Orbital Launches of 2011
updated: 21.06.2026
ID
Date
Payload(s)
Launch Vehicle
Site
Remark
January
2011-001
20.01.2011
Elektro-L 1 Zenit-3F Ba LC-45/1
Version 1st flight
2011-002
20.01.2011
KH-11 15 (Crystal 15, USA 224, NROL 49) Delta-4H Va SLC-6
2011-003
22.01.2011
HTV 2 (Kounotori 2) H-2B-304 Ta YLP-2
2011-004
28.01.2011
Progress-M 09M ARISSat 1 (RadioSkaf 2, Kedr) Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
February
2011-005
01.02.2011
Kosmos 2470 (Geo-IK-2 1, Musson-2 1) Rokot-KM Pl LC-133/3
Partial failure
2011-006
06.02.2011
RPP (USA 225, NROL 66) Minotaur-1 Va SLC-8
2011-007
16.02.2011
ATV 2 (Johannes Kepler) Ariane-5ES Ko ELA-3
2011-008
24.02.2011
Discovery F39 (STS-133) PMM (Leonardo) ⇑ELC 4 ⇑Shuttle CC SLC-39A
2011-009
26.02.2011
Kosmos 2471 (Uragan-K #1, GLONASS-K 11L) Soyuz-2-1b Fregat Pl LC-43/4
Version 1st flight
March
2011-F01
04.03.2011
Glory E1P KySat 1 Hermes Taurus-3110 Va 576E
Failure
2011-010
05.03.2011
X-37B OTV-2 (USA 226) Atlas-5(501) CC SLC-41
2011-011
11.03.2011
Quasar 16 (SDS-3 5, USA 227, NROL 27) Delta-4M+(4,2) CC SLC-37B
April
2011-012
04.04.2011
Soyuz-TMA 21 Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2011-013
09.04.2011
BD-2 I3 (Beidou 8) CZ-3A Xi LC-3
2011-014
15.04.2011
Intruder 9 (NOSS-3 5A, USA 229, NROL 34) Intruder 10 (NOSS-3 5B, USA 229-2, NROL 34) Atlas-5(411)đ Va SLC-3E
2011-015
20.04.2011
Resourcesat 2 YouthSat X-Sat
PSLV-G (3) Sr FLP
2011-016
22.04.2011
YahSat 1A → Al Yah 1 (AY 1) New Dawn → Intelsat 28 Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2011-017
27.04.2011
Progress-M 10M Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
May
2011-018
04.05.2011
Meridian 4 (14L) Soyuz-2-1a Fregat Pl LC-43/4
2011-019
07.05.2011
SBIRS-GEO 1 (USA 230) Atlas-5(401) CC SLC-41
2011-020
16.05.2011
Endeavour F25 (STS-134) AMS 02 ⇑ELC 3 ⇑STP-H3 ⇑Shuttle CC SLC-39A
2011-021
20.05.2011
Telstar 14R (Estrela do Sul 2) Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2011-022
20.05.2011
ST 2 GSat 8 (Insat 4G) Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
June
2011-023
07.06.2011
Soyuz-TMA 02M Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2011-024
10.06.2011
Aquarius (SAC D, ESSP 6) Delta-7320-10C Va SLC-2W
2011-025
15.06.2011
Rasad 1 Safir-1A Sem
Version 1st flight
2011-026
20.06.2011
ZX 10 (ChinaSat 10) CZ-3B/G2 Xi LC-2
2011-027
21.06.2011
Progress-M 11M Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2011-028
27.06.2011
Kosmos 2472 (Yantar-4K2M #7, Kobalt-M #7) Soyuz-U Pl LC-16/2
2011-029
30.06.2011
ORS 1 (USA 231) Minotaur-1 WI LA-0B
July
2011-030
06.07.2011
Shi Jian 11-03 (SJ 11-03) CZ-2C (3) Jq LC-43/94
2011-031
08.07.2011
Atlantis F33 (STS-135) MPLM 2-04 (Raffaello F4) ⇑PSSC-Testbed 2 (PSSCT 2) Shuttle CC SLC-39A
2011-032
11.07.2011
Tianlian-1 02 (TL 1B) CZ-3C Xi LC-2
2011-033
13.07.2011
Globalstar M081 Globalstar M083 Globalstar M085 Globalstar M088 Globalstar M089 Globalstar M091 Globalstar M081, M083, M085, M088, M089, M091 Soyuz-2-1a Fregat Ba LC-31/6
2011-034
15.07.2011
GSat 12 PSLV-XL Sr SLP
2011-035
15.07.2011
SES 3 Kazsat 2 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2011-036
16.07.2011
GPS-2F 2 (GPS SVN 63, Navstar 66, USA 232, Sirius) Delta-4M+(4,2) CC SLC-37B
2011-037
18.07.2011
Spektr-R (Radio-Astron) Zenit-3F Ba LC-45/1
2011-038
26.07.2011
BD-2 I4 (Beidou 9) CZ-3A Xi LC-3
2011-039
29.07.2011
Shi Jian 11-02 (SJ 11-02) CZ-2C (3) Jq LC-43/94
August
2011-040
05.08.2011
Juno (New Frontiers 2) Atlas-5(551)đ CC SLC-41
2011-041
06.08.2011
Astra 1N BSat 3c/JCSAT 110R Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2011-042
11.08.2011
PakSat 1R CZ-3B/G2 Xi LC-2
2011-043
15.08.2011
Haiyang 2A (HY 2A) CZ-4B TY LC-9
2011-044
17.08.2011
Sich 2 NigeriaSat 2 NX RASAT EDUSAT AprizeSat 5 → exactView 5 (EV 5) BPA 2
Dnepr Do LC-370/13
2011-045
17.08.2011
Ekspress-AM 4 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
Partial failure
2011-F02
18.08.2011
Shi Jian 11-04 (SJ 11-04) CZ-2C (3) Jq LC-43/94
failed
2011-F03
24.08.2011
Progress-M 12M Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
failed
September
2011-046
10.09.2011
GRAIL A (Discovery 11A, Ebb) Delta-7920H-10C CC SLC-17B
2011-047
18.09.2011
FH 2A (ZX 1A, ChinaSat 1A) CZ-3B/G3 Xi LC-2
Version 1st flight
2011-048
20.09.2011
Kosmos 2473 (Garpun 11L) Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1 mod. 2) Ba LC-81/24
Version 1st flight
2011-049
21.09.2011
Arabsat 5C SES 2 Ariane-5ECA Ko ELA-3
2011-050
23.09.2011
IGS-Optical 4 H-2A-202 Ta YLP-1
2011-051
24.09.2011
Atlantic Bird 7 → Eutelsat 7 West A Zenit-3SL (2) SL
2011-052
27.09.2011
TacSat 4 (JWS 1, CommX) Minotaur-4+ Kd LP-1
Version 1st flight
2011-053
29.09.2011
Tiangong 1 (TG 1) CZ-2F/T Jq LC-43/91
Version 1st flight
2011-054
29.09.2011
QuetzSat 1 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
October
2011-055
02.10.2011
Kosmos 2474 (Uragan-M #32, GLONASS-M №742) Soyuz-2-1b Fregat Pl LC-43/4
2011-056
05.10.2011
Intelsat 18 Zenit-3SLB Ba LC-45/1
2011-057
07.10.2011
Eutelsat W3C → Eutelsat 16A CZ-3B/G2 Xi LC-2
2011-058
12.10.2011
Megha-Tropiques VesselSat 1 (Orbcomm FM42) SRMSAT Jugnu
PSLV-CA Sr FLP
2011-059
19.10.2011
ViaSat 1 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2011-060
21.10.2011
Galileo-IOV PFM (GSAT 0101, Thijs) Galileo-IOV FM2 (GSAT 0102, Natalia) Soyuz-ST-B Fregat-MT Ko ELS
Version 1st flight
2011-061
28.10.2011
NPP → Suomi NPP RAX 2 DICE 1 (Yahtzee) AubieSat 1 (AS 1, AO 71, OSCAR 71) M-Cubed/COVE E1P U2 (HRBE) Delta-7920-10C Va SLC-2W
2011-062
30.10.2011
Progress-M 13M Chibis-M (RS 39) Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2011-063
31.10.2011
Shenzhou 8 (SZ 8) CZ-2F/G Jq LC-43/91
Version 1st flight
November
2011-064
04.11.2011
Kosmos 2475 (Uragan-M #33, GLONASS-M №743) Kosmos 2476 (Uragan-M #34, GLONASS-M №744) Kosmos 2477 (Uragan-M #35, GLONASS-M №745) Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1 mod. 1) Ba LC-81/24
2011-065
08.11.2011
Fobos-Grunt Yinghuo 1 (YH 1) Zenit-2FG [Fregat-SB ]Ba LC-45/1
Version 1st flight
2011-066
09.11.2011
Yaogan 12 (JB-10 2?) TX 1 CZ-4B TY LC-9
2011-067
14.11.2011
Soyuz-TMA 22 Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2011-068
20.11.2011
Shiyan 4 (SY 4) CX 1-03 CZ-2D (2) Jq LC-43/94
2011-069
25.11.2011
AsiaSat 7 (Thaicom 6A) Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-200/39
2011-070
26.11.2011
MSL (Curiosity) Atlas-5(541)đ CC SLC-41
Version 1st flight
2011-071
28.11.2011
Kosmos 2478 (Uragan-M #36, GLONASS-M №746) Soyuz-2-1b Fregat Pl LC-43/4
2011-072
29.11.2011
Yaogan 13 (JB-7 2 ?) CZ-2C (3) TY LC-9
December
2011-073
01.12.2011
BD-2 I5 (Beidou 10) CZ-3A Xi LC-3
2011-074
11.12.2011
Luch 5A AMOS 5 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Ba LC-81/24
2011-075
12.12.2011
IGS-Radar 3 H-2A-202 Ta YLP-1
2011-076
17.12.2011
Pléiades-HR 1 (Pléiades 1A) SSOT (FASat Charlie) ELISA 1 ELISA 2 ELISA 3 ELISA 4 ELISA 1, ..., 4 Soyuz-ST-A Fregat Ko ELS
Version 1st flight
2011-077
19.12.2011
NIGCOMSAT 1R CZ-3B/G2 Xi LC-2
2011-078
21.12.2011
Soyuz-TMA 03M Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2011-079
22.12.2011
ZY-1 02C CZ-4B TY LC-9
2011-F04
23.12.2011
Meridian 5 (15L) Soyuz-2-1b Fregat Pl LC-43/4
failed
2011-080
28.12.2011
Globalstar M080 Globalstar M082 Globalstar M084 Globalstar M086 Globalstar M090 Globalstar M092 Globalstar M080, M082, M084, M086, M090, M092 Soyuz-2-1a Fregat Ba LC-31/6
Launch sites:
Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Do = Yasniy site, Dombarovskiy Air Base, Orenburgskaya Oblast', Russia
Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
Kd = Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak Island, Narrow Cape, Alaska, USA
Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
Sem = Semnan Satellite Launch Center, Semnan province, Iran
SL = Sea Launch Platform, Pacific Ocean near Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Pacific Ocean
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 Air Force Base, California, USA
WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Xi = Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China
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