Next Upcoming Launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-31
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Dec. 3, 2023, 4 a.m.
Communications
A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Dec 05, 2023
Smart Dragon 3 | Unknown Payload
Sun-Synchronous Orbit Sea Launch
Multiple satellites that may include the 1st satellite for Hong Kong Space Link; exact payload composition TBD.
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Dec 06, 2023
Zhuque-2 | Flight 3
Unknown Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
First operational flight of LandSpace's Zhuque-2 rocket, payload to be determined.
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Upcoming Events
Docking
December 03, 2023
Progress MS-25 Docking
International Space StationThe Progress MS-25 spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously dock to the Prichal module of the ISS.
Static Fire
December 03, 2023
Falcon Heavy Static Fire for USSF-52
LC-39A, KSCSpaceX will static fire Falcon Heavy before the launch of the seventh X-37B mission.
Spacecraft Undocking
December 31, 2023
CRS-29 Dragon Undocking
International Space StationThe SpaceX CRS-29 Dragon spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of its reentry, splashdown and recovery.
Spacecraft Release
December 31, 2023
NG-19 Cygnus Release & Reentry
International Space StationThe Northrop Grumman NG-19 Cygnus will be unberthed from the ISS before initiating a destructive reentry into the Earth's atmosphere taking waste along with it.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-31
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
425 Project Flight 1 & rideshare
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USANote: Name of payload is provisional. First launch of an ultimately 5 reconnaissance satellites for the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program A…
Soyuz 2.1a
Progress MS-25 (86P)
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanProgress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-30
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Soyuz 2.1b
Razdan No. 1?
43/4 (43R) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationNote: Payload identity and Cosmos series number uncertain. The Razdan satellite is reportedly a new electro-optical reconnaissance satellite desi…
Long March 2D/YZ-3
3 x SatNet test satellites
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOfficially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite(s)" built by Chinese Academy of Sciences. Probable 3 (?) test satellit…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-29
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Chollima-1
Malligyong-1c
Malligyong-1 Pad - Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of KoreaMalligyong-1c (meaning "Telescope-1") is the third attempt by North Korea to launch a satellite officially declared to be for military reconnaissance…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 7-7
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Starship
Integrated Flight Test 2
Orbital Launch Mount A - SpaceX Starbase, TX, USASecond test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. The booster is expected to separate 170 seconds into flight and return to land approxima…
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