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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-40
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June 28, 2026, 2 p.m.
Communications
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Jun 29, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-11
Geostationary Transfer Orbit Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SXM-11 is the 12th high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Lanteris Space (ex-Maxar, Space System/Loral) for SiriusXM. The SXM-11 satellite will be based on the proven IM-1300 (ex-LS-1300)-class platform and built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California. SXM-11 has a large, mesh, unfurlable reflector almost 10 …
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Jun 29, 2026
South Korean ADD Solid-Fuel SLV | Demo Flight
Low Earth Orbit Sea Launch
Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional. First orbital full version launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle, after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages on 30 March and 30 December 2022, and 1 orbital test flight without the 2nd stage on 4 December 2023. Details TBD.
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Upcoming Events
Press Event
June 30, 2026
NASA Moon Base Progress Teleconference
OnlineNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host a virtual conversation to share updates to NASA’s plans to build a Moon Base on the lunar surface. Administrator Isaacman and Carlos García-Galán, Moon Base program manager, will discuss the next set of awards for new lunar lander missions and preview upcoming opportunities as …
Flyby
July 05, 2026
Hayabusa2 S-Type Asteroid (98943) Torifune Flyby
(98943) TorifuneAs part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will observe S-type asteroid (98943) Torifune during a high-speed fly-by.
Celestial Event
August 12, 2026
Total Solar Eclipse in Europe
Europe & Northern AtlanticOn 12 August 2026, a solar eclipse will be visible across parts of Europe and the north Atlantic. The path of totality will cross Greenland, Iceland, Spain and a small area of northeastern Portugal. Other parts of Europe will see a partial solar eclipse.
Electron
Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandSynthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-45
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Project Starfall Demonstration Mission
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USANote: Mission profile and payload details are TBD. Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsule…
Long March 7A
TJSW-26A
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaChinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-28
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Electron
VICTUS HAZE Puma
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandVICTUS HAZE will see Rocket Lab design, build, launch, and operate a rendezvous proximity operation (RPO) capable spacecraft. U.S. Space Force Space …
Falcon 9
NROL-179
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAFourteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Offi…
Ariane 64
Amazon Leo (LE-03)
Ariane Launch Area 4 - Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaAmazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, thi…
Falcon 9
BlueBird Block 2 #3-5
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAAST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, requi…
Kuaizhou 11
CentiSpace-1 Group 05
Launch Area 95A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaNote: Unofficial reports indicate there may be 1 or more additional satellites that failed to separate from the upper stage, however this is not offi…
Spaceflight News
SpaceNews
Rocket Lab launches 10th Synspective satellite
Rocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective on June 26, a flight delayed by a respo…
Spaceflight Now
Next-gen astronaut Moon rovers aim for deployment ahead of Artem…
On May 26, NASA selected two lunar terrain vehicle providers to create iterative versions of their prior LTV designs th…
SpaceNews
Spain-backed fund joins FOSSA’s sovereign satellite communicatio…
Spanish startup FOSSA Systems has raised about $10.5 million to expand its connectivity constellation in a funding rou…
NASA
NASA Announces Winners for 2026 Human Lander Challenge
NASA has announced the top student-developed solutions for environmental control and life support systems in future cre…
NASASpaceflight
Ship 40 completes single-engine static fire; Booster 20 and Pad …
SpaceX rolled out Ship 40 for engine testing, but after completing only a single engine… The post Ship 40 completes sin…
NASA
NASA Tests New Refuel Device for Future In-Space Refueling Missi…
For NASA’s next generation of deep space exploration missions, spacecraft may need to refuel in Earth orbit before push…