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2011 Space Launch Report Updated December 31, 2011 2011 Launch Vehicle Standings Left: Delta 352 was the first Delta 4 Heavy to fly from Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6. It orbited NRO L-49 on January 20, 2011. |
2011 LAUNCH STATS ========================================================
SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2011 LAUNCH VEHICLE/SITE STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2011
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YEAR TO DATE LAUNCH VEHICLE SUMMARY
Calendar year launch vehicle results, ranked by number
of successes, with launch total as the first tiebreaker
and vehicle payload mass as the second tiebreaker.
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions have orbital periods
less than 2 hours. Deep Space missions include
heliocentric, planetocentric, and solar system escape
trajectories.
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Vehicle Overall By Orbit Type
Launches Earth-Orbit Earth-Escape
(Failures) LEO >LEO Deep Space
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CZ 19(1) 10(1) 9(0) -
R-7 19(2) 13(1) 6(1) -
Proton 9(1) - 9(1) -
Ariane 5 5(0) 1(0) 4(0) -
Atlas 5 5(0) 2(0) 1(0) 2(0)
Zenit 5(0) 1(0) 4(0) -
Space Shuttle 3(0) 3(0) - -
PSLV 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) -
Delta 4 3(0) 1(0) 2(0) -
Delta 2 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) -
H-2A 2(0) 2(0) - -
Minotaur 1 2(0) 2(0) - -
H-2B 1(0) 1(0) - -
Dnepr 1(0) 1(0) - -
Minotaur 4+ 1(0) - 1(0) -
Safir 1(0) 1(0) - -
Rokot/Briz KM 1(1) 1(1) - -
Taurus XL 1(1) 1(1) - -
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Total 84(6) 43(4) 39(2) 2(0)
Ariane 5 Details
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Ariane 5ECA 4(0) - 4(0) -
Ariane 5ES 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Atlas 5 Details
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Atlas 5-401 1(0) - 1(0) -
Atlas 5-411 1(0) 1(0) - -
Atlas 5-421
Atlas 5-431
Atlas 5-501 1(0) 1(0) - -
Atlas 5-531
Atlas 5-541 1(0) - - 1(0)
Atlas 5-551 1(0) - - 1(0)
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Chang Zheng (Long March) Details
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CZ-2C 4(1) 4(1) - -
CZ-2D 1(0) 1(0) - -
CZ-2F (UM) 1(0) 1(0) - -
CZ-2FT1 1(0) 1(0) - -
CZ-3A 3(0) - 3(0) -
CZ-3B 5(0) - 5(0) -
CZ-3C 1(0) - 1(0) -
CZ-4B 3(0) 3(0) - -
CZ-4C
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Delta 2 Details
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Delta 2-7320 1(0) 1(0) - -
Delta 2-7920H 1(0) - 1(0) -
Delta 2-7920 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Delta 4 Details
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Delta 4M - - - -
Delta 4M+4,2 2(0) - 2(0) -
Delta 4M+5,4 - - - -
Delta 4H 1(0) 1(0) - -
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H-2A/B Details
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H-2A/2022
H-2A/2024
H-2A/202 2(0) 2(0) - -
H-2A/204
H-2B/304 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Proton Details
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Proton-M/Briz-M 9(1) - 9(1) -
Proton-M/DM-2
Proton-M/DM-03
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PSLV Details
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PSLV-C 1(0) 1(0) - -
PSLV-CA (Core Alone) 1(0) 1(0) - -
PSLV-XL-C 1(0) - 1(0) -
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Soyuz/Molniya (R-7) Details
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Soyuz-U (Progress) 5(1) 5(1) - -
Soyuz-U (Kosmos) 1(0) 1(0) - -
Soyuz-FG/Fregat
Soyuz-FG/Soyuz (M) 4(0) 4(0) - -
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat 4(0) 3(0) 1(0) -
Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat 5(1) - 5(1) -
Molniya-M
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Space Shuttle (STS) Details
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Discovery (OV-103) 1(0) 1(0) - -
Atlantis (OV-104) 1(0) 1(0) - -
Endeavour (OV-105) 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Zenit Details
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Zenit 3SL/DMSL 1(0) - 1(0) -
Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB 1(0) - 1(0) -
Zenit 3F/Fregat SB 2(0) - 2(0) -
Zenit 2SB 1(0) 1(0) - -
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YEAR TO DATE LAUNCH SITE SUMMARY
Launch sites, ranked by number of year-to-date orbital
launch attempts.
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Site Overall
Launches
(Failures)
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Baikonur, Kazakhstan 24(2)
XiChang, China 9(0)
Cape Canaveral, Florida 7(0)
Kourou, French Guyana 7(0)
Vandenberg AFB, California 6(1)
Jiuquan, China 6(1)
Plesetsk, Russia 7(2)
Taiyaun, China 4(0)
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 3(0)
Tanegashima, Japan 3(0)
Sriharikota, India 3(0)
Odyssey LP, Pacific Ocean 1(0)
Wallops Island, Virgina 1(0)
Semnam, Iran 1(0)
Dombarovsky, Russia 1(0)
Kodiak LC, Alaska 1(0)
Palmachim, Israel -
Naro Space Center, South Korea -
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Launch Vehicle by Success Rate ================================================================
SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
ACTIVE LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2011
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Top active space launch vehicles ranked by their predicted
orbital success rate*. Failures include incorrect orbits.
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Vehicle Successes/Tries Realzd Pred Consc. Last Dates
Rate Rate* Succes Fail
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Soyuz-U 737 757x .97 .97 1 8/24/11 1973-
Soyuz-FG 28 28 1.00 .97 28 None 2001-
CZ-4(A/B/C) 25 25 1.00 .96 25 None 1988-
Kosmos 3M 423 446 .95 .95 22 11/20/00 1964-
Ariane 5-ECA 32 33 .97 .94 32 12/11/02 2002-
CZ-2D 15 15 1.00 .94 15 None 1993-
Atlas 5 27 28 .96 .93 18 6/15/07 2002-
Delta 4M(+) 12 12 1.00 .93 12 None 2002-
CZ-2(C)(/SD/SM) 35 37 .95 .92 1 08/18/11 1974-
Proton-K/DM-2 100 108 .93 .92 14 10/27/99 1982-
Minotaur 1 10 10 1.00 .92 10 None 2000-
CZ-2F(T1) 9 9 1.00 .91 9 None 1999-
Soyuz FG/Fregat 9 9 1.00 .91 9 None 2003-
H-2A 19 20 .95 .91 14 11/29/03 2001-
Proton-M/Briz-M 48 52 .92 .91 6 08/17/11 2001-
Dnepr 16 17 .94 .89 10 7/26/06 1999-
CZ-3/3A 32 35 .91 .89 22 8/18/96 1984-
CZ-3B/3C 23 25 .92 .89 11 8/31/09 1996-
Proton-M/DM-2 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 2007-
Proton-K/17S40 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 1997-
Zenit 3SL/DMSL 28 31 .90 .88 7 1/30/07 1999-
Proton-K 26 29+ .90 .87 9 11/29/86 1968-
PSLV 18 20 .90 .86 16 9/29/97 1993-
Pegasus (H/XL) 35 40 .88 .86 26 11/4/96 1991-
Soyuz-U/Fregat 4 4 1.00 .83 4 None 2000-
Rokot/Briz/K(M) 14 16 .88 .83 0 02/01/11 1994-
Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 8 9# .89 .82 6 5/21/09 2006-
Minotaur 4(+) 3 3++ 1.00 .80 3 None 2010-
Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 6 7 .86 .78 0 12/23/11 2006-
Zenit 2(M/SB) 30 38 .78 .77 7 9/9/98 1985-
Ariane 5ES 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 2008-
H-2B 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 2009-
Zenit 3F/FregatSB 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 2011-
Falcon 9 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 2010-
Shtil' 2 2 1.00 .75 2 None 1998-
Delta IV-H 4 5 .80 .71 4 12/21/04 2004-
Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB 4 5 .80 .71 4(B) 4/28/08 2008-
Soyuz 2-1b 1 1 1.00 .67 1 None 2008-
Shavit(-1,-2) 6 9 .67 .64 2 9/6/04 1988-
Taurus (XL) 6 9 .67 .64 0 3/4/11 1994-
Safir 2 3 .67 .60 2 8/16/08 2008-
GSLV 2 7 .29 .33 0 12/25/10 2001-
Proton-M/DM-03 0 1 .00 .33 0 12/5/10 2010-
Volna 0 1 .00 .33 0 6/21/05 2005-
KSLV-1 (Angara) 0 2 .00 .25 0 6/10/10 2009-
Unha 2 (TD-2) 0 2 .00 .25 0 4/5/09 2006-
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* First level Bayesian estimate of mean predicted probability
of success for next launch attempt (k+1)/(n+2) where k is the
number of successful events and n is the number of trials.
# Does not include one successful suborbital Soyuz 2-1a test
flight performed in 2004.
+ Does not include one successful suborbital Proton-K test flight
performed in 1970.
++Does not include two successful suborbital Minotaur 4 Lite
flights in 2010-11.
x Does not include Soyuz-U/Soyuz T-10-1 pre-launch fire that
resulted in escape tower firing saving crew, but destroying
launch vehicle on 9-26-1983. Note that 10 additional
Soyuz-U launches with Ikar or Fregat upper stages (all
successful) are cataloged separately.
(A) 2003 STS-107 Columbia failure during reentry result of
damage suffered during launch phase.
(B) Amos-3 inserted in orbit with 1,500 km short perigee and
0.7 deg unplanned inclination. Amos 3 reportedly lost two
to three years of 18 year design life.
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
RECENTLY RETIRED LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle
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Recently retired space launch vehicles ranked by
their predicted orbital success rate*. Failures include
incorrect orbits.
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Vehicle Successes/Tries Realzd Pred Consc. Last Dates
Rate Rate* Succes Fail
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Atlas 2/2AS 63 63 1.00 .98 63 None 1991-2004
Tsyklon 2 104 105 .99 .98 92 4/25/73 1967-2006
Delta 2 149 151 .99 .98 96 1/17/97 1989-2011
STS 132 135 .98 .97 22(A) 2/1/03 1981-2011
Ariane 4 113 116 .97 .97 74 12/11/94 1988-2003
Titan 2 17 17# 1.00 .95 17 None 1964-2003
Molniya M 277 296 .94 .93 4 6/21/05 1963-2010
Proton-K/DM-2M 40 42 .95 .93 7 11/25/02 1994-2006
Tsyklon 3 114 122 .93 .93 1 12/24/04 1977-2009
Atlas 3(A/B) 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 2000-2005
Soyuz-U/Ikar 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 1999-1999
Ariane 5G(+,S) 22 25 .88 .85 15 7/12/01 1996-2009
Titan 4B 15 17 .88 .84 12 4/30/99 1997-2005
Titan 2(Star) 6 7% .86 .78 6 10/5/93 1964-2003
M-5 6 7 .86 .78 4 2/10/00 1997-2006
START(-1) 6 7 .86 .78 5 3/28/95 1993-2006
Proton-K/Briz-M 3 4 .75 .67 3 7/5/99 1999-2003
Falcon 1 2 5 .40 .43 2 8/3/08 2006-2009
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#Includes 11 orbital Gemini Titan 2 and 6 Titan 23G missions.
%Seven Titan 23G flights that flew suborbital profiles with
Star 37 solid rocket motors providing the final orbital velocity
increment. The single failure listed here involved the Star 37
stage.
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2011 SPACE LAUNCH LOG
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2011 ORBITAL/SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG
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by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2011
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YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH LOG
DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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01/20/11 Zenit 3F/FregatSB Z3F01 Electro-L 1.74 TB 45/1 GEO
01/20/11 Delta 4H D352 NRO L49 15.0? VA 6 LEO/S
01/22/11 H-2B F02 HTV-2 16.0 TA 2 LEO/ISS
01/28/11 Soyuz-U 1766 Progress M-09M 7.3 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
02/01/11 Rokot/Briz KM GEO-IK-2-11 PL 133/3 [LEO][1]
02/06/11 Minotaur 1 MT1-9 NROL-66 ~0.3 VA 8 LEO/S?
02/16/11 Ariane 5ES L544 ATV-2 19.7 KO 3 LEO/ISS
02/24/11 STS/Discovery STS133 ULF-5 ~100.0 KC 39A LEO/ISS
02/26/11 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1767 Glonass-K 0.94 PL 43/4 MEO
03/04/11 Taurus XL 3110 T9 Glory 0.54 VA 576E [FTO][2]
03/05/11 Atlas 5-501 AV026 X-37B OTV-2 ~5.3 CC 41 LEO
03/11/11 Delta 4M+4,2 D353 NROL-27 CC 37B GEO?
04/04/11 Soyuz-FG 1768 Soyuz TMA-21 7.3 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
04/09/11 CZ-3A CZ3A20 Beidou 8 XC 3 GTO/i
04/15/11 Atlas 5-411 AV027 NROL-34 VA 3E LEO
04/20/11 PSLV C-16 ResourceSat-2 1.4 SR FLP LEO/S
04/22/11 Ariane 5 ECA L558 VA201/Yahsat1A/IntelsatND 8.97 KO 3 GTO
04/27/11 Soyuz-U 1769 Progress M-10M 7.3 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
05/04/11 Soyuz 2-1A/Fregat 1770 Meridian PL 43/4 EEO/M
05/07/11 Atlas 5-401 AV022 SBIRS GEO1 4.83 CC 41 GTO
05/16/11 STS/Endeavour STS134 ULF-6 ~100.0 KC 39A LEO/ISS
05/20/11 Proton M/Briz M P364 Telstar 14R 5.0 TB 200/39 GTO+
05/20/11 Ariane 5 ECA L559 VA202/ST2/GSAT 8 8.19 KO 3 GTO
06/07/11 Soyuz FG 1771 Soyuz TMA-02M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
06/10/11 Delta 2-7320 D354 SAC-D/Aquarius 1.35 VA 2W LEO/S
06/15/11 Safir 003 Rassad 0.015 SE LEO
06/20/11 CZ-3B CZ3B14 Zhongxing 10 ~5.1 XC 2 GTO+
06/21/11 Soyuz-U 1772 Progress M-11M 7.3 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
06/27/11 Soyuz-U 1773 Kosmos 2472 (Kobalt M) PL 16/2 LEO
06/30/11 Minotaur 1 MT1-10 ORS 1 0.434 WI 0B LEO
07/06/11 CZ-2C CZ2C33 SJ 11-03 JQ 4L LEO/S
07/08/11 STS/Atlantis OV104 STS-135/ULF-7 ~100.0 KC 39A LEO/ISS
07/11/11 CZ-3C CZ3C7 TL I-01 XC 2 GTO/+
07/13/11 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat ST23 6xGlobalstar-2 3.9 TB 31/6 LEO
07/15/11 PSLV-XL C-17 GSAT-12 1.41 SR SLP GTO-
07/15/11 Proton M/Briz M P365 SES-3/Kazsat 2 4.382 TB 200/39 GTO/GEO[3]
07/16/11 Delta 4M+4,2 D355 GPS 2F-2 1.542 CC 37B MEO
07/18/11 Zenit 3F/FregatSB Z2F02 Spektr-R 3.66 TB 45/1 EEO
07/26/11 CZ-3A CZ3A21 Beidou 9 (2-I4) XC 3 GTO/i
07/29/11 CZ-2C CZ2C34 ShiJian 11-02 JQ 4L LEO/S
08/05/11 Atlas 5-551 AV029 Juno 3.625 CC 41 HCO [4]
08/06/11 Ariane 5 ECA L560 VA203/Astra 1N/BSat 3c 8.26 KO 3 GTO
08/11/11 CZ-3B CZ3B15 Paksat 1R 4.99 XC 2 GTO+
08/15/11 CZ-4B CZ4B13 Haiyang 2 TY 2 LEO/S
08/17/11 Dnepr 17 Multipayload DO LEO/S
08/17/11 Proton M/Briz M P366 Express AM4 5.775 TB 200/39 [EEO][5]
08/18/11 CZ-2C CZ2C35 ShiJian 11-04 JQ 4L [FTO][6]
08/24/11 Soyuz U 1775 Progress M-12M 7.3 TB 1/5 [FTO][7]
09/10/11 Delta 2-7920H D356 GRAIL A/B 0.614 CC 17B EEO [8]
09/18/11 CZ-3B CZ3B16 Chinasat 1A 5.2 XC 2 GTO
09/20/11 Proton M/Briz M P367 Kosmos 2473 (Garpun) TB 81/24 GTO
09/21/11 Ariane 5 ECA L561 VA204/Arabsat 5C/SES-2 7.85 KO 3 GTO
09/23/11 H-2A-202 F19 IGS-Optical 4 TA 1 LEO/S
09/24/11 Zenit 3SL/DM-SL SL-39 Atlantic Bird 7 4.60 PO OLP GTO+
09/27/11 Minotaur 4+ MT4-5 TacSat 4 0.45 KD EEO [9]
09/29/11 CZ-2FT1 CZ2FT1 Tiangong 1 8.5 JQ SLS R LEO
09/29/11 Proton M/Briz M P368 QuetzSat 1 5.514 TB 200/39 GTO
10/02/11 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1776 Glonass M 1.414 PL 43/4 MEO
10/05/11 Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB LL-5 Intelsat 18 3.2 TB 45/1 GTO+
10/07/11 CZ-3B CZ3B17 W3C 5.4 XC 2 GTO
10/12/11 PSLV-CA C-18 Mega-Tropiques 1.047 SR FLP LEO
10/19/11 Proton M/Briz M P369 ViaSat 1 6.74 TB 200/39 GTO
10/21/11 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1777 VS-01/2xGalileo 1.4 KO SLS MEO
10/28/11 Delta 2-7920-10 D357 NPP 1.97 V 2W LEO/S
10/30/11 Soyuz U 1778 Progress M-13M (45P) 7.3 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
10/31/11 CZ-2F CZ2F8 Shenzhou 8 8.08 JQ SLS R LEO
11/04/11 Proton M/Briz M P370 3xGlonass-M 4.245 TB 81/24 MEO
11/08/11 Zenit 2SB Phobos-Grunt 13.15 TB 45/1 LEO [10]
11/09/11 CZ-4B CZ4B14 Yaogan 12 TY 2 LEO/S
11/14/11 Soyuz FG 1779 Soyuz TMA-22 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
11/20/11 CZ-2D CZ2D15 Chuangxin 1-03/Shiyan 4 JQ SLS L LEO/S
11/25/11 Proton M/Briz M P371 AsiaSat 7 3.813 TB 200/39 GTO+
11/26/11 Atlas 5-541 AV028 Mars Science Lab 3.839 CC 41 HCO [11]
11/27/11 Soyuz 2-1B/Fregat 1780 Glonass-M 1.414 PL 43/4 MEO
11/29/11 CZ-2C CZ2C36 Yaogan 13 TY 2 LEO/S
12/01/11 CZ-3A CZ3A22 Beidou 10 (2-I5) XC 3 GTO/i
12/11/11 Proton M/Briz M P372 Luch 5A/Amos 5 2.73 TB 81/24 GTO+
12/12/11 H-2A-202 F20 IGS-Radar 3 TA 1 LEO/S
12/17/11 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 1781 VS-02/6sats 2.1 KO SLS LEO/S
12/17/11 CZ-3B CZ3B18 NigComSat 1R 5.15 XC 2 GTO
12/21/11 Soyuz FG 1782 Soyuz TMA-03M 7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
12/22/11 CZ-4B CZ4B15 Ziyuan I-02C 2.1 TY 2 LEO/S
12/23/11 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1783 Meridian PL 43/4 [FTO][12]
12/28/11 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 1784 ST24/6xGlobalstar 4.2 TB 31/6 LEO
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[1] Briz KM failure left satellite in 311 x 1,058km x 99.46 deg transfer orbit
(planned 1,000 km circular orbit).
[2] Payload fairing failed to separate. Planned LEO/S.
[3] SES 3(3.112t) to GTO, Kazsat 2(1.27t) to GEO. 1st dual ILS launch.
[4] NASA Jupiter orbiter will flyby Earth in 10/2013, reach Jupiter in 2016.
[5] Contact lost after 4th of 5 planned Briz M burns. Bad guidance program.
[6] Failed to Orbit. 2nd stg failure. Steering vernier failed.
[7] Failed to Orbit. 3rd stg propulsion failed T+325 sec. Gas generator fuel blocked.
[8] Bound for polar lunar orbit via. L1 point (3.5 mo. "cruise")
[9] 1st Minotaur 4+ with Star 48V stage. Four hour elliptical orbit.
[10] Phobos-Grunt Fregat-based propulsion system did not fire, stranding PL in LEO.
[11] Bound for August 2012 Mars landing (Curiosity Rover).
[12] Failed to Orbit. 3rd stg failure at T+421 sec.
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2011 MAJOR SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG
Suborbital Launches Using Booster Hardware Also Used
for Orbital Launches
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DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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04/26/11 R-29RMU2 Sineva SLBM Test BA SUB [1]
05/20/11 R-29RMU2.1 Liner SLBM Test BA SUB [1.1]
06/22/11 Minuteman 3 GT204 ICBM Test VA LF10 SUB
06/28/11 Bulava SLBM Test WH SUB [2]
07/27/11 Minuteman 3 GT205 ICBM Test VA LF04 [FSO][3]
07/27/11 R-29RMU2 Sineva SLBM Test BA SUB [1]
08/11/11 Minotaur 4 Lite HTV 2b VA 8 SUB [4]
08/27/11 Bulava SLBM Test WH SUB [5]
09/03/11 Topol' ICBM Test PL SUB [6]
09/27/11 Unknown New ICBM Missile Test PL SUB [7]
05/20/11 R-29RMU2.1 Liner SLBM Test BA SUB [11]
10/28/11 Bulava SLBM Test WH SUB [2]
11/03/11 Topol' ICBM Test PL SUB [8]
12/23/11 Bulava SLBM Test WH SUB [9]
12/23/11 Bulava SLBM Test WH SUB [9]
12/27/11 UR-100UTTH/RS-18 ICBM Test TB SUB [10]
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[1] From K-84 Ekaterinburg to Kura Range, Kamchatka
[1.1] Also from K-84 to Kura. First Liner, a Sineva mod to carry 10 MIRVs.
[2] From Yury Dolgoraky to Kura Range, Kamchatka
[3] RSO at T+5 minutes. First Minuteman 3 failure since 2000
[4] Minotaur 4 Lite success, but HTV 2b telemetry stopped
[5] First full range test to two impact Zones in Pacific at 37N 174E and 29N 175E
at 8000 and 9000 km ranges.
[6] To Kura Range, Kamchatka. Old Topol' with new, maneuvering warhead.
[7] Failed new, unknown missile launch attempt. Failed at liftoff.
[8] To Kura Range, Kamchatka. Old Topol' life extension test.
[9] Salvo launch of two Bulavas from Yury Dolgoraky to Kura Range, Kamchatka
[10] Silo launched to Kura Range, Kamchatka. SS-19 "Stiletto".
[11] Second R-29RMU2.1 Liner SLBM test. From Tula in Barents Sea to Kura Range.
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*Site Code:
BA = Barents Sea (Sub Launch), Russia
CC = Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
DO = Dombarovsky, Russia
FLP = First Launch Pad
JQ = Ji Quan, China
KA = Kagoshima, Japan
KC = Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
KO = Kourou, French Guyana
KW = Kwajalein, Marshall Is.
KY = Kapustin Yar, Russia
ME = Meck Island, Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
MU = Musudan-ri North Korea
NA = Naro Space Center, South Korea
NP = North Pole Submarine Launch
OK = Sea of Okhotsk
OLP = Odyssey Launch Platform
PA = Palamchima, Isreal
PL = Plesetsk Northern Cosmodrome, Russia
PO = Pacific Ocean (154W-0N for Sea Launch)
SE = Semnan, Iran in Dasht-e-Kavir Desert
SR = Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
SLP = Second Launch Pad
TA = Tanageshima, Japan
TB = Tyuratam/Baikonur, Kazakstahn
TY = Taiyuan, China
WH = White Sea (Sub Launch), Russia
WI = Wallops Island
XC = Xi Chang, China
VA = Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
YO = Yoshinobu Launch Pad
**Orbit Code:
EEO/M = Molynia (12-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit
FTO = Failed to Orbit
FSO = Failed Suborbital
GTO = Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
GTO+ = Supersynchronous or High Perigee Transfer Orbit
GTO- = Subsynchronous Transfer Orbit
GTOi = Inclined GTO
GEO = Geosynchronous Orbit
HCO = Heliocentric (solar) Orbit
HTO = High Earth Transfer Orbit
LEO = Low Earth Orbit
LEO/S = Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit
LEO/P = Polar Low Earth Orbit
MEO = Medium Earth Orbit
MTO = Medium Earth Transfer Orbit
SUB = Suborbital
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
ON THE PAD: SPACE LAUNCH FORECAST
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by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2011
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This space launch forecast, like all such space launch schedules,
should not be considered anything but a vague long-term forecast. The
dates, sequence, and even the total number of launches, can and almost
certainly will be altered as time passes. (Predicting launch dates is
much like trying to predict the weather months in advance.)
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DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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01/20/12 Delta 4M+5,4 WGS 4 CC 37B GTO
01/21/12 Proton M/Briz M SES 4 TB GTO
01/25/12 Soyuz U Progress (P46) TB LEO/ISS
01/xx/12 CZ-3A Fengyun 2F XC GTO
01/xx/12 CZ-4B Ziyuan 3 TY LEO/S
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*Site Code:
BA = Barents Sea (Sub Launch), Russia
CC = Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
DO = Dombarovsky, Russia
FLP = First Launch Pad
GO = Goheung (Naro), South Korea
JQ = Ji Quan, China
KA = Kagoshima, Japan
KO = Kourou, French Guyana
KC = Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
KD = Kodiak, Alaska
KW = Kwajalein, Marshall Is.
MU = Musudan-ri, North Korea
OLP = Odyssey Launch Platform
PA = Palamchima, Isreal
PL = Plesetsk Northern Cosmodrome, Russia
PO = Pacific Ocean Range 154W-0N
SR = Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
SLP = Second Launch Pad
SV = Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russia
TA = Tanageshima, Japan
TB = Tyuratam/Baikonur, Kazakstahn
TY = Taiyuan, China
WI = Wallops Island
XC = Xi Chang, China
VA = Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
YO = Yoshinobu Launch Pad
**Orbit Code:
EEO = Elliptical Earth Orbit
EEO/M = Molynia (12-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit
FTO = Failed to Orbit
FSO = Failed Suborbital
GTO = Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
GTO+ = Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit
GTO- = Subsynchronous Transfer Orbit
GEO = Geosynchronous Orbit
HCO = Heliocentric (solar) Orbit
HTO = High Earth Transfer Orbit
LEO = Low Earth Orbit
LEO/S = Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit
LEO/P = Polar Low Earth Orbit
MEO = Medium Earth Orbit
MTO = Medium Earth Transfer Orbit
SUB = Suborbital
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