List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2019

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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2019.

Contents

For all other spaceflight activities, see 2019 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2019 see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2019.

Orbital launches

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

January

10 January
17:05 [1]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B/E3B-Y56 [2] 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 2D CNSA Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
11 January
15:31 [3]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-067 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-4E Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Iridium NEXT 66–75 Iridium Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational
15 January [4] [5] Flag of Iran.svg Simorgh Flag of Iran.svg Semnan LP-2 Flag of Iran.svg ISA
Flag of Iran.svg Payam-e Amirkabir / AUTSAT 1 [6] Amirkabir University of Technology Low Earth Earth observation 15 JanuaryLaunch failure
Third stage malfunctioned, satellite failed to reach orbit. [4]
18 January
00:50:20 [7]
Flag of Japan.svg Epsilon Epsilon-4 [8] Flag of Japan.svg Uchinoura Flag of Japan.svg JAXA
Flag of Japan.svg RAPIS-1 JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbitSuccessful
Flag of Japan.svg ALE-1 / ALE-DOM Astro Live Experiences Low Earth (SSO)Artificial meteor shower ALE-1: In orbit [11]
ALE-DOM: 3 August 2022 [12]
Payload failure [13]
Flag of Japan.svg Hodoyoshi-2 (RISESAT) Tohoku University Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 14 March 2023 [15] Successful
Flag of Vietnam.svg MicroDragon [16] VNSC Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 1 October 2024 [17] Operational
Flag of Singapore.svg / Flag of Japan.svg AOBA-VELOX 4 Nanyang Technological University, Kyutech Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 24 March 2023 [19] Successful
Flag of Japan.svg NEXUS Nihon University Low Earth (SSO) Amateur radio 9 November 2023 [21] Successful
Flag of Japan.svg OrigamiSat-1 Tokyo Institute of Technology Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 30 April 2022 [23] Successful
Launch of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-1 mission.
19 January
19:05 [24]
Flag of the United States.svg Delta IV Heavy D-382 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-6 Flag of the United States.svg ULA
Flag of the United States.svg KH-11 17 (USA-290) NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbitOperational
NROL-71 mission.
21 January
05:42 [25]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 11 Y6 [26] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan LS-95A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jilin-1 Hyperspectral-01 (Jilin Lincao 1) [28] Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jilin-1 Hyperspectral-02 (Wenchang Chaosun 1) Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiaoxiang 1-03 [31] Tianyi Research Institute Low Earth Technology demonstration 14 June 2022 [32] Successful
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lingque 1A [35] Beijing ZeroG Technology Low Earth Earth observation 14 June 2022 [36] Successful
24 January
18:07 [37]
Flag of India.svg PSLV-DL C44 [38] Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan FLP Flag of India.svg ISRO
Flag of India.svg Microsat-R DRDO Low Earth Earth observation
ASAT target
27 MarchDestroyed [39]
Flag of India.svg Kalamsat [38] Space Kidz India [41] Low Earth HAM Radio [41] 22 December 2023 [42] Successful
Maiden flight of PSLV-DL. Microsat-R served as target for Indian ASAT experiment on 27 March 2019.

February

5 February [43] [44] Flag of Iran.svg Safir-1B [45] Flag of Iran.svg Semnan LP-1 Flag of Iran.svg ISA
Flag of Iran.svg Dousti Sharif University of Technology Low Earth Communications, Remote sensing 5 FebruaryLaunch failure [46] [47]
5 February
21:01 [48]
Flag of France.svg Ariane 5 ECA VA247 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-3 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Greece.svg Hellas Sat 4 / Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg SaudiGeoSat-1 Hellas-Sat / ArabSat Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of India.svg GSAT-31 [49] ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
21 February
16:47 [50]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 31/6 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Egypt.svg EgyptSat A NARSS Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
Third stage anomaly but achieved orbit in contingency mode
22 February
01:45 [51]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-068 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of Indonesia.svg Nusantara Satu PSN Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of Israel.svg Beresheet [52] [53] SpaceIL Moon transfer Lunar lander 11 AprilLanding failure
Flag of the United States.svg S5 [55] AFRL Geosynchronous Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Beresheet raised its orbit towards the Moon from a supersynchronous transfer orbit with 60,000 km apogee. [56]
27 February
21:37 [57]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-M VS21 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELS Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg OneWeb × 6 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbitOperational [58]
First flight for OneWeb satellite constellation. Kourou flight 1.

March

2 March
07:49:03 [59]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-069 Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39A Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg SpX-DM1 SpaceX / NASA Low Earth (ISS) Flight test / ISS logistics 8 MarchSuccessful
Crew Dragon Demo 1: Test of the SpaceX Dragon 2 as part of Commercial Crew Development program.
9 March
17:28 [60]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B/E3B-Y54 [2] 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 6C (Zhongxing 6C) [61] China Satcom Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
300th launch of the Long March rocket family. [62]
14 March
19:14:09 [63]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-FG Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 1/5 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz MS-12 / 58S Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 59/60 3 October
10:59
Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts.
16 March
00:26 [64]
Flag of the United States.svg Delta IV M+(5,4)D-383 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-37B Flag of the United States.svg ULA
Flag of the United States.svg WGS-10 (USA-291) U.S. Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Last flight of Delta IV M+ (5,4) variant [65]
22 March
01:50:35 [66]
Flag of Italy.svg Vega VV14 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELV Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Italy.svg PRISMA Italian Space Agency Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
600th satellite orbited by Arianespace [66]
27 March
09:39 [67]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg OS-M1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan LS-95B Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg OneSpace
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lingque 1B Beijing ZeroG Technology Low Earth Earth observation 27 MarchLaunch failure
Maiden flight of OS-M1 rocket.
28 March
23:27 [68]
Flag of the United States.svg Electron "Two Thumbs Up" Flag of New Zealand.svg Mahia LC-1A Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Lab
Flag of the United States.svg R3D2 [70] DARPA Low Earth Technology demonstration 23 May 2021
10:00 [71]
Successful
31 March
15:50 [72]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B/E3B-Y44 [73] 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 2-01 CNSA Geosynchronous Communications (tracking and relay)In orbitOperational

April

1 April
03:57 [74]
Flag of India.svg PSLV-QL C45 [38] Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan SLP Flag of India.svg ISRO
Flag of India.svg EMISAT ISRO Low Earth ELINT [75] In orbitOperational
Flag of Spain.svg Aistechsat-3 GomSpace Low Earth Communications, Traffic monitoring In orbitOperational
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Astrocast 0.2 Astrocast SA Low Earth Communications 19 November 2023 [77] Successful
Flag of Lithuania.svg BlueWalker 1 [80] AST & Science Low Earth Test flight 29 November 2023 [81] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg Flock-4a × 20 [85] Planet Labs Low Earth Earth observation First: 14 March 2023 [86]
Last: 8 August 2023 [87]
Successful
Flag of the United States.svg Lemur-2 × 4 Spire Global Low Earth Earth observation First: 7 March 2023 [90]
Last: 30 June 2023 [91]
Successful
Flag of Lithuania.svg M6P SpaceWorks Orbital / Lacuna Space Low Earth Communications 20 July 2023 [93] Successful
Maiden flight of PSLV-QL
4 April
11:01:35 [94]
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-11 / 72P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 29 JulySuccessful
4 April
17:03 [95]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT VS22 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELS Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of Luxembourg.svg O3b × 4 (FM17–FM20) SES S.A. Medium Earth Communications In orbitOperational
11 April
22:35 [96]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon Heavy FH-002 Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39A Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Arabsat-6A [97] ArabSat Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
17 April
20:46 [98]
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-11
S.S. Roger Chaffee
NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 6 DecemberSuccessful
Flag of the United States.svg AeroCube-10 × 2 The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth Technology demonstration 10A: 4 May 2023 [101]
10B: 15 May 2023 [102]
Successful
Flag of France.svg EntrySat ISAE-SUPAERO / ONERA Low Earth Technology demonstration 10 August 2021 [104] Successful
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg IOD-1 GEMS [106] Orbital Micro Systems Low Earth Technology demonstration / Meteorology 3 April 2021
14:11 [107]
Successful
Flag of Poland.svg KRAKsat AGH University of Science and Technology / Jagiellonian University Low Earth Technology demonstration 17 January 2022 [109] Spacecraft failure [110]
Flag of Nepal.svg NepaliSat-1 KyuTech / NAST Low Earth Technology demonstration 4 October 2021 [112] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg Quantum-Radar 3 [115] SEOPS Low Earth Satellite laser ranging 7 March 2023 [116] Successful
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Raavana 1 ACCIMT Low Earth Technology demonstration 3 October 2021 [118] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg SASSI2 University of Illinois / Purdue University Low Earth Technology demonstration / Education28 April [119] Spacecraft failure [120]
Flag of the United States.svg Seeker NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitSuccessful
Flag of Singapore.svg SpooQy-1 NUS / SSTA Low Earth Technology demonstration 16 October 2021 [122] Successful [123]
Flag of Poland.svg Swiatowid SatRevolution Low Earth Technology demonstration / Earth observation 14 March 2021 [125] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg ThinSat × 60 Virginia Space Low Earth Technology demonstration / Education28 April [119] Successful (49/60 ThinSats) [126]
Flag of Japan.svg Uguisu KyuTech Low Earth Technology demonstration 7 October 2021 [128] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg VCC A (Aeternitas) Virginia Space Grant Consortium Low Earth Technology demonstration 18 October 2021 [130] Spacecraft failure
Flag of the United States.svg VCC B (Libertas) Virginia Space Grant Consortium Low Earth Technology demonstration 13 October 2021 [132] Spacecraft failure
Flag of the United States.svg VCC C (Ceres) Virginia Space Grant Consortium Low Earth Technology demonstration 15 May 2021 [134] Spacecraft failure
SASSI2 and the 60 ThinSats were secondary payloads carried aboard the Antares upper stage booster. [135] EntrySat, IOD-1, KRAKsat, Swiatowid, Virginia CubeSat Constellation (VCC), Uguisu, Raavana 1, NepaliSat-1, and SpooQy-1 were carried in Cygnus and later deployed from the ISS. The AeroCubes and Seeker were carried in the unpressurized compartment of Cygnus, and deployed from Cygnus after its departure from the ISS. Uguisu, Raavana 1, NepaliSat-1, and SpooQy-1 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 17 June 2019. IOD-1 GEMS, KRAKsat, Swiatowid, EntrySat, and three VCC satellites were deployed into orbit on 3 July 2019. NepaliSat-1 is the first Nepalese satellite and Raavana 1 is the first Sri Lankan satellite. On the departure of Cygnus NG-11 from the ISS, SlingShot Deployer—carrying Quantum Radar, NARSSCube-2, RFTSat, and ORCA—was placed on its hatch bulkhead. [136] Those CubeSats and also AeroCube-10 were deployed into orbit from Cygnus on 7 August 2019. [137] The VCC satellites were unresponsive to attempts to contact them following their deployment. [138] [139]
20 April
14:41 [140]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B/E3B-Y59 [2] 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 BeiDou-3 I1Q (Beidou-44) CNSA IGSO Navigation In orbitOperational
29 April
22:52 [141]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 4B 4B-Y36 [142] 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 2-01A CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianhui 2-01B CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational

May

4 May
06:48 [143]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-070 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX CRS-17 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 3 JuneSuccessful
Flag of the United States.svg Red-Eye 1 (Pinot) [146] DARPA Low Earth Technology demonstration 24 July 2022 [147] Successful
Red-Eye 1 was carried in CRS-17, and deployed into orbit from the ISS on 27 June 2019. [148]
5 May
06:00 [149]
Flag of the United States.svg Electron "That's a Funny Looking Cactus" Flag of New Zealand.svg Mahia LC-1A Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Lab
Flag of the United States.svg Harbinger (ICEYE X3) U.S. Air Force Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon ODE U.S. Air Force Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg SPARC-1 U.S. Air Force Low Earth Technology demonstration 26 June 2023 [151] Successful
17 May
15:48 [152]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3C/E 3C-Y16 [2] 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 BeiDou-2 G8 (Beidou-45) CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation In orbitOperational
22 May
00:00 [153]
Flag of India.svg PSLV-CAC46 [38] Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan FLP Flag of India.svg ISRO
Flag of India.svg RISAT-2B ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation (radar)In orbitOperational
22 May
22:49 [154]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 4C 4C-Y23 [155] 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 Yaogan 33 CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance 22 MayLaunch failure
24 May
02:30 [156]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-071 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications First: 20 February 2020
Last: 24 October 2022 [158]
Successful
Starlink test mission, launching 60 Starlink v0.9 experimental satellites.
27 May
06:23 [159]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Site 43/4 Flag of Russia.svg RVSN RF
Flag of Russia.svg GLONASS-M   758 VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbitOperational
30 May
17:42 [160]
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / Briz-M P4 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 200/39 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Yamal-601 Gazprom Space Systems Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational

June

5 June
04:06 [161]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 11H Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yellow Sea Launch Platform [162] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CASC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bufeng-1A CAST Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bufeng-1B CAST Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jilin-1 Gaofen-03A Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianxiang-1A CETC Low Earth Technology demonstration
Communications
In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianxiang-1B CETC Low Earth Technology demonstration
Communications
In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianqi-3 (Tao Xingzhi) [163] Guodian Gaoke Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiaoxiang 1-04 Tianyi Research Institute Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
China's first sea launch in the Yellow Sea off Shandong.
12 June
14:17 [164]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-072 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-4E Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RADARSAT Constellation × 3 [165] [167] Canadian Space Agency Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbitOperational
20 June
21:43 [168]
Flag of France.svg Ariane 5 ECA VA248 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-3 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of France.svg Eutelsat 7C [170] Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg AT&T T-16 DirecTV Geosynchronous Satellite television In orbitOperational
24 June
18:09 [171]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Long March 3B/E3B-Y60 [2] 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 BeiDou-3 I2Q (Beidou-46) [173] CNSA IGSO Navigation In orbitOperational
25 June
06:30 [174]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon Heavy FH-003 Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39A Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg STP-2 U.S. Air Force Low Earth, Medium Earth [175] Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg DSX AFRL Medium Earth Technology demonstration In orbitSuccessful [176]
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the Republic of China.svg COSMIC-2 × 6 NOAA / NSPO Low Earth Atmospheric In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg GPIM NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration 14 October 2020 [178] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg NPSAT1 NRL Low Earth Atmospheric In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg Oculus-ASR Michigan Technological University Low Earth Technology demonstration 23 February 2023 [180] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg OTB General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg Prox-1 Georgia Institute of Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg ARMADILLO UT Austin Low Earth Technology demonstration 23 August 2022 [182] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg BRICSat-2 United States Naval Academy Low Earth Technology demonstration / Amateur radio 20 April 2022 [184] Successful [185] [186]
Flag of the United States.svg E-TBEx A NASA Low Earth Atmospheric 9 March 2021 [188] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg E-TBEx B NASA Low Earth Atmospheric 22 February 2021 [190] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg FalconSAT-7 USAFA Low Earth Technology demonstration 2 July 2021 [192] Spacecraft failure [193]
Flag of the United States.svg LEO Cal Poly Low Earth Technology demonstration 28 October 2021 [195] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg LightSail 2 The Planetary Society Low Earth Technology demonstration 17 November 2022 [197] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg PSAT2 United States Naval Academy Low Earth Amateur radio 15 February 2023 [199] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg StangSat Merritt Island High School Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbitOperational
Flag of the United States.svg TEPCE × 2 NRL Low Earth Technology demonstration 1 February 2020 [201] Successful
STP-2 carries multiple cubesats and other small payloads for NASA, NOAA, The Planetary Society and others in addition to the primary mission which consists of multiple U.S. Air Force payloads.
29 June
04:30 [202]
Flag of the United States.svg Electron "Make It Rain" Flag of New Zealand.svg Mahia LC-1A Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Lab
Flag of the United States.svg BlackSky Global 3 [203] BlackSky Global Low Earth Earth observation In orbitOperational
Flag of Australia (converted).svg ACRUX-1 Melbourne Space Program Low Earth Education17 June 2022 [205] Successful
Flag of Mexico.svg Painani 1 [208] SEDENA Low Earth Technology demonstration 14 January 2023 [209] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg Prometheus 2-7 USSOCOM Low Earth Technology demonstration 20 May 2022 [211] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg Prometheus 2-9 USSOCOM Low Earth Technology demonstration 6 June 2022 [213] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg SpaceBEE 8 Swarm Technologies Low Earth Communications 26 April 2021 [215] Successful
Flag of the United States.svg SpaceBEE 9 Swarm Technologies Low Earth Communications 16 December 2021 [217] Successful

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC)Outcome
Remarks
4 January
09:27
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant XIIA Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg CAPER-2Dartmouth CollegeSuborbitalAuroral research4 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 774 kilometres (481 mi)
13 January
09:13
Flag of the United States.svg Terrier-Improved Malemute Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg G-CHASER University of Colorado SuborbitalStudent payloads13 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi)
22 January Flag of Israel.svg Silver Sparrow  ? Flag of Israel.svg F-15 Eagle, Israel Flag of Israel.svg IAF
IAI/IDF SuborbitalMissile test target22 JanuarySuccessful
Arrow III target, successfully intercepted
22 January Flag of Israel.svg Arrow III Flag of Israel.svg Negev Flag of Israel.svg IAF
IAI/IDF SuborbitalFlight test22 JanuarySuccessful
Successful intercept, Apogee: ~200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 January
15:05 [218]
Flag of the United States.svg New Shepard NS-10 Flag of the United States.svg Corn Ranch Flag of the United States.svg Blue Origin
Flag of the United States.svg Crew Capsule 2.0 Blue Origin SuborbitalTest flight23 JanuarySuccessful
Tenth test flight of the New Shepard development program, fourth one with the current vehicle. [219]
6 February
07:01
Flag of the United States.svg Minuteman-III Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-04 Flag of the United States.svg US Air Force
Flag of the United States.svg FTU-1 US Air Force SuborbitalTest flight6 FebruarySuccessful
6 February
08:31
Flag of Russia.svg RS-24 Yars Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Flag of Russia.svg RVSN
RVSN SuborbitalMissile test6 FebruarySuccessful
12 February Flag of India.svg PDV-II Flag of India.svg ITR IC-4 Flag of India.svg DRDO
Flag of India.svg ASAT DRDO SuborbitalSatellite intercept12 FebruaryLaunch failure
First attempt of Mission Shakhti (ASAT Test with Microsat-R as target) [220]
22 February
16:54
Flag of the United States.svg SpaceShipTwo VF-01 Flag of the United States.svg White Knight Two, from Mojave Spaceport Flag of the United States.svg Virgin Galactic
Flag of the United States.svg VSS Unity Virgin Galactic Suborbital Test flight 22 FebruarySuccessful
Second crewed sub-orbital high altitude flight of SpaceShipTwo with three crew members on board, pilot David Mackay, co-pilot Mike Masucci and chief trainer Beth Moses, Apogee: 89.9 kilometres (55.9 mi)
2 March
17:45
Flag of the United States.svg SARGE Flag of the United States.svg Spaceport America, New Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Exos Aerospace
SARGE M1 Exos Aerospace SuborbitalMicrogravity Research2 MarchPartial failure
Second launch of the SARGE suborbital launch vehicle, it carried several small research payloads and was intended to reach a peak altitude of 80 kilometers, but winds kept the rocket from achieving its planned altitude, it reached only an apogee of 20 kilometres (12 mi) [221]
25 March
17:20
Flag of the United States.svg ICBM-T2 Flag of the United States.svg Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site Flag of the United States.svg MDA
Flag of the United States.svg FTG-11 target MDA SuborbitalABM target25 MarchSuccessful
Ballistic missile target for interception
25 March
17:30
Flag of the United States.svg GBI-OBV Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg Air Force Base Flag of the United States.svg MDA
Flag of the United States.svg FTG-11 Interceptor MDA SuborbitalABM test25 MarchSuccessful
Ballistic missile interceptor
25 March
17:31
Flag of the United States.svg GBI-OBV Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg Air Force Base Flag of the United States.svg MDA
Flag of the United States.svg FTG-11 Interceptor MDA SuborbitalABM test25 MarchSuccessful
Ballistic missile interceptor
27 March
05:40
Flag of India.svg PDV-II Flag of India.svg ITR IC-4 Flag of India.svg DRDO
Flag of India.svg ASAT DRDO SuborbitalSatellite intercept27 MarchSuccessful
Mission Shakhti (ASAT Test with Microsat-R as target), Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi), satellite successfully destroyed
5 April
22:14
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant XIA Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg AZURE 1 Clemson SuborbitalAuroral5 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)
5 April
22:16
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant XIA Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg AZURE 2 Clemson SuborbitalAuroral5 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)
11 April
16:51
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 Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of France.svg CLASP-2 NASA / NAOJ / JAXA / IAC / IAS SuborbitalSolar astronomy11 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: 274 kilometres (170 mi)
21 April Flag of the United States.svg Traveler IV Flag of the United States.svg Spaceport America, New Mexico Flag of the United States.svg USC Rocket Propulsion Lab
Flight testSuborbitalFlight test21 AprilSuccessful
First suborbital flight by a student team. [222] Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi)
22 April
23:28 [223]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianxing 1Y1 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 22 AprilSuccessful
Test flight of the Tianxing 1 suborbital spaceplane.
23 April Flag of the United States.svg Terrier Malemute Flag of the United States.svg Pacific Missile Range Facility Flag of the United States.svg NNSA
Flag of the United States.svg HOT SHOT 2 NNSA SuborbitalTechnology experiments23 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: ~320 kilometres (200 mi)?
24 April Flag of the United States.svg Terrier Malemute Flag of the United States.svg Pacific Missile Range Facility Flag of the United States.svg NNSA
Flag of the United States.svg HOT SHOT 3 NNSA SuborbitalTechnology experiments24 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: ~320 kilometres (200 mi)?
1 May
09:42
Flag of the United States.svg Minuteman-III Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-10 Flag of the United States.svg US Air Force
US Air Force SuborbitalTest flight1 MaySuccessful
2 May [224]
13:35
Flag of the United States.svg New Shepard NS-11 Flag of the United States.svg Corn Ranch Flag of the United States.svg Blue Origin
Flag of the United States.svg Crew Capsule 2.0 Blue Origin SuborbitalTest flight2 MaySuccessful
Took 38 research payloads into space
3 May
20:45
Flag of Japan.svg Momo 3 Flag of Japan.svg Taiki Aerospace Research Field Flag of Japan.svg Interstellar Technologies
Flag of Japan.svg Kochi University of Technology SuborbitalInfrasound propagation measurement3 MaySuccessful
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) [225]
9 May
07:40
Flag of the United States.svg Minuteman-III Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-09 Flag of the United States.svg US Air Force
US Air Force SuborbitalTest flight9 MaySuccessful
9 May Flag of the United States.svg UGM-133 Trident II Flag of the United States.svg USS Rhode Island (SSBN-740), ETR Flag of the United States.svg US Navy
US Navy SuborbitalMissile test9 MaySuccessful
Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 29
10 May Flag of the United States.svg SM-3-IB Flag of the United States.svg USS Roosevelt (DDG-80), Hebrides Range Flag of the United States.svg US Navy
US Navy SuborbitalTest flight10 MaySuccessful
FS-19 E4, apogee: ~150 kilometres (93 mi)?
23 May Flag of Pakistan.svg Shaheen-II Flag of Pakistan.svg Sonmiani Flag of Pakistan.svg ASFC
ASFCSuborbitalMissile test23 MaySuccessful
13 June
02:21
Flag of Brazil.svg VSB-30? Flag of Sweden.svg Esrange Flag of Germany.svg DLR / Flag of Sweden.svg SSC
Flag of Germany.svg ATEK/MAPHEUS-8 DLR Suborbital Technology demonstration 13 JuneSuccessful
Apogee: 240 kilometres (150 mi)
19 June
11:28
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Kwajalein Atoll Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg TooWINDY 1 NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research19 JuneSuccessful
Apogee: 373 kilometres (232 mi) [226]
19 June
11:33
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Kwajalein Atoll Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg TooWINDY 2 NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research19 JuneSuccessful
Apogee: 412 kilometres (256 mi)
20 June
09:38
Flag of the United States.svg Terrier-Improved Orion Flag of the United States.svg Wallops Flight Facility Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg RockOn University of Colorado SuborbitalStudent payloads20 JuneSuccessful
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) [227]
24 June
06:52
Flag of Brazil.svg VSB-30 Flag of Sweden.svg Esrange Flag of Europe.svg EuroLaunch
Flag of Sweden.svg MASER-14 SSCSuborbitalMicrogravity24 JuneSuccessful
apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
29 June
18:00
Flag of the United States.svg SARGE Flag of the United States.svg Spaceport America, New Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Exos Aerospace
SARGE M1 Exos Aerospace SuborbitalMicrogravity Research29 JuneLaunch failure
Third launch of the SARGE suborbital launch vehicle, it carried several small research payloads for nine clients. The flight failed seconds after launch. However, the rocket was recovered. [228]


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