Orbital launches in 2024

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2024-01-01SriharikotaPSLV DLXPoSAT / POEM-3success2024-01-03VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 7-9success2024-01-03Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Ovzon 3success2024-01-05JiuquanKuaizhou 1A Tianmu-1 15 - 18success2024-01-07Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-35success2024-01-08Cape CanaveralVulcan VC2SPeregrine 1Bsuccess2024-01-09XichangCZ-2C Einstein Probesuccess2024-01-11JiuquanKuaizhou 1A Tianxing 1-02success2024-01-11Yellow SeaGravity-1 Yunyao-1 18 - 20success2024-01-12TanegashimaH-2A 202IGS Optical 8success2024-01-14VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 7-10success2024-01-15Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-37success2024-01-17WenchangCZ-7 Tianzhou 7success2024-01-18Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Axiom 3Msuccess2024-01-20ShahrudQaem-100 Surayasuccess2024-01-23JiuquanLijian-1 Taijing satssuccess2024-01-24VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 7-11success2024-01-28SemnanSimorgh Mehda (main) / Hatef 1 / Kaihan 2success2024-01-29Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-38success2024-01-29VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 7-12success2024-01-30Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Cygnus NG-20success2024-01-31Ahuriri PointElectron Lemur-2 182 - 185success2024-02-02XichangCZ-2C Geely-02 01 - 11success2024-02-03Yellow SeaJielong-3 multiplesuccess2024-02-08Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5PACEsuccess2024-02-09PlesetskSoyuz 2 1vKosmos 2575success2024-02-10VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 7-13success2024-02-14Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5HBTSS 1 / 2 / RAPTOR 1 - 4success2024-02-15BaikonurSoyuz 2 1aProgress MS-26success2024-02-15Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Nova-C IM-1Bsuccess2024-02-15VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 7-14success2024-02-17TanegashimaH-3 22SVEP-4 / CE-SAT-1E / TIRSATsuccess2024-02-17SriharikotaGSLV Mk2Insat 3DSsuccess2024-02-17Ahuriri PointElectron ADRAS-Jsuccess2024-02-20Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Merah Putih 2success2024-02-23VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 7-15success2024-02-23WenchangCZ-5 TJS 11success2024-02-24Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-39success2024-02-29VostochnySoyuz 2 1b/FregatMeteor M2-4 / secondariessuccess2024-02-29XichangCZ-3B G3HGW-01success2024-02-29Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-40success2024-03-04Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Crew Dragon 8 (Dragon C206-F5)Msuccess2024-03-04VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Transporter 10success2024-03-04Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-41success2024-03-10Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-43success2024-03-11VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 7-17success2024-03-12Ahuriri PointElectron StriX-3success2024-03-13KiiKAIROS unnamed quick response satfailure2024-03-13XichangCZ-2C YZ-1SDRO A / BBpfailure

YZ-1S upper stage failed, payloads were not inserted accurately into their designated orbit. The spacecrafts have successfully entered distant retrograde orbits around the Moon later, by their own propulsion.

2024-03-14StarbaseStarship Starship S28Spfailure2024-03-15Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-44success2024-03-19VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 7-16 / USA 350 / USA 351success2024-03-20WenchangCZ-8 Queqiao 2 / Tiandu 1 / Tiandu 2Bsuccess2024-03-21JiuquanCZ-2D YZ-3Yunhai-2 07 - 12success2024-03-21Wallops IslandElectron USA 352 (NROL 123) / AeroCube 16A / 16B / Molasuccess2024-03-21Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Dragon CRS-30success2024-03-23BaikonurSoyuz 2 1aSoyuz MS-25Msuccess2024-03-24Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-42success2024-03-25Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-46success2024-03-26TaiyuanCZ-6A Yunhai-3 02success2024-03-30Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Eutelsat 36Dsuccess2024-03-31Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-45success2024-03-31BaikonurSoyuz 2 1bResurs P4success2024-04-02VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 7-18success2024-04-02XichangCZ-2D Yaogan 42-01success2024-04-05Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-47success2024-04-07VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 8-1success2024-04-07Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Bandwagon-1 (Project 425 SAR / secondaries)success2024-04-09Cape CanaveralDelta 4H upgradedOrion 12 (USA 353, NROL 70)success2024-04-10Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-48success2024-04-11VostochnyAngara A5 Orion GMM KA / secondariessuccess2024-04-11VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5WSF-M 1 (USSF 62)success2024-04-13Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-49success2024-04-15JiuquanCZ-2D Siwei Gaojing 3-01success2024-04-17Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-51success2024-04-18Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-52success2024-04-20XichangCZ-2D Yaogan 42-02success2024-04-23Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-53success2024-04-23Ahuriri PointElectron NeonSat-1 / ACS3success2024-04-25JiuquanCZ-2F GShenzhou 18Msuccess2024-04-28Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 Galileo FOC FM25 / FM27success2024-04-28Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-54success2024-05-02VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5WorldView Legion 1 / 2success2024-05-03Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-55success2024-05-03WenchangCZ-5 Chang'e 6 / ICUBE-QBsuccess2024-05-06Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-57success2024-05-07TaiyuanCZ-6C multiplesuccess2024-05-08Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-56success2024-05-09XichangCZ-3B G3Zhihui Tianwang 1-01 A / Bsuccess2024-05-10VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 8-2success2024-05-11JiuquanCZ-4C Shiyan 23success2024-05-13Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-58success2024-05-14VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 8-7success2024-05-16PlesetskSoyuz 2 1b/Fregat Kosmos 2576 (Nivelir-L 4) + secondariessuccess2024-05-18Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-59success2024-05-20TaiyuanCZ-2D Beijing-3Csuccess2024-05-21JiuquanKuaizhou 11 Luojia 3-02 / Chutian xingzuo 001 / Tianyan 22 / Lingque-3 01success2024-05-22VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5USA 354 - 374 (NROL 146)success2024-05-23Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-62success2024-05-24Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-63success2024-05-25Ahuriri PointElectron PREFIRE 1success2024-05-27SohaeChollima-1 keroloxManligyeong-1-1failure2024-05-28Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-60success2024-05-28VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5EarthCAREsuccess2024-05-28Yellow SeaCeres-1 STianqi 25 / 26 / 27 / 28success2024-05-30BaikonurSoyuz 2 1aProgress MS-27success2024-05-30XichangCZ-3B G2PakSAT-MM 1success2024-05-30JiuquanCeres-1 3Jiguang Xingzuo 001 / 002 / Yunyao-1 14 / 15 / 16success2024-06-01Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-64success2024-06-05Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 8-5success2024-06-05Ahuriri PointElectron PREFIRE 2success2024-06-05Cape CanaveralAtlas V N22Starliner CFTMsuccess2024-06-06JiuquanCeres-1 3TEE-01B / Naxing-3A / 3B / Ai Shensuccess2024-06-06StarbaseStarship Starship S29Ssuccess2024-06-08Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-1success2024-06-08VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 8-8success2024-06-19VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-1success2024-06-20Ahuriri PointElectron Kinéis 1 - 5success2024-06-20Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Astra 1P (SES 24)success2024-06-21XichangCZ-2C SVOM / CATCH 1success2024-06-23Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-2success2024-06-24VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-2success2024-06-25Cape CanaveralFalcon Heavy GOES U (GOES 19)success2024-06-27Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-3success2024-06-29VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starshield Group 1-2 (NROL-186)success2024-06-29WenchangCZ-7A Zhongxing-3Asuccess2024-07-01TanegashimaH-3 22SALOS 4 (Daichi 4)success2024-07-03Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 8-9success2024-07-04VandenbergAlpha multiplesuccess2024-07-04TaiyuanCZ-6A Tianhui-5 2 01 / 02success2024-07-08Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Turksat 6Asuccess2024-07-09KourouAriane 6 62multiplepfailure

Test flight. The dummy payload remained attached to the upper stage, which was to be deorbited 2h40m into flight. However, the auxiliary power unit fail to restart after the cubesat deployments, and the stage was passivated in orbit without performing a deorbit burn. As a result, two reentry capsules remain attached to the stage and was not able to perform their missions.

2024-07-10JiuquanHyperbola-1 Yunyao-1 15 - 17failure2024-07-12VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-3failure

Satellites reached unusable low orbit.

2024-07-19TaiyuanCZ-4B Gaofen 11-05success2024-07-27Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-9success2024-07-28Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-4success2024-07-28VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-4success2024-07-30Cape CanaveralAtlas V 551USA 396 / 397 / 398 (USSF 51)success2024-08-01XichangCZ-3B G3HGW-02success2024-08-02Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-6success2024-08-02Ahuriri PointElectron StriX-4success2024-08-04VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 11-1success2024-08-04Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Cygnus NG-21success2024-08-06TaiyuanCZ-6A Qianfan Jigui 01success2024-08-10Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 8-3success2024-08-11Ahuriri PointElectron Capella 13success2024-08-12VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5ASBM 1 / 2success2024-08-12Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-7success2024-08-15BaikonurSoyuz 2 1aProgress MS-28success2024-08-15Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Worldview Legion 3 / 4success2024-08-16SriharikotaSSLV EOS-08 / SR0-DemoSatsuccess2024-08-16XichangCZ-4B Yaogan 43-01success2024-08-16VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Transporter 11success2024-08-20Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-5success2024-08-22WenchangCZ-7A Zhongxing-4A (ChinaSat 4A)success2024-08-28Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 8-6success2024-08-29Yellow SeaCeres-1 SYunyao-1 14 / 15 / 16 B + secondariessuccess2024-08-31Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 8-10success2024-08-31VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-5success2024-09-03XichangCZ-4B Yaogan 43-02success2024-09-04KourouVega Sentinel 2Csuccess2024-09-05Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 8-11success2024-09-05TaiyuanCZ-6 Geely-03 01 - 10success2024-09-06VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starshield Group 1-3 (NROL-113 / USA 400 - 421)success2024-09-10Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Polaris Dawn (Dragon C207-F3)Msuccess2024-09-11BaikonurSoyuz 2 1aSoyuz MS-26Msuccess2024-09-12Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5BlueBird 1 - 5success2024-09-13VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-6success2024-09-14ShahrudQaem-100 Chamran-1success2024-09-17PlesetskAngara 1.2 Kosmos-2577 / 2578success2024-09-17Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 Galileo FOC FM26 / FM32success2024-09-19XichangCZ-3B G3Beidou-3 M27 / M28success2024-09-20TaiyuanCZ-2D Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B 01 - 06success2024-09-20XichangKuaizhou 1A Tianqi 29 / 30 / 31 / 32success2024-09-20VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-17success2024-09-20Ahuriri PointElectron Kinéis 2A - 2Fsuccess2024-09-24Yellow SeaJielong-3 multiplesuccess2024-09-24JiuquanLijian-1 multiplesuccess2024-09-25VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-8success2024-09-26TanegashimaH-2A 202IGS Radar 8success2024-09-27JiuquanCZ-2D Shijian 19success2024-09-28Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Crew Dragon 9 (Dragon C212-F4)Msuccess2024-10-04Cape CanaveralVulcan VC2SCert-2Bsuccess

Payload entered a 0.94 x 1.03 AU x 0.2 deg solar orbit on around Oct 12.

2024-10-07Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5HERABsuccess2024-10-10XichangCZ-3B G3HGW-03success2024-10-13StarbaseStarship Starship S30Ssuccess

The launch tower successfuly captured the booster with its mechanical arms. The Ship reached a suborbital trajectory and reentered over the Indian Ocean.

2024-10-14Cape CanaveralFalcon Heavy Europa ClipperBsuccess2024-10-15Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-10success2024-10-15VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-7success2024-10-15TaiyuanCZ-6A Qianfan Jigui 02success2024-10-15JiuquanCZ-4C Gaofen 12-05success2024-10-18Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 8-19success2024-10-20Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5OneWeb L20success2024-10-22TaiyuanCZ-6 Tianping 3A / 3B-01 / 3B-02success2024-10-23XichangCZ-2C Yaogan 43-03success2024-10-23Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-61success2024-10-24VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starshield Group 1-4 (NROL-167 / USA 421 - 441)success2024-10-26Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-8success2024-10-29JiuquanCZ-2F GShenzhou 19Msuccess2024-10-30VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-9success2024-10-30Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-13success2024-10-31PlesetskSoyuz 2 1aKosmos 2579 (Bars-M #6)success2024-11-04TanegashimaH-3 22SKirameki 3success2024-11-04VostochnySoyuz 2 1b/Fregat Ionosfera-M 1 / M 2 / secondariessuccess2024-11-05Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Dragon CRS-31success2024-11-05Ahuriri PointElectron unknownsuccess2024-11-07Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-77success2024-11-09JiuquanCZ-2C PIESAT 2-1 / 2-2 / 2-3 / 2-4success2024-11-09VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-10success2024-11-11JiuquanLijian-1 multiplesuccess2024-11-11Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B3Koreasat 6Asuccess2024-11-11Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-69success2024-11-13TaiyuanCZ-4B Haiyang 4Asuccess2024-11-14VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-11success2024-11-14Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-68success2024-11-15WenchangCZ-7 Tianzhou 8success2024-11-17Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B3Optus Xsuccess2024-11-18VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-12success2024-11-18Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5GSAT 20success2024-11-19StarbaseStarship Starship S31Ssuccess2024-11-21BaikonurSoyuz 2 1aProgress MS-29success2024-11-21Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-66success2024-11-23VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-13success2024-11-24TaiyuanCZ-2C Siwei Gaojing 2-03 / 04success2024-11-25Ahuriri PointElectron Kinéis 3A - 3Esuccess2024-11-25Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 12-1success2024-11-27JiuquanZhuque-2 EGuangchuan-01 / 02success2024-11-27Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-76success2024-11-29VostochnySoyuz 2 1a/Fregat Kondor-FKA 2success2024-11-30Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-65success2024-11-30VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5NROL-126 (Starshield) / Starlinksuccess2024-11-30WenchangCZ-12 WHJS / Jishu Shiyan 03success2024-12-03XichangCZ-3B G2TJSW 13success2024-12-04XichangKuaizhou 1A Haishao-1success2024-12-04Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-70success2024-12-04PlesetskSoyuz 2 1bKosmos 2580 (Lotos-S1 #8)success2024-12-05VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 9-14success2024-12-05TaiyuanCZ-6A Qianfan Jigui 03success2024-12-05SriharikotaPSLV XLProba-3success2024-12-05Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5SXM-9success2024-12-05KourouVega-C Sentinel 1Csuccess2024-12-06SemnanSimorgh Saman-1 / Fakhr-1success2024-12-08Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 12-5success2024-12-12JiuquanCZ-2D YZ-3Gaosu Jiguan Zuanzhi 1 - 5success2024-12-13VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 11-2success2024-12-16WenchangCZ-5B YZ-2WHWD 01success2024-12-16TaiyuanCZ-2D PIESAT 2 9-12success2024-12-17Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5GPS-3 7 (Navstar 83, USA 440)success2024-12-17VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starshield 1-5 (NROL-149 / USA 441 - 462)success2024-12-17Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5O3b mPOWER 7 / 8success2024-12-18KiiKAIROS Tarara 1 + secondariesfailure2024-12-19Yellow SeaCeres-1 STianqi 33 / 34 / 35 / 36success2024-12-20XichangCZ-3B G2TJS 12success2024-12-21VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Bandwagon-2 (Project 425 SAR 2 / secondaries)success2024-12-21Ahuriri PointElectron StriX-2success2024-12-23Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 12-2success2024-12-25BaikonurSoyuz 2 1bResurs P5success2024-12-27JiuquanLijian-1 DEAR-3 / CASAA-Sat / secondariesfailure

The rocket failed to reach orbit, with a malfunction at the start of third stage burn.

2024-12-29VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 11-3success2024-12-29Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5UtilitySat / NuView Bravo / NuView Alpha / AGILAsuccess2024-12-30SriharikotaPSLV XLSPADEX / POEM 4success2024-12-31Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 12-6success