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H-IIA 202 | IGS Radar 8

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Sept. 26, 2024, 5:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The IGS Radar 8 is a Japanese radar reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-8

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 25, 2024, 4:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1081 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
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Kinetica 1 | 5 satellites

CAS Space | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 24, 2024, 11:33 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Carried 5 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit: * Zhongke-01/02 * Jilin-1 SAR-01A * Yunyao-21/22

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Smart Dragon 3 | 8 satellites

China Rocket Co. Ltd. | China
Sea Launch
Sept. 24, 2024, 2:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Carried 8 satellites to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit: * Tianyi-41 * Luojia 4-01 * Fudan-1 * Tianyan-15 * Jitianxing A-01 * Xingshidai-15/21/22

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Electron | Kinéis Killed the RadIoT Star (Kinéis 6-10)

Rocket Lab | United States of America
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Sept. 20, 2024, 11:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.

Low Earth Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-17

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 20, 2024, 1:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 20 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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Kuaizhou-1A | Tianqi 29-32

ExPace | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 20, 2024, 9:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 2D | Jilin-1 Wideband 02B-01 to 06

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 20, 2024, 4:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Earth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M25 & M27

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 19, 2024, 1:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 17, 2024, 10:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. Originally planned for launch on Soyuz-ST and then Ariane 6 but both were unavailable. Galileo provides Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.

Medium Earth Orbit B1067 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
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