Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-87
Success- Provider
- SpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
13 launches in February 2022 — sortable by date with provider, vehicle, pad, and outcome.
Updated
| Date (UTC) | Mission | Provider | Vehicle | Status | Pad | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 02, 20:27 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-87 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 4E | — |
| Feb 03, 18:13 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-7 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Launch Complex 39A | — |
| Feb 05, 07:00 UTC | Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Neitron (Kosmos 2553) | Russian Space Forces | Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M | Success | 43/4 (43R) | — |
| Feb 10, 18:09 UTC | Soyuz STB/Fregat | OneWeb 13 | Arianespace | Soyuz STB Fregat | Success | Soyuz Launch Complex | — |
| Feb 10, 20:00 UTC | Astra Rocket 3 | ELaNa 41 | Astra Space | Astra Rocket 3 | Failure | Space Launch Complex 46 | — |
| Feb 14, 00:29 UTC | PSLV-XL | EOS-4 (RISAT-1A) | Indian Space Research Organization | PSLV XL | Success | Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad | — |
| Feb 15, 04:25 UTC | Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-19 (80P) | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Soyuz 2.1a | Success | 31/6 | — |
| Feb 19, 17:40 UTC | Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers) | Northrop Grumman Space Systems | Antares 230+ | Success | Launch Area 0 A | — |
| Feb 21, 14:44 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-8 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 40 | — |
| Feb 25, 17:12 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-11 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 4E | — |
| Feb 26, 23:44 UTC | Long March 4C | L-SAR 01B | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 4C | Success | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | — |
| Feb 27, 03:06 UTC | Long March 8 (Core Only) | Hainan-1 to 4 & others | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 8 (Core Only) | Success | 201 | — |
| Feb 28, 20:37 UTC | Electron | The Owl’s Night Continues (StriX-β) | Rocket Lab | Electron | Success | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B | — |
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
A batch of 49 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Payload suspected to be a new type of Russian military intelligence satellite called Neitron.
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.
Demonstration mission for NASA as part of the agency's CubeSat Launch Initiative. It includes 4 CubeSats developed by three universities and NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
EOS-4 (also known by the old designation RISAT 1A) is a radar remote sensing satellite.
Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
This is the 17th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 16th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft is named after American astronaut and climate scientist Piers Sellers. Sellers was a part of three Space Shuttle missions tasked with assembly of the International Space Station.
A batch of 46 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
A batch of 50 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Chinese civilian L-Band radar Earth observation satellite.
Carried 22 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit on a share-ride mission, including the Hainan-1 satellites.
StriX β is a Japanese synthetic aperture radar satellite built by Synspective as a demonstrator for their planned 25 satellite constellation. It will feature an X-band synthetic aperture radar. StriX β is an upgraded version of the StriX α prototype. The satellite features two deployable panes, one side carrying solar cells, the other carrying the X-band radar antenna. The StriX satellite constellation can target data with a ground resolution of 1-3 m, single polarized (VV), and a swath width of more than 10-30 km. The StriX observation modes are Stripmap and Sliding Spotlight mode and each satellite has an SAR antenna that is 5 meters in length and stowed during launch. The simple design of the satellites allows for affordable development of the constellation. StriX β was planned to be launched in 2021 on a Soyuz-2-1a Fregat or Soyuz-2-1b Fregat rideshare mission, but as this mission was delayed, it was re-booked on a dedicated Electron KS launch. Synspective is planning a constellation of 25 satellites called StriX, comprised of 100-kilogram satellites capable of imaging at a resolution of one to three meters. By 2022 the company plans to have six satellites in orbit. The company has not set a date by which it hopes to achieve 25 satellites.