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Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-22

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 21, 2022, 1:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz MS-22 carried Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Prokopeyev, Dmitry Petelin and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft suffered a thermal control system depressurization/leak on the ISS on December 15, 2022, possibly due to micrometeor impact. It will land back on Earth without crew and will be replaced by Soyuz MS-23.

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 2D | Yunhai-1-03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 20, 2022, 11:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Yunhai-1 satellite is designed for detecting environmental elements in the atmosphere and ocean, the space environment, disaster prevention and reduction, and scientific experimentation. It is made by the Shanghai Institute of Spaceflight Technology.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-34

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 19, 2022, 12:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 54 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1067 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
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Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)

Rocket Lab | United States of America
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Sept. 15, 2022, 8:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second of three launches of a StriX satellite as part of Synspective’s SAR constellation. StriX-1 can gather high resolution Earth observation data regardless of conditions or daylight, offering a resilient and effective resource for the purposes of urban development, infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit 30 - Maiden Flight South Pacific
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Long March 7A | ChinaSat 1E

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Sept. 13, 2022, 1:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Note: provisional information based on satellite naming The FH 2 (Feng Huo 2) series are reportedly the second generation of chinese military comsats and data relay satellites. They provide both C-band and UHF communications. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. manufactured the satellites based on the DFH-4 Bus.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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New Shepard | NS-23

Blue Origin | United States of America
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Sept. 12, 2022, 2:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Twenty-third flight of New Shepard carrying 36 science and research payloads along with tens of thousands of postcards from Club For Future.

Suborbital NS-3 - Flight Proven ( ) Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-2 & BlueWalker 3

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 11, 2022, 1:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 34 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. BlueWalker 3 is a rideshare test satellite for AST SpaceMobile’s planned space-based cellular broadband network.

Low Earth Orbit B1058 - Flight Proven ( ) A Shortfall of Gravitas
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Ariane 5 ECA+ | Eutelsat Konnect VHTS

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 7, 2022, 9:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Eutelsat Konnect VHTS is a large geostationary high-throughput Ka-band communications satellite designed to serve Europe with a capacity of 500 Gbps.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Long March 2D | Yaogan 35 Group 05

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 6, 2022, 4:19 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

3 Chinese military reconnaissance satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kuaizhou-1A | CentiSpace-1 S3 & S4

ExPace | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 6, 2022, 2:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

CentiSpace-1 S3 and S4 are Chinese commercial small satellites by Beijing-based company Future Navigation for providing GNSS augmentation signals services from LEO. They are precursors to a planned 160 satellites constellation.

Low Earth Orbit
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