List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2022
This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2022.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2022 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2022, see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2022.
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[] | ||||||||
6 January 21:49:10[1] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-5 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 49 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
13 January 15:25:39[2] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter-3 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
ION SCV-004 Elysian Eleonora | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | ||||
Alba Cluster 3 That time of year[3][4] |
Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | PocketQube dispenser | In orbit | Operational | |||
Alba Cluster 4[4] | Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | PocketQube dispenser | In orbit | Operational | |||
Capella 7, 8[5] | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
ICEYE × 2[6] | ICEYE US | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Sich 2-30 (2-1)[7] | SSAU | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
UMBRA-02[8] | Umbra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ BRO-5[9] | UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Dodona (La Jument)[10] | USC / Lockheed Martin | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ DEWASAT-1[11] | DEWA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ ETV-A1[11] | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation UHD streaming |
In orbit | Operational | ||||
⚀ Flock 4x × 44[12] | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Gossamer-Piccolomini[13] | LunaSonde | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ HYPSO-1[14] | NTNU SmallSat Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ [15] | National Cheng Kung University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Kepler × 4[15] | Kepler | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ LabSat[16] | SatRevolution | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Lemur-2 × 2[11] | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation SIGINT[17] |
In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Lemur-2-Djirang[15] | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation SIGINT |
In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Lemur-2-Miriwari[15] | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation SIGINT |
In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ MDASat-1 × 3[18] | CPUT | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ NuX-1[19] | NuSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ OroraTech 1[11] | OroraTech | Low Earth (SSO) | Wildfire monitoring | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ STORK-1, 2[16] | SatRevolution | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SW1FT[16] | SatRevolution | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Tevel × 8[15] | Herzliya Science Center | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio Education |
In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ [11] | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||||
FOSSA PocketPOD × 2 | Low Earth (SSO) | PocketQube dispenser | In orbit | Operational | ||||
▫ Challenger[20] | Quub (Mini-Cubes) | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ CShark Pilot-1 (FossaSat-2E3)[21][22] | CShark | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ Delfi-PQ[4][3] | Technical University of Delft | Low Earth (SSO) | LOFAR technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ EASAT-2[4][3] | AMSAT EA | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ FOSSASAT-2E5, 2E6[23] | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | ||||
▫ Grizu-263a[4][3] | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ HADES[4][3] | AMSAT EA | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ LAIKA (FOSSASAT-2E4, FOSSASAT-2B)[24] | Porkchop | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ MDQube-SAT1[25] | Innova Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ PION-BR1[26] | PION Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ SanoSat-1 | ORION Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ SATTLA-2A, 2B[4][3] | Ariel University | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ Tartan-Artibeus-1 (Unicorn-2TA1)[27] | CMU / Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ Unicorn 1[4][3] | Alba Orbital UG / ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Inter-satellite link technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ Unicorn-2A, 2D, 2E[4][3] | Alba Orbital UG | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ WISeSAT-1 (FossaSat-2E1)[21] | WISeKey | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫ WISeSAT-2 (FossaSat-2E2)[21] | WISeKey | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-3. | ||||||||
13 January 22:51:39[29][30] |
LauncherOne | "Above the Clouds" | Cosmic Girl, Mojave | VOX Space | ||||
⚀ ADLER-1[31] | Austrian Space Forum | Low Earth | Space debris measurement | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ GEARRS-3 | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||||
⚀ PAN-A, B | Cornell University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SteamSat-2 | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||||
⚀ STORK-3 | SatRevolution | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ TechEdSat-13 | Ames Research Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
STP-27VPB mission (ELaNa 29, GEARRS-3, and TechEdSat-3) for the Defense Innovation Unit. The ELaNa 29 mission consists of two CubeSats (PAN-A and PAN-B) that will autonomously rendezvous and dock in low Earth orbit.[28] | ||||||||
17 January 02:35[32] |
Long March 2D | 2D-Y70 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | ||||
Shiyan-13 | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
19 January 02:02:40[33] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-6 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 49 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
21 January 19:00:00[35] |
Atlas V 511 | AV-084[34] | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ||||
USSF-8 / GSSAP-5 | U.S. Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
USSF-8 / GSSAP-6 | U.S. Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
First and only flight of the 511 configuration for Atlas V.[34] | ||||||||
25 January 23:44[36] |
Long March 4C | 4C-Y29 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
Ludi Tance-1 01A (L-SAR 01A) | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
31 January 23:11:14[37] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-138 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
CSG-2 | ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Second COSMO-SkyMed 2nd Generation satellite. | ||||||||
February[] | ||||||||
2 February 20:27:26[38] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | F9-139 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
NROL-87 | NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
3 February 18:13:20[41] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-7 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 49 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational (11/49) | |||
A geomagnetic storm on 4 February 2022 significantly increased atmospheric drag at the deployment altitude of these satellites, resulting in 38 of them reentering the atmosphere over the following eight days.[39][40] | ||||||||
5 February 07:00:00[42] |
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | VKS | |||||
№1 (Kosmos-2553) | Ministry of Defence | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
10 February 18:09:37[43] |
Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | VS27 | Kourou ELS | Arianespace | ||||
OneWeb × 34 | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
10 February 20:00[47] |
Rocket 3.3 | LV0008 | Cape Canaveral SLC-46 | Astra | ||||
⚀ BAMA-1 | University of Alabama | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 10 February | Launch failure | |||
⚀ INCA | NMSU | Low Earth | Ionospheric research | |||||
⚀ QubeSat | UC Berkeley | Low Earth | Quantum gyroscope | |||||
⚀ R5-S1 | Johnson Space Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
First launch by Astra from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA Venture Class Launch Services 2 (VCLS 2) Mission One, officially known as VCLS Demo-2A.[44] The ELaNa 41 mission, consisting of four CubeSats, was manifested on this flight.[45] Launch was the first approved via an FAA Part 450 launch license.[46] An anomaly occurred around second stage ignition, resulting in a loss of mission; the cause is currently being investigated. | ||||||||
14 February 00:29[48] |
PSLV-XL | C52 | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ||||
EOS-04 (RISAT-1A) | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ INSPIRESat-1[49] | LASP / IIST / NCU / NTU | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ INS-2TD | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 February 04:25:39[50] |
Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress MS-19 / 80P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ YuZGU-55 (RadioSkaf) × 6[51] | South-West State University | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | |||
19 February 17:40:03[53] |
Antares 230+ | MARS LP-0A | Northrop Grumman | |||||
Cygnus NG-17 S.S. Piers Sellers |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ [54] | IHI | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ KITSUNE[55] | Kyutech / | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ NACHOS[28] | LANL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | |||
The ELaNa 44 mission, consisting of one CubeSat (NACHOS), was launched on this flight.[44] IHI-SAT and KITSUNE were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 24 March 2022.[52] | ||||||||
21 February 14:44:20[56] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-8 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 46 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 February 17:12:10[57] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-11 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 50 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
26 February 23:44[58] |
Long March 4C | 4C-Y30[59] | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
Ludi Tance-1 01B (L-SAR 01B) | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
27 February 03:06[60] |
Long March 8 | Y2 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
Dayun (Xingshidai-17)[61] | ADA Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
01, 02 | Hainan Westar | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 10–14[62] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 15 (Shaoguan-1)[62] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 16 (Wenchang Chaosuan-2)[62] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 17 (Wenchang Chaosuan-3)[62] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 18 (Anxi Tieguanyin-1)[62] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Jilin-1 Mofang-02A 01 (Xiamen-1)[62] | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
Qimingxing-1[63] | Wuhan University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Taijing-3 01[64] | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Taijing-4 01[64] | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Thor Smart Satellite (Chuangxing Leishen) | Low Earth (SSO) | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||||
Tianxian-1 (Chaohu-1)[65][66] | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||||
Wenchang-1 01, 02 | Sanya Institute of Remote Sensing / Hainan Westar | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Xidian-1 (XD-1)[64] | Shaanxi Silk Road Tiantu / MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ Tianqi-19 | Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
Second Long March Express commercial rideshare mission, carrying 22 satellites. | ||||||||
28 February 20:37:25[69] |
Electron | "The Owl's Night Continues" | Mahia LC-1B | Rocket Lab | ||||
StriX-β | Synspective | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
First of three dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation.[67] First launch from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia.[68] | ||||||||
March[] | ||||||||
1 March 21:38:00[70] |
Atlas V 541 | AV-095 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ||||
GOES-18 (GOES-T) | NOAA / NASA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
3 March 14:25:00[71] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-9 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 47 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
5 March 06:01[72] |
Long March 2C | 2C-Y62 | Xichang LC-3 | CASC | ||||
Yinhe Hangtian-2 × 6 (01–06) | Low Earth | 5G communications | In orbit | Operational | ||||
⚀ Xuanming Xingyuan | SpaceWish | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
Rideshare mission. | ||||||||
8 March ~05:06[73] |
Qased | Shahrud Missile Test Site | IRGC | |||||
⚀ Noor-2 | IRGC | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
9 March 13:45:10[74] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-10 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 48 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
15 March 16:22[76] |
Rocket 3.3 | LV0009 | Kodiak LP-3B | Astra | ||||
S4 Crossover (EyeStar-S4)[77] | NearSpace Launch | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ OreSat0 | Portland State Aerospace Society | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀ SpaceBEE × 16[78] | Swarm Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
This mission for Spaceflight, Inc. was designated Astra-1. S4 Crossover remained attached to the second stage as intended.[75] | ||||||||
17 March 07:09[79] |
Long March 4C | 4C-Y47 | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | ||||
Yaogan 34-02 | CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
18 March 15:55:18[80] |
Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Soyuz MS-21 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 67/68 | In orbit | Operational | |||
19 March 04:42:30[81] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-12 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × 53 | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
22 March 12:48:22[82] |
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | |||||
Meridian-M 10 (20L)[83] | Ministry of Defence | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | ||||||||
March (TBD)[84] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | |||||
GLONASS-M 761 | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
Q1 (TBD)[85] | Ceres-1 | Y3 | Jiuquan | Galactic Energy | ||||
Taijing-1 01[86] | MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Taijing-1 02 (Xingshidai-12)[86] | MinoSpace / ADA Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ Fangzhou-2F (SPARK-02F)[87] | Space Ark | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
Q1 (TBD)[88][89] | GSLV Mk III (?) | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | |||||
GSAT-22 | NSIL | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Q1 (TBD)[90][91] | Long March 11H | Y3 | De Bo 3 Launch Platform, Yellow Sea | CASC | ||||
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 04–09 | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Jilin-1 Gaofen-04A | Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Q1 (TBD)[92] | Proton-M / DM-03 | Baikonur | Roscosmos | |||||
Elektro-L No.4 | Roscosmos | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | |||||
Q1 (TBD)[93] | Zhuque-2 | Jiuquan | LandSpace | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Maiden flight of Zhuque-2, LandSpace's first liquid-propellant rocket. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[95][96][97] | (Lijian-1) | Y1 | Jiuquan LA-4 | |||||
Thin Atmospheric Mechanics Experiment × 5 | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Atmospheric science | |||||
TBA | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Maiden launch of ZK-1A. CAS Space, also known as Zhongke Aerospace, is a commercial spinoff of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).[94] | ||||||||
April[] | ||||||||
1 April 12:35[99] |
Electron | "Without Mission A Beat" | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | ||||
BlackSky 16 | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
BlackSky 17 | BlackSky | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
Last of four dedicated launches for BlackSky.[98] | ||||||||
1 April 16:24[102] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter-4 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
ION SCV-005 Spacelust[103] | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | ||||||
Sherpa-FX5[104] | Spaceflight, Inc. | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | |||||
Alba Cluster 5[100] | Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | PocketQube dispenser | |||||
EnMAP[105] | DLR / GFZ | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
[106] | Low Earth (SSO) | Radio occultation | ||||||
Hawk 6A, 6B, 6C[104] | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | |||||
Lynk Tower 1 (Lynk-05)[104] | Lynk Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
MP42 / Tiger-3[107] | NanoAvionics / | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | |||||
ÑuSat × 5[108] | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
YAM-6 / VanZyl-1[109] | / Hydrosat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ Agile MicroSat (AMS)[104][110] | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Albania 1[101] | Government of Albania | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ARCSAT[111] | FFI | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Blk 1 × 2[104] | MDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ CZE-BDSat[112] | CEITEC | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | |||||
⚀ Guardian[113] | Low Earth (SSO) | Space-as-a-Service | ||||||
⚀ GUARDIAN[114] | Aistech Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ × 2[115] | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | ||||||
⚀ Patrol Mission (KSF2) × 4[116] | Kleos Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation | |||||
⚀ Pixxel 2[117] | Pixxel | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ PlantSat[103] | University of Chile | Low Earth (SSO) | Biosatellite | |||||
⚀ RROCI[118] | U.S. Space Force | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Shared Sat 2[119][120] | EnduroSat / [121] | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ SPiN-1 (MA61C)[104] | Low Earth (SSO) | PnP | ||||||
⚀ SUCHAI 2[103] | University of Chile | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | |||||
⚀ SUCHAI 3[103] | University of Chile | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | |||||
▫ Kilimanjaro-1 (KILI-1)[100] | Angani Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
Sherpa-LTC1[8][122] | Spaceflight, Inc. | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | |||||
⚀ × 2[8] | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionosphere / Thermosphere research | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-4. Kilimanjaro-1 will be Tanzania's first satellite.[100] Albania 1 will be Albania's first satellite.[101] | ||||||||
3 April 17:13[102][123] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
Ax-1 | SpaceX / Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | Space tourism | |||||
Axiom Mission 1, launching on Crew Dragon. Commercial flight of four (one professional and three private) astronauts to the International Space Station for a stay of eight days. | ||||||||
Early April[124][125] | PSLV-CA | C53 | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | ||||
EOS-06 ()[126] | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Oceanography | |||||
⚀ BhutanSat (INS-2B)[127][128] | Bhutan DITT | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Guardian-Alpha[113][129] | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||||
⚀ Pixxel 1 Anand[130] | Pixxel | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
15 April[131] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
Intruder 13A (NOSS-3 9A, NROL-85)[132] | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | |||||
Intruder 13B (NOSS-3 9B, NROL-85) | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | |||||
19 April 10:45[102][133] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
SpaceX Crew-4 | SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 67/68 | |||||
Fourth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS for NASA. | ||||||||
19 April[134] | Angara 1.2 | Plesetsk Site 35/1 | RVSN RF | |||||
MKA-R | VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
Maiden flight of Angara 1.2. | ||||||||
April (TBD)[136] | Electron | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | |||||
⚀ AuroraSat-1[135] | Aurora Propulsion Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ WISA Woodsat[137][138] | Arctic Astronautics | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
▫ MyRadar-1[136][139] | Acme AtronOmatic | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
▫ TRSI-2[139] | TRSI | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | |||||
▫ TRSI-3[139] | TRSI | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | |||||
▫ Unicorn 2[139] | Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Rideshare mission.[135] | ||||||||
April (TBD)[140][141] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | |||||
Nilesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||||
Eventual replacement for Nilesat 201, which will be decommissioned by 2028. | ||||||||
April (TBD)[142] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-14 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × TBA | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
April (TBD)[143] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-16 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | ||||
Starlink × TBA | SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
April (TBD)[144][145] | Long March 2D | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | |||||
Shijian 19[146] | CAST | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
First flight of the New Generation Recoverable Satellite (NGRS). | ||||||||
April (TBD)[147] | Long March 7 | Y5 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
Tianzhou 4 | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space logistics | |||||
Cargo flight to the Tiangong space station. | ||||||||
April–May (TBD)[149] | Rocket 3.3 | LV0010 | Cape Canaveral SLC-46 | Astra | ||||
⚀ TROPICS x 2 | NASA | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
First of three launches for the TROPICS constellation.[148] | ||||||||
April–May (TBD)[149] | Rocket 3.3 | LV0011 | Cape Canaveral SLC-46 | Astra | ||||
⚀ TROPICS x 2 | NASA | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
Second of three launches for the TROPICS constellation.[148] | ||||||||
April–May (TBD)[149] | Rocket 3.3 | LV0012 | Cape Canaveral SLC-46 | Astra | ||||
⚀ TROPICS x 2 | NASA | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
Last of three launches for the TROPICS constellation.[148] | ||||||||
April (TBD)[150] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Meteor-M №2-3[151] | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
Monitor-1[152] | MSU | Low Earth (SSO) | Gamma-ray astronomy | |||||
Monitor-2[152] | MSU | Low Earth (SSO) | Gamma-ray astronomy | |||||
GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission. | ||||||||
May[] | ||||||||
3–15 May[154] | Electron | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | |||||
⚀ CAPSTONE | NASA | Selenocentric (NRHO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
Photon | Rocket Lab | TLI | Space tug Lunar flyby |
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Launch site changed from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport to Mahia due to AFTS certification delays.[153] | ||||||||
15 May[156][157] | Ariane 5 ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | |||||
MEASAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||||
GSAT-24 | NSIL / Tata Sky | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
MEASAT-3d will replace both MEASAT-3 and MEASAT-3a.[155] | ||||||||
20 May[157][158] | Atlas V N22 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | |||||
Boe-OFT 2 | Boeing / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Flight test / ISS logistics | |||||
Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2 of Starliner, as part of the Commercial Crew Development program. | ||||||||
May (TBD)[160][112] | Firefly Alpha | FLTA002 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Firefly / [161] | ||||
⚀ Sapling-1 | Stanford University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Spinnaker3 | Cal Poly | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
▫ GENESIS-G | AMSAT-EA | Low Earth | Amateur radio | |||||
▫ GENESIS-J | AMSAT-EA | Low Earth | Amateur radio | |||||
▫ QUBIK 3, 4, 5, 6 | Libre Space Foundation | Low Earth | Amateur radio | |||||
Second orbital launch attempt, carrying more deployable educational payloads.[159] | ||||||||
May (TBD)[147] | Long March 2F | Y14 | Jiuquan SLS-1 | CASC | ||||
Shenzhou 14 | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Crewed spaceflight | |||||
Third crewed flight to the Tiangong space station. | ||||||||
May (TBD)[147] | Long March 5B | Y3 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | ||||
Wentian | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space station assembly | |||||
Wentian is the first laboratory module of the Tiangong space station, and will be docked and linked to the Tianhe core module. | ||||||||
May (TBD)[162] | RS1 | Kodiak LP-3C | ABL | |||||
⚀ TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
First flight of RS1. | ||||||||
May (TBD)[163] | SSLV | D1 | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ||||
EOS-02 (Microsat-2A)[164] | ISRO | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
First flight of India's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). | ||||||||
May (TBD)[157] | Vega-C | [165] | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | ||||
LARES 2 | ASI | Medium Earth | Laser ranging Geodesy |
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⚀ ALPHA[166] | Medium Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||||
⚀ AstroBio CubeSat (ABCS)[167] | Sapienza University of Rome | Medium Earth | Immunoassay research | |||||
⚀ CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D)[168] | CERN / University of Montpellier | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ GreenCube[169] | Sapienza University of Rome | Low Earth | Space farming | |||||
⚀ MTCube 2 (ROBUSTA 1E)[170][171] | University of Montpellier | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
First flight of Vega-C. | ||||||||
June[] | ||||||||
3 June 09:33[172] |
Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress MS-20 / 81P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
⚀ YuZGU-55 (RadioSkaf) × 2[51] | South-West State University | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Tsiolkovsky-Ryazan × 2[51][173] | Low Earth (ISS) | Amateur radio | ||||||
15 June[174][175] | Nuri (KSLV-II) | Naro LC-2 | KARI | |||||
Dummy payload | KARI | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | |||||
Performance verification satellite | KARI | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | |||||
Second flight of Nuri, carrying a 200 kg (440 lb) performance verification satellite and a 1,300 kg (2,900 lb) dummy payload. | ||||||||
June (TBD)[176][157] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
SpaceX CRS-25 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
⚀ ARKSat-1 | University of Arkansas | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ BeaverCube | MIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration Education |
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⚀ Binar-2, 3, 4[177] | Curtin University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ CapSat-1 | The Weiss School | Low Earth | Education | |||||
⚀ CLICK A[178] | MIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ D3 | ERAU Daytona Beach | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ JAGSAT | University of South Alabama | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ OPEN | University of North Dakota | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ petitSat | Goddard Space Flight Center | Low Earth | Ionospheric research | |||||
⚀ SPORT[179] | AEB / NASA | Low Earth | Space weather | |||||
⚀ TUMnanoSAT[180] | Technical University of Moldova | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
The ELaNa 45 mission, consisting of nine CubeSats,[28] will launch on this flight.[44] | ||||||||
June (TBD)[185] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg | SpaceX | |||||
Sherpa-AC1[184] | Spaceflight, Inc. | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | |||||
Sherpa-FX3[186][187] | Spaceflight, Inc. | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | |||||
Vigoride-3 (VR-3)[188][189] | Momentus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | |||||
BlueWalker 3[190] | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications Technology demonstration |
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Capella 9[191] | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
GHGSat-C3, C4, C5[192] | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||||
GHOSt-01, 02[193] | Orbital Sidekick | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Hawk 4A, 4B, 4C[186] | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | |||||
Hawk 5A, 5B, 5C[184] | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | |||||
Lynk × 3[186][194] | Lynk Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
Mars Demo-1[181] | Nanoracks | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
ÑuSat × ?[195] | Satellogic | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Skykraft Block II carrier[196] | Low Earth (SSO) | Satellite deployer | ||||||
Skykraft Block II × 9[196][197] | Low Earth (SSO) | Air traffic management | ||||||
Umbra-03[198] | Umbra Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Umbra-04[198] | Umbra Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ Albania 2[101] | Government of Albania | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ BroncoSat-1[199] | Cal Poly Pomona | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ CPOD A (Tyvak-0032)[200][201] | Tyvak | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ CPOD B (Tyvak-0033)[200][201] | Tyvak | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ DISCO-1[189][202] | / Aarhus University | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio Education |
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⚀ Gossamer-Picard[189] | LunaSonde | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Guardian[113] | Low Earth (SSO) | Space-as-a-Service | ||||||
⚀ Planetum 1[203] | Planetárium Praha | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | |||||
⚀ Polar Observer Mission (KSF3) × 4[204] | Kleos Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation | |||||
⚀ REVELA[189] | ARCA Dynamics | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ SelfieSat[189][205] | Orbit NTNU | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | |||||
⚀ Shared Sat 3[119][120] | EnduroSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Satellite-as-a-Service | |||||
⚀ SOWA[206] | SatRevolution | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ STAR VIBE[207] | Scanway / German Orbital Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ STORK-6[189] | SatRevolution | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ VariSat-1A, 1B, 1C[208] | VariSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Vision-1[209][210] | Exo-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ WVSAT C, D[186][211] | NearSpace Launch | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
▫ FOSSASAT-2E × 7[189] | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | ||||||
▫ TRS13[189] | TRSI | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | |||||
▫ Veery-FS1 (Canary Hatchling)[212] | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||||
▫ WVSAT A, B (ThinSat × 2)[186][211] | NearSpace Launch | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-5. The ELaNa 47 mission, consisting of one CubeSat, will launch on this flight.[44] The Nanoracks Outpost technology demonstration mission, named Mars Demo-1,[181] will cut metal samples representative of C4M upper stages in order to test technologies for converting spent upper stages into Nanoracks Space Outposts.[182][183] Sherpa-AC1 will carry XONA Alpha and TROOP-3 as hosted payloads.[184] | ||||||||
June (TBD)[213][214] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | |||||
WorldView Legion 1 | Maxar Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
WorldView Legion 2 | Maxar Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
June (TBD)[215] | Firefly Alpha | FLTA004[216] | 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) | Ultraviolet astronomy | |||||
⚀ R5-S4 | Johnson Space Center | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ REAL | Dartmouth College | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | |||||
⚀ SOC-i | University of Washington | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Starling × 4[217] | NASA Ames | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
NASA Venture Class Launch Services 2 (VCLS 2) Mission Two, officially known as VCLS Demo-2FB. The ELaNa 43 mission, consisting of 11 CubeSats,[28] will launch on this flight.[44] | ||||||||
June (TBD)[218][219] | LauncherOne | Cosmic Girl, Mojave | VOX Space | |||||
⚀ CIRBE[220] | CU Boulder | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | |||||
⚀ Slingshot-1[221] | The Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
µHETsat[222] | / ASI / ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
STP-S28B mission. The ELaNa 46 mission, consisting of three CubeSats, will launch on this flight.[44] | ||||||||
June (TBD)[223] | LauncherOne | Cosmic Girl, Cornwall | Virgin Orbit | |||||
⚀ ForgeStar-0[224] | Space Forge | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Kernow Sat 1[225] | University of Exeter | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
First LauncherOne flight from Spaceport Cornwall. | ||||||||
June (TBD)[227] | SLS Block 1 | Kennedy LC-39B | NASA | |||||
Artemis 1 | NASA | Selenocentric | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ArgoMoon | ASI | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ BioSentinel | NASA | Heliocentric | Astrobiology | |||||
⚀ CuSP | NASA | Heliocentric | Space weather | |||||
⚀ EQUULEUS | University of Tokyo | Earth–Moon L2 | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ LunaH-Map | NASA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | |||||
⚀ Lunar IceCube | NASA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | |||||
⚀ LunIR | Lockheed Martin Space | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Near-Earth Asteroid Scout | NASA | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ OMOTENASHI | JAXA | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | |||||
⚀ Team Miles | Fluid & Reason | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | |||||
Maiden flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), targeting a launch window between 6 and 16 June. 10 CubeSats will rideshare on this launch.[226] | ||||||||
June (TBD)[228][229] | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | Baikonur Site 31/6 | GK Launch Services | |||||
CAS500-2[230] | KAI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ × 4[228] | KASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather | |||||
Q2 (TBD)[231] | Atlas V 551 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | |||||
Silent Barker / NROL-107[232] | NRO | Geosynchronous | Space situational awareness | |||||
Q2 (TBD)[233] | Electron | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | |||||
E-Space Demo × 3 | E-Space | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
Rideshare mission. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[235] | Electron | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | |||||
OTB-3 / Argos-4 | NOAA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite carrying the Argos-4 Advanced Data Collection System (A-DCS) hosted payload.[234] | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[236][237] | Electron | Mahia LC-1A | Rocket Lab | |||||
RASR-3 | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||||
NROL-162 mission. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[236][237] | Electron | Mahia LC-1B | Rocket Lab | |||||
RASR-4 | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||||
NROL-199 mission. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[238] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | |||||
O3b mPOWER × 3 (FM21–23)[239] | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | |||||
Q2 (TBD)[238] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | |||||
O3b mPOWER × 3 (FM24–26)[239] | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | |||||
Q2 (TBD)[240] | Falcon Heavy | FH-004 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
USSF-44 | U.S. Space Force | Geosynchronous | Military communications | |||||
LDPE-2[241] | U.S. Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space tug | |||||
⚀ LINUSS Chase (LINUS-A1)[241][242] | Lockheed Martin Space | Geosynchronous | Satellite servicing Technology demonstration |
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⚀ LINUSS RSO (LINUS-A2)[241][242] | Lockheed Martin Space | Geosynchronous | Satellite servicing Technology demonstration |
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⚀ TETRA-1[243] | U.S. Space Force | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | |||||
Q2 (TBD)[240] | Falcon Heavy | FH-005 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | ||||
USSF-52 | U.S. Space Force | Geosynchronous | Military communications | |||||
Q2 (TBD)[244] | Firefly Alpha | FLTA003 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Firefly / [161] | ||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Q2 (TBD)[245][246] | Long March 2C/2D or 4B/4C | TBA | CASC | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Scheduled rideshare launch opportunity. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[247] | Proton-M / DM-03 | Baikonur | Roscosmos | |||||
GGPEN | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||||
Replacement for AngoSat 1, which failed shortly after launch in 2017. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[248] | Rocket 3.3 | Kodiak LP-3B | Astra | |||||
⚀ Lemur-2 × ? | Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Q2 (TBD)[249] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | RVSN RF | |||||
GLONASS-K2 13L (K2 №1) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
First GLONASS-K2 satellite. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[250][251] | SSLV | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | |||||
XPoSat | ISRO / RRI | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | |||||
Q2 (TBD)[253] | Starship | Starbase | SpaceX | |||||
No payload | SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Flight test | |||||
First Starship orbital velocity test flight, completing about three-quarters of an orbit and landing in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Kauai.[252] | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[254] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
Pléiades-Neo 5 | Airbus Defence and Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
Pléiades-Neo 6 | Airbus Defence and Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
Q2 (TBD)[255] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
SpaceBelt 1–10[256] | Cloud Constellation | Low Earth | Cloud storage Communications |
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H1 2022 (TBD)[257] | Atlas V 421 | AV-097[258] | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ||||
SBIRS GEO-6 | U.S. Space Force | Geosynchronous | Early warning | |||||
H1 2022 (TBD)[44][218] | LauncherOne | Cosmic Girl, Mojave | VOX Space | |||||
QUEYSSAT[259] | AFRL / DND | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ CTIM-FD | CU Boulder | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ GPX-2 | Langley Research Center | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
STP-S28A mission. The ELaNa 39 mission, consisting of two CubeSats,[28] will launch on this flight.[44] | ||||||||
H1 2022 (TBD)[260][261] | Long March 2D | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC | |||||
[262] | CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | |||||
H1 2022 (TBD)[263][264] | PSLV | C54 | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | ||||
ISRO | Technology demonstration | |||||||
Mid 2022 (TBD)[265] | Electron | Mahia LC-1 | Rocket Lab | |||||
⚀ ACS3[266] | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Solar sail technology demonstration | |||||
Rideshare mission. | ||||||||
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For flights after 30 June, see 2022 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 | |||||||
9 January 05:00[267] |
Black Brant IX | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
DXL-4 | University of Miami | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 9 January | Successful | ||
17 January[268] | Zolfaghar | Houthis | |||||
Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 17 January | Intercepted | ||
Targeted at Abu Dhabi International Airport (1 of 2). More were possibly launched. One missile intercepted by a THAAD missile. | |||||||
17 January[268] | Zolfaghar | Houthis | |||||
Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 17 January | Successful | ||
Targeted at Abu Dhabi International Airport (2 of 2). More were possibly launched. | |||||||
18 January[269] | Sparrow | F-15 Eagle | IAI/IDF | ||||
IAF | Suborbital | Target missile | 18 January | Successful | |||
Target missile. | |||||||
18 January[269] | Arrow-3 | IAI/IDF | |||||
IAF | Suborbital | Interceptor | 18 January | Successful | |||
Arrow-3 missile intercepting a Sparrow target missile (1 of 2). | |||||||
18 January[269] | Arrow-3 | IAI/IDF | |||||
IAF | Suborbital | Interceptor | 18 January | Successful | |||
Arrow-3 missile intercepting a Sparrow target missile (2 of 2). | |||||||
23 January 04:10[270] |
Tianxing ? | Jiuquan | Space Transportation | ||||
Space Transportation | Suborbital | Flight test | 23 January | Successful | |||
Test flight of the Tianxing ? suborbital spaceplane. | |||||||
24 January 03:30[271] |
Tianxing ? | Jiuquan | Space Transportation | ||||
Space Transportation | Suborbital | Flight test | 24 January | Successful | |||
Test flight of the Tianxing ? suborbital spaceplane. | |||||||
24 January[272] | Zolfaghar | Houthis | |||||
Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 24 January | Intercepted | ||
Targeted at Abu Dhabi (1 of 2). Intercepted by a THAAD missile. | |||||||
24 January[272] | Zolfaghar | Houthis | |||||
Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 24 January | Intercepted | ||
Targeted at Abu Dhabi (2 of 2). Intercepted by a THAAD missile. | |||||||
29 January 07:00:00[273] |
Improved Malemute/Improved Malemute | MAPHEUS 9 | Esrange | MORABA | |||
MAPHEUS-9 | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 29 January | Successful | ||
Apogee: 253.6 km (157.6 mi). | |||||||
29 January 22:52[274][275] |
Hwasong-12 | Mupyong-ri, Chagang | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | ||||
KPA Strategic Rocket Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~2,000 km (1,243 mi), re-entered 800 km (497 mi) downrange. | |||||||
1 February[276] | Zolfaghar | Houthis | |||||
Live warhead | Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 1 February | Intercepted | ||
Intercepted by a Patriot Missile. | |||||||
Early February[277][278] | Khaibar-buster | ||||||
Live warhead | Suborbital | Missile Test | February | Successful | |||
First flight of the Khaibar-buster missile. | |||||||
19 February[279] | RS-24 Yars | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Russian Ministry of Defence | ||||
Russian Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | ICBM test | 19 February | Successful | |||
Hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula, 5,700 km (3,542 mi) downrange. | |||||||
19 February[279] | R-29RMU Sineva | Submarine Karelia, Barents Sea | Russian Ministry of Defence | ||||
Russian Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | SLBM test | 19 February | Successful | |||
Hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula. | |||||||
26 February[280] | Hwasong-17 (?) | Sunan | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | ||||
NADA | Suborbital | ICBM test | 26 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~620 km (385.3 mi). Tested an imaging system for future reconnaissance satellites. | |||||||
5 March 11:27[281] |
Black Brant IX | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
LAMP | Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Auroral science | 5 March | Successful | ||
Apogee: 429 km (267 mi). | |||||||
5 March[282] | Hwasong-17 (?) | Sunan | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | ||||
NADA | Suborbital | ICBM test | 5 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~560 km (348.0 mi). | |||||||
9 March 18:25[284] |
Black Brant IX | HERSCHEL II | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | |||
HERSCHEL | Naval Research Laboratory | Suborbital | Solar observation | 9 March | Successful | ||
Second flight of HERSCHEL (HElium Resonance Scatter in the Corona and HELiosphere).[283] Apogee: 302.07 km (187.7 mi). | |||||||
21 March 23:12[285] |
Terrier-Improved Malemute | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
BOLT-2 | U.S. Air Force | Suborbital | Laminar–turbulent transition measurements | 21 March | Successful | ||
24 March 05:34[286] |
Hwasong-17 | Sunan | KPA Strategic Rocket Force | ||||
KPA Strategic Rocket Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 March 06:45 |
Successful | |||
Apogee: ~6,248.5 km (3,883 mi), re-entered 1,090 km (677 mi) downrange. | |||||||
↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | |||||||
25 March 05:00–07:00[287][288] |
Black Brant IX | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
INCAA | Clemson University | Suborbital | Auroral science | ||||
First of two INCAA flights, carrying the vapor trail payload. | |||||||
25 March 05:00–07:00[287][288] |
Terrier-Improved Malemute | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
INCAA | Clemson University | Suborbital | Auroral science | ||||
Second of two INCAA flights, carrying the instrumented payload. | |||||||
29 March 13:30[289] |
New Shepard | NS-20 | Corn Ranch | Blue Origin | |||
Blue Origin NS-20 | Blue Origin | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | ||||
Fourth crewed flight of New Shepard. | |||||||
Q1 (TBD)[290] | RS-28 Sarmat | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | |||||
First flight test of the RS-28 Sarmat ICBM. | |||||||
Q1 (TBD)[291] | Pingtung Launch Site | Advanced Rocket Research Center | |||||
Suborbital | Flight test | ||||||
Maiden flight of HTTP-3A. Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
Q1 (TBD)[292][293] | T-Minus Engineering Dart | DSX-002/TED-03 | Koonibba Test Range | T-Minus Engineering | |||
TBA | Suborbital | ||||||
Q1 (TBD)[292][293] | T-Minus Engineering Dart | DSX-002/TED-04 | Koonibba Test Range | T-Minus Engineering | |||
TBA | Suborbital | ||||||
9 May[294][295] | Svalbard Rocket Range | NASA | |||||
Endurance | Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | ||||
First flight of the Oriole III-A (Terrier-Oriole-Nihka) sounding rocket. | |||||||
23 June 13:30–16:30[287] |
Terrier-Improved Orion | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
RockOn / RockSat-C | Colorado Space Grant Consortium | Suborbital | Education | ||||
26 June[294] | Black Brant IX | Woomera Test Range | NASA | ||||
X-ray Quantum Calorimeter (XQC)[296] | UW–Madison | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | ||||
H1 2022 (TBD)[299][300] | Hapith I | VS02[301] | Whalers Way Pad 1 | TiSPACE | |||
TBA | TBA | Suborbital | Test flight | ||||
Second of three test launches from Pad 1 at Whalers Way.[297][298] | |||||||
H1 2022 (TBD)[299][300] | Hapith I | VS03[301] | Whalers Way Pad 1 | TiSPACE | |||
TBA | TBA | Suborbital | Test flight | ||||
Third of three test launches from Pad 1 at Whalers Way.[297][298] | |||||||
H1 2022 (TBD)[303] | VSB-30 | Esrange | MORABA | ||||
TEXUS-57 | DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | ||||
Postponed indefinitely as of March 2022.[302] | |||||||
H1 2022 (TBD)[304] | Improved Orion | Esrange | MORABA / SNSA | ||||
REXUS-29 | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | ||||
Postponed indefinitely as of March 2022.[302] | |||||||
H1 2022 (TBD)[304] | Improved Orion | Esrange | MORABA / SNSA | ||||
REXUS-30 | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | ||||
Postponed indefinitely as of March 2022.[302] | |||||||
H1 2022 (TBD)[304] | VSB-30 | MAPHEUS 12 | Esrange | MORABA | |||
MAPHEUS 12 | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | ||||
Postponed indefinitely as of March 2022.[302] | |||||||
H1 2022 (TBD)[304] | VSB-30 (S31/Improved Orion) | HIFLIER 1 | Esrange | DLR | |||
HIFLIER 1 | DLR | Suborbital | Hypersonic test flight | ||||
Postponed indefinitely as of March 2022.[302] |
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