Rocket Launches 1986 — Year in Review
110 orbital launches recorded in 1986. Overall success rate: 92.7%
110
Total Launches
102
Successes
8
Failures
92.7%
Success Rate
7
Providers
Top Provider
Soviet Space Program
94 launches
Most Active Vehicle
Soyuz U
33 launches
Busiest Month
Feb
12 launches
Tempo
Monthly Cadence
Jan
10
Launches
Feb
12
Peak month
Mar
6
Launches
Apr
7
Launches
May
11
Launches
Jun
8
Launches
Jul
8
Launches
Aug
8
Launches
Sep
9
Launches
Oct
11
Launches
Nov
10
Launches
Dec
10
Launches
Leaderboard
Launches by Provider
01
Soviet Space Program
96% successful
94
Launches
02
United States Air Force
71% successful
7
Launches
03
Arianespace
67% successful
3
Launches
04
Lockheed Space Operations Company
50% successful
2
Launches
05
Ministry of Space Industry
100% successful
2
Launches
06
National Space Development Agency of Japan
100% successful
1
Launches
07
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
100% successful
1
Launches
Hardware
Launches by Vehicle
01
Soyuz U
33
Launches
02
Kosmos-3M
15
Launches
03
Molniya-M
14
Launches
04
Tsiklon-3
12
Launches
05
Proton-K/DM
6
Launches
06
Tsiklon-2
5
Launches
07
Soyuz-U
4
Launches
08
Proton
3
Launches
09
Space Shuttle
2
Launches
10
Zenit-2
2
Launches
11
Long March 3
1
Launches
12
Atlas H
1
Launches
13
N-2
1
Launches
14
Ariane 1
1
Launches
15
Ariane 3
1
Launches
Ranges
Launches by Site
01
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57
Launches
02
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
37
Launches
03
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4
Launches
04
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
3
Launches
05
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
3
Launches
06
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
2
Launches
07
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
2
Launches
08
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
1
Launches
09
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
1
Launches
Destinations
Launches by Orbit
01
Low Earth Orbit
77
Launches
02
Elliptical Orbit
14
Launches
03
Geostationary Orbit
13
Launches
04
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
5
Launches
05
Medium Earth Orbit
1
Launches