List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2018 This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2018. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2018 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2018 see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2018. Orbital launches ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome Remarks January 8 January 01:00 Falcon 9 Block 4 F9-047 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX Zuma / USA-280[4] Unnamed U.S. government agency Low Earth Classified 8 January Nominal launch;[5] Deployment failure After an initial lack of official comment on the mission, a preliminary report concludes that the payload adapter manufactured by Northrop Grumman failed to separate the satellite from the second stage, resulting in its re-entry shortly after launch.[1] SpaceX and the United States Air Force reviewed the Falcon 9 flight data and saw no issues with the launch vehicle itself that would affect future launches.[2][3] 9 January 03:24 Long March 2D 2D-Y40[6] Taiyuan LC-9 CASC SuperView / Gaojing-1 03 Beijing Space View Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational SuperView / Gaojing-1 04 Beijing Space View Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational 11 January 23:18 Long March 3B / YZ-1 3B-Y45[7] Xichang LC-2 CASC BeiDou-3 M7 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational BeiDou-3 M8 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational 12 January 03:58 PSLV-XL C40[11] Satish Dhawan FLP ISRO Cartosat-2F ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational ICEYE X1 ICEYE Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational Microsat-TD ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 27 November 2020 Successful ⚀ Arkyd-6A Planetary Resources Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational ⚀ CANYVAL-X 1, 2 Yonsei University, NASA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational ⚀ Carbonite-2 Surrey Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational ⚀ CICERO 7 GeoOptics Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 14 November 2023[12] Successful ⚀ CNUSail-1 CNU Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational ⚀ DemoSat 2 Astranis Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration (radio) In orbit Operational ⚀ Flock-3p' × 4 Planet Labs Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation First: 28 March 2023[13] Last: 17 August 2023[14] Successful ⚀ Fox-1D AMSAT Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational ⚀ INS-1C ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 14 November 2023[15] Successful ⚀ KAUSAT 5 Korea Aerospace University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational ⚀ Landmapper-BC 3 v2 Astro Digital Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational ⚀ Lemur-2 × 4 Spire Global Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation First: 5 April 2023[16] Last: 9 May 2023[17] Successful ⚀ LEO Vantage 1 Telesat Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational ⚀ MicroMAS 2a MIT SSL Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 8 April 2023[18] Successful ⚀ PicSat Paris Observatory Low Earth (SSO) Astronomy 3 October 2023[19] Successful ⚀ SpaceBEE 1–4 Swarm Technologies[20] Low Earth (SSO) Communications SpaceBEE 1: 2 August 2022[21] SpaceBEE 2: 6 September 2022[22] SpaceBEE 3: 3 October 2022[23] SpaceBEE 4: In orbit Operational ⚀ STEP Cube Lab Chosun University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 23 May 2023[24] Successful ⚀ Tyvak 61C Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Low Earth (SSO) Astronomy 8 April 2023[25] Successful Deployed 31 satellites.[8][9][10] 12 January 22:11 Delta IV M+(5,2) D-379 Vandenberg SLC-6 ULA Topaz-5[26] / USA-281 US Air Force LEO (retrograde) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational NROL-47 mission. Last flight of Delta IV M+(5,2) variant. 13 January 07:20 Long March 2D 2D-Y49[6] Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC LKW-3 CAS Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational 17 January 21:06:11 Epsilon Epsilon-3[27] Uchinoura JAXA ASNARO-2 NEC Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational 19 January 04:12 Long March 11 Y3[28] Jiuquan LS-95A CASC Jilin-1 Video-07 (Deqing 1)[29] Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational Jilin-1 Video-08 (Linye 2)[29] Chang Guang Satellite Technology Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational ⚀ Star of Enlai Huai'an Hao Huai'an Youth Comprehensive Development Base Low Earth (SSO) Technology/Education In orbit Operational ⚀ Xiaoxiang 2 SpaceTY Aerospace Co. Low Earth (SSO) Stabilization technology In orbit Operational ⚀ Quantutong-1 (QTT-1) Full-chart Location Network Co. (Quan Tu Tong Co.) Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational ⚀ KIPP[30] Kepler Communications Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational 100th launch from Jiuquan. Carried and deployed 6 satellites in total. 20 January 00:48 Atlas V 411 AV-076 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA SBIRS GEO-4 (USA-282) U.S. Air Force Geosynchronous Missile warning In orbit Operational 21 January 01:30 Electron "Still Testing" Mahia LC-1A Rocket Lab Humanity Star Rocket Lab Low Earth Public awareness 22 March 2018 Successful ⚀ Flock-2 (Dove Pioneer)[31] Planet Labs Low Earth Earth observation 22 September 2019[32] Successful ⚀ Lemur-2-72[33] Spire Global Low Earth Earth observation 9 November 2023[34] Successful ⚀ Lemur-2-73 Spire Global Low Earth Earth observation 22 August 2023[35] Successful First successful launch of the Electron rocket. 25 January 05:39 Long March 2C 2C-Y36[6] Xichang LC-3 CASC Yaogan 30-04A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational Yaogan 30-04B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational Yaogan 30-04C CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational ⚀ Weina 1A[36] / NanoSat-1A[37] Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational 25 January 22:20 Ariane 5 ECA VA241 Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace SES-14 / GOLD SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Partial launch failure / Operational[42] Al Yah-3 Yahsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Partial launch failure / Operational Due to programming errors in the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC)[38] the satellites were placed on an off-nominal orbit.[39] Both payloads are undergoing corrective maneuvers and will be on line in August 2018.[40] These failures have ended the Ariane 5 record series of 82 successful launches in a row from April 2003 to December 2017.[41] 31 January 21:25 Falcon 9 Full Thrust F9-048 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX SES-16 / GovSat-1 SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational This flight re-used booster B1032 recovered from the NROL-76 mission in May 2017, and landed the first stage in the ocean with the intent to expend it. The booster unexpectedly remained intact, but was not recovered, and it was subsequently destroyed.[43] ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → February 1 February 02:07 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M Vostochny Site 1S[44] Roscosmos Kanopus-V No.3 Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational Kanopus-V No.4 Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational ⚀ S-Net 1–4[45] TU Berlin Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration (inter-satellite communications) In orbit Operational ⚀ Lemur-2 × 4 Spire Global Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational ⚀ D-Star One v.1.1 Phoenix German Orbital Systems Low Earth (SSO) Communications (experimental)   2 February 07:50 Long March 2D 2D-Y13[6] Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC CSES / Zhangheng-1[46] CNSA / ASI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational ⚀ Fengmaniu 1 CNSA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 16 March 2023[47] Successful ⚀ GOMX 4A GOMSpace, Danish Ministry of Defence Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational ⚀ GOMX 4B GOMSpace, ESA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational ⚀ ÑuSat 4 Satellogic Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational ⚀ ÑuSat 5 Satellogic Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational ⚀ Shaonian Xing[48] China Association for Science and Technology Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational 3 February 05:03 SS-520 Uchinoura JAXA ⚀ TRICOM-1R University of Tokyo Low Earth Technology demonstration 21 August 2018 Successful The smallest rocket to successfully launch a satellite. Re-flight after a launch failure in January 2017. 6 February 20:45 Falcon Heavy FH-001 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster SpaceX Heliocentric Flight test In orbit Successful Maiden test flight of Falcon Heavy re-using two first-stage boosters. The two side boosters successfully touched down at the landing zones in Cape Canaveral, however the middle booster failed to land on the automated drone ship.[49] The test payload was launched in a heliocentric orbit with an aphelion of 1.70 AU, just beyond the orbit of Mars.[50] 12 February 05:10 Long March 3B / YZ-1 3B-Y47[7] Xichang LC-2 CASC BeiDou-3 M3 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational BeiDou-3 M4 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational 13 February 08:13 Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos Progress MS-08 / 69P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 30 August Successful ⚀ Tanyusha-YuZGU 3, 4 South-West State University Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational Tanyusha-YuZGU satellites were deployed on 15 August 2018 during a spacewalk.[51] 22 February 14:17 Falcon 9 Full Thrust F9-049 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX Paz Hisdesat Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational Tintin A SpaceX Low Earth Technology demonstration 29 August 2020[52] Successful Tintin B SpaceX Low Earth Technology demonstration 8 August 2020[53] Successful Flew with a re-used first-stage booster that was expended at sea. One half of the payload fairing splashed down in the ocean and was recovered, but it did not land on a ship as attempted. Last flight of Block 3 version rocket. 27 February 04:34:00 H-IIA 202 F38[54] Tanegashima LA-Y1 MHI IGS-Optical 6 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → March 1 March 22:02:00 Atlas V 541 AV-077 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA GOES-17 (GOES-S) NESDIS Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational 6 March 05:33 Falcon 9 Block 4 F9-050 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX Hispasat 30W-6[55] Hispasat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational ⚀ PODSAT[56] NovaWurks/DARPA Geosynchronous transfer orbit Technology demonstration In orbit Operational First-stage booster was expended at sea and was not recovered. 9 March 17:10:06 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT VS18 Kourou ELS Arianespace O3b × 4 SES S.A. Medium Earth Communications In orbit Operational 17 March 07:10 Long March 2D 2D-Y50[6] Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC LKW-4 CAS Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational 21 March 17:44:23 Soyuz-FG Baikonur Site 1/5 Roscosmos Soyuz MS-08 / 54S Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 55/56 4 October 2018 11:45 Successful Crewed flight with three cosmonauts 29 March 11:26 GSLV Mk II F08[57] Satish Dhawan SLP ISRO GSAT-6A ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Spacecraft failure[58] 29 March 17:38:43[59][60] Soyuz-2-1v Plesetsk Site 43/4 Roscosmos EMKA (Kosmos 2525) Ministry of Defence Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance 1 April 2021[61] Successful 29 March 17:50 Long March 3B / YZ-1 3B-Y48[7] Xichang LC-2 CASC BeiDou-3 M9 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational BeiDou-3 M10 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational 30 March 14:14 Falcon 9 Block 4 F9-051 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX Iridium NEXT 41–50 Iridium Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational Re-used first-stage booster B1041.[62] First stage was not recovered, did a simulated landing test at sea. Fairing recovery attempt failed due to parafoil issues. 31 March 03:22 Long March 4C 4C-Y26[63] Taiyuan LC-9 CASC Gaofen-1 02 CNSA SSO Earth observation In orbit Operational Gaofen-1 03 CNSA SSO Earth observation In orbit Operational Gaofen-1 04 CNSA SSO Earth observation In orbit Operational ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → April 2 April 20:30 Falcon 9 Block 4 F9-052 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX SpaceX CRS-14 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 5 May 2018 Successful RemoveDEBRIS University of Surrey Low Earth Technology demonstration 4 December 2021[67] Successful ⚀ DebrisSat 1 University of Surrey Low Earth Technology demonstration 2 March 2019 Successful ⚀ DebrisSat 2 University of Surrey Low Earth Technology demonstration 30 May 2020 Successful ⚀ Ubakusat ITU/JPF/KIT Low Earth Technology demonstration 27 December 2020 Successful ⚀ 1KUNS-PF UoN Low Earth Technology demonstration 11 June 2020 Successful ⚀ Proyecto Irazú CAAE/ITCR Low Earth Technology demonstration 4 March 2020 Successful Re-used first-stage booster B1039, used to launch CRS-12 in 2017; and the Dragon capsule from CRS-8 in 2016.[64] First stage was not recovered. Ubakusat, 1KUNS-PF, and Proyecto Irazú were deployed from the ISS on 11 May 2018.[65] RemoveDEBRIS was deployed into orbit on 20 June 2018.[66] 5 April 21:34 Ariane 5 ECA VA242 Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace Superbird-B3 / DSN-1 JSAT / DSN / JSDF Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational HYLAS-4 Avanti Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational First flight of Ariane 5 since off-target launch of VA241 in January 2018. 10 April 04:25 Long March 4C[68] 4C-Y25[63] Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC Yaogan 31 A CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational Yaogan 31 B CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational Yaogan 31 C CAS Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational ⚀ Weina 1B Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center[36] Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational 11 April 22:34 PSLV-XL C41 Satish Dhawan FLP ISRO IRNSS-1I ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite navigation (IRNSS) In orbit Operational 14 April 23:13 Atlas V 551 AV-079 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA AFSPC-11 / CBAS (USA-283)[69][70] U.S. Air Force Geosynchronous Communications (military) In orbit Operational EAGLE (USA-284 + USA-285/286/287)[71] Air Force Research Laboratory Geosynchronous Technology experiments (Space Test Program) In orbit Operational 18 April 22:12 Proton-M / Briz-M ? Baikonur RVSN RF Blagovest-12L / Kosmos 2526 VKS Geosynchronous Communications (military) In orbit Operational 18 April 22:51 Falcon 9 Block 4 F9-053 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX TESS NASA HEO Space observatory In orbit Operational Block 4 first-stage booster, serial number B1045. 25 April 17:57 Rokot / Briz-KM Plesetsk Site 133/3 / Eurockot Sentinel-3B ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational 26 April 04:42 Long March 11 Y4[28] Jiuquan LS-95A CASC Zhuhai-1 OHS 2A–2D[72] Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational Zhuhai-1 OVS 2A[73] Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → May 3 May 16:05 Long March 3B/G2 3B-Y55[7] Xichang LC-2 CASC Apstar 6C APT Satellite Holdings Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational 5 May 11:05 Atlas V 401 AV-078 Vandenberg SLC-3E ULA InSight NASA / JPL TMI to Martian Surface Mars lander 26 November 19:52:59 Successful ⚀ MarCO A (WALL-E)[75] NASA / JPL Heliocentric Communications In orbit Successful ⚀ MarCO B (Eva)[75] NASA / JPL Heliocentric Communications In orbit Successful 12th mission of the Discovery program. Mars lander mission dedicated to geological and seismological studies of the planet.[74] 8 May 18:28 Long March 4C 4C-Y20[63] Taiyuan LC-9 CASC Gaofen 5 CAST Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational 11 May 20:14 Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-054 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX Bangabandhu-1 SPARRSO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational First launch of a Falcon 9 Block 5 first-stage booster, serial number B1046. The booster was recovered.[76] 20 May 21:28 Long March 4C 4C-Y27[63] Xichang LC-3[63] CASC Queqiao CNSA Earth–Moon L2, halo orbit Communications In orbit Operational[78][79] Longjiang-1 CNSA Selenocentric, elliptical orbit Radio astronomy In orbit Spacecraft Failure[80][81] Longjiang-2 CNSA Selenocentric, elliptical orbit Radio astronomy 31 July 2019[82] 14:20 Successful The relay satellite Queqiao, or "Magpie Bridge" will stay in a halo orbit around the second Earth-Moon Lagrange point (E-M L2) and support communications from the Chang'e 4 rover exploring the far side of the Moon.[77] 21 May 08:44 Antares 230 MARS LP-0A Orbital ATK Cygnus CRS OA-9E S.S. J.R. Thompson NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 30 July 2018 09:17 Successful ⚀ Aerocube 12A The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 26 May 2023[86] Successful ⚀ Aerocube 12B The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 14 August 2023[87] Successful ⚀ CubeRRT OSU Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 26 November 2020[88] Successful ⚀ EnduroSat One EnduroSat / Space Challenges Program Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 15 October 2020[89] Successful ⚀ EQUiSat Brown University Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 26 December 2020[90] Successful ⚀ HaloSat UI Low Earth (ISS) X-ray astronomy 4 January 2021[91] Successful ⚀ Lemur-2 × 4 Spire Global Low Earth Earth observation First: 13 January 2023 Last: 13 February 2023[92] Successful ⚀ MemSat[93] Rowan University Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 27 September 2020[94] Successful ⚀ Radix Analytical Space Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 7 April 2020[95] Successful ⚀ RadSat-g[96] MSU Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 5 April 2021[97] Successful[98] ⚀ RainCube JPL Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 24 December 2020[99] Successful ⚀ TEMPEST-D CSU/JPL Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 21 June 2021[100] Successful RainCube, Radix, CubeRRT, HaloSat, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, EQUISat, MEMSat, RadSat-g are carried aboard Cygnus to be deployed from ISS later.[83] CubeRRT, EQUISat, HaloSat, MemSat, RadSat-g, RainCube, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat One, Radix were deployed on 13 July 2018.[84] Four Lemur-2s and two Aerocubes were carried in the external deployer of Cygnus and deployed into orbit on 16 July 2018 after it departed from ISS.[85] 22 May 19:47:58[104] Falcon 9 Block 4[105] F9-055 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX Iridium NEXT 51–55 Iridium Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational GRACE-FO 1, 2 DLR Low Earth Gravitational science In orbit Operational DLR arranged a rideshare of GRACE-FO on a Falcon 9 with Iridium following the cancellation of their Dnepr launch contract in 2015.[101] Iridium CEO Matt Desch disclosed in September 2017 that GRACE-FO would be launched on the sixth Iridium NEXT mission.[102] Re-used a first-stage booster.[103] ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → June 2 June 04:13 Long March 2D 2D-Y20[6] Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC Gaofen 6 CAST Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational ⚀ Luojia 1 Wuhan University Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational 4 June 04:45 Falcon 9 Block 4 F9-056 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX SES-12 SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational 5 June 13:07[106] Long March 3A 3A-Y25[7] Xichang LC-2 CAST Fengyun 2H CMA Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational 6 June 11:12:41 Soyuz-FG Baikonur Site 1/5 Roscosmos Soyuz MS-09 / 55S Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 56/57 20 December 2018 01:42 Successful SiriusSat 1, 2 SPUTNIX Low Earth (ISS) Space research, Education In orbit Operational Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. SiriusSat satellites were deployed on 15 August 2018 during a spacewalk.[107] Crew return was delayed due to the launch failure of Soyuz MS-10; it was rescheduled for 20 December, after the MS-11 crew arrives on 3 December. 12 June 04:20[108] H-IIA 202 F39[54] Tanegashima MHI IGS Radar-6 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational 16 June 21:30 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 RVSN RF GLONASS-M 756 / Kosmos 2527 VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational 27 June 03:30 Long March 2C 2C-Yxx[6] Xichang LC-3 CASC XJSS A CAST[109] Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational XJSS B CAST Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational 29 June 09:42 Falcon 9 Block 4 F9-057 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX SpaceX CRS-15 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 3 August 2018 Successful ⚀ BHUTAN-1 Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 18 November 2020[110] Successful ⚀ Maya-1 UP / DOST Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 20 November 2020[111] Successful ⚀ UiTMSAT-1 UiTM Low Earth (ISS) Technology demonstration 20 November 2020[112] Successful Last orbital flight of a Block 4 booster version. Bhutan-1, Maya-1, UiTMSAT-1 were deployed into orbit from ISS on 10 August 2018. ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → Suborbital flights Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome Remarks 18 January 05:53 Agni V Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV DRDO DRDO Suborbital Missile test 18 January Successful Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi) 19 January 12:17 Black Brant IX Poker Flat Research Range NASA DXL-3 U of M Suborbital Astronomy 19 January Successful Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi)[113] 26 January 14:11:15 Terrier–Improved Orion Poker Flat Research Range NASA Super Soaker ASTRA Suborbital Atmospheric 26 January Successful Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi) 26 January 14:48:00 Terrier–Improved Orion Poker Flat Research Range NASA Super Soaker ASTRA Suborbital Atmospheric 26 January Successful Apogee: ~97 kilometres (60 mi) 26 January 14:49:30 Terrier–Improved Orion Poker Flat Research Range NASA Super Soaker ASTRA Suborbital Atmospheric 26 January Successful Apogee: ~160 kilometres (99 mi) 31 January IRBM ? C-17, Pacific Ocean MDA FTM-29 Target MDA Suborbital ABM target 31 January Successful Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) 31 January SM-3 Block IIA Pacific Missile Range Facility US Navy FTM-29 Interceptor MDA Suborbital ABM test 31 January Failure Test of a land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system, failed to intercept the target 5 February B-611? Shuangchengzi PLA PLA Suborbital ABM target 5 February Successful Target 5 February SC-19 Korla PLA PLA Suborbital ABM test 5 February Successful Interceptor, successful intercept[114] 6 February 03:00 Agni I Integrated Test Range IDRDL IDRDL Suborbital Missile test 6 February Successful Apogee: ~500 kilometres (310 mi)? 17 February 07:00 / VS-31/Improved Malemute Esrange DLR / SSC MAPHEUS-7 DLR Suborbital Technology demonstration 17 February Successful Apogee: 248 kilometres (154 mi) 18 February 23:30 Arrow III Negev IAF IAI/IDF Suborbital Flight test 18 February Successful Successful flight test of the Arrow-III weapon system[115] 20 February 03:08 Agni II Integrated Test Range Indian Army / DRDO Indian Army/DRDO Suborbital Missile test 20 February Successful 25 March 10:51 Terrier–Improved Malemute Wallops Flight Facility NASA USIP NASA Suborbital Student payloads 25 March Successful Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)[116] 27 March 02:40? UGM-133 Trident II USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), Pacific Missile Range Facility US Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 March Successful Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28 27 March 02:40? UGM-133 Trident II USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), Pacific Missile Range Facility US Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 March Successful Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28 31 March 16:19 Black Brant IX Wallops Flight Facility NASA ASPIRE-2 NASA Suborbital Technology demonstration 31 March Successful Tested Mars 2020's parachute 4 April 10:40 Black Brant IX Kwajalein Atoll NASA WRX-R PSU Suborbital XR Astronomy 4 April Successful Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)[117] 4 April 18:00 Hyperbola-1S (Shian Quxian 1S) Hainan Island i-Space Mass simulator i-Space Suborbital Test flight 4 April Successful Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) 6 April 14:00 RH-300 Mk-II TERLS ISRO ISRO VSSC Suborbital Ionosphere research 6 April Successful Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)[118] 16 April 16:47 Black Brant IX Kwajalein Atoll NASA CHESS-4 University of Colorado Suborbital UV Astronomy 16 April Successful Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) 25 April 12:26 Minuteman-III Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-10 US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 25 April Successful 29 April 17:06 New Shepard Corn Ranch Blue Origin Suborbital Flight Experiment Monitor-2[119] NASA Suborbital Technology demonstration 29 April Successful Schmitt Space Communicator Solstar Suborbital Technology demonstration 29 April Successful Daphnia University of Bayreuth Suborbital Microgravity Research 29 April Successful EQUIPAGE Otto von Guericke University Suborbital Microgravity Research 29 April Successful EUPHORIE University of Duisburg-Essen Suborbital Microgravity Research 29 April Successful 8th flight, Apogee: ~107 kilometres (66 mi) 13 May 08:30 VSB-30 Esrange EuroLaunch / TEXUS-54 DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity 13 May Successful Apogee: 261 kilometres (162 mi) 14 May 08:23 Minuteman-III Vandenberg Air Force Base LF-04 US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 14 May Successful 17 May 00:33 OS-X, Chongqing Liangjiang (Twin-River) Star[120] Undisclosed location in northwest China OneSpace OneSpace Suborbital Test flight 17 May Successful 22 May RSM-56 Bulava[121] K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea VMF VMF Suborbital Missile test 22 May Successful 22 May RSM-56 Bulava K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea VMF VMF Suborbital Missile test 22 May Successful 22 May RSM-56 Bulava K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea VMF VMF Suborbital Missile test 22 May Successful 22 May RSM-56 Bulava K-535 Yury Dolgorukiy, White Sea VMF VMF Suborbital Missile test 22 May Successful 23 May Terrier Malemute Pacific Missile Range Facility NNSA HOT SHOT 1 NNSA Suborbital Technology experiments 23 May Successful Apogee: ~360 kilometres (220 mi)[122] 29 May 18:54 Black Brant IX White Sands NASA Hi-C 2.1 NASA/MSFC Suborbital Solar research 29 May Successful Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) 31 May 04:00 VSB-30 Esrange EuroLaunch / TEXUS-55 DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity 31 May Successful Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi) 3 June 04:18 Agni V Integrated Test Range Launch Complex IV DRDO DRDO Suborbital Missile test 3 June Successful Apogee: ~800 kilometres (500 mi) 7 June Boosted Zombi (ATACMS) White Sands NASA US Army Suborbital Missile test 7 June Successful Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)? 18 June 19:00 Black Brant IX White Sands NASA EVE CU Boulder Suborbital SDO calibration 18 June Successful Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) 19 June RS-24 Yars Plesetsk RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 June Successful 21 June 09:30 Terrier–Improved Orion Wallops Flight Facility NASA RockOn University of Colorado Suborbital Student payloads 21 June Successful Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)[123] 29 June Momo 2 Taiki Aerospace Research Field Interstellar Technologies Kochi University of Technology Suborbital Technology demonstration 29 June Launch failure Two seconds after launch, the engine failed and the vehicle fell back to the pad and exploded References Notes References ^ "Probes Point to Northrop Grumman Errors in January Spy-Satellite Failure". 8 April 2018. 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