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Orbital launches in 2020

114 launch attempts in 2020: 104 succeeded and 10 failed. Together they carried 1,290 payloads, 4 of them crewed.

114 launches104 successful1,290 payloads

Launches by month

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All launches of 2020

114 launches
#DateMissionRocketSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
1Jan 7, 2020Starlink V1.0-L22020-001Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
2Jan 7, 2020TJS 52020-002Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
3Jan 15, 2020Jilin-1/Nusat/TQ-52020-003Chang Zheng 2DTaiyuanChina4Success
4Jan 16, 2020Yinhe 12020-004Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina1Success
5Jan 16, 2020Eutelsat Konnect/GSAT-302020-005Ariane 5ECA+KourouFrance2Success
6Jan 29, 2020Starlink V1.0-L32020-006Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
7Jan 31, 2020NROL-1512020-007ElectronMahiaNew Zealand1Success
8Feb 6, 2020OneWeb L22020-008Soyuz-2-1BBaikonurFrance34Success
9Feb 9, 2020IGS O-72020-009H-IIA 202TanegashimaJapan1Success
10Feb 9, 2020Zafar2020-F01SimorghSemnanIran1Failure
11Feb 10, 2020Solar Orbiter2020-010Atlas V 411Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
12Feb 15, 2020Cygnus NG-132020-011Antares 230+WallopsUnited States5Success
13Feb 17, 2020Starlink V1.0-L42020-012Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
14Feb 18, 2020JCSAT-17/GEO-Kompsat 2B2020-013Ariane 5ECA+KourouFrance2Success
15Feb 19, 2020XJS C-F2020-014Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina4Success
16Feb 20, 2020Meridian No. 19L2020-015Soyuz-2-1APlesetskRussia1Success
17Mar 7, 2020Dragon C112.32020-016Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
18Mar 9, 2020Beidou-3 G22020-017Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
19Mar 16, 2020XYZ-62020-F02Chang Zheng 7AWenchangChina1Failure
20Mar 16, 2020Uragan-M No. 7602020-018Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
21Mar 18, 2020Starlink V1.0-L52020-019Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
22Mar 21, 2020OneWeb L32020-020Soyuz-2-1BBaikonurFrance34Success
23Mar 24, 2020YG-30-062020-021Chang Zheng 2CXichangChina3Success
24Mar 26, 2020AEHF 62020-022Atlas V 551Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
25Apr 9, 2020Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7452020-023Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
26Apr 9, 2020Nusantara Dua2020-F03Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Failure
27Apr 22, 2020Noor 12020-024QasedShahroudIran1Success
28Apr 22, 2020Starlink V1.0-L62020-025Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
29Apr 25, 2020Progress 7K-TGM No. 4482020-026Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
30May 5, 2020XZF-FC/RCS-FC-SC2020-027Chang Zheng 5BWenchangChina2Success
31May 12, 2020Xingyun 2-01,022020-028Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina2Success
32May 17, 2020X-37B No. 1?2020-029Atlas V 501Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
33May 20, 2020HTV 92020-030H-IIBTanegashimaJapan1Success
34May 22, 2020Kupol No. 42020-031Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
35May 25, 2020Starshine 4?2020-F04LauncherOneMojaveUnited States2Failure
36May 29, 2020XJS G, H2020-032Chang Zheng 11XichangChina2Success
37May 30, 2020Dragon C2062020-033Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
38May 31, 2020Gao Fen 9-022020-034Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina2Success
39Jun 4, 2020Starlink V1.0-L72020-035Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
40Jun 10, 2020HY-1D2020-036Chang Zheng 2CTaiyuanChina1Success
41Jun 13, 2020NRO/ANDESITE/M2PF2020-037ElectronMahiaNew Zealand13Success
42Jun 13, 2020Starlink V1.0-L8/SkySat2020-038Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States61Success
43Jun 17, 2020Gao Fen 9-032020-039Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina3Success
44Jun 23, 2020Beidou-3 G32020-040Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
45Jun 30, 2020GPS III SV-032020-041Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
46Jul 3, 2020Gao Fen Duomo2020-042Chang Zheng 4BTaiyuanChina2Success
47Jul 4, 2020Electron 13 Rideshare2020-F05ElectronMahiaNew Zealand7Failure
48Jul 4, 2020SW6-022020-043Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina1Success
49Jul 6, 2020'Ofeq-162020-044Shavit 2PalmachimIsrael1Success
50Jul 9, 2020Apstar 6D2020-045Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
51Jul 10, 2020Jilin-1 GF022020-F06Kuaizhou-11JiuquanChina2Failure
52Jul 15, 2020NROL-1292020-046Minotaur IVWallopsUnited States4Success
53Jul 19, 2020Hope Probe2020-047H-IIA 202TanegashimaJapan1Success
54Jul 20, 2020ANASIS-22020-048Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
55Jul 23, 2020Tianwen-12020-049Chang Zheng 5WenchangChina6Success
56Jul 23, 2020Progress 7K-TGM No. 4442020-050Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
57Jul 25, 2020ZY3-32020-051Chang Zheng 4BTaiyuanChina3Success
58Jul 30, 2020Perseverance2020-052Atlas V 541Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
59Jul 30, 2020Ekspress-80/1032020-053Proton-M/Briz-MBaikonurRussia2Success
60Aug 6, 2020Gao Fen 9-042020-054Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina2Success
61Aug 7, 2020Starlink V1.0-L9/BSky2020-055Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States59Success
62Aug 15, 2020Galaxy 30/MEV2/BSAT-4b2020-056Ariane 5ECA+KourouFrance3Success
63Aug 18, 2020Starlink V1.0-L10/SkySat2020-057Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States61Success
64Aug 23, 2020Gao Fen 9-052020-058Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina3Success
65Aug 30, 2020SAOCOM-1B2020-059Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
66Aug 31, 2020Sequoia2020-060ElectronMahiaNew Zealand2Success
67Sep 3, 2020SSMS2020-061VegaKourouFrance66Success
68Sep 3, 2020Starlink V1.0-L112020-062Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
69Sep 4, 2020CSSHQ2020-063Chang Zheng 2FJiuquanChina1Success
70Sep 7, 2020Gao Fen 11-022020-064Chang Zheng 4BTaiyuanChina1Success
71Sep 12, 2020Rocket 3.12020-F07Astra Rocket 3.1KodiakUnited States1Failure
72Sep 12, 2020Jilin-1 Gaofen 02C2020-F08Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina1Failure
73Sep 15, 2020Jilin-12020-065Chang Zheng 11Yellow Sea (sea launch)China9Success
74Sep 21, 2020HY-2C2020-066Chang Zheng 4BJiuquanChina1Success
75Sep 27, 2020HJ-2A/B2020-067Chang Zheng 4BTaiyuanChina2Success
76Sep 28, 2020Gonets-M No. 27/28/292020-068Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia22Success
77Oct 3, 2020Cygnus NG-142020-069Antares 230+WallopsUnited States9Success
78Oct 6, 2020Starlink V1.0-L122020-070Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
79Oct 11, 2020Gao Fen 132020-071Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
80Oct 14, 2020Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7472020-072Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
81Oct 18, 2020Starlink V1.0-L132020-073Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
82Oct 24, 2020Starlink V1.0-L142020-074Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
83Oct 25, 2020Glonass-K No. 15L2020-075Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
84Oct 26, 2020YG-30-072020-076Chang Zheng 2CXichangChina4Success
85Oct 28, 2020Electron 15 Rideshare2020-077ElectronMahiaNew Zealand10Success
86Nov 5, 2020GPS III SV-042020-078Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
87Nov 6, 2020Nusat 9-182020-079Chang Zheng 6TaiyuanChina13Success
88Nov 7, 2020Tianqi-112020-080Gushenxing 1JiuquanChina1Success
89Nov 7, 2020PSLV Rideshare 172020-081PSLV-DLSriharikotaIndia10Success
90Nov 12, 2020Tiantong-1 022020-082Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
91Nov 13, 2020TOPAZ?2020-083Atlas V 531Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
92Nov 16, 2020Dragon C2072020-084Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
93Nov 17, 2020SEOSAT-Ingenio2020-U01VegaKourouFrance2Failure
94Nov 20, 2020Electron 16 Rideshare2020-085ElectronMahiaNew Zealand31Success
95Nov 21, 2020Sentinel-62020-086Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States1Success
96Nov 23, 2020Chang'e-52020-087Chang Zheng 5WenchangChina4Success
97Nov 25, 2020Starlink V1.0-L152020-088Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
98Nov 29, 2020Deta Chukei Eisei 12020-089H-IIA 202TanegashimaJapan1Success
99Dec 2, 2020FalconEye 22020-090Soyuz-ST-AKourouFrance1Success
100Dec 3, 2020Gonets-M No. 30/31/322020-091Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia4Success
101Dec 6, 2020Gao Fen 142020-092Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
102Dec 6, 2020Dragon C2082020-093Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
103Dec 9, 2020GECAM A/B2020-094Chang Zheng 11XichangChina2Success
104Dec 11, 2020ORION 10?2020-095Delta 4HCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
105Dec 13, 2020SXM-72020-096Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
106Dec 14, 20205A4PP?2020-097Angara A5PlesetskRussia1Success
107Dec 15, 2020Strix-Alpha2020-098ElectronMahiaNew Zealand1Success
108Dec 15, 2020Rocket 3.22020-F09Astra Rocket 3.2KodiakUnited States1Failure
109Dec 17, 2020GSAT-12R2020-099PSLV-XLSriharikotaIndia1Success
110Dec 18, 2020OneWeb L42020-100Soyuz-2-1BVostochnyFrance36Success
111Dec 19, 2020NROL-1082020-101Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
112Dec 22, 2020XJY 72020-102Chang Zheng 8WenchangChina5Success
113Dec 27, 2020Yaogan 332020-103Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina2Success
114Dec 29, 2020CSO 22020-104Soyuz-ST-AKourouFrance1Success

Source: GCAT launch list, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Dates are UTC.