Launches from Kourou in 2018
11 orbital launch attempts lifted off from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou in 2018, 10% of the world's 114, with 1 partial failure. 5 on Ariane 5 ECA, 2 on Vega, 1 on Soyuz STB Fregat and 1 on Ariane 5 ES. Together they put 58 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 2018
- 11
- 1 failed
- Share of the world
- 10%
- of 114
- Busiest month
- November
- 2 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 58 t
Month by month
Orbital launches from Kourou per month, 2018
- 1Jan
- 0Feb
- 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 0May
- 0Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 1Oct
- 2Nov
- 2Dec
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| Month | Kourou |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 2 |
| December | 2 |
Rockets flown from Kourou in 2018
Every launch of 2018
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 January 2018 | Ariane 5 ECA | Al Yah 3 & SES-14 | Partial failure |
| 9 March 2018 | Soyuz STB Fregat | O3b FM13-16 | Success |
| 5 April 2018 | Ariane 5 ECA | DSN 1 & HYLAS 4 | Success |
| 25 July 2018 | Ariane 5 ES | Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22) | Success |
| 22 August 2018 | Vega | ADM-Aeolus | Success |
| 25 September 2018 | Ariane 5 ECA | Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 & Horizons 3e | Success |
| 20 October 2018 | Ariane 5 ECA | BepiColombo | Success |
| 7 November 2018 | Soyuz STB Fregat-MT | MetOp-C | Success |
| 21 November 2018 | Vega | Mohammed VI-B | Success |
| 4 December 2018 | Ariane 5 ECA | GSAT-11 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2A | Success |
| 19 December 2018 | Soyuz STA Fregat | CSO-1 | Success |