18 launches in December 2022 — sortable by date with provider, vehicle, pad, and outcome.
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| Date (UTC) | Mission | Provider | Vehicle | Status | Pad | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 07, 01:15 UTC | Kuaizhou 11 | Xingyun VDES | ExPace | Kuaizhou 11 | Success | Launch Area 95A | — |
| Dec 08, 18:31 UTC | Long March 2D | Gaofen-5-01A | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 2D | Success | Launch Complex 9 | — |
| Dec 08, 22:27 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | OneWeb 15 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Launch Complex 39A | — |
| Dec 09, 06:35 UTC | Smart Dragon 3 | Maiden Flight | China Rocket Co. Ltd. | Smart Dragon 3 | Success | Yellow Sea (launch location 4) | — |
| Dec 11, 07:38 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Hakuto-R M1 & Lunar Flashlight | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 40 | — |
| Dec 12, 08:22 UTC | Long March 4C | Shiyan 20A & 20B | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 4C | Success | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | — |
| Dec 13, 20:30 UTC | Ariane 5 ECA+ | Galaxy 35 & 36, MTG-I1 | Arianespace | Ariane 5 ECA+ | Success | Ariane Launch Area 3 | — |
| Dec 14, 08:30 UTC | Zhuque-2 | Maiden Flight | LandSpace | Zhuque-2 | Failure | Launch Area 96A | — |
| Dec 14, 18:25 UTC | Long March 2D | Yaogan 36 Group 04 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 2D | Success | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | — |
| Dec 16, 06:17 UTC | Long March 11 | Shiyan 21 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 11 | Success | Mobile Launcher Pad | — |
| Dec 16, 11:46 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 4E | — |
| Dec 16, 22:48 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 1 & 2 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 40 | — |
| Dec 17, 21:32 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-37 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Launch Complex 39A | — |
| Dec 21, 01:47 UTC | Vega-C | Pléiades Neo 5 & 6 | Arianespace | Vega-C | Failure | Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) | — |
| Dec 27, 07:37 UTC | Long March 4B | Gaofen-11-04 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 4B | Success | Launch Complex 9 | — |
| Dec 28, 09:34 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 5-1 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 40 | — |
| Dec 29, 04:43 UTC | Long March 3B/E | Shiyan 10-02 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 3B/E | Success | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | — |
| Dec 30, 07:38 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | EROS-C3 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 4E | — |
Test satellite for CASIC's own Xingyun Low Earth Orbit communication satellite constellation, with a VHF Data Exchange System payload for maritime traffic operation uses.
Gaofen-5-01A is a hyperspectral Earth observation satellite. Instruments include a 1500 km swath width Infared imager, a 2.5nm spectral-resolution visible-near infrared hyperspectral imager & a differential absorption spectrometer for measuring atmospheric trace gas.
A batch of 40 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
First flight of the new solid fuel powered rocket developed by CAST. Payload consists of 14 satellites: * Jilin-1 HR-03D 44-50 * Jilin-1 PT-01A 01 * Tianqi-7 * HEAD-2H * CAS-5A * Golden Bauhinia 1-05 & 06 * Huoju-1
First mission of the Hakuto-R commercial lunar lander developed by private Japanese company ispace. Rideshare includes Lunar Flashlight, NASA's cubesat that will search for water ice at the Moon’s South Pole.
Chinese classified satellites of unknown purposes.
Galaxy 35, 36 are two geostationary communications satellites operated by Intelsat. MTG-I1 is the first of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.
First flight of the new methalox rocket developed by Chinese startup LandSpace.
3 Chinese military reconnaissance satellites.
Chinese classified satellite of unknown purposes.
Satellite altimeter jointly developed by NASA and CNES, the French space agency, in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and UK Space Agency (UKSA) designed to make the first global survey of the Earth's surface water, to observe the fine details of the ocean surface topography, and to measure how terrestrial surface water bodies change over time.
First and second of a constellation of eleven high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.
A batch of 52 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Pléiades Neo 5 and 6 are the last two in a constellation of four optical high-resolution Earth observation satellites built and operated by Airbus. It is a dual purpose constellation, serving both civilian and military purposes.
Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms.
A batch of satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Satellite officially declared for spatial environment monitoring and in-orbit technical validation purposes. First satellite is observed to have entered a Molniya orbit.
Israeli Earth Observation satellite with 38 cm resolution in panchromatic mode and 76 cm resolution in multi-spectral mode, covering a swath of ~12.5 km. The satellite is similar to OPTSAT-3000 built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the Italian Defense Ministry.