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2015 in spaceflight
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<p>In 2015, the maiden <a href="/facts/Spaceflight/zPrnATzo">spaceflights</a> of the Chinese <a href="/facts/Long_March_6/r6fJMHoo">Long March 6</a> and <a href="/facts/Long_March_11/kLqKep10">Long March 11</a> <a href="/facts/Launch_vehicle/g1GCGFJB">launch vehicles</a> took place. </p><p>A total of 87 orbital launches were attempted in 2015, of which 82 were successful, one was partially successful and four were failures. The year also saw seven <a href="/facts/Extra-vehicular_activity/udj91j1E">EVAs</a> by ISS astronauts. The majority of the year's orbital launches were conducted by <a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn">Russia</a>, the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> and <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a>, with 27, 20 and 19 launches respectively. </p>