Orbital Payload Launch
Other Payload Launches
2018 – Other Countries, Launch, Payload
There were no launches from other nations around the world in 2018, aside from China, European nations, Japan, India, Russia, and the United States.
2017 – Other Countries, Launch, Payload
In 2017, Iran was the only other nation to attempt ##. Iran conducted ## launches of its... In 2017, Iran was the only other nation to attempt an orbital launch.…
2016 – Other Countries, Launch, Payload
## other nations launched space launch vehicles (SLVs) during 2016: ##. ##country successfully launched ## SLV. North Korea launched ## in ## 2016, inserting an ## satellite into orbit... Two…
2015 – Other Countries, Launch, Payload
Iran made another tentative foray into the global launch family during 2015. The country’s attempt gave it a ##% share of orbital SLVs launched globally. In 2015, ## Safir rocket…
2014 – Other Countries, Launch, Payload
After one of its Zenit-3SL rockets suffered a launch failure in 2013, Sea Launch recovered in 2014. Sea Launch successfully launched a ## satellite into GTO in May 2014 after…
2013 – Other Countries, Launch, Payload
South Korea conducted ## successful orbital launch in 2013. After suffering two previous launch failures of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV)-1, arguments arose between the Russian manufacturers of the…
2012 – Other Countries, Launch, Payload
In 2012, several smaller countries and organizations demonstrated their ability, or at least ambitions, to conduct an orbital space launch. The privately held Sea Launch company, which focuses on deploying…
2011 – Other Countries, Launch, Payload
Two other space programs made news in 2011, as space newcomer Iran successfully conducted ## launch and the multinational commercial venture Sea Launch resumed operations after a hiatus of nearly…
2010 – Other Countries, Launch, Payload
South Korea made its ## attempt to launch the Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV), in June 2010. However, contact with the rocket was lost 137 seconds after liftoff. Korean officials…
2009 – Other Countries, Launch, Payload
The Sea Launch consortium operates a derivative of the Ukrainian Zenit 2 rocket, modified with Russian and American components and used by Sea Launch as its standard booster since the company’s…