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Kinetica 2 | Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)
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March 30, 2026, 11 a.m.
Test Flight
First test launch and mission of CAS Space’s Kinetica-2 rocket, with 3 spacecraft on board: * New March 02 (Qingzhou space station cargo resupply vehicle Prototype Spacecraft) * New March 01 in-orbit experiments hosting satellite * TS-01
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Apr 01, 2026
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian-M No.21L
Elliptical Orbit Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Note: Payload identity uncertain. Meridian is a series of communications satellite for military and civilian use.
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Apr 01, 2026
SLS Block 1 | Artemis II
Lunar flyby Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Artemis II is the first crewed mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis II will send a crew of 4 - 3 Americans and 1 Canadian around the moon and return them back to Earth. The mission will test the core systems of NASA's Orion spacecraft including the critical …
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Upcoming Events
Press Event
March 29, 2026
Artemis II Crew Q&A from Quarantine
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAJoin us as the Artemis II crew answers questions from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, where they're in protective quarantine ahead of their upcoming flight around the Moon. Four astronauts — three from NASA and one from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) — make up the Artemis II crew: - NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander - NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot - NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist - Canadian …
Press Event
March 29, 2026
Artemis II L-3 Countdown Status News Conference
Kennedy Space CenterNASA experts will provide a status update on Artemis II launch preparations three days before liftoff.
Vehicle Testing
March 29, 2026
RV-X Flight test
Noshiro Rocket Testing CenterUsing a small experimental aircraft (RV-X) with a diameter of approximately 1.8 m and a height of approximately 7.3 m, flight tests will be conducted at an altitude of approximately 10 m and covering a horizontal distance of approximately 15 m.
Press Event
March 30, 2026
Artemis II Launch Preparations News Conference
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAFollowing a key mission meeting, NASA will host a news conference to provide a status update on preparations for launch. NASA participants include: - Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya - John Honeycutt, chair, Mission Management Team - Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, launch director - Emily Nelson, chief flight director
Electron
Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandThe European Space Agency (ESA)'s LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing) demonstrator mission will feature a 10-satellite const…
Long March 2C/YZ-1S
Shiyan 33
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese satellite reported to be for "space environment research" purposes. Actual usage not known.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-17
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 2D
SuperView Neo 2-05 & 06
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaCommercial Synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites built by CAST for China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd.
Soyuz 2.1b
16 x Rassvet-3
43/4 (43R) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationNote: Payload identities uncertain. Batch of 16 Rassvet-3 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Russian Byuro-1440 (Bureau 1440) conste…
Smart Dragon 3
10 x CentiSpace-1
Haiyang offshore launch location - Haiyang Oriental SpaceportChinese commercial small satellites by Beijing-based company Future Navigation for providing GNSS augmentation signals services from LEO. They are pa…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-62
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Soyuz 2.1a
Progress MS-33 (94P)
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanProgress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-15
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandSynthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
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