• Thursday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, Kazakhstan
    Resupply mission to the International Space Station from spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan.

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    — Blue Origin,
    West Texas Suborbital Launch Site / Corn Ranch, Van Horn TX, USA Launch Site One (LSO), Van Horn, TX, United States
    An uncrewed mission using the RSS H.G. Wells capsule, this is the 35th flight for the New Shepard program, taking 40+ scientific and research payloads, including 24...

    Saturday

    Tuesday

    Monday

    — Rocket Lab,
    SLC-2, Wallops Flight Facility WA, ~38°N, USA
    Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program for USA government payload. Estimated launch cost: US$6,000,000.
  • Wednesday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    The 3rd of 3 launches for Amazon Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation.

    Friday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    Another batch of 28 satellites for SpaceX Starlink internet communications mega-constellation.

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

    — Blue Origin,
    West Texas Suborbital Launch Site / Corn Ranch, Van Horn TX, USA Launch Site One (LSO), Van Horn, TX, United States
    NS-36 is the 15th crewed flight for the New Shepard program. A landing back on the launch pad for the booster will be attempted.
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    Third of 3 launches for Amazon Kuiper LEO internet satellites; 24 satellites.

    Thursday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    8A is capable of taking 7,000kg to orbit, including and SSO with altitude 700km, using a liquid oxygen / liquid hydrogen 2nd stage. Wenchang is China's southernmost...

    Sunday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    Sending satellites to LEO for Starlink space-based Internet system.

    Monday

    — SpaceX,
    Starbase, 25.9°N, Boca Chica TX, USA
    Hawai'i Time for launch is 13:15. 11th test flight of 2-stage Starship launch vehicle. Super Heavy Booster 15-2 is planned to splash down near the launch site;...

    Tuesday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    Taking 21 satellites made by Lockheed Martin, it is one of 6 launches for USSF SDA for worldwide connectivity, which will be via Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs)...

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

    Friday

    Tuesday

    — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),
    Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
    Launch of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) first upgraded HTV cargo vehicle, HTV-X1, to the International Space Station. Hawai'i Time for launch is October 20 at 15:58....

    Wednesday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    2nd of 2 new-generation satellites to replace existing XTAR-EURs, for the country of Spain in collaboration with Hisdesat, ESA, Airbus, Thales Alenia Space, et al. 1st stage,...

    Saturday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    29 Starlink satellites to LEO for space-based internet 1st stage, called Booster B1077, is scheduled to land on autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) named A Shortfall of...

    Sunday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    28 Starlink satellites to LEO for space-based internet. 1st stage B1082 will attempt to land on autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) named Of Course I Still Love...

    Tuesday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    29 Starlink satellites to LEO for space-based internet 1st stage, called Booster B1083, is scheduled to land on autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) named Just Read The...

    Thursday

    Friday

    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, 41°N, Gansu, China
    Shenzhou-21 crew member names likely to be announced the day prior to launch. After Shenzhou-21 three members arrive at Tiangong Space Station on this 10th crewed flight,...
  • Tuesday

    — Arianespace,
    Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
    Advanced radar technology satellite to SSO

    Wednesday

    — United Launch Alliance (ULA),
    SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA) communications satellite to be launched to Geostationary Transfer Orbit; ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites; Hawai'i Time for launch 17:24-18:08.

    Thursday

    — Rocket Lab,
    Launch Complex 1 (~39°S), Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
    iQPS Launch 5, an Earth observation satellite with Synthetic aperture radar for Japan-based imaging company iQPS, to launch on "The Nation God Navigates" mission via Rocket Lab...
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    28 Starlink satellites to LEO for space-based internet mega-constellation; Hawai'i time for launch 10:56-14:56; 1st stage will attempt to land - as it has done 7 times...

    Sunday

    Monday

    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    Long March 12 is medium-lift vehicle that uses propellant of kerosene and liquid oxygen, able to place 10,000kg in LEO and 6,000kg in SSO. This will be...

    Tuesday

    — Galactic Energy,
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, 41°N, Gansu, China
    Solid-propellant launch vehicle of private aerospace company Galactic Energy of Beijing to provide low-cost commercial launches.

    Thursday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center FL, ~29°N, USA
    29 satellites to LEO for Starlink. 1st Stage B1092 to land on ASOG drone ship after this 8th use.

    Friday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    28 Starlink satellites; 1st stage B1078 to land on JRTI ocean barge after this 24th use.

    Saturday

    — Rocket Lab,
    SLC-2, Wallops Flight Facility WA, ~38°N, USA
    Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program. Wallops Flight Facility is on Wallops Island east of Virginia, United States, is operated by...

    Sunday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    Sentinel-6B extends Sentinel series into a 4th decade of measuring sea levels to ~3cm for ~90% of world oceans and to ~10 years of recording atmospheric temperatures.

    Tuesday

    — T-Minus Engineering B.V.,
    Spaceport Nova Scotia, Canada
    Dutch company T-Minus Engineering aims for suborbital launch of Barracuda hypersonic test platform; launch window open November 18 daily through November 24.

    Wednesday

    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    Launch window open 21:00-21:17 China Time.

    Tuesday

    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, 41°N, Gansu, China
    Spacecraft to be launched without crew to replace Shenzhou-20 craft docked at Tiangong Space Station but damaged by orbital debris and deemed unsafe for crew. Launch window...
    — Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Moscow, Russia,
    Plesetsk Cosmodrome, ~63°N, Mirny, Russia
    Launch window open 16:00-17:35 local time (UTC+3) (Hawaii Time 03:00-04:35, UTC-10) for government payload

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, Kazakhstan
    Will take crew to the International Space Station: cosmonauts Commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Mikayev and Oleg Platonov, and NASA Astronaut Christopher Williams (a medical physicist on his 1st...
    — Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI),
    Naro Space Center, ~34°N, Goheung, Korea
    Earth observation satellite to SSO for Korea Ministry of Science, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry. In time zone UTC+9, launch is planned for window 12:54-13:14...

    Saturday

    Sunday

    — Arianespace,
    Guiana Space Centre Kourou, French Guiana
    Scheduled for 14:21 in French Guiana (UTC-3) (Hawaii Time 07:21, UTC-10), KOMPSAT-7 is for South Korea, the follow-up to KOMPSAT-3A, for Earth observation.
  • Monday

    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    Uncrewed 1st test flight for Gaganyaan orbital mission scheduled to occur before end of year, will carry fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster); Re-entering capsule will slow to 8m...

    Tuesday

    Friday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    Scheduled for 13:59-17:59 to send 29 satellites to LEO for Internet system.

    Sunday

    — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),
    Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
    Navigation system satellite intended to assist in urban canyons and mountainous areas because of inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbit. "22" designation on H3 rocket indicates 2 engines on...

    Tuesday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    Scheduled for 14:16 UTC-5. First stage B1096 will attempt to land back at the launch site at Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) after its 4th flight.
    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Xichang Satellite Launch Center, ~28°N, Sichuan, China
    Scheduled for 23:10-23:57 UTC+8, this is 3rd of 3 launches today in China, each from a different launch center. The 3B/E transports heavy communications satellites into geostationary...
    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Scheduled for 11:40-11:56 UTC+8 from ~41°N via 2-stage orbital carrier rocket used mainly for LEO and SSO insertion, this will be launch 97 and will be either...

    Wednesday

    — CAS Space subsidiary of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Scheduled for Noon-12:15 UTC+8 on Kinetica 1 solid-propellant 4-stage light launch vehicle, 30m tall with fairing diameter 3.35m, able to send 4,000kg to LEO or 3,000kg to...
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    Scheduled for 00:54-04:54 Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8), sending 27 satellites for internet service,

    Thursday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Plesetsk Cosmodrome, ~63°N, Mirny, Russia
    Scheduled for 17:00-18:00 UTC+3, Obzor-R is BRLK X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar for Earth observation and is designed by TsSKB-Progress for ground resolution of 500m. Since Kazakhstan charges...

    Friday

    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    Scheduled for 07:00-07:21 UTC+8, the launch from "China's Hawai`i" is of a medium-lift rocket using kerosene and liquid oxygen propellant; the Long March 12 is capable of...
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    Scheduled for 21:34 (with window open until 01:34), 27 satellites are headed to LEO for internet system. Booster Core B1093 will attempt its 9th landing, on barge...

    Monday

    — United Launch Alliance (ULA),
    SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    Scheduled for 03:35 UTC-5, United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket will take next batch of Amazon Leo (new name) satellites for internet system managed by Amazon subsidiary Kuiper...
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, Kazakhstan
    Scheduled for 17:20 Kazakhstan Time. Meteorological satellites developed by NPO Lavochkin. Launch cost estimated at US$65M. Built at Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Moscow, with...

    Tuesday

    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), ~39°N, Shanxi, China
    Scheduled for 11:15 China Time. 3-stage, non-reusable orbital carrier rocket, also designated Chang Zheng 4C. This will be 60th launch attempt with 57 successful previously.

    Wednesday

    — Innospace,
    Alcântara Space Center, ~2°S, Brazil
    Innospace of Korea to use 1st launch of HANBIT-Nano to send to SSO 5 satellites from Brazil space agency AEB / Brazil university / Grahaa Space of...
    — Arianespace,
    Guiana Space Centre Kourou, French Guiana
    1st launch of Galileo on Ariane 6, 5th launch of Ariane 6, scheduled for 05:01 UTC (French Guiana Time 02:01). These 2 satellites will join 27 others...
    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Launch window 10:00-12:14 China Time. 1st stage will attempt vertical landing using engines at location 300km from launch site, Minqin County, Gansu Province.
    — Rocket Lab,
    SLC-2, Wallops Flight Facility WA, ~38°N, USA
    STP-S30 mission for USA DoD includes research experiments and technology demonstrations includes primary payload, DISKSat.

    Thursday

    — Blue Origin,
    West Texas Suborbital Launch Site / Corn Ranch, Van Horn TX, USA Launch Site One (LSO), Van Horn, TX, United States
    08:30-16:30 CST; 16th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and 37th in New Shepard program; crew is: aerospace engineer Michaela (Michi) Benthaus, physicist/investor Joey Hyde, former...

    Friday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, Kazakhstan
    Resupply mission to the International Space Station from spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan.

    Tuesday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Plesetsk Cosmodrome, ~63°N, Mirny, Russia
    NET Dec 23, launch of Earth science satellite to Sun-Synchronous Orbit for Russia.

    Wednesday

    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    India Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3), also called Bahubali, to launch 6,500-kg Bluebird 6 for AST SpaceMobile; launch was coordinated by New Space India Limited (NSIL), commercial arm...

    Friday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Xichang Satellite Launch Center, ~28°N, Sichuan, China
    Earth science satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit for China's meteorological satellite program FY-4 (Feng Yun 4).

    Saturday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    CSG-3 Earth observation satellite to Sun-Synchronous Orbit for Italian Space Agency (ASI), part of a reconnaissance constellation using synthetic aperture radars operating in the X-band.

    Sunday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    NET Dec 28 launch of dual optical Earth observation satellites with 20 small ride-share payloads to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.

    Wednesday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    05:00-07:50 CST launch window [11:00-13:50 HST]
  • Thursday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    Launch Long March 10A / First Test Flight: First flight of China Long March 10A rocket, precursor to Long March 10 intended to support crewed / cargo missions...
    — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),
    Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
    NET Q1 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX): Japan planning to launch its first Mars mission consisting of sample return probe; to conduct observations of Mars, Phobos...

    Friday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    Another batch of 29 satellites for Starlink space-based Internet communication mega-constellation.

    Monday

    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    NET Jan 5 - early morning launch of PSLV with small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) and 18 additional ride-share payloads.
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    NET Jan 5 - Astrophysics satellite Pandora for NASA to Sun-Synchronous Orbit, and 'Twilight' satellites from Spire Global and Kepler Communications.

    Monday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    12:42-16:42 EST launch window [07:42-11:42 HST] for 29 satellites of Internet system. 1st stage B1078 to land on ASDS JRTI after this 25th flight.

    Tuesday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    23:45 Jan 13 - 01:03 Jan 14 Launch Window [05:45 - 06:03 Jan 13 HST]

    Friday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Xichang Satellite Launch Center, ~28°N, Sichuan, China
    Midnight - 03:00 CST launch window [06:00 - 09:00 Jan 15 HST]
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    20:18 - 20:53 PST launch window [18:18 - 18:53 HST]. Satellites built by Northrop Grumman / SpaceX for constellation of NRO.

    Saturday

    Monday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    15:00 - 19:00 CST launch window [21:00 Jan 18 - 01:00 Jan 19 HST]

    Tuesday

    — Isar Aerospace,
    Andøya Spaceport, ~63°N, Norway
    Launch window NET 21:00-21:50 UTC+1 (10:00-10:50 HT) for second flight of Isar Aerospace Spectrum Rocket.

    Wednesday

    — Blue Origin,
    West Texas Suborbital Launch Site / Corn Ranch, Van Horn TX, USA Launch Site One (LSO), Van Horn, TX, United States
    Launch window 07:30-15:30 CST (03:30-11:30 HT).