SpaceX Launches 🚀
12 December 2024 19:33
🛰 Starlink: Group 11-2 (~23 satellites) • SpaceX
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC-4E • LEO
Launch of ~23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation.
14 December 2024 01:04
📍 GPS III-10 • USSF
F9 B5 • Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 • MEO
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
15 December 2024 20:58
O3b mPOWER 7 & 8 • SES
F9 B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A • MEO
In August 2020, SES expanded the O3b mPOWER contract with two additional launches, raising the number of satellites from 7 to 11 satellites at nearly 2 tons each. In October 2023 the mission was delayed to the second half of 2024 due to electrical issues discovered in the first four satellites of the constellation.
16 December 2024 09:33
NROL-149 (~21 Starshield satellites) • NRO
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • LEO
Sixth of up to six launches of SpaceX/Northrop Grumman-built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.
18 December 2024 03:38
Astranis Block 2 Mission (4 satellites) • Astranis
F9 B5 • Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 • GEO
Dedicated Falcon 9 launch to put four Astranis MicroGEO communications satellites into service. The MicroGEOs will be launched to a custom geostationary orbit, with the four satellites individually conducting on-orbit maneuvers to inject themselves into their orbital slots. However, it is unclear whether this will be a direct to geostationary orbit insertion, or an optimized geostationary transfer orbit. The four spacecraft will be mounted to a standard adapter ring, known as an ESPA-Grande, for ease of deployment.
21 December 2024 01:26
Thuraya 4-NGS • Thuraya
F9 B5 • Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 • GTO
Planned replacement for Thuraya 2 and 3.
29 December 2024
🚌 Bandwagon-2 (smallsat rideshare) 425 Project Flight 3 • Various Republic of Korea Armed Forces
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC-4E • LEO
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to 45 degree inclination 550–600 km altitude. 425 Project Flight 3 is a military satellite of South Korea with a mass of ~800 kg.
2024
Nusantara Lima • PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • GTO?
A hot backup system for SATRIA-1.
2024
NROL-153 • NRO
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • LEO
Seventh batch of SpaceX/Northrop Grumman-built satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.
2024
NROL-192 • NRO
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • LEO
Eighth batch of SpaceX/Northrop Grumman-built satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.
January 2025
🌘 IM-2 Nova-C lunar lander Lunar Trailblazer Sherpa-ES • NASA (CLPS) Intuitive Machines Spaceflight, Inc.
F9 B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A • TLI
Intuitive Machines is sending its second lander aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, with a projected launch time frame in January 2025. In February 2024, Intuitive Machines completed its first lander mission via SpaceX, which also hosted payloads for other private companies seeking to make lunar landfall under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. NASA's PRIME-1 is expected to be included. The Sherpa-ES Go Beyond orbital transfer vehicle will deploy rideshare payloads to trans-lunar orbit, low-lunar orbit and beyond to GEO. NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission will fly as a secondary payload on this mission.
January 2025
🌘 Hakuto-R Mission 2 Resilience • ispace
F9 B5 • TBD • TLI
Second lunar lander built by Japanese company ispace.
January 2025
🚌 Transporter-12 (smallsat rideshare) • Various
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • SSO
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
January 2025
🌘 Blue Ghost Mission 1 • Firefly Aerospace NASA (CLPS)
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • TLI
Firefly Aerospace has selected SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to deliver the Blue Ghost lunar lander to the lunar surface. Blue Ghost will carry 10 payloads for NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services task order 19D mission along with other separately contracted payloads.
January 2025
Spainsat-NG I • Hisdesat
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • GTO
Communications satellite built on the Eurostar-Neo platform, to be utilized by the Spanish government and its allies. First of two launches for the Spainsat-NG program.
27 February 2025
SPHEREx PUNCH • NASA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • SSO
In February 2021, NASA announced a $99 million contract for its Astrophysics Division.
February 2025
🚌 Transporter-13 (smallsat rideshare) • Various
F9 B5 • TBD • SSO
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
February 2025
🚌 Bandwagon-3 (smallsat rideshare) • Various
F9 B5 • TBD • LEO
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to 45 degree inclination 550–600 km altitude.
February 2025
📦 CRS NG-22 • Northrop Grumman (CRS)
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • LEO (ISS)
Third of three launches Northrop Grumman acquired from SpaceX while a replacement rocket stage is developed for its Antares rocket. Unmanned Enhanced Cygnus cargo spacecraft.
March 2025
Fram2 (Crew Dragon C210.4 Endurance) • Chun Wang
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • Polar LEO
First ever crewed mission launched into Polar Orbit and to fly over Earth's Poles.
29 April 2025
Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) • NASA
F9 B5 • Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 • Sun–Earth L1
In September 2020, NASA selected SpaceX to launch the IMAP mission, which will help researchers better understand the boundary of the heliosphere, a magnetic barrier surrounding our solar system. The total launch cost is approximately US$109.4 million. The secondary payloads include two NASA heliophysics missions of opportunity and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) mission.
April 2025
🚌 TRACERSPossible rideshare • NASA
F9 B5 • TBD • SSO
Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) is a Small Explorers program mission. Expected to be part of a rideshare mission.
April 2025 onwards
12 launches for Rivada broadband constellation • Rivada Space Networks
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • LEO
In March 2023, Rivada contracted SpaceX to launch 300 B2B broadband satellites over 12 Falcon 9 launches between April 2025 and June 2026.
May 2025
🚌 Bandwagon-4 (smallsat rideshare) • Various
F9 B5 • TBD • LEO
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to 45 degree inclination 550–600 km altitude.
June 2025
Spainsat NG II • Hisdesat
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • GTO
Communications satellite built on the Eurostar-Neo platform, to be utilized by the Spanish government and its allies. Second of two launches for the Spainsat-NG program.
June 2025
🚌 Transporter-14 (smallsat rideshare) • Various
F9 B5 • TBD • SSO
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
Q2 2025
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer A • SDA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • Polar LEO
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.
Q2 2025
🚌 Reentry demonstration capsule Possible rideshare • The Exploration Company
F9 B5 • TBD • LEO
1600 kg 2.5 metre diameter reduced scale test of a reentry capsule, the full-scale version Nyx (4 metre diameter 8000 kg) is planned to deliver payloads to the ISS and return them back to Earth.
Q2 2025
Ax-4 • Axiom Space
F9 B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A • LEO (ISS)
Contract for 3 additional missions was signed in June 2021.
1H 2025
WorldView Legion 5 & 6 (2 satellites) • Maxar Technologies
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • SSO
Maxar Technologies built satellites.
H2 2025 onwards (3 flights)
Project Kuiper constellation deployment • Kuiper Systems / Amazon
F9 B5 • TBD • LEO
Announced Dec 1st, 2023. Three Falcon 9 launches beginning in the second half of 2025 in support of Amazon's Project Kuiper megaconstellation.
August 2025
Haven-1 • Vast
F9 B5 • TBD • LEO
Launch of a new commercial space station by Vast Space.
September 2025
Vast-1 • Vast
F9 B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A • LEO
First crewed mission to the Haven-1 space station.
September 2025
🌘 Griffin Mission 1 • Astrobotic NASA (Artemis)
Falcon Heavy B5 B10?? (core), B1072.2 (side), B1086.2 (side) • Kennedy, LC‑39A • TLI
Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander was originally expected to deliver NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole prior to its cancellation. Booster recovery method is unconfirmed, but could possibly feature the first Falcon Heavy center core recovery attempt since STP-2. Amidst cost growth and delays to readiness of the rover and the Griffin lander, the VIPER program was ended in July 2024, with the rover planned to be disassembled and its instruments and components reused for other lunar missions. The agency still plans to support the Griffin lander to arrive on the moon in fall of 2025, though with a mass simulator in place of the VIPER rover. NASA expects the primary objectives of VIPER to be fulfilled by an array of other missions planned for the next several years.
October 2025
🌘 IM-3 Nova-C lunar lander • NASA (CLPS) Intuitive Machines
F9 B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A • TLI
Third mission for Intuitive Machines, with multiple rideshare payloads. This mission was selected by NASA under the CLPS program in November 2021.
October 2025
🚌 Transporter-15 (smallsat rideshare) • Various
F9 B5 • TBD • SSO
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
November 2025
Sentinel-6B • NASA/NOAA/EUMETSAT/ESA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • LEO
Identical to Sentinel-6A.
Q4 2025
CHORUS • MDA
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • LEO
Announced in October 2023, CHORUS will be a commercial Earth observation constellation owned and operated by MDA Ltd. Will utilize C and X-band SAR.
2025
USSF-36 • USSF
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • TBA
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2021.
2025
NROL-69 • USSF
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • TBA
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2021.
2025
👽 USSF-31 • USSF
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • TBA
Classified mission, part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.
2025
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer B • SDA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • Polar LEO
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.
2025
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer C • SDA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • Polar LEO
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.
2025
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer D • SDA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • Polar LEO
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.
2025
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer E • SDA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • Polar LEO
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.
2025
SDA Tranche 1 Tracking layer C • SDA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • Polar LEO
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.
2025
Globalstar-3 M104–120 (17 satellites) • Globalstar
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • LEO
Globalstar's third-generation satellite constellation, launching to a 52 degree inclination orbit at an altitude of 1,410 km.
2025
MTG-S1 • EUMETSAT
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • GTO
Geostationary weather satellite. Launch vehicle changed from Ariane 6 to Falcon 9.
2025
O3b mPOWER 9-11 • SES
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • MEO
In August 2020, SES expanded the O3b mPOWER contract with a fourth launch. In October 2023 the mission was delayed to 2025 due to electrical issues discovered in the first four satellites of the constellation.
2025
Skynet 6A • Airbus / UK Ministry of Defence
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • GTO
British military communications satellite ordered to bridge the gap between Skynet-5 and its successor.
~2025
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TL-F • SDA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • Polar LEO
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
~2025
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TR-A • SDA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • Polar LEO
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
~2025
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TR-E • SDA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • Polar LEO
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
~2025
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T2TL-A • SDA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • Polar LEO
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
~2025
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T2TL-C • SDA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • Polar LEO
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
~2025
NROL-77 • NRO
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • Classified
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
~2025
BlueBird Block 2 (4 satellites) • AST SpaceMobile
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • LEO
Cellphone-compatible broadband constellation. The next-generation Block 2 BlueBird satellites delivers 10x the bandwidth of BlueBird Block 1 satellites, allowing continuous cellular broadband service coverage. They will feature a ~2,400 sq ft (220 m2) communications array, the largest ever developed commercially.
~2025
BlueBird Block 2 (4 satellites) • AST SpaceMobile
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • LEO
Cellphone-compatible broadband constellation. The next-generation Block 2 BlueBird satellites delivers 10x the bandwidth of BlueBird Block 1 satellites, allowing continuous cellular broadband service coverage. They will feature a ~2,400 sq ft (220 m2) communications array, the largest ever developed commercially.
2025–2026 (4 flights)
📦 SpaceX CRS-32 to SpaceX CRS-35 • NASA (CRS)
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • LEO (ISS)
Six additional CRS-2 missions for Dragon 2 were announced in March 2022, resupplying the ISS until 2026.
Q1 2026
🚌 Transporter-16 (smallsat rideshare) • Various
F9 B5 • TBD • SSO
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
Q2 2026
🚌 Transporter-17 (smallsat rideshare) • Various
F9 B5 • TBD • SSO
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
Q4 2026
🚌 Transporter-18 (smallsat rideshare) • Various
F9 B5 • TBD • SSO
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
~2026
USSF-75 • USSF
Falcon Heavy B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A • GSO
~2026
USSF-70 • USSF
Falcon Heavy B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A • GSO
2026
Arabsat 7A • Arabsat
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • GTO
Announced in September 2022, Arabsat 7A will enter a geostationary orbit after its launch by a Falcon 9 rocket. The first stage will be expended in this mission.
2026
Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) × 1 Mission Extension Pod (MEP) × 3 • Northrop Grumman
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • GTO
Developed from Northrop Grumman's 2,000 kg Mission Extension Vehicle architecture. One MEP (400 kg each) will be attached to Optus D3.
2026
O3b mPOWER 12 & 13 • SES
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • MEO
Two additional satellites were announced in October 2023 due to electrical issues discovered in the first four satellites of the constellation.
2026
🌘 Astrobotic Technology Lunar Lander • Astrobotic Technology
Falcon Heavy B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A • TLI
Astrobotic's third upcoming lander mission to the Moon. Targeting a South Pole landing in 2026.
October 2026-
📍 GPS IIIF-1 • USSF
Falcon Heavy B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A • MEO
First GPS Block IIIF launch.
2026 and later (14 flights)
Telesat Lightspeed × 18 • Telesat
F9 B5 • TBD • LEO
Announced in September 2023, Telesat has booked 14 launches of up to 18 satellites each.
2026–2030
5 more launches (Crew-10 through Crew-14) • NASA (ISS)
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • LEO (ISS)
In June 2022, NASA announced it purchased an additional 5 crewed flights from SpaceX in addition to the previous 9 missions on top of the $3.5 billion contract.
Q1 2027
🚌 Transporter-19 (smallsat rideshare) • Various
F9 B5 • TBD • SSO
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
May 2027
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • NASA
Falcon Heavy B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A • Sun–Earth L2
Flagship-class infrared space telescope. One of two space telescopes donated by the NRO in 2012.
Q2 2027
🚌 Transporter-20 (smallsat rideshare) • Various
F9 B5 • TBD • SSO
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
August 2027
COSI • NASA
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • LEO
Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI).
Q4 2027
🚌 Transporter-21 (smallsat rideshare) • Various
F9 B5 • TBD • SSO
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
H2 2027
GEO-KOMPSAT-3 • KASA
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • GTO
Also known as Cheollian-3. A South Korean communication satellite with a mass of 3.7 tonnes, replacing GEO-Kompsat-1.
2027
Al Yah 4 • Yahsat
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • GTO
Replacement for Al Yah 1.
2027
JPSS-4 • NOAA
F9 B5 • Vandenberg, SLC‑4E • SSO
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS).
2027
Thaicom-10 • Thaicom
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • GTO
2027
Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) • NASA (Artemis)
Falcon Heavy B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A • TLI
First two Gateway space station modules as part of the Artemis program, awarded in February 2021. The launch will cost NASA $331.8 million and will utilize Falcon Heavy's extended fairing.
5 July 2028
Dragonfly • NASA (New Frontiers Program)
Falcon Heavy B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A •
Awarded in November 2025. The launch will cost NASA $256.6 million. First Falcon mission to carry an RTG.
2028
Al Yah 5 • Yahsat
F9 B5 • TBA (FL) • GTO
Replacement for Al Yah 2.
2028
🌘 GLS-1 (Dragon XL) • NASA (Gateway Logistics Services)
Falcon Heavy B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A • TLI
In March 2020, NASA announced its first contract for the Gateway Logistics Services that guarantees at least two launches on a new variant of the Dragon spacecraft that will carry over 5 tonnes of cargo to the Lunar Gateway on 6–12 months long missions.
2028
GRACE-C1, C2 • NASA / DLR
F9 B5 • TBD • Polar LEO
Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment-Continuity (GRACE-C).
2029
GLS-2 (Dragon XL) • NASA (Gateway Logistics Services)
Falcon Heavy B5 • Kennedy, LC‑39A • TLI
Second Dragon XL logistics module.
TBD
🚌 CAS500-4 Likely Rideshare • Korea Aerospace Industries
F9 B5 • TBD • SSO
A satellite to monitor Korean agriculture.