======================================================== ======================================================== SPACE LAUNCH REPORT END OF YEAR UPDATE DECEMBER 31, 2022 by Ed Kyle ======================================================== ======================================================== INDEX 2022 Summary 2022 Worldwide Orbital Launch Box Score 2022 Launch Vehicle Standings 2022 Launch Site/Country Standings Launch Vehicle by Success Rate 2022 Orbital Launch Log 2022 Suborbital Launch Log ======================================================== 2022 Summary The 2022 headline was the record year for worldwide orbital launches and successes, by far. 186 attempts with 178 successes. Falcon 9's 60 launches is a record for U.S. launch vehicles, bettered I believe only just by the USSR's R-7 during the height of the Cold War. The U.S. totals (78 launches, 75 successes) were a record for the U.S., thanks mostly to Falcon 9. Meanwhile, China with 64 launches and 62 successes also bettered its own record. Both still fall short of the USSR's 101 successes in 1982. SLS, of course, was big news at year's end. It launched the second unmanned crew capsule of the year, an Atlas 5 N22 having launched the first (a Starliner) earlier this year. Iran and South Korea both had successful orbital launches during 2022. At the other end of the spectrum was Japan, which failed to reach orbit this year for the first time since 2004, its previously flawless Epsilon failing on the country's only attempt. Epsilon was one of eight orbital launch vehicle failures. China's ZQ-2, the first LOX/Methane rocket to attempt orbital flight, was another. Failure also touched Europe's second Vega-C, India's first SSLV, China's SQX-1, and, on two out of its three flights during the year, Astra Rocket 3.3. The latter was shelved by Astra after its final failure, which was the fifth in seven launches by the Rocket 3.x series. Meanwhile, Firefly's second Alpha made it to orbit, but the orbit was unstable, lower than planned, and its payloads soon reentered. ZQ-2, able to lift 4 tonnes to sun synchronous orbit (SSO), was the most capable of this failed bunch. Vega-C was next at 2.2 tonnes. All of the others were less than 1 tonne to SSO class. The horrible Russo-Ukrainian war affected space flight. The West finally severed its use of Russian launch vehicles from Kourou, Kazakhstan, and Russia. Northrop Grumman's supply of Ukrainian-built, Russian-powered Antares first stages was cut off, with only one flight set remaining on U.S. soil at year's end. The company announced plans for a Firefly-developed first stage replacement. Interestingly, Firefly was largely Ukrainian-owned prior to the start of the war. A quiet fact was that two rocket families continued remarkable Space Age strings during 2022. R-7 reached 1,960 or so launches, having flown every year since 1957 inclusive. Less well known is the U.S. Minuteman family, which has flow something like 915 times (including Minotaurs 1&2), second now only to R-7 (though only 12 times to orbit), with launches during every year since 1959 inclusive. This year Minuteman 3 performed two operational tests while Minotaur 2+ suffered a failure, the latter while attempting a test for the new Sentinel ICBM meant to replace Minuteman. When Sentinel comes on line, the Minuteman string will finally end. ======================================================== WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH BOX SCORE as of 12/31/22 All Orbital Launch Crewed Launch Attempts(Failures) Attempts(Failures) ------------------------------------------------------- 2022: 186(8) 7(0) 2021: 144(11) 8(0) 2020: 114(10) 4(0) 2019: 102(5) 3(0) ======================================================== ======================================================== SPACE LAUNCH REPORT 2022 LAUNCH VEHICLE STANDINGS ======================================================== by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2022 ======================================================== 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 ========================================================= Falcon 9 v1.2 60(0) 50(0) 10(0) - CZ (DF-5) 39(0) 35(0) 4(0) - R7 17(0) 11(0) 6(0) - Electron 9(0) 8(0) 1(0) - Atlas 5 7(0) 2(0) 5(0) - KZ-1A 4(0) 4(0) - - CZ-11(H) 4(0) 4(0) - - Ariane 5 ECA+ 3(0) - 3(0) - CZ-7(A) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) - PSLV 3(0) 3(0) - - CZ-5B 2(0) 2(0) - - Antares 230+ 2(0) 2(0) - - Soyuz 2-1v/Volga 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-6A 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-6 2(0) 2(0) - - Angara 1.2 2(0) 2(0) - - LauncherOne 2(0) 2(0) - - Ceres-1 2(0) 2(0) - - Astra Rocket 3.3 3(2) 3(2) - - Vega-C 2(1) 1(1) 1(0) - SLS 1(0) - 1(0) - Delta 4 Heavy 1(0) 1(0) - - Falcon Heavy 1(0) - 1(0) - Proton M/DM-03 1(0) - 1(0) - GSLV Mk3 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-8 1(0) 1(0) - - KZ-11 1(0) 1(0) - - Jielong 3 1(0) 1(0) - - Lijian 1 (ZK-1A) 1(0) 1(0) - - Qased 1(0) 1(0) - - KSLV-2 (Nuri) 1(0) 1(0) - - ZQ-2 1(1) 1(1) - - Alpha 1(1) 1(1) - - Epsilon 1(1) 1(1) - - SSLV 1(1) 1(1) - - SQX-1 1(1) 1(1) - - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 186(8) 152(8) 34(0) - Antares Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Antares 230+ 2(0) 2(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Ariane 5 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Ariane 5ECA(+) 3(0) - 3(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------ Atlas 5 Details ----------------------------------------------------------- Atlas 5-401 1(0) 1(0) - - Atlas 5-411 - - - - Atlas 5-421 1(0) - 1(0) - Atlas 5-431 - - - - Atlas 5-501 - - - - Atlas 5-511 1(0) - 1(0) - Atlas 5-531 1(0) - 1(0) - Atlas 5-541 2(0) - 2(0) - Atlas 5-551 - - - - Atlas 5-N22 1(0) 1(0) - - ----------------------------------------------------------- Chang Zheng (Long March) Details ------------------------------------------------------------ CZ-2C(/SMA/YZ-1S) 6(0) 6(0) - - CZ-2D 15(0) 15(0) - - CZ-2D/YZ-3 - - - - CZ-2FG (M) 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-2F/T 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-3A - - - - CZ-3B(/E) 4(0) - 4(0) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 - - - - CZ-3C(/E) - - - - CZ-3C/YZ-1 - - - - CZ-4B 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-4C 9(0) 9(0) - - CZ-5 - - - - CZ-5B 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-6 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-6A 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-7 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-7A 1(0) - 1(0) - CZ-8 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-11(H) 4(0) 4(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 4 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 4H 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Electron Details ------------------------------------------------------------- Electron - - - - Electron/Curie 8(0) 8(0) - - Electron/Photon 1(0) - 1(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------- Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Falcon 9 v1.2 53(0) 45(0) 8(0) - Falcon 9 v1.2 Crew 3(0) 3(0) - - Falcon 9 v1.2 Cargo 1(0) 1(0) - - Falcon 9 v1.2(S1loss) - - - - Falcon 9 v1.2(expend) 2(0) - 2(0) - Falcon Heavy 1(0) - 1(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------ H-2A/B Details ------------------------------------------------------------- H-2A/202 - - - - H-2A/204 - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------- Proton Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Proton-M - - - - Proton-M/Briz-M - - - - Proton-K/DM-2 - - - - Proton-M/DM-03 1(0) - 1(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------- PSLV Details ------------------------------------------------------------ PSLV-G - - - - PSLV-CA (Core Alone) 1(0) 1(0) - - PSLV-DL - - - - PSLV-QL - - - - PSLV-XL 2(0) 2(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------- Soyuz/Molniya (R-7) Details ------------------------------------------------------------- Soyuz-2-1a 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a(Progress) 3(0) 3(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a(Soyuz) 2(0) 2(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat 2(0) 1(0) 1(0) - Soyuz-2-1a/Volga - - - - Soyuz-2-1b 2(0) 2(0) - - Soyuz-2-1b(Prog M-DM) - - - - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat 7(0) 2(0) 5(0) - NK-33A Powered Soyuz 2-1v/Volga 2(0) 2(0) - - Soyuz 2-1v - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------ ======================================================== YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL LAUNCH SITE SUMMARY Launch sites, ranked by number of year-to-date orbital launch attempts. ======================================================== Site Overall Launches (Failures) ======================================================= Cape Canaveral, Florida 38(2) Jiuquan, China 25(2) Kennedy Space Center, FL 19(0) XiChang, China 16(0) Vandenberg, California 16(1) Taiyuan, China 14(0) Plesetsk, Russia 13(0) Mahia, New Zealand 9(0) Baikonur, Kazakhstan 7(0) Wenchang, China 6(0) Kourou, French Guyana 6(1) Sriharikota, India 5(1) Yellow Sea Platform, China 3(0) Mojave Space Port, CA 2(0) Wallops Island, Virgina 2(0) Kodiak LC, Alaska 1(0) Shahrud, Iran 1(0) Naro Space Center, South Korea 1(0) Vostochny, Russia 1(0) Kagoshima, Japan 1(1) ========================================================= 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 ========================================================= United States 76(3) 59(3) 17(0) - China 64(2) 59(2) 5(0) - Russia 22(0) 15(0) 7(0) - New Zealand 9(0) 8(0) 1(0) - India 5(1) 5(1) - - Europe 5(1) 1(1) 4(0) - Ukraine 2(0) 2(0) - - Iran 1(0) 1(0) - - South Korea 1(0) 1(0) - - Japan 1(1) 1(1) - - ========================================================= 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 ========================================================= United States 78(3) 61(3) 17(0) - China 64(2) 59(2) 5(0) - Russia 22(0) 15(0) 7(0) - New Zealand 9(0) 8(0) 1(0) - India 5(1) 5(1) - - Europe 5(1) 1(1) 4(0) - Iran 1(0) 1(0) - - South Korea 1(0) 1(0) - - Japan 1(1) 1(1) - - ========================================================= ================================================================ SPACE LAUNCH REPORT ACTIVE LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS ================================================================ by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2022 ================================================================ 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 v1.2 173/173(D)0.99 0.97-1.00 173 None 2015- Atlas 5 96/97 0.98 0.94-1.00 86 06/15/07 2002- CZ-2D 70/71 0.97 0.92-1.00 39 12/28/16 1992- Ariane 5-ECA(+) 80/82 0.96 0.91-1.00 17 01/25/18 2002- CZ-4(A/B/C) 93/96 0.96 0.91-0.99 35 05/22/19 1988- CZ-2(C)(/SD/SM/YZ)67/69 0.96 0.89-1.00 33 08/18/11 1974- H-2A 44/45 0.96 0.87-1.00 39 11/29/03 2001- CZ-3B/3C 101/105 0.95 0.90-0.99 21 04/09/20 1996- CZ-2F(T/Y/G) 19/19 0.95 0.80-1.00 19 None 1999- Soyuz 2-1a 33/34# 0.94 0.84-1.00 27 04/28/15 2004- Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 63/66 0.94 0.87-0.99 36 11/28/17 2006- CZ-11(H) 15/15 0.94 0.76-1.00 15 None 2015- Soyuz 2-1b 14/14 0.94 0.75-1.00 14 None 2008- Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 28/29# 0.94 0.81-1.00 26 05/21/09 2006- Antares 2xx 12/12 0.93 0.72-1.00 12 None 2016- Minotaur 1 12/12 0.93 0.72-1.00 12 None 2000- PSLV 53/56 0.93 0.85-0.99 15 08/31/17 1993- CZ-6 10/10 0.92 0.68-1.00 10 None 2015- CZ-3/3A 37/40 0.90 0.79-0.98 27 08/18/96 1984- 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- Electron 29/32 0.88 0.75-0.98 12 05/15/21 2017- Delta 4 Heavy 13/14 0.88 0.66-1.00 13 12/21/04 2004- Minotaur 4/5 6/6++ 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 2010- CZ-7 6/6 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 2016- Kuaizhou 1(A) 18/20 0.86 0.69-0.98 4 12/15/21 2013- Soyuz 2-1v/Volga 6/7 0.86 0.47-0.99 5 12/05/15 2013- GSLV Mk3 4/4z 0.83 0.45-1.00 4 None 2017- Falcon Heavy 4/4 0.83 0.45-1.00 4 None 2018- CZ-5B 4/4 0.83 0.45-1.00 4 None 2020- Ceres-1 4/4 0.83 0.45-1.00 4 None 2020- Epsilon 5/6 0.83 0.42-0.99 0 10/12/22 2013- CZ-5 4/5 0.80 0.36-0.98 3 07/02/17 2016- LauncherOne 4/5 0.80 0.36-0.98 4 05/25/20 2020- 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 0.29-1.00 2 None 2018- Angara 5/Briz-M 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 2014- CZ-6A 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 2022- CZ-8 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 2020- Qased 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 2020- Angara 1.2 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 2022- CZ-7A 3/4 0.75 0.29-0.97 3 03/16/20 2020- Taurus (XL) 7/10 0.70 0.39-0.90 1 3/4/11 1994- Proton-M/DM-03 4/6 0.67 0.30-0.91 4 07/02/13 2010- SLS 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 11/16/22 2022- Proton M 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 07/21/21 2021- 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- Lijian 1 (ZK-1A) 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2022- Jielong 3 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2022- Safir 5/9(C) 0.56 0.27-0.81 0 02/05/19 2008- Vega-C 1/2 0.50 0.09-1.91 0 12/21/22 2022- KZ-11 1/2 0.50 0.09-0.91 1 07/10/20 2020- SS-520 1/2 0.50 0.09-0.91 1 01/14/17 2017- KSLV-2 (Nuri) 1/2 0.50 0.09-0.91 1 10/21/21 2021- Unha (TD-2) 2/5% 0.44 0.12-0.77 2 04/12/12 2006- SSLV 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 08/07/22 2022- Angara 5/Persei 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 12/27/21 2021- ZQ-1 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 10/27/18 2018- ZQ-2 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 12/14/22 2022- OS-M 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 03/27/19 2019- SQX-1 1/4 0.37 0.03-0.71 0 05/13/22 2019- Alpha 0/2 0.33 0.00-0.71 0 10/01/22 2021- Simorgh 0/4(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 Vega 17/19xx 0.89 0.67-0.98 3 11/17/20 2012-2021 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 Astra Rocket 3 2/7 0.36 0.07-0.65 0 06/12/22 2020-2022 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. =================================================================================== SPACE LAUNCH REPORT 2022 ORBITAL/SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG =================================================================================== by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2022 =================================================================================== YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH LOG DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01/06/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-136 Starlink 4-5 ~14.0 KC 39A LEO 01/13/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-137 Transporter 3 ~2.5 CC 40 SSO 01/13/22 LauncherOne F4 Above Clouds (7 usats) 0.03 MO LEO 01/17/22 CZ-2D Y70 Shiyan 13 TY 9 SSO 01/19/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-138 Starlink 4-6 ~14.0 KC 39A LEO 01/21/22 Atlas 5-511 AV084 GSSAP 5/6 CC 41 GEO 01/25/22 CZ-4C Y29 L-SAR 01A 3.2 JQ 43/94 SSO 01/31/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-139 CSG FM2 2.2 CC 40 SSO 02/02/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-140 NROL-87 VA 4E SSO 02/03/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-141 Starlink 4-7 ~14.0 KC 39A LEO 02/05/22 Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat 1946 Neitron 1 (Kosmos 2553) PL 43/4 LEO 02/10/22 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat VS27 OneWeb F13 5.015 KO ELS PEO 02/10/22 Rocket 3.3 LV0008 ELaNa 41 CC 46 [FTO] [1] 02/14/22 PSLV-XL C52 EOS-04 + 2usats 1.715 SR 1 SSO 02/15/22 Soyuz 2.1a 1948 Progress MS-19 ~7.4 TB 31/6 ISS 02/19/22 Antares 230+ A16 Cygnus NG-17 ~7.689 WI 0A ISS 02/21/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-142 Starlink 4-8 ~13.1 CC 40 LEO 02/25/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-143 Starlink 4-11 ~14.2 VA 4E LEO 02/26/22 CZ-4C Y30 L-SAR 01B 3.2 JQ 43/94 SSO 02/27/22 CZ-8 Y2 10xJilin-1+usats 1.7 WC 201 SSO [2] 02/28/22 Electron/Curie 24 StriX-B ~0.15 MA 1B SSO 03/01/22 Atlas 5-541 AV095 GOES-T 5.209 CC 41 GTO+ 03/03/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-144 Starlink 4-9 ~13.4 KC 39A LEO 03/05/22 CZ-2C Y62 Yinhe-2 01-06 ~1.5 XC 3 LEO 03/08/22 Qased 002 Noor 2 SH LEO 03/09/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-145 Starlink 4-10 ~13.68 CC 40 LEO 03/15/22 Rocket 3.3 LV0009 3xCubesats ~0.01 KD 3B SSO 03/17/22 CZ-4C Y47 Yaogan 34-02 JQ 43/94 LEO 03/18/22 Soyuz 2-1a 1949 Soyuz MS-21 ~7.2 TB 31/6 ISS 03/19/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-146 Starlink 4-12 16.25 CC 40 LEO 03/22/22 Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 1950 Meridian-M 20L ~2.0 PL 43/4 MOL 03/29/22 CZ-6A Y1 Pujiang 2/Tiankun 2 ~4.0 TY 9A SSO 03/30/22 CZ-11 Y10 Tianping 2A,B,C JQ SSO 04/01/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-147 Transporter 4 CC 40 SSO 04/02/22 Electron/Curie 25 2xBlackSky ~0.122 MA 1A LEO [3] 04/06/22 CZ-4C Y38 Gaofen 3-03 2.95 JQ 43/94 SSO 04/07/22 Soyuz 2.1b 1951 Lotos S1-5(Kosmos 2554) 6.0 PL 43/4 LEO 04/08/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-148 Axiom 1 (4xCrew) ~12.5 KC 39A ISS [4] 04/15/22 CZ-3B/E Y89 Chinasat 6D ~5.1 XC 2 GTO 04/15/22 CZ-4C Y28 Daqi 1 2.6 TY 9 SSO 04/17/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-149 NROL 85 (2xIntruder) ~6.5 VA 4E LEO 04/21/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-150 Starlink 4-14 ~15.9 CC 40 LEO 04/27/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-151 Crew 4 C212.1 ~12.5 KC 39A ISS 04/29/22 CZ-2C Y70 Siwei 01/02 1.08 JQ 43/94 SSO 04/29/22 Angara 1.2 001 MKA-R (Kosmos 2555) PL 35/1 SSO [5] 04/29/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-152 Starlink 4-16 ~15.9 CC 40 LEO 04/30/22 CZ-11H Y3 Jilin-1 GF 3D4-3D7,4A 0.267 YL SSO 05/02/22 Electron/Curie F26 34 usats ~0.05 MA 1A SSO [6] 05/05/22 CZ-2D Y79 Jilin-1 KF01C/7xGF03D 0.524 TY 9 SSO 05/06/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-153 Starlink 4-17 ~15.9 KC 39A LEO 05/09/22 CZ-7 Y5 Tianzhou 4 13.5 WC 201 CSS 05/13/22 SQX-1 Y4 Jilin-1 Mofang 01A(R) JQ 43/95A[FTO] [7] 05/13/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-154 Starlink 4-13 ~15.9 VA 4E LEO 05/14/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-155 Starlink 4-15 ~15.9 CC 40 LEO 05/18/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-156 Starlink 4-18 ~15.9 KC 39A LEO 05/19/22 Soyuz 2.1a 1952 Bars-M #3 (Kosmos 2556) ~4.0 PL 43/4 SSO 05/19/22 Atlas 5-N22 AV082 CST-100 OFT-2 ~13.00 CC 41 ISS [8] 05/20/22 CZ-2C/YZ-1S Y53/Y3 3xLEO Comsats JQ 43/94 SSO 05/25/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-157 Transporter 5 ~2.0 CC 40 SSO 06/02/22 CZ-2C Y65 9xGeesat 1.17 XC 3 LEO [9] 06/03/22 Soyuz 2.1a 1953 Progress MS-20 ~7.4 TB 31.6 ISS 06/05/22 CZ-2F/G Y14 Shenzhou 14 7.84 JQ 43/91 CSS 06/08/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-158 Nilesat 301 3.938 CC 40 GTO+ 06/12/22 Rocket 3.3 LV0010 Tropics 1 0.016 CC 46 [FTO][10] 06/17/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-159 Starlink 4-19 ~15.9 KC 39A LEO [11] 06/18/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-160 SARah 1 ~4.0 VA 4E SSO 06/19/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-161 Globalstar FM15 ~0.7 CC 40 LEO [12] 06/21/22 Nuri F2 Orbital Test 1.5 NA 2 SSO [13] 06/22/22 Ariane 5 ECA+ L5116 VA257/Measat 3d/GSAT 24 9.829 KO 3 GTO 06/22/22 KZ-1A Y17 Tianxing 1 JQ 43/95B SSO [14] 06/23/22 CZ-2D Y64 3xYaogan 35-02 XC 3 LEO [15] 06/27/22 CZ-4C Y46 Gaofen 12-03 3.00 JQ 43/94 SSO [16] 06/28/22 Electron/Photon F27 CAPSTONE 0.027 MA 1B TLI [17] 06/29/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-162 SES 22 3.5 CC 40 GTO 06/30/22 PSLV-CA C-53 DS-EO/NeuSAR//POEM ~0.6? SR 2 LEO [18] 07/01/22 Atlas 5-541 AV094 USSF-12 (WFOV/Ring) ~3.5 CC 41 GEO [19] 07/02/22 LauncherOne F5 Straght Up (STP-28A) ~0.06 MO LEO [20] 07/07/22 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat 1954 Glonass-K 16L 0.962 PL 43/3 MEO [21] 07/07/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-163 Starlink 4-21 ~15.9 CC 40 LEO [22] 07/11/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-164 Starlink 3-1 ~13.8 VA 4E SSO [23] 07/12/22 CZ-3B/E Y85 Tianlian 2-03 ~5.2 XC 2 GTO 07/13/22 Electron/Curie F28 NROL-162 MA 1A LEO [24] 07/13/22 Vega-C VV21 LARES 2 + 6 Cubesats ~0.4 KO ZLV MEO [25] 07/15/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-165 CRS-25/Cargo Dragon ~13.5 KC 39A ISS [26] 07/15/22 CZ-2C Siwei Gaojing 1-03/04 1.08 TY 9 SSO [27] 07/17/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-166 Starlink 4-22 ~15.9 CC 40 LEO [28] 07/22/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-167 Starlink 3-2 ~13.8 VA 4E SSO [29] 07/24/22 CZ-5B Y3 Wentian (LCM-1) 23.05 WC 101 CSS 07/24/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-168 Starlink 4-25 ~15.9 KC 39A LEO [30] 07/27/22 Liajian 1 (ZK-1A) Y1 SATech 01+5nsats ~1.5 JQ 43/130 SSO [31] 07/29/22 CZ-2D Y65 3xYaogan 35-03 XC 3 LEO [32] 08/01/22 Soyuz 2-1v/Volga Kosmos 2558 PL 43/4 SSO [33] 08/04/22 CZ-4B Y40 Gouman/HEDE-2G TY 9 SSO [34] 08/04/22 Electron/Curie F29 NROL 199 MA 1B LEO [35] 08/04/22 Atlas 5-421 AV097 SBIRS GEO-6 4.85 CC 41 GTO+[36] 08/04/22 CZ-2F/T Y18? Spaceplane F2 JQ 42/91 LEO [37] 08/04/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-169 KPLO 0.678 CC 40 EEO [38] 08/07/22 SSLV D1 EOS-2/AzaadiSAT 0.153 SR 1 [FTO][39] 08/09/22 Ceres-1 Y3 Tiajing 1-02/03 JQ SSO 08/09/22 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat Khayyam TB 31/6 SSO 08/10/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-170 Starlink 4-26 (52sats) ~15.6 KC 39A LEO 08/10/22 CZ-6 Y10 Jilin 1 GF-03D/IR-A 0.63 TY 16 SSO 08/12/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-171 Starlink 3-3 ~12.9 VA 4E SSO 08/19/22 CZ-2D Y66 Yaogan 35-04A-C XC 3 SSO 08/19/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-172 Starlink 4-27 ~15.9 CC 40 LEO 08/23/22 KZ-1A Chuagxin 16A/B XC LEO [40] 08/24/22 CZ-2D Y75 Beijing 3B TY 9 SSO 08/28/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-173 Starlink 4-23 (54sats) 16.7 CC 40 LEO [41] 08/31/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-174 Starlink 3-4 (46sats) ~13.8 VA 4E SSO 09/02/22 CZ-4C Y52 Yaogan 33-02 JQ 43/94 SSO 09/05/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-175 Starlink 4-20/Varuna ~15.6 CC 40 LEO [42] 09/06/22 KZ-1A Centispace 1-S3/S4 JQ 43/95B LEO 09/06/22 CZ-2D Y67 Yaogan 35-05A/B XC 3 LEO 09/07/22 Ariane 5 ECA+ L5117 VA258/Konnect VHTS 6.4 KO 3 GTO+[43] 09/11/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-176 Starlink 4-2/Bluewlkr3 ~12.0 KC 39A LEO [44] 09/12/22 CZ-7A Y5 Zhongxing 1E 5.32 WC 201 GTO 09/15/22 Electron/Curie F30 StriX 1 0.1 MA 1B SSO 09/19/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-177 Starlink 4-34 (54sats) 16.7 CC 40 LEO [45] 09/20/22 CZ-2D Y76 Yunhai 1-03 JQ 43/94 SSO 09/21/22 Soyuz 2-1a 1956 Soyuz MS-22 ~7.2 TB 31/6 ISS 09/24/22 Delta 4 Heavy D387 NROL 91 (KH-11 19) ~17.0 VA 6 LEO [46] 09/24/22 KZ-1A Y13 Shiyan 14&15 TY SSO 09/24/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-178 Starlink 4-35 ~15.86 CC 40 LEO [47] 09/26/22 CZ-2D Y68 Yaogan 36-01A,B,C XC 3 LEO 09/26/22 CZ-6 Y9 Shiyan 16A,B, 17 TY 16 SSO 10/01/22 Alpha FA002 Cube/Picosats 0.012 VA 2W [LEO][48] 10/04/22 Atlas 5-531 AV099 SES 20/21 3.27 CC 41 GEO 10/05/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-180 Crew 5 C210.2 ~12.5 KC 39A ISS 10/05/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-179 Starlink 4-29 (52sats) ~15.6 VA 4E LEO 10/07/22 CZ-11H CentiSpace S5/6 0.194 YL DeFu LEO [50] 10/07/22 Electron/Curie F31 GAzelle 0.15 MA 1B SSO [51] 10/08/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-181 Intelsat G-33/34 7.349 CC 40 GTO-[52] 10/08/22 CZ-2D Y55 ASO-S .888 JQ 43/94 SSO 10/10/22 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat 1957 Glonass-K K6s PL 43/3 MEO 10/12/22 Epsilon F6 RAISE 3 .11 KA Mu [FTO][53] 10/12/22 Proton M/DM-03 Angosat 2 2.0 TB 81/24 GEO 10/12/22 CZ-2C Huanjing 2-05 TY 9 SSO 10/14/22 CZ-2D Yaogan 36-02A,B,C XC 3 LEO 10/15/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-182 Hotbird 13F 4.5 CC 40 GTO+ 10/15/22 Angara 1.2/AM Kosmos 2560 (EMKA 3) PL 35/1 SSO 10/20/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-183 Starlink 4-36 (54sats)~16.7 CC 40 LEO 10/21/22 Soyuz 2.1v/Volga Kosmos 2561/62 PL 43/4 SSO 10/22/22 GSLV Mk3 OneWeb India 1 5.292 SR 2 LEO 10/22/22 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat 1958 Gonets-M 33-35/Skif-D 0.95 VO 1S MEO [54] 10/26/22 Soyuz 2.1a 1959 Progress MS-21 ~7.4 TB 31/6 ISS 10/28/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-184 Starlink 4-31 (53sats)~15.9 VA 4E LEO 10/29/22 CZ-2D Y72 SY 20C JQ 43/94 LEO [55] 10/31/22 CZ-5B Y4 Mengtian 23.0 WC 101 CSS 11/01/22 Falcon Heavy FH-4 USSF 44 ~3.7? KC 39A GEO [56] 11/02/22 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat 1960 EKS 6 (Kosmos 2563) ~1.4? PL 43/4 MOL 11/03/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-185 Hotbird 13G 4.5 CC 40 GTO+ 11/04/22 Electron/Curie F32 MATS 0.05 MA 1B SSO [57] 11/05/22 CZ-3B/E Y91 Zhongxing 19 ~5.2 XC 2 GTO 11/07/22 Antares 230+ A17 Cygnus NG-18 8.12 WI 0A ISS 11/10/22 Atlas 5-401 AV098 JPSS 2/LOFTID 4.019 VA 3E SSO [58] 11/11/22 CZ-6A Y2 Yunhai 3-01 ~1.0 TY 9A SSO 11/12/22 CZ-7 Y6 Tianzhou 5/XW 4 12.91 WC 201 CSS 11/12/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-186 Galaxy 31/32 6.6 CC 40 GTO+ 11/15/22 CZ-4C Y48 Yaogan 34-03A,B,C JQ 43/94 LEO 11/16/22 Ceres-1 Y4 Jilin-1 51-54, 03D08 0.25 JQ SSO 11/16/22 SLS SLS-1 Artemis 1 23.35 KC 39B TLI [59] 11/23/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-187 Eutelsat 10B 5.5 CC 40 GTO+[60] 11/26/22 PSLV-XL C54 EOS-06 + usats 1.171 SR 1 SSO 11/26/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-188 CRS-26/Cargo Dragon ~13.5 KC 39A ISS 11/27/22 CZ-2D Y89 Yaogan 36-03(A-C) XC 3 LEO 11/28/22 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat 1961 Glonass-M 61L 1.415 PL 43/3 MEO 11/29/22 CZ-2F/G Y15 Shenzhou 15 7.84 JQ 43/91 CSS [61] 11/30/22 Soyuz 2.1b 1962 Lotos S1-6(Kosmos 2565)6.0 PL 43/4 LEO 12/07/22 KZ-11 Y2 Jiaoton VDES JQ 43/95B SSO 12/08/22 CZ-2D Y45 Gaofen 5-01A ~1.3 TY 9 SSO 12/08/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-190 OneWeb F15 5.88 KC 39A SSO 12/09/22 Jielong 3 Y1 8xJilin Gaofen+6sats ~1.0 YL TaiRui SSO 12/11/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-189 Hakuto-R 1/Lunar FL ~1.014 CC 40 EEO [62] 12/12/22 CZ-4C Y57 Shiyan 20A/B JQ 43/94 LEO 12/13/22 Ariane 5 ECA+ L5118? VA259/Gal.35/6,MTG-I1 10.06 KO 3 GTO 12/14/22 ZQ-2 Y1 Smartsat 1B+10usats JQ 43/96 [FTO][63] 12/14/22 CZ-2D Y80 Yaogan 36-04(A-C) XC 3 LEO [64] 12/16/22 CZ-11 Y12 Shiyan 21 XC 4 LEO 12/16/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-191 SWOT 2.0 VA 4E LEO 12/16/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-192 O3b mPower 1&2 3.4 CC 40 MEO [65] 12/17/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-193 Starlink 4-37 (54) 16.2 KC 39A LEO 12/21/22 Vega-C VV22 Pleades NEO 5&6 1.84 KO ZLV [FTO][66] 12/27/22 CZ-4B Y55 Gaofen 11-04 TY 9 SSO 12/28/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-194 Starlink 5-1 16.36 CC 40 LEO [67] 12/29/22 CZ-3B/E Y88 Shiyan 10-02 XC 2 EEO [68] 12/30/22 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-195 EROS C3-1 ~0.4 VA 4E LEO [69] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [1] First Cape Canaveral Astra launch. PLF failed to separate. Stg 2 started and entered spin after impacting PLF. FTO. [2] First CZ-8 flown without liquid boosters. [3] 430 km x 42 deg orbit. [4] First Axiom private crew mission to ISS. C206.3 Endeavour. [5] First orbital Angara 1.2 launch, with "AM" third stage powered by four 11D458 engines. Secret Kosmos 2555 payload, reentered mid-May. [6] Curie fired at apogee for 540 km x 98.6 deg LEO/S. 1st Stg parachute recovery try by helicopter aborted, but stage splashed down and was recovered by ship. [7] Planned LEO/S. FTO. Cause not announced. [8] Centaur insert to 73 x 181 km x 51.62 deg orbit. Starliner S/C #2 performed successful insertion at T+31 min to 186 x 367 km x 51.62 deg orbit. AV-082 used AV-082 Centaur and AV-0?? Atlas. [9] To 607 km x 50 deg. First of planned 63-sat constellation. [10] Second stage cut off about 1 minute early. Two 3U Tropics-1 Cubesats. Planned 600 km x 30 deg orbit. FTO. [11] 50th F9 or FH launch from LC 39A. 100th successful reuse launch. [12] Unknown payload to 533 km x 54 deg. FM15 deployed to 1200 km x 52 deg. [13] Achieved 695 x 707 km x 98.02 deg LEO/S. First Nuri success. Dummysat, instrumented payload, 4 Cubesats. [14] To 275 x 292 km x 96.8 deg. Test satellite. Mission unknown. [15] 3 x remote sensing sats to 487 x 499 km x 34.99 deg. [16] Radarsat to 595 x 599 km x 97.98 deg. [17] Electron to 154 x 171 km x 39.1 deg. Photon 1st burn to 169x1,045 kmx39.1 deg, second burn to 220 x 1,075 km. Multiple Photon burns until final burn to ~220 x 1,310,000 km on Day 6. 12U cubesat CAPSTONE to separate and later moved itself to Halo orbit around Moon. [18] To 570 km x 10 deg. POEM is fourth stage with attached experiments. [19] 3t WFOV and secret Ring with Cubesats on propulsive ESPA to GEO. Three Centaur burns during 6 hr 5 min mission. [20] Two NewtonFour Stg 2 burns to 500 km x 45 deg. 7 Cubesats for DoD. [21] 09:18 UTC. To 19,100 km x 64.8 8 deg. [22] 13:11 UTC. 53 sats. Single-burn Stg 2 ascent. [23] 01:39 UTC. 46 sats. Two-burn Stg 2 ascent to 310 x 320 km x 97.6 deg. [24] 06:30 UTC. To ~600 km x 39.8 deg. [52] First Vega-C with first P120C, Z40, and AVUM+ stages 1,2,and 4. To 6,000 km x 70 deg. Five AVUM+ burns. [26] 00:44 UTC. Dragon 2 C208-3. B1067.5 landed ASOG. Boost-back. [27] 22:50 UTC. 2xSAR sats. [28] 14:20 UTC. 53 sats. Single-burn Stg 2 ascent to 232 x 338 km x 53.2 deg. [29] 17:39 UTC. 46 sats. 2-burn ascent to 540 km x 97.6 deg. [30] 13:38 UTC. 53 sats. Single-burn Stg 2 ascent. [31] 04:12 UTC. Inaugural launch of 4-stage solid fuel rocket. 6 sats. [32] 13:28 UTC. 500 x 484 km x 35 deg. 3xremote sensing. [33] 20:25 UTC. 435 x 455km x 97.3 deg. Possible NROL 87 follower. [34] 03:08 UTC. 489 x 502 km x 97.47 deg. [35] 05:00 UTC. LEO x 82 deg. NROL 199 (RASR 4) [36] 10:29 UTC. 3 Centaur burns to 5256 x 35350 km x 16.5 deg. Second RL10C-1-1 but with 22 inch rather than 33 inch nozzle flown on AV091 due nozzle extension vibrations on the first flight. Last 4 m aluminum PLF on Atlas. [37] ~16:02 UTC. Second experimental spaceplane launch. [38] 23:08 UTC. Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter to 245 x 1,239,000 km x 29.6 deg. Fifth orbital launch of 8/4/22, a Space-Age record. Second orbital launch from Cape Canaveral on 8/4/22. [39] 03:48 UTC. Inaugural launch of India's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). Velocity Trim Module (VTM, 4th stage) shut down 0.1 sec into planned 20 second insertion burn. Made 76 x 356 km versus planned 356 km x 37.2 deg circular orbit. Reentered over Pacific Ocean. Sensor and software failure. [40] 02:36 UTC. First XC launch by KZ-1A. [41] 03:41 UTC. B1069.2, rebuilt with 9 new engines, landed ASOG. Heaviest-ever Falcon 9 payload. Improved Merlin Vacuum engine. [42] 02:09 UTC. B1052.7 landed JTRI. 51 Starlink v1.5 plus rideshare Sherpa-LTC2 with payload Varuna-TDM. 304 x 316 km x 53.2 deg. 2-burn ascent. [43] Eutelsat Konnect VHTS. To 357 x 60,743 km x 3.4 deg. [44] 34 Starlink V1.5 satellites and rideshare BlueWalker3. B1058.14 landed ASOG. Two burns to initial 400 km x 53.2 deg orbit for BlueWalker3, then two more burns to 320 km for Starlink, then deorbit burn. [45] 00:18 UTC. B1067.6 landed JRTI. Single burn ascent. [46] 2225 UTC. Last Vandenberg Delta 4 Heavy. ~400 km x 73.5764 deg. [47] 2332 UTC. 52 Starlink v1.5. B1073.4 landed ASOG. Single burn ascent. [48] 0701 UTC launch. 219x279 km x 136.89 deg orbit, lower than 300 km plan. Serenity (3U), TES-15 (3U), PicoBus (6 Picosats). All fell out of orbit in less than two weeks. [49] 1600 UTC. 4 crew to ISS. C210.2 Endurance second flight. [50] 1310 UTC. From DEFU 15002 platform in Yellowo Sea. To 699 km x 55 deg. [51] 1709 UTC. To 750 km x 98 deg. PL < 180 kg. [52] 2305 UTC. To ~300 x 12000 km x 27 deg. Scrubs two prior days due helium leak in Stg 1. [53] Issue during Stg 2 coast. RSO just before Stg 3 would have ignited. [54] 2xGonets-M to 1500x1480kmx82.5deg. Skif-D to 8070 km MEO. [55] 750 x 796 km x 60 deg. [56] Multiple satellites directly to GEO, including Shepard Demo, LDPE 2, USUVL, LINUSS 1,2, and TETRA 1. B1066.1 core expended. It did not have legs. B1064.1 and B1065.1 boosters landed at LZ-1 and LZ-2, respectfully. [57] First stage recovery attempt failed. Aborted due telemetry drop out. [58] Two Centaur burns to JPSS-2 (2930 kg) depoly. Third deorbit burn also provided LOFTID (1089 kg) a reentry path to test inflatable heat shield. Last Vandenberg Atlas 5. [59] First SLS launch. 06:47 UTC launch. 30 x 1,800 km initial orbit, then 180 x 1,800 km after first, "Perigee Raise" burn by ICPS at T+53 min. TLI burn by ICPS sent Orion to 516 x 377,200 km x 30.52 deg orbit. Orion entered lunar orbit on November 21. [60] Expended B1049.11. To 261 x 59,831 km x 22.78 deg supersynchronous transfer orbit. ~GEO-1,570 m/s. Used pre-Block 5 interstage. [61] 3 crew to China Space Station. [62] B1073.5 landed LZ-2. To 327 x 1,620,940 km x 28 deg, to be redirected toward Moon. ISpace Lunar lander test. [63] 0830 UTC. Stg 2 vernier shut down with main engine, 2 minutes early. Planned SSO. First attempted flight to orbit by a LOX/LCH4 rocket. [64] 1825 UTC. [65] Two sats to 2798 x 6989 km x 9.63 deg. Stg 2 3-burn ascent. [66] Stage 2 lost pressure at T+3:27. Stg 3 burned to no avail. Planned SSO. [67] Single Stg 2 burn to 212 x 338 km x 43 deg. B1062.11 landed ASOG. [68] To 184 x 40,096 km x 51 deg. Sat expected to later raise self to 1,880 x 38,880 km x 63.6 deg Molniya 12-hour orbit like SY 10-01. [69] To 485 x 503 km x 139.36 deg retrograde orbit. B1061.11 landed LZ4. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- =================================================================================== 2022 MAJOR SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG Suborbital Launches Using Booster Hardware Also Used for Orbital Launches ================================================================================== DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/19/22 Yars ICBM Operational Test PL SUB[4] 02/19/22 Sineva SLBM Operational Test WH SUB[4] 04/20/22 RS-28 Sarmat ICBM Test PL SUB[4] 07/07/22 Minotaur 2+ Mk21A RV Test VA TP01 [FSO][5] 08/16/22 Minuteman 3 GT234 ICBM Operational Test VA LF09 SUB[6] 09/07/22 Minuteman 3 GT244 ICBM Operational Test VA LF10 SUB[7] 10/26/22 Yars ICBM Operational Test PL SUB[4] 10/26/22 Sineva SLBM Operational Test BA SUB[4] 11/03/22 Bulava SLBM Operational Test BA SUB[4] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [4] To Kura test range. [5] Failed T+11 sec. Carried Mk21A RV in development test for Sentinel ICBM. Mk21A will carry W87-1 warhead. First Minotaur 2(+) launch since 2008. [6] 1xRV. To Kwajalein. Missile pulled from Minot AFB. [7] 3xRV. To Kwajalein. Pulled from FE Warren AFB. ================================================================================= *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 YO = Yoshinobu Launch Pad **Orbit Code: CSS = China Space Station LEO EEO = Elliptical Earth Orbit EEO/M (MOL) = 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 ISS = International Space Station LEO x 51.6 deg LEO = Low Earth Orbit LEO/E = Equatorial LEO LEO/S (SSO) = Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit LEO/P (PEO) = Polar Low Earth Orbit LEO/R = Retrograde Low Earth Orbit MEO = Medium Earth Orbit MTO = Medium Earth Transfer Orbit SUB = Suborbital ========================================================================= =========================================================================