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Space activities in 2023

On January 30, the head of RKTs Progress Dmitry Baranov was quoted by the official TASS news agency as promising "around 20" launches of Soyuz rockets during 2023. With two or three Proton launches and couple of Angara missions, Russia could make more than two dozen orbital launch attempts during the year.

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The world's orbital launch attempts in 2023 (as of March 26, 2023 ):

Country
Launch date
Time of launch
Payload
Payload type
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Launch complex
Launch pad
Status
1
USA
Jan. 3
9:56 a.m. EST
Transporter-6 (114 satellites)
Application
Falcon-9 (B1060)
Cape Canaveral
SLC-40
-
Success
2
China
Jan. 9
06:00 Beijing Time
Shi Jian-23
Application / communications
Chang Zheng-7A (Y4)
Wenchang
-
-
Success
3
China
Jan. 9
13:04 Beijing Time
Xiameng Keji-1, Tianqi-13, Tianmu-1-01, Tianmu-1-02, Nantong Zhongxue
-
Gushenxing-1 (Y5)
Jiuquan
-
-
Success
4
USA
Jan. 9
22:01 UTC 9 satellites (Start Me Up payload): Amber-1 (IOD-Amber, IOD-3), AMAN, CIRCE-1, CIRCE-2, Dover, ForgeStar-0, Prometheus-2A, Prometheus-2B, STORK-6
-
LauncherOne
Newquay

Boeing-747 (Cosmic Girl)

Air-launched
Failure
5
USA
Jan. 9
11:50:17 p.m. EST
OneWeb-16 (40 satellites)
Application / Internet
Falcon-9 (B1076)
Cape Canaveral
SLC-40
-
Success
6
USA
Jan. 11
14:27 AKST VariSat-1A, VariSat-1B
-
RS1
Kodiak
LP-3C
C
Failure
7
China
Jan. 13
02:10 Beijing Time
APStar-6E,
Application / communications
Chang Zheng-2C (Y61)
Xichang
-
-
Success
8
China
Jan. 13
15:00 Beijing Time
Yaogan-37, Shiyan-22A, Shiyan-22B
-
Chang Zheng-2D
Jiuquan
-
-
Success
9
China
Jan. 15
11:14 Beijing Time
Qilu-2, Qilu-3, Jinzijing-3, Jinzijing-4, Jinzijing-6, Beiyou-1, Luojia-3 01 (Yantai-1), Tianzhi-2D (Rizhao-3), Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D34, Jilin-1 Mofang 02A03, Jilin-1 Mofang 02A04, Jilin-1 Mofang 02A07 (Huashui-1), Jilin-1 Hongwai 02A03 (Aofuman), Jilin-1 Hongwai 02A04 (Haihe-1)
-
Chang Zheng-2D
Taiyuan
-
-
-
10
USA
Jan. 15
5:56 p.m. EST
USSF-67: USA-342 (CBAS-2), LDPE-3A
Military
Falcon Heavy (F5)
Cape Canaveral
39A
A
Success
11
USA
Jan. 18
7:24 a.m. Eastern Time
GPS-3-SV06 (Navstar-79, Amelia Earhart)
Dual use / navigation
Falcon-9 ( B1077)
Cape Canaveral
SLC-40
-
Success
12
USA
Jan. 19
7:43:10 a.m. Pacific Time
Starlink-2-4 (51 satellites)
Application / Internet
Falcon-9 (B1075)
Vandenberg
SLC-4E
E
Success
13
USA
Jan. 24
6 p.m. EST
HawkEye-360 (3 satellites)
Application
Electron
Wallops
LC-2 (Pad 0C)
2
Success
14
Japan
Jan. 26
10:50 Japan Standard Time
IGS Radar-7
Military / reconnaissance
H-2A-202 (F46)
Tanegashima
-
-
Success
15
USA
Jan. 26
4:32:20 a.m. EST
Starlink-5-2 (56 satellites)
Application/ Internet
Falcon-9 v1.2
Cape Canaveral
SLC-40
-
Success
16
USA
Jan. 31
8:15:00 Pacific Time
Starlink-2-6 (49 satellites), D-Orbit ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena
Application/ Internet
Falcon-9 (B1071.7)
Vandenberg
SLC-4E
E
Success
17
USA
Feb. 2
2:58 a.m. EST
Starlink-5-3 (53 satellites)
Application / Internet
Falcon-9 (B1069)
Cape Canaveral
LC-39A
A
Success
18
Feb. 5
12:12:51.993 Moscow Time
Application / weather
Pad 24
Success
19
USA
Feb. 6
8:32 p.m. EST
Amazonas Nexus
Application / communications
Falcon-9 (B1073-6)
Cape Canaveral
SLC-40
-
Success
20
Feb. 9
09:15:36.381 Moscow Time
Cargo supply
6
Success
21
India
Feb. 10
09:18 India Standard Time
EOS-07, Janus-1, AzaadiSat-2
Application / remote sensing
SSLV-D2
Sriharikota
-
-
Success
22
USA
Feb. 12
12:10:10 a.m. EST
Starlink-5-4 (55 satellites)
Application / Internet
Falcon-9 (B1062)
Cape Canaveral
SLC-40
-
Success
23
USA
Feb. 17
11:12:20 a.m. Pacific Time Starlink-2-5 (51 satellites)
Application / Internet
Falcon-9 (B1063)
Vandenberg
SLC-4E
E
Success
24
USA
Feb. 17
10:59 p.m. EST
Inmarsat I-6 F2
Application / communications
Falcon-9
Cape Canaveral
SLC-40
-
Success
25
China
Feb. 23
19:49 Beijing Time
Zhongxing-26
Communications
Chang Zheng-3B
Xichang
-
-
Success
26
Feb. 24
03:24:29.466 Moscow Time
Unpiloted
6
Success
27
China
Feb. 24
12:01 Beijing Time
Horus-1
Remote sensing
Chang Zheng-2C
Jiuquan
-
-
Success
28
USA
Feb. 27
6:13 p.m. EST Starlink-6-1 (21 v2-Mini satellites)
Application / Internet

Falcon-9 (B1076-3)

Cape Canaveral
SLC-40
-
Success
29
USA
March 2
12:34:14 a.m. EST
Crew Dragon, USCV-6
Piloted
Falcon-9
Cape Canaveral, KSC
LC-39A
A
Success
30
USA
March 3
11:31 a.m. Pacific Time Starlink-2-7 (51 satellites)
Application / Internet
Falcon-9 (B1061-12)
Vandenberg
SLC-4E
E
Success
31
Japan
March 7
10:37:55.000 Japan Standard Time
Daichi-3 (Advanced Land Observing Satellite, ALOS-3)
Application / remote sensing
H-3 22S (TF1)
Tanegashima
-
-
Failure
32
USA
March 9
2:13 p.m. EST
OneWeb-17
Application / Internet
Falcon-9 (B1062)
Cape Canaveral
SLC-40
-
Success
33
China
March 10
06:41 Beijing Time
Tianhui-6A, Tianhui-6B
Observation
Chang Zheng-4C
Taiyuan
9
-
Success
34
March 13
02:12:59.981 Moscow Time
Olymp-K (Luch-5x)
Electronic intelligence
39
Success
35
China
March 13
12:02 Beijing Time
Horus-2
Remote-sensing
Chang Zheng-4C
Jiuquan
-
-
Success
36
USA
March 14
8:30 p.m. EDT
Cargo Dragon CRS-27
Space station / cargo supply
Falcon-9 (B1073.7)
Cape Canaveral/KSC
LC-39A
-
Success
37
China
March 15
19:41 Beijing Time
Shiyan-19
-
Chang Zheng-11 (Y11)
Jiuquan
43/95A
-
Success
38
USA
March 16
6:38:59 p.m. EDT
Capella-9, Capella-10
Application / remote sensing
Electron
Wallops
LC-2
-
Success
39
China
March 17
16:33 Beijing Time
Gaofen-13 (02)
Imaging
Chang Zheng-3B
Xichang
-
-
Success
40
USA
March 17
12:26 p.m. Pacific Time
Starlink-2-8 (52 satellites)
Application / Internet
Falcon-9
Vandenberg
SLC-4E
E
Success
41
USA
March 17
7:38 p.m. EDT
SES-18, SES-19
Application / communications
Falcon-9 (B1069.6)
Cape Canaveral
SLC-40
-
Success
42
China
March 22
17:09 Beijing Time
Tianmu-1-03, -04, -05, -06
Weather forcasting
Kuaizhou-1A
Jiuquan
-
-
Success
43
USA
March 22
11:25 p.m. EDT
Good Luck Have Fun 3D print
Experimental
Terran-1
Cape Canaveral
LC-16
-
Failure
44
March 23
09:40 Moscow Time
Military / cartography
3
Success
45
USA
March 24
20:45 New Zealand Daylight Time
Black Sky Global-19, Black Sky Global-5
Application / remote sensing
Electron-KS (F35)
Mahia
LC-1B
B
Success
46
USA
March 24
11:43:10 a.m. EDT
Starlink-5-5 (56 satellites)
Application / Internet
Falcon-9 (B1067)
Cape Canaveral
SLC-40
-
Success
47
India
March 26
9:00:20 a.m. India Standard Time
OneWeb (36 satellites: 581-616)
Application / Internet
GSLV Mk-3 (LVM3-M3)
Sriharikota
SLP
2
In progress

 

 

The 2023 space launch score card (as of March 26, 2023 ):

USA
China
Russia
Japan
India
World
Launch vehicles
Falcon-9:
19
Chang Zheng-7A:
1
H-2A:
1
SSLV:
1
LauncherOne:
1*
Gushenxing-1:
1
H-3:
1*
GSLV Mk-3:
1
RS1:
1*
Chang Zheng-2C:
3

 
Falcon Heavy:
1
Chang Zheng-2D:
2
 
Electron:
3
Chang Zheng-3B:
2
 
Terran-1:
1*
Chang Zheng-4C:
1
 
 
Chang Zheng-11:
1
       
 
Kuaizhou-1A:
1
       
USA total:
26
China total:
12
Russia total:
5
Japan total:
2
India total:
2
World total:
47
USA failed:
3
China failed:
0
Russia failed:
0
Japan failed:
1
India failed:
0
World failed:
4
Launch sites
Cape Canaveral:
16
Wenchang:
1
Tanegashima:
2
Sriharikota:
2
World sites:
14
Newquay:
1

Jiuquan:
6

 
Kodiak:
1
Xichang:
3
 

Vandenberg:
5

Taiyuan:
2
 
Wallops:
2
 
 
Mahia:
1
         

*Failed launch

 

Planned Russian space launches in 2023:

May 24: A Soyuz-2 rocket to launch the Progress MS-23 cargo ship from Baikonur to the International Space Station, ISS. As of 2014, two Progress missions were penciled for April 16, and July 1, 2023. By 2022, only one cargo flight was planned in the Summer of 2023.

Progress MS-23 was shipped from Korolev to Baikonur on June 29, 2022. It reached the space center on July 4, 2022.

On Feb. 1, 2023, Roskosmos announced that two Soyuz-2-1a rockets for launching Progress MS-23 and Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft had been shipped from the manufacturing site at RKTs Progress in Samara to the Baikonur launch site.

The launch campaign for the Progress MS-23 mission officially started in the processing building at Site 254 on March 17 with the inspection of the spacecraft and preparation for its electrical check, Roskosmos said.


Postponed from May 25, 20:34 Moscow Time: A Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat rocket to launch a Meteor-M No. 2-3 meteorological satellite and a cluster of secondary payloads from Pad 1S in Vostochny. (As of March 10, 2023, the launch was postponed from May 25, 2023, at 20:34 Moscow Time)


June 27: A Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat rocket to launch the Kondor-FKA No. 1 radar satellite from Pad 1S in Vostochny. The Fregat upper stage and the payload fairing for the mission were delivered to Vostochny around March 14, 2023. On March 22, Roskosmos announced that the Kondor-FKA spacecraft was packed and ready for shipment to the launch site within days.


August 23: A Soyuz-2 rocket to launch Progress MS-24 from Baikonur to the International Space Station, ISS.


September 15: A Soyuz-2-1a rocket to launch the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft (No. 755) with a crew of three from Baikonur to the International Space Station, ISS. One of its three crew members was expected to be a guest cosmonaut from Belarus, who would return to Earth with the crew of Soyuz MS-23 after a short visit to the station. His return seat aboard Soyuz MS-24 in early 2024 would be occupied by one member of the original Soyuz MS-23 crew. According to Roskosmos, on June 14, 2022, National Academy of Belarus submitted 29 candidates to Roskosmos for the guest-cosmonaut selection after screening more than 100 applicants. Two finalists expected to be females serving as a primary candidate and a backup. They were scheduled to be selected early in 2023.

By January 2023, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, originally slated to launch aboard Soyuz MS-23, were re-assigned to the Soyuz MS-24 mission, due to the need to use their spacecraft as a replacement vehicle for Soyuz MS-22, which was damaged by a coolant leak in December 2022. In turn, the flight of a guest cosmonaut from Belarus was shifted to the follow-on Soyuz mission in 2024.

On Feb. 1, 2023, Roskosmos announced that two Soyuz-2-1a rockets for launching Progress MS-23 and Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft had been shipped from the manufacturing site at RKTs Progress in Samara to the Baikonur launch site.

In early March 2023, plans surfaced to advance the launch of Soyuz MS-24 from September 15 to June 7, 2023, probably in order to provide an earlier landing of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft, which could be affected by an issue that caused coolant leaks aboard Soyuz MS-22 and Progress MS-21 transport ships.

On March 11, Sergei Krikalev, Head of Piloted Space Flight at Roskosmos, confirmed to the Interfax news agency, that an earlier launch for the Soyuz MS-24 had been under consideration among several other scenarios. However, the meeting of the State Commission on March 24, 2023, kept the schedule as is for the time being, possibly because it would be impossible to sustain future crew rotations aboard the ISS with the newly proposed schedule.

The first phase of preparation for the Soyuz MS-24 mission started in the processing building at Site 254 on March 17, 2023, with a visual inspection, initial measurements and the connection of the ship to test equipment, RKK Energia said.


December 1: A Soyuz rocket to launch Progress MS-25 from Baikonur toward the International Space Station, ISS. The spacecraft was shipped from its assembly plant in Korolev to Baikonur on Jan. 20, 2023.

 

This page is compiled by Anatoly Zak; Last update: March 26, 2023

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