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Overview of notable events of 2018 in spaceflight

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

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Overview

Planetary exploration

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;34 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

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

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.1516

Accelerating activity

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.

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Date and time (UTC)RocketFlight numberLaunch siteLSP
Payload(⚀ = CubeSat)OperatorOrbitFunctionDecay (UTC)Outcome
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8 January01:00 Falcon 9 Block 4F9-047 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Zuma / USA-28018Unnamed U.S. government agencyLow EarthClassified8 JanuaryNominal launch;19 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.20 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.2122
9 January03:24 Long March 2D2D-Y4023 Taiyuan LC-9 CASC
SuperView / Gaojing-1 03Beijing Space View TechnologyLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
SuperView / Gaojing-1 04Beijing Space View TechnologyLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
11 January23:18 Long March 3B / YZ-13B-Y4524 Xichang LC-2 CASC
BeiDou-3 M7CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
BeiDou-3 M8CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
12 January03:58 PSLV-XLC4025 Satish Dhawan FLP ISRO
Cartosat-2FISROLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
ICEYE X1ICEYELow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
Microsat-TDISROLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration27 November 2020Successful
Arkyd-6APlanetary ResourcesLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
CANYVAL-X 1, 2Yonsei University, NASALow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
Carbonite-2Surrey Satellite TechnologyLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
CICERO 7GeoOpticsLow Earth (SSO)Earth observation14 November 202326Successful
CNUSail-1CNULow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
DemoSat 2AstranisLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration (radio)In orbitOperational
Flock-3p' × 4Planet LabsLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationFirst: 28 March 202327Last: 17 August 202328Successful
Fox-1DAMSATLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
INS-1CISROLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration14 November 202329Successful
KAUSAT 5Korea Aerospace UniversityLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
Landmapper-BC 3 v2Astro DigitalLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
Lemur-2 × 4Spire GlobalLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationFirst: 5 April 202330Last: 9 May 202331Successful
LEO Vantage 1TelesatLow Earth (SSO)CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
MicroMAS 2aMIT SSLLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration8 April 202332Successful
PicSatParis ObservatoryLow Earth (SSO)Astronomy3 October 202333Successful
SpaceBEE 1–4Swarm Technologies34Low Earth (SSO)CommunicationsSpaceBEE 1: 2 August 202235SpaceBEE 2: 6 September 202236SpaceBEE 3: 3 October 202237SpaceBEE 4: In orbitOperational
STEP Cube LabChosun UniversityLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration23 May 202338Successful
Tyvak 61CTyvak Nano-Satellite SystemsLow Earth (SSO)Astronomy8 April 202339Successful
Deployed 31 satellites.404142
12 January22:11 Delta IV M+(5,2)D-379 Vandenberg SLC-6 ULA
Topaz-543 / USA-281US Air ForceLEO (retrograde)ReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
NROL-47 mission. Last flight of Delta IV M+(5,2) variant.
13 January07:20 Long March 2D2D-Y4944 Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC
LKW-3CASLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
17 January21:06:11 EpsilonEpsilon-345 Uchinoura JAXA
ASNARO-2NECLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
19 January04:12 Long March 11Y346 Jiuquan LS-95A CASC
Jilin-1 Video-07 (Deqing 1)47Chang Guang Satellite TechnologyLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
Jilin-1 Video-08 (Linye 2)48Chang Guang Satellite TechnologyLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
Star of Enlai Huai'an HaoHuai'an Youth Comprehensive Development BaseLow Earth (SSO)Technology/EducationIn orbitOperational
Xiaoxiang 2SpaceTY Aerospace Co.Low Earth (SSO)Stabilization technologyIn orbitOperational
Quantutong-1 (QTT-1)Full-chart Location Network Co. (Quan Tu Tong Co.)Low Earth (SSO)CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
KIPP49Kepler CommunicationsLow Earth (SSO)CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
100th launch from Jiuquan. Carried and deployed 6 satellites in total.
20 January00:48 Atlas V 411AV-076 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
SBIRS GEO-4 (USA-282)U.S. Air ForceGeosynchronousMissile warningIn orbitOperational
21 January01:30 Electron"Still Testing" Mahia LC-1A Rocket Lab
Humanity StarRocket LabLow EarthPublic awareness22 March 2018Successful
Flock-2 (Dove Pioneer)50Planet LabsLow EarthEarth observation22 September 201951Successful
Lemur-2-7252Spire GlobalLow EarthEarth observation9 November 202353Successful
Lemur-2-73Spire GlobalLow EarthEarth observation22 August 202354Successful
First successful launch of the Electron rocket.
25 January05:39 Long March 2C2C-Y3655 Xichang LC-3 CASC
Yaogan 30-04ACASLow EarthReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
Yaogan 30-04BCASLow EarthReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
Yaogan 30-04CCASLow EarthReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
Weina 1A56 / NanoSat-1A57Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering CenterLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
25 January22:20 Ariane 5 ECAVA241 Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
SES-14 / GOLDSES S.A.GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitPartial launch failure / Operational58
Al Yah-3YahsatGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitPartial launch failure / Operational
Due to programming errors in the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC)59 the satellites were placed on an off-nominal orbit.60 Both payloads are undergoing corrective maneuvers and will be on line in August 2018.61 These failures have ended the Ariane 5 record series of 82 successful launches in a row from April 2003 to December 2017.62
31 January21:25 Falcon 9 Full ThrustF9-048 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
SES-16 / GovSat-1SES S.A.GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
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.63
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February

1 February02:07 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M Vostochny Site 1S64 Roscosmos
Kanopus-V No.3RoscosmosLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
Kanopus-V No.4RoscosmosLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
S-Net 1–465TU BerlinLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration (inter-satellite communications)In orbitOperational
Lemur-2 × 4Spire GlobalLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
D-Star One v.1.1 PhoenixGerman Orbital SystemsLow Earth (SSO)Communications (experimental) 
2 February07:50 Long March 2D2D-Y1366 Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC
CSES / Zhangheng-167CNSA / ASILow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
Fengmaniu 1CNSALow Earth (SSO)Earth observation16 March 202368Successful
GOMX 4AGOMSpace, Danish Ministry of DefenceLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
GOMX 4BGOMSpace, ESALow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
ÑuSat 4SatellogicLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
ÑuSat 5SatellogicLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
Shaonian Xing69China Association for Science and TechnologyLow Earth (SSO)CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
3 February05:03 SS-520 Uchinoura JAXA
TRICOM-1RUniversity of TokyoLow EarthTechnology demonstration21 August 2018Successful
The smallest rocket to successfully launch a satellite. Re-flight after a launch failure in January 2017.
6 February20:45 Falcon HeavyFH-001 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
Elon Musk's Tesla RoadsterSpaceXHeliocentricFlight testIn orbitSuccessful
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.70 The test payload was launched in a heliocentric orbit with an aphelion of 1.70 AU, just beyond the orbit of Mars.71
12 February05:10 Long March 3B / YZ-13B-Y4772 Xichang LC-2 CASC
BeiDou-3 M3CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
BeiDou-3 M4CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
13 February08:13 Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos
Progress MS-08 / 69PRoscosmosLow Earth (ISS)ISS logistics30 AugustSuccessful
Tanyusha-YuZGU 3, 4South-West State UniversityLow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
Tanyusha-YuZGU satellites were deployed on 15 August 2018 during a spacewalk.73
22 February14:17 Falcon 9 Full ThrustF9-049 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
PazHisdesatLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
Tintin ASpaceXLow EarthTechnology demonstration29 August 202074Successful
Tintin BSpaceXLow EarthTechnology demonstration8 August 202075Successful
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 February04:34:00 H-IIA 202F3876 Tanegashima LA-Y1 MHI
IGS-Optical 6CSICELow Earth (SSO)ReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
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March

1 March22:02:00 Atlas V 541AV-077 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
GOES-17 (GOES-S)NESDISGeosynchronousMeteorologyIn orbitOperational
6 March05:33 Falcon 9 Block 4F9-050 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Hispasat 30W-677HispasatGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
PODSAT78NovaWurks/DARPAGeosynchronous transfer orbitTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
First-stage booster was expended at sea and was not recovered.
9 March17:10:06 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MTVS18 Kourou ELS Arianespace
O3b × 4SES S.A.Medium EarthCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
17 March07:10 Long March 2D2D-Y5079 Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC
LKW-4CASLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
21 March17:44:23 Soyuz-FG Baikonur Site 1/5 Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-08 / 54SRoscosmosLow Earth (ISS)Expedition 55/564 October 201811:45Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts
29 March11:26 GSLV Mk IIF0880 Satish Dhawan SLP ISRO
GSAT-6AISROGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitSpacecraft failure81
29 March17:38:438283 Soyuz-2-1v Plesetsk Site 43/4 Roscosmos
EMKA (Kosmos 2525)Ministry of DefenceLow Earth (SSO)Reconnaissance1 April 202184Successful
29 March17:50 Long March 3B / YZ-13B-Y4885 Xichang LC-2 CASC
BeiDou-3 M9CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
BeiDou-3 M10CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
30 March14:14 Falcon 9 Block 4F9-051 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Iridium NEXT 41–50IridiumLow EarthCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Re-used first-stage booster B1041.86 First stage was not recovered, did a simulated landing test at sea. Fairing recovery attempt failed due to parafoil issues.
31 March03:22 Long March 4C4C-Y2687 Taiyuan LC-9 CASC
Gaofen-1 02CNSASSOEarth observationIn orbitOperational
Gaofen-1 03CNSASSOEarth observationIn orbitOperational
Gaofen-1 04CNSASSOEarth observationIn orbitOperational
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April

2 April20:30 Falcon 9 Block 4F9-052 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
SpaceX CRS-14NASALow Earth (ISS)ISS logistics5 May 2018Successful
RemoveDEBRISUniversity of SurreyLow EarthTechnology demonstration4 December 202188Successful
DebrisSat 1University of SurreyLow EarthTechnology demonstration2 March 2019Successful
DebrisSat 2University of SurreyLow EarthTechnology demonstration30 May 2020Successful
UbakusatITU/JPF/KITLow EarthTechnology demonstration27 December 2020Successful
1KUNS-PFUoNLow EarthTechnology demonstration11 June 2020Successful
Proyecto IrazúCAAE/ITCRLow EarthTechnology demonstration4 March 2020Successful
Re-used first-stage booster B1039, used to launch CRS-12 in 2017; and the Dragon capsule from CRS-8 in 2016.89 First stage was not recovered. Ubakusat, 1KUNS-PF, and Proyecto Irazú were deployed from the ISS on 11 May 2018.90 RemoveDEBRIS was deployed into orbit on 20 June 2018.91
5 April21:34 Ariane 5 ECAVA242 Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
Superbird-B3 / DSN-1JSAT / DSN / JSDFGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
HYLAS-4AvantiGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
First flight of Ariane 5 since off-target launch of VA241 in January 2018.
10 April04:25 Long March 4C924C-Y2593 Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC
Yaogan 31 ACASLow EarthReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
Yaogan 31 BCASLow EarthReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
Yaogan 31 CCASLow EarthReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
Weina 1BShanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center94Low EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
11 April22:34 PSLV-XLC41 Satish Dhawan FLP ISRO
IRNSS-1IISROGeosynchronousSatellite navigation (IRNSS)In orbitOperational
14 April23:13 Atlas V 551AV-079 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
AFSPC-11 / CBAS (USA-283)9596U.S. Air ForceGeosynchronousCommunications (military)In orbitOperational
EAGLE (USA-284 + USA-285/286/287)97Air Force Research LaboratoryGeosynchronousTechnology experiments (Space Test Program)In orbitOperational
18 April22:12 Proton-M / Briz-M? Baikonur RVSN RF
Blagovest-12L / Kosmos 2526VKSGeosynchronousCommunications (military)In orbitOperational
18 April22:51 Falcon 9 Block 4F9-053 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
TESSNASAHEOSpace observatoryIn orbitOperational
Block 4 first-stage booster, serial number B1045.
25 April17:57 Rokot / Briz-KM Plesetsk Site 133/3 / Eurockot
Sentinel-3BESALow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
26 April04:42 Long March 11Y498 Jiuquan LS-95A CASC
Zhuhai-1 OHS 2A–2D99Zhuhai Orbita Control EngineeringLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
Zhuhai-1 OVS 2A100Zhuhai Orbita Control EngineeringLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
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3 May16:05 Long March 3B/G23B-Y55101 Xichang LC-2 CASC
Apstar 6CAPT Satellite HoldingsGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
5 May11:05 Atlas V 401AV-078 Vandenberg SLC-3E ULA
InSightNASA / JPLTMI to Martian SurfaceMars lander26 November 19:52:59Successful
MarCO A (WALL-E)102NASA / JPLHeliocentricCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
MarCO B (Eva)103NASA / JPLHeliocentricCommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
12th mission of the Discovery program. Mars lander mission dedicated to geological and seismological studies of the planet.104
8 May18:28 Long March 4C4C-Y20105 Taiyuan LC-9 CASC
Gaofen 5CASTLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
11 May20:14 Falcon 9 Block 5F9-054 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
Bangabandhu-1SPARRSOGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
First launch of a Falcon 9 Block 5 first-stage booster, serial number B1046. The booster was recovered.106
20 May21:28 Long March 4C4C-Y27107 Xichang LC-3108 CASC
QueqiaoCNSAEarth–Moon L2, halo orbitCommunicationsIn orbitOperational109110
Longjiang-1CNSASelenocentric, elliptical orbitRadio astronomyIn orbitSpacecraft Failure111112
Longjiang-2CNSASelenocentric, elliptical orbitRadio astronomy31 July 201911314:20Successful
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.114
21 May08:44 Antares 230 MARS LP-0A Orbital ATK
Cygnus CRS OA-9ES.S. J.R. ThompsonNASALow Earth (ISS)ISS logistics30 July 201809:17Successful
Aerocube 12AThe Aerospace CorporationLow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstration26 May 2023115Successful
Aerocube 12BThe Aerospace CorporationLow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstration14 August 2023116Successful
CubeRRTOSULow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstration26 November 2020117Successful
EnduroSat OneEnduroSat / Space Challenges ProgramLow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstration15 October 2020118Successful
EQUiSatBrown UniversityLow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstration26 December 2020119Successful
HaloSatUILow Earth (ISS)X-ray astronomy4 January 2021120Successful
Lemur-2 × 4Spire GlobalLow EarthEarth observationFirst: 13 January 2023Last: 13 February 2023121Successful
MemSat122Rowan UniversityLow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstration27 September 2020123Successful
RadixAnalytical SpaceLow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstration7 April 2020124Successful
RadSat-g125MSULow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstration5 April 2021126Successful127
RainCubeJPLLow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstration24 December 2020128Successful
TEMPEST-DCSU/JPLLow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstration21 June 2021129Successful
RainCube, Radix, CubeRRT, HaloSat, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, EQUISat, MEMSat, RadSat-g are carried aboard Cygnus to be deployed from ISS later.130 CubeRRT, EQUISat, HaloSat, MemSat, RadSat-g, RainCube, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, Radix were deployed on 13 July 2018.131 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.132
22 May19:47:58133 Falcon 9 Block 4134F9-055 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Iridium NEXT 51–55IridiumLow EarthCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
GRACE-FO 1, 2DLRLow EarthGravitational scienceIn orbitOperational
DLR arranged a rideshare of GRACE-FO on a Falcon 9 with Iridium following the cancellation of their Dnepr launch contract in 2015.135 Iridium CEO Matt Desch disclosed in September 2017 that GRACE-FO would be launched on the sixth Iridium NEXT mission.136 Re-used a first-stage booster.137
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2 June04:13 Long March 2D2D-Y20138 Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC
Gaofen 6CASTLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
Luojia 1Wuhan UniversityLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
4 June04:45 Falcon 9 Block 4F9-056 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
SES-12SES S.A.GeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
5 June13:07139 Long March 3A3A-Y25140 Xichang LC-2 CAST
Fengyun 2HCMAGeosynchronousMeteorologyIn orbitOperational
6 June11:12:41 Soyuz-FG Baikonur Site 1/5 Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-09 / 55SRoscosmosLow Earth (ISS)Expedition 56/5720 December 201801:42Successful
SiriusSat 1, 2SPUTNIXLow Earth (ISS)Space research, EducationIn orbitOperational
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. SiriusSat satellites were deployed on 15 August 2018 during a spacewalk.141 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 June04:20142 H-IIA 202F39143 TanegashimaMHI
IGS Radar-6CSICELow Earth (SSO)ReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
16 June21:30 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 RVSN RF
GLONASS-M 756 / Kosmos 2527VKSMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
27 June03:30 Long March 2C2C-Yxx144 Xichang LC-3 CASC
XJSS ACAST145Low EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
XJSS BCASTLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
29 June09:42 Falcon 9 Block 4F9-057 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
SpaceX CRS-15NASALow Earth (ISS)ISS logistics3 August 2018Successful
BHUTAN-1Kyushu Institute of TechnologyLow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstration18 November 2020146Successful
Maya-1UP / DOSTLow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstration20 November 2020147Successful
UiTMSAT-1UiTMLow Earth (ISS)Technology demonstration20 November 2020148Successful
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.
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9 July03:56 Long March 2C / SMA2CSMA-Y3149 Jiuquan LC-43/94 CASC
PRSS-1SUPARCOLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
PakTES-1ASUPARCOLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
9 July20:58 Long March 3A3A-Y27150 Xichang LA-2 CASC
BeiDou IGSO-7CNSAIGSONavigationIn orbitOperational
9 July21:51:34 Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Roscosmos
Progress MS-09 / 70PRoscosmosLow Earth (ISS)ISS logistics25 January 2019Successful
Fastest rendezvous with the ISS, with a new two-orbit procedure taking less than four hours.151
22 July05:50 Falcon 9 Block 5F9-058 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Telstar 19VTelesatGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
25 July11:25:01 Ariane 5 ESVA244 Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
[[File::European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Galileo FOC 19, 20, 21, 22ESAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
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 July11:39:26 Falcon 9 Block 5F9-059 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Iridium NEXT 56-65IridiumLow EarthCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
29 July01:48 Long March 3B / YZ-13B-Y49152 Xichang CASC
BeiDou-3 M5CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
BeiDou-3 M6CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
31 July03:00 Long March 4B4B-Y37153 Taiyuan LC-9 CASC
Gaofen 11CASTLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
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7 August05:18 Falcon 9 Block 5F9-060 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Telkom 4 / Merah Putih154Telkom IndonesiaGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
12 August07:31 Delta IV HeavyD-380 Cape Canaveral SLC-37B ULA
Parker Solar ProbeNASAHeliocentricHeliophysicsIn orbitOperational
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 August21:20:09 VegaVV12 Kourou ELV Arianespace
ADM-AeolusESALow Earth (SSO)Earth observation27 July 2023155Successful
24 August23:52 Long March 3B / YZ-13B-Y50156 Xichang CASC
BeiDou-3 M11CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
BeiDou-3 M12CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
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7 September03:15 Long March 2C2C-Y48157 Taiyuan LC-9 CAST
HaiYang 1CCASTLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
10 September04:45 Falcon 9 Block 5F9-061 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Telstar 18VTelesatGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
15 September13:02 Delta II 7420D-381 Vandenberg SLC-2W ULA
ICESat-2NASALow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
ELFIN × 2 (ELFIN, ELFIN-STAR)UCLALow EarthMagnetospheric researchELFIN A: 17 September 2022158ELFIN B: 30 September 2022159Successful
DAVE (CP-7)Cal PolyLow EarthTechnology demonstration12 February 2023160Successful
SurfSatUCFLow EarthTechnology demonstration27 January 2023161Successful
Last flight of the Delta II series; final flight of the Thor rocket family.
16 September16:37 PSLV-CAC42162 Satish Dhawan FLP ISRO
SSTL S1-4SSTLLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
NovaSAR-SSSTL / British GovernmentLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
19 September14:07163 Long March 3B / YZ-13B-Y51164 Xichang LC-3 CASC
BeiDou-3 M13CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
BeiDou-3 M14CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
22 September17:52:27 H-IIBF7165 Tanegashima LA-Y2 MHI
HTV-7JAXALow Earth (ISS)ISS logistics10 November 2018Successful
SPATIUM-I166Kyushu Institute of Technology / Nanyang Technological UniversityLow EarthTechnology demonstration23 September 2021167Successful168
RSP-00Ryman Sat ProjectLow EarthTechnology demonstration14 March 2021169Spacecraft failure170171
STARS-Me (Tenryū)Shizuoka UniversityLow EarthTechnology demonstration26 June 2021Successful172
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 September22:38 Ariane 5 ECAVA243 Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
Azerspace-2 / Intelsat 38173Azercosmos / IntelsatGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
/ Horizons-3eIntelsat / JSATGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Hundredth Ariane 5 mission.174 Flight VA243 was delayed from 25 May due to issues with GSAT-11.175
29 September04:13 Kuaizhou 1AF2 Jiuquan LS-95A CASIC
Centispace-1-S1176Beijing Future Navigation TechnologyLow Earth (SSO)NavigationIn orbitOperational
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October

8 October02:21 Falcon 9 Block 5F9-062 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
SAOCOM 1A177178CONAELow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
First RTLS at Vandenberg
9 October02:43 Long March 2C / YZ-1S2C-Y38179 Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC
Yaogan 32 ACASLow EarthReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
Yaogan 32 BCASLow EarthReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
First flight of the Yuanzheng-1S upper stage variant
11 October08:40 Soyuz-FG Baikonur Site 1/5 Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-10 / 56SRoscosmosLow Earth (ISS)Expedition 57/5811 October 2018Launch failure
Crewed flight with two cosmonauts. Launch failure, astronauts landed safely in Soyuz capsule.
15 October04:23 Long March 3B / YZ-13B-Y52180 Xichang CASC
BeiDou-3 M15CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
BeiDou-3 M16CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
17 October04:15 Atlas V 551AV-073 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
AEHF-4181 (USA-288)182U.S. Air ForceGeosynchronousCommunications (military)In orbitOperational
20 October01:45 Ariane 5 ECAVA245 Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
[[File::European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] BepiColomboESA / JAXAMercurian orbitMercury probesIn orbitEn 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 October22:57183 Long March 4B4B-Y34184 Taiyuan LC-9 CAST
HaiYang 2BCASTLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
25 October00:15185 Soyuz-2.1b Plesetsk Site 43/4 RVSN RF
Lotos-S1 №3 / Kosmos 2528VKSLow EarthELINTIn orbitOperational
27 October08:00186 Zhuque-1 Jiuquan (mobile launcher) LandSpace
Weilai 1 / Future 1 (CCTV)China Central Television187Low Earth (SSO)Space science / remote sensing27 October 2018Launch failure188
Maiden flight of the Zhuque-1 solid-propellant rocket189
29 October00:43190 Long March 2C2C-Y22191 Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC
/ CFOSATCNSA / CNESLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
Xiaoxiang-1 (2)192LaserFleetLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration (laser communications)In orbitOperational
Zhaojin-1 (Tongchuan-1)193Tsinghua UniversityLow Earth (SSO)Gamma ray detector (gravitational wave research)In orbitOperational
Tianfuguoxing-1 (Xinghe)194Guoxing Yuhang (ADA Space)Low Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration (remote sensing)In orbitOperational
Changshagaoxin195Changsha CityLow Earth (SSO)Amateur radioIn orbitOperational
CubeBel-1 (BSUSat-1)196Belarusian State UniversityLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
29 October04:08197 H-IIA 202F40198 Tanegashima LA-Y1 MHI
GOSAT-2 (Ibuki 2)JAXALow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
KhalifaSatEIASTLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
AUTcube2Aichi University of TechnologyLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
/ Diwata-2bDOST / TULow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
Stars-AOShizuoka UniversityLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
Ten-Koh199Kyushu Institute of TechnologyLow EarthMagnetosphere observation / Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
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November

1 November15:57200 Long March 3B/E3B-Y41201 Xichang CASC
BeiDou-3 G1QCNSAGeosynchronousNavigationIn orbitOperational
3 November20:17202 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 RVSN RF
GLONASS-M 757 / Kosmos 2529VKSMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
7 November00:47:27203 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MVS19 Kourou ELS Arianespace
MetOp-CEumetsatLow Earth (SSO)MeteorologyIn orbitOperational
11 November03:50204 Electron"It's Business Time"205 Mahia LC-1A Rocket Lab
Cicero 10GeoOpticsLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
IRVINE01Irvine CubeSat STEM ProgramLow EarthEducation3 February 2023206Successful
Lemur-2-82Spire GlobalLow EarthEarth observation5 October 2023207Successful
Lemur-2-83Spire GlobalLow EarthEarth observation6 September 2023208Successful
NABEOHPS GmbHLow EarthTechnology demonstration10 November 2023209Successful
Proxima 1Fleet Space TechnologiesLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
Proxima 2Fleet Space TechnologiesLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
14 November11:38210 GSLV Mk IIID2211 Satish Dhawan SLP ISRO
GSAT-29ISROGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Second orbital flight of GSLV Mk III
15 November20:46212 Falcon 9 Block 5F9-063 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
Es'hail 2213Es'hailSatGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
16 November18:14:08214 Soyuz-FG Baikonur Roscosmos
Progress MS-10 / 71PRoscosmosLow Earth (ISS)ISS logistics4 June 2019Successful
Return to flight of the Soyuz-FG variant involved in the Soyuz MS-10 launch failure.215
17 November09:01:22216 Antares 230 MARS LP-0A Northrop Grumman
Cygnus NG-10 SS John YoungNASALow Earth (ISS)ISS logistics25 February 2019Successful
CHEFSat-2NRLLow EarthTechnology demonstration14 July 2022217Successful
KickSat-2Cornell UniversityLow EarthTechnology demonstration2 April 2019218Successful
MySat-1Masdar Institute of Science and TechnologyLow EarthTechnology demonstration16 December 2022219Successful
SEOPS-Quantum Radar-1 (CONFIRM?)SEOPS, LLCLow EarthEducationSeptember 2023Successful
SEOPS-Quantum Radar-2 (CONFIRM?)SEOPS, LLCLow EarthEducationSeptember 2023Successful
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.220 KickSat-2 carried 105 Sprite "ChipSats" which were successfully deployed into a rapidly decaying orbit on 17 March 2019.221
18 November18:00222 Long March 3B / YZ-13B-Yxx223 Xichang CASC
BeiDou-3 M17CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
BeiDou-3 M18CNSAMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
19 November23:40224 Long March 2D2D-Y28225 Jiuquan SLS-2 (LC34) CASC
Jiading-1 (OKW-1)226Shanghai OK SpaceLow Earth (SSO)CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Shiyan 6-01227CASTLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
Tianping-1A228CASTLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
Tianping-1B229CASTLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
Tianzhi-1230Chinese Academy of SciencesLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
21 November01:42:31231 VegaVV13 Kourou ELV Arianespace
Mohammed VI-BMoroccoLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
29 November04:27:30232 PSLV-CAC43233 Satish Dhawan FLP ISRO
HySISISROLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
BlackSky Global 1Spaceflight IndustriesLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
3Cat-1Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Low EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
CASE (Kepler-1)Kepler CommunicationsLow EarthTechnology demonstration23 February 2023234Successful
Centauri 1235Fleet Space TechnologiesLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
CICERO-8GeoOptics Inc.Low EarthMeteorology23 May 2023236Successful
FACSAT-1Colombian Air ForceLow EarthEarth observation3 June 2023237Successful
(Flock 3r) × 16Planet LabsLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
Hiber-1Hiber GlobalLow EarthTechnology demonstration24 February 2023238Spacecraft failure239
HSAT 1Harris CorporationLow EarthTechnology demonstration1 November 2022240Successful
InnoSat 2Astronautic Technology Sdn BhdLow EarthTechnology demonstration9 December 2022241Successful
Lemur-2 × 4Spire Global SatelliteLow EarthEarth observationFirst: 13 January 2023Last: 20 February 2023242Successful
Reaktor Hello WorldReaktor Radio Actives RyLow EarthTechnology demonstration22 October 2023243Successful
30 November02:27244 Rokot / Briz-KM Plesetsk Site 133/3 RVSN RF
Strela-3M 16–18 / Kosmos 2530–2532245VKSLow EarthCommunications (military)In orbitOperational
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December

3 December11:31246 Soyuz-FG Baikonur Site 1/5 Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-11 / 57SRoscosmosLow Earth (ISS)Expedition 58/5925 June 201902:47Successful
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts
3 December18:34247 Falcon 9 Block 5F9-064 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
SSO-A / SHERPA 65 small satellites248Spaceflight IndustriesLow Earth (SSO)Satellite dispenserIn orbitSuccessful
BlackSky Global 2249Spaceflight IndustriesLow Earth (SSO)Earth observation 
Capella 1 (Denali)250Capella SpaceLow Earth (SSO)Earth observation (radar)25 January 2023251Successful
ESEO252ALMASpaceLow Earth (SSO)EducationIn orbitSuccessful253
Eu:CROPIS254DLRLow Earth (SSO)Life sciencesIn orbitPartial failure255
eXCITe256 + SeeMe constellationDARPALow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration (satlets) 
FalconSat 6257U.S. Air Force AcademyLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
ICEYE X2ICEYELow Earth (SSO)Earth observation (radar) 
SkySat 14, 15Planet LabsLow Earth (SSO)Earth observation 
STPSat 5258USAF STPLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
Aistechsat 2259AistechLow Earth (SSO)Earth observation 
Astrocast 0.1260AstrocastLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
Audacy Zero261AudacyLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
BlackHawk262ViaSatLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration  
BRIO263SpaceQuest, Ltd., MyriotaLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
Centauri 2264Fleet Space TechnologiesLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration20 March 2023265Successful
CSIM-FD266University of Colorado BoulderLow Earth (SSO)Heliophysics 
Eaglet 1267OHB ItaliaLow Earth (SSO)Earth observation 
Enoch268LACMALow Earth (SSO)Space art21 December 2021269Successful
Elysium Star 2270Elysium SpaceLow Earth (SSO)Space burial 
ExseedSat 1271ExseedLow Earth (SSO)Amateur radio 
Flock-3s 1–3272Planet LabsLow Earth (SSO)Earth observation 
Fox 1C273AMSAT, VPI, Vanderbilt UniversityLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
Hawk 1–3274HawkEye 360Low Earth (SSO)SIGINT, traffic monitoring275 
Hiber-2276Hiber GlobalLow Earth (SSO)CommunicationsIn orbitSpacecraft failure277
ICE-Cap278US Navy PEO Space SystemsLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
ITASAT-1279ITALow Earth (SSO)Earth observation 
IRVINE02280Irvine CubeSat STEM ProgramLow Earth (SSO)Education 
JY1-Sat281Jordanian universitiesLow Earth (SSO)Amateur radio 
K2SAT282KAISTLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
KazSTSAT283Kazakhstan Garysh Sapary, AstriumLow Earth (SSO)Earth observation 
KazSciSat284Institute of space technique and technologyLow Earth (SSO)Earth observation  
Al-Farabi 2KazGULow Earth (SSO)Earth observation  
KNACKSAT285KMUTNBLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
Landmapper-BC 4Astro DigitalLow Earth (SSO)Earth observation 
MinXSS 2286University of Colorado BoulderLow Earth (SSO)Heliophysics 
MOVE II287TUMLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
NEXTSat 1288KAISTLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
Orbital Reflector289Nevada Museum of ArtLow Earth (SSO)Art 
OrbWeaver 1, 2 290Tethers Unlimited, Inc., DARPALow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
ORS 7A, 7B (Polar Scout 1, 2)291USCG, DHSLow Earth (SSO)Communications 
PW-Sat 2292Warsaw University of TechnologyLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
RAAF M1293Australian Defence Force AcademyLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
RANGE A, B294Georgia Institute of TechnologyLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
ROSE 1295Phase FourLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
SeaHawk 1296University of North CarolinaLow Earth (SSO)Earth observation 
Sirion Pathfinder 2297Sirion GlobalLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
SNUGLITE298Seoul National UniversityLow Earth (SSO)Amateur radio, Technology demonstration 
SNUSAT 2299Seoul National UniversityLow Earth (SSO)Earth observation 
SpaceBEE 5–7300Swarm TechnologiesLow Earth (SSO)Communications 
SPAWAR-CAL O, R, OR 301United States NavyLow Earth (SSO)Calibration 
Suomi-100302Aalto UniversityLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
THEA303SpaceQuest, Ltd., Aurora InsightLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
VESTA304exactEarthLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
VisionCube305Korea Aerospace UniversityLow Earth (SSO)Thermospheric research 
WeissSat 1306The Weiss SchoolLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
The SSO-A "dedicated rideshare" mission delivered 64 small payloads with custom-made dispensers.307308
4 December20:37309 Ariane 5 ECAVA246 Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
GSAT-11ISROGeosynchronousCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
GEO-KOMPSAT-2AKARIGeosynchronousMeteorologyIn orbitOperational
5 December18:16310 Falcon 9 Block 5F9-065 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
SpaceX CRS-16NASALow Earth (ISS)ISS logistics14 January 2019Successful
Delphini 1AULow EarthTechnology demonstration14 March 2021311Successful312
TechEdSat 8SJSU, UIdaho, NASALow EarthTechnology demonstration20 April 2020313Successful
CAT 1, 2314APLLow EarthTechnology demonstration13 April 2021315316Successful
UNITEUSILow EarthIonospheric science21 October 2021317Successful318
First stage tumbled during descent, and did not make it to Landing Zone 1. It achieved a water landing in the Atlantic Ocean.319320 CubeSat payloads were carried in the CRS-16, and deployed into orbit from the ISS on 31 January 2019.321
7 December04:12322 Long March 2D2D-Y38323 Jiuquan SLS-2 (LC-34/pad 94) CASC
SaudiSat 5A324KACSTLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
SaudiSat 5BKACSTLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
TY/DF-1CASTLow Earth (SSO)Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
TFSTAR (Douyu-666)CASTLow Earth (SSO)CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Xinjiang Jiaotong 01 (TY3-01)CASTLow Earth (SSO)CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Piao Chong (Ladybeetle) 1-7CASTLow Earth (SSO)Communications, IoTIn orbitOperational
7 December18:24325 Long March 3B/E3B-Y30326 Xichang LC-2 CASC
Chang'e 4CNSASelenocentricLunar landerIn orbitOperational
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.327
16 December06:33328 Electron"This One's For Pickering" Mahia LC-1A Rocket Lab
ALBusNASA Glenn Research CenterLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
CeREs329NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterLow EarthEarth observation14 December 2022330Successful
CHOMPTTNASA, UFL, Stanford University, KACSTLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
CubeSail 1University of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
DaVinciNorth Idaho STEM Charter AcademyLow EarthTechnology demonstration9 February 2023331Successful
ISXCal Poly332Low EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
NMTSatNew Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
RSat-PU.S. Naval AcademyLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
SHFT-2 (Goergen)NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryLow EarthTechnology demonstration29 November 2022333Successful
Shields-1NASA Langley Research CenterHighly ellipticalTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
STF-1NASA's Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility, WVU, WVSGCLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
TOMSat Eagle ScoutThe Aerospace CorporationLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
TOMSat R³ (AeroCube 11)The Aerospace CorporationLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
Launch for NASA's Venture Class Launch Services program (VCLS-1), including ELaNa payloads.
19 December10:40334 GSLV Mk IIF11335 Satish Dhawan SLP ISRO
GSAT-7AIndian Air ForceGeosynchronousCommunications (military)In orbitOperational
19 December16:37:14336 Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-MVS20 Kourou ELS Arianespace
CSO 1French Armed ForcesLow Earth (SSO)ReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
21 December00:20337 Proton-M / Briz-M Baikonur RVSN RF
Blagovest-13L (Kosmos 2533)VKSGeosynchronousCommunications (military)In orbitOperational
21 December23:51338 Long March 11Y5339 Jiuquan LS-95A CASC
Hongyun 1CASICLow Earth (SSO)Communications (test)In orbitOperational
First test flight for the planned Hongyun constellation of 156 broadband communications satellites.340
23 December13:51341 Falcon 9 Block 5F9-066 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
GPS IIIA-01 (USA-289) VespucciU.S. Air ForceMedium EarthNavigationIn orbitOperational
Named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.342
24 December16:53343 Long March 3C/E3C-Y17344 Xichang LC-2 CASC
TJSW-3CNSAGeosynchronousCommunications test (probably ELINT)In orbitOperational
27 December02:07345 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M Vostochny Site 1S346 Roscosmos
Kanopus-V No.5RoscosmosLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
Kanopus-V No.6RoscosmosLow Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
GRUS [ja]-1Axelspace [ja]Low Earth (SSO)Earth observationIn orbitOperational
ZACube-2Cape Peninsula University of TechnologyLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
Lume-1University of VigoLow EarthCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Lemur-2 × 8Spire GlobalLow EarthMaritime tracking / AtmosphericIn orbitOperational
D-Star ONE iSatiSky TechnologyLow EarthAircraft trackingIn orbitOperational
D-Star ONE SparrowGerman Orbital SystemsLow EarthTechnology demonstration / Amateur radioIn orbitOperational
UWE-4University of WürzburgLow EarthTechnology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
Flock-3k × 12Planet LabsLow EarthEarth observationIn orbitOperational
Three Israeli payloads, SAMSON-1,2,3, were planned but they missed the deadline and were replaced with mass simulator payloads.347
29 December08:00348 Long March 2D / YZ-32D-Y35349 Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC
Hongyan 1CASTLow EarthCommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Yunhai-2 01-06350CASTLow EarthMeteorologyIn orbitOperational
First test flight for the planned Hongyan constellation of 320 M2M communications satellites.351

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC)RocketFlight numberLaunch siteLSP
Payload(⚀ = CubeSat)OperatorOrbitFunctionDecay (UTC)Outcome
Remarks
18 January05:53 Agni V Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV DRDO
DRDOSuborbitalMissile test18 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi)
19 January12:17 Black Brant IX Poker Flat Research Range NASA
DXL-3U of MSuborbitalAstronomy19 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi)352
26 January14:11:15 Terrier–Improved Orion Poker Flat Research Range NASA
Super SoakerASTRASuborbitalAtmospheric26 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi)
26 January14:48:00 Terrier–Improved Orion Poker Flat Research Range NASA
Super SoakerASTRASuborbitalAtmospheric26 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: ~97 kilometres (60 mi)
26 January14:49:30 Terrier–Improved Orion Poker Flat Research Range NASA
Super SoakerASTRASuborbitalAtmospheric26 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi)
31 January IRBM ? C-17, Pacific Ocean MDA
FTM-29 TargetMDASuborbitalABM target31 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
31 January SM-3 Block IIA Pacific Missile Range Facility US Navy
FTM-29 InterceptorMDASuborbitalABM test31 JanuaryFailure
Test of a land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system, failed to intercept the target
5 February B-611? Shuangchengzi PLA
PLASuborbitalABM target5 FebruarySuccessful
Target
5 February SC-19 Korla PLA
PLASuborbitalABM test5 FebruarySuccessful
Interceptor, successful intercept353
6 February03:00 Agni I Integrated Test Range IDRDL
IDRDLSuborbitalMissile test6 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)?
17 February07:00/ VS-31/Improved Malemute EsrangeDLR / SSC
MAPHEUS-7DLRSuborbitalTechnology demonstration17 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 248 kilometres (154 mi)
18 February23:30 Arrow III Negev IAF
IAI/IDFSuborbitalFlight test18 FebruarySuccessful
Successful flight test of the Arrow-III weapon system354
20 February03:08 Agni II Integrated Test Range Indian Army / DRDO
Indian Army/DRDOSuborbitalMissile test20 FebruarySuccessful
25 March10:51 Terrier–Improved Malemute Wallops Flight Facility NASA
USIPNASASuborbitalStudent payloads25 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)355
27 March02:40? UGM-133 Trident II USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), Pacific Missile Range Facility US Navy
US NavySuborbitalMissile test27 MarchSuccessful
Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28
27 March02:40? UGM-133 Trident II USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), Pacific Missile Range Facility US Navy
US NavySuborbitalMissile test27 MarchSuccessful
Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28
31 March16:19 Black Brant IX Wallops Flight Facility NASA
ASPIRE-2NASASuborbitalTechnology demonstration31 MarchSuccessful
Tested Mars 2020's parachute
4 April10:40 Black Brant IX Kwajalein Atoll NASA
WRX-RPSUSuborbitalXR Astronomy4 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)356
4 April18:00 Hyperbola-1S (Shian Quxian 1S) Hainan Island i-Space
Mass simulatori-SpaceSuborbitalTest flight4 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
6 April14:00 RH-300 Mk-II TERLS ISRO
ISRO VSSCSuborbitalIonosphere research6 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)357
16 April16:47 Black Brant IX Kwajalein Atoll NASA
CHESS-4University of ColoradoSuborbitalUV Astronomy16 AprilSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 April12:26 Minuteman-III Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-10 US Air Force
US Air ForceSuborbitalTest flight25 AprilSuccessful
29 April17:06 New Shepard Corn Ranch Blue Origin
Suborbital Flight Experiment Monitor-2358NASASuborbitalTechnology demonstration29 AprilSuccessful
Schmitt Space CommunicatorSolstarSuborbitalTechnology demonstration29 AprilSuccessful
DaphniaUniversity of BayreuthSuborbitalMicrogravity Research29 AprilSuccessful
EQUIPAGEOtto von Guericke UniversitySuborbitalMicrogravity Research29 AprilSuccessful
EUPHORIEUniversity of Duisburg-EssenSuborbitalMicrogravity Research29 AprilSuccessful
8th flight, Apogee: ~107 kilometres (66 mi)
13 May08:30 VSB-30 Esrange EuroLaunch
/ TEXUS-54DLR / ESASuborbitalMicrogravity13 MaySuccessful
Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi)
14 May08:23 Minuteman-III Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-04 US Air Force
US Air ForceSuborbitalTest flight14 MaySuccessful
17 May00:33 OS-X, Chongqing Liangjiang (Twin-River) Star359 Undisclosed location in northwest China OneSpace
OneSpaceSuborbitalTest flight17 MaySuccessful
22 May RSM-56 Bulava360 K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea VMF
VMFSuborbitalMissile test22 MaySuccessful
22 May RSM-56 Bulava K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea VMF
VMFSuborbitalMissile test22 MaySuccessful
22 May RSM-56 Bulava K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea VMF
VMFSuborbitalMissile test22 MaySuccessful
22 May RSM-56 Bulava K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea VMF
VMFSuborbitalMissile test22 MaySuccessful
23 May Terrier Malemute Pacific Missile Range Facility NNSA
HOT SHOT 1NNSASuborbitalTechnology experiments23 MaySuccessful
Apogee: ~360 kilometres (220 mi)361
29 May18:54 Black Brant IX White Sands NASA
Hi-C 2.1NASA/MSFCSuborbitalSolar research29 MaySuccessful
Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi)
31 May04:00 VSB-30 Esrange EuroLaunch
/ TEXUS-55DLR / ESASuborbitalMicrogravity31 MaySuccessful
Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi)
3 June04:18 Agni V Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV DRDO
DRDOSuborbitalMissile test3 JuneSuccessful
Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi)
7 June Boosted Zombi (ATACMS) White Sands NASA
US ArmySuborbitalMissile test7 JuneSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)?
18 June19:00 Black Brant IX White Sands NASA
EVECU BoulderSuborbitalSDO calibration18 JuneSuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
19 June RS-24 Yars Plesetsk RVSN
RVSNSuborbitalMissile test19 JuneSuccessful
21 June09:30 Terrier–Improved Orion Wallops Flight Facility NASA
RockOnUniversity of ColoradoSuborbitalStudent payloads21 JuneSuccessful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)362
29 June Momo 2 Taiki Aerospace Research Field Interstellar Technologies
Kochi University of TechnologySuborbitalTechnology demonstration29 JuneLaunch failure
Two seconds after launch, the engine failed and the vehicle fell back to the pad and exploded
18 July15:11 New Shepard Corn Ranch Blue Origin
Crew Capsule 2.0Blue OriginSuborbitalTest flight18 JulySuccessful
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.363
20 July22:00 Astra (Rocket 1) Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska Astra Space
Astra SpaceSuborbitalFlight test20 JulyLaunch failure364
23 July06:00 Black Brant IX White Sands NASA
Micro-XNUSuborbitalXR Astronomy23 JulySuccessful
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 July11:38 Minuteman-III Vandenberg Air Force Base US Air Force
US Air ForceSuborbitalTest flight31 JulyLaunch failure365
14 August10:13 Terrier–Improved Malemute Wallops Flight Facility NASA
RockSat-XNASASuborbitalStudent experiments14 AugustSuccessful
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)366
25 August18:15? SARGE Spaceport America, New Mexico Exos Aerospace
SARGE PathfinderExos AerospaceSuborbitalTest flight25 AugustPartial launch failure
SKISATSKISuborbitalTechnology demonstration25 AugustPartial 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 kilometers367
5 September05:00 Hyperbola-1Z (Shian Quxian 1Z) Jiuquan i-Space
Three CubeSats368Two companies369SuborbitalFlight test5 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
7 September13:30 Black Brant IX Wallops Flight Facility NASA
ASPIRE-3NASASuborbitalTechnology demonstration7 SeptemberSuccessful
Tested Mars 2020's parachute
7 September17:21 Black Brant IX White Sands NASA
FOXSIUMNSuborbitalSolar research7 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 304 kilometres (189 mi)
12 September08:37 MRBMJFTM-5 E2 Pacific Missile Range Facility MDA
JMSDF/MDASuborbitalABM target12 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 150 km (93 mi)?, intercepted by SM-3-IB
12 September08:40RIM-161 Standard Missile 3-IBJFTM-5 E2JS Atago, Pacific Ocean JMSDF
JMSDFSuborbitalABM test12 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 150 km (93 mi)?, intercepted target
12 September14:33 SpaceLoft XL Spaceport America UP Aerospace
FOP-5 (ADEPT, SFEM-3, AFTS)NASASuborbitalThree technology experiments12 SeptemberSuccessful
Mission SL-12, Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)370
17 September14:09 SpaceLoft XL Spaceport America UP Aerospace
FOP-6, Celestis 15NASASuborbitalTechnology experiments17 SeptemberSuccessful
Mission SL-11, Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
27 September12:15 Nucleus Andøya Andøya
Nammo NucleusNammoSuborbitalTechnology experiments27 SeptemberSuccessful
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)371
29 September Traveler III Black Rock Desert USC Rocket Propulsion Lab
Flight testSuborbitalFlight test29 SeptemberPartial
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 OctoberGhauriTilla Army of Pakistan
Haft-5Army of PakistanSuborbitalMissile test8 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) ?
11 October11:00? DF-11? Jiuquan PLARF
PLARFSuborbitalMissile test11 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ?
11 October R-29RMU Sineva Russian submarine, Barents Sea VMF
VMFSuborbitalMissile test11 OctoberSuccessful
11 October R-29RMU Sineva Russian submarine, Barents Sea VMF
VMFSuborbitalMissile test11 OctoberSuccessful
11 October R-29R Volna Russian submarine, Sea of Okhotsk VMF
VMFSuborbitalMissile test11 OctoberSuccessful
11 October R-29R Volna Russian submarine, Sea of Okhotsk VMF
VMFSuborbitalMissile test11 OctoberSuccessful
26 October MRBM Pacific Missile Range Facility MDA
FTM-45 TargetMDASuborbitalABM target26 OctoberSuccessful
Ballistic missile target for interception
26 October SM-3 Block IIA USS John Finn, Kauai US Navy
FTM-45 InterceptorMDASuborbitalABM test26 OctoberSuccessful
Ballistic missile interceptor, successful intercept372
7 November07:01 Minuteman-III Vandenberg Air Force Base US Air Force
US Air ForceSuborbitalTest flight7 NovemberSuccessful
28 November07:00 KSLV-2 Pilot Vehicle Naro Space Center KARI
BoilerplateKARISuborbitalTest flight28 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi)
29 November Astra (Test Flight 2) Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska Astra Space
Astra SpaceSuborbitalFlight test29 NovemberLaunch failure373
30 November Khorramshahr Semnan AFIRI
AFIRISuborbitalMissile test30 NovemberSuccessful
7 December11:06 Black Brant X Ny-Ålesund NASA
VISIONS-2 1GSFCSuborbitalIonosphere research7 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 805 kilometres (500 mi)
7 December11:08 Black Brant X Ny-Ålesund NASA
VISIONS-2 2GSFCSuborbitalIonosphere research7 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 600 kilometres (370 mi)
8 December08:26 Black Brant XIIA Andøya NASA
TRICE-2-HighUoISuborbitalElectrodynamics8 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,042 kilometres (647 mi)
8 December08:28 Black Brant XIIA Andøya NASA
TRICE-2-LowUoISuborbitalElectrodynamics8 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 756 kilometres (470 mi)
9 December15:43 VS-30 Alcântara AEB
PSR-01INPESuborbitalTest9 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)?
10 December IRBM-T1 C-17, Pacific Ocean MDA
FTI-03 TargetMDASuborbitalABM target10 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
10 December SM-3 Block IIA Pacific Missile Range Facility US Navy
FTI-03 InterceptorMDASuborbitalABM test10 DecemberSuccessful
Ballistic missile interceptor, successful intercept374
10 December08:00 Agni V Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV DRDO
DRDOSuborbitalMissile test10 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi)
10 December RS-12M Topol Kapustin Yar RVSN
RVSNSuborbitalMissile test10 DecemberLaunch failure375
13 December16:00 SpaceShipTwoVP-03 White Knight Two, from Mojave Spaceport Virgin Galactic
VSS UnityVirgin GalacticSuborbitalTest flight13 DecemberSuccessful
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 December07:46 Black Brant IX White Sands Missile Range NASA
DEUCE 2University of ColoradoSuborbitalAstronomy18 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 282 kilometres (175 mi)
26 December09:59 UR-100NU Yasniy RVSN
AvangardRVSNSuborbitalMissile test26 DecemberSuccessful376
Yu-71 Hypersonic Vehicle Test, Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)?

Deep-space rendezvous

Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks
7 FebruaryJuno11th perijove of Jupiter
1 AprilJuno12th perijove
17 MayTESSGravity assist by the MoonClosest approach: 8,100 kilometres (5,000 mi)
24 MayJuno13th perijove
25 MayQueqiaoMoon flybyIn Earth–Moon L2 halo orbit377
25 MayLongjiang-1Moon flybyFailed lunar orbital injection378
25 MayLongjiang-2Injection into Selenocentric orbitPreliminary orbit was 350 × 13800 km, inclined 21° to the equator379
27 June380Hayabusa2Arrival at asteroid Ryugu
16 JulyJuno14th perijove
7 SeptemberJuno15th perijove
21 SeptemberHIBOU (ROVER-1A)Landing on Ryugu
21 SeptemberOWL (ROVER-1B)Landing on Ryugu
3 OctoberMASCOTLanding on Ryugu
3 OctoberParker Solar ProbeFirst gravity assist at Venus
29 OctoberJuno16th perijove
6 NovemberParker Solar ProbeFirst perihelionOccurred at 03:28 UTC, a distance of 25 million km from the Sun. New record for the fastest spacecraft (95 km/s).
26 NovemberInSightArrival at MarsSuccessful landing at Elysium Planitia, coordinates 4°30′09″N 135°37′24″E / 4.5024°N 135.6234°E / 4.5024; 135.6234.381
26 NovemberMarCO A, BMars flybyData relays for InSight lander
3 DecemberOSIRIS-RExArrival at asteroid Bennu382Approach phase operations began on 17 August
12 DecemberChang'e 4Injection into Selenocentric orbitPreliminary orbit 100 × 400 km, en route to a landing attempt on the Lunar farside383
21 DecemberJuno17th perijove

Extravehicular activities (EVAs)

See also: List of spacewalks 2015–2024 § 2018 spacewalks

Start Date/TimeDurationEnd TimeSpacecraftCrewRemarks
23 January 11:497 hours 24 minutes19:13Expedition 54 ISS Quest
  • Replacement of latching end effector-B (LEE-B) for the space station remote manipulator system (SSRMS)
2 February 15:348 hours 13 minutes23:47Expedition 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 12:005 hours 57 minutes17:57Expedition 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 13:336 hours 10 minutes19:43Expedition 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 11:396 hours 31 minutes18:10Expedition 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 08:063846 hours 49 minutes14:55Expedition 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 16:177 hours 46 minutes00:03 on 16 AugustExpedition 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 hull385
11 December 15:597 hours 45 minutes21:44Expedition 57 ISS Pirs

Space debris events

Date/Time (UTC)Source objectEvent typePieces trackedRemarks
31 AugustCentaur upper stageUnknown80
22 December 07:12Orbcomm OG1 FM 16Satellite breakup34+Orbcomm OG1 sat FM 16 disintegrated for unknown reasons.387

Orbital launch statistics

See also: Timeline of spaceflight

By country

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.

CountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
 China393810China surpassed its previous record of 22 launches in 2016. The only failure was the maiden flight of private rocket Zhuque-1.
 France6501During Ariane 5 flight VA241 in January, two launched satellites were placed on an off-nominal orbit.
 Italy2200
 India7700GSAT-6A launch was a success, but the satellite failed.
 Japan6600
 Russia201910Includes three European Soyuz launches from Kourou, French Guiana by Arianespace. Crewed Soyuz MS-10 launch failure, two cosmonauts landed safely.
 United States343400Includes three Electron launches from Mahia. In January, Zuma launch was a success, satellite was reported lost but actual status is classified.
Total11411121

By rocket

10 20 30 40 Antares Ariane Atlas Delta Electron Falcon GSLV H-II Long March PSLV R-7 UR Vega Others

By family

FamilyCountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Antares United States2200
Ariane France6501
Atlas United States5500
Delta United States3300
Electron United States3300
Epsilon Japan1100
Falcon United States212100
GSLV India2200
GSLV Mk III India1100
H-II Japan4400
Kuaizhou China1100
Long March China373700
PSLV India4400
R-7 Russia161510
S-Series Japan1100Final orbital flight
Universal Rocket Russia4400
Vega Italy2200
Zhuque China1010Maiden flight

By type

RocketCountryFamilyLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Antares 200 United StatesAntares2200
Ariane 5 FranceAriane6501
Atlas V United StatesAtlas5500
Delta II United StatesDelta1100Final flight
Delta IV United StatesDelta2200
Electron United StatesElectron3300
Epsilon JapanEpsilon1100
Falcon 9 United StatesFalcon212100
GSLV IndiaGSLV2200
GSLV Mk III IndiaGSLV Mk III1100
H-IIA JapanH-II3300
H-IIB JapanH-II1100
Kuaizhou 1 ChinaKuaizhou1100
Long March 2 ChinaLong March141400
Long March 3 ChinaLong March141400
Long March 4 ChinaLong March6600
Long March 11 ChinaLong March3300
Proton RussiaUniversal Rocket2200
PSLV IndiaPSLV4400
Soyuz RussiaR-75410
Soyuz-2 or ST RussiaR-7111100
SS-520 JapanS-Series1100Final orbital flight
UR-100 RussiaUniversal Rocket2200
Vega ItalyVega2200
Zhuque-1 ChinaZhuque1010Only flight

By configuration

RocketCountryTypeLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Antares 230 United StatesAntares 2002200
Ariane 5 ECA FranceAriane 55401
Ariane 5 ES FranceAriane 51100Final flight
Atlas V 401 United StatesAtlas V1100
Atlas V 411 United StatesAtlas V1100
Atlas V 541 United StatesAtlas V1100
Atlas V 551 United StatesAtlas V2200
Delta II 7420 United StatesDelta II1100Final flight
Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) United StatesDelta IV1100Final flight
Delta IV Heavy United StatesDelta IV1100
Epsilon JapanEpsilon1100
Electron United StatesElectron3300
Falcon 9 Full Thrust United StatesFalcon 9101000Final flight
Falcon 9 Block 5 United StatesFalcon 9101000Maiden flight
Falcon Heavy United StatesFalcon 91100Maiden flight
GSLV Mk II IndiaGSLV2200
GSLV Mk III IndiaGSLV Mk III1100
H-IIA 202 JapanH-IIA3300
H-IIA 204 JapanH-IIA0000
H-IIB JapanH-IIB1100
Kuaizhou 1A ChinaKuaizhou1100
Long March 2C ChinaLong March 26600
Long March 2D ChinaLong March 28800
Long March 3A ChinaLong March 32200
Long March 3B/E ChinaLong March 33300
Long March 3B/E / YZ-1 ChinaLong March 38800
Long March 3C/E ChinaLong March 31100
Long March 4B ChinaLong March 42200
Long March 4C ChinaLong March 44400
Long March 11 ChinaLong March 113300
Proton-M / Briz-M RussiaProton2200
PSLV-CA IndiaPSLV2200
PLSV-XL IndiaPSLV2200
Rokot / Briz-KM RussiaUR-1002200
Soyuz-FG RussiaSoyuz5410
Soyuz-2.1a or ST-A RussiaSoyuz-22200
Soyuz-2.1a or ST-A / Fregat-M RussiaSoyuz-22200
Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B RussiaSoyuz-21100
Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B / Fregat-M RussiaSoyuz-24400
Soyuz-2.1b or ST-B / Fregat-MT RussiaSoyuz-21100
Soyuz-2-1v / Volga RussiaSoyuz-21100
SS-520-5 JapanSS-5201100Final orbital flight
Vega ItalyVega2200
Zhuque-1 ChinaZhuque-11010Only flight

By spaceport

10 20 30 40 China France India Japan Kazakhstan New Zealand Russia United States
SiteCountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Baikonur Kazakhstan9810
Cape Canaveral United States171610
Jiuquan China161510
Kennedy United States3300
Kourou France111001
Mahia New Zealand3300
MARS United States2200
Plesetsk Russia6600
Satish Dhawan India7700
Taiyuan China6600
Tanegashima Japan4400
Uchinoura Japan2200
Vandenberg United States9900
Vostochny Russia2200
Xichang China171700
Total11411031

By orbit

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Low Earth Medium Earth Geosynchronous / transfer High Earth Heliocentric orbit
  •   Low Earth
  •   Low Earth (ISS)
  •   Low Earth (SSO)
  •   Low Earth (retrograde)
  •   Medium Earth
  •   Geosychronous (transfer)
  •   High Earth
  •   Heliocentric
Orbital regimeLaunchesAchievedNot achievedAccidentally achievedRemarks
Transatmospheric0000
Low Earth / Sun-synchronous676430Zuma, Soyuz MS-10 and Zhuque-1 lost
Geosynchronous / GTO272601Ariane VA241 underperformed
Medium Earth131300
High Earth / Lunar transfer3300
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer4400
Total11411031

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