This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2022.
For all other spaceflight activities, see2022 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2022, seeList of spaceflight launches in July–December 2022.
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ =CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
January[edit] | ||||||||
| 6 January 21:49:10[1] |  Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-5 | KennedyLC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 49 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 13 January 15:25:39[2] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter-3 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
 ION SCV-004 Elysian Eleonora | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Capella 7 (Whitney 5)[3] | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Capella 8 (Whitney 6)[3] | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 ICEYE X14[4] | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ICEYE X16[4] | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 Sich 2-30 (2-1)[5] | SSAU | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Umbra-02 | Umbra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| USA-320, 321, 322, 323[6] | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | USA-320: In orbit USA-321: 1 April 2023 USA-322: 2 April 2023 USA-323: 2 April 2023 | Operational (1/4) | |||
⚀ BRO-5[7] | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Dodona (La Jument)[8] | USC /Lockheed Martin | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ DEWASAT-1[9] | DEWA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ETV-A1[9] | Sen | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation UHD streaming | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀Flock 4x × 44[10] | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ FOREST-1 (OroraTech 1)[9][11] | OroraTech | Low Earth (SSO) | Wildfire monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Gossamer-Piccolomini[12] | LunaSonde | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ HYPSO-1[13] | NTNU SmallSat Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ IRIS-A[14] | National Cheng Kung University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Kepler × 4[14] | Kepler | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ LabSat[15] | SatRevolution | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀Lemur-2 × 2[9] | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation SIGINT[16] | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀Lemur-2-Djirang[14] | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀Lemur-2-Miriwari[14] | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ MDASat-1 × 3[17] | CPUT | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ NuX-1[18] | NuSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ STORK-1, 2[15] | SatRevolution | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SW1FT[15] | SatRevolution | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Tevel × 8[14] | Herzliya Science Center | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ VZLUSat-2[9] | VZLU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
 FOSSA PocketPOD × 2 | FOSSA Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | PocketQube dispenser | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ Challenger[19] | Quub (Mini-Cubes) | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ CShark Pilot-1 (FossaSat-2E3)[20][21] | CShark | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  Delfi-PQ[22][23] | Technical University of Delft | Low Earth (SSO) | LOFARtechnology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ EASAT-2[22][23] | AMSAT EA | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ FOSSASAT-2E5, 2E6[24] | FOSSA Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  Grizu-263a[22][23] | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ HADES[22][23] | AMSAT EA | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  LAIKA (FOSSASAT-2E4, FOSSASAT-2B)[25] | Porkchop | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  MDQube-SAT1[26] | Innova Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  PION-BR1[27] | PION Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  SanoSat-1 | ORION Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ SATTLA-2A, 2B[22][23] | Ariel University | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ Tartan-Artibeus-1 (Unicorn-2TA1)[28] | CMU /Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ Unicorn 1[22][23] | Alba Orbital UG /ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Inter-satellite linktechnology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ Unicorn-2A, 2D, 2E[22][23] | Alba Orbital UG | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  WISeSAT-1 (FossaSat-2E1)[20] | WISeKey | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ WISeSAT-2 (FossaSat-2E2)[20] | WISeKey | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission toSun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-3. The USA-320, 321, 322 and 323 were likely built by SpaceX based on the Starshield bus (based on Starlink Block v1.5 technology) and deployed by the US army. Their purpose has not been revealed. | ||||||||
| 13 January 22:51:39[30][31] | LauncherOne | "Above the Clouds" | Cosmic Girl,Mojave | Virgin Orbit | ||||
⚀ Lemur-2-Krywe (ADLER-1)[32] | Austrian Space Forum | Low Earth | Space debris measurement | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ GEARRS-3 | Air Force Research Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀PAN-A, B | Cornell University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SteamSat-2 | SteamJet Space Systems | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ STORK-3 | SatRevolution | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀TechEdSat-13 | Ames Research Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| STP-27VPB mission (ELaNa 29, GEARRS-3, and TechEdSat-3) for theDefense Innovation Unit. The ELaNa 29 mission consists of two CubeSats (PAN-A and PAN-B) that will autonomously rendezvous and dock in low Earth orbit.[29] | ||||||||
| 17 January 02:35[33] |  Long March 2D | 2D-Y70 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | ||||
| Shiyan 13 | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 19 January 02:02:40[34] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-6 | KennedyLC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 49 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 January 19:00:00[36] | Atlas V 511 | AV-084[35] | Cape CanaveralSLC-41 | ULA | ||||
| GSSAP-5 (USA-324) | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GSSAP-6 (USA-325) | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| USSF-8 mission. First and only flight of the 511 configuration for Atlas V.[35] | ||||||||
| 25 January 23:44[37] | Long March 4C | 4C-Y29 | JiuquanSLS-2 | CASC | ||||
| Ludi Tance-1 01A (L-SAR 01A) | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 31 January 23:11:14[38] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-138 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
| CSG-2 | ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| SecondCOSMO-SkyMed 2nd Generation satellite. | ||||||||
February[edit] | ||||||||
| 2 February 20:27:26[39] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-139 | VandenbergSLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
| USA-326 | NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-87 Mission | ||||||||
| 3 February 18:13:20[42] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-7 | KennedyLC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 49 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational (11/49) | |||
| Ageomagnetic storm on 4 February 2022 significantly increased atmospheric drag at the deployment altitude of these satellites, resulting in 38 of them reentering the atmosphere over the following eight days.[40][41] | ||||||||
| 5 February 07:00:00[43] |  Soyuz-2.1a /Fregat | PlesetskSite 43/4 | RVSN RF | |||||
| Neitron №1 (Kosmos-2553) | Ministry of Defence | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 10 February 18:09:37[44] | Soyuz ST-B /Fregat-MT | VS27 | KourouELS | Arianespace | ||||
| OneWeb × 34 | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 10 February 20:00[49] | Rocket 3.3 | LV0008 | Cape CanaveralSLC-46 | Astra | ||||
| ⚀ BAMA-1 | University of Alabama | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 10 February | Launch failure | |||
| ⚀ INCA | NMSU | Low Earth | Ionospheric research | |||||
| ⚀ QubeSat | UC Berkeley | Low Earth | Quantum gyroscope | |||||
| ⚀ R5-S1 | Johnson Space Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
| First launch by Astra from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA Venture Class Launch Services 2 (VCLS 2) Mission One, officially known as VCLS Demo-2A.[45] TheELaNa 41 mission, consisting of four CubeSats, was manifested on this flight.[46] Launch was the first approved via anFAA Part 450 launch license.[47] An anomaly occurred around second stage ignition, resulting in a loss of mission; the failure was later found to have been caused by a wiring error in the separation mechanism and a software flaw in the thrust vector system.[48] | ||||||||
| 14 February 00:29[50] |  PSLV-XL | C52 | Satish DhawanFLP | ISRO | ||||
| EOS-04 (RISAT-1A) | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ INSPIRESat-1[51] | LASP /IIST /NCU /NTU | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ INS-2TD | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 February 04:25:39[52] | Soyuz-2.1a |  BaikonurSite 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
| Progress MS-19 / 80P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 24 October 01:51 | Successful | |||
| ⚀ YuZGU-55 (RadioSkaf) 5–10[53][54] | South-West State University | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | YuZGU-55 8: 27 January 2023 5–7, 9–10: 31 January 2023[55] | Successful | |||
| 19 February 17:40:03[57] | Antares 230+ | MARSLP-0A | Northrop Grumman | |||||
| Cygnus NG-17 S.S.Piers Sellers | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 29 June 08:20[58] | Successful | |||
⚀ IHI-SAT[59] | IHI | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 18 November[60] | Successful | |||
⚀ KITSUNE[61] | Kyutech /AEP | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 14 March 2023[62] | Successful | |||
| ⚀ NACHOS[29] | LANL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 3 February 2023[63] | Successful | |||
| TheELaNa 44 mission, consisting of one CubeSat (NACHOS), was launched on this flight.[45] IHI-SAT and KITSUNE were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 24 March 2022.[56] | ||||||||
| 21 February 14:44:20[64] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-8 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 46 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 February 17:12:10[65] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-11 | VandenbergSLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 50 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 26 February 23:44[66] | Long March 4C | 4C-Y30[67] | JiuquanSLS-2 | CASC | ||||
| Ludi Tance-1 01B (L-SAR 01B) | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 February 03:06[68] | Long March 8 | Y2 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
| Dayun (Xingshidai-17)[69] | ADA Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hainan-1 01, 02 | Hainan Westar | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 10–14[70] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 15 (Shaoguan-1)[70] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 16 (Wenchang Chaosuan-2)[70] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 17 (Wenchang Chaosuan-3)[70] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 18 (Anxi Tieguanyin-1)[70] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Jilin-1 Mofang-02A 01 (Xiamen-1)[70] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Qimingxing-1[71] | Wuhan University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Taijing-3 01[72] | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Taijing-4 01[72] | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Thor Smart Satellite (Chuangxing Leishen) | Spacety | Low Earth (SSO) | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tianxian-1 (Chaohu-1)[73][74] | Spacety | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Wenchang-1 01, 02 | Sanya Institute of Remote Sensing / Hainan Westar | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xidian-1 (XD-1)[72] | Shaanxi Silk Road Tiantu / MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Tianqi-19 | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Second Long March Express commercial rideshare mission, carrying 22 satellites. | ||||||||
| 28 February 20:37:25[77] | Electron | "The Owl's Night Continues" |  Māhia LC-1B | Rocket Lab | ||||
| StriX-β | Synspective | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Second of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation.[75] First launch from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Māhia.[76] | ||||||||
March[edit] | ||||||||
| 1 March 21:38:00[78] | Atlas V 541 | AV-095 | Cape CanaveralSLC-41 | ULA | ||||
| GOES-18 (GOES-T) | NOAA /NASA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 3 March 14:25:00[79] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-9 | KennedyLC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 47 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 5 March 06:01[80] | Long March 2C | 2C-Y62 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
| Yinhe Hangtian-2 × 6 (01–06) | GalaxySpace | Low Earth | 5Gcommunications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Xuanming Xingyuan | SpaceWish | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Rideshare mission. | ||||||||
| 8 March ≈05:06[81] |  Qased | Shahroud Space Center | IRGC | |||||
| ⚀Noor-2 | IRGC | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 9 March 13:45:10[82] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-10 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 48 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 March 16:22[84] | Rocket 3.3 | LV0009 | Kodiak LP-3B | Astra | ||||
| S4 Crossover (EyeStar-S4)[85] | NearSpace Launch | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 2 January 2024[86] | Successful | |||
| ⚀ OreSat0 | Portland State Aerospace Society | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀SpaceBEE × 16[87] | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀SpaceBEE NZ × 4[88] | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | First: 8 November 2023[89] Last: 13 December 2023[90] | Successful | |||
| This mission forSpaceflight, Inc. was designated Astra-1. S4 Crossover remained attached to the second stage as intended.[83] 22 total payloads. | ||||||||
| 17 March 07:09[91] | Long March 4C | 4C-Y47 | JiuquanSLS-2 | CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 34-02 | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 18 March 15:55:18[92] | Soyuz-2.1a | BaikonurSite 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
| Soyuz MS-21 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 66/67 | 29 September 10:57 | Successful | |||
| 19 March 04:42:30[93] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-12 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 53 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 22 March 12:48:22[94] | Soyuz-2.1a /Fregat | PlesetskSite 43/4 | RVSN RF | |||||
| Meridian-M 10 (20L)[95] | Ministry of Defence | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 March 09:50[96] | Long March 6A | 6A-Y1 | Taiyuan LC-9A | CASC | ||||
| Pujiang-2 | CASC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tiankun-2 | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Maiden flight ofLong March 6A, China's first rocket with solid rocket boosters. The vehicle is a further development of theLong March 6, with 2YF-100 engines on the first stage as opposed to 1 on the Long March 6, augmented by 4solid rocket boosters. It was also the first launch from the newly built launch complex 9A in Taiyuan. | ||||||||
| 30 March 02:29[97][98] | Long March 11 | Y10 | Jiuquan LS-95B | CASC | ||||
| Tianping-2A | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Radar calibration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tianping-2B | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tianping-2C | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
April[edit] | ||||||||
| 1 April 16:24:16[99][100] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter-4 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
| ION SCV-005 Almighty Alexius[101] | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | 6 August 2024[102] | Successful | |||
| EnMAP | DLR /GFZ | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GNOMES-3 | PlanetIQ | Low Earth (SSO) | Radio occultation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hawk 4A, 4B, 4C | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Lynk Tower 01 (Lynk 05) | Lynk Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
 MP42 / Tiger-3[103] | NanoAvionics /OQ Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ÑuSat × 5[104] | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ AlfaCrux | University of Brasília | Low Earth (SSO) | Communication | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ ARCSAT[105] | FFI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ BRO-7 | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ BDSat[106] | CEITEC | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Omnispace Spark-1 (LEO-1)[107] | Omnispace | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Patrol Mission (KSF2) × 4[108] | Kleos Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Pixxel TD-2Shakuntala[109] | Pixxel | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ PlantSat[108] | University of Chile | Low Earth (SSO) | Biosatellite | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀SpaceBEE × 12 | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | First: 3 October 2023[110] Last: 17 October 2023[111] | Successful | |||
| ⚀ SUCHAI 2 | University of Chile | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SUCHAI 3 | University of Chile | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission tosun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-4. ION SCV-005 carried Upmosphere's UP-box as hosted payload. | ||||||||
| 2 April 12:41:38[113] | Electron | "Without Mission A Beat" | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | ||||
| BlackSky 16 | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| BlackSky 17 | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Last of four dedicated launches for BlackSky.[112] | ||||||||
| 6 April 23:47[114] | Long March 4C | 4C-Y38 | JiuquanSLS-2 | CASC | ||||
| Gaofen 3-03 | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 7 April 11:20:18[115] | Soyuz-2.1b | PlesetskSite 43/3 | RVSN RF | |||||
| Lotos-S1 №5 (Kosmos-2554) | Ministry of Defence | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 April 15:17:12[116] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-147 | KennedyLC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
| Ax-1 | SpaceX /Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | Private spaceflight | 25 April 17:06 | Successful | |||
| Axiom Mission 1, launching onCrew Dragon. Commercial flight of four (one professional and three private) astronauts to theInternational Space Station for a stay of 15 days. | ||||||||
| 15 April 12:00[117] | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y89 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
| ChinaSat 6D[118] | China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Replacement forChinaSat 6A. | ||||||||
| 15 April 18:16[119] | Long March 4C | 4C-Y28 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | ||||
| Daqi-1 (Atmosphere-1) | Ministry of Ecology and Environment | Low Earth (SSO) | Environmental monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 17 April 13:13:12[120] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-148 | VandenbergSLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
| USA-327 (Intruder F/O-1/NOSS-4 1)[121] | NRO /USN | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-85 mission. | ||||||||
| 21 April 17:51:40[122] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-14 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 53 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 April 07:52:55[123] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-150 | KennedyLC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
| SpaceX Crew-4 | SpaceX /NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 67 | 14 October 20:55 | Successful | |||
| Fourth operationalCrew Dragon mission to theISS for NASA. | ||||||||
| 29 April 04:11:33[124][125] | Long March 2C | 2C-Y70 | JiuquanSLS-2 | CASC | ||||
| SuperView Neo 1-01 (Siwei Gaojing 1-01) | China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| SuperView Neo 1-02 (Siwei Gaojing 1-02) | China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 April 19:55:22[126] | Angara 1.2 | PlesetskSite 35/1 | RVSN RF | |||||
| EO MKA №2 (Kosmos-2555) | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | 18 May[127] | Spacecraft failure (?) | |||
| Maiden flight of Angara 1.2. No orbit-raising activities were detected from Kosmos-2555 following deployment, indicating a possible spacecraft failure. | ||||||||
| 29 April 21:27:10[128] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-16 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 53 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 April 03:30[129] | Long March 11H | Y3 | Tai Rui Launch Platform,East China Sea | CASC | ||||
| Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 4 (04–07) | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Jilin-1 Gaofen-04A | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
May[edit] | ||||||||
| 2 May 22:49:52[130] | Electron | "There And Back Again" | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | ||||
| E-Space Demo × 3 | E-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ AuroraSat-1 | Aurora Propulsion Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ BRO-6 | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Copia | Astrix Aeronautics | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀SpaceBEE × 16 | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀SpaceBEE NZ × 8 | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ MyRadar-1[131] | ACME AtronOmatic | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ TRSI-2 | TRSI | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ TRSI-3 | TRSI | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ Unicorn 2 | Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Rideshare mission. First mid-air helicopter capture attempt of an Electron first stage following launch. Copia remained attached to the kick stage as intended for a demonstration of inflatable solar arrays. | ||||||||
| 5 May 02:38[132] | Long March 2D | 2D-Y79 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | ||||
| Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01C | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 7 (27–33) | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 6 May 09:42[133] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-17 | KennedyLC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 53 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 9 May 17:56:37[135] | Long March 7 | Y5 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
| Tianzhou 4 | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space logistics | 14 November 23:21 | Successful | |||
| ⚀ Zhixing-3A | Zhixing Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Third cargo delivery mission to theTiangong space station. Zhixing-3A was deployed from the Tianzhou 4 spacecraft on 13 November 2022.[134] | ||||||||
| 13 May 07:09[136] | Hyperbola-1 | Y4 | Jiuquan LS-95B | i-Space | ||||
| Jilin-1 Mofang-01A | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 13 May | Launch failure | |||
| Golden Bauhinia-1 04[137] | Hong Kong Aerospace Science & Technology / ZeroG Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 13 May | Launch failure | |||
| Hyperbola-1 reflight following the launch failure on 3 August 2021, carrying a replacement for the Jilin-1 Mofang-01A satellite lost on that launch. The launch resulted in a failure, with the cause currently under investigation. | ||||||||
| 13 May 22:07:50[138] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-13 | VandenbergSLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 53 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 14 May 20:40:50[139] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-15 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 53 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 18 May 10:59:40[140] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-18 | KennedyLC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 53 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 19 May 08:03:32[141] | Soyuz-2.1a | PlesetskSite 43/4 | RVSN RF | |||||
| Bars-M 3L (Kosmos-2556) | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 19 May 22:54:47[142] | Atlas V N22 | AV-082 | Cape CanaveralSLC-41 | ULA | ||||
| Boe OFT-2 | Boeing /NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Flight test /ISS logistics | 25 May 22:49[143] | Successful | |||
| Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2 ofStarliner, as part of theCommercial Crew Development program. | ||||||||
| 20 May 10:30[144] | Long March 2C /YZ-1S | 2C-Y53 | JiuquanSLS-2 | CASC | ||||
| LEO Test Sat 1 | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| LEO Test Sat 2 | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Digui Tongxin Weixing | DFH Satellite | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 May 18:35:00[145] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter-5 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
| ION SCV-006Thrilling Thomas[150] | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Sherpa-AC1[149] | Spaceflight, Inc. | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Vigoride-3 (VR-3)[151] | Momentus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GHGSat-C3 (Luca)[152] | GHGSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GHGSat-C4 (Penny)[152] | GHGSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GHGSat-C5 (Diako)[152] | GHGSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hawk 5A, 5B, 5C[153] | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ICEYE × 5[154] | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ÑuSat × 4[155] | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Umbra-03[156] | Umbra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Agile Micro Sat[149] | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Armsat_1 (Urdaneta)[157][158] | Satlantis | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ BroncoSat-1[159][160] | Cal Poly Pomona | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Centauri-5[161] | Fleet Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Cicero-2 × 2[161] | GeoOptics | Low Earth (SSO) | GNSS radio occultation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ CNCE Block 2 × 2[149] | MDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Connecta T1.1[162] | Plan-S | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ CPOD A (Tyvak-0032)[161][163] | Tyvak | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ CPOD B (Tyvak-0033)[161][163] | Tyvak | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Foresail-1[164] | FCERSS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Guardian 1[165] | Aistech Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀Lemur-2 × 5[166] | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Omnispace Spark-2[167] | Omnispace | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Planetum 1[168] | Planetárium Praha | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Platform 1 (Shared Sat 2)[169][170] | EnduroSat /Hypernova[171] | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀PTD-3 / TBIRD[161][172] | NASA Ames /MIT Lincoln Laboratory | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀SBUDNIC[150] | Brown University School of Engineering /CNR | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 10 August 2023[173] | Successful | |||
| ⚀ SelfieSat[159][174] | Orbit NTNU | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SPiN-1 (MA61C)[145] | SPiN | Low Earth (SSO) | PnP | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ VariSat-1C[145] | VariSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ FOSSASAT-2E × 7[159][175] | FOSSA Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational × 5 Failed deployment × 2 | |||
| ▫ Veery-FS1 (Canary Hatchling)[176] | Care Weather Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission tosun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-5. 59 small satellites and hosted payloads were launched on this mission.[145] TheNanoracks Outpost technology demonstration mission, namedOutpost Mars Demo-1 (OMD-1),[146] will cut metal samples representative ofC4M upper stages in order to test technologies forconverting spent upper stages into Nanoracks Space Outposts.[147][148] Sherpa-AC1 carries Xona Space's Huginn Mission and NearSpace Launch's TROOP-3 as hosted payloads,[149] while ION SCV-006 carries Cryptosat's Crypto1 nanosatellite as a hosted payload.[150] | ||||||||
June[edit] | ||||||||
| 2 June 04:00[178] | Long March 2C | 2C-Y65 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
| GeeSAT-1 × 9 (01–09) | Geespace | Low Earth | Navigation Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First nine GeeSAT-1 satellites for the Geely Future Mobility Constellation.[177] | ||||||||
| 3 June 09:32:20[179] | Soyuz-2.1a | BaikonurSite 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
| Progress MS-20 / 81P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 7 February 2023 08:37 | Successful | |||
| ⚀ YuZGU-55 (RadioSkaf) 11–12[53][54] | South-West State University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 31 January 2023[55] | Successful | |||
| ⚀ Tsiolkovsky-Ryazan 1[54][180] | RSREU | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 27 January 2023[181] | Successful | |||
| ⚀ Tsiolkovsky-Ryazan 2[54][180] | RSREU | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 31 January 2023[182] | Successful | |||
| 5 June 02:44:10[183] | Long March 2F | Y14 | JiuquanSLS-1 | CASC | ||||
| Shenzhou 14 | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Crewed spaceflight | 4 December 12:09 | Successful | |||
| Third crewed flight to theTiangong space station. First crewed flight of the space station construction phase. | ||||||||
| 8 June 21:04[185] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-157 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
 Nilesat-301 | Nilesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Eventual replacement forNilesat 201, which will be decommissioned by 2028.[184] | ||||||||
| 12 June 17:43[187] | Rocket 3.3 | LV0010 | Cape CanaveralSLC-46 | Astra | ||||
| ⚀TROPICS x 2 | NASA | Low Earth | Earth observation | 12 June | Launch failure | |||
| First of three launches for the TROPICS constellation.[186] The second stage shut down early, resulting in a launch failure. | ||||||||
| 17 June 16:09:20[188] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-19 | KennedyLC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 53 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 18 June 14:19:52[189] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-159 | VandenbergSLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
| SARah-1 | Bundeswehr | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 19 June 04:27:36[190] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-160 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
| Globalstar FM15 (M087)[191] | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| USA-328, 329, 330, 331[192] | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| The identities of the secondary payloads have not been disclosed. | ||||||||
| 21 June 07:00[193] |  Nuri (KSLV-II) | NaroLC-2 | KARI | |||||
| PVSAT | KARI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mass simulator | KARI | Low Earth (SSO) | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful | |||
| ⚀Dummy | KARI | Low Earth (SSO) | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful | |||
| ⚀ MIMAN (CubesatYonsei) | Yonsei University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ RANDEV (ASTRIS-II) | KAIST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SNUGLITE-II | Seoul National University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ STEP CubeLab-II | Chosun University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Second flight of Nuri, carrying a 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) dummy satellite, a 162.5 kg (358 lb) performance verification satellite and five CubeSats. | ||||||||
| 22 June 02:08[194] | Kuaizhou 1A | Y23 | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ||||
| Tianxing-1 | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Space environment observation | 29 March 2023[195] | Successful | |||
| Return-to-flight for Kuaizhou 1A following the December 2021 launch failure. | ||||||||
| 22 June 21:50[197] | Ariane 5 ECA | VA257 | KourouELA-3 | Arianespace | ||||
 MEASAT-3d | MEASAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GSAT-24 (GSAT-N1/CMS-02) | NSIL /Tata Sky | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| MEASAT-3d will replace bothMEASAT-3 andMEASAT-3a.[196] | ||||||||
| 23 June 02:22[198] | Long March 2D | 2D-Y64 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 35-02A | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 35-02B | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 35-02C | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 June 15:46[199] | Long March 4C | 4C-Y46 | JiuquanSLS-2 | CASC | ||||
| Gaofen-12 03 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 28 June 09:55:52[201] | Electron | Mahia LC-1B | Rocket Lab | |||||
| ⚀CAPSTONE | NASA | Selenocentric (NRHO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Photon | Rocket Lab | TLI | Space tug Lunar flyby | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Launch site changed from theMid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport to Mahia due toAFTS certification delays.[200] | ||||||||
| 29 June 21:04[202] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-161 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
| SES-22 | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 June 12:32[203] | PSLV-CA | C53 | Satish DhawanSLP | NSIL | ||||
| DS-EO | DSTA | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NeuSAR | ST Engineering | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Scoob-1 | Nanyang Technological University | Low Earth | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ThePOEM-1 was also launched in this mission, carrying 6 hosted payloads, is attached to the upper stage. | ||||||||
For flights after 30 June, see2022 in spaceflight (July–December) | ||||||||
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ =CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 9 January 05:00[204] | Black Brant IX | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
| DXL-4 | University of Miami | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 9 January | Successful | ||
| 17 January[205] |  Zolfaghar | | Houthis | ||||
| Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 17 January | Intercepted | ||
| Targeted at Abu Dhabi International Airport (1 of 2). More were possibly launched. One missile intercepted by aTHAAD missile. | |||||||
| 17 January[205] | Zolfaghar | | Houthis | ||||
| Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 17 January | Successful | ||
| Targeted at Abu Dhabi International Airport (2 of 2). More were possibly launched. | |||||||
| 18 January[206] | Sparrow | F-15 Eagle | IAI/IDF | ||||
| IAF | Suborbital | Target missile | 18 January | Successful | ||
| Target missile. | |||||||
| 18 January[206] | Arrow-3 | | IAI/IDF | ||||
| IAF | Suborbital | Interceptor | 18 January | Successful | ||
| Arrow-3 missile intercepting a Sparrow target missile (1 of 2). | |||||||
| 18 January[206] | Arrow-3 | | IAI/IDF | ||||
| IAF | Suborbital | Interceptor | 18 January | Successful | ||
| Arrow-3 missile intercepting a Sparrow target missile (2 of 2). | |||||||
| 23 January 04:10[207] | Tianxing ? | Jiuquan | Space Transportation | ||||
| Space Transportation | Suborbital | Flight test | 23 January | Successful | ||
| Test flight of the Tianxing ? suborbital spaceplane. | |||||||
| 24 January 03:30[208] | Tianxing ? | Jiuquan | Space Transportation | ||||
| Space Transportation | Suborbital | Flight test | 24 January | Successful | ||
| Test flight of the Tianxing ? suborbital spaceplane. | |||||||
| 24 January[209] | Zolfaghar | | Houthis | ||||
| Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 24 January | Intercepted | ||
| Targeted at Abu Dhabi (1 of 2). Intercepted by aTHAAD missile. | |||||||
| 24 January[209] | Zolfaghar | | Houthis | ||||
| Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 24 January | Intercepted | ||
| Targeted at Abu Dhabi (2 of 2). Intercepted by aTHAAD missile. | |||||||
| 29 January 07:00:00[210] | Improved Malemute/Improved Malemute | MAPHEUS 9 | Esrange | MORABA | |||
| MAPHEUS-9 | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 29 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 253.6 km (157.6 mi). | |||||||
| 29 January 22:52[211][212] |  Hwasong-12 | Mupyong-ri,Chagang | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | ||||
| KPA Strategic Rocket Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~2,000 km (1,243 mi), re-entered 800 km (497 mi) downrange. | |||||||
| 1 February[213] | Zolfaghar | | Houthis | ||||
| Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 1 February | Intercepted | ||
| Intercepted by aPatriot Missile. | |||||||
| Early February[214][215] | Khaibar-buster | | | ||||
| Live warhead | Suborbital | Missile Test | February | Successful | |||
| First flight of the Khaibar-buster missile. | |||||||
| 19 February[216] | RS-24 Yars | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Russian Ministry of Defence | ||||
| Russian Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | ICBM test | 19 February | Successful | ||
| Hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula, 5,700 km (3,542 mi) downrange. | |||||||
| 19 February[216] | R-29RMU Sineva | Submarine Karelia,Barents Sea | Russian Ministry of Defence | ||||
| Russian Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | SLBM test | 19 February | Successful | ||
| Hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula. | |||||||
| 26 February[217] | Hwasong-17 (?) | Sunan | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | ||||
| NADA | Suborbital | ICBM test | 26 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~620 km (385.3 mi). Tested an imaging system for future reconnaissance satellites. | |||||||
| 5 March 11:27[218] | Black Brant IX | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
| LAMP | Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Auroral science | 5 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 429 km (267 mi). | |||||||
| 5 March[219] | Hwasong-17 (?) | Sunan | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | ||||
| NADA | Suborbital | ICBM test | 5 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~560 km (348.0 mi). | |||||||
| 9 March 18:25[221] | Black Brant IX | HERSCHEL II | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | |||
| HERSCHEL | Naval Research Laboratory | Suborbital | Solar observation | 9 March | Successful | ||
| Second flight of HERSCHEL (HElium Resonance Scatter in the Corona and HELiosphere).[220] Apogee: 302.07 km (187.7 mi). | |||||||
| 12 March[222] | Black Dagger | Integrated Fires Mission | Fort Wingate | SMDC | |||
| SMDC | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 March | Successful | ||
| 21 March 23:12[223] | Terrier-Improved Malemute | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
| BOLT-2 | United States Air Force | Suborbital | Laminar–turbulent transition measurements | 21 March | Successful | ||
| 24 March 05:34[225] | Hwasong-15 orHwasong-17 | Sunan | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | ||||
| KPA Strategic Rocket Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 March 06:45 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~6,248.5 km (3,883 mi), re-entered 1,090 km (677 mi) downrange. South Korea's Ministry of National Defense identifies this as aHwasong-15 missile test, contrary to North Korea's statement of this being a Hwasong-17 test.[224] | |||||||
| 24 March[226] | Blue Whale 0.1 | Jeju Island | Perigee Aerospace | ||||
| Perigee Aerospace /KAIST | Suborbital | Flight test | 24 March | Successful | ||
| Third flight of Blue Whale 0.1 | |||||||
| 29 March[222] | Black Dagger | Integrated Fires Mission | White Sands Missile Range | SMDC | |||
| SMDC | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 March | Successful | ||
| 30 March[227] | SK solid fueled TV1 | Jackup sea installation | Ministry of National Defense | ||||
| Dummy satellite | Ministry of National Defense | Suborbital | Test flight | 30 March | Successful | ||
| First test launch of the solid-fuel launch projectile developed by theADD. | |||||||
| 31 March 13:57:55[228] | New Shepard | NS-20 | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | |||
| Blue Origin NS-20 | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 31 March 2022 14:07:59 | Successful | ||
| Fourth crewed flight of New Shepard. Apogee: 107 km (66.49 mi). | |||||||
| 7 April 12:47[230] | Black Brant IX | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
| INCAA | Clemson University | Suborbital | Auroral science | 7 April 2022 | Successful | ||
| First of two INCAA flights, carrying the vapor trail payload. Apogee: 339.6 km (211.0 mi).[229] | |||||||
| 7 April 12:50[230] | Terrier-Improved Malemute | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
| INCAA | Clemson University | Suborbital | Auroral science | 7 April 2022 | Successful | ||
| Second of two INCAA flights, carrying the instrumented payload. Apogee: 207.6 km (129.0 mi).[229] | |||||||
| 9 April[231] |  Shaheen-III | | Pakistan Army | ||||
| Pakistan Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 April | Successful | ||
| 18 April[232] | Hyunmoo 4-4 | SubmarineROKS Dosan Ahn Changho | Republic of Korea Navy | ||||
| Republic of Korea Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 April | Successful | ||
| Two missiles launched within 20 seconds of each other. (1 of 2). | |||||||
| 18 April[232] | Hyunmoo 4-4 | SubmarineROKS Dosan Ahn Changho | Republic of Korea Navy | ||||
| Republic of Korea Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 April | Successful | ||
| Two missiles launched within 20 seconds of each other. (2 of 2). | |||||||
| 18 April 01:00[233] | | Spaceport America | United States Military Academy | ||||
| United States Military Academy | Suborbital | Amateur rocket | 18 April | Launch failure | ||
| Second stage failure. | |||||||
| 18 April 02:00[234] | | Spaceport America | United States Military Academy | ||||
| United States Military Academy | Suborbital | Amateur rocket | 18 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 90 km (56 mi). | |||||||
| 20 April 12:12[235] | RS-28 Sarmat | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 April | Successful | ||
| Flight test of the RS-28 Sarmat ICBM. Impacted mock targets on theKamchatka Peninsula. | |||||||
| 4 May 03:04[236] | Unknown missile | | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | ||||
| KPA Strategic Rocket Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~780 km (484.7 mi), re-entered 470 km (292 mi) downrange. | |||||||
| 11 May 01:31[237][238] | Oriole III-A | Svalbard Rocket Range | NASA | ||||
| Endurance | Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 11 May | Successful | ||
| First flight of the Oriole III-A (Terrier-Oriole-Nihka) sounding rocket. Apogee: 767 km (476.6 mi). | |||||||
| 14 May[239] | AGM-183 ARRW | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | United States Air Force | ||||
| United States Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 May | Successful | ||
| 25 May 03:04[240] | Unknown missile | | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | ||||
| KPA Strategic Rocket Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~540 km (335.5 mi), re-entered 360 km (224 mi) downrange. | |||||||
| 4 June 13:25:02[241][242] | New Shepard | NS-21 | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | |||
| Blue Origin NS-21 | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 4 June 13:35:07[242] | Successful | ||
| Fifth crewed flight of New Shepard. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi). | |||||||
| 5 June[243] | Unknown missile | | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | ||||
| KPA Strategic Rocket Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~90 km (55.92 mi). | |||||||
| 6 June 13:30[244] | Agni-IV | Integrated Test Range | Ministry of Defence | ||||
| Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 June | Successful | ||
| 15 June[245] | UGM-133 Trident II | USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) | United States Navy | ||||
| United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June | Successful | ||
| 1 of 4. | |||||||
| 15 June[245] | UGM-133 Trident II | USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) | United States Navy | ||||
| United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June | Successful | ||
| 2 of 4. | |||||||
| 17 June[245] | UGM-133 Trident II | USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) | United States Navy | ||||
| United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 June | Successful | ||
| 3 of 4. | |||||||
| 17 June[245] | UGM-133 Trident II | USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) | United States Navy | ||||
| United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 June | Successful | ||
| 4 of 4. | |||||||
| 19 June[246] | | | PLA | ||||
| PLA | Suborbital | ABM target | 19 June | Successful | |||
| Interceptor target | |||||||
| 19 June[246] | | | PLA | ||||
| PLA | Suborbital | ABM test | 19 June | Successful | |||
| Interceptor, successful intercept. | |||||||
| 24 June 09:35[247] | Terrier-Improved Orion | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
| RockOn / RockSat-C / Cubes in Space | Colorado Space Grant Consortium | Suborbital | Education | 24 June 2022 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 70.5 mi (113.5 km). | |||||||
| 26 June 14:29[249] | Black Brant IX | Arnhem Space Centre | NASA | ||||
| X-ray Quantum Calorimeter (XQC)[250] | UW–Madison | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 26 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 203 mi (327 km). First launch of a suborbital rocket from Arnhem Space Centre in north-eastArnhem Land.[248] | |||||||
| 26 June[251][252] | Zuljanah | Semnan CLP | ISA | ||||
| TBA | TBA | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 June | Successful | ||
| Suborbital test launch of the Zuljanah orbital launch vehicle. | |||||||
| 29 June[253] | Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon | Pacific Missile Range Facility | United States Army /United States Navy | ||||
| Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) | United States Army /United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 June | Launch failure | ||
| An anomaly occurred following ignition of the missile. | |||||||
Rocket Lab has been the sole launch provider for Synspective's StriX constellation to date, successfully deploying four StriX satellites across four dedicated Electron launches. In addition to the 10 new dedicated launches signed today, another two launches for Synspective have already been booked and are scheduled for launch this year from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.
