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// year 2023

Orbital launches in 2023

221 launch attempts in 2023: 211 succeeded and 10 failed. Together they carried 2,950 payloads, 6 of them crewed.

221 launches211 successful2,950 payloads

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All launches of 2023

221 launches
#DateMissionRocketSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
1Jan 3, 2023Transporter-62023-001Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States114Success
2Jan 8, 2023Shi Jian 232023-002Chang Zheng 7AWenchangChina1Success
3Jan 9, 2023Keji-1/Tianmu/Tianqi2023-003Gushenxing 1JiuquanChina5Success
4Jan 9, 2023Start Me Up2023-F01LauncherOneNewquayUnited States9Failure
5Jan 10, 2023OneWeb L162023-004Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States40Success
6Jan 10, 2023Varisat 1A/1B2023-F02RS1KodiakUnited States2Failure
7Jan 12, 2023Apstar 6AE2023-005Chang Zheng 2CXichangChina1Success
8Jan 13, 2023Yaogan 372023-006Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina3Success
9Jan 15, 2023Jilin/Qilu2023-007Chang Zheng 2DTaiyuanChina14Success
10Jan 15, 2023CBAS-2/LDPE-3A2023-008Falcon HeavyCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
11Jan 18, 2023GPS III SV062023-009Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
12Jan 19, 2023Starlink Group 2-42023-010Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States51Success
13Jan 24, 2023Hawk 62023-011ElectronWallopsUnited States3Success
14Jan 26, 2023IGS R-72023-012H-IIA 202TanegashimaJapan1Success
15Jan 26, 2023Starlink Group 5-22023-013Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States56Success
16Jan 31, 2023Starlink Group 2-62023-014Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States51Success
17Feb 2, 2023Starlink Group 5-32023-015Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States53Success
18Feb 5, 2023Elektro-L No. 42023-016Proton-M/DM-3BaikonurRussia1Success
19Feb 7, 2023Amazonas Nexus2023-017Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
20Feb 9, 2023Progress 7K-TGM No. 4522023-018Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
21Feb 10, 2023EOS-072023-019SSLVSriharikotaIndia3Success
22Feb 12, 2023Starlink Group 5-42023-020Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States55Success
23Feb 17, 2023Starlink Group 2-52023-021Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States51Success
24Feb 18, 2023Inmarsat 6 F22023-022Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
25Feb 23, 2023ZX-262023-023Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
26Feb 24, 2023Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7542023-024Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
27Feb 24, 2023Horus 12023-025Chang Zheng 2CJiuquanChina1Success
28Feb 27, 2023Starlink Group 6-12023-026Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States21Success
29Mar 2, 2023Dragon C206.42023-027Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
30Mar 3, 2023Starlink Group 2-72023-028Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States51Success
31Mar 4, 2023Nahid-12023-F10Qaem-100ShahroudIran1Failure
32Mar 7, 2023ALOS 32023-F03H3-22STanegashimaJapan1Failure
33Mar 9, 2023OneWeb L172023-029Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States40Success
34Mar 9, 2023TH-6 01/022023-030Chang Zheng 4CTaiyuanChina2Success
35Mar 12, 2023Olimp-K No. 13L2023-031Proton-M/Briz-MBaikonurRussia1Success
36Mar 13, 2023Horus 22023-032Chang Zheng 2CJiuquanChina1Success
37Mar 15, 2023Dragon C209.32023-033Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States7Success
38Mar 15, 2023Shiyan-192023-034Chang Zheng 11JiuquanChina1Success
39Mar 16, 2023Capella 9/102023-035ElectronWallopsUnited States2Success
40Mar 17, 2023Gao Fen 13-022023-036Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
41Mar 17, 2023Starlink Group 2-82023-037Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States52Success
42Mar 17, 2023SES-18/192023-038Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
43Mar 22, 2023Tianmu-1 03-062023-039Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina4Success
44Mar 23, 2023GLHF2023-F04Terran 1Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Failure
45Mar 23, 2023Bars-M No. 42023-040Soyuz-2-1APlesetskRussia1Success
46Mar 24, 2023Global-19/Global-52023-041ElectronMahiaNew Zealand2Success
47Mar 24, 2023Starlink Group 5-52023-042Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States56Success
48Mar 26, 2023OneWeb L182023-043LVM3SriharikotaIndia36Success
49Mar 28, 2023'Ofeq-132023-044Shavit 2PalmachimIsrael1Success
50Mar 29, 2023EO-KMA No. 2?2023-045Soyuz-2-1VPlesetskRussia1Success
51Mar 29, 2023Starlink Group 5-102023-046Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States56Success
52Mar 30, 2023PIESAT 1-42023-047Chang Zheng 2DTaiyuanChina4Success
53Mar 31, 2023Yaogan 34-042023-048Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
54Apr 2, 2023Jinta2023-049Tianlong-2JiuquanChina2Success
55Apr 2, 2023SDA-0A2023-050Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States10Success
56Apr 7, 2023Test Payload2023-051Shuang Quxian 1JiuquanChina1Success
57Apr 7, 2023IS-40e2023-052Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
58Apr 14, 2023JUICE2023-053Ariane 5ECA+KourouFrance1Success
59Apr 15, 2023Transporter-72023-054Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States50Success
60Apr 16, 2023FY3-072023-055Chang Zheng 4BJiuquanChina1Success
61Apr 19, 2023Starlink Group 6-22023-056Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States21Success
62Apr 22, 2023TeLEOS-22023-057PSLVSriharikotaIndia3Success
63Apr 27, 2023Starlink Group 3-52023-058Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States46Success
64Apr 28, 2023O3b mPOWER 3/42023-059Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
65May 1, 2023Viasat-3.1/Arcturus2023-060Falcon HeavyCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
66May 4, 2023Starlink Group 5-62023-061Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States56Success
67May 8, 2023Tropics SV05/SV062023-062ElectronMahiaNew Zealand2Success
68May 10, 2023Tianzhou-62023-063Chang Zheng 7WenchangChina2Success
69May 10, 2023Starlink Group 2-92023-064Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States51Success
70May 14, 2023Starlink Group 5-92023-065Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States56Success
71May 17, 2023Beidou-3 G42023-066Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
72May 19, 2023Starlink Group 6-32023-067Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
73May 20, 2023OneWeb L19/Iridium2023-068Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States21Success
74May 21, 2023Aomen Kexue2023-069Chang Zheng 2CJiuquanChina3Success
75May 21, 2023Dragon C212.22023-070Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
76May 24, 2023Progress 7K-TGM No. 4532023-071Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
77May 25, 2023NEXTSAT-22023-072NuriNaroSouth Korea8Success
78May 26, 2023Tropics SV03/SV072023-073ElectronMahiaNew Zealand2Success
79May 26, 2023Kondor-FKA No. 12023-074Soyuz-2-1AVostochnyRussia1Success
80May 27, 2023Arabsat 7B2023-075Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
81May 29, 2023IRNSS-1J2023-076GSLV Mk IISriharikotaIndia1Success
82May 30, 2023Shenzhou 162023-077Chang Zheng 2FJiuquanChina1Success
83May 30, 2023Manligyeong-1 F12023-F06Cheonlima-1SohaeNorth Korea1Failure
84May 31, 2023Starlink Group 2-102023-078Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States52Success
85Jun 4, 2023Starlink Group 6-42023-079Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
86Jun 5, 2023Dragon C208.42023-080Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States9Success
87Jun 7, 2023SY24A/B2023-081Lijian-1JiuquanChina27Success
88Jun 9, 2023Longjiang-32023-082Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina1Success
89Jun 12, 2023Starlink Group 5-112023-083Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States52Success
90Jun 12, 2023Transporter-82023-084Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States74Success
91Jun 15, 2023Jilin-12023-085Chang Zheng 2DTaiyuanChina41Success
92Jun 18, 2023Satria2023-086Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
93Jun 20, 2023Shiyan 252023-087Chang Zheng 6TaiyuanChina1Success
94Jun 22, 2023Starlink Group 5-72023-088Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States47Success
95Jun 22, 2023ORION 11?2023-089Delta 4HCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
96Jun 23, 2023Starlink Group 5-122023-090Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States56Success
97Jun 27, 2023Soyuz Rideshare 112023-091Soyuz-2-1BVostochnyRussia49Success
98Jul 1, 2023Euclid2023-092Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
99Jul 5, 2023Heinrich Hertz/Syracuse2023-093Ariane 5ECA+KourouFrance2Success
100Jul 7, 2023Starlink Group 5-132023-094Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States48Success
101Jul 9, 2023WHJSW 012023-095Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1SJiuquanChina2Success
102Jul 10, 2023Starlink Group 6-52023-096Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
103Jul 12, 2023Dummy payload2023-097Zhuque-2JiuquanChina1Success
104Jul 14, 2023Chandrayaan-32023-098LVM3SriharikotaIndia3Success
105Jul 16, 2023Starlink Group 5-152023-099Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States54Success
106Jul 18, 2023Electron 39 Rideshare2023-100ElectronMahiaNew Zealand7Success
107Jul 20, 2023Tianmu-1 07-102023-101Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina4Success
108Jul 20, 2023Starlink Group 6-152023-102Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States15Success
109Jul 22, 2023QK-1/XSD-162023-103Gushenxing 1JiuquanChina2Success
110Jul 23, 2023Sixiang2023-104Chang Zheng 2DTaiyuanChina4Success
111Jul 24, 2023Starlink Group 6-62023-105Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
112Jul 26, 2023Yaogan 36 052023-106Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina3Success
113Jul 28, 2023Starlink Group 6-72023-107Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
114Jul 29, 2023Jupiter 3/Echostar 242023-108Falcon HeavyCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
115Jul 30, 2023DS-SAR2023-109PSLVSriharikotaIndia7Success
116Aug 2, 2023Cygnus NG-192023-110Antares 230+WallopsUnited States1Success
117Aug 3, 2023FY3F2023-111Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
118Aug 3, 2023Galaxy 372023-112Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
119Aug 7, 2023Starlink Group 6-82023-113Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
120Aug 7, 2023Glonass-K2 No. 13L2023-114Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
121Aug 8, 2023Starlink Group 6-202023-115Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States15Success
122Aug 8, 2023HJ2-062023-116Chang Zheng 2CTaiyuanChina1Success
123Aug 10, 2023Xiguang-12023-117Gushenxing 1JiuquanChina7Success
124Aug 10, 2023Luna-Glob2023-118Soyuz-2-1BVostochnyRussia1Success
125Aug 11, 2023Starlink Group 6-92023-119Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
126Aug 12, 2023LSAR4-012023-120Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
127Aug 14, 2023Jiaotong-6/102023-121Kuaizhou-1AXichangChina5Success
128Aug 17, 2023Starlink Group 6-102023-122Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
129Aug 20, 2023GF12-042023-123Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
130Aug 22, 2023Starlink Group 7-12023-124Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States21Success
131Aug 23, 2023Progress 7K-TGM No. 4542023-125Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia2Success
132Aug 23, 2023Manligyeong-1 F22023-F07Cheonlima-1SohaeNorth Korea1Failure
133Aug 23, 2023Capella 11 Acadia-12023-126ElectronMahiaNew Zealand1Success
134Aug 25, 2023Jilin-1 Kuanfu 02A2023-127Gushenxing 1JiuquanChina1Success
135Aug 26, 2023Dragon C210.32023-128Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
136Aug 27, 2023Starlink Group 6-112023-129Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
137Aug 31, 2023Yaogan 39 012023-130Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina3Success
138Sep 1, 2023Starlink Group 6-132023-131Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
139Sep 2, 2023Aditya-L12023-132PSLV-XLSriharikotaIndia1Success
140Sep 2, 2023SDA-0B2023-133Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States13Success
141Sep 4, 2023Starlink Group 6-122023-134Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States21Success
142Sep 5, 2023Tianqi-21/242023-135Gushenxing 1Yellow Sea (sea launch)China4Success
143Sep 6, 2023Yaogan 33 032023-136Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
144Sep 6, 2023XRISM/SLIM2023-137H-IIA 202TanegashimaJapan4Success
145Sep 9, 2023Starlink Group 6-142023-138Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
146Sep 10, 2023Yaogan 402023-139Chang Zheng 6ATaiyuanChina3Success
147Sep 10, 2023SILENT BARKER2023-140Atlas V 551Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
148Sep 12, 2023Starlink Group 7-22023-141Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States21Success
149Sep 15, 2023VICTUS NOX2023-142Firefly AlphaVandenbergUnited States1Success
150Sep 15, 2023Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7552023-143Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
151Sep 16, 2023Starlink Group 6-162023-144Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
152Sep 17, 2023Yaogan 39 022023-145Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina3Success
153Sep 19, 2023Capella 12 Acadia-22023-F08ElectronMahiaNew Zealand1Failure
154Sep 20, 2023Starlink Group 6-172023-146Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
155Sep 21, 2023Jilin-1 GF04B2023-F09Gushenxing 1JiuquanChina1Failure
156Sep 24, 2023Starlink Group 6-182023-147Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
157Sep 25, 2023Starlink Group 7-32023-148Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States21Success
158Sep 26, 2023Yaogan 33 042023-149Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
159Sep 27, 2023Noor 32023-150QasedShahroudIran1Success
160Sep 30, 2023Starlink Group 6-192023-151Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
161Oct 5, 2023Yaogan 39 032023-152Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina3Success
162Oct 5, 2023Starlink Group 6-212023-153Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
163Oct 6, 2023KuiperSat-1/22023-154Atlas V 501Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
164Oct 9, 2023THEOS-2/TRITON2023-155VegaKourouFrance12Success
165Oct 9, 2023Starlink Group 7-42023-156Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States21Success
166Oct 13, 2023Psyche2023-157Falcon HeavyCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
167Oct 13, 2023Starlink Group 6-222023-158Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
168Oct 15, 2023Yunhai-1 042023-159Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina1Success
169Oct 18, 2023Starlink Group 6-232023-160Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States22Success
170Oct 21, 2023Starlink Group 7-52023-161Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States21Success
171Oct 22, 2023Starlink Group 6-242023-162Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States23Success
172Oct 23, 2023Yaogan 39 042023-163Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina3Success
173Oct 26, 2023Shenzhou 172023-164Chang Zheng 2FJiuquanChina1Success
174Oct 27, 2023Lotos-S1 No. 808?2023-165Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia3Success
175Oct 29, 2023Starlink Group 7-62023-166Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States22Success
176Oct 30, 2023Starlink Group 6-252023-167Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States23Success
177Oct 31, 2023Tianhui-52023-168Chang Zheng 6ATaiyuanChina2Success
178Nov 3, 2023TJS-102023-169Chang Zheng 7AWenchangChina1Success
179Nov 4, 2023Starlink Group 6-262023-170Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States23Success
180Nov 8, 2023Starlink Group 6-272023-171Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States23Success
181Nov 9, 2023Zhongxing 6E2023-172Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
182Nov 10, 2023Dragon C211.22023-173Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
183Nov 11, 2023Transporter-92023-174Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States114Success
184Nov 12, 2023O3b mPOWER 5/62023-175Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
185Nov 16, 2023HY3-012023-176Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1SJiuquanChina1Success
186Nov 18, 2023Starlink Group 6-282023-177Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States23Success
187Nov 20, 2023Starlink Group 7-72023-178Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States22Success
188Nov 21, 2023Manligyeong-1 F32023-179Cheonlima-1SohaeNorth Korea1Success
189Nov 22, 2023Starlink Group 6-292023-180Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States23Success
190Nov 23, 2023WHJSW 022023-181Chang Zheng 2D/YZ-3XichangChina3Success
191Nov 25, 2023Yantar' Unknown A12023-182Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
192Nov 28, 2023Starlink Group 6-302023-183Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States23Success
193Dec 1, 2023Progress 7K-TGM No. 4552023-184Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
194Dec 1, 2023Korea 4252023-185Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States19Success
195Dec 3, 2023Starlink Group 6-312023-186Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States23Success
196Dec 4, 2023Aiji-22023-187Chang Zheng 2CJiuquanChina3Success
197Dec 4, 2023S-STEP2023-188ADD TV2Jeju (sea launch)South Korea1Success
198Dec 4, 2023Jiheng-1/Xingchi-1A2023-189Gushenxing 1JiuquanChina2Success
199Dec 5, 2023WHJSW 032023-190Jielong-3Sea launch platformsChina1Success
200Dec 7, 2023Starlink Group 6-332023-191Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States23Success
201Dec 8, 2023Starlink Group 7-82023-192Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States22Success
202Dec 8, 2023Hongqing-1/2/TY-332023-193Zhuque-2JiuquanChina3Success
203Dec 10, 2023Yaogan 39 052023-194Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina3Success
204Dec 14, 2023CSSHQ2023-195Chang Zheng 2FJiuquanChina2Success
205Dec 15, 2023QPS-SAR-52023-196ElectronMahiaNew Zealand1Success
206Dec 15, 2023Yaogan 412023-197Chang Zheng 5WenchangChina1Success
207Dec 16, 2023Arktika-M No. 22023-198Soyuz-2-1BBaikonurRussia1Success
208Dec 17, 2023Dier-12023-199Shuang Quxian 1JiuquanChina2Success
209Dec 19, 2023Starlink Group 6-342023-200Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States23Success
210Dec 21, 2023Bars-M No. 5?2023-201Soyuz-2-1APlesetskRussia1Success
211Dec 22, 2023Tantrum2023-202Firefly AlphaVandenbergUnited States1Failure · 0.4
212Dec 23, 2023Starlink Group 6-322023-203Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States23Success
213Dec 24, 2023SARah-2/32023-204Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States2Success
214Dec 25, 2023Tianmu-1 11-142023-205Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina4Success
215Dec 25, 2023Shiyan-24C 1-32023-206Chang Zheng 11Sea launch platformsChina3Success
216Dec 26, 2023Beidou2023-207Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1XichangChina2Success
217Dec 27, 2023Tianmu-1 19-222023-208Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina4Success
218Dec 27, 2023EO-MKA No. 3?2023-209Soyuz-2-1VPlesetskRussia1Success
219Dec 29, 2023X-37B No. 2/USSF-522023-210Falcon HeavyCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
220Dec 29, 2023Starlink Group 6-362023-211Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States23Success
221Dec 30, 2023WHJSW 042023-212Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1SJiuquanChina3Success

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