The year 2015 saw 87 orbital launch attempts from spaceports across the globe – 84 missions reached orbit and 82 orbital launches were declared successful. Here are photos of all of 2015’s space launches.
Falcon 9 with Dragon CRS-7 – Credit: SpaceX
Atlas V with MUOS 3 – Credit: United Launch Alliance
Delta II with SMAP – Credit: NASA
H-IIA with IGS Radar Spare – Credit: Asahi
Proton-M with Inmarsat 5-F2 – Credit: Roscosmos
Safir with Fajr – Credit: Iranian Ministry of Defence
Vega with IXV – Credit: ESA
Falcon 9 with DSCOVR – Credit: NASA Kennedy
Soyuz U with Progress M-26M – Credit: Tsenki
Soyuz 2-1A with Bars-M – Credit: Russian Ministry of Defence
Falcon 9 with ABS-3A and Eutelsat 115 West B – Credit: SpaceX
Atlas V with 4 MMS Spacecraft – Credit: NASA
Proton-M with Ekspress AM-7 – Credit: Roscosmos
Delta IV with GPS IIF-9 – Credit: United Launch Alliance
Dnepr with Kompsat-3A – Credit: Kosmotras
H-IIA with IGS Optical 5 – Credit: MHI
Soyuz FG with Soyuz TMA-16 and three crew members – Credit: Tsenki
Soyuz ST-B with two Galileo Satellites (FM-3 & 4) – Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
PSLV with IRNSS-1D – Photo: ISRO
Long March 3C with Beidou-3-I1S – Credit: Xinhua
Rockot with 3 Gonets Satellites – Credit: Russian Ministry of Defence
Falcon 9 with Dragon CRS-6 – Credit: SpaceX
Ariane 5 VA222 with Thor-7 and Sicral 2 – Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Falcon 9 with TukmenÄlem 52E – Photo: SpaceX
Soyuz 2-1A with Progress M-27M (Failure) – Credit: Roscosmos
Proton-M with MexSat-1 (Failure) – Credit: Roscosmos
Atlas V with X-37B OTV-4 – Credit: United Launch Alliance
Ariane 5 VA223 with DirecTV-15 and SKY Mexico 1 – Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Soyuz 2-1A with Kobalt-M No. 10 – Credit: Russian Ministry of Defence
Vega with Sentinel-2A – Credit: ESA
Soyuz 2-1B with Persona-1 No. 3 – Credit: Roscosmos
Long March 4B with Gaofen-8 – Credit: Xinhua
Falcon 9 with Dragon CRS-7 (Failure) – Credit: SpaceX
Soyuz U with Progress M-28M – Credit: Roscosmos
PSLV with 3 DMC3 satellites – Credit: ISRO
Atlas V with GPS IIF-10 – Credit: United Launch Alliance
Ariane 5 VA224 with Meteosat 11 & Star One C4 – Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Soyuz FG with Soyuz TMA-17M – Credit: NASA
Delta IV with WGS-7 – Credit: United Launch Alliance
Long March 3B with Beidou-3M 1S & 2S – Credit: Xinhua
H-IIB with H-II Transfer Vehicle 5 – Credit: JAXA
Ariane 5 VA225 with Intelsat 34 and Eutelsat 8 West B – Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Long March 4C with Yaogan 27 – Credit: Xinhua
GSLV Mk. II with GSAT-6 – Credit: ISRO
Proton-M with Inmarsat 5-F3 – Credit: Tsenki
Soyuz FG with Soyuz TMA-18M and three crew members – Credit: ESA
Atlas V with MUOS 4 – Credit: United Launch Alliance
Soyuz ST-B with two Galileo Satellites (FM-5 & 6) – Credit: ESA
Long March 3B with Experimental Communications Satellite – Credit: Xinhua
Long March 2D with Gaofen 9 – Credit: Xinhua
Proton-M with Ekspress AM-8 – Credit: Tsenki
Long March 4 Debut Launch – Credit: Xinhua
Rockot with three Rodnik Satellites – Credit: Russian Ministry of Defence
Long March 11 Maiden Launch – Photo via Weibo/9ifly.cn
PSLV with AstroSat and Secondary Payloads – Credit: ISRO
Long March 3B with Beidou-3I2S – Credit: Xinhua
Ariane 5 VA226 with Sky Muster and ARSAT-2 – Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Soyuz U with Progress M-29M – Credit: RSC Energia
Atlas V with Morelos 3 – Credit: United Launch Alliance
Long March 2D with Jilin-1 and others – Credit: Xinhua
Atlas V with NROL-55 and CubeSats – Credit: United Launch Alliance
Long March 3B with Apstar-9 – Credit: Xinhua
Proton-M with Turksat-4B – Credit: Roscosmos
Long March 2d with Tianhui 1-03 – Credit: Xinhua
Atlas V with GPS IIF-11 – Credit: United Launch Alliance
Long March 3B with ChinaSat-2C – Credit: Xinhua
Super Strypi with HiakaSat and others (Failure) – Credit: University of Hawaii
Long March 4B with Yaogan 28 – Credit: Xinhua
Ariane 5 VA227 with Badr-7 and GSAT-15 – Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Soyuz 2-1B with EKS No.1 – Credit: Russian Ministry of Defence
Long March 3B with LaoSat-1 – Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
H-IIA with Telstar 12V, first commercial launch – Credit: JAXA
Long March 4C with Yaogan 29 – Credit: Xinhua
Vega with LISA Pathfinder – Credit: ESA
Soyuz 2-1v with Kanopus ST (Failure) – Credit: Russian Ministry of Defence
Atlas V with Cygnus OA-4 – Credit: United Launch Alliance
Long March 3B with ChinaSat-1C – Credit: Xinhua
Zenit-3SLBF with Elektro-L No. 2 – Credit: Roscosmos
Proton-M with Garpun No. 12L – Credit: Roscosmos
Soyuz FG with Soyuz TMA-19M and three Crew Members – Credit: ESA
PSLV with TeLEOS-1 and others – Credit: ISRO
Long March 2D with Wukong – Credit: Xinhua
Soyuz ST-B with two Galileo Satellites (FM-8 & 9) – Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Soyuz 2-1A with Progress MS – Credit: Tsenki
Falcon 9 FT with 11 Orbcomm 2nd Generation Satellites – Credit: SpaceX
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