NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center conducted 41 orbital launches and owned 82 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

United StatesHuntsville, AlabamaGCAT code MSFC

Payloads owned, by decade

6915351142

1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s

Payloads by mission type

Space science5

Astronomy5

Technology4

Human spaceflight1

Geodesy1

Main programs

Pegasus3HEAO3Saturn E1Saturn V1Lageos1PDP1SEDS1Great Obs1GP1DART1GPIM1SMEX1

Best-known spacecraft

Spacecraft	Launched	Owner	Country	Mission type	Status
Skylab1973-027A	May 14, 1973	NASA MSFC	United States	Human spaceflight	Reentered (orbital decay)
Chandra X-ray Observatory1999-040B	Jul 23, 1999	NASA MSFC	United States	Astronomy	In orbit
Einstein Observatory1978-103A	Nov 13, 1978	NASA MSFC	United States	Astronomy	Reentered (orbital decay)
Gravity Probe B2004-014A	Apr 20, 2004	NASA MSFC	United States	Space science	In orbit
AS-1031965-009A	Feb 16, 1965	NASA MSFC	United States	Space science	Reentered attached to another object
AS-1041965-039A	May 25, 1965	NASA MSFC	United States	Space science	Reentered attached to another object
High Energy Astronomy Observatory 11977-075A	Aug 12, 1977	NASA MSFC	United States	Astronomy	Reentered (orbital decay)
High Energy Astronomy Observatory 31979-082A	Sep 20, 1979	NASA MSFC	United States	Astronomy	Reentered (orbital decay)
Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer2021-121A	Dec 9, 2021	NASA MSFC	United States	Astronomy	In orbit
Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology2005-014A	Apr 15, 2005	NASA MSFC	United States	Technology	Collided
Pegasus 31965-060A	Jul 30, 1965	NASA MSFC	United States	Space science	Reentered (orbital decay)
Green Propellant Infusion Mission2019-036D	Jun 25, 2019	NASA MSFC	United States	Technology	Reentered (orbital decay)
LAGEOS-11976-039A	May 4, 1976	NASA MSFC	United States	Geodesy	In orbit
Plasma Diagnostic Package (PDP)1985-063B	Jul 29, 1985	NASA MSFC	United States	Space science	Grappled by another object

Launches conducted

41 launches

Date	Mission	Rocket	Spaceport	Payloads	Outcome
Apr 1, 2026	Integrity2026-069	SLS Block 1	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	5	Success
Nov 16, 2022	Artemis I2022-156	SLS Block 1	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	11	Success
Jul 15, 1975	Apollo CM-1111975-066	Saturn IB	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
Nov 16, 1973	CM-1181973-090	Saturn IB	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Success
Jul 28, 1973	Apollo CM-1171973-050	Saturn IB	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
May 25, 1973	Apollo CM-1161973-032	Saturn IB	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Success
May 14, 1973	Skylab I OWS1973-027	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	4	Success
Dec 7, 1972	Apollo CM-1141972-096	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	4	Success
Apr 16, 1972	Apollo CM-1131972-031	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	5	Success
Jul 26, 1971	Apollo CM-1121971-063	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	5	Success
Jan 31, 1971	Apollo CM-1101971-008	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	3	Success
Apr 11, 1970	Apollo CM-1091970-029	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	3	Success
Nov 14, 1969	Apollo CM-1081969-099	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	3	Success
Jul 16, 1969	Apollo CM-1071969-059	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	4	Success
May 18, 1969	Apollo CM-1061969-043	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
Mar 3, 1969	Apollo CM-1041969-018	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
Dec 21, 1968	Apollo CM-1031968-118	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
Oct 11, 1968	Apollo CM-1011968-089	Saturn IB	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Success
Apr 4, 1968	Apollo CM-0201968-025	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
Jan 22, 1968	Apollo 51968-007	Saturn IB	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
Nov 9, 1967	Apollo CM-0171967-113	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
Aug 25, 1966	Apollo CM-0111966-U06	Uprated Saturn I	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Success
Jul 5, 1966	Subcritical Cryo LN2 Exp1966-059	Uprated Saturn I	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Success
Jul 30, 1965	Pegasus 31965-060	Saturn I	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
May 25, 1965	Pegasus 21965-039	Saturn I	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
Feb 16, 1965	Pegasus 11965-009	Saturn I	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
Sep 18, 1964	Apollo BP-15 CM1964-057	Saturn I	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Success
May 28, 1964	Apollo BP-13 CM1964-025	Saturn I	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Success
Jan 29, 1964	Jupiter Nosecone/Ballast1964-005	Saturn I	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Success
Oct 18, 1962	Ranger 51962 B ETA	Atlas Agena B	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
Aug 27, 1962	Mariner R-21962 A RHO	Atlas Agena B	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Success
Jul 22, 1962	Mariner R-11962-F07	Atlas Agena B	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Failure
Apr 23, 1962	Ranger 41962 MU	Atlas Agena B	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
Jan 26, 1962	NASA P-341962 ALP	Atlas Agena B	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	2	Success
Nov 18, 1961	NASA P-331961 A THE	Atlas Agena B	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Failure · 0.4
Aug 23, 1961	NASA P-321961 PHI	Atlas Agena B	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Failure · 0.4
May 24, 1961	NASA S-45A1961-F04	Juno II	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Failure
Apr 27, 1961	NASA S-151961 NU	Juno II	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Success
Feb 25, 1961	NASA S-451961-F01	Juno II	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Failure
Nov 3, 1960	NASA S-301960 XI	Juno II	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Success
Mar 23, 1960	NASA S-461960-F04	Juno II	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	1	Failure

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).