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Orbital Launches in 2022

7,332 orbital launches since 1957

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 GCAT & Launch Library 2.

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

Orbital Radar lists 186 every orbital launch in 2022, 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

186 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2022-12-30EROS C32022-179Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2022-12-29Shiyan 10-022022-178Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2022-12-28Starlink Group 5-12022-177Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral44 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-12-27Gao Fen 11-042022-176Chang Zheng 4BCASCTaiyuan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2022-12-21Pleiades NEO 5/62022-F06Vega CArianespaceGuiana Space CentreLEOfailure
2022-12-17Starlink Group 4-372022-175Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXKennedy Space Center49 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-12-16SJ20132022-172Chang Zheng 11CASCXichangLEOsuccess
2022-12-16SWOT2022-173Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2022-12-16O3b mPOWER 1/22022-174Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-12-14Yaogan 36 042022-171Chang Zheng 2DCASCXichang3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-12-14Zhixing-1B2022-F05Zhuque-2Lanjian HangtianJiuquanLEOfailure
2022-12-13Galaxy 35/36/MTG-I12022-170Ariane 5ECA+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-12-12Shiyan 20A/20B2022-169Chang Zheng 4CCASCJiuquan5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-12-11Hakuto-R M12022-168Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape CanaveralLEOsuccess
2022-12-09Jilin-12022-167Jielong-3Changzheng H.Huang Hai8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-12-08Gaofen 5-01A2022-165Chang Zheng 2DCASCTaiyuan2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-12-08OneWeb L152022-166Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXKennedy Space Center40 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-12-07Xingyun Jiatong VDES2022-164Kuaizhou-11CASIC ExPaceJiuquan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-30Lotos-S1 No. 807?2022-163Soyuz-2-1BRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-29Shenzhou 152022-162Chang Zheng 2F GCASCJiuquanLEOsuccess
2022-11-28Uragan-M No. 7612022-161Soyuz-2-1B FregatRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-27Yaogan 36 032022-160Chang Zheng 2DCASCXichang3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-26PSLV Rideshare 192022-158PSLV-XLISRO/NSILSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-26Dragon C2112022-159Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXKennedy Space CenterLEOsuccess
2022-11-23Eutelsat 10B2022-157Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-16Jilin-1 GF032022-155Gushenxing 1 1Xinghe DongliJiuquan5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-16Artemis I2022-156SLS Block 1NASAKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-15Yaogan 34-032022-154Chang Zheng 4CCASCJiuquan2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-12Galaxy 31/322022-153Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-12Tianzhou-52022-152Chang Zheng 7CASCWenchangLEOsuccess
2022-11-11Yunhai-32022-151Chang Zheng 6ACASCTaiyuan617 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-10JPSS-2/LOFTID2022-150Atlas V 401 CULAVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-07Cygnus NG-182022-149Antares 230+NGISWallops (MARS)LEOsuccess
2022-11-05ZX-192022-148Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-04MATS2022-147ElectronRocket LabMahia2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-03Hot Bird 13G2022-146Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-02Kupol No. 62022-145Soyuz-2-1B FregatRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2022-11-01LDPE-22022-144Falcon HeavySpaceXKennedy Space Center5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-10-31Mengtian2022-143Chang Zheng 5BCASCWenchang1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2022-10-29Shiyan 20C2022-142Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-10-28Starlink Group 4-312022-141Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB48 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-10-26Progress 7K-TGM No. 4512022-140Soyuz-2-1ARoscosmosBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess
2022-10-22Skif-D/Gonets2022-139Soyuz-2-1B FregatRussian Aerospace ForcesVostochniy5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-10-22OneWeb L142022-138LVM3New Space IndiaSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)37 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-10-2114F164/14F1722022-137Soyuz-2-1V VolgaRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2022-10-20Starlink Group 4-362022-136Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral46 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-10-15Hot Bird 13F2022-134Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2022-10-15EO MKA-32022-135Angara-1.2KhrunichevPlesetsk CosmodromeLEOsuccess
2022-10-14Yaogan 36 022022-133Chang Zheng 2DCASCXichang3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-10-12HJ-2-05 (5m S-SAR-01)2022-132Chang Zheng 2CCASCTaiyuan2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess

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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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Full launch index (186 launches)
EROS C3 (2022-12-30)Shiyan 10-02 (2022-12-29)Starlink Group 5-1 (2022-12-28)Gao Fen 11-04 (2022-12-27)Pleiades NEO 5/6 (2022-12-21)Starlink Group 4-37 (2022-12-17)O3b mPOWER 1/2 (2022-12-16)SWOT (2022-12-16)SJ2013 (2022-12-16)Zhixing-1B (2022-12-14)Yaogan 36 04 (2022-12-14)Galaxy 35/36/MTG-I1 (2022-12-13)Shiyan 20A/20B (2022-12-12)Hakuto-R M1 (2022-12-11)Jilin-1 (2022-12-09)OneWeb L15 (2022-12-08)Gaofen 5-01A (2022-12-08)Xingyun Jiatong VDES (2022-12-07)Lotos-S1 No. 807? (2022-11-30)Shenzhou 15 (2022-11-29)Uragan-M No. 761 (2022-11-28)Yaogan 36 03 (2022-11-27)Dragon C211 (2022-11-26)PSLV Rideshare 19 (2022-11-26)Eutelsat 10B (2022-11-23)Artemis I (2022-11-16)Jilin-1 GF03 (2022-11-16)Yaogan 34-03 (2022-11-15)Galaxy 31/32 (2022-11-12)Tianzhou-5 (2022-11-12)Yunhai-3 (2022-11-11)JPSS-2/LOFTID (2022-11-10)Cygnus NG-18 (2022-11-07)ZX-19 (2022-11-05)MATS (2022-11-04)Hot Bird 13G (2022-11-03)Kupol No. 6 (2022-11-02)LDPE-2 (2022-11-01)Mengtian (2022-10-31)Shiyan 20C (2022-10-29)Starlink Group 4-31 (2022-10-28)Progress 7K-TGM No. 451 (2022-10-26)OneWeb L14 (2022-10-22)Skif-D/Gonets (2022-10-22)14F164/14F172 (2022-10-21)Starlink Group 4-36 (2022-10-20)Hot Bird 13F (2022-10-15)EO MKA-3 (2022-10-15)Yaogan 36 02 (2022-10-14)RAISE-3 (2022-10-12)HJ-2-05 (5m S-SAR-01) (2022-10-12)Angosat-2 (2022-10-12)Glonass-K No. 17L (2022-10-10)Galaxy 33/34 (2022-10-08)ASO-S (2022-10-08)Centispace S5/S6 (2022-10-07)GAzelle (2022-10-07)Dragon C210.2 (2022-10-05)Starlink Group 4-29 (2022-10-05)SES-20/SES-21 (2022-10-04)To The Black (2022-10-01)Yaogan 36 01 (2022-09-26)Shiyan 16AB/17 (2022-09-26)Starlink Group 4-35 (2022-09-24)Shiyan 14/15 (2022-09-24)Improved CRYSTAL? (2022-09-24)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 751 (2022-09-21)Yunhai 1-03 (2022-09-20)Starlink Group 4-34 (2022-09-19)Strix-1 (2022-09-15)ZX-1E (2022-09-13)Starlink Group 4-2/BW3 (2022-09-11)Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (2022-09-07)Yaogan 35 05 (2022-09-06)Centispace S3/S4 (2022-09-06)Starlink Group 4-20/SLTC (2022-09-05)Yaogan 33 02 (2022-09-02)Starlink Group 3-4 (2022-08-31)Starlink Group 4-23 (2022-08-28)Beijing-3B (2022-08-24)Chuangxin-16A/B (2022-08-23)Starlink Group 4-27 (2022-08-19)Yaogan 35 04 (2022-08-19)Starlink Group 3-3 (2022-08-12)Starlink Group 4-26 (2022-08-10)Jilin-1 (2022-08-10)Soyuz Rideshare 10 (2022-08-09)Taijing-1 01/02 (2022-08-09)EOS-02 (2022-08-07)KPLO (2022-08-04)SBIRS GEO-6 (2022-08-04)CSSHQ (2022-08-04)NROL-199 (2022-08-04)Guomang (2022-08-04)Nivelir? (2022-08-01)Yaogan 35 03 (2022-07-29)XJS (2022-07-27)Starlink Group 4-25 (2022-07-24)Wentian (2022-07-24)Starlink Group 3-2 (2022-07-22)Starlink Group 4-22 (2022-07-17)Dragon C208.3 (2022-07-15)Siwei GJ 2-01/02 (2022-07-15)LARES 2 (2022-07-13)NROL-162 (2022-07-13)Tianlian 2-03 (2022-07-12)Starlink Group 3-1 (2022-07-11)Starlink Group 4-21 (2022-07-07)Glonass-K No. 16L (2022-07-07)Straight Up (2022-07-02)WFOV (2022-07-01)DS-EO/POEM (2022-06-30)SES-22 (2022-06-29)CAPSTONE (2022-06-28)Gao Fen 12-03 (2022-06-27)Yaogan 35 02 (2022-06-23)Measat 3D/GSAT-24 (2022-06-22)Tianxing-1 (2022-06-22)PVSAT (2022-06-21)Globalstar FM15 (2022-06-19)SARah-1 (2022-06-18)Starlink Group 4-19 (2022-06-17)TROPICS 1 (2022-06-12)Nilesat 301 (2022-06-08)Shenzhou 14 (2022-06-05)Progress 7K-TGM No. 450 (2022-06-03)GeeSat 01-01/09 (2022-06-02)Transporter-5 (2022-05-25)BSX-1/2 (2022-05-20)Starliner SC2 (2022-05-19)Bars-M No. 3 (2022-05-19)Starlink Group 4-18 (2022-05-18)Starlink Group 4-15 (2022-05-14)Starlink Group 4-13 (2022-05-13)Jilin-1 MF01 (2022-05-13)Tianzhou-4 (2022-05-09)Starlink Group 4-17 (2022-05-06)Jilin-1 (2022-05-05)E-Space Demo (2022-05-02)Jilin-1 GF03D (2022-04-30)Starlink Group 4-16 (2022-04-29)Siwei GJ 1-01/02 (2022-04-29)EO MKA-2 (2022-04-29)Dragon C212 (2022-04-27)Starlink Group 4-14 (2022-04-21)INTRUDER (2022-04-17)DQHJJW (2022-04-15)ZX-6D (2022-04-15)Dragon C206.3 (2022-04-08)Lotos-S1 No. 806 (2022-04-07)Gao Fen 3-03 (2022-04-06)Global-18/Global-20 (2022-04-02)Transporter-4 (2022-04-01)Tianping-2A/2B/2C (2022-03-30)TK-2/PJ-2 (2022-03-29)Meridian No. 20L (2022-03-22)Starlink Group 4-12 (2022-03-19)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 750 (2022-03-18)Yaogan 34 02 (2022-03-17)Spaceflight Astra 1 (2022-03-15)Starlink Group 4-10 (2022-03-09)Noor 2 (2022-03-08)Yinhe 2-01/06 (2022-03-05)Starlink Group 4-9 (2022-03-03)GOES T (2022-03-01)Strix Beta (2022-02-28)Taijing 3/4, Jilin-1 (2022-02-27)LT1-01B (2022-02-26)Starlink Group 4-11 (2022-02-25)Starlink Group 4-8 (2022-02-21)Cygnus NG-17 (2022-02-19)Progress 7K-TGM No. 449 (2022-02-15)RISAT-1A (2022-02-14)OneWeb L13 (2022-02-10)VCLS Demo 2 (2022-02-10)Neitron 1 (2022-02-05)Starlink Group 4-7 (2022-02-03)CRYSTAL Block 5? (2022-02-02)COSMO-Skymed SG FM2 (2022-01-31)LT1-01A (2022-01-25)GSSAP 5/6 (2022-01-21)Starlink Group 4-6 (2022-01-19)SY-13 (2022-01-17)Transporter-3 (2022-01-13)Above The Clouds (2022-01-13)Starlink Group 4-5 (2022-01-06)

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