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China Launches in 2021

China flew 56 orbital launch attempts in 2021, 38% of the world's 146, with 3 failures. 10 on Long March 3B/E, 9 on Long March 4C, 6 on Long March 2D and 5 on Long March 4B. Together they put 200 tonnes of payload in orbit.

Launches in 2021
56
3 failed
Share of the world
38%
of 146
Busiest month
December
8 launches
Payload to orbit
200 t

Month by month

China orbital launches per month, 2021

  1. 2
    Jan
  2. 3
    Feb
  3. 3
    Mar
  4. 4
    Apr
  5. 3
    May
  6. 4
    Jun
  7. 7
    Jul
  8. 6
    Aug
  9. 5
    Sep
  10. 4
    Oct
  11. 7
    Nov
  12. 8
    Dec
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China's orbital launches per month, 2021.
MonthChina
January2
February3
March3
April4
May3
June4
July7
August6
September5
October4
November7
December8

Rockets China flew in 2021

Every launch of 2021

Date (UTC)RocketMissionOutcome
19 January 2021Long March 3B/ETiantong-1-03Success
29 January 2021Long March 4CYaogan-31-02Success
1 February 2021Hyperbola-1Hyperbola-1 launchFailure
4 February 2021Long March 3B/ETJSW-6Success
24 February 2021Long March 4CYaogan-31-03Success
11 March 2021Long March 7AShiyan 9 (XJY-6-02)Success
13 March 2021Long March 4CYaogan-31-04Success
30 March 2021Long March 4CGaofen-12-02Success
8 April 2021Long March 4BShiyan-6-03Success
27 April 2021Long March 6Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & othersSuccess
29 April 2021Long March 5BTianheSuccess
30 April 2021Long March 4CYaogan 34Success
6 May 2021Long March 2CYaogan-30-08Success
19 May 2021Long March 4BHaiyang 2DSuccess
29 May 2021Long March 7Tianzhou-2Success
2 June 2021Long March 3BFengyun-4BSuccess
11 June 2021Long March 2DBeijing-3Success
17 June 2021Long March 2F/GShenzhou 12Success
18 June 2021Long March 2CYaogan-30-09Success
3 July 2021Long March 2DJilin-1 Wideband-01B & High Resolution 03DSuccess
4 July 2021Long March 4CFengyun-3ESuccess
6 July 2021Long March 3C/ETianlian 1-05Success
9 July 2021Long March 6Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02)Success
19 July 2021Long March 2CYaogan-30-10Success
27 July 2021Long March 2CFractional orbital bombardment test (hypersonic glide vehicle)Success
29 July 2021Long March 2DTianhui-1-04Success
3 August 2021Hyperbola-1Jilin-1 Mofang-01A (?)Failure
4 August 2021Long March 6KL-BetaSuccess
5 August 2021Long March 3B/EZhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E)Success
18 August 2021Long March 4BTianhui-2-02Success
24 August 2021Long March 2C/YZ-1SRSW-01 - 03Success
24 August 2021Long March 3B/ETJSW-7Success
7 September 2021Long March 4CGaofen-5-02Success
9 September 2021Long March 3B/EChinaSat 9BSuccess
20 September 2021Long March 7Tianzhou-3Success
27 September 2021Kuaizhou 1AJilin-1-02DSuccess
27 September 2021Long March 3B/EShiyan 10Success
14 October 2021Long March 2DXihe (CHASE)Success
15 October 2021Long March 2F/GShenzhou 13Success
24 October 2021Long March 3B/EShijian 21Success
27 October 2021Kuaizhou 1AJilin-1-02FSuccess
3 November 2021Long March 2C/YZ-1SYaogan-32-02Success
5 November 2021Long March 6SDGSAT-1Success
6 November 2021Long March 2DYaogan 35 A/B/CSuccess
20 November 2021Long March 4BGaofen-11-03Success
22 November 2021Long March 4CGaofen-3 02Success
24 November 2021Kuaizhou 1AShiyan 11Success
26 November 2021Long March 3B/EChinaSat 1DSuccess
7 December 2021Ceres-1Golden Bauhinia 1-03 & othersSuccess
10 December 2021Long March 4BShijian 6 Group 05Success
13 December 2021Long March 3B/ETianlian 2-02Success
15 December 2021Kuaizhou 1AGeeSAT X 2Failure
23 December 2021Long March 7AShiyan 12-01 & 02Success
26 December 2021Long March 4CZhiyuan 1-02ESuccess
29 December 2021Long March 2DTianhui 4Success
29 December 2021Long March 3B/ETJSW-9Success

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