List of orbital rocket launches (2020)

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This list will only launch vehicle starts and -startversuche of 2020 on, where an Earth orbit or escape path should be achieved. Atmospheric and suborbital test flights are not included. Manned missions and missile first flights are shown in bold .

(As of August 31, 2020 - 66 starts)

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Start list

January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August

Date ( UTC )	Missile type	Launch site	payload	Type / purpose	COSPAR ID
January 2020
Jan 7, 2020 2:19 am	Falcon 9	CCAFS 40	Starlink 2 (v1.0)	60 × communication	01AS , 01AT , 01AU ...
Jan 7, 2020 3:20 pm	CZ-3B / E	Xichang 2	TJS-5	TE / communication	02A
Jan 15, 2020 2:53 am	CZ-2D	Taiyuan 9	Jilin-1 Kuanfu-1 Aleph-1 ÑuSat-7 Aleph-1 ÑuSat-8 Tianqi-5	Earth observation Earth observation Earth observation communication	03B 03C
Jan 16, 2020 3:02 am	Kuaizhou-1A	Jiuquan S-E2	Yinhe-1	TE / communication	04A
Jan 16, 2020 9:05 pm	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	Eutelsat Konnect GSAT-30	Communication communication	05B 05A
Jan 29, 2020 2:06 p.m.	Falcon 9	CCAFS 40	Starlink 3 (v1.0)	60 × communication	06B , 06AZ , 06C , 06D ...
Jan 31, 2020 2:56 am	Electron	Mahia 1A	NROL-151	?	07A
February 2020
Feb 6, 2020 9:42 pm	Soyuz-2 / Fri	Baikonur 31/6	OneWeb 2	34 × communication	08A , 08B , 08C , 08D ...
Feb 9, 2020 1:34 am	H-IIA (202)	TNSC Y1	IGS Optical 7	enlightenment	09A
Feb. 9, 2020 approx. 3:45 p.m.	Simorgh	IKSC 2	Zafar 1	Earth observation	Failure
Feb 10, 2020 4:03 am	Atlas V (411)	CCAFS 41	Solar orbiter	Space probe	10A
Feb 15, 2020 8:21 PM	Antares	MARS 0A	Cygnus NG-13 Red-Eye ULTP DeMi Elana 30 : TES-10	ISS supply technology testing TE ◻ TE ◻ TE ◻	11A 11D
Feb 17, 2020 3:05 pm	Falcon 9	CCAFS 40	Starlink 4 (v1.0)	60 × communication	12AS , 12A , 12B , 12W ...
Feb. 18, 2020 10:18 pm	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	JCSAT-17 GEO-Kompsat 2B	Communication oceanography	13A 13B
Feb 19, 2020 9:07 pm	CZ-2D	Xichang 3	XJS-C to -F	Technology testing	14A , 14B , 14C , 14E
Feb 20, 2020 8:24 am	Soyuz-2 / Fri	Plesetsk 43/3	Meridian-M 19L	communication	15A
March 2020
March 7, 2020 4:50 am	Falcon 9	CCAFS 40	Dragon CRS-20 G satellite Quetzal 1	ISS supply sports advertising ◻ TE ◻	16A 1998-067RK 1998-067RL
March 9, 2020 11:55 am	CZ-3B	Xichang 2	Beidou-3 G2	navigation	17A
March 16, 2020 1:34 PM	CZ-7A first flight 7A	Wenchang 201	Xinjishu Yanzheng 6	Technology testing	Failure
March 16, 2020 6:28 PM	Soyuz-2 / Fri	Plesetsk 43/4	Glonass-M	navigation	18A
March 18, 2020 12:16 PM	Falcon 9	KSC 39A	Starlink 5 (v1.0)	60 × communication	19W , 19AS , 19AR , ...
March 21, 2020 5:07 pm	Soyuz-2 / Fri	Baikonur 31/6	OneWeb 3	34 × communication	20L , 20AB , 20J , 20X ...
March 24, 2020 3:43 AM	CZ-2C	Xichang 3	Yaogan 30-06	3 × education	21A , 21B , 21C
March 26, 2020 8:18 PM	Atlas V (551)	CCAFS 41	AEHF-6 TDO-2	Military communication SSS ◻ / 12U	22B 22A
April 2020
April 9, 2020 8:05 am	Soyuz-2	Baikonur 31/6	Soyuz MS-16	manned ISS mission	23A
April 9, 2020 11:46 am	CZ-3B	Xichang 2	Nusantara Dua	communication	Failure
April 22, 2020 approx. 4 a.m.	Ghased maiden flight	Shahrud	Only 1	Military satellite	24A
April 22, 2020 7:30 p.m.	Falcon 9	KSC 39A	Starlink 6 (v1.0)	60 × communication	25AS , 25W , 25AT ...
April 25, 2020 01:51 AM	Soyuz-2	Baikonur 31/6	Progress MS-14	ISS supply	26A
May 2020
May 5, 2020 10:00	CZ-5B first flight 5B	Wenchang 101	New spaceship re-entry body	unmanned test flight technology testing	27A 27B
May 12, 2020 1:16 am	Kuaizhou-1A	Jiuquan S-E2	Xingyun-2	2 × communication	28A , 28B
May 17, 2020 1:14 PM	Atlas V (501)	CCAFS 41	X-37B OTV-6 FalconSat-8	Space glider technology testing	29A
May 20, 2020 5:31 pm	H-IIB	TNSC Y2	HTV-9	ISS supply	30A
May 22, 2020 7:31 am	Soyuz-2 / Fri	Plesetsk 43/4	EKS 4	early warning system	31A
May 25, 2020 7:50 PM	LauncherOne maiden flight	MASP	Mass simulator	Test flight	Failure
May 29, 2020 8:13 PM	CZ-11	Xichang	Xinjishu Shiyan-G Xinjishu Shiyan-H	Technology testing Technology testing	32A , 32B
May 30, 2020 7:22 PM	Falcon 9	KSC 39A	SpX-DM2	manned test flight to the ISS	33A
May 31, 2020 8:53 AM	CZ-2D	Jiuquan S-94	Gaofen 9-02 HEAD 4	Earth observation AIS data collection	34A , 34B
June 2020
June 4, 2020 1:25 AM	Falcon 9	CCAFS 40	Starlink 7 (v1.0)	60 × communication	35A , 35B , 35C ...
June 10, 2020 6:31 PM	CZ-2C	Taiyuan 9	HaiYang 1D	Earth observation	36A
June 13, 2020 5:12 am	Electron	Mahia 1A	Elana 32 : Andesite NRO payloads M2 Pathfinder	Research ◻ 3 military satellites TE / communication	37D, 37A , 37B , 37C, 37E
June 13, 2020 9:21 am	Falcon 9	CCAFS 40	Starlink 8 (v1.0) SkySat 16-18	58 × communication 3 × earth observation	38A , 38B , ..., 38BK, 38BL , 38BN , 38BM
June 17, 2020 7:19 am	CZ-2D	Jiuquan	Gaofen 9-03 HEAD 5 Pixing 3A	Earth observation AIS data collection TE ◻	39A 39B 39C
June 23, 2020 1:43 am	CZ-3B	Xichang 2	Beidou-3 G3	navigation	40A
June 30, 2020 8:10 PM	Falcon 9	CCAFS 40	GPS III-A3	navigation	41A
July 2020
July 3, 2020 3:10 AM	CZ-4B	Taiyuan	Gaofen Duomo Weixing Bayi 02	Earth observation student satellite ◻	42A 42B
July 4, 2020 9:19 PM	Electron	Mahia	CE-SAT-1B	Earth observation	Failure
July 4, 2020 11:44 PM	CZ-2D	Jiuquan	Shiyan Weixing 6-02	Space weather	43A
July 6, 2020 1:00 am	Shavit 2	Palmachim	Ofeq 16	Military reconnaissance satellite	44A
July 9, 2020 12:10 PM	CZ-3B / G2	Xichang 3	Apstar-6D	communication	45A
July 10, 2020 4:17 am	Kuaizhou-11 maiden flight	Jiuquan S-E2	Jilin-1 Gaofen 02E Weili 1-02	Earth observation navigation support	Failure
July 15, 2020 1:46 PM	Minotaur IV	MARS 0B	NROL-129	four military satellites	46A , 46B , 46C , 46D
July 19, 2020 9:58 pm	H-IIA	TNSC	Hope	Mars probe	47A
July 20, 2020 9:30 PM	Falcon 9	CCAFS 40	Anasis-II	Military communication	48A
23rd July 2020 04:41	CZ-5	Wenchang 101	Tianwen-1	Mars probe	49A
July 23, 2020 2:26 PM	Soyuz-2	Baikonur 31/6	Progress MS-15	ISS supply	50A
July 25, 2020 03:13	CZ-4B	Taiyuan 9	Ziyuan 3-3 Longxiayan Tianqi 10	Earth observation dark matter data collection	51A 51B 51C
July 30, 2020 11:50 am	Atlas V (541)	CCAFS 41	Mars 2020	Mars probe	52A
July 30, 2020 9:25 PM	Proton / Bris	Baikonur	Express 80 Express 103	Communication communication	53A 53B
August 2020
August 6, 2020 4:01 am	CZ-2D	Jiuquan	Gaofen 9-04 Tsinghua Science	Earth observation research	54A 54B
August 7, 2020 5:12 am	Falcon 9	KSC 39A	Starlink 9 BlackSky Global	57 × communication 2 × earth observation	55A , 55B , ..., 55BJ , 55BP , 55BQ
August 15, 2020 10:04 PM	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG A-3	BSat 4b MEV-2 Galaxy 30	Communication satellite maintenance communication	56A 56B 56C
August 18, 2020 2:31 PM	Falcon 9	CCAFS 40	Starlink 10, SkySats 19-21	≤ 60 × communication	57A , 57B , ..., 57BK , 57BQ , 57BR , 57BS
August 23, 2020 2:27 am	CZ-2D	Jiuquan	Gaofen 9-05 Tiantuo 5 multipurpose experimental satellite	Earth observation TE AIS data collection
Aug 30, 2020 11:18 PM	Falcon 9	CCAFS 40	SAOCOM 1B Capella 2 (Sequoia) GNOMES 1	Earth observation
August 31, 2020 3:05 am	Electron	Mahia 1A	Sequoia	Radar satellite

Legend and sources for the start list

For planned launches, see the list of planned orbital rocket launches . The list of starting places with the current abbreviations can also be found there.

List column	Note	Usual sources
Date ( UTC )	As far as the exact dates are already available.	Rocketlaunch Spaceflightnow launch archive Russian Space Web (planned dates only for Russian launches)
Missile type	Country flag and missile type	Spaceflightnow launch schedule
Launch site	see starting places
payload	Satellite, spaceship. linked to WP: Article if already available	Wikipedia
Type / purpose	Example: communication, earth observation, ...	See Satellite Types for further explanation
COSPAR ID	is often only awarded days after the start	Gunter's Space Page

Further remarks

• Type / purpose: The abbreviation "TE" stands for "Technologieerprobung", ie testing new satellite technology
• The symbol ◻ denotes Cubesats . The size is also specified for Cubesats from 12U format.

1. ↑ ^{a b} The launch was successful, but the exposed payloads have not (yet) been identified; for example because information from the operator is missing, because several satellites in similar orbits could not be distinguished or because the launch took place recently.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} These small satellites were first brought to the ISS . If they were released into space from there or from a returning spaceship, they receive a COSPAR ID, which is derived from the ID of the ISS ( 1998-067A ) or the respective spaceship.

Failures

1. ↑ The satellite reached space, but no orbital velocity . ( iribnews.ir )
2. ↑ The incident is being investigated ( Xinhua , March 16, 2020).
3. ↑ According to unofficial reports, the satellite was unable to orbit Earth due to a third stage malfunction. ( Nasaspaceflight.com and Spacenews , April 9, 2020)
4. ↑ The engine of the first stage rocket burned only for a few seconds; then the missile fell into the sea. ( Virgin Orbit , May 27, 2020)
5. ↑ Second stage malfunction ( newshub.co.nz , July 5, 2020).
6. ↑ Abnormal behavior of the rocket shortly after launch ( spaceflightfans.cn , July 10, 2020).

Web links

• Space Exploration in 2020 - Russian Space Web (English)
• Orbital Launches of 2020 - Gunter′s Space Page
• Space Launch Report 2020 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Colin Fletcher, Tyler Gray: SpaceX Launches Eighth Starlink Mission, Read The Instructions With East Coast Droneship Debut . In: NASASpaceFlight . June 3, 2020. Accessed June 4, 2020.
2. ↑ Rui C. Barbosa: Long March 2C lofts Haiyang-1D . In: NASASpaceFlight . June 10, 2020. Accessed June 10, 2020.
3. ↑ 长征 二号 丙 • 海洋 一号 04 星 (HY-1D) ( zh ) In: spaceflightfans.cn . June 9, 2020. Accessed June 9, 2020.