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China Launches in 2023

China flew 67 orbital launch attempts in 2023, 30% of the world's 223, with 1 failure. 12 on Long March 2D, 6 on Ceres-1, 6 on Long March 2C and 6 on Long March 4C. Together they put 139 tonnes of payload in orbit.

Launches in 2023
67
1 failed
Share of the world
30%
of 223
Busiest month
December
13 launches
Payload to orbit
139 t

Month by month

China orbital launches per month, 2023

  1. 5
    Jan
  2. 2
    Feb
  3. 7
    Mar
  4. 3
    Apr
  5. 4
    May
  6. 4
    Jun
  7. 6
    Jul
  8. 8
    Aug
  9. 6
    Sep
  10. 5
    Oct
  11. 4
    Nov
  12. 13
    Dec
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China's orbital launches per month, 2023.
MonthChina
January5
February2
March7
April3
May4
June4
July6
August8
September6
October5
November4
December13

Rockets China flew in 2023

Every launch of 2023

Date (UTC)RocketMissionOutcome
8 January 2023Long March 7AShijian 23Success
9 January 2023Ceres-15 satellitesSuccess
12 January 2023Long March 2CAPStar 6ESuccess
13 January 2023Long March 2DYaogan 37 & Shiyan 22A/BSuccess
15 January 2023Long March 2D6 x Jilin-1, Qilu-2/3 & othersSuccess
23 February 2023Long March 3B/EChinaSat 26Success
24 February 2023Long March 2CHorus 1Success
9 March 2023Long March 4CTianhui-6 A/BSuccess
13 March 2023Long March 2CHorus 2Success
15 March 2023Long March 11Shiyan 19Success
17 March 2023Long March 3B/EGaofen 13-02Success
22 March 2023Kuaizhou 1ATianmu-1 03-06Success
30 March 2023Long March 2DPIESAT-1 x 4Success
31 March 2023Long March 4CYaogan 34-04Success
2 April 2023Tianlong-2Demo FlightSuccess
7 April 2023Hyperbola-1Dummy PayloadSuccess
16 April 2023Long March 4BFengyun-3GSuccess
10 May 2023Long March 7Tianzhou-6Success
17 May 2023Long March 3BBeidou-3 G4Success
21 May 2023Long March 2CMUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01Success
30 May 2023Long March 2F/GShenzhou 16Success
7 June 2023Kinetica 1Flight 2Success
9 June 2023Kuaizhou 1ALongjiang 3Success
15 June 2023Long March 2D41 x Jilin-1Success
20 June 2023Long March 6Shiyan 25Success
9 July 2023Long March 2C/YZ-1S2 x SatNet test satellitesSuccess
12 July 2023Zhuque-2Flight 2Success
20 July 2023Kuaizhou 1ATianmu-1 07-10Success
22 July 2023Ceres-1Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16Success
23 July 2023Long March 2DSkysight AS-01 to 03 & Lingxi-03Success
26 July 2023Long March 2DYaogan 36 Group 05Success
3 August 2023Long March 4CFengyun-3FSuccess
8 August 2023Long March 2C5 m S-SAR-02 (Huanjing-2F)Success
10 August 2023Ceres-17 satellitesSuccess
12 August 2023Long March 3B/EL-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A)Success
14 August 2023Kuaizhou 1AHEAD-3A/B/C/D/ESuccess
20 August 2023Long March 4CGaofen-12 04Success
25 August 2023Ceres-1Jilin-1 Wideband-02ASuccess
31 August 2023Long March 2DYaogan 39 Group 01Success
5 September 2023Ceres-1STianqi 21-24Success
6 September 2023Long March 4CYaogan 33-03Success
10 September 2023Long March 6AYaogan 40Success
17 September 2023Long March 2DYaogan 39 Group 02Success
21 September 2023Ceres-1Jilin-1 High Resolution 04BFailure
26 September 2023Long March 4CYaogan 33-04Success
5 October 2023Long March 2DYaogan 39 Group 03Success
15 October 2023Long March 2DYunhai-1-04Success
23 October 2023Long March 2DYaogan 39 Group 04Success
26 October 2023Long March 2F/GShenzhou 17Success
31 October 2023Long March 6ATianhui 5Success
3 November 2023Long March 7ATJSW-10Success
9 November 2023Long March 3B/EChinaSat 6ESuccess
16 November 2023Long March 2C/YZ-1SHaiyang 3-01Success
23 November 2023Long March 2D/YZ-33 x SatNet test satellitesSuccess
4 December 2023Long March 2CMisrSat-2Success
4 December 2023Ceres-1Tianyan-16 & Starpool-01ASuccess
5 December 2023Smart Dragon 3SatNet test satelliteSuccess
8 December 2023Zhuque-2Flight 3Success
10 December 2023Long March 2DYaogan 39 Group 05Success
14 December 2023Long March 2F/GChinese Reusable Space VehicleSuccess
15 December 2023Long March 5Yaogan 41Success
17 December 2023Hyperbola-1DEAR-1Success
25 December 2023Kuaizhou 1ATianmu-1 11-14Success
25 December 2023Long March 11Shiyan 24CSuccess
26 December 2023Long March 3B/YZ-1Beidou-3 M26 & M28Success
27 December 2023Kuaizhou 1ATianmu-1 19-22Success
30 December 2023Long March 2C/YZ-1S3 x SatNet test satellitesSuccess

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