Launch Orbits
Browse rocket launches by orbit destination. From Low Earth Orbit ISS missions to deep-space lunar trajectories — select an orbit type to see upcoming and past flights.
LEO — Low Earth Orbit
All rocket launches to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). ISS resupply, Starlink, crewed mis…
SSO — Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Rocket launches to Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Earth-observation, weather, and …
GTO — Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Rocket launches to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Communications satellite …
GEO — Geostationary Orbit
Direct-injection launches to Geostationary Orbit (GEO). Communications and weath…
MEO — Medium Earth Orbit
Rocket launches to Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GPS, Galileo, and navigation satell…
HEO — Highly Elliptical Orbit
Rocket launches to Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO). Molniya-type and early-warning…
Polar — Polar Orbit
Rocket launches to Polar Orbit. Satellites passing over both poles for global Ea…
Sub-Orbital — Sub-Orbital
Sub-orbital rocket launches. Blue Origin New Shepard, sounding rockets, and test…
Lunar — Lunar Trajectory
Rocket launches on Lunar trajectories. Artemis, CLPS landers, and Moon-bound mis…
Interplanetary — Heliocentric / Interplanetary
Rocket launches to heliocentric and interplanetary trajectories. Mars, asteroid,…