This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2023.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2023 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2023, see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2023.
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
Remarks | ||||||||
January | ||||||||
3 January 14:56:00 [1] | ![]() | Transporter-6 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Epic Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Launcher | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
![]() | Momentus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() ![]() | Government of Albania / Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() ![]() | Government of Albania / Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | EOS Data Analytics | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | 2/3 Operational 1/3 Deployment failure | |||
![]() | Lynk Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Lynk Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Skykraft | Low Earth (SSO) | Satellite deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Skykraft | Low Earth (SSO) | Air traffic management | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Umbra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Umbra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Loft Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Astrocast | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | CEITEC | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Plan-S | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SSC / Orion Space Solutions | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 3 January 2023 | Deployment failure | |||
⚀ ![]() | Sony | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Partial failure [15] | |||
⚀ ![]() | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NPC Spacemind | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 4 May 2023 [19] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | NPC Spacemind | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 19 April 2023 [21] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | Gama | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | OrbAstro | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | AAC Clyde Space / Orbcomm | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT / AIS | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Kleos Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Kuwait University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | Open Cosmos / Catalan Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | Royal NLR / TNO / FFI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | Royal NLR / TNO / FFI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NSLComm | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | |||
⚀ ![]() | EnduroSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Kyiv Polytechnic Institute | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Cal Poly Pomona | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration Education | In orbit | Transfer stage failure | |||
⚀ ![]() | Stanford Student Space Initiative | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration Education | In orbit | Transfer stage failure | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | SAASST / ITU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | Scanway / German Orbital Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Sternula | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Tel Aviv University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Qosmosys / Orient G | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NPC Spacemind | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Transfer stage failure | |||
⚀ ![]() | Innova Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Transfer stage failure | |||
⚀ ![]() | Innova Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Transfer stage failure | |||
▫ ![]() | Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Transfer stage failure | |||
▫ ![]() | Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Transfer stage failure | |||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-6. Vigoride-5 carries Caltech's Space Solar Power Project (SSPD-1) as a hosted payload. [4] Orbiter SN1 carried TRL11's SAVER, Beyond Burials' Shooting Star Memorial and a payload from Logitech Mevo as hosted payloads. [3] Orbiter SN1 failed shortly after deployment. [40] The ION-SCV deployers carry Cryptosat's Crypto-2, IAC's DRAGO-2, Genergo's Genergo-2, and an undisclosed payload as hosted payloads. [2] Albania-1 and Albania-2, the first Albanian satellites, were launched on this flight. EWS RROCI failed to deploy from the Falcon 9 second stage and reentered the atmosphere on the day of launch. [41] This was not a SpaceX failure as brokered dispensers and deployers are used on Transporter missions. [42] | ||||||||
8 January 22:00 [43] | ![]() | 7A-Y4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SAST | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
9 January 05:04 [43] | ![]() | Y5 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Nantong Secondary School | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Xiyong Microelectronics | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Xiyong Microelectronics | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
Mission designated "Give Me Five". | ||||||||
9 January 23:08:49 [44] | ![]() | "Start Me Up" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | ETCO | Low Earth | Earth observation | 9 January | Launch failure | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | Dstl / NRL | Low Earth | Ionospheric research | |||||
⚀ ![]() | RHEA Group | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Space Forge | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Satellite Applications Catapult | Low Earth | Maritime domain awareness | |||||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | UK Ministry of Defence / NRO | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | SatRevolution | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
First LauncherOne flight from Spaceport Cornwall. Oman's first attempted satellite, AMAN, was lost. | ||||||||
10 January 04:50:17 [45] | ![]() | F9-196 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
OneWeb #16. | ||||||||
10 January 23:27:30 [46] | ![]() | DEMO-1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | VariSat | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 10 January | Launch failure | |||
First flight of RS1, designated DEMO-1. Launch failed a little over 10 seconds after liftoff due to a loss of power that shut down the first stage engines. [49] | ||||||||
12 January 18:10 [50] | ![]() | 2C-Y61 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | APT Satellite Holdings | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
13 January 07:00 [50] | ![]() | 2D-Y73 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 January 03:14 [51] [52] | ![]() | 2D-Y71 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | BUPT | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 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 | |||
![]() | Wuhan University / DFH Satellite Co. | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SDIIT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SDIIT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Hong Kong Aerospace Science & Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Long March Express 3 rideshare mission. [53] | ||||||||
15 January 22:56 [54] | ![]() | FH-005 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
USSF-67 mission. | ||||||||
18 January 12:24 [55] | ![]() | F9-197 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Space Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Named after American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. | ||||||||
19 January 15:43:10 [56] | ![]() | Starlink Group 2-4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
24 January 23:00:00 [57] | ![]() | "Virginia is for Launch Lovers" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
First launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. | ||||||||
26 January 01:50:21 [58] | ![]() | F46 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
26 January 09:32:20 [59] | ![]() | Starlink Group 5-2 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
31 January 16:15:00 [60] | ![]() | Starlink Group 2-6 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | D-Orbit | Low Earth | Payload hosting | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | EBAD | Low Earth | Dummy satellite | In orbit | Successful | |||
ION SCV-009 carries HPS' ADEO-N3, EPFL's Bunny, and StardustMe's SD-1 as hosted payloads. [61] [62] ION SCV-009 deployed a satellite simulator using EBAD's 8" Payload Release Ring. [63] | ||||||||
February | ||||||||
2 February 07:58:20 [64] | ![]() | Starlink Group 5-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
5 February 09:12:51 [65] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
7 February 01:32:00 [66] | ![]() | F9-202 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Hispasat/Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Will replace Amazonas 2. [67] Part of its capacity has been bought by Intelsat, with the satellite receiving the alternative designation of Intelsat 46 (IS-46). [68] | ||||||||
9 February 06:15:36 [69] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 20 August 23:50 | Successful | |||
10 February 03:48 [70] | ![]() | D2 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Space Kidz India | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Antaris Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 29 June 2023 [72] | Successful | |||
Second SSLV development flight. | ||||||||
12 February 05:10:10 [73] | ![]() | Starlink Group 5-4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
17 February 19:12:20 [73] | ![]() | Starlink Group 2-5 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
18 February 03:59 [74] | ![]() | F9-205 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
The satellite suffered a power system failure in orbit that prevented it from becoming operational. [77] | ||||||||
23 February 11:49 [78] | ![]() | 3B-Y93 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
24 February 00:24:29 [79] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Uncrewed spaceflight | 27 September 11:17 | Successful | |||
Uncrewed launch to replace Soyuz MS-22, which was damaged by a suspected micrometeoroid impact. [80] | ||||||||
24 February 04:01 [81] [82] | ![]() | 2C-Y63 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Egyptian Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 February 23:13:50 [83] | ![]() | Starlink Group 6-1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First launch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites. First launch of Starlink Group 6 Satellites from Cape Canaveral. | ||||||||
March | ||||||||
2 March 05:34:14 [84] | ![]() | F9-207 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 68/69 | 4 September 04:17 | Successful | |||
Sixth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS. | ||||||||
3 March 18:38:50 [85] | ![]() | Starlink Group 2-7 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
4 March [86] [87] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | ISA | Low Earth | Communications | 4 March | Launch failure | |||
Maiden orbital flight of Qaem 100. | ||||||||
7 March 01:37:55 [88] | ![]() | TF1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 7 March | Launch failure | |||
First flight of the H3 launch vehicle. Second stage ignition could not be confirmed, leading to flight termination. | ||||||||
9 March 19:13:28 [89] | ![]() | F9-209 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
OneWeb #17. | ||||||||
9 March 22:41 [90] | ![]() | 4C-Y51 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
12 March 23:12:59 [91] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence / Gonets Satellite System | Geosynchronous | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
13 March 04:02 [92] | ![]() | 2C-Y64 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Egyptian Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 March 00:30:42 [93] | ![]() | F9-210 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 15 April 20:58 [94] | Successful | |||
![]() | United States Air Force | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of Arkansas | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Aurora Research Institute | Low Earth | Ionosphere magnetism Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | AlbertaSat | Low Earth | Ionosphere magnetism Wildfire monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Arizona State University | Low Earth | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NII / McMaster University | Low Earth | Cosmic rays measurement | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Yukon University | Low Earth | Ionosphere magnetism Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
The ELaNa 50 mission, consisting of 2 CubeSats, was launched on this flight. [103] The Ex-Alta 2, AuroraSAT and YukonSat cubesats are part of the Northern SPIRIT project with the goal of collectively studying the ionosphere magnetic field. [104] | ||||||||
15 March 11:41 [105] | ![]() | Y11 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
16 March 22:38:59 [106] | ![]() | "Stronger Together" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
17 March 08:33 [107] | ![]() | 3B-Y90 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SASTIND | Geosynchronous | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
17 March 19:26:40 [108] | ![]() | Starlink Group 2-8 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
17 March 23:38 [108] | ![]() | F9-212 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
22 March 09:09 [109] | ![]() | Y19 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Xiyong Microelectronics | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
23 March 03:25 [110] | ![]() | "Good Luck, Have Fun" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
No payload | Relativity Space | Low Earth | Flight test | 23 March | Launch failure | |||
Maiden flight of Terran 1. The second stage engine failed to properly ignite. Terran 1 was retired after this first and only flight of the rocket. | ||||||||
23 March 06:40:11 [111] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
24 March 09:14 [112] | ![]() | "The Beat Goes On" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Sixth dedicated launch for BlackSky. | ||||||||
24 March 15:43:10 [113] | ![]() | Starlink Group 5-5 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
26 March 03:30 [114] | ![]() | M3 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
OneWeb #18. | ||||||||
28 March 23:10 [115] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Israel Ministry of Defence | Low Earth (Retrograde) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 March 19:57:02 [116] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 March 20:01:00 [117] | ![]() | Starlink Group 5-10 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
30 March 10:50 [118] | ![]() | 2D-Y90 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | PIESAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | PIESAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
31 March 06:27 [118] | ![]() | 4C-Y49 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
April | ||||||||
2 April 08:48:16 [119] | ![]() | Y1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | Hunan Hangsheng Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Maiden flight of Space Pioneer's Tianlong-2 launch vehicle. First successful launch of a Chinese privately funded, liquid fueled kerolox rocket. Space Pioneer became the first private company to successfully launch a liquid fueled rocket to orbit on its first attempt. | ||||||||
2 April 14:29 [120] | ![]() | F9-215 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SDA | Low Earth | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
First of two launches for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer(Tranche 0A Mission). | ||||||||
7 April 04:00 [121] | ![]() | Y6 [122] | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
No payload | i-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | In orbit | Successful | |||
Return to flight for i-Space's Hyperbola-1 launch vehicle after three consecutive failures, the last of which took place on 13 May 2022. | ||||||||
7 April 04:30 [123] | ![]() | F9-216 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Intelsat / NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications / Atmospheric pollution monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
Intelsat 40e hosts TEMPO, the first payload developed under NASA's Earth Venture Instrument program. [124] | ||||||||
14 April 12:14:29 [125] | ![]() | VA260 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ESA | Jovicentric | Exploration of Jupiter Ganymede orbiter | In orbit | En route | |||
The spacecraft will embark on an 8-year journey to Jupiter, including four gravity assist maneuvers at the Moon, Earth, and Venus. [126] | ||||||||
15 April 06:48:00 [127] | ![]() | Transporter-7 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | D-Orbit | 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 | |||
![]() | Orbital Sidekick | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | TUA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | NOSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Umbra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | AstroForge | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | CU Boulder | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Plan-S | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | DEWA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Aarhus University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Eutelsat | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | AAC Clyde Space / Wyvern | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Colombian Air Force | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | UVSQ / LATMOS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NCKU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | TrustPoint | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Kepler | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | GUMUSH AeroSpace / UTAA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Lacuna Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Cal Poly Pomona | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | ARCA Dynamics | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Orbital Solutions Monaco | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Stanford Student Space Initiative | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | Sateliot / EnduroSat | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | TÜBİTAK UZAY | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SayariLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Visiona | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | CS3 | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-7. ION SCV-010 carries Veoware's MicroCMG gyroscope and Elettronica Group's SCORPIO as hosted payloads. [183] Vigoride-6 carries ARCA Dynamics' SMPOD03 cubesat deployer and Momentus Space's Tappe Spring Solar Array as hosted payloads. The ELaNa 40 mission, consisting of the CIRBE cubesat, and the ELaNa 47 mission, consisting of the two LLITED cubesats, were launched on this flight. [184] | ||||||||
16 April 01:36:29 [185] | ![]() | 4B-Y51 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CMA | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
19 April 14:31:10 [187] | ![]() | Starlink Group 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
20 April 13:33:08 [188] | ![]() | Flight 1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
No payload | SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Flight test | 20 April | Launch failure | |||
First Starship orbital velocity test flight, aiming to complete about three-quarters of an orbit and landing in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Kauai. [189] The launch resulted in a failure, with the flight termination system being triggered after a failed stage separation. | ||||||||
22 April 08:50 [190] | ![]() | C55 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | AgilSpace | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NUS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
POEM-2 is also launched in this mission. | ||||||||
27 April 13:40:50 [195] | ![]() | Starlink Group 3-5 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Last launch of Starlink Group 3 Satellites. | ||||||||
28 April 22:12 [196] | ![]() | F9-220 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
May | ||||||||
1 May 00:26 [196] | ![]() | FH-006 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ViaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Astranis / Pacific Dataport | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | Gravity Space / PSN | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First launch of a fully expended Falcon Heavy. [199] Astranis Block 1 mission. ViaSat-3 Americas, though operational, suffered an antenna deployment failure after launch that reduced its capacity by over ninety percent, triggering a $421 million insurance claim. [200] | ||||||||
4 May 07:31:00 [201] | ![]() | Starlink Group 5-6 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
8 May 01:00 [202] | ![]() | "Rocket Like A Hurricane" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Launch of two of the four remaining satellites for the TROPICS constellation. | ||||||||
10 May 13:22:51 [203] | ![]() | Y7 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space logistics | 19 January 2024 12:37 | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | Dalian University of Technology | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Cargo flight to the Tiangong space station. The Dalian-1 Lianli cubesat was deployed from the TSS on 18 January 2024. [206] | ||||||||
10 May 20:09:00 [207] | ![]() | Starlink Group 2-9 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
14 May 05:03:30 [208] | ![]() | Starlink Group 5-9 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
17 May 02:49 [209] | ![]() | 3B-Y87 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
19 May 06:19:30 [210] | ![]() | Starlink Group 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
20 May 13:16:33 [210] | ![]() | F9-225 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() ![]() | OneWeb / ESA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Iridium-9 rideshare mission, carrying up to five Iridium NEXT satellites, 15 OneWeb Gen1 satellites, and a Gen2 test satellite (Iridium-9 & OneWeb #19 Mission). [214] | ||||||||
21 May 08:00 [215] | ![]() | Y60 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | MUST | Low Earth | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | MUST | Low Earth | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Wuhan University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Macao Science-1A and Macao Science-1B, the first Macao satellites, were launched on this flight. | ||||||||
21 May 21:37:09 [216] | ![]() | F9-226 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX / Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | Space tourism | 31 May 03:04 | Successful | |||
Axiom Mission 2, launching on Crew Dragon. 10-day private crewed mission carrying four (one professional and three private) astronauts to the International Space Station. | ||||||||
24 May 12:56:07 [217] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 29 November 11:02 | Successful | |||
![]() | BMSTU | Low Earth | Solar sail | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
The Parus-MGTU nanosatellite was released in orbit from ISS on 26 October 2023 during the VKD-61 spacewalk but suffered a malfunctioning that prevented the deployment of its solar sails. [220] | ||||||||
25 May 09:24 [221] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | KAIST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Justek | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Kairo Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Lumir | Low Earth (SSO) | Space radiation monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | KASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
Third launch of Nuri. | ||||||||
26 May 03:46 [222] | ![]() | "Coming To A Storm Near You" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Launch of the final two satellites for the TROPICS constellation. | ||||||||
26 May 21:14:51 [223] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 May 03:25 [226] | ![]() | F9-227 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Arabsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 May 05:12 [227] | ![]() | F12 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Replacement for IRNSS-1G. Next generation NaVic satellite. [229] | ||||||||
30 May 01:31 [230] | ![]() | 2F-Y16 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Crewed spaceflight | 31 October 00:12 | Successful | |||
Fifth crewed flight to the Tiangong space station. | ||||||||
30 May 21:27 [231] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | KCST | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 30 May 2023 | Launch failure | |||
Maiden flight of the Chollima-1 launch vehicle. Launch failed after an abnormal ignition of the second stage. | ||||||||
31 May 06:02:30 [232] | ![]() | Starlink Group 2-10 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
200th consecutive success of Falcon 9. [233] Last launch of Starlink Group 2 Satellites. | ||||||||
June | ||||||||
4 June 12:20:00 [232] | ![]() | Starlink Group 6-4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
5 June 15:47:00 [234] | ![]() | F9-230 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 30 June 14:30 [235] | Successful | |||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Space Station Photo Voltaic Module | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | York University | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of Manitoba | Low Earth | Space weathering | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | UP Diliman | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 8 December [239] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | UP Diliman | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 12 December [241] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of Saskatchewan | Low Earth | Radiation detection | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Concordia University | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Western University / Nunavut Arctic College | Low Earth | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
The ESSENCE, Iris, Moonlighter, RADSAT-SK, SC-ODIN and Ukpik-1 cubesats were deployed from the ISS on 6 July 2023. The Maya-5 and Maya-6 cubesats were deployed from the ISS on 19 July 2023. [244] | ||||||||
7 June 04:10:02 [245] | ![]() | Y2 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Spacety | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Spacety | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Xi'an Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Guangxi University | Low Earth (SSO) | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
The rocket carried a total of 26 satellites, of which 20 remain currently undisclosed, setting a new record for Chinese launch vehicles. Despite the lack of an explicit acknowledgment, Chang Guang Satellite Technology's claim to have launched 68 satellites in the first half of the year would leave a 21 satellites gap closely matching the number of undisclosed payloads of this launch. [255] | ||||||||
9 June 02:35 [256] | ![]() | Y20 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | HIT | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
12 June 07:10:50 [257] | ![]() | Starlink Group 5-11 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
12 June 21:35:00 [258] | ![]() | Transporter-8 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Launcher | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
![]() | Azista BST Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | DARPA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Turion Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space debris monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() ![]() | FACh / ISI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Orbital Sidekick | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Satellite Vu | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Successful; Partial spacecraft failure | |||
![]() | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Muon Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Starfish Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Satellite docking | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | iQPS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Skykraft | Low Earth (SSO) | Satellite deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Skykraft | Low Earth (SSO) | Air traffic management | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Varda Space Industries | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 21 February 2024 21:40 [283] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | Aurora Insight | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Eutelsat | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of Stuttgart | Low Earth (SSO) | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | AAC Clyde Space / Wyvern | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | OroraTech | Low Earth (SSO) | Wildfire monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Satlantis | Low Earth (SSO) | Methane monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Aerospacelab | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | AAC Clyde Space / Orbcomm | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT / AIS | In orbit | Spacecraft failure [297] | |||
⚀ ![]() | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Innova Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | United States Department of Defense | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Outpost Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Cal Poly Pomona | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | Dicastery for Communication / ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Religious broadcasting | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | OQ Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | AFRL | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | FOSSA Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Hello Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | BME | Low Earth (SSO) | Electrosmog monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | ICHSB | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Ariel University | Low Earth (SSO) | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | AMSAT-EA | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-8. Orbiter-SN3 carries Celsium Astro's Nightingale-1, Millennium Space Systems' Remora and TRL11's TRL11-SN3-Demo as hosted payloads. [300] ION SCV-011 carries SpacePNT's NaviLEOTM navigation receiver, ODIN Space's ODIN-DU1 debris detector and UKRI's SWIMMR-1 radiation monitor as hosted payloads. [292] The STP-CR2301 mission, consisting of the MISR-A, MISR-B and XVI cubesats, has been launched on this flight. [321] | ||||||||
15 June 05:30 [322] | ![]() | 2D-Y88 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | 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 | |||
The rocket carried a total of 41 satellites, setting a new record for Chinese launch vehicles. Jilin-1 Gaofen-05A-01 is also known as Khorgas 1. | ||||||||
18 June 22:21:00 [323] | ![]() | F9-233 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | PSN | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
20 June 03:18 [324] | ![]() | Y12 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
22 June 07:17 [323] | ![]() | Starlink Group 5-7 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First launch of Starlink Group 5 Satellites from Vandenberg. | ||||||||
22 June 09:18:00 [325] | ![]() | D-388 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NRO | Geosynchronous | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-68 mission. | ||||||||
23 June 15:35:10 [328] | ![]() | Starlink Group 5-12 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 June 11:34:49 [329] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Bureau-1440 | Low Earth (SSO) | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Chechen State University | Low Earth (SSO) | Air traffic management | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | FIRON / Arcturus | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | ANGKASA-X | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Moscow State University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Belarusian State University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Special Technology Center | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Higher School of Economics | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | MISiS | Low Earth (SSO) | Solar radiation monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | IPG Roshydromet | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | KuzSTU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | MSU | Low Earth (SSO) | Gamma-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Orel State University | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Novosibirsk State University | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | MBRSC | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SPbPU | Low Earth (SSO) | Electromagnetic radiation research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SibGU | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications / IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Samara University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth magnetosphere study | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | KubSTU | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | BG-Optics | Low Earth (SSO) | Radiation detection | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Sitronics Group | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Stratonavitka | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Stratonavitka | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | MEPhI | Low Earth (SSO) | Wildfire monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Podolsk School No. 27 | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Tyumen State University | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | New Intelligent Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | IPG Roshydromet | Low Earth (SSO) | Geomagnetic field monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Sputnix | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission. [372] | ||||||||
For flights after 30 June, see 2023 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 | |||||||
6 January [373] [374] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Pakistan Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 January | Launch failure | ||
Missile deviated from course during flight. | |||||||
10 February 07:01 [375] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | AFGSC | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 February | Successful | ||
Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll. | |||||||
16 February 12:00:00 [376] [377] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA / Wallops | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 16 February | Successful | ||
First of two launches. | |||||||
16 February 12:28:00 [376] [377] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA / Wallops | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 16 February | Successful | ||
Second of two launches. | |||||||
18 February 08:21 [378] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 February 09:27 | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~5,700 km (3,500 mi). | |||||||
18 February [379] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 February | Launch failure | ||
19 February 10:00 [380] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 February | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
13 March [381] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 March | Failure | ||
Failed during flight | |||||||
15 March 22:10 [382] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March 23:20 | Successful | ||
Apogee: 6,045 km (3,756 mi). | |||||||
19 March 17:52 [383] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | DCTA | Suborbital | Inertial navigation | 19 March | Successful | ||
First test flight of the HANBIT-TLV suborbital launch vehicle. Expected apogee: 80 km (50 mi). | |||||||
23 March 18:23:00 [384] | ![]() | BROR | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | IRF | Suborbital | Auroral ionosphere | 23 March | Successful | ||
Apogee: 240 km (150 mi). | |||||||
23 March 21:00:00 [385] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Clemson University | Suborbital | Vapor trail deployment | 23 March 21:09 | Successful | ||
First of two launches for the Vorticity Experiment (VortEx) mission, carrying trimethylaluminum (TMA) vapor trails. [386] Apogee: 149.3 km (92.8 mi). | |||||||
23 March 21:02:00 [385] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Clemson University | Suborbital | Gravity wave research | 23 March 21:12 | Successful | ||
First of two launches for the VortEx mission, carrying payload instruments. [386] Apogee: 363.5 km (225.9 mi). | |||||||
23 March [387] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SMC | Suborbital | ABM target | 23 March | Successful | ||
Ballistic missile target for interception | |||||||
23 March | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SMC | Suborbital | ABM test | 23 March | Successful | ||
Ballistic missile interceptor | |||||||
29 March 04:30:00 [388] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | 29 March | Successful | ||
Apogee: 77.3 km (48.0 mi). | |||||||
30 March [389] | ![]() | FTM-31 E1a | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 30 March | Successful | ||
Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. MRBM target for two SM-6 Dual II missiles. Intercepted. | |||||||
30 March [389] | ![]() | FTM-31 E1a | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | United States Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 30 March | Successful intercept | ||
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Launch of two SM-6 Dual II missiles. Successfully launched. | |||||||
30 March [389] | ![]() | FTM-31 E1a | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | United States Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 30 March | Successful intercept | ||
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Launch of two SM-6 Dual II missiles. Successfully launched. | |||||||
1 April 04:20:00 [388] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | 1 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 76.9 km (47.8 mi). | |||||||
12 April 22:23 [390] [391] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~6,000 km (3,700 mi). | |||||||
12 April [392] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | ||
14 April [393] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 14 April | Successful | ||
Interceptor target | |||||||
14 April [393] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 14 April | Successful | ||
Interceptor, successful intercept. | |||||||
16 April 05:03:00 [394] [395] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Rochester Institute of Technology | Suborbital | EBL anisotropy | 16 April | Launch failure | ||
Second flight of the CIBER-2 experiment. | |||||||
19 April [396] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | French Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 April | Successful | ||
19 April 12:11 [397] | ![]() | GT246 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | United States Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 April | Successful | ||
22 April 15:12 [398] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Evolution Space | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 124.5 km (77.4 mi). | |||||||
24 April 05:20:00 [399] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 24 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 250 km (160 mi). Rocket slightly deviated from the planned trajectory and landed in Norway rather than Sweden as intended. [400] | |||||||
24 April 10:10:00 [401] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | DLR / University of Stuttgart (HyEnD) | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 24 April | Launch failure | ||
Aimed to exceed an apogee of 100 km (62 mi). Second of two launches. Failed 20 seconds into the flight. The first launch on 18 April was not intended to reach space and reached an altitude of 64 km. | |||||||
25 April 23:15:00 [402] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 25 April | Successful | ||
1 May 16:45 [403] | ![]() | SL-17 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | NASA / Celestis | Suborbital | Education Space burial | 1 May | Launch failure | ||
Part of NASA's TechRise Student Challenge and Celestis Aurora Flight. | |||||||
3 May 18:30:00 [404] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Satellite instrument calibration | 3 May | Successful | ||
Launching a copy of the EVE instrument on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory for calibration purposes. | |||||||
20 May [405] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Kip Daugirdas | Suborbital | Amateur rocket | 20 May | Failure | ||
Second staged experienced coning during flight, resulting in launch failure. Both stages recovered. Apogee: 28.65 km (17.80 mi). | |||||||
22 May 05:00:32 [406] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 22 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: 225.5 km (140.1 mi). | |||||||
24 May [407] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 May | Successful | ||
25 May 16:23 [408] | ![]() | Unity 25 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Virgin Galactic | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 25 May 16:37 | Successful | ||
Final VSS Unity test flight, carrying Virgin Galactic employees. [409] Apogee: 87.2 km (54.2 mi). | |||||||
15 June? [410] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June? | Successful | ||
1 of 2. | |||||||
15 June? [410] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June? | Successful | ||
2 of 2. | |||||||
18 June 01:24 [411] | ![]() | "Scout's Arrow" | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Dynetics | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 18 June | Successful | ||
First flight of the HASTE suborbital program. Part of Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) program. | |||||||
26 June [412] 20:00 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | DGA | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 June | Successful | ||
29 June 15:28:38 [413] | ![]() | Galactic 01 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Virgin Galactic | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 29 June 15:42:28 | Successful | ||
First VSS Unity commercial service flight, carrying members of the Italian Air Force. Apogee: 85.1 km (52.9 mi). |
Customer and spacecraft manufacturers: those interested in having a payload in space and those who provide the platform, the instruments on board, or both (the payload itself). Launch/integration service providers: those who broker rideshare flights, offer last-mile trips (via space tugs), care for meeting regulations, provide dispensers or separation systems, and so on. Launch provider: SpaceX, responsible for the launch itself and correctly reaching the intended deployment orbit.
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