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The world's orbital launch attempts in 2024 (as of May 19, 2025 ):
Country
 Launch date
Time of launch
Payload
Payload type
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Launch complex
Launch pad
Status
1 India Jan. 1 09:10 India Standard Time X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) Science / astronomy PSLV-C58 Sriharikota FLP 1
Success
2 USA Jan. 2 7:44 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-7-9 (21 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
3 USA Jan. 3 6:04 p.m. EST Ovzon-3 Application / communications Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 -
Success
4 China Jan. 5 19:20 Beijing Time Tianmu-1-15, Tianmu-1-16, Tianmu-1-17, Tianmu-1-18, Application / weather forecasting Kuaizhou-1A Jiuquan 43/95A -
Success
5 USA Jan. 7 5:35 p.m. EST Starlink-6-35 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 -
Success
6 USA Jan. 8 2:18:38.231 a.m. EST Peregrine Planetary / lunar lander Vulcan-Centaur Cape Canaveral SLC-41 -
Success
7 China Jan. 9 15:03 Beijing Time Einstein Science / X-ray astronomy Chang Zheng-2C Xichang 3 -
Success
8 China Jan. 11 11:52 Beijing Time Tyansin-1-02 Communications Kuaizhou-1A Jiuquan 43/95A -
Success
9 China Jan. 11 13:30 Beijing Time Yunyao-1-18, Yunyao-1-19, Yunyao-1-20 Application / weather forecasting Yinli-1 Yellow Sea Dongfeng Hangtiangang barge -
Success
10 Japan Jan. 12 13:44:26 Japan Standard Time IGS Optical-8 Military / optical reconnaissance H-2A/202 (F48) Tanegashima - -
Success
11 USA Jan. 14 12:59:30 a.m. Pacific Time Starlink-7-10 (22 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
12 USA Jan. 14 8:52 p.m. EST Starlink-6-73 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 -
Success
13 China Jan. 17 22:27:30.728 Beijing Time Tianzhou-7 Cargo supply Chang Zheng-7 Y8 Wenchang 201 -
Success
14 USA Jan. 18 4:49 p.m. EST Crew Dragon Ax-3 Piloted Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
15 Iran Jan. 20 06:28:34 UTC Suraya Military Qaem-100 Shahroud - -
Success
16 China Jan. 23 12:03 Beijing Time Taijing-1-03, -2-02, 2-03, -2-04, -4-03 Application / remote-sensing Lijian-1 (Kinetica-1) (Y3) Jiuquan 130 -
Success
17 USA Jan. 23 4:35:00 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-7-11 (22 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
18 Iran Jan. 28   Mahda, Kayhan-2, Hatef-1   Simorgh Semnan - -
Success
19 USA Jan. 28 8:10:00 p.m. EST Starlink-6-38 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39 -
Success
20 USA Jan. 28 9:57 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-7-12 (22 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
21 USA Jan. 30 12:07 p.m. EST Cygnus NG-20 Cargo supply Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 -
Success
22 USA Jan. 31 19:34 New Zealand Time Lemur (4 satellites) Application Electron Mahia LC-1B B
Success
23 China Feb. 3 07:37 Beijing Time Geely-02 (11 satellites) Navigation Chang Zheng-2C Xichang - -
Success
24 China Feb. 3 11:06 Beijing Time DRO-L, Zhixing-2A (SmartSat-2A), DongFangHuiYan-GF01, WeiHai-1/01, -02, XingShiDai-18, -19, -20, NexSat-1 Experimental Jielong-3 (Smart Dragon) (Y3) Yangjian, Guangdong, South-China Sea Bo Run Jiu Zhou barge -
Success
25 USA Feb. 8 1:33 a.m. EST PACE Application / remote sensing Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 -
Success
26 Russia (IC) Feb. 9 10:03 Moscow Time Kosmos-2575 Military Soyuz-2-1v Plesetsk Site 43 4
Success
27 USA Feb. 9 4:34 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-7-13 (22 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
28 USA Feb. 14 5:30 p.m. EST USSF-124 (6 satellites) Military / easrly warning Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 -
Success
29 Russia (IC) Feb. 15 06:25:05.527 Moscow Time Progress MS-26 Cargo supply Soyuz-2-1a Baikonur Site 31 6
Success
30 USA Feb. 15 1:05 a.m. EST Intuitive Machines' (IM1) Odysseus Nova-C Moon / lander Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
31 USA Feb. 15 1:34 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-7-14 (22 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
32 Japan Feb. 17 09:39 Japan Standard Time CE-Sat-1E, TirSat-3U Experimental H-3 (TF2) Tanegashima - -
Success
33 India Feb. 17 17:35 India Standard Time Insat-3DS Application GSLV-Mk2 (F14) Sriharikota SLP 2
Success
34 USA Feb. 19 06:52 New Zealand Time ADRAS-J Experimental / inspector Electron-KS (F44) Mahia LC-1A A
Success
35 USA Feb. 20 3:11 p.m. EST Telkomsat Merah Putih-2 Application / communications Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 -
Success
36 USA Feb. 22 8:11:50 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-7-15 (22 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
37 China Feb. 23 ~19:30 Beijing Time Tongxin Jishu Shiyan Weixing (TJSW-11) Military Chang Zheng-5 (Y7) Wenchang 101 -
Success
38 USA Feb. 25 5:06 p.m. EST Starlink-6-39 (24 satellites) Appllication / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral - -
Success
39 Russia (IC) Feb. 29 08:43:26 Moscow Time Meteor-M2-4, Marafon-IoT mass mockup (IC), Zorky-2M No. 2, Pars-1, SITRO-AIS (16 satellites) Application / weather forecasting Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat Vostochny 1S  
Success
40 China Feb. 29 21:03 Bejing Time Hulianwang gaogui weixing 01 xing Application / communications Cang Zheng-3B Xichang    
Success
41 USA Feb. 29 10:30 a.m. EST Starlink-6-40 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
42 USA March 3 10:53:38 p.m. EST Crew Dragon (Endeavour) Piloted Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
43 USA March 4 2:05 p.m. Pacific Time Transporter-10 (53 satellites)   Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
44 USA March 4 6:56 p.m. EST Starlink-6-41 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
45 USA March 10 7:05 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-43 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
46 USA March 10 9:09 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-7-17 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
47 USA March 13 04:03 a.m. New Zealand Time StriX-3 Radar imaging Electron Mahia LC-1B B
Success
48 Japan March 13 07:01 Japan Standard Time CSICE Quick Response Satellite Military Kairos Kii    
Failure
49 China March 13 20:51 Beijing Time DRO-A, DRO-B Lunar Chang Zheng-2C/YZ-1S Xichang    
Failure
50 USA March 14 8:25 a.m. Central Time Starship IFT-3 Experimental Starship- Superheavy Boca Chica OLP-A  
Success
51 USA March 15 8:21 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-44 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
52 USA March 18 7:28 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-7-16 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
53 China March 20 ~08:31 Beijing Time Queqiao-2, Tiandu-1, -2 Lunar / data relay Chang Zheng-8 (Y3) Wenchang 201  
Success
54 China March 21 13:27 Beijing Time Yunhai-2-02   Chang Zheng-2D Jiuquan    
Success
55 USA March 21 3:25 a.m. EDT NROL-123 "Live and Let Fly" (USA-352), MOLA, Aerocube-16A, -16B Military Electron Wallops LC-2  
Success
56 USA March 21 4:55 p.m. EDT Cargo Dragon CRS-30 Cargo supply Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
57 Russia (IC) March 23 15:36:10.573 Moscow Time Soyuz MS-25 Piloted Soyuz-2-1a
6
Success
58 USA March 23 11:09 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-42 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
59 USA March 25 5:52:00 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-46 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
60 China March 26 06:51 Beijing Time Yunhai-3-02   Chang Zheng-6A Taiyuan    
Success
61 USA March 30 5:52 p.m. EDT Eutelsat-36D Application / communications Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
62 USA March 30 9:30 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-45 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
63 Russia (IC) March 31 12:36:45.626 Moscow Time Resurs-P No. 4 Application / remote sensing (IC) Soyuz-2-1b Baikonur Site 31 6
Success
64 USA April 1 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-7-18 (22 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
65 China April 3 06:56 Beijing Time Yaogan-42-01   Chang Zheng-2D Xichang    
66 USA April 5 5:12 a.m. EDT Starlink-6-47 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
67 USA April 6 7:25 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-8-1 (21 satellite) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
68 USA April 7 7:16 p.m. EDT Bandwagon-1: 425Sat, Cluster-8, -9, Centauri-6, QPS-SAR-7 Tsukuyomi-2, Capella-14, TSat-1A (11 satellites) Military Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
69 USA April 9 12:53 p.m. EDT NROL-70/USA-353 Military / SIGINT Delta-4 Heavy Cape Canaveral SLC-37  
Success
70 USA April 10 1:40 a.m. EDT Starlink-6-48 Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
71 Russia (IC) April 11 12:00:00.164 Moscow Time Size and Mass Dummy (IC), Gagarinets, a satellite mockup Experimental Angara-A5/Orion prototype (IC) Vostochny 1A  
Success
72 USA April 11 7:25 a.m. Pacific Time USSF-62 (WSF-M SV1) Military / weather Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
73 USA April 12 9:40 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-49 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
74 China April 15 12:12 Beijing Time Siwei Gaojing san hao-3-01 (Superview) Application / remote sensing Chang Zheng-2D Jiuquan    
Success
75 USA April 17 5:26 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-51 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
76 USA April 18 6:40 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-52 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
77 China April 21 07:45 Beijing Time Yaogan-42-02   Chang Zheng-2D Xichang    
Success
78 USA April 23 22:17 UTC Starlink-6-53 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
79 USA April 23 22:32 UTC NeonSat-1, ACS-3 Experimental Electron (F43) Mahia 1B B
Success
80 China April 25 20:59 Beijing Time Shenzhou-18 Piloted / space station transport Chang Zheng-2F Jiuquan    
Success
81 USA April 27 8:34 p.m. EDT Galileo FOC FM-25 (Patrick), -27 (Julina) Application / navigation Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
82 USA April 28 6:08 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-54 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
83 USA May 2 2:36:33 p.m. WorldView Legion-1, -2 (2 satellites) Application / remote sensing Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
84 USA May 2 10:37 p.m. EDT Starlink (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
85 China May 3 17:27 Beijing Time Chang'e-6, Icube-Q Lunar Chang Zheng-5 (Y8) Wenchang 101  
Success
86 USA May 6 5:14 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-57 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
87 China May 7 11:21 Beijing Time Haiwangxing-01, Zhixing-1C, Kuanfu Guanfkhue, Gaofen Shipin (four satellites) Radar imagers Chang Zheng-6C Taiyuan    
Success
88 USA May 8 2:42 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-56 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral LC-39A A
Success
89 China May 9 09:43 Beijing Time Zhihui Tianwang 1-01 (SkyNet-1-01) Application / communications Canh Zheng-3B Xichang    
Success
90 USA May 9 9:30 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-8-2 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
91 China May 12 07:43 Beijing Time Shiyan-23   Chagn Zheng-4C Jiuquan 43/94  
Success
92 USA May 12 8:53 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-58 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
93 USA May 14 11:39 a.m. Pacific Time Starlink-8-7 (20 satellites) Application / remote sensing Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
94 Russia (IC) May 17 00:21:29 Moscow Time Kosmos-2576, Zorky-2M No. 4, No. 6, SITRO-AIS No. 53, 54, 55, 56, Rassvet-2 (3) Military Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat Plesetsk Site 43 4
Success
95 USA May 17 8:32 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-59 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
96 China May 20 11:06 Beijing Time Beijing-3C (4 satellites) Application / remote sensing Chang Zheng-2D (Y98) Taiyuan    
Success
97 China May 21 12:15 Beijing Time Wuhan-1, Chaodigui Jishu Shiyan (Ultra-low-orbit Test Satellite), Tianyan-22, Lingque-3-01 Experimental Kuaizhou-11 (Y4) Jiuquan    
Success
98 USA May 22 1:00:20 a.m. Pacific Time NROL-146 (Up to 21 Starshield satellites) Military Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
99 USA May 22 10:35 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-62 Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
100 USA May 23 10:45 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-63 Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
101 USA May 25 7:15 p.m. New Zealand Time PREFIRE-1 Application / remote sensing Electron Mahia LC-1  
Success
102
North Korea
May 27
22:44 Korean Time
Manligyeong-1-1
Military / reconnaissance
Cheonlima-1 (F2)
Sohae
    
Failure
103
USA
May 28
 10:24 a.m. EDT Starlink-6-60 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
104
USA
May 28
 3:20 p.m. Pacific Time EarthCARE Application / remote sensing Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
105
China
 May 29 16:12 Beijing Time Tianqi-25, -26, -27, -28
Application / Internet
Gushenxing-1S (Y2) (Ceres-1S)
 Yellow Sea Dongfeng Hangtiangang barge
Success
106 Russia (IC) May 30 12:42:59.080 Moscow Time Progress MS-27 Cargo supply Soyuz-2-1a Baikonur Site 31 6
Success
107 China May 30 20:12 Beijing Time Paksat-1 MM1 Communications Chang Zheng-3B Xichang    
Success
108 China May 31 07:39 Beijing Time Jiguang Xingzuo-A, -B, Yunyao-1 (A, B, C) Remote sensing Gushenxing-1 (Y12) (Ceres-1) Jiuquan    
Success
109 USA May 31 10:37 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-64 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
110 USA June 4 10:16 p.m. EDT Starllink-8-5 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
111 USA June 5 15:15 New Zealand Time PREFIRE-2 Application / remote-sensing Electron Mahia LC-1B B
Success
112 USA June 5 10:52 a.m. EDT CST-100 Starliner Piloted Atlas-5 Cape Canaveral SLC-41  
Success
113 China June 6 06:00 UTC Eros, TEE-01B, Naxing-3A, Naxing-3B Earth observation Gushenxing-1 (Ceres-1) Jiuquan 95A A
Success
114 USA June 6 7:50 a.m. Central Time Starship IFT-4 Experimental Superheavy Boca Chica OLP-A  
Success
115 USA June 7 9:56 p.m. EDT Starlink-10-1 (22 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
116 USA June 8 6 a.m. Pacific Time Starlink-8-8 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
117 USA June 18 6:40 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-1 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
118 USA June 21 6:13 a.m. New Zealand Time Kineis IoT (5 satellites) Application / Internet Electron (F50) Mahia LC-1B B
Success
119 USA June 20 5:35 p.m. EDT Astra-1P Applicaiton / communications Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
120 China June 22 15:00 Beijing Time Space Variable Objects Monitor, SVOM Science / astrophysics Chang Zheng-2C Xichang    
Success
121 USA June 23 1:15 p.m. EDT Starlink-10-2 (22 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
122 USA June 23 9:47 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-2 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
123 USA June 25 5:26 p.m. EDT GOES-U Application / weather forecasting Falcon Heavy Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
124 USA June 27 7:14 a.m. EDT Starlink-10-3 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
125 USA June 28 8:14 p.m. Pacific Time NROL-186 (~20 Starshield satellites) Military / communications Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
126 China June 29 19:57 Beijing Time Zhongxing-3A (ChinaSat-3A) Applications / communications Chang Zheng-7A Wenchang    
Success
127 Japan July 1 12:06:42 Japan Standard Time Advanced Land-Observing Satellite, ALOS-4 (Daichi-4) Application / remote-sensing H-3 (No. 3) Tanegashima LP-2  
Success
128 USA July 3 4:55 a.m. EDT Starlink-8-9 Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
129 USA July 3 9:03 p.m. Pacific Time Noise of Summer (8 CubeSats) Science Firefly Alpha (FLTA005) Vandenberg SLC-2W W
Success
130 China July 5 06:49 Beijing Time Tianhui-5 (02) Remote sensing Chang Zheng-6A Taiyuan    
Success
131 USA July 8 7:30 p.m. EDT Turksat-6A Application / communications Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
132 Europe July 9 16:00 French Guiana Time Nyx Bikini, SpaceCase SC-X01, 8 cubesats Experimental Ariane-6 Kourou ELA-4  
Partial success**
133 China July 11 07:41 Beijing Time Yunyao-1 (A, B, C) Application / weather forecasting Shuang Quxian-1 (Y8) Jiuquan    
Failure
134 USA July 11 7:35 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-3 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Failure***
135 China July 19 11:03 Beijing Time Gaofen-11-05 Military / reconnaissance Chang Zheng-4B (Y58) Taiyuan    
Success
136 USA July 27 1:45 a.m. EDT Starlink-10-9 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral LC-39A A
Success
137 USA July 28 01:09 a.m. EDT Starlink-10-4 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
138 USA July 28 2:22 a.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-4 (21 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
139 USA July 30 6:45 a.m. EDT USSF-51 (USA-396, -397, -398) Military Atlas-5 (551) Cape Canaveral SLC-41  
Success
140 China Aug. 1 21:14 Beijing Time WHGW-02 Application / Internet Chang Zheng-3B Xichang 2  
Success
141 USA Aug. 2 01:01 a.m. EDT Starlink-10-6 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
142 USA Aug. 3 04:39 New Zealand Time Synspective StriX Application / remote sensing Electron Mahia LC-1  
Success
143 USA Aug. 4 00:24 Pacific Time Starlink-11-1 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
144 USA Aug. 4 11:02:53 a.m. EDT Cygnus NG-21 Station / cargo supply Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral    
Success
145 China Aug. 6 14:42 Beijing Time Qianfan Xingzuo G60 (18 satellites) Communications Chang Zheng-6A Taiyuan    
Success
146 USA Aug. 10 8:45 a.m. EDT Starlink-8-3 (21 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
147 USA Aug. 12 01:18 New Zealand Time Capella-13 (Acadia-3) Application / remote sensing Electron Mahia LC-1  
Success
148 USA Aug. 11 7:02 p.m. Pacific Time Space Norway ASBM (2 satellites) Military Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
149 USA Aug. 12 6:39 a.m. EDT Starlink-10-7 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral LC-39A A
Success
150 Russia (IC) Aug. 15 06:20:18.472 Moscow Time Progress MS-28 Cargo supply Soyuz-2-1a Baikonur Site 31 6
Success
151 USA Aug. 15 9:00 a.m. EDT WorldView Legion-3, -4 Application / remote sensing Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
152 India Aug. 16 09:17 India Standard Time EOS-8, SR-0 Demosat Application / remote sensing SSLV-D3 Sriharikota    
Success
153 China Aug. 16 15:35 Beijing Time Yaogan-43 (Group 01) (9 satellites) Military Chang Zheng-4B Xichang    
Success
154 USA Aug. 16 11:56 p.m. Pacific Time Transporter-11 (116 payloads) Application Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
155 USA Aug. 20 8:20 a.m. EDT Starlink (22 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
156 China Aug. 22 20:25 Beijing Time Zhongxing-4A Military Chang Zheng-7A (Y9) Wenchang 201  
Success
157 USA Aug. 28 3:48 a.m. EDT Starlink-8-6 (21 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success*
158 China Aug. 29 13:22 Beijing Time Yunyao-1 (15-17), Jitianxing-A-03, Suxing-1-01, Tianfu Gaofen (6 satellites)   Gushenxing-1S Y3 (Ceres-1S) Yellow Sea Dongfeng Hangtiangang barge  
Success
159 USA Aug. 31 03:43 a.m. EDT Starlink-8-10 (21 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
160 USA Aug. 31 01:48 a.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-5 (21 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
161 China Sept. 3 09:22 Beijing Time Yaogan-43 (Group 02) (6 satellites) Military Chang Zheng-4B Xichang - -
Success
162 Europe Sept. 4 22:50:15 French Guiana time Sentinel-2C Application / remote sensing Vega Kourou ELA-1  
Success
163 USA Sept. 5 11:33 a.m. EDT Starlink-8-11 (21 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
164 China Sept. 6 02:30 a.m. Beijing Time Geely (10 satellites) Application / navigation Chang Zheng-6 Taiyuan    
Success
165 USA Sept. 5 8:20 p.m. Pacific Time NROL-113 (Starshield) Military / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
166 USA Sept. 10 5:23:49 a.m. EDT Crew Dragon Resilience (Polaris Dawn) Piloted Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
167 Russia (IC) Sept. 11 19:23:12.436 Moscow Time Soyuz MS-26 Piloted Soyuz-2-1a
6
Success
168 USA Sept. 12 4:52 a.m. EDT BlueBird-1-5 (5 satellites) Application / communications Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
169 USA Sept. 12 6:45 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-6 (21 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
170 Iran Sept. 14   Chamran-1 Experimental Qaem-100 (F2) Shahroud    
Success
171 Russia (IC) Sept. 17 10:01:00 Moscow Time Kosmos-2577, Kosmos-2578 (OO MKA) Military Angara-1.2 Plesetsk Site 35  
Success
172 USA Sept. 17 6:50:49 p.m. EDT Galileo FOC FM-26 (31), FOC FM32 (32) Application / navigation Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
173 China Sept. 19 09:14 Beijing Time Beidou-3 (59) M25, Beidou-3 (60) M27 Application / navigation Chang Zheng-3B Xichang    
Success
174 China Sept. 20 12:11 Beijing Time Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B-01, -02, -03, -04, -06   Chang Zheng-2D Taiyuan    
Success
175 China Sept. 20 17:43 Beijing Time Tianqi-29, -30, -31, -32 Application / Internet Kuaizhou-1A Xichang    
Success
176 USA Sept. 20 6:50 a.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-17 Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
177 USA Sept. 21 11:01 New Zealand Time Kineis IoT (5 satellites) Application / Internet Electron Mahia LC-1  
Success
178 China Sept. 24 10:31 Beijing Time Tianyi-41, Xingshidai-15, -21, 22, Fudan-1, Tianyan-15, Yuxing-2 (05), Jitian Star A-01 (8 satellites) Application / remote-sensing Jielong-3 Yellow Sea    
Success
179 China Sept. 25 07:33:01.509 Beijing Time AirSat-01, -02, Jilin-1 SAR-01A, Yunyao-1-21, GNSS-RO (22 satellites) Application / weather Lijian-1 Jiuquan    
Success
180 USA Sept. 24 9:01 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-8 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
181 Japan Sept. 26 14:24 Japan Standard Time IGS Radar-8 Military / reconnaissance H-2A - LA-Y1  
Success
182 China Sept. 27 18:30 Beijing Time Shijian-19 Science / microgravity Chang Zheng-2D Jiuquan    
Success
183 USA Sept. 28 1:17:21 p.m. EDT Crew Dragon (Freedom) Piloted / Crew transport Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
184 USA Oct. 4 7:25 a.m. EDT Mass simulator Test Vulcan-Centaur VC2S Cape Canaveral SLC-41  
Success**
185 USA Oct. 7 10:52:11 a.m. EDT Hera, Milani, Juventas Planetary / asteroid Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
186 China Oct. 10 21:50 Beijing Time WHGW-03 Application / Internet Chang Zheng-3B Xichang    
Success
187 USA Oct. 13 7:25 a.m. Central Time Starship S30 (IFT-5) Experimental Superheavy B12 Boca Chica OLP-A  
Success
188 USA Oct. 14 12:06 p.m. EDT Europa Clipper Planetary / Jupiter system Falcon Heavy Cape Canaveral, KSC LC-39A A
Success
189 USA Oct. 15 2:10 a.m. EDT Starlink-10-10 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
190 USA Oct. 15 01:21 a.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-7 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
191 China Oct. 15 19:06 Beijing Time Qianfan Xingzuo Group 2 (18 satellites) Application / Internet Chang Zheng-6A (Y20) Taiyuan 9A A
Success
192 China Oct. 16 07:45 Beijing Time Gao Fen-12-05 Radar Chang Zheng-4C Jiuquan    
Success
193 USA Oct. 18 7:31 p.m. EDT Starlink-8-19 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
194
 USA Oct. 19 10:13 p.m. Pacific Time OneWeb (F20) (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
195 China Oct. 22 08:10 Beijing Time Tianping-3-A01, -B01, -B02 Radar calibration Chang Zheng-6 Taiyuan    
Success
196 China Oct. 23 09:09 Beijing Time Yaogan-43 (Group 03) (3 satellites?) Military Chang Zheng-2C Xichang    
Success
197 USA Oct. 23 5:47 p.m. EDT Starlink-6-61 (23 satellites Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
198 USA Oct. 24 10:14 a.m. Pacific Time NROL-167 Military Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
199 USA Oct. 26 5:47 p.m. EDT Starlink-10-8 (22 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
200 China Oct. 30 04:27 Beijing Time Shenzhou-19 Piloted / space station transport Chang Zheng-2F Jiuquan    
Success
201 USA Oct. 30 5:07 a.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-9 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
202 USA Oct. 30 5:10 p.m. EDT Starlink-10-13 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
203 Russia (IC) Oct. 31 10:51:31 Moscow Time Kosmos-2579 (Bars-M No. 6) Military Soyuz-2-1a Plesetsk Site 43 4
Success
204 Japan Nov. 4 15:48 Japan Standard Time Kirameki-3 Military / communications H-3 (No. 22 F4) Tanegashima LA-Y2  
Success
205 Russia (IC) Nov. 5 02:18:40.459 Moscow Time Ionosfera-M No. 1, No. 2 and 53 secondary payloads Science Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat Vostochny 1S  
Success
206 USA Nov. 4 9:29:31 p.m. EST Cargo Dragon CRS-31 Cargo supply Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral / KSC LC-39A A
Success
207 USA Nov. 5 11:42 p.m. New Zealand Time Ununnounced commercial payload Application / communications (?) Electron Mahia LC-1B  
Success
208 USA Nov. 7 3:19 p.m. EST Starlink-6-77 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
209 China Nov. 9 11:39 Beijing Time Hangtian Hongtu-2 (PieSat-2) (01, -02, -03, -04), Remote sensing Chang Zheng-2C Jiuquan    
Success
210 USA Nov. 8 10:14 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-10 Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
211 China Nov. 11 12:03 Beijing Time Shiyan-26 (A, B, C), Changguang Jilin-1 (A, B), Yunyao-1 (A, B, C, D, E, F), Xiguang (A, B), Tianyuan-24, Oman Zhineng Yaogan-1 (12 satellites)   Lijian-1 Y5 (Kinetica-1) Jiuquan 130  
Success
212 USA Nov. 11 12:22 p.m. EST KoreaSat-6A Application / communications Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral / KSC LC-39A A
Success
213 USA Nov. 11 4:28 p.m. EST Starlink-6-69 (24 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
214 China Nov. 14 06:42 Beijing Time Haiyang-4-01 Application / Oceanography Cahng Zheng-4B Taiyuan 9  
Success
215 USA Nov. 13 9:23 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-11 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
216 USA Nov. 14 8:21 p.m. EST Starlink-6-68 (24 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
217 China Nov. 15 23:13 p.m. Beijing Time Tianzhou-8 Cargo supply Chang Zheng-7 Wenchang    
Success
218 USA Nov. 17 5:28 p.m. TD-7 (Optus-X, ADS-01) Military / communications Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral / KSC LC-39A A
Success
219 USA Nov. 17 9:53 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-12 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
220 USA Nov. 18 1:31 p.m. EST GSAT-N2 Application / communications Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
221 USA Nov. 19 4 p.m. US Central Time Starship IFT-6 Experimental Starship- Superheavy Boca Chica OLP-A  
Success
222 Russia (IC) Nov. 21 15:22:23.197 Moscow Time Progress MS-29 Cargo supply Soyuz-2-1a Baikonur Site 31 6
Success
223 USA Nov. 21 11:07 a.m. EST Starlink-6-66 (24 satellites) Application / communications Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
224 USA Nov. 23 9:26:30 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-13 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
225 China Nov. 25 07:39 Beijing Time Siwei Gaojing-2-03, 2-04 Remote sensing Chang Zheng-2C Taiyuan 43/94  
Success
226 USA Nov. 25 4:55 p.m. New Zealand Time Kineis-11, -12, 13, -14, -15 (AIS Baby) (5 satellites) Application / Internet Electron (F56) Mahia LC-1B B
Success
227 USA Nov. 25 5:02 a.m. EST Starlink-12-1 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
228 China Nov. 27 10:00 Beijing Time Guangchuan (2 satellites) Experimental Zhuque-2E Jiuquan 96  
Success
229 USA Nov. 26 11:41:30 p.m. EST Starlink-6-76 (24 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral / KSC LC-39A A
Success
230 Russia (IC) Nov. 30 00:50:25.130 Moscow Time Kondor-FKA No. 2 Application / remote sensing (IC) Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat Vostochny 1S  
Success
231 USA Nov. 30 00:00 a.m. EST Starlink-6-65 (24 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
232 USA Nov. 30 00:10 a.m. Pacific Time NROL-126 (Starshield – 6 satellites?), Starlink (20 satellites) Military, Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
233 China Nov. 30 22:48 Beijing Time Internet Technology Test Satellite, Technology Test Satellite Experimental Chang Zheng-12 Wenchang    
Success
234 China Dec. 3 13:56 Beijing Time TJS-13   Chang Zheng-3B Xichang   3
Success
235 China Dec. 4 12:46 Beijing Time Haishao-1 Radar imaging Kuaizhou-1A Xichang    
Success
236 USA Dec. 4 5:13 a.m. EST Starlink-6-70 (24 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
237 Russia (IC) Dec. 4 21:03:13 Moscow Time Kosmos-2580 (Lotos-S1 No. 809) Military / electronic intelligence Soyuz-2-1b Plesetsk Site 43 4
Success
238 USA Dec. 4 7:05 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-9-14 (20 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
239 China Dec. 5 12:41 Beijing Time Qianfan (Thousand Sails) Application / Internet Chang Zheng-6A Taiyuan 9A A
Success
240 India Dec. 5 16:12 India Standard Time Proba-3 Occulter, Proba-3 Coronagraph (2 satellites) Science PSLV-XL (C59) Sriharikota    
Success
241 USA Dec. 5 11:10 a.m. EST Sirius XM-9 Applications / broadcasting Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
242 Europe Dec. 5 6:20 p.m. French Guiana Time Sentinel-1C Application / remote sensing Vega-C Kourou ELA-1  
Success
243 Iran Dec. 6 ~03:14 UTC Fakhr-1 Military Simorgh/Saman-1 Semnan    
Success
244 USA Dec. 8 12:12 a.m. EST Starlink-12-5 (23 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
245 China Dec. 12 15:17 Beijing Time Diamond High-Speed Laser Constellation Test System (5 satellites) Communications Chang Zheng-2D/YZ-3 Jiuquan    
Success
246 USA Dec. 13 1:55 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-11-2 (22 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
247 China Dec. 16 18:00 Beijing Time Guowang (10 satellites) Application / Internet Chang Zheng-5B/Y2 Wenchang 101  
Success
248 China Dec. 17 02:50 Beijing Time Piesat-2 (09, 10, 11, 12) SAR Chang Zheng-2D Taiyuan    
Success
249 USA Dec. 16 7:52 p.m. EST GPS-3 SV07 Sally Ride (Rapid Response Trailblazer, RRT-1) Military / navigation Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
250 USA Dec. 17 5:19 a.m. Pacific Time NROL-149 (Starshield) Military / data relay Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
251 USA Dec. 17 5:26 p.m. EST O3b mPower (2 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
252 Japan Dec. 18 11:00 Japan Time 5 satellites   Kairos Kii    
Failure
253 China Dec. 19 18:17:30 Beijing Time Tianqi-33, -34, -35, -36

Gushenxing-1S (Ceres-1)

 Yellow Sea Dongfeng Hangtiangang barge
Success
254 China Dec. 20 23:12 Beijing Time Tongxin Jishu Shiyan Weixing (TJSW-12) Communications Chang Zheng-3B Xichang    
Success
255 USA Dec. 21 3:34 a.m. Pacific Time Bandwagon-2 (30 satellites) Application Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
256 USA Dec. 22 3:16 a.m. New Zealand Time StriX-2 Application / remote sensing Electron Mahia LC-1B B
Success
257 USA Dec. 23 12:35:30 a.m. EST Starlink-12-2 (21 satellite) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success
258 Russia (IC) Dec. 25 10:45:42.376 Moscow Time Resurs-P No. 5 Application / remote sensing (IC) Soyuz-2-1b Baikonur Site 31 6
Success
259 China Dec. 27 09:03 Beijing Time     Lijian-1 (Y6) Jiuquan    
Failure
260 USA Dec. 28 5:58:30 p.m. Pacific Time Starlink-11-3 (22 satellites) Application / Internet Falcon-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E E
Success
261 USA Dec. 29 12:00 a.m. EST Astranis MicroGEO (4 satellites) Application / communications Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral SLC-40  
Success
262 India Dec. 30 22:00 India Standard Time SpaDeX Chaser, SpaDeX Target, POEM-4 Experimental / autonomous rendezvous PSLV-C60 Sriharikota FLP 1
Success
263 USA Dec. 31 00:39 a.m. EST Starlink-12-6 Application / Internet Falcon-9 Cape Canaveral/KSC LC-39A A
Success

*Reusable first stage lost during a botched landing on a drone ship.

**Apparent nozzle damage on a solid booster motor during the initial ascent might delay vehicle certification.

 

2024

The 2024 space launch score card (as of May 19, 2025 ):

USA
China
Japan
India
Iran
Europe
North Korea
World
Launch vehicles
Falcon-9:
132 (1***)
Kuaizhou-1A/11:
5
H-2A:
2
PSLV:
3
Qaem-100:
2
Ariane-6:
1**
Cheonlima-1
1*
  
Vulcan-Centaur:
2
Chang Zheng-2C:
7 (1*)
H-3:
3
GSLV-Mk2:
1
Simorgh:
2
Vega:
2
Electron:
14
Yinli:
1
Kairos:
2*
SSLV:
1
        
Starship-Superheavy:
4
Chang Zheng-7/7A:
4
    
     
Delta-4 Heavy:
1
Lijian-1 (Kinetica-1):
4 (1*)
            
Atlas-5:
2
Jielong-3 (Smart Dragon):
2
              
Falcon Heavy:
2
Chang Zheng-5/5B:
3
              
Firefly Alpha:
1
Chang Zheng-3B:
8
              
 
Chang Zheng-8:
1
              
 
Chang Zheng-2D:
9
              
 
Chang Zheng-6A:
5
              
 
Chang Zheng-2F:
2
              
 
Chang Zheng-6/6C:
3
              
 
Chang Zheng-4B/C:
6
              
 
Gushenxing-1/1S (Ceres-1/1S):
5
              
 
Shuang Quxian-1:
1*
              
 
Zhuque-2E:
1
              
 
Chang Zheng-12:
1
              
USA:
158
China:
68
Russia:
17
Japan:
7
India:
5
Iran:
4
Europe:
3
North Korea:
1
World:
263
USA failed:
1
China failed:
3
Russia failed:
0
Japan failed:
2
India failed:
0
Iran failed:
0
Europe failed:
0
North Korea failed:
1
World failed:
7
Launch sites
Vandenberg:
47
Jiuquan:
20
Tanegashima:
5
Sriharikota:
5
Shahroud:
2
Sohae:
1
World sites:
21
Cape Canaveral:
93
Xichang:
19
Kii:
2
  
Semnan:
2
      
Mahia:
13
Yellow Sea:
5
            
Boca Chica:
4
Wenchang:
9
              
Wallops:
1
South-China Sea:
1
              
 
Taiyuan:
14
              

*Failed launch

**Upper stage failed to perform deorbiting maneuver and release of two payloads due to the Auxiliary Power Unit failure.

***Second stage failure left satellites in unusable orbit.

 

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Soyuz-2-1b rocket lifts off on March 31, 2024, with the Resurs-P4 remote-sensing satellite. Click to enlarge. Credit: Roskosmos

plesetsk

The fourth Angara-5 rocket (INSIDER CONTENT), equipped with Block DM-03-based upper stage lifts off from Vostochny for the first time on April 11, 2024. Click to enlarge. Credit: Roskosmos

photo

One of four Cluster spacecraft at Site 112 in Baikonur during processing for launch on a Soyuz rocket in 2000. After nearly quarter of a century in orbit, the quartet of satellites intended for studying Earth's magnetosphere, was projected to reenter the atmosphere in 2024. Click to enlarge. Credit: Roskosmos

preps

Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard the ISS maneuvers the European Robotic Arm, ERA (INSIDER CONTENT) with Aleksei Ovchinin in its foot restraints who prepares to eject a hardware bundle during the VKD-63 spacewalk on Dec. 19, 2024. Click to enlarge. Credit: NASA