List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024
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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2024.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2024 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2024, see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2024.
Orbital launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
Remarks | ||||||||
January | ||||||||
1 January 03:40[1] |
PSLV-DL | C58 | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ||||
XPoSat | ISRO / RRI | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
The POEM-3 non-deployable platform was hosted on the fourth stage. | ||||||||
3 January 03:44[2] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-9 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 21 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Six of the 21 satellites on this mission carried the first batch of Starlink Direct-to-Cell transponders. | ||||||||
3 January 23:04[5] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-287 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Ovzon-3 | Ovzon | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First commercial satellite with Roll Out Solar Array that were deployed on 10 January 2024.[3][4] | ||||||||
5 January 11:20[6] |
Kuaizhou 1A | Y28 | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ||||
Tianmu-1 15–18 | Xiyong Microelectronics | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
7 January 22:35:40[7] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-35 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
8 January 07:18:38[10] |
Vulcan Centaur VC2S | Cert-1 V-001 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ||||
Peregrine | Astrobotic Technology | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | 18 January 20:59[11] |
Spacecraft failure | |||
Iris[12] | Astrobotic Technology CMU | TLI to lunar surface | CubeRover | Precluded | ||||
Colmena × 5[12] | UNAM | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | Precluded | ||||
Maiden flight of the Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle. Vulcan is the first methane fueled rocket to reach orbit on its first attempt, and the first to reach orbit from the US.[8] Celestis Enterprise was hosted on the Centaur V of this Mission. Lunar landing abandoned due to excessive propellant leak from the Peregrine lander.[9] | ||||||||
9 January 07:03[13] |
Long March 2C | 2C-Y30 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
Einstein Probe | CAS / ESA | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
11 January 03:52[14] |
Kuaizhou 1A | Y24 | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ||||
Tianxing-1 02 | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Space environment observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
11 January 05:30[15] |
Gravity-1 | Y1 | DeFu-15002 platform, Yellow Sea | Orienspace | ||||
Yunyao-1 18-20 | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
Maiden flight of the Gravity-1 launch vehicle. | ||||||||
12 January 04:44:26[16] |
H-IIA 202 | F48 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
IGS-Optical 8 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
14 January 08:59:30[17] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-10 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 22 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 January 01:52[17] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-37 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
17 January 14:27:30[18] |
Long March 7 | Y8 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
Tianzhou 7 | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space logistics | In orbit | Docked to TSS | |||
⚀ Nanjing (Baiyi-08)[19] | NJIT | Low Earth | Education | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | |||
Sixth Tianzhou resupply cargo flight to the Tiangong space station. | ||||||||
18 January 21:49:11[21] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-291 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Ax-3 | SpaceX / Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | Private spaceflight | 9 February 13:30 |
Successful | |||
Axiom Mission 3, launching on Crew Dragon. 14-day commercial flight of four astronauts to the International Space Station.[20] | ||||||||
20 January 06:28[22] |
Qaem 100 | Shahroud Space Center | IRGC | |||||
Soraya | ISA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First successful orbital flight of Qaem 100. | ||||||||
23 January 04:03[23] |
Kinetica 1 | Y3 | Jiuquan LS-130 | CAS Space | ||||
Taijing-1-03 | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Taijing-2-02 | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Taijing-2-04 | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Taijing-3-02 | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Taijing-4-03 | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
24 January 00:35[24] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-11 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 22 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 January 00:02[25][26] |
Simorgh | Semnan LP-2 | ISA | |||||
Mahda | ISA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Hatef-1 | ISA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Keyhan-2 | ISA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
First successful orbital flight of Simorgh. | ||||||||
29 January 01:10:00[24] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-38 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
29 January 05:57:20[24] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-12 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 22 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
30 January 17:07:21[27] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-295 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Cygnus NG-20 S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
First of three Cygnus spacecraft to be launched via Falcon 9. | ||||||||
31 January 06:34[28] |
Electron | "Four Of A Kind" | Mahia LC-1B | Rocket Lab | ||||
⚀ Skylark (Lemur-2) × 4 | Spire Global / NorthStar | Low Earth (SSO) | Space situational awareness | In orbit | Operational | |||
First of three dedicated launches for NorthStar Earth & Space. | ||||||||
February | ||||||||
2 February 23:37[29] |
Long March 2C | 2C-Y85 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
GeeSAT-2 × 11 (10–20)[30] | Geespace | Low Earth | Navigation Communications |
In orbit | Operational | |||
Eleven GeeSAT-2 satellites for the Geely Future Mobility Constellation. | ||||||||
3 February 03:06[31] |
Jielong 3 | Y3 | Bo Run Jiu Zhou platform, South China Sea | China Rocket | ||||
Dongfang Huiyan-GFO1 | Oriental Spaceport Industrial Park | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
DRO-L | IAMCAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
NEXSAT-1 | NARSS / BST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Weihai-1 01 | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Weihai-1 02 | CASIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Xingshidai-18 (Rongpiao) | ADASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Xingshidai-19 (Zhongguo Yidong 0 / SCA 1) | ADASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Xingshidai-20 (Huakai Tianxia) | ADASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Zhixing-2A | Smart Satellite | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Xingshidai-18 is the first AI commercial hyperspectral satellite in orbit. | ||||||||
8 February 06:33:36[32] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-296 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
PACE | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
9 February 07:03:44[33] |
Soyuz-2.1v | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | |||||
Razbeg №2 (Kosmos 2575) | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
10 February 00:34:00[34] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-13 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 22 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
14 February 22:30[36] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-298 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
HBTSS × 2 | United States Space Force / MDA | Low Earth | Early warning | In orbit | Operational | |||
Tracking Layer Tranche 0 × 4 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
USSF-124 mission / SDA Tranche 0C Mission. Launched in response to a "serious national security threat" related to Russia claiming that it would launch nuclear weapons into outer space.[35] | ||||||||
15 February 03:25:05[37] |
Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress MS-26 / 87P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
15 February 06:05:37[39] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-299 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
IM-1 Odysseus | Intuitive Machines | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ EagleCam[40] | ERAU | TLI to lunar surface | Space selfie / Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
First Nova-C mission, which will land commercial payloads and five NASA-sponsored instruments at Malapert A near the lunar south pole for the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.[38] | ||||||||
15 February 21:34[41] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-14 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 22 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
300th Falcon 9 launch. | ||||||||
17 February 00:22:55[42] |
H3-22S | TF2 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | JAXA | ||||
VEP-4 | JAXA | Low Earth to Suborbital | Launch vehicle evaluation | 17 February | Successful | |||
CE-SAT-IE | Canon Electronics | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ TIRSAT[43] | Seiren Co. | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Changed from the originally manifested ALOS-4 due to the launch failure of H3-TF1 / ALOS-3. First successful flight of the H3 launch vehicle. Separation of VEP-4 was performed after the deorbit burn of the second stage. | ||||||||
17 February 12:05[44] |
GSLV Mk II | F14 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ||||
INSAT-3DS[45] | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
The satellite will be a follow-up to INSAT-3DR Mission. | ||||||||
18 February 14:52[46] |
Electron | "On Closer Inspection" | Mahia LC-1B | Rocket Lab | ||||
ADRAS-J | Astroscale / JAXA | Low Earth | Space debris removal | In orbit | En route | |||
ADRAS-J will rendezvous with a spent Japanese H-IIA upper stage rocket body in low Earth orbit and demonstrate proximity operations. | ||||||||
20 February 20:11[41] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-301 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Telkomsat HTS 113BT (Merah Putih 2) | Telkomsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Replacement for Nusantara-2 / Nusantara Dua (Palapa-N1), which was lost in a launch failure in April 2020.[47] | ||||||||
23 February 04:11[48] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-15 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 22 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | ||||||||
23 February 11:30 [49] |
Long March 5 | Y7 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | ||||
TJS-11 | TBA | Geosynchronous | Communications Technology demonstration |
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24 February[50] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-39 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 23 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
29 February 05:43[51] |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Meteor-M №2-4[52] | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
Marafon-D[53] | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | |||||
Zorky-2M ×5 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | |||||
TUSUR-GO | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Vizard-ion | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Gorizont | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Kolibri-S | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
RTU MIREA 1 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission. Marafon-D is a second demonstrator satellite for the Sfera constellation. | ||||||||
29 February 12:00 [54] |
Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y? | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
TBA | TBA | Geosynchronous | Earth observation | |||||
Late February [55] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
Late February [56] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-16 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
Late February [58][59] | RS1 | DEMO-2 | Kodiak LP-3C | ABL | ||||
⚀ VariSat-1B(2) | VariSat | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
Second flight of RS1, designated DEMO-2. Reflight of the VariSat-1B spacecraft lost in the previous launch. The upper stage will carry NearSpace Launch's DORSAT-01 as a hosted payload.[57] | ||||||||
Late February[60][61] | PSLV | C59 | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ||||
ANVESHA | DRDO | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Bikini Demo | The Exploration Company | Low Earth | Reentry capsule Technology demonstration |
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SCOT | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
CGUSAT | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
LEAP-1 | Dhruva Space | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ Munal-1 | NAST | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Rideshare mission. | ||||||||
March | ||||||||
1 March 05:04[62] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
SpaceX Crew-8 | SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 70/71 | |||||
Eighth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS. | ||||||||
4 March[65] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter-10 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Optimus-1[66] | Space Machines Company | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | |||||
Aries[67] | Apex | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | |||||
EagleEye[68] | Creotech Instruments | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
ForgeStar-1A[69] | Space Forge | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
GHOSt × 3[70] | Orbital Sidekick | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Gluon[63] | Atomos Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space docking | |||||
Jackal × 2[71] | True Anomaly | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
Labsat IoT[72] | Copitec / Fundetec / University of Palermo | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | |||||
LizzieSat-1[73] | Sidus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
Lynk Tower 05[74] | Lynk Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
Lynk Tower 06[74] | Lynk Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
MBZ-SAT[75] | MBRSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
MethaneSAT[76] | EDF / NZSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation of atmospheric methane | |||||
MuSat-2[77] | Muon Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
ÑuSat × ?[78] | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Pyxis[79] | Axelspace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
Quark[63] | Atomos Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space docking | |||||
RAY[80] | Inversion Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | |||||
Stingray × 6[81] | EOI Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
YAM-6[82] | Loft Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | |||||
Xcraft 1[83] | Xplore | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
TBA × 4[84] | Hubble Network | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | |||||
TBA[85] | Satellite Vu | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ AEROS[86] | University of Porto / Edisoft | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ CroCube[87] | ZICER | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ EWS-RROCI 2[88] | SSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ HORACIO[89] | Satlantis | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ IOD-6 Hammer[90] | Open Cosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ IRIS-F1[91] | NCKU / Satoro | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | |||||
⚀ Kanyini[92][93] | Myriota | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | |||||
⚀ Lemur-2 × 2[94] | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ M3[95] | Missouri S&T | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ MOXY-1[96] | XiProtocol.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ NOCLIP-1[96] | Pointblank LLC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ OrbAstro-TR2[97] | OrbAstro | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ OWLSAT-1[98] | ONDO Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | |||||
⚀ OWLSAT-2[98] | ONDO Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | |||||
⚀ Pony Express 2A[99] | Tyvak | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Pony Express 2B[99] | Tyvak | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ PY4 × 4[100] | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ RebelSat[101] | UNLV | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ RROCI-2[102] | NOAA / Orion Space Solutions | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ Scout-1[103] | Quantum Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space domain awareness | |||||
⚀ SONATE-2[104] | University of Würzburg | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ SUPERNOVA A[105] | NWIC Pacific / MDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ SUPERNOVA B[105] | NWIC Pacific / MDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Veery-0E[106] | Care Weather Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-10. Atomos Space's Gluon and Quark will perform in-orbit rendezvous, docking and refueling.[63] The ELaNa 57 mission, consisting of the M3 cubesat, will be launched on this flight.[64] | ||||||||
9 March 02:00–03:00[107] |
Kairos | Space Port Kii | Space One | |||||
Rapid Launch Small Satellite[108] | CSICE | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
Maiden flight of Kairos. | ||||||||
9 March[109] | Electron | "Owl Night Long" | Mahia LC-1 | Rocket Lab | ||||
StriX | Synspective | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Final of three dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation. | ||||||||
10 March[110] | Ceres-1 | Y10 | Jiuquan | Galactic Energy | ||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
13 March[112][113] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
SpaceX CRS-30 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
⚀ Big Red Sat-1[114] | UN Lincoln | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ BurstCube[114] | NASA Goddard | Low Earth | Gamma-ray burst study | |||||
⚀ DORA[115] | Arizona State University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ EagleSat-2[114] | ERAU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Foras Promineo[114] | Perkins Local School District | Low Earth | Education | |||||
⚀ HyTi[114] | UH Mānoa | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ SNoOPI[114] | Purdue University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
The ELaNa-51 mission, consisting of 7 cubesats, will be launched on this flight.[111] | ||||||||
14 March[116][117] | Delta IV Heavy | D-389 | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | ULA | ||||
Orion 12[118] | NRO | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance (SIGINT) | |||||
NROL-70 mission. Final Delta IV Heavy launch, and final launch of the Delta rocket family. | ||||||||
18 March[119][120] | Long March 8 | Y3 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
Queqiao-2 | CNSA | Selenocentric | Communications | |||||
Tiandu-1[121] | Deep Space Exploration Laboratory | Selenocentric (DRO) | Communications | |||||
Tiandu-2[121] | Deep Space Exploration Laboratory | Selenocentric (DRO) | Communications | |||||
Queqiao-2 will relay communications for the Chang'e 6 (Far side of the Moon), Chang'e 7 and Chang'e 8 (Lunar south pole region) spacecrafts. | ||||||||
20 March[122] | Electron | "Live and Let Fly" | MARS LP-OC | Rocket Lab | ||||
TBA | NRO | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
NROL-123 mission. | ||||||||
21 March 14:21[123][124] |
Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Soyuz MS-25 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 70/71 | |||||
30 March[125] | GSLV Mk II | F15 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ||||
NISAR | NASA / ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
30 March 09:36[123][126] |
Soyuz-2.1b | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Resurs-P №4[127] | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Replacement satellite for the Resurs-DK No.1 satellite. | ||||||||
Late March[128][129] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
WSF-M 1 | United States Space Force | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | |||||
BLAZE[130] | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Athena [131] | United States Air Force / NovaWurks / NASA / NOAA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ TYRAD-1[132] | Auburn University | Low Earth (SSO) | Gamma-ray astronomy | |||||
⚀ TYRAD-2[132] | Auburn University | Low Earth (SSO) | Gamma-ray astronomy | |||||
USSF-62 mission. The ELaNa-56 mission, consisting of two satellites, will be launched on this flight. Athena was previously manifested as a LauncherOne payload for the STP-S28C mission. | ||||||||
March (TBD)[133][134] | Minotaur IV / Orion 38 | Vandenberg SLC-8 | Northrop Grumman | |||||
TBA | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||||
NROL-174 mission. | ||||||||
March (TBD)[136][137] | Eris Block 1 | Bowen | Gilmour Space | |||||
Gilmour Space | Low Earth | Flight test | ||||||
First flight of Eris, and first orbital launch from Bowen.[135] First launch of an Australian developed launch vehicle, giving Australia satellite launch capability. | ||||||||
March (TBD)[138] | Electron | MARS LP-OC | Rocket Lab | |||||
Acadia-3 (Capella-13) | Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
Third of four dedicated launches for Capella Space. | ||||||||
March (TBD)[140][141] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
AGILA[142] | Astranis / Orbits Corp | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Anuvu × 2 | Astranis / Anuvu | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
UtilitySat[139] | Astranis / Pacific Dataport | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Astranis Block 2 mission carrying four MicroGEO satellites, of which three are operated by Astranis and leased to paying customers, while UtilitySat is set to temporarily replace Astranis' Arcturus satellite after a malfunctioning of its solar arrays.[139] | ||||||||
March (TBD)[143] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
March (TBD)[144] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-42 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
March (TBD)[145] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-43 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
March (TBD)[146] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-44 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
March (TBD)[147] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-45 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
March (TBD)[148] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-46 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
March (TBD)[149] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-47 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
March (TBD)[150] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-17 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
March (TBD)[151] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-1 | Vandenberg | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
March (TBD)[152] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-2 | Vandenberg | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
March (TBD)[153] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-3 | Vandenberg | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × ? | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
March (TBD)[157][158] | Firefly Alpha | FLTA005 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Firefly | ||||
⚀ CatSat | University of Arizona | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ KUbeSat-1 | University of Kansas | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | |||||
⚀ MESAT 1 | University of Maine | Low Earth (SSO) | Atmospheric science | |||||
⚀ OwlSat | Rice University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ R5-S2-2.0 | NASA Johnson | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ R5-S4 | NASA Johnson | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ REAL | Dartmouth College | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | |||||
⚀ Serenity | Teachers in Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | |||||
⚀ SOC-i | University of Washington | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ TechEdSat-11 | NASA Ames | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
NASA Venture Class Launch Services 2 (VCLS 2) Mission Two,[154] officially known as VCLS Demo-2FB. The ELaNa 43 mission, consisting of 10 CubeSats,[155] will launch on this flight.[156] | ||||||||
March (TBD)[159][160] | GSLV Mk II | [161] | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ||||
EOS-05 (GISAT 2) | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Earth observation | |||||
March (TBD)[162][163] | PSLV | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | |||||
THEOS-2A | GISTDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
March (TBD)[164] | Simorgh | Semnan Space Center | ISA | |||||
Tolou-3 | ISA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||||
March (TBD)[165] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | Plesetsk | RVSN RF | |||||
GLONASS-K 18L (K1 №6) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
Q1 (TBD)[138] | Electron | Mahia LC-1 | Rocket Lab | |||||
Acadia | Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
Fourth of four dedicated launches for Capella Space. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[166] | Electron | Mahia LC-1 | Rocket Lab | |||||
Skylark × 4 | Spire Global / NorthStar | Low Earth (SSO) | Space situational awareness | |||||
Second of three dedicated launches for NorthStar Earth & Space. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[166] | Electron | Mahia LC-1 | Rocket Lab | |||||
Skylark × 4 | Spire Global / NorthStar | Low Earth (SSO) | Space situational awareness | |||||
Third of three dedicated launches for NorthStar Earth & Space. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[167][168] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | |||||
TBA | NRO | TBA | Reconnaissance | |||||
NROL-69 mission. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[169] | HLVM 3 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | |||||
Gaganyaan 1 | ISRO | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
First Gaganyaan flight test. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[170] | Jielong 1 | Y2 | Jiuquan LA-4 | China Rocket | ||||
Yizheng-2 | Jiangsu Satellite Technology Services | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Yizheng-3 | Jiangsu Satellite Technology Services | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Q1 (TBD)[171][172] | Jielong 3 | Y? | Launch Platform, Yellow Sea | China Rocket | ||||
Hong Kong Star | HK Aerospace Technology Group | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
Hong Kong Star will be Hong Kong's first satellite. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[174] | Long March 6C | Y1 | TBA | CASC | ||||
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
First flight of the Long March 6C, a single-stick variant of Long March 6A.[173] | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[175] | Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur | Glavkosmos | |||||
Ekvator | ISA | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Communications satellite built by ISS Reshetnev for Iran. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[176] | SSLV | D3 | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | ||||
TBA | ISRO | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Space Rickshaw | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
IITM Sat | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
ISRO Payload | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[177] | Vikram 1 | Satish Dhawan FLP | Skyroot Aerospace | |||||
TBA[178] | Navars Edutech | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
Maiden flight of Vikram 1. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[179] | Starship | IFT-3 | Starbase | SpaceX | ||||
No payload | SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Flight test | |||||
Third Starship orbital test flight. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[180] | Long March 3B/E | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | |||||
PakSAT-MM1R | SUPARCO | Geostationary | Communication | |||||
Q1 (TBD)[181] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
SpaceEye-T | Satrec Initiative | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
April | ||||||||
1 April[182][183] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon-1 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Acadia-4 (Capella-14)[184] | Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
Hawk 8A, 8B, 8C[185] | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth | SIGINT | |||||
Hawk 9A, 9B, 9C[185] | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth | SIGINT | |||||
LizzieSat-3[73] | Sidus Space | Low Earth | IoT | |||||
LizzieSat-4[73] | Sidus Space | Low Earth | IoT | |||||
TBA[186] | TASL | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ Centauri-6[187] | Fleet Space | Low Earth | IoT | |||||
⚀ TBA × 2[188] | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to a 45-degree mid-inclination orbit, designated Bandwagon-1. | ||||||||
Early April[189][190] | Angara A5 / Persei[191] | Vostochny Site 1A | Roscosmos | |||||
Roscosmos | Geosynchronous | Flight test | ||||||
First launch of an Angara launch vehicle from Vostochny Cosmodrome. | ||||||||
14 April[192][193] | Atlas V N22 | AV-085[194] | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ||||
Boe-CFT | Boeing / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Crewed flight test | |||||
Boeing Crewed Flight Test of Starliner, as part of the Commercial Crew Development program. 100th Atlas V Launch. | ||||||||
30 April[195] | Falcon Heavy | FH-010 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
GOES-U | NOAA / NASA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | |||||
April (TBD)[196] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
Galileo FOC FM25 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
Galileo FOC FM26 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
April (TBD)[198] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
Polaris Dawn | SpaceX | Low Earth | Human spaceflight research | |||||
Crew Dragon orbital flight carrying four civilian passengers for 5 days, led by Jared Isaacman. Aims to conduct the first commercial spacewalk.[197] First mission of the Polaris Program, consisting of two Crew Dragon missions followed by the first crewed Starship mission. | ||||||||
April (TBD)[199] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Second of Five dedicated launches for DAPA 425 Project (425 Project Flight 2). | ||||||||
April (TBD)[200][201] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
WorldView Legion 1 | Maxar Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
WorldView Legion 2 | Maxar Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
May | ||||||||
1 May[202][203] | Electron | Mahia LC-1 | Rocket Lab | |||||
PREFIRE 1 | NASA | Low Earth | Meteorology | |||||
First of two launches for NASA's PREFIRE mission. | ||||||||
15 May[204][203] | Electron | Mahia LC-1 | Rocket Lab | |||||
PREFIRE 2 | NASA | Low Earth | Meteorology | |||||
Second of two launches for NASA's PREFIRE mission. | ||||||||
18 May [205] | Long March 2F/G | 2F-Y? | Jiuquan SLS-1 | CASC | ||||
Shenzhou 18 | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
21 May[206][207] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Ionosfera-M №1 | IKI RAN | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | |||||
Ionosfera-M №2 | IKI RAN | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | |||||
May (TBD)[208][209] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
EarthCARE | ESA / JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Earth Explorer 6 of the Living Planet Programme. | ||||||||
May (TBD)[210] | Long March 5 | Y8 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | ||||
Chang'e 6 lander | CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | |||||
Chang'e 6 ascend module | CNSA | Selenocentric | Space rendezvous | |||||
Chang'e 6 orbiter | CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | |||||
Chang'e 6 return capsule | CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar sample return | |||||
SJTU Siyuan-2[211] | SJTU / APSCO / CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar Orbiter | |||||
⚀ ICECUBE-Q[212] | SUPARCO | Selenocentric | Lunar Orbiter | |||||
China's second lunar sample return mission, and world's first from the far side of the Moon, targeting southern area of Apollo basin (~43º S, 154º W). The mission is expected to take 53 days from launch to return module touchdown.[210] | ||||||||
May (TBD)[213][214] | Skyrora XL | SaxaVord | Skyrora | |||||
TBA | Skyrora | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
First launch of Skyrora XL. | ||||||||
May (TBD)[215] | Simorgh | Semnan LP-2 | ISA | |||||
Zafar-2[216] | IUST | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
June | ||||||||
1 June [184] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter-11 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Vigoride[218] | Momentus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | |||||
Acadia-5 (Capella-15)[184] | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Arctic Weather Satellite[219] | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology Technology demonstration |
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LEO Express-2[220] | Impulse Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
LizzieSat-5, 6 | Sidus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | |||||
MuSat-3[221] | Muon Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
PExT[222] | Johns Hopkins University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
Winnebago-2[223] | Varda Space Industries | Low Earth | Space manufacturing | |||||
YAC-1-1[224] | Loft Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
YAM-7[225] | Loft Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | |||||
⚀ Dione[114] | NASA Goddard | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Hyperfield-1[226] | Kuva Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ Kaladin[227] | Array Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Lemur-2 / Hubble-3[94] | Spire Global / Hubble Network | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ LUR-1[228] | Added Value Solutions | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ PTD-4 (LISA-T)[229] | NASA Ames / MSFC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ PTD-R[229] | NASA Ames | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Rock & Lopen[230] | Array Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ San Xavier[231] | Lunasonde | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ TBA × 2[188] | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
▫ Aurora × 4[232] | Quub | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-11. The ELaNa-53 mission, consisting of the Dione cubesat, will be launched on this flight.[114] An Alba Cluster mission is scheduled to be launched on this flight.[217] | ||||||||
3 June[233] | Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress MS-27 / 88P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
8 June[206][234] | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Kondor-FKA №2[235] | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||||
Early June [236] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
SpaceX CRS-31 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
NET 10 June[237][238] | Electron | Mahia LC-1 | Rocket Lab | |||||
⚀ Kinéis × 5 | Kinéis | Low Earth | IoT | |||||
First of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. | ||||||||
24 June[239] | Long March 2C | Xichang | CASC | |||||
SVOM | CNSA / CNES | Low Earth | Gamma-ray astronomy | |||||
Late June[242] | Ariane 62 | VA262 FM1 |
Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | ||||
CuriumOne (Major Tom) | PTS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
OOV-Cube | TU Berlin | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
SpaceCase SC-X01 | ArianeGroup | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ 3Cat4 | BarcelonaTech | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ CURIE A, B[243] | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ GRBBeta | TUKE | Low Earth | Gamma-ray burst astronomy | |||||
⚀ ISTSat-1 | University of Lisbon | Low Earth | ADS-B technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Méditerranée (ROBUSTA 3A)[244] | University of Montpellier | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
Maiden flight of Ariane 6. Seven satellites and four on-board experiments are baselined on this launch.[240] The two CURIE cubesats will be launched as a single spacecraft and will separate in orbit.[241] The ELaNa-48 mission, consisting of the two CURIE cubesats, will be launched on this flight.[114] | ||||||||
June (TBD)[245][246] | H3-30 | F3 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | ||||
ALOS-4 (Daichi 4)[247] | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
June (TBD)[248][238] | Electron | Mahia LC-1 | Rocket Lab | |||||
⚀ Kinéis × 5 | Kinéis | Low Earth | IoT | |||||
Second of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. | ||||||||
June (TBD)[250] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | |||||
Türksat 6A | Türksat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
First domestically produced Turkish communications satellite.[249] | ||||||||
June (TBD)[251] | Long March 8A | Wenchang | CASC | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Maiden flight of Long March 8A variant, a Long March 8 with a larger second stage. | ||||||||
June (TBD)[252][253] | Tianlong-3 | Wenchang | Space Pioneer | |||||
TBA | Space Pioneer | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | |||||
Maiden flight of the Tianlong-3 launch vehicle. | ||||||||
June (TBD)[254][255] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
BlueBird × 5 | AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
BlueBird Block 1 Mission. | ||||||||
June (TBD)[257] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
Thuraya 4-NGS | Thuraya | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Planned replacement for Thuraya 2 and 3.[256] | ||||||||
June (TBD)[258] | Atlas V | AV-101 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ||||
TBA | United States Space Force | TBA | Reconnaissance | |||||
USSF-51 mission. | ||||||||
June (TBD)[260][261] | Vulcan Centaur VC4L[262] | Cert-2 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ||||
SNC Demo-1 | NASA / SNC | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
First Dream Chaser cargo mission for CRS-2.[259] | ||||||||
June (TBD)[261][264] | Vulcan Centaur | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | |||||
NTS-3 | AFRL | Geosynchronous | Navigation technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ SunRISE × 6[265] | NASA | Geosynchronous | Space weather | |||||
USSF-106 mission. First NSSL mission for Vulcan Centaur.[263] SunRISE is a NASA Explorers Program Mission of Opportunity. | ||||||||
June (TBD)[266] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
⚀ EZIE × 3 | NASA / JHUAPL | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather / Electrojet research | |||||
Heliophysics Mission of Opportunity for the Explorers Program. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[267][268] | Atlas V 551 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | |||||
KuiperSat × ? | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
Second of nine Project Kuiper launches on Atlas V. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[269][270] | LVM3 | M5 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ||||
GSAT-22 | NSIL | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
NSIL Payload | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[176][271] | PSLV-XL | C60 | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | ||||
RISAT-1B[272] | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Q2 (TBD)[176] | PSLV-XL | C61 | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | ||||
TBA | ISRO | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
ISRO Payload | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[273] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
GSAT-20 | NSIL / Dish TV | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Initially planned to launch on LVM3, but shifted to Falcon 9 due to overweight and scheduling issues.[273] | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[274][275] | Gravity-1 | Y2 | Orienspace | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Scheduled rideshare opportunity. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[169] | HLVM 3 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | |||||
Gaganyaan 2 | ISRO | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
Second Gaganyaan flight test. Will carry the Vyommitra humanoid robot.[276] | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[277] [278] | Soyuz-2.1a | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Obzor-R №1[279] | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
H1 2024 (TBD)[280] | Darwin-II | Y1 | TBA | Rocket Pi | ||||
Rocket Pi | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | ||||||
Maiden flight of Rocket Pi's Darwin-II. | ||||||||
H1 2024 (TBD)[281][282] | Electron | Mahia LC-1 | Rocket Lab | |||||
NeonSat-1 | KAIST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ ACS3 | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Solar sail technology demonstration | |||||
Rideshare mission. | ||||||||
H1 2024 (TBD)[117] | Ravn X | TBA | Aevum | |||||
TBA | United States Space Force | TBA | Technology demonstration | |||||
ASLON-45 mission. Maiden flight of the Ravn X launch vehicle. | ||||||||
H1 2024 (TBD)[284] | XLV-22 | Wenchang Hainan LC-2 | CASC | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Maiden flight of XLV.[283] | ||||||||
H1 2024 (TBD)[285][286] | Qaem 100 | Shahroud Space Center | IRGC | |||||
Nahid-2 | ISA | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
Mid 2024 (TBD)[287] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
ASBM-1 (GX-10a) | Norwegian Ministry of Defence / Inmarsat | Highly elliptical | Communications | |||||
ASBM-2 (GX-10b) | Norwegian Ministry of Defence / Inmarsat | Highly elliptical | Communications | |||||
Mid 2024 (TBD)[288][289] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
Nusantara Lima (Nusantara-5) | PSN | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Summer 2024 (TBD)[290] | RFA One | SaxaVord | RFA | |||||
TBA[291] | Lunar Research Service | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
Maiden flight of Rocket Factory Augsburg's RFA One. | ||||||||
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For flights after 30 June, see 2024 in spaceflight (July–December)
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Suborbital flights
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
26 January 17:42:05[292] |
SpaceShipTwo | Galactic 06 | Spaceport America | Virgin Galactic | |||
Galactic 06 | Virgin Galactic | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 26 January 17:56 |
Successful | ||
Apogee: 88.8 km (55.2 mi). | |||||||
30 January[293] | UGM-133 Trident II | HMS Vengeance, ETR | Royal Navy | ||||
Royal Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 January | Launch failure | |||
Second consecutive failure of a UK-launched Trident missile. | |||||||
7 February[294] | T-Minus DART | Esrange | T-Minus Engineering | ||||
PRIME | KTH | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 7 February | Partial failure | ||
First of two anticipated launches for the PRIME launch campaign. The payloads were deployed prematurely but still managed to gather some useful data. The second launch was not attempted. | |||||||
8 February[295] | MRBM-T2 | FTX-23 | Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean | MDA | |||
MDA | Suborbital | Missile target | 8 February | Successful | |||
Flight Test Other-23 (FTX-23) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. SM-3 Block IIA target. | |||||||
8 February[295] | SM-3 Block IIA | FTX-23 | USS McCampbell, Pacific Ocean | United States Navy | |||
Kill vehicle | United States Navy | Suborbital | Interceptor | 8 February | Successful | ||
Flight Test Other-23 (FTX-23) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Successful intercept. | |||||||
15 February 14:42:00[296] |
VSB-30 | Esrange | MORABA | ||||
TEXUS-59 | DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 15 February | Successful | ||
↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | |||||||
NET 21 February[297][298] | VSB-30 | MAPHEUS 14 | Esrange | MORABA | |||
MAPHEUS 14 | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | ||||
NET 21 February[299][297] | VSB-30 | Esrange | MORABA | ||||
TEXUS-60 | DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | ||||
NET 4 March[297][298] | Improved Orion | Esrange | DLR / SNSA | ||||
REXUS-31 | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | ||||
NET 4 March[297][298] | Improved Orion | Esrange | DLR / SNSA | ||||
REXUS-32 | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | ||||
14 March[300][301] | Black Brant IX | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
SNIFS | CU Boulder | Suborbital | Integral field spectroscopy | ||||
Solar eruptioN Integral Field Spectrograph (SNIFS). | |||||||
29 March[300][301] | Black Brant IX | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
FOXSI-4 | UMN | Suborbital | Solar X-ray astronomy | ||||
Fourth flight of the FOXSI Sounding Rocket payload. | |||||||
29 March[300] | Black Brant IX | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
Hi-C Flare | Marshall Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Solar physics | ||||
Fourth flight of the High Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C). | |||||||
March (TBD)[298][302] | VSB-30 | Esrange | SSC | ||||
S1X-M16 | SSC | Suborbital | Microgravity research | ||||
SubOrbital Express Microgravity flight opportunity 16. | |||||||
8 April[300] | Black Brant IX | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
Apophis | ERAU | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | ||||
First of three launches. | |||||||
8 April[300] | Black Brant IX | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
Apophis | ERAU | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | ||||
Second of three launches. | |||||||
8 April[300] | Black Brant IX | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
Apophis | ERAU | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | ||||
Last of three launches. | |||||||
April (TBD)[303] | North Sea launch platform | GOSA | |||||
T-MINUS Engineering | Suborbital | Test flight | |||||
First launch from the North Sea spaceport. | |||||||
5 May[300] | Black Brant IX | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | ||||
CIBER-2 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Suborbital | EBL anisotropy | ||||
Third flight of the CIBER-2 experiment. | |||||||
2 June[300] | Black Brant IX | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | ||||
OAxFORTIS | Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | ||||
Off Axis Far-ultraviolet Off Rowland-circle Telescope for Imaging and Spectroscopy (OAxFORTIS). | |||||||
18 June[300] | Black Brant IX | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | ||||
HERSCHEL 3 | NRL | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | ||||
20 June[300] | Terrier-Improved Orion | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
RockOn | Colorado Space Grant Consortium | Suborbital | Education | ||||
24 June[300] | Terrier-Improved Malemute | Reagan Test Site | NASA | ||||
SEED | ERAU | Suborbital | Sporadic E observations | ||||
Sporadic E Electrodynamics (SEED). First of two launches.[301] | |||||||
24 June[300] | Terrier-Improved Malemute | Reagan Test Site | NASA | ||||
SEED | ERAU | Suborbital | Sporadic E observations | ||||
Sporadic E Electrodynamics (SEED). Second of two launches.[301] | |||||||
Q2 (TBD)[304] | SpaceShipTwo | Galactic 07 | Spaceport America | Virgin Galactic | |||
Galactic 07 | Virgin Galactic | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | ||||
Q2 (TBD)[305][306] | SR75 | Koonibba Test Range | HyImpulse | ||||
HyImpulse | Suborbital | Flight test | |||||
Maiden flight of SR75. Expected apogee: 200 km (120 mi). | |||||||
Summer 2024[307][300] | Black Brant IX | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | ||||
FURST | Montana State University | Suborbital | Solar VUV astronomy |
Launches from the Moon
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | |||||||
May or June | Chang'e 6 ascent vehicle | Chang'e 6 descent stage, Apollo Basin | CNSA | ||||
Lunar soil sample | CNSA | Selenocentric orbit | Sample return | ||||
Sample return mission. Will rendezvous and dock with the Chang'e 6 Earth return vehicle to transfer lunar soil samples for return to Earth. |
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