8 launches in January 2021 — sortable by date with provider, vehicle, pad, and outcome.
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| Date (UTC) | Mission | Provider | Vehicle | Status | Pad | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 08, 02:15 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5A | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 40 | — |
| Jan 14, 17:19 UTC | New Shepard | NS-14 | Blue Origin | New Shepard | Success | West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch | — |
| Jan 17, 19:38 UTC | LauncherOne | Launch Demo 2 | Virgin Orbit | LauncherOne | Success | Mojave Air and Space Port | — |
| Jan 19, 16:25 UTC | Long March 3B/E | Tiantong-1-03 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 3B/E | Success | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | — |
| Jan 20, 07:26 UTC | Electron | Another One Leaves The Crust (GMS-T) | Rocket Lab | Electron | Success | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A | — |
| Jan 20, 13:02 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 16 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Launch Complex 39A | — |
| Jan 24, 15:00 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 40 | — |
| Jan 29, 04:47 UTC | Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-02 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 4C | Success | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | — |
Türksat 5A is the first of two Turkish next generation communications satellites, which will be operated by Türksat for commercial and military purposes.
For this mission, the New Shepard crew capsule will be outfitted with upgrades for the astronaut experience as the program nears human space flight. The upgrades include improvements to environmental features such as acoustics and temperature regulation inside the capsule, crew display panels, and speakers with a microphone and push-to-talk button at each seat. The mission will also test a number of astronaut communication and safety alert systems. The capsule will be outfitted with six seats, including one occupied by Mannequin Skywalker.
This is Virgin Orbit's second attempt to launch the LauncherOne rocket. It also carries cubesats which were contracted by NASA through Venture Class Launch Services contract.
Tiantong-1-03 is the third satellite in a series of Chinese geostationary communication satellites.
Dedicated mission for a single communication microsatellite that will enable specific frequencies to support future services from orbit. The launch will be Rocket Lab’s 18th Electron mission.
A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Transporter 1 mission is a dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.