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Orbital Launches in 2018

7,332 orbital launches since 1957

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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 114 every orbital launch in 2018, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

114 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2018-12-29Hongyan-12018-112Chang Zheng 2D/YZ-3CASCJiuquan7 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2018-12-27Soyuz Rideshare 72018-111Soyuz-2-1A FregatRoscosmosVostochniy8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2018-12-24TJS 32018-110Chang Zheng 3C G2?CASCXichang3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2018-12-23GPS III SV012018-109Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
2018-12-21Hongyun GJYW2018-108Chang Zheng 11CASCJiuquan2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2018-12-21Blagovest 13L2018-107Proton-M/Briz-MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2018-12-19GSAT-7A2018-105GSLV Mk II cISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2018-12-19CSO 12018-106Soyuz-ST-A FregatArianespaceGuiana Space Centre—LEOsuccess
2018-12-16Electron 04 Rideshare2018-104ElectronRocket LabMahia—LEOsuccess
2018-12-07Chang'e-42018-103Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang—HEOsuccess
2018-12-07Saudisat-5A/5B2018-102Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2018-12-05Dragon C112.22018-101Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
2018-12-04GSAT-11/GEO-Kompsat 2A2018-100Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2018-12-03SSO-A2018-099Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB44 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2018-12-03Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7412018-098Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2018-11-30Rodnik2018-097RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2018-11-29PSLV Rideshare 132018-096PSLV CAISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2018-11-21Mohammed VI-B2018-095Vega 1ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2018-11-19Shiyan 62018-094Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2018-11-18Beidou-32018-093Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 G3ZCASCXichang3 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2018-11-17Cygnus NG-102018-092Antares 230NGISWallops (MARS)—LEOsuccess
2018-11-16Progress 7K-TGM No. 4402018-091Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2018-11-15Es'hail 22018-090Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXKennedy Space Center1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2018-11-14GSAT-292018-089GSLV Mk IIIISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2018-11-11Electron 03 Rideshare2018-088ElectronRocket LabMahia—LEOsuccess
2018-11-07MetOp-C2018-087Soyuz-ST-B FregatArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2018-11-03Uragan-M No. 7572018-086Soyuz-2-1B FregatRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2018-11-01Beidou-3 G1Q2018-085Chang Zheng 3B G3CASCXichang1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2018-10-29GOSAT-2/Khalifasat2018-084H-IIA 202 1Mitsubishi / JAXATanegashima8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2018-10-29CFOSat2018-083Chang Zheng 2C bCASCJiuquan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2018-10-27Weilai2018-F02Zhuque-1Lanjian HangtianJiuquan—LEOfailure
2018-10-25Lotos-S2 No. 8042018-082Soyuz-2-1BRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2018-10-24Haiyang 2B2018-081Chang Zheng 4BCASCTaiyuan6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2018-10-20BepiColombo2018-080Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre—HEOsuccess
2018-10-17AEHF 42018-079Atlas V 551 CULACape Canaveral87 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2018-10-15Beidou-32018-078Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 G3ZCASCXichang4 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2018-10-11Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7402018-F01Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
2018-10-09YG-32-012018-077Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1SCASCJiuquan3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2018-10-08SAOCOM-1A2018-076Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2018-09-29Centispace-1-1S2018-075Kuaizhou-1ACASIC ExPaceJiuquan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2018-09-25Horizons-3e/Azerspace-22018-074Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2018-09-22HTV 72018-073H-IIBMitsubishi / JAXATanegashima—LEOsuccess
2018-09-19Beidou-32018-072Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 G3ZCASCXichang3 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2018-09-16PSLV Rideshare 122018-071PSLV CAISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2018-09-15ICESAT-22018-070Delta 7420-10CULAVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2018-09-10Telstar 18V2018-069Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2018-09-07Haiyang 1C2018-068Chang Zheng 2C bCASCTaiyuan2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2018-08-24Beidou-32018-067Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 G3ZCASCXichang3 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2018-08-22ADM-Aeolus2018-066Vega 1ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre—LEOsuccess
2018-08-12Solar Probe Plus2018-065Delta 4H/Star 48BVULACape Canaveral—HEOsuccess

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About this database

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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By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (114 launches)
Hongyan-1 (2018-12-29)Soyuz Rideshare 7 (2018-12-27)TJS 3 (2018-12-24)GPS III SV01 (2018-12-23)Hongyun GJYW (2018-12-21)Blagovest 13L (2018-12-21)GSAT-7A (2018-12-19)CSO 1 (2018-12-19)Electron 04 Rideshare (2018-12-16)Chang'e-4 (2018-12-07)Saudisat-5A/5B (2018-12-07)Dragon C112.2 (2018-12-05)GSAT-11/GEO-Kompsat 2A (2018-12-04)SSO-A (2018-12-03)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 741 (2018-12-03)Rodnik (2018-11-30)PSLV Rideshare 13 (2018-11-29)Mohammed VI-B (2018-11-21)Shiyan 6 (2018-11-19)Beidou-3 (2018-11-18)Cygnus NG-10 (2018-11-17)Progress 7K-TGM No. 440 (2018-11-16)Es'hail 2 (2018-11-15)GSAT-29 (2018-11-14)Electron 03 Rideshare (2018-11-11)MetOp-C (2018-11-07)Uragan-M No. 757 (2018-11-03)Beidou-3 G1Q (2018-11-01)GOSAT-2/Khalifasat (2018-10-29)CFOSat (2018-10-29)Weilai (2018-10-27)Lotos-S2 No. 804 (2018-10-25)Haiyang 2B (2018-10-24)BepiColombo (2018-10-20)AEHF 4 (2018-10-17)Beidou-3 (2018-10-15)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 740 (2018-10-11)YG-32-01 (2018-10-09)SAOCOM-1A (2018-10-08)Centispace-1-1S (2018-09-29)Horizons-3e/Azerspace-2 (2018-09-25)HTV 7 (2018-09-22)Beidou-3 (2018-09-19)PSLV Rideshare 12 (2018-09-16)ICESAT-2 (2018-09-15)Telstar 18V (2018-09-10)Haiyang 1C (2018-09-07)Beidou-3 (2018-08-24)ADM-Aeolus (2018-08-22)Solar Probe Plus (2018-08-12)Telkom 4 (2018-08-07)Gao Fen 11 (2018-07-31)Beidou-3 (2018-07-29)Galileosat 23-26 (2018-07-25)Iridium-7 (2018-07-25)Telstar 19V (2018-07-22)PRSS-1 (2018-07-09)Beidou-2 (2018-07-09)Progress 7K-TGM No. 439 (2018-07-09)Dragon C111.2 (2018-06-29)XJSS (2018-06-27)Uragan-M No. 756 (2018-06-16)IGS R-6 (2018-06-12)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 739 (2018-06-06)FY-2-09 (2018-06-05)SES-12 (2018-06-04)Gao Fen 6/LJ-1 (2018-06-02)Iridium-6/GRACE-FO (2018-05-22)Cygnus OA-9 (2018-05-21)Chang'e-4 Relay (2018-05-20)Bangabadhu 1 (2018-05-11)Gao Fen 5 (2018-05-08)Mars Insight (2018-05-05)Apstar 6C (2018-05-03)OVS-2, OHS-1A/B/C/D (2018-04-26)Sentinel-3B (2018-04-25)TESS (2018-04-18)Blagovest 12L (2018-04-18)CBAS/EAGLE (2018-04-14)IRNSS-1I (2018-04-11)YG-31-01 (2018-04-10)Superbird 8/Hylas 4 (2018-04-05)Dragon C110.2 (2018-04-02)GF-1 02,03,04 (2018-03-31)Iridium Next SV41-50 (2018-03-30)GSAT-6A (2018-03-29)Beidou-3 (2018-03-29)EMKA (2018-03-29)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 738 (2018-03-21)LKW-4 (2018-03-17)O3b FM13/14/15/16 (2018-03-09)Hispasat 30W-6 (2018-03-06)GOES S (2018-03-01)IGS O-6 (2018-02-27)Tintin Prototypes (2018-02-22)Progress 7K-TGM No. 438 (2018-02-13)Beidou-3 (2018-02-12)Tesla Roadster (2018-02-06)TRICOM-1R (2018-02-03)CSES (2018-02-02)Soyuz Rideshare 6 (2018-02-01)GovSat-1 (2018-01-31)SES-14/Al Yah 3 (2018-01-25)YG-30-04 (2018-01-25)Electron 02 Rideshare (2018-01-21)SBIRS GEO-4 (2018-01-20)Jilin-1 Shipin 07-08 (2018-01-19)ASNARO 2 (2018-01-17)LKW-3 (2018-01-13)PSLV Rideshare 11 (2018-01-12)TOPAZ 5? (2018-01-12)Beidou-3 (2018-01-11)Superview 3/4 (2018-01-09)Zuma (2018-01-08)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.