2015 in spaceflight

2015 in spaceflight

The New Horizons spacecraft conducted the first flyby of Pluto in July 2015.
Orbital launches
First	10 January
Last	28 December
Total	87
Successes	82
Failures	3
Partial failures	2
Catalogued	83
National firsts
Satellite	Turkmenistan  Laos
Space traveller	Denmark  Kazakhstan
Rockets
Maiden flights	Long March 3C / YZ-1 Long March 3B / YZ-1 Long March 6 Long March 11 Super Strypi Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Manned flights
Orbital	4
Total travellers	12
EVAs	7

In 2015, the maiden spaceflights of the Chinese Long March 6 and Long March 11 launch vehicles took place.

In February 2015, the European Space Agency's experimental lifting body spacecraft, the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, successfully conducted its first test flight.

In March 2015, Ceres became the first dwarf planet to be visited by a spacecraft when Dawn entered orbit. In July 2015, New Horizons visited the Pluto-Charon system after a 9-year voyage, returning a trove of pictures and information about the former "ninth planet" (now classified as a dwarf planet). Meanwhile, the MESSENGER probe was deliberately crashed into Mercury after 4 years of in-orbit observations.

On 23 November 2015, the Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital rocket achieved its first powered soft landing near the launch site, paving the way for full reuse of its propulsion stage. On 21 December, the maiden flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust took place, ending with a successful landing of its first stage.

Two old weather satellites, NOAA-16 and DMSP 5D-2/F13, broke up in 2015, creating several hundred pieces of space debris. In both cases, a battery explosion is suspected as the root cause.

Orbital launches

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Launch site		LSP
	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
10 January 09:47:10	Falcon 9 v1.1		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	SpaceX CRS-5	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS resupply	11 February 00:44	Successful
	Flock-1d' 1	Planet Labs	Low Earth	Optical imaging	13 October 2015	Successful
	Flock-1d' 2	Planet Labs	Low Earth	Optical imaging	27 December 2015	Successful
	AESP-14	ITA	Low Earth	Ionospheric	11 May 2015	Successful
	SpaceX attempted to land the first stage on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean, but the first stage crash-landed on its landing platform.[1] The AESP-14 CubeSat was deployed from the space station on 5 February 2015,[2] while the Flock-1 CubeSats were deployed on 3 March 2015.[3]
21 January 01:04:00	Atlas V 551		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	MUOS-3	US Navy	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
31 January 14:22:00	Delta II 7320		Vandenberg SLC-2W		United Launch Alliance
	SMAP	NASA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
	FIREBIRD II A	Montana State	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	FIREBIRD II B	Montana State	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	GRIFEX	NASA JPL	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ExoCube	Cal Poly	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
1 February 01:21:00	H-IIA 202		Tanegashima LA-Y1		MHI
	IGS-Radar Spare	CSICE	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
1 February 12:31:00	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
	Inmarsat 5-F2	Inmarsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
2 February 08:50	Safir		Semnan		ISA
	Fajr	ISA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
11 February 13:40:00	Vega		Kourou ELV		Arianespace
	IXV	ESA	Transatmospheric	Technology Demonstration	11 February 15:19	Successful
	Vega's 4th stage briefly entered low Earth orbit before de-orbiting. This marked the first flight of the IXV
11 February 23:03:32	Falcon 9 v1.1		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	DSCOVR	NOAA	Earth/Sun L1	Earth Observation/Solar Observation	In orbit	Operational
	First SpaceX launch aimed beyond GTO. First stage soft landed on water.
17 February 11:00:17	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Progress M-26M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Resupply	14 August 14:17	Successful
27 February 11:01:35	Soyuz-2.1a		Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
	Kosmos 2503 (Bars-M)	VKO	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
2 March 03:50:00	Falcon 9 v1.1		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	Eutelsat 115 West B	Eutelsat	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	ABS-3A	ABS	Planned: Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	First communication satellites to use all-electric propulsion to reach intended orbits from GTO
13 March 02:44:00	Atlas V 421		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	MMS-1	NASA	Elliptical High Earth	Magnetospheric Research	In orbit	Operational
	MMS-2	NASA	Elliptical High Earth	Magnetospheric Research	In orbit	Operational
	MMS-3	NASA	Elliptical High Earth	Magnetospheric Research	In orbit	Operational
	MMS-4	NASA	Elliptical High Earth	Magnetospheric Research	In orbit	Operational
18 March 22:05:00	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		Khrunichev
	Ekspress AM7	RSCC	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
25 March 18:36:00	Delta IV M+(4,2)		Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		United Launch Alliance
	USA-260 (GPS IIF-9)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
25 March 22:08:53	Dnepr		Dombarovsky Site 13		ISC Kosmotras
	KOMPSat-3A	KARI	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth imaging	In orbit	Operational
26 March 01:21:00	H-IIA 202		Tanegashima LA-Y1		MHI
	IGS-Optical 5	CSICE	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
27 March 19:42:57	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-16M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 43/44/45/46	12 September 00:51	Successful
	Manned flight with three cosmonauts, including two on a year-long mission
27 March 21:46:18	Soyuz-STB/Fregat		Kourou ELS		Arianespace
	Galileo FOC 3	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
	Galileo FOC 4	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
28 March 11:49:00	PSLV-XL		Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO
	IRNSS-1D	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
30 March 13:52:30	Long March 3C/YZ-1		Xichang LA-2		CASC
	BeiDou I1-S	CNSA	Geosynchronous	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
31 March 13:47:56	Rokot/Briz-KM		Plesetsk Site 133/3		VKO
	Gonets M-18	Gonets SatCom	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Gonets M-19	Gonets SatCom	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Gonets M-20	Gonets SatCom	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2504	VKO	Low Earth	Technology/Satellite inspection (?)	In orbit	Operational
14 April 20:10:41	Falcon 9 v1.1		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	SpaceX CRS-6	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Resupply	21 May 16:42	Successful
	Arkyd 3 Reflight	Planetary Resources	Planned: Low Earth	Technology	23 December 2015	Successful
	Flock-1e 1–14	Planet Labs	Planned: Low Earth	Optical imaging	first: 8 February 2016 (2 decayed as of 15 May 2016)	Operational (12 still in orbit)
	First stage recovery failed; the rocket stage landed on the target drone ship too fast, tipped over, and exploded.[4] All secondary payloads were deployed from an ISS airlock later. Arkyd 3 Reflight is a replacement for Arkyd 3, which was lost in the Cygnus CRS Orb-3 flight accident in 2014.
26 April 20:00:07	Ariane 5 ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Thor 7	Telenor	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	SICRAL-2	MDD/DGA	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
27 April 23:03:00	Falcon 9 v1.1		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSAT	Turkmen Telecom	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	First Turkmen satellite
28 April 07:09:50	Soyuz-2.1a		Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos
	Progress M-27M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Resupply	8 May	Partial failure
	Spacecraft lost communications and attitude control soon after separation failure during launch.[5] International Space Station docking attempt cancelled.[6] Mission declared a total loss.[7]
16 May 05:47:39	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
	Mexsat-1	SCT	Intended: Geosynchronous	Communication	16 May	Launch failure
	Proton third stage vernier engine failed at T+497 seconds due to turbopump shaft coating degradation causing excess vibration.[8]
20 May 15:05:00	Atlas V 501		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	AFSPC-5 (X-37B OTV-4)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ULTRASat	NASA	Low Earth	Cubesat Deployment	In orbit	Operational
	Lightsail-A	The Planetary Society	Low Earth	Technology	14 June 17:23	Successful
	USS Langley	U.S. Naval Academy	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	BRICSat-P	U.S. Naval Academy / George Washington	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ParkinsonSat	U.S. Naval Academy	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	GEARRS-2	Taylor	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	AeroCube-8A	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	AeroCube-8B	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	OptiCube 1	CalPoly	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	OptiCube 2	CalPoly	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	OptiCube 3	CalPoly	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
27 May 21:16:07	Ariane 5 ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	DirecTV-15	DirecTV	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Sky Mexico 1	SKY Mexico	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
5 June 15:23:54	Soyuz-2.1a		Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
	Kosmos 2505 (Kobalt-M)	VKO	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
23 June 01:51:58	Vega		Kourou ELV		Arianespace
	Sentinel-2A	ESA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
23 June 16:44:00	Soyuz-2.1b		Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
	Kosmos 2506 (Persona)	VKO	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
26 June 06:22:04	Long March 4B		Taiyuan LA-9		SAST
	Gaofen 8	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation/Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
28 June 14:21:11	Falcon 9 v1.1		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	SpaceX CRS-7	NASA	Planned: Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Resupply	28 June	Launch Failure
	Flock-1f x 8[9]	Planet Labs	Planned: Low Earth	Optical imaging	28 June	Launch Failure
	Vehicle disintegrated at T+139 seconds after second stage helium tank support strut failure caused helium tank to break through second stage tanks.[10] Attempted to deliver the IDA-1 segment of the NASA Docking System. CubeSats were to be deployed from the International Space Station at a later date. Planned first stage landing test not achieved.
3 July 04:55:48	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Progress M-28M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Resupply	15 December	Successful
10 July 16:28:00	PSLV-XL		Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
	UK-DMC-3A	DMCii	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
	UK-DMC-3B	DMCii	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
	UK-DMC-3C	DMCii	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
	CBNT-1	SSTL	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	DeOrbitSail	Surrey Space Centre	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
15 July 15:36:00	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	USA-262 (GPS IIF-10)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
15 July 21:42:07	Ariane 5 ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Star One C4	Star One	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	MSG-4	EUMETSAT	Geosynchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
22 July 21:02:44	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-17M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 44/45	11 December 13:10	Successful
	Manned flight with three cosmonauts
24 July 00:07:00	Delta IV M+(5,4)		Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		United Launch Alliance
	USA-263 (WGS-7)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
25 July 12:29:04	Long March 3B/YZ-1		Xichang LA-2		CASC
	BeiDou M1-S	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
	BeiDou M2-S	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
19 August 11:50:49	H-IIB		Tanegashima LA-Y2		MHI
	HTV-5	JAXA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Resupply	29 September	Successful
	SERPENS	University of Brasília / Brazilian Space Agency	Low Earth	Technology	27 March 2016	Successful
	S-CUBE	Chiba Institute of Technology	Low Earth	Meteor observation	In orbit	Operational
	Flock-2b x 14[11]	Planet Labs	Planned: Low Earth	Optical Imaging	In orbit	Operational (12 deployed)
	AAUSAT5	Aalborg	Low Earth	Technology	15 March 2016	Successful
	GOMX-3	GomSpace	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	CubeSats to be deployed from the International Space Station at a later date. SERPENS and S-CUBE were deployed on 17 September. AAUSAT5, GOMX-3, and Dove Flocks were deployed on 5–7 October, but two out of the fourteen Dove Flocks failed to be deployed due to a malfunction of the deployer.[12]
20 August 20:34:08	Ariane 5 ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Eutelsat 8 West B	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Intelsat 34	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
27 August 02:31:35	Long March 4C		Taiyuan LA-9		SAST
	Yaogan 27	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
27 August 11:22:00	GSLV Mk II		Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO
	GSAT-6	Indian Armed Forces/ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
28 August 11:44:00	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
	Inmarsat 5-F3	Inmarsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
2 September 04:37:43	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-18M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 45/46/iriss[13]	2 March 2016 04:26	Successful
	Manned flight with three cosmonauts: including ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, the first Dane in space, and Aidyn Aimbetov, the first cosmonaut from an independent Kazakhstan. Sarah Brightman was intended to fly this mission as a spaceflight participant, but withdrew from training on 13 May 2015 for personal reasons.[14] Japanese space tourist Satoshi Takamatsu was believed to be taking Brightman's place, but he declined and Roscosmos chose Aimbetov as an alternative instead.[15] Landed with the Year in Space crew of Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korniyenko
2 September 10:18:00	Atlas V 551		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	MUOS-4	US Navy	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
11 September 02:08:10	Soyuz-STB/Fregat		Kourou ELS		Arianespace
	Galileo FOC 5	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
	Galileo FOC 6	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
12 September 15:42:04	Long March 3B/E		Xichang LA-2		CASC
	TJS-1	CNSA	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
14 September 04:42	Long March 2D		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		SAST
	Gaofen 9	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation/Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
14 September 19:00:00	Proton-M/Blok DM-03		Baikonur Site 81/24		Khrunichev
	Ekspress AM8	RSCC	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
19 September 23:01:14	Long March 6		Taiyuan LA-16		SAST
	ZDPS-2A	ZJU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ZDPS-2B	ZJU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Xiwang-2A	CAMSAT	Low Earth (SSO)	Amateur Radio	In orbit	Operational
	Xiwang-2B	CAMSAT	Low Earth (SSO)	Amateur Radio	In orbit	Operational
	Xiwang-2C	CAMSAT	Low Earth (SSO)	Amateur Radio	In orbit	Operational
	Xiwang-2D	CAMSAT	Low Earth (SSO)	Amateur Radio	In orbit	Operational
	Xiwang-2E	CAMSAT	Low Earth (SSO)	Amateur Radio	In orbit	Operational
	Xiwang-2F	CAMSAT	Low Earth (SSO)	Amateur Radio	In orbit	Operational
	XY-2	CASC	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	DCBB	CAMSAT	Low Earth (SSO)	Education	In orbit	Operational
	LilacSat-2	HIT	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Tiantuo-3	NUDT	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	NUDT-Phone-Sat	NUDT	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Xingchen 1	NUDT	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Xingchen 2	NUDT	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Xingchen 3	NUDT	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Xingchen 4	NUDT	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	NS-2	Tsinghua	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ZJ-1	Tsinghua	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ZJ-2	Tsinghua/Xidian	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Maiden flight of the Long March 6 vehicle
23 September 21:59:38	Rokot/Briz-KM		Plesetsk Site 133/3		VKO
	Kosmos 2507 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2508 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2509 (Strela-3M)	VKO	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
25 September 01:41:40	Long March 11		Jiuquan		CASC
	Pujiang-1	SAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Tianwang 1A	ShanghaiTech	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Tianwang 1B	ShanghaiTech	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Tianwang 1C	ShanghaiTech	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Maiden flight of the Long March 11 vehicle
28 September 04:30:00	PSLV-XL		Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
	Astrosat	ISRO	Low Earth	X-ray Astronomy	In orbit	Operational
	LAPAN-A2	LAPAN	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
	ExactView 9	exactEarth	Low Earth	Maritime Observation	In orbit	Operational
	Lemur-2 1	NanoSatisfi Inc	Low Earth	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
	Lemur-2 2	NanoSatisfi Inc	Low Earth	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
	Lemur-2 3	NanoSatisfi Inc	Low Earth	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
	Lemur-2 4	NanoSatisfi Inc	Low Earth	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
29 September 23:13:04	Long March 3B/E		Xichang LA-3		CASC
	BeiDou I2-S	CNSA	Geosynchronous	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
30 September 20:30:07	Ariane 5 ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	NBN-Co 1A (Sky Muster)	NBN Co	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	ARSAT-2	ARSAT	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
1 October 16:49:40	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Progress M-29M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Resupply	8 April 2016	Successful
2 October 10:28:00	Atlas V 421		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	Mexsat-2	SCT	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
7 October 04:13:04	Long March 2D		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		SAST
	Jilin-1A	CAS CIOMP	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
	Jilin-1B	CAS CIOMP	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
	Jilin-1C	CAS CIOMP	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
	Jilin-1D	CAS CIOMP	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
8 October 12:49:30	Atlas V 401		Vandenberg SLC-3E		United Launch Alliance
	USA-264 (NOSS)	NRO	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
	USA-264 (NOSS)	NRO	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
	Aerocube-5c	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Aerocube-7	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	SNaP-3 x 3	US Army SMDC	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	PropCube x 2	Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	SINOD-D x 2	SRI International	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	ARC-1	UAF	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	BisonSat	SKC	Low Earth	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
	AMSAT Fox-1	AMSAT	Low Earth	Amateur Radio/Technology	In orbit	Operational
	LMRST-Sat	NASA JPL	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	NRO Launch 55
16 October 16:16:04	Long March 3B/E		Xichang LA-2		CASC
	APStar-9	APT Satellite Holdings	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
16 October 20:40:11	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		International Launch Services
	Türksat 4B	Türksat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
26 October 07:10:04	Long March 2D		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		SAST
	Tianhui 1C	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Cartography	In orbit	Operational
31 October 16:13:00	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	USA-265 (GPS IIF-11)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
3 November 16:25:04	Long March 3B/E		Xichang LA-3		CASC
	ChinaSat 2C	CNSA	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
4 November 03:45:00	SPARK		Pacific Missile Range Facility LP-41		ORS
	HiakaSat	ORS	Planned: Low Earth	Technology Demonstration	4 November	Launch failure
	EDSN x 8	NASA	Planned: Low Earth	Technology Demonstration	4 November	Launch failure
	PrintSat	Montana State University	Planned: Low Earth	Technology Demonstration	4 November	Launch failure
	Argus	St. Louis University and Vanderbilt University	Planned: Low Earth	Technology Demonstration	4 November	Launch failure
	STACEM	Utah State University	Planned: Low Earth	Technology Demonstration	4 November	Launch failure
	Supernova-Beta	Pumpkin, Inc.	Planned: Low Earth	Technology Demonstration	4 November	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of the SPARK/Super Strypi launch vehicle Vehicle lost attitude control at T+1 minute
8 November 07:06:04	Long March 4B		Taiyuan LA-9		SAST
	Yaogan 28	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
10 November 21:34:07	Ariane 5 ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Arabsat 6B	Arabsat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	GSAT-15	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
17 November 06:33:41	Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat		Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
	Kosmos 2510 (EKS (Tundra))	VKO	Molniya [16]	Early warning	In orbit	Operational[17]
	First space component for Russia's new unified missile early warning network.[18]
20 November 16:07:04	Long March 3B/E		Xichang LA-2		CASC
	LaoSat-1	Laos National Authority for Science and Technology	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	First Laotian satellite[19]
24 November 06:50:00	H-IIA 204		Tanegashima LA-Y1		MHI
	Telstar 12V	Telesat	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
26 November 21:24:04	Long March 4C		Taiyuan LA-9		SAST
	Yaogan 29	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
3 December 04:04:00	Vega		Kourou ELV		Arianespace
	LISA Pathfinder	ESA/NASA	Planned: Sun/Earth L1	Technology Demonstration	In orbit	Operational
5 December 14:08:33	Soyuz-2.1v / Volga		Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
	Kosmos 2511 (Kanopus-ST)	VKO	Intended: Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	8 December 2015 05:43	Launch failure
	Kosmos 2512 (KYuA-1)	Almaz-Antey	Low Earth (SSO)	Radar calibration	In orbit	Operational
	Kanopus-ST failed to separate from the Volga upper stage.[20][21]
6 December 21:44:57	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		United Launch Alliance
	Cygnus CRS OA-4 S.S. Deke Slayton II	Orbital ATK / NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS resupply	20 February	Successful
	Flock-2e x 12	Planet Labs	Planned: Low Earth	Earth observation
	CADRE	University of Michigan	Planned: Low Earth	Technology demonstration
	MinXSS 1	University of Colorado Boulder	Planned: Low Earth	Solar observation
	Nodes x 2	NASA	Planned: Low Earth	Technology demonstration
	STMSat 1	St. Thomas More Cathedral School	Planned: Low Earth	Education
	SIMPL	NovaWurks	Planned: Low Earth	Technology demonstration
	Flight moved from Antares 130 rocket following launch failure of Cygnus CRS Orb-3. Originally scheduled for April 1, 2015.[22]
9 December 16:46:04	Long March 3B/E		Xichang LA-3		CASC
	ChinaSat 1C	CNSA	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
11 December 13:45:33	Zenit-3F		Baikonur Site 45/1		Roskosmos
	Elektro-L No.2	Roskosmos	Geosynchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
	Possible final flight of the Zenit launch vehicle following tensions between Ukraine and Russia.
13 December 00:19:00	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 81/24		Khrunichev
	Kosmos 2513 (Garpun No. 12L)	VKO	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
15 December 11:03:09	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-19M	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 46/47	18 June 2016 09:15	Successful
	Manned flight with three cosmonauts
16 December 12:30:00	PSLV-CA		Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
	TeLEOS-1	AgilSpace	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
	VELOX C1	NTU	Low Earth	Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational
	VELOX 2	NTU	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
	Kent Ridge 1	NUS	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
	Galassia	NUS	Low Earth	Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational
	Athenoxat-1	NTU	Low Earth	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
17 December 00:12:04	Long March 2D		Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2		SAST
	DAMPE	CAS	Low Earth (SSO)	High-energy Astronomy	In orbit	Operational
17 December 11:51:56	Soyuz-STB/Fregat		Kourou ELS		Arianespace
	Galileo FOC 8	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
	Galileo FOC 9	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
21 December 08:44:39	Soyuz-2.1a		Baikonur Site 31/6		Roskosmos
	Progress MS-01	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Resupply	3 July 07:50	Operational
	First launch of the new Progress-MS variant.
22 December 01:29:00	Falcon 9 Full Thrust		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
	Orbcomm-2 F2	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F5	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F8	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F10	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F12	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F13	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F14	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F15	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F16	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F17	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	Orbcomm-2 F18	Orbcomm	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Operational
	First flight of the upgraded "full thrust" version of Falcon 9, first Falcon 9 flight after launch failure in June. First successful return to launch site and vertical landing of a first stage, demonstrated as part of a controlled descent test.
24 December 21:31:19	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39		Khrunichev
	Ekspress AMU1	RSCC	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
28 December 16:04:04	Long March 3B/E		Xichang LA-2		CASC
	Gaofen 4	CNSA	Geosynchronous	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Launch site		LSP
	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
26 January 09:13	Terrier-Improved Malemute		Poker Flat		NASA
	M-TEX	Alaska	Suborbital	Auroral	26 January	Successful
	Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi)?
26 January 09:14	Terrier-Orion		Poker Flat		NASA
	MIST	Clemson	Suborbital	Auroral	26 January	Successful
	Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)?
26 January 09:46	Terrier-Improved Malemute		Poker Flat		NASA
	M-TEX	Alaska	Suborbital	Auroral	26 January	Successful
	Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi)?
26 January 09:47	Terrier-Orion		Poker Flat		NASA
	MIST	Clemson	Suborbital	Auroral	26 January	Successful
	Apogee: ~130 kilometres (81 mi)?
28 January 10:41	Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka		Poker Flat		NASA
	ASSP	USU	Suborbital	Auroral	28 January	Successful
	Apogee: ~590 kilometres (370 mi)?
31 January 02:36:00[23]	Agni V		Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV		DRDO
		DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	31 January	Successful
	Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi)
19 February 22:06	VS-30/Improved Orion		Andøya		Andøya
	ICI-4 (CanoRock 4)	Oslo/Andøya	Suborbital	Technology	19 February	Successful
	Apogee: 365 kilometres (227 mi)
22 February 07:52	VSB-30		Esrange		CNES
	Cryofenix	CNES	Suborbital	Microgravity	22 February	Successful
	Apogee: 265 kilometres (165 mi)
22 February	UGM-133 Trident II D5		Submarine, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	22 February	Successful
22 February	UGM-133 Trident II D5		Submarine, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	22 February	Successful
24 February 07:30	Terrier-Oriole		Wallops Island		TBD
		DOD	Suborbital	Missile Defense Test	24 February	Successful
	FTX-19 target, apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)?
24 February 07:30	Terrier-Oriole		Wallops Island		TBD
		DOD	Suborbital	Missile Defense Test	24 February	Successful
	FTX-19 target, apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)?
24 February 07:30	Terrier-Oriole		Wallops Island		TBD
		DOD	Suborbital	Missile Defense Test	24 February	Successful
	FTX-19 target, apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)?
25 February 12:26	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	MOSC 2	AFRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	25 February	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)?
5 March 01:44	VS-30		Andøya		DLR
	WADIS-2	DLR	Suborbital	Atmospheric	5 March	Successful
	Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi), 13 Super Loki meteorological rockets were also launched
9 March	Shaheen-III		Sonmiani		ASFC
		ASFC	Suborbital	Missile test	9 March	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)?
18 March	RS-26 Rubezh		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 March	Successful
23 March 10:36	LGM-30G Minuteman III		Vandenberg LF-10		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	23 March	Successful
	GT214GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
27 March 10:54	LGM-30G Minuteman III		Vandenberg LF-04		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	27 March	Successful
	GT215GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
30 March	VSB-30		Andøya		DSTO
	HiFire-7	DSTO	Suborbital	Technology	30 March	Successful
9 April	Dhanush		Ship, Indian Ocean		DRDO
		DRDO	Suborbital	Target	9 April	Successful
	Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 April	Ghauri		Tilla		Army of Pakistan
	Haft-5	Army of Pakistan	Suborbital	Missile test	15 April	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
16 April 04:22	Agni-III		ITR IC-4		Indian Army
		Indian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	16 April	Successful
	Apogee: 350 kilometres (220 mi)
18 April 11:01	Terrier-Improved Malemute		Wallops Island		NASA
	Rocksat-X	University of Colorado Boulder	Suborbital	Student Research	18 April	Successful
	Apogee: ~174 kilometres (108 mi)
23 April 07:35	VSB-30		Esrange		EuroLaunch
	TEXUS-51	DLR/ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity	23 April	Successful
	Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi)
27 April 04:55	VSB-30		Esrange		EuroLaunch
	TEXUS-52	DLR/ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity	27 April	Successful
	Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi)
2 May 08:30:01	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	OGRESS	University of Iowa	Suborbital	X-Ray Astronomy	2 May	Successful
	Apogee: 272 kilometres (169 mi)
20 May 10:37	LGM-30G Minuteman III		Vandenberg LF-09		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	20 May	Successful
	GT212GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
21 May 19:15	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	EVE	CU Boulder	Suborbital	SDO calibration	21 May	Launch failure
	Second stage failure, flight was terminated safety officials about four seconds into the second stage burn after data showed the vehicle was flying off-course. The payload carrying the experiment separated from the rocket and descended via parachute.
6 June	SM-3-IIA		San Nicolas Island		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	6 June	Successful
	Maiden flight of SM-3 Block IIA Cooperative Development Controlled Test Vehicle-01 (SCD CTV-01)
25 June 10:00	Terrier-Improved Orion		Wallops Island		NASA
	RockOn	CU Boulder	Suborbital	Student experiments	25 June	Successful
	Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi)
26 June	ARAV ?		Kauai		MDA
		MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	26 June	Launch failure
	Aegis radar target
30 June 04:55	VSB-30		Esrange		EuroLaunch
	MAPHEUS-5	DLR	Suborbital	Technology	30 June	Successful
	Apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi)
7 July 10:15	Black Brant IX		Wallops Island		NASA
	SOAREX-8	NASA	Suborbital	Tech Demonstration	7 July	Successful
	Apogee: 350 kilometres (220 mi)
29 July 08:30	ARAV ?		Kauai		MDA
		MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	29 July	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)?, Aegis MMW E1 target, successful intercept by SM-6 Dual I missile
30 July 06:15	ARAV ?		Kauai		MDA
		MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	30 July	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)?, Aegis MMW E2 target, successful intercept by SM-2 Block IV missile
12 August 10:14	Terrier-Improved Malemute		Wallops Island		NASA
	Rocksat-X	Various universities	Suborbital	Student Research	12 August	Successful
	Apogee: ~156km (97 miles).[24]
19 August 10:03	LGM-30G Minuteman III		Vandenberg LF-10		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	19 August	Successful
	GT213GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
22 August 15:13	RS-12M Topol		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 August	Successful
27 August 17:45	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	MOSES-2	MSU	Suborbital	Solar astronomy	27 August	Successful
	Apogee: 185 miles (298 km)[25]
3 September 17:01	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	CLASP	NASA/JAXA/IAC/IAS	Suborbital	Solar astronomy	3 September	Successful
	Apogee: 167 miles (269 km)[26]
11 September 11:00:00	S-520		Uchinoura		JAXA
		HU/UT/TU/JAXA	Suborbital	Microgravity	11 September	Successful
	Apogee: 312 km[27]
16 September 19:06	Black Brant XI		Andøya		NASA
	CARE II	NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 September	Successful
	Apogee: 299 kilometres (186 mi)
30 September 08:28	M51		Landes		DGA/Marine nationale
		DGA/Marine nationale	Suborbital	Test flight	30 September	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), apparently launched from the land test pad, rather than from a submarine.
2 October 05:39:00	/ VSB-30/Improved Orion		Esrange		Swedish Space Corporation
	O-STATES 1	SNSB	Suborbital	Atmospheric Research	2 October	Successful
	Apogee: 246 kilometres (153 mi)
7 October 23:07:00	Black Brant IX		Wallops Island		NASA
	Technology Test Flight	NASA GSFC	Suborbital	Rocket motor test	7 October	Successful
	LEO-1	Orbital ATK	Suborbital	Materials Testing	7 October	Successful
	NNS	NASA	Suborbital	Materials Testing	7 October	Successful
	Apogee: 257.5 kilometers (160mi).[28] Test flight of the new Black Brant Mk4 sustainer motor. Other payloads included a cloud of barium and strontium, which was deployed to test the rocket's payload ejection system and was visible for miles along the East Coast of the United States.
19 October 14:09:00	/ VSB-30/Improved Orion		Esrange		Swedish Space Corporation
	O-STATES 2	SNSB	Suborbital	Atmospheric Research	19 October	Successful
	Apogee: 244 kilometres (152 mi)
20 October	Terrier-Orion		South Uist, Hebrides		MDA
		DOD	Suborbital	Target	20 October	Successful
	SM-3 Target, apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)?
20 October	SM-3		USS Ross (DDG-71), Hebrides Range		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	20 October	Successful
	ADS-15, first Aegis-Test in the North Atlantic, successful intercept, apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)?
21 October 12:45:00	LGM-30G Minuteman III		Vandenberg LF-04		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	21 October	Successful
	GT216GM, Apogee: ~1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ?
28 October 11:30	RS-24 Yars		Plesetsk		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	28 October	Successful
30 October	RS-12M Topol		Plesetsk		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
30 October	R-29RMU Sineva		K-117 Bryansk, Barents Sea		VMF
		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
30 October	R-29R Volna		K-223 Podolsk, Sea of Okhotsk		VMF
		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
31 October 23:00 ?	B-611		Shuangchengzi		PLA
		PLA	Suborbital	ABM target	31 October	Successful
	Target
31 October 23:00 ?	SC-19		Korla		PLA
		PLA	Suborbital	ABM test	31 October	Successful
	Interceptor, successful intercept
1 November 03:05	SRALT		C-17, Pacific Ocean		MDA
	FTO-02 Event 2a	MDA	Suborbital	THAAD target	1 November	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), successful intercepted
1 November 03:07	THAAD		Wake Island		US Army
	FTO-02 Event 2a	US Army/MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	1 November	Successful
	Intercepted target missile, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 November 03:10	eMRBM		C-17, Pacific Ocean		MDA
	FTO-02 Event 2a	MDA	Suborbital	THAAD target	1 November	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), successful intercepted
1 November 03:12	THAAD		Wake Island		US Army
	FTO-02 Event 2a	US Army/MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	1 November	Successful
	Intercepted target missile, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
6 November 15:01	SpaceLoft XL		Spaceport America		UP Aerospace
	FOP-4	NASA	Suborbital	Four technology experiments	6 November	Successful
	Mission SL-10, Apogee: 120.7 kilometers (74.98 miles). First private suborbital rocket to demonstrate ejection of recoverable payloads.[29]
8 November 02:00	UGM-133 Trident II D5		USS Kentucky, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	8 November	Successful
	Demonstration and Shakedown Operation 26 (DASO-26)
9 November 04:15	Agni-IV		Integrated Test Range		DRDO
		DRDO	Suborbital	Missile Test	9 November	Successful
	Apogee: ~850 kilometres (530 mi)?
9 November 20:00	UGM-133 Trident II D5		USS Kentucky, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	9 November	Successful
	Demonstration and Shakedown Operation 26 (DASO-26)
14 November	RSM-56 Bulava		K-551 Vladimir Monomakh, White Sea		VMF
		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	14 November	Successful
14 November	RSM-56 Bulava		K-551 Vladimir Monomakh, White Sea		VMF
		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	14 November	Successful
	Missile did not hit its targets at the Kura test site. The warheads did reach the Kamchatka region, but the miss was fairly large, but that was still not significant enough to abort the flight
17 November 12:12	RS-12M Topol		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	17 November	Successful
21 November	Ghadr-1		Semnan ?		IRGC
		IGRC	Suborbital	Missile test	21 November	Successful
	apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
23 November 17:21	New Shepard		Corn Ranch		Blue Origin
	New Shepard	Blue Origin	Suborbital	Test flight	23 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100.5 kilometres (62.4 mi). Second test flight of the New Shepard launch system, first to cross the Kármán line, and first to achieve a powered landing of its propulsion stage.
25 November 04:17	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	PICTURE-B	UMass	Suborbital	Astronomy	25 November	Successful
	apogee: 217 kilometres (135 mi)
30 November 07:25	Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka		Andøya		NASA
	CAPER	Dartmouth College	Suborbital	Auroral research	30 November	Launch failure
	Third stage failure, payload recovered
1 December 05:00	VSB-30		Esrange		EuroLaunch
	MASER-13	SSC	Suborbital	Microgravity	1 December	Successful
	apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
5 December 04:45	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	DXL-2	U of M	Suborbital	Astronomy	5 December	Successful
	apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi)
8 December	SM-3-IIA		San Nicolas Island		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	8 December	Successful
	Second flight of SM-3 Block IIA Cooperative Development Controlled Test Vehicle-02 (SCD CTV-02)
10 December 06:12	Silver Sparrow		F-15 Eagle, Israel		IAF
		IAI/IDF	Suborbital	ABM target	10 December	Successful
	Arrow-3 target, successfully intercepted, apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)
10 December 06:15	Arrow III		Negev		IAF
		IAI/IDF	Suborbital	ABM Test	10 December	Successful
	First test of the Arrow-III against a target, successful intercept over the Mediterranean
10 December	SRALT		C-17, Pacific Ocean		MDA
	FTO-02 Event 1a	MDA	Suborbital	SM-3-IB target	10 December	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), successful intercepted
10 December	SM-3-IB		Kauai		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	10 December	Successful
	First intercept flight test of a land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system
10 December 13:55	Juno		Fort Wingate LC-96		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Target	10 December	Successful
	Target for MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 MSE test, successfully intercepted
11 December	Shaheen-III		Sonmiani		ASFC
		ASFC	Suborbital	Missile test	11 December	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)?
12 December	R-29RMU Sineva		K-51 Verkhoturye, Barents Sea		VMF
		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	12 December	Successful
13 December 04:32	Black Brant XIIA		Andøya		NASA
	RENU 2	New Hampshire	Suborbital	Geospace	13 December	Successful
	Apogee: 447 kilometres (278 mi)
15 December	Shaheen-IA		Sonmiani		ASFC
		ASFC	Suborbital	Missile test	15 December	Successful
18 December 06:52	Black Brant IX		White Sands		NASA
	FORTIS	JHU	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	18 December	Successful
	apogee: 282 kilometres (175 mi)
24 December 17:55	RS-12M Topol		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 December	Successful

Deep space maneuvers

Date (GMT)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
10 January	Chang'e 5-T1	Injection into Selenocentric orbit	Departed from Earth–Moon L2 on 4 January.
11 January[30]	Cassini	109th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 970 kilometres (603 mi).
12 February	Cassini	110th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,200 kilometres (746 mi).
6 March[31]	Dawn	Enters orbit of Ceres	1st visit to a dwarf planet.
16 March	Cassini	111th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 2,275 kilometres (1,413 mi).
30 April	MESSENGER	Impact to Mercury[32]	The crash occurred on the side of the planet not visible from Earth.
7 May	Cassini	112th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 2,722 kilometres (1,691 mi).
16 June	Cassini	4th flyby of Dione	Closest approach: 516 kilometres (321 mi).
7 July	Cassini	113th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 10,953 kilometres (6,806 mi).
14 July	New Horizons	First flyby of Pluto and Charon	2nd visit to a dwarf planet. Closest approach: 12,500 km (7,800 mi).
17 August	Cassini	5th flyby of Dione	Closest approach: 474 kilometres (295 mi).
28 September	Cassini	114th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1,036 kilometres (643 mi).
14 October	Cassini	Flyby of Enceladus	Closest approach: 1,839 kilometres (1,142 mi).
28 October	Cassini	Flyby of Enceladus	Closest approach: 49 kilometres (30 mi).
12 November	Cassini	115th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 11,920 kilometres (7,407 mi).
3 December[33]	Hayabusa 2	Flyby of Earth	Gravity assist
3 December[34]	PROCYON	Flyby of Earth	Gravity assist en route to cancelled asteroid flyby.
4 December[35]	Shin'en 2	Flyby of Earth	Gravity assist
7 December[36]	Akatsuki	Venus orbit insertion	Akatsuki's 2nd flyby of Venus and 2nd (successful) attempt at orbit insertion.
19 December	Cassini	Flyby of Enceladus	Closest approach: 4,999 kilometres (3,106 mi).

Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVAs)

Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Remarks
21 February 12:45	6 hours 41 minutes	19:26	Expedition 42/43 ISS Quest	Barry E. Wilmore Terry W. Virts	Rigged and routed power and data cables at the forward end of the Harmony module as part of preparations for the installation of the International Docking Adapter at PMA-2.[37]
25 February 11:51	6 hours 43 minutes	18:34	Expedition 42/43 ISS Quest	Barry E. Wilmore Terry W. Virts	Completed power and data cable routing at the forward end of the Harmony module. Removed launch locks from forward and aft berthing ports of Tranquility to prepare for relocation of the Permanent Multipurpose Module and the installation of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module. Lubricated end effector of Canadarm2.[38][39]
1 March 11:52	5 hours 38 minutes	17:30	Expedition 42/43 ISS Quest	Terry W. Virts Barry E. Wilmore	Finished cable routing, antenna and retro-reflector installation on both sides of the ISS truss and on other modules in preparation for the installation of the International Docking Adapter at PMA-2 and 3.[40][41]
10 August 14:20	5 hours 31 minutes	19:51	Expedition 44/45 ISS Pirs	Gennady Padalka Mikhail Korniyenko	Installed gap spanners on the hull of the station for facilitating movement of crew members on future spacewalks, cleaned windows of the Zvezda Service Module, install fasteners on communications antennas, replaced an aging docking antenna, photographed various locations and hardware on Zvezda and nearby modules, and retrieved a space environment experiment.[42][43]
28 October 12:03	7 hours 16 minutes	19:19	Expedition 45 ISS Quest	Scott Kelly Kjell N. Lindgren	Prepared a Main Bus Switching Unit for repair, installed a thermal cover on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, lubricated elements of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System, and routed data and power cables to prepare for the installation of the International Docking Adaptor at PMA-2 and 3.[44]
6 November 11:22	7 hours 48 minutes	19:10	Expedition 45 ISS Quest	Scott Kelly Kjell N. Lindgren	Worked to restore a portion of the ISS's cooling system to its primary configuration, returning ammonia coolant levels to normal in the primary and backup radiator arrays.[45]
21 December 13:45	3 hours 16 minutes	16:01	Expedition 46 ISS Quest	Scott Kelly Timothy Kopra	Released a brake on the Mobile Servicing System to allow it to be properly stowed prior to the arrival of a visiting Progress vehicle. Routed cables in preparation for the installation of the Nauka module and the International Docking Adapter, and retrieved tools from a toolbox.[46]

Space debris events

Date/Time (UTC)	Source object	Event type	Pieces tracked	Remarks
3 February 17:40[47]	DMSP 5D-2/F13 (USA-109)	Satellite breakup	159[48]	The breakup was most likely caused by a battery explosion.[47][49] This satellite had been launched in 1995. Another satellite from the same series, DMSP 5D-2/F11, had broken up in 2004.[47] Debris are expected to remain in orbit for decades.[50]
25 November 7:20[51]	NOAA-16	Satellite breakup	275[52]	As this weather satellite, launched in 2000, had a similar construction to the DMSP satellite which broke up in February 2015, the same cause is suspected (battery overheating and explosion).[53]
22 December 16:00[54]	Briz-M upper stage	Booster explosion	9[54]	A Briz-M upper-stage booster, having subsisted in geosynchronous transfer orbit since launching the Canadian Nimiq 6 commsat in 2012, was seen to have broken up into 9 pieces as of 26 January 2016. Orbital analysis of the debris allowed to time the explosion within one minute of 16:00 UTC on 22 December 2015.[54] Three other Briz-M upper stages had exploded earlier in 2007, 2010 and 2012.[55]

Orbital launch summary

By country

Country		Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
	China	19	19	0	0
	Europe	9	9	0	0
	India	5	5	0	0
	Iran	1	1	0	0
	Japan	4	4	0	0
	Russia	29	26	1	2	Includes 3 Soyuz launches from Kourou
	United States	20	18	2	0
World		87	82	3	2

By rocket

By family

Family	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane	Europe	6	6	0	0
Atlas	United States	9	9	0	0
Delta	United States	3	3	0	0
Falcon	United States	7	6	1	0
H-II	Japan	4	4	0	0
Long March	China	19	19	0	0
R-7	Russia	17	15	0	2
R-36	Ukraine	1	1	0	0
Safir	Iran	1	1	0	0
SLV	India	5	5	0	0
Strypi	United States	1	0	1	0
Universal Rocket	Russia	10	9	1	0
Vega	Europe	3	3	0	0
Zenit	Ukraine /  Russia	1	1	0	0

By type

Rocket	Country	Family	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane 5	Europe	Ariane	6	6	0	0
Atlas V	United States	Atlas	9	9	0	0
Delta II	United States	Delta	1	1	0	0
Delta IV	United States	Delta	2	2	0	0
Dnepr	Ukraine	R-36	1	1	0	0
Falcon 9	United States	Falcon	7	6	1	0
GSLV	India	SLV	1	1	0	0
H-IIA	Japan	H-II	3	3	0	0
H-IIB	Japan	H-II	1	1	0	0
Long March 2	China	Long March	4	4	0	0
Long March 3	China	Long March	9	9	0	0
Long March 4	China	Long March	4	4	0	0
Long March 6	China	Long March	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March 11	China	Long March	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Proton	Russia	Universal Rocket	8	7	1	0
PSLV	India	SLV	4	4	0	0
Safir	Iran	Safir	1	1	0	0
Soyuz	Russia	R-7	7	7	0	0
Soyuz-2	Russia	R-7	10	8	0	2
Super Strypi	United States	Strypi	1	0	1	0	Maiden flight
UR-100	Russia	Universal Rocket	2	2	0	0
Vega	Europe	Vega	3	3	0	0
Zenit	Ukraine	Zenit	1	1	0	0

By configuration

Rocket	Country	Type	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane 5 ECA	Europe	Ariane 5	6	6	0	0
Atlas V 401	United States	Atlas V	4	4	0	0
Atlas V 421	United States	Atlas V	2	2	0	0
Atlas V 501	United States	Atlas V	1	1	0	0
Atlas V 551	United States	Atlas V	2	2	0	0
Delta II 7320	United States	Delta II	1	1	0	0
Delta IV Medium+ (4,2)	United States	Delta IV	1	1	0	0
Delta IV Medium+ (5,4)	United States	Delta IV	1	1	0	0
Dnepr	Ukraine	R-36	1	1	0	0
Falcon 9 v1.1	United States	Falcon 9	6	5	1	0
Falcon 9 Full Thrust	United States	Falcon 9	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
GSLV Mk II	India	GSLV	1	1	0	0
H-IIA 202	Japan	H-IIA	2	2	0	0
H-IIA 204	Japan	H-IIA	1	1	0	0
H-IIB	Japan	H-IIB	1	1	0	0
Long March 2D	China	Long March 2	4	4	0	0
Long March 3B/E	China	Long March 3	7	7	0	0
Long March 3B / YZ-1	China	Long March 3	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March 3C / YZ-1	China	Long March 3	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March 4B	China	Long March 4	2	2	0	0
Long March 4C	China	Long March 4	2	2	0	0
Long March 6	China	Long March 5	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March 11	China	Long March 11	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Proton-M / Blok DM-03	Russia	Proton	1	1	0	0
Proton-M / Briz-M	Russia	Proton	7	6	1	0
PSLV-CA	India	PSLV	1	1	0	0
PSLV-XL	India	PSLV	3	3	0	0
Rokot/Briz-KM	Russia	UR-100	2	2	0	0
Safir-1B	Iran	Safir	1	1	0	0
Soyuz 2.1a or STA	Russia	Soyuz-2	4	3	0	1
Soyuz 2.1b or STB	Russia	Soyuz-2	1	1	0	0
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat	Russia	Soyuz-2	4	4	0	0
Soyuz-FG	Russia	Soyuz	4	4	0	0
Soyuz-U	Russia	Soyuz	3	3	0	0
Soyuz-2.1v / Volga	Russia	Soyuz-2	1	0	0	1
Super Strypi	United States	Strypi	1	0	1	0	Maiden flight
Vega	Europe	Vega	3	3	0	0
Zenit-3F	Ukraine /  Russia	Zenit	1	1	0	0

By spaceport

Site	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Baikonur	Kazakhstan	18	16	1	1
Barking Sands	United States	1	0	1	0
Cape Canaveral	United States	17	16	1	0
Dombarovsky	Russia	1	1	0	0
Kourou	France	12	12	0	0
Jiuquan	China	5	5	0	0
Plesetsk	Russia	7	6	0	1
Satish Dhawan	India	5	5	0	0
Semnan	Iran	1	1	0	0
Taiyuan	China	5	5	0	0
Tanegashima	Japan	4	4	0	0
Vandenberg	United States	2	2	0	0
Xichang	China	9	9	0	0

By orbit

Orbital regime	Launches	Achieved	Not achieved	Accidentally achieved	Remarks
Transatmospheric	1	1	0	0
Low Earth	44	41	2	1	14 to ISS (1 failure, 1 partial failure)
Geosynchronous/transfer	32	31	1	0
Medium Earth	7	7	0	0
High Earth	3	3	0	0

Gallery

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  Soyuz TMA-16M launches carrying ISS year long mission crew members Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korniyenko and Soyuz commander Gennady Padalka.

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  Photo of Ceres taken by the Dawn spacecraft at a distance of 13,600 km (8,500 mi).

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  First stage of the Falcon 9 Flight 20 rocket immediately before touching down at Landing Zone 1.

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  Scott Kelly working outside of the International Space Station

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  First test flight of the New Shepard

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