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  1. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and 26 Starlink V3 Satellites

    Mission: 2026Published: 1 Nov 2026

    Starship Flight 14 lifted off from Starbase on September 28, 2026, reached orbit for the first time and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites, all of which made contact.

    View mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)
    Launch site
    Orbital Launch Pad 2, Starbase, Texas
    Outcome
    Partial success

  2. Rocket Lab’s 98th Electron Launch Deploys Three HawkEye 360 Satellites

    Published: 23 Oct 2026

    Rocket Lab launched its 98th Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on the mission 'We're Not Hawking Around', its third dedicated launch for HawkEye 360.

    View mission: We're Not Hawking Around
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Pad A, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

  3. Bandwagon-5: Falcon 9 Rideshare Launch With Starfall Capsule

    Mission: 2026Published: 20 Oct 2026

    NASASpaceflight's live webcast of the Falcon 9 launch of Bandwagon-5, SpaceX's 23rd Smallsat Rideshare mission, from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral.

    View mission: Bandwagon-5 (2026)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

  4. Galileo: How Europe Built Its Own Satellite Navigation System

    Published: 15 Oct 2026

    ESA's documentary traces Galileo and EGNOS from the 1990s, when Europe sought independence from GPS, through the GIOVE-A and GIOVE-B test satellites and the first operational launches.

    View mission: Galileo
    Vehicle
    Ariane 5, Soyuz

  5. Starlink 15-25: Falcon 9 B1088 Launch and Landing at Vandenberg

    Mission: 2026Published: 13 Oct 2026

    Live coverage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on the Starlink 15-25 mission from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

    View mission: Starlink 15-25 (2026)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base
    Outcome
    Success

  6. Smile: How ESA and China Built a Satellite in Two Years

    Published: 30 Sep 2026

    ESA's documentary covers two years of the Smile mission, a 50–50 collaboration between ESA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

    View mission: Smile
    Vehicle
    Vega
    Launch site
    Kourou, French Guiana

  7. Electron Launches the 13th StriX Radar Satellite for Synspective

    Mission: 2026Published: 26 Sep 2026

    Rocket Lab's Electron launched from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand with the 13th StriX radar satellite for Synspective.

    View mission: Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

  8. Owl By The Dozen: Electron Deploys a 12th StriX Radar Satellite

    Mission: 2026Published: 19 Sep 2026

    Rocket Lab launched Electron from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on 19 September 2026 with a StriX radar satellite for Synspective.

    View mission: Owl By The Dozen (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

  9. Vega C Launches FLEX and Sentinel-3C on a Shared Flight

    Mission: 2026Published: 15 Sep 2026

    A Vega C rocket lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana carrying ESA's FLEX satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite, using the new Vespa Plus R adapter to deliver them to…

    View mission: FLEX and Sentinel-3C (2026)
    Launch site
    Europe's Spaceport, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
    Outcome
    Success

  10. TIROS 1: The First Weather Satellite and Its Fuzzy First Images

    Published: 10 Sep 2026

    The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's On Air series looks at TIROS 1, the world's first weather satellite, launched in 1960.

    View mission: TIROS 1

  11. Electron’s 93rd Launch Puts iQPS Radar Satellite in 575 km Orbit

    Mission: 2026Published: 20 Aug 2026

    Rocket Lab launched Electron on The Lightning God Defends mission for iQPS from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 20 August 2026.

    View mission: The Lightning God Defends (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

  12. Electron Launches iQPS MIKURA-I Radar Satellite from New Zealand

    Mission: 2026Published: 6 Aug 2026

    Rocket Lab launched Electron from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on 6 August 2026 carrying QPS-SAR-13, nicknamed MIKURA-I, for iQPS.

    View mission: The Grain Goddess Provides (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

  13. Electron Launch 91: Rocket Lab Deploys Its 10th StriX Satellite

    Mission: 2026Published: 26 Jun 2026

    Rocket Lab's 91st Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 5:43 a.m. local time on 27 June 2026, carrying a single StriX radar satellite for Synspective.

    View mission: 10 Owl Of 10 (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

  14. Victus Haze: Electron Launches Pioneer on Under 17 Hours Notice

    Mission: 2026Published: 22 Jun 2026

    Rocket Lab's Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand for the US Space Force's Victus Haze responsive space mission, carrying Rocket Lab's own Pioneer spacecraft.

    View mission: Victus Haze (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, New Zealand

  15. Electron Delivers a StriX Radar Satellite to Orbit for Synspective

    Mission: 2026Published: 22 May 2026

    Rocket Lab's Electron launched the 'Viva La StriX' mission from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on 22 May 2026 at 09:33 UTC, carrying one StriX radar satellite for Synspective.

    View mission: Viva La StriX (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

  16. Falcon Heavy Launches ViaSat-3 F3 and Lands Both Side Boosters

    Mission: 2026Published: 29 Apr 2026

    SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A with the Boeing-built ViaSat-3 F3 satellite, the 12th Falcon Heavy flight and the first since October 2024.

    View mission: ViaSat-3 F3 (2026)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A
    Outcome
    Success

  17. ViaSat-3 F3 Falcon Heavy: Weather Stops the First Flight Since 2024

    Mission: 2026Published: 27 Apr 2026

    Everyday Astronaut's livestream followed SpaceX's attempt to launch Falcon Heavy with ViaSat-3 F3 from Launch Complex 39A.

    View mission: ViaSat-3 F3 (2026)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A

  18. Kakushin Rising: Electron Deploys Eight JAXA Satellites to Orbit

    Mission: 2026Published: 23 Apr 2026

    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.

    View mission: Kakushin Rising (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

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

    Mission: 2026Published: 28 Mar 2026

    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.

    View mission: Daughter Of The Stars (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

  20. Electron Launches the Eighth StriX Satellite for Synspective

    Mission: 2026Published: 20 Mar 2026

    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.

    View mission: Eight Days A Week (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

  21. Electron Launches Earth Observation Satellite From Mahia LC-1

    Mission: 2026Published: 6 Mar 2026

    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.

    View mission: Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand

  22. Rocket Lab Electron Bridging the Swarm: NEONSAT-1A Launch Scrubbed

    Published: 11 Dec 2025

    Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut hosts a watch-along of Rocket Lab's webcast for the Electron mission "Bridging the Swarm", which was to carry the NEONSAT-1A satellite for KAIST from Launch Complex 1…

    View mission: Bridging the Swarm
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Pad A, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

  23. Tranche 1 Transport Layer C: Falcon 9 Lofts 21 Satellites

    Mission: 2025Published: 16 Oct 2025

    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…

    View mission: Tranche 1 Transport Layer C (2025)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

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

    Mission: 2023Published: 2 Sep 2023

    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.

    View mission: Space Development Agency Tranche 0 (second mission) (2023)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California