List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2022
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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the second half of the year 2022.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2022 in spaceflight . For launches in the first half of 2022, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2022 . For launches in 2023, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2023 .
Orbital launches
Date and time (UTC )
Rocket
Flight number
Launch site
LSP
Payload (⚀ = CubeSat )
Operator
Orbit
Function
Decay (UTC)
Outcome
Remarks
July
1 July 23:15[ 2]
Atlas V 541
AV-094[ 3]
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
ULA
WFOV
United States Space Force
Geosynchronous
Early warning
In orbit
Operational
USSF-12 Ring
STP
Geosynchronous
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
USA-337 [ 4]
AFRL
Geosynchronous
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
USSF -12 mission. The USA-337 object was ejected from the USSF-12 Ring spacecraft.[ 1] Final flight of Atlas V 541 configuration.
2 July 06:53[ 6]
LauncherOne
"Straight Up"
Cosmic Girl , Mojave
Virgin Orbit
⚀ CTIM-FD
CU Boulder
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
7 December 2023[ 7]
Successful
⚀ GPX-2
Langley Research Center
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Gunsmoke-L (Lonestar)
SMDC
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
28 December 2023[ 8]
Successful
⚀ MISR-B
Department of Defense
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
5 October 2023[ 9]
Successful
⚀ NACHOS-2
LANL
Low Earth
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Recurve
AFRL
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Slingshot-1
The Aerospace Corporation
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
STP -S28A mission, carrying 7 payloads. The ELaNa 39 mission, consisting of two CubeSats, was launched on this flight.[ 5]
7 July 09:18:06[ 10]
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat
Plesetsk Site 43/4
RVSN RF
GLONASS-K 16L (K1 №4)
VKS
Medium Earth
Navigation
In orbit
Operational
7 July 13:11:10[ 11]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-21
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Starlink × 53
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
11 July 01:39:40[ 12]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 3-1
Vandenberg SLC-4E
SpaceX
Starlink × 46
SpaceX
Low Earth (SSO )
Communications
In orbit
Operational
50th Starlink launch. First dedicated mission deploying Starlink satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit . First launch of Starlink Group 3 Satellites.
12 July 16:30[ 13]
Long March 3B/E
3B-Y85
Xichang LC-2
CASC
Tianlian II-03
CNSA
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
13 July 06:30[ 14]
Electron
"Wise One Looks Ahead"
Mahia LC-1A
Rocket Lab
RASR-3
NRO
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
NROL -162 mission.
13 July 13:13:17[ 15]
Vega-C
VV21
Kourou ELV
Arianespace
LARES 2
ASI
Medium Earth
Laser ranging Geodesy
In orbit
Operational
⚀ ALPHA
NPC Spacemind
Medium Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ AstroBio CubeSat (ABCS)
Sapienza University of Rome
Medium Earth
Immunoassay research
In orbit
Operational
⚀ CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D)
CERN / University of Montpellier
Medium Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ GreenCube
Sapienza University of Rome
Medium Earth
Space farming
In orbit
Operational
⚀ MTCube-2 (ROBUSTA 1F)
University of Montpellier
Medium Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ TRISAT-R
University of Maribor
Medium Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
First flight of Vega-C.
15 July 00:44:22[ 21]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-164
Kennedy LC-39A
SpaceX
SpaceX CRS-25
NASA
Low Earth (ISS )
ISS logistics
20 August 18:53
Successful
⚀ BeaverCube
MIT
Low Earth
Technology demonstration Education
In orbit
Operational
⚀ CapSat-1
The Weiss School
Low Earth
Education
31 January 2023[ 22]
Successful
⚀ CLICK A[ 23]
MIT
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
1 April 2023[ 24]
Successful
⚀ D3
ERAU Daytona Beach
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ FUTABA[ 19]
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Low Earth
Education
16 February 2023[ 25]
Successful
⚀ HSU-SAT1[ 19]
Happy Science University
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
11 March 2023[ 26]
Successful
⚀ JAGSAT
University of South Alabama
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
22 January 2023[ 27]
Successful
⚀ TUMnanoSAT [ 28]
Technical University of Moldova
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
31 January 2023[ 29]
Successful
The ELaNa 45 mission, consisting of four CubeSats, was launched on this flight.[ 16] [ 17] TUMnanoSAT was Moldova 's first satellite.[ 18] TUMnanoSAT, FUTABA, and HSU-SAT1 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 12 August 2022.[ 19] D3, JAGSAT, CapSat-1, BeaverCube, and CLICK A were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 6 September 2022.[ 20]
15 July 22:57:16[ 30]
Long March 2C
2C-Y71
Taiyuan LC-9
CASC
SuperView Neo 2-01 (Siwei Gaojing 2-01)
China Siwei
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
SuperView Neo 2-02 (Siwei Gaojing 2-02)
China Siwei
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
17 July 14:20:00[ 31]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-22
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Starlink × 53
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
22 July 17:39:40[ 32]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 3-2
Vandenberg SLC-4E
SpaceX
Starlink × 46
SpaceX
Low Earth (SSO )
Communications
In orbit
Operational
24 July 06:22:32[ 33]
Long March 5B
Y3
Wenchang LC-1
CASC
Wentian
CMSA
Low Earth (TSS )
Space station assembly
In orbit
Operational
Wentian is the first Laboratory Cabin Module of the Tiangong space station , and was docked and linked to the Tianhe core module .
24 July 13:38:20[ 34]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-25
Kennedy LC-39A
SpaceX
Starlink × 53
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
27 July 04:12[ 36]
Kinetica-1
Y1
Jiuquan LS-130
CAS Space
SATech 01
CAS
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Dianci Zuzhuang Shiyan × 2
CAS
Low Earth (SSO )
Electromagnetic research
In orbit
Operational
GNSS-R
CAS
Low Earth (SSO )
Atmospheric research
In orbit
Operational
Jinan-1
Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
Low Earth (SSO )
Quantum key distribution
In orbit
Operational
Nanyue Science Satellite
SASTSpace
Low Earth (SSO )
Science popularisation
In orbit
Operational
Maiden launch of Kinetica-1, previously known as ZK-1A or Lijian-1. CAS Space, also known as Zhongke Aerospace, is a commercial spinoff of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).[ 35]
29 July 13:28[ 37]
Long March 2D
2D-Y65
Xichang LC-3
CASC
Yaogan 35-03A
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 35-03B
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 35-03C
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
August
1 August 20:25:48[ 38]
Soyuz-2.1v / Volga
Plesetsk Site 43/4
RVSN RF
Kosmos 2558
Ministry of Defence
Low Earth (SSO )
Satellite inspection
In orbit
Operational
Napryazhenie / 14F150 / Nivelir satellite, closely following USA-326 (NROL-87 ).
4 August 03:08[ 39]
Long March 4B
4B-Y40
Taiyuan LC-9
CASC
TECIS
Ministry of Natural Resources
Low Earth
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
Jiaotong-4 (HEAD-2G)
HEAD Aerospace
Low Earth
AIS ship tracking
In orbit
Operational
Minhang Shaonian
SAST
Low Earth
Education
In orbit
Operational
100th consecutive successful launch of a Long March rocket since the Long March 3B launch failure in 2020.
4 August 05:00[ 40]
Electron
"Antipodean Adventure"
Mahia LC-1B
Rocket Lab
RASR-4 (USA-335 )
NRO
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
NROL -199 mission.
4 August 10:29[ 41]
Atlas V 421
AV-097
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
ULA
SBIRS GEO-6 (USA-336 )
United States Space Force
Geosynchronous
Early warning
In orbit
Operational
Final flight of Atlas V 421 configuration.
4 August ~16:00[ 42]
Long March 2F /T
2F-T4
Jiuquan SLS-1
CASC
Reusable Experimental Spacecraft
CASC
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
8 May 2023
Successful
4 August 23:08[ 44]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-168
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Danuri (KPLO)
KARI
Selenocentric (Polar )
Lunar orbiter
In orbit
Operational
Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO). A laser-etched photo mosaic of Starman and his Tesla Roadster , composed of user-sent images from Tesla 's "Launch Your Photo into Deep Space Orbit" reward for their referral program, was bolted to the Falcon 9 second stage.[ 43]
7 August 03:48[ 45]
SSLV
D1
Satish Dhawan FLP
ISRO
EOS-02 (Microsat-2A)[ 46]
ISRO
Low Earth (intended) Transatmospheric (achieved)
Earth observation
7 August
Launch failure
⚀ AzaadiSAT
Space Kidz India
Low Earth (intended) Transatmospheric (achieved)
Education
First flight of India's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). A 'Data Loss' malfunction on the rocket during terminal stage caused satellites to be placed in an unusable transatmospheric orbit of 356 km x 76 km (221 mi x 47 mi).
9 August 04:11:00[ 47]
Ceres-1
Y3
Jiuquan LS-95A
Galactic Energy
Taijing-1 01 (Pingan-3)[ 48]
MinoSpace
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
Taijing-1 02 (Xingshidai-12)[ 48]
MinoSpace / ADA Space
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
Donghai-1
ASES Space
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
Mission designated "White is the New Black".
9 August 05:52:38[ 49]
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat
Baikonur Site 31/6
Roscosmos
Khayyam
ISA
Low Earth
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ CubeSX-HSE-2[ 50]
HSE University
Low Earth
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ CYCLOPS[ 51]
BSTU
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Geoscan-Edelveis[ 52] [ 53]
GeoScan
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ ISOI[ 54]
Samara Medex / RAS
Low Earth
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ KAI-1[ 55]
KNRTU-KAI
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ KODIZ (Monitor-1)[ 56]
MSU
Low Earth
Radiation research
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Kuzbass-300[ 57]
KuzSTU
Low Earth
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ MIET-AIS[ 58]
MIET
Low Earth
Navigation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Polytech Universe-1, 2[ 59]
SPbPU
Low Earth
Electromagnetic radiation research
In orbit
Operational
⚀ ReshUCube-1[ 60] [ 61]
SibSAU
Low Earth
Magnetospheric research
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Siren[ 62] [ 63]
BelSU
Low Earth
Space farming
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Skoltech B1, B2[ 64]
Skoltech
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ UTMN[ 62]
TSU
Low Earth
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ VIZARD-SS1[ 65] [ 66]
Gymnasium № 1522 / School № 2086
Low Earth
Navigation
In orbit
Operational
10 August 02:14:40[ 67]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-26
Kennedy LC-39A
SpaceX
Starlink × 52
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
10 August 04:50[ 68]
Long March 6
Y10
Taiyuan LC-16
CASC
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 09, 35–43
Chang Guang Satellite Technology
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
Jilin-1 Hongwai-01A 01–06
Chang Guang Satellite Technology
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
12 August 21:40:20[ 69]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 3-3
Vandenberg SLC-4E
SpaceX
Starlink × 46
SpaceX
Low Earth (SSO )
Communications
In orbit
Operational
19 August 17:37[ 71]
Long March 2D
2D-Y66
Xichang LC-3
CASC
Yaogan 35-04A
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 35-04B
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 35-04C
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
103rd consecutive successful launch of the Long March series rockets, breaking the old record of 102 set between 1996 and 2011.[ 70]
19 August 19:21:20[ 72]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-27
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Starlink × 53
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
23 August 02:36[ 73]
Kuaizhou 1A
Y15
Xichang
ExPace
Chuangxin-16A
CAS
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Chuangxin-16B
CAS
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
24 August 03:01[ 73]
Long March 2D
2D-Y75
Taiyuan LC-9
CASC
Beijing-3B
Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
28 August 03:41:20[ 74]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-23
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Starlink × 54
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
31 August 05:40:10[ 75]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 3-4
Vandenberg SLC-4E
SpaceX
Starlink × 46
SpaceX
Low Earth (SSO )
Communications
In orbit
Operational
September
2 September 23:44[ 76]
Long March 4C
4C-Y52
Jiuquan SLS-2
CASC
Yaogan 33-02
CAS
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
5 September 02:09:40[ 77]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-20
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Starlink × 51
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
SHERPA-LTC2 [ 78]
Spaceflight, Inc.
Low Earth
Space tug
In orbit
Operational
SHERPA-LTC2 carried Boeing's Varuna-TDM as a hosted payload.
6 September 02:24:30[ 79]
Kuaizhou 1A
Y16
Jiuquan LS-95A
ExPace
Centispace-1 S3
Beijing Future Navigation Technology
Low Earth
Navigation
In orbit
Operational
Centispace-1 S4
Beijing Future Navigation Technology
Low Earth
Navigation
In orbit
Operational
6 September 04:19[ 79]
Long March 2D
2D-Y67
Xichang LC-3
CASC
Yaogan 35-05A
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 35-05B
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 35-05C
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
7 September 21:45:07[ 80]
Ariane 5 ECA
VA258
Kourou ELA-3
Arianespace
Eutelsat Konnect VHTS
Eutelsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
11 September 01:20:00[ 81]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-2
Kennedy LC-39A
SpaceX
Starlink × 34
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
BlueWalker 3
AST SpaceMobile
Low Earth
Communications Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
13 September 13:18[ 82]
Long March 7A
7A-Y5
Wenchang LC-2
CASC
ChinaSat-1E
China Satcom
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
15 September 20:38[ 84]
Electron
"The Owl Spreads Its Wings"
Mahia LC-1B
Rocket Lab
StriX-1
Synspective
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
Third of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation.[ 83]
19 September 00:18:40[ 85]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-34
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Starlink × 54
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
20 September 23:15[ 86]
Long March 2D
2D-Y76
Jiuquan SLS-2
CASC
Yunhai-1 03
SAST
Low Earth (SSO )
Meteorology
In orbit
Operational
21 September 13:54:49[ 87]
Soyuz-2.1a
Baikonur Site 31/6
Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-22
Roscosmos
Low Earth (ISS )
Expedition 67 /68
28 March 2023 11:46
Successful
24 September 22:25:30[ 88]
Delta IV Heavy
D-387
Vandenberg SLC-6
ULA
NROL -91 / (KH-11 19)[ 89]
NRO
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Final Delta IV launch from Vandenberg.
24 September 22:55[ 90]
Kuaizhou 1A
Y14
Taiyuan
ExPace
Shiyan 14
CAST
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Shiyan 15
SAST
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
24 September 23:32:10[ 91]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-35
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Starlink × 52
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
26 September 13:38[ 92]
Long March 2D
2D-Y68
Xichang LC-3
CASC
Yaogan 36-01A
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 36-01B
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 36-01C
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
26 September 23:50[ 93]
Long March 6
Y9
Taiyuan LC-16
CASC
Shiyan 16A
SAST
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Shiyan 16B
SAST
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Shiyan 17
CAST
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
October
1 October 07:01[ 95]
Firefly Alpha
FLTA002
Vandenberg SLC-2W
Firefly / ALS [ 96]
⚀ TechEdSat-15 (TES-15)
NASA Ames / SJSU
Low Earth (Retrograde)
Technology demonstration
5 October[ 97]
Partial success
⚀ TIS Serenity
Teachers in Space, Inc.
Low Earth (Retrograde)
Education
12 October[ 98]
Partial success
▫ FOSSASAT-1B
FOSSA Systems
Low Earth (Retrograde)
LoRa technology demonstration
5 October
Partial success[ 99]
▫ GENESIS-G/ASTROLAND-1[ 100]
AMSAT-EA
Low Earth (Retrograde)
Amateur radio
5 October
Partial success
▫ GENESIS-J/ASTROLAND-2[ 100]
AMSAT-EA
Low Earth (Retrograde)
Amateur radio
5 October
Partial success
▫ QUBIK-3[ 101]
Libre Space Foundation
Low Earth (Retrograde)
Technology demonstration
5 October
Partial success[ 102]
▫ QUBIK-4[ 101]
Libre Space Foundation
Low Earth (Retrograde)
Technology demonstration
5 October
Partial success[ 102]
"To The Black". Second orbital launch attempt, reflying several payloads lost in the previous launch attempt. Libre Space Foundation's PicoBus deployed 5 PocketQubes. First partially successful flight of the Firefly Alpha launch vehicle. All satellites were deployed; however, due to a lower-than-intended deployment orbit, most of the satellites re-entered before reaching their intended design life within a week after launch.[ 94]
4 October 21:36:00[ 103]
Atlas V 531
AV-099
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
ULA
SES-20
SES S.A.
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
SES-21
SES S.A.
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Final flight of Atlas V 531 configuration.
5 October 16:00:57[ 104]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-178
Kennedy LC-39A
SpaceX
SpaceX Crew-5
SpaceX / NASA
Low Earth (ISS )
Expedition 68 /69
12 March 2023 02:02[ 105]
Successful
Fifth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS for NASA.
5 October 23:10:30[ 106]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-29
Vandenberg SLC-4E
SpaceX
Starlink × 52
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
7 October 13:10[ 107]
Long March 11H
Y4
Sea Launch Platform, Yellow Sea
CASC
Centispace-1 S5
Beijing Future Navigation Technology
Low Earth
Navigation
In orbit
Operational
Centispace-1 S6
Beijing Future Navigation Technology
Low Earth
Navigation
In orbit
Operational
7 October 17:09:21[ 108]
Electron
"It Argos Up From Here"
Mahia LC-1B
Rocket Lab
GAzelle (Argos-4 )
NOAA / CNES
Low Earth (SSO )
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite carrying the Argos-4 Advanced Data Collection System (A-DCS) hosted payload.
8 October 23:05:00[ 110]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-180
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Galaxy 33
Intelsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Galaxy 34
Intelsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Galaxy 33 will replace Galaxy 15 , which was decommissioned on 31 August 2022.[ 109] Galaxy 34 will replace Galaxy 12.
8 October 23:43[ 111]
Long March 2D
2D-Y55
Jiuquan SLS-2
CASC
ASO-S (Kuafu-1 )
CAS
Low Earth (SSO )
Space weather forecasting
In orbit
Operational
Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S). Part of China's Kuafu project .
10 October 02:52:32[ 112]
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat
Plesetsk Site 43/3
RVSN RF
GLONASS-K 17L (K1 №5)
VKS
Medium Earth
Navigation
In orbit
Operational
12 October 00:50:43[ 113] [ 114]
Epsilon
Epsilon-6
Uchinoura LP-Mu
JAXA
AMATERU-I (QPS-SAR-3)[ 115]
iQPS
Low Earth
Earth observation
12 October
Launch failure
AMATERU-II (QPS-SAR-4)[ 115]
iQPS
Low Earth
Earth observation
RAISE-3
JAXA
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
⚀ FSI-SAT
Future Science Institute
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
⚀ KOSEN-2
Yonago College
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
⚀ MAGNARO
Nagoya University
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
⚀ MITSUBA
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
⚀ WASEDA-SAT-ZERO
Waseda University
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-3 mission, carrying 8 satellites.
12 October 15:00:00[ 116]
Proton-M / DM-03
Baikonur Site 81/24
Roscosmos
AngoSat-2
GGPEN
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Replacement for AngoSat 1 , which failed shortly after launch in 2017.
12 October 22:53[ 117]
Long March 2C
2C-Y66
Taiyuan LC-9
CASC
S-SAR 01 (Huanjing-2E )
Ministry of Emergency Management
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
14 October 19:12[ 118]
Long March 2D
2D-Y69
Xichang LC-3
CASC
Yaogan 36-02A
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 36-02B
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 36-02C
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
15 October 05:22[ 120]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-181
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Hotbird 13F
Eutelsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
The first stage carried two Adidas Al Rihla balls that were later delivered to officials at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar .[ 119]
15 October 19:55:15[ 121]
Angara 1.2
Plesetsk Site 35/1
Roscosmos
EO MKA №3 (Kosmos 2560 )
VKS
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
10 December 01:54[ 122]
Successful
20 October 14:50:40[ 123]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-36
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Starlink × 54
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
21 October 19:20:15[ 124]
Soyuz-2.1v / Volga
Plesetsk Site 43/4
Roscosmos
MKA №1 (Kosmos 2561 )
VKS
Low Earth (SSO )
Military
In orbit
Operational
MKA №2 (Kosmos 2562 )
VKS
Low Earth (SSO )
Military
8 November 2023[ 125]
Successful
22 October 18:37[ 126]
LVM 3
M2
Satish Dhawan SLP
NSIL
OneWeb × 36
OneWeb
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
First commercial LVM 3 (GSLV Mk. III) launch. Heaviest payload launched to date by ISRO at 5,796 kg (12,778 lb).
22 October 19:57:09[ 127]
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat
Vostochny Site 1S
Roscosmos
Gonets-M 23 (33L)
Gonets Satellite System
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Gonets-M 24 (34L)
Gonets Satellite System
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Gonets-M 25 (35L)
Gonets Satellite System
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Skif-D
Roscosmos
Medium Earth (Polar )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Skif-D is a demonstrator satellite for the Sfera constellation.
26 October 00:20:09[ 128]
Soyuz-2.1a
Baikonur Site 31/6
Roscosmos
Progress MS-21 / 82P
Roscosmos
Low Earth (ISS )
ISS logistics
19 February 2023 03:15
Successful
28 October 01:14:10[ 129]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-31
Vandenberg SLC-4E
SpaceX
Starlink × 53
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Last launch of Starlink Group 4 Satellites from Vandenberg.
29 October 01:01[ 130]
Long March 2D
2D-Y72
Jiuquan SLS-2
CASC
Shiyan-20C
CAST
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
31 October 07:37:23[ 131]
Long March 5B
Y4
Wenchang LC-1
CASC
Mengtian
CMSA
Low Earth (TSS )
Space station assembly
In orbit
Operational
Mengtian is the second Laboratory Cabin Module of the Tiangong space station .
November
1 November 13:41[ 132]
Falcon Heavy
FH-004
Kennedy LC-39A
SpaceX
LDPE-2
United States Space Force
Geosynchronous
Space tug
In orbit
Operational
Shepherd Demonstration
United States Space Force
Geosynchronous
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Alpine[ 134]
Millennium Space Systems
Geosynchronous
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ LINUSS Chase (LINUS-A1)[ 136] [ 137]
Lockheed Martin Space
Geosynchronous
Satellite servicing Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ LINUSS RSO (LINUS-A2)[ 136] [ 137]
Lockheed Martin Space
Geosynchronous
Satellite servicing Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ TETRA-1[ 138]
United States Space Force
Geosynchronous
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ USUVL (USA-344 )[ 135]
United States Space Force
Geosynchronous
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ USUVL (USA-399 )[ 135]
United States Space Force
Geosynchronous
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ TBD
Unknown
Geosynchronous
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
USSF -44 mission, carrying two primary payloads and multiple CubeSats.[ 132] [ 133] LDPE-2 hosts multiple payloads, including Mustang, a small size/weight/power communications experiment; Xenon, a commercial off-the-shelf component maturation for flight at GEO; and Energetic Charged Particle-Lite, an SSC space weather sensor.[ 134] The USUVL cubesat separated from an unknown spacecraft on 9 January 2023.[ 135]
2 November 06:47:48[ 139]
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat
Plesetsk Site 43/4
RVSN RF
EKS-6 (Tundra 16L, Kosmos 2563 )
Ministry of Defence
Tundra
Early warning
In orbit
Operational
3 November 05:22[ 140]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-184
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Hotbird 13G
Eutelsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
4 November 17:27[ 141]
Electron
"Catch Me If You Can"
Mahia LC-1B
Rocket Lab
MATS
SNSA
Low Earth (SSO )
Gravity wave observation
In orbit
Operational
First-stage mid-air catch was not achieved due to a telemetry drop out during reentry.
5 November 11:50[ 142]
Long March 3B/E
3B-Y91
Xichang LC-2
CASC
ChinaSat-19
China Satcom
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
7 November 10:32:42[ 145]
Antares 230+
MARS LP-0A
Northrop Grumman
Cygnus NG-18 S.S. Sally Ride
NASA
Low Earth (ISS )
ISS logistics
22 April 2023 03:12
Successful
⚀ PearlAfricaSat-1
Uganda
Low Earth
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ SpaceTuna1 [ 146]
Kindai University
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ TAKA
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Low Earth
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ ZIMSAT-1
Zimbabwe
Low Earth
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
PearlAfricaSat-1 and ZIMSAT-1, the first Ugandan and Zimbabwean satellites respectively, were launched together with TAKA as part of the BIRDS-5 Project.[ 143] PearlAfricaSat-1, TAKA, ZIMSAT-1, and SpaceTuna1 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 2 December 2022.[ 144]
10 November 09:49:00[ 147]
Atlas V 401
AV-098
Vandenberg SLC-3E
ULA
NOAA-21 (JPSS-2)
NOAA
Low Earth (SSO )
Meteorology
In orbit
Operational
LOFTID
NASA Langley / ULA
Low Earth to Suborbital
Technology demonstration
10 November 12:02
Successful
Final Atlas V launch from Vandenberg. Final flight of Atlas V 401 configuration and final Atlas V flight with the four meter fairing overall. LOFTID entered orbit with JPSS-2 and was de-orbited after JPSS-2 deployment, re-entering and splashing down southeast of Hawaii.
11 November 22:52[ 148]
Long March 6A
6A-Y2
Taiyuan LC-9A
CASC
Yunhai-3 01
SAST
Low Earth (SSO )
Meteorology
In orbit
Operational
Second stage broke up into over 50 debris pieces following spacecraft deployment.
12 November 02:03:12[ 150]
Long March 7
7-Y6
Wenchang LC-2
CASC
Tianzhou 5
CMSA
Low Earth (TSS )
Space logistics
12 September 2023 01:13[ 151]
Successful
⚀ Gaoxin-1
TBA
Low Earth
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Macao Student Science 1 (CAS-10, XW-4)[ 152] [ 153] [ 154]
MUST / CAMSAT
Low Earth
Amateur radio Education
15 March 2023[ 155]
Successful
⚀ Shengxi Jishu Yanzheng
TBA
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Cargo flight to the Tiangong space station . At least five rideshare payloads are manifested on this flight.[ 149]
12 November 16:06:00[ 156]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-185
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Galaxy 31
Intelsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Galaxy 32
Intelsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
15 November 01:38[ 157]
Long March 4C
4C-Y48
Jiuquan SLS-2
CASC
Yaogan 34-03
CAS
Low Earth
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
16 November 06:19:59[ 157]
Ceres-1
Y4
Jiuquan LS-95A
Galactic Energy
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 08, 51–54
Chang Guang Satellite Technology
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
Mission designated "Young for You".
16 November 06:47:44[ 159]
SLS Block 1
Kennedy LC-39B
NASA
Artemis 1
NASA
Selenocentric (DRO )
Technology demonstration
11 December 17:40:30
Successful
⚀ ArgoMoon
ASI
Heliocentric
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ BioSentinel
NASA
Heliocentric
Astrobiology
In orbit
Operational
⚀ CuSP
NASA
Heliocentric
Space weather
In orbit
Spacecraft failure[ 160]
⚀ EQUULEUS
University of Tokyo
Earth–Moon L2
Earth observation
In orbit
En route; Operational[ 161]
⚀ LunaH-Map
NASA
Selenocentric
Lunar orbiter
In orbit
En route
⚀ Lunar IceCube
NASA
Selenocentric
Lunar orbiter
In orbit
Spacecraft failure
⚀ LunIR
Lockheed Martin Space
Heliocentric
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Near-Earth Asteroid Scout
NASA
Heliocentric
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Spacecraft failure[ 162]
⚀ OMOTENASHI
JAXA
Selenocentric
Lunar lander
In orbit
Spacecraft failure
⚀ Team Miles
Fluid & Reason
Heliocentric
Technology demonstration
In orbit
En route
Maiden flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), carrying an Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 1 mission. 10 CubeSats were deployed within eight hours after launch.[ 158]
23 November 02:57[ 163]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-186
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Eutelsat 10B
Eutelsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
26 November 06:26[ 164]
PSLV-XL
C54
Satish Dhawan FLP
ISRO
EOS-06 (Oceansat-3 )
ISRO
Low Earth (SSO )
Oceanography
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Anand (Pixxel-TD 1)
Pixxel
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Astrocast × 4
Astrocast SA
Low Earth (SSO )
IoT
In orbit
Operational
⚀ BhutanSat (INS-2B)
Bhutan DITT / ISRO
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Thybolt 1, 2
Dhruva Space
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
26 November 19:20:43[ 172]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-187
Kennedy LC-39A
SpaceX
SpaceX CRS-26
NASA
Low Earth (ISS )
ISS logistics
11 January 2023 10:19[ 173]
Successful
⚀ DanteSat[ 165]
NPC Spacemind
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
7 February 2023[ 174]
Successful
⚀ HSKSAT[ 167] [ 175]
HSK-SAT
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ LORIS[ 176]
Dalhousie University
Low Earth
Education
In orbit
Operational
⚀ MARIO[ 169]
University of Michigan
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ NUTSat[ 165]
NFU / NSPO
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
1 April 2023[ 177]
⚀ OPTIMAL-1[ 168] [ 175]
ArkEdge Space / University of Fukui
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ ORCASat[ 178]
University of Victoria
Low Earth
Adaptive optics calibration
11 July 2023[ 179]
Successful
⚀ petitSat[ 169]
NASA Goddard
Low Earth
Ionospheric research
In orbit
Operational
⚀ SPORT[ 165]
NASA Marshall / INPE / ITA
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
⚀ SS-1[ 166] [ 175]
Surya University
Low Earth
Education
In orbit
Operational
⚀ TJREVERB[ 169]
TJHSST
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Eleven CubeSats were delivered on this mission,[ 165] [ 166] [ 167] [ 168] including four satellites for the ELaNa 49 mission.[ 169] SS-1, OPTIMAL-1, and HSKSAT were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 6 January 2023.[ 170] [ 171]
27 November 12:23[ 180]
Long March 2D
2D-Y89
Xichang LC-3
CASC
Yaogan 36-03A
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 36-03B
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 36-03C
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
28 November 15:13:50[ 181]
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat
Plesetsk Site 43/3
RVSN RF
GLONASS-M 761
VKS
Medium Earth
Navigation
In orbit
Operational
29 November 15:08:17[ 182]
Long March 2F/G
Y15
Jiuquan SLS-1
CASC
Shenzhou 15
CMSA
Low Earth (TSS )
Crewed spaceflight
3 June 2023 22:33
Successful
Fourth crewed flight to the Tiangong space station . The first Chinese crew handover in space will be performed between the crews of Shenzhou 14 and Shenzhou 15 onboard the TSS.
30 November 21:10:25[ 184]
Soyuz-2.1b
Plesetsk Site 43/4
RVSN RF
Lotos-S1 №6 (Kosmos 2565 )
Ministry of Defence
Low Earth
ELINT
In orbit
Operational
Kosmos 2566
Ministry of Defence
Low Earth
In orbit
Operational
Kosmos 2566 was released by the Lotos-S1 satellite on 3 December 2022. A third object has been released from Kosmos 2566 on 24 December 2022 but as of September 2023 it remains unclear if it's an actual spacecraft or a piece of debris.[ 183]
December
7 December 01:15[ 185]
Kuaizhou 11
Y2
Jiuquan LS-95A
ExPace
Xingyun Jiaotong VDES
Xingyun Satellite
Low Earth (SSO )
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Return to flight for the Kuaizhou 11 after the July 2020 launch failure.
8 December 18:31[ 186]
Long March 2D
2D-Y45
Taiyuan LC-9
CASC
Gaofen 5-01A
CNSA
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
8 December 22:27:48[ 188]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-188
Kennedy LC-39A
SpaceX
OneWeb × 40
OneWeb
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
OneWeb #15. First launch of OneWeb satellites by SpaceX.[ 187]
9 December 06:35:02[ 189]
Jielong 3
Y1
Tai Rui Launch Platform, Yellow Sea
China Rocket
Huoju-1 (Torch-1)[ 190]
Rocket Pi
Low Earth (SSO )
Astrobiology
In orbit
Operational
Jiaotong-5 (HEAD-2H)
HEAD Aerospace
Low Earth (SSO )
AIS ship tracking
In orbit
Operational
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 44–50
Chang Guang Satellite Technology
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
Jilin-1 Pingtai-01A 01
Chang Guang Satellite Technology
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation Communications
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Fengtai Shaonian-2 (CAS-5A)[ 191]
Fengtai District secondary schools
Low Earth (SSO )
Education
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Golden Bauhinia-1 05
Hong Kong Aerospace Science & Technology
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Golden Bauhinia-1 06
Hong Kong Aerospace Science & Technology
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
⚀ Tianqi-7
Guodian Gaoke
Low Earth (SSO )
IoT
In orbit
Operational
Maiden flight of Jielong 3, also known as Smart Dragon 3 (SD-3).
11 December 07:38:13[ 192]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-189
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Hakuto-R Mission 1
ispace
TLI to lunar surface
Lunar lander
25 April 2023 16:40
Landing failure
Rashid
UAESA / MBRSC
TLI to lunar surface
Lunar rover
SORA-Q[ 193]
Tomy / JAXA / Doshisha University
TLI to lunar surface
Lunar rover
⚀ Lunar Flashlight [ 194]
NASA
Selenocentric
Lunar orbiter
In orbit
Spacecraft failure[ 195]
Hakuto-R Mission 1 carries the Emirates Lunar Mission .
12 December 08:22[ 196]
Long March 4C
4C-Y57
Jiuquan SLS-2
CASC
Shiyan-20A
CAST
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
Shiyan-20B
SAST
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
13 December 20:30:07[ 197]
Ariane 5 ECA
VA259
Kourou ELA-3
Arianespace
Galaxy 35
Intelsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Galaxy 36
Intelsat
Geosynchronous
Communications
In orbit
Operational
MTG -I1
EUMETSAT
Geosynchronous
Meteorology
In orbit
Operational
14 December 08:30:25[ 198]
Zhuque-2
Y1
Jiuquan LS-96
LandSpace
14 rideshare payloads
Multiple organizations
Low Earth
Multiple functions
14 December
Launch failure
Maiden flight of Zhuque-2 , LandSpace's first liquid-propellant rocket. Launch failure caused by an earlier-than-intended shutdown of the vernier engines of the second stage, preventing it from reaching orbital velocity.
14 December 18:25[ 199]
Long March 2D
2D-Y80
Xichang LC-3
CASC
Yaogan 36-04A
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 36-04B
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
Yaogan 36-04C
CAS
Low Earth
Reconnaissance
In orbit
Operational
16 December 06:17[ 200]
Long March 11
Y12
Xichang
CASC
Shiyan-21
SAST
Low Earth
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
16 December 11:46:47[ 201]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-190
Vandenberg SLC-4E
SpaceX
SWOT
NASA / CNES
Low Earth
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
16 December 22:48[ 202]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-191
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
O3b mPOWER 1 (O3b FM21)
SES S.A.
Medium Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
O3b mPOWER 2 (O3b FM22)
SES S.A.
Medium Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
17 December 21:32:30[ 203]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 4-37
Kennedy LC-39A
SpaceX
Starlink × 54
SpaceX
Low Earth
Communications
In orbit
Operational
Last launch of Starlink Group 4 Satellites from Cape Canaveral.
21 December 01:47:31[ 204]
Vega-C
VV22
Kourou ELV
Arianespace
Pléiades Neo 5
Airbus Defence and Space
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
21 December
Launch failure
Pléiades Neo 6
Airbus Defence and Space
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
21 December
Launch failure
The Zefiro 40 second stage deviated from its intended trajectory following a loss of pressure, resulting in reentry about 917 km (570 mi) north of the launch site over the Atlantic.
27 December 07:37[ 205]
Long March 4B
4B-Y55
Taiyuan LC-9
CASC
Gaofen 11-04
CNSA
Low Earth (SSO )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
28 December 09:34[ 206]
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink Group 5-1
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
SpaceX
Starlink × 54
SpaceX
Low Earth (SSO )
Communications
In orbit
Operational
First launch for Shell 5 of the Starlink constellation, and the first launch of Starlink Gen 2 satellites. First launch of Starlink Group 5 Satellites from Cape Canaveral.
29 December 04:43[ 207]
Long March 3B/E
3B-Y88
Xichang LC-2
CASC
Shiyan 10-02
SAST
Highly elliptical
Technology demonstration
In orbit
Operational
30 December 07:38[ 208]
Falcon 9 Block 5
F9-194
Vandenberg SLC-4E
SpaceX
EROS-C3
ImageSat
Low Earth (Retrograde )
Earth observation
In orbit
Operational
This was the first SpaceX orbital launch to target a non-Sun-synchronous retrograde orbit.
Suborbital flights
Date and time (UTC )
Rocket
Flight number
Launch site
LSP
Payload (⚀ = CubeSat )
Operator
Orbit
Function
Decay (UTC)
Outcome
Remarks
6 July 13:47[ 209]
Black Brant IX
SISTINE III
Arnhem Space Centre
NASA
SISTINE
CU Boulder
Suborbital
UV spectroscopy
6 July
Successful
Apogee: 151 mi (243 km).
7 July 06:01[ 211]
Minotaur II+
Vandenberg TP-01
Northrop Grumman
Mk21A reentry vehicle
AFNWC
Suborbital
Technology demonstration
7 July
Launch failure
Reentry vehicle demonstration for the future LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile.[ 210] Rocket exploded 11 seconds after launch.
11 July 11:01[ 212]
Black Brant IX
Arnhem Space Centre
NASA
DEUCE
CU Boulder
Suborbital
Ultraviolet astronomy
11 July
Successful
Fourth DEUCE launch following flights in 2017, 2018, and 2020. Apogee: 162 mi (261 km).
12 July[ 213]
AGM-183 ARRW
Flight-3
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
United States Air Force
United States Air Force
Suborbital
Missile test
12 July
Successful
23 July 20:00:00[ 214]
S-520
S-520-RD1
Uchinoura LP-KS
JAXA
JAXA
Suborbital
Flight test
23 July 20:06:52
Successful
Supersonic combustion flight test. Apogee: 168 km (104 mi).[ 214]
4 August 05:56–09:00[ 215]
DF-15
PLA
Suborbital
Missile test
4 August
Successful
11 missiles launched. 1 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi).
4 August 05:56–09:00[ 215]
DF-15
PLA
Suborbital
Missile test
4 August
Successful
11 missiles launched. 2 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi).
4 August 05:56–09:00[ 215]
DF-15
PLA
Suborbital
Missile test
4 August
Successful
11 missiles launched. 3 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi).
4 August 05:56–09:00[ 215]
DF-15
PLA
Suborbital
Missile test
4 August
Successful
11 missiles launched. 4 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi).
4 August 05:56–09:00[ 215]
DF-15
PLA
Suborbital
Missile test
4 August
Successful
11 missiles launched. 5 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi).
4 August 05:56–09:00[ 215]
DF-15
PLA
Suborbital
Missile test
4 August
Successful
11 missiles launched. 6 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi).
4 August 05:56–09:00[ 215]
DF-15
PLA
Suborbital
Missile test
4 August
Successful
11 missiles launched. 7 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi).
4 August 05:56–09:00[ 215]
DF-15
PLA
Suborbital
Missile test
4 August
Successful
11 missiles launched. 8 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi).
4 August 05:56–09:00[ 215]
DF-15
PLA
Suborbital
Missile test
4 August
Successful
11 missiles launched. 9 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi).
4 August 05:56–09:00[ 215]
DF-15
PLA
Suborbital
Missile test
4 August
Successful
11 missiles launched. 10 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi).
4 August 05:56–09:00[ 215]
DF-15
PLA
Suborbital
Missile test
4 August
Successful
11 missiles launched. 11 of 11. Apogee: ~200 km (120 mi).
4 August 13:56:07[ 216] [ 217]
New Shepard
NS-22
Corn Ranch
Blue Origin
Blue Origin NS-22
Blue Origin
Suborbital
Crewed spaceflight
4 August 14:06:27
Successful
Sixth crewed flight of New Shepard. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi).
9 August[ 218]
ARAV-B
Pacific Dragon
Barking Sands
United States Navy
United States Navy
Suborbital
Missile target
9 August
Successful
Exercise Pacific Dragon 2022.
9 August[ 218]
SM-3 Block IA
Pacific Dragon
USS Fitzgerald
United States Navy
Kill vehicle
United States Navy
Suborbital
Interceptor
9 August
Successful
Successful test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System . Interceptor targeting a short-range ballistic missile.
11 August 14:20:00[ 219]
S-520
S-520-32
Uchinoura LP-KS
JAXA
Toyama Prefectural University
Suborbital
Ionospheric research
11 August
Successful
Apogee: 279 km (173 mi).[ 219]
11 August 22:08:30[ 220] [ 221]
Terrier-Improved Malemute
ROCKSAT-X 2022
Wallops Flight Facility
NASA
RockSat-X
Colorado Space Grant Consortium
Suborbital
Education
11 August
Successful
Apogee: 159 km (99 mi).
16 August 07:49[ 222]
Minuteman III
Vandenberg LF-09
AFGSC
AFGSC
Suborbital
Test flight
16 August
Successful
22 August 05:30[ 224]
Black Brant IX
White Sands Missile Range
NASA
Micro-X
Northwestern University
Suborbital
X-ray astronomy
22 August
Successful
Second flight of the Micro-X payload.[ 223] Apogee: 254 km (158 mi).
24 August 01:16[ 226]
Terrier-Improved Malemute
Wallops Flight Facility
NASA
SpEED Demon
ERAU
Suborbital
Technology demonstration
24 August
Successful
Sporadic-E ElectroDynamics Demonstration mission (SpEED Demon).[ 225] Apogee: 160 km (99 mi).
25 August[ 227]
Reusable Suborbital Carrier
Jiuquan
CASC
CASC
Suborbital
Test flight
25 August
Successful
Second test flight of the Reusable Suborbital Carrier (亚轨道重复使用运载器). It successfully landed at Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport .
29 August ~22:30[ 228] [ 229] [ 230]
T-Minus Engineering Dart
TED-03/VE2 NOM
Koonibba Test Range
T-Minus Engineering
TMSLA-1323
Asension
Suborbital
Technology demonstration
29/30 August
Launch failure
First of two anticipated launches for the TED-03/VE2 NOM launch campaign. The rocket suffered an anomaly and failed to reach its target altitude. The second launch was not attempted.
3 September 06:50[ 231]
RH-300 Mk II
F22
TERLS
ISRO
Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator
ISRO
Suborbital
Technology demonstration
3 September
Successful
Apogee: 84 km (52 mi).
7 September 08:13[ 232]
Minuteman III
Vandenberg LF-10
AFGSC
Test reentry vehicles
AFGSC
Suborbital
Test flight
7 September
Successful
7–8 September[ 233] [ 234]
Fateh-360
Nasrabad, Isfahan
NEZAJA
Live warhead
NEZAJA
Suborbital
Missile test
7–8 September
Successful
Part of the Eqtedar-1401 military exercise.
12 September 14:27[ 236]
New Shepard
NS-23
Corn Ranch
Blue Origin
Blue Origin NS-23
Blue Origin
Suborbital
Uncrewed commercial spaceflight
12 September
Launch failure
Uncrewed flight of New Shepard, carrying 36 commercial payloads.[ 235] A booster failure around 1 minute into the flight caused a mission abort, with the capsule successfully separating from the booster and landing under parachutes. The cause of the failure is currently under investigation.
24 September[ 237]
Black Rock Desert
Andrej Vrbec and Denis Banovic
Andrej Vrbec and Denis Banovic
Suborbital
Amateur rocket
24 September
Partial launch failure
Estimated apogee: >100 km (62 mi). The rocket flew as intended, but telemetry was lost 4 minutes into flight. The first stage was recovered.
26 September 04:10[ 239]
Black Brant IX
White Sands Missile Range
NASA
tREXS 1
Penn State University
Suborbital
X-ray astronomy
26 September
Successful
The Rockets for Extended-source X-ray Spectroscopy (tREXS).[ 238] Apogee: 252.2 km (156.7 mi).
1 October 06:26:00[ 240]
VSB-30
Esrange
MORABA
TEXUS-57
DLR / ESA
Suborbital
Microgravity research
1 October
Successful
Apogee: 240 km (150 mi).
1 October 17:30:58[ 241]
MESOS
Black Rock Desert
Kip Daugirdas
Kip Daugirdas
Suborbital
Amateur rocket
1 October
Successful
Apogee: 89.45 km (55.58 mi).
3 October 22:22[ 242]
Hwasong-12
Mupyong-ri, Chagang
KPA Strategic Force
KPA Strategic Force
Suborbital
Missile test
3 October 22:44
Successful
Apogee: 970 km (600 mi). Downrange distance of approximately 4,500 km (2,800 mi).
3 October[ 243]
Saman-1 test rocket
Ministry of Defence
Saman-1
ISRC
Suborbital
Technology demonstration
3 October
Successful
Test of the Saman-1 upper stage.
4 October 15:00[ 244] [ 245]
ATACMS
Gangneung Air Base
United States Army
United States Army
Suborbital
Missile test
4 October
Successful
Launch of four ATACMS missiles (1 of 4). Apogee: ~80 km (50 mi).
4 October 15:00[ 244] [ 245]
ATACMS
Gangneung Air Base
United States Army
United States Army
Suborbital
Missile test
4 October
Successful
Launch of four ATACMS missiles (2 of 4). Apogee: ~80 km (50 mi).
4 October 15:00[ 244] [ 245]
ATACMS
Gangneung Air Base
United States Army
United States Army
Suborbital
Missile test
4 October
Successful
Launch of four ATACMS missiles (3 of 4). Apogee: ~80 km (50 mi).
4 October 15:00[ 244] [ 245]
ATACMS
Gangneung Air Base
United States Army
United States Army
Suborbital
Missile test
4 October
Successful
Launch of four ATACMS missiles (4 of 4). Apogee: ~80 km (50 mi).
4 October 16:00[ 244]
Hyunmoo-2
Gangneung Air Base
ADD
ADD
Suborbital
Missile test
4 October
Launch failure
The missile "failed shortly after launch and crashed."
8 October ~16:48[ 246]
KN-25
Munchon
KPA Strategic Force
KPA Strategic Force
Suborbital
Missile test
8 October
Successful
Apogee: 90 km (56 mi). Downrange distance of approximately 350 km (220 mi). (1 of 2).
8 October ~16:58[ 246]
KN-25
Munchon
KPA Strategic Force
KPA Strategic Force
Suborbital
Missile test
8 October
Successful
Apogee: 90 km (56 mi). Downrange distance of approximately 350 km (220 mi). (2 of 2).
8 October[ 247]
Skylark L
Langanes launch site
Skyrora
Skyrora
Suborbital
Test flight
8 October
Launch failure
Intended apogee: 102 km (63 mi). The vehicle experienced an anomaly shortly after lift-off, landing in the sea 500 m from the pad.
14 October[ 248]
Sagarika
INS Arihant
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence
Suborbital
Missile test
14 October
Successful
18 October ~04:00[ 249]
Tayfun
Rize–Artvin Airport
Roketsan
Roketsan
Suborbital
Missile test
18 October 04:07:38
Successful
17–21 October[ 250] [ 251]
Kingfisher
MOD Hebrides Range
T-Minus Engineering
T-Minus Engineering
Suborbital
Test flight
11–25 October
Successful
Maiden flight of the Kingfisher suborbital launch vehicle. Apogee: 185 km (115 mi).
17–21 October[ 250] [ 251]
Kingfisher
MOD Hebrides Range
T-Minus Engineering
T-Minus Engineering
Suborbital
Test flight
11–25 October
Successful
Apogee: 185 km (115 mi).
21 October 07:25[ 252]
Improved Malemute /Improved Malemute
Esrange
MORABA
MAPHEUS-12
DLR
Suborbital
Microgravity research
21 October
Successful
Apogee: 260 km (160 mi).
21 October[ 253]
Agni-Prime
INS Arihant
Integrated Test Range
Ministry of Defence
Suborbital
Missile test
21 October
Successful
23 October 17:20[ 254]
VSB-30
V29
Alcântara
FAB
MQ-PSM
AEB
Suborbital
Technology demonstration
23 October 17:27
Successful
Test flight of the MQ-PSM (Modelo de Qualificação da Plataforma Suborbital de Microgravidade) technology, designated "Operação Santa Branca". Apogee: 227 km (141 mi).
26 October 18:30[ 255]
Terrier-Improved Malemute
Wallops Flight Facility
NASA
Sandia National Laboratories
Suborbital
Technology demonstration
26 October
Successful
1 of 2. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign.
26 October[ 256]
Sineva
K-114 Tula
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence
Suborbital
Missile test
26 October
Successful
26 October[ 257]
Yars
Plesetsk
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence
Suborbital
Missile test
26 October
Successful
27 October[ 258]
Terrier-Improved Malemute
Wallops Flight Facility
NASA
Sandia National Laboratories
Suborbital
Technology demonstration
27 October
Successful
2 of 2. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign.
1 November[ 259] [ 260]
Hwasong?
KPA Strategic Force
KPA Strategic Force
Suborbital
Missile test
1 November
Successful
Apogee: 150 km (93 mi), downrange distance of 150 km (93 mi).
1 November[ 260]
Hwasong?
KPA Strategic Force
KPA Strategic Force
Suborbital
Missile test
1 November
Successful
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi), downrange distance of 200 km (120 mi).
2 November 22:39[ 261]
Hwasong-17
Sunan
KPA Strategic Force
KPA Strategic Force
Suborbital
Missile test
3 November
Failure?
Apogee: 1,920 km (1,190 mi).
2 November[ 262]
AD-1
Integrated Test Range
DRDO
DRDO
Suborbital
Missile test
2 November
Successful
Flight test of the AD-1 Ballistic Missile Interceptor.
3 November ~12:30[ 261]
Hwasong-6
KPA Strategic Force
KPA Strategic Force
Suborbital
Missile test
3 November
Successful
Apogee: 130 km (81 mi). (1 of 3).
3 November ~12:30[ 261]
Hwasong-6
KPA Strategic Force
KPA Strategic Force
Suborbital
Missile test
3 November
Successful
Apogee: 130 km (81 mi). (2 of 3).
3 November ~12:30[ 261]
Hwasong-6
KPA Strategic Force
KPA Strategic Force
Suborbital
Missile test
3 November
Successful
Apogee: 130 km (81 mi). (3 of 3).
3 November[ 263]
Bulava
Generalissimus Suvorov
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence
Suborbital
Missile test
3 November
Successful
5 November 09:07:00[ 264] [ 265]
Improved Orion
Esrange
MORABA / SNSA
REXUS-27
DLR / SNSA
Suborbital
Education
5 November
Successful
Apogee: 84.9 km (52.8 mi).
5 November[ 266]
Qaem 100
Shahroud Space Center
IRGC
IRGC
Suborbital
Flight test
5 November
Successful
Suborbital test flight of the first stage of the Qaem 100 orbital launch vehicle.
7 November 06:43:00[ 264] [ 267]
Improved Orion
Esrange
MORABA / SNSA
REXUS-28
DLR / SNSA
Suborbital
Education
7 November
Successful
Apogee: 95.7 km (59.5 mi).
16 November[ 268]
T4-E
JFTM-07 E1
Pacific Missile Range Facility
MDA
MDA
Suborbital
ABM target
16 November
Successful
Apogee: 300 km (186 mi)?, intercepted by SM-3 Block IIA.
16 November[ 268]
SM-3 Block IIA
JFTM-07 E1
JS Maya , Pacific Ocean
JMSDF
JMSDF
Suborbital
ABM interceptor
16 November
Successful
Apogee: 300 km (186 mi)?, intercepted target.
16 November[ 269]
Terrier Terrier Oriole
JFTM-07 E1
Pacific Missile Range Facility
MDA
MDA
Suborbital
ABM target
16 November
Successful
Apogee: Intercepted by SM-3.
16 November
SM-3 Block IB
JFTM-07 E1
Pacific Missile Range Facility
MDA
MDA
Suborbital
ABM target
16 November
Successful
Apogee: Intercepted.
16 November
SM-2 Block IIIB
JFTM-07 E1
Pacific Missile Range Facility
MDA
MDA
Suborbital
ABM target
16 November
Successful
Apogee: Intercepted.
18 November 01:14[ 270]
Hwasong-17
Sunan
KPA Strategic Force
KPA Strategic Force
Suborbital
Missile test
18 November
Successful
Apogee: ~6,000 km (3,700 mi).
18 November 06:00[ 272]
Vikram-S
Satish Dhawan SRLC
Skyroot Aerospace
Fun-Sat
Space Kidz India
Suborbital
Education
18 November 06:05
Successful
⚀ LakshyaSat-2
N Space Tech
Suborbital
Flight test
⚀ Name unknown
BazoomQ Space Research Lab
Suborbital
Education
Test flight of the Vikram-S demonstrator rocket, designated "Prarambh", carrying three payloads.[ 271] Apogee: 89.5 km (55.6 mi).
18 November[ 273]
RS-28 Sarmat
Plesetsk
RVSN
RVSN
Suborbital
Missile test
18 November
Successful
19 November[ 268]
SRBM
JFTM-07 E2
Pacific Missile Range Facility
MDA
MDA
Suborbital
ABM target
19 November
Successful
Apogee: 150 km (93 mi)?, intercepted by SM-3 Block IB.
19 November[ 268]
SM-3 Block IB
JFTM-07 E2
JS Haguro , Pacific Ocean
JMSDF
JMSDF
Suborbital
ABM interceptor
19 November
Successful
Apogee: 150 km (93 mi)?, intercepted target.
20 November 17:20:00[ 274]
Black Brant IX
Andøya
NASA
ACES II High-Flyer
University of Iowa
Suborbital
Auroral science
20 November
Successful
First of two launches for the Auroral Current and Electrodynamics Structure (ACES) II mission. The two rocket launches were timed to reach their apogee at the same time. Apogee: 406.3 km (252.5 mi).
20 November 17:21:40[ 274]
Black Brant IX
Andøya
NASA
ACES II Low-Flyer
University of Iowa
Suborbital
Auroral science
20 November
Successful
Second of two launches for the ACES II mission. The two rocket launches were timed to reach their apogee at the same time. Apogee: 187.8 km (116.7 mi).
23 November 08:23:00[ 275]
VSB-30
S1X-3/M15
Esrange
SSC
MASER-15
SSC
Suborbital
Microgravity research
23 November
Successful
SubOrbital Express Microgravity flight opportunity 3. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi).
23 November[ 276]
Agni-Prime
INS Arihant
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence
Suborbital
Missile test
23 November
Successful
2 December[ 277]
Nudol (?)
Sary Shagan
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence
Suborbital
Missile test
2 December
Successful
9 December[ 278]
AGM-183 ARRW
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
United States Air Force
Live hypersonic glide vehicle
United States Air Force
Suborbital
Missile test
9 December
Successful
15 December[ 279]
Agni-V
Integrated Test Range
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence
Suborbital
Missile test
15 December
Successful
18 December[ 281]
Pukguksong-2
Sohae
KPA Strategic Force
NADA
Suborbital
Technology demonstration Missile test
18 December
Successful
Apogee: 550 km (340 mi). Reconnaissance satellite cameras were tested on these two flights.[ 280]
18 December[ 281]
Pukguksong-2
Sohae
KPA Strategic Force
NADA
Suborbital
Technology demonstration Missile test
18 December
Successful
Apogee: 550 km (340 mi). Reconnaissance satellite cameras were tested on these two flights.[ 280]
19 December 10:00 ?[ 282]
Unknown missile
Jiuquan
PLA ?
Suborbital
Test flight
19 December
Successful
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi) ?
30 December[ 283]
SK solid fueled TV1
Ministry of National Defense
Ministry of National Defense
Suborbital
Test flight
30 December
Successful
Second test launch of the solid-fuel launch projectile developed by the ADD .
30 December ~23:01–23:15[ 284] [ 285]
Chunghwa , North Hwanghae
KPA Strategic Force
NADA
Suborbital
Missile test
30 December
Successful
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). (1 of 3).
30 December ~23:01–23:15[ 284] [ 285]
Chunghwa , North Hwanghae
KPA Strategic Force
NADA
Suborbital
Missile test
30 December
Successful
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). (2 of 3).
30 December ~23:01–23:15[ 284] [ 285]
Chunghwa , North Hwanghae
KPA Strategic Force
NADA
Suborbital
Missile test
30 December
Successful
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). (3 of 3).
31 December ~17:50[ 286]
Suborbital
Missile test
31 December
Apogee: ~100 km (62 mi)
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January
Starlink G4-5 (49 satellites)
ION-SCV 004 (LabSat , STORK-1 , STORK-2 , SW1FT ), Capella 7 , Capella 8 , ICEYE X14 , ICEYE X16 , USA-320 , USA-321 , USA-322 , USA-323 , DEWA SAT-1 , Flock 4x × 44, Kepler × 4, Lemur-2 × 5, Nepal PQ-1
Lemur-2 Krywe , STORK-3 , TechEdSat-13 , Unicorn-1 , Unicorn-2 × 4
Shiyan 13
Starlink G4-6 (49 satellites)
USA-324 / GSSAP-5 , USA-325 / GSSAP-6
CSG-2
February March April May
SpaceBEE × 16, SpaceBEE NZ × 8, Unicorn-2F
Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01C , Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 7
Starlink G4-17 (53 satellites)
Tianzhou 4
Jilin-1 Mofang-01A †
Starlink G4-13 (53 satellites)
Starlink G4-15 (53 satellites)
Starlink G4-18 (53 satellites)
Kosmos 2556 / Bars-M 3L
Boe OFT-2
ION-SCV 006 (SBUDNIC ), SHERPA AC1 , Vigoride-3 , ICEYE × 5, ÑuSat × 4, Lemur-2 × 5, Platform 1 , PTD-3
June July August September October November
LDPE-2 , USA-339 / Shepherd Demonstration, USA-340 , USA-341 , USA-344 / USUVL
Kosmos 2563 / EKS-6
Hotbird 13G
MATS
ChinaSat 19
Cygnus NG-18 (SpaceTuna1 )
NOAA-21 , LOFTID
Yunhai-3 01
Tianzhou 5
Galaxy 31 , Galaxy 32
Yaogan 34-03
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 5
Artemis I (ArgoMoon , BioSentinel , CuSP , EQUULEUS , LunaH-Map , Lunar IceCube , LunIR , Near-Earth Asteroid Scout , OMOTENASHI , Team Miles )
Eutelsat 10B
EOS-06 / Oceansat-3 , Astrocast × 4
SpaceX CRS-26
Yaogan 36-03 (3 satellites)
Kosmos 2564 / GLONASS-M 761
Shenzhou 15
Kosmos 2565 / Lotos-S1 №6 (Kosmos 2566 )
Oceansat-3
December Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).