Month: February 2025

SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-34 Rocket Launch

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.

China Rocket Co. Ltd. | Smart Dragon 3 | PRSC-EO2 & 6 satellites Rocket Launch

Carried 7 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit, including PRSC-EO2 (Earth observation satellite for the Pakistan government’s SUPARCO) & CUHK-1. Details on other payloads to be confirmed.

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Elektro-L No.5 Rocket Launch

Elektro-L is a series of meteorological satellites developed for the Russian Federal Space Agency by NPO Lavochkin. They are designed to capture real-time images of clouds and the Earth’s underlying surface, heliogeophysical measurements, collection and translating hydrometeorological and service data.

United Launch Alliance | Vulcan VC4S | USSF-87 Rocket Launch

USSF-87 will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites GSSAP-7 and GSSAP-8 directly to a near-geosynchronous orbit approximately 36,000 km above the equator.

Data from the GSSAP will uniquely contribute to timely and accurate orbital predictions, further enabling space flight safety including satellite collision avoidance.

Arianespace | Ariane 64 | Amazon Leo (LE-01) Rocket Launch

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.

32 satellites will be carried on this launch.

SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-12 Rocket Launch

SpaceX Crew-12 is the twelfth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-13 Rocket Launch

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.

SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-103 Rocket Launch

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.

SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-36 Rocket Launch

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.

First Starlink launch to feature a Falcon 9 booster landing within The Bahamas waters operationally, after the trajectory was tested during launch of Starlink Group 10-12 in February 2025.