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Orbital launches in 2022

186 launch attempts in 2022: 179 succeeded and 7 failed. Together they carried 2,542 payloads, 7 of them crewed.

186 launches179 successful2,542 payloads

Launches by month

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All launches of 2022

186 launches
#DateMissionRocketSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
1Jan 6, 2022Starlink Group 4-52022-001Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States49Success
2Jan 13, 2022Transporter-32022-002Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States110Success
3Jan 13, 2022Above The Clouds2022-003LauncherOneMojaveUnited States7Success
4Jan 17, 2022SY-132022-004Chang Zheng 2DTaiyuanChina1Success
5Jan 19, 2022Starlink Group 4-62022-005Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States49Success
6Jan 21, 2022GSSAP 5/62022-006Atlas V 511Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
7Jan 25, 2022LT1-01A2022-007Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
8Jan 31, 2022COSMO-Skymed SG FM22022-008Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
9Feb 2, 2022CRYSTAL Block 5?2022-009Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States1Success
10Feb 3, 2022Starlink Group 4-72022-010Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States49Success
11Feb 5, 2022Neitron 12022-011Soyuz-2-1APlesetskRussia1Success
12Feb 10, 2022OneWeb L132022-012Soyuz-ST-BKourouFrance34Success
13Feb 10, 2022VCLS Demo 22022-F01Astra Rocket 3.3Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Failure
14Feb 14, 2022RISAT-1A2022-013PSLV-XLSriharikotaIndia3Success
15Feb 15, 2022Progress 7K-TGM No. 4492022-014Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia7Success
16Feb 19, 2022Cygnus NG-172022-015Antares 230+WallopsUnited States4Success
17Feb 21, 2022Starlink Group 4-82022-016Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States46Success
18Feb 25, 2022Starlink Group 4-112022-017Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States50Success
19Feb 26, 2022LT1-01B2022-018Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
20Feb 27, 2022Taijing 3/4, Jilin-12022-019Chang Zheng 8WenchangChina22Success
21Feb 28, 2022Strix Beta2022-020ElectronMahiaNew Zealand1Success
22Mar 1, 2022GOES T2022-021Atlas V 541Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
23Mar 3, 2022Starlink Group 4-92022-022Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States47Success
24Mar 5, 2022Yinhe 2-01/062022-023Chang Zheng 2CXichangChina7Success
25Mar 8, 2022Noor 22022-024QasedShahroudIran1Success
26Mar 9, 2022Starlink Group 4-102022-025Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States48Success
27Mar 15, 2022Spaceflight Astra 12022-026Astra Rocket 3.3KodiakUnited States22Success
28Mar 17, 2022Yaogan 34 022022-027Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina2Success
29Mar 18, 2022Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7502022-028Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
30Mar 19, 2022Starlink Group 4-122022-029Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States53Success
31Mar 22, 2022Meridian No. 20L2022-030Soyuz-2-1APlesetskRussia1Success
32Mar 29, 2022TK-2/PJ-22022-031Chang Zheng 6ATaiyuanChina2Success
33Mar 30, 2022Tianping-2A/2B/2C2022-032Chang Zheng 11JiuquanChina3Success
34Apr 1, 2022Transporter-42022-033Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States41Success
35Apr 2, 2022Global-18/Global-202022-034ElectronMahiaNew Zealand2Success
36Apr 6, 2022Gao Fen 3-032022-035Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
37Apr 7, 2022Lotos-S1 No. 8062022-036Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
38Apr 8, 2022Dragon C206.32022-037Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
39Apr 15, 2022ZX-6D2022-038Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
40Apr 15, 2022DQHJJW2022-039Chang Zheng 4CTaiyuanChina1Success
41Apr 17, 2022INTRUDER2022-040Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States1Success
42Apr 21, 2022Starlink Group 4-142022-041Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States53Success
43Apr 27, 2022Dragon C2122022-042Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
44Apr 29, 2022Siwei GJ 1-01/022022-043Chang Zheng 2CJiuquanChina2Success
45Apr 29, 2022EO MKA-22022-044Angara-1.2PlesetskRussia1Success
46Apr 29, 2022Starlink Group 4-162022-045Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States53Success
47Apr 30, 2022Jilin-1 GF03D2022-046Chang Zheng 11Yellow Sea (sea launch)China5Success
48May 2, 2022E-Space Demo2022-047ElectronMahiaNew Zealand34Success
49May 5, 2022Jilin-12022-048Chang Zheng 2DTaiyuanChina8Success
50May 6, 2022Starlink Group 4-172022-049Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States53Success
51May 9, 2022Tianzhou-42022-050Chang Zheng 7WenchangChina2Success
52May 13, 2022Jilin-1 MF012022-F02Shuang Quxian 1JiuquanChina2Failure
53May 13, 2022Starlink Group 4-132022-051Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States53Success
54May 14, 2022Starlink Group 4-152022-052Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States53Success
55May 18, 2022Starlink Group 4-182022-053Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States53Success
56May 19, 2022Bars-M No. 32022-054Soyuz-2-1APlesetskRussia1Success
57May 19, 2022Starliner SC22022-055Atlas V N22Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
58May 20, 2022BSX-1/22022-056Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1SJiuquanChina3Success
59May 25, 2022Transporter-52022-057Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States56Success
60Jun 2, 2022GeeSat 01-01/092022-058Chang Zheng 2CXichangChina9Success
61Jun 3, 2022Progress 7K-TGM No. 4502022-059Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia5Success
62Jun 5, 2022Shenzhou 142022-060Chang Zheng 2FJiuquanChina1Success
63Jun 8, 2022Nilesat 3012022-061Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
64Jun 12, 2022TROPICS 12022-F03Astra Rocket 3.3Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Failure
65Jun 17, 2022Starlink Group 4-192022-062Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States53Success
66Jun 18, 2022SARah-12022-063Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States1Success
67Jun 19, 2022Globalstar FM152022-064Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
68Jun 21, 2022PVSAT2022-065NuriNaroSouth Korea7Success
69Jun 22, 2022Tianxing-12022-066Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina1Success
70Jun 22, 2022Measat 3D/GSAT-242022-067Ariane 5ECA+KourouFrance2Success
71Jun 23, 2022Yaogan 35 022022-068Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina4Success
72Jun 27, 2022Gao Fen 12-032022-069Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
73Jun 28, 2022CAPSTONE2022-070ElectronMahiaNew Zealand2Success
74Jun 29, 2022SES-222022-071Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
75Jun 30, 2022DS-EO/POEM2022-072PSLVSriharikotaIndia4Success
76Jul 1, 2022WFOV2022-073Atlas V 541Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
77Jul 2, 2022Straight Up2022-074LauncherOneMojaveUnited States7Success
78Jul 7, 2022Glonass-K No. 16L2022-075Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
79Jul 7, 2022Starlink Group 4-212022-076Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States53Success
80Jul 11, 2022Starlink Group 3-12022-077Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States46Success
81Jul 12, 2022Tianlian 2-032022-078Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
82Jul 13, 2022NROL-1622022-079ElectronMahiaNew Zealand1Success
83Jul 13, 2022LARES 22022-080Vega CKourouEuropean Space Agency7Success
84Jul 15, 2022Dragon C208.32022-081Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States9Success
85Jul 15, 2022Siwei GJ 2-01/022022-082Chang Zheng 2CTaiyuanChina2Success
86Jul 17, 2022Starlink Group 4-222022-083Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States53Success
87Jul 22, 2022Starlink Group 3-22022-084Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States46Success
88Jul 24, 2022Wentian2022-085Chang Zheng 5BWenchangChina1Success
89Jul 24, 2022Starlink Group 4-252022-086Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States53Success
90Jul 27, 2022XJS2022-087Lijian-1JiuquanChina6Success
91Jul 29, 2022Yaogan 35 032022-088Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina4Success
92Aug 1, 2022Nivelir?2022-089Soyuz-2-1VPlesetskRussia2Success
93Aug 4, 2022Guomang2022-090Chang Zheng 4BTaiyuanChina3Success
94Aug 4, 2022NROL-1992022-091ElectronMahiaNew Zealand1Success
95Aug 4, 2022SBIRS GEO-62022-092Atlas V 421Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
96Aug 4, 2022CSSHQ2022-093Chang Zheng 2FJiuquanChina2Success
97Aug 4, 2022KPLO2022-094Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
98Aug 7, 2022EOS-022022-U02SSLVSriharikotaIndia2Failure
99Aug 9, 2022Taijing-1 01/022022-095Gushenxing 1JiuquanChina3Success
100Aug 9, 2022Soyuz Rideshare 102022-096Soyuz-2-1BBaikonurRussia17Success
101Aug 10, 2022Starlink Group 4-262022-097Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States52Success
102Aug 10, 2022Jilin-12022-098Chang Zheng 6TaiyuanChina16Success
103Aug 12, 2022Starlink Group 3-32022-099Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States46Success
104Aug 19, 2022Yaogan 35 042022-100Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina4Success
105Aug 19, 2022Starlink Group 4-272022-101Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States53Success
106Aug 23, 2022Chuangxin-16A/B2022-102Kuaizhou-1AXichangChina2Success
107Aug 24, 2022Beijing-3B2022-103Chang Zheng 2DTaiyuanChina1Success
108Aug 28, 2022Starlink Group 4-232022-104Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States54Success
109Aug 31, 2022Starlink Group 3-42022-105Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States46Success
110Sep 2, 2022Yaogan 33 022022-106Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
111Sep 5, 2022Starlink Group 4-20/SLTC2022-107Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States52Success
112Sep 6, 2022Centispace S3/S42022-108Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina2Success
113Sep 6, 2022Yaogan 35 052022-109Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina4Success
114Sep 7, 2022Eutelsat Konnect VHTS2022-110Ariane 5ECA+KourouFrance1Success
115Sep 11, 2022Starlink Group 4-2/BW32022-111Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States35Success
116Sep 13, 2022ZX-1E2022-112Chang Zheng 7AWenchangChina1Success
117Sep 15, 2022Strix-12022-113ElectronMahiaNew Zealand1Success
118Sep 19, 2022Starlink Group 4-342022-114Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States54Success
119Sep 20, 2022Yunhai 1-032022-115Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina1Success
120Sep 21, 2022Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7512022-116Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
121Sep 24, 2022Improved CRYSTAL?2022-117Delta 4HVandenbergUnited States1Success
122Sep 24, 2022Shiyan 14/152022-118Kuaizhou-1ATaiyuanChina2Success
123Sep 24, 2022Starlink Group 4-352022-119Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States52Success
124Sep 26, 2022Yaogan 36 012022-120Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina4Success
125Sep 26, 2022Shiyan 16AB/172022-121Chang Zheng 6TaiyuanChina3Success
126Oct 1, 2022To The Black2022-122Firefly AlphaVandenbergUnited States7Partial · 0.75
127Oct 4, 2022SES-20/SES-212022-123Atlas V 531Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
128Oct 5, 2022Dragon C210.22022-124Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
129Oct 5, 2022Starlink Group 4-292022-125Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States52Success
130Oct 7, 2022Centispace S5/S62022-126Chang Zheng 11Yellow Sea (sea launch)China2Success
131Oct 7, 2022GAzelle2022-127ElectronMahiaNew Zealand1Success
132Oct 8, 2022Galaxy 33/342022-128Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
133Oct 8, 2022ASO-S2022-129Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina1Success
134Oct 10, 2022Glonass-K No. 17L2022-130Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
135Oct 12, 2022RAISE-32022-F04EpsilonUchinoura (Kagoshima)Japan9Failure
136Oct 12, 2022Angosat-22022-131Proton-M/DM-3BaikonurRussia1Success
137Oct 12, 2022HJ-2-05 (5m S-SAR-01)2022-132Chang Zheng 2CTaiyuanChina1Success
138Oct 14, 2022Yaogan 36 022022-133Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina4Success
139Oct 15, 2022Hot Bird 13F2022-134Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
140Oct 15, 2022EO MKA-32022-135Angara-1.2PlesetskRussia1Success
141Oct 20, 2022Starlink Group 4-362022-136Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States54Success
142Oct 21, 202214F164/14F1722022-137Soyuz-2-1VPlesetskRussia2Success
143Oct 22, 2022OneWeb L142022-138LVM3SriharikotaIndia36Success
144Oct 22, 2022Skif-D/Gonets2022-139Soyuz-2-1BVostochnyRussia4Success
145Oct 26, 2022Progress 7K-TGM No. 4512022-140Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
146Oct 28, 2022Starlink Group 4-312022-141Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States53Success
147Oct 29, 2022Shiyan 20C2022-142Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina1Success
148Oct 31, 2022Mengtian2022-143Chang Zheng 5BWenchangChina1Success
149Nov 1, 2022LDPE-22022-144Falcon HeavyCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States16Success
150Nov 2, 2022Kupol No. 62022-145Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
151Nov 3, 2022Hot Bird 13G2022-146Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
152Nov 4, 2022MATS2022-147ElectronMahiaNew Zealand1Success
153Nov 5, 2022ZX-192022-148Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
154Nov 7, 2022Cygnus NG-182022-149Antares 230+WallopsUnited States5Success
155Nov 10, 2022JPSS-2/LOFTID2022-150Atlas V 401VandenbergUnited States2Success
156Nov 11, 2022Yunhai-32022-151Chang Zheng 6ATaiyuanChina1Success
157Nov 12, 2022Tianzhou-52022-152Chang Zheng 7WenchangChina2Success
158Nov 12, 2022Galaxy 31/322022-153Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
159Nov 15, 2022Yaogan 34-032022-154Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
160Nov 16, 2022Jilin-1 GF032022-155Gushenxing 1JiuquanChina5Success
161Nov 16, 2022Artemis I2022-156SLS Block 1Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States11Success
162Nov 23, 2022Eutelsat 10B2022-157Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
163Nov 26, 2022PSLV Rideshare 192022-158PSLV-XLSriharikotaIndia9Success
164Nov 26, 2022Dragon C2112022-159Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States12Success
165Nov 27, 2022Yaogan 36 032022-160Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina4Success
166Nov 28, 2022Uragan-M No. 7612022-161Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
167Nov 29, 2022Shenzhou 152022-162Chang Zheng 2FJiuquanChina1Success
168Nov 30, 2022Lotos-S1 No. 807?2022-163Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia2Success
169Dec 7, 2022Xingyun Jiatong VDES2022-164Kuaizhou-11JiuquanChina1Success
170Dec 8, 2022Gaofen 5-01A2022-165Chang Zheng 2DTaiyuanChina1Success
171Dec 8, 2022OneWeb L152022-166Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States40Success
172Dec 9, 2022Jilin-12022-167Jielong-3Yellow Sea (sea launch)China15Success
173Dec 11, 2022Hakuto-R M12022-168Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
174Dec 12, 2022Shiyan 20A/20B2022-169Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina2Success
175Dec 13, 2022Galaxy 35/36/MTG-I12022-170Ariane 5ECA+KourouFrance3Success
176Dec 14, 2022Zhixing-1B2022-F05Zhuque-2JiuquanChina11Failure
177Dec 14, 2022Yaogan 36 042022-171Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina4Success
178Dec 16, 2022SJ20132022-172Chang Zheng 11XichangChina1Success
179Dec 16, 2022SWOT2022-173Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States1Success
180Dec 16, 2022O3b mPOWER 1/22022-174Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
181Dec 17, 2022Starlink Group 4-372022-175Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States54Success
182Dec 21, 2022Pleiades NEO 5/62022-F06Vega CKourouFrance2Failure
183Dec 27, 2022Gao Fen 11-042022-176Chang Zheng 4BTaiyuanChina1Success
184Dec 28, 2022Starlink Group 5-12022-177Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States54Success
185Dec 29, 2022Shiyan 10-022022-178Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
186Dec 30, 2022EROS C32022-179Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States1Success

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