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Resupply mission to the International Space Station from spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan.

Satellites for space-based Internet service

Satellites for space-based Internet service

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 experiments from NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge and payloads for JHU-APL, Oklahoma State U, U of Florida, Carthage College, U of Central Florida, Teledyne, […]

Satellites for space-based Internet service

2 satellites for NASA Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe to analyze solar wind, Carruthers Geocorona Observatory; NOAA Space Weather Follow On L1.

Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program for USA government payload. Estimated launch cost: US$6,000,000.

The 3rd of 3 launches for Amazon Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation.

Another batch of 28 satellites for SpaceX Starlink internet communications mega-constellation.

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.

Third of 3 launches for Amazon Kuiper LEO internet satellites; 24 satellites.

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 spaceport, selected for its low latitude, 19° north of the equator, allowing for larger payloads to be launched. It is capable of launching […]

Sending satellites to LEO for Starlink space-based Internet system.

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; it was also used for the 8th test flight.

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) that have significantly better performance than radio frequency crosslinks.

Earth-imaging synthetic aperture radar satellite to LEO for Synspective, a Japan company.

28 Starlink satellites to LEO for space-based internet

28 Starlink satellites to LEO for space-based internet

28 Starlink satellites to LEO for space-based internet

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. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) hereby announces the launch schedule of new unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft 1 (HTV-X1) aboard the 7th H3 Launch […]

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, called Booster B1076, will be expended during this, its 22nd launch. Its 21st successful launch was Feb 21, 2025.

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 Gravitas (ASOG) and will be the 24th successful flight for B1077, which was first used for the Crew-5 mission.

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 You (OCISLY) after 16 previous successful launches. OCISLY saw the 1st landing of a Falcon 9 booster, after its launch of Dragon CRS-8 […]

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 Instructions (JRTI) and has had 14 previous successful launches and landings.

28 satellites to LEO for Starlink Internet system

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, Shenzhou-20 three-member crew will take 3-7 days to orient to the new arrivals before returning to Earth, possibly on November 5. China has […]

Advanced radar technology satellite to SSO

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.

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 to low Earth orbit; estimated launch cost: $6,000,000; Hawai'i Time for launch Wed 11/5 @ 05:45.

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 previously - on autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) named "Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)".

Pair of smallsats intended for Mars orbit to measure interaction of magnetosphere and solar wind.

29 satellites; 1st stage B1096 to land on barge JRTI.

Solid-propellant launch vehicle of private aerospace company Galactic Energy of Beijing to provide low-cost commercial launches.

29 satellites to LEO for Starlink. 1st Stage B1092 to land on ASOG drone ship after this 8th use.

28 Starlink satellites; 1st stage B1078 to land on JRTI ocean barge after this 24th use.

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 the Goddard Space Flight Center and supports missions for NASA and other federal agencies.

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.

Dutch company T-Minus Engineering aims for suborbital launch of Barracuda hypersonic test platform; launch window open November 18 daily through November 24.

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 12:11-12:41 China Time (18:11-18:41 Hawaii Time on Nov 24)

Launch window open 16:00-17:35 local time (UTC+3) (Hawaii Time 03:00-04:35, UTC-10) for government payload

Rescheduled multiple times, launch now planned for window 10:18-11:15 Pacific Time (08:18-09:15 Hawaii Time)

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 (Hawaii Time is Nov 26, 05:54-06:14, UTC-10).

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 space flight); from spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Hawaii Time for launch is Nov 26, 21:26.

Launch window 15:11-19:11 Eastern Time (10:11-14-11 Hawaii Time)

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.

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 / sec before landing.

Satellites for space-based Internet. Launch window 10:56-14:56 Pacific Time (UTC-8).

Scheduled for 13:59-17:59 to send 29 satellites to LEO for Internet system.

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 main stage and 2 boosters.

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.

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 transfer orbit.

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 success 96, or 2nd failure for Long March 2D.

Scheduled for 00:54-04:54 Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8), sending 27 satellites for internet service,

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 US$115M annually for Baikonur, Plesetsk has become much busier, its high latitude especially suitable for Molniya orbits.

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 placing 20,000+kg into LEO or 12,000+kg into SSO.

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 (Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship-ASDS) OCISLY (Of Course I Still Love You).

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 Systems. ULA is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space and Boeing Defense, Space & Security.

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 43,000+ employees.

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.

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 India, 3 payloads from AEB / Brazil company that will remain attached to rocket, and empty aluminum beverage can from Brewguru of Korea.