This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the second half of the year 2022.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2022 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2022, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2022. For launches in 2023, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2023.
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
Remarks | ||||||||
July | ||||||||
1 July 23:15 [1] | ![]() | AV-094 [2] | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Early warning | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | STP | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | AFRL | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
USSF-12 mission. The USA-337 object was ejected from the USSF-12 Ring spacecraft. [5] Final flight of Atlas V 541 configuration. | ||||||||
2 July 06:53 [6] | ![]() | "Straight Up" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | CU Boulder | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 7 December 2023 [8] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | Langley Research Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SMDC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 28 December 2023 [10] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | Department of Defense | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 5 October 2023 [12] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | LANL | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | AFRL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
STP-S28A mission, carrying 7 payloads. The ELaNa 39 mission, consisting of two CubeSats, was launched on this flight. [13] | ||||||||
7 July 09:18:06 [14] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
7 July 13:11:10 [15] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-21 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
11 July 01:39:40 [16] | ![]() | Starlink Group 3-1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First dedicated mission deploying Starlink satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit. | ||||||||
12 July 16:30 [17] | ![]() | 3B-Y85 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
13 July 06:30 [18] | ![]() | "Wise One Looks Ahead" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-162 mission. | ||||||||
13 July 13:13:17 [19] | ![]() | VV21 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ASI | Medium Earth | Laser ranging Geodesy | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NPC Spacemind | Medium Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Sapienza University of Rome | Medium Earth | Immunoassay research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | CERN / University of Montpellier | Medium Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Sapienza University of Rome | Medium Earth | Space farming | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of Montpellier | Medium Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of Maribor | Medium Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
First flight of Vega-C. | ||||||||
15 July 00:44:22 [20] | ![]() | F9-164 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 20 August 18:53 | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | MIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | The Weiss School | Low Earth | Education | 31 January 2023 [22] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | MIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 1 April 2023 [26] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | ERAU Daytona Beach | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Education | 16 February 2023 [29] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | Happy Science University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 11 March 2023 [31] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of South Alabama | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 22 January 2023 [33] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | Technical University of Moldova | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 31 January 2023 [37] | Successful | |||
The ELaNa 45 mission, consisting of four CubeSats, was launched on this flight. [38] [39] TUMnanoSAT was Moldova's first satellite. [40] TUMnanoSAT, FUTABA, and HSU-SAT1 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 12 August 2022. [27] D3, JAGSAT, CapSat-1, BeaverCube, and CLICK A were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 6 September 2022. [41] | ||||||||
15 July 22:57:16 [42] | ![]() | 2C-Y71 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
17 July 14:20:00 [43] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-22 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
22 July 17:39:40 [44] | ![]() | Starlink Group 3-2 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
24 July 06:22:32 [45] | ![]() | Y3 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space station assembly | In orbit | Operational | |||
Wentian is the first Laboratory Cabin Module of the Tiangong space station, and was docked and linked to the Tianhe core module. | ||||||||
24 July 13:38:20 [46] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-25 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 July 04:12 [47] | ![]() | Y1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Electromagnetic research | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Hefei Institutes of Physical Science | Low Earth (SSO) | Quantum key distribution | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SASTSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Science popularisation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Maiden launch of Kinetica-1, previously known as ZK-1A or Lijian-1. CAS Space, also known as Zhongke Aerospace, is a commercial spinoff of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). [48] | ||||||||
29 July 13:28 [49] | ![]() | 2D-Y65 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
August | ||||||||
1 August 20:25:48 [50] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Low Earth (SSO) | Satellite inspection | In orbit | Operational | |||
Napryazhenie / 14F150 / Nivelir satellite, closely following USA-326 (NROL-87). | ||||||||
4 August 03:08 [51] | ![]() | 4B-Y40 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | HEAD Aerospace | Low Earth | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SAST | Low Earth | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
100th consecutive successful launch of a Long March rocket since the Long March 3B launch failure in 2020. | ||||||||
4 August 05:00 [52] | ![]() | "Antipodean Adventure" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-199 mission. | ||||||||
4 August 10:29 [53] | ![]() | AV-097 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Early warning | In orbit | Operational | |||
Final flight of Atlas V 421 configuration. | ||||||||
4 August ~16:00 [54] | ![]() | 2F-T4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CASC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 8 May 2023 | Successful | |||
4 August 23:08 [55] | ![]() | F9-168 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KARI | Selenocentric (Polar) | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Operational | |||
Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO). A laser-etched photo mosaic of Starman and his Tesla Roadster, composed of user-sent images from Tesla's "Launch Your Photo into Deep Space Orbit" reward for their referral program, was bolted to the Falcon 9 second stage. [56] | ||||||||
7 August 03:48 [57] | ![]() | D1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISRO | Low Earth (intended) Transatmospheric (achieved) | Earth observation | 7 August | Launch failure | |||
⚀ ![]() | Space Kidz India | Low Earth (intended) Transatmospheric (achieved) | Education | |||||
First flight of India's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). A 'Data Loss' malfunction on the rocket during terminal stage caused satellites to be placed in an unusable transatmospheric orbit of 356 km x 76 km (221 mi x 47 mi). | ||||||||
9 August 04:11:00 [60] | ![]() | Y3 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | MinoSpace / ADA Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | ASES Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Mission designated "White is the New Black". | ||||||||
9 August 05:52:38 [62] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | ISA | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | HSE University | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | BSTU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | GeoScan | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Samara Medex / RAS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | KNRTU-KAI | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | MSU | Low Earth | Radiation research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | KuzSTU | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | MIET | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SPbPU | Low Earth | Electromagnetic radiation research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | SibSAU | Low Earth | Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | BelSU | Low Earth | Space farming | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Skoltech | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | TSU | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Gymnasium № 1522 / School № 2086 | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
10 August 02:14:40 [96] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-26 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
10 August 04:50 [97] | ![]() | Y10 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
12 August 21:40:20 [98] | ![]() | Starlink Group 3-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
19 August 17:37 [99] | ![]() | 2D-Y66 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
103rd consecutive successful launch of the Long March series rockets, breaking the old record of 102 set between 1996 and 2011. [100] | ||||||||
19 August 19:21:20 [101] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-27 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
23 August 02:36 [102] | ![]() | Y15 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
24 August 03:01 [102] | ![]() | 2D-Y75 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 August 03:41:20 [103] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-23 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
31 August 05:40:10 [104] | ![]() | Starlink Group 3-4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
September | ||||||||
2 September 23:44 [105] | ![]() | 4C-Y52 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
5 September 02:09:40 [106] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-20 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Spaceflight, Inc. | Low Earth | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
SHERPA-LTC2 carried Boeing's Varuna-TDM as a hosted payload. | ||||||||
6 September 02:24:30 [109] | ![]() | Y16 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Beijing Future Navigation Technology | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Beijing Future Navigation Technology | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
6 September 04:19 [109] | ![]() | 2D-Y67 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
7 September 21:45:07 [110] | ![]() | VA258 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
11 September 01:20:00 [111] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-2 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
13 September 13:18 [112] | ![]() | 7A-Y5 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 September 20:38 [113] | ![]() | "The Owl Spreads Its Wings" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Synspective | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Third of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation. [114] | ||||||||
19 September 00:18:40 [115] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-34 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
20 September 23:15 [116] | ![]() | 2D-Y76 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
21 September 13:54:49 [117] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 67/68 | 28 March 2023 11:46 | Successful | |||
24 September 22:25:30 [118] | ![]() | D-387 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Final Delta IV launch from Vandenberg. | ||||||||
24 September 22:55 [121] | ![]() | Y14 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
24 September 23:32:10 [122] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-35 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
26 September 13:38 [123] | ![]() | 2D-Y68 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
26 September 23:50 [124] | ![]() | Y9 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
October | ||||||||
1 October 07:01 [125] | ![]() | FLTA002 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | NASA Ames / SJSU | Low Earth (Retrograde) | Technology demonstration | 5 October [128] | Partial success | |||
⚀ ![]() | Teachers in Space, Inc. | Low Earth (Retrograde) | Education | 12 October [130] | Partial success | |||
▫ ![]() | FOSSA Systems | Low Earth (Retrograde) | LoRa technology demonstration | 5 October | Partial success [131] | |||
▫ ![]() | AMSAT-EA | Low Earth (Retrograde) | Amateur radio | 5 October | Partial success | |||
▫ ![]() | AMSAT-EA | Low Earth (Retrograde) | Amateur radio | 5 October | Partial success | |||
▫ ![]() | Libre Space Foundation | Low Earth (Retrograde) | Technology demonstration | 5 October | Partial success [134] | |||
▫ ![]() | Libre Space Foundation | Low Earth (Retrograde) | Technology demonstration | 5 October | Partial success [134] | |||
"To The Black". Second orbital launch attempt, reflying several payloads lost in the previous launch attempt. Libre Space Foundation's PicoBus deployed 5 PocketQubes. First partially successful flight of the Firefly Alpha launch vehicle. All satellites were deployed; however, due to a lower-than-intended deployment orbit, most of the satellites re-entered before reaching their intended design life within a week after launch. [135] | ||||||||
4 October 21:36:00 [136] | ![]() | AV-099 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Final flight of Atlas V 531 configuration. | ||||||||
5 October 16:00:57 [137] | ![]() | F9-178 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 68/69 | 12 March 2023 02:02 [138] | Successful | |||
Fifth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS for NASA. | ||||||||
5 October 23:10:30 [139] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-29 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
7 October 13:10 [140] | ![]() | Y4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Beijing Future Navigation Technology | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Beijing Future Navigation Technology | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
7 October 17:09:21 [141] | ![]() | "It Argos Up From Here" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | NOAA / CNES | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite carrying the Argos-4 Advanced Data Collection System (A-DCS) hosted payload. | ||||||||
8 October 23:05:00 [142] | ![]() | F9-180 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Galaxy 33 will replace Galaxy 15, which was decommissioned on 31 August 2022. [143] Galaxy 34 will replace Galaxy 12. | ||||||||
8 October 23:43 [144] | ![]() | 2D-Y55 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather forecasting | In orbit | Operational | |||
Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S). Part of China's Kuafu project. | ||||||||
10 October 02:52:32 [145] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
12 October 00:50:43 [146] [147] | ![]() | Epsilon-6 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | iQPS | Low Earth | Earth observation | 12 October | Launch failure | |||
![]() | iQPS | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
![]() | JAXA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Future Science Institute | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Yonago College | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Nagoya University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Waseda University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-3 mission, carrying 8 satellites. | ||||||||
12 October 15:00:00 [149] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | GGPEN | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Replacement for AngoSat 1, which failed shortly after launch in 2017. | ||||||||
12 October 22:53 [150] | ![]() | 2C-Y66 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Emergency Management | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
14 October 19:12 [151] | ![]() | 2D-Y69 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 October 05:22 [152] | ![]() | F9-181 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
The first stage carried two Adidas Al Rihla balls that were later delivered to officials at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [153] | ||||||||
15 October 19:55:15 [154] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 10 December 01:54 [155] | Successful | |||
20 October 14:50:40 [156] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-36 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
21 October 19:20:15 [157] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Military | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Military | 8 November 2023 [159] | Successful | |||
22 October 18:37 [160] | ![]() | M2 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First commercial LVM 3 (GSLV Mk. III) launch. Heaviest payload launched to date by ISRO at 5,796 kg (12,778 lb). | ||||||||
22 October 19:57:09 [161] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Roscosmos | Medium Earth (Polar) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Skif-D is a demonstrator satellite for the Sfera constellation. | ||||||||
26 October 00:20:09 [162] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 19 February 2023 03:15 | Successful | |||
28 October 01:14:10 [163] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-31 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 October 01:01 [164] | ![]() | 2D-Y72 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
31 October 07:37:23 [165] | ![]() | Y4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space station assembly | In orbit | Operational | |||
Mengtian is the second Laboratory Cabin Module of the Tiangong space station. | ||||||||
November | ||||||||
1 November 13:41 [166] | ![]() | FH-004 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Millennium Space Systems | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Lockheed Martin Space | Geosynchronous | Satellite servicing Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Lockheed Martin Space | Geosynchronous | Satellite servicing Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
USSF-44 mission, carrying two primary payloads and multiple CubeSats. [166] [173] LDPE-2 hosts multiple payloads, including Mustang, a small size/weight/power communications experiment; Xenon, a commercial off-the-shelf component maturation for flight at GEO; and Energetic Charged Particle-Lite, an SSC space weather sensor. [167] The USUVL cubesat separated from an unknown spacecraft on 9 January 2023. [172] | ||||||||
2 November 06:47:48 [174] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Tundra | Early warning | In orbit | Operational | |||
3 November 05:22 [175] | ![]() | F9-184 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
4 November 17:27 [176] | ![]() | "Catch Me If You Can" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Gravity wave observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
First-stage mid-air catch was not achieved due to a telemetry drop out during reentry. | ||||||||
5 November 11:50 [177] | ![]() | 3B-Y91 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
7 November 10:32:42 [178] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() S.S. Sally Ride | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 22 April 2023 03:12 | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | Uganda | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Kindai University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Zimbabwe | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
PearlAfricaSat-1 and ZIMSAT-1, the first Ugandan and Zimbabwean satellites respectively, were launched together with TAKA as part of the BIRDS-5 Project. [181] PearlAfricaSat-1, TAKA, ZIMSAT-1, and SpaceTuna1 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 2 December 2022. [182] | ||||||||
10 November 09:49:00 [183] | ![]() | AV-098 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NOAA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | NASA Langley / ULA | Low Earth to Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 10 November 12:02 | Successful | |||
Final Atlas V launch from Vandenberg. Final flight of Atlas V 401 configuration and final Atlas V flight with the four meter fairing overall. LOFTID entered orbit with JPSS-2 and was de-orbited after JPSS-2 deployment, re-entering and splashing down southeast of Hawaii. | ||||||||
11 November 22:52 [184] | ![]() | 6A-Y2 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
Second stage broke up into over 50 debris pieces following spacecraft deployment. | ||||||||
12 November 02:03:12 [185] | ![]() | 7-Y6 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space logistics | 12 September 2023 01:13 [186] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | MUST / CAMSAT | Low Earth | Amateur radio Education | 15 March 2023 [194] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Cargo flight to the Tiangong space station. At least five rideshare payloads are manifested on this flight. [195] | ||||||||
12 November 16:06:00 [196] | ![]() | F9-185 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 November 01:38 [197] | ![]() | 4C-Y48 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
16 November 06:19:59 [197] | ![]() | Y4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Mission designated "Young for You". | ||||||||
16 November 06:47:44 [198] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | NASA | Selenocentric (DRO) | Technology demonstration | 11 December 17:40:30 | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | ASI | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Heliocentric | Astrobiology | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Heliocentric | Space weather | In orbit | Spacecraft failure [199] | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of Tokyo | Earth–Moon L2 | Earth observation | In orbit | En route; Operational [200] | |||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | En route | |||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
⚀ ![]() | Lockheed Martin Space | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure [201] | |||
⚀ ![]() | JAXA | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
⚀ ![]() | Fluid & Reason | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | En route | |||
Maiden flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), carrying an Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 1 mission. 10 CubeSats were deployed within eight hours after launch. [202] | ||||||||
23 November 02:57 [203] | ![]() | F9-186 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
26 November 06:26 [204] | ![]() | C54 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Pixxel | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Astrocast SA | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | Bhutan DITT / ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Dhruva Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
26 November 19:20:43 [205] | ![]() | F9-187 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 11 January 2023 10:19 [206] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | NPC Spacemind | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 7 February 2023 [209] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | HSK-SAT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Dalhousie University | Low Earth | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of Michigan | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NFU / NSPO | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | ArkEdge Space / University of Fukui | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | University of Victoria | Low Earth | Adaptive optics calibration | 11 July 2023 [219] | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | NASA Goddard | Low Earth | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | NASA Marshall / INPE / ITA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Surya University | Low Earth | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | TJHSST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Eleven CubeSats were delivered on this mission, [207] [220] [210] [215] including four satellites for the ELaNa 49 mission. [214] SS-1, OPTIMAL-1, and HSKSAT were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 6 January 2023. [221] [222] | ||||||||
27 November 12:23 [223] | ![]() | 2D-Y89 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 November 15:13:50 [224] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 November 15:08:17 [225] | ![]() | Y15 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Crewed spaceflight | 3 June 2023 22:33 | Successful | |||
Fourth crewed flight to the Tiangong space station. The first Chinese crew handover in space will be performed between the crews of Shenzhou 14 and Shenzhou 15 onboard the TSS. | ||||||||
30 November 21:10:25 [226] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
Kosmos 2566 was released by the Lotos-S1 satellite on 3 December 2022. A third object has been released from Kosmos 2566 on 24 December 2022 but as of September 2023 it remains unclear if it's an actual spacecraft or a piece of debris. [227] | ||||||||
December | ||||||||
7 December 01:15 [228] | ![]() | Y2 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Xingyun Satellite | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Return to flight for the Kuaizhou 11 after the July 2020 launch failure. | ||||||||
8 December 18:31 [229] | ![]() | 2D-Y45 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
8 December 22:27:48 [230] | ![]() | F9-188 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
OneWeb #15. First launch of OneWeb satellites by SpaceX. [231] | ||||||||
9 December 06:35:02 [232] | ![]() | Y1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Rocket Pi | Low Earth (SSO) | Astrobiology | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | HEAD Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Fengtai District secondary schools | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Hong Kong Aerospace Science & Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Hong Kong Aerospace Science & Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
Maiden flight of Jielong 3, also known as Smart Dragon 3 (SD-3). | ||||||||
11 December 07:38:13 [237] | ![]() | F9-189 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ispace | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | 25 April 2023 16:40 | Landing failure | |||
![]() | UAESA / MBRSC | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | |||||
![]() | Tomy / JAXA / Doshisha University | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | |||||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Spacecraft failure [242] | |||
Hakuto-R Mission 1 carries the Emirates Lunar Mission. | ||||||||
12 December 08:22 [243] | ![]() | 4C-Y57 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
13 December 20:30:07 [244] | ![]() | VA259 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | EUMETSAT | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
14 December 08:30:25 [245] | ![]() | Y1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Multiple organizations | Low Earth | Multiple functions | 14 December | Launch failure | |||
Maiden flight of Zhuque-2, LandSpace's first liquid-propellant rocket. Launch failure caused by an earlier-than-intended shutdown of the vernier engines of the second stage, preventing it from reaching orbital velocity. | ||||||||
14 December 18:25 [246] | ![]() | 2D-Y80 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
16 December 06:17 [247] | ![]() | Y12 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
16 December 11:46:47 [248] | ![]() | F9-190 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | NASA / CNES | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
16 December 22:48 [249] | ![]() | F9-191 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
17 December 21:32:30 [250] | ![]() | Starlink Group 4-37 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
21 December 01:47:31 [251] | ![]() | VV22 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Airbus Defence and Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 21 December | Launch failure | |||
![]() | Airbus Defence and Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 21 December | Launch failure | |||
The Zefiro 40 second stage deviated from its intended trajectory following a loss of pressure, resulting in reentry about 917 km (570 mi) north of the launch site over the Atlantic. | ||||||||
27 December 07:37 [252] | ![]() | 4B-Y55 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 December 09:34 [253] | ![]() | Starlink Group 5-1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First launch for Shell 5 of the Starlink constellation, and the first launch of Starlink Gen 2 satellites. | ||||||||
29 December 04:43 [254] | ![]() | 3B-Y88 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SAST | Highly elliptical | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
30 December 07:38 [255] | ![]() | F9-194 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ImageSat | Low Earth (Retrograde) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
This was the first SpaceX orbital launch to target a non-Sun-synchronous retrograde orbit. | ||||||||
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
6 July 13:47 [256] | ![]() | SISTINE III | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | CU Boulder | Suborbital | UV spectroscopy | 6 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 151 mi (243 km). | |||||||
7 July 06:01 [257] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | AFNWC | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 7 July | Launch failure | ||
Reentry vehicle demonstration for the future LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile. [258] Rocket exploded 11 seconds after launch. | |||||||
11 July 11:01 [259] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 11 July | Successful | ||
Fourth DEUCE launch following flights in 2017, 2018, and 2020. Apogee: 162 mi (261 km). | |||||||
12 July [260] | ![]() | Flight-3 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | United States Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful | ||
23 July 20:00:00 [261] | ![]() | S-520-RD1 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | JAXA | Suborbital | Flight test | 23 July 20:06:52 | Successful | ||
Supersonic combustion flight test. Apogee: 168 km (104 mi). [261] | |||||||
4 August 05:56–09:00 [262] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
11 missiles launched. 1 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
4 August 05:56–09:00 [262] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
11 missiles launched. 2 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
4 August 05:56–09:00 [262] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
11 missiles launched. 3 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
4 August 05:56–09:00 [262] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
11 missiles launched. 4 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
4 August 05:56–09:00 [262] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
11 missiles launched. 5 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
4 August 05:56–09:00 [262] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
11 missiles launched. 6 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
4 August 05:56–09:00 [262] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
11 missiles launched. 7 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
4 August 05:56–09:00 [262] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
11 missiles launched. 8 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
4 August 05:56–09:00 [262] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
11 missiles launched. 9 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
4 August 05:56–09:00 [262] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
11 missiles launched. 10 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
4 August 05:56–09:00 [262] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
11 missiles launched. 11 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
4 August 13:56:07 [263] [264] | ![]() | NS-22 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 4 August 14:06:27 | Successful | ||
Sixth crewed flight of New Shepard. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi). | |||||||
9 August [265] | ![]() | Pacific Dragon | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile target | 9 August | Successful | ||
Exercise Pacific Dragon 2022. | |||||||
9 August [265] | ![]() | Pacific Dragon | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | United States Navy | Suborbital | Interceptor | 9 August | Successful | ||
Successful test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Interceptor targeting a short-range ballistic missile. | |||||||
11 August 14:20:00 [266] | ![]() | S-520-32 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Toyama Prefectural University | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 11 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 279 km (173 mi). [266] | |||||||
11 August 22:08:30 [267] [268] | ![]() | ROCKSAT-X 2022 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Colorado Space Grant Consortium | Suborbital | Education | 11 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 159 km (99 mi). | |||||||
16 August 07:49 [269] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | AFGSC | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 August | Successful | ||
22 August 05:30 [270] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Northwestern University | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 22 August | Successful | ||
Second flight of the Micro-X payload. [271] Apogee: 254 km (158 mi). | |||||||
24 August 01:16 [272] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ERAU | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 24 August | Successful | ||
Sporadic-E ElectroDynamics Demonstration mission (SpEED Demon). [273] Apogee: 160 km (99 mi). | |||||||
25 August [274] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
CASC | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 August | Successful | |||
Second test flight of the Reusable Suborbital Carrier (亚轨道重复使用运载器). It successfully landed at Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport. | |||||||
29 August ~22:30 [275] [276] [277] | ![]() | TED-03/VE2NOM | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Asension | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 29/30 August | Launch failure | ||
First of two anticipated launches for the TED-03/VE2NOM launch campaign. The rocket suffered an anomaly and failed to reach its target altitude. The second launch was not attempted. | |||||||
3 September 06:50 [278] | ![]() | F22 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | ISRO | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 3 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 84 km (52 mi). | |||||||
7 September 08:13 [279] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | AFGSC | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 September | Successful | ||
7–8 September [280] [281] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NEZAJA | Suborbital | Missile test | 7–8 September | Successful | ||
Part of the Eqtedar-1401 military exercise. | |||||||
12 September 14:27 [282] | ![]() | NS-23 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Uncrewed commercial spaceflight | 12 September | Launch failure | ||
Uncrewed flight of New Shepard, carrying 36 commercial payloads. [283] A booster failure around 1 minute into the flight caused a mission abort, with the capsule successfully separating from the booster and landing under parachutes. The cause of the failure is currently under investigation. | |||||||
24 September [284] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Andrej Vrbec and Denis Banovic | Suborbital | Amateur rocket | 24 September | Partial launch failure | ||
Estimated apogee: >100 km (62 mi). The rocket flew as intended, but telemetry was lost 4 minutes into flight. The first stage was recovered. | |||||||
26 September 04:10 [285] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Penn State University | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 26 September | Successful | ||
The Rockets for Extended-source X-ray Spectroscopy (tREXS). [286] Apogee: 252.2 km (156.7 mi). | |||||||
1 October 06:26:00 [287] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 1 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 240 km (150 mi). | |||||||
1 October 17:30:58 [288] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Kip Daugirdas | Suborbital | Amateur rocket | 1 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 89.45 km (55.58 mi). | |||||||
3 October 22:22 [289] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 October 22:44 | Successful | ||
Apogee: 970 km (600 mi). Downrange distance of approximately 4,500 km (2,800 mi). | |||||||
3 October [290] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISRC | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 3 October | Successful | ||
Test of the Saman-1 upper stage. | |||||||
4 October 15:00 [291] [292] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 October | Successful | ||
Launch of four ATACMS missiles (1 of 4). Apogee: ~80 km (50 mi). | |||||||
4 October 15:00 [291] [292] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 October | Successful | ||
Launch of four ATACMS missiles (2 of 4). Apogee: ~80 km (50 mi). | |||||||
4 October 15:00 [291] [292] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 October | Successful | ||
Launch of four ATACMS missiles (3 of 4). Apogee: ~80 km (50 mi). | |||||||
4 October 15:00 [291] [292] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 October | Successful | ||
Launch of four ATACMS missiles (4 of 4). Apogee: ~80 km (50 mi). | |||||||
4 October 16:00 [291] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ADD | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 October | Launch failure | ||
The missile "failed shortly after launch and crashed." | |||||||
8 October ~16:48 [293] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 90 km (56 mi). Downrange distance of approximately 350 km (220 mi). (1 of 2). | |||||||
8 October ~16:58 [293] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 90 km (56 mi). Downrange distance of approximately 350 km (220 mi). (2 of 2). | |||||||
8 October [294] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Skyrora | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 October | Launch failure | ||
Intended apogee: 102 km (63 mi). The vehicle experienced an anomaly shortly after lift-off, landing in the sea 500 m from the pad. | |||||||
14 October [295] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 October | Successful | ||
18 October ~04:00 [296] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Roketsan | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 October 04:07:38 | Successful | ||
17–21 October [297] [298] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | T-Minus Engineering | Suborbital | Test flight | 11–25 October | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of the Kingfisher suborbital launch vehicle. Apogee: 185 km (115 mi). | |||||||
17–21 October [297] [298] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | T-Minus Engineering | Suborbital | Test flight | 11–25 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 185 km (115 mi). | |||||||
21 October 07:25 [299] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 21 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 260 km (160 mi). | |||||||
21 October [300] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 October | Successful | ||
23 October 17:20 [301] | ![]() | V29 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | AEB | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 23 October 17:27 | Successful | ||
Test flight of the MQ-PSM (Modelo de Qualificação da Plataforma Suborbital de Microgravidade) technology, designated "Operação Santa Branca". Apogee: 227 km (141 mi). | |||||||
26 October 18:30 [302] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Sandia National Laboratories | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 26 October | Successful | ||
1 of 2. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign. | |||||||
26 October [303] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 October | Successful | ||
26 October [304] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 October | Successful | ||
27 October [305] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Sandia National Laboratories | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 27 October | Successful | ||
2 of 2. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign. | |||||||
1 November [306] [307] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 150 km (93 mi), downrange distance of 150 km (93 mi). | |||||||
1 November [307] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi), downrange distance of 200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
2 November 22:39 [308] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Failure? | ||
Apogee: 1,920 km (1,190 mi). | |||||||
2 November [309] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 November | Successful | ||
Flight test of the AD-1 Ballistic Missile Interceptor. | |||||||
3 November ~12:30 [308] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 130 km (81 mi). (1 of 3). | |||||||
3 November ~12:30 [308] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 130 km (81 mi). (2 of 3). | |||||||
3 November ~12:30 [308] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 130 km (81 mi). (3 of 3). | |||||||
3 November [310] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful | ||
5 November 09:07:00 [311] [312] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | 5 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 84.9 km (52.8 mi). | |||||||
5 November [313] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | IRGC | Suborbital | Flight test | 5 November | Successful | ||
Suborbital test flight of the first stage of the Qaem 100 orbital launch vehicle. | |||||||
7 November 06:43:00 [311] [314] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | 7 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 95.7 km (59.5 mi). | |||||||
16 November [315] | ![]() | JFTM-07 E1 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 16 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 300 km (186 mi)?, intercepted by SM-3 Block IIA. | |||||||
16 November [315] | ![]() | JFTM-07 E1 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | JMSDF | Suborbital | ABM interceptor | 16 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 300 km (186 mi)?, intercepted target. | |||||||
16 November [316] | ![]() | JFTM-07 E1 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 16 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: Intercepted by SM-3. | |||||||
16 November | ![]() | JFTM-07 E1 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 16 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: Intercepted. | |||||||
16 November | ![]() | JFTM-07 E1 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 16 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: Intercepted. | |||||||
18 November 01:14 [317] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~6,000 km (3,700 mi). | |||||||
18 November 06:00 [318] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Space Kidz India | Suborbital | Education | 18 November 06:05 | Successful | ||
⚀ ![]() | N Space Tech | Suborbital | Flight test | ||||
⚀ ![]() | BazoomQ Space Research Lab | Suborbital | Education | ||||
Test flight of the Vikram-S demonstrator rocket, designated "Prarambh", carrying three payloads. [319] Apogee: 89.5 km (55.6 mi). | |||||||
18 November [320] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 November | Successful | ||
19 November [315] | ![]() | JFTM-07 E2 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 19 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 150 km (93 mi)?, intercepted by SM-3 Block IB. | |||||||
19 November [315] | ![]() | JFTM-07 E2 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | JMSDF | Suborbital | ABM interceptor | 19 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 150 km (93 mi)?, intercepted target. | |||||||
20 November 17:20:00 [321] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | University of Iowa | Suborbital | Auroral science | 20 November | Successful | ||
First of two launches for the Auroral Current and Electrodynamics Structure (ACES) II mission. The two rocket launches were timed to reach their apogee at the same time. Apogee: 406.3 km (252.5 mi). | |||||||
20 November 17:21:40 [321] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | University of Iowa | Suborbital | Auroral science | 20 November | Successful | ||
Second of two launches for the ACES II mission. The two rocket launches were timed to reach their apogee at the same time. Apogee: 187.8 km (116.7 mi). | |||||||
23 November 08:23:00 [322] | ![]() | S1X-3/M15 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SSC | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 23 November | Successful | ||
SubOrbital Express Microgravity flight opportunity 3. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi). | |||||||
23 November [323] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 November | Successful | ||
2 December [324] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 December | Successful | ||
9 December [325] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 December | Successful | ||
15 December [326] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | ||
18 December [327] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NADA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration Missile test | 18 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: 550 km (340 mi). Reconnaissance satellite cameras were tested on these two flights. [328] | |||||||
18 December [327] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NADA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration Missile test | 18 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: 550 km (340 mi). Reconnaissance satellite cameras were tested on these two flights. [328] | |||||||
19 December 10:00 ? [329] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Suborbital | Test flight | 19 December | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi) ? | |||||||
30 December [330] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of National Defense | Suborbital | Test flight | 30 December | Successful | ||
Second test launch of the solid-fuel launch projectile developed by the ADD. | |||||||
30 December ~23:01–23:15 [331] [332] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NADA | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). (1 of 3). | |||||||
30 December ~23:01–23:15 [331] [332] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NADA | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). (2 of 3). | |||||||
30 December ~23:01–23:15 [331] [332] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NADA | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). (3 of 3). | |||||||
31 December ~17:50 [333] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 December | ||||
Apogee: ~100 km (62 mi) |
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