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Orbital launches in 2018

Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered

Countries:


China
 
39
United States
 
34
Russia
 
17
Europe
 
11
India
 
7
Japan
 
6
Total114
Rockets:


Falcon 920
CZ-3B11
Soyuz 211
CZ-2D8
CZ-2C6
Ariane 56
Atlas V5
Soyuz-FG5
PSLV4
CZ-4C4
CZ-113
Electron3
H-2A3
GSLV3
Others22
Launch sites:


Cape Canaveral20
Xichang17
Jiuquan16
Kourou11
Vandenberg9
Baikonur9
Sriharikota7
Taiyuan6
Plesetsk6
Tanegashima4
Ahuriri Point3
Others6
Launches:

DateSiteRocketPayloadOutcome
2018-01-08Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2Zuma (USA 280)failure
2018-01-09TaiyuanCZ-2D Gaojing-1 3/Gaojing-1 4success
2018-01-11XichangCZ-3B YZ-1Beidou 3 M7 (26) / 3 M8 (27)success
2018-01-12SriharikotaPSLV XLCartosat 2F/cubesatssuccess
2018-01-12VandenbergDelta 4M 5,2 upgradedTopaz 5 (FIA-Radar 5, USA 281, NROL 47)success
2018-01-13JiuquanCZ-2D LKW 3success
2018-01-17KagoshimaEpsilon Enhanced CLPSASNARO 2success
2018-01-19JiuquanCZ-11 Jilin 1-07 / 1-08success
2018-01-20Cape CanaveralAtlas V 411SBIRS GEO 4success
2018-01-21Ahuriri PointElectron Humanity Star/cubesatssuccess
2018-01-25XichangCZ-2C Yaogan 30 Group 4success
2018-01-25KourouAriane 5 ECASES 14/Al Yah 3pfailure
2018-01-31Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2Govsat 1 (SES 16)success
2018-02-01VostochnySoyuz 2 1a/FregatKanopus V3/Kanopus V4success
2018-02-02JiuquanCZ-2D CSES 1success
2018-02-03KagoshimaSS-520 Tricom 1Rsuccess
2018-02-06Cape CanaveralFalcon Heavy Tesla Roadster / Starmansuccess
2018-02-12XichangCZ-3B YZ-1Beidou 3 M3 (28) / 3 M4 (29)success
2018-02-13BaikonurSoyuz 2 1aProgress MS-08success
2018-02-22VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 expendablePaz/Microsat 2a/bsuccess
2018-02-27TanegashimaH-2A 202IGS Optical 6success
2018-03-01Cape CanaveralAtlas V 541GOES Ssuccess
2018-03-06Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2Hispasat 30W-6success
2018-03-09KourouSoyuz 2 1b/FregatO3b FM13/FM15/FM16/FM17success
2018-03-17JiuquanCZ-2D LKW 4success
2018-03-21BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz MS-08success
2018-03-29SriharikotaGSLV Mk2GSAT 6Asuccess
2018-03-29PlesetskSoyuz 2 1vKosmos 2525 (EMKA #1)success
2018-03-29XichangCZ-3B YZ-1Beidou 3 M9 (30) / 3 M10 (31)success
2018-03-30VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2Iridium NEXT 5success
2018-03-31TaiyuanCZ-4C Gaofen 1-2/3/4success
2018-04-02Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2Dragon CRS-14success
2018-04-05KourouAriane 5 ECADSN 1/Hylas 4success
2018-04-10JiuquanCZ-4C Yaogan 31 A/B/Csuccess
2018-04-11SriharikotaPSLV XLIRNSS 1Isuccess
2018-04-14Cape CanaveralAtlas V 551CBAS/EAGLEsuccess
2018-04-18BaikonurProton M/Briz MKosmos-2526 (Blagovest 12L)success
2018-04-18Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2TESSsuccess
2018-04-25PlesetskRokot Briz KMSentinel 3Bsuccess
2018-04-26JiuquanCZ-11 Zhuhai 1 + 4usatssuccess
2018-05-03XichangCZ-3B G2APStar 6Csuccess
2018-05-05VandenbergAtlas V 401InSightsuccess
2018-05-08TaiyuanCZ-4C Gaofen 5success
2018-05-11Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Bangabandhu 1success
2018-05-20XichangCZ-4C Queqiaosuccess
2018-05-21Wallops IslandAntares 230Cygnus OA-9Esuccess
2018-05-22VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 expendableIridium NEXT 6 / GRACE-FOsuccess
2018-06-02JiuquanCZ-2D Gaofen 6success
2018-06-04Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 expendableSES 12success
2018-06-05XichangCZ-3A Fengyun 2Hsuccess
2018-06-06BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz MS-09success
2018-06-12TanegashimaH-2A 202IGS Radar 6success
2018-06-16PlesetskSoyuz 2 1b/FregatKosmos 2527 (Uragan-M #47, GLONASS-M #756)success
2018-06-27XichangCZ-2C XJS A/Bsuccess
2018-06-29Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 expendableDragon CRS-15success
2018-07-09JiuquanCZ-2C SMAPRSS 1/PakTES 1Asuccess
2018-07-09XichangCZ-3A Beidou 2 I7 (32)success
2018-07-09BaikonurSoyuz 2 1aProgress MS-09success
2018-07-22Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Telstar 19Vsuccess
2018-07-25KourouAriane 5 ESGalileo-FOC FM19 / FM20 / FM21 / FM22success
2018-07-25VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Iridium NEXT 7success
2018-07-29XichangCZ-3B YZ-1Beidou 3 M5 (33) / 3 M6 (34)success
2018-07-31TaiyuanCZ-4B Gaofen 11success
2018-08-07Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Merah Putihsuccess
2018-08-12Cape CanaveralDelta 4H upgradedStar 48 / Parker Solar Probesuccess
2018-08-22KourouVega Aeolus (ADM)success
2018-08-24XichangCZ-3B YZ-1Beidou 3 M11 (35) / 3 M12 (36)success
2018-09-07TaiyuanCZ-2C Haiyang 1Csuccess
2018-09-10Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Telstar 18Vsuccess
2018-09-15VandenbergDelta 2 7420ICESat 2success
2018-09-16SriharikotaPSLV CANovaSAR-S/SSTL S1-4success
2018-09-19XichangCZ-3B YZ-1Beidou 3 M13 (37) / 3 M14 (38)success
2018-09-22TanegashimaH-2B 304HTV-7success
2018-09-25KourouAriane 5 ECAHorizons 3e/Azerspace-2(Intelsat 38)success
2018-09-29JiuquanKuaizhou 1A CentiSpace 1-S1success
2018-10-08VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5SAOCOM 1Asuccess
2018-10-09JiuquanCZ-2C YZ-1SYaogan 32-01 A/Bsuccess
2018-10-11BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz MS-10failure
2018-10-15XichangCZ-3B YZ-1Beidou 3 M15 (39) / 3 M16 (40)success
2018-10-17Cape CanaveralAtlas V 551AEHF 4success
2018-10-20KourouAriane 5 ECABepiColombosuccess
2018-10-24TaiyuanCZ-4B Haiyuag 2Bsuccess
2018-10-25PlesetskSoyuz 2 1bKosmos 2528 (Lotos S1 #804)success
2018-10-27JiuquanZhuque-1 Weilai 1failure
2018-10-29JiuquanCZ-2C CFOSatsuccess
2018-10-29TanegashimaH-2A 202GOSat 2 (Ibuki 2)/KhalifaSatsuccess
2018-11-01XichangCZ-3B G2Beidou 3 G1Q (41)success
2018-11-03PlesetskSoyuz 2 1b/FregatKosmos 2529 (Uragan-M #48, GLONASS-M #757)success
2018-11-06KourouSoyuz 2 1b/Fregat-MMetop-Csuccess
2018-11-10Ahuriri PointElectron LEMUR-2 / IRVINE01success
2018-11-14SriharikotaGSLV Mk3GSAT-29success
2018-11-15Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Es'hail-2success
2018-11-16BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGProgress MS-10success
2018-11-17Wallops IslandAntares 230Cygnus NG-10success
2018-11-18XichangCZ-3B YZ-1Beidou 3 M17 (42) / 3 M18 (43)success
2018-11-19JiuquanCZ-2D Shiyan 6success
2018-11-21KourouVega Mohammed IV-Bsuccess
2018-11-29SriharikotaPSLV CAHySISsuccess
2018-11-30PlesetskRokot Briz KMKosmos-2530/2531/2532 (Rodnik)success
2018-12-03BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz MS-11 success
2018-12-03VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5SSO-Asuccess
2018-12-04KourouAriane 5 ECAGSAT 11 / GEO Kompsat 2Asuccess
2018-12-05Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Dragon CRS-16success
2018-12-07JiuquanCZ-2D Saudisat 5A / 5B / secondarysuccess
2018-12-07XichangCZ-3B G3ZChang'e 4 / Yutu 2success
2018-12-16Ahuriri PointElectron multiplesuccess
2018-12-19SriharikotaGSLV Mk2GSAT 7Asuccess
2018-12-19KourouSoyuz 2 1a/FregatCSO 1success
2018-12-21BaikonurProton M/Briz MKosmos 2533success
2018-12-21JiuquanCZ-11 Hongyun 1success
2018-12-23Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5 expendableGPS-3 1 (Navstar 74, USA 289, Vespucci)success
2018-12-24XichangCZ-3C G2TJSW 3success
2018-12-27VostochnySoyuz 2 1a/FregatKanopus V5, usatssuccess
2018-12-29JiuquanCZ-2D YZ-3Hongyan 1success