2022 Launch Archives

Launch Time: 1:08 PM IST(7:38 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched EROS-C3 mission

Launch Time: 11:47 AM IST(6:17 UTC)

Launch Site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

China launched Long March 11 rocket carrying Shiyan 21 a Chinese classified satellite.

Launch Time: 3:04 PM IST(9:34 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of Starlink

Launch Time: 1:07 PM IST(7:37 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

China launched Long March 4B rocket carrying Gaofen 11 Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites

Launch Time: 7:17 AM IST(1:47 UTC)

Launch Site: ELV-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

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Arianespace’s Vega C rocket failed to deliver the Pléiades satellites to orbit due to under pressure in the second stage caused loss of altitude and control

Launch Time: 3:02 AM IST(21:32 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of Starlink

Launch Time: 4:18 AM IST(22:48 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the first two O3b mPOWER broadband internet satellites into Medium Earth Orbit for SES of Luxembourg. The satellites, built by Boeing, will provide internet services over most of the populated world, building on SES’s O3b network. 

Launch Time: 5:16 PM IST(11:46 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched The Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission is a future satellite mission, jointly developed by NASA and CNES, the French space agency, in partnership with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and UK Space Agency (UKSA). The objectives of the mission are to make the first global survey of the Earth’s surface water and to observe the fine details of the ocean’s surface topography and to measure how terrestrial surface water bodies change over time.

Launch Time: 11:47 AM IST(6:17 UTC)

Launch Site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

China launched Long March 11 rocket carrying Shiyan 21 a Chinese classified satellite.

Launch Time: 11:55 PM IST(18:25 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

China launched Long March 2D rocket carrying 3 Chinese military reconnaissance satellite.

Launch Time: 2:00 PM IST(8:30 UTC)

Launch Site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese commerical company Landspace to launched demo flight of ZhuQue 2 rocket but failed to reach orbit.

Second-stage vernier engines unexpectedly shut down during second stage main engine cut-off; the vernier engines were planned to continue firing to reach orbit.

First flight of ZhuQue 2. The ZhuQue 2 became the first orbital launcher in history to use methane following this launch.

Launch Time: 2:00 AM IST(20:30 UTC)

Launch Site: ELV-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

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Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launched Galaxy 35 & 36 telecommunications satellite and MTG-I1 Imaging mission satellite.

Launch Time: 1:52 PM IST(8:22 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

China launched Long March 4C rocket carrying  Shiyan 20A & 20B a classified satellites

Launch Time: 1:08 PM IST(7:38 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched HAKUTO-R mission 1 a multinational commercial lunar exploration program operated by ispace. It includes ispace’s first two lunar missions, the first mission will perform a soft landing on the Moon in 2022. It will be the first private sector-led Japanese mission to land on the lunar surface.

Launch Time: 12:05 PM IST(6:35 UTC)

Launch Site: Tai Rui Barge (Area 3), Yellow Sea

China launched Jielong 3 on a demo flight

Launch Time: 3:57 AM IST(22:27 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 40 OneWeb internet satellites

Launch Time: 12:01 AM IST(18:31 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 2D rocket launched Gaofen-5-01A is a hyperspectral Earth observation satellite. 

Launch Time: 6:45 AM IST(1:15 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 95, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese commercial company ExPace launched Kuaizhou 11 rocket carrying Xingyun VDES Test satellite for CASIC’s own Xingyun Low Earth Orbit communication satellite constellation, with a VHF Data Exchange System payload for maritime traffic operation uses. 

Launch Time: 2:40 AM IST(21:10 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Russian Air Force to launched Lotos-S1 a next gen ELINT satellite

Launch Time: 8:38 PM IST(15:08 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-1, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Crew: Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, Zhang Lu

Chinese Long March 2F/G launched 3 taikonauts to the new Chinese space station

Launch Time: 8:47 PM IST(15:17 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Russian Air Force to launched Uragan-M spacecraft are the second generation of GLONASS satellites a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the American GPS system, which consists of Uragan spacecraft.  

Launch Time: 5:53 PM IST(12:23 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 2D rocket launched Yaogan 36 a optical remote sensing satellite

Launch Time: 12: 50 AM IST(19:20 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched cargo resupply mission to ISS

Launch Time: 11:56 AM IST(6:26 UTC)

Launch Site: First launch pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launched the PSLV-C54 mission with the EOS-06 Earth observation satellite, previously named Oceansat 3. The EOS-06, or Oceansat 3, satellite will take measurements of ocean color, ocean winds, and sea surface temperatures. This mission also launched eight small rideshare payloads, including a joint project between India and Bhutan called BhutanSat, the Anand Earth-imaging satellite for Pixxel, four satellites for Astrocast’s data relay constellation, and two Thybolt CubeSats for an Indian startup named Dhruva Space.

Launch Time: 8:27 AM IST(2:57 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Eutelsat 10B a planned all-electric communication satellite

Launch Time: 11:30 AM IST(6:00 AM IST)

Launch Site: Sounding Rocket Complex, SHAR, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Indian private company named Skyroot Aerospace launched first flight of its launch vehicle Vikram-S. This mission will carry Fly-Sat a 2.5 kg payload developed by students from India, USA, Singapore and Indonesia.

Launch Time: 12:17 PM IST(6:47 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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NASA’s Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket launched on its first test flight with an uncrewed Orion spacecraft. The mission, known as Artemis 1, will place the Orion spacecraft into orbit around the moon before the capsule returns to Earth for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Ten small CubeSat rideshare payloads will also launch on the Artemis 1 mission.

Secondary Payload:
– ArgoMoon
– BioSentinel
– CuSP
– EQUULEUS
– Lunar IceCube
– LunaH Map
– NEA Scout
– OMOTENASHI
– Skyfire
– Team Miles
– Earth Escape Explorer
– Lunar Flashlight
– Cislunar Explorers

Launch Time: 11:50 PM IST(6:20 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 95, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese private company Galactic Energy launched Young For You mission carrying 5 Jilin-1 1 Earth observation satellite

Launch Time: 7:08 AM IST(1:38 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 4C rocket launched Yaogan 34 a optical remote sensing satellite

Launch Time: 9:36 PM IST(16:06 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Galaxy 31 & 32 radio satellites

Launch Time: 7:33 AM IST(2:03 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-201, Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 7 rocket launched cargo resupply mission.

Launch Time: 4:22 AM IST(22:52 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 6A rocket launched Yunhai 3 atmospheric/ocean/environmental/spatail parameter research purpose.

Launch Time: 3:19 PM IST(9:49 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-098, launched Joint Polar Satellite System 2, or JPSS 2, polar-orbiting weather satellite for NASA and NOAA. Built by Northrop Grumman, JPSS 2 will provide global weather observations for medium and long-term forecasts. The Atlas 5 also launched the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, or LOFTID, re-entry aeroshell vehicle on a test flight. LOFTID is a joint project between NASA and ULA.

Launch Time: 4:02 PM IST(10:32 UTC)

Launch Site: LP-0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

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Northrop Grumman launched Cygnus NS-18 resupply mission to ISS

Launch Time: 5:20 PM IST(11:50 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 3B/E rocket launched ChinaSat 19 a Chinese high throughput (HTS) Ka-band communications satellite based on the DFH-4E satellite bus for serving China-US air routes.

Launch Time: 10:57 AM IST(5:27 UTC)

Launch Site: Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Rocket Lab launched Catch Me If You Can mission carrying MATS is a microsatellite mission of Sweden, funded by SNSB (Swedish National Space Board), with the goal to conduct optical studies of mesospheric gases for two years. 

The first stage was planned to be recovered by helicopter, but the mid-air catch attempt was cancelled due to unstable telemetry from the 1st stage during re-entry.

Launch Time: 10:52 AM IST(5:22 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Hotbird 13G communication satellite

Launch Time: 12:18 PM IST(6:48 UTC)

Launch Site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Russian Air Force launched Tundra a early warning system.

Launch Time: 7:11 PM IST(13:41 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the USSF 44 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission is expected to deploy two spacecraft payloads directly into geosynchronous orbit, one of which is the military’s TETRA 1 microsatellite.

Launch Time: 1:07 PM IST(7:37 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-101, Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 5B rocket launched the Mengtian laboratory module, the third major element of China’s space station in low Earth orbit.

Launch Time: 6:31 AM IST(1:01UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 2D rocket launched Shiyan 20C classified satellite

Launch Time: 6:44 AM IST(1:14 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites

Launch Time: 5:50 AM IST(00:20 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Russian government Soyuz rocket launched the 82nd Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. 

Launch Time: 1:27 AM IST(19:57 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

Roscosmos launched Soyuz rocket carrying Goniets a Russian civilian low Earth orbit communication satellite system. It consists of a number of satellites, derived from Strela military communication satellites. Goniets-M are upgraded versions of the Goniets satellites, a civilian derivate of the military Strela-3 satellite system. They are operated in the Goniets-D1M constellation. The Goniets system was offered to support international health organizations to meet their global communications needs for the transfer of medical data and records to remote sites.

Launch Time: 12:07 AM IST(18:37 UTC)

Launch Site: Second launch pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. 3 (GSLV Mk.3) launched 36 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. This is the first launch of OneWeb satellites since the suspension of launches on Soyuz rockets following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

Launch Time: 12:50 AM IST(19:20 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 35/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Russia launched EMKA-3 a Russian reconnaissance satellite.

Launch Time: 8:20 PM IST(14:50 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 1:25 AM IST(19:55 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 35/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Russia launched EMKA-3 a Russian reconnaissance satellite.

Launch Time: 10:52 AM IST(5:22 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Hotbird 13F television broadcasting satellite for Eutelsat. Hotbird 13F is the first satellite to be built on Airbus’s new Eurostar Neo all-electric spacecraft design, and will provide television broadcast services to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

Launch Time: 12:42 AM IST(19:12 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Long March 2D rocket launched Yaogan 36, 3 Chinese military reconnaissance satellite

Launch Time: 4:23 AM IST(22:53 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 2C rocket launched Chinese S-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite with 5 m resolution.

Launch Time: 8:30 PM IST(15:00 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 81/24, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Roscosmos launched Proton rocket carrying Angosat-2 a replacement for the Angosat-1 telecommunications satellite which failed in orbit.

Launch Time: 6:20 AM IST(00:50 UTC)

Launch Site: Mu Pad, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Flight Termination System activated at T+06:28 after rocket was observed not in correct attitude for normal 2nd/3rd stage separation.

Japan to launched Epsilon PBS rocket carrying RAISE-3(RApid Innovative payload demonstration Satellite-3) is a satellite for on-orbit demonstrations of 7 demonstration components and equipment selected by public solicitation. The satellite will be operated in response to requests from the demonstration theme proposers, and will provide experimental data of the demonstration devices and environmental data during the experiments.

Launch Time: 8:22 AM IST(2:52 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Russia launched GLONASS-K is the latest satellite design intended as a part of the Russian GLONASS radio-based satellite navigation system.

Launch Time: 5:13 AM IST(23:43 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 2D rocket launched ASO-S (Advanced Space-borne Solar Observatory) is a Chinese solar space observatory that aims to study the interaction between the Sun’s magnetic field, solar flares and coronal mass ejections. It’s the first space solar observatory of China.

Launch Time: 4:35 AM IST(23:05 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 commercial communications satellites for Intelsat. Built by Northrop Grumman, Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 will be positioned in geostationary orbit to provide C-band video and television broadcast services in the United States.

Launch Time: 10:39 PM IST(17:09 UTC)

Launch Site: Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched the GAzelle small satellite, formerly known as Orbital Test Bed 3, for General Atomics. The GAzelle satellite carries the Argos 4 Advanced Data Collection System payload for NOAA, the U.S. Space Force, and the French space agency CNES. Argos 4 is the latest mission in the international Argos program, a satellite-based system that captures, processes and distributes environmental data — ranging from atmospheric pressure and sea surface temperatures to wildlife monitoring and marine animal tracking — from fixed and mobile platforms around the world. Rocket Lab does not plan to recover the first stage booster on this mission. 

Launch Time: 6:40 PM IST(13:10 UTC)

Launch Site: DeBo 3 Barge, Yellow Sea

Chinese Long March 11A rocket launched a unknown payload

Launch Time: 4:40 AM IST(23:10 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 9:30 PM IST(16:00 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Crew: NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its eighth flight with astronauts. 

Launch Time: 3:06 AM IST(21:36 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched the SES 20 and SES 21 communications satellites for SES of Luxembourg. SES 20 and 21 will provide C-band television and data services over the United States. The rocket flown in the 531 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, three solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. 

Launch Time: 12:31 PM IST(7:01 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Firefly Alpha rocket launched its second test flight with a rideshare payload. Firefly was able to achieve orbit for the first time, however, the educational payloads on-board were deployed in a lower orbit than expected.

Launch Time: 5:20 AM IST(23:32 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Long March 6 rocket launched Shiyan 16 A/B, 17 3 Chinese classified satellites

Launch Time: 7:08 PM IST(13:38 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Long March 2D rocket launched Yaogan 36, 3Chinese military reconnaissance satellite

Launch Time: 5:02 AM IST(23:32 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 4:25 AM IST(22:55 UTC)

Launch Site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Kuaizhou 1A launched Shiyan 14 & 15 2 Chinese classified satellites

Launch Time: 3:55 AM IST(20:25 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-6, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. 

Launch Time: 7:24 PM IST(13:54 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

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Crew: Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitry Petelin and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio.

Roscosmos launched a crewed mission to the International Space Station.

Launch Time: 4:45 AM IST(23:15 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Long March 2D rocket launched Yunhai-1 is a series of Chinese meteorological satellites built by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST).

Launch Time: 5:48 AM IST(00:18 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 2:08 AM IST(20:28 UTC)

Launch Site: Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Rocket Lab launched The Owl Spreads Its Wings mission is the second of a bulk buy of three Electron launches by Synspective to deliver their StriX satellites to low Earth orbit. StriX-1 is Synspective’s first commercial satellite for its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation to deliver imagery that can detect millimeter-level changes to the Earth’s surface from space, independent of weather conditions on Earth and at any time of the day or night. “The Owl Spreads Its Wings” will be Rocket Lab’s third mission for Synspective after successful launches in December 2020 and February 2022.

Launch Time: 6:48 PM IST(13:18 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-201, Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, China

Long March 7A rocket launched ChinaSat 1E a second generation of chinese military comsats and data relay satellites. They provide both C-band and UHF communications.

Launch Time: 7:56 PM IST(14:26UTC)

Launch Site: Launch Site One, West Texas, Texas, USA

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Blue Origin’s NS-23 failed to reach orbit after launch escape system activated at T+1:05 following apparent BE-3 booster engine shutdown; capsule landed nominally

Launch Time: 6:50 AM IST(1:20 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites. SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The BlueWalker 3 test satellite for AST SpaceMobile’s planned space-based cellular broadband network is a ridshare payload on this mission.

Launch Time: 3:15 AM IST(21:45 UTC)

Launch Site: ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

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Arianespace used an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA258, launched the Eutelsat Konnect VHTS communications satellite. Owned by Eutelsat and built by Thales Alenia Space, Eutelsat Konnect VHTS will provide fixed broadband and in-flight connectivity services over Europe. 

Launch Time: 9:49 AM IST(4:19 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Long March 2D rocket launched Yaogan 35 3 Chinese military reconnaissance satellites

Launch Time: 7:54 AM IST(2:24 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 95, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese private company CASIC launched CentiSpace-1 S3 &S4 two small satellites for Bejing based company Future Navigation for providing GNSS augmentation service for LEO

Launch Time: 7:39 AM IST(2:09 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites. SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission is also expected to launch Spaceflight’s propulsive Sherpa-LTC2 space tug, which will climb into a higher orbit with Boeing’s Varuna Technology Demonstration Mission, a pathfinder for a planned constellation of broadband satellites. The Varuna demo mission is a hosted payload on the Sherpa-LTC2 orbital transfer vehicle.

Launch Time: 5:14 AM IST(23:44 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Long March 4C rocket launched Yaogan 33-02 for Chinese military remote sensing satellite for unknown purpose

Launch Time: 11:10 AM IST(5:40 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, Clafornia, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 9:11 AM IST(3:41 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 8:31 AM IST(3:01 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 2D rocket to launch Beijing-3B a Earth observation satellite.

Launch Time: 8:06 AM IST(2:36 UTC)

Launch Site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese company CASIC launched Kuaizhou 1A rocket carrying Chuangxin-16 satellite of unknown purpose built by Chinese Academy of Science. 

Launch Time: 12:51 AM IST(19:21 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 11:07 PM IST(17:37 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Long March 2D rocket launched 3 Yaogan 35 Chinese military reconnaissance satellites

Launch Time: 3:10 AM IST(21:40 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 10:20 AM IST(4:50 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 6 rocket launched Jilin-1 a 16 new Earth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.

Launch Time: 7:44 AM IST(2:14 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 11:22 AM IST(5:52 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Russia launched Khayyam also known as Project 505, is a Russian built Earth observation satellite for Iran and 16 CubeSats from various institutions/universities arranged for launch by Aerospace Capital.

Launch Time: 9:41 AM IST(4:11 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 95, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese rocket company Galactic Energy launched Ceres-1 rocket carrying Taijing-1 and 2 a observation satellite. 

Launch Time: 9:18 AM IST(3:48 UTC)

Launch Site: First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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Mission Report: Sensor failure and subsequent programming error caused satellites to be injected into 76 x 365 km unstable orbit which they would re-enter quickly

India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) launched on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. This carried EOS-02 Earth Observation Satellite.

Launch Time: 4:38 AM IST(23:08 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, or KPLO. This is South Korea’s first space exploration mission. The KPLO spacecraft carries science instruments to image permanently shadowed craters to search for signs of water ice, measure the composition of lunar regolith, and capture high-resolution images to map future landing sites.

Launch Time: 9:32 PM IST(16:02 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-1, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 2F/T launched Experimental Spaceplane(CSSHQ) Probable reflight of the Chinese spaceplane capable of returning to Earth, which flew in orbit September 4 – 6, 2020.

Launch Time: 7:27 PM IST(13:57 UTC)

Launch Site: Launch Site One, West Texas, Texas, USA

Crew: Coby Cotton, Mario Ferreira, Vanessa O’Brien, Clint Kelly, Sara Sabry and Steve Young

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Blue Origin launched its sixth crewed suborbital mission. The NS-22 mission will send the first Portugal-born man and Egyptian woman to space.

Launch Time: 3:59 PM IST(10:29 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-097, launched the U.S. Space Force’s sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous satellite, or SBIRS GEO 6, for missile early-warning detection. The rocket will fly in the 421 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, two solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage.

Launch Time: 10:30 AM IST(5:00 UTC)

Launch Site: Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Rocket Lab launched NROL-199 mission a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office

Launch Time: 8:38 AM IST(3:08 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 4B rocket launch Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite(TECIS) intended to evaluate forest biomass, measure atmospheric aerosol content, and detect photosynthetic fluorescence. These measurements will contribute to efforts to combat global warming.

Launch Time: 1:55 AM IST(20:25 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Russia launched Cosmos 2558 reported to be Russian military “inspector satellites” (14F150 Nivelir) for orbital surveillance, suspected to be similar to Cosmos 2519/20 & 2542/3

Launch Time: 6:58 PM IST(13:28 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Long March 2D rocket launched 3 Yaogan 35 Chinese military reconnaissance satellites

Launch Time: 9:42 AM IST(4:12 UTC)

Launch Site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

CAS Space launched Zhongke 1A rocket on its demo flight carrying 6 satellites

Launch Time: 7:08 PM IST(13:38 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Starlink satellites

Launch Time: 11:52 AM IST(6:222 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-101, Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 5B rocket launched the Wentian laboratory module, the second major element of China’s space station in low Earth orbit.

Launch Time: 11:09 PM IST(17:39 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Starlink satellites

Launch Time: 7:50 PM IST(14:20 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Starlink satellites

Launch Time: 4:27 AM IST(22:57 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 2C rocket to launched SuperView Neo 2 a Earth observation satellite built by CAST.

Launch Time: 6:14 AM IST(12:44 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fifth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The flight is the 25th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Launch Time: 6:43 PM IST(1:13 UTC)

Launch Site: ELV-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

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Arianespace Vega C rocket launched the LARES 2 satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. The spherical LARES 2 satellite is covered in laser mirrors to enable precise tracking from the ground, enabling research into geoodynamics and general relativity. This marked 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. 

Launch Time: 12:00 PM IST(6:30 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Rocket Lab launched NROL-162 a classified mission of National Reconnaissance Office

Launch Time: 10:00 PM IST(16:30 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Chinese Long March 3B/E rocket launched Tianlian 2 satellite a gestationary relay satellite

Launch Time: 6:41 PM IST(13:11 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Starlink internet satellites

Launch Time: 2:48 PM IST(9:18 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Russia Launched Cosmos 2557 a latest satellite design intended as a part of Russisan GLONASS radio based satellite navigation system.

Launch Time: 12:23 PM IST(6:53 UTC)

Launch Site: Cosmic Girl, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA

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Virigin Orbit’s Launcher One launched STP-S28 is a complex mission that will deliver a number of technology demonstrations to orbit, such as Space Domain Awareness and communications advancement, and inform future space system development.

Launch Time: 4:45 AM IST(23:15 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched the USSF 12 mission with Wide Field Of View, or WFOV, experimental missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force. WFOV hosts a new type of infrared staring sensor in geosynchronous orbit to detect the heat from missile launch plumes. The USSF 12 mission will include additional rideshare payloads. 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.

Launch Time: 6:00 PM IST(12:30 UTC)

Launch Site: Second launch pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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ISRO’s PSLV will launch a 3 Singapore satellites. It accompanies PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) orbiting the earth as a stabilized platform.

Launch Time: 2:34 AM IST(21:04 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched SES-22 satellite. This satellite will enable SES to clear 280MHz of mid-band spectrum for 5G use while seamlessly migrating SES’s existing C-band customers and ensuring the continued delivery of digital television to nearly 120 million American TV homes and other critical data services.

Launch Time: 3:25 PM IST(9:55 UTC)

Launch Site: Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched NASA’s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission to the moon. CAPSTONE will fly to the moon on Rocket Lab’s 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 NASA’s Gateway mini-space station. Moved from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia to Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

Launch Time: 9:16 PM IST(15:46 UTC) UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

China launched Long March 4C rocket carrying 3 Gaofen civilian remote sensing satellite for the state-sponsored program China High-definition Earth Observation System(CHEOS).

Launch Time: 7:52 AM IST(2:22 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

China launched Long March 2Drocket carrying 3 Chinese military reconnaissance satellites.

Launch Time: 3:20 AM IST(21:50 UTC)

Launch Site: ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

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Arianespace used an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA257,  launched the MEASAT 3d and GSAT 24 communications satellites. Built by Airbus Defense and Space for MEASAT, a Malaysian operator, MEASAT 3d is a multi-mission communications satellite outfitted with C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band payloads for direct-to-home TV broadcasting and internet services over Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. GSAT 24 is a direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization.

Launch Time: 12:30 PM IST(7:00 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-1, Naro Space Center, South Korea

South Korea launched KSLV-2 on its 2nd test flight. 

Launch Time: 9:57 AM IST(4:27 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX launched a classified payload for the US government, along with a Globalstar-2 rideshare satellite.

Launch Time: 7:49 PM IST(14:29 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched SARah 1. SARah 1 is a phased array radar satellite being built by Airbus. It is part of the three satellite constellation being built for the German government as a follow-up to the SAR-Lupe radar sat constellation.

Launch Time: 9:39 PM IST(16:09 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Starlink internet satellites

Launch Time: 11:13 PM IST(17:43 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Astra launched Tropics 1 & 2 for NASA, part of a six satellite constellation allowing for the first high-revisit global observations of precipitation, temperature, and humidity. The mission failed to reach the orbit.

Launch Time: 2:34 AM IST(21:04 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellite. Nilesat 301, built by Thales Alenia Space, will provide digital broadband and internet connectivity services for the Egyptian operator Nilesat. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Launch Time: 8:14 AM IST(2:44 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-1, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Crew: Cai Xuzhe, Chen Dong and Liu Yang.

China launched 3 taikonauts to its new Tiangong Space Station. This flight marks 9th crewed Chinese spaceflight

Launch Time: 6:55 PM IST(13:25 UTC)

Launch Site: Launch Site One, West Texas, Texas, USA

Crew: Evan Dick, Katya Echazarreta, Hamish Harding, Victor Correa Hespanha, Jaison Robinson and Victor Vescovo

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Blue Origin Launched 5th Crewed Flight.

Launch Time: 3:02 PM IST(9:32 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

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Russian Soyuz rocket launched the 81st Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration.

Launch Time: 9:30 AM IST(4:00 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 2C rocket launched Geely Constellation a LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payload for ocean observation.

Launch Time: 4:00 PM IST(10:30 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 2C rocket launched “Ronghe Shiyan Weixing” (RSW) = “Integrated Experimental Satellite” are test satellites that will be used to develop a state-owned Chinese low-earth orbit constellation, Xingwang, consisting of several thousand satellites.

Launch Time: 12:05 AM IST(18:35 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Transporter 5 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. 

Launch Time: 4:24 AM IST(22:54 UTC)

Launch Site:SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-082, launched Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. This mission was added after Boeing’s decision to refly the Starliner’s Orbital Flight Test before proceeding with the Crew Flight Test. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. 

Launch Time: 1:33 PM IST(8:03 UTC)

Launch Site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Russia to launch Bars-M satellite a new electro-optical area surveillance satellite to replace the film-return Yantar-1KFT (Kometa) series and the cancelled Bars series.

Launch Time: 4:29 PM IST(10:59 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 2:40 AM IST(20:10 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with 53 Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 3:37 AM IST(22:07 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with 53 Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 12:39 PM IST(7:09 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 95, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

i-Space Chinese company launched New generation experimental Earth imaging satellite for the Jilin-1 constellation, but failed to reach the orbit.  

Launch Time: 11:26 PM IST(17:56 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-201, Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, China

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Chinese Long March 7 launched cargo resupply mission to its new Tiangong Space Station 

Launch Time: 3:12 PM IST(9:42 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 8:08 AM IST(2:38 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 2D rocket launched Jilin-1 Earth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.

Launch Time: 4:19 AM IST(22:49 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-1A, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Rocket Lab launched the “There and Back Again” rideshare mission of 34 payloads for a handful of commercial operators. For the first time, Rocket Lab attempted a mid-air capture of Electron’s booster stage as it returned from space after launch.

Launch Time: 9:00 AM IST(3:30 UTC)

Launch Site: DeBo 3 Barge, Yellow Sea

Chinese Long March 11H rocket launched from an ocean-going platform off the Chinese coast with seven small Jilin 1 Earth observation satellites for Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd. Six of the satellites are part of the Jilin 1 Gaofen 03D high-resolution imaging constellation, and the other payload is a Jilin 1 Gaofen 04A video imaging satellite. 

Launch Time: 2:57 AM IST(9:27 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 9:41 AM IST(4:11 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese  Long March 2C rocket launched SuperView a commercial Earth observation satellites built by CAST for China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd., with resolution down to 0.5 meters.

Launch Time: 1:22 PM IST(7:52 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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Crew: NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins and ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its seventh flight with astronauts. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti launched on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station.

Launch Time: 11:21 PM IST(17:51 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 6:43 PM IST(13:13 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. The mission is designated NROL-85. The first stage will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. Station.

Launch Time: 11:46 PM IST(18:16 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 4C rocket launched Daqi-1 developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) in Shanghai, is designed to operate in sun-synchronous orbit. Daqi-1 can monitor fine particle pollution like PM2.5, pollutant gases including nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and ozone, as well as carbon dioxide concentration.

Launch Time: 5:30 PM IST(12:00 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 3B/E launched ZX 6D (Zhongxing 6D, ChinaSat 6D) is a Chinese communications satellite based upon a DFH-4 bus. It is similar to ZX 6C launched in 2019.

The Chinasat 6D satellite provides commercial communications services with twenty-five C-band transponders and supports high-quality and reliable uplink and downlink transmissions of programs for the radio and TV stations and cable TV networks. The satellite is being manufactured by CAST and will be launched onboard a CZ-3B/G2 launch vehicle

Launch Time: 8:47 PM IST(15:17 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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Crew: NASA Astronaut Michael López-Alegría, Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 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 López-Alegría. Paying passengers Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe will also be on-board for the 10-day mission to the International Space Station. 

Launch Time: 4:50 PM IST(11:20 UTC)

Launch Site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Russian Soyuz rocket launched Lotos-S1 (14F145) satellites which are one component of the next generation ELINT satellite system Liana. A development version was flown as Lotos-S. The Liana system replaces replaces both the Tselina-2 with Lotos satellites and the naval US-PM with Pion-NKS (14F139) spacecraft.

Launch Time: 5:17 AM IST(23:47 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS 2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 4C rocket launched Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored program China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS).

Launch Time: 6:11 PM IST(12:41 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-1A, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky’s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Rocket Lab has nicknamed this mission “Without Mission a Beat.”

Launch Time: 9:54 PM IST(16:24 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Transporter 4 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with 40 small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. 

Launch Time: 7:28 PM IST(13:58 UTC)

Launch Site: Launch Site One, West Texas, Texas, USA 

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Crew: Marty Allen, Sharon Hagle, Marc Hagle, Jim Kitchen, George Nield, Gary Lai

Blue Origin launched fourth suborbital mission.

Launch Time: 7:59 PM IST(2:29 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 95, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long march 11 rocket launched  Tianping 2A, 2B, 2C satellites used to study atmospheric space environment study and orbital prediction model correction.

Launch Time: 3:20 PM IST(9:50 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long march 6A rocket launched Pujiang 2 and Tiankun 2 satellite.

Pujiang 2 to scientific experimental research, land and resources census and other tasks. 

Tiankun 2 a experimental verification of space environment sensing technology

Launch Time: 6:18 PM IST(15:55 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Russian government Soyuz rocket launched Meridians a communication satellite primarily used for military telecommunications but will also be used for civil applications. This satellite is intended to ensure communications with ships and planes operating in the Arctic Ocean, as well as with stations based in the Far East and Siberia.

Launch Time: 10:12 AM IST(4:42 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 9:25 PM IST(15:55 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

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Crew: Oleg Artemyev(commander ), Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov(flight engineers) 

Russian government Soyuz rocket launched the crewed Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft to the International Space Station The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration.

Launch Time: 12:39 PM IST(7:09 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

China launched Long March 4C carrying Yaogan 34 a optical remote sensing satellite

Launch Time: 9:52 PM IST(16:22 UTC)

Launch Site:LP-3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Astra launched the first of three missions for Spaceflight Inc. Payloads include NearSpace Launch’s S4 CROSSOVER, and Portland State Aerospace Society’s OreSat0.

Launch Time: 7:15 PM IST(13:45 UTC)

Launch Site:SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 10:36 AM IST(5:06 UTC)

Launch Site: Shahrud Missile Test Site, Iran

Iran launched Nour 2 a military satellite, It is  operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). No details are known. The satellite is built to the 6U CubeSat form factor. According to an interview with the IRGC Air Force Space Commander, the satellite has an imaging mission.

Launch Time: 11:31 AM IST(6:01UTC)

Launch Site: LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

China launched Yinhe-1 (x6) Internet Satellite and Xingyuan a broadband  communication satellite . The Yinhe-1 is built by GalaxySpace, a private company, planning the total deployment of more than 1000 satellites in earth orbit. The satellites broadcast in 5G, with a capacity of 10 Gb. 

Launch Time: 8:02 PM IST(14:32 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 3:08 AM IST(21:38 UTC)

Launch Site:SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched 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. 

Launch Time: 2:07 AM IST(20:37 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-1A, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched the StriX β synthetic aperture radar satellite for Synspective, a Japanese Earth-imaging company. Synspective is developing spacecraft for a planned constellation of more than 30 small radar observation satellites to collate data of metropolitan centers across Asia on a daily basis that can be used for urban development planning, construction and infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response. 

Launch Time: 8:36 AM IST(3:06 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-201, Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 8 rocket launched first satellites of its Tianxian SAR constellation and 4 Hainan-1 satellites which is used to conduct various experiments in orbit, as well as Earth observations.

Launch Time: 5:14 AM IST(23:44 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 4C rocket launched L-SAR 01B (Ludi Tance-1 01B) a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite.

Launch Time: 10:42 PM IST(17:12 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 8:30 PM IST(14:44 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 11:10 PM IST(17:40 UTC)

Launch Site: LP-0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

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Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched 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. 

Launch Time: 9:55 AM IST(4:25 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

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Russian Soyuz rocket launched the 80th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. 

Launch Time: 5:59 AM IST(00:29 UTC)

Launch Site: First launch pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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ISRO’s PSLV launched RISAT a Earth observation satellite(EOS-4) it is a series of Indian radar imaging reconnaissance satellite.

Launch Time: 1:30 AM IST(20:00 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Astra launched 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 agency’s Venture Class Launch Services program.

Launch Time: 11:39 PM IST(18:09 UTC)

Launch Site: ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Arianespace Soyuz rocket, designed VS27, launched on a mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The Soyuz will launch 34 satellites into orbit for OneWeb.

Launch Time: 12:30 PM IST(7:00 UTC)

Launch Site: Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Russian space agency Roscosmos launched Cosmos 2553 a possible the Neitron satellite, which is a Russian military reconnaissance satellite

Launch Time: 11:43 PM IST(18:13 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 1:57 AM IST(20:27 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency.

Launch Time: 4:41 AM IST(23:21 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 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.

Launch Time: 5:14 AM IST(23:44 UTC)

Launch Site: SLS-2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 4B rocket launched L-SAR 01A a Chinese satellite equipped with a synthetic aperture radar.

Launch Time: 12:30 AM IST(19:00 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched the USSF 8 mission with the fifth and sixth satellites for the Space Force’s Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, or GSSAP, designed to help the military track and observe objects in geosynchronous orbit. The rocket will fly in the 511 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, one solid rocket booster and a single-engine Centaur upper stage.

Launch Time: 7:32 AM IST(02:02 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.

Launch Time: 8:05 AM IST(02:35 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Chinese Long March 2D rocket launched Shiyan 13 a classified payload tp orbit.

Launch Time: 4:22 AM IST(22:52 UTC)

Launch Site: Cosmic Girl, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA

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Virgin Orbit launched Launcher One carrying 10 satellites for USA and Poland. This is the second operational flight of Launcher One after their Successful launch in June.

Launch Time: 8:55 PM IST(15:25 UTC)

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Transporter 3 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Launch Time: 3:19 AM IST(21:49 UTC)

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with another batch of Starlink internet satellites.