Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4

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Space Launch Complex 4
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SLC-4 with Falcon 9 Block 5 on launch pad at SLC-4E in March 2025 before the launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4
Launch site Vandenberg Space Force Base
Location 34°37′59″N120°36′47″W / 34.633°N 120.613°W / 34.633; -120.613
Time zone UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)
 UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Short nameSLC-4
Operator
Total launches310
Launch pad(s)2 (1 became a landing zone for Falcon 9)
Orbital inclination
range		55–145° [1]
SLC-4 (PALC-2-4 / SLC-4E) launch history
StatusActive
Launches217
First launch14 August 1964
Atlas-Agena D (KH-7 Gambit 4010)
Last launch19 September 2025
Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink G17-12)
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rockets
LZ-4 (PALC-2-3 / SLC-4W) landing history
StatusActive
Landings28 (28 successful, 0 failure)
First landing7 October 2018 (SAOCOM 1A)
Last landing26 August 2025 (NAOS
+ 7 rideshares)
Associated
rockets		 Falcon 9
SLC-4W (PALC-2-3) launch history
StatusRepurposed
Launches93
First launch12 July 1963
Atlas-Agena D (KH-7 Gambit 4001)
Last launch18 October 2003
Titan 23G (USA-172 / DMSP)
Associated
rockets		 Atlas-Agena, Atlas SLV-3, Titan IIID, Titan 23G
Launch sites at Vandenberg Space Force Base
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4
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Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4) is a launch and landing site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. It has two pads, both of which are used by SpaceX for Falcon 9, one for launch operations, and the other as Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) for SpaceX landings.

Contents

The complex was previously used by Atlas and Titan rockets between 1963 and 2005. It consisted of two launch pads: Space Launch Complex 4 West (SLC-4W, formerly PALC-2-3) and Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E, formerly PALC-2-4). Both pads were built for use by Atlas-Agena rockets, but were later rebuilt to handle Titan rockets. The designation SLC-4 was applied at the time of the conversion to launch Titan launch vehicles. [2]

Both pads at Space Launch Complex 4 are currently leased by SpaceX. SLC-4E is leased as a launch site for the Falcon 9 rocket, which first flew from Vandenberg on 29 September 2013, following a 24-month refurbishment program which had started in early 2011. [3] [4] SpaceX began a five-year lease of Launch Complex 4 West in February 2015 in order to use that area as a landing pad to bring back VTVL return-to-launch-site (RTLS) first-stage boosters of the reusable Falcon 9 launch vehicle. That pad was later named by SpaceX as Landing Zone 4 and first used operationally for a Falcon 9 booster landing in 2018.

SLC-4E

Atlas-Agena

The first launch from PALC2-4 occurred on 14 August 1964, when a KH-7 satellite was launched by an Atlas-Agena D. After 27 Atlas-Agena launches, the last of which was on 4 June 1967, the complex was deactivated. [5]

Titan IIID

During 1971 the complex was reactivated and refurbished for use by the Martin Marietta Titan III launch vehicles. The Titan IIID made its maiden flight from SLC-4E on 15 June 1971, launching the first KH-9 Hexagon satellite. [6] The first KH-11 Kennan satellite was launched from the complex on 19 December 1976. [7] All 22 Titan IIIDs were launched from SLC-4E, with the last occurring on 17 November 1982.

Titan 34D

The complex was then refurbished to accommodate the Martin Marietta Titan 34D. Seven Titan 34Ds were launched between 20 June 1983, and 6 November 1988. [8] SLC-4E hosted one of the most dramatic launch accidents in US history when a Titan 34D-9 carrying a KH-9 photoreconnaissance satellite exploded a few hundred feet above the pad on 18 April 1986. The enormous blast showered the launch complex with debris and toxic propellant (hydrazine and dinitrogen tetroxide), resulting in extensive damage. 16 months after the accident, the pad was back in commission when it hosted a successful launch of a KH-11 satellite. [9] [10]

Titan IV

The last Titan variant to use the complex was the Titan IV, starting on 8 March 1991, with the launch of Lacrosse 2. On 19 October 2005, the last flight of a Titan rocket occurred, when a Titan IVB was launched from SLC-4E, with an Improved Crystal satellite. Following this launch, the complex was deactivated, having been used for 68 launches. [11] [12]

Falcon 9

SpaceX refurbished SLC–4E for Falcon 9 launches in a 24-month process that began in early 2011. [3] The draft environmental impact assessment with a finding of "no significant impact" was published in February 2011. [3] Demolition began on the pad's fixed and mobile service towers in summer 2011. [4]

By late 2012, SpaceX anticipated that the initial launch from the Vandenberg pad would be in 2013, with the larger variant Falcon 9 v1.1. [13] As the pad was nearing completion in February 2013, the first launch was scheduled for summer 2013, [14] but was delayed until September 2013.

SLC-4W

SLC-4W started operations in 1963 as Space Launch Complex 4W, and continued as an operational launch site through 2003. In 2015, SpaceX started conversion of the launch site into Landing Zone LZ-4. Landing operations commenced in 2018 at LZ-4.

Atlas-Agena

The first launch to use what is now SLC-4 occurred on 12 July 1963, when an Atlas LV-3 Agena-D launched the first KH-7 Gambit reconnaissance satellite, from PALC-2-3. Twelve Atlas-Agenas launches were conducted from PALC-2-3, with the last occurring on 12 March 1965.

Titan IIIB

Following this, it was rebuilt as SLC-4W, a Titan launch complex. The first Titan launch from SLC-4W was a Titan IIIB, on 29 July 1966. All 68 Titan IIIB launches occurred from SLC-4W, with the last on 12 February 1987.

Titan 23G

After the retirement of the Titan IIIB, it became a Titan 23G launch site, and twelve Titan II launches, using the 23G orbital configuration, were conducted between 5 September 1988 and 18 October 2003. Following the retirement of the Titan 23G, SLC-4W was deactivated. 93 rockets were launched from SLC-4W.

SLC-4W was the site of the launch of Clementine, the only spacecraft to be launched from Vandenberg to the Moon, which was launched by a Titan 23G on 25 January 1994.

LZ-4

Development history

SpaceX signed a five-year lease of Launch Complex 4W in February 2015, in order to use the area to land reusable launch vehicles at the pad. The location is being used for vertical landing of Return-To-Launch-Site (RTLS) first-stage boosters of the Falcon 9 rockets that are launched from the adjacent SLC-4E launch pad. [15] [16] This novel use of SLC-4W had initially surfaced in July 2014 when NASASpaceFlight.com published that SpaceX was considering leasing SLC-4W for use as a RTLS vertical-landing facility for reusable first-stage boosters. [17]

Principal structures on the pad were demolished in September 2014 as construction of the landing pad began and was completed sometime around 2017. [18]

Detailed landing history

After performing return-to-launch-site (RTLS) landings at its two Cape Canaveral Space Force Station landing pads, Landing Zones 1 and 2, [16] [19] the company initially planned to attempt the first West Coast booster landing at Vandenberg AFB with the fourth Iridium NEXT satellite launch in December 2017, but ultimately opted for an expendable mission. [20] [21]

In July 2018, SpaceX filed an FCC permit to communicate with a Falcon 9 first stage post-landing at SLC-4W, hinting at a potential RTLS landing, for the SAOCOM 1A mission. [22] This launch was later rescheduled to October 8, 2018. [15] Publicly announced through FCC permits and sonic boom warnings, SpaceX renamed SLC-4W as Landing Zone 4 ahead of the first landing attempt. The landing of a Falcon 9 first stage booster successfully occurred at Landing Zone 4 in October 2018, following the launch of the Argentinian SAOCOM 1A satellite. [15]

Launch and landing statistics

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Atlas-Agena (1964–1967)

All flights operated by the United States Air Force.

No.DateTime (UTC)Launch vehicleConfigurationPayloadResultRemarks
114 August 196422:00 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-3802 (KH-7)SuccessFirst launch from PALC-2-4.
223 September 196413:10 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-4262 (KH-7)Success
38 October 1964Unknown Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-4036 (KH-7)FailureElectrical short caused Agena to shut down 1.5 seconds after staging and ignition, leading to range safety protocols being activated.
44 December 196418:57 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-4439 (KH-7)Success
53 April 196521:25 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D SNAP-10A SuccessPart of the Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power program, designed to study radioisotope thermoelectric generators and nuclear power in space. Only American nuclear reactor to be launched into space so far, and first demonstration of an ion thruster in orbit.
628 April 196520:17 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-4983 (KH-7)Success
727 May 196519:30 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-5236 (KH-7)Success
825 June 196519:30 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-5501 (KH-7)Success
912 July 196519:00 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-5810 (KH-7)FailureProgrammer error caused accidental sustainer engine shutdown alongside booster engine cutoff, causing vehicle to lose thrust and impact the Pacific Ocean.
103 August 196519:12 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-5698 (KH-7)Success
1130 September 196519:20 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-7208 (KH-7)Success
128 November 196519:26 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-6232 (KH-7)Success
1319 January 196620:10 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-7253 (KH-7)Success
1415 February 196613:04 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-1184 (KH-7)Success
1518 March 196620:30 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-0879 (KH-7)Success
1619 April 196619:12 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-0910 (KH-7)Success
1714 May 196618:30 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-1950 (KH-7)Success
183 June 196619:25 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-1577 (KH-7)Success
1912 July 196617:57 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-1850 (KH-7)Success
2016 August 196618:30 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-1832 (KH-7)Success
2116 September 196617:59 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-1686 (KH-7)Success
2212 October 196619:15 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-2055 (KH-7)Success
232 November 196620:23 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-2070 (KH-7)Success
245 December 196621:09 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-1890 (KH-7)Success
252 February 196720:00 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-4399 (KH-7)Success
2622 May 196718:30 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-4321 (KH-7)Success
274 June 196718:07 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-4360 (KH-7)SuccessFinal Atlas flight from PALC-2, and last flight of the KH-7.

Titan III and IV (1971–2005)

All flights operated by the United States Air Force.

No.DateTime (UTC)Launch vehicleS/N and configurationPayloadResultRemarks
2815 June 197118:41 Titan IIID 3D-1OPS-8709 (KH-9)SuccessMaiden flight of the Titan IIID and first launch of the KH-9 Hexagon. First boostered Titan launch from Vandenberg and first launch as SLC-4E.
2920 January 197218:36 Titan IIID 3D-2OPS-1737 (KH-9)Success
307 July 197217:46 Titan IIID 3D-5OPS-7293 (KH-9)Success
3110 October 197218:03 Titan IIID 3D-3OPS-8314 (KH-9)Success
329 March 197321:00 Titan IIID 3D-6OPS-8410 (KH-9)Success
3313 July 197320:22 Titan IIID 3D-7OPS-8261 (KH-9)Success
3410 November 197320:12 Titan IIID 3D-8OPS-6630 (KH-9)Success
3510 April 197420:20 Titan IIID 3D-9OPS-6245 (KH-9)Success
3629 October 197419:30 Titan IIID 3D-4OPS-7122 (KH-9)Success
378 June 197518:30 Titan IIID 3D-10OPS-6381 (KH-9)Success
384 December 197520:30 Titan IIID 3D-13OPS-5547 (KH-9)Success
398 July 197618:30 Titan IIID 3D-14OPS-4699 (KH-9)Success
4019 December 197618:19 Titan IIID 3D-15OPS-5705 (KH-11)SuccessMaiden flight of the KH-11 Kennan, and first Key Hole launch without a capsule return planned.
4127 June 197718:30 Titan IIID 3D-17OPS-4800 (KH-9)Success
4226 March 197818:40 Titan IIID 3D-20OPS-0460 (KH-9)Success
4314 June 197818:23 Titan IIID 3D-18OPS-4515 (KH-11)Success
4416 March 197918:30 Titan IIID 3D-21OPS-3854 (KH-9)Success
457 February 198021:10 Titan IIID 3D-19OPS-2581 (KH-11)Success
4618 June 198018:30 Titan IIID 3D-16OPS-3123 (KH-9)Success
473 September 198118:29 Titan IIID 3D-22OPS-3984 (KH-11)Success
4811 May 198218:35 Titan IIID 3D-24OPS-5642 (KH-9)Success
4917 November 198221:18 Titan IIID 3D-23OPS-9627 (KH-11)SuccessLast flight of the Titan IIID.
5020 June 198318:45 Titan 34D 34D-5OPS-0721 (KH-9)SuccessFirst Titan 34D flight from Vandenberg.
5125 June 198418:47 Titan 34D 34D-4USA-2 (KH-9)SuccessFinal successful KH-9 launch.
524 December 198418:03 Titan 34D 34D-6USA-6 (KH-11)Success
5328 August 198521:20 Titan 34D 34D-7 KH-11 FailurePropellant leak in core stage caused LR-87 to shut down, leading to loss of control and RSO protocols 272 seconds after launch.
5418 April 198618:45 Titan 34D 34D-9 KH-9 FailureFinal launch of the KH-9 and of a Key Hole satellite using film return capsules. Booster segment joint failure caused SRB to explode 8 seconds after launch, destroying the vehicle and damaging SLC-4E and 4W with showering debris. Failure garnered attention thanks to similarities to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which occurred only three months before.
5526 October 198721:32 Titan 34D 34D-15USA-27 (KH-11)Success
566 November 198818:03 Titan 34D 34D-14USA-33 (KH-11)SuccessFinal Titan 34D flight from Vandenberg and last west coast Titan III launch.
578 March 199112:03 Titan IV K-5, 403AUSA-69 (Lacrosse)SuccessFirst Titan IV launch from Vandenberg.
588 November 199107:07 Titan IV K-8, 403AUSA-72, USA-74, USA-76, and USA-77 (NOSS and SLDCOM)Success
5928 November 199221:34 Titan IV K-3, 404AUSA-86 (KH-11)Success
602 August 199319:59 Titan IV K-11, 403A3 NOSS and SLDCOMFailureImproperly repaired solid rocket booster led to explosion 101 seconds after launch, destroying the vehicle. [23]
615 December 199521:18 Titan IV K-15, 404AUSA-116 (KH-11)Success
6212 May 199621:32 Titan IV K-22, 403AUSA-119 to USA-124 (NOSS, SLDCOM, and TiPS)Success
6320 December 199618:04 Titan IV K-13, 404A NROL-2 Success NRO launch. KH-11 satellite, also known as USA-129. First acknowledged launch by the National Reconnaissance Office from Vandenberg.
6424 October 199702:32 Titan IV A-18, 403A NROL-3 Success NRO launch. Lacrosse satellite, also known as USA-133. Last Titan IV-A flight from SLC-4E.
6522 May 199909:36 Titan IV B-12, 404B NROL-8 Success NRO launch. Misty satellite, also known as USA-144. First Titan IV-B launch from SLC-4E.
6617 August 200023:45 Titan IV B-28, 403B NROL-11 Success NRO launch. Lacrosse satellite, also known as USA-152.
675 October 200121:21 Titan IV B-34, 404B NROL-14 Success NRO launch. KH-11 satellite, also known as USA-161.
6819 October 200518:05 Titan IV B-26, 404B NROL-20 Success NRO launch. KH-11 satellite, also known as USA-186. Final Titan IV launch from SLC-4E, final Titan launch from Vandenberg, and final flight of the Titan family.

Falcon 9 (since 2013)

All flights operated by SpaceX.

No.DateTime (UTC)Launch vehicleBooster flight [a] PayloadResultRemarks
6929 September 201316:00 Falcon 9 v1.1 1003 CASSIOPE [24] [25] SuccessMaiden flight of the Falcon 9 v1.1 and first SpaceX flight from Vandenberg. First civilian launch from SLC-4E. First commercial Falcon 9 flight, using fairings instead of carrying a Dragon capsule.
7017 January 201618:32 Falcon 9 v1.1 1017 Jason-3 [26] [27] SuccessPart of the Jason satellite series, aiming to study oceanography. Collaboration between NASA, NOAA, and CNES. Final flight of Falcon 9 v1.1, and first attempt at a west coast first stage landing, using first deployment of drone ship Just Read the Instructions. Landing leg lock failed to latch, causing stage to tip over.
7114 January 201717:54 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 1029.1 Iridium NEXT-1 SuccessFirst Vandenberg launch of Falcon 9 Full Thrust and first launch since the AMOS-6 explosion at SLC-40 in September 2016. First successful west coast booster landing.
7225 June 201720:25 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 1036.1 Iridium NEXT-2 Success
7324 August 201718:50 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 1038.1 FORMOSAT-5 [28] SuccessOriginally scheduled to launch on a Falcon 1e from Omelek Island in 2013.
749 October 201712:37 Falcon 9 Block 4 1041.1 Iridium NEXT-3 SuccessFirst Falcon 9 Block 4 launch from Vandenberg.
7523 December 201701:27 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 1036.2 Iridium NEXT-4 SuccessFirst west coast reflight of a booster. Originally planned to be return-to-launch-site but later cancelled. [20] [29] Booster expended via water landing. [30]
7622 February 201814:17 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 1038.2 Paz [31] and Starlink Tintin A & B [32] SuccessFirst test launch of Starlink satellites, carrying two "Tintin" probes. First recovery of a Falcon 9 fairing. last west coast Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight.
7730 March 201814:13 Falcon 9 Block 4 1041.2 Iridium NEXT-5 SuccessBooster expended via water landing. [33]
7822 May 201819:47 Falcon 9 Block 4 1043.2 Iridium-NEXT-6 and GRACE-FO SuccessCollaboration between NASA and DLR for GRACE-FO, launched as rideshare and designed to study gravitational anomalies. Last Falcon 9 Block 4 launch from Vandenberg. Booster expended via water landing.
7925 July 201811:39 Falcon 9 Block 5 1048.1 Iridium NEXT-7 SuccessFirst Falcon 9 Block 5 launch from Vandenberg.
808 October 201802:21 Falcon 9 Block 5 1048.2 SAOCOM 1A SuccessFirst land landing on SpaceX's at Landing Zone 4 in SLC-4W.
813 December 201818:34 Falcon 9 Block 5 1046.3 SSO-A Success
8211 January 201915:31 Falcon 9 Block 5 1049.2 Iridium NEXT-8 Success
8312 June 201914:17 Falcon 9 Block 5 1051.2 RADARSAT Constellation SuccessSet of three Earth observation satellites by the Canadian Space Agency.
8421 November 202017:17 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.1 Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich SuccessPpart of ESA's Copernicus Programme series of earth observation satellites. First Sentinel launch from the United States.
8514 September 202103:55 Falcon 9 Block 5 1049.10 Starlink Group 2–1SuccessFirst Starlink launch from Vandenberg,
8624 November 202101:21 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.3 Double Asteroid Redirection Test SuccessFirst of two Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment missions by NASA and ESA, aimed at demonstrating and studying impacting for asteroid defense at 65803 Didymos. Compliments the 2024 launch of Hera. First artificial object to change a celestial body's orbit. First Falcon 9 launch to another celestial body outside Earth's Hill sphere, and first successful launch from SLC-4 to heliocentric orbit. [34]
8718 December 202112:41 Falcon 9 Block 5 1051.11 Starlink Group 4–4Success
882 February 202220:27 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.1 NROL-87 Success NRO launch. Unknown satellite, also known as USA-326.
8925 February 202217:12 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.4 Starlink Group 4–11Success
9017 April 202213:13 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.2 NROL-85 Success NRO launch. Two Intruder satellites, sharing the designation USA-327.
9113 May 202222:07 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.5 Starlink Group 4–13Success
9218 June 202214:19 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.3 SARah 1Success
9311 July 202201:39 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.6 Starlink Group 3–1Success
9422 July 202217:39 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.4 Starlink Group 3–2Success
9512 August 202221:40 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.10 Starlink Group 3–3Success
9631 August 202205:40 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.7 Starlink Group 3–4Success
975 October 202223:10 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.5 Starlink Group 4–29Success
9828 October 202201:14 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.8 Starlink Group 4–31Success
9916 December 202211:46 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.6 Surface Water and Ocean Topography SuccessJoint mission between NASA and CNES, designed to survey ocean topography.
10030 December 202207:38 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.11 EROS-C3 Success
10119 January 202315:43 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.1 Starlink Group 2–4Success
10231 January 202316:15 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.7 Starlink Group 2–6SuccessCarried the ION SCV-009 cubesat deployer as a secondary payload.
10317 February 202319:12 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.9 Starlink Group 2–5Success
1043 March 202318:38 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.12 Starlink Group 2–7Success
10517 March 202319:26 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.8 Starlink Group 2–8Success
1062 April 202314:29 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.2 SDA Tranche 0A Success
10715 April 202306:48 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.10 Transporter 7 SuccessFirst SpaceX Transporter mission of satellite ridesharing to launch from Vandenberg.
10827 April 202313:40 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.13 Starlink Group 3–5Success
10910 May 202320:09 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.3 Starlink Group 2–9Success
11020 May 202313:16 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.11 Iridium NEXT-9 and OneWeb #19 Success
11131 May 202306:02 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.14 Starlink Group 2–10Success
11212 June 202321:35 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.9 Transporter 8 Success
11322 June 202307:19 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.4 Starlink Group 5–7Success
1147 July 202319:29 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.12 Starlink Group 5–13Success
11520 July 202304:09 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.10 Starlink Group 6–15Success
1168 August 202303:57 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.5 Starlink Group 6–20Success
11722 August 202309:37 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.15 Starlink Group 7–1Success
1182 September 202314:25 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.13 SDA Tranche 0B Success
11912 September 202306:57 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.11 Starlink Group 7–2Success
12025 September 202308:48 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.6 Starlink Group 7–3Success
1219 October 202307:23 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.14 Starlink Group 7–4Success
12221 October 202308:23 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.16 Starlink Group 7–5Success
12329 October 202309:00 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.7 Starlink Group 7–6Success
12411 November 202318:49 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.12 Transporter 9 Success
12520 November 202310:30 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.15 Starlink Group 7–7Success
1261 December 202318:19 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.17 425 Project Flight 1 Success
1278 December 202308:03 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.13 Starlink Group 7–8Success
12824 December 202313:11 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.8 SARah 2 & 3 [35] Success
1293 January 202403:44 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.1 Starlink Group 7–9Success
13014 January 202408:59 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.18 Starlink Group 7–10Success
13124 January 202400:35 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.16 Starlink Group 7–11Success
13229 January 202405:57 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.9 Starlink Group 7–12Success
13310 February 202400:34 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.14 Starlink Group 7–13Success
13415 February 202421:34 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.2 Starlink Group 7–14Success
13523 February 202404:11 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.19 Starlink Group 7–15Success
1364 March 202422:05 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.5 Transporter 10 Success
13711 March 202404:09 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.17 Starlink Group 7–17Success
13819 March 202402:28 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.10 Starlink Group 7–16SuccessCarried two Starshield as secondary payloads. [36] [37]
1392 April 202402:30 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.15 Starlink Group 7–18Success
1407 April 202402:25 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.6 Starlink Group 8–1Success
14111 April 202414:25 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.3 USSF-62 SuccessLaunch for the United States Space Force. First launch of a Weather System Follow-on Mircrowave satellite, designed to succeed the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
1422 May 202418:36 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.20 WorldView Legion 1 and 2 Success
14310 May 202404:30 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.4 Starlink Group 8–2Success
14414 May 202418:39 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.18 Starlink Group 8–7Success
14522 May 202408:00 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.16 NROL-146 Success NRO launch. 21 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-354 to USA-374.
14628 May 202422:20 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.7 EarthCARE SuccessPart of the Earth Explorer Programme, designed to study clouds, aerosols, solar radiation and infrared radiation. Collaboration between ESA and JAXA.
1478 June 202412:58 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.21 Starlink Group 8–8Success
14819 June 202403:40 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.5 Starlink Group 9–1Success
14924 June 202403:47 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.11 Starlink Group 9–2Success
15029 June 202403:14 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.8 NROL-186 Success NRO launch. 21 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-375 to USA-395.
15112 July 202402:35 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.19 Starlink Group 9–3Failure Oxygen leak in upper stage resulted in engine disintegration during second burn. All 20 satellites deployed, but mishap shortened lifespan to operational uselessness.
15228 July 202409:22 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.17 Starlink Group 9–4Success
1534 August 202407:24 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.6 Starlink Group 11–1Success
15412 August 202402:02 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.22 ASBM 1 & ASBM 2 Success
15516 August 202418.56 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.12 Transporter 11 Success
15631 August 202408:48 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.9 Starlink Group 9–5Success
1576 September 202403:20 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.20 NROL-113 Success NRO launch. 21 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-400 to USA-420.
15813 September 202401:45 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.18 Starlink Group 9–6Success
15920 September 202413:50 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.13 Starlink Group 9–17Success
16025 September 202404:01 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.10 Starlink Group 9–8Success
16115 October 202408:21 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.19 Starlink Group 9–7Success
16220 October 202405:13 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.7 OneWeb #20 Success
16324 October 202417:13 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.21 NROL-167 Success NRO launch. 17 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-421 to USA-437.
16430 October 202412:07 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.14 Starlink Group 9–9Success
1659 November 202406:14 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.11 Starlink Group 9–10Success
16614 November 202405:23 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.8 Starlink Group 9–11Success
16718 November 202405:53 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.20 Starlink Group 9–12Success
16824 November 202405:25 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.15 Starlink Group 9–13Success
16930 November 202408:10 Falcon 9 Block 5 1088.1 NROL-126 Success NRO launch. 2 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-438 and USA-439. Launched alongside 20 Starlink satellites.
1705 December 202403:05 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.12 Starlink Group 9–14Success
17113 December 202421:55 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.9 Starlink Group 11–2Success
17217 December 202413:49 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.22 NROL-149 Success NRO launch. 22 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-441 to USA-462.
17321 December 202411:34 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.21 Bandwagon-2 Success
17429 December 202401:58 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.16 Starlink Group 11–3Success
17510 January 202503:53 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.22 NROL-153 Success NRO launch. 21 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-463 to USA-483.
17614 January 202519:09 Falcon 9 Block 5 1088.2 Transporter 12 Success
17721 January 202515:45 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.10 Starlink Group 11–8Success
17824 January 202514:07 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.23 Starlink Group 11–6Success
1791 February 202523:02 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.17 Starlink Group 11–4Success
18011 February 202502:09 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.23 Starlink Group 11–10Success
18123 February 202501:38 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.11 Starlink Group 15–1Success
18212 March 202503:10 Falcon 9 Block 5 1088.3 SPHEREx & PUNCH SuccessPart of the Explorer program. SPHEREx designed to create a survey of infrared galaxy spectra, PUNCH designed to study the outer solar corona.
18315 March 202506:43 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.13 Transporter 13 Success
18421 March 202506:49 Falcon 9 Block 5 1088.4 NROL-57 Success NRO launch. 11 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-487 to USA-497.
18526 March 202522:11 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.24 Starlink Group 11–7Success
1864 April 202501:02 Falcon 9 Block 5 1088.5 Starlink Group 11–13Success
1877 April 202523:06 Falcon 9 Block 5 1093.1 Starlink Group 11–11Success
18812 April 202512:25 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.24 NROL-192 Success NRO launch. 22 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-499 to USA-520.
18920 April 202512:29 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.12 NROL-145 Success NRO launch. 22 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-523 to USA-544. First NRO launch under NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1.
19028 April 202520:42 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.25 Starlink Group 11–9Success
19110 May 202500:19 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.14 Starlink Group 15–3Success
19213 May 202501:15 Falcon 9 Block 5 1088.6 Starlink Group 15–4Success
19316 May 202513:43 Falcon 9 Block 5 1093.2 Starlink Group 15–5Success
19423 May 202522:32 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.18 Starlink Group 11–16Success
19527 May 202516:57 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.13 Starlink Group 17–1Success
19631 May 202520:10 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.25 Starlink Group 11–18Success
1974 June 202523:40 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.26 Starlink Group 11–22Success
1988 June 202514:20 Falcon 9 Block 5 1088.7 Starlink Group 15–8Success
19913 June 202501:54 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.15 Starlink Group 15–6Success
20017 June 202503:36 Falcon 9 Block 5 1093.3 Starlink Group 15–9Success
20123 June 202521:25 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.26 Transporter 14 Success
20228 June 202517:13 Falcon 9 Block 5 1088.8 Starlink Group 15–7Success
20316 July 202502:05 Falcon 9 Block 5 1093.4 Starlink Group 15–2Success
20419 July 202503:52 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.14 Starlink Group 17–3Success
20523 July 202518:13 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.16 TRACERS + 5 ridesharesSuccessPart of the Explorer program, designed to observe the solar wind and how it forms.
20627 July 202504:31 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.19 Starlink Group 17–2Success
20731 July 202518:35 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.27 Starlink Group 13–4Success
20814 August 202505:05 Falcon 9 Block 5 1093.5 Starlink Group 17–4Success
20918 August 202516:26 Falcon 9 Block 5 1088.9 Starlink Group 17–5Success
21022 August 202517:04 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.17 Starlink Group 17–6Success
21126 August 202518:53 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.27NAOS (LUXEOSys)
+ 7 rideshares		Success
21230 August 202504:59 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.15 Starlink Group 17–7Success
2133 September 202503:51 Falcon 9 Block 5 1097.1 Starlink Group 17–8Success
2146 September 202518:06 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.20 Starlink Group 17–9Success
21510 September 202514:12 Falcon 9 Block 5 1093.6 SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer B Success
21613 September 202517:55 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.28 Starlink Group 17–10Success
21719 September 202516:31 Falcon 9 Block 5 1088.10 Starlink Group 17–12Success

Upcoming launches

Planned dateLaunch vehiclePayload
22 September 2025 Falcon 9 Block 5 NROL-48
26 September 2025 Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 17–11
September 2025 Falcon 9 Block 5 Bandwagon-4
16 November 2025 Falcon 9 Block 5 Sentinel-6B

SLC-4W and LZ-4

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Atlas and Titan launches

All flights prior to November 1963 operated by the United States Navy. All flights afterwards operated by the United States Air Force.

No.DateTime (UTC)Launch vehicleConfigurationPayloadResultRemarks
112 July 196320:46 Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3 / Agena-DOPS-1467 (KH-7)SuccessFirst launch from PALC-2, and first flight of the KH-7 Gambit.
26 September 196319:30 Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3 / Agena-DOPS-1947 (KH-7)Success
325 October 196318:59 Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3 / Agena-DOPS-2196 (KH-7)Success
418 December 196321:45 Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3 / Agena-DOPS-2372 (KH-7)Success
525 February 196418:59 Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3 / Agena-DOPS-2423 (KH-7)Success
611 March 196420:14 Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3 / Agena-DOPS-3435 (KH-7)Success
723 April 196416:19 Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3 / Agena-DOPS-3473 (KH-7)Success
819 May 196419:21 Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3 / Agena-DOPS-3592 (KH-7)Success
96 July 196418:51 Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3 / Agena-DOPS-3684 (KH-7)Success
1023 October 196418:30 Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3 / Agena-DOPS-4384 (KH-7)Success
1123 January 196520:09 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-4703 (KH-7)Success
1212 March 196519:25 Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-DOPS-4920 (KH-7)SuccessFinal Atlas launch from PALC-2-3.
1329 July 196618:43 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-3014 (KH-8)SuccessMaiden flight of the Titan IIIB and first orbital Titan flight from Vandenberg. First launch as SLC-4W and maiden flight of the KH-8 Gambit-3.
1428 September 196619:12 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-4096 (KH-8)Success
1514 December 196618:14 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-8968 (KH-8)Success
1624 February 196719:55 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-4204 (KH-8)Success
1726 April 196718:00 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-4243 (KH-8)FailureProbable fuel line obstruction led to loss of thrust in second stage, causing failure to reach orbit and impacting the Pacific Ocean 600 miles downrange.
1820 June 196716:19 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-4282 (KH-8)Success
1916 August 196717:02 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-4886 (KH-8)Success
2019 September 196718:28 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-4941 (KH-8)Success
2125 October 196719:15 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-4995 (KH-8)Success
225 December 196718:45 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-5000 (KH-8)Success
2318 January 196819:04 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-5028 (KH-8)Success
2413 March 196819:55 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-5057 (KH-8)Success
257 April 196817:00 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-5105 (KH-8)Success
265 June 196817:31 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-5138 (KH-8)Success
276 August 196816:33 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-5187 (KH-8)Success
2810 September 196818:30 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-5247 (KH-8)Success
296 November 196819:10 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-5296 (KH-8)Success
304 December 196819:23 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-6518 (KH-8)Success
3122 January 196919:10 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-7585 (KH-8)Success
324 March 196919:30 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-4248 (KH-8)Success
3315 April 196917:30 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-5310 (KH-8)Success
343 June 196916:49 Titan IIIB Titan IIIB / Agena-DOPS-1077 (KH-8)Success
3523 August 196916:00 Titan IIIB Titan III(23)B / Agena-DOPS-7807 (KH-8A)Success
3614 October 196918:10 Titan IIIB Titan III(23)B / Agena-DOPS-8455 (KH-8A)Success
3714 January 197018:43 Titan IIIB Titan III(23)B / Agena-DOPS-6531 (KH-8A)Success
3815 April 197015:52 Titan IIIB Titan III(23)B / Agena-DOPS-2863 (KH-8A)Success
3925 June 197014:50 Titan IIIB Titan III(23)B / Agena-DOPS-6820 (KH-8A)Success
4018 August 197014:45 Titan IIIB Titan III(23)B / Agena-DOPS-7874 (KH-8A)Success
4123 October 197017:40 Titan IIIB Titan III(23)B / Agena-DOPS-7568 (KH-8A)Success
4221 January 197118:28 Titan IIIB Titan III(23)B / Agena-DOPS-7776 (KH-8A)Success
4321 March 197103:45 Titan IIIB Titan III(33)B / Agena-DOPS-4788 (Jumpseat)Success
4422 April 197115:30 Titan IIIB Titan III(23)B / Agena-DOPS-7899 (KH-8A)Success
4512 August 197115:30 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-8607 (KH-8A)Success
4623 October 197117:16 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-7616 (KH-8A)Success
4716 February 197209:59 Titan IIIB Titan III(33)B / Agena-DOPS-1844 (Jumpseat)FailureUnknown failure caused vehicle to fail to reach orbit.
4817 March 197217:00 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-1678 (KH-8A)Success
4920 May 197215:30 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-6574 (KH-8A)FailureAgena suffered from pressurization failure, causing failure to reach orbit.
501 September 197217:44 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-8888 (KH-8A)Success
5121 December 197217:45 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-3978 (KH-8A)Success
5216 May 197316:40 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-2093 (KH-8A)SuccessPayload notable for being used to assess damage to Skylab during ascent prior to Skylab 2's docking.
5326 June 197317:00 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-4018 (KH-8A)FailureFirst stage fuel take suffered rupture 11 seconds after launch, causing vehicle to break up.
5421 August 197316:07 Titan IIIB Titan III(33)B / Agena-DOPS-7724 (Jumpseat)Success
5527 September 197317:15 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-6275 (KH-8A)Success
5613 February 197418:00 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-6889 (KH-8A)Success
576 June 197416:30 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-1776 (KH-8A)Success
5814 August 197415:35 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-3004 (KH-8A)Success
5910 March 197504:41 Titan IIIB Titan III(34)B / Agena-DOPS-2439 (Jumpseat)Success
6018 April 197516:48 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-4883 (KH-8A)Success
619 October 197519:15 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-5499 (KH-8A)Success
6222 March 197618:14 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-7600 (KH-8A)Success
632 June 197620:56 Titan IIIB Titan III(34)B / Agena-DOPS-7837 (SDS)Success
646 August 197622:21 Titan IIIB Titan III(34)B / Agena-DOPS-7940 (SDS)Success
6515 September 197618:50 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-8533 (KH-8A)Success
6613 March 197718:41 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-4915 (KH-8A)Success
6723 September 197718:34 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-7471 (KH-8A)Success
6825 February 197805:00 Titan IIIB Titan III(34)B / Agena-DOPS-6031 (Jumpseat)Success
695 August 197805:00 Titan IIIB Titan III(34)B / Agena-DOPS-7310 (SDS)Success
7028 May 197918:14 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-7164 (KH-8A)Success
7113 December 198016:04 Titan IIIB Titan III(34)B / Agena-DOPS-5805 (SDS)Success
7228 February 198119:15 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-1166 (KH-8A)Success
7324 April 198121:32 Titan IIIB Titan III(34)B / Agena-DOPS-7225 (Jumpseat)Partial failureSpacecraft failed to separate from Agena, hampering operations.
7421 January 198219:36 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-2849 (KH-8A HB)Success
7515 April 198318:45 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-2925 (KH-8A)Success
7631 July 198315:41 Titan IIIB Titan III(34)B / Agena-DOPS-7304 (Jumpseat)Success
7717 April 198418:45 Titan IIIB Titan III(24)B / Agena-DOPS-8424 (KH-8A)SuccessFinal flight of the KH-8.
7828 August 198418:03 Titan IIIB Titan III(34)B / Agena-DUSA-4 (SDS)Success
798 February 198506:10 Titan IIIB Titan III(34)B / Agena-DUSA-9 (SDS)Success
8012 February 198706:40 Titan IIIB Titan III(34)B / Agena-DUSA-21 (SDS)SuccessFinal flight of the Titan IIIB, and final flight of an Agena upper stage.
815 September 198809:25 Titan 23G Titan II(23)GUSA-32 (Singleton)SuccessMaiden flight of the Titan 23G.
826 September 198901:49 Titan 23G Titan II(23)GUSA-45 (Singleton)Success
8325 April 199208:53 Titan 23G Titan II(23)GUSA-81 (Singleton)Success
845 October 199317:56 Titan 23G Titan II(23)G / Star-37XFP Landsat 6 FailurePart of the Landsat program, aimed at providing research-oriented photographs of Earth. First civilian launch from SLC-4W. Star-37 failed to ignite, causing failure to put payload in orbit.
8525 January 199416:34 Titan 23G Titan II(23)G Clementine SuccessCollaboration between NASA and the BMDO. Designed to perform long-term tests of instruments as well as exploring the Moon and asteroid 1620 Geographos. First launch to another celestial body from Vandenberg and first dedicated American mission to the Moon since the Apollo Program. [b] Payload failed prior to mission to Geographos.
864 April 199716:47 Titan 23G Titan II(23)G / Star-37S USA-131 (DMSP)Success
8713 May 199815:52 Titan 23G Titan II(23)G / Star-37XFP NOAA-15 SuccessPart of the Advanced TIROS-N series of weather satellites for NOAA. Launched as NOAA-K. First TIROS launch on a Titan.
8820 June 199902:15 Titan 23G Titan II(23)G QuickSCAT Success Earth observation satellite designed to observe wind speed and direction over oceans.
8922 December 199917:38 Titan 23G Titan II(23)G / Star-37XFP USA-147 (DMSP)Success
9021 September 200010:22 Titan 23G Titan II(23)G / Star-37XFP NOAA-16 SuccessPart of the Advanced TIROS-N series of weather satellites for NOAA. Launched as NOAA-L.
9124 June 200218:23 Titan 23G Titan II(23)G / Star-37XFP NOAA-17 SuccessPart of the Advanced TIROS-N series of weather satellites for NOAA. Launched as NOAA-M. Final civilian launch from SLC-4W prior to LZ-4 conversion.
926 January 200314:19 Titan 23G Titan II(23)G Coriolis SuccessCollaboration between the NRL and AFRL. Earth observation satellite designed to observe wind speed and direction over oceans, as well as observing solar wind.
9318 October 200316:17 Titan 23G Titan II(23)G / Star-37XFP USA-172 (DMSP)SuccessFinal flight of the Titan 23G. Final Titan II launch and last Titan flight without solid rocket boosters. Final launch from SLC-4W prior to conversion to LZ-4.

Falcon 9 landings

All landings operated by SpaceX.

No.Date (UTC)Launch vehicleBooster flight [a] Launch sitePayloadResult
18 October 2018 Falcon 9 Block 5 1048.2SLC-4E SAOCOM 1A Success
212 June 2019 Falcon 9 Block 5 1051.2SLC-4E RADARSAT Constellation Success
321 November 2020 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.1SLC-4E Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Success
42 February 2022 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.1SLC-4E NROL-87 Success
517 April 2022 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.2SLC-4E NROL-85 Success
618 June 2022 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.3SLC-4E SARah 1Success
716 December 2022 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.6SLC-4E SWOT Success
830 December 2022 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.11SLC-4E EROS-C3 Success
92 April 2023 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.2SLC-4E SDA Tranche 0A Success
1015 April 2023 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.10SLC-4E Transporter 7 Success
1112 June 2023 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.9SLC-4E Transporter 8 Success
122 September 2023 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.13SLC-4E SDA Tranche 0B Success
1311 November 2023 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.12SLC-4E Transporter 9 Success
141 December 2023 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.17SLC-4E 425 Project Flight 1 Success
1524 December 2023 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.8SLC-4E SARah 2 & 3Success
164 March 2024 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.5SLC-4E Transporter 10 Success
1711 April 2024 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.3SLC-4E USSF-62 Success
182 May 2024 Falcon 9 Block 5 1061.20SLC-4E WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Success
1928 May 2024 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.7SLC-4E EarthCARE Success
2016 August 2024 Falcon 9 Block 5 1075.12SLC-4E Transporter 11 Success
2120 October 2024 Falcon 9 Block 5 1082.7SLC-4E OneWeb #20 Success
2221 December 2024 Falcon 9 Block 5 1071.21SLC-4E Bandwagon-2 Success
2314 January 2025 Falcon 9 Block 5 1088.2SLC-4E Transporter 12 Success
2412 March 2025 Falcon 9 Block 5 1088.3SLC-4E SPHEREx & PUNCH Success
2515 March 2025 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.13SLC-4E Transporter 13 Success
2621 March 2025 Falcon 9 Block 5 1088.4SLC-4E NROL-57 Success
2723 July 2025 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.16SLC-4E TRACERS + 5 ridesharesSuccess
2826 August 2025 Falcon 9 Block 5 1063.27SLC-4ENAOS (LUXEOSys) + 7 ridesharesSuccess
2921 September 2025 Falcon 9 Block 5 1081.18SLC-4E NROL-48 Planned

Notes

  1. 1 2 Falcon 9 first-stage boosters have a four-digit serial number. A decimal point followed by a number indicates the flight count. For example, B1021.1 and B1021.2 represent the first and second flights of booster B1021. Boosters without a decimal point were expended on their first flight.
  2. ↑ The most recent overall American mission to the Moon prior to Clementine was Explorer 49 in 1973, which was instead focused on radio astronomy. It was placed in selenocentric orbit in order to limit interference from Earth.

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    37. ↑ "BTW it looks all but certain 2 out of 22 Starlink satellites on just-launched Group 7-16 are actually "Starshield" sats of the US military:* Mysterious drop outs in live cam feeds from the 2nd stage during ascent* No forward looking camera views seen as per usual practices". X (Formerly Twitter).
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