List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024

This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2024.

For all other spaceflight activities, see 2024 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2024, see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 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
January
1 January 03:40[1]	PSLV-DL		C58	Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
		XPoSat	ISRO / RRI	Low Earth	X-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational
		The POEM-3 non-deployable platform was hosted on the fourth stage.
3 January 03:44[2]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-9	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 21	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Six of the 21 satellites on this mission carried the first batch of Starlink Direct-to-Cell transponders.
3 January 23:04[3]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-287	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Ovzon-3	Ovzon	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First Falcon 9 launch to use a return to launch site (RTLS) booster recovery profile on a launch to GTO. First commercial satellite with Roll Out Solar Array that were deployed on 10 January 2024.[4][5]
5 January 11:20[6]	Kuaizhou 1A		Y28	Jiuquan LS-95A		ExPace
		Tianmu-1 15–18	Xiyong Microelectronics	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
7 January 22:35:40[7]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-35	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
8 January 07:18:38[8]	Vulcan Centaur VC2S		Cert-1 V-001	Cape Canaveral SLC-41		ULA
		Peregrine	Astrobotic Technology	TLI to lunar surface	Lunar lander	18 January 20:59[9]	Spacecraft failure
		Iris[10]	Astrobotic Technology CMU	TLI to lunar surface	CubeRover		Precluded
		Colmena × 5[10]	UNAM	TLI to lunar surface	Lunar rover		Precluded
		Maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur and Vulcan Centaur VC2S Configuration. Vulcan is the first methane fueled rocket to reach orbit on its first attempt, and the first to reach orbit from the US.[11] Celestis Enterprise was hosted on the Centaur V of this Mission. Lunar landing abandoned due to excessive propellant leak from the Peregrine lander.[12]
9 January 07:03[13]	Long March 2C		2C-Y30	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		Einstein Probe	CAS / ESA	Low Earth	X-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational
11 January 03:52[14]	Kuaizhou 1A		Y24	Jiuquan LS-95A		ExPace
		Tianxing-1 02	CAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Space environment observation	In orbit	Operational
11 January 05:30[15]	Gravity-1		Y1	Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang platform, Yellow Sea		Orienspace
		Yunyao-1 (18-20)	CGSTL	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		Maiden flight of the Gravity-1 launch vehicle.
12 January 04:44:26[16]	H-IIA 202		F48	Tanegashima LA-Y1		MHI
		IGS-Optical 8	CSICE	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
14 January 08:59:30[17]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-10	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
15 January 01:52[17]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-37	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
17 January 14:27:30[18]	Long March 7		Y8	Wenchang LC-2		CASC
		Tianzhou 7	CMSA	Low Earth (TSS)	Space logistics	17 November 13:25	Successful
		⚀ Nanjing (Baiyi-08)[19]	NJIT	Low Earth	Education	In orbit	Operational
		Sixth Tianzhou resupply cargo flight to the Tiangong space station.
18 January 21:49:11[20]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-291	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Ax-3	SpaceX / Axiom Space	Low Earth (ISS)	Private spaceflight	9 February 13:30	Successful
		Axiom Mission 3, launching on Crew Dragon. 14-day commercial flight of four astronauts to the ISS.[21]
20 January 06:28[22]	Qaem 100			Shahroud Space Center		IRGC
		Soraya	ISA	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First successful orbital flight of Qaem 100.
23 January 04:03[23]	Kinetica 1		Y3	Jiuquan LS-130		CAS Space
		Taijing-1-03	MinoSpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Taijing-2-02	MinoSpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Taijing-2-04	MinoSpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Taijing-3-02	MinoSpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Taijing-4-03	MinoSpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
24 January 00:35[24]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-11	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
28 January 00:02[25][26]	Simorgh			Semnan LP-2		ISA
		Mahda	ISA	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Hatef-1	ISA	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Keyhan-2	ISA	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First successful orbital flight of Simorgh.
29 January 01:10:00[24]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-38	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
29 January 05:57:20[24]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-12	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
30 January 17:07:21[27]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-295	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Cygnus NG-20 S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	13 July 15:00	Successful
		First of three Cygnus spacecraft to be launched via Falcon 9.
31 January 06:34[28]	Electron		"Four Of A Kind"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		⚀ Skylark (Lemur-2) × 4	Spire Global / NorthStar	Low Earth (SSO)	Space situational awareness	In orbit	Operational
		First of three dedicated launches for NorthStar Earth & Space.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → February
2 February 23:37[29]	Long March 2C		2C-Y85	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		GeeSAT-2 × 11 (10–20)[30]	Geespace	Low Earth	Navigation Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Eleven GeeSAT-2 satellites for the Geely Future Mobility Constellation.
3 February 03:06[31]	Jielong 3		Y3	Bo Run Jiu Zhou platform, South China Sea		China Rocket
		Dongfang Huiyan-GFO1	Oriental Spaceport Industrial Park	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		DRO-L	CAS	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		NEXSAT-1	NARSS / BST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Weihai-1 01	CASIC	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Weihai-1 02	CASIC	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Xingshidai-18	ADASpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Xingshidai-19	ADASpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Xingshidai-20	ADASpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Zhixing-2A	Smart Satellite	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Xingshidai-18 is the first AI commercial hyperspectral satellite in orbit.
8 February 06:33:36[32]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-296	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		PACE	NASA/GSFC	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
9 February 07:03:44[33]	Soyuz-2.1v			Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
		Razbeg №2 (Kosmos 2575)	VKS	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Last Launch of Soyuz-2.1v Variant of Soyuz-2 rocket.
10 February 00:34:00[34]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-13	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
14 February 22:30[35]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-298	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		HBTSS × 2	United States Space Force / MDA	Low Earth	Early warning	In orbit	Operational
		Tracking Layer Tranche 0 × 4	SDA	Low Earth	Missile tracking	In orbit	Operational
		USSF-124 Mission / SDA Tranche 0C Mission.
15 February 03:25:05[36]	Soyuz-2.1a			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Progress MS-26 / 87P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	13 August 05:49	Successful
15 February 06:05:37[37]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-299	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		IM-1 Odysseus	Intuitive Machines	TLI to lunar surface	Lunar lander	22 February 23:23[38]	Operational
		⚀ EagleCam[39]	ERAU	TLI to lunar surface	Space selfie / Education		Partial failure
		First Nova-C mission, part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.[40] 300th Falcon 9 launch. For the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, LC-39A returns to supporting Lunar missions.
15 February 21:34[41]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-14	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		300th Successful Falcon 9 launch.
17 February 00:22:55[42]	H3-22S		TF2	Tanegashima LA-Y2		JAXA
		VEP-4	JAXA	Low Earth to Suborbital	Launch vehicle evaluation	17 February	Successful
		CE-SAT-IE	Canon Electronics [ja]	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ TIRSAT[43]	Seiren Co.	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Changed from the originally manifested ALOS-4 due to the launch failure of H3-TF1 / ALOS-3. First successful flight of the H3 launch vehicle. Separation of VEP-4 was performed after the deorbit burn of the second stage.
17 February 12:05[44]	GSLV Mk II		F14	Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO
		INSAT-3DS[45]	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		The satellite will be a follow-up to INSAT-3DR Mission.
18 February 14:52[46]	Electron		"On Closer Inspection"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		ADRAS-J	Astroscale / JAXA	Low Earth	Space debris removal	In orbit	Operational
		ADRAS-J completed a rendezvous with a spent Japanese H-IIA upper stage rocket body in low Earth orbit.[47]
20 February 20:11[41]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-301	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Telkomsat Merah Putih 2 (HTS 113BT)	Telkomsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Replacement for Nusantara-2 / Nusantara Dua (Palapa-N1), which was lost in a launch failure in April 2020.[48]
23 February 04:11:50[41]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-15	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 February 11:30[49]	Long March 5		Y7	Wenchang LC-1		CASC
		TJS-11	CAST	Geosynchronous	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
25 February 22:06[50]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-39	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 24	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
29 February 05:43:26[51]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M			Vostochny Site 1S		Roscosmos
		Meteor-M №2-4[52]	Roscosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		Marafon-D-GVM[53][54]	Roscosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Dummy Payload	In orbit	Operational
		Pars 1	ISA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SITRO-AIS × 16	Sitronics Group	Low Earth (SSO)	AIS ship tracking	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Zorkiy-2M-2	Sputnix	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission.
29 February 13:03[55]	Long March 3B/E		3B-Y95	Xichang LC-2		CASC
		Weixing Hulianwang Gaogui-01	APT Satellite Holdings / CAST	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		It is Part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation.
29 February 15:30[56]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-40	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 → March
4 March 03:53:38[57]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-305	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		SpaceX Crew-8	SpaceX / NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 70/71	25 October 07:29:02	Successful
		Eighth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS.
4 March 22:05[58]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Transporter-10	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Optimus-2[59]	Space Machines Company	Low Earth (SSO)	Space tug	In orbit	Operational
		Aries[60]	Apex	Low Earth (SSO)	Payload hosting	In orbit	Operational
		Fifi[61]	Aerospacelab	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		GHOSt-4[62]	Orbital Sidekick	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		GHOSt-5[62]	Orbital Sidekick	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Gluon[63]	Atomos Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Space docking	In orbit	Operational
		ICEYE × 3	ICEYE	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Jackal × 2[64]	True Anomaly	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		LizzieSat-1[65]	Sidus Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Loulou, Riri, Rose[61]	Aerospacelab	Low Earth (SSO)	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		Lynk Tower 05[66]	Lynk Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Lynk Tower 06[66]	Lynk Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		MethaneSAT[67]	EDF / NZSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation of atmospheric methane	In orbit	Operational
		MuSat-2[68]	Muon Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		ÑuSat 44[69]	Satellogic	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Pyxis[70]	Axelspace [ja]	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Spacecraft failure[71]
		Quark[63]	Atomos Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Space docking	In orbit	Operational
		YAM-6[72]	Loft Orbital	Low Earth (SSO)	Payload hosting	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ AEROS MH-1[73]	CEiiA / Thales Edisoft	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ BRO-12[74]	UnseenLabs	Low Earth (SSO)	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ BRO-13[74]	UnseenLabs	Low Earth (SSO)	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ContecSat-1[75]	CONTEC	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ EWS-RROCI 2[76]	SSC	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ HORACIO[77]	Satlantis	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ IOD-6 Hammer[78]	Open Cosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ IRIS-F1[79]	NCKU / Satoro	Low Earth (SSO)	AIS ship tracking	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ LACE-A[80]	NWIC Pacific / MDA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ LACE-B[80]	NWIC Pacific / MDA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Lemur-2 × 4[81]	Spire Global	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ M3[82]	Missouri S&T	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ OrbAstro-TR2[83]	OrbAstro	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ OWLSAT-1[84]	ONDO Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Amateur radio	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ OWLSAT-2[84]	ONDO Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Amateur radio	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Pony Express 2A[85]	Tyvak	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Pony Express 2B[85]	Tyvak	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ PY4 × 4[86]	NASA	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ RROCI-2[87]	NOAA / Orion Space Solutions	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Scout-1[88]	Quantum Space	Low Earth (SSO)	Space domain awareness	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SONATE-2[89]	University of Würzburg	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Tiger-7[90]	OQ Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Tiger-8[90]	OQ Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Veery-0E[91]	Care Weather Technologies	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-10. Atomos Space's Gluon and Quark will perform in-orbit rendezvous, docking and refueling.[63] The ELaNa 57 mission, consisting of the M3 cubesat, was launched on this flight.[92]
4 March 23:56[93]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-41	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
10 March 23:05[94]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-43	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
11 March 04:09[95]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-17	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
12 March 15:03[96]	Electron		"Owl Night Long"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		StriX-3	Synspective	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Fourth of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation.[97]
13 March 02:01:12[98]	KAIROS			Spaceport Kii		Space One
		CSICE Quick Response Satellite (Rapid Launch Small Satellite)[99]	CSICE	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	13 March 02:01:17[100]	Launch failure
		Maiden flight of the KAIROS launch vehicle. The rocket exploded shortly after liftoff.
13 March 12:51[101]	Long March 2C / YZ-1S		2C-Y86	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		DRO-A	CAS	LEO to Selenocentric (DRO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		DRO-B	CAS	LEO to Selenocentric (DRO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		The mission was a partial failure due to a problem in the YZ-1S upper stage during the flight, that prevented the satellites from accurately entering the intended orbit. Tracking data appears to show China is attempting to salvage spacecraft initially intended for the moon but left stranded by a rocket stage malfunction.[102] They appear to have succeeded in reaching their desired orbit.[103][104] As of 2025, the mission is successfully entered the planned DRO orbit by using gravity assist from Earth and Moon and completed it's Planned Mission and are operational. [105]
14 March 13:25:00[106]	Starship		Flight 3	Starbase OLP-A		SpaceX
		No payload	SpaceX	Suborbital (achieved) Transatmospheric (planned)	Flight test	14 March 14:14:35	Successful
		Third Starship orbital test flight. The upper stage did not enter the planned transatmospheric orbit due to not performing a Raptor engine restart in space. The booster exploded at an altitude of 500 meters during a failed landing burn; Starship lost contact at ~65 km altitude during reentry.
16 March 00:21:00[107]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-44	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
19 March 02:28:00[108]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-16	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 20	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		USA-350	TBA	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		USA-351	TBA	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Carried two Starshield satellites as rideshare.[109][110]
20 March 00:31:28[111]	Long March 8		Y3	Wenchang LC-2		CASC
		Queqiao-2	CNSA	Selenocentric	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Tiandu-1[112]	Deep Space Exploration Laboratory	Selenocentric	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Tiandu-2[112][113]	Deep Space Exploration Laboratory	Selenocentric	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Queqiao-2 will relay communications for the Chang'e 6 (Far side of the Moon), Chang'e 7 and Chang'e 8 (Lunar south pole region) spacecrafts. Tiandu 1 and 2 will test technologies for a future lunar navigation and positioning constellation.
21 March 05:27[114]	Long March 2D / YZ-3		2D-Y87	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Yunhai-2 × 6 (07-12)	CAST	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
21 March 07:25[115]	Electron		"Live And Let Fly"	MARS LC-2		Rocket Lab
		RASR-5 (USA-352)	NRO	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Aerocube 16A	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Aerocube 16B	The Aerospace Corporation	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Mola	Naval Postgraduate School	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		NROL-123 mission. Last Satellite launch under NRO's Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) program. First NRO launch on an Electron from Wallops, VA.
21 March 20:55:09[116]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-312	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		SpaceX CRS-30	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	30 April 05:38	Successful
		⚀ Big Red Sat-1[117]	UN Lincoln	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ BurstCube[117]	NASA Goddard	Low Earth	Gamma-ray burst study	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ CURTIS[118]	Panasonic Holdings	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ HyTi[117]	UH Mānoa	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ KASHIWA[119]	Chiba Institute of Technology	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	11 August[120]	Successful[121]
		⚀ Killick 1[122]	Memorial University	Low Earth	Oceanography	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ MicroOrbiter-1[123]	Micro Orbiter Inc.	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ QMSat[122]	Université de Sherbrooke	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SNoOPI[117]	Purdue University	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ VIOLET[122]	University of New Brunswick	Low Earth	Space weather	In orbit	Operational
		The ELaNa-51 mission, consisting of 4 cubesats, was launched on this flight.[124] This was the tenth flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2 and first Dragon 2 launch from SLC-40, as the pad was reconfigured and a new Crew Access Tower and Arm was added. CURTIS, KASHIWA, and MicroOrbiter-1 were deployed into orbit from ISS on 11 April 2024.[118] SNoOPI, BurstCube, HyTI, Killick-1, QMSat, VIOLET, and Big Red Sat-1 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 18 April 2024.[125][126]
23 March 12:36:10[127]	Soyuz-2.1a			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Soyuz MS-25	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 70/71	23 September 11:58:16	Successful
24 March 03:09[108]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-42	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 March 23:42[128]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-46	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
26 March 22:51[129]	Long March 6A		6A-Y3	Taiyuan LA-9A		CASC
		Yunhai-3 02	SAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
30 March 21:52[130]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-315	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Eutelsat 36D	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Replacement for Eutelsat 36B.
31 March 01:30[128]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-45	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
31 March 09:36:45[131]	Soyuz-2.1b			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Resurs-P №4[132]	Roscosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Replacement satellite for the Resurs-DK No.1 satellite.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → April
2 April 02:30:00[128]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 7-18	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Last launch of Starlink Group 7 Satellites.
2 April 22:56[133]	Long March 2D		2D-Y102	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		Yaogan 42-01	SAST	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
5 April 09:12:00[134]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-47	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
7 April 02:25:00[134]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 8-1	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 21	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First launch of Starlink Group 8 Satellites from Vandenberg.
7 April 23:16[135]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Bandwagon-1	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		KORSAT-1 (425 Project SAR Sat 1)[136]	DAPA	Low Earth	SAR Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		Acadia-4 (Capella-14)[137]	Capella Space	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Hawk 8A, 8B, 8C[138]	HawkEye 360	Low Earth	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		Hawk 9A, 9B, 9C[138]	HawkEye 360	Low Earth	SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
		QPS-SAR 7 (TSUKUYOMI-II)	iQPS	Low Earth	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
		TSAT-1A[139]	TASL	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Centauri-6[140]	Fleet Space	Low Earth	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to a 45-degree mid-inclination orbit, designated Bandwagon-1. Second of five launches for DAPA 425 Project (425 Project Flight 2).
9 April 16:53[141]	Delta IV Heavy		D-389	Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		ULA
		Orion 12 / Mentor 10 (USA-353)[142]	NRO	Geosynchronous	Reconnaissance (SIGINT)	In orbit	Operational
		NROL-70 Mission. Final Delta IV Heavy launch, and final launch of the Delta rocket family.
10 April 05:40:00[143]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-48	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
11 April 09:00:00[144]	Angara A5 / Orion[145]			Vostochny Site 1A		Roscosmos
		GMM-KA	Roscosmos	Geosynchronous	Launch Vehicle Evaluation	In orbit	Successful
		⚀ Gagarinets	Avant Space	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	20 April[146]	Successful
		⚀ Mass simulator	Roscosmos	Low Earth	Dummy payload	In orbit	Operational
		Maiden flight of Angara A5 / Orion combination. First launch of an Angara launch vehicle from Vostochny Cosmodrome (Vostochny Angara Test Flight).
11 April 14:25[147]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-322	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		WSF-M 1	United States Space Force	Low Earth (SSO)	Space weather	In orbit	Operational
		USSF-62 Mission.
13 April 01:40:00[143]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-49	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First time a Falcon 9 booster (B1062) has flown 20 times.
15 April 04:12[148]	Long March 2D		2D-Y97	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		SuperView Neo 3-01 (Siwei Gaojing 3-01)	China Siwei	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
17 April 21:26:00[149]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-51	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
18 April 22:40:00[149]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-52	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
20 April 23:45[150]	Long March 2D		2D-Y103	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		Yaogan 42-02	SAST	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
23 April 22:17:00[151]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-53	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 April 22:32[152]	Electron		"Beginning Of The Swarm"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		NeonSat-1	KAIST	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ ACS3	NASA	Low Earth (SSO)	Solar sail technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Rideshare mission.
25 April 12:59:00[153]	Long March 2F/G		2F-Y18	Jiuquan SLS-1		CASC
		Shenzhou 18	CMSA	Low Earth (TSS)	Crewed spaceflight	3 November 17:25	Successful
		Seventh crewed flight to the Tiangong space station.
28 April 00:34[154]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-327	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Galileo FOC FM25	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		Galileo FOC FM27	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		First Galileo launch on a Falcon 9 and overall twelfth launch of Galileo satellites, carrying satellites Patrick and Julina. Originally planned to launch on Soyuz ST-B, but scrapped due to geopolitical factors. Then moved to Ariane 6, which was also scrapped due to delays. Europe contracted SpaceX to launch the two pairs aboard Falcon 9. Falcon 9 First stage Booster (B1060) was being expended in this mission.
28 April 22:08:00[151]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-54	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 → May
2 May 18:36[155]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-329	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		WorldView Legion 1	Maxar Technologies	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		WorldView Legion 2	Maxar Technologies	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
3 May 02:37:00[156]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-55	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
3 May 09:27:29[157]	Long March 5		Y8	Wenchang LC-1		CASC
		Chang'e 6 lander	CNSA	Selenocentric	Lunar lander	1 June 22:23	Successful
		Chang'e 6 ascent module	CNSA	Selenocentric	Space rendezvous	6 June 06:48	Successful
		Chang'e 6 orbiter	CNSA	Initial: Selenocentric Current: Sun–Earth L2	Lunar orbiter	In orbit	Operational
		Chang'e 6 return capsule	CNSA	Selenocentric	Lunar sample return	25 June 06:07	Successful
		Jinchan[158]	CNSA	TLI to lunar surface	Lunar rover	1 June 22:23	Successful
		⚀ ICUBE-Q[159][160]	SUPARCO	Selenocentric	Lunar Orbiter	In orbit	Operational
		China's second lunar sample return mission, and world's first from the far side of the Moon, targeting southern area of Apollo basin (~43º S, 154º W). The mission is expected to take 53 days from launch to return module touchdown.[161]
6 May 18:14[162]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-57	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
7 May 03:21:25[163][164]	Long March 6C		6C-Y1	Taiyuan LA-9A		CASC
		Haiwangxing 01 (Neptune 01)	SAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Gaofen Shipin	Harbin Institute of Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Kuanfu Guangxue	Harbin Institute of Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Zhixing-1C	Smart Satellite Technology	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		First flight of the Long March 6C, a single-stick variant of Long March 6A.[165]
8 May 18:42[166]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-56	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
9 May 01:43[167]	Long March 3B/E[168]		3B-Y96	Xichang LC-2		CASC
		Zhihui Tianwang 1-01A (Smart Skynet 1-01A)	SAST / Tsinghua University	Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Zhihui Tianwang 1-01B (Smart Skynet 1-01B)	SAST / Tsinghua University	Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
10 May 04:30[169]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 8-2	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 20	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
11 May 23:43[170][171]	Long March 4C		4C-Y50	Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Shiyan 23	SAST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
13 May 00:53[172]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-58	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
14 May 18:39[173]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 8-7	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 20	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
16 May 21:21:39[174]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M			Plesetsk Site 43/4		RVSN RF
		Nivelir-L №4 (Kosmos 2576)	VKS	Low Earth (SSO)	Space Surveillance	In orbit	Operational
		Rassvet-2 × 3[175]	Bureau 1440 LLC	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ SITRO-AIS × 4	Sitronics Group	Low Earth (SSO)	AIS ship tracking	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Zorkiy-2M-4 [176]	Sputnix	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Zorkiy-2M-6 [177]	Sputnix	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission.
18 May 00:32[178]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-59	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
20 May 03:06[179][180]	Long March 2D		2D-Y98	Taiyuan LA-9		CASC
		Beijing-3C × 4 (01-04)	Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Company Ltd	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
21 May 04:15[181][182]	Kuaizhou 11		Y4	Jiuquan LS-95A		ExPace
		Luojia 3-02 (Wuhan-1)	Wuhan University	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth Observation	In orbit	Operational
		Chaodigui Jishu Shiyan (VLEO test satellite, Chutian 01)[183]	TBA	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Lingque-3 01	Beijing ZeroG Lab	Low Earth (SSO)	TBA	In orbit	Operational
		Tianyan-22	MinoSpace	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
22 May 08:00:20[184][185]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-337	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		USA-354 - USA-374 (Starshield Group 1-1)[186]	NRO	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		NROL-146 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). First batch consisting of 21 SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[187]
23 May 02:35[188]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-62	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
24 May 02:45[189]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-63	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 May 07:41[190][191]	Electron		"Ready, Aim, PREFIRE"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		⚀ PREFIRE 1	NASA	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		First of two launches for NASA's PREFIRE mission.
27 May 13:44[192][193]	New-type satellite carrier rocket			Sohae		NATA / Khrunichev
		Malligyong-1-1	NATA	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	27 May ~13:46	Launch failure
		Launch of a "new-type satellite carrier rocket." Failed during first stage flight due to a "newly developed liquid oxygen + petroleum engine."[194] Possibly a Russian Angara rocket using an RD-191 engine.[195]
28 May 14:24 [196]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-60	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
28 May 22:20[197][198]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-341	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		EarthCARE (Hakuryu)	ESA / JAXA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Earth Explorer 6 of the Living Planet Programme.
29 May 08:12[199][200]	Ceres-1S		Y2	Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang platform, Yellow Sea		Galactic Energy
		Tianqi 25–28	Guodian Gaoke	Low Earth	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		Mission designated "Beautiful World".
30 May 09:42:59[201]	Soyuz-2.1a			Baikonur Site 31/6		Roscosmos
		Progress MS-27 / 88P	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	19 November 16:43	Successful
30 May 12:12:04[202][203][204]	Long March 3B/E		3B-Y96	Xichang LC-2		CASC
		Paksat-MM1R	SUPARCO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
30 May 23:39[205][206]	Ceres-1		Y12	Jiuquan LS-95A		Galactic Energy
		Jiguang Xingzuo 01	Aurora Starcom	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Jiguang Xingzuo 02	Aurora Starcom	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Yunyao-1 14 (Hebei Linxi-1)	CGSTL	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		Yunyao-1 25 (Zhangjiang Gaoke)	CGSTL	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		Yunyao-1 26 (Nishuihan-2)	CGSTL	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		Mission designated "Heroes".
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → June
1 June 02:37[207]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 6-64	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
5 June 02:16[208]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 8-5	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 20	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First launch of Starlink Group 8 Satellites from Cape Canaveral.
5 June 03:15[209][191]	Electron		"PREFIRE & Ice"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		⚀ PREFIRE 2	NASA	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		Second of two launches for NASA's PREFIRE mission.
5 June 14:52:15[210][211]	Atlas V N22		AV-085[212]	Cape Canaveral SLC-41		ULA
		Boe-CFT Calypso	Boeing / NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 71 / Crewed flight test	6 September 22:04	Successful
		Boeing Crewed Flight Test of Starliner, as part of the Commercial Crew Development program. 100th Atlas V Launch. First launch of humans from Cape Canaveral SFS since Apollo 7 in October 1968, first launch of humans on an Atlas vehicle since Gordon Cooper on Mercury-Atlas 9 on May 15 1963 and the first launch of humans on an Atlas V.
6 June 05:00:30[213][214]	Ceres-1		Y13	Jiuquan LS-95A		Galactic Energy
		Eros[215]	Galactic Energy	Low Earth (SSO)	Space tug	In orbit	Operational
		Naxing-3A	Tsinghua University	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Naxing-3B	Tsinghua University	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		TEE-01B (Earth Eye 1)	Mumei Xingkong Keji	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Mission designated "Love On Top".
8 June 01:56[216]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 10-1	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First launch of Starlink Group 10 Satellites.
8 June 12:58[217]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 8-8	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 20	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
19 June 03:40[218]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 9-1	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 20	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		First launch of Starlink Group 9 Satellites.
20 June 18:13[219]	Electron		"No Time Toulouse"	Mahia LC-1B		Rocket Lab
		⚀ Kinéis × 5	Kinéis	Low Earth	IoT	In orbit	Operational
		First of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. 50th Electron launch.
20 June 21:35[220]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-347	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Astra 1P / SES-24	SES S.A.	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Astra 1P is also known as SES-24.
22 June 07:00[221]	Long March 2C		2C-Y50	Xichang LC-3		CASC
		SVOM	CNSA / CNES	Low Earth	Gamma-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational
		CATCH 1	CNSA	Low Earth	X-ray astronomy	In orbit	Operational
23 June 17:25[222]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 10-2	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 22	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
24 June 03:47[223]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 9-2	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Starlink × 20	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 June 21:26[224]	Falcon Heavy		FH-010	Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		GOES-U	NOAA / NASA	Geosynchronous	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
		GOES-U is the final Mission in the NASA's GOES Satellite Series. The Follow-on of GOES Satellite Series is GeoXO Missions.
27 June 10:55[225]	Falcon 9 Block 5		Starlink Group 10-3	Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Starlink × 23	SpaceX	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
29 June 03:14 [226]	Falcon 9 Block 5		F9-351	Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		USA-375 - USA-395 (Starshield Group 1-2)	NRO	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		NROL-186 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Second batch consisting of 21 SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[227]
29 June 11:57[228][229]	Long March 7A		7A-Y8	Wenchang LC-2		CASC
		ChinaSat 3A (Feng Huo 3A)	China Satcom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
For flights after 30 June, see 2024 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
14 January[230]	Hwasong-16A			Chongdong		KPA Strategic Force
			KPA Strategic Force	Suborbital	Missile test	14 January	Successful
		Apogee: 100 km (62 mi).
26 January 17:42:05[231]	SpaceShipTwo		Galactic 06	Spaceport America		Virgin Galactic
		Galactic 06	Virgin Galactic	Suborbital	Crewed spaceflight	26 January 17:56	Successful
		Apogee: 88.8 km (55.2 mi).
30 January[232]	UGM-133 Trident II			HMS Vengeance, ETR		Royal Navy
			Royal Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	30 January	Launch failure
		Second consecutive failure of a UK-launched Trident missile.
7 February[233]	T-Minus DART			Esrange		T-Minus Engineering
		PRIME	KTH	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	7 February	Partial failure
		First of two anticipated launches for the PRIME launch campaign. The payloads were deployed prematurely but still managed to gather some useful data. The second launch was not attempted.
8 February[234]	MRBM-T2		FTX-23	Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean		MDA
			MDA	Suborbital	Missile target	8 February	Successful
		Flight Test Other-23 (FTX-23) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. SM-3 Block IIA target.
8 February[234]	SM-3 Block IIA		FTX-23	USS McCampbell, Pacific Ocean		United States Navy
		Kill vehicle	United States Navy	Suborbital	Interceptor	8 February	Successful
		Flight Test Other-23 (FTX-23) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Successful intercept.
15 February 14:42:00[235]	VSB-30			Esrange		MORABA
		TEXUS-59	DLR / ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity research	15 February	Successful
		Apogee: 264.5 km (164.4 mi).
27 February 07:27:00[236]	Red Kite/Improved Malemute		MAPHEUS 14	Esrange		MORABA
		MAPHEUS-14	DLR	Suborbital	Microgravity research	27 February	Successful
		Apogee: 265.2 km (164.8 mi).
1 March[237]	RS-24 Yars			Plesetsk Cosmodrome		Russian Ministry of Defence
			Russian Ministry of Defence	Suborbital	ICBM test	1 March	Successful
		Hit a target in the Kura Missile Test Range on the Kamchatka Peninsula, 6,700 km (4,163 mi) downrange.
11 March[238]	Agni-V			Integrated Test Range		Ministry of Defence
			Ministry of Defence	Suborbital	Missile test	11 March	Successful
12 March 05:15:00[239]	Improved Orion			Esrange		DLR / SNSA
		REXUS-32	DLR / SNSA	Suborbital	Education	12 March	Successful
		Apogee: 75.9 km (47.2 mi).
14 March 12:00:00[239]	Improved Orion			Esrange		DLR / SNSA
		REXUS-31	DLR / SNSA	Suborbital	Education	14 March	Successful
		Apogee: 78.5 km (48.8 mi).
17 March[240]	AGM-183 ARRW			Boeing B-52 Stratofortress		United States Air Force
			United States Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	17 March	Successful
24 March 09:45:00[241]	VSB-30			Esrange		MORABA
		TEXUS-60	DLR / ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity research	24 March	Successful
		Apogee: 251.7 km (156.4 mi).
28 March[242]	MRBM		FTM-32	Pacific Missile Range Facility		MDA
		SM-6 target	MDA	Suborbital	ABM target	28 March	Successful
		Flight Test Aegis Weapon System (FTM) 32, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. MRBM target for two SM-6 Dual II missiles. Intercepted.
1 April 21:52[243]	Hwasong-16B			Chongdong		KPA Strategic Force
			KPA Strategic Force	Suborbital	Missile test	1 April	Successful
		Apogee: 101 km (63 mi).
8 April 18:40[244][245]	Black Brant IX			Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
		APEP-2	ERAU	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	8 April	Successful
		First of three launches.
8 April 19:25[244][245]	Black Brant IX			Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
		APEP-2	ERAU	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	8 April	Successful
		Second of three launches.
8 April 20:28[244][245]	Black Brant IX			Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
		APEP-2	ERAU	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	8 April	Successful
		Last of three launches.
12 April 16:00?[246][245]	Topol-ME			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful
13 April[247][248]	Emad / Kheibar Shekan / Dezful / Ghadr-110
				Suborbital	Missile launch	13 April	Intercepted
		Apogee roughly 300 kilometres (190 mi). About 120 missile launches.
13 April[249]	SM-3			USS Arleigh Burke, Mediterranean Sea		United States Navy
		Kill vehicle	United States Navy	Suborbital	Interceptor	13 April	Successful
		Successful intercept. (1 of 4)
13 April[249]	SM-3			USS Arleigh Burke, Mediterranean Sea		United States Navy
		Kill vehicle	United States Navy	Suborbital	Interceptor	13 April	Successful
		Successful intercept. (2 of 4)
13 April[249]	SM-3			USS Carney, Mediterranean Sea		United States Navy
		Kill vehicle	United States Navy	Suborbital	Interceptor	13 April	Successful
		Successful intercept. (3 of 4)
13 April[249]	SM-3			USS Carney, Mediterranean Sea		United States Navy
		Kill vehicle	United States Navy	Suborbital	Interceptor	13 April	Successful
		Successful intercept. (4 of 4)
17 April 22:13[250]	Black Brant IX			Poker Flat Research Range		NASA
		FOXSI-4	UMN	Suborbital	Solar X-ray astronomy	17 April	Successful
		Fourth flight of the FOXSI Sounding Rocket payload. Apogee: 271 km (168 mi).
17 April 22:14[250]	Black Brant IX			Poker Flat Research Range		NASA
		Hi-C Flare	Marshall Space Flight Center	Suborbital	Solar physics	17 April	Successful
		Fourth flight of the High Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C). Apogee: 271 km (168 mi).
5 May[251] 03:32	Black Brant IX			White Sands Missile Range		NASA
		CIBER-2	Rochester Institute of Technology	Suborbital	EBL anisotropy	5 May	Successful
		Third flight of the CIBER-2 experiment.
19 May 13:30 [252]	New Shepard		NS-25	Corn Ranch		Blue Origin
		Blue Origin NS-25	Blue Origin	Suborbital	Crewed spaceflight	19 May	Successful
		Seventh crewed flight of New Shepard. Apogee: 107 km (66.49 mi).
25 May?[253]	Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon			Pacific Missile Range Facility		United States Army / United States Navy
		Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB)	United States Army / United States Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	25 May?	Successful
4 June 07:56[254]	Minuteman III		GT-249GM	Vandenberg LF-10		AFGSC
			AFGSC	Suborbital	Test flight	4 June	Successful
		Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll.
6 June 08:46[255]	Minuteman III		GT-250GM	Vandenberg LF-09		AFGSC
			AFGSC	Suborbital	Test flight	6 June	Successful
		Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll.
6 June 12:50[256]	Starship		Flight 4	Starbase OLP-A		SpaceX
		No payload	SpaceX	Suborbital	Flight test	6 June 13:56	Successful
		Fourth Starship orbital test flight. Both Booster 11 and Starship 29 survived to their respective planned landing burn simulations and soft ocean splashdown. This was the first time a Starship spacecraft completed atmospheric entry from orbital velocity.
8 June 15:26:30[257][258]	SpaceShipTwo		Galactic 07	Spaceport America		Virgin Galactic
		Galactic 07	Virgin Galactic	Suborbital	Crewed spaceflight	8 June 15:26	Successful
		Apogee: 87.5 km (54.4 mi). Final flight of the VSS Unity.
12 June[259][260]	Terrier-Terrier-Oriole		HTB-1	Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
			MDA	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	12 June	Successful
		Flight of a Hypersonic Test Bed (HTB) vehicle to provide a common platform for hypersonic experiments and HTBSS (Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor) target
18 June[261] 07:01	Minotaur I			Vandenberg TP-01		Northrop Grumman
		Mk21A reentry vehicle	AFNWC	Suborbital	Technology demonstration	18 June	Successful
		Reentry vehicle demonstration for the future LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile.
20 June 10:30:00[262]	Terrier-Improved Orion			Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
		RockOn	Colorado Space Grant Consortium	Suborbital	Education	20 June	Successful
		Apogee: 114 km (71 mi).
25 June 20:30[263]	Hwasong-16			Chongdong		KPA Strategic Force
			KPA Strategic Force	Suborbital	Missile test	25 June	Successful
		MRIV Test Apogee: 100 km (62 mi).
30 June 20:05[264]	Hwasong-11C-4.5			Jangyon		KPA Strategic Force
			KPA Strategic Force	Suborbital	Missile test	30 June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 km (62 mi).
30 June 20:15[265]	Hwasong-11C?			Jangyon		KPA Strategic Force
			KPA Strategic Force	Suborbital	Missile test	30 June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 km (62 mi).