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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-8
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Oct. 26, 2024, 3:47 p.m.
Communications
A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Oct 30, 2024
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-13
Low Earth Orbit Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Oct 31, 2024
Soyuz 2.1b | Kosmos (Unknown Payload)
Sun-Synchronous Orbit Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Russian military payload of unknown purposes.
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October 28, 2024
NASA VortEx 2 Sounding Rocket Launches
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Spacecraft Relocation
November 03, 2024
Crew-9 Crew Dragon Relocation
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Spacecraft Landing
November 03, 2024
Shenzhou 18 Landing
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CRS-31 Dragon Docking
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Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-8
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Falcon 9
NROL-167
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