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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|
| 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
Suborbital flights
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 18 January 05:53 |
 Agni V
|
Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV
|
DRDO
| ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi) | |||||||
| 19 January 12:17 |
 Black Brant IX
|
 Poker Flat Research Range
|
NASA
| ||||
| DXL-3
|
U of M | Suborbital | Astronomy | 19 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi)[110] | |||||||
| 26 January 14:11:15 |
Terrier-Improved Orion
|
Poker Flat Research Range
|
NASA
| ||||
| Super Soaker
|
ASTRA | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 26 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
| 26 January 14:48:00 |
Terrier-Improved Orion
|
Poker Flat Research Range
|
NASA
| ||||
| Super Soaker
|
ASTRA | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 26 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~97 kilometres (60 mi) | |||||||
| 26 January 14:49:30 |
Terrier-Improved Orion
|
Poker Flat Research Range
|
NASA
| ||||
| Super Soaker
|
ASTRA | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 26 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
| 31 January | IRBM ?
|
C-17, Pacific Ocean
|
MDA
| ||||
| FTM-29 Target
|
MDA | Suborbital | SM-3 Block IIA target | 31 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 31 January | SM-3 Block IIA
|
Kauai
|
US Navy
| ||||
| FTM-29 Interceptor
|
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 |  B-611?
|
Shuangchengzi
|
PLA
| ||||
| PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 5 February | Successful | |||
| Target | |||||||
| 5 February | SC-19
|
Korla
|
PLA
| ||||
| PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 5 February | Successful | |||
| Interceptor, successful intercept[111] | |||||||
| 6 February 03:00 |
Agni I
|
Integrated Test Range
|
IDRDL
| ||||
| IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)? | |||||||
| 18 February 23:30 |
 Arrow III
|
Negev
|
IAF
| ||||
| IAI/IDF | Suborbital | Flight test | 18 February | Successful | |||
| Successful flight test of the Arrow-III weapon system[112] | |||||||
| 20 February 03:08 |
Agni II
|
Integrated Test Range
|
Indian Army / DRDO
| ||||
| Indian Army/DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful | |||
| 25 March 10:51 |
Terrier-Improved Malemute
|
Wallops Flight Facility
|
NASA
| ||||
| USIP
|
NASA | Suborbital | Student payloads | 25 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)[113] | |||||||
| 27 March 02:40? |
UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), Pacific Missile Range Facility
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 March | Successful | |||
| Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28 | |||||||
| 27 March 02:40? |
UGM-133 Trident II
|
USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), Pacific Missile Range Facility
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 March | Successful | |||
| Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28 | |||||||
| 31 March 16:19 |
Black Brant IX
|
Wallops Flight Facility
|
NASA
| ||||
| ASPIRE-2
|
NASA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 31 March | Successful | ||
| Tested Mars 2020's parachute | |||||||
| 4 April 10:40 |
Black Brant IX
|
 Kwajalein Atoll
|
NASA
| ||||
| WRX-R
|
PSU | Suborbital | XR Astronomy | 4 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)[114] | |||||||
| 4 April 18:00 |
Hyperbola-1S (Shian Quxian 1Z)
|
Hainan Island
|
i-Space
| ||||
| Mass simulator | i-Space | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) | |||||||
| 6 April 14:00 |
RH-300 Mk-II
|
TERLS
|
ISRO
| ||||
|
|
ISRO VSSC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 6 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)[115] | |||||||
| 16 April 16:47 |
Black Brant IX
|
Kwajalein Atoll
|
NASA
| ||||
| CHESS-4
|
University of Colorado | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 16 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 25 April 12:26 |
Minuteman-III
|
Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-10
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 April | Successful | |||
| 29 April 17:06 |
New Shepard
|
Corn Ranch
|
Blue Origin
| ||||
| Suborbital Flight Experiment Monitor-2[116]
|
NASA | Suborbital | Technology Demonstration | 29 April | Successful | ||
| Schmitt Space Communicator
|
SolStar | Suborbital | Technology Demonstration | 29 April | Successful | ||
 Daphnia
|
University of Bayreuth | Suborbital | Microgravity Research | 29 April | Successful | ||
| EQUIPAGE
|
Otto von Guericke University | Suborbital | Microgravity Research | 29 April | Successful | ||
| EUPHORIE
|
University of Duisburg-Essen | Suborbital | Microgravity Research | 29 April | Successful | ||
| 8th flight, Apogee: ~107 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
| 13 May 08:30 |
 VSB-30
|
 Esrange
|
 EuroLaunch
| ||||
| / TEXUS-54
|
DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 13 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi) | |||||||
| 14 May 08:23 |
Minuteman-III
|
Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-04
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 14 May | Successful | |||
| 17 May 00:33 |
OS-X, Chongqing Liangjiang (Twin-River) Star[117]
|
Undisclosed location in northwest China
|
OneSpace | ||||
| OneSpace | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 May | Successful | |||
| 22 May |  RSM-56 Bulava[118]
|
K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea
|
VMF
| ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Successful | |||
| 22 May | RSM-56 Bulava
|
K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea
|
VMF
| ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Successful | |||
| 22 May | RSM-56 Bulava
|
K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea
|
VMF
| ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Successful | |||
| 22 May | RSM-56 Bulava
|
K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea
|
VMF
| ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Successful | |||
| 29 May 18:54 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| Hi-C 2.1
|
NASA/MSFC | Suborbital | Solar research | 29 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
| 31 May 04:00 |
VSB-30
|
Esrange
|
EuroLaunch
| ||||
| / TEXUS-55
|
DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 31 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi) | |||||||
| 3 June 04:18 |
Agni V
|
Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV
|
DRDO
| ||||
| DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi) | |||||||
| 7 June | Boosted Zombi (ATACMS)
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)? | |||||||
| 18 June 19:00 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| EVE
|
CU Boulder | Suborbital | SDO calibration | 18 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 21 June 09:30 |
Terrier-Improved Orion
|
Wallops Flight Facility
|
NASA
| ||||
| RockOn
|
University of Colorado | Suborbital | Student payloads | 21 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)[119] | |||||||
| 29 June |  Momo 2
|
Taiki Aerospace Research Field
|
Interstellar Technologies
| ||||
|
|
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 |
New Shepard
|
Corn Ranch
|
Blue Origin
| ||||
| Crew Capsule 2.0
|
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] | |||||||
| 20 July 22:00 |
Rocket 1
|
Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska
|
Astra Space
| ||||
| Astra Space | Suborbital | Flight test | 20 July | unclear[121] | |||
| 23 July 06:00 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| Micro-X
|
NU | Suborbital | XR Astronomy | 23 July | Successful | ||
| 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 |
Minuteman-III
|
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 31 July | Launch failure[122] | |||
| 14 August 10:13 |
Terrier-Improved Malemute
|
Wallops Flight Facility
|
NASA
| ||||
| RockSat-X
|
NASA | Suborbital | Student experiments | 14 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)[123] | |||||||
| 25 August 18:15? |
SARGE
|
Spaceport America, New Mexico
|
Exos Aerospace
| ||||
| 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] | |||||||
| 5 September 05:00 |
Hyperbola-1S (Shian Quxian 1Z)
|
Jiuquan
|
i-Space
| ||||
| ⚀ Three CubeSats[125]
|
Two companies[125] | Suborbital | Flight test | 5 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) | |||||||
| 7 September 13:30 |
Black Brant IX
|
Wallops Flight Facility
|
NASA
| ||||
| ASPIRE-3
|
NASA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 7 September | Successful | ||
| Tested Mars 2020's parachute | |||||||
| 7 September 17:21 |
Black Brant IX
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| FOXSI
|
UMN | Suborbital | Solar research | 7 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 304 kilometres (189 mi) | |||||||
| 12 September 08:37 |
MRBM
|
Kauai
|
MDA
| ||||
| JMSDF/MDA | Suborbital | ABM target | 12 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 km (93 mi)?, intercepted by SM-3-IB | |||||||
| 12 September 08:40 |
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3-IB
|
JS Atago, Pacific Ocean
|
JMSDF
| ||||
| JMSDF | Suborbital | ABM test | 12 September | Successful | |||
| JFTM-05, Apogee: 150 km (93 mi)?, intercepted target | |||||||
| 12 September 14:33 |
SpaceLoft XL
|
Spaceport America
|
UP Aerospace
| ||||
| FOP-5 (ADEPT, SFEM-3, AFTS)
|
NASA | Suborbital | Three technology experiments | 12 September | Successful | ||
| Mission SL-12, Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)[126] | |||||||
| 17 September 14:09 |
SpaceLoft XL
|
Spaceport America
|
UP Aerospace
| ||||
| FOP-6, Celestis 15
|
NASA | Suborbital | Technology experiments | 17 September | Successful | ||
| Mission SL-11, Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 12:15 |
 Nucleus
|
Andøya
|
Andøya
| ||||
| Nammo Nucleus
|
Nammo | Suborbital | Technology experiments | 27 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)[127] | |||||||
| 8 October |  Ghauri
|
Tilla
|
Army of Pakistan
| ||||
| Haft-5
|
Army of Pakistan | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) ? | |||||||
| ↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | |||||||
| 2018 (TBD) | RS-28 Sarmat
|
Plesetsk
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | |||||
| 2018 (TBD) | Orion Abort Test Booster
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-46
|
Orbital ATK
| ||||
| Orion Ascent Abort-2
|
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | ||||
| In-flight abort test under the highest aerodynamic loads. A specific booster repurposed from a LGM-118 Peacekeeper missile is being developed for this mission.[128] | |||||||
| H1, 2018 | Demonstrator-3
|
Spaceport America, New Mexico
|
ARCA Space Corporation
| ||||
| —
|
ARCA Space Corporation | Suborbital | Test flight | ||||
| First test flight of a linear aerospike engine | |||||||
| Q4 (TBD)[129] | New Shepard
|
Corn Ranch
|
Blue Origin
| ||||
| New Shepard 3 capsule
|
Blue Origin | Suborbital | Test flight | ||||
| First crewed flight test | |||||||
| Q4 (TBD) |  Skyrora 1
|
|
Skyrora
| ||||
| To be announced
|
Skyrora Scotland | Suborbital | Test flight | ||||
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[57] |
| 25 May | Longjiang-2 | Injection into Selenocentric orbit | Preliminary orbit was 350 kilometers x 13800 kilometers, inclined 21 deg to the equator[58] |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 January 11:49 |
7 hours 24 minutes |
19:13 | Expedition 54 ISS Quest |
| |
| 2 February 15:34 |
8 hours 13 minutes |
23:47 | Expedition 54 ISS Pirs |
| |
| 16 February 12:00 |
5 hours 57 minutes |
17:57 | Expedition 54 ISS Quest |
| |
| 29 March 13:33 |
6 hours 10 minutes |
19:43 | Expedition 55 ISS Quest |
| |
| 16 May 11:39 |
6 hours 31 minutes |
18:10 | Expedition 55 ISS Quest |
| |
| 14 June 08:06[131] |
6 hours 49 minutes |
14:55 | Expedition 56 ISS Quest |
| |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |
27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | China surpassed its previous record of 22 launches in 2016. | |
| Europe |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| India |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | GSAT-6A launch was a success, but the satellite failed. | |
| Japan |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
 New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russia |
11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Includes Soyuz launches from Kourou | |
 United States |
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 | United States Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane | Europe |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Atlas | United States |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electron | New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Epsilon | Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon | United States |
17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| GSLV | India |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-II (H-IIA and H-IIB) | Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kuaizhou | China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March | China |
26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | Russia |
9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| S-Series | Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Universal Rocket | Russia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Europe |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By type
| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antares 200 | United States Ukraine |
Antares | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5 | Europe |
Ariane | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Atlas V | United States |
Atlas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II | United States |
Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV | United States |
Delta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Includes Delta IV Heavy derivative |
| Electron | New Zealand |
Electron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Epsilon | Japan |
Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 | United States |
Falcon | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Includes Falcon Heavy derivative |
| GSLV | India |
SLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| GSLV Mk III | India |
SLV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | Japan |
H-II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIB | Japan |
H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kuaizhou | China |
Kuaizhou | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2 | China |
Long March | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3 | China |
Long March | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4 | China |
Long March | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 5 | China |
Long March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 11 | China |
Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | Russia |
Universal Rocket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India |
SLV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | Russia |
R-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2 | Russia |
R-7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| SS-520 | Japan |
S-Series | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| UR-100 (Rockot) | Russia |
Universal Rocket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Europe |
Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By configuration
| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antares 230 | United States Ukraine |
Antares 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5 ECA | Europe |
Ariane 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ariane 5 ES | Europe |
Ariane 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final ES flight complete |
| Atlas V 401 | United States |
Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 411 | United States |
Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 531 | United States |
Atlas V | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 541 | United States |
Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 551 | United States |
Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V N22 | United States |
Atlas V | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7420 | United States |
Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) | United States |
Delta IV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) | United States |
Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) | United States |
Delta IV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Heavy | United States |
Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Epsilon | Japan |
Epsilon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electron | New Zealand |
Electron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 Full Thrust | United States |
Falcon 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | United States |
Falcon 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Falcon Heavy | United States |
Falcon 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| GSLV Mk II | India |
GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| GSLV Mk III | India |
GSLV Mk III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 202 | Japan |
H-IIA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 204 | Japan |
H-IIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIB | Japan |
H-IIB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| KZ-11 | China |
Kuaizhou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2C | China |
Long March 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2D | China |
Long March 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3A | China |
Long March 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B/E | China |
Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B / YZ-1 | China |
Long March 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3C / YZ-1 | China |
Long March 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4C | China |
Long March 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 5 | China |
Long March 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 11 | China |
Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / Briz-M | Russia |
Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-CA | India |
PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-XL | India |
PSLV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rokot / Briz-KM | Russia |
UR-100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a or STA | Russia |
Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a or STA / Fregat | Russia |
Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1b or STB / Fregat | Russia |
Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2-1v / Volga | Russia |
Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | Russia |
Soyuz | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| SS-520 | Japan |
S-Series | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Europe |
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 |  Kazakhstan |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cape Canaveral | United States |
14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jiuquan | China |
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kennedy | United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kourou |  France |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mahia | New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MARS | United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | Russia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Satish Dhawan | India |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taiyuan | China |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tanegashima | Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Uchinoura | Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | United States |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vostochny | Russia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wenchang | China |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Xichang | China |
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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