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Astra Rocket 3.0 | One of Three
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Feb. 27, 2020, 8:30 p.m.
Test Flight
"One of Three" is the first orbital attempt of Astra Space small satellite launch vehicle.
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Mar 01, 2020
Long March 3B | Beidou-3 G2
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
This satellite is a part of the geostationary component of the 3rd phase of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. It features a phased array antenna for navigation signals and a laser retroreflector and additionally deployable S/L-band and C-band antennas.
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Mar 02, 2020
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpX CRS-20
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
SpaceX will launch the Dragon spacecraft on their 20th operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight is being conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
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Upcoming Events
Berthing
March 04, 2020
CRS-20 Dragon Berthing
International Space StationFollowing its launch atop a Falcon 9, the CRS-20 Dragon will be captured and berthed with the ISS, bringing crew supplies as well as experiments.
Undocking
April 02, 2020
CRS-20 Dragon Unberthing & Reentry
International Space StationThe SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will be unberthed and released from the International Space Station ahead of its reentry, splashdown and recovery.
Static Fire
July 31, 2020
SLS Green Run Hot Fire
Stennis Space Center, MississippiThe core stage of the 'Space Launch System' will undergo a 'Green Run' test, where the stage and major components will be tested as a full stack to ensure safety of the vehicle. Part of the testing will involve a 8 minute 'Hot Fire' of the core stage, demonstrating performance ...
Spacecraft Event
August 01, 2020
OSIRIS-Rex Sample Collection
101955 BennuThe OSIRIS-REx is a NASA asteroid study and sample-return mission. The mission's main goal is to obtain a sample of at least 60 grams from 101955 Bennu, a carbonaceous near-Earth asteroid, and return the sample to Earth for a detailed analysis. Rehearsals will be performed before the sampling event, during ...
Soyuz 2.1A Fregat-M
Meridian-M No.19L
43/3 (43L) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationMeridian is a series of communications satellite for military and civilian use.
Long March 2D
XJS-C, XJS-D, XJS-E, XJS-F
Launch Complex 3 ( LC-3 ) ( LA-1 ) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaThese are four experimental satellites which will be used mainly to test some Earth observation technologies.
Ariane 5 ECA+
JCSAT-17 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2B
Ariane Launch Area 3 - Kourou, French GuianaJCSAT-17 is a Japanese communication satellite of SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation. Its payloads incorporate S-band, C-band and Ku-band transponders, w...
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink 4
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Antares 230+
Cygnus CRS NG-13 (S.S. Robert H. Lawrence.)
Launch Area 0 A - Wallops Island, Virginia, USAThis is the 14th planned flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 13th flight to the International Space Station und...
Atlas V 411
Solar Orbiter
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USASolar Orbiter is a joint ESA/NASA mission dedicated to solar and heliospheric physics. It will be used to examine how the Sun creates and controls ...
Simorgh
Zafar-1
Imam Khomeini Spaceport - Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of IranZafar-1 is a small Earth observation satellite with reported ground resolution of 22.5 m. This is also a third attempt for Simorgh rocket to conduc...
H-IIA 202
IGS Optical 7
Yoshinobu Launch Complex - Tanegashima, JapanInformation Gathering Satellite (IGS) is a Japanese governmental spy satellite program. IGS Optical 7, as the name suggests, is an optical reconnai...
Soyuz 2.1B
OneWeb 2
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanA batch of 34 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Interned broadband service for individual cons...
Electron
NROL-151 (Birds of a Feather)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 - Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandThis is a dedicated launch for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The contract was awarded under Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) ...
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