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Orbital Launches in 2023

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 223 every orbital launch in 2023, 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

223 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2023-12-30WHJSW 042023-212Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1SCASCJiuquan3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-29X-37B No. 2/USSF-522023-210Falcon HeavySpaceXKennedy Space CenterLEOsuccess
2023-12-29Starlink Group 6-362023-211Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral20 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-27Tianmu-1 19-222023-208Kuaizhou-1ACASIC ExPaceJiuquan4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-27EO-MKA No. 3?2023-209Soyuz-2-1VRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk CosmodromeLEOsuccess
2023-12-26Beidou2023-207Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 G3ZCASCXichang4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-25Shiyan-24C 1-32023-206Chang Zheng 11 HCASCYJ3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-25Tianmu-1 11-142023-205Kuaizhou-1ACASIC ExPaceJiuquan4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-24SARah-2/32023-204Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFBLEOsuccess
2023-12-23Starlink Group 6-322023-203Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral21 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-22Tantrum2023-202Firefly Alpha IFireflyVandenbergLEOfailure
2023-12-21Bars-M No. 5?2023-201Soyuz-2-1ARussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-19Starlink Group 6-342023-200Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral21 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-17Dier-12023-199Shuang Quxian 1 3?Xingye RongyaoJiuquanLEOsuccess
2023-12-16Arktika-M No. 22023-198Soyuz-2-1B FregatRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-15Yaogan 412023-197Chang Zheng 5CASCWenchang2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-15QPS-SAR-52023-196ElectronRocket LabMahia2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-14CSSHQ2023-195Chang Zheng 2F TCASCJiuquan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-10Yaogan 39 052023-194Chang Zheng 2DCASCXichang3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-08Starlink Group 7-82023-192Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB22 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-08Hongqing-1/2/TY-332023-193Zhuque-2Lanjian HangtianJiuquan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-07Starlink Group 6-332023-191Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral22 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-05WHJSW 032023-190Jielong-3Changzheng H.YJ2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-04Jiheng-1/Xingchi-1A2023-189Gushenxing 1 1Xinghe DongliJiuquan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-04S-STEP2023-188ADD TV2ADDJungmun, Jeju2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-04Aiji-22023-187Chang Zheng 2CCASCJiuquan4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-03Starlink Group 6-312023-186Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral21 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-01Korea 4252023-185Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB10 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-12-01Progress 7K-TGM No. 4552023-184Soyuz-2-1ARoscosmosBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess
2023-11-28Starlink Group 6-302023-183Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral22 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-11-25Yantar' Unknown A12023-182Soyuz-2-1BRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2023-11-23WHJSW 022023-181Chang Zheng 2D/YZ-3CASCXichang3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-11-22Starlink Group 6-292023-180Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral23 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-11-21Manligyeong-1 F32023-179Cheonlima-1KCSTTonghae2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-11-20Starlink Group 7-72023-178Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB21 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-11-18Ship 252023-F11Starship V1.0SpaceXStarbaseLEOfailure
2023-11-18Starlink Group 6-282023-177Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral22 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-11-16HY3-012023-176Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1SCASCJiuquan1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2023-11-12O3b mPOWER 5/62023-175Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-11-11Transporter-92023-174Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB51 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-11-10Dragon C211.22023-173Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXKennedy Space CenterLEOsuccess
2023-11-09Zhongxing 6E2023-172Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2023-11-08Starlink Group 6-272023-171Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral22 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-11-04Starlink Group 6-262023-170Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral22 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-11-03TJS-102023-169Chang Zheng 7ACASCWenchang1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2023-10-31Tianhui-52023-168Chang Zheng 6ACASCTaiyuan4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-10-30Starlink Group 6-252023-167Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral23 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-10-29Starlink Group 7-62023-166Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB22 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-10-27Lotos-S1 No. 808?2023-165Soyuz-2-1BRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-10-26Shenzhou 172023-164Chang Zheng 2F GCASCJiuquanLEOsuccess

Launch cadence · 1957 → 2026

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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 (223 launches)
WHJSW 04 (2023-12-30)X-37B No. 2/USSF-52 (2023-12-29)Starlink Group 6-36 (2023-12-29)Tianmu-1 19-22 (2023-12-27)EO-MKA No. 3? (2023-12-27)Beidou (2023-12-26)Tianmu-1 11-14 (2023-12-25)Shiyan-24C 1-3 (2023-12-25)SARah-2/3 (2023-12-24)Starlink Group 6-32 (2023-12-23)Tantrum (2023-12-22)Bars-M No. 5? (2023-12-21)Starlink Group 6-34 (2023-12-19)Dier-1 (2023-12-17)Arktika-M No. 2 (2023-12-16)Yaogan 41 (2023-12-15)QPS-SAR-5 (2023-12-15)CSSHQ (2023-12-14)Yaogan 39 05 (2023-12-10)Starlink Group 7-8 (2023-12-08)Hongqing-1/2/TY-33 (2023-12-08)Starlink Group 6-33 (2023-12-07)WHJSW 03 (2023-12-05)Aiji-2 (2023-12-04)S-STEP (2023-12-04)Jiheng-1/Xingchi-1A (2023-12-04)Starlink Group 6-31 (2023-12-03)Korea 425 (2023-12-01)Progress 7K-TGM No. 455 (2023-12-01)Starlink Group 6-30 (2023-11-28)Yantar' Unknown A1 (2023-11-25)WHJSW 02 (2023-11-23)Starlink Group 6-29 (2023-11-22)Manligyeong-1 F3 (2023-11-21)Starlink Group 7-7 (2023-11-20)Ship 25 (2023-11-18)Starlink Group 6-28 (2023-11-18)HY3-01 (2023-11-16)O3b mPOWER 5/6 (2023-11-12)Transporter-9 (2023-11-11)Dragon C211.2 (2023-11-10)Zhongxing 6E (2023-11-09)Starlink Group 6-27 (2023-11-08)Starlink Group 6-26 (2023-11-04)TJS-10 (2023-11-03)Tianhui-5 (2023-10-31)Starlink Group 6-25 (2023-10-30)Starlink Group 7-6 (2023-10-29)Lotos-S1 No. 808? (2023-10-27)Shenzhou 17 (2023-10-26)Yaogan 39 04 (2023-10-23)Starlink Group 6-24 (2023-10-22)Starlink Group 7-5 (2023-10-21)Starlink Group 6-23 (2023-10-18)Yunhai-1 04 (2023-10-15)Psyche (2023-10-13)Starlink Group 6-22 (2023-10-13)Starlink Group 7-4 (2023-10-09)THEOS-2/TRITON (2023-10-09)KuiperSat-1/2 (2023-10-06)Starlink Group 6-21 (2023-10-05)Yaogan 39 03 (2023-10-05)Starlink Group 6-19 (2023-09-30)Noor 3 (2023-09-27)Yaogan 33 04 (2023-09-26)Starlink Group 7-3 (2023-09-25)Starlink Group 6-18 (2023-09-24)Jilin-1 GF04B (2023-09-21)Starlink Group 6-17 (2023-09-20)Capella 12 Acadia-2 (2023-09-19)Yaogan 39 02 (2023-09-17)Starlink Group 6-16 (2023-09-16)VICTUS NOX (2023-09-15)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 755 (2023-09-15)Starlink Group 7-2 (2023-09-12)Yaogan 40 (2023-09-10)SILENT BARKER (2023-09-10)Starlink Group 6-14 (2023-09-09)Yaogan 33 03 (2023-09-06)XRISM/SLIM (2023-09-06)Tianqi-21/24 (2023-09-05)Starlink Group 6-12 (2023-09-04)SDA-0B (2023-09-02)Aditya-L1 (2023-09-02)Starlink Group 6-13 (2023-09-01)Yaogan 39 01 (2023-08-31)Starlink Group 6-11 (2023-08-27)Dragon C210.3 (2023-08-26)Jilin-1 Kuanfu 02A (2023-08-25)Manligyeong-1 F2 (2023-08-23)Capella 11 Acadia-1 (2023-08-23)Progress 7K-TGM No. 454 (2023-08-23)Starlink Group 7-1 (2023-08-22)GF12-04 (2023-08-20)Starlink Group 6-10 (2023-08-17)Jiaotong-6/10 (2023-08-14)LSAR4-01 (2023-08-12)Starlink Group 6-9 (2023-08-11)Xiguang-1 (2023-08-10)Luna-Glob (2023-08-10)Starlink Group 6-20 (2023-08-08)HJ2-06 (2023-08-08)Starlink Group 6-8 (2023-08-07)Glonass-K2 No. 13L (2023-08-07)FY3F (2023-08-03)Galaxy 37 (2023-08-03)Cygnus NG-19 (2023-08-02)DS-SAR (2023-07-30)Jupiter 3/Echostar 24 (2023-07-29)Starlink Group 6-7 (2023-07-28)Yaogan 36 05 (2023-07-26)Starlink Group 6-6 (2023-07-24)Sixiang (2023-07-23)QK-1/XSD-16 (2023-07-22)Starlink Group 6-15 (2023-07-20)Tianmu-1 07-10 (2023-07-20)Electron 39 Rideshare (2023-07-18)Starlink Group 5-15 (2023-07-16)Chandrayaan-3 (2023-07-14)Dummy payload (2023-07-12)Starlink Group 6-5 (2023-07-10)WHJSW 01 (2023-07-09)Starlink Group 5-13 (2023-07-07)Heinrich Hertz/Syracuse (2023-07-05)Euclid (2023-07-01)Soyuz Rideshare 11 (2023-06-27)Starlink Group 5-12 (2023-06-23)ORION 11? (2023-06-22)Starlink Group 5-7 (2023-06-22)Shiyan 25 (2023-06-20)Satria (2023-06-18)Jilin-1 (2023-06-15)Transporter-8 (2023-06-12)Starlink Group 5-11 (2023-06-12)Longjiang-3 (2023-06-09)SY24A/B (2023-06-07)Dragon C208.4 (2023-06-05)Starlink Group 6-4 (2023-06-04)Starlink Group 2-10 (2023-05-31)Shenzhou 16 (2023-05-30)Manligyeong-1 F1 (2023-05-30)IRNSS-1J (2023-05-29)Arabsat 7B (2023-05-27)Kondor-FKA No. 1 (2023-05-26)Tropics SV03/SV07 (2023-05-26)NEXTSAT-2 (2023-05-25)Progress 7K-TGM No. 453 (2023-05-24)Dragon C212.2 (2023-05-21)Aomen Kexue (2023-05-21)OneWeb L19/Iridium (2023-05-20)Starlink Group 6-3 (2023-05-19)Beidou-3 G4 (2023-05-17)Starlink Group 5-9 (2023-05-14)Starlink Group 2-9 (2023-05-10)Tianzhou-6 (2023-05-10)Tropics SV05/SV06 (2023-05-08)Starlink Group 5-6 (2023-05-04)Viasat-3.1/Arcturus (2023-05-01)O3b mPOWER 3/4 (2023-04-28)Starlink Group 3-5 (2023-04-27)TeLEOS-2 (2023-04-22)Ship 24 (2023-04-20)Starlink Group 6-2 (2023-04-19)FY3-07 (2023-04-16)Transporter-7 (2023-04-15)JUICE (2023-04-14)IS-40e (2023-04-07)Test Payload (2023-04-07)SDA-0A (2023-04-02)Jinta (2023-04-02)Yaogan 34-04 (2023-03-31)PIESAT 1-4 (2023-03-30)Starlink Group 5-10 (2023-03-29)EO-KMA No. 2? (2023-03-29)'Ofeq-13 (2023-03-28)OneWeb L18 (2023-03-26)Starlink Group 5-5 (2023-03-24)Global-19/Global-5 (2023-03-24)GLHF (2023-03-23)Bars-M No. 4 (2023-03-23)Tianmu-1 03-06 (2023-03-22)Starlink Group 2-8 (2023-03-17)SES-18/19 (2023-03-17)Gao Fen 13-02 (2023-03-17)Capella 9/10 (2023-03-16)Dragon C209.3 (2023-03-15)Shiyan-19 (2023-03-15)Horus 2 (2023-03-13)Olimp-K No. 13L (2023-03-12)OneWeb L17 (2023-03-09)TH-6 01/02 (2023-03-09)ALOS 3 (2023-03-07)Nahid-1 (2023-03-04)Starlink Group 2-7 (2023-03-03)Dragon C206.4 (2023-03-02)Starlink Group 6-1 (2023-02-27)Horus 1 (2023-02-24)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 754 (2023-02-24)ZX-26 (2023-02-23)Inmarsat 6 F2 (2023-02-18)Starlink Group 2-5 (2023-02-17)Starlink Group 5-4 (2023-02-12)EOS-07 (2023-02-10)Progress 7K-TGM No. 452 (2023-02-09)Amazonas Nexus (2023-02-07)Elektro-L No. 4 (2023-02-05)Starlink Group 5-3 (2023-02-02)Starlink Group 2-6 (2023-01-31)Starlink Group 5-2 (2023-01-26)IGS R-7 (2023-01-26)Hawk 6 (2023-01-24)Starlink Group 2-4 (2023-01-19)GPS III SV06 (2023-01-18)CBAS-2/LDPE-3A (2023-01-15)Jilin/Qilu (2023-01-15)Yaogan 37 (2023-01-13)Apstar 6AE (2023-01-12)OneWeb L16 (2023-01-10)Varisat 1A/1B (2023-01-10)Start Me Up (2023-01-09)Keji-1/Tianmu/Tianqi (2023-01-09)Shi Jian 23 (2023-01-08)Transporter-6 (2023-01-03)

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