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Iranian technological demonstration satellite to test out a propulsion system, with mass of 60 kg.

Updated: Sep 16, 9:00pm UTC

Success

13 Sep, 1:45am

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

12 Sep, 8:52am

First five satellites for SpaceMobile’s cellphone-compatible broadband constellation.

Last Update: Signal acquired with all 5 satellites

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Success

11 Sep, 4:23pm

🎯 Low Earth Orbit
πŸ‘¨β€πŸš€ 3 Astronauts

Soyuz MS-26 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Last Update: Launch successful.

Success

10 Sep, 9:23am

🎯 Low Earth Orbit
πŸ‘¨β€πŸš€ 4 Astronauts

First mission of the privately funded Polaris program. The goal of this mission, lasting up to five days in orbit, is to fly higher than previous Dragon missions, perform the first-ever commercial EVA with SpaceX-designed spacesuits, orbit through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt, conduct medical research, and test laser-based Starlink communications in space.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

6 Sep, 3:20am

Third batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

5 Sep, 6:30pm

10 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

5 Sep, 1:50am

🎯 Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Sentinel-2C is the third satellite in the Sentinel-2 constellation, which is designed to provide high-resolution optical imagery for land services.

Last Update: Sentinel-2C signals acquired.

4 Sep, 12:59pm

A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Updated: Sep 3, 3:00pm UTC

Success

3 Sep, 1:22am

The Yaogan 43 Group 02 is a group of Chinese military β€œremote sensing” satellites of unknown purposes.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

31 Aug, 8:48am

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

31 Aug, 7:43am

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

29 Aug, 1:07pm

🎯 Suborbital
πŸ‘¨β€πŸš€ 6 Astronauts

Twenty-sixth flight of New Shepard carrying six passengers.

Last Update: Adding seconds to T-0

Success

29 Aug, 5:22am

UTC

Carried 6 satellites to sun synchronous orbit: * Yunyao-1 15 to 17 * Jitianxing A-03 * Suxing 1-01 * Tianfu Gaofen 2

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

28 Aug, 7:48am

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success

Success

22 Aug, 12:25pm

Chinese communication geostationary satellite for unknown purposes.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

20 Aug, 1:20pm

A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Last Update: Launch success, all payloads have been deployed.

Success

16 Aug, 7:35am

The Yaogan 43 Group 01 is a group of Chinese military β€œremote sensing” satellites of unknown purposes.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

16 Aug, 3:47am

Earth observation micro-satellite for ISRO designed to test new technologies for building an Earth observation satellite in a micro-satellite bus. The satellite hoists an Electro-Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR) for Earth observation, a Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry payload (GNSS-R) for weather studies, and an UV Dosimeter to measure UV radiation in low Earth orbit. Also flying is the cubesat Space Rickshaw-0.

Last Update: Launch success with main satellite in contact and solar arrays deployed.

Success

15 Aug, 1:00pm

WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. Constellation is planned to consist of 6 satellites in both polar and mid-inclination orbits, providing 30 cm-class resolution.

Last Update: Launch success with signals acquired from satellites.

Success

15 Aug, 3:20am

Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Last Update: Successful launch onto the ISS rendezvous trajectory

Success

12 Aug, 10:37am

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success

ASBM (Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission) 1 & 2 are two twin satellites built by Northrop Grumman for Space Norway, in cooperation with Inmarsat and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. They are designed to bring mobile broadband coverage in the Arctic for both civilians and military. The US Air Force provides the Extremely High Frequency eXtended Data Rate payloads on ASBM satellites as part of the Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) program.

Last Update: Launch success.

Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space.

Last Update: Launch success.