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.
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
Remarks | ||||||||
July | ||||||||
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 [4] [5] | 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, [6] officially known as VCLS Demo-2FB. The ELaNa 43 mission, consisting of 8 CubeSats, [7] will launch on this flight. [8] 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 [11] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-353 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Türksat 6A | Türksat | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
325th Consecutive successful flight of Falcon 9 rocket since 2016. First domestically produced Turkish communications satellite. [12] | ||||||||
9 July 19:00 [13] | Ariane 62 | VA262 FM-01 | Kourou ELA-4 | ESA | ||||
Nyx Bikini [15] | The Exploration Company | Low Earth | Reentry capsule Technology demonstration | In orbit | Precluded | |||
SpaceCase SC-X01 [17] | ArianeGroup | Low Earth | Reentry capsule Technology demonstration | In orbit | Precluded | |||
⚀ ³Cat-4 [19] | BarcelonaTech | Low Earth | GNSS radio occultation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CURIE A, B [22] [23] | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Curium One (Major Tom) [25] | PTS / Libre Space Foundation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ GRBBeta [27] | TUKE / Spacemanic | Low Earth | Gamma-ray burst astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ISTSat-1 [29] | University of Lisbon | Low Earth | ADS-B Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Méditerranée (ROBUSTA-3A) [31] | University of Montpellier | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ OOV-Cube [33] | TU Berlin | Low Earth | Technology demonstration IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Replicator [35] | 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. [36] The ELaNa-48 mission, consisting of the two CURIE cubesats, was launched on this flight. [37] The two CURIE cubesats were launched as a single spacecraft and separated in orbit (ESA Rideshares - Demo Flight). [38] | ||||||||
10 July 23:40 [39] [40] | 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 [41] | 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] [42] | 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 [43] | 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 [44] | 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 [45] | 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 [46] | 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. [47] | ||||||||
August | ||||||||
1 August 13:14 [48] | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y97 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
Weixing Hulianwang Gaogui-02 | APT Satellite Holdings / CAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation. | ||||||||
2 August 05:01 [49] | 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 [50] | Electron | "Owl For One, One For Owl" | Mahia LC-1B | Rocket Lab | ||||
StriX-4 [52] | Synspective | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Fifth of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation. | ||||||||
4 August 07:24 [53] | 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 [54] | 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 [56] | Curtin University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CySat 1 | Iowa State University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ DORA | Arizona State University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ EMMA (CosmoGirl-Sat) [58] | Cosmo Girl Amateur Radio Club | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SaganSat 0 [60] | Saga Prefecture | Low Earth | Educational | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SAKURA [62] | Chiba Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Educational | In orbit | Successful [63] | |||
⚀ Wisseed Sat [65] | 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. [66] CySat-1 and DORA were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 8 October 2024. [67] | ||||||||
6 August 06:42 [68] | 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. [69] | ||||||||
10 August 12:50 [70] | 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 [71] | 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. [72] | ||||||||
12 August 02:02 [73] | 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 [74] | 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 [75] | 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 [76] | 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 [77] [78] | 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 | 3 November | Successful | |||
16 August 07:35 [79] | Long March 4B | 4B-Y72 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
Yaogan 43-01A | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-01B | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-01C | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-01D | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-01E | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-01F | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-01G | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-01H | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-01I | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
First launch of Long March 4B from Xichang. | ||||||||
16 August 18:56 [80] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter-11 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
ION SCV-012 Magnificent Monica [81] | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
Acadia-5 (Capella-15) [82] [84] | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
AMATERU-IV (QPS-SAR-8) [86] | iQPS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS) [88] | ESA / EUMETSAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
EagleEye [90] | Creotech Instruments | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
GNOMES-5 [92] | PlanetIQ | Low Earth (SSO) | Radio occultation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Hawk 10A, 10B, 10C [94] | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGNIT | In orbit | Operational | |||
ICEYE × 4 [96] | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
LUR-1 [98] | Added Value Solutions | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
ÑuSat 48, 49, 50 [100] | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Tanager 1 [101] [102] | Carbon Mapper / Planet Labs / JPL | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Tyche [104] | UKSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Umbra-09, 10 [105] | Umbra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
YAM-7 [107] | Loft Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ BRO 14, 15 [109] | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGNIT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CAKRA-1 [111] | KPP | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Connecta IoT × 4 [113] | Plan-S | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CUAVA-2 [115] | University of Sydney | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Deimos [117] | Aethero Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ERNST [119] | Fraunhofer EMI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Flock-4BE × 36 [120] | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ GAINDESAT-1A [122] | Sensat / University of Montpellier | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ GNA-3 [124] | SSC | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Hubble 3 (Lemur-2 190) [125] | Spire Global / Hubble Network | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Hyperfield-1 [127] | Kuva Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ HYSPO-2 [129] | NTNU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Iperdrone.0 [131] | ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Kanyini [134] [135] | Myriota | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Lemu Nge (Forest Eye) [138] [139] | Lemu | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Lemur-2 × 6 [125] [141] | Spire Global / Hubble Network | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Nightjar (Nanoavionics SDR) [143] | TASA | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ OreSat0.5 [144] | Portland State University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ PICo-IoT × 9 [146] | Apogeo Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ PTD-R [147] | NASA Ames | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ PTD-4 (LISA-T) [147] | NASA Ames / MSFC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ QUBE-1 [149] | ZFT | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Rock [151] | Array Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Lopen [153] | Array Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Sedna-1 [155] | AAC Clyde Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Sateliot × 4 [157] | Sateliot | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SATORO-T2 [159] | SATORO Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Tomorrow MS1, MS2 [160] | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ TORO [162] | TASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ TROOP-F2 [164] | NearSpace Launch | Low Earth (SSO) | Docking target | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Waratah Seed WS-1 [166] | University of Sydney | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ WREN 1 [144] | CS3 | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ UM5-EOSAT [168] | Mohammed V University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ UM5SAT-RIBAT [170] | Mohammed V University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Φsat-2 [172] | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ 1 undisclosed satellite [174] | 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. [175] | ||||||||
20 August 13:20 [176] | 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 [177] [178] | Long March 7A | 7A-Y9 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
ChinaSat 4A | China Satcom | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 August 06:48 [179] | 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 [180] [181] [182] | 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 [183] | 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 [184] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 21 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
September | ||||||||
3 September 01:22 [185] [186] | Long March 4B | 4B-Y73 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
Yaogan 43-02A | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-02B | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-02C | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-02D | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-02E | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-02F | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
5 September 01:50 [187] | 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 [188] | 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 [189] [186] | Long March 6 | Y11 | Taiyuan LA-16 | CASC | ||||
GeeSAT-3 × 10 (21–30) [191] | Geespace | Low Earth | Navigation Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Ten GeeSAT-3 satellites for the Geely Future Mobility Constellation. | ||||||||
6 September 01:14 [192] | 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 eleven dedicated launches of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. [193] | ||||||||
10 September 09:23:49 [194] | 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 [195] | 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 [196] | 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 [197] | 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 [198] | Qaem 100 | Shahroud Space Center | IRGC | |||||
Chamran 1 | ISA / SaeIran | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
17 September 07:00 [198] [199] | 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 [200] [201] | 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 [202] [186] | 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 [177] [203] | 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 [204] [177] | Kuaizhou 1A | Y31 | Xichang | ExPace | ||||
Tianqi 29–32 | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
20 September 14:20 [205] | 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 [206] [207] | 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 [208] [209] | Jielong 3 | Y4 | Dongfang Hang Tian Gang platform, South China Sea | China Rocket | ||||
Tianyi-41 (Shenqi, Ganzhou 1) | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Xingshidai-15 (Xianggang Qingnian Kechuang) | ADASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Xingshidai-21 (Kexing Liangxi Shuangzi 1) | ADASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Xingshidai-22 (Kexing Liangxi Shuangzi 2) | ADASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Fudan-1 (Lanmei Weilai) | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Tianyan-15 (Zhuizhong Qianyan 1) | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Jitianxing A-01 (Jilin Daxue 1) | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Luojia 4-01 (Wuhan Dauxe Renmin Yiyuan Jiankang, Yuxing-2 05) | Wuhan University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
24 September 23:33 [208] [210] | Kinetica 1 | Y4 | Jiuquan LS-130 | CAS Space | ||||
AIRSAT 01 (Zhongke 01) | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
AIRSAT 02 (Zhongke 02) | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 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 [211] | 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 [212] | H-IIA 202 | F49 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
IGS-Radar 8 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 September 10:30 [213] [177] [214] | Long March 2D | 2D-Y42 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
Shijian 19 | CAST | Low Earth | Reentry capsule Technology demonstration | 11 October 02:39 | Successful | |||
28 September 17:17:00 [215] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-378 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
SpaceX Crew-9 | SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 72 / 73 | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
Ninth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS. First crewed launch from SLC-40. [216] 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. After Dragon separation, the second stage performed an off-nominal deorbit burn that, while it put the second stage on a reentry course over the ocean, made it fall outside of the predetermined safety area for reentry. | ||||||||
October | ||||||||
4 October 11:25 [217] | Vulcan Centaur VC2S [218] | Cert-2 V-002 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ||||
Mass simulator | ULA | Heliocentric | Mass simulator | In orbit | Successful | |||
Certification-2 mission, the second of two launches needed to certify the rocket for NSSL missions. Originally scheduled to carry the first flight of Dream Chaser; however, due to schedule delays with Dream Chaser, ULA flew a mass simulator with experiments and demonstrations of future Centaur V technologies. [217] [219] Approximately 37 seconds into the launch, the nozzle on one of solid rocket boosters (SRB) fell off resulting in a shower of debris in the exhaust plume. Although the SRB continued to function for its full 90-second burn, the anomaly led to reduced, asymmetrical thrust. This caused the rocket to slightly tilt before the guidance system and main engines successfully corrected and extended their burn by roughly 20 seconds to compensate. Despite the anomaly, the rocket achieved a perfect orbital insertion. [220] [221] | ||||||||
7 October 14:52 [222] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-379 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Hera | ESA | Heliocentric | Asteroid orbiter | In orbit | En route | |||
⚀ Juventas [224] | ESA | Heliocentric | Asteroid probe | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | |||
⚀ Milani [226] | ESA | Heliocentric | Asteroid probe | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | |||
Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1061) is expended in this mission. | ||||||||
10 October 13:50 [177] [227] | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y99 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
Weixing Hulianwang Gaogui-03 | APT Satellite Holdings / CAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation. | ||||||||
14 October 16:06:00 [228] | Falcon Heavy | FH-011 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Europa Clipper | NASA | Heliocentric to Jovicentric | Jupiter orbiter | In orbit | En route | |||
The launch Vehicle was switched from SLS to Falcon Heavy in July 2021. | ||||||||
15 October 06:10 [229] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-10 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 October 08:21 [230] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-7 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 20 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 October 11:06 [68] [208] [231] | Long March 6A | 6A-Y20 | Taiyuan LA-9A | CASC | ||||
Qianfan × 18 (G60 Polar Group 02) | SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Second batch of satellites for the 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails megaconstellation. [232] | ||||||||
15 October 23:45 [186] [233] | Long March 4C | 4C-Y59 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
Gaofen 12-05 | CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
18 October 23:31 [234] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-19 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 20 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
20 October 05:13 [235] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-383 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
OneWeb × 20 | Eutelsat OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
OneWeb #20. First OneWeb launch since the Eutelsat – OneWeb merger in 28 September 2023. | ||||||||
22 October 00:10 [236] [177] | Long March 6 | Y13 | Taiyuan LA-16 | CASC | ||||
Tianping 3A-01 | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Radar calibration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Tianping 3B-01 | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Radar calibration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Tianping 3B-02 | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Radar calibration | In orbit | Operational | |||
23 October 01:09 [237] [177] [238] | Long March 2C | 2C-Y87 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
Yaogan 43-03A | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-03B | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yaogan 43-03C | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
23 October 23:08 [239] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-61 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
24 October 17:15 [240] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-385 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starshield × 17 (USA-421 - USA-437) | NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-167 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). The Fourth of eleven dedicated launches of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. [193] 100th Falcon 9 launch in 2024. | ||||||||
26 October 22:47 [241] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-8 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 22 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 October 20:27:34 [242] | Long March 2F/G | 2F-Y19 | Jiuquan SLS-1 | CASC | ||||
Shenzhou 19 | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Crewed spaceflight | In orbit | Docked to TSS | |||
Eighth crewed mission to Tiangong Space Station (TSS). | ||||||||
30 October 11:30 [243] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-9 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 20 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
200th Starlink Launch. | ||||||||
30 October 21:10 [244] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-13 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
31 October 07:51:31 [198] [245] | Soyuz-2.1a | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | |||||
Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M 6L) [247] | VKS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
November | ||||||||
4 November 06:48:00 [248] | H3-22S | F4 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | JAXA | ||||
DSN-3 (Kirameki 3) | DSN / JSDF | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
4 November 23:18:40 [180] [249] [250] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Ionosfera-M №1 | IKI RAN | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
Ionosfera-M №2 | IKI RAN | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Kowsar [252] | SpaceOMID | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Vladivostok-1 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Altair | MSU | Low Earth (SSO) | Astronomical observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ HyperView-1G | Samara University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Khors 3, 4 | IKI RAN | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ MTUCI-1 | MTUCI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Norbi-3 | NSU | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ArcticSat-1 | NArFU | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CSTP-2.1, CSTP-2.11, CSTP-2.2 | Special Technology Center | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Gorizont | BGTU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Hod-Hod 1A | SpaceOMID | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Kolibri-S | Samara University | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Mordovia-IoT | Mordovian State University | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Nokhcho | Chechen State University | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Polytech Universe-4 | SPbPU | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Polytech Universe-5 | SPbPU | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ RTU MIREA 1 | RTU MIREA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Ruzaevka-390 | Mordovian State University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SamSat-ION 2 (SamSat-Ionosphere) | Samara University | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionosphere study | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SIT-2086 | Sitronics Group | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SIT-HSE | SPbSUT | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SITRO-AIS × 24 | Sitronics Group | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ TUSUR-GO | TUSUR | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Vizard-ion | MSU-STANDART | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ YUZGU-60 | SWSU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ZimSat-2 (AMAISAT) | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ASRTU-1 (Frendship ATURK) | HIT | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission. | ||||||||
5 November 02:29 [253] [215] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-389 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
SpaceX CRS-31 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 17 December 18:39:30 | Successful | |||
⚀ DENDEN-01 [255] | KU / UF / MU / ArkEdge Space | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ LignoSat | KyotoU | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ONGLAISAT [257] | TASA / UT | Low Earth | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ YODAKA [259] | UP Hanamaki | Low Earth | Educational / Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ YOMOGI [261] | Chiba Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Educational / Amateur Radio / Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
LignoSat is credited as the world's first wooden satellite. All CubeSats were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 9 December 2024. [262] | ||||||||
5 November 10:54 [263] [208] | Electron | "Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes" | Mahia LC-1B | Rocket Lab | ||||
Protosat-1 | E-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First of Four dedicated Electron launches for a confidential Customer. | ||||||||
7 November 20:19 [264] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-77 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
9 November 03:39 [177] [265] | Long March 2C | 2C-Y55 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
PIESAT-2A 01 | PIESAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
PIESAT-2B 01–03 | PIESAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
9 November 06:14 [266] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-10 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 20 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
11 November 04:03 [208] [267] | Kinetica 1 | Y5 | Jiuquan LS-130 | CAS Space | ||||
Shiyan 26A | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Shiyan 26B | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Shiyan 26C | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Jilin-1 Gaofen-05B-01 | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Jilin-1 Pingtai-02A-03 (Yiyatong) | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Yunyao-1 31-36 | CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
Xiguang-1 04 (Quehua-1) | XiopmSPACE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Xiguang-1 05 (Tianxianpei) | XiopmSPACE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Tianyan-24 (Liangping) | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
OmanSat 1 (Oman Zhineng Yaogan 1) | CAST / Star Vision | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
First flight of Kinetica 1 with a 3.35m fairing. | ||||||||
11 November 17:22 [268] [269] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-392 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Koreasat 6A (Mugunghwa 6A) | KT SAT | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Replacement for Koreasat 6. | ||||||||
11 November 21:28 [270] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-69 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 24 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
13 November 22:42 [186] [271] | Long March 4B | 4B-Y53 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | ||||
Haiyang-4A (Haiyang Yandu Tance) | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational | |||
The first stage is equipped with grid fins to mitigate the impacts on possible landing area. | ||||||||
14 November 05:23 [272] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-11 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 20 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
14 November 13:21 [273] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-68 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 24 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 November 15:13:18 [274] | Long March 7 | Y9 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
Tianzhou 8 | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space logistics | In orbit | Docked to TSS | |||
⚀ NaSat-4A | Tsinghua University | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | |||
⚀ NaSat-4B | Tsinghua University | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | |||
Seventh cargo resupply mission to Tiangong space station (TSS) | ||||||||
17 November 22:19 [275] [177] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-396 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Optus-X (TD7/ADS 01) | Optus | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
18 November 05:53 [276] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-12 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 20 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
18 November 18:31 [277] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-398 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2/CMS-03) | NSIL / Dish TV | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Initially planned to launch on LVM3, but shifted to Falcon 9 due to weight and scheduling issues. [278] | ||||||||
19 November 22:00:00 [279] | Starship | Flight 6 | Starbase OLP-A | SpaceX | ||||
Stuffed banana | SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Flight test | 18 November 23:05:31 | Successful | |||
Sixth Starship orbital test flight. A stuffed banana served as the Zero-G indicator, becoming Starship's first payload, though it remained within the vehicle for the duration of the flight. [280] | ||||||||
21 November 12:22 [281] | Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress MS-29 / 90P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
21 November 16:07 [282] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-66 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 24 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
400th Falcon 9 Launch. | ||||||||
24 November 05:25 [283] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-13 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 20 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
100th Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg. | ||||||||
24 November 23:39 [177] [284] | Long March 2C | 2C-Y57 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
Siwei Gaojing 2-03 (SuperView Neo 2-03) [286] | China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Siwei Gaojing 2-04 (SuperView Neo 2-04) | China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 November 03:55 [207] | Electron | "Ice AIS Baby" | Mahia LC-1 | Rocket Lab | ||||
⚀ Kinéis × 5 | Kinéis | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
Third of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. | ||||||||
25 November 10:02 [287] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-1 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First launch of Starlink Group 12 Satellites. | ||||||||
27 November 02:00 [186] [288] | Zhuque-2E | Y1 | Jiuquan LS-96 | LandSpace | ||||
Guangchuan-01 | TBA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Guangchuan-02 | TBA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Maiden flight of Zhuque-2E, featuring an upgraded second stage. | ||||||||
27 November 04:41 [289] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-76 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 24 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 November 21:50 [249] [290] | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Kondor-FKA №2 [292] | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
30 November 05:00 [293] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-65 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 24 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
30 November 08:10 [294] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group N-01 F9-404 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 20 | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Starshield × 2 (USA-438 - USA-439) | NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-126 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission) coupled with 20 Starlink Group N-01 satellites. The Fifth of eleven dedicated launches of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. [193] | ||||||||
30 November 14:25 [295] [177] [296] [297] | Long March 12 | Y1 | Wenchang Commercial LC-2 | CASC | ||||
Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 5A | GalaxySpace | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
JSW-03 | TBA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Maiden flight of Long March 12. [298] First launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site. First launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site's LC-2. It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation. | ||||||||
December | ||||||||
3 December 05:56 [177] [299] | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y103 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
TJS-13 (Huoyan-1 04) | SAST | Highly elliptical (Molniya) | Early warning | In orbit | Operational | |||
100th Long March 3B launch. | ||||||||
4 December 04:46 [300] [177] | Kuaizhou 1A Pro | Y30 | Xichang | ExPace | ||||
AIRSAT 08 (Zhongke 08/Haishao 1/Sea Sentinel-1) | CAS | VLEO | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Maiden flight of an upgraded version of Kuaizhou 1A, Kuaizhou 1A Pro. | ||||||||
4 December 10:13 [301] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-70 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 24 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
B1067 has become the first booster to launch for its 24th time. | ||||||||
4 December 17:59 [198] [302] | Soyuz-2.1b | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | |||||
Kosmos 2580 (Lotos-S1 №8) [304] [177] | VKS | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
1000th launch of the R-7 family of rockets from Plesetsk Cosmodrome.[ citation needed ] | ||||||||
5 December 00:29 [305] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-14 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 20 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Last Batch of Starlink Direct-to-Cell transponders of the Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellite constellation to be launched, completing the Starlink Direct-to-Cell Constellation. | ||||||||
5 December 04:41 [68] [208] [306] | Long March 6A | 6A-Y22 | Taiyuan LA-9A | CASC | ||||
Qianfan × 18 (G60 Polar Group 03) | SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Third batch of satellites for the 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails megaconstellation. | ||||||||
5 December 10:34 [307] [308] | PSLV-XL | C59 | Satish Dhawan FLP | NSIL | ||||
PROBA-3 Coronagraph | ESA | Highly elliptical | Solar observatory Coronagraph | In orbit | Operational | |||
PROBA-3 Occulter | ESA | Highly elliptical | Solar observatory Occulter | In orbit | Operational | |||
5 December 16:10 [309] [310] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-407 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
SXM-9 | Sirius XM | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Replacement for the partly-failed SXM 7. | ||||||||
5 December 21:20 [311] [312] | Vega-C | VV25 | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | ||||
Sentinel-1C | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Return to flight for Vega-C following the VV22 launch failure. Third Sentinel-1 satellite. Originally intended to launch on the Russian Soyuz launch vehicle; due to geopolitical factors, ESA moved Sentinel-1C to a Vega-C launch. | ||||||||
6 December 03:14 [313] [314] | Simorgh | Semnan LP-2 | ISA | |||||
Saman-1 | ISA | Low Earth | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Fakhr-1 | ISA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
8 December 05:12 [315] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
12 December 07:17 [316] | Long March 2D / YZ-3 | 2D-Y60 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
Gaosu Jiguang Zuanshi Xingzuo Shiyan Xitong (High-Speed Laser Diamond Constellation Test System) × 5 | CASC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
13 December 21:55 [317] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-2 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 22 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
16 December 10:00 [177] [318] [319] | Long March 5B / YZ-2 | 5B-Y6 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | ||||
Huliangwang Digui × 10 (SatNet LEO Group 01) | TBA | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First batch of satellites for the 13,000-satellite Guowang (Xingwang) megaconstellation. Maiden flight of Long March 5B / YZ-2 Variant. | ||||||||
16 December 18:50 [177] [320] | Long March 2D | 2D-Y99 | Taiyuan LA-9 | CASC | ||||
PIESAT-2 09–12 | PIESAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
The CZ-2D launcher flew with a 3.8m composite fairing for the first time. | ||||||||
17 December 00:51 [321] [322] [323] [324] [325] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-410 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
GPS III-07 Sally Ride (USA-440) | United States Space Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 (RRT-1) Mission. Named after American astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. GPS III-7, originally scheduled to launch on a ULA Vulcan rocket, was reassigned to the Falcon 9 following uncertainties in Vulcan's readiness. | ||||||||
17 December 10:30 [326] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-411 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starshield × 22 (USA-441 - USA-462) | NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
NROL-149 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). The Sixth of eleven dedicated launches of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. [193] | ||||||||
17 December 20:58 [327] [328] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-412 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
O3b mPOWER 7 (O3b FM27) | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
O3b mPOWER 8 (O3b FM28) | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
18 December 02:00 [329] | KAIROS | F2 | Spaceport Kii | Space One | ||||
TATARA-1 [331] | Terra Space | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 18 December 02:03 | Launch Failure | |||
⚀ ISHIKI [333] | Hiroo Gakuen | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 18 December 02:03 | Launch Failure | |||
⚀ SC-Sat1 | Space Cubics | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 18 December 02:03 | Launch Failure | |||
⚀ PARUS-T1A [335] | TASA | Low Earth | TBA | 18 December 02:03 | Launch Failure | |||
⚀ NARIT-Cube 1 | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | 18 December 02:03 | Launch Failure | |||
19 December 10:20 [336] [177] [337] | Ceres-1S | Y4 | Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang platform, South China Sea | Galactic Energy | ||||
Tianqi 33–36 | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
Mission designated "Loong". | ||||||||
20 December 15:12 [177] [338] | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y99 | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
TJS-12 (Qianshao-3 4) | CAST | Geosynchronous | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
21 December 11:34 [339] [340] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon-2 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
425 Project SAR Sat 2 | DAPA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
Jackal 3 | True Anomaly | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
LizzieSat-2 [341] | Sidus Space | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
LizzieSat-3 [341] | Sidus Space | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
ICEYE × 2 [343] | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Think Orbital 2 | Think Orbital | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Hawk 11A, 11B, 11C | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SC1 [345] | GITAI | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CTC 0 | Exotrail | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ CroCube [347] | EVO, Spacemanic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ LASARsat | DoSpace, Planetum | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ XCUBE-1 [349] | Xplore | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Tomorrow S3-S4 | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Djibouti 1B | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Pleiades-Orpheus | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Kaladin | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ONDOSAT-OWL 3–12 | ONDOSPACE | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to a 45-degree mid-inclination orbit, designated Bandwagon-2. Third of Five dedicated launches for DAPA 425 Project (425 Project Flight 3). CroCube is the first Croatian satellite. [350] | ||||||||
21 December 14:00 [351] | Electron | "Owl The Way Up" | Mahia LC-1B | Rocket Lab | ||||
StriX-2 | Synspective | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Sixth of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation. | ||||||||
23 December 05:35 [352] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-2 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 21 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 December 07:45:42 [353] | Soyuz-2.1b | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Resurs-P №5 [354] | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
2000th launch of the R-7 series of rockets since their introduction in 1957. | ||||||||
27 December 01:03 [208] [267] | Kinetica 1 | Y6 | Jiuquan LS-130 | CAS Space | ||||
DEAR-3 (B300-L01) | AZSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Launch Failure | |||
Yinglong 1 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Launch Failure | |||
Yangwang 2 | Origin Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Launch Failure | |||
Yixian-A | School of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Sun Yat-sen University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Launch Failure | |||
Yunyao-1 × 6 | CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Launch Failure | |||
⚀ CASAA-Sat | Université d'Aix-Marseille | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetosphere | In orbit | Launch Failure | |||
29 December 01:58 [355] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-3 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 22 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 December 05:00 [356] [357] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-416 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
AGILA (Philippines Sat 2) [358] | Astranis / Orbits Corp | SSTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | En route | |||
NuView A | Astranis / Anuvu | SSTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | En route | |||
NuView B | Astranis / Anuvu | SSTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | En route | |||
UtilitySat [359] | Astranis / Pacific Dataport | SSTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | En route | |||
Astranis Block 2 mission carrying four MicroGEO satellites, of which three are operated by Astranis and leased to paying customers, while UtilitySat is set to temporarily replace Astranis' Arcturus satellite after a malfunctioning of its solar arrays. [359] Mission Designated "Astranis: From One to Many". | ||||||||
30 December 16:30 [360] | PSLV-CA | C60 | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ||||
SPADEX A | ISRO | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
SPADEX B | ISRO | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
The POEM-4 non-deployable platform was hosted on the fourth stage. | ||||||||
31 December 05:39 [361] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-6 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 21 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
3 July 11:09 [362] | ILR-33 AMBER 2K | Andøya | Warsaw Institute of Aviation | ||||
Warsaw Institute of Aviation | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 July | Successful | |||
First Polish rocket to pass the Kármán line. Apogee: 101 km (63 mi). | |||||||
16 July [363] | Black Brant IX | MaGIXS-2 | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | |||
MaGIXS-2 | Marshall Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Heliophysics | 16 July | Successful | ||
Second flight of the Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrometer (MaGIXS). | |||||||
22 July [364] | RH-560 Mk-III | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | ||||
Air Breathing Propulsion Technology | ISRO | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 22 July | Successful | ||
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the second experimental flight for the demonstration of Air Breathing Propulsion Technology. Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
13 August 10:00 [365] | Terrier-Improved Malemute | ROCKSAT-X 2024 | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | |||
RockSat-X | Colorado Space Grant Consortium | Suborbital | Education | 13 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 164 km (102 mi). | |||||||
26 August 04:00 [366] | Black Brant IX | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | ||||
OAxFORTIS | Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 26 August | Successful | ||
Off Axis Far-ultraviolet Off Rowland-circle Telescope for Imaging and Spectroscopy (OAxFORTIS). Apogee: 272 km (169 mi). | |||||||
29 August 13:07 [367] [368] | New Shepard | NS-26 | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | |||
Blue Origin NS-26 | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 29 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 105.3 km (65.4 mi). | |||||||
2 September 09:41 [369] [370] [371] | Black Brant V | BOLT-1B | Andøya | MORABA | |||
BOLT-1B | JHUAPL | Suborbital | Laminar-turbulent transition | 2 September | Successful | ||
Boundary Layer Transition (BOLT) experiment. Apogee: 254 km (158 mi). | |||||||
3 September [372] | Black Brant IX | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | ||||
FURST | Montana State University | Suborbital | Solar VUV astronomy | 3 September | Successful | ||
6 September [373] | Agni-IV | Integrated Test Range | Ministry of Defence | ||||
Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Successful | |||
15 September 03:30 [374] | Toufan | Houthis | |||||
Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 15 September | Intercepted | ||
Apogee: 300 km (190 mi), targeted Israel. | |||||||
21 September [375] | RS-28 Sarmat | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 September | Launch failure | |||
25 September 00:44 [376] | DF-31? | Wenchang? | PLA Rocket Force | ||||
Live warhead | PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 km (620 mi), ICBM test launch into Pacific Ocean, 12,000 km (7,500 mi) downrange. | |||||||
28 September 18:00 [377] | Terrier-Oriole? | JAKE | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | |||
Department of Defense | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 28 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
1 October 13:09 [378] | SpaceLoft XL | SL-15 | Spaceport America | UP Aerospace | |||
FOP | NASA | Suborbital | Education | 1 October | Successful | ||
Several payloads of NASA’s Flight Opportunities program were on board. | |||||||
1 October 16:30 [379] | Shahab-3 / Emad / Kheibar Shekan / Ghadr-110 / Fattah-1 | ||||||
Suborbital | Missile launch | 1 October | Intercepted | ||||
Apogee: ~300 km (190 mi). About 181 missile launches. | |||||||
13 October 12:25:00 [380] | Starship | Flight 5 | Starbase OLP-A | SpaceX | |||
No payload | SpaceX | Suborbital | Flight test | 13 October 13:30:40 | Successful | ||
Fifth Starship orbital test flight. Successful controlled return of the Super Heavy booster to the launch site, caught by the arms of the launch tower. | |||||||
20 October 18:24 [381] | Aftershock II | Black Rock Desert | USCRPL | ||||
USCRPL | Suborbital | Student Rocket | 20 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 143.3 km (89.0 mi). [382] | |||||||
23 October 15:30 [383] | New Shepard | NS-27 | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | |||
Blue Origin NS-27 | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 23 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 101 km (63 mi) | |||||||
24 October 23:10 [384] | Terrier-Oriole? | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
Department of Defense | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 24 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
30 October 22:11 [385] | Hwasong-19 | Chongdong | KPA Strategic Force | ||||
KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 7,687 km (4,776 mi). | |||||||
6 November 07:01 [386] | Minuteman III | GT-251GM | Vandenberg LF-10 | AFGSC | |||
AFGSC | Suborbital | Test flight | 6 November | Successful | |||
Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll. | |||||||
8 November [387] | Palestine 2 | Houthis | |||||
Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 8 November | Intercepted | ||
Targeted Israel. | |||||||
8 November [388] | SpaceLoft XL | SL-20 | Spaceport America | UP Aerospace | |||
Cyclone-1 | Los Alamos National Laboratory | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 8 November | Successful | ||
After reaching apogee, a research payload was released and monitored by Laboratory scientists throughout its descent back to the Earth. | |||||||
10 November 21:36:00 [389] | Black Brant IX | VortEx 2 | Andøya | NASA | |||
VortEx | Clemson University | Suborbital | Vapor trail deployment | 10 November | Successful | ||
First of two launches for the Vorticity Experiment (VortEx) mission, carrying trimethylaluminum (TMA) vapor trails. Apogee: 358 km (222 mi). | |||||||
10 November 21:38:00 [389] | Terrier-Improved Orion | VortEx 2 | Andøya | NASA | |||
VortEx | Clemson University | Suborbital | Gravity wave research | 10 November | Successful | ||
Second of two launches for the VortEx mission, carrying payload instruments. Apogee: 144 km (89 mi). | |||||||
11 November 08:38 [390] | Red Kite/Improved Malemute | MAPHEUS 15 | Esrange | MORABA | |||
MAPHEUS-15 | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 11 November | Successful | ||
600th rocket launch from Esrange. Apogee: 309 km (192 mi). | |||||||
11 November [387] | Palestine 2 | Houthis | |||||
Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 11 November | Intercepted | ||
Targeted Israel. | |||||||
14 November 02:30:00 [391] | S-520 | S-520-34 | Uchinoura Space Center | JAXA | |||
DES2 | JAXA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 14 November | Successful | ||
Demonstration of rotating detonation engine system. Apogee: 217 km (135 mi). | |||||||
15 November [392] | LRAShM | Integrated Test Range | Ministry of Defence | ||||
Reentry vehicle | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 November | Successful | ||
Successful test of Indias first Long-Range Hypersonic Missile (LRAShM). | |||||||
21 November 03:00? [393] | Oreshnik | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
6 Warheads? | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile launch | 21 November | Successful | ||
Targeted the Ukrainian city of Dnipro | |||||||
22 November 15:30 [394] | New Shepard | NS-28 | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | |||
Blue Origin NS-28 | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Space tourism | 22 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 107 km (66 mi). Ninth crewed New Shepard flight. Crew of six. | |||||||
23 November 11:58 [395] | Black Brant IX | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | ||||
B-SPICE | University of Michigan | Suborbital | Spacecraft charging mitigation | 23 November | Successful | ||
Beam-Spacecraft Plasma Interaction and Charging Experiment (B-SPICE). [396] | |||||||
24 November [397] [398] | HASTE | "HASTE A La Vista" | MARS LC-2 | Rocket Lab | |||
HIPPO | Leidos | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 24 November | Successful | ||
First of four sub-Orbital launches for Leidos under the MACH-TB project. [399] | |||||||
26 November 05:00 [400] [401] | VSB-30 | Esrange | SSC | ||||
S1X-M16 | SSC | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 26 November | Successful | ||
SubOrbital Express Microgravity flight opportunity 16. Apogee: 256 km (159 mi). | |||||||
27 November [402] | K-4 | INS Arighaat | Indian Navy | ||||
Indian Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~500 km (310 mi). | |||||||
29 November 16:19 [403] [404] [405] | VS-30 | Barreira do Inferno Launch Center | Brazilian Space Agency | ||||
Department of Aerospace Science and Technology | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 November 2024 | Successful | |||
Testing tracking system | |||||||
5 December 06:05 [406] | Duqm-1 | Etlaq Spaceport | NASCOM | ||||
No payload | MTCIT | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 December | Successful | ||
Oman's First Suborbital test flight of commercial sounding rocket from its newly established Sounding Rockets Launchpad for commercial uses | |||||||
10 December [407] | MRBM | FEM-02 | Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | Missile target | 10 December | Successful | |||
Flight Experiment Mission-02 (FEM-02) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. SM-3 Block IIA target. | |||||||
10 December [408] | SM-3 Block IIA | FEM-02 | Andersen Air Force Base | United States Navy | |||
Kill vehicle | United States Navy | Suborbital | Interceptor | 10 December | Successful | ||
Flight Experiment Mission-02 (FEM-02) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Successful intercept. | |||||||
12 December 16:30 [409] | Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon | Cape Canaveral SLC-46 | United States Army / United States Navy | ||||
Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) | United States Army / United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Successful | ||
First live-fire event for the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon also known as Dark Eagle | |||||||
14 December 01:00 [410] | HASTE | STONEHENGE | MARS LC-2 | Rocket Lab | |||
TBA | TBA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 14 December | Successful |
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