This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the fourth quarter of the year 2025, including launches planned for 2025 without a specific launch date.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2025 in spaceflight. For launches before October 2025, see List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2025, List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2025, or List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2025.
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 3 October 14:06:50 [1] | | Starlink Group 11-39 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 7 October 06:46:10 [2] | | Starlink Group 10-59 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 8 October 03:54 [3] | | Starlink Group 11-17 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 11 October 02:15 [4] | | Y2 | | | |||
| | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 13 October 10:00 [5] | | 2D-Y92 | | | |||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 14 October 01:58:00 [6] | | F9-545/KF-03 | | | |||
| | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Last of three Falcon 9 launches for Project Kuiper. [7] | |||||||
| 14 October 16:30:00 [8] | | "Owl New World" | | | |||
| | Synspective | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 15 October 23:06:06 [9] | | F9-546 | | | |||
| | SDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Second of six launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1 (T1TL-C). | |||||||
| 16 October 01:33:00 [10] | | 8A-Y4 / SatNet LEO Group 12 | | | |||
| | CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 600th Long March rocket launch. | |||||||
| 16 October 09:27:10 [11] | | Starlink Group 10-52 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 17 October 07:10 [12] | | 6A-Y24/G60 Polar Group 18 | | | |||
| | SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 19 October 03:30 [13] | | Y8 | | | |||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | CAS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | CAS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 19 October 17:39:40 [14] | | Starlink Group 10-17 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1067) will become the first booster to launch 31 missions. | |||||||
| 19 October 19:24:00 [15] | | Starlink Group 11-19 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Included SpaceX's 10,000th Starlink satellite. SpaceX named this achievement "From Tintin to 10,000". | |||||||
| 22 October 14:16 [16] | | Starlink Group 11-5 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 23 October 14:30 [17] | | Y9 | | | |||
| | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 24 October 01:30 [18] [19] | | F9-551 | | | |||
| | Hisdesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| SpainSat NG II will replace Spainsat. Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1076) was expended in this mission. | |||||||
| 25 October 14:20:50 [20] | | Starlink Group 11-12 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 October 00:00:15 [21] | | F7 | | | |||
| | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics Technology demonstration | In orbit | Docked to ISS | ||
| ⚀ | Sapienza University of Rome | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
| ⚀ | UPAEP | Low Earth | Volcanoes monitoring | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
| ⚀ | Hokkaido University of Science | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
| ⚀ | KMUTNB | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
| ⚀ | Kyutech | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
| ⚀ | Universiti Teknologi MARA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
| ⚀ | Nihon University | Low Earth | Magnetosphere observation / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
| Maiden flight of H3 rocket in H3-24W Configuration, with four SRB's and a wide long fairing. First HTV-X resupply mission to ISS. 300th Mission to ISS. [23] CORAL, Gxiba-1, KNACKSAT-2, HMU-SAT2, LEOPARD, and UiTMSAT-2 are to be deployed into orbit from the ISS. Ten-Koh2 is to be deployed from HTV-X1 after its departure from the ISS. At 63 metres tall, H3-24W is the tallest rocket launched by Japan as of 2025. | |||||||
| 26 October 03:55 [24] | | | | ||||
| | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 October 15:00:40 [25] | | Starlink Group 10-21 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 500th launch of Falcon 9 Block 5. | |||||||
| 28 October 00:43:49 [26] | | Starlink Group 11-21 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 October 16:35:20 [27] | | Starlink Group 10-37 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 31 October 15:44:00 [28] | | 2F-Y21 | | | |||
| | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Human spaceflight | 14 November 2025 | Success | ||
| Returned early with Shenzhou 20 crew due to Shenzhou 20 spacecraft being damaged by space debris. | |||||||
| 31 October 23:30 [30] | | Starlink Group 11-23 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 2 November 05:09:59 [31] | | Bandwagon-4 [32] | | | |||
| | DAPA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Vast | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | ICEYE | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Fergani Space | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | CVC Electronic/CEVRO University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Starcloud | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ▫ | GUMUSH AeroSpace | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 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). | |||||||
| 2 November 11:56:00 [34] [35] [36] | | M5 | | | |||
| | Indian Navy | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| With a mass of 4.4 tonnes, GSAT-7R is the heaviest geostationary satellite to be launched on LVM3 by ISRO. After the Separation of GSAT-7R satellite, LVM3's CE-20 upper stage engine reignited for a second burn for the first time. Replacement Satellite for GSAT-7. | |||||||
| 3 November 03:47:00 [37] | | 7A-Y13 | | | |||
| | TBA | Medium Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 4 November 21:02:17 [38] [39] | | VA265 | | | |||
| | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Fourth Sentinel-1 satellite. [40] | |||||||
| 5 November 19:51:00 [41] | | "The Nation God Navigates" | | | |||
| | iQPS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Fifth of 11 dedicated launches to support the build out of iQPS’ planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. | |||||||
| 6 November 01:31:10 [42] | | Starlink Group 6-81 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 6 November 22:13:50 [43] | | Starlink Group 11-14 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 8 November 22:01:00 [44] | | HY6 | | | |||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 9 November 03:32:00 [45] [46] | | Y9 | | | |||
| | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 9 November 08:10:10 [47] | | Starlink Group 10-51 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 10 November 02:42:00 [48] | | Y3 / SatNet LEO Group 13 | | | |||
| | CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 10 November 04:02 [49] | | Y19 | | | |||
| | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 10 November 2025 | Launch Failure | ||
| | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 10 November 2025 | Launch Failure | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 10 November 2025 | Launch Failure | ||
| 4th stage shut down prematurely 510 seconds into the burn. | |||||||
| 11 November 03:21:00 [50] | | Starlink Group 6-87 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 13 November 20:55:01 [51] | | NG-2 | | | |||
| | Space Sciences Laboratory | Sun-Earth L2 to Areocentric | Magnetospheric science | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Space Sciences Laboratory | Sun-Earth L2 to Areocentric | Magnetospheric science | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ESCAPADE mission will study Mars' magnetosphere. Part of NASA's Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program. Second National Security Space Launch demonstration flight for New Glenn. ViaSat InRange Communication demonstrator from ViaSat will be attached to the New Glenn Second Stage. Second Orbital class booster to successfully complete an ASDS and vertical landing of a first stage, after Falcon 9. | |||||||
| 14 November 03:04:00 [52] | | AV-100 | | | |||
| | ViaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Last Geostationary launch of Atlas V rocket and for the Atlas rocket family as a whole. | |||||||
| 15 November 03:08:10 [54] | | Starlink Group 6-89 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 15 November 06:44:20 [55] | | Starlink Group 6-85 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 17 November 05:21:42 [56] | | F9-564 | | | |||
| | NASA / NOAA / EUMETSAT / ESA | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| The 500th successful launch of a flight-proven booster for the Falcon 9. | |||||||
| 19 November 00:12:20 [57] | | Starlink Group 6-94 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 19 November 04:01:00 [58] | | 2C-Y? | | | |||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 20 November 12:43:00 [59] | | "Follow My Speed" | | | |||
| | BlackSky Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 21 November 03:29:30 [60] | | Starlink Group 6-78 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 21 November 10:55 [61] | | 3B-Y? | | | |||
| | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 22 November 07:53:50 [62] | | Starlink Group 6-79 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 23 November 08:48:00 [63] | | Starlink Group 11-30 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First launch of 100th Falcon 9 First Stage Booster named B1100. | |||||||
| 25 November 04:11:00 [64] | | 2F-Y22 | | | |||
| | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | TBA | In orbit | Docked to TSS | ||
| Shenzhou 22 is the replacement spacecraft for Shenzhou 21 crew and will be launched without crew to replace Shenzhou 20 that was damaged by space debris. | |||||||
| 25 November 13:42:00 [65] [66] | | | | ||||
| | VKS | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | VKS | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | VKS | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 November 15:54:00 [68] [69] | | | | ||||
| | KASI / Ministry of Science and ICT | Low Earth (SSO,) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | KARI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Spaceliintech | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | ETRI | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | HANCOM InSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | UZURO Tech | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Cosmoworks | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Quaternion | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Seoul National University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Inha University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | KAIST | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Sejong University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Fourth planned launch of Nuri. Third CAS500 satellite, dedicated to space science and technology verification. [71] | |||||||
| 27 November 09:27:57 [72] | | | | ||||
| | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 73/74 | In orbit | Docked to ISS | ||
| The Soyuz booster is painted with drawing as an art project between Roscosmos and UNITY Cancer Patient Support Foundation and also the payload fairing is painted celebrating 25th year of continuous crew mission to ISS since the Soyuz TM-31 mission. Exhaust from the rocket damaged and collapsed a support arm at Site 31/6, causing it to collapse, resulting in an indefinite pause in further Soyuz launches from Baikonur. The damage did not impede the launch in any way. [73] | |||||||
| 28 November 18:44:30 [74] | | Transporter-15 | | | |||
| | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Impulse Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Varda Space Industries | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Loft Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Planet Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Planet Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Fergani Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Blue Skies Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Astronomy [77] | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Aerospacelab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Planet Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | OroraTech, ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | NASA [79] | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 28 November 2025 | Successful | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Prisma Electronics S.A. | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Nara Space Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Proteus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | SpeQtral / STFC [80] | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Unseen lab | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | ArkEdge Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | DLR | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Libre Space Foundation, ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TASA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | Budapest University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | IHI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-15. | |||||||
| 30 November 12:20 [81] | | 7A-Y10 | | | |||
| | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 1 December 07:44:10 [82] | | Starlink Group 6-86 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 1 December 17:21:00 [83] [84] | | VV28 | | | |||
| | KARI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Follow-on to KOMPSAT-3A. | |||||||
| 2 December 02:10:00 [85] | | Starlink Group 15-10 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 2 December 22:18:50 [86] | | Starlink Group 6-95 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 3 December 04:00 [87] | | Y1 | | | |||
| | LandSpace | Low Earth | Flight test | 3 December | Successful | ||
| Maiden flight of the Zhuque-3 orbital launch vehicle. [88] | |||||||
| 4 December 20:42:20 [89] | | Starlink Group 11-25 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 5 December 09:00 [90] | | Y? | | | |||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First Kuaizhou-1A Pro launch from Jiuquan. | |||||||
| 6 December 08:00 [91] | | 8A-Y5 / SatNet LEO Group 14 | | | |||
| | CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 7 December 17:58:00 [92] | | Starlink Group 11-15 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 8 December 22:11:00 [93] | | 6A-Y15/SatNet LEO Group 15 | | | |||
| | CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 8 December 22:26:10 [94] | | Starlink Group 6-92 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1067) became the first booster to launch 32 missions. | |||||||
| 9 December 03:41:00 [95] | | 4B-Y? | | | |||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 9 December 15:08:00 [96] | | 3B-Y119 | | | |||
| | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 9 December 19:16:00 [97] | | F9-577 | | | |||
| | NRO | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| NROL-77 Mission | |||||||
| 10 December 04:00:00 [98] | | Y11 | | | |||
| | MBRSC | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | EgSA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 10 December 11:40:30 [99] | | Starlink Group 15-11 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 11 December 22:01:20 [100] | | Starlink Group 6-90 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 11 December 23:00:00 [101] | | Y4/SatNet LEO Group 16 | | | |||
| | CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 13 December 01:05:00 [102] | | Y8 | | | |||
| | AZSpace | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| | TBA | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| A brand new wide fairing was used on this launch. | |||||||
| 14 December 03:09:00 [103] | | "RAISE And Shine" | | | |||
| | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| RAISE-4 is a part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-4 mission. | |||||||
| 14 December 05:49:00 [104] | | Starlink Group 15-12 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 15 December 05:25:10 [105] | | Starlink Group 6-82 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 16 December 03:17:00 [106] | | 4B-Y61 | | | |||
| | SASMAC | Low Earth | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 16 December 08:28:00 [108] | | LA-04/Leo-4 | | | |||
| | Amazon Leo | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Fifth of nine Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) launches on Atlas V. [109] | |||||||
| ↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | |||||||
| 17 December 02:10:00 [110] | | F8 | | | |||
| | CAO | Tundra | Navigation | ||||
| 17 December 05:01:00 [111] [112] | | VA266 | | | |||
| | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| 17 December 12:19:00 [113] | | Starlink Group 6-99 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
| 17 December 15:24:00 [114] | | Starlink Group 15-13 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
| 17 December 18:45 [115] [116] | | "SPACEWARD" | | | |||
| ⚀ | AEB / UFSC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ | UFMA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration / Educational | ||||
| ⚀ | Grahaa Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ | PION Labs | Low Earth | Navigation | ||||
| First private orbital launch from Alcântara. Maiden flight of Hanbit-Nano. | |||||||
| 18 December 05:00:00 [117] [118] | | | | ||||
| | U.S. Space Force | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| STP-S30 Mission. | |||||||
| 20 December 05:00:00 [119] | | Starlink Group 6-88 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
| 20 December 11:00 [120] | | Y10 | | | |||
| | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | ||||
| 23 December 14:00 [121] [122] | | | | ||||
| | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| 24 December 04:20:00 [124] | | M6 | | | |||
| | AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
| 100th launch planned to be done by ISRO, including 4 SLV-3, 4 ASLV, 63 PSLV, 18 GSLV, 8 LVM3 and 3 SSLV. BlueBird Block 2 Mission 1. | |||||||
| 25 December 22:00 [125] | | 8A-Y6 / SatNet LEO Group 17 | | | |||
| | CAST | Low Earth | Communications | ||||
| 26 December 16:00 [126] [127] | | | | ||||
| | CMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | ||||
| 28 December 13:18 [129] | | | | ||||
| | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | ||||
| | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | ||||
| | ISA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | ||||
| | IUST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ | SPbPU | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | ||||
| ⚀ | STC | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | STC | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | UNN, Lobachevsky University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | IKI RAN | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ | Samara University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | Amur State University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | Sputnix | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| ⚀ | Sitronics Group | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | ||||
| ⚀ | Sitronics Group | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ | Sputnix | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | Sakha Science Academy/Sputnix | Low Earth (SSO) | Educational/Amateur Radio | ||||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | MTUCI/Orbital Space/Sputnix | Low Earth (SSO) | Educational/Amateur Radio | ||||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ▫ | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| GK Launch Services Rideshare Mission. Marafon-D are demonstrator satellite for the Sfera constellation. | |||||||
| 28 December [131] [132] [ citation needed ] | | | | ||||
| | ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| Third COSMO-SkyMed 2nd Generation satellite. | |||||||
| 31 December 04:15:00 [133] [134] [135] | | C62 | | | |||
| | DRDO | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| | Orbital Paradigm | Low Earth (SSO) | Re-entry Capsule | ||||
| | EON Space Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Visible Astronomy | ||||
| Return to flight of PSLV after a launch failure on 18 May 2025. | |||||||
| December (TBD) [136] | | Y1 | | | |||
| | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| Maiden flight of Ceres-2. | |||||||
| December (TBD) [137] [ citation needed ] | | | | ||||
| | Bureau 1440 LLC | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | ||||
| First of many dedicated Soyuz-2 launches for Buerau 1440's Rassvet communication satellite constellation. | |||||||
| December (TBD) [138] | | "Bridging The Swarm" | | | |||
| | KASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| December (TBD) [139] [140] [141] | | | | ||||
| | Roscosmos | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | ||||
| Last launch of Proton-M in Proton-M/DM-03 Configuration. Future launches using DM-03 upper stage will fly on Angara A5 as Persei/Orion Upper stage from Plesetsk and Vostochny and is the last time the upper stage will fly from Baikonur. | |||||||
| December (TBD) [143] [144] | | 12A-Y1 | | | |||
| | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | ||||
| Maiden flight of the Long March 12A. | |||||||
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| Q4 (TBD) [145] [146] | | | | ||||
| | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | ||||
| Q4 (TBD) [147] [148] | | 2F-T6 | | | |||
| | CASC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| Fourth flight of the reusable experimental spacecraft. | |||||||
| Q4 (TBD) [149] | | FLTA007 | | | |||
| | Lockheed Martin | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| Second of up to 25 launches of Low Earth Orbit technology demonstration satellites to be built and operated by Lockheed Martin. | |||||||
| Q4 (TBD)[ citation needed ] [150] | | | | ||||
| | Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| Fourth of four dedicated launches for Capella Space. | |||||||
| Q4 (TBD) [151] [152] | | | | ||||
| ⚀ | IRGC | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | ||||
| Maiden flight from Chabahar Space Base. | |||||||
| Q4 (TBD) [153] [ failed verification ] | | | | ||||
| | VNSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| First launch of Epsilon S, an upgraded version of Epsilon that will have commonality with H3 rocket components. [156] | |||||||
| Q4 (TBD) [157] | | | | ||||
| | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
| | Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
| Q4 (TBD) [159] | | Y1 | | | |||
| | Space Pioneer | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | ||||
| Maiden flight of the Tianlong-3 launch vehicle. [160] [161] | |||||||
| Q4 (TBD) [162] | | Y1 | | | |||
| | Low Earth | ||||||
| Maiden flight of the Pallas-1 launch vehicle. [163] [164] | |||||||
| Q4 (TBD) [165] | | | | ||||
| | CAS | Low Earth | Flight test | ||||
| Maiden launch of Kinetica 2. First launch of the Qingzhou spacecraft. | |||||||
| Q4 (TBD) [ citation needed ] | | | | ||||
| | Deep Blue Aerospace | Low Earth | Flight test | ||||
| First flight of Nebula-1. | |||||||
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 1 October 00:28 | | JUSTIN | | | |||
| | Hypersonix | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 1 October | Successful | ||
| Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program. | |||||||
| 6 October 08:45 [166] | | ATHEAt | | | |||
| | | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 6 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 30 km (19 mi). | |||||||
| 8 October 13:40 | | NS-36 | | | |||
| | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Space tourism | 8 October | Successful | ||
| 15th crewed New Shepard flight. Crew of six. | |||||||
| 13 October 23:23:41 [167] | | Flight 11 | | | |||
| | SpaceX | Suborbital | Vehicle evaluation | 13 October | Successful | ||
| Eleventh Starship flight test. Last Launch of Starship Block 2 Version of Starship. This should be in the orbital list,as are previous flights. | |||||||
| 22 October [168] | | | | ||||
| | Russian Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | ICBM test | 22 October | Successful | ||
| Hit a target in the Kura Missile Test Range on the Kamchatka Peninsula, 6,700 km (4,163 mi) downrange. | |||||||
| 22 October [169] | | | | ||||
| | Russian Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | SLBM test | 22 October | Successful | ||
| Hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula. | |||||||
| 5 November 09:35 [170] | | GT-254GM | | | |||
| | AFGSC | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 November | Successful | ||
| Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll. | |||||||
| 12 November 04:05 [171] [172] | | MAPHEUS-16 | | | |||
| ⚀ | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 12 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 260 km (160 mi). First time DLR combined two Red Kite rocket motors for a launch. New payload record for this rocket: 500 kilograms lifted into microgravity. | |||||||
| 17 November [173] 17:46 | | ORIGIN II | | | |||
| | KTH | Suborbital | Nightglow observation | 17 November | Successful | ||
| Second flight of the ORIGIN launch campaign. | |||||||
| 18 November [175] 10:06 | | | | ||||
| | Wallops Flight Facility Andøya Space | Suborbital | Education | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Grand cHallenge MesOsphere Student rockeT (GHOST). | |||||||
| 18 November [176] 13:00 | | VAN (Prometheus Run) | | | |||
| | Hypersonix | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program. | |||||||
| 19 November [177] 14:00 | | SL-18 | | | |||
| | Los Alamos National Laboratory | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 19 November | Successful | ||
| Carried a Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) payload to an apogee of roughly of 116 km (72 mi). | |||||||
| 20 November 16:54 [178] [179] [180] | | | | ||||
| Stories and an artwork | STORIES of Space | Suborbital | Education and scientific testing | 20 november | Partial Launch Failure | ||
| Launched, but did not reached desired altitude. | |||||||
| 22 November [181] | | F3 | | | |||
| | AGH University of Kraków - AstroBio AGH | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 22 November | Partial Launch Failure | ||
| | Wojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 22 November | Partial Launch Failure | ||
| | Blue Dot Solutions | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 22 November | Partial Launch Failure | ||
| | AstroFarms | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 22 November | Partial Launch Failure | ||
| | TORAF | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 22 November | Partial Launch Failure | ||
| | SpaceForest | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 22 November | Partial Launch Failure | ||
| | AleBrowar | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 22 November | Partial Launch Failure | ||
| | Immortal Onion | Suborbital | 22 November | Partial Launch Failure | |||
| Flight interrupted after 29s | |||||||
| 23 November [191] [192] 09:52 | | | | ||||
| | University of New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric research | 23 November | Successful | ||
| Rocket Experiment for Neutral Upwelling (RENU) 3. | |||||||
| 28 November [193] | | | | ||||
| | ArianeGroup | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 28 November | Successful | ||
| 29 November [194] | | | | ||||
| | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Launch failure | ||
| ↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | |||||||
| November [192] | | | | ||||
| | University of Oslo | Suborbital | Plasma turbulence | ||||
| Investigation of CUSP Irregularities-5b. | |||||||
| 24 November [192] | | | | ||||
| | University of California, Berkeley | Suborbital | Solar observation | ||||
| Focusing Optics X-ray Solar Imager (FOXSI) | |||||||
| November (TBD) [195] | | | | ||||
| | KTH | Suborbital | Thermospheric research | ||||
| 2025 (TBD) [197] [198] | | | | ||||
| | Department of Aerospace Science and Technology | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | ||||
| 2025 (TBD) [199] | | | CNES | ||||
| | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | |||||
| Late 2025 (TBD) [200] | | | | ||||
| | SUAS Aerospace | Suborbital | |||||
| Pathfinder is Ireland’s first commercial rocket launch. | |||||||
| 2025 (TBD) [201] | | | | ||||
| | Reaction Dynamics | Suborbital | Test flight | ||||
| 2025 (TBD) [202] [203] | | | | ||||
| | Perigee Aerospace | Low Earth | Flight Test | ||||
| Suborbital test flight of the Blue Whale 1 orbital launch vehicle. | |||||||
| 2025 (TBD) [204] [205] | | | | ||||
| TBA | Equatorial Space | Suborbital | Microgravity research | ||||
| Maiden flight of Dorado. | |||||||
| 2025 (TBD) [206] [207] | | VS03 | | | |||
| | Inovor Technologies / Ascension / Southern Launch | Suborbital | Test flight | ||||
| ECO TEST VS03. Second of three test launches from Pad 1 at Whalers Way. Expected apogee: 200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
| 2025 (TBD) [206] [207] | | VS02 | | | |||
| | ATSpace | Suborbital | Test flight | ||||
| ECO TEST VS02. Third of three test launches from Pad 1 at Whalers Way. Launch vehicle previously tested under the name "Hapith I". [208] Expected apogee: 200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
| 2025 (TBD) [209] | | | | ||||
| TBA | TBA | Suborbital | TBA | ||||
| Second of two planned test flights. | |||||||
| 2025 (TBD) [210] [211] | | | | ||||
| | Suborbital | Test flight | |||||
| First Rapid Reusability demo launch. | |||||||
| 2025 (TBD) [210] [211] | | | | ||||
| | Suborbital | Test flight | |||||
| Second Rapid Reusability demo launch. | |||||||
| 2025 (TBD) [212] [213] | | | | ||||
| | T-Minus Engineering | Suborbital | Test flight | ||||
| First launch from the North Sea spaceport. Part of the EOS Demo #1 launch campaign. | |||||||
| 2025 (TBD) | | | | ||||
| | United States Naval Research Laboratory | Suborbital | Solar observation | ||||
| 2025 (TBD) [214] | | | TBA | ||||
| Suborbital | |||||||
| TBD [215] [216] | | V01 | | | |||
| | IAE | Suborbital | Flight test | ||||
| Suborbital flight for the qualification of the S50 engine for the VLM-1 orbital launch vehicle. | |||||||
| TBD [192] | | | | ||||
| | University of Colorado | Suborbital | Solar observation | ||||
| TBD [217] | | | | ||||
| | University of Surrey University of Portsmouth University of Southampton National Central University | Suborbital | Education and testing | ||||
| TBD [192] | | | NASA | ||||
| | University of Colorado | Suborbital | Astronomy | ||||
| TBD [195] | | S1X-5/M17 | | | |||
| | SSC | Suborbital | Microgravity research | ||||
| SubOrbital Express Microgravity flight opportunity 17. | |||||||
| TBD [195] | | | | ||||
| | DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | ||||
[I]n the second stage of the CAS500 development project, CAS500-3 for space science and technology verification (the Ministry of Science and ICT), CAS500-4 for wide-area agricultural and forestry observation (the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Rural Development Administration, and the Korea Forest Service), and CAS500-5 for the observation of water resources (the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Environment) will be launched, one by one.
Around thirty of the upgraded Glonass-K2 satellites (beginning with serial nr. 24L) are expected to be launched beginning in 2024, some flying solo on Soyuz-2 rockets, others in pairs on Angara-A5 rockets.