13 launches in August 2021 — sortable by date with provider, vehicle, pad, and outcome.
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| Date (UTC) | Mission | Provider | Vehicle | Status | Pad | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 03, 07:39 UTC | Hyperbola-1 | Jilin-1 Mofang-01A (?) | i-Space | Hyperbola-1 | Failure | Launch Area 95A | — |
| Aug 04, 11:01 UTC | Long March 6 | KL-Beta | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 6 | Success | Launch Complex 16 | — |
| Aug 05, 16:30 UTC | Long March 3B | Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E) | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 3B/E | Success | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | — |
| Aug 10, 22:01 UTC | Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka) | Northrop Grumman Space Systems | Antares 230+ | Success | Launch Area 0 A | — |
| Aug 12, 00:13 UTC | GSLV Mk II | EOS-03 (GISAT-1) | Indian Space Research Organization | GSLV Mk. II | Failure | Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad | — |
| Aug 17, 01:47 UTC | Vega | Pléiades Neo 4 | Arianespace | Vega | Success | Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) | — |
| Aug 18, 22:32 UTC | Long March 4B | Tianhui-2-02 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 4B | Success | Launch Complex 9 | — |
| Aug 21, 22:13 UTC | Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | OneWeb 9 | Arianespace | Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M | Success | 31/6 | — |
| Aug 24, 11:15 UTC | Long March 2C/YZ-1S | RSW-01 - 03 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 2C/YZ-1S | Success | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | — |
| Aug 24, 15:41 UTC | Long March 3B | TJSW-7 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 3B/E | Success | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | — |
| Aug 26, 14:31 UTC | New Shepard | NS-17 | Blue Origin | New Shepard | Success | West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch | — |
| Aug 28, 22:35 UTC | Astra Rocket 3 | STP-27AD1 | Astra Space | Astra Rocket 3 | Failure | Launch Pad 3B | — |
| Aug 29, 07:14 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Launch Complex 39A | — |
New generation experimental Earth imaging satellite for the Jilin-1 constellation. NOTE: Payload identity unconfirmed.
The KL-Beta A and B, satellites are test satellites for a global multimedia satellite system for the German company KLEO Connect and the Chinese company Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology. The satellites were built by CAS Microspace and feature a Ka-band communications payload. The prototype system also includes another satellite “GMS-T” built by OHB System of Germany.
Chinasat 2E is a geostationary communications satellite.
This is the 16th planned flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 15th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft is named after American astronaut Ellison Onizuka who died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
GISAT-1 is an Indian earth observation satellite to be launched in geostationary orbit. It is tasked with continuous observation of Indian sub-continent and quick monitoring of natural hazards and disaster. GISAT carries an imaging payload consisting of of multi-spectral, multi-resolution from 50 m to 1.5 km. It will provide pictures of the area of interest on near real time basis including border areas.
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 4 is the second satellite in the constellation which is to deliver imagery with spatial resolution of 30 cm. It is launched along with several rideshare payloads.
TH 2 (Tianhui-2 = "Sky drawing") is a pair of Chinese cartography and Earth observation satellites.
A batch of 34 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.
"Ronghe Shiyan Weixing" (RSW) = "Integrated Experimental Satellite" are test satellites that will be used to develop a state-owned Chinese low-earth orbit constellation, Xingwang, consisting of several thousand satellites.
Alleged Chinese classified geosynchronous satellite. Payload identity uncertain but might be an early warning satellite.
Seventeenth flight of New Shepard. It will carry a second NASA lunar landing technology demonstration on the exterior of the booster, 18 commercial payloads inside the crew capsule, and an art installation on the exterior of the capsule.
Space Force test payload contracted through the Defense Innovation Unit’s Other Transaction Agreement with Astra Space.
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.