Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to flyby Earth this month
ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform its second flyby of Earth this month, arriving at Jupiter in 2031.
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Events for September 26, 2026
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4th Anniversary: Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Dimorphos Impact
Observed today is 1st planetary defense / asteroid deflection test success: NASA DART crashed into minor-planet moon Dimorphos of asteroid Didymos on this day in 2022, shortening Dimorphos’ orbital period.
Corn / Harvest Moon
16:49 UTC (06:49 HST).
Launch Falcon 9 / USSF-385
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SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
07:56 EDT - launch of classified mission for the United States Space Force - livestream available.
Launch Electron / Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13)
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Rocket Lab LC-3, ~38°N, Wallops Island VA, USA
Local time 12:15pm - Launch of Synthetic aperture radar satellite to LEO for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.