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Orbital Launches in 2026

7,442 orbital launches since 1957

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7,442
Total launches
258
This year
92.9%
Success rate
164
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 258 orbital launches in 2026, part of 7,442 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

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Every rocket launch, 1957 – 2026

258 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record
258 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2026-10-31Starlink Group 15-182026-246Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg Space Force Base—LEOsuccess
2026-10-30IRNSS-1L2026-245GSLV Mk II cISRO/NSILSatish Dhawan Space Centre2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2026-10-27Starlink Group 15-162026-244Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg Space Force Base27 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-25WHDW 282026-243Chang Zheng 8AZHSH/CALTHainan Commercial Launch Site9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-23Starlink Group 15-152026-242Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg Space Force Base27 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-23YG53/YG562026-241Chang Zheng 4BCASCJiuquan Satellite Launch Center6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-23Yaogan 50-032026-240Chang Zheng 6ACASCTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-23Hawk 16A/B/C2026-239ElectronRocket LabRocket Lab Launch Complex 13 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-21Xiguang 4-012026-238Gushenxing 1 SXinghe DongliYellow Sea launch area (Haiyang)1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-20Bandwagon-52026-237Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral Space Force Station31 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-19MMX2026-236H3-24LJAXATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-16SBST TH-22026-235Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg Space Force Base17 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-14XSD-39,44-502026-234Zhuque-2E 2Lanjian HangtianJiuquan Satellite Launch Center10 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-13Dragon C211.42026-233Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-13Starlink Group 15-252026-232Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg Space Force Base27 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-10Tranche 1 TL-A2026-231Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg Space Force Base21 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-09WHDW 272026-230Chang Zheng 12ZHSH/SASTHainan Commercial Launch Site9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-07NeonSat2026-229NuriKARINaro Space Center14 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-02NROL-972026-228Falcon HeavySpaceXKennedy Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-01Transporter-182026-227Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg Space Force Base96 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-10-01Dragon C213.22026-226Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-28Ship 412026-225Starship V3SpaceXStarbase27 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-26SBST R-32026-224Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg Space Force Base23 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-26StriX-122026-223ElectronRocket LabRocket Lab Launch Complex 11 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-24Yaogan 40-042026-222Chang Zheng 6ACASCTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-23WHDW 262026-221Chang Zheng 8ACASCHainan Commercial Launch Site9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-20Pengcheng2026-220Lijian-1Zhongke TJ YGJiuquan Satellite Launch Center9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-20Starlink Group 15-272026-219Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg Space Force Base27 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-19PIESAT 2-13 to 162026-218Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan Satellite Launch Center4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-19StriX-102026-217ElectronRocket LabRocket Lab Launch Complex 11 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-17Glonass2026-216Soyuz-2-1B FregatRoscosmosPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-17Tianyi-51/522026-215Kuaizhou-11CASIC ExPaceJiuquan Satellite Launch Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-17SBST TH-12026-214Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg Space Force Base17 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-17WHDW 252026-213Chang Zheng 12ZHSH/SASTHainan Commercial Launch Site9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-16Progress 7K-TGM No. 4652026-212Soyuz-2-1BRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-15Qianfan Digui 262026-211Yinli-1Dongfang KongjianECS9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-15Qianfan Digui 192026-210Zhuque-2E 2Lanjian HangtianJiuquan Satellite Launch Center10 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-15Sentinel-3C/Flex2026-209Vega CAvioGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-13O3b mPOWER 11/132026-208Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXCape Canaveral Space Force Station3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-11BlackSky Gen3-52026-207ElectronRocket LabRocket Lab Launch Complex 11 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-10SBST R-22026-206Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg Space Force Base23 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-10YG53/YG562026-205Chang Zheng 4BCASCJiuquan Satellite Launch Center6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-06Starlink Group 15-242026-204Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg Space Force Base27 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-05Onward and Upward2026-203SpectrumIsar AerospaceAndoya Spaceport5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-03GISAT-1A2026-202GSLV Mk II cISRO/NSILSatish Dhawan Space Centre1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
2026-09-02StriX-92026-201ElectronRocket LabRocket Lab Launch Complex 11 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-02Starlink Group 15-232026-200Falcon 9 FT5SpaceXVandenberg Space Force Base27 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2026-09-01Pallas-1 Test2026-U05Zhishenxing-1Xinghe DongliJiuquan Satellite Launch Center—LEOsuccess
2026-08-30NGRST2026-199Falcon HeavySpaceXKennedy Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2026-08-27MTG-I22026-198Ariane 62ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗GEOsuccess

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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,442 in total, 164 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.

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Full launch index (258 launches)
Starlink Group 15-18 (2026-10-31)IRNSS-1L (2026-10-30)Starlink Group 15-16 (2026-10-27)WHDW 28 (2026-10-25)Starlink Group 15-15 (2026-10-23)YG53/YG56 (2026-10-23)Hawk 16A/B/C (2026-10-23)Yaogan 50-03 (2026-10-23)Xiguang 4-01 (2026-10-21)Bandwagon-5 (2026-10-20)MMX (2026-10-19)SBST TH-2 (2026-10-16)XSD-39,44-50 (2026-10-14)Dragon C211.4 (2026-10-13)Starlink Group 15-25 (2026-10-13)Tranche 1 TL-A (2026-10-10)WHDW 27 (2026-10-09)NeonSat (2026-10-07)NROL-97 (2026-10-02)Dragon C213.2 (2026-10-01)Transporter-18 (2026-10-01)Ship 41 (2026-09-28)StriX-12 (2026-09-26)SBST R-3 (2026-09-26)Yaogan 40-04 (2026-09-24)WHDW 26 (2026-09-23)Pengcheng (2026-09-20)Starlink Group 15-27 (2026-09-20)PIESAT 2-13 to 16 (2026-09-19)StriX-10 (2026-09-19)WHDW 25 (2026-09-17)Tianyi-51/52 (2026-09-17)Glonass (2026-09-17)SBST TH-1 (2026-09-17)Progress 7K-TGM No. 465 (2026-09-16)Qianfan Digui 19 (2026-09-15)Qianfan Digui 26 (2026-09-15)Sentinel-3C/Flex (2026-09-15)O3b mPOWER 11/13 (2026-09-13)BlackSky Gen3-5 (2026-09-11)YG53/YG56 (2026-09-10)SBST R-2 (2026-09-10)Starlink Group 15-24 (2026-09-06)Onward and Upward (2026-09-05)GISAT-1A (2026-09-03)Starlink Group 15-23 (2026-09-02)StriX-9 (2026-09-02)Pallas-1 Test (2026-09-01)NGRST (2026-08-30)MTG-I2 (2026-08-27)Starlink Group 15-22 (2026-08-26)Starlink Group 10-49 (2026-08-25)ZK-14/15 (2026-08-25)Glonass (2026-08-24)Starlink Group 15-20 (2026-08-22)Starlink Group 10-39 (2026-08-21)QPS-SAR-18 (2026-08-20)Starlink Group 17-50 (2026-08-19)Honghu-3 (2026-08-18)SEO (2026-08-17)WHDW 24 (2026-08-16)Globalstar 2R-1 (2026-08-16)SBST R-1 (2026-08-16)Starlink Group 17-49 (2026-08-12)Starlink Group 10-19 (2026-08-11)Zhongxing-4B (2026-08-10)QZS 7 (2026-08-10)Starlink Group 17-38 (2026-08-08)QPS-SAR-13 (2026-08-06)Bluebird 11 to 13 (2026-08-05)Lampung/Samarqand (2026-08-05)Starlink Group 17-53 (2026-08-04)WHDW 23 (2026-08-04)Starlink Group 17-52 (2026-08-01)TJS-27A/B (2026-07-30)INTRUDER? (2026-07-30)Tianlian 3-01 (2026-07-29)Starlink Group 17-51 (2026-07-25)Ship 40 (2026-07-24)Xiguang (2026-07-23)Tianlian 2-06 (2026-07-23)Dongpo/ZDG-3 (2026-07-22)Starlink Group 17-39 (2026-07-21)MRV/MEP (2026-07-21)Rassvet-3 G2 (2026-07-19)Solaras-S3/SCOPE (2026-07-18)Tranche 1 TL-E (2026-07-16)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 759 (2026-07-14)Starlink Group 10-45 (2026-07-14)Starlink Group 15-14 (2026-07-14)Starlink Group 17-48 (2026-07-11)CX-26 (2026-07-10)Starlink Group 10-42 (2026-07-09)Transporter-17 (2026-07-07)Qianfan Jigui 15 (2026-07-05)Starlink Group 10-50 (2026-07-05)Qianfan Jigui 13 (2026-07-04)Swift Reboost (2026-07-03)LA-08 (2026-07-02)Starlink Group 17-46 (2026-07-02)HY-2E (2026-07-01)SXM-11 (2026-06-29)Starlink Group 17-40 (2026-06-28)StriX-8 (2026-06-26)Starlink Group 17-45 (2026-06-25)TJS-26A (2026-06-23)Starfall Demo (2026-06-23)Starlink Group 17-28 (2026-06-21)VICTUS HAZE Puma (2026-06-19)NRO Starshield C4 (2026-06-19)Amazon LE-03 (2026-06-17)WHDW 22 (2026-06-17)Centispace 05 (2026-06-17)Bluebird 8 to 10 (2026-06-17)SJ-31 (TJS-26?) (2026-06-16)Jilin-1 GF07 (2026-06-15)Starlink Group 17-54 (2026-06-15)Starlink Group 10-54 (2026-06-12)VEP-5 (2026-06-12)Starlink Group 17-44 (2026-06-11)TJS 25 (2026-06-11)MACH-TB? (2026-06-11)Qianfan DTC1 (2026-06-09)Starlink Group 10-35 (2026-06-08)Starlink Group 17-43 (2026-06-07)Qianfan Jigui 12 (2026-06-05)Starlink Group 10-43 (2026-06-04)Qianfan Jigui 11 (2026-06-04)Starlink Group 17-47 (2026-06-03)Qianfan (2026-06-01)Starlink Group 17-41 (2026-05-30)WHJSW 10 (2026-05-30)New Glenn 7x2 1 2026-E01 (2026-05-29)LA-07 (2026-05-29)Starlink Group 10-53 (2026-05-29)Starlink Group 17-37 (2026-05-26)TJS-24 (2026-05-26)Starlink Group 10-47 (2026-05-25)Shenzhou 23 (2026-05-24)Ship 39 (2026-05-22)StriX-7 (2026-05-22)Starlink Group 10-31 (2026-05-21)Starlink Group 17-42 (2026-05-20)SMILE (2026-05-19)Qianfan (2026-05-17)Dragon C209.6 (2026-05-15)Taijing-3 (2026-05-15)Dummy sat (2026-05-14)Qianfan Jigui 09 (2026-05-12)NRO Starshield A9 (2026-05-12)Tianzhou-10 (2026-05-11)Starlink Group 17-29 (2026-05-06)RideshareX-2026-100 (2026-05-03)Starlink Group 10-38 (2026-05-01)Amazon LE-02 (2026-04-30)Starlink Group 17-36 (2026-04-30)GMM (2026-04-30)Viasat 3F3 (2026-04-29)LA-06 (2026-04-28)Starlink Group 17-16 (2026-04-26)Progress 7K-TGM No. 464 (2026-04-25)PRSC-EO3 (2026-04-25)WHJSW 9 (2026-04-24)Starlink Group 17-14 (2026-04-23)JAXA ISTD-4 (2026-04-23)OO MKA 7-10 (2026-04-23)GPS III SV10 (2026-04-21)SpaceMobile-007 (2026-04-19)Starlink Group 17-22 (2026-04-19)Daqi 2 (2026-04-17)Unknown (2026-04-16)Starlink Group 17-27 (2026-04-15)Jilin-1 GF07 (2026-04-14)Starlink Group 10-24 (2026-04-14)Starlink Group 17-21 (2026-04-11)WHJSW-8 (2026-04-11)Cygnus NG-24 (2026-04-11)WHDW 21 (2026-04-08)Starlink Group 17-35 (2026-04-07)Qianfan (2026-04-07)STP-S29A (2026-04-07)LA-05 (2026-04-04)Tianlong-3 2026-F05 (2026-04-03)Meridian No. 21L? (2026-04-03)Starlink Group 10-58 (2026-04-02)Integrity (2026-04-01)Starlink Group 10-44 (2026-03-30)Transporter-16 (2026-03-30)XZC01/02 (2026-03-30)Celeste (2026-03-28)Shiyan 33 (2026-03-27)Starlink Group 17-17 (2026-03-26)Superview 2-05/06 (2026-03-25)Rassvet-3 G1 (2026-03-23)Starlink Group 10-62 (2026-03-22)Weili Kongjian 02 zu (2026-03-22)Progress 7K-TGM No. 463 (2026-03-22)Starlink Group 17-15 (2026-03-20)StriX-6 (2026-03-20)Starlink Group 10-33 (2026-03-19)Starlink Group 10-46 (2026-03-17)Starlink Group 17-24 (2026-03-17)Juntian-1-04A/Dongp (2026-03-16)YG50-02 (2026-03-15)Starlink Group 10-48 (2026-03-14)Starlink Group 17-31 (2026-03-13)WHDW 20 (2026-03-12)Shiyan 30-03/04 (2026-03-12)LM-400 Tech Demo (2026-03-12)Echostar 25 (2026-03-10)Starlink Group 17-18 (2026-03-08)Tatara-1R (2026-03-05)BlackSky Gen3-4 (2026-03-05)Starlink Group 10-40 (2026-03-04)Starlink Group 10-41 (2026-03-02)Starlink Group 17-23 (2026-03-01)Starlink Group 6-108 (2026-02-27)Starlink Group 17-26 (2026-02-25)Starlink Group 6-110 (2026-02-24)Starlink Group 6-104 (2026-02-22)Starlink Group 17-25 (2026-02-21)Starlink Group 10-36 (2026-02-20)Starlink Group 6-103 (2026-02-16)Starlink Group 17-13 (2026-02-15)Dragon C212.5 (2026-02-13)GSSAP (2026-02-12)Amazon LE-01 (2026-02-12)PRSC-E02 (2026-02-12)Elektro-L No. 5 (2026-02-12)Starlink Group 17-34 (2026-02-11)Starlink Group 17-33 (2026-02-07)CSSHQ (2026-02-07)Unknown (2026-02-05)Starlink Group 17-32 (2026-02-02)Alsat-3B (2026-01-31)Starlink Group 6-101 (2026-01-30)NEONSAT-1A (2026-01-30)Starlink Group 17-19 (2026-01-29)GPS III SV09 (2026-01-28)Starlink Group 17-20 (2026-01-25)Starlink Group 17-30 (2026-01-22)Open Cosmos (2026-01-22)WHDW 19 (2026-01-19)Starlink Group 6-100 (2026-01-18)Unk Sat 1-6 (2026-01-17)NRO Starshield C3 (2026-01-17)SJ-32 (2026-01-16)Tianqi 37-40 (2026-01-15)Alsat-3A (2026-01-15)Starlink Group 6-98 (2026-01-14)WHDW 18 (2026-01-13)YG50-01 (2026-01-13)Starlink Group 6-97 (2026-01-12)PSLV Rideshare 20 (2026-01-12)Twilight (2026-01-11)Starlink Group 6-96 (2026-01-09)Starlink Group 6-88 (2026-01-04)COSMO-Skymed SG FM3 (2026-01-03)

Last updated 2026-11-05 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.