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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the second half of the year 2021, including launches planned for 2021 without a specific launch date.

For all other spaceflight activities, see 2021 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2021, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2021. For launches in 2022, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2022.

Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

July

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1 July
12:48:33[1][2] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat ST33 Russia Vostochny Site 1S France Arianespace / Russia Starsem
United Kingdom OneWeb × 36 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
3 July
02:51[3][4] 		China Long March 2D 2D-Y74 China Taiyuan LC-9 China CASC
China Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01B Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
China Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 01, 02, 03 Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
China Xingshidai-10 ADA Space Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
4 July
23:28[5] 		China Long March 4C 4C-Y43 China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Fengyun 3E[6] CMA Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbit Operational
6 July
15:53[7] 		China Long March 3C/E 3C-Y18 China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China Tianlian I-05 CNSA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
9 July
11:59[8][9] 		China Long March 6 Y6 China Taiyuan LC-16 China CASC
China Zhuzhou-1 (Zhongzi-02) × 5[10] Zhuzhou State Investment Group Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
19 July
00:19[11] 		China Long March 2C 2C-Y49 China Xichang LC-3 China CASC
China Yaogan 30-10A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 30-10B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 30-10C CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
⚀ China Tianqi-15 Guodian Gaoke Low Earth IoT In orbit Operational
A fairing recovery system using parachutes was tested on this launch.
21 July
14:58:25[13][14] 		Russia Proton-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Nauka Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly In orbit Operational
Nauka was launched along with the European Robotic Arm.[12]
27 July[15][16] China Long March 2C? China China
China Fractional Orbital Bombardment System PLARF Transatmospheric Earth orbit Hypersonic glide vehicle test 27 July Successful
29 July
04:01[17] 		China Long March 2D 2D-Y62 China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Tianhui-1D CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
29 July
06:00[18][19] 		United States Electron "It’s a Little Chile Up Here" New Zealand Mahia LC-1A United States Rocket Lab
United States Monolith U.S. Space Force Low Earth Space weather
Technology demonstration		 In orbit Operational
Return to flight for Electron following the May 2021 launch failure, flying the Space Force's Monolith satellite as the STP-27RM mission.
30 July
21:00[20] 		Europe Ariane 5 ECA VA254 France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
France Eutelsat Quantum Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Brazil Star One D2 Star One Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational

August

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3 August
07:39[23][24] 		China Hyperbola-1 Y5 China Jiuquan LS-95B China i-Space
China Jilin-1 Mofang-01A Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 3 August Launch failure
Second failure in a row for the Hyperbola-1 launcher. Rocket failed to achieve correct orbit insertion after a malfunctioning in fairing separation.[21] Jilin-1 Mofang-01A would have been the first fourth-generation Jilin-1 satellite, with a reduced payload mass of 18 kg (40 lb).[22]
4 August
11:01[28][29] 		China Long March 6 Y7 China Taiyuan LC-16 China CASC
Germany KL-Beta A KLEO Connect Low Earth (Polar) Communications In orbit Operational
Germany KL-Beta B KLEO Connect Low Earth (Polar) Communications In orbit Operational
Second set of "global multimedia satellites"[25] built by CAS for KLEO Connect.[26][27]
5 August
16:30:05[30] 		China Long March 3B/E 3B-Y76 China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China ChinaSat 2E China Satcom Geosynchronous Military communications In orbit Operational
10 August
22:01:05[31] 		United States Antares 230+ United States MARS LP-0A United States Northrop Grumman
United States Cygnus NG-16
S.S. Ellison Onizuka 		NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 15 December Successful
United States PIRPL[32][33] SDA / MDA Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
PIRPL was deployed after NG-16 undocked from the space station.
12 August
00:13[34] 		India GSLV Mk II F10[35] India Satish Dhawan SLP India ISRO
India EOS-03 (GISAT-1) ISRO Geosynchronous Earth observation 12 August Launch failure
Launch failed due to third stage ignition failure.
17 August
01:47:06[37] 		Europe Vega VV19 France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Europe Pléiades-Neo 4[38] Airbus Defence and Space Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ France BRO-4 UnseenLabs Low Earth (SSO) SIGINT In orbit Operational
⚀ Italy LEDSAT[39] Sapienza University of Rome Low Earth (SSO) Education In orbit Operational
⚀ Europe Hungary RADCUBE ESA / C3S Hungary Low Earth (SSO) Space weather In orbit Operational
⚀ Europe Finland SUNSTORM ESA / Reaktor Space Lab Low Earth (SSO) Space weather In orbit Operational
SSMS piggyback mission.[36]
18 August
22:32[40][41] 		China Long March 4B 4B-Y50 China Taiyuan LC-9 China CASC
China Tianhui-2 02A CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
China Tianhui-2 02B CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
21 August
22:13:40[42][43] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat ST34 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 France Arianespace / Russia Starsem
United Kingdom OneWeb × 34 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
24 August
11:15[44][45] 		China Long March 2C / YZ-1S 2C-Y51 China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China RSW-01 CAST Low Earth (Polar) Communications In orbit Operational
China RSW-02 CAST Low Earth (Polar) Communications In orbit Operational
China Undisclosed payload DFH Satellite Low Earth (Polar) Communications In orbit Operational
24 August
15:41[46] 		China Long March 3B/E 3B-Y78 China Xichang LC-3 China CASC
China TJS-7 SAST Geosynchronous SIGINT In orbit Operational
28 August
22:35[49][50] 		United States Rocket 3.3 LV0006[51] United States Kodiak LP-3B United States Astra
United States STP-27AD1 U.S. Space Force Low Earth Flight test 28 August Launch failure
Third Rocket 3 orbital launch attempt and first Rocket 3 commercial flight. Vehicle also known as Rocket 3.3, which became the standard configuration used for subsequent Rocket 3 launches.[47] STP-27AD1 consisted of equipment attached to the upper stage to verify the rocket's performance during launch.[48] Terminated at an altitude of approximately 50 km (31 mi) due to an engine failure at liftoff, which precluded the possibility of reaching orbit.
29 August
07:14:49[54] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-124 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-23 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 1 October
02:57[55]		 Successful
⚀ Australia Binar-1[56] Curtin University Low Earth Technology demonstration 30 September 2022[57] Successful
⚀ United States CAPSat[58] UIUC Low Earth Quantum annealing 18 September 2022[59] Successful
⚀ Australia CUAVA-1[60] CUAVA Low Earth Technology demonstration 2 September 2022[61] Successful
⚀ Philippines Japan Maya-3[62] DOST / Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration 4 August 2022[63] Successful
⚀ Philippines Japan Maya-4[62] DOST / Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration 8 August 2022[64] Successful
⚀ United States PR-CuNaR2 (NanoRocks-2)[65][66] UIPR Low Earth Education 30 August 2022[67] Successful
⚀ United States SPACE HAUC[68] UMass Lowell Low Earth Technology demonstration 11 April 2022[69] Successful
The ELaNa 37 mission launched on this flight.[52] Binar-1, Maya-3, Maya-4, and CUAVA-1 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 6 October 2021. CAPSat, PR-CuNaR2, and SPACE HAUC were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 12 October 2021.[53]

September

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3 September
01:59:00[72][73] 		United States Firefly Alpha FLTA001 United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States Firefly
⚀ United States BSS1 (DFAST Demonstrator)[74][75] Benchmark Space Low Earth Technology demonstration 3 September Launch failure
⚀ United States Firefly Capsule 1[74] Firefly Low Earth Education
⚀ United States Hiapo[74][76] Hawaii Science and Technology Museum Low Earth Thermospheric research
⚀ United States Spinnaker-3[74][77] Purdue University Low Earth Technology demonstration
⚀ United States TIS Serenity[74][78] Teachers in Space, Inc. Low Earth Education
 ▫  Greece PicoBus[79] Libre Space Foundation Low Earth PocketQube deployer
 ▫  Spain FOSSASAT 1b[79] FOSSA Systems Low Earth LoRa communications
 ▫  Spain FOSSASAT 2[79] FOSSA Systems Low Earth Photography
 ▫  Spain GENESIS L[79] AMSAT-EA Low Earth Amateur radio/Propulsion
 ▫  Spain GENESIS N[79] AMSAT-EA Low Earth Amateur radio/Propulsion
 ▫  Greece QUBIK 1[79] Libre Space Foundation Low Earth Amateur radio
 ▫  Greece QUBIK 2[79] Libre Space Foundation Low Earth Amateur radio
First flight of the Firefly Alpha commercial smallsat launcher. Over twenty rideshare payloads were manifested through Firefly's Dedicated Research and Education Accelerator Mission (DREAM) program.[70][71] Failure occurred about two minutes after liftoff.
7 September
03:01[80] 		China Long March 4C 4C-Y40 China Taiyuan LC-9 China CASC
China Gaofen-5 02 Ministry of Ecology and Environment Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
9 September
11:50[81] 		China Long March 3B/E 3B-Y86 China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China ChinaSat 9B China Satcom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Replacement for ChinaSat 9A.
9 September
19:59:47[83][84] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1v / Volga Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia EO MKA №1 (Kosmos 2551)[85] Ministry of Defence Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance 20 October
04:43		 Spacecraft failure
Operational successor to EMKA (Kosmos 2525). The identity of this military satellite is disputed; it may be EMKA №2 or Razbeg №1. Failed in orbit shortly after launch.[82]
14 September
03:55:50[87] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 2-1 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 51 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
First launch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, to a 70-degree orbital inclination.[86] First Starlink V1.5 satellites, featuring laser inter-satellite links. First launch of Starlink Group 2 Satellites.
14 September
18:07:19[88] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat ST35 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 France Arianespace / Russia Starsem
United Kingdom OneWeb × 34 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
16 September
00:02:56[91] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-126 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States Inspiration4 SpaceX Low Earth Space tourism 18 September
23:06[89]		 Successful
Crew Dragon orbital flight carrying four civilian passengers for 3 days, led by Jared Isaacman. Mission aims to raise up to $200 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by February 2022.[89] Civilian participant Hayley Arceneaux became the first human in space with a prosthesis, and the youngest American in space.[90]
20 September
07:10:11[92] 		China Long March 7 Y4 China Wenchang LC-2 China CASC
China Tianzhou 3 CMSA Low Earth (TSS) Space logistics 27 July 2022
03:31		 Successful
Second cargo flight to the Tiangong space station.
27 September
06:19[93][94] 		China Kuaizhou 1A Y4 China Jiuquan LS-95A China ExPace
China Jilin-1 Gaofen-02D Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Return-to-flight for Kuaizhou 1A following the September 2020 launch failure.
27 September
08:20[96] 		China Long March 3B/E 3B-Y81 China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China Shiyan 10 CAST Molniya Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Satellite experienced a failure in orbit following successful launch. It was subsequently reactivated and commenced orbit raising in mid-October. The satellite reached its intended Molniya orbit in March 2022.[95]
27 September
18:12[99] 		United States Atlas V 401 AV-092 United States Vandenberg SLC-3E United States ULA
United States Landsat 9 NASA / USGS Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbit Operational
⚀ United States CUTE CU Boulder Low Earth (SSO) Ultraviolet astronomy In orbit Operational
⚀ United States CuPID[100] Boston University Low Earth (SSO) Space weather In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Cesium Mission 1 × 2[101] CesiumAstro Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Spacecraft failure
The ELaNa 34 mission, consisting of two CubeSats, launched on this flight.[97] The two Cesium Mission 1 satellites experienced power failures before they could conduct their payload demonstrations.[98]

October

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5 October
08:55:02[103] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1a Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Soyuz MS-19 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 65/66
Space tourism		 30 March 2022
11:28:26		 Successful
Russian actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko stayed on the ISS for almost 12 days and returned aboard Soyuz MS-18. Scenes for the Russian space film The Challenge were shot during their stay.[102]
14 October
09:40:10[104] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat ST36 Russia Vostochny Site 1S France Arianespace / Russia Starsem
United Kingdom OneWeb × 36 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
14 October
10:51[105] 		China Long March 2D 2D-Y53 China Taiyuan LC-9 China CASC
China Chinese Hα Solar Explorer (CHASE / Xihe)[106] Nanjing University / SAST Low Earth (SSO) Solar physics In orbit Operational
China Guidao Daqi Midu TSW (MD-1) CMA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
China HEAD-2E HEAD Aerospace Low Earth (SSO) AIS ship tracking In orbit Operational
China HEAD-2F HEAD Aerospace Low Earth (SSO) AIS ship tracking In orbit Operational
China MOTS Shanghai Lizheng Satellite Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
China QX-1 Shenzhen DFH Low Earth (SSO) GNSS radio occultation In orbit Operational
China SSS-1[107] Beihang University / APSCO Low Earth (SSO) Education In orbit Operational
China Tianshu-1[108] Insight Position Digital Intelligence Technology Service Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ China Golden Bauhinia-2 ZeroG Lab Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China SSS-2A[107] SJTU / APSCO Low Earth (SSO) Education In orbit Operational
⚀ China Tianyuan-1[109] NJUST Low Earth (SSO) Space environment
Education		 In orbit Operational
15 October
16:23:56[110] 		China Long March 2F Y13 China Jiuquan SLS-1 China CASC
China Shenzhou 13 CMSA Low Earth (TSS) Crewed spaceflight 16 April 2022
01:56[111]		 Successful
Second crewed flight to the Tiangong space station.
16 October
09:34:00[112] 		United States Atlas V 401 AV-096 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States ULA
United States Lucy NASA Heliocentric Exploration of Jupiter trojans In orbit En route
21 October
08:00[114] 		South Korea Nuri (KSLV-II) South Korea Naro LC-2 South Korea KARI
South Korea Dummy payload KARI Low Earth (SSO) Flight test 21 October Launch failure
Maiden flight of Nuri (also known as KSLV-II), South Korea's first indigenously developed orbital launch vehicle. The third stage shut down 46 seconds prematurely, resulting in the vehicle falling short of orbital velocity. Apogee: 700 km (430 mi).[113]
24 October
01:27:03[116] 		China Long March 3B/E 3B-Y83 China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China Shijian-21 CAST Geosynchronous Space debris removal
Technology demonstration		 In orbit Operational
Docked to the defunct Compass-G2 (Beidou-2 G2) satellite in late December. A large orbit-raising burn was performed on 22 January 2022 to send the satellite to a high graveyard orbit.[115]
24 October
02:10[117] 		Europe Ariane 5 ECA VA255 France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
Luxembourg SES-17 SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
France Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1)[118] DGA Geosynchronous Military communications In orbit Operational
26 October
02:19:37[119][120] 		Japan H-IIA 202 F44 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan QZS-1R CAO Tundra Navigation In orbit Operational
Replacement for QZS-1 (Michibiki-1).
27 October
06:19[123] 		China Kuaizhou 1A Y5 China Jiuquan LS-95A China ExPace
China Jilin-1 Gaofen-02F Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Launch vehicle named "Kuaizhou·Xinzhou" to commemorate the rocket assembly line in Xinzhou District, Wuhan.[121][122]
28 October
00:00:32[124] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1a Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Progress MS-18 / 79P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 1 June 2022
11:51		 Successful

November

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3 November
07:43[125] 		China Long March 2C / YZ-1S 2C-Y41 China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Yaogan 32-02A CAS Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 32-02B CAS Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
5 November
02:19[126] 		China Long March 6 Y8 China Taiyuan LC-16 China CASC
China SDGSAT-1 (Guangmu / CASEarth) CAS Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
6 November
03:00[127] 		China Long March 2D 2D-Y63 China Xichang LC-3 China CASC
China Yaogan 35A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 35B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 35C CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
9 November
00:55:16[129][130] 		Japan Epsilon Epsilon-5 Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan RAISE-2 JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Successful[131]
Japan HIBARI Tokyo Tech Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan Z-Sat MHI Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan DRUMS KHI Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan TeikyoSat-4 Teikyo University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Japan ASTERISC Chiba Institute of Technology Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Japan ARICA Aoyama Gakuin University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Vietnam Japan NanoDragon[132] VNSC / Meisei Electric Low Earth (SSO) Navigation technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Japan KOSEN-1 Kochi National College of Technology Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2 mission, carrying nine satellites.[128]
11 November
02:03:31[133] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-127 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX Crew-3 SpaceX / NASA Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 66/67 6 May 2022
04:43[134]		 Successful
Third operational Crew Dragon mission, as part of the Commercial Crew Program.
13 November
12:19:30[135] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 4-1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 53 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
First launch of Starlink Group 4 Satellites from Cape Canaveral.
16 November
09:27:55[136][137] 		Europe Vega VV20 France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
France CERES × 3 CNES / DGA Low Earth SIGINT In orbit Operational
18 November
01:38:13[139] 		United States Electron "Love At First Insight" New Zealand Mahia LC-1A United States Rocket Lab
United States BlackSky 10 (Global-14)[140] BlackSky Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
United States BlackSky 11 (Global-15)[140] BlackSky Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
Second of four dedicated launches for BlackSky.[138]
20 November
01:51[141][142] 		China Long March 4B 4B-Y52 China Taiyuan LC-9 China CASC
China Gaofen 11-03 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
20 November
06:16[143] 		United States Rocket 3.3 LV0007 United States Kodiak LP-3B United States Astra
United States STP-27AD2 U.S. Space Force Low Earth Flight test In orbit Operational
Fourth Rocket 3 orbital launch attempt and first to successfully reach orbit. STP-27AD2 consists of equipment attached to the upper stage to verify the rocket's performance during launch.
22 November
23:45[144] 		China Long March 4C 4C-Y37 China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Gaofen 3-02 Ministry of Natural Resources Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
24 November
06:21:02[145] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-129 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
United States DART NASA Heliocentric Asteroid redirect test 26 September 2022
23:14		 Successful
⚀ Italy LICIACube[146] ASI Heliocentric Asteroid flyby In orbit Operational
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft traveled to 65803 Didymos and impacted its small asteroid satellite, Dimorphos.
24 November
13:06:35[147] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Progress M-UM Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Space tug 23 December
04:30		 Successful
Russia Prichal Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly In orbit Operational
ISS flight 6R.
24 November
23:41[148] 		China Kuaizhou 1A Y13 China Jiuquan LS-95A China ExPace
China Shiyan 11 CAST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
25 November
01:09:13[149] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia VKS
Russia EKS-5 (Tundra 15L, Kosmos 2552) Ministry of Defence Tundra Early warning In orbit Operational
26 November
16:40:04[150] 		China Long March 3B/E 3B-Y79 China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China ChinaSat-1D China Satcom Geosynchronous Military communications In orbit Operational

December

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2 December
23:12[151] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 4-3 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 48 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
United States BlackSky 12 (Global-12)[140] BlackSky Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
United States BlackSky 13 (Global-13)[140] BlackSky Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
Two BlackSky satellites were launched as part of the SXRS-2 rideshare mission.
5 December
00:19:20[152] 		Russia Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT VS26 France Kourou ELS France Arianespace
Europe Galileo FOC FM23 ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Europe Galileo FOC FM24 ESA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Eighth Galileo launch with Soyuz ST-B, carrying satellites Nikolina and Shriya.
7 December
04:12[153][154] 		China Ceres-1 Y2 China Jiuquan LS-95A China Galactic Energy
⚀ China Tianjin University-1[155] Chang Guang Satellite Technology / Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China Baoyun Spacety Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration
Earth observation		 In orbit Operational
⚀ China Lize-1 Spacety Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ China Golden Bauhinia-1 03 ZeroG Lab / HKATG Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China Golden Bauhinia-5 Starwiz / HKATG Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Mission designated "Keep On Moving".
7 December
10:19[159] 		United States Atlas V 551 AV-093[160] United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States ULA
United States STPSat-6 U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
United States LDPE-1 U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous ESPA
Technology demonstration		 In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Ascent AFRL Geosynchronous Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Space Test Program 3 (STP-3) mission. STPSat-6 hosts the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) payload.[156] Ascent was deployed from LDPE-1 on 25 January 2022.[157][158]
8 December
07:38:15[161] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1a Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Soyuz MS-20 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Space tourism 20 December
03:13		 Successful
12-day mission to the ISS with a crew of three, including one professional cosmonaut and two tourists.
9 December
00:02:07[162] 		United States Electron "A Data With Destiny" New Zealand Mahia LC-1A United States Rocket Lab
United States BlackSky 14 (Global-16)[140] BlackSky Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
United States BlackSky 15 (Global-17)[140] BlackSky Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
Third of four dedicated launches for BlackSky.[138]
9 December
06:00[163] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-131 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States Italy IXPE NASA / ASI Low Earth X-ray astronomy In orbit Operational
Designated SMEX-14 under NASA's Small Explorers program.
10 December
00:11[164] 		China Long March 4B 4B-Y47 China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Shijian-6 05A CNSA Low Earth (SSO) ELINT In orbit Operational
China Shijian-6 05B CNSA Low Earth (SSO) ELINT In orbit Operational
13 December
12:07:00[167] 		Russia Proton-M / Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Ekspress-AMU3 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Russia Ekspress-AMU7 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Ekspress-AMU3 and AMU7 will replace Ekspress-AM33 and Ekspress-A4, respectively.[165] This mission could also be considered as a partial launch failure. An anomaly occurred during the firing of the Briz-M upper stage, leaving the satellites in an out-specifications orbit, so that the satellites had to do salvage maneuvers to reach their intended orbits.[166]
13 December
16:09[168] 		China Long March 3B/E 3B-Y82 China Xichang LC-3 China CASC
China Tianlian II-02 CNSA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
15 December
02:00[169][170] 		China Kuaizhou 1A Y17 China Jiuquan LS-95A China ExPace
China GeeSAT-1A Geespace Low Earth Navigation 15 December Launch failure
China GeeSAT-1B Geespace Low Earth Navigation
18 December
12:41:40[171] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 4-4 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 52 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
First time a Falcon 9 first stage booster flew for an eleventh time. First launch of Starlink Group 4 Satellites from Vandenberg.
19 December
03:58:39[172] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-133 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
Turkey Türksat 5B Türksat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
New record for the shortest time between two SpaceX Falcon 9 launches at 15 hours and 17 minutes.
21 December
10:07:08[179] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-134 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-24 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 24 January 2022
21:05		 Successful
⚀ United States DAILI The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth Ionospheric research 26 June 2022[180] Successful
⚀ Italy FEES2[181] GP Advanced Projects Low Earth Technology demonstration 16 November 2022[182] Successful
⚀ United States GASPACS USU Low Earth Technology demonstration 22 May 2022[183] Successful
⚀ United States GT-1[184] Georgia Tech Low Earth Technology demonstration 19 June 2022[185] Successful
⚀ United Arab Emirates Bahrain Light-1[186] UAESA / NSSA Low Earth TGF research 16 January 2023[187] Successful
⚀ United States PATCOOL University of Florida / NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration 18 November 2022[188] Successful
⚀ United States TARGIT GTRC Low Earth Technology demonstration 3 May 2022[189] Successful
Light-1 is the first Bahraini satellite (in partnership with the UAE). The ELaNa 38 mission, consisting of four CubeSats (DAILI, GASPACS, PATCOOL, and TARGIT), launched on this flight.[173] FEES2, GASPACS, PATCOOL, DAILI, and TARGIT were deployed into orbit from ISS on 26 January 2022.[174][175][176][177] Light-1 and GT-1 were deployed on 3 February 2022.[178]
22 December
15:32:00[190] 		Japan H-IIA 204 F45 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
United Kingdom Inmarsat-6 F1[191] Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
23 December
10:12[192] 		China Long March 7A 7A-Y3 China Wenchang LC-2 China CASC
China Shiyan 12-01 CAST Geosynchronous Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
China Shiyan 12-02 CAST Geosynchronous Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
25 December
12:20[193] 		Europe Ariane 5 ECA VA256 France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
United States Europe Canada James Webb Space Telescope NASA / ESA / CSA Sun–Earth L2,
Halo orbit 		Astronomy In orbit Operational
International space observatory mission utilizing a long-wavelength visible and infrared telescope. Launching to L2.
26 December
03:11:31[194][195] 		China Long March 4C 4C-Y39 China Taiyuan LC-9 China CASC
China Ziyuan I-02E Ministry of Natural Resources Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China XW-3 (CAS-9) CAMSAT Low Earth (SSO) Amateur radio In orbit Operational
27 December
13:10:37[196][197] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat ST37 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 France Arianespace / Russia Starsem
United Kingdom OneWeb × 36 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
27 December
19:00[198][199] 		Russia Angara A5 / Persei Russia Plesetsk Site 35/1 Russia RVSN RF
Russia IPN-1 (dummy payload) Khrunichev Intended: Geocentric supersynchronous
Actual: Low Earth 		Flight test 5 January 2022
21:08[200]		 Partial launch failure
Flight test of Persei, a Blok DM-03 upper stage variant for Angara. The upper stage failed to restart for its second planned burn, leaving itself and the dummy payload in a rapidly decaying low Earth orbit.
29 December
11:13[201] 		China Long March 2D 2D-Y41 China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Tianhui-4 CNSA Low Earth (Polar) Earth observation In orbit Operational
29 December
16:43:03[202] 		China Long March 3B/E 3B-Y84 China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China TJS-9 CAST Geosynchronous SIGINT In orbit Operational
30 December
03:30[203][204] 		Iran Simorgh Iran Semnan LP-2 Iran ISA
Iran TBA ISA Low Earth TBA In orbit Launch failure
Iran TBA ISA Low Earth TBA In orbit Launch failure
Iran TBA ISA Low Earth TBA In orbit Launch failure
Iranian state media reported a successful flight, but no objects were detected in orbit following this launch. Reported apogee: 470 km (290 mi).

Suborbital flights

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
3 July
08:45:01[205][206] 		Japan Momo F7 Japan Taiki Japan Interstellar Technologies
Japan Infrasound sensor Kochi University of Technology Suborbital Atmospheric research 3 July 2021
08:55		 Successful
Apogee: 99–100 km (62 mi). Naming rights sold to Sunco Industries, which chose to name this vehicle Screw Rocket (ねじのロケット, Neji no Rocket) to draw attention to the large number of Sunco screws used on Momo rockets.[205] A single rose from Hana-Cupid was also launched on this flight.[206]
7 July
18:00[207] 		Canada Black Brant IX Dynamo-2 United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States Dynamo-2 Goddard Space Flight Center Suborbital Atmospheric research 7 July Successful
Dynamos, Winds, and Electric Fields in the Daytime Lower Ionosphere-2 (Dynamo-2) mission to investigate the atmospheric dynamo. First of two launches. Apogee: 122 km (76 mi).
7 July[208] Russia Target ballistic missile Russia Russia
Russia Ministry of Defence Suborbital Missile target 7 July Successful
Intercepted by S-500 missile.
7 July[208] Russia S-500 Russia Kapustin Yar Russia
Russia Kill vehicle Ministry of Defence Suborbital Missile test 7 July Successful
S-500 intercepted target ballistic missile.
11 July
15:25[209] 		United States SpaceShipTwo Unity 22 United States Spaceport America United States Virgin Galactic
United States Virgin Galactic Unity 22 Virgin Galactic Suborbital Crewed spaceflight 11 July
15:38		 Successful
Apogee: 86.1 km (53.5 mi). Second VSS Unity test flight carrying two pilots and four passengers including company founder Richard Branson.
11 July
17:56[207][210] 		Canada Black Brant IX Dynamo-2 United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States Dynamo-2 Goddard Space Flight Center Suborbital Atmospheric research 11 July Successful
Dynamos, Winds, and Electric Fields in the Daytime Lower Ionosphere-2 (Dynamo-2) mission to investigate the atmospheric dynamo. Second of two launches.
16 July[211][212] China Reusable Suborbital Carrier China Jiuquan China CASC
CASC Suborbital Test flight 16 July Successful
First test flight of the Reusable Suborbital Carrier (亚轨道重复使用运载器). It successfully landed at Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport.[211]
17 July[213] Turkey SORS Turkey Sinop Test Center Turkey Delta V
Turkey Roketsan Suborbital Test flight 17 July Successful
Apogee: >50 mi (>80 km). First flight test of the Probe Rocket System (SORS).
20 July
13:11[214] 		United States New Shepard NS-16 United States Corn Ranch United States Blue Origin
United States Blue Origin NS-16 Blue Origin Suborbital Crewed spaceflight 20 July
13:21		 Successful
First crewed flight of the New Shepard suborbital vehicle. Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark joined Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen on this flight. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi).
24 July[215] United States SRBM FTM-33 United States Barking Sands United States U.S. Navy
United States U.S Navy Suborbital Missile target 24 July Successful
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Mock short-range ballistic missiles used as targets for SM-6 Dual II interceptors. One missile was confirmed to have been intercepted while the other was not. (1 of 2).
24 July[215] United States SRBM FTM-33 United States Barking Sands United States U.S. Navy
United States U.S Navy Suborbital Missile target 24 July Successful
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Mock short-range ballistic missiles used as targets for SM-6 Dual II interceptors. One missile was confirmed to have been intercepted while the other was not. (2 of 2).
24 July[215] United States SM-6 Dual II FTM-33 United States USS Ralph Johnson United States U.S. Navy
United States Kill vehicle U.S Navy Suborbital Interceptor 24 July Successful
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Interceptor targeting two mock short-range ballistic missiles. (1 of 4)
24 July[215] United States SM-6 Dual II FTM-33 United States USS Ralph Johnson United States U.S. Navy
United States Kill vehicle U.S Navy Suborbital Interceptor 24 July Successful
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Interceptor targeting two mock short-range ballistic missiles. (2 of 4)
24 July[215] United States SM-6 Dual II FTM-33 United States USS Ralph Johnson United States U.S. Navy
United States Kill vehicle U.S Navy Suborbital Interceptor 24 July Successful
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Interceptor targeting two mock short-range ballistic missiles. (3 of 4)
24 July[215] United States SM-6 Dual II FTM-33 United States USS Ralph Johnson United States U.S. Navy
United States Kill vehicle U.S Navy Suborbital Interceptor 24 July Successful
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 33, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Interceptor targeting two mock short-range ballistic missiles. (4 of 4)
26 July
20:30[216] 		Japan S-520 S-520-31 Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan DES Demonstration JAXA Suborbital Technology demonstration 26 July
20:38		 Successful
Apogee: 235 km (146 mi).[216] Detonation engine system (DES) technology demonstration, combining pulse detonation engine and rotating detonation engine technologies.[217][218]
28 July[219] United States AGM-183 ARRW ARRW BTF-1 United States Boeing B-52 Stratofortress United States U.S. Air Force
United States Booster Test Vehicle 1b (BTV-1b) U.S. Air Force Suborbital Flight test 28 July Launch failure
Solid rocket motor failed to ignite after airdropped over the Point Mugu Sea Range.
30 July
18:20[221][222] 		Canada Black Brant IX MaGIXS United States White Sands Missile Range United States NASA
United States Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrometer Marshall Space Flight Center Suborbital Heliophysics 30 July Successful
Apogee: 308 km (191 mi).[220]
31 July
08:00[223] 		Japan Momo F6 Japan Taiki Japan Interstellar Technologies
Japan TENGA Message Pod Tenga Suborbital Space advertising 31 July
08:10		 Successful
Japan TENGA Robo Tenga Suborbital Space advertising
Apogee: 92 km (57 mi). First of three Interstellar Technologies launches sponsored by Tenga. Flew after Momo F7.
11 August
07:53[224] 		United States Minuteman-III United States Vandenberg LF-09 United States U.S. Air Force
United States HFJTA reentry vehicle U.S. Air Force Suborbital Test flight 11 August Successful
Hi-Fidelity Joint Test Assembly (HFJTA) reentry vehicle successfully detonated approximately 4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
11 August
14:44[225] 		United States SpaceLoft XL SL-16 United States Spaceport America United States UP Aerospace
United States ReDX-1 Los Alamos National Laboratory Suborbital Technology demonstration 11 August Successful
Mission SL-16. Apogee: 100 km (62 mi).
12 August[226] Pakistan Ghaznavi Pakistan Pakistan ASFC
Pakistan ASFC Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful
12 August[227] United States Economical Target-2 United States White Sands Missile Range United States SMDC
United States SMDC Suborbital Target missile 12 August Successful
First launch of the Economical Target-2.
13 August[16] China China China
China Hypersonic test PLARF Suborbital Hypersonic glide vehicle test 13 August Successful
19 August
21:00[228][229] 		United States Terrier-Improved Malemute ROCKSAT-X 2020 United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States RockSat-X Colorado Space Grant Consortium Suborbital Education 19 August Successful
Apogee: 98 mi (158 km).
21 August[230] China DF-15 China Gobi Desert China PLA Rocket Force
China Live warhead PLA Suborbital Missile test 21 August Successful
Missile test (1 of 2).
21 August[230] China DF-15 China Gobi Desert China PLA Rocket Force
China Live warhead PLA Suborbital Missile test 21 August Successful
Missile test (2 of 2).
26 August
14:31[231][232] 		United States New Shepard NS-17 United States Corn Ranch United States Blue Origin
United States Blue Origin NS-17 Blue Origin Suborbital Uncrewed commercial spaceflight 26 August
14:41		 Successful
BulgariaPrincipality of SealandUnited States Postcards Club For The Future Suborbital Education
Uncrewed flight of New Shepard that will carry 18 commercial payloads inside the crew capsule, 11 of which are NASA-supported, and an art installation by Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo on the exterior of the capsule. Apogee: 65.8 mi (105.9 km).
31 August
03:30[233] 		China Tianxing 2 Y4 China China Space Transportation
China Space Transportation Suborbital Flight test 31 August Successful
Test flight of the Tianxing 2 suborbital spaceplane.
4 September[234] Yemen Zulfiqar Yemen Yemen Houthis
Yemen Live warhead Houthis Suborbital Missile launch 4 September Intercepted
Successful launch. Warhead was intercepted.
9 September
17:25[235] 		Canada Black Brant IX United States White Sands Missile Range United States NASA
United States SDO EVE Underflight Calibration Experiment CU Boulder Suborbital Satellite instrument calibration 9 September Successful
Launched a copy of the EVE instrument on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory for calibration purposes. Apogee: 182 mi (293 km).
11 September
22:07:30[236][237] 		United States Terrier-Improved Malemute United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States HOTShot Sandia National Laboratories Suborbital Flight test 11 September Successful
Apogee: 99 mi (159 km).
12 September
00:45[238] 		China Tianxing 1 Y8 China China Space Transportation
China Space Transportation Suborbital Flight test 12 September Successful
Test flight of the Tianxing 1 suborbital spaceplane.
12 September
17:30[241] 		United States Ground-Based Interceptor BVT-03 United States Vandenberg LF-24 United States MDA
United States EKV mock-up MDA Suborbital ABM flight test 12 September Successful
Booster Verification Test 03 (BVT-03) for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system.[239] A mock-up Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) was flown.[240]
15 September[242] South Korea Hyunmoo-4-4 South Korea ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho South Korea ROK Navy
South Korea ROK Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 September Successful
First successful South Korean SLBM test launch.
16 September
06:39[245][246] 		Taiwan Hapith I VS01[247] Australia Whalers Way Pad 1 Taiwan TiSPACE
Taiwan Ionosphere Scintillation Package (ISP)[248] NSPO Suborbital Ionospheric scintillation research 16 September Precluded
Maiden flight of Hapith I and first of three test launches from Pad 1 at Whalers Way.[243] Launch failure at ignition. Intended apogee: 250 km (160 mi).[244]
17 September[249] United States UGM-133 Trident II DASO-31 United States USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) United States U.S. Navy
United States U.S. Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 September Successful
1 of 2.
17 September[249] United States UGM-133 Trident II DASO-31 United States USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) United States U.S. Navy
United States U.S. Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 September Successful
2 of 2.
27 September
00:33[250] 		China Tianxing 1 Y5 China China Space Transportation
China Space Transportation Suborbital Flight test 27 September Successful
Test flight of the Tianxing 1 suborbital spaceplane.
1–3 October[251][252][253] United States Improved Malemute Norway Andøya Norway Andøya Space
Germany PMWE IAP Suborbital Mesospheric research 1–3 October Successful
Multiple Improved Malemute launches for the Polar Mesosphere Winter Echoes (PMWE) experiment. (1 of 2)
1–3 October[251][252][253] United States Improved Malemute Norway Andøya Norway Andøya Space
Germany PMWE IAP Suborbital Mesospheric research 1–3 October Successful
Multiple Improved Malemute launches for the Polar Mesosphere Winter Echoes (PMWE) experiment. (2 of 2)
3 October[253][254] Netherlands T-Minus DART Norway Andøya Netherlands T-Minus Engineering
Netherlands Qualification payload T-minus Engineering Suborbital Mesospheric research 3 October Failure
Rocket failed at high supersonic speeds and did not deploy the payload.
8 October
17:40[255] 		Canada Black Brant IX United States White Sands Missile Range United States NASA
United States CLASP-2.1 NASA MSFC Suborbital Heliophysics 8 October Successful
Chromospheric LAyer SpectroPolarimeter Reflight (CLASP-2.1) will map the circular polarization of the chromosphere. Third flight for this instrument. Apogee: 272 km (169 mi).
13 October
14:49[257] 		United States New Shepard NS-18 United States Corn Ranch United States Blue Origin
United States Blue Origin NS-18 Blue Origin Suborbital Crewed spaceflight 13 October
14:59		 Successful
Second crewed flight of New Shepard. William Shatner flew on this mission, becoming the oldest person to have flown to space at the age of 90.[256] Apogee: 107 km (66 mi).
20–21 October
21:00–03:00[258][259] 		United States Terrier Malemute United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States Sandia National Laboratories Suborbital Technology demonstration 20–21 October Successful
1 of 3. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign.
20–21 October
21:00–03:00[258][259] 		United States Terrier Malemute United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States Sandia National Laboratories Suborbital Technology demonstration 20–21 October Successful
2 of 3. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign.
20–21 October
21:00–03:00[258][259] 		United States Terrier Malemute United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States Sandia National Laboratories Suborbital Technology demonstration 20–21 October Successful
3 of 3. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign.
21 October[260] United States FT-3 United States Kodiak United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense Suborbital Missile test 21 October Launch failure
Hypersonic Flight Test-3 (FT-3). Booster failed in flight.
21 October[261] Russia Bulava Russia Knyaz Oleg, White Sea Russia Ministry of Defence
Russia Ministry of Defence Suborbital Missile test 21 October Successful
27 October
14:20[262] 		India Agni-V India Integrated Test Range India Ministry of Defence
India Ministry of Defence Suborbital Missile test 27 October Successful
4 November
10:09:25[264] 		Japan SS-520 SS-520-3 Norway SvalRak Japan JAXA
Japan Ion Outflow in the Cusp JAXA Suborbital Magnetospheric science 4 November
10:25:15		 Successful
JAXA's contribution to the Grand Challenge Initiative–Cusp (GCI-Cusp) project.[263] Apogee: 956 km (594 mi).
8 November
09:25[265] 		Canada Black Brant IX United States White Sands Missile Range United States NASA
United States SISTINE-2 CU Boulder Suborbital UV spectroscopy 8 November Successful
Apogee: 258 km (160 mi).
15 November
~02:45[266][267] 		Russia PL-19 Nudol Russia Plesetsk Russia Ministry of Defence
Russia Ministry of Defence Suborbital ASAT missile test 15 November Successful
Anti-satellite missile test, destroying the defunct Kosmos 1408 satellite.
25 November[268] Pakistan Shaheen 1-A Pakistan Pakistan ASFC
Pakistan ASFC Suborbital Missile test 25 November Successful
1 December
08:25[270] 		United States Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka (Oriole IV) Norway Andøya United States NASA
United States CREX-2 University of Alaska Fairbanks Suborbital Magnetospheric research 1 December Successful
Last launch of the Grand Challenge Initiative–Cusp (GCI-Cusp) project.[263][269] Apogee: 392 mi (631 km).
6 December
08:07[271][272] 		United States Improved Malemute/Improved Malemute MAPHEUS 10 Sweden Esrange Germany MORABA
Germany MAPHEUS 10 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research 6 December
08:22		 Successful
Apogee: 259 km (161 mi).
6 December[273] Yemen Zulfiqar Yemen Yemen Houthis
Yemen Live warhead Houthis Suborbital Missile launch 6 December Intercepted
Successful launch. Warhead was intercepted.
9 December
02:17[274] 		China Tianxing 1 Y5B China China Space Transportation
China Space Transportation Suborbital Flight test 9 December Successful
Test flight of the Tianxing 1 suborbital spaceplane.
9 December[275][276] South Korea Blue Whale 0.1 South Korea Jeju Island South Korea Perigee Aerospace
South Korea Perigee Aerospace / KAIST Suborbital Flight test 5 December Successful?
First flight of Blue Whale 0.1
11 December
15:00:42[277][278] 		United States New Shepard NS-19 United States Corn Ranch United States Blue Origin
United States Blue Origin NS-19 Blue Origin Suborbital Crewed spaceflight 11 December
15:10:55		 Successful
Third crewed flight of New Shepard. First flight carrying a full manifest of six passengers. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi).
14 December[279] Brazil VSB-30 V32 Brazil Alcântara Space Center Brazil FAB
Brazil Hypersonic glide vehicle FAB Suborbital Technology demonstration 14 December Successful
14-XS mission. Apogee: 160 km (99 mi).
17 December
06:30[280] 		China Huayi-1 China China Huayi Spacetime
China Agile Testbed / Sparkle-1 Rocket Pi Suborbital Microgravity research 17 December Successful
Maiden flight of the Huayi-1 sounding rocket. Apogee: 250 km (160 mi).
17 December[281][282] China Tianxing 2 Y5 China China Space Transportation
China Space Transportation Suborbital Flight test 17 December Successful
Test flight of the Tianxing 2 suborbital spaceplane.
18 December
05:36[283] 		India Agni-P India Integrated Test Range India Ministry of Defence
India Ministry of Defence Suborbital Missile test 18 December Successful
19 December[281][282] China Tianxing 2 Y5 China China Space Transportation
China Space Transportation Suborbital Flight test 19 December Successful
Test flight of the Tianxing 2 suborbital spaceplane and first reuse of the same spaceplane in two different test flights.
22 December
[284] 		India Pralay India Integrated Test Range India Ministry of Defence
India Ministry of Defence Suborbital Missile test 22 December Successful
Launch of two Pralay missiles. (1 of 2)
23 December
[284] 		India Pralay India Integrated Test Range India Ministry of Defence
India Ministry of Defence Suborbital Missile test 23 December Successful
Launch of two Pralay missiles. (2 of 2)
24 December[285] Iran Sajil Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
24 December[285] Iran Emad Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
24 December[285] Iran Ghader Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
Launch of two Ghader missiles in close succession. (1 of 2)
24 December[285] Iran Ghader Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
Launch of two Ghader missiles in close succession. (2 of 2)
24 December[285] Iran Zalzal Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
24 December[285] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (1 of 11)
24 December[285] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (2 of 11)
24 December[285] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (3 of 11)
24 December[285] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (4 of 11)
24 December[285] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (5 of 11)
24 December[285] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (6 of 11)
24 December[285] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (7 of 11)
24 December[285] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (8 of 11)
24 December[285] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (9 of 11)
24 December[285] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (10 of 11)
24 December[285] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful
Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (11 of 11)
29 December[287] South Korea Blue Whale 0.1 South Korea Jeju Island South Korea Perigee Aerospace
South Korea Perigee Aerospace / KAIST Suborbital Flight test 29 December Launch failure
Test flight of a suborbital rocket to validate the engines for the Blue Whale 1 launch vehicle. Expected apogee: 100 km (62 mi).[286] Flight was terminated shortly after launch due to unexpectedly strong winds.
30 December[288]
04:40 		China Tianxing ? China China Space Transportation
China Space Transportation Suborbital Flight test 30 December Successful
Test flight of the Tianxing suborbital spaceplane.
Late December
[289] 		Russia S-500 Russia Kapustin Yar Russia
Russia Kill vehicle Ministry of Defence Suborbital Missile test Late December Successful
S-500 intercepted target ballistic missile.

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