Rocket Launches in 2011

Spaceflight in 2011: Atlantis lands on 21 July, ending thirty years of Space Shuttle flights, and for the next nine years crews reach the station only aboard Soyuz. China launches its first space laboratory, Tiangong-1, and docks an uncrewed Shenzhou to it in November. MESSENGER becomes the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury, and Curiosity sets off for Mars.

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84 launches in 2011 · 4 failures · 2 partial

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Launch list for 2011

Date (UTC)	Rocket	Mission	Provider	Outcome
2011-01-20	Zenit-3F	Elektro-L No.1	Yuzhmash	Success
2011-01-20	Delta IV Heavy	NROL-49 (KH-11) (USA-224)	ULA	Success
2011-01-22	H-IIB 304	Kounotori 2 (HTV-2)	MHI	Success
2011-01-28	Soyuz U	Progress M-09M (41P)	Progress RSC	Success
2011-02-01	Rokot/Briz-KM	Geo-IK-2 No.11L (Kosmos 2470)	Khrunichev	Partial Failure
2011-02-06	Minotaur I	NROL-66 (RPP) (USA-225)	OSC	Success
2011-02-16	Ariane 5 ES	Johannes Kepler ATV (ATV-002)	ArianeGroup	Success
2011-02-24	Space Shuttle	STS-133	Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol	Success
2011-02-26	Soyuz 2.1b Fregat	Glonass-K1 (Kosmos 2471)	Progress RSC	Success
2011-03-04	Minotaur C	Glory	OATK	Failure
2011-03-05	Atlas V 501	OTV-2 (X-37B) (USA-226)	ULA	Success
2011-03-11	Delta IV M+(4,2)	NROL-27 (SDS) (USA-227)	ULA	Success
2011-04-04	Soyuz FG	Soyuz TMA-21	Progress RSC	Success
2011-04-09	Long March 3A	Compass-IGSO-3	CASC	Success
2011-04-15	Atlas V 411	NROL-34 (2 x NOSS (USA-229))	ULA	Success
2011-04-20	PSLV	Resourcesat-2	ISRO	Success
2011-04-22	Ariane 5 ECA	Yahsat 1A & New Dawn	ArianeGroup	Success
2011-04-27	Soyuz U	Progress M-10M (42P)	Progress RSC	Success
2011-05-04	Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M	Meridian 4	Progress RSC	Success
2011-05-07	Atlas V 401	SBIRS GEO Flight 1 (USA-230) (SBIRS GEO-1)	ULA	Success
2011-05-16	Space Shuttle	STS-134	Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol	Success
2011-05-20	Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced	Telstar 14R	Khrunichev	Success
2011-05-20	Ariane 5 ECA	ST-2 & INSAT-4G/GSAT-8	ArianeGroup	Success
2011-06-07	Soyuz FG	Soyuz TMA-02M	Progress RSC	Success
2011-06-10	Delta II 7320	SAC-D	ULA	Success
2011-06-15	Safir	Rasad 1	IRSA	Success
2011-06-20	Long March 3B	Chinasat-10	CASC	Success
2011-06-21	Soyuz U	Progress M-11M (43P)	Progress RSC	Success
2011-06-27	Soyuz U	Kobalt-M No.7 (Kosmos 2472)	Progress RSC	Success
2011-06-30	Minotaur I	ORS-1 (USA-231)	OSC	Success
2011-07-06	Long March 2C	Shijian 10-03	CASC	Success
2011-07-08	Space Shuttle	STS-135	Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol	Success
2011-07-11	Long March 3C	Tianlian 1-02	CASC	Success
2011-07-13	Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M	6 x Globalstar-2	Progress RSC	Success
2011-07-15	PSLV XL	GSAT-12	ISRO	Success
2011-07-15	Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced	SES-3 & KazSat-2	Khrunichev	Success
2011-07-16	Delta IV M+(4,2)	GPS IIF-2 (USA-232)	ULA	Success
2011-07-18	Zenit-3F	Spektr-R (RadioAstron)	Yuzhmash	Success
2011-07-26	Long March 3A	Compass-IGSO-4	CASC	Success
2011-07-29	Long March 2C	Shijian 10-02	CASC	Success
2011-08-05	Atlas V 551	Juno	ULA	Success
2011-08-06	Ariane 5 ECA	Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R	ArianeGroup	Success
2011-08-11	Long March 3B/E	Paksat-1R	CASC	Success
2011-08-15	Long March 4B	Hai Yang 2A	CASC	Success
2011-08-17	Dnepr 1	Sich-2	Yuzhmash	Success
2011-08-17	Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced	Ekspress AM-4	Khrunichev	Partial Failure
2011-08-18	Long March 2C	Shijian 10-04	CASC	Failure
2011-08-24	Soyuz U	Progress M-12M (44P)	Progress RSC	Failure
2011-09-10	Delta II 7920H-10C	GRAIL-A (Ebb) & GRAIL-B (Flow)	ULA	Success
2011-09-18	Long March 3B/E	Chinasat-1A	CASC	Success
2011-09-20	Proton-M Briz-M	Garpun #1 (Kosmos 2473)	Khrunichev	Success
2011-09-21	Ariane 5 ECA	Arabsat 5C & SES-2	ArianeGroup	Success
2011-09-23	H-IIA 202	IGS Optical 4	MHI	Success
2011-09-24	Zenit 3SL	Atlantic Bird 7	Yuzhmash	Success
2011-09-27	Minotaur IV+	TacSat-4	OATK	Success
2011-09-29	Long March 2F/G	Tiangong-1	CASC	Success
2011-09-29	Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced	QuetzSat 1	Khrunichev	Success
2011-10-02	Soyuz 2.1b Fregat	Glonass-M (Kosmos 2474)	Progress RSC	Success
2011-10-05	Zenit 3SLB	Intelsat 18	Yuzhmash	Success
2011-10-07	Long March 3B/E	Eutelsat W3C	CASC	Success
2011-10-12	PSLV-CA	Megha-Tropiques	ISRO	Success
2011-10-19	Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced	ViaSat-1	Khrunichev	Success
2011-10-21	Soyuz STB Fregat	Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02)	Progress RSC	Success
2011-10-28	Delta II 7920-10C	NPP	ULA	Success
2011-10-30	Soyuz U	Progress M-13M (45P)	Progress RSC	Success
2011-10-31	Long March 2F/G	Shenzhou-8 & Shenzhou-8-GC	CASC	Success
2011-11-04	Proton-M Briz-M	3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2475, Kosmos 2476, Kosmos 2477)	Khrunichev	Success
2011-11-08	Zenit-2SB	Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1	Yuzhmash	Success
2011-11-09	Long March 4B	Yaogan 12 & Tianxun-1	CASC	Success
2011-11-14	Soyuz FG	Soyuz TMA-22	Progress RSC	Success
2011-11-20	Long March 2D	Shiyan Weixing 4 & Chuang Xin 1C	CASC	Success
2011-11-25	Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced	Asiasat 7	Khrunichev	Success
2011-11-26	Atlas V 541	MSL (Curiosity)	ULA	Success
2011-11-28	Soyuz 2.1b Fregat	Glonass-M (Kosmos 2478)	Progress RSC	Success
2011-11-29	Long March 2C	Yaogan 13	CASC	Success
2011-12-01	Long March 3A	Compass-IGSO-5	CASC	Success
2011-12-11	Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced	Luch 5A & Amos-5	Khrunichev	Success
2011-12-12	H-IIA 202	IGS Radar 3	MHI	Success
2011-12-17	Soyuz STA Fregat	Pléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISA	Progress RSC	Success
2011-12-19	Long March 3B/E	NigComSat-1R	CASC	Success
2011-12-21	Soyuz FG	Soyuz TMA-03M	Progress RSC	Success
2011-12-22	Long March 4B	Zi Yuan 1-02C	CASC	Success
2011-12-23	Soyuz 2.1b Fregat	Meridian 5	Progress RSC	Failure
2011-12-28	Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M	6 x Globalstar-2	Progress RSC	Success

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