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| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Merritt Island, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°36′30″N80°36′16″W / 28.60833°N 80.60444°W /28.60833; -80.60444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Launch pad | 4 (2 are Falcon landing zones) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orbital inclination range | 28.5–55, 66–145°[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 160 acres (65 ha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1964–1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MPS | John F. Kennedy Space Center MPS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 99001638[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) is the first ofLaunch Complex 39's threelaunch sub-complexes, located atNASA'sKennedy Space Center inMerritt Island,Florida. The main launch pad, along withLaunch Complex 39B, was built in the 1960s to accommodate theSaturn V launch vehicle, and has been used to support NASAcrewed space flight missions, including the historicApollo 11 moon landing and theSpace Shuttle. Since 2014 the site has been leased bySpaceX and supports launches of theFalcon 9 andFalcon Heavy rockets.[3][4] As of August 2025, there are plans to add twolanding zones forFalcon 9 andFalcon Heavy rockets to conduct to "Return-to-launch-site" landings.[5][6] Other plans include adding an "Orbital Launch Platform" adjacent to the existing Starship launch tower, a catch tower, and other infrastructure to permit Starship launches.[7]
In 1961, U.S.President Kennedy proposed to theU.S. Congress the goal of landing a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. Congressional approval led to the launch of theApollo program, which required a massive expansion of NASA operations, including an expansion of launch operations from the Cape to adjacent Merritt Island to the north and west.[8]
First named Launch Complex 39C,[9] Launch Complex 39A was designed to handle launches of theSaturn V rocket, the largest and most powerful launch vehicle, which would propel the Apollo spacecraft to the Moon. The first launch from Launch Complex 39A occurred in 1967 with the first Saturn V launch, which carried the uncrewedApollo 4 spacecraft. The second uncrewed launch,Apollo 6, also used Pad 39A. With the exception ofApollo 10, which used Pad 39B (due to the "all-up" testing resulting in a 2-month turnaround period), all crewed Apollo-Saturn V launches, commencing withApollo 8, used Pad 39A.
Launch Complex 39A was used for the uncrewed launch of the Skylab space station on May 14, 1973. This used a modified Saturn Voriginally built for the cancelled Apollo 18 mission. The subsequent Skylab crewed missions launched from Launch Complex 39B using Saturn IB launch vehicles.
With the advent of theSpace Shuttle program in the early 1980s, the original structure of the launch pads was remodeled for the needs of the Space Shuttle. The first usage of Pad 39A for the Space Shuttle came in 1979, whenEnterprise was used to check the facilities prior to the first operational launch. Since then, Pad 39A hosted all Space Shuttle launches until January 1986, whenSpace Shuttle Challenger would become the first to launch from pad 39B during the ill-fatedSTS-51-L mission.
During the launch ofDiscovery onSTS-124 on May 31, 2008, the pad at LC-39A suffered extensive damage, in particular to the concrete trench used to deflect the SRBs' flames.[10] The subsequent investigation found that the damage was the result of carbonation of epoxy and corrosion of steel anchors that held therefractory bricks in the trench in place. The damage had been exacerbated by the fact thathydrochloric acid is an exhaust by-product of the solid rocket boosters.[11]
Just as for the first 24 shuttle flights, LC-39A supported the final shuttle flights, starting withSTS-117 in June 2007 and ending with theretirement of the Shuttle fleet in July 2011. In total, Pad 39A hosted 94 launches from 1967 to 2011, including 12 Saturn V rockets and 82 space shuttles.[12] Prior to the SpaceX lease agreement, the pad remained as it was whenAtlantis launched on the final shuttle mission on July 8, 2011, complete with amobile launcher platform. The pad was originally going to be modified for theAres V rocket for theConstellation program in the mid 2010s, looking identical to LC-39B with the three lightning towers.[13] The Ares I was planned to launch on the adjacent 39B but in 2010, the Constellation program was cancelled.
Talks for use of the pad were underway between NASA andSpace Florida—theState of Florida'seconomic development agency—as early as 2011, but no deal materialized by 2012, and NASA then pursued other options for removing the pad from the federal government inventory.[14]
By early 2013, NASA publicly announced that it would allow commercial launch providers to lease LC-39A,[15] and followed that, in May 2013, with a formal solicitation for proposals forcommercial use of the pad.[16] There were two competing bids for the commercial use of the launch complex.[17]SpaceX submitted a bid for exclusive use of the launch complex, whileJeff Bezos'Blue Origin submitted a bid for shared non-exclusive use of the complex, so that the launchpad would handle multiple vehicles, and costs could be shared over the long-term. One potential shared user in the Blue Origin plan wasUnited Launch Alliance.[18] Prior to the end of the bid period, and prior to any public announcement by NASA of the results of the process, Blue Origin filed a protest with theU.S.General Accounting Office (GAO) "over what it says is a plan by NASA to award an exclusive commercial lease to SpaceX for use of mothballed space shuttle launch pad 39A".[19] NASA had planned to complete the bid award and have the pad transferred by October 1, 2013, but the protest "will delay any decision until the GAO reaches a decision, expected by mid-December".[19] On December 12, 2013, the GAO denied the protest and sided with NASA, which argued that the solicitation contained no preference on the use of the facility as multi-use or single-use. "The [solicitation] document merely asks bidders to explain their reasons for selecting one approach instead of the other and how they would manage the facility".[20]
On December 13, 2013, NASA announced that it had selected SpaceX as the new commercial tenant.[21] On April 14, 2014, SpaceX signed a lease agreement[22] that gave it a 20-year exclusive lease on LC-39A.[17] SpaceX planned to launch their launch vehicles from the pad and build a new hangar nearby.[17][22][23]Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, stated that he wanted to shift most of SpaceX's NASA launches to LC-39A, includingcommercial cargo andcrew missions to theInternational Space Station.[21][24]
In 2015, SpaceX built theHorizontal Integration Facility (HIF) just outside the perimeter of the existing launch pad in order to house both the Falcon 9 and the Falcon Heavy rockets, and their associated hardware and payloads, during preparation for flight.[25] Both types of launch vehicles are transported from the HIF to the launch pad aboard a Transporter Erector (TE) which rides on rails up the former crawlerway path.[14][25] Also in 2015, the launch mount for the Falcon Heavy was constructed on Pad 39A over the existing infrastructure.[26][27] The work on both the HIF building and the pad was substantially complete by late 2015.[28] A rollout test of the new Transporter Erector was conducted in November 2015.[29]
In February 2016, SpaceX indicated that they had "completed and activated Launch Complex 39A",[30] but still had more work yet to do to support crewed flights. SpaceX originally planned to be ready to accomplish the first launch at pad 39A—of a Falcon Heavy—as early as 2015,[31] as they had architects and engineers working on the new design and modifications since 2013.[32][26] By late 2014, a preliminary date for awet dress rehearsal of the Falcon Heavy was set for no earlier than July 1, 2015.[14] Due to a failure in a June 2015 Falcon 9 launch, SpaceX delayed launching the Falcon Heavy in order to focus on the Falcon 9's failure investigation and its return to flight.[33] In early 2016, considering the busy Falcon 9 launch manifest, it became unclear if the Falcon Heavy would be the first vehicle to launch from Pad 39A, or if one or more Falcon 9 missions would precede a Falcon Heavy launch.[30] In the following months, the Falcon Heavy launch was delayed multiple times and eventually pushed back to February 2018.[34]
SpaceX used the formerFixed Service Structure (FSS) of the Pad 39Alaunch towers and initially intended to extend it above its former 350-foot (110 m) height. It did not need theRotating Service Structure (RSS)[14] and removed it beginning in February 2016.[35]
NASA removed the Orbiter Servicing Arm—with intent to use the space later to build a museum—and thewhite room by which astronauts entered the Space Shuttle.[26] SpaceX indicated in late 2014 that additional levels to the FSS would not be added in the near term.[14] SpaceX planned to eventually add at least two additional levels to the FSS, to providecrew access for theDragon 2 launches.[36]
In August 2018, SpaceX's Crew Access Arm (CAA) was installed on a new level, which was built at the necessary height to enter the Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket. It very closely resemblesjetways that are frequently found at airports.[37] In September 2018, the refurbished Space Shuttle Emergency Egress System was raised to this new level.
SpaceX added a crew gantry access arm and white room to allow for crew and cargo ingress to the vehicle. The existing Space Shuttle evacuation slide-wire basket system was re-purposed to provide a safe emergency egress for the Dragon crew in the event of an emergency on the pad that does not necessitate using theCrew Dragon's launch abort system".[38]
In 2019, SpaceX began substantial modification to LC 39A in order to begin work on phase 1 of the construction to prepare the facility to launchprototypes of the large 9 m (30 ft)-diametermethalox reusable rocket—Starship—from a launch stand, which would fly from 39A on suborbital test flight trajectories with six or fewerRaptor engines. A second phase of the construction was planned for 2020 to build a much more capable launch mount capable of launching the entire Starship launch vehicle,[39] powered by 33 Raptor engines and producing a total of 72 MN (16,000,000 lbf) liftoff thrust when departing 39A.[40]
In August 2019, SpaceX submitted an Environmental Assessment for the Starship launch system at Kennedy Space Center.[41] This document included plans for the construction of additional structures at LC-39A to support Starship launches, including a dedicated pad, liquid methane tanks, and a Landing Zone.[42] These are separate from the existing structures that support Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches.
In December 2021, SpaceX started construction of a Starship orbital launch pad on the site.[43]
On June 16, 2022, the first tower segment for the Starship orbital pad arrived at LC-39A.[44] Stacking began on June 21, and the Starship launch mount was also under construction.[45] In 2024, an additional Environmental Impact Statement was underway to support an annual launch cadence of 40+ Starship launches.[46]
The first SpaceX launch from pad 39A wasSpaceX CRS-10 on February 19, 2017, using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle; it was the company's 10th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station,[47] and the first uncrewed launch from 39A since Skylab.
WhileCape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) was undergoing reconstruction after the loss of theAMOS-6 satellite on September 1, 2016, all SpaceX's east coast launches were from Pad 39A until SLC-40 became operational again in December 2017. These included the May 1, 2017, launch ofNROL-76, the first SpaceX mission for theNational Reconnaissance Office, with a classified payload.[48]
On February 6, 2018, Pad 39A hosted the successful liftoff of the Falcon Heavy on itsmaiden launch, carrying Elon Musk'sTesla Roadster car to space;[49] and the first flight of the human-rated spacecraftDragon 2; (Demo-1) took place there on March 2, 2019.
The second Falcon Heavy flight, carrying theArabsat-6A communications satellite for Arabsat of Saudi Arabia, successfully launched on April 11, 2019. The satellite is to provideKu-band andKa-band communication services for theMiddle East andnorthern Africa, as well as forSouth Africa. The launch was notable as it marked the first time that SpaceX was able to successfully soft-land all three of thereusable booster stages, which were to be refurbished for future launches.[50]
TheCrew Dragon Demo-2 test flight launched with astronautsBob Behnken andDoug Hurley from Launch Complex 39A on 30 May 2020, and docked to pressurised mating adapterPMA-2 on theHarmony module of theISS on 31 May 2020.[51][52][53] The first operationalCommercial Crew missionCrew-1 was launched on November 15,2020.[54]
SpaceX launched theIM-1 robotic lander for NASA'sCommercial Lunar Payload Services program on 15 February 2024,[55] returning the pad to Lunar missions since the end of the Apollo program. The Starlink Group 6-56 mission launched on 8 May 2024, and was the Falcon 9's 83rd launch from LC-39A. That milestone made the rocket family the pad leader for launches from that launch complex, surpassing the Space Shuttle's 82 launches.[56]
Later on, an "Orbital Launch Platform" for Starship with plans to accommodate twolanding zones forFalcon 9 andFalcon Heavy rockets to conduct to "Return-to-launch-site" landings.[5][57][58]
The private American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company SpaceX has been the lease holder as of April 14, 2014.[22] The terms of the agreement gave SpaceX a 20-year exclusive lease to LC-39A.[17] SpaceX has launchedtheir launch vehicles from the pad[17][22][23] since the launch of theSpaceX CRS-10 Dragon resupply mission in 2017,[59] and crewed missions since the launch of theCrew Dragon Demo-2 mission in 2020.[60] Currently Pad 39A is used to host launches of astronauts on thecrewed-version of theDragon space capsule in apublic–private partnership with NASA.[32]
SpaceX assembles its launch vehicles horizontally in a hangar near the pad and transports them horizontally to the pad before erecting the vehicle to vertical for the launch.[32]
Later on, an "Orbital Launch Platform" for Starship with plans to accommodate twolanding zones forFalcon 9 andFalcon Heavy rockets to conduct to "Return-to-launch-site" landings.[5][61][62]
All flights operated byNASA.
| No. | Date | Time (UTC) | Launch vehicle | Serial number | Mission | Result | Remarks |
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| 1 | 9 November 1967 | 12:00 | Saturn V | SA-501 | Apollo 4 | Success | Maiden flight of the Saturn V and first launch from LC-39A. |
| 2 | 4 April 1968 | 12:00 | Saturn V | SA-502 | Apollo 6 | Partial failure | Pogo oscillations caused a failure of twoJ-2s in theS-II and a relight of theS-IVB, severely changing the planned mission trajectory of theApollo CSM. |
| 3 | 21 December 1968 | 12:51 | Saturn V | SA-503 | Apollo 8 | Success | First crewed launch of the Saturn V and first crewed launch from LC-39A. First crewed launch going beyondlow Earth orbit, inserting intoLunar orbit. |
| 4 | 3 March 1969 | 16:00 | Saturn V | SA-504 | Apollo 9 (CSMGumdrop and LMSpider) | Success | First launch of the Saturn V in its full Apollo configuration, flying with anApollo Lunar Module. First American manned flight with acall sign sinceGemini 3'sMolly Brown in 1965. |
| 5 | 16 July 1969 | 13:32 | Saturn V | SA-506 | Apollo 11 (CSMColumbia and LMEagle) | Success | First fully operational Apollo flight. First crewedlanding on theMoon and on another celestial body. |
| 6 | 14 November 1969 | 16:22 | Saturn V | SA-507 | Apollo 12 (CSMYankee Clipper and LMIntrepid) | Success | A lightning strike caused the shutdown of the CSM's computer systems, but was successfully restarted mid-flight. First surface rendezvous on another celestial body, landing next toSurveyor 3. |
| 7 | 11 April 1970 | 19:13 | Saturn V | SA-508 | Apollo 13 (CSMOdyssey and LMAquarius) | Partial failure | Launch was a success, but mission had to be aborted following a failure in the CSM's service module during the lunar transfer phase. |
| 8 | 31 January 1971 | 21:03 | Saturn V | SA-509 | Apollo 14 (CSMKitty Hawk and LMAntares) | Success | |
| 9 | 26 July 1971 | 13:34 | Saturn V | SA-510 | Apollo 15 (CSMEndeavour and LMFalcon) | Success | First flight of the extended Apollo missions, notably carrying theLunar Roving Vehicle. |
| 10 | 16 April 1972 | 17:54 | Saturn V | SA-511 | Apollo 16 (CSMCasper and LMOrion) | Success | Second flight of the extended Apollo missions. |
| 11 | 7 December 1972 | 05:33 | Saturn V | SA-512 | Apollo 17 (CSMAmerica and LMChallenger) | Success | Last crewed launch of the Saturn V, and last of the extended Apollo missions. Most recent crewed flight to the Moon. |
| 12 | 14 May 1973 | 17:30 | Saturn V | SA-513 | Skylab | Success | Last flight of the Saturn V. The S-IVB was replaced with the space station module, while the S-II was modified to make orbit. Payload was extensively damaged during ascent, leading to the loss of the station's micrometeoroid shield and a solar panel. |
All flights operated byNASA.
| No. | Date | Time (UTC) | Launch vehicle | Shuttle | Mission | Result | Remarks |
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| 13 | 12 April 1981 | 12:00 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-1 | Success | Maiden flight of theSpace Shuttle program, and maiden flight of Space ShuttleColumbia. First Space Shuttle orbital test. First shuttle landing atEdwards. |
| 14 | 12 November 1981 | 15:10 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-2 | Success | Second orbital test. |
| 15 | 22 March 1982 | 16:00 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-3 | Success | Third orbital test. Only shuttle landing atWhite Sands. |
| 16 | 27 June 1982 | 15:00 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-4 | Success | Fourth and final Space Shuttle orbital test. First flight for theDepartment of Defense. |
| 17 | 11 November 1982 | 12:19 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-5 | Success | |
| 18 | 4 April 1983 | 18:30 | Space Shuttle | Challenger | STS-6 | Success | Maiden flight of Space ShuttleChallenger. Launch and deployment ofTDRS-1 (as TDRS-A). First launch for theTracking and Data Relay Satellite System. |
| 19 | 18 June 1983 | 11:33 | Space Shuttle | Challenger | STS-7 | Success | First crewed American flight with a female astronaut,Sally Ride. |
| 20 | 30 August 1983 | 06:32 | Space Shuttle | Challenger | STS-8 | Success | First night launch and night landing of a Shuttle. First crewed flight with an African-American astronaut,Guion Bluford. |
| 21 | 28 November 1983 | 16:00 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-9 | Success | First mission usingSpacelab. |
| 22 | 3 February 1984 | 13:00 | Space Shuttle | Challenger | STS-41-B | Success | First shuttle landing at theShuttle Landing Facility. |
| 23 | 6 April 1984 | 13:58 | Space Shuttle | Challenger | STS-41-C | Success | Repair mission for theSolar Maximum Mission satellite launched in 1980. Also deployed theLong Duration Exposure Facility, aiming to study long-term data placed in an outer space environment. |
| 24 | 30 August 1984 | 12:41 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-41-D | Success | Maiden flight of Space ShuttleDiscovery. |
| 25 | 5 October 1984 | 11:03 | Space Shuttle | Challenger | STS-41-G | Success | Deployment ofEarth Radiation Budget Satellite, aiming to studyEarth's energy budget. |
| 26 | 8 November 1984 | 12:15 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-51-A | Success | |
| 27 | 24 January 1985 | 19:50 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-51-C | Success | DoD mission. Deployment ofMagnum satellite, also known as USA-8. |
| 28 | 12 April 1985 | 13:59 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-51-D | Success | |
| 29 | 29 April 1985 | 16:02 | Space Shuttle | Challenger | STS-51-B | Success | |
| 30 | 17 June 1985 | 11:33 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-51-G | Success | |
| 31 | 29 July 1985 | 22:00 | Space Shuttle | Challenger | STS-51-F | Success | Mission was ultimately a success, but a faulty temperature reading caused an early shutdown of one of theRS-25s, forcing anabort to orbit. Insertion was thus much lower than planned altitude. |
| 32 | 27 August 1985 | 10:58 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-51-I | Success | |
| 33 | 3 October 1985 | 15:15 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-51-J | Success | Maiden flight of Space ShuttleAtlantis. DoD mission. Deployment of twoDefense Satellite Communications System satellites, also known as USA-11 and USA-12. |
| 34 | 30 October 1985 | 17:00 | Space Shuttle | Challenger | STS-61-A | Success | Final successful flight of Space ShuttleChallenger. |
| 35 | 27 November 1985 | 00:29 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-61-B | Success | |
| 36 | 12 January 1986 | 11:55 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-61-C | Success | Last Space Shuttle flight before theChallenger disaster. Carried SenatorBill Nelson onboard. |
| 37 | 9 January 1990 | 12:35 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-32 | Success | First flight from LC-39A following the Space Shuttle's return to flight in 1988. Retrieval of theLong Duration Exposure Facility. |
| 38 | 28 February 1990 | 07:50 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-36 | Success | DoD mission. Deployment ofMisty satellite, also known as USA-53. Shuttle mission with the highest inclination, at 62°. Originally planned to launch fromSLC-6 atVandenberg, prior to the West Coast shuttle program's cancellation post-Challenger. |
| 39 | 15 November 1990 | 23:48 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-38 | Success | DoD mission. Deployment ofSDS satellite, also known as USA-67. |
| 40 | 28 April 1991 | 11:33 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-39 | Success | DoD mission. Performed a variety of experiments. |
| 41 | 2 August 1991 | 15:02 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-43 | Success | Launch and deployment ofTDRS-5 (as TDRS-E) for theTracking and Data Relay Satellite System. |
| 42 | 12 September 1991 | 23:11 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-48 | Success | Launch and deployment of theUpper Atmosphere Research Satellite. |
| 43 | 24 November 1991 | 23:44 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-44 | Success | DoD mission. Deployment ofDefense Support Program satellite, also known as USA-75. |
| 44 | 22 January 1992 | 14:52 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-42 | Success | |
| 45 | 24 March 1992 | 13:13 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-45 | Success | |
| 46 | 25 June 1992 | 16:12 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-50 | Success | |
| 47 | 2 December 1992 | 13:24 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-53 | Success | Last flight for the DoD. Deployment ofSDS satellite, also known as USA-89. |
| 48 | 26 April 1993 | 14:50 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-55 | Success | |
| 49 | 3 February 1994 | 12:10 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-60 | Success | First shuttle mission to fly with a Russian cosmonaut,Sergei Krikalev. |
| 50 | 9 April 1994 | 11:05 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-59 | Success | First flight of Space ShuttleEndeavour from 39A. |
| 51 | 8 July 1994 | 04:43 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-65 | Success | |
| 52 | 30 September 1994 | 11:16 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-68 | Success | |
| 53 | 2 March 1995 | 06:38 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-67 | Success | |
| 54 | 27 June 1995 | 19:32 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-71 | Success | First Shuttle docking with theMir space station. |
| 55 | 7 September 1995 | 15:09 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-69 | Success | |
| 56 | 12 November 1995 | 12:30 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-74 | Success | Docking withMir. Launch and delivery of theMir Docking Module to the station. |
| 57 | 16 September 1996 | 08:54 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-79 | Success | Docking withMir. |
| 58 | 11 February 1997 | 08:55 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-82 | Success | Servicing mission for theHubble Space Telescope. |
| 59 | 4 April 1997 | 19:20 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-83 | Success | Mission cut short because of a fuel cell issue. |
| 60 | 15 May 1997 | 08:07 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-84 | Success | Docking withMir. |
| 61 | 1 July 1997 | 18:02 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-94 | Success | Reflight of STS-83. |
| 62 | 7 August 1997 | 14:41 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-85 | Success | |
| 63 | 25 September 1997 | 14:34 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-86 | Success | Docking withMir. |
| 64 | 23 January 1998 | 02:48 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-89 | Success | Docking withMir. |
| 65 | 2 June 1998 | 22:06 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-91 | Success | Last shuttle mission toMir. |
| 66 | 4 December 1998 | 08:35 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-88 | Success | First flight to theInternational Space Station and first ISS assembly flight. Added theUnity Node 1 module. |
| 67 | 11 February 2000 | 16:43 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-99 | Success | |
| 68 | 19 May 2000 | 10:11 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-101 | Success | Docking with theISS. |
| 69 | 11 October 2000 | 23:17 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-92 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theZ1 truss. |
| 70 | 7 February 2001 | 23:13 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-98 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theDestiny US Lab module. |
| 71 | 19 April 2001 | 18:40 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-100 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theMobile Servicing System. |
| 72 | 10 August 2001 | 21:10 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-105 | Success | Docking with theISS. |
| 73 | 1 March 2002 | 11:22 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-109 | Success | Servicing mission for theHubble Space Telescope. Final successful flight of Space ShuttleColumbia. |
| 74 | 5 June 2002 | 21:22 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-111 | Success | Docking with theISS. |
| 75 | 24 November 2002 | 00:49 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-113 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theP1 truss. Last shuttle flight before theColumbia disaster. |
| 76 | 16 January 2003 | 15:39 | Space Shuttle | Columbia | STS-107 | Failure | Launch and orbital operations were a success, but damage to thethermal protection system during ascent resulted in breakup during reentry, causing theSpace ShuttleColumbia disaster. |
| 77 | 8 June 2007 | 23:38 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-117 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theS3/S4 truss and solar arrays. First launch from 39A following the shuttle's return to service in 2005. |
| 78 | 8 August 2007 | 23:36 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-118 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theS5 truss. |
| 79 | 23 October 2007 | 15:38 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-120 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theHarmony Node 2 module. |
| 80 | 7 February 2008 | 19:45 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-122 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theColumbus European Laboratory module. |
| 81 | 11 March 2008 | 06:28 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-123 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theExperiment Logistics Module-Pressurized Section andDextre. |
| 82 | 31 May 2008 | 21:02 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-124 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theKibō Japanese Experiment Module. |
| 83 | 15 November 2008 | 00:55 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-126 | Success | Docking with theISS. |
| 84 | 15 March 2009 | 23:43 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-119 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theS6 solar array and truss. |
| 85 | 11 May 2009 | 18:01 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-125 | Success | Final servicing mission for theHubble Space Telescope, and final non-ISS Space Shuttle mission. |
| 86 | 15 July 2009 | 22:03 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-127 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theJapanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility. |
| 87 | 29 August 2009 | 03:59 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-128 | Success | Docking with theISS. Final shuttle landing at Edwards. |
| 88 | 16 November 2009 | 19:28 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-129 | Success | Docking with theISS. |
| 89 | 8 February 2010 | 09:14 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-130 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theTranquility Node 3 module andCupola. |
| 90 | 5 April 2010 | 10:21 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-131 | Success | Docking with theISS. Final night launch of the Space Shuttle. |
| 91 | 14 May 2010 | 18:20 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-132 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theRassvet Mini-Research module. |
| 92 | 24 February 2011 | 21:53 | Space Shuttle | Discovery | STS-133 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theLeonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module. Final daytime shuttle landing, and final flight of Space ShuttleDiscovery. |
| 93 | 16 May 2011 | 12:56 | Space Shuttle | Endeavour | STS-134 | Success | ISS assembly flight, adding theAlpha Magnetic Spectrometer. Final flight of Space ShuttleEndeavour. |
| 94 | 8 July 2011 | 15:29 | Space Shuttle | Atlantis | STS-135 | Success | Docking with theISS. Final flight of Space ShuttleAtlantis, final manned launch from the United States until 2020, and the final flight of the Space Shuttle program. |
All flights operated bySpaceX.
| No. | Date | Time (UTC) | Launch Vehicle | Booster flight[a] | Payload/mission | Result | Remarks |
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| 95 | 19 February 2017 | 14:39 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | 1031‑1 | SpaceX CRS-10 | Success | ISS resupply flight. FirstFalcon 9 launch from LC-39A, and first unmanned launch from 39A since Skylab in 1973. Originally planned to launch fromSLC-40, but theAMOS-6 preclusion rendered that pad out of use until repairs. |
| 96 | 16 March 2017 | 06:00 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | 1030 | EchoStar 23 | Success | First uncrewed launch not to the ISS from LC-39A since Apollo 6 in 1968. First stage expended. |
| 97 | 30 March 2017 | 22:27 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | 1021‑2 | SES-10 | Success | First ever reflight of a previously used Falcon 9 first stage, being previously flown in 2016 as part ofSpaceX CRS-8. |
| 98 | 1 May 2017 | 11:15 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | 1032‑1 | NROL-76 | Success | NRO launch. Unknown satellite, also known as USA-276. First classified Falcon 9 flight and first SpaceX flight for theNational Reconnaissance Office. |
| 99 | 15 May 2017 | 23:21 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | 1034‑1 | Inmarsat-5 F4 | Success | |
| 100 | 3 June 2017 | 21:07 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | 1035‑1 | SpaceX CRS-11 | Success | ISS resupply flight. Launched and deliveredROSA andNICER. First flight of a reusedDragon capsule, previously flown as part ofSpaceX CRS-4. |
| 101 | 23 June 2017 | 19:10 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | 1029‑2 | BulgariaSat-1 | Success | |
| 102 | 5 July 2017 | 23:38 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | 1037 | Intelsat 35e | Success | First stage expended. |
| 103 | 14 August 2017 | 16:31 | Falcon 9 Block 4 | 1039‑1 | SpaceX CRS-12 | Success | ISS resupply flight. First Block 4 launch. |
| 104 | 7 September 2017 | 14:00 | Falcon 9 Block 4 | 1040‑1 | X-37B OTV-5 | Success | Fifth flight of theBoeing X-37B. First X-37B flight not launched on anAtlas V. |
| 105 | 11 October 2017 | 22:53 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | 1031‑2 | SES-11 /EchoStar 105 | Success | |
| 106 | 30 October 2017 | 19:34 | Falcon 9 Block 4 | 1042‑1 | Koreasat 5A | Success | |
| 107 | 6 February 2018 | 20:45 | Falcon Heavy | 1033 (core) 1023‑2, 1025‑2 (sides) | Falcon Heavy test flight | Success | Maiden launch of Falcon Heavy and first of twoNational Security Space Launch certification launches. PlacedElon Musk's Tesla Roadster intoheliocentric orbit. Boosters successfully recovered, but core stage was lost. First flight from LC-39A since SLC-40 was reactivated. |
| 108 | 11 May 2018 | 20:14 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1046‑1 | Bangabandhu-1 | Success | First Block 5 launch. |
| 109 | 15 November 2018 | 20:46 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1047‑2 | Es'hail 2 | Success | |
| 110 | 2 March 2019 | 07:19 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1051‑1 | Crew Dragon Demo-1 (Dragon C204) | Success | Maiden flight ofCrew Dragon and first SpaceX demonstration flight for theCommercial Crew Program, docking with theISS. Only flight of Dragon C204 before it was accidentally destroyed during a test. |
| 111 | 11 April 2019 | 22:35 | Falcon Heavy | 1055 (core) 1052‑1, 1053‑1 (sides) | Arabsat-6A | Success | First Block 5 Falcon Heavy launch and second of twoNational Security Space Launch certification launches. All three cores safely landed, but the core stage tipped over during transport back toPort Canaveral. |
| 112 | 25 June 2019 | 06:30 | Falcon Heavy | 1057 (core) 1052‑2, 1053‑2 (sides) | STP-2 | Success | First DoD flight for Falcon Heavy, and successful recovery of a fairing. |
| 113 | 19 January 2020 | 15:30 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1046‑4 | Crew Dragon in-flight abort test (Dragon C205) | Success | Suborbital flight. Falcon 9 was deliberately destroyed 85 seconds in to simulate a failure atmaxq. Dragon capsule then separated and followed an abort procedure. Only flight of Crew Dragon C205. |
| 114 | 18 March 2020 | 12:16 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1048‑5 | Starlink 5 (v1.0) | Success | FirstStarlink launch from LC-39A. |
| 115 | 22 April 2020 | 19:30 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1051‑4 | Starlink 6 (v1.0) | Success | |
| 116 | 30 May 2020 | 19:22 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1058‑1 | Crew Dragon Demo-2 (DragonEndeavour) | Success | Maiden crewed flight of a Falcon 9 and the first crewed flight from the United States sinceSTS-135 in 2011, carrying astronautsBob Behnken andDoug Hurley to theISS. Maiden flight of Crew DragonEndeavour. |
| 117 | 7 August 2020 | 05:12 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1051‑5 | Starlink 9 (v1.0) | Success | |
| 118 | 3 September 2020 | 12:46 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1060‑2 | Starlink 11 (v1.0) | Success | |
| 119 | 6 October 2020 | 11:29 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1058‑3 | Starlink 12 (v1.0) | Success | |
| 120 | 18 October 2020 | 12:25 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1051‑6 | Starlink 13 (v1.0) | Success | |
| 121 | 16 November 2020 | 00:27 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1061‑1 | SpaceX Crew-1 (DragonResilience) | Success | First crew rotation mission of theCommercial Crew Program to theISS and maiden flight of Crew DragonResilience. |
| 122 | 6 December 2020 | 16:17 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1058‑4 | SpaceX CRS-21 | Success | ISS resupply flight. Launched and delivered theNanoracks Bishop Airlock. Maiden flight ofCargo Dragon 2. |
| 123 | 19 December 2020 | 14:00 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1059‑5 | NROL-108 | Success | NRO launch. Two reportedStarshield satellites, also known as USA-312 and USA-313. |
| 124 | 20 January 2021 | 13:02 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1051‑8 | Starlink 16 (v1.0) | Success | |
| 125 | 4 March 2021 | 08:24 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1049‑8 | Starlink 17 (v1.0) | Success | |
| 126 | 14 March 2021 | 10:01 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1051‑9 | Starlink 21 (v1.0) | Success | |
| 127 | 23 April 2021 | 09:49 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1061‑2 | SpaceX Crew-2 (DragonEndeavour) | Success | ISS crew rotation flight. |
| 128 | 4 May 2021 | 19:01 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1049‑9 | Starlink 25 (v1.0) | Success | |
| 129 | 15 May 2021 | 22:56 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1058‑8 | Starlink 25 (v1.0) | Success | |
| 130 | 3 June 2021 | 17:29 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1067‑1 | SpaceX CRS-22 | Success | ISS resupply flight. Launched and delivered the first set ofiROSA solar panels. |
| 131 | 29 August 2021 | 07:14 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1061‑4 | SpaceX CRS-23 | Success | ISS resupply flight. |
| 132 | 16 September 2021 | 00:02 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1062‑3 | Inspiration4 (DragonResilience) | Success | First private crewed orbital spaceflight, being commanded by entrepreneurJared Isaacman. First non-ISS American crewed spaceflight sinceSTS-125 in 2009, first splashdown in theAtlantic Ocean sinceApollo 9 in 1969, and set highest crewed altitude record sinceSTS-103 in 1999. |
| 133 | 11 November 2021 | 02:03 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1067‑2 | SpaceX Crew-3 (DragonEndurance) | Success | ISS crew rotation flight. Maiden flight of Crew DragonEndurance. |
| 134 | 9 December 2021 | 06:00 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1061‑5 | Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer | Success | Part of theExplorers Program. Launch consisted of three identical telescope tasked with x-ray astronomy. |
| 135 | 21 December 2021 | 10:06 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1069‑1 | SpaceX CRS-24 | Success | ISS resupply flight. |
| 136 | 6 January 2022 | 21:49 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1062‑4 | Starlink Group 4–5 | Success | |
| 137 | 19 January 2022 | 02:02 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1060‑10 | Starlink Group 4–6 | Success | |
| 138 | 3 February 2022 | 18:13 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1061‑6 | Starlink Group 4–7 | Success | |
| 139 | 3 March 2022 | 14:25 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1060‑11 | Starlink Group 4–9 | Success | |
| 140 | 8 April 2022 | 15:17 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1062‑5 | Axiom Mission 1 (DragonEndeavour) | Success | Docking with theISS. First private crewed flight to the ISS. |
| 141 | 27 April 2022 | 07:52 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1067‑4 | SpaceX Crew-4 (DragonFreedom) | Success | ISS crew rotation flight. Maiden flight of Crew DragonFreedom. |
| 142 | 6 May 2022 | 09:46 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1058‑12 | Starlink Group 4–17 | Success | |
| 143 | 18 May 2022 | 10:59 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1052‑5 | Starlink Group 4–18 | Success | |
| 144 | 17 June 2022 | 16:09 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1060‑13 | Starlink Group 4–19 | Success | |
| 145 | 15 July 2022 | 00:44 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1067‑5 | SpaceX CRS-25 | Success | ISS resupply flight. |
| 146 | 24 July 2022 | 13:38 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1062‑8 | Starlink Group 4–25 | Success | |
| 147 | 10 August 2022 | 02:14 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1073‑3 | Starlink Group 4–26 | Success | |
| 148 | 11 September 2022 | 01:20 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1058‑14 | Starlink Group 4–20 | Success | |
| 149 | 5 October 2022 | 16:00 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1077‑1 | SpaceX Crew-5 (DragonEndurance) | Success | ISS crew rotation flight. |
| 150 | 1 November 2022 | 13:41 | Falcon Heavy | 1066 (core) 1064‑1, 1065‑1 (sides) | USSF-44 | Success | Launch for theUnited States Space Force. Eight technology demonstration satellites, also known as USA-339, 340, 341, 344, 399, 546, 547, and 548. Core stage expended. |
| 151 | 26 November 2022 | 19:20 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1076‑1 | SpaceX CRS-26 | Success | ISS resupply flight. Launched and delivered the second set ofiROSA solar panels. |
| 152 | 8 December 2022 | 22:27 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1069‑4 | OneWeb Flight #15 | Success | |
| 153 | 17 December 2022 | 21:32 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1058‑15 | Starlink Group 4–37 | Success |
| No. | Date | Time (UTC) | Launch Vehicle | Booster flight[a] | Payload/mission | Result | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | 15 January 2023 | 22:56 | Falcon Heavy | 1070 (core) 1064‑2, 1065‑2 (sides) | USSF-67 | Success | Launch for theUnited States Space Force. CBAS satellite, also known as USA-342. Core stage expended. |
| 155 | 2 February 2023 | 07:58 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1069‑5 | Starlink Group 5–3 | Success | |
| 156 | 2 March 2023 | 05:34 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1078‑1 | SpaceX Crew-6 (DragonEndeavour) | Success | ISS crew rotation flight. |
| 157 | 15 March 2023 | 00:30 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1073‑7 | SpaceX CRS-27 | Success | ISS resupply flight. |
| 158 | 1 May 2023 | 00:26 | Falcon Heavy | 1068 (core) 1052‑8, 1053‑3 (sides) | ViaSat-3 Americas | Success | Heaviest all-electric satellite launched into orbit. All three boosters expended. |
| 159 | 21 May 2023 | 21:37 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1080‑1 | Axiom Mission 2 (DragonFreedom) | Success | Private crewed docking to theISS. |
| 160 | 5 June 2023 | 15:47 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1077‑5 | SpaceX CRS-28 | Success | ISS resupply flight. Launched and delivered the third set ofiROSA solar panels. |
| 161 | 29 July 2023 | 03:04 | Falcon Heavy | 1074 (core) 1064‑3, 1065‑3 (sides) | EchoStar-24 | Success | Heaviest geostationary satellite ever launched. Core stage expended. |
| 162 | 26 August 2023 | 07:27 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1081‑1 | SpaceX Crew-7 (DragonEndurance) | Success | ISS crew rotation flight. |
| 163 | 4 September 2023 | 02:47 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1073‑10 | Starlink Group 6–12 | Success | |
| 164 | 13 October 2023 | 14:19 | Falcon Heavy | 1079 (core) 1064‑4, 1065‑4 (sides) | Psyche | Success | Part of theDiscovery Program, aimed at studying16 Psyche. First Falcon Heavy launch towards another celestial body. Core stage expended. |
| 165 | 10 November 2023 | 01:28 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1081‑2 | SpaceX CRS-29 | Success | ISS resupply flight. |
| 166 | 29 December 2023 | 01:07 | Falcon Heavy | 1084 (core) 1064‑5, 1065‑5 (sides) | X-37B OTV-7 | Success | Seventh flight of theX-37B. First X-37B flight tomedium Earth orbit, and first flight on a Falcon Heavy. Core stage expended. |
| 167 | 18 January 2024 | 21:49 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1080‑5 | Axiom Mission 3 (DragonFreedom) | Success | Private crewed docking to theISS. |
| 168 | January 29, 2024 | 01:10 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1062‑18 | Starlink Group 6–38 | Success | |
| 169 | 15 February 2024 | 06:05 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1060‑18 | IM-1 | Success | Part of theCommercial Lunar Payload Services program. First launch ofIntuitive Machines'Nova-C Lunar lander. Second mission and first successful flight of the program. First launch to theMoon from 39A since Apollo 17 in 1972. |
| 170 | 4 March 2024 | 03:53 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1083‑1 | SpaceX Crew-8 (DragonEndeavour) | Success | ISS crew rotation flight. |
| 171 | 16 March 2024 | 00:21 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1062‑19 | Starlink Group 6–44 | Success | |
| 172 | 24 March 2024 | 03:09 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1060‑19 | Starlink Group 6–42 | Success | |
| 173 | 30 March 2024 | 21:52 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1076‑12 | Eutelsat 36D | Success | |
| 174 | 7 April 2024 | 23:16 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1073‑14 | Bandwagon-1 | Success | First SpaceX dedicated rideshare mission from LC-39A. |
| 175 | 17 April 2024 | 21:26 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1077‑12 | Starlink Group 6–51 | Success | |
| 176 | 28 April 2024 | 00:34 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1060‑20 | Galileo-L12 | Success | Part of theGalileo satellite navigation system. First Gallileo launch from the United States, following development issues withAriane 6. First stage expended. |
| 177 | 8 May 2024 | 18:42 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1083‑3 | Starlink Group 6–56 | Success | |
| 178 | 24 May 2024 | 02:45 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1077‑13 | Starlink Group 6–63 | Success | |
| 179 | 25 June 2024 | 21:26 | Falcon Heavy | 1087 (core) 1072‑1, 1086‑1 (sides) | GOES-19 | Success | Part of theGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system of satellites. Launched as GOES-U. First GOES launch on a SpaceX rocket. Core stage expended. |
| 180 | 27 July 2024 | 05:45 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1069‑17 | Starlink Group 10–9 | Success | |
| 181 | 2 August 2024 | 05:01 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1078‑12 | Starlink Group 10–6 | Success | |
| 182 | 12 August 2024 | 10:37 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1073‑17 | Starlink Group 10–7 | Success | |
| 183 | 10 September 2024 | 09:23 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1083‑4 | Polaris Dawn (DragonResilience) | Success | First mission of the privatePolaris Program, commanded byJared Isaacman. First ever privatespacewalk, conducted by Isaacman andSarah Gillis. Set non-Apollo crewed altitude record sinceGemini 11 in 1966, and contributed to current record of most people in orbit, at 19. |
| 184 | 14 October 2024 | 16:06 | Falcon Heavy | 1089 (core) 1064‑6, 1065‑6 (sides) | Europa Clipper | Success | Part of theLarge Strategic Science Missions, aimed at studyingJupiter and its moonEuropa. First Falcon Heavy launch to another planet. All three boosters expended. |
| 185 | 5 November 2024 | 02:29 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1083‑5 | SpaceX CRS-31 | Success | ISS resupply flight. |
| 186 | 11 November 2024 | 17:22 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1067‑23 | Koreasat 6A | Success | |
| 187 | 17 November 2024 | 22:28 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1077‑16 | Optus-X/TD7 | Success | |
| 188 | 27 November 2024 | 04:41 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1078‑15 | Starlink Group 6–76 | Success | |
| 189 | 5 December 2024 | 16:10 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1076‑19 | SXM-9 | Success | |
| 190 | 17 December 2024 | 22:26 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1090‑1 | O3b mPOWER 7 & 8 | Success | |
| 191 | 23 December 2024 | 05:35 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1080‑14 | Starlink Group 12–2 | Success | |
| 192 | 31 December 2024 | 05:39 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1078‑16 | Starlink Group 12–6 | Success | |
| 193 | 8 January 2025 | 15:27 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1086‑3 | Starlink Group 12–11 | Success | |
| 194 | 15 January 2025 | 06:11 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1085‑5 | Blue Ghost Mission 1 /Hakuto-R Mission 2 | Success | Part of theCommercial Lunar Payload Services program for Blue Ghost, private mission for Hakuto-R. First launch ofFirefly Aerospace'sBlue Ghost and second launch ofispace'sHakuto-R Lunar landers. Blue Ghost became first completely successful CLPS mission. Hakuto-R crashed into lunar surface during final descent. |
| 195 | 21 January 2025 | 05:24 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1083‑8 | Starlink Group 13–1 | Success | |
| 196 | 30 January 2025 | 01:34 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1073‑21 | Spainsat NG I | Success | First stage expended. |
| 197 | 4 February 2025 | 23:13 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1086‑4 | WorldView Legion 5 & 6 | Success | |
| 198 | 27 February 2025 | 00:16 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1083‑9 | IM-2 | Success | Part of theCommercial Lunar Payload Services program. Second flight ofNova-C. Flight contained secondary payloadsLunar Trailblazer,Brokkr-2, and Chimera-1. |
| 199 | 14 March 2025 | 23:03 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1069‑22 | SpaceX Crew-10 (DragonEndurance) | Success | ISS crew rotation flight. |
| 200 | 1 April 2025 | 01:46 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1085‑6 | Fram2 (DragonResilience) | Success | Private crewed mission, commanded byChun Wang. First ever crewed mission to go intopolar orbit, and first polar launch from LC-39A. |
| 201 | 13 April 2025 | 00:53 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1083‑10 | Starlink Group 12–17 | Success | |
| 202 | 21 April 2025 | 08:15 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1092‑3 | SpaceX CRS-32 | Success | ISS resupply flight. |
| 203 | 29 April 2025 | 02:34 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1094‑1 | Starlink Group 12–10 | Success | |
| 204 | 4 May 2025 | 08:54 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1078‑20 | Starlink Group 6–84 | Success | |
| 205 | 13 May 2025 | 05:02 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1067‑28 | Starlink Group 6–83 | Success | |
| 206 | 28 May 2025 | 13:30 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1080‑19 | Starlink Group 10–32 | Success | |
| 207 | 25 June 2025 | 06:31 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1094‑2 | Axiom Mission 4 (DragonGrace) | Success | Private crewed docking to theISS. Maiden flight of Crew DragonGrace. |
| 208 | 1 July 2025 | 21:04 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1085‑9 | MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A | Success | Sentinel-4A part ofESA'sCopernicus Programme series ofearth observation satellites. First Sentinel launch from Cape Canaveral. |
| 209 | 1 August 2025 | 15:43 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1094‑3 | SpaceX Crew-11 (DragonEndeavour) | Success | ISS crew rotation flight. Final booster landing atLZ-1. |
| 210 | 22 August 2025 | 03:50 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1092‑6 | X-37B OTV-8 | Success | Eighth flight of theBoeing X-37B, also known asUSSF-36. Third launch from Falcon. |
| 211 | 28 August 2025 | 08:12 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1067‑30 | Starlink Group 10–11 | Success | First time a booster reached 30 flights. |
| 212 | 5 September 2025 | 12:32 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1069‑27 | Starlink Group 10-57 | Success | |
| 213 | 24 September 2025 | 11:30 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 1096‑2 | Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe | Success | Part of theSolar Terrestrial Probes program, designed to observeparticle acceleration andsolar wind interaction with theinterstellar medium. Launched alongsideSWFO-L1 and theCarruthers Geocorona Observatory. |
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