Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) Launches 2022

All rocket launches to Sun-Synchronous Orbit in 2022. Browse the complete 2022 SSO manifest with live countdowns, mission details and outcomes.

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55Completed

Next Launch

Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX · Falcon 9

UPCOMING · 55 missions

MissionVehicleSiteT-MinusStatus

Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Falcon 9Cape Canaveral SFSImminent

SUCCESS

Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Imminent

SUCCESS

Shiyan 13

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2DTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Shiyan 13

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

L-SAR 01A

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 4CJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

L-SAR 01A

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

CSG-2

SpaceX

Falcon 9Cape Canaveral SFSImminent

SUCCESS

CSG-2

SpaceX

Imminent

SUCCESS

NROL 87

SpaceX

Falcon 9Vandenberg SFBImminent

SUCCESS

NROL 87

SpaceX

Imminent

SUCCESS

EOS-4 (RISAT-1A)

Indian Space Research Organization

PSLV-XLSatish Dhawan Space CentreImminent

SUCCESS

EOS-4 (RISAT-1A)

Indian Space Research Organization

Imminent

SUCCESS

L-SAR 01B

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 4CJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

L-SAR 01B

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Hainan-1 to 4 & others

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 8 (Core Only)Wenchang Space Launch SiteImminent

SUCCESS

Hainan-1 to 4 & others

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

The Owl’s Night Continues (StriX-β)

Rocket Lab

ElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1Imminent

SUCCESS

The Owl’s Night Continues (StriX-β)

Rocket Lab

Imminent

SUCCESS

Spaceflight Astra-1

Astra Space

Astra Rocket 3Pacific Spaceport ComplexImminent

SUCCESS

Spaceflight Astra-1

Astra Space

Imminent

SUCCESS

Demo Flight (Pujiang-2 & Tiankun-2)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 6ATaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Demo Flight (Pujiang-2 & Tiankun-2)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Tianping-2 A/B/C

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 11Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Tianping-2 A/B/C

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Transporter 4 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Falcon 9Cape Canaveral SFSImminent

SUCCESS

Transporter 4 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Imminent

SUCCESS

Without Mission A Beat (BlackSky 16-17)

Rocket Lab

ElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1Imminent

SUCCESS

Without Mission A Beat (BlackSky 16-17)

Rocket Lab

Imminent

SUCCESS

Gaofen-3 03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 4CJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Gaofen-3 03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Daqi-1 (AEMS)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 4CTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Daqi-1 (AEMS)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

SuperView Neo 1-01 & 02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2CJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

SuperView Neo 1-01 & 02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Kosmos 2555 (MKA-R)

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Angara 1.2Plesetsk CosmodromeImminent

SUCCESS

Kosmos 2555 (MKA-R)

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Imminent

SUCCESS

Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D-04 to 07 & 04A

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 11Haiyang Oriental SpaceportImminent

SUCCESS

Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D-04 to 07 & 04A

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

There and Back Again (Rideshare)

Rocket Lab

ElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1Imminent

SUCCESS

There and Back Again (Rideshare)

Rocket Lab

Imminent

SUCCESS

Jilin-1 Wideband-01C & High Resolution 03D-27 to 33

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2DTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Jilin-1 Wideband-01C & High Resolution 03D-27 to 33

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Jilin-1 Mofang-01A(R)

i-Space

Hyperbola-1Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

FAILURE

Jilin-1 Mofang-01A(R)

i-Space

Imminent

FAILURE

Kosmos 2556 (Bars-M No. 3)

Russian Space Forces

Soyuz 2.1aPlesetsk CosmodromeImminent

SUCCESS

Kosmos 2556 (Bars-M No. 3)

Russian Space Forces

Imminent

SUCCESS

Transporter 5 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Falcon 9Cape Canaveral SFSImminent

SUCCESS

Transporter 5 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Imminent

SUCCESS

SARah 1

SpaceX

Falcon 9Vandenberg SFBImminent

SUCCESS

SARah 1

SpaceX

Imminent

SUCCESS

Flight Test 2

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

NuriNaro Space CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Flight Test 2

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Imminent

SUCCESS

Tianxing-1

ExPace

Kuaizhou 1AJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Tianxing-1

ExPace

Imminent

SUCCESS

Gaofen-12-03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 4CJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Gaofen-12-03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

SuperView Neo 2-01 & 02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2CTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

SuperView Neo 2-01 & 02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Maiden Flight

CAS Space

Kinetica 1Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Maiden Flight

CAS Space

Imminent

SUCCESS

Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 4BTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Taijing-1-01 & 02

Galactic Energy

Ceres-1Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Taijing-1-01 & 02

Galactic Energy

Imminent

SUCCESS

Khayyam & rideshare

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-MBaikonur CosmodromeImminent

SUCCESS

Khayyam & rideshare

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Imminent

SUCCESS

Jilin-1 High Resolution 03D-09, 35 to 43 & Infrared A01 to 06

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 6Taiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Jilin-1 High Resolution 03D-09, 35 to 43 & Infrared A01 to 06

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Beijing-3B

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2DTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Beijing-3B

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Yaogan 33-02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 4CJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Yaogan 33-02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX 1)

Rocket Lab

ElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1Imminent

SUCCESS

The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX 1)

Rocket Lab

Imminent

SUCCESS

Yunhai-1-03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2DJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Yunhai-1-03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Shiyan 14 & Shiyan 15

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

Kuaizhou 1ATaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Shiyan 14 & Shiyan 15

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Shiyan 16 A/B & Shiyan 17

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 6Taiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Shiyan 16 A/B & Shiyan 17

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

It Argos Up From Here (GAzelle)

Rocket Lab

ElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1Imminent

SUCCESS

It Argos Up From Here (GAzelle)

Rocket Lab

Imminent

SUCCESS

Advanced Space-borne Solar Observatory (ASO-S)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2DJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Advanced Space-borne Solar Observatory (ASO-S)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

RAISE-3 & others

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

EpsilonUchinoura Space CenterImminent

FAILURE

RAISE-3 & others

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Imminent

FAILURE

5 m S-SAR-01 (Huanjing-2E)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2CTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

5 m S-SAR-01 (Huanjing-2E)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

EMKA-3 (Kosmos 2560)

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Angara 1.2Plesetsk CosmodromeImminent

SUCCESS

EMKA-3 (Kosmos 2560)

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Imminent

SUCCESS

Kosmos 2561 & Kosmos 2562

Russian Space Forces

Soyuz 2.1vPlesetsk CosmodromeImminent

SUCCESS

Kosmos 2561 & Kosmos 2562

Russian Space Forces

Imminent

SUCCESS

Catch Me If You Can (MATS)

Rocket Lab

ElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1Imminent

SUCCESS

Catch Me If You Can (MATS)

Rocket Lab

Imminent

SUCCESS

JPSS 2 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 2) & LOFTID

United Launch Alliance

Atlas V 401Vandenberg SFBImminent

SUCCESS

JPSS 2 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 2) & LOFTID

United Launch Alliance

Imminent

SUCCESS

Yunhai 3

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 6ATaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Yunhai 3

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Jilin-1 High Resolution 03D-08, 51 to 54

Galactic Energy

Ceres-1Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Jilin-1 High Resolution 03D-08, 51 to 54

Galactic Energy

Imminent

SUCCESS

EOS-6 (Oceansat-3) & rideshare

Indian Space Research Organization

PSLV-XLSatish Dhawan Space CentreImminent

SUCCESS

EOS-6 (Oceansat-3) & rideshare

Indian Space Research Organization

Imminent

SUCCESS

Xingyun VDES

ExPace

Kuaizhou 11Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Xingyun VDES

ExPace

Imminent

SUCCESS

Gaofen-5-01A

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2DTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Gaofen-5-01A

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Pléiades Neo 5 & 6

Arianespace

Vega-CGuiana Space CentreImminent

FAILURE

Pléiades Neo 5 & 6

Arianespace

Imminent

FAILURE

Gaofen-11-04

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 4BTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Gaofen-11-04

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

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