List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2025
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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first quarter of the year 2025.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2025 in spaceflight. For launches during the rest of 2025, see List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2025, List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2025, and List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2025.
Orbital launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
January | ||||||||
| 4 January 01:27[1] |
 Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-418 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
 Thuraya 4-NGS |
Thuraya | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Planned replacement for Thuraya 2 and 3.[2] Booster: B1073.20 | ||||||||
| 6 January 20:00[3][4] |
 Long March 3B/E |
3B-Y104 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| Shijian-25 |
SAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Satellite servicing Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 6 January 20:43[5] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-71 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 24 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Booster: B1077.17 | ||||||||
| 8 January 15:27[6] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-11 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 8 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Booster: B1086.3 | ||||||||
| 10 January 03:53[7] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-421 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| USA-463 - USA-484 (Starshield Group 1-6)[8] |
NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-153 Mission (NRO Proliferated Architecture Mission). Seventh batch consisting of SpaceX/Northrop built 22 Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[9] Booster: B1071.22 | ||||||||
| 10 January 19:11[10] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-12 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 8 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| B1067 has become the first booster to launch for its 25th time. Booster: B1067.25 | ||||||||
| 13 January 03:00[11][12][13] |
Jielong 3 |
Y5 | Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang platform, Yellow Sea |
China Rocket | ||||
| CentiSpace-1 S7-16 (Weili Kongjian 7-16) |
Beijing Future Navigation Technology | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| CentiSpace Group 01 Mission. | ||||||||
| 13 January 16:47[14] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-4 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 8 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Booster: B1080.15 | ||||||||
| 14 January 19:09[15] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Transporter-12 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Impulse 2 (LEO Express-2)[16] |
Impulse Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
 ION SCV-014 Amazing Antonius |
D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ION SCV-016 Eminent Emmanuel |
D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
 FGN-100-D1 |
Fergani Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
 Firefly × 3 |
Pixxel | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 GARAI A |
Satlantis | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| IRIDE-MS2-HEO 1 |
ASI / Argotec | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 ICEYE × 4 |
ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 JAY-C, D1, D2 (Gray Jay 1, 2, 3) |
UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Lyra Block-1 1[17] |
EchoStar | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| MBZ-SAT |
MBRSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 NORSAT 4 |
Norsk Romsenter | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Pelican-2[18] |
Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Ray[19] |
Inversion Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | In orbit | Operational | |||
 SIGI |
Reflex Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| SkyBee-1[20] |
Constellr | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
  UzmaSAT-1 (ÑuSat-45)[21] |
Satellogic / Uzma | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Winnebago-2[22] |
Varda Space Industries / Rocket Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | 27 February 2025 13:52[23] | Successful | |||
⚀  AE1C & D |
ArkEdge Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Al Ain Sat-1[24] |
NSSTC-UAEU | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ ANSER Leader-S |
INTA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Balkan 1 |
Endurosat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  BlueBon |
TelePIX | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  BRO-16 |
UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ BUZZER-1 |
UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Centauri 7, 8[25] |
Fleet Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Connecta IoT × 4[26] |
Plan-S | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Elevation 1 |
XDLINX Space Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Edison-1 |
Space Inventor | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Flock-4G × 36[18] |
Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  FOREST-3 |
Orora Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ FOSSASat TAT-A, E, O |
FOSSA Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ FUSION-1 |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ GESat GEN1 |
Absolut Sensing | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation of atmospheric methane | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ HCT-SAT 1[27] |
MBRSC-HCT | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ INNOCube |
University of Würzburg | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ IRIS-F2, 3 |
NCKU / Satoro | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 6 |
Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ LIME[28] |
NOVI LLC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  LOGSATS-2 |
EOS Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Otter |
NPS | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  PARUS-T1[29] |
TASA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  PAUSAT 1 |
AU | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  PoSat-2 |
LusoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SatGus[30] |
Mark Rober | Low Earth (SSO) | Space selfie | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  SATurnin-1 |
VZLU | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  SCOT (ORB-6) |
Digantara / Orb Astro | Low Earth (SSO) | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Sedna-2 |
AAC Clyde Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ TechEdSat-22 (TES-22) |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ TROLL |
TRL Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Veery-0F Fledgling Veery Barb[31] |
Care Weather Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ HADES-R (SmartSat) |
AMSAT-EA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ HYDRA-T |
Hydra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  HYPE |
AGH University | Low Earth (SSO) | Space selfie / Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  POQUITO |
University of Luxembourg | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ PROMETHEUS-1 |
University of Minho / CMU | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ SKYLINK-1, 2 |
Hello Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ 1 Undisclosed satellite | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-12. The ELaNa-54a mission, consisting of the TechEdSat-22 cubesat, will launched on this flight. Booster: B1088.2 | ||||||||
| 15 January 06:11:39[32] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-425 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Blue Ghost M1 |
NASA / Firefly | TLI to Selenocentric to lunar surface | Lunar lander | 2 March 2025 08:34[33] | Successful | |||
| Hakuto-R M2 RESILIENCE |
ispace | TLI to Selenocentric to lunar surface | Lunar lander | 5 June 2025 | Crashed on lunar surface | |||
| Tenacious |
ispace Europe | Lunar surface | Lunar rover | 5 June 2025 | Crashed on lunar surface | |||
| First flight of Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander. Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission delivering ten payloads to Mare Crisium. Hakuto-R Mission 2, carrying ispace's RESILIENCE lander and Tenacious micro rover. 100th Falcon 9 launch from the Historic Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A). Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed at Mare Crisium on March 2, 2025.[33] Booster: B1085.5 | ||||||||
| 16 January 07:03[34] |
New Glenn |
NG-1 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 |
Blue Origin | ||||
| Blue Ring Pathfinder (DarkSky-1) |
Blue Origin | Medium Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 January | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, carrying a prototype Blue Ring satellite servicing platform. First National Security Space Launch demonstration flight for New Glenn. First orbital launch attempt and success for Blue Origin. Booster reentry and landing on recovery vessel Jacklyn was attempted, however, a loss of telemetry data to the booster occurred shortly after the beginning of the entry burn, and the first stage was later confirmed lost by Blue Origin. | ||||||||
| 17 January 04:07[3][35] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y101 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| PRSC-EO1 (Kaukab EO-1) |
SUPARCO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tianlu-1 (Daqi Tance Yaogan) |
GalaxySpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Aeronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Lantan-1 (Hangdian Zhisuan-1) |
Geespace | Low Earth (SSO) | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First Stage is fitted with grid fins to control impact area. The Long March 2D rocket adopted the "dual satellites in series + supporting cabin side wall carrying" launch configuration for the first time. | ||||||||
| 20 January 10:11[13][36] |
Ceres-1 |
Y16 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
Galactic Energy | ||||
| Yunyao-1 37 (Wei Huiyuan) |
CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yunyao-1 38 (Jinding Shiyan) |
CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yunyao-1 39 (Huaqing Haifeng) |
CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yunyao-1 40 |
CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Jitianxing A-05 (Nanjing Xuanwu) |
Jitian Xingzhou Space Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "On Your Shoulders". | ||||||||
| 21 January 05:24[37] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 13-1 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 21 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| USA-485 - USA-486 (Starshield Group 2-3) |
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First launch of Starlink Group 13 Satellites. Booster: B1083.8 | ||||||||
| 21 January 15:45[38] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 11-8 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 27 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First launch of Upgrade Starlink v2 Mini Satellites. Booster: B1082.10 | ||||||||
| 23 January 05:15[39][40][41] |
Long March 6A |
6A-Y6 / G60 Polar Group 06 | Taiyuan LA-9A |
CASC | ||||
| Qianfan × 18 |
SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Fourth batch of satellites for the 14,000-satellite Thousand Sails megaconstellation. | ||||||||
| 23 January 15:32[3] |
Long March 3B/E |
3B-Y105 | Xichang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| TJS-14 |
SAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 24 January 14:07[42] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 11-6 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Booster: B1063.23 | ||||||||
| 27 January 22:05[43] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-7 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 8 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Booster: B1076.20 | ||||||||
| 29 January 00:53[44] |
GSLV Mk II |
F15 | Satish Dhawan SLP |
ISRO | ||||
| NVS-02 (IRNSS-1K) |
ISRO | GTO | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NVS-02 replaced IRNSS-1E. Next generation NAVIC satellite.[45] Due to an issue with the oxidizer valves in the propulsion system is preventing the satellite from performing its orbit raise maneuvers. | ||||||||
| 30 January 01:34[46][47] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-430 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| SpainSat NG I |
Hisdesat | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| SpainSat NG I replaced XTAR-EUR. Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1073) was expended in this mission. Booster: B1073.21 | ||||||||
February | ||||||||
| 1 February 23:10[48] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 11-4 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 2 February 08:30:00[49] |
H3-22S |
F5 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 |
JAXA | ||||
| QZS-6 (Michibiki-6) |
CAO | GTO to Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| QZS-6 carries a USSF SĀCHI Space Situational Awareness payload. | ||||||||
| 4 February 08:54[50] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-3 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 8 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 4 February 23:13[51] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-433 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| WorldView Legion 5 |
Maxar Technologies | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| WorldView Legion 6 |
Maxar Technologies | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 5 February 03:59[52] |
 Soyuz-2.1v / Volga |
Plesetsk Site 43/4 |
RVSN RF | |||||
| Kosmos 2581 (MKA B1) |
VKS | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kosmos 2582 (MKA B2) |
VKS | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kosmos 2583 (MKA B3) |
VKS | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 1 Undisclosed satellite |
TBA | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Final Launch of Soyuz-2.1v / Volga Combination, and Soyuz-2.1v as a whole. | ||||||||
| 8 February 18:23[53] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-9 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 8 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 February 20:43[54] |
Electron |
"IoT 4 You And Me" |  Mahia LC-1A |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| ⚀ Kinéis × 5 |
Kinéis | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Fourth of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. | ||||||||
| 10 February 23:41[55] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 11-10 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 February 09:30[56] |
Long March 8A |
8A-Y1 / SatNet LEO Group 02 | Wenchang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Guowang × 9 |
CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Maiden flight of the Long March 8A variant. Second batch of satellites for the 13,000-satellite Guowang (Xingwang) megaconstellation. | ||||||||
| 11 February 18:53[57] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-18 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 8 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 February 06:14[58] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-8 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 8 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| B1067 has become the first booster to launch for its 26th time. | ||||||||
| 18 February 23:17[59][40] |
Electron |
"Fasten Your Space Belts" | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| BlackSky Global 3-1 (BlackSky 20) |
BlackSky Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First of five dedicated launches for BlackSky's 3rd generation satellites.[60] | ||||||||
| 18 February 23:21[61] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 10-12 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| B1080 has become first booster to land within The Bahamas. | ||||||||
| 18 February[62][63] |  Simorgh / Saman-1 |
Semnan LP-2 |
ISA | |||||
| Navak-1 |
ISA | GEO | Technology demonstration | 18 February | Launch failure | |||
| First Iranian attempt to reach geostationary orbit. | ||||||||
| 21 February 15:19[64] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-14 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 10 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 22 February 12:11[65] |
Long March 3B/E |
3B-Y101 | Xichang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| ChinaSat-10R |
China Satcom | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ChinaSat-10R replaced ChinaSat 10. | ||||||||
| 23 February 01:38[66] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 15-1 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First launch of Starlink Group 15 Satellites. | ||||||||
| 27 February 00:02[67][68] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-441 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| IM-2 Athena[69] |
Intuitive Machines | TLI to Selenocentric to lunar surface | Lunar lander | 6 March | Partial failure | |||
| Brokkr-2 Odin[70] |
AstroForge | TLI to Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | 6 March | Spacecraft failure[71] | |||
| Chimera GEO-1[72] |
Epic Aerospace | TLI to Geosynchronous | Space tug | 6 March | Unknown | |||
| Lunar Trailblazer[73] |
NASA / Caltech | TLI to Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | 6 March | Spacecraft failure | |||
| AstroAnt[74] |
MIT | Lunar surface | Lunar rover | 6 March | Precluded | |||
| Micro Nova Gracie[75][76] |
Intuitive Machines | Lunar surface | Lunar hopper | 6 March | Precluded | |||
| MAPP LV1[77] |
Lunar Outpost / Nokia | Lunar surface | Lunar rover / Technology demonstration | 6 March | Precluded | |||
| Yaoki[78] |
Dymon | Lunar surface | Lunar rover | 6 March | Precluded | |||
| ⚀ 2 Undisclosed satellites | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | 6 March | Unknown | |||
| IM-2 South Pole Mission, flying the second Nova-C lunar lander.[79] The Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment 1 (PRIME-1) payload will be delivered to the lunar south pole near Shackleton Crater for the CLPS program.[80] Odin was to travel to near Earth asteroid 2022 OB5. 100th landing of Falcon 9 First Stage Booster on A Shortfall of Gravitas Droneship. | ||||||||
| 27 February 04:47[81] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-13 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 8 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 February 07:08[82][3] |
Long March 2C |
2C-Y81 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Siwei Gaojing 1-03 (SuperView Neo 1-03) |
China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Siwei Gaojing 1-04 (SuperView Neo 1-04) |
China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 February 21:24:00[83] |
Soyuz-2.1a |
 Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | |||||
| Progress MS-30 / 91P |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 9 September 2025 19:59 | Successful | |||
| The Progress MS-30 fairing featured an insignia dedicated to the 100th birthday of Pavel Belyaev, the commander of the Voskhod 2 mission which achieved the world's first spacewalk in 1965 and had its 60th anniversary in March 2025, commemorated with another logo on the opposite side of the same fairing. | ||||||||
March | ||||||||
| 1 March 10:00[13][84] |
Kuaizhou 1A |
Y33 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
ExPace | ||||
| TBA |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 1 March | Launch failure | |||
| 2 March 22:22[85] |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN RF | |||||
| Kosmos 2584 (GLONASS-K2 14L (K2 №2)) |
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 3 March 02:24[86] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-20 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 8 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Falcon 9 First Stage Booster (B1086) landed successfully on Just Read the Instructions droneship, but written off after tipping over due to an off-nominal fire in the aft end of the rocket damaged a landing leg. | ||||||||
| 6 March 16:24[87] |
Ariane 62 |
VA263 | Kourou ELA-4 |
Arianespace | ||||
| CSO-3 |
CNES / DGA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First Operational and Commercial flight of Ariane 6. | ||||||||
| 9 March 17:00[88][3] |
Long March 3B/E |
3B-Y102 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| TJS-15 |
SAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 1 Undisclosed satellite |
TBA | GTO to Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
| 100th successful launch of Long March 3B. Overall there have been 105 Long March 3B launches, including 2 failures and 2 partial failures. | ||||||||
| 11 March 16:20[89][90] |
Long March 8 |
Y6 / G60 Polar Group 05 | Wenchang Hainan LC-1 |
CASC | ||||
| Qianfan × 18 |
SSST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site's LC-1. | ||||||||
| 12 March 03:10:12[91] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-444 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| SPHEREx (MIDEX-9/Explorer-102) |
NASA JPL | Low Earth (SSO) | Near-infrared astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| PUNCH-NFI (SMEX-15A/Explorer-98)[92] |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
| PUNCH-WFI 1 (SMEX-15B/Explorer-99)[93] |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
| PUNCH-WFI 2 (SMEX-15C/Explorer-101) |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
| PUNCH-WFI 3 (SMEX-15D/Explorer-100) |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 13 March 02:35[94] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-21 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 8 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 14 March 23:03[95] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-446 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| SpaceX Crew-10 |
SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 72 / 73 | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
| Tenth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS. | ||||||||
| 15 March 00:00[96] |
Electron |
"The Lightning God Reigns" | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| QPS-SAR 9 (SUSANOO-I) |
iQPS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First of eight dedicated launches to support the build out of iQPS’ planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. | ||||||||
| 15 March 04:12[97][98] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y100 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Siwei Gaojing 3-02 (SuperView Neo 3-02) |
China Siwei | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tianyan-23 |
MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 March 05:43[15] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Transporter-13 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| ION SCV 017 Marvelous Mathias |
D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ARVAKER-1 (N3X-1) |
Kongsberg | Low Earth (SSO) | Maritime Surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Clarity-1 (Albedo-1) |
Albedo | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| DROID.002 |
Turion Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space Surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| DSAR-TD (Etihad-Sat) |
MBRSC / Satrec Initiative | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ICEYE X46, X48, X50, X51 |
ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| LizzieSat-3[99] |
Sidus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| FireSat 0 (MuSat-4) |
Muon Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| M-SEL (Cortez) |
Mitre Corporation / Astro Digital | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| SpaceEye-T[100][101] |
Satrec Initiative / MBRSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Sphinx (Frazier/Spinnaker3) |
Astro Digital | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Winnebago-3[102] |
Varda Space Industries / Rocket Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | In orbit | Operational | |||
| YAM 8 |
Loft Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Aerocube-18A, B |
Aerospace Corporation | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Al Munther[103] |
NSSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  BOTSAT-1 |
BIUST / EnduroSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Buccaneer MM (BMM) |
UNSW / DSTO | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ EZIE-A, B, C (Explorer-103, 104, 105)[104][105] |
NASA / JHUAPL | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather / Electrojet research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ HERMES Pathfinder 1-6 |
HERMES-SP Consortium | Low Earth (SSO) | Gamma-ray X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ HYVRID |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ JinjuSat-1B |
Korea Testing Laboratory | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 7 |
Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ NILA |
HEX20 | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  NUSHSat-1 |
NUSH | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Orb Astro-TR5 (RED5) |
Liftero | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ OrCa-2b |
Georgia Tech | Low Earth (SSO) | Calibration / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ OTP-2 |
Rogue Space Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ PANDORE |
U-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ RAPSat 1A, 1B, 1C |
NearSpace Launch | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SOAP |
U-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Startical IOD-1 |
Startical | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  TEVEL2 x 9 |
Herzliya Science Center | Low Earth (SSO) | Study of Magnetosphere | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Tomorrow S5-S6 |
Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ UVSQsat-NG |
UVSQ | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ HADES-ICM (icMercury) |
Hydra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ Hydra-W |
Hydra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ Unicorn 2O, P, Q |
Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ 1 Undisclosed satellite |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-13. Heliophysics Mission of Opportunity for the Explorers Program. | ||||||||
| 15 March 11:30[106] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-16 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 8 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 March 10:50[107][108][109] |
Angara-1.2 |
Plesetsk Site 35/1 |
RVSN RF | |||||
| Kosmos 2585 (Strela-3M №19/Rodnik-S №19) |
VKS | Low Earth | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kosmos 2586 (Strela-3M №20/Rodnik-S №20) |
VKS | Low Earth | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kosmos 2587 (Strela-3M №21/Rodnik-S №21) |
VKS | Low Earth | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 17 March 08:07[13][110] |
Ceres-1 |
Y10 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
Galactic Energy | ||||
| AIRSAT 06 (Zhongke 06/Laiwu Yaosheng 1) |
CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| AIRSAT 07 (Zhongke 07/Laiwu Yaosheng 2) |
CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yunyao-1 55-60 |
CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "Auld Lang Syne". | ||||||||
| 18 March 01:31[54] |
Electron |
"High Five" | Mahia LC-1A |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| ⚀ Kinéis × 5 |
Kinéis | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Fifth of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. | ||||||||
| 18 March 18:57[111] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 12-25 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 10 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Starlink-D2C × 13 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 March 06:49[112] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-450 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| USA-487 - USA-497 (Starshield Group 1-7) |
NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-57 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Eighth batch of SpaceX/Northrop built 11 Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[9] B1088 set a new booster turnaround record of 9 days since its last launch. | ||||||||
| 21 March 11:07[113] |
Ceres-1 |
Y17 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
Galactic Energy | ||||
| Yunyao-1 43-48 |
CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "Vernal Ascent". | ||||||||
| 24 March 17:42[114][115] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-451 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| USA-498 (Intruder F/O-2/NOSS-4 2)[116] |
NRO / USN | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-69 Mission. | ||||||||
| 26 March 15:30[117] |
Electron |
"Finding Hot Wildfires Near You" | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| ⚀ OTC-P1 (Lemur-2) × 8 |
OroraTech | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 26 March 15:55[118] |
Long March 3B/E |
3B-Y? | Xichang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Tianlian-2 04 (Tianlian-2D) |
CAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| One of the Side boosters was equipped with a parachute to test impact mitigation. | ||||||||
| 26 March 22:00[119] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 11-7 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 27 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 March 16:05[120] |
Long March 7A |
7A-Y11 | Wenchang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| TJS-16 |
SAST | GTO to Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 March 10:30[121][122] |
Spectrum |
"Going Full Spectrum" | Andøya |
Isar Aerospace | ||||
| No payload |
Isar Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | 30 March | Launch failure | |||
| Maiden flight of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket, first orbital rocket fueled by Propane and Liquid oxygen. First Orbital launch from Andøya Spaceport. | ||||||||
| 31 March 18:52[123] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-80 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 28 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
For flights after 31 March, see List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2025 | ||||||||
Suborbital flights
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 6 January 03:00[124] |
 Hwasong-16B |
Chongdong |
KPA Strategic Force | ||||
|
KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
| 14 January 00:15[125] |
Terrier-Terrier-Oriole |
HTB-2 | Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | |||
|
MDA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 14 January | Successful | ||
| Flight of a Hypersonic Test Bed (HTB) vehicle to provide a common platform for hypersonic experiments and HTBSS (Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor) target | |||||||
| 16 January 22:37[126][127] |
Starship |
Flight 7 | Starbase OLP-A |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink simulators × 10 |
SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Flight test | 16 January | Launch failure | ||
| Seventh Starship orbital test flight. Flight 7 featured the first flight of a Starship Block 2 Ship. The booster returned to the launch site and was captured by the tower, but the ship was lost on ascent. | |||||||
| 24 January 17:35[128] |
Improved Malemute |
ORIGIN I |  Esrange |
TBA | |||
| ORIGIN[129] |
KTH | Suborbital | Nightglow observation | 24 January | Successful | ||
| First flight of the ORIGIN launch campaign. | |||||||
| 2 February 07:07[130] |
Black Brant IX |
Poker Flat Research Range |
NASA | ||||
| GIRAFF |
Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Auroral electrodynamics | 2 February | Successful | ||
| First of two launches for the Ground Imaging to Rocket investigation of Auroral Fast Features (GIRAFF) mission. | |||||||
| 4 February 16:00[131] |
New Shepard |
NS-29 | Corn Ranch |
Blue Origin | |||
| Blue Origin NS-29 |
Blue Origin | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 4 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 105 km (65 mi) | |||||||
| 6 March 23:30[132] |
Starship |
Flight 8 | Starbase OLP-A |
SpaceX | |||
| Starlink simulators × 4 |
SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Flight test | 6 March | Launch failure | ||
| Eighth Starship orbital test flight. The booster returned to the launch site and was captured by the tower, but the ship was lost on ascent. | |||||||
| 9 February 08:35[130] |
Black Brant IX |
Poker Flat Research Range |
NASA | ||||
| GIRAFF |
Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Auroral electrodynamics | 9 February | Successful | ||
| Second of two launches for the GIRAFF mission. | |||||||
| 19 February 09:00[133] |
Minuteman III |
GT-252GM | Vandenberg LF-9 |
AFGSC | |||
|
AFGSC | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 February | Successful | ||
| Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll. | |||||||
| 25 February 15:49[134] |
New Shepard |
NS-30 | Corn Ranch |
Blue Origin | |||
| Blue Origin NS-30 |
Blue Origin | Suborbital | Space tourism | 25 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 107 km (66 mi). Tenth crewed New Shepard flight. Crew of six. | |||||||
| 11 March 09:15[128][135] |
Improved Orion |
Esrange |
MORABA / SNSA | ||||
| REXUS-33 |
DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | 11 March | Successful | ||
| 13 March 05:23[128][135] |
Improved Orion |
Esrange |
MORABA / SNSA | ||||
| REXUS-34 |
DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | 13 March | Successful | ||
| 20 March |  Palestine 2 |
|
Houthis | ||||
| Live warhead |
Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 20 March | Intercepted | ||
| Targeted Israel. | |||||||
| 20 March | Zulfiqar |
|
Houthis | ||||
| Live warhead |
Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 20 March | Intercepted | ||
| Targeted Israel. | |||||||
| 21 March | Zulfiqar |
|
Houthis | ||||
| Live warhead |
Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 21 March | Intercepted | ||
| Targeted Israel. | |||||||
| 23 March | Zulfiqar |
|
Houthis | ||||
| Live warhead |
Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 23 March | Intercepted | ||
| Targeted Israel. | |||||||
| 24 March | Zulfiqar |
|
Houthis | ||||
| Live warhead |
Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 24 March | Intercepted | ||
| Targeted Israel. | |||||||
| 24 March[136] | MRBM |
FTX-40 | Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean |
MDA | |||
| HTV |
MDA | Suborbital | Missile target | 24 March | Successful | ||
| Flight Test Other-40 (FTX-40) Stellar Banshee, tracking exercise included firing a simulated Standard Missile (SM)-6 upgraded missile at the target, an air-launched Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) with a Hypersonic Target Vehicle (HTV) - 1 front end. | |||||||
| 25 March 11:52[137][138] |
Terrier-Improved Malemute |
Poker Flat Research Range |
NASA | ||||
| AWESOME |
University of Alaska Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral science | 25 March | Successful | ||
| First of three launches for the Auroral Waves Excited by Substorm Onset Magnetic Events (AWESOME) mission. | |||||||
| 25 March 12:30[137][138] |
Black Brant XII-A |
Poker Flat Research Range |
NASA | ||||
| AWESOME |
University of Alaska Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral science | 25 March | Successful | ||
| Second of three launches for the AWESOME mission. | |||||||
| 29 March 09:30[137][138] |
Terrier-Improved Malemute |
Poker Flat Research Range |
NASA | ||||
| AWESOME |
University of Alaska Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral science | 29 March | Successful | ||
| Third of three launches for the AWESOME mission. | |||||||
