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Rocket launches in 2020

124 rocket launches were attempted in 2020: 111 succeeded and 13 failed.

January

  1. Jan 7, 2020Starlink 2Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful
  2. Jan 15, 2020Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01, Tianqi-5 & ÑuSat-7/8Long March 2D · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 9 · Launch Successful

February

  1. Feb 18, 2020JCSAT-17 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2BAriane 5 ECA+ · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 3 · Launch Successful

March

  1. Mar 24, 2020Yaogan-30-06Long March 2C · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) · Launch Successful

April

  1. Apr 22, 2020NoorQased · Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force · Launch Platform · Launch Successful

June

  1. Jun 4, 2020Starlink 7Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful
  2. Jun 13, 2020Starlink 8Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful
  3. Jun 17, 2020Gaofen-9-03Long March 2D · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · Launch Successful

July

  1. Jul 4, 2020Chuangxin 3A (02)Long March 2D · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · Launch Successful
  2. Jul 9, 2020APStar-6DLong March 3B/E · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) · Launch Successful

August

  1. Aug 23, 2020Gaofen-9-05Long March 2D · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · Launch Successful
  2. Aug 31, 2020I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical (Capella 2 & First Light)Electron · Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Launch Successful

September

  1. Sep 3, 2020Starlink 11Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Launch Complex 39A · Launch Successful
  2. Sep 7, 2020Gaofen-11-02Long March 4B · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 9 · Launch Successful
  3. Sep 21, 2020Haiyang 2CLong March 4B · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · Launch Successful

October

  1. Oct 11, 2020Gaofen 13Long March 3B/E · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) · Launch Successful
  2. Oct 26, 2020Yaogan-30-07Long March 2C · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) · Launch Successful

November

  1. Nov 20, 2020Return to Sender (Rideshare)Electron · Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Launch Successful
  2. Nov 21, 2020Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (Sentinel-6A; Jason-CS)Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  3. Nov 25, 2020Starlink 15Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful

December

  1. Dec 3, 2020Chang'e 5Chang'e Sample Ascender · China National Space Administration · Chang’e 5 landing site · Launch Successful
  2. Dec 6, 2020Gaofen 14Long March 3B/E · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) · Launch Successful
  3. Dec 6, 2020Dragon CRS-2 SpX-21Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Launch Complex 39A · Launch Successful
  4. Dec 18, 2020OneWeb 4Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M · Arianespace · Cosmodrome Site 1S · Launch Successful
  5. Dec 22, 2020XJY-7 & othersLong March 8 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 201 · Launch Successful

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  1. Jan 7, 2020TJS-5 (TJSW-5)Long March 3B · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) · Launch Successful
  2. Jan 16, 2020Yinhe-1Kuaizhou 1A · ExPace · Launch Area 95A · Launch Successful
  3. Jan 16, 2020Eutelsat Konnect & GSAT-30Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 3 · Launch Successful
  4. Jan 19, 2020Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort TestFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Launch Complex 39A · Launch Successful
  5. Jan 29, 2020Starlink 3Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful
  6. Jan 31, 2020Birds of a Feather (NROL-151)Electron · Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Launch Successful
  7. Feb 6, 2020OneWeb 2Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M · Arianespace · 31/6 · Launch Successful
  8. Feb 9, 2020IGS Optical 7H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  9. Feb 9, 2020Zafar-1Simorgh · Iranian Space Agency · Imam Khomeini Spaceport · Launch Failure
  10. Feb 10, 2020Solar OrbiterAtlas V 411 · United Launch Alliance · Space Launch Complex 41 · Launch Successful
  11. Feb 15, 2020Cygnus CRS-2 NG-13 (S.S. Robert H. Lawrence.)Antares 230+ · Northrop Grumman Space Systems · Launch Area 0 A · Launch Successful
  12. Feb 17, 2020Starlink 4Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful
  13. Feb 19, 2020XJS-C, XJS-D, XJS-E, XJS-FLong March 2D · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) · Launch Successful
  14. Feb 20, 2020Meridian-M No.19LSoyuz 2.1a Fregat-M · Russian Space Forces · 43/3 (43L) · Launch Successful
  15. Mar 7, 2020SpX CRS-20Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful
  16. Mar 9, 2020Beidou-3 G2Long March 3B · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) · Launch Successful
  17. Mar 16, 2020Maiden FlightLong March 7A · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 201 · Launch Failure
  18. Mar 16, 2020Glonass-M No. 60 (Kosmos 2545)Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M · Russian Space Forces · 43/4 (43R) · Launch Successful
  19. Mar 18, 2020Starlink 5Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Launch Complex 39A · Launch Successful
  20. Mar 21, 2020OneWeb 3Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M · Arianespace · 31/6 · Launch Successful
  21. Mar 26, 2020AEHF-6Atlas V 551 · United Launch Alliance · Space Launch Complex 41 · Launch Successful
  22. Apr 9, 2020Soyuz MS-16Soyuz 2.1a · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · 31/6 · Launch Successful
  23. Apr 9, 2020Nusantara DuaLong March 3B · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) · Launch Failure
  24. Apr 22, 2020Starlink 6Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Launch Complex 39A · Launch Successful
  25. Apr 25, 2020Progress MS-14 (75P)Soyuz 2.1a · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · 31/6 · Launch Successful
  26. May 1, 2020VSS Unity GF08SpaceShipTwo · Virgin Galactic · Spaceport America · Launch Successful
  27. May 5, 2020Maiden FlightLong March 5B · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 101 · Launch Successful
  28. May 12, 2020Xingyun-2 01, 02Kuaizhou 1A · ExPace · Launch Area 95A · Launch Successful
  29. May 17, 2020OTV-6 (X-37B) (USSF-7)Atlas V 501 · United Launch Alliance · Space Launch Complex 41 · Launch Successful
  30. May 20, 2020Kounotori 9 (HTV-9)H-IIB 304 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Launch Successful
  31. May 22, 2020EKS 4 (Tundra 4) (Kosmos 2546)Soyuz 2.1b Fregat · Russian Space Forces · 43/4 (43R) · Launch Successful
  32. May 25, 2020Launch DemoLauncherOne · Virgin Orbit · Mojave Air and Space Port · Launch Failure
  33. May 29, 2020XJS-G & XJS-HLong March 11 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Mobile Launcher Pad · Launch Successful
  34. May 30, 2020SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2)Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Launch Complex 39A · Launch Successful
  35. May 31, 2020Gaofen-9-02Long March 2D · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · Launch Successful
  36. Jun 10, 2020Haiyang 1DLong March 2C · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 9 · Launch Successful
  37. Jun 13, 2020Don't Stop Me Now (Rideshare)Electron · Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Launch Successful
  38. Jun 13, 2020Flight 5MOMO v0 · Interstellar Technologies · Launch Complex 0 · Launch Failure
  39. Jun 23, 2020Beidou-3 G3Long March 3B · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) · Launch Successful
  40. Jun 25, 2020VSS Unity GF09SpaceShipTwo · Virgin Galactic · Spaceport America · Launch Successful
  41. Jun 30, 2020GPS III SV03 "Columbus"Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful
  42. Jul 3, 2020Gaofen MultimodeLong March 4B · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 9 · Launch Successful
  43. Jul 4, 2020Pics Or It Didn’t Happen (Rideshare)Electron · Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Launch Failure
  44. Jul 6, 2020Ofek-16Shavit-2 · Israel Aerospace Industries · Shavit Launch Pad · Launch Successful
  45. Jul 10, 2020Maiden FlightKuaizhou 11 · ExPace · Launch Area 95A · Launch Failure
  46. Jul 15, 2020NROL-129Minotaur IV · Northrop Grumman Space Systems · Launch Area 0 B · Launch Successful
  47. Jul 19, 2020Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  48. Jul 20, 2020ANASIS-IIFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful
  49. Jul 23, 2020Tianwen-1 (Mars Global Remote Sensing Orbiter and Small Rover)Long March 5 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 101 · Launch Successful
  50. Jul 23, 2020Progress MS-15 (76P)Soyuz 2.1a · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · 31/6 · Launch Successful
  51. Jul 25, 2020Ziyuan-3-03Long March 4B · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 9 · Launch Successful
  52. Jul 30, 2020Mars 2020 (Perseverance rover & Ingenuity helicopter)Atlas V 541 · United Launch Alliance · Space Launch Complex 41 · Launch Successful
  53. Jul 30, 2020Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · 200/39 (200L) · Launch Successful
  54. Aug 4, 2020Starship SN5 150m HopStarship Prototype · SpaceX · Suborbital Pad A · Launch Successful
  55. Aug 6, 2020Gaofen-9-04Long March 2D · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · Launch Successful
  56. Aug 7, 2020Starlink 9Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Launch Complex 39A · Launch Successful
  57. Aug 15, 2020Galaxy 30, MEV-2 & BSAT-4BAriane 5 ECA+ · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 3 · Launch Successful
  58. Aug 18, 2020Starlink 10Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful
  59. Aug 30, 2020SAOCOM 1BFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful
  60. Sep 3, 2020SSMS POCVega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  61. Sep 3, 2020SN6 150m HopStarship Prototype · SpaceX · Suborbital Pad A · Launch Successful
  62. Sep 4, 2020Chinese Reusable Space VehicleLong March 2F/G · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) · Launch Successful
  63. Sep 12, 2020Maiden FlightAstra Rocket 3 · Astra Space · Launch Pad 3B · Launch Failure
  64. Sep 12, 2020Jilin-1-02CKuaizhou 1A · ExPace · Launch Area 95A · Launch Failure
  65. Sep 15, 2020Jilin-1 High Resolution 03B 01-06 & 03C 01-03Long March 11 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Yellow Sea (launch location 2) · Launch Successful
  66. Sep 27, 2020Huanjing 2A, 2BLong March 4B · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 9 · Launch Successful
  67. Sep 28, 2020Gonets-M27, Gonets-M28, Gonets-M29 & othersSoyuz 2.1b Fregat-M · Russian Space Forces · 43/4 (43R) · Launch Successful
  68. Oct 3, 2020Cygnus CRS-2 NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla)Antares 230+ · Northrop Grumman Space Systems · Launch Area 0 A · Launch Successful
  69. Oct 6, 2020Starlink 12Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Launch Complex 39A · Launch Successful
  70. Oct 13, 2020NS-13New Shepard · Blue Origin · West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch · Launch Successful
  71. Oct 14, 2020Soyuz MS-17Soyuz 2.1a · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · 31/6 · Launch Successful
  72. Oct 18, 2020Starlink 13Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Launch Complex 39A · Launch Successful
  73. Oct 24, 2020Starlink 14Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful
  74. Oct 25, 2020Glonass-K1 No. 15 (Kosmos 2547)Soyuz 2.1b Fregat · Russian Space Forces · 43/4 (43R) · Launch Successful
  75. Oct 28, 2020In Focus (Rideshare)Electron · Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Launch Successful
  76. Nov 5, 2020GPS III SV04 "Sacagawea"Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful
  77. Nov 6, 2020Satellogic x 10Long March 6 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 16 · Launch Successful
  78. Nov 7, 2020Tianqi-11Ceres-1 · Galactic Energy · Launch Area 95A · Launch Successful
  79. Nov 7, 2020EOS-01 (RISAT-2BR2)PSLV-DL · Indian Space Research Organization · Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad · Launch Successful
  80. Nov 12, 2020Tiantong-1-02Long March 3B/E · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) · Launch Successful
  81. Nov 13, 2020NROL-101Atlas V 531 · United Launch Alliance · Space Launch Complex 41 · Launch Successful
  82. Nov 16, 2020Crew-1Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Launch Complex 39A · Launch Successful
  83. Nov 17, 2020SEOSAT-Ingenio & TaranisVega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Failure
  84. Nov 23, 2020Chang'e 5Long March 5 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 101 · Launch Successful
  85. Nov 29, 2020JDRS-1H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Launch Successful
  86. Dec 2, 2020Falcon Eye 2Soyuz STA Fregat · Arianespace · Soyuz Launch Complex · Launch Successful
  87. Dec 3, 2020Gonets-M30, Gonets-M31, Gonets-M32Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M · Russian Space Forces · 43/3 (43L) · Launch Successful
  88. Dec 9, 2020GECAMLong March 11 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Mobile Launcher Pad · Launch Successful
  89. Dec 9, 202012.5 km FlightStarship Prototype · SpaceX · Suborbital Pad A · Launch was a Partial Failure
  90. Dec 11, 2020NROL-44Delta IV Heavy · United Launch Alliance · Space Launch Complex 37B · Launch Successful
  91. Dec 12, 2020VSS Unity VF-02SpaceShipTwo · Virgin Galactic · Spaceport America · Launch was a Partial Failure
  92. Dec 13, 2020SXM-7Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Launch Successful
  93. Dec 14, 2020Dummy payloadAngara A5/Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · 35/1 · Launch Successful
  94. Dec 15, 2020The Owl's Night Begins (StriX-α)Electron · Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Launch Successful
  95. Dec 15, 2020Flight 2Astra Rocket 3 · Astra Space · Launch Pad 3B · Launch Failure
  96. Dec 17, 2020CMS-01 (GSAT-12R)PSLV XL · Indian Space Research Organization · Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad · Launch Successful
  97. Dec 19, 2020NROL-108Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Launch Complex 39A · Launch Successful
  98. Dec 27, 2020Yaogan 33RLong March 4C · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · Launch Successful
  99. Dec 29, 2020CSO-2Soyuz STA Fregat · Arianespace · Soyuz Launch Complex · Launch Successful