France Launches in 2016
France flew 7 orbital launch attempts in 2016, 8% of the world's 85, all of them successful. 6 on Ariane 5 ECA and 1 on Ariane 5 ES. Together they put 57 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 2016
- 7
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 8%
- of 85
- Busiest month
- January
- 1 launch
- Payload to orbit
- 57 t
Month by month
France orbital launches per month, 2016
- 1Jan
- 0Feb
- 1Mar
- 0Apr
- 0May
- 1Jun
- 0Jul
- 1Aug
- 0Sep
- 1Oct
- 1Nov
- 1Dec
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| Month | France |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 1 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets France flew in 2016
Every launch of 2016
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 January 2016 | Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 29e | Success |
| 9 March 2016 | Ariane 5 ECA | Eutelsat 65 West A | Success |
| 18 June 2016 | Ariane 5 ECA | Echostar 18 & BRIsat | Success |
| 24 August 2016 | Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36 | Success |
| 5 October 2016 | Ariane 5 ECA | Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18 | Success |
| 17 November 2016 | Ariane 5 ES | Galileo L8 (FOC FM07 & FM12-FM14) | Success |
| 21 December 2016 | Ariane 5 ECA | Star One D1 & JCSAT-15 | Success |