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 Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at the Shuttle Landing Facility on 21 July 2011, completing the final mission of the Space Shuttle programme. | |
| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 20 January |
| Last | 28 December |
| Total | 84 |
| Successes | 78 |
| Failures | 6 |
| Catalogued | 80 |
| National firsts | |
| Satellite |  Isle of Man |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | Zenit-3F Long March 2F/G Atlas V 541 |
| Retirements | Space Shuttle Delta II Heavy |
| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 7 |
| Total travellers | 28 |
| EVAs | 10 |
The year 2011 saw a number of significant events in spaceflight, including the retirement of NASA's Space Shuttle after its final flight in July 2011, and the launch of China's first space station module, Tiangong-1, in September. A total of 84 orbital launches were conducted over the course of the year, of which 78 were successful. Russia, China and the United States conducted the majority of the year's orbital launches, with 35, 19 and 18 launches respectively; 2011 marked the first year that China conducted more successful launches than the United States.[1] Seven crewed missions were launched into orbit during 2011, carrying a total of 28 astronauts to the International Space Station. Additionally, the Zenit-3F and Long March 2F/G carrier rockets made their maiden flights in 2011, while the Delta II Heavy made its last.
- ^ "China Now Tops U.S. in Space Launches". Wired. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.