2016 in spaceflight

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Field	Value
year	2016
image	{{Photomontage
photo1a	CRS-8 (26239020092).jpgA landed Falcon 9 first stage on Of Course I Still Love You
photo2a	PIA21033 Juno's View of Jupiter's Southern Lights.jpgInfrared view of Jupiter's southern aurora
photo2b	PIA21132 - Schiaparelli Impact Site on Mars, in Color (cropped).jpgImpact scar of Schiaparelli on the Martian surface
photo3a	“天宫二号”大事记3.png
photo3b	Long March 5 rolling out at WSLS.jpg
size	250
spacing	3
color	transparent
color_border	transparent
caption	Highlights from spaceflight in 2016
first	15 January
last	28 December
total	85
success	82
failed	2
partial	1
catalogued	83
maidens	{{plainlist
retired	{{plainlist
orbital	5
totalcrew	14
EVAs	4
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| year = 2016 | image = {{Photomontage| | photo1a = CRS-8 (26239020092).jpgA landed Falcon 9 first stage on Of Course I Still Love You | photo2a = PIA21033 Juno's View of Jupiter's Southern Lights.jpgInfrared view of Jupiter's southern aurora | photo2b = PIA21132 - Schiaparelli Impact Site on Mars, in Color (cropped).jpgImpact scar of Schiaparelli on the Martian surface | photo3a = “天宫二号”大事记3.png | photo3b = Long March 5 rolling out at WSLS.jpg | size = 250 | spacing = 3 | color = transparent | color_border = transparent | caption = Highlights from spaceflight in 2016 | first = 15 January | last = 28 December | total = 85 | success = 82 | failed = 2 | partial = 1 | catalogued = 83 | firstflight = | firstsat = | firstlaunch = | firsttrav = | maidens = {{plainlist|

Soyuz-2.1a / Volga
Long March 7
Antares 230
Long March 5 -- | retired = {{plainlist|
Atlas V 431
Falcon 9 v1.1
PSLV-G -- | orbital = 5 | suborbital = | totalcrew = 14 | EVAs = 4 | programme = Timeline of spaceflight | previous_mission = 2015 | next_mission = 2017

Several new rockets and spaceports began operations in 2016.

Overview

Russia inaugurated the far-Eastern Vostochny Cosmodrome on 28 April 2016 with a traditional Soyuz-2.1a flight, before expanding it for the Angara rocket family in the following years. The Chinese Long March 7 flew its maiden flight from the new Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island on 25 June, and the maiden flight of the Long March 5 took place on 3 November. Two years after its 2014 accident, the Antares rocket returned to flight on 17 October with its upgraded 230 version featuring the Russian RD-181 engine.

After many failed attempts, SpaceX began landing its Falcon 9 first stages on autonomous spaceport drone ships, edging closer to their long-stated goal of developing reusable launch vehicles. The company indicated that the recovered engines and structures did not suffer significant damage. One of the landed boosters, B1021, launched in April 2016, was flown again in March 2017; two others were converted to side boosters for the maiden flight of Falcon Heavy.

The ExoMars mission, a collaboration between the European and Russian space agencies, was launched on 14 March and reached Mars on 19 October. Dedicated to astrobiology investigations, this flight carried the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, which reached Mars orbit, and the Schiaparelli EDM lander, which crashed upon landing. A subsequent flight scheduled for 2020 will carry the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover along with four static surface instruments. Meanwhile, the Japanese space probe Akatsuki started its observations of Venus in May after spending five months gradually adjusting its orbit. Planetary exploration activities took center stage with the orbit insertion of NASA's Juno probe at Jupiter on 4 July, followed by the launch of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid 101955 Bennu on 8 September. Finally, on 30 September, the Rosetta probe executed a slow crash-landing on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

Human spaceflights included the return of Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko in March after a yearlong mission on the ISS, the longest-ever continuous stay by astronauts at the station. Kelly also set the record for the longest-duration stay of an American in orbit. Four ISS Expeditions numbered 47 to 50 were launched in 2016, the first one using the last Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft and the next three inaugurating the modernized Soyuz MS. Expedition 50 will continue into 2017. Several EVAs were performed to maintain the exterior of the ISS. The experimental BEAM inflatable habitat was attached to the ISS on 16 April and expanded on 28 May to begin two years of on-orbit tests. Meanwhile, China launched its new Tiangong-2 space laboratory in September, which was first visited by two astronauts for a month between 19 October and 17 November.

Orbital launches

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January

|- |date = 15 January |time = 16:57:04 |rocket = CHN Long March 3B/E |site = CHN Xichang LC-3 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = Belarus Belintersat 1 (ChinaSat 15) |user = Belarus/China Satcom |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 17 January |time = 18:42:18 |rocket = USA Falcon 9 v1.1 |flight = F9-021 |site = USA Vandenberg SLC-4E |LSP = USA SpaceX |remarks = Final flight of the standard Falcon 9 v1.1, future flights will use the upgraded Falcon 9 Full Thrust. Falcon 9's first stage performed a soft landing on an autonomous spaceport drone ship in the Pacific Ocean, but the failure of one landing leg to lock into position caused it to fall over and break apart. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA FRA Jason-3 |user = NOAA / EUMETSAT/NASA/CNES |orbit = Low Earth |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational

|date = 20 January |time= 04:01:00 |rocket = IND PSLV-XL |flight = C31 |site = IND Satish Dhawan SLP |LSP = IND ISRO |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = IND IRNSS-1E |user = ISRO |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational

|date = 27 January |time = 23:20:48 |rocket = FRA Ariane 5 ECA |flight = VA228 |site = FRA Kourou ELA-3 |LSP = FRA Arianespace |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Intelsat 29e |user = Intelsat |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Spacecraft failure (8 April 2019)

|date = 29 January |time = 22:20:09 |rocket = RUS Proton-M / Briz-M |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 |LSP = RUS USA International Launch Services |remarks = Carries the first laser communication node for the European Data Relay System |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = FRA [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Eutelsat 9B/EDRS-A |user = Eutelsat/ESA |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

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February

|- |date = 1 February |time = 07:29:04 |rocket = CHN Long March 3C/E / YZ-1 |site = CHN Xichang LC-3 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN BeiDou-3M 3-S (BeiDou-21) |user = CNSA |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational

|date = 5 February |time = 13:38:00 |rocket = USA Atlas V 401 |flight = AV-057 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = Named after Star Betelgeuse. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA USA-266 (GPS-IIF 12/Betelgeuse) |user = USAF |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational

|date = 7 February |time = 00:21:07 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat |site = RUS Plesetsk Site 43/4 |LSP = RUS RVSN RF |payload = {{TLS-PL |name= RUS Kosmos 2514 (GLONASS-M 751) |user = VKS |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational

|date = 7 February |time = 00:30 |rocket = PRK Unha-3 |site = PRK Sohae |LSP = PRK NADA |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRK Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 |user = NADA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Earth observation |outcome = Successful |d-date = 30 June 2023

|date = 10 February |time = 11:40:32 |rocket = US Delta IV M+ (5,2) |site = US Vandenberg SLC-6 |LSP = US United Launch Alliance |remarks = NROL-45 mission. Spacecraft launched in a retrograde orbit. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = US USA-267 / Topaz-4 |user = NRO |orbit = Retrograde LEO |function = Reconnaissance |outcome = Operational

|date = 16 February |time = 17:57:40 |rocket = RUS Rokot / Briz-KM |site = RUS Plesetsk Site 133/3 |LSP = FRA / RUS Eurockot |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Sentinel-3A |user = ESA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational

|date = 17 February |time = 08:45:00 |rocket = JPN H-IIA 202 |flight = F30 |site = JPN Tanegashima LA-Y1 |LSP = JPN MHI |remarks = Hitomi malfunctioned after initial checkouts, and is believed to have lost attitude control and snapped off its solar array. 28 April, JAXA has abandoned efforts to recover the spacecraft. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = JPN USA Hitomi (ASTRO-H) |user = JAXA / NASA |orbit = Low Earth |function = X-ray astronomy |outcome = Spacecraft failure |name = JPN ChubuSat-2 |user = Nagoya University |orbit = Low Earth |function = Radiation / Amateur radio |outcome = Operational |name = JPN ChubuSat-3 |user = MHI |orbit = Low Earth |function = Remote sensing / Space debris monitor |outcome = Operational |name = JPN Horyu-4 |user = Kyushu Institute of Technology |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational

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March

|- |date = 4 March |time= 23:35:00 |rocket = USA Falcon 9 Full Thrust |flight = F9-022 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |LSP = USA SpaceX |remarks = High-velocity landing test ended with a hard landing on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You and destruction of the first stage. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = LUX SES-9 |user = SES S.A. |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 9 March |time = 05:20:07 |rocket = FRA Ariane 5 ECA |flight = VA229 |site = FRA Kourou ELA-3 |LSP = FRA Arianespace |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = FRA Eutelsat 65 West A |user = Eutelsat |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 10 March |time = 10:31:00 |rocket = IND PSLV-XL |flight = C32 |site = IND Satish Dhawan SLP |LSP = IND ISRO |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = IND IRNSS-1F |user = ISRO |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational

|date = 13 March |time= 18:56:00 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-2.1b |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = The launch succeeded on its second attempt after a rare pad abort the day before. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Resurs-P No.3 |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Partial spacecraft failure |d-date = 17 October 2023

|date = 14 March |time = 09:31:42 |rocket = RUS Proton-M / Briz-M |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 |LSP = RUS Khrunichev |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] / RUS ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter |user = ESA |orbit = Areocentric orbit |function = Mars orbiter |outcome = Operational |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Schiaparelli EDM lander |user = ESA |orbit = TMI to Martian Surface |d-date = 19 October 2016 |function = Mars lander |outcome = Landing failure

|date = 18 March |time = 21:26:38 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-FG |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. Final flight of the Soyuz TMA-M variant |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Soyuz TMA-20M |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = Expedition 47/48 |d-date = 7 September 2016 |d-time = 01:13 |outcome = Successful

|date = 23 March |time = 03:05:52 |rocket = USA Atlas V 401 |flight = AV-064 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = Anomaly in the mixture ratio control valve assembly, causing the Atlas V booster engine to cut off five seconds early, resulting in a longer-than-usual Centaur orbital insertion burn. Cubesats deployed from the ISS and the Cygnus spacecraft at a later date. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Cygnus CRS OA-6 S.S. Rick Husband |user = Orbital ATK / NASA |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |outcome = Successful |d-date = 22 June 2016 |d-time = 13:29 |name = PHI JPN Diwata-1 |user = DOST / TU |orbit = Low Earth |function = Earth observation |outcome = Successful |d-date = 6 April 2020 |name = USA Flock-2e' × 20 |cubesat = yes |user = Planet Labs |orbit = Low Earth |function = Earth observation |outcome = Successful |d-time = First: 3 October 2017 Last: 10 November 2018 |name = USA Lemur-2 × 9 |cubesat = yes |user = Spire Global |orbit = Low Earth |function = Earth observation |outcome = 8 successful, 1 failed to deploy |d-date = First: 27 February 2017 Last: 7 April 2017

|date = 24 March |time = 09:42:00 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-2.1a |site = RUS Plesetsk Site 43/4 |LSP = RUS RVSN RF |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Kosmos 2515 (Bars-M 2L) |user = VKS |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Reconnaissance |outcome = Operational

|date = 29 March |time = 20:11:04 |rocket = CHN Long March 3A |site = CHN Xichang LC-2 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN BeiDou IGSO-6 |user = CNSA |orbit = IGSO |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational

|date = 31 March |time = 16:23:57 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-2.1a |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = Tomsk-TPU-120 is a CubeSat deployed into orbit from ISS by Russian astronauts spacewalk on 17 August 2017. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Progress MS-02 / 63P |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |outcome = Successful |d-date = 14 October 2016 |d-time = 13:39 |name = RUS Tomsk-TPU-120 |cubesat = yes |user = Tomsk Polytechnic University |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 20 October 2019

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April

|- |date = 5 April |time = 17:38:04 |rocket = CHN Long March 2D |site = CHN Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Shijian 10 |user = CAS |orbit = Low Earth |function = Microgravity Science |outcome = Successful |d-date = 18 April 2016 |d-time = 08:30

|date = 8 April |time = 20:43:31 |rocket = USA Falcon 9 Full Thrust |flight = F9-023 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |LSP = USA SpaceX |remarks = First stage landed successfully on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You for the first time, the second successful landing overall |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA SpaceX CRS-8 |user = NASA |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |outcome = Successful |d-date = 11 May 2016 |d-time = 18:31 |name = USA BEAM |user = Bigelow Aerospace / NASA |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = Technology demonstration / ISS Assembly |outcome = Operational

|date = 25 April |time = 21:02:13 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-STA / Fregat |site = FRA Kourou ELS |LSP = FRA Arianespace |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Sentinel-1B |user = ESA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Spacecraft failure |name = FRA MICROSCOPE |user = CNES |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Astrophysics |outcome = Operational |name = DEN AAUSAT-4 |cubesat = yes |user = Aalborg |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = AIS ship tracking |outcome = Successful |d-date = 8 September 2023 |name = ITA e-st@r-II |cubesat = yes |user = Polytechnic University of Turin |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 9 May 2024 |name = BEL OUFTI-1 |cubesat = yes |user = Liège |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 14 March 2024

|date = 28 April |time = 02:01:21 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-2.1a / Volga |site = RUS Vostochny Site 1S |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = First orbital flight from Vostochny Cosmodrome. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Mikhailo Lomonosov |user = MSU |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Gamma-ray astronomy |outcome = Satellite malfunction |d-date = 16 December 2023 |name = RUS Aist-2D |user = SSAU |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 15 April 2024 |name = RUS SamSat 218 |cubesat = yes |user = SSAU |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Spacecraft failure |d-date = 4 March 2022

|date = 28 April |time = 07:20:00 |rocket = IND PSLV-XL |flight = C33 |site = IND Satish Dhawan FLP |LSP = IND ISRO |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = IND IRNSS-1G |user = ISRO |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational

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May

|- |date = 6 May |time = 05:21:00 |rocket = USA Falcon 9 Full Thrust |flight = F9-024 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |LSP = USA SpaceX |remarks = First stage landed on Of Course I Still Love You drone ship, the third successful landing and the first landing with a payload to geostationary transfer orbit. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = JPN JCSAT-14 |user = JSAT |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 15 May |time = 02:43 |rocket = CHN Long March 2D |site = CHN Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Yaogan 30 |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Reconnaissance |outcome = Operational

|date = 24 May |time = 08:48:43 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-STB / Fregat |site = FRA Kourou ELS |LSP = FRA Arianespace |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Galileo FOC 10 |user = ESA |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Galileo FOC 11 |user = ESA |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational

|date = 27 May |time = 21:39:00 |rocket = USA Falcon 9 Full Thrust |flight = F9-025 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |LSP = USA SpaceX |remarks = First stage landed on Of Course I Still Love You drone ship, the fourth successful landing and the second landing with a payload to geostationary transfer orbit. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = Thailand Thaicom 8 |user = Thaicom |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 29 May |time = 08:44:35 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat |site = RUS Plesetsk Site 43/4 |LSP = RUS RVSN RF |remarks = Kosmos 2516 experienced a depressurization event in November 2020, which permanently disabled the satellite after four years in operation. It was replaced by GLONASS-K 705. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Kosmos 2516 (GLONASS-M 753) |user = VKS |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Navigation |outcome = Spacecraft failure

|date = 30 May |time = 03:17:04 |rocket = CHN Long March 4B |site = CHN Taiyuan LC-9 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Ziyuan III-02 |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = ARG ÑuSat-1/-2 (Aleph-1 constellation) |user = Satellogic |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational

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June

|- |date = 4 June |time= 14:00:13 |rocket = RUS Rokot / Briz-KM |site = RUS Plesetsk Site 133/3 |LSP = RUS RVSN RF |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Kosmos 2517 (Geo-IK-2 No.12) |user = VKS |orbit = Low Earth |function = Geodesy |outcome = Operational

|date = 9 June |time = 07:10:00 |rocket = RUS Proton-M / Briz-M |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 81/24 |LSP = RUS USA International Launch Services |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Intelsat 31 / DLA-2 |user = Intelsat / DirecTV |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 11 June |time= 17:51:00 |rocket = USA Delta IV Heavy |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = NROL-37 mission. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA USA-268 (Orion 9) |user = NRO |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Reconnaissance |outcome = Operational

|date = 12 June |time = 15:30:04 |rocket = CHN Long March 3C/E |site = CHN Xichang LC-3 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN BeiDou G7 |user = CNSA |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational

|date = 15 June |time = 14:29:00 |rocket = USA Falcon 9 Full Thrust |flight = F9-026 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |LSP = USA SpaceX |remarks = Satellites were successfully delivered to orbit, first stage landing on drone ship failed. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = FRA Eutelsat 117 West B |user = Eutelsat |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = BMU ABS-2A |user = ABS |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 18 June |time = 21:38:39 |rocket = FRA Ariane 5 ECA |flight = VA230 |site = FRA Kourou ELA-3 |LSP = FRA Arianespace |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA EchoStar 18 |user = EchoStar |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = Indonesia BRIsat |user = BRI |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 22 June |time = 03:56:00 |rocket = IND PSLV-XL |flight = C34 |site = IND Satish Dhawan SLP |LSP = IND ISRO |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = IND Cartosat-2C |user = ISRO |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = GER BIROS |user = DLR |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = CAN GHGSat-D (Claire) |user = GHGSat |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = IDN LAPAN-A3 |user = LAPAN |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = CAN M3MSat |user = CSA |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = USA SkySat-C1 |user = Terra Bella |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = GER BeeSat 4 |cubesat = yes |user = TU Berlin |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA Flock-2p × 12 |cubesat = yes |user = Planet Labs |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Successful |d-date = First: 20 October 2022 Last: 28 March 2023 |name = IND SathyabamaSat |cubesat = yes |user = Sathyabama University |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = IND Swayam |cubesat = yes |user = College of Engineering, Pune |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational

|date = 24 June |time = 14:30:00 |rocket = USA Atlas V 551 |flight = AV-063 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA MUOS-5 |user = US Navy |orbit = GSO |function = Communications |outcome = Operational in off-nominal but usable orbit

|date = 25 June |time = 12:00:07 |rocket = CHN Long March 7 / YZ-1A |flight=Y1 |site = CHN Wenchang LC-2 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = Maiden flight of the Long March 7 rocket and the first launch from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Next-generation crew capsule scale model |user = CMSA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration Flight test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 26 June 2016 |d-time = 07:41 |name = CHN Star of Aoxiang |cubesat = yes |user = NPU |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 29 September 2016 |name = CHN Aolong-1 |user = CALT |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 27 August 2016 |name = CHN Tiange-1 |user = |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 27 August 2016 |name = CHN Tiange-2 |user = |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 24 August 2016

|date = 29 June |time = 03:21:04 |rocket = CHN Long March 4B |site = CHN Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Shijian 16-02 |user = CNSA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |d-date = |outcome = Operational

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July

|- |date = 7 July |time = 01:36:40 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-FG |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. Maiden flight of the modernized Soyuz MS spacecraft variant. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Soyuz MS-01 |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = Expedition 48/49 |outcome = Successful |d-date = 30 October 2016 |d-time = 03:58

|date = 16 July |time = 21:41:45 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-U |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Progress MS-03 / 64P |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |outcome = Successful |d-date = 1 February 2017 |d-time = 18:24

|date = 18 July |time = 04:45:29 |rocket = USA Falcon 9 Full Thrust |flight = F9-027 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |LSP = USA SpaceX |remarks = Delivering the IDA-2 segment of the NASA Docking System. Second successful return to launch site and vertical landing of a first stage, demonstrated as part of a controlled descent test. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA SpaceX CRS-9 |user = NASA |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |outcome = Successful |d-date = 26 August |d-time = 15:47

|date = 28 July |time = 12:37:00 |rocket = USA Atlas V 421 |flight = AV-065 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA USA-269 (Quasar NROL-61) |user = NRO |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

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August

|- |date = 5 August |time = 16:22:04 |rocket = CHN Long March 3B |site = CHN Xichang LC-3 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Tiantong-1 01 |user = CAST |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 9 August |time = 22:55:25 |rocket = CHN Long March 4C |site = CHN Taiyuan LC-9 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Gaofen-3 |user = CAST |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational

|date = 14 August |time = 05:26:00 |rocket = USA Falcon 9 Full Thrust |flight = F9-028 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |LSP = USA SpaceX |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = JPN JCSAT-16 |user = JSAT |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 15 August |time = 17:40:04 |rocket = CHN Long March 2D |site = CHN Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Quantum Experiments At Space Scale (QUESS) |user = CAS |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = CHN Lixing-1 |user = CAS |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Spacecraft failure |d-date = 19 August 2016 |name = ESP 3Cat 2 |cubesat = yes |user = UPC |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 18 December 2023

|date = 19 August |time = 04:52:00 |rocket = USA Delta IV M+ (4,2) |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA AFSPC 6 / USA-270 / GSSAP #3 |user = US Air Force |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Space surveillance |outcome = Operational |name = USA AFSPC 6 / USA-271 / GSSAP #4 |user = US Air Force |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Space surveillance |outcome = Operational

|date = 24 August |time = 22:16:01 |rocket = FRA Ariane 5 ECA |flight = VA232 |site = FRA Kourou ELA-3 |LSP = FRA Arianespace |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Intelsat 33e |user = Intelsat |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = USA Intelsat 36 |user = Intelsat |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 31 August |time = 18:50:00 |rocket = CHN Long March 4C |site = CHN Taiyuan LC-9 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Gaofen-10 |user = CAST |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |d-date = 31 August 2016 |outcome = Launch failure

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September

|- |date = 3 September |time= 07:00–09:00 (scheduled) |rocket = USA Falcon 9 Full Thrust |flight = |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |LSP = USA SpaceX |remarks = Launch pad explosion destroyed both the rocket and the satellite two days prior to scheduled launch, on . |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = ISR AMOS-6 |user = Spacecom |orbit = Planned: Geosynchronous |function = Communications |d-date = N/A |outcome = Destroyed prior to launch

|date = 8 September |time = 11:20:00 |rocket = IND GSLV Mk II |flight = F05 |site = IND Satish Dhawan SLP |LSP = IND ISRO |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = IND INSAT-3DR |user = ISRO |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Meteorology |outcome = Operational

|date = 8 September |time = 23:05:00 |rocket = USA Atlas V 411 |flight = AV-067 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = Reached asteroid Bennu in December 2018. Scheduled to return to Earth in September 2023. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA OSIRIS-REx (OSIRIS-APEX) |user = NASA |orbit = Heliocentric |function = Asteroid sample return |outcome = Operational

|date = 13 September |time = 14:38:00 |rocket = ISR Shavit-2 |site = ISR Palmachim |LSP = ISR Israel Aerospace Industries |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = ISR Ofeq 11 |user = Israel Defense Forces |orbit = Low Earth |function = Reconnaissance |outcome = Satellite malfunction

|date = 15 September |time = 14:04:12 |rocket = CHN Long March 2F/G |flight=T2 |site = CHN Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 |LSP = CHN CNSA |remarks = Second Chinese space laboratory, BanXing 2 deployed 22 October |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Tiangong-2 |user = CMSA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Space station |outcome = Successful |d-date = 19 July 2019 |d-time = 13:06 |name = CHN BanXing 2 |user = SAST |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 15 July 2019

|date = 16 September |time = 01:43:35 |rocket = ITA Vega |site = FRA Kourou ELV |LSP = FRA Arianespace |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PER PeruSat-1 |user = Peruvian Armed Forces |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Reconnaissance |outcome = Operational |name = USA SkySat × 4 |user = Terra Bella |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational

|date = 26 September |time = 03:42:00 |rocket = IND PSLV-G |flight = C35 |site = IND Satish Dhawan FLP |LSP = IND ISRO |remarks = Final launch of the original Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-G configuration with S9 solid rocket motors. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = IND ScatSat-1 |user = ISRO |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Meteorology |outcome = Successful |name = ALG Alsat-1B |user = Algerian Space Agency |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = ALG Alsat-2B |user = Algerian Space Agency |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = USA Blacksky Pathfinder-1 |user = BlackSky Global |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = IND Pratham |user = IIT Bombay |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = IND PISat |user = PES University |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = ALG Alsat-1N |cubesat = yes |user = Algerian Space Agency |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = CAN CanX-7 |cubesat = yes |user = UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 21 April 2022

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October

|- |date = 5 October |time = 20:30 |rocket = FRA Ariane 5 ECA |flight = VA231 |site = FRA Kourou ELA-3 |LSP = FRA Arianespace |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = AUS NBN-Co 1B / |user = NBN |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = India GSAT-18 |user = ISRO |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 16 October |time = 23:30 |rocket = CHN Long March 2F |flight=Y11 |site = CHN Jiuquan LA-4 / SLS-1 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = Crewed flight with two astronauts |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Shenzhou 11 |user = CMSA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Docking with Tiangong-2 |d-date = 18 November 2016 |d-time = 06:15 |outcome = Successful

|date = 17 October | time = 23:45 |rocket = USA Antares 230 |site = USA MARS Pad 0A |LSP = USA Orbital ATK |remarks = CubeSats were deployed from the ISS and Cygnus spacecraft at a later date. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Cygnus CRS OA-5 |user = NASA |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |d-date = 27 November 2016 |d-time = 23:36 |outcome = Successful |name = USA Lemur-2 × 4 |cubesat = yes |user = Spire Global |orbit = Low Earth |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational

|date = 19 October |time = 08:05 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-FG |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = Crewed flight with three cosmonauts |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Soyuz MS-02 |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = Expedition 49/50 |d-date = 10 April 2017 |d-time = 11:20 |outcome = Successful

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November

|- |date = 2 November |time = 06:20:00 |rocket = JPN H-IIA 202 |flight = F31 |site = JPN Tanegashima LA-Y1 |LSP = JPN MHI |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = JPN Himawari 9 |user = JMA |orbit = Geosynchronous |d-date = |function = Meteorology |outcome = Operational

|date = 3 November |time = 12:42 |rocket = CHN Long March 5 |site = CHN Wenchang LC-1 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = Maiden flight of the Long March 5 rocket. Chinese state media claims Shijian-17 is a test of electric propulsion, though this is disputed by outside analysts tracking the satellite's unusual space rendezvous movements. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Shijian 17 |user = CNSA |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Technology demonstration / Space rendezvous |outcome = Operational

|date = 9 November |time = 23:42 |rocket = CHN Long March 11 |site = CHN Jiuquan LS-95A |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN XPNAV 1 |user = CAS |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = X-ray pulsar-based navigation |outcome = Operational |name = CHN Xiaoxiang 1 |cubesat = yes |user = Changsha Gaoxinqu Tianyi Research Institute |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = CHN Lishui 1-01 |cubesat = yes |user = Zhejiang LiTong Electronic Technology Co. |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = CHN Pina-2 × 2 |cubesat = yes |user = |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational

|date = 11 November |time = 18:30 |rocket = USA Atlas V 401 |flight = AV-062 |site = USA Vandenberg SLC-3E |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = CubeSats deployed after WorldView-4 separation as part of NRO-sponsored ENTERPRISE mission. WorldView-4 experienced a failure in one of its control moment gyroscopes in January 2019, making the spacecraft unrecoverable. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA WorldView-4 |user = DigitalGlobe |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Spacecraft failure |d-date = 30 November 2021 |d-time = 05:20 |name = USA CELTEE 1 |cubesat = yes |user = M42 Technologies |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Calibration |outcome = Operational |name = USA Prometheus-2 × 2 |cubesat = yes |user = LANL |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA AeroCube 8 × 2 |cubesat = yes |user = Aerospace |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Operational |name = USA OptiCube 4 |cubesat = yes |user = NASA Orbital Debris Program Office |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Calibration |outcome = Operational |name = USA RAVAN |cubesat = yes |user = JHU/APL |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration / Earth observation |outcome = Operational

|date = 11 November |time = 23:14 |rocket = CHN Long March 2D |site = CHN Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Yunhai-1 |user = SAST |orbit = Low Earth |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational

|date = 17 November |time = 13:06:48 |rocket = FRA Ariane 5 ES |flight = VA233 |site = FRA Kourou ELA-3 |LSP = FRA Arianespace |remarks = First Galileo launch with Ariane 5 (8th overall), carrying Antonianna, Lisa, Kimberley, and Tijmen. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name= [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Galileo FOC 7 |user = ESA |orbit = Medium Earth |function= Navigation |outcome = Operational |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Galileo FOC 12 |user = ESA |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Galileo FOC 13 |user = ESA |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Galileo FOC 14 |user = ESA |orbit = Medium Earth |function = Navigation |outcome = Operational

|date = 17 November |time = 20:20:14 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-FG |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. Peggy Whitson's mission was prolonged over Expedition 52 until September 2017. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Soyuz MS-03 |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = Expedition 50/51/52 |d-date = 2 June 2017 |outcome = Successful

|date = 19 November |time = 23:42:00 |rocket = USA Atlas V 541 |flight = AV-069 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA GOES-R (GOES-16) |user = NASA / NOAA |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Meteorology |outcome = Operational

|date = 22 November |time = 15:24:04 |rocket = CHN Long March 3C/E |site = CHN Xichang LC-2 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Tianlian I-04 |user = CNSA |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

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December

|date = 1 December |time = 14:52 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-U |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 |LSP = RUS Roscosmos |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Progress MS-04 / 65P |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Planned: Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |d-date = 1 December |outcome = Launch failure

|date = 5 December |time = 13:51:44 |rocket = ITA Vega |site = FRA Kourou ELV |LSP = FRA Arianespace |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = Turkey Göktürk-1 |user = Turkish Armed Forces |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Reconnaissance |d-date = |outcome = Operational

|date = 7 December |time = 04:54 |rocket = IND PSLV-XL |flight = C36 |site = IND Satish Dhawan FLP |LSP = IND ISRO |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = IND Resourcesat-2A |user = ISRO |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Remote sensing |outcome = Operational

|date = 7 December |time = 23:53 |rocket = USA Delta IV M+ (5,4) |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA USA-272 / WGS-8 |user = US Air Force |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 9 December |time= 13:26:47 |rocket = JPN H-IIB |flight = F6 |site = JPN Tanegashima LA-Y2 |LSP = JPN MHI |remarks = CubeSats to be deployed at a later date. Tancredo-1 and OSNSAT are carried inside TuPOD and to be deployed from it. STARS-C was deployed on 19 December 2016. ITF-2, WASEDA-SAT3, FREEDOM, EGG, AOBA-Velox III, and TuPOD were deployed on 16 January 2017. Tancredo-1 and OSNSAT were released from TuPOD on 19 January 2017. Lemur-2 and TechEdSat-5 were deployed on 6–7 March 2017. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = JPN HTV-6 |user = JAXA |orbit = Low Earth (ISS) |function = ISS logistics |d-date = 5 February 2017 |d-time = 15:06 |outcome = Successful |name = JPN EGG |cubesat = yes |user = UTokyo |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration / Re-entry Demonstration |d-date = 15 May 2017 |outcome = Successful |name = ITA TuPOD |cubesat = yes |user = GAUSS Srl |orbit = Low Earth |function = TubeSat Deployment / Amateur radio |d-date = 8 September 2017 |outcome = Successful |name = SIN/JPN AOBA-VELOX 3 |cubesat = yes |user = NTU / Kyutech |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |d-date = 1 November 2018 |outcome = Successful |name = JPN STARS C |cubesat = yes |user = Kagawa University |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |d-date = 3 March 2018 |outcome = Successful |name = JPN FREEDOM |cubesat = yes |user = Nakashimada Engineering Works / Tohoku University |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |d-date = 5 February 2017 |outcome = Successful |name = JPN ITF-2 |cubesat = yes |user = University of Tsukuba |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |d-date = 3 January 2019 |outcome = Successful |name = JPN Waseda-SAT 3 |cubesat = yes |user = Waseda University |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |d-date = 6 October 2018 |outcome = Successful |name = USA OSNSAT |user = Open Space Network |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |d-date = 11 January 2018 |outcome = Successful |name = BRA Tancredo-1 |user = Escola Municipal Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves/INPE |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |d-date = 18 October 2017 |outcome = Successful |name = USA TechEdSat 5 |cubesat = yes |user = SJSU/UI |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology demonstration |d-date = 29 July 2017 |outcome = Successful |name = USA Lemur-2 × 4 |cubesat = yes |user = Spire Global |orbit = Low Earth |function = AIS |d-date = First: 15 April 2018 Last: 5 December 2018 |outcome = Successful

|date = 10 December |time = 16:11:00 |rocket = CHN Long March 3B |site = CHN Xichang LC-3 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN Fengyun 4A |user = CMA |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Meteorology |outcome = Operational

|date = 15 December |time = 13:37:21 |rocket = USA Pegasus-XL |site = USA Stargazer, Cape Canaveral |LSP = USA Orbital ATK |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA CYGNSS × 8 |user = NASA |orbit = Low Earth |function = Meteorology |outcome= Operational

|date = 18 December |time = 19:13 |rocket = USA Atlas V 431 |flight = AV-071 |site = USA Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP = USA United Launch Alliance |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA EchoStar 19 |user = HughesNet |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 20 December |time = 11:00 |rocket = JPN Epsilon |flight = Epsilon-2 |site = JPN Uchinoura |LSP = JPN JAXA |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = JPN Arase (ERG) |user = JAXA |orbit = Medium Earth (elliptical) |function = Magnetospherics |d-date = |outcome = Operational

|date = 21 December |time = 19:22 |rocket = CHN Long March 2D |site = CHN Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN TanSat |user = CAS |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational |name = CHN Spark × 2 |user = CAS |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Operational

|date = 21 December |time = 20:30 |rocket = FRA Ariane 5 ECA |flight = VA234 |site = FRA Kourou ELA-3 |LSP = FRA Arianespace |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = BRA Star One D1 |user = Star One |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = JPN JCSAT-15 |user = JSAT |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 28 December |time = 03:23:56 |rocket = CHN Long March 2D |site = CHN Taiyuan |LSP = CHN CASC |remarks = Launch vehicle problem deployed satellites in a lower than planned orbit. SuperView satellites raising their own orbits, but CubeSats cannot so may have short lifespan. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = CHN SuperView / Gaojing-1 01 |user = Beijing Space View Technology |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Partial launch failure; Operational |name = CHN SuperView / Gaojing-1 02 |user = Beijing Space View Technology |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Partial launch failure; Operational |name = CHN Bayi Kepu 1 |cubesat = yes |user = China Association for Science and Technology |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Technology demonstration |outcome = Partial launch failure; Successful |d-date = 18 February 2017

Suborbital flights

|date = 15 January |time = 03:00:00 |rocket = JPN S-310 |site = JPN Uchinoura |LSP = JPN JAXA |remarks = Apogee: 161 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = JPN |user = TPU / Tohoku University / Tokai University / KU / JAXA |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 15 January |function = Ionospheric research |outcome = Successful

|date = 22 January |time= |rocket = USA New Shepard |site = USA Corn Ranch |LSP = USA Blue Origin |remarks = Apogee: 101.7 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA New Shepard crew capsule |user = Blue Origin |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 22 January |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful

|date = 23 January |time=08:30 |rocket = BRA VSB-30 |site = SWE Esrange |LSP = EUR EuroLaunch |remarks = Apogee: 252 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = GER / [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] TEXUS-53 |user = DLR / ESA |orbit = Suborbital |function = Microgravity |outcome = Successful |d-date = 23 January

|date = 28 January |rocket = USA SRALT? |site = USA C-17, Pacific Ocean |LSP = USA MDA |remarks = Apogee: 300 km, CTV-02+ target |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = |user = MDA |orbit = Suborbital |function = ABM target |outcome = Successful |d-date = 28 January

|date = 28 January |rocket = USA Ground Based Interceptor |site = USA Vandenberg LF-23 |LSP = USA MDA |remarks = CTV-02+, successful test flight, the CE-II kill vehicle performed scripted maneuvers to demonstrate performance of alternate divert thrusters. Upon entering terminal phase, the kill vehicle initiated a planned burn sequence to evaluate the alternate divert thrusters until fuel was exhausted, intentionally precluding an intercept. |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = MDA |orbit = Suborbital |function = ABM test |d-date = 28 January |outcome = Successful

|date = 2 February |time = 21:09 |rocket=BRA VS-30 |site = SWE Esrange |LSP = SWE SSC |remarks = Apogee: 138 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = SWE SPIDER/LEEWAVES |user = SSC |orbit = Suborbital |function = Technology |outcome = Successful |d-date = 2 February

|date= 21 February |time = 07:34 |rocket=USA LGM-30G Minuteman III |site=USA Vandenberg LF-09 |LSP=USA US Air Force |remarks = GT217GM, Apogee: ~1300 km ? |payload={{TLS-PL |user =US Air Force |orbit =Suborbital |function=Test flight |outcome=Successful |d-date= 21 February

|date = 22 February |time = 04:15 |rocket = CAN Black Brant IX |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 309 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA CHESS-2 |user = LASP |orbit = Suborbital |function = Astronomy |d-date = 22 February |outcome = Successful

|date= 26 February |time = 07:01 |rocket=USA LGM-30G Minuteman III |site=USA Vandenberg LF-10 |LSP=USA US Air Force |remarks = GT218GM, Apogee: ~1300 km ? |payload={{TLS-PL |user =US Air Force |orbit =Suborbital |function=Test flight |outcome=Successful |d-date= 26 February

|date = 1 March |time= 14:50 |rocket = USA Terrier Malemute |site = USA Wallops Island |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: ~185 kilometers (115 mi) |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA MUSIC |user = West Virginia University |orbit = Suborbital |function = Technology experiments |d-date = 1 March |outcome = Successful

|date = 7 March |time= 12:05 |rocket = USA Terrier Orion |site = USA Wallops Island |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: ~159 kilometers (99 mi) |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA SOAREX-9 |user = NASA Ames |orbit = Suborbital |function = Technology experiment |d-date = 7 March |outcome = Successful |name = USA RadPC |user = Montana State University |orbit = Suborbital |function = Technology experiment |d-date = 7 March |outcome = Successful |name = USA VIP |user = Controlled Dynamics |orbit = Suborbital |function = Technology experiment |d-date = 7 March |outcome = Successful

|date = 7 March |rocket = IND K-4 |site = IND Visakhapatnam |LSP = IND Indian Navy |remarks = Apogee: 500 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = Indian Navy |orbit= Suborbital |function = Missile test |d-date = 7 March |outcome = Successful

|date = 8 March |rocket = IRNShahab-3 |site = IRNIran |LSP = IRNIRGC |remarks = Apogee: ~150 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = IRGC |orbit= Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 8 March

|date= 14 March |rocket=IND Agni-I |site=IND Integrated Test Range |LSP=IND IDRDL |remarks = Apogee: ~500 km? |payload={{TLS-PL |user=IDRDL |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date= 14 March

|date = 14 March |rocket = USA UGM-133 Trident II D5 |site = USA Submarine, ETR |LSP = USA US Navy |remarks = Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 52 |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 14 March

|date = 15 March |rocket = USA UGM-133 Trident II D5 |site = USA Submarine, ETR |LSP = USA US Navy |remarks = Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 52 |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 15 March

|date = 16 March |rocket = USA UGM-133 Trident II D5 |site = USA Submarine, ETR |LSP = USA US Navy |remarks = Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test 52 |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 16 March

|date = 31 March |time = |rocket = IND K-4 |site = IND INS Arihant |LSP = IND Indian Navy |remarks = First K-4 launch from a submarine |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = Indian Navy |orbit= Suborbital |function = Missile test |d-date = 31 March |outcome = Successful

|date = 2 April |time= 15:18 |rocket = USA New Shepard |site = USA Corn Ranch |LSP = USA Blue Origin |remarks = Apogee: 103.8 kilometers (64.5 mi). Third successful booster landing of the same rocket. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA New Shepard crew capsule |user = Blue Origin |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 2 April |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |name = USA BORE |user = Southwest Research Institute |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 2 April |function = Microgravity experiment |outcome = Successful |name = USA COLLIDE |user = University of Central Florida |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 2 April |function = Microgravity experiment |outcome = Successful

|date = 19 April |time = 06:41 |rocket = RUS UR-100NU |site = RUS Yasniy |LSP = RUS RVSN |remarks = Yu-71 Hypersonic Vehicle Test, Apogee: 1000 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = RVSN |orbit= Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 19 April

|date = 26 April |time= 17:00 |rocket = PRC Tianying 3F |site = PRC Hainan |LSP = PRC CNSA |remarks = Apogee: 316 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRC Kunpeng-1B |user = CSSAR |orbit = Suborbital |function = Environment monitoring |d-date = 26 April |outcome = Successful

|date = 18 May |time= 00:45 |rocket = BRAUSA VS-30/Improved Orion |site = AUS Woomera Test Range |LSP = AUS DSTO |remarks = Apogee: 278 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = AUS HiFire-5B |user = DSTO |orbit = Suborbital |function = Technology |outcome = Successful |d-date = 18 May

|date = 18 May |time = 07:02 |rocket = USA MRBM-T3 |site = USA Kauai |LSP = USA MDA |remarks = Medium Range Ballistic Missile Target, Aegis radar target FTX-21, apogee: 300 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = MDA |orbit= Suborbital |d-date = 18 May |function = Radar target |outcome = Successful

|date = 25 May |rocket = USA RIM-161 Standard Missile 3-IB |site = USA, Kauai |LSP = USAUS Navy |remarks = Apogee: 100 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit= Suborbital |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |d-date = 25 May

|date = 26 May |rocket = USA RIM-161 Standard Missile 3-IB |site = USA, Kauai |LSP = USAUS Navy |remarks = Apogee: 100 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit= Suborbital |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |d-date = 26 May

|date = 1 June |time = 19:00 |rocket = CAN Black Brant IX |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 290 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA EVE |user = CU Boulder |orbit= Suborbital |function = SDO calibration |outcome = Successful |d-date = 1 June

|date = 19 June |time= 14:35 |rocket = USA New Shepard |site = USA Corn Ranch |LSP = USA Blue Origin |remarks = Apogee: 101 kilometers (62.8 mi). Fourth successful booster landing of the same rocket. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA New Shepard crew capsule |user = Blue Origin |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 19 June |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |name = USA Capillary Flow Experiment |user = Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 19 June |function = Microgravity experiment |outcome = Successful |name = USA EITIC |user = Louisiana State University |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 19 June |function = Microgravity experiment |outcome = Successful |name = GER MEDEA |user = Braunschweig University of Technology |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 19 June |function = Microgravity experiment |outcome = Successful |date = 21 June|time = 23:03 |rocket = PRK Hwasong-10 |site = PRK Wonsan Airport |LSP = PRK Korean People's Army Strategic Force |remarks = Apogee: 1400 km. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRK |user = Korean People's Army Strategic Force |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 21 June |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |date = 24 June |time = 10:06 |rocket = USA Terrier Improved Orion |site = USA Wallops Island |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: ~119 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA RockOn/RockSat-C |user = CU Boulder |orbit= Suborbital |function = Student experiments |d-date = 24 June |outcome = Successful

|date = 30 June |time = 09:43 |rocket = USA Improved Malemute |site = NOR Andøya |LSP = NOR Andøya |remarks = Apogee: 115 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = NOR MaxiDusty 1 |user = Oslo/Andøya |orbit= Suborbital |function = Atmospheric Science |d-time = 30 June |outcome = Successful

|date = ? June |rocket = USAUGM-133 Trident II D5 |site = UK |LSP = UK Royal Navy |remarks = – |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = Royal Navy |orbit= Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Launch failure |d-date = ? June

|date = 1 July |time= 07:18 |rocket = FRA M51 |site = FRA Le Triomphant, Audierne Bay |LSP = FRA DGA/Marine nationale |remarks = Apogee: 1000 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = DGA/Marine nationale |orbit= Suborbital |function = Test flight |d-date = 1 July |outcome = Successful

|date = 8 July |time = 13:01 |rocket = USA Improved Malemute |site = NOR Andøya |LSP = NOR Andøya |remarks = Apogee: 117 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = NOR MaxiDusty 1b |user = Oslo/Andøya |orbit= Suborbital |function = Atmospheric Science |d-time = 8 July |outcome = Successful

|date = 11 July |time = |rocket = IRN Khorramshahr |site = IRN Semnan |LSP = IRN AFIRI |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = |user= AFIRI |orbit= Suborbital |d-date = 11 July |function = Missile test |outcome = Launch failure

|date = 19 July |time = 04:05 |rocket = USA Terrier Improved Orion |site = SWE Esrange |LSP = Germany DLR |remarks = Apogee: 182 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = Germany ROTEX-T |user = DLR |orbit= Suborbital |function = Technology |outcome = Successful |d-date = 19 July

|date = 27 July |time = 18:26 |rocket = CAN Black Brant IX |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 250 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Hi-C |user = NASA/MSFC |orbit= Suborbital |d-date = 27 July |function = Solar research |outcome = Spacecraft failure

|date = 17 August |time = 11:33 |rocket = USA Terrier-Improved Malemute |site = USA Wallops Island |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: ~153 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Rocksat-X |user = University of Colorado Boulder |orbit= Suborbital |function = Student Research |d-date = 17 August |outcome = Successful |date = 23 August|time = 20:29 |rocket = PRK Pukguksong-1 |site = PRK Sinpo Shipyard |LSP = PRK Korean People's Army Strategic Force |remarks = Apogee: about 550 km, according to South Korean military. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRK |user = Korean People's Army Strategic Force |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 23 August |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |date = 25 August |rocket = RUS RS-24 Yars? |site = RUS Plesetsk |LSP = RUS RVSN |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = RVSN |orbit= Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Launch failure |d-date = 25 August

|date = 31 August |rocket = USA UGM-133 Trident II D5 |site = USA, ETR |LSP = USA US Navy |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Navy |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 31 August |date = 5 September |time = 03:13 |rocket = PRK Hwasong-9 (Scud-ER) |site = PRK Hwangju |LSP = PRK Korean People's Army Strategic Force |remarks = Apogee: about 200 km. 1 of 3. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRK |user = Korean People's Army Strategic Force |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 5 September |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |date = 5 September |time = 03:13 |rocket = PRK Hwasong-9 (Scud-ER) |site = PRK Hwangju |LSP = PRK Korean People's Army Strategic Force |remarks = Apogee: about 200 km. 2 of 3. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRK |user = Korean People's Army Strategic Force |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 5 September |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |date = 5 September |time = 03:13 |rocket = PRK Hwasong-9 (Scud-ER) |site = PRK Hwangju |LSP = PRK Korean People's Army Strategic Force |remarks = Apogee: about 200 km. 3 of 3. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = PRK |user = Korean People's Army Strategic Force |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 5 September |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |date= 5 September |time = 09:10 |rocket=USA LGM-30G Minuteman III |site=USA Vandenberg LF-04 |LSP=USA US Air Force |remarks = GT219GM, Apogee: ~1300 km ? |payload={{TLS-PL |user =US Air Force |orbit =Suborbital |function=Test flight |outcome=Successful |d-date= 5 September

|date = 9 September |rocket = RUS RS-12M Topol |site = RUS Plesetsk |LSP = RUS RVSN |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = RVSN |orbit= Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 9 September

|date = 27 September |rocket = RUS RSM-56 Bulava |site = RUS K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea |LSP = RUS VMF |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = VMF |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 27 September

|date = 27 September |rocket = RUS RSM-56 Bulava |site = RUS K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea |LSP = RUS VMF |remarks = The second missile self destroyed "after completing the first phase of the flight", maybe intentional. It appears to be a normal practice in salvo launches. The missile probably carried mockups instead of working upper stages and warheads to save money. |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = VMF |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Launch failure? |d-date = 27 September

|date = 5 October |time= 15:37 |rocket = USA New Shepard |site = USA Corn Ranch |LSP = USA Blue Origin |remarks = In-flight escape test 45 seconds after launch. Booster unexpectedly survived and reached an apogee of 93.7 km before completing its fifth successful landing. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA New Shepard crew capsule |user = Blue Origin |orbit = Suborbital |d-date = 5 October |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful

|date = 12 October |rocket = RUS R-29R Volna |site = RUS K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Sea of Okhotsk |LSP = RUS VMF |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = VMF |orbit= Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 12 October

|date = 12 October |rocket = RUS R-29RMU Sineva |site = RUS K-407 Novomoskovsk, Barents Sea |LSP = RUS VMF |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = VMF |orbit= Suborbital |function = Missile test |d-date = 12 October |outcome = Successful

|date = 12 October |rocket = RUS RS-12M Topol |site = RUS Plesetsk |LSP = RUS RVSN |remarks = |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = RVSN |orbit= Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 12 October

|date = 25 October |time = 08:58 |rocket = RUS UR-100NU |site = RUS Yasniy |LSP = RUS RVSN |remarks = Yu-71 Hypersonic Vehicle Test, Apogee: 1000 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = RVSN |orbit= Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 25 October

|date= 22 November |rocket=IND Agni-I |site=IND Integrated Test Range |LSP=IND IDRDL |remarks = Apogee: ~500 km? |payload={{TLS-PL |user=IDRDL |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date= 22 November

|date = 6 December |rocket = IRNShahab-3 |site = IRNIran |LSP = IRNIRGC |remarks = Apogee: ~150 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = IRGC |orbit= Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 6 December

|date = 8 December |rocket = PRC B-611? |site = PRC Shuangchengzi |LSP = PRCPLA |remarks = Target |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = PLA |orbit= Suborbital |function = ABM target |d-date = 8 December |outcome = Successful

|date = 8 December |rocket = PRC SC-19 |site =PRC Korla |LSP = PRC PLA |remarks = Interceptor |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = PLA |orbit= Suborbital |function = ABM test |d-date = 8 December |outcome = Successful

|date = 15 December |rocket = USA MRBM |flight = FTM-27 |site = USA Kauai |LSP = USA MDA |remarks = FTM-27 target, successfully intercepted by two SM-6 missiles in low altitude |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = MDA |orbit= Suborbital |d-date = 15 December |function = ABM target |outcome = Successful

|date = 15 December |time = 16:15 |rocket = USA Zombie (ATACMS) |flight=Zombie Pathfinder |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 80 km? |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = US Army |orbit= Suborbital |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |d-date = 15 December

|date = 26 December |time = 05:35 |rocket = IND Agni V |site = IND Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV |LSP = IND DRDO |remarks = Apogee: ~800 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = DRDO |orbit= Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 26 December

Deep space rendezvous

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Date (UTC)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
14 January	Mars Express	Flyby of Phobos	Closest approach: 53 km.
15 January	Cassini	116th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 3817 km.
31 January	Cassini	117th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1400 km.
16 February	Cassini	118th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1018 km.
4 April	Cassini	119th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 990 kilometres (615 mi).
6 May	Cassini	120th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 971 km.
7 June	Cassini	121st flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 975 km.
4 July	Juno	Orbit injection around Jupiter (jovicentric)	First solar-powered Jovian probe, second orbiter.
4 July	Mars Express	Flyby of Phobos	Closest approach: 350 km.
25 July	Cassini	122nd flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 976 km.
10 August	Cassini	123rd flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1599 km.
27 August	Juno	1st perijove of Jupiter	Closest approach: 2600 km.
26 September	Cassini	124th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1737 km.
	Rosetta	Landing on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko	Probe was programmed to deactivate its thrusters and radio transmissions after landing.
19 October	Trace Gas Orbiter (ExoMars 2016)	Orbit injection around Mars (areocentric)
19 October	Schiaparelli (ExoMars 2016)	Landing on Mars, Meridiani Planum	Probe entered Martian atmosphere intact, but contact was lost 50 seconds before expected landing. NASA's MRO later identified the Schiaparelli crash site at coordinates , confirming the loss of the lander.
19 October	Juno	2nd perijove	url=http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2016/06090600-what-to-expect-from-junocam.html
13 November	Cassini	125th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 1582 km.
16 November	Mars Express	Flyby of Phobos	Closest approach: 127 km.
29 November	Cassini	126th flyby of Titan	Closest approach: 3223 km.
11 December	Juno	3rd perijove
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Extra-vehicular activities (EVAs)

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Start date/time	Duration	End time	Spacecraft
15 January
13:48	4 hours 43 minutes	18:31	Expedition 46
ISS Quest	{{plainlist		Replaced a failed voltage regulator responsible for shutting down one of the station's eight power channels in November 2015, and routed cables in support of the installation of the International Docking Adaptor. EVA terminated two hours early due to water leakage in Kopra's helmet, but the primary task was accomplished.
3 February
12:55	4 hours 45 minutes	17:40	Expedition 46
ISS Pirs	{{plainlist		Deployed a commemorative flash drive, took samples of module exteriors, installed handrails for use in future EVAs, retrieved an astrobiology experiment, deployed a materials science experiment, and tested a tool for applying coatings to module exteriors.
19 August
12:04	5 hours 58 minutes	18:02	Expedition 48
ISS Quest	{{plainlist		The astronauts installed the International Docking Adapter (IDA) which was delivered by Dragon CRS-9, allowing future commercial crew spacecraft to dock with the station. This first IDA was attached to Harmony's forward port, over the existing Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA). The EVA terminated after completing the primary objective, without completing the secondary objectives, due to a malfunction of the right earphone of Jeff Williams.
1 September
11:53	6 hours 48 minutes	18:41	Expedition 48
ISS Quest	{{plainlist		The crew retracted a thermal radiator which is a backup, and then installed the first pair of several high-definition cameras to monitor the traffic around the station. Then they have performed some maintenance operations.
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Space debris events

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Date/Time (UTC)	Pieces tracked	Remarks
url=http://spacenews.com/u-s-air-force-no-evidence-malfunctioning-japanese-satellite-was-hit-by-debris/	title=U.S. Air Force: No evidence malfunctioning Japanese satellite was hit by debris	work=Space News
user=JSpOC	number=738157819556298754	title=Breakup Notification: SL-12 R/B (#33473) @ 0920-0930z on 1Jun16. 20+ associated pieces. No indication of collision. @SpaceTrackOrg.
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Orbital launch statistics

By country

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. For example, Soyuz launches by Arianespace in Kourou are counted under Russia because Soyuz-2 is a Russian rocket.

| radius = 120 | legend = false | thumb = left | [ {"value":220, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 22 (25.88%)"}, {"value":220, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 22 (25.88%)"}, {"value":190, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Russia: 19 (22.35%)"}, {"value":70, "color":"#ff9933", "label": "India: 7 (8.24%)"}, {"value":70, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 7 (8.24%)"}, {"value":40, "color":"#ffffff", "label": "Japan: 4 (4.70%)"}, {"value":20, "color":"#808000", "label": "Italy: 2 (2.35%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#ffc0cb", "label": "North Korea: 1 (1.18%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#008080", "label": "Israel: 1 (1.18%)"}, ]

::data[format=table] | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | World || || || || | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

By rocket

| float = center | width = 990 | height = 440 | stack = 1 | group 1 = 7:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 2 = 0: 8:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 3 = 0:0: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 4 = 0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 5 = 0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 6 = 0:0:0: 8:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 7 = 0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 8 = 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 9 = 0:0:0:0:0: 8:0:0:0:0:0 | group 10 = 0:0:0:0:0: 7:0:0:0:0:0 | group 11 = 0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0:0:0:0 | group 12 = 0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0 | group 13 = 0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0 | group 14 = 0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0 | group 15 = 0:0:0:0:0:0: 6:0:0:0:0 | group 16 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0 | group 17 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0:0 | group 18 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 6:0:0:0 | group 19 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0 | group 20 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0 | group 21 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0 | group 22 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0 | group 23 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 6 | colors = MediumBlue : Goldenrod : SteelBlue : LightSteelBlue : DarkBlue : Teal : Olive : DarkKhaki : FireBrick : IndianRed : Salmon : Sienna : PaleVioletRed : Crimson : Gold : Grey : DarkGrey : Chocolate : CornflowerBlue : Tan : Wheat : SkyBlue : LightGrey | group names = Ariane 5 : Atlas V : Delta II : Delta IV : Delta IV Heavy : Falcon 9 : H-IIA : H-IIB : Long March 2 : Long March 3 : Long March 4 : Long March 5 : Long March 7 : Long March 11 : PSLV : Soyuz-U : Soyuz-FG : Soyuz-2 (Russia) : Soyuz-ST (Europe) : Proton-M : Rokot : Vega : Others | x legends = Ariane : Atlas : Delta : Falcon : H-II : Long March : PSLV : R-7 : UR : Vega : Others | units suffix = _launches

By family

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Family	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Antares	1	1	0	0
Ariane	7	7	0	0
Atlas	8	8	0	0
Delta	4	4	0	0
Epsilon	1	1	0	0
Falcon	8	8	0	0	1 Pre-launch failure
GSLV	1	1	0	0
H-II	3	3	0	0
Long March	22	20	1	1
Pegasus	1	1	0	0
PSLV	6	6	0	0
R-7	14	13	1	0
Shavit	1	1	0	0
Unha	1	1	0	0
Universal Rocket	5	5	0	0
Vega	2	2	0	0
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By type

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Rocket	Family	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Antares 200	Antares	1	1	0	0	Maiden Flight
Ariane 5	Ariane	7	7	0	0
Atlas V	Atlas	8	8	0	0
Delta IV	Delta	4	4	0	0
Epsilon	Epsilon	1	1	0	0
Falcon 9	Falcon	8	8	0	0	1 Pre-launch failure
GSLV	GSLV	1	1	0	0
H-IIA	H-II	2	2	0	0
H-IIB	H-II	1	1	0	0
Long March 2	Long March	8	7	0	1
Long March 3	Long March	7	7	0	0
Long March 4	Long March	4	3	1	0
Long March 5	Long March	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March 7	Long March	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March 11	Long March	1	1	0	0
Pegasus XL	Pegasus	1	1	0	0
Proton	Universal Rocket	3	3	0	0
PSLV	PSLV	6	6	0	0
Shavit	Shavit	1	1	0	0
Soyuz	R-7	6	5	1	0
Soyuz-2	R-7	8	8	0	0
Unha	Unha	1	1	0	0
UR-100	Universal Rocket	2	2	0	0
Vega	Vega	2	2	0	0
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By configuration

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Rocket	Type	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Antares 230	Antares 200	1	1	0	0	Maiden Flight
Ariane 5 ECA	Ariane 5	6	6	0	0
Ariane 5 ES	Ariane 5	1	1	0	0
Atlas V 401	Atlas V	3	3	0	0
Atlas V 411	Atlas V	1	1	0	0
Atlas V 421	Atlas V	1	1	0	0
Atlas V 431	Atlas V	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Atlas V 541	Atlas V	1	1	0	0
Atlas V 551	Atlas V	1	1	0	0
Delta IV Medium+ (4,2)	Delta IV	1	1	0	0
Delta IV Medium+ (5,2)	Delta IV	1	1	0	0
Delta IV Medium+ (5,4)	Delta IV	1	1	0	0
Delta IV Heavy	Delta IV	1	1	0	0
Epsilon	Epsilon	1	1	0	0
Falcon 9 v1.1	Falcon 9	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Falcon 9 Full Thrust	Falcon 9	7	7	0	0	1 Pre-launch failure
GSLV Mk II	GSLV	1	1	0	0
H-IIA 202	H-IIA	2	2	0	0
H-IIB	H-IIB	1	1	0	0
Long March 2D	Long March 2	6	5	0	1
Long March 2F/G	Long March 2	2	2	0	0
Long March 3A	Long March 3	1	1	0	0
Long March 3B/E	Long March 3	3	3	0	0
Long March 3C/E	Long March 3	2	2	0	0
Long March 3C/E / YZ-1	Long March 3	1	1	0	0
Long March 4B	Long March 4	2	2	0	0
Long March 4C	Long March 4	2	1	1	0
Long March 5 / YZ-2	Long March 5	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March 7 / YZ-1A	Long March 7	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Long March 11	Long March 11	1	1	0	0
Pegasus XL	Pegasus XL	1	1	0	0
Proton-M / Briz-M	Proton	3	3	0	0
PSLV-G	PSLV	1	1	0	0
PSLV-XL	PSLV	5	5	0	0
Rokot / Briz-KM	UR-100	2	2	0	0
Shavit-2	Shavit	1	1	0	0
Soyuz-2.1a or ST-A	Soyuz-2	2	2	0	0
Soyuz-2.1a or ST-A / Fregat-M	Soyuz-2	1	1	0	0
Soyuz-2.1a / Volga	Soyuz-2	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B	Soyuz-2	1	1	0	0
Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B / Fregat-M	Soyuz-2	2	2	0	0
Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B / Fregat-MT	Soyuz-2	1	1	0	0
Soyuz-FG	Soyuz	4	4	0	0
Soyuz-U	Soyuz	2	1	1	0
Unha-3	Unha	1	1	0	0
Vega	Vega	2	2	0	0
::

By spaceport

| float = center | width = 800 | height = 400 | stack = 1 | group 1 = 9:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 2 = 4:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 3 = 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 4 = 7:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 5 = 0:11:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 6 = 0:0: 7:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 7 = 0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0 | group 8 = 0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0 | group 9 = 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0 | group 10 = 0:0:0:0:0:11:0:0:0 | group 11 = 0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0 | group 12 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5:0 | group 13 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0 | group 14 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:18 | group 15 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 0 | group 16 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1 | group 17 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3 | colors = FireBrick : Crimson : IndianRed : LightCoral : MediumBlue : Orange : LightBlue : MediumPurple : Plum : LightSeaGreen : Olive : SteelBlue : LightSteelBlue : Blue : DodgerBlue : DeepSkyBlue : SkyBlue | group names = Jiuquan : Taiyuan : Wenchang : Xichang : Kourou : Satish Dhawan : Palmachim : Tanegashima : Uchinoura : Baikonur : Sohae : Plesetsk : Vostochny : Cape Canaveral : Kennedy : MARS : Vandenberg | x legends = China : France : India : Israel : Japan : Kazakhstan : North Korea : Russia : United States | units suffix = _launches

::data[format=table]

Site	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Baikonur	11	10	1	0
Cape Canaveral	18	18	0	0	1 Pre-launch failure
Jiuquan	9	9	0	0
Kourou	11	11	0	0
MARS	1	1	0	0
Palmachim	1	1	0	0
Plesetsk	5	5	0	0
Satish Dhawan	7	7	0	0
Sohae	1	1	0	0
Taiyuan	4	2	1	1
Tanegashima	3	3	0	0
Uchinoura	1	1	0	0
Vandenberg	3	3	0	0
Vostochny	1	1	0	0	First launch
Wenchang	2	2	0	0	First launch
Xichang	7	7	0	0
::

By orbit

::data[format=table] | Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not achieved | Accidentally achieved | Remarks | Total | 85 | 83 | 2 | 0 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Transatmospheric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | Low Earth | 43 | 42 | 2 | 0 | Including 11 to ISS (+1 failed), 1 to Tiangong-2 | | | | | | | Geosynchronous / transfer | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | Medium Earth | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | High Earth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | Heliocentric orbit | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Including planetary transfer orbits | | | | | | ::

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