This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2025.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2025 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2025, see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2025.
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
Remarks | ||||||||
February | ||||||||
1 February 23:10 [1] | ![]() | Starlink Group 11-4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
2 February 08:30:00 [2] | ![]() | F5 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAO | GTO to Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
QZS-6 carries a USSF SÃCHI Space Situational Awareness payload. | ||||||||
4 February 08:54 [3] | ![]() | Starlink Group 12-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
4 February 23:13 [4] | ![]() | F9-433 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Maxar Technologies | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Maxar Technologies | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
5 February 03:59 [5] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Final Launch of Soyuz-2.1v / Volga Combination, and Soyuz-2.1v as a whole. | ||||||||
8 February 18:23 [6] | ![]() | Starlink Group 12-9 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
8 February 20:43 [7] | ![]() | "IoT 4 You And Me" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | Kinéis | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
Fourth of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. | ||||||||
10 February 23:41 [8] | ![]() | Starlink Group 11-10 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
11 February 09:30 [9] | ![]() | 8A-Y1 / SatNet LEO Group 02 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Maiden flight of the Long March 8A variant. Second batch of satellites for the 13,000-satellite Guowang (Xingwang) megaconstellation. | ||||||||
11 February 18:53 [10] | ![]() | Starlink Group 12-18 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 February 06:14 [11] | ![]() | Starlink Group 12-8 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
B1067 has become the first booster to launch for its 26th time. | ||||||||
18 February 23:17 [12] [13] | ![]() | "Fasten Your Space Belts" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | BlackSky Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
First of five dedicated launches for BlackSky's 3rd generation satellites. [14] | ||||||||
18 February 23:21 [15] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-12 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
B1080 has become first booster to land within The Bahamas. | ||||||||
21 February 15:19 [16] | ![]() | Starlink Group 12-14 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
22 February 12:11 [17] | ![]() | 3B-Y101 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | China Satcom | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
ChinaSat-10R replaced ChinaSat 10. | ||||||||
23 February 01:38 [18] | ![]() | Starlink Group 15-1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First launch of Starlink Group 15 Satellites. | ||||||||
27 February 00:02 [19] [20] | ![]() | F9-441 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Intuitive Machines | TLI to Selenocentric to lunar surface | Lunar lander | 6 March | Partial failure | |||
![]() | AstroForge | TLI to Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | 6 March | Spacecraft failure [25] | |||
![]() | Epic Aerospace | TLI to Geosynchronous | Space tug | 6 March | Unknown | |||
![]() | NASA / Caltech | TLI to Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | 6 March | Spacecraft failure | |||
![]() | MIT | Lunar surface | Lunar rover | 6 March | Precluded | |||
![]() | Intuitive Machines | Lunar surface | Lunar hopper | 6 March | Precluded | |||
![]() ![]() | Lunar Outpost / Nokia | Lunar surface | Lunar rover / Technology demonstration | 6 March | Precluded | |||
![]() | Dymon | Lunar surface | Lunar rover | 6 March | Precluded | |||
⚀2 Undisclosed satellites | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | 6 March | Unknown | |||
IM-2 South Pole Mission, flying the second Nova-C lunar lander. [39] The Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment 1 (PRIME-1) payload will be delivered to the lunar south pole near Shackleton Crater for the CLPS program. [40] Odin was to travel to near Earth asteroid 2022 OB5. 100th landing of Falcon 9 First Stage Booster on A Shortfall of Gravitas Droneship. | ||||||||
27 February 04:47 [41] | ![]() | Starlink Group 12-13 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 February 07:08 [42] [43] | ![]() | 2C-Y81 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 February 21:24:00 [44] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
The Progress MS-30 fairing featured an insignia dedicated to the 100th birthday of Pavel Belyaev , the commander of the Voskhod 2 mission which achived the world's first spacewalk in 1965 and had its 60th anniversary in March 2025, commemorated with another logo on the opposite side of the same fairing. | ||||||||
March | ||||||||
1 March 10:00 [45] [46] | ![]() | Y33 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 1 March | Launch failure | |||
2 March 22:22 [47] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() (GLONASS-K2 14L (K2 №2) ) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
3 March 02:24 [48] | ![]() | Starlink Group 12-20 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1086) landed successfully on Just Read the Instructions droneship, but written off after tipping over due to an off-nominal fire in the aft end of the rocket damaged a landing leg. | ||||||||
6 March 16:24 [49] | ![]() | VA263 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CNES / DGA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
First Operational and Commercial flight of Ariane 6. | ||||||||
6 March 23:30 [50] | ![]() | Flight 8 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Flight test | 6 March | Launch failure | |||
Eighth Starship orbital test flight. The booster returned to the launch site and was captured by the tower, but the ship was lost on ascent. | ||||||||
9 March 17:00 [51] [43] | ![]() | 3B-Y102 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | TBA | GTO to Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
11 March 16:20 [52] [53] | ![]() | Y6 / G60 Polar Group 05 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SSST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site's LC-1. | ||||||||
12 March 03:10:12 [54] | ![]() | F9-444 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA JPL | Low Earth (SSO) | Near-infrared astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
13 March 02:35 [59] | ![]() | Starlink Group 12-21 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
14 March 23:03 [60] | ![]() | F9-446 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 72 / 73 | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
15 March 00:00 [61] | ![]() | "The Lightning God Reigns" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | iQPS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
First of eight dedicated launches to support the build out of iQPS’ planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. | ||||||||
15 March 04:12 [62] [63] | ![]() | 2D-Y100 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 March 05:43 [64] | ![]() | Transporter-13 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Kongsberg | Low Earth (SSO) | Maritime Surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Albedo | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Turion Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space Surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() ![]() | MBRSC / Satrec Initiative | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Sidus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Muon Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Mitre Corporation / Astro Digital | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Satrec Initiative / MBRSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Astro Digital | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Varda Space Industries / Rocket Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | Loft Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NSSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | BIUST / EnduroSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | UNSW / DSTO | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NASA / JHUAPL | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather / Electrojet research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | HERMES-SP Consortium | Low Earth (SSO) | Gamma-ray X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Korea Testing Laboratory | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | HEX20 | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NUSH | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Liftero | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Georgia Tech | Low Earth (SSO) | Calibration / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Rogue Space Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | U-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | NearSpace Launch | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | U-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Startical | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Herzliya Science Center | Low Earth (SSO) | Study of Magnetosphere | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | UVSQ | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Hydra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Hydra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ ![]() | Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-13. The ELaNa-64 and ELaNa-61 mission, consisting of the REAL and TRYAD cubesats, will launched on this flight. Heliophysics Mission of Opportunity for the Explorers Program. | ||||||||
15 March 11:30 [78] | ![]() | Starlink Group 12-16 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
16 March 10:50 [79] [80] [81] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
17 March 08:07 [45] [82] | ![]() | Y10 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
Mission designated "Auld Lang Syne". | ||||||||
18 March 01:31 [7] | ![]() | "High Five" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | Kinéis | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
Fifth of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. | ||||||||
18 March 18:57 [83] | ![]() | Starlink Group 12-25 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
21 March 06:49 [84] | ![]() | F9-450 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-57 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Eighth batch of SpaceX/Northrop built 11 Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. [85] B1088 set a new booster turnaround record of 9 days since its last launch. | ||||||||
21 March 11:07 [86] | ![]() | Y17 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
Mission designated "Vernal Ascent". | ||||||||
24 March 17:42 [87] [88] | ![]() | F9-451 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NRO / USN | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-69 Mission. | ||||||||
26 March 15:30 [91] | ![]() | "Finding Hot Wildfires Near You" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | OroraTech | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
26 March 15:55 [92] | ![]() | 3B-Y? | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
One of the Side boosters was equipped with a parachute to test impact mitigation. | ||||||||
26 March 22:00 [93] | ![]() | Starlink Group 11-7 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 March 16:05 [94] | ![]() | 7A-Y11 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
30 March 10:30 [95] [96] | ![]() | "Going Full Spectrum" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Isar Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | 30 March | Launch failure | |||
Maiden flight of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket, first orbital rocket fueled by Propane and Liquid oxygen. First Orbital launch from Andøya Spaceport. | ||||||||
31 March 18:52 [97] | ![]() | Starlink Group 6-80 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
April | ||||||||
1 April 00:46 [98] | ![]() | F9-454 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (Polar) | Private spaceflight Human spaceflight research | 4 April 16:19:28 | Successful | |||
Crew Dragon orbital flight carrying four civilian passengers for 3.5 days, led by billionaire investor Chun Wang. First crewed spaceflight to a polar orbit. Booster: B1085.6 | ||||||||
1 April 04:00 [99] [43] | ![]() | 2D-Y78 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation. The satellite are manufactured by Galaxy Space and Chang Guang Satellite Technology. | ||||||||
3 April 02:12 [100] [43] | ![]() | Y14 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | Radar calibration | In orbit | Operational | |||
4 April 01:02 [101] | ![]() | Starlink Group 11-13 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
6 April 02:07 [102] | ![]() | Starlink Group 6-72 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
7 April 23:06 [103] | ![]() | Starlink Group 11-11 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
8 April 05:47 [104] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 72/73 | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
10 April 16:47 [105] | ![]() | 3B-Y? | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | TBA | GTO to Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
12 April 12:25 [106] | ![]() | F9-458 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-192 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Ninth batch of SpaceX/Northrop built 22 Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. [85] | ||||||||
13 April 00:53 [107] | ![]() | Starlink Group 12-17 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
14 April 04:00 [108] | ![]() | Starlink Group 6-73 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
B1067 became the first booster to launch for its 27th time. | ||||||||
16 April 19:33 [109] [110] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-174 mission. This is the first Minotaur IV to launch from Vandenberg since 2011. | ||||||||
18 April 22:51 [111] | ![]() | 6A-Y11 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
19 April 12:47 [112] | ![]() | F9-461 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NRO/USSF | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-145 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Tenth batch of SpaceX/Northrop built 22 Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. [85] First NRO Proliferated Architecture Mission launch in partnership with USSF under the NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 contract. | ||||||||
21 April 08:15 [113] | ![]() | F9-462 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
Dragon will be carrying ESA's ACES experiment in its trunk. ACES consists of two atomic clocks, including CNES' PHARAO and Safran Time Technologies' SHM, other payload is STP-H10. | ||||||||
22 April 00:48 [114] | ![]() | Bandwagon-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | DAPA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
![]() | ATMOS Space Cargo | Low Earth | Reentry capsule | 22 April | Successful | |||
⚀ ![]() | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to a 45-degree mid-inclination orbit, designated Bandwagon-3. Fourth of five dedicated launches for DAPA 425 Project (425 Project Flight 4). | ||||||||
24 April 09:17 [115] | ![]() | 2F-Y20 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Crewed spaceflight | In orbit | Docked to TSS | |||
Ninth crewed mission to Tiangong Space Station (TSS). | ||||||||
25 April 01:52 [116] | ![]() | Starlink Group 6-74 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 April 15:54 [117] [43] | ![]() | 3B-Y | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 April 02:00 [118] | ![]() | Starlink Group 12-23 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 April 20:30 [119] [43] | ![]() | 5B-Y7 / SatNet LEO Group 03 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Third batch of satellites for the 13,000-satellite Guowang (Xingwang) megaconstellation. | ||||||||
28 April 23:30 [120] | ![]() | Starlink Group 11-9 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 April 23:01 [121] | ![]() | AV-107/Kuiper-1/KA-01 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Carrying 27 satellites for Project Kuiper. Second of nine launches on Atlas V after a launch of two test satellites in 2023. [122] This is ULA's first of 46 launches include 38 Vulcan Centaur and 8 Atlas V launches on behalf of Amazon to deploy a majority of the Project Kuiper broadband satellite constellation in low Earth orbit. Heaviest Payload launched by an Atlas V. Mission Designated "Kuiper-1 & Atlas Kuiper Mission #1 (KA-01)" | ||||||||
29 April 02:34 [123] | ![]() | Starlink Group 12-10 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 April 09:15 [124] | ![]() | VV26 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Earth Explorer 7 of the Living Planet Programme. | ||||||||
29 April 13:37 [125] [126] | ![]() | FLTA006 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Lockheed Martin Space | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 29 April | Launch failure | |||
Mission designated "Message In A Booster". First of 15 launches contracted with Lockheed Martin through 2029 with options for 10 more launches. Problem during stage separation and second stage ignition caused disintegration of the separated 1st stage and the loss of the Lightning engine nozzle extension on the 2nd stage, substantially reducing the engine’s thrust. 2nd stage reached 320 km in altitude but did not reach orbital velocity, eventually impacted the Pacific Ocean north of Antarctica. | ||||||||
May | ||||||||
2 May 02:00 [127] | ![]() | Starlink Group 6-75 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | ||||||||
2 May 19:00 [128] | ![]() | Starlink Group 15-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
4 May 08:30 [129] | ![]() | Starlink Group 6-84 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
5 May 11:05 [43] [130] | ![]() | Y2 / SatNet LEO Group TBD | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
Fourth batch of satellites for the 13,000-satellite Guowang (Xingwang) megaconstellation. | ||||||||
6 May 01:30 [131] | ![]() | Starlink Group 6-93 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
10 May 01:00 [132] | ![]() | Starlink Group 15-4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
11 May 04:00 [43] [133] | ![]() | Y7 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
![]() | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Return to flight of Kinetica 1 after a launch failure on 27 December 2024. | ||||||||
11 May [134] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetospheric research | |||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetospheric research | |||||
![]() | NovaWurks | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
![]() | True Anomaly | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
TRACERS is part of NASA's Small Explorers program, with a launch readiness date of 13 April 2025. [135] The ELaNa-53a and 53b mission, consisting of the Dione and SPRITE cubesats, will launched on this flight. | ||||||||
12 May [43] [136] | ![]() | Y5 / G60 Polar Group 04 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SSST | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
15 May [137] | ![]() | Y3 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
17 May [43] [138] | ![]() | Y5 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | |||||
18 May 00:00-04:00 [139] [140] | ![]() | C61 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Follow-On to RISAT-1A Satellite. | ||||||||
20 May 12:00 [43] [143] | ![]() | 7A-Y | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
22 May 14:30 [144] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | CNSA | Heliocentric | Asteroid sample-return Comet orbiter | |||||
Formerly known as ZhengHe. It will travel to near Earth asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3). it then travel to 311P/PanSTARRS, a comet-like asteroid, which it will reach in 2034. | ||||||||
29 May 17:00 [145] [146] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | SpaceX / Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | Private spaceflight | |||||
Axiom Mission 4, launching on Crew Dragon. 14-day commercial flight of four astronauts to the International Space Station. | ||||||||
Late May [147] [148] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | U.S. Space Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
Named after NASA mathematician and human computer Katherine Johnson. [149] | ||||||||
May (TBD) | ![]() | V-003 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | AFRL | Geosynchronous | Navigation technology demonstration | |||||
![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance | |||||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Geosynchronous | Space weather | |||||
USSF-106 Mission. Maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur VC4S Configuration. First NSSL mission for Vulcan Centaur. [156] SunRISE is a NASA Explorers Program Mission of Opportunity. | ||||||||
May (TBD) [157] [43] | ![]() | 3B-Y | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | GTO to Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
May (TBD) [158] [159] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | PSN | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Falcon 9 First Stage Booster will be expended in this mission. | ||||||||
May (TBD) [160] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | iQPS | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
Second of eight dedicated launches to support the build out of iQPS’ planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. | ||||||||
May (TBD) [161] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
NROL-48 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Eleventh batch of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. [85] | ||||||||
May (TBD) [162] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | U.S. Space Force | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
USSF-261S-A mission. | ||||||||
May (TBD) [163] [13] [164] | ![]() | 6A-Y? / G60 Polar Group TBD | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | |||||
May (TBD) [165] | ![]() | 8A-Y2 / SatNet LEO Group TBD | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
May (TBD) [166] [167] | ![]() | Y1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Space Pioneer | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | |||||
Maiden flight of the Tianlong-3 launch vehicle. | ||||||||
May (TBD) [43] [168] | ![]() | 2C-Y | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | PIESAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
May (TBD) [169] | ![]() | Y7 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
May (TBD) [170] | ![]() | Flight 9 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Flight test | |||||
Ninth Starship orbital test flight. Flight 9 features the first reflight of a Super Heavy booster, Booster 14 (B14), which previously launched Flight 7. Of the 33 engines on the booster, 29 are flight-proven. | ||||||||
June | ||||||||
8 June [171] [172] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VKS | Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
First operational flight of Angara A5. 14F166A | ||||||||
23 June 16:33:03-16:52:00 [173] | ![]() | F50 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Final flight of H-IIA, and H-II family as a whole. | ||||||||
June (TBD) [174] | ![]() | F16 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | NASA / ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
June (TBD) [175] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Sirius XM | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
June (TBD) [176] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth | SIGINT | |||||
First of two dedicated launches for HawkEye 360. | ||||||||
June (TBD) [64] | ![]() | Transporter-14 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
![]() ![]() | The Exploration Company | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
![]() | Starfish Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
![]() | Axelspace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
![]() | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
![]() | ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
![]() | Varda Space Industries | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | |||||
![]() | Satlantis | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Startical | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Xona Space Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Democritus University of Thrace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Nara Space Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Spire Global/Hubble Network | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Spire Global/SNC | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Aalborg University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-14. | ||||||||
June (TBD) [179] | ![]() | Bandwagon-4 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | DAPA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||||
![]() | Vast | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
![]() | Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth | Meteorology | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to a 45-degree mid-inclination orbit, designated Bandwagon-4. Fifth of five dedicated launches for DAPA 425 Project (425 Project Flight 5). | ||||||||
June (TBD) [ citation needed ] [184] | ![]() | TestFlight 1 [185] | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Gilmour Space | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
First flight of Eris, and first orbital launch from Bowen. First launch of an Australian developed launch vehicle. | ||||||||
June (TBD) [ citation needed ] [43] [186] | ![]() | 3B-Y | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | China Satcom | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
ChinaSat 9C will replace ChinaSat 9. | ||||||||
June (TBD) [43] | ![]() | Y1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Maiden flight of Ceres-2. | ||||||||
June (TBD) [187] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Deep Blue Aerospace | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
First flight of Nebula-1. | ||||||||
June (TBD)[ citation needed ] [188] | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
Fourth of four dedicated launches for Capella Space. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [121] | ![]() | KA-02 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
Third of nine Project Kuiper launches on Atlas V. [122] | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [121] | ![]() | KA-03 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
Fourth of nine Project Kuiper launches on Atlas V. [122] | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [189] [190] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() (GLONASS-K 18L (K1 №6) ) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
Q2 (TBD) [191] | ![]() | FLTA007 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Lockheed Martin | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
Second of up to 25 launches of Low Earth Orbit technology demonstration satellites to be built and operated by Lockheed Martin. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [192] [193] | ![]() | FLTA008 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NRO / Firefly / Xtenti | Low Earth | Space tug | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth | Magnetospheric research | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth | Magnetosphereic research | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | ODU/US Coast Guard/AFIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Virginia Tech | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
NRO Responsive Space Mission, carrying Firefly's Elytra orbital transfer vehicle and Xtenti's FANTM-RiDE payload dispenser. The ELaNa-42 mission, consisting of the AEPEX, DARLA, OrCa2, R5-S3, R5-S5 and TechEdSat-16 cubesats, will launched on this flight. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [194] [195] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
⚀ ![]() | IRGC | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
Maiden flight from Chabahar Space Base. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [196] | ![]() | V-004 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | |||||
![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | |||||
USSF-87 Mission. It will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness satellites, GSSAP-7 and 8, directly to a geosynchronous orbit. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [199] [13] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | BlackSky Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Second of five dedicated launches for BlackSky's 3rd generation satellites. [14] | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [200] | ![]() | V-005 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
Maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur VC6L Configuration. First of 38 Vulcan Centaur launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. Mission Designated "Vulcan Kuiper Mission #1 (KV-01)" | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [201] [202] | ![]() | V-006 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | U.S. Space Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
First GPS mission on Vulcan Centaur. Named after NASA astronaut Ellison Onizuka. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [203] [88] | ![]() | V-007 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | U.S. Space Force | TBA | Reconnaissance | |||||
USSF-112 Mission. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [173] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VNSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
First launch of Epsilon S, an upgraded version of Epsilon that will have commonality with H3 rocket components. [208] | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [209] [210] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | LUXEOps / MAE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
Q2 (TBD) [213] [214] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | |||||
![]() | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | |||||
![]() | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | |||||
Falcon 9 First Stage Booster will be expended in this mission. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [96] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
⚀ ![]() | DLR RSC3 | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TU Berlin | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | ZFT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ ![]() | NTNU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | University of Maribor | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
First of two Spectrum flights, [217] carrying payloads for five customers. [218] [219] | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [220] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
Launch of 17 satellites for Globalstar's third-generation constellation. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [223] | ![]() | NG-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Space Sciences Laboratory | Areocentric | Magnetospheric science | |||||
![]() | Space Sciences Laboratory | Areocentric | Magnetospheric science | |||||
Two Photon spacecraft compose the ESCAPADE mission to study Mars' magnetosphere. Part of NASA's Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [224] | ![]() | NG-2 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Blue Origin | Medium Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
Second National Security Space Launch demonstration flight for New Glenn. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [225] [226] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Q2 (TBD) [227] [228] | ![]() | Y2 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Second launch since its successful maiden launch in January. Scheduled rideshare opportunity. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [45] [229] [43] | ![]() | Y14 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Q2 (TBD) [230] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | ViaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Originally intended to launch on the first flight of the Ariane 64 configuration. [232] | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [233] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
![]() | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
![]() | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Mid 2025 (TBD) [240] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
First of three Falcon 9 launches for Project Kuiper. | ||||||||
Mid 2025 (TBD) [241] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
![]() | SPARRSO | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
H1 2025 (TBD) [242] [243] | ![]() | AV-100 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ViaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
H1 2025 (TBD) [244] | ![]() | F6 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | JAXA | Low Earth to Suborbital | Launch vehicle evaluation | |||||
![]() | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Earth observation Astronomy | |||||
![]() | Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Astronomy | |||||
⚀ ![]() | BULL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | UnseenLabs | Low Earth | SIGINT | |||||
Maiden flight of H3-30S Variant. PETREL and STARS-X are part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-3 mission. | ||||||||
H1 2025 (TBD) [245] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | In-space refueling technology demonstration | |||||
Starship Target for the Starship HLS Prop Transfer Demo, receiving propellant from Chaser. | ||||||||
H1 2025 (TBD) [245] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | In-space refueling technology demonstration | |||||
Starship Chaser for the Starship HLS Prop Transfer Demo, transferring propellant to Target. | ||||||||
For flights after 30 June, see 2025 in spaceflight (July–December) |
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
6 January 03:00 [246] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 January | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
14 January 00:15 [247] | ![]() | HTB-2 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | MDA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 14 January | Successful | ||
Flight of a Hypersonic Test Bed (HTB) vehicle to provide a common platform for hypersonic experiments and HTBSS (Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor) target | |||||||
24 January 17:35 [248] | ![]() | ORIGIN I | ![]() | TBA | |||
![]() | KTH | Suborbital | Nightglow observation | 24 January | Successful | ||
First flight of the ORIGIN launch campaign. | |||||||
2 February 07:07 [250] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Auroral electrodynamics | 2 February | Successful | ||
First of two launches for the Ground Imaging to Rocket investigation of Auroral Fast Features (GIRAFF) mission. | |||||||
4 February 16:00 [251] | ![]() | NS-29 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 4 February | Successful | ||
Apogee: 105 km (65 mi) | |||||||
9 February 08:35 [250] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Auroral electrodynamics | 9 February | Successful | ||
Second of two launches for the GIRAFF mission. | |||||||
19 February 09:00 [252] | ![]() | GT-252GM | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | AFGSC | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 February | Successful | ||
Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll. | |||||||
25 February 15:49 [253] | ![]() | NS-30 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Space tourism | 25 February | Successful | ||
Apogee: 107 km (66 mi). Tenth crewed New Shepard flight. Crew of six. | |||||||
11 March 09:15 [248] [254] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | 11 March | Successful | ||
13 March 05:23 [248] [254] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | 13 March | Successful | ||
20 March | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 20 March | Intercepted | ||
Targeted Israel. | |||||||
20 March | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 20 March | Intercepted | ||
Targeted Israel. | |||||||
21 March | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 21 March | Intercepted | ||
Targeted Israel. | |||||||
23 March | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 23 March | Intercepted | ||
Targeted Israel. | |||||||
24 March | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 24 March | Intercepted | ||
Targeted Israel. | |||||||
24 March [255] | ![]() | FTX-40 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | MDA | Suborbital | Missile target | 24 March | Successful | ||
Flight Test Other-40 (FTX-40) Stellar Banshee, tracking exercise included firing a simulated Standard Missile (SM)-6 upgraded missile at the target, an air-launched Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) with a Hypersonic Target Vehicle (HTV) - 1 front end. | |||||||
25 March 11:52 [256] [257] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral science | 25 March | Successful | ||
First of three launches for the Auroral Waves Excited by Substorm Onset Magnetic Events (AWESOME) mission. | |||||||
25 March 12:30 [256] [257] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral science | 25 March | Successful | ||
Second of three launches for the AWESOME mission. | |||||||
29 March 09:30 [256] [257] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral science | 29 March | Successful | ||
Third of three launches for the AWESOME mission. | |||||||
8 April 08:00 [258] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KTH ? | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 8 April | Successful | ||
14 April 13:30 [259] | ![]() | NS-31 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Space tourism | 14 April | Successful | ||
Eleventh crewed New Shepard flight. Crew of six. First all-female spaceflight since Vostok 6. | |||||||
18 April 19:03 [260] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NZ Rocketry Association | Suborbital | Amateur | 18 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 122 km (76 mi).First NZ amateur rocket in the country to reach space. | |||||||
25 April 12:05 [261] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Army / United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 April | Successful | ||
Second live-fire event for the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon also known as Dark Eagle | |||||||
↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | |||||||
5 June | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Naval Research Laboratory | Suborbital | Solar observation | ||||
13 June [256] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ERAU | Suborbital | Sporadic E observations | ||||
Sporadic E Electrodynamics (SEED). First of two launches. [262] | |||||||
13 June [256] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ERAU | Suborbital | Sporadic E observations | ||||
Sporadic E Electrodynamics (SEED). Second of two launches. [262] | |||||||
26 June [256] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Wallops Flight Facility | Suborbital | Education | ||||
TBD [248] | ![]() | ORIGIN II | ![]() | TBA | |||
![]() | KTH | Suborbital | Nightglow observation | ||||
Second flight of the ORIGIN launch campaign. | |||||||
TBD [263] [264] | ![]() | V01 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | IAE | Suborbital | Flight test | ||||
Suborbital flight for the qualification of the S50 engine for the VLM-1 orbital launch vehicle. | |||||||
TBD [265] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Hypersonix | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | ||||
First of four contracted launches for Leidos. |
"We're basically on contract for three Minotaur launches. One is a Minotaur IV, which looks like it's going to be launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in 2023, and that's for the Space Force," said Eberly.
Space Force is projected to launch the 27th M-code capable GPS satellite in February 2025.
The spacecraft for this demonstration flight, named Mission Possible, is fully assembled, Huby said, and it will launch on SpaceX's Transporter 14 mission next summer, likely in July.
The spacecraft for this demonstration flight, named Mission Possible, is fully assembled, Huby said, and it will launch on SpaceX's Transporter 14 mission next summer, likely in July.
The long-delayed flight of the first Glonass-K2 (serial number 13L) is now set for the first quarter of next year, with a second satellite (nr. 14L) expected to follow later in 2023.
The company says it wants to launch two of those missions, designated USSF-106 and USSF-87, before the end of the year.
The maiden flight of the more powerful Ariane 64 configuration, which has four strap-on boosters, is expected to occur by the end of 2021 with a ViaSat-3 geostationary satellite.