List of UP Aerospace launches

UP Aerospace conducted its first launch on 25 September 2006 from Spaceport America in Upham, New Mexico. Since then, numerous other launches, mostly successful, have been conducted from the company's launch complex at Spaceport America. All launches of UP Aerospace have been suborbital.

All launches below are sub-orbital so that they do not complete one orbital revolution. All launches below are from Spaceport America.

LaunchDate (UTC)VehiclePayloadLaunch padResultRemarks
1SL-1 September 25, 2006[1]SpaceLoft XLVariousUA launch towerFailureThe [unsuccessful] maiden launch of a SpaceLoft XL rocket by UP Aerospace.[2] It veered off course and lost control shortly after lift-off.[1]
2SL-2 April 28, 2007SpaceLoft XLCelestis-06 Legacy and other payloadsUA launch towerSuccess

The first successful launch, a second Spaceloft XL, primarily carried cremated human remains, including those of astronaut Gordon Cooper and Star Trek actor James Doohan.[3]

3December 19, 2007[4][5]Proprietary test vehicleTechnology DemonstrationUA launch towerSuccessLow-altitude atmospheric test flight not intended to reach space. Reached a maximum altitude of 2,500 feet.[4][5]
4December 2007 [6]Space plane prototype[7]NoneUA launch towerSuccessProprietary technology launch for Lockheed Martin.
5August 12, 2008 [8]Space plane prototypeNoneUA launch towerSuccess (Spaceport America & UP Aerospace view)[8] Anomalous (Lockheed-Martin view)[7]Proprietary technology launch for Lockheed Martin.
6SL-3 May 2, 2009 [9]SpaceLoft XLNew Mexico student payloads
Celestis-08 Discovery		UA launch towerAnomalous

"Education opportunity for New Mexico students to design experiments that use the environment of suborbital space to answer scientific and engineering questions".[9] The craft failed to reach space.[10][11]

7August 4, 2009 [12]Black Watch[13] ground-launched UAV prototype [14] UA launch towerSuccessTest flight launch for Florida-based Moog-FTS.[12]
810 October 2009 [12] "reusable rocket plane"[15]Lockheed proprietary payloadUA launch towerSuccessTest of "proprietary advanced launch technologies" for Lockheed Martin.[12]
9SL-4 May 4, 2010SpaceLoft XLVarious, Celestis-09 PioneerUA launch towerSuccessUP Aerospace successfully launched the 4th SpaceLoft Rocket 70 miles into space. The vehicle spent four minutes in the weightlessness of space before landing on the neighboring White Sands Missile Range.
10SL-5 May 20, 2011SpaceLoft XLVarious, Celestis-10 GoddardUA launch towerSuccessThe vehicle performed a flawless mission reaching a Spaceport America record setting altitude of 73.5 miles (118 km) into space.[16]
11SL-6 April 5, 2012SpaceLoft XLVariousUA launch towerSuccessIncluded first launch of experimental payloads for NASA's Flight Opportunities Program, and Department of Defense experiments.[17]
12SL-7 June 21, 2013SpaceLoft XLNASA (Flight Opportunities Program), Celestis-12 CentennialUA launch towerSuccessFirst fully manifested launch for NASA's Flight Opportunities Program. Set new Spaceport America altitude record of 73.9 miles.[17]
13SL-8 November 12, 2013SpaceLoft XLNASA (Flight Opportunities Program)UA launch towerSuccessSecond fully manifested launch for NASA's Flight Opportunities Program. Reached altitude of 384,100 feet (72.75 miles).[17]
14SL-9 October 23, 2014SpaceLoft XLNASA (Flight Opportunities Program), Celestis-13 ConestogaUA launch towerSuccessThird fully manifested launch for NASA's Flight Opportunities Program. Set new Spaceport America altitude record of 408,035 feet (124.369 km/77.25 miles).[17]
15SL-10 November 6, 2015SpaceLoft XLNASA (Flight Opportunities Program), Celestis-14 TributeUA launch towerSuccessFirst private sounding rocket to demonstrate ejection of independently recovered payloads. Reached an altitude of 120.7 km (74.98 miles).[18]
16SL-12 September 12, 2018SpaceLoft XLNASA (Flight Opportunities Program)UA launch towerSuccessThree NASA technology demonstration payloads launched, an umbrella-like heat shield called Adaptable Deployable Entry and Placement Technology (ADEPT), the Suborbital Flight Environment Monitor (SFEM-3) and the Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS). Reached an altitude of 114 km (70.84 miles).[19]
17SL-11 September 17, 2018SpaceLoft XLNASA (Flight Opportunities Program), Celestis-15 StarseekerUA launch towerSuccessSixth fully manifested launch for NASA's Flight Opportunities Program and Celestis-Mission Starseeker. Reached an altitude of 114 km (70.84 miles).[20]
18SL-14 November 22, 2019 15:19 UTCSpaceLoft XLNASA FOP-7 (Flight Opportunities Program 7), ADS-B experimentUA launch towerSuccessSeventh launch for NASA's Flight Opportunities Program. Reached an altitude of 92 kilometres (57 mi).[21]

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