List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches

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Left to right: Falcon 9 v1.0, v1.1, v1.2 "Full Thrust", Falcon 9 Block 5, Falcon Heavy, and Falcon Heavy Block 5.

Since June 2010, rockets from the Falcon 9 family have been launched 323 times, with 321 full mission successes, two failures,[a] and one partial success. 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 currently 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 core boosters have successfully landed 288 times in 299 attempts. A total of 41 boosters have flown multiple missions, with a record of 19 missions by each of three separate boosters. SpaceX has also reflown fairing halves more than 300 times, with some being reflown for eleven or more times.[6]

Typical missions include launches of SpaceX's Starlink satellites (accounting for a majority of the Falcon manifest), 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 payloads launched on Falcon are batches of 24 Starlink V2-Mini satellites weighing 17,500 kg (38,600 lb) total, a common configuration first flown February 2024.[7] when landing on ASDS The heaviest payload launched to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) was the 9,200 kg (20,300 lb) Jupiter-3 on 29 July 2023. Launches to higher-orbits have included DSCOVR to Sun–Earth Lagrange point L1, TESS to a lunar flyby, a Tesla Roadster to a heliocentric orbit extending past the orbit of Mars, DART to the asteroid Didymos, Euclid to Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2, and Psyche to the asteroid Psyche.

Launch statistics[edit]

Rockets from the Falcon 9 family have been launched 323 times over 14 years, resulting in 321 full successes (99.4%), one in-flight failure (SpaceX CRS-7), and one partial success (SpaceX CRS-1 delivered its cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), but a secondary payload was stranded in a lower-than-planned orbit). Additionally, one rocket and its payload AMOS-6 were destroyed before launch in preparation for an on-pad static fire test. The active version, Falcon 9 Block 5, has flown 258 missions, all full successes.

In 2022 Falcon 9 set a new record of 60 launches (all successful) by the same launch vehicle type in a calendar year. The previous record was held by Soyuz-U, which had 47 launches (45 successful) in 1979.[8] In 2023 Falcon 9 family set a new record of 96 launches (all successful) by the same launch vehicle family in a calendar year. The previous record was held by R-7 rocket family, which had 63 launches (61 successful) in 1980.[b][9]

The first rocket 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 294 times from December 2015 to present. The latest Full Thrust variant, Block 5, was introduced in May 2018.[10] While the Block 4 boosters were only flown twice and required several months of refurbishment, Block 5 versions were certified to sustain 10 flights and have since been recertified for 15 and then 20 flights per booster.[11] SpaceX is currently planning to further increase the Falcon re-flight certification to 40 flights per booster, once 20 flights is reached.[12]

The Falcon Heavy derivative consists of a strengthened Falcon 9 first stage as its center core, with two additional Falcon 9 first stages attached and used as boosters, both of which are fitted with an aerodynamic nosecone instead of a usual Falcon 9 interstage.[13]

Falcon 9 first-stage boosters landed successfully in 288 of 299 attempts (96.3%), with 263 out of 267 (98.5%) for the Falcon 9 Block 5 version. A total of 260 re-flights of first stage boosters have all successfully launched their payloads.

Rocket configurations[edit]

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70
80
90
100

Launch sites[edit]

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
'10
'11
'12
'13
'14
'15
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24

Launch outcomes[edit]

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
'10
'11
'12
'13
'14
'15
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
  •   Loss before launch
  •   Loss during flight
  •   Partial failure
  •   Success (commercial and government)
  •   Success (Starlink)
  •   Planned (commercial and government)
  •   Planned (Starlink)

Booster landings[edit]

25
50
75
100
125
150
'10
'11
'12
'13
'14
'15
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
  •   Ground-pad failure
  •   Drone-ship failure
  •   Ocean test failure[i]
  •   Parachute test failure[ii]
  •   Ground-pad success
  •   Drone-ship success
  •   Ocean test success[iii]
  •   No attempt
  1. ^ Controlled descent; ocean touchdown control failed; no recovery
  2. ^ Passive reentry failed before parachute deployment
  3. ^ Controlled descent; soft vertical ocean touchdown; no recovery

Past launches[edit]

2010 to 2019[edit]

2020 to 2021[edit]

2022[edit]

There were 61 Falcon launches in 2022: one Falcon Heavy and 60 Falcon 9. Older environmental regulatory documents had showed that, in addition to launches from Vandenberg, SpaceX mentioned planning for up to 70 launches each year from its two Florida launch sites when it filed an environmental assessment in February 2020.[14] In January 2022, information became public that SpaceX had intended to increase the pace of launches to 52 during 2022, after launching a record 31 times in 2021.[15] In March 2022, Elon Musk stated that SpaceX was aiming for 60 Falcon launches in 2022.[16] In the event, SpaceX did increase their launch cadence, exceeding the previous yearly record of 31 launches in just the first 29 weeks of 2022.[17] 13 of the Falcon 9 launches were from Vandenberg. SpaceX launched over 633 tonnes this year or 1.15 times the mass of a Falcon 9 rocket just before takeoff (exclusive of undisclosed payload masses).[18]

Flight No. Date and
time (UTC)
Version,
booster
[c]
Launch
site
Payload[d] Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
Booster
landing
135 6 January 2022
21:49[19][20]
F9 B5
B1062.4
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 4-5
(49 satellites)[21]
~14,500 kg (32,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
After the weather-related damage to the landed booster in the previous launch, SpaceX changed the Starlink launch trajectory from Northeast to Southeast intending to increase odds of good booster and fairing recovery conditions in the winter months, on a course just North of the Bahamas via a plane change maneuver to line up with the proper orbital plane for the Starlink satellites.[19] This was the first rocket launch of 2022.
136 13 January 2022
15:25:38[22]
F9 B5
B1058.10
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Transporter-3: (105 payloads Smallsat Rideshare)[23] Unknown[e] SSO Various Success Success
(ground pad)
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit. A total of 105 payloads including: Planet Labs SuperDoves (×44),[24] and some of the customer payloads on SpaceFlight's SXRS-6 mission.[25] In addition, four secret satellites, likely test or operational satellites built by SpaceX based on the Starshield bus (based on Starlink Block v1.5 or v2.0 technology),[26] were also deployed for the US army. Their purpose has not been revealed, but is likely either technical demonstration, communications, earth observation or signals intelligence.[27] In 2020, SpaceX had won a US$149 million contract for developing and launching missile tracking satellites based on the Starlink architecture.[28]
137 19 January 2022
02:02:40[29]
F9 B5
B1060.10
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 4-6
(49 satellites)
~14,500 kg (32,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°. Second Starlink launch where SpaceX has significantly customized a Starlink launch trajectory to optimize for booster recovery after Starlink Group 4–5.[30]
138 31 January 2022
23:11[31]
F9 B5
B1052.3
CCSFS,
SLC-40
CSG-2 2,205 kg (4,861 lb) SSO ASI Success Success
(ground pad)
Second COSMO-SkyMed 2nd-generation satellite. Originally scheduled to launch in 2021, on an Arianespace Vega-C launch vehicle, resulting delays caused by the pandemic and two Vega launch failures led to ASI purchasing a Falcon 9 launch contract in September 2021, for the 2.2-ton satellite. First launch of a converted Falcon 9 that was previously used as a FH side booster.[32][33]
139 2 February 2022
20:27[34]
F9 B5
B1071.1
VSFB,
SLC-4E
NROL-87 Classified SSO NRO Success[35] Success
(ground pad)
Classified payload. The contract requirements for this launch called for a 512 km Sun-synchronous orbit at 97.4° inclination.[36]
140 3 February 2022
18:13[37]
F9 B5
B1061.6
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 4-7
(49 satellites)
~14,500 kg (32,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A fairing half on this mission was flown and recovered for a record 6th time. A G2-rated geomagnetic storm on 4 February significantly increased the atmospheric density at the initial deployment orbit, resulting in 38 satellites reentering over the following eight days.[38][39]
141 21 February 2022
14:44[40]
F9 B5
B1058.11
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-8 (46 satellites) ~13,600 kg (30,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
Mission was the first Group 4 mission to feature 2 upper stage burns like v1.0 Starlink launches, with deployment of the 46 satellites approximately 1 hour after lift-off into a higher circular orbit. This is aimed at reducing the risk of high drag that caused 38 of the Group 4-7 satellites to fail reaching their intended orbits, and instead, reenter shortly after launch.[41]
142 25 February 2022
17:12[42]
F9 B5
B1063.4
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 4-11 (50 satellites)[43] ~14,750 kg (32,520 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°.
143 3 March 2022
14:25[44]
F9 B5
B1060.11
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 4-9 (47 satellites) ~13,900 kg (30,600 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°. First time one of SpaceX multipurpose ships, Bob, retrieved both fairing halves and towed the droneship and the Falcon booster on its return journey to Port Canaveral.
144 9 March 2022
13:45[45]
F9 B5
B1052.4[46]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-10
(48 satellites)
~14,160 kg (31,220 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
This was the 40th Starlink launch. Starlink 3680 (or Starlink 2022-025P) launched in this stack has maneuvered and moved to Shell 1 of starlink satellites. Possibly some other satellites in this stack will also joining the Shell 1 starlinks in near future.[47]
145 19 March 2022
04:42[48]
F9 B5
B1051.12
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-12 (53 satellites)[49] ~16,250 kg (35,830 lb)[50] LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
First time a Falcon 9 first-stage booster flew and landed for the twelfth time. This was, at the time, the heaviest Falcon 9 payload to LEO enabled by optimizations to the launch setup and flight profile,[51] this record was clearly beaten in August 2022.[52]
146 1 April 2022
16:24[53]
F9 B5
B1061.7
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Transporter-4: (40 payloads Smallsat Rideshare) Unknown[e] SSO Various Success Success
(drone ship)
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit. The heaviest payload aboard was Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) German satellite. Other payloads included D-Orbit ION, Hawk-6A/6B/6C, CNCE (2), Heron Mk II, GNOMES-3, Kilimanjaro-1.[54][55]
147 8 April 2022
15:17:11[56][57]
F9 B5
B1062.5
KSC,
LC-39A
Axiom-1
(Crew Dragon C206.3 Endeavour ♺ )[56]
~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) LEO (ISS) Axiom Space Success Success
(drone ship)
Announced in March 2020, the flight is the first fully private flight to the ISS. Crew Dragon is commanded by Axiom professional astronaut Michael López-Alegría.[58] Larry Connor is the pilot, and Mark Pathy and Eytan Stibbe are mission specialists.
148 17 April 2022
13:13:12[59]
F9 B5
B1071.2
VSFB,
SLC-4E
NROL-85 (Intruder 13A (NOSS-3 9A) and Intruder 13B (NOSS-3 9B))[60] Classified LEO NRO Success[61] Success
(ground pad)
Classified mission awarded to SpaceX in February 2019.[62] The contract requirements for this launch called for a 1220 km × 1024 km orbit at 63.5° inclination, which corresponds to a Naval Reconnaissance (Intruder) mission.[63] With only a year before the launch, the launch site was switched from Florida to California at no extra cost in exchange for reusing a previously flown booster.[64]
149 21 April 2022
17:51[65]
F9 B5
B1060.12
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-14 (53 satellites) ~16,250 kg (35,830 lb)[50] LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°.
150 27 April 2022
07:52[66]
F9 B5
B1067.4[67]
KSC,
LC-39A
Crew-4[68]
(Crew Dragon C212.1 Freedom)[69]
~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) LEO (ISS) NASA (CTS)[70] Success Success
(drone ship)
Fourth Crew Dragon CCP mission. Carried four astronauts and 100 kg (220 lb) of cargo to the ISS and function as a lifeboat to evacuate astronauts from ISS in case of an emergency.[70] NASA's Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, and Jessica Watkins as well as ESA's Samantha Cristoforetti assigned to fly this mission.[71]
151 29 April 2022
21:27[72]
F9 B5
B1062.6
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-16 (53 satellites) ~16,250 kg (35,830 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°. This mission set four SpaceX turnaround records: Booster turnaround at 21 days (previously 27 days), pad turnaround at 8 days, Just Read the Instructions departed just 19 hours after arriving, and it was the first time there were 6 launches in a single calendar month.
152 6 May 2022
09:46[73]
F9 B5
B1058.12
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 4-17 (53 satellites) ~16,250 kg (35,830 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°.
153 13 May 2022
22:07[74]
F9 B5
B1063.5
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 4-13 (53 satellites)[75] ~16,250 kg (35,830 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°.
154 14 May 2022
20:40[76]
F9 B5 B1073.1 CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-15 (53 satellites) ~16,250 kg (35,830 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°. First Starlink launch on a new first-stage booster.
155 18 May 2022
10:59[77]
F9 B5
B1052.5
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 4-18 (53 satellites) ~16,250 kg (35,830 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°.
156 25 May 2022
18:35[78]
F9 B5
B1061.8[79]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Transporter-5: (59 payloads Smallsat Rideshare) Unknown[e] SSO Various Success Success
(ground pad)
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission launching 59 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit. Mission included 3 different payload dispensers by Momentus (Vigoride space tug), Spaceflight, and D-Orbit, and payloads from 11 countries by Exolaunch.[80]
157 8 June 2022
21:03[81]
F9 B5
B1062.7[81]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Nilesat-301[82] ~4,100 kg (9,000 lb)[83] GTO Nilesat Success Success
(drone ship)
Built by Thales Alenia Space, the Egyptian satellite will be stationed at 7.0° west.[82] SpaceX successfully executed the furthest downrange landing of a Falcon 9 booster on this mission by landing 687 km (427 mi) away from the launch site.[83]
158 17 June 2022
16:09[84]
F9 B5
B1060.13[84]
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 4-19 (53 satellites) ~16,250 kg (35,830 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°. This mission marked SpaceX's 100th reuse of a booster, 50th consecutive landing, 1st booster to fly for a 13th time, and 50th SpaceX launch from LC-39A.[85]
159 18 June 2022
14:19[86][87]
F9 B5
B1071.3
VSFB,
SLC-4E
SARah 1[88] ~4,000 kg (8,800 lb)[89] SSO German Intelligence Service Success[90] Success
(ground pad)
Airbus-built phased-array-antenna satellite intended to upgrade the German SAR-Lupe surveillance satellites.[91]
160 19 June 2022
04:27[92]
F9 B5
B1061.9[92]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Globalstar-2 M087 (FM15)[93]
USA 328-331[94][95]
~700 kg (1,500 lb)
(excluding secret payloads)
LEO Globalstar
Unknown US Government Agency
Success Success
(drone ship)
Mission launched the first Globalstar satellite since 2013, a spare satellite that was still waiting on ground for its launch.[92] The mission was not known by the public until early June, when a FCC filing appeared.[96] The low mass of the satellite, together with the lack of return to the launch site and the use of an unconventional payload dispenser, led to speculations about there being a second, undisclosed governmental payload.[97] After launch, four USA designated satellites were cataloged, confirming the presence of four secret US Government payloads that were released between second-stage cutoff 1 and second-stage startup 2.[94][27][95] Likely the satellites were test or operational satellites built by SpaceX based on the Starshield bus (based on Starlink Block v1.5 or v2.0 technology), based on the deployment structure seen in the launch video.[26] Their purpose has not been revealed, but is likely either technical demonstration, communications, earth observation or signals intelligence. SpaceX set a new record for the shortest time between two Falcon 9 launches at 14 hours and 8 minutes. The previous record time was 15 hours and 17 minutes, set between the Starlink Group 4-4 and Türksat 5B missions.
161 29 June 2022
21:04[98]
F9 B5
B1073.2[98]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
SES-22 ~3,500 kg (7,700 lb) GTO SES Success Success
(drone ship)
Following the award for the launch of SES-18 and SES-19, SpaceX was awarded another launch contract for SES-22. Built by Thales Alenia Space, the C-band-only satellite will be stationed at 135° west and is expected to start operations by early August 2022.[99]
162 7 July 2022
13:11[100]
F9 B5
B1058.13[101]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-21 (53 satellites) ~16,250 kg (35,830 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 53.2° inclination orbit at 540 km altitude.
163 11 July 2022
01:39[102]
F9 B5
B1063.6
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 3-1 (46 satellites)[103] ~14,100 kg (31,100 lb)[104] SSO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 97.6° inclination orbit at 560 km altitude, first launch of group 3.
164 15 July 2022
00:44:22[105]
F9 B5
B1067.5
KSC,
LC-39A
SpaceX CRS-25
(Dragon C208.3 ♺ )[106]
2,668 kg (5,881 lb)[105]
(excl. Dragon mass)
LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS) Success Success
(drone ship)
Fifth of the six ISS cargo missions awarded in 2015 under the CRS-2 contract, and carried Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) external payload.[107]
165 17 July 2022
14:20[108][109]
F9 B5
B1051.13[109]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-22 (53 satellites) ~16,250 kg (35,830 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°. It was the first time SpaceX launched an 8th rocket within 30 days.[110]
166 22 July 2022
17:39[17]
F9 B5
B1071.4
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 3-2 (46 satellites)[111] ~14,100 kg (31,100 lb) SSO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 560 km Sun-synchronous orbit at an inclination of 97.6°.
167 24 July 2022
13:38[112]
F9 B5
B1062.8
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 4-25 (53 satellites) ~16,250 kg (35,830 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°.
168 4 August 2022
23:08[113]
F9 B5
B1052.6
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Danuri (Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter)[114] ~679 kg (1,497 lb)[115] Ballistic lunar transfer (BLT) KARI Success Success
(drone ship)
"Launch Your Photo into Deep Space Orbit" mosaic[116] (hosted) Heliocentric Tesla Success
South Korea's first lunar mission.

Second stage included a hosted promotional payload by automotive manufacturer Tesla, which in 2018 offered a referral bonus to customers where they could send an image of their choice to be laser-etched into a mosaic plaque and launched to deep space.[116][117]

169 10 August 2022
02:14[118]
F9 B5
B1073.3[119]
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 4-26[120] (52 satellites) ~16,000 kg (35,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°.
170 12 August 2022
21:40:20[121][122]
F9 B5
B1061.10
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 3-3[123] (46 satellites) ~14,100 kg (31,100 lb) SSO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 560 km Sun-synchronous orbit at an inclination of 97.6°.
171 19 August 2022
19:21:20[124]
F9 B5
B1062.9
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-27[125] (53 satellites) ~16,250 kg (35,830 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°.
172 28 August 2022
03:41[52]
F9 B5
B1069.2[126]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-23[127] (54 satellites)[128] ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
This was the heaviest payload Falcon 9 had launched until this was beaten in January 2023.[129] The launch carried an East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°. This flight, Group 4-23, was moved from 39A to 40 to deconflict with Artemis I operations at 39B. Booster B1069.2 was repaired after suffering damage to all 9 engines upon its initial landing.[130]
173 31 August 2022
05:40[131]
F9 B5
B1063.7
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 3-4[132] (46 satellites) ~14,200 kg (31,300 lb) SSO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 560 km Sun-synchronous orbit at an inclination of 97.6°.
174 5 September 2022
02:09[133]
F9 B5
B1052.7
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-20 (51 satellites)
Sherpa-LTC2
~16,000 kg (35,000 lb)[134][135] LEO SpaceX
Spaceflight Industries
Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°. Sherpa-LTC2 space tug's sole hosted payload was Boeing's Varuna Technology Demonstration Mission, a pathfinder for a planned constellation of broadband satellites. Initial orbit of Sherpa LTC-2 is same as that of Starlink but later it will fire its thrusters to reach a 54° inclination low Earth orbit located at 1060 km altitude.
175 11 September 2022
01:20[136]
F9 B5
B1058.14
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 4-2[137] (34 satellites)
BlueWalker-3
~11,938 kg (26,319 lb) LEO SpaceX
AST SpaceMobile
Success Success
(drone ship)
Bluewalker-3 is a rideshare[138] mission launched to 513 km altitude 53° inclination.[139] B1058 became the first booster to be launched and recovered fourteen times. In addition to this, the 2nd stage first executed two burns to deploy the Bluewalker 3, followed by executing two more burns to deploy the Starlinks to a 330 km altitude 53.2° inclination orbit, concluding with deorbit burn, which made it one of the most complex F9 missions up to date.[140]
176 19 September 2022
00:18[141]
F9 B5
B1067.6[142]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-34 (54 satellites)[143] ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°.
177 24 September 2022
23:32[144]
F9 B5
B1073.4[145]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-35 (52 satellites)[146] ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°.
178 5 October 2022
16:00[147]
F9 B5
B1077.1
KSC,
LC-39A
Crew-5[68]
(Crew Dragon C210.2 Endurance ♺ )
~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) LEO (ISS) NASA (CTS)[70] Success Success
(drone ship)
Fifth USCV launches out of NASA award of six Crew Dragon mission, to carry 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] NASA Astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, JAXA Astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos Cosmonaut Anna Kikina will fly on this mission.[148] This will be the first Russian Cosmonaut to fly on a US Commercial Crew Vehicle as part of a NASA-Roscosmos seat barter agreement.[149]
179 5 October 2022
23:10[150]
F9 B5
B1071.5
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 4-29 (52 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°. SpaceX set a new record for the shortest time between two Falcon 9 launches at 7 hours and 10 minutes. The previous record time was 14 hours and 8 minutes, set between the SARah 1 and Globalstar-2 M087 (FM15) with USA 328-331 missions.
180 8 October 2022
23:05[151]
F9 B5
B1060.14[152]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 (2 satellites)[153] 7,350 kg (16,200 lb) GTO[154] Intelsat Success Success
(drone ship)
Northrop Grumman-built satellites for C-band clearing.[155][156] At 7,350 kg total mass, this launch was one of the heaviest GTO SpaceX launches to date. This necessitated that the satellite be launched into a lower-energy orbit than a usual GTO, with its initial apogee at roughly 19,800 km (12,300 mi).[157]
181 15 October 2022
05:22[158]
F9 B5
B1069.3
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Hotbird 13F ~4,500 kg (9,900 lb) GTO Eutelsat Success Success
(drone ship)
Box containing 2 Adidas Al Rihla balls (hosted) ~1 kg (2.2 lb) Suborbital
(max 123 km (76 mi))
FIFA, Qatar Airways and SpaceX Success
Built by Airbus, the 4500 kg satellite will maneuver to a 13° east orbit.[159] The satellite reached a supersynchronous geostationary transfer orbit of 376 km × 55,950 km inclined at 27.1°.

First stage B1069.3 included a hosted promotional payload by FIFA, that was a box powered by starlink containing 2 Adidas Al Rihla (the Journey) balls, that were to be used in 2022, FIFA World Cup in Qatar for opening its Starlink office in Doha, Qatar.[160] These match balls were launched and brought back by landing on the droneship surviving the stresses of the booster. Later, they were taken out and shipped back to Qatar for the world cup. This was the first payload on a Falcon 9 booster and thus showed the ease of reusability.[161]

182 20 October 2022
14:50[162]
F9 B5
B1062.10[163]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 4-36 (54 satellites) ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°. The 48th Falcon 9 launch of the year beat the record launches in a year for a vehicle type held by Soyuz-U in 1979.[8][164]
183 28 October 2022
01:14:10[165]
F9 B5
B1063.8
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 4-31[166] (53 satellites) ~16,400 kg (36,200 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°.
FH 4 1 November 2022
13:41[167]
Falcon Heavy B5
B1066 (core)
KSC,
LC-39A
USSF-44 (Shepherd Demonstration & LDPE-2)[168] ~3,750 kg (8,270 lb) GEO USSF, Millennium Space Systems and Lockheed Martin Space Success No attempt
B1064.1 (side) Success
(ground pad)
B1065.1 (side) Success
(ground pad)
Classified payload totaling 3,750 kg (8,270 lb) using new side boosters and center core. The core lacked any fins and landing gear, as it was deliberately expended, underwent the most energetic reentry, and impacted at 1,300 km (810 mi) downrange, 8.3% further than STP-2 mission,[169] while the two side boosters were recovered, marking the 150th and 151st successful landing respectively, and 21st landing at LZ-1 and 4th at LZ-2. It was the 50th launch of a Falcon-family rocket this year. The launch carried Shepherd Demonstration for the Space Force, intended to "test new technologies to enhance safe and responsible rendezvous and proximity operations",[170] as well as the LDPE-2 space tug (with hosted payloads), Tetra-1,[171] Alpine, LINUSS A1 and A2. Third flight featuring a Falcon long coast mission-extension kit, which equipped the second stage with a dark-painted band (for thermal control), extra COPVs for pressurization control, and additional TEA-TEB ignition fluid. The upgrades afforded the second stage with the endurance needed to inject the payloads directly into geosynchronous orbit six hours after launch.[172]
184 3 November 2022
05:22[173]
F9 B5
B1067.7
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Hotbird 13G ~4,500 kg (9,900 lb) GTO Eutelsat Success Success
(drone ship)
Built by Airbus, the 4500 kg satellite will maneuver to a 13° east orbit.[159] 50th Falcon 9 launch in 2022. The satellite reached a supersynchronous geostationary transfer orbit of 410 km × 57,503 km inclined at 27.7°.
185 12 November 2022
16:06[174]
F9 B5
B1051.14
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 (2 satellites) ~6,600 kg (14,600 lb) GTO Intelsat Success No attempt
Maxar Technologies built satellites for C-band clearing.[156][155] Intelsat says that it paid SpaceX an additional fee to devote all of the Falcon 9 rocket's propellant to deliver the satellites into a higher orbit than the normal sub-synchronous orbit, given the payload's high total mass of 6,600 kg (14,600 lb). The Falcon 9 first-stage booster B1051, flying on its 14th flight, was expended, the first deliberately expended Falcon 9 booster since B1046 in January 2020.[175] The satellites reached the supersynchronous geostationary transfer orbit of 283 km × 58,433 km inclined at 24.2°.
186 23 November 2022
02:57[176]
F9 B5
B1049.11[177]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Eutelsat 10B 5,500 kg (12,100 lb)[178] GTO Eutelsat Success No attempt
Built by Thales Alenia Space, the satellite was launched into a geostationary transfer orbit targeting the 10° east GSO slot. The Falcon 9 first-stage booster B1049 flew its 11th mission and was expended into the Atlantic Ocean following the launch for the same reason as the previous Galaxy 31 and 32 mission's booster B1051. The satellite reached the supersynchronous geostationary transfer orbit of 261 km × 59,831 km inclined at 22.8°. B1049 flew with a Test/Spare Block 4 interstage on this flight since it donated its interstage to B1052 after its penultimate flight.[179][180]
187 26 November 2022
19:20[181]
F9 B5
B1076.1
KSC,
LC-39A
SpaceX CRS-26
(Dragon C211.1)[182]
3,528 kg (7,778 lb)[183] LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS) Success Success
(drone ship)
Last of the six additional cargo missions NASA awarded in 2015 to SpaceX under the CRS-2 contract flown after the initial 20 missions of phase 1 were completed in 2020.[107]
188 8 December 2022
22:27[184]
F9 B5
B1069.4
KSC,
LC-39A
OneWeb Flight #15 / SpaceX Flight 1 (40 satellites) 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) Polar LEO OneWeb Success Success
(ground pad)
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, OneWeb suspended launches on Soyuz rockets.[185] In March 2022, OneWeb announced that they had signed an agreement with SpaceX to resume satellite launches.[186] This was the first commercial (non-Starlink, non-NASA, non-government, non-crewed) satellite launch from LC-39A since Arabsat-6A in 2019, and the first on Falcon 9 since Es'hail 2 in 2018.
189 11 December 2022
07:38[187]
F9 B5
B1073.5
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Hakuto-R Mission 1[188]
Emirates Lunar Mission
Lunar Flashlight[189]
~1,000 kg (2,200 lb)[190][191] Ballistic lunar transfer (BLT) ispace
MBRSC
JAXA
NASA
Success Success
(ground pad)
ispace's Hakuto-R (for Reboot) lunar lander is derived from the Hakuto project that was one of the defunct Google Lunar X Prize contestants. Hakuto-R carries the Rashid rover, built by MBRSC and JAXA built Transformable Lunar Robot. A separate 2023, Hakuto-R mission will include a Japanese rover.[192][193] The Canadian Space Agency has sponsored three private payloads with ispace: Mission Control Space Services will have a computer fly on the Rashid rover to test artificial intelligence algorithms, Canadensys Aerospace Corporation is arranging a 360-degree camera to fly, and NGC Aerospace Ltd will take pictures from orbit to compare them to maps in order to test a navigation system.[194] Lunar Flashlight is a JPL-developed CubeSat that will scan for water ice deposits on the Moon; it was remanifested as a secondary payload after missing its integration window on the Artemis 1 launch. First Falcon 9 booster landing on LZ-2.
190 16 December 2022
11:46[195]
F9 B5
B1071.6
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT)[196] ~2,200 kg (4,900 lb)[197] LEO NASA/CNES Success Success
(ground pad)
American–European satellite intended to measure the surface altitude of water bodies with centimeter-level precision.[198]
191 16 December 2022
22:48[199]
F9 B5
B1067.8
CCSFS,
SLC-40
O3b mPOWER 1 & 2 ~4,100 kg (9,000 lb) MEO SES Success Success
(drone ship)
In September 2019, SES signed a contract to launch the first part of their seven MEO satellites for its O3b low-latency, high-performance connectivity services.[200][201]
192 17 December 2022
21:32[199]
F9 B5
B1058.15
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 4-37[202] (54 satellites) ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch to a 540 km circular orbit at an inclination of 53.2°. B1058 became the first booster to be launched and recovered fifteen times, exceeding its prior record.
193 28 December 2022
09:34[203]
F9 B5
B1062.11
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 5-1 (54 satellites) ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink network launch targeting a 43° inclination orbit.[204] This launch was the first launch of Starlink's second-generation constellation. SpaceX has said that under the new FCC license they are now able to deploy satellites to new orbits that will add more capacity to their network.[205]
194 30 December 2022
07:38[206]
F9 B5
B1061.11
VSFB,
SLC-4E
EROS-C3[207] ~400 kg (880 lb) Retrograde LEO ImageSat International Success Success
(ground pad)
Israeli electro-optical Earth observation satellite based on the OPTSAT-3000 satellite. This was the first SpaceX launch to a low-inclination retrograde orbit, previous retrograde orbits having been polar or Sun-synchronous. It targeting an ~140° inclination orbit. This launch marked the first time SpaceX completed 7 launches in a calendar month and the final rocket launch of 2022. SpaceX's Falcon family thus equaled the yearly world record for most successful launches by any rocket family, first set by the R-7 family in 1980 after this launch. B1061 became the only booster to land on all of SpaceX's different landing zones and drone ships except the rarely used LZ-2.

2023[edit]

SpaceX launched vehicles of the Falcon family 96 times (91 Falcon 9 and 5 Falcon Heavy launches) in 2023. SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, and SpaceX President, Gwynne Shotwell, had stated in late 2022 and early 2023 respectively, that the company would attempt up to 100 Falcon launches in 2023.[208][209] In any event, SpaceX did increase their launch cadence, exceeding their previous yearly record of 61 launches and the previous yearly world record of 64 launches by a rocket family by September 2023. Then they went on to become the first[citation needed] family to complete 70 launches, 80 launches, 90 launches in a year by October, November and December 2023 respectively.[210] Notably, SpaceX completed 100 launches (including Starship, two of which have flown this year) in a consecutive 365 days (a year) time period between 8 December 2022, 22:27 UTC and 8 December 2023, 8:03 UTC.[211] Excluding undisclosed payload masses, SpaceX has launched over 1,238 tonnes of payload to orbit this year,[212] or 2.25 times the mass of a Falcon 9 rocket ready for takeoff.[213]

Flight No. Date and
time (UTC)
Version,
booster
[c]
Launch
site
Payload[d] Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
Booster
landing
195 3 January 2023
14:56[214]
F9 B5
B1060.15[215]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Transporter-6: (115 payloads Smallsat Rideshare) Unknown[e] SSO Various Success Success
(ground pad)
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit. 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.[216][217] 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.[218] This was not a SpaceX failure as brokered dispensers and deployers are used on Transporter missions.[219]
196 10 January 2023
04:50[220]
F9 B5
B1076.2
CCSFS,
SLC-40
OneWeb Flight #16 / SpaceX Flight 2[186][221] (40 satellites)[222] 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) Polar LEO OneWeb Success Success
(ground pad)
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, OneWeb suspended launches on Soyuz rockets.[185] In March 2022, OneWeb announced that they had signed an agreement with SpaceX to resume satellite launches.[186]
FH 5 15 January 2023
22:56[223]
Falcon Heavy B5
B1070 (core)
KSC,
LC-39A
USSF-67 (CBAS-2 & LDPE-3A)[224] ~3,750 kg (8,270 lb) GEO USSF Success No attempt
B1064.2 (side) Success
(ground pad)
B1065.2 (side) Success
(ground pad)
First launch of Phase 2 US Air Force contract. US$316 million cost for the fiscal year of 2022, for the first flight,[225] 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.[226] 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.[227]
197 18 January 2023
12:24[228]
F9 B5
B1077.2
CCSFS,
SLC-40
USA-343 / GPS III-06 (Amelia Earhart)[229][230] 4,352 kg (9,595 lb) MEO USSF[231] Success Success
(drone ship)
Space vehicle manufacturing contract awarded February 2013.[232] In September 2018, the space vehicle was integrating harnesses.[233] In March 2018, the Air Force announced it had awarded the launch contract for three GPS satellites to SpaceX.
198 19 January 2023
15:43[234]
F9 B5
B1075.1
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 2-4 (51 satellites) 15,000 kg (33,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 570 km circular orbit at an inclination of 70°. This launch was the first launch of Starlink satellites using a non-reused booster.
199 26 January 2023
09:32[235]
F9 B5
B1067.9
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 5-2 (56 satellites) ~17,400 kg (38,400 lb)[129] LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink launch for the Generation 2 network. Heaviest payload flown on Falcon 9.[129]
200 31 January 2023
16:15[236]
F9 B5
B1071.7[237]
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 2-6[238] (49 satellites)
ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena[239]
~15,200 kg (33,500 lb) LEO SpaceX
D-Orbit
Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 570 km circular orbit at an inclination of 70°.
201 2 February 2023
07:58[236]
F9 B5
B1069.5
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 5-3 (53 satellites)[240] 16,500 kg (36,400 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink launch for the Generation 2 network.
202 7 February 2023
01:32[241]
F9 B5
B1073.6[242]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Amazonas Nexus 4,146 kg (9,140 lb)[243] GTO Hispasat Success Success
(drone ship)
A high-throughput telecommunications satellite.[244] Hosted payloads included USSF Pathfinder 2[245] and Tele Greenland A/S's GreenSat.[246]
203 12 February 2023
05:10[247]
F9 B5
B1062.12[248]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 5-4 (55 satellites)[249] 17,100 kg (37,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink launch for the Generation 2 network. This launch marked a pad turn around record for SpaceX; the launch occurred five days, three hours, and 38 minutes after SpaceX's previous mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral.[250]
204 17 February 2023
19:12[247]
F9 B5
B1063.9[251]
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 2-5 (51 satellites) 15,900 kg (35,100 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 570 km circular orbit at an inclination of 70°.
205 18 February 2023
03:59[252]
F9 B5
B1077.3[253]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Inmarsat-6 F2[254][255] 5,470 kg (12,060 lb)[252] GTO Inmarsat Success Success
(drone ship)
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.[256] This option could be used for launching Inmarsat-6B.[257] In February 2022, Inmarsat confirmed Inmarsat-6 F2 will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket.[254] The satellite reached the supersynchronous geostationary transfer orbit of 387 km × 41,592 km inclined at 27°.
206 27 February 2023
23:13[258]
F9 B5
B1076.3[259]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-1[260] (21 satellites)[261] ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. First launch of downsized Starlink V2 satellites – officially referred to as the F9-2 bus, but colloquially known as "Starlink V2 Mini". With the unknown of when Starship will be able to launch the second generation satellites, SpaceX modified the original V2 blueprint into a smaller, more compact one named “V2 Mini.” This adjustment, allowed Falcon 9 to transport these satellites, though not as many, into orbit.[262] The first launch of the second satellites occurred on Monday, February 27, 2023, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida from SLC-40. Falcon 9 successfully carried 21 of these satellites into orbit later that evening. SpaceX committed to reduce debris by keeping the Starlink tension rods, which hold the V2 mini satellites together, attached to the Falcon 9 second stage. These tension rods were discarded into orbit while launching earlier version of Starlink satellites.[263] Observations confirm these V2 mini satellites host two solar panels like the Starship V2 satellites.[264] This flight marked the 100th consecutive landing success of a Falcon 9 booster since 16 February 2021.
207 2 March 2023
05:34[265]
F9 B5
B1078.1
KSC,
LC-39A
Crew-6

(Crew Dragon C206.4 Endeavour ♺ )[266]

~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) LEO (ISS) NASA (CTS)[70] Success Success
(drone ship)
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]
208 3 March 2023
18:38[258]
F9 B5
B1061.12
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 2-7[267] (51 satellites) 15,900 kg (35,100 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 570 km circular orbit at an inclination of 70°.
209 9 March 2023
19:13[268]
F9 B5
B1062.13
CCSFS,
SLC-40
OneWeb #17 / SpaceX OneWeb-3 (40 satellites)[186][221] 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) LEO OneWeb Success Success
(ground pad)
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, OneWeb suspended launches on Soyuz rockets.[185] In March 2022, OneWeb announced they had signed an agreement with SpaceX to resume satellite launches.[186]
210 15 March 2023
00:30[269]
F9 B5
B1073.7[270]
KSC,
LC-39A
SpaceX CRS-27
(Dragon C209.3 ♺)[271]
2,852 kg (6,288 lb) LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS) Success Success
(drone ship)
Three more CRS-2 missions for Dragon 2 covering up to CRS-29 were announced in December 2020.[272] 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.[273]
211 17 March 2023
19:26[274]
F9 B5
B1071.8
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 2-8 (52 satellites) ~16,200 kg (35,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 570 km circular orbit at an inclination of 70°.
212 17 March 2023
23:38[274]
F9 B5
B1069.6
CCSFS,
SLC-40
SES-18 and SES-19 ~7,000 kg (15,000 lb) GTO SES Success Success
(drone ship)
SpaceX launched two C-band satellites for SES, with the option to launch a third satellite on a second flight.[275][276] 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 (Crew Dragon C210.2 Endurance) and Starlink Group 4-29 missions on October 5, 2022.
213 24 March 2023
15:43[277]
F9 B5
B1067.10
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 5-5[278] (56 satellites) ~17,400 kg (38,400 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
214 29 March 2023
20:01[279]
F9 B5
B1077.4
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 5-10 (56 satellites) ~17,400 kg (38,400 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. This launch marked the first time SpaceX completed 8 launches in a calendar month.
215 2 April 2023
14:29[280]
F9 B5
B1075.2
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Transport and Tracking Layer (Tranche 0A) (8 Transport and 2 Tracking Layer satellites) Unknown LEO SDA Success Success
(ground pad)
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.[281] 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 7 April 2023
04:30[282]
F9 B5
B1076.4
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Intelsat 40e
TEMPO
~5,588 kg (12,319 lb)[283] GTO Intelsat
NASA
Success Success
(drone ship)
Maxar Technologies-built satellite that will service North and Central America.[284]
217 15 April 2023
06:47[285]
F9 B5
B1063.10
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Transporter-7: (51 payloads Smallsat Rideshare) Unknown SSO Various Success Success
(ground pad)
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit. This launch debuts a new MVac nozzle extension design aimed at increasing cadence and reducing costs. This new nozzle extension is shorter, and as a result, the engine has a lower specific impulse and therefore performance. Due to this, it will only fly on missions that don't need Falcon 9's full performance capability.[286] This also is the reason Falcon 9 first stage for the first time ever to perform a single engine entry burn and 3-engine landing burn, similar to one in Falcon Heavy side booster landings.[287] Fifth second stage featuring Falcon long coast mission-extension kit, as this mission requires four second-stage burns while deploying payloads, excluding deorbit burn.
218 19 April 2023
14:31[288]
F9 B5
B1073.8
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-2 (21 satellites) ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 Mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.[289]
219 27 April 2023
13:40[290]
F9 B5
B1061.13
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 3-5 (46 satellites) ~14,100 kg (31,100 lb) SSO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink launch to a 560 km Sun-synchronous orbit at an inclination of 97.6°.
220 28 April 2023
22:12[291]
F9 B5
B1078.2[292]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 ~4,100 kg (9,000 lb) MEO SES Success Success
(drone ship)
Second part of SES' MEO satellites for its O3b low-latency, high-performance connectivity services.[200]
FH 6 1 May 2023
00:26[293]
Falcon Heavy B5
B1068 (core)[294]
KSC,
LC-39A
ViaSat-3 Americas[295][296]
Aurora 4A (Arcturus)[297][298]
G-Space 1 (aka Nusantara-H1-A)
~6,722 kg (14,819 lb) GEO ViaSat
Astranis / Pacific Dataport
PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara
Success No attempt
B1052.8 (side)[294] No attempt
B1053.3 (side)[294] 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. Satellites of the ViaSat-3 class use electric propulsion, which requires less fuel for stationkeeping operations over their lifetime,[296] making them the heaviest all-electric satellites ever launched into space. First mission to expend all three cores, and first FH mission with reused fairing halves. They were recovered at the farthest distance, almost 2000 km downrange.
221 4 May 2023
07:31[299]
F9 B5
B1069.7[299]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 5-6[300] (56 satellites) ~17,400 kg (38,400 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
222 10 May 2023
20:09[301]
F9 B5
B1075.3[302]
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 2-9 (51 satellites) 15,900 kg (35,100 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink network launch to a 570 km circular orbit at an inclination of 70°.
223 14 May 2023
05:03[303]
F9 B5
B1067.11
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 5-9[304] (56 satellites) ~17,400 kg (38,400 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
224 19 May 2023
06:19[305]
F9 B5
B1076.5
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-3[306] (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 Mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
225 20 May 2023
13:16[305]
F9 B5
B1063.11
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Iridium-NEXT[307] (5 satellites)
OneWeb (15 Gen1 plus a Gen2 test satellite)[308]
~6,600 kg (14,600 lb) Polar LEO Iridium & OneWeb Success Success
(drone ship)
Iridium-9 rideshare mission, carrying five on-orbit spare Iridium-NEXT satellites along with 15 Gen1 and a demo Gen2 OneWeb satellites.[299] Second mission featuring a shorter MVac nozzle extension, suitable for low-energy missions.[309]
226 21 May 2023
21:37[310]
F9 B5
B1080.1
KSC,
LC-39A
Ax-2
(Crew Dragon C212.2 Freedom ♺) [307]
~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) LEO (ISS) Axiom Space Success Success
(ground pad)
Axiom contracted for three additional private crewed missions in June 2021.[311] Peggy Whitson and John Shoffner were signed on as commander and pilot for Ax-2.[312][313] The third and fourth seats were bought by Saudi Arabia.[314] The Saudi crew members were revealed to be Ali AlQarni and Rayyanah Barnawi.[315] First time a booster landed on a ground pad after a crewed launch.
227 27 May 2023
04:30[316]
F9 B5
B1062.14
CCSFS,
SLC-40
ArabSat 7B (Badr-8)[317] ~4,500 kg (9,900 lb) GTO Arabsat Success Success
(drone ship)
Includes Airbus's TELEO optical communications payload demonstrator.[318]
228 31 May 2023
06:02[319]
F9 B5
B1061.14
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 2-10[320] (52 satellites) ~16,400 kg (36,200 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink launch to a 570 km circular orbit at an inclination of 70°. The 200th consecutive successful Falcon 9 mission. This launch marked the first time SpaceX completed 9 launches in a calendar month.
229 4 June 2023
12:20[319]
F9 B5
B1078.3
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-4[321] (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 Mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
230 5 June 2023
15:47[322]
F9 B5
B1077.5[323]
KSC,
LC-39A
SpaceX CRS-28
(Dragon C208.4 ♺ )[324]
~9,525 kg (20,999 lb) LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS) Success Success
(drone ship)
Three more CRS-2 missions for Dragon 2 covering up to CRS-29 were announced in December 2020.[272] Third mission featuring a shorter MVac nozzle extension, suitable for low-energy missions.
231 12 June 2023
07:10[325]
F9 B5
B1073.9
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 5-11[326] (52 satellites) ~16,400 kg (36,200 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
232 12 June 2023
21:35[327]
F9 B5
B1071.9
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Transporter-8: (72 payloads Smallsat Rideshare) Unknown[e] SSO Various Success Success
(ground pad)
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit. Expected to fly on this mission are Launcher's Orbiter SN3 vehicle[216] and the first of Satellite Vu Mid-wave Infrared imaging satellite. This mission marked the 200th overall successful booster landing. Fourth mission featuring a shorter MVac nozzle extension, suitable for low-energy missions.
233 18 June 2023
22:21[328]
F9 B5
B1067.12[329]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
SATRIA[330] ~4,580 kg (10,100 lb) GTO PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara Success Success
(drone ship)
PSN selected Falcon 9 in September 2020, to launch its satellite instead of a Chinese rocket or Ariane 5.
234 22 June 2023
07:19[328]
F9 B5
B1075.4[331]
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 5-7[332] (47 satellites) ~14,500 kg (32,000 lb)[333] LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink launch. Seventh second stage featuring Falcon long coast mission-extension kit. Reaching 43° inclination orbit from Vandenberg, makes it the lowest orbital inclination ever reached by a rocket launched from the US west coast.
235 23 June 2023
15:35[334]
F9 B5
B1069.8
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 5-12 (56 satellites) ~17,400 kg (38,400 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
236 1 July 2023
15:12[335]
F9 B5
B1080.2
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Euclid[336] ~2,160 kg (4,760 lb) Sun–Earth L2 injection ESA Success Success
(drone ship)
Euclid is a visible to near-infrared space telescope to better understand dark energy and dark matter by accurately measuring the acceleration of the universe. At $1.5 bn construction cost for the satellite, it is the most expensive payload launched on Falcon 9.
237 7 July 2023
19:29[337]
F9 B5
B1063.12[338]
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 5-13[339] (48 satellites) ~14,900 kg (32,800 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
238 10 July 2023
03:58[337]
F9 B5
B1058.16
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-5[340] (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. B1058 was the first booster to launch and land 16 times, pushing the envelope and surpassing its previous record, which was 15 flights.
239 16 July 2023
03:50[341]
F9 B5
B1060.16[342]
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 5-15[343] (54 satellites) ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. Last v1.5 launch. Second booster flying for the 16th time.
240 20 July 2023
04:09[344]
F9 B5
B1071.10
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 6-15[345](15 satellites)[346] ~12,000 kg (26,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. First Starlink V2 mini launch from West Coast.
241 24 July 2023
00:50[344]
F9 B5
B1076.6
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-6[347] (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
242 28 July 2023
04:01[348]
F9 B5
B1062.15
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-7 (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. 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 29 July 2023
03:04[349]
Falcon Heavy B5
B1074 (core)
KSC,
LC-39A
Jupiter-3 (EchoStar-24)[350] ~9,200 kg (20,300 lb) GTO EchoStar Success No attempt
B1064.3 (side) Success
(ground pad)
B1065.3 (side) Success
(ground pad)
Largest and heaviest geostationary communication satellite ever launched.[350] Both side boosters returned to the launch site while the center core was expended.[351] First second stage featuring Falcon medium coast mission-extension kit.[352]
243 3 August 2023
05:00[353]
F9 B5
B1077.6
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Galaxy 37[155]
Horizons-4
~5,063 kg (11,162 lb) GTO Intelsat Success Success
(drone ship)
Intelsat originally contracted both SpaceX and Arianespace to launch its seventh C-band replacement satellite, Galaxy 37.[155] Launch was previously awarded to Arianespace.[354][355] Also known as Galaxy 13R, as it will replace Galaxy 13.[356] The spacecraft also contains a Ku-band payload to be known as Horizons-4, which will be Japan-licensed.
244 7 August 2023
02:41[357]
F9 B5
B1078.4
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-8 (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. This launch marked a pad turn around record for SpaceX; the launch occurred 3 days, 21 hours, and 41 minutes after SpaceX's previous mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral. The previous record was set the month before at the same launch pad.
245 8 August 2023
03:57[358]
F9 B5
B1075.5
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 6-20[345](15 satellites) ~12,000 kg (26,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
246 11 August 2023
05:17[359]
F9 B5
B1069.9
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-9[360] (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. 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 17 August 2023
03:36[361]
F9 B5
B1067.13
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-10[362] (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
248 22 August 2023
09:37[363]
F9 B5
B1061.15
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-1[364] (21 satellites) ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
249 26 August 2023
07:27[365]
F9 B5
B1081.1[366]
KSC,
LC-39A
Crew-7[367]
(Crew Dragon C210.3 Endurance ♺)[368]
~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) LEO (ISS) NASA (CTS)[70] Success Success
(ground pad)
After first six Crew Dragon launches of NASA USCV award, a further three missions for SpaceX were announced on 3 December 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.[70]
250 27 August 2023
01:05[369]
F9 B5
B1080.3
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-11[370] (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
251 1 September 2023
02:21[371]
F9 B5
B1077.7
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-13[372] (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
252 2 September 2023[373]
14:25[374]
F9 B5
B1063.13
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Transport and Tracking Layer (Tranche 0B) (11 Transport and 2 Tracking Layer satellites) Unknown LEO SDA Success Success
(ground pad)
Second launch of SDA Transport and Tracking Layer satellites. Originally intended to launch remaining 18 satellites but a late change reduced this to 13. One is York Space Systems built and 10 are Lockheed Martin-Tyvak Space systems built Transport layer satellites and 2 are SpaceX-Leidos built, Starlink-derived Tracking layer satellites.[281] 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 mission featuring a shorter MVac nozzle extension, suitable for low-energy missions. This was the 61st launch of a Falcon rocket this year, the same number of launches carried out in all of 2022.
253 4 September 2023
02:47[375]
F9 B5
B1073.10
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 6-12[376] (21 satellites) ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. SpaceX's Falcon family thus broke the yearly world record for most successful launches by any rocket family, first set by the R-7 family in 1980 after this launch.
254 9 September 2023
03:12[377]
F9 B5
B1076.7
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-14[378] (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
255 12 September 2023
06:57[379]
F9 B5
B1071.11
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-2[380] (21 satellites) ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
256 16 September 2023
03:38[381]
F9 B5
B1078.5
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-16 (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. 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.[382][383]
257 20 September 2023
03:38[384]
F9 B5
B1058.17
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-17 (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. SpaceX set a new record using the same booster for the 17th time.
258 24 September 2023
03:38[385]
F9 B5
B1060.17
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-18 (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. Second booster to fly for the 17th time.
259 25 September 2023
08:48[386]
F9 B5
B1075.6
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-3 (21 satellites) ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
260 30 September 2023
02:00[387]
F9 B5
B1069.10
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-19 (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. This launch marked the first time SpaceX completed 10 launches in a calendar month.
261 5 October 2023
05:36[388]
F9 B5
B1076.8
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-21 (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
262 9 October 2023
07:23[389]
F9 B5
B1063.14
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-4 (21 satellites) ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
FH 8 13 October 2023
14:19[390]
Falcon Heavy B5
B1079 (core)[391]
KSC,
LC-39A
Psyche[392] ~2,608 kg (5,750 lb) Heliocentric NASA (Discovery) Success No attempt
B1064.4 (side) Success
(ground pad)
B1065.4 (side) Success
(ground pad)
Discovery Program mission designed to explore asteroid 16 Psyche to investigate the formation of the early Solar System.[393] Center core has been expended, while both side-boosters returned to Cape Canaveral for landings at LZ-1 and LZ-2.[394]
263 13 October 2023
23:01[395]
F9 B5
B1067.14
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-22 (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. Launch of 2 rockets in single calendar day.
264 18 October 2023
00:39[396]
F9 B5
B1062.16
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-23 (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
265 21 October 2023
08:23[397]
F9 B5
B1061.16
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-5 (21 satellites) ~15,300 kg (33,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
266 22 October 2023
02:17[398]
F9 B5
B1080.4
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-24 (23 satellites) ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. First time 23 Starlinks V2 Mini were launched and new Falcon 9 payload mass record of 18,400 kg.
267 29 October 2023
09:00[399]
F9 B5
B1075.7
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-6 (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. New record of launching 22 v2 mini satellites from the West Coast.
268 30 October 2023
23:20[400]
F9 B5
B1077.8
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-25 (23 satellites) ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
269 4 November 2023
00:37[401]
F9 B5
B1058.18
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-26 (23 satellites) ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. First booster to fly for the 18th time.
270 8 November 2023
05:05[402]
F9 B5
B1073.11
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-27 (23 satellites) ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
271 10 November 2023
01:28[403]
F9 B5
B1081.2
KSC,
LC-39A
SpaceX CRS-29
(Dragon C211.2 ♺)
~9,525 kg (20,999 lb) LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS) Success Success
(ground pad)
Three more CRS-2 missions for Dragon 2 covering up to CRS-29 were announced in December 2020.[272] Mission will launch 2,381 kilograms (5,249 lb) of pressurized cargo and 569 kilograms (1,254 lb) of unpressurized cargo and then spend approximately one month on station. Among the cargo is 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.[404]
272 11 November 2023
18:49[405]
F9 B5
B1071.12
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Transporter-9: (113 payloads Smallsat Rideshare) Unknown[e] SSO Various Success Success
(ground pad)
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit. Sixth mission featuring a shorter MVac nozzle extension, suitable for low-energy missions. 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.[406]
273 12 November 2023
21:08[407]
F9 B5
B1076.9
CCSFS,
SLC-40
O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 ~4,100 kg (9,000 lb) MEO SES Success Success
(drone ship)
Third part of SES' MEO satellites for its O3b low-latency, high-performance connectivity services.[200]
274 18 November 2023
05:05[408]
F9 B5
B1069.11
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-28 (23 satellites) ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
275 20 November 2023
10:30[409]
F9 B5
B1063.15
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-7 (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
276 22 November 2023
07:47[410]
F9 B5
B1067.15
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-29 (23 satellites) ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
277 28 November 2023
04:20[411]
F9 B5
B1062.17
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-30 (23 satellites) ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. First time SpaceX conducted 50th orbital launch in year from a single launch pad, i.e., CCSFS SLC-40 (all Falcon 9).
278 1 December 2023
18:19[412]
F9 B5
B1061.17
VSFB,
SLC-4E
425 Project SAR satellite[413][414]
EIRSAT-1 and others 23 secondary payloads[415]
~800 kg (1,800 lb)
(main satellite)
SSO Republic of Korea Armed Forces Success Success
(ground pad)
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.[416] SpaceX completing 250th landing of a Falcon first-stage booster this mission.
279 3 December 2023
04:00[417]
F9 B5
B1078.6
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-31 (23 satellites) ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
280 7 December 2023
05:07[418]
F9 B5
B1077.9
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-33 (23 satellites) ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. SpaceX's 90th orbital launch of the year including Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.
281 8 December 2023
08:03[419]
F9 B5
B1071.13
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-8 (22 satellites) ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. 200th landing on a droneship by a Falcon booster. Fastest turnaround of VSFB SLC-4E pad at 6 days 13 hours 44 minutes. USA broke the world record of most launches by a nation (108), held by Soviet Union in 1982.[420][421] SpaceX completed 100 launches in 365 days (a year) between 8 December 2022, 22:27 UTC and 8 December 2023, 8:03 UTC.[422]
282 19 December 2023
04:01[423]
F9 B5
B1081.3
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-34 (23 satellites) ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
283 23 December 2023
05:33[424]
F9 B5
B1058.19
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-32 (23 satellites) ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success[f]
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. First booster to fly for the 19th time. Despite the successful landing, the booster 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 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.[425]
284 24 December 2023
13:11[426]
F9 B5
B1075.8
VSFB,
SLC-4E
SARah 2 & 3[427] ~3,600 kg (7,900 lb) SSO German Intelligence Service Success Success
(ground pad)
In January 2019, the satellites were expected to be launched between November 2020 and September 2021.[428] 90th Falcon 9 orbital launch of the year. Seventh mission featuring a shorter MVac nozzle extension, suitable for low-energy missions.
FH 9 29 December 2023
01:07[429]
Falcon Heavy B5
B1084 (core)[430]
KSC,
LC-39A
USSF-52 (Boeing X-37B OTV-7) 6,350 kg (14,000 lb)
+ OTV payload
High Elliptical HEO[431] Department of the
Air Force Rapid
Capabilities Office
[432]/USSF
Success No attempt
B1064.5 (side) Success
(ground pad)
B1065.5 (side) Success
(ground pad)
Classified payload contract awarded in June 2018 for US$130 million,[433] increased to $149.2 million in August 2021, due to "a change in the contract requirements" and expected to be completed by 14 April 2022.[434] Draft solicitation said the launch was 6,350 kg (14,000 lb) to GTO.[435] A month before launch, the Air Force announced that the mission will fly an X-37B (fourth flight of second X37-B) spaceplane.[436]
285 29 December 2023
04:01[437]
F9 B5
B1069.12
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-36 (23 satellites) ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. 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 and SES-19 missions on March 17, 2023.

2024[edit]

As of 25 March, there have been 29 launches in 2024. Bill Gerstenmaier told the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee's space subcommittee in October 2023 that the company is targeting roughly 144 flights, or 12 flights per month, for 2024.[438] Kiko Dontchev stated that the launch system (pads, recovery, flight hardware) needs to be capable of 13 launches per month to catch up average launch cadence when planned maintenance, debacles and weather inevitably slows down the cadence.[439] Musk stated that SpaceX aims to increase the total launch mass to orbit by Falcon family by ~50% in 2024.[440] Later, Jon Edwards stated a slightly higher goal of 148 Falcon launches for this year at the 2024 Annual Astro Awards Ceremony organised by Tim Dodd.[441]


Flight
No.
Date and
time (UTC)
Version,
booster
[c]
Launch
site
Payload[d] Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
Booster
landing
286 3 January 2024
03:44[442]
F9 B5
B1082.1
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-9 (21 satellites) ~16,800 kg (37,000 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. Includes the first six satellites with direct-to-cell connectivity.
287 3 January 2024
23:04[443]
F9 B5
B1076.10
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Ovzon-3 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) GTO Ovzon Success Success
(ground pad)
Broadband internet provider satellite.[444] First Falcon 9 launch to GTO with a return-to-launch-site (RTLS) landing. First commercial satellite with Roll Out Solar Array that were deployed on 10 January 2024.[445][446]
288 7 January 2024
22:35[447]
F9 B5
B1067.16
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-35 (23 satellites) ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. Falcon record for total time from hangar rollout to launch at 6 hours, 33 minutes.[448]
289 14 January 2024
08:59[449]
F9 B5
B1061.18
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-10 (22 satellites) ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. Second booster to fly for the 18th time.
290 15 January 2024
01:52[450]
F9 B5
B1073.12
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-37 (23 satellites) ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. 190th landing in a row since the last landing failure and this was also the shortest time between landings on any droneship at just a bit over seven days. 300th successful mission for SpaceX.[451] Launches from SLC-40 will be now halted for some time for maintenance and to upgrade systems for even more rapid falcon flight cadence as required to achieve the 148 launches target of this year.[452]
291 18 January 2024
21:49[453]
F9 B5
B1080.5
KSC,
LC-39A
Ax-3
(Crew Dragon C212.3 Freedom ♺) [311][454]
~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) LEO (ISS) Axiom Space Success Success
(ground pad)
Axiom contracted for three additional private crewed missions in June 2021. The crew consisted of American Michael López-Alegría, Italian astronaut Walter Villadei, ESA Swedish Project astronaut Marcus Wandt and Turkish astronaut Alper Gezeravcı.[455]
292 24 January 2024
00:35[456]
F9 B5
B1063.16
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-11 (22 satellites) ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
293 29 January 2024
01:10[457]
F9 B5
B1062.18
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 6-38 (23 satellites) ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
294 29 January 2024
05:57[458]
F9 B5
B1075.9
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-12 (22 satellites) ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. This landing marked the fastest turnaround of a droneship at just over 5 days. The launch also marked the fastest turnaround time from SLC-4E at 5 days, 5 hours, 22 minutes, and 20 seconds, beating previous record of 6.5 days.
295 30 January 2024
17:07[459]
F9 B5
B1077.10
CCSFS,
SLC-40
CRS NG-20 (Cygnus (enhanced) S.S.
Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson
)[460]
3,726 kg (8,214 lb) LEO (ISS) Northrop Grumman (CRS) Success Success
(ground pad)
First Cygnus flight on Falcon 9. Northrop Grumman acquired three flights from SpaceX while a replacement engine is developed for its Antares rocket. Eighth mission featuring a shorter MVac nozzle extension, suitable for low-energy missions. Cygnus is the only cargo freighter to launch on four different orbital launchers, that is, Antares 100 series, Atlas V, Antares 200 series and Falcon 9 Block 5 rockets. SpaceX modified their fairing for this mission to add a ~5’x4’ door side hatch for late loads of cargo onto the Cygnus spacecraft via mobile cleanroom.[461]
296 8 February 2024
06:33[462]
F9 B5
B1081.4
CCSFS,
SLC-40
PACE 1,694 kg (3,735 lb) SSO NASA (LSP) Success Success
(ground pad)
Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem is a 1.7 tonne, US$800 million craft that will orbit at 676 km (420 mi) altitude. It will include the Ocean Color Imager intended to study phytoplankton in the ocean, and two polarimeters for studying properties of clouds, aerosols and the ocean. The launch price was US$80.4 million.[463]
297 10 February 2024
00:34[464]
F9 B5
B1071.14
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-13 (22 satellites) ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
298 14 February 2024
22:30[465]
F9 B5
B1078.7
CCSFS,
SLC-40
USSF-124 (2 HBTSS and 4 SDA Tranche 0 Tracking Layer satellites)[466] Unknown LEO USSF
SDA
Success Success
(ground pad)
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022. Second time a second stage featured Falcon medium coast mission-extension kit. 1st time flying a fairing half for the 15th time.
299 15 February 2024
06:05[467]
F9 B5
B1060.18
KSC,
LC-39A
IM-1 Nova-C Odysseus lander 1,931 kg (4,257 lb) TLI NASA (CLPS)
Intuitive Machines
Success Success
(ground pad)
Second mission of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, and would be the first private American company to land a spacecraft on the Moon. The lander is expected to carry 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.[468][469][470] The LC-39A's Transporter erector is modified to fuel liquid oxygen and liquid methane onto the lander alongside Falcon 9 fueling operations, shortly before liftoff.[471]
300 15 February 2024
21:34[472]
F9 B5
B1082.2
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-14 (22 satellites) ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
300th Falcon 9 launch for a West Coast v2 mini Starlink mission to their Generation 2 network. 200th consecutive successful landing of a booster. First time SpaceX launched three rockets within 24 hours. SpaceX has started to ditch the stiffener ring around the regular nozzle of Merlin Vaccum Engine on their starlink missions from this launch.[473]
301 20 February 2024
20:11[474]
F9 B5
B1067.17
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Merah Putih 2 / Telkomsat HTS 113BT[475] 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) GTO Telkom Indonesia Success Success
(drone ship)
300th successful Falcon 9 mission carrying an Indonesian satellite to provide more capacity over Indonesia.
302 23 February 2024
04:11[476]
F9 B5
B1061.19
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-15 (22 satellites) ~16,700 kg (36,800 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. Second booster to fly for the 19th time. One of the nine Merlin engines powering this first stage is flight leader, powering its 22nd mission to Earth orbit. It is already the most renowned rocket engine to date, surpassing Space Shuttle Main Engine no. 2019's record of 19 flights on its 20th flight.[477]
303 25 February 2024
22:06[478]
F9 B5
B1069.13
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-39 (24 satellites) ~17,500 kg (38,600 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. First launch with 24 v2 mini and new mass record on Falcon 9 taking 17,500 kg (38,600 lb) to low Earth orbit.[479]
304 29 February 2024
15:30[480]
F9 B5
B1076.11
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-40 (23 satellites) ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
305 4 March 2024
03:53[481]
F9 B5
B1083.1
KSC,
LC-39A
Crew-8
(Crew Dragon C206.5 Endeavour ♺ )[367]
~13,000 kg (29,000 lb) LEO (ISS) NASA (CTS)[70] Success Success
(ground pad)
After first six Crew Dragon launches of NASA USCV award, a further three missions for SpaceX were announced on 3 December 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 sent the 50th astronaut on this Crew Dragon launch.[482]
306 4 March 2024
22:05[483]
F9 B5
B1081.5
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Transporter-10:(53 payloads SmallSat Rideshare)[484] Unknown[e] SSO Various Success Success
(ground pad)
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit including the 1,000th satellite of SpaceX rideshare program.[485] Third time a second stage featured Falcon medium coast mission-extension kit.
307 4 March 2024
23:56[486]
F9 B5
B1073.13
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-41 (23 satellites) ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. 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).[487]It is 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 14/15 February 2024.
308 10 March 2024
23:05[488]
F9 B5
B1077.11
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-43 (23 satellites) ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
309 11 March 2024
04:09[489]
F9 B5
B1063.17
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-17 (23 satellites) ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. First time 23 Starlinks v2 minis are launched from Vandenberg.
310 16 March 2024
00:21[490]
F9 B5
B1062.19
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 6-44 (23 satellites) ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
311 19 March 2024
02:28[491]
F9 B5
B1075.10
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-16 (20 Starlink and 2 Starshield satellites)[492][493] ~16,100 kg (35,500 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. Two SpaceX Starshield satellites as rideshare.[494][495]
312 21 March 2024
20:55[496]
F9 B5
B1080.6
CCSFS,
SLC-40
SpaceX CRS-30
(Dragon C209.4 ♺)[497]
2,721 kg (5,999 lb) LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS) Success Success
(ground pad)
Six additional CRS-2 missions for Dragon 2 were announced in March 2022, resupplying the ISS until 2026. First launch of Dragon 2 from SLC-40.
313 24 March 2024
03:09[498]
F9 B5
B1060.19
KSC,
LC-39A
Starlink Group 6-42 (23 satellites) ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
314 25 March 2024
23:42[499]
F9 B5
B1078.8
CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-46 (23 satellites) ~17,100 kg (37,700 lb) LEO SpaceX Success Success
(drone ship)
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network. Least time taken between landing and port's arrival at 50 hours.[500]

Future launches[edit]

Future launches are listed chronologically when firm plans are in place. The order of the later launches is much less certain, as the official SpaceX manifest does not include a schedule.[501] Tentative launch dates are cited from various sources for each launch.[502][503][504][505] Launches are expected to take place "no earlier than" (NET) the listed date. The number of Starlink satellites per launch indicated with an ~ is an expectation based on previous launches to the same orbit, as the exact number is rarely published more than three days in advance.

2024[edit]

Date and time (UTC) Version,
booster
[c]
Launch site Payload[d] Orbit Customer
30 March 2024
02:30[502]
F9 B5
B1071.15
VSFB,
SLC-4E
Starlink Group 7-18 (22 satellites) LEO SpaceX
A West Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
30 March 2024
~21:52[504]
F9 B5 KSC,
LC-39A
Eutelsat 36D GTO Eutelsat
Television broadcast satellite.
31 March 2024
~01:00[505]
F9 B5 CCSFS,
SLC-40
Starlink Group 6-45 (~23 satellites) LEO SpaceX
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
7 April 2024
~23:02[505]
F9 B5 KSC,
LC-39A
Bandwagon-1, SmallSat Rideshare[484][506] LEO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to 45 degree inclination 550–600 km altitude.
April 2024[505] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
Starlink Group 7-28 (~23 satellites) LEO SpaceX
An East Coast v2 mini Starlink launch to their Generation 2 network.
April 2024[507] F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
USSF-62 (WSF-M 1)[508][466] LEO USSF
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022. Mission will launch the first Weather System Follow-on Microwave weather satellite, which will replace the aging Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellites.
April 2024[509] F9 B5 TBD Galileo-L12 (2 Satellites) MEO ESA
First Galileo satellites booked on a US rocket following delays to the European Ariane 6 program.
April 2024 F9 B5 VSFB or CC 425 Project SAR satellite flight 2[510] SSO? Republic of Korea Armed Forces
A military satellite of South Korea with a mass of ~800 kg.
May 2024[511][512] F9 B5 VSFB or CC EarthCARE[513] ESA
EarthCARE (Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) satellite is the sixth mission in ESA's Earth Explorer program and it aims to advance our understanding of the role clouds and aerosols play in reflecting incident solar radiation back into space and trapping infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface.
25 June 2024[514] Falcon Heavy B5
B1087 (core)
KSC,
LC-39A
GOES-U[515] GEO NOAA
B1072.1 (side)
B1086.1 (side)
In September 2021, NASA awarded SpaceX a $152.5 million contract to provide launch services for the GOES-U weather satellite.
June 2024[516] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
Nusantara Lima[517] GTO? PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara
A hot backup system for SATRIA-1.[518]
June 2024[519] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40 / LC-39A
SpaceX CRS-31[497] LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS)
Six additional CRS-2 missions for Dragon 2 were announced in March 2022, resupplying the ISS until 2026.
Q2 2024[520] F9 B5 VSFB or CC BlueBird Block 1 (5 Satellites)[521] LEO AST SpaceMobile
Cellphone-compatible broadband constellation. Each satellite is to be a similar size and weight to its 1,500-kilogram BlueWalker 3 prototype and have a 64 square meter phased array antenna.
Q2 2024[522] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
GSAT-20[523] (CMS-03) GTO New Space India Limited[523]
Dish TV[524]
Indian telecommunications satellite for Dish TV. Originally planned to launch on ISRO's LVM3,[525] but later shifted to Falcon 9 due to mass and scheduling issues.[522] It will be the first ISRO-made satellite to move from geostationary transfer orbit to geosynchronous orbit using electric propulsion.[526]
H1 2024[505][527] F9 B5[528] CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
NROL-69 TBA USSF
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2021.[529]
H1 2024[530][505] F9 B5[531] VSFB,
SLC-4E[503]
WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Mission 1 (2 satellites)[531] SSO Maxar Technologies
Two Maxar Technologies satellites built by subsidiary SSL for subsidiary DigitalGlobe.[531]
Mid 2024[532][533] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
MicroGEO (4 satellites)[534] GEO Astranis
Dedicated Falcon 9 launch to put four Astranis MicroGEO communications satellites into service in 2023.[534] The MicroGEOs will be launched to a custom geostationary orbit, with the four satellites individually conducting on-orbit maneuvers to inject themselves into their orbital slots. However, it is unclear whether this will be a direct to geostationary orbit insertion, or an optimized geostationary transfer orbit. The four spacecraft will be mounted to a standard adapter ring, known as an ESPA-Grande, for ease of deployment.
Mid 2024[535][536] F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
ASBM 1 (GX 10A),[537] ASBM 2 (GX 10B) HEO Space Norway / Inmarsat
Space Norway will launch 2 satellites of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) system into highly elliptical orbits (apogee: 43,509 km (27,035 mi), perigee: 8,089 km (5,026 mi), 63.4° inclination)[538] to provide communication coverage to high latitudes not served by geosynchronous satellites.[539]
8 July 2024[540] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
Türksat 6A[541] GTO Türksat
First domestically produced Turkish communications satellite.
July 2024[509] F9 B5 TBD Galileo MEO ESA
Second launch of Galileo satellites.
July 2024 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Transporter-11, SmallSat Rideshare[484] SSO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
Mid August 2024[542] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
Crew-9[367] LEO (ISS) NASA (CTS)[70]
After first six Crew Dragon launches of NASA USCV award, a further three missions for SpaceX were announced on 3 December 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.[70]
H2 2024[543][544] F9 B5 KSC,
LC-39A
Polaris Dawn[545]
(Crew Dragon C207.3 Resilience ♺ )
LEO Jared Isaacman / Polaris Program
First of two Crew Dragon missions for the Polaris Program. Crew will consist of Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon and will spend up to five days in orbit. Flying higher than any crewed Earth orbiting spacecraft has ever flown, Polaris Dawn will conduct research with the aim of better understanding the effects of spaceflight and space radiation on human health. At approximately 500 kilometers above the Earth, the crew will attempt the first-ever commercial extravehicular activity (EVA) with SpaceX-designed EVA spacesuits, derived from the existing intravehicular (IVA) suit.
H2 2024[546] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
Astra 1P/SES-24[546] GTO SES
Will serve major broadcasters across Europe.
H2 2024[547] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40 / LC-39A
Spainsat-NG I[548] GTO Hisdesat
Communications satellite built on the Eurostar-Neo platform, to be utilized by the Spanish government and its allies.[549] First of two launches for the Spainsat-NG program.
September 2024[550] F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
SDA Tranche 1 Tracking layer T1TL-B[551] Polar LEO SDA
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.
Late Q3 / Early Q4 2024[552] F9 B5 KSC,
LC-39A
Blue Ghost M1[553][554] TLI Firefly Aerospace
NASA (CLPS)
Firefly Aerospace has selected SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to deliver the Blue Ghost lunar lander to the lunar surface.[555] Blue Ghost will carry 10 payloads for NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services task order 19D mission along with other separately contracted payloads.[556]
8 October 2024[336] F9 B5 CCSFS, SLC-40 Hera with Juventas and Milani Heliocentric ESA
Hera is a space mission in development at the European Space Agency in its Space Safety program. Its primary objective is to study the Didymos binary asteroid system that was impacted by DART and contribute to validation of the kinetic impact method to deviate a near-Earth asteroid in a colliding trajectory with Earth. It will measure the size and the morphology of the crater created by and momentum transferred by an artificial projectile impacting an asteroid, which will allow measuring the efficiency of the deflection produced by the impact. It will also carry two nano-satellite CubeSats, called Milani and Juventas.
10 October 2024 Falcon Heavy B5
B10xx (core)
KSC,
LC-39A
Europa Clipper Heliocentric NASA
B1064.6 ♺ (side)[557]
B1065.6 ♺ (side)[557]
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.[558] The mission will fly past Mars and Earth before arriving at Jupiter in April 2030.[559][560] The side boosters and the center core will all be expended.
October 2024[484] F9 B5 VSFB or CC Transporter-12, SmallSat Rideshare SSO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
October 2024[550] F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
SDA Tranche 1 Tracking layer T1TL-C[551] Polar LEO SDA
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.
October 2024[561] F9 B5 KSC,
LC-39A
Ax-4[311] LEO (ISS) Axiom Space
Contract for 3 additional missions was signed in June 2021.
November 2024[562] Falcon Heavy B5 KSC,
LC-39A
Griffin Mission 1[563] TLI Astrobotic
NASA (Artemis)
Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander was expected to deliver NASA's VIPER spacecraft to the lunar south pole, but this is now extremely unlikely.[564] Booster recovery method is unconfirmed, but could possibly feature the first Falcon Heavy center core recovery attempt since STP-2.[565]
November 2024 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Bandwagon-2, SmallSat Rideshare[484][506] LEO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to 45 degree inclination 550–600 km altitude.
November 2024[550] F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
SDA Tranche 1 Tracking layer T1TL-D[551] Polar LEO SDA
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.
November 2024 F9 B5 VSFB or CC 425 Project SAR satellite flight 3[510] SSO? Republic of Korea Armed Forces
A military satellite of South Korea with a mass of ~800 kg.
December 2024[550] F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
SDA Tranche 1 Tracking layer T1TL-E[551] Polar LEO SDA
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.
Q4 2024[550] F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TR-C[551] Polar LEO SDA
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.
Q4 2024[566] F9 B5 KSC,
LC-39A[567]
IM-2 Nova-C lunar lander
Sherpa-ES
TLI NASA (CLPS)
Intuitive Machines
Spaceflight, Inc.
Intuitive Machines is sending its second lander aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, with a projected launch time frame in late 2024. In February 2024, Intuitive Machines has completed its first lander mission via SpaceX, which is also hosting payloads for other private companies seeking to make lunar landfall under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. NASA's PRIME-1 is expected to be included.[568] The Sherpa-ES Go Beyond orbital transfer vehicle will deploy rideshare payloads to trans-lunar orbit, low-lunar orbit and beyond to GEO.[569][570][571] NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission will fly as a secondary payload on this mission.[572]
Q4 2024[573] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
Koreasat 6A[574] GTO KT Sat
South Korean communications satellite built on the Spacebus-4000B2 platform. To be positioned at 116° East.[575]
H2 2024[505][527] F9 B5[528] CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A[576]
USSF-36 TBA USSF
Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2021.[529]
H2 2024[577] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
O3b mPOWER 7 & 8 MEO SES
In August 2020, SES expanded the O3b mPOWER contract with two additional launches, raising the number of satellites from 7 to 11 satellites at nearly 2 tons each.[578][579] In October 2023 the mission was delayed to the second half of 2024 due to electrical issues discovered in the first four satellites of the constellation.[577]
H2 2024[530] F9 B5[531][580] CCSFS,
SLC-40[503]
WorldView Legion 3-4 Mission 2 (2 sats)[581][582][583] SSO Maxar Technologies
Maxar Technologies built satellites.
H2 2024[530] F9 B5[531][580] CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A[505]
WorldView Legion 5 & 6 Mission 3 (2 sats)[581][582][583] SSO Maxar Technologies
Maxar Technologies built satellites.
2024[505] F9 B5 KSC,
LC-39A
DOGE-1 Possible rideshare TLI Geometric Energy
Originally expected to be a secondary rideshare payload on IM-1 mission but the 40 kg was later postponed to a later date due to incomplete radio and launch requirements.>[584][non-primary source needed]
2024[585] F9 B5 Unknown ispace 2nd lunar lander[586] TLI ispace
Second lunar lander built by Japanese company ispace.
2024[587] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40 / LC-39A
Thuraya 4-NGS GTO Thuraya
Planned replacement for Thuraya 2.[588]
2024 F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40 / LC-39A
CRS NG-21 (Cygnus (enhanced))[460] LEO (ISS) Northrop Grumman (CRS)
Second of three launches Northrop Grumman acquired from SpaceX while a replacement engine is developed for its Antares rocket.
2024 F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40 / LC-39A
CRS NG-22 (Cygnus (enhanced))[460] LEO (ISS) Northrop Grumman (CRS)
Third of three launches Northrop Grumman acquired from SpaceX while a replacement engine is developed for its Antares rocket.
2024 F9 B5 Unknown Reentry demonstration capsule Possible rideshare LEO The Exploration Company
1600 kg 2.5 metre diameter reduced scale test of a reentry capsule, the full-scale version Nyx (4 metre diameter 8000 kg) is planned to deliver payloads to the ISS and return them back to Earth.[589]
2024? F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
USSF-31[551] TBA USSF
Classified mission, part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022.

2025[edit]

Date and time (UTC) Version,
booster
[c]
Launch site Payload[d] Orbit Customer
February 2025 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Transporter-13, SmallSat Rideshare[484] SSO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
February 2025 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Bandwagon-3, SmallSat Rideshare[484][506] LEO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to 45 degree inclination 550–600 km altitude.
February 2025[590] F9 B5 KSC,
LC-39A
Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP)[591] Sun–Earth L1 NASA
In September 2020, NASA selected SpaceX to launch the IMAP mission, which will help researchers better understand the boundary of the heliosphere, a magnetic barrier surrounding our solar system. The total launch cost is approximately US$109.4 million. The secondary payloads include two NASA heliophysics missions of opportunity and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) mission.[591]
Q1 2025[566] F9 B5 KSC,
LC-39A
IM-3 Nova-C lunar lander TLI NASA (CLPS)
Intuitive Machines
Third mission for Intuitive Machines, with multiple rideshare payloads.[592] This mission was selected by NASA under the CLPS program in November 2021.[593][594]
April 2025[595] F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
SPHEREx
PUNCH[596]
SSO[597] NASA
In February 2021, NASA announced a $99 million contract for its Astrophysics Division.
April 2025 F9 B5 VSFB or CC TRACERS[598] SSO NASA
Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) is a Small Explorers program mission. Expected to be part of a rideshare mission.[599]
April 2025 onwards F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
12 launches for Rivada broadband constellation[600] LEO Rivada Space Networks
In March 2023, Rivada contracted SpaceX to launch 300 B2B broadband satellites over 12 Falcon 9 launches between April 2025 and June 2026.
May 2025 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Bandwagon-4, SmallSat Rideshare[484][506] LEO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to 45 degree inclination 550–600 km altitude.
June 2025 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Transporter-14, SmallSat Rideshare[484] SSO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
H2 2025 onwards (3 flights)[601][602] F9 B5 VSFB or CC Project Kuiper constellation deployment LEO Kuiper Systems / Amazon
Announced Dec 1st, 2023. Three Falcon 9 launches beginning in the second half of 2025 in support of Amazon's Project Kuiper megaconstellation.
August 2025 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Haven-1[603] LEO Vast
Launch of a new commercial space station by Vast Space.
September 2025 F9 B5 KSC,
LC-39A
Vast-1[603] LEO Vast
First crewed mission to the Haven-1 space station.
October 2025 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Transporter-15, SmallSat Rideshare[484] SSO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
November 2025 F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
Sentinel-6B[604] LEO NASA/NOAA/EUMETSAT/ESA
Identical to Sentinel-6A.[605]
Q4 2025[606] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40 / LC-39A
CHORUS LEO MDA
Announced in October 2023, CHORUS will be a commercial Earth observation constellation owned and operated by MDA Ltd. Will utilize C and X-band SAR.
2025[607] F9 B5 VSFB or CC CAS500-4[608] Likely Rideshare SSO Korea Aerospace Industries
A satellite to monitor Korean agriculture.
2025 F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40 / LC-39A
Globalstar-3 M104–120 (17 satellites)[609] LEO Globalstar
Globalstar's third-generation satellite constellation, launching to a 52 degree inclination orbit at an altitude of 1,410 km.[610]
2025[577] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40 / LC-39A
O3b mPOWER 9-11[611] MEO SES
In August 2020, SES expanded the O3b mPOWER contract with a fourth launch.[579][612] In October 2023 the mission was delayed to 2025 due to electrical issues discovered in the first four satellites of the constellation.[577]
2025[613] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40 / LC-39A
Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) × 1[614]
Mission Extension Pod (MEP) × 3
GTO Northrop Grumman
Developed from Northrop Grumman's 2,000 kg Mission Extension Vehicle architecture. One MEP (400 kg each) will be attached to Optus D3.[615]
2025 F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
Skynet 6A[616] GTO Airbus / UK Ministry of Defence
British military communications satellite ordered to bridge the gap between Skynet-5 and its successor.[617]
2025 F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
Spainsat NG II[548] GTO Hisdesat
Communications satellite built on the Eurostar-Neo platform, to be utilized by the Spanish government and its allies.[549] Second of two launches for the Spainsat-NG program.
~2025 F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TL-F[618][619] Polar LEO SDA
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
~2025 F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TR-A[618][619] Polar LEO SDA
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
~2025 F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TR-E[618][619] Polar LEO SDA
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
~2025 F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T2TL-A[618][619] Polar LEO SDA
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
~2025 F9 B5 VSFB,
SLC-4E
SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T2TL-C[618][619] Polar LEO SDA
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
~2025 F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
NROL-77[618][619] Classified NRO
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
~2025 F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
GPS III-10[618][619] MEO USSF
Launch is part of Phase 2 US Air Force contract awarded in 2022.
2025[620] Falcon Heavy B5 KSC,
LC-39A
Power and Propulsion Element (PPE)
Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO)[621]
TLI NASA (Artemis)
First elements for the Gateway station as part of the Artemis program, awarded in February 2021. The launch will cost NASA $331.8 million and will utilize Falcon Heavy's extended fairing.
2025–2026
(4 flights)
F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40 / LC-39A
SpaceX CRS-32 to SpaceX CRS-35[497] LEO (ISS) NASA (CRS)
Six additional CRS-2 missions for Dragon 2 were announced in March 2022, resupplying the ISS until 2026.

2026 and beyond[edit]

Date and time (UTC) Version,
booster
[c]
Launch site Payload[d] Orbit Customer
Q1 2026 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Transporter-16, SmallSat Rideshare[484] SSO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
Q2 2026 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Transporter-17, SmallSat Rideshare[484] SSO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
Q4 2026 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Transporter-18, SmallSat Rideshare[484] SSO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
~2026 Falcon Heavy B5 KSC,
LC-39A
USSF-75[618][619] GSO USSF
~2026 Falcon Heavy B5 KSC,
LC-39A
USSF-70[618][619] GSO USSF
2026[622] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
Arabsat 7A[317][623] GTO Arabsat
Announced in September 2022, Arabsat 7A will enter a geostationary orbit after its launch by a Falcon 9 rocket.
2026[577] F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40 / LC-39A
O3b mPOWER 12 & 13 MEO SES
Two additional satellites were announced in October 2023 due to electrical issues discovered in the first four satellites of the constellation.[577]
2026[624] Falcon Heavy B5 KSC,
LC-39A
Astrobotic Technology Lunar Lander[625] TLI Astrobotic Technology
Astrobotic's third upcoming lander mission to the Moon. Targeting a South Pole landing in 2026.
2026 and later
(14 flights)
F9 B5 VSFB and CC Telesat Lightspeed × 18 LEO Telesat
Announced in September 2023, Telesat has booked 14 launches of up to 18 satellites each.[626]
2026–2030 F9 B5 CC,
SLC-40/LC-39A
5 more launches (Crew-10 through Crew-14)[627] LEO (ISS) NASA (ISS)
In June 2022, NASA announced it purchased an additional 5 crewed flights from SpaceX in addition to the previous 9 missions on top of the $3.5 billion contract.[628]
Q1 2027 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Transporter-19, SmallSat Rideshare[484] SSO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
May 2027[629] Falcon Heavy B5 KSC,
LC-39A
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope[630] Sun–Earth L2 NASA
Flagship-class infrared space telescope.
Q2 2027 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Transporter-20, SmallSat Rideshare[484] SSO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
Q4 2027 F9 B5 VSFB or CC Transporter-21, SmallSat Rideshare[484] SSO Various
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.
2027[631][632] Falcon Heavy B5 KSC,
LC-39A
GPS IIIF-1[618][633] MEO USSF
First GPS Block IIIF launch.
2028[624][634] Falcon Heavy B5 KSC,
LC-39A
GLS-1 (Dragon XL) TLI NASA (Gateway Logistics Services)
In March 2020, NASA announced its first contract for the Gateway Logistics Services that guarantees at least two launches on a new variant of the Dragon spacecraft that will carry over 5 tonnes of cargo to the Lunar Gateway on 6–12 months long missions.[635][636]
2029[624] Falcon Heavy B5 KSC,
LC-39A
GLS-2 (Dragon XL)[637] TLI NASA (Gateway Logistics Services)
Second Dragon XL logistics module.[637]

Notable launches[edit]

First flights and contracts[edit]

Launch of Falcon 9 Flight 1 with a boilerplate Dragon
Dragon CRS-1 berthed to the International Space Station (ISS) on 14 October 2012, photographed from the Cupola.

On 4 June 2010, the first Falcon 9 launch successfully placed a test payload into the intended orbit.[638] The second launch of Falcon 9 was COTS Demo Flight 1, which placed an operational Dragon capsule in orbit on 8 December 2010.[639] The capsule re-entered the atmosphere after two orbits, allowing for testing the reentry procedures. The capsule was recovered off the coast of Mexico[640] and then placed on display at SpaceX headquarters.[641] The remaining objectives of the NASA COTS qualification program were combined into a single Dragon C2+ mission, on the condition that all milestones would be validated in space before berthing Dragon to the ISS.[642] The Dragon capsule was propelled to orbit in May 2012, and following successful tests in the next days it was grabbed with the station's robotic arm (Canadarm2) and docked to the ISS docking port for the first time on 25 May. After successfully completing all the return procedures, the recovered Dragon C2+ capsule was put on display at Kennedy Space Center.[643] Thus, Falcon 9 and Dragon became the first fully commercially developed launcher to deliver a payload to the International Space Station, paving the way for SpaceX and NASA to sign the first Commercial Resupply Services agreement for cargo deliveries.[644]

The first operational cargo resupply mission to ISS, the fourth flight of Falcon 9, was launched in October 2012. An engine suffered a loss of pressure at 76 seconds after liftoff, which caused an automatic shutdown of that engine, but the remaining eight first-stage engines continued to burn and the Dragon capsule reached orbit successfully and thus demonstrated the rocket's "engine out" capability in flight.[645] Due to ISS visiting vehicle safety rules, at NASA's request, the secondary payload Orbcomm-2 was released into a lower-than-intended orbit.[646] Despite this incident, Orbcomm said they gathered useful test data from the mission and later in 2014, launched more satellites via SpaceX.[647] The mission continued to rendezvous and berth the Dragon capsule with the ISS where the ISS crew unloaded its payload and reloaded the spacecraft with cargo for return to Earth.[648]

Following unsuccessful attempts at recovering the first stage with parachutes, SpaceX upgraded to a much larger first stage booster and with greater thrust, termed Falcon 9 v1.1, and performed a demonstration flight of this version in September 2013.[649] After the second stage separation and delivering CASSIOPE, a very small payload relative to the rocket's capability, SpaceX conducted a novel high-altitude, high-velocity flight test wherein the booster attempted to reenter the lower atmosphere in a controlled manner and decelerate to a simulated over-water landing.[650]

Loss of CRS-7 mission[edit]

SpaceX CRS-7 disintegrating two minutes after liftoff, as seen from a NASA tracking camera.

In June 2015, Falcon 9 Flight 19 carried a Dragon capsule on the seventh Commercial Resupply Services mission to the ISS. The second stage disintegrated due to an internal helium tank failure while the first stage was still burning normally. This was the first (and only as of Sep 2023) primary mission loss for any Falcon 9 rocket.[651] In addition to ISS consumables and experiments, this mission carried the first International Docking Adapter (IDA-1), whose loss delayed preparedness of the station's US Orbital Segment (USOS) for future crewed missions.[652]

Performance was nominal until T+140 seconds into launch when a cloud of white vapor appeared, followed by rapid loss of second-stage LOX tank pressure. The booster continued on its trajectory until complete vehicle breakup at T+150 seconds. The Dragon capsule was ejected from the disintegrating rocket and continued transmitting data until impact with the ocean. SpaceX officials stated that the capsule could have been recovered if the parachutes had deployed; however, the Dragon software did not include any provisions for parachute deployment in this situation.[653] Subsequent investigations traced the cause of the accident to the failure of a strut that secured a helium bottle inside the second-stage LOX tank. With the helium pressurization system integrity breached, excess helium quickly flooded the tank, eventually causing it to burst from overpressure.[654][655] NASA's independent accident investigation into the loss of SpaceX CRS-7 found that the failure of the strut which led to the breakup of the Falcon-9 represented a design error. Specifically, that industrial grade stainless steel had been used in a critical load path under cryogenic conditions and flight conditions, without additional part screening, and without regard to manufacturer recommendations.[656]

Full-thrust version and first booster landings[edit]

Falcon 9 Flight 20 historic first-stage landing at CCSFS Landing Zone 1, 22 December 2015

After pausing launches for months, SpaceX launched on 22 December 2015, the highly anticipated return-to-flight mission after the loss of CRS-7. This launch inaugurated a new Falcon 9 Full Thrust version of its flagship rocket featuring increased performance, notably thanks to subcooling of the propellants. After launching a constellation of 11 Orbcomm-OG2 second-generation satellites,[657] the first stage performed a controlled-descent and landing test for the eighth time, SpaceX attempted to land the booster on land for the first time. It managed to return the first stage successfully to the Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral, marking the first successful recovery of a rocket first stage that launched a payload to orbit.[658] After recovery, the first stage booster performed further ground tests and then was put on permanent display outside SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California.[659]

On 8 April 2016, SpaceX delivered its commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station marking the return-to-flight of the Dragon capsule, after the loss of CRS-7. After separation, the first-stage booster slowed itself with a boostback maneuver, re-entered the atmosphere, executed an automated controlled descent and landed vertically onto the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You, marking the first successful landing of a rocket on a ship at sea.[660] This was the fourth attempt to land on a drone ship, as part of the company's experimental controlled-descent and landing tests.[661]

Loss of AMOS-6 on the launch pad[edit]

On 1 September 2016, the 29th Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launchpad while propellant was being loaded for a routine pre-launch static fire test. The payload, Israeli satellite AMOS-6, partly commissioned by Facebook, was destroyed with the launcher.[662] On 2 January 2017, SpaceX released an official statement indicating that the cause of the failure was a buckled liner in several of the COPV tanks, causing perforations that allowed liquid and/or solid oxygen to accumulate underneath the COPVs carbon strands, which were subsequently ignited possibly due to friction of breaking strands.[663]

Zuma launch[edit]

Zuma was a classified United States government satellite and was developed and built by Northrop Grumman at an estimated cost of US$3.5 billion.[664] Its launch, originally planned for mid-November 2017, was postponed to 8 January 2018 as fairing tests for another SpaceX customer were assessed. Following a successful Falcon 9 launch, the first-stage booster landed at LZ-1.[665] Unconfirmed reports suggested that the Zuma spacecraft was lost,[666] with claims that either the payload failed following orbital release, or that the customer-provided adapter failed to release the satellite from the upper stage, while other claims argued that Zuma was in orbit and operating covertly.[666] SpaceX's COO Gwynne Shotwell stated that their Falcon 9 "did everything correctly" and that "Information published that is contrary to this statement is categorically false".[666] A preliminary report indicated that the payload adapter, modified by Northrop Grumman after purchasing it from a subcontractor, failed to separate the satellite from the second stage under the zero gravity conditions.[667][664] Due to the classified nature of the mission, no further official information is expected.[666]

Falcon Heavy test flight[edit]

Liftoff of Falcon Heavy on its maiden flight (left) and its two side-boosters landing at LZ-1 and LZ-2 a few minutes later (right)

The maiden launch of the Falcon Heavy occurred on 6 February 2018, temporarily making it the most powerful rocket since the Saturn V, with a theoretical payload capacity to low Earth orbit more than double the Delta IV Heavy.[668][669] Both side boosters landed nearly simultaneously after a ten-minute flight. The central core failed to land on a floating platform at sea.[670] The rocket carried a car and a mannequin to an eccentric heliocentric orbit that reaches further than aphelion of Mars.[671]

First crewed flights[edit]

On 2 March 2019, SpaceX launched its first orbital flight of Dragon 2 (Crew Dragon). It was an uncrewed mission to the International Space Station. The Dragon contained a mannequin named Ripley, which was equipped with multiple sensors to gather data about how a human would feel during the flight. Along with the mannequin was 300 pounds of cargo of food and other supplies.[672] Also on board was Earth plush toy referred to as a "Super high tech zero-g indicator".[673] The toy became a hit with astronaut Anne McClain, who showed the plushy on the ISS each day[674] and also deciding to keep it on board to experience the crewed SpX-DM2.

The Dragon spent six days in space, including five days docked to the International Space Station. During the time, various systems were tested to make sure the vehicle was ready for US astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to fly in it in 2020. The Dragon undocked and performed a re-entry burn before splashing down on 8 March 2019, at 08:45 EST, 320 km (200 mi) off the coast of Florida.[675]

SpaceX held a successful launch of the first commercial orbital human space flight on 30 May 2020, crewed with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken. Both astronauts focused on conducting tests on the Crew Dragon capsule. Crew Dragon successfully returned to Earth, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico on 2 August 2020.[676]

Reuse of the first stage[edit]

SpaceX has developed a program to reuse the first-stage booster, setting multiple booster reflight records:

  • B1021 became, on 30 March 2017, the first booster to be successfully recovered a second time, on Flight 32 launching the SES-10 satellite. After that, it was retired and put on display at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.[677]
  • B1046, the first Block 5 booster, became the first to launch three times, carrying Spaceflight SSO-A on 3 December 2018.
  • B1048 was the first booster to be recovered four times on 11 November 2019, and the first to perform a fifth flight on 18 March 2020, but the booster was lost during re-entry.
  • B1049 was the first booster to be recovered five times on 4 June 2020, six times on 18 August 2020, and seven times on 25 November 2020.
  • B1051 became the first booster to be recovered eight times on 20 January 2021, nine times on 14 March 2021, and ten times on 9 May 2021, achieving one of SpaceX's milestone goals for reuse. It then became the first booster to be recovered eleven times on 18 December 2021, and twelve times on 19 March 2022.[678][679][680][681]
  • B1060 became the first booster to be recovered 13 times on 17 June 2022.
  • B1058 became the first booster to be recovered 14 times on 11 September 2022, 15 times on 17 December 2022, 16 times on 10 July 2023, 17 times on 20 September 2023, 18 times on 4 November 2023 and 19 times on 23 December 2023.
  • B1069 launched and returned a hosted box containing two FIFA 2022 World Cup Adidas Al Rihla on 15 October 2022 for a sub-orbital flight, the first payload on a Falcon 9 booster.[682]
  • B1061 became the only booster on 30 December 2022 to launch from all SpaceX's different launch sites and on all of SpaceX's different landing zones and drone ships (except rarely used LZ-2 that is located nearby LZ-1).
  • B1062 booster holds the record for fastest turnaround at 21 days. It launched on 8 April and again on 29 April 2022.[72]
  • B1080 became the first booster to land onshore after launching a crewed mission (Ax-2) on 21 May 2023.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The AMOS-6 spacecraft was destroyed in a static fire test prior to launch; the mission is counted as a failure but not as a launch.
  2. ^ There was also an on-pad explosion; sometimes it is counted as a launch, resulting in 64 launches.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Falcon 9 first-stage boosters are designated with a construction serial number and an optional flight number when reused, e.g. B1021.1 and B1021.2 represent the two flights of booster B1021. Launches using reused boosters are denoted with a recycled symbol ♺.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Dragon 1 or 2 are designated with a construction serial number or name and an optional flight number when reused, e.g. Dragon C106.1 and Dragon C106.2 represent the two flights of Dragon C106. Dragon spacecraft that are reused are denoted with a recycled symbol ♺.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Many Transporter payloads are not public, or don't have a publicly revealed mass. SpaceX has not published a payload mass estimate for this mission.
  6. ^ Despite making a successful landing, de-tanking and heading back home, the stage fell over on the drone ship platform during transit back to Cape Canaveral in rough seas, high winds and waves. This is still considered a successful landing as the stage damage occurred while in transport.[425]

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