Successful Orbital Launches
Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on Orbital Radar's launch & satellite archives. For what's flying next, see the live launch schedule.
Orbital Radar lists 6,884 orbital launches recorded as success, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
Every rocket launch, 1957 – 2026
228 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Glonass2026-216 | Soyuz-2-1B Fregat | Roscosmos | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-17 | Tianyi-51/522026-215 | Kuaizhou-11 | CASIC ExPace | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-17 | SBST TH-12026-214 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | — | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-17 | WHDW 252026-213 | Chang Zheng 12 | ZHSH/SAST | Hainan Commercial Launch Site | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-16 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 4652026-212 | Soyuz-2-1B | Roscosmos | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-15 | Qianfan Digui 262026-211 | Yinli-1 | Dongfang Kongjian | ECS | 8 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-15 | Qianfan Digui 192026-210 | Zhuque-2E 2 | Lanjian Hangtian | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 10 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-15 | Sentinel-3C/Flex2026-209 | Vega C | Avio | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-13 | O3b mPOWER 11/132026-208 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-11 | BlackSky Gen3-52026-207 | Electron | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-10 | SBST R-22026-206 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | — | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-10 | YG53/YG562026-205 | Chang Zheng 4B | CASC | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-06 | Starlink Group 15-242026-204 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 27 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-05 | Onward and Upward2026-203 | Spectrum | Isar Aerospace | Andoya Spaceport | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-03 | GISAT-1A2026-202 | GSLV Mk II c | ISRO/NSIL | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2026-09-02 | StriX-92026-201 | Electron | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-02 | Starlink Group 15-232026-200 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 27 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-01 | Pallas-1 Test2026-U05 | Zhishenxing-1 | Xinghe Dongli | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | — | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-30 | NGRST2026-199 | Falcon Heavy | SpaceX | Kennedy Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-27 | MTG-I22026-198 | Ariane 62 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2026-08-26 | Starlink Group 15-222026-197 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 27 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-25 | Starlink Group 10-492026-196 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 29 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-25 | ZK-14/152026-195 | Chang Zheng 6C | ZHSH/SAST | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | 7 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-24 | Glonass2026-194 | Soyuz-2-1B Fregat | Roscosmos | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-22 | Starlink Group 15-202026-193 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 27 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-21 | Starlink Group 10-392026-192 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 29 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-20 | QPS-SAR-182026-191 | Electron | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-19 | Starlink Group 17-502026-190 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 24 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-18 | Honghu-32026-189 | Zhuque-3 | Lanjian Hangtian | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-17 | SEO2026-188 | Chang Zheng 2C | CASC | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | 7 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-16 | WHDW 242026-187 | Chang Zheng 12 | ZHSH/SAST | Hainan Commercial Launch Site | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-16 | SBST R-12026-186 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | — | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-16 | Globalstar 2R-12026-185 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 8 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-12 | Starlink Group 17-492026-184 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 24 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-11 | Starlink Group 10-192026-183 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 29 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-10 | QZS 72026-182 | H3-22S | JAXA | Tanegashima Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-08 | Starlink Group 17-382026-181 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 24 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-06 | QPS-SAR-132026-180 | Electron | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-05 | Bluebird 11 to 132026-179 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-05 | Lampung/Samarqand2026-178 | Jielong-3 | Changzheng H. | Yellow Sea launch area (Haiyang) | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-04 | Starlink Group 17-532026-177 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 24 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-04 | WHDW 232026-176 | Chang Zheng 8A | CASC | Hainan Commercial Launch Site | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-01 | Starlink Group 17-522026-175 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 24 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-07-30 | INTRUDER?2026-174 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | — | LEO | success |
| 2026-07-30 | TJS-27A/B2026-173 | Chang Zheng 6A | CASC | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-07-29 | Tianlian 3-012026-172 | Chang Zheng 7A | CASC | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-07-25 | Starlink Group 17-512026-171 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 24 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-07-24 | Ship 402026-U04 | Starship V3 | SpaceX | Starbase | — | LEO | success |
| 2026-07-23 | Xiguang2026-170 | Lijian-1 | Zhongke TJ YG | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 5 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-07-23 | Tianlian 2-062026-169 | Chang Zheng 3B G3 | CASC | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
Launch cadence · 1957 → 2026
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About this database
Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,412 in total, 161 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.
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Last updated 2026-09-19 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.