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Long March 6A | Shiyan 27 01-06

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April 18, 2025, 10:51 p.m.


Government/Top Secret

A group of 6 Chinese satellites reported to be for "space environment probing and other related technological testing". Actual usage not known.

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Apr 21, 2025

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32

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Low Earth Orbit Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

32nd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
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Apr 22, 2025

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

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Low Earth Orbit Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
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Change of Command
April 18, 2025

ISS Expedition 72-73 Change of Command Ceremony

International Space Station

ROSCOSMOS cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin, Expedition 72 commander, will hand over the International Space Station command to JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi who will become commander of Expedition 73.

Press Event
April 18, 2025

SpaceX CRS-32 Prelaunch media teleconference

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Prelaunch media teleconference with the following participants: - Zebulon Scoville, deputy manager, Transportation Integration Office, NASA’s International Space Station Program - Jennifer Buchli, chief scientist, NASA’s International Space Station Program - Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX - Jimmy Taeger, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Space …

Farewell Ceremony
April 19, 2025

Soyuz MS-26 Farewell Ceremony & Hatch Closing

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NASA will livestream the farewell ceremony and hatch closing of the Soyuz MS-26 crew ahead of its return to Earth.

Spacecraft Undocking
April 19, 2025

Soyuz MS-26 Undocking

International Space Station

The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of reentry and landing in Kazakhstan.


Minotaur IV
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NROL-174
Space Launch Complex 8 - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.


New Shepard
Success
5 days, 7 hours ago
NS-31
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch - Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

NS-31 is the 11th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 31st in its history.


Falcon 9
Success
5 days, 16 hours ago
Starlink Group 6-73
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
6 days, 19 hours ago
Starlink Group 12-17
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
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NROL-192
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Ninth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to…


Long March 3
Success
1 week, 2 days ago
TJSW-17
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.


Soyuz 2.1a
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Soyuz MS-27
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz MS-27 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome i…


Falcon 9
Success
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Starlink Group 11-11
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
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Starlink Group 6-72
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
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Starlink Group 11-13
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


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