List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2025
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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the third quarter of the year 2025, including launches planned for the third quarter of 2025 without a specific launch date.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2025 in spaceflight. For other launches in 2025, see List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2025, List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2025, or List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2025.
Orbital launches
July
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 1 July 21:04[1][2][3][4] |
 Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-499 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | |||
 MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A (Meteosat-13) |
EUMETSAT / ESA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology / Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| MTG-S1 hosts Sentinel-4 instruments.[5] The mission was switched from Ariane 6 to Falcon 9 in mid-2024. | |||||||
| 2 July 04:25[6] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-25 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 27 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 500th launch of Falcon 9. This Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1067) became the first booster to reach 29 launches. | |||||||
| 3 July 09:35[7] |
 Long March 4C |
4C-Y63 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | |||
| Shiyan 28B-01 |
CAS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First launch of Long March 4C from Xichang since 20 May 2018. | |||||||
| 3 July 19:32:40[8] |
 Soyuz-2.1a |
 Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | ||||
| Progress MS-31 / 92P |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | ||
| The Soyuz launch vehicle was painted white-blue and the fairings features an insignia dedicated to celebrate 50 years since the first crewed international space mission in history, the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project that launched on 15 July 1975. | |||||||
| 8 July 08:21:00[9] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-28 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 13 July 05:04:00[10][11] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-502 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
 Dror-1 (PR-8000) |
IAI | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 500th successful launch of Falcon 9. Mission designated: "Commercial GTO-1". | |||||||
| 14 July 21:34[12] |
Long March 7 |
Y10 | Wenchang LC-2 |
CASC | |||
| Tianzhou 9 |
CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | TSS logistics | In orbit | Docked to TSS | ||
| 16 July 02:05:20[13] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 15-2 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 26 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 16 July 06:30:00[14][15] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-504/KF-01 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| KuiperSat × 24 |
Kuiper Systems (Amazon) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First of three Falcon 9 launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. | |||||||
| 19 July 03:52:59[16] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-3 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 22 July 21:12[17][18] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-506 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
 O3b mPOWER 9 (O3b FM29) |
SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| O3b mPOWER 10 (O3b FM30) |
SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 23 July 18:13[19] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-507 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| TRACERS A (SMEX-16A / Explorer-106) |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
| TRACERS B (SMEX-16B / Explorer-107) |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Athena EPIC |
NASA / NOAA / USSF / NovaWurks | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
 Skykraft 4A-4E |
Skykraft | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ Bard (PExT) |
York Space Systems / APL | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  LIDE |
ESA / Tyvak International | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ REAL |
Dartmouth College | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
| TRACERS is part of NASA's Small Explorers program.[20] The ELaNa-64 mission consists of the REAL cubesat. | |||||||
| 25 July 05:54:04[21][22] |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M |
Vostochny Site 1S |
Roscosmos | ||||
| Ionosfera-M №3 |
IKI RAN | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Ionosfera-M №4 |
IKI RAN | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
 Nahid-2[23][24] |
ISA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ 239Alferov |
GK Geoskan | Low Earth (SSO) | Gamma-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ AstroLine 1-4 |
AO NPF Rateks | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ CSTP-4.1 (SCH-619) |
OOO STTs | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ CSTP-4.2 (SM-3.1) |
OOO STTs | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ CSTP-4.3 (ANSAT-1) |
OOO STTs | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ CSTP-4.4 (VM-3.1 / Voenmekh) |
OOO STTs / Baltic State Technical University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ Geoskan 1-6 |
GK Geoskan | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ INNOSAT-3,16 |
GK Geoskan | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission. | |||||||
| 26 July 02:03[25][26] |
 Vega-C |
VV27 |  Kourou ELV |
Arianespace | |||
| CO3D × 4[27] |
CNES | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| MicroCarb[28][29][30] |
CNES | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 July 09:01:40[31] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-26 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 27 July 04:31:09[32] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-2 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 27 July 10:03[33] |
Long March 6A |
6A-Y14 / SatNet LEO Group 05 | Taiyuan LA-9A |
CASC | |||
| Guowang × 5 |
CAST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 July 04:11[34] |
Hyperbola-1 |
Y10 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
i-Space | |||
| ⚀ Kunpeng-03 (Enshi Xidou Shanquan / HS-9) |
Hangsheng Satellite / Tianxieli Satellite | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Return flight of Hyperbola-1 from launch failure on 11 July 2024. | |||||||
| 29 July 21:30[35] |
Eris Block 1 |
TestFlight 1[36] | Bowen |
Gilmour Space | |||
| Jar of Vegemite |
Gilmour Space | Low Earth | Flight test | 29 July | Launch failure | ||
| First flight of Eris, and first orbital launch from Bowen. First launch of an Australian developed launch vehicle. Was prepared for launch in mid May when the payload fairing was triggered accidentally.[37] | |||||||
| 30 July 03:37:50[38] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-29 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 30 July 07:49[39][40] |
Long March 8A |
8A-Y3 / SatNet LEO Group 06 | Wenchang Commercial LC-1 |
CASC | |||
| Guowang × 9 |
CAST / SECM | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First flight of Long March 8A from Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site. | |||||||
| 30 July 12:10[41] |
 GSLV Mk II |
F16 | Satish Dhawan SLP |
ISRO | |||
| NISAR |
NASA / ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First GSLV Mk II launch to LEO. First Mission between ISRO and NASA. | |||||||
| 31 July 02:00[42] |
Kuaizhou 1A Pro |
Y34 | Xichang |
ExPace | |||
 PRSC-S1 |
SUPARCO | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 31 July 16:25[43] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 13-4 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 19 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| USA-549 (Starshield Group 2-4) |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| USA-550 (Starshield Group 2-4) |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
August
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 1 August 15:43[44] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-512 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | |||
| SpaceX Crew-11 (Endeavour) |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 73 / 74 | 15 January 2026 08:41:00 | Successful | ||
| Eleventh operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS. | |||||||
| 4 August 07:57[45] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-30 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 4 August 10:21[11][46] |
Long March 12 |
Y2 / SatNet LEO Group 07 | Wenchang Commercial LC-2 |
CASC | |||
| Guowang × 9 |
CAST / Galaxy Space | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 5 August 04:10[47] |
Electron |
"The Harvest Goddess Thrives" |  Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | |||
 QPS-SAR 12 (KUSHINADA-I) |
iQPS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Fourth of eight dedicated launches to support the build out of iQPS’ planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. | |||||||
| 8 August 16:30[48] |
Jielong 3 |
Y6 | Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang platform, Yellow Sea |
China Rocket | |||
| GeeSat Qianli Haohan |
Geespace | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation / Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| GeeSat ZoomLion |
Geespace | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation / Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| GeeSat × 9 |
Geespace | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation / Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 11 August 12:35[15][49] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-514/KF-02 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| KuiperSat × 24 |
Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Second of three Falcon 9 launches for Project Kuiper. First launch of Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1091), The first Falcon Heavy center core capable of flying in a single-stick Falcon 9 configuration, this booster configuration will support some Falcon 9 launches before it will be reconfigured to support Falcon Heavy. | |||||||
| 13 August 00:37[3][50] |
Ariane 62 |
VA264 | Kourou ELA-4 |
Arianespace | |||
| MetOp-SG A1/Sentinel-5A[51] |
EUMETSAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology / Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First of six MetOp-SG launches.[52] It carries the Sentinel-5 instrument on board. | |||||||
| 13 August 00:56[53] |
Vulcan Centaur VC4S[54][55] |
V-003 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
ULA | |||
| NTS-3[56] |
AFRL | Geosynchronous | Navigation technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| USA-554 |
USSF | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| USA-571 |
USSF | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| USSF-106 Mission. Maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur VC4S Configuration. First NSSL mission for Vulcan Centaur.[57] | |||||||
| 13 August 06:00[11][58] |
Long March 5B / YZ-2 |
5B-Y8/SatNet LEO Group 08 | Wenchang LC-1 |
CASC | |||
| Guowang × 10 |
CAST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 14 August 05:05[59] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-4 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 14 August 12:29[60] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-20 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| B1085 became the first booster to complete 10 missions within its first year of use, with Starlink Group 10-20 lifting off 359 days after B1085 debuted on Starlink Group 10-5. | |||||||
| 15 August 01:17[61] |
Zhuque-2E |
Y3 | Jiuquan LS-96 |
Land Space | |||
| GuangChuan × 4 |
CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 15 August | Launch failure | ||
| 17 August 08:55[62] |
Long March 4C |
4C-Y64 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | |||
| Shiyan 28B-02 |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 17 August 14:15[63] |
Long March 6A |
6A-Y10 / SatNet LEO Group 09 | Taiyuan LA-9A |
CASC | |||
| Guowang × 5 |
CAST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 August 16:26[64] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 19 August 07:33[65] |
Kinetica 1 |
Y10 | Jiuquan LS-130 |
CAS Space | |||
| AIRSAT-05 (Hashiao-2 / Zhongke-05) |
China Science and Technology Satellite Group Co., Ltd. | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Duogongfeng 2-01, 02 |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Duogongfeng 2-03 (Tiantuo-6) |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
 Thumbsat-1, 2 |
Thumbsat | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Tianyan-26 (Henan Lingong-2 / Zhongyuan-3 / Novi-1) |
Shaanxi Novi Beidou Information Technology Co., Ltd. | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 20 August 17:13:10[66] |
Soyuz-2.1b |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | ||||
| Bion-M №2 |
IMBP / RAS | Low Earth | Biological science | 19 September 08:00 | Successful | ||
| 30-day mission to observe the effects of the Van Allen radiation belts on mice.[67] First Bion-M mission since 2013. Spacecraft is a derivative of the Vostok spacecraft. | |||||||
| 21 August 09:32[68][69][70] |
Angara-1.2 |
Plesetsk Site 35/1 |
RVSN RF | ||||
| Kosmos 2591 (OO MKA №3) |
VKS | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Kosmos 2592 (OO MKA №4) |
VKS | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Kosmos 2593 (OO MKA №5) |
VKS | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Kosmos 2594 (OO MKA №6) |
VKS | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 22 August 03:50[71][72] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-518 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | |||
| X-37B OTV-8 (USA-555) |
USSF | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| LIMASAT |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| USSF-36 Mission. | |||||||
| 22 August 17:04[73] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-6 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 23 August 22:42[74] |
Electron |
"Live, Laugh, Launch" | Mahia LC-1 |
Rocket Lab | |||
 Calistus-A |
E-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Calistus-B |
E-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Calistus-C |
E-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Calistus-D |
E-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Calistus-E |
E-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 24 August 06:45[75] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-520 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| SpaceX CRS-33 |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | ||
| ⚀ ASC |
Abema / Yoshimoto Kogyo | Low Earth (ISS) | Entertainment | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ Dragonfly |
Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth (ISS) | Amateur radio / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ GHS-01 "Raichō" |
Gifu University | Low Earth | Educational | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ RSP-03 |
Rymansat | Low Earth (ISS) | Music composition | 16 February 2026[76] | Successful | ||
| ⚀ STARS-Me2 |
Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| The mission will fly with a "boost trunk" with extra propellant and engines to perform re-boosts of the ISS over a period of several months. ASC, Dragonfly, GHS-01, RSP-03, and STARS-Me2 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 19 September 2025.[77] | |||||||
| 25 August 20:00[78] |
Long March 8A |
8A-Y2 / SatNet LEO Group 10 | Wenchang Commercial LC-1 |
CASC | |||
| Guowang × 9 |
CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 August 18:53[79] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-521 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| NAOS (LUXEOSys) |
LUXEOps / MAE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation / Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Acadia-6 (Capella-16) |
Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Firefly 4,5,6 |
Pixxel | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| LEAP-1 |
Dhruva Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Pelican-3 & 4 |
Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 27 August 10:50[80] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-56 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 28 August 05:49[81] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-11 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1067) become the first booster to launch 30 missions. | |||||||
| 30 August 04:59[82] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-7 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 31 August 11:49[83] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-14 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
September
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 2 September 20:30[84] |
Shavit 2 |
Palmachim |
IAI | ||||
| Ofeq-19 (TECSAR-4) |
Israel Ministry of Defence | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 3 September 02:30[85] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-8 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 3 September 11:00[86] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-22 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 5 September 02:35[87] |
Long March 3C/E / YZ-1 |
3C-Y20 | Xichang LC-2 |
CASC | |||
| Shiyan 29 |
TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 5 September 11:35[88] |
Ceres-1 |
Y15 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
Galactic Energy | |||
| Kaiyun-1 (Jiazhou) |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Yuxing-3 08 |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Yunyao-1 27 |
CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Eros-2 was on board in this flight. | |||||||
| 5 September 13:56[89] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-57 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 500th launch and landing of an orbital class booster. | |||||||
| 6 September 16:35[90] |
Long March 6A |
6A-Y12 | Taiyuan LA-9A |
CASC | |||
| Yaogan 40-03A |
TBA | Low Earth (Polar) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Yaogan 40-03B |
TBA | Low Earth (Polar) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Yaogan 40-03C |
TBA | Low Earth (Polar) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 6 September 18:06[91] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-9 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 300th Starlink launch. | |||||||
| 8 September 19:48[92] |
Jielong 3 |
Y7 | Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang platform, Yellow Sea |
China Rocket | |||
| GeeSat × 11 |
Geespace | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation / Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 9 September 02:00[93] |
Long March 7A |
7A-Y14 | Wenchang LC-2 |
CASC | |||
| Yaogan 45 |
SAST | Medium Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 10 September 13:12[94] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-530 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| T1TL-B × 21 |
SDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First of six launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1 (T1TL-B Mission).[95][96] | |||||||
| 11 September 15:54[8] |
Soyuz-2.1a |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | ||||
| Progress MS-32 / 93P |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | ||
| 12 September 00:56[97][98][99] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-531 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
 Nusantara Lima (Nusantara-5) |
PSN | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| With a mass of 7.8 tonnes, Nusantara Lima is the second heaviest commercial geostationary satellite to have ever launched and Nusantara Lima is the heaviest Satellite to be launched into GTO by Falcon 9. | |||||||
| 13 September 02:10[100][101][102] |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN RF | ||||
| Kosmos 2595 (GLONASS-K 18L (K1 №6)) |
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Kosmos 2596 (Mozhaets-6) |
Mozhaiskiy Military Space Academy of St. Petersburg | Medium Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 13 September 15:40[103] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-10 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 14 September 22:11[104][105] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-533 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Cygnus NG-23 S.S. William "Willie" C. McCool |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 14 March 2026 | Successful | ||
| ⚀ Alpha (CayugaSat) |
Cornell University | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration / Solar sail | 8 May 2026[106] | Successful | ||
| ⚀ BLAST |
Yale University | Low Earth (ISS) | Cosmic ray astronomy | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
| ⚀ Botan |
Chiba Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration / Amateur Radio | 19 April 2026[107] | Successful | ||
| ⚀ ContentCube |
inspireFly / Virginia Tech | Low Earth (ISS) | Space selfie | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ DUPLEX |
CU Aerospace | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ EagleSat-2 |
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott | Low Earth (ISS) | Cosmic ray astronomy | 17 May 2026[108] | Successful | ||
| ⚀ e-kagaku-1 (IWATO) |
The e-kagaku Association of Global Science and Education | Low Earth | Education / Amateur radio | 4 March 2026[109] | Successful | ||
| ⚀ Foras Promineo |
Perkins Local School District | Low Earth | Education | 11 April 2026[110] | Successful | ||
| ⚀ QubeSat-2 |
University of California, Berkeley | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | ||
| ⚀ RHOK-SAT |
Rhodes College | Low Earth (ISS) | Technology demonstration / Education | 8 May 2026[111] | Successful | ||
| ⚀ SilverSat |
SilverSat | Low Earth | Technology demonstration / Education | 23 April 2026[112] | Successful | ||
| ⚀ Yotsuba-Kulover |
Kyushu Institute of Technology / Kyushu University | Low Earth | Magnetospheric research / Aurora observation | 17 April 2026[113] | Successful | ||
| Named after NASA astronaut William C. McCool. Third of Four Cygnus spacecraft to be launched via Falcon 9. First flight of Cygnus XL spacecraft. The ELaNa-58 mission, consisting of the BLAST, EagleSat-2, QubeSat-2 and RHOK-SAT cubesats, launched on this flight. Yotsuba-Kulover, e-kagaku-1, and Botan were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 10 October 2025.[114] DUPLEX, SilverSat, RHOK-SAT, ContentCube, Alpha, EagleSat-2, and Foras Promineo were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 2 December 2025.[115] | |||||||
| 16 September 01:06[116] |
Long March 2C / YZ-1S |
2C-Y87 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | |||
| Huliangwang Jishu Shiyan-7A |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Huliangwang Jishu Shiyan-7B |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Huliangwang Jishu Shiyan-7C |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Huliangwang Jishu Shiyan-7D |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Return to flight of YZ-1S after a Partial Failure on 13 March 2024 carrying DRO-A & B. | |||||||
| 18 September 09:30[117] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-61 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 September 15:00[118] |
Zuljanah |
Semnan |
IRGC | ||||
| TBA |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Launch failure | ||
| 19 September 16:31[119] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-12 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 21 September 10:53[120] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-27 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 22 September 17:38[121] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-537 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| USA-558 - USA-565 (Starshield Group 1-10) |
NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| NROL-48 Mission (NRO Proliferated Architecture Mission). Eleventh batch of SpaceX/Northrop built 8 Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[122] | |||||||
| 24 September 07:56[123] |
Jielong 3 |
Y8 | Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang platform, Yellow Sea |
China Rocket | |||
| GeeSat × 12 |
Geespace | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation / Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Shikongxing 01 |
Geespace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 24 September 11:30[124] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-538 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | |||
| IMAP |
NASA | Sun–Earth L1 | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Carruthers Geocorona Observatory (GLIDE) |
NASA | Sun–Earth L1 | Exosphere research | In orbit | Operational | ||
| SOLAR-1 (SWFO-L1) |
NOAA | Sun–Earth L1 | Space weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Part of the Solar Terrestrial Probes program. Under NASA's SMD Rideshare Initiative, two secondary spacecraft will be launched along with IMAP to the Sun–Earth L1 point. | |||||||
| 25 September 08:36[125] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-15 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 25 September 12:09[126] |
Atlas V 551 |
AV-108/KA-03/Kuiper-3 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
ULA | |||
| KuiperSat × 27 |
Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Fourth of nine Project Kuiper launches on Atlas V.[127] | |||||||
| 26 September 03:26[128] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-11 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 September 19:20[129][130][131] |
Long March 4C |
4C-Y45 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | |||
| Fengyun-3H[132] |
CMA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Replacement Satellite for Fengyun-3D. | |||||||
| 27 September 12:40[133] |
Long March 6A |
6A-Y16 / SatNet LEO Group 11 | Taiyuan LA-9A |
CASC | |||
| Guowang × 5 |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 September 02:04[134] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 11-20 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 September 03:00[135] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y94 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | |||
| Shiyan 30A |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Shiyan 30B |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 100th launch of Long March 2D. | |||||||
Suborbital flights
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 5 July 06:00[136][137] |
Improved Malemute |
 Andøya |
 DLR | ||||
| MaxiDusty-2 |
The Arctic University of Norway Andøya Space | Suborbital | Atmospheric observation | 5 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 125 km (78 mi). | |||||||
| 12 July 02:40[138][139] |
 VP01 |
Taiki |
jtSPACE | ||||
|
jtSPACE | Suborbital | Rocket technology demonstration | 12 July | Failure | ||
| First launch from Taiki by the Japanese subsidiary of Taiwanese company tiSPACE. | |||||||
| 15 July 03:00:00[140] |
S-310 |
S-310-46 | Uchinoura Space Center |
JAXA | |||
| RIDE |
JAXA | Suborbital | Ionosphere observation | 15 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 110 km (68 mi). | |||||||
| 18 July 19:00[141] |
 Black Brant IX |
NASA 36.372US | White Sands Missile Range |
NASA | |||
| SNIFS |
University of Colorado | Suborbital | Solar observation | 18 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 350 km (220 mi). | |||||||
| 20 July[142] | Qased |
Shahroud LC-1 |
IRGC | ||||
|
IRGC | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 July | Successful | ||
| 24 July[143] 01:30? |
Terrier-Oriole? |
MUFFIN | Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | |||
|
MDA? | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 24 July | Successful | ||
| 3 August 12:42[144][145] |
New Shepard |
NS-34 | Corn Ranch |
Blue Origin | |||
| Blue Origin NS-34 |
Blue Origin | Suborbital | Space tourism | 3 August | Successful | ||
| 14th crewed New Shepard flight. Crew of six. | |||||||
| 12 August 10:00[146] |
Terrier-Improved Malemute |
Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | ||||
| ROCKSAT-X |
NASA Wallops Flight Facility | Suborbital | Education | 12 August | Successful | ||
| 20 August[147] | Agni-V |
Integrated Test Range |
Ministry of Defence | ||||
|
Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | ||
| 22 August[148] 06:10 |
STARS-4 ? |
CPS FT-3R | Kodiak |
Department of Defense | |||
|
Department of Defense | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 August | Successful | ||
| Hypersonic Flight Test-3 (FT-3R). | |||||||
| 26 August 23:30[149] |
Starship |
Flight 10 | Starbase OLP-A |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink Simulators × 8 |
SpaceX | Suborbital | Vehicle evaluation | 26 August 23:55:32 | Successful | ||
| Tenth Starship flight test | |||||||
| 28 August[150] 02:43 |
Terrier-Improved Orion |
Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | ||||
| TOMEX-Plus |
The Aerospace Corporation | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 August | Successful | ||
| First of three launches for the Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus (TOMEX-Plus).[151] | |||||||
| 28 August 02:44 |
Terrier-Improved Orion |
Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | ||||
| TOMEX-Plus |
The Aerospace Corporation | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 August | Successful | ||
| Second of three launches for TOMEX-Plus. | |||||||
| 28 August 02:48 |
Black Brant IX |
Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | ||||
| TOMEX-Plus |
The Aerospace Corporation | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 August | Successful | ||
| Third of three launches for TOMEX-Plus. | |||||||
| 17 September[152] | UGM-133 Trident II |
Ohio-class submarine |
United States Navy | ||||
|
United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful | ||
| Launch 1 of 4. | |||||||
| 18 September[153] 13:00 |
New Shepard |
NS-35 | Corn Ranch |
Blue Origin | |||
| Blue Origin NS-35 |
Blue Origin | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 18 September | Successful | ||
| This was the 12th and final mission for the RSS H.G. Wells Crew Capsule. | |||||||
| 18 September | UGM-133 Trident II |
Ohio-class submarine |
United States Navy | ||||
|
United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 September | Successful | ||
| Launch 2 of 4. | |||||||
| 20 September | UGM-133 Trident II |
Ohio-class submarine |
United States Navy | ||||
|
United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 September | Successful | ||
| Launch 3 of 4. | |||||||
| 21 September 23:28 |
UGM-133 Trident II |
Ohio-class submarine |
United States Navy | ||||
|
United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 September | Successful | ||
| Launch 4 of 4. | |||||||
| 23 September 00:00 |
HASTE |
JENNA | MARS LC-2 |
Rocket Lab | |||
| JENNA |
Hypersonix | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 23 September | Successful | ||
| Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program. | |||||||
