Falcon 9 - CSG 21643325060 (27-Jan-2022 23:11)
[Jan. 27 / 2311:50 GMT (6:11:50 p.m. EST)]
[map] SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, or CSG 2, radar surveillance satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. The spacecraft was built by Thales Alenia Space. Delayed from Nov. 18 and Dec. 14. [Jan. 23] [#]
Falcon 9 - Starlink 4-71643486400 (29-Jan-2022 20:00)
[Jan. 29 / 2000 GMT (3:00 p.m. EST)]
[map] LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. [Jan. 23] [#]
Falcon 9 - NROL-87
1643778000 (02-Feb-2022 05:00)
[Feb. 2 / ]
[map]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. governments spy satellite agency. The mission is designated NROL-87. [Jan. 23]
Electron - BlackSky 16 & 17
1643950800 (04-Feb-2022 05:00)
[Feb. 4 / TBD]
[map] Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSkys commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Rocket Lab has nicknamed this mission Without Mission a Beat. Delayed from September and December. [Jan. 23]
Soyuz - OneWeb 131644469200 (10-Feb-2022 05:00)
[Feb. 10 / TBD]
[map] ELS, Sinnamary, French Guiana
[*] [vidz] An Arianespace Soyuz rocket, designed VS27, will launch on a mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The Soyuz will launch 34 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b (Soyuz ST-B) rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. [Jan. 15] [#]
Soyuz - Progress 80P1644901200 (15-Feb-2022 05:00)
[Feb. 15 / TBD]
[map] Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
[*] [vidz] A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 80th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Dec. 14] [#]
Antares - NG-171645292340 (19-Feb-2022 17:39)
[Feb. 19 / 1739 GMT (12:39 p.m. EST)]
[map] Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
[*] [vidz] A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 18th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 17th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-17. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. [Jan. 10] [#]
Atlas 5 - GOES-T1646170680 (01-Mar-2022 21:38)
[March 1 / 2138-2338 GMT (4:38-6:38 p.m. EST)]
[map] SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch GOES-T, the third next-generation geostationary weather satellite for NASA and NOAA. GOES-T will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States. The rocket will fly in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from Dec. 7, Jan. 8, and Feb. 16. [Nov. 29] [#]
Electron - CAPSTONE
1647666000 (19-Mar-2022 05:00)
[NET March 19 / TBD]
[map] Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch on its second mission from a new launch pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia. The Electron rocket will carry NASAs Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission to the moon. CAPSTONE will fly to the moon on Rocket Labs Photon space tug, entering a unique halo-like lunar orbit to test deep space navigation and communications in the same orbit to be used by NASAs Gateway mini-space station. Moved from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia to Launch Complex 1A in New Zealand. Delayed from 2021 due to COVID-related issues. [Oct. 19]
Falcon 9 - Axiom Mission 11648702800 (31-Mar-2022 05:00)
[March 31 / TBD]
[map] LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its sixth flight with astronauts. The commercial mission, managed by Axiom Space, will be commanded by former NASA astronaut Michael Lpez-Alegra. Paying passengers Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe will also be on-board for the 10-day mission to the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from Feb. 21. [Jan. 23] [#]
Falcon 9 - Crew 41649998800 (15-Apr-2022 05:00)
[April 15 / TBD]
[map] LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its seventh flight with astronauts. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Robert Hines, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. A fourth crew member will be named later. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. [Aug. 15] [#]
Vulcan Centaur - Peregrine1672462800 (31-Dec-2022 05:00)
[Mid-2022 / 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 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. [Oct. 6] [#]
Astra Rocket 3 - VCLS Demo 21672509600 (31-Dec-2022 18:00)
[January / 1800-2100 GMT (1:00-4:00 p.m. EST)]
[map] SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch six small experimental CubeSats developed by NASA and U.S. universities. The payloads include the CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment, consisting of two small satellites, the BAMA 1 CubeSat, the Ionospheric Neutron Content Analyzer, QubeSat, and a mission called R5-S1. The CubeSats were selected for launch by NASA through the agencys Venture Class Launch Services program. Delayed from Jan. 18. [Jan. 15] [#]