Satellite Launch Log
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 Orbital Radar's launch & satellite archives. For what's flying next, see the live launch schedule.
Orbital Radar's launch database holds 7,424 orbital launches from 1957 to 2026 — an overall 92.9% success rate, with 240 recorded so far in 2026. Every launch links to the rocket that flew it, the operator behind it and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
Every rocket launch, 1957 – 2026
240 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | NROL-972026-228 | Falcon Heavy | SpaceX | Kennedy Space Center | — | LEO | success |
| 2026-10-01 | Transporter-182026-227 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | — | LEO | success |
| 2026-10-01 | Dragon C213.22026-226 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-28 | Ship 412026-225 | Starship V3 | SpaceX | Starbase | 26 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-26 | SBST R-32026-224 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | — | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-26 | StriX-122026-223 | Electron | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-24 | Yaogan 40-042026-222 | Chang Zheng 6A | CASC | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | 5 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-23 | WHDW 262026-221 | Chang Zheng 8A | CASC | Hainan Commercial Launch Site | 11 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-20 | Pengcheng2026-220 | Lijian-1 | Zhongke TJ YG | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-20 | Starlink Group 15-272026-219 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 27 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-19 | PIESAT 2-13 to 162026-218 | Chang Zheng 2D | CASC | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-19 | StriX-102026-217 | Electron | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-17 | Glonass2026-216 | Soyuz-2-1B Fregat | Roscosmos | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-17 | Tianyi-51/522026-215 | Kuaizhou-11 | CASIC ExPace | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-17 | SBST TH-12026-214 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | — | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-17 | WHDW 252026-213 | Chang Zheng 12 | ZHSH/SAST | Hainan Commercial Launch Site | 10 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-16 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 4652026-212 | Soyuz-2-1B | Roscosmos | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-15 | Qianfan Digui 262026-211 | Yinli-1 | Dongfang Kongjian | ECS | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-15 | Qianfan Digui 192026-210 | Zhuque-2E 2 | Lanjian Hangtian | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 10 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-15 | Sentinel-3C/Flex2026-209 | Vega C | Avio | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-13 | O3b mPOWER 11/132026-208 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-11 | BlackSky Gen3-52026-207 | Electron | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-10 | SBST R-22026-206 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | — | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-10 | YG53/YG562026-205 | Chang Zheng 4B | CASC | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-06 | Starlink Group 15-242026-204 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 27 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-05 | Onward and Upward2026-203 | Spectrum | Isar Aerospace | Andoya Spaceport | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-03 | GISAT-1A2026-202 | GSLV Mk II c | ISRO/NSIL | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2026-09-02 | StriX-92026-201 | Electron | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-02 | Starlink Group 15-232026-200 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 27 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-09-01 | Pallas-1 Test2026-U05 | Zhishenxing-1 | Xinghe Dongli | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | — | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-30 | NGRST2026-199 | Falcon Heavy | SpaceX | Kennedy Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-27 | MTG-I22026-198 | Ariane 62 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2026-08-26 | Starlink Group 15-222026-197 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 27 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-25 | Starlink Group 10-492026-196 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 29 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-25 | ZK-14/152026-195 | Chang Zheng 6C | ZHSH/SAST | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | 7 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-24 | Glonass2026-194 | Soyuz-2-1B Fregat | Roscosmos | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-22 | Starlink Group 15-202026-193 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 27 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-21 | Starlink Group 10-392026-192 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 29 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-20 | QPS-SAR-182026-191 | Electron | Rocket Lab | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-19 | Starlink Group 17-502026-190 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 24 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-18 | Honghu-32026-189 | Zhuque-3 | Lanjian Hangtian | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-17 | SEO2026-188 | Chang Zheng 2C | CASC | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | 7 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-16 | WHDW 242026-187 | Chang Zheng 12 | ZHSH/SAST | Hainan Commercial Launch Site | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-16 | SBST R-12026-186 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | — | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-16 | Globalstar 2R-12026-185 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 8 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-12 | Starlink Group 17-492026-184 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 24 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-11 | Starlink Group 10-192026-183 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 29 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-10 | QZS 72026-182 | H3-22S | JAXA | Tanegashima Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-08-10 | Zhongxing-4B2026-F06 | Chang Zheng 7A | CASC | Wenchang Space Launch Site | — | LEO | failure |
| 2026-08-08 | Starlink Group 17-382026-181 | Falcon 9 FT5 | SpaceX | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 24 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
Launch cadence · 1957 → 2026
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About this database
Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,424 in total, 163 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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Last updated 2026-10-04 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.