Launch window 03:20-04:17 PDT | 00:20-01:17 HST | 10:20-11:17 UTC for dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers to sun-synchronous orbit
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2 events,Launch window 19:00-21:14 China Time | 01:00-03:14 HST | 11:00-13:14 UTC by Space Pioneer of Beijing, a private launch company founded in 2015 by Kang Yonglai. Tianlong-2 can take 4,000 kg to LEO and 3,000 kg to SSO via 3 stages powered by RP-1 and LOX. |
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2 events,Launch window 18:24-20:24 EDT | 22:24 UTC | 12:24 HST for crew of 4 in Orion spacecraft on around-the-Moon flight to last 9-10 days; 3 USA and 1 Canada Astronaut: Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen; mission will also deploy numerous CubeSats; launch […] 2nd orbital launch, attempt for booster recovery, by commercial launch firm Landspace of China; follows successful 1st orbital launch of Zhuque-3 stainless steel methalox rocket |
2 events,Launch scheduled for 16:00 Kazakhstan Time | 01:00 HST | 11:00 UTC for new launch vehicle, Soyuz-5, called "Irtysh", that can take 34,000 kg to LEO. Launch window 17:03-21:03 PDT | 13:03-17:03 HST | 23:03 Apr 2 - 03:03 Apr 3 UTC for 25 internet satellites to LEO. |
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2 events,Launch window 07:30-12:30 PDT | 01:30-06:30 HST for an ESPA class satellite based on the Aegis Aerospace M-1 satellite bus used on the STPSat-4 mission for hosting research and technology demonstration payloads. Launch window 21:30-21:47 China Time | 03:30-03:47 HST for 9th launch from Commercial LC-1, 59th launch from Wenchang. Long March 8 can take up to 5000 kg to a 700 km altitude Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). |
2 events,Set for 08:51 EDT (02:51 HST), 24th flight of Orbital ATK uncrewed supply craft and 23rd to ISS under Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA; booster will attempt return to new Landing Zone 40 (LZ-40). Set for 03:29 French Guiana Time UTC-3 | 20:29 HST Apr 8 to send astrophysics satellite to elliptical orbit. Joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences to investigate the interaction between Earth’s protective shield – the magnetosphere – and the supersonic solar wind. |
2 events,Launch window 03:35-03:46 China Time April 9 | 09:35-09:46 HST April 8 for the 23rd launch from Launch Complex 9A, and 153rd launch from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The Long March 6A has solid rocket boosters. Launch window 22:39 April 9 - 02:39 April 10 PDT | 16:39-20:39 April 9 HST for 25 internet satellites; Booster B1063 to land on ASDS OCISLY after this 32nd flight. |
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1 event,Launch window 02:57 - 06:57 EDT | 20:57 Apr 11 - 00:57 Apr 12 HST for 29 internet satellites; Booster 1080 expected to land on ASDS JRTI after this 26th flight. |
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3 events,Scheduled for Noon-12:15 China Time | 04:00 UTC | 18:00 HST April 13, rescheduled from Dec 2025; Kinetica is a 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 SSO. Launch window 02:13-06:13 EDT | 20:13 Apr 13 - 00:13 Apr 14 HST, for 29 internet satellites. Booster B1080 planned to land on ASDS JRTI after this 26th launch. Launch window 19:00-23:00 PDT | 16:00-20:00 HST, for 25 internet satellites. Booster B1082 expected to land on ASDS OCISLY after this 21st flight. |
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1 event,Launch window 12:10-12:24 China Time | 18:10-18:24 Apr 16 HST of 2-stage rocket used for taking satellites to LEO and SSO. This would be the 97th successful launch of a Long March 2D, out of 98 attempts. |
1 event,Launch window 07:00-11:00 PDT | 04:00-08:00 HST for 25 internet satellites. Booster B1097 expected to land on ASDS OCISLY after this 8th flight. |
1 event,Launch window 06:45-09:43 EDT | 00:45-03:43 HST for one AST Space Mobile satellite for cellular broadband, which features ~223-square-meter communications array making it the largest commercial deployment in LEO. Booster GS1-SN002 expected to land on ASDS Jacklyn after this 2nd flight. |
2 events,Launch window open 02:48-04:05 EST | HST is 20:48-22:05 on Apr 19; 10th of 10 navigation satellites to MEO; 1st stage booster planned to land on autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) in Atlantic Ocean. Top four-fifths of the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage will be moved from NASA Michoud Assembly Facility to load on a barge for delivery to Kennedy Space Center. Media are invited. Speakers will be featured. The SLS is already begun in the Vehicle Assembly Building with the engine section […] |
2 events,Launch window open 13:00-17:00 PDT | 16:00-20:00 HST for 25 internet satellites. Booster B1100 planned to land on ASDS OCISLY after this 5th flight. This is the booster with special "100" painted logo. Launch window 20:00 Apr 21 - 01:00 Apr 22 EDT | 14:00-19:00 HST for sub-orbital Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) test program of Rocket Lab, using its electric-pump-fed engines. |
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1 event,Launch set for 15:09 New Zealand Standard Time | 03:00 UTC | 17:09 Apr 22 HST, for sending 8 separate spacecraft to SSO, including ones for education, for ocean monitoring, an ultra-small multispectral camera, and an antenna packed origami-style for unfurling to 25 times the packed size. The 8 satellites […] |
1 event,Launch window 14:30-14:51 China Time | 06:30-06:51 UTC | HST is 20:30-20:51 on April 23. Chang Zhen 2D (CZ-2D) is expected to make its 103rd flight, powered by hypergolic fuels (toxic), typically to geostationary transfer orbit. This will be the 3rd flight of 2026 for CZ-2D. |
3 events,First test after ULA Vulcan rocket launching from Florida on February 12, 2026, took a spacecraft to GSO but suffered an anomaly in one of the four solid rocket motors. NASA announcement week of March 11, 2026, said United Launch Alliance (ULA) Centaur V upper stage will be used for […] Launch window open 14:00-18:00 Korea Time | 05:00-09:00 UTC | HST is 19:00-23:00 on Apr 24; to LEO for first orbital full-version launch after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages, and 1 orbital test flight without the 2nd stage. Launch window 07:00-11:00 PDT | 04:00-08:00 HST for 25 internet satellites to LEO. First stage B1088 planned to land on ASDS OCISLY after this 15th flight. |
1 event,Resupply mission to ISS set for 03:21 Baikonur Time UTC+5 | 22:21 UTC Apr 25| 12:21 HST Apr 25; with ~7,280 kg of cargo; after ~2 days, will rendezvous with ISS. |
2 events,Launch window 20:52-21:21 EDT | 14:52-15:21 HST | UTC April 28 00:52-01:21, for 29 satellites to Low Earth Orbit for Amazon Leo internet system. Constellation planned to be composed of ~7,236 satellites. ULA is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Launch window 10:21-11:46 EDT | 04:21-05:46 HST | 14:21-15:46 UTC for first Falcon Heavy launch since 2024, sending to Geostationary Transfer Orbit 3 Ka-band satellites offering 1-terabit-per-second capability. Side Booster B1072 expected to land again, after this 2nd flight, on Landing Zone 40 (LZ-40), triggering a sonic boom. Falcon Heavy […] |
2 events,Launch window 05:51-06:39 French Guiana Time | 08:51-09:39 UTC | HST April 17 22:51-23:39, to carry 32 satellites to Low Earth Orbit for broadband internet, part of projected 7,236 satellites. Flight hazard notices were filed for a launch between April 28 and 30. This first Long March 10B vehicle has had a successful wet dress rehearsal and was rolled back to integration facilities, likely to integrate the payload. After launch, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology will attempt recovery of […] |
1 event,Launch window 04:00-08:00 PDT | 01:00-05:00 HST for 25 internet satellites to LEO. First stage booster B1071 expected to land on ASDS barge OCISLY in the Pacific Ocean after this 33rd use. |
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1 event,12th flight overall of the two-stage Starship vehicle, but first of bigger / more-powerful Version 3 / V3, with higher thrust for both the Super Heavy booster and the Ship, utilizing new Raptor 3 engines. Launch date subject to final final vehicle testing, site readiness (including the new Pad 2 […] |
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