LSP Primary Launches Archive

2024 Launches

Mission: PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida
Launched: Feb. 8, 1:33 a.m. EST
Launch Blog

2023 Launches

Mission: Psyche
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon Heavy
Launch Site: Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Launched: Oct. 13, 10:19 a.m. EDT
Launch Blog

2022 Launches

Mission: SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Launched: Dec. 16, 3:46 a.m. PST
Launch Blog

Mission: JPSS-2 (Joint Polar Satellite System-2)
Rideshare: LOFTID (Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator)
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Launched: Nov. 10, 1:49 a.m. PST
Launch Blog

Mission: GOES-T (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T)
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Launched: March 1, 4:38 p.m. EST
Launch Blog

2021 Launches

Mission: IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer)
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch Site: Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Launched: Dec. 9, 1 a.m. EST
Launch Blog

Mission: DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test)
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Launched: Nov. 23, 10:21 p.m. PST
Launch Blog

Mission: Lucy
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Launched: Oct. 16, 5:34 a.m. EDT
Launch Blog

Mission: Landsat 9
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Launched: Sept. 27, 11:12 a.m. PDT
Launch Blog

2020 Launches

Mission: Mars 2020 Perseverance
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: July 30, 7:50 a.m. EDT
Launch Blog

Mission: Solar Orbiter
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V 411
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Feb. 9, 11:03 p.m. EST
Launch Blog

2019 Launches

Mission: ICON (Ionospheric Connection Explorer)
Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Oct. 10, 9:59 p.m. EDT
ICON Site
Launch Blog

2018 Launches

Mission: ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2)
Rideshare: ELaNa XVIII
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II 7420-10C
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launched: Sept. 15, 6:02 a.m. PDT (9:02 a.m. EDT)
ICESat-2 Site
Launch Blog

Mission: Parker Solar Probe
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Aug. 12, 3:31 a.m. EDT
Parker Solar Probe Site
Launch Blog

Mission: InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport)
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launched: May 5, 4:05 a.m. PDT
InSight Site
Launch Blog

Mission: TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: April 18, 6:51 p.m. EDT
TESS Site
Launch Blog

Mission: GOES-S (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S)
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: March 1, 5:02 p.m. EST
GOES Site
Launch Blog

2017 Launches

Mission: JPSS-1 (Joint Polar Satellite System-2)
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launched: Nov. 18, 1:47 a.m. PST
JPSS-1 Mission Site
Launch Blog

Mission: TDRS-M (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-M)
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Aug. 18, 8:29 a.m. EDT
TDRS Mission Site
Launch Blog

2016 Launches

Mission: CYGNSS (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System)
Vehicle:  Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Dec. 15, 8:37 a.m. EST
CYGNSS Mission Site
Launch Blog

Mission: GOES-R (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R)
Vehicle:  United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Nov. 19, 6:42 p.m. EST
GOES Mission Website
Launch Blog

Mission: OSIRIS-REx (Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security – Regolith Explorer)
Vehicle: Atlas V 411
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Sept. 8, 7:05 p.m. EDT
OSIRIS-REx Mission Website
Launch Blog

Mission: Jason-3
Vehicle: Falcon 9
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launched: Jan. 17, 10:42 a.m. PST (1:42 p.m. EST)
Jason-3 Mission Website
Launch Blog

2015 Launches

Mission: MMS (Magnetic Multiscale)
Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: March 12, 10:44 p.m. EDT
Mission Website
Launch Blog

Mission: DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory)
Vehicle: Falcon 9
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Feb. 11, 6:03 p.m. EST
DSCOVR Mission Website
Launch Blog

Mission: SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive)
Rideshare: ELaNa X
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launched: Jan. 31, 6:22 a.m. PST (9:22 a.m. EST)
SMAP Mission Website
SMAP Launch Blog
ELaNa X Fact Sheet

2014 Launches

Mission: OCO-2 (Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2)
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launched: July 2, 2:56 a.m. PDT (5:56 a.m. EDT)
OCO-2 Mission Website
OCO-2 Launch Blog

Mission: TDRS-L (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-L)
Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Jan. 23, 9:33 p.m. EST
TDRS-L Mission Website
TDRS-L Launch Blog

2013 Launches

Mission: MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN)
Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Nov. 18, 2013, 1:28 p.m. EST
MAVEN Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: IRIS (Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph)
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launched: June 27, 2013, 7:27 p.m. PDT (10:27 p.m. EDT)
IRIS Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Vehicle: Atlas V 401
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launched: Feb. 11, 2013, 10:02 a.m. PST (1:02 p.m. EST)
LDCM Mission
Launch Coverage
LDCM/AtlasV Newsletter

Mission: TDRS-K (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-K)
Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Jan. 30, 2013, 8:48 p.m. EST
TDRS Mission
Launch Coverage
TDRS-K/AtlasV Newsletter

2012 Launches

Mission: RBSP (Radiation Belt Storm Probes)
Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Aug. 30, 2012, 4:05 a.m. EDT
RBSP Mission
Launch Coverage
RBSP/Atlas V Newsletter

Mission: NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array)
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
Launched: June 14, 4 a.m. MHT (June 13, noon EDT)
NuSTAR Mission
Launch Coverage
NuSTAR/Pegasus Newsletter

2011 Launches

Mission: Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory)
Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Nov. 26, 2011, 10:02 a.m. EST
Curiosity Mission
Launch Coverage
Curiosity/Atlas V Newsletter

Mission: Suomi NPP (Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership)
Rideshare: ELaNa III
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launched: Oct. 28, 2011, 2:48 a.m. PDT (5:48 a.m. EDT)
NPP Mission
Launch Coverage
NPP/Delta II Newsletter
ELaNa III Fact Sheet

Mission: GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory)
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Sept. 10, 2011, 9:08 a.m. EDT
GRAIL Mission
Launch Coverage
GRAIL/Delta II Newsletter

Mission: Juno
Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Aug. 5, 2011, 12:25 p.m. EDT
Juno Mission
Launch Coverage
Juno/Atlas V Mission Summary

Mission: Aquarius [Aquarius/Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas (SAC)-D]
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launched: June 9, 2011, 7:20 a.m. PDT (10:20 a.m. EDT)
Aquarius Mission
Launch Coverage
Aquarius/Delta II Summary

Mission: Glory
Rideshare: ELaNa I
Vehicle: Taurus XL
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launched: March 4, 2011, 2:09 a.m. PST (5:09 a.m. EST)
Glory Mission
Launch Coverage
Glory/Taurus XL Summary

2010 Launches

Mission: GOES-P (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P)
Vehicle: Delta IV
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: March 4, 2010, 6:57 p.m. EST
GOES-P Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launched: Feb. 11, 2010, 10:23 a.m. EST
SDO Mission
Launch Coverage

2009 Launches

Mission: WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer)
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II 7320
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launch Date: Dec. 14, 6:09 a.m. PST (9:09 a.m. EST)
WISE Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: STSS-Demonstrators Program (Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstration)
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II 7920-10c
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 17 Pad B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Date: Sept. 25, 8:20 a.m.
STSS Launch Blog
Launch Release

Mission: LRO/LCROSS (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite)
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Date: June 18, 5:32 p.m. EDT
LRO Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: STSS-ATRR (Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction)
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II 7920-10c
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launch Date: May 5, 1:24 p.m. PDT
Post-Launch Press Release

Mission: Kepler
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II 7925
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 17 Pad B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Date: March 6, 10:49 p.m. EST
Kepler Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: Orbiting Carbon Observatory
Vehicle: Taurus XL
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Launch Date: Feb. 24, 2009

Mission: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA-N Prime
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II 7320-10C
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launch Date: Feb. 6, 2:22 a.m. PST (5:22 a.m. EST)
NOAA-N Prime Mission
Launch Coverage

2008 Launches

Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer)
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll
Launch Date: Oct. 19, 1:48 p.m. EDT
IBEX Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission:  OSTM/Jason-2 (Ocean Surface Topography Mission)
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II 7320
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launch Date: June 20, 12:46 a.m. PDT (3:46 a.m. EDT)
OSTM/Jason-2 Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope [formerly known as Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST)]
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II 7920-H
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 17 Pad B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Date: June 11, 12:05 p.m. EDT
GLAST Mission
Launch Coverage

2007 Launches

Mission: Dawn
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II-Heavy
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 17 Pad B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Date: Sept. 27, 7:34 a.m. EDT
Dawn Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: Phoenix
Vehicle: Delta II 7925
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 17 Pad A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Date: Aug. 4, 5:26 a.m. EDT
Phoenix Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: AIM (Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere)
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launch Date: April 25, 1:26 p.m. PDT
AIM Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: THEMIS (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms)
Vehicle: Delta II 7925-10
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 17 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Date: Feb. 17, 6:01 p.m. EST
THEMIS Mission
Launch Coverage

2006 Launches

Mission: STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory)
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 17 Pad B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Date: Oct. 25, 8:52 p.m. EDT
STEREO Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: CloudSat and CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations)
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launch Date: April 28, approximately 6:02 a.m. EDT (3:02 a.m. PDT)
Cloudsat-CALIPSO Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: ST5 (Space Technology 5)
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launch Date: March 22, 6:03 a.m. PST (9:03 a.m.)
ST-5 Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: New Horizons
Vehicle: Atlas V 551
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Date: Jan. 19, 2 p.m. EST
New Horizons Site
Launch Coverage

2005 Launches

Mission: MRO (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter)
Vehicle: Atlas V 401
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Date: Aug. 12, 7:43 a.m. EDT
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA-N
Vehicle: Delta II 7320-10
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launch Date: May 20, 3:22 a.m. PDT (6:22 a.m. EDT)
NOAA-N Mission Site
Launch Coverage

Mission:  Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART)
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Launch Date: April 15, 10:25 a.m. PDT (1:25 p.m. EDT)
DART Mission

Mission: Deep Impact
Vehicle: Delta II 7925
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 17 Pad B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Date: Jan. 12, 1:47 p.m. EST
Deep Impact Mission
Launch Coverage

2004 Launches

Mission: Swift
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Date: Nov. 20, 2004
Swift Mission
Launch Coverage

Mission: Messenger
Vehicle: Delta II Heavy
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Date: Aug. 3, 2004
Messenger Site
Launch Coverage

Mission: Aura
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Launch Date: July 15, 2004
Aura Site
Launch Coverage

Mission: Gravity Probe B
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Launch Date: April 20, 2004
Gravity Probe B Site

2003 Launches

Mission: Spitzer
Vehicle: Delta II Heavy
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla.
Launch Date: Aug. 25, 2003
Spitzer Site

Mission: SCISAT
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Launch Date: Aug. 12, 2003

Mission: Opportunity – MER-B
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla.
Launch Date: July 7, 2003
Opportunity Site

Mission: Spirit – MER-A
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla.
Launch Date: June 10, 2003
Spirit Site

Mission: GALEX
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla.
Launch Date: April 28, 2003
GALEX Site

Mission: SORCE
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla.
Launch Date: Jan. 25, 2003
SORCE Site

Mission: ICESAT – CHIPSAT
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Launch Date: Jan. 12, 2003  
ICEsat Site
CHIPSAT Site

2002 Launches

Mission: TDRS-J
Vehicle: Atlas II-A
Launch Site: CCAFS 36-A
Launch Date: 12.04.02

Mission: CONTOUR
Vehicle: Delta 7425
Launch Site: CCAFS 17-A
Launch Date: 07.03.02

Mission: NOAA-M
Vehicle: Titan II
Launch Site: VAFB SLC-4E
Launch Date: 06.24.02

Mission: AQUA-EOS PM
Vehicle: Delta 7920-10L
Launch Site: VAFB SLC-2W
Launch Date: 05.04.02

Mission: TDRS-I
Vehicle:
Launch Site:
Launch Date:

Mission: HESSI
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: CCAFS
Launch Date: 02.05.02

2001 Launches

Mission: Jason-1/TIMED
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Launch Date: Dec. 7, 2001

Mission: Starshine 3
Vehicle: Athena I
Launch Site: Kodiak Island, AK
Launch Date: Sept. 29, 2001

Mission: Genesis
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Launch Date: Aug. 8, 2001

Mission: GOES-M
Vehicle: Atlas II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Launch Date: July 23, 2001

Mission: MAP
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Launch Date: June 30, 2001  

Mission: Mars Odyssey
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Launch Date: April 7, 2001

2000 Launches

Mission: EO-1 / SAC-C
Vehicle: Delta
Launch Site: VAFB SLC-2W
Launch Date: 11.21.00

Mission: HETE-II
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Regan Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
Launch Date: 10.09.00

Mission: NOAA-L
Vehicle: Titan II
Launch Site: VAFB SLC-4E
Launch Date: 09.21.00

Mission: TDRS-H
Vehicle: Atlas II-A
Launch Site: KSC/CCAFS 36B
Launch Date: 06.30.00

Mission: GOES-L
Vehicle: Atlas II-A
Launch Site: KSC/CCAFS 36A
Launch Date: 05.03.00

Mission: IMAGE
Vehicle: Delta 7326-9.5
Launch Site: VAFB SLC-2W
Launch Date: 03.25.00

1999 Launches

Mission: ACRIMSAT
Vehicle: Taurus
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Launch Date: Dec. 20, 1999

Mission: Terra
Vehicle: Atlas II-AS
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Launch Date: Dec. 18, 1999

Mission: Landsat 7
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Launch Date: April 15, 1999

Mission: WIRE
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Launch Date: March 4, 1999

Mission: Stardust
Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Launch Date: Feb. 7, 1999

Mission: Mars Polar Lander
Vehicle: Delta II 7425
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Launch Date: Jan. 3, 1999

1998 Launches

Mission: Mars Climate Orbiter
Vehicle: Delta II 7425
Launch Site: CCAFS SLC 17A
Launch Date: 1998.12.11

Mission: Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS)
Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base
Launch Date: 1998.12.06

Mission: Deep Space 1
Vehicle: Delta II 7326-9.5
Launch Site: CCAFS SLC 17A
Launch Date: 1998.10.24