======================================================== ======================================================== SPACE LAUNCH REPORT UPDATE December 31, 2023 by Ed Kyle ======================================================== 2023 was a record year for orbital space flight, with 211 successes on 221 attempts, a jump from 2022's 178 successes and 186 attempts. Starlink was the primary reason, accounting for 64 launches, 29% of the total. The US tied the USSR's 1982 record of 101 orbital successes. China's 66 orbital successes was a record for that country. Falcon 9 led the way with 91 launches and no failures, a new Space Age record. Cape Canaveral's SLC 40 hosted 55 of those launches, one every 6.6 days on average, more than the entire world succeeded in getting to orbit in 2004 or 2005. This is a new world record for orbital launches from one pad in a calendar year. Vandenburg's SLC 4E broke its own marks with 28 Falcon 9 launches. KSC 39A handled eight Falcon 9 liftoffs - including three crewed and three with ISS cargo - and five Falcon Heavy flights. The 96 total Falcon family launches were boosted by 24 core stages that flew 106 times and were recovered 98 times, with only one unplanned loss. Three stages flew eight times and three others seven times, etc. Seven were expended on Falcon Heavy flights. One, B1058.19, was lost after collapsing on JRTI at sea after landing on its 19th flight. China's DF-5 based CZ family was second, with 38 flights and no failures, slightly below its 2021 high of 40. CZ-2F/G performed two crewed Shenzhou launches and one uncrewed cargo mission for China's space station. Jiquan was China's busiest launch range, with 36 orbital attempts and 35 successes across several pads. Russia's R-7 family was third, with 15 launches, all successful. These included one crewed and one uncrewed Soyuz missions and four Progress ISS cargo flights. New Zealand's Electron reached orbit 8 times in 9 tries. It also had a successful suborbital flight from Wallops Island, Virginia as part of a new HASTE configuration. That flight was preceeded by two orbital successes from Wallops's new Launch Area 0C, Electron's first US-based liftoffs. Electron Flight 41 in September suffered a second stage ignition failure caused by an electrical fault. The company altered its power system design and flew successfully in December, the last of seven Mahia launches during the year. Next on the list were China's Ceres-1(S) at 7(0) and KZ-1A at 6(1) (launches(failures)). They were part of a group of eight Chinese smallsat launch vehicles that together tallied a 22(1) record during the year, a big jump from prior years. Highlights included ZQ-2 performing the world's first two successful LCH4/LOX orbital flights, the inaugural kerosene/LOX Tianlong-2 launch, and flights by larger, 2.65 meter diameter solid propellant rockets Lijian-1 and Jielong-3. China's new CZ-5 to CZ-8 family had a quiet year with seven launches. CZ-7(A) has been the most oft-flown of these rockets, suggesting that it might become a future standard bearer. Three LV types flew more than 10 times. These accounted for 144, or 65%, of the year's total. Three more types flew five times or more. Thirteen flew 2-3 times. Fully 21 LV types only flew once. Five of the latter failed, including the final air-dropped LauncherOne, the first (and final) Relativity Space LNG/LOX Terran-1 (launched from Cape Canaveral's SLC 16), the inaugural ABL Space Systems RS-1 from Kodiak, Japan's inaugural H-3, and an unacknowledged Qaem-100 inaugural attempt by Iran. Firefly's Alpha made it to orbit twice, but one of those suffered a second stage restart failure that left a Lockheed Martin satellite in a too-low orbit that will soon decay. Alpha now has a 4(3) record overall. Virgin Orbit shut down. Astra Space did not fly as it struggled to keep its doors open. Altogether US smallsat launchers only succeeded once in five flights, a marked contrast to China. Northrop Grumman's Antares flew one last time with a Ukrainian first stage powered by Russian rocket engines. Plans call for a new Antares to be powered by Firefly engines. Northrop's Pegasus/Minotaur/Taurus family did not fly and has not flown since 2021/2021/2017. United Launch Alliance only performed three launches, two by Atlas 5 and one Delta 4 Heavy, all from the Cape. Once dominant Ariane 5 closed out its service with two 2023 flights. It flew 117 times, failing five times, during its 27 years. India's SSLV succeeded on its second flight. South Korea's Nuri reached orbit for the second time, and the country's new Solid Fuel Space Launch Vehicle reached orbit on its first, surprising try during a test flight. North Korea's Chollima-1, based on its new Titan-2 like ICBM, reached orbit on its third try after two failures during the year. Important new rockets slipped into next year or the year after. ULA's first Vulcan stood at SLC 41 at year's end. Europe's Ariane 6 is months away, as is its reworked Vega-C. Japan will try with H-3 again soon. Blue Origin's New Glenn is still, years on now, in development. SpaceX's Super Heavy/Starship failed in its first two suborbital attempts from Boca Chica, Texas. These 120 meter tall stainless steel behemoths can weigh more than 5,100 tonnes at launch, requiring 33 high pressure staged combustion Raptor 2 engines making more than 6,800 tonnes (15 million pounds) of liftoff thrust, all ridiculous records. The first launch battered the launch mount and failed after engines shut down. The second flight was the first time that all 33 SH engines had managed to perform a burn of any length without engine shutdown or loss. Bad things happened after staging, for reasons unknown. SpaceX is preparing for a third launch. Despite its massiveness, NASA will need a "high teens" number of SH/SS launches to perform an Artemis lunar landing, which will require yet-to-be-proven in-orbit cryogenic propellant transfer and storage, among other things. Still trying to get the thing flying, SpaceX has apparently put stage recovery on the backburner. ======================================================== INDEX 2023 Worldwide Orbital Launch Box Score 2023 Launch Vehicle Standings 2023 Launch Site/Country Standings Launch Vehicle by Success Rate 2023 Orbital Launch Log 2023 Suborbital Launch Log ======================================================== ======================================================== WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH BOX SCORE as of 12/31/23 All Orbital Launch Crewed Launch Attempts(Failures) Attempts(Failures) ------------------------------------------------------- 2023: 221(10) 6(0) 2022: 186(8) 7(0) 2021: 144(11) 8(0) 2020: 114(10) 4(0) 2019: 102(5) 3(0) ======================================================== ======================================================== SPACE LAUNCH REPORT 2023 LAUNCH VEHICLE STANDINGS ======================================================== by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2023 ======================================================== 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 91(0) 81(0) 10(0) - CZ (DF-5) 38(0) 32(0) 6(0) - R7 15(0) 12(0) 3(0) - Electron 9(1) 9(1) - - Ceres-1(S) 7(1) 7(1) - - KZ-1A 6(0) 6(0) - - Falcon Heavy 5(0) - 4(0) 1(0) CZ-7(A) 3(0) 1(0) 2(0) - PSLV 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) - Ariane 5 2(0) - 1(0) 1(0) Atlas 5 2(0) 1(0) 1(0) - H-2A 2(0) 1(0) 1(0) - LVM3 2(0) 1(0) 1(0) - Soyuz 2-1v 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-6A 2(0) 2(0) - - ZQ-2 2(0) 2(0) - - Hyperbola 1 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-11 2(0) 2(0) - - Chollima 1 3(2) 3(2) - - Firefly Alpha 2(1) 2(1) - - CZ-5 1(0) - 1(0) - Delta 4 Heavy 1(0) - 1(0) - Proton M/Briz M 1(0) - 1(0) - Proton M/DM-03 1(0) - 1(0) - GSLV Mk2 1(0) - 1(0) - Antares 230+ 1(0) 1(0) - - Vega 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-6 1(0) 1(0) - - Jielong-3 1(0) 1(0) - - Tianlong-2 1(0) 1(0) - - Shavit-2 1(0) 1(0) - - SSLV 1(0) 1(0) - - Lijian-1 1(0) 1(0) - - Nuri 1(0) 1(0) - - Qased 1(0) 1(0) - - SFSL 1(0) 1(0) - - Terran 1 1(1) 1(1) - - LauncherOne 1(1) 1(1) - - RS-1 1(1) 1(1) - - H-3 1(1) 1(1) - - Qaem 100 1(1) 1(1) - - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 221(10) 184(10) 35(0) 2(0) Antares Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Antares 230+ 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Ariane 5 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Ariane 5ECA(+) 2(0) - 1(0) 1(0) ------------------------------------------------------------ Atlas 5 Details ----------------------------------------------------------- Atlas 5-401 - - - - Atlas 5-411 - - - - Atlas 5-421 - - - - Atlas 5-431 - - - - Atlas 5-501 1(0) 1(0) - - Atlas 5-511 - - - - 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) 9(0) 9(0) - - CZ-2D 12(0) 12(0) - - CZ-2D/YZ-3 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-2FG (M) 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-2F/T 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-3A - - - - CZ-3B(/E) 5(0) - 5(0) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 1(0) - 1(0) - CZ-3C(/E) - - - - CZ-3C/YZ-1 - - - - CZ-4B 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-4C 6(0) 6(0) - - CZ-5 1(0) - 1(0) - CZ-5B - - - - CZ-6 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-6A 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-7 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-7A 2(0) - 2(0) - CZ-8 - - - - CZ-11(H) 2(0) 2(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Ceres 1(S) ------------------------------------------------------------ Ceres 1 6(1) 6(1) - - Ceres 1S (Yellow Sea) 1(0) 1(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 4 Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Delta 4H 1(0) - 1(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------ Electron Details ------------------------------------------------------------- Electron - - - - Electron/Curie 9(1) 9(1) - - Electron/Photon - - - - Electron/HASTE 1(0) suborbital ------------------------------------------------------------- Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Falcon 9 v1.2 StrLnk 64(0) 64(0) - - Falcon 9 v1.2 21(0) 11(0) 10(0) - Falcon 9 v1.2 Crew 3(0) 3(0) - - Falcon 9 v1.2 Cargo 3(0) 3(0) - - Falcon Heavy 5(0) - 4(0) 1(0) Stg 1 lost on one Starlink launch. All others recovered. All Falcon Heavy's expended cores. One Expended boosters. ------------------------------------------------------------ H-2A/B Details ------------------------------------------------------------- H-2A/202 2(0) 1(0) 1(0) - H-2A/204 - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------- Proton Details ------------------------------------------------------------ Proton-M - - - - Proton-M/Briz-M 1(0) - 1(0) - Proton-K/DM-2 - - - - Proton-M/DM-03 1(0) - 1(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------- PSLV Details ------------------------------------------------------------ PSLV-G - - - - PSLV-CA (Core Alone) 2(0) 2(0) - - PSLV-DL - - - - PSLV-QL - - - - PSLV-XL 1(0) - 1(0) - ------------------------------------------------------------- Soyuz/Molniya (R-7) Details ------------------------------------------------------------- Soyuz-2-1a 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a(Progress) 4(0) 4(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a(Soyuz)(UM) 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a(Soyuz)(M) 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat 1(0) 1(0) - - Soyuz-2-1a/Volga - - - - Soyuz-2-1b 3(0) 3(0) - - Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat 4(0) 1(0) 3(0) - NK-33A Powered Soyuz 2-1v/Volga - - - - Soyuz 2-1v 2(0) 2(0) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ ======================================================== 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 59(1) Jiuquan, China 36(1) Vandenberg, California 30(1) XiChang, China 15(0) Kennedy Space Center, FL 13(0) Taiyuan, China 9(0) Baikonur, Kazakhstan 9(0) Plesetsk, Russia 7(0) Sriharikota, India 7(0) Mahia, New Zealand 7(1) Wenchang, China 4(0) Kourou, French Guyana 3(0) Vostochny, Russia 3(0) Wallops Island, Virgina 3(0) Yellow Sea Platform, China 3(0) Tanegashima,Japan 3(1) Sohae, North Korea 3(2) Shahrud, Iran 2(1) Palmachim, IS 1(0) Naro Space Center, South Korea 1(0) Jeju Island Platform, S. Korea 1(0) Cornwall, UK 1(1) Kodiak LC, Alaska 1(1) Kagoshima, Japan ========================================================= 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 104(4) 87(4) 16(0) 1(0) China 67(1) 58(1) 9(0) - Russia 19(0) 14(0) 5(0) - New Zealand 9(1) 9(1) - - India 7(0) 4(0) 3(0) - Europe 3(0) 1(0) 1(0) 1(0) Japan 3(1) 2(1) 1(0) - South Korea 2(0) 2(0) - - North Korea 3(2) 3(2) - - Iran 2(1) 2(1) - - Ukraine 1(0) 1(0) - - Israel 1(0) 1(0) - - ========================================================= 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 105(4) 88(4) 16(0) 1(0) China 67(1) 58(1) 9(0) - Russia 19(0) 14(0) 5(0) - New Zealand 9(1) 9(1) - - India 7(0) 4(0) 3(0) - Europe 3(0) 1(0) 1(0) 1(0) Japan 3(1) 2(1) 1(0) - South Korea 2(0) 2(0) - - North Korea 3(2) 3(2) - - Iran 2(1) 2(1) - - Israel 1(0) 1(0) - - ========================================================= ================================================================ SPACE LAUNCH REPORT ACTIVE LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS ================================================================ by Ed Kyle as of December 30, 2023 ================================================================ 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 v1.2 264/264(D)0.996 0.98-1.00 264 None 2015- Atlas 5 98/99 0.98 0.94-1.00 88 06/15/07 2002- CZ-2D 84/85 0.98 0.93-1.00 52 12/28/16 1992- Ariane 5-ECA(+) 82/84 0.97 0.91-1.00 19 01/25/18 2002-2023 CZ-4(A/B/C) 100/103 0.96 0.91-0.99 42 05/22/19 1988- CZ-2(C)(/SD/SM/YZ)76/78 0.96 0.91-1.00 42 08/18/11 1974- H-2A 46/47 0.96 0.88-1.00 41 11/29/03 2001- CZ-2F(T/Y/G) 22/22 0.96 0.83-1.00 22 None 1999- CZ-3B/3C 107/111 0.96 0.91-0.99 27 04/09/20 1996- Soyuz 2-1a 40/41# 0.95 0.86-1.00 34 04/28/15 2004- Soyuz 2-1b 17/17 0.95 0.78-1.00 17 None 2008- CZ-11(H) 17/17 0.95 0.78-1.00 17 None 2015- Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 67/70 0.94 0.88-0.99 40 11/28/17 2006- Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat 29/30# 0.94 0.82-1.00 27 05/21/09 2006- PSLV 56/59 0.93 0.86-0.99 18 08/31/17 1993- Antares 2xx 13/13 0.93 0.73-1.00 13 None 2016-2023 Minotaur 1 12/12 0.93 0.72-1.00 12 None 2000- CZ-6 11/11 0.92 0.70-1.00 11 None 2015- Falcon Heavy 9/9 0.91 0.66-1.00 9 None 2018- CZ-3/3A 37/40 0.90 0.79-0.98 27 08/18/96 1984- Proton-M/Briz-M 91/101 0.89 0.83-0.95 1 12/13/21 2001- Kuaizhou 1(A) 24/26 0.89 0.75-0.99 10 12/15/21 2013- Pegasus (H/XL) 40/45 0.89 0.76-0.96 31 11/04/96 1991-2021 CZ-7 7/7 0.89 0.60-1.00 7 None 2016- Electron 37/41 0.88 0.77-0.97 1 09/19/23 2017- Delta 4 Heavy 14/15 0.88 0.68-1.00 14 12/21/04 2004- Minotaur 4/5 6/6++ 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 2010- GSLV Mk3 6/6z 0.88 0.56-1.00 6 None 2017 Vega 18/20xx 0.86 0.69-0.98 4 11/17/20 2012- Soyuz 2-1v/Volga 6/7 0.86 0.47-0.99 5 12/05/15 2013- Ceres 1(S) 10/11 0.85 0.60-1.00 1 09/21/23 2020- CZ-5B 4/4 0.83 0.45-1.00 4 None 2020- CZ-6A 4/4 0.83 0.45-1.00 4 None 2022- Soyuz 2-1v 4/4 0.83 0.45-1.00 4 None 2018- CZ-7A 5/6 0.83 0.42-0.99 5 03/16/20 2020- Epsilon 5/6 0.83 0.42-0.99 0 10/12/22 2013- CZ-5 5/6 0.83 0.42-0.99 4 07/02/17 2016- Qased 3/3 0.80 0.38-1.00 3 None 2020- GSLV Mk2 7/9 0.78 0.44-0.95 1 08/12/21 2010- Shavit(-1,-2) 10/13 0.77 0.49-0.93 6 9/6/04 1988- Angara 5/Briz-M 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 2014-2020 CZ-8 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 2020- Lijian 1 (ZK-1A) 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 2022- Angara 1.2 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 2022- Jielong 3 2/2 0.75 0.29-1.00 2 None 2022- Proton-M/DM-03 5/7 0.71 0.35-0.92 5 07/02/13 2010- Taurus (XL) 7/10 0.70 0.39-0.90 1 3/4/11 1994-2017 LauncherOne 4/6 0.67 0.30-0.91 0 01/09/23 2020-2023 KSLV-2 (Nuri) 2/3 0.67 0.20-0.94 2 10/21/21 2021- ZQ-2 2/3 0.67 0.20-0.94 2 12/14/22 2022- 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 2016-2016 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- TianLong 2 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2023- SFSL 1/1 0.67 0.17-1.00 1 None 2023- Safir 5/9(C) 0.56 0.27-0.81 0 02/05/19 2008- Hyperbola 1 3/6 0.50 0.19-0.81 2 05/13/22 2019- Vega-C 1/2 0.50 0.09-0.91 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- SSLV 1/2 0.50 0.09-0.91 1 08/07/22 2022- Unha (TD-2) 2/5% 0.44 0.12-0.77 2 04/12/12 2006- Chollima 1 1/3 0.43 0.06-0.80 1 05/30/23 2023- Terran 1 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 03/23/23 2023-2023 H-3 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 03/07/23 2023- 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- OS-M 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 03/27/19 2019- RS-1 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 01/10/23 2023- Qaem 100 0/1 0.40 0.00-0.83 0 03/04/23 2023- Firefly Alpha 1/4 0.38 0.03-0.71 0 12/22/23 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 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 YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL LAUNCH LOG ========================================================================== by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2023 ========================================================================== YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH LOG DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01/03/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-196 Transporter 6 2.0 CC 40 SSO 01/08/23 CZ-7A Y4 Sijian-23 6.0 WC 201 GTO 01/09/23 Ceres-1 Y5 5xusats JQ SSO 01/09/23 LauncherOne F6 Start it Up CW [FTO] 01/10/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-197 OneWeb F16 5.88 CC 40 SSO 01/10/23 RS-1 F1 VariSat 1A/1B KD 3C [FTO] 01/12/23 CZ-2C Y61 APStar 6E/Kickstage 4.3 XC 3 LEO 01/13/23 CZ-2D TY23 Yaogan 37/SY 22A/B JQ 43/94 SSO 01/15/23 CZ-2D Y71 6xJilin-1+8usats TY 9 SSO 01/15/23 Falcon Heavy FH-5 USSF-67 4.0 KC 39A GEO 01/18/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-199 GPS 3-6 4.35 CC 40 MTO 01/19/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-198 Starlink 2-4 (51) 15.8 VA 4E LEO 01/24/23 Electron/Curie F33 HawkEye 360 0.45 WI 0C LEO 01/26/23 H-2A-202 F46 IGS Radar 7 4.0 TA Y1 SSO 01/26/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-200 Starlink 5-2 (56) 17.4 CC 40 LEO 01/31/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-201 Starlink 2-6(R) 15.12 VA 4E LEO 02/02/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-202 Starlink 5-3 (53) 16.17 KC 39A LEO 02/05/23 Proton M/DM-03 93568 Electro-L 4 2.09 TB 81/24 GEO 02/07/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-203 Amazonas Nexus 4.15 CC 40 GTO+ 02/09/23 Soyuz 2.1a 1963 Progress MS-22 7.34 TB 31/6 ISS 02/10/23 SSLV D2 EOS-07+usats 0.18 SR 1 LEO 02/12/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-204 Starlink 5-4 (55) 16.78 CC 40 LEO 02/17/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-205 Starlink 2-5 15.56 VA 4E LEO 02/18/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-206 Inmarsat 6-2 5.47 CC 40 GTO 02/23/23 CZ-3B/E Y93 Chinasat 26 5.0 XC 2 GTO 02/24/23 Soyuz 2.1a 1964 Soyuz MS-23 7.2 TB 31/6 ISS 02/24/23 CZ-2C Y63 Horus 1 0.33 JQ 43/94 SSO 02/27/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-208 Starlink 6-1 (21) 15.75 CC 40 LEO 03/02/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-207 Crew 6 C206.4 12.5 KC 39A ISS 03/03/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-209 Starlink 2-7 (51) 15.55 VA 4E LEO 03/04/23 Qaem 100 Nahid 1 SH 1 [FTO] 03/07/23 H-3-22S TF1 ALOS 3 3.0 TA Y2 [FTO] 03/09/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-210 OneWeb F17 5.88 CC 40 SSO 03/09/23 CZ-4C Y51 Tianhui 6A/B TY 9 SSO 03/12/23 Proton M/Briz M Olimp K-2 3.0 TB 200/39 GEO 03/13/23 CZ-2C Y64 Horus 2 JQ 49/94 SSO 03/15/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-211 CRS-27 C209.3 13.5 KC 39A ISS 03/15/23 CZ-11 Y11 Shiyan 19 JQ 43/95B SSO 03/16/23 Electron/Curie F34 Capella 9/10 0.22 WI 0C LEO 03/17/23 CZ-3B/E Y94? Gaofen 13-02 XC 2 GTO 03/17/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-212 Starlink 2-8 15.86 VA 4E LEO 03/17/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-213 SES 18/19 7.26 CC 40 GTO- 03/22/23 KZ-1A Y19 Tianmu 1-03 to 06 JQ 43/95B SSO 03/23/23 Terran 1 F1 GLHF Test Flight 0.01 CC 16 [FTO] 03/23/23 Soyuz 2.1a 1965 Bars-M/Kosmos 2567 4.0 PL 43/3 SSO 03/24/23 Electron/Curie F35 BlackSky 18-19 0.12 MA 1B LEO 03/24/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-214 Starlink 5-5 17.08 CC 40 LEO 03/26/23 LVM3 M3 OneWeb 18 5.81 SR 2 LEO 03/28/23 Shavit-2 13 Ofeq 13 PA REO 03/29/23 Soyuz 2.1v 101 Kosmos 2568 PL 43/4 SSO 03/29/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-215 Starlink 5-10 17.08 CC 40 LEO 03/30/23 CZ-2D Y90 Piesat 1-4 1.13 TY 9 SSO 03/31/23 CZ-4C Y49 Yaogan 34-04 JQ 43/94 LEO 04/02/23 TianLong 2 Y1 Jinta/Test 0.01 JQ SSO 04/02/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-216 SDA Tranche 0A VA 4E LEO 04/07/23 Hyperbola 1.2 Y6 Verification Flight JQ 43/95A SSO 04/07/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-217 Intelsat 40e 6.16 CC 40 GTO- 04/14/23 Ariane 5 ECA+ L5119? VA260/JUICE 5.96 KO 3 HCO 04/15/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-218 Transporter 7 1.6 VA 4E SSO 04/16/23 CZ-4B Y51 Fengyun 3-07 3.6 JQ 43/94 LEO 04/19/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-219 Starlink 6-2 15.75 CC 40 LEO 04/22/23 PSLV-CA C55 TeLEOS 2 + cubes 0.76 SR 1 LEO 04/27/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-220 Starlink 3-5 13.03 VA 4E SSO 04/28/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-221 O3bmPower 3&4 3.4 CC 40 MEO 05/01/23 Falcon Heavy FH-6 ViaSat 3/usats 6.74 KC 39A GEO 05/04/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-222 Starlink 5-6 16.80 CC 40 LEO 05/08/23 Electron/Curie F36 Tropics F2 0.01 MA 1B LEO 05/10/23 CZ-7 Y7 Tianzhou 6 13.0 WC 201 CSS 05/10/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-223 Starlink 2-9 15.3 VA 4E LEO 05/15/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-224 Starlink 5-9 16.80 CC 40 LEO 05/17/23 CZ-3B/E Y87? Beidou 3-G4 4.6 XC 2 GTO 05/19/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-225 Starlink 6-3 16.53 CC 40 LEO 05/20/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-226 OneWeb F19/IridiumF 6.66 VA 4E LEO 05/21/23 CZ-2C Y60 AK 1A/B,LJ 2-01 JQ 43/94 LEO 05/21/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-227 AX-2 C212.2 12.06 KC 39A ISS 05/24/23 Soyuz 2.1a 1966 Progress MS-23 7.34 TB 31/6 ISS 05/25/23 Nuri F3 NEXTSat 2/4usats 0.24 NA 2 SSO 05/26/23 Electron/Curie F37 TROPICS F3 0.01 MA 1B LEO 05/26/23 Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat 1967 Kondor FKA 1 1.05 VO 1S SSO 05/27/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-228 BADR 8 4.5 CC 40 GTO+ 05/29/23 GSLV Mk2+ F12 NVS 01 2.23 SR 2 GTO 05/30/21 CZ-2F/G Shenzhou 16 7.84 JQ 43/90 CSS 05/30/23 Chollima 1 F1 Malligyoug 1 SO 2 [FTO] 05/31/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-229 Starlink 2-10 15.6 VA 4E LEO 06/04/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-230 Starlink 6-10 16.5 CC 40 LEO 06/05/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-231 CRS-28 C208.4 13.5 KC 39A ISS 06/07/23 Lijian 1 Y2 Shiyan 24A/B +24nst JQ 43/130 SSO 06/09/23 KZ-1A Y20 Longjiang 3 0.12 JQ 43/95A LEO 06/12/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-232 Starlink 5-11 15.6 CC 40 LEO 06/12/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-233 Transporter 8 VA 4E SSO 06/15/23 CZ-2D Y88 41xJilin-1 TY 9 LEO 06/18/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-234 Satria ~4.6 CC 40 GTO+ 06/20/21 CZ-6 Y12 Shiyan 25 TY 16 SSO 06/22/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-235 Starlink 5-7 14.1 VA 4E LEO 06/22/23 Delta 4H D388 NROL 68 (Orion 11) ~6.0 CC 37B GEO? 06/23/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-236 Starlink 5-12 16.8 CC 40 LEO 06/27/23 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat 1968 Meteor M 2-3 3.25 VO 1S SSO 07/01/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-237 Euclid 2.16 CC 40 HTO 07/05/23 Ariane 5 ECA+ L5120? VA261/Syracuse4B/HH 6.98 KO 3 GTO 07/07/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-238 Starlink 5-13 14.4 VA 4E LEO 07/09/23 CZ-2C/YZ-1S ITTS JQ 43/94 LEO 07/10/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-239 Starlink 6-5 16.5 CC 40 LEO 07/12/23 ZQ-2 Y2 Dummysat? JQ 43/96 SSO 07/14/23 LVM3 M4 Chandrayaan 3 3.9 SR 2 EEO 07/16/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-240 Starlink 5-15 16.2 CC 40 LEO 07/18/23 Electron/Curie F39 7 Cubesats 0.09 MA 1B LEO 07/20/23 KZ-1A Y22 Tianmu-1 07-10 JQ 43/95A SSO 07/20/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-241 Starlink 6-15 12.0 VA 4E LEO 07/22/23 Ceres-1 Y6 Qiankun 1/XSD 16 0.25 JQ 43/95B SSO 07/23/23 CZ-2D Y91 Sxiang 01-03/LX 03 1.4 TY 9 SSO 07/24/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-242 Starlink 6-6 16.5 CC 40 LEO 07/26/23 CZ-2D Y81 Yaogan 36 A-C XC 3 SSO 07/28/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-243 Starlink 6-7 16.5 CC 40 LEO 07/29/23 Falcon Heavy FH-7 Jupiter 3 9.2 KC 39A GTO+ 07/30/23 PSLV-CA C56 DS-SAR 0.42 SR 1 LEO 08/02/23 Antares 230+ A18 Cygnus NG-19 ~8.12 WI 0A ISS 08/03/23 CZ-4C Y44 Fengyun 3F 2.7 JQ 43/94 SSO 08/03/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-244 Galaxy 37 5.06 CC 40 GTO+ 08/07/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-245 Starlink 6-8 16.5 CC 40 LEO 08/07/23 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat 1969 Glonass K2-13L PL 43/3 MEO 08/08/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-246 Starlink 6-20 11.25 VA 4E LEO 08/08/23 CZ-2C Y46 HJ-2F TY 9 SSO 08/10/23 Ceres 1 Y7 XH x 4 +3 JQ 43/95B SSO 08/10/23 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat 1970 Luna 25 1.75 VO 1S TLI 08/11/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-247 Starlink 6-9 16.5 CC 40 LEO 08/12/23 CZ-3B/E Y92 LudiTance 4A XC 2 GTO 08/14/23 KZ-1A Y21 Hede 3A-E 0.22 XC LEO 08/17/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-248 Starlink 6-10 16.5 CC 40 LEO 08/20/23 CZ-4C Y56 Gaofen 12-04 JQ 43/94 SSO 08/22/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-249 Starlink 7-1 15.75 VA 4E LEO 08/23/23 Soyuz 2.1a 1971 Progress MS-24 7.33 TB 31/6 ISS 08/23/23 Chollima 1 F2 Malligyoug 1 SO 2 [FTO] 08/23/23 Electron/Curie F40 Acadia (SAR) 0.17 MA 1B LEO 08/25/23 Ceres 1 Y8 Jilin-1 Kuanfu 02A 0.23 JQ 43/95B SSO 08/26/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-250 Crew 7 C210.3 12.5 KC 39A ISS 08/27/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-251 Starlink 6-11 16.5 CC 40 LEO 08/31/23 CZ-2D Y82 Yaogan 39-01A-C XC 3 LEO 09/01/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-252 Starlink 6-13 16.5 CC 40 LEO 09/02/23 PSLV-XL C57 Aditya L1 1.48 SR 2 EEO 09/02/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-253 SDA 0B VA 4E LEO 09/04/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-254 Starlink 6-12 15.75 KC 39A LEO 09/05/23 Ceres 1S Y1 Tianqi 21-24 YL LEO 09/06/23 CZ-4C Y53 Yaogan 33-03 JQ 43/94 SSO 09/06/23 H-2A-202 F47 XRISM/SLIM 2.51 TA Y1 EEO 09/09/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-255 Starlink 6-14 16.5 CC 40 LEO 09/10/23 CZ-6A Y5 Yaogan 40A-C TY 9 SSO 09/10/23 Atlas 5-551 AV-102 SILENTBARKER CC 41 GEO 09/12/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-256 Starlink 7-2 15.75 VA 4E LEO 09/15/23 Firefly Alpha A003 VICTUS-NOX VA 2W SSO 09/15/23 Soyuz 2.1a 1972 Soyuz MS-24 ~7.3 TB 31/6 ISS 09/16/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-257 Starlink 6-16 16.5 CC 40 LEO 09/17/23 CZ-2D Y83 Yaogan 39-02(A-C) XC 3 LEO 09/19/23 Electron/Curie F41 Acadia 2 (SAR) 0.17 MA 1B [FTO] 09/20/21 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-258 Starlink 6-17 16.5 CC 40 LEO 09/21/23 Ceres 1 Y11 Jilin-1 Gaofen 04B JQ 43/95B[FTO] 09/24/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-259 Starlink 6-18 16.5 CC 40 LEO 09/25/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-260 Starlink 7-3 15.75 VA 4E LEO 09/26/23 CZ-4C Y54 Yaogan 33-04 JQ 43/94 SSO 09/27/23 Qased F3 Noor 3 SH LEO 09/30/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-261 Starlink 6-19 16.5 CC 40 LEO 10/05/23 CZ-2D Y84 Yaogan 39-03(A-C) XC 3 LEO 10/05/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-262 Starlink 6-21 16.5 CC 40 LEO 10/06/23 Atlas 5-501 AV-104 KuiperSat 1,2 CC 41 LEO 10/09/23 Vega VV23 THEOS 2/TRITON ~0.7 KO ZLV SSO 10/09/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-264 Starlink 7-4 15.75 VA 4E LEO 10/13/23 Falcon Heavy FH-8 Psyche 2.75 KC 39A HCO 10/13/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-263 Starlink 6-22 16.5 CC 40 LEO 10/15/23 CZ-2D Y77 Yunhai 1-04 JQ 43/94 SSO 10/18/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-265 Starlink 6-23 16.5 CC 40 LEO 10/21/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-266 Starlink 7-5 15.75 VA 4E LEO 10/22/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-267 Starlink 6-24 17.25 CC 40 LEO 10/23/23 CZ-2D Y85 Yaogan 39-04(A-C) XC 3 LEO 10/26/23 CZ-2F/G Y17 Shenzhou 17 7.84 JQ 43/90 CSS 10/27/23 Soyuz 2.1b 1973 Lotos S1-7(Kos 2570) 6.0 PL 43/3 LEO 10/29/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-268 Starlink 7-6 16.5 VA 4E LEO 10/30/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-269 Starlink 6-25 17.25 CC 40 LEO 10/31/23 CZ-6A Y4 Tianhui 5-01/02 TY 9A SSO 11/03/23 CZ-7A Y6 TJS 10 6.0 WC 201 GTO 11/04/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-270 Starlink 6-26 17.25 CC 40 LEO 11/08/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-271 Starlink 6-27 17.25 CC 40 LEO 11/09/23 CZ-3B/E Y94 Zhongxing 6E ~5.1 XC 2 GTO 11/10/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-272 CRS-29 C211.2 13.5 KC 39A ISS 11/11/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-273 Transporter 9 ~2.0 VA 4E SSO 11/12/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-274 O3bmPower 5&6 ~3.4 CC 40 MEO 11/16/23 CZ-2C/YZ-1S Y54/Y6 Haiyang 3-01 JQ 43/94 SSO 11/18/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-275 Starlink 6-28 17.25 CC 40 LEO 11/20/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-276 Starlink 7-7 16.5? VA 4E LEO 11/21/23 Chollima-1 F3 Malligyong 1 SO 2 SSO 11/22/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-277 Starlink 6-29 17.15 CC 40 LEO 11/23/23 CZ-2D/YZ-3 Y59/Y2 XQG 2 XC 3 LEO 11/25/23 Soyuz 2.1b 1974 Kosmos 2571 PL 43/4 SSO 11/28/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-278 Starlink 6-30 17.15 CC 40 LEO 12/01/23 Soyuz 2.1a 1975 Progress MS-25 7.34 TB 31/6 ISS 12/01/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-279 Korea 425 +rides ~2.0 VA 4E SSO 12/03/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-280 Starlink 6-31 17.15 CC 40 LEO 12/04/23 CZ-2C Y75 MisrSat2/XC 2A/B ~1.0 JQ 43/94 SSO 12/04/23 SFSL TV2 S-STEP 0.1 JE LEO 12/04/23 Ceres 1 Y9 TY 16/StarPool 1A 0.25 JQ 43/95B SSO 12/05/23 Jielong 3 Y2 WHJS-03 ~1.0 YL TaiRui LEO 12/03/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-281 Starlink 6-33 17.15 CC 40 LEO 12/08/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-282 Starlink 7-8 16.5? VA 4E LEO 12/08/23 ZQ-2 Y3 Honghu 1,2/TY 33 0.15 JQ 43/96 SSO 12/10/23 CZ-2D Y86 Yaogan 39-05(A-C) XC 3 LEO 12/14/22 CZ-2F/T 2FT5 Spaceplane F3 JQ 43/90 LEO 12/15/23 Electron/Curie F42 QPS SAR-5 0.1 MA 1B LEO 12/15/23 CZ-5 Y6 Yaogan 41 WC 101 GTO 12/16/23 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat 1976 Arktika-M #2 2.08 TB 31/6 EEM 12/17/23 Hyperbola 1.2 Y7 DEAR 1 JQ 43/95A SSO 12/19/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-283 Starlink 6-34 17.15 CC 40 LEO 12/21/23 Soyuz 2.1b 1977 Bars-M #5 ~4.0 PL 43/4 SSO 12/22/23 Alpha A004 Tantrum ~0.13 VA 2W [LEO] 12/23/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-285 Starlink 6-32 17.25 CC 40 LEO 12/24/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-286 SARah 2/3 ~3.6 VA 4E SSO 12/25/23 KZ-1A Y26 Tianmu-1 11-14 JQ 43/95A SSO 12/25/23 CZ-11H Shiyan 24 C1-3 SC BRJZ SSO 12/26/23 CZ-3B/YZ-1 Beidou 3M 25/26 2.12 XC 2 MEO 12/27/23 KZ-1A Y27 Tianmu-1 19-22 JQ 43/95A SSO 12/27/23 Soyuz 2.1v 011 Kosmos 2574 PL 43/4 SSO 12/29/23 Falcon Heavy FH-9 OTV-7/X37B#2 KC 39A EEO? 12/29/23 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-287 Starlink 6-36 17.25 CC 40 LEO 12/30/23 CZ-2C/YZ-1S Y55 ITTS JQ 43/94 LEO -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Footnotes indexed by Launch vehicle name and ID. [LauncherOne F6] Failed to orbit. Possible Stg 2 issue. Planned 555 km SSO. 7 microsats. [RS-1 F1] Failed to orbit. Failed soon after liftoff. Fell back near pad. [FH-5] CBAS 2/DLPE 3A. Core expended. Boosters landed LZ1/2. 3-burns to GEO. [F9-199] To 392x20163 km x 55 deg. [F9-198] To 215x335 km x 70 deg. 51 sats. B1075.1 landed OSCILY. 1-burn ascent. Originally stacked with B1061.11 for November 2022 launch, but shelved after 2nd stage problem during Nov 17 static firing. [Electron F33] Curie Kick Stage burn to reach 550 km x 40.5 deg orbit. Three x 15 kg elints. First Electron launch from a US pad. Wallops Island Pad 0C, confusingly called "LC 2" by RocketLab. [F9-200] 0932 UTC. Heaviest Falcon 9 payload. B1067.9 static fired 1/25. [F9-201] 1615 UTC. 49 Starlinks plus ION SCV009. 2-burns to 327x339 x 70 deg. [F9-202] 0758 UTC. 53 Starlinks to 325x343 km x 43 deg. 2-burn ascent. 200th F9 orbital attempt. [F9-203] 0132 UTC. To roughly 359x59782 km x25 deg supersynchronous transfer orbit. [SSLV D2] 0348 UTC. First SSLV success. To 450 km x 37.2 deg. [F9-204] 0510 UTC. To 298x339 km x 43 deg. 2-burn ascent. [F9-205] 1912 UTC. To 223x335 km x 70 deg. 51 sats. 1-burn ascent. [Soyuz MS-23] 0024 UTC. Uncrewed "rescue" Soyuz spacecraft to replace Soyuz MS-22 which leaked coolant while attached to ISS. [CZ-2C Y63] 0405 UTC. 500 km SSO. Remote sensing satellite. [F9-208] 2323 UTC. 2-burn mission to 365 x 373 km x 43 deg. 1st Starlink v2 Mini. [F9-207] 0534 UTC. 4 crew to ISS. [F9-209] 1838 UTC. 1-burn ascent. [03/04/23 Qaem 100] Launch not reported. 3-stg solid LV. Mobile launcher. [H-3 TF1] 0137 UTC. First H-3 launch. Stg 2 no start. 669 km SSO planned. Probable electrical issue. Aborted attempt on 2/17/23. [F9-210] 1913 UTC. B1062.13 landed LZ1. 40 sats. 2-burn ascent. [CZ-4C Y51] 2241 UTC. 880x888 km x 99 deg. [F9-211] 0030 UTC. 2.852 tonnes cargo. [Electron F34] 2238 UTC. Kick Stage burn to 600 km x 44 deg orbit. [F9-213] 308 x 19,720 km x 26.9 deg subsync transfer orbit. [Terran-1 F1] 0325 UTC. Inaugural launch. First CH4/LOX orbital attempt by U.S. Stage 2 failed to ignite. FTO. No deployable payload or PLF. [Electron F35] Curie Kick Stage burn to reach 450 km x 42 deg orbit. Stg 1 parachute recovery in ocean. [F9-214] 1543 UTC. 2-burn ascent. 56 sats. [LVM3 M3] 36 OneWeb sats. To 450 km x 87.4 deg. [CZ-4C Y49] LEO x 63.4 deg. [TianLong Y1] 0848 UTC. Inaugural launch. 2 x kerosene/LOX stages plus 3rd hypergolic kick stage. 500 km x 97.5 deg. [F9-216] 1429 UTC. B1075.2 landed LZ-4. First SDA Tranche 0 launch. 10 sats to 941 x 952 km x 81 deg. [Hyperbola 1.2 Y6] 0400 UTC. No payload. Test flight to 295x504 km x 97.34 deg. [F9-217] 0430 UTC. 181x30719km x 26.98 deg subsync orbit. B1076.4 landed ASOG. [Ariane 5 VA260] Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer. To Jupiter in 2031 via. Venus and Earth flybys. [F9-218] 0648 UTC. B1063.10 landed LZ4. Stage 2 fired four times. Two deployment orbits (490 x 509km x97.8 deg and 674 x 684km x 98.2 deg). Short nozzle on Stg 2 Mvac. Stg 1 did 1-eng entry and 3-eng (1-3-1) landing. [CZ-4B Y51] 410 x 417 km x 50 deg. [F9-219] 2-burn Stg 2 ascent to 344x353 km x 43 deg orbit. [PSLV C55] To 585 km x 10 deg orbit. TeLEOS 2 weighed 741 kg. [F9-220] 2-burn Stg 2 profile to 297 x 350 km x 97.6 deg. [F9-221] 2212 UTC. 3-burn Stg 2 profile to 2765x7000 km x 8.62 deg. [FH-6] ViaSat-3 (6.418 t), Arcturus (0.3 t), GS-1 (0.022 t) to near-GEO. All cores expended. B1052.8 MY, B1053.3 PY, B1068.1 center core. 0026 UTC. [F9-222] 0731 UTC. B1069.7 landed ASOG. 56 sats. 2-burn ascent. [Electron F36] Stage 2 direct to 550 km orbit. Kick Stage burned at first ascending equator crossing to decrease inclination. 535 x 555 km x 32.73 deg orbit. [CZ-7 Y7] 1322 UTC. To China Space Station with 5.8 tonnes cargo. [F9-223] 2009 UTC. 1-burn mission. 51 v1.5 sats. 222x334 km x 70 deg. [F9-224] 0503 UTC. 2-burn ascent. 56 v1.5 sats. 298 x 340 km x 43 deg. [F9-225] 0619 UTC. 2-burn ascent. 22 v2-Mini sats. 314x323 km 43 deg. [F9-226] 1316 UTC. 2-burn ascent. 16 OneWeb. 5 Iridium. 628 km x ~87 deg. [F9-227] 2137 UTC. 4 crew to ISS on Axiom mission. 1st crewed mission with Stg 1 RTLS. [Nuri F3] 0924 UTC. To 541 x 550 km x 97.54 deg. [Electron F37] 0346 UTC. To ~550 km x 32.75 deg. [05/26/23 Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat] 2114 UTC. To 509 x 512 km x 97.44 deg. Civilian radarsat. [F9-228] 0430 UTC. To 405 x 61221 km x2 7.83 deg supersynchronous transfer orbit. [CZ-2F/G Shenzhou 16] 0131 UTC. Three crew to China Space Station. [Chollima-1 F1] 0629 UTC. First Chollimia 1. Based on Hwasong 15 or 17. Stg 2 no ignite. [F9-229] 0602 UTC. 52 v1.5 sats to 222x332 kmx70 deg orbit. 1-burn ascent. [F9-230] 1220 UTC. 22 v2 Mini sats to 314x323 km x 43 deg. 2-burn ascent. [F9-231] 1612 UTC. 3.304 tonnes cargo. 1-burn ascent to LEO x 51.6 deg. [Lijian-1 Y2] 0410 UTC. To 500 km SSO. 26 sats total. [F9-232] 0710 UTC. 52 sats. 2-burns to 299 x 338 km x 43 deg. [F9-235] 2135 UTC. 72 sats. 2-burns to ~545 km SSO. [F9-234] 2221 UTC. To 545 x 51670 km x 27.9 deg. "10,100 lb" (4,581 kg) [F9-235] 0719 UTC. Dogleg to 229x334 km x 43 deg. 1-burn ascent. [D388] 1018 UTC. Penultimate Delta 4 (Heavy). Likely Orion ELINT. [F9-236] 1535 UTC. 56 sats. 2-burns to 298x340 km x 43 deg. First 10th flight of PLF half. [F9-237] 1512 UTC. 2 burns to ~200x1,500,000 km. Euclid to boost self to S/E L2 Halo. [Ariane 5 VA261] 2200 UTC. Ariane 5 finale. 117th Ariane 5. Syracuse 4B (3.572 t) and Heinrich Hertz (3.408 t) to 250x35700 km x 3 deg. [F9-238] 1929 UTC. 48 v1.5 sats. 1-burn ascent to 229x337 km x 43 deg. [7/9/23 CZ-2C] 1100 UTC. 2 x Internet Technology Test Satellites [F9-239] 0358 UTC. 22 x V2-Mini sats. 2-burn ascent. 315x323 km x 43 deg. [ZQ-2 Y2] 0100 UTC liftoff. 453 km x 93.7 deg orbit. World's first successful orbital launch by an LCH4/LOX rocket. [LVM3 M4] 0905 UTC. To 170 x 36500 km x 21.3 deg. Chandrayaan 3 to raise self to TLI/Lunar orbit. 2.148 t Lander to separate from 1.752 t Propulsion Module in lunar orbit for landing. [F9-240] 0350 UTC. 2-burn ascent. 54 v1.5 sats to 299x339x43 deg. Last launch of v1.5 Starlink variant. [Electron F39] 0127 UTC. 1-Curie burn to 564x576 km x 99.45 deg for 4xStarling (48 kg) and 2xSPIREGlobal (12 kg). Two more Curie burns to 991x1020 km x 99.45 deg for 40 kg Telesat LEO 3. First stage returned by parachute to ocean splashdown and recovery. [KZ-1A Y22] 0320 UTC. Four metsats to 518x530 km x 97.41 deg. [F9-241] 0409 UTC. 15 v2-Mini sats to 285x315 km x 43 deg. 1-burn ascent. [F9-242] 0050 UTC. 22 v2Mini sats to LEOx43 deg. 2-burn ascent. [F9-243] 0401 UTC. 22 v2Mini sats to LEOx43 deg. 2-burn ascent. [FH-7] 0304 UTC. Side boosters RTLS. Core expended. 3-burn ascent to 8,000 x 35,504 km x 10.39 deg. [Antares A18] Antares 230+ finale. Last Ukrainian first stage with Russian RD-181 engines. >3,719 kg cargo. "SS Laurel Clark" to 208x369km x 51.6 deg orbit. 0031 UTC liftoff. [F9-244] 0500 UTC. B1077.6 landed JRTI. 2-burns to GTO+ [F9-245] 0241 UTC. 22 V2Mini sats. 2-burns to 344x353 km x43deg. [F9-246] 0357 UTC. 15 V2 Minis. 1-burn to 285x315 km x 43 deg. [Luna 25] 2310 UTC. Lunar lander. ~340x400,000 km x 49 deg. [F9-247] 0517 UTC. 22 V2 Minis. 2-burns to 284x294 km x 43 deg. [CZ-3B/E Y92] 1726 UTC. To GTO x 28.56 deg. To be GEO x 53 deg. SAR. 4.2 m PLF. [KZ-1A Y21] 0532 UTC. To 700 km x 50 deg. [F9-248] 0336 UTC. 22 V2 Minis. 2 burns to 284x294 km x 43 deg. B1067.13 landed ASOG. [F9-249] 0937 UTC. 21 V2 Minis. 2-burn ascent. B1061.15 landed OCISLY. [Chollima-1 F2] 1850 UTC. Failed during 3rd stage of flight. [Electron F40] 2330 UTC. 1 Curie burn to 640 km x 53 deg. Stage 1 returned by parachute to ocean recovery. First use of a previously-flown first stage engine. [F9-250] 0727 UTC. 4-crew to ISS. Endurance third flight. B1081.1 landed LZ-1. [F9-251] 0105 UTC. 22 V2 Minis. 2-burns to 284x293 km x 43 deg. B1080.3 landed JRTI. [PSLV C57] 0620 UTC. Solar observatory to 253 x 19000 km x 19.2 deg. Will raise to L1. [F9-253 1425 UTC. 2-burn ascent to 950 km x 81 deg. 13 sats. LZ4 landing. 5th short-nozzle Mvac. [F9-254] 0156 UTC. 2-burns to 284x293 km x 43 deg. 21 V2 Minis. B1073.10 landed JRTI. [Ceres-1S Y1] 0934 UTC. 1st Ceres 1 launched from Yellow Sea platform. 800 km x 50 deg. [H-2A F47] 2342 UTC. XRISM, 2.3 tonnes to 550 km LEO. SLIM, 0.21 tonnes to 500 x 98,000 km. SLIM to raise self to lunar flyby, then return to lunar orbit and landing. [F9-255] 0312 UTC. 22 V2 Minis. 2-burns to 284x284x43. B1076.7 landed ASOG. [F9-256] 0657 UTC. 21 V2 Minis. 2-burns to 286x297x53. B1071.11 landed OCISLY. [Alpha A003] 0228 UTC. TacRS-3 24-hour callup mission. 1-burn to 476x531x97.32 deg. Stg 2 restarted successfully for deorbit burn. [Soyuz MS-24] 1544 UTC. 3-crew to ISS. 2-orbits to dock. [F9-257] 0338 UTC. 22 V2 Minis. 2-burns to 284x294x43 deg. B1078.5 landed JRTI. [Electron F41] 0655 UTC. Stg 2 failed to start. FTO. Planned 635 km x 53 deg. Electrical arc in high voltage power supply for the Rutherford engine’s motor controllers shorted the battery packs that powered the second stage. Rocket Lab will improve testing on the ground and will house the HV power supply in a pressurized enclosure. [F9-258] 22 V2 Minis. 2-burns to 284x294x43. B1058.17 landed ASOG. [Ceres 1 Y11] 04:59 UTC. Fail during first stage. Planned SSO. [F9-259] 22 V2 Minis. 2-burns to 284x294x43. B1060.17 landed JRTI. [F9-260] 21 V2 Minis. 2 burns to 286x297x53. B1075.6 landed OCISLY. [Qased F3] Noor-3 to 442 x 446 km x 93.57 deg orbit. [F9-261] 22 V2 Minis. 2-burns to 284x294x43. B1069.10 landed ASOG. [CZ-2D Y84] 0024 UTC. [F9-262] 22 V2 Minis. 2-burns to 284x293x43. B1076.8 landed JRTI. 0536 UTC. [AV-104] 1806 UTC. 2 prototype sats to 483x504x30. Centaur 2nd burn to HCO. [VV23] 0136 UTC. 417 kg THEOS 2 and 241 kg TRITON to 600x617x97.9 deg after two AVUM burns. Multiple cubesats to 571 km after two more AVUM burns. Fifth AVUM burn for orbit reduction. [F9-264] 0743 UTC. 21 V2 Minis. 2 burns to 286x297x53. B1063.14 landed OCISLY. [FH-8] B1064.4/B1065.4 side cores landed LZ-1/2. B1079.1 core expended. Stg 2 two burns to HCO (c3=15km2/s2). Psyche to flyby Mars in 2026 and reach asteroid Psyche in 8/2029. 1419 UTC liftoff. [F9-263] 22 V2 Minis. 2-burns to 284x293x43. B1067.14 landed ASOG. 2301 UTC. Scrubbed on 10/09/23 at T-23 sec due winds. [F9-265] 22 V2 Minis. 2 burns to 284x293x43. B1062.16 landed JRTI. 0039 UTC. [F9-266] 21 V2 Minis. 2 burns to 286x296x53. B1061.16 landed OCISLY. 0823 UTC. [F9-267] 23 V2 Minis. 2 burns to 284x293x43. B1080.4 landed ASOG. 0217 UTC. Stg 1 burned 6 sec longer during ascent, slight shorter entry burn. [CZ-2F/G Y17] 0314 UTC. 3 crew on Shenzhou 17 to CSS. [F9-268] 0900 UTC. 22 V2Minis. 2 burns to 286x296x53. B1075.7 landed OCISLY. Stg 1 MECO slightly later, slightly shorter entry burn. [F9-269] 23 V2 Minis. 2 burns to 285x293x43. B1077.8 landed JRTI. 2320 UTC. [CZ-7A Y6] 1445 UTC. To 181 x 35836 km x 16.97 deg. Commmunications Technology. [F9-270] 23 V2 Minis. 2 burns to 285x293x43. B1058.18 landed ASOG. 0037 UTC. [F9-271] 23 V2 Minis. 2 burn ascent. B1073.11 landed JRTI. 0505 UTC. [F9-272] 0128 UTC. B1081.2 landed LZ-1. 2.905 tonnes cargo. [F9-273] 1849 UTC. B1071.12 landed LZ-4. 90 sats with 23 more subsats (113 total). Stg 2 used short-nozzle Mvac (6th flight). [F9-274] 2108 UTC. B1076.9 landed ASOG. 3-burn Stg 2 profile to 2594 x 7004 km x 9.01 deg. [CZ-2C Y54] Haiyang 3-01 remote sensing sat to 768 x 788 km x 98.7 deg. YZ-1S (Y6) upper stage raised orbit from 123 x 782 km. [F9-275] 0505 UTC. 23 V2 Minis. 2 burn ascent. B1069.11 landed JRTI. [F9-276] 1030 UTC. 22 V2 Minis. 2 burn ascent. B1063.15 landed OCISLY. [Chollima-1 F3] 1342 UTC. To 493 x 512 km x 97.43 deg. Stg 1 detonated after separation, likely to prevent recovery. [F9-277] 0747 UTC. 23 V2 Minis. 2 burn ascent. B1067.15 landed ASOG. [CZ-2D Y59] 1000 UTC. YZ-3 upper stage. 3 objects to 1,100 km x 49.95 deg. [Soyuz 2.1b 11/25/23] 2058 UTC. Unknown sat to 301 x 322 km x 96.63 deg [F9-278] 0420 UTC. 23 V2 Minis. 2 burn ascent. B1062.17 landed JRTI. [F9-279] 1819 UTC. Four Korea 425 spysats + 21 rideshares to 515x532x97.4 deg and 560x575x97.4 deg. B1061.17 landed LZ-4. [F9-280] 0400 UTC. 23 V2 Minis. 2 burn ascent. B1078.6 landed ASOG. [CZ-2C Y75] 0410 UTC. 627x642x98 deg. [SFSL TV2] 0500 UTC. S. Korea Solid Fuel Space Launcher (Test Vehicle 2). Used Stages 1 and 3 and Post Boost Vehicle of ultimately-planned 3-stage solid + liquid PBV vehicle. 100 kg SAR satellite. Launched from platform 4 km off Jeju Island. Followed two prior suborbital tests. 636x653km x 46.98 deg. Upper Stg in 424x653km x 46.92 deg. [Ceres-1 Y9] 2333 UTC. [Jielong-3 Y2] 1924 UTC. 904x922 km x 86.49 deg. [F9-281] 0507 UTC. 23 V2 Minis. 2 burn ascent. B1077.9 landed JRTI. [F9-282] 0803 UTC. 22 V2 Minis. 2 burn ascent. B1071.13 landed OCISLY. [ZQ-2 Y3] 2339 UTC. 433 x 461 km x 97.26 deg. Still used TQ-12/TQ-11 powered Stage 2. [CZ-2F/T5] 1410 UTC. Spaceplane to 333x348 km x 49.99 deg. [Electron F42] 0400 UTC. Placed Japan commercial SAR to 575 km x 42 deg. [CZ-5 Y6] 1341 UTC. Optical remote sensing satellite. 195x35815 km x 19.51 deg. [Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat 12/16/23] 0917 UTC. 3 Fregat burns to 1043x39750 km x 63.4 deg. [Hyperbola 1.2 Y7] 0700 UTC. DEAR 1 recoverable capsule sat to 491x500 km x 97.4 deg. Upper stage to 269x500 x 97.69 deg. [F9-283] 0401 UTC. 23 V2 Minis. 2 burn ascent. B1081.3 landed ASOG. [Alpha FLTA04] 1732 UTC. Tantrum is Lockheed Martin Electronically Steereable Antenna Demonstration. Stg 2 failed second, circularization burn, leaving payload in improper 215 x 523 km x 140 deg transfer orbit. [F9-285] 0533 UTC. 23 V2 Minis. 2 burn ascent. B1058.19 landed JRTI, but during transport back to Port on December 25 the booster tipped over on the droneship due to high winds and waves and was lost. (Newer Falcon boosters have upgraded landing legs with the capability to self-level and mitigate this type of issue.). [F9-286] 1311 UTC. 2 burn ascent. B1075.8 landed LZ-4. Stg 2 used short-nozzle Mvac (7th flight). [CZ-11H, 12/25/23] 22:39 UTC. Shiyan 24C, 3 satellites (1-3). South China Sea. [FH-9] B1064.5/B1065.5 side cores landed LZ-1/2. B1084.1 core expended. X-37B first flight on Falcon Heavy. Initial 51.5 deg inclination. Stg 2 later in 74 deg inclination for reentry south of Alaska. X-38B vehicle 2 to unknown orbit, later found by amateurs to be 323 x 38,838 km x 59.1 deg with an apogee above 37 deg South. [CZ-2C Y55/YZ-1S Y10] 930x940 km x 50 deg. Internet Technology Test Satellite. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================== 2023 MAJOR SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG Suborbital Launches Using Booster Hardware Also Used for Orbital Launches ========================================================================== DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD SITE* ORBIT** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/10/23 Minuteman 3 GT245 ICBM Operational Test VA LF10 SUB 02/18/23 RS-28 Sarmat ICBM Test PL [FSO] 04/11/23 Yars-E ICBM Test KY SUB 04/19/23 Minuteman 3 GT246 ICBM Operational Test VA LF09 SUB 04/20/23 SH/SS B7S24 Integrated Flight Test 1 BC OLP1 [FSO] 06/18/23 Electron/HASTE F38 DYNAMO-A WI 0C SUB 09/06/23 Minuteman 3 GT247 ICBM Operational Test VA LF10 SUB 10/07/23 Miura 1 TF-1 Suborbital Test Flight EA SUB 10/21/23 TV D1 Crew Escape Abort Test SR 1 SUB 10/25/23 Yars ICBM Test PL SUB 10/25/23 Sineva SLBM Test BA SUB 11/01/23 Minuteman 3 GT248 ICBM Operational Test VA LFxx [FSO] 11/05/23 Bulava SLBM Test BA SUB 11/18/23 SH/SS B9S25 Integrated Flight Test 2 BC OLP1 [FSO] 12/11/23 GBI FTG-12 Development Test VA LF24? SUB -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Footnotes by date [02/10/23] 1xRV. To Kwajalein. 91st SMW crew from Minot AFB. [02/10/23] Possible guidance and control failure during second stage operation. [04/11/23] To Sary Shagan. 1st launch of Topol-ME/Yars-E with mobile launcher option. Test of advanced combat equipment. [04/19/23] Minuteman 3 with one RV from VA to KWAJ. 0511 PT. 341st SMW, Malmstrom AFB, MT crew and missile. [04/20/23] SpaceX Super Heavy/Starship inaugural Integrated Flight Test from Boca Chica. planned near-orbital flight to impact near Hawaii. 3 Raptor 2 engines failed during liftoff. At least 5 more failed during ascent. Control lost after about 2 minutes. Vehicle flipped several times before exploding at about T+4 min. 39 km apogee. 250 km apogee planned. 1333 UTC launch. Mp=4600 tonnes. GLOW ~ 5200+ tonnes. About 5900 tonnes liftoff thrust maybe on the 30 engines that were running, so T/W~1.15 maybe. Planned 6534 tonnes liftoff thrust (90% thrust). Mp1 3400 t. Mp2 1200 t. SS 1500 tonnes thrust. 120 x 9 meters. Dug crater below launch mount. Large chunks of concrete flung about. At least one HPU unit on SH failed during flight. Second may have failed. Planned BECO 2:49, Stg 2 2:57-9:20 Boostback to near coast 3:11-4:06, Landing burn 7:40-8:03. Entry 1:17:21. Starship impact 1:30:00. Investigation determined that the root cause was a fuel leak and fire in the engine compartment. [06/18/23] First Electron/HASTE suborbital launch. 0124 UTC. Modified Kick Stage and PLF. Up to 700 kg payload possible. Classified mission. [09/06/23] Three Mk12A RVs to Kwajalein. 0126 PT launch. [10/07/23] First flight of PLD Space suborbital Miura 1 vehicle. 47 km apogee. [10/21/23] First flight of Test Vehicle, derived from GSLV Mk2 L40 booster. Suborbital test of Crew Escape System. 14 km apogee. [10/25/23] To Kura range. Sineva launched from K-114 in Barents Sea. [11/01/23] Flight terminated by Range Safety over Pacific Ocean after 5 minutes. 0706 UTC launch. Possible failure during post-boost phase, or failed RV Shroud or PBV or RV sep. [11/05/23] To Kura range. Bulava launched from K-554 Alexander III in White Sea. [11/18/23] SpaceX Super Heavy/Starship second Integrated Flight Test from Boca Chica. Planned near-orbital flight to impact near Hawaii. First stage good thru T+2:43 (cutoff) and 2:48 (staging). First use of hot-staging. Multiple Stage 1 engine failures after flip and boost-back resulted in FTS of SH. Ship 25 flight good through about 7:07 when first in series of plumes appeared. Ship FTS at around 8:05 with velocity 24,124 km/hr versus plan near 27,000 km/hr. Termination perhaps 8 seconds short of planned SECO. Debris fell north of Puerto Rico and BVI. [12/11/23] GBI FTG-12. Test of selectible 2-stage mode of 3-stage GBI vehicle. Intercepted test target launched from C-17. "Increment 6B configuration". -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================== *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 EA = El Arensillo, Huelva, Spain FLP = First Launch Pad JE = Jeju Island, S. Korea (Offshore Platform) 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 (EEM) = 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 (REO) = Retrograde Low Earth Orbit MEO = Medium Earth Orbit MTO = Medium Earth Transfer Orbit SUB = Suborbital ========================================================================= =========================================================================