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2018 in spaceflight
A mannequin (Starman) in a spacesuit drives a car with the Earth in the background
Image of the science deck of the InSight lander, with the Martian landscape in the background
Animation of the rotating asteroid Bennu
A cosmonaut inspecting the exterior of a spacecraft during a spacewalk; Earth appears in the background
Highlights from spaceflight in 2018[a]
Orbital launches
First8 January
Last29 December
Total114
Successes111
Failures2
Partial failures1
Catalogued112
National firsts
Satellite
Suborbital launch Norway
Rockets
Maiden flights
Retirements
Crewed flights
Orbital3 (+1 failed)
Suborbital1 (private)
Total travellers11 (+2 failed)
EVAs8

This article documents notable spaceflight events during the year 2018. For the first time since 1990, more than 100 orbital launches were performed globally.

Overview

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Planetary exploration

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The NASA InSight seismology probe was launched in May 2018 and landed on Mars in November. The Parker Solar Probe was launched to explore the Sun in August 2018, and reached its first perihelion in November, traveling faster than any prior spacecraft. On 20 October the ESA and JAXA launched BepiColombo to Mercury, on a 10-year mission featuring several flybys and eventually deploying two orbiters in 2025 for local study. The asteroid sampling mission Hayabusa2 reached its target Ryugu in June,[1] and the similar OSIRIS-REx probe reached Bennu in December.[2] China launched its Chang'e 4 lander/rover in December which performed the first ever soft landing on the far side of the Moon in January 2019;[3][4] a communications relay was sent to the second Earth-Moon Lagrange point in May. The Google Lunar X Prize expired on 31 March without a winner for its $20 million grand prize, because none of its five finalist teams were able to launch a commercial lunar lander mission before the deadline.[5]

Human spaceflight

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The Soyuz MS-10 October mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was aborted shortly after launch, due to a separation failure of one of the rocket's side boosters. The crew landed safely, and was rescheduled for March 2019 on Soyuz MS-12.[6] The United States returned to spaceflight on 13 December with the successful suborbital spaceflight of VSS Unity Flight VP-03. The flight did not reach the Kármán line (100 km) but it did cross the US definition of space (50 mi). As per United States convention, it was the first human spaceflight launched from the U.S. since the last Space shuttle flight STS-135 in 2011. Astronauts Mark P. Stucky and Frederick W. Sturckow both received their FAA Commercial Astronaut Wings on 7 February 2019. The return of the United States to human orbital spaceflight was further delayed to 2019, as Boeing and SpaceX, under NASA supervision, performed further tests on their commercial crew spacecraft under development: Starliner on Atlas V and SpaceX Dragon 2 on Falcon 9.[7]

Rocket innovation

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After a failed launch in 2017, the Electron rocket reached orbit with its second flight in January; manufactured by Rocket Lab, it is the first orbital rocket equipped with electric pump-fed engines.[8] On 3 February, the Japanese SS-520-5 rocket (a modified sounding rocket) successfully delivered a 3U CubeSat to orbit, thus becoming the lightest and smallest orbital launch vehicle ever.[9] On 6 February, SpaceX performed the much-delayed test flight of Falcon Heavy,[10] carrying a car and a mannequin to a heliocentric orbit beyond Mars.[11] Falcon Heavy became the most powerful active rocket until the maiden launch of the Space Launch System in 2022.[12] On 27 October, LandSpace launched Zhuque-1, the first privately developed rocket in China; it failed to reach orbit.[13] The company later announced that it would not repeat the launch attempt and shift its focus to the Zhuque-2 launch vehicle, making this the only launch attempt of Zhuque-1.[14] On 13 December Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo reached 82.7 km, below the internationally recognized Kármán line but above the 50-mile definition of space used by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.[15][16]

Accelerating activity

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The global activity of the launch industry grew significantly in 2018. 114 launches were conducted over the full year, compared with 91 in 2017, a 25% increase. Only three missions failed fully or partially in 2018, compared with eight failures in 2017. In August, China surpassed its previous record of 22 launches in 2016, and ended the year with a total 39 launches, also more launches than any other country in 2018. The 100th orbital launch of the year occurred on 3 December,[17] exceeding all yearly tallies since the end of the Cold War space race in 1991.

Orbital launches

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

January

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8 January
01:00 		United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust F9-047 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Zuma / USA-280[21] Unnamed U.S. government agency Low Earth Classified 8 January Nominal launch;[22] Deployment failure
After an initial lack of official comment on the mission, a preliminary report concludes that the payload adapter manufactured by Northrop Grumman failed to separate the satellite from the second stage, resulting in its re-entry shortly after launch.[18] SpaceX and the United States Air Force reviewed the Falcon 9 flight data and saw no issues with the launch vehicle itself that would affect future launches.[19][20]
9 January
03:24 		China Long March 2D 2D-Y40[23] China Taiyuan LC-9 China CASC
China SuperView / Gaojing-1 03 Beijing Space View Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
China SuperView / Gaojing-1 04 Beijing Space View Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
11 January
23:18 		China Long March 3B / YZ-1 3B-Y45[24] China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China BeiDou-3 M7 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
China BeiDou-3 M8 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
12 January
03:58 		India PSLV-XL C40[28] India Satish Dhawan FLP India ISRO
India Cartosat-2F ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Finland ICEYE X1 ICEYE Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
India Microsat-TD ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 27 November 2020 Successful
⚀ United States Arkyd-6A Planetary Resources Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ South Korea CANYVAL-X 1, 2 Yonsei University, NASA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United Kingdom Carbonite-2 Surrey Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States CICERO 7 GeoOptics Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 14 November 2023[29] Successful
⚀ South Korea CNUSail-1 CNU Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States DemoSat 2 Astranis Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration (radio) In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Flock-3p' × 4 Planet Labs Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation First: 28 March 2023[30]
Last: 17 August 2023[31]		 Successful
⚀ United States Fox-1D AMSAT Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ India INS-1C ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 14 November 2023[32] Successful
⚀ South Korea KAUSAT 5 Korea Aerospace University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Landmapper-BC 3 v2 Astro Digital Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Lemur-2 × 4 Spire Global Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation First: 5 April 2023[33]
Last: 9 May 2023[34]		 Successful
⚀ Canada LEO Vantage 1 Telesat Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
⚀ United States MicroMAS 2a MIT SSL Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 8 April 2023[35] Successful
⚀ France PicSat Paris Observatory Low Earth (SSO) Astronomy 3 October 2023[36] Successful
⚀ United States SpaceBEE 1–4 Swarm Technologies[40] Low Earth (SSO) Communications SpaceBEE 1: 2 August 2022[37]
SpaceBEE 2: 6 September 2022[38]
SpaceBEE 3: 3 October 2022[39]
SpaceBEE 4: In orbit		 Operational
⚀ South Korea STEP Cube Lab Chosun University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 23 May 2023[41] Successful
⚀ United States Tyvak 61C Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Low Earth (SSO) Astronomy 8 April 2023[42] Successful
Deployed 31 satellites.[25][26][27]
12 January
22:11 		United States Delta IV M+(5,2) D-379 United States Vandenberg SLC-6 United States ULA
United States Topaz-5[43] / USA-281 US Air Force LEO (retrograde) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
NROL-47 mission. Last flight of Delta IV M+(5,2) variant.
13 January
07:20 		China Long March 2D 2D-Y49[23] China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China LKW-3 CAS Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
17 January
21:06:11 		Japan Epsilon Epsilon-3[44] Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan ASNARO-2 NEC Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
19 January
04:12 		China Long March 11 Y3[45] China Jiuquan LS-95A China CASC
China Jilin-1 Video-07 (Deqing 1)[46] Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
China Jilin-1 Video-08 (Linye 2)[46] Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China Star of Enlai
Huai'an Hao 		Huai'an Youth Comprehensive Development Base Low Earth (SSO) Technology/Education In orbit Operational
⚀ China Xiaoxiang 2 SpaceTY Aerospace Co. Low Earth (SSO) Stabilization technology In orbit Operational
⚀ China Quantutong-1
(QTT-1) 		Full-chart Location Network Co.
(Quan Tu Tong Co.) 		Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
⚀ Canada KIPP[47] Kepler Communications Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
100th launch from Jiuquan. Carried and deployed 6 satellites in total.
20 January
00:48 		United States Atlas V 411 AV-076 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States ULA
United States SBIRS GEO-4 (USA-282) U.S. Air Force Geosynchronous Missile warning In orbit Operational
21 January
01:30 		United States Electron "Still Testing" New Zealand Mahia LC-1A United States Rocket Lab
New Zealand Humanity Star Rocket Lab Low Earth Public awareness 22 March 2018 Successful
⚀ United States Flock-2 (Dove Pioneer)[48] Planet Labs Low Earth Earth observation 22 September 2019[49] Successful
⚀ United States Lemur-2-72[50] Spire Global Low Earth Earth observation 9 November 2023[51] Successful
⚀ United States Lemur-2-73 Spire Global Low Earth Earth observation 22 August 2023[52] Successful
First successful launch of the Electron rocket.
25 January
05:39 		China Long March 2C 2C-Y36[23] China Xichang LC-3 China CASC
China Yaogan 30-04A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 30-04B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 30-04C CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
⚀ China Weina 1A[53] / NanoSat-1A[54] Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
25 January
22:20 		Europe Ariane 5 ECA VA241 France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
Luxembourg SES-14 / United StatesGOLD SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Partial launch failure / Operational[59]
United Arab Emirates Al Yah-3 Yahsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Partial launch failure / Operational
Due to programming errors in the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC)[55] the satellites were placed on an off-nominal orbit.[56] Both payloads are undergoing corrective maneuvers and will be on line in August 2018.[57] These failures have ended the Ariane 5 record series of 82 successful launches in a row from April 2003 to December 2017.[58]
31 January
21:25 		United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust F9-048 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
Luxembourg SES-16 / GovSat-1 SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
This flight re-used booster B1032 recovered from the NROL-76 mission in May 2017, and landed the first stage in the ocean with the intent to expend it. The booster unexpectedly remained intact, but was not recovered, and it was subsequently destroyed.[60]

February

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1 February
02:07 		Russia Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M Russia Vostochny Site 1S[61] Russia Roscosmos
Russia Kanopus-V No.3 Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Russia Kanopus-V No.4 Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Germany S-Net 1–4[62] TU Berlin Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration (inter-satellite communications) In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Lemur-2 × 4 Spire Global Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Germany D-Star One v.1.1 Phoenix German Orbital Systems Low Earth (SSO) Communications (experimental)  
2 February
07:50 		China Long March 2D 2D-Y13[23] China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Italy CSES / Zhangheng-1[63] CNSA / ASI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China Fengmaniu 1 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 16 March 2023[64] Successful
⚀ Denmark GOMX 4A GOMSpace, Danish Ministry of Defence Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Denmark GOMX 4B GOMSpace, ESA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Argentina ÑuSat 4 Satellogic Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Argentina ÑuSat 5 Satellogic Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China Shaonian Xing[65] China Association for Science and Technology Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
3 February
05:03 		Japan SS-520 Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
⚀ Japan TRICOM-1R University of Tokyo Low Earth Technology demonstration 21 August 2018 Successful
The smallest rocket to successfully launch a satellite. Re-flight after a launch failure in January 2017.
6 February
20:45 		United States Falcon Heavy FH-001 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster SpaceX Heliocentric Flight test In orbit Successful
Maiden test flight of Falcon Heavy re-using two first-stage boosters. The two side boosters successfully touched down at the landing zones in Cape Canaveral, however the middle booster failed to land on the automated drone ship.[66] The test payload was launched in a heliocentric orbit with an aphelion of 1.70 AU, just beyond the orbit of Mars.[67]
12 February
05:10 		China Long March 3B / YZ-1 3B-Y47[24] China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China BeiDou-3 M3 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
China BeiDou-3 M4 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
13 February
08:13 		Russia Soyuz-2.1a Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Progress MS-08 / 69P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 30 August Successful
⚀ Russia Tanyusha-YuZGU 3, 4 South-West State University Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Tanyusha-YuZGU satellites were deployed on 15 August 2018 during a spacewalk.[68]
22 February
14:17 		United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust F9-049 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
Spain Paz Hisdesat Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
United States Tintin A SpaceX Low Earth Technology demonstration 29 August 2020[69] Successful
United States Tintin B SpaceX Low Earth Technology demonstration 8 August 2020[70] Successful
Flew with a re-used first-stage booster that was expended at sea. One half of the payload fairing splashed down in the ocean and was recovered, but it did not land on a ship as attempted. Last flight of Block 3 version rocket.
27 February
04:34:00 		Japan H-IIA 202 F38[71] Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Optical 6 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational

March

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1 March
22:02:00 		United States Atlas V 541 AV-077 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States ULA
United States GOES-17 (GOES-S) NESDIS Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
6 March
05:33 		United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust F9-050 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
Spain Hispasat 30W-6[72] Hispasat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
⚀ United States PODSAT[73] NovaWurks/DARPA Geosynchronous transfer orbit Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
First-stage booster was expended at sea and was not recovered.
9 March
17:10:06 		Russia Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT VS18 France Kourou ELS France Arianespace
Luxembourg O3b × 4 SES S.A. Medium Earth Communications In orbit Operational
17 March
07:10 		China Long March 2D 2D-Y50[23] China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China LKW-4 CAS Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
21 March
17:44:23 		Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Soyuz MS-08 / 54S Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 55/56 4 October 2018
11:45		 Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts
29 March
11:26 		India GSLV Mk II F08[74] India Satish Dhawan SLP India ISRO
India GSAT-6A ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Spacecraft failure[75]
29 March
17:38:43[76][77] 		Russia Soyuz-2-1v Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia Roscosmos
Russia EMKA (Kosmos 2525) Ministry of Defence Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance 1 April 2021[78] Successful
29 March
17:50 		China Long March 3B / YZ-1 3B-Y48[24] China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China BeiDou-3 M9 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
China BeiDou-3 M10 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
30 March
14:14 		United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust F9-051 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
United States Iridium NEXT 41–50 Iridium Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Re-used first-stage booster B1041.[79] First stage was not recovered, did a simulated landing test at sea. Fairing recovery attempt failed due to parafoil issues.
31 March
03:22 		China Long March 4C 4C-Y26[80] China Taiyuan LC-9 China CASC
China Gaofen-1 02 CNSA SSO Earth observation In orbit Operational
China Gaofen-1 03 CNSA SSO Earth observation In orbit Operational
China Gaofen-1 04 CNSA SSO Earth observation In orbit Operational

April

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2 April
20:30 		United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust F9-052 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-14 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 5 May 2018 Successful
United Kingdom RemoveDEBRIS University of Surrey Low Earth Technology demonstration 4 December 2021[84] Successful
⚀ United Kingdom DebrisSat 1 University of Surrey Low Earth Technology demonstration 2 March 2019 Successful
⚀ United Kingdom DebrisSat 2 University of Surrey Low Earth Technology demonstration 30 May 2020 Successful
⚀ Turkey Japan Ubakusat ITU/JPF/KIT Low Earth Technology demonstration 27 December 2020 Successful
⚀ Kenya 1KUNS-PF UoN Low Earth Technology demonstration 11 June 2020 Successful
⚀ Costa Rica Proyecto Irazú CAAE/ITCR Low Earth Technology demonstration 4 March 2020 Successful
Re-used first-stage booster B1039, used to launch CRS-12 in 2017; and the Dragon capsule from CRS-8 in 2016.[81] First stage was not recovered. Ubakusat, 1KUNS-PF, and Proyecto Irazú were deployed from the ISS on 11 May 2018.[82] RemoveDEBRIS was deployed into orbit on 20 June 2018.[83]
5 April
21:34 		Europe Ariane 5 ECA VA242 France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
Japan Superbird-B3 / DSN-1 JSAT / DSN / JSDF Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
United Kingdom HYLAS-4 Avanti Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
First flight of Ariane 5 since off-target launch of VA241 in January 2018.
10 April
04:25 		China Long March 4C[85] 4C-Y25[80] China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Yaogan 31 A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 31 B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 31 C CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
⚀ China Weina 1B Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center[53] Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
11 April
22:34 		India PSLV-XL C41 India Satish Dhawan FLP India ISRO
India IRNSS-1I ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite navigation (IRNSS) In orbit Operational
14 April
23:13 		United States Atlas V 551 AV-079 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States ULA
United States AFSPC-11 / CBAS (USA-283)[86][87] U.S. Air Force Geosynchronous Communications (military) In orbit Operational
United States EAGLE (USA-284 + USA-285/286/287)[88] Air Force Research Laboratory Geosynchronous Technology experiments (Space Test Program) In orbit Operational
18 April
22:12 		Russia Proton-M / Briz-M ? Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia RVSN RF
Russia Blagovest-12L / Kosmos 2526 VKS Geosynchronous Communications (military) In orbit Operational
18 April
22:51 		United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust F9-053 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States TESS NASA HEO Space observatory In orbit Operational
Block 4 first-stage booster, serial number B1045.
25 April
17:57 		Russia Rokot / Briz-KM Russia Plesetsk Site 133/3 Europe / Russia Eurockot
Europe Sentinel-3B ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
26 April
04:42 		China Long March 11 Y4[45] China Jiuquan LS-95A China CASC
China Zhuhai-1 OHS 2A–2D[89] Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
China Zhuhai-1 OVS 2A[90] Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational

May

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3 May
16:05 		China Long March 3B/G2 3B-Y55[24] China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China Apstar 6C APT Satellite Holdings Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
5 May
11:05 		United States Atlas V 401 AV-078 United States Vandenberg SLC-3E United States ULA
United States InSight NASA / JPL TMI to Martian Surface Mars lander 26 November
19:52:59		 Successful
⚀ United States MarCO A (WALL-E)[92] NASA / JPL Heliocentric Communications In orbit Successful
⚀ United States MarCO B (Eva)[92] NASA / JPL Heliocentric Communications In orbit Successful
12th mission of the Discovery program. Mars lander mission dedicated to geological and seismological studies of the planet.[91]
8 May
18:28 		China Long March 4C 4C-Y20[80] China Taiyuan LC-9 China CASC
China Gaofen 5 CAST Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
11 May
20:14 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-054 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
Bangladesh Bangabandhu-1 SPARRSO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
First launch of a Falcon 9 Block 5 first-stage booster, serial number B1046. The booster was recovered.[93]
20 May
21:28 		China Long March 4C 4C-Y27[80] China Xichang LC-3[80] China CASC
China Queqiao CNSA Earth–Moon L2, halo orbit Communications In orbit Operational[95][96]
China Longjiang-1 CNSA Selenocentric, elliptical orbit Radio astronomy In orbit Spacecraft Failure[97][98]
China Longjiang-2 CNSA Selenocentric, elliptical orbit Radio astronomy 31 July 2019[99]
14:20		 Successful
The relay satellite Queqiao, or "Magpie Bridge" will stay in a halo orbit around the second Earth-Moon Lagrange point (E-M L2) and support communications from the Chang'e 4 rover exploring the far side of the Moon.[94]
21 May
08:44 		United States Antares 230 United States MARS LP-0A United States Orbital ATK
United States Cygnus CRS OA-9E
S.S. J.R. Thompson 		NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 30 July 2018
09:17		 Successful
⚀ United States Aerocube 12A The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 26 May 2023[103] Successful
⚀ United States Aerocube 12B The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 14 August 2023[104] Successful
⚀ United States CubeRRT OSU Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 26 November 2020[105] Successful
⚀ Bulgaria EnduroSat One EnduroSat / Space Challenges Program Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 15 October 2020[106] Successful
⚀ United States EQUiSat Brown University Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 26 December 2020[107] Successful
⚀ United States HaloSat UI Low Earth (ISS) X-ray astronomy 4 January 2021[108] Successful
⚀ United States Lemur-2 × 4 Spire Global Low Earth Earth observation First: 13 January 2023
Last: 13 February 2023[109]		 Successful
⚀ United States MemSat[110] Rowan University Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 27 September 2020[111] Successful
⚀ United States Radix Analytical Space Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 7 April 2020[112] Successful
⚀ United States RadSat-g[113] MSU Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 5 April 2021[114] Successful[115]
⚀ United States RainCube JPL Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 24 December 2020[116] Successful
⚀ United States TEMPEST-D CSU/JPL Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 21 June 2021[117] Successful
RainCube, Radix, CubeRRT, HaloSat, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, EQUISat, MEMSat, RadSat-g are carried aboard Cygnus to be deployed from ISS later.[100] CubeRRT, EQUISat, HaloSat, MemSat, RadSat-g, RainCube, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, Radix were deployed on 13 July 2018.[101] Four Lemur-2s and two Aerocubes were carried in the external deployer of Cygnus and deployed into orbit on 16 July 2018 after it departed from ISS.[102]
22 May
19:47:58[121] 		United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust[122] F9-055 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
United States Iridium NEXT 51–55 Iridium Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Germany GRACE-FO 1, 2 DLR Low Earth Gravitational science In orbit Operational
DLR arranged a rideshare of GRACE-FO on a Falcon 9 with Iridium following the cancellation of their Dnepr launch contract in 2015.[118] Iridium CEO Matt Desch disclosed in September 2017 that GRACE-FO would be launched on the sixth Iridium NEXT mission.[119] Re-used a first-stage booster.[120]

June

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2 June
04:13 		China Long March 2D 2D-Y20[23] China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Gaofen 6 CAST Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China Luojia 1 Wuhan University Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
4 June
04:45 		United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust F9-056 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
Luxembourg SES-12 SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
5 June
13:07[123] 		China Long March 3A 3A-Y25[24] China Xichang LC-2 China CAST
China Fengyun 2H CMA Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
6 June
11:12:41 		Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Soyuz MS-09 / 55S Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 56/57 20 December 2018
01:42		 Successful
Russia SiriusSat 1, 2 SPUTNIX Low Earth (ISS) Space research, Education In orbit Operational
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. SiriusSat satellites were deployed on 15 August 2018 during a spacewalk.[124] Crew return was delayed due to the launch failure of Soyuz MS-10; it was rescheduled for 20 December, after the MS-11 crew arrives on 3 December.
12 June
04:20[125] 		Japan H-IIA 202 F39[71] Japan Tanegashima MHI
Japan IGS Radar-6 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
16 June
21:30 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia GLONASS-M 756 / Kosmos 2527 VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
27 June
03:30 		China Long March 2C 2C-Yxx[23] China Xichang LC-3 China CASC
China XJSS A CAST[126] Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
China XJSS B CAST Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
29 June
09:42 		United States Falcon 9 Full Thrust F9-057 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-15 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 3 August 2018 Successful
⚀ Bhutan BHUTAN-1 Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 18 November 2020[127] Successful
⚀ Philippines Maya-1 UP / DOST Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 20 November 2020[128] Successful
⚀ Malaysia UiTMSAT-1 UiTM Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 20 November 2020[129] Successful
Last orbital flight of a Block 4 booster version. Bhutan-1, Maya-1, UiTMSAT-1 were deployed into orbit from ISS on 10 August 2018.

July

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9 July
03:56 		China Long March 2C / SMA 2CSMA-Y3[23] China Jiuquan LC-43/94 China CASC
Pakistan PRSS-1 SUPARCO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Pakistan PakTES-1A SUPARCO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
9 July
20:58 		China Long March 3A 3A-Y27[24] China Xichang LA-2 China CASC
China BeiDou IGSO-7 CNSA IGSO Navigation In orbit Operational
9 July
21:51:34 		Russia Soyuz-2.1a Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Roscosmos
Russia Progress MS-09 / 70P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 25 January 2019 Successful
Fastest rendezvous with the ISS, with a new two-orbit procedure taking less than four hours.[130]
22 July
05:50 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-058 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
Canada Telstar 19V Telesat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
25 July
11:25:01 		Europe Ariane 5 ES VA244 France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
European Union Galileo FOC 19, 20, 21, 22 ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Third Galileo launch with Ariane 5 (10th overall), carrying Tara, Samuel, Anna, and Ellen. Last flight of Ariane 5 ES variant; further Galileo launches will be carried by Ariane 6.
25 July
11:39:26 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-059 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
United States Iridium NEXT 56-65 Iridium Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
29 July
01:48 		China Long March 3B / YZ-1 3B-Y49[24] China Xichang China CASC
China BeiDou-3 M5 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
China BeiDou-3 M6 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
31 July
03:00 		China Long March 4B 4B-Y37[80] China Taiyuan LC-9 China CASC
China Gaofen 11 CAST Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational

August

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7 August
05:18 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-060 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
Indonesia Telkom 4 / Merah Putih[131] Telkom Indonesia Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
12 August
07:31 		United States Delta IV Heavy D-380 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B United States ULA
United States Parker Solar Probe NASA Heliocentric Heliophysics In orbit Operational
Heliophysics observation mission planned to make in situ studies of the Sun's outer corona at a perihelion distance of 8.5 solar radii (5.9 million kilometers) – the closest any spacecraft will come to the Sun to date.
22 August
21:20:09 		Europe Vega VV12 France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Europe ADM-Aeolus ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 27 July 2023[132] Successful
24 August
23:52 		China Long March 3B / YZ-1 3B-Y50[24] China Xichang China CASC
China BeiDou-3 M11 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
China BeiDou-3 M12 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational

September

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7 September
03:15 		China Long March 2C 2C-Y48[23] China Taiyuan LC-9 China CAST
China HaiYang 1C CAST Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
10 September
04:45 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-061 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
Canada Telstar 18V Telesat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
15 September
13:02 		United States Delta II 7420 D-381 United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States ULA
United States ICESat-2 NASA Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ United States ELFIN × 2 (ELFIN, ELFIN-STAR) UCLA Low Earth Magnetospheric research ELFIN A: 17 September 2022[133]
ELFIN B: 30 September 2022[134]		 Successful
⚀ United States DAVE (CP-7) Cal Poly Low Earth Technology demonstration 12 February 2023[135] Successful
⚀ United States SurfSat UCF Low Earth Technology demonstration 27 January 2023[136] Successful
Last flight of the Delta II series; final flight of the Thor rocket family.
16 September
16:37 		India PSLV-CA C42[28] India Satish Dhawan FLP India ISRO
United Kingdom SSTL S1-4 SSTL Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
United Kingdom NovaSAR-S SSTL / British Government Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
19 September
14:07[137] 		China Long March 3B / YZ-1 3B-Y51[24] China Xichang LC-3 China CASC
China BeiDou-3 M13 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
China BeiDou-3 M14 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
22 September
17:52:27 		Japan H-IIB F7[71] Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan HTV-7 JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 10 November 2018 Successful
⚀ Japan Singapore SPATIUM-I[138] Kyushu Institute of Technology / Nanyang Technological University Low Earth Technology demonstration 23 September 2021[139] Successful[140]
⚀ Japan RSP-00 Ryman Sat Project Low Earth Technology demonstration 14 March 2021[141] Spacecraft failure[142][143]
⚀ Japan STARS-Me (Tenryū) Shizuoka University Low Earth Technology demonstration 26 June 2021 Successful[144]
SPATIUM-1, RSP-00, and STARS-Me were carried by HTV-7 to be deployed into orbit from the International Space Station. They were deployed on 6 October 2018.
25 September
22:38 		Europe Ariane 5 ECA VA243 France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
Azerbaijan Azerspace-2 / United States Intelsat 38[147] Azercosmos / Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
United States / Japan Horizons-3e Intelsat / JSAT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Hundredth Ariane 5 mission.[145] Flight VA243 was delayed from 25 May due to issues with GSAT-11.[146]
29 September
04:13 		China Kuaizhou 1A F2 China Jiuquan LS-95A China CASIC
China Centispace-1-S1[148] Beijing Future Navigation Technology Low Earth (SSO) Navigation In orbit Operational

October

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8 October
02:21 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-062 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
Argentina SAOCOM 1A[149][150] CONAE Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
First RTLS at Vandenberg
9 October
02:43 		China Long March 2C / YZ-1S 2C-Y38[23] China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Yaogan 32 A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 32 B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
First flight of the Yuanzheng-1S upper stage variant
11 October
08:40 		Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Soyuz MS-10 / 56S Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 57/58 11 October 2018 Launch failure
Crewed flight with two cosmonauts. Launch failure, astronauts landed safely in Soyuz capsule.
15 October
04:23 		China Long March 3B / YZ-1 3B-Y52[24] China Xichang China CASC
China BeiDou-3 M15 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
China BeiDou-3 M16 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
17 October
04:15 		United States Atlas V 551 AV-073 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States ULA
United States AEHF-4[151] (USA-288)[152] U.S. Air Force Geosynchronous Communications (military) In orbit Operational
20 October
01:45 		Europe Ariane 5 ECA VA245 France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
Europe Japan BepiColombo ESA / JAXA Mercurian orbit Mercury probes In orbit En route
Third and final cornerstone mission of the Horizon 2000+ programme. Joint ESA / JAXA Mercury mission consisting of two orbiters, the ESA Mercury Planetary Orbiter and the JAXA Mio (Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter)
24 October
22:57[153] 		China Long March 4B 4B-Y34[154] China Taiyuan LC-9 China CAST
China HaiYang 2B CAST Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
25 October
00:15[155] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia Lotos-S1 №3 / Kosmos 2528 VKS Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
27 October
08:00[13] 		China Zhuque-1 China Jiuquan (mobile launcher) China LandSpace
⚀ China Weilai 1 / Future 1 (CCTV) China Central Television[157] Low Earth (SSO) Space science / remote sensing 27 October 2018 Launch failure[13]
Maiden flight of the Zhuque-1 solid-propellant rocket[156]
29 October
00:43[158] 		China Long March 2C 2C-Y22[23] China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China / France CFOSAT CNSA / CNES Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China Xiaoxiang-1 (2)[159] LaserFleet Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration (laser communications) In orbit Operational
⚀ China Zhaojin-1 (Tongchuan-1)[159] Tsinghua University Low Earth (SSO) Gamma ray detector (gravitational wave research) In orbit Operational
⚀ China Tianfuguoxing-1 (Xinghe)[159] Guoxing Yuhang (ADA Space) Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration (remote sensing) In orbit Operational
⚀ China Changshagaoxin[159] Changsha City Low Earth (SSO) Amateur radio In orbit Operational
⚀ Belarus CubeBel-1 (BSUSat-1)[159] Belarusian State University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
29 October
04:08[160] 		Japan H-IIA 202 F40[71] Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan GOSAT-2 (Ibuki 2) JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
United Arab Emirates KhalifaSat EIAST Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Japan AUTcube2 Aichi University of Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Philippines / Japan Diwata-2b DOST / TU Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Japan Stars-AO Shizuoka University Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan Ten-Koh[161] Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth Magnetosphere observation / Technology demonstration In orbit Operational

November

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1 November
15:57[162] 		China Long March 3B/E 3B-Y41[24] China Xichang China CASC
China BeiDou-3 G1Q CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational
3 November
20:17[163] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia GLONASS-M 757 / Kosmos 2529 VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
7 November
00:47:27[164] 		Russia Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-M VS19 France Kourou ELS France Arianespace
Europe MetOp-C Eumetsat Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbit Operational
11 November
03:50[165] 		United States Electron "It's Business Time"[166] New Zealand Mahia LC-1A United States Rocket Lab
⚀ United States Cicero 10 GeoOptics Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ United States IRVINE01 Irvine CubeSat STEM Program Low Earth Education 3 February 2023[167] Successful
⚀ United States Lemur-2-82 Spire Global Low Earth Earth observation 5 October 2023[168] Successful
⚀ United States Lemur-2-83 Spire Global Low Earth Earth observation 6 September 2023[169] Successful
⚀ Germany NABEO HPS GmbH Low Earth Technology demonstration 10 November 2023[170] Successful
⚀ Australia Proxima 1 Fleet Space Technologies Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Australia Proxima 2 Fleet Space Technologies Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
14 November
11:38[171] 		India GSLV Mk III D2[172] India Satish Dhawan SLP India ISRO
India GSAT-29 ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Second orbital flight of GSLV Mk III
15 November
20:46[173] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-063 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
Qatar Es'hail 2[174] Es'hailSat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
16 November
18:14:08[176] 		Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Roscosmos
Russia Progress MS-10 / 71P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 4 June 2019 Successful
Return to flight of the Soyuz-FG variant involved in the Soyuz MS-10 launch failure.[175]
17 November
09:01:22[179] 		United States Antares 230 United States MARS LP-0A United States Northrop Grumman
United States Cygnus NG-10
SS John Young 		NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 25 February 2019 Successful
⚀ United States CHEFSat-2 NRL Low Earth Technology demonstration 14 July 2022[180] Successful
⚀ United States KickSat-2 Cornell University Low Earth Technology demonstration 2 April 2019[181] Successful
⚀ United Arab Emirates MySat-1 Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration 16 December 2022[182] Successful
⚀ United States SEOPS-Quantum Radar-1 (CONFIRM?) SEOPS, LLC Low Earth Education September 2023 Successful
⚀ United States SEOPS-Quantum Radar-2 (CONFIRM?) SEOPS, LLC Low Earth Education September 2023 Successful
Largest number of satellites launched on a single rocket (108). Cygnus NG-10, CHEFSat 2, Kicksat 2, 104 Sprite Chipsats (deployed from Kicksat 2), MYSAT 1. CubeSats were carried aboard Cygnus and deployed into orbit after the departure of Cygnus from ISS.[177] KickSat-2 carried 105 Sprite "ChipSats" which were successfully deployed into a rapidly decaying orbit on 17 March 2019.[178]
18 November
18:00[183] 		China Long March 3B / YZ-1 3B-Yxx[24] China Xichang China CASC
China BeiDou-3 M17 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
China BeiDou-3 M18 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
19 November
23:40[184] 		China Long March 2D 2D-Y28[23] China Jiuquan SLS-2 (LC34) China CASC
China Jiading-1 (OKW-1)[185] Shanghai OK Space Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
China Shiyan 6-01[186] CAST Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
China Tianping-1A[187] CAST Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
China Tianping-1B[187] CAST Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
China Tianzhi-1[188] Chinese Academy of Sciences Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
21 November
01:42:31[189] 		Europe Vega VV13 France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Morocco Mohammed VI-B Morocco Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
29 November
04:27:30[190] 		India PSLV-CA C43[28] India Satish Dhawan FLP India ISRO
India HySIS ISRO Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
United States BlackSky Global 1 Spaceflight Industries Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Spain 3Cat-1 Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Canada CASE (Kepler-1) Kepler Communications Low Earth Technology demonstration 23 February 2023[191] Successful
⚀ Australia Centauri 1[192] Fleet Space Technologies Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States CICERO-8 GeoOptics Inc. Low Earth Meteorology 23 May 2023[193] Successful
⚀ Colombia FACSAT-1 Colombian Air Force Low Earth Earth observation 3 June 2023[194] Successful
⚀ United States (Flock 3r) × 16 Planet Labs Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Netherlands Hiber-1 Hiber Global Low Earth Technology demonstration 24 February 2023[195] Spacecraft failure[196]
⚀ United States HSAT 1 Harris Corporation Low Earth Technology demonstration 1 November 2022[197] Successful
⚀ Malaysia InnoSat 2 Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd Low Earth Technology demonstration 9 December 2022[198] Successful
⚀ United States Lemur-2 × 4 Spire Global Satellite Low Earth Earth observation First: 13 January 2023
Last: 20 February 2023[199]		 Successful
⚀ Finland Reaktor Hello World Reaktor Radio Actives Ry Low Earth Technology demonstration 22 October 2023[200] Successful
30 November
02:27[201] 		Russia Rokot / Briz-KM Russia Plesetsk Site 133/3 Russia RVSN RF
Russia Strela-3M 16–18 / Kosmos 2530–2532[202] VKS Low Earth Communications (military) In orbit Operational

December

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3 December
11:31[17] 		Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Soyuz MS-11 / 57S Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 58/59 25 June 2019
02:47		 Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts
3 December
18:34[205] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-064 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
United States SSO-A / SHERPA
65 small satellites[204] 		Spaceflight Industries Low Earth (SSO) Satellite dispenser In orbit Successful
United States BlackSky Global 2[206] Spaceflight Industries Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
United States Capella 1 (Denali)[206] Capella Space Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation (radar) 25 January 2023[207] Successful
Europe ESEO[206] ALMASpace Low Earth (SSO) Education In orbit Successful[208]
Germany Eu:CROPIS[206] DLR Low Earth (SSO) Life sciences In orbit Partial failure[209]
United States eXCITe[203] + SeeMe constellation DARPA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration (satlets)  
United States FalconSat 6[203] U.S. Air Force Academy Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
Finland ICEYE X2 ICEYE Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation (radar)  
United States SkySat 14, 15 Planet Labs Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
United States STPSat 5[206] USAF STP Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ Spain Aistechsat 2[206] Aistech Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
⚀ Switzerland Astrocast 0.1[206] Astrocast Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ United States Audacy Zero[206] Audacy Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ United States BlackHawk[206] ViaSat Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration    
⚀ United States BRIO[206] SpaceQuest, Ltd., Myriota Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ Australia Centauri 2[192] Fleet Space Technologies Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 20 March 2023[210] Successful
⚀ United States CSIM-FD[206] University of Colorado Boulder Low Earth (SSO) Heliophysics  
⚀ Italy Eaglet 1[206] OHB Italia Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
⚀ United States Enoch[206] LACMA Low Earth (SSO) Space art 21 December 2021[211] Successful
⚀ United States Elysium Star 2[206] Elysium Space Low Earth (SSO) Space burial  
⚀ India ExseedSat 1[206] Exseed Low Earth (SSO) Amateur radio  
⚀ United States Flock-3s 1–3[206] Planet Labs Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
⚀ United States Fox 1C[206] AMSAT, VPI, Vanderbilt University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ United States Hawk 1–3[206] HawkEye 360 Low Earth (SSO) SIGINT, traffic monitoring[212]  
⚀ Netherlands Hiber-2[206] Hiber Global Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Spacecraft failure[196]
⚀ United States ICE-Cap[206] US Navy PEO Space Systems Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ Brazil ITASAT-1[213] ITA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
⚀ United States IRVINE02[214] Irvine CubeSat STEM Program Low Earth (SSO) Education  
⚀ Jordan JY1-Sat[206] Jordanian universities Low Earth (SSO) Amateur radio  
⚀ South Korea K2SAT[206] KAIST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ Kazakhstan Europe KazSTSAT[215] Kazakhstan Garysh Sapary, Astrium Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
⚀ Kazakhstan KazSciSat[216] Institute of space technique and technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation    
⚀ Kazakhstan Al-Farabi 2 KazGU Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation    
⚀ Thailand KNACKSAT[206] KMUTNB Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ United States Landmapper-BC 4 Astro Digital Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
⚀ United States MinXSS 2[206] University of Colorado Boulder Low Earth (SSO) Heliophysics  
⚀ Germany MOVE II[206] TUM Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ South Korea NEXTSat 1[206] KAIST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ United States Orbital Reflector[206] Nevada Museum of Art Low Earth (SSO) Art  
⚀ United States OrbWeaver 1, 2 [206] Tethers Unlimited, Inc., DARPA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ United States ORS 7A, 7B (Polar Scout 1, 2)[217] USCG, DHS Low Earth (SSO) Communications  
⚀ Poland PW-Sat 2[206] Warsaw University of Technology Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ Australia RAAF M1[206] Australian Defence Force Academy Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ United States RANGE A, B[206] Georgia Institute of Technology Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ United States ROSE 1[206] Phase Four Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ United States SeaHawk 1[206] University of North Carolina Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
⚀ Canada Sirion Pathfinder 2[206] Sirion Global Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ South Korea SNUGLITE[206] Seoul National University Low Earth (SSO) Amateur radio, Technology demonstration  
⚀ South Korea SNUSAT 2[206] Seoul National University Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
⚀ United States SpaceBEE 5–7[206] Swarm Technologies Low Earth (SSO) Communications  
⚀ United States SPAWAR-CAL O, R, OR [206] United States Navy Low Earth (SSO) Calibration  
⚀ Finland Suomi-100[206] Aalto University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ United States THEA[206] SpaceQuest, Ltd., Aurora Insight Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ Canada VESTA[206] exactEarth Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
⚀ South Korea VisionCube[206] Korea Aerospace University Low Earth (SSO) Thermospheric research  
⚀ United States WeissSat 1[206] The Weiss School Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration  
The SSO-A "dedicated rideshare" mission delivered 64 small payloads with custom-made dispensers.[203][204]
4 December
20:37[218] 		Europe Ariane 5 ECA VA246 France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
India GSAT-11 ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
South Korea GEO-KOMPSAT-2A KARI Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
5 December
18:16[219] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-065 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-16 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 14 January 2019 Successful
Denmark Delphini 1 AU Low Earth Technology demonstration 14 March 2021[222] Successful[223]
United States TechEdSat 8 SJSU, UIdaho, NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration 20 April 2020[224] Successful
United States CAT 1, 2[225] APL Low Earth Technology demonstration 13 April 2021[226][227] Successful
United States UNITE USI Low Earth Ionospheric science 21 October 2021[228] Successful[229]
First stage tumbled during descent, and did not make it to Landing Zone 1. It achieved a water landing in the Atlantic Ocean.[219][220] CubeSat payloads were carried in the CRS-16, and deployed into orbit from the ISS on 31 January 2019.[221]
7 December
04:12[230] 		China Long March 2D 2D-Y38[23] China Jiuquan SLS-2 (LC-34/pad 94) China CASC
Saudi Arabia SaudiSat 5A[23] KACST Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Saudi Arabia SaudiSat 5B KACST Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
China TY/DF-1 CAST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
China TFSTAR (Douyu-666) CAST Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
China Xinjiang Jiaotong 01 (TY3-01) CAST Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
China Piao Chong (Ladybeetle) 1-7 CAST Low Earth (SSO) Communications, IoT In orbit Operational
7 December
18:24[232] 		China Long March 3B/E 3B-Y30[154] China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China Chang'e 4 CNSA Selenocentric Lunar lander In orbit Operational
China's second lunar lander (back-up to Chang'e 3), and the first spacecraft to attempt a soft landing on the far side of the Moon.[231]
16 December
06:33[233] 		United States Electron "This One's For Pickering" New Zealand Mahia LC-1A United States Rocket Lab
⚀ United States ALBus NASA Glenn Research Center Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States CeREs[234] NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Low Earth Earth observation 14 December 2022[235] Successful
⚀ United States CHOMPTT NASA, UFL, Stanford University, KACST Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States CubeSail 1 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States DaVinci North Idaho STEM Charter Academy Low Earth Technology demonstration 9 February 2023[236] Successful
⚀ United States ISX Cal Poly[237] Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States NMTSat New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States RSat-P U.S. Naval Academy Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States SHFT-2 (Goergen) NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Low Earth Technology demonstration 29 November 2022[238] Successful
⚀ United States Shields-1 NASA Langley Research Center Highly elliptical Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States STF-1 NASA's Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility, WVU, WVSGC Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States TOMSat Eagle Scout The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States TOMSat R³ (AeroCube 11) The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
Launch for NASA's Venture Class Launch Services program (VCLS-1), including ELaNa payloads.
19 December
10:40[239] 		India GSLV Mk II F11[74] India Satish Dhawan SLP India ISRO
India GSAT-7A Indian Air Force Geosynchronous Communications (military) In orbit Operational
19 December
16:37:14[240] 		Russia Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-M VS20 France Kourou ELS France Arianespace
France CSO 1 French Armed Forces Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
21 December
00:20[241] 		Russia Proton-M / Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia RVSN RF
Russia Blagovest-13L (Kosmos 2533) VKS Geosynchronous Communications (military) In orbit Operational
21 December
23:51[243] 		China Long March 11 Y5[45] China Jiuquan LS-95A China CASC
China Hongyun 1 CASIC Low Earth (SSO) Communications (test) In orbit Operational
First test flight for the planned Hongyun constellation of 156 broadband communications satellites.[242]
23 December
13:51[245] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-066 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States GPS IIIA-01 (USA-289) Vespucci U.S. Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.[244]
24 December
16:53[246] 		China Long March 3C/E 3C-Y17[24] China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China TJSW-3 CNSA Geosynchronous Communications test (probably ELINT) In orbit Operational
27 December
02:07[248] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M Russia Vostochny Site 1S[249] Russia Roscosmos
Russia Kanopus-V No.5 Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Russia Kanopus-V No.6 Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Japan GRUS [ja]-1 Axelspace [ja] Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ South Africa ZACube-2 Cape Peninsula University of Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Europe Lume-1 University of Vigo Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Lemur-2 × 8 Spire Global Low Earth Maritime tracking / Atmospheric In orbit Operational
⚀ Germany D-Star ONE iSat iSky Technology Low Earth Aircraft tracking In orbit Operational
⚀ Germany D-Star ONE Sparrow German Orbital Systems Low Earth Technology demonstration / Amateur radio In orbit Operational
⚀ Germany UWE-4 University of Würzburg Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Flock-3k × 12 Planet Labs Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
Three Israeli payloads, SAMSON-1,2,3, were planned but they missed the deadline and were replaced with mass simulator payloads.[247]
29 December
08:00[251] 		China Long March 2D / YZ-3 2D-Y35[23] China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Hongyan 1 CAST Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
China Yunhai-2 01-06[252] CAST Low Earth Meteorology In orbit Operational
First test flight for the planned Hongyan constellation of 320 M2M communications satellites.[250]

Suborbital flights

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
18 January
05:53 		India Agni V India Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV India DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test 18 January Successful
Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi)
19 January
12:17 		Canada Black Brant IX United States Poker Flat Research Range United States NASA
United States DXL-3 U of M Suborbital Astronomy 19 January Successful
Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi)[253]
26 January
14:11:15 		United States Terrier–Improved Orion United States Poker Flat Research Range United States NASA
United States Super Soaker ASTRA Suborbital Atmospheric 26 January Successful
Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi)
26 January
14:48:00 		United States Terrier–Improved Orion United States Poker Flat Research Range United States NASA
United States Super Soaker ASTRA Suborbital Atmospheric 26 January Successful
Apogee: ~97 kilometres (60 mi)
26 January
14:49:30 		United States Terrier–Improved Orion United States Poker Flat Research Range United States NASA
United States Super Soaker ASTRA Suborbital Atmospheric 26 January Successful
Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi)
31 January United States IRBM ? United States C-17, Pacific Ocean United States MDA
United States FTM-29 Target MDA Suborbital ABM target 31 January Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
31 January United States SM-3 Block IIA United States Pacific Missile Range Facility United States US Navy
United States FTM-29 Interceptor MDA Suborbital ABM test 31 January Failure
Test of a land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system, failed to intercept the target
5 February China B-611? China Shuangchengzi China PLA
PLA Suborbital ABM target 5 February Successful
Target
5 February China SC-19 China Korla China PLA
PLA Suborbital ABM test 5 February Successful
Interceptor, successful intercept[254]
6 February
03:00 		India Agni I India Integrated Test Range India IDRDL
IDRDL Suborbital Missile test 6 February Successful
Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)?
17 February
07:00 		Brazil/United States VS-31/Improved Malemute Sweden Esrange GermanyDLR / SwedenSSC
Germany MAPHEUS-7 DLR Suborbital Technology demonstration 17 February Successful
Apogee: 248 kilometres (154 mi)
18 February
23:30 		Israel Arrow III Israel Negev Israel IAF
IAI/IDF Suborbital Flight test 18 February Successful
Successful flight test of the Arrow-III weapon system[255]
20 February
03:08 		India Agni II India Integrated Test Range India Indian Army / DRDO
Indian Army/DRDO Suborbital Missile test 20 February Successful
25 March
10:51 		United States Terrier–Improved Malemute United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States USIP NASA Suborbital Student payloads 25 March Successful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)[256]
27 March
02:40? 		United States UGM-133 Trident II United States USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), Pacific Missile Range Facility United States US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 March Successful
Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28
27 March
02:40? 		United States UGM-133 Trident II United States USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), Pacific Missile Range Facility United States US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 March Successful
Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28
31 March
16:19 		Canada Black Brant IX United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States ASPIRE-2 NASA Suborbital Technology demonstration 31 March Successful
Tested Mars 2020's parachute
4 April
10:40 		Canada Black Brant IX Marshall Islands Kwajalein Atoll United States NASA
United States WRX-R PSU Suborbital XR Astronomy 4 April Successful
Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)[257]
4 April
18:00 		China Hyperbola-1S (Shian Quxian 1Z) China Hainan Island China i-Space
Mass simulator i-Space Suborbital Test flight 4 April Successful
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
6 April
14:00 		India RH-300 Mk-II India TERLS India ISRO
India ISRO VSSC Suborbital Ionosphere research 6 April Successful
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)[258]
16 April
16:47 		Canada Black Brant IX Marshall Islands Kwajalein Atoll United States NASA
United States CHESS-4 University of Colorado Suborbital UV Astronomy 16 April Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 April
12:26 		United States Minuteman-III United States Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-10 United States US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 25 April Successful
29 April
17:06 		United States New Shepard United States Corn Ranch United States Blue Origin
United States Suborbital Flight Experiment Monitor-2[259] NASA Suborbital Technology demonstration 29 April Successful
United States Schmitt Space Communicator Solstar Suborbital Technology demonstration 29 April Successful
Germany Daphnia University of Bayreuth Suborbital Microgravity Research 29 April Successful
Germany EQUIPAGE Otto von Guericke University Suborbital Microgravity Research 29 April Successful
Germany EUPHORIE University of Duisburg-Essen Suborbital Microgravity Research 29 April Successful
8th flight, Apogee: ~107 kilometres (66 mi)
13 May
08:30 		Brazil VSB-30 Sweden Esrange Europe EuroLaunch
Germany / Europe TEXUS-54 DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity 13 May Successful
Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi)
14 May
08:23 		United States Minuteman-III United States Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-04 United States US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 14 May Successful
17 May
00:33 		China OS-X, Chongqing Liangjiang (Twin-River) Star[260] China Undisclosed location in northwest China China OneSpace
OneSpace Suborbital Test flight 17 May Successful
22 May Russia RSM-56 Bulava[261] Russia K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea Russia VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 22 May Successful
22 May Russia RSM-56 Bulava Russia K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea Russia VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 22 May Successful
22 May Russia RSM-56 Bulava Russia K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea Russia VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 22 May Successful
22 May Russia RSM-56 Bulava Russia K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea Russia VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 22 May Successful
23 May United States Terrier Malemute United States Pacific Missile Range Facility United States NNSA
United States HOT SHOT 1 NNSA Suborbital Technology experiments 23 May Successful
Apogee: ~360 kilometres (220 mi)[262]
29 May
18:54 		Canada Black Brant IX United States White Sands United States NASA
United States Hi-C 2.1 NASA/MSFC Suborbital Solar research 29 May Successful
Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi)
31 May
04:00 		Brazil VSB-30 Sweden Esrange Europe EuroLaunch
Germany / Europe TEXUS-55 DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity 31 May Successful
Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi)
3 June
04:18 		India Agni V India Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV India DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test 3 June Successful
Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi)
7 June United States Boosted Zombi (ATACMS) United States White Sands United States NASA
US Army Suborbital Missile test 7 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)?
18 June
19:00 		Canada Black Brant IX United States White Sands United States NASA
United States EVE CU Boulder Suborbital SDO calibration 18 June Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
19 June Russia RS-24 Yars Russia Plesetsk Russia RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 June Successful
21 June
09:30 		United States Terrier–Improved Orion United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States RockOn University of Colorado Suborbital Student payloads 21 June Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)[263]
29 June Japan Momo 2 Japan Taiki Aerospace Research Field Japan Interstellar Technologies
Japan Kochi University of Technology Suborbital Technology demonstration 29 June Launch failure
Two seconds after launch, the engine failed and the vehicle fell back to the pad and exploded
18 July
15:11 		United States New Shepard United States Corn Ranch United States Blue Origin
United States Crew Capsule 2.0 Blue Origin Suborbital Test flight 18 July Successful
9th flight, the Crew Capsule 2.0-1 RSS H.G.Wells carrying a mannequin and various experiments from NASA, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Purdue University, Otto von Guericke University and Olympiaspace in Germany. Both booster and capsule are flight proven. Successful test of the in-flight abort system at high altitude, Apogee: ~119 kilometres (74 mi), duration 11 minutes.[264]
20 July
22:00 		United States Astra (Rocket 1) United States Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska United States Astra Space
Astra Space Suborbital Flight test 20 July Launch failure[265]
23 July
06:00 		Canada Black Brant IX United States White Sands United States NASA
United States Micro-X NU Suborbital XR Astronomy 23 July Successful
The detector worked as anticipated during the flight but the pointing system was unable to lock onto the target Cassiopeia A, apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
31 July
11:38 		United States Minuteman-III United States Vandenberg Air Force Base United States US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 31 July Launch failure[266]
14 August
10:13 		United States Terrier–Improved Malemute United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States RockSat-X NASA Suborbital Student experiments 14 August Successful
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)[267]
25 August
18:15? 		United States SARGE United States Spaceport America, New Mexico United States Exos Aerospace
SARGE Pathfinder Exos Aerospace Suborbital Test flight 25 August Partial launch failure
⚀ India SKISAT SKI Suborbital Technology demonstration 25 August Partial launch failure
A GPS receiver on the rocket stopped providing data during the rocket's ascent. That triggered an automatic shutdown of the rocket's engine 38 seconds after liftoff, versus a planned duration of 62 to 65 seconds. The rocket reached a peak altitude of 28 kilometers, rather than the planned 80 kilometers[268]
5 September
05:00 		China Hyperbola-1S (Shian Quxian 1Z) China Jiuquan China i-Space
⚀ China Three CubeSats[269] Two companies[269] Suborbital Flight test 5 September Successful
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
7 September
13:30 		Canada Black Brant IX United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States ASPIRE-3 NASA Suborbital Technology demonstration 7 September Successful
Tested Mars 2020's parachute
7 September
17:21 		Canada Black Brant IX United States White Sands United States NASA
United States FOXSI UMN Suborbital Solar research 7 September Successful
Apogee: 304 kilometres (189 mi)
12 September
08:37 		United States MRBM JFTM-5 E2 United States Pacific Missile Range Facility United States MDA
JMSDF/MDA Suborbital ABM target 12 September Successful
Apogee: 150 km (93 mi)?, intercepted by SM-3-IB
12 September
08:40 		United StatesRIM-161 Standard Missile 3-IB JFTM-5 E2 JapanJS Atago, Pacific Ocean Japan JMSDF
JMSDF Suborbital ABM test 12 September Successful
Apogee: 150 km (93 mi)?, intercepted target
12 September
14:33 		United States SpaceLoft XL United States Spaceport America United States UP Aerospace
United States FOP-5 (ADEPT, SFEM-3, AFTS) NASA Suborbital Three technology experiments 12 September Successful
Mission SL-12, Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)[270]
17 September
14:09 		United States SpaceLoft XL United States Spaceport America United States UP Aerospace
United States FOP-6, Celestis 15 NASA Suborbital Technology experiments 17 September Successful
Mission SL-11, Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
27 September
12:15 		Norway Nucleus Norway Andøya Norway Andøya
Norway Nammo Nucleus Nammo Suborbital Technology experiments 27 September Successful
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)[271]
29 September United States Traveler III United States Black Rock Desert United States USC Rocket Propulsion Lab
Flight test Suborbital Flight test 29 September Partial
No data received after a miscomunication resulted in the avionics and recovery system being unarmed. Vehicle otherwise operated as intended and is approximated to have reached space.
8 October PakistanGhauri PakistanTilla Pakistan Army of Pakistan
PakistanHaft-5 Army of Pakistan Suborbital Missile test 8 October Successful
Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) ?
11 October
11:00? 		China DF-11? China Jiuquan China PLARF
PLARF Suborbital Missile test 11 October Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ?
11 October Russia R-29RMU Sineva Russia Russian submarine, Barents Sea Russia VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 11 October Successful
11 October Russia R-29RMU Sineva Russia Russian submarine, Barents Sea Russia VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 11 October Successful
11 October Russia R-29R Volna Russia Russian submarine, Sea of Okhotsk Russia VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 11 October Successful
11 October Russia R-29R Volna Russia Russian submarine, Sea of Okhotsk Russia VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 11 October Successful
26 October United States MRBM United States Pacific Missile Range Facility United States MDA
United States FTM-45 Target MDA Suborbital ABM target 26 October Successful
Ballistic missile target for interception
26 October United States SM-3 Block IIA United States USS John Finn, Kauai United States US Navy
United States FTM-45 Interceptor MDA Suborbital ABM test 26 October Successful
Ballistic missile interceptor, successful intercept[272]
7 November
07:01 		United States Minuteman-III United States Vandenberg Air Force Base United States US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 7 November Successful
28 November
07:00 		South Korea KSLV-2 Pilot Vehicle South Korea Naro Space Center South Korea KARI
Boilerplate KARI Suborbital Test flight 28 November Successful
Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi)
29 November United States Astra (Test Flight 2) United States Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska United States Astra Space
Astra Space Suborbital Flight test 29 November Launch failure[273]
30 November Iran Khorramshahr Iran Semnan Iran AFIRI
AFIRI Suborbital Missile test 30 November Successful
7 December
11:06 		Canada Black Brant X Norway Ny-Ålesund United States NASA
United States VISIONS-2 1 GSFC Suborbital Ionosphere research 7 December Successful
Apogee: 805 kilometres (500 mi)
7 December
11:08 		Canada Black Brant X Norway Ny-Ålesund United States NASA
United States VISIONS-2 2 GSFC Suborbital Ionosphere research 7 December Successful
Apogee: 600 kilometres (370 mi)
8 December
08:26 		Canada Black Brant XIIA Norway Andøya United States NASA
United States TRICE-2-High UoI Suborbital Electrodynamics 8 December Successful
Apogee: 1,042 kilometres (647 mi)
8 December
08:28 		Canada Black Brant XIIA Norway Andøya United States NASA
United States TRICE-2-Low UoI Suborbital Electrodynamics 8 December Successful
Apogee: 756 kilometres (470 mi)
9 December
15:43 		Brazil VS-30 Brazil Alcântara Brazil AEB
Brazil PSR-01 INPE Suborbital Test 9 December Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)?
10 December United States IRBM-T1 United States C-17, Pacific Ocean United States MDA
United States FTI-03 Target MDA Suborbital ABM target 10 December Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
10 December United States SM-3 Block IIA United States Pacific Missile Range Facility United States US Navy
United States FTI-03 Interceptor MDA Suborbital ABM test 10 December Successful
Ballistic missile interceptor, successful intercept[274]
10 December
08:00 		India Agni V India Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV India DRDO
DRDO Suborbital Missile test 10 December Successful
Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi)
10 December Russia RS-12M Topol Russia Kapustin Yar Russia RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 December Launch failure[275]
13 December
16:00 		United States SpaceShipTwo VP-03 United States White Knight Two, from Mojave Spaceport United States Virgin Galactic
United States VSS Unity Virgin Galactic Suborbital Test flight 13 December Successful
First crewed sub-orbital high altitude flight of SpaceShipTwo with two astronauts (Mark P. Stucky and Frederick W. Sturckow), Apogee: 82.7 kilometres (51.4 mi). Not considered a spaceflight under FAI rules, but recognized as a spaceflight under U.S. law.
18 December
07:46 		Canada Black Brant IX United States White Sands Missile Range United States NASA
United States DEUCE 2 University of Colorado Suborbital Astronomy 18 December Successful
Apogee: 282 kilometres (175 mi)
26 December
09:59 		Russia UR-100NU Russia Yasniy Russia RVSN
Avangard RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 December Successful[276]
Yu-71 Hypersonic Vehicle Test, Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)?

Deep-space rendezvous

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Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
7 February Juno 11th perijove of Jupiter
1 April Juno 12th perijove
17 May TESS Gravity assist by the Moon Closest approach: 8,100 kilometres (5,000 mi)
24 May Juno 13th perijove
25 May Queqiao Moon flyby In Earth–Moon L2 halo orbit[277]
25 May Longjiang-1 Moon flyby Failed lunar orbital injection[97]
25 May Longjiang-2 Injection into Selenocentric orbit Preliminary orbit was 350 × 13800 km, inclined 21° to the equator[98]
27 June[1] Hayabusa2 Arrival at asteroid Ryugu
16 July Juno 14th perijove
7 September Juno 15th perijove
21 September HIBOU (ROVER-1A) Landing on Ryugu
21 September OWL (ROVER-1B) Landing on Ryugu
3 October MASCOT Landing on Ryugu
3 October Parker Solar Probe First gravity assist at Venus
29 October Juno 16th perijove
6 November Parker Solar Probe First perihelion Occurred at 03:28 UTC, a distance of 25 million km from the Sun. New record for the fastest spacecraft (95 km/s).
26 November InSight Arrival at Mars Successful landing at Elysium Planitia, coordinates 4°30′09″N 135°37′24″E / 4.5024°N 135.6234°E / 4.5024; 135.6234.[278]
26 November MarCO A, B Mars flyby Data relays for InSight lander
3 December OSIRIS-REx Arrival at asteroid Bennu[2] Approach phase operations began on 17 August
12 December Chang'e 4 Injection into Selenocentric orbit Preliminary orbit 100 × 400 km, en route to a landing attempt on the Lunar farside[279]
21 December Juno 17th perijove

Extravehicular activities (EVAs)

[edit]
See also: List of spacewalks since 2015 § 2018 spacewalks
Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Remarks
23 January
11:49 		7 hours
24 minutes 		19:13 Expedition 54
ISS Quest
  • Replacement of latching end effector-B (LEE-B) for the space station remote manipulator system (SSRMS)
2 February
15:34 		8 hours
13 minutes 		23:47 Expedition 54
ISS Pirs
  • Dismantling Lira electronics assembly
  • Installation of upgraded electronics unit
  • Jettisoning of removed unit
  • Test exposure unit retrieval
  • Biorisk retrieval
  • Foot restraint relocation
16 February
12:00 		5 hours
57 minutes 		17:57 Expedition 54
ISS Quest
  • Finished removal and replacement of latching end effector on POA
  • Replaced LEE camera, installed ground strap on Canadarm2
  • Brought failed LEE inside
  • Lubricated Canadarm2
  • Moved tool platform on Dextre
  • Adjusted struts on flex hose rotary coupler
29 March
13:33 		6 hours
10 minutes 		19:43 Expedition 55
ISS Quest
  • Node 3 external wireless antenna install
  • P1 truss ammonia jumper remove (P1-3-2 RBVM)
  • CP8 camera group replacement
  • S0 ammonia jumper relocate to ESP-1
  • APFR relocate to ESP-1
  • Bolt preps on ESP-2
16 May
11:39 		6 hours
31 minutes 		18:10 Expedition 55
ISS Quest
  • Relocation of two pump flow control subassembly (PFCS) units
  • Replace the camera port-13 (CP-13) external television camera group (ETVCG)
  • Replacement of the space to ground transmit/receive controller (SGTRC)
14 June
08:06[280] 		6 hours
49 minutes 		14:55 Expedition 56
ISS Quest
  • Installed new cameras to monitor the approach and docking maneuvers of commercial crew spacecraft
  • Replaced a defective camera and lighting on the right side of the station
  • Closed the cover of the Cloud Aerosol Transport System instrument
15 August
16:17 		7 hours
46 minutes 		00:03 on 16 August Expedition 56
ISS Pirs
  • Deployed four cubesats built by Russian students
  • Installed antennas and cables for the Icarus animal-tracking device
  • Retrieved two materials exposure packages from the Zvezda hull[281]
11 December
15:59 		7 hours
45 minutes 		21:44 Expedition 57
ISS Pirs

Space debris events

[edit]
Date/Time (UTC) Source object Event type Pieces tracked Remarks
31 August Centaur upper stage Unknown 80
22 December
07:12 		Orbcomm
OG1 FM 16 		Satellite breakup 34+ Orbcomm OG1 sat FM 16 disintegrated for unknown reasons.[283]

Orbital launch statistics

[edit]
See also: Timeline of spaceflight

By country

[edit]

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. As examples, Soyuz launches by Arianespace in Kourou are counted under Russia because Soyuz-2 is a Russian rocket and Electron launches from Mahia in New Zealand count as USA launches.

China: 39Europe: 8India: 7Iran: 0Israel: 0Japan: 6North Korea: 0Russia: 20Ukraine: 0USA: 34
Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures 		Remarks
 China 39 38 1 0 China surpassed its previous record of 22 launches in 2016. The only failure was the maiden flight of private rocket Zhuque-1.
 Europe 8 7 0 1 During Ariane 5 flight VA241 in January, two launched satellites were placed on an off-nominal orbit.
 India 7 7 0 0 GSAT-6A launch was a success, but the satellite failed.
 Japan 6 6 0 0
 Russia 20 19 1 0 Includes three European Soyuz launches from Kourou, French Guiana by Arianespace. Crewed Soyuz MS-10 launch failure, two cosmonauts landed safely.
 United States 34 34 0 0 Includes three Electron launches from Mahia. In January, Zuma launch was a success, satellite was reported lost but actual status is classified.
Total 114 111 2 1

By rocket

[edit]

By family

[edit]

By type

[edit]

By configuration

[edit]

By spaceport

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10
20
30
40
China
France
India
Japan
Kazakhstan
New Zealand
Russia
United States
Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Baikonur  Kazakhstan 9 8 1 0
Cape Canaveral  United States 17 16 1 0
Jiuquan  China 16 15 1 0
Kennedy  United States 3 3 0 0
Kourou  France 11 10 0 1
Mahia  New Zealand 3 3 0 0
MARS  United States 2 2 0 0
Plesetsk  Russia 6 6 0 0
Satish Dhawan  India 7 7 0 0
Taiyuan  China 6 6 0 0
Tanegashima  Japan 4 4 0 0
Uchinoura  Japan 2 2 0 0
Vandenberg  United States 9 9 0 0
Vostochny  Russia 2 2 0 0
Xichang  China 17 17 0 0
Total 114 110 3 1

By orbit

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  •   Low Earth
  •   Low Earth (ISS)
  •   Low Earth (SSO)
  •   Low Earth (retrograde)
  •   Medium Earth
  •   Geosychronous (transfer)
  •   High Earth
  •   Heliocentric
Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not achieved Accidentally
achieved 		Remarks
Transatmospheric 0 0 0 0
Low Earth / Sun-synchronous 67 64 3 0 Zuma, Soyuz MS-10 and Zhuque-1 lost
Geosynchronous / GTO 27 26 0 1 Ariane VA241 underperformed
Medium Earth 13 13 0 0
High Earth / Lunar transfer 3 3 0 0
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer 4 4 0 0
Total 114 110 3 1

References

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Notes

  1. ^ Clockwise from top

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