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Astra Rocket 3.1 | Maiden Flight
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Aug. 7, 2020, 2 a.m.
Test Flight
This is the first orbital attempt of Astra Space small satellite launch vehicle. Rocket carries no payload for this flight.
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Aug 07, 2020
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 9
Low Earth Orbit Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
A batch of 57 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. This launch will also carry two BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites as a rideshare.
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Aug 14, 2020
Ariane 5 ECA+ | Galaxy 30, MEV-2 & BSAT-4B
Kourou, French Guiana
Galaxy-30 is a geostationary communications satellite for Intelsat. Satellite is built by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS) and is planned to provide video distribution and broadcast services to customers in North America. Galaxy 30 satellite is launched in tandem with MEV-2 vehicle. MEV-2, which stands for Mission Extension Vehicle-2, is ...
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Upcoming Events
Static Fire
October 01, 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 similar to an actual launch.
Docking
October 14, 2020
Soyuz MS-17 Docking
International Space StationThe Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft will dock to the International Space Station carrying three new Expedition 63 crew members : ROSCOSMOS cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov as well as NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins.
Spacecraft Event
October 20, 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 ...
Landing
December 01, 2020
Hayabusa-2 Sample Returns to Earth
EarthWhen Hayabusa-2 flies past Earth in December 2020, it will release the capsule spinning at one revolution per three seconds. The capsule will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere at 12 km/s and it will deploy a radar-reflective parachute at an altitude of about 10 km, and eject its heat-shield, while transmitting ...
Long March 2D
Gaofen-9-04
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaGaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), ...
Starship SN5
Starship SN5 150m Hop
SpaceX South Texas Launch Site - SpaceX Space Launch Facility, TX, USAThe Starship SN5 first flight was a 150m 'hop' from SpaceX's South Texas Launch Site in Boca Chica Village.
Proton-M Briz-M
Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103
200/39 (200L) - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanEkspress-80 and Ekspress 103 are communications satellites for Russian domestic communication services owned by RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz). Expres...
Atlas V 541
Mars 2020 (Perseverance rover & Ingenuity helicopter)
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAAtop this ULA Atlas V rocket will be Perseverance, a car-sized rover which will explore an ancient river delta on Mars. Armed with a suite of six s...
Long March 4
Ziyuan-3-03
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan, People's Republic of ChinaZiyuan is a series of remote sensing satellites in Sun-synchronous orbit around Earth. Ziyuan 3-02 is a Chinese Earth observation satellite, a high...
Soyuz 2.1A
Progress MS-15 (76P)
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...
Long March 5
Tianwen-1 (Mars Global Remote Sensing Orbiter and Small Rover)
Wenchang - Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaTianwen-1 ("questions to heaven") Mars mission includes a Martian orbiter and a lander/rover duo. This will be China's first mission to Mars. The...
Falcon 9 Block 5
ANASIS-II
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAANASIS-II is South Korea's first dedicated military satellite.
H-IIA 202
Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)
Osaki Y LP1 - Tanegashima, JapanHope Mars Mission, also known as Al-Amal, is UAE's first interplanetary space probe. It's an orbiter which will study Martian atmosphere and climat...
Minotaur IV
NROL-129
Launch Area 0 B - Wallops Island, Virginia, USAClassified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
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