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Orbital Launches in 2024

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 263 every orbital launch in 2024, 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

263 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2024-12-31Starlink Group 12-62024-254Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXKennedy Space Center20 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-30SPADEX2024-253PSLV CAISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-29Starlink Group 11-32024-251Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB21 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-29Astranis2024-252Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-27DEAR-32024-F05Lijian-1Zhongke TJ YGJiuquanLEOfailure
2024-12-25Resurs-P No. 52024-250Soyuz-2-1BRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-23Starlink Group 12-22024-249Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXKennedy Space Center19 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-21Strix-22024-248ElectronRocket LabMahia2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-21Bandwagon-22024-247Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB26 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-20TJS 122024-246Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-19Tianqi-33/362024-245Gushenxing 1 SXinghe DongliHuang Hai4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-18Tatara-12024-F04KairosSpace OneKiiLEOfailure
2024-12-17O3b mPOWER 7/82024-244Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXKennedy Space Center3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-17NRO Starshield A52024-243Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFBLEOsuccess
2024-12-17RRT-12024-242Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-16PIESAT-2 09-122024-241Chang Zheng 2DCASCTaiyuan4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-16WHDW 012024-240Chang Zheng 5B/YZ-2CASCWenchang10 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-13Starlink Group 11-22024-239Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB21 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-12GJZ 1-52024-238Chang Zheng 2D/YZ-3CASCJiuquan5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-08Starlink Group 12-52024-237Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral23 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-06Sahman-12024-236SimorghIRSASemnanLEOsuccess
2024-12-05SXM-92024-234Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-05PROBA-32024-233PSLV-XLISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-05Qianfan Jigui 032024-232Chang Zheng 6ACGWIC/SASTTaiyuan19 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-05Sentinel-1C2024-235Vega CArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-05Starlink Group 9-142024-231Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB20 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-04AIRSAT-082024-228Kuaizhou-1A ECASIC ExPaceXichang1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-04Starlink Group 6-702024-229Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral24 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-04Lotos-S1 No. 8092024-230Soyuz-2-1BRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2024-12-03TJS 132024-227Chang Zheng 3B G2CASCXichang1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-30WHJSW 052024-226Chang Zheng 12CASCHainan CLS3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-30Starlink Group 6-652024-224Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral24 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-30NRO St B2/NRO PA052024-225Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB20 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-29Kondor-FKA No. 22024-223Soyuz-2-1A FregatRoscosmosVostochniy1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-27Guangchuan-01/022024-221Zhuque-2E 1Lanjian HangtianJiuquan2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-27Starlink Group 6-762024-222Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXKennedy Space Center24 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-25Starlink Group 12-12024-220Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral21 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-25Kineis 5A-5E2024-219ElectronRocket LabMahia6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-24Superview 2-03/042024-218Chang Zheng 2CCGWIC/CALTJiuquan3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-24Starlink Group 9-132024-217Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB20 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-21Progress 7K-TGM No. 4592024-215Soyuz-2-1ARoscosmosBaikonur CosmodromeLEOsuccess
2024-11-21Starlink Group 6-662024-216Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral24 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-19Ship 312024-U06Starship V1.0SpaceXStarbaseLEOsuccess
2024-11-18GSAT-202024-214Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-18Starlink Group 9-122024-213Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB20 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-17Optus X2024-212Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-15Tianzhou-82024-211Chang Zheng 7CASCWenchangLEOsuccess
2024-11-14Starlink Group 9-112024-209Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg SFB20 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-14Starlink Group 6-682024-210Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral24 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2024-11-13HY4-012024-208Chang Zheng 4BCASCTaiyuan2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess

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 (263 launches)
Starlink Group 12-6 (2024-12-31)SPADEX (2024-12-30)Starlink Group 11-3 (2024-12-29)Astranis (2024-12-29)DEAR-3 (2024-12-27)Resurs-P No. 5 (2024-12-25)Starlink Group 12-2 (2024-12-23)Bandwagon-2 (2024-12-21)Strix-2 (2024-12-21)TJS 12 (2024-12-20)Tianqi-33/36 (2024-12-19)Tatara-1 (2024-12-18)O3b mPOWER 7/8 (2024-12-17)RRT-1 (2024-12-17)NRO Starshield A5 (2024-12-17)WHDW 01 (2024-12-16)PIESAT-2 09-12 (2024-12-16)Starlink Group 11-2 (2024-12-13)GJZ 1-5 (2024-12-12)Starlink Group 12-5 (2024-12-08)Sahman-1 (2024-12-06)Starlink Group 9-14 (2024-12-05)Qianfan Jigui 03 (2024-12-05)PROBA-3 (2024-12-05)SXM-9 (2024-12-05)Sentinel-1C (2024-12-05)Starlink Group 6-70 (2024-12-04)AIRSAT-08 (2024-12-04)Lotos-S1 No. 809 (2024-12-04)TJS 13 (2024-12-03)Starlink Group 6-65 (2024-11-30)NRO St B2/NRO PA05 (2024-11-30)WHJSW 05 (2024-11-30)Kondor-FKA No. 2 (2024-11-29)Starlink Group 6-76 (2024-11-27)Guangchuan-01/02 (2024-11-27)Starlink Group 12-1 (2024-11-25)Kineis 5A-5E (2024-11-25)Starlink Group 9-13 (2024-11-24)Superview 2-03/04 (2024-11-24)Starlink Group 6-66 (2024-11-21)Progress 7K-TGM No. 459 (2024-11-21)Ship 31 (2024-11-19)Starlink Group 9-12 (2024-11-18)GSAT-20 (2024-11-18)Optus X (2024-11-17)Tianzhou-8 (2024-11-15)Starlink Group 9-11 (2024-11-14)Starlink Group 6-68 (2024-11-14)HY4-01 (2024-11-13)SY-26/Jilin/Yunyao (2024-11-11)Starlink Group 6-69 (2024-11-11)Koreasat-6A (2024-11-11)Starlink Group 9-10 (2024-11-09)PIESAT-2 (2024-11-09)Starlink Group 6-77 (2024-11-07)Dragon C208.5 (2024-11-05)E-Space 4 (2024-11-05)Soyuz Rideshare 14 (2024-11-04)DSN 3 (2024-11-04)Bars-M No. 6? (2024-10-31)Starlink Group 10-13 (2024-10-30)Starlink Group 9-9 (2024-10-30)Shenzhou 19 (2024-10-29)Starlink Group 10-8 (2024-10-26)NRO Starshield A4 (2024-10-24)Starlink Group 6-61 (2024-10-23)Yaogan 43-03 (2024-10-23)Tianping-3 (2024-10-22)OneWeb L20 (2024-10-20)Starlink Group 8-19 (2024-10-18)Starlink Group 10-10 (2024-10-15)Qianfan Jigui 02 (2024-10-15)Starlink Group 9-7 (2024-10-15)GF12-05 (2024-10-15)Europa Clipper (2024-10-14)Ship 30 (2024-10-13)HWGGW 3 (2024-10-10)Hera (2024-10-07)CERT-2 (2024-10-04)Dragon C212.4 (2024-09-28)Shi Jian 19 (2024-09-27)IGS O-9 (2024-09-26)Starlink Group 9-8 (2024-09-25)AIRSAT/Yunyao (2024-09-24)Jilin Daxue/XSD-15/ (2024-09-24)Starlink Group 9-17 (2024-09-20)Kineis 3A-3E (2024-09-20)Jilin-1 Kuanfu 02B (2024-09-20)Tianqi 29-32 (2024-09-20)Beidou-3M (2024-09-19)Galileo L13 (2024-09-17)OO MKA-1/2 (2024-09-17)Chamran-1 (2024-09-14)Starlink Group 9-6 (2024-09-13)BlueBird 1-1 (2024-09-12)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 757 (2024-09-11)Dragon C207.3 (2024-09-10)NRO Starshield A3 (2024-09-06)Starlink Group 8-11 (2024-09-05)Geely 3-01/3-10 (2024-09-05)Sentinel-2C (2024-09-05)Yaogan 43 02 (2024-09-03)Starlink Group 9-5 (2024-08-31)Starlink Group 8-10 (2024-08-31)Yunyao-1 15-17 (2024-08-29)Starlink Group 8-6 (2024-08-28)Zhongxing-4A (2024-08-22)Starlink Group 10-5 (2024-08-20)Transporter-11 (2024-08-16)Yaogan 43 01 (2024-08-16)EOS-08 (2024-08-16)Maxar-2 (2024-08-15)Progress 7K-TGM No. 458 (2024-08-15)Starlink Group 10-7 (2024-08-12)ASBM-1/2 (2024-08-12)Capella 13 Acadia-3 (2024-08-11)Starlink Group 8-3 (2024-08-10)Qianfan Jigui 01 (2024-08-06)Starlink Group 11-1 (2024-08-04)Cygnus NG-21 (2024-08-04)Starlink Group 10-6 (2024-08-02)Strix-4 (2024-08-02)HWGGW 2 (2024-08-01)USSF-51 (2024-07-30)Starlink Group 10-4 (2024-07-28)Starlink Group 9-4 (2024-07-28)Starlink Group 10-9 (2024-07-27)GF11-05 (2024-07-19)Starlink Group 9-3 (2024-07-12)Yunyao-1 (2024-07-10)Cubesats (2024-07-09)Turksat 6A (2024-07-08)VCLS Demo-2FB (2024-07-04)Tianhui 5-02 (2024-07-04)Starlink Group 8-9 (2024-07-03)ALOS 4 (2024-07-01)Zhongxing-3A (2024-06-29)NRO Starshield A2 (2024-06-29)Starlink Group 10-3 (2024-06-27)GOES U (2024-06-25)Starlink Group 9-2 (2024-06-24)Starlink Group 10-2 (2024-06-23)SVOM (2024-06-22)Kineis 1A-1E (2024-06-20)Astra 1P (2024-06-20)Starlink Group 9-1 (2024-06-19)Starlink Group 8-8 (2024-06-08)Starlink Group 10-1 (2024-06-08)Ship 29 (2024-06-06)TEE-01B (2024-06-06)Starliner SC3 (2024-06-05)Starlink Group 8-5 (2024-06-05)PREFIRE-2 (2024-06-05)Starlink Group 6-64 (2024-06-01)Jiguang 1/2/Yunyao-1 (2024-05-30)Paksat-MM1 (2024-05-30)Progress 7K-TGM No. 457 (2024-05-30)Tianqi-25/28 (2024-05-29)Starlink Group 6-60 (2024-05-28)EarthCARE (2024-05-28)Manligyeong-1 F4 (2024-05-27)PREFIRE-1 (2024-05-25)Starlink Group 6-63 (2024-05-24)Starlink Group 6-62 (2024-05-23)NRO Starshield A1 (2024-05-22)Wuhan-1 (2024-05-21)Beijing-3C (2024-05-20)Starlink Group 6-59 (2024-05-18)Soyuz Rideshare 13 (2024-05-16)Starlink Group 8-7 (2024-05-14)Starlink Group 6-58 (2024-05-13)Shiyan 23 (2024-05-11)Starlink Group 8-2 (2024-05-10)Zhuhui Tianwang 1-01 (2024-05-09)Starlink Group 6-56 (2024-05-08)Haiwangxing-01 (2024-05-07)Starlink Group 6-57 (2024-05-06)Starlink Group 6-55 (2024-05-03)Chang'e-6 (2024-05-03)Maxar 1 (2024-05-02)Starlink Group 6-54 (2024-04-28)Galileo L12 (2024-04-28)Shenzhou 18 (2024-04-25)Starlink Group 6-53 (2024-04-23)Neonsat-1 (2024-04-23)Yaogan 42 02 (2024-04-20)Starlink Group 6-52 (2024-04-18)Starlink Group 6-51 (2024-04-17)Siwei Gaojing 3-01 (2024-04-15)Starlink Group 6-49 (2024-04-13)GMM KA (2024-04-11)USSF-62 (2024-04-11)Starlink Group 6-48 (2024-04-10)ORION 12? (2024-04-09)Starlink Group 8-1 (2024-04-07)Bandwagon-1 (2024-04-07)Starlink Group 6-47 (2024-04-05)Starlink Group 7-18 (2024-04-02)Yaogan 42 01 (2024-04-02)Starlink Group 6-45 (2024-03-31)Resurs-P No. 4 (2024-03-31)EUTELSAT 36D (2024-03-30)Yunhai-3 02 (2024-03-26)Starlink Group 6-46 (2024-03-25)Starlink Group 6-42 (2024-03-24)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 756 (2024-03-23)Dragon C209.4 (2024-03-21)Yunhai-2 02 (2024-03-21)NROL-123 (2024-03-21)Queqiao-2 (2024-03-20)Starlink Group 7-16 (2024-03-19)Starlink Group 6-44 (2024-03-16)Ship 28 (2024-03-14)Tanki Uchaigegata Kogata (2024-03-13)DRO-A/DRO-B (2024-03-13)Strix-3 (2024-03-12)Starlink Group 7-17 (2024-03-11)Starlink Group 6-43 (2024-03-10)Dragon C206.5 (2024-03-04)Transporter-10 (2024-03-04)Starlink Group 6-41 (2024-03-04)Starlink Group 6-40 (2024-02-29)Soyuz Rideshare 12 (2024-02-29)HWGGW 1 (2024-02-29)Starlink Group 6-39 (2024-02-25)Starlink Group 7-15 (2024-02-23)TJS 11 (2024-02-23)HTS 113BT (2024-02-20)ADRAS-J (2024-02-18)INSAT-2DS (2024-02-17)VEP-4 (2024-02-17)Starlink Group 7-14 (2024-02-15)IM-1 (2024-02-15)Progress 7K-TGM No. 456 (2024-02-15)HBTSS/SDA-0C (2024-02-14)Starlink Group 7-13 (2024-02-10)EO-MKA No. 4? (2024-02-09)PACE (2024-02-08)NEXSAT-1/DFHG-1 (2024-02-03)GeeSat (2024-02-02)Lemur SSA 1-4 (2024-01-31)Cygnus NG-20 (2024-01-30)Starlink Group 6-38 (2024-01-29)Starlink Group 7-12 (2024-01-29)Mehda (2024-01-28)Starlink Group 7-11 (2024-01-24)Taijing (2024-01-23)Suraya (2024-01-20)Dragon C212.3 (2024-01-18)Tianzhou-7 (2024-01-17)Starlink Group 6-37 (2024-01-15)Starlink Group 7-10 (2024-01-14)IGS O-8 (2024-01-12)Yunyao-1 18-20 (2024-01-11)Chuangxin-15 02 (2024-01-11)Einstein Probe (2024-01-09)CERT-1 (2024-01-08)Starlink Group 6-35 (2024-01-07)Tianmu-1 15-18 (2024-01-05)Starlink Group 7-9 (2024-01-03)Ovzon-3 (2024-01-03)XPoSAT (2024-01-01)

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