======================================================== SPACE LAUNCH REPORT 2021 LAUNCH VEHICLE/SITE STATISTICS ======================================================== by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2021 ======================================================== YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLE SUMMARY Calendar year launch vehicle results, ranked by number of successes, with launch total as the first tiebreaker and vehicle payload mass as the second tiebreaker. Low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions have orbital periods less than 2 hours. Deep Space missions include heliocentric, planetocentric, and solar system escape trajectories. ========================================================= Vehicle Overall By Orbit Type Launches Earth-Orbit Earth-Escape (Failures) LEO >LEO Deep Space ========================================================= CZ (DF-5) 39(0) 29(0) 10(0) - Falcon 9 v1.2 31(0) 26(0) 4(0) 1(0) R7 21(0) 18(0) 3(0) - Electron 6(1) 6(1) - - Atlas 5 4(0) 1(0) 2(0) 1(0) CZ-7(A) 4(0) 2(0) 2(0) - CZ-6 4(0) 4(0) - - KZ-1A 4(1) 4(1) - - Ariane 5 ECA+ 3(0) - 3(0) - Vega 3(0) 3(0) - - H-2A 2(0) - 2(0) - Proton M(/Briz M) 2(1) 1(0) 1(1) - Antares 230+ 2(0) 2(0) - - LauncherOne 2(0) 2(0) - - Astra Rocket 3.3 2(1) 2(1) - - CZ-5(B) 1(0) 1(0) - - Delta 4 Heavy 1(0) 1(0) - - PSLV 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz 2-1v 1(0) 1(0) - - Epsilon 1(0) 1(0) - - Minotaur 1 1(0) 1(0) - - Pegasus XL 1(0) 1(0) - - Ceres-1 1(0) 1(0) - - Angara A5/Persei 1(1) - 1(1) - GSLV Mk2 1(1) - 1(1) - KSLV-2 (Nuri) 1(1) 1(1) - - Alpha 1(1) 1(1) - - Simorgh 2(2) 2(2) - - SQX-1 2(2) 2(2) - - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 145(12) 114(9) 29(3) 2(0) Antares Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Antares 230+ 2(0) 2(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Ariane 5 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Ariane 5ECA(+) 3(0) - 3(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------ Atlas 5 Details ----------------------------------------------------------- Atlas 5-401 2(0) 1(0) - 1(0) Atlas 5-411 - - - - Atlas 5-421 1(0) - 1(0) - Atlas 5-431 - - - - Atlas 5-501 - - - - Atlas 5-531 - - - - Atlas 5-541 - - - - Atlas 5-551 1(0) - 1(0) - Atlas 5-N22 - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------- Chang Zheng (Long March) Details ------------------------------------------------------------ CZ-2C(/SMA/YZ-1S) 5(0) 5(0) - - CZ-2D 6(0) 6(0) - - CZ-2D/YZ-3 - - - - CZ-2FG (M) 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-3A - - - - CZ-3B(/E) 10(0) - 10(0) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 - - - - CZ-3C(/E) 2(0) - 2(0) - CZ-3C/YZ-1 - - - - CZ-4B 5(0) 5(0) - - CZ-4C 9(0) 9(0) - - CZ-5 - - - - CZ-5B 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-6 4(0) 4(0) - - CZ-7 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-7A 2(0) - 2(0) - CZ-8 - - - - CZ-11 - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 4 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 4H 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Electron Details ------------------------------------------------------------- Electron - - - - Electron/Curie 6(1) 6(1) - - ------------------------------------------------------------- Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Falcon 9 v1.2 27(0) 22(0) 4(0) 1(0) Falcon 9 v1.2 Crew 3(0) 3(0) - - Falcon 9 v1.2(S1loss) 1(0)+ 1(0)+ - - Falcon 9 v1.2(expend) - - - - Falcon Heavy - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------ + F9-110 first stage B1059.6 failed to land OCISLY. One engine shut down during ascent in final seconds due boot failure and overheating. Overheating affected entry burn, which ended with the engine compartment on fire. + F9-136 first stage B1069.1 landed successfully on JRTI but was damaged during post-landing securement. It is now counted as a recovery success in these numbers because repair and reflight is currenly planned. H-2A/B Details ------------------------------------------------------------- H-2A/202 1(0) - 1(0) - H-2A/204 1(0) - 1(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------- Proton Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Proton-M 1(0) 1(0) - - Proton-M/Briz-M 1(1) - 1(1) - Proton-K/DM-2 - - - - Proton-M/DM-03 - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------- PSLV Details ------------------------------------------------------------ PSLV-G - - - - PSLV-CA (Core Alone) - - - - PSLV-DL 1(0) 1(0) - - PSLV-QL - - - - PSLV-XL - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------- Soyuz/Molniya (R-7) Details ------------------------------------------------------------- Soyuz-2-1a - - - - Soyuz-2-1a(Progress) 3(0) 3(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a(Soyuz) 3(0) 3(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a/Volga - - - - Soyuz-2-1b 2(0) 2(0) - - Soyuz-2-1b(Prog M-DM) 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat 11(0) 8(0) 3(0) - NK-33A Powered Soyuz 2-1v/Volga - - - - Soyuz 2-1v 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Launch Vehicle Site Summary ========================================================= YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL LAUNCH SITE SUMMARY Launch sites, ranked by number of year-to-date orbital launch attempts. ========================================================= Site Overall Launches (Failures) ========================================================= Jiuquan, China 22(3) Cape Canaveral, Florida 19(0) XiChang, China 16(0) Baikonur, Kazakhstan 14(1) Kennedy Space Center, FL 12(0) Taiyuan, China 12(0) Kourou, French Guyana 7(0) Vandenberg, California 7(1) Mahia, New Zealand 6(1) Vostochny, Russia 5(0) Wenchang, China 5(0) Plesetsk, Russia 5(1) Wallops Island, Virgina 3(0) Tanegashima, Japan 2(0) Mojave Space Port, CA 2(0) Sriharikota, India 2(1) Kodiak LC, Alaska 2(1) Kagoshima, Japan 1(0) Naro Space Center, South Korea 1(1) Semnam, Iran 2(2) Yellow Sea Platform, China - Palmachim, Israel - Shahrud, Iran - Sohae, North Korea - Kwajalein, RMI - ========================================================= Launch Total by Country of First or Core Stage Manufacture ranked by number of year-to-date orbital successes. ========================================================== Vehicle Overall By Orbit Type Launches Earth-Orbit Earth-Escape (Failures) LEO >LEO Deep Space ========================================================== China 55(3) 42(3) 13(0) - United States 43(2) 35(2) 6(0) 2(0) Russia 25(2) 20(0) 5(2) - Europe 6(0) 3(0) 3(0) - New Zealand 6(1) 6(1) - - Ukraine 2(0) 2(0) - - Japan 3(0) 1(0) 2(0) - India 2(1) 1(0) 1(1) - South Korea 1(1) 1(1) - - Iran 2(2) 2(2) - - Israel - - - - ========================================================== Launch Total by Country of Upper Stage Manufacture ranked by number of year-to-date orbital successes. ========================================================== Vehicle Overall By Orbit Type Launches Earth-Orbit Earth-Escape (Failures) LEO >LEO Deep Space ========================================================== China 55(3) 42(3) 13(0) - United States 45(2) 37(2) 6(0) 2(0) Russia 25(2) 20(0) 5(2) - Europe 6(0) 3(0) 3(0) - New Zealand 6(1) 6(1) - - Japan 3(0) 1(0) 2(0) - India 2(1) 1(0) 1(1) - South Korea 1(1) 1(1) - - Iran 2(2) 2(2) - - Ukraine - - - - Israel - - - - ========================================================== Launch Vehicle by Success Rate ================================================================ SPACE LAUNCH REPORT ACTIVE LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS ================================================================ by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2021 ================================================================ Top active space launch vehicles ranked by Lewis point estimate of their orbital success rate*. Failures include incorrect orbits. ================================================================ Lewis Successes Point AdjWald Consc. Last Dates Vehicle /Attempts Est* 95%CI* Succes Fail ================================================================ Falcon 9 v1.2 113/113(D)0.99 0.96-1.00 113 None 2015- Atlas 5 89/90 0.98 0.93-1.00 80 06/15/07 2002- CZ-2D 56/57 0.97 0.90-1.00 25 12/28/16 1992- Ariane 5-ECA(+) 77/79 0.96 0.91-1.00 14 01/25/18 2002- H-2A 44/45 0.96 0.87-1.00 39 11/29/03 2001- CZ-2(C)(/SD/SM/YZ)61/63 0.95 0.89-1.00 27 08/18/11 1974- CZ-4(A/B/C) 82/85 0.95 0.90-0.99 24 05/22/19 1988- CZ-3B/3C 97/101 0.95 0.90-0.99 17 04/09/20 1996- CZ-2F(T/Y/G) 16/16 0.94 0.77-1.00 16 None 1999- Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 56/59 0.93 0.86-0.99 29 11/28/17 2006- Soyuz 2-1a 27/28# 0.93 0.81-1.00 21 04/28/15 2004- Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 26/27# 0.93 0.80-1.00 24 05/21/09 2006- Soyuz 2-1b 12/12 0.93 0.72-1.00 12 None 2008- Minotaur 1 12/12 0.93 0.72-1.00 12 None 2000- PSLV 50/53 0.93 0.84-0.99 12 08/31/17 1993- CZ-11 11/11 0.92 0.70-1.00 11 None 2015- Antares 2xx 10/10 0.92 0.68-1.00 10 None 2016- CZ-3/3A 37/40 0.90 0.79-0.98 27 08/18/96 1984- CZ-6 8/8 0.90 0.63-1.00 8 None 2015- Vega 17/19xx 0.89 0.67-0.98 3 11/17/20 2012- Proton-M/Briz-M 90/100 0.89 0.82-0.94 0 12/13/21 2001- Pegasus (H/XL) 40/45 0.89 0.76-0.96 31 11/04/96 1991- Kuaizhou 1(A) 14/16 0.88 0.63-0.98 0 12/15/21 2013- Minotaur 4/5 6/6++ 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 2010- Electron 20/23 0.87 0.67-0.96 3 05/15/21 2017- Delta 4 Heavy 12/13 0.87 0.65-1.00 12 12/21/04 2004- Epsilon 5/5 0.86 0.51-1.00 5 None 2013- CZ-7 4/4 0.83 0.45-1.00 4 None 2016- GSLV Mk3 3/3z 0.80 0.38-1.00 3 None 2017- Falcon Heavy 3/3 0.80 0.38-1.00 3 None 2018- Soyuz 2-1v/Volga 4/5 0.80 0.36-0.98 3 12/05/15 2013- CZ-5 4/5 0.80 0.36-0.98 3 07/02/17 2016- Shavit(-1,-2) 9/12 0.75 0.46-0.92 5 9/6/04 1988- GSLV Mk2 6/8 0.75 0.40-0.94 0 08/12/21 2010- Soyuz 2-1v 2/2 0.75 0.17-1.00 2 None 2018- Angara A5/Briz-M 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 2014- CZ-5B 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 2020- Ceres-1 2/2 0.67 0/17-1.00 2 None 2020- Taurus (XL) 7/10 0.70 0.39-0.90 1 3/4/11 1994- CZ-7A 2/3 0.67 0.20-0.94 2 03/16/20 2020- LauncherOne 2/3 0.67 0.20-0.94 2 05/25/20 2020- Proton M 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 07/21/21 2021- CZ-8 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2020- Soyuz 2-1a/Volga 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2016- KT-2 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2017- Jielong-1 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2019- Qased 1/1 0.67 0/17-1.00 1 None 2020- Proton-M/DM-03 3/5 0.60 0.23-0.88 3 07/02/13 2010- Safir 5/9(C) 0.56 0.27-0.81 0 02/05/19 2008- SS-520 1/2 0.50 0.09-0.91 1 01/14/17 2017- Unha (TD-2) 2/5% 0.44 0.12-0.77 2 04/12/12 2006- SQX-1 1/3 0.43 0.06-0.80 0 08/03/21 2019- Angara A5/Persei 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 12/27/21 2021- KSLV-2 (Nuri) 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 10/21/21 2021- KZ-11 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 07/10/20 2020- ZQ-1 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 10/27/18 2018- OS-M 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 03/27/19 2019- Alpha 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 09/03/21 2021- Astra Rocket 3 1/4 0.37 0.03-0.71 1 08/28/21 2020- Simorgh 0/5(E) 0.28 0.00-0.62 0 12/31/21 2017- ================================================================ * Lewis Point Estimate Determined as Follows. Maximum Liklihood Estimate (MLE)= x/n where x=success, n=tries For MLE<=0.5, use Wilson Method = (x+2)/(n+4) For MLE Between 0.5 and 0.9, use MLE = x/n For MLE>=0.9, use Laplace Method = (x+1)/(n+2) Lewis, J. & Lauro, J., "Improving the Accuracy of Small-Sample Estimates of Completion Rates", Journal of Usability Studies, Issue 3, Vol. 1, May 2006, pp. 136-150. * Adjusted-Wald 95% Confidence Interval Range Determined as Follows. Pw = (x+1.9208)/(n+3.8416) CI = Pw +/- 1.96*sqrt[(Pw*(1-Pw))/(n+3.8416)] (maximum range 1.00) # Does not include one successful suborbital Soyuz 2-1a test flight performed in 2004. ++Does not include two successful suborbital Minotaur 4 Lite flights in 2010-11. x Does not include Soyuz-U/Soyuz T-10-1 pre-launch fire that resulted in escape tower firing saving crew, but destroying launch vehicle on 9-26-1983. Note that 10 additional Soyuz-U launches with Ikar or Fregat upper stages (all successful) are cataloged separately. xx Does not include successful 2-11-15 suborbital flight with IXV reentry demonstrator. % Includes 2006 failure thought to be a two-stage suborbital test launch attempt. z Does not include successful inaugural suborbital test flight on 12-18-14. (C) Assumes that two unsuccessful, unreported Safir launch attempts occurred during 2012 and one during 2019. Does not count 2019 prelaunch propellant loading explosion. (D) Does not include 09/01/16 explosion that destroyed F9-29 and AMOS 6 payload during propellant loading for prelaunch hot fire test at CC 40 two days before planned launch. (D) Does not include successful 01/19/20 suborbital IFA Crew Dragon launch by F9-80. (E) Assumes 7/27/17 launch was a failed orbital attempt and that 4/19/16 launch was a suborbital test flight. =============================================================== SPACE LAUNCH REPORT RETIRED LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS ================================================================ by Ed Kyle ================================================================ Space launch vehicles retired since ~1980 ranked by their predicted orbital success rate*. Failures include incorrect orbits. Ranked by Lewis Point Estimate ================================================================ Lewis Successes Point AdjWald Consc. Last Dates Vehicle /Attempts Est* 95%CI* Succes Fail ================================================================ Atlas 2/2AS 63/63 0.98 0.93-1.00 63 None 1991-2004 Tsyklon 2 104/105 0.98 0.94-1.00 92 04/25/73 1967-2006 Delta 2 153/155 0.98 0.95-1.00 100 01/17/97 1989-2018 Soyuz-U 755/776x 0.97 0.96-0.98 1 12/01/16 1973-2017 STS 132/135 0.97 0.93-1.00 22(A)02/01/03 1981-2011 Soyuz-FG 59/60 0.97 0.90-1.00 5 10/11/18 2001-2019 Delta 4M(+) 29/29 0.97 0.86-1.00 29 None 2002-2019 Ariane 4 113/116 0.97 0.92-0.99 74 12/11/94 1988-2003 Delta ELT 89/93 0.95 0.89-0.99 8 05/03/86 1972-1990 Titan 2 17/17# 0.95 0.78-1.00 17 None 1964-2003 Kosmos 3M 423/446 0.95 0.92-0.97 22 11/20/00 1964-2010 Molniya M 277/296 0.93 0.90-0.96 4 06/21/05 1963-2010 Proton-K/DM-2M 40/42 0.93 0.83-1.00 7 11/25/02 1994-2006 Tsyklon 3 114/122 0.93 0.87-0.97 1 12/24/04 1977-2009 Proton-K/DM-2 101/109 0.92 0.86-0.96 15 10/27/99 1982-2012 Scout D-G 33/35 0.92 0.80-0.99 23 12/06/75 1972-1994 Dnepr 21/22 0.92 0.76-1.00 15 07/26/06 1999-2015 Soyuz FG/Fregat 10/10 0.92 0.68-1.00 10 None 2003-2012 Rokot/Briz/K(M) 30/32 0.91 0.79-0.99 16 02/01/11 1994-2019 H-2B 9/9 0.91 0.66-1.00 9 None 2009-2020 H-1 9/9 0.91 0.66-1.00 9 None 1986-1992 Ariane 5ES 8/8 0.90 0.63-1.00 8 None 2008-2018 Proton-K 26/29+ 0.90 0.73-0.97 9 11/29/86 1968-2000 M-3 17/19 0.89 0.67-0.98 0 01/15/95 1974-1995 Zenit 3SL/DMSL 32/36 0.89 0.74-0.96 1 02/01/13 1999-2014 Falcon 9 v1.1 14/15 0.88 0.68-1.00 1 06/28/15 2013-2016 Titan 4B 15/17 0.88 0.64-0.98 12 04/30/99 1997-2005 Atlas E SUS 21/23 0.88 0.72-0.99 21 12/19/81 1980-1995 Ariane 5G(+,S) 22/25 0.88 0.68-0.97 15 07/12/01 1996-2009 Titan 4A 20/22 0.88 0.71-0.99 0 08/12/98 1989-1998 Atlas 3(A/B) 6/6 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 2000-2005 Soyuz-U/Ikar 6/6 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 1999-1999 Proton-M/DM-2 6/6 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 2007-2010 Proton-K/17S40 6/6 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 1997-2002 Atlas H SUS 5/5 0.86 0.51-1.00 5 None 1983-1987 Titan 2(Star) 6/7% 0.86 0.47-0.99 6 10/5/93 1964-2003 M-5 6/7 0.86 0.47-0.99 4 02/10/00 1997-2006 START(-1) 6/7 0.86 0.47-0.99 5 03/28/95 1993-2006 Zenit 3F/FregSB 4/4 0.83 0.45-1.00 4 None 2011-2017 Soyuz-U/Fregat 4/4 0.83 0.45-1.00 4 None 2000-2000 Zenit 3SLB/DMSLB 5/6 0.83 0.42-0.99 5(B)04/28/08 2008-2015 Titan 34D 12/15 0.80 0.54-0.94 3 09/02/88 1982-1989 Falcon 9 v1.0 4/5 0.80 0.36-0.98 1 10/08/12 2010-2013 Antares 1xx 4/5 0.80 0.36-0.98 0 10/28/14 2013-2014 Strela 3/3 0.80 0.38-1.00 3 None 2003-2019 Zenit 2(M/SB) 30/38 0.79 0.63-0.89 7 09/09/98 1985-2015 Shitl' 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 1998-2006 Proton-K/Briz-M 3/4 0.75 0.29-0.97 3 07/05/99 1999-2003 Titan 3 Comm. 3/4 0.75 0.29-0.97 2 03/14/90 1990-1992 Athena 1 3/4 0.75 0.29-0.97 3 08/15/95 1995-2001 Atlas G/Centaur 13/18 0.72 0.49-0.88 4 03/25/93 1984-1997 H-2 5/7 0.71 0.35-0.92 0 11/15/99 1994-1999 Athena 2 2/3 0.67 0.29-0.94 1 04/27/99 1998-1999 Falcon 1 2/5 0.44 0.12-0.77 2 08/03/08 2006-2009 KSLV-1 (Angara) 1/3 0.43 0.06-0.80 1 06/10/10 2009-2013 Delta 3 1/3 0.43 0.06-0.80 1 05/05/99 1998-2000 GSLV Mk1 2/6 0.40 0.09-0.70 0 12/25/10 2001-2010 Super Strypi 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 11/04/15 2015-2015 Volna 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 06/21/05 2005-2005 Conestoga 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 10/23/95 1995-1995 VLS-1 0/2 0.33 0.00-0.71 0(E)12/11/99 1997-1999 ================================================================ * Lewis Point Estimate Determined as Follows. Maximum Liklihood Estimate (MLE)= x/n where x=success, n=tries For MLE<=0.5, use Wilson Method = (x+2)/(n+4) For MLE between 0.5 and 0.9, use MLE = x/n For MLE>=0.9, use Laplace Method = (x+1)/(n+2) Lewis, J. & Lauro, J., "Improving the Accuracy of Small-Sample Estimates of Completion Rates", Journal of Usability Studies, Issue 3, Vol. 1, May 2006, pp. 136-150. * Adjusted-Wald 95% Confidence Interval Range Determined as Follows. Pw = (x+1.9208)/(n+3.8416) CI = Pw +/- 1.96*sqrt[(Pw*(1-Pw))/(n+3.8416)] (maximum range 1.00) # Includes 11 orbital Gemini Titan 2 and 6 Titan 23G missions. % Seven Titan 23G flights that flew suborbital profiles with Star 37 solid rocket motors providing the final orbital velocity increment. The single failure listed here involved the Star 37 stage. + Does not include one successful suborbital Proton-K test flight performed in 1970. x Does not include Soyuz-U/Soyuz T-10-1 pre-launch fire that resulted in escape tower firing saving crew, but destroying launch vehicle on 9-26-1983. Note that 10 additional Soyuz-U launches with Ikar or Fregat upper stages (all successful) are cataloged separately. (A) 2003 STS-107 Columbia failure during reentry result of damage suffered during launch phase. (B) Amos-3 inserted in orbit with 1,500 km short perigee and 0.7 deg unplanned inclination. Amos 3 reportedly lost two to three years of 18 year design life. (E) Does not include 08/22/03 pre-launch pad explosion that killed 21 during T-3 day launch preps. 2021 SPACE LAUNCH LOG ========================================================================= SPACE LAUNCH REPORT 2021 ORBITAL/SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG ========================================================================= by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2021 ========================================================================= YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH LOG DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01/08/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-105 Turksat 5a 3.5 CC 40 GTO+ 01/17/21 LauncherOne 02 Launch Demo 2 ELaNa-20 0.286 MO LEO 01/19/21 CZ-3B/E Y74 Tiantong 1-03 XC 2 GTO 01/20/21 Electron F18 OHB Cosmos MA 1 LEO 01/20/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-106 Starlink 1-16 15.6 KC 39A LEO 01/24/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-107 Transporter 1 ~3.57 CC 40 LEO/S 01/29/21 CZ-4C Y31 Yaogan 31-02 JQ 43/94 LEO 02/01/21 SQX-1 F2 Test Flight JQ [FTO][1] 02/02/21 Soyuz 2.1b 1924 Lotos S1 805 6.0 PL 43/4 LEO 02/04/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-109 Starlink 1-18 15.6 CC 40 LEO 02/04/21 CZ-3B/E TJSW 6 ~5.5 XC 3 GTO 02/15/21 Soyuz 2.1a 1925 Progress MS-16 ~7.4 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS 02/16/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-110 Starlink 1-19 15.6 CC 40 LEO[2] 02/20/21 Antares 230+ A14 Cygnus NG-15 7.7 WI 0A LEO/ISS 02/24/21 CZ-4C Y32 Yaogan 31-03 JQ 43/94 LEO 02/28/21 PSLV-DL C51 Amazonia 1 + 18 usats ~0.72 SR 1 LEO/S 02/28/21 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat 1926 Arktika 1 2.1 TB 31/6 EEO/M 03/04/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-108 Starlink 1-17 15.6 KC 39A LEO [3] 03/11/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-111 Starlink 1-20 15.6 CC 40 LEO [4] 03/11/21 CZ-7A Y2 XJY 6 2-02 WC 201 GTO 03/13/21 CZ-4C Y42 Yaogan 31-04 JQ 43/94 LEO 03/14/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-112 Starlink 1-21 15.6 KC 39A LEO [5] 03/22/21 Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat 1927 CAS5000-1 Rideshare ~1.2 TB 31/6 LEO/S 03/22/21 Electron/Curie 19 Global 9 + 5 nsats ~0.09 MA 1 LEO [6] 03/24/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-113 Starlink 1-22 15.6 CC 40 LEO [7] 03/25/21 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat ST30 OneWeb F5 5.310 VO 1S LEO 03/30/21 CZ-4C Y36 Gaofen 12-02 JQ 43/94 LEO/S 04/07/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-114 Starlink 1-23 15.6 CC 40 LEO [8] 04/08/21 CZ-4B Y49 Shiyan 6-03 TY 9 LEO/ISS 04/09/21 Soyuz 2.1a 1929 Soyuz MS-18 ~7.2 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS 04/23/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-115 Dragon 2/Crew 2 ~12.5 KC 39A LEO/ISS 04/25/21 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat ST31 OneWeb F6 5.310 VO 1S LEO 04/26/21 Delta 4 Heavy D386 NROL 82 ~17.0? VA 6 LEO/S? 04/27/21 CZ-6 Y5 Qilu 1/4 + 7 usats TY 16 LEO/S 04/29/21 Vega VV18 Pleiades Neo 3 0.935 KO ZLV LEO/S 04/29/21 CZ-5B Y2 Tianhe 22.5 WC 101 LEO 04/29/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-116 Starlink 1-24 15.6 CC 40 LEO 04/30/21 CZ-4C Y34 Yaogan 34 JQ 43/94 LEO 05/04/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-117 Starlink 1-25 15.6 KC 39A LEO 05/06/21 CZ-2C Y47 Yaogan 30-08 XC 3 LEO 05/09/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-118 Starlink 1-27 15.6 CC 40 LEO 05/15/21 Electron/Curie 20 2xBlackSky ~0.112 MA 1 [FTO][9] 05/15/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-119 Starlink 1-26 ~13.7 KC 39A LEO 05/18/21 Atlas 5-421 AV091 SBIRS-GEO 5 4.85 CC 41 GTO+ 05/19/21 CZ-4B Y48 Haiyang 2D 1.575 JQ 43/94 LEO 05/26/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-120 Starlink 1-28 15.6 CC 40 LEO 05/28/21 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat ST32 OneWeb F7 5.310 VO 1S LEO 05/29/21 CZ-7 Y3 Tianzhou 2 13.5 WC 201 LEO/CSS 06/02/21 CZ-3B/E Fengyun 4B 5.3 XC 2 GTO 06/03/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-121 CRS-22/Cargo Dragon ~12.5 KC 39A LEO/ISS 06/06/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-122 SXM-8 ~7.0 CC 40 GTO- 06/11/21 CZ-2D Y54 Beijing 3 TY 9 LEO/S 06/12/21 Simorgh 5 Tolou-2? SE 2 [FTO] 06/13/21 Pegasus XL F45 TacRL 2 VA L1011 LEO/S 06/15/21 Minotaur 1 SLV12 NROL-111 WI 0B LEO 06/17/21 CZ-2F/G Y Shenzhou 12 8.082 JQ 43/91 LEO/CSS 06/17/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-123 GPS 3-5 4.311 CC 40 MTO 06/18/21 CZ-2C Y48 Yaogan 30-09 XC 3 LEO 06/25/21 Soyuz 2.1b 1932 Pion-NKS 901 PL 43/4 LEO 06/29/21 Soyuz 2.1a 1933 Progress MS-17 ~7.4 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS 06/30/21 LauncherOne 03 7usats MO LEO 06/30/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-124 Transporter 2 ~2.4 CC 40 LEO/S 07/01/21 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat ST33 OneWeb F8 5.310 VO 1S LEO 07/03/21 CZ-2D Y74 4xJilin-1 TY 9 LEO/S 07/04/21 CZ-4C Y43 Fengyun 3E 2.25 JQ 43/94 LEO/S 07/06/21 CZ-3C/E Tianlian 1-5 2.46 XC 2 GTO 07/09/21 CZ-6 Y6 Ningxia 1-2 TY 16 LEO 07/19/21 CZ-2C Yaogan 30-10 XC 3 LEO 07/21/21 Proton M 53545 Nauka 20.35 TB 200/39 LEO/ISS 07/29/21 CZ-2D Y62 Tianhui 1-04 JQ 43/94 LEO/S 07/29/21 Electron/Curie 21 Monolith MA 1 LEO 07/30/21 Ariane 5 ECA+ VA254 Star 1-D2 /Eutlst Q. 9.651 KO 3 GTO 08/03/21 SQX-1 F3 Test Flight JQ [FTO][10] 08/04/21 CZ-6 Y7 KL Beta (A,B) TY 16 LEO 08/05/21 CZ-3B/E Y76 Zhongxing 2E ~5.2 XC 2 GTO 08/10/21 Antares 230+ A15 Cygnus NG-16 ~7.615 WI 0A LEO/ISS 08/12/21 GSLV Mk2+ F10 EOS 03 2.286 SR 2 [FTO][11] 08/17/21 Vega VV19 Pleiades Neo 4 +usats 0.938 KO ZLV LEO/S 08/18/21 CZ-4B Y50 Tianhui-2 02 A/B TY 9 LEO/S 08/21/21 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat ST34 OneWeb F9 5.015 TB 31/6 LEO/P 08/24/21 CZ-2C/YZ-1S Y51/Y2 RSW 01/02 JQ 43/94 LEO/S 08/24/21 CZ-3B/E Y78 TJSW 7 ~5.5 XC 3 GTO 08/28/21 Rocket 3.3 LV0006 Orbital Test KD 3B [FTO][12] 08/29/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-125 CRS-23/Cargo Dragon ~12.5 KC 39A LEO/ISS 09/03/21 Alpha FLTA001 DREAM 0.92115 VA 2W [FTO][13] 09/07/21 CZ-4C Y40 Gaofen 5-02 TY 9 LEO/S 09/09/21 CZ-3B/E Y86 Chinasat 9B ~5.1 XC 2 GTO 09/09/21 Soyuz 2-1v 007 Kosmos 2551 (Razbeg 1) PL 43/4 LEO/S 09/14/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-126 Starlink 2-1 (51ea) ~13.26 VA 4E LEO 09/14/21 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat ST35 OneWeb F10 5.015 TB 31/6 LEO/P 09/16/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-127 Inspiration 4 ~12.5 KC 39A LEO [14] 09/20/21 CZ-7 Y4 Tianzhou 3 13.5 WC 201 LEO/CSS 09/27/21 KZ-1A Y4 Gaofen 02D JQ LEO/S 09/27/21 CZ-3B/E Y81 Shiyan 10? XC 3 EEO [15] 09/27/21 Atlas 5-401 AV092 Landsat 9 ~2.734 VA 3E LEO/S[16] 10/05/21 Soyuz 2.1a 1938 Soyuz MS-19 ~7.2 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS 10/14/21 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat ST36 OneWeb F11 5.310 VO 1S LEO 10/14/21 CZ-2D Y53 CHASE ~0.65 TY 9 LEO/S 10/15/21 CZ-2F/G Y Shenzhou 13 8.082 JQ 43/91 LEO/CSS 10/16/21 Atlas 5-401 AV096 Lucy 1.550 CC41 HCO [17] 10/21/21 KSLV-2 (Nuri) 001 Orbital Test 1.5 NA [FTO][18] 10/24/21 CZ-3B/E Y83 Shijian 21 XC 2 GTO 10/24/21 Ariane 5 ECA+ L5115 VA255/SES 17/Syrcus 4A 10.263 KO 3 GTO 10/26/21 H-2A-202 F44 QZS-1R (Michibiki 1R) 4.1 TA Y1 GTO 10/27/21 KZ-1A Y5 Geofen 02F JQ LEO/S 10/28/21 Soyuz 2.1a 1940 Progress MS-18 ~7.4 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS 11/03/21 CZ-2C/YZ-1S Y41/Y4 Yaogan 32-02 JQ 43/94 LEO/S 11/05/21 CZ-6 Y8 SDGSAT 1 TY 16 LEO/S 11/06/21 CZ-2D Y63 Yaogan 35-A/B/C XC 3 LEO 11/09/21 Enhanced Epsilon E-05 RAISE 2 + usats 0.337 KA M5 LEO/S 11/11/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-128 Crew 3/Crew Dragon ~12.5 KC 39A LEO/ISS 11/13/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-129 Starlink 4-1 ~15.5? CC 40 LEO 11/15/21 Vega VV20 CERES 1-3 1.338 KO ZLV LEO 11/18/21 Electron/Curie 22 2xBlackSky ~0.112 MA 1 LEO [19] 11/20/21 CZ-4B Y52 Gaofen 11-03 TY 9 LEO/S 11/20/21 Rocket 3.3 LV0007 STP-S27AD2 KD 3B LEO [20] 11/22/21 CZ-4C Y37 Gaofen 3-02 2.95 JQ 43/94 LEO/S 11/24/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-130 DART 0.61 VA 4E HCO [21] 11/24/21 Soyuz 2.1b 1941 Progress M-NM (Prichal) 8.18 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS 11/24/21 KZ-1A Y13 Shiyan 11 JQ 43/95 LEO/S 11/25/21 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1942 EKS 5 ~1.4? PL 43/4 EEO/M 11/26/21 CZ-3B/E Y79 ChinaSat 1D 5.32 XC 2 GTO 12/02/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-131 Starlink 4-3 ~14.0? CC 40 LEO 12/05/21 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat VS26 Galileo FOC 23-24 1.466 KO ELS MEO 12/07/21 Ceres-1 Y2 5 usats ~0.25 JQ LEO/S 12/07/21 Atlas 5-551 AV093 STP-3 ~3.1 CC 41 GEO 12/08/21 Soyuz 2-1a 1944 Soyuz MS-20 ~7.2 TB 31.6 LEO/ISS 12/09/21 Electron/Curie 23 2xBlackSky ~0.112 MA 1 LEO 12/09/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-132 IXPE 0.337 KC 39A LEO/E 12/10/21 CZ-4B Y47 Shijian 6-05 JQ 43/94 LEO/S 12/13/21 Proton M/Briz M 53546 Express AMU3/7 4.13 TB 200/39[GTO+][21.5] 12/13/21 CZ-3B/E Y82 Tianlian 2-02 ~5.2 XC 2 GTO 12/15/21 KZ-1A Y16 GeeSAT 1A/1B JQ 43/95B [FTO] [22] 12/18/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-133 Starlink 4-4 ~14.0? VA 4E LEO 12/19/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-134 Turksat 5B 4.5 CC 40 GTO+ 12/21/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-135 CRS-24/Cargo Dragon ~13.5 KC 39A LEO/ISS 12/22/21 H-2A-204 F45 Inmarsat 6 F1 5.47 TA Y1 GTO+ 12/23/21 CZ-7A Y3 Shiyan 12 01/02 ~6.0 WC 201 GTO 12/25/21 Ariane 5 ECA+ L5114 VA256/JWST 6.161 KO 3 EEO [23] 12/26/21 CZ-4C Y49 Ziyuan 1-2E/CAMSAT XW3 ~2.0 TY 9 LEO/S 12/27/21 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat ST37 OneWeb F12 5.310 TB 31/6 LEO 12/27/21 Angara A5/Persei A5-3 IPN-1 (dummysat) 2.4 PL 35/1 [LEO][24] 12/29/21 CZ-2D Y41 Tianhui 4 JQ 43/94 LEO/P 12/29/21 CZ-3B/E Y84 TJSW 9 XC 2 GTO 12/30/21 Simorgh UKSC001 3-devices SE 2 [FTO][25] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Disintegrated around time of Max-Q. [2] First stage B1059.6 failed to land OCISLY. One engine shut down during ascent in final seconds due boot failure and overheating. Overheating affected entry burn, which ended with the engine compartment on fire. [3] First stage B1049.8 landed OCISLY. [4] First stage B1058.6 landed JRTI [5] First stage B1051.9 landed OCISLY. [6] Curie stage operated as precursor Photon satellite after insertion mission. [7] First stage B1060.6 landed OCISLY. [8] First stage B1058.7 landed OCISLY. [9] Stg 2 tumbled and shut down right after staging. Stg 1 parachuted to ocean. [10] PL fairing failed to separate correctly. [11] CUS-15 third stage failed to ignite for first burn. FTO. [12] One first stage engine shut down at liftoff. Possible launcher hang-up. Vehicle flew for 2.5 minutes until flight terminated by commanded MECO. [13] Control loss at about T+2.5 minutes. Underperforming prior to loss. [14] First all-private, non-NASA U.S. crewed orbital mission. [15] To 177 x 40,104 km x 51.04 deg orbit. [16] Four Centaur burns, one for Landsat, two for Cubesats, one deorbit. [17] Two Centaur burns to outbound HCO. Asteriod explorer on 12-year mission. [18] 3rd stage burned out early. No orbit. Planned 700 km LEO/S. Dummysat separated as planned. [19] Stg 1 parachuted to ocean landing. [20] First Astra orbital success. Carried non-separable STP-S27AD2 payload to 438 x 507 km x 86 deg orbit after an 8.5 minute direct ascent. [21] First Falcon 9 launch directly to solar orbit. DART NASA asteriod impactor. [21.5] Early Briz M shutdown. 18,714 x 52,872 km x 0.26 deg orbit targeted, but the achieved orbit was 16,325 x 52,810 km x 1.7 deg, a roughly 1% delta-v shortfall. [22] Cause not announced. Likely 3rd stage failure. [23] To 315 x 1,050,000 km x 4 deg orbit. JWST to thrust self to L2 halo orbit beginning 1 month after launch after first apogee. [24] Persei upper stage (upgraded DM-03) failed during second of three planned burns. IPN-1/Persei left in 179 x 201 km x 63.4 deg orbit. Planned near-GEO orbit for 2.4 tonne IPN-1 Kosmos mass simulator. [25] Reached 470 km and 7,350 meters per second, about 300 meters per second short of orbital velocity. Iran claimed all objectives achieved, but outside analysts believe it was a failed orbital try. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ================================================================================== 2021 Major Suborbital Log 2021 MAJOR SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG Suborbital Launches Using Booster Hardware Also Used for Orbital Launches ================================================================================== DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/24/21 Minuteman 3 GT237GM Operational Test VA LF10 SUB[1] 07/27/21 CZ-2C? CZ2C-78 FOBS Hypersonic Test TY 9? SUB[1.5] 08/11/21 Minuteman 3 GT239GM Operational Test VA LF09 SUB[2] 09/21/21 GBI BTV-03 Development Test VA LF24 SUB[3] 10/21/21 Bulava Operational Test WH SUB[4] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] To Kwajalein Atoll. Pulled from 341st SMW. [1.5] Reported hypersonic glide missile test, nearly one orbit. [2] To Kwajalein Atoll. High fidelity test using conventional explosive warhead. Original attempt aborted on 05/05/21. [3] Test of selectible 2-stage mode of 3-stage vehicle. Non-intercept test flight. [4] To Kura test range. ================================================================================= *Site Code: AO = Arctic Ocean (Sub Launch), Russia BA = Barents Sea (Sub Launch), Russia BS = Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii CC = Cape Canaveral, FL, USA DO = Dombarovsky, Russia FLP = First Launch Pad JQ = Ji Quan, China KA = Kagoshima, Japan KC = Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA KO = Kourou, French Guyana KW = Kwajalein, Marshall Is. KY = Kapustin Yar, Russia MA = Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand ME = Meck Island, Kwajalein Atoll, RMI MU = Musudan-ri North Korea NA = Naro Space Center, South Korea NP = North Pole Submarine Launch OK = Sea of Okhotsk OLP = Odyssey Launch Platform PA = Palamchima, Isreal PL = Plesetsk Northern Cosmodrome, Russia PO = Pacific Ocean (154W-0N for Sea Launch) SE = Semnan, Iran in Dasht-e-Kavir Desert SH = Shahrud, Iran in Central Desert SO = Sohae Satellite Launching Center, Tongchang-ri, North Korea SR = Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India SLP = Second Launch Pad TA = Tanageshima, Japan TB = Tyuratam/Baikonur, Kazakstahn TY = Taiyuan, China WC = Wenchang, China WH = White Sea (Sub Launch), Russia WI = Wallops Island XC = Xi Chang, China VA = Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA VO = Vostochny, Russia YL = Yellow Sea floating platform, 34.9 N, 121.19 E YO = Yoshinobu Launch Pad **Orbit Code: EEO = Elliptical Earth Orbit EEO/M = Molynia (12-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit EEO/T = Tundra (24-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit FTO = Failed to Orbit FSO = Failed Suborbital GTO = Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit GTO+ = Supersynchronous or High Perigee Transfer Orbit GTO- = Subsynchronous Transfer Orbit GTOi = Inclined GTO GEO = Geosynchronous Orbit HCO = Heliocentric (solar) Orbit HTO = High Earth Transfer Orbit LEO = Low Earth Orbit LEO/E = Equatorial LEO LEO/S = Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit LEO/P = Polar Low Earth Orbit LEO/R = Retrograde Low Earth Orbit MEO = Medium Earth Orbit MTO = Medium Earth Transfer Orbit SUB = Suborbital ========================================================================= *Site Code: BA = Barents Sea (Sub Launch), Russia BS = Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii CC = Cape Canaveral, FL, USA DO = Dombarovsky, Russia FLP = First Launch Pad GO = Goheung (Naro), South Korea JQ = Ji Quan, China KA = Kagoshima, Japan KO = Kourou, French Guyana KC = Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA KD = Kodiak, Alaska KW = Kwajalein, Marshall Is. MA = Mahia, New Zealand MO = Mojave Space Port, California, USA MU = Musudan-ri, North Korea OLP = Odyssey Launch Platform PA = Palamchima, Isreal PL = Plesetsk Northern Cosmodrome, Russia PO = Pacific Ocean Range 154W-0N SE = Semnan, Iran in Dasht-e-Kavir Desert SO = Sohae Satellite Launching Center, Tongchang-ri, North Korea SR = Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India SLP = Second Launch Pad SV = Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russia TA = Tanageshima, Japan TB = Tyuratam/Baikonur, Kazakstahn TY = Taiyuan, China WC = Wenchang, China WI = Wallops Island XC = Xi Chang, China VA = Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA YO = Yoshinobu Launch Pad **Orbit Code: EEO = Elliptical Earth Orbit EEO/M = Molynia (12-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit EEO/T = Tundra (24-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit FTO = Failed to Orbit FSO = Failed Suborbital GTO = Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit GTO+ = Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit GTO- = Subsynchronous Transfer Orbit GEO = Geosynchronous Orbit HCO = Heliocentric (solar) Orbit HTO = High Earth Transfer Orbit LEO = Low Earth Orbit LEO/S = Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit LEO/P = Polar Low Earth Orbit MEO = Medium Earth Orbit MTO = Medium Earth Transfer Orbit SUB = Suborbital TLI = Trans Lunar Injection =========================================================================