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Names	IM-2; CLPS-3
Mission type	Lunar landing
Operator	Intuitive Machines
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Spacecraft type	Nova-C
Manufacturer	Intuitive Machines
Lunar lander
	Nova-C landers IM-3 ⊟ CLPS ← Peregrine

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IM-2 is an upcoming lunar mission that will be carried out in 2024 jointly by a partnership between the NASA CLPS program and Intuitive Machines (IM), using an Nova-C lunar lander.^[1]

Background and selection

The IM-1 mission in February 2024 followed the Peregrine mission by Astrobotic Technology, which launched in January 2024. The Peregrine landing at Gruithuisen Domes was abandoned when a propellant leak was observed after launch, and the spacecraft was guided to re-enter Earth's atmosphere.^[2] The IM-1 Odysseus's "rough" soft Moon landing is the first soft lunar landing of any kind for an American-made spacecraft since Apollo 17 in 1972.^[3] It is the first soft lunar landing by a private company.It is the first liquid methane and liquid oxygen (methalox)-powered spacecraft to fire beyond low-earth orbit, and it is also the first methalox spacecraft to land on an off-world celestial body. Odysseus carried six payloads developed by NASA in addition to others from commercial and educational customers. Setting the stage for IM-2 to launch some time in Q4 of 2024.^[4]

Mission hardware

The primary payload, PRIME-1, includes the TRIDENT ice drill to sample ice from below the lunar surface and the MSolo mass spectrometer to measure the amount of ice in the samples.^[5]^[6] ILO-1 prime contractor Canadensys is working to deliver "a flight-ready low-cost optical payload for the ILO-1 mission, ruggedized for the Moon South Pole environment". It could potentially be ready for integration on the IM-2 mission.^[7] A lunar communications satellite will be deployed on this mission to facilitate communications between the lander and ground stations on Earth.^[8] Spaceflight will deliver rideshare payloads on this mission aboard its Sherpa EScape (Sherpa-ES) space tug called Geo Pathfinder.^[9]^[10]

The MiniPIX TPX3 SPACE payload, provided by the Czech company ADVACAM, will be onboard the Nova-C lunar lander. This payload is designed to monitor the radiation field on the Moon and help understand how to protect crew and equipment from the negative effects of cosmic rays. This marks the first Czech payload planned to be delivered to the Moon's surface.^[11]^[12]

Space technology company Lunar Outpost will send their first lunar rover, the Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP), on this mission in a partnership with Nokia Bell Labs and IM. MAPP will collect lunar samples for NASA under a contract worth just $1, which is symbolic of a new incentive for the emerging commercial space industry to access resources in space.^[13]^[14] MAPP will have a mass of 5-10 kilograms, a payload mass of up to 15 kilograms, and a top speed of 10cm/s.^[15]^[16] On its multi-day journey, the rover will autonomously map the lunar surface, capture stereo images and thermal data, and inspect samples of lunar regolith in a special bin mounted in its wheels. Photos of the samples and other data will be transmitted through radio equipment and antennas to communicate with the Nova-C lander.^[17]^[18] MAPP will snap 3D images and record videos using the RESOURCE camera, developed by MIT. It will also deploy MIT's AstroAnt, a miniature rover the size of a matchbox, to conduct contactless temperature measurements as it drives around on MAPP's roof.^[13]^[18]^[19]^[20]

A collaboration in order to demonstrate 4G cellular connectivity, in partnership with Nokia Bell Labs and NASA will be aboard the lander.^[21] Nokia's equipment is a Network-In-a-Box and will connect the Nova-C lander with Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover and IM's Micro-Nova Hopper. This 4G/LTE network will provide more bandwidth than the more conventional ultra-high frequency (UHF) systems used for space communication. Nokia says they hope that future missions will use shared infrastructure to interlink bases on the lunar surface.

Mission events

Prior to launch

In May 2024 the company announced the IM-2 was entering the final assembly stage.^[22]

References

External links

Intuitive Machines

^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ Foust, Jeff (January 20, 2024). "Astrobotic to begin formal investigation into failed Peregrine mission". SpaceNews. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ "Intuitive Machines calls IM-1 a successful moon-landing mission". mynews13.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ Gamillo, Elizabeth (March 29, 2024). "The IM-2 Moon mission will carry a blend of science and art". Astronomy Magazine. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ "NASA – NSSDCA – Spacecraft – Details". Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ Brown, Katherine (October 16, 2020). "NASA Selects Intuitive Machines to Land Water-Measuring Payload on the Moon". NASA. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "The ILO Mission – ILOA Hawai'i". April 7, 2021. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^ "Intuitive Machines to Deploy and Operate First Lunar Communication Satellite in 2022". Intuitive Machines. June 21, 2021. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
^ "IM-2 South Pole Mission Adds Secondary Rideshare Spaceflight Inc". Intuitive Machines. August 18, 2021. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ "Spaceflight Inc announces rideshare mission to the moon and geostationary orbit". nasaspaceflight.com. September 15, 2021. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
^ "Advacam – MiniPIX TPX3 Space". Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
^ "LSU's Tiger Eye-1 to Monitor Radiation Environment in Deep Space". Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Johnson, Arianna (November 9, 2022). "MIT Will Return To The Moon For The First Time Since Apollo, Thanks To This Space Startup". Forbes. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ Thorbecke, Catherine (December 5, 2020). "NASA will pay a firm $1 to go to the moon and get a sample". ABC News. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "Rovers". Lunar Outpost. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ Alamalhodaei, Aria (July 14, 2022). "Lunar Outpost eyes up first-mover advantage for moon markets". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "An inside look at Nokia's Moon mission - images". Nokia. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "An inside look at Nokia's Moon mission". Nokia. July 25, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "AstroAnt". MIT Media Lab. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ Waldek, Stefanie (April 30, 2024). "Private moon lander will carry Nokia's 4G cell network to the lunar surface this year". Space.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ Bantock, Jack (April 24, 2024). "Streaming and texting on the Moon: Nokia and NASA are taking 4G into space | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
^ https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1787845786916528621. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[2] Foust, Jeff (January 20, 2024). "Astrobotic to begin formal investigation into failed Peregrine mission". SpaceNews. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[3] "Intuitive Machines calls IM-1 a successful moon-landing mission". mynews13.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[4] Gamillo, Elizabeth (March 29, 2024). "The IM-2 Moon mission will carry a blend of science and art". Astronomy Magazine. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[5] "NASA – NSSDCA – Spacecraft – Details". Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

[6] Brown, Katherine (October 16, 2020). "NASA Selects Intuitive Machines to Land Water-Measuring Payload on the Moon". NASA. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[7] "The ILO Mission – ILOA Hawai'i". April 7, 2021. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[im-20210621-8] "Intuitive Machines to Deploy and Operate First Lunar Communication Satellite in 2022". Intuitive Machines. June 21, 2021. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

[9] "IM-2 South Pole Mission Adds Secondary Rideshare Spaceflight Inc". Intuitive Machines. August 18, 2021. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

[10] "Spaceflight Inc announces rideshare mission to the moon and geostationary orbit". nasaspaceflight.com. September 15, 2021. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.

[11] "Advacam – MiniPIX TPX3 Space". Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.

[12] "LSU's Tiger Eye-1 to Monitor Radiation Environment in Deep Space". Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2023.

[:0-13] Johnson, Arianna (November 9, 2022). "MIT Will Return To The Moon For The First Time Since Apollo, Thanks To This Space Startup". Forbes. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[14] Thorbecke, Catherine (December 5, 2020). "NASA will pay a firm $1 to go to the moon and get a sample". ABC News. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[15] "Rovers". Lunar Outpost. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[16] Alamalhodaei, Aria (July 14, 2022). "Lunar Outpost eyes up first-mover advantage for moon markets". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[17] "An inside look at Nokia's Moon mission - images". Nokia. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[:1-18] "An inside look at Nokia's Moon mission". Nokia. July 25, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[19] "AstroAnt". MIT Media Lab. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[20] Waldek, Stefanie (April 30, 2024). "Private moon lander will carry Nokia's 4G cell network to the lunar surface this year". Space.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[21] Bantock, Jack (April 24, 2024). "Streaming and texting on the Moon: Nokia and NASA are taking 4G into space | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved April 27, 2024.

[22] ttps://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1787845786916528621. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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+'''IM-2''' is an upcoming lunar mission that will be carried out in  2024 jointly by a partnership between the NASA [[Commercial Lunar Payload Services|CLPS]] program and [[Intuitive Machines]] (IM), using an [[Intuitive Machines Nova-C|Nova-C]] lunar lander.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=PRIME-1 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov}}</ref>
+== Background and selection ==
+The IM-1 mission in February 2024 followed the [[Peregrine Mission One|''Peregrine'']] mission by Astrobotic Technology, which launched in January 2024. The ''Peregrine'' landing at [[Mons Gruithuisen Gamma|Gruithuisen Domes]] was abandoned when a propellant leak was observed after launch, and the spacecraft was guided to [[atmospheric entry|re-enter]] Earth's atmosphere.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=2024-01-20 |title=Astrobotic to begin formal investigation into failed Peregrine mission |url=https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-to-begin-formal-investigation-into-failed-peregrine-mission/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}</ref> The IM-1 Odysseus's "rough" soft Moon landing is the first soft lunar landing of any kind for an American-made spacecraft since [[Apollo 17]] in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intuitive Machines calls IM-1 a successful moon-landing mission |url=https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/space/2024/02/28/intuitive-machines-im-1-mission-update |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=mynews13.com |language=en}}</ref> It is the first soft lunar landing by a [[Private spaceflight|private company]].It is the first liquid methane and liquid oxygen ([[methalox]])-powered spacecraft to fire beyond low-earth orbit, and it is also the first methalox spacecraft to land on an off-world celestial body. ''Odysseus'' carried six payloads developed by NASA in addition to others from commercial and educational customers. Setting the stage for IM-2 to launch some time in Q4 of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gamillo |first=Elizabeth |date=2024-03-29 |title=The IM-2 Moon mission will carry a blend of science and art |url=https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/the-im-2-moon-mission-will-carry-a-blend-of-science-and-art/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Astronomy Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
+== Mission hardware ==
+{{main|Intuitive Machines Nova-C}}
+The primary payload, [[PRIME-1]], includes the TRIDENT ice drill to sample ice from below the lunar surface and the MSolo mass spectrometer to measure the amount of ice in the samples.<ref>{{cite web |title=NASA – NSSDCA – Spacecraft – Details |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=PRIME-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524213348/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=PRIME-1 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Katherine |date=16 October 2020 |title=NASA Selects Intuitive Machines to Land Water-Measuring Payload on the Moon |url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-intuitive-machines-to-land-water-measuring-payload-on-the-moon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018054728/https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-intuitive-machines-to-land-water-measuring-payload-on-the-moon/ |archive-date=18 October 2020 |access-date=15 November 2020 |publisher=NASA}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> ILO-1 prime contractor [[Canadensys]] is working to deliver "a flight-ready low-cost optical payload for the ILO-1 mission, ruggedized for the Moon South Pole environment". It could potentially be ready for integration on the IM-2 mission.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-07 |title=The ILO Mission – ILOA Hawai'i |url=https://iloa.org/the-ilo-mission/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103082627/https://iloa.org/the-ilo-mission/ |archive-date=3 November 2021 |access-date=2023-09-22 |language=en-US}}</ref> A lunar [[communications satellite]] will be deployed on this mission to facilitate communications between the lander and ground stations on Earth.<ref name="im-20210621">{{cite web |date=21 June 2021 |title=Intuitive Machines to Deploy and Operate First Lunar Communication Satellite in 2022 |url=https://www.intuitivemachines.com/post/intuitive-machines-to-deploy-and-operate-first-lunar-communication-satellite-in-2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621183004/https://www.intuitivemachines.com/post/intuitive-machines-to-deploy-and-operate-first-lunar-communication-satellite-in-2022 |archive-date=21 June 2021 |access-date=22 June 2021 |publisher=Intuitive Machines}}</ref> [[Spaceflight, Inc.|Spaceflight]] will deliver rideshare payloads on this mission aboard its [[SHERPA (space tug)|Sherpa EScape (Sherpa-ES)]] [[space tug]] called ''Geo Pathfinder''.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 August 2021 |title=IM-2 South Pole Mission Adds Secondary Rideshare Spaceflight Inc. |url=https://www.intuitivemachines.com/post/im-2-south-pole-mission-adds-secondary-rideshare-spaceflight-inc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818204837/https://www.intuitivemachines.com/post/im-2-south-pole-mission-adds-secondary-rideshare-spaceflight-inc |archive-date=18 August 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021 |publisher=Intuitive Machines}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=15 September 2021 |title=Spaceflight Inc announces rideshare mission to the moon and geostationary orbit |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/09/spaceflight-inc-rideshare-moon-geostationary/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914214310/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/09/spaceflight-inc-rideshare-moon-geostationary/ |archive-date=14 September 2021 |access-date=15 September 2021 |website=nasaspaceflight.com}}</ref>
+The MiniPIX TPX3 SPACE payload, provided by the Czech company [[ADVACAM]], will be onboard the Nova-C lunar lander. This payload is designed to monitor the radiation field on the Moon and help understand how to protect crew and equipment from the negative effects of cosmic rays. This marks the first Czech payload planned to be delivered to the Moon's surface.<ref>{{cite web |title=Advacam – MiniPIX TPX3 Space |url=https://advacam.com/camera/minipix-space/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101094836/https://advacam.com/camera/minipix-space/ |archive-date=1 November 2023 |access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LSU's Tiger Eye-1 to Monitor Radiation Environment in Deep Space |url=https://www.lsu.edu/research/news/2021/0504-tiger-eye-1.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706011244/https://lsu.edu/research/news/2021/0504-tiger-eye-1.php |archive-date=6 July 2022 |access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref>
+Space technology company [[Lunar Outpost (company)|Lunar Outpost]] will send their first lunar rover, the Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP), on this mission in a partnership with [[Bell Labs|Nokia Bell Labs]] and [[Intuitive Machines|IM]]. MAPP will collect lunar samples for [[NASA]] under a contract worth just $1, which is symbolic of a new incentive for the emerging commercial space industry to access resources in space.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Arianna |date=2022-11-09 |title=MIT Will Return To The Moon For The First Time Since Apollo, Thanks To This Space Startup |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2022/11/09/mit-will-return-to-the-moon-for-the-first-time-since-apollo-thanks-to-this-space-startup/?sh=731b823b6d72 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thorbecke |first=Catherine |date=2020-12-05 |title=NASA will pay a firm $1 to go to the moon and get a sample |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/nasa-pay-firm-moon-sample/story?id=74540402 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=ABC News}}</ref> MAPP will have a mass of 5-10 kilograms, a payload mass of up to 15 kilograms, and a top speed of 10cm/s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rovers |url=https://www.lunaroutpost.com/rovers |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Lunar Outpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alamalhodaei |first=Aria |date=2022-07-14 |title=Lunar Outpost eyes up first-mover advantage for moon markets |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/13/lunar-outpost-eyes-up-first-mover-advantage-for-moon-markets/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=TechCrunch}}</ref> On its multi-day journey, the rover will autonomously map the lunar surface, capture stereo images and thermal data, and inspect samples of [[Lunar soil|lunar regolith]] in a special bin mounted in its wheels. Photos of the samples and other data will be transmitted through radio equipment and antennas to communicate with the Nova-C lander.<ref>{{Cite web |title=An inside look at Nokia’s Moon mission - images |url=https://www.nokia.com/about-us/newsroom/media-resources/media-library/inside-look-at-nokia-moon-mission/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Nokia}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-25 |title=An inside look at Nokia’s Moon mission |url=https://www.nokia.com/about-us/newsroom/articles/inside-look-at-nokia-moon-mission/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Nokia}}</ref> MAPP will snap 3D images and record videos using the RESOURCE camera, developed by [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]. It will also deploy MIT's AstroAnt, a miniature rover the size of a matchbox, to conduct contactless temperature measurements as it drives around on MAPP's roof.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=AstroAnt |url=https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/astroant-1/overview/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=MIT Media Lab}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Waldek |first=Stefanie |date=2024-04-30 |title=Private moon lander will carry Nokia's 4G cell network to the lunar surface this year |url=https://www.space.com/nokia-4g-cell-network-on-the-moon |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Space.com}}</ref>
+A collaboration in order to demonstrate [[4G]] cellular connectivity, in partnership with [[Nokia Bell Labs]] and NASA will be aboard the lander.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bantock |first=Jack |date=2024-04-24 |title=Streaming and texting on the Moon: Nokia and NASA are taking 4G into space {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/tech/nokia-moon-4g-network-nasa-spc/index.html |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Nokia's equipment is a [[Network-In-a-Box]] and will connect the Nova-C lander with Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover and IM's Micro-Nova Hopper. This [[4G]]/[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]] network will provide more bandwidth than the more conventional [[Ultra high frequency|ultra-high frequency]] (UHF) systems used for space communication. Nokia says they hope that future missions will use shared infrastructure to interlink bases on the lunar surface.
+== Mission events ==
+=== Prior to launch ===
+In May 2024 the company announced the IM-2 was entering the final assembly stage.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1787845786916528621 |url-status=live}}</ref>
+== See also ==
+* [[IM-1]]
+* [[Chandrayaan-3]]
+* [[Commercial Lunar Payload Services]]
+* [[List of missions to the Moon]]
+* [[Luna 25]]
+* [[Peregrine Mission One]]
+* [[Smart Lander for Investigating Moon]]
+== References ==
+== External links ==
+{{commons category|IM-2}}
+* [https://intuitivemachines.com Intuitive Machines]
+{{Artemis program}}
+{{lunar landers}}
+{{Moon spacecraft}}
+{{orbital launches in 2024}}
+[[Category:2024 in Florida]]
+[[Category:2024 in spaceflight]]
+[[Category:2024 on the Moon]]
+[[Category:Exploration of the Moon]]
+[[Category:Kennedy Space Center]]
+[[Category:Missions to the Moon]]
+[[Category:Soft landings on the Moon]]

v t e ← 2023 Orbital launches in 2024 2025 →
January	XPoSat Starlink G7-9 (21 satellites) Ovzon-3 Starlink G6-35 (23 satellites) Peregrine Mission One (Iris, Colmena × 5) Einstein Probe IGS-Optical 8 Starlink G7-10 (22 satellites) Starlink G6-37 (23 satellites) Tianzhou 7 Axiom Mission 3 Soraya Starlink G7-11 (22 satellites) Starlink G6-38 (23 satellites) Starlink G7-12 (22 satellites) Cygnus NG-20 Lemur-2 / Skylark × 4
February	PACE Kosmos 2575 / Razbeg №2 Starlink G7-13 (22 satellites) SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 0 × 4 Progress MS-26 IM-1 (EagleCam) Starlink G7-14 (22 satellites) INSAT-3DS ADRAS-J Starlink G7-15 (22 satellites) TJS-11 Starlink G6-39 (24 satellites) Meteor-M No.2-4 Starlink G6-40 (23 satellites)
March	SpaceX Crew-8 AEROS MH-1 Starlink G6-41 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-43 (23 satellites) Starlink G7-17 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-44 (23 satellites) Starlink G7-16 (20 satellites), USA-350 / Starshield, USA-351 / Starshield Queqiao-2, Tiandu-1, Tiandu-2 Yunhai-2 02 (6 satellites) USA-352 / RASR-5 SpaceX CRS-30 Starlink G6-42 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-46 (23 satellites) Yunhai-3 02 Eutelsat 36D Starlink G6-45 (23 satellites) Resurs-P №4
April	Starlink G7-18 (22 satellites) Yaogan 42-01 Starlink G6-47 (23 satellites) Starlink G8-1 (21 satellites) Acadia-4, Hawk × 6, TSAT-1A USA-353 / Orion 12 Starlink G6-48 (23 satellites) WSF-M 1 Starlink G6-49 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-51 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-52 (23 satellites) Yaogan 42-02 Starlink G6-53 (23 satellites) Shenzhou 18 Galileo FOC FM25, Galileo FOC FM26 Starlink G6-54 (23 satellites)
May	WorldView Legion 1, WorldView Legion 2 Starlink G6-55 (23 satellites) Chang'e 6 / ICUBE-Q Starlink G6-57 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-56 (23 satellites) Starlink G8-2 (20 satellites) Shiyan 23 Starlink G6-58 (23 satellites) Starlink G8-7 (20 satellites) Kosmos 2576 Starlink G6-59 (23 satellites) Beijing-3C (4 satellites) NROL-146 (21 satellites) Starlink G6-62 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-63 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-60 (23 satellites) EarthCARE Progress MS-27 Paksat-MM1R
June	Starlink G6-64 (23 satellites) Starlink G8-5 (20 satellites) Starlink G10-1 (22 satellites) Starlink G8-8 (20 satellites) Starlink G9-1 (20 satellites) Astra 1P SVOM Starlink G10-2 (22 satellites) Starlink G9-2 (20 satellites) GOES-U Starlink G10-3 (23 satellites) USA-375 (20 satellites) ChinaSat 3A
July	ALOS-4 Starlink G8-9 (20 satellites) Türksat 6A Gaofen-11 05 Starlink G10-9 (23 satellites) Starlink G10-4 (23 satellites) Starlink G9-4 (21 satellites) USA-396 (3 satellites)
August	Starlink G10-6 (23 satellites) StriX-2 Starlink G11-1 (23 satellites) Cygnus NG-21 Qianfan 01 (18 satellites) Starlink G8-3 (21 satellites) Acadia-3 ASBM-1, ASBM-2 Starlink G10-7 (23 satellites) Progress MS-28 WorldView Legion 3, WorldView Legion 4 Yaogan 43-01 (9 satellites) Starlink G10-5 (22 satellites) ChinaSat 4A Starlink G8-6 (21 satellites)
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).