| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP |
|---|
| Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
|---|
| Remarks |
|---|
|
8 January
01:00 |  Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-047 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX |
|
| Zuma / USA-280 [18] | Unnamed U.S. government agency | Low Earth | Classified | 8 January | Nominal 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. [21] [22] |
9 January
03:24 |  Long March 2D | 2D-Y40 [23] | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC |
|
| SuperView / Gaojing-1 03 | Beijing Space View Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| SuperView / Gaojing-1 04 | Beijing Space View Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
11 January
23:18 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y45 [24] | Xichang LC-2 | CASC |
|
| BeiDou-3 M7 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| BeiDou-3 M8 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
12 January
03:58 |  PSLV-XL | C40 [25] | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO |
|
| Cartosat-2F | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
 ICEYE X1 | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| Microsat-TD | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 27 November 2020 | Successful |
| ⚀ Arkyd-6A | Planetary Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
⚀  CANYVAL-X 1, 2 | Yonsei University, NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
⚀  Carbonite-2 | Surrey Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ CICERO 7 | GeoOptics | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 14 November 2023 [27] | Successful |
| ⚀ CNUSail-1 | CNU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ DemoSat 2 | Astranis | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration (radio) | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Flock-3p' × 4 | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | First: 28 March 2023 [30]
Last: 17 August 2023 [31] | Successful |
| ⚀ Fox-1D | AMSAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ INS-1C | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 14 November 2023 [33] | Successful |
| ⚀ KAUSAT 5 | Korea Aerospace University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Landmapper-BC 3 v2 | Astro Digital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 4 | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | First: 5 April 2023 [36]
Last: 9 May 2023 [37] | Successful |
⚀  LEO Vantage 1 | Telesat | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ MicroMAS 2a | MIT SSL | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 8 April 2023 [39] | Successful |
⚀  PicSat | Paris Observatory | Low Earth (SSO) | Astronomy | 3 October 2023 [41] | Successful |
| ⚀ SpaceBEE 1–4 | Swarm Technologies [45] | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | SpaceBEE 1: 2 August 2022 [46]
SpaceBEE 2: 6 September 2022 [47]
SpaceBEE 3: 3 October 2022 [48]
SpaceBEE 4: In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ STEP Cube Lab | Chosun University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 23 May 2023 [50] | Successful |
| ⚀ Tyvak 61C | Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Astronomy | 8 April 2023 [52] | Successful |
| Deployed 31 satellites. [53] [54] [55] |
12 January
22:11 | Delta IV M+(5,2) | D-379 | Vandenberg SLC-6 | ULA |
|
| Topaz-5 [56] / 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 | Long March 2D | 2D-Y49 [23] | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC |
|
| LKW-3 | CAS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
17 January
21:06:11 |  Epsilon | Epsilon-3 [57] | Uchinoura | JAXA |
|
| ASNARO-2 | NEC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
19 January
04:12 | Long March 11 | Y3 [58] | Jiuquan LS-95A | CASC |
|
| Jilin-1 Video-07 (Deqing 1) [59] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| Jilin-1 Video-08 (Linye 2) [59] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
⚀ Star of Enlai
Huai'an Hao | Huai'an Youth Comprehensive Development Base | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology/Education | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Xiaoxiang 2 | SpaceTY Aerospace Co. | Low Earth (SSO) | Stabilization technology | In orbit | Operational |
⚀ Quantutong-1
(QTT-1) | Full-chart Location Network Co.
(Quan Tu Tong Co.) | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ KIPP [60] | Kepler Communications | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 100th launch from Jiuquan. Carried and deployed 6 satellites in total. |
20 January
00:48 | Atlas V 411 | AV-076 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA |
|
| SBIRS GEO-4 (USA-282) | U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Missile warning | In orbit | Operational |
21 January
01:30 | Electron | "Still Testing" |  Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab |
|
| Humanity Star | Rocket Lab | Low Earth | Public awareness | 22 March 2018 | Successful |
| ⚀ Flock-2 (Dove Pioneer) [63] | Planet Labs | Low Earth | Earth observation | 22 September 2019 [64] | Successful |
| ⚀ Lemur-2-72 [65] | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | 9 November 2023 [67] | Successful |
| ⚀ Lemur-2-73 | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | 22 August 2023 [69] | Successful |
| First successful launch of the Electron rocket. |
25 January
05:39 | Long March 2C | 2C-Y36 [23] | Xichang LC-3 | CASC |
|
| Yaogan 30-04A | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| Yaogan 30-04B | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| Yaogan 30-04C | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Weina 1A [70] / NanoSat-1A [71] | Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
25 January
22:20 |  Ariane 5 ECA | VA241 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace |
|
 SES-14 / GOLD | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial launch failure / Operational [72] |
 Al Yah-3 | Yahsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial launch failure / Operational |
| Due to programming errors in the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) [73] the satellites were placed on an off-nominal orbit. [74] Both payloads are undergoing corrective maneuvers and will be on line in August 2018. [75] These failures have ended the Ariane 5 record series of 82 successful launches in a row from April 2003 to December 2017. [76] |
31 January
21:25 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | F9-048 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX |
|
| 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. [77] |
|
1 February
02:07 |  Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M | | Vostochny Site 1S [78] | Roscosmos |
|
| Kanopus-V No.3 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| Kanopus-V No.4 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
⚀  S-Net 1–4 [80] | TU Berlin | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration (inter-satellite communications) | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 4 | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ D-Star One v.1.1 Phoenix | German Orbital Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications (experimental) | | |
2 February
07:50 | Long March 2D | 2D-Y13 [23] | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC |
|
 CSES / Zhangheng-1 [81] | CNSA / ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Fengmaniu 1 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 16 March 2023 [83] | Successful |
⚀  GOMX 4A | GOMSpace, Danish Ministry of Defence | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ GOMX 4B | GOMSpace, ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
⚀  ÑuSat 4 | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ ÑuSat 5 | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Shaonian Xing [84] | China Association for Science and Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
3 February
05:03 | SS-520 | | Uchinoura | JAXA |
|
| ⚀ 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 | Falcon Heavy | FH-001 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX |
|
| 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. [85] The test payload was launched in a heliocentric orbit with an aphelion of 1.70 AU, just beyond the orbit of Mars. [86] |
12 February
05:10 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y47 [24] | Xichang LC-2 | CASC |
|
| BeiDou-3 M3 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| BeiDou-3 M4 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
13 February
08:13 | Soyuz-2.1a | |  Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos |
|
| Progress MS-08 / 69P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 30 August | Successful |
| ⚀ 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. [87] |
22 February
14:17 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | F9-049 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
 Paz | Hisdesat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| Tintin A | SpaceX | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 29 August 2020 [89] | Successful |
| Tintin B | SpaceX | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 8 August 2020 [91] | 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 | H-IIA 202 | F38 [92] | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI |
|
| IGS-Optical 6 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
|
1 March
22:02:00 | Atlas V 541 | AV-077 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA |
|
| GOES-17 (GOES-S) | NESDIS | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
6 March
05:33 | Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-050 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX |
|
| Hispasat 30W-6 [93] | Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ PODSAT [95] | 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 | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | VS18 | Kourou ELS | Arianespace |
|
| O3b × 4 | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
17 March
07:10 | Long March 2D | 2D-Y50 [23] | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC |
|
| LKW-4 | CAS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
21 March
17:44:23 | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos |
|
| 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 | GSLV Mk II | F08 [96] | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO |
|
| GSAT-6A | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure [97] |
29 March
17:38:43 [98] [99] | Soyuz-2-1v | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Roscosmos |
|
| EMKA (Kosmos 2525) | Ministry of Defence | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | 1 April 2021 [101] | Successful |
29 March
17:50 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y48 [24] | Xichang LC-2 | CASC |
|
| BeiDou-3 M9 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| BeiDou-3 M10 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
30 March
14:14 | Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-051 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
| Iridium NEXT 41–50 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Re-used first-stage booster B1041. [102] First stage was not recovered, did a simulated landing test at sea. Fairing recovery attempt failed due to parafoil issues. |
31 March
03:22 | Long March 4C | 4C-Y26 [103] | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC |
|
| Gaofen-1 02 | CNSA | SSO | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| Gaofen-1 03 | CNSA | SSO | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| Gaofen-1 04 | CNSA | SSO | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
|
2 April
20:30 | Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-052 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX |
|
| SpaceX CRS-14 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 5 May 2018 | Successful |
| RemoveDEBRIS | University of Surrey | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 4 December 2021 [105] | Successful |
| ⚀ DebrisSat 1 | University of Surrey | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 2 March 2019 | Successful |
| ⚀ DebrisSat 2 | University of Surrey | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 30 May 2020 | Successful |
⚀  Ubakusat | ITU/JPF/KIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 27 December 2020 | Successful |
⚀  1KUNS-PF | UoN | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 11 June 2020 | Successful |
⚀  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. [106] First stage was not recovered. Ubakusat, 1KUNS-PF, and Proyecto Irazú were deployed from the ISS on 11 May 2018. [107] RemoveDEBRIS was deployed into orbit on 20 June 2018. [108] |
5 April
21:34 | Ariane 5 ECA | VA242 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace |
|
| Superbird-B3 / DSN-1 | JSAT / DSN / JSDF | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 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 | Long March 4C [109] | 4C-Y25 [103] | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC |
|
| Yaogan 31 A | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| Yaogan 31 B | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| Yaogan 31 C | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Weina 1B | Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center [70] | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
11 April
22:34 | PSLV-XL | C41 | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO |
|
| IRNSS-1I | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Satellite navigation (IRNSS) | In orbit | Operational |
14 April
23:13 | Atlas V 551 | AV-079 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA |
|
| AFSPC-11 / CBAS (USA-283) [110] [112] | U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational |
| EAGLE (USA-284 + USA-285/286/287) [113] | Air Force Research Laboratory | Geosynchronous | Technology experiments (Space Test Program) | In orbit | Operational |
18 April
22:12 | Proton-M / Briz-M | ? | Baikonur | RVSN RF |
|
| Blagovest-12L / Kosmos 2526 | VKS | Geosynchronous | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational |
18 April
22:51 | Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-053 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX |
|
| TESS | NASA | HEO | Space observatory | In orbit | Operational |
| Block 4 first-stage booster, serial number B1045. |
25 April
17:57 | Rokot / Briz-KM | | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | / Eurockot |
|
| Sentinel-3B | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
26 April
04:42 | Long March 11 | Y4 [58] | Jiuquan LS-95A | CASC |
|
| Zhuhai-1 OHS 2A–2D [114] | Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| Zhuhai-1 OVS 2A [115] | Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
|
3 May
16:05 | Long March 3B/G2 | 3B-Y55 [24] | Xichang LC-2 | CASC |
|
| Apstar 6C | APT Satellite Holdings | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
5 May
11:05 | Atlas V 401 | AV-078 | Vandenberg SLC-3E | ULA |
|
| InSight | NASA / JPL | TMI to Martian Surface | Mars lander | 26 November
19:52:59 | Successful |
| ⚀ MarCO A (WALL-E) [116] | NASA / JPL | Heliocentric | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| ⚀ MarCO B (Eva) [116] | 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. [117] |
8 May
18:28 | Long March 4C | 4C-Y20 [103] | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC |
|
| Gaofen 5 | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
11 May
20:14 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-054 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX |
|
 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. [118] |
20 May
21:28 | Long March 4C | 4C-Y27 [103] | Xichang LC-3 [103] | CASC |
|
| Queqiao | CNSA | Earth–Moon L2, halo orbit | Communications | In orbit | Operational [119] [120] |
| Longjiang-1 | CNSA | Selenocentric, elliptical orbit | Radio astronomy | In orbit | Spacecraft Failure [121] [122] |
| Longjiang-2 | CNSA | Selenocentric, elliptical orbit | Radio astronomy | 31 July 2019 [124]
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. [125] |
21 May
08:44 | Antares 230 | | MARS LP-0A | Orbital ATK |
|
Cygnus CRS OA-9E
S.S. J.R. Thompson | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 30 July 2018
09:17 | Successful |
| ⚀ Aerocube 12A | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | 26 May 2023 [127] | Successful |
| ⚀ Aerocube 12B | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | 14 August 2023 [129] | Successful |
| ⚀ CubeRRT | OSU | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | 26 November 2020 [131] | Successful |
⚀  EnduroSat One | EnduroSat / Space Challenges Program | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | 15 October 2020 [133] | Successful |
| ⚀ EQUiSat | Brown University | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | 26 December 2020 [135] | Successful |
| ⚀ HaloSat | UI | Low Earth (ISS) | X-ray astronomy | 4 January 2021 [137] | Successful |
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 4 | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | First: 13 January 2023
Last: 13 February 2023 [139] | Successful |
| ⚀ MemSat [142] | Rowan University | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | 27 September 2020 [143] | Successful |
| ⚀ Radix | Analytical Space | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | 7 April 2020 [145] | Successful |
| ⚀ RadSat-g [148] | MSU | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | 5 April 2021 [149] | Successful [150] |
| ⚀ RainCube | JPL | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | 24 December 2020 [152] | Successful |
| ⚀ TEMPEST-D | CSU/JPL | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | 21 June 2021 [154] | Successful |
| RainCube, Radix, CubeRRT, HaloSat, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, EQUISat, MEMSat, RadSat-g are carried aboard Cygnus to be deployed from ISS later. [155] CubeRRT, EQUISat, HaloSat, MemSat, RadSat-g, RainCube, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, Radix were deployed on 13 July 2018. [156] 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. [157] |
22 May
19:47:58 [158] | Falcon 9 Block 4 [159] | F9-055 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
| Iridium NEXT 51–55 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 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. [160] Iridium CEO Matt Desch disclosed in September 2017 that GRACE-FO would be launched on the sixth Iridium NEXT mission. [161] Re-used a first-stage booster. [162] |
|
2 June
04:13 | Long March 2D | 2D-Y20 [23] | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC |
|
| Gaofen 6 | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Luojia 1 | Wuhan University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
4 June
04:45 | Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-056 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX |
|
| SES-12 | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
5 June
13:07 [163] | Long March 3A | 3A-Y25 [24] | Xichang LC-2 | CAST |
|
| Fengyun 2H | CMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
6 June
11:12:41 | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos |
|
| Soyuz MS-09 / 55S | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 56/57 | 20 December 2018
01:42 | Successful |
| 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. [164] 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 [165] | H-IIA 202 | F39 [92] | Tanegashima | MHI |
|
| IGS Radar-6 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
16 June
21:30 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF |
|
| GLONASS-M 756 / Kosmos 2527 | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
27 June
03:30 | Long March 2C | 2C-Yxx [23] | Xichang LC-3 | CASC |
|
| XJSS A | CAST [166] | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| XJSS B | CAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
29 June
09:42 | Falcon 9 Block 4 | F9-057 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX |
|
| SpaceX CRS-15 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 3 August 2018 | Successful |
⚀  BHUTAN-1 | Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | 18 November 2020 [168] | Successful |
⚀  Maya-1 | UP / DOST | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | 20 November 2020 [170] | Successful |
⚀  UiTMSAT-1 | UiTM | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | 20 November 2020 [172] | 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. |
|
9 July
03:56 | Long March 2C / SMA | 2CSMA-Y3 [23] | Jiuquan LC-43/94 | CASC |
|
 PRSS-1 | SUPARCO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| PakTES-1A | SUPARCO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
9 July
20:58 | Long March 3A | 3A-Y27 [24] | Xichang LA-2 | CASC |
|
| BeiDou IGSO-7 | CNSA | IGSO | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
9 July
21:51:34 | Soyuz-2.1a | | Baikonur | Roscosmos |
|
| 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. [173] |
22 July
05:50 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-058 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX |
|
| Telstar 19V | Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
25 July
11:25:01 | Ariane 5 ES | VA244 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace |
|
| 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 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-059 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
| Iridium NEXT 56-65 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
29 July
01:48 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y49 [24] | Xichang | CASC |
|
| BeiDou-3 M5 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| BeiDou-3 M6 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
31 July
03:00 | Long March 4B | 4B-Y37 [103] | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC |
|
| Gaofen 11 | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
|
7 August
05:18 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-060 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX |
|
 Telkom 4 / Merah Putih [174] | Telkom Indonesia | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
12 August
07:31 | Delta IV Heavy | D-380 | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | ULA |
|
| 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 | Vega | VV12 | Kourou ELV | Arianespace |
|
| ADM-Aeolus | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 27 July 2023 [176] | Successful |
24 August
23:52 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y50 [24] | Xichang | CASC |
|
| BeiDou-3 M11 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| BeiDou-3 M12 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
|
7 September
03:15 | Long March 2C | 2C-Y48 [23] | Taiyuan LC-9 | CAST |
|
| HaiYang 1C | CAST | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
10 September
04:45 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-061 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX |
|
| Telstar 18V | Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
15 September
13:02 | Delta II 7420 | D-381 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | ULA |
|
| ICESat-2 | NASA | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ ELFIN × 2 (ELFIN, ELFIN-STAR) | UCLA | Low Earth | Magnetospheric research | ELFIN A: 17 September 2022 [179]
ELFIN B: 30 September 2022 [180] | Successful |
| ⚀ DAVE (CP-7) | Cal Poly | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 12 February 2023 [182] | Successful |
| ⚀ SurfSat | UCF | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 27 January 2023 [184] | Successful |
| Last flight of the Delta II series; final flight of the Thor rocket family. |
16 September
16:37 | PSLV-CA | C42 [25] | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO |
|
| SSTL S1-4 | SSTL | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| NovaSAR-S | SSTL / British Government | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
19 September
14:07 [185] | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y51 [24] | Xichang LC-3 | CASC |
|
| BeiDou-3 M13 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| BeiDou-3 M14 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
22 September
17:52:27 | H-IIB | F7 [92] | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI |
|
| HTV-7 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 10 November 2018 | Successful |
⚀  SPATIUM-I [188] | Kyushu Institute of Technology / Nanyang Technological University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 23 September 2021 [189] | Successful [190] |
| ⚀ RSP-00 | Ryman Sat Project | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 14 March 2021 [192] | Spacecraft failure [193] [194] |
| ⚀ STARS-Me (Tenryū) | Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 26 June 2021 | Successful [195] |
| 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 | Ariane 5 ECA | VA243 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace |
|
 Azerspace-2 / Intelsat 38 [196] | Azercosmos / Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| / Horizons-3e | Intelsat / JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Hundredth Ariane 5 mission. [197] Flight VA243 was delayed from 25 May due to issues with GSAT-11. [198] |
29 September
04:13 | Kuaizhou 1A | F2 | Jiuquan LS-95A | CASIC |
|
| Centispace-1-S1 [199] | Beijing Future Navigation Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
|
8 October
02:21 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-062 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
| SAOCOM 1A [200] [201] | CONAE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| First RTLS at Vandenberg |
9 October
02:43 | Long March 2C / YZ-1S | 2C-Y38 [23] | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC |
|
| Yaogan 32 A | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| Yaogan 32 B | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| First flight of the Yuanzheng-1S upper stage variant |
11 October
08:40 | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos |
|
| 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 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Y52 [24] | Xichang | CASC |
|
| BeiDou-3 M15 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| BeiDou-3 M16 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
17 October
04:15 | Atlas V 551 | AV-073 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA |
|
| AEHF-4 [202] (USA-288) [203] | U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational |
20 October
01:45 | Ariane 5 ECA | VA245 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace |
|
| 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 [204] | Long March 4B | 4B-Y34 [205] | Taiyuan LC-9 | CAST |
|
| HaiYang 2B | CAST | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
25 October
00:15 [206] | Soyuz-2.1b | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF |
|
| Lotos-S1 №3 / Kosmos 2528 | VKS | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational |
27 October
08:00 [13] | Zhuque-1 | | Jiuquan (mobile launcher) | LandSpace |
|
| ⚀ Weilai 1 / Future 1 (CCTV) | China Central Television [207] | Low Earth (SSO) | Space science / remote sensing | 27 October 2018 | Launch failure [13] |
| Maiden flight of the Zhuque-1 solid-propellant rocket [208] |
29 October
00:43 [209] | Long March 2C | 2C-Y22 [23] | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC |
|
| / CFOSAT | CNSA / CNES | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Xiaoxiang-1 (2) [210] | LaserFleet | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration (laser communications) | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Zhaojin-1 (Tongchuan-1) [210] | Tsinghua University | Low Earth (SSO) | Gamma ray detector (gravitational wave research) | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Tianfuguoxing-1 (Xinghe) [210] | Guoxing Yuhang (ADA Space) | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration (remote sensing) | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Changshagaoxin [210] | Changsha City | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational |
⚀  CubeBel-1 (BSUSat-1) [210] | Belarusian State University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
29 October
04:08 [211] | H-IIA 202 | F40 [92] | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI |
|
| GOSAT-2 (Ibuki 2) | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| KhalifaSat | EIAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ AUTcube2 | Aichi University of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| / Diwata-2b | DOST / TU | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Stars-AO | Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| Ten-Koh [213] | Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Magnetosphere observation / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
|
1 November
15:57 [214] | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y41 [24] | Xichang | CASC |
|
| BeiDou-3 G1Q | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
3 November
20:17 [215] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF |
|
| GLONASS-M 757 / Kosmos 2529 | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
7 November
00:47:27 [216] | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-M | VS19 | Kourou ELS | Arianespace |
|
| MetOp-C | Eumetsat | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
11 November
03:50 [217] | Electron | "It's Business Time" [218] | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab |
|
| ⚀ Cicero 10 | GeoOptics | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ IRVINE01 | Irvine CubeSat STEM Program | Low Earth | Education | 3 February 2023 [220] | Successful |
| ⚀ Lemur-2-82 | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | 5 October 2023 [222] | Successful |
| ⚀ Lemur-2-83 | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | 6 September 2023 [224] | Successful |
| ⚀ NABEO | HPS GmbH | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 10 November 2023 [226] | Successful |
⚀  Proxima 1 | Fleet Space Technologies | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Proxima 2 | Fleet Space Technologies | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
14 November
11:38 [227] | GSLV Mk III | D2 [228] | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO |
|
| GSAT-29 | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Second orbital flight of GSLV Mk III |
15 November
20:46 [229] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-063 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX |
|
 Es'hail 2 [230] | Es'hailSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
16 November
18:14:08 [231] | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur | Roscosmos |
|
| 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. [232] |
17 November
09:01:22 [233] | Antares 230 | | MARS LP-0A | Northrop Grumman |
|
Cygnus NG-10
SS John Young | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 25 February 2019 | Successful |
| ⚀ CHEFSat-2 | NRL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 14 July 2022 [235] | Successful |
| ⚀ KickSat-2 | Cornell University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 2 April 2019 [237] | Successful |
| ⚀ MySat-1 | Masdar Institute of Science and Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 December 2022 [239] | Successful |
| ⚀ SEOPS-Quantum Radar-1 (CONFIRM?) | SEOPS, LLC | Low Earth | Education | September 2023 | Successful |
| ⚀ 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. [240] KickSat-2 carried 105 Sprite "ChipSats" which were successfully deployed into a rapidly decaying orbit on 17 March 2019. [241] |
18 November
18:00 [242] | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | 3B-Yxx [24] | Xichang | CASC |
|
| BeiDou-3 M17 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| BeiDou-3 M18 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
19 November
23:40 [243] | Long March 2D | 2D-Y28 [23] | Jiuquan SLS-2 (LC34) | CASC |
|
| Jiading-1 (OKW-1) [245] | Shanghai OK Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Shiyan 6-01 [247] | CAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| Tianping-1A [248] | CAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| Tianping-1B [248] | CAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| Tianzhi-1 [250] | Chinese Academy of Sciences | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
21 November
01:42:31 [251] | Vega | VV13 | Kourou ELV | Arianespace |
|
 Mohammed VI-B | Morocco | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
29 November
04:27:30 [252] | PSLV-CA | C43 [25] | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO |
|
| HySIS | ISRO | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| BlackSky Global 1 | Spaceflight Industries | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ 3Cat-1 | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ CASE (Kepler-1) | Kepler Communications | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 23 February 2023 [254] | Successful |
| ⚀ Centauri 1 [255] | Fleet Space Technologies | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ CICERO-8 | GeoOptics Inc. | Low Earth | Meteorology | 23 May 2023 [257] | Successful |
⚀  FACSAT-1 | Colombian Air Force | Low Earth | Earth observation | 3 June 2023 [259] | Successful |
| ⚀ (Flock 3r) × 16 | Planet Labs | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
⚀  Hiber-1 | Hiber Global | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 24 February 2023 [261] | Spacecraft failure [262] |
| ⚀ HSAT 1 | Harris Corporation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 1 November 2022 [264] | Successful |
| ⚀ InnoSat 2 | Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 9 December 2022 [266] | Successful |
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 4 | Spire Global Satellite | Low Earth | Earth observation | First: 13 January 2023
Last: 20 February 2023 [268] | Successful |
| ⚀ Reaktor Hello World | Reaktor Radio Actives Ry | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 22 October 2023 [270] | Successful |
30 November
02:27 [271] | Rokot / Briz-KM | | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | RVSN RF |
|
| Strela-3M 16–18 / Kosmos 2530–2532 [273] | VKS | Low Earth | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational |
|
3 December
11:31 [17] | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos |
|
| 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 [274] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-064 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
SSO-A / SHERPA
65 small satellites [275] | Spaceflight Industries | Low Earth (SSO) | Satellite dispenser | In orbit | Successful |
| BlackSky Global 2 [276] | Spaceflight Industries | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| Capella 1 (Denali) [276] | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation (radar) | 25 January 2023 [278] | Successful |
| ESEO [276] | ALMASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Successful [279] |
| Eu:CROPIS [276] | DLR | Low Earth (SSO) | Life sciences | In orbit | Partial failure [280] |
| eXCITe [281] + SeeMe constellation | DARPA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration (satlets) | | |
| FalconSat 6 [281] | U.S. Air Force Academy | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ICEYE X2 | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation (radar) | | |
| SkySat 14, 15 | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| STPSat 5 [276] | USAF STP | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ Aistechsat 2 [276] | Aistech | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
⚀  Astrocast 0.1 [276] | Astrocast | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ Audacy Zero [276] | Audacy | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ BlackHawk [276] | ViaSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ BRIO [276] | SpaceQuest, Ltd., Myriota | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ Centauri 2 [255] | Fleet Space Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 20 March 2023 [283] | Successful |
| ⚀ CSIM-FD [276] | University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | | |
| ⚀ Eaglet 1 [276] | OHB Italia | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| ⚀ Enoch [276] | LACMA | Low Earth (SSO) | Space art | 21 December 2021 [285] | Successful |
| ⚀ Elysium Star 2 [276] | Elysium Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space burial | | |
| ⚀ ExseedSat 1 [276] | Exseed | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | | |
| ⚀ Flock-3s 1–3 [276] | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| ⚀ Fox 1C [276] | AMSAT, VPI, Vanderbilt University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ Hawk 1–3 [276] | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT, traffic monitoring [286] | | |
| ⚀ Hiber-2 [276] | Hiber Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure [262] |
| ⚀ ICE-Cap [276] | US Navy PEO Space Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
⚀  ITASAT-1 [288] | ITA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| ⚀ IRVINE02 [290] | Irvine CubeSat STEM Program | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | | |
⚀  JY1-Sat [276] | Jordanian universities | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | | |
| ⚀ K2SAT [276] | KAIST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ KazSTSAT [292] | Kazakhstan Garysh Sapary, Astrium | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| ⚀ KazSciSat [294] | Institute of space technique and technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| ⚀ Al-Farabi 2 | KazGU | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
⚀  KNACKSAT [276] | KMUTNB | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ Landmapper-BC 4 | Astro Digital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| ⚀ MinXSS 2 [276] | University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | | |
| ⚀ MOVE II [276] | TUM | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ NEXTSat 1 [276] | KAIST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ Orbital Reflector [276] | Nevada Museum of Art | Low Earth (SSO) | Art | | |
| ⚀ OrbWeaver 1, 2 [276] | Tethers Unlimited, Inc., DARPA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ ORS 7A, 7B (Polar Scout 1, 2) [296] | USCG, DHS | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | | |
⚀  PW-Sat 2 [276] | Warsaw University of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ RAAF M1 [276] | Australian Defence Force Academy | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ RANGE A, B [276] | Georgia Institute of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ ROSE 1 [276] | Phase Four | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ SeaHawk 1 [276] | University of North Carolina | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| ⚀ Sirion Pathfinder 2 [276] | Sirion Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ SNUGLITE [276] | Seoul National University | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio, Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ SNUSAT 2 [276] | Seoul National University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| ⚀ SpaceBEE 5–7 [276] | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | | |
| ⚀ SPAWAR-CAL O, R, OR [276] | United States Navy | Low Earth (SSO) | Calibration | | |
| ⚀ Suomi-100 [276] | Aalto University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ THEA [276] | SpaceQuest, Ltd., Aurora Insight | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ VESTA [276] | exactEarth | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| ⚀ VisionCube [276] | Korea Aerospace University | Low Earth (SSO) | Thermospheric research | | |
| ⚀ WeissSat 1 [276] | The Weiss School | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| The SSO-A "dedicated rideshare" mission delivered 64 small payloads with custom-made dispensers. [281] [275] |
4 December
20:37 [297] | Ariane 5 ECA | VA246 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace |
|
| GSAT-11 | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| GEO-KOMPSAT-2A | KARI | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
5 December
18:16 [298] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-065 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX |
|
| SpaceX CRS-16 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 14 January 2019 | Successful |
| Delphini 1 | AU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 14 March 2021 [300] | Successful [301] |
| TechEdSat 8 | SJSU, UIdaho, NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 20 April 2020 [303] | Successful |
| CAT 1, 2 [307] | APL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 13 April 2021 [308] [309] | Successful |
| UNITE | USI | Low Earth | Ionospheric science | 21 October 2021 [311] | Successful [312] |
| First stage tumbled during descent, and did not make it to Landing Zone 1. It achieved a water landing in the Atlantic Ocean. [298] [313] CubeSat payloads were carried in the CRS-16, and deployed into orbit from the ISS on 31 January 2019. [314] |
7 December
04:12 [315] | Long March 2D | 2D-Y38 [23] | Jiuquan SLS-2 (LC-34/pad 94) | CASC |
|
 SaudiSat 5A [23] | KACST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| SaudiSat 5B | KACST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| TY/DF-1 | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| TFSTAR (Douyu-666) | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Xinjiang Jiaotong 01 (TY3-01) | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Piao Chong (Ladybeetle) 1-7 | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications, IoT | In orbit | Operational |
7 December
18:24 [316] | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y30 [205] | Xichang LC-2 | CASC |
|
| 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. [317] |
16 December
06:33 [318] | Electron | "This One's For Pickering" | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab |
|
| ⚀ ALBus | NASA Glenn Research Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ CeREs [321] | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Low Earth | Earth observation | 14 December 2022 [322] | Successful |
| ⚀ CHOMPTT | NASA, UFL, Stanford University, KACST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ CubeSail 1 | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ DaVinci | North Idaho STEM Charter Academy | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 9 February 2023 [324] | Successful |
| ⚀ ISX | Cal Poly [325] | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ NMTSat | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ RSat-P | U.S. Naval Academy | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ SHFT-2 (Goergen) | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 29 November 2022 [327] | Successful |
| ⚀ Shields-1 | NASA Langley Research Center | Highly elliptical | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ STF-1 | NASA's Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility, WVU, WVSGC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ TOMSat Eagle Scout | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ 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 [328] | GSLV Mk II | F11 [96] | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO |
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| GSAT-7A | Indian Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational |
19 December
16:37:14 [329] | Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-M | VS20 | Kourou ELS | Arianespace |
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| CSO 1 | French Armed Forces | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
21 December
00:20 [330] | Proton-M / Briz-M | | Baikonur | RVSN RF |
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| Blagovest-13L (Kosmos 2533) | VKS | Geosynchronous | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational |
21 December
23:51 [331] | Long March 11 | Y5 [58] | Jiuquan LS-95A | CASC |
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| Hongyun 1 | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications (test) | In orbit | Operational |
| First test flight for the planned Hongyun constellation of 156 broadband communications satellites. [332] |
23 December
13:51 [333] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-066 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX |
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| GPS IIIA-01 (USA-289) Vespucci | U.S. Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| Named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. [334] |
24 December
16:53 [335] | Long March 3C/E | 3C-Y17 [24] | Xichang LC-2 | CASC |
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| TJSW-3 | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Communications test (probably ELINT) | In orbit | Operational |
27 December
02:07 [336] | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M | | Vostochny Site 1S [337] | Roscosmos |
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| Kanopus-V No.5 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| Kanopus-V No.6 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| GRUS [ ja ]-1 | Axelspace [ ja ] | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
⚀  ZACube-2 | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Lume-1 | University of Vigo | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 8 | Spire Global | Low Earth | Maritime tracking / Atmospheric | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ D-Star ONE iSat | iSky Technology | Low Earth | Aircraft tracking | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ D-Star ONE Sparrow | German Orbital Systems | Low Earth | Technology demonstration / Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ UWE-4 | University of Würzburg | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ⚀ 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. [338] |
29 December
08:00 [339] | Long March 2D / YZ-3 | 2D-Y35 [23] | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC |
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| Hongyan 1 | CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Yunhai-2 01-06 [341] | CAST | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
| First test flight for the planned Hongyan constellation of 320 M2M communications satellites. [342] |
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