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2018 Orbital Launch Race

 

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China

 
 
34
38
 
DEC 29
38
Hongyan-1
Long March 2D
DEC 24
37
TJS-3
Long March 3C
GPS III SV01 (Vespucci)
Falcon 9
34
DEC 23
DEC 21
36
Hongyun-1
Long March 11
VCLS / ELaNa XIX ("This One’s For Pickering")
Electron
33
DEC 16
DEC 07
35
SaudiSAT-5A/5B
Long March 2D
34
Chang'e 4 Lander/Rover
Long March 3B
CRS SpX-16 (Dragon)
Falcon 9
32
DEC 05
Spaceflight SSO-A (SmallSat Express)
Falcon 9
31
DEC 03
NOV 19
33
Shiyan-6, Jiading-1 (OKW-1), Tianzhi-1
Long March 2D
NOV 18
32
BeiDou-3 M17 & M18 (BD-3)
Long March 3B
CRS NG-10E (Cygnus)
Antares
30
NOV 17
Es’hail-2
Falcon 9
29
NOV 15
It's Business Time (2x Lemur-2, CICERO-x, IRVINE 01, NABEO, Proxima)
Electron
28
NOV 11
NOV 01
31
BeiDou-3 GEO-1
Long March 3B
OCT 29
30
CFOSAT
Long March 2C
OCT 27
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Weilai-1 (Future-1)
Zhuque-1
OCT 24
29
Haiyang-2B
Long March 4B
AEHF-4
Atlas V
27
OCT 17
OCT 15
28
BeiDou-3 M15 & M16 (BD-3)
Long March 3B
OCT 09
27
2x Yaogan 32-01
Long March 2C
SAOCOM-1A
Falcon 9
26
OCT 08
SEP 29
26
Centispace-1-S1
Kuaizhou 1A
SEP 19
25
BeiDou-3 M13 & M14 (BD-3)
Long March 3B
ICESat-2
Delta II
25
SEP 15
Telstar 18 VANTAGE / Apstar-5C
Falcon 9
24
SEP 10
SEP 07
24
Haiyang-1C
Long March 2C
AUG 24
23
BeiDou-3 M11 & M12 (BD-3)
Long March 3B
Parker Solar Probe
Delta IV Heavy
23
AUG 12
Merah Putih (Telkom 4)
Falcon 9
22
AUG 07
JUL 31
22
Gaofen-11
Long March 4B
JUL 29
21
BeiDou-3 M5 & M6 (BD-3)
Long March 3B
Iridium NEXT (Iridium-7, 56-65)
Falcon 9
21
JUL 25
Telstar 19 VANTAGE
Falcon 9
20
JUL 22
JUL 09
20
PRSS-1 & PakTES-1A
Long March 2C
19
BeiDou-2 I7
Long March 3A
CRS SpX-15 (Dragon)
Falcon 9
19
JUN 29
JUN 27
18
2x Unknown Test Satellites (XJSW-A & XJSW-B)
Long March 2C
JUN 05
17
Fengyun-2H
Long March 3A
SES-12
Falcon 9
18
JUN 04
JUN 02
16
Gaofen-6
Long March 2D
Iridium NEXT (Iridium-6, 51-55) and 2x GRACE-FO
Falcon 9
17
MAY 22
CRS OA-9E (Cygnus)
Antares
16
MAY 21
MAY 20
15
Chang'e 4 Relay (QueQiao)
Long March 4C
Bangabandhu-1
Falcon 9
15
MAY 11
MAY 08
14
Gaofen-5
Long March 4C
InSight
Atlas V
14
MAY 05
MAY 03
13
APStar 6C
Long March 3B
APR 26
12
Zhuhai-1 (OVS-2 & 4x OHS)
Long March 11
TESS
Falcon 9
13
APR 18
AFSPC-11 (CBAS & EAGLE)
Atlas V
12
APR 14
APR 10
11
3x Yaogan-31-01
Long March 4C
CRS SpX-14 (Dragon)
Falcon 9
11
APR 02
MAR 31
10
3x Gaofen-1 (02/03/04)
Long March 4C
Iridium NEXT (Iridium-5, 41-50)
Falcon 9
10
MAR 30
MAR 29
9
BeiDou-3 M9 & M10 (BD-3)
Long March 3B
MAR 17
8
LKW-4
Long March 2D
Hispasat 30W-6
Falcon 9
9
MAR 06
GOES-S
Atlas V
8
MAR 01
PAZ and Tintin A & B (Starlink)
Falcon 9
7
FEB 22
FEB 12
7
BeiDou-3 M3 & M4 (BD-3)
Long March 3B
Demo Flight (Tesla Roadster)
Falcon Heavy
6
FEB 06
FEB 02
6
CSES (Zhangheng 1)
Long March 2D
GovSat-1 / SES-16
Falcon 9
5
JAN 31
JAN 25
5
Yaogan 30-04
Long March 2C
"Still Testing"
Electron
4
JAN 21
SBIRS GEO 4
Atlas V
3
JAN 20
JAN 19
4
Jilin 1 (07 & 08)
Long March 11
JAN 13
3
LKW-3
Long March 2D
NROL-47
Delta IV
2
JAN 12
JAN 11
2
BeiDou-3 M7 & M8 (BD-3)
Long March 3B
JAN 09
1
Superview-1 (03 and 04)
Long March 2D
ZUMA
Falcon 9
1
JAN 08
* Planned launch list may not be inclusive and planned dates are often estimates only.