List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
As of 2 May 2025, rockets from the Falcon 9 family have been launched 479 times, with 476 full mission successes, three failures,[a] and one partial failure. Designed and operated by SpaceX, the Falcon 9 family includes the retired versions Falcon 9 v1.0, v1.1, and v1.2 "Full Thrust" (blocks 3 and 4), along with the active Block 5 evolution. Falcon Heavy is a heavy-lift derivative of Falcon 9, combining a strengthened central core with two Falcon 9 first stages as side boosters.[1]
The Falcon design features reusable first-stage boosters, which land either on a ground pad near the launch site or on a drone ship at sea.[2] In December 2015, Falcon 9 became the first rocket to land propulsively after delivering a payload into orbit.[3] This reusability results in significantly reduced launch costs, as the cost of the first stage constitutes the majority of the cost of a new rocket.[4][5] Falcon family boosters have successfully landed 439 times in 452 attempts. A total of 46 boosters have flown multiple missions, with a record of 27 missions by a booster. SpaceX has also reflown fairing halves more than 300 times, with some being reflown at least twenty times.[6]
Typical missions include launches of SpaceX's Starlink satellites (accounting for a majority of the Falcon manifest since January 2020), Dragon crew and cargo missions to the International Space Station, and launches of commercial and military satellites to LEO, polar, and geosynchronous orbits. The heaviest payload launched on Falcon is a batch of 24 Starlink V2-Mini satellites weighing about 17,500 kg (38,600 lb) total, first flown in February 2024,[7] landing on JRTI. The heaviest payload launched to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) was the 9,200 kg (20,300 lb) Jupiter-3 on July 29, 2023. Launches to higher orbits have included DSCOVR to Sun–Earth Lagrange point L1, TESS to a lunar flyby, a Tesla Roadster demonstration payload to a heliocentric orbit extending past the orbit of Mars, DART and Hera to the asteroid Didymos, Euclid to Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2, Psyche to the asteroid 16 Psyche, and Europa Clipper to Europa (a moon of Jupiter).
Launch statistics
[edit]Rockets from the Falcon 9 family have a success rate of 99.37% and have been launched 479 times over 15 years, resulting in 476 full successes, two in-flight failures (SpaceX CRS-7 and Starlink Group 9–3), one pre-flight failure (AMOS-6 while being prepared for an on-pad static fire test), and one partial failure (SpaceX CRS-1, which delivered its cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), but a secondary payload was stranded in a lower-than-planned orbit). The active version of the rocket, the Falcon 9 Block 5, has flown 411 times successfully and failed once (Starlink Group 9–3), resulting in the 99.76% success rate.
In 2022, the Falcon 9 set a new record with 60 successful launches by the same launch vehicle type in a calendar year. This surpassed the previous record held by Soyuz-U, which had 47 launches (45 successful) in 1979.[8] In 2023, the Falcon family of rockets (including the Falcon Heavy) had 96 successful launches, surpassing the 63 launches (61 successful) of the R-7 rocket family in 1980.[b][9] In 2024, SpaceX broke their own record with 134 total Falcon flights (133 successful) accounting for over half of all orbital launches that year.
The Falcon 9 has evolved through several versions: v1.0 was launched five times from 2010 to 2013, v1.1 launched 15 times from 2013 to 2016, Full Thrust launched 36 times from 2015 to 2015. The most recent version, Block 5, was introduced in May 2018.[10] With each iteration, the Falcon 9 has become more powerful and capable of vertical landing. As vertical landings became more commonplace, SpaceX focused on streamlining the refurbishment process for boosters, making it faster and more cost-effective.[11]
The Falcon Heavy derivative is a heavy-lift launch vehicle composed of three Falcon 9 first-stage boosters. The central core is reinforced, while the side boosters feature aerodynamic nosecone instead of the usual interstage.[12]
Falcon 9 first-stage boosters landed successfully in 439 of 452 attempts (97.1%), with 414 out of 420 (98.6%) for the Falcon 9 Block 5 version. A total of 412 re-flights of first stage boosters have all successfully launched their second stages and, all but one, their payloads.
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[edit]From June 2010, to the end of 2019, Falcon 9 was launched 77 times, with 75 full mission successes, one partial failure and one total loss of the spacecraft. In addition, one rocket and its payload were destroyed on the launch pad during the fueling process before a static fire test was set to occur. Falcon Heavy was launched three times, all successful.
The first Falcon 9 version, Falcon 9 v1.0, was launched five times from June 2010, to March 2013, its successor Falcon 9 v1.1 15 times from September 2013, to January 2016, and the Falcon 9 Full Thrust (through Block 4) 36 times from December 2015, to June 2018. The latest Full Thrust variant, Block 5, was introduced in May 2018,[13] and launched 21 times before the end of 2019.
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[edit]From January 2020, to the end of 2022, Falcon 9 was launched 117 times, all successful, and landed boosters successfully on 111 of 114 attempts. Falcon Heavy was launched once and was successful, including landing of the mission's two side boosters.
2023
[edit]SpaceX launched 96 Falcon family vehicles—91 Falcon 9 and five Falcon Heavy rockets. It surpassed both the company's own single-year launch record of 61 and the global annual record of 64 launches, coming close to its previously announced goal of 100 Falcon launches in the year.[14][15]
The company's payload delivery capacity also rose, with approximately 1,200 tonnes (2,600,000 lb) sent to orbit.[16]
| Flight No. | Date and time (UTC) | Version, booster[f] | Launch site | Payload[g] | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome | Booster landing |
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| 195 | January 3, 2023 14:56[17] | F9 B5 B1060.15 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Transporter-6 (115 payload smallsat rideshare) | Unknown[h] | SSO | Various | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit.[18] It included six space tugs, also known as orbital transfer vehicles (OTV), which are two of D-Orbit's ION Satellite Carriers, Epic Aerospace's Chimera LEO 1, Momentus's Vigoride-5, Skykraft's OTV and Launcher's Orbiter SN1.[19][20] Orbiter SN1 failed shortly after deployment from Falcon and before deploying payloads. One of the payloads, EWS RROCI failed to deploy from Falcon 9 and the satellite re-entered with the upper stage.[21] This was not a SpaceX failure as brokered dispensers and deployers are used on Transporter missions.[22] | |||||||||
| 196 | January 10, 2023 04:50[23] | F9 B5 B1076.2 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | OneWeb 16 (40 satellites) | 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) | Polar LEO | OneWeb | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, OneWeb suspended launches on Soyuz rockets.[24] In March 2022, OneWeb announced that they had signed an agreement with SpaceX to resume satellite launches.[25] This flight, the 16th of the OneWeb program and the second on a SpaceX rocket, carried 40 satellites.[26][27][28] | |||||||||
| FH 5 | January 15, 2023 22:56[29] | Falcon Heavy B5 B1070 (core) | Kennedy, LC‑39A | USSF-67 (CBAS-2 & LDPE-3A) | ~3,750 kg (8,270 lb) | GEO | USSF | Success | No attempt |
| B1064.2 (side) | Success (LZ‑2) | ||||||||
| B1065.2 (side) | Success (LZ‑1) | ||||||||
| First launch of Phase 2 US Air Force contract. US$316 million cost for the fiscal year of 2022, for the first flight,[30] mostly includes the cost of an extended payload fairing, upgrades to the company's West Coast launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and a vertical integration facility required for NRO missions, while the launching price does not increase.[31] SpaceX deliberately expended the center core, which thus lacked grid fins and landing gear, while the two side-boosters were recovered at Landing Zones 1 and 2, and it was the fourth second stage featuring Falcon long coast mission-extension kit as the mission requirements are same as the USSF-44 mission.[32] | |||||||||
| 197 | January 18, 2023 12:24[33] | F9 B5 B1077.2 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | USA-343 (GPS-III SV06) | 4,352 kg (9,595 lb) | MEO | USSF | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Global Positioning System navigation satellite, sixth GPS Block III satellite to be launched, named after Amelia Earhart. Space vehicle manufacturing contract awarded February 2013.[34] In September 2018, the space vehicle was integrating harnesses.[35] In March 2018, the Air Force announced it had awarded the launch contract for three GPS satellites to SpaceX.[36][37][38] | |||||||||
| 198 | January 19, 2023 15:43[39] | F9 B5 B1075.1 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 2-4 (51 satellites) | 15,000 kg (33,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 51 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 570 km (350 mi) orbit at an inclination of 70° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 199 | January 26, 2023 09:32[40] | F9 B5 B1067.9 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 5-2 (56 satellites) | ~17,400 kg (38,400 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 56 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. This was the heaviest payload to date flown on Falcon 9.[41] | |||||||||
| 200 | January 31, 2023 16:15[42] | F9 B5 B1071.7 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 2-6 (49 satellites) | ~15,200 kg (33,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| ION SCV009 | D-Orbit | ||||||||
| Launch of 49 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 570 km (350 mi) orbit at an inclination of 70° to expand internet constellation. Also carried D-Orbit's ION SCV009 "Eclectic Elena."[43][44][45] | |||||||||
| 201 | February 2, 2023 07:58[42] | F9 B5 B1069.5 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Starlink: Group 5-3 (53 satellites) | 16,500 kg (36,400 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 53 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 202 | February 7, 2023 01:32[46] | F9 B5 B1073.6 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Amazonas Nexus | 4,146 kg (9,140 lb) | GTO | Hispasat | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| A high-throughput telecommunications satellite.[47][48] Hosted payloads included USSF Pathfinder 2[49] and Tele Greenland A/S's GreenSat.[50][51] | |||||||||
| 203 | February 12, 2023 05:10[52] | F9 B5 B1062.12 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 5-4 (55 satellites) | 17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 55 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation.[53][54] This launch marked a new pad turnaround record for SpaceX, launching 5 days, 3 hours and 38 minutes after the previous mission from SLC-40.[55] | |||||||||
| 204 | February 17, 2023 19:12[52] | F9 B5 B1063.9 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 2-5 (51 satellites) | 15,900 kg (35,100 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 51 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 570 km (350 mi) orbit at an inclination of 70° to expand internet constellation.[56] | |||||||||
| 205 | February 18, 2023 03:59[57] | F9 B5 B1077.3 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Inmarsat-6 F2 | 5,470 kg (12,060 lb) | GTO | Inmarsat | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Inmarsat maintained its launch option after a scheduled 2016 Falcon Heavy launch (a European Aviation Network satellite) was switched for an Ariane 5 launch in 2017.[58] This option could be used for launching Inmarsat-6B.[59] In February 2022, Inmarsat confirmed Inmarsat-6 F2 will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket.[60][61] The satellite reached the supersynchronous geostationary transfer orbit of 387 km × 41,592 km (240 mi × 25,844 mi) inclined at 27°.[62] | |||||||||
| 206 | February 27, 2023 23:13[63] | F9 B5 B1076.3 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-1 (21 satellites) | ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation.[64][65][66] This mission marked the debut of the v2 mini satellites, a smaller version of the planned v2 satellites, which are to launch on the future Starship. The v2 mini is 2.4 times the mass of its v1.5 predecessor but provides four times the data capacity.[67] Unlike the v1.5, the tension rods that hold the v2 mini satellites together during launch, remain attached to the Falcon 9 second stage after deployment, reducing orbital debris.[68] This flight marked the 100th consecutive landing success of a Falcon 9 booster since February 16, 2021. | |||||||||
| 207 | March 2, 2023 05:34[69] | F9 B5 B1078.1 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Crew-6 (Crew Dragon C206.4 Endeavour) | ~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) | LEO (ISS) | NASA (CTS) | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Last USCV launch out of original NASA award of six Crew Dragon missions, to carry up to four astronauts and 100 kg (220 lb) of cargo to the ISS, as well as feature a lifeboat function to evacuate astronauts from ISS in case of an emergency.[70][71] | |||||||||
| 208 | March 3, 2023 18:38[63] | F9 B5 B1061.12 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 2-7 (51 satellites) | 15,900 kg (35,100 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 51 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 570 km (350 mi) orbit at an inclination of 70° to expand internet constellation.[72] | |||||||||
| 209 | March 9, 2023 19:13[73] | F9 B5 B1062.13 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | OneWeb 17 (40 satellites) | 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) | LEO | OneWeb | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, OneWeb suspended launches on Soyuz rockets.[24] In March 2022, OneWeb announced they had signed an agreement with SpaceX to resume satellite launches.[25][27] | |||||||||
| 210 | March 15, 2023 00:30[74] | F9 B5 B1073.7 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | SpaceX CRS-27 (Dragon C209.3) | 2,852 kg (6,288 lb) | LEO (ISS) | NASA (CRS) | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Three more CRS Phase 2 missions for Dragon 2 covering up to CRS-29 were announced in December 2020.[75] This flight used a partial boostback burn to bring the first-stage booster to its drone ship closer to the coast. The maneuver was meant to cut down processing time by decreasing the time spent moving the ship back for refurbishment.[76][77][78] | |||||||||
| 211 | March 17, 2023 19:26[79] | F9 B5 B1071.8 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 2-8 (52 satellites) | ~16,200 kg (35,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 52 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 570 km (350 mi) orbit at an inclination of 70° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 212 | March 17, 2023 23:38[79] | F9 B5 B1069.6 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | SES-18 & SES-19 | ~7,000 kg (15,000 lb) | GTO | SES | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| SpaceX launched two C-band satellites for SES, with the option to launch a third satellite on a second flight.[80][81] SpaceX set a new record for the shortest time between two Falcon 9 launches at 4 hours and 12 minutes. The previous record time was 7 hours and 10 minutes, set between the Crew-5 and Starlink Group 4-29 missions on October 5, 2022. | |||||||||
| 213 | March 24, 2023 15:43[82] | F9 B5 B1067.10 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 5-5 (56 satellites) | ~17,400 kg (38,400 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 56 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation.[83] | |||||||||
| 214 | March 29, 2023 20:01[84] | F9 B5 B1077.4 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 5-10 (56 satellites) | ~17,400 kg (38,400 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 56 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. This launch marked the first time SpaceX completed eight launches in a calendar month. | |||||||||
| 215 | April 2, 2023 14:29[85] | F9 B5 B1075.2 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | SDA Tranche 0A (10 satellites) | Unknown | LEO | SDA | Success | Success (LZ‑4) |
| First launch of SDA Transport and Tracking Layer satellites. Out of 10 satellites, 8 are York Space Systems built Transport layer satellites and 2 are SpaceX-Leidos built, Starlink-derived Tracking Layer satellites.[86] The Transport layer is an interoperable mesh network of satellites intended to provide periodic low-latency and high-capacity data connectivity, while the Tracking Layer consists of interconnected satellites with cross-links and wide field of view infrared sensors for hypersonic missile tracking. | |||||||||
| 216 | April 7, 2023 04:30[87] | F9 B5 B1076.4 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Intelsat 40e | ~5,588 kg (12,319 lb) | GTO | Intelsat | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Maxar Technologies-built satellite to service North and Central America.[88][89] Also hosts the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) experiment. | |||||||||
| 217 | April 15, 2023 06:47[90] | F9 B5 B1063.10 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Transporter-7 (51 payload smallsat rideshare) | Unknown | SSO | Various | Success | Success (LZ‑4) |
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit. First flight with short nozzle second stage aimed at lowering costs and improving launch cadence, but is only suitable for missions with lower performance requirements.[91][92] Fifth mission featuring a second stage with a long coast mission-extension kit, accommodating the four second stage burns for payload deployment, excluding the deorbit burn. | |||||||||
| 218 | April 19, 2023 14:31[93] | F9 B5 B1073.8 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-2 (21 satellites) | ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 219 | April 27, 2023 13:40[94] | F9 B5 B1061.13 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 3-5 (46 satellites) | ~14,100 kg (31,100 lb) | SSO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 46 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 560 km (350 mi) sun-synchronous orbit at an inclination of 97.6° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 220 | April 28, 2023 22:12[95] | F9 B5 B1078.2 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 | ~4,100 kg (9,000 lb) | MEO | SES | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Second part of SES' MEO satellites for its O3b low-latency, high-performance connectivity services.[96][97][98] | |||||||||
| FH 6 | May 1, 2023 00:26[99] | Falcon Heavy B5 B1068 (core) | Kennedy, LC‑39A | ViaSat-3 Americas[100][101] | 6,400 kg (14,100 lb) | GEO | ViaSat | Success | No attempt |
| B1052.8 (side) | Aurora 4A (Arcturus)[102][103] | 300 kg (660 lb) | Astranis / Pacific Dataport | No attempt | |||||
| B1053.3 (side) | GS-1 | 22 kg (49 lb) | Gravity Space | No attempt | |||||
| This mission directly delivered the satellites to geostationary orbit, thus the core and side boosters were all expendable alongside having the sixth second stage featuring Falcon long coast mission-extension kit.[104] Satellites of the ViaSat-3 class use electric propulsion, which requires less fuel for stationkeeping operations over their lifetime,[101] making them the heaviest all-electric satellites ever launched into space. First mission to expend all three cores. GS-1 is a cubesat operated by Gravity Space on behalf of PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara who calls the satellite Nusantara-H1-A. | |||||||||
| 221 | May 4, 2023 07:31[105] | F9 B5 B1069.7 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 5-6 (56 satellites) | ~17,400 kg (38,400 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 56 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation.[105][106] | |||||||||
| 222 | May 10, 2023 20:09[107] | F9 B5 B1075.3[108] | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 2-9 (51 satellites) | 15,900 kg (35,100 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 51 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 570 km (350 mi) orbit at an inclination of 70° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 223 | May 14, 2023 05:03[109] | F9 B5 B1067.11 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 5-9 (56 satellites) | ~17,400 kg (38,400 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 56 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 224 | May 19, 2023 06:19[110] | F9 B5 B1076.5 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-3 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 225 | May 20, 2023 13:16[110] | F9 B5 B1063.11 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Iridium-NEXT[111] (5 satellites) OneWeb (15 Gen1 plus a Gen2 test satellite)[112] | ~6,600 kg (14,600 lb) | Polar LEO | Iridium & OneWeb | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Iridium-9 rideshare mission, carrying five on-orbit spare Iridium-NEXT satellites along with 15 Gen1 and a demo Gen2 OneWeb satellites.[105] Second flight with short nozzle second stage aimed at lowering costs and improving launch cadence, but is only suitable for missions with lower performance requirements. | |||||||||
| 226 | May 21, 2023 21:37[113] | F9 B5 B1080.1 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Ax-2 (Crew Dragon C212.2 Freedom) | ~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) | LEO (ISS) | Axiom Space | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Axiom contracted for three additional private crewed missions in June 2021.[114] Peggy Whitson and John Shoffner were signed on as commander and pilot for Ax-2.[115][116] The third and fourth seats were bought by Saudi Arabia.[117] The Saudi crew members were revealed to be Ali AlQarni and Rayyanah Barnawi.[118] First time a booster landed on a ground pad after a crewed launch. | |||||||||
| 227 | May 27, 2023 04:30[119] | F9 B5 B1062.14 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | ArabSat 7B (Badr-8)[120] | ~4,500 kg (9,900 lb) | GTO | Arabsat | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Includes Airbus's TELEO optical communications payload demonstrator.[121] | |||||||||
| 228 | May 31, 2023 06:02[122] | F9 B5 B1061.14 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 2-10 (52 satellites) | ~16,400 kg (36,200 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 52 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 570 km (350 mi) orbit at an inclination of 70° to expand internet constellation. The 200th consecutive successful Falcon 9 mission. This launch marked the first time SpaceX completed nine launches in a calendar month. | |||||||||
| 229 | June 4, 2023 12:20[122] | F9 B5 B1078.3 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-4 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 230 | June 5, 2023 15:47[123] | F9 B5 B1077.5 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | SpaceX CRS-28 (Dragon C208.4) | ~3,304 kg (7,284 lb) | LEO (ISS) | NASA (CRS) | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Three more CRS Phase 2 missions for Dragon 2 covering up to CRS-29 were announced in December 2020.[75] Third flight with short nozzle second stage aimed at lowering costs and improving launch cadence, but is only suitable for missions with lower performance requirements. | |||||||||
| 231 | June 12, 2023 07:10[124] | F9 B5 B1073.9 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 5-11 (52 satellites) | ~16,400 kg (36,200 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 52 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 232 | June 12, 2023 21:35[125] | F9 B5 B1071.9 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Transporter-8 (72 payload smallsat rideshare) | Unknown[h] | SSO | Various | Success | Success (LZ‑4) |
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit. Launcher's Orbiter SN3 vehicle[19] and the first Satellite Vu Mid-wave Infrared imaging satellite are expected to fly on this mission. This mission marked the 200th overall successful booster landing. Fourth flight with short nozzle second stage aimed at lowering costs and improving launch cadence, but is only suitable for missions with lower performance requirements. | |||||||||
| 233 | June 18, 2023 22:21[126] | F9 B5 B1067.12[127] | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | SATRIA[128] | ~4,580 kg (10,100 lb) | GTO | PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| PSN selected Falcon 9 in September 2020, to launch its satellite instead of a Chinese rocket or Ariane 5. | |||||||||
| 234 | June 22, 2023 07:19[126] | F9 B5 B1075.4[129] | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 5-7 (47 satellites) | ~14,500 kg (32,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 47 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. This launch from Vandenberg achieved a record-breaking low orbital inclination of 43° for a rocket launched from the West Coast of the United States. Previous Starlink Group 9 launches to 43° had been conducted from the East Coast. Due to the unique orbital insertion, this launch carried nine fewer Starlink v1.5 satellites than a typical Group 9 launch, reducing weight by about 2,900 kg (6,400 lb).[130] | |||||||||
| 235 | June 23, 2023 15:35[131] | F9 B5 B1069.8 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 5-12 (56 satellites) | ~17,400 kg (38,400 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 56 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 236 | July 1, 2023 15:12[132] | F9 B5 B1080.2 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Euclid | ~2,160 kg (4,760 lb) | Sun–Earth L2 injection | ESA | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Euclid is a space telescope to better understand dark energy and dark matter by accurately measuring the acceleration of the universe.[133] | |||||||||
| 237 | July 7, 2023 19:29[134] | F9 B5 B1063.12[135] | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 5-13 (48 satellites) | ~14,900 kg (32,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 48 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. This launch was to a lower than normal orbital inclination for a West Coast launch, as launches to 43° are normally conducted from the East Coast. Due to the unique orbital insertion, this launch carried fewer Starlink satellites than a typical launch, reducing weight. | |||||||||
| 238 | July 10, 2023 03:58[134] | F9 B5 B1058.16 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-5 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. On this flight, B1058 became the booster to launch and land 16 times. | |||||||||
| 239 | July 16, 2023 03:50[136] | F9 B5 B1060.16[137] | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 5-15 (54 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 54 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. Final launch of Starlink v1.5 satellites. This launch marked the second time a booster was being launched for the 16th time. | |||||||||
| 240 | July 20, 2023 04:09[138] | F9 B5 B1071.10 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 6-15 (15 satellites) | ~12,000 kg (26,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 15 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. First Starlink v2 mini launch from West Coast. This launch was to a lower than normal orbital inclination for a West Coast launch, as launches to 43° are normally conducted from the East Coast. Due to the unique orbital insertion, this launch carried fewer Starlink satellites than a typical launch, reducing weight. | |||||||||
| 241 | July 24, 2023 00:50[138] | F9 B5 B1076.6 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-6 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 242 | July 28, 2023 04:01[139] | F9 B5 B1062.15 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-7 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. The launch occurred 4 days, 3 hours and 11 minutes after SpaceX's previous mission from the same pad, setting a new record that was broken again ten days later with flight 244. | |||||||||
| FH 7 | July 29, 2023 03:04[140] | Falcon Heavy B5 B1074 (core) | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Jupiter-3 (EchoStar-24)[141] | ~9,200 kg (20,300 lb) | GTO | EchoStar | Success | No attempt |
| B1064.3 (side) | Success (LZ‑1) | ||||||||
| B1065.3 (side) | Success (LZ‑2) | ||||||||
| Largest and heaviest geostationary communication satellite ever launched.[141] Both side boosters returned to the launch site while the center core was expended.[142] First second stage featuring Falcon medium coast mission-extension kit.[143] | |||||||||
| 243 | August 3, 2023 05:00[144] | F9 B5 B1077.6 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Galaxy 37 | ~5,063 kg (11,162 lb) | GTO | Intelsat | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Intelsat originally contracted both SpaceX and Arianespace to launch its seventh C-band replacement satellite, Galaxy 37.[145] Launch was previously awarded to Arianespace.[146][147] Also known as Galaxy 13R, as it replaced Galaxy 13.[148] The spacecraft also contains a Ku-band payload known as Horizons-4, which is Japan-licensed. | |||||||||
| 244 | August 7, 2023 02:41[149] | F9 B5 B1078.4 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-8 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. This launch marked a turnaround record for SpaceX; the launch occurred 3 days, 21 hours and 41 minutes after SpaceX's previous mission from SLC-40. The previous record was set the month before at the same launch pad. | |||||||||
| 245 | August 8, 2023 03:57[150] | F9 B5 B1075.5 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 6-20 (15 satellites) | ~12,000 kg (26,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 15 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. This launch was to a lower than normal orbital inclination for a West Coast launch, as launches to 43° are normally conducted from the East Coast. Due to the unique orbital insertion, this launch carried fewer Starlink satellites than a typical launch, reducing weight. | |||||||||
| 246 | August 11, 2023 05:17[151] | F9 B5 B1069.9 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-9 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. 1st time flying a fairing half for the 11th time. 100th launch of a batch of Starlink satellites (excluding launch of test satellites Tintin A&B). | |||||||||
| 247 | August 17, 2023 03:36[152] | F9 B5 B1067.13 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-10 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 248 | August 22, 2023 09:37[153] | F9 B5 B1061.15 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-1 (21 satellites) | ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 249 | August 26, 2023 07:27[154] | F9 B5 B1081.1[155] | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Crew-7[156] (Crew Dragon C210.3 Endurance) | ~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) | LEO (ISS) | NASA (CTS) | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| After first six Crew Dragon launches of NASA USCV award, a further three missions for SpaceX were announced on December 3, 2021. These launches carry up to four astronauts and 100 kg (220 lb) of cargo to the ISS as well as feature a lifeboat function to evacuate astronauts from ISS in case of an emergency.[71][157] | |||||||||
| 250 | August 27, 2023 01:05[158] | F9 B5 B1080.3 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-11 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 251 | September 1, 2023 02:21[159] | F9 B5 B1077.7 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-13 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 252 | September 2, 2023 02:21[160] 14:25[161] | F9 B5 B1063.13 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | SDA Tranche 0B (13 satellites) | Unknown | LEO | SDA | Success | Success (LZ‑4) |
| Second launch of SDA Transport and Tracking Layer satellites. Originally intended to launch the remaining 18 satellites, but a late change reduced this to 13. One was York Space Systems built and 10 are Lockheed Martin-Tyvak Space systems built Transport layer satellites, and two were SpaceX/Leidos built, Starlink-derived Tracking layer satellites.[86] The Transport layer is an interoperable mesh network of satellites intended to provide periodic low-latency and high-capacity data connectivity, while the Tracking Layer consists of interconnected satellites with cross-links and wide field-of-view infrared sensors for hypersonic missile tracking. Fifth flight with short nozzle second stage aimed at lowering costs and improving launch cadence, but is only suitable for missions with lower performance requirements. This was the 61st launch of a Falcon rocket this year, the same number of launches carried out in all of 2022. | |||||||||
| 253 | September 4, 2023 02:47[162] | F9 B5 B1073.10 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Starlink: Group 6-12 (22 satellites) | ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. With this launch, SpaceX's Falcon family surpassed the yearly world record for most successful launches, previously set by the R-7 rocket family in 1980. | |||||||||
| 254 | September 9, 2023 03:12[163] | F9 B5 B1076.7 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-14 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 255 | September 12, 2023 06:57[164] | F9 B5 B1071.11 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-2 (21 satellites) | ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 256 | September 16, 2023 03:38[165] | F9 B5 B1078.5 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-16 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. This was the 200th flight and 200th success of the Block 5 version of Falcon 9. SpaceX's Falcon family thus broke the yearly world record for most launches attempted (irrespective of launch outcome) by any rocket family, i.e., 64 set by the R-7 family in 1980 after this launch.[166][167] | |||||||||
| 257 | September 20, 2023 03:38[168] | F9 B5 B1058.17 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-17 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. SpaceX set a new record using the same booster for the 17th time. | |||||||||
| 258 | September 24, 2023 03:38[169] | F9 B5 B1060.17 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-18 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. Second booster to fly for the 17th time. | |||||||||
| 259 | September 25, 2023 08:48[170] | F9 B5 B1075.6 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-3 (21 satellites) | ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. 9 | |||||||||
| 260 | September 30, 2023 02:00[171] | F9 B5 B1069.10 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-19 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. This launch marked the first time SpaceX completed ten launches in a calendar month. | |||||||||
| 261 | October 5, 2023 05:36[172] | F9 B5 B1076.8 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-21 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 262 | October 9, 2023 07:23[173] | F9 B5 B1063.14 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-4 (21 satellites) | ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| FH 8 | October 13, 2023 14:19[174] | Falcon Heavy B5 B1079 (core)[175] | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Psyche[176] | ~2,608 kg (5,750 lb) | Heliocentric | NASA (Discovery) | Success | No attempt |
| B1064.4 (side) | Success (LZ‑1) | ||||||||
| B1065.4 (side) | Success (LZ‑2) | ||||||||
| Discovery Program mission designed to explore asteroid 16 Psyche to investigate the formation of the early Solar System.[177] Center core expended, while both side-boosters returned to Cape Canaveral for landings at LZ-1 and LZ-2.[178] | |||||||||
| 263 | October 13, 2023 23:01[179] | F9 B5 B1067.14 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-22 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 264 | October 18, 2023 00:39[180] | F9 B5 B1062.16 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-23 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 265 | October 21, 2023 08:23[181] | F9 B5 B1061.16 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-5 (21 satellites) | ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 266 | October 22, 2023 02:17[182] | F9 B5 B1080.4 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-24 (23 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. First time 23 Starlinks V2 Mini were launched and new Falcon 9 payload mass record of 18,400 kg. | |||||||||
| 267 | October 29, 2023 09:00[183] | F9 B5 B1075.7 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-6 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. New record of launching 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites from the West Coast. | |||||||||
| 268 | October 30, 2023 23:20[184] | F9 B5 B1077.8 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-25 (23 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 269 | November 4, 2023 00:37[185] | F9 B5 B1058.18 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-26 (23 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. First booster to fly for the 18th time. | |||||||||
| 270 | November 8, 2023 05:05[186] | F9 B5 B1073.11 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-27 (23 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 271 | November 10, 2023 01:28[187] | F9 B5 B1081.2 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | SpaceX CRS-29 (Dragon C211.2) | ~9,525 kg (20,999 lb) | LEO (ISS) | NASA (CRS) | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Three more CRS Phase 2 missions for Dragon 2 covering up to CRS-29 were announced in December 2020.[75] The mission launched 2,381 kilograms (5,249 lb) of pressurized cargo and 569 kilograms (1,254 lb) of unpressurized cargo and then spent approximately one month on station. Among the cargo was station supplies and science experiments, including NASA's ILLUMA-T (Laser Communication from Space) and AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) experiments, and ESA's Aquamembrane-3 experiment.[188] | |||||||||
| 272 | November 11, 2023 18:49[189] | F9 B5 B1071.12 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Transporter-9 (113 payload smallsat rideshare) | Unknown[h] | SSO | Various | Success | Success (LZ‑4) |
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit. Sixth flight with short nozzle second stage aimed at lowering costs and improving launch cadence, but is only suitable for missions with lower performance requirements. Momentus has announced that three sats manifested by them failed to deploy from the Transporter-9 mission. The satellites were destroyed when second stage deorbited.[190] | |||||||||
| 273 | November 12, 2023 21:08[191] | F9 B5 B1076.9 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 | ~4,100 kg (9,000 lb) | MEO | SES | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Third part of SES' MEO satellites for its O3b low-latency, high-performance connectivity services.[96] This is the first time a single booster launched for 8 times in a single calendar year. | |||||||||
| 274 | November 18, 2023 05:05[192] | F9 B5 B1069.11 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-28 (23 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 275 | November 20, 2023 10:30[193] | F9 B5 B1063.15 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-7 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 276 | November 22, 2023 07:47[194] | F9 B5 B1067.15 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-29 (23 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 277 | November 28, 2023 04:20[195] | F9 B5 B1062.17 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-30 (23 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. First time SpaceX conducted 50th orbital launches in year from SLC-40. | |||||||||
| 278 | December 1, 2023 18:19[196] | F9 B5 B1061.17 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | 425 Project satellite[197] EIRSAT-1 and others 23 secondary payloads[198] | ~800 kg (1,800 lb) (main satellite) | SSO | Republic of Korea Armed Forces | Success | Success (LZ‑4) |
| A military satellite of South Korea with a mass of 800 kg. EIRSAT-1 is an Irish 2U cubesat that carries a gamma-ray detector and an experiment of thermal coatings for other spacecraft.[199] SpaceX completing 250th landing of a Falcon first-stage booster this mission. | |||||||||
| 279 | December 3, 2023 04:00[200] | F9 B5 B1078.6 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-31 (23 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 280 | December 7, 2023 05:07[201] | F9 B5 B1077.9 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-33 (23 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. SpaceX's 90th launch of the year including Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. | |||||||||
| 281 | December 8, 2023 08:03[202] | F9 B5 B1071.13 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-8 (22 satellites) | ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. 200th landing on a droneship by a Falcon booster. Fastest turnaround of Vandenberg SLC-4E pad at 6 days, 13 hours and 44 minutes. USA broke the world record of most launches by a nation (108), held by Soviet Union in 1982.[203][204] SpaceX completed 100 launches in 365 days (a year) between December 8, 2022, 22:27 UTC and December 8, 2023, 8:03 UTC.[205] | |||||||||
| 282 | December 19, 2023 04:01[206] | F9 B5 B1081.3 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-34 (23 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 283 | December 23, 2023 05:33[207] | F9 B5 B1058.19 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-32 (23 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Partial failure (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. First booster to fly for the 19th time. Despite the landing being initially successful, the booster later tipped over during transit due to rough seas, high winds and waves, the stage was unable to be secured to the deck for recovery and later tipped over and was destroyed in transit. SpaceX has already equipped newer Falcon boosters with upgraded landing legs that have the capability to self-level and mitigate this type of issue.[208] | |||||||||
| 284 | December 24, 2023 13:11[209] | F9 B5 B1075.8 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | SARah 2 & 3[210] | ~3,600 kg (7,900 lb) | SSO | German Intelligence Service | Success | Success (LZ‑4) |
| In January 2019, the satellites were expected to be launched between November 2020 and September 2021.[211] Seventh flight with short nozzle second stage aimed at lowering costs and improving launch cadence, but is only suitable for missions with lower performance requirements. | |||||||||
| FH 9 | December 29, 2023 01:07[212] | Falcon Heavy B5 B1084 (core)[213] | Kennedy, LC‑39A | USSF-52 (Boeing X-37B OTV-7) | 6,350 kg (14,000 lb) + OTV payload | High Elliptical HEO[214] | Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office[215]/USSF | Success | No attempt |
| B1064.5 (side) | Success (LZ‑1) | ||||||||
| B1065.5 (side) | Success (LZ‑2) | ||||||||
| Classified payload contract awarded in June 2018 for US$130 million,[216] increased to $149.2 million in August 2021, due to "a change in the contract requirements" and was expected to be completed by April 14, 2022.[217] Draft solicitation said the launch was 6,350 kg (14,000 lb) to GTO.[218] A month before launch, the Air Force announced that the mission will fly the X-37B spaceplane.[219] Fourth flight of the second X-37B. Center core expended as both side boosters landed on LZ-1 and LZ-2. | |||||||||
| 285 | December 29, 2023 04:01[220] | F9 B5 B1069.12 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-36 (23 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. SpaceX set a new record for the shortest time between two Falcon launches at 2 hours and 54 minutes. The previous record time was 4 hours and 12 minutes, set between the Starlink Group 2-8 and SES-18 & SES-19 missions on March 17, 2023. | |||||||||
2024
[edit]SpaceX conducted 134 Falcon family (132 Falcon 9 and two Falcon Heavy) launches in 2024, including the failed Starlink Group 9-3 mission.[221] It again broke the global single-year launch record of 98 launches in a year (set by SpaceX in the previous year with 96 Falcon and 2 Starship launches).
The company had set initial launch targets for the year of approximately 144 launches, or an average of 12 per month, accounting for potential delays due to weather, technical issues, and scheduled maintenance.[222][223] However, subsequent statements from SpaceX leadership indicated a potential increase to 148 launches, an average of 13 launches per month.[224][225] Later in November 2024, due to launch or recovery failures leading to several mishap investigations and delays, SpaceX leadership lowered the year's launch projections to approximately 136 launches in the year, which was subsequently missed by two launches.[226]
The company's payload delivery capacity also rose, with more than 1,498 tonnes (3,303,000 lb) (only 85.5% of the launches were reported launch masses) sent to orbit.[227]
| Flight No. | Date and time (UTC) | Version, booster[f] | Launch site | Payload[g] | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome | Booster landing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 286 | January 3, 2024 03:44[228] | F9 B5 B1082.1 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-9 (22 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including the first six to feature direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 287 | January 3, 2024 23:04[229] | F9 B5 B1076.10 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Ovzon-3 | 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) | GTO | Ovzon | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Broadband internet provider satellite.[230] First Falcon 9 launch to GTO with a return-to-launch-site (RTLS) landing. First commercial satellite with Roll Out Solar Array that was deployed on January 10, 2024.[231][232] | |||||||||
| 288 | January 7, 2024 22:35[233] | F9 B5 B1067.16 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-35 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. Falcon record for total time from hangar rollout to launch at 6 hours, 33 minutes.[234] | |||||||||
| 289 | January 14, 2024 08:59[235] | F9 B5 B1061.18 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-10 (22 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. Second booster to fly for the 18th time. | |||||||||
| 290 | January 15, 2024 01:52[236] | F9 B5 B1073.12 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-37 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. Shortest landing-to-landing turnaround of a droneship, at about 7 days. 300th successful mission for SpaceX.[237] Following this launch, SLC-40 was deactivated for planned maintenance and upgrades and would not see another flight until January 30.[238] | |||||||||
| 291 | January 18, 2024 21:49[239] | F9 B5 B1080.5 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Ax-3 (Crew Dragon C212.3 Freedom) | ~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) | LEO (ISS) | Axiom Space | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Axiom contracted for three additional private crewed missions in June 2021.[240][114][241] The crew consisted of American Michael López-Alegría, Italian astronaut Walter Villadei, ESA Swedish Project astronaut Marcus Wandt and Turkish astronaut Alper Gezeravcı. | |||||||||
| 292 | January 24, 2024 00:35[242] | F9 B5 B1063.16 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-11 (22 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 293 | January 29, 2024 01:10[243] | F9 B5 B1062.18 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Starlink: Group 6-38 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 294 | January 29, 2024 05:57[244] | F9 B5 B1075.9 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-12 (22 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. This landing marked the fastest turnaround of a droneship at just over 5 days. The launch also marked the fastest turnaround time of SLC-4E at 5 days, 5 hours, 22 minutes, and 20 seconds, beating previous record of 6.5 days. | |||||||||
| 295 | January 30, 2024 17:07[245] | F9 B5 B1077.10 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | CRS NG-20 | 3,726 kg (8,214 lb) | LEO (ISS) | Northrop Grumman (CRS) | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| First Cygnus flight on Falcon 9. Northrop Grumman acquired three flights from SpaceX while a replacement rocket stage is developed for its Antares rocket.[246] Eighth flight with short nozzle second stage, which has lower production cost and faster build time but is only suitable for missions with lower performance requirements. SpaceX modified the fairing to add a hatch for late cargo loads onto the spacecraft via mobile cleanroom.[247] Unmanned Enhanced Cygnus cargo spacecraft named in honor of Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson. | |||||||||
| 296 | February 8, 2024 06:33[248] | F9 B5 B1081.4 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | PACE | 1,694 kg (3,735 lb) | SSO | NASA (LSP) | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| This was a mission to launch the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) spacecraft, a 1.7 tonnes (3,700 lb), US$800 million craft, that orbits at a 676 km (420 mi) altitude. It has the Ocean Color Imager intended to study phytoplankton in the ocean, as well as two polarimeters for studying properties of clouds, aerosols and the ocean. The launch price was US$80.4 million.[249] | |||||||||
| 297 | February 10, 2024 00:34[250] | F9 B5 B1071.14 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-13 (22 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 298 | February 14, 2024 22:30[251] | F9 B5 B1078.7 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | USSF-124 (6 satellites) | Unknown | LEO | USSF / SDA | Success | Success (LZ‑2) |
| Launch included two HBTSS and four SDA Tranche 0 Tracking Layer satellites. Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.[252] Second time a second stage featured Falcon medium coast mission-extension kit. 1st time flying a fairing half for the 15th time. | |||||||||
| 299 | February 15, 2024 06:05[253] | F9 B5 B1060.18 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | IM-1 Nova-C Odysseus lander | 1,931 kg (4,257 lb) | TLI | NASA (CLPS) / Intuitive Machines | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Second mission of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, and first private American company to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon. The lander carried five payloads of up to 100 kg (220 lb) total (LRA, NDL, LN-1, SCALPSS, and ROLSES), a deployable camera namely, EagleCam and transmit data from the lunar surface in a mission lasting 2 weeks.[254][255][256] The LC-39A pad's transporter erector was modified to fuel cryogenic liquid oxygen and liquid methane into the payload before liftoff.[257] | |||||||||
| 300 | February 15, 2024 21:34[258] | F9 B5 B1082.2 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-14 (22 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. This mission marked the 300th Falcon 9 launch, the 200th consecutive successful landing of a booster, and the first time SpaceX launched three rockets within 24 hours. SpaceX removed the stiffener ring around the nozzle of Merlin Vacuum Engine on Starlink missions starting with this launch.[259] | |||||||||
| 301 | February 20, 2024 20:11[260] | F9 B5 B1067.17 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Telkomsat HTS 113BT | 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) | GTO | Telkom Indonesia | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Indonesian satellite to provide more capacity over Indonesia.[261] 300th successful Falcon 9 mission. | |||||||||
| 302 | February 23, 2024 04:11[262] | F9 B5 B1061.19 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-15 (22 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. This mission marked the second time a booster was flown for the 19th time and featured a Merlin engine that was being used on its 22nd mission beating its own record, having already surpassed Space Shuttle Main Engine no. 2019's record of 19 flights.[263] | |||||||||
| 303 | February 25, 2024 22:06[264] | F9 B5 B1069.13 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-39 (24 satellites) | ~17,500 kg (38,600 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 24 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. New mass record on Falcon 9 taking 17,500 kg (38,600 lb) to low Earth orbit.[265] | |||||||||
| 304 | February 29, 2024 15:30[266] | F9 B5 B1076.11 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-40 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 305 | March 4, 2024 03:53[267] | F9 B5 B1083.1 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Crew-8 (Crew Dragon C206.5 Endeavour) | ~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) | LEO (ISS) | NASA (CTS) | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| After first six Crew Dragon launches of NASA USCV award, a further three missions for SpaceX were announced on December 3, 2021. These launches carry up to four astronauts and 100 kg (220 lb) of cargo to the ISS as well as feature a lifeboat function to evacuate astronauts from ISS in case of an emergency. SpaceX flew its 50th astronaut on this Crew Dragon launch.[268] | |||||||||
| 306 | March 4, 2024 22:05[269] | F9 B5 B1081.5 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Transporter-10 (53 payload smallsat rideshare) | Unknown[h] | SSO | Various | Success | Success (LZ‑4) |
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit including the 1,000th satellite of SpaceX rideshare program.[270][271] Third time a second stage featured Falcon medium coast mission-extension kit. | |||||||||
| 307 | March 4, 2024 23:56[272] | F9 B5 B1073.13 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-41 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. SpaceX set a new record for the shortest time between two Falcon launches at 1 hour and 51 minutes. The previous record time was 2 hours and 54 minutes, set between the USSF-52 (Boeing X-37B OTV-7) and Starlink Group 6–36 missions on December 29, 2023. Thus for the first time, SpaceX launch operations for a mission coincided with that of a preceding launch (in this case, payload deployment of Transporter-10:(53 payloads SmallSat Rideshare).[273] It was a new record for the shortest time between three Falcon launches at 20 hours and 3 minutes. The previous record time was 23 hours and 4 minutes, set between flights 298 and 300 on February 14/15, 2024. | |||||||||
| 308 | March 10, 2024 23:05[274] | F9 B5 B1077.11 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-43 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 309 | March 11, 2024 04:09[275] | F9 B5 B1063.17 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-17 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. First time 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites are launched on a flight from Vandenberg. | |||||||||
| 310 | March 16, 2024 00:21[276] | F9 B5 B1062.19 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Starlink: Group 6-44 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 311 | March 19, 2024 02:28[277] | F9 B5 B1075.10 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-16 (20 satellites) + 2 Starshield satellites | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) (Starlink) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation and two SpaceX Starshield satellites as rideshare.[278][279] | |||||||||
| 312 | March 21, 2024 20:55[280] | F9 B5 B1080.6 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | SpaceX CRS-30 (Dragon C209.4) | 2,721 kg (5,999 lb) | LEO (ISS) | NASA (CRS) | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Six additional CRS-2 missions for Dragon 2 were announced in March 2022, resupplying the ISS until 2026.[281] First launch of Dragon 2 from SLC-40. | |||||||||
| 313 | March 24, 2024 03:09[282] | F9 B5 B1060.19 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Starlink: Group 6-42 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 314 | March 25, 2024 23:42[283] | F9 B5 B1078.8 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-46 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. Least time taken between landing and port's arrival at 50 hours and fastest turnaround of a pad switching from Dragon to Fairing mission, that was completed in 4 days.[284] | |||||||||
| 315 | March 30, 2024 21:52[285] | F9 B5 B1076.12 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Eutelsat 36D | 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) | GTO | Eutelsat | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Television broadcast satellite. First time SpaceX completed 11 Falcon launches in a calendar month. | |||||||||
| 316 | March 31, 2024 01:30[286] | F9 B5 B1067.18 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-45 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. This marks the first time SpaceX has completed 12 Falcon launches in a calendar month. | |||||||||
| 317 | April 2, 2024 02:30[287] | F9 B5 B1071.15 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 7-18 (22 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 525 km (326 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 318 | April 5, 2024 09:12[288] | F9 B5 B1069.14 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-47 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 319 | April 7, 2024 02:25[289] | F9 B5 B1081.6 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 8-1 (21 satellites) | ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including six with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 320 | April 7, 2024 23:16[290] | F9 B5 B1073.14 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Bandwagon-1 (11 payload smallsat rideshare) | Unknown[h] | LEO | Various | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to 45° inclination, 550–600 km (340–370 mi) altitude.[271][291] The mission includes flight 2 of 425 Project, a military SAR satellite of South Korea with a mass of ~800 kg (1,800 lb). | |||||||||
| 321 | April 10, 2024 05:40[292] | F9 B5 B1083.2 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-48 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 322 | April 11, 2024 14:25[293] | F9 B5 B1082.3 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | USSF-62 (WSF-M 1) | 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) | SSO | USSF | Success | Success (LZ‑4) |
| Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022. This was the first launch of the Weather System Follow-on Microwave weather satellite, which replaced the aging Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellites.[294][252] | |||||||||
| 323 | April 13, 2024 01:40[295] | F9 B5 B1062.20 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-49 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. First booster to fly for the 20th time, new record. | |||||||||
| 324 | April 17, 2024 21:26[296] | F9 B5 B1077.12 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Starlink: Group 6-51 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 325 | April 18, 2024 22:40[297] | F9 B5 B1080.7 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-52 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 326 | April 23, 2024 22:17[298] | F9 B5 B1078.9 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-53 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. 300th Falcon booster landing, including both Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy boosters.[299] | |||||||||
| 327 | April 28, 2024 00:34[300] | F9 B5 B1060.20 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Galileo-L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27) | 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) | MEO | ESA | Success | No attempt |
| First Galileo satellites booked on a US rocket following delays to the European Ariane 6 program. The booster was expended on this mission due to the performance needed to get the payload to the desired 23,616 km orbit. | |||||||||
| 328 | April 28, 2024 22:08[301] | F9 B5 B1076.13 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-54 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. 300th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch. | |||||||||
| 329 | May 2, 2024 18:36[302] | F9 B5 B1061.20 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | WorldView Legion 1 & 2 | 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) | SSO | Maxar Technologies | Success | Success (LZ‑4) |
| Two Maxar Technologies satellites built by subsidiary SSL for subsidiary DigitalGlobe.[303] Ninth flight with short nozzle second stage aimed at lowering costs and improving launch cadence, but is only suitable for missions with lower performance requirements. | |||||||||
| 330 | May 3, 2024 02:37[304] | F9 B5 B1067.19 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-55 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 331 | May 6, 2024 18:14[305] | F9 B5 B1069.15 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-57 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 332 | May 8, 2024 18:42[306] | F9 B5 B1083.3 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Starlink: Group 6-56 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 333 | May 10, 2024 04:30[307] | F9 B5 B1082.4 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 8-2 (20 satellites) | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 334 | May 13, 2024 00:53[308] | F9 B5 B1073.15 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-58 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 335 | May 14, 2024 18:39[309] | F9 B5 B1063.18 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 8-7 (20 satellites) | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 336 | May 18, 2024 00:32[310] | F9 B5 B1062.21 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-59 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. First booster to fly for the 21st time, new record. | |||||||||
| 337 | May 22, 2024 08:00[311] | F9 B5 B1071.16 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | NROL-146 (21 Starshield satellites) | Unknown | SSO | Northrop Grumman/NRO | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| The first launch of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[312][313] | |||||||||
| 338 | May 23, 2024 02:35[314] | F9 B5 B1080.8 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-62 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 339 | May 24, 2024 02:45[315] | F9 B5 B1077.13 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Starlink: Group 6-63 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 340 | May 28, 2024 14:24[316] | F9 B5 B1078.10 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-60 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 559 km (347 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 341 | May 28, 2024 22:20[317] | F9 B5 B1081.7 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | EarthCARE | 2,350 kg (5,180 lb) | SSO | ESA | Success | Success (LZ‑4) |
| EarthCARE (Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) satellite was the sixth mission in ESA's Earth Explorer program.[318] Tenth flight with short nozzle second stage aimed at lowering costs and improving launch cadence, but is only suitable for missions with lower performance requirements. This marked the first time SpaceX has completed 13 Falcon launches in a calendar month. | |||||||||
| 342 | June 1, 2024 02:37[319] | F9 B5 B1076.14 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-64 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 559 km (347 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. Fastest landing-to-landing turnaround of a drone ship, with A Shortfall of Gravitas having serviced the previous Starlink launch only 3 days, 12 hours prior.[320] First time SpaceX has completed 14 Falcon launches in a calendar month (the launch took place on the evening of May 31 local time). | |||||||||
| 343 | June 5, 2024 02:16[321] | F9 B5 B1067.20 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 8-5 (23 satellites) | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 344 | June 8, 2024 01:56[322] | F9 B5 B1069.16 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 10-1 (22 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 279 km (173 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. 300th Falcon 9 booster landing. | |||||||||
| 345 | June 8, 2024 12:58[323] | F9 B5 B1061.21 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 8-8 (20 satellites) | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. Second booster to fly for the 21st time. | |||||||||
| 346 | June 19, 2024 03:40[324] | F9 B5 B1082.5 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 9-1 (20 satellites) | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 347 | June 20, 2024 21:35[325] | F9 B5 B1080.9 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Astra 1P | 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) | GTO | SES | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| A SES satellite serving major broadcasters across Europe. | |||||||||
| 348 | June 23, 2024 17:15[326] | F9 B5 B1078.11 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 10-2 (22 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 279 km (173 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. A launch attempt on June 14 was scrubbed when B1073 commanded an abort seconds after engine ignition. The payload and second stage were moved to B1078 for launch.[327] | |||||||||
| 349 | June 24, 2024 03:47[328] | F9 B5 B1075.11 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 9-2 (20 satellites) | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| FH 10 | June 25, 2024 21:26[329] | Falcon Heavy B5 B1087 (core) | Kennedy, LC‑39A | GOES-U (GOES-19)[330] | 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) | GTO | NOAA | Success | No attempt |
| B1072.1 (side) | Success (LZ‑1) | ||||||||
| B1086.1 (side) | Success (LZ‑2) | ||||||||
| In September 2021, NASA awarded SpaceX a $152.5 million contract to provide launch services for the GOES-U weather satellite (renamed as GOES-19 after reaching geostationary orbit).[331] Fourth time a second stage featured Falcon medium coast mission-extension kit. Center core expended as side boosters landed on LZ-1 and 2. | |||||||||
| 350 | June 27, 2024 11:14[332] | F9 B5 B1062.22 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 10-3 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 279 km (173 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. First booster to fly for the 22nd time, new record. | |||||||||
| 351 | June 29, 2024 03:14[333] | F9 B5 B1081.8 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | NROL-186 (~21 Starshield satellites) | Unknown | SSO | NRO | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| The second launch of SpaceX/Northrop Grumman built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. | |||||||||
| 352 | July 3, 2024 08:55[334] | F9 B5 B1073.16 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 8-9 (20 satellites) | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. 100th Starlink satellite launched with direct-to-cell connectivity. | |||||||||
| 353 | July 8, 2024 23:30[335] | F9 B5 B1076.15 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Türksat 6A | 4,250 kg (9,370 lb) | GTO | Türksat | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| First domestically produced Turkish communications satellite.[336] | |||||||||
| 354 | July 12, 2024 02:35[337] | F9 B5 B1063.19 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 9-3 (20 satellites) | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Failure | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, that failed to reach the target orbit. The mission experienced a failure of its second stage. While the initial burn proceeded as planned, a subsequent liquid oxygen leak led to engine disintegration during a planned second burn.[338][339] All starlink satellites were deployed, but without the additional burn, all Starlink satellites were lost due to atmospheric drag.[340] The incident marked the first Falcon 9 Block 5 failure since its introduction, ending a streak of 325 consecutive successful Falcon 9 launches following the pre-flight anomaly of AMOS-6.[341][342] The FAA initiated a SpaceX-performed mishap investigation, halting Falcon 9 launches until concluding that no public safety risks were present.[343] The rocket was cleared to resume flight on July 25, 2024, though the overall investigation remained open.[344] | |||||||||
| 355 | July 27, 2024 05:45[345] | F9 B5 B1069.17 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Starlink: Group 10-9 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 279 km (173 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. Return-to-flight mission. | |||||||||
| 356 | July 28, 2024 05:09[346] | F9 B5 B1077.14 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 10-4 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 279 km (173 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. 300th Falcon first-stage reflight. | |||||||||
| 357 | July 28, 2024 09:22[346] | F9 B5 B1071.17 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 9-4 (21 satellites) | ~16,500 kg (36,400 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 358 | August 2, 2024 05:01[347] | F9 B5 B1078.12 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Starlink: Group 10-6 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 279 km (173 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 359 | August 4, 2024 07:24[348] | F9 B5 B1082.6 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | Starlink: Group 11-1 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 360 | August 4, 2024 15:02[349] | F9 B5 B1080.10 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | CRS NG-21 | 3,857 kg (8,503 lb) | LEO (ISS) | Northrop Grumman (CRS) | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Second of three launches Northrop Grumman acquired from SpaceX while a replacement rocket stage is developed for its Antares rocket. Unmanned Enhanced Cygnus cargo spacecraft named in honor of Francis R. "Dick" Scobee. Eleventh flight with short nozzle second stage aimed at lowering costs and improving launch cadence, but is only suitable for missions with lower performance requirements. | |||||||||
| 361 | August 10, 2024 12:50[350] | F9 B5 B1067.21 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 8-3 (21 satellites) | ~16,500 kg (36,400 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 362 | August 12, 2024 02:02[351] | F9 B5 B1061.22 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | ASBM 1 (GX 10A) & ASBM 2 (GX 10B) | ~7,230 kg (15,940 lb)[352] | Molniya | Space Norway | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Space Norway launched two satellites built by Inmarsat for the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) system into highly elliptical Molniya transfer orbits[353] (apogee: 43,509 km (27,035 mi), perigee: 8,089 km (5,026 mi), 63.4° inclination) to provide communication coverage to high latitudes not served by geosynchronous satellites.[354][355][356] Second booster to fly for the 22nd time. | |||||||||
| 363 | August 12, 2024 10:37[357] | F9 B5 B1073.17 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Starlink: Group 10-7 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 279 km (173 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 364 | August 15, 2024 13:00[358] | F9 B5 B1076.16 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | WorldView Legion 3 & 4 | 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) | LEO | Maxar Technologies | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Maxar Technologies built satellites.[303][359] | |||||||||
| 365 | August 16, 2024 18:56[360] | F9 B5 B1075.12 | Vandenberg, SLC-4E | Transporter-11 (116 payload smallsat rideshare) | Unknown[h] | SSO | Various | Success | Success (LZ‑4) |
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.[271] Fifth time a second stage featured Falcon medium coast mission-extension kit. | |||||||||
| 366 | August 20, 2024 13:20[361] | F9 B5 B1085.1 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 10-5 (23 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 279 km (173 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 367 | August 28, 2024 07:48[362] | F9 B5 B1062.23 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 8-6 (21 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Failure (ASOG) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini-satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. The booster was making its 23rd flight, a new record. The booster caught fire during the touchdown, immediately tipped over, and was destroyed. This marked the first landing failure in over three years, ending a streak of 267 successful landings and the first failure on the A Shortfall of Gravitas platform.[363] The FAA required SpaceX to investigate the landing failure.[364][365] On Aug 30, the FAA approved the request for SpaceX to return Falcon 9 to launch.[31] | |||||||||
| 368 | August 31, 2024 07:43[366] | F9 B5 B1069.18 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 8-10 (21 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 369 | August 31, 2024 08:48[367] | F9 B5 B1081.9 | Vandenberg, SLC-4E | Starlink: Group 9-5 (21 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. New record for the time between missions from different pads, launching 1 hour and 5 minutes after the prior flight. | |||||||||
| 370 | September 5, 2024 15:33[368] | F9 B5 B1077.15 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 8-11 (21 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 371 | September 6, 2024 03:20[369] | F9 B5 B1063.20 | Vandenberg, SLC‑4E | NROL-113 (21 Starshield satellites) | Unknown | LEO | NRO | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 21 Starshield satellites to 70° inclination orbit. Third launch of SpaceX/Northrop Grumman-built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. Launch marked the 100th successful landing on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship. | |||||||||
| 372 | September 10, 2024 09:23[370] | F9 B5 B1083.4 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Polaris Dawn (Crew Dragon C207.3 Resilience) | ~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) | LEO | Polaris Program | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| First of two Crew Dragon missions for the Polaris Program. The rocket launched Crew Dragon with Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon into an elliptic orbit, reaching an altitude of 1,400 kilometers (870 mi); the farthest anyone has been from Earth since NASA's Apollo program. During the five-day mission, Isaacman and Gillis performed the first commercial spacewalk.[371] The mission was also the first test of Dragon's laser interlink communication via Starlink.[372] Resilience has been modified extensively for this mission.[373] | |||||||||
| 373 | September 12, 2024 08:52[374] | F9 B5 B1078.13 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | BlueBird Block 1 (5 satellites)[375] | 7,500 kg (16,500 lb) | LEO | AST SpaceMobile | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Cellphone-compatible broadband constellation. Each satellite is a similar size and weight to its 1,500-kilogram (3,300 lb) BlueWalker 3 prototype and have a 64-square-meter (690 sq ft) phased array antenna. | |||||||||
| 374 | September 13, 2024 01:45[376] | F9 B5 B1071.18 | Vandenberg, SLC-4E | Starlink: Group 9-6 (21 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 21 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 375 | September 17, 2024 22:50[377] | F9 B5 B1067.22 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Galileo-L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32) | 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) | MEO | ESA | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Second and last launch of Galileo navigation satellites on Falcon 9. Originally planned to launch on Soyuz, but canceled after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Launch was shifted to the new Ariane 6 rocket, but the program was delayed.[378] On the previous Galileo launch, the booster was expended due to a lack of fuel for a landing. However, that launch provided data that allowed SpaceX to make design and operational changes to recover the booster on this launch. The company said this landing attempt would test the bounds of recovery.[377] | |||||||||
| 376 | September 20, 2024 13:50[379] | F9 B5 B1075.13 | Vandenberg, SLC-4E | Starlink: Group 9-17 (20 satellites) | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 377 | September 25, 2024 04:01[380] | F9 B5 B1081.10 | Vandenberg, SLC-4E | Starlink: Group 9-8 (20 satellites) | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 378 | September 28, 2024 17:17[381] | F9 B5 B1085.2 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Crew-9 (Crew Dragon C212.4 Freedom) | ~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) | LEO (ISS) | NASA (CTS)[71] | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). First crewed mission to launch from SLC-40.[382] The launch carried two members of the Expedition 72 crew, Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov, along with a small amount of cargo to the ISS.[71] Due to technical issues with the Boeing Starliner Calypso the crew complement of the launch was reduced down to two and Barry E. Wilmore and Sunita Williams, the crew of the Boeing Crew Flight Test, joined the Crew-9 and Expedition 72 crew complement.[383] The second stage experienced an off-nominal deorbit burn that ran for an extra 500 milliseconds, and while it landed safely in the ocean, it landed short of the targeted area.[384] SpaceX said they would temporarily halt launches while time was spent understanding the root cause. Several days later the FAA said they would require an investigation into the failure before issuing a return to flight for the Falcon 9. It marked the third time in a span of three months that the Falcon 9 suffered an anomaly temporarily stopping launches.[385][386] On October 11, the FAA approved the Falcon 9 to return to flight for low-Earth orbit missions, after granting approval for the Hera launch due to its heliocentric orbit.[387] | |||||||||
| 379 | October 7, 2024 14:52[388] | F9 B5 B1061.23 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Hera | 1,108 kg (2,443 lb) | Heliocentric | ESA | Success | No attempt |
| Hera is a European Space Agency mission under its Space Safety program. Its primary goal is to study the aftermath of NASA's DART mission, which intentionally collided with the Didymos binary asteroid system. By analyzing the crater formed and the momentum transferred during the impact, Hera will help validate the kinetic impact method as a potential strategy for deflecting a near-Earth asteroid on a collision course with Earth. The mission will provide data on the efficiency of this technique. It also carries two nano-satellite CubeSats, called Milani and Juventas. This was the second booster to complete its 23rd flight. Although the Falcon 9 remained unable to launch following the Crew-9 mishap, the FAA granted an exemption for the Hera launch, as it did not involve a second-stage reentry.[389] First stage was expended because all of its performance were needed to go to the heliocentric orbit. | |||||||||
| FH 11 | October 14, 2024 16:06[390] | Falcon Heavy B5 B1089 (core) | Kennedy, LC‑39A | Europa Clipper | 6,065 kg (13,371 lb) | Heliocentric | NASA | Success | No attempt |
| B1064.6 (side) | No attempt | ||||||||
| B1065.6 (side) | No attempt | ||||||||
| Europa Clipper will conduct a detailed survey of Europa and use a sophisticated suite of science instruments to investigate whether the icy moon has conditions suitable for life. Key mission objectives are to produce high-resolution images of Europa's surface, determine its composition, look for signs of recent or ongoing geological activity, measure the thickness of the moon's icy shell, search for subsurface lakes, and determine the depth and salinity of Europa's ocean.[391][392] The spacecraft will fly past Mars and Earth before arriving at Jupiter in April 2030.[393][394] At 45,648 km/h (28,364 mph) the launch had the highest-speed payload injection ever achieved by SpaceX, however to reach that speed, the core and side boosters were expended without grid fins and landing legs.[395][396] | |||||||||
| 380 | October 15, 2024 06:10[397] | F9 B5 B1080.11 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 10-10 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 279 km (173 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. This was the 100th SpaceX launch this year, a first by any launch agency in a particular calendar year. | |||||||||
| 381 | October 15, 2024 08:21[398] | F9 B5 B1071.19 | Vandenberg, SLC-4E | Starlink: Group 9-7 (20 satellites) | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 382 | October 18, 2024 23:31[399] | F9 B5 B1076.17 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 8-19 (20 satellites) | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. With this launch, SpaceX's Falcon family surpassed the yearly world record for most launches attempted, previously set by themselves last year. | |||||||||
| 383 | October 20, 2024 05:13[400] | F9 B5 B1082.7 | Vandenberg, SLC-4E | OneWeb #20 (20 satellites) | 2,954 kg (6,512 lb) | Polar LEO | OneWeb | Success | Success (LZ‑4) |
| Launch of 20 OneWeb satellites to expand internet constellation. 12th flight with short nozzle second stage. This was the 100th Falcon launch this year, the first by any rocket family in a particular calendar year. Moreover, with this launch, SpaceX's Falcon family surpassed the yearly world record for most successful launches, previously set by themselves last year. | |||||||||
| 384 | October 23, 2024 21:47[401] | F9 B5 B1073.18 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 6-61 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 559 km (347 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. This was the 100th Falcon launch attempt this year. | |||||||||
| 385 | October 24, 2024 17:13[402] | F9 B5 B1063.21 | Vandenberg, SLC-4E | NROL-167 (~17 Starshield satellites) | Unknown | LEO | NRO | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Fourth launch of SpaceX/Northrop Grumman-built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. This was the 100th successful Falcon 9 launch this year, a record. | |||||||||
| 386 | October 26, 2024 21:47[403] | F9 B5 B1069.19 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 10-8 (22 satellites) | ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (JRTI) |
| Launch of 22 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 279 km (173 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. 100th successful Falcon 9 booster landing in 2024, a record. | |||||||||
| 387 | October 30, 2024 12:07[404] | F9 B5 B1075.14 | Vandenberg, SLC-4E | Starlink: Group 9-9 (20 satellites) | ~16,300 kg (35,900 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (OCISLY) |
| Launch of 20 Starlink v2 mini satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell connectivity, to a 535 km (332 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. 200th launch of dedicated starlink missions. | |||||||||
| 388 | October 30, 2024 21:10[405] | F9 B5 B1078.14 | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | Starlink: Group 10-13 (23 satellites) | ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) | LEO | SpaceX | Success | Success (ASOG) |
| Launch of 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites to a 279 km (173 mi) orbit at an inclination of 53° to expand internet constellation. | |||||||||
| 389 | November 5, 2024 02:29[406] | F9 B5 B1083.5 | Kennedy, LC‑39A | SpaceX CRS-31 (Cargo Dragon C208.5) | 2,762 kg (6,089 lb) | LEO (ISS) | NASA (CRS) | Success | Success (LZ‑1) |
| Carried 2,762 kg (6,089 lb) o
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