Upcoming Launches
| Launch | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Starlink Group 4-5 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Thursday, January 6, 4:49 p.m. EST | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Transporter-3 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Thursday, January 13, 10:25 a.m. EST | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida |
| USSF-8 | ULA | Atlas V 511 | Friday, January 21, Window TBD | SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida |
| NG-17 | Northrop Grumman | Antares | Sunday, February 19 | Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia |
| AX-1 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Monday, February 21 | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| GOES-T | ULA | Atlas V | Wednesday, March 1, 4:38-6:38 p.m. EST | SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida |
| Artemis I | NASA | Space Launch System | March 2022 | LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
Upcoming Launch Descriptions
Starlink Group 4-5 | SpaceX | Falcon 9
Thursday, January 6, 4:49 p.m. EST
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
SpaceX is set to kick off 2022 with another Starlink launch. This will be one of the first launches from LC-39A to take a southerly trajectory. The Falcon 9 Booster will land on A Shortfall Of Gravitas near the Bahamas.
Transporter-3 | SpaceX | Falcon 9
Thursday, January 13, 10:25 a.m. EST
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
SpaceX will launch the third mission of its rideshare program from SLC-40. This mission will launch to a Sun-Synchronous orbit and will feature a landing at LZ-1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
USSF-8 | ULA | Atlas V 511
Friday, January 21, Window TBD
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
ULA will launch two identical satellites for the Space Force directly to a geosynchronous orbit (22,300 miles above the equator). These satellites are a part of the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP). GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6 will be onboard. This launch will be the first and only Atlas V to fly in a 511 configuration (5 Meter Fairing, 1 SRB, and 1 RL-10 Engine).
NG-17 | Northrop Grumman | Antares
Sunday, February 19
Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
NG-17 will be the 17th resupply mission from Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) for NASA’s Commerical Resupply Services 2 contract. Northrop’s Antares rocket will launch a Cygnus spacecraft to the ISS, and it will be berthed to the station using the Canadarm2.
AX-1 | SpaceX | Falcon 9
Monday, February 21
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Axiom’s first private mission to the International Space Station will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 and use the Dragon spacecraft. The spacecraft will carry a former NASA astronaut and now Axiom VP as the commander and three highly successful businessmen to enjoy low Earth orbit and conduct their experiments on the station. The most notable member of the crew, Eytan Stibbe, will be the second Israeli to go to space. The first was Ilan Ramon, who perished in the Columbia Disaster.
Crew
- Michael López-Alegría (Commander, Axiom)
- Larry Connor (Pilot, Axiom)
- Mark Pathy (Mission Specialist, Axiom)
- Eytan Stibbe (Mission Specialist, Axiom)
GOES-T | ULA | Atlas V
Wednesday, March 1, 4:38-6:38 p.m. EST
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
GOES-T will be the third in a new line of upgraded weather satellites for the NOAA. The GOES series of satellites sit in geostationary orbit to monitor weather systems as they develop.
Updates
- Lanch date changed from February 16 to March 1.
- Launched date changed from January 8 to February 16.
Artemis I | NASA | Space Launch System
March 2022
LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
NASA’s maiden launch of the Space Launch System will carry an Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back to validate the launch and life support systems. If successful, this mission will put NASA on a path to return humanity to the Moon, this time to stay and land the first woman and person of color on another celestial body.
