# List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2021

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 | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| July ||||||||
| 1 July 12:48:33 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | ST33 | Vostochny Site 1S | Vostochny Site 1S | Arianespace / Starsem | Arianespace / Starsem |
| 1 July 12:48:33 | | OneWeb × 36 | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 July 02:51 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | 2D-Y74 | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 3 July 02:51 | | Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01B | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 July 02:51 | | Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 01, 02, 03 | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 July 02:51 | | Xingshidai-10 | ADA Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 July 23:28 | Long March 4C | Long March 4C | 4C-Y43 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 4 July 23:28 | | Fengyun 3E | CMA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 July 15:53 | Long March 3C/E | Long March 3C/E | 3C-Y18 | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 6 July 15:53 | | Tianlian I-05 | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 July 11:59 | Long March 6 | Long March 6 | Y6 | Taiyuan LC-16 | Taiyuan LC-16 | CASC | CASC |
| 9 July 11:59 | | Zhuzhou-1 (Zhongzi-02) × 5 | Zhuzhou State Investment Group | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 July 00:19 | Long March 2C | Long March 2C | 2C-Y49 | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 19 July 00:19 | | Yaogan 30-10A | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 July 00:19 | | Yaogan 30-10B | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 July 00:19 | | Yaogan 30-10C | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 July 00:19 | | ⚀ 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 | Proton-M | Proton-M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 21 July 14:58:25 | | Nauka | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | In orbit | Operational |
| Nauka was launched along with the European Robotic Arm. ||||||
| 27 July | Long March 2C? | Long March 2C? | | | | | |
| 27 July | | Fractional Orbital Bombardment System | PLARF | Transatmospheric Earth orbit | Hypersonic glide vehicle test | 27 July | Successful |
| 29 July 04:01 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | 2D-Y62 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 29 July 04:01 | | Tianhui-1D | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 29 July 06:00 | Electron | Electron | "It’s a Little Chile Up Here" | Mahia LC-1A | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab |
| 29 July 06:00 | | 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 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | VA254 | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 30 July 21:00 | | Eutelsat Quantum | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 July 21:00 | | Star One D2 | Star One | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → August ||||||||
| 3 August 07:39 | Hyperbola-1 | Hyperbola-1 | Y5 | Jiuquan LS-95B | Jiuquan LS-95B | i-Space | i-Space |
| 3 August 07:39 | | 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. Jilin-1 Mofang-01A would have been the first fourth-generation Jilin-1 satellite, with a reduced payload mass of 18 kg (40 lb). ||||||
| 4 August 11:01 | Long March 6 | Long March 6 | Y7 | Taiyuan LC-16 | Taiyuan LC-16 | CASC | CASC |
| 4 August 11:01 | | KL-Beta A | KLEO Connect | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 August 11:01 | | KL-Beta B | KLEO Connect | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Second set of "global multimedia satellites" built by CAS for KLEO Connect. ||||||
| 5 August 16:30:05 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y76 | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 5 August 16:30:05 | | ChinaSat 2E | China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Military communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 August 22:01:05 | Antares 230+ | Antares 230+ | | MARS LP-0A | MARS LP-0A | Northrop Grumman | Northrop Grumman |
| 10 August 22:01:05 | | Cygnus NG-16 S.S. Ellison Onizuka | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 15 December | Successful |
| 10 August 22:01:05 | | PIRPL | SDA / MDA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| PIRPL was deployed after NG-16 undocked from the space station. ||||||
| 12 August 00:13 | GSLV Mk II | GSLV Mk II | F10 | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 12 August 00:13 | | 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 | Vega | Vega | VV19 | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 17 August 01:47:06 | | Pléiades-Neo 4 | Airbus Defence and Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 August 01:47:06 | | ⚀ BRO-4 | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 August 01:47:06 | | ⚀ LEDSAT | Sapienza University of Rome | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 August 01:47:06 | | ⚀ RADCUBE | ESA / C3S Hungary | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational |
| 17 August 01:47:06 | | ⚀ SUNSTORM | ESA / Reaktor Space Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational |
| SSMS piggyback mission. ||||||
| 18 August 22:32 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | 4B-Y50 | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 18 August 22:32 | | Tianhui-2 02A | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 August 22:32 | | Tianhui-2 02B | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 August 22:13:40 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | ST34 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Arianespace / Starsem | Arianespace / Starsem |
| 21 August 22:13:40 | | OneWeb × 34 | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 August 11:15 | Long March 2C / YZ-1S | Long March 2C / YZ-1S | 2C-Y51 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 24 August 11:15 | | RSW-01 | CAST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 August 11:15 | | RSW-02 | CAST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 August 11:15 | | Undisclosed payload | DFH Satellite | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 August 15:41 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y78 | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 24 August 15:41 | | TJS-7 | SAST | Geosynchronous | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 August 22:35 | Rocket 3.3 | Rocket 3.3 | LV0006 | Kodiak LP-3B | Kodiak LP-3B | Astra | Astra |
| 28 August 22:35 | | 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. STP-27AD1 consisted of equipment attached to the upper stage to verify the rocket's performance during launch. 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 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-124 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 29 August 07:14:49 | | SpaceX CRS-23 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 1 October 02:57 | Successful |
| 29 August 07:14:49 | | ⚀ Binar-1 | Curtin University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 30 September 2022 | Successful |
| 29 August 07:14:49 | | ⚀ CAPSat | UIUC | Low Earth | Quantum annealing | 18 September 2022 | Successful |
| 29 August 07:14:49 | | ⚀ CUAVA-1 | CUAVA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 2 September 2022 | Successful |
| 29 August 07:14:49 | | ⚀ Maya-3 | DOST / Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 4 August 2022 | Successful |
| 29 August 07:14:49 | | ⚀ Maya-4 | DOST / Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 8 August 2022 | Successful |
| 29 August 07:14:49 | | ⚀ PR-CuNaR2 (NanoRocks-2) | UIPR | Low Earth | Education | 30 August 2022 | Successful |
| 29 August 07:14:49 | | ⚀ SPACE HAUC | UMass Lowell | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 11 April 2022 | Successful |
| The ELaNa 37 mission launched on this flight. 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. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → September ||||||||
| 3 September 01:59:00 | Firefly Alpha | Firefly Alpha | FLTA001 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Firefly | Firefly |
| 3 September 01:59:00 | | ⚀ BSS1 (DFAST Demonstrator) | Benchmark Space | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 3 September | Launch failure |
| 3 September 01:59:00 | | ⚀ Firefly Capsule 1 | Firefly | Low Earth | Education | 3 September | Launch failure |
| 3 September 01:59:00 | | ⚀ Hiapo | Hawaii Science and Technology Museum | Low Earth | Thermospheric research | 3 September | Launch failure |
| 3 September 01:59:00 | | ⚀ Spinnaker-3 | Purdue University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 3 September | Launch failure |
| 3 September 01:59:00 | | ⚀ TIS Serenity | Teachers in Space, Inc. | Low Earth | Education | 3 September | Launch failure |
| 3 September 01:59:00 | | ▫  PicoBus | Libre Space Foundation | Low Earth | PocketQube deployer | 3 September | Launch failure |
| 3 September 01:59:00 | | ▫  FOSSASAT 1b | FOSSA Systems | Low Earth | LoRa communications | 3 September | Launch failure |
| 3 September 01:59:00 | | ▫  FOSSASAT 2 | FOSSA Systems | Low Earth | Photography | 3 September | Launch failure |
| 3 September 01:59:00 | | ▫  GENESIS L | AMSAT-EA | Low Earth | Amateur radio/Propulsion | 3 September | Launch failure |
| 3 September 01:59:00 | | ▫  GENESIS N | AMSAT-EA | Low Earth | Amateur radio/Propulsion | 3 September | Launch failure |
| 3 September 01:59:00 | | ▫  QUBIK 1 | Libre Space Foundation | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 3 September | Launch failure |
| 3 September 01:59:00 | | ▫  QUBIK 2 | Libre Space Foundation | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 3 September | Launch failure |
| 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. Failure occurred about two minutes after liftoff. ||||||
| 7 September 03:01 | Long March 4C | Long March 4C | 4C-Y40 | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 7 September 03:01 | | Gaofen-5 02 | Ministry of Ecology and Environment | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 September 11:50 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y86 | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 9 September 11:50 | | ChinaSat 9B | China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Replacement for ChinaSat 9A. ||||||
| 9 September 19:59:47 | Soyuz-2.1v / Volga | Soyuz-2.1v / Volga | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 9 September 19:59:47 | | EO MKA №1 (Kosmos 2551) | 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. ||||||
| 14 September 03:55:50 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 2-1 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 14 September 03:55:50 | | Starlink × 51 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| First launch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, to a 70-degree orbital inclination. First Starlink V1.5 satellites, featuring laser inter-satellite links. First launch of Starlink Group 2 Satellites. ||||||
| 14 September 18:07:19 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | ST35 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Arianespace / Starsem | Arianespace / Starsem |
| 14 September 18:07:19 | | OneWeb × 34 | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 16 September 00:02:56 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-126 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 16 September 00:02:56 | | Inspiration4 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Space tourism | 18 September 23:06 | 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. Civilian participant Hayley Arceneaux became the first human in space with a prosthesis, and the youngest American in space. ||||||
| 20 September 07:10:11 | Long March 7 | Long March 7 | Y4 | Wenchang LC-2 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 20 September 07:10:11 | | 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 | Kuaizhou 1A | Kuaizhou 1A | Y4 | Jiuquan LS-95A | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ExPace |
| 27 September 06:19 | | 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 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y81 | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 27 September 08:20 | | 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. ||||||
| 27 September 18:12 | Atlas V 401 | Atlas V 401 | AV-092 | Vandenberg SLC-3E | Vandenberg SLC-3E | ULA | ULA |
| 27 September 18:12 | | Landsat 9 | NASA / USGS | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 September 18:12 | | ⚀ CUTE | CU Boulder | Low Earth (SSO) | Ultraviolet astronomy | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 September 18:12 | | ⚀ CuPID | Boston University | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 September 18:12 | | ⚀ Cesium Mission 1 × 2 | CesiumAstro | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| The ELaNa 34 mission, consisting of two CubeSats, launched on this flight. The two Cesium Mission 1 satellites experienced power failures before they could conduct their payload demonstrations. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → October ||||||||
| 5 October 08:55:02 | Soyuz-2.1a | Soyuz-2.1a | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 5 October 08:55:02 | | 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. ||||||
| 14 October 09:40:10 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | ST36 | Vostochny Site 1S | Vostochny Site 1S | Arianespace / Starsem | Arianespace / Starsem |
| 14 October 09:40:10 | | OneWeb × 36 | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 October 10:51 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | 2D-Y53 | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 14 October 10:51 | | Chinese Hα Solar Explorer (CHASE / Xihe) | Nanjing University / SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Solar physics | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 October 10:51 | | Guidao Daqi Midu TSW (MD-1) | CMA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 October 10:51 | | HEAD-2E | HEAD Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 October 10:51 | | HEAD-2F | HEAD Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 October 10:51 | | MOTS | Shanghai Lizheng Satellite | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 October 10:51 | | QX-1 | Shenzhen DFH | Low Earth (SSO) | GNSS radio occultation | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 October 10:51 | | SSS-1 | Beihang University / APSCO | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 October 10:51 | | Tianshu-1 | Insight Position Digital Intelligence Technology Service | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 October 10:51 | | ⚀ Golden Bauhinia-2 | ZeroG Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 October 10:51 | | ⚀ SSS-2A | SJTU / APSCO | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 October 10:51 | | ⚀ Tianyuan-1 | NJUST | Low Earth (SSO) | Space environment Education | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 October 16:23:56 | Long March 2F | Long March 2F | Y13 | Jiuquan SLS-1 | Jiuquan SLS-1 | CASC | CASC |
| 15 October 16:23:56 | | Shenzhou 13 | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Crewed spaceflight | 16 April 2022 01:56 | Successful |
| Second crewed flight to the Tiangong space station. ||||||
| 16 October 09:34:00 | Atlas V 401 | Atlas V 401 | AV-096 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ULA |
| 16 October 09:34:00 | | Lucy | NASA | Heliocentric | Exploration of Jupiter trojans | In orbit | En route |
| 21 October 08:00 | Nuri (KSLV-II) | Nuri (KSLV-II) | | Naro LC-2 | Naro LC-2 | KARI | KARI |
| 21 October 08:00 | | 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). ||||||
| 24 October 01:27:03 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y83 | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 24 October 01:27:03 | | 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. ||||||
| 24 October 02:10 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | VA255 | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 24 October 02:10 | | SES-17 | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 October 02:10 | | Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) | DGA | Geosynchronous | Military communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 October 02:19:37 | H-IIA 202 | H-IIA 202 | F44 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | MHI |
| 26 October 02:19:37 | | QZS-1R | CAO | Tundra | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| Replacement for QZS-1 (Michibiki-1). ||||||
| 27 October 06:19 | Kuaizhou 1A | Kuaizhou 1A | Y5 | Jiuquan LS-95A | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ExPace |
| 27 October 06:19 | | 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. ||||||
| 28 October 00:00:32 | Soyuz-2.1a | Soyuz-2.1a | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 28 October 00:00:32 | | Progress MS-18 / 79P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 1 June 2022 11:51 | Successful |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → November ||||||||
| 3 November 07:43 | Long March 2C / YZ-1S | Long March 2C / YZ-1S | 2C-Y41 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 3 November 07:43 | | Yaogan 32-02A | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 November 07:43 | | Yaogan 32-02B | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 November 02:19 | Long March 6 | Long March 6 | Y8 | Taiyuan LC-16 | Taiyuan LC-16 | CASC | CASC |
| 5 November 02:19 | | SDGSAT-1 (Guangmu / CASEarth) | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 November 03:00 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | 2D-Y63 | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 6 November 03:00 | | Yaogan 35A | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 November 03:00 | | Yaogan 35B | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 November 03:00 | | Yaogan 35C | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 November 00:55:16 | Epsilon | Epsilon | Epsilon-5 | Uchinoura | Uchinoura | JAXA | JAXA |
| 9 November 00:55:16 | | RAISE-2 | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful |
| 9 November 00:55:16 | | HIBARI | Tokyo Tech | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 November 00:55:16 | | Z-Sat | MHI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 November 00:55:16 | | DRUMS | KHI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 November 00:55:16 | | TeikyoSat-4 | Teikyo University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 November 00:55:16 | | ⚀ ASTERISC | Chiba Institute of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 November 00:55:16 | | ⚀ ARICA | Aoyama Gakuin University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 November 00:55:16 | | ⚀ NanoDragon | VNSC / Meisei Electric | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 November 00:55:16 | | ⚀ KOSEN-1 | Kochi National College of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2 mission, carrying nine satellites. ||||||
| 11 November 02:03:31 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-127 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 11 November 02:03:31 | | SpaceX Crew-3 | SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 66/67 | 6 May 2022 04:43 | Successful |
| Third operational Crew Dragon mission, as part of the Commercial Crew Program. ||||||
| 13 November 12:19:30 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-1 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 13 November 12:19:30 | | Starlink × 53 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| First launch of Starlink Group 4 Satellites from Cape Canaveral. ||||||
| 16 November 09:27:55 | Vega | Vega | VV20 | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 16 November 09:27:55 | | CERES × 3 | CNES / DGA | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 November 01:38:13 | Electron | Electron | "Love At First Insight" | Mahia LC-1A | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab |
| 18 November 01:38:13 | | BlackSky 10 (Global-14) | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 November 01:38:13 | | BlackSky 11 (Global-15) | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| Second of four dedicated launches for BlackSky. ||||||
| 20 November 01:51 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | 4B-Y52 | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 20 November 01:51 | | Gaofen 11-03 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 November 06:16 | Rocket 3.3 | Rocket 3.3 | LV0007 | Kodiak LP-3B | Kodiak LP-3B | Astra | Astra |
| 20 November 06:16 | | 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 | Long March 4C | Long March 4C | 4C-Y37 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 22 November 23:45 | | Gaofen 3-02 | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 November 06:21:02 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-129 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 24 November 06:21:02 | | DART | NASA | Heliocentric | Asteroid redirect test | 26 September 2022 23:14 | Successful |
| 24 November 06:21:02 | | ⚀ LICIACube | 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 | Soyuz-2.1b | Soyuz-2.1b | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 24 November 13:06:35 | | Progress M-UM | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Space tug | 23 December 04:30 | Successful |
| 24 November 13:06:35 | | Prichal | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | In orbit | Operational |
| ISS flight 6R. ||||||
| 24 November 23:41 | Kuaizhou 1A | Kuaizhou 1A | Y13 | Jiuquan LS-95A | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ExPace |
| 24 November 23:41 | | Shiyan 11 | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 November 01:09:13 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | VKS | VKS |
| 25 November 01:09:13 | | EKS-5 (Tundra 15L, Kosmos 2552) | Ministry of Defence | Tundra | Early warning | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 November 16:40:04 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y79 | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 26 November 16:40:04 | | ChinaSat-1D | China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Military communications | In orbit | Operational |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → December ||||||||
| 2 December 23:12 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-3 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 2 December 23:12 | | Starlink × 48 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 2 December 23:12 | | BlackSky 12 (Global-12) | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 2 December 23:12 | | BlackSky 13 (Global-13) | 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 | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | VS26 | Kourou ELS | Kourou ELS | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 5 December 00:19:20 | | Galileo FOC FM23 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 December 00:19:20 | | 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 | Ceres-1 | Ceres-1 | Y2 | Jiuquan LS-95A | Jiuquan LS-95A | Galactic Energy | Galactic Energy |
| 7 December 04:12 | | ⚀ Tianjin University-1 | Chang Guang Satellite Technology / Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 December 04:12 | | ⚀ Baoyun | Spacety | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 December 04:12 | | ⚀ Lize-1 | Spacety | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 December 04:12 | | ⚀ Golden Bauhinia-1 03 | ZeroG Lab / HKATG | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 December 04:12 | | ⚀ Golden Bauhinia-5 | Starwiz / HKATG | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| Mission designated "Keep On Moving". ||||||
| 7 December 10:19 | Atlas V 551 | Atlas V 551 | AV-093 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ULA |
| 7 December 10:19 | | STPSat-6 | U.S. Space Force | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 December 10:19 | | LDPE-1 | U.S. Space Force | Geosynchronous | ESPA Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 December 10:19 | | ⚀ 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. Ascent was deployed from LDPE-1 on 25 January 2022. ||||||
| 8 December 07:38:15 | Soyuz-2.1a | Soyuz-2.1a | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 8 December 07:38:15 | | 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 | Electron | Electron | "A Data With Destiny" | Mahia LC-1A | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab |
| 9 December 00:02:07 | | BlackSky 14 (Global-16) | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 December 00:02:07 | | BlackSky 15 (Global-17) | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| Third of four dedicated launches for BlackSky. ||||||
| 9 December 06:00 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-131 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 9 December 06:00 | | IXPE | NASA / ASI | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational |
| Designated SMEX-14 under NASA's Small Explorers program. ||||||
| 10 December 00:11 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | 4B-Y47 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 10 December 00:11 | | Shijian-6 05A | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | ELINT | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 December 00:11 | | Shijian-6 05B | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | ELINT | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 December 12:07:00 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Proton-M / Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 13 December 12:07:00 | | Ekspress-AMU3 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 December 12:07:00 | | Ekspress-AMU7 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Ekspress-AMU3 and AMU7 will replace Ekspress-AM33 and Ekspress-A4, respectively. 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. ||||||
| 13 December 16:09 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y82 | Xichang LC-3 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | CASC |
| 13 December 16:09 | | Tianlian II-02 | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 December 02:00 | Kuaizhou 1A | Kuaizhou 1A | Y17 | Jiuquan LS-95A | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ExPace |
| 15 December 02:00 | | GeeSAT-1A | Geespace | Low Earth | Navigation | 15 December | Launch failure |
| 15 December 02:00 | | GeeSAT-1B | Geespace | Low Earth | Navigation | 15 December | Launch failure |
| 18 December 12:41:40 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-4 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 18 December 12:41:40 | | 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 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-133 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 19 December 03:58:39 | | 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 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-134 | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 21 December 10:07:08 | | SpaceX CRS-24 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 24 January 2022 21:05 | Successful |
| 21 December 10:07:08 | | ⚀ DAILI | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Ionospheric research | 26 June 2022 | Successful |
| 21 December 10:07:08 | | ⚀ FEES2 | GP Advanced Projects | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 November 2022 | Successful |
| 21 December 10:07:08 | | ⚀ GASPACS | USU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 22 May 2022 | Successful |
| 21 December 10:07:08 | | ⚀ GT-1 | Georgia Tech | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 19 June 2022 | Successful |
| 21 December 10:07:08 | | ⚀ Light-1 | UAESA / NSSA | Low Earth | TGF research | 16 January 2023 | Successful |
| 21 December 10:07:08 | | ⚀ PATCOOL | University of Florida / NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 18 November 2022 | Successful |
| 21 December 10:07:08 | | ⚀ TARGIT | GTRC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 3 May 2022 | 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. FEES2, GASPACS, PATCOOL, DAILI, and TARGIT were deployed into orbit from ISS on 26 January 2022. Light-1 and GT-1 were deployed on 3 February 2022. ||||||
| 22 December 15:32:00 | H-IIA 204 | H-IIA 204 | F45 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | MHI |
| 22 December 15:32:00 | | Inmarsat-6 F1 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 December 10:12 | Long March 7A | Long March 7A | 7A-Y3 | Wenchang LC-2 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 23 December 10:12 | | Shiyan 12-01 | CAST | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 December 10:12 | | Shiyan 12-02 | CAST | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 December 12:20 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | VA256 | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 25 December 12:20 | | James Webb Space Telescope | NASA / ESA / CSA | Sun–Earth L$_2$, Halo orbit | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational |
| International space observatory mission utilizing a long-wavelength visible and infrared telescope. Launching to L$_2$. ||||||
| 26 December 03:11:31 | Long March 4C | Long March 4C | 4C-Y39 | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 26 December 03:11:31 | | Ziyuan I-02E | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 December 03:11:31 | | ⚀ XW-3 (CAS-9) | CAMSAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 December 13:10:37 | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | ST37 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Arianespace / Starsem | Arianespace / Starsem |
| 27 December 13:10:37 | | OneWeb × 36 | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 December 19:00 | Angara A5 / Persei | Angara A5 / Persei | | Plesetsk Site 35/1 | Plesetsk Site 35/1 | RVSN RF | RVSN RF |
| 27 December 19:00 | | IPN-1 (dummy payload) | Khrunichev | Intended: Geocentric supersynchronous Actual: Low Earth | Flight test | 5 January 2022 21:08 | 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 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | 2D-Y41 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 29 December 11:13 | | Tianhui-4 | CNSA | Low Earth (Polar) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 29 December 16:43:03 | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y84 | Xichang LC-2 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 29 December 16:43:03 | | TJS-9 | CAST | Geosynchronous | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 December 03:30 | Simorgh | Simorgh | | Semnan LP-2 | Semnan LP-2 | ISA | ISA |
| 30 December 03:30 | | TBA | ISA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Launch failure |
| 30 December 03:30 | | TBA | ISA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Launch failure |
| 30 December 03:30 | | 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). ||||||
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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 ||||||
| 3 July 08:45:01 | Momo | Momo | F7 | Taiki | Taiki | Interstellar Technologies | Interstellar Technologies |
| 3 July 08:45:01 | | 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. A single rose from Hana-Cupid was also launched on this flight. ||||||
| 7 July 18:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | Dynamo-2 | Wallops Flight Facility | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | NASA |
| 7 July 18:00 | | 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 | Target ballistic missile | Target ballistic missile | | | | | |
| 7 July | | | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile target | 7 July | Successful |
| Intercepted by S-500 missile. ||||||
| 7 July | S-500 | S-500 | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | | |
| 7 July | | Kill vehicle | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 July | Successful |
| S-500 intercepted target ballistic missile. ||||||
| 11 July 15:25 | SpaceShipTwo | SpaceShipTwo | Unity 22 | Spaceport America | Spaceport America | Virgin Galactic | Virgin Galactic |
| 11 July 15:25 | | 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 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | Dynamo-2 | Wallops Flight Facility | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | NASA |
| 11 July 17:56 | | 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 | Reusable Suborbital Carrier | Reusable Suborbital Carrier | | Jiuquan | Jiuquan | CASC | CASC |
| 16 July | | | 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. ||||||
| 17 July | SORS | SORS | | Sinop Test Center | Sinop Test Center | Delta V | Delta V |
| 17 July | | | 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 | New Shepard | New Shepard | NS-16 | Corn Ranch | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | Blue Origin |
| 20 July 13:11 | | 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 | SRBM | SRBM | FTM-33 | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | U.S. Navy | U.S. Navy |
| 24 July | | | 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 | SRBM | SRBM | FTM-33 | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | U.S. Navy | U.S. Navy |
| 24 July | | | 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 | SM-6 Dual II | SM-6 Dual II | FTM-33 | USS Ralph Johnson | USS Ralph Johnson | U.S. Navy | U.S. Navy |
| 24 July | | 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 | SM-6 Dual II | SM-6 Dual II | FTM-33 | USS Ralph Johnson | USS Ralph Johnson | U.S. Navy | U.S. Navy |
| 24 July | | 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 | SM-6 Dual II | SM-6 Dual II | FTM-33 | USS Ralph Johnson | USS Ralph Johnson | U.S. Navy | U.S. Navy |
| 24 July | | 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 | SM-6 Dual II | SM-6 Dual II | FTM-33 | USS Ralph Johnson | USS Ralph Johnson | U.S. Navy | U.S. Navy |
| 24 July | | 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 | S-520 | S-520 | S-520-31 | Uchinoura | Uchinoura | JAXA | JAXA |
| 26 July 20:30 | | DES Demonstration | JAXA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 26 July 20:38 | Successful |
| Apogee: 235 km (146 mi). Detonation engine system (DES) technology demonstration, combining pulse detonation engine and rotating detonation engine technologies. ||||||
| 28 July | AGM-183 ARRW | AGM-183 ARRW | ARRW BTF-1 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | U.S. Air Force | U.S. Air Force |
| 28 July | | 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 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | MaGIXS | White Sands Missile Range | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | NASA |
| 30 July 18:20 | | Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrometer | Marshall Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Heliophysics | 30 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 308 km (191 mi). ||||||
| 31 July 08:00 | Momo | Momo | F6 | Taiki | Taiki | Interstellar Technologies | Interstellar Technologies |
| 31 July 08:00 | | TENGA Message Pod | Tenga | Suborbital | Space advertising | 31 July 08:10 | Successful |
| 31 July 08:00 | | TENGA Robo | Tenga | Suborbital | Space advertising | 31 July 08:10 | Successful |
| Apogee: 92 km (57 mi). First of three Interstellar Technologies launches sponsored by Tenga. Flew after Momo F7. ||||||
| 11 August 07:53 | Minuteman-III | Minuteman-III | | Vandenberg LF-09 | Vandenberg LF-09 | U.S. Air Force | U.S. Air Force |
| 11 August 07:53 | | 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 | SpaceLoft XL | SpaceLoft XL | SL-16 | Spaceport America | Spaceport America | UP Aerospace | UP Aerospace |
| 11 August 14:44 | | ReDX-1 | Los Alamos National Laboratory | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 11 August | Successful |
| Mission SL-16. Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). ||||||
| 12 August | Ghaznavi | Ghaznavi | | | | ASFC | ASFC |
| 12 August | | | ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful |
| 12 August | Economical Target-2 | Economical Target-2 | | White Sands Missile Range | White Sands Missile Range | SMDC | SMDC |
| 12 August | | | SMDC | Suborbital | Target missile | 12 August | Successful |
| First launch of the Economical Target-2. ||||||
| 13 August | | | | | | | |
| 13 August | | Hypersonic test | PLARF | Suborbital | Hypersonic glide vehicle test | 13 August | Successful |
| 19 August 21:00 | Terrier-Improved Malemute | Terrier-Improved Malemute | ROCKSAT-X 2020 | Wallops Flight Facility | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | NASA |
| 19 August 21:00 | | RockSat-X | Colorado Space Grant Consortium | Suborbital | Education | 19 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 98 mi (158 km). ||||||
| 21 August | DF-15 | DF-15 | | Gobi Desert | Gobi Desert | PLA Rocket Force | PLA Rocket Force |
| 21 August | | Live warhead | PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 August | Successful |
| Missile test (1 of 2). ||||||
| 21 August | DF-15 | DF-15 | | Gobi Desert | Gobi Desert | PLA Rocket Force | PLA Rocket Force |
| 21 August | | Live warhead | PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 August | Successful |
| Missile test (2 of 2). ||||||
| 26 August 14:31 | New Shepard | New Shepard | NS-17 | Corn Ranch | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | Blue Origin |
| 26 August 14:31 | | Blue Origin NS-17 | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Uncrewed commercial spaceflight | 26 August 14:41 | Successful |
| 26 August 14:31 | | Postcards | Club For The Future | Suborbital | Education | 26 August 14:41 | Successful |
| 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 | Tianxing 2 | Tianxing 2 | Y4 | | | Space Transportation | Space Transportation |
| 31 August 03:30 | | | Space Transportation | Suborbital | Flight test | 31 August | Successful |
| Test flight of the Tianxing 2 suborbital spaceplane. ||||||
| 4 September | Zulfiqar | Zulfiqar | | | | Houthis | Houthis |
| 4 September | | Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 4 September | Intercepted |
| Successful launch. Warhead was intercepted. ||||||
| 9 September 17:25 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands Missile Range | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | NASA |
| 9 September 17:25 | | 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 | Terrier-Improved Malemute | Terrier-Improved Malemute | | Wallops Flight Facility | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | NASA |
| 11 September 22:07:30 | | HOTShot | Sandia National Laboratories | Suborbital | Flight test | 11 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 99 mi (159 km). ||||||
| 12 September 00:45 | Tianxing 1 | Tianxing 1 | Y8 | | | Space Transportation | Space Transportation |
| 12 September 00:45 | | | Space Transportation | Suborbital | Flight test | 12 September | Successful |
| Test flight of the Tianxing 1 suborbital spaceplane. ||||||
| 12 September 17:30 | Ground-Based Interceptor | Ground-Based Interceptor | BVT-03 | Vandenberg LF-24 | Vandenberg LF-24 | MDA | MDA |
| 12 September 17:30 | | EKV mock-up | MDA | Suborbital | ABM flight test | 12 September | Successful |
| Booster Verification Test 03 (BVT-03) for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system. A mock-up Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) was flown. ||||||
| 15 September | Hyunmoo-4-4 | Hyunmoo-4-4 | | ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho | ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho | ROK Navy | ROK Navy |
| 15 September | | | ROK Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 September | Successful |
| First successful South Korean SLBM test launch. ||||||
| 16 September 06:39 | Hapith I | Hapith I | VS01 | Whalers Way Pad 1 | Whalers Way Pad 1 | TiSPACE | TiSPACE |
| 16 September 06:39 | | Ionosphere Scintillation Package (ISP) | 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. Launch failure at ignition. Intended apogee: 250 km (160 mi). ||||||
| 17 September | UGM-133 Trident II | UGM-133 Trident II | DASO-31 | USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) | USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) | U.S. Navy | U.S. Navy |
| 17 September | | | U.S. Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful |
| 1 of 2. ||||||
| 17 September | UGM-133 Trident II | UGM-133 Trident II | DASO-31 | USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) | USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) | U.S. Navy | U.S. Navy |
| 17 September | | | U.S. Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful |
| 2 of 2. ||||||
| 27 September 00:33 | Tianxing 1 | Tianxing 1 | Y5 | | | Space Transportation | Space Transportation |
| 27 September 00:33 | | | Space Transportation | Suborbital | Flight test | 27 September | Successful |
| Test flight of the Tianxing 1 suborbital spaceplane. ||||||
| 1–3 October | Improved Malemute | Improved Malemute | | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya Space | Andøya Space |
| 1–3 October | | 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 | Improved Malemute | Improved Malemute | | Andøya | Andøya | Andøya Space | Andøya Space |
| 1–3 October | | 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 | T-Minus DART | T-Minus DART | | Andøya | Andøya | T-Minus Engineering | T-Minus Engineering |
| 3 October | | 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 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands Missile Range | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | NASA |
| 8 October 17:40 | | 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 | New Shepard | New Shepard | NS-18 | Corn Ranch | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | Blue Origin |
| 13 October 14:49 | | 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. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi). ||||||
| 20–21 October 21:00–03:00 | Terrier Malemute | Terrier Malemute | | Wallops Flight Facility | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | NASA |
| 20–21 October 21:00–03:00 | | | 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 | Terrier Malemute | Terrier Malemute | | Wallops Flight Facility | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | NASA |
| 20–21 October 21:00–03:00 | | | 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 | Terrier Malemute | Terrier Malemute | | Wallops Flight Facility | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | NASA |
| 20–21 October 21:00–03:00 | | | Sandia National Laboratories | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 20–21 October | Successful |
| 3 of 3. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign. ||||||
| 21 October | | | FT-3 | Kodiak | Kodiak | Department of Defense | Department of Defense |
| 21 October | | | Department of Defense | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 October | Launch failure |
| Hypersonic Flight Test-3 (FT-3). Booster failed in flight. ||||||
| 21 October | Bulava | Bulava | | Knyaz Oleg, White Sea | Knyaz Oleg, White Sea | Ministry of Defence | Ministry of Defence |
| 21 October | | | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 October | Successful |
| 27 October 14:20 | Agni-V | Agni-V | | Integrated Test Range | Integrated Test Range | Ministry of Defence | Ministry of Defence |
| 27 October 14:20 | | | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 October | Successful |
| 4 November 10:09:25 | SS-520 | SS-520 | SS-520-3 | SvalRak | SvalRak | JAXA | JAXA |
| 4 November 10:09:25 | | 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. Apogee: 956 km (594 mi). ||||||
| 8 November 09:25 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands Missile Range | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | NASA |
| 8 November 09:25 | | SISTINE-2 | CU Boulder | Suborbital | UV spectroscopy | 8 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 258 km (160 mi). ||||||
| 15 November ~02:45 | PL-19 Nudol | PL-19 Nudol | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | Ministry of Defence | Ministry of Defence |
| 15 November ~02:45 | | | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | ASAT missile test | 15 November | Successful |
| Anti-satellite missile test, destroying the defunct Kosmos 1408 satellite. ||||||
| 25 November | Shaheen 1-A | Shaheen 1-A | | | | ASFC | ASFC |
| 25 November | | | ASFC | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 November | Successful |
| 1 December 08:25 | Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka (Oriole IV) | Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka (Oriole IV) | | Andøya | Andøya | NASA | NASA |
| 1 December 08:25 | | CREX-2 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Suborbital | Magnetospheric research | 1 December | Successful |
| Last launch of the Grand Challenge Initiative–Cusp (GCI-Cusp) project. Apogee: 392 mi (631 km). ||||||
| 6 December 08:07 | Improved Malemute/Improved Malemute | Improved Malemute/Improved Malemute | MAPHEUS 10 | Esrange | Esrange | MORABA | MORABA |
| 6 December 08:07 | | MAPHEUS 10 | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 6 December 08:22 | Successful |
| Apogee: 259 km (161 mi). ||||||
| 6 December | Zulfiqar | Zulfiqar | | | | Houthis | Houthis |
| 6 December | | Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 6 December | Intercepted |
| Successful launch. Warhead was intercepted. ||||||
| 9 December 02:17 | Tianxing 1 | Tianxing 1 | Y5B | | | Space Transportation | Space Transportation |
| 9 December 02:17 | | | Space Transportation | Suborbital | Flight test | 9 December | Successful |
| Test flight of the Tianxing 1 suborbital spaceplane. ||||||
| 9 December | Blue Whale 0.1 | Blue Whale 0.1 | | Jeju Island | Jeju Island | Perigee Aerospace | Perigee Aerospace |
| 9 December | | | Perigee Aerospace / KAIST | Suborbital | Flight test | 5 December | Successful? |
| First flight of Blue Whale 0.1 ||||||
| 11 December 15:00:42 | New Shepard | New Shepard | NS-19 | Corn Ranch | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | Blue Origin |
| 11 December 15:00:42 | | 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 | VSB-30 | VSB-30 | V32 | Alcântara Space Center | Alcântara Space Center | FAB | FAB |
| 14 December | | Hypersonic glide vehicle | FAB | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 14 December | Successful |
| 14-XS mission. Apogee: 160 km (99 mi). ||||||
| 17 December 06:30 | Huayi-1 | Huayi-1 | | | | Huayi Spacetime | Huayi Spacetime |
| 17 December 06:30 | | 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 | Tianxing 2 | Tianxing 2 | Y5 | | | Space Transportation | Space Transportation |
| 17 December | | | Space Transportation | Suborbital | Flight test | 17 December | Successful |
| Test flight of the Tianxing 2 suborbital spaceplane. ||||||
| 18 December 05:36 | Agni-P | Agni-P | | Integrated Test Range | Integrated Test Range | Ministry of Defence | Ministry of Defence |
| 18 December 05:36 | | | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 December | Successful |
| 19 December | Tianxing 2 | Tianxing 2 | Y5 | | | Space Transportation | Space Transportation |
| 19 December | | | 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 | Pralay | Pralay | | Integrated Test Range | Integrated Test Range | Ministry of Defence | Ministry of Defence |
| 22 December | | | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful |
| Launch of two Pralay missiles. (1 of 2) ||||||
| 23 December | Pralay | Pralay | | Integrated Test Range | Integrated Test Range | Ministry of Defence | Ministry of Defence |
| 23 December | | | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Successful |
| Launch of two Pralay missiles. (2 of 2) ||||||
| 24 December | Sajil | Sajil | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| 24 December | Emad | Emad | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| 24 December | Ghader | Ghader | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Launch of two Ghader missiles in close succession. (1 of 2) ||||||
| 24 December | Ghader | Ghader | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Launch of two Ghader missiles in close succession. (2 of 2) ||||||
| 24 December | Zalzal | Zalzal | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| 24 December | Dezful/Zolfaghar | Dezful/Zolfaghar | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (1 of 11) ||||||
| 24 December | Dezful/Zolfaghar | Dezful/Zolfaghar | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (2 of 11) ||||||
| 24 December | Dezful/Zolfaghar | Dezful/Zolfaghar | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (3 of 11) ||||||
| 24 December | Dezful/Zolfaghar | Dezful/Zolfaghar | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (4 of 11) ||||||
| 24 December | Dezful/Zolfaghar | Dezful/Zolfaghar | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (5 of 11) ||||||
| 24 December | Dezful/Zolfaghar | Dezful/Zolfaghar | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (6 of 11) ||||||
| 24 December | Dezful/Zolfaghar | Dezful/Zolfaghar | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (7 of 11) ||||||
| 24 December | Dezful/Zolfaghar | Dezful/Zolfaghar | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (8 of 11) ||||||
| 24 December | Dezful/Zolfaghar | Dezful/Zolfaghar | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (9 of 11) ||||||
| 24 December | Dezful/Zolfaghar | Dezful/Zolfaghar | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (10 of 11) ||||||
| 24 December | Dezful/Zolfaghar | Dezful/Zolfaghar | | | | IRGC | IRGC |
| 24 December | | Live warhead | IRGC | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Rapid launch of 11 Dezful/Zolfaghar missiles. (11 of 11) ||||||
| 29 December | Blue Whale 0.1 | Blue Whale 0.1 | | Jeju Island | Jeju Island | Perigee Aerospace | Perigee Aerospace |
| 29 December | | | 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). Flight was terminated shortly after launch due to unexpectedly strong winds. ||||||
| 30 December 04:40 | Tianxing ? | Tianxing ? | | | | Space Transportation | Space Transportation |
| 30 December 04:40 | | | Space Transportation | Suborbital | Flight test | 30 December | Successful |
| Test flight of the Tianxing suborbital spaceplane. ||||||
| Late December | S-500 | S-500 | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | | |
| Late December | | Kill vehicle | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | Late December | Successful |
| S-500 intercepted target ballistic missile. ||||||