Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) Launches 2023

All rocket launches to Sun-Synchronous Orbit in 2023. Browse the complete 2023 SSO manifest with live countdowns, mission details and outcomes.

51Total

51Completed

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Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX · Falcon 9

UPCOMING · 51 missions

MissionVehicleSiteT-MinusStatus

Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Falcon 9Cape Canaveral SFSImminent

SUCCESS

Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Imminent

SUCCESS

5 satellites

Galactic Energy

Ceres-1Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

5 satellites

Galactic Energy

Imminent

SUCCESS

6 x Jilin-1, Qilu-2/3 & others

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2DTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

6 x Jilin-1, Qilu-2/3 & others

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

IGS Radar 7

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

H-IIATanegashima Space CenterImminent

SUCCESS

IGS Radar 7

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Imminent

SUCCESS

Horus 1

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2CJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Horus 1

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

ALOS-3 (Maiden flight)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

H3-22Tanegashima Space CenterImminent

FAILURE

ALOS-3 (Maiden flight)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Imminent

FAILURE

Tianhui-6 A/B

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 4CTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Tianhui-6 A/B

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Horus 2

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2CJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Horus 2

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Shiyan 19

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 11Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Shiyan 19

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Tianmu-1 03-06

ExPace

Kuaizhou 1AJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Tianmu-1 03-06

ExPace

Imminent

SUCCESS

Kosmos 2567 (Bars-M No. 4)

Russian Space Forces

Soyuz 2.1aPlesetsk CosmodromeImminent

SUCCESS

Kosmos 2567 (Bars-M No. 4)

Russian Space Forces

Imminent

SUCCESS

Kosmos 2568 (EO MKA-4)

Russian Space Forces

Soyuz 2.1vPlesetsk CosmodromeImminent

SUCCESS

Kosmos 2568 (EO MKA-4)

Russian Space Forces

Imminent

SUCCESS

PIESAT-1 x 4

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2DTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

PIESAT-1 x 4

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Demo Flight

Space Pioneer

Tianlong-2Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Demo Flight

Space Pioneer

Imminent

SUCCESS

Dummy Payload

i-Space

Hyperbola-1Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Dummy Payload

i-Space

Imminent

SUCCESS

Transporter 7 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Falcon 9Vandenberg SFBImminent

SUCCESS

Transporter 7 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Imminent

SUCCESS

NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

NuriNaro Space CenterImminent

SUCCESS

NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Imminent

SUCCESS

Kondor-FKA No.1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-MVostochny CosmodromeImminent

SUCCESS

Kondor-FKA No.1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Imminent

SUCCESS

Flight 2

CAS Space

Kinetica 1Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Flight 2

CAS Space

Imminent

SUCCESS

Transporter 8 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Falcon 9Vandenberg SFBImminent

SUCCESS

Transporter 8 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Imminent

SUCCESS

41 x Jilin-1

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2DTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

41 x Jilin-1

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Shiyan 25

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 6Taiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Shiyan 25

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Meteor-M No.2-3 & others

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-MVostochny CosmodromeImminent

SUCCESS

Meteor-M No.2-3 & others

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Imminent

SUCCESS

Flight 2

LandSpace

Zhuque-2Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Flight 2

LandSpace

Imminent

SUCCESS

Tianmu-1 07-10

ExPace

Kuaizhou 1AJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Tianmu-1 07-10

ExPace

Imminent

SUCCESS

Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16

Galactic Energy

Ceres-1Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16

Galactic Energy

Imminent

SUCCESS

Skysight AS-01 to 03 & Lingxi-03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2DTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Skysight AS-01 to 03 & Lingxi-03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Fengyun-3F

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 4CJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Fengyun-3F

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

5 m S-SAR-02 (Huanjing-2F)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2CTaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

5 m S-SAR-02 (Huanjing-2F)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

7 satellites

Galactic Energy

Ceres-1Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

7 satellites

Galactic Energy

Imminent

SUCCESS

Gaofen-12 04

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 4CJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Gaofen-12 04

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Jilin-1 Wideband-02A

Galactic Energy

Ceres-1Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Jilin-1 Wideband-02A

Galactic Energy

Imminent

SUCCESS

Yaogan 33-03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 4CJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Yaogan 33-03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Jilin-1 High Resolution 04B

Galactic Energy

Ceres-1Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

FAILURE

Jilin-1 High Resolution 04B

Galactic Energy

Imminent

FAILURE

Yaogan 33-04

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 4CJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Yaogan 33-04

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

THEOS-2, TRITON & others

Arianespace

VegaGuiana Space CentreImminent

SUCCESS

THEOS-2, TRITON & others

Arianespace

Imminent

SUCCESS

Yunhai-1-04

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2DJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Yunhai-1-04

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Tianhui 5

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 6ATaiyuan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Tianhui 5

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Transporter 9 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Falcon 9Vandenberg SFBImminent

SUCCESS

Transporter 9 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Imminent

SUCCESS

Haiyang 3-01

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2C/YZ-1SJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Haiyang 3-01

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Malligyong-1c

National Aerospace Development Administration

Chollima-1Sohae Satellite Launching StationImminent

SUCCESS

Malligyong-1c

National Aerospace Development Administration

Imminent

SUCCESS

425 Project Flight 1 & rideshare

SpaceX

Falcon 9Vandenberg SFBImminent

SUCCESS

425 Project Flight 1 & rideshare

SpaceX

Imminent

SUCCESS

MisrSat-2

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2CJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

MisrSat-2

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Tianyan-16 & Starpool-01A

Galactic Energy

Ceres-1Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Tianyan-16 & Starpool-01A

Galactic Energy

Imminent

SUCCESS

Flight 3

LandSpace

Zhuque-2Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Flight 3

LandSpace

Imminent

SUCCESS

DEAR-1

i-Space

Hyperbola-1Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

DEAR-1

i-Space

Imminent

SUCCESS

Kosmos 2573 (Bars-M No. 5?)

Russian Space Forces

Soyuz 2.1bPlesetsk CosmodromeImminent

SUCCESS

Kosmos 2573 (Bars-M No. 5?)

Russian Space Forces

Imminent

SUCCESS

Tianmu-1 11-14

ExPace

Kuaizhou 1AJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Tianmu-1 11-14

ExPace

Imminent

SUCCESS

Shiyan 24C

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 11Haiyang Oriental SpaceportImminent

SUCCESS

Shiyan 24C

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Imminent

SUCCESS

Tianmu-1 19-22

ExPace

Kuaizhou 1AJiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImminent

SUCCESS

Tianmu-1 19-22

ExPace

Imminent

SUCCESS

Kosmos 2574

Russian Space Forces

SoyuzPlesetsk CosmodromeImminent

SUCCESS

Kosmos 2574

Russian Space Forces

Imminent

SUCCESS

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