Launch

12:00 UTC | The 11th StriX Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite will be sent to LEO for Synspective, a Japanese Earth observation company.

Private aerospace company headquartered in Beijing to launch the first orbital demo mission of the two-stage Pallas-1 rocket. Vehicle type: Height: Diameter: Payload capacity: Liftoff thrust: Goal: Test the maiden flight capabilities of the reusable Pallas-1 rocket system.

India to launch GISAT-1A (GEO Imaging Satellite) Earth observation satellite to geostationary orbit to facilitate continuous observation of Indian sub-continent, quick monitoring of natural hazards and disaster.

2nd test flight of Isar Spectrum launch vehicle, to carry 5 cubesats to SSO, and ESA "Boost!" experiment: * CyBEEsat (TU Berlin) * TriSat-S (University of Maribor) * Platform 6 (EnduroSat) * FramSat-1 (NTNU) * SpaceTeamSat1 (TU Wien Space Team) * Let It Go (Dcubed, non-separable experiment) Isar Aerospace is […]

02:49 AM EDT -- launch of SES O3b mPOWER mission to medium Earth orbit. O3b mPOWER is a communications satellite system owned and operated by the Luxembourgish company SES. The 87-minute launch window opens at 2:49 p.m. ET. If needed, a backup opportunity is available Monday, September 14 with the […]

The 9th flight of the Zhuque-2E medium-class launch vehicle by private company LandSpace of Beijing, founded in 2015.

Launch to SSO for 3rd satellite in the Sentinel-3 constellation for optical, radar and altimetry data and for Fluorescence Explorer ("FLEX") of ESA Earth Explorer program to map vegetation fluorescence as a way to quantify photosynthetic activity.

(Estimated Date) Planned demonstration of in-space cryogenic storage and transferal by Eta Space and funded by NASA Tipping Point. Expected to be in orbit for 9 months.

On Sep 16 local time ~1:55pm, private company Orienspace to launch Gravity-1 rocket from the offshore Haiyang launch site.

Launch of Synthetic aperture radar satellite to LEO for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.

Unknown payload to launch on Long March 2D with YZ-3 upper stage variant.

07:56 EDT - launch of classified mission for the United States Space Force - livestream available.

Local time 12:15pm - Launch of Synthetic aperture radar satellite to LEO for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.

Launch window of 07:15-08:30 CDT for the 14th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. This will be the 3rd flight of Starship V3, Ship 41 (upper stage) paired with Booster 21 (Super Heavy first stage). Both Booster 21 and Ship 41 are brand-new, freshly manufactured hardware making their […]