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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
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Jan. 24, 2021, 3 p.m.
Dedicated Rideshare
Transporter 1 mission is a dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
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Jan 29, 2021
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 17
Low Earth Orbit Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Jan 31, 2021
Kuaizhou-1A | Jilin-1-02D
Jiuquan, People's Republic of China
Jilin-1 is a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellites.
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Upcoming Events
Orbital Insertion
February 01, 2021
Emirates Mars Mission 'Hope' Mars Orbit Insertion
MarsThe Emirates Mars Mission 'Hope' will enter an orbit around Mars after its six months interplanetary journey.
EVA
February 01, 2021
US EVA-70
International Space StationNASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover will exit the orbital lab on February 1 to continue upgrades on the space station.
EVA
February 08, 2021
US EVA-71
International Space StationNASA astronauts Kathleen Rubins and Victor Glover will exit the orbital lab to prepare the installation of iROSAs (ISS Roll Out Solar Arrays).
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink 16
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAA batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Electron
Another One Leaves The Crust
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandDedicated mission for a single communication microsatellite that will enable specific frequencies to support future services from orbit. The launch w…
Long March 3
Tiantong-1-03
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaTiantong-1-03 is the third satellite in a series of Chinese geostationary communication satellites.
LauncherOne
Launch Demo 2 (VCLS ELaNa XX)
Mojave Air and Space Port - Air launch to orbitThis is Virgin Orbit's second attempt to launch the LauncherOne rocket. It also carries cubesats which were contracted by NASA through Venture Class …
New Shepard
NS-14
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch - Corn Ranch, USAFor this mission, the New Shepard crew capsule will be outfitted with upgrades for the astronaut experience as the program nears human space flight. …
Falcon 9 Block 5
Türksat 5A
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USATürksat 5A is the first of two Turkish next generation communications satellites, which will be operated by Türksat for commercial and military purpo…
Soyuz STA
CSO-2
Soyuz Launch Complex - Kourou, French GuianaThe CSO-2 (Composante Spatiale Optique-2) satellite is the second of three new-generation high-resolution optical imaging satellites for the French m…
Long March 4C
Long March 4C
Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaLong March 8
XJY-7 & others
Wenchang - Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaXJY-7 is an undisclosed Chinese government payload for the first launch of Long March 8
Falcon 9 Block 5
NROL-108
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAClassified payload for NRO.
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