Orbital Launches of 2016
updated: 31.05.2023
| ID |
Date |
Payload(s) |
Launch Vehicle |
Site |
Remark |
| January |
| 2016-001 |
15.01.2016 |
Belintersat 1 (ZX 15, ChinaSat 15) |
CZ-3B/G2 |
Xi LC-3 |
|
| 2016-002 |
17.01.2016 |
Jason 3 |
Falcon-9 v1.1 |
Va SLC-4E |
|
| 2016-003 |
20.01.2016 |
IRNSS 1E |
PSLV-XL |
Sr SLP |
|
| 2016-004 |
27.01.2016 |
Intelsat 29e |
Ariane-5ECA |
Ko ELA-3 |
|
| 2016-005 |
29.01.2016 |
Eutelsat 9B / EDRS A |
Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) |
Ba LC-200/39 |
|
| February |
| 2016-006 |
01.02.2016 |
BD-3 M3-S (Beidou 21) |
CZ-3C/G3Z |
Xi LC-2 |
|
| 2016-007 |
05.02.2016 |
GPS-2F 12 (GPS SVN 70, Navstar 76, USA 266, Betelgeuse) |
Atlas-5(401) |
CC SLC-41 |
|
| 2016-008 |
07.02.2016 |
Kosmos 2514 (Uragan-M #43, GLONASS-M №751) |
Soyuz-2-1b Fregat |
Pl LC-43/4 |
|
| 2016-009 |
07.02.2016 |
Kwangmyŏngsŏng 4 (KMS 4) |
Unha-3 (Kwangmyŏngsŏng) |
So LP-1 |
|
| 2016-010 |
10.02.2016 |
Topaz 4 (FIA-Radar 4, USA 267, NROL 45) |
Delta-4M+(5,2) (upg.) |
Va SLC-6 |
Version 1st flight |
| 2016-011 |
16.02.2016 |
Sentinel 3A |
Rokot-KM |
Pl LC-133/3 |
|
| 2016-012 |
17.02.2016 |
Astro H (NeXT, Hitomi)
Horyu 4 (AEGIS)
ChubuSat 2 (Kinshachi 2)
ChubuSat 3 (Kinshachi 3) |
H-2A-202 |
Ta YLP-1 |
|
| March |
| 2016-013 |
04.03.2016 |
SES 9 |
Falcon-9 v1.2 |
CC SLC-40 |
|
| 2016-014 |
09.03.2016 |
Eutelsat 65 West A |
Ariane-5ECA |
Ko ELA-3 |
|
| 2016-015 |
10.03.2016 |
IRNSS 1F |
PSLV-XL |
Sr SLP |
|
| 2016-016 |
13.03.2016 |
Resurs-P 3 |
Soyuz-2-1b |
Ba |
|
| 2016-017 |
14.03.2016 |
TGO (ExoMars 2016)
EDM (Schiaparelli) |
Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) |
Ba LC-200/39 |
|
| 2016-018 |
18.03.2016 |
Soyuz-TMA 20M |
Soyuz-FG |
Ba LC-1/5 |
|
| 2016-019 |
23.03.2016 |
Cygnus CRS-6 (OA 6, SS Rick Husband)
Diwata 1 ↑
Flock-2e' 1 (Dove 0D05) ↑
Flock-2e' 2 (Dove 0C1B) ↑
Flock-2e' 3 (Dove 0D06) ↑
Flock-2e' 4 (Dove 0C22) ↑
Flock-2e' 5 (Dove 0C59) ↑
Flock-2e' 6 (Dove 0C46) ↑
Flock-2e' 7 (Dove 0C42) ↑
Flock-2e' 8 (Dove 0C76) ↑
Flock-2e' 9 (Dove 0C19) ↑
Flock-2e' 10 (Dove 0C65) ↑
Flock-2e' 11 (Dove 0C27) ↑
Flock-2e' 12 (Dove 0C81) ↑
Flock-2e' 13 (Dove 0C45) ↑
Flock-2e' 14 (Dove 0C56) ↑
Flock-2e' 15 (Dove 0C54) ↑
Flock-2e' 16 (Dove 0C0B) ↑
Flock-2e' 17 (Dove 0C12) ↑
Flock-2e' 18 (Dove 0C44) ↑
Flock-2e' 19 (Dove 0C62) ↑
Flock-2e' 20 (Dove 0C38) ↑Flock-2e' 1, ..., Flock-2e' 20
Lemur-2 5 (Lemur-2 Theresacondor) ↑
Lemur-2 6 (Lemur-2 Kane) ↑
Lemur-2 7 (Lemur-2 Nick-Allain) ↑
Lemur-2 8 (Lemur-2 Jeff) ↑
Lemur-2 9 (Lemur-2 Cubecheese) ↑
Lemur-2 10 (Lemur-2 Drmuzz) ↑
Lemur-2 11 (Lemur-2 Bridgeman) ↑
Lemur-2 12 (Lemur-2 Nate) ↑
Lemur-2 13 (Lemur-2 Beccadewey) ↑Lemur-2 5, ..., 13 ↑ |
Atlas-5(401) |
CC SLC-41 |
|
| 2016-020 |
24.03.2016 |
Kosmos 2515 (Bars-M #2) |
Soyuz-2-1a |
Pl LC-43/4 |
|
| 2016-021 |
29.03.2016 |
BD-2 I6 (Beidou 22) |
CZ-3A |
Xi LC-2 |
|
| 2016-022 |
31.03.2016 |
Progress-MS 02
Tomsk-TPU 120 ↑ |
Soyuz-2-1a |
Ba LC-31/6 |
|
| April |
| 2016-023 |
05.04.2016 |
SJ 10 |
CZ-2D (2) |
Jq LC-43/94 |
|
| 2016-024 |
08.04.2016 |
Dragon CRS-8 (SpX 8, Dragon C110)
BEAM ⇑ |
Falcon-9 v1.2 |
CC SLC-40 |
|
| 2016-025 |
25.04.2016 |
Sentinel 1B
MICROSCOPE
AAUSAT 4
e-st@r 2
OUFTI 1 |
Soyuz-ST-A Fregat-M |
Ko ELS |
|
| 2016-026 |
28.04.2016 |
MVL-300 (Mikhailo Lomonosov)
Aist 2D (RS 48)
SamSat-218/D (Kontakt-Nanosputnik) |
Soyuz-2-1a Volga |
Vo LC-1S |
Version 1st flight |
| 2016-027 |
28.04.2016 |
IRNSS 1G |
PSLV-XL |
Sr FLP |
|
| May |
| 2016-028 |
06.05.2016 |
JCSat 14 (JCSat 2B) |
Falcon-9 v1.2 |
CC SLC-40 |
|
| 2016-029 |
15.05.2016 |
Yaogan 30 (JB-6 6) |
CZ-2D (2) |
Jq LC-43/94 |
|
| 2016-030 |
24.05.2016 |
Galileo 13 (Galileo-FOC FM10, Danielè)
Galileo 14 (Galileo-FOC FM11, Alizée) |
Soyuz-ST-B Fregat-MT |
Ko ELS |
|
| 2016-031 |
27.05.2016 |
Thaicom 8 |
Falcon-9 v1.2 |
CC SLC-40 |
|
| 2016-032 |
29.05.2016 |
Kosmos 2516 (Uragan-M #44, GLONASS-M №753) |
Soyuz-2-1b Fregat |
Pl LC-43/4 |
|
| 2016-033 |
30.05.2016 |
ZY-3 02
ÑuSat 1 (NewSat 1, Aleph-1 1, Fresco, Lusat-OSCAR 87, LO 87)
ÑuSat 2 (NewSat 2, Aleph-1 2, Batata) |
CZ-4B |
TY LC-9 |
|
| June |
| 2016-034 |
04.06.2016 |
Kosmos 2517 (Geo-IK-2 2, Musson-2 2) |
Rokot-KM |
Pl LC-133/3 |
|
| 2016-035 |
09.06.2016 |
Intelsat 31 (DLA 2, ISDLA 2) |
Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.4) |
Ba LC-81/24 |
Version 1st flight |
| 2016-036 |
11.06.2016 |
Orion 9 (USA 268, NROL 37) ? |
Delta-4H (upg.) |
CC SLC-37B |
|
| 2016-037 |
12.06.2016 |
BD-2 G7 (Beidou 23) |
CZ-3C/G2 |
Xi LC-3 |
|
| 2016-038 |
15.06.2016 |
Eutelsat 117 West B
ABS 2A (MongolSat 1) |
Falcon-9 v1.2 |
CC SLC-40 |
|
| 2016-039 |
18.06.2016 |
EchoStar 18
BRIsat |
Ariane-5ECA |
Ko ELA-3 |
|
| 2016-040 |
22.06.2016 |
Cartosat 2C
SkySat 3 (SkySat C1)
BIROS (FireBird 2)
M3MSat (exactView 7, EV 7)
LAPAN A3
GHGSat D (Claire)
Flock-2p 1 (Dove 0E0D)
Flock-2p 2 (Dove 0E0E)
Flock-2p 3 (Dove 0E0F)
Flock-2p 4 (Dove 0E14)
Flock-2p 5 (Dove 0E16)
Flock-2p 6 (Dove 0E19)
Flock-2p 7 (Dove 0E1F)
Flock-2p 8 (Dove 0E20)
Flock-2p 9 (Dove 0E26)
Flock-2p 10 (Dove 0E2F)
Flock-2p 11 (Dove 0E30)
Flock-2p 12 (Dove 0E3A)Flock-2p 1, ..., 12
SathyabamaSat (SB Sat)
Swayam
BeeSat 4 (Tubsat 11) |
PSLV-XL |
Sr SLP |
|
| 2016-041 |
24.06.2016 |
MUOS 5 |
Atlas-5(551)¹ |
CC SLC-41 |
|
| 2016-042 |
25.06.2016 |
DFFC
Aoxiang Zhixing
Tiange Feixingqi 1
Tiange Feixingqi 2
Aolong 1 (ADRV)
ZGZ Shiyan Zhuangzhi |
CZ-7/YZ1A |
We LC-201 |
Version 1st flight |
| 2016-043 |
29.06.2016 |
SJ 16-02 |
CZ-4B |
Jq LC-43/94 |
|
| July |
| 2016-044 |
07.07.2016 |
Soyuz-MS 01 |
Soyuz-FG |
Ba LC-1/5 |
|
| 2016-045 |
16.07.2016 |
Progress-MS 03 |
Soyuz-U |
Ba LC-31/6 |
|
| 2016-046 |
18.07.2016 |
Dragon CRS-9 (SpX 9, Dragon C111)
IDA 2 ⇑ |
Falcon-9 v1.2 |
CC SLC-40 |
|
| 2016-047 |
28.07.2016 |
Quasar 20 (SDS-4 1, USA 269, NROL 61) ? |
Atlas-5(421)¹ |
CC SLC-41 |
|
| August |
| 2016-048 |
05.08.2016 |
Tiantong-1 01 |
CZ-3B/G3 |
Xi LC-3 |
|
| 2016-049 |
09.08.2016 |
Gaofen 3 (GF 3) |
CZ-4C |
TY LC-9 |
|
| 2016-050 |
14.08.2016 |
JCSat 16 |
Falcon-9 v1.2 |
CC SLC-40 |
|
| 2016-051 |
15.08.2016 |
QSS (QUESS, Mozi, Micius)
Lixing 1
3Cat 2 |
CZ-2D (2) |
Jq LC-43/94 |
|
| 2016-052 |
19.08.2016 |
GSSAP 3 (Hornet 3, USA 270, AFSPC 6)
GSSAP 4 (Hornet 4, USA 271, AFSPC 6) |
Delta-4M+(4,2) (upg.) |
CC SLC-37B |
Version 1st flight |
| 2016-053 |
24.08.2016 |
Intelsat 33e
Intelsat 36 |
Ariane-5ECA |
Ko ELA-3 |
|
| 2016-F01 |
31.08.2016 |
Gaofen 10 (GF 10) |
CZ-4C |
TY LC-9 |
Failure |
| September |
| 2016-E01 |
01.09.2016 |
AMOS 6 |
Falcon-9 v1.2 |
CC SLC-40 |
Pre-launch explosion 2 days befor launch date |
| 2016-054 |
08.09.2016 |
Insat 3DR |
GSLV Mk.2(1) |
Sr SLP |
|
| 2016-055 |
08.09.2016 |
OSIRIS-REx (New Frontiers 3) |
Atlas-5(411)¹ |
CC SLC-41 |
|
| 2016-056 |
13.09.2016 |
Ofeq 11 |
Shavit-2 |
Pa |
|
| 2016-057 |
15.09.2016 |
Tiangong 2 (TG 2)
BanXing 2 (BX 2) |
CZ-2F/T |
Jq LC-43/91 |
|
| 2016-058 |
16.09.2016 |
PerúSat 1
SkySat 4 (SkySat C2)
SkySat 5 (SkySat C3)
SkySat 6 (SkySat C4)
SkySat 7 (SkySat C5)SkySat 4, ..., 7 (SkySat C2, ..., C5)
|
Vega |
Ko ELV |
|
| 2016-059 |
26.09.2016 |
SCATSAT 1
AlSat 1B
AlSat 2B
BlackSky Pathfinder 1
Pratham
PISat
AlSat-Nano (AlSat 1N)
CanX 7 |
PSLV-G (3) |
Sr FLP |
|
| October |
| 2016-060 |
05.10.2016 |
NBN-Co 1B (Sky Muster 2)
GSat 18 |
Ariane-5ECA |
Ko ELA-3 |
|
| 2016-061 |
16.10.2016 |
Shenzhou 11 (SZ 11) |
CZ-2F/G |
Jq LC-43/91 |
|
| 2016-062 |
18.10.2016 |
Cygnus CRS-5 (OA 5, SS Alan Poindexter)
Lemur-2 14 (Lemur-2 Sokolsky)
Lemur-2 15 (Lemur-2 Xiaoqing)
Lemur-2 16 (Lemur-2 Anubhavthakur)
Lemur-2 17 (Lemur-2 Wingo)Lemur-2 14, ..., 17 |
Antares-230 |
WI LA-0A |
Version 1st flight |
| 2016-063 |
19.10.2016 |
Soyuz-MS 02 |
Soyuz-FG |
Ba LC-31/6 |
|
| November |
| 2016-064 |
02.11.2016 |
Himawari 9 |
H-2A-202 |
Ta YLP-1 |
|
| 2016-065 |
03.11.2016 |
SJ 17 |
CZ-5/YZ2 |
We LC-101 |
Version 1st flight |
| 2016-066 |
09.11.2016 |
XPNAV 1 (Maichong Xing Shiyan Weixing)
TY 1 (Xiaoxiang 1, XX 1)
Lishui 1-01
Pina-2 01
Pina-2 02
CAS 2T & KS 1Q |
CZ-11 |
Jq LP-43/95B |
|
| 2016-067 |
11.11.2016 |
WorldView 4 (WV 4)
RAVAN
OptiCube 4 (O/C 4)
Aerocube 8C (IMPACT C)
Aerocube 8D (IMPACT D)
Prometheus 2.1
Prometheus 2.3
CELTEE 1 |
Atlas-5(401) |
Va SLC-3E |
|
| 2016-068 |
11.11.2016 |
Yunhai-1 01 |
CZ-2D (2) |
Jq LC-43/94 |
|
| 2016-069 |
17.11.2016 |
Galileo 15 (Galileo-FOC FM7, Antonianna)
Galileo 16 (Galileo-FOC FM12, Lisa)
Galileo 17 (Galileo-FOC FM13, Kimberley)
Galileo 18 (Galileo-FOC FM14, Tijmen)Galileo 15, ..., 18 |
Ariane-5ES |
Ko ELA-3 |
|
| 2016-070 |
17.11.2016 |
Soyuz-MS 03 |
Soyuz-FG |
Ba LC-1/5 |
|
| 2016-071 |
19.11.2016 |
GOES 16 (GOES R) |
Atlas-5(541)¹ |
CC SLC-41 |
|
| 2016-072 |
22.11.2016 |
Tianlian-1 04 (TL 1D) |
CZ-3C/G2 |
Xi LC-2 |
|
| December |
| 2016-F02 |
01.12.2016 |
Progress-MS 04 |
Soyuz-U |
Ba LC-1/5 |
Failure |
| 2016-073 |
05.12.2016 |
Göktürk 1A |
Vega |
Ko ELV |
|
| 2016-074 |
07.12.2016 |
Resourcesat 2A |
PSLV-XL |
Sr FLP |
|
| 2016-075 |
07.12.2016 |
WGS 8 (USA 272) |
Delta-4M+(5,4) (upg.) |
CC SLC-37B |
|
| 2016-076 |
09.12.2016 |
HTV 6 (Kounotori 6)
EDT
Lemur-2 18 (Lemur-2 Trutna)↑
Lemur-2 19 (Lemur-2 Trutnahd)↑
Lemur-2 20 (Lemur-2 Austintacious)↑
Lemur-2 21 (Lemur-2 Redfern-Goes)↑Lemur-2 18, ..., 21 ↑
TechEdSat 5 (TES 5)↑
EGG↑
TuPOD↑
OSNSAT↑
Tancredo 1↑
AOBA-VELOX 3↑
STARS C (Oyaki & Koki)↑
FREEDOM↑
ITF 2 (Yui 2, TO 89, Tsukuba-OSCAR 89)↑
Waseda-SAT 3↑ |
H-2B-304 |
Ta YLP-2 |
|
| 2016-077 |
11.12.2016 |
FY 4A |
CZ-3B/G3 |
Xi LC-3 |
|
| 2016-078 |
15.12.2016 |
CYGNSS A
CYGNSS B
CYGNSS C
CYGNSS D
CYGNSS E
CYGNSS F
CYGNSS G
CYGNSS HCYGNSS A, ..., H |
Pegasus-XL [L-1011] |
CC,
RW13/31 |
|
| 2016-079 |
18.12.2016 |
EchoStar 19 (Jupiter 2) |
Atlas-5(431)¹ |
CC SLC-41 |
|
| 2016-080 |
20.12.2016 |
ERG (SPRINT B, Arase) |
Epsilon (2) |
Ka LP-M |
Version first flight |
| 2016-081 |
21.12.2016 |
TanSat (CarbonSat)
Xinghuo 01 (Spark 01)
Xinghuo 02 (Spark 02)
Yijian ? |
CZ-2D (2) |
Jq LC-43/94 |
|
| 2016-082 |
21.12.2016 |
Star One D1
JCSat 15 |
Ariane-5ECA |
Ko ELA-3 |
|
| 2016-083 |
28.12.2016 |
GaoJing-1 01 (SuperView-1 01)
GaoJing-1 02 (SuperView-1 02)
BY 1 |
CZ-2D (2) |
TY LC-9 |
Partial failure |
Launch sites:
Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana
Pa = Israeli Air Force Test Range, Palmachim, Israel
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China
Va = Vandenberg AFB, California, USA
Vo = Vostochniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Russia
We = Wenchang Space Launch Center (WSLC), Hainan, China
WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Xi = Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China
