSat (Nwist Q̓ʷiq̓ʷáy)
Fox 1A (AO 85, AMSAT-OSCAR 85)
PropCube 1 (Flora)
PropCube 3 (Merryweather)
Atlas-5(401) Va SLC-3E
2015-059 16.10.2015 APStar 9/MySat 1 CZ-3B/G2 Xi LC-2
2015-060 16.10.2015 Türksat 4B Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2015-061 26.10.2015 Tianhui 1-03 (TH 1-03) CZ-2D (2) Jq LC-43/94
2015-062 31.10.2015 GPS-2F 11 (GPS SVN 73, Navstar 75, USA 265, Altair) Atlas-5(401) CC SLC-41
November
2015-063 03.11.2015 ST 2C (ZX 2C, ChinaSat 2C) ? CZ-3B/G3 Xi LC-3
2015-F03 04.11.2015 HiakaSat (HawaiiSat 1)
Supernova-Beta (TechSat 1)
STACEM
Argus (SLU 02)
EDSN 1
EDSN 2
EDSN 3
EDSN 4
EDSN 5
EDSN 6
EDSN 7
EDSN 8
EDSN 1, ..., 8
PrintSat
Super-Strypi Kau LP-41 Version 1st flight, failure
2015-064 08.11.2015 Yaogan 28 (JB-11 2) CZ-4B TY LC-9
2015-065 10.11.2015 Arabsat 6B (Badr 7)
GSat 15
Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2015-066 17.11.2015 Kosmos 2510 (Tundra 11L, Kupol 11L, EKS #1) Soyuz-2-1b Fregat Pl LC-43/4
2015-067 21.11.2015 LaoSat 1 CZ-3B/G2 Xi LC-2
2015-068 24.11.2015 Telstar 12V (Telstar 12 Vantage) H-2A-204 Ta YLP-1
2015-069 26.11.2015 Yaogan 29 (JB-x 1) CZ-4C TY LC-9
December
2015-070 03.12.2015 LISA-Pathfinder Vega Ko ELV
2015-071 05.12.2015 Kosmos 2511 (Kanopus-ST)
Kosmos 2512 (KYuA 1)
Soyuz-2-1v Volga Pl LC-43/4 Kanopus-ST failed to separate
2015-072 06.12.2015 Cygnus CRS-4 (OA 4, S.S. Deke Slayton 2)
SIMPL
AggieSat 4
Bevo 2
MinXSS 1
CADRE
STMSat 1
Nodes 1
Nodes 2
Flock-2e 1 (Dove 0C37)
Flock-2e 2 (Dove 0C78)
Flock-2e 3 (Dove 0C60)
Flock-2e 4 (Dove 0C41)
Flock-2e 5 (Dove 0C43)
Flock-2e 6 (Dove 0C75)
Flock-2e 7 (Dove 0C24)
Flock-2e 8 (Dove 0C2B)
Flock-2e 9 (Dove 0C14)
Flock-2e 10 (Dove 0C82)
Flock-2e 11 (Dove 0C13)
Flock-2e 12 (Dove 0C79)
Flock-2e 1, ..., 12
SNAPS
Atlas-5(401) CC SLC-41
2015-073 09.12.2015 FH 2C (ZX 1C, ChinaSat 1C) CZ-3B/G3 Xi LC-3
2015-074 11.12.2015 Elektro-L 2 Zenit-3F Ba LC-45/1
2015-075 13.12.2015 Kosmos 2513 (Garpun 12L) Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1 mod. 2) Ba LC-81/24
2015-076 15.12.2015 Soyuz-TMA 19M Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2015-077 16.12.2015 TeLEOS 1
VELOX C1
Kent Ridge 1 (KR 1)
VELOX 2
Athenoxat 1
Galassia
PSLV-CA Sr FLP
2015-078 17.12.2015 DAMPE (Wukong) CZ-2D (2) Jq LC-43/94
2015-079 17.12.2015 Galileo 11 (Galileo-FOC FM8, Andriana)
Galileo 12 (Galileo-FOC FM9, Liene)
Soyuz-ST-B Fregat-MT Ko ELS
2015-080 21.12.2015 Progress-MS 01
Fleshka ?
Soyuz-2-1a Ba LC-31/6
2015-081 22.12.2015 Orbcomm FM105 (T3)
Orbcomm FM108 (R2)
Orbcomm FM110 (T2)
Orbcomm FM112 (S3)
Orbcomm FM113 (S2)
Orbcomm FM114 (T4)
Orbcomm FM115 (R3)
Orbcomm FM116 (S1)
Orbcomm FM117 (R1)
Orbcomm FM118 (T1)
Orbcomm FM119 (S4)
Orbcomm FM105, 108, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119
Orbcomm-OG2 Mass Simulator 2
Falcon-9 v1.2 CC SLC-40 Version 1st flight
2015-082 24.12.2015 Ekspress-AMU 1 / Eutelsat 36C Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2015-083 28.12.2015 Gaofen 4 (GF 4) CZ-3B/G2 Xi LC-2

Launch sites:

Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA USA
Do = Yasniy site, Dombarovskiy Air Base, Orenburgskaya Oblast', Russia Russia
Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China China
Kau = Kauai Test Facility (KTF) (Pacific Missile Range Facility), Barking Sands, Kauai, USA USA
Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France France
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia Russia
Sem = Semnan Satellite Launch Center, Semnan province, Iran Iran
So = Sŏhae Satellite Center, Ch’ŏlsan County, North P’yŏngan Province, North Korea North Korea
Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India India
Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan Japan
TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China China
Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA USA
WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA USA
Xi = Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China China
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