Launches & Spacecraft

Rocket Lab will launch a Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit tonight (Sept. 18), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX is now targeting Sept. 28 for Starship's first-ever orbital launch, which will deploy 26 Starlink satellites and last about 10 hours. The company originally aimed for Sept. 22.

SpaceX launched its second classified mission for the U.S. Space Force in less than a week tonight (Sept. 16).

A Vega C rocket launched Europe's FLEX and Copernicus-3C spacecraft toward orbit from French Guiana tonight (Sept. 14).

SpaceX lofted three of SES's O3b mPOWER communications satellites to orbit today (Sept. 13), on the 700th mission to date for the Falcon rocket family.

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observation satellite to orbit for a confidential customer on Thursday night (Sept. 10), without providing a livestream or many details about the mission.

SpaceX launched the secret USSF-153 mission for the U.S. Space Force today (Sept. 10) from California's central coast.

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites today (Sept. 6), sending them up from California's central coast.

Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket made history today (Sept. 5), becoming the first vehicle ever to reach orbit from European soil.

India launched an Earth-imaging satellite toward geosynchronous orbit today (Sept. 3) — something it had not previously done successfully.