Scheduled Launches for the Rest of October
Planned launches for the last two weeks of October include the first Falcon Heavy launch in three years, a Chinese space station module, a Russian resupply mission to the International Space Station, and possibly Virgin Orbit’s “Start Me Up” mission from Spaceport Cornwall in England.
There have been 15 orbital launches thus far in October and 140 launches worldwide through Sunday. Here’s what is currently on tap for the rest of the month. As always, the schedule is subject to change without notice. And, if I’ve said it once, I’ve said it 1,000 times, no wagering.
Scheduled Launches
October 2022
| Date | Launcher – Organization | Payload – Organization | Purpose | Launch Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 20 | Falcon 9 — SpaceX | 54 Starlink — SpaceX | Broadband | Cape Canaveral |
| Oct. 21 | Soyuz-2.1b – Roscosmos | Gonets-M 23, 24, 25, Skif-D — Roscosmos | Communications | Vostochny |
| Oct. 22 | GSLV Mk III — ISRO* | 36 OneWeb — OneWeb | Broadband | Satish Dhawan |
| Oct. 26 | Soyuz-2.1a — Roscosmos | Progress MS-21 — Roscosmos | ISS resupply | Baikonur |
| Oct. 31 | Long March 5B — CASC^ | Mengtian — CMSA+ | Space station module | Wenchang |
| Oct. 31 | Falcon Heavy — SpaceX | USSF-44 — U.S. Space Force | Various (see below) | Kennedy |
| TBA | LauncherOne — Virgin Orbit | Rideshare — Various (see below) | Various (see below) | Cornwall |
^ China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
+ China Manned Space Agency
Source: Wikipedia
Falcon Heavy
USSF-44 Mission
- LDPE-2 — U.S. Space Force — Geosynchronous space tug
- LINUSS Chase (LINUS-A1) — Lockheed Martin Space — Geosynchronous satellite servicing technology demonstration
- LINUSS RSO (LINUS-A2) — Lockheed Martin Space– Geosynchronous satellite servicing technology demonstration
- United States — TETRA-1 — U.S. Space Force — Geosynchronous technology demonstration
LauncherOne
“Start Me Up” Mission
- Aman — ETCO (Oman) — Earth observation
- CIRCE A, B — Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (UK)/U.S. Naval Research Laboratory — Ionospheric research
- DOVER — RHEA Group — Technology demonstration
- ForgeStar-0 — Space Forge — Technology demonstration
- IOD-3 Amber — Satellite Applications Catapult — Maritime domain awareness
- Prometheus 2A, 2B — UK Ministry of Defence/National Reconnaissance Office — Technology demonstration
- STORK-6 — SatRevolution — Earth observation
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A Halloween launch for Falcon Heavy? That’s awesome!