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Atlas V 511 | USSF-8
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Jan. 21, 2022, 7 p.m.
Status: To Be Confirmed
Mission: Government/Top Secret
USSF-8 will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6 directly to a near-geosynchronous orbit approximately 36,000 km above the equator. Data from the GSSAP will uniquely contribute to timely and accurate orbital predictions, further enabling space flight safety including satellite collision avoidance. Unique to this mission is the first and only planned flight of the Atlas V 511 configuration.
Geosynchronous Orbit
Atlas V 551 | USSF-12
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Feb. 28, 2022, midnight
Atlas V 541 | GOES-T
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
March 1, 2022, 9:38 p.m.
Status: To Be Confirmed
Mission:
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite T (GOES-T) is the third satellite in NOAA’s advanced GOES-R series. It is meant to operate as GOES West and work in tandem with GOES-16, which operates in the GOES East position
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Atlas V 421 | SBIRS GEO-6
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
March 31, 2022, midnight
Atlas V 551 | NROL-107 (Silent Barker)
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
March 31, 2022, midnight
Atlas V N22 | CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
May 31, 2022, midnight
Status: To Be Determined
Mission: Test Flight
This is the second uncrewed test flight for the Starliner spacecraft. Reflight of the OFT mission will allow Boeing to demonstrate readiness of the spacecraft and implement corrections to the problems which were found during the first OFT flight.
Low Earth Orbit
Atlas V | SES-20 & SES-21
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 1, 2022, midnight
Atlas V 551 | ViaSat-3 series satellite
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 30, 2022, midnight
Atlas V 401 | JPSS 2 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 2)
United Launch Alliance | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 30, 2022, midnight
Status: To Be Determined
Mission: Earth Science
JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and NASA. JPSS-2 is one of five satellites that will comprise the JPSS constellation. These spacecraft gather global measurements of atmospheric, terrestrial and oceanic conditions, including sea and land surface temperatures, vegetation, clouds, rainfall, snow and ice cover, fire locations and smoke plumes, atmospheric temperature, water vapor and ozone.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitAtlas V N22 | CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Dec. 31, 2022, midnight
Long March 2D
Shiyan 13
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan, People's Republic of ChinaChinese satellite declared for technological demonstration purposes, details TBD.
LauncherOne
Above the Clouds
Mojave Air and Space Port - Air launch to orbitMission to a 500 km circular orbit inclined at 45 degrees carrying eight R&D satellites from US government agencies with communications and navigatio…
Falcon 9
Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USATransporter 3 mission is a dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commerci…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 4-5
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAA batch of 49 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Simorgh
3 unknown payloads
Imam Khomeini Spaceport - Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of IranThree unknown research payloads are reported to have been sent into space, according to the Iranian Ministry of Defense. However, no new objects are …
Long March 3
TJSW-9
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
Long March 2D
Tianhui 4
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaChinese cartography satellite, details TBD.
Angara A5/Persey
Dummy payload
35/1 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationThis is the third test flight of Angara A5 launch vehicle and its first flight with Persey upper stage. Since it's a test flight, the rocket carries …
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
OneWeb 12
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanA batch of 36 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consum…
Long March 4C
Zhiyuan 1-02E
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan, People's Republic of ChinaZY-1 02E is a Chinese Earth observation satellite. The primary objective is to acquire high-resolution (5 meter) panchromatic and multispectral image…
