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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Inspiration4
SpaceX | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 16, 2021, 12:02 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Human Exploration
Inspiration4 is the world’s first all-commercial astronaut mission to orbit. Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, is donating the three seats alongside him aboard Dragon to individuals from the general public - Medical Officer Hayley Arceneaux, a physician assistant at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and pediatric cancer survivor; Mission Specialist Chris Sembroski, an Air Force veteran and aerospace data engineer; and Mission Pilot Dr. Sian Proctor, a geoscientist, entrepreneur, and trained pilot. The Inspiration4 crew received commercial astronaut training by SpaceX on the Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft, orbital mechanics, operating in microgravity, zero gravity, and other forms of stress testing. They will go through emergency preparedness training, spacesuit and spacecraft ingress and egress exercises, as well as partial and full mission simulations. The Crew Dragon spacecraft will remain in a 575 km high orbit for three days before reentering Earth's atmosphere for a soft water landing off the coast of Florida. During their multi-day journey in orbit, the Inspiration4 crew will conduct scientific research designed to advance human health on Earth and during future long-duration spaceflights. For this mission, Crew Dragon is configured to feature an observation dome in place of docking port to provide views to the crew.
Low Earth Orbit Inspiration4 B1062 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23
SpaceX | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Aug. 29, 2021, 7:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Resupply
SpaceX will launch the cargo variant of its Dragon 2 spacecraft on their 23rd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Dragon will be filled with supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
Low Earth Orbit B1061 - Flight Proven ( ) A Shortfall of Gravitas
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 30, 2021, 7:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Dedicated Rideshare
Transporter 2 mission is a dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit B1060 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 1
Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV05
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 17, 2021, 4:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Navigation
GPS-IIIA (Global Positioning System) is the first evolution stage of the third generation of the GPS satellites. It consists of the first ten (known as "tranche") of GPS III satellites.
Medium Earth Orbit B1062 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-8
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 6, 2021, 4:26 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Communications
SXM-8 is a large high power broadcasting satellite for SiriusXM's digital audio radio service (DARS). Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) got in July 2016 the contract to build the two satellites based on their SSL-1300 bus - SXM-7 and SXM-8. Satellite design operates in the S-band spectrum. Each satellite will generate more than 20-kW of power and will have a large unfurlable antenna reflector, which enables broadcast to radios without the need for large dish-type antennas on the ground. SXM-8 is meant to replace the XM-4 satellite. SXM-7 was meant to replace the XM-3, but suffered a failure in orbit 6 weeks after its launch.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit B1061 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-22
SpaceX | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
June 3, 2021, 5:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Resupply
SpaceX will launch the second cargo variant of its Dragon 2 spacecraft on their 22nd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Dragon will be filled with supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
Low Earth Orbit B1067 - Maiden Flight Of Course I Still Love You
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 28
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
May 26, 2021, 6:59 p.m.
Atlas V 421 | SBIRS GEO-5
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
May 18, 2021, 5:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Government/Top Secret
Fifth geosynchronous satellite of the Space Based Infrared System program (SBIRS), providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defense. SBIRS GEO-5 is the first satellite using Lockheed Martin's LM2100 combat bus.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 26
SpaceX | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 15, 2021, 10:56 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission: Communications
A batch of 52 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Two rideshare satellites are also on this flight: a Capella radar observation spacecraft and a small payload from the California-based smallsat manufacturer Tyvak.
Low Earth Orbit B1058 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 27
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
May 9, 2021, 6:42 a.m.
