Saturn Launches
Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on GCAT & Launch Library 2.
Orbital Radar lists 25 every launch of the Saturn, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-07-15 | Apollo CM-1111975-066 | Saturn IB | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | LEO | success |
| 1973-11-16 | CM-1181973-090 | Saturn IB | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | LEO | success |
| 1973-07-28 | Apollo CM-1171973-050 | Saturn IB | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | LEO | success |
| 1973-05-25 | Apollo CM-1161973-032 | Saturn IB | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | LEO | success |
| 1973-05-14 | Skylab I OWS1973-027 | Saturn V 2 | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | LEO | success |
| 1972-12-07 | Apollo CM-1141972-096 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | HEO | success |
| 1972-04-16 | Apollo CM-1131972-031 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | HEO | success |
| 1971-07-26 | Apollo CM-1121971-063 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | HEO | success |
| 1971-01-31 | Apollo CM-1101971-008 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | HEO | success |
| 1970-04-11 | Apollo CM-1091970-029 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | HEO | success |
| 1969-11-14 | Apollo CM-1081969-099 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | HEO | success |
| 1969-07-16 | Apollo CM-1071969-059 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | HEO | success |
| 1969-05-18 | Apollo CM-1061969-043 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | HEO | success |
| 1969-03-03 | Apollo CM-1041969-018 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | HEO | success |
| 1968-12-21 | Apollo CM-1031968-118 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | HEO | success |
| 1968-10-11 | Apollo CM-1011968-089 | Saturn IB | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1968-04-04 | Apollo CM-0201968-025 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | MEO | success |
| 1968-01-22 | Apollo 51968-007 | Saturn IB | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1967-11-09 | Apollo CM-0171967-113 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | MEO | success |
| 1965-07-30 | Pegasus 31965-060 | Saturn I Blk2 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1965-05-25 | Pegasus 21965-039 | Saturn I Blk2 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1965-02-16 | Pegasus 11965-009 | Saturn I Blk2 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1964-09-18 | Apollo BP-15 CM1964-057 | Saturn I Blk2 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1964-05-28 | Apollo BP-13 CM1964-025 | Saturn I Blk2 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1964-01-29 | Jupiter Nosecone/Ballast1964-005 | Saturn I Blk2 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
Launch cadence · 1957 → 2026
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About this database
Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.