List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2018

This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2018.

For all other spaceflight activities, see 2018 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2018 see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2018.

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
January
8 January 01:00	Falcon 9 Block 4		F9-047	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Zuma / USA-280[1]	Unnamed U.S. government agency	Low Earth	Classified	8 January	Nominal launch;[2] Deployment failure
		After an initial lack of official comment on the mission, a preliminary report concludes that the payload adapter manufactured by Northrop Grumman failed to separate the satellite from the second stage, resulting in its re-entry shortly after launch.[3] SpaceX and the United States Air Force reviewed the Falcon 9 flight data and saw no issues with the launch vehicle itself that would affect future launches.[4][5]
9 January 03:24	Long March 2D		2D-Y40[6]	Taiyuan LC-9		CASC
		SuperView / Gaojing-1 03	Beijing Space View Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		SuperView / Gaojing-1 04	Beijing Space View Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
11 January 23:18	Long March 3B / YZ-1		3B-Y45[7]	Xichang LC-2		CASC
		BeiDou-3 M7	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		BeiDou-3 M8	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
12 January 03:58	PSLV-XL		C40[8]	Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
		Cartosat-2F	ISRO	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		ICEYE X1	ICEYE	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Microsat-TD	ISRO	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	27 November 2020	Successful
		⚀ Arkyd-6A	Planetary Resources	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ CANYVAL-X 1, 2	Yonsei University, NASA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Carbonite-2	Surrey Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ CICERO 7	GeoOptics	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	14 November 2023[9]	Successful
		⚀ CNUSail-1	CNU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ DemoSat 2	Astranis	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration (radio)	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Flock-3p' × 4	Planet Labs	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	First: 28 March 2023[10] Last: 17 August 2023[11]	Successful
		⚀ Fox-1D	AMSAT	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ INS-1C	ISRO	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	14 November 2023[12]	Successful
		⚀ KAUSAT 5	Korea Aerospace University	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Landmapper-BC 3 v2	Astro Digital	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Lemur-2 × 4	Spire Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	First: 5 April 2023[13] Last: 9 May 2023[14]	Successful
		⚀ LEO Vantage 1	Telesat	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ MicroMAS 2a	MIT SSL	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	8 April 2023[15]	Successful
		⚀ PicSat	Paris Observatory	Low Earth (SSO)	Astronomy	3 October 2023[16]	Successful
		⚀ SpaceBEE 1–4	Swarm Technologies[17]	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	SpaceBEE 1: 2 August 2022[18] SpaceBEE 2: 6 September 2022[19] SpaceBEE 3: 3 October 2022[20] SpaceBEE 4: In orbit	Operational
		⚀ STEP Cube Lab	Chosun University	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	23 May 2023[21]	Successful
		⚀ Tyvak 61C	Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems	Low Earth (SSO)	Astronomy	8 April 2023[22]	Successful
		Deployed 31 satellites.[23][24][25]
12 January 22:11	Delta IV M+(5,2)		D-379	Vandenberg SLC-6		ULA
		Topaz-5[26] / USA-281	US Air Force	LEO (retrograde)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		NROL-47 mission. Last flight of Delta IV M+(5,2) variant.
13 January 07:20	Long March 2D		2D-Y49[6]	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		LKW-3	CAS	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
17 January 21:06:11	Epsilon		Epsilon-3[27]	Uchinoura		JAXA
		ASNARO-2	NEC	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
19 January 04:12	Long March 11		Y3[28]	Jiuquan LS-95A		CASC
		Jilin-1 Video-07 (Deqing 1)[29]	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Jilin-1 Video-08 (Linye 2)[29]	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Star of Enlai Huai'an Hao	Huai'an Youth Comprehensive Development Base	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology/Education	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Xiaoxiang 2	SpaceTY Aerospace Co.	Low Earth (SSO)	Stabilization technology	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Quantutong-1 (QTT-1)	Full-chart Location Network Co. (Quan Tu Tong Co.)	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ KIPP[30]	Kepler Communications	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		100th launch from Jiuquan. Carried and deployed 6 satellites in total.
20 January 00:48	Atlas V 411		AV-076	Cape Canaveral SLC-41		ULA
		SBIRS GEO-4 (USA-282)	U.S. Air Force	Geosynchronous	Missile warning	In orbit	Operational
21 January 01:30	Electron		"Still Testing"	Mahia LC-1A		Rocket Lab
		Humanity Star	Rocket Lab	Low Earth	Public awareness	22 March 2018	Successful
		⚀ Flock-2 (Dove Pioneer)[31]	Planet Labs	Low Earth	Earth observation	22 September 2019[32]	Successful
		⚀ Lemur-2-72[33]	Spire Global	Low Earth	Earth observation	9 November 2023[34]	Successful
		⚀ Lemur-2-73	Spire Global	Low Earth	Earth observation	22 August 2023[35]	Successful
		First successful launch of the Electron rocket.
25 January 05:39	Long March 2C		2C-Y36[6]	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		Yaogan 30-04A	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 30-04B	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 30-04C	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Weina 1A[36] / NanoSat-1A[37]	Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
25 January 22:20	Ariane 5 ECA		VA241	Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
		SES-14 / GOLD	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Partial launch failure / Operational[38]
		Al Yah-3	Yahsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Partial launch failure / Operational
		Due to programming errors in the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC)[39] the satellites were placed on an off-nominal orbit.[40] Both payloads are undergoing corrective maneuvers and will be on line in August 2018.[41] These failures have ended the Ariane 5 record series of 82 successful launches in a row from April 2003 to December 2017.[42]
31 January 21:25	Falcon 9 Full Thrust		F9-048	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		SES-16 / GovSat-1	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		This flight re-used booster B1032 recovered from the NROL-76 mission in May 2017, and landed the first stage in the ocean with the intent to expend it. The booster unexpectedly remained intact, but was not recovered, and it was subsequently destroyed.[43]
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → February
1 February 02:07	Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M			Vostochny Site 1S[44]		Roscosmos
		Kanopus-V No.3	Roscosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Kanopus-V No.4	Roscosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ S-Net 1–4[45]	TU Berlin	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration (inter-satellite communications)	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Lemur-2 × 4	Spire Global	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ D-Star One v.1.1 Phoenix	German Orbital Systems	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications (experimental)
2 February 07:50	Long March 2D		2D-Y13[6]	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		CSES / Zhangheng-1[46]	CNSA / ASI	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Fengmaniu 1	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	16 March 2023[47]	Successful
		⚀ GOMX 4A	GOMSpace, Danish Ministry of Defence	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ GOMX 4B	GOMSpace, ESA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ÑuSat 4	Satellogic	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ÑuSat 5	Satellogic	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Shaonian Xing[48]	China Association for Science and Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
3 February 05:03	SS-520			Uchinoura		JAXA
		⚀ TRICOM-1R	University of Tokyo	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	21 August 2018	Successful
		The smallest rocket to successfully launch a satellite. Re-flight after a launch failure in January 2017.
6 February 20:45	Falcon Heavy		FH-001	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster	SpaceX	Heliocentric	Flight test	In orbit	Successful
		Maiden test flight of Falcon Heavy re-using two first-stage boosters. The two side boosters successfully touched down at the landing zones in Cape Canaveral, however the middle booster failed to land on the automated drone ship.[49] The test payload was launched in a heliocentric orbit with an aphelion of 1.70 AU, just beyond the orbit of Mars.[50]
12 February 05:10	Long March 3B / YZ-1		3B-Y47[7]	Xichang LC-2		CASC
		BeiDou-3 M3	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		BeiDou-3 M4	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
13 February 08:13	Soyuz-2.1a			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Progress MS-08 / 69P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	30 August	Successful
		⚀ Tanyusha-YuZGU 3, 4	South-West State University	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Tanyusha-YuZGU satellites were deployed on 15 August 2018 during a spacewalk.[51]
22 February 14:17	Falcon 9 Full Thrust		F9-049	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Paz	Hisdesat	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Tintin A	SpaceX	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	29 August 2020[52]	Successful
		Tintin B	SpaceX	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	8 August 2020[53]	Successful
		Flew with a re-used first-stage booster that was expended at sea. One half of the payload fairing splashed down in the ocean and was recovered, but it did not land on a ship as attempted. Last flight of Block 3 version rocket.
27 February 04:34:00	H-IIA 202		F38[54]	Tanegashima LA-Y1		MHI
		IGS-Optical 6	CSICE	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → March
1 March 22:02:00	Atlas V 541		AV-077	Cape Canaveral SLC-41		ULA
		GOES-17 (GOES-S)	NESDIS	Geosynchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
6 March 05:33	Falcon 9 Block 4		F9-050	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Hispasat 30W-6[55]	Hispasat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PODSAT[56]	NovaWurks/DARPA	Geosynchronous transfer orbit	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		First-stage booster was expended at sea and was not recovered.
9 March 17:10:06	Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT		VS18	Kourou ELS		Arianespace
		O3b × 4	SES S.A.	Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
17 March 07:10	Long March 2D		2D-Y50[6]	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		LKW-4	CAS	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
21 March 17:44:23	Soyuz-FG			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roscosmos
		Soyuz MS-08 / 54S	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 55/56	4 October 2018 11:45	Successful
		Crewed flight with three cosmonauts
29 March 11:26	GSLV Mk II		F08[57]	Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO
		GSAT-6A	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft failure[58]
29 March 17:38:43[59][60]	Soyuz-2-1v			Plesetsk Site 43/4		Roscosmos
		EMKA (Kosmos 2525)	Ministry of Defence	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	1 April 2021[61]	Successful
29 March 17:50	Long March 3B / YZ-1		3B-Y48[7]	Xichang LC-2		CASC
		BeiDou-3 M9	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		BeiDou-3 M10	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
30 March 14:14	Falcon 9 Block 4		F9-051	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Iridium NEXT 41–50	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Re-used first-stage booster B1041.[62] First stage was not recovered, did a simulated landing test at sea. Fairing recovery attempt failed due to parafoil issues.
31 March 03:22	Long March 4C		4C-Y26[63]	Taiyuan LC-9		CASC
		Gaofen-1 02	CNSA	SSO	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Gaofen-1 03	CNSA	SSO	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Gaofen-1 04	CNSA	SSO	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → April
2 April 20:30	Falcon 9 Block 4		F9-052	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		SpaceX CRS-14	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	5 May 2018	Successful
		RemoveDEBRIS	University of Surrey	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	4 December 2021[64]	Successful
		⚀ DebrisSat 1	University of Surrey	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	2 March 2019	Successful
		⚀ DebrisSat 2	University of Surrey	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	30 May 2020	Successful
		⚀ Ubakusat	ITU/JPF/KIT	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	27 December 2020	Successful
		⚀ 1KUNS-PF	UoN	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	11 June 2020	Successful
		⚀ Proyecto Irazú	CAAE/ITCR	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	4 March 2020	Successful
		Re-used first-stage booster B1039, used to launch CRS-12 in 2017; and the Dragon capsule from CRS-8 in 2016.[65] First stage was not recovered. Ubakusat, 1KUNS-PF, and Proyecto Irazú were deployed from the ISS on 11 May 2018.[66] RemoveDEBRIS was deployed into orbit on 20 June 2018.[67]
5 April 21:34	Ariane 5 ECA		VA242	Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
		Superbird-B3 / DSN-1	JSAT / DSN / JSDF	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		HYLAS-4	Avanti	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First flight of Ariane 5 since off-target launch of VA241 in January 2018.
10 April 04:25	Long March 4C[68]		4C-Y25[63]	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Yaogan 31 A	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 31 B	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Yaogan 31 C	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Weina 1B	Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center[36]	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
11 April 22:34	PSLV-XL		C41	Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
		IRNSS-1I	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Satellite navigation (IRNSS)	In orbit	Operational
14 April 23:13	Atlas V 551		AV-079	Cape Canaveral SLC-41		ULA
		AFSPC-11 / CBAS (USA-283)[69][70]	U.S. Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications (military)	In orbit	Operational
		EAGLE (USA-284 + USA-285/286/287)[71]	Air Force Research Laboratory	Geosynchronous	Technology experiments (Space Test Program)	In orbit	Operational
18 April 22:12	Proton-M / Briz-M		?	Baikonur		RVSN RF
		Blagovest-12L / Kosmos 2526	VKS	Geosynchronous	Communications (military)	In orbit	Operational
18 April 22:51	Falcon 9 Block 4		F9-053	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		TESS	NASA	HEO	Space observatory	In orbit	Operational
		Block 4 first-stage booster, serial number B1045.
25 April 17:57	Rokot / Briz-KM			Plesetsk Site 133/3		/ Eurockot
		Sentinel-3B	ESA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
26 April 04:42	Long March 11		Y4[28]	Jiuquan LS-95A		CASC
		Zhuhai-1 OHS 2A–2D[72]	Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Zhuhai-1 OVS 2A[73]	Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → May
3 May 16:05	Long March 3B/G2		3B-Y55[7]	Xichang LC-2		CASC
		Apstar 6C	APT Satellite Holdings	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
5 May 11:05	Atlas V 401		AV-078	Vandenberg SLC-3E		ULA
		InSight	NASA / JPL	TMI to Martian Surface	Mars lander	26 November 19:52:59	Successful
		⚀ MarCO A (WALL-E)[74]	NASA / JPL	Heliocentric	Communications	In orbit	Successful
		⚀ MarCO B (Eva)[74]	NASA / JPL	Heliocentric	Communications	In orbit	Successful
		12th mission of the Discovery program. Mars lander mission dedicated to geological and seismological studies of the planet.[75]
8 May 18:28	Long March 4C		4C-Y20[63]	Taiyuan LC-9		CASC
		Gaofen 5	CAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
11 May 20:14	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-054	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Bangabandhu-1	SPARRSO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First launch of a Falcon 9 Block 5 first-stage booster, serial number B1046. The booster was recovered.[76]
20 May 21:28	Long March 4C		4C-Y27[63]	Xichang LC-3[63]		CASC
		Queqiao	CNSA	Earth–Moon L2, halo orbit	Communications	In orbit	Operational[77][78]
		Longjiang-1	CNSA	Selenocentric, elliptical orbit	Radio astronomy	In orbit	Spacecraft Failure[79][80]
		Longjiang-2	CNSA	Selenocentric, elliptical orbit	Radio astronomy	31 July 2019[81] 14:20	Successful
		The relay satellite Queqiao, or "Magpie Bridge" will stay in a halo orbit around the second Earth-Moon Lagrange point (E-M L2) and support communications from the Chang'e 4 rover exploring the far side of the Moon.[82]
21 May 08:44	Antares 230			MARS LP-0A		Orbital ATK
		Cygnus CRS OA-9E S.S. J.R. Thompson	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	30 July 2018 09:17	Successful
		⚀ Aerocube 12A	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	26 May 2023[83]	Successful
		⚀ Aerocube 12B	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	14 August 2023[84]	Successful
		⚀ CubeRRT	OSU	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	26 November 2020[85]	Successful
		⚀ EnduroSat One	EnduroSat / Space Challenges Program	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	15 October 2020[86]	Successful
		⚀ EQUiSat	Brown University	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	26 December 2020[87]	Successful
		⚀ HaloSat	UI	Low Earth (ISS)	X-ray astronomy	4 January 2021[88]	Successful
		⚀ Lemur-2 × 4	Spire Global	Low Earth	Earth observation	First: 13 January 2023 Last: 13 February 2023[89]	Successful
		⚀ MemSat[90]	Rowan University	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	27 September 2020[91]	Successful
		⚀ Radix	Analytical Space	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	7 April 2020[92]	Successful
		⚀ RadSat-g[93]	MSU	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	5 April 2021[94]	Successful[95]
		⚀ RainCube	JPL	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	24 December 2020[96]	Successful
		⚀ TEMPEST-D	CSU/JPL	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	21 June 2021[97]	Successful
		RainCube, Radix, CubeRRT, HaloSat, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, EQUISat, MEMSat, RadSat-g are carried aboard Cygnus to be deployed from ISS later.[98] CubeRRT, EQUISat, HaloSat, MemSat, RadSat-g, RainCube, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, Radix were deployed on 13 July 2018.[99] Four Lemur-2s and two Aerocubes were carried in the external deployer of Cygnus and deployed into orbit on 16 July 2018 after it departed from ISS.[100]
22 May 19:47:58[101]	Falcon 9 Block 4[102]		F9-055	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Iridium NEXT 51–55	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		GRACE-FO 1, 2	DLR	Low Earth	Gravitational science	In orbit	Operational
		DLR arranged a rideshare of GRACE-FO on a Falcon 9 with Iridium following the cancellation of their Dnepr launch contract in 2015.[103] Iridium CEO Matt Desch disclosed in September 2017 that GRACE-FO would be launched on the sixth Iridium NEXT mission.[104] Re-used a first-stage booster.[105]
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → June
2 June 04:13	Long March 2D		2D-Y20[6]	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Gaofen 6	CAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Luojia 1	Wuhan University	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
4 June 04:45	Falcon 9 Block 4		F9-056	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		SES-12	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
5 June 13:07[106]	Long March 3A		3A-Y25[7]	Xichang LC-2		CAST
		Fengyun 2H	CMA	Geosynchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
6 June 11:12:41	Soyuz-FG			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roscosmos
		Soyuz MS-09 / 55S	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 56/57	20 December 2018 01:42	Successful
		SiriusSat 1, 2	SPUTNIX	Low Earth (ISS)	Space research, Education	In orbit	Operational
		Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. SiriusSat satellites were deployed on 15 August 2018 during a spacewalk.[107] Crew return was delayed due to the launch failure of Soyuz MS-10; it was rescheduled for 20 December, after the MS-11 crew arrives on 3 December.
12 June 04:20[108]	H-IIA 202		F39[54]	Tanegashima		MHI
		IGS Radar-6	CSICE	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
16 June 21:30	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M			Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
		GLONASS-M 756 / Kosmos 2527	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
27 June 03:30	Long March 2C		2C-Yxx[6]	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		XJSS A	CAST[109]	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		XJSS B	CAST	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
29 June 09:42	Falcon 9 Block 4		F9-057	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		SpaceX CRS-15	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	3 August 2018	Successful
		⚀ BHUTAN-1	Kyushu Institute of Technology	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	18 November 2020[110]	Successful
		⚀ Maya-1	UP / DOST	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	20 November 2020[111]	Successful
		⚀ UiTMSAT-1	UiTM	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	20 November 2020[112]	Successful
		Last orbital flight of a Block 4 booster version. Bhutan-1, Maya-1, UiTMSAT-1 were deployed into orbit from ISS on 10 August 2018.
← 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
18 January 05:53	Agni V			Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV		DRDO
			DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	18 January	Successful
		Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi)
19 January 12:17	Black Brant IX			Poker Flat Research Range		NASA
		DXL-3	U of M	Suborbital	Astronomy	19 January	Successful
		Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi)[113]
26 January 14:11:15	Terrier–Improved Orion			Poker Flat Research Range		NASA
		Super Soaker	ASTRA	Suborbital	Atmospheric	26 January	Successful
		Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi)
26 January 14:48:00	Terrier–Improved Orion			Poker Flat Research Range		NASA
		Super Soaker	ASTRA	Suborbital	Atmospheric	26 January	Successful
		Apogee: ~97 kilometres (60 mi)
26 January 14:49:30	Terrier–Improved Orion			Poker Flat Research Range		NASA
		Super Soaker	ASTRA	Suborbital	Atmospheric	26 January	Successful
		Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi)
31 January	IRBM ?			C-17, Pacific Ocean		MDA
		FTM-29 Target	MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	31 January	Successful
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
31 January	SM-3 Block IIA			Pacific Missile Range Facility		US Navy
		FTM-29 Interceptor	MDA	Suborbital	ABM test	31 January	Failure
		Test of a land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system, failed to intercept the target
5 February	B-611?			Shuangchengzi		PLA
			PLA	Suborbital	ABM target	5 February	Successful
		Target
5 February	SC-19			Korla		PLA
			PLA	Suborbital	ABM test	5 February	Successful
		Interceptor, successful intercept[114]
6 February 03:00	Agni I			Integrated Test Range		IDRDL
			IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	6 February	Successful
		Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)?
17 February 07:00	/ VS-31/Improved Malemute			Esrange		DLR / SSC
		MAPHEUS-7	DLR	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	17 February	Successful
		Apogee: 248 kilometres (154 mi)
18 February 23:30	Arrow III			Negev		IAF
			IAI/IDF	Suborbital	Flight test	18 February	Successful
		Successful flight test of the Arrow-III weapon system[115]
20 February 03:08	Agni II			Integrated Test Range		Indian Army / DRDO
			Indian Army/DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	20 February	Successful
25 March 10:51	Terrier–Improved Malemute			Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
		USIP	NASA	Suborbital	Student payloads	25 March	Successful
		Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)[116]
27 March 02:40?	UGM-133 Trident II			USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), Pacific Missile Range Facility		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 March	Successful
		Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28
27 March 02:40?	UGM-133 Trident II			USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), Pacific Missile Range Facility		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 March	Successful
		Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28
31 March 16:19	Black Brant IX			Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
		ASPIRE-2	NASA	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	31 March	Successful
		Tested Mars 2020's parachute
4 April 10:40	Black Brant IX			Kwajalein Atoll		NASA
		WRX-R	PSU	Suborbital	XR Astronomy	4 April	Successful
		Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)[117]
4 April 18:00	Hyperbola-1S (Shian Quxian 1S)			Hainan Island		i-Space
		Mass simulator	i-Space	Suborbital	Test flight	4 April	Successful
		Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
6 April 14:00	RH-300 Mk-II			TERLS		ISRO
			ISRO VSSC	Suborbital	Ionosphere research	6 April	Successful
		Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)[118]
16 April 16:47	Black Brant IX			Kwajalein Atoll		NASA
		CHESS-4	University of Colorado	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	16 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 April 12:26	Minuteman-III			Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-10		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	25 April	Successful
29 April 17:06	New Shepard			Corn Ranch		Blue Origin
		Suborbital Flight Experiment Monitor-2[119]	NASA	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	29 April	Successful
		Schmitt Space Communicator	Solstar	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	29 April	Successful
		Daphnia	University of Bayreuth	Suborbital	Microgravity Research	29 April	Successful
		EQUIPAGE	Otto von Guericke University	Suborbital	Microgravity Research	29 April	Successful
		EUPHORIE	University of Duisburg-Essen	Suborbital	Microgravity Research	29 April	Successful
		8th flight, Apogee: ~107 kilometres (66 mi)
13 May 08:30	VSB-30			Esrange		EuroLaunch
		/ TEXUS-54	DLR / ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity	13 May	Successful
		Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi)
14 May 08:23	Minuteman-III			Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-04		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	14 May	Successful
17 May 00:33	OS-X, Chongqing Liangjiang (Twin-River) Star[120]			Undisclosed location in northwest China		OneSpace
			OneSpace	Suborbital	Test flight	17 May	Successful
22 May	RSM-56 Bulava[121]			K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea		VMF
			VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	22 May	Successful
22 May	RSM-56 Bulava			K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea		VMF
			VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	22 May	Successful
22 May	RSM-56 Bulava			K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea		VMF
			VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	22 May	Successful
22 May	RSM-56 Bulava			K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea		VMF
			VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	22 May	Successful
23 May	Terrier Malemute			Pacific Missile Range Facility		NNSA
		HOT SHOT 1	NNSA	Suborbital	Technology experiments	23 May	Successful
		Apogee: ~360 kilometres (220 mi)[122]
29 May 18:54	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA
		Hi-C 2.1	NASA/MSFC	Suborbital	Solar research	29 May	Successful
		Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi)
31 May 04:00	VSB-30			Esrange		EuroLaunch
		/ TEXUS-55	DLR / ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity	31 May	Successful
		Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi)
3 June 04:18	Agni V			Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV		DRDO
			DRDO	Suborbital	Missile test	3 June	Successful
		Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi)
7 June	Boosted Zombi (ATACMS)			White Sands		NASA
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	7 June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)?
18 June 19:00	Black Brant IX			White Sands		NASA
		EVE	CU Boulder	Suborbital	SDO calibration	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
19 June	RS-24 Yars			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	19 June	Successful
21 June 09:30	Terrier–Improved Orion			Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
		RockOn	University of Colorado	Suborbital	Student payloads	21 June	Successful
		Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)[123]
29 June	Momo 2			Taiki Aerospace Research Field		Interstellar Technologies
			Kochi University of Technology	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	29 June	Launch failure
		Two seconds after launch, the engine failed and the vehicle fell back to the pad and exploded