List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2023

This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2023.

For all other spaceflight activities, see 2023 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2023, see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2023.

Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
January
3 January 14:56:00[1]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Transporter-6	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		ION SCV-007 Glorious Gratia[2]	D-Orbit	Low Earth (SSO)	CubeSat deployer	In orbit	Operational
		ION SCV-008 Fierce Franciscus[2]	D-Orbit	Low Earth (SSO)	CubeSat deployer	In orbit	Operational
		CHIMERA LEO-1[1]	Epic Aerospace	Low Earth (SSO)	Space tug	In orbit	Operational
		Orbiter SN1[3]	Launcher	Low Earth (SSO)	Space tug	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		Vigoride-5 (VR-5)[4]	Momentus Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Space tug	In orbit	Operational
		Albania-1 (ÑuSat 32)[1]	Government of Albania / Satellogic	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Albania-2 (ÑuSat 33)[1]	Government of Albania / Satellogic	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		EOS SAT-1 (EOS Agrisat-1)[1]	EOS Data Analytics	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		ICEYE × 3[1]	ICEYE	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	2/3 Operational 1/3 Deployment failure
		Lynk Tower 03[1]	Lynk Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Lynk Tower 04[1]	Lynk Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		ÑuSat 34[1]	Satellogic	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		ÑuSat 35[1]	Satellogic	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Skykraft-1[1]	Skykraft	Low Earth (SSO)	Satellite deployer	In orbit	Operational
		Skykraft ATM × 4[1][6]	Skykraft	Low Earth (SSO)	Air traffic management	In orbit	Operational
		Umbra-04[1]	Umbra Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Umbra-05[1]	Umbra Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		YAM-5[1]	Loft Orbital	Low Earth (SSO)	Payload hosting	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Astrocast × 4[8]	Astrocast	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ BDSat-2[10]	CEITEC	Low Earth (SSO)	Amateur radio	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ BRO-8[1]	UnseenLabs	Low Earth (SSO)	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Connecta T1.2[1]	Plan-S	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ EWS RROCI[1][12]	SSC / Orion Space Solutions	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	3 January 2023	Deployment failure
		⚀ EYE (Star-Sphere 1)[14]	Sony	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Partial failure[15]
		⚀ Flock 4y × 36[17]	Planet Labs	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ FUTURA-SM1[2]	NPC Spacemind	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	4 May 2023[19]	Successful
		⚀ FUTURA-SM3[2]	NPC Spacemind	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	19 April 2023[21]	Successful
		⚀ Gama Alpha[23]	Gama	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Guardian-Alpha (Pushan-Alpha)[1]	OrbAstro	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Kelpie 1[2]	AAC Clyde Space / Orbcomm	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT / AIS	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ KSF3 × 4 (Observer Mission)[1]	Kleos Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ KuwaitSat-1[1]	Kuwait University	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Lemur-2 × 6[24]	Spire Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Menut[25][27]	Open Cosmos / Catalan Space Agency	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ MilSpace-2 1 (Birkeland)[1][28]	Royal NLR / TNO / FFI	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ MilSpace-2 2 (Huygens)[1][28]	Royal NLR / TNO / FFI	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ NSLSat-2[1]	NSLComm	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PACE-2[31][32]	NASA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Awaiting deployment
		⚀ Platform 2 (Shared Sat 2211)[1]	EnduroSat	Low Earth (SSO)	Payload hosting	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PolyITAN-HP-30 (QBUA01)[1]	Kyiv Polytechnic Institute	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PROVES – Yearling[3]	Cal Poly Pomona	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration Education	In orbit	Transfer stage failure
		⚀ Sapling-1 (Sapling Sempervirens)[33]	Stanford Student Space Initiative	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration Education	In orbit	Transfer stage failure
		⚀ Sharja-Sat-1[2]	SAASST / ITU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SpaceBEE × 12[1]	Swarm Technologies	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ STAR VIBE[35]	Scanway / German Orbital Systems	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Sternula-1[37]	Sternula	Low Earth (SSO)	AIS ship tracking	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ TAUSAT2[2]	Tel Aviv University	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Zeus-1[4]	Qosmosys / Orient G	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ TBA[3]	NPC Spacemind	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Transfer stage failure
		⚀ MDQSAT-1A Juana Azurduy[38][3]	Innova Space	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Transfer stage failure
		⚀ MDQSAT-1B Simón Bolívar[38][3]	Innova Space	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Transfer stage failure
		▫  Unicorn-2G[39]	Alba Orbital	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Transfer stage failure
		▫  Unicorn-2H[39]	Alba Orbital	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Transfer stage failure
		Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-6. Vigoride-5 carries Caltech's Space Solar Power Project (SSPD-1) as a hosted payload.[4] Orbiter SN1 carried TRL11's SAVER, Beyond Burials' Shooting Star Memorial and a payload from Logitech Mevo as hosted payloads.[3] Orbiter SN1 failed shortly after deployment.[40] The ION-SCV deployers carry Cryptosat's Crypto-2, IAC's DRAGO-2, Genergo's Genergo-2, and an undisclosed payload as hosted payloads.[2] Albania-1 and Albania-2, the first Albanian satellites, were launched on this flight. EWS RROCI failed to deploy from the Falcon 9 second stage and reentered the atmosphere on the day of launch.[41] This was not a SpaceX failure as brokered dispensers and deployers are used on Transporter missions.[42]
8 January 22:00[43]	Long March 7A		7A-Y4	Wenchang LC-2		CASC
		Shijian 23	SAST	Geosynchronous	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
9 January 05:04[43]	Ceres-1		Y5	Jiuquan LS-95A		Galactic Energy
		Nantong Zhongxue	Nantong Secondary School	Low Earth (SSO)	Education	In orbit	Operational
		Tianmu-1 01	Xiyong Microelectronics	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		Tianmu-1 02	Xiyong Microelectronics	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		Xiamen Keji-1	TBA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Tianqi-13	Guodian Gaoke	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		Mission designated "Give Me Five".
9 January 23:08:49[44]	LauncherOne		"Start Me Up"	Cosmic Girl, Cornwall		Virgin Orbit
		⚀ AMAN	ETCO	Low Earth	Earth observation	9 January	Launch failure
		⚀ CIRCE A, B	Dstl / NRL	Low Earth	Ionospheric research
		⚀ DOVER	RHEA Group	Low Earth	Technology demonstration
		⚀ ForgeStar-0	Space Forge	Low Earth	Technology demonstration
		⚀ IOD-3 Amber	Satellite Applications Catapult	Low Earth	Maritime domain awareness
		⚀ Prometheus 2A, 2B	UK Ministry of Defence / NRO	Low Earth	Technology demonstration
		⚀ STORK-6	SatRevolution	Low Earth	Earth observation
		First LauncherOne flight from Spaceport Cornwall. Oman's first attempted satellite, AMAN, was lost.
10 January 04:50:17[45]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-196	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		OneWeb × 40	OneWeb	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		OneWeb #16.
10 January 23:27:30[46]	RS1		DEMO-1	Kodiak LP-3C		ABL
		⚀ VariSat-1A, 1B[48]	VariSat	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	10 January	Launch failure
		First flight of RS1, designated DEMO-1. Launch failed a little over 10 seconds after liftoff due to a loss of power that shut down the first stage engines.[49]
12 January 18:10[50]	Long March 2C		2C-Y61	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		Apstar 6E	APT Satellite Holdings	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
13 January 07:00[50]	Long March 2D		2D-Y73	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Yaogan 37	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Shiyan 22A	SAST	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Shiyan 22B	SAST	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
15 January 03:14[51][52]	Long March 2D		2D-Y71	Taiyuan LC-9		CASC
		Beiyou-1 (BUPT-1)	BUPT	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 34	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Jilin-1 Hongwai-01A 07–08	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Jilin-1 Mofang-02A 03–04, 07	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Luojia-3 01 (Yantai-1)	Wuhan University / DFH Satellite Co.	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Qilu-2	SDIIT	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Qilu-3	SDIIT	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Rizhao-3 (Tianzhi-2D)	CAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Golden Bauhinia 03–04, 06	Hong Kong Aerospace Science & Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Long March Express 3 rideshare mission.[53]
15 January 22:56[54]	Falcon Heavy		FH-005	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		CBAS-2 (USA-342)	United States Space Force	Geosynchronous	Military communications	In orbit	Operational
		LDPE-3A	United States Space Force	Geosynchronous	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		USSF-67 mission.
18 January 12:24[55]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-197	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		GPS III-06 Amelia Earhart (USA-343)	United States Space Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		Named after American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.
19 January 15:43:10[56]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 2-4	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 51	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
24 January 23:00:00[57]	Electron		"Virginia is for Launch Lovers"	MARS LC-2		Rocket Lab
		Hawk 6A, 6B, 6C	HawkEye 360	Low Earth	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		First launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
26 January 01:50:21[58]	H-IIA 202		F46	Tanegashima LA-Y1		MHI
		IGS-Radar 7	CSICE	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
26 January 09:32:20[59]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 5-2	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 56	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
31 January 16:15:00[60]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 2-6	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 49	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		ION SCV-009 Eclectic Elena	D-Orbit	Low Earth	Payload hosting	In orbit	Operational
		EBAD Test Mass	EBAD	Low Earth	Dummy satellite	In orbit	Successful
		ION SCV-009 carries HPS' ADEO-N3, EPFL's Bunny, and StardustMe's SD-1 as hosted payloads.[61][62] ION SCV-009 deployed a satellite simulator using EBAD's 8" Payload Release Ring.[63]
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → February
2 February 07:58:20[64]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 5-3	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Starlink × 53	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
5 February 09:12:51[65]	Proton-M / DM-03			Baikonur Site 81/24		Roscosmos
		Elektro-L №4	Roscosmos	Geosynchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
7 February 01:32:00[66]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-202	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Amazonas Nexus (Intelsat 46)	Hispasat/Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Will replace Amazonas 2.[67] Part of its capacity has been bought by Intelsat, with the satellite receiving the alternative designation of Intelsat 46 (IS-46).[68]
9 February 06:15:36[69]	Soyuz-2.1a			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Progress MS-22 / 83P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	20 August 23:50	Successful
10 February 03:48[70]	SSLV		D2	Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
		EOS-07 (Microsat-2B)	ISRO	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ AzaadiSAT-2	Space Kidz India	Low Earth (SSO)	Education	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Janus-1	Antaris Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	29 June 2023[72]	Successful
		Second SSLV development flight.
12 February 05:10:10[73]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 5-4	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 55	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
17 February 19:12:20[73]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 2-5	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 51	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
18 February 03:59[74]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-205	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Inmarsat-6 F2 (GX 6B)[76]	Inmarsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		The satellite suffered a power system failure in orbit that prevented it from becoming operational.[77]
23 February 11:49[78]	Long March 3B/E		3B-Y93	Xichang LC-2		CASC
		ChinaSat-26	China Satcom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
24 February 00:24:29[79]	Soyuz-2.1a			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Soyuz MS-23	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Uncrewed spaceflight	27 September 11:17	Successful
		Uncrewed launch to replace Soyuz MS-22, which was damaged by a suspected micrometeoroid impact.[80]
24 February 04:01[81][82]	Long March 2C		2C-Y63	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Horus-1 (Helusi-1)	Egyptian Space Agency	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
27 February 23:13:50[83]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-1	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 21	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First launch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites. First launch of Starlink Group 6 Satellites from Cape Canaveral.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → March
2 March 05:34:14[84]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-207	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		SpaceX Crew-6	SpaceX / NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 68/69	4 September 04:17	Successful
		Sixth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS.
3 March 18:38:50[85]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 2-7	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 51	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
4 March[86][87]	Qaem 100			Shahroud Space Center		IRGC
		Nahid-1	ISA	Low Earth	Communications	4 March	Launch failure
		Maiden orbital flight of Qaem 100.
7 March 01:37:55[88]	H3-22S		TF1	Tanegashima LA-Y2		JAXA
		ALOS-3 (Daichi 3)	JAXA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	7 March	Launch failure
		First flight of the H3 launch vehicle. Second stage ignition could not be confirmed, leading to flight termination.
9 March 19:13:28[89]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-209	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		OneWeb × 40	OneWeb	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		OneWeb #17.
9 March 22:41[90]	Long March 4C		4C-Y51	Taiyuan LC-9		CASC
		Tianhui 6A	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Tianhui 6B	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
12 March 23:12:59[91]	Proton-M / Briz-M			Baikonur Site 200/39		Roscosmos
		Olymp-K №2 (Luch-5X №2)	Ministry of Defence / Gonets Satellite System	Geosynchronous	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
13 March 04:02[92]	Long March 2C		2C-Y64	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Horus-2 (Helusi-2)	Egyptian Space Agency	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
15 March 00:30:42[93]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-210	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		SpaceX CRS-27	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	15 April 20:58[94]	Successful
		STP-H9	United States Air Force	Low Earth (ISS)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ARKSat-1	University of Arkansas	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ AuroraSAT[96]	Aurora Research Institute	Low Earth	Ionosphere magnetism Education	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Ex-Alta 2[98]	AlbertaSat	Low Earth	Ionosphere magnetism Wildfire monitoring	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ LightCube	Arizona State University	Low Earth	Education	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ NEUDOSE[100]	NII / McMaster University	Low Earth	Cosmic rays measurement	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ YukonSat[102]	Yukon University	Low Earth	Ionosphere magnetism Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		The ELaNa 50 mission, consisting of 2 CubeSats, was launched on this flight.[103] The Ex-Alta 2, AuroraSAT and YukonSat cubesats are part of the Northern SPIRIT project with the goal of collectively studying the ionosphere magnetic field.[104]
15 March 11:41[105]	Long March 11		Y11	Jiuquan LS-95A		CASC
		Shiyan 19	SAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
16 March 22:38:59[106]	Electron		"Stronger Together"	MARS LC-2		Rocket Lab
		Capella 9 (Whitney 7)	Capella Space	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Capella 10 (Whitney 8)	Capella Space	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
17 March 08:33[107]	Long March 3B/E		3B-Y90	Xichang LC-2		CASC
		Gaofen 13-02	SASTIND	Geosynchronous	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
17 March 19:26:40[108]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 2-8	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 52	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
17 March 23:38[108]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-212	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		SES-18	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		SES-19	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
22 March 09:09[109]	Kuaizhou 1A		Y19	Jiuquan LS-95A		ExPace
		Tianmu-1 03–06	Xiyong Microelectronics	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
23 March 03:25[110]	Terran 1		"Good Luck, Have Fun"	Cape Canaveral LC-16		Relativity Space
		Good Luck, Have Fun	Relativity Space	Low Earth	Dummy payload	23 March	Launch failure
		Maiden flight of Terran 1. The second stage engine failed to properly ignite. Terran 1 was retired after this first and only flight of the rocket.
23 March 06:40:11[111]	Soyuz-2.1a			Plesetsk Site 43/3		RVSN RF
		Kosmos 2567 (Bars-M 4L)	VKS	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
24 March 09:14[112]	Electron		"The Beat Goes On"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		BlackSky 18 (BlackSky Global 19)	BlackSky	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		BlackSky 19 (BlackSky Global 5)	BlackSky	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Sixth dedicated launch for BlackSky.
24 March 15:43:10[113]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 5-5	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 56	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
26 March 03:30[114]	LVM 3		M3	Satish Dhawan SLP		NSIL
		OneWeb × 36	OneWeb	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		OneWeb #18.
28 March 23:10[115]	Shavit 2			Palmachim		IAI
		Ofeq-13 (TECSAR-3)	Israel Ministry of Defence	Low Earth (Retrograde)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
29 March 19:57:02[116]	Soyuz-2.1v			Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
		Kosmos 2568 (EO MKA №4)	VKS	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
29 March 20:01:00[117]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 5-10	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 56	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
30 March 10:50[118]	Long March 2D		2D-Y90	Taiyuan LC-9		CASC
		PIESAT-1A 01	PIESAT	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		PIESAT-1B 01–03	PIESAT	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
31 March 06:27[118]	Long March 4C		4C-Y49	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Yaogan 34-04	CAS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → April
2 April 08:48:16[119]	Tianlong-2		Y1	Jiuquan LS-120		Space Pioneer
		⚀ Jinta (Ai Taikong Kexue)	Hunan Hangsheng Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Maiden flight of Space Pioneer's Tianlong-2 launch vehicle. First successful launch of a Chinese privately funded, liquid fueled kerolox rocket. Space Pioneer became the first private company to successfully launch a liquid fueled rocket to orbit on its first attempt.
2 April 14:29[120]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-215	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Transport Layer Tranche 0 × 8	SDA	Low Earth	Military communications	In orbit	Operational
		Tracking Layer Tranche 0 × 2	SDA	Low Earth	Missile tracking	In orbit	Operational
		First of two launches for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer (Tranche 0A Mission).
7 April 04:00[121]	Hyperbola-1		Y6[122]	Jiuquan LS-95A		i-Space
		Lianyungang	i-Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Dummy payload	In orbit	Successful
		Return to flight for i-Space's Hyperbola-1 launch vehicle after three consecutive failures, the last of which took place on 13 May 2022.
7 April 04:30[123]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-216	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Intelsat 40e / TEMPO	Intelsat / NASA	Geosynchronous	Communications / Atmospheric pollution monitoring	In orbit	Operational
		Intelsat 40e hosts TEMPO, the first payload developed under NASA's Earth Venture Instrument program.[124]
14 April 12:14:29[125]	Ariane 5 ECA		VA260	Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
		Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE)	ESA	Jovicentric	Exploration of Jupiter Ganymede orbiter	In orbit	En route
		The spacecraft will embark on an 8-year journey to Jupiter, including four gravity assist maneuvers at the Moon, Earth, and Venus.[126]
15 April 06:48:00[127]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Transporter-7	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		ION SCV-010 Masterful Matthaeus[128]	D-Orbit	Low Earth (SSO)	CubeSat deployer	In orbit	Operational
		Vigoride-6[129]	Momentus Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Space tug	In orbit	Operational
		GHGSat-C6 (Mey-Lin)[130]	GHGSat	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		GHGSat-C7 (Gaspard)[130]	GHGSat	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		GHGSat-C8 (Océane)[130]	GHGSat	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		GHOSt 1, 2[131]	Orbital Sidekick	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Hawk 7A, 7B, 7C[133]	HawkEye 360	Low Earth	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		İMECE[135]	TUA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		NorSat-TD[137]	NOSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		ÑuSat × 4[138]	Satellogic	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Tomorrow-R1[139][140]	Tomorrow.io	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Umbra-06[138]	Umbra Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ BRO-9[142]	UnseenLabs	Low Earth (SSO)	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Brokkr-1[144]	AstroForge	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ CIRBE[146]	CU Boulder	Low Earth (SSO)	Space weather	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Connecta T2.1[148]	Plan-S	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ DEWA SAT-2[150]	DEWA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ DISCO-1[152]	Aarhus University	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ELO-3[154]	Eutelsat	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ EPICHyper-1 (Wyvern-1)[156]	AAC Clyde Space / Wyvern	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ FACSAT-2 (Chibiriquete)[158]	Colombian Air Force	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ INSPIRE-Sat 7[161][162]	UVSQ / LATMOS	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ IRIS-C[129]	NCKU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ It's About Time[164]	TrustPoint	Low Earth (SSO)	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Kepler-20, 21[166]	Kepler	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ KILICSAT	GUMUSH AeroSpace / UTAA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ LacunaSat-2F (LS2f)[168]	Lacuna Space	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Lemur-2 × 3[170]	Spire Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ LLITED-A, B[172]	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth (SSO)	Ionospheric research	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PLEIADES YEARLING[138]	Cal Poly Pomona	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration Education	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ REVELA[129]	ARCA Dynamics	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ RoseyCubesat-1[174]	Orbital Solutions Monaco	Low Earth (SSO)	Education	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Sapling-2 (Sapling Giganteum)[33]	Stanford Student Space Initiative	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration Education	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Sateliot_0 / Platform 3[177][178]	Sateliot / EnduroSat	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SSS-2B[180]	TÜBİTAK UZAY	Low Earth (SSO)	Education	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ TAIFA-1	SayariLabs	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ VCUB1[182]	Visiona	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ VIREO[129]	CS3	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-7. ION SCV-010 carries Veoware's MicroCMG gyroscope and Elettronica Group's SCORPIO as hosted payloads.[183] Vigoride-6 carries ARCA Dynamics' SMPOD03 cubesat deployer and Momentus Space's Tappe Spring Solar Array as hosted payloads. The ELaNa 40 mission, consisting of the CIRBE cubesat, and the ELaNa 47 mission, consisting of the two LLITED cubesats, were launched on this flight.[184]
16 April 01:36:29[185]	Long March 4B		4B-Y51	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Fengyun 3G[186]	CMA	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
19 April 14:31:10[187]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-2	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 21	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
20 April 13:33:08[188]	Starship		Flight 1	Starbase OLP-A		SpaceX
		No payload	SpaceX	Transatmospheric	Flight test	20 April	Launch failure
		First Starship orbital velocity test flight, aiming to complete about three-quarters of an orbit and landing in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Kauai.[189] The launch resulted in a failure, with the flight termination system being triggered after a failed stage separation.
22 April 08:50[190]	PSLV-CA		C55	Satish Dhawan FLP		NSIL
		TeLEOS-2[192]	AgilSpace	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Lumelite-4[194]	NUS	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		POEM-2 is also launched in this mission.
27 April 13:40:50[195]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 3-5	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 46	SpaceX	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Last launch of Starlink Group 3 Satellites.
28 April 22:12[196]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-220	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		O3b mPOWER 3 (O3b FM23)	SES S.A.	Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		O3b mPOWER 4 (O3b FM24)	SES S.A.	Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → May
1 May 00:26[196]	Falcon Heavy		FH-006	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		ViaSat-3.1 (ViaSat-3 Americas)[197]	ViaSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Arcturus (Aurora-4A)	Astranis / Pacific Dataport	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ G-Space 1 (Nusantara-H1-A)[198]	Gravity Space / PSN	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First launch of a fully expended Falcon Heavy.[199] Astranis Block 1 mission. ViaSat-3 Americas, though operational, suffered an antenna deployment failure after launch that reduced its capacity by over ninety percent, triggering a $421 million insurance claim.[200]
4 May 07:31:00[201]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 5-6	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 56	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
8 May 01:00[202]	Electron		"Rocket Like A Hurricane"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		⚀ TROPICS × 2	NASA	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Launch of two of the four remaining satellites for the TROPICS constellation.
10 May 13:22:51[203]	Long March 7		Y7	Wenchang LC-2		CASC
		Tianzhou 6	CMSA	Low Earth (TSS)	Space logistics	19 January 2024 12:37	Successful
		⚀ Dalian-1 Lianli[205]	Dalian University of Technology	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Cargo flight to the Tiangong space station. The Dalian-1 Lianli cubesat was deployed from the TSS on 18 January 2024.[206]
10 May 20:09:00[207]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 2-9	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 51	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
14 May 05:03:30[208]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 5-9	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 56	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
17 May 02:49[209]	Long March 3B/E		3B-Y87	Xichang LC-2		CASC
		BeiDou-3 G4 (BeiDou 56)	CNSA	Geosynchronous	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
19 May 06:19:30[210]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-3	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
20 May 13:16:33[210]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-225	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Iridium NEXT × 5[211]	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		OneWeb × 15	OneWeb	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		JoeySat[213]	OneWeb / ESA	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Iridium-9 rideshare mission, carrying up to five Iridium NEXT satellites, 15 OneWeb Gen1 satellites, and a Gen2 test satellite (Iridium-9 & OneWeb #19 Mission).[214]
21 May 08:00[215]	Long March 2C		Y60	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Aomen Kexue-1A (Macao Science-1A)	MUST	Low Earth	Space weather	In orbit	Operational
		Aomen Kexue 1B (Macao Science-1B)	MUST	Low Earth	Space weather	In orbit	Operational
		Luojia-2 01	Wuhan University	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Macao Science-1A and Macao Science-1B, the first Macao satellites, were launched on this flight.
21 May 21:37:09[216]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-226	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Ax-2	SpaceX / Axiom Space	Low Earth (ISS)	Space tourism	31 May 03:04	Successful
		Axiom Mission 2, launching on Crew Dragon. 10-day private crewed mission carrying four (one professional and three private) astronauts to the International Space Station.
24 May 12:56:07[217]	Soyuz-2.1a			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Progress MS-23 / 84P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	29 November 11:02	Successful
		Parus-MGTU[219]	BMSTU	Low Earth	Solar sail	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		The Parus-MGTU nanosatellite was released in orbit from ISS on 26 October 2023 during the VKD-61 spacewalk but suffered a malfunctioning that prevented the deployment of its solar sails.[220]
25 May 09:24[221]	Nuri (KSLV-II)			Naro LC-2		KARI
		NEXTSat-2	KAIST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ JLC-101-v1-2	Justek	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ KSAT3U	Kairo Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Lumir-T1	Lumir	Low Earth (SSO)	Space radiation monitoring	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SNIPE × 4	KASI	Low Earth (SSO)	Space weather	In orbit	Operational
		Third launch of Nuri.
26 May 03:46[222]	Electron		"Coming To A Storm Near You"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		⚀ TROPICS × 2	NASA	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Launch of the final two satellites for the TROPICS constellation.
26 May 21:14:51[223]	Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat			Vostochny Site 1S		Roscosmos
		Kondor-FKA №1[225]	Roscosmos	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
27 May 03:25[226]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-227	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Arabsat-7B (BADR-8)	Arabsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
29 May 05:12[227]	GSLV Mk II		F12	Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO
		NVS-01 (IRNSS-1J)[228]	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		Replacement for IRNSS-1G. Next generation NaVic satellite.[229]
30 May 01:31[230]	Long March 2F/G		2F-Y16	Jiuquan SLS-1		CASC
		Shenzhou 16	CMSA	Low Earth (TSS)	Crewed spaceflight	31 October 00:12	Successful
		Fifth crewed flight to the Tiangong space station.
30 May 21:27[231]	Chŏllima 1			Sohae		NADA
		Malligyong-1	KCST	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	30 May 2023	Launch failure
		Maiden flight of the Chollima-1 launch vehicle. Launch failed after an abnormal ignition of the second stage.
31 May 06:02:30[232]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 2-10	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 52	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		200th consecutive success of Falcon 9.[233] Last launch of Starlink Group 2 Satellites.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → June
4 June 12:20:00[232]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-4	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
5 June 15:47:00[234]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-230	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		SpaceX CRS-28	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	30 June 14:30[235]	Successful
		iROSA 1A, 1B	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Space Station Photo Voltaic Module	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ESSENCE[236]	York University	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Iris[236]	University of Manitoba	Low Earth	Space weathering	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Maya-5[237]	UP Diliman	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	8 December[239]	Successful
		⚀ Maya-6[237]	UP Diliman	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	12 December[241]	Successful
		⚀ Moonlighter[243]	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ RADSAT-SK[236]	University of Saskatchewan	Low Earth	Radiation detection	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SC-ODIN[236]	Concordia University	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Ukpik-1[236]	Western University / Nunavut Arctic College	Low Earth	Education	In orbit	Operational
		The ESSENCE, Iris, Moonlighter, RADSAT-SK, SC-ODIN and Ukpik-1 cubesats were deployed from the ISS on 6 July 2023. The Maya-5 and Maya-6 cubesats were deployed from the ISS on 19 July 2023.[244]
7 June 04:10:02[245]	Kinetica 1		Y2	Jiuquan LS-130		CAS Space
		Shiyan 24A[246]	CASIC	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Shiyan 24B[246]	CASIC	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Fucheng-1[248]	Spacety	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Tianyi 26[250]	Spacety	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Xi'an Hangtou-8[252]	Xi'an Aerospace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ CXPD (X Shexian Pianzheng Lifang)[254]	Guangxi University	Low Earth (SSO)	X-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational
		20 undisclosed satellites	TBA	Low Earth (SSO)	TBA	In orbit	Operational
		The rocket carried a total of 26 satellites, of which 20 remain currently undisclosed, setting a new record for Chinese launch vehicles. Despite the lack of an explicit acknowledgment, Chang Guang Satellite Technology's claim to have launched 68 satellites in the first half of the year would leave a 21 satellites gap closely matching the number of undisclosed payloads of this launch.[255]
9 June 02:35[256]	Kuaizhou 1A		Y20	Jiuquan LS-95A		ExPace
		Longjiang-3	HIT	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
12 June 07:10:50[257]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 5-11	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 52	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
12 June 21:35:00[258]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Transporter-8	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		ION SCV-011 Savvy Simon[128]	D-Orbit	Low Earth (SSO)	CubeSat deployer	In orbit	Operational
		Orbiter SN3[259]	Launcher	Low Earth (SSO)	Space tug	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		ABA First Runner (AFR-1)[261]	Azista BST Aerospace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Blackjack × 4[262]	DARPA	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Droid.001[263]	Turion Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Space debris monitoring	In orbit	Operational
		FASat-Delta / RUNNER-1[265]	FACh / ISI	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		GHOSt 3[131]	Orbital Sidekick	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		HotSat-1[267]	Satellite Vu	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Successful; Partial spacecraft failure
		ICEYE × 4[269]	ICEYE	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		MuSat-1[271]	Muon Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		ÑuSat × 4[273]	Satellogic	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Otter Pup[275]	Starfish Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Satellite docking	In orbit	Operational
		AMATERU-III (QPS-SAR-6)[277]	iQPS	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Skykraft-3[278]	Skykraft	Low Earth (SSO)	Satellite deployer	In orbit	Operational
		Skykraft ATM × 4[278]	Skykraft	Low Earth (SSO)	Air traffic management	In orbit	Operational
		Tomorrow-R2[139][140]	Tomorrow.io	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Winnebago-1[281][282]	Varda Space Industries	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	21 February 2024 21:40[283]	Successful
		⚀ AII-Delta[285]	Aurora Insight	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Ayris-1, 2[287]	TBA	Low Earth (SSO)	TBA	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ELO-4[289]	Eutelsat	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ EIVE[291]	University of Stuttgart	Low Earth (SSO)	Communication	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ EPICHyper-2 (Wyvern-2)[292]	AAC Clyde Space / Wyvern	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ FOREST-2 (OroraTech 2)[294]	OroraTech	Low Earth (SSO)	Wildfire monitoring	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ GEI-SAT[296]	Satlantis	Low Earth (SSO)	Methane monitoring	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Grégoire[262]	Aerospacelab	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Kelpie 2[292]	AAC Clyde Space / Orbcomm	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT / AIS	In orbit	Spacecraft failure[297]
		⚀ Lemur-2 × 2[299]	Spire Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ MDQSAT-1C, 1D[300]	Innova Space	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ MISR-A, B[262]	United States Department of Defense	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Outpost Mission 1[302]	Outpost Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Pleiades-Squared[300]	Cal Poly Pomona	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SpaceBEE × 12[304]	Swarm Technologies	Low Earth (SSO)	Communication	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SpeiSat[306]	Dicastery for Communication / ASI	Low Earth (SSO)	Religious broadcasting	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Tiger-4[308]	OQ Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ XVI[310]	AFRL	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		▫  FOSSASat FEROX × 4[312]	FOSSA Systems	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		▫  Istanbul[313]	Hello Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		▫  MRC-100[315]	BME	Low Earth (SSO)	Electrosmog monitoring	In orbit	Operational
		▫  ROM-2[317]	ICHSB	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		▫  Satlla-2I[318]	Ariel University	Low Earth (SSO)	Communication	In orbit	Operational
		▫  Unicorn-2I[318]	Alba Orbital	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		▫  URESAT-1[320]	AMSAT-EA	Low Earth (SSO)	Amateur radio	In orbit	Operational
		Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-8. Orbiter-SN3 carries Celsium Astro's Nightingale-1, Millennium Space Systems' Remora and TRL11's TRL11-SN3-Demo as hosted payloads.[300] ION SCV-011 carries SpacePNT's NaviLEOTM navigation receiver, ODIN Space's ODIN-DU1 debris detector and UKRI's SWIMMR-1 radiation monitor as hosted payloads.[292] The STP-CR2301 mission, consisting of the MISR-A, MISR-B and XVI cubesats, has been launched on this flight.[321]
15 June 05:30[322]	Long March 2D		2D-Y88	Taiyuan LC-9		CASC
		Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D (19-26)	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Jilin-1 Gaofen-05A 01	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Jilin-1 Gaofen-06A (01-30)	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Jilin-1 Pingtai-02A (01-02)	Chang Guang Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		The rocket carried a total of 41 satellites, setting a new record for Chinese launch vehicles. Jilin-1 Gaofen-05A-01 is also known as Khorgas 1.
18 June 22:21:00[323]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-233	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Satria (Nusantara-3/Nusantara Tiga)	PSN	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
20 June 03:18[324]	Long March 6		Y12	Taiyuan LC-16		CASC
		Shiyan 25	SAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
22 June 07:17[323]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 5-7	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 47	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First launch of Starlink Group 5 Satellites from Vandenberg.
22 June 09:18:00[325]	Delta IV Heavy		D-388	Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		ULA
		Orion 11 (USA-345)[327]	NRO	Geosynchronous	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		NROL-68 mission.
23 June 15:35:10[328]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 5-12	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 56	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
27 June 11:34:49[329]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat			Vostochny Site 1S		Roscosmos
		Meteor-M №2-3[330]	Roscosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		Rassvet-1 × 3[332]	Bureau-1440	Low Earth (SSO)	Communication	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Ahmat-1[334]	Chechen State University	Low Earth (SSO)	Air traffic management	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ArcCube-01[336]	FIRON / Arcturus	Low Earth (SSO)	Education	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ A-SEANSAT-PG1[338]	ANGKASA-X	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Avion[339]	Moscow State University	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ BSUSat-2[339]	Belarusian State University	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ CSTP-1.1, 1.2[339]	Special Technology Center	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Cube-SX-HSE-3[341]	Higher School of Economics	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Impuls-1[343]	MISiS	Low Earth (SSO)	Solar radiation monitoring	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Khors-1, 2[339]	IPG Roshydromet	Low Earth (SSO)	Space weather	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ KuzGTU-1[345]	KuzSTU	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Monitor-2, 3, 4[347]	MSU	Low Earth (SSO)	Gamma-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Nanosond-1[349]	Orel State University	Low Earth (SSO)	Space weather	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ NORBI 2[339]	Novosibirsk State University	Low Earth (SSO)	Space weather	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PHI-Demo[351]	MBRSC	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Polytech Universe-3[352]	SPbPU	Low Earth (SSO)	Electromagnetic radiation research	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ReshUCube-2[354]	SibGU	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications / IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SamSat-ION[356]	Samara University	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth magnetosphere study	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Saturn[339]	KubSTU	Low Earth (SSO)	Space weather	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Sirius-SINP-3U[358]	BG-Optics	Low Earth (SSO)	Radiation detection	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SITRO-AIS × 8[360]	Sitronics Group	Low Earth (SSO)	AIS ship tracking	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ StratoSat TK-1[361]	Stratonavitka	Low Earth (SSO)	CubeSat deployer	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ TinySat × 6[361]	Stratonavitka	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Svyatobor-1[363]	MEPhI	Low Earth (SSO)	Wildfire monitoring	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ UmKa-1[365]	Podolsk School No. 27	Low Earth (SSO)	Education	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ UTMN-2[367]	Tyumen State University	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Vizard-meteo[369]	New Intelligent Systems	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Yarilo-3, 4[339]	IPG Roshydromet	Low Earth (SSO)	Geomagnetic field monitoring	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Zorkiy-2M[371]	Sputnix	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission.[372]
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
For flights after 30 June, see 2023 in spaceflight (July–December)

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
6 January[373][374]						Pakistan Army
			Pakistan Army	Suborbital	Missile test	6 January	Launch failure
		Missile deviated from course during flight.
10 February 07:01[375]	Minuteman III			Vandenberg LF-10		AFGSC
			AFGSC	Suborbital	Test flight	10 February	Successful
		Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll.
16 February 12:00:00[376][377]	Improved Orion			Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
		MesOrion	NASA / Wallops	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	16 February	Successful
		First of two launches.
16 February 12:28:00[376][377]	Improved Orion			Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
		MesOrion	NASA / Wallops	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	16 February	Successful
		Second of two launches.
18 February 08:21[378]	Hwasong-15			Sunan		KPA Strategic Force
			KPA Strategic Force	Suborbital	Missile test	18 February 09:27	Successful
		Apogee: ~5,700 km (3,500 mi).
18 February[379]	RS-28 Sarmat			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 February	Launch failure
19 February 10:00[380]	KN-25					KPA Strategic Force
			KPA Strategic Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 February	Successful
		Apogee: ~100 km (62 mi).
13 March[381]	AGM-183 ARRW			Boeing B-52 Stratofortress		United States Air Force
		Live hypersonic glide vehicle	United States Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	13 March	Failure
		Failed during flight
15 March 22:10[382]	Hwasong-17			Sunan		KPA Strategic Force
			KPA Strategic Force	Suborbital	Missile test	15 March 23:20	Successful
		Apogee: 6,045 km (3,756 mi).
19 March 17:52[383]	HANBIT-TLV			Alcântara		Innospace
		SISNAV	DCTA	Suborbital	Inertial navigation	19 March	Successful
		First test flight of the HANBIT-TLV suborbital launch vehicle. Expected apogee: 80 km (50 mi).
23 March 18:23:00[384]	Improved Malemute/Improved Orion		BROR	Esrange		SSC
		BROR	IRF	Suborbital	Auroral ionosphere	23 March	Successful
		Apogee: 240 km (150 mi).
23 March 21:00:00[385]	Black Brant IX			Andøya		NASA
		VortEX	Clemson University	Suborbital	Vapor trail deployment	23 March 21:09	Successful
		First of two launches for the Vorticity Experiment (VortEx) mission, carrying trimethylaluminum (TMA) vapor trails.[386] Apogee: 149.3 km (92.8 mi).
23 March 21:02:00[385]	Terrier-Improved Orion			Andøya		NASA
		VortEx	Clemson University	Suborbital	Gravity wave research	23 March 21:12	Successful
		First of two launches for the VortEx mission, carrying payload instruments.[386] Apogee: 363.5 km (225.9 mi).
23 March[387]	PTV			Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site		Orbital ATK
		Patriot target vehicle	SMC	Suborbital	ABM target	23 March	Successful
		Ballistic missile target for interception
23 March	MIM-104 Patriot			Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site		SMC
			SMC	Suborbital	ABM test	23 March	Successful
		Ballistic missile interceptor
29 March 04:30:00[388]	Improved Orion			Esrange		MORABA / SNSA
		REXUS-30	DLR / SNSA	Suborbital	Education	29 March	Successful
		Apogee: 77.3 km (48.0 mi).
30 March[389]	MRBM T3C2		FTM-31 E1a	Pacific Missile Range Facility		MDA
		SM-6 target	MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	30 March	Successful
		Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. MRBM target for two SM-6 Dual II missiles. Intercepted.
30 March[389]	SM-6 Dual II		FTM-31 E1a	USS Daniel Inouye		MDA / United States Navy
		Kill vehicle	United States Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	30 March	Successful intercept
		Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Launch of two SM-6 Dual II missiles. Successfully launched.
30 March[389]	SM-6 Dual II		FTM-31 E1a	USS Daniel Inouye		MDA / United States Navy
		Kill vehicle	United States Navy	Suborbital	ABM test	30 March	Successful intercept
		Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Launch of two SM-6 Dual II missiles. Successfully launched.
1 April 04:20:00[388]	Improved Orion			Esrange		MORABA / SNSA
		REXUS-29	DLR / SNSA	Suborbital	Education	1 April	Successful
		Apogee: 76.9 km (47.8 mi).
12 April 22:23[390][391]	Hwasong-18			Sunan		KPA Strategic Force
			KPA Strategic Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful
		Apogee: ~6,000 km (3,700 mi).
12 April[392]	Topol-ME			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful
14 April[393]	B-611?					PLA
			PLA	Suborbital	ABM target	14 April	Successful
		Interceptor target
14 April[393]	SC-19?					PLA
			PLA	Suborbital	ABM test	14 April	Successful
		Interceptor, successful intercept.
16 April 05:03:00[394][395]	Black Brant IX			White Sands Missile Range		NASA
		CIBER-2	Rochester Institute of Technology	Suborbital	EBL anisotropy	16 April	Launch failure
		Second flight of the CIBER-2 experiment.
19 April[396]	M51			Le Terrible
		Re-entry vehicle	French Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	19 April	Successful
19 April 12:11[397]	Minuteman III		GT246	Vandenberg LF-09		United States Air Force
		Test reentry vehicle	United States Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	19 April	Successful
22 April 15:12[398]	Gold Chain Cowboy			FAR Test Site		Evolution Space
			Evolution Space	Suborbital	Test flight	22 April	Successful
		Apogee: 124.5 km (77.4 mi).
24 April 05:20:00[399]	VSB-30			Esrange		MORABA
		TEXUS-58	DLR / ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity research	24 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 km (160 mi). Rocket slightly deviated from the planned trajectory and landed in Norway rather than Sweden as intended.[400]
24 April 10:10:00[401]	N2ORTH			Esrange		DLR
			DLR / University of Stuttgart (HyEnD)	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	24 April	Launch failure
		Aimed to exceed an apogee of 100 km (62 mi). Second of two launches. Failed 20 seconds into the flight. The first launch on 18 April was not intended to reach space and reached an altitude of 64 km.
25 April 23:15:00[402]	Terrier-Improved Malemute			Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
		SubTEC-9	NASA	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	25 April	Successful
1 May 16:45[403]	SpaceLoft XL		SL-17	Spaceport America		UP Aerospace
		FOP-8 / Celestis 18	NASA / Celestis	Suborbital	Education Space burial	1 May	Launch failure
		Part of NASA's TechRise Student Challenge and Celestis Aurora Flight.
3 May 18:30:00[404]	Black Brant IX			White Sands Missile Range		NASA
		SDO EVE Underflight Calibration Experiment	CU Boulder	Suborbital	Satellite instrument calibration	3 May	Successful
		Launching a copy of the EVE instrument on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory for calibration purposes.
20 May[405]	MESOS			Black Rock Desert		Kip Daugirdas
			Kip Daugirdas	Suborbital	Amateur rocket	20 May	Failure
		Second staged experienced coning during flight, resulting in launch failure. Both stages recovered. Apogee: 28.65 km (17.80 mi).
22 May 05:00:32[406]	Improved Malemute/Improved Malemute			Esrange		DLR
		MAPHEUS-13	DLR	Suborbital	Microgravity research	22 May	Successful
		Apogee: 225.5 km (140.1 mi).
24 May[407]	Khoramshahr-4					IRGC
			IRGC	Suborbital	Missile test	24 May	Successful
25 May 16:23[408]	SpaceShipTwo		Unity 25	Spaceport America		Virgin Galactic
		Virgin Galactic Unity 25	Virgin Galactic	Suborbital	Crewed spaceflight	25 May 16:37	Successful
		Final VSS Unity test flight, carrying Virgin Galactic employees.[409] Apogee: 87.2 km (54.2 mi).
15 June?[410]	UGM-133 Trident II			USS West Virginia (SSBN-736)		United States Navy
			United States Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	15 June?	Successful
		1 of 2.
15 June?[410]	UGM-133 Trident II			USS West Virginia (SSBN-736)		United States Navy
			United States Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	15 June?	Successful
		2 of 2.
18 June 01:24[411]	HASTE		"Scout's Arrow"	MARS LC-2		Rocket Lab
		DYNAMO-A	Dynetics	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	18 June	Successful
		First flight of the HASTE suborbital program. Part of Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) program.
26 June[412] 20:00	Terrier Terrier Oriole			DGA Essais de missiles
		VMaX hypersonic glider	DGA	Suborbital	Test flight	26 June	Successful
29 June 15:28:38[413]	SpaceShipTwo		Galactic 01	Spaceport America		Virgin Galactic
		Galactic 01	Virgin Galactic	Suborbital	Crewed spaceflight	29 June 15:42:28	Successful
		First VSS Unity commercial service flight, carrying members of the Italian Air Force. Apogee: 85.1 km (52.9 mi).

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