Orbital Launches in 2013
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Orbital Radar lists 81 every orbital launch in 2013, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-28 | Aist-12013-078 | Soyuz-2-1V Volga | Russian Aerospace Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-12-26 | Ekspress AM-52013-077 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2013-12-25 | Rodnik2013-076 | Rokot | Russian Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 26 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-12-20 | TKSat-12013-075 | Chang Zheng 3B G2 | CASC | Xichang | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2013-12-19 | Gaia2013-074 | Soyuz-ST-B Fregat | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | — | HEO | success |
| 2013-12-09 | CBERS 32013-F03 | Chang Zheng 4B | CASC | Taiyuan | — | LEO | failure |
| 2013-12-08 | Inmarsat 5F12013-073 | Proton-M/Briz-M | ILS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2013-12-06 | TOPAZ 32013-072 | Atlas V 501 | ULA | Vandenberg SFB | 7 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-12-03 | SES-82013-071 | Falcon 9 1.1 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2013-12-01 | CE-32013-070 | Chang Zheng 3B G2 | CASC | Xichang | — | HEO | success |
| 2013-11-25 | SW52013-068 | Chang Zheng 2D | CASC | Jiuquan | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-11-25 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 4212013-069 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Roscosmos | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 2013-11-22 | SWARM 1,2,32013-067 | Rokot | Eurockot | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-11-21 | Dnepr Rideshare 82013-066 | Dnepr | KTRAS/RVSNR | Yasniy | 26 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-11-20 | ORS-32013-064 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Wallops (MARS) | — | LEO | success |
| 2013-11-20 | yaogan weixing 192013-065 | Chang Zheng 4C | CASC | Taiyuan | 7 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-11-18 | MAVEN2013-063 | Atlas V 401 | ULA | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 2013-11-11 | Globus-1M No. 13L2013-062 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2013-11-07 | Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 7112013-061 | Soyuz-FG | Roscosmos | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 2013-11-05 | Mars Orbiter Spacecraft2013-060 | PSLV-XL | ISRO | Satish Dhawan (Sriharikota) | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2013-10-29 | YW182013-059 | Chang Zheng 2C b | CASC | Taiyuan | — | LEO | success |
| 2013-10-25 | SJ-162013-057 | Chang Zheng 4B | CASC | Jiuquan | 5 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-10-25 | Sirius FM62013-058 | Proton-M/Briz-M | ILS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2013-09-29 | Astra 2E2013-056 | Proton-M/Briz-M | ILS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2013-09-29 | Cassiope2013-055 | Falcon 9 1.1 | SpaceX | Vandenberg SFB | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-09-25 | Kuaizhou-12013-053 | Kuaizhou | PLA SAC | Jiuquan | — | LEO | success |
| 2013-09-25 | Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 7102013-054 | Soyuz-FG | Roscosmos | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 2013-09-23 | san ke fengyun san hao2013-052 | Chang Zheng 4C | CASC | Taiyuan | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-09-18 | Cygnus Orb-D2013-051 | Antares 110 | Orbital Sciences | Wallops (MARS) | — | LEO | success |
| 2013-09-18 | AEHF 32013-050 | Atlas V 531 | ULA | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2013-09-14 | SPRINT-A2013-049 | Epsilon | JAXA | Uchinoura | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-09-11 | Gonets-M No. 14/16/172013-048 | Rokot | Russian Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-09-07 | LADEE2013-047 | Minotaur V | OSC Chandler | Wallops (MARS) | — | HEO | success |
| 2013-09-01 | YW-172013-046 | Chang Zheng 4C | CASC | Jiuquan | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-08-31 | Amos 42013-045 | Zenit-3SLB | SIS/ELUS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2013-08-29 | Es'hail/GSAT-72013-044 | Ariane 5ECA | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 4 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2013-08-28 | EIS CRYSTAL2013-043 | Delta 4H | ULA | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 2013-08-22 | Kompsat-52013-042 | Dnepr | KTRAS/RVSNR | Yasniy | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-08-08 | Wideband Global Satcom 62013-041 | Delta 4M+(5,4) | ULA | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2013-08-03 | HTV 42013-040 | H-IIB | Mitsubishi / JAXA | Tanegashima | — | LEO | success |
| 2013-07-27 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 4202013-039 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Roscosmos | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 2013-07-25 | Alphasat/Insat-3D2013-038 | Ariane 5ECA | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 3 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2013-07-19 | MUOS 22013-036 | Atlas V 551 | ULA | Cape Canaveral | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2013-07-19 | SJ-15/CX-3/SY-72013-037 | Chang Zheng 4C | CASC | Taiyuan | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-07-15 | SJ11-052013-035 | Chang Zheng 2C b | CASC | Jiuquan | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-07-02 | Glonass-M 48,49,502013-F02 | Proton-M/DM-3 | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 2013-07-01 | IRNSS-1A2013-034 | PSLV-XL | ISRO | Satish Dhawan (Sriharikota) | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2013-06-28 | IRIS2013-033 | Pegasus XL | Orbital Sciences | Vandenberg SFB | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-06-27 | Kondor No. 2022013-032 | Strela | Russian Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 2013-06-25 | O3b SV1/SV2/SV4/SV52013-031 | Soyuz-ST-B Fregat | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 5 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.