United States Launches in 2012
The United States flew 13 orbital launch attempts in 2012, 17% of the world's 78, with 1 partial failure. 3 on Atlas V 401, 2 on Falcon 9 v1.0, 1 on Delta IV M+(5,4) and 1 on Atlas V 551. Together they put 63 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 2012
- 13
- 1 failed
- Share of the world
- 17%
- of 78
- Busiest month
- June
- 3 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 63 t
Month by month
United States orbital launches per month, 2012
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 0Mar
- 1Apr
- 2May
- 3Jun
- 0Jul
- 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 2Oct
- 0Nov
- 1Dec
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| Month | United States |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| June | 3 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 2 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets United States flew in 2012
Every launch of 2012
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January 2012 | Delta IV M+(5,4) | WGS-4 (USA-233) | Success |
| 24 February 2012 | Atlas V 551 | MUOS-1 | Success |
| 3 April 2012 | Delta IV M+(5,2) | NROL-25 (FIA-R) (USA-234) | Success |
| 4 May 2012 | Atlas V 531 | AEHF-1 (USA-214) | Success |
| 22 May 2012 | Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 | Success |
| 13 June 2012 | Pegasus XL | Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) | Success |
| 20 June 2012 | Atlas V 401 | NROL-38 (SDS) (USA-236) | Success |
| 29 June 2012 | Delta IV Heavy | NROL-15 (Mentor) (USA-237) | Success |
| 30 August 2012 | Atlas V 401 | Radiation Belt Storm Probe A | Success |
| 13 September 2012 | Atlas V 401 | NROL-36 (Multipayload mission) | Success |
| 4 October 2012 | Delta IV M+(4,2) | GPS IIF-3 (USA-239) | Success |
| 8 October 2012 | Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpX CRS-1 | Partial failure |
| 11 December 2012 | Atlas V 501 | OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240) | Success |