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The 2024 list and lists for subsequent years contain planned launches, but statistics only include past launches. For the purpose of these lists, a spaceflight is defined as any flight that crosses the Kármán line, the FAI-recognized edge of space, which is 100 kilometres (62 miles) above mean sea level (AMSL). The timeline contains all ...
First launch of an Angara launch vehicle from Vostochny Cosmodrome (Vostochny Angara Test Flight). 11 April 14:25 [144] Falcon 9 Block 5: F9-322 Vandenberg SLC-4E: SpaceX: WSF-M 1: United States Space Force: Low Earth Space weather: In orbit: Operational USSF-62 Mission. 13 April 01:40:00 [141] Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 6-49 Cape ...
Space launch involves liftoff, when a rocket or other space launch vehicle leaves the ground, floating ship or midair aircraft at the start of a flight. Liftoff is of two main types: rocket launch (the current conventional method), and non-rocket spacelaunch (where other forms of propulsion are employed, including airbreathing jet engines).
This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the second half of the year 2024, including launches planned for 2024 without a specific launch date. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2024 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2024, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024.
The Space Variable Objects Monitor is a small X-ray telescope satellite for studying the explosions of massive stars by analysing the resulting gamma-ray bursts, developed by China National Space Administration (CNSA), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the French Space Agency , [5] launched on 22 June 2024 (07:00:00 UTC).
Maiden flight of Taiwan's first orbital launch vehicle, Siraya (西拉雅). [24] 2030 (TBD) [26] Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat: Vostochny Site 1S: Roscosmos: RBKA №2 Roscosmos / Belarus: Low Earth: Earth observation RBKA will follow in the footsteps of BKA (Belarusian Satellite) launched along with Kanopus-V 1 and several other satellites in July 2012 ...
Following the failed launch, Relativity retired the rocket in favor of developing the much larger, reusable Terran R vehicle. [18] On 2 April, Space Pioneer's Tianlong-2 had its debut flight, and successfully reached orbit. It was the first successful launch of a Chinese privately-funded liquid-fueled rocket.
United Launch Alliance, LLC (ULA) is an American launch service provider formed in December 2006 as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Space and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. The company designs, assembles, sells and launches rockets, but the company subcontracts out the production of rocket engines and solid rocket boosters .