Orbital Launches of 2016
updated: 25.08.2026
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 LC-31/6
2016-017
14.03.2016
TGO (ExoMars 2016) 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, S.S. 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
Shi Jian 10 (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, Danielč) 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 ŅuSat 1 (NewSat 1, Aleph-1 1, Fresco, Lusat-OSCAR 87, LO 87) ŅuSat 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)đ 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
Shi Jian 16-02 (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 19 (SDS-4 1, USA 269, NROL 61) ?Atlas-5(421)đ 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 → JSAT 144C Falcon-9 v1.2 CC SLC-40
2016-051
15.08.2016
QSS (QUESS, Mozi, Micius) Lixing 1 3 Cat 2CZ-2D (2) Jq LC-43/94
2016-052
19.08.2016
GSSAP 3 (Hornet 3, USA 270, 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 before launch date
2016-054
08.09.2016
Insat 3DR GSLV Mk.2(1) Sr SLP
2016-055
08.09.2016
OSIRIS-REx → OSIRIS-APEX (New Frontiers 3) Atlas-5(411)đ 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
17.10.2016
Cygnus CRS-5 (OA 5, S.S. 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
Shi Jian 17 (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)đ 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
Feng Yun 4A (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 H CYGNSS A, ..., H Pegasus-XL [L-1011]CC,
2016-079
18.12.2016
EchoStar 19 (Jupiter 2) Atlas-5(431)đ 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 (BY70 1, Bayi Kepu Weixing 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, France
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 Air Force Base, 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
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