List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2026
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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the third quarter of the year 2026.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2026 in spaceflight. For launches during the rest of 2026, see List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2026, List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2026, and List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2026.
Orbital launches
July
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 1 July 23:46:00[1] |
 Long March 4B |
4B-Y? | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | |||
| HaiYang-2E |
Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 2 July 02:58:00[2] |
 Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-46 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 2 July 04:24:00[3][4][5] |
Atlas V 551 |
LA-08/Leo-8 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
ULA | |||
| LeoSat × 29 |
Amazon Leo | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Final flight of Atlas V in the 551 configuration. Final flight of an Atlas V with a 5-meter fairing and last use of Single Engine Centaur III upper stage. Last of nine Amazon Leo launches on Atlas V.[6] | |||||||
| 3 July 08:36:00[7][8][9] |
Pegasus XL |
 Stargazer, Kwajalein Atoll |
Northrop Grumman | ||||
| LINK |
NASA/Katalyst Space Technologies | Low Earth | Reboost | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Swift rescue mission will capture and reposition NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory by raising it to a higher altitude. 46th and final launch of an air-launched Pegasus rocket. | |||||||
| 4 July 09:30:00 |
Long March 6A |
6A-Y25 | Taiyuan LA-9A |
CASC | |||
| Qianfan × 18 |
SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 5 July 10:50:00[10] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-50 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 29 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| On board the Falcon 9 first stage booster were two Fabships from Besxar, two pilot reusable manufacturing pods, to test their ability to withstand launch and re-entry environments, kicking off a series of flight tests supporting Besxar's development efforts. | |||||||
| 5 July 13:43 |
Long March 8A |
8-Y9 | Wenchang Commercial LC-1 |
CASC | |||
| Qianfan × 20 |
SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 7 July 07:12:00[11] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Transporter-17 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
 CAS500-4 |
KARI / Ministry of Science and ICT / Ministry of Environment | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
 ION SCV Joyful Julia |
D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | Space Tug | In orbit | Operational | ||
 EarthDaily-8 |
EarthDaily | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
 GRUS-3 × 7[12] |
Axelspace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
 ICEYE-X77, 79, 80, 81 |
ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
 PIRX-1 |
Ministry of National Defence | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| FireSat 1, 2, 3 |
Earth Fire Alliance | Low Earth (SSO) | Wildfire detection | In orbit | Operational | ||
| MISR-D 1, 2 |
SOCOM | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Pelican-11 |
Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
 Hyperion GR 1 |
ELKED/OCOSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| KITA-36, 53 |
Sony SCC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Anduril-216 (LA3 ?) |
Apex | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Argonaut Demo |
Argo Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  CyberCUBE |
ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  KOSTKA |
Brno University of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  Balkan-3 |
EnduroSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  FOSSAST2E-26 |
FOSSA Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Internet of Things connectivity | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ GENIE N2-P-Body |
NOVI Space, Inc. | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  BRO-31 |
Unseenlabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  MARINA |
Satellites with Meaning | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ BOHR |
City Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Betavoltaic battery technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 10 |
Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  Centauri 9 |
Fleet Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ R5-S9 |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  Oasis Alpha |
Tumbleweed | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  RAFS Cubesat |
Turkish Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  SUCHAI 4 |
University of Chile | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  CloudCT-Precursor |
TECN | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  CuBy × 5 |
CuBy consortium | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ TOM-1, 2, 3 |
TOM consortium | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ▫ ET-001A, B, C, D |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ GRITSS |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ SPEAR-1A, 1B, 1C |
United States Naval Research Laboratory | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ MAVERIC |
USC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  SCION-X |
National Central University | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ KOYO |
National Central University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ Replicator-2 |
Orbital Matter | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ SPEL | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  Posidònia |
Open Cosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ Nova 1 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ LEONAV-1 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ MARMOTSat | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ IPoS-TDsM |
Apolink | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  Lusíada 5, 6, 7 |
LusoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ Sentinel 1 (OSIRIS A) | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission carrying 81 payloads to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-17. Space NTK's MAGOKORO space burial payload was hosted on this launch.[13] | |||||||
| 9 July 09:25:43[14] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-42 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 29 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 10 July 04:15:00[15] |
Long March 10B |
10B-X1 | Wenchang Commercial LC-2 |
CASC | |||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan |
Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Maiden flight of Long March 10B. First successful first stage recovery by China. First ever stage recovery by a cable-net recovery system.[16] | |||||||
| 11 July 03:01[17] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-48 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 14 July 01:28:17[18] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 15-14 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 27 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 14 July 09:10:12[19] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-45 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 29 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 600th launch of Falcon 9 rocket. | |||||||
| 14 July 14:47:43[20][21] |
 Soyuz-2.1a |
 Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | ||||
| Soyuz MS-29 |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 74/75 | In orbit | Docked to ISS | ||
| 16 July 20:32:36[22] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-666 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| T1TL-E × 21 |
SDA | Low Earth (Polar) | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Third of six launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1 (T1TL-E). | |||||||
| 18 July 06:35:30[23] |
 Vikram-I |
Aagaman | Satish Dhawan FLP |
Skyroot Aerospace | |||
| ⚀ SCOPE |
Skyroot Aerospace | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ▫ SOLARAS S3 |
Grahaa Space | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Maiden flight of Vikram-I. Cosmoserve Space's robotic arm Embrace and an On-orbit demonstration from DCUBED is hosted on the upper stage of this mission. | |||||||
| 19 July[24] | Soyuz-2.1b |
Plesetsk Site 43 |
Bureau 1440 | ||||
| Rassvet × 16 |
Bureau 1440 | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 21 July 14:49:34[25] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-39 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| First launch attempt on July 20 was aborted at T-0 seconds immediately after ignition.[26] The launch was rescheduled for July 21. | |||||||
| 21 July 21:15:00[27] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-668 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| MRV-1 |
Northrop Grumman / DARPA | Geosynchronous | Satellite servicing | In orbit | Operational | ||
| MEP × 3 |
Northrop Grumman | Geosynchronous | Satellite servicing | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1069) will be expended on this mission. The Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) will carry DARPA's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Spacecraft (RSGS) Robotic Payload.[28] It will install three propulsion jet packs, referred to as Mission Extension Pods (MEP), on satellites that are nearing the end of their operational lifespans. Two of the three MEPs will be installed on Optus D3 and an Intelsat satellite.[29] | |||||||
| 22 July 02:54:00[30] |
Gravity-1 |
Special Launch Platform, East China Sea |
Orienspace | ||||
| Dongpo 13 and 14 |
Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Dongpo 17 to 20 |
Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xiguang 2-01 |
Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tianyi 49 |
Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Zidingxiang 3 |
Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 23 July 12:00:00[31] |
Long March 3B/E |
Xichang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Tianlian II-06 |
CAST | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 23 July 23:33:00[32] |
Kinetica 1 |
Y15 | Jiuquan LS-130 |
CAS Space | |||
| Tianyi 48 |
Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Gande 1-01 |
Low Earth (SSO) | Space debris modeling | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xiguang 2-03 |
Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Jitianxing A-04 |
Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yinglong Fengguang 01 |
Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 July 15:51:00[33] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-51 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 July 11:50:00[34] |
Long March 7A |
Wenchang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Tianlian III-01 |
CAST | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 30 July 01:00:00 |
Long March 6A |
Taiyuan LA-9A |
CASC | ||||
| Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 27A-B |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 30 July 07:10:19[35] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-670 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| USA-619 (Intruder F/O-4) |
NRO | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| NROL-95 Mission. | |||||||
August
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 1 August 03:08:43[36] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-52 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 4 August 08:52:00[37] |
Long March 8A |
Wenchang Commercial LC-1 |
CASC | ||||
| SatNet LEO Group 23 |
TBA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 4 August 17:05:03[38] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-53 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 5 August 02:38:00[39] |
Jielong 3 |
Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang platform, Yellow Sea |
China Rocket | ||||
 Lampung-1 (OSE HS-01) |
STAR.VISION | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
 Samarkand 2028 (OSE HS-02) |
Uzcosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 5 August 07:49:40[40] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-673 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| BlueBird 11 |
AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| BlueBird 12 |
AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| BlueBird 13 |
AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 6 August 09:18:25[41] |
Electron |
The Grain Goddess Provides |  Mahia LC-1A |
Rocket Lab | |||
| QPS-SAR-13 (MIKURA-I) |
iQPS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Seventh of 11 dedicated launches to support the build-out of iQPS’ planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. | |||||||
| 8 August 16:35:02[42] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-38 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 10 August 12:02:00[43] |
Long March 7A |
7A-Y? | Wenchang LC-2 |
CASC | |||
| ChinaSat 4B (ST-3B) |
China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Military communications | 10 August | Launch failure | ||
| Launch vehicle disintegrated when passing around Max-Q. | |||||||
| 10 August 19:23:31[44][45] |
H3-22S |
F9 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 |
JAXA | |||
| QZS-7 (Michibiki-7) |
CAO | GTO to Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| QZS-7 carries a USSF SĀCHI Space Situational Awareness payload. Quasi-geostationary (slight incline and eccentricity) orbit. | |||||||
| 11 August 14:26:00[46] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-19 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 29 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 12 August 02:00:00[47] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-49 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 16 August 01:12:14[48] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Globalstar-2R × 8[49] |
Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Launch of eight 2nd generation refresh satellites to replenish the existing constellation. | |||||||
| 16 August 01:50:45[50] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| USA-620 - USA-642 (Starshield Group 1-14) |
U.S. Space Force | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| USSF-366 (SBST R-1) mission. First of 18 planned missions for the USSF's Space Based Sensing and Targeting (SBST) portfolio. 23 Modified Starshields, suspected to be part of the new Starshield-based Space Data Network Backbone. | |||||||
| 16 August 21:10:00[51] |
Long March 12 |
Wenchang Commercial LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| SatNet LEO Group 24 |
TBA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 17 August 03:02:00 |
Long March 2C |
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center LA-9 |
CALT | ||||
 SEO |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 August[52] 23:35 |
Zhuque-3 |
Y2 | Jiuquan LS-96 |
LandSpace | |||
| Honghu-03 |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Second launch of Zhuque-3. Successful first stage recovery on land using landing legs for the first time by China. | |||||||
| 19 August 04:01:07[53] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 17-50 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 20 August 13:00[54] |
Electron |
The Lightning God Defends | Mahia LC-1A |
Rocket Lab | |||
| QPS-SAR-18 |
iQPS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Eighth of 17 dedicated launches to support the build-out of iQPS’ planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. | |||||||
| 21 August 15:14:22[55] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-39 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 29 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 22 August 07:25:00 |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 15-20 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 27 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 24 August 02:40:00[56][57] |
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN RF | ||||
| GLONASS-K 19L (K1 №7) |
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 25 August 03:21 |
Long March 6C |
Y1 | Taiyuan LA-9A |
CASC | |||
| BaYi-04 |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| JingAn MengXiang-01 |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Lingzhi-09 |
GISTDA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Zhongke-14 |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Zhongke-15 |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Muduo-1A |
BNU | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Muduo-1B |
BNU | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 25 August 09:33:38[58] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-49 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 29 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1067) became the first booster to launch 37 missions. This also was the final Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida, with future Starlink missions out of Florida set to fly on Starship. | |||||||
| 26 August 09:35:11[59] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 15-22 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 27 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 27 August 20:10:00[60][61][62][63] |
Ariane 62[64] |
Kourou ELA-4 |
Arianespace | ||||
 MTG-I2 (Meteosat-14)[65] |
EUMETSAT | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 30 August 11:26:00[66][67] |
Falcon Heavy |
Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope |
NASA | Sun–Earth L2 | Infrared astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Formerly known as the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST).[68] | |||||||
September
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 1 September 02:00 |
Pallas-1 |
Y1 | Jiuquan Galactic Energy Exclusive Launchpad |
Galactic Energy | |||
| Low Earth (SSO) | Boilerplate | 1 September | Success | ||||
| First launch of Pallas-1. Successful demo flight with boilerplate payload. | |||||||
| 2 September 08:42:12[69] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 15-23 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 27 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 2 September 12:01:00[70][71] |
Electron |
Owl Around The World | Mahia LC-1A |
Rocket Lab | |||
| StriX-9 |
Synspective | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 3 September 21:25:00 |
GSLV Mk II |
F17 | Satish Dhawan SLP |
ISRO | |||
| EOS-05 (GISAT-1A) |
ISRO | GTO to Geosynchronous | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| EOS-05 will replace EOS-03, which was lost in a launch failure in 2021. | |||||||
| 5 September 20:12:00[72] |
Spectrum |
Onward and Upward |  Andøya |
Isar Aerospace | |||
| ⚀ CyBEEsat |
TU Berlin | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ FramSat-1 |
NTNU | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ Platform 6 |
EnduroSat | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ SpaceTeamSat1 |
TU Wien Space Team | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀  TriSat-S |
University of Maribor | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Second flight of the Isar Aerospace Spectrum launch vehicle. This launch carried five cubesats, and the Dcubed's "Let It Go" payload, as part of European Space Agency (ESA)'s "Boost!" program. | |||||||
| 6 September 14:26:54[73] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 15-24 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 27 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 9 September 09:00:00[74] |
Long March 4B |
4B-Y? | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | |||
| Yaogan 53-01 |
TBA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Yaogan 53-02 |
TBA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Yaogan 53-03 |
TBA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Yaogan 56-01 |
TBA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Yaogan 56-02 |
TBA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Yaogan 56-03 |
TBA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 10 September 15:37:00[75] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| USA-644 - USA-666 (Starshield Group 1-15) |
United States Space Force | TBD | TBD | In orbit | Operational | ||
| USSF-153 (SBST R-2) mission. Second of 18 planned missions for the USSF's Space Based Sensing and Targeting (SBST) portfolio. 23 Modified Starshields, suspected to be part of the new Starshield-based Space Data Network Backbone. | |||||||
| 11 September 03:28 |
Electron |
Mahia LC-1A |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| Unknown | Unknown | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| This mission is named "Happily Ever Faster" and for an undisclosed customer. | |||||||
| 13 September [76] 18:50:00 |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
 O3b mPOWER 11 (O3b FM31) |
SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| O3b mPOWER 12 (O3b FM32) |
SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| O3b mPOWER 13 (O3b FM33) |
SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 15 September[77][78] 06:21:07 |
Vega-C |
Kourou ELV |
Arianespace | ||||
| Sentinel-3C |
EUMETSAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| FLEX |
ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 15 September[79] 06:26 |
Zhuque-2E |
Y7 | Jiuquan Dongfeng Zone |
LandSpace | |||
| Spacesail × 10 |
Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| G60 Polar Constellation Group 19 | |||||||
| 15 September[80] 22:00 |
Gravity-1 |
Y3 | East China Sea |
Orienspace | |||
| Spacesail × 8 |
Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| EUHT Technology Demonstration Satellite |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| A technology demonstration satellite, together with G60 Polar Constellation Group 26. | |||||||
| 16 September[81] 13:33:54[82] |
Soyuz-2.1b |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | ||||
| Progress MS-35/96P |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | ||
| First flight of the Soyuz-2.1b variant with Progress MS spacecraft . | |||||||
| 17 September 00:32:00 |
Long March 12 |
Wenchang Commercial LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| SatNet LEO Group 25 |
China SatNet | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 17 September 01:07:56[83] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| USA-668 - USA-684 (Starshield Group 1-16) |
USSF | Low Earth (Polar) | TBD | In orbit | Operational | ||
| USSF-259 (SBST TH-1) mission. Third of 18 planned missions for the USSF's Space Based Sensing and Targeting (SBST) portfolio. 17 Modified Starshields, suspected to be first batch of Airborne Moving Target Indicator Satellites. | |||||||
| 17 September 02:40:00 |
KZ-11 |
Y3 | Jiuquan |
CASIC | |||
| Tianyi 51 |
TBD | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Tianyi 52 |
TBD | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| C-band Interferometric SAR twin sats. | |||||||
| 17 September 16:50[84] |
Soyuz 2.1b / Fregat-M |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/3 |
RVSN RF | ||||
| GLONASS-K |
TBA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 19 September 03:22[85] |
Electron |
Owl by The Dozen | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | |||
| StriX Launch 12 |
Synspective | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 12th StriX satellite launched by Rocket Lab for Synspective. | |||||||
| 19 September 10:50[86] |
Long March 2D |
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center LA-9 |
CASC | ||||
| PIESAT-2 13 to 16 |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Satellites developed by GALAXYSPACE | |||||||
| 20 September 01:47[87] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 15-27 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink × 27 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 20 September 04:03 [88] |
Kinetica 1 |
Y18 | Jiuquan LS-130 |
CAS Space | |||
| Qinling-01 and 02 |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Ecological environmental protection | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Supercomputing-1 |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Imaginary and Orbital Computing | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 9 satellites | |||||||
| 23 September 13:32:00 [89] |
Long March 8A |
Wenchang Commercial LC-1 |
CASC | ||||
| SatNet LEO Group 26 |
China Satellite Network Group | Low Earth | Communications satellite | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 24 September 08:46:00 |
Long March 6A |
6A-Y27 | Taiyuan LA-9A |
CASC | |||
| Yaogan 40 Group 04 |
PLA Aerospace force | Low Earth (Polar) | Reconnaissance satellite | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 September 00:39[90] |
Electron |
Owlright, Owlright, Owlright | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | |||
| StriX Launch 13 |
Synspective | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 13th StriX satellite launched by Rocket Lab for Synspective. | |||||||
| 26 September 14:00[91] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| USA-685 - USA-707 (Starshield Group 1-17) |
United States Space Force | TBD | TBD | In orbit | Operational | ||
| USSF-385 (SBST R-3) Mission. Third of 18 planned missions for the USSF's Space Based Sensing and Targeting (SBST) portfolio. 23 Modified Starshields, suspected to be part of the new Starshield-based Space Data Network Backbone. | |||||||
| 28 September 12:48[92] |
Starship |
Starlink Group 31-1 | Starbase Pad 2 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink x26 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Starship flight test 14 was the first orbital test flight of Starship. This flight also deployed 26 next-gen Starlink v3 satellites, making it the first commercial flight of the Starship. | |||||||
Suborbital flights
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 6 July[93] 04:01 |
JL-2 |
Type 094 Sub?,Bohai |
PLA Rocket Force | ||||
| Live warhead |
PLA Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 km (620 mi), SLBM test launch into Pacific Ocean | |||||||
| 24 July[94] 22:51 |
Starship |
Flight 13 | Starbase Pad 2 |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink v3 x20 |
SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Communications | 24 July | Successful | ||
| Thirteenth Starship flight test. It repeated the same flight profile as the previous flights, with the ship falling slightly short of reaching orbit. This was the first flight with real Starlink v3 satellites. Six Starlinks were fitted with lights and cameras to look at Starships heat shield before reentry. All of the satellites also deployed their solar arrays and antennas to test newer hardware and to connect with the Starlink constellation via high-capacity lasers. | |||||||
| 19 August[95] 19:30 |
SEBIT |
 Alcântara |
Innospace | ||||
|
Innospace | Suborbital | Flight test | 19 August | Launch failure | ||
| Approximately one minute after liftoff, as the flight trajectory of SEBIT deviated from the preplanned path, the Brazilian Air Force activated the ‘Flight Termination System (FTS)’ under launch site safety rules. | |||||||
| 15 September[96][97] | VS-30 |
Barreira do Inferno Launch Center |
Brazilian Space Agency | ||||
| Plataforma Suborbital de Microgravidade (PSM) |
DCTA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 15 September | Successful | ||
