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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-6
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Sept. 13, 2024, 1:45 a.m.
Communications
A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Sep 16, 2024
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)
Medium Earth Orbit Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. Originally planned for launch on Soyuz-ST and then Ariane 6 but both were unavailable. Galileo provides Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.
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Sep 16, 2024
Electron | Kinéis Killed the RadIoT Star (Kinéis 6-10)
Low Earth Orbit Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Second batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.
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Upcoming Events
Press Event
September 13, 2024
NASA ISS Mission Briefing
ISSNASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams participate in a news conference aboard the International Space Station in low Earth orbit.
Spacecraft Landing
September 15, 2024
Polaris Dawn Crew Dragon Splashdown
Atlantic OceanThe Crew Dragon for Polaris Dawn will splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing its crew back to Earth after spending 5 days in orbit.
Press Event
September 17, 2024
Europa Clipper News Conference
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USANASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to discuss the upcoming Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.
Spacecraft Undocking
September 23, 2024
Soyuz MS-25 Undocking
International Space StationThe Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of reentry and landing in Kazakhstan.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 9-6
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
BlueBird Block 1
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAFirst five satellites for SpaceMobile’s cellphone-compatible broadband constellation.
Soyuz 2.1a
Soyuz MS-26
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanSoyuz MS-26 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome i…
Falcon 9
Polaris Dawn
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAFirst mission of the privately funded Polaris program. The goal of this mission, lasting up to five days in orbit, is to fly higher than previous Dra…
Falcon 9
NROL-113
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAThird batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to…
Long March 6
Geely Constellation Group 03
Launch Complex 16 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China10 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. T…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 8-11
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Vega
Sentinel-2C
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) - Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaSentinel-2C is the third satellite in the Sentinel-2 constellation, which is designed to provide high-resolution optical imagery for land services.
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Yaogan 43 Group 02
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Falcon 9
Starlink Group 9-5
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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