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Vega-C | Biomass
Avio S.p.A | ItalyGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
April 29, 2025, 9:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Biomass is an European Space Agency mission designed to measure the density of carbon stored in the world's forests. The spacecraft, built by Airbus Defence and Space, features the first civilian P-band synthetic aperture radar as well as a 12m-diameter deployable reflector from L3Harris made of over 900 km of gold-coated molybdenum 25µm wire. With a minimum operational lifetime of 5 years in its 666km 6am/6pm sun-synchronous orbit, the global coverage achieved every 9 months allows to precisely monitor the evolution of forests over time.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-10
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 29, 2025, 2:34 a.m.
Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (KA-01)
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 28, 2025, 11:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.
Low Earth OrbitFalcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-9
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 28, 2025, 8:42 p.m.
Long March 5B/YZ-2 | SatNet LEO Group 03
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
April 28, 2025, 8:10 p.m.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-23
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 28, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-05
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 27, 2025, 3:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Tianlian is a Chinese data tracking and relay communications geostationary satellite series. The TL 2 (Tian Lian 2) satellites represent the second generation of this relay satellite network, and is based on the DFH-4 Bus, a three-axis-stabilized telecommunications satellite platform. TL 2 will be used to support real-time communications between orbiting satellites and ground control stations. This system will replace the current network of ground-based space tracking and telemetry stations and space tracking ships.
Geostationary Transfer OrbitFalcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-74
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 25, 2025, 1:52 a.m.
Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 20
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 24, 2025, 9:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Ninth crewed flight to the Chinese space station. Due to damage sustained by the spacecraft's descent module porthole window by orbital debris collision found in early November 2025, the spacecraft was deemed unsuitable for crew return. Shenzhou 22 was launched without crew as replacement, and Shenzhou 20 will return to Earth without crew after EVA inspection by the onboard crew.
Low Earth Orbit
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 22, 2025, 12:48 a.m.
