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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-3

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 19, 2023, 6:19 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit B1076 - Flight Proven ( ) A Shortfall of Gravitas
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Long March 3B/E | Beidou-3 G4

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
May 17, 2023, 2:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This satellite is a part of the geostationary component of the 3rd phase of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. It features a phased array antenna for navigation signals and a laser retroreflector and additionally deployable S/L-band and C-band antennas.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 5-9

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 14, 2023, 5:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 56 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1067 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 2-9

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 10, 2023, 8:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 51 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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Long March 7 | Tianzhou-6

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
May 10, 2023, 1:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Fifth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese space station.

Low Earth Orbit
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Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)

Rocket Lab | United States of America
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
May 8, 2023, 1 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Third and fourth operational (TROPICS-04 & TROPICS-05) satellites for NASA's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. The CubeSats are designed to provide rapid-refresh microwave measurements that can be used to determine temperature, pressure, and humidity inside hurricanes as they form and evolve.

Low Earth Orbit 36 - Maiden Flight South Pacific
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 5-6

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 4, 2023, 7:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 56 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1069 - Flight Proven ( ) A Shortfall of Gravitas
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Falcon Heavy | ViaSat-3 Americas & others

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 1, 2023, 12:26 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1-Terabit per second of network capacity, and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located. Also onboard this mission is Astranis's first MicroGEO satellite and Gravity Space’s GS-1 satellite.

Geostationary Orbit B1052 - Flight Proven ( ) Atlantic Ocean B1068 - Maiden Flight Atlantic Ocean B1053 - Flight Proven ( ) Atlantic Ocean
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 3 & 4

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 28, 2023, 10:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Third and fourth of a constellation of eleven high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.

Medium Earth Orbit B1078 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 3-5

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 27, 2023, 1:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 46 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1061 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
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