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Orbital launches in 2006

Attempts64

Successes6094%

Failures4

Busiest vehicleSoyuz-U-PVB6

By country

Russia23

United States21

France (incl. Ariane)7

Japan6

China6

India1

By vehicle family

Soyuz-U-PVB6

Zenit-3SL5

Ariane 5ECA5

Proton-M/Briz-M4

Delta 7925-9.53

Space Shuttle3

M-V2

Soyuz-FG2

Minotaur I2

Delta 4M+(4,2)2

Dnepr2

Chang Zheng 3A2

Nearby years

200156

200264

200358

200452

200553

2006 ◀64

200763

200867

200974

201071

201181

All launches

Date	Payload	Vehicle	Site	Result
2006-01-24	ALOS	H-IIA 2022	TNSC	Success
2006-02-15	Echostar 10	Zenit-3SL	KLA	Success
2006-02-18	MTSAT-2	H-IIA 2024	TNSC	Success
2006-02-21	ASTRO-F	M-V	KASC	Success
2006-02-28	Arabsat 4A	Proton-M/Briz-M	GIK-5	Failure
2006-03-11	Spainsat	Ariane 5ECA	CSG	Success
2006-03-22	Space Technology 5	Pegasus XL	V	Success
2006-03-24	Falconsat 2	Falcon 1	KMR	Failure
2006-03-30	Soyuz 11F732 No. 218	Soyuz-FG	GIK-5	Success
2006-04-12	JCSAT-9	Zenit-3SL	KLA	Success
2006-04-15	COSMIC	Minotaur I	VS	Success
2006-04-20	Astra 1KR	Atlas V 411	CC	Success
2006-04-24	Progress 7K-TGM No. 356	Soyuz-U-PVB	GIK-5	Success
2006-04-25	EROS B	Start-1	GIK-2	Success
2006-04-26	yaogan weixing yihao	Chang Zheng 4C	TYSC	Success
2006-04-28	Cloudsat	Delta 7420-10C	V	Success
2006-05-03	Kobal't-M	Soyuz-U-PVB	GIK-1	Success
2006-05-24	GOES N	Delta 4M+(4,2)	CC	Success
2006-05-26	Vulkan-Kompas-2	Shtil'-1	BLA	Success
2006-05-27	Satmex 6	Ariane 5ECA	CSG	Success
2006-06-15	Resurs-DK No. 1	Soyuz-U-PVB	GIK-5	Success
2006-06-17	Kazsat 78KS	Proton-K/DM-2M	GIK-5	Success
2006-06-18	Galaxy 16	Zenit-3SL	KLA	Success
2006-06-21	MITEX OSC satellite	Delta 7925-9.5	CC	Success
2006-06-24	Progress 7K-TGM No. 357	Soyuz-U-PVB	GIK-5	Success
2006-06-25	US-PU/Konus-A	Tsiklon-2	GIK-5	Success
2006-06-28	Adv TRUMPET 1	Delta 4M+(4,2)	VS	Success
2006-07-04	OV-103 ISS	Space Shuttle	KSC	Success
2006-07-10	Insat 4C	GSLV Mk I	SHAR	Failure
2006-07-12	Bigelow Genesis-1	Dnepr	YAS	Success
2006-07-21	Oko US-KS?	Molniya 8K78M	GIK-1	Success
2006-07-26	Dnepr Rideshare 4	Dnepr	GIK-5	Failure
2006-07-28	KOMPSAT-2	Rokot	GIK-1	Success
2006-08-04	Hot Bird 8	Proton-M/Briz-M	GIK-5	Success
2006-08-11	JCSAT 10	Ariane 5ECA	CSG	Success
2006-08-22	Koreasat 5	Zenit-3SL	KLA	Success
2006-09-09	shijian bahao yuzhong we	Chang Zheng 2C	JQ	Success
2006-09-09	OV-104 ISS	Space Shuttle	KSC	Success
2006-09-11	IGS Optical-2	H-IIA 202	TNSC	Success
2006-09-12	Feng Huo 2?	Chang Zheng 3A	XSC	Success
2006-09-14	Don No. 8L	Soyuz-U-PVB	GIK-5	Success
2006-09-18	Soyuz 11F732 No. 219	Soyuz-FG	GIK-5	Success
2006-09-22	SOLAR-B	M-V	KASC	Success
2006-09-25	Navstar GPS SVN 52	Delta 7925-9.5	CC	Success
2006-10-13	DirecTV 9S	Ariane 5ECA	CSG	Success
2006-10-19	METOP A	Soyuz-2-1A	GIK-5	Success
2006-10-23	Progress 7K-TGM No. 358	Soyuz-U-PVB	GIK-5	Success
2006-10-23	shijian liuhao er zu B x	Chang Zheng 4B	TYSC	Success
2006-10-28	xinnuo erhao	Chang Zheng 3B	XSC	Success
2006-10-30	XM Radio-4	Zenit-3SL	KLA	Success
2006-11-04	DMSP Block 5D-3 S-17	Delta 4M	VS	Success
2006-11-08	Arabsat 4B	Proton-M/Briz-M	GIK-5	Success
2006-11-17	Navstar GPS SVN 58	Delta 7925-9.5	CC	Success
2006-12-08	fengyun erhao D xing	Chang Zheng 3A	XSC	Success
2006-12-08	WildBlue 1	Ariane 5ECA	CSG	Success
2006-12-10	OV-103 ISS	Space Shuttle	KSC	Success
2006-12-11	Measat	Proton-M/Briz-M	GIK-5	Success
2006-12-14	NROL-21	Delta 7920-10C	V	Success
2006-12-16	Tacsat-2	Minotaur I	MARS	Success
2006-12-18	ETS-8	H-IIA 204	TNSC	Success
2006-12-19	SAR-Lupe 1	Kosmos 11K65M	GIK-1	Success
2006-12-24	Meridian No. 11L	Soyuz-2-1A	GIK-1	Success
2006-12-25	Uragan-M No. 715	Proton-K/DM-2	GIK-5	Success
2006-12-27	COROT	Soyuz-2-1B	GIK-5	Success

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Counts orbital launch attempts (successes and failures); suborbital flights excluded. Countries are those of the launching agency.