List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2025

This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the second quarter of the year 2025.

For all other spaceflight activities, see 2025 in spaceflight. For launches in the rest of 2025, see List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2025, List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2025, or List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2025.

Orbital launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

April

1 April
00:46[1]
Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-454 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
Fram2 SpaceX Low Earth (Polar) Private spaceflight
Human spaceflight research
4 April
16:19:28
Successful
Crew Dragon orbital flight carrying four civilian passengers for 3.5 days, led by billionaire investor Chun Wang. First crewed spaceflight to a polar orbit. Booster: B1085.6
1 April
04:00[2][3]
Long March 2D 2D-Y78 Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC
Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 6A CAS Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 6B CAS Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 6C CAS Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 6D CAS Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation. The satellite are manufactured by Galaxy Space and Chang Guang Satellite Technology.
3 April
02:12[4][3]
Long March 6 Y14 Taiyuan LA-16 CASC
Tianping 3A-02 TBA Low Earth Radar calibration In orbit Operational
4 April
01:02[5]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 11-13 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 27 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
6 April
02:07[6]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 6-72 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 28 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
7 April
23:06[7]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 11-11 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 27 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
8 April
05:47[8]
Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-27 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 72/73 In orbit Docked to ISS
10 April
16:47[9]
Long March 3B/E 3B-Y108 Xichang LC-3 CASC
TJS-17 SAST GTO to GSO Technology demonstration
Communications
In orbit Operational
1 Undisclosed satellite TBA GTO to GSO TBA  
12 April
12:25[11]
Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-458 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
USA-499 - USA-520 (Starshield Group 1-8) NRO Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
NROL-192 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Ninth batch of SpaceX/Northrop built 22 Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[10]
13 April
00:53[12]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 12-17 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
Starlink × 21 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
14 April
04:00[13]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 6-73 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 27 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
B1067 became the first booster to launch for its 27th time.
16 April
19:33[14][15]
Minotaur IV / Orion 38 Vandenberg SLC-8 Northrop Grumman
USA-521 NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
USA-522 NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
NROL-174 mission. This is the first Minotaur IV to launch from Vandenberg since 2011.
18 April
22:51[16]
Long March 6A 6A-Y11 Taiyuan LA-9A CASC
Shiyan 27A CAST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Shiyan 27B CAST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Shiyan 27C CAST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Shiyan 27D CAST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Shiyan 27E CAST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Shiyan 27F CAST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
19 April
12:47[17]
Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-461 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
USA-523 - USA-544 (Starshield Group 1-9) NRO/USSF Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
NROL-145 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). Tenth batch of SpaceX/Northrop built 22 Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.[10] First NRO Proliferated Architecture Mission launch in partnership with USSF under the NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 contract.
21 April
08:15 [18]
Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-462 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
SpaceX CRS-32 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics In orbit Docked to ISS
Dragon will be carrying ESA's ACES experiment in its trunk. ACES consists of two atomic clocks, including CNES' PHARAO and Safran Time Technologies' SHM, other payload is STP-H10.
22 April
00:48[19]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Bandwagon-3 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
KORSAT-3 (425 Project SAR Sat 3) DAPA Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
PHOENIX-I ATMOS Space Cargo Low Earth to Transatmospheric Reentry capsule 22 April Successful
Tomorrow S7 Tomorrow.io Low Earth Meteorology In orbit Operational
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to a 45-degree mid-inclination orbit, designated Bandwagon-3. Fourth of five dedicated launches for DAPA 425 Project (425 Project Flight 4).
24 April
09:17[20]
Long March 2F/G 2F-Y20 Jiuquan SLS-1 CASC
Shenzhou 20 CMSA Low Earth (TSS) Crewed spaceflight In orbit Docked to TSS
Ninth crewed mission to Tiangong Space Station (TSS).
25 April
01:52[21]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 6-74 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 28 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
27 April
15:54[22][3]
Long March 3B/E 3B-Y109 Xichang LC-2 CASC
Tianlian-2 05 (Tianlian-2E) CAST GTO to GSO Communications In orbit Operational
28 April
02:09[23]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 12-23 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 23 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
28 April
20:30[24][3]
Long March 5B / YZ-2 5B-Y7 / SatNet LEO Group 03 Wenchang LC-1 CASC
Guowang × 10 CAST Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Third batch of satellites for the 13,000-satellite Guowang (Xingwang) megaconstellation.
28 April
20:42[25]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 11-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 27 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
28 April
23:01[27]
Atlas V 551 AV-107/Kuiper-1/KA-01 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
KuiperSat × 27 Kuiper Systems (Amazon) Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Carrying 27 satellites for Project Kuiper. Second of nine launches on Atlas V after a launch of two test satellites in 2023.[26] This is ULA's first of 46 launches include 38 Vulcan Centaur and 8 Atlas V launches on behalf of Amazon to deploy a majority of the Project Kuiper broadband satellite constellation in low Earth orbit. Heaviest Payload launched by an Atlas V. Mission Designated "Kuiper-1 & Atlas Kuiper Mission #1 (KA-01)"
29 April
02:34[28]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 12-10 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
Starlink × 23 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
29 April
09:15[29]
Vega-C VV26 Kourou ELV Arianespace
Biomass ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Earth Explorer 7 of the Living Planet Programme.
29 April
13:37[30][31]
Firefly Alpha FLTA006 Vandenberg SLC-2W Firefly
LM-400 Demo Lockheed Martin Space Low Earth Technology demonstration 29 April Launch failure
Mission designated "Message In A Booster". First of 15 launches contracted with Lockheed Martin through 2029 with options for 10 more launches. Problem during stage separation and second stage ignition caused disintegration of the separated 1st stage and the loss of the Lightning engine nozzle extension on the 2nd stage, substantially reducing the engine's thrust. 2nd stage reached 320 km in altitude but did not reach orbital velocity, eventually impacted the Pacific Ocean north of Antarctica.

May

2 May
01:51[32]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 6-75 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 28 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
4 May
08:54[33]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 6-84 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
Starlink × 29 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
7 May
01:17[34]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 6-93 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 28 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
10 May
00:19[35]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 15-3 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 26 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
10 May
06:28[36]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 6-91 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 28 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
11 May
13:27[37][38]
Long March 6A 6A-Y9 Taiyuan LA-9A CASC
Yaogan 40-02A TBA Low Earth (Polar) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
Yaogan 40-02B TBA Low Earth (Polar) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
Yaogan 40-02C TBA Low Earth (Polar) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
12 May
18:09[39][3]
Long March 3C/E 3C-Y19 Xichang LC-3 CASC
TJS-19 TBA GTO to GSO Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
13 May
01:15[40]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 15-4 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 26 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
13 May
05:02[41]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 6-83 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
Starlink × 28 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
B1067 became the first booster to launch for its 28th time.
14 May
04:10[3][42]
Long March 2D 2D-Y107 Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC
Taikong Jisuan 01 (Xingshidai 37/Zhijiang 1) ADASPACE Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Taikong Jisuan 02 (Xingshidai 38/Zhijiang 2) ADASPACE Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Taikong Jisuan 03 (Xingshidai 27/Neijiang) ADASPACE Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Taikong Jisuan 04 (Xingshidai 28/Neijiang Gaoxin) ADASPACE Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Taikong Jisuan 05 (Xingshidai 29/Taizhou) ADASPACE Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Taikong Jisuan 06 (Xingshidai 30/Haikou) ADASPACE Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Taikong Jisuan 07 (Xingshidai 31/Maanshan Zhisuan 1) ADASPACE Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Taikong Jisuan 08 (Xingshidai 32/Chongzhou) ADASPACE Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Taikong Jisuan 09 (Xingshidai 33/Tiantie Keji) ADASPACE Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Taikong Jisuan 10 (Xingshidai 34/Miyan Wuliaoyuan) ADASPACE Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Taikong Jisuan 11 (Xingshidai 35/Yukongzhe) ADASPACE Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Taikong Jisuan 12 (Xingshidai 36/Dalinghaowan) ADASPACE Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Taikong Jisuan Xingzuo (Space Computing Constellation)
14 May
15:30[43]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 6-67 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 28 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
16 May
13:00[44]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 15-5 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 26 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
17 May
04:12[45][46]
Zhuque-2E Y2 Jiuquan LS-96 LandSpace
Tianyi 29 (Dizhi-1) SpaceTY Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Tianyi 34 (Nankeda-1) SpaceTY Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Tianyi 35 (Nanchang Hangkong-1) SpaceTY Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Tianyi 42 (Shenqi-2) SpaceTY Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Tianyi 45 (Beiyou-2) SpaceTY Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Tianyi 46 (Beiyou-3) SpaceTY Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
17 May
08:15[47]
Electron "The Sea God Sees" Mahia LC-1A Rocket Lab
QPS-SAR 10 (WADATSUMI-I) iQPS Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
Second of eight dedicated launches to support the build out of iQPS’ planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
18 May
00:29 [48][49]
PSLV-XL C61 Satish Dhawan FLP ISRO
EOS-09 (RISAT-1B)[50] ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 18 May Launch failure
Follow-On to RISAT-1A Satellite. 3rd stage failure during burn.
19 May
07:38[51]
Ceres-1S Y5 Sea launch platform, Yellow Sea Galactic Energy
Tianqi 16, 17, 18, 20 Guodian Gaoke Low Earth IoT In orbit Operational
20 May
11:50[52]
Long March 7A 7A-Y15 Wenchang LC-2 CASC
ChinaSat 3B (Feng Huo 3B) China Satcom GTO to GSO Communications In orbit Operational
21 May
03:30[53]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 12-15 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 23 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
21 May
04:00[54]
Kinetica 1 Y7 Jiuquan LS-130 CAS Space
Taijing-3 04 MinoSpace Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Taijing-4 02A MinoSpace Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Xingrui-11 (Beiligong Zhuhai 01) Hunan Saidlet Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Xingjiyuan-1 TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Lifangti-108 001 (Tada Huyang 1) TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Xiguang-1 02 (Tanli) Zhongke Xiguang Aerospace Low Earth (SSO) Earth Observation In orbit Operational
Return to flight of Kinetica 1 after a launch failure on 27 December 2024.
23 May
08:36[55]
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 RVSN RF
Kosmos 2588 (Nivelir-L №5) VKS Low Earth Space surveillance In orbit Operational
23 May
22:00[56]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 11-16 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 27 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
24 May
17:00[57]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 12-22 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 23 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
27 May
16:14[58]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 17-1 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 24 SpaceX Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
First launch of Starlink Group 17 Satellites. First Starlink launch to a SSO inclination (nearly directly south) in over 2 years since the launch of Starlink Group 3-5 on 27 April 2023.
27 May
23:36:28[59]
Starship Flight 9 Starbase OLP-A SpaceX
Starlink simulators × 8 SpaceX Transatmospheric Flight test 27 May Failure
Ninth Starship orbital test flight. Flight 9 features the first reflight of a Super Heavy booster, Booster 14 (B14), which previously launched Flight 7. Of the 33 engines on the booster, 29 were flight-proven.
28 May
13:30[60]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 10-32 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
Starlink × 27 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
28 May
17:31[61][62]
Long March 3B/E 3B-Y110 Xichang LC-2 CASC
Tianwen-2 CNSA Heliocentric Asteroid sample-return
Comet orbiter
In orbit En route
Formerly known as ZhengHe. It will travel to near Earth asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3). it then travel to 311P/PanSTARRS, a comet-like asteroid, which it will reach in 2034.
29 May
04:00[63]
Long March 4B 4B-Y62 Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC
Shijian-26 TBA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
30 May
17:00[65][66]
Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-482 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
GPS III-08 Katherine Johnson (USA-545) U.S. Space Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Named after NASA mathematician and human computer Katherine Johnson.[64] GPS III-08, originally scheduled to launch on a ULA Vulcan rocket, was reassigned to the Falcon 9. As a result, GPS IIIF-1, originally planned to launch on a Falcon Heavy, will now launch on Vulcan.
31 May
20:00[67]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 11-18 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 27 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational

June

2 June
23:57[69][37]
Electron "Full Stream Ahead" Mahia LC-1B Rocket Lab
BlackSky Global 3-2 (BlackSky 21) BlackSky Global Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Second of five dedicated launches for BlackSky's 3rd generation satellites.[68]
3 June
04:30[70]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 12-19 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 23 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
500th launch within the Falcon family, consisting of 5 Falcon 1, 11 Falcon Heavy, and now 484 Falcon 9 launches.
4 June
23:30[71]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 11-22 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 27 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
5 June
20:45[72]
Long March 6A 6A-Y8 / SatNet LEO Group 04 Taiyuan LA-9A CASC
Guowang × 5 CAST Low Earth (Polar) Communications In orbit Operational
Fourth batch of satellites for the 13,000-satellite Guowang (Xingwang) megaconstellation.
7 June
04:54[73]
Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-486 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
SXM-10[74] Sirius XM GTO to GSO Communications In orbit Operational
8 June
13:30[75]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 15-8 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 26 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
10 June
13:00[76]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 12-24 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 23 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
11 June
15:30[77]
Electron "The Mountain God Guards" Mahia LC-1A Rocket Lab
QPS-SAR 11 (YAMATSUMI-I) iQPS Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Third of eight dedicated launches to support the build out of iQPS’ planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
13 June
01:30[78]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 15-6 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 26 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
500th successful launch within the Falcon family, consisting of 2 Falcon 1, 11 Falcon Heavy, and now 487 Falcon 9 launches. Overall there have been 506 Falcon launches, including 3 failures of Falcon 1, 2 failures and 1 partial failure of Falcon 9.
13 June
11:30[79]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 12-26 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 23 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
14 June
07:56[81][82]
Long March 2D 2D-Y42 Jiuquan SLS-2 CASC
CSES-02 / Zhangheng 1-02[83] CNSA / ASI Low Earth (SSO) Ionospheric research In orbit Operational
Second CSES-Limadou satellite mission.[80]
17 June
03:36[84]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 15-9 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 26 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
18 June
06:30[85]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 10-18 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 28 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
19 June
03:00[86][87][88]
Angara A5 / Briz-M Plesetsk Site 35/1 RVSN RF
Kosmos 2589 (14F166A №1) VKS Geosynchronous TBA In orbit Operational
Kosmos 2590 (14F166A Subsat 1) VKS Geosynchronous TBA In orbit Operational
First operational launch of Angara A5. A new long fairing is used in this launch.
20 June
12:37[89]
Long March 3B/E 3B-Y111 Xichang LC-2 CASC
ChinaSat 9C China Satcom GTO to Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
ChinaSat 9C will replace ChinaSat 9.
23 June
05:57[90]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 10-23 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 27 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
23 June
14:56[91][92]
Atlas V 551 AV-105/KA-02/Kuiper-2 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
KuiperSat × 27 Kuiper Systems (Amazon) Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Third of nine Project Kuiper launches on Atlas V.[26]
23 June
21:18[93]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Transporter-14 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
ION SCV-018 Passionate Paola D-Orbit Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
ION SCV-020 Charismatic Carlus D-Orbit Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Mission Possible[94] The Exploration Company Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 23 June 2025 Partial failure
Otter Pup 2 Starfish Space Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Acadia-7 (Capella-17) Capella Space Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Tranche 1 DES-1 (Dragoon-1) SDA Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Pulsar 0 (Xona IOV) Xona Space Systems Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
MMS-1 (ElaraSat-1) Gilmour Space Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
BIFROST Space Inventor A/S Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
GRUS-3α Axelspace Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
SkyBee-A02 constellr Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
ICEYE X52-X57 ICEYE Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
ARVAKER-II,III (N3X 2,3) Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
IRIDE-MS2-HEO 2-6,8,9 ASI/Argotec Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Winnebago-4 Varda Space Industries Low Earth (SSO) Reentry capsule In orbit Operational
MÖBIUS I TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Lyra Block-1 3 (Lyra-3) EchoStar Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
VanZyl-2 (MuSat-3) Muon Space Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
YAM-10 (EarthDaily) TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
UND ROADS 1, 2 TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Hubble 4,5 (Lemur-2) Hubble Network/Spire Global Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
JACK-001 TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
MayaSat 1 Genesis space flight laboratory Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
GHGSat-C12 - 13 TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
ARCSTONE TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Hubble 6,7 (Lilo,Stitch) Hubble Network/Endurosat Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
ADDCUBE TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Satoro-T3 TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
AE2a, AE3Va TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Sejong 2 (Lemur-2) Hancom InSpace Co./Spire Global Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Lemur-2 × 2 Spire Global Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
ForgeStar 1 Space Forge Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
FOSSASAT 2E21 (WiseSat 3.0) TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Hyperfield 1B Kuva Space[95] Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
PADRE NASA Goddard Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
HORIS-1, 2 TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
IOD-2 Startical Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
DUTHSat 2 Democritus University of Thrace Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
BRO-18 UnseenLabs Low Earth (SSO) SIGINT In orbit Operational
PARUS-T2 TASA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
QUICK³ (TUBSAT-32) [96] Technische Universität Berlin Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Kilakila Good Ancestor Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
RIDU-Sat 1 Republic of Indonesia Defense University Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit TBA
SATMAR Alén Space Low Earth (SSO) Technology Demonstration In orbit Operational
Time Flies TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
TPA-1 (Te Punaha Atea 1) University of Auckland Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Connecta IoT × 4 TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA In orbit Operational
Lacunasat × 2 (Lemur-2) Lacunasat/Spire Global Low Earth TBA In orbit Operational
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-14. First of 12 Satellite launch for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (Tranche 1 DES Mission).
25 June
06:31[97][98]
Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-495 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
Ax-4 SpaceX / Axiom Space Low Earth (ISS) Private spaceflight In orbit Docked to ISS
Axiom Mission 4, launching on Crew Dragon. 14-day commercial flight of four astronauts to the International Space Station.
25 June
16:00[99]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 10-16 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 27 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
26 June
17:00[100]
Electron "Get The Hawk Outta Here" Mahia LC-1A Rocket Lab
Hawk 12A,B,C HawkEye 360 Low Earth (SSO) SIGINT In orbit Operational
Kestrel-0A HawkEye 360 Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Second of three dedicated launches for HawkEye 360.
27 June
05:30[101]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 10-34 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 27 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
28 June
06:45[102]
Electron "Symphony In The Stars" Mahia LC-1B Rocket Lab
Lyra Block-1 2 (Lyra-2) EchoStar Low Earth (SSO) Communications In orbit Operational
First of two dedicated missions on Electron to deploy a single spacecraft to a 650km circular Earth orbit for a confidential commercial customer. Two Electron launches from the same launch complex in Mahia after 37h of the last launch with the "Get The Hawk Outta Here" mission from LC-1A, and a new record among Electron missions.
28 June
16:33:03[103]
H-IIA F50 Tanegashima LA-Y1 MHI
GOSAT-GW (Ibuki GW) JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Final flight of H-IIA, and H-II family as a whole. GOSAT-GW is a successor to the GCOM-W (Shizuku) and the GOSAT-2 (Ibuki 2) satellites.
28 June
16:30[104]
Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 15-7 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Starlink × 26 SpaceX Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
For flights after 30 June, see 2025 in spaceflight (July–December)

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
8 April
08:00 [105]
T-minus DART Esrange T-minus Engineering
PRIME 2? KTH ? Suborbital Technology demonstration 8 April Successful
14 April
13:30[106]
New Shepard NS-31 Corn Ranch Blue Origin
Blue Origin NS-31 Blue Origin Suborbital Space tourism 14 April Successful
Eleventh crewed New Shepard flight. Crew of six. First all-female spaceflight since Vostok 6.
18 April
19:03[107]
Meraki Mount White Station NZ Rocketry Association
Meraki 2 NZ Rocketry Association Suborbital Amateur 18 April Successful
Apogee: 122 km (76 mi). First NZ amateur rocket to reach space.
25 April
12:05[108]
Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Cape Canaveral SLC-46 United States Army / United States Navy
Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) United States Army / United States Navy Suborbital Missile test 25 April Successful
Second live-fire event for the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon also known as Dark Eagle
8 May
00:20[109]
Hwasong-11A Wonsan KPA Strategic Force
Reentry vehicle KPA Strategic Force Suborbital Missile test 8 May Successful
Apogee: ~100 km (62 mi).[109]
21 May
07:01[110]
Minuteman III GT-253GM Vandenberg LF-10 AFGSC
AFGSC Suborbital Test flight 21 May Successful
Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll.
31 May
13:39[111]
New Shepard NS-32 Corn Ranch Blue Origin
Blue Origin NS-32 Blue Origin Suborbital Space tourism 31 May Successful
Twelfth crewed New Shepard flight. Crew of six.
20 June[113]
08:27[114]
Terrier-Improved Malemute Reagan Test Site NASA
SEED ERAU Suborbital Sporadic E observations 20 June 2025 Successful
Sporadic E Electrodynamics (SEED). First of two launches.[112]
24 June[115] ICBM-T3 ? FTX-26a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean MDA
MDA Suborbital Missile target 24 June Successful
Flight Test Other-26a (FTX-26a), the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska, successfully acquired, tracked and reported missile target data to the Command and Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC). This was the radar’s first flight test tracking a live Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) representative target.
26 June[116]
09:30
Terrier-Improved Orion Wallops Flight Facility NASA
RockOn Wallops Flight Facility Suborbital Education 26 June Successful
28 June[117]
08:11
Terrier-Improved Malemute Reagan Test Site NASA
SEED ERAU Suborbital Sporadic E observations 28 June Successful
Sporadic E Electrodynamics (SEED). Second of two launches.[112]
29 June
12:30[118] [119]
New Shepard NS-33 Corn Ranch Blue Origin
Blue Origin NS-33 Blue Origin Suborbital Space tourism 29 June Successful
13th crewed New Shepard flight. Crew of six.

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