Celestial Event
May 16, 2022, 4:11 a.m.
Total Lunar Eclipse
Central and South America, East coast of North America
NASA will broadcast live views of a total lunar eclipse, which will be entirely visible from the East coast of North America as well as all of Central and South America. Penumbral and umbral durations are 05h18m40s and 03h27m14s respectively.
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Soyuz 2.1a
Kosmos 2556 (Bars-M No. 3)
43/4 (43R) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationBars-M is the second incarnation of the Bars project, which was started in the mid 1990ies to develop a successor for the Komtea class of area survei…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 4-18
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAA batch of 53 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 4-15
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 4-13
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 53 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Hyperbola-1
Jilin-1 Mofang-01A(R)
Unknown Pad - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaNew generation experimental Earth imaging satellite for the Jilin-1 constellation. NOTE: Payload identity unconfirmed.
Long March 7
Tianzhou-4
Wenchang - Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaThird cargo delivery mission to the Chinese large modular space station.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 4-17
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAA batch of 53 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 2D
Jilin-1 Wideband-01C & High Resolution 03D-27 to 33
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan, People's Republic of ChinaEarth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.
Electron
There and Back Again
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandCommercial rideshare mission including payloads for Alba Orbital, Astrix Astronautics, Aurora Propulsion Technologies, E-Space, Spaceflight Inc, Swar…
Long March 11
Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D-04 to 07 & 04A
Mobile launch platform - Sea LaunchEarth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.
