23 launches in May 2026 — sortable by date with provider, vehicle, pad, and outcome.
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| Date (UTC) | Mission | Provider | Vehicle | Status | Pad | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 01, 18:06 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-38 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 40 | — |
| May 03, 07:00 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | CAS500-2 & Others | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 4E | — |
| May 06, 03:59 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-29 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 4E | — |
| May 11, 00:14 UTC | Long March 7 | Tianzhou-10 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 7 | Success | 201 | — |
| May 12, 02:13 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-172 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 4E | — |
| May 12, 11:59 UTC | Long March 6A | SpaceSail Polar Group #8 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 6A | Success | Launch Complex 9A | — |
| May 14, 03:00 UTC | Zhuque-2E Block 2 | Mass Simulator | LandSpace | Zhuque-2E Block 2 | Success | Launch Area 96A | — |
| May 15, 04:33 UTC | Kinetica 1 | 5 satellites | CAS Space | Kinetica 1 | Success | Launch Area 130 | — |
| May 15, 22:05 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 40 | — |
| May 17, 14:42 UTC | Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #9 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 8 | Success | Commercial LC-1 | — |
| May 19, 03:52 UTC | Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) | Avio S.p.A | Vega-C | Success | Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) | — |
| May 20, 02:46 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-42 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 4E | — |
| May 21, 10:04 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-31 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 40 | — |
| May 22, 09:33 UTC | Electron | Viva La StriX (StriX Launch 9) | Rocket Lab | Electron | Success | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B | — |
| May 22, 22:30 UTC | Starship | Flight 12 | SpaceX | Starship V3 | Success | Orbital Launch Pad 2 | — |
| May 24, 15:08 UTC | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 23 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 2F/G | Success | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | — |
| May 25, 11:48 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-47 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 40 | — |
| May 26, 14:50 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-37 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 4E | — |
| May 26, 16:16 UTC | Long March 7A | TJSW-24 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 7A | Success | 201 | — |
| May 29, 12:57 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-53 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 40 | — |
| May 29, 23:53 UTC | Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-07) | United Launch Alliance | Atlas V 551 | Success | Space Launch Complex 41 | — |
| May 30, 15:25 UTC | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-41 | SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Success | Space Launch Complex 4E | — |
| May 30, 18:07 UTC | Long March 2D | 4 x SatNet test satellites | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 2D | Success | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | — |
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Ride-share of 45 satellites including: * CAS500-2 (KASA, South Korea) The South Korean CAS500-1 and -2 satellites will image the Earth in pan-chromatic and multi-spectral modes using the AEISS-C (Advanced Earth Imaging Sensor System) payload, with a ground resolution of 0.5 m in panchromatic mode and 2 m in color mode. * Pelican-7, 8 & 9 (Planet Labs) Pelican is a constellation of very high resolution imaging satellites, designed and manufactured by Planet Labs. The commercial constellation will consist of 32 SmallSats with potential for further expansion, and aims to provide improved spatial resolution and response times over Planet’s existing SkySat and Dove constellations.
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Ninth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese space station.
Thirteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.
2.8 tonnes Mass Simulator launched to a 900 km polar orbit on a test flight proving further upgrades to the ZQ-2E, including a longer 1st stage and engine upgrades.
Share-ride of 5 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit: * Taijing-3-05A/B * Tianyi-50 * Tianyan-27 * Jilin-1 HR-03D-55
34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.
Joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences to investigate the interaction between Earth’s protective shield – the magnetosphere – and the supersonic solar wind.
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
12th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. Maiden Flight of Starship V3. The flight test’s primary goal will be to demonstrate each of these new pieces in the flight environment for the first time, with each element of the Starship architecture featuring significant redesigns to enable full and rapid reuse that incorporate learnings from years of development and test. The Starship upper stage will target multiple in-space and reentry objectives, including a payload deployment of 20 Starlink simulators, similar in size to next-generation Starlink V3 satellites, and two specially modified Starlink satellites. The two modified satellites will test hardware planned for Starlink V3 and will attempt to scan Starship’s heat shield and transmit imagery down to operators to test methods of analyzing Starship’s heat shield readiness for return to launch site on future missions. Several tiles on Starship have been painted white to simulate missing tiles and serve as imaging targets in the test. The Starlink simulators will be on the same suborbital trajectory as Starship. A relight of a single Raptor engine while in space is also planned. For Starship entry, a single heat shield tile has been intentionally removed to measure the aerodynamic load differences on adjacent tiles when there is a tile missing. Finally, the ship will perform experimental actions tested on previous flight tests, including a maneuver to intentionally stress the structural limits of the vehicle’s rear flaps and a dynamic banking maneuver to mimic the trajectory that future missions returning to Starbase will fly.
Shenzhou 23 will be the 23rd flight of the Shenzhou program.
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude. 29 satellites are carried on this launch.
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellites". Probably 4 test satellites for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.