This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2025.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2025 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2025, see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2025.
Orbital launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
January | ||||||||
| 4 January 01:27[2] |
 Falcon 9 Block 5
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F9-418 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
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SpaceX
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 Thuraya 4-NGS
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Thuraya | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Planned replacement for Thuraya 2 and 3.[1] | ||||||||
| 6 January 20:00[3][4] |
 Long March 3B/E
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3B-Y104 | Xichang LC-3
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CASC
| ||||
| Shijian 25
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SAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Satellite servicing Technology demonstration |
In orbit | Operational | |||
| 6 January 20:43[5] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
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Starlink Group 6-71 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
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| Starlink × 24
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 January 15:27[6] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
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Starlink Group 12-11 | Kennedy LC-39A
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 21
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 10 January 03:53[8] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
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F9-421 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| USA-463 - USA-484 (Starshield Group 1-6)[9]
|
NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-153 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Seventh batch consisting of 22 SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[7] | ||||||||
| 10 January 19:11[10] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
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Starlink Group 12-12 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 21
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SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| B1067 has become the first booster to launch for its 25th time. | ||||||||
| 13 January 03:00[11][12][13] |
Jielong 3
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Y5 | Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang platform, Yellow Sea
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China Rocket
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| CentiSpace-1 S7-16 (Weili Kongjian 7-16)
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Beijing Future Navigation Technology | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| CentiSpace Group 01 Mission. | ||||||||
| 13 January 16:47[14] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
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Starlink Group 12-4 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
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SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 21
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SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 14 January 19:09[15] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
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Transporter-12 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
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SpaceX
| ||||
| Impulse 2 (LEO Express-2)[16]
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Impulse Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
 ION SCV-014 Amazing Antonius
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D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ION SCV-016 Eminent Emmanuel
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D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
 FGN-100-D1
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Fergani Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
 Firefly × 3
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Pixxel | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 GARAI A
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Satlantis | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| IRIDE-MS2-HEO 1
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ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 ICEYE × 4
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ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 JAY-C, D1, D2 (Gray Jay 1, 2, 3)
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UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Lyra Block-1 1[17]
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EchoStar | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| MBZ-SAT
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MBRSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 NORSAT 4
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Norsk Romsenter | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Pelican-2[18]
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Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Ray[19]
|
Inversion Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | In orbit | Operational | |||
 SIGI
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Reflex Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| SkyBee-1[20]
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Constellr | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
  UzmaSAT-1 (ÑuSat-45)[21]
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Satellogic / Uzma | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Winnebago-2[22]
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Varda Space Industries / Rocket Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | 27 February 2025 13:52[23] |
Successful | |||
⚀  AE1C & D
|
Space BD | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Al Ain Sat-1[24]
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NSSTC-UAEU | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ ANSER Leader-S
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INTA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Balkan 1
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Endurosat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  BlueBon
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TelePIX | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  BRO-16
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UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ BUZZER-1
|
UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Centauri 7, 8[25]
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Fleet Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Connecta IoT × 4[26]
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Plan-S | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Elevation 1
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XDLINX Space Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Edison-1
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Space Inventor | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Flock-4G × 36[18]
|
Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Forest-3
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Orora Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ FOSSASat TAT-A, E, O
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FOSSA Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ FUSION-1
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TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ GESat GEN1
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Absolut Sensing | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation of atmospheric methane | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ HCT-SAT 1[27]
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MBRSC-HCT | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ INNOCube
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University of Würzburg | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ IRIS-F2, 3
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NCKU / Satoro | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 6
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Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ LIME[28]
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NOVI LLC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  LOGSATS-2
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EOS Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Otter
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NPS | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  PARUS-T1[29]
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TASA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  PAUSAT 1
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AU | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  PoSat-2
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LusoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SatGus[30]
|
Mark Rober | Low Earth (SSO) | Space selfie | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  SATURNIN-1
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VZLU | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  SCOT (ORB-6)
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Digantara / Orb Astro | Low Earth (SSO) | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Sedna-2
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AAC Clyde Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ TechEdSat-22 (TES-22)
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NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ TROLL
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TRL Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Veery-0F Fledgling Veery Barb[31]
|
Care Weather Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ HADES-R (SmartSat)
|
AMSAT-EA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ HYDRA-T
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Hydra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  HYPE
|
AGH University | Low Earth (SSO) | Space selfie / Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  POQUITO
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University of Luxembourg | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ PROMETHEUS-1
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University of Minho / CMU | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ SKYLINK-1, 2
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Hello Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ 1 Undisclosed satellite | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-12. | ||||||||
| 15 January 06:11:39[33] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
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F9-425 | Kennedy LC-39A
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SpaceX
| ||||
| Blue Ghost M1
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NASA / Firefly | TLI to Selenocentric to lunar surface | Lunar lander | 2 March 2025 08:34[32] |
Successful | |||
| Hakuto-R M2 RESILIENCE
|
ispace | TLI to Selenocentric to lunar surface | Lunar lander | In orbit | En route | |||
| Tenacious
|
ispace Europe | Lunar surface | Lunar rover | In orbit | En route | |||
| First flight of Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander. Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission delivering ten payloads to Mare Crisium. Hakuto-R Mission 2, carrying ispace's RESILIENCE lander and Tenacious micro rover. 100th Falcon 9 launch from the Historic Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A). Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed at Mare Crisium on March 2, 2025.[32] | ||||||||
| 16 January 07:03[34] |
New Glenn
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NG-1 | Cape Canaveral LC-36
|
Blue Origin
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| Blue Ring Pathfinder (DarkSky-1)
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Blue Origin | Medium Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 January | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, carrying a prototype Blue Ring satellite servicing platform. First National Security Space Launch demonstration flight for New Glenn. First orbital launch attempt and success for Blue Origin. Booster reentry and landing on recovery vessel Jacklyn was attempted, however, a loss of telemetry data to the booster occurred shortly after the beginning of the entry burn, and the first stage was later confirmed lost by Blue Origin. | ||||||||
| 16 January 22:37[35][36] |
Starship
|
Flight 7 | Starbase OLP-A
|
SpaceX
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| Starlink simulators × 10
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SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Flight test | 16 January | Launch failure | |||
| Seventh Starship orbital test flight. Flight 7 featured the first flight of a Starship Block 2 Ship. The booster returned to the launch site and was captured by the tower, but the ship was lost on ascent. | ||||||||
| 17 January 04:07[3][37] |
Long March 2D
|
2D-Y101 | Jiuquan SLS-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| PRSC-EO1 (Kaukab EO-1)
|
SUPARCO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tianlu-1 (Daqi Tance Yaogan)
|
GalaxySpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Aeronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Lantan-1 (Hangdian Zhisuan-1)
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Geespace | Low Earth (SSO) | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First Stage is fitted with grid fins to control impact area. The Long March 2D rocket adopted the "dual satellites in series + supporting cabin side wall carrying" launch configuration for the first time. | ||||||||
| 20 January 10:11[13][38] |
Ceres-1
|
Y16 | Jiuquan LS-95A
|
Galactic Energy
| ||||
| Yunyao-1 37 (Wei Huiyuan)
|
CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yunyao-1 38 (Jinding Shiyan)
|
CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yunyao-1 39 (Huaqing Haifeng)
|
CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yunyao-1 40
|
CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Jitianxing A-05 (Nanjing Xuanwu)
|
Jitian Xingzhou Space Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "On Your Shoulders". | ||||||||
| 21 January 05:24[39] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
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Starlink Group 13-1 | Kennedy LC-39A
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SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 21
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SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| USA-485 - USA-486 (Starshield Group 2-3)
|
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First launch of Starlink Group 13 Satellites. | ||||||||
| 21 January 15:45[40] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 11-8 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 27
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 23 January 05:15[41][42][43] |
Long March 6A
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6A-Y6 | Taiyuan LA-9A
|
CASC
| ||||
| Qianfan Jigui × 18 (G60 Polar Group 06)
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SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Fourth batch of satellites for the 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails megaconstellation. | ||||||||
| 23 January 15:32[3] |
Long March 3B/E
|
3B-Y106 | Xichang LC-2
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CASC
| ||||
| TJS-14
|
SAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications Technology demonstration |
In orbit | Operational | |||
| 24 January 14:07[44] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 11-6 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 23
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SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 January 22:05[45] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
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Starlink Group 12-7 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 21
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SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 January 00:53[47] |
GSLV Mk II
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F15 | Satish Dhawan SLP
|
ISRO
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| NVS-02 (IRNSS-1K)
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ISRO | GTO | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NVS-02 replaced IRNSS-1E. Next generation NAVIC satellite.[46] Due to an issue with the oxidizer valves in the propulsion system is preventing the satellite from performing its orbit raise maneuvers. | ||||||||
| 30 January 01:34[48][49] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
F9-430 | Kennedy LC-39A
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SpaceX
| ||||
| SpainSat NG I
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Hisdesat | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| SpainSat NG I replaced XTAR-EUR. Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1073) was expended in this mission. | ||||||||
February | ||||||||
| 1 February 23:10[50] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
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Starlink Group 11-4 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 22
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SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 2 February 08:30:00[51] |
H3-22S
|
F5 | Tanegashima LA-Y2
|
JAXA
| ||||
| QZS-6 (Michibiki-6)
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CAO | GTO to Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| QZS-6 carries a USSF SÃCHI Space Situational Awareness payload. | ||||||||
| 4 February 08:54[52] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 12-3 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 21
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SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 4 February 23:13[53] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
F9-433 | Kennedy LC-39A
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SpaceX
| ||||
| WorldView Legion 5
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Maxar Technologies | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| WorldView Legion 6
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Maxar Technologies | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 5 February 03:59[54] |
 Soyuz-2.1v / Volga
|
Plesetsk Site 43/4
|
RVSN RF
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| Kosmos 2581 (MKA B1)
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VKS | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kosmos 2582 (MKA B2)
|
VKS | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kosmos 2583 (MKA B3)
|
VKS | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 1 Undisclosed satellite
|
TBA | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Final Launch of Soyuz-2.1v / Volga Combination, and Soyuz-2.1v as a whole. | ||||||||
| 8 February 18:23[55] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 12-9 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 21
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SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 February 20:43[56] |
Electron
|
"IoT 4 You And Me" |  Mahia LC-1A
|
Rocket Lab
| ||||
| ⚀ Kinéis × 5
|
Kinéis | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Fourth of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. | ||||||||
| 10 February 23:41[57] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 11-10 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 22
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 February 09:30[58] |
Long March 8A
|
8A-Y1 | Wenchang LC-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| Hulianwang Digui × 9 (SatNet LEO Group 02)
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Maiden flight of the Long March 8A variant. Second batch of satellites for the 13,000-satellite Guowang (Xingwang) megaconstellation. | ||||||||
| 11 February 18:53[59] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 12-18 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 21
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 February 06:14[60] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 12-8 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 21
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| B1067 has become the first booster to launch for its 26th time. | ||||||||
| 18 February 23:17[62][42] |
Electron
|
"Fasten Your Space Belts" | Mahia LC-1B
|
Rocket Lab
| ||||
| BlackSky Global 3-1 (BlackSky 20)
|
BlackSky Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First of five dedicated launches for BlackSky's 3rd generation satellites.[61] | ||||||||
| 18 February 23:21[63] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 10-12 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 23
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| B1080 has become first booster to land within The Bahamas. | ||||||||
| 21 February 15:19[64] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 12-14 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 23
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 22 February 12:11[65] |
Long March 3B/E
|
3B-Y101 | Xichang LC-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| ChinaSat-10R
|
China Satcom | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ChinaSat-10R replaced ChinaSat 10. | ||||||||
| 23 February 01:38[66] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 15-1 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 22
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First launch of Starlink Group 15 Satellites. | ||||||||
| 27 February 00:02[69][70] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
F9-441 | Kennedy LC-39A
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| IM-2 Athena[71]
|
Intuitive Machines | TLI to Selenocentric to lunar surface | Lunar lander | 6 March | Partial failure | |||
| Brokkr-2 Odin[72]
|
AstroForge | TLI to Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | 6 March | Spacecraft failure[73] | |||
| Chimera-1[74]
|
Epic Aerospace | TLI to Geosynchronous | Space tug | 6 March | Unknown | |||
| Lunar Trailblazer[75]
|
NASA / Caltech | TLI to Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | 6 March | Spacecraft failure | |||
| AstroAnt[76]
|
MIT | Lunar surface | Lunar rover | 6 March | Precluded | |||
| Micro Nova Gracie[77][78]
|
Intuitive Machines | Lunar surface | Lunar hopper | 6 March | Precluded | |||
| MAPP LV1[79]
|
Lunar Outpost / Nokia | Lunar surface | Lunar rover / Technology demonstration | 6 March | Precluded | |||
| Yaoki[80]
|
Dymon | Lunar surface | Lunar rover | 6 March | Precluded | |||
| ⚀ 2 Undisclosed satellites | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | 6 March | Unknown | |||
| IM-2 South Pole Mission, flying the second Nova-C lunar lander.[67] The Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment 1 (PRIME-1) payload will be delivered to the lunar south pole near Shackleton Crater for the CLPS program.[68] Odin was to travel to near Earth asteroid 2022 OB5. 100th landing of Falcon 9 First Stage Booster on A Shortfall of Gravitas Droneship. | ||||||||
| 27 February 04:47[81] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 12-13 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 21
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 February 07:08[82][3] |
Long March 2C
|
2C-Y81 | Jiuquan SLS-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| Siwei Gaojing 1-03 (SuperView Neo 1-03)
|
China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Siwei Gaojing 1-04 (SuperView Neo 1-04)
|
China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 February 21:24:00[83] |
Soyuz-2.1a
|
 Baikonur Site 31/6
|
Roscosmos
| |||||
| Progress MS-30 / 91P
|
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
| The Progress MS-30 fairing featured an insignia dedicated to the 100th birthday of Pavel Belyaev, the commander of the Voskhod 2 mission which achived the world's first spacewalk in 1965 and had its 60th anniversary in March 2025, commemorated with another logo on the opposite side of the same fairing. | ||||||||
March | ||||||||
| 1 March 10:00[13][84] |
Kuaizhou 1A
|
Y33 | Jiuquan LS-95A
|
ExPace
| ||||
| TBA
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 1 March | Launch failure | |||
| 2 March 22:22[85] |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M
|
Plesetsk Site 43/3
|
RVSN RF
| |||||
| Kosmos 2584 (GLONASS-K2 14L (K2 №2)) |
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 3 March 02:24[86] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 12-20 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 21
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1086) landed successfully on Just Read the Instructions droneship, but written off after tipping over due to an off-nominal fire in the aft end of the rocket damaged a landing leg. | ||||||||
| 6 March 16:24[87] |
Ariane 62
|
VA263 | Kourou ELA-4
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| CSO-3
|
CNES / DGA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First Operational and Commercial flight of Ariane 6. | ||||||||
| 6 March 23:30[88] |
Starship
|
Flight 8 | Starbase OLP-A
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink simulators × 4
|
SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Flight test | 6 March | Launch failure | |||
| Eighth Starship orbital test flight. The booster returned to the launch site and was captured by the tower, but the ship was lost on ascent. | ||||||||
| 9 March 17:00[89][3] |
Long March 3B/E
|
3B-Y107 | Xichang LC-3
|
CASC
| ||||
| TJS-15
|
SAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications Technology demonstration |
In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 March 16:20[90][91] |
Long March 8
|
Y6 | Wenchang Hainan LC-1
|
CASC
| ||||
| Qianfan Jigui × 18 (G60 Polar Group 05)
|
SSST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site's LC-1. | ||||||||
| 12 March 03:10:12[92] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
F9-444 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| SPHEREx (MIDEX-9)
|
NASA JPL | Low Earth (SSO) | Near-infrared astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| PUNCH-NFI (SMEX-15A)[93]
|
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
| PUNCH-WFI 1 (SMEX-15B)[94]
|
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
| PUNCH-WFI 2 (SMEX-15C)
|
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
| PUNCH-WFI 3 (SMEX-15D)
|
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 13 March 02:35[95] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 12-21 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 21
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 14 March 23:03[96] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
F9-446 | Kennedy LC-39A
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| SpaceX Crew-10
|
SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 72 / 73 | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
| 15 March 00:00[97] |
Electron
|
"The Lightning God Reigns" | Mahia LC-1B
|
Rocket Lab
| ||||
| QPS-SAR 9 (SUSANOO-I)
|
iQPS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First of eight dedicated launches to support the build out of iQPS’ planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. | ||||||||
| 15 March 04:12[98][99] |
Long March 2D
|
2D-Y100 | Jiuquan SLS-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| Siwei Gaojing 3-02 (SuperView Neo 3-02)
|
China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tianyan-23
|
MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 March 05:43[15] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Transporter-13 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| ION SCV 017 Marvelous Mathias
|
D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ARVAKER-1
|
Kongsberg | Low Earth (SSO) | Maritime Surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Clarity-1 (Albedo-1)
|
Albedo | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| DROID.002
|
Turion Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space Surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| DSAR-TD (Etihad-Sat)
|
MBRSC / Satrec Initiative | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ICEYE X × 4
|
ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| LizzieSat-3[100]
|
Sidus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| MuSat-4 (FireSat 0)
|
Muon Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| SpaceEye-T[101][102]
|
Satrec Initiative / MBRSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Winnebago-3[103]
|
Varda Space Industries / Rocket Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | In orbit | Operational | |||
| YAM 8 (Longbow)
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Aerocube-18A, B
|
Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Al Munther[104]
|
NSSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  BOTSAT-1
|
BIUST / EnduroSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Buccaneer MM (BMM)
|
UNSW / DSTO | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ EZIE × 3[105][106]
|
NASA / JHUAPL | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather / Electrojet research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ HADES-ICM (icMercury)
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ HERMES Pathfinder 1-6
|
ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Hydra-W
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ HYVRID
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ JinjuSat-1B
|
Korea Testing Laboratory | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 7
|
Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ M-SEL (Cortez)
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ NILA
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  NUSHSat-1
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ N3X x 8
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Orb Astro-TR5 (RED5)
|
Orb Astro | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ OrCa-2B (SEOPS-ORCA)
|
Georgia Institute of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ OTP-2
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Pandore
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ RAPSat 1A, B, C
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ REAL
|
Dartmouth College | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SOAP
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Sphinx (Frazier/Spinnaker3)
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Startical IOD-1
|
Startical | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  TEVEL2 x 9
|
Space Laboratory of the Herzliya Science Center | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Time Flies
|
TrustPoint | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Tomorrow S5-S6
|
Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ TRYAD-1, 2
|
Auburn University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ UVSQsat-NG
|
UVSQ | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Zohar
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Unicorn 2O, P, Q
|
Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-13. The ELaNa-64 and ELaNa-61 mission, consisting of the REAL and TRYAD cubesats, will launched on this flight. Heliophysics Mission of Opportunity for the Explorers Program. | ||||||||
| 15 March 11:30[107] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 12-16 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 23
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 March 10:50[108][109][110] |
Angara-1.2
|
Plesetsk Site 35/1
|
RVSN RF
| |||||
| Kosmos 2585 (Strela-3M №19/Rodnik-S №19)
|
VKS | Low Earth | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kosmos 2586 (Strela-3M №20/Rodnik-S №20)
|
VKS | Low Earth | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kosmos 2587 (Strela-3M №21/Rodnik-S №21)
|
VKS | Low Earth | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 17 March 08:07[13][111] |
Ceres-1
|
Y10 | Jiuquan LS-95A
|
Galactic Energy
| ||||
| AIRSAT 06 (Zhongke 06/Laiwu Yaosheng 1)
|
CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| AIRSAT 07 (Zhongke 07/Laiwu Yaosheng 2)
|
CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yunyao-1 55-60
|
CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "Auld Lang Syne". | ||||||||
| 18 March 01:31[56] |
Electron
|
"High Five" | Mahia LC-1A
|
Rocket Lab
| ||||
| ⚀ Kinéis × 5
|
Kinéis | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Fifth of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. | ||||||||
| 18 March 18:57[112] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 12-25 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 23
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 March 06:49[113] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
F9-450 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starshield × 11 (USA-487-USA-497)
|
NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-57 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Eighth batch of 11 SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[7] B1088 set a new booster turnaround record of 9 days since its last launch. | ||||||||
| 21 March 11:07[114] |
Ceres-1
|
Y17 | Jiuquan LS-95A
|
Galactic Energy
| ||||
| Yunyao-1 43-48
|
CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "Vernal Ascent". | ||||||||
| 24 March 17:42[115][116] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
F9-451 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| USA-498 (Intruder F/O-2/NOSS-4 2)
|
NRO/USN | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-69 Mission. | ||||||||
| 26 March 15:30[117] |
Electron
|
"Finding Hot Wildfires Near You" | Mahia LC-1B
|
Rocket Lab
| ||||
| ⚀ OTC-P1 (Lemur-2) × 8
|
OroraTech | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 26 March 15:55[118] |
Long March 3B/E
|
3B-Y102 | Xichang LC-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| Tianlian-2 04 (Tianlian-2D)
|
CAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| One of the Side boosters was equipped with a parachute to test impact mitigation. | ||||||||
| 26 March 22:00[119] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 11-7 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 27
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 March 16:05 [citation needed][3][120] |
Long March 7A
|
7A-Y11 | Wenchang LC-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| TJS-16
|
SAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration Communications |
In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 March 10:30[121][122] |
Spectrum
|
"Going Full Spectrum" | Andøya
|
Isar Aerospace
| ||||
| No payload
|
Isar Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | 30 March | Launch failure | |||
| Maiden flight of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket, first orbital rocket fueled by Propane and Liquid oxygen. First Orbital launch from Andøya Spaceport. | ||||||||
| 31 March 18:52[123] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 6-80 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 28
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
April | ||||||||
| 1 April 00:46[124] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Kennedy LC-39A
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| Fram2
|
SpaceX | Low Earth (Polar) | Private spaceflight Human spaceflight research |
In orbit | Operational | |||
| Crew Dragon orbital flight carrying four civilian passengers for 3 to 5 days, led by Chun Wang. First crewed spaceflight to a polar orbit. | ||||||||
| 1 April 04:00[125][3] |
Long March 2D
|
2D-Y78 | Jiuquan SLS-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 6A
|
CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 6B
|
CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 6C
|
CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 6D
|
CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation. The satellite are manufactured by Galaxy Space and Chang Guang Satellite Technology. | ||||||||
| 3 April 02:12[126][3] |
Long March 6
|
Y14 | Taiyuan LA-16
|
CASC
| ||||
| Tianping-3 A02
|
TBA | Low Earth | Radar calibration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 4 April 01:02[127] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 11-13 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 27
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | ||||||||
| 6 April 03:30[128] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 6-72 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 23
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| 7 April 23:30[129] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 11-11 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 23
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| 8 April 05:47[130] |
Soyuz-2.1a
|
Baikonur Site 31/6
|
Roscosmos
| |||||
| Soyuz MS-27
|
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 72/73 | |||||
| 9 April 16:00[132] |
Atlas V 551
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
ULA
| |||||
| KuiperSat × 27 (Kuiper-1/KA-01)
|
Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| Second of nine Project Kuiper launches on Atlas V.[131] Mission Designated "Kuiper-1 & Atlas Kuiper Mission #1 (KA-01)" | ||||||||
| 10 April 16:00[133][3] |
Long March 3B/E
|
3B-Y | Xichang LC-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| TBA
|
TBA | GTO to Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
| 12 April 16:00[3][134] |
Long March 8
|
Y5 | Wenchang Commercial LC-1
|
CASC
| ||||
| Qianfan × 18 (G60 Polar Group 04)
|
SSST | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| 20 April [citation needed][135] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Bandwagon-3 | Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| KORSAT-3 (425 Project SAR Sat 3)
|
DAPA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||||
| PHOENIX
|
Atmos Space Cargo | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | |||||
| Haven Demo[136]
|
Vast | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
| Hawk 12A, B, C
|
HawkEye 360 | Low Earth | SIGINT | |||||
| ⚀ Tomorrow S7-S8
|
Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
| ⚀ PExT Demo
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to a 45-degree mid-inclination orbit, designated Bandwagon-3. Fourth of five dedicated launches for DAPA 425 Project (425 Project Flight 4). | ||||||||
| 21 April 08:00 [137] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Kennedy LC-39A
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| SpaceX CRS-32
|
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
| Dragon will be carrying ESA's ACES experiment in its trunk. ACES consists of two atomic clocks, including CNES' PHARAO and Safran Time Technologies' SHM. | ||||||||
| 24 April[138] | Long March 2F/G
|
2F-Y20 | Jiuquan SLS-1
|
CASC
| ||||
| Shenzhou 20
|
CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | TBA | |||||
| 26 April 15:30[139][3] |
Long March 3B/E
|
3B-Y | Xichang LC-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| TBA
|
TBA | GTO to Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
| 29 April 09:15[140] |
Vega-C
|
VV26 | Kourou ELV
|
Arianespace
| ||||
 Biomass
|
ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| Earth Explorer 7 of the Living Planet Programme. | ||||||||
| 29 April [141][3] |
Long March 5B / YZ-2
|
5B-Y | Wenchang LC-1
|
CASC
| ||||
| Hulianwang Digui × ? (SatNet LEO Group 03)
|
TBA | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| April (TBD) [142][143] |
Firefly Alpha
|
FLTA006 | Vandenberg SLC-2W
|
Firefly
| ||||
| LM-400 Demo
|
Lockheed Martin Space | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
| Mission designated "Message In A Booster". | ||||||||
| April (TBD) | Vulcan Centaur VC4S[145][146]
|
V-003 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
ULA
| ||||
| NTS-3[147]
|
AFRL | Geosynchronous | Navigation technology demonstration | |||||
| TBA
|
United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance | |||||
| ⚀ SunRISE × 6[148]
|
NASA | Geosynchronous | Space weather | |||||
| USSF-106 Mission. Maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur VC4S Configuration. First NSSL mission for Vulcan Centaur.[144] SunRISE is a NASA Explorers Program Mission of Opportunity. | ||||||||
| April (TBD) [citation needed][149] | Eris Block 1
|
TestFlight 1[150] | Bowen
|
Gilmour Space
| ||||
| Jar of Vegemite
|
Gilmour Space | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
| First flight of Eris, and first orbital launch from Bowen. First launch of an Australian developed launch vehicle. | ||||||||
| April (TBD)[151] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Starlink Group 12-10 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| Starlink × 21
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| April (TBD)[152][153] | Angara-1.2
|
Plesetsk Site 35/1
|
RVSN RF
| |||||
| Kosmos (OO MKA №3)
|
VKS | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| Kosmos (OO MKA №4)
|
VKS | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| April (TBD) [citation needed][3][154] |
Long March 3B/E
|
3B-Y | Xichang LC-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| ChinaSat 9C
|
China Satcom | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
| ChinaSat 9C will replace ChinaSat 9. | ||||||||
| April (TBD)[155][156] | PSLV-XL
|
C61 | Satish Dhawan
|
ISRO
| ||||
| EOS-09 (RISAT-1B)[157]
|
ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| CGUSAT
|
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| LEAP-1
|
Dhruva Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
| ⚀ Phoenix[158]
|
Lunasonde | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
⚀  Munal-1
|
NAST | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ Sowa-1
|
SatRev | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| April (TBD)[41][42][159] | Long March 6A
|
6A-Y? | Taiyuan LA-9A
|
CASC
| ||||
| Qianfan × 18 (G60 Polar Group 07)
|
SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | |||||
| April (TBD)[160][161] | Gravity-1
|
Y2 | Bo Run Jiu Zhou platform, South China Sea
|
Orienspace
| ||||
| Xingshidai-24
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| TBA
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| Second launch since its successful maiden launch in January. Scheduled rideshare opportunity. | ||||||||
| April (TBD)[162] | Kuaizhou 11
|
Y7 | Jiuquan LS-95A
|
ExPace
| ||||
| TBA
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| April (TBD)[163] | Zhuque-2E
|
Y3 | Jiuquan LS-96
|
LandSpace
| ||||
| TBA
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| April (TBD)[13][164][3] | Ceres-1
|
Y14 | Jiuquan LS-95A
|
Galactic Energy
| ||||
| TBA
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| April (TBD)[3][165] | Long March 2C
|
2C-Y | Jiuquan SLS-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| PIESAT-2 × 4
|
PIESAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
May | ||||||||
| 11 May[167] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| TRACERS-A (SMEX-16A)
|
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetospheric research | |||||
| TRACERS-B (SMEX-16B)
|
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetospheric research | |||||
| Athena
|
NovaWurks | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
| Jackal 4
|
True Anomaly | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ Dione
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ SPRITE
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ PExT
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| TRACERS is part of NASA's Small Explorers program, with a launch readiness date of 13 April 2025.[166] The ELaNa-53a and 53b mission, consisting of the Dione and SPRITE cubesats, will launched on this flight. | ||||||||
| 13 May [168][3] |
Long March 3B/E
|
3B-Y | Xichang LC-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| TBA
|
TBA | GTO to Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
| 16 May[3][169] | Long March 2C
|
2C-Y | Jiuquan SLS-2
|
CASC
| ||||
| PIESAT-2 × 4
|
PIESAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| 20 May 01:30[170] |
GSLV Mk II
|
F16 | Satish Dhawan SLP
|
ISRO
| ||||
| NISAR
|
NASA / ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| NET 25 May ~16:00 [171][172] |
Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Kennedy LC-39A
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| Ax-4
|
SpaceX / Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | Private spaceflight | |||||
| Axiom Mission 4, launching on Crew Dragon. 14-day commercial flight of four astronauts to the International Space Station. | ||||||||
| 29 May [173] | Long March 3B/E
|
Xichang
|
CASC
| |||||
| Tianwen-2
|
CNSA | Heliocentric | Asteroid sample-return Comet orbiter |
|||||
| Formerly known as ZhengHe. It will travel to near Earth asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3). it then travel to 311P/PanSTARRS, a comet-like asteroid, which it will reach in 2034. | ||||||||
| May (TBD)[47][155] | LVM3
|
M5 | Satish Dhawan SLP
|
ISRO
| ||||
| BlueBird 6
|
AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| BlueBird Block 2 Mission 1. | ||||||||
| May (TBD)[174][175] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Cape Canaveral or Kennedy
|
SpaceX
| |||||
 Nusantara Lima (Nusantara-5)
|
PSN | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
| Falcon 9 First Stage Booster will be expended in this mission. | ||||||||
| May (TBD)[176] | Electron
|
Mahia LC-1
|
Rocket Lab
| |||||
| QPS-SAR 10
|
iQPS | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
| Second of eight dedicated launches to support the build out of iQPS’ planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. | ||||||||
| May (TBD)[177][178] | Firefly Alpha
|
FLTA007 | Vandenberg SLC-2W
|
Firefly
| ||||
| Elytra
|
NRO / Firefly / Xtenti | Low Earth | Space tug | |||||
| ⚀ DARLA
|
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ AEPEX
|
University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth | Magnetospheric research | |||||
| ⚀ R5-53
|
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ R5-55
|
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ Odyssey
|
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ IGOR
|
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ Orca 2
|
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ TechEdSat 16 (TES 16)
|
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ CANVAS
|
University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth | Magnetosphereic research | |||||
| ⚀ SM 2
|
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ SeaLion
|
TBA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
| ⚀ Ut-ProSat 1
|
Virginia Tech | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
| NRO Responsive Space Mission, carrying Firefly's Elytra orbital transfer vehicle and Xtenti's FANTM-RiDE payload dispenser. The ELaNa-42 mission, consisting of the AEPEX, DARLA, OrCa2, R5-S3, R5-S5 and TechEdSat-16 cubesats, will launched on this flight. | ||||||||
| May (TBD)[179] | Minotaur IV
|
TBA
|
Northrop Grumman
| |||||
| EWS OD-1
|
U.S. Space Force | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
| USSF-261S-A mission. | ||||||||
| May (TBD)[180][181] | Tianlong-3
|
Y1 | Jiuquan
|
Space Pioneer
| ||||
| TBA
|
Space Pioneer | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | |||||
| Maiden flight of the Tianlong-3 launch vehicle. | ||||||||
June | ||||||||
| 8 June[182][183] | Angara A5 / Briz-M
|
Plesetsk Site 35/1
|
RVSN RF
| |||||
| Kosmos
|
VKS | Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
| First operational flight of Angara A5. 14F166A | ||||||||
| June (TBD)[184] | H-IIA
|
F50 | Tanegashima LA-Y1
|
MHI
| ||||
| GOSAT-GW (Ibuki-GW)
|
JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| Final flight of H-IIA, and H-II family as a whole. | ||||||||
| June (TBD)[185] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| SXM-10
|
Sirius XM | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
| June (TBD)[186] | Electron
|
Mahia LC-1
|
Rocket Lab
| |||||
| Hawk × 6
|
HawkEye 360 | Low Earth | SIGINT | |||||
| First of two dedicated launches for HawkEye 360. | ||||||||
| June (TBD)[187][188] | Vega-C
|
VV27 | Kourou ELV
|
Arianespace
| ||||
| CO3D × 4[189]
|
CNES | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| MicroCarb[190][191][192]
|
CNES / UKSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| June (TBD)[15] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Transporter-14 | Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| ION SCV
|
D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| Mission Possible[193]
|
The Exploration Company | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
| Otter Pup 2
|
Starfish Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| SkyBee-2
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ICEYE X57
|
ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| IRIDE × 8
|
ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| Winnebago-4
|
Varda Space Industries | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | |||||
| GARAI B
|
Satlantis | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| OSSIE
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| UND ROADS 1, 2
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ ARCSTONE
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ HORIS-1, 2
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ IOD-2
|
Startical | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ IDRS
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ Persistence
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ SpeQtre
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ Taurus × 2
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ Veery-0G
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ Xona IOV
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ YAC 1 × 10
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ ADIS
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀  DUTHSat 2
|
Democritus University of Thrace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
| ⚀ WISeSat 4
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ Emergency Communications satellite
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀  MayaSat 1
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ RASCube 1
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ Observer 1B
|
Nara Space Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| ⚀ Hubble 4-7 (Lemur-2)
|
Spire Global/Hubble Network | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
| ⚀ Vindlér 2.1-2.3 (Lemur-2)
|
Spire Global/SNC | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
| ⚀ DISCO II
|
Aalborg University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ DRISHTI
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ Tomorrow S × 2
|
Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-14. | ||||||||
| June (TBD)[135] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Bandwagon-4 | Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg
|
SpaceX
| ||||
| KORSAT-4 (425 Project SAR Sat 4)
|
DAPA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||||
| Acadia-9 (Capella-19)[194]
|
Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
| ⚀ Lumen 1
|
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ San Xavier
|
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ Starcloud Demo
|
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ Tomorrow S11-S12
|
Tomorrow.io | Low Earth | Meteorology | |||||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to a 45-degree mid-inclination orbit, designated Bandwagon-4. Fifth of five dedicated launches for DAPA 425 Project (425 Project Flight 5). | ||||||||
| June (TBD)[3] | Ceres-2
|
Y1 | Jiuquan
|
Galactic Energy
| ||||
| Zidingxiang 3
|
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| Maiden flight of Ceres-2. | ||||||||
| June (TBD)[195] | Nebula-1
|
Wenchang Hainan LC-2
|
Deep Blue Aerospace
| |||||
|
|
Deep Blue Aerospace | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
| First flight of Nebula-1. | ||||||||
| June (TBD)[citation needed][196] | Electron
|
Mahia or MARS
|
Rocket Lab
| |||||
| Acadia-10 (Capella-20)
|
Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
| Fourth of four dedicated launches for Capella Space. | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[197][198] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M
|
Plesetsk Site 43/4
|
RVSN RF
| |||||
| Kosmos (GLONASS-K 18L (K1 №6)) |
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
| Q2 (TBD)[199] | Firefly Alpha
|
FLTA008 | Vandenberg SLC-2W
|
Firefly
| ||||
| TacSat
|
Lockheed Martin | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
| First of up to 25 launches of Low Earth Orbit technology demonstration satellites to be built and operated by Lockheed Martin. | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[200][201] |  Qaem 100
|
Chabahar Space Base
|
IRGC
| |||||
| ⚀ Noor-4
|
IRGC | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
| Maiden flight from Chabahar Space Base. | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[47] | HLVM 3
|
G1 | Satish Dhawan SLP
|
ISRO
| ||||
| Gaganyaan-1 / G1
|
ISRO | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
| Maiden Flight of HLVM 3, Human rated Version of LVM3. First Gaganyaan flight test. | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[47] | PSLV-XL
|
N1 | Satish Dhawan FLP
|
ISRO
| ||||
| TDS-01
|
ISRO | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | |||||
| First fully privately built PSLV. | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[202] | Vulcan Centaur VC4S[203]
|
V-004 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
ULA
| ||||
| GSSAP-7[204]
|
United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | |||||
| GSSAP-8[204]
|
United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | |||||
| USSF-87 Mission. It will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness satellites, GSSAP-7 and 8, directly to a geosynchronous orbit. | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD) [205][42] |
Electron
|
Mahia LC-1
|
Rocket Lab
| |||||
| BlackSky Global 3-2
|
BlackSky Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| Second of five dedicated launches for BlackSky's 3rd generation satellites.[61] | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[207][208] | Vulcan Centaur VC2S
|
V-005 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
ULA
| ||||
| GPS III-08 Katherine Johnson
|
U.S. Space Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
| First GPS mission on Vulcan Centaur. Named after NASA mathematician and human computer Katherine Johnson.[206] | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[209] | Vulcan Centaur VC6L
|
V-006 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
ULA
| ||||
| KuiperSat × 45
|
Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| Maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur VC6L Configuration. First of 38 Vulcan Centaur launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. Mission Designated "Vulcan Kuiper Mission #1 (KV-01)" | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[210][211] | Vulcan Centaur VC2S
|
V-007 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
ULA
| ||||
| GPS III-09 Onizuka
|
U.S. Space Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
| Named after NASA astronaut Ellison Onizuka. | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[212][116] | Vulcan Centaur VC4S
|
V-008 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
ULA
| ||||
| TBA
|
U.S. Space Force | TBA | Reconnaissance | |||||
| USSF-112 Mission. | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[184] | Epsilon S
|
Uchinoura
|
JAXA
| |||||
 LOTUSat-1[214][215]
|
VNSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| First launch of Epsilon S, an upgraded version of Epsilon that will have commonality with H3 rocket components.[213] | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[216][217] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| NAOS (LUXEOSys)[218]
|
LUXEOps / MAE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
| Q2 (TBD)[219][220] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Cape Canaveral or Kennedy
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| O3b mPOWER 9 (O3b FM29)
|
SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | |||||
| O3b mPOWER 10 (O3b FM30)
|
SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | |||||
| O3b mPOWER 11 (O3b FM31)
|
SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | |||||
| Falcon 9 First Stage Booster will be expended in this mission. | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[122] | Spectrum
|
Andøya
|
Isar Aerospace
| |||||
| ⚀ MSAE-OTTERS
|
DLR RSC3 | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
| ⚀ CyBEEsat
|
TU Berlin | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
| ⚀ TOM × 3[224]
|
ZFT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| ⚀ FRAMSat-1
|
NTNU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀  TRISAT-S
|
University of Maribor | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
| First of two Spectrum flights,[221] carrying payloads for five customers.[222][223] | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[225] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Cape Canaveral or Kennedy
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| Globalstar M104–120[226]
|
Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| Launch of 17 satellites for Globalstar's third-generation constellation. | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[227] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| Starshield × ?
|
NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
| NROL-192 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Ninth batch of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[7] | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[228] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| Starshield × ?
|
NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
| NROL-48 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Tenth batch of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[7] | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[229] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Vandenberg SLC-4E
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| Starshield × ?
|
NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
| NROL-145 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Eleventh batch of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[7] | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[230] | New Glenn
|
NG-3 | Cape Canaveral LC-36
|
Blue Origin
| ||||
| ESCAPADE Blue
|
Space Sciences Laboratory | Areocentric | Magnetospheric science | |||||
| ESCAPADE Gold
|
Space Sciences Laboratory | Areocentric | Magnetospheric science | |||||
| Two Photon spacecraft compose the ESCAPADE mission to study Mars' magnetosphere. Part of NASA's Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program. | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[231] | New Glenn
|
NG-2 | Cape Canaveral LC-36
|
Blue Origin
| ||||
| Blue Ring Pathfinder 2
|
Blue Origin | Medium Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
| Second National Security Space Launch demonstration flight for New Glenn. | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[233] | TBA
|
TBA
|
TBA
| |||||
| ViaSat-3 APAC[234]
|
ViaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
| Originally intended to launch on the first flight of the Ariane 64 configuration.[232] | ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD)[235] | TBA
|
TBA
|
TBA
| |||||
| Acadia-6 (Capella-16)[236]
|
Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| Acadia-7 (Capella-17)[237]
|
Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| Acadia-8 (Capella-18)[238]
|
Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| Mid 2025 (TBD)[239] | Falcon 9 Block 5
|
Cape Canaveral or Kennedy
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| KuiperSat × ?
|
Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| First of three Falcon 9 launches for Project Kuiper. | ||||||||
| Mid 2025 (TBD)[240] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
 Bangabandhu-2
|
SPARRSO | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
| H1 2025 (TBD)[241][242] | Atlas V 551
|
AV-100 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41
|
ULA
| ||||
| ViaSat-3 EMEA[234]
|
ViaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
| H1 2025 (TBD)[243] | H3-30S
|
F6 | Tanegashima LA-Y2
|
JAXA
| ||||
| VEP-5
|
JAXA | Low Earth to Suborbital | Launch vehicle evaluation | |||||
| PETREL
|
Tokyo Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Earth observation Astronomy | |||||
| STARS-X
|
Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
| ⚀ VERTECS
|
Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Astronomy | |||||
| ⚀ HORN L, R
|
BULL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
| ⚀ BRO (satellite TBD)
|
UnseenLabs | Low Earth | SIGINT | |||||
| Maiden flight of H3-30S Variant. PETREL and STARS-X are part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-3 mission. | ||||||||
| H1 2025 (TBD)[244] | Starship
|
Starbase
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| Starship
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | In-space refueling technology demonstration | |||||
| Starship Target for the Starship HLS Prop Transfer Demo, receiving propellant from Chaser. | ||||||||
| H1 2025 (TBD)[244] | Starship
|
Starbase
|
SpaceX
| |||||
| Starship
|
SpaceX | Low Earth | In-space refueling technology demonstration | |||||
| Starship Chaser for the Starship HLS Prop Transfer Demo, transferring propellant to Target. | ||||||||
|
| ||||||||
For flights after 30 June, see 2025 in spaceflight (July–December)
| ||||||||
Suborbital flights
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 6 January 03:00[245] |
 Hwasong-16B
|
Chongdong
|
KPA Strategic Force
| ||||
|
|
KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
| 14 January 00:15[246] |
Terrier-Terrier-Oriole
|
HTB-2 | Wallops Flight Facility
|
NASA
| |||
|
|
MDA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 14 January | Successful | ||
| Flight of a Hypersonic Test Bed (HTB) vehicle to provide a common platform for hypersonic experiments and HTBSS (Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor) target | |||||||
| 24 January 17:35[247] |
Improved Malemute
|
ORIGIN I |  Esrange
|
TBA | |||
| ORIGIN[248]
|
KTH | Suborbital | Nightglow observation | 24 January | Successful | ||
| First flight of the ORIGIN launch campaign. | |||||||
| 2 February 07:07[249] |
Black Brant IX
|
Poker Flat Research Range
|
NASA
| ||||
| GIRAFF
|
Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Auroral electrodynamics | 2 February | Successful | ||
| First of two launches for the Ground Imaging to Rocket investigation of Auroral Fast Features (GIRAFF) mission. | |||||||
| 4 February 16:00[250] |
New Shepard
|
NS-29 | Corn Ranch
|
Blue Origin
| |||
| Blue Origin NS-29
|
Blue Origin | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 4 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 105 km (65 mi) | |||||||
| 9 February 08:35[249] |
Black Brant IX
|
Poker Flat Research Range
|
NASA
| ||||
| GIRAFF
|
Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Auroral electrodynamics | 9 February | Successful | ||
| Second of two launches for the GIRAFF mission. | |||||||
| 19 February 09:00[251] |
Minuteman III
|
GT-252GM | Vandenberg LF-9
|
AFGSC
| |||
|
|
AFGSC | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 February | Successful | ||
| Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll. | |||||||
| 25 February 15:49[252] |
New Shepard
|
NS-30 | Corn Ranch
|
Blue Origin
| |||
| Blue Origin NS-30
|
Blue Origin | Suborbital | Space tourism | 25 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 107 km (66 mi). Tenth crewed New Shepard flight. Crew of six. | |||||||
| 11 March 09:15[247][253] |
Improved Orion
|
Esrange
|
MORABA / SNSA
| ||||
| REXUS-33
|
DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | 11 March | Successful | ||
| 13 March 05:23[247][253] |
Improved Orion
|
Esrange
|
MORABA / SNSA
| ||||
| REXUS-34
|
DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | 13 March | Successful | ||
| 20 March |  Palestine 2
|
|
Houthis
| ||||
| Live warhead
|
Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 20 March | Intercepted | ||
| Targeted Israel. | |||||||
| 20 March | Zulfiqar
|
|
Houthis
| ||||
| Live warhead
|
Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 20 March | Intercepted | ||
| Targeted Israel. | |||||||
| 21 March | Zulfiqar
|
|
Houthis
| ||||
| Live warhead
|
Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 21 March | Intercepted | ||
| Targeted Israel. | |||||||
| 23 March | Zulfiqar
|
|
Houthis
| ||||
| Live warhead
|
Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 23 March | Intercepted | ||
| Targeted Israel. | |||||||
| 24 March | Zulfiqar
|
|
Houthis
| ||||
| Live warhead
|
Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 24 March | Intercepted | ||
| Targeted Israel. | |||||||
| 24 March[254] | MRBM
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FTX-40 | Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean
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MDA
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| HTV
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MDA | Suborbital | Missile target | 24 March | Successful | ||
| Flight Test Other-40 (FTX-40) Stellar Banshee, tracking exercise included firing a simulated Standard Missile (SM)-6 upgraded missile at the target, an air-launched Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) with a Hypersonic Target Vehicle (HTV) - 1 front end. | |||||||
| 25 March[255] | Terrier-Improved Malemute
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Poker Flat Research Range
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NASA
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| AWESOME
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University of Alaska Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral science | 25 March | Successful | ||
| First of three launches for the Auroral Waves Excited by Substorm Onset Magnetic Events (AWESOME) mission. | |||||||
| 24 March[255] | Terrier-Improved Malemute
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Poker Flat Research Range
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NASA
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| AWESOME
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University of Alaska Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral science | 25 March | Successful | ||
| Second of three launches for the AWESOME mission. | |||||||
| ↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | |||||||
| 9 March[citation needed] | Black Brant IX
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White Sands Missile Range
|
NASA
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| HERSCHEL 3
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United States Naval Research Laboratory | Suborbital | Solar observation | ||||
| 24 March[255] | Black Brant XII-A
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Poker Flat Research Range
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NASA
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| AWESOME
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University of Alaska Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral science | ||||
| Third of three launches for the AWESOME mission. | |||||||
| March (TBD)[256][257] |  VS-50
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V01 | Alcântara
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IAE
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|
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IAE | Suborbital | Flight test | ||||
| Suborbital flight for the qualification of the S50 engine for the VLM-1 orbital launch vehicle. | |||||||
| Q1 (TBD)[258] | HASTE
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MARS LC-2
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Rocket Lab
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| DART AE
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Hypersonix | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | ||||
| First of four contracted launches for Leidos. | |||||||
| 18 April[255] | Black Brant IX
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Wallops Flight Facility
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NASA
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| TOMEX-Plus
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The Aerospace Corporation | Suborbital | Aeronomy | ||||
| First of three launches for the Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus (TOMEX-Plus).[259] | |||||||
| 18 April[255] | Terrier-Improved Orion
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Wallops Flight Facility
|
NASA
| ||||
| TOMEX-Plus
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The Aerospace Corporation | Suborbital | Aeronomy | ||||
| Second of three launches for TOMEX-Plus. | |||||||
| 18 April[255] | Terrier-Improved Orion
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Wallops Flight Facility
|
NASA
| ||||
| TOMEX-Plus
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The Aerospace Corporation | Suborbital | Aeronomy | ||||
| Third of three launches for TOMEX-Plus. | |||||||
| 13 June[255] | Terrier-Improved Malemute
|
 Reagan Test Site
|
NASA
| ||||
| SEED
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ERAU | Suborbital | Sporadic E observations | ||||
| Sporadic E Electrodynamics (SEED). First of two launches.[260] | |||||||
| 13 June[255] | Terrier-Improved Malemute
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Reagan Test Site
|
NASA
| ||||
| SEED
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ERAU | Suborbital | Sporadic E observations | ||||
| Sporadic E Electrodynamics (SEED). Second of two launches.[260] | |||||||
| 26 June[255] | Terrier-Improved Orion
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Wallops Flight Facility
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NASA
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| RockOn
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Wallops Flight Facility | Suborbital | Education | ||||
| TBD[255] | Black Brant IX
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Poker Flat Research Range
|
NASA
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| AURORA (BADAS)
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Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | |||||
| Black and Diffuse Aurora Science Surveyor (BADAS). | |||||||
| TBD[247] | Improved Malemute
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ORIGIN II | Esrange
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TBA | |||
| ORIGIN[248]
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KTH | Suborbital | Nightglow observation | ||||
| Second flight of the ORIGIN launch campaign. | |||||||
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