List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2023
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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[edit]
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
January[edit] | ||||||||
| 3 January 14:56:00[7] |  Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter-6 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
 ION SCV-007 Glorious Gratia[4] | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ION SCV-008 Fierce Franciscus[4] | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
| CHIMERA LEO-1[7] | Epic Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Orbiter SN1[2] | Launcher | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Vigoride-5 (VR-5)[1] | Momentus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
  Albania-1 (ÑuSat 32)[7] | Government of Albania / Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Albania-2 (ÑuSat 33)[7] | Government of Albania / Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| EOS SAT-1 (EOS Agrisat-1)[7] | EOS Data Analytics | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 ICEYE × 3[7] | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | 2/3 Operational 1/3 Deployment failure | |||
| Lynk Tower 03[7] | Lynk Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Lynk Tower 04[7] | Lynk Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ÑuSat 34[7] | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ÑuSat 35[7] | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 Skykraft-1[7] | Skykraft | Low Earth (SSO) | Satellite deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Skykraft ATM × 4[7][8] | Skykraft | Low Earth (SSO) | Air traffic management | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Umbra-04[7] | Umbra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Umbra-05[7] | Umbra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| YAM-5[7] | Loft Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Astrocast × 4[9] | Astrocast | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  BDSat-2[10] | CEITEC | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  BRO-8[7] | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Connecta T1.2[7] | Plan-S | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ EWS RROCI[7][11] | SSC / Orion Space Solutions | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 3 January 2023 | Deployment failure | |||
⚀  EYE (Star-Sphere 1)[12] | Sony | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Flock 4y × 36[13] | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ FUTURA-SM1[4] | NPC Spacemind | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 4 May 2023[14] | Successful | |||
| ⚀ FUTURA-SM3[4] | NPC Spacemind | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 19 April 2023[15] | Successful | |||
| ⚀ Gama Alpha[16] | Gama | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Guardian-Alpha (Pushan-Alpha)[7] | OrbAstro | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Kelpie 1[4] | AAC Clyde Space / Orbcomm | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT / AIS | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  KSF3 × 4 (Observer Mission)[7] | Kleos Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  KuwaitSat-1[7] | Kuwait University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 6[17] | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Menut[18][19] | Open Cosmos / Catalan Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀   MilSpace-2 1 (Birkeland)[7][20] | Royal NLR / TNO / FFI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ MilSpace-2 2 (Huygens)[7][20] | Royal NLR / TNO / FFI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  NSLSat-2[7] | NSLComm | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ PACE-2[21][22] | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | |||
⚀  Platform 2 (Shared Sat 2211)[7] | EnduroSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  PolyITAN-HP-30 (QBUA01)[7] | Kyiv Polytechnic Institute | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ PROVES – Yearling[2] | Cal Poly Pomona | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration Education | In orbit | Transfer stage failure | |||
| ⚀ Sapling-1 (Sapling Sempervirens)[23] | Stanford Student Space Initiative | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration Education | In orbit | Transfer stage failure | |||
⚀  Sharja-Sat-1[4] | SAASST / ITU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SpaceBEE × 12[7] | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀   STAR VIBE[24] | Scanway / German Orbital Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Sternula-1[25] | Sternula | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ TAUSAT2[4] | Tel Aviv University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Zeus-1[1] | Qosmosys / Orient G | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ TBA[2] | NPC Spacemind | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Transfer stage failure | |||
| ⚀ MDQSAT-1A Juana Azurduy[26][2] | Innova Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Transfer stage failure | |||
| ⚀ MDQSAT-1B Simón Bolívar[26][2] | Innova Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Transfer stage failure | |||
| ▫ Unicorn-2G[27] | Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Transfer stage failure | |||
| ▫ Unicorn-2H[27] | 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.[1] Orbiter SN1 carried TRL11's SAVER, Beyond Burials' Shooting Star Memorial and a payload from Logitech Mevo as hosted payloads.[2] Orbiter SN1 failed shortly after deployment.[3] The ION-SCV deployers carry Cryptosat's Crypto-2, IAC's DRAGO-2, Genergo's Genergo-2, and an undisclosed payload as hosted payloads.[4] 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.[5] This was not a SpaceX failure as brokered dispensers and deployers are used on Transporter missions.[6] | ||||||||
| 8 January 22:00[28] |  Long March 7A | 7A-Y4 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
| Shijian 23 | SAST | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 9 January 05:04[28] | 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 | |||
| 9 January 23:08:49[29] | 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[30] | 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[32] | RS1 | DEMO-1 | Kodiak LP-3C | ABL | ||||
| ⚀ VariSat-1A, 1B[33] | 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.[31] | ||||||||
| 12 January 18:10[34] | Long March 2C | 2C-Y61 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
| Apstar 6E | APT Satellite Holdings | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 13 January 07:00[34] | 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[36][37] | 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.[35] | ||||||||
| 15 January 22:56[38] | Falcon Heavy | FH-005 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
| CBAS-2 | 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[39] | 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[40] | 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[41] | 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[42] | H-IIA 202 | F46 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
| IGS-Radar 7 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 26 January 09:32:20[43] | 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[47] | 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.[44][45] ION SCV-009 deployed a satellite simulator using EBAD's 8" Payload Release Ring.[46] | ||||||||
February[edit] | ||||||||
| 2 February 07:58:20[48] | 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[49] |  Proton-M / DM-03 |  Baikonur Site 81/24 | Roscosmos | |||||
| Elektro-L №4 | Roscosmos | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 7 February 01:32:00[52] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-202 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
| Amazonas Nexus | Hispasat/Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Will replace Amazonas 2.[50] Part of its capacity has been bought by Intelsat, with the satellite receiving the alternative designation of Intelsat 46 (IS-46).[51] | ||||||||
| 9 February 06:15:36[53] | 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[54] |  SSLV | D2 | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ||||
| EOS-07 | 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[55] | Successful | |||
| Second SSLV development flight. | ||||||||
| 12 February 05:10:10[56] | 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[56] | 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[58] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-205 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
| Inmarsat-6 F2 (GX 6B)[59] | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
| The satellite suffered a power system failure in orbit that prevented it from becoming operational.[57] | ||||||||
| 23 February 11:49[60] | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y93 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
| ChinaSat-26 | China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 24 February 00:24:29[62] | 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.[61] | ||||||||
| 24 February 04:01[63][64] | Long March 2C | 2C-Y63 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
 Horus-1 | Egyptian Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 February 23:13:50[65] | 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. | ||||||||
March[edit] | ||||||||
| 2 March 05:34:14[66] | 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[67] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 2-7 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 51 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 4 March[68][69] |  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[70] | H3-22S | TF1 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | JAXA | ||||
| ALOS-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[71] | 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[72] | 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[73] | 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[74] | Long March 2C | 2C-Y64 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
| Horus-2 | Egyptian Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 March 00:30:42[77] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-210 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
| SpaceX CRS-27 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 15 April 20:58[78] | Successful | |||
| ⚀ ARKSat-1 | University of Arkansas | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  AuroraSAT[79] | Aurora Research Institute | Low Earth | Ionosphere magnetism Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Ex-Alta 2[80] | AlbertaSat | Low Earth | Ionosphere magnetism Wildfire monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ LightCube | Arizona State University | Low Earth | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ NEUDOSE[81] | NII / McMaster University | Low Earth | Cosmic rays measurement | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ YukonSat[82] | Yukon University | Low Earth | Ionosphere magnetism Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| The ELaNa 50 mission, consisting of 2 CubeSats, was launched on this flight.[75] 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.[76] | ||||||||
| 15 March 11:41[83] | Long March 11 | Y11 | Jiuquan LS-95A | CASC | ||||
| Shiyan 19 | SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 March 22:38:59[84] | 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[85] | 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[86] | 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[86] | 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[87] | Kuaizhou 1A | Y19 | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ||||
| Tianmu-1 03–06 | Xiyong Microelectronics | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 23 March 03:25[88] | Terran 1 | "Good Luck, Have Fun" | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space | ||||
| No payload | Relativity Space | Low Earth | Flight test | 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[89] | Soyuz-2.1a | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN RF | |||||
| Bars-M 4L (Kosmos 2567) | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 24 March 09:14[90] | Electron | "The Beat Goes On" |  Mahia LC-1B | Rocket Lab | ||||
| BlackSky 18 | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| BlackSky 19 | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Sixth dedicated launch for BlackSky. | ||||||||
| 24 March 15:43:10[91] | 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[92] | LVM 3 | M3 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ||||
| OneWeb × 36 | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| OneWeb #18. | ||||||||
| 28 March 23:10[93] | Shavit 2 | Palmachim | IAI | |||||
| Ofeq-13 | Israel Ministry of Defence | Low Earth (Retrograde) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 March 19:57:02[94] | Soyuz-2.1v | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | |||||
| EO MKA №4 (Kosmos 2568) | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 March 20:01:00[95] | 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[96] | 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[96] | Long March 4C | 4C-Y49 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 34-04 | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
April[edit] | ||||||||
| 2 April 08:48:16[97] | 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[98] | 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[99] | Hyperbola-1 | Y6[100] | Jiuquan LS-95A | i-Space | ||||
| No payload | i-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | 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[102] | 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.[101] | ||||||||
| 14 April 12:14:29[104] |  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.[103] | ||||||||
| 15 April 06:48:00[107] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter-7 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
| ION SCV-010 Masterful Matthaeus[108] | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Vigoride-6[109] | Momentus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GHGSat-C6 (Mey-Lin)[110] | GHGSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GHGSat-C7 (Gaspard)[110] | GHGSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GHGSat-C8 (Océane)[110] | GHGSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GHOSt 1, 2[111] | Orbital Sidekick | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hawk 7A, 7B, 7C[112] | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| İMECE[113] | TUA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NorSat-TD[114] | NOSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ÑuSat × 4[115] | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tomorrow-R1[116][117] | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Umbra-06[115] | Umbra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ BRO-9[118] | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Brokkr-1[119] | AstroForge | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ CIRBE[120] | CU Boulder | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Connecta T2.1[121] | Plan-S | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ DEWA SAT-2[122] | DEWA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ DISCO-1[123] | Aarhus University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ ELO-3[124] | Eutelsat | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ EPICHyper-1 (Wyvern-1)[125] | AAC Clyde Space / Wyvern | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  FACSAT-2 (Chibiriquete)[126] | Colombian Air Force | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ INSPIRE-Sat 7[127][128] | UVSQ / LATMOS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  IRIS-C[109] | NCKU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ It's About Time[129] | TrustPoint | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Kepler-20, 21[130] | Kepler | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ KILICSAT | GUMUSH AeroSpace / UTAA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ LacunaSat-2F (LS2f)[131] | Lacuna Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 3[132] | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ LLITED-A, B[133] | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ PLEIADES YEARLING[115] | Cal Poly Pomona | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ REVELA[109] | ARCA Dynamics | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  RoseyCubesat-1[134] | Orbital Solutions Monaco | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Sapling-2 (Sapling Giganteum)[23] | Stanford Student Space Initiative | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Sateliot_0 / Platform 3[135][136] | Sateliot / EnduroSat | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SSS-2B[137] | TÜBİTAK UZAY | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  TAIFA-1 | SayariLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  VCUB1[138] | Visiona | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  VIREO[109] | 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.[105] 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.[106] | ||||||||
| 16 April 01:36:29[139] | Long March 4B | 4B-Y51 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
| Fengyun 3G[140] | CMA | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 19 April 14:31:10[141] | 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[143] | Starship | IFT-1 | Starbase | 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.[142] The launch resulted in a failure, with the flight termination system being triggered after a failed stage separation. | ||||||||
| 22 April 08:50[144] | PSLV-CA | C55 | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ||||
| TeLEOS-2[145] | AgilSpace | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Lumelite-4[146] | NUS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| POEM-2 is also launched in this mission. | ||||||||
| 27 April 13:40:50[147] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 3-5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 46 | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 28 April 22:12[148] | 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 | |||
May[edit] | ||||||||
| 1 May 00:26[148] | Falcon Heavy | FH-006 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
| ViaSat-3 Americas[151] | ViaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Arcturus (Aurora 4A) | Astranis / Pacific Dataport | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  G-Space 1 (Nusantara-H1-A)[152] | Gravity Space / PSN | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First launch of a fully expended Falcon Heavy.[149] 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.[150] | ||||||||
| 4 May 07:31:00[153] | 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[154] | 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[156] | 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[157] | 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.[155] | ||||||||
| 10 May 20:09:00[158] | 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[159] | 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[160] | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y87 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
| BeiDou-3 G4 | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 19 May 06:19:30[161] | 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[161] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-225 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
| Iridium NEXT × 5[163] | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| OneWeb × 15 | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| JoeySat[164] | 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).[162] | ||||||||
| 21 May 08:00[165] | Long March 2C | Y60 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
| Macao Science-1A | MUST | Low Earth | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Macao Science-1B | MUST | Low Earth | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Luojia-2 01 | Wuhan University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 May 21:37:09[166] | 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[168] | 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[169] | 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.[167] | ||||||||
| 25 May 09:24[170] |  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[171] | 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[172] | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
| Kondor-FKA №1[173] | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 May 03:25[174] | 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[176] | GSLV Mk II | F12 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ||||
| NVS-01 (IRNSS-1J)[177] | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Replacement for IRNSS-1G. Next generation NaVic satellite.[175] | ||||||||
| 30 May 01:31[178] | 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[179] |  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[181] | 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.[180] | ||||||||
June[edit] | ||||||||
| 4 June 12:20:00[181] | 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[183] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-230 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
| SpaceX CRS-28 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 30 June 14:30[184] | Successful | |||
| ⚀ ESSENCE[185] | York University | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Iris[185] | University of Manitoba | Low Earth | Space weathering | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Maya-5[186] | UP Diliman | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 8 December[187] | Successful | |||
| ⚀ Maya-6[186] | UP Diliman | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 12 December[188] | Successful | |||
| ⚀ Moonlighter[189] | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ RADSAT-SK[185] | University of Saskatchewan | Low Earth | Radiation detection | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SC-ODIN[185] | Concordia University | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Ukpik-1[185] | 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.[182] | ||||||||
| 7 June 04:10:02[191] | Kinetica 1 | Y2 | Jiuquan LS-130 | CAS Space | ||||
| Shiyan 24A[192] | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Shiyan 24B[192] | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Fucheng-1[193] | Spacety | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tianyi 26[194] | Spacety | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xi'an Hangtou-8[195] | Xi'an Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ CXPD[196] | 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 aknowledgment, 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.[190] | ||||||||
| 9 June 02:35[197] | Kuaizhou 1A | Y20 | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ||||
| Longjiang-3 | HIT | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 12 June 07:10:50[198] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 5-11 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | |||||