Space Accident Investigation Tracking

Accident Time

May 28, 2026 at 01:00 PM

Accident Description

On the evening of May 28, 2026 ET, Blue Origin, its core ace "New Glenn" heavy launch vehicle, suddenly exploded violently during an engine ignition test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, Florida

Accident Time

April 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM

Accident Description

On April 19, 2026, Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy launch vehicle failed on its first flight at Cape Canaveral, Florida. While the first stage thruster was recovered successfully, the second stage failed to put AST Space Mobility's Bluebird 7 satellite into its intended orbit at ignition.

Accident Time

April 3, 2026 at 04:17 AM

Accident Description

At 12:17 on April 3, 2026, the Tianlong-3 Y1 carrier rocket, independently developed by Space Pioneer, lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone). An anomaly occurred during flight: the first-stage engine compartment malfunctioned at approximately 33 seconds into the flight, causing loss of attitude control. The mission team terminated the flight as per procedure, resulting in the failure of this maiden flight test. The original goal of launching 36 satellites in one mission was not achieved.

Accident Time

March 4, 2026 at 11:11 AM

Accident Description

At 11: 11 a.m. local time on March 5th, SPACE ONE, a Japanese commercial SPACE company, carried out the launch mission of KAIROS 3 at the Kii SPACE Launch Site in Kuomoto Town, Wakayama Prefecture. After the rocket was ignited and lifted off, it rotated violently and could not maintain the normal flight attitude. The ground control center immediately judged that it was difficult to achieve the mission goal, and started the flight interruption measure. The launch mission failed.

Accident Time

January 16, 2026 at 08:08 PM

Accident Description

At 12: 8 on January 17, 2026, Beijing time, Ceres-2 private commercial launch vehicle was ignited and lifted off at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The rocket flight was abnormal, and the first flight test mission failed

Accident Time

January 16, 2026 at 04:55 PM

Accident Description

On January 17, 2026, at 00:55, China launched Shijian 32 satellite using the Long March 3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The rocket flight was abnormal and the launch mission failed

Accident Time

January 11, 2026 at 06:17 PM

Accident Description

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its mission on January 12. The rocket carried the main star EOS-N1 hyperspectral imaging satellite (for defence monitoring) and 15 small commercial/scientific research satellites. However, the mission experienced severe anomalies during the combustion phase of the third stage (PS3), resulting in a failure to put the satellite into its intended orbit, marking a rare failure for this type of rocket

Accident Time

December 21, 2025 at 07:13 PM

Accident Description

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the H3 Rocket No. 8 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on the morning of the 22nd, carrying the Quasi-Zenith Satellite “Michibiki” No. 5, part of Japan’s regional satellite positioning system. The rocket’s second-stage engine shut down prematurely during flight, and the satellite failed to reach its intended orbit, resulting in a failed launch.