All missions

Every mission we cover, by year.

Satellite launch

Clear filters

Sort by

23 April 2026

Kakushin Rising

Open mission
1 video perspective
- Kakushin Rising: Electron Deploys Eight JAXA Satellites to Orbit
  
  Rocket Lab's Electron launched the Kakushin Rising mission for JAXA on 23 April 2026 from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, carrying eight small satellites to a 540 km circular orbit.
  
  Published 23 Apr 2026
28 March 2026

Daughter Of The Stars

Open mission
1 video perspective
- Electron Launches ESA’s Celeste IOD Satellites to 510 km Orbit
  
  Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on 28 March 2026 NZT, carrying the two Celeste IOD demonstrator satellites for the European Space Agency.
  
  Published 28 Mar 2026
21 March 2026

Eight Days A Week

Open mission
1 video perspective
- Electron Launches the Eighth StriX Satellite for Synspective
  
  Rocket Lab's live broadcast of the dedicated Electron launch "Eight Days A Week" from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, which lifted off at 7:10 a.m.
  
  Published 20 Mar 2026
6 March 2026

Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed

Open mission
1 video perspective
- Electron Launches Earth Observation Satellite From Mahia LC-1
  
  Rocket Lab's Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, carrying a single Earth observation satellite for a confidential commercial customer.
  
  Published 6 Mar 2026
14 October 2025

Tranche 1 Transport Layer C

Open mission
1 video perspective
- Tranche 1 Transport Layer C: Falcon 9 Lofts 21 Satellites
  
  Everyday Astronaut hosts a live watch-along of SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch of 21 Lockheed Martin satellites for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer from Vandenberg, with the…
  
  Published 16 Oct 2025
Photo: Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas / Public domain
2 September 2023

Space Development Agency Tranche 0 (second mission)

Open mission
1 video perspective
- SDA Tranche 0 Launch: Falcon 9’s 13th Flight from Vandenberg
  
  SpaceX launched the Space Development Agency's second Tranche 0 mission on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg on September 2, 2023, at 7:25 a.m.
  
  Published 2 Sep 2023
Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Gwendolyn Kurzen / Public domain
16 August 2023

Starlink Mission

Seven Falcon 9 launches that show how reuse works

Open mission

This page covers seven Falcon 9 launches that carried Starlink internet satellites between 7 July and 16 August 2023, from Vandenberg in California and Cape Canaveral in Florida. Their boosters were on their 4th to 16th flights, and each one landed again, which is the point of the set.
7 video perspectives
- Falcon 9 Launches 48 Starlink Satellites on a 12th Booster Flight
  
  On July 7, 2023 at 12:29 p.m. PT, a Falcon 9 launched 48 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
  
  Published 7 Jul 2023
- Falcon 9 Flies Booster for a Record 16th Time on Starlink Launch
  
  Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:58 p.m.
  
  Published 10 Jul 2023
- Falcon 9 Launches 22 Starlink V2 Minis on a Sixth-Flight Booster
  
  SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral on July 23 at 8:50 p.m.
  
  Published 24 Jul 2023
- Falcon 9 Launches 22 Starlink Satellites on a 15th Booster Flight
  
  SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying 22 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida at 12:01 a.m.
  
  Published 28 Jul 2023
3 more on the mission page
Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti / Public domain
11 August 2023

Starlink 6-9

Open mission
1 video perspective
- Falcon 9 Starlink Launch: 22 Satellites and a Ninth Booster Landing
  
  On August 11, 2023 at 1:17 a.m. ET, a Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  
  Published 11 Aug 2023
28 July 2023

Hughes JUPITER 3

A Falcon Heavy, a stuck valve and the biggest commercial satellite

Open mission

Hughes JUPITER 3 was a communications satellite of over nine tons, built by Maxar for EchoStar's Hughes Network Systems and described on air as the largest commercial communication satellite launched into geostationary orbit. A Falcon Heavy launched it from Kennedy Space Center late on 28 July 2023, after a countdown abort at T-minus 1 minute 5 seconds two days before.
2 video perspectives
- Falcon Heavy JUPITER 3 Countdown Aborted at T-1:05, Launch Scrubbed
  
  SpaceX's webcast for the Falcon Heavy launch of the Hughes JUPITER 3 (EchoStar 24) satellite from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
  
  Published 27 Jul 2023
- Falcon Heavy Launches Hughes JUPITER 3 After a Valve Scrub
  
  Falcon Heavy launched the Hughes JUPITER 3 (EchoStar 24) satellite on July 28 at 11:04 p.m.
  
  Published 29 Jul 2023
Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti / Public domain
19 July 2023

Starlink Group 6-15

Open mission
1 video perspective
- Falcon 9 Starlink 6-15: 10th Booster Flight After a T-5s Abort
  
  Falcon 9 launched 15 Starlink satellites from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:09 p.m.
  
  Published 20 Jul 2023
Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti / Public domain
15 July 2023

Starlink V1.5 (Falcon 9, 54 satellites)

Open mission
1 video perspective
- Falcon 9 Launches the Last 54 Starlink V1.5 Satellites from SLC-40
  
  SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying 54 Starlink V1.5 satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:50 p.m.
  
  Published 16 Jul 2023
Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Becker / Public domain
23 June 2023

Starlink

Open mission
1 video perspective
- Falcon 9 Launches 56 Starlink Satellites on an 8th Booster Flight
  
  On June 23, 2023 at 11:35 a.m. ET, a Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral.
  
  Published 23 Jun 2023

All missions

Filter missions

31 missions

Kakushin Rising

Kakushin Rising: Electron Deploys Eight JAXA Satellites to Orbit

Daughter Of The Stars

Electron Launches ESA’s Celeste IOD Satellites to 510 km Orbit

Eight Days A Week

Electron Launches the Eighth StriX Satellite for Synspective

Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed

Electron Launches Earth Observation Satellite From Mahia LC-1

Tranche 1 Transport Layer C

Tranche 1 Transport Layer C: Falcon 9 Lofts 21 Satellites

Space Development Agency Tranche 0 (second mission)

SDA Tranche 0 Launch: Falcon 9’s 13th Flight from Vandenberg

Starlink Mission

Falcon 9 Launches 48 Starlink Satellites on a 12th Booster Flight

Falcon 9 Flies Booster for a Record 16th Time on Starlink Launch

Falcon 9 Launches 22 Starlink V2 Minis on a Sixth-Flight Booster

Falcon 9 Launches 22 Starlink Satellites on a 15th Booster Flight

Starlink 6-9

Falcon 9 Starlink Launch: 22 Satellites and a Ninth Booster Landing

Hughes JUPITER 3

Falcon Heavy JUPITER 3 Countdown Aborted at T-1:05, Launch Scrubbed

Falcon Heavy Launches Hughes JUPITER 3 After a Valve Scrub

Starlink Group 6-15

Falcon 9 Starlink 6-15: 10th Booster Flight After a T-5s Abort

Starlink V1.5 (Falcon 9, 54 satellites)

Falcon 9 Launches the Last 54 Starlink V1.5 Satellites from SLC-40

Starlink

Falcon 9 Launches 56 Starlink Satellites on an 8th Booster Flight