Elon Musk offers update on SpaceX’s Starship mega-rocket Upcoming launches and landings of crew members to and from the International Space Station, and launches of rockets delivering spacecraft that observe the Earth, visit other planets and explore the universe. Delayed from August, Sept. 10 and February. Designed for coverage over the Middle East and North Africa, the software-defined satellite can be reprogrammed for new communications missions in orbit. The rocket will fly in the 531 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, three solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Following stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9 on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The CSO 2 satellite is the second of three new-generation high-resolution optical imaging satellites for the French military, replacing the Helios 2 spy satellite series.
Delayed from Aug. 31 and Sept. 7. Q3 2020. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230 configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage.
Delayed from Jan. 15, February and March 5. You can watch a replay of the launch The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 1 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. [July 22]A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SXM 7 satellite for SiriusXM. Update: SpaceX's planned Sunday launch of 60 Starlink satellites, mentioned below, was pushed back due to inclement weather around Kennedy Space Center. ISRO.
SEE A LAUNCH Delayed from Aug. 25 and September in ripple effect from Vega/SSMS POC delays. Switched from a Vega launcher after the launch failure with the Falcon Eye 1 spacecraft. [Jan. 25]A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket will launch on its second flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States. [May 18]Arianespace used an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA254, to launch Star One D2 and Eutelsat Quantum communications satellites.
[A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 78th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. Scrubbed on Aug. 2 due to upper level winds and boat in range. Delayed from June 18 due to unfavorable high-altitude winds. This rideshare launch is the first flight of a multi-payload dispenser funded by the European Space Agency to allow the Vega rocket to deliver numerous small satellites to orbit on a single mission. Delayed from September. The SEOSat-Ingenio Earth-imaging satellite is managed by the Spanish Center for Development of Industry Technology, an arm of the Spanish government, in partnership with the European Space Agency. Delayed from October, December, May, July and August. [March 13]India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight.
Delayed from Oct. 15 and November. Mercury Mission Launches Gemini Mission Launches Apollo Mission Launches Space Shuttle Launches Rocket Launches 1960-1969 Rocket Launches 1970-1979 Rocket Launches 1980-1985 Rocket Launches 1986-1989 Rocket Launches 1990-1995 Rocket Launches 1996-1999 Rocket Launches 2000-2005 Rocket Launches 2006-2009 Rocket Launches 2010 Rocket Launches 2011 Rocket Launches 2012 Rocket Launches … GNOMES-1 and Tyvak-0172 deployed approximately 61 and 62 minutes after liftoff respectively. [A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station. [A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will make its first orbital launch attempt.
[Jan. 13]An Arianespace Soyuz rocket, designated VS25, will launch on a mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America. [Aug. 25]An Arianespace Vega rocket, designated VV17, will launch the SEOSat-Ingenio Earth observation satellite and the Taranis scientific research satellite for Spanish and French customers. The PSLV will also launch four Kleos Scouting Mission radio surveillance nanosatellites for Kleos Space, a Luxembourg-based company, and multiple Lemur 2 CubeSats for Spire Global. [An Arianespace Vega C rocket will launch the LARES 2 satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. [Jan. 13]A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-082, will launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. Delayed from mid-2020 after Boeing decision to refly the Orbital Flight Test. This will mark the inaugural flight of Europe’s new Vega C rocket, featuring a more powerful first stage motor, an enlarged second stage, an improved liquid-fueled upper stage, and a new payload fairing design. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket. [ SpaceX.
Moved forward from Sept. 29. The satellite will replace the XM 3 satellite in SiriusXM’s fleet providing satellite radio programming to consumers across North America. View Rocket Launches & Meet Astronauts Come face-to-face with space during special events at Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX launches first polar orbit mission from Florida in decades Falcon 9. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. The Soyuz will carry into polar orbit the second Composante Spatiale Optique military reconnaissance satellite for CNES and DGA, the French defense procurement agency. Delayed from August 2020.