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Long March 11 | CX-6-01
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May 29, 2020, 8:03 p.m.
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CX-6-01 is a small satellite of unknown purpose.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2)
Low Earth Orbit Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts once again launch on an American rocket from American soil. The Demo-2 mission is the second test flight of Crew Dragon, and the first flight with crew onboard. It will carry NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas ...
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Docking
May 31, 2020
SpaceX DM-2 Crew Dragon Docking
International Space StationThe first crewed SpaceX Crew Dragon will dock to the International Space Station as part of its last test mission : DM-2 (Demonstration Mission 2). Aboard the spacecraft will be NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken.
Hatch Opening
May 31, 2020
SpaceX DM-2 Crew Dragon Hatch Opening
International Space StationThe Crew Dragon hatch will be opened, allowing the first astronauts launched from US soil since 2011 to enter the International Space Station as crew members of Expedition 63.
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 ...
LauncherOne
Launch Demo
Mojave Air and Space Port - Air launch to orbitPayload-free test flight of the LauncherOne vehicle.
Soyuz 2.1B
EKS 4 (Tundra 4) (Kosmos 2546)
43/4 (43R) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationThe Tundra or EKS (meaning Unified Space System) series of satellites is the next generation of Russian early warning satellites.
H-IIB
Kounotori 9 (HTV-9)
Osaki Y LP2 - Tanegashima, JapanThe last H-II Transfer Vehicle "Kounotori" will be launched on an H-IIB 304 launch vehicle, carrying 6,200 kg (13,669 lbs) of supplies and science ...
Atlas V 501
OTV-6 (X-37B) (USSF-7)
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAIt is the sixth flight of the X-37B program. United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle is built by Boeing. It's an unmanned 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long ...
Kuaizhou
Xingyun-2 01, 02
Launch Area 4? - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaXingyun-2 01 and 02 are the first two satellites of the planned low Earth orbit constellation being built by Xingyun Satellite company, whichi is a...
Long March 5B
Maiden Flight
Wenchang - Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaThis is the maiden flight of Long March 5B rocket, which is to be used for delivering modules for China's new space station. This launch is also th...
Soyuz 2.1A
Progress MS-14 (75P)
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanThe Progress resupply vehicle is an automated, unpiloted version of the Soyuz spacecraft that is used to bring supplies and fuel to the Internation...
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink 6
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.
Qased
Noor
Unknown Pad - Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of IranThis is the first launch of the Qased launch vehicle, which is reported to have placed a military satellite called Noor into 425-km orbit.
Long March 3
Nusantara Dua
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaNusantara Dua is a high throughput communications satellite built by CAST for Indonesian satellite operator PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara. It will r...
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