| Date |
Launcher |
Launch Site |
Notes |
| Satellite (Alternative Names) |
Orbit |
Notes |
| January |
| 9 January |
Long March 4B |
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, Shanxi Province, China |
|
| ZiYuan 3 |
|
Chinese Earth imaging satellite |
| VesselSat 2 |
|
ship tracking satellite |
| 13 January |
Long March 3A |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China |
|
| Feng Yung 2F |
|
Chinese meteorological satellite |
| 20 January |
Delta 4M+ (5,4) |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
|
| WGS-4 |
|
US military communications satellite |
| 25 January |
Soyuz U |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Progress M-14-M (ISS 46P) |
|
unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station |
| February |
| 3 February |
Safir |
Semnan |
|
| Navid |
|
Iranian earth observation satellite |
| 13 February |
Vega |
CSG Kourou, French Guiana |
first flight of the Vega |
| LARES (Laser Relativity Satellite) |
|
|
| ALMASat 1 |
|
|
| e-st@r |
|
|
| Goliat |
|
|
| MaSat-1 |
|
|
| PW-Sat 1 |
|
|
| Robusta |
|
|
| UNICubeSAT-GG |
|
|
| XaTcobeo |
|
|
| 14 February |
Proton M / Briz M |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| SES 4 |
|
commercial communications satellite |
| 24 February |
Long March 3C |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China |
|
| Beidou-2 G5 (Compass-G5) |
|
Chinese navigation satellite |
| 24 February |
Atlas 5 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
|
| MUOS 1 |
|
US military communications satellite |
| March |
| 23 March |
Ariane 5 |
CSG Kourou, French Guiana |
|
| ATV 3 (Edoardo Amaldi) |
|
unmanned supply ship to ISS |
| 25 March |
Proton M / Briz M Enhanced |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Intelsat 22 |
|
commercial communications satellite |
| 30 March |
Proton K / Blok DM-2 |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Oko (US-KMO) |
|
Russian early warning satellite |
| 31 March |
Long March 3B/E |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China |
|
| Apstar 7 (Chinasat 12) |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| April |
| 3 April |
Delta 4M+ (5,2) |
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA |
|
| NRO L-25 |
|
US military radar imaging satellite |
| 12 April |
Unha 3 |
Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Tongchang-ri, North Korea |
launch failure – first stage exploded approx 1 minute into flight |
| Kwangmyongsong 3 |
|
N Korean earth observation satellite |
| 20 April |
Soyuz U |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Progress M-15-M (ISS 47P) |
|
unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station |
| 23 April |
Proton M / Briz M Enhanced |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| YahSat 1B |
|
commercial communications satellite |
| 26 April |
PSLV-XL |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India |
|
| RISat 1 |
|
Indian radar imaging earth observation satellite |
| 29 April |
Long March 3B |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China |
|
| Beidou-2 M3/M4 |
|
Chinese navigation satellites |
| May |
| 4 May |
Atlas 5 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA |
|
| AEHF F-2 |
|
US military communications satellite |
| 6 May |
Long March 2D |
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Kansu Province, China |
|
| TianHui 1B |
|
Chinese land survey and mapping satellite |
| 10 May |
Long March 4B |
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, Shanxi Province, China |
|
| Yaogan 14 |
|
Chinese earth observation satellite |
| Tiantuo 1 |
|
Chinese experimental nanosatellite |
| 15 May |
Soyuz FG |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Soyuz TMA-04M ISS 30S |
|
manned transport vessel to the International Space Station |
| 15 May |
Ariane 5 ECA |
CSG Kourou, French Guiana |
|
| JCSat 13 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| Vinasat 2 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| 17 May |
Soyuz-U |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia |
|
| Kobalt-M |
|
Russian military optical surveillance satellite |
| 17 May |
H-2A |
Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan |
|
| Arirang-3 (Kompsat 3) |
|
South Korean earth observation satellite |
| GCOM-W1 |
|
Japanese earth observation satellite which will study water circulation in the Earth's atmosphere |
| Horyu-2 |
|
|
| SDS-4 |
|
|
| 17 May |
Proton / Briz M |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Nimiq 6 |
|
commercial communications satellite |
| 22 May |
Falcon IX |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA |
|
| Dragon C2 |
|
combined second and third test flights of the Dragon spacecraft which will demonstrate proximity operations close to the International Space Station and then rendezvous and berthing |
| Orbcomm 2-1 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| Orbcomm 2-2 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| 26 May |
Long March 3B |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China |
|
| ChinaSat 2A |
|
Chinese military communications satellite |
| June |
| 1 June |
Zenit 3SLB |
Sea Launch's Odyssey platform in the Pacific Ocean |
|
| Intelsat 19 |
|
commercial communications satellite |
| 13 June |
Pegasus XL |
Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands |
|
| NuSTAR (SMEX-11) |
|
astronomical high energy X-ray observatory |
| 16 June |
Long March 2F/G |
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Kansu Province, China |
|
| Shenzhou 9 |
|
Chinese manned mission which will dock with the Tiangong 1 laboratory module. |
| 20 June |
Atlas 5 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
|
| NRO L-38 |
|
US spy satellite |
| 29 June |
Delta 4 Heavy |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
|
| NRO L-15 |
|
US spy satellite |
| July |
| 5 July |
Ariane 5ECA |
CSG Kourou, French Guiana |
|
| Echostar 17 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| MSG 3 |
|
meteorological satellite |
| 9 July |
Proton / Briz M |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| SES 5 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| 15 July |
Soyuz FG |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Soyuz TMA-05M ISS 31S |
|
manned transport vessel to the International Space Station |
| 21 July |
H-2B |
Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan |
|
| Kounotori 3 HTV-3 (H-II Transfer Vehicle) |
|
Japanese unmanned cargo vehicle to the International Space Station |
| 22 July |
Soyuz FG / Fregat |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Kanopus-Vulkan 1 |
|
remote sensing satellite |
| Baumanets 2 |
|
|
| BelKA-2 |
|
earth observation satellite |
| exactView-1 |
|
|
| MKA-DKI |
|
|
| TET-1 |
|
|
| 25 July |
Long March 3C |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China |
|
| TianLian 1-03 |
|
Chinese data relay satellite |
| 28 July |
Rokot / Briz KM |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia |
|
| Gonets M3 |
|
Russian communications satellite |
| Gonets M4 |
|
Russian communications satellite |
| Rodnik N4 |
|
Russian communications satellite |
| MiR |
|
|
| August |
| 1 August |
Soyuz U |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Progress M-16-M (ISS 48P) |
|
unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station |
| 2 August |
Ariane 5 |
CSG Kourou, French Guiana |
|
| Hylas 2 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| Intelsat 20 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| 6 August |
Proton M / Briz M Enhanced |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
launch failure – Briz M upper stage failed to ignite to inject satellites into GTO |
| Express MD-2 |
|
commercial communications satellite |
| Telkom 3 |
|
commercial communications satellite |
| 19 August |
Zenit 3SL |
Sea Launch's Odyssey platform in the Pacific Ocean |
|
| Intelsat 21 |
|
commercial communications satellite |
| 30 August |
Atlas V |
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA |
|
| RBSP (Radiation Belt Storm Probes) |
|
two probes to study the Earth's radiation belts and the influence of the sun |
| September |
| 9 September |
PSLV |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India |
|
| SPOT 6 |
|
earth observation satellite |
| Proiteres |
|
|
| mRESINS |
|
|
| 13 September |
Atlas 5 |
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA |
|
| NRO L-36 (NOSS-3 6A/6B) |
|
US spy satellite |
| Aeneas |
|
|
| AeroCube 4A/4B |
|
|
| CINEMA 1 |
|
|
| CP 5 |
|
|
| CSSWE |
|
|
| CXBN |
|
|
| SMDC-ONE 2.1/2.2 |
|
|
| STARE A |
|
|
| 17 September |
Soyuz 2-1a Fregat |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| MetOp-B |
|
meteorological satellite |
| 18 September |
Long March 3B |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China |
|
| Beidou-2 M2/M5 |
|
two Chinese navigation satellites |
| 28 September |
Ariane 5ECA |
CSG Kourou, French Guiana |
|
| Astra 2F |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| GSAT 10 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| 29 September |
Long March 2D |
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Kansu Province, China |
|
| VRSS 1 |
|
Venezualan remote sensing satellite |
| October |
| 4 October |
Atlas V |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
|
| GPS 2F-3 |
|
US navigation satellite |
| 8 October |
Falcon 9 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA |
partial launch failure – a first stage motor failed 79 seconds into launch – the Falcon 9 compensated for the failure and placed SpaceX-1 in the correct orbit, however Orbcomm 2-1 was placed in a low orbit |
| SpaceX-1 (Dragon C3) |
|
unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station |
| Orbcomm 2-1 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| 12 October |
Soyuz 2-1b / Fregat |
CSG Kourou, French Guiana |
|
| Galileo IOV3, IOV4 |
|
2 validation satellites for the Galileo navigation system |
| 14 October |
Long March 2C |
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, Shanxi Province, China |
|
| SJ-9A / SJ-9B |
|
pair of Chinese technology satellites |
| 14 October |
Proton M / Briz M |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Intelsat 23 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| 23 October |
Soyuz FG |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Soyuz TMA-06M ISS 32S |
|
manned transport vessel to the International Space Station |
| 25 October |
Long March 3C |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China |
|
| Beidou-2 G6 |
|
Chinese navigation satellite |
| 31 October |
Soyuz U |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Progress M-17-M (ISS 49P) |
|
unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station |
| November |
| 2 November |
Proton M / Briz M |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Luch 5B |
|
Russian data relay satellite |
| Yamal 300K |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| 10 November |
Ariane 5 ECA |
CSG Kourou, French Guiana |
|
| Eutelsat 21B |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| Star One C3 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| 14 November |
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia |
|
| Meridian 6 |
|
Russian military communications satellite |
| 18 November |
Long March 2C |
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, Shanxi Province, China |
|
| HuanJing 1C |
|
earth observation satellite |
| FengNiao 1 and 1A |
|
technology demonstration satellites |
| XinYan 1 |
|
technology demonstration satellites |
| 20 November |
Proton M / Briz M |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| EchoStar 16 |
|
commercial communications satellite |
| 25 November |
Long March 4C |
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Kansu Province, China |
|
| Yaogan Weixing 16A, 16B, 16C |
|
three Chinese military maritime surveillance satellites |
| 27 November |
Long March 3B |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China |
|
| Chinasat 12 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| December |
| 2 December |
Soyuz STAF |
CSG Kourou, French Guiana |
|
| Pleiades 1B |
|
earth observation satellite |
| 3 December |
Zenit 3SL |
Sea Launch's Odyssey platform in the Pacific Ocean |
|
| Eutelsat 70B |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| 8 December |
Proton M / Briz M |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
partial launch failure - final burn of the Briz M upper stage ended early leaving satellite in wrong orbit – will be corrected using satellite's onboard thrusters |
| Yamal 402 |
|
commercial communications satellite |
| 11 December |
Atlas 5 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
|
| X-37B OTV-3 |
|
experimental US military space plane |
| 12 December |
Unha-3 |
Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Tongchang-ri, North Korea |
|
| Kwangmyongsong-3 FM2 |
|
N Korean earth observation satellite |
| 18 December |
Long March 2D |
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Kansu Province, China |
|
| Gokturk 2 |
|
earth observation satellite |
| 19 December |
Soyuz FG |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
|
| Soyuz TMA-07M ISS 33S |
|
manned transport vessel to the International Space Station |
| 19 December |
Ariane 5 ECA |
CSG Kourou, French Guiana |
|
| Mexsat 3 |
|
commercial communication satellite |
| Skynet 5D |
|
military communication satellite |
