List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2023

This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the second half of the year 2023, including launches planned for 2023 without a specific launch date.

For all other spaceflight activities, see 2023 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2023, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2023. For launches in 2024, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024.

Orbital launches

← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
July
1 July 15:12:00[1]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-236	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Euclid	ESA	Sun–Earth L2	Astronomy	In orbit	Operational
		Launch vehicle changed from Soyuz ST-B due to the indefinite suspension of Soyuz launches from Kourou in February 2022.[2]
5 July 22:00:07[3]	Ariane 5 ECA		VA261	Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
		Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)	DLR	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2)[5]	DGA	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Final Ariane 5 launch.
7 July 19:29:50[1]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 5-13	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 48	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Last launch of Starlink v1.5 satellites from Vandenberg. Last launch of Starlink Group 5 Satellites from Vandenberg.
9 July 11:00[6]	Long March 2C / YZ-1S		2C-Y52	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 1A	CAS	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 1B	CAS	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation.
10 July 03:58:50[1]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-5	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
12 July 01:00:05[7]	Zhuque-2		Y2	Jiuquan LS-96		LandSpace
		No payload	LandSpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Flight test	In orbit	Successful
		Second orbital flight attempt for Zhuque-2. First successful launch of a methane fueled orbital rocket.[8]
14 July 09:05:17[9]	LVM 3		M4	Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO
		Vikram	ISRO	Selenocentric	Lunar lander	23 August 2023 12:32[10]	Successful
		Pragyan	ISRO	Selenocentric	Lunar rover		Successful
		Propulsion module	ISRO	Selenocentric	Lunar orbiter	In orbit	Operational
		Chandrayaan-3 Mission. Mission repeat of Chandrayaan-2.
16 July 03:50:00[11]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 5-15	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 54	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Last launch of Starlink v1.5 satellites from Cape Canaveral And Kennedy. Last launch of Starlink Group 5 Satellites from Cape Canaveral.
18 July 01:27[12]	Electron		"Baby Come Back"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		Telesat LEO 3	Telesat	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Lemur-2 × 2	Spire Global	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Starling × 4	NASA	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Rideshare Mission.
20 July 03:20[13]	Kuaizhou 1A		Y22	Jiuquan LS-95A		ExPace
		Tianmu-1 07–10	Xiyong Microelectronics	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
20 July 04:09:30[14]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-15	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 15	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First launch of Starlink Group 6 Satellites from Vandenberg.
22 July 05:07[15]	Ceres-1		Y6	Jiuquan LS-95A		Galactic Energy
		Qiankun-1	CSpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Xingshidai-16 (Tai'an)	ADASpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Mission designated "Lemon Tree".
23 July 02:50[16]	Long March 2D		2D-Y91	Taiyuan LC-9		CASC
		Lingxi-03	Galaxy Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Skysight AS-01	Skysight	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Skysight AS-02	Skysight	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Skysight AS-03	Skysight	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
24 July 00:50:30[14]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-6	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
26 July 20:02[17]	Long March 2D		2D-Y81	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		Yaogan 36-05A	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 36-05B	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 36-05C	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
28 July 04:01:10[18]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-7	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
29 July 03:04[18]	Falcon Heavy		FH-007	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Jupiter-3 (EchoStar-24)[20]	EchoStar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		With a mass of over 9 tonnes, Jupiter-3 is the heaviest geostationary satellite ever launched.[21]
30 July 01:00[22]	PSLV-CA		C56	Satish Dhawan FLP		NSIL
		DS-SAR	DSTA	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ARCADE	NTU	Low Earth	Ionospheric research	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Galassia-2	NUS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ NuLIoN	NuSpace	Low Earth	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ORB-12 STRIDER[24]	OrbAstro	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SCOOB-II	NTU	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Velox-AM	NTU	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → August
2 August 00:31:17[25]	Antares 230+			MARS LP-0A		Northrop Grumman
		Cygnus NG-19 S.S. Laurel Clark	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	9 January 2024 18:22	Successful
		Final flight of the Antares 230+ variant.[26]
3 August 03:47[27]	Long March 4C		4C-Y44	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Fengyun 3F[28]	CMA	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
3 August 05:00[25]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-243	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 (Galaxy 13R)	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Galaxy 37, also known as Galaxy 13R and Horizons-4, will replace Galaxy 13.[29][30] Last Satellite in Intelsat Galaxy Satellite fleet.
7 August 02:41:10[25]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-8	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
7 August 13:19:25[31]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat			Plesetsk Site 43/3		RVSN RF
		Kosmos 2569 (GLONASS-K2 13L (K2 №1))	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		First GLONASS-K2 satellite.
8 August 03:57:00[32]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-20	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 15	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Last launch of Starlink Group 6 Satellites from Vandenberg.
8 August 22:53[33]	Long March 2C		2C-Y46	Taiyuan LA-9		CASC
		S-SAR 02 (Huanjing-2F)	Ministry of Emergency Management	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
10 August 04:03:50[34]	Ceres-1		Y7	Jiuquan LS-95A		Galactic Energy
		Diwei Zhineng Yingji-1 (Henan Ligong-1)	Diwei Space Technology / SASERI / Suzhou Skyscanner	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Xi'an Hangtou × 4	Xi'an Aerospace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Xiguang-1 01	XiopmSPACE	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Xingchi-1B	Ellipse SpaceTime	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Mission designated "Lucky 7".
10 August 23:10:57[35]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat			Vostochny Site 1S		Roscosmos
		Luna 25	IKI RAN	TLI to lunar surface	Lunar lander	19 August 11:57	Spacecraft failure
		First mission of the Luna-Glob Moon exploration programme, supposed to land near Boguslawsky crater. Contact with the spacecraft was lost on 19 August during an anomalous orbit lowering maneuver, and Roscosmos announced the following day that as a result of the maneuver the spacecraft entered an unplanned orbit and crashed on the Moon surface.[35]
11 August 05:17:40[36]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-9	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
12 August 17:26[37]	Long March 3B/E		3B-Y92	Xichang LC-2		CASC
		Ludi Tance-4 01A (L-SAR 04A)	Ministry of Natural Resources	IGSO	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		First SAR satellite in (inclined) geosynchronous orbit.
14 August 05:32[38]	Kuaizhou 1A		Y21	Xichang		ExPace
		Jiaotong 06–10 (HEAD 3A–3E)	HEAD Aerospace	Low Earth	AIS ship tracking	In orbit	Operational
17 August 03:36:50[39]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-10	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
20 August 17:45[40]	Long March 4C		4C-Y56	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Gaofen 12-04	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
22 August 09:37:50[41]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-1	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 21	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		100th Starlink launch. First launch of Starlink Group 7 Satellites.
23 August 01:08:10[42]	Soyuz-2.1a			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Progress MS-24 / 85P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	13 February 2024 05:16 UTC	Successful
23 August 18:50[43]	Chŏllima 1			Sohae		NADA
		Malligyong-1 F2	NADA	Low Earth (SSO)	Flight test	23 August	Launch failure
		Second orbital launch attempted of Chollima-1. Launch failed because of an anomalous activation of the flight termination system during the flight of the third stage.
23 August 23:45[44]	Electron		"We Love The Nightlife"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		Acadia-1 (Capella-11)	Capella Space	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		First of four dedicated launches for Capella Space. First reuse of a previously flown Rutherford engine.
25 August 04:59[45]	Ceres-1		Y8	Jiuquan LS-95A		Galactic Energy
		Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02A (HKUST-Xiongbin-1)	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Mission designated "Cornfield Chase".
26 August 07:27:27[46]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-249	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		SpaceX Crew-7	SpaceX / NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 69/70	12 Mar 2024 09:47	Successful
		Seventh operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS.
27 August 01:05:40[47]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-11	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
31 August 07:36[48]	Long March 2D		2D-Y82	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		Yaogan 39-01A	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 39-01B	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 39-01C	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → September
1 September 02:21:50[49]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-13	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
2 September 06:20[50]	PSLV-XL		C57	Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO
		Aditya-L1	ISRO	Sun–Earth L1	Heliophysics	In orbit	Operational
		First ISRO Mission dedicated to the study of the Sun. First Indian Satellite to reach a Sun–Earth Lagrange Point.
2 September 14:25[51]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-252	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Transport Layer Tranche 0 × 11	SDA	Low Earth	Military communications	In orbit	Operational
		Tracking Layer Tranche 0 × 2	SDA	Low Earth	Missile tracking	In orbit	Operational
		Second of two launches for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer (Tranche 0B Mission).
4 September 02:47:20[52]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-12	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Starlink × 21	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
5 September 09:34:45[53]	Ceres-1S		Y1	DeFu 15002 platform, Yellow Sea		Galactic Energy
		Tianqi 21–24	Guodian Gaoke	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		Mission designated "The Little Mermaid". First sea launch of Ceres-1 and maiden flight of the Ceres-1S variant.
6 September 18:14[54]	Long March 4C		4C-Y53	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Yaogan 33-03	CAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
6 September 23:42:11[55]	H-IIA 202		F47	Tanegashima LA-Y1		MHI
		XRISM	JAXA / NASA	Low Earth	X-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational
		SLIM	JAXA	TLI to lunar surface	Lunar lander	19 January 2024 15:20[56]	Operational
		LEV-1[58]	JAXA	TLI to lunar surface	Lunar Hopper		Operational
		LEV-2[60]	Tomy / JAXA / Doshisha University	TLI to lunar surface	Lunar rover		Operational
		Launch of X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) and Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM). Lunar Excursion Vehicle-2 or Sora-Q previously flew on the Hakuto-R Mission 1.
9 September 03:12:50[52]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-14	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
10 September 04:40[52]	Long March 6A		6A-Y5	Taiyuan LA-9A		CASC
		Yaogan 40-01A	CAS	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 40-01B	CAS	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 40-01C	CAS	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
10 September 12:47:00[61]	Atlas V 551		AV-102	Cape Canaveral SLC-41		ULA
		Silentbarker 1 (USA-346)[62]	NRO	Geosynchronous	Space domain awareness	In orbit	Operational
		Silentbarker 2 (USA-347)[62]	NRO	Geosynchronous	Space domain awareness	In orbit	Operational
		Silentbarker 3 (USA-348)[62]	NRO	Geosynchronous	Space domain awareness	In orbit	Operational
		NROL-107 mission. Final NRO launch on an Atlas V.
12 September 06:57:50[63]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-2	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 21	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
15 September 02:28[64]	Firefly Alpha		FLTA003[65]	Vandenberg SLC-2W		Firefly
		Victus Nox	Space Systems Command	Low Earth (SSO)	Space domain awareness	In orbit	Operational
		Tactically Responsive Space-3 (TacRS-3) mission.
15 September 15:44:35[66]	Soyuz-2.1a			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Soyuz MS-24	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 69/70	6 April 2024 07:17 UTC	Successful
16 September 03:38:20[63]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-16	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
17 September 04:13[67]	Long March 2D		2D-Y83	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		Yaogan 39-02A	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 39-02B	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 39-02C	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
19 September 06:55[68]	Electron		"We Will Never Desert You"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		Acadia-2 (Capella-12)	Capella Space	Low Earth	Earth observation	19 September	Launch failure
		Second of four dedicated launches for Capella Space. The launch failed due to a second stage anomaly.
20 September 03:38:10[68]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-17	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		A record 17th launch of a single booster (B1058)[69]
21 September 04:59:10[70]	Ceres-1		Y11	Jiuquan LS-95A		Galactic Energy
		Jilin-1 Gaofen-04B	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	21 September	Launch failure
		Mission designated "Autumn Sonata".
24 September 03:38:30[68]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-18	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 September 08:48:20[68]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-3	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 21	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
26 September 20:15[71]	Long March 4C		4C-Y54	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Yaogan 33-04	CAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
27 September ≈06:00[72]	Qased			Shahroud Space Center		IRGC
		⚀ Noor-3	IRGC	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
30 September 02:00[73]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-19	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → October
5 October 00:24[74]	Long March 2D		2D-Y84	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		Yaogan 39-03A	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 39-03B	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 39-03C	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
5 October 05:36:30[75]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-21	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
6 October 18:06[76]	Atlas V 501		AV-104	Cape Canaveral SLC-41		ULA
		KuiperSat-1	Kuiper Systems	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		KuiperSat-2	Kuiper Systems	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		First of nine Atlas V launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellite internet constellation. Mission Designated "Project Kuiper Protoflight". Last flight of the 501 configuration.
9 October 01:36[77]	Vega		VV23	Kourou ELV		Arianespace
		THEOS-2	GISTDA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		TRITON	NSPO	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ANSER-Leader	INTA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	9 October	Deployment failure[78]
		⚀ ANSER-Follower 1	INTA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ANSER-Follower 2	INTA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ CSC-1	ISISPACE	Low Earth (SSO)	Payload hosting	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ CSC-2	ISISPACE	Low Earth (SSO)	Payload hosting	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ESTCube-2	Estonian Student Satellite Foundation / Tartu Observatory	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	9 October	Deployment failure[78]
		⚀ MACSAT	OQ Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ N3SS	CNES / U-Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PRETTY	ESA / TU Graz	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PROBA V-CC	ESA / Aerospacelab	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) #5 rideshare mission.[79][failed verification]
9 October 07:43[75]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-4	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 21	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
13 October 14:19:43[80]	Falcon Heavy		FH-008	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Psyche	NASA	Heliocentric	Asteroid orbiter	In orbit	En route
		First NASA Mission on a Falcon Heavy.
13 October 23:01:10[75]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-22	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
15 October 00:54[81]	Long March 2D		2D-Y77	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Yunhai-1 04	SAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
18 October 00:39:00[82]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-23	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
21 October 08:23[82]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-5	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 21	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
22 October 02:17[82]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-24	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 October 20:03[83]	Long March 2D		2D-Y85	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		Yaogan 39-04A	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 39-04B	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 39-04C	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
26 October 03:14:02[84]	Long March 2F/G		2F-Y17	Jiuquan SLS-1		CASC
		Shenzhou 17	CMSA	Low Earth (TSS)	Crewed spaceflight	30 April 2024 09:46	Successful
		Sixth crewed flight to the Tiangong space station.
27 October 06:04:43 [85]	Soyuz-2.1b			Plesetsk Site 43/3		RVSN RF
		Kosmos 2570 (Lotos-S1 №7)	VKS	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
		Kosmos 2571	VKS	Low Earth	TBA	In orbit	Operational
		Kosmos 2571 Subsat	VKS	Low Earth	TBA	In orbit	Operational
		The secondary payload was released by the Lotos-S1 satellite a few days after the launch.[86]
29 October 09:00:00[87]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-6	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
30 October 23:20:30[87]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-25	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
31 October 22:50[88]	Long March 6A		6A-Y4	Taiyuan LA-9A		CASC
		Tianhui 5A	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Tianhui 5B	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → November
3 November 14:54[89]	Long March 7A		7A-Y6	Wenchang LC-2		CASC
		TJS-10	SAST	Geosynchronous	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
4 November 00:37:20[87]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-26	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
8 November 05:05:30[90]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-27	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
9 November 11:23[91]	Long March 3B/E		3B-Y94	Xichang LC-2		CASC
		ChinaSat 6E	China Satcom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		The satellite will replace ChinaSat 6B.
10 November 01:28:14[90]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-271	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		SpaceX CRS-29	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	22 December 17:33	Successful
		AWE	Space Dynamics Laboratory	Low Earth (ISS)	Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational
		ILLUMA-T	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ BEAK[93]	University of Tokyo[94] / Nihon University / JAXA[95]	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Clark Sat-1 AMBITIOUS[96]	Clark Memorial International High School [ja] / UT[94] / ArkEdge Space[95]	Low Earth	Educational	In orbit	Operational
		NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) instrument will be delivered to the ISS on this flight.[97] BEAK and Clark sat-1 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 18 December 2023.
11 November 18:49:00[98]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Transporter-9	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		ION SCV-013 Ultimate Hugo[99]	D-Orbit	Low Earth (SSO)	CubeSat deployer	In orbit	Operational
		Mira 2 (LEO Express-1)[101]	Impulse Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Space tug	In orbit	Operational
		SpaceVan[103]	Exotrail	Low Earth (SSO)	Space tug	In orbit	Operational
		Aether-1[104]	Kepler	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Aether-2[104]	Kepler	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		FalconSAT-X[106]	USAFA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		ICEYE × 4[104]	ICEYE	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Pelican-1[107]	Planet Labs	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Umbra-07[108]	Umbra Lab	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Umbra-08[108]	Umbra Lab	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ B1B2 Barry[110]	Rogue Space Systems	Low Earth (SSO)	Debris removal	In orbit	Spacecraft failure[111]
		⚀ BRO-10[112]	UnseenLabs	Low Earth (SSO)	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ BRO-11[112]	UnseenLabs	Low Earth (SSO)	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Connecta T3.1[113]	Plan-S	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Connecta T3.2[113]	Plan-S	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Crypto3[99]	Cryptosat	Low Earth (SSO)	Blockchain	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Djibouti-1A[115]	University of Djibouti	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ EPICHyper-3 (Wyvern-3)[99]	AAC Clyde Space / Wyvern	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Awaiting deployment
		⚀ Flock 4q × 36[107]	Planet Labs	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ GENMAT-1[117]	GenMat	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ GHGSat × 3[118]	GHGSat	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Gossamer-Vendelinus (Picacho)[119]	LunaSonde	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	11 November	Deployment failure[120]
		⚀ HERON Mk. II[122]	University of Toronto	Low Earth (SSO)	Amateur radio	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Intuition-1[99]	AAC Clyde Space / KP Labs	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ IRIS-C2 (Taurus-1)[104]	NCKU / SATORO	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ JINJUSat-1[119]	CONTEC Co.	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	11 November	Deployment failure[120]
		⚀ KAFASAT[124]	KAFA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Lemur-2 × 8[118]	Spire Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ MANTIS[126]	Open Cosmos / Satlantis	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ NinjaSat[128]	Riken	Low Earth (SSO)	X-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Observer-1A[130]	Nara Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ OrbAstro TR1[104]	OrbAstro	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ OrbAstro PC1[104]	OrbAstro	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ OMNI-LER1[132]	Internet Think Tank	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ OSW Cazorla[99]	Odyssey SpaceWorks	Low Earth (SSO)	Astrobiology	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Outpost Mission 2[134]	Outpost Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PEARL-1C[135]	Foxconn	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PEARL-1H[135]	Foxconn	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PiCo-IoT × 9[99]	Apogeo Space	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PLATERO[137]	Regional Government of Andalusia	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Platform 5[104]	EnduroSat	Low Earth (SSO)	Payload hosting	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ProtoMéthée-1[139]	PROMÉTHÉE Earth Intelligence	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SPIP[141]	University of Melbourne	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ STORK-7 / Aman-1[119]	SatRevolution / ETCO	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	11 November	Deployment failure[120]
		⚀ Tiger-5[104]	OQ Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Tiger-6[104]	OQ Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Time We'll Tell[143]	TrustPoint	Low Earth (SSO)	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Veronika[145]	Spacemanic / TU Košice	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Ymir-1[99]	AAC Clyde Space / Saab AB / Orbcomm	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Awaiting deployment
		▫  Hello Test 1[146]	Hello Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		▫  Hello Test 2[146]	Hello Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		▫  Hydra-1 / HADES-2[99]	Hydra Space / AMSAT EA	Low Earth (SSO)	Amateur radio	In orbit	Operational
		▫  ROM-3[99]	FRR	Low Earth (SSO)	Amateur radio	In orbit	Operational
		▫  SpaceANT-D[99]	SpaceIn	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Awaiting deployment
		▫  Tartan-Artibeus-2[99]	CMU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Awaiting deployment
		▫  Unicorn-2J[99]	Alba Orbital	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		▫  Unicorn-2K[99]	Alba Orbital	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-9. ION SCV-013 carries KP Labs' Antelope, Genergo's Gen-03, PICOSATS' Radiosat&Beamasat and StarDustMe's SD-2 as hosted payloads.[99] An Alba Cluster mission was launched on this flight.[147] Djibouti-1A is Djibouti's first satellite. Aman-1 is Oman's first satellite.
12 November 21:08[90]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-273	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		O3b mPOWER 5 (O3b FM25)	SES S.A.	Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		O3b mPOWER 6 (O3b FM26)	SES S.A.	Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
16 November 03:55[148]	Long March 2C / YZ-1S		2C-Y56	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Haiyang-3A	Ministry of Natural Resources	Low Earth (SSO)	Oceanography	In orbit	Operational
18 November 05:05:50[149]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-28	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
18 November 13:02:53[150]	Starship		Flight 2	Starbase OLP-A		SpaceX
		No payload	SpaceX	Transatmospheric	Flight test	18 November	Launch failure
		Second Starship orbital test flight.
20 November 10:30:40[149]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-7	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
21 November 13:42:28[151]	Chŏllima 1			Sohae		NADA
		Malligyong-1 F3	NADA	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Third orbital launch attempt of Chollima-1 and first successful launch following two consecutive failures.
22 November 07:47:40[152]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-29	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 November 10:00:08[153]	Long March 2D / YZ-3		2D-Y59	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 2A	CAS	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 2B	CAS	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 2C	CAS	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation.
25 November 20:58:07[154][155]	Soyuz-2.1b			Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
		Kosmos 2572 (Razdan №1)	VKS	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
28 November 04:20:00[152]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-30	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → December
1 December 09:25:11[156]	Soyuz-2.1a			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Progress MS-25 / 86P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	29 May 2024 11:48	Successful
		The Payload fairing of the Progress MS-25 mission carried an insignia dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Buran reusable orbiter flight on 15 Nov. 1988. The rocket also carried logos dedicated to the 100th birthday anniversary of Aleksandr Maksimov, the first chief of the Main Space Assets Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
1 December 18:19[157]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-278	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		KORSAT-7 (425 Project EO/IR Sat 1)	DAPA	Low Earth (SSO)	EO/IR Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		ION SCV-015 Daring Diego[158]	D-Orbit	Low Earth (SSO)	CubeSat deployer	In orbit	Operational
		Bane[159]	York Space Systems	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		GNOMES-4[159]	PlanetIQ	Low Earth (SSO)	Radio occultation	In orbit	Operational
		KOYOH[161]	Kanazawa University	Low Earth (SSO)	X-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational
		μHETSat[159]	SITAEL	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ALISIO-1[158]	IAC	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ EIRSAT-1[163]	UCD / QUB	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ENSO (ROBUSTA 1E)[165]	University of Montpellier	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Hayasat-1[167]	Bazoomq	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Lilium-1[169]	UNISEC Taiwan	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ LOGSATS[158]	Patriot Infovention	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ NanoFF A[158]	TU Berlin	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ NanoFF B[158]	TU Berlin	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SpIRIT[171]	University of Melbourne	Low Earth (SSO)	Gamma-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational
		▫  MDQubesat-1[158]	Innova Space	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		▫  Unicorn-2L[158]	Alba Orbital	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		▫  Unicorn-2M[158]	Alba Orbital	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		▫  Unicorn-2N[158]	Alba Orbital	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ 6 undisclosed satellites	TBA	Low Earth (SSO)	TBA	In orbit	Operational
		First of Five dedicated launches for DAPA 425 Project (425 Project Flight 1). μHETSat was Previously manifested as a LauncherOne payload. ION SCV-012 carries Polimi's RECS refueling system, Zenno Astronautics' Z01™ SuperTorquer control system, TRL11's MI:1 edge computing system and Privateer's Pono 1 edge computing system as hosted payloads.[158] An Alba Cluster mission was launched on this flight.[147] KOYOH is part of Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-3. EIRSAT-1 is Ireland's first satellite.
3 December 04:00:50[157]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-31	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
4 December 04:10[172]	Long March 2C		2C-Y54	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		MisrSat-2	Egyptian Space Agency	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Xingchi-2A	Ellipse SpaceTime	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Xingchi-2B	Ellipse SpaceTime	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
4 December 05:00[173]	SK solid fueled TV2			Offshore launch platform, Jeju Island[174]		Ministry of National Defense
		S-STEP (Doory-Sat)	Hanwha Aerospace	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Third and final test launch of the solid-fuel launch projectile developed by the ADD. First case of a civilian-led SAR satellite launch within South Korea.
4 December 23:33[175]	Ceres-1		Y9	Jiuquan LS-95A		Galactic Energy
		Tianyan-16	MinoSpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Xingchi-1A	Ellipse SpaceTime	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Mission designated "We Won't Stop". Return to flight of Ceres-1 after a failed launch attempt on 21 September 2023.
5 December 19:24[176]	Jielong 3		Y2	Bo Run Jiu Zhou platform, South China Sea		China Rocket
		Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 3A (Chuangxin 19)	CAS	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation.
7 December 05:07:30[177]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-33	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
8 December 08:03[177]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-8	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
8 December 23:39:03[178]	Zhuque-2		Y3	Jiuquan LS-96		LandSpace
		Honghu-1	Spacety	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Honghu-2	Hongqing Technologies	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Tianyi 33	Spacety / HNUST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Last launch of Zhuque-2, Future launches will happen on upgraded Zhuque-2E.
10 December 01:58[179]	Long March 2D		2D-Y86	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		Yaogan 39-05A	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 39-05B	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 39-05C	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		500th launch of Long March series rockets.
14 December 14:10[180]	Long March 2F/T		2F-T5	Jiuquan SLS-1		CASC
		Reusable Experimental Spacecraft	CASC	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	6 September 2024	Successful
		Third flight of the reusable experimental spacecraft.
15 December 04:05[181]	Electron		"The Moon God Awakens"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		QPS-SAR-5 (TSUKUYOMI-I)	iQPS	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Previously manifested as a LauncherOne payload. Return to flight of Electron following the failed launch of "We Will Never Desert You" on 19 September.
15 December 13:41[182]	Long March 5		Y6	Wenchang LC-1		CASC
		Yaogan 41	CAS	Geosynchronous	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		First Long March 5 with Extended Payload Fairing.
16 December 09:17:48[183]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Arktika-M №2	Roscosmos	Molniya	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
17 December 07:00[184]	Hyperbola-1		Y7	Jiuquan LS-95A		i-Space
		DEAR-1[186]	AZSPACE	Low Earth	Reentry capsule	In orbit	Operational
		DEAR-1 is a prototype recoverable, reusable cargo spacecraft.
19 December 04:01[187]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-34	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
21 December 08:48:39[188]	Soyuz-2.1b[189]			Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
		Kosmos 2573 (Bars-M 5L)	VKS	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
22 December 17:32[190]	Firefly Alpha		FLTA004	Vandenberg SLC-2W		Firefly
		Tantrum	Lockheed Martin	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	10 February 2024 ≈15:00[191]	Partial failure
		Mission designated "Fly the Lightning".
23 December 05:33[192]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-32	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First time a Falcon 9 booster B1058 has been reflown 19 times.
24 December 13:11[192]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-284	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		SARah-2	Bundeswehr	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		SARah-3	Bundeswehr	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		Antennas on both satellites failed to deploy, rendering them inoperable.[193]
25 December 01:00[194]	Kuaizhou 1A		Y26	Jiuquan LS-95A		ExPace
		Tianmu-1 11–14	Xiyong Microelectronics	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
25 December 22:39[195]	Long March 11H		HY5	Bo Run Jiu Zhou platform, South China Sea		CASC
		Shiyan 24C-01	SAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Shiyan 24C-02	SAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Shiyan 24C-03	SAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
26 December 03:26[196]	Long March 3B/E / YZ-1		3B-Y75	Xichang LC-2		CASC
		BeiDou-3 M25 (BeiDou 57)	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		BeiDou-3 M26 (BeiDou 58)	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
27 December 06:50[197]	Kuaizhou 1A		Y27	Jiuquan LS-95A		ExPace
		Tianmu-1 19–22	Xiyong Microelectronics	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
27 December 07:33:44[198]	Soyuz-2.1v			Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
		Kosmos 2574 (Razbeg №1)	VKS	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
29 December 01:07:00 [199]	Falcon Heavy		FH-009	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		X-37B OTV-7 (USA-349)	DAF RCO / United States Space Force	Highly elliptical HEO[200]	Military communications	7 March 2025 07:22	Successful
		USSF-52 mission.
29 December 04:01:40[192]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-36	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
30 December 00:13[201]	Long March 2C / YZ-1S		2C-Y73	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 4A	CAST	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 4B	CAST	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 4C	CAST	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
12 July 00:59[202]	Hwasong-18			Sunan		KPA Strategic Force
			KPA Strategic Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 July	Successful
		Apogee: 6,648.4 km (4,131.1 mi).
24 July 14:54[203]	Unknown missile					KPA Strategic Force
			KPA Strategic Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 July	Successful
		Apogee: ~100 km (62 mi).
24 July 14:59[203]	Unknown missile					KPA Strategic Force
			KPA Strategic Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 July	Successful
		Apogee: ~100 km (62 mi).
10 August 15:17:10[204]	SpaceShipTwo		Galactic 02	Spaceport America		Virgin Galactic
		Galactic 02	Virgin Galactic	Suborbital	Crewed spaceflight	10 August 15:32:48	Successful
		First VSS Unity flight carrying a private astronaut. Apogee: 88.5 km (55.0 mi).
12 August[205]	SR-1.0			İğneada		Roketsan
			Roketsan	Suborbital	Test flight	12 August	Successful
		Apogee: 550 km (340 mi).
16 August 10:21:00[206]	Terrier-Improved Malemute		ROCKSAT-X 2023	Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
		RockSat-X	Colorado Space Grant Consortium	Suborbital	Education	16 August	Launch failure
		The launch failed because of an anomaly with the second stage of the launch vehicle, contact was lost 41 seconds into the flight.
17 August 10:00:00[207]	Terrier-Improved Orion			Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
		RockOn / RockSat-C	Colorado Space Grant Consortium	Suborbital	Education	17 August	Successful
		Apogee: 116.7 km (72.5 mi).
19 August[208]	AGM-183 ARRW			Boeing B-52 Stratofortress		United States Air Force
			United States Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 August	Successful
6 September 08:26[209]	Minuteman III			Vandenberg LF-10		AFGSC
			AFGSC	Suborbital	Test flight	6 September	Successful
		Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll.
8 September 15:22:13[210]	SpaceShipTwo		Galactic 03	Spaceport America		Virgin Galactic
		Galactic 03	Virgin Galactic	Suborbital	Crewed spaceflight	8 September 15:35	Successful
		Apogee: 88.6 km (55.1 mi).
27 September 21:10[211]	UGM-133 Trident II		DASO-32	USS Louisiana, Western Range		United States Navy
			United States Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 September	Successful
6 October 16:10:30[212]	SpaceShipTwo		Galactic 04	Spaceport America		Virgin Galactic
		Galactic 04	Virgin Galactic	Suborbital	Crewed spaceflight	6 October 16:24:53	Successful
		Apogee: 87.4 km (54.3 mi).
10 October 08:00:00[213]	VSB-30 (S31/Improved Orion)		HIFLIER 1	Esrange		DLR
		HIFLIER 1	DLR	Suborbital	Hypersonic test flight	10 October	Successful
		Apogee: 190 km (120 mi).
12 October[214]	AGM-183 ARRW			Boeing B-52 Stratofortress		United States Air Force
			United States Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 October	Successful
14 October 16:02:01[215]	Black Brant IX			White Sands Missile Range		NASA
		APEP / Apophis	ERAU	Suborbital	Atmospheric research	14 October	Successful
		Apogee: 348 km (216 mi). First of three launches.
14 October 16:37:01[215]	Black Brant IX			White Sands Missile Range		NASA
		APEP / Apophis	ERAU	Suborbital	Atmospheric research	14 October	Successful
		Apogee: 353 km (219 mi). Second of three launches.
14 October 17:12:00[215]	Black Brant IX			White Sands Missile Range		NASA
		APEP / Apophis	ERAU	Suborbital	Atmospheric research	14 October	Successful
		Apogee: 352 km (219 mi). Last of three launches.
18 October[216]	Ababeel					Pakistan Army
			Pakistan Army	Suborbital	Missile test	18 October	Successful
24 October[217]	Ghauri					Pakistan Army
			Pakistan Army	Suborbital	Missile test	24 October	Successful
25 October[218]	Terrier Oriole		FTM-48	Barking Sands		United States Navy
			United States Navy	Suborbital	Missile target	25 October	Successful
		Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-48 (FTM-48) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. SM-3 Block IA target.
25 October[218]	Terrier Oriole		FTM-48	Barking Sands		United States Navy
			United States Navy	Suborbital	Missile target	25 October	Successful
		Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-48 (FTM-48) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. SM-3 Block IA target.
25 October[218]	SM-3 Block IA		FTM-48	USS Carl M. Levin, Pacific Ocean		United States Navy
		Kill vehicle	United States Navy	Suborbital	Interceptor	25 October	Successful
		Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-48 (FTM-48) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Successful intercept.
25 October[218]	SM-3 Block IA		FTM-48	USS Carl M. Levin, Pacific Ocean		United States Navy
		Kill vehicle	United States Navy	Suborbital	Interceptor	25 October	Successful
		Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-48 (FTM-48) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Successful intercept.
25 October[219]	RS-24 Yars					Russian Ministry of Defence
			Russian Ministry of Defence	Suborbital	ICBM test	25 October	Successful
25 October[220]	RSM-54 Sineva			K-114 Tula, Barents Sea		Russian Ministry of Defence
			Russian Ministry of Defence	Suborbital	SLBM test	25 October	Successful
		Hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
30 October 05:45[221]	Black Brant IX			White Sands Missile Range		NASA
		INFUSE	CU Boulder	Suborbital	Ultraviolet astronomy	30 October	Successful
		Integral Field Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Experiment (INFUSE). Apogee: 266.8 km (165.8 mi).[222]
31 October[223][224]	Qader					Houthis
		Live warhead	Houthis	Suborbital	Missile launch	31 October	Intercepted
		Warhead was intercepted.
31 October[223][224]	Arrow 2 Block-4					IAI/IDF
			IAF	Suborbital	Interceptor	31 October	Successful
		Intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen.
1 November 07:06[225]	Minuteman-III			Vandenberg		United States Air Force
			United States Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	1 November	Launch failure
2 November 15:44:40[226]	SpaceShipTwo		Galactic 05	Spaceport America		Virgin Galactic
		Galactic 05	Virgin Galactic	Suborbital	Crewed spaceflight	2 November 15:59	Successful
		Apogee: 87.2 km (54.2 mi).
5 November[220]	RSM-56 Bulava			K-554 Imperator Aleksandr III, White Sea		Russian Ministry of Defence
			Russian Ministry of Defence	Suborbital	SLBM test	5 November	Successful
		Hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
8 November 09:41:00[227]	Terrier Oriole			Poker Flat LP-3		NASA
		DISSIPATION	Goddard Space Flight Center	Suborbital	Thermospheric research	8 November	Successful
9 November 10:14:00[228]	Black Brant XII-A			Poker Flat LP-4		NASA
		Beam-PIE	Los Alamos National Laboratory	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	9 November	Successful
15 November[229]	Terrier Terrier Improved Malemute		H4H 3	Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
			Sandia National Laboratories	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	15 November	Successful
		1 of 2. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign. Maiden flight of the Terrier Terrier Improved Malemure sounding rocket.
15 November[229]	Terrier Terrier Improved Malemute		H4H 3	Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
			Sandia National Laboratories	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	15 November	Successful
		2 of 2. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign.
18 November[230]	M51.3			DGA Essais de missiles		DGA
			DGA	Suborbital	Missile test	18 November	Successful
2 December 07:00:00[231]	S-520		S-520-33	Uchinoura		JAXA
		RATS-L	JAXA	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	2 December	Successful
		IEP	JAXA	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	2 December	Successful
		PDC	JAXA	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	2 December	Successful
		NANA	JAXA	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	2 December	Successful
		Apogee: 304 km (189 mi).
2 December 07:30:00[232]	VSB-30			Esrange		MORABA
		MAIUS-2	ZARM	Suborbital	Matter wave interferometry	2 December	Successful
		Second payload launch for the Quantus IV - Maius project.[233] Apogee: 234 km (145 mi).
6 December[234]	Salman			Semnan CLP		ISA
		Bio-capsule	ISA	Suborbital	Biological science	6 December	Successful
		Maiden flight of the Salman sounding rocket. Apogee: 130 km (81 mi).
11 December 14:38?[235]	IRBM-T1		FTG-12	Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean		MDA
			MDA	Suborbital	Missile target	11 December	Successful
		Flight Test Ground-Based Midcourse Defense-12 (FTG-12). GBI-OBV target.
11 December 14:48?[235]	GBI-OBV		FTG-12	Vandenberg LF-24		MDA
			MDA	Suborbital	Interceptor	11 December	Successful
		Flight Test Ground-Based Midcourse Defense-12 (FTG-12). Successful intercept.
17 December 23:24[236]	Hwasong-18			Sunan		KPA Strategic Force
			KPA Strategic Force	Suborbital	Missile test	17 December	Successful
		Apogee: 6,260 km (3,890 mi).
19 December 16:42:28[237]	New Shepard		NS-24	Corn Ranch		Blue Origin
		Blue Origin NS-24	Blue Origin	Suborbital	Uncrewed commercial spaceflight	19 December 16:52:41	Successful
		Postcards	Club For The Future	Suborbital	Education	19 December	Successful
		Uncrewed return to flight of New Shepard following the failure of the NS-23 mission in September 2022. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi).

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