12 launches in April 2021 — sortable by date with provider, vehicle, pad, and outcome.
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| Date (UTC) | Mission | Provider | Vehicle | Status | Pad | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 07, 16:34 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 23 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 40 | — |
| Apr 08, 23:01 UTC | Long March 4B | Shiyan-6-03 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 4B | Success | Launch Complex 9 | — |
| Apr 09, 07:42 UTC | Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-18 | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Soyuz 2.1a | Success | 31/6 | — |
| Apr 14, 16:49 UTC | New Shepard | NS-15 | Blue Origin | New Shepard | Success | West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch | — |
| Apr 23, 09:49 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-2 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Launch Complex 39A | — |
| Apr 25, 22:14 UTC | Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | OneWeb 6 | Arianespace | Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M | Success | Cosmodrome Site 1S | — |
| Apr 26, 20:47 UTC | Delta IV Heavy | NROL-82 | United Launch Alliance | Delta IV Heavy | Success | Space Launch Complex 6 | — |
| Apr 27, 03:20 UTC | Long March 6 | Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & others | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 6 | Success | Launch Complex 16 | — |
| Apr 29, 01:50 UTC | Vega | Pléiades Neo 3 | Arianespace | Vega | Success | Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) | — |
| Apr 29, 03:23 UTC | Long March 5B | Tianhe | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 5B | Success | 101 | — |
| Apr 29, 03:44 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 24 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 40 | — |
| Apr 30, 07:27 UTC | Long March 4C | Yaogan 34 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 4C | Success | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | — |
A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Soyuz MS-18 begins expedition 65 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky, Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.
Fifteenth flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. During the mission, astronaut operational exercises will be conducted in preparation for human space flight. The primary operations will entail Blue Origin personnel standing in as astronauts entering into the capsule prior to launch. These astronauts will climb the launch tower, get into their seats, buckle their harnesses, and conduct a communications check from their seat with CAPCOM, the Capsule Communicator. The tower operations team will prepare the capsule cabin for launch and then briefly close the capsule hatch. The astronauts will then exit the capsule prior to launch. Post-landing, the astronauts will get inside the capsule to rehearse hatch opening, and exiting the capsule at the landing site. Inside the capsule during the flight will be Mannequin Skywalker, along with more than 25,000 postcards on behalf of Club for the Future, Blue Origin’s nonprofit organization
SpaceX Crew-2 is the second crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. It used the same Falcon 9 first stage as the Crew-1 mission and the same Crew Dragon capsule as the Demo-2 mission (Endeavour).
A batch of 36 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
This launch delivered 9 commercial satellites into low Earth orbit. Qilu-1 and Qilu-4, as well as most other satellites on this mission, are Earth observation spacecraft. One other satellite on this mission is the scientific research and technology verification satellite NEO 1 with the purpose of observing small space bodies, as well as testing the technology to use deployable net for catching small objects in orbit.
Pléiades Neo is a constellation of four optical high-resolution Earth observation satellites built and operated by Airbus. It is a dual purpose constellation, serving both civilian and military purposes. Pléiades Neo 3 is the first satellite in the constellation which is to deliver imagery with spatial resolution of 30 cm. It is launched along with several rideshare payloads.
Tianhe (which translates as "Heavenly Harmony") is the core module and backbone of the Chinese space station, designed to provide the main living quarters and control centre for the station crew.
A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Officially described as an optical remote-sensing satellite built by SAST.