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2019 Space Launch
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Updated December 27, 2019 2019 Launch
Vehicle Standings CZ-3B/E Y56 performed the first orbital launch of 2019, boosting Chinasat 2D to GTO from Xichang LC 2 on January 10. |
2019 LAUNCH STATS
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2019 LAUNCH VEHICLE/SITE STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle as of December 27, 2019
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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 (DF-5) 21(1) 9(1) 12(0) -
R-7 16(0) 11(0) 5(0) -
Falcon 9 11(0) 8(0) 3(0) -
Electron 6(0) 6(0) - -
Proton 5(0) - 5(0) -
PSLV 5(0) 5(0) - -
KZ-1A 5(0) 5(0) - -
Ariane 5 4(0) - 4(0) -
CZ-11 3(0) 3(0) - -
Falcon Heavy 2(0) - 2(0) -
Atlas 5 2(0) 1(0) 1(0) -
Delta 4 Medium 2(0) - 2(0) -
Soyuz 2-1v 2(0) 2(0) - -
Antares 2(0) 2(0) - -
Rokot/Briz KM 2(0) 2(0) - -
Vega 2(1) 2(1) - -
CZ-5 1(0) - 1(0) -
Delta 4 Heavy 1(0) 1(0) - -
H-2B 1(0) 1(0) - -
GSLV Mk3 1(0) - 1(0) -
CZ-6 1(0) 1(0) - -
Enhanced Epsilon 1(0) 1(0) - -
Pegasus XL 1(0) 1(0) - -
SQX-1 1(0) 1(0) - -
Jielong-1 1(0) 1(0) - -
Simorgh 1(1) 1(1) - -
Safir 1(1) 1(1) - -
OS-M 1(1) 1(1) - -
H-2A - - - -
GSLV - - - -
ZQ-1 - - - -
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Total 102(5) 66(5) 36(0) -
Antares Details
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Antares 230 1(0) 1(0) - -
Antares 230+ 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Ariane 5 Details
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Ariane 5ECA 4(0) - 4(0) -
Ariane 5ES - - - -
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Atlas 5 Details
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Atlas 5-401 - - - -
Atlas 5-411 - - - -
Atlas 5-421 - - - -
Atlas 5-431 - - - -
Atlas 5-501 - - - -
Atlas 5-531 - - - -
Atlas 5-541 - - - -
Atlas 5-551 1(0) - 1(0) -
Atlas 5-N22 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Chang Zheng (Long March) Details
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CZ-2C(/SMA/YZ-1S) 1(0) 1(0) - -
CZ-2D 1(0) 1(0) - -
CZ-2D/YZ-3 - - - -
CZ-2FY (M) - - - -
CZ-2FT - - - -
CZ-3A - - - -
CZ-3B(/E) 8(0) - 8(0) -
CZ-3B/YZ-1 2(0) - 2(0) -
CZ-3C(/E) 2(0) - 2(0) -
CZ-3C/YZ-1 - - - -
CZ-4B 4(0) 4(0) - -
CZ-4C 3(1) 3(1) - -
CZ-5 1(0) - 1(0) -
CZ-6 1(0) 1(0) - -
CZ-7 - - - -
CZ-11 3(0) 3(0) - -
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Delta 4 Details
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Delta 4M - - - -
Delta 4M+4,2 1(0) - 1(0) -
Delta 4M+5,2 - - - -
Delta 4M+5,4 1(0) - 1(0) -
Delta 4H 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Electron Details
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Electron - - - -
Electron/Curie 6(0) 6(0) - -
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Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy Details
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Falcon 9 v1.2 10(0) 8(0) 2(0) -
Falcon 9 v1.2(expend) 1(0) - 1(0) -
Falcon Heavy 2(0) - 2(0) -
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H-2A/B Details
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H-2A/202 - - - -
H-2A/204 - - - -
H-2B/304 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Proton Details
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Proton-M/Briz-M 3(0) - 3(0) -
Proton-K/DM-2 - - - -
Proton-M/DM-03 2(0) - 2(0) -
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PSLV Details
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PSLV-G - - - -
PSLV-CA (Core Alone) 1(0) 1(0) - -
PSLV-DL 1(0) 1(0) - -
PSLV-QL 2(0) 2(0) - -
PSLV-XL 1(0) 1(0) - -
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Soyuz/Molniya (R-7) Details
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Soyuz-FG/Fregat - - - -
Soyuz-FG/Soyuz (M) 3(0) 3(0) - -
Soyuz-FG(Progress) - - - -
Soyuz-2-1a - - - -
Soyuz-2-1a(Progress) 3(0) 3(0) - -
Soyuz-2-1a/Soyuz (UM) 1(0) 1(0) - -
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat 2(0) 1(0) 1(0) -
Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat 7(0) 3(0) 4(0) -
Soyuz-2-1a/Volga - - - -
Soyuz-2-1b - - - -
NK-33A Powered Soyuz 2-1v/Volga 2(0) 2(0) - - Soyuz 2-1v - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Zenit Details ----------------------------------------------------------- Zenit 3SL/DMSL - - - - Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB - - - - Zenit 3F/Fregat SB - - - - Zenit 2SB - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================
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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XiChang, China 13(0)
Cape Canaveral, Florida 13(0)
Baikonur, Kazakhstan 13(0)
Taiyuan, China 10(1)
Jiuquan, China 9(1)
Kourou, French Guyana 9(1)
Plesetsk, Russia 8(0)
Mahia, New Zealand 6(0)
Sriharikota, India 6(0)
Vandenberg AFB, California 3(0)
Kennedy Space Center, FL 3(0)
Wallops Island, Virgina 2(0)
Semnam, Iran 2(2)
Wenchang, China 1(0)
Tanegashima, Japan 1(0)
Vostochny, Russia 1(0)
Kagoshima, Japan 1(0)
Yellow Sea Platform, China 1(0)
Sohae, North Korea -
Palmachim, Israel -
Dombarovsky, Russia -
Naro Space Center, South Korea -
Kwajalein, RMI -
Kodiak LC, Alaska -
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Launch Total by Country of First or Core Stage Manufacture ranked by number of year-to-date orbital successes. ==========================================================
Vehicle Overall By Orbit Type
Launches Earth-Orbit Earth-Escape
(Failures) LEO >LEO Deep Space
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China 34(2) 21(2) 13(0) -
Russia 25(0) 15(0) 10(0) -
United States 19(0) 11(0) 8(0) -
India 6(0) 5(0) 1(0) -
New Zealand 6(0) 6(0) - -
Europe 6(1) 2(1) 4(0) -
Japan 2(0) 2(0) - -
Ukraine 2(0) 2(0) - -
Iran 2(2) 2(2) - -
Israel - - - -
North Korea - - - -
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Launch Total by Country of Upper Stage Manufacture
ranked by number of year-to-date orbital successes.
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Vehicle Overall By Orbit Type
Launches Earth-Orbit Earth-Escape
(Failures) LEO >LEO Deep Space
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China 34(2) 21(2) 13(0) -
Russia 25(0) 15(0) 10(0) -
United States 21(0) 13(0) 8(0) -
India 6(0) 5(0) 1(0) -
New Zealand 6(0) 6(0) - -
Europe 6(1) 2(1) 4(0) -
Japan 2(0) 2(0) - -
Iran 2(2) 2(2) - -
Ukraine - - - -
Israel - - - -
North Korea - - - -
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Launch Vehicle by Success Rate
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
ACTIVE LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle as of December 27, 2019
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Top active space launch vehicles ranked by Lewis point estimate
of their orbital success rate*. Failures include incorrect
orbits.
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Lewis
Successes Point AdjWald Consc. Last Dates
Vehicle /Attempts Est* 95%CI* Succes Fail
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Falcon 9 v1.2 57/57(D) 0.98 0.92-1.00 57 None 2015-
Atlas 5 80/81 0.98 0.93-1.00 71 06/15/07 2002-
Delta 4M(+) 29/29 0.97 0.86-1.00 29 None 2002-2019
Soyuz-FG 59/60 0.97 0.90-1.00 5 10/11/18 2001-2019
Ariane 5-ECA 71/73 0.96 0.90-1.00 8 01/25/18 2002-
CZ-2D 43/44 0.96 0.87-1.00 12 12/28/16 1992-
H-2A 39/40 0.95 0.86-1.00 34 11/29/03 2001-
CZ-3B/3C 78/81 0.95 0.89-0.99 26 06/18/17 1996-
CZ-2(C)(/SD/SM/YZ)53/55 0.95 0.87-1.00 19 08/18/11 1974-
CZ-4(A/B/C) 62/65 0.94 0.87-0.99 5 05/22/19 1988-
CZ-2F(T/Y) 13/13 0.93 0.73-1.00 13 None 1999-
Minotaur 1 11/11 0.92 0.70-1.00 11 None 2000-
PSLV 47/50 0.92 0.83-0.99 9 08/31/17 1993-
Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 22/23# 0.92 0.77-1.00 20 05/21/09 2006-
Rokot/Briz/K(M) 30/32 0.91 0.79-0.99 16 02/01/11 1994-2019
Soyuz 2-1b 9/9 0.91 0.66-1.00 9 None 2008-
Kuaizhou 1(A) 9/9 0.91 0.66-1.00 9 None 2013-
CZ-3/3A 37/40 0.90 0.79-0.98 27 08/18/96 1984-
Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 37/40 0.90 0.79-0.98 11 11/28/17 2006-
CZ-11 8/8 0.90 0.63-1.00 8 None 2015-
H-2B 8/8 0.90 0.63-1.00 8 None 2009-
Proton-M/Briz-M 89/98 0.90 0.83-0.95 16 10/21/14 2001-
Soyuz 2-1a 17/18# 0.90 0.72-1.00 11 04/28/15 2004-
Pegasus (H/XL) 39/44 0.89 0.76-0.96 30 11/04/96 1991-
Vega 13/14xx 0.88 0.66-1.00 0 07/10/19 2012-
Antares 2xx 6/6 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 2016-
Minotaur 4/5 5/5++ 0.86 0.51-1.00 5 None 2010-
GSLV Mk2 6/7 0.86 0.47-0.99 6 04/15/10 2010-
Delta 4 Heavy 10/11 0.85 0.60-1.00 10 12/21/04 2004-
Electron 9/10 0.83 0.57-1.00 9 05/25/17 2017-
Zenit 3F/FregSB 4/4 0.83 0.45-1.00 4 None 2011-
Epsilon 4/4 0.83 0.45-1.00 4 None 2013-
GSLV Mk3 3/3z 0.80 0.38-1.00 3 None 2017-
Falcon Heavy 3/3 0.80 0.38-1.00 3 None 2018-
CZ-6 3/3 0.80 0.38-1.00 3 None 2015-
Strela 3/3 0.80 0.38-1.00 3 None 2003-
Soyuz 2-1v/Volga 4/5 0.80 0.36-0.98 3 12/05/15 2013-
CZ-7 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 2016-
Shavit(-1,-2) 8/11 0.73 0.43-0.91 4 9/6/04 1988-
Taurus (XL) 7/10 0.70 0.39-0.90 1 3/4/11 1994-
CZ-5 2/3 0.67 0.20-0.94 1 07/02/17 2016-
Soyuz 2-1a/Volga 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2016-
Angara A5 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2014-
KT-2 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2017-
Soyuz 2-1v 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2018-
SQX-1 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2019-
Jielong-1 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2019-
Proton-M/DM-03 3/5 0.60 0.23-0.88 3 07/02/13 2010-
Safir 5/9(C) 0.56 0.27-0.81 0 02/05/19 2008-
SS-520 1/2 0.50 0.09-0.91 1 01/14/17 2017-
Unha (TD-2) 2/5% 0.44 0.12-0.77 2 04/12/12 2006-
ZQ-1 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 10/27/18 2018-
OS-M 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 03/27/19 2019-
Simorgh 0/2(E) 0.33 0.00-0.71 0 01/15/19 2017-
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* Lewis Point Estimate Determined as Follows.
Maximum Liklihood Estimate (MLE)= x/n
where x=success, n=tries
For MLE<=0.5, use Wilson Method = (x+2)/(n+4)
For MLE Between 0.5 and 0.9, use MLE = x/n
For MLE>=0.9, use Laplace Method = (x+1)/(n+2)
Lewis, J. & Lauro, J., "Improving the Accuracy of Small-Sample
Estimates of Completion Rates", Journal of Usability Studies,
Issue 3, Vol. 1, May 2006, pp. 136-150.
* Adjusted-Wald 95% Confidence Interval Range Determined
as Follows.
Pw = (x+1.9208)/(n+3.8416)
CI = Pw +/- 1.96*sqrt[(Pw*(1-Pw))/(n+3.8416)]
(maximum range 1.00)
# Does not include one successful suborbital Soyuz 2-1a test
flight performed in 2004.
++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.
xx Does not include successful 2-11-15 suborbital flight with
IXV reentry demonstrator.
% Includes 2006 failure thought to be a two-stage suborbital
test launch attempt.
z Does not include successful inaugural suborbital test flight
on 12-18-14.
(C) Assumes that two unsuccessful, unreported Safir launch
attempts occurred during 2012 and one during 2019.
(D) Does not include 09/01/16 explosion that destroyed F9-29
and AMOS 6 payload during propellant loading for prelaunch
hot fire test at CC 40 two days before planned launch.
(E) Assumes 7/27/17 launch was a failed orbital attempt and
that 4/19/16 launch was a suborbital test flight.
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
RETIRED LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle
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Space launch vehicles retired since ~1980 ranked by their
predicted orbital success rate*. Failures include incorrect
orbits.
Ranked by Lewis Point Estimate
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Lewis
Successes Point AdjWald Consc. Last Dates
Vehicle /Attempts Est* 95%CI* Succes Fail
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Atlas 2/2AS 63/63 0.98 0.93-1.00 63 None 1991-2004
Tsyklon 2 104/105 0.98 0.94-1.00 92 04/25/73 1967-2006
Delta 2 153/155 0.98 0.95-1.00 100 01/17/97 1989-2018
Soyuz-U 755/776x 0.97 0.96-0.98 1 12/01/16 1973-2017
STS 132/135 0.97 0.93-1.00 22(A)02/01/03 1981-2011
Ariane 4 113/116 0.97 0.92-0.99 74 12/11/94 1988-2003
Delta ELT 89/93 0.95 0.89-0.99 8 05/03/86 1972-1990
Titan 2 17/17# 0.95 0.78-1.00 17 None 1964-2003
Kosmos 3M 423/446 0.95 0.92-0.97 22 11/20/00 1964-2010
Molniya M 277/296 0.93 0.90-0.96 4 06/21/05 1963-2010
Proton-K/DM-2M 40/42 0.93 0.83-1.00 7 11/25/02 1994-2006
Tsyklon 3 114/122 0.93 0.87-0.97 1 12/24/04 1977-2009
Proton-K/DM-2 101/109 0.92 0.86-0.96 15 10/27/99 1982-2012
Scout D-G 33/35 0.92 0.80-0.99 23 12/06/75 1972-1994
Dnepr 21/22 0.92 0.76-1.00 15 07/26/06 1999-2015
Soyuz FG/Fregat 10/10 0.92 0.68-1.00 10 None 2003-2012
H-1 9/9 0.91 0.66-1.00 9 None 1986-1992
Ariane 5ES 8/8 0.90 0.63-1.00 8 None 2008-2018
Proton-K 26/29+ 0.90 0.73-0.97 9 11/29/86 1968-2000
M-3 17/19 0.89 0.67-0.98 0 01/15/95 1974-1995
Zenit 3SL/DMSL 32/36 0.89 0.74-0.96 1 02/01/13 1999-2014
Falcon 9 v1.1 14/15 0.88 0.68-1.00 1 06/28/15 2013-2016
Titan 4B 15/17 0.88 0.64-0.98 12 04/30/99 1997-2005
Atlas E SUS 21/23 0.88 0.72-0.99 21 12/19/81 1980-1995
Ariane 5G(+,S) 22/25 0.88 0.68-0.97 15 07/12/01 1996-2009
Titan 4A 20/22 0.88 0.71-0.99 0 08/12/98 1989-1998
Atlas 3(A/B) 6/6 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 2000-2005
Soyuz-U/Ikar 6/6 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 1999-1999
Proton-M/DM-2 6/6 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 2007-2010
Proton-K/17S40 6/6 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 1997-2002
Atlas H SUS 5/5 0.86 0.51-1.00 5 None 1983-1987
Titan 2(Star) 6/7% 0.86 0.47-0.99 6 10/5/93 1964-2003
M-5 6/7 0.86 0.47-0.99 4 02/10/00 1997-2006
START(-1) 6/7 0.86 0.47-0.99 5 03/28/95 1993-2006
Soyuz-U/Fregat 4/4 0.83 0.45-1.00 4 None 2000-2000
Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB 5/6 0.83 0.42-0.99 5(B)04/28/08 2008-2015
Titan 34D 12/15 0.80 0.54-0.94 3 09/02/88 1982-1989
Falcon 9 v1.0 4/5 0.80 0.36-0.98 1 10/08/12 2010-2013
Antares 1xx 4/5 0.80 0.36-0.98 0 10/28/14 2013-2014
Zenit 2(M/SB) 30/38 0.79 0.63-0.89 7 09/09/98 1985-2015
Shitl' 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 1998-2006
Proton-K/Briz-M 3/4 0.75 0.29-0.97 3 07/05/99 1999-2003
Titan 3 Comm. 3/4 0.75 0.29-0.97 2 03/14/90 1990-1992
Atlas G/Centaur 13/18 0.72 0.49-0.88 4 03/25/93 1984-1997
H-2 5/7 0.71 0.35-0.92 0 11/15/99 1994-1999
Falcon 1 2/5 0.44 0.12-0.77 2 08/03/08 2006-2009
KSLV-1 (Angara) 1/3 0.43 0.06-0.80 1 06/10/10 2009-2013
Delta 3 1/3 0.43 0.06-0.80 1 05/05/99 1998-2000
GSLV Mk1 2/6 0.40 0.09-0.70 0 12/25/10 2001-2010
Super Strypi 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 11/04/15 2015-2015
Volna 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 06/21/05 2005-2005
Conestoga 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 10/23/95 1995-1995
VLS-1 0/2 0.33 0.00-0.71 0(E)12/11/99 1997-1999
================================================================
* Lewis Point Estimate Determined as Follows.
Maximum Liklihood Estimate (MLE)= x/n
where x=success, n=tries
For MLE<=0.5, use Wilson Method = (x+2)/(n+4)
For MLE between 0.5 and 0.9, use MLE = x/n
For MLE>=0.9, use Laplace Method = (x+1)/(n+2)
Lewis, J. & Lauro, J., "Improving the Accuracy of Small-Sample
Estimates of Completion Rates", Journal of Usability Studies,
Issue 3, Vol. 1, May 2006, pp. 136-150.
* Adjusted-Wald 95% Confidence Interval Range Determined
as Follows.
Pw = (x+1.9208)/(n+3.8416)
CI = Pw +/- 1.96*sqrt[(Pw*(1-Pw))/(n+3.8416)]
(maximum range 1.00)
# 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.
+ Does not include one successful suborbital Proton-K test
flight performed in 1970.
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.
(E) Does not include 08/22/03 pre-launch pad explosion that
killed 21 during T-3 day launch preps.
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2019 SPACE LAUNCH LOG
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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2019 ORBITAL/SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG
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by Ed Kyle as of December 27, 2019
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YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH LOG
DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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01/10/19 CZ-3B/E Y56 Chinasat 2D ~5.2 XC 2 GTO
01/11/19 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-68 Iridium NEXT 8 8.6 VA 4E LEO [1]
01/15/19 Simorgh 003 Payam SE 2 [FTO][2]
01/18/19 Enhanced Epsilon E-04 RAPIS+usats 0.386 KA M5 LEO/S
01/19/19 Delta 4H D382 NROL 71 VA 6 LEO
01/21/19 CZ-11 Y6 Jilin-1 9/10 JQ CZ11 LEO/S
01/24/19 PSLV-DL C44 Microsat R 0.75 SR 1 LEO/S
02/05/19 Ariane 5 ECA VA247 Hellasat 4/GSAT 31 9.031 KO 3 GTO
02/05/19 Safir Dousti SE [FTO][3]
02/21/19 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat EgyptSat A 1.05 TB 31/6 LEO/S
02/22/19 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-70 Nusantara Satu+usats 4.85 CC 40 GTO+[4]
02/27/19 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat VS21 OneWeb F6 0.886 KO ELS LEO
03/02/19 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-69 DM-1/Crew Dragon ~12.5 KC 39A LEO/ISS
03/09/19 CZ-3B/E Y54 Chinasat 6C ~5.2 XC 3 GTO
03/14/19 Soyuz FG Soyuz MS-12 ~7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
03/16/19 Delta 4M+5,4 D383 WGS 10 5.987 CC 37B GTO+
03/22/19 Vega VV14 PRISMA 0.879 KO ZLV LEO/S
03/27/19 OS-M 01 Lingque 1B JQ TLE2 [FTO][5]
03/28/19 Electron/Curie 05 R3D2 0.150 MA 1 LEO
03/31/19 CZ-3B/E Tianlian 2-1 ~5.2 XC 2 GTO
04/01/19 PSLV-QL C45 EMISat+usats 0.64 SR 2 LEO/S
04/04/19 Soyuz 2-1a Progress MS-11 ~7.28 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS
04/04/19 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat VS22 O3b F5 2.8 KO ELS MEO
04/11/19 Falcon Heavy FH-2 Arabsat 6A 6.465 KC 39A GTO+[6]
04/17/19 Antares 230 A10 Cygnus NG-11 ~7.3 WI 0A LEO/ISS
04/20/19 CZ-3B/E Beidou 3I2 ~4.6 XC 3 GTO [7]
04/29/19 CZ-4B Tianhui-2 01 A/B TY 9 LEO/S
05/04/19 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-71 CRS-17/Dragon 13.2 ~8.0 CC 40 LEO/ISS[8]
05/05/19 Electron/Curie 06 STP 27RD 0.18 MA 1 LEO
05/17/19 CZ-3C/E Y16 Beidou 2 GEO-8 ~3.8 XC 2 GTO
05/21/19 PSLV-CA C46 RISAT 2B 0.615 SR 1 LEO
05/22/19 CZ-4C Y23 Yaogan Weixing 33 TY 9 [FTO][9]
05/24/19 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-72 Starlink 0.9 (60 sat) 13.608 CC 40 LEO[10]
05/27/19 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1899 Glonass M 49 1.415 PL 43/4 MEO
05/30/19 Proton M/Briz M 93569 Yamal 601 5.4 TB 200/39 GTO+
06/05/19 CZ-11 Y7 7 usats YL LEO [11]
06/12/19 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-73 RCM 4.29 VA 4E LEO/S[12]
06/20/19 Ariane 5 ECA VA248 T-16/Eutelsat 7C 9.735 KO 3 GTO
06/24/19 CZ-3B/E Y60 Beidou 3I2 ~4.6 XC 3 GTO [7]
06/25/19 Falcon Heavy FH-3 STP-2 ~2.94 KC 39A EEO [13]
06/29/19 Electron/Curie 07 Spaceflight Rideshare 0.080 MA 1 LEO
07/05/19 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1900 Meteor M2-2 +usats 2.75 VO 1S LEO/S
07/10/19 Soyuz 2.1v/Volga 05 Kosmos 2535-38 PL 43/4 LEO/S
07/11/19 Vega VV15 Falcon Eye 1 1.197 KO ELZ [FTO][14]
07/13/19 Proton M/DM-03 Spektr-RG 2.713 TB 81/24 EEO [15]
07/20/19 Soyuz FG 1901 Soyuz MS-13 ~7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
07/22/19 GSLV Mk3 M1 Chandrayaan 2 3.877 SR 2 EEO [16]
07/25/19 SQX-1 Y1 Multiple sats JQ LEO
07/25/19 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-74 CRS-18/Dragon 8.3 ~7.831 CC 40 LEO/ISS[17]
07/26/19 CZ-2C Y37 Yaogan 30-05 XC 3 LEO
07/30/19 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 1902 Meridian 18L ~2.0 PL 43/4 EEO/M
07/31/19 Soyuz 2-1a 1903 Progress MS-12 ~7.2 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS
08/05/19 Proton M/Briz M Blagovest 14L 3.227 TB 81/24 GEO
08/06/19 Ariane 5 ECA Intelsat 39/EDRS C 9.786 KO 3 GTO
08/06/19 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-75 AMOS 17 6.5 CC 40 GTO [18]
08/08/19 Atlas 5-551 AV084 AEHF 5 6.168 CC 41 GTO+
08/17/19 Jielong-1 JL1 3xmicrosats JQ LEO/S
08/19/19 CZ-3B/E Chinasat 18 ~5.2 XC 2 GTO [19]
08/19/19 Electron/Curie 08 4 usats ~0.080 MA 1 LEO
08/22/19 Soyuz 2-1a 1904 Soyuz MS-14 ~7.2 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS[20]
08/22/19 Delta 4M+4,2 D384 GPS 3-2 3.705 CC 37B MTO [21]
08/30/19 Rokot/Briz KM 30 GEO-IK-2 13 0.9 PL 133/3 LEO/S
08/30/19 KZ-1A Y10 KX-09/Xiaoxiang 1-07 JQ 43/95 LEO/S
09/12/19 CZ-4B Y39 ZY-1 02D TY 9 LEO/S
09/19/19 CZ-11 Y8 Zhuhai 1-03 JQ CZ11 LEO/S
09/22/19 CZ-3B/YZ-1 Y65 Beidou 3M 23/24 2.028 XC 2 MEO
09/24/19 H-2B-304 F8 HTV-8 16.5 TA Y2 LEO/ISS
09/25/19 CZ-2D Y43 Yunhai 1-02 JQ 43/603 LEO/S
09/25/19 Soyuz FG 1905 Soyuz MS-15 ~7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
09/26/19 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1906 EKS 3 ~1.4? PL 43/4 EEO/M
10/04/19 CZ-4C Y33 Gaofen 10R TY 9 LEO/S
10/09/19 Proton M/Briz M 93704 Eutelsat 5WB/MEV 1 5.19 TB 200/39 GTO+
10/11/19 Pegasus XL F44 ICON 0.288 CC L1011 LEO
10/17/19 Electron/Curie 09 Palisade ~0.02 MA 1 LEO
10/17/19 CZ-3B/E Y57 TJSW 4 ~5.5 XC 3 GTO
11/02/19 Antares 230+ A11 Cygnus NG-12 7.60 WI 0A LEO/ISS
11/03/19 CZ-4B Y38 Gaofen 7 TY 9 LEO/S
11/04/19 CZ-3B/E Y61 Beidou 3I3 ~4.6 XC 2 GTO
11/11/19 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-76 Starlink 1 (60 sat) 15.60 CC 40 LEO[22]
11/13/19 KZ-1A Y11 Jilin 1 0.23 JQ 43/95 LEO/S
11/13/19 CZ-6 Y4 5xNingxia 1 TY 16 LEO
11/17/19 KZ-1A Y7 2xKL-Alpha JQ 43/95 LEO
11/23/19 CZ-3B/E Y66/Y14 Beidou M21/22 2.028 XC 3 MEO
11/25/19 Soyuz 2-1v/Volga 006 Kosmos 2542 PL 43/4 LEO/S
11/26/19 Ariane 5 ECA VA250/TIBA-1/GX-5 9.607 KO 3 GTO
11/27/19 PSLC-XL C47 Cartosat 3 1.625 SR 2 LEO/S
11/27/19 CZ-4C Y24 Gaofen 12 TY 9 LEO/S
12/05/19 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-77 CRS-19/Dragon 6.3 ~7.804 CC 40 LEO/ISS[23]
12/06/19 Electron/Curie 10 Running out of Fingers ~0.077 MA 1 LEO/S [24]
12/06/19 Soyuz 2-1a 1907 Progress MS-13 ~7.2 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS
12/07/19 KZ-1A Y2 Jilin 1/Gaofen 2B 0.23 TY LEO/S [25]
12/07/19 KZ-1A Y12 HEAD 2A/B + 4 usats ~0.2 TY LEO/S [25]
12/11/19 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1908 Uragan-M 759 1.415 PL 43/3 MEO
12/11/19 PSLV-QL C48 RISAT 2BR1 +9usats ~0.8 SR 1 LEO
12/16/19 CZ-3B/YZ-1 Y67/Y15 Beidou 3M 19/20 2.028 XC 3 MEO
12/17/19 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-78 JCSat 18/Kacific 1 6.956 CC 40 GTO-
12/18/19 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat VS23 Cosmo Skymed/CHEOPS 2.519 KO ELS LEO/S
12/20/19 CZ-4B Y44 CBERS 4A/ETRSS 1 ~2.045 TY 9 LEO/S
12/20/19 Atlas 5-N22 AV080 CST-100 OFT ~13.0 CC 41 LEO/[ISS][26]
12/24/19 Proton M/DM-03 93566 Elektro-L 3 2.094 TB 81/24 GEO
12/26/19 Rokot/Briz KM 31 3xGonets M ~1.0 PL 133/3 LEO [27]
12/27/19 CZ-5 Y3 Shijian 20 ~7.6 WC 101 GTO+[28]
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[1] 1st stg B1049.2 landed down range on JRTI.
[2] 3rd stg failure. Planned 600 km LEO.
[3] Not acknowledged by Iran
[4] 1st stg B1048.3 landed on OCISLY
[5] Control lost at 2nd stg ignition
[6] Boosters RTLS. Core OCISLY, but subsequently fell over.
[7] Sat to maneuver itself to GEOx55 deg
[8] 1st stg B1056.1 landed OCISLY
[9] 3rd stg failure.
[10] 1st stg B1049.3 landed OCISLY
[11] First launch from floating platform in Yellow Sea. To LEO x 45 deg.
[12] 1st stg B1051.2 landed LZ4
[13] Boosters RTLS. Core missed OCISLY. Fairing half caught by Ms. Tree.
[14] 2nd stg failure.
[15] Spektr-RG to raise self to L2 Halo Orbit.
[16] Chandrayaan 2 to raise self to TLI, then lunar orbit. Lander to descend to
lunar surface in early September, 2019
[17] 1st stg B1056.2 landed CC LZ1
[18] 1st stg B1047.3 expended
[19] Satellite malfunctioned after separation.
[20] Uncrewed Soyuz MS-14 test flight.
[21] Delta 4M Finale.
[22] 1st stg B1048.4 landed OCISLY.
[23] 1st stg B1059.1 landed OCISLY. S2 long coast test.
[24] Tested S1 reentry guidance, RCS.
[25] Two launches within 6 hours (02:55 UTC and 08:52 UTC) from two flat pads at Taiyuan.
[26] Atlas success to planned 72x181 km x 51.6 deg orbit. Starliner orbital insertion
delayed by timer problems. Reached 187x222 km x 51.6 deg orbit after ground
commanded burn, but ISS docking canceled due high RCS propellant use caused by
clock issue. Starliner capsule landed White Sands on 12/22/19.
[27] Rokot finale.
[28] Return to flight. To 193x68,017 km x 19.54 deg transfer orbit.
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2019 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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02/06/19 RS-24 Yars MIRV Test PL SUB [1]
02/26/19 Minuteman 3 FTU1 Mk 21 RV Fuse Test VA LF04 SUB [2]
03/25/19 OBV-C2 FTG-11 ABM Salvo Test VA LF23 SUB [3]
03/25/19 OBV-C2 FTG-11 ABM Salvo Test VA LF05 SUB [3]
05/01/19 Minuteman 3 GT230GM Operational Test VA LF10 SUB [4]
05/09/19 Minuteman 3 GT229GM Operational Test VA LF09 SUB [4]
07/02/19 ATB (SR118) AA-2 Orion Ascent Abort Test 2 CC 47 SUB [5]
07/26/19 Topol Operational Test KY SUB [6]
08/24/19 Sineva SLBM Test AO SUB [7]
08/24/19 Bulava SLBM Test BA SUB [1]
09/30/19 Topol-M ICBM Test PL SUB [10]
10/02/19 Minuteman 3 GT232GM Operational Test VA LF10 SUB [8]
10/29/19 Bulava SLBM Test WH SUB [9]
11/28/19 Topol ICBM Test KY SUB [6]
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[1] To Kura Range, Kamchatka
[2] To area NE of Kwajalein Atoll. Test of new fusing system.
[3] Salvo ABM launch against ICBM-T2 target launched from Kwajalein. Reported
successful intercept by first kill vehicle. Second EKV targeted 2nd most-
threatening object.
[4] To Kwajalein. Missile pulled from Minot AFB.
[5] AA-2 test used SR118 Abort Test Booster (retired MX missile 1st stg motor) to
boost Orion boilerplate during successful Orion abort system test.
[6] To Sary Shagan.
[7] To Arkhangelsk Region.
[8] To Kwajalein. By 341st Missile Wing crew from Malmstrom AFB.
[9] To Kura Range. From Borei-class nuclear-powered submarine Knyaz Vladimir.
[10] Launched from the Yuzhnaya-2 silo at Plesetsk to Kura site in Kamchatka.
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*Site Code: AO = Arctic Ocean (Sub Launch), Russia BA = Barents Sea (Sub Launch), Russia BS = Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii 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 MA = Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand 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 SO = Sohae Satellite Launching Center, Tongchang-ri, North Korea SR = Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India SLP = Second Launch Pad TA = Tanageshima, Japan TB = Tyuratam/Baikonur, Kazakstahn TY = Taiyuan, China WC = Wenchang, China WH = White Sea (Sub Launch), Russia WI = Wallops Island XC = Xi Chang, China VA = Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA VO = Vostochny, Russia YL = Yellow Sea floating platform, 34.9 N, 121.19 E YO = Yoshinobu Launch Pad **Orbit Code: EEO = Elliptical Earth Orbit EEO/M = Molynia (12-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit EEO/T = Tundra (24-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/E = Equatorial LEO LEO/S = Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit LEO/P = Polar Low Earth Orbit LEO/R = Retrograde 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 27, 2019
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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 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-79 Starlink 2 CC 40 LEO
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*Site Code:
BA = Barents Sea (Sub Launch), Russia
BS = Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii
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.
MA - Mahia, New Zealand
MU = Musudan-ri, North Korea
OLP = Odyssey Launch Platform
PA = Palamchima, Isreal
PL = Plesetsk Northern Cosmodrome, Russia
PO = Pacific Ocean Range 154W-0N
SE = Semnan, Iran in Dasht-e-Kavir Desert
SO = Sohae Satellite Launching Center, Tongchang-ri, North Korea
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
WC = Wenchang, 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
EEO/T = Tundra (24-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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