# 2020 in spaceflight

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This article documents notable spaceflight events during the year 2020.

## Overview
### Astronomy and astrophysics

The GECAM A and B satellites were launched on 9 December. They were built for research in electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves.

### Exploration of the Solar System

Three missions to Mars were launched in 2020, including two rovers, two orbiters, and a lander. NASA has launched the Mars 2020 mission, which includes the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter, and will cache samples for eventual return to Earth. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has launched its Tianwen-1 mission, which includes an orbiter, a lander, a small rover and a group of deployable and remote cameras; it is China's first mission to another planet using its own delivery vehicle. Finally, the United Arab Emirates, in partnership with American universities, has launched the Hope Mars Mission orbiter on a Japanese rocket.
In November, China launched Chang'e 5, the first sample-return mission to the Moon since Luna 24 in 1976. Chang'e 5 used the recently developed Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket. The mission performed the first-ever robotic lunar orbit rendezvous and returned 1.7 kg (3.7 lb) of lunar soil and rock samples on 16 December.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission landed on asteroid 101955 Bennu in October to obtain a surface sample for return to Earth. JAXA's Hayabusa2 mission returned samples of 162173 Ryugu to Earth on 5 December 2020, with its re-entry vehicle recovered in Woomera, Australia.

### Heliophysics

One solar mission was launched: ESA's Solar Orbiter, on 10 February 2020, intended to study the Sun's heliosphere. Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, decreased its minimal distance to the Sun further to 14.2 million km.

### Earth sciences satellites

ESA's Sentinel-6 ocean topography measuring satellite was launched on 21 November.
The launch of the TARANIS satellite, planned to study transient events in the Earths atmosphere, failed on 17 November.

### Human spaceflight

In the United States, SpaceX's Dragon 2 spacecraft made its first crewed flight to the International Space Station on 31 May 2020 as part of the Commercial Crew Program, enabling American human orbital spaceflight capability for the first time since the Space Shuttle's retirement in 2011. Dragon 2 became the first commercial system to fly humans to Earth orbit. The second crewed Dragon mission and its first operational mission, Crew-1, launched on 15 November 2020.
China conducted an uncrewed flight test of a next generation crewed spacecraft in May 2020, and continues preparations for the 2021 launch of the Tianhe Core Cabin Module of the Chinese Space Station.
NASA astronaut Christina Koch set a women's record-breaking 328 days spaceflight ending on 6 February 2020. Francisco Rubio holds the all-time American record with 370 days; Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov, still holding the record, had the all-time spaceflight length record of 437 days but died in 2022. Koch also participated in the first all-female spacewalk with Jessica Meir on 18 October 2019.

### Rocket innovation

SpaceX made three atmospheric test flights with prototypes of its fully reusable two-stage-to-orbit vehicle Starship.
The trend towards cost reduction in access continued and several rockets made their maiden flights in 2020. Despite the increasing competition the cost of delivering cargo to the ISS went up.

### Satellite innovation

SpaceX started operation of its Starlink constellation in late 2020. As of 2 December 2020, 955 satellites have been launched and Starlink is in a public beta testing phase. OneWeb planned to start service in 2020 as well, but filed for bankruptcy in March 2020 after 74 satellites were launched. OneWeb emerged from bankruptcy and plans to restart launches in December 2020.
The Mission Extension Vehicle MEV-1 became the first telerobotically-operated spacecraft to service another satellite on-orbit when it completed the first phase of a 5-year mission to extend the life of the Intelsat 901 (I-901) satellite. In February 2020, MEV-1 captured the communications satellite, which had been moved to graveyard orbit some months before. In April 2020, MEV-1 successfully brought Intelsat-901 it back to position in geosynchronous orbit where it is now expected to operate for another five years. This was a space industry first as satellite servicing had previously been accomplished only with on-orbit human assistance, during the missions to service the Hubble Space Telescope in the early 2000s.

## Orbital launches

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| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 7 January 02:19:21 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0 L2 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 7 January 02:19:21 | | Starlink × 60 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 January 15:20:14 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y62 | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 7 January 15:20:14 | | TJS 5 (Huoyan-1 02) | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs | Geosynchronous | Early warning | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 January 02:53 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | 2D-Y58 | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 15 January 02:53 | | Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01 (Hongqi-1 H9) | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 January 02:53 | | ÑuSat 7 (Aleph-1 07/Sophie) | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 January 02:53 | | ÑuSat 8 (Aleph-1 08/Marie) | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 3 October 2023 | Successful |
| 15 January 02:53 | | Tianqi 5 (Xinzhou/Yunjiang) | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 16 January 03:02 | Kuaizhou-1A | Kuaizhou-1A | Y9 | Jiuquan LS-95A | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ExPace |
| 16 January 03:02 | | Yinhe 1 (GS-SparkSat-03/Galaxy-1) | Galaxy Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 16 January 21:05 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | VA251 | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 16 January 21:05 | | Eutelsat Konnect | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 16 January 21:05 | | GSAT-30 | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| GSAT-30 will replace INSAT-4A. ||||||
| 29 January 14:06:49 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0 L3 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 29 January 14:06:49 | | Starlink × 60 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 31 January 02:56 | Electron | Electron | "Birds of a Feather" | Mahia LC-1A | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab |
| 31 January 02:56 | | RASR-1 (USA-294) | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| NROL-151 Mission. First launch contracted via the NRO's Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) program. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → February ||||||||
| 6 February 21:42:41 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | ST27 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Arianespace / Starsem | Arianespace / Starsem |
| 6 February 21:42:41 | | OneWeb × 34 | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Second OneWeb mission. Baikonur flight 1. ||||||
| 9 February 01:34 | H-IIA 202 | H-IIA 202 | F41 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | MHI |
| 9 February 01:34 | | IGS-Optical 7 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 February 15:45 | Simorgh | Simorgh | | Semnan LP-2 | Semnan LP-2 | ISA | ISA |
| 9 February 15:45 | | Zafar 1 | IUST | Low Earth | Earth observation | 9 February | Launch failure |
| Satellite failed to reach orbit. ||||||
| 10 February 04:03 | Atlas V 411 | Atlas V 411 | AV-087 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ULA |
| 10 February 04:03 | | Solar Orbiter | ESA | Heliocentric | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 February 20:21:04 | Antares 230+ | Antares 230+ | | MARS LP-0A | MARS LP-0A | Northrop Grumman | Northrop Grumman |
| 15 February 20:21:04 | | Cygnus NG-13 S.S. Robert H. Lawrence | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 29 May | Successful |
| 15 February 20:21:04 | | Red-Eye 2 (Merlot) | DARPA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 November 2022 | Successful |
| 15 February 20:21:04 | | Red-Eye 3 (Cabernet) | DARPA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 November 2022 | Successful |
| 15 February 20:21:04 | | ⚀ DeMi | MIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 8 March 2022 | Successful |
| 15 February 20:21:04 | | ⚀ TechEdSat-10 (TES-10) | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 15 March 2021 | Successful |
| Red-Eye 2, Red-Eye 3, DeMi, and the ELaNa 30 satellite TES-10 were carried within the Cygnus spacecraft and will be released into orbit at a later date. Red-Eye 2 was deployed into orbit from ISS on 17 June 2020. Red-Eye 3 was deployed into orbit on 23 June 2020. DeMi and TechEdSat-10 were deployed on 13 July. ||||||
| 17 February 15:05:55 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0-L4 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 17 February 15:05:55 | | Starlink × 60 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 February 22:18 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | VA252 | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 18 February 22:18 | | JCSAT-17 | JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 February 22:18 | | Chollian-2B | KARI | Geosynchronous | Ocean monitoring | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 February 21:07 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | 2D-Y61 | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 19 February 21:07 | | XJS-C | SAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 13 July 2023 | Successful |
| 19 February 21:07 | | XJS-D | SAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 4 June 2024 | Successful |
| 19 February 21:07 | | XJS-E | HIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 February 21:07 | | XJS-F | CAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| First Long March 2D launch from Xichang. ||||||
| 20 February 08:24:54 | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 20 February 08:24:54 | | Meridian-M 9 (19L) | Ministry of Defence | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → March ||||||||
| 7 March 04:50:31 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-082 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 7 March 04:50:31 | | SpaceX CRS-20 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 7 April 18:50 | Successful |
| 7 March 04:50:31 | | ⚀ G-SATELLITE | TOCOG / University of Tokyo | Low Earth | Space advertising | 18 April 2022 | Successful |
| 7 March 04:50:31 | | ⚀ Quetzal-1 (Guatesat-1) | UVG | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 1 March 2022 | Successful |
| 7 March 04:50:31 | | ⚀ Lynk-04 (Lynk the World) | Lynk Global | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| Final flight of Dragon 1. G-SATELLITE (Gundam Satellite) carries two miniature Gundam figurines (gunpla) to promote the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Quetzal-1 is Guatemala's first satellite. G-SATELLITE and Quetzal-1 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 28 April 2020. Lynk the World, Lynk's fourth satellite, was launched to the ISS on this flight and deployed into space by the Cygnus NG-13 spacecraft on 13 May. ||||||
| 9 March 11:55 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y69 | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 9 March 11:55 | | BeiDou-3 G2Q | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 16 March 13:34 | Long March 7A | Long March 7A | Y1 | Wenchang LC-2 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 16 March 13:34 | | Xinjishu Yanzheng-6 (XJY-6) | TBA | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | 16 March | Launch failure |
| First flight of Long March 7A. Failed to reach orbit. ||||||
| 16 March 18:28:10 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 16 March 18:28:10 | | GLONASS-M 760 (Kosmos 2545) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 March 12:16:39 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0-L5 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 18 March 12:16:39 | | Starlink × 60 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Fifth flight of booster B1048; recovery was not successful. ||||||
| 21 March 17:06:58 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | ST28 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Arianespace / Starsem | Arianespace / Starsem |
| 21 March 17:06:58 | | OneWeb × 34 | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Baikonur flight 2. ||||||
| 24 March 03:43 | Long March 2C | Long March 2C | 2C-Y42 | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 24 March 03:43 | | Yaogan 30-06 01 | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 March 03:43 | | Yaogan 30-06 02 | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 March 03:43 | | Yaogan 30-06 03 | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 March 20:18 | Atlas V 551 | Atlas V 551 | AV-086 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ULA |
| 26 March 20:18 | | AEHF-6 (USA-298) | U.S. Space Force | Geosynchronous | Military communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 March 20:18 | | ⚀ TDO-2 | U.S. Space Force | Highly elliptical | Laser ranging | 28 September 2022 | Successful |
| The TDO-2 Cubesat was also known as OrCa (Orbital Calibration) by the team which designed it at Georgia Tech. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → April ||||||||
| 9 April 08:05:06 | Soyuz-2.1a | Soyuz-2.1a | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 9 April 08:05:06 | | Soyuz MS-16 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 62/63 | 22 October 02:31 | Successful |
| First crewed flight of Soyuz-2.1a. ||||||
| 9 April 11:46 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y71 | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 9 April 11:46 | | Nusantara Dua (Palapa-N1) | PSN / Indosat | Geosynchronous | Communications | 9 April | Launch failure |
| Intended to replace Palapa-D. Failed to reach orbit. ||||||
| 22 April 03:59 | Qased | Qased | | Shahroud Space Center | Shahroud Space Center | IRGC | IRGC |
| 22 April 03:59 | | ⚀ Noor 1 | IRGC | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 13 April 2022 | Successful |
| Maiden flight of the Qased launch vehicle. ||||||
| 22 April 19:30:30 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0-L6 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 22 April 19:30:30 | | Starlink × 60 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 April 01:51:41 | Soyuz-2.1a | Soyuz-2.1a | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 25 April 01:51:41 | | Progress MS-14 / 75P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 29 April 2021 00:42:27 | Successful |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → May ||||||||
| 5 May 10:00 | Long March 5B | Long March 5B | Y1 | Wenchang LC-1 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | CASC |
| 5 May 10:00 | | Chinese next-generation crewed spacecraft | CMSA | Highly elliptical | Flight test | 8 May 05:49 | Successful |
| 5 May 10:00 | | Flexible Inflatable Cargo Return Module | CASIC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 6 May | Spacecraft failure |
| First flight of Long March 5B, testing a new crewed spacecraft. The capsule successfully returned to Earth on 8 May, following on-orbit testing. An experimental secondary payload, meant to test inflatable heat shield reentry technologies, malfunctioned during its return to Earth on 6 May. ||||||
| 12 May 01:16 | Kuaizhou 1A | Kuaizhou 1A | Y6 | Jiuquan LS-95A | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ExPace |
| 12 May 01:16 | | Xingyun-2 01 | Xingyun Satellite Co. | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational |
| 12 May 01:16 | | Xingyun-2 02 | Xingyun Satellite Co. | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational |
| Xingyun-2 01/02 are the first two small satellites launched for the Xingyun narrow-band Internet of Things constellation to perform data relay and tracking services. The constellation will eventually consist of 80 such satellites. ||||||
| 17 May 13:14:00 | Atlas V 501 | Atlas V 501 | AV-081 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ULA |
| 17 May 13:14:00 | | X-37B OTV-6 | U.S. Space Force | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 12 November 2022 10:22 | Successful |
| 17 May 13:14:00 | | FalconSAT-8 | U.S. Air Force Academy | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| USSF-7 mission. ||||||
| 20 May 17:31:00 | H-IIB | H-IIB | F9 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | MHI |
| 20 May 17:31:00 | | HTV-9 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 20 August 07:07 | Successful |
| Final HTV cargo launch, and final flight of the H-IIB rocket. The HTV-X and H3 rocket will replace them, respectively. ||||||
| 22 May 07:31:17 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 22 May 07:31:17 | | EKS-4 (Tundra 14L) | VKS | Molniya | Early warning | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 May 19:50 | LauncherOne | LauncherOne | F1 | Cosmic Girl, Mojave | Cosmic Girl, Mojave | Virgin Orbit | Virgin Orbit |
| 25 May 19:50 | | Dummy payload | Virgin Orbit | Low Earth | Flight test | 25 May | Launch failure |
| 25 May 19:50 | | Starshine 4 | NASA | Low Earth | Education | 25 May | Launch failure |
| First orbital flight of LauncherOne. Mission was terminated shortly after first stage ignition. ||||||
| 29 May 20:13 | Long March 11 | Long March 11 | | Xichang LC-4 | Xichang LC-4 | CASC | CASC |
| 29 May 20:13 | | XJS-G | CAS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 29 May 20:13 | | XJS-H | NUDT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 May 19:22:45 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-085 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 30 May 19:22:45 | | SpX-DM2 Endeavour | SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 63 / Crewed flight test | 2 August 18:48 | Successful |
| Crew Dragon Demo 2: Crewed flight test of SpaceX Dragon 2 as part of the Commercial Crew Development program. Mission successfully concluded on 2 August after two months in space. First crewed orbital spaceflight with a private spacecraft. ||||||
| 31 May 08:53 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | 2D-Y51 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 31 May 08:53 | | Gaofen-9 02 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 31 May 08:53 | | HEAD-4 | HEAD Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → June ||||||||
| 4 June 01:25:33 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0-L7 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 4 June 01:25:33 | | Starlink × 60 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Fifth flight of booster B1049; recovery was successful (first booster to be recovered after 5th flight). ||||||
| 10 June 18:31:24 | Long March 2C | Long March 2C | 2C-Yxx | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 10 June 18:31:24 | | HaiYang 1D | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 June 05:12:12 | Electron | Electron | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Mahia LC-1A | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab |
| 13 June 05:12:12 | | Photon (Pathfinder) | Rocket Lab | Low Earth | Flight test | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 June 05:12:12 | | ⚀ ANDESITE Mule + Node × 8 | Boston University | Low Earth | Auroral science Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 June 05:12:12 | | ⚀ USA-301 | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 June 05:12:12 | | ⚀ USA-302 | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 June 05:12:12 | | ⚀ USA-303 | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 June 05:12:12 | | ⚀ M2 Pathfinder | UNSW Canberra, RAAF | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| Launch of the ELaNa 32 mission, plus additional payloads. ANDESITE will conduct magnetospheric research using an experimental fractionated formation of eight picosatellites, to be deployed after reaching orbit. Three NRO payloads were deployed as part of RASR-2. ||||||
| 13 June 09:21:18 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0-L8 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 13 June 09:21:18 | | Starlink × 58 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 June 09:21:18 | | SkySat 16–18 | Planet Labs | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| First SmallSat Rideshare mission launch. ||||||
| 17 June 07:19 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | 2D-Y52 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 17 June 07:19 | | Gaofen-9 03 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 June 07:19 | | HEAD-5 | HEAD Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 June 07:19 | | Pixing-3A | Zhejiang University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 June 01:43 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y68 | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 23 June 01:43 | | BeiDou-3 G3Q | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| Last satellite of the BeiDou-3 constellation to be launched, completing the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. ||||||
| 30 June 20:10:46 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-088 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 30 June 20:10:46 | | GPS IIIA-03 Matthew Henson | U.S. Space Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| Named after African-American polar explorer Matthew Henson. Originally named Columbus. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → July ||||||||
| 3 July 03:10 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | 4B-Y43 | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 3 July 03:10 | | Gaofen DUOMO (Multi-Mode) | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 July 03:10 | | Xibaipo (BY70-2) | Luquan No.1 Middle School | Low Earth (SSO) | Popular science | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 July 21:19:36 | Electron | Electron | "Pics Or It Didn't Happen" | Mahia LC-1A | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab |
| 4 July 21:19:36 | | CE-SAT-IB | Canon Inc. | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 4 July | Launch failure |
| 4 July 21:19:36 | | ⚀ Flock-4e × 5 | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 4 July | Launch failure |
| 4 July 21:19:36 | | ⚀ Faraday-1 | In-Space Missions | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 4 July | Launch failure |
| Failed during second stage flight. ||||||
| 4 July 23:44 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | 2D-Y29 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 4 July 23:44 | | Shiyan 6-02 | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 July 01:00 | Shavit-2 | Shavit-2 | | Palmachim Airbase | Palmachim Airbase | IAI | IAI |
| 6 July 01:00 | | Ofek-16 | Israel Ministry of Defence | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 July 12:11:04 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y64 | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 9 July 12:11:04 | | APStar 6D | APT Satellite Co. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 July 04:17 | Kuaizhou 11 | Kuaizhou 11 | | Jiuquan LS-95A | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ExPace |
| 10 July 04:17 | | Bilibili Video Satellite (Jilin-1 Gaofen-02E) | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 10 July | Launch failure |
| 10 July 04:17 | | CentiSpace-1 S2 (Xiangrikui 2) | Beijing Future Navigation Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 10 July | Launch failure |
| First flight of Kuaizhou 11. The rocket failed to reach space. ||||||
| 15 July 13:46 | Minotaur IV / Orion 38 | Minotaur IV / Orion 38 | | MARS LP-0B | MARS LP-0B | Northrop Grumman | Northrop Grumman |
| 15 July 13:46 | | USA-305 | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 July 13:46 | | USA-306 | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 July 13:46 | | USA-307 | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 July 13:46 | | USA-308 | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| NROL-129 mission. ||||||
| 19 July 21:58:14 | H-IIA 202 | H-IIA 202 | F42 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | MHI |
| 19 July 21:58:14 | | Hope (Al-Amal) | Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre | TMI to Areocentric | Mars orbiter | In orbit | Operational |
| Emirates Mars Mission; first Emirati space probe. ||||||
| 20 July 21:30 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-089 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 20 July 21:30 | | ANASIS-II | Republic of Korea Army | Geosynchronous | Military communications | In orbit | Operational |
| South Korea's first dedicated military communications satellite. ||||||
| 23 July 04:41 | Long March 5 | Long March 5 | Y4 | Wenchang LC-1 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | CASC |
| 23 July 04:41 | | Tianwen-1 | CNSA | TMI to Areocentric | Mars orbiter and rover | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 July 04:41 | | Tianwen-1 Deployable Camera | CNSA | TMI (Martian flyby) | Photography | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 July 04:41 | | Drop Camera | CNSA | TMI to Areocentric | Mars lander / Photography | In orbit | Successful |
| China's first independent Mars mission. ||||||
| 23 July 14:26:21 | Soyuz-2.1a | Soyuz-2.1a | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 23 July 14:26:21 | | Progress MS-15 / 76P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 9 February 2021 09:13 | Successful |
| It was initially planned for this Progress vehicle to deorbit the Pirs module to make way for the arrival of Nauka in early 2021. This was later delayed to a subsequent mission. 100th Soyuz-2 launch. ||||||
| 25 July 03:13 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | 4B-Y45 | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 25 July 03:13 | | Ziyuan III-03 | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 July 03:13 | | Tianqi-10 | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 July 03:13 | | Lobster Eye X-ray Explorer (NJU-HKU №1) | NJU / HKU | Low Earth (SSO) | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 July 11:50 | Atlas V 541 | Atlas V 541 | AV-088 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ULA |
| 30 July 11:50 | | Perseverance | NASA / JPL | TMI to Martian surface | Mars rover | 18 February 2021 20:43:42 | Landed on Mars; Operational |
| 30 July 11:50 | | Ingenuity | NASA / JPL | TMI to Martian surface | Mars aircraft | 18 February 2021 20:43:42 | Landed on Mars |
| Mars 2020 mission. ||||||
| 30 July 21:25:19 | Proton-M / Briz-M P4 | Proton-M / Briz-M P4 | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 30 July 21:25:19 | | Ekspress-80 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 July 21:25:19 | | Ekspress-103 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → August ||||||||
| 6 August 04:01:54 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | 2D-Y56 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 6 August 04:01:54 | | Gaofen 9-04 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 August 04:01:54 | | Q-SAT | Tsinghua University | Low Earth (SSO) | Gravitational research Atmospheric science | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 August 05:12:05 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0-L9 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 7 August 05:12:05 | | Starlink × 57 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 August 05:12:05 | | BlackSky 5 (Global-7) | BlackSky Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | 23 October 2023 | Successful |
| 7 August 05:12:05 | | BlackSky 6 (Global-8) | BlackSky Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission to deploy BlackSky Global 7 and 8; first Starlink rideshare contracted with Spaceflight Industries, dubbed "SXRS-1". ||||||
| 15 August 22:04 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | VA253 | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 15 August 22:04 | | BSAT-4b | BSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 August 22:04 | | Galaxy 30 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 August 22:04 | | MEV-2 | Northrop Grumman | Geosynchronous | Satellite servicing | In orbit | Operational |
| MEV-2 successfully docked with Intelsat 10-02 on 12 April 2021. ||||||
| 18 August 14:31:16 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0-L10 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 18 August 14:31:16 | | Starlink × 58 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 August 14:31:16 | | SkySat 19–21 | Planet Labs | Low Earth | Earth observation | 18, 20: In orbit 19: 26 June 2023 | Operational |
| Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission to deploy SkySat 19–21. ||||||
| 23 August 02:27:04 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | 2D-Y57 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 23 August 02:27:04 | | Gaofen 9-05 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 August 02:27:04 | | Tiantuo-5 | NUDT | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 August 02:27:04 | | Duo Gongneng Shiyan Weixing | AMS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 August 23:18:56 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-092 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 30 August 23:18:56 | | SAOCOM 1B | CONAE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 August 23:18:56 | | ⚀ EG-2 (Tyvak-0172) | EchoStar | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| 30 August 23:18:56 | | ⚀ GNOMES-1 | PlanetIQ | Low Earth (SSO) | Radio occultation | In orbit | Operational |
| First polar orbit mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station since ESSA-9 in 1969. SmallSat Rideshare mission to deploy Tyvak-0172 and GNOMES-1. ||||||
| 31 August 03:05:47 | Electron | Electron | "I Can't Believe It's Not Optical" | Mahia LC-1A | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab |
| 31 August 03:05:47 | | Capella-2 (Sequoia) | Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | 28 February 2023 | Successful |
| 31 August 03:05:47 | | Photon (First Light) | Rocket Lab | Low Earth | Flight test | In orbit | Operational |
| Return-to-flight mission for Electron. Second launch of the Photon satellite bus. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → September ||||||||
| 3 September 01:51:10 | Vega | Vega | VV16 | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ION SCV-001 Lucas | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | Athena | Facebook | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ESAIL | exactEarth | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | GHGSat-C1 (Iris) | GHGSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | NEMO-HD | UTIAS / Space-SI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ÑuSat 6 (Hypatia) | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | UPM-Sat 2 | UPM | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration Education | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ AMICal SAT | CSUG / MSU | Low Earth (SSO) | Auroral science | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ DIDO-3 | SpacePharma / ISA / ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Microgravity research | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ Flock-4v × 26 | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ FSSCAT A and B | UPC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ Lemur-2 × 8 | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational (6/8) |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ OSM-1 Cicero | OSM | Low Earth (SSO) | Radio occultation | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ NAPA-1 (RTAFSAT-1) | RTAF | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ PICASSO | BIRA-IASB | Low Earth (SSO) | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ SIMBA | RMI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ SpaceBEE × 12 | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ TARS | Kepler Communications | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ TRISAT | University of Maribor | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ TTÜ100 | TalTech | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 September 01:51:10 | | ⚀ EG-1 (Tyvak-0171) | EchoStar | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure; Operational |
| Small Satellites Mission Service Proof of Concept (SSMS PoC) mission. Return to flight for Vega after the July 2019 launch failure. 53 satellites were deployed by the SSMS dispenser, including 14 Flock CubeSats carried on SSMS QuadPack deployers, while 12 additional Flock CubeSats were deployed separately by the ION SCV LUCAS satellite. NEMO-HD and TRISAT are Slovenia's first satellites, and OSM-1 Cicero is Monaco's first satellite. Two of the Lemur-2 CubeSats failed to deploy, leading them to de-orbit along with the fourth stage of the Vega booster. ||||||
| 3 September 12:46:14 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0-L11 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 3 September 12:46:14 | | Starlink × 60 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 September 07:30 | Long March 2F/T | Long March 2F/T | 2F-T3 | Jiuquan SLS-1 | Jiuquan SLS-1 | CASC | CASC |
| 4 September 07:30 | | Reusable Experimental Spacecraft | CASC | Low Earth | Flight test | 6 September 02:00 | Successful |
| 4 September 07:30 | | Unidentified satellite | CASC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| Chinese experimental reusable spaceplane. ||||||
| 7 September 05:57 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | 4B-Y46 | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 7 September 05:57 | | Gaofen 11-02 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 12 September 03:19 | Rocket 3 | Rocket 3 | Rocket 3.1 | Kodiak LP-3B | Kodiak LP-3B | Astra | Astra |
| 12 September 03:19 | | Astra Test Payload | Astra | Low Earth | Flight test | 12 September | Launch failure |
| First flight of Rocket 3. Failed during first stage flight. Originally intended to be the second of two launches for the DARPA Launch Challenge, Rocket 3.1's launch was Astra's first orbital launch attempt following the loss of Rocket 3.0 during a prelaunch test in March 2020. ||||||
| 12 September 05:02 | Kuaizhou 1A | Kuaizhou 1A | Y3 | Jiuquan LS-95A | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ExPace |
| 12 September 05:02 | | Jilin-1 Gaofen-02C | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 12 September | Launch failure |
| 15 September 01:23 | Long March 11H | Long March 11H | Y2 | De Bo 3 Launch Platform, Yellow Sea | De Bo 3 Launch Platform, Yellow Sea | CASC | CASC |
| 15 September 01:23 | | Jilin-1 Gaofen-03B × 6 | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 September 01:23 | | Jilin-1 Gaofen-03C × 3 | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| Second Long March 11 sea launch. ||||||
| 21 September 05:40 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | 4B-Y41 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 21 September 05:40 | | HaiYang 2C | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 September 03:23 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | 4B-Y42 | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 27 September 03:23 | | Huanjing 2A | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 September 03:23 | | Huanjing 2B | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 28 September 11:20 | | Gonets-M 17 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | | Gonets-M 18 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | | Gonets-M 19 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | | ICEYE X6 | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | | ICEYE X7 | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | | SALSAT | TU Berlin | Low Earth (SSO) | Spectrum analysis | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | | ⚀ Kepler × 2 | Kepler | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | | ⚀ LacunaSat-3 | NanoAvionics / Lacuna Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | | ⚀ Lemur-2 × 4 | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | | ⚀ MeznSat | Khalifa University / AURAK | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | | ⚀ NetSat × 4 | ZFT | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | | ⚀ Descartes | MSU | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | | ⚀ Norby | NSU | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 September 11:20 | | ⚀ Yarilo × 2 | BMSTU / Lebedev Physical Institute | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → October ||||||||
| 3 October 01:16:14 | Antares 230+ | Antares 230+ | | MARS LP-0A | MARS LP-0A | Northrop Grumman | Northrop Grumman |
| 3 October 01:16:14 | | Cygnus NG-14 S.S. Kalpana Chawla | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 26 January 2021 20:23 | Successful |
| 3 October 01:16:14 | | ⚀ Bobcat-1 | Ohio University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 9 April 2022 | Successful |
| 3 October 01:16:14 | | ⚀ DESCENT | York University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 19 June 2022 | Successful |
| 3 October 01:16:14 | | ⚀ Lemur-2 Baxter-Oliver | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | 20 December 2021 | Successful |
| 3 October 01:16:14 | | ⚀ Lemur-2 Djara | Spire Global / ONI | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 October 01:16:14 | | ⚀ NEUTRON-1 | University of Hawaii | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 25 June 2022 | Successful |
| 3 October 01:16:14 | | ⚀ SATLLA-1 | Ariel University | Low Earth | Education | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 October 01:16:14 | | ⚀ SPOC | University of Georgia | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 25 June 2022 | Successful |
| The ELaNa 31 mission launched on this resupply flight. All CubeSats launched on this mission were successfully deployed on 5 November 2020. ||||||
| 6 October 11:29:34 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0-L12 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 6 October 11:29:34 | | Starlink × 60 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 11 October 16:57 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y63 | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 11 October 16:57 | | Gaofen-13 | SASTIND | Geosynchronous | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 October 05:45:04 | Soyuz-2.1a | Soyuz-2.1a | | Baikonur Site 31 | Baikonur Site 31 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 14 October 05:45:04 | | Soyuz MS-17 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 63/64 | 17 April 2021 04:55 | Successful |
| 18 October 12:25:57 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0-L13 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 18 October 12:25:57 | | Starlink × 60 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 October 15:31:34 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0-L14 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 24 October 15:31:34 | | Starlink × 60 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 October 19:08:42 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 25 October 19:08:42 | | GLONASS-K 15 (K1 №3) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| Also known as GLONASS-K 705. Replaced Kosmos 2516 (GLONASS-M 753) following its failure in November 2020. ||||||
| 26 October 15:19 | Long March 2C | Long March 2C | 2C-Y43 | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 26 October 15:19 | | Yaogan 30-07 01 | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 October 15:19 | | Yaogan 30-07 02 | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 October 15:19 | | Yaogan 30-07 03 | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 October 15:19 | | Tianqi-6 | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 October 21:21:27 | Electron | Electron | "In Focus" | Mahia LC-1A | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab |
| 28 October 21:21:27 | | CE-SAT-IIB | Canon Inc. | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 October 21:21:27 | | ⚀ Flock-4e' × 9 | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → November ||||||||
| 5 November 23:24:23 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-097 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 5 November 23:24:23 | | GPS IIIA-04 Sacagawea (USA-309) | U.S. Space Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| Named after the Shoshone woman Sacagawea, who helped guide the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ||||||
| 6 November 03:19 | Long March 6 | Long March 6 | Y3 | Taiyuan LC-16 | Taiyuan LC-16 | CASC | CASC |
| 6 November 03:19 | | ÑuSat × 10 | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 November 03:19 | | Taiyuan (BY-03) | Jinshan Middle School / Origin Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Education / Ultraviolet astronomy | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 November 03:19 | | Tianyan 05 (UESTC) | ADASpace / MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 November 03:19 | | ⚀ Beihangkongshi-1 | Spacety | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| ÑuSat 9–18. Beihangkongshi-1 carries the first iodine electric space propulsion system to be tested in space. ||||||
| 7 November 07:12 | Ceres-1 | Ceres-1 | | Jiuquan LS-95A | Jiuquan LS-95A | Galactic Energy | Galactic Energy |
| 7 November 07:12 | | Tianqi-11 (Scorpio-1) | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of Ceres-1. Mission designated "I Believe I Can Fly". ||||||
| 7 November 09:41 | PSLV-DL | PSLV-DL | C49 | Satish Dhawan FLP | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 7 November 09:41 | | EOS-01 (RISAT-2BR2) | ISRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 November 09:41 | | ⚀ KSM × 4 | Kleos Space | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 November 09:41 | | ⚀ Lemur-2 × 4 | Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 November 09:41 | | ⚀ R2 (LacunaSat-2) | NanoAvionics | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 12 November 15:59:04 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y73 | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 12 November 15:59:04 | | Tiantong-1 02 | China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 November 22:32 | Atlas V 531 | Atlas V 531 | AV-090 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ULA |
| 13 November 22:32 | | NROL-101 (USA-310) | NRO | Molniya | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| The first GEM 63 solid rocket motors flew on this mission. May be an SDS satellite. ||||||
| 16 November 00:27:17 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-098 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 16 November 00:27:17 | | SpaceX Crew-1 Resilience | SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 64/65 | 2 May 2021 06:56 | Successful |
| Carrying four astronauts. Second crewed and first operational Crew Dragon mission, as part of the Commercial Crew Program. ||||||
| 17 November 01:52:20 | Vega | Vega | VV17 | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 17 November 01:52:20 | | SEOSat-Ingenio | ESA / CDTI / INTA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 17 November | Launch failure |
| 17 November 01:52:20 | | TARANIS | CNES | Low Earth (SSO) | TLE observation | 17 November | Launch failure |
| Mission failure due to human error. Cables leading to thrust vector control actuators were inverted during engine assembly, causing the AVUM upper stage to tumble upon ignition. ||||||
| 20 November 02:20:01 | Electron | Electron | "Return to Sender" | Mahia LC-1A | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab |
| 20 November 02:20:01 | | ⚀ Alchemy (DragRacer A) | TriSept | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 19 July 2021 | Successful |
| 20 November 02:20:01 | | ⚀ Augury (DragRacer B) | TriSept | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 November 02:20:01 | | ⚀ BRO-2 | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 November 02:20:01 | | ⚀ BRO-3 | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 November 02:20:01 | | ⚀ APSS-1 (Waka Āmiorangi Aotearoa) | University of Auckland | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| 20 November 02:20:01 | | ⚀ Landmapper-BC 5 | Astro Digital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 November 02:20:01 | | ⚀ SpaceBEE × 18 | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | First: 22 October 2022 Last: 14 December 2022 | Successful |
| 20 November 02:20:01 | | ⚀ SpaceBEE NZ × 6 | Swarm Technologies NZ | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 November 02:20:01 | | Gnome Chompski | Gabe Newell | Low Earth | Charity / Mass simulator | In orbit | Operational |
| The DragRacer mission tested Tethers Unlimited's Terminator Tape, an electrodynamic tether that can passively de-orbit satellites in order to reduce space debris. Alchemy, the tethered satellite, was expected to take 45 days to de-orbit; Augury, the untethered satellite, was expected to take up to 9 years. Alchemy re-entered the atmosphere on 19 July 2021, after 241 days in orbit. First stage recovery using parachutes was successfully attempted on this flight, with the intact booster splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. ||||||
| 21 November 17:17:08 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-099 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 21 November 17:17:08 | | Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (Sentinel-6A) | NASA / NOAA / ESA / Eumetsat | Low Earth | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 November 20:30:12 | Long March 5 | Long March 5 | Y5 | Wenchang LC-1 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | CASC |
| 23 November 20:30:12 | | Chang'e 5 lander | CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | 1 December 15:11 | Successful |
| 23 November 20:30:12 | | Chang'e 5 ascender | CNSA | Selenocentric | Space rendezvous | 7 December 23:30 | Successful |
| 23 November 20:30:12 | | Chang'e 5 orbiter | CNSA | Initial: Selenocentric Current: Sun–Earth L$_1$ | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 November 20:30:12 | | Chang'e 5 return capsule | CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar sample return | 16 December 17:59 | Successful |
| China's first lunar sample return mission. Lunar landing was confirmed on 1 December. The reentry capsule landed on Earth on 16 December and safely delivered 1.731 kg (3.82 lb) of lunar soil and rock samples. The orbiter is currently on an extended mission to the Sun–Earth L$_1$ point. ||||||
| 25 November 02:13:12 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink V1.0-L15 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 25 November 02:13:12 | | Starlink × 60 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| First time that a Falcon 9 first-stage booster (B1049.7) has been launched and recovered for the seventh time. ||||||
| 29 November 07:25 | H-IIA 202 | H-IIA 202 | F43 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | MHI |
| 29 November 07:25 | | JDRS-1 (LUCAS) | CAS / JAXA | Geosynchronous | Data relay | In orbit | Operational |
| Japanese Optical Data Relay Satellite. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → December ||||||||
| 2 December 01:33:28 | Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-M | Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-M | VS24 | Kourou ELS | Kourou ELS | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2 December 01:33:28 | | FalconEye-2 | UAE Armed Forces | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance (IMINT) | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 December 01:14:36 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 3 December 01:14:36 | | Gonets-M 20 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 December 01:14:36 | | Gonets-M 21 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 December 01:14:36 | | Gonets-M 22 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 December 01:14:36 | | ⚀ ERA-1 (Kosmos 2548) | Ministry of Defence | Low Earth | Military | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 December 03:58 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y70 | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 6 December 03:58 | | Gaofen 14 | SASTIND | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| First Long March 3B launch to Sun-synchronous orbit. ||||||
| 6 December 16:17:08 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-101 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 6 December 16:17:08 | | SpaceX CRS-21 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 14 January 2021 | Successful |
| 6 December 16:17:08 | | Nanoracks Bishop Airlock | Nanoracks / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Satellite deployment / ISS assembly | In orbit | Operational |
| First flight of the cargo version of Dragon 2. Nanoracks Bishop Airlock launched aboard this resupply flight. The airlock is now docked to the ISS as of 12/22/20. ||||||
| 9 December 20:14 | Long March 11 | Long March 11 | Y9 | Xichang LC-4 | Xichang LC-4 | CASC | CASC |
| 9 December 20:14 | | GECAM A and B | CAS | Low Earth | Gravitational-wave astronomy | In orbit | Operational |
| 11 December 01:09 | Delta IV Heavy | Delta IV Heavy | D-385 | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | ULA | ULA |
| 11 December 01:09 | | Orion 10 / USA-311 | NRO | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| NROL-44 mission. First launch from the newly renamed Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. ||||||
| 13 December 17:30 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-102 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 13 December 17:30 | | SXM-7 | Sirius XM | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| Replacement for the XM-3 satellite launched in 2005. While conducting in-orbit testing the satellite experienced payload unit failures. Exact cause has not been announced. ||||||
| 14 December 05:50:00 | Angara A5 / Briz-M | Angara A5 / Briz-M | | Plesetsk Site 35/1 | Plesetsk Site 35/1 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 14 December 05:50:00 | | IPM 2 (dummy payload) | VKS | Geosynchronous | Flight test | In orbit | Successful |
| Second orbital flight of Angara A5. ||||||
| 15 December 10:09:27 | Electron | Electron | "The Owl's Night Begins" | Mahia LC-1A | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab |
| 15 December 10:09:27 | | StriX-α | Synspective | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| First of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation, taking place from 2020 to 2027. ||||||
| 15 December 20:55 | Rocket 3 | Rocket 3 | Rocket 3.2 | Kodiak LP-3B | Kodiak LP-3B | Astra | Astra |
| 15 December 20:55 | | No payload | Astra | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | 15 December | Launch failure |
| Second of three Rocket 3 orbital launch attempts. Successfully achieved an apogee of 390 km (240 mi), but fell just short of orbital velocity due to a suboptimal second stage fuel mixture. ||||||
| 17 December 10:11 | PSLV-XL | PSLV-XL | C50 | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 17 December 10:11 | | CMS-01 (GSAT-12R) | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Replacement for GSAT-12. ||||||
| 18 December 12:26:26 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | ST29 | Vostochny Site 1S | Vostochny Site 1S | Arianespace / Starsem | Arianespace / Starsem |
| 18 December 12:26:26 | | OneWeb × 36 | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Vostochny flight 1. Third large batch of satellites, and the first after bankruptcy in early 2020. ||||||
| 19 December 14:00 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-103 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 19 December 14:00 | | USA-312 | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 December 14:00 | | USA-313 | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| NROL-108 mission, satellites being possibly SpaceX Starshield prototypes. ||||||
| 22 December 04:37:37 | Long March 8 | Long March 8 | Y1 | Wenchang LC-2 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 22 December 04:37:37 | | Xinjishu Yanzheng-7 (XJY-7) | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 December 04:37:37 | | Hisea-1 | Spacety | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 December 04:37:37 | | Tianqi-8 (Ping'an-1) | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 December 04:37:37 | | ⚀ Yuanguang | Spacety / HBUT | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tribology | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 December 04:37:37 | | ⚀ ET-SMART-RSS (Zhixing-1A) | ESSTI / SMART | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| First flight of Long March 8. ||||||
| 27 December 15:44 | Long March 4C | Long March 4C | 4C-Y35 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 27 December 15:44 | | Yaogan 33(R) | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 December 15:44 | | ⚀ Weina-2 | SECM | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| Replacement for Yaogan 33, which was lost in a launch failure on 22 May 2019. ||||||
| 29 December 16:42:07 | Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-M | Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-M | VS25 | Kourou ELS | Kourou ELS | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 29 December 16:42:07 | | CSO-2 | CNES / DGA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
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## Suborbital flights

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 9 January 08:00:00 | S-310 | S-310 | 45 | Uchinoura | Uchinoura | JAXA | JAXA |
| 9 January 08:00:00 | | | JAXA | Suborbital | Technology | 9 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 131 km ||||||
| 19 January | K-4 | K-4 | | Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | Indian Navy | Indian Navy |
| 19 January | | | Indian Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 km? The missile was from a submerged platform located in the coastal waters of Andhra Pradesh. This test was undertaken in full operational configuration during which the missile traversed a distance of over 3,500 km in approximately 21 minutes. ||||||
| 19 January 15:30 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 19 January 15:30 | | SpaceX Dragon 2 | SpaceX | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 40 km. In-flight abort test at Max Q. It was planned that the capsule from the first demonstration mission SpX-DM1 would be used, but that capsule having been subsequently destroyed after the mission in a fire during a ground-test, a new capsule was assigned for this mission. ||||||
| 24 January | K-4 | K-4 | | Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | Indian Navy | Indian Navy |
| 24 January | | | Indian Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 km? ||||||
| 27 January 13:40 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | Poker Flat Research Range | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | NASA |
| 27 January 13:40 | | PolarNOx 2 | Virginia Tech | Suborbital | Thermosphere research | 27 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 5 February 08:33 | Minuteman-III | Minuteman-III | | Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-04 | Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-04 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 February 08:33 | | FTU-2 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 February | Successful |
| 12 February | UGM-133 Trident II | UGM-133 Trident II | | USS Maine (SSBN-741), Pacific Missile Range Facility | USS Maine (SSBN-741), Pacific Missile Range Facility | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 February | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 February | Successful |
| Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 30 ||||||
| 16 February | UGM-133 Trident II | UGM-133 Trident II | | USS Maine (SSBN-741), Pacific Missile Range Facility | USS Maine (SSBN-741), Pacific Missile Range Facility | US Navy | US Navy |
| 16 February | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 February | Successful |
| Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 30 ||||||
| 19 February 23:14 | Improved Malemute | Improved Malemute | | Esrange | Esrange | SSC | SSC |
| 19 February 23:14 | | SPIDER-2 | SNSA | Suborbital | Atmospheric analysis | 19 February | Successful |
| Apogee 120 km (74 mi) ||||||
| 20 March 08:30 | UGM-27 Polaris (STARS) | UGM-27 Polaris (STARS) | | Barking Sands LC-42 | Barking Sands LC-42 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 20 March 08:30 | | C-HGB | US Navy | Suborbital | Technology | 20 March | Successful |
| Common-Hypersonic Glide Body, successful hypersonic glide vehicle test. ||||||
| 15 April 15:00 | PL-19 "Nudol" | PL-19 "Nudol" | | Plesetsk cosmodrome | Plesetsk cosmodrome | | |
| 15 April 15:00 | | | | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 April | Successful |
| Anti-satellite missile test ||||||
| 12 June | M51 | M51 | | Le Téméraire, Audierne Bay | Le Téméraire, Audierne Bay | DGA/Marine nationale | DGA/Marine nationale |
| 12 June | | | DGA/Marine nationale | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)? ||||||
| 14 June | Momo 5 | Momo 5 | | Taiki Aerospace Research Field | Taiki Aerospace Research Field | Interstellar Technologies | Interstellar Technologies |
| 14 June | | | Kochi University of Technology | Suborbital | ? | 14 June | Launch failure |
| About 35 seconds into flight, sparks were observed near the engine nozzle. About thirty seconds later, the engine failed and the rocket tumbled out of control. ||||||
| 4 August 07:21 | Minuteman-III | Minuteman-III | | Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-10 | Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-10 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 August 07:21 | | 3x Mk 12 RV | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 August | Successful |
| Mission GT-235GM ||||||
| 12 August | Silver Sparrow? | Silver Sparrow? | | F-15 Eagle, Israel | F-15 Eagle, Israel | IAF | IAF |
| 12 August | | | Israeli Air Force | Suborbital | ABM target | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: ~100 kilometres (62 mi)?, AST-18a target, successfully intercepted by Arrow 2 ||||||
| 16 August | Skylark Micro | Skylark Micro | Launch I | Langanes Peninsula Launch Site | Langanes Peninsula Launch Site | Skyrora | Skyrora |
| 16 August | | | Skyrora | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 August | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Skylark Micro. Apogee: 26,86 km. ||||||
| 2 September 07:03 | Minuteman-III | Minuteman-III | | Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-04 | Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-04 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 2 September 07:03 | | 1x RV | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 September | Successful |
| Mission GT-233GM ||||||
| 8 September 18:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands Missile Range | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | NASA |
| 8 September 18:00 | | DUST-2 | NASA / JAXA | Suborbital | Formation and growth of small particles | 8 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 346 kilometres (215 mi) ||||||
| 19 September 00:39 | T-Minus Engineering Dart | T-Minus Engineering Dart | TED-1 | Koonibba Test Range | Koonibba Test Range | T-Minus Engineering | T-Minus Engineering |
| 19 September 00:39 | | DEWC-SP1 | DEWC Systems | Suborbital | Miniaturized Orbital Electronic Warfare Sensor System | 19 September | Successful |
| First flight of the T-minus Dart. First Dutch space launch ||||||
| 19 September 02:19 | T-Minus Engineering Dart | T-Minus Engineering Dart | TED-2 | Koonibba Test Range | Koonibba Test Range | T-Minus Engineering | T-Minus Engineering |
| 19 September 02:19 | | DEWC-SP2 | DEWC Systems | Suborbital | Miniaturized Orbital Electronic Warfare Sensor System | 19 September | Successful |
| Flew 1 hour and 40 minutes after the previous flight. ||||||
| 13 October 13:36 | New Shepard | New Shepard | NS-13 | Corn Ranch | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | Blue Origin |
| 13 October 13:36 | | Crew Capsule 2.0 | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Test flight/Payload delivery | 13 October | Successful |
| 13 October 13:36 | | Postcards | Club For The Future | Suborbital | Education | 13 October | Successful |
| 7th flight of the same capsule and booster. Onboard payloads include Space Lab Technologies, Southwest Research Institute, seeds and postcards for Club for the Future, and multiple payloads for NASA including SPLICE to test future lunar landing technologies in support of the Artemis program. A Sealandic postcard was the first payload from Sealand to be sent into space. ||||||
| 29 October 19:27 | Minuteman-III | Minuteman-III | | Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-09 | Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-09 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 29 October 19:27 | | 1x RV | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 October | Successful |
| Mission GT-236GM ||||||
| 29 October | SR-0 | SR-0 | | Sinop | Sinop | Roketsan | Roketsan |
| 29 October | | | Roketsan | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 October | Successful |
| Apogee 136 kilometers (84.5 mi). ||||||
| 2 November 10:20 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands Missile Range | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | NASA |
| 2 November 10:20 | | DEUCE | NASA | Suborbital | Astronomy | 2 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 285 kilometres (177 mi) ||||||
| 17 November 05:50 | ICBM-T2 | ICBM-T2 | FTM-44 | Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site | Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site | US Missile Defense Agency | US Missile Defense Agency |
| 17 November 05:50 | | SM-3 target | | Suborbital | Target for SM-3 FMT-44 | 17 November | Successful |
| ICBM target for and intercepted by SM-3 FMT-44. ||||||
| 17 November | SM-3 Block IIA | SM-3 Block IIA | FTM-44 | USS John Finn | USS John Finn | US Missile Defense Agency/U.S. Navy | US Missile Defense Agency/U.S. Navy |
| 17 November | | Kill vehicle | U.S. Navy | Suborbital | ICBM interceptor | 17 November | Successful |
| Intercepted ICBM-T2 in space. ||||||
| 9 December | R-29RMU | R-29RMU | | Karelia (submarine), Barents Sea | Karelia (submarine), Barents Sea | Russian Ministry of Defense | Russian Ministry of Defense |
| 9 December | | 1x RV? | | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 December | Successful |
| 9 December | RS-24 Yars | RS-24 Yars | | Plesetsk cosmodrome | Plesetsk cosmodrome | Russian Ministry of Defense | Russian Ministry of Defense |
| 9 December | | 1x RV? | | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 December | Successful |
| 12 December 16:15 | SpaceShipTwo | SpaceShipTwo | 19 | Spaceport America | Spaceport America | Virgin Galactic | Virgin Galactic |
| 12 December 16:15 | | VSS Unity | Virgin Galactic | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 12 December | Aborted |
| First attempted crewed spaceflight from New Mexico. One second after ignition, the spacecraft's engine aborted, and shut down. The two crewmembers aboard, David Mackay and Frederick Sturckow, piloted the spacecraft to a safe landing. ||||||
| 12 December | RSM-56 Bulava | RSM-56 Bulava | | K-551 Vladimir Monomakh (submarine), Sea of Okhotsk | K-551 Vladimir Monomakh (submarine), Sea of Okhotsk | Russian Ministry of Defense | Russian Ministry of Defense |
| 12 December | | 1x RV | Russian Ministry of Defense | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of four intercontinental ballistic missiles. ||||||
| 12 December | RSM-56 Bulava | RSM-56 Bulava | | K-551 Vladimir Monomakh (submarine), Sea of Okhotsk | K-551 Vladimir Monomakh (submarine), Sea of Okhotsk | Russian Ministry of Defense | Russian Ministry of Defense |
| 12 December | | 1x RV | Russian Ministry of Defense | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of four intercontinental ballistic missiles. ||||||
| 12 December | RSM-56 Bulava | RSM-56 Bulava | | K-551 Vladimir Monomakh (submarine), Sea of Okhotsk | K-551 Vladimir Monomakh (submarine), Sea of Okhotsk | Russian Ministry of Defense | Russian Ministry of Defense |
| 12 December | | 1x RV | Russian Ministry of Defense | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of four intercontinental ballistic missiles. ||||||
| 12 December | RSM-56 Bulava | RSM-56 Bulava | | K-551 Vladimir Monomakh (submarine), Sea of Okhotsk | K-551 Vladimir Monomakh (submarine), Sea of Okhotsk | Russian Ministry of Defense | Russian Ministry of Defense |
| 12 December | | 1x RV | Russian Ministry of Defense | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of four intercontinental ballistic missiles. ||||||
| 16 December | PL-19 "Nudol" | PL-19 "Nudol" | | Plesetsk cosmodrome | Plesetsk cosmodrome | | |
| 16 December | | | | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 December | Successful |
| Anti-satellite missile test ||||||

## Launches from the Moon

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 3 December 15:10 | Chang'e 5 ascent vehicle | Chang'e 5 ascent vehicle | | Chang'e 5 descent stage, Mons Rümker | Chang'e 5 descent stage, Mons Rümker | CNSA | CNSA |
| 3 December 15:10 | | Lunar soil sample container | CNSA | Selenocentric orbit | Sample return | 7 December 2020 | Successful |
| Sample return mission. First flight of the Chang'e ascent stage. Rendezvoused and docked with the Chang'e 5 Earth return vehicle to transfer lunar soil samples for return to Earth. ||||||

## Deep-space rendezvous

| Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
| 29 January | Parker Solar Probe | 4th perihelion | |
| 17 February | Juno | 25th perijove of Jupiter | |
| 10 April | Juno | 26th perijove | |
| 10 April 04:25 | BepiColombo | Gravity assist at Earth | |
| 2 June | Juno | 27th perijove | |
| 7 June | Parker Solar Probe | 5th perihelion | |
| 11 July | Parker Solar Probe | Third gravity assist at Venus | |
| 25 July | Juno | 28th perijove | |
| 16 September | Juno | 29th perijove | |
| 27 September | Parker Solar Probe | 6th perihelion | |
| 16 October 03:58 | BepiColombo | First gravity assist at Venus | |
| 20 October | OSIRIS-REx | Touch-and-go maneuver on Bennu for sampling | |
| 8 November | Juno | 30th perijove | |
| 28 November | Chang'e 5 | Lunar orbital insertion | |
| 1 December | Chang'e 5 lander and ascent vehicle | Lunar landing | Sample return mission successfully landed in Mons Rümker region of Oceanus Procellarum, coordinates 43°03′27″N 51°54′58″E﻿ / ﻿43.0576°N 51.9161°E﻿ / 43.0576; 51.9161. |
| 5 December | Chang'e 5 ascent vehicle and orbiter | Lunar orbit rendezvous | First-ever robotic rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit |
| 5 December | Hayabusa2 | Sample return to Earth | |
| 7 December | Chang'e 5 ascent vehicle | Lunar impact | Intentional de-orbit following docking and transfer of samples to orbiter and reentry capsule |
| 13 December | Chang'e 5 orbiter and reentry capsule | Trans-Earth injection | |
| 16 December | Chang'e 5 reentry capsule | Lunar sample return | Perform a skip reentry to reduce the heating loads |
| 26 December | Solar Orbiter | First gravity assist at Venus | |
| 30 December | Juno | 31st perijove | |

## Extravehicular activities (EVAs)

| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
| 15 January 18:04 | 7 hours 29 minutes | 01:33 | Expedition 61 ISS Quest | Christina Koch Jessica Meir | During the 7-hour, 29-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronauts successfully replaced nickel-hydrogen batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries for the power channel on one pair of the station's solar arrays. |
| 20 January 17:33 | 6 hours 58 minutes | 00:31 | Expedition 61 ISS Quest | Christina Koch Jessica Meir | During the six hour and 58-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronauts successfully completed the battery upgrade for one channel on one pair of the station's solar arrays. Work included removing the last two nickel-hydrogen batteries from this area of the station's backbone near the port solar array and moving them to an external platform. The batteries will be stored there until they can be disposed of in the next Japanese HTV cargo spacecraft after it delivers tons of supplies to the space station later this year. Meir and Koch also installed the sixth and final new lithium-ion battery, and ground controllers verified the new batteries powered up successfully to provide an improved and more efficient power capacity for station operations. |
| 25 January 11:04 | 6 hours 16 minutes | 17:20 | Expedition 61 ISS Quest | Andrew Morgan Luca Parmitano | During the 6 hour, 16 minute spacewalk, the two astronauts successfully completed leak checks for the cooling system on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) and opened a valve to being pressurizing the system. Preliminary testing shows AMS is responding as expected. |
| 26 June 11:02 | 6 hours 7 minutes | 17:39 | Expedition 63 ISS Quest | Chris Cassidy Robert Behnken | The spacewalkers removed five of six aging nickel-hydrogen batteries for one of two power channels for the starboard 6 (S6) truss, installed two of three new lithium-ion batteries, and installed two of three associated adapter plates that are used to complete the power circuit to the new batteries. Mission control reports that the two new batteries are working.The two NASA astronauts completed all the work planned for this first of four spacewalks to replace batteries that provide power for the station's solar arrays on the starboard truss of the complex as well as initial tasks originally planned for the second scheduled spacewalk next Wednesday. The new batteries provide an improved and more efficient power capacity for operations. |
| 1 July 11:13 | 6 hours 1 minutes | 17:14 | Expedition 63 ISS Quest | Chris Cassidy Robert Behnken | During the six hour and one-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronauts completed half the work to upgrade the batteries that provide power for one channel on one pair of the station's solar arrays. The new batteries provide an improved and more efficient power capacity for operations. They successfully moved and connected one new, powerful lithium-ion battery and its adapter place to complete the circuit to the new battery and relocated one aging nickel-hydrogen battery to an external platform for future disposal. |
| 16 July 11:10 | 6 hours | 17:10 | Expedition 63 ISS Quest | Chris Cassidy Robert Behnken | The two NASA astronauts completed all the work to replace batteries that provide power for the International Space Station's solar arrays on the starboard truss of the complex. The new batteries provide an improved and more efficient power capacity for operations. The spacewalkers removed six aging nickel-hydrogen batteries for the second of two power channels for the starboard 6 (S6) truss, installed three new lithium-ion batteries, and installed the three associated adapter plates that are used to complete the power circuit to the new batteries. |
| 21 July 11:12 | 5 hours 29 minutes | 16:41 | Expedition 63 ISS Quest | Chris Cassidy Robert Behnken | The two NASA astronauts installed a protective storage unit that includes two Robotic External Leak Locator (RELL) units the Canadian Space Agency's Dextre robot can use to detect leaks of ammonia, which is used to operate the station's cooling system. They removed two lifting fixtures at the base of station solar arrays on the near port truss, or backbone, of the station. The "H-fixtures" were used for ground processing of the solar arrays prior to their launch. They then completed tasks to prepare the outside of the Tranquility module for the arrival later this year of the Nanoracks commercial airlock on a SpaceX cargo delivery mission. They also routed Ethernet cables and removed a lens filter cover from an external camera. |
| 18 November 15:12 | 6 hours 48 minutes | 22:00 | Expedition 64 Poisk Airlock | Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov | Spacewalk was conducted using Poisk Module airlock for the first time in 11 years. This spacewalk includes works in preparation of Pirs module decommissioning and departure: relocated antenna and repositioned instruments Replacement of fluid flow regulator was not done as astronauts were unable to open new module compartment, this task was deferred to a future spacewalk. |

## 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. Launches from the Moon are not included in the statistics.
| Country | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| | China | 39 | 35 | 4 | 0 | |
| | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Russia | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Includes two European Soyuz launches from Kourou, French Guiana by Arianespace. |
| | United States | 44 | 40 | 4 | 0 | Includes seven Electron launches from Mahia |
| World | World | 114 | 104 | 10 | 0 | |

### By rocket

* Antares 230+
* Ariane 5
* Atlas V
* Electron
* Falcon 9 new
* Falcon 9 reused
* Falcon Heavy
* H-IIA
* H-IIB
* Kuaizhou 1A
* Kuaizhou 11
* Long March 2
* Long March 3
* Long March 4
* Long March 5
* Long March 6
* Long March 7
* Long March 8
* Long March 11
* PSLV
* Soyuz-2 (Russia)
* Soyuz-ST (Europe)
* Vega
* Others

#### By family

| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Angara | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antares | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Astra | United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Atlas | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ceres | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Delta | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electron | United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Falcon | United States | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-II | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kuaizhou | China | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| LauncherOne | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March | China | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0 | |
| Minotaur | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | Russia | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Safir | Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shavit 2 | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Simorgh | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Universal Rocket | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |

#### By type

| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Angara A5 | Russia | Angara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antares 200 | United States | Antares | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5 | France | Ariane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V | United States | Atlas | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ceres-1 | China | Ceres | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Delta IV | United States | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electron | United States | Electron | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 | United States | Falcon | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | Japan | H-II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIB | Japan | H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Kuaizhou | China | Kuaizhou | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| LauncherOne | United States | LauncherOne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March 2 | China | Long March | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3 | China | Long March | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Long March 4 | China | Long March | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 5 | China | Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 6 | China | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 7 | China | Long March | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Long March 8 | China | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March 11 | China | Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur IV | United States | Minotaur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India | PSLV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | Russia | Universal Rocket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Qased | Iran | Safir | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Rocket 3 | United States | Astra | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Shavit 2 | Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Simorgh | Iran | Simorgh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2 | Russia | R-7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Italy | Vega | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |

#### By configuration

| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Angara A5 / Briz-M | Russia | Angara A5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antares 230+ | United States | Antares | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5 ECA | France | Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 411 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas V 501 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 531 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 541 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 551 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Heavy | United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ceres-1 | China | Ceres-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Electron | United States | Electron | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | United States | Falcon 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 202 | Japan | H-IIA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIB | Japan | H-IIB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Kuaizhou 1A | China | Kuaizhou | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kuaizhou 11 | China | Kuaizhou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| LauncherOne | United States | LauncherOne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March 2C | China | Long March 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2D | China | Long March 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2F/T | China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B/E | China | Long March 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Long March 4B | China | Long March 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4C | China | Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 5 | China | Long March 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 5B | China | Long March 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March 6 | China | Long March 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 7A | China | Long March 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March 8 | China | Long March 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March 11 | China | Long March 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur IV | United States | Minotaur IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / Briz-M | Russia | Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-XL | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-DL | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Qased | Iran | Qased | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Rocket 3 | United States | Rocket 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Shavit 2 | Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Simorgh | Iran | Simorgh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M or ST-A | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M or ST-B | Russia | Soyuz-2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vega | Italy | Vega | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |

### By spaceport

* Jiuquan
* Taiyuan
* Wenchang
* Xichang
* Yellow Sea
* Kourou
* Satish Dhawan
* Semnan
* Shahroud
* Palmachim
* Tanegashima
* Baikonur
* Mahia
* Plesetsk
* Vostochny
* Cape Canaveral
* Kennedy
* MARS
* Mojave
* PSCA
* Vandenberg
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Baikonur | Kazakhstan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cape Canaveral | United States | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jiuquan | China | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| Kennedy | United States | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kourou | France | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mahia | New Zealand | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| MARS | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mojave | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| PSCA | United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Palmachim | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | Russia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Satish Dhawan | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shahroud | Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | First orbital launch |
| Semnan | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Taiyuan | China | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tanegashima | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vostochny | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wenchang | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Xichang | China | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| Yellow Sea | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | 114 | 104 | 10 | 0 | |

### By orbit

* Low Earth
* Low Earth (ISS)
* Low Earth (SSO)
* Low Earth (retrograde)
* Medium Earth
* Molniya
* Geosychronous
* Lunar transfer
* Heliocentric
| Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not achieved | Accidentally achieved | Remarks |
| Transatmospheric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Low Earth / Sun-synchronous | 82 | 74 | 8 | 0 | Including flights to the ISS |
| Geosynchronous / GTO | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |
| Medium Earth / Molniya | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Earth / Lunar transfer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heliocentric orbit / Planetary transfer | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 114 | 104 | 10 | 0 | |

## Suborbital launch statistics
### By country

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of suborbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. Flights intended to fly below 80 km (50 mi) are omitted.
| Country | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Includes T-Minus Dart launches from Australia |
| | Russia | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| | United States | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| World | World | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |

## First successful orbital launch

* Ceres-1
* Long March 5B
* Long March 8
* Qased