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Long March 11 | XJS-G & XJS-H

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
May 29, 2020, 8:13 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

XJS-G and XJS-H are experimental small satellites which will be used for Earth observation.

Low Earth Orbit
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LauncherOne | Launch Demo

Virgin Orbit | United States of America
Air launch to orbit
May 25, 2020, 7:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Payload-free test flight of the LauncherOne vehicle.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | EKS 4 (Tundra 4) (Kosmos 2546)

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 22, 2020, 7:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tundra or EKS (meaning Unified Space System) series of satellites is the next generation of Russian early warning satellites.

Medium Earth Orbit
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H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 9 (HTV-9)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
May 20, 2020, 5:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The last H-II Transfer Vehicle "Kounotori" will be launched on an H-IIB 304 launch vehicle, carrying 6,200 kg (13,669 lbs) of supplies and science experiments to be conducted by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Kounotori 9 will be the last original HTV spacecaft : its successor scheduled to launch in February 2022 will be the first of the new HTV-X version.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas V 501 | OTV-6 (X-37B) (USSF-7)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
May 17, 2020, 1:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

It is the sixth flight of the X-37B program. United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle is built by Boeing. It's an unmanned 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing.

Low Earth Orbit #USSF7
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Kuaizhou-1A | Xingyun-2 01, 02

ExPace | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
May 12, 2020, 1:16 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Xingyun-2 01 and 02 are the first two satellites of the planned low Earth orbit constellation being built by Xingyun Satellite company, whichi is a subsidiary of CASIC. These satellites will be used to provide Internet of Things (IoT) communications services. Xingyun constellation is planned to consist of 156 satellites in total.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Long March 5B | Maiden Flight

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
May 5, 2020, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This is the maiden flight of Long March 5B rocket, which is to be used for delivering modules for China's new space station. This launch is also the first test flight for China's new generation crewed spacecraft.

Low Earth Orbit
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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity GF08

Virgin Galactic | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
May 1, 2020, 3:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Free glide test flight of VSS Unity.

Suborbital
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Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-14 (75P)

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 25, 2020, 1:51 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Progress resupply vehicle is an automated, unpiloted version of the Soyuz spacecraft that is used to bring supplies and fuel to the International Space Station.

Low Earth Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 6

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 22, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1051 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
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