Next Upcoming Launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-45
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June 25, 2026, 3:30 a.m.
Communications
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Jun 30, 2026
Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission
Low Earth Orbit Air launch to orbit
Contracted by NASA under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase 3 contract, Katalyst Space Technologies' LINK servicing spacecraft will rendezvous and attach to NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to re-boost its orbit. This aims to demonstrate a key capability for the future of space exploration and extending the Swift mission’s …
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Jul 01, 2026
Electron | The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7)
Low Earth Orbit Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
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Upcoming Events
Press Event
June 25, 2026
US EVA-95 Preview News Conference
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USANASA will discuss the upcoming US EVA-95 spacewalk during a news conference at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA participants include: - Bill Spetch, operations and integration manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson - Fiona Antkowiak, spacewalk flight director, NASA Johnson - Jason Dyer, deputy liaison manager, CSA
EVA
June 30, 2026
US EVA-95
International Space StationNASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will replace a wrist joint on the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, using a spare already aboard the space station.
Press Event
June 30, 2026
NASA Moon Base Progress Teleconference
OnlineNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host a virtual conversation to share updates to NASA’s plans to build a Moon Base on the lunar surface. Administrator Isaacman and Carlos García-Galán, Moon Base program manager, will discuss the next set of awards for new lunar lander missions and preview upcoming opportunities as …
Flyby
July 05, 2026
Hayabusa2 S-Type Asteroid (98943) Torifune Flyby
(98943) TorifuneAs part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will observe S-type asteroid (98943) Torifune during a high-speed fly-by.
Falcon 9
Project Starfall Demonstration Mission
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USANote: Mission profile and payload details are TBD. Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsule…
Long March 7A
TJSW-26A
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaChinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-28
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Electron
VICTUS HAZE Puma
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandVICTUS HAZE will see Rocket Lab design, build, launch, and operate a rendezvous proximity operation (RPO) capable spacecraft. U.S. Space Force Space …
Falcon 9
NROL-179
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAFourteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Offi…
Ariane 64
Amazon Leo (LE-03)
Ariane Launch Area 4 - Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaAmazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, thi…
Falcon 9
BlueBird Block 2 #3-5
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAAST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, requi…
Kuaizhou 11
CentiSpace-1 Group 05
Launch Area 95A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaNote: Unofficial reports indicate there may be 1 or more additional satellites that failed to separate from the upper stage, however this is not offi…
Long March 12
SatNet LEO Group 22
Commercial LC-2 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaA batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.…
Long March 3B/E
Shijian 31
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaClassified experimental Chinese satellite of unknown purposes (officially described for "spatial environment detection" purposes).
Spaceflight News
Space Scout
Roman Space Telescope Arrives at Space Coast
Under budget and ahead of schedule, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has crossed another milestone in its journey …
Arstechnica
In a bold move, Rocket Lab acquires Iridium Communications
"We believe this will be one of the most transformative deals in the space industry."
SpaceNews
ESA to seek lunar mapping capability for Argonaut lander
MILAN — The European Space Agency will rely on external lunar topographic data during the design phase of its Argonaut…
SpaceNews
Beck: Iridium acquisition the “logical next step” for Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab’s chief executive says the company’s acquisition of Iridium was the “logical next step” in his ambitions to…
NASA
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Preps for Spacewalk
Flight engineer Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) helps flight engineer Chris Williams of NASA as he tries o…
NASA
Mapping Earth’s Observations, featuring Betsy Ford
NASA’s Earth-observing satellites track an enormous range of phenomena: how aerosols move through the atmosphere, how m…