In 2024, we continue to celebrate the anniversary of the Mars Launch! Just four years ago, the Perseverance rover was launched by NASA from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 30, 2020 at 11:50 AM UTC aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, reaching Mars on February 18, 2021–returning videos, information and photos on a continual daily basis. How nice that we are blessed to be in the USA!
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I am sharing the past year’s history of important NASA flight:
In the year 2023, a total of 2,664 objects were sent into space, surpassing the previous record. The United States took the lead in global launches, with 108 missions, 98 of which were conducted by SpaceX. The rise in SpaceX’s launch frequency, coupled with the establishment of the Starlink satellite megaconstellation, played a significant role in the substantial increase in orbital launch endeavors and successful missions throughout the year. Noteworthy launches in 2023 also encompassed:
- Space Coast: 72 orbital missions from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, setting a new launch record for the region
- Starship/Super Heavy launch vehicle: First two launch attempts
- China: 67 launches, including missions by CASC, Roscosmos, and Rocket Lab
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2023:
| NASA: 72 Mission Summary – 2023 |
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| 1. SpaceX Transporter-6 |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the company’s sixth Transport satellite rideshare mission at 9:58 a.m. Jan. 3 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Transporter-6:SpaceX’s first 2023 Falcon 9 launch featured a sonic boom landing at Cape Canaveral |
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2. SpaceX OneWeb Launch 16
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 sent 40 OneWeb broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit at 11:50 p.m. Jan. 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Launch Complex 40. OneWeb Launch 16:SpaceX’s late Monday night launch and landing clears way for Falcon Heavy later this week |
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3. SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-67
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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched Space Force payloads — some of which were secret — at 5:56 p.m. Jan. 15 from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. USSF-67:SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket tears through gorgeous sunset, boosters land at Cape Canaveral |
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4. SpaceX Space Force GPS III-6
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Space Force’s GPS III-6 satellite into orbit at 7:24 a.m. Jan. 18 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. GPS III-6:SpaceX launches GPS satellite from Cape Canaveral, lands on drone ship |
| 5. SpaceX Starlink |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit at 4:32 a.m. Jan. 26 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink:SpaceX launched a pre-dawn Falcon 9 Starlink mission from Florida Thursday morning |
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6. SpaceX Starlink
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit at 2:58 a.m. Feb. 2 from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Starlink:SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Florida less than a week after the last |
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7. SpaceX Hispasat Amazonas Nexus
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 carried the Amazonas Nexus communications satellite into orbit for Spanish operator Hispasat at 8:32 p.m. Feb. 6 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Hispasat Amazonas Nexus:SpaceX launches Spanish satellite from Cape Canaveral after weekend weather delay |
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8. SpaceX Starlink
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 55 Starlink satellites at 12:10 a.m. Feb. 12 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink:SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral, skirts Florida coast |
| 9. SpaceX Inmarsat I-6 F2 |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a 12,000-pound internet satellite for British operator Inmarsat into orbit at 10:59 p.m. Feb. 17 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Inmarsat I-6 F2:SpaceX launches twice in one day as FAA proposes $175K fine |
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10. SpaceX Starlink Mini V2
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the company’s first batch of next-generation Mini V2 internet-beaming satellites at 6:13 p.m. Feb. 27 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink Mini V2:SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 and a batch of next generation Starlink satellites on Monday |
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11. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched NASA’s Crew-6 (three astronauts and a cosmonaut) to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. March 2 from pad 39A at KSC. Crew-6:NASA, SpaceX launch international Crew-6 mission from Florida to ISS |
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12. SpaceX OneWeb Launch 17
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 sent OneWeb broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit at 2:13 p.m. March 9 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. OneWeb Launch 17:SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 with OneWeb satellites Thursday followed by a Cape landing |
| 13. SpaceX CRS-27 |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 carried the company’s 27th space station cargo resupply mission for NASA at 8:30 p.m. March 15 from pad 39A at KSC. CRS-27:SpaceX Florida launch is the second Dragon mission this month destined for ISS |
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14. SpaceX SES 18 and 19
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched two communications satellites to orbit for Luxembourg-based operator SES at 7:38 p.m. March 17 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. SES 18 and 19:SpaceX launches Falcon 9 and two communications satellites from Cape Canaveral |
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15. Relativity Space Terran 1
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Relativity Space launched the world’s first 3D-printed, 110-foot rocket on the Good Luck, Have Fun (GLHF) mission at 11:25 p.m. March 22 from CCSFS Launch Complex 16. Terran 1:Relativity launches world’s first 3D-printed rocket from Florida, surpasses objectives |
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16. SpaceX Starlink 5-5
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 11:34 a.m. March 24 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 5-5:SpaceX launches latest batch of Starlink internet satellites from Florida, lands on drone ship |
| 17. SpaceX Starlink 5-10 |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 56 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 4:01 p.m. March 29 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 5-10:SpaceX sends more Starlink satellites to orbit for Florida’s only launch this week |
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18. SpaceX Intelsat 40e-NASA TEMPO
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Intelsat 40e communications satellite with NASA’s TEMPO instrument at 12:29 a.m. April 7 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Intelsat 40e-TEMPO:SpaceX launches NASA’s TEMPO and communications satellite from Florida |
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19. SpaceX Starlink 6-2
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 10:31 a.m. April 19 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-2:SpaceX boosts more Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Falcon 9 mission |
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20. SpaceX SES O3b mPOWER 3 and 4
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched SES’ O3b mPOWER 3 and 4 communications satellites at 6:12 p.m. April 28 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. SES O3b mPOWER 3 and 4:SpaceX back-to-back launches: Falcon 9 launches, Falcon Heavy is scrubbed |
| 21. SpaceX Falcon Heavy ViaSat-3 Americas |
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy lifted the ViaSat-3 Americas communications satellite and two payloads for Astranis and Gravity Space at 8:26 p.m. April 30 from pad 39A at KSC. Viasat-3 Americas:SpaceX launches triple-core Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center in Florida |
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22. SpaceX Starlink 5-6
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 56 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 3:31 a.m. May 4 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 5-6:SpaceX launches more Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral in Florida
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23. SpaceX Starlink 5-9
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 56 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 1:03 a.m. May 14 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 5-9:SpaceX Falcon 9 launch sends another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit early Sunday |
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24. SpaceX Starlink 6-3
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 56 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 2:19 a.m. May 19 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-3:SpaceX launches new batch of Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral in Florida |
| 25. SpaceX Ax-2 |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 sent Axiom Space’s second all-private crew of astronauts on a journey to the International Space Station at 5:37 p.m. May 21 from pad 39A at KSC. Ax-2:SpaceX launches veteran NASA astronaut, three rookies on private Axiom mission to ISS |
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26. SpaceX Arabsat BADR-8
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the BADR-8 communications satellite for Arabsat, a Saudi Arabia-based operator, at 12:30 a.m. May 27 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Arabsat BADR-8:SpaceX kicks off Memorial Day weekend with launch from Florida |
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27. SpaceX Starlink 6-4
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 8:20 a.m. June 4 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-4:SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida, but scrubs Sunday’s second mission |
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28. SpaceX CRS-28
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 carried the company’s 28th space station cargo resupply mission for NASA at 11:47 a.m. June 5 from pad 39A at KSC. SpaceX CRS-28:SpaceX launched an uncrewed Dragon mission to the ISS from Kennedy Space Center on Monday |
| 29. SpaceX Starlink |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 53 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 3:10 a.m. June 12 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink:SpaceX launched a pre-dawn Falcon 9 Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Monday |
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30. SpaceX SATRIA-1
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the SATRIA-1 broadband communications satellite for the Indonesian government and satellite operator PSN at 6:21 p.m. June 18 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. SATRIA-1:Father’s Day SpaceX Falcon 9 launch sends Indonesian communications satellite to orbit |
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31. ULA Delta IV Heavy NROL-68
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A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy launched a national security satellite into orbit at 5:18 a.m. June 22 from CCSFS Launch Complex 37. NROL-68:A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy sent a spy satellite to orbit early Thursday |
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32. SpaceX Starlink 5-12
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 40 with the 5-12 batch of Starlink internet satellites on Friday, June 23, 2023. Starlink 5-12:SpaceX launches dozens of Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral in Florida |
| 33. SpaceX Euclid |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Euclid, a European Space Agency telescope, at 11:12 a.m. July 1 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Euclid:SpaceX launches European space telescope from Florida to hunt for dark matter and energy |
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34. SpaceX Starlink 6-5
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 11:58 p.m. July 9 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-5:SpaceX launches first of two Starlink internet missions from Cape Canaveral |
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35. SpaceX Starlink 5-15
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 54 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 11:50 p.m. July 15 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 5-15:Second SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of the week sends more Starlink satellites to orbit |
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36. SpaceX Starlink 6-6
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 8:50 p.m. July 23 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-6:SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida, setting stage for Falcon Heavy mission |
| 37. SpaceX Starlink 6-7 |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 12:01 a.m. July 28 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-7:SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida, setting up next mission on the same day |
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38. SpaceX Falcon Heavy Jupiter 3
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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched Jupiter 3, the largest communications satellite built by Maxar Technologies, to geostationary orbit for EchoStar at 11:04 p.m. July 28 from pad 38A at KSC. Jupiter 3:Triple-core SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches from Florida, lands boosters at Cape Canaveral |
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39. SpaceX Intelsat Galaxy 37
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 carried Luxembourg-based Intelsat’s Galaxy 37 satellite at 1 a.m. Aug. 3 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Intersat Galaxy 37:SpaceX boosts Intelsat satellite from Florida, kicking off busy month of launches |
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40. SpaceX Starlink 6-8
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 10:41 p.m. Aug. 6 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-8:SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Florida, setting stage for next mission this week |
| 41. SpaceX Starlink 6-9 |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 1:17 a.m. Aug. 11 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-9:SpaceX Falcon 9 launch early Friday sends more Starlink internet satellites to orbit |
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42. SpaceX Starlink 6-10
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 11:36 p.m. Aug. 16 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-10:SpaceX’s latest Falcon 9 Starlink mission vaulted away from Cape Canaveral late Wednesday |
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43. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched NASA’s international Crew-7 to the International Space Station at 3:27 a.m. Aug. 26 from pad 39A at KSC. Crew-7:NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 soared from KSC early Saturday, setting stage for launch doubleheader |
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44. SpaceX Starlink 6-11
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 9:05 p.m. Aug. 26 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-11:SpaceX’s weekend launch doubleheader sets stage for ULA Atlas V liftoff Tuesday morning |
| 45. SpaceX Starlink 6-13 |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 10:21 p.m. Aug. 31 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-13:SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink mission Thursday sets stage for next launch this weekend |
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46. SpaceX Starlink 6-12
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 21 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 10:47 p.m. Sept. 3 from pad 39A at KSC. Starlink 6-12:Sunday night’s Starlink mission marked SpaceX’s record-setting launch pace for the year |
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47. SpaceX Starlink 6-14
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 11:12 p.m. Sept. 8 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-14:After Friday’s SpaceX launch ULA teams target Sunday for Atlas V launch following scrub |
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48. ULA Atlas V SILENTBARKER/NROL-107
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V launched a Space Force-National Reconnaissance Office national security mission at 8:47 a.m. Sept. 10 from CCSFS Launch Complex 41. SILENTBARKER/NROL-107:Powerful ULA Atlas V rocket launched national security mission after scrub, hurricane delay |
| 49. SpaceX Starlink 6-16 |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 11:38 p.m. Sept. 15 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-16:SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 22 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral in Florida |
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50. SpaceX Starlink 6-17
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 11:38 p.m. Sept. 19 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-17:SpaceX Falcon 9 booster logs record-breaking 17th flight from Cape Canaveral in Florida |
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51. SpaceX Starlink 6-18
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 11:38 p.m. Sept. 23 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-18:SpaceX’s Falcon 9 mission Saturday marked 51 launches from the Space Coast so far this year |
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52. SpaceX Starlink 6-19
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 10 p.m. Sept. 29 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-19:SpaceX sent more Starlink satellites to orbit Friday night after a four hour launch delay |
| 53. SpaceX Starlink 6-21 |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 1:36 a.m. Oct. 5 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-21:SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral after delays amid wind, rain |
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54. ULA Atlas V Amazon Project Kuiper Protoflight
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V launched Amazon’s prototype KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 satellites at 2:06 p.m. Oct. 6 from CCSFS Launch Complex 41. Project Kuiper:Friday’s ULA launch for Amazon clears path for next SpaceX mission on Sunday |
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55. SpaceX Falcon Heavy NASA Psyche
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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched NASA’s Psyche spacecraft bound for the asteroid belt at 10:19 a.m. Oct. 13 from pad 39A at KSC. NASA Psyche:SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy mission on Friday the 13th for NASA asteroid mission |
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56. SpaceX Starlink 6-22
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 7:01 p.m. Oct. 13 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-22:Two in one day: SpaceX launches Starlink mission hours after NASA Psyche launch from Cape |
| 57. SpaceX Starlink 6-23 |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 8:39 p.m. Oct. 17 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-23:Tuesday’s SpaceX mission matches record pace set last year, with more still to come |
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58. SpaceX Starlink 6-24
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In the Space Coast’s unprecedented 58th orbital launch in a single year, a SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 10:17 p.m. Oct. 21 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-24:’A major success’: SpaceX launch is record-breaking 58th from Cape Canaveral in a year
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59. SpaceX Starlink 6-25
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 23 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 7:20 p.m. Oct. 30 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-25:SpaceX Starlink launch marks record-breaking 59th orbital launch from Space Coast |
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60. SpaceX Starlink 6-26
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 23 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 8:37 p.m. Nov. 3 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-26:SpaceX Starlink mission illuminates Friday night darkness after Cape Canaveral launch |
| 61. SpaceX Starlink 6-27 |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 23 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 12:05 a.m. Nov. 8 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-27:SpaceX Starlink mission launches 5 minutes after midnight, lighting darkened Brevard sky |
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62. NASA SpaceX CRS-29
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched an uncrewed SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft loaded with cargo at 8:28 p.m. Nov. 9 from pad 39A at KSC. NASA CRS-29:NASA supply mission to ISS launches Thursday night aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from KSC |
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63. SpaceX SES O3b mPOWER 5 and 6
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a pair of communications satellites for Luxembourg-based company SES at 4:08 p.m. Nov. 12 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. SES O3b mPOWER 5 and 6:SpaceX launch obscured by clouds Sunday in Central Brevard during SES O3b mPOWER mission |
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64. SpaceX Starlink 6-28
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 23 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 12:05 a.m. Nov. 18 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-28:SpaceX rocket shrouded by mist during Saturday early morning launch from Cape Canaveral |
| 65. SpaceX Starlink 6-29 |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 23 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 2:47 a.m. Nov. 22 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-29:SpaceX Falcon 9 launch early Wednesday morning marks 65th this year from Cape Canaveral |
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66. SpaceX Starlink 6-30
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 23 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 11:20 p.m. Nov. 27 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-30:SpaceX sends Starlink satellite mission streaking through Monday night darkness in Brevard |
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67. SpaceX Starlink 6-31
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 23 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 11 p.m. Dec. 2 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-31:SpaceX Falcon 9 launches on Saturday night from Cape Canaveral amid cloudy forecast |
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68. SpaceX Starlink 6-33
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 23 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 12:07 a.m. Dec. 7 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-33:SpaceX extends space-payload lead with early Thursday Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral |
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 23 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 11:01 p.m. Dec. 18 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-34:SpaceX Falcon 9 mission Monday night ends 11-day launch drought from Florida’s Space Coast |
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70. SpaceX Starlink 6-32
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 23 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 12:33 a.m. Dec. 23 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-32:SpaceX Falcon 9 launches early Saturday; rocket booster logs 19th landing atop drone ship |
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71. SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-52
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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched the Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at 8:07 p.m. Dec. 28 from pad 39A at KSC. USSF-52:SpaceX doubleheader: Falcon Heavy, Falcon 9 soar back-to-back, marking 72 launches in 2023 |
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72. SpaceX Starlink 6-36
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted a batch of 23 Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit at 12:07 a.m. Dec. 7 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Starlink 6-33:SpaceX extends space-payload lead with early Thursday Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral |
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Individual Missions:
| United States Launch List – 2021 to 2022 |
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2022 December 29/30, 2022Falcon 9 • EROS C3
Launch time: 0738 GMT on 30th (2:38 a.m. EST on 30th; 11:38 p.m. PST on 29th) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
December 28, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 5-1
Launch time: 0934 GMT (4:34 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
December 20/21, 2022Vega-C • Pléiades Neo 5 & 6
Launch time: 0147:31 GMT on 21st (8:47:31 p.m. EST on 20th) Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
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.
December 17, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-37
Launch time: 2132:30 GMT (4:32:30 p.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
December 16, 2022Falcon 9 • O3b mPOWER 1 & 2
Launch time: 2248 GMT (5:48 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
December 16, 2022Falcon 9 • SWOT
Launch time: 1146:47 GMT (6:46:47 a.m. EST; 3:46:47 a.m. PST) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
December 11, 2022Falcon 9 • ispace Hakuto-R Mission 1
Launch time: 0738:13 GMT (2:38:13 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
December 8, 2022Falcon 9 • OneWeb 15
Launch time: 2227:48 GMT (5:27:48 p.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
November 26, 2022Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 26
Launch time: 1920:43 GMT (2:20:43 p.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
November 22/23, 2022Falcon 9 • Eutelsat 10B
Launch time: 0257 GMT on 23rd (9:57 p.m. EST 22nd) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
November 16, 2022Space Launch System • Artemis 1
Launch window: 0647:44 GMT (1:47:44 a.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
November 12, 2022Falcon 9 • Galaxy 31 & 32
Launch time: 1606 GMT (11:06 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
November 10, 2022Atlas 5 • JPSS 2 & LOFTID
Launch time: 0949 GMT (4:49 a.m. EST; 1:49 a.m. PST) Launch site: SLC-3E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
November 7, 2022Antares • NG-18
Launch time: 1032:42 GMT (5:32:42 a.m. EST) Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
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.
November 3, 2022Falcon 9 • Hotbird 13G
Launch window: 0522 GMT (1:22 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
November 1, 2022Falcon Heavy • USSF 44
Launch time: 1341 GMT (9:41 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
October 27/28, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-31
Launch time: 0114:10 GMT on 28th (9:14:10 p.m. EDT; 6:14:10 p.m. PDT on 27th) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
October 20, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-36
Launch time: 1450:40 GMT (10:50:40 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
October 15, 2022Falcon 9 • Hotbird 13F
Launch time: 0522 GMT (1:22 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
October 8, 2022Falcon 9 • Galaxy 33 & 34
Launch time: 2305 GMT (7:05 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
October 5, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-29
Launch time: 2310:30 GMT (7:10:30 p.m. EDT; 4:10:30 p.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
October 4, 2022Atlas 5 • SES 20 & SES 21
Launch time: 2136 GMT (5:36 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
October 1, 2022Alpha • Demo Flight 2
Launch time: 0701 GMT (3:01 a.m. EDT; 12:01 a.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
September 24, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-35
Launch time: 2332:10 GMT (7:32:10 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
September 24, 2022Delta 4-Heavy • NROL-91
Launch time: 2225:30 GMT (6:25:30 p.m. EDT; 3:25:30 p.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-6, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
September 18/19, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-34
Launch time: 0018:40 GMT on 19th (8:18:40 p.m. on 18th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
September 10/11, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-2 & BlueWalker 3
Launch time: 0120 GMT on 11th (9:20 p.m. EDT on 10th) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
September 4/5, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-20 & Sherpa-LTC2
Launch time: 0209:40 GMT on 5th (10:09:40 p.m. EDT on 4th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
August 30/31, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 3-4
Launch time: 0540:10 GMT on 31st (1:40:10 a.m. EDT on 31st; 10:40:10 p.m. PDT on 30th) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
August 27/28, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-23
Launch time: 0341 GMT on 28th (11:41 p.m. EDT on 27th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
August 19, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-27
Launch time: 1921:20 GMT (3:21:20 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
August 12, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 3-3
Launch time: 2140:20 GMT (5:40:20 p.m. EDT; 2:40:20 p.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
August 9/10, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-26
Launch time: 0314:40 GMT on 10th (10:14:40 p.m. EDT on 9th) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
August 4, 2022Falcon 9 • KPLO
Launch time: 2308:48 GMT (7:08:48 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
August 4, 2022Atlas 5 • SBIRS GEO 6
Launch window: 1029 GMT (6:29 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
July 24, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-25
Launch window: 1338:20 GMT (9:38:20 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
July 22, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 3-2
Launch time: 1739:40 GMT (1:39:40 p.m. EDT; 10:39:40 a.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
July 17, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-22
Launch time: 1420 GMT (10:20 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
July 14/15, 2022Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 25
Launch time: 0044:22 GMT on 15th (8:44:22 p.m. EDT on 14th) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
July 10/11, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 3-1
Launch time: 0139:40 GMT on 11th (9:39:40 p.m. EDT; 6:39:40 p.m. PDT on 10th) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
July 7, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-21
Launch time: 1311:10 GMT (9:11:10 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
July 1/2, 2022LauncherOne • STP-S28A
Launch time: 0653 GMT on 2nd (2:53 a.m. EDT; 11:53 p.m. PDT on 1st) Launch site: Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port, California
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.
July 1, 2022Atlas 5 • USSF 12
Launch time: 2315 GMT (7:15 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
June 29, 2022Falcon 9 • SES 22
Launch time: 2104 GMT (5:04 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
June 19, 2022Falcon 9 • Globalstar FM15 & USA 328-331
Launch time: 0427:36 GMT (12:27:36 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
June 18, 2022Falcon 9 • SARah 1
Launch time: 1419:52 GMT (10:19:52 a.m. EDT; 7:19:52 a.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
June 17, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-19
Launch time: 1609:20 GMT (12:09:20 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
June 12, 2022Astra Rocket 3.3 • TROPICS 1 & 2
Launch time: 1743 GMT (1:43 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
June 8, 2022Falcon 9 • Nilesat 301
Launch time: 2104 GMT (5:04 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
May 25, 2022Falcon 9 • Transporter 5
Launch time: 1835 GMT (2:35 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
May 19, 2022Atlas 5 • CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2
Launch time: 2254:47 GMT (6:54:47 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
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.
May 18, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-18
Launch time: 1059:40 GMT (6:59:40 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
May 14, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-15
Launch time: 2040:50 GMT (4:40:50 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
May 13, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-13
Launch time: 2207:50 GMT (6:07:50 p.m. EDT; 3:07:50 p.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
May 6, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-17
Launch time: 0942 GMT (5:42 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
April 29, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-16
Launch time: 2127:10 GMT (5:27:10 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
April 27, 2022Falcon 9 • Crew 4
Launch time: 0752:55 GMT (3:52:55 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
April 21, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-14
Launch time: 1751:40 GMT (1:51:40 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
April 17, 2022Falcon 9 • NROL-85
Launch time: 1313 GMT (9:13 a.m. EDT; 6:13 a.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
April 8, 2022Falcon 9 • Axiom Mission 1
Launch time: 1517:12 GMT (11:17:12 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
April 1, 2022Falcon 9 • Transporter 4
Launch time: 1624:17 GMT (12:24:17 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
March 19, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-12
Launch time: 0442:30 GMT (12:42:30 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
March 15, 2022Rocket 3.3 • Astra-1
Launch time: 1622 GMT (12:22 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LP-3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak Island, Alaska
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.
March 9, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-10
Launch time: 1345:10 GMT (8:45:10 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
March 3, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-9
Launch time: 1425 GMT (9:25 a.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
March 1, 2022Atlas 5 • GOES-T
Launch time: 2138 GMT (4:38 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
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.
February 25, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-11
Launch time: 1712:10 GMT (12:12:10 p.m. EST; 9:12:10 a.m. PST) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
February 21, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-8
Launch time: 1444:20 GMT (9:44:20 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 46 Starlink internet satellites.
February 19, 2022Antares • NG-17
Launch time: 1740:03 GMT (12:40:03 p.m. EST) Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
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.
February 10, 2022Astra Rocket 3.3 • VCLS Demo 2
Launch time: 2000 GMT (3:00 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
February 3, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-7
Launch time: 1813:20 GMT (1:13:20 p.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
February 2, 2022Falcon 9 • NROL-87
Launch time: 2027:26 GMT (3:27:26 p.m. EST; 12:27:26 p.m. PST) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
January 31, 2022Falcon 9 • CSG 2
Launch time: 2311:14 GMT (6:11:14 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
January 21, 2022Atlas 5 • USSF 8 (GSSAP 5 & 6)
Launch time: 1900 GMT (2:00 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
January 18/19, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-6
Launch time: 0202 GMT on 19th (9:02 p.m. EST on 18th) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 49 Starlink internet satellites. Delayed from January 17.
January 13, 2022LauncherOne • Above the Clouds
Launch time: 2253 GMT (5:53 p.m. EST; 2:53 p.m. PST) Launch site: Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port, California
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.
January 13, 2022Falcon 9 • Transporter 3
Launch time: 1525:39 GMT (10:25:39 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
January 6, 2022Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-5
Launch time: 2149:10 GMT (4:49:10 p.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of 49 Starlink internet satellites.
2021 December 21, 2021Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 24
Launch time: 1007:08 GMT (5:07:08 a.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
December 18/19, 2021Falcon 9 • Turksat 5B
Launch time: 0358:39 GMT on 19th (10:58:39 p.m. EST on 18th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
December 18, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-4
Launch time: 1241:40 GMT (7:41:30 a.m. EST; 4:41:40 a.m. PST) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
December 9, 2021Falcon 9 • IXPE
Launch time: 0600 GMT (1:00 a.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
December 7, 2021Atlas 5 • STP-3
Launch time: 1019 GMT (5:19 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
December 2, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-3
Launch time: 2312 GMT (6:12 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
November 23/24, 2021Falcon 9 • DART
Launch time: 0621:02 GMT on 24th (1:21:02 a.m. EST; 10:21:02 p.m. PST on 23rd) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
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.
November 19/20, 2021Rocket 3.3 • STP-27AD2
Launch time: 0616 GMT on 20th (1:16 a.m. EST; 9:16 p.m. AKST on 19th) Launch site: Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak Island, Alaska
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.
November 13, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-1
Launch time: 1219:30 GMT (7:19:30 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a group of 53 Starlink internet satellites. Delayed from mid-August. Scrubbed on November 12 by bad weather.
November 10/11, 2021Falcon 9 • Crew 3
Launch time: 0203:31 GMT on 11th (9:03:31 p.m. EST on 10th) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
October 16, 2021Atlas 5 • Lucy
Launch time: 0934 GMT (5:34 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
September 27, 2021Atlas 5 • Landsat 9
Launch time: 1812 GMT (2:12 p.m. EDT; 11:12 a.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-3E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
September 15/16, 2021Falcon 9 • Inspiration4
Launch time: 0002:56 GMT on 16th (8:02:56 p.m. on 15th/16th) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
September 13/14, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink 2-1
Launch time: 0355:50 GMT on 14th (11:55:50 p.m. EDT; 8:55:50 p.m. PDT on 13th) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
September 2/3Alpha • DREAM
Launch time: 0159 GMT on 3rd (9:59 p.m. EDT on 2nd/3rd; 6:59 p.m. PDT on 2nd) Launch site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
August 29, 2021Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 23
Launch time: 0714:49 GMT (3:14:49 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
August 28, 2021Rocket 3.3 • STP-27AD1
Launch window: 2235 GMT (6:35 p.m. EDT; 2:35 p.m. AKDT) Launch site: Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak Island, Alaska
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.
August 10, 2021Antares • NG-16
Launch time: 2201:05 GMT (6:01:05 p.m. EDT) Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
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.
June 30, 2020Falcon 9 • Transporter 2
Launch time: 1931 GMT (3:31 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
June 30, 2021LauncherOne • Tubular Bells: Part One
Launch time: 1447 GMT (10:47 a.m. EDT; 7:47 a.m. PDT) Launch site: Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port, California
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.
June 17, 2021Falcon 9 • GPS 3 SV05
Launch window: 1609:35 GMT (12:09:35 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
June 15, 2021Minotaur 1 • NROL-111
Launch time: 1335 GMT (9:35 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Pad 0B, Wallops Island, Virginia
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.
June 13, 2021Pegasus XL • Odyssey (TacRL-2)
Launch time: 0811 GMT (4:11 a.m. EDT; 1:11 a.m. PDT) Launch site: L-1011, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
June 6, 2021Falcon 9 • SXM 8
Launch time: 0426 GMT (12:26 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida
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.
June 3, 2021Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 22
Launch time: 1729:15 GMT (1:29:15 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
May 26, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L28
Launch time: 1859 GMT (2:59 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
May 18, 2021Atlas 5 • SBIRS GEO 5
Launch time: 1737 GMT (1:37 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
May 15, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L26
Launch time: 2256 GMT (6:56 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
May 9, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L27
Launch time: 0642 GMT (2:42 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
May 4, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L25
Launch time: 1901 GMT (3:01 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
April 28/29, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L24
Launch time: 0344 GMT on 29th (11:44 p.m. EDT on 28th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
April 26, 2021Delta 4-Heavy • NROL-82
Launch time: 2047 GMT (1:47 p.m. PDT; 4:47 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
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.
April 23, 2021Falcon 9 • Crew 2
Launch time: 0949:02 GMT (5:49:02 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
April 7, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L23
Launch time: 1634:18 GMT (12:34:18 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
March 24, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L22
Launch time: 0828:24 GMT (4:28:24 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
March 14, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L21
Launch time: 1001:26 GMT (6:01:26 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
March 11, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L20
Launch time: 0813:29 GMT (3:13:29 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
March 4, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L17
Launch time: 0824:54 GMT (3:24:54 a.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
February 20, 2021Antares • NG-15
Launch time: 1736:50 GMT (12:36:50 p.m. EST) Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
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.
February 15/16, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L19
Launch time: 0359:37 GMT on 16th (10:59:37 p.m. EST on 15th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
February 4, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L18
Launch time: 0619 GMT (1:19 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
January 24, 2021Falcon 9 • Transporter 1
Launch time: 1500 GMT (10:00 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
January 20, 2021Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L16
Launch time: 1302 GMT (8:02 a.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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.
January 17, 2021LauncherOne • ELaNa-20
Launch time: 1939 GMT (2:39 p.m. EST; 11:39 a.m. PST) Launch site: Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port, California
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.
January 7/8, 2021Falcon 9 • Turksat 5A
Launch time: 0215 GMT on 8th (9:15 p.m. EST on 7th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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.
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| Information courtesy of spaceflightnow.com |
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Looking for a great future. We are all waiting for the next launch! Meantime, I will show a list of the major space programs flights from past days:
Mission Programs 1958 to Present:
| Mission Programs – 1958 to Present |
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|
Program |
Start Date |
First Crewed Flight |
End Date |
No. of crewed missions launched |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 1958 |
1961 |
1963 |
6 | First U.S. Crew on a Mission |
| Gemini | 1961 |
1965 |
1966 |
10 | Practice Space Rendezvous/EVA’s |
| Apollo | 1960 |
1968 |
1972 |
11 | First Humans to Land on the Moon |
| Skylab | 1964 |
1973 |
1974 |
3 | First American Space Station |
| Apollo–Soyuz | 1971 |
1975 |
1975 |
1 |
Joint Test Project with Soviet Union |
| Space Shuttle program | 1972 |
1981 | 2011 | 135 | First Missions Where spacecraft was Reused |
| Shuttle-Mir program | 1993 |
1995 |
1998 |
11 | Russian partnership |
| International Space Station |
1993 |
1998 |
Ongoing |
65 | Joint with Roscosmos, CSA, ESA, and JAXA; Americans flew on Russian Soyuz after 2011 retirement of Space Shuttle |
| Commercial Crew Program |
2011 |
2020 | Ongoing |
3 |
Current program to shuttle Americans to the ISS |
| Artemis program | 2017 |
Ongoing |
Ongoing |
0 |
Current program to bring humans to the Moon again |
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