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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

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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
Mission designated "Give Me Five".
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 (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[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

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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 (Intelsat 46) 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. First launch of Starlink Group 6 Satellites from Cape Canaveral.

March

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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 (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[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
  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[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

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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 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.[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
Last launch of Starlink Group 3 Satellites.
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

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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 (BeiDou 56) 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] Last launch of Starlink Group 2 Satellites.

June

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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
  iROSA 1A, 1B NASA Low Earth (ISS) Space Station Photo Voltaic Module In orbit Operational
⚀   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   SpaceX
  Starlink × 52 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
12 June
21:35:00[202] 		  Falcon 9 Block 5 Transporter-8   Vandenberg SLC-4E   SpaceX
  ION SCV-011 Savvy Simon[108] D-Orbit Low Earth (SSO) CubeSat deployer In orbit Operational
  Orbiter SN3[203] Launcher Low Earth (SSO) Space tug In orbit Spacecraft failure
  ABA First Runner (AFR-1)[204] Azista BST Aerospace Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
  Blackjack × 4[205] DARPA Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
  Droid.001[206] Turion Space Low Earth (SSO) Space debris monitoring In orbit Operational
    FASat-Delta / RUNNER-1[207] FACh / ISI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
  GHOSt 3[111] Orbital Sidekick Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
  HotSat-1[208] Satellite Vu Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Successful;
Partial spacecraft failure
  ICEYE × 4[209] ICEYE Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
  MuSat-1[210] Muon Space Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
  ÑuSat × 4[211] Satellogic Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
  Otter Pup[212] Starfish Space Low Earth (SSO) Satellite docking In orbit Operational
  AMATERU-III (QPS-SAR-6)[213] iQPS Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
  Skykraft-3[214] Skykraft Low Earth (SSO) Satellite deployer In orbit Operational
  Skykraft ATM × 4[214] Skykraft Low Earth (SSO) Air traffic management In orbit Operational
  Tomorrow-R2[116][117] Tomorrow.io Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
  Winnebago-1[215][216] Varda Space Industries Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 21 February 2024
21:40[217]		 Successful
⚀   AII-Delta[218] Aurora Insight Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀   Ayris-1, 2[219] TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
⚀   ELO-4[220] Eutelsat Low Earth (SSO) IoT In orbit Operational
⚀   EIVE[221] University of Stuttgart Low Earth (SSO) Communication In orbit Operational
⚀     EPICHyper-2 (Wyvern-2)[200] AAC Clyde Space / Wyvern Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀   FOREST-2 (OroraTech 2)[222] OroraTech Low Earth (SSO) Wildfire monitoring In orbit Operational
⚀   GEI-SAT[223] Satlantis Low Earth (SSO) Methane monitoring In orbit Operational
⚀   Grégoire[205] Aerospacelab Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀     Kelpie 2[200] AAC Clyde Space / Orbcomm Low Earth (SSO) IoT / AIS In orbit Spacecraft failure[224]
⚀   Lemur-2 × 2[225] Spire Global Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀   MDQSAT-1C, 1D[199] Innova Space Low Earth (SSO) IoT In orbit Operational
⚀   MISR-A, B[205] United States Department of Defense Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀   Outpost Mission 1[226] Outpost Space Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀   Pleiades-Squared[199] Cal Poly Pomona Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀   SpaceBEE × 12[227] Swarm Technologies Low Earth (SSO) Communication In orbit Operational
⚀     SpeiSat[228] Dicastery for Communication / ASI Low Earth (SSO) Religious broadcasting In orbit Operational
⚀   Tiger-4[229] OQ Technology Low Earth (SSO) IoT In orbit Operational
⚀   XVI[230] AFRL Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
 ▫    FOSSASat FEROX × 4[231] FOSSA Systems Low Earth (SSO) IoT In orbit Operational
 ▫    Istanbul[232] Hello Space Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
 ▫    MRC-100[233] BME Low Earth (SSO) Electrosmog monitoring In orbit Operational
 ▫    ROM-2[234] ICHSB Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
 ▫    Satlla-2I[235] Ariel University Low Earth (SSO) Communication In orbit Operational
 ▫    Unicorn-2I[235] Alba Orbital Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
 ▫    URESAT-1[236] 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.[199] 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.[200] The STP-CR2301 mission, consisting of the MISR-A, MISR-B and XVI cubesats, has been launched on this flight.[201]
15 June
05:30[237] 		  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[238] 		  Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-233   Cape Canaveral SLC-40   SpaceX
  SATRIA PSN Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
20 June
03:18[239] 		  Long March 6 Y12   Taiyuan LC-16   CASC
  Shiyan 25 SAST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
22 June
07:17[238] 		  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[240] 		  Delta IV Heavy D-388   Cape Canaveral SLC-37B   ULA
  Orion 11 (USA-345)[241] NRO Geosynchronous SIGINT In orbit Operational
NROL-68 mission.
23 June
15:35:10[242] 		  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[244] 		  Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat   Vostochny Site 1S   Roscosmos
  Meteor-M №2-3[245] Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbit Operational
  Rassvet-1 × 3[246] Bureau-1440 Low Earth (SSO) Communication In orbit Operational
⚀   Ahmat-1[247] Chechen State University Low Earth (SSO) Air traffic management In orbit Operational
⚀   ArcCube-01[248] FIRON / Arcturus Low Earth (SSO) Education In orbit Operational
⚀   A-SEANSAT-PG1[249] ANGKASA-X Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀   Avion[250] Moscow State University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀   BSUSat-2[250] Belarusian State University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀   CSTP-1.1, 1.2[250] Special Technology Center Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀   Cube-SX-HSE-3[251] Higher School of Economics Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀   Impuls-1[252] MISiS Low Earth (SSO) Solar radiation monitoring In orbit Operational
⚀   Khors-1, 2[250] IPG Roshydromet Low Earth (SSO) Space weather In orbit Operational
⚀   KuzGTU-1[253] KuzSTU Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀   Monitor-2, 3, 4[254] MSU Low Earth (SSO) Gamma-ray astronomy In orbit Operational
⚀   Nanosond-1[255] Orel State University Low Earth (SSO) Space weather In orbit Operational
⚀   NORBI 2[250] Novosibirsk State University Low Earth (SSO) Space weather In orbit Operational
⚀   PHI-Demo[256] MBRSC Low Earth (SSO) IoT In orbit Operational
⚀   Polytech Universe-3[257] SPbPU Low Earth (SSO) Electromagnetic radiation research In orbit Operational
⚀   ReshUCube-2[258] SibGU Low Earth (SSO) Communications / IoT In orbit Operational
⚀   SamSat-ION[259] Samara University Low Earth (SSO) Earth magnetosphere study In orbit Operational
⚀   Saturn[250] KubSTU Low Earth (SSO) Space weather In orbit Operational
⚀   Sirius-SINP-3U[260] BG-Optics Low Earth (SSO) Radiation detection In orbit Operational
⚀   SITRO-AIS × 8[261] Sitronics Group Low Earth (SSO) AIS ship tracking In orbit Operational
⚀   StratoSat TK-1[262] Stratonavitka Low Earth (SSO) CubeSat deployer In orbit Operational
⚀   TinySat × 6[262] Stratonavitka Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀   Svyatobor-1[263] MEPhI Low Earth (SSO) Wildfire monitoring In orbit Operational
⚀   UmKa-1[264] Podolsk School No. 27 Low Earth (SSO) Education In orbit Operational
⚀   UTMN-2[265] Tyumen State University Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbit Operational
⚀   Vizard-meteo[266] New Intelligent Systems Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbit Operational
⚀   Yarilo-3, 4[250] IPG Roshydromet Low Earth (SSO) Geomagnetic field monitoring In orbit Operational
⚀   Zorkiy-2M[267] Sputnix Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission.[243]
For flights after 30 June, see 2023 in spaceflight (July–December)

Suborbital flights

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
6 January[268][269]       Pakistan Army
  Pakistan Army Suborbital Missile test 6 January Launch failure
Missile deviated from course during flight.
10 February
07:01[270] 		  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[271][272] 		  Improved Orion   Wallops Flight Facility   NASA
  MesOrion NASA / Wallops Suborbital Technology demonstration 16 February Successful
First of two launches.
16 February
12:28:00[271][272] 		  Improved Orion   Wallops Flight Facility   NASA
  MesOrion NASA / Wallops Suborbital Technology demonstration 16 February Successful
Second of two launches.
18 February
08:21[273] 		  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[274]   RS-28 Sarmat   Plesetsk   RVSN
  RVSN Suborbital Missile test 18 February Launch failure
19 February
10:00[275] 		  KN-25     KPA Strategic Force
  KPA Strategic Force Suborbital Missile test 19 February Successful
Apogee: ~100 km (62 mi).
13 March[276]   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[277] 		  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[278] 		  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[279] 		  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[281] 		  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.[280] Apogee: 149.3 km (92.8 mi).
23 March
21:02:00[281] 		  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.[280] Apogee: 363.5 km (225.9 mi).
23 March[282]   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[283] 		  Improved Orion   Esrange     MORABA / SNSA
    REXUS-30 DLR / SNSA Suborbital Education 29 March Successful
Apogee: 77.3 km (48.0 mi).
30 March[284]   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[284]   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[284]   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[283] 		  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[285][286] 		  Hwasong-18   Sunan   KPA Strategic Force
  KPA Strategic Force Suborbital Missile test 12 April Successful
Apogee: ~6,000 km (3,700 mi).
12 April[287]   Topol-ME   Kapustin Yar   RVSN
  RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 April Successful
14 April[288]   B-611?     PLA
  PLA Suborbital ABM target 14 April Successful
Interceptor target
14 April[288]   SC-19?     PLA
  PLA Suborbital ABM test 14 April Successful
Interceptor, successful intercept.
16 April
05:03:00[289][290] 		  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[291]   M51   Le Terrible  
  Re-entry vehicle French Navy Suborbital Missile test 19 April Successful
19 April
12:11[292] 		  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[293] 		  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[295] 		  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.[294]
24 April
10:10:00[296] 		  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[297] 		  Terrier-Improved Malemute   Wallops Flight Facility   NASA
  SubTEC-9 NASA Suborbital Technology demonstration 25 April Successful
1 May
16:45[298] 		  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[299] 		  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[300]   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[301] 		  Improved Malemute/Improved Malemute   Esrange   DLR
  MAPHEUS-13 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research 22 May Successful
Apogee: 225.5 km (140.1 mi).
24 May[302]   Khoramshahr-4     IRGC
  IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 May Successful
25 May
16:23[304] 		  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.[303] Apogee: 87.2 km (54.2 mi).
15 June?[305]   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?[305]   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[306] 		  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.
26 June[307]
20:00 		  Terrier Terrier Oriole   DGA Essais de missiles  
  VMaX hypersonic glider DGA Suborbital Test flight 26 June Successful
29 June
15:28:38[308] 		  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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  306. ^ "Leidos' MACH-TB program successfully completes 1st test launch". Leidos (Press release). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  307. ^ "Test firing of the VMaX hypersonic glider technology demonstrator". 26 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  308. ^ Jonathan McDowell [@planet4589] (29 June 2023). "Galactic 01 stats: launch 1528:38 UTC, apogee 85.1 km, flight time from drop to main gear touchdown 13m50s. Drop location EBR P3 in my launch points list (107.0W 33.3N)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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