2018 in spaceflight

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2018 in spaceflight

Highlights from spaceflight in 2018[a]

Orbital launches
First| 8 January
Last| 29 December
Total| 114
Successes| 111
Failures| 2
Partial failures| 1
Catalogued| 112
National firsts
Satellite|

* New Zealand
* Costa Rica
* Kenya
* Bhutan
* Jordan

Suborbital launch|  Norway
Rockets
Maiden flights|

* Falcon Heavy
* Falcon 9 Block 5
* Zhuque-1

Retirements|

* Delta IV M+(5,2)
* SS-520
* Falcon 9 Full Thrust (B3/B4)
* Ariane 5 ES
* Delta II
* Zhuque-1

Crewed flights
Orbital| 3 (+1 failed)
Suborbital| 1 (private)
Total travellers| 11 (+2 failed)
EVAs| 8

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This article documents notable spaceflight events during the year 2018. For the first time since 1990, more than 100 orbital launches were performed globally.

## Overview

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### Planetary exploration

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The NASA InSight seismology probe was launched in May 2018 and landed on Mars in November. The Parker Solar Probe was launched to explore the Sun in August 2018, and reached its first perihelion in November, traveling faster than any prior spacecraft. On 20 October the ESA and JAXA launched BepiColombo to Mercury, on a 10-year mission featuring several flybys and eventually deploying two orbiters in 2025 for local study. The asteroid sampling mission Hayabusa2 reached its target Ryugu in June,[1] and the similar OSIRIS-REx probe reached Bennu in December.[2] China launched its Chang'e 4 lander/rover in December which performed the first ever soft landing on the far side of the Moon in January 2019;[3][4] a communications relay was sent to the second Earth-Moon Lagrange point in May. The Google Lunar X Prize expired on 31 March without a winner for its $20 million grand prize, because none of its five finalist teams were able to launch a commercial lunar lander mission before the deadline.[5]

### Human spaceflight

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The Soyuz MS-10 October mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was aborted shortly after launch, due to a separation failure of one of the rocket's side boosters. The crew landed safely, and was rescheduled for March 2019 on Soyuz MS-12.[6] The United States returned to spaceflight on 13 December with the successful suborbital spaceflight of VSS Unity Flight VP-03. The flight did not reach the Kármán line (100 km) but it did cross the US definition of space (50 mi). As per United States convention, it was the first human spaceflight launched from the U.S. since the last Space shuttle flight STS-135 in 2011. Astronauts Mark P. Stucky and Frederick W. Sturckow both received their FAA Commercial Astronaut Wings on 7 February 2019. The return of the United States to human orbital spaceflight was further delayed to 2019, as Boeing and SpaceX, under NASA supervision, performed further tests on their commercial crew spacecraft under development: Starliner on Atlas V and SpaceX Dragon 2 on Falcon 9.[7]

### Rocket innovation

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After a failed launch in 2017, the Electron rocket reached orbit with its second flight in January; manufactured by Rocket Lab, it is the first orbital rocket equipped with electric pump-fed engines.[8] On 3 February, the Japanese SS-520-5 rocket (a modified sounding rocket) successfully delivered a 3U CubeSat to orbit, thus becoming the lightest and smallest orbital launch vehicle ever.[9] On 6 February, SpaceX performed the much-delayed test flight of Falcon Heavy,[10] carrying a car and a mannequin to a heliocentric orbit beyond Mars.[11] Falcon Heavy became the most powerful active rocket until the maiden launch of the Space Launch System in 2022.[12] On 27 October, LandSpace launched Zhuque-1, the first privately developed rocket in China; it failed to reach orbit.[13] The company later announced that it would not repeat the launch attempt and shift its focus to the Zhuque-2 launch vehicle, making this the only launch attempt of Zhuque-1.[14] On 13 December Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo reached 82.7 km, below the internationally recognized Kármán line but above the 50-mile definition of space used by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.[15][16]

### Accelerating activity

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The global activity of the launch industry grew significantly in 2018. 114 launches were conducted over the full year, compared with 91 in 2017, a 25% increase. Only three missions failed fully or partially in 2018, compared with eight failures in 2017. In August, China surpassed its previous record of 22 launches in 2016, and ended the year with a total 39 launches, also more launches than any other country in 2018. The 100th orbital launch of the year occurred on 3 December,[17] exceeding all yearly tallies since the end of the Cold War space race in 1991.

## Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)  | Rocket | Flight number  | Launch site | LSP

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Remarks

### January

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8 January
01:00  |  Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-047  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX
Zuma / USA-280[21] | Unnamed U.S. government agency  | Low Earth | Classified | 8 January | Nominal launch;[22] Deployment failure
After an initial lack of official comment on the mission, a preliminary report concludes that the payload adapter manufactured by Northrop Grumman failed to separate the satellite from the second stage, resulting in its re-entry shortly after launch.[18] SpaceX and the United States Air Force reviewed the Falcon 9 flight data and saw no issues with the launch vehicle itself that would affect future launches.[19][20]
9 January
03:24  |  Long March 2D | 2D-Y40[23] |  Taiyuan LC-9  |  CASC
SuperView / Gaojing-1 03  | Beijing Space View Technology | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
SuperView / Gaojing-1 04  | Beijing Space View Technology | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
11 January
23:18  |  Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y45[24] |  Xichang LC-2  |  CASC
BeiDou-3 M7 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
BeiDou-3 M8 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
12 January
03:58  |  PSLV-XL  | C40[28] |  Satish Dhawan FLP |  ISRO
Cartosat-2F | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
ICEYE X1 | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
Microsat-TD | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | 27 November 2020 | Successful
⚀ Arkyd-6A  | Planetary Resources | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ CANYVAL-X 1, 2  | Yonsei University, NASA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Carbonite-2 | Surrey Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ CICERO 7 | GeoOptics | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | 14 November 2023[29] | Successful
⚀ CNUSail-1 | CNU | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ DemoSat 2  | Astranis | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration (radio) | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Flock-3p' × 4  | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | First: 28 March 2023[30]
Last: 17 August 2023[31] | Successful
⚀ Fox-1D | AMSAT | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ INS-1C  | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | 14 November 2023[32] | Successful
⚀ KAUSAT 5 | Korea Aerospace University | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Landmapper-BC 3 v2  | Astro Digital | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Lemur-2 × 4  | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | First: 5 April 2023[33]
Last: 9 May 2023[34] | Successful
⚀ LEO Vantage 1 | Telesat | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
⚀ MicroMAS 2a  | MIT SSL | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | 8 April 2023[35] | Successful
⚀ PicSat | Paris Observatory | Low Earth (SSO)  | Astronomy | 3 October 2023[36] | Successful
⚀ SpaceBEE 1–4  | Swarm Technologies[40] | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications | SpaceBEE 1: 2 August 2022[37]
SpaceBEE 2: 6 September 2022[38]
SpaceBEE 3: 3 October 2022[39]
SpaceBEE 4: In orbit | Operational
⚀ STEP Cube Lab | Chosun University | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | 23 May 2023[41] | Successful
⚀ Tyvak 61C  | Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems | Low Earth (SSO)  | Astronomy | 8 April 2023[42] | Successful
Deployed 31 satellites.[25][26][27]
12 January
22:11  |  Delta IV M+(5,2)  | D-379  |  Vandenberg SLC-6 |  ULA
Topaz-5[43] / USA-281 | US Air Force | LEO (retrograde)  | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
NROL-47 mission. Last flight of Delta IV M+(5,2) variant.
13 January
07:20  |  Long March 2D | 2D-Y49[23] |  Jiuquan SLS-2 |  CASC
LKW-3 | CAS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
17 January
21:06:11  |  Epsilon | Epsilon-3[44] |  Uchinoura |  JAXA
ASNARO-2 | NEC | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
19 January
04:12  |  Long March 11 | Y3[45] |  Jiuquan LS-95A  |  CASC
Jilin-1 Video-07 (Deqing 1)[46] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
Jilin-1 Video-08 (Linye 2)[46] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Star of Enlai
Huai'an Hao  | Huai'an Youth Comprehensive Development Base  | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology/Education | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Xiaoxiang 2  | SpaceTY Aerospace Co. | Low Earth (SSO)  | Stabilization technology | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Quantutong-1
(QTT-1)  | Full-chart Location Network Co.
(Quan Tu Tong Co.)  | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
⚀ KIPP[47] | Kepler Communications | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
100th launch from Jiuquan. Carried and deployed 6 satellites in total.
20 January
00:48  |  Atlas V 411  | AV-076  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |  ULA
SBIRS GEO-4 (USA-282)  | U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Missile warning | In orbit | Operational
21 January
01:30  |  Electron | "Still Testing"  |  Mahia LC-1A |  Rocket Lab
Humanity Star | Rocket Lab | Low Earth | Public awareness | 22 March 2018 | Successful
⚀ Flock-2 (Dove Pioneer)[48] | Planet Labs | Low Earth | Earth observation | 22 September 2019[49] | Successful
⚀ Lemur-2-72[50] | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | 9 November 2023[51] | Successful
⚀ Lemur-2-73  | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | 22 August 2023[52] | Successful
First successful launch of the Electron rocket.
25 January
05:39  |  Long March 2C | 2C-Y36[23] |  Xichang LC-3 |  CASC
Yaogan 30-04A  | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
Yaogan 30-04B  | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
Yaogan 30-04C  | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Weina 1A[53] / NanoSat-1A[54] | Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
25 January
22:20  |  Ariane 5 ECA  | VA241 |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
SES-14 / GOLD | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial launch failure / Operational[59]
Al Yah-3  | Yahsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial launch failure / Operational
Due to programming errors in the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC)[55] the satellites were placed on an off-nominal orbit.[56] Both payloads are undergoing corrective maneuvers and will be on line in August 2018.[57] These failures have ended the Ariane 5 record series of 82 successful launches in a row from April 2003 to December 2017.[58]
31 January
21:25  |  Falcon 9 Full Thrust | F9-048  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX
SES-16 / GovSat-1 | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
This flight re-used booster B1032 recovered from the NROL-76 mission in May 2017, and landed the first stage in the ocean with the intent to expend it. The booster unexpectedly remained intact, but was not recovered, and it was subsequently destroyed.[60]

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### February

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1 February
02:07  |  Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M |  |  Vostochny Site 1S[61] |  Roscosmos
Kanopus-V No.3  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
Kanopus-V No.4  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ S-Net 1–4[62] | TU Berlin | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration (inter-satellite communications) | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Lemur-2 × 4  | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ D-Star One v.1.1 Phoenix | German Orbital Systems | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications (experimental) |  |
2 February
07:50  |  Long March 2D | 2D-Y13[23] |  Jiuquan SLS-2 |  CASC
CSES / Zhangheng-1[63] | CNSA / ASI | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Fengmaniu 1  | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | 16 March 2023[64] | Successful
⚀ GOMX 4A  | GOMSpace, Danish Ministry of Defence | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ GOMX 4B  | GOMSpace, ESA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ ÑuSat 4  | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ ÑuSat 5  | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Shaonian Xing[65] | China Association for Science and Technology | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
3 February
05:03  |  SS-520 |  |  Uchinoura |  JAXA
⚀ TRICOM-1R | University of Tokyo | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 21 August 2018 | Successful
The smallest rocket to successfully launch a satellite. Re-flight after a launch failure in January 2017.
6 February
20:45  |  Falcon Heavy | FH-001 |  Kennedy LC-39A |  SpaceX
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster | SpaceX | Heliocentric | Flight test | In orbit | Successful
Maiden test flight of Falcon Heavy re-using two first-stage boosters. The two side boosters successfully touched down at the landing zones in Cape Canaveral, however the middle booster failed to land on the automated drone ship.[66] The test payload was launched in a heliocentric orbit with an aphelion of 1.70 AU, just beyond the orbit of Mars.[67]
12 February
05:10  |  Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y47[24] |  Xichang LC-2  |  CASC
BeiDou-3 M3 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
BeiDou-3 M4 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
13 February
08:13  |  Soyuz-2.1a |  |  Baikonur Site 31/6 |  Roscosmos
Progress MS-08 / 69P  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 30 August | Successful
⚀ Tanyusha-YuZGU 3, 4  | South-West State University | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
Tanyusha-YuZGU satellites were deployed on 15 August 2018 during a spacewalk.[68]
22 February
14:17  |  Falcon 9 Full Thrust | F9-049  |  Vandenberg SLC-4E |  SpaceX
Paz | Hisdesat | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
Tintin A | SpaceX | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 29 August 2020[69] | Successful
Tintin B | SpaceX | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 8 August 2020[70] | Successful
Flew with a re-used first-stage booster that was expended at sea. One half of the payload fairing splashed down in the ocean and was recovered, but it did not land on a ship as attempted. Last flight of Block 3 version rocket.
27 February
04:34:00  |  H-IIA 202  | F38[71] |  Tanegashima LA-Y1 |  MHI
IGS-Optical 6  | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO)  | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational

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### March

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1 March
22:02:00  |  Atlas V 541  | AV-077  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |  ULA
GOES-17 (GOES-S)  | NESDIS | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational
6 March
05:33  |  Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-050  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX
Hispasat 30W-6[72] | Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
⚀ PODSAT[73] | NovaWurks/DARPA | Geosynchronous transfer orbit | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
First-stage booster was expended at sea and was not recovered.
9 March
17:10:06  |  Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | VS18  |  Kourou ELS |  Arianespace
O3b × 4  | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
17 March
07:10  |  Long March 2D | 2D-Y50[23] |  Jiuquan SLS-2 |  CASC
LKW-4 | CAS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
21 March
17:44:23  |  Soyuz-FG |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-08 / 54S  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | Expedition 55/56 | 4 October 2018
11:45 | Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts
29 March
11:26  |  GSLV Mk II | F08[74] |  Satish Dhawan SLP |  ISRO
GSAT-6A | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[75]
29 March
17:38:43[76][77] |  Soyuz-2-1v |  |  Plesetsk Site 43/4 |  Roscosmos
EMKA (Kosmos 2525)  | Ministry of Defence | Low Earth (SSO)  | Reconnaissance | 1 April 2021[78] | Successful
29 March
17:50  |  Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y48[24] |  Xichang LC-2  |  CASC
BeiDou-3 M9 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
BeiDou-3 M10 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
30 March
14:14  |  Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-051  |  Vandenberg SLC-4E |  SpaceX
Iridium NEXT 41–50  | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Re-used first-stage booster B1041.[79] First stage was not recovered, did a simulated landing test at sea. Fairing recovery attempt failed due to parafoil issues.
31 March
03:22  |  Long March 4C | 4C-Y26[80] |  Taiyuan LC-9  |  CASC
Gaofen-1 02  | CNSA | SSO | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
Gaofen-1 03  | CNSA | SSO | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
Gaofen-1 04  | CNSA | SSO | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational

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### April

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2 April
20:30  |  Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-052  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX
SpaceX CRS-14 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 5 May 2018 | Successful
RemoveDEBRIS | University of Surrey | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 4 December 2021[84] | Successful
⚀ DebrisSat 1 | University of Surrey | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 2 March 2019 | Successful
⚀ DebrisSat 2 | University of Surrey | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 30 May 2020 | Successful
⚀ Ubakusat | ITU/JPF/KIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 27 December 2020 | Successful
⚀ 1KUNS-PF | UoN | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 11 June 2020 | Successful
⚀ Proyecto Irazú | CAAE/ITCR | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 4 March 2020 | Successful
Re-used first-stage booster B1039, used to launch CRS-12 in 2017; and the Dragon capsule from CRS-8 in 2016.[81] First stage was not recovered. Ubakusat, 1KUNS-PF, and Proyecto Irazú were deployed from the ISS on 11 May 2018.[82] RemoveDEBRIS was deployed into orbit on 20 June 2018.[83]
5 April
21:34  |  Ariane 5 ECA  | VA242 |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
Superbird-B3 / DSN-1 | JSAT / DSN / JSDF | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
HYLAS-4 | Avanti | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
First flight of Ariane 5 since off-target launch of VA241 in January 2018.
10 April
04:25  |  Long March 4C[85] | 4C-Y25[80] |  Jiuquan SLS-2 |  CASC
Yaogan 31 A  | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
Yaogan 31 B  | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
Yaogan 31 C  | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Weina 1B  | Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center[53] | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
11 April
22:34  |  PSLV-XL  | C41 |  Satish Dhawan FLP |  ISRO
IRNSS-1I | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Satellite navigation (IRNSS) | In orbit | Operational
14 April
23:13  |  Atlas V 551  | AV-079  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |  ULA
AFSPC-11 / CBAS (USA-283)[86][87] | U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational
EAGLE (USA-284 + USA-285/286/287)[88] | Air Force Research Laboratory | Geosynchronous | Technology experiments (Space Test Program) | In orbit | Operational
18 April
22:12  |  Proton-M / Briz-M | ?  |  Baikonur |  RVSN RF
Blagovest-12L / Kosmos 2526  | VKS | Geosynchronous | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational
18 April
22:51  |  Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-053  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX
TESS | NASA | HEO | Space observatory | In orbit | Operational
Block 4 first-stage booster, serial number B1045.
25 April
17:57  |  Rokot / Briz-KM |  |  Plesetsk Site 133/3 |  /  Eurockot
Sentinel-3B | ESA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
26 April
04:42  |  Long March 11 | Y4[45] |  Jiuquan LS-95A  |  CASC
Zhuhai-1 OHS 2A–2D[89] | Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
Zhuhai-1 OVS 2A[90] | Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational

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### May

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3 May
16:05  |  Long March 3B/G2  | 3B-Y55[24] |  Xichang LC-2  |  CASC
Apstar 6C | APT Satellite Holdings | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
5 May
11:05  |  Atlas V 401  | AV-078  |  Vandenberg SLC-3E |  ULA
InSight | NASA / JPL | TMI to Martian Surface  | Mars lander | 26 November
19:52:59 | Successful
⚀ MarCO A (WALL-E)[92] | NASA / JPL | Heliocentric | Communications | In orbit | Successful
⚀ MarCO B (Eva)[92] | NASA / JPL | Heliocentric | Communications | In orbit | Successful
12th mission of the Discovery program. Mars lander mission dedicated to geological and seismological studies of the planet.[91]
8 May
18:28  |  Long March 4C | 4C-Y20[80] |  Taiyuan LC-9  |  CASC
Gaofen 5  | CAST | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
11 May
20:14  |  Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-054  |  Kennedy LC-39A |  SpaceX
Bangabandhu-1 | SPARRSO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
First launch of a Falcon 9 Block 5 first-stage booster, serial number B1046. The booster was recovered.[93]
20 May
21:28  |  Long March 4C | 4C-Y27[80] |  Xichang LC-3[80] |  CASC
Queqiao | CNSA | Earth–Moon L2, halo orbit | Communications | In orbit | Operational[95][96]
Longjiang-1 | CNSA | Selenocentric, elliptical orbit | Radio astronomy | In orbit | Spacecraft Failure[97][98]
Longjiang-2 | CNSA | Selenocentric, elliptical orbit | Radio astronomy | 31 July 2019[99]
14:20 | Successful
The relay satellite Queqiao, or "Magpie Bridge" will stay in a halo orbit around the second Earth-Moon Lagrange point (E-M L2) and support communications from the Chang'e 4 rover exploring the far side of the Moon.[94]
21 May
08:44  |  Antares 230 |  |  MARS LP-0A |  Orbital ATK
Cygnus CRS OA-9E
S.S. J.R. Thompson | NASA | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 30 July 2018
09:17 | Successful
⚀ Aerocube 12A  | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | 26 May 2023[103] | Successful
⚀ Aerocube 12B  | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | 14 August 2023[104] | Successful
⚀ CubeRRT  | OSU | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | 26 November 2020[105] | Successful
⚀ EnduroSat One  | EnduroSat / Space Challenges Program  | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | 15 October 2020[106] | Successful
⚀ EQUiSat | Brown University | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | 26 December 2020[107] | Successful
⚀ HaloSat  | UI | Low Earth (ISS)  | X-ray astronomy | 4 January 2021[108] | Successful
⚀ Lemur-2 × 4  | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | First: 13 January 2023
Last: 13 February 2023[109] | Successful
⚀ MemSat[110] | Rowan University | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | 27 September 2020[111] | Successful
⚀ Radix  | Analytical Space  | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | 7 April 2020[112] | Successful
⚀ RadSat-g[113] | MSU | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | 5 April 2021[114] | Successful[115]
⚀ RainCube | JPL | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | 24 December 2020[116] | Successful
⚀ TEMPEST-D  | CSU/JPL | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | 21 June 2021[117] | Successful
RainCube, Radix, CubeRRT, HaloSat, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, EQUISat, MEMSat, RadSat-g are carried aboard Cygnus to be deployed from ISS later.[100] CubeRRT, EQUISat, HaloSat, MemSat, RadSat-g, RainCube, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, Radix were deployed on 13 July 2018.[101] Four Lemur-2s and two Aerocubes were carried in the external deployer of Cygnus and deployed into orbit on 16 July 2018 after it departed from ISS.[102]
22 May
19:47:58[121] |  Falcon 9 Block 4[122] | F9-055  |  Vandenberg SLC-4E |  SpaceX
Iridium NEXT 51–55  | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
GRACE-FO 1, 2  | DLR | Low Earth | Gravitational science | In orbit | Operational
DLR arranged a rideshare of GRACE-FO on a Falcon 9 with Iridium following the cancellation of their Dnepr launch contract in 2015.[118] Iridium CEO Matt Desch disclosed in September 2017 that GRACE-FO would be launched on the sixth Iridium NEXT mission.[119] Re-used a first-stage booster.[120]

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2 June
04:13  |  Long March 2D | 2D-Y20[23] |  Jiuquan SLS-2 |  CASC
Gaofen 6  | CAST | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Luojia 1  | Wuhan University | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
4 June
04:45  |  Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-056  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX
SES-12 | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
5 June
13:07[123] |  Long March 3A | 3A-Y25[24] |  Xichang LC-2  |  CAST
Fengyun 2H  | CMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational
6 June
11:12:41  |  Soyuz-FG |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-09 / 55S  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | Expedition 56/57 | 20 December 2018
01:42 | Successful
SiriusSat 1, 2  | SPUTNIX | Low Earth (ISS)  | Space research, Education | In orbit | Operational
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. SiriusSat satellites were deployed on 15 August 2018 during a spacewalk.[124] Crew return was delayed due to the launch failure of Soyuz MS-10; it was rescheduled for 20 December, after the MS-11 crew arrives on 3 December.
12 June
04:20[125] |  H-IIA 202  | F39[71] |  Tanegashima | MHI
IGS Radar-6  | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO)  | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
16 June
21:30  |  Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M |  |  Plesetsk Site 43/4 |  RVSN RF
GLONASS-M 756 / Kosmos 2527  | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
27 June
03:30  |  Long March 2C | 2C-Yxx[23] |  Xichang LC-3 |  CASC
XJSS A  | CAST[126] | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
XJSS B  | CAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
29 June
09:42  |  Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-057  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX
SpaceX CRS-15 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 3 August 2018 | Successful
⚀ BHUTAN-1 | Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | 18 November 2020[127] | Successful
⚀ Maya-1 | UP / DOST | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | 20 November 2020[128] | Successful
⚀ UiTMSAT-1 | UiTM | Low Earth (ISS)  | Technology demonstration | 20 November 2020[129] | Successful
Last orbital flight of a Block 4 booster version. Bhutan-1, Maya-1, UiTMSAT-1 were deployed into orbit from ISS on 10 August 2018.

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9 July
03:56  |  Long March 2C / SMA  | 2CSMA-Y3[23] |  Jiuquan LC-43/94  |  CASC
PRSS-1 | SUPARCO | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
PakTES-1A | SUPARCO | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
9 July
20:58  |  Long March 3A | 3A-Y27[24] |  Xichang LA-2  |  CASC
BeiDou IGSO-7 | CNSA | IGSO | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
9 July
21:51:34  |  Soyuz-2.1a |  |  Baikonur |  Roscosmos
Progress MS-09 / 70P  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 25 January 2019 | Successful
Fastest rendezvous with the ISS, with a new two-orbit procedure taking less than four hours.[130]
22 July
05:50  |  Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-058  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX
Telstar 19V | Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
25 July
11:25:01  |  Ariane 5 ES  | VA244 |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
Galileo FOC 19, 20, 21, 22 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Third Galileo launch with Ariane 5 (10th overall), carrying Tara, Samuel, Anna, and Ellen. Last flight of Ariane 5 ES variant; further Galileo launches will be carried by Ariane 6.
25 July
11:39:26  |  Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-059  |  Vandenberg SLC-4E |  SpaceX
Iridium NEXT 56-65  | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
29 July
01:48  |  Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y49[24] |  Xichang |  CASC
BeiDou-3 M5 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
BeiDou-3 M6 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
31 July
03:00  |  Long March 4B | 4B-Y37[80] |  Taiyuan LC-9  |  CASC
Gaofen 11  | CAST | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational

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7 August
05:18  |  Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-060  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX
Telkom 4 / Merah Putih[131] | Telkom Indonesia | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
12 August
07:31  |  Delta IV Heavy | D-380  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |  ULA
Parker Solar Probe | NASA | Heliocentric | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational
Heliophysics observation mission planned to make in situ studies of the Sun's outer corona at a perihelion distance of 8.5 solar radii (5.9 million kilometers) – the closest any spacecraft will come to the Sun to date.
22 August
21:20:09  |  Vega | VV12  |  Kourou ELV |  Arianespace
ADM-Aeolus | ESA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | 27 July 2023[132] | Successful
24 August
23:52  |  Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y50[24] |  Xichang |  CASC
BeiDou-3 M11 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
BeiDou-3 M12 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational

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7 September
03:15  |  Long March 2C | 2C-Y48[23] |  Taiyuan LC-9  |  CAST
HaiYang 1C  | CAST | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
10 September
04:45  |  Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-061  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX
Telstar 18V | Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
15 September
13:02  |  Delta II 7420  | D-381  |  Vandenberg SLC-2W |  ULA
ICESat-2 | NASA | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ ELFIN × 2 (ELFIN, ELFIN-STAR)  | UCLA | Low Earth | Magnetospheric research | ELFIN A: 17 September 2022[133]
ELFIN B: 30 September 2022[134] | Successful
⚀ DAVE (CP-7)  | Cal Poly | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 12 February 2023[135] | Successful
⚀ SurfSat  | UCF | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 27 January 2023[136] | Successful
Last flight of the Delta II series; final flight of the Thor rocket family.
16 September
16:37  |  PSLV-CA  | C42[28] |  Satish Dhawan FLP |  ISRO
SSTL S1-4  | SSTL | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
NovaSAR-S | SSTL / British Government | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
19 September
14:07[137] |  Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y51[24] |  Xichang LC-3 |  CASC
BeiDou-3 M13 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
BeiDou-3 M14 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
22 September
17:52:27  |  H-IIB | F7[71] |  Tanegashima LA-Y2 |  MHI
HTV-7 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 10 November 2018 | Successful
⚀ SPATIUM-I[138] | Kyushu Institute of Technology / Nanyang Technological University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 23 September 2021[139] | Successful[140]
⚀ RSP-00 | Ryman Sat Project | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 14 March 2021[141] | Spacecraft failure[142][143]
⚀ STARS-Me (Tenryū)  | Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 26 June 2021 | Successful[144]
SPATIUM-1, RSP-00, and STARS-Me were carried by HTV-7 to be deployed into orbit from the International Space Station. They were deployed on 6 October 2018.
25 September
22:38  |  Ariane 5 ECA  | VA243 |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
Azerspace-2 / Intelsat 38[147] | Azercosmos / Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
/  Horizons-3e | Intelsat / JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Hundredth Ariane 5 mission.[145] Flight VA243 was delayed from 25 May due to issues with GSAT-11.[146]
29 September
04:13  |  Kuaizhou 1A  | F2  |  Jiuquan LS-95A  |  CASIC
Centispace-1-S1[148] | Beijing Future Navigation Technology  | Low Earth (SSO)  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational

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8 October
02:21  |  Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-062  |  Vandenberg SLC-4E |  SpaceX
SAOCOM 1A[149][150] | CONAE | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
First RTLS at Vandenberg
9 October
02:43  |  Long March 2C / YZ-1S | 2C-Y38[23] |  Jiuquan SLS-2 |  CASC
Yaogan 32 A  | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
Yaogan 32 B  | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
First flight of the Yuanzheng-1S upper stage variant
11 October
08:40  |  Soyuz-FG |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-10 / 56S  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | Expedition 57/58 | 11 October 2018 | Launch failure
Crewed flight with two cosmonauts. Launch failure, astronauts landed safely in Soyuz capsule.
15 October
04:23  |  Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y52[24] |  Xichang |  CASC
BeiDou-3 M15 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
BeiDou-3 M16 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
17 October
04:15  |  Atlas V 551  | AV-073  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |  ULA
AEHF-4[151] (USA-288)[152] | U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational
20 October
01:45  |  Ariane 5 ECA  | VA245 |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
BepiColombo | ESA / JAXA | Mercurian orbit | Mercury probes | In orbit | En route
Third and final cornerstone mission of the Horizon 2000+ programme. Joint ESA / JAXA Mercury mission consisting of two orbiters, the ESA Mercury Planetary Orbiter and the JAXA Mio (Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter)
24 October
22:57[153] |  Long March 4B | 4B-Y34[154] |  Taiyuan LC-9  |  CAST
HaiYang 2B  | CAST | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
25 October
00:15[155] |  Soyuz-2.1b |  |  Plesetsk Site 43/4 |  RVSN RF
Lotos-S1 №3 / Kosmos 2528  | VKS | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational
27 October
08:00[13] |  Zhuque-1 |  |  Jiuquan (mobile launcher)  |  LandSpace
⚀ Weilai 1 / Future 1 (CCTV)  | China Central Television[157] | Low Earth (SSO)  | Space science / remote sensing | 27 October 2018 | Launch failure[13]
Maiden flight of the Zhuque-1 solid-propellant rocket[156]
29 October
00:43[158] |  Long March 2C | 2C-Y22[23] |  Jiuquan SLS-2 |  CASC
/  CFOSAT | CNSA / CNES | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Xiaoxiang-1 (2)[159] | LaserFleet | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration (laser communications) | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Zhaojin-1 (Tongchuan-1)[159] | Tsinghua University | Low Earth (SSO)  | Gamma ray detector (gravitational wave research) | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Tianfuguoxing-1 (Xinghe)[159] | Guoxing Yuhang (ADA Space)  | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration (remote sensing) | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Changshagaoxin[159] | Changsha City | Low Earth (SSO)  | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational
⚀ CubeBel-1 (BSUSat-1)[159] | Belarusian State University | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
29 October
04:08[160] |  H-IIA 202  | F40[71] |  Tanegashima LA-Y1 |  MHI
GOSAT-2 (Ibuki 2)  | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
KhalifaSat | EIAST | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ AUTcube2 | Aichi University of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
/  Diwata-2b | DOST / TU | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Stars-AO | Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
Ten-Koh[161] | Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth  | Magnetosphere observation / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational

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1 November
15:57[162] |  Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y41[24] |  Xichang |  CASC
BeiDou-3 G1Q | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
3 November
20:17[163] |  Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M |  |  Plesetsk Site 43/4 |  RVSN RF
GLONASS-M 757 / Kosmos 2529  | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
7 November
00:47:27[164] |  Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-M | VS19  |  Kourou ELS |  Arianespace
MetOp-C  | Eumetsat | Low Earth (SSO)  | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational
11 November
03:50[165] |  Electron | "It's Business Time"[166] |  Mahia LC-1A |  Rocket Lab
⚀ Cicero 10  | GeoOptics  | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ IRVINE01 | Irvine CubeSat STEM Program | Low Earth | Education | 3 February 2023[167] | Successful
⚀ Lemur-2-82  | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | 5 October 2023[168] | Successful
⚀ Lemur-2-83  | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | 6 September 2023[169] | Successful
⚀ NABEO | HPS GmbH | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 10 November 2023[170] | Successful
⚀ Proxima 1  | Fleet Space Technologies  | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Proxima 2  | Fleet Space Technologies  | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
14 November
11:38[171] |  GSLV Mk III | D2[172] |  Satish Dhawan SLP |  ISRO
GSAT-29 | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Second orbital flight of GSLV Mk III
15 November
20:46[173] |  Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-063  |  Kennedy LC-39A |  SpaceX
Es'hail 2[174] | Es'hailSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
16 November
18:14:08[176] |  Soyuz-FG |  |  Baikonur |  Roscosmos
Progress MS-10 / 71P  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 4 June 2019 | Successful
Return to flight of the Soyuz-FG variant involved in the Soyuz MS-10 launch failure.[175]
17 November
09:01:22[179] |  Antares 230 |  |  MARS LP-0A |  Northrop Grumman
Cygnus NG-10
SS John Young | NASA | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 25 February 2019 | Successful
⚀ CHEFSat-2 | NRL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 14 July 2022[180] | Successful
⚀ KickSat-2 | Cornell University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 2 April 2019[181] | Successful
⚀ MySat-1 | Masdar Institute of Science and Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 December 2022[182] | Successful
⚀ SEOPS-Quantum Radar-1 (CONFIRM?) | SEOPS, LLC | Low Earth | Education | September 2023 | Successful
⚀ SEOPS-Quantum Radar-2 (CONFIRM?) | SEOPS, LLC | Low Earth | Education | September 2023 | Successful
Largest number of satellites launched on a single rocket (108). Cygnus NG-10, CHEFSat 2, Kicksat 2, 104 Sprite Chipsats (deployed from Kicksat 2), MYSAT 1. CubeSats were carried aboard Cygnus and deployed into orbit after the departure of Cygnus from ISS.[177] KickSat-2 carried 105 Sprite "ChipSats" which were successfully deployed into a rapidly decaying orbit on 17 March 2019.[178]
18 November
18:00[183] |  Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Yxx[24] |  Xichang |  CASC
BeiDou-3 M17 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
BeiDou-3 M18 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
19 November
23:40[184] |  Long March 2D | 2D-Y28[23] |  Jiuquan SLS-2 (LC34)  |  CASC
Jiading-1 (OKW-1)[185] | Shanghai OK Space | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Shiyan 6-01[186] | CAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
Tianping-1A[187] | CAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
Tianping-1B[187] | CAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
Tianzhi-1[188] | Chinese Academy of Sciences | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
21 November
01:42:31[189] |  Vega | VV13  |  Kourou ELV |  Arianespace
Mohammed VI-B  | Morocco | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
29 November
04:27:30[190] |  PSLV-CA  | C43[28] |  Satish Dhawan FLP |  ISRO
HySIS | ISRO | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
BlackSky Global 1  | Spaceflight Industries | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ 3Cat-1  | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)  | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ CASE (Kepler-1)  | Kepler Communications | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 23 February 2023[191] | Successful
⚀ Centauri 1[192] | Fleet Space Technologies  | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ CICERO-8  | GeoOptics Inc.  | Low Earth | Meteorology | 23 May 2023[193] | Successful
⚀ FACSAT-1 | Colombian Air Force | Low Earth | Earth observation | 3 June 2023[194] | Successful
⚀ (Flock 3r) × 16  | Planet Labs | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Hiber-1  | Hiber Global | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 24 February 2023[195] | Spacecraft failure[196]
⚀ HSAT 1  | Harris Corporation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 1 November 2022[197] | Successful
⚀ InnoSat 2  | Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 9 December 2022[198] | Successful
⚀ Lemur-2 × 4  | Spire Global Satellite | Low Earth | Earth observation | First: 13 January 2023
Last: 20 February 2023[199] | Successful
⚀ Reaktor Hello World  | Reaktor Radio Actives Ry  | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 22 October 2023[200] | Successful
30 November
02:27[201] |  Rokot / Briz-KM |  |  Plesetsk Site 133/3 |  RVSN RF
Strela-3M 16–18 / Kosmos 2530–2532[202] | VKS | Low Earth | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational

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11:31[17] |  Soyuz-FG |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-11 / 57S  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | Expedition 58/59 | 25 June 2019
02:47 | Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts
3 December
18:34[205] |  Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-064  |  Vandenberg SLC-4E |  SpaceX
SSO-A / SHERPA
65 small satellites[204] | Spaceflight Industries | Low Earth (SSO)  | Satellite dispenser | In orbit | Successful
BlackSky Global 2[206] | Spaceflight Industries | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation |  |
Capella 1 (Denali)[206] | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation (radar) | 25 January 2023[207] | Successful
ESEO[206] | ALMASpace | Low Earth (SSO)  | Education | In orbit | Successful[208]
Eu:CROPIS[206] | DLR | Low Earth (SSO)  | Life sciences | In orbit | Partial failure[209]
eXCITe[203] \+ SeeMe constellation  | DARPA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration (satlets) |  |
FalconSat 6[203] | U.S. Air Force Academy | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
ICEYE X2 | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation (radar) |  |
SkySat 14, 15  | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation |  |
STPSat 5[206] | USAF STP | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ Aistechsat 2[206] | Aistech | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation |  |
⚀ Astrocast 0.1[206] | Astrocast | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ Audacy Zero[206] | Audacy | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ BlackHawk[206] | ViaSat | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ BRIO[206] | SpaceQuest, Ltd., Myriota | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ Centauri 2[192] | Fleet Space Technologies | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | 20 March 2023[210] | Successful
⚀ CSIM-FD[206] | University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth (SSO)  | Heliophysics |  |
⚀ Eaglet 1[206] | OHB Italia | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation |  |
⚀ Enoch[206] | LACMA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Space art | 21 December 2021[211] | Successful
⚀ Elysium Star 2[206] | Elysium Space | Low Earth (SSO)  | Space burial |  |
⚀ ExseedSat 1[206] | Exseed | Low Earth (SSO)  | Amateur radio |  |
⚀ Flock-3s 1–3[206] | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation |  |
⚀ Fox 1C[206] | AMSAT, VPI, Vanderbilt University | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ Hawk 1–3[206] | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO)  | SIGINT, traffic monitoring[212] |  |
⚀ Hiber-2[206] | Hiber Global | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[196]
⚀ ICE-Cap[206] | US Navy PEO Space Systems  | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ ITASAT-1[213] | ITA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation |  |
⚀ IRVINE02[214] | Irvine CubeSat STEM Program | Low Earth (SSO)  | Education |  |
⚀ JY1-Sat[206] | Jordanian universities  | Low Earth (SSO)  | Amateur radio |  |
⚀ K2SAT[206] | KAIST | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ KazSTSAT[215] | Kazakhstan Garysh Sapary, Astrium | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation |  |
⚀ KazSciSat[216] | Institute of space technique and technology  | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation |  |
⚀ Al-Farabi 2 | KazGU | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation |  |
⚀ KNACKSAT[206] | KMUTNB | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ Landmapper-BC 4  | Astro Digital | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation |  |
⚀ MinXSS 2[206] | University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth (SSO)  | Heliophysics |  |
⚀ MOVE II[206] | TUM | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ NEXTSat 1[206] | KAIST | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ Orbital Reflector[206] | Nevada Museum of Art | Low Earth (SSO)  | Art |  |
⚀ OrbWeaver 1, 2 [206] | Tethers Unlimited, Inc., DARPA | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ ORS 7A, 7B (Polar Scout 1, 2)[217] | USCG, DHS | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications |  |
⚀ PW-Sat 2[206] | Warsaw University of Technology | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ RAAF M1[206] | Australian Defence Force Academy | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ RANGE A, B[206] | Georgia Institute of Technology | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ ROSE 1[206] | Phase Four | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ SeaHawk 1[206] | University of North Carolina | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation |  |
⚀ Sirion Pathfinder 2[206] | Sirion Global  | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ SNUGLITE[206] | Seoul National University | Low Earth (SSO)  | Amateur radio, Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ SNUSAT 2[206] | Seoul National University | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation |  |
⚀ SpaceBEE 5–7[206] | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications |  |
⚀ SPAWAR-CAL O, R, OR [206] | United States Navy | Low Earth (SSO)  | Calibration |  |
⚀ Suomi-100[206] | Aalto University | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ THEA[206] | SpaceQuest, Ltd., Aurora Insight | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ VESTA[206] | exactEarth | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
⚀ VisionCube[206] | Korea Aerospace University | Low Earth (SSO)  | Thermospheric research |  |
⚀ WeissSat 1[206] | The Weiss School | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration |  |
The SSO-A "dedicated rideshare" mission delivered 64 small payloads with custom-made dispensers.[203][204]
4 December
20:37[218] |  Ariane 5 ECA  | VA246 |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
GSAT-11 | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
GEO-KOMPSAT-2A  | KARI | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational
5 December
18:16[219] |  Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-065  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX
SpaceX CRS-16 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 14 January 2019 | Successful
Delphini 1  | AU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 14 March 2021[222] | Successful[223]
TechEdSat 8 | SJSU, UIdaho, NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 20 April 2020[224] | Successful
CAT 1, 2[225] | APL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 13 April 2021[226][227] | Successful
UNITE | USI | Low Earth | Ionospheric science | 21 October 2021[228] | Successful[229]
First stage tumbled during descent, and did not make it to Landing Zone 1. It achieved a water landing in the Atlantic Ocean.[219][220] CubeSat payloads were carried in the CRS-16, and deployed into orbit from the ISS on 31 January 2019.[221]
7 December
04:12[230] |  Long March 2D | 2D-Y38[23] |  Jiuquan SLS-2 (LC-34/pad 94)  |  CASC
SaudiSat 5A[23] | KACST | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
SaudiSat 5B  | KACST | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
TY/DF-1  | CAST | Low Earth (SSO)  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
TFSTAR (Douyu-666)  | CAST | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Xinjiang Jiaotong 01 (TY3-01)  | CAST | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Piao Chong (Ladybeetle) 1-7  | CAST | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications, IoT | In orbit | Operational
7 December
18:24[232] |  Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y30[154] |  Xichang LC-2  |  CASC
Chang'e 4 | CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | In orbit | Operational
China's second lunar lander (back-up to Chang'e 3), and the first spacecraft to attempt a soft landing on the far side of the Moon.[231]
16 December
06:33[233] |  Electron | "This One's For Pickering"  |  Mahia LC-1A |  Rocket Lab
⚀ ALBus | NASA Glenn Research Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ CeREs[234] | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Low Earth | Earth observation | 14 December 2022[235] | Successful
⚀ CHOMPTT | NASA, UFL, Stanford University, KACST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ CubeSail 1  | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ DaVinci | North Idaho STEM Charter Academy | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 9 February 2023[236] | Successful
⚀ ISX | Cal Poly[237] | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ NMTSat | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ RSat-P | U.S. Naval Academy | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ SHFT-2 (Goergen)  | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 29 November 2022[238] | Successful
⚀ Shields-1 | NASA Langley Research Center | Highly elliptical | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ STF-1 | NASA's Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility, WVU, WVSGC  | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ TOMSat Eagle Scout | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ TOMSat R³ (AeroCube 11)  | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
Launch for NASA's Venture Class Launch Services program (VCLS-1), including ELaNa payloads.
19 December
10:40[239] |  GSLV Mk II  | F11[74] |  Satish Dhawan SLP |  ISRO
GSAT-7A | Indian Air Force | Geosynchronous  | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational
19 December
16:37:14[240] |  Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-M | VS20  |  Kourou ELS |  Arianespace
CSO 1  | French Armed Forces | Low Earth (SSO)  | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
21 December
00:20[241] |  Proton-M / Briz-M |  |  Baikonur |  RVSN RF
Blagovest-13L (Kosmos 2533)  | VKS | Geosynchronous | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational
21 December
23:51[243] |  Long March 11 | Y5[45] |  Jiuquan LS-95A  |  CASC
Hongyun 1  | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO)  | Communications (test) | In orbit | Operational
First test flight for the planned Hongyun constellation of 156 broadband communications satellites.[242]
23 December
13:51[245] |  Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-066  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  SpaceX
GPS IIIA-01 (USA-289) Vespucci | U.S. Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.[244]
24 December
16:53[246] |  Long March 3C/E | 3C-Y17[24] |  Xichang LC-2  |  CASC
TJSW-3  | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Communications test (probably ELINT) | In orbit | Operational
27 December
02:07[248] |  Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M |  |  Vostochny Site 1S[249] |  Roscosmos
Kanopus-V No.5  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
Kanopus-V No.6  | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
GRUS [ja]-1  | Axelspace [ja] | Low Earth (SSO)  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
⚀ ZACube-2 | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | Low Earth  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Lume-1 | University of Vigo | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Lemur-2 × 8  | Spire Global | Low Earth  | Maritime tracking / Atmospheric | In orbit | Operational
⚀ D-Star ONE iSat | iSky Technology | Low Earth  | Aircraft tracking | In orbit | Operational
⚀ D-Star ONE Sparrow | German Orbital Systems | Low Earth  | Technology demonstration / Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational
⚀ UWE-4 | University of Würzburg | Low Earth  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
⚀ Flock-3k × 12  | Planet Labs | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
Three Israeli payloads, SAMSON-1,2,3, were planned but they missed the deadline and were replaced with mass simulator payloads.[247]
29 December
08:00[251] |  Long March 2D / YZ-3 | 2D-Y35[23] |  Jiuquan SLS-2 |  CASC
Hongyan 1  | CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Yunhai-2 01-06[252] | CAST | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational
First test flight for the planned Hongyan constellation of 320 M2M communications satellites.[250]

## Suborbital flights

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Date and time (UTC)  | Rocket | Flight number  | Launch site | LSP

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Remarks
18 January
05:53  |  Agni V |  |  Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV  |  DRDO
| DRDO  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 18 January | Successful
Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi)
19 January
12:17  |  Black Brant IX |  |  Poker Flat Research Range |  NASA
DXL-3  | U of M | Suborbital  | Astronomy | 19 January | Successful
Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi)[253]
26 January
14:11:15  |  Terrier–Improved Orion |  |  Poker Flat Research Range |  NASA
Super Soaker  | ASTRA | Suborbital  | Atmospheric | 26 January | Successful
Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi)
26 January
14:48:00  |  Terrier–Improved Orion |  |  Poker Flat Research Range |  NASA
Super Soaker  | ASTRA | Suborbital  | Atmospheric | 26 January | Successful
Apogee: ~97 kilometres (60 mi)
26 January
14:49:30  |  Terrier–Improved Orion |  |  Poker Flat Research Range |  NASA
Super Soaker  | ASTRA | Suborbital  | Atmospheric | 26 January | Successful
Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi)
31 January |  IRBM ?  |  |  C-17, Pacific Ocean  |  MDA
FTM-29 Target  | MDA | Suborbital  | ABM target | 31 January | Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
31 January |  SM-3 Block IIA  |  |  Pacific Missile Range Facility |  US Navy
FTM-29 Interceptor  | MDA | Suborbital  | ABM test | 31 January | Failure
Test of a land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system, failed to intercept the target
5 February |  B-611?  |  |  Shuangchengzi |  PLA
| PLA  | Suborbital  | ABM target | 5 February | Successful
Target
5 February |  SC-19 |  |  Korla |  PLA
| PLA  | Suborbital  | ABM test | 5 February | Successful
Interceptor, successful intercept[254]
6 February
03:00  |  Agni I |  |  Integrated Test Range  |  IDRDL
| IDRDL  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 6 February | Successful
Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)?
17 February
07:00  | / VS-31/Improved Malemute |  |  Esrange | DLR / SSC
MAPHEUS-7 | DLR | Suborbital  | Technology demonstration | 17 February | Successful
Apogee: 248 kilometres (154 mi)
18 February
23:30  |  Arrow III |  |  Negev |  IAF
| IAI/IDF | Suborbital  | Flight test | 18 February | Successful
Successful flight test of the Arrow-III weapon system[255]
20 February
03:08  |  Agni II |  |  Integrated Test Range |  Indian Army / DRDO
| Indian Army/DRDO  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 20 February | Successful
25 March
10:51  |  Terrier–Improved Malemute |  |  Wallops Flight Facility |  NASA
USIP  | NASA | Suborbital  | Student payloads | 25 March | Successful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)[256]
27 March
02:40?  |  UGM-133 Trident II |  |  USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), Pacific Missile Range Facility |  US Navy
| US Navy | Suborbital  | Missile test | 27 March | Successful
Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28
27 March
02:40?  |  UGM-133 Trident II |  |  USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), Pacific Missile Range Facility |  US Navy
| US Navy | Suborbital  | Missile test | 27 March | Successful
Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28
31 March
16:19  |  Black Brant IX |  |  Wallops Flight Facility |  NASA
ASPIRE-2  | NASA | Suborbital  | Technology demonstration | 31 March | Successful
Tested Mars 2020's parachute
4 April
10:40  |  Black Brant IX |  |  Kwajalein Atoll |  NASA
WRX-R  | PSU | Suborbital  | XR Astronomy | 4 April | Successful
Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)[257]
4 April
18:00  |  Hyperbola-1S (Shian Quxian 1S)  |  |  Hainan Island  |  i-Space
Mass simulator | i-Space | Suborbital  | Test flight | 4 April | Successful
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
6 April
14:00  |  RH-300 Mk-II |  |  TERLS |  ISRO
| ISRO VSSC | Suborbital  | Ionosphere research | 6 April | Successful
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)[258]
16 April
16:47  |  Black Brant IX |  |  Kwajalein Atoll |  NASA
CHESS-4  | University of Colorado | Suborbital  | UV Astronomy | 16 April | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 April
12:26  |  Minuteman-III |  |  Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-10  |  US Air Force
| US Air Force | Suborbital  | Test flight | 25 April | Successful
29 April
17:06  |  New Shepard |  |  Corn Ranch |  Blue Origin
Suborbital Flight Experiment Monitor-2[259] | NASA | Suborbital  | Technology demonstration | 29 April | Successful
Schmitt Space Communicator  | Solstar | Suborbital  | Technology demonstration | 29 April | Successful
Daphnia  | University of Bayreuth | Suborbital  | Microgravity Research | 29 April | Successful
EQUIPAGE  | Otto von Guericke University | Suborbital  | Microgravity Research | 29 April | Successful
EUPHORIE  | University of Duisburg-Essen | Suborbital  | Microgravity Research | 29 April | Successful
8th flight, Apogee: ~107 kilometres (66 mi)
13 May
08:30  |  VSB-30 |  |  Esrange |  EuroLaunch
/  TEXUS-54  | DLR / ESA | Suborbital  | Microgravity | 13 May | Successful
Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi)
14 May
08:23  |  Minuteman-III |  |  Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-04  |  US Air Force
| US Air Force | Suborbital  | Test flight | 14 May | Successful
17 May
00:33  |  OS-X, Chongqing Liangjiang (Twin-River) Star[260] |  |  Undisclosed location in northwest China  |  OneSpace
| OneSpace | Suborbital  | Test flight | 17 May | Successful
22 May |  RSM-56 Bulava[261] |  |  K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea |  VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 22 May | Successful
22 May |  RSM-56 Bulava  |  |  K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea |  VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 22 May | Successful
22 May |  RSM-56 Bulava  |  |  K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea |  VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 22 May | Successful
22 May |  RSM-56 Bulava  |  |  K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea |  VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 22 May | Successful
23 May |  Terrier Malemute |  |  Pacific Missile Range Facility |  NNSA
HOT SHOT 1  | NNSA | Suborbital  | Technology experiments | 23 May | Successful
Apogee: ~360 kilometres (220 mi)[262]
29 May
18:54  |  Black Brant IX  |  |  White Sands  |  NASA
Hi-C 2.1 | NASA/MSFC  | Suborbital  | Solar research | 29 May | Successful
Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi)
31 May
04:00  |  VSB-30 |  |  Esrange |  EuroLaunch
/  TEXUS-55  | DLR / ESA | Suborbital  | Microgravity | 31 May | Successful
Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi)
3 June
04:18  |  Agni V |  |  Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV  |  DRDO
| DRDO  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 3 June | Successful
Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi)
7 June |  Boosted Zombi (ATACMS)  |  |  White Sands  |  NASA
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 7 June | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)?
18 June
19:00  |  Black Brant IX  |  |  White Sands  |  NASA
EVE  | CU Boulder | Suborbital  | SDO calibration | 18 June | Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
19 June |  RS-24 Yars |  |  Plesetsk  |  RVSN
| RVSN | Suborbital  | Missile test | 19 June | Successful
21 June
09:30  |  Terrier–Improved Orion |  |  Wallops Flight Facility |  NASA
RockOn  | University of Colorado | Suborbital  | Student payloads | 21 June | Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)[263]
29 June |  Momo 2 |  |  Taiki Aerospace Research Field |  Interstellar Technologies
| Kochi University of Technology | Suborbital  | Technology demonstration | 29 June | Launch failure
Two seconds after launch, the engine failed and the vehicle fell back to the pad and exploded
18 July
15:11  |  New Shepard |  |  Corn Ranch |  Blue Origin
Crew Capsule 2.0  | Blue Origin | Suborbital  | Test flight | 18 July | Successful
9th flight, the Crew Capsule 2.0-1 RSS H.G.Wells carrying a mannequin and various experiments from NASA, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Purdue University, Otto von Guericke University and Olympiaspace in Germany. Both booster and capsule are flight proven. Successful test of the in-flight abort system at high altitude, Apogee: ~119 kilometres (74 mi), duration 11 minutes.[264]
20 July
22:00  |  Astra (Rocket 1)  |  |  Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska |  Astra Space
| Astra Space | Suborbital  | Flight test | 20 July | Launch failure[265]
23 July
06:00  |  Black Brant IX  |  |  White Sands  |  NASA
Micro-X  | NU | Suborbital  | XR Astronomy | 23 July | Successful
The detector worked as anticipated during the flight but the pointing system was unable to lock onto the target Cassiopeia A, apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
31 July
11:38  |  Minuteman-III |  |  Vandenberg Air Force Base |  US Air Force
| US Air Force | Suborbital  | Test flight | 31 July | Launch failure[266]
14 August
10:13  |  Terrier–Improved Malemute |  |  Wallops Flight Facility |  NASA
RockSat-X  | NASA | Suborbital  | Student experiments | 14 August | Successful
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)[267]
25 August
18:15?  |  SARGE |  |  Spaceport America, New Mexico  |  Exos Aerospace
SARGE Pathfinder  | Exos Aerospace | Suborbital  | Test flight | 25 August | Partial launch failure
⚀ SKISAT  | SKI  | Suborbital  | Technology demonstration | 25 August | Partial launch failure
A GPS receiver on the rocket stopped providing data during the rocket's ascent. That triggered an automatic shutdown of the rocket's engine 38 seconds after liftoff, versus a planned duration of 62 to 65 seconds. The rocket reached a peak altitude of 28 kilometers, rather than the planned 80 kilometers[268]
5 September
05:00  |  Hyperbola-1Z (Shian Quxian 1Z)  |  |  Jiuquan |  i-Space
⚀ Three CubeSats[269] | Two companies[269] | Suborbital  | Flight test | 5 September | Successful
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
7 September
13:30  |  Black Brant IX |  |  Wallops Flight Facility |  NASA
ASPIRE-3  | NASA | Suborbital  | Technology demonstration | 7 September | Successful
Tested Mars 2020's parachute
7 September
17:21  |  Black Brant IX  |  |  White Sands  |  NASA
FOXSI | UMN | Suborbital  | Solar research | 7 September | Successful
Apogee: 304 kilometres (189 mi)
12 September
08:37  |  MRBM  | JFTM-5 E2  |  Pacific Missile Range Facility |  MDA
| JMSDF/MDA  | Suborbital  | ABM target | 12 September | Successful
Apogee: 150 km (93 mi)?, intercepted by SM-3-IB
12 September
08:40  | RIM-161 Standard Missile 3-IB  | JFTM-5 E2  | JS Atago, Pacific Ocean  |  JMSDF
| JMSDF  | Suborbital  | ABM test | 12 September | Successful
Apogee: 150 km (93 mi)?, intercepted target
12 September
14:33  |  SpaceLoft XL |  |  Spaceport America |  UP Aerospace
FOP-5 (ADEPT, SFEM-3, AFTS)  | NASA | Suborbital  | Three technology experiments | 12 September | Successful
Mission SL-12, Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)[270]
17 September
14:09  |  SpaceLoft XL |  |  Spaceport America |  UP Aerospace
FOP-6, Celestis 15  | NASA | Suborbital  | Technology experiments | 17 September | Successful
Mission SL-11, Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
27 September
12:15  |  Nucleus  |  |  Andøya  |  Andøya
Nammo Nucleus  | Nammo | Suborbital  | Technology experiments | 27 September | Successful
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)[271]
29 September |  Traveler III  |  |  Black Rock Desert  |  USC Rocket Propulsion Lab
Flight test  |  | Suborbital  | Flight test | 29 September | Partial
No data received after a miscomunication resulted in the avionics and recovery system being unarmed. Vehicle otherwise operated as intended and is approximated to have reached space.
8 October | Ghauri |  | Tilla |  Army of Pakistan
Haft-5 | Army of Pakistan  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 8 October | Successful
Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) ?
11 October
11:00?  |  DF-11?  |  |  Jiuquan |  PLARF
| PLARF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 11 October | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ?
11 October |  R-29RMU Sineva |  |  Russian submarine, Barents Sea |  VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 11 October | Successful
11 October |  R-29RMU Sineva |  |  Russian submarine, Barents Sea |  VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 11 October | Successful
11 October |  R-29R Volna |  |  Russian submarine, Sea of Okhotsk |  VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 11 October | Successful
11 October |  R-29R Volna |  |  Russian submarine, Sea of Okhotsk |  VMF
| VMF  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 11 October | Successful
26 October |  MRBM  |  |  Pacific Missile Range Facility |  MDA
FTM-45 Target  | MDA | Suborbital  | ABM target | 26 October | Successful
Ballistic missile target for interception
26 October |  SM-3 Block IIA  |  |  USS John Finn, Kauai  |  US Navy
FTM-45 Interceptor  | MDA | Suborbital  | ABM test | 26 October | Successful
Ballistic missile interceptor, successful intercept[272]
7 November
07:01  |  Minuteman-III |  |  Vandenberg Air Force Base |  US Air Force
| US Air Force | Suborbital  | Test flight | 7 November | Successful
28 November
07:00  |  KSLV-2 Pilot Vehicle |  |  Naro Space Center |  KARI
Boilerplate  | KARI | Suborbital  | Test flight | 28 November | Successful
Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi)
29 November |  Astra (Test Flight 2)  |  |  Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska |  Astra Space
| Astra Space | Suborbital  | Flight test | 29 November | Launch failure[273]
30 November |  Khorramshahr |  |  Semnan |  AFIRI
| AFIRI | Suborbital  | Missile test | 30 November | Successful
7 December
11:06  |  Black Brant X  |  |  Ny-Ålesund |  NASA
VISIONS-2 1  | GSFC | Suborbital  | Ionosphere research | 7 December | Successful
Apogee: 805 kilometres (500 mi)
7 December
11:08  |  Black Brant X  |  |  Ny-Ålesund |  NASA
VISIONS-2 2  | GSFC | Suborbital  | Ionosphere research | 7 December | Successful
Apogee: 600 kilometres (370 mi)
8 December
08:26  |  Black Brant XIIA  |  |  Andøya |  NASA
TRICE-2-High | UoI | Suborbital  | Electrodynamics | 8 December | Successful
Apogee: 1,042 kilometres (647 mi)
8 December
08:28  |  Black Brant XIIA  |  |  Andøya |  NASA
TRICE-2-Low | UoI | Suborbital  | Electrodynamics | 8 December | Successful
Apogee: 756 kilometres (470 mi)
9 December
15:43  |  VS-30 |  |  Alcântara |  AEB
PSR-01  | INPE | Suborbital  | Test | 9 December | Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)?
10 December |  IRBM-T1  |  |  C-17, Pacific Ocean  |  MDA
FTI-03 Target  | MDA | Suborbital  | ABM target | 10 December | Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
10 December |  SM-3 Block IIA  |  |  Pacific Missile Range Facility |  US Navy
FTI-03 Interceptor  | MDA | Suborbital  | ABM test | 10 December | Successful
Ballistic missile interceptor, successful intercept[274]
10 December
08:00  |  Agni V |  |  Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV  |  DRDO
| DRDO  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 10 December | Successful
Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi)
10 December |  RS-12M Topol |  |  Kapustin Yar |  RVSN
| RVSN | Suborbital  | Missile test | 10 December | Launch failure[275]
13 December
16:00  |  SpaceShipTwo | VP-03 |  White Knight Two, from Mojave Spaceport |  Virgin Galactic
VSS Unity | Virgin Galactic | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 December | Successful
First crewed sub-orbital high altitude flight of SpaceShipTwo with two astronauts (Mark P. Stucky and Frederick W. Sturckow), Apogee: 82.7 kilometres (51.4 mi). Not considered a spaceflight under FAI rules, but recognized as a spaceflight under U.S. law.
18 December
07:46  |  Black Brant IX |  |  White Sands Missile Range |  NASA
DEUCE 2  | University of Colorado | Suborbital  | Astronomy | 18 December | Successful
Apogee: 282 kilometres (175 mi)
26 December
09:59  |  UR-100NU  |  |  Yasniy  |  RVSN
Avangard | RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 26 December | Successful[276]
Yu-71 Hypersonic Vehicle Test, Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)?

## Deep-space rendezvous

[edit]

Date (GMT)  | Spacecraft  | Event  | Remarks

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|
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7 February  | Juno | 11th perijove of Jupiter |
1 April  | Juno | 12th perijove  |
17 May  | TESS | Gravity assist by the Moon | Closest approach: 8,100 kilometres (5,000 mi)
24 May  | Juno | 13th perijove  |
25 May  | Queqiao | Moon flyby  | In Earth–Moon L2 halo orbit[277]
25 May  | Longjiang-1 | Moon flyby  | Failed lunar orbital injection[97]
25 May  | Longjiang-2 | Injection into Selenocentric orbit | Preliminary orbit was 350 × 13800 km, inclined 21° to the equator[98]
27 June[1] | Hayabusa2 | Arrival at asteroid Ryugu |
16 July  | Juno | 14th perijove  |
7 September  | Juno | 15th perijove  |
21 September  | HIBOU (ROVER-1A) | Landing on Ryugu  |
21 September  | OWL (ROVER-1B) | Landing on Ryugu  |
3 October  | MASCOT | Landing on Ryugu  |
3 October  | Parker Solar Probe | First gravity assist at Venus |
29 October  | Juno | 16th perijove  |
6 November  | Parker Solar Probe | First perihelion | Occurred at 03:28 UTC, a distance of 25 million km from the Sun. New record for the fastest spacecraft (95 km/s).
26 November  | InSight | Arrival at Mars | Successful landing at Elysium Planitia, coordinates 4°30′09″N 135°37′24″E﻿ / ﻿4.5024°N 135.6234°E﻿ / 4.5024; 135.6234.[278]
26 November  | MarCO A, B | Mars flyby  | Data relays for InSight lander
3 December  | OSIRIS-REx | Arrival at asteroid Bennu[2] | Approach phase operations began on 17 August
12 December  | Chang'e 4 | Injection into Selenocentric orbit  | Preliminary orbit 100 × 400 km, en route to a landing attempt on the Lunar farside[279]
21 December  | Juno | 17th perijove  |

## Extravehicular activities (EVAs)

[edit]

See also: List of spacewalks since 2015 § 2018 spacewalks

Start Date/Time  | Duration  | End Time  | Spacecraft  | Crew  | Remarks

|
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23 January
11:49  | 7 hours
24 minutes  | 19:13  | Expedition 54
ISS Quest |

* Mark T. Vande Hei
* Scott D. Tingle

* Replacement of latching end effector-B (LEE-B) for the space station remote manipulator system (SSRMS)

2 February
15:34  | 8 hours
13 minutes  | 23:47  | Expedition 54
ISS Pirs |

* Alexander Misurkin
* Anton Shkaplerov

* Dismantling Lira electronics assembly
* Installation of upgraded electronics unit
* Jettisoning of removed unit
* Test exposure unit retrieval
* Biorisk retrieval
* Foot restraint relocation

16 February
12:00  | 5 hours
57 minutes  | 17:57  | Expedition 54
ISS Quest |

* Mark T. Vande Hei
* Norishige Kanai

* Finished removal and replacement of latching end effector on POA
* Replaced LEE camera, installed ground strap on Canadarm2
* Brought failed LEE inside
* Lubricated Canadarm2
* Moved tool platform on Dextre
* Adjusted struts on flex hose rotary coupler

29 March
13:33  | 6 hours
10 minutes  | 19:43  | Expedition 55
ISS Quest |

* Richard R. Arnold
* Andrew J. Feustel

* Node 3 external wireless antenna install
* P1 truss ammonia jumper remove (P1-3-2 RBVM)
* CP8 camera group replacement
* S0 ammonia jumper relocate to ESP-1
* APFR relocate to ESP-1
* Bolt preps on ESP-2

16 May
11:39  | 6 hours
31 minutes  | 18:10  | Expedition 55
ISS Quest |

* Richard R. Arnold
* Andrew J. Feustel

* Relocation of two pump flow control subassembly (PFCS) units
* Replace the camera port-13 (CP-13) external television camera group (ETVCG)
* Replacement of the space to ground transmit/receive controller (SGTRC)

14 June
08:06[280] | 6 hours
49 minutes | 14:55  | Expedition 56
ISS Quest |

* Andrew J. Feustel
* Richard R. Arnold

* Installed new cameras to monitor the approach and docking maneuvers of commercial crew spacecraft
* Replaced a defective camera and lighting on the right side of the station
* Closed the cover of the Cloud Aerosol Transport System instrument

15 August
16:17  | 7 hours
46 minutes  | 00:03 on 16 August  | Expedition 56
ISS Pirs |

* Oleg Artemyev
* Sergey Prokopyev

* Deployed four cubesats built by Russian students
* Installed antennas and cables for the Icarus animal-tracking device
* Retrieved two materials exposure packages from the Zvezda hull[281]

11 December
15:59  | 7 hours
45 minutes  | 21:44  | Expedition 57
ISS Pirs |

* Oleg Kononenko
* Sergey Prokopyev

* Inspected damage to the hull of Soyuz MS-09[282]

## Space debris events

[edit]

Date/Time (UTC)  | Source object | Event type | Pieces tracked  | Remarks

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|
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31 August  | Centaur upper stage  | Unknown  | 80  |
22 December
07:12  | Orbcomm
OG1 FM 16  | Satellite breakup  | 34+  | Orbcomm OG1 sat FM 16 disintegrated for unknown reasons.[283]

## Orbital launch statistics

[edit]

See also: Timeline of spaceflight

### By country

[edit]

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. As examples, Soyuz launches by Arianespace in Kourou are counted under Russia because Soyuz-2 is a Russian rocket and Electron launches from Mahia in New Zealand count as USA launches.

Country  | Launches  | Successes  | Failures  | Partial
failures  | Remarks

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|

|  China | 39 | 38 | 1 | 0 | China surpassed its previous record of 22 launches in 2016. The only failure was the maiden flight of private rocket Zhuque-1.
|  Europe | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | During Ariane 5 flight VA241 in January, two launched satellites were placed on an off-nominal orbit.
|  India | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | GSAT-6A launch was a success, but the satellite failed.
|  Japan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
|  Russia | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | Includes three European Soyuz launches from Kourou, French Guiana by Arianespace. Crewed Soyuz MS-10 launch failure, two cosmonauts landed safely.
|  United States | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | Includes three Electron launches from Mahia. In January, Zuma launch was a success, satellite was reported lost but actual status is classified.
Total | 114 | 111 | 2 | 1 |

### By rocket

[edit]

Antares

Ariane

Atlas

Delta

Electron

Falcon

GSLV

H-II

Long March

PSLV

R-7

Vega

Others

* Antares 200
* Ariane 5
* Atlas V
* Delta II
* Delta IV
* Delta IV Heavy
* Electron
* Falcon 9 new
* Falcon 9 reused
* Falcon Heavy
* GSLV Mk II
* H-IIA
* H-IIB
* Long March 2
* Long March 3
* Long March 4
* Long March 11
* PSLV
* Soyuz-FG
* Soyuz-2 (Russia)
* Soyuz-ST (Europe)
* Proton-M
* Rokot
* Vega
* Others

#### By family

[edit]

Family  | Country  | Launches  | Successes  | Failures  | Partial failures  | Remarks

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|

Antares |  United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ariane |  Europe | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Atlas |  United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Delta |  United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Electron |  United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Epsilon |  Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Falcon |  United States | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
GSLV |  India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
GSLV Mk III |  India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
H-II |  Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Kuaizhou |  China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Long March |  China | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
PSLV |  India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
R-7 |  Russia | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
S-Series |  Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final orbital flight
Universal Rocket |  Russia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Vega |  Europe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Zhuque |  China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight

#### By type

[edit]

Rocket  | Country  | Family  | Launches  | Successes  | Failures  | Partial failures  | Remarks

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|
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|

Antares 200 |  United States | Antares | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ariane 5 |  Europe | Ariane | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Atlas V |  United States | Atlas | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Delta II |  United States | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight
Delta IV |  United States | Delta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Electron |  United States | Electron | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Epsilon |  Japan | Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Falcon 9 |  United States | Falcon | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
GSLV |  India | GSLV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
GSLV Mk III |  India | GSLV Mk III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
H-IIA |  Japan | H-II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
H-IIB |  Japan | H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kuaizhou 1 |  China | Kuaizhou | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 2 |  China | Long March | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 3 |  China | Long March | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 4 |  China | Long March | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 11 |  China | Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Proton |  Russia | Universal Rocket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
PSLV |  India | PSLV | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz |  Russia | R-7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Soyuz-2 or ST |  Russia | R-7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
SS-520 |  Japan | S-Series | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final orbital flight
UR-100 |  Russia | Universal Rocket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Vega |  Europe | Vega | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Zhuque-1 |  China | Zhuque | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Only flight

#### By configuration

[edit]

Rocket  | Country  | Type  | Launches  | Successes  | Failures  | Partial failures  | Remarks

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Antares 230 |  United States | Antares 200 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ariane 5 ECA |  Europe | Ariane 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Ariane 5 ES |  Europe | Ariane 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight
Atlas V 401 |  United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Atlas V 411 |  United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Atlas V 541 |  United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Atlas V 551 |  United States | Atlas V | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Delta II 7420 |  United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight
Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) |  United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight
Delta IV Heavy |  United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Epsilon |  Japan | Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Electron |  United States | Electron | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Falcon 9 Full Thrust |  United States | Falcon 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Final flight
Falcon 9 Block 5 |  United States | Falcon 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
Falcon Heavy |  United States | Falcon 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight
GSLV Mk II |  India | GSLV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
GSLV Mk III |  India | GSLV Mk III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
H-IIA 202 |  Japan | H-IIA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
H-IIA 204 |  Japan | H-IIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H-IIB |  Japan | H-IIB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kuaizhou 1A |  China | Kuaizhou | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 2C |  China | Long March 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 2D |  China | Long March 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 3A |  China | Long March 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 3B/E |  China | Long March 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 3B/E / YZ-1 |  China | Long March 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 3C/E |  China | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 4B |  China | Long March 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 4C |  China | Long March 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Long March 11 |  China | Long March 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Proton-M / Briz-M |  Russia | Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
PSLV-CA |  India | PSLV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
PLSV-XL |  India | PSLV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rokot / Briz-KM |  Russia | UR-100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz-FG |  Russia | Soyuz | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Soyuz-2.1a or ST-A |  Russia | Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz-2.1a or ST-A / Fregat-M |  Russia | Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B |  Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B / Fregat-M |  Russia | Soyuz-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B / Fregat-MT |  Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Soyuz-2-1v / Volga |  Russia | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SS-520-5 |  Japan | SS-520 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final orbital flight
Vega |  Europe | Vega | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Zhuque-1 |  China | Zhuque-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Only flight

### By spaceport

[edit]

China

France

India

Japan

Kazakhstan

New Zealand

Russia

United States

* Jiuquan
* Taiyuan
* Xichang
* Kourou
* Satish Dhawan
* Tanegashima
* Uchinoura
* Baikonur
* Mahia
* Plesetsk
* Vostochny
* Cape Canaveral
* Kennedy
* MARS
* Vandenberg

Site  | Country  | Launches  | Successes  | Failures  | Partial failures  | Remarks

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|

Baikonur |  Kazakhstan | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Cape Canaveral |  United States | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
Jiuquan |  China | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
Kennedy |  United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kourou |  France | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Mahia |  New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
MARS |  United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Plesetsk |  Russia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Satish Dhawan |  India | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Taiyuan |  China | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Tanegashima |  Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Uchinoura |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Vandenberg |  United States | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Vostochny |  Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Xichang |  China | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 114 | 110 | 3 | 1 |

### By orbit

[edit]

Low Earth

Medium Earth

Geosynchronous / transfer

High Earth

Heliocentric orbit

* Low Earth
* Low Earth (ISS)
* Low Earth (SSO)
* Low Earth (retrograde)
* Medium Earth
* Geosychronous (transfer)
* High Earth
* Heliocentric

Orbital regime  | Launches  | Achieved  | Not achieved  | Accidentally
achieved  | Remarks

|
|
|
|
|

Transatmospheric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Low Earth / Sun-synchronous | 67 | 64 | 3 | 0 | Zuma, Soyuz MS-10 and Zhuque-1 lost
Geosynchronous / GTO | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | Ariane VA241 underperformed
Medium Earth | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
High Earth / Lunar transfer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 114 | 110 | 3 | 1 |

## References

[edit]

Notes

1. ^ Clockwise from top

* Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, with "Starman" aboard, is launched from the Earth into heliocentric orbit following the successful maiden test flight of the Falcon Heavy.
* Animation of photographs of 101955 Bennu taken by the PolyCam instrument aboard the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.
* Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko inspects the exterior of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft, after the discovery of a 2 mm hole in the spacecraft that caused a temporary air leakage aboard the International Space Station.
* First light of the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) aboard the InSight spacecraft, with the plains of Elysium Planitia in the background.

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* McDowell, Jonathan. "GCAT Orbital Launch Log".
* Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
* Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
* Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
* Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
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* "Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).

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