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Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Yunhai-2 Group 02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 21, 2024, 5:27 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Yunhai-2 is a constellation of Chinese military meteorological satellites. Reportedly the satellites use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) to collect atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate, and gravity research.

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 8 | Queqiao-2

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
March 20, 2024, 12:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Queqiao-2 is a Chinese artificial satellite to serve as a communications relay for future Chinese lunar far side missions that cannot communicate directly with the Earth, beginning with the Chang'e 6 lunar sample return mission in 2024. It will operate from a Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) of the Moon. The launch also carries the Tiandu-1 & 2 small satellites testing cis-lunar space navigation and inter-satellite communication techniques for CNSA’s Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL).

Lunar Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-16

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 19, 2024, 2:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1075 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-44

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 16, 2024, 12:21 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1062 - Flight Proven ( ) A Shortfall of Gravitas
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Starship | Integrated Flight Test 3

SpaceX | United States of America
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
March 14, 2024, 1:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Third test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.

Suborbital Booster 10 - Maiden Flight Gulf of Mexico
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Long March 2C/YZ-1S | DRO-A/B

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 13, 2024, 12:51 p.m.
Status: Launch was a Partial Failure
Mission:

Two spacecraft by the Chinese Academy of Sciences designed to perform communication and navigation testing from a Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) around the Moon with a 3rd satellite in Low Earth Orbit.

Lunar Orbit
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KAIROS | Maiden Flight

Space One | Japan
Space Port Kii, Japan
March 13, 2024, 2:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Carried a prototype "quick response" satellite for the Japanese government Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center, operator of the IGS series of Japanese spysats.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Electron | Owl Night Long

Rocket Lab | United States of America
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
March 12, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

StriX-3 is a synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective. It can gather high resolution Earth observation data regardless of conditions or daylight, offering a resilient and effective resource for the purposes of urban development, infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-17

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 11, 2024, 4:09 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1063 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-43

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
March 10, 2024, 11:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1077 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
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