Launch History

This uncrewed flight of the Soyuz 2.1a will validate modifications to the launch vehicle in preparation for transitioning away from the Soyuz-FG for flights to the International...

LC-1, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Kazakhstan

Soyuz MS-14 mission to the ISS (RussianSpaceWeb)

Test Flight

Uncrewed

Aug 21

AUG 19

12:12 PM

"Look Ma, No Hands"

Electron

Rocket Lab

LC-1, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

— with: Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter 1 (BRO-1), BlackSky Global-4, 2x "Pearl White"

Built and operated by UNSEENLABS, BRO-1 is a reconnaissance satellite for maritime and aerial surveillance.

Rocket Lab Electron launches four smallsats (SpaceNews)

Press Kit [PDF]

Aug 21

AUG 19

12:03 PM

Zhongxing-18 (Chinasat-18)

Long March 3B

LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center
China

Aug 20

AUG 17

04:11 AM

Tianqi 2

Smart Dragon-1

TBD, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
China

United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Vehicle Debut

Aug 18

AUG 08

10:13 AM

AEHF-5

Atlas V

SLC-41, Cape Canaveral AFS
Florida, United States

ULA begins stacking Atlas 5 rocket for late June launch (Spaceflight Now)

Aug 08

AUG 06

11:23 PM

AMOS-17

Falcon 9

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral AFS
Florida, United States

AMOS-17 Satellite

B1047

European Data Relay System (Wikipedia)

Expendable

Aug 07

AUG 06

07:30 PM

Intelsat 39 & EDRS-C

Ariane 5

Arianespace

ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre
French Guiana

Intelsat 39

Aug 06

AUG 05

09:56 PM

Blagovest-14L

Proton-M

Russian Military

LC-81/24, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Kazakhstan

Blagovest (Wikipedia)

Aug 06

JUL 31

12:10 PM

Progress MS-12 (73P)

Soyuz-2

LC-31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Kazakhstan

ISS Cargo

Jul 31

JUL 30

05:56 AM

Meridian-M 18L

Soyuz-2

Soyuz 2-1a launches Meridian 8 out of Plesetsk (NASASpaceFlight)

LC-43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Russia

Jul 30

JUL 26

03:57 AM

3x Yaogan 30-05

Long March 2C

LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center
China

Reconnaissance Satellite

Jul 26

JUL 25

10:01 PM

CRS SpX-18 (Dragon)

Falcon 9

SpaceX CRS-18 (Wikipedia)

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral AFS
Florida, United States

B1056

Flight-Proven Booster

Flight-Proven Spacecraft

ISS Cargo

LZ-1 Landing

Jul 25

JUL 25

05:00 AM

Hyperbola-1 Test Flight 1 (CAS-7B)

Hyperbola-1

i-Space

LA-4 / Pad 603 (SLS-2), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
China

I-Space (Wikipedia)

Chandrayaan-2 (Wikipedia)

Test Flight

Vehicle Debut

Jul 25

JUL 22

09:13 AM

Chandrayaan-2

GSLV-III

ISRO

SLP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
India

Jul 22

04:28 PM

Soyuz MS-13 (Expedition 60/61)

Soyuz-FG

LC-1, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Kazakhstan

Andrew R. Morgan, NASA

Luca Parmitano, ESA

Aleksandr Skvortsov, RSA

Crewed

ISS Expedition

Jul 20

JUL 13

12:31 PM

Spektr-RG

Proton-M

PRESS RELEASE: Arianespace Flight VV15: Mission failure

LC-81/24, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Kazakhstan

Spektr-RG (Wikipedia)

Space Telescope

Jul 13

JUL 11

01:53 AM

FalconEye1

Vega

Arianespace

ELV, Guiana Space Centre
French Guiana

Launch Kit [PDF]

Launch Failure

Reconnaissance Satellite

Jul 11

JUL 10

05:14 PM

Unknown Payloads (Kosmos 2535-38)

Soyuz-2

Russian Military

LC-43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Russia

Aug 05

JUL 05

05:41 AM

Meteor-M (2-2)

Soyuz-2

NASA Orion AA-2 vehicle at the launch pad for July test (NASASpaceFlight)

Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome
Russia

Meteor (Wikipedia)

Meteorology Satellite

Jul 05

JUL 02

11:00 AM

Orion Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2)

Abort Test Booster

NASA

LC-46, Cape Canaveral AFS
Florida, United States

Fact Sheet [PDF]

Suborbital

Test Flight

Jul 02

JUN 29

04:30 AM

Spaceflight Rideshare (BlackSky Global-3) ("Make It Rain")

Electron

Rocket Lab

LC-1, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Press Kit [PDF]

Rocket Lab to launch rideshare mission for Spaceflight | Rocket Lab

Earth Observation Satellite

Jun 29

JUN 25

06:30 AM

STP-2 (DSX, Lightsail 2, COSMIC-2)

Falcon Heavy

Long-delayed NASA technology demonstration payloads finally set for launch (SpaceNews)

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
Florida, United States

STP-2 Mission (SpaceX)

Rideshare mission for U.S. military confirmed as second Falcon Heavy launch (SpaceflightNow)

Space Test Program (Wikipedia)

Jun 25

06:09 PM

Beidou-3I2Q (BD-3/IGSO-2)

Long March 3B

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (Wikipedia)

LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center
China

Satellite Profile (Eutelsat)

Series: BeiDou-3

Jun 24

JUN 20

09:43 PM

AT&T T-16 & Eutelsat-7C

Ariane 5

Arianespace

ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre
French Guiana

Launch Kit [PDF]

Jun 20

JUN 12

02:17 PM

RCM (RADARSAT)

Falcon 9