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The Next Launch
When:
Dec
2021
064:04 am
EasternMission:
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the STP-3 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The STP-3 rideshare mission will launch the STPSat 6 satellite and several small satellites.
Where:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 41
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When:
Dec
2021
091:00 am
EasternMission:
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. IXPE exploits the polarization state of light from astrophysical sources to provide insight into our understanding of X-ray production in objects such as neutron stars and pulsar wind nebulae, as well as stellar and supermassive black holes
Where:
Kennedy Space Center - LC-39A
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When:
Dec
2021
1810:58 pm
EasternMission:
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Turksat 5B communications satellite for Turksat, a Turkish satellite operator.
Where:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 40
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When:
Dec
2021
215:06 am
EasternMission:
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fourth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the 24th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA
Where:
Kennedy Space Center - LC-39A
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When:
Jan
2022
Mission:
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 3 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers
Where:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 40
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When:
Jan
2022
Mission:
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the USSF 8 mission with the fifth and sixth satellites for the Space Force’s Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, or GSSAP, designed to help the military track and observe objects in geosynchronous orbit. The rocket will fly in the 511 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, one solid rocket booster and a single-engine Centaur upper stage.
Where:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 41
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When:
Jan
2022
6:11 pm
EasternMission:
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, or CSG 2, radar surveillance satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. The spacecraft was built by Thales Alenia Space.
Where:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 40
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When:
Feb
2022
Mission:
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 44 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission is expected to deploy two spacecraft payloads directly into geosynchronous orbit, one of which is the military’s TETRA 1 microsatellite.
Where:
Kennedy Space Center - LC-39A
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When:
Feb
2022
Mission:
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-082, will launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station.
Where:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 41
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When:
Feb
2022
21Mission:
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its sixth flight with astronauts. The commercial mission, managed by Axiom Space, will be commanded by former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría. Paying passengers Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe will also be on-board for the 10-day mission to the International Space Station.
Where:
Kennedy Space Center - LC-39A
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When:
Feb
2022
Mission:
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 52 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission will launch an unspecified military payload on this mission
Where:
Kennedy Space Center - LC-39A
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When:
Mar
2022
014:38 pm
EasternMission:
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch GOES-T, the third next-generation geostationary weather satellite for NASA and NOAA. GOES-T will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States.
Where:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 41
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When:
Mar
2022
Mission:
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its inaugural flight with the Peregrine commercial lunar lander for Astrobotic. The Peregrine robotic lander will carry multiple experiments, scientific instruments, and tech demo payloads for NASA and other customers
Where:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 41
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When:
Mar
2022
Mission:
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station.
Where:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 41
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When:
Apr
2022
15Mission:
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its seventh flight with astronauts. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Robert Hines, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. A fourth crew member will be named later.
Where:
Kennedy Space Center - LC-39A