Chronology of launch failures from 1990

This list, which probably isn't complete, includes total and partial launch failures. Only some suborbital flights are included. All dates and times on these pages are given in Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) unless otherwise noted.

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Launch date and time (UTC) Vehicle Payload(s) Launch site
2008-08-22 0910 ALV-X1 HyBoLT, SOAREX Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
2008-08-16 Safir 1 Omir (?) Dasht-e-Kavir desert (?), Iran
2008-08-03 0334 Falcon 1 Trailblazer et al. Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
2008-03-14 23:18 Proton M/Briz M AMC-14 Baikonur, Kazakhstan
2008-02 Kavoshgar/Safir 1 ? Dasht-e-Kavir desert (?), Iran
2007-09-05 22:43 Proton M/Briz M JCSAT-11 Baikonur, Kazakhstan
2007-06-15 15:12 Atlas V/Centaur NROL-30 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
2007-03-21 01:10 Falcon 1 Demosat Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
2007-01-30 23:22 Zenit-3SL/Block DM-SL NSS-8 International Waters, Pacific Ocean
2006-07-26 18:34 Dnepr BelKa, others Baikonur, Kazakhstan
2006-07-10 12:08 GSLV Mk I INSAT-4C Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
2006-07-04 20:01 Taepodong 2 unknown Musudan-ri (?), North Korea
2006-03-24 22:30 Falcon 1 FalconSat 2 Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
2006-02-28 20:10 Proton M/Briz M Arabsat 4A Baikonur, Kazakhstan
2005-10-27 06:52 Kosmos 3M Mozhayets-5 et al. Plesetsk, Russia
2005-10-08 15:02 Rokot-KM CryoSat Plesetsk, Russia
2005-06-21 Volna Cosmos 1 Barents Sea, Russia
2005-06-21 Molniya-M Molniya-3K Plesetsk, Russia
2004-12-24 11:20 Tsiklon 3 Sich 1M, KS5MF2 Plesetsk, Russia
2004-12-21 21:50 Delta IV Heavy Demosat, Ralphie, Sparky Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
2004-06-29 03:59 Zenit 3SL/Block DM-SL Telstar 18/Apstar V International Waters, Pacific Ocean
2004-09-06 10:53 Shavit 1 Ofeq 6 [Ofek 6] Israeli Air Force Test Range, Palmachim Beach, Israel
2003-11-29 H-2A IGS 2A, IGS 2B Tanegashima Space Centre, Tanegashima, Japan
2003-09-16 Kaituozhe 1 (KT-1) PS2 (?) Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China
2002-12-11 22:22 Ariane 5 ECA Hotbird 7, STENTOR Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana
2002-11-25 23:04 ProtonK/DM 3 Astra 1K Baikonur, Kazakhstan
2002-10-15 18:20 Soyuz U Foton M-1 [Foton 13] Plesetsk, Russia
2002-09-15 10:30 Kaituozhe 1 (KT-1) unknown Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China
2001-09-21 Taurus QuikTOMS, OrbView 4 Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
2001-07-20 00:33 Volna Cosmos 1 Barents Sea, Russia
2001-07-12 21:58 Ariane 5 G BSAT 2b, Artemis Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana
2001-06-02 modified Pegasus XL X-43A (Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA)
2001-04-18 GSLV D1 GSAT Sriharikota Range, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
2000-12-27 09:56 Tsiklon 3 Strela (3), Gonets (3) Plesetsk, Russia
2000-03-12 Zenit 3 SL/Block DM-SL ICO F1 International Waters, Pacific Ocean
2000-11-20 23:00 Kosmos 3M QuickBird 1 Plesetsk, Russia
2000-02-10 01:30 M 5 Astro E Kagoshima Space Centre, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
1999-12-12 19:40 VLS 1 SACI 2 Alcantara Space Centre, Maranhao, Brasil
1999-11-15 07:29 H 2 MTSAT Tanegashima Space Centre, Tanegashima, Japan
1999-10-27 16:16 Proton K/DM 2 Ekspress A1 Baikonur, Kazakhstan
1999-07-05 13:32 Proton K/Briz M Raduga 1 Baikonur, Kazakhstan
1999-05-05 01:00 Delta 3 Orion 3 Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, USA
1999-04-30 16:30 Titan 401B/Centaur Milstar 2 F1 Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, USA
1999-04-27 18:22 Athena 2 Ikonos 1 Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
1999-04-09 17:01 Titan 402B/IUS-21 DSP 19 Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, USA
1998-09-09 20:29 Zenit 2 Globalstar (12) Baikonur, Kazakhstan
1998-08-31 03:07 Taepodong 1 Kwangmyongsong 1? Musudan-ri, North Korea
1998-08-27 01:17 Delta 3 Galaxy X Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, USA
1998-08-12 11:30 Titan 401A/Centaur [Mercury 3] Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, USA
1998-06-15 Tsiklon 3 Kosmos 2352 Plesetsk, Russia
1998-02-21 H 2 Comets [Kakehashi] Tanegashima Space Centre, Tanegashima, Japan
1998-01-22 12:56 Shavit 1 Ofeq 4 [Ofek 4] Israeli Air Force Test Range, Palmachim Beach, Israel
1997-12-24 23:19 Proton K/DM 3 Asiasat 3 Baikonur, Kazakhstan
1997-11-02 12:25 VLS 1 SCD 2A Alcantara Space Centre, Maranhao, Brasil
1997-10-30 01:43 Ariane 5 G MAQSAT 3 Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana
1997-05-20 07:07 Zenit 2 [Tselina 2] Baikonur, Kazakhstan
1997-01-17 16:28 Delta 2 GPS SVN 42 Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, USA
1996-11-16 20:48 Proton K/DM 2 Mars 96 Baikonur, Kazakhstan
1996-08-18 10:27 Chang Zheng 3 Chinasat [Zhongxing] 7 Xichang Space Centre, Sichuan, China
1996-06-20 18:45 Soyuz [Kobalt] Plesetsk, Russia
1996-06-04 12:34 Ariane 5 G Cluster (4) Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana
1996-05-14 08:55 Soyuz [Kometa] Baikonur, Kazakhstan
1996-02-14 19:01 Chang Zheng 3B Intelsat 708 Xichang Space Centre, Sichuan, China
1995-10-23 Conestoga 1620 Meteor SM, Meteor RV Wallops Island, USA
1995-08-15 22:30 LLV 1 Gemstar Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
1995-06-22 19:58 Pegasus XL Step M3 (Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA)
1995-03-28 10:00 Start Techsat 1, ENB, EKA 2 Plesetsk, Russia
1995-01-25 19:26 Chang Zheng 2E Apstar 2 Xichang Space Centre, Sichuan, China
1994-12-01 22:57 Ariane 42P PAS 3 Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana
1994-06-27 21:15 Pegasus XL Step M1 (Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA)
1994-05-25 10:15 Tsiklon 3 [Tselina] Plesetsk, Russia
1994-01-24 21:37 Ariane 44LP Eutelsat II F5, Türksat 1A Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana
1993-10-05 17:56 Titan II SLV Landsat 6 Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
1993-09-20 05:12 PSLV IRS 1E Sriharikota Range, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
1993-08-02 19:59 Titan 403A [NOSS B3] Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
1993-05-27 01:22 Proton-K/DM-2 Gorizont Baikonur, Kazakhstan
1992-12-21 11:21 Chang Zheng 2E Optus B2 Xichang Space Centre, Sichuan, China
1992-08-22 22:40 Atlas I Galaxy 1R Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, USA
1992-02-05 Zenit 2 [Tselina] Baikonur, Kazakhstan
1991-08-30 08:58 Zenit 2 [Tselina] Baikonur, Kazakhstan
1991-04-18 23:30 Atlas I BS 3H Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, USA
1990-10-04 Zenit 2 [Tselina] Baikonur, Kazakhstan
1990-08-09 20:18 Proton K/DM 2 Ekran M Baikonur, Kazakhstan
1990-02-22 23:17 Ariane 44L Superbird B, BS 2X Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana