Spacex will try to launch another Falcon 9 rocket today. They will launch FORMOSAT-5 which is Taiwan space agency Earth-observation satellite. SpaceX will try to land the first stage rocket.
This would be the 12th successful rocket launch in 2017 for Spacex.
SpaceX 11 successful orbital missions this year so far
Russia 11 successful orbital launches
China with eight
European firms at six
United Launch Alliance has five launches
SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2017 ORBITAL/SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG
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by Ed Kyle as of August 19, 2017
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YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH LOG
DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT
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01/05/17 CZ-3B/E CZ3B38 TJSW 2 XC 2 GTO
01/09/17 KZ-1A KZ1A1 JL-1 + 2cubes JQ LEO/S
01/14/17 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-30 Iridium Next 1-10 8.6 VA 4E LEO [1]
01/14/17 SS-520-4 1 Tricom 1 0.003 KA ST [FTO][2]
01/21/17 Atlas 5-401 AV066 SBIRS GEO 3 4.54 CC 41 GTO
01/24/17 H-2A-204 F32 DSN 2 TA Y1 GTO
01/28/17 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat VS16 Hispasat 36W-1 3.22 KO ELS GTO
02/14/17 Ariane 5 ECA VA235 SkyBrasil 1/Telkon 3S 9.55 KO 3 GTO
02/15/17 PSLV-XL C37 Cartosat 2D +103 nsats 1.378 SR 1 LEO/S
02/19/17 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-32 CRS-10 9.77 KC 39A LEO/ISS
02/22/17 Soyuz U 1867 Progress MS-05 ~7.30 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
03/01/17 Atlas 5-401 AV068 NROL 79 (Intruder?) VA 3E LEO
03/02/17 KT-2 KT2-1 Tiankong 1 JQ LEO/S
03/07/17 Vega VV09 Sentinel 2B 1.13 KO ZLV LEO/S
03/16/17 Falcon 9 v1.2(ex) F9-31 EchoStar 23 5.6 KC 39A GTO
03/17/17 H-2A-202 F33 IGS Radar 5 TA Y1 LEO/S
03/19/17 Delta 4M+5,4 D377 WGS 9 5.987 CC 37B GTO+
03/30/17 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-33 SES 10 5.282 KC 39A GTO
04/12/17 CZ-3B/E Y43 Chinasat 16 4.6 XC 2 GTO
04/18/17 Atlas 5-401 AV070 Cygnus OA-7 7.227 CC 41 LEO/ISS
04/20/17 Soyuz FG 1868 Soyuz MS-04 ~7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
04/20/17 CZ-7 Y2 Tianzhou 1 12.91 WC 201 LEO/TG2
05/01/17 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-34 NROL 76 KC 39A LEO?
05/04/17 Ariane 5 ECA VA236 SGDC, Koreasat 7 9.415 KO 3 GTO
05/05/17 GSLV Mk2 F09 GSAT 9 2.23 SR 2 GTO
05/15/17 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-35 Inmarsat 5 F4 6.086 KC 39A GTO+
05/18/17 Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat VS17 SES 15 2.302 KO ELS GTO+
05/25/17 Electron 1 It's a Test MA 1 [FTO]
05/25/17 Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat 1870 EKS 2 ~1.4? PL 43/4 EEO/T
06/01/17 H-2A-202 F34 Michibiki 2 4.0 TA Y1 GTO/i
06/01/17 Ariane 5 ECA VA237 ViaSat2/Eutlsat 172B 9.969 KO 3 GTO
06/03/17 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-36 Dragon 6/CRS-11 ~8.198 KC 39A LEO/ISS
06/05/17 GSLV Mk3 D1 GSAT 19E 3.136 SR 2 GTO
06/08/17 Proton M/Briz M P413 EchoStar 21 6.871 TB 81/24 GTO
06/14/17 Soyuz 2-1a 1871 Progress MS-06 7.277 TB 31/6 LEO/ISS
06/15/17 CZ-2D Y31 HXMT + usats ~2.65 JQ 604/43 LEO
06/18/17 CZ-3B/E CZ3B40 Xhongxing 9A 5.1 XC 2 [EEO]
06/23/17 PSLV C38 Cartosat 2E+30nsats 0.955 SR 1 LEO/S
06/23/17 Soyuz 2-1v/Volga 003 Kosmos 2519 PL 43/4 LEO/S
06/23/17 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-37 BulgariaSat 1 3.669 KC 39A GTO+
06/25/17 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-38 Iridium Next 11-20 8.60 VA 4E LEO
06/28/17 Ariane 5 ECA VA238 Hellasat 3/GSAT 17 9.257 KO 3 GTO
07/02/17 CZ-5 Y2 Shijian 18 7.0+ WC 101 [FTO]
07/05/17 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-39 Intelsat 35e 6.761 KC 39A GTO
07/14/17 Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat 1872 Kanopus-V-IK + usats ~1.0 TB 31/6 LEO/S
07/28/17 Soyuz FG 1873 Soyuz MS-05 ~7.2 TB 1/5 LEO/ISS
08/02/17 Vega VV10 Optsat 3000/Venus 0.632 KO ZLV LEO/S
08/14/17 Falcon 9 v1.2 F9-41 CRS-12 ~8.4 KC 39A LEO/ISS[
08/16/17 Proton M/Briz M P414 Blagovest 11L TB 81/24 GEO
08/18/17 Atlas 5-401 AV074 TDRS-M 3.454 CC 41 GTO+
08/19/17 H-2A-204 F35 Michibiki 3 4.7 TA Y1 GTO
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