A Chinese Long March 2C rocket launched with three Yaogan 30-03 surveillance satellites for the Chinese military.

A Chinese Long March 2D rocket launched a secretive intelligence-gathering payload for the Chinese military. The name of the payload was announced as LKW-1 after the launch. Analysts believe it is a high-resolution military imaging satellite.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 10 satellites for the Iridium next mobile communications fleet. This mission used a previously-flown first stage booster. Delayed from October and late November.

A Russian government Soyuz rocket launched the crewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station with members of the next Expedition crew. The capsule will remain at the station for about six months, providing an escape

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a refurbished first stage booster launched the 15th Dragon spacecraft mission on its 13th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The flight is

Arianespace used an Ariane 5 ES rocket, designated VA240, to launch four Galileo full operational capability satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation constellation. Delayed from Aug. 9.

A Chinese Long March 3B rocket launched with the Alcomsat 1 geostationary communications satellite for the government of Algeria.

A Chinese Long March 2C rocket launched with three Yaogan 30-02 surveillance satellites for the Chinese military.

A Chinese Long March 6 rocket launched three Jilin 1 Earth observation microsatellites for Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd.

A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket launched the first spacecraft in the Joint Polar Satellite System, NOAA’s next-generation series of polar-orbiting weather observatories. The rocket flew in the 7920 configuration with nine solid rocket boosters

A Chinese Long March 4C rocket launched the Fengyun 3D weather satellite into polar orbit.

An Orbital ATK Antares rocket launched the ninth Cygnus cargo freighter on the eighth operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as OA-8. The rocket

An Arianespace Vega rocket, designated VV11, launched with the Mohammed VI-A Earth observation satellite, also codenamed MN35-13, for the government of Morocco.

A Chinese Long March 3B rocket launched two satellites for the country’s Beidou navigation network.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Koreasat 5A communications satellite for KTsat based in South Korea. Koreasat 5A will provide direct-to-home television broadcast and other communications services over Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Guam,