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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-31
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May 21, 2026, 9:59 a.m.
Communications
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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May 21, 2026
Starship | Flight 12
Suborbital SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
12th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. Maiden Flight of Starship V3. The flight test’s primary goal will be to demonstrate each of these new pieces in the flight environment for the first time, with each element of the Starship architecture featuring significant redesigns to enable full and …
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May 22, 2026
Electron | Viva La StriX (StriX Launch 9)
Low Earth Orbit Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
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Upcoming Events
Spacecraft Landing
May 29, 2026
Shenzhou 22 Landing
Near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, ChinaThe Shenzhou 22 Descent Capsule will land in the desert near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, bringing Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang back to Earth after spending six months in orbit as part of the tenth mission to the Chinese Space Station.
EVA
May 31, 2026
US EVA-95
International Space StationTwo astronauts will replace a high-definition camera on camera port 3, install a new navigational aid for visiting spacecraft, called a planar reflector, on the Harmony module’s forward port, and relocate an early ammonia servicer jumper — a flexible hose assembly that connects parts of a fluid system — along …
Flyby
July 31, 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.
Flyby
September 30, 2026
Juice Earth Flyby
EarthThird flyby of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission on its way to the Jovian system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-42
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.
Vega-C
Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) - Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaJoint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences to investigate the interaction between Earth’s protective shield …
Long March 8
SpaceSail Polar Group #9
Commercial LC-1 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with…
Falcon 9
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commer…
Kinetica 1
5 satellites
Launch Area 130 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaShare-ride of 5 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit: * Taijing-3-05A/B * Tianyi-50 * Tianyan-27 * Jilin-1 HR-03D-55
Zhuque-2E Block 2
Mass Simulator
Launch Area 96A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China2.8 tonnes Mass Simulator launched to a 900 km polar orbit on a test flight proving further upgrades to the ZQ-2E, including a longer 1st stage and e…
Long March 6A
SpaceSail Polar Group #8
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with…
Falcon 9
NROL-172
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAThirteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Offi…
Long March 7
Tianzhou-10
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaNinth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese space station.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-29
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.
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