A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the EROS C3 high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite for ImageSat International, an Israeli remote sensing company. EROS C3 was built by Israel Aerospace Industries and will collect optical multispectral imagery. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster returned to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Delayed from December 28/29.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of 54 Starlink internet satellites. This mission was the first into a new orbital shell for SpaceX’s second-generation Starlink constellation, called Starlink Gen2. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

An Arianespace Vega C rocket, designated VV22, failed duringlaunch of the Pléiades Neo 5 and 6 Earth observation satellites for Airbus. Pléiades Neo 5 and 6 were the third and fourth members of the four-satellite Pléiades Neo constellation built, owned, and operated by Airbus. Delayed from November 21, November 23, and November 24.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 54 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from October, November, December 5,, December 6, and December 16.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the first two O3b mPOWER broadband internet satellites into Medium Earth Orbit for SES of Luxembourg. The satellites, built by Boeing, will provide internet services over most of the populated world, building on SES’s O3b network. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from May, June, and August, and November, and December 13.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission for NASA. SWOT is a science mission jointly developed by NASA and CNES, the French space agency, to measure how much water is in Earth’s oceans, lakes, and rivers. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster returned to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Delayed from December 12 and December 15.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the first commercial Hakuto-R lunar lander for ispace, a Japan-based company that competed for the Google Lunar XPRIZE and is now developing a series of robotic lunar landers. The first lunar lander, called ispace Mission 1, was assembled in partnership with ArianeGroup and carries a package of international and commercial payloads, including two small lunar rovers from the United Arab Emirates and Japan. The mission will target a landing in the Lacus Somniorum region of the moon. NASA’s Lunar Flashlight CubeSat was a rideshare payload on this launch. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster returned to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Delayed from mid-November, November 22, November 29, November 30, and December 7.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 40 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing and deploying a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. This was the first launch of OneWeb satellites with SpaceX. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster returned to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Delayed from November, December 6, and December 7.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its sixth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The flight is the 26th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from October. Delayed from November 18 and November 21. Scrubbed on November 22 due to poor weather.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Eutelsat 10B communications satellite for Eutelsat. Based on the Spacebus Neo platform built by Thales Alenia Space, Eutelsat 10B will provide maritime and in-flight broadband, data, and video connectivity to customers in the Americas, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster was expended. Delayed from November 20 and November 21.

NASA’s Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket launched on its first test flight with an uncrewed Orion spacecraft. The mission, known as Artemis 1, aimed to place the Orion spacecraft into orbit around the moon before the capsule returns to Earth for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Ten small CubeSat rideshare payloads also launched on the Artemis 1 mission. Delayed from February, March, April, May, and June. Scrubbed on August 29 by engine cooling issue. Scrubbed on September 3 by hydrogen leak. Delayed from no earlier than September 23 to allow more time to prepare for tanking test. Delayed from September 27 due to threat from Hurricane Ian. Delayed from November 14 due to threat from Tropical Storm Nicole.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 commercial communications satellites for Intelsat. Built by Maxar, Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 will be positioned in geostationary orbit to provide C-band video and television broadcast services in the United States. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will be expended on this mission. Delayed from November 8 by Subtropical Storm Nicole.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-098, launched the Joint Polar Satellite System 2, or JPSS 2, polar-orbiting weather satellite for NASA and NOAA. Built by Northrop Grumman, JPSS 2 will provide global weather observations for medium and long-term forecasts. The Atlas 5 also launched the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, or LOFTID, re-entry aeroshell vehicle on a test flight. LOFTID is a joint project between NASA and ULA. The rocket flew in the 401 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from September 30 due to anomaly during testing of the satellite’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, or VIIRS, instrument. Delayed from November 1 and November 9.

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched the 19th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 18th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-18. The rocket flew in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. Delayed from August 15 and October 15. Scrubbed on November 6 by fire alarm at Northrop Grumman mission control center in Dulles, Virginia.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Hotbird 13G television broadcasting satellite for Eutelsat. Hotbird 13G is the second satellite to be built on Airbus’s new Eurostar Neo all-electric spacecraft design, and will provide television broadcast services to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the USSF 44 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission deployed two main spacecraft payloads directly into geosynchronous orbit. One is called the Shepherd Demonstration mission to test technologies for rendezvous and proximity operations, and the other is the Long Duration Propulsive ESPA 2, or LDPE 2, spacecraft. LDPE 2 hosts six payloads, including three small satellites that will separate in geosynchronous orbit in the weeks and months after launch. The Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters landed at Landing Zone 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and the core stage was expended. Delayed from late 2020, 2nd quarter of 2021, July 2021, and October 2021 by payload issues. Delayed from early 2022 and June 2022. Delayed from October 28 and October 31.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from September 26 in ripple effect from Starlink 4-34 delays. Delayed from September 30 after Hurricane Ian.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Hotbird 13F television broadcasting satellite for Eutelsat. Hotbird 13F is the first satellite to be built on Airbus’s new Eurostar Neo all-electric spacecraft design, and will provide television broadcast services to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from October 12.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 commercial communications satellites for Intelsat. Built by Northrop Grumman, Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 will be positioned in geostationary orbit to provide C-band video and television broadcast services in the United States. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from October 5. Scrubbed on October 6 by small helium leak. Scrubbed again October 7.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 52 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. Scrubbed October 3 to allow more time for pre-launch checkouts. Delayed from October 4 to give priority of SpaceX’s Crew-5 mission for NASA.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched the SES 20 and SES 21 communications satellites for SES of Luxembourg. SES 20 and 21 will provide C-band television and data services over the United States. The rocket flew in the 531 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, three solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August. Delayed from September 30 after Hurricane Ian.

A Firefly Alpha rocket launched on its second test flight with a rideshare payload consisting of multiple small satellites. Delayed from May. Scrubbed due to drop in helium pressure on September 11 and scrubbed due to bad weather on September 12. Delayed from September 19 due to poor weather forecast and range unavailability. Scrubbed on September 30 due to last-second after engine start.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 52 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from September 19 in ripple effect from Starlink 4-34 delays.

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. This was the final Delta 4 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Delayed from August.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 54 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from September 11. Scrubbed on September 13, September 14, September 15, and September 16 due to clouds and lightning. Delayed again from September 17.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 34 Starlink internet satellites. The BlueWalker 3 test satellite for AST SpaceMobile’s planned space-based cellular broadband network was a ridshare payload on this mission. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 51 Starlink internet satellites. This mission also launched Spaceflight’s propulsive Sherpa-LTC2 space tug, which will climb into a higher orbit with Boeing’s Varuna Technology Demonstration Mission, a pathfinder for a planned constellation of broadband satellites. The Varuna demo mission is a hosted payload on the Sherpa-LTC2 orbital transfer vehicle. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 46 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 54 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 46 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of 52 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, or KPLO. This is South Korea’s first space exploration mission. The KPLO spacecraft carries science instruments to image permanently shadowed craters to search for signs of water ice, measure the composition of lunar regolith, and capture high-resolution images to map future landing sites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from August 2.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-097, launched the U.S. Space Force’s sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous satellite, or SBIRS GEO 6, for missile early-warning detection. The rocket flew in the 421 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, two solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from June 18 and July 31.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 46 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. Scrubbed at T-minus 46 seconds on July 21.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fifth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The flight is the 25th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed to June 9, June 10, June 12, June 28, and July 11.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 46 Starlink internet satellites. This was the first dedicated mission deploying satellites into a new Starlink shell at an inclination of 97.6 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. Delayed from July 8.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Moved forward from July. Delayed from June. Changed from LC-39A.

A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket launched on its fifth flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The mission was Virgin Orbit’s third operational launch, carrying seven small satellites for government agencies sponsored by the U.S. military’s Space Test Program. Virgin Orbit called this mission “Straight Up.” Delayed from June 29/30 by issue with propellant temperature.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched the USSF 12 mission with Wide Field Of View, or WFOV, experimental missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force. WFOV hosts a new type of infrared staring sensor in geosynchronous orbit to detect the heat from missile launch plumes. The USSF 12 mission also launched the USSF 12 Ring spacecraft, a rideshare payload hosting several additional classified experiments. The rocket flew in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from April at the request of the U.S. Space Force. Delayed from June 29. Scrubbed on June 30 by stormy weather.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the SES 22 communications satellite for SES of Luxembourg. Built by Thales Alenia Space, SES 22 will provide C-band television and data services in the United States. Delayed from June 28.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a spare satellite for Globalstar’s messaging and data relay network and four classified U.S. government payloads designated USA 328, USA 329, USA 330, and USA 331. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the SARah 1 radar remote sensing satellite for the German military. SARah 1 is the first of three synthetic aperture radar satellites for the German military. It was built by Airbus. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster returned to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra failed duringlaunch the first pair of small CubeSats for NASA’s TROPICS mission. The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, or TROPICS, mission will measure environmental and inner-core conditions for tropical cyclones. There are four more TROPICS satellites slated to launch after this mission. Delayed from April.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellite. Nilesat 301, built by Thales Alenia Space, will provide digital broadband and internet connectivity services for the Egyptian operator Nilesat. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from April 30.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Transporter 5 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with 59 small microsatellites, nanosatellites and hosted research payloads for commercial and government customers. Moved to Cape Canaveral from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster returned to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-082, launched Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. This mission was added after Boeing’s decision to refly the Starliner’s Orbital Flight Test before proceeding with the Crew Flight Test. The rocket flew in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from 3rd Quarter. Delayed from January 4. Moved forward from March 29, April 2, and May. Delayed from July 30 and August 3. Delayed from late 2021.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Moved forward from May 21.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from May 8. Moved forward from May 15.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. Delayed from May 8, May 10, and May 12.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Moved forward from May 8. Delayed from May 5.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its seventh flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti launched on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a multi-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from April 23 and April 26.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. The mission was designated NROL-85. The first stage returned to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. Delayed from April 15 by technical issues. Delayed from April 16 by poor upper level winds forecast.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its sixth flight with astronauts. The commercial mission, managed by Axiom Space, is commanded by former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría. Paying passengers Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe are also on-board for the 10-day mission to the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from February 21, March 30, April 3, and April 6.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Transporter 4 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with 40 payloads for commercial and government customers, including the EnMAP environmental mapping satellite for DLR, the German space agency. The booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra launched a non-deployable demonstration payload for NearSpace Launch, the OreSat0 CubeSat for Portland State University, and payloads for an unspecified third customer.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 48 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on the drone ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch edwith another batch of 47 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on the drone ship “Just Read the Instructions” in the Atlantic Ocean.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-095, launched GOES-T, the third next-generation geostationary weather satellite for NASA and NOAA. GOES-T will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States. The rocket flew in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 50 Starlink internet satellites. The booster landed on SpaceX’s drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You” in the Pacific Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 46 Starlink internet satellites.

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched the 18th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 17th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-17. The rocket flew in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage.

A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra failed duringlaunch with four small experimental CubeSats developed by NASA and U.S. universities. The payloads included the BAMA 1 CubeSat, the Ionospheric Neutron Content Analyzer, QubeSat, and a mission called R5-S1. The CubeSats were selected for launch by NASA through the agency’s Venture Class Launch Services program. Delayed from January 18 and late January. Scrubbed on February 5 and February 7.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 49 Starlink internet satellites. Delayed from January 29, January 30,, January 31, February 1, and February 2.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. The mission is designated NROL-87. The first stage returned to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the second COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, or CSG 2, radar surveillance satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. The spacecraft was built by Thales Alenia Space. The first stage booster returned to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral. Delayed from November 18 and December 14. Scrubbed on January 27 and January 28 by poor weather. Delayed from January 29 by bad weather affecting pre-launch preparations. Scrubbed on January 30 by ship in hazard area.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched the USSF 8 mission with the fifth and sixth satellites for the Space Force’s Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, or GSSAP, designed to help the military track and observe objects in geosynchronous orbit. The rocket flew in the 511 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, one solid rocket booster and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from 4th Quarter of 2020, March, August, and early September.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 49 Starlink internet satellites. Delayed from January 17.

A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket launched on its fourth flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The mission was Virgin Orbit’s second operational launch, carrying seven small satellites for the U.S. military’s Space Test Program, NASA, Spire, and the Polish company SatRevolution. Delayed from December 22.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Transporter 3 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with 105 small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. The booster returned to landing at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Delayed from December.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 49 Starlink internet satellites.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fourth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the 24th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from December 4.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Turksat 5B communications satellite for Turksat, a Turkish satellite operator. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with significant Turkish contributions, the Turksat 5B satellite will provide broadband services over a wide coverage area, including Turkey, the Middle East and large regions of Africa. Delayed from June.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with a batch of Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission deployed 52 Starlink satellites into a 53.2-degree inclination orbit. Delayed from October 17 and December 17.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. IXPE exploits the polarization state of light from astrophysical sources to provide insight into our understanding of X-ray production in objects such as neutron stars and pulsar wind nebulae, as well as stellar and supermassive black holes. Delayed from November 17. Moved forward from December 13.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched the STP-3 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The STP-3 rideshare mission launched the STPSat 6 satellite and several small satellites. STPSat 6 hosts several payloads and experiments, including the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Space and Atmospheric Burst Reporting System-3 (SABRS-3) payload, and NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) experiment. The rocket flew in the 551 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, five solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from February 26, June 23, early September, November 22, December 4, and December 5.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a group of 48 Starlink internet satellites and two commercial Earth observation satellites for BlackSky. Delayed from December 1.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, mission. DART is NASA’s first flight demonstration for planetary defense. The mission seeks to test and validate a method to protect Earth in case of an asteroid impact threat. The mission aims to shift an asteroid’s orbit through kinetic impact — specifically, by impacting a spacecraft into the smaller member of the binary asteroid system Didymos to change its orbital speed. Delayed from July.

A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra launched a non-deployable test payload into orbit for the U.S. Space Force and the Space Test Program. This was Astra’s first successful orbital launch. Delayed from October 27. Scrubbed on November 19.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a group of 53 Starlink internet satellites. Delayed from mid-August. Scrubbed on November 12 by bad weather.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its fifth flight with astronauts. It was the first flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft. NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Thomas Marshburn, European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer, and NASA mission specialist Kayla Barron launched on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from October 30, October 31, and November 3.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched NASA’s Lucy spacecraft. Built by Lockheed Martin and led by the Southwest Research Institute, Lucy will fly by seven Trojan asteroids, a unique family of asteroids that orbit the sun in front of and behind Jupiter. The rocket flew in the 401 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched the Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite for NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. Built by Northrop Grumman, Landsat 9 will continue the series of Landsat images of Earth dating back nearly 50 years. The rocket flew in the 401 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from September 16 by liquid oxygen shortage. Delayed from September 23.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the first all-private orbital mission without any government-employed astronauts. The mission, known as Inspiration4, was organized to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The mission is commanded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, who was joined on the three-day mission by scientist and educator Sian Proctor, medical officer Hayley Arceneaux, and mission specialist Christopher Sembroski. Delayed from September 14/15.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on the first dedicated mission with Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission deployed 51 Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit. Delayed from July and August 10.

A Firefly Alpha rocket failed during launch on its first test flight to attempt to reach low Earth orbit. Firefly Aerospace offered free capacity on the first Alpha launch for multiple CubeSats from the U.S. government and commercial customers. Firefly called the free launch opportunity the Dedicated Research and Education Accelerator Mission, or DREAM.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its third cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the 23rd mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from August 18. Scrubbed on August 27 by bad weather.

A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra failed during launch of a non-deployable test payload for the U.S. Space Force and the Space Test Program. Scrubbed on August 27.

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched the 17th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 16th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-16. The rocket flew in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. Delayed from July and August 1.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Transporter 2 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with 88 small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Moved up from July. Delayed from June 25. Scrubbed on June 29.

A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket launched on its third flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The mission was Virgin Orbit’s first operational launch, carrying four CubeSats for the U.S. military, a nanosatellite for the Dutch military, and two small satellites for the Polish company SatRevolution.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the U.S. Space Force’s fifth third-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System. The satellite was built by Lockheed Martin.

A U.S. Space Force and Northrop Grumman Minotaur 1 rocket launched three classified spacecraft for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. Delayed from December 2018, 2nd Quarter 2019, late 2019, and March 2021.

An air-launched Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket deployed the Odyssey space domain awareness satellite into orbit for the U.S. Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Launch program.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the SXM 8 satellite for SiriusXM. The satellite will replenish SiriusXM’s fleet providing satellite radio programming to consumers across North America. SXM 8 was built by Maxar Technologies, and features a large unfurlable S-band reflector to broadcast radio signals to users on the ground. Delayed from June 1.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its second cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the 22nd mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from March and May 20.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 29th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L28.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched the U.S. Space Force’s fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous satellite, or SBIRS GEO 5, for missile early-warning detection. The rocket flew in the 421 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, two solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Scrubbed on May 17 due to issue during chilldown.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 28th batch of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L26. Rideshare payloads for Capella Space and Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems accompanied 52 Starlink satellites into orbit on this mission.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 27th batch of 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L27.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 26th batch of 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L25.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 25th batch of 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L24.

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket launched a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket. Delayed from September.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its second operational flight with astronauts on-board to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet launched on the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from March 30 and April 20. Delayed from April 22 by unfavorable weather in downrange abort area.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 24th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L23.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 23rd batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L22. Delayed from March 21 and March 22.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 22nd batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L21. Delayed from March 13.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 21st batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L20. Scrubbed on March 9.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 20th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L17. Delayed from January 29, January 30, January 31, February 1, February 2, February 4, February 5, February 7, and February 17. Scrubbed on February 28. Delayed from March 2.

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched the 16th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 15th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-15. The rocket flew in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. Delayed from February 1.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 19th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L19. Delayed from February 13.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 18th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L18.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Transporter 1 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with 143 small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Delayed from December 16, January 14, January 21, and January 22. Scrubbed on January 23 due to weather.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 17th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L16. Delayed from January 18 and January 19.

A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket launched on its second flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The flight was conducted under contract to NASA’s Venture Class Launch Services Program, carrying 10 CubeSats to orbit for NASA field centers, U.S. educational institutions and laboratories on the ELaNa-20 rideshare mission. Delayed from August 1, September 1, November, December 1, mid-February, July 1 and August 14. Delayed from December 19 due to COVID-19 concerns.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Turksat 5A communications satellite for Turksat, a Turkish satellite operator. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with significant Turkish contributions, the Turksat 5A satellite will provide Ku-band television broadcast services over Turkey, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. Delayed from November 30 and December. Delayed from January 4.