This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the third quarter of the year 2025, including launches planned for the third quarter of 2025 without a specific launch date.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2025 in spaceflight. For other launches in 2025, see List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2025, List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2025, or List of spaceflight launches in October–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 | |||||||
1 July 21:04 [1] [2] [3] [4] | ![]() | F9-499 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | EUMETSAT/ESA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology / Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
MTG-S1 hosts Sentinel-4 instruments. [5] The mission was switched from Ariane 6 to Falcon 9 in mid-2024. | |||||||
2 July 04:25 [6] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-25 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
500th launch of Falcon 9. This Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1067) became the first booster to reach 29 launches. | |||||||
3 July 09:35 [7] | ![]() | 4C-Y63 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
First launch of Long March 4C from Xichang since 20 May 2018. | |||||||
3 July 19:32 [8] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | ||
The Soyuz launch vehicle was painted white-blue and the fairings features an insignia dedicated to celebrate 50 years since the first crewed international space mission in history, the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project that launched on 15 July 1975. | |||||||
8 July 05:45 [9] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-28 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
13 July 05:04 [10] [11] | ![]() | F9-502 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | IAI | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
500th successful launch of Falcon 9. Mission designated: "Commercial GTO-1". | |||||||
14 July 21:34 [12] | ![]() | Y10 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | TSS logistics | In orbit | Docked to TSS | ||
16 July 02:30 [13] | ![]() | Starlink Group 15-2 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
16 July 06:10 [14] [15] | ![]() | F9-504/KF-01 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Kuiper Systems (Amazon) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
First of three Falcon 9 launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. | |||||||
19 July 02:00 [16] | ![]() | Starlink Group 17-3 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
22 July 21:12 [17] [18] | ![]() | F9-506 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
23 July 18:13 [19] | ![]() | F9-507 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | NASA/NOAA/USSF/NovaWurks | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | Skykraft | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | ESA/Tyvak International | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | Dartmouth college | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
TRACERS is part of NASA's Small Explorers program. [20] The ELaNa-64 mission consists of the REAL cubesat. | |||||||
25 July 05:54 [21] [22] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | RAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | RAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | ISA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | GK Geoskan | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | AO NPF Rateks | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | GK Geoskan | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | GK Geoskan | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | OOO STTs | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | OOO STTs | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | OOO STTs | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | OOO STTs/Baltic State Technical University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission. | |||||||
26 July 02:03 [25] [26] | ![]() | VV27 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | CNES | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | CNES | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
26 July 09:00 [31] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-26 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
27 July 02:00 [32] | ![]() | Starlink Group 17-2 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
27 July 10:04 [33] | ![]() | 6A-Y14 / SatNet LEO Group 05 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
29 July 04:10 [34] | ![]() | Y10 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Return flight of Hyperbola-1 from launch failure on 11 July 2024. | |||||||
29 July 21:30 [35] | ![]() | TestFlight 1 [36] | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Gilmour Space | Low Earth | Flight test | 29 July | Launch failure | ||
First flight of Eris, and first orbital launch from Bowen. First launch of an Australian developed launch vehicle. Was prepared for launch in mid May when the payload fairing was triggered accidentally. [37] | |||||||
30 July 03:37 [38] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-29 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
30 July 07:49 [39] [40] | ![]() | 8A-Y3 / SatNet LEO Group 06 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | CAST/SECM | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
First flight of Long March 8A from Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site. | |||||||
30 July 12:10 [41] | ![]() | F16 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() ![]() | NASA / ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
First GSLV Mk II launch to LEO. First Mission between ISRO and NASA. | |||||||
31 July 02:00 [42] | ![]() | Y34 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SUPARCO | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
31 July 16:25 [43] | ![]() | Starlink Group 13-4 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | 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 | |||||||
1 August 15:43 [44] | ![]() | F9-512 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() (Endeavour) | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 73 / 74 | In orbit | Docked to ISS | ||
Eleventh operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS. | |||||||
4 August 07:57 [45] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-30 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
4 August 10:21 [11] [46] | ![]() | Y2 / SatNet LEO Group 07 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | CAST/Galaxy Space | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
5 August 04:10 [47] | ![]() | "The Harvest Goddess Thrives" | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | iQPS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Fourth of eight dedicated launches to support the build out of iQPS’ planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. | |||||||
8 August 16:30 [48] | ![]() | Y6 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Geespace | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | Geespace | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | Geespace | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
11 August 12:35 [15] [49] | ![]() | F9-514/KF-02 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Second of three Falcon 9 launches for Project Kuiper. First launch of Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1091), The first Falcon Heavy center core capable of flying in a single-stick Falcon 9 configuration, this booster configuration will support some Falcon 9 launches before it will be reconfigured to support Falcon Heavy. | |||||||
13 August 00:37 [3] [50] | ![]() | VA264 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | EUMETSAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology / Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
First of six MetOp-SG launches. [52] It carries the Sentinel-5 instrument on board. | |||||||
13 August 00:56 [53] | ![]() | V-003 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | AFRL | Geosynchronous | Navigation technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | USSF | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
USSF-106 Mission. Maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur VC4S Configuration. First NSSL mission for Vulcan Centaur. [57] | |||||||
13 August 06:00 [11] [58] | ![]() | 5B-Y8/SatNet LEO Group 08 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
14 August 05:05 [59] | ![]() | Starlink Group 17-4 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
14 August 12:29 [60] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-20 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
B1085 became the first booster to complete 10 missions within its first year of use, with Starlink Group 10-20 lifting off 359 days after B1085 debuted on Starlink Group 10-5. | |||||||
15 August 01:17 [61] | ![]() | Y3 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 15 August | Launch failure | ||
17 August 08:55 [62] | ![]() | 4C-Y64 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
17 August 14:15 [63] | ![]() | 6A-Y10 / SatNet LEO Group 09 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
18 August 16:26 [64] | ![]() | Starlink Group 17-5 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
19 August 07:33 [65] | ![]() | Y10 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | China Science and Technology Satellite Group Co., Ltd. | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | Shaanxi Novi Beidou Information Technology Co., Ltd. | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | Thumbsat | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | Thumbsat | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
20 August 17:13 [66] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Biological science | In orbit | Operational | ||
30-day mission to observe the effects of the Van Allen radiation belts on mice. [67] First flight of Bion-M Spacecraft since 2013, a derivative of the Vostok spacecraft. | |||||||
21 August 09:32 [68] [69] [70] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | VKS | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
22 August 03:50 [71] [72] | ![]() | F9-518 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | USSF | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
USSF-36 Mission. | |||||||
22 August 17:04 [73] | ![]() | Starlink Group 17-6 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
23 August 22:42 [74] | ![]() | "Live, Laugh, Launch" | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | EchoStar | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
24 August 06:45 [75] | ![]() | F9-520 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | ||
⚀ ![]() | Abema / Yoshimoto Kogyo | Low Earth (ISS) | Entertainment | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | Gifu University | Low Earth | Educational | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | Rymansat | Low Earth (ISS) | Music composition | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ ![]() | Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth (ISS) | Amateur radio / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
The mission will fly with a "boost trunk" with extra propellant and engines to perform re-boosts of the ISS over a period of several months. ASC, Dragonfly, GHS-01, RSP-03, and STARS-Me2 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 19 September 2025. [76] | |||||||
25 August 20:00 [77] | ![]() | 8A-Y2 / SatNet LEO Group 10 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
26 August 18:53 [78] | ![]() | F9-521 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | LUXEOps / MAE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation/Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | Pixxel | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | Dhruva Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
26 August 23:30 [79] | ![]() | Flight 10 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | TBA | Vehicle evaluation | 27 August 00:36:30 | Successful | ||
Tenth Starship flight test | |||||||
27 August 10:50 [80] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-56 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
28 August 05:49 [81] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-11 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1067) become the first booster to launch 30 missions. | |||||||
30 August 04:59 [82] | ![]() | Starlink Group 17-7 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
31 August 11:49 [83] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-14 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | 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 | |||||||
2 September 20:30 [84] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Israel Ministry of Defence | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
3 September 02:30 [85] | ![]() | Starlink Group 17-8 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
3 September 11:00 [86] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-22 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
5 September 02:35 [87] | ![]() | 3C-Y20 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
5 September 11:35 [88] | ![]() | Y15 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
Eros-2 was on board in this flight. | |||||||
5 September 13:56 [89] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-57 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
500th launch and landing of an orbital class booster. | |||||||
6 September 16:35 [90] | ![]() | 6A-Y12 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (Polar) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (Polar) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (Polar) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
6 September 18:06 [91] | ![]() | Starlink Group 17-9 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
300th Starlink launch. | |||||||
8 September 19:48 [92] | ![]() | Y7 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Geespace | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
9 September 02:00 [93] | ![]() | 7A-Y14 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SAST | Medium Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
10 September 13:12 [94] | ![]() | F9-530 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
First of six launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1 (T1TL-B Mission). [95] [96] | |||||||
11 September 15:54 [8] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | ||
12 September 00:56 [97] [98] [99] | ![]() | F9-531 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | PSN | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
With a mass of 7.8 tonnes, Nusantara Lima is the second heaviest commercial geostationary satellite to have ever launched and Nusantara Lima is the heaviest Satellite to launched into GTO by Falcon 9. | |||||||
13 September 02:10 [100] [101] [102] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() (GLONASS-K 18L (K1 №6) ) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() (Mozhaets-6) | Mozhaiskiy Military Space Academy of St. Petersburg | Medium Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
13 September 15:40 [103] | ![]() | Starlink Group 17-10 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
14 September 22:11 [104] [105] | ![]() | F9-533 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() S.S. William "Willie" C. McCool | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | ||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (ISS) | TBA | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
⚀ ![]() | Yale University | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
⚀ ![]() | Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
⚀ ![]() | University of California, Berkeley | Low Earth (ISS) | Radio Astronomy | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
⚀ ![]() | Rhodes College | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (ISS) | TBA | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
⚀ ![]() | Cornell University | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology Demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
⚀ ![]() | Chiba Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Aurora observation | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
⚀ ![]() | Association of the Global Science Education | Low Earth | Education / Amateur radio | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
⚀ ![]() | Kyushu Institute of Technology / Kyushu University | Low Earth | Aurora observation | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
Named after NASA astronaut William C. McCool. Third of Four Cygnus spacecraft to be launched via Falcon 9. First flight of Cygnus XL spacecraft. The ELaNa-58 mission, consisting of the BLAST, EagleSat-2, QubeSat-2 and RHOK-SAT cubesats, launched on this flight. | |||||||
16 September 01:20 [106] | ![]() | 2C-Y87 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
Return to flight of YZ-1S after a Partial Failure on 13 March 2024 carrying DRO-A & B. | |||||||
18 September 09:30 [107] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-61 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
18 September 15:00 [108] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Launch failure | ||
19 September 15:40 [109] | ![]() | Starlink Group 17-12 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
21 September 09:53 [110] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-27 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | |||||||
22 September 17:35 [111] | ![]() | F9-537 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | ||||
NROL-48 Mission (NRO Proliferated Architecture Mission). Eleventh batch of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. [112] | |||||||
23 September 08:15 [113] | ![]() | Y8 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Geespace | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation Communications | ||||
23 September 11:30 [114] | ![]() | F9-538 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | NASA | Sun–Earth L1 | Heliophysics | ||||
![]() | NASA | Sun–Earth L1 | Exosphere research | ||||
![]() | NOAA | Sun–Earth L1 | Space weather | ||||
Part of the Solar Terrestrial Probes program. Under NASA's SMD Rideshare Initiative, two secondary spacecraft will be launched along with IMAP to the Sun–Earth L1 point. | |||||||
25 September 08:36 [115] | ![]() | Starlink Group 10-15 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
25 September 12:09 [116] | ![]() | KA-03/Kuiper-3 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
Fourth of nine Project Kuiper launches on Atlas V. [117] | |||||||
26 September 01:55 [118] | ![]() | Starlink Group 17-11 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
26 September 19:20 [119] | ![]() | 2D-Y | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
100th launch of Long March 2D. | |||||||
September (TBD) [120] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | ||||
September (TBD) [122] | ![]() | Starlink Group 11-25 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | ||||
September (TBD) [ citation needed ] | ![]() | Bandwagon-4 [123] | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | DAPA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | ||||
![]() | Vast | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | ||||
⚀ ![]() | 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). | |||||||
September (TBD) [125] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Flight test | ||||
Maiden launch of Kinetica 2. First launch of the Qingzhou spacecraft. | |||||||
September (TBD) [126] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | UFMA | ||||||
First private orbital launch from Alcântara. Maiden flight of Hanbit-Nano. [127] Aims to be the first Brazilian satellite successfully launched from Alcantara. | |||||||
September (TBD) [ citation needed ] | ![]() | Y8 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | AZSpace | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | ||||
September (TBD) [11] | ![]() | Y1 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
Maiden flight of Ceres-2. |
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
5 July 06:00 [128] [129] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | The Arctic University of Norway Andøya Space | Suborbital | Atmospheric observation | 5 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 125 km (78 mi). | |||||||
12 July 02:40 [130] [131] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | jtSPACE | Suborbital | Rocket technology demonstration | 12 July | Failure | ||
First launch from Taiki by the Japanese subsidiary of Taiwanese company tiSPACE. | |||||||
15 July 03:00 [132] | ![]() | S-310-46 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | JAXA | Suborbital | Ionosphere observation | 15 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 110 km (68 mi). | |||||||
18 July 19:00 [133] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | University of Colorado | Suborbital | Solar observation | 18 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 350 km (220 mi). | |||||||
24 July [134] 01:30? | ![]() | MUFFIN | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | MDA? | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 24 July | Successful | ||
3 August 12:42 [135] [136] | ![]() | NS-34 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Space tourism | 3 August | Successful | ||
14th crewed New Shepard flight. Crew of six. | |||||||
12 August 10:00 [137] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA Wallops Flight Facility | Suborbital | Education | 12 August | Successful | ||
20 August [138] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | ||
22 August [139] 06:10 | ![]() | CPS FT-3R | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Department of Defense | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 August | Successful | ||
Hypersonic Flight Test-3 (FT-3R). | |||||||
28 August [140] 02:43 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | The Aerospace Corporation | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 August | Successful | ||
First of three launches for the Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus (TOMEX-Plus). [141] | |||||||
28 August 02:44 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | The Aerospace Corporation | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 August | Successful | ||
Second of three launches for TOMEX-Plus. | |||||||
28 August 02:48 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | The Aerospace Corporation | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 August | Successful | ||
Third of three launches for TOMEX-Plus. | |||||||
18 September [142] 13:00 | ![]() | NS-35 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 18 September | Successful | ||
This was the 12th and final mission for the RSS H.G. Wells Crew Capsule. | |||||||
↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | |||||||
September (TBD) ~23:00 [143] | ![]() | JAKE 4 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Hypersonix | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | ||||
First of four contracted launches for Leidos. | |||||||
September (TBD) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | United States Naval Research Laboratory | Suborbital | Solar observation | ||||
September (TBD) [144] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | ||||
September (TBD) [145] | ![]() | ![]() | TBA | ||||
Suborbital | |||||||
TBD [144] | ![]() | ORIGIN II | ![]() | TBA | |||
![]() | KTH | Suborbital | Nightglow observation | ||||
Second flight of the ORIGIN launch campaign. | |||||||
TBD [147] [148] | ![]() | V01 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | IAE | Suborbital | Flight test | ||||
Suborbital flight for the qualification of the S50 engine for the VLM-1 orbital launch vehicle. | |||||||
TBD [149] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | University of Colorado | Suborbital | Solar observation | ||||
TBD [150] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | University of Surrey University of Portsmouth University of Southampton National Central University | Suborbital | Education and testing |
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.