Launches from Kourou in 2012
10 orbital launch attempts lifted off from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou in 2012, 13% of the world's 78, all of them successful. 6 on Ariane 5 ECA, 1 on Vega, 1 on Ariane 5 ES and 1 on Soyuz STB Fregat-MT. Together they put 82 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 2012
- 10
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 13%
- of 78
- Busiest month
- December
- 2 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 82 t
Month by month
Orbital launches from Kourou per month, 2012
- 0Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 0Apr
- 1May
- 0Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 1Oct
- 1Nov
- 2Dec
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| Month | Kourou |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 1 |
| December | 2 |
Rockets flown from Kourou in 2012
Every launch of 2012
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 February 2012 | Vega | Multipayload mission, 9 satellites | Success |
| 23 March 2012 | Ariane 5 ES | Edoardo Amaldi ATV (ATV-003) | Success |
| 15 May 2012 | Ariane 5 ECA | JCSAT-13 & Vinasat-2 | Success |
| 5 July 2012 | Ariane 5 ECA | Echostar XVII & MSG-3 | Success |
| 2 August 2012 | Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 | Success |
| 28 September 2012 | Ariane 5 ECA | Astra 2F & GSAT-10 | Success |
| 12 October 2012 | Soyuz STB Fregat-MT | Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04) | Success |
| 10 November 2012 | Ariane 5 ECA | 218, B-SAT | Success |
| 2 December 2012 | Soyuz STA Fregat | Pléiades-HR 1B | Success |
| 19 December 2012 | Ariane 5 ECA | Skynet 5D & Mexsat-3 | Success |