Soyuz - TBD1680116400 (29-Mar-2023 19:00)
[March 29 / Approx. 1900 GMT (3:00 p.m. EDT)]
[map] Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
[*] [vidz] A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch an undisclosed payload for the Russian military. [March 21] [#]
Falcon 9 - Starlink 6-21680152400 (30-Mar-2023 05:00)
[March 30 / TBD]
[map] SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from March 24. [March 17] [#]
Falcon 9 - Intelsat 40e/TEMPO1680843600 (07-Apr-2023 05:00)
[April 7 / TBD]
[map] SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Intelsat 40e communications satellite for Intelsat. Intelsat 40e will join Intelsats Epic fleet of high-throughput satellites, providing in-flight connectivity and other mobile communications services over North and Central America. Intelsat 40e is a partial replacement for Intelsat 29e, which failed in 2019. Intelsat 40e hosts NASAs Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument to measure atmospheric chemistry and monitor air pollution over North America. The Falcon 9s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite was built by Maxar, and is based on the 1300 platform. Delayed from March 7. [Feb. 16] [#]
Falcon Heavy - ViaSat 3 Americas1680992700 (08-Apr-2023 22:25)
[April 8 / 2225 GMT (6:25 p.m. EDT)]
[map] LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband communications satellite. ViaSat 3 Americas is the first of at least three new-generation Boeing-built geostationary satellites for ViaSat. A small communications satellite named Arcturus will launch as a secondary payload for Astranis. Delayed from 3rd Quarter and December 2022. Delayed from January and March 2023. [Feb. 16] [#]
Falcon 9 - Transporter 71681016400 (09-Apr-2023 05:00)
[April 9 / TBD]
[map] SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 7 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. The Falcon 9s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. [March 21] [#]
Ariane 5 - JUICE1681388100 (13-Apr-2023 12:15)
[April 13 / 1215:01 GMT (8:15:01 a.m. EDT)]
[map] ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
[*] [vidz] Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA261, to launch the European Space Agencys Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission, or JUICE. The JUICE spacecraft, built by Airbus, will make detailed observations of the giant gas planet and its three large ocean-bearing moons — Ganymede, Callisto and Europa — with a suite of remote sensing, geophysical and in situ instruments. JUICE will enter orbit around Jupiter in July 2031. This will mark the penultimate launch of Europes Ariane 5 rocket. [March 21] [#]
Delta 4-Heavy - NROL-681681966800 (20-Apr-2023 05:00)
[April 20 / TBD]
[map] SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket. This is the penultimate flight of a Delta 4 rocket. Delayed from March [March 21] [#]
Antares - NG-191682053200 (21-Apr-2023 05:00)
[April 21 / TBD]
[map] Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
[*] [vidz] A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 20th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 19th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-19. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. This will be the final flight of an Antares 230+ rocket before a redesign with new U.S.-made engines. Delayed from March. [Feb. 16] [#]
Falcon 9 - Axiom Mission 21682917200 (01-May-2023 05:00)
[May 1 / TBD]
[map] LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the programs 10th flight with astronauts. The commercial mission, managed by Axiom Space, is commanded by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. Paying passenger John Shoffner will serve as pilot of the mission. Two commercial space fliers from Saudi Arabia, Ali AlQarni and Rayyanah Barnawi, will also be on the approximately two-week mission to the space station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea off the coast of Florida. [March 21] [#]
Vulcan Centaur - Peregrine1683176400 (04-May-2023 05:00)
[May 4 / TBD]
[map] SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its inaugural flight with the Peregrine commercial lunar lander for Astrobotic. The Peregrine robotic lander will carry multiple experiments, scientific instruments, and tech demo payloads for NASA and other customers. The mission will also launch two prototype satellites for Amazons Kuiper broadband constellation. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC2S configuration with two GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a short-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. Delayed from mid-2022 and late 2022. Delayed from 1st Quarter 2023. [March 2] [#]
Soyuz - Progress 84P1684904400 (24-May-2023 05:00)
[May 24 / TBD]
[map] Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
[*] [vidz] A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 84th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Feb. 16] [#]
Falcon 9 - Transporter 81686373200 (10-Jun-2023 05:00)
[NET June 10 / TBD]
[map] SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 8 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. [Feb. 16] [#]
Ariane 5 - Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz1687323600 (21-Jun-2023 05:00)
[June 21 / TBD]
[map] ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
[*] [vidz] Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA260, to launch the Syracuse 4B and Heinrich Hertz communications satellites. Syracuse 4B, built by Airbus, will relay secure communications between French military aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval vessels, including submarines. The Heinrich Hertz satellite, built by OHB, will test new communications technologies on a mission funded by the German government. This will be the final launch of an Ariane 5 rocket. Delayed from February due to problems completing the Heinrich Hertz satellite. [March 21] [#]
Falcon Heavy - Psyche1696914000 (10-Oct-2023 05:00)
[Oct. 10 / TBD]
[map] LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch NASAs Psyche asteroid mission. The Maxar-built spacecraft will travel to the metallic asteroid Psyche, where it will enter orbit in 2029. This is the first spacecraft to explore a metal-rich asteroid, which may be the leftover core of a protoplanet that began forming in the early solar system more than 4 billion years ago. The Falcon Heavys two side boosters will return to Landing Zones 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for recovery. The center core will be expended. Delayed from 2022 due to payload software issues. [Feb. 16] [#]
Vulcan Centaur - Dream Chaser 11703998800 (31-Dec-2023 05:00)
[NET August / TBD]
[map] SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its second demonstration flight with Sierra Spaces Dream Chaser cargo vehicle for the International Space Station. The Dream Chaser is a lifting body resupply spacecraft that will launch on top of a rocket and land on a runway. This will be the Dream Chasers first flight to space. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC4L configuration with four GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a long-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. [Feb. 16] [#]
Terran 1 - Good Luck, Have Fun1711072800 (22-Mar-2024 02:00)
[March 22/23 / 0200-0500 GMT on 23rd (10:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. EDT on 22nd/23rd)]
[map] LC-16, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A Relativity Space Terran 1 rocket will launch on its inaugural demonstration flight. This launch of Terran 1 is the first orbital attempt by Relativity and will not include a customer payload. Scrubbed on March 8 and March 11. [March 17] [#]
Kuaizhou 1A - TBD
1711098600 (22-Mar-2024 09:10)
[March 22 / Approx. 0910 GMT (5:10 a.m. EDT)]
[map] Jiuquan, China
A Chinese Kuaizhou 1A rocket will launch an undisclosed payload into orbit. [March 21]
Electron - The Beat Goes On
1711266300 (24-Mar-2024 07:45)
[March 24 / 0745 GMT (3:45 a.m. EDT)]
[map] Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two commercial optical Earth-imaging satellites for BlackSky. This mission is nicknamed The Beat Goes On by Rocket Lab, which will attempt to recover the Electrons first stage booster at sea. Delayed from March 22 due to bad weather forecast. [March 21]
Falcon 9 - Starlink 5-51711294380 (24-Mar-2024 15:33)
[March 24 / 1533 GMT (11:33 a.m. EDT)]
[map] SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [March 20] [#]
GSLV Mk.3 - OneWeb 181711337400 (25-Mar-2024 03:30)
[March 25/26 / 0330 GMT on 26th (11:30 p.m. EDT on 25th)]
[map] Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
[*] [vidz] Indias Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. 3 (GSLV Mk.3) will launch 36 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. [March 17] [#]