List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2024
This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the second half of the year 2024, including launches planned for 2024 without a specific launch date.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2024 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2024, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024.
Orbital launches
[edit]Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
Remarks | ||||||||
July[edit] | ||||||||
1 July 03:06:42[1] | H3-22S[2] | F3 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | JAXA | ||||
ALOS-4 (Daichi 4) | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
First Operational flight of H3 rocket. ALOS-4 (Daichi 4) will replace the ALOS-2 (Daichi 2) satellite, which was launched in 2014. | ||||||||
3 July 08:55[3] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-9 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 20 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
4 July 04:03[7][8] | Firefly Alpha | FLTA005 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Firefly | ||||
⚀ CatSat | University of Arizona | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ KUbeSat-1 | University of Kansas | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ MESAT 1 | University of Maine | Low Earth (SSO) | Atmospheric science | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ R5-S2-2.0 | NASA Johnson | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ R5-S4 | NASA Johnson | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Serenity | Teachers in Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SOC-i | University of Washington | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ TechEdSat-11 | NASA Ames | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
NASA Venture Class Launch Services 2 (VCLS 2) Mission Two,[4] officially known as VCLS Demo-2FB. The ELaNa 43 mission, consisting of 8 CubeSats,[5] will launch on this flight.[6] Mission designated "Noise of Summer". | ||||||||
4 July 22:49[9][10] | Long March 6A | 6A-Y7 | Taiyuan LA-9A | CASC | ||||
Tianhui 5C | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Tianhui 5D | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
8 July 23:30[12] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-353 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Türksat 6A | Türksat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
325th Consecutive successful flight of Falcon 9 rocket since 2016. First domestically produced Turkish communications satellite.[11] | ||||||||
9 July 19:00[16] | Ariane 62 | VA262 FM-01 | Kourou ELA-4 | ESA | ||||
Nyx Bikini[17] | The Exploration Company | Low Earth | Reentry capsule Technology demonstration | In orbit | Precluded | |||
SpaceCase SC-X01[18] | ArianeGroup | Low Earth | Reentry capsule Technology demonstration | In orbit | Precluded | |||
⚀ Curium One (Major Tom)[19] | PTS / Libre Space Foundation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ OOV-Cube[20] | TU Berlin | Low Earth | Technology demonstration IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ³Cat-4[21] | BarcelonaTech | Low Earth | GNSS radio occultation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CURIE A, B[22][23] | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ GRBBeta[24] | TUKE / Spacemanic | Low Earth | Gamma-ray burst astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ISTSat-1[25] | University of Lisbon | Low Earth | ADS-B Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A)[26] | University of Montpellier | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Replicator[27] | Orbital Matter | Low Earth | Technology demonstration Space manufacturing | In orbit | Operational | |||
Maiden flight of Ariane 6. Failure of the auxiliary propulsion system precluded the third relight of the Vinci upper stage, causing the two reentry capsules and upper stage to be stranded in their 580-km circular orbit. Nine satellites, two reentry capsules, and five onboard experiments were launched.[13] The ELaNa-48 mission, consisting of the two CURIE cubesats, was launched on this flight.[14] The two CURIE cubesats were launched as a single spacecraft and separated in orbit (ESA Rideshares - Demo Flight).[15] | ||||||||
10 July 23:40[28][29] | Hyperbola-1 | Y8 | Jiuquan LS-95A | i-Space | ||||
Yunyao-1 15-17 | CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | 10 July | Launch failure | |||
12 July 02:35[30] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-3 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 20 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | 13 July | Launch failure | |||
The Falcon 9 second-stage engine failed to complete its second ignition due to a liquid oxygen leak, causing the planned orbit to be missed and the deployment of the Starlink satellites in an unusable orbit. | ||||||||
19 July 03:03[10][31] | Long March 4B | 4B-Y58 | Taiyuan LA-9 | CASC | ||||
Gaofen-11 05 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 July 05:45[32] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-9 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Return to flight of the Falcon 9 following the Starlink Group 9-3 second-stage failure occurred on 12 July. | ||||||||
28 July 05:09[33] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-4 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 July 09:22[34] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-4 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 21 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
30 July 10:45[36] | Atlas V 551 | AV-101 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ||||
USA-396 | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
USA-397 | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
USA-398 | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
USSF-51 Mission. Last National Security Space Launch (NSSL) mission on Atlas V as ULA transitions to the next generation Vulcan rocket for continued access to space. Launch vehicle was switched from Vulcan Centaur to Atlas V at ULA's request. This is ULA's 100th national security Space launch.[35] | ||||||||
August[edit] | ||||||||
1 August 13:14[37] | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y97 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
Weixing Hulianwang Gaogui-02 | APT Satellite Holdings / CAST | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
2 August 05:01[38] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-6 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
2 August 16:39[39] | Electron | "Owl For One, One For Owl" | Mahia LC-1B | Rocket Lab | ||||
StriX-4[40] | Synspective | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Fifth of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation. | ||||||||
4 August 07:24[41] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-1 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First launch of Starlink Group 11 Satellites. | ||||||||
4 August 15:02[43] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-360 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Cygnus NG-21 S.S. Francis R. "Dick" Scobee | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
⚀ Binar-2, -3, -4[44] | Curtin University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CySat 1 | Iowa State University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational[citation needed] | |||
⚀ DORA | Arizona State University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational[citation needed] | |||
⚀ EMMA (CosmoGirl-Sat)[45] | Cosmo Girl Amateur Radio Club | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SaganSat 0[46] | Saga Prefecture | Low Earth | Educational | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SAKURA[47] | Chiba Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Educational | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Wisseed Sat[48] | Wisseed-the-terra | Low Earth | Educational | In orbit | Operational | |||
Second of three Cygnus spacecraft to be launched via Falcon 9. The ELaNa-52 mission, consisting of the CySat 1 and DORA cubesats, was launched on this flight. Emma, SaganSat 0, Sakura, Wisseed Sat, Binar-2, -3, -4 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 29 August 2024.[42] | ||||||||
6 August 06:42[50] | Long March 6A | 6A-Y21 | Taiyuan LA-9A | CASC | ||||
Qianfan × 18 (G60 Polar Group 01) | SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First launch of the Qianfan (Thousand Sails) broadband megaconstellation, formerly known as G60 Starlink constellation. Chinese state media reported that the launch was a complete success, however, like previous Long March 6A flights, mission ended with hundreds of pieces of trackable debris.[49] | ||||||||
10 August 12:50[51] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-3 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 21 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
11 August 11:15[53] | Electron | "A Sky Full Of SARs" | Mahia LC-1B | Rocket Lab | ||||
Acadia-3 (Capella-13) | Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Third of four dedicated launches for Capella Space with Acadia satellites.[52] | ||||||||
12 August 02:02[54] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-362 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
ASBM-1 (GX-10A / EPS-R 1) | Space Norway / United States Space Force / Inmarsat / ViaSat | Highly elliptical (Molniya) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
ASBM-2 (GX-10B / EPS-R 2) | Space Norway / United States Space Force / Inmarsat / ViaSat | Highly elliptical (Molniya) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
12 August 10:37[55] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-7 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 August 03:20[56] | Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress MS-28 / 89P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
15 August 13:00[57] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-364 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
WorldView Legion 3 | Maxar Technologies | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
WorldView Legion 4 | Maxar Technologies | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
16 August 03:47[58][59] | SSLV | D3 | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ||||
EOS-08 | ISRO | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SR-0 DEMOSAT | Space Kidz India | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
16 August 07:35[60] | Long March 4B | 4B-Y72 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
Yaogan 43-01 × 9 | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
First launch of Long March 4B from Xichang. | ||||||||
16 August 18:56[62] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter-11 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
ION SCV-012 Magnificent Monica[63] | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
Acadia-5 (Capella-15)[64][65] | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
AMATERU-IV (QPS-SAR-8)[66] | iQPS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS)[67] | ESA / EUMETSAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
EagleEye[68] | Creotech Instruments | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
GNOMES-5[69] | PlanetIQ | Low Earth (SSO) | Radio occultation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Hawk 10A, 10B, 10C[70] | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGNIT | In orbit | Operational | |||
ICEYE × 4[71] | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
LUR-1[72] | Added Value Solutions | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
ÑuSat 48, 49, 50[73] | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Tanager 1[74][75] | Carbon Mapper / Planet Labs / JPL | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Tyche[76] | UKSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Umbra-09, 10[77] | Umbra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
YAM-7[78] | Loft Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ BRO 14, 15[79] | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGNIT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CAKRA-1[80] | KPP | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Connecta IoT × 4[81] | Plan-S | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CUAVA-2[82] | University of Sydney | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Deimos[83] | Aethero Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ERNST[84] | Fraunhofer EMI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Flock-4BE × 36[85] | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ GAINDESAT-1A [86] | Sensat / University of Montpellier | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ GNA-3[87] | SSC | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Hubble 3 (Lemur-2 190)[88] | Spire Global / Hubble Network | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Hyperfield-1[89] | Kuva Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ HYSPO-2[90] | NTNU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Iperdrone.0[91] | ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Kanyini[92][93] | Myriota | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Lemu Nge (Forest Eye)[94] [95] | Lemu | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Lemur-2 × 6[88] [96] | Spire Global / Hubble Network | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Nightjar (Nanoavionics SDR)[97] | TASA | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ OreSat0.5[98] | Portland State University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ PICo-IoT × 9[99] | Apogeo Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ PTD-R[100] | NASA Ames | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ PTD-4 (LISA-T)[100] | NASA Ames / MSFC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ QUBE-1[101] | ZFT | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Rock[102] | Array Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Lopen[103] | Array Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Sedna-1[104] | AAC Clyde Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Sateliot × 4[105] | Sateliot | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SATORO-T2[106] | SATORO Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Tomorrow MS1, MS2[107] | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ TORO[108] | TASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ TROOP-F2[109] | NearSpace Launch | Low Earth (SSO) | Docking target | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Waratah Seed WS-1[110] | University of Sydney | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ WREN 1[98] | CS3 | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ UM5-EOSAT[111] | Mohammed V University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ UM5SAT-RIBAT[112] | Mohammed V University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Φsat-2[113] | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ 1 undisclosed satellite[114] | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-11. GAINDESAT-1A is the first Senegalese satellite. [61] | ||||||||
20 August 13:20 [115] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 22 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
22 August 12:25[116][117] | Long March 7A | 7A-Y9 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
ChinaSat 4A | China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 August 06:48 [118] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-6 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 21 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
The Falcon 9 first stage B1062 became the first booster to fly its 23rd flight, but it toppled over and was destroyed after landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas, breaking a streak of 267 successful landings for SpaceX. | ||||||||
29 August 05:20 [119][120][121] | Ceres-1S | Y3 | Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang platform, Yellow Sea | Galactic Energy | ||||
Yunyao-1 15-17 | CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
Jitianxing A-03 (Suzhou 1) | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Suxing 1-01 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Tianfu Gaofen 2 (Tianwei Technology 3, Huaxiangyuan 1) | Tianwei Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Mission designated "How Far I'll Go". | ||||||||
31 August 07:43 [122] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-10 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 21 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
31 August 08:48[123] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 21 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
September[edit] | ||||||||
3 September 01:22 [124][125] | Long March 4B | 4B-Y73 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
Yaogan 43-02 × 6 | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
5 September 01:50[126] | Vega | VV24 | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | ||||
Sentinel-2C | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Final flight of the base Vega configuration, with future Vega launches set to use the upgraded Vega-C rocket. Third Sentinel-2 Earth observation satellite. | ||||||||
5 September 15:33 [127] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-11 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 21 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
5 September 18:30 [128][129] | Long March 6 | Y11 | Taiyuan LA-16 | CASC | ||||
GeeSAT-3 × 10 (21–30)[130] | Geespace | Low Earth | Navigation Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Ten GeeSAT-3 satellites for the Geely Future Mobility Constellation. | ||||||||
6 September 01:14 [132] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-371 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starshield × 21 (USA-400 - USA-420) | NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-113 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). The Third of six dedicated launches of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[131] | ||||||||
10 September 09:23:49 [133] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-372 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Polaris Dawn | SpaceX | Low Earth (Elliptic) | Human spaceflight research | 15 September 07:37:10 | Successful | |||
Crew Dragon orbital flight carrying four civilian passengers for 5 days, led by Jared Isaacman. Aims to conduct the first commercial spacewalk. First mission of the Polaris Program, consisting of two Crew Dragon missions followed by the first crewed Starship mission. The highest Earth orbit to be achieved by a crewed spacecraft, and the farthest humans will venture from Earth since Apollo. First EVA by a private astronaut. Crew Dragon Resilience has been modified extensively for these purposes. | ||||||||
11 September 16:22 [134] | Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Soyuz MS-26 / 72S | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 71/72 | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
12 September 08:52 [135] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-373 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
BlueBird × 5 | AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
BlueBird Block 1 Mission. | ||||||||
13 September 01:45[136] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-6 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 21 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
14 September 06:30[137] | Qaem 100 | Shahroud Space Center | IRGC | |||||
Chamran 1 | ISA / SaeIran | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
17 September 07:00 [138][139] | Angara 1.2 | Plesetsk Site 35/1 | RVSN RF | |||||
OO MKA №1 (Kosmos 2577) | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
OO MKA №2 (Kosmos 2578) | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
17 September 22:50 [140][141] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-375 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Galileo FOC FM26 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Galileo FOC FM32 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Second and last Galileo launch on a Falcon 9 and overall thirteenth launch of Galileo satellites, carrying two satellites. Originally planned to launch on Soyuz ST-B, but scrapped due to geopolitical factors. Then moved to Ariane 6, which was also scrapped due to delays. Europe contracted SpaceX to launch the two pairs aboard Falcon 9. | ||||||||
19 September 01:14[142][143] | Long March 3B/E / YZ-1 | 3B-Y80 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
BeiDou-3 M27 (BeiDou 59) | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
BeiDou-3 M28 (BeiDou 60) | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
20 September 04:10 [144][145] | Long March 2D | 2D-Y99 | Taiyuan LA-9 | CASC | ||||
Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B (01-06) | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B 01 is also known as Qilian-1. | ||||||||
20 September 09:43[146] [147] | Kuaizhou 1A | Y25 | Xichang | ExPace | ||||
Tianqi 29–32 | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
20 September 14:20 [148] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-17 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 20 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
20 September 23:01[149][150] | Electron | "Kinéis Killed The RadIoT Star" | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | ||||
⚀ Kinéis × 5 | Kinéis | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
Second of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. | ||||||||
24 September 02:30 [151][152] | Jielong 3 | Y4 | Dongfang Hang Tian Gang platform, South China Sea | Chinarocket | ||||
Jitianxing A-01 (Jilin University 1) | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Xingshidai-15 (Hong Kong Youth Science and Technology Innovation) | ADASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Xingshidai-21 (Liangxi Gemini 1) | ADASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Xingshidai-22 (Liangxi Gemini 2) | ADASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Tianyi-41 (Ganzhou 1) | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Luojia 4-01 (Yuxing 2-05) | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Fudan-1 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Tianyan-15 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
24 September 23:35 [153][154][155] | Kinetica 1 | Y4 | Jiuquan LS-130 | CAS Space | ||||
Zhongke-01 (Jigang 01/AirSat 01) | AirSat | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Zhongke-02 (Jigang 02/AirSat 02) | AirSat | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Jilin-1 SAR-01A | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yunyao-1 (21-22) | CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 September 04:01 [156] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-8 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 20 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
26 September 05:24:20[157] | H-IIA 202 | F49 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
IGS-Radar 8 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | ||||||||
27 September 10:00 [158][159][160][161] | Long March 2D | 2D-Y? | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
Shijian 19 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule Technology demonstration | |||||
NET 28 September 17:17:00 [163] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-378 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
SpaceX Crew-9 | SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 72 | |||||
Ninth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS. First crewed launch from SLC-40.[162] After NASA decided to return Starliner's Crewed Flight Test (CFT) vehicle uncrewed, it was decided that Crew-9 would launch with only 2 crew members of the originally intended 4, and land with the added 2 Starliner CFT crew. | ||||||||
30 September 06:49 [164] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-379 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
OneWeb × 20 | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
OneWeb #20. | ||||||||
Q3 (TBD)[165] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | Plesetsk | RVSN RF | |||||
GLONASS-K 18L (K1 №6) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
October[edit] | ||||||||
2 October 09:30 [166] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-10 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
4 October 10:00 [167] | Vulcan Centaur VC2S[168] | Cert-2 V-002 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ||||
Mass simulator | ULA | Heliocentric | Mass simulator | |||||
Certification-2 mission. Originally scheduled to carry the first flight of Dream Chaser; due to delays with Dream Chaser, ULA will fly a mass simulator with experiments and demonstrations of future Centaur V technologies.[167] | ||||||||
7 October 14:52 [169] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-381 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Hera | ESA | Heliocentric | Asteroid orbiter | |||||
⚀ Juventas[170] | ESA | Heliocentric | Asteroid probe | |||||
⚀ Milani[171] | ESA | Heliocentric | Asteroid probe | |||||
Falcon 9 first stage Booster will be expended in this mission. | ||||||||
10 October 13:30[172][173] | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y? | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
TBA | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
10 October 16:31 [174] | Falcon Heavy | FH-011 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Europa Clipper | NASA | Jovicentric | Jupiter orbiter | |||||
13 October [175][176][177] | Long March 6A | 6A-Y? | Taiyuan LA-9A | CASC | ||||
Qianfan × 18 (G60 Polar Group 02) | SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | |||||
14 October 23:30[178] | Long March 4C | 4C-Y? | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
16 October 10:00 [179][163] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | |||||
SpaceX CRS-31 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
20 October 06:42–08:30[180] | H3-22S | F4 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | JAXA | ||||
DSN-3 (Kirameki 3) | DSN / JSDF | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
25 October[181][159] | Long March 2F/G | 2F-Y19 | Jiuquan SLS-1 | CASC | ||||
Shenzhou 19 | TBA | Low Earth (TSS) | TBA | |||||
25 October [182][183] | Long March 2D | 2D-Y? | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Late October[167] | Vulcan Centaur VC4S[185][186] | V-004 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ||||
NTS-3 (Timation 5)[187] | AFRL | Geosynchronous | Navigation technology demonstration | |||||
TBA | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance | |||||
⚀ SunRISE × 6[188] | NASA | Geosynchronous | Space weather | |||||
USSF-106 Mission. Maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur VC4S Configuration. First NSSL mission for Vulcan Centaur.[184] SunRISE is a NASA Explorers Program Mission of Opportunity. | ||||||||
Late October [189][190][191] | Long March 5B / YZ-2 | 5B-Y5 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | ||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Maiden flight of Long March 5B / YZ-2 Variant. | ||||||||
October (TBD) [192][193][194] | Long March 2C | 2C-Y? | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
October (TBD) [195][196][197] | Ceres-1 | Y14 | Jiuquan LS-95A | Galactic Energy | ||||
Jilin-1 Gaofen-05B | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
B300-L Xiaoxing Huoyun Feichuan Guidao Ban | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Mission designated "On Your Shoulders". | ||||||||
October (TBD)[198][199] | PSLV-XL | C59 | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ||||
ANVESHA | DRDO | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
SCOT | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
CGUSAT | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
LEAP-1 | Dhruva Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ Phoenix[200] | Lunasonde | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ Munal-1 | NAST | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ Sowa-1 | SatRev | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
October (TBD) [201] | GSLV Mk II | F15 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ||||
NVS-02 (IRNSS-1K) | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | |||||
Next generation NaVic satellite. | ||||||||
October (TBD)[202] | Firefly Alpha | FLTA006 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Firefly | ||||
TBA | Lockheed Martin | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
First of up to 25 launches of Low Earth Orbit technology demonstration satellites to be built and operated by Lockheed Martin. | ||||||||
October (TBD)[203][204] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
Koreasat 6A | KT SAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Replacement for Koreasat 6. | ||||||||
October (TBD)[205][206] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | |||||
SXM-9 | Sirius XM | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
October (TBD)[207][208] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
O3b mPOWER 7 (O3b FM27) | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | |||||
O3b mPOWER 8 (O3b FM28) | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | |||||
October (TBD)[209] | Electron | Mahia LC-1 | Rocket Lab | |||||
StriX-2 | Synspective | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Sixth of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation. | ||||||||
October (TBD)[210] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
QS-1 | Quantum Space | Earth–Moon L1 | Technology demonstration | |||||
November[edit] | ||||||||
Early November [212] | Atlas V 551 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | |||||
KuiperSat × ? | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
Second of nine Project Kuiper launches on Atlas V.[211] Mission Designated "Atlas Kuiper Mission #1 (KA-01)" | ||||||||
5 November [213] [214][215] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Ionosfera-M №1 | IKI RAN | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | |||||
Ionosfera-M №2 | IKI RAN | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | |||||
Kosar | SpaceOMID | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ Hodhod | SpaceOMID | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | |||||
⚀ ASRTU 1 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ Skoltech-F | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ TELUM-LEO 1Е | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ Frendship ATURK | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ KAI 2 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ MIET | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ Nanozond 2 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ Ruzaevka 390 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
6 November [216] | Long March 2D | 2D-Y? | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
PIESAT-1 × 4 | PIESAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
11 November [217] | Zhuque-2 | Y4 | Jiuquan LS-96 | LandSpace | ||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
15 November[218][159] | Long March 7 | Y9 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
Tianzhou 8 | TBA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space logistics | |||||
⚀ | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
15 November[220] | Vega-C | VV25 | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | ||||
Sentinel-1C | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
HydroGNSS 1 (Earth Scout 2A) [221] | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
HydroGNSS 2 (Earth Scout 2B) | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Third Sentinel-1 satellite. Return to flight for Vega-C following the VV22 launch failure.[219] Originally intended to launch on the Russian Soyuz launch vehicle. However, due to geopolitical factors, ESA shifted to a launch aboard Vega-C. | ||||||||
Mid November [222] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter-12 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
ION SCV-014[63] | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | |||||
ION SCV-016[63] | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | |||||
LEO Express-3[223] | Impulse Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
Vigoride[224] | Momentus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | |||||
Acadia-6 (Capella-16)[225] | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Lyra-1[226] | EchoStar | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
Lyra-2[226] | EchoStar | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
Otter Pup 2[63] | Starfish Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Satellite docking | |||||
Ray[227] | Inversion Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | |||||
UzmaSAT-1[228] | UZMA BERHAD | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
YAC-1 × 9[229] | Loft Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ Centauri × 3[230] | Fleet Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | |||||
⚀ DISCO-2[231] | Aarhus University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ FINCH[232] | University of Toronto | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ Kestrel-0A[233] | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ LIME[234] | NOVI LLC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ MOXY-1[235] | XiProtocol.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ NOCLIP-1[235] | Pointblank LLC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Phobos[236] | Aethero Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Veery-0F Fledgling[237] | Care Weather Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
⚀ TBA × 2[107] | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-12. | ||||||||
Mid November [239] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon-2 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
425 Project SAR Sat 2 | DAPA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||||
LizzieSat-2[240] | Sidus Space | Low Earth | IoT | |||||
LizzieSat-3[240] | Sidus Space | Low Earth | IoT | |||||
Hawk 11A,11B,11C | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth | SIGINT | |||||
⚀ SC1[241] | GITAI | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ CTC 0 | Exotrail | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ CroCube[242] | EVO, Spacemanic | Low Earth ( |