2018 in spaceflight
.jpg) Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster with Starman in solar orbit after launching as a dummy payload aboard the SpaceX Falcon Heavy's first flight on 6 February 2018. | |
| Orbital launches | |
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| First | 8 January |
| Last | 11 October |
| Total | 78 |
| Successes | 77 |
| Failures | 1 |
| Partial failures | 1 |
| Catalogued | 78 |
| National firsts | |
| Satellite | |
| Orbital launch | |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | |
| Retirements |
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| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 2 (+1 failed) |
| Total travellers | 6 (+2 failed) |
| EVAs | 7 |
This article lists achieved and expected spaceflight events in 2018.
In planetary exploration, the NASA InSight seismology probe is en route since May 2018 and expected to land on Mars in November. The Parker Solar Probe launched to explore the Sun in August 2018. ESA and JAXA will launch BepiColombo to Mercury, on a 10-year mission featuring several flybys and eventually deploying two orbiters in 2025 for local study. The asteroid sampling mission Hayabusa2 reached its target Ryugu in June,[1] and the similar OSIRIS-REx probe will reach Bennu in December.[2]
China will launch its Chang'e 4 lander/rover in December to attempt the first ever soft landing on the far side of the Moon;[3] a communications relay was sent to the second Earth-Moon Lagrange point in May. The Google Lunar X Prize expired on 31 March without a winner for its $20 million grand prize, because none of its five finalist teams were able to launch a commercial lunar lander mission before the deadline.[4]
After a failed launch in 2017, the Electron rocket reached orbit with its second flight in January; it is the first orbital rocket equipped with electric pump-fed engines.[5] On 3 February, the Japanese SS-520-5 rocket (a modified sounding rocket) successfully delivered a 3U CubeSat to orbit, thus becoming the lightest and smallest orbital launch vehicle ever.[6] On 6 February, SpaceX performed the much-delayed test flight of Falcon Heavy,[7] carrying a car and a mannequin to a heliocentric orbit beyond Mars.[8] Falcon Heavy is the most powerful rocket currently operational.[9]
The global activity of the launch industry grew significantly in 2018. 75 launches were conducted in the first nine months, compared with 63 in the same time in 2017, a 19% increase. Over 50 launches remain scheduled for the last quarter although it is typical that many of them will get delayed. In August, China surpassed its previous record of 22 launches in 2016.
Orbital launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
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| 8 January 01:00 |
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Unnamed U.S. government agency | Low Earth | Classified | 8 January | Launch success, payload separation failure | ||
| After an initial lack of official comment on the mission, a preliminary report concludes that the payload adapter manufactured by Northrop Grumman failed to separate the satellite from the second stage, resulting in its re-entry shortly after launch.[11] SpaceX and the United States Air Force reviewed the Falcon 9 flight data and saw no issues with the launch vehicle itself that would affect future launches.[12][13] | |||||||
| 9 January 03:24 |
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Beijing Space View Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Beijing Space View Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 11 January 23:18 |
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 12 January 03:58 |
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ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Planetary Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Yonsei University, NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Surrey Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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GeoOptics | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CNU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Astranis | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration (radio) | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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AMSAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Iceye | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Korea Aerospace University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Astro Digital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Telesat | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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MIT SSL | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Paris Observatory | Low Earth (SSO) | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Swarm Technologies[14] | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Chosun University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Deployed 31 satellites.[15][16][17] | |||||||
| 12 January 22:11 |
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US Air Force | LEO (retrograde) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Last flight of Delta IV M+(5,2) variant. | |||||||
| 13 January 07:20 |
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CAS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 17 January 21:06:11 |
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NEC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 19 January 04:12 |
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(Lingqiao-07) |
CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
(Lingqiao-08) |
CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ Huai'an Hao |
Huai'an Youth Comprehensive Development Base | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology/Education | In orbit | Operational | ||
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SpaceTY Aerospace Co. | Low Earth (SSO) | Stabilization technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ (QTT-1) |
Full-chart Location Network Co. (Quan Tu Tong Co.) |
Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Kepler Communications | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 100th launch from Jiuquan. Carried and deployed 6 satellites in total. | |||||||
| 20 January 00:48 |
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U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Missile warning | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 21 January 01:30 |
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| Still Testing | Rocket Lab | Low Earth | Orbital flight test | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Planet Labs | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Rocket Lab | Low Earth | Dummy satellite | 22 March 2018 | Successful | ||
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Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First successful launch of the Electron rocket. | |||||||
| 25 January 05:39 |
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CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 25 January 22:20 |
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SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial launch failure / Operational[25] | ||
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Yahsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial launch failure / Operational | ||
| Due to programming errors in the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC)[26] the satellites were placed on an off-nominal orbit.[27] Both payloads are undergoing corrective maneuvers and will be on line in August 2018.[28] These failures have ended the Ariane 5 record series of 82 successful launches in a row from April 2003 to December 2017.[29] | |||||||
| 31 January 21:25 |
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SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| This flight re-used booster B1032 recovered from the NROL-76 mission in May 2017, and landed the first stage in the ocean with the intent to expend it. The booster unexpectedly remained intact, but was not recovered, and it was subsequently destroyed.[30] | |||||||
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| 1 February 02:07 |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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TU Berlin | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration (inter-satellite communications) | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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German Orbital Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications (experimental) | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 2 February 07:50 |
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CNSA / ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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GOMSpace, Danish Ministry of Defence | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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GOMSpace, ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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China Association for Science and Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 3 February 05:03 |
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University of Tokyo | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 21 August 2018 | Successful | ||
| The smallest rocket to successfully launch a satellite. Re-flight after a launch failure in January 2017 | |||||||
| 6 February 20:45 |
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SpaceX | Heliocentric | Flight test | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Maiden test flight of Falcon Heavy re-using two first-stage boosters. The two side boosters successfully touched down at the landing zones in Cape Canaveral, however the middle booster failed to land on the automated drone ship.[36] The test payload was launched in a heliocentric orbit with an aphelion of 1.70 AU, just beyond the orbit of Mars.[37] | |||||||
| 12 February 05:10 |
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 13 February 08:13 |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 22 February 14:17 |
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Hisdesat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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SpaceX | Low Earth | Technology Demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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SpaceX | Low Earth | Technology Demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Flew with a re-used first-stage booster that was expended at sea. One half of the payload fairing splashed down in the ocean and was recovered, but it did not land on a ship as attempted. Last flight of Block 3 version rocket. | |||||||
| 27 February 04:34:00 |
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CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
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| 1 March 22:02:00 |
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NESDIS | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 6 March 05:33 |
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Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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NovaWurks/DARPA | Geosynchronous transfer orbit | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First-stage booster was expended at sea and was not recovered. | |||||||
| 9 March 17:10:06 |
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SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 17 March 07:10 |
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CAS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 21 March 17:44:23 |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 55/56 | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
| 29 March 11:26 |
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ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[40] | ||
| 29 March 16:45 |
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| EMKA | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation (military) | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 March 17:50 |
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 30 March 14:14 |
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Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Re-used first-stage booster B1041.[41] First stage was not recovered, did a simulated landing test at sea. Fairing recovery attempt failed due to parafoil issues. | |||||||
| 31 March 03:22 |
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CNSA | SSO | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CNSA | SSO | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CNSA | SSO | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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| 2 April 20:30 |
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 5 May 2018 | Successful | ||
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University of Surrey | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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SpaceVR | Low Earth (ISS) | Virtual Space Tourism | ||||
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ITU/JPF/KIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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UoN | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CAAE/ITCR | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Re-used first-stage booster B1039, used to launch CRS-12 in 2017; and the Dragon capsule from CRS-8 in 2016.[42] First stage was not recovered. Ubakusat, 1KUNS-PF, and Proyecto Irazú were deployed from the ISS on 11 May 2018.[43] RemoveDEBRIS was deployed into orbit on 20 June 2018.[44] | |||||||
| 5 April 21:34 |
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JSAT / DSN / JSDF | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Avanti | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First flight of Ariane 5 since off-target launch of VA-241 in January 2018. | |||||||
| 10 April 04:25 |
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CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center[23] | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 11 April 22:34 |
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ISRO | Geosynchronous | Satellite navigation (IRNSS) | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 14 April 23:13 |
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U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous[46] | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Air Force Research Laboratory | Geosynchronous[47] | Technology experiments (Space Test Program) | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 April 22:12 |
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VKS | Geosynchronous | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 April 22:51 |
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NASA | HEO | Space observatory | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Block 4 first-stage booster, serial number B1045. | |||||||
| 25 April 17:57 |
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ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 April 04:42 |
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Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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| 3 May 16:05 |
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APT Satellite Holdings | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 5 May 11:05 |
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NASA / JPL | Martian Surface | Mars lander | In orbit | Enroute | ||
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NASA / JPL | Heliocentric | Communications | In orbit | Enroute | ||
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NASA / JPL | Heliocentric | Communications | In orbit | Enroute | ||
| 12th mission of the Discovery program. Mars lander mission dedicated to geological and seismological studies of the planet.[51] | |||||||
| 8 May 18:28 |
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CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 11 May 20:14 |
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BTRC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First launch of a Falcon 9 Block 5 first-stage booster, serial number B1046. The booster was recovered.[52] | |||||||
| 20 May 21:28 |
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CNSA | Earth–Moon L2, halo orbit | Communications | In orbit | Operational[54][55] | ||
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CNSA | Selenocentric, elliptical orbit | Radio astronomy | In orbit | Spacecraft Failure[56][57] | ||
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CNSA | Selenocentric, elliptical orbit | Radio astronomy | In orbit | Operational[57] | ||
| The relay satellite Queqiao, or "Magpie Bridge" will stay in a halo orbit around the second Earth-Moon Lagrange point (E-M L2) and support communications from the Chang'e 4 rover exploring the far side of the Moon.[58] | |||||||
| 21 May 08:44 |
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 15 July 2017 | Successful | ||
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OSU | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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UI | Low Earth (ISS) | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Analytical Space | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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JPL | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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ASRA LLC. | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CSU/JPL | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Carthage College | Low Earth (ISS) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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MSU | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Brown University | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Rowan University | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Space Challenges Program | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Spire Global | Low Earth | Aircraft tracking | In orbit | Operational | ||
| RainCube, Radix, CubeRRT, HaloSat, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, EQUISat, MEMSat, RadSat-g are carried aboard Cygnus to be deployed from ISS later.[59] CubeRRT, EQUISat, HaloSat, MemSat, RadSat-g, RainCube, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, Radix were deployed on 13 July 2018.[60] Four Lemur-2s and two Aerocubes were carried in the external deployer of Cygnus and deployed into orbit on 16 July 2018 after it departed from ISS.[61] | |||||||
| 22 May 19:47:58[62] |
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Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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DLR | Low Earth | Gravitational science | In orbit | Operational | ||
| DLR arranged a rideshare of GRACE-FO on a Falcon 9 with Iridium following the cancellation of their Dnepr launch contract in 2015.[64] Iridium CEO Matt Desch disclosed in September 2017 that GRACE-FO would be launched on the sixth Iridium NEXT mission.[65] Re-used a first-stage booster.[66] | |||||||
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| 2 June 04:13 |
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CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Wuhan University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 4 June 04:45 |
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SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 5 June 13:07[67] |
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CMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 6 June 11:12:41 |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 56/57 | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
| 12 June 04:20–04:33:57[68] |
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CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 16 June 21:30 |
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VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 27 June 03:30 |
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CAST[69] | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 June 09:42 |
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 3 August 2018 | Successful | ||
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Project Biarri | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology Demonstration | ||||
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Low Earth (ISS) | Technology Demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
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Low Earth (ISS) | Technology Demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
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UiTM | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology Demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Last orbital flight of a Block 4 booster version. Bhutan-1, Maya-1, UiTMSAT-1 were deployed into orbit from ISS on 10 August 2018. | |||||||
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| 9 July 03:56 |
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SUPARCO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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SUPARCO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 9 July 20:58 |
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CNSA | IGSO | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 9 July 21:51:34 |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Fastest rendezvous with the ISS, with a new two-orbit procedure taking less than four hours.[70] | |||||||
| 22 July 05:50 |
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Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 25 July 11:25:01 |
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ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Third Galileo launch with Ariane 5 (10th overall), carrying Tara, Samuel, Anna, and Ellen. Last flight of Ariane 5 ES variant; further Galileo launches will be carried by Ariane 6. | |||||||
| 25 July 11:39:26 |
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Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 July 01:48 |
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 31 July[71] 03:00 |
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CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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| 7 August 05:18 |
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Telkom Indonesia | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 12 August 07:31 |
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NASA | Heliocentric | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Heliophysics observation mission planned to make in situ studies of the Sun's outer corona at a perihelion distance of 8.5 solar radii (5.9 million kilometers) – the closest any spacecraft will come to the Sun to date. | |||||||
| 22 August 21:20:09 |
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ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 24 August[71] 23:52 |
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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| 7 September 03:15 |
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CAST | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 10 September 04:45 |
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Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 15 September 13:02 |
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NASA | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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UCLA | Low Earth | Magnetospheric Research | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Cal Poly | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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UCF | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Last flight of the Delta II series; final flight of the Thor rocket family. | |||||||
| 16 September 16:37 |
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SSTL | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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SSTL / British Government | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 19 September 14:07[73] |
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 22 September 17:52:27[74] |
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JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Kyushu Institute of Technology / Nanyang Technological University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ |
Ryman Sat Project | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ |
Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| SPATIUM-1, RSP-00, and STARS-Me are carried by HTV-7 to be deployed into orbit from the International Space Station. They were deployed into orbit on 6 October 2018. | |||||||
| 25 September 22:38[74] |
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Azercosmos / Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
|
Intelsat / JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Hundredth Ariane 5 mission.[76] Flight VA-243 was delayed from 25 May due to issues with GSAT-11.[77] | |||||||
| 29 September[71] 04:13 |
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Beijing Future Navigation Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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| 8 October 02:21 |
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CONAE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First RTLS at Vandenberg | |||||||
| 9 October 02:43 |
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CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
|
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First flight of the Yuanzheng-1S upper stage variant | |||||||
| 11 October 08:40[74] |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 57/58 | 11 October 2018 | Launch failure | ||
| Crewed flight with two cosmonauts. Launch failure, astronauts landed safely in Soyuz capsule. | |||||||
| ↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | |||||||
| 14 October[71] | |
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
|
CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| 17 October 04:15–06:15[74] |
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U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications (military) | ||||
| 19 October[83] | |
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VKS | Low Earth | ELINT | ||||
| 20 October 01:45[74] |
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ESA / JAXA | Mercurian orbit | Mercury probes | ||||
| Third and final cornerstone mission of the Horizon 2000+ programme. Joint ESA / JAXA Mercury mission consisting of two orbiters, the ESA Mercury Planetary Orbiter and the JAXA Mio (Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter) | |||||||
| 25 October[71] | |
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CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
|
CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| 26 October[84] ~08:00–09:30[74] |
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NASA | Low Earth | Ionosphere research | ||||
| 27 October[71] | |
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| ⚀ Weilai 1 / Future 1 (CCTV) | China Central Television[85] | Low Earth (SSO) | Space science / remote sensing | ||||
| Maiden flight of the Zhuque-1 solid-propellant rocket | |||||||
| 29 October 04:08–04:20[74] |
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JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
|
EIAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
Aichi University of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
|
DOST / TU | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
Osaka Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
|
Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Magnetosphere observation / Technology demonstration | ||||
| 29 October[71] | |
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CNSA / CNES | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| 31 October 00:53[74] |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | ||||
| October (TBD)[71] | |
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CAST | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| October (TBD)[83] | |
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Gonets SatCom | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
|
Gonets SatCom | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
|
Gonets SatCom | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
|
Roscosmos | Low Earth | Laser ranging | ||||
| October (TBD)[84] | |
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| ⚀ Delfi-PQ | TU Delft | Low Earth | Technology demo | ||||
| ⚀ Unicorn-2a | Alba Orbital[89] | Low Earth | Amateur radio | ||||
| First orbital flight of the Vector-R rocket. | |||||||
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| 3 November[83] | |
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VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| 7 November 00:47[74] |
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Eumetsat | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | ||||
| 15 November[74] | |
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | ||||
| 17 November[84] | |
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|
Virgin Orbit | TBA | Flight test | ||||
| Maiden orbital flight. | |||||||
| 19 November[74] | |
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71 small satellites[90] |
Spaceflight Industries | Low Earth (SSO) | Satellite dispenser | ||||
| ⚀ |
Aistech | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
⚀  |
Astrocast | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Audacy | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
TU Berlin | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
BlackSky Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
SpaceQuest, Ltd., Myriota | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation (radar) | ||||
| ⚀ |
Fleet Space Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
St. Louis University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | ||||
| ⚀ |
OHB Italia | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
Elysium Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space burial | ||||
| ⚀ |
ALMASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
|
DLR | Low Earth (SSO) | Life sciences | ||||
|
DARPA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demo (satlets) | ||||
| ⚀ |
Exseed | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | ||||
|
U.S. Air Force Academy | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
AMSAT, VPI, Vanderbilt University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT, traffic monitoring | ||||
| ⚀ |
Hiber Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | ||||
| ⚀ |
US Navy PEO Space Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Iceye | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation (radar) | ||||
⚀  |
ITA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
⚀  |
Jordanian universities | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | ||||
| ⚀ |
Ghalam LLP | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
⚀  |
KMUTNB | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Astro Digital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | ||||
| ⚀ |
KAIST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Nevada Museum of Art | Low Earth (SSO) | Art | ||||
| ⚀ |
USCG, DHS | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | ||||
⚀  |
Warsaw University of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Australian Defence Force Academy | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Georgia Institute of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Phase Four | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
University of North Carolina | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
|
Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
Seoul National University | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio, technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Seoul National University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | ||||
|
USAF STP | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
SpaceQuest, Ltd., Aurora Insight | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
exactEarth | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Korea Aerospace University | Low Earth (SSO) | Thermospheric research | ||||
⚀  |
F’SATI, CPUT | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| The SSO-A "dedicated rideshare" mission will deliver roughly 90 payloads with the SHERPA dispenser.[94] | |||||||
| 22 November[74] | |
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|
ISRO | ? | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
BlackSky Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ ~30 cubesats[95] | Low Earth | ||||||
| 27 November 21:19[74] |
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|
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | ||||
| November (TBD)[96] | |
|
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| ⚀ |
Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
GeoOptics | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
Irvine CubeSat STEM Program | Low Earth | Education | ||||
| ⚀ |
HPS GmbH | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| November (TBD)[98] | |
|
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Es'hailSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
| November (TBD)[100] | |
|
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|
Indian Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications (military) | ||||
| November (TBD)[95] | |
|
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|
ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
| Second orbital flight of GSLV Mk III | |||||||
| November (TBD)[71] | |
|
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|
CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | ||||
| Late November (TBD)[101] | |
|
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Morocco | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
|
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| 3 December[102] | |
|
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|
NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | ||||
| 4 December[101] | |
|
| ||||
|
ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
|
KARI | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | ||||
| 8 December[71] | |
|
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|
CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | ||||
| China's third lunar lander (back-up to Chang'e 3), and the first spacecraft to attempt a soft landing on the far side of the Moon.[3] | |||||||
| 14 December[74] | |
|
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|
ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Space telescope | ||||
|
ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation (radar) | ||||
| 15 December[101] | |
|
| ||||
|
ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
  |
Hellas-Sat / ArabSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
| 15 December 14:08[74] |
|
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|
U.S. Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| 15 December[71] | |
|
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|
Beijing Normal University | Polar | Earth observation | ||||
| 20 December 04:52[74] |
|
|
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|
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 58/59 | ||||
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
| 25 December[83] | |
|
| ||||
|
Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
|
Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
|
Planet Labs | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| 27 December[105] | |
|
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 |
NARSS | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| December (TBD)[96] | |
|
| ||||
| ⚀ |
NASA Glenn Research Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Boston University Center for Space Physics | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
NASA, UFL, Stanford University, KACST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
North Idaho STEM Charter Academy | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
U.S. Naval Academy | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
NASA Langley Research Center | Highly elliptical | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, WVU, WVSGC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| Launch for NASA's Venture Class Launch Services program (VCLS-1), including ELaNa payloads | |||||||
| December (TBD)[84] | |
|
| ||||
|
Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
| December (TBD)[71] | |
|
| ||||
|
CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| December (TBD)[83] | |
|
| ||||
|
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| December (TBD)[100] | |
|
| ||||
|
ISRO | ? | ELINT[106] | ||||
| Q4 (TBD)[71] | |
|
| ||||
|
Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
|
Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Q4 (TBD)[83] | |
|
| ||||
|
VKS | ? | ? | ||||
|
| |||||||
| 2018 (TBD)[71] | |
|
| ||||
|
CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| 2018 (TBD)[71] | |
|
| ||||
|
CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| 2018 (TBD)[71] | |
|
| ||||
|
CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| 2018 (TBD)[71] | |
|
| ||||
|
CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| 2018 (TBD)[71] | |
|
| ||||
|
CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
Low Earth (SSO) | ||||||
| ⚀ |
Low Earth (SSO) | ||||||
| ⚀ |
CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ |
Low Earth (SSO) | ||||||
| ⚀ |
Low Earth (SSO) | ||||||
| ⚀ |
Low Earth (SSO) | ||||||
| ⚀ |
Low Earth (SSO) | ||||||
| Maiden flight of Kuaizhou 11 version | |||||||
| 2018 (TBD)[107] | |
|
| ||||
| ⚀ |
Capitol Technology University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
University of Louisiana | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
NASA | Low Earth | Atmospheric research | ||||
| ⚀ |
NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
NMSU | Low Earth | Ionospheric research | ||||
| ⚀ |
MIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
University of Michigan | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Brigham Young University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Colorado Space Grant Consortium | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
UCF | Low Earth | Microgravity research | ||||
| ⚀ |
AMSAT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
SJSU, NASA, University of Idaho | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| Launch for NASA's Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) program | |||||||
| 2018 (TBD) | |
|
| ||||
|
CAST | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| 2018 (TBD) | |
|
| ||||
|
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | ||||
|
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | ||||
|
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | ||||
| 2018 (TBD) | |
|
| ||||
|
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | ||||
|
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | ||||
|
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | ||||
| 2018 (TBD) [71] | |
|
| ||||
|
KACST Space Research Institute | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| 2018 (TBD)[71] | |
|
| ||||
 |
DR Congo | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
| 2018 (TBD)[71] | |
|
| ||||
 |
SupremeSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
| 2018 (TBD)[71] | |
|
| ||||
|
Low Earth | Amateur radio | |||||
| 2018 (TBD)[83] | |
|
| ||||
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| 2018 (TBD)[83] | |
|
| ||||
|
VKS | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
|
VKS | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
|
VKS | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
| 2018 (TBD)[83] | |
|
| ||||
|
VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | ||||
| 2018 (TBD)[83] | |
|
| ||||
|
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| 2018 (TBD)[84] | |
|
| ||||
|
Astro Digital[109] | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| 2018 (TBD)[71] | |
|
| ||||
| ⚀ |
Aerospace System Engineering Research Institute of Shanghai | Low Earth (SSO) | |||||
Suborbital flights
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
| Remarks | ||||||
| 18 January 05:53 |
|
|
| |||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi) | ||||||
| 19 January 12:17 |
|
|
| |||
|
U of M | Suborbital | Astronomy | 19 January | Successful | |
| Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi)[110] | ||||||
| 26 January 14:11:15 |
|
|
| |||
|
ASTRA | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 26 January | Successful | |
| Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi) | ||||||
| 26 January 14:48:00 |
|
|
| |||
|
ASTRA | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 26 January | Successful | |
| Apogee: ~97 kilometres (60 mi) | ||||||
| 26 January 14:49:30 |
|
|
| |||
|
ASTRA | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 26 January | Successful | |
| Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi) | ||||||
| 31 January | |
|
| |||
|
MDA | Suborbital | SM-3 Block IIA target | 31 January | Successful | |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
| 31 January | |
|
| |||
|
US Navy | Suborbital | ABM test | 31 January | Failure | |
| Test of a land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system, failed to intercept the target | ||||||
| 5 February | |
|
| |||
| PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 5 February | Successful | ||
| Target | ||||||
| 5 February | |
|
| |||
| PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 5 February | Successful | ||
| Interceptor, successful intercept[111] | ||||||
| 6 February 03:00 |
|
|
| |||
| IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)? | ||||||
| 18 February 23:30 |
 |
|
| |||
| IAI/IDF | Suborbital | Flight test | 18 February | Successful | ||
| Successful flight test of the Arrow-III weapon system[112] | ||||||
| 20 February 03:08 |
|
|
| |||
| Indian Army/DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful | ||
| 25 March 10:51 |
|
|
| |||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Student payloads | 25 March | Successful | |
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)[113] | ||||||
| 27 March 02:40? |
|
|
| |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 March | Successful | ||
| Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28 | ||||||
| 27 March 02:40? |
|
|
| |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 March | Successful | ||
| Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28 | ||||||
| 31 March 16:19 |
|
|
| |||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 31 March | Successful | |
| Tested Mars 2020's parachute | ||||||
| 4 April 10:40 |
|
 |
| |||
|
PSU | Suborbital | XR Astronomy | 4 April | Successful | |
| Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)[114] | ||||||
| 4 April 18:00 |
|
|
| |||
| Mass simulator | i-Space | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 April | Successful | |
| Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) | ||||||
| 6 April 14:00 |
|
|
| |||
|
ISRO VSSC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 6 April | Successful | |
| Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)[115] | ||||||
| 16 April 16:47 |
|
|
| |||
|
University of Colorado | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 16 April | Successful | |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 25 April 12:26 |
|
|
| |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 April | Successful | ||
| 29 April 17:06 |
|
|
| |||
|
NASA | Suborbital | Technology Demonstration | 29 April | Successful | |
|
SolStar | Suborbital | Technology Demonstration | 29 April | Successful | |
|
University of Bayreuth | Suborbital | Microgravity Research | 29 April | Successful | |
|
Otto von Guericke University | Suborbital | Microgravity Research | 29 April | Successful | |
|
University of Duisburg-Essen | Suborbital | Microgravity Research | 29 April | Successful | |
| 8th flight, Apogee: ~107 kilometres (66 mi) | ||||||
| 13 May 08:30 |
|
 |
| |||
|
DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 13 May | Successful | |
| Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi) | ||||||
| 14 May 08:23 |
|
|
| |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 14 May | Successful | ||
| 17 May 00:33 |
|
|
OneSpace | |||
| OneSpace | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 May | Successful | ||
| 22 May | |
|
| |||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Successful | ||
| 22 May | |
|
| |||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Successful | ||
| 22 May | |
|
| |||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Successful | ||
| 22 May | |
|
| |||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Successful | ||
| 29 May 18:54 |
|
|
| |||
|
NASA/MSFC | Suborbital | Solar research | 29 May | Successful | |
| Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) | ||||||
| 31 May 04:00 |
|
|
| |||
|
DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 31 May | Successful | |
| Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi) | ||||||
| 3 June 04:18 |
|
|
| |||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi) | ||||||
| 7 June | |
|
| |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)? | ||||||
| 18 June 19:00 |
|
|
| |||
|
CU Boulder | Suborbital | SDO calibration | 18 June | Successful | |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 21 June 09:30 |
|
|
| |||
|
University of Colorado | Suborbital | Student payloads | 21 June | Successful | |
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)[119] | ||||||
| 29 June | |
|
| |||
|
Kochi University of Technology | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 29 June | Launch failure | |
| Two seconds after launch, the engine failed and the vehicle fell back to the pad and exploded | ||||||
| 18 July 15:11 |
|
|
| |||
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Blue Origin | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 July | Successful | |
| 9th flight, the Crew Capsule 2.0-1 RSS H.G.Wells carrying a mannequin and various experiments from NASA, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Purdue University, Otto von Guericke University and Olympiaspace in Germany. Both booster and capsule are flight proven. Successful test of the in-flight abort system at high altitude, Apogee: ~119 kilometres (74 mi), duration 11 minutes.[120] | ||||||
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| The detector worked as anticipated during the flight but the pointing system was unable to lock onto the target Cassiopeia A, apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | ||||||
| 31 July 11:38 |
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| 14 August 10:13 |
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| Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)[123] | ||||||
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| SARGE Pathfinder | Exos Aerospace | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 August | Partial launch failure | |
| A GPS receiver on the rocket stopped providing data during the rocket’s ascent. That triggered an automatic shutdown of the rocket’s engine 38 seconds after liftoff, versus a planned duration of 62 to 65 seconds. The rocket reached a peak altitude of 28 kilometers, rather than the planned 80 kilometers[124] | ||||||
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| Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) | ||||||
| 7 September 13:30 |
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| Apogee: 304 kilometres (189 mi) | ||||||
| 12 September 08:37 |
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| JMSDF/MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 12 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 km (93 mi)?, intercepted by SM-3-IB | ||||||
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| Mission SL-12, Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)[126] | ||||||
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| Mission SL-11, Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | ||||||
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| Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)[127] | ||||||
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Deep-space rendezvous
| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February | Juno | 11th perijove of Jupiter | |
| 1 April | Juno | 12th perijove of Jupiter | |
| 17 May | TESS | Gravity assist by the Moon | Closest approach: 8,100 kilometres (5,000 mi) |
| 24 May | Juno | 13th perijove of Jupiter | |
| 25 May | Queqiao | Flyby of the Moon | En route to Earth–Moon L2 halo orbit[130] |
| 25 May | Longjiang-1 | Flyby of the Moon | Failed lunar orbital injection[56] |
| 25 May | Longjiang-2 | Injection into Selenocentric orbit | Preliminary orbit was 350 kilometers x 13800 kilometers, inclined 21 deg to the equator[57] |
| 27 June[1] | Hayabusa2 | Arrival at asteroid Ryugu | |
| 16 July | Juno | 14th perijove of Jupiter | |
| 7 September | Juno | 15th perijove of Jupiter | |
| 21 September | MINERVA-II1 ROVER-1A | Landing on asteroid Ryugu | |
| 21 September | MINERVA-II1 ROVER-1B | Landing on asteroid Ryugu | |
| 3 October | MASCOT | Landing on asteroid Ryugu | |
| 3 October | Parker Solar Probe | First gravity assist at Venus | |
| 29 October | Juno | 16th perijove of Jupiter | |
| 5 November | Parker Solar Probe | First perihelion | 25 million km distance. Will set a new record for the fastest spacecraft (95 km/s). |
| 26 November | InSight | Arrival at Mars | |
| 26 November | MarCO A, B | Flyby of Mars | Data relays for InSight lander |
| 3 December | OSIRIS-REx | Arrival at asteroid Bennu | Approach phase operations begin 17 August |
| 21 December | Juno | 17th perijove of Jupiter |
Extravehicular activities (EVAs)
| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
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| 23 January 11:49 |
7 hours 24 minutes |
19:13 | Expedition 54 ISS Quest |
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| 2 February 15:34 |
8 hours 13 minutes |
23:47 | Expedition 54 ISS Pirs |
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| 16 February 12:00 |
5 hours 57 minutes |
17:57 | Expedition 54 ISS Quest |
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| 29 March 13:33 |
6 hours 10 minutes |
19:43 | Expedition 55 ISS Quest |
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| 16 May 11:39 |
6 hours 31 minutes |
18:10 | Expedition 55 ISS Quest |
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| 14 June 08:06[131] |
6 hours 49 minutes |
14:55 | Expedition 56 ISS Quest |
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| 15 August 16:17 |
7 hours 46 minutes |
00:03 on 16 August | Expedition 56 ISS Pirs |
Orbital launch statistics
By country
For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. For example, Soyuz launches by Arianespace in Kourou are counted under Russia because Soyuz-2 is a Russian rocket.
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | China surpassed its previous record of 22 launches in 2016. | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | GSAT-6A launch was a success, but the satellite failed. | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Includes Soyuz launches from Kourou | |
| 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | Zuma launch was a success. Satellite was reported lost but actual status is classified. | |
| Total | 78 | 76 | 1 | 1 | ||
By rocket
- Ariane 5
- Atlas V
- Delta II
- Delta IV
- Delta IV Heavy
- Electron
- Falcon 9
- Falcon 9 reused
- Falcon Heavy
- H-IIA
- H-IIB
- Long March 2
- Long March 3
- Long March 4
- Long March 11
- PSLV
- GSLV
- Soyuz-FG
- Soyuz-2 (Russia)
- Soyuz-ST (Europe)
- Proton-M
- Rokot
- Vega
- Others
By family
| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antares | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Atlas | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electron | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Epsilon | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon | | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| GSLV | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-II (H-IIA and H-IIB) | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kuaizhou | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March | | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| S-Series | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Universal Rocket | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By type
| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antares 200 | | Antares | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5 | | Ariane | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Atlas V | | Atlas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II | | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV | | Delta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Includes Delta IV Heavy derivative |
| Electron | | Electron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Epsilon | | Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 | | Falcon | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Includes Falcon Heavy derivative |
| GSLV | | SLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| GSLV Mk III | | SLV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | | H-II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIB | | H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kuaizhou | | Kuaizhou | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2 | | Long March | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3 | | Long March | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4 | | Long March | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 5 | | Long March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 11 | | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | | Universal Rocket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | | SLV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | | R-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2 | | R-7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| SS-520 | | S-Series | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| UR-100 (Rockot) | | Universal Rocket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | | Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By configuration
| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antares 230 | | Antares 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5 ECA | | Ariane 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ariane 5 ES | | Ariane 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final ES flight complete |
| Atlas V 401 | | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 411 | | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 531 | | Atlas V | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 541 | | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 551 | | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V N22 | | Atlas V | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7420 | | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) | | Delta IV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) | | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) | | Delta IV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Heavy | | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Epsilon | | Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electron | | Electron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 Full Thrust | | Falcon 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Falcon 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Falcon Heavy | | Falcon 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| GSLV Mk II | | GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| GSLV Mk III | | GSLV Mk III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 202 | | H-IIA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 204 | | H-IIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIB | | H-IIB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| KZ-11 | | Kuaizhou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2C | | Long March 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2D | | Long March 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3A | | Long March 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B/E | | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B / YZ-1 | | Long March 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3C / YZ-1 | | Long March 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4C | | Long March 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 5 | | Long March 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 11 | | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / Briz-M | | Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-CA | | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-XL | | PSLV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rokot / Briz-KM | | UR-100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a or STA | | Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a or STA / Fregat | | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1b or STB / Fregat | | Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2-1v / Volga | | Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | | Soyuz | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| SS-520 | | S-Series | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | | Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By spaceport
5
10
15
20
25
30
China
France
India
Japan
Kazakhstan
+ Russia
+ Russia
New Zealand
United States
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baikonur | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cape Canaveral | | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jiuquan | | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kennedy | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kourou | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mahia | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MARS | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Satish Dhawan | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taiyuan | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tanegashima | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Uchinoura | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vostochny | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wenchang | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Xichang | | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 76 | 1 | 1 | ||
By orbit
10
20
30
40
50
- Transatmospheric
- Low Earth
- Low Earth (ISS)
- Low Earth (SSO)
- Low Earth (retrograde)
- Geosychronous
(transfer) - Medium Earth
- High Earth
- Heliocentric
| Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not achieved | Accidentally achieved |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transatmospheric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Low Earth | 45 | 43 | 2 | 0 | |
| Geosynchronous / transfer | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | |
| Medium Earth | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Earth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Including Lunar transfer orbit |
| Heliocentric orbit | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Including planetary transfer orbits |
| Total | 77 | 74 | 2 | 1 |
Notes
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