List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024
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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2024.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2024 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2024, see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2024.
Orbital launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
January | ||||||||
| 1 January 03:40[1] |
 PSLV-DL |
C58 | Satish Dhawan FLP |
ISRO | ||||
| XPoSat |
ISRO / RRI | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| The POEM-3 non-deployable platform was hosted on the fourth stage. | ||||||||
| 3 January 03:44[2] |
 Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-9 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 15 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 6 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Six of the 21 satellites on this mission carried the first batch of Starlink Direct-to-Cell transponders. | ||||||||
| 3 January 23:04[3] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-287 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
 Ovzon-3 |
Ovzon | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First Falcon 9 launch to use a return to launch site (RTLS) booster recovery profile on a launch to GTO. First commercial satellite with Roll Out Solar Array that were deployed on 10 January 2024.[4][5] | ||||||||
| 5 January 11:20[6] |
 Kuaizhou 1A |
Y28 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
ExPace | ||||
| Tianmu-1 15–18 |
Xiyong Microelectronics | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 7 January 22:35:40[7] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-35 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 January 07:18:38[8] |
Vulcan Centaur VC2S |
Cert-1 V-001 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
ULA | ||||
| Peregrine |
Astrobotic Technology | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | 18 January 20:59[9] | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Iris[10] |
Astrobotic Technology CMU | TLI to lunar surface | CubeRover | Precluded | ||||
 Colmena × 5[10] |
UNAM | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | Precluded | ||||
| Maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur and Vulcan Centaur VC2S Configuration. Vulcan is the first methane fueled rocket to reach orbit on its first attempt, and the first to reach orbit from the US.[11] Celestis Enterprise was hosted on the Centaur V of this Mission. Lunar landing abandoned due to excessive propellant leak from the Peregrine lander.[12] | ||||||||
| 9 January 07:03[13] |
Long March 2C |
2C-Y30 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
 Einstein Probe |
CAS / ESA | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 January 03:52[14] |
Kuaizhou 1A |
Y24 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
ExPace | ||||
| Tianxing-1 02 |
CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Space environment observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 January 05:30[15] |
Gravity-1 |
Y1 | Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang platform, Yellow Sea |
Orienspace | ||||
| Yunyao-1 (18-20) |
CGSTL | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Maiden flight of the Gravity-1 launch vehicle. | ||||||||
| 12 January 04:44:26[16] |
 H-IIA 202 |
F48 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 |
MHI | ||||
| IGS-Optical 8 |
CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 14 January 08:59:30[17] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-10 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 January 01:52[17] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-37 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 17 January 14:27:30[18] |
Long March 7 |
Y8 | Wenchang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Tianzhou 7 |
CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space logistics | 17 November 13:25 | Successful | |||
| ⚀ Nanjing (Baiyi-08)[19] |
NJIT | Low Earth | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Sixth Tianzhou resupply cargo flight to the Tiangong space station. | ||||||||
| 18 January 21:49:11[20] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-291 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Ax-3 |
SpaceX / Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | Private spaceflight | 9 February 13:30 | Successful | |||
| Axiom Mission 3, launching on Crew Dragon. 14-day commercial flight of four astronauts to the ISS.[21] | ||||||||
| 20 January 06:28[22] |
 Qaem 100 |
Shahroud Space Center |
IRGC | |||||
| Soraya |
ISA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First successful orbital flight of Qaem 100. | ||||||||
| 23 January 04:03[23] |
Kinetica 1 |
Y3 | Jiuquan LS-130 |
CAS Space | ||||
| Taijing-1-03 |
MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Taijing-2-02 |
MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Taijing-2-04 |
MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Taijing-3-02 |
MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Taijing-4-03 |
MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 24 January 00:35[24] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-11 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 28 January 00:02[25][26] |
Simorgh |
Semnan LP-2 |
ISA | |||||
| Mahda |
ISA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Hatef-1 |
ISA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Keyhan-2 |
ISA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First successful orbital flight of Simorgh. | ||||||||
| 29 January 01:10:00[24] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-38 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 January 05:57:20[24] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-12 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 January 17:07:21[27] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-295 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Cygnus NG-20 S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 13 July 15:00 | Successful | |||
| First of three Cygnus spacecraft to be launched via Falcon 9. | ||||||||
| 31 January 06:34[28] |
Electron |
"Four Of A Kind" |  Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
⚀  Skylark (Lemur-2) × 4 |
Spire Global / NorthStar | Low Earth (SSO) | Space situational awareness | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First of three dedicated launches for NorthStar Earth & Space. | ||||||||
February | ||||||||
| 2 February 23:37[29] |
Long March 2C |
2C-Y85 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| GeeSAT-2 × 11 (10–20)[30] |
Geespace | Low Earth | Navigation Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Eleven GeeSAT-2 satellites for the Geely Future Mobility Constellation. | ||||||||
| 3 February 03:06[31] |
Jielong 3 |
Y3 | Bo Run Jiu Zhou platform, South China Sea |
China Rocket | ||||
| Yantai 2 (Dongfang Huiyan Gaofen O1) |
Oriental Spaceport Industrial Park | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| DRO-L (Chuangxin 17-01) |
CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
  NExSat-1 |
NARSS / BST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Weihai-1 01 |
CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Weihai-1 02 |
CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xingshidai-18 (Rongpiao) |
ADASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xingshidai-19 (Zhongguo Yidong 0/SCA 1) |
ADASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xingshidai-20 (Huakai Tianxia) |
ADASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Zhixing-2A (SmartSat X1/Jinan Kechuang) |
Smart Satellite | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xingshidai-18 is the first AI commercial hyperspectral satellite in orbit. | ||||||||
| 8 February 06:33:36[32] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-296 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| PACE |
NASA/GSFC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 9 February 07:03:44[33] |
 Soyuz-2.1v |
Plesetsk Site 43/4 |
RVSN RF | |||||
| Razbeg №2 (Kosmos 2575) |
VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Last Launch of Soyuz-2.1v Variant of Soyuz-2 rocket. | ||||||||
| 10 February 00:34:00[34] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-13 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 14 February 22:30[35] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-298 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| HBTSS × 2 |
United States Space Force / MDA | Low Earth | Early warning | In orbit | Operational | |||
| T0TR 5-8 (Raptor 1-4) |
SDA | Low Earth | Early warning | In orbit | Operational | |||
| USSF-124 Mission. | ||||||||
| 15 February 03:25:05[36] |
Soyuz-2.1a |
 Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | |||||
| Progress MS-26 / 87P |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 13 August 05:49 | Successful | |||
| 15 February 06:05:37[37] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-299 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| IM-1 Odysseus |
Intuitive Machines | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | 22 February 23:23[38] | Operational | |||
| ⚀ EagleCam[39] |
ERAU | TLI to lunar surface | Space selfie / Education | Partial failure | ||||
| First Nova-C mission, part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.[40] 300th Falcon 9 launch. For the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, LC-39A returns to supporting Lunar missions. | ||||||||
| 15 February 21:34[41] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-14 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 300th Successful Falcon 9 launch. | ||||||||
| 17 February 00:22:55[42] |
H3-22S |
TF2 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 |
JAXA | ||||
| VEP-4 |
JAXA | Low Earth to Suborbital | Launch vehicle evaluation | 17 February | Successful | |||
| CE-SAT-IE |
Canon Electronics | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ TIRSAT[43] |
Seiren Co. | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Changed from the originally manifested ALOS-4 due to the launch failure of H3-TF1 / ALOS-3. First successful flight of the H3 launch vehicle. Separation of VEP-4 was performed after the deorbit burn of the second stage. | ||||||||
| 17 February 12:05[44] |
GSLV Mk II |
F14 | Satish Dhawan SLP |
ISRO | ||||
| INSAT-3DS[45] |
ISRO | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| The satellite will be a follow-up to INSAT-3DR Mission. | ||||||||
| 18 February 14:52[46] |
Electron |
"On Closer Inspection" | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| ADRAS-J |
Astroscale / JAXA | Low Earth | Space debris removal | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ADRAS-J completed a rendezvous with a spent Japanese H-IIA upper stage rocket body in low Earth orbit.[47] | ||||||||
| 20 February 20:11[41] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-301 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
 Telkomsat Merah Putih 2 (HTS 113BT) |
Telkomsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Replacement for Nusantara-2 / Nusantara Dua (Palapa-N1), which was lost in a launch failure in April 2020.[48] | ||||||||
| 23 February 04:11:50[41] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-15 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 23 February 11:30[49] |
Long March 5 |
Y7 | Wenchang LC-1 |
CASC | ||||
| TJS-11 |
CAST | Geosynchronous | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 February 22:06[50] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-39 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 February 05:43:26[51] |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M |
Vostochny Site 1S |
Roscosmos | |||||
| Meteor-M №2-4[52] |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Marafon-D-GVM[53][54] |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Dummy Payload | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Pars 1 |
ISA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SITRO-AIS × 16 |
Sitronics Group | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Zorkiy-2M-2 |
Sputnix | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission. | ||||||||
| 29 February 13:03[55] |
Long March 3B/E |
3B-Y95 | Xichang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Weixing Hulianwang Gaogui-01 |
APT Satellite Holdings / CAST | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| It is Part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation. | ||||||||
| 29 February 15:30[56] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
March | ||||||||
| 4 March 03:53:38[57] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-305 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| SpaceX Crew-8 |
SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 70/71 | 25 October 07:29:02 | Successful | |||
| Eighth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS. | ||||||||
| 4 March 22:05[58] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Transporter-10 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
 Optimus-2[59] |
Space Machines Company | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Aries[60] |
Apex | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | In orbit | Operational | |||
 Fifi[61] |
Aerospacelab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GHOSt-4[62] |
Orbital Sidekick | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GHOSt-5[62] |
Orbital Sidekick | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Gluon[63] |
Atomos Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space docking | In orbit | Operational | |||
 ICEYE × 3 |
ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Jackal × 2[64] |
True Anomaly | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| LizzieSat-1[65] |
Sidus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Loulou, Riri, Rose[61] |
Aerospacelab | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Lynk Tower 05[66] |
Lynk Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Lynk Tower 06[66] |
Lynk Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| MethaneSAT[67] |
EDF / NZSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation of atmospheric methane | In orbit | Operational | |||
| MuSat-2[68] |
Muon Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
 ÑuSat 44[69] |
Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Pyxis[70] |
Axelspace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[71] | |||
| Quark[63] |
Atomos Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space docking | In orbit | Operational | |||
| YAM-6[72] |
Loft Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  AEROS MH-1[73] |
CEiiA / Thales Edisoft | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  BRO-12[74] |
UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ BRO-13[74] |
UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  ContecSat-1[75] |
CONTEC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ EWS-RROCI 2[76] |
SSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  HORACIO[77] |
Satlantis | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  IOD-6 Hammer[78] |
Open Cosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  IRIS-F1[79] |
NCKU / Satoro | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ LACE-A[80] |
NWIC Pacific / MDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ LACE-B[80] |
NWIC Pacific / MDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 4[81] |
Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ M3[82] |
Missouri S&T | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ OrbAstro-TR2[83] |
OrbAstro | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  OWLSAT-1[84] |
ONDO Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ OWLSAT-2[84] |
ONDO Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Pony Express 2A[85] |
Tyvak | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Pony Express 2B[85] |
Tyvak | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ PY4 × 4[86] |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ RROCI-2[87] |
NOAA / Orion Space Solutions | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Scout-1[88] |
Quantum Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space domain awareness | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SONATE-2[89] |
University of Würzburg | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Tiger-7[90] |
OQ Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Tiger-8[90] |
OQ Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Veery-0E[91] |
Care Weather Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-10. Atomos Space's Gluon and Quark will perform in-orbit rendezvous, docking and refueling.[63] The ELaNa 57 mission, consisting of the M3 cubesat, was launched on this flight.[92] | ||||||||
| 4 March 23:56[93] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 10 March 23:05[94] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-43 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 March 04:09[95] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-17 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 12 March 15:03[96] |
Electron |
"Owl Night Long" | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| StriX-3 |
Synspective | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Fourth of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation.[97] | ||||||||
| 13 March 02:01:12[98] |
KAIROS |
Spaceport Kii |
Space One | |||||
| CSICE Quick Response Satellite (Rapid Launch Small Satellite)[99] |
CSICE | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 13 March 02:01:17[100] | Launch failure | |||
| Maiden flight of the KAIROS launch vehicle. The rocket exploded shortly after liftoff. | ||||||||
| 13 March 12:51[101] |
Long March 2C / YZ-1S |
2C-Y86 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| DRO-A |
CAS | LEO to Selenocentric (DRO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| DRO-B |
CAS | LEO to Selenocentric (DRO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| The mission was a partial failure due to a problem in the YZ-1S upper stage during the flight, that prevented the satellites from accurately entering the intended orbit. Tracking data appears to show China is attempting to salvage spacecraft initially intended for the moon but left stranded by a rocket stage malfunction.[102] They appear to have succeeded in reaching their desired orbit.[103][104] As of 2025, the mission has successfully entered the planned DRO orbit by using gravity assist from Earth and Moon and completed its planned mission and is operational.[105] | ||||||||
| 16 March 00:21:00[106] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-44 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 19 March 02:28:00[107] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-16 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 20 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| USA-350 |
TBA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| USA-351 |
TBA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Carried two Starshield satellites as rideshare.[108][109] | ||||||||
| 20 March 00:31:28[110] |
Long March 8 |
Y3 | Wenchang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Queqiao-2 |
CNSA | Selenocentric | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tiandu-1[111] |
Deep Space Exploration Laboratory | Selenocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tiandu-2[111][112] |
Deep Space Exploration Laboratory | Selenocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Queqiao-2 will relay communications for the Chang'e 6 (Far side of the Moon), Chang'e 7 and Chang'e 8 (Lunar south pole region) spacecrafts. Tiandu 1 and 2 will test technologies for a future lunar navigation and positioning constellation. | ||||||||
| 21 March 05:27[113] |
Long March 2D / YZ-3 |
2D-Y87 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Yunhai-2 × 6 (07-12) |
CAST | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 March 07:25[114] |
Electron |
"Live And Let Fly" | MARS LC-2 |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| RASR-5 (USA-352) |
NRO | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Aerocube 16A |
The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Aerocube 16B |
The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Mola |
Naval Postgraduate School | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-123 mission. Last Satellite launch under NRO's Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) program. First NRO launch on an Electron from Wallops, VA. | ||||||||
| 21 March 20:55:09[115] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-312 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| SpaceX CRS-30 |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 30 April 05:38 | Successful | |||
| ⚀ Big Red Sat-1[116] |
UN Lincoln | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ BurstCube[116] |
NASA Goddard | Low Earth | Gamma-ray burst study | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ CURTIS[117] |
Panasonic Holdings | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ HyTi[116] |
UH Mānoa | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ KASHIWA[118] |
Chiba Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 11 August[119] | Successful[120] | |||
| ⚀ Killick 1[121] |
Memorial University | Low Earth | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ MicroOrbiter-1[122] |
Micro Orbiter Inc. | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ QMSat[121] |
Université de Sherbrooke | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SNoOPI[116] |
Purdue University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ VIOLET[121] |
University of New Brunswick | Low Earth | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
| The ELaNa-51 mission, consisting of 4 cubesats, was launched on this flight.[123] This was the tenth flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2 and first Dragon 2 launch from SLC-40, as the pad was reconfigured and a new Crew Access Tower and Arm was added. CURTIS, KASHIWA, and MicroOrbiter-1 were deployed into orbit from ISS on 11 April 2024.[117] SNoOPI, BurstCube, HyTI, Killick-1, QMSat, VIOLET, and Big Red Sat-1 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 18 April 2024.[124][125] | ||||||||
| 23 March 12:36:10[126] |
Soyuz-2.1a |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | |||||
| Soyuz MS-25 |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 70/71 | 23 September 11:58:16 | Successful | |||
| 24 March 03:09[107] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-42 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 March 23:42[127] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-46 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 26 March 22:51[128] |
Long March 6A |
6A-Y3 | Taiyuan LA-9A |
CASC | ||||
| Yunhai-3 02 |
SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 March 21:52[129] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-315 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Eutelsat 36D |
Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Replacement for Eutelsat 36B. | ||||||||
| 31 March 01:30[127] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-45 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 31 March 09:36:45[130] |
Soyuz-2.1b |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | |||||
| Resurs-P №4[131] |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Replacement satellite for the Resurs-DK No.1 satellite. | ||||||||
April | ||||||||
| 2 April 02:30:00[127] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-18 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Last launch of Starlink Group 7 Satellites. | ||||||||
| 2 April 22:56[132] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y102 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 42-01 |
SAST | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 5 April 09:12:00[133] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-47 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 7 April 02:25:00[133] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 8-1 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 15 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 6 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First launch of Starlink Group 8 Satellites from Vandenberg. | ||||||||
| 7 April 23:16[134] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Bandwagon-1 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| KORSAT-1 (425 Project SAR Sat 1)[135] |
DAPA | Low Earth | SAR Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Acadia-4 (Capella-14)[136] |
Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hawk 8A, 8B, 8C[137] |
HawkEye 360 | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hawk 9A, 9B, 9C[137] |
HawkEye 360 | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| QPS-SAR 7 (TSUKUYOMI-II) |
iQPS | Low Earth | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TSAT-1A[138] |
TASL | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Centauri-6[139] |
Fleet Space | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to a 45-degree mid-inclination orbit, designated Bandwagon-1. Second of five launches for DAPA 425 Project (425 Project Flight 2). | ||||||||
| 9 April 16:53[140] |
Delta IV Heavy |
D-389 | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |
ULA | ||||
| USA-353 (Orion 12/Mentor 10)[141] |
NRO | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance (SIGINT) | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-70 Mission. Final Delta IV Heavy launch, and final launch of the Delta rocket family. | ||||||||
| 10 April 05:40:00[142] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-48 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 April 09:00:00[143] |
Angara A5 / Orion[144] |
Vostochny Site 1A |
Roscosmos | |||||
| GMM-KA |
Roscosmos | Geosynchronous | Launch Vehicle Evaluation | In orbit | Successful | |||
| ⚀ Gagarinets |
Avant Space | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 20 April[145] | Successful | |||
| ⚀ Mass simulator |
Roscosmos | Low Earth | Dummy payload | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Maiden flight of Angara A5 / Orion combination. First launch of an Angara launch vehicle from Vostochny Cosmodrome (Vostochny Angara Test Flight). | ||||||||
| 11 April 14:25[146] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-322 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| WSF-M 1 |
United States Space Force | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
| USSF-62 Mission. | ||||||||
| 13 April 01:40:00[142] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-49 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First time a Falcon 9 booster (B1062) has flown 20 times. | ||||||||
| 15 April 04:12[147] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y97 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| SuperView Neo 3-01 (Siwei Gaojing 3-01) |
China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 17 April 21:26:00[148] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-51 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 18 April 22:40:00[148] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-52 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 20 April 23:45[149] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y103 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 42-02 |
SAST | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 23 April 22:17:00[150] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-53 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 23 April 22:32[151] |
Electron |
"Beginning Of The Swarm" | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| NeonSat-1 |
KAIST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ ACS3 |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Solar sail technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Rideshare mission. | ||||||||
| 25 April 12:59:00[152] |
Long March 2F/G |
2F-Y18 | Jiuquan SLS-1 |
CASC | ||||
| Shenzhou 18 |
CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Crewed spaceflight | 3 November 17:25 | Successful | |||
| Seventh crewed flight to the Tiangong space station. | ||||||||
| 28 April 00:34[153] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-327 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Galileo FOC FM25 |
ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Galileo FOC FM27 |
ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First Galileo launch on a Falcon 9 and overall twelfth launch of Galileo satellites, carrying satellites Patrick and Julina. Originally planned to launch on Soyuz ST-B, but scrapped due to geopolitical factors. Then moved to Ariane 6, which was also scrapped due to delays. Europe contracted SpaceX to launch the two pairs aboard Falcon 9. Falcon 9 First stage Booster (B1060) was being expended in this mission. | ||||||||
| 28 April 22:08:00[150] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-54 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
May | ||||||||
| 2 May 18:36[154] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-329 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| WorldView Legion 1 |
Maxar Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| WorldView Legion 2 |
Maxar Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 3 May 02:37:00[155] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-55 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 3 May 09:27:29[156] |
Long March 5 |
Y8 | Wenchang LC-1 |
CASC | ||||
| Chang'e 6 lander |
CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | 1 June 22:23 | Successful | |||
| Chang'e 6 ascent module |
CNSA | Selenocentric | Space rendezvous | 6 June 06:48 | Successful | |||
| Chang'e 6 orbiter |
CNSA | Initial: Selenocentric Current: Sun–Earth L2 |
Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Chang'e 6 return capsule |
CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar sample return | 25 June 06:07 | Successful | |||
| Jinchan[157] |
CNSA | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | 1 June 22:23 | Successful | |||
⚀  ICUBE-Q[158][159] |
SUPARCO | Selenocentric | Lunar Orbiter | In orbit | Operational | |||
| China's second lunar sample return mission, and world's first from the far side of the Moon, targeting southern area of Apollo basin (~43º S, 154º W). The mission is expected to take 53 days from launch to return module touchdown.[160] | ||||||||
| 6 May 18:14[161] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-57 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 7 May 03:21:25[162][163] |
Long March 6C |
6C-Y1 | Taiyuan LA-9A |
CASC | ||||
| Haiwangxing 01 (Neptune 01) |
SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Gaofen Shipin |
Harbin Institute of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kuanfu Guangxue |
Harbin Institute of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Zhixing-1C |
Smart Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First flight of the Long March 6C, a single-stick variant of Long March 6A.[164] | ||||||||
| 8 May 18:42[165] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-56 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 9 May 01:43[166] |
Long March 3B/E[167] |
3B-Y96 | Xichang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Zhihui Tianwang 1-01A (Smart Skynet 1-01A) |
SAST / Tsinghua University | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Zhihui Tianwang 1-01B (Smart Skynet 1-01B) |
SAST / Tsinghua University | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 10 May 04:30[168] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 8-2 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 7 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 May 23:43[169][170] |
Long March 4C |
4C-Y50 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Shiyan 23 |
SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 13 May 00:53[171] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-58 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 14 May 18:39[172] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 8-7 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 7 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 May 21:21:39[173] |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M |
Plesetsk Site 43/4 |
RVSN RF | |||||
| Nivelir-L №4 (Kosmos 2576) |
VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Space Surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Rassvet-2 × 3[174] |
Bureau 1440 | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SITRO-AIS × 4 |
Sitronics Group | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Zorkiy-2M-4[175] |
Sputnix | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Zorkiy-2M-6[176] |
Sputnix | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission. | ||||||||
| 18 May 00:32[177] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-59 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 20 May 03:06[178][179] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y98 | Taiyuan LA-9 |
CASC | ||||
| Beijing-3C × 4 |
Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Company Ltd | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 May 04:15[178][180] |
Kuaizhou 11 |
Y4 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
ExPace | ||||
| Luojia 3-02 (Wuhan-1) |
Wuhan University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Chaodigui Jishu Shiyan (VLEO test satellite, Chutian 01)[181] |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Lingque-3 01 |
Beijing ZeroG Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tianyan-22 |
MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 22 May 08:00:20[182][183] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-337 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| USA-354 - USA-374 (Starshield Group 1-1)[184] |
NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-146 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). First batch consisting of 21 SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[185] | ||||||||
| 23 May 02:35[186] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-62 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 24 May 02:45[187] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-63 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 May 07:41[188][189] |
Electron |
"Ready, Aim, PREFIRE" | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| ⚀ PREFIRE 1 |
NASA | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First of two launches for NASA's PREFIRE mission. | ||||||||
| 27 May 13:44[190][191] |
 New-type satellite carrier rocket |
Sohae |
NATA / Khrunichev | |||||
| Malligyong-1-1 |
NATA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 27 May ~13:46 | Launch failure | |||
| Launch of a "new-type satellite carrier rocket." Failed during first stage flight due to a "newly developed liquid oxygen + petroleum engine."[192] Possibly a Russian Angara rocket using an RD-191 engine.[193] | ||||||||
| 28 May 14:24[194] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-60 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 28 May 22:20[195][196] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-341 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| EarthCARE (Hakuryu) |
ESA / JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Earth Explorer 6 of the Living Planet Programme. | ||||||||
| 29 May 08:12[197][198] |
Ceres-1S |
Y2 | Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang platform, Yellow Sea |
Galactic Energy | ||||
| Tianqi 25–28 |
Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "Beautiful World". | ||||||||
| 30 May 09:42:59[199] |
Soyuz-2.1a |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | |||||
| Progress MS-27 / 88P |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 19 November 16:43 | Successful | |||
| 30 May 12:12:04[200][201][202] |
Long March 3B/E |
3B-Y96 | Xichang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Paksat-MM1R |
SUPARCO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 May 23:39[203][204] |
Ceres-1 |
Y12 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
Galactic Energy | ||||
| Jiguang Xingzuo 01 |
Aurora Starcom | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Jiguang Xingzuo 02 |
Aurora Starcom | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yunyao-1 14 (Hebei Linxi-1) |
CGSTL | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yunyao-1 25 (Zhangjiang Gaoke) |
CGSTL | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yunyao-1 26 (Nishuihan-2) |
CGSTL | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "Heroes". | ||||||||
June | ||||||||
| 1 June 02:37[205] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-64 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 5 June 02:16[206] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 8-5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 7 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First launch of Starlink Group 8 Satellites from Cape Canaveral. | ||||||||
| 5 June 03:15[207][189] |
Electron |
"PREFIRE & Ice" | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| ⚀ PREFIRE 2 |
NASA | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Second of two launches for NASA's PREFIRE mission. | ||||||||
| 5 June 14:52:15[208][209] |
Atlas V N22 |
AV-085[210] | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
ULA | ||||
| Boe-CFT Calypso |
Boeing / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 71 / Crewed flight test | 6 September 22:04 | Successful | |||
| Boeing Crewed Flight Test of Starliner, as part of the Commercial Crew Development program. 100th Atlas V Launch. First launch of humans from Cape Canaveral SFS since Apollo 7 in October 1968, first launch of humans on an Atlas vehicle since Gordon Cooper on Mercury-Atlas 9 on May 15, 1963 and the first launch of humans on an Atlas V. | ||||||||
| 6 June 05:00:30[204][211] |
Ceres-1 |
Y13 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
Galactic Energy | ||||
| Eros[212] |
Galactic Energy | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Naxing-3A |
Tsinghua University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Naxing-3B |
Tsinghua University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TEE-01B (Earth Eye 1) |
Mumei Xingkong Keji | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "Love On Top". | ||||||||
| 8 June 01:56[213] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-1 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First launch of Starlink Group 10 Satellites. | ||||||||
| 8 June 12:58[214] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 8-8 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 7 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 19 June 03:40[215] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 9-1 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 7 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First launch of Starlink Group 9 Satellites. | ||||||||
| 20 June 18:13[216] |
Electron |
"No Time Toulouse" | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| ⚀ Kinéis × 5 |
Kinéis | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. 50th Electron launch. | ||||||||
| 20 June 21:35[217] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-347 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Astra 1P / SES-24 |
SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Astra 1P is also known as SES-24. The Falcon 9 upper stage has done a de-orbit burn for the first time while delivering payload to GTO. | ||||||||
| 22 June 07:00[218] |
Long March 2C |
2C-Y50 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| SVOM |
CNSA / CNES | Low Earth | Gamma-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| CATCH 1 |
CNSA | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 23 June 17:25[219] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-2 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 24 June 03:47[220] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 9-2 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 7 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 June 21:26[221] |
Falcon Heavy |
FH-010 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| GOES-19 (GOES-U) |
NOAA / NASA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GOES-U is the final Mission in the NASA's GOES Satellite Series. The Follow-on of GOES Satellite Series is GeoXO Missions. | ||||||||
| 27 June 10:55[222] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-3 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 June 03:14[223] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-351 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| USA-375 - USA-395 (Starshield Group 1-2) |
NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-186 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Second batch consisting of 21 SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[185] | ||||||||
| 29 June 11:57[224][225] |
Long March 7A |
7A-Y8 | Wenchang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| ChinaSat 3A (Feng Huo 3A) |
China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
For flights after 30 June, see 2024 in spaceflight (July–December) | ||||||||
Suborbital flights
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 14 January[226] | Hwasong-16A |
Chongdong |
KPA Strategic Force | ||||
|
KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
| 26 January 17:42:05[227] |
SpaceShipTwo |
Galactic 06 | Spaceport America |
Virgin Galactic | |||
| Galactic 06 |
Virgin Galactic | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 26 January 17:56 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 88.8 km (55.2 mi). | |||||||
| 30 January[228] | UGM-133 Trident II |
HMS Vengeance, ETR |
Royal Navy | ||||
|
Royal Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 January | Launch failure | ||
| Second consecutive failure of a UK-launched Trident missile. | |||||||
| 7 February[229] |  T-Minus DART |
Esrange |
T-Minus Engineering | ||||
| PRIME |
KTH | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 7 February | Partial failure | ||
| First of two anticipated launches for the PRIME launch campaign. The payloads were deployed prematurely but still managed to gather some useful data. The second launch was not attempted. | |||||||
| 8 February[230] | MRBM-T2 |
FTX-23 | Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean |
MDA | |||
|
MDA | Suborbital | Missile target | 8 February | Successful | ||
| Flight Test Other-23 (FTX-23) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. SM-3 Block IIA target. | |||||||
| 8 February[230] | SM-3 Block IIA |
FTX-23 | USS McCampbell, Pacific Ocean |
United States Navy | |||
| Kill vehicle |
United States Navy | Suborbital | Interceptor | 8 February | Successful | ||
| Flight Test Other-23 (FTX-23) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Successful intercept. | |||||||
| 15 February 14:42:00[231] |
 VSB-30 |
Esrange |
MORABA | ||||
| TEXUS-59 |
DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 15 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 264.5 km (164.4 mi). | |||||||
| 27 February 07:27:00[232] |
Red Kite/Improved Malemute |
MAPHEUS 14 | Esrange |
MORABA | |||
| MAPHEUS-14 |
DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 27 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 265.2 km (164.8 mi). | |||||||
| 1 March[233] | RS-24 Yars |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Russian Ministry of Defence | ||||
|
Russian Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | ICBM test | 1 March | Successful | ||
| Hit a target in the Kura Missile Test Range on the Kamchatka Peninsula, 6,700 km (4,163 mi) downrange. | |||||||
| 11 March[234] | Agni-V |
Integrated Test Range |
Ministry of Defence | ||||
|
Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 March | Successful | ||
| 12 March 05:15:00[235] |
Improved Orion |
Esrange |
DLR / SNSA | ||||
| REXUS-32 |
DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | 12 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 75.9 km (47.2 mi). | |||||||
| 14 March 12:00:00[235] |
Improved Orion |
Esrange |
DLR / SNSA | ||||
| REXUS-31 |
DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | 14 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 78.5 km (48.8 mi). | |||||||
| 14 March 13:25:00[236] |
Starship |
Flight 3 | Starbase OLP-A |
SpaceX | |||
| No payload | SpaceX | Suborbital (achieved) Transatmospheric (planned) |
Flight test | 14 March 14:14:35 | Successful | ||
| Third Starship orbital test flight. The upper stage did not enter the planned transatmospheric orbit due to not performing a Raptor engine restart in space. The booster exploded at an altitude of 500 meters during a failed landing burn; Starship lost contact at ~65 km altitude during reentry. | |||||||
| 17 March[237] | AGM-183 ARRW |
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress |
United States Air Force | ||||
|
United States Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 March | Successful | ||
| 24 March 09:45:00[238] |
VSB-30 |
Esrange |
MORABA | ||||
| TEXUS-60 |
DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 24 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 251.7 km (156.4 mi). | |||||||
| 28 March[239] | MRBM |
FTM-32 | Pacific Missile Range Facility |
MDA | |||
| SM-6 target |
MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 28 March | Successful | ||
| Flight Test Aegis Weapon System (FTM) 32, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. MRBM target for two SM-6 Dual II missiles. Intercepted. | |||||||
| 1 April 21:52[240] |
Hwasong-16B |
Chongdong |
KPA Strategic Force | ||||
|
KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 101 km (63 mi). | |||||||
| 8 April 18:40[241][242] |
Black Brant IX |
Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | ||||
| APEP-2 |
ERAU | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 8 April | Successful | ||
| First of three launches. | |||||||
| 8 April 19:25[241][242] |
Black Brant IX |
Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | ||||
| APEP-2 |
ERAU | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 8 April | Successful | ||
| Second of three launches. | |||||||
| 8 April 20:28[241][242] |
Black Brant IX |
Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | ||||
| APEP-2 |
ERAU | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 8 April | Successful | ||
| Last of three launches. | |||||||
| 12 April 16:00?[243][242] |
Topol-ME |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
|
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | ||
| 13 April[244][245] | Emad / Kheibar Shekan / Dezful / Ghadr-110 |
|
| ||||
|
|
Suborbital | Missile launch | 13 April | Intercepted | ||
| Apogee roughly 300 kilometres (190 mi). About 120 missile launches. | |||||||
| 13 April[246] | SM-3 |
USS Arleigh Burke, Mediterranean Sea |
United States Navy | ||||
| Kill vehicle |
United States Navy | Suborbital | Interceptor | 13 April | Successful | ||
| Successful intercept. (1 of 4) | |||||||
| 13 April[246] | SM-3 |
USS Arleigh Burke, Mediterranean Sea |
United States Navy | ||||
| Kill vehicle |
United States Navy | Suborbital | Interceptor | 13 April | Successful | ||
| Successful intercept. (2 of 4) | |||||||
| 13 April[246] | SM-3 |
USS Carney, Mediterranean Sea |
United States Navy | ||||
| Kill vehicle |
United States Navy | Suborbital | Interceptor | 13 April | Successful | ||
| Successful intercept. (3 of 4) | |||||||
| 13 April[246] | SM-3 |
USS Carney, Mediterranean Sea |
United States Navy | ||||
| Kill vehicle |
United States Navy | Suborbital | Interceptor | 13 April | Successful | ||
| Successful intercept. (4 of 4) | |||||||
| 17 April 22:13[247] |
Black Brant IX |
Poker Flat Research Range |
NASA | ||||
| FOXSI-4 |
UMN | Suborbital | Solar X-ray astronomy | 17 April | Successful | ||
| Fourth flight of the FOXSI Sounding Rocket payload. Apogee: 271 km (168 mi). | |||||||
| 17 April 22:14[247] |
Black Brant IX |
Poker Flat Research Range |
NASA | ||||
| Hi-C Flare |
Marshall Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Solar physics | 17 April | Successful | ||
| Fourth flight of the High Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C). Apogee: 271 km (168 mi). | |||||||
| 5 May[248] 03:32 |
Black Brant IX |
White Sands Missile Range |
NASA | ||||
| CIBER-2 |
Rochester Institute of Technology | Suborbital | EBL anisotropy | 5 May | Successful | ||
| Third flight of the CIBER-2 experiment. | |||||||
| 19 May 13:30[249] |
New Shepard |
NS-25 | Corn Ranch |
Blue Origin | |||
| Blue Origin NS-25 |
Blue Origin | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 19 May | Successful | ||
| Seventh crewed flight of New Shepard. Apogee: 107 km (66.49 mi). | |||||||
| 25 May?[250] | Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon |
Pacific Missile Range Facility |
United States Army / United States Navy | ||||
| Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) |
United States Army / United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 May? | Successful | ||
| 4 June 07:56[251] |
Minuteman III |
GT-249GM | Vandenberg LF-10 |
AFGSC | |||
|
AFGSC | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 June | Successful | ||
| Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll. | |||||||
| 6 June 08:46[252] |
Minuteman III |
GT-250GM | Vandenberg LF-09 |
AFGSC | |||
|
AFGSC | Suborbital | Test flight | 6 June | Successful | ||
| Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll. | |||||||
| 6 June 12:50[253] |
Starship |
Flight 4 | Starbase OLP-A |
SpaceX | |||
| No payload | SpaceX | Suborbital | Flight test | 6 June 13:56 | Successful | ||
| Fourth Starship orbital test flight. Both Booster 11 and Starship 29 survived to their respective planned landing burn simulations and soft ocean splashdown. This was the first time a Starship spacecraft completed atmospheric entry from orbital velocity. | |||||||
| 8 June 15:26:30[254][255] |
SpaceShipTwo |
Galactic 07 | Spaceport America |
Virgin Galactic | |||
| Galactic 07 |
Virgin Galactic | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 8 June 15:26 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 87.5 km (54.4 mi). Final flight of the VSS Unity. | |||||||
| 12 June[256][257] | Terrier-Terrier-Oriole |
HTB-1 | Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | |||
|
MDA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 12 June | Successful | ||
| Flight of a Hypersonic Test Bed (HTB) vehicle to provide a common platform for hypersonic experiments and HTBSS (Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor) target | |||||||
| 18 June[258] 07:01 |
Minotaur I |
Vandenberg TP-01 |
Northrop Grumman | ||||
| Mk21A reentry vehicle |
AFNWC | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 18 June | Successful | ||
| Reentry vehicle demonstration for the future LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile. | |||||||
| 20 June 10:30:00[259] |
Terrier-Improved Orion |
Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | ||||
| RockOn |
Colorado Space Grant Consortium | Suborbital | Education | 20 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 114 km (71 mi). | |||||||
| 25 June 20:30[260] |
Hwasong-16 |
Chongdong |
KPA Strategic Force | ||||
|
KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 June | Successful | ||
| MRIV Test Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
| 30 June 20:05[260] |
Hwasong-11C-4.5 |
Jangyon |
KPA Strategic Force | ||||
|
KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
| 30 June 20:15[260] |
Hwasong-11C? |
Jangyon |
KPA Strategic Force | ||||
|
KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
