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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2021.

For all other spaceflight activities, see 2021 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2021 see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2021.

Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

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8 January
02:15[1] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-104 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
Turkey Türksat 5A Türksat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
17 January
19:38:51[4][5] 		United States LauncherOne F2 United States Cosmic Girl, Mojave United States Virgin Orbit
⚀ United States CACTUS-1 Capitol Technology University Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States CAPE-3 UL Lafayette Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States ExoCube-2 Cal Poly Low Earth Atmospheric research In orbit Operational
⚀ United States MiTEE University of Michigan Low Earth Technology demonstration 15 June 2023[6] Successful
⚀ United States PICS 1, 2 Brigham Young University Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States PolarCube CU Boulder Low Earth Technology demonstration 6 June 2023[7] Successful
⚀ United States Prometheus 2.8 U.S. Department of Defense Low Earth Technology demonstration 27 April 2023[8] Successful
⚀ United States Prometheus 2.11 U.S. Department of Defense Low Earth Technology demonstration 2 May 2023[9] Successful
⚀ United States Q-PACE (Cu-PACE) UCF Low Earth Microgravity research In orbit Spacecraft failure[10]
⚀ United States RadFxSat-2 (Fox-1E) Vanderbilt University Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States TechEdSat-7 (TES-7) NASA Ames Low Earth Technology demonstration 4 May 2022[11] Successful
Launch of NASA's ELaNa 20 mission.[2][3] Second flight and first successful launch of LauncherOne.
19 January
16:25[12] 		China Long March 3B/E 3B-Y74 China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China Tiantong-1 03 China Satcom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
20 January
07:26[13] 		United States Electron "Another One Leaves The Crust" New Zealand Mahia LC-1A United States Rocket Lab
Europe GMS-T OHB SE / GMS Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
20 January
13:02[14] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink V1.0-L16 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
First time that a Falcon 9 first stage booster (B1051) is re-flown and recovered for the 8th time and shortest turnaround for a booster so far (38 days).
24 January
15:00[21] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 / SHERPA-FX Transporter-1 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 10[22] SpaceX Low Earth (SSO) Communications 25 January 2022[23] Successful
Italy ION SCV-002 Laurentius[24] D-Orbit Low Earth (SSO) CubeSat deployer In orbit Operational
United States Capella-3 (Whitney 1)[25] Capella Space Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 26 February 2023[26] Successful
United States Capella-4 (Whitney 2)[25] Capella Space Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 8 April 2023[27] Successful
Canada GHGSat-C2 (Hugo)[28] GHGSat Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
United States Hawk-2A, 2B, 2C[29] HawkEye 360 Low Earth (SSO) SIGINT / Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Finland ICEYE × 2[30] ICEYE Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Japan Izanami (QPS-SAR 2)[31][32] iQPS Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
United States XR-1[33] ICEYE-US Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ United States ARCE-1A, 1B, 1C[17][34] University of South Florida Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Turkey ASELSAT[35][36] ASELSAT Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Switzerland Astrocast × 5 Astrocast SA Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Charlie[37] Aurora Insight Low Earth (SSO) RF sensing In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Flock 4s × 48[38] Planet Labs Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Netherlands Hiber Four[39] Hiber Low Earth (SSO) Remote sensing In orbit Spacecraft failure[40]
⚀ Taiwan IDEASSat[41] NSPO / NCU Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Successful[42]
⚀ Canada Kepler × 8[28] Kepler Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Lemur-2 × 8 Spire Global Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Germany PIXL-1 (CubeLCT)[43] DLR / TESAT Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Successful[44]
⚀ United States Prometheus 2.10[17] U.S. Department of Defense Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States PTD-1[45] NASA Ames / Tyvak Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Germany SOMP-2b[46] TU Dresden Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States SpaceBEE × 36[47] Swarm Technologies Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
⚀ France UVSQ-SAT[48] UVSQ Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States V-R3x × 3[49][50] NASA Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
⚀ Taiwan YUSAT[41] NSPO Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Successful[42]
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit. ELaNa 35 launched aboard Spaceflight's Sherpa-FX1 as part of the SXRS-3 mission.[15][16][17] Sherpa-FX1 hosts two on-board payloads: Celestis Horizon space burial flight[17][18] and TAGSAT-1.[19] A record 143 satellites were deployed, exceeding the previous record of 108 satellites launched by an Antares in 2018.[20]
29 January
04:47[51][52] 		China Long March 4C 4C-Y31 China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Yaogan 31-02A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 31-02B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 31-02C CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational

February

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1 February
08:15[55][56] 		China Hyperbola-1 Y2 China Jiuquan LS-95A China i-Space
China Tianshu Xu Bing Low Earth (SSO) Space art 1 February Launch failure
Second Hyperbola-1 flight. Rocket disintegrated shortly after passing max q. Contrary to initial reports, Space Ark's Fangzhou-2 (Ark-2) satellite did not launch on this flight.[53][54]
2 February
20:45:28[57] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia Lotos-S1 №4 (Kosmos 2549)[58] VKS Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
4 February
06:19[59] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink V1.0-L18 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
4 February
15:36[60][61] 		China Long March 3B/E 3B-Y77 China Xichang LC-3 China CASC
China TJS-6 SAST Geosynchronous SIGINT In orbit Operational
15 February
04:45:05[62] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1a Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Progress MS-16 / 77P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 26 July 2021
14:51[63]		 Successful
Progress 77 deorbited the Pirs module to make way for the arrival of Nauka in July 2021.
16 February
03:59:37[65] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink V1.0-L19 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
At least one of the engines of the first-stage booster, B1059.6, failed during or at the end of its re-entry burn, precluding recovery of the booster. It impacted the Atlantic away from the drone ship.[64]
20 February
17:36:50[71][72] 		United States Antares 230+ United States MARS LP-0A United States Northrop Grumman
United States Cygnus NG-15
S.S. Katherine Johnson 		NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 2 July
01:30		 Successful
Myanmar Japan MMSATS-1 (Lawkanat-1)[73] MAEU / Hokkaido University Low Earth Earth observation 4 April 2023[74] Successful
United States ThinSat-2 × 9[75] Virginia Space Low Earth Technology demonstration / Education In orbit Operational
⚀ Paraguay Japan GuaraníSat-1[76] Kyushu Institute of Technology / Paraguayan Space Agency Low Earth Technology demonstration 5 July 2022[77] Successful
⚀ United States Gunsmoke-J 2[78][66] USA SMDC / LANL Low Earth Technology demonstration 28 December 2023[79] Successful
⚀ Japan HIROGARI (OPUSAT-II)[80] Osaka Prefecture University / Muroran Institute of Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration 15 April 2022[81] Successful
⚀ United States IT-SPINS (SpaceBuoy)[82] MSU Low Earth Ionospheric research In orbit Operational[83]
⚀ Philippines Maya-2[84] Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration 7 July 2022[85] Successful
⚀ United Arab Emirates MYSat-2 (DhabiSat)[86] Khalifa University Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational[83]
⚀ United States ORCA-6[87] DARPA Low Earth Technology demonstration 31 January 2023[88] Successful
⚀ United States ORCA-7[87] DARPA Low Earth Technology demonstration 31 January 2023[89] Successful
⚀ Japan RSP-01 Ryman Sat Project Low Earth Technology demonstration 10 June 2022[90] Successful
⚀ Japan STARS-EC (Sankō)[91] Shizuoka University Low Earth Technology demonstration 15 April 2022[92] Successful
⚀ Israel TAU-SAT1[93] Tel Aviv University Low Earth Education 5 May 2022[94] Successful
⚀ Japan TSURU[84] Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration 5 July 2022[95] Successful
⚀ Japan WARP-01 (Nichirin)[96] Warpspace Low Earth Technology demonstration 1 May 2022[97] Successful
The ELaNa 33 mission (consisting of one satellite, IT-SPINS) launched on this resupply flight.[15] Carrying two undisclosed satellites.[66] First Paraguayan and Burmese satellites launched on this flight. Tsuru, Maya-2, GuaraníSat-1, OPUSAT-II, RSP-01, WARP-01, TAU-SAT1, and STARS-EC were deployed into orbit from ISS on 14 March 2021.[67] MMSATS-1—Myanmar's first satellite—was temporarily held on board the station, its deployment delayed due to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[68] MMSATS-1 was deployed into orbit on 22 March 2021.[69] IT-Spins and MySat-2 were deployed into orbit on 29 June 2021 from Cygnus NG-15 after its departure from the ISS.[70]
24 February
02:22[98][99] 		China Long March 4C 4C-Y32 China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Yaogan 31-03A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 31-03B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 31-03C CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
28 February
04:54[100][101] 		India PSLV-DL C51 India Satish Dhawan FLP India ISRO
Brazil Amazônia-1[102] INPE Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Mexico SAI-1 NanoConnect-2[103] UNAM Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 25 November 2023[104] Successful
⚀ India SDSAT Space Kidz India Low Earth (SSO) Magnetospheric research / Education 18 July 2023[105] Successful
⚀ India SindhuNetra PESU / DRDO Low Earth (SSO) AIS ship tracking 14 December 2023[106] Successful
⚀ United States SpaceBEE × 12 Swarm Technologies Low Earth (SSO) Communications First: 24 November 2022[107]
Last: 10 January 2023[108]		 Successful
⚀ India JITSat (UNITYsat 1) JIT Low Earth (SSO) Amateur radio / IoT 6 June 2023[109] Successful
⚀ India GHRCESat (UNITYsat 2) GHRCE Low Earth (SSO) Amateur radio / IoT 11 July 2023[110] Successful
⚀ India SriShakthiSat (UNITYsat 3) SIET Low Earth (SSO) Amateur radio / IoT 6 June 2023[111] Successful
First Brazilian Earth observation satellite.
28 February
06:55:01[112] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Arktika-M №1[113] Roscosmos Molniya Meteorology In orbit Operational

March

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4 March
08:24:54[114] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink V1.0-L17 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Starlink V1.0-L17 mission launched after L18 and L19 due to multiple launch delays.
11 March
08:13:29[115] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink V1.0-L20 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
11 March
17:51:28[116] 		China Long March 7A 7A-Y2 China Wenchang LC-2 China CASC
China Shiyan 9 CAST Geosynchronous Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Reflight of the Long March 7A, which failed its maiden flight on 16 March 2020.
13 March
02:19[117][118] 		China Long March 4C 4C-Y42 China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Yaogan 31-04A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 31-04B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 31-04C CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
14 March
10:01:26[119] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink V1.0-L21 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
First time a first-stage booster flew and landed for the ninth time (B1051) and fastest turnaround time for a fairing half so far (49 days).
22 March
06:07:12[121] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia GK Launch Services
South Korea CAS500-1 KARI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Japan ELSA-d Servicer[120] Astroscale Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan ELSA-d Client[120] Astroscale Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
United Arab Emirates DMSAT-1 MBRSC Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Japan Fukui Prefectural Satellite[122] Axelspace [ja] / FSTRA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Japan GRUS [ja]-1 × 3[122] Axelspace [ja] Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
United States Vigoride SC (mock-up) Low Earth (SSO) Mass simulator In orbit Successful
⚀ Israel ADELIS-SAMSON x 3[123] Technion Low Earth (SSO) Satellite formation flying
Technology demonstration		 In orbit Operational
⚀ Germany BeeSat × 4 TU Berlin Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Tunisia ChallengeOne[124] Telnet Tunisie [fr] Low Earth (SSO) IoT In orbit Operational
⚀ Russia CubeSX-HSE[125] HSE Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation
Education		 In orbit Operational
⚀ Russia CubeSX-Sirius-HSE[125] Sirius Educational Centre [ru] Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation
Education		 In orbit Operational
⚀ Slovakia GRBAlpha TUKE Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Netherlands Hiber-3[123] Hiber Low Earth (SSO) IoT In orbit Spacecraft failure[40]
⚀ Canada Kepler × 2[126] Kepler Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
⚀ South Korea KMSL[123] Chosun University Low Earth (SSO) Microgravity research In orbit Operational
⚀ Saudi Arabia KSU_CubeSat[127] KSU Low Earth (SSO) Education In orbit Operational
⚀ United Kingdom LacunaSat2-B Lacuna Space Low Earth (SSO) IoT In orbit Operational
⚀ Saudi Arabia Shaheen Sat 17 (Najm-1)[128] KACST Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Brazil NANOSATC-BR2[123] UFSM Low Earth (SSO) Ionospheric research In orbit Operational
⚀ Russia OrbiCraft-Zorkiy[129][125] Sputnix Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ South Korea Pumbaa[123] Yonsei University Low Earth (SSO) Solar observation In orbit Operational
⚀ South Korea Timon[123] Yonsei University Low Earth (SSO) Solar observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Italy Kenya WildTrackCube-SIMBA[130] Sapienza University of Rome / University of Nairobi / Machakos University Low Earth (SSO) Animal tracking In orbit Operational
⚀ Spain 3B5GSAT[131][132] Sateliot / AEC Low Earth (SSO) IoT In orbit Operational
Italy UNISAT-7[133] GAUSS Srl Low Earth (SSO) Satellite dispenser
Technology demonstration		 In orbit Operational
⚀ Thailand BCCSAT-1[133] Bangkok Christian College / KMUTNB Low Earth (SSO) Education In orbit Operational
⚀ Italy FEES[133] GP Advanced Projects Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
 ▫  Argentina DIY (ARDUIQUBE)[133] Diysatellite Low Earth (SSO) Education 22 July 2023[134] Successful
 ▫  Hungary SMOG-1[133] BME Low Earth (SSO) Spectrum analysis In orbit Operational
 ▫  Italy STECCO[133] Sapienza University of Rome Low Earth (SSO) Laser ranging In orbit Operational
First fully commercial mission launched by GK Launch Services. ELSA-d will demonstrate space debris removal technology.[120] ChallengeOne is the first Tunisian satellite.
22 March
22:30[135][136] 		United States Electron "They Go Up So Fast" New Zealand Mahia LC-1A United States Rocket Lab
United States Photon Pathstone Rocket Lab Low Earth Space tug
Technology demonstration		 14 March 2023[137] Successful
United States BlackSky 7 (Global-9) BlackSky Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Australia Centauri 3 Fleet Space Low Earth IoT In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Gunsmoke-J 1[78] USA SMDC / LANL Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Australia M2 × 2 UNSW Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Australia Myriota 7 Myriota Low Earth IoT In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Veery Hatchling Care Weather Technologies Low Earth Meteorology In orbit Operational
Second Photon satellite. This Photon will be used to perform tests in preparation for the upcoming CAPSTONE mission.
24 March
08:28:24[138] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink V1.0-L22 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
25 March
02:47:33[139] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat ST30 Russia Vostochny Site 1S France Arianespace / Russia Starsem
United Kingdom OneWeb × 36 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
30 March
22:45[140] 		China Long March 4C 4C-Y36 China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Gaofen-12 02 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational

April

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7 April
16:34:18[141] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink V1.0-L23 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
8 April
23:01[143] 		China Long March 4B 4B-Y49 China Taiyuan LC-9 China CASC
China Shiyan 6-03 CAST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Shiyan 6-03 is demonstrating an ultra-dark nanocomposite coating, which aims to reduce stray light interference with onboard optical sensors.[142]
9 April
07:42:40[144] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1a Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Soyuz MS-18 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 64/65 17 October
04:35[145]		 Successful
23 April
09:49:02[146] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-114 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX Crew-2 SpaceX / NASA Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 65/66 9 November
03:33:16		 Successful
Second operational Crew Dragon mission, as part of the Commercial Crew Program.
25 April
22:14:08[147] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat ST31 Russia Vostochny Site 1S France Arianespace / Russia Starsem
United Kingdom OneWeb × 36 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
26 April
20:47[148] 		United States Delta IV Heavy D-386 United States Vandenberg SLC-6 United States ULA
United States KH-11 18 (USA-314) NRO Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
NROL-82 mission.
27 April
03:20[149][150] 		China Long March 6 Y5 China Taiyuan LC-16 China CASC
China Qilu-1 SDIIT Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
China Qilu-4 SDIIT Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
China Foshan-1 Ji Hua Laboratory Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China Zhongan Guotong-1 (HS-1) Hangsheng Satellite / Zhongan Guotong Satellite Technology Development Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China Tianqi-9 Guodian Gaoke Low Earth (SSO) IoT In orbit Operational
⚀ China Origin Space NEO-1 Origin Space Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ China Tai King II 01 MinoSpace Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China Golden Bauhinia-1 01 ZeroG Lab Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China Golden Bauhinia-1 02 ZeroG Lab Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
First Long March Express commercial rideshare mission with launch services contracted by CGWIC.
29 April
01:50:00[153] 		Europe Vega VV18 France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Europe Pléiades-Neo 3[154] Airbus Defence and Space Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Norway NorSat-3[155] NOSA Low Earth (SSO) AIS ship tracking In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Bravo[37] Aurora Insight Low Earth (SSO) RF sensing In orbit Operational
⚀ Europe ELO Alpha[156] Eutelsat Low Earth (SSO) IoT In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Lemur-2 × 2[157] Spire Global Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) piggyback mission.[151] Return to flight for Vega after the November 2020 launch failure.[152]
29 April
03:23:15[158][159] 		China Long March 5B 5B-Y2 China Wenchang LC-1 China CASC
China Tianhe CMSA Low Earth Space station assembly In orbit Operational
Tianhe is the core module of the Tiangong space station, providing life support and living quarters for three crew members, and guidance, navigation and attitude control for the station.
29 April
03:44[160] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink V1.0-L24 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
30 April
07:27[161] 		China Long March 4C 4C-Y34 China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China Yaogan 34 CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational

May

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4 May
19:01:07[162] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink V1.0-L25 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
6 May
18:11[163][164] 		China Long March 2C 2C-Y47 China Xichang LC-3 China CASC
China Yaogan 30-08A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 30-08B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 30-08C CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
⚀ China Tianqi-12 Guodian Gaoke Low Earth IoT In orbit Operational
9 May
06:42[165] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink V1.0-L27 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
First time a first-stage booster flew and landed for the tenth time (B1051).
15 May
11:11[167] 		United States Electron "Running Out of Toes" New Zealand Mahia LC-1A United States Rocket Lab
United States BlackSky 8[168] BlackSky Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 15 May Launch failure
United States BlackSky 9[168] BlackSky Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation
First of four dedicated launches for BlackSky.[166] Second ocean splashdown recovery mission for the first stage. An anomaly occurred at second stage ignition, causing the vehicle to spin out of control. The first stage successfully splashed down using parachutes in the Pacific Ocean.
15 May
22:56[169] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink V1.0-L26 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 52 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
United States Capella-6 (Whitney 4)[170] Capella Space Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Tyvak-0130[171] Tyvak / LLNL Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission.
18 May
17:37[172] 		United States Atlas V 421 AV-091[173] United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States ULA
United States SBIRS-GEO 5 (USA-315)[174] U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous Early warning In orbit Operational
⚀ United States TDO-3 U.S. Air Force Academy Highly elliptical Technology demonstration 27 September 2022[175] Successful
⚀ United States TDO-4 U.S. Air Force Academy Highly elliptical Technology demonstration 18 September 2022[176] Successful
19 May
04:03[177] 		China Long March 4B 4B-Y48 China Jiuquan SLS-2 China CASC
China HaiYang-2D Ministry of Natural Resources Low Earth Oceanography In orbit Operational
26 May
18:59[178] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink V1.0-L28 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
First Starlink orbital shell, consisting of 1,584 satellites orbiting at an altitude of 550 kilometres (340 mi), was completed with this launch. Last launch of Starlink Group 1 Satellites.
28 May
17:38:39[179] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat ST32[180] Russia Vostochny Site 1S France Arianespace / Russia Starsem
United Kingdom OneWeb × 36 OneWeb Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
29 May
12:55:29[181][182] 		China Long March 7 Y3 China Wenchang LC-2 China CASC
China Tianzhou 2 CMSA Low Earth (TSS) Space logistics 31 March 2022
10:40[183]		 Successful
First cargo flight to the Tiangong space station.

June

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2 June
16:17:04[184] 		China Long March 3B/E 3B-Y72 China Xichang LC-2 China CASC
China Fengyun 4B CMA Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
3 June
17:29:15[189] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-120 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-22 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 10 July
03:29		 Successful
⚀ Japan G-SATELLITE 2 (BD-28)[190] OneTeam / TOCOG Low Earth Space advertising 15 September 2022[191] Successful
⚀ Mauritius MIR-SAT1[192] MRIC Low Earth Technology demonstration 18 April 2022[193] Successful
⚀ United States RamSat[194] Robertsville Middle School Low Earth Education 12 October 2022[195] Successful
⚀ United Kingdom SOAR[196] University of Manchester Low Earth Technology demonstration 14 March 2022[197] Successful[198]
The ELaNa 36 mission (consisting of one satellite, RamSat) launched on this resupply flight.[185] RamSat and SOAR were deployed into orbit from ISS on 14 June 2021.[186] MIR-SAT1 and G-SATELLITE 2 were deployed on 22 June 2021.[187][188] Two Roll Out Solar Array (iROSA) units were delivered to the station to supplement the existing ISS Solar Arrays.
6 June
04:26[199] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-121 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States SXM-8 Sirius XM Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
11 June
03:03[200][201] 		China Long March 2D 2D-Y54 China Taiyuan LC-9 China CASC
China Beijing-3A China Spacesat Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China Hisea-2 Xiamen University Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ China Yang Wang-1[202] Origin Space Low Earth (SSO) Space telescope / Asteroid cataloging In orbit Operational
⚀ China Tianjian (TKSY01-TJ) PLASSF Space Engineering University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
12 June[203] Iran Simorgh Iran Semnan LP-2 Iran ISA
Iran Unknown payload Low Earth 12 June Launch failure
Failed to reach orbit.
13 June
08:11[204] 		United States Pegasus-XL F45 United States Stargazer, Vandenberg United States Northrop Grumman
United States Odyssey U.S. Space Force Low Earth (SSO) Space domain awareness 18 December 2022[205] Successful
Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission.
15 June
13:35[207] 		United States Minotaur I United States MARS LP-0B United States Northrop Grumman
United States USA-316 NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
United States USA-317 NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
United States USA-318 NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
NROL-111 mission.[206]
17 June
01:22:27[208][209] 		China Long March 2F 2F-Y12 China Jiuquan SLS-1 China CASC
China Shenzhou 12 CMSA Low Earth (TSS) Crewed spaceflight 17 September
05:34[210]		 Successful
First crewed flight to the Tianhe core module of the Tiangong space station, with astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo onboard.
17 June
16:09:35[212] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-122 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States GPS IIIA-05 Neil Armstrong (USA-319) U.S. Space Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
First DoD payload to fly on the single-stick Falcon 9 with a flight-proven first stage booster; the booster B1062 previously launched GPS IIIA-04 Sacagawea in November 2020. Named after American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon.[211]
18 June
06:30[213] 		China Long March 2C 2C-Y48 China Xichang LC-3 China CASC
China Yaogan 30-09A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 30-09B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
China Yaogan 30-09C CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
⚀ China Tianqi-14 Guodian Gaoke Low Earth IoT In orbit Operational
25 June
19:50:00[215] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1b Russia Plesetsk Site 43/4 Russia RVSN RF
Russia Pion-NKS №1 (Kosmos 2550)[216] VKS Low Earth SIGINT In orbit Operational
Part of the Russian Liana SIGINT system.[214]
29 June
23:27:20[217] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1a Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Progress MS-17 / 78P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 25 November
14:34		 Successful
30 June
14:47[220] 		United States LauncherOne "Tubular Bells, Part One" United States Cosmic Girl, Mojave United States VOX Space
⚀ Netherlands BRIK-II RNLAF Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States CNCE Blk 1 × 2 MDA Low Earth Technology demonstration CNCE1: 31 October 2023[221]
CNCE3: 31 October 2023[222]		 Successful
⚀ United States Gunsmoke-J 3[78] USA SMDC / LANL Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States HALO-Net Free Flyer[223] U.S. Navy Low Earth Technology demonstration 25 November 2023[224] Successful
⚀ Poland STORK-4 SatRevolution Low Earth Earth observation 3 October 2023[225] Successful
⚀ Poland STORK-5 (MARTA) SatRevolution Low Earth Earth observation 22 October 2023[226] Successful
The launch campaign is named after Tubular Bells, the first record produced by Virgin Records in 1973.[218] STP-27VPA is composed of four military CubeSats: Gunsmoke-J 3, HALO-Net Free Flyer, and two CNCE Blk 1 satellites.[219]
30 June
19:31[228] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Transporter-2 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
Italy ION SCV-003 Dauntless David[230] D-Orbit Low Earth (SSO) CubeSat deployer In orbit Operational
United States Sherpa-FX2[231] Spaceflight, Inc. Low Earth (SSO) CubeSat deployer In orbit Operational
United States Sherpa-LTE1[231][232] Spaceflight, Inc. Low Earth (SSO) Space tug In orbit Operational
United States Starlink × 3 SpaceX Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
United States Aurora (Shasta)[233][231] Orbital Sidekick / Astro Digital Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
United States Capella-5 (Whitney 3)[170] Capella Space Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 23 February 2023[234] Successful
United States GNOMES-2[235][236] PlanetIQ Low Earth (SSO) Radio occultation In orbit Operational
United States Hawk-3A, 3B, 3C[231] HawkEye 360 Low Earth (SSO) SIGINT / Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Finland ICEYE × 4[237] ICEYE Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
United States Lynk-06 (Shannon)[233][231] Lynk Global Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Argentina ÑuSat × 4[238] Satellogic Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
United States Tanker-001 Tenzing[239] Orbit Fab / Accion Systems Low Earth (SSO) Propellant depot
Technology demonstration		 In orbit Operational
Germany TUBIN[240] TU Berlin Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
United States Umbra-2001[241][242] Umbra Lab Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
United States YAM-2[233] Loft Orbital Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
United States YAM-3[243] Loft Orbital Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Belgium ARTHUR-1[231] Aerospacelab Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Switzerland Astrocast × 5[231] Astrocast SA Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
⚀ Australia Centauri 4 (Tyvak-0211)[244] Fleet Space Low Earth (SSO) IoT In orbit Operational
⚀ United States South Africa Mexico D2/AtlaCom-1[245][246] NanoAvionics / Dragonfly Aerospace / Space JLTZ Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States EG-3 (Tyvak-0173)[247][248] EchoStar Low Earth (SSO) Mobile-satellite service In orbit Operational
⚀ United Kingdom Faraday Phoenix[231] In-Space Missions Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United Arab Emirates Ghalib[230][249] Marshall Intech Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Luxembourg KSM-2 × 4[231] Kleos Space Low Earth (SSO) Navigation In orbit Operational
⚀ United States Lemur-2 × 6[231] Spire Global Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ United States LINCS 1, 2[250] GA-EMS Low Earth (SSO) Laser communications In orbit Spacecraft failure[229]
⚀ United States Mandrake 2A, 2B[251] DARPA Low Earth (SSO) Laser communications In orbit Operational
⚀ Thailand Napa-2 (RTAF-SAT 2)[230][252] RTAF Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
⚀ Spain NEPTUNO[230][253] Elecnor Deimos Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States PACE-1[254] NASA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Mexico PAINANI-II[231] CISESE Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ Kuwait QMR-KWT[230][255] Orbital Space Low Earth (SSO) Education In orbit Operational
⚀ Bulgaria SPARTAN[230][253] EnduroSat Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
⚀ United States SpaceBEE × 24[231] Swarm Technologies Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
⚀ New Zealand SpaceBEE NZ × 4[256] Swarm Technologies Low Earth (SSO) Communications First: 12 September 2023[257]
Last: 19 September 2023[258]		 Successful
⚀ Luxembourg Rwanda Tiger-2 (Ayan-21)[233] OQ Technology Low Earth (SSO) IoT In orbit Operational
⚀ United States TROPICS Pathfinder[228] NASA Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbit Operational
⚀ Finland W-Cube[230][259] Reaktor Space Lab Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit. QMR-KWT will be Kuwait's first satellite.[227] This launch will also carry LaserCube, Nebula and Worldfloods as hosted payloads in the ION SCV-3 deployer and TagSat-2 as hosted payload in the SHERPA-FX2 deployer.[228] The two LINCS satellites entered an uncontrollable tumble after deployment due to "an issue with the launch vehicle".[229]
For flights after 30 June, see 2021 in spaceflight (July–December)

Suborbital flights

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
14 January
17:17[260][261] 		United States New Shepard NS-14 United States Corn Ranch United States Blue Origin
United States Crew Capsule "RSS First Step" Blue Origin Suborbital Flight test 14 January
17:27		 Successful
BrazilBulgariaBritish Antarctic TerritoryCanadaFranceIsraelJapanMalaysiaMexicoNorwayRussiaPrincipality of SealandSpainUnited KingdomUnited States Postcards × 50,000 Club For The Future Suborbital Education 14 January
17:27		 Successful
Apogee: 106.93 kilometres (66.44 mi). First flight of booster NS4 and crew capsule "RSS First Step". A BAT's postcard was the first payload from British Antarctic Territory to be sent into space.
15 January[262][263] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Rapid launch of thirteen Dezful/Zolfaghar ballistic missiles with active warheads (1 of 13).
15 January[262][263] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Rapid launch of thirteen Dezful/Zolfaghar ballistic missiles with active warheads (2 of 13).
15 January[262][263] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Rapid launch of thirteen Dezful/Zolfaghar ballistic missiles with active warheads (3 of 13).
15 January[262][263] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Rapid launch of thirteen Dezful/Zolfaghar ballistic missiles with active warheads (4 of 13).
15 January[262][263] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Rapid launch of thirteen Dezful/Zolfaghar ballistic missiles with active warheads (5 of 13).
15 January[262][263] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Rapid launch of thirteen Dezful/Zolfaghar ballistic missiles with active warheads (6 of 13).
15 January[262][263] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Rapid launch of thirteen Dezful/Zolfaghar ballistic missiles with active warheads (7 of 13).
15 January[262][263] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Rapid launch of thirteen Dezful/Zolfaghar ballistic missiles with active warheads (8 of 13).
15 January[262][263] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Rapid launch of thirteen Dezful/Zolfaghar ballistic missiles with active warheads (9 of 13).
15 January[262][263] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Rapid launch of thirteen Dezful/Zolfaghar ballistic missiles with active warheads (10 of 13).
15 January[262][263] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Rapid launch of thirteen Dezful/Zolfaghar ballistic missiles with active warheads (11 of 13).
15 January[262][263] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Rapid launch of thirteen Dezful/Zolfaghar ballistic missiles with active warheads (12 of 13).
15 January[262][263][264] Iran Dezful/Zolfaghar Iran Iran IRGC
Iran Live warhead IRGC Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Rapid launch of thirteen Dezful/Zolfaghar ballistic missiles with active warheads (13 of 13).
16 January[262] Iran Sejil-2 Iran Iran
Iran Re-entry vehicle Suborbital Missile test 16 January Successful
Launch of a Sejjil missile at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean (1 of 3).
16 January[262] Iran Sejil-2 Iran Iran
Iran Re-entry vehicle Suborbital Missile test 16 January Successful
Launch of a Sejjil missile at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean (2 of 3).
16 January[262] Iran Sejil-2 Iran Iran
Iran Re-entry vehicle Suborbital Missile test 16 January Successful
Launch of a Sejjil missile at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean (3 of 3).
16 January[262] Iran Emad Iran Iran
Iran Re-entry vehicle Suborbital Missile test 16 January Successful
Launch of an Emad missile at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean (1 of 2).
16 January[262] Iran Emad Iran Iran
Iran Re-entry vehicle Suborbital Missile test 16 January Successful
Launch of an Emad missile at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean (2 of 2).
16 January[262] Iran Ghadr-110 Iran Iran
Iran Re-entry vehicle Suborbital Missile test 16 January Successful
Launch of a Ghadr missile at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean.
20 January[265] Pakistan Shaheen-III Pakistan Pakistan
Pakistan Suborbital Missile test 20 January Successful
Shaheen-III missile test.
31 January[266][267][268] Iran Zuljanah Iran Semnan CLP Iran ISA
Iran Instrumented dummy satellite Suborbital Flight test 31 January Successful
Suborbital test launch of the Zuljanah satellite launch vehicle. Apogee 500km.
3 February[269] Pakistan Ghaznavi Pakistan Pakistan ASFC
Pakistan ASFC Suborbital Missile test 3 February Successful
4 February[270] China B-611 China Taiyuan China PLA
PLA Suborbital ABM target 4 February Successful
Interceptor target
4 February[270] China SC-19 China China PLA
PLA Suborbital ABM test 4 February Successful
Interceptor, successful intercept.
5 February
09:05[271] 		China OS-X6B China China OneSpace
Experimental payload OneSpace Suborbital Technology demonstration 5 February Successful
Maiden flight of suborbital rocket OS-X6B. Apogee at 300 km (190 mi).
9 February[272][273] United States UGM-133 Trident II United States USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) United States U.S. Navy
United States U.S. Navy Suborbital Missile test 9 February Successful
1 of 4.
10 February[272][273] United States UGM-133 Trident II United States USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) United States U.S. Navy
United States U.S. Navy Suborbital Missile test 10 February Successful
2 of 4.
11 February[272][273] United States UGM-133 Trident II United States USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) United States U.S. Navy
United States U.S. Navy Suborbital Missile test 11 February Successful
3 of 4.
11 February[272][273] United States UGM-133 Trident II United States USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) United States U.S. Navy
United States U.S. Navy Suborbital Missile test 11 February Successful
4 of 4.
24 February
07:49[274] 		United States Minuteman-III United States Vandenberg Air Force Base United States U.S. Air Force
United States Test reentry vehicle U.S. Air Force Suborbital Test flight 24 February Successful
27 February[275][276] Yemen Zulfiqar Yemen Yemen Houthis
Yemen Live warhead Houthis Suborbital Missile launch 27 February Warhead intercepted
Successful launch. Warhead was intercepted.
3 March[277][278][279] United States Terrier-Terrier-Oriole United States Wallops Flight Facility United States Space Vector
United States TBA US Department of Defense Suborbital Space ionization 3 March Successful
7 March[280][281] Yemen Zulfiqar Yemen Yemen Houthis
Yemen Live warhead Houthis Suborbital Missile launch 7 March Successful
12 March
13:30[282] 		India RH-560 Mk.III India Satish Dhawan Space Centre India ISRO
India TMA ISRO Suborbital Vapor release 12 March Successful
First launch of the RH-560 Mk.III
26 March[283] Yemen Zulfiqar Yemen Yemen Houthis
Yemen Live warhead Houthis Suborbital Missile launch 26 March Successful
26 March[284] Pakistan Shaheen 1-A Pakistan Pakistan ASFC
Pakistan ASFC Suborbital Missile test 26 March Successful
14 April
16:51[285] 		United States New Shepard NS-15 United States Corn Ranch United States Blue Origin
United States Crew Capsule "RSS First Step" Blue Origin Suborbital Flight test 14 April
17:01		 Successful
AustraliaBelgiumBulgariaFranceGermanyIndiaItalyJapanNetherlandsSlovakiaSwitzerlandUnited Arab EmiratesUnited States Postcards × 25,000 Club For The Future Suborbital Education 14 April
17:01		 Successful
Apogee: 106.30 kilometres (66.05 mi). Second flight of booster NS4 and crew capsule "RSS First Step" that included Astronaut Rehearsal.
19 April
08:30[286] 		Canada Black Brant IX SHIELDS United States White Sands Missile Range United States NASA
United States SHIELDS[287] University of Arizona Suborbital Space telescope 19 April Successful
Apogee: 284.8 km (177 mi).
23 April
11:40[288] 		Taiwan Sky Bow III Taiwan Jiupeng Air Force Base Taiwan NCSIST
Taiwan NCSIST Suborbital Missile test 23 April Successful
Vertical test flight. Apogee: >80 km (50 mi).
26 April[289] Russia 53T6M Kazakhstan Sary-Shagan Russia
Russia Suborbital ABM test flight 26 April Successful
28 April[290][291] France M51 France Biscarrosse France
France Re-entry vehicle French Navy Suborbital Missile test 28 April Successful
1 May
≈18:00[292] 		United States United States Spaceport America United States United States Military Academy
United States United States Military Academy Suborbital Amateur rocket 1 May Successful
Apogee: 84 km (52 mi).
17 May
00:44[293][294] 		Canada Black Brant XII-A KiNET-X 2 United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States KiNET-X 2 University of Alaska Fairbanks Suborbital Plasma science 17 May Successful
18 May
17:30[295] 		Canada Black Brant IX EUNIS United States White Sands Missile Range United States NASA
United States Extreme Ultraviolet Normal-Incidence Spectrograph Goddard Space Flight Center Suborbital Solar observation 18 May Successful
Apogee: 335.4 km (208.4 mi).
22 May
15:26[297] 		United States SpaceShipTwo VF-03 United States Spaceport America United States Virgin Galactic
United States VSS Unity Virgin Galactic Suborbital Crewed spaceflight 22 May
15:43		 Successful
First human spaceflight launched from New Mexico. Apogee: 89.23 km (55.45 mi).[296]
24 May
05:35[298] 		United States Improved Malemute/Improved Malemute MAPHEUS 11 Sweden Esrange Germany DLR
Germany MAPHEUS 11 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research 24 May
05:50		 Successful
First launch of the Improved Malemute/Improved Malemute. Apogee: 221 km (137 mi).
26 May[299] United States Terrier-Oriole T4-B FS-21 E3a United Kingdom Deep Sea Range
Suborbital Target missile 26 May Successful
Intercepted by an SM-3 missile.
26 May[299] United States SM-3 FS-21 E3a United States USS Paul Ignatius United States U.S. Navy
United States Kill vehicle U.S. Navy Suborbital ABM test 26 May Successful
Intercepted a target ballistic missile in space.
27 May
01:15[300][301] 		United States Terrier-Improved Malemute VIPER United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States VIPER University of Berkeley Suborbital Ionospheric propagation 27 May Successful
29 May[302] United States MRBM T3c2 FTM-31 E1 Marshall Islands Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site United States MDA
United States SM-6 target MDA Suborbital ABM target 29 May Successful
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. MRBM target for two SM-6 Dual II missiles. Was not intercepted.
29 May[302] United States SM-6 Dual II FTM-31 E1 United States Unnamed U.S. naval vessel United States MDA / U.S. Navy
United States Kill vehicle U.S. Navy Suborbital ABM test 29 May Successful launch; intercept failure
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Launch of two SM-6 Dual II missiles. Successfully launched; vehicle failed to intercept target.
29 May[302] United States SM-6 Dual II FTM-31 E1 United States Unnamed U.S. naval vessel United States MDA / U.S. Navy
United States Kill vehicle U.S. Navy Suborbital ABM test 29 May Successful launch; intercept failure
Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1, a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Launch of two SM-6 Dual II missiles. Successfully launched; vehicle failed to intercept target.
30 May[303][304] United States Terrier-Oriole T4-B FS-21 E6a United Kingdom Deep Sea Range
Suborbital Target missile 30 May Successful
Intercepted by an SM-3 missile.
30 May[303][304] United States SM-3 FS-21 E6a United States USS Paul Ignatius United States U.S. Navy
United States Kill vehicle U.S. Navy Suborbital ABM test 30 May Successful
Intercepted a target ballistic missile in space.
7 June
06:25[305] 		Canada Black Brant IX CIBER 2 United States White Sands Missile Range United States NASA
United States CIBER 2 Rochester Institute of Technology Suborbital EBL anisotropy 7 June Successful
Apogee: 311 km (193 mi).
Mid-June[306][307] Russia Kedr Russia Plesetsk Russia RVSN RF
Russia RVSN RF Suborbital Missile test June Successful
Test flight of the Kedr ICBM, which is expected to replace the RS-24 Yars around 2030.
23 June
00:50:00[309][310] 		Brazil VSB-30 (S31/Improved Orion) BOLT Sweden Esrange Germany DLR
Germany United States BOLT-1 DLR Suborbital Hypersonic test flight 23 June
01:05:37		 Successful
Boundary Layer Transition (BOLT) Flight Experiment, with a nominal apogee of 281 km (175 mi).[308]
25 June
12:32[311][312] 		United States Terrier-Improved Orion RockOn! United States Wallops Flight Facility United States NASA
United States RockOn/RockSat-C Colorado Space Grant Consortium Suborbital Education 25 June Successful
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi).
28 June
05:25[313] 		India Agni-P India Integrated Test Range India DRDO
India DRDO Suborbital Missile test 28 June Successful

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