This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2022.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2022 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2022, see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2022.
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
Remarks | ||||||||
January | ||||||||
6 January 21:49:10 [1] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-5 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
13 January 15:25:39 [2] | ![]() | Transporter-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SSAU | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Umbra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | USA-320: In orbit USA-321: 1 April 2023 USA-322: 2 April 2023 USA-323: 2 April 2023 | Operational (1/4) | |||
⚀ ![]() | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | USC / Lockheed Martin | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | DEWA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Sen | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation UHD streaming | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | OroraTech | Low Earth (SSO) | Wildfire monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | LunaSonde | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NTNU SmallSat Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | National Cheng Kung University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Kepler | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SatRevolution | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation SIGINT [23] | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | CPUT | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NuSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SatRevolution | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SatRevolution | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Herzliya Science Center | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | VZLU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | FOSSA Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | PocketQube dispenser | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Quub (Mini-Cubes) | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | CShark | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Technical University of Delft | Low Earth (SSO) | LOFAR technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | AMSAT EA | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | FOSSA Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | AMSAT EA | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Porkchop | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Innova Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | PION Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | ORION Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Ariel University | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | CMU / Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Alba Orbital UG / ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Inter-satellite link technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Alba Orbital UG | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | WISeKey | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | WISeKey | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-3. The USA-320, 321, 322 and 323 were likely built by SpaceX based on the Starshield bus (based on Starlink Block v1.5 technology) and deployed by the US army. Their purpose has not been revealed. | ||||||||
13 January 22:51:39 [44] [45] | ![]() | "Above the Clouds" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | Austrian Space Forum | Low Earth | Space debris measurement | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Air Force Research Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Cornell University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SteamJet Space Systems | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SatRevolution | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Ames Research Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
STP-27VPB mission (ELaNa 29, GEARRS-3, and TechEdSat-3) for the Defense Innovation Unit. The ELaNa 29 mission consists of two CubeSats (PAN-A and PAN-B) that will autonomously rendezvous and dock in low Earth orbit. [48] | ||||||||
17 January 02:35 [49] | ![]() | 2D-Y70 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
19 January 02:02:40 [50] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-6 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
21 January 19:00:00 [51] | ![]() | AV-084 [52] | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
USSF-8 mission. First and only flight of the 511 configuration for Atlas V. [52] | ||||||||
25 January 23:44 [53] | ![]() | 4C-Y29 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
31 January 23:11:14 [54] | ![]() | F9-138 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Second COSMO-SkyMed 2nd Generation satellite. | ||||||||
February | ||||||||
2 February 20:27:26 [55] | ![]() | F9-139 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
3 February 18:13:20 [56] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-7 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational (11/49) | |||
A geomagnetic storm on 4 February 2022 significantly increased atmospheric drag at the deployment altitude of these satellites, resulting in 38 of them reentering the atmosphere over the following eight days. [57] [58] | ||||||||
5 February 07:00:00 [59] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
10 February 18:09:37 [60] | ![]() | VS27 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
10 February 20:00 [61] | ![]() | LV0008 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | University of Alabama | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 10 February | Launch failure | |||
⚀ ![]() | NMSU | Low Earth | Ionospheric research | |||||
⚀ ![]() | UC Berkeley | Low Earth | Quantum gyroscope | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Johnson Space Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
First launch by Astra from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA Venture Class Launch Services 2 (VCLS 2) Mission One, officially known as VCLS Demo-2A. [62] The ELaNa 41 mission, consisting of four CubeSats, was manifested on this flight. [63] Launch was the first approved via an FAA Part 450 launch license. [64] An anomaly occurred around second stage ignition, resulting in a loss of mission; the failure was later found to have been caused by a wiring error in the separation mechanism and a software flaw in the thrust vector system. [65] | ||||||||
14 February 00:29 [66] | ![]() | C52 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | LASP / IIST / NCU / NTU | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 February 04:25:39 [69] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 24 October 01:51 | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | South-West State University | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | YuZGU-55 8: 27 January 2023 5–7, 9–10: 31 January 2023 [72] | Successful | |||
19 February 17:40:03 [73] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() S.S. Piers Sellers | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 29 June 08:20 [74] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | IHI | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 18 November [78] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | Kyutech / AEP | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 14 March 2023 [82] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | LANL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 3 February 2023 [84] | Successful | |||
The ELaNa 44 mission, consisting of one CubeSat (NACHOS), was launched on this flight. [62] IHI-SAT and KITSUNE were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 24 March 2022. [85] | ||||||||
21 February 14:44:20 [86] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-8 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 February 17:12:10 [87] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-11 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
26 February 23:44 [88] | ![]() | 4C-Y30 [89] | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 February 03:06 [90] | ![]() | Y2 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ADA Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Hainan Westar | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Wuhan University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Spacety | Low Earth (SSO) | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Spacety | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Sanya Institute of Remote Sensing / Hainan Westar | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Shaanxi Silk Road Tiantu / MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
Second Long March Express commercial rideshare mission, carrying 22 satellites. | ||||||||
28 February 20:37:25 [100] | ![]() | "The Owl's Night Continues" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Synspective | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Second of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation. [101] First launch from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia. [102] | ||||||||
March | ||||||||
1 March 21:38:00 [103] | ![]() | AV-095 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NOAA / NASA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
3 March 14:25:00 [104] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-9 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
5 March 06:01 [105] | ![]() | 2C-Y62 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | GalaxySpace | Low Earth | 5G communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SpaceWish | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Rideshare mission. | ||||||||
8 March ≈05:06 [106] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
⚀ ![]() | IRGC | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
9 March 13:45:10 [107] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-10 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 March 16:22 [108] | ![]() | LV0009 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NearSpace Launch | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 2 January 2024 [112] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | Portland State Aerospace Society | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | First: 8 November 2023 [119] Last: 13 December 2023 [120] | Successful | |||
This mission for Spaceflight, Inc. was designated Astra-1. S4 Crossover remained attached to the second stage as intended. [121] 22 total payloads. | ||||||||
17 March 07:09 [122] | ![]() | 4C-Y47 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
18 March 15:55:18 [123] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 66/67 | 29 September 10:57 | Successful | |||
19 March 04:42:30 [124] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-12 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
22 March 12:48:22 [125] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 March 09:50 [128] | ![]() | 6A-Y1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CASC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Maiden flight of Long March 6A, China's first rocket with solid rocket boosters. The vehicle is a further development of the Long March 6, with 2 YF-100 engines on the first stage as opposed to 1 on the Long March 6, augmented by 4 solid rocket boosters. It was also the first launch from the newly built launch complex 9A in Taiyuan. | ||||||||
30 March 02:29 [129] [130] | ![]() | Y10 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Radar calibration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
April | ||||||||
1 April 16:24:16 [131] [132] | ![]() | Transporter-4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | 6 August 2024 [135] | Successful | |||
![]() | DLR / GFZ | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | PlanetIQ | Low Earth (SSO) | Radio occultation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Lynk Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() ![]() | NanoAvionics / OQ Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of Brasília | Low Earth (SSO) | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | FFI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | CEITEC | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Omnispace | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Kleos Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Pixxel | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of Chile | Low Earth (SSO) | Biosatellite | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | First: 3 October 2023 [150] Last: 17 October 2023 [151] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of Chile | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of Chile | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-4. ION SCV-005 carried Upmosphere's UP-box as hosted payload. | ||||||||
2 April 12:41:38 [152] | ![]() | "Without Mission A Beat" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Last of four dedicated launches for BlackSky. [153] | ||||||||
6 April 23:47 [154] | ![]() | 4C-Y38 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
7 April 11:20:18 [155] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
8 April 15:17:12 [156] | ![]() | F9-147 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX / Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | Private spaceflight | 25 April 17:06 | Successful | |||
Axiom Mission 1, launching on Crew Dragon. Commercial flight of four (one professional and three private) astronauts to the International Space Station for a stay of 15 days. | ||||||||
15 April 12:00 [157] | ![]() | 3B-Y89 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Replacement for ChinaSat 6A. | ||||||||
15 April 18:16 [160] | ![]() | 4C-Y28 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Ecology and Environment | Low Earth (SSO) | Environmental monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
17 April 13:13:12 [161] | ![]() | F9-148 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-85 mission. | ||||||||
21 April 17:51:40 [164] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-14 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 April 07:52:55 [165] | ![]() | F9-150 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 67 | 14 October 20:55 | Successful | |||
Fourth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS for NASA. | ||||||||
29 April 04:11:33 [166] [167] | ![]() | 2C-Y70 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 April 19:55:22 [168] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | 18 May [170] | Spacecraft failure (?) | |||
Maiden flight of Angara 1.2. No orbit-raising activities were detected from Kosmos-2555 following deployment, indicating a possible spacecraft failure. | ||||||||
29 April 21:27:10 [171] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-16 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
30 April 03:30 [172] | ![]() | Y3 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
May | ||||||||
2 May 22:49:52 [173] | ![]() | "There And Back Again" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | E-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Aurora Propulsion Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Astrix Aeronautics | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Acme AtronOmatic | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | TRSI | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | TRSI | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Rideshare mission. First mid-air helicopter capture attempt of an Electron first stage following launch. Copia remained attached to the kick stage as intended for a demonstration of inflatable solar arrays. | ||||||||
5 May 02:38 [176] | ![]() | 2D-Y79 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
6 May 09:42 [177] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-17 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
9 May 17:56:37 [178] | ![]() | Y5 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space logistics | 14 November 23:21 | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | Zhixing Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Third cargo delivery mission to the Tiangong space station. Zhixing-3A was deployed from the Tianzhou 4 spacecraft on 13 November 2022. [179] | ||||||||
13 May 07:09 [180] | ![]() | Y4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 13 May | Launch failure | |||
Hyperbola-1 reflight following the launch failure on 3 August 2021, carrying a replacement for the Jilin-1 Mofang-01A satellite lost on that launch. The launch resulted in a failure, with the cause currently under investigation. | ||||||||
13 May 22:07:50 [181] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-13 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
14 May 20:40:50 [182] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-15 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
18 May 10:59:40 [183] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-18 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
19 May 08:03:32 [184] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
19 May 22:54:47 [185] | ![]() | AV-082 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Boeing / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Flight test / ISS logistics | 25 May 22:49 [186] | Successful | |||
Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2 of Starliner, as part of the Commercial Crew Development program. | ||||||||
20 May 10:30 [187] | ![]() | 2C-Y53 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | DFH Satellite | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 May 18:35:00 [188] | ![]() | Transporter-5 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Spaceflight, Inc. | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Momentus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | GHGSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | GHGSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | GHGSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Umbra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | Satlantis | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Cal Poly Pomona | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Fleet Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | GeoOptics | Low Earth (SSO) | GNSS radio occultation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | MDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Plan-S | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Tyvak | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Tyvak | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | FCERSS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Aistech Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Omnispace | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Planetárium Praha | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | EnduroSat / Hypernova [224] | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NASA Ames / MIT Lincoln Laboratory | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | Brown University School of Engineering / CNR | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 10 August 2023 [228] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | Orbit NTNU | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SPiN | Low Earth (SSO) | PnP | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | VariSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | FOSSA Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational × 5 Failed deployment × 2 | |||
▫ ![]() | Care Weather Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-5. 59 small satellites and hosted payloads were launched on this mission. [188] The Nanoracks Outpost technology demonstration mission, named Outpost Mars Demo-1 (OMD-1), [235] will cut metal samples representative of C4M upper stages in order to test technologies for converting spent upper stages into Nanoracks Space Outposts. [236] [237] Sherpa-AC1 carries Xona Space's Huginn Mission and NearSpace Launch's TROOP-3 as hosted payloads, [190] while ION SCV-006 carries Cryptosat's Crypto1 nanosatellite as a hosted payload. [189] | ||||||||
June | ||||||||
2 June 04:00 [238] | ![]() | 2C-Y65 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Geespace | Low Earth | Navigation Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First nine GeeSAT-1 satellites for the Geely Future Mobility Constellation. [239] | ||||||||
3 June 09:32:20 [240] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 7 February 2023 08:37 | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | South-West State University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 31 January 2023 [72] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | RSREU | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 27 January 2023 [243] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | RSREU | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 31 January 2023 [245] | Successful | |||
5 June 02:44:10 [246] | ![]() | Y14 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Crewed spaceflight | 4 December 12:09 | Successful | |||
Third crewed flight to the Tiangong space station. First crewed flight of the space station construction phase. | ||||||||
8 June 21:04 [247] | ![]() | F9-157 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Nilesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Eventual replacement for Nilesat 201, which will be decommissioned by 2028. [248] | ||||||||
12 June 17:43 [249] | ![]() | LV0010 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Low Earth | Earth observation | 12 June | Launch failure | |||
First of three launches for the TROPICS constellation. [250] The second stage shut down early, resulting in a launch failure. | ||||||||
17 June 16:09:20 [251] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-19 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
18 June 14:19:52 [252] | ![]() | F9-159 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Bundeswehr | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
19 June 04:27:36 [253] | ![]() | F9-160 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
The identities of the secondary payloads have not been disclosed. | ||||||||
21 June 07:00 [258] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | KARI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | KARI | Low Earth (SSO) | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | KARI | Low Earth (SSO) | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | Yonsei University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | KAIST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Seoul National University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Chosun University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Second flight of Nuri, carrying a 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) dummy satellite, a 162.5 kg (358 lb) performance verification satellite and five CubeSats. | ||||||||
22 June 02:08 [259] | ![]() | Y23 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Space environment observation | 29 March 2023 [261] | Successful | |||
Return-to-flight for Kuaizhou 1A following the December 2021 launch failure. | ||||||||
22 June 21:50 [262] | ![]() | VA257 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | MEASAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | NSIL / Tata Sky | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
MEASAT-3d will replace both MEASAT-3 and MEASAT-3a. [263] | ||||||||
23 June 02:22 [264] | ![]() | 2D-Y64 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 June 15:46 [265] | ![]() | 4C-Y46 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 June 09:55:52 [266] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Selenocentric (NRHO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Rocket Lab | TLI | Space tug Lunar flyby | In orbit | Successful | |||
Launch site changed from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport to Mahia due to AFTS certification delays. [267] | ||||||||
29 June 21:04 [268] | ![]() | F9-161 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
30 June 12:32 [269] | ![]() | C53 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | DSTA | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | ST Engineering | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Nanyang Technological University | Low Earth | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
The POEM-1 was also launched in this mission, carrying 6 hosted payloads, is attached to the upper stage. | ||||||||
For flights after 30 June, see 2022 in spaceflight (July–December) |
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
9 January 05:00 [270] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | University of Miami | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 9 January | Successful | ||
17 January [271] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 17 January | Intercepted | ||
Targeted at Abu Dhabi International Airport (1 of 2). More were possibly launched. One missile intercepted by a THAAD missile. | |||||||
17 January [271] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 17 January | Successful | ||
Targeted at Abu Dhabi International Airport (2 of 2). More were possibly launched. | |||||||
18 January [272] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | IAF | Suborbital | Target missile | 18 January | Successful | ||
Target missile. | |||||||
18 January [272] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | IAF | Suborbital | Interceptor | 18 January | Successful | ||
Arrow-3 missile intercepting a Sparrow target missile (1 of 2). | |||||||
18 January [272] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | IAF | Suborbital | Interceptor | 18 January | Successful | ||
Arrow-3 missile intercepting a Sparrow target missile (2 of 2). | |||||||
23 January 04:10 [273] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Space Transportation | Suborbital | Flight test | 23 January | Successful | ||
Test flight of the Tianxing ? suborbital spaceplane. | |||||||
24 January 03:30 [274] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Space Transportation | Suborbital | Flight test | 24 January | Successful | ||
Test flight of the Tianxing ? suborbital spaceplane. | |||||||
24 January [275] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 24 January | Intercepted | ||
Targeted at Abu Dhabi (1 of 2). Intercepted by a THAAD missile. | |||||||
24 January [275] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 24 January | Intercepted | ||
Targeted at Abu Dhabi (2 of 2). Intercepted by a THAAD missile. | |||||||
29 January 07:00:00 [276] | ![]() | MAPHEUS 9 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 29 January | Successful | ||
Apogee: 253.6 km (157.6 mi). | |||||||
29 January 22:52 [277] [278] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~2,000 km (1,243 mi), re-entered 800 km (497 mi) downrange. | |||||||
1 February [279] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 1 February | Intercepted | ||
Intercepted by a Patriot Missile. | |||||||
Early February [280] [281] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Suborbital | Missile Test | February | Successful | |||
First flight of the Khaibar-buster missile. | |||||||
19 February [282] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Russian Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | ICBM test | 19 February | Successful | ||
Hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula, 5,700 km (3,542 mi) downrange. | |||||||
19 February [282] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Russian Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | SLBM test | 19 February | Successful | ||
Hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula. | |||||||
26 February [283] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NADA | Suborbital | ICBM test | 26 February | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~620 km (385.3 mi). Tested an imaging system for future reconnaissance satellites. | |||||||
5 March 11:27 [284] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Auroral science | 5 March | Successful | ||
Apogee: 429 km (267 mi). | |||||||
5 March [285] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NADA | Suborbital | ICBM test | 5 March | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~560 km (348.0 mi). | |||||||
9 March 18:25 [286] | ![]() | HERSCHEL II | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Naval Research Laboratory | Suborbital | Solar observation | 9 March | Successful | ||
Second flight of HERSCHEL (HElium Resonance Scatter in the Corona and HELiosphere). [287] Apogee: 302.07 km (187.7 mi). | |||||||
12 March [288] | ![]() | Integrated Fires Mission | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SMDC | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 March | Successful | ||
21 March 23:12 [289] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Air Force | Suborbital | Laminar–turbulent transition measurements | 21 March | Successful | ||
24 March 05:34 [290] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 March 06:45 | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~6,248.5 km (3,883 mi), re-entered 1,090 km (677 mi) downrange. South Korea's Ministry of National Defense identifies this as a Hwasong-15 missile test, contrary to North Korea's statement of this being a Hwasong-17 test. [291] | |||||||
24 March [292] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Perigee Aerospace / KAIST | Suborbital | Flight test | 24 March | Successful | ||
Third flight of Blue Whale 0.1 | |||||||
29 March [288] | ![]() | Integrated Fires Mission | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SMDC | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 March | Successful | ||
30 March [293] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of National Defense | Suborbital | Test flight | 30 March | Successful | ||
First test launch of the solid-fuel launch projectile developed by the ADD. | |||||||
31 March 13:57:55 [294] | ![]() | NS-20 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 31 March 2022 14:07:59 | Successful | ||
Fourth crewed flight of New Shepard. Apogee: 107 km (66.49 mi). | |||||||
7 April 12:47 [295] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Clemson University | Suborbital | Auroral science | 7 April 2022 | Successful | ||
First of two INCAA flights, carrying the vapor trail payload. Apogee: 339.6 km (211.0 mi). [296] | |||||||
7 April 12:50 [295] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Clemson University | Suborbital | Auroral science | 7 April 2022 | Successful | ||
Second of two INCAA flights, carrying the instrumented payload. Apogee: 207.6 km (129.0 mi). [296] | |||||||
9 April [297] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Pakistan Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 April | Successful | ||
18 April [298] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Republic of Korea Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 April | Successful | ||
Two missiles launched within 20 seconds of each other. (1 of 2). | |||||||
18 April [298] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Republic of Korea Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 April | Successful | ||
Two missiles launched within 20 seconds of each other. (2 of 2). | |||||||
18 April 01:00 [299] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Military Academy | Suborbital | Amateur rocket | 18 April | Launch failure | ||
Second stage failure. | |||||||
18 April 02:00 [300] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Military Academy | Suborbital | Amateur rocket | 18 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 90 km (56 mi). | |||||||
20 April 12:12 [301] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 April | Successful | ||
Flight test of the RS-28 Sarmat ICBM. Impacted mock targets on the Kamchatka Peninsula. | |||||||
4 May 03:04 [302] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~780 km (484.7 mi), re-entered 470 km (292 mi) downrange. | |||||||
11 May 01:31 [303] [304] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 11 May | Successful | ||
First flight of the Oriole III-A (Terrier-Oriole-Nihka) sounding rocket. Apogee: 767 km (476.6 mi). | |||||||
14 May [305] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 May | Successful | ||
25 May 03:04 [306] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~540 km (335.5 mi), re-entered 360 km (224 mi) downrange. | |||||||
4 June 13:25:02 [307] [308] | ![]() | NS-21 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 4 June 13:35:07 [308] | Successful | ||
Fifth crewed flight of New Shepard. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi). | |||||||
5 June [309] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 June | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~90 km (55.92 mi). | |||||||
6 June 13:30 [310] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 June | Successful | ||
15 June [311] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June | Successful | ||
1 of 4. | |||||||
15 June [311] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June | Successful | ||
2 of 4. | |||||||
17 June [311] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 June | Successful | ||
3 of 4. | |||||||
17 June [311] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 June | Successful | ||
4 of 4. | |||||||
19 June [312] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 19 June | Successful | |||
Interceptor target | |||||||
19 June [312] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 19 June | Successful | |||
Interceptor, successful intercept. | |||||||
24 June 09:35 [313] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Colorado Space Grant Consortium | Suborbital | Education | 24 June 2022 | Successful | ||
Apogee: 70.5 mi (113.5 km). | |||||||
26 June 14:29 [314] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | UW–Madison | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 26 June | Successful | ||
Apogee: 203 mi (327 km). First launch of a suborbital rocket from Arnhem Space Centre in north-east Arnhem Land. [317] | |||||||
26 June [318] [319] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 June | Successful | ||
Suborbital test launch of the Zuljanah orbital launch vehicle. | |||||||
29 June [320] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Army / United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 June | Launch failure | ||
An anomaly occurred following ignition of the missile. |
In 2015, the maiden spaceflights of the Chinese Long March 6 and Long March 11 launch vehicles took place.
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