List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2021

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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the second half of the year 2021, including launches planned for 2021 without a specific launch date.

Contents

For all other spaceflight activities, see 2021 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2021, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2021. For launches in 2022, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2022.

Orbital launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC)Outcome
Remarks

July

1 July
12:48:33 [1] [2]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat ST33 Flag of Russia.svg Vostochny Site 1S Flag of France.svg Arianespace / Flag of Russia.svg Starsem
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg OneWeb × 36 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
3 July
02:51 [3] [4]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 2D 2D-Y74 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Taiyuan LC-9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01B Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 01, 02, 03 Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xingshidai-10ADA SpaceLow Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
4 July
23:28 [5]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 4C 4C-Y43 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan SLS-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fengyun 3E [7] CMA Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbitOperational
6 July
15:53 [8]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3C/E 3C-Y18 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianlian I-05 CNSA Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
9 July
11:59 [9] [10]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 6 Y6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Taiyuan LC-16 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhuzhou-1 (Zhongzi-02) × 5 [12] Zhuzhou State Investment Group Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
19 July
00:19 [13]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 2C 2C-Y49 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yaogan 30-10A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yaogan 30-10B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yaogan 30-10C CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianqi-15Guodian Gaoke Low Earth IoT In orbitOperational
A fairing recovery system using parachutes was tested on this launch.
21 July
14:58:25 [14] [15]
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Nauka Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly In orbitOperational
Nauka was launched along with the European Robotic Arm. [16]
27 July [17] [18] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 2C ? Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fractional Orbital Bombardment System PLARF Transatmospheric Earth orbit Hypersonic glide vehicle test27 JulySuccessful
29 July
04:01 [19]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 2D 2D-Y62 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan SLS-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianhui-1D CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
29 July
06:00 [20] [21]
Flag of the United States.svg Electron "It’s a Little Chile Up Here" Flag of New Zealand.svg Mahia LC-1A Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Lab
Flag of the United States.svg Monolith U.S. Space Force Low Earth Space weather
Technology demonstration
In orbitOperational
Return to flight for Electron following the May 2021 launch failure, flying the Space Force's Monolith satellite as the STP-27RM mission.
30 July
21:00 [22]
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 5 ECA VA254 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-3 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of France.svg Eutelsat Quantum Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of Brazil.svg Star One D2 Star One Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational

August

3 August
07:39 [23] [24]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hyperbola-1 Y5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan LS-95B Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg i-Space
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jilin-1 Mofang-01A Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 3 AugustLaunch failure
Second failure in a row for the Hyperbola-1 launcher. Rocket failed to achieve correct orbit insertion after a malfunctioning in fairing separation. [25] Jilin-1 Mofang-01A would have been the first fourth-generation Jilin-1 satellite, with a reduced payload mass of 18 kg (40 lb). [26]
4 August
11:01 [27] [28]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 6 Y7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Taiyuan LC-16 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of Germany.svg KL-Beta AKLEO ConnectLow Earth (Polar) Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of Germany.svg KL-Beta BKLEO ConnectLow Earth (Polar) Communications In orbitOperational
Second set of "global multimedia satellites" [29] built by CAS for KLEO Connect. [30] [31]
5 August
16:30:05 [32]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B/E 3B-Y76 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChinaSat 2E China Satcom Geosynchronous Military communications In orbitOperational
10 August
22:01:05 [33]
Flag of the United States.svg Antares 230+ Flag of the United States.svg MARS LP-0A Flag of the United States.svg Northrop Grumman
Flag of the United States.svg Cygnus NG-16
S.S. Ellison Onizuka
NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 15 DecemberSuccessful
Flag of the United States.svg PIRPL [36] [37] SDA / MDA Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
PIRPL was deployed after NG-16 undocked from the space station.
12 August
00:13 [38]
Flag of India.svg GSLV Mk II F10 [39] Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan SLP Flag of India.svg ISRO
Flag of India.svg EOS-03 (GISAT-1) ISRO Geosynchronous Earth observation 12 AugustLaunch failure
Launch failed due to third stage ignition failure.
17 August
01:47:06 [40]
Flag of Europe.svg Vega VV19 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELV Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Europe.svg Pléiades-Neo 4 [42] Airbus Defence and Space Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of France.svg BRO-4UnseenLabsLow Earth (SSO) SIGINT In orbitOperational
Flag of Italy.svg LEDSAT [44] Sapienza University of Rome Low Earth (SSO)EducationIn orbitOperational
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Hungary.svg RADCUBE ESA / C3S HungaryLow Earth (SSO) Space weather In orbitOperational
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Finland.svg SUNSTORM ESA / Reaktor Space Lab Low Earth (SSO) Space weather In orbitOperational
SSMS piggyback mission. [45]
18 August
22:32 [46] [47]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 4B 4B-Y50 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Taiyuan LC-9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianhui-2 02A CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianhui-2 02B CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
21 August
22:13:40 [48] [49]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat ST34 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 31/6 Flag of France.svg Arianespace / Flag of Russia.svg Starsem
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg OneWeb × 34 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
24 August
11:15 [50] [51]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 2C / YZ-1S 2C-Y51 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan SLS-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg RSW-01 CAST Low Earth (Polar) Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg RSW-02 CAST Low Earth (Polar) Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Undisclosed payload DFH Satellite Low Earth (Polar) Communications In orbitOperational
24 August
15:41 [52]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B/E 3B-Y78 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg TJS-7 SAST Geosynchronous SIGINT In orbitOperational
28 August
22:35 [53] [54]
Flag of the United States.svg Rocket 3.3 LV0006 [55] Flag of the United States.svg Kodiak LP-3B Flag of the United States.svg Astra
Flag of the United States.svg STP-27AD1 U.S. Space Force Low Earth Flight test 28 AugustLaunch failure
Third Rocket 3 orbital launch attempt and first Rocket 3 commercial flight. Vehicle also known as Rocket 3.3, which became the standard configuration used for subsequent Rocket 3 launches. [56] STP-27AD1 consisted of equipment attached to the upper stage to verify the rocket's performance during launch. [57] Terminated at an altitude of approximately 50 km (31 mi) due to an engine failure at liftoff, which precluded the possibility of reaching orbit.
29 August
07:14:49 [58]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-124 Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39A Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX CRS-23 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 1 October
02:57 [59]
Successful
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Binar-1 [62] Curtin University Low Earth Technology demonstration 30 September 2022 [63] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg CAPSat [66] UIUC Low Earth Quantum annealing 18 September 2022 [67] Successful
Flag of Australia (converted).svg CUAVA-1 [70] CUAVA Low Earth Technology demonstration 2 September 2022 [71] Successful
Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of Japan.svg Maya-3 [72] DOST / Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration 4 August 2022 [74] Successful
Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of Japan.svg Maya-4 [72] DOST / Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration 8 August 2022 [76] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg PR-CuNaR2 (NanoRocks-2) [77] [80] UIPR Low Earth Education 30 August 2022 [81] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg SPACE HAUC [82] UMass Lowell Low Earth Technology demonstration 11 April 2022 [84] Successful
The ELaNa 37 mission launched on this flight. [85] Binar-1, Maya-3, Maya-4, and CUAVA-1 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 6 October 2021. CAPSat, PR-CuNaR2, and SPACE HAUC were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 12 October 2021. [86]

September

3 September
01:59:00 [87] [88]
Flag of the United States.svg Firefly Alpha FLTA001 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-2W Flag of the United States.svg Firefly
Flag of the United States.svg BSS1 (DFAST Demonstrator) [89] [91] Benchmark Space Low Earth Technology demonstration 3 SeptemberLaunch failure
Flag of the United States.svg Firefly Capsule 1 [89] Firefly Low Earth Education
Flag of the United States.svg Hiapo [89] [93] Hawaii Science and Technology Museum Low Earth Thermospheric research
Flag of the United States.svg Spinnaker-3 [89] [95] Purdue University Low Earth Technology demonstration
Flag of the United States.svg TIS Serenity [89] [97] Teachers in Space, Inc. Low Earth Education
Flag of Greece.svg PicoBus [98] Libre Space Foundation Low Earth PocketQube deployer
Flag of Spain.svg FOSSASAT 1b [98] FOSSA Systems Low Earth LoRa communications
Flag of Spain.svg FOSSASAT 2 [98] FOSSA Systems Low Earth Photography
Flag of Spain.svg GENESIS L [98] AMSAT-EA Low Earth Amateur radio/Propulsion
Flag of Spain.svg GENESIS N [98] AMSAT-EA Low Earth Amateur radio/Propulsion
Flag of Greece.svg QUBIK 1 [98] Libre Space Foundation Low Earth Amateur radio
Flag of Greece.svg QUBIK 2 [98] Libre Space Foundation Low Earth Amateur radio
First flight of the Firefly Alpha commercial smallsat launcher. Over twenty rideshare payloads were manifested through Firefly's Dedicated Research and Education Accelerator Mission (DREAM) program. [99] [100] Failure occurred about two minutes after liftoff.
7 September
03:01 [101]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 4C 4C-Y40 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Taiyuan LC-9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gaofen-5 02 Ministry of Ecology and Environment Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
9 September
11:50 [102]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B/E 3B-Y86 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChinaSat 9B China Satcom Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Replacement for ChinaSat 9A.
9 September
19:59:47 [103] [104]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1v / Volga Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Site 43/4 Flag of Russia.svg RVSN RF
Flag of Russia.svg EO MKA №1 (Kosmos 2551) [106] Ministry of Defence Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance 20 October
04:43
Spacecraft failure
Operational successor to EMKA (Kosmos 2525). The identity of this military satellite is disputed; it may be EMKA №2 or Razbeg №1. Failed in orbit shortly after launch. [107]
14 September
03:55:50 [108]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 2-1 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-4E Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Starlink × 51 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
First launch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, to a 70-degree orbital inclination. [109] First Starlink V1.5 satellites, featuring laser inter-satellite links.
14 September
18:07:19 [110]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat ST35 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 31/6 Flag of France.svg Arianespace / Flag of Russia.svg Starsem
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg OneWeb × 34 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
16 September
00:02:56 [111]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-126 Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39A Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Inspiration4 SpaceX Low Earth Space tourism 18 September
23:06 [112]
Successful
Crew Dragon orbital flight carrying four civilian passengers for 3 days, led by Jared Isaacman. Mission aims to raise up to $200 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by February 2022. [112] Civilian participant Hayley Arceneaux became the first human in space with a prosthesis, and the youngest American in space. [113]
20 September
07:10:11 [114]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 7 Y4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wenchang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianzhou 3 CMSA Low Earth (TSS) Space logistics 27 July 2022
03:31
Successful
Second cargo flight to the Tiangong space station.
27 September
06:19 [115] [116]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kuaizhou 1AY4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan LS-95A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ExPace
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jilin-1 Gaofen-02D Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Return-to-flight for Kuaizhou 1A following the September 2020 launch failure.
27 September
08:20 [117]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B/E 3B-Y81 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shiyan 10 CAST Molniya Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Satellite experienced a failure in orbit following successful launch. It was subsequently reactivated and commenced orbit raising in mid-October. The satellite reached its intended Molniya orbit in March 2022. [118]
27 September
18:12 [119]
Flag of the United States.svg Atlas V 401AV-092 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-3E Flag of the United States.svg ULA
Flag of the United States.svg Landsat 9 NASA  / USGS Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg CUTE CU Boulder Low Earth (SSO) Ultraviolet astronomy In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg CuPID [121] Boston University Low Earth (SSO) Space weather In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg Cesium Mission 1 × 2 [123] CesiumAstroLow Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitSpacecraft failure
The ELaNa 34 mission, consisting of two CubeSats, launched on this flight. [124] The two Cesium Mission 1 satellites experienced power failures before they could conduct their payload demonstrations. [125]

October

5 October
08:55:02 [126]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1a Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 31/6 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz MS-19 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 65/66
Space tourism
30 March 2022
11:28:26
Successful
Russian actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko stayed on the ISS for almost 12 days and returned aboard Soyuz MS-18. Scenes for the Russian space film The Challenge were shot during their stay. [127]
14 October
09:40:10 [128]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat ST36 Flag of Russia.svg Vostochny Site 1S Flag of France.svg Arianespace / Flag of Russia.svg Starsem
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg OneWeb × 36 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
14 October
10:51 [129]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 2D 2D-Y53 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Taiyuan LC-9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chinese Hα Solar Explorer (CHASE / Xihe) [131] Nanjing University / SAST Low Earth (SSO) Solar physics In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guidao Daqi Midu TSW (MD-1) CMA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg HEAD-2EHEAD AerospaceLow Earth (SSO) AIS ship tracking In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg HEAD-2FHEAD AerospaceLow Earth (SSO) AIS ship tracking In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg MOTSShanghai Lizheng SatelliteLow Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg QX-1Shenzhen DFHLow Earth (SSO) GNSS radio occultation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg SSS-1 [132] Beihang University / APSCO Low Earth (SSO)EducationIn orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianshu-1 [134] Insight Position Digital Intelligence Technology ServiceLow Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Golden Bauhinia-2ZeroG LabLow Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg SSS-2A [132] SJTU / APSCO Low Earth (SSO)EducationIn orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianyuan-1 [136] NJUST Low Earth (SSO) Space environment
Education
In orbitOperational
15 October
16:23:56 [137]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 2F Y13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan SLS-1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shenzhou 13 CMSA Low Earth (TSS) Crewed spaceflight 16 April 2022
01:56 [138]
Successful
Second crewed flight to the Tiangong space station.
16 October
09:34:00 [139]
Flag of the United States.svg Atlas V 401AV-096 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Flag of the United States.svg ULA
Flag of the United States.svg Lucy NASA Heliocentric Exploration of Jupiter trojans In orbitEn route
21 October
08:00 [140]
Flag of South Korea.svg Nuri (KSLV-II) Flag of South Korea.svg Naro LC-2 Flag of South Korea.svg KARI
Flag of South Korea.svg Dummy payload KARI Low Earth (SSO) Flight test 21 OctoberLaunch failure
Maiden flight of Nuri (also known as KSLV-II), South Korea's first indigenously developed orbital launch vehicle. The third stage shut down 46 seconds prematurely, resulting in the vehicle falling short of orbital velocity. Apogee: 700 km (430 mi). [141]
24 October
01:27:03 [142]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B/E 3B-Y83 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shijian-21 CAST Geosynchronous Space debris removal
Technology demonstration
In orbitOperational
Docked to the defunct Compass-G2 (Beidou-2 G2) satellite in late December. A large orbit-raising burn was performed on 22 January 2022 to send the satellite to a high graveyard orbit. [143]
24 October
02:10 [144]
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 5 ECA VA255 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-3 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Luxembourg.svg SES-17 SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of France.svg Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) [146] DGA Geosynchronous Military communications In orbitOperational
26 October
02:19:37 [147] [148]
Flag of Japan.svg H-IIA 202F44 Flag of Japan.svg Tanegashima LA-Y1 Flag of Japan.svg MHI
Flag of Japan.svg QZS-1R CAO Tundra Navigation In orbitOperational
Replacement for QZS-1 (Michibiki-1).
27 October
06:19 [149]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kuaizhou 1AY5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan LS-95A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ExPace
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jilin-1 Gaofen-02F Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Launch vehicle named "Kuaizhou·Xinzhou" to commemorate the rocket assembly line in Xinzhou District, Wuhan. [150] [151]
28 October
00:00:32 [152]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1a Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 31/6 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Progress MS-18 / 79P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 1 June 2022
11:51
Successful

November

3 November
07:43 [153]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 2C / YZ-1S 2C-Y41 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan SLS-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yaogan 32-02A CAS Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yaogan 32-02B CAS Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbitOperational
5 November
02:19 [154]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 6 Y8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Taiyuan LC-16 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg SDGSAT-1 (Guangmu / CASEarth) CAS Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
6 November
03:00 [155]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 2D 2D-Y63 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yaogan 35A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yaogan 35B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yaogan 35C CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbitOperational
9 November
00:55:16 [156] [157]
Flag of Japan.svg Epsilon Epsilon-5 Flag of Japan.svg Uchinoura Flag of Japan.svg JAXA
Flag of Japan.svg RAISE-2 JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitSuccessful [158]
Flag of Japan.svg HIBARI Tokyo Tech Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of Japan.svg Z-Sat MHI Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of Japan.svg DRUMS KHI Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of Japan.svg TeikyoSat-4 Teikyo University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of Japan.svg ASTERISC Chiba Institute of Technology Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of Japan.svg ARICA Aoyama Gakuin University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of Vietnam.svg Flag of Japan.svg NanoDragon [160] VNSC / Meisei Electric Low Earth (SSO) Navigation technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of Japan.svg KOSEN-1 Kochi National College of Technology Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2 mission, carrying nine satellites. [161]
11 November
02:03:31 [162]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-127 Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39A Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX Crew-3 SpaceX / NASA Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 66/67 6 May 2022
04:43 [163]
Successful
Third operational Crew Dragon mission, as part of the Commercial Crew Program.
13 November
12:19:30 [164]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 4-1 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Starlink × 53 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
16 November
09:27:55 [165] [166]
Flag of Europe.svg Vega VV20 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELV Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of France.svg CERES × 3 CNES / DGA Low Earth SIGINT In orbitOperational
18 November
01:38:13 [167]
Flag of the United States.svg Electron "Love At First Insight" Flag of New Zealand.svg Mahia LC-1A Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Lab
Flag of the United States.svg BlackSky 10 (Global-14) [168] BlackSky Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg BlackSky 11 (Global-15) [168] BlackSky Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
Second of four dedicated launches for BlackSky. [169]
20 November
01:51 [170] [171]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 4B 4B-Y52 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Taiyuan LC-9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gaofen 11-03 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbitOperational
20 November
06:16 [172]
Flag of the United States.svg Rocket 3.3 LV0007 Flag of the United States.svg Kodiak LP-3B Flag of the United States.svg Astra
Flag of the United States.svg STP-27AD2 U.S. Space Force Low Earth Flight test In orbitOperational
Fourth Rocket 3 orbital launch attempt and first to successfully reach orbit. STP-27AD2 consists of equipment attached to the upper stage to verify the rocket's performance during launch.
22 November
23:45 [173]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 4C 4C-Y37 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan SLS-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gaofen 3-02 Ministry of Natural Resources Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
24 November
06:21:02 [174]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-129 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-4E Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg DART NASA Heliocentric Asteroid redirect test26 September 2022
23:14
Successful
Flag of Italy.svg LICIACube [176] ASI Heliocentric Asteroid flybyIn orbitOperational
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft traveled to 65803 Didymos and impacted its small asteroid satellite, Dimorphos.
24 November
13:06:35 [177]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1b Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 31/6 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Progress M-UM Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Space tug 23 December
04:30
Successful
Flag of Russia.svg Prichal Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly In orbitOperational
ISS flight 6R.
24 November
23:41 [178]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kuaizhou 1AY13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan LS-95A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ExPace
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shiyan 11 CAST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
25 November
01:09:13 [179]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Site 43/4 Flag of Russia.svg VKS
Flag of Russia.svg EKS-5 (Tundra 15L, Kosmos 2552) Ministry of Defence Tundra Early warning In orbitOperational
26 November
16:40:04 [180]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B/E 3B-Y79 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChinaSat-1D China Satcom Geosynchronous Military communications In orbitOperational

December

2 December
23:12 [181]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 4-3 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Starlink × 48 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg BlackSky 12 (Global-12) [168] BlackSky Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg BlackSky 13 (Global-13) [168] BlackSky Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
Two BlackSky satellites were launched as part of the SXRS-2 rideshare mission.
5 December
00:19:20 [182]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT VS26 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELS Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Europe.svg Galileo FOC FM23 ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbitOperational
Flag of Europe.svg Galileo FOC FM24 ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbitOperational
Eighth Galileo launch with Soyuz ST-B, carrying satellites Nikolina and Shriya.
7 December
04:12 [183] [184]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ceres-1 Y2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan LS-95A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Galactic Energy
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianjin University-1 [186] Chang Guang Satellite Technology / Tianjin Yunyao AerospaceLow Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg BaoyunSpacetyLow Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration
Earth observation
In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lize-1SpacetyLow Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Golden Bauhinia-1 03ZeroG Lab / HKATGLow Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Golden Bauhinia-5Starwiz / HKATGLow Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
7 December
10:19 [187]
Flag of the United States.svg Atlas V 551AV-093 [188] Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Flag of the United States.svg ULA
Flag of the United States.svg STPSat-6 U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg LDPE-1 U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous ESPA
Technology demonstration
In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg Ascent AFRL Geosynchronous Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Space Test Program 3 (STP-3) mission. STPSat-6 hosts the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) payload. [189] Ascent was deployed from LDPE-1 on 25 January 2022. [190] [191]
8 December
07:38:15 [192]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1a Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 31/6 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz MS-20 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Space tourism 20 December
03:13
Successful
12-day mission to the ISS with a crew of three, including one professional cosmonaut and two tourists.
9 December
00:02:07 [193]
Flag of the United States.svg Electron "A Data With Destiny" Flag of New Zealand.svg Mahia LC-1A Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Lab
Flag of the United States.svg BlackSky 14 (Global-16) [168] BlackSky Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg BlackSky 15 (Global-17) [168] BlackSky Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
Third of four dedicated launches for BlackSky. [169]
9 December
06:00 [194]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-131 Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39A Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Italy.svg IXPE NASA / ASI Low Earth X-ray astronomy In orbitOperational
Designated SMEX-14 under NASA's Small Explorers program.
10 December
00:11 [195]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 4B 4B-Y47 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan SLS-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shijian-6 05A CNSA Low Earth (SSO) ELINT In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shijian-6 05B CNSA Low Earth (SSO) ELINT In orbitOperational
13 December
12:07:00 [196]
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / Briz-M Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Ekspress-AMU3 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of Russia.svg Ekspress-AMU7 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Ekspress-AMU3 and AMU7 will replace Ekspress-AM33 and Ekspress-A4, respectively. [197] This mission could also be considered as a partial launch failure. An anomaly occurred during the firing of the Briz-M upper stage, leaving the satellites in an out-specifications orbit, so that the satellites had to do salvage maneuvers to reach their intended orbits. [198]
13 December
16:09 [199]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B/E 3B-Y82 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianlian II-02 CNSA Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
15 December
02:00 [200] [201]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kuaizhou 1AY17 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan LS-95A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ExPace
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg GeeSAT-1A Geespace Low Earth Navigation 15 DecemberLaunch failure
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg GeeSAT-1B Geespace Low Earth Navigation
18 December
12:41:40 [202]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 4-4 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-4E Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Starlink × 52 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
First time a Falcon 9 first stage booster flew for an eleventh time.
19 December
03:58:39 [203]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-133 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of Turkey.svg Türksat 5B Türksat Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
New record for the shortest time between two SpaceX Falcon 9 launches at 15 hours and 17 minutes.
21 December
10:07:08 [204]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-134 Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39A Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX CRS-24 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 24 January 2022
21:05
Successful
Flag of the United States.svg DAILI The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth Ionospheric research 26 June 2022 [206] Successful
Flag of Italy.svg FEES2 [209] GP Advanced Projects Low Earth Technology demonstration 16 November 2022 [210] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg GASPACS USU Low Earth Technology demonstration 22 May 2022 [212] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg GT-1 [215] Georgia Tech Low Earth Technology demonstration 19 June 2022 [216] Successful
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Light-1 [219] UAESA / NSSA Low Earth TGF research 16 January 2023 [220] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg PATCOOL University of Florida / NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration 18 November 2022 [222] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg TARGIT GTRC Low Earth Technology demonstration 3 May 2022 [224] Successful
Light-1 is the first Bahraini satellite (in partnership with the UAE). The ELaNa 38 mission, consisting of four CubeSats (DAILI, GASPACS, PATCOOL, and TARGIT), launched on this flight. [225] FEES2, GASPACS, PATCOOL, DAILI, and TARGIT were deployed into orbit from ISS on 26 January 2022. [226] [227] [228] [229] Light-1 and GT-1 were deployed on 3 February 2022. [230]
22 December
15:32:00 [231]
Flag of Japan.svg H-IIA 204F45 Flag of Japan.svg Tanegashima LA-Y1 Flag of Japan.svg MHI
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Inmarsat-6 F1 [233] Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
23 December
10:12 [234]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 7A 7A-Y3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wenchang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shiyan 12-01 CAST Geosynchronous Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shiyan 12-02 CAST Geosynchronous Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
25 December
12:20 [235]
Flag of Europe.svg Ariane 5 ECA VA256 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-3 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Webb Space Telescope NASA / ESA / CSA Sun–Earth L2,
Halo orbit
Astronomy In orbitOperational
International space observatory mission utilizing a long-wavelength visible and infrared telescope. Launching to L2.
26 December
03:11:31 [236] [237]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 4C 4C-Y39 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Taiyuan LC-9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ziyuan I-02E Ministry of Natural Resources Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg XW-3 (CAS-9)CAMSATLow Earth (SSO) Amateur radio In orbitOperational
27 December
13:10:37 [238] [239]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat ST37 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 31/6 Flag of France.svg Arianespace / Flag of Russia.svg Starsem
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg OneWeb × 36 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
27 December
19:00 [240] [241]
Flag of Russia.svg Angara A5 / Persei Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Site 35/1 Flag of Russia.svg RVSN RF
Flag of Russia.svg IPN-1 (dummy payload) Khrunichev Intended: Geocentric supersynchronous
Actual: Low Earth
Flight test 5 January 2022
21:08 [242]
Partial launch failure
Flight test of Persei, a Blok DM-03 upper stage variant for Angara. The upper stage failed to restart for its second planned burn, leaving itself and the dummy payload in a rapidly decaying low Earth orbit.
29 December
11:13 [243]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 2D 2D-Y41 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan SLS-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianhui-4 CNSA Low Earth (Polar) Earth observation In orbitOperational
29 December
16:43:03 [244]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B/E 3B-Y84 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xichang LC-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg TJS-9 CAST Geosynchronous SIGINT In orbitOperational
30 December
03:30 [245] [246]
Flag of Iran.svg Simorgh Flag of Iran.svg Semnan LP-2 Flag of Iran.svg ISA
Flag of Iran.svg TBA ISA Low Earth TBAIn orbitLaunch failure
Flag of Iran.svg TBA ISA Low Earth TBAIn orbitLaunch failure
Flag of Iran.svg TBA ISA Low Earth TBAIn orbitLaunch failure
Iranian state media reported a successful flight, but no objects were detected in orbit following this launch. Reported apogee: 470 km (290 mi).

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC)Outcome
Remarks
3 July
08:45:01 [247] [248]
Flag of Japan.svg Momo F7 Flag of Japan.svg Taiki Flag of Japan.svg Interstellar Technologies
Flag of Japan.svg Infrasound sensor Kochi University of Technology SuborbitalAtmospheric research3 July 2021
08:55
Successful
Apogee: 99–100 km (62 mi). Naming rights sold to Sunco Industries, which chose to name this vehicle Screw Rocket (ねじのロケット, Neji no Rocket) to draw attention to the large number of Sunco screws used on Momo rockets. [247] A single rose from Hana-Cupid was also launched on this flight. [248]
7 July
18:00 [249]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Dynamo-2 Flag of the United States.svg Wallops Flight Facility Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg Dynamo-2 Goddard Space Flight Center SuborbitalAtmospheric research7 JulySuccessful
Dynamos, Winds, and Electric Fields in the Daytime Lower Ionosphere-2 (Dynamo-2) mission to investigate the atmospheric dynamo. First of two launches. Apogee: 122 km (76 mi).
7 July [250] Flag of Russia.svg Target ballistic missile Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Russia.svg Ministry of Defence SuborbitalMissile target7 JulySuccessful
Intercepted by S-500 missile.
7 July [250] Flag of Russia.svg S-500 Flag of Russia.svg Kapustin Yar Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Russia.svg Kill vehicle Ministry of Defence SuborbitalMissile test7 JulySuccessful
S-500 intercepted target ballistic missile.
11 July
15:25 [251]
Flag of the United States.svg SpaceShipTwo Unity 22 Flag of the United States.svg Spaceport America Flag of the United States.svg Virgin Galactic
Flag of the United States.svg Virgin Galactic Unity 22 Virgin Galactic Suborbital Crewed spaceflight 11 July
15:38
Successful
Apogee: 86.1 km (53.5 mi). Second VSS Unity test flight carrying two pilots and four passengers including company founder Richard Branson.
11 July
17:56 [249] [252]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Dynamo-2 Flag of the United States.svg Wallops Flight Facility Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg Dynamo-2 Goddard Space Flight Center SuborbitalAtmospheric research11 JulySuccessful
Dynamos, Winds, and Electric Fields in the Daytime Lower Ionosphere-2 (Dynamo-2) mission to investigate the atmospheric dynamo. Second of two launches.
16 July [253] [254] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Reusable Suborbital Carrier Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
CASC Suborbital Test flight 16 JulySuccessful
First test flight of the Reusable Suborbital Carrier (亚轨道重复使用运载器). It successfully landed at Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport. [253]
17 July [255] Flag of Turkey.svg SORS Flag of Turkey.svg Sinop Test Center Flag of Turkey.svg Delta V
Flag of Turkey.svg Roketsan Suborbital Test flight 17 JulySuccessful
Apogee: >50 mi (>80 km). First flight test of the Probe Rocket System (SORS).
20 July
13:11 [256]
Flag of the United States.svg New Shepard NS-16 Flag of the United States.svg Corn Ranch Flag of the United States.svg Blue Origin
Flag of the United States.svg Blue Origin NS-16 Blue Origin Suborbital Crewed spaceflight 20 July
13:21
Successful
First crewed flight of the New Shepard suborbital vehicle. Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark joined Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen on this flight. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi).
24 July [257] Flag of the United States.svg SRBM FTM-33 Flag of the United States.svg Barking Sands Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Navy
Flag of the United States.svg U.S Navy SuborbitalMissile target24 JulySuccessful
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Mock short-range ballistic missiles used as targets for SM-6 Dual II interceptors. One missile was confirmed to have been intercepted while the other was not. (1 of 2).
24 July [257] Flag of the United States.svg SRBM FTM-33 Flag of the United States.svg Barking Sands Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Navy
Flag of the United States.svg U.S Navy SuborbitalMissile target24 JulySuccessful
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Mock short-range ballistic missiles used as targets for SM-6 Dual II interceptors. One missile was confirmed to have been intercepted while the other was not. (2 of 2).
24 July [257] Flag of the United States.svg SM-6 Dual II FTM-33 Flag of the United States.svg USS Ralph Johnson Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Navy
Flag of the United States.svg Kill vehicle U.S Navy SuborbitalInterceptor24 JulySuccessful
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Interceptor targeting two mock short-range ballistic missiles. (1 of 4)
24 July [257] Flag of the United States.svg SM-6 Dual II FTM-33 Flag of the United States.svg USS Ralph Johnson Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Navy
Flag of the United States.svg Kill vehicle U.S Navy SuborbitalInterceptor24 JulySuccessful
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Interceptor targeting two mock short-range ballistic missiles. (2 of 4)
24 July [257] Flag of the United States.svg SM-6 Dual II FTM-33 Flag of the United States.svg USS Ralph Johnson Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Navy
Flag of the United States.svg Kill vehicle U.S Navy SuborbitalInterceptor24 JulySuccessful
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Interceptor targeting two mock short-range ballistic missiles. (3 of 4)
24 July [257] Flag of the United States.svg SM-6 Dual II FTM-33 Flag of the United States.svg USS Ralph Johnson Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Navy
Flag of the United States.svg Kill vehicle U.S Navy SuborbitalInterceptor24 JulySuccessful
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Interceptor targeting two mock short-range ballistic missiles. (4 of 4)
26 July
20:30 [258]
Flag of Japan.svg S-520 S-520-31 Flag of Japan.svg Uchinoura Flag of Japan.svg JAXA
Flag of Japan.svg DES Demonstration JAXA Suborbital Technology demonstration 26 July
20:38
Successful
Apogee: 235 km (146 mi). [258] Detonation engine system (DES) technology demonstration, combining pulse detonation engine and rotating detonation engine technologies. [259] [260]
28 July [261] Flag of the United States.svg AGM-183 ARRW ARRW BTF-1 Flag of the United States.svg Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Air Force
Flag of the United States.svg Booster Test Vehicle 1b (BTV-1b) U.S. Air Force Suborbital Flight test 28 JulyLaunch failure
Solid rocket motor failed to ignite after airdropped over the Point Mugu Sea Range.
28 July [262] Flag of Ukraine.svg Tochka-U Flag of Ukraine.svg Alibey firing range Flag of Ukraine.svg Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ministry of Defence of Ukraine SuborbitalMissile test28 JulySuccessful
Launch of two Tochka-U missiles (1 of 2).
29 July [262] Flag of Ukraine.svg Tochka-U Flag of Ukraine.svg Alibey firing range Flag of Ukraine.svg Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ministry of Defence of Ukraine SuborbitalMissile test29 JulySuccessful
Launch of two Tochka-U missiles (2 of 2).
30 July
18:20 [263] [264]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX MaGIXS Flag of the United States.svg White Sands Missile Range Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrometer Marshall Space Flight Center Suborbital Heliophysics 30 JulySuccessful
Apogee: 308 km (191 mi). [265]
31 July
08:00 [266]
Flag of Japan.svg Momo F6 Flag of Japan.svg Taiki Flag of Japan.svg Interstellar Technologies
Flag of Japan.svg TENGA Message Pod Tenga Suborbital Space advertising 31 July
08:10
Successful
Flag of Japan.svg TENGA Robo Tenga Suborbital Space advertising
Apogee: 92 km (57 mi). First of three Interstellar Technologies launches sponsored by Tenga. Flew after Momo F7.
11 August
07:53 [267]
Flag of the United States.svg Minuteman-III Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg LF-09 Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Air Force
Flag of the United States.svg HFJTA reentry vehicle U.S. Air Force Suborbital Test flight 11 AugustSuccessful
Hi-Fidelity Joint Test Assembly (HFJTA) reentry vehicle successfully detonated approximately 4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
11 August
14:44 [268]
Flag of the United States.svg SpaceLoft XL SL-16 Flag of the United States.svg Spaceport America Flag of the United States.svg UP Aerospace
Flag of the United States.svg ReDX-1 Los Alamos National Laboratory Suborbital Technology demonstration 11 AugustSuccessful
Mission SL-16. Apogee: 100 km (62 mi).
12 August [269] Flag of Pakistan.svg Ghaznavi Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg ASFC
Flag of Pakistan.svg ASFC SuborbitalMissile test12 AugustSuccessful
12 August [270] Flag of the United States.svg Economical Target-2 Flag of the United States.svg White Sands Missile Range Flag of the United States.svg SMDC
Flag of the United States.svg SMDC SuborbitalTarget missile12 AugustSuccessful
First launch of the Economical Target-2.
13 August [18] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hypersonic test PLARF Suborbital Hypersonic glide vehicle test13 AugustSuccessful
19 August
21:00 [271] [272]
Flag of the United States.svg Terrier-Improved Malemute ROCKSAT-X 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Wallops Flight Facility Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg RockSat-X Colorado Space Grant Consortium SuborbitalEducation19 AugustSuccessful
Apogee: 98 mi (158 km).
21 August [273] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg DF-15 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gobi Desert Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg PLA Rocket Force
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Live warhead PLA SuborbitalMissile test21 AugustSuccessful
Missile test (1 of 2).
21 August [273] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg DF-15 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gobi Desert Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg PLA Rocket Force
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Live warhead PLA SuborbitalMissile test21 AugustSuccessful
Missile test (2 of 2).
26 August
14:31 [274] [275]
Flag of the United States.svg New Shepard NS-17 Flag of the United States.svg Corn Ranch Flag of the United States.svg Blue Origin
Flag of the United States.svg Blue Origin NS-17 Blue Origin SuborbitalUncrewed commercial spaceflight 26 August
14:41
Successful
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Sealand.svg Flag of the United States.svg PostcardsClub For The FutureSuborbital Education
Uncrewed flight of New Shepard that will carry 18 commercial payloads inside the crew capsule, 11 of which are NASA-supported, and an art installation by Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo on the exterior of the capsule. Apogee: 65.8 mi (105.9 km).
31 August
03:30 [276]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianxing 2Y4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space Transportation
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space TransportationSuborbital Flight test 31 AugustSuccessful
Test flight of the Tianxing 2 suborbital spaceplane.
4 September [277] Flag of Yemen.svg Zulfiqar Flag of Yemen.svg Flag of Yemen.svg Houthis
Flag of Yemen.svg Live warhead Houthis SuborbitalMissile launch4 SeptemberIntercepted
Successful launch. Warhead was intercepted.
9 September
17:25 [278]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg White Sands Missile Range Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg SDO EVE Underflight Calibration Experiment CU Boulder SuborbitalSatellite instrument calibration9 SeptemberSuccessful
Launched a copy of the EVE instrument on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory for calibration purposes. Apogee: 182 mi (293 km).
11 September
22:07:30 [279] [280]
Flag of the United States.svg Terrier-Improved Malemute Flag of the United States.svg Wallops Flight Facility Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg HOTShot Sandia National Laboratories Suborbital Flight test 11 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 99 mi (159 km).
12 September
00:45 [281]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianxing 1Y8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space Transportation
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space TransportationSuborbital Flight test 12 SeptemberSuccessful
Test flight of the Tianxing 1 suborbital spaceplane.
12 September
17:30 [282]
Flag of the United States.svg Ground-Based Interceptor BVT-03 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg LF-24 Flag of the United States.svg MDA
Flag of the United States.svg EKV mock-up MDA Suborbital ABM flight test 12 SeptemberSuccessful
Booster Verification Test 03 (BVT-03) for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system. [283] A mock-up Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) was flown. [284]
15 September [285] Flag of South Korea.svg Hyunmoo-4-4 Flag of South Korea.svg ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Navy
Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Navy SuborbitalMissile test15 SeptemberSuccessful
First successful South Korean SLBM test launch.
16 September
06:39 [286] [287]
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hapith I VS01 [288] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Whalers Way Pad 1 Flag of the Republic of China.svg TiSPACE
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Ionosphere Scintillation Package (ISP) [290] NSPO Suborbital Ionospheric scintillation research16 SeptemberPrecluded
Maiden flight of Hapith I and first of three test launches from Pad 1 at Whalers Way. [291] Launch failure at ignition. Intended apogee: 250 km (160 mi). [292]
17 September [293] Flag of the United States.svg UGM-133 Trident II DASO-31 Flag of the United States.svg USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Navy
Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Navy SuborbitalMissile test17 SeptemberSuccessful
1 of 2.
17 September [293] Flag of the United States.svg UGM-133 Trident II DASO-31 Flag of the United States.svg USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Navy
Flag of the United States.svg U.S. Navy SuborbitalMissile test17 SeptemberSuccessful
2 of 2.
27 September
00:33 [294]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianxing 1Y5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space Transportation
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space TransportationSuborbital Flight test 27 SeptemberSuccessful
Test flight of the Tianxing 1 suborbital spaceplane.
1–3 October [295] [296] [297] Flag of the United States.svg Improved Malemute Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Space
Flag of Germany.svg PMWE IAP Suborbital Mesospheric research 1–3 OctoberSuccessful
Multiple Improved Malemute launches for the Polar Mesosphere Winter Echoes (PMWE) experiment. (1 of 2)
1–3 October [295] [296] [297] Flag of the United States.svg Improved Malemute Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Space
Flag of Germany.svg PMWE IAP Suborbital Mesospheric research 1–3 OctoberSuccessful
Multiple Improved Malemute launches for the Polar Mesosphere Winter Echoes (PMWE) experiment. (2 of 2)
3 October [297] [298] Flag of the Netherlands.svg T-Minus DART Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Flag of the Netherlands.svg T-Minus Engineering
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Qualification payloadT-minus EngineeringSuborbital Mesospheric research 3 OctoberFailure
Rocket failed at high supersonic speeds and did not deploy the payload.
8 October
17:40 [299]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg White Sands Missile Range Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg CLASP-2.1 NASA MSFC Suborbital Heliophysics 8 OctoberSuccessful
Chromospheric LAyer SpectroPolarimeter Reflight (CLASP-2.1) will map the circular polarization of the chromosphere. Third flight for this instrument. Apogee: 272 km (169 mi).
13 October
14:49 [300]
Flag of the United States.svg New Shepard NS-18 Flag of the United States.svg Corn Ranch Flag of the United States.svg Blue Origin
Flag of the United States.svg Blue Origin NS-18 Blue Origin Suborbital Crewed spaceflight 13 October
14:59
Successful
Second crewed flight of New Shepard. William Shatner flew on this mission, becoming the oldest person to have flown to space at the age of 90. [301] Apogee: 107 km (66 mi).
20–21 October
21:00–03:00 [302] [303]
Flag of the United States.svg Terrier Malemute Flag of the United States.svg Wallops Flight Facility Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg Sandia National Laboratories Suborbital Technology demonstration 20–21 OctoberSuccessful
1 of 3. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign.
20–21 October
21:00–03:00 [302] [303]
Flag of the United States.svg Terrier Malemute Flag of the United States.svg Wallops Flight Facility Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg Sandia National Laboratories Suborbital Technology demonstration 20–21 OctoberSuccessful
2 of 3. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign.
20–21 October
21:00–03:00 [302] [303]
Flag of the United States.svg Terrier Malemute Flag of the United States.svg Wallops Flight Facility Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg Sandia National Laboratories Suborbital Technology demonstration 20–21 OctoberSuccessful
3 of 3. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign.
21 October [304] Flag of the United States.svg FT-3 Flag of the United States.svg Kodiak Flag of the United States.svg Department of Defense
Flag of the United States.svg Department of Defense SuborbitalMissile test21 OctoberLaunch failure
Hypersonic Flight Test-3 (FT-3). Booster failed in flight.
21 October [305] Flag of Russia.svg Bulava Flag of Russia.svg Knyaz Oleg, White Sea Flag of Russia.svg Ministry of Defence
Flag of Russia.svg Ministry of Defence SuborbitalMissile test21 OctoberSuccessful
27 October
14:20 [306]
Flag of India.svg Agni-V Flag of India.svg Integrated Test Range Flag of India.svg Ministry of Defence
Flag of India.svg Ministry of Defence SuborbitalMissile test27 OctoberSuccessful
4 November
10:09:25 [307]
Flag of Japan.svg SS-520 SS-520-3 Flag of Norway.svg SvalRak Flag of Japan.svg JAXA
Flag of Japan.svg Ion Outflow in the Cusp JAXA Suborbital Magnetospheric science 4 November
10:25:15
Successful
JAXA's contribution to the Grand Challenge Initiative–Cusp (GCI-Cusp) project. [308] Apogee: 956 km (594 mi).
8 November
09:25 [309]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg White Sands Missile Range Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg SISTINE-2 CU Boulder Suborbital UV spectroscopy 8 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 258 km (160 mi).
15 November
~02:45 [310] [311]
Flag of Russia.svg PL-19 Nudol Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Flag of Russia.svg Ministry of Defence
Flag of Russia.svg Ministry of Defence Suborbital ASAT missile test 15 NovemberSuccessful
Anti-satellite missile test, destroying the defunct Kosmos 1408 satellite.
25 November [312] Flag of Pakistan.svg Shaheen 1-A Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg ASFC
Flag of Pakistan.svg ASFC SuborbitalMissile test25 NovemberSuccessful
1 December
08:25 [313]
Flag of the United States.svg Oriole IV Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg CREX-2 University of Alaska Fairbanks Suborbital Magnetospheric research 1 DecemberSuccessful
Last launch of the Grand Challenge Initiative–Cusp (GCI-Cusp) project. [308] [314] Apogee: 392 mi (631 km).
6 December
08:07 [315] [316]
Flag of the United States.svg Improved Malemute/Improved MalemuteMAPHEUS 10 Flag of Sweden.svg Esrange Flag of Germany.svg MORABA
Flag of Germany.svg MAPHEUS 10 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research 6 December
08:22
Successful
Apogee: 259 km (161 mi).
6 December [317] Flag of Yemen.svg Zulfiqar Flag of Yemen.svg Flag of Yemen.svg Houthis
Flag of Yemen.svg Live warhead Houthis SuborbitalMissile launch6 DecemberIntercepted
Successful launch. Warhead was intercepted.
9 December
02:17 [318]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianxing 1Y5B Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space Transportation
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space TransportationSuborbital Flight test 9 DecemberSuccessful
Test flight of the Tianxing 1 suborbital spaceplane.
9 December [319] [320] Flag of South Korea.svg Blue Whale 0.1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeju Island Flag of South Korea.svg Perigee Aerospace
Flag of South Korea.svg Perigee Aerospace / KAIST Suborbital Flight test 5 DecemberSuccessful?
First flight of Blue Whale 0.1
11 December
15:00:42 [321] [322]
Flag of the United States.svg New Shepard NS-19 Flag of the United States.svg Corn Ranch Flag of the United States.svg Blue Origin
Flag of the United States.svg Blue Origin NS-19 Blue Origin Suborbital Crewed spaceflight 11 December
15:10:55
Successful
Third crewed flight of New Shepard. First flight carrying a full manifest of six passengers. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi).
14 December [323] Flag of Brazil.svg VSB-30 V32 Flag of Brazil.svg Alcântara Space Center Flag of Brazil.svg FAB
Flag of Brazil.svg Hypersonic glide vehicle FAB Suborbital Technology demonstration 14 DecemberSuccessful
14-XS mission. Apogee: 160 km (99 mi).
17 December
06:30 [324]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huayi-1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huayi Spacetime
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Agile Testbed / Sparkle-1Rocket PiSuborbital Microgravity research 17 DecemberSuccessful
Maiden flight of the Huayi-1 sounding rocket. Apogee: 250 km (160 mi).
17 December [325] [326] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianxing 2Y5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space Transportation
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space TransportationSuborbital Flight test 17 DecemberSuccessful
Test flight of the Tianxing 2 suborbital spaceplane.
18 December
05:36 [327]
Flag of India.svg Agni-P Flag of India.svg Integrated Test Range Flag of India.svg Ministry of Defence
Flag of India.svg Ministry of Defence SuborbitalMissile test18 DecemberSuccessful
19 December [325] [326] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianxing 2Y5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space Transportation
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space TransportationSuborbital Flight test 19 DecemberSuccessful
Test flight of the Tianxing 2 suborbital spaceplane and first reuse of the same spaceplane in two different test flights.
22 December
[328]
Flag of India.svg Pralay Flag of India.svg Integrated Test Range Flag of India.svg Ministry of Defence
Flag of India.svg Ministry of Defence SuborbitalMissile test22 DecemberSuccessful
Launch of two Pralay missiles. (1 of 2)
23 December
[328]
Flag of India.svg Pralay Flag of India.svg Integrated Test Range Flag of India.svg Ministry of Defence
Flag of India.svg Ministry of Defence SuborbitalMissile test23 DecemberSuccessful
Launch of two Pralay missiles. (2 of 2)
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Sajil Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Emad Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Ghader Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
Launch of two Ghader missiles in close succession. (1 of 2)
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Ghader Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
Launch of two Ghader missiles in close succession. (2 of 2)
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Zalzal Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Dezful/Zolfaghar Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (1 of 11)
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Dezful/Zolfaghar Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (2 of 11)
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Dezful/Zolfaghar Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (3 of 11)
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Dezful/Zolfaghar Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (4 of 11)
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Dezful/Zolfaghar Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (5 of 11)
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Dezful/Zolfaghar Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (6 of 11)
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Dezful/Zolfaghar Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (7 of 11)
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Dezful/Zolfaghar Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (8 of 11)
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Dezful/Zolfaghar Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (9 of 11)
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Dezful/Zolfaghar Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (10 of 11)
24 December [329] Flag of Iran.svg Dezful/Zolfaghar Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran.svg IRGC
Flag of Iran.svg Live warhead IRGC SuborbitalMissile test24 DecemberSuccessful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (11 of 11)
29 December [330] Flag of South Korea.svg Blue Whale 0.1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeju Island Flag of South Korea.svg Perigee Aerospace
Flag of South Korea.svg Perigee Aerospace / KAIST Suborbital Flight test 29 DecemberLaunch failure
Test flight of a suborbital rocket to validate the engines for the Blue Whale 1 launch vehicle. Expected apogee: 100 km (62 mi). [331] Flight was terminated shortly after launch due to unexpectedly strong winds.
30 December [332]
04:40
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianxing ? Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space Transportation
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space TransportationSuborbital Flight test 30 DecemberSuccessful
Test flight of the Tianxing suborbital spaceplane.
Late December
[333]
Flag of Russia.svg S-500 Flag of Russia.svg Kapustin Yar Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Russia.svg Kill vehicle Ministry of Defence SuborbitalMissile testLate DecemberSuccessful
S-500 intercepted target ballistic missile.

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