List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2026
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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first 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 July–September 2026, and List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2026.
Orbital launches
[edit]April
[edit]| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 1 April 22:35:12[1][2] |
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| NASA | Lunar free-return | Crewed lunar flyby | 11 April 00:07:27 | Successful | |||
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CONAE | Highly elliptical | Technology demonstration | 5 April | Successful | ||
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KARI | Highly elliptical | Technology demonstration | 5 April | Spacecraft failure | ||
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SSA | Highly elliptical | Space Weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
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DLR | Highly elliptical | Technology demonstration | 5 April | Spacecraft failure | ||
| First crewed test flight of SLS and Orion. First crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. First woman, person of color, and person not from the United States to fly beyond low Earth orbit and to the Moon's vicinity. Became farthest crewed spaceflight from Earth, at a maximum distance of 252,756 miles (406,771 km). | |||||||
| 2 April 11:55:10[4] |
Starlink Group 10-58 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 3 April 04:17:00[5] |
Y1 | ||||||
| TBA | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | 3 April | Launch failure[6] | |||
| Maiden flight of the Tianlong-3 launch vehicle.[7][8] | |||||||
| 3 April 06:28:00[9][10] |
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| VKS | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 4 April 05:45:00[12] |
LA-05/Leo-5 | ||||||
| Amazon Leo | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| With a mass of around 16.5 tonnes, LA-05 is the heaviest payload to be launched by an Atlas V. Sixth of nine Amazon Leo launches on Atlas V.[13] | |||||||
| 7 April 02:50:39[14] |
Starlink Group 17-35 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 7 April[15] 11:33:00 |
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| United States Space Force | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
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US Army SMDC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth | Magnetosphereic research | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Texas A&M University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Auburn University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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SOCOM | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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SOCOM | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
| STP-S29A mission | |||||||
| 7 April 13:32:00[16] |
Y7 / Spacesail Polar Group 07 | ||||||
| SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 April 19:39:08[17] |
6A-Y17 / SatNet LEO Group 21 | ||||||
| CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 April 05:04:19[18] |
Starlink Group 17-21 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 April 11:32:00[19] |
Y11 | ||||||
| CAST | Low Earth (Polar) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 April 11:41:21[20] |
F9-626 | ||||||
| NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 12 October | Successful | |||
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Arizona State University | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Tohoku University / Hokkaido University / Muroran Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Harvard College | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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University of Cincinnati | Low Earth | Educational / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Columbia University | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Northeastern University | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | ||
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University of California, Santa Cruz | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Last of four Cygnus spacecraft launched on Falcon 9. HOKUSHIN-1 was deployed into orbit from ISS on 19 June 2026.[21] Coconut, HUCSat, LEOPARDSat-1, PROVES-Alcyone, PROVES-Atlas, and PROVES-Electra are presumed to have been deployed into orbit from ISS as NRCSD#30 on 2 July 2026.[22] | |||||||
| 14 April 04:03:00[23][24] |
Y12 | ||||||
| CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| CGSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 14 April 09:33:10[25] |
Starlink Group 10-24 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 April 04:29:40[26] |
Starlink Group 17-27 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 April 23:18:00[27][28] |
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| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Maiden flight of Soyuz-2.1b / Volga Configuration. | |||||||
| 17 April 04:10:00[29] |
4C-Y41 | ||||||
| Ministry of Ecology and Environment | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 19 April 11:25:00[30] |
NG-3 | ||||||
| AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | 19 April | Launch failure | |||
| BlueBird Block 2 Flight Mission 2. Third National Security Space Launch demonstration flight for New Glenn. First New Glenn launch with a reused booster. BlueBird 7 was placed into a lower than planned orbit by the upper stage. While the satellite separated from the launch vehicle and powered on, the altitude was too low to sustain operations with its on-board thruster technology and had been de-orbited. | |||||||
| 19 April 14:35:00[31] |
Starlink Group 17-22 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 April [32] 06:53:00 |
F9-630 | ||||||
| U.S. Space Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Named after American actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. Reassigned from Falcon 9 to Vulcan when GPS III-07, intended to launch on Vulcan, was moved to Falcon 9 in mid-2024 following Vulcan readiness concerns, and moved back to Falcon 9 following the USSF-87 launch anomaly in February 2026. The upper stage carried "Freedom 250" flag. | |||||||
| 23 April 03:09:00[33][34] |
"Kakushin Rising" | ||||||
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Aoyama Gakuin University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Future Science Institute | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
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National Institute of Technology, Yonago College | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Nagoya University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Di-Nikko Engineering Co., Ltd. | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Tokyo Institute of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Nihon University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Waseda University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-4 mission. | |||||||
| 23 April 03:23:00[35] |
Starlink Group 17-14 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 23 April 08:29[36] |
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| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 24 April 06:35:00 [37] |
2D-Y109 | ||||||
| CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 April 12:15:00[38] |
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| SUPARCO | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 April 22:21:47[39][40] |
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| Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
| 26 April 14:37:09[41] |
Starlink Group 17-16 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 28 April 00:53:30 [42] |
LA-06/Leo-6 | ||||||
| Amazon Leo | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Seventh of nine Amazon Leo launches on Atlas V.[13] | |||||||
| 29 April 14:13:00[43] |
FH-012 | ||||||
| ViaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Originally intended to launch on the first flight of the Ariane 64 configuration.[45] | |||||||
| 30 April 02:42:49[46] |
Starlink Group 17-36 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 April 08:57:00 [47] |
VA268/LE-02 | ||||||
| Amazon Leo | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Second of 18 Ariane 6 launches for Amazon's Amazon Leo. | |||||||
May
[edit]| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 1 May 18:06:10[48] |
Starlink Group 10-38 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 3 May 07:00:00[49] |
F9-635 | ||||||
| KASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Busan Metropolitan City / KASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GalaxEye | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| EarthDaily | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Eycore | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| True Anomaly | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| OrbAstro | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Lynk Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NuSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
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EnduroSat / Copernicus | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Unseenlabs | Low Earth (SSO) | Radio frequency spectrum monitoring | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Basalt Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
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OroraTech / HSC / Copernicus | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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University of Calgary | Low Earth (SSO) | Educational / Auroral science | In orbit | Operational | ||
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NCKU | Low Earth (SSO) | Educational / Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | ||
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EMTECH SPACE | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Aistech Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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TALOS / Max Planck Society | Low Earth (SSO) | Animal movement and environmental data collection | In orbit | Operational | ||
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NCU | Low Earth (SSO) | Educational / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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BMFTR | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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EMTECH SPACE | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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WSU | Low Earth (SSO) | Measurement of solar neutrinos | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 6 May 03:59:19[50] |
Starlink Group 17-29 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 May 00:14:32[51] |
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| CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | TSS logistics | In orbit | Docked to TSS | |||
| 12 May 02:13:50[52] |
F9-637 | ||||||
| TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-172 (NRO Proliferated Architecture Mission). Thirteenth batch of SpaceX/Northrop built 9 Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. | |||||||
| 12 May 11:59:00[53] |
Y23 / Spacesail Polar Group 08 | ||||||
| SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 14 May 03:00:00[54] |
Y5 | ||||||
| Land Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Mass Simulator | In orbit | In orbit | |||
| Return to flight after August 2025 failure. | |||||||
| 15 May 04:33:00[55] |
Y13 | ||||||
| CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| PowerChina | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 May 22:05:41[56] |
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| NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
| Payloads in trunk: CLARREO-PF and STP-H11. | |||||||
| 17 May 14:42:00[57] |
Y8 | ||||||
| SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 19 May 03:52:10[58] |
VV29 | ||||||
| CAS / ESA | Highly elliptical | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First Vega launch to be operated under the responsibility of Avio. | |||||||
| 20 May 02:11:00[59] |
Starlink Group 17-42 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 May 10:04:20[60] |
Starlink Group 10-31 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 22 May 09:33:00[61] |
"Viva La StriX" | ||||||
| Synspective | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Ninth of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation.[62] | |||||||
| 24 May 15:08:36 |
Y23 | ||||||
| CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Human spaceflight | In orbit | Docked to TSS | |||
| 25 May 11:48:04[60] |
Starlink Group 10-47 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 26 May 14:00:00[63] |
Starlink Group 17-37 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 26 May 16:15:00 [64] |
7A-Y12 | ||||||
| TBA | Geosynchronous | Communications / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 May 12:57:00[65] |
Starlink Group 10-53 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 May 23:53:00[66] |
LA-07/Leo-7 | ||||||
| Amazon Leo | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Eighth of nine Amazon Leo launches on Atlas V.[13] | |||||||
| 30 May 15:25:00[67] |
Starlink Group 17-41 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 May 18:07:00 [68] |
2D-Y119 | ||||||
| CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
June
[edit]| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 1 June 08:40:00[69] |
12B-Y1 | ||||||
| SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Maiden flight of Long March 12B. | |||||||
| 3 June 15:40:39[70] |
Starlink Group 17-47 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 4 June 10:26:30[71] |
Starlink Group 10-43 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 4 June 11:39:00[17] |
6A-Y25 | ||||||
| SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 5 June 05:00:00[16] |
8-Y9 | ||||||
| SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 7 June 04:24:45[70] |
Starlink Group 17-43 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 June 10:13:50[71] |
Starlink Group 10-35 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 9 June 08:23:00[54] |
Y6 | ||||||
| SSST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TBA | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 June 07:30:00[72][73] |
5-Y11 | ||||||
| TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 June 08:00[74] |
CURVEBALL | ||||||
| Hypersonix | Low Earth | Reentry test | 11 June | Successful | |||
| Reentry test under Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program. Both rocket stages and payload achieved orbit. | |||||||
| 11 June 15:05:00[75] |
Starlink Group 17-44 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 12 June 00:53:59[76] |
F6 | ||||||
| JAXA | Low Earth to Suborbital | Launch vehicle evaluation | 12 June 2026 | Successful | |||
| Institute of Science Tokyo | Low Earth | Earth observation Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
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UnseenLabs | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
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BULL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Maiden flight of H3-30S Variant. PETREL and STARS-X are part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-3 mission. | |||||||
| 12 June 12:37:00[77] |
Starlink Group 10-54 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 June 03:44:00[78] |
Y14 | ||||||
| TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 June 15:34:35[79] |
Starlink Group 17-54 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 June 09:45:00[80] |
3B-Y? | ||||||
| TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Return to flight of Long March 3B. | |||||||
| 17 June 02:44:00[81] |
Y7 | ||||||
| CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 17 June 03:40:00[82] |
Y13 | ||||||
| TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 17 June 06:39:00[83] |
F9-652 | ||||||
| AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 17 June 12:21:52[84][85][86] |
VA269/LE-03 | ||||||
| Amazon Leo | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First Ariane 6 launch with upgraded P160C solid rocket boosters. Third of 18 Ariane 6 launches for Amazon's Amazon Leo. | |||||||
| 19 June 08:50:00[87] |
F9-653 | ||||||
| TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-179 Mission (NRO Proliferated Architecture Mission). Fourteenth batch of SpaceX/Northrop built 9 Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. | |||||||
| 19 June[88][89] 10:19:00 |
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| Space Systems Command | Low Earth | Space domain awareness | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tactically Responsive Space-4 (TacRS-4)/VICTUS HAZE Mission. | |||||||
| 21 June 14:00:00[90] |
Starlink Group 17-28 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 23 June 02:00:00[91] |
7A-Y? | ||||||
| TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 23 June 10:53:00[92] |
F9-655 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 23 June | Successful | |||
| 25 June 03:30:38[93] |
Starlink Group 17-45 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 400th Starlink launch. | |||||||
| 26 June 16:45:00[94] |
Ten Owl Of Ten | ||||||
| Synspective | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 10th of 26 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation. | |||||||
| 28 June 16:09:18[95] |
Starlink Group 17-40 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 June [96] 02:25:00 |
F9-658 | ||||||
| SiriusXM | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
Suborbital flights
[edit]| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 22 April 01:36[97] |
BUBBLES | ||||||
| BUBBLES | Hypersonix | Suborbital | Reentry test | 22 April | Successful | ||
| Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program. | |||||||
| 30 April 18:00:00 [98][99] |
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| Dummy payload | Roscosmos | Suborbital | Flight test | 30 April | Successful | ||
| First launch of Irtysh, also known as Soyuz-5. A dummy payload matching a future satellite in weight and size was launched. | |||||||
| 12 May [100] |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 May | Successful | |||
| 14 May 19:23[101] |
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| University of California, Berkeley | Suborbital | Solar observation | 14 May | Successful | |||
| Focusing Optics X-ray Solar Imager (FOXSI). | |||||||
| 20 May 08:01[103] |
GT-256GM | ||||||
| AFGSC | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 May | Successful | |||
| Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll. | |||||||
| 21 May 22:30:20[104] |
Flight 12 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Mass simulator | 21 May | Successful | |||
| SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Vehicle evaluation | 21 May | Successful | |||
| Twelfth Starship flight test. First flight of Starship Block 3 and the first launch from Pad 2 at Starbase. It repeated the same flight profile as the previous flights, with the ship falling slightly short of reaching orbit. | |||||||
| 31 May 06:33[105] |
S1X-5/M17 | ||||||
| SSC Space | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 31 May | Successful | |||
| SubOrbital Express-5. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi). | |||||||
| 10 June 11:51 [106] |
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| Suborbital | 10 June | Launch failure | |||||
| Rocket did not reach the targeted altitude | |||||||
| 24 June [107] 09:30 |
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| Wallops Flight Facility | Suborbital | Education | 24 June | Successful | |||
| Mission 46.044WO ?, apogee: 119 km (74 mi) | |||||||
| 26 June 17:11[109] |
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| Wallops Flight Facility | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 26 June | Successful | |||
| Hypersonic Research?, apogee: 300 km (190 mi)? | |||||||
References
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