Past ELaNa Launches
ELaNa 40 and 47
Launch Date: April 15, 2023
Mission: Transporter 7 – SpaceX Falcon 9, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA
2 CubeSat Missions deployed:
- CIRBE – University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
- LLITED – The Aerospace Corporation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, and University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
ELaNa 50
Launch Date: March 14, 2023
Mission: CRS-27 – SpaceX Falcon 9, Kennedy Space Center, FL
2 CubeSat missions deployed:
- ARKSat-1 – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
- LightCube – Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
ELaNa 49
Launch Date: Nov. 26, 2022
Mission: CRS-26 – SpaceX Falcon 9, Kennedy Space Center, FL
4 CubeSat Missions to be deployed
- MARIO – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- petitSat – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
- SPORT – NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
- TJREVERB – Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Fairfax County, Virginia
ELaNa 45
Launch Date: July 14, 2022
Mission: CRS-25 – SpaceX Falcon 9, Kennedy Space Center, FL
5 Cubesat Missions Scheduled to be deployed
- BeaverCube – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
- CapSat-1 – The Weiss School, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
- CLICK A – NASA’s Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif.
- D3 – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
- JAGSAT – University of South Alabama, Mobile, Ala.
ELaNa 39
Launch Date: July 2, 2022
Mission: STP-28 – Virgin Orbit LauncherOne, Mojave Air and Space Port, California
2 CubeSat missions deployed:
- GPX2 – NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
- CTIM-FD – University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colo.
ELaNa 44
Launch Date: Feb. 19, 2022
Mission: NG-17 – Antares, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, VA
1 Cubesat Mission deployed
- NACHOS – Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, N.M.
ELaNa 41
Launch Date: Feb. 10, 2022
Mission: Astra Space Inc., VCLS Demo-2
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- BAMA-1 – University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- INCA – New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
- QubeSat – University of California, Berkeley
- R5-S1 – NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
ELaNa 29
Launch Date: Jan. 13, 2022
Mission: Virgin Orbit, LauncherOne – Mojave Air and Space Port, California
1 CubeSat Mission deployed
- PAN – Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
ELaNa 38
Launch Date: Dec. 21, 2021
Mission: SpaceX CRS-24 – Falcon 9, Kennedy Space Center, FL
4 CubeSat Missions deployed
- DAILI – Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California
- GASPACS – Utah State University, Logan, Utah
- PATCOOL – NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- TARGIT – Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia
ELaNa 37
Launch Date: Aug. 29, 2021
Mission: SpaceX CRS-23 – Falcon 9, Kennedy Space Center, FL
3 CubeSat Missions deployed
- PR-CuNaR2 – Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón campus
- SPACE HAUC – University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts
- CAPSat – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in cooperation with the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada
ELaNa 34
Launch Date: Sept. 27, 2021
Mission: Landsat-9 – Atlas V, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA
2 CubeSat Missions deployed
- CUTE – University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
- CuPID – Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
ELaNa 35
Launch Date: Jan. 24, 2021
Mission: SpaceX Transporter-1 – Falcon 9, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL
1 CubeSat Mission deployed
- PTD-1 – NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
ELaNa 31
Launch Date: Oct. 2, 2020
Mission: NG-14 – Cygnus, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, VA
3 CubeSat Missions deployed
- Bobcat-1- Ohio University, Athens
- NEUTRON-1 – University of Hawaii-Mānoa, Honolulu,
- Spectral Ocean Color Satellite (SPOC) – University of Georgia, Athens
ELaNa 33
Mission: NG-15 – Antares, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, VA
1 CubeSat Mission deployed on June 29, 2021
External Deployment
- IT-SPINS-Montana State University, Bozeman Montana
ELaNa 36
Launch Date: June 3, 2021
Mission: SpaceX 22 – Falcon 9, Kennedy Space Center, FL
1 CubeSat Mission deployed
- RamSat – Oak Ridge Public Schools (Robertsville Middle School), Oak Ridge, Tennessee
ELaNa 20
Launch Date: Jan. 17, 2021
Mission: Virgin Orbit, LauncherOne – Mojave, California
9 CubeSat Missions deployed
- PolarCube – University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
- MiTEE – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- CACTUS-1 – Capitol Technology University, Laurel, Maryland
- Q-PACE – University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
- TechEdSat-7 – NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
- RadFXSat-2 – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- EXOCUBE – California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, California
- CAPE-3 – University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana
- PICs – Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
ELaNa 32
Launch Date: June 13, 2020
Mission: “Don’t Stop Me Now” Rideshare, Rocket Lab Launch Complex-1, NZ
- ANDESITE – Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
ELaNa 30
Launch Date: Feb. 14, 2020
ISS Deployment Date: July 13, 2020
Mission: NG-13-Antares, Wallops Flight Facility, VA
1 CubeSat Mission deployed
- TechEdSat-10 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
ELaNa 28
Launch Date: Dec. 5, 2019
ISS Deployment Date: Feb. 1, 2020
Mission: SpaceX-19 – Falcon 9, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL
2 CubeSat Missions deployed
- CIRiS – Utah State University, Logan, Utah
- EdgeCube – Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California
ELaNa 25B
Launch Date: Dec. 5, 2019
ISS Deployment Date: Feb. 19, 2020
Mission: Space X-19 – Falcon 9, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL
3 CubeSat Missions deployed
- AzTechSat-1 – NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
- SORTIE – Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates, Boulder, Colorado
- CryoCube – NASA Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida
ELaNa 25A
Launch Date: Nov. 2, 2019
Deployment Dates: Jan. 31, 2020 (Cygnus) and Feb. 19, 2020 (ISS)
Mission: NG-12 – Antares II, Wallops Flight Facility, VA
7 CubeSat Missions deployed
- Argus-02 – St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
- HARP – University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland
- Phoenix – Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
- RadSat-U – Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
- SOCRATES – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
External Cygnus Deployments
- HuskySat I – University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
- SwampSat II – University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
ELaNa 27
Launch Date: July 25, 2019
Cygnus Deployment Date: Aug. 7, 2019
Mission: SpX-18 – Falcon 9, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
1 CubeSat Mission deployed
- RFTSat – Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho
ELaNa XV
Launch Date: June 25, 2019
Mission: Space Test Program STP-2 – Falcon 9 Heavy, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
3 CubeSat Missions deployed
- ARMADILLO – University of Texas at Austin, Texas
- LEO (CP9) – California Polytechnic University, San Louis Obispo, California
- StangSat – Merritt Island High School, Merritt Island, Florida
Elana 26
Launch Date: April 17, 2019
ISS Deployment Date: July 3, 2019
Mission: NG-11 – Antares II, Wallops Flight Facility, Va.
1 CubeSat Mission deployed
- Virginia CubeSat Constellation – Old Dominion Research Foundation, Norfolk, Virginia
ELaNa XIX
Launch Date: Dec. 16, 2018
Mission: Rocket Lab Flight 4, Electron, Mahia, New Zealand
10 CubeSat Missions launched
- ALBUS – NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
- CeREs – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
- CHOMPTT – University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- CubeSail – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
- DaVinci – North Idaho STEM Charter Academy, Rathdrum, Idaho
- ISX – SRI International/ California Polytechnic University, Menlo Park, California
- NMTSat – New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico
- RSat – United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
- Shields-1 – NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
- STF-1 – West Virginia University / NASA IV&V, Morgantown, West Virginia
ELaNa 21
Launch Date: Dec. 5, 2018
ISS Deployment Date: Jan.31, 2019
Mission: SpaceX-16 – Falcon 9, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
2 CubeSat Missions deployed
- TechEdSat-8 – NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett, California
- UNITE – University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
ELaNa 24
Launch Date: Dec. 3, 2018
Mission: Spaceflight Industries SSO-A – Falcon 9, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
2 CubeSat Missions launched
- IRVINE02 – University High School, Irvine, California
- WeissSat-1 – Weiss School, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
ELaNa 16
Launch Date: Nov. 17, 2018
ISS Deployment Date: Feb. 13, 2019
Mission: NG-10 – Antares II, Wallops Flight Facility, Va.
1 CubeSat Mission deployed
- KickSat-2 – Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
ELaNa XVIII
Launch Date: Sept. 15, 2018
Mission: Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) – Delta II, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
3 CubeSat Missions launched
- DAVE – California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, California
- ELFINA/B – University of California, Los Angeles, California
- SurfSat – University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
ELaNa 23
Launch Date: May 21, 2018
ISS Deployment Date: July 13, 2018
Mission: OA-9 – Antares, Wallops Flight Facility, Va.
7 CubeSat Missions deployed
- EQUiSat – Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
- CubeRTT – The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- HaloSat – University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- MemSat – Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey
- RadSat-G – Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
- RainCube – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
- TEMPEST-D,1 – Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
ELaNa XIV
Launch Date: Nov. 18, 2017
Mission: Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-1 – Delta II, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
4 CubeSat Missions launched
- RadFxSat – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
- EagleSat – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Ariz.
- MiRaTA – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
- MakerSat – Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho
ELaNa XIII
Launch Date: Nov. 12, 2017
ISS Deployment Date: Nov. 20-Dec. 6, 2017
Mission: OA-8/OA-8E – Antares, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
3 CubeSat Missions deployed
- ISARA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
ISARA Fact Sheet 25Apr17 - EcAMSat – NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
EcAMSat Fact Sheet 31Oct17 - TechEdSat-6 – NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
ELaNa 22
Launch Date: Aug. 14, 2017
ISS Deployment Date: Nov. 20, 2017
Mission: SpaceX-12 – Falcon 9, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
3 CubeSat Missions deployed
- ASTERIA – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
- Dellingr – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
- OSIRIS-3U – Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
ELaNa XVII
Launch Date: April 18, 2017
ISS Deployment Date: May 16-18, 2017
Mission: OA-7 – Cygnus/Atlas V, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
3 CubeSat Missions deployed
- IceCube – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
- CXBN-2 – Morehead State University, Morehead, Ky.
- CSUNSat-1 – California State University, Northridge, Calif.
ELaNa-IX
Launch Date: Dec. 6, 2015
ISS Deployment Date: May 16, 2016
Mission: OA-4 – Atlas V, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
3 CubeSat Missions Deployed
- CADRE – University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Mich.
- MinXSS – University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
- STMSat-1 – St. Thomas More Cathedral School, Arlington, Va.
ELaNa-VII
Launch Date: Nov. 3, 2015
Mission: ORS-4 – Super Strypi, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii
2 CubeSat Missions lost, launch failed
- Argus – St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo.
- PrintSat – Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont.
ELaNa-XII
Launch Date: Oct. 8, 2015
Mission: NROL-55 – Atlas V, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
4 CubeSat Missions deployed
- BisonSat – Salish Kootenai Collge, Pablo, Mont.
- Fox-1A – AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, Kensington, Md.
- ARC-1 – University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
- LMRSTSat – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
ELaNa-XI
Launch Date: May 20, 2015
Mission: AFSPC-5/ULTRASat – Atlas V, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
1 CubeSat Mission Deployed
- LightSail-A – The Planetary Society, Pasadena, Calif.
ELaNa-X
Launch Date: Jan. 31, 2015
Mission: Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP), Delta II, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
3 CubeSat Missions deployed
- FIREBIRD II A,B – Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont.
- GRIFEX – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
- EXOCUBE – California Polytechnic University, San Louis Obispo, Calif.
ELaNa-VIII
Launch Date: Oct. 28, 2014
Mission: ORB-3 – Antares, Wallops Flight Facility, Va.
1 CubeSat Mission lost, launch failed
- RACE – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
ELaNa-V
Launch Date: April 18, 2014
Mission: SpaceX-3 – Falcon 9, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
5 CubeSat Missions deployed
- ALL-STAR – University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
- TSAT – Taylor University, Upland, Ind.
- KickSat – Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y
- PhoneSat 2.5 – NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
- SporeSat – NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
ELaNa-II
Launch Date: Dec. 6, 2013
Mission: NROL-39 – Atlas V, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
4 CubeSat Missions deployed
- FIRBIRD I-A/B – Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont.
- IPEX – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
- CUNYSAT – Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- M-Cubed-2/COVE – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
ELaNa-IV
Launch Date: Nov. 19, 2013
Mission: Operationally Responsive Space-3 (ORS-3) – Minotaur, Wallops Flight Facility, Va.
11 CubeSat Missions deployed
- KySat-2 – University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
- COPPER – St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo.
- Trailblazer – University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.
- TJ3Sat – Thomas Jefferson High School, Arlington, Va.
- CAPE-2 – University of Louisiana at Lafayette, La.
- Ho`oponopono-2 (H-2) – University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
- DragonSat-1 – Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa.
- SwampSat – The University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
- ChargerSat-1 – University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala.
- Vermont Lunar – Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, Vt.
- PhoneSat 2.4 – NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
ELaNa VI
Launch Date: Sept. 13, 2012
Mission: NROL-36 – Atlas V, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
4 CubeSat Missions deployed
- CSSWE – University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
- CINEMA – University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
- CP-5 – California Polytechnic University, San Louis Obispo, Calif.
- CXBN – Morehead State University, Morehead, Ky.
ELaNa-III
Launch Date: Oct. 28, 2011
Mission: Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) – Delta II, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
5 CubeSat Missions deployed
- Explorer-1[Prime] – Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont.
- M-Cubed/COVE – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- DICE – Utah State University – North Logan, Utah
- Rax-2 – University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Mich.
- AubieSat-1 – Auburn University. – Auburn, Ala.
ELaNa-I
Launch Date: March 4, 2011
Mission: Glory – Taurus XL, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
3 CubeSat Missions lost, booster failed to achieve orbital velocity
- Explorer-1[Prime] – Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont.
- HERMES – University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
- KySat-1 – University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.