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Ceres-1 | Unknown Payload
Galactic Energy | CHNJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 4, 2023, 11:45 p.m.
Smart Dragon 3 | Unknown Payload
China Rocket Co. Ltd. | CHNSea Launch
Dec. 5, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
Zhuque-2 | Flight 3
LandSpace | CHNJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 6, 2023, 11:45 p.m.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-33
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
December 07, 2023
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-8
SpaceX | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
December 08, 2023
Falcon Heavy | OTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52)
SpaceX | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
TBD December, 2023
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
It is the seventh flight of the X-37B program. United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle is built by Boeing. It's an uncrewed 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing.
Unknown B1065 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 2 B1064 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 1 B1084 - Maiden Flight Atlantic Ocean
Electron | The Moon God Awakens (QPS-SAR-5)
Rocket Lab | USAOnenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Dec. 13, 2023, 4 a.m.
Status: Go for Launch
Mission:
QPS-SAR-5 is a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite that will join a constellation after QPS-SAR-6 already in orbit. iQPS’s satellites are small, high-performance SAR satellites that use a lightweight, large, stowable antenna to collect high resolution images of Earth, even through clouds and adverse weather conditions.
Low Earth Orbit
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Ovzon-3
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
TBD December, 2023
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Ovzon 3 is a planned small communications satellite of the Swedish / US company Ovzon . The satellite was ordered in December 2018 from Maxar Technologies to meet the demand for increased mobile broadband connectivity in under-served regions. Ovzon selected the new mid-size SSL-500 (Legion class) platform for its first satellite. The satellite will be equipped with a third party built central on-board processor (OBP) attached to high-performance steerable Ku-band beams.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit Unknown F9 - Maiden Flight Landing Zone 1
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Arktika-M No.2
Progress Rocket Space Center | RUSBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
TBD December, 2023
Vulcan VC2S | Peregrine lunar lander (Maiden flight)
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
December 24, 2023
Status: To Be Confirmed
Mission:
Maiden flight of ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle carrying the Peregrine lunar lander developed by Astrobotic Technology. Astrobotic was selected by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to deliver up to 14 NASA payloads to the Moon on its Peregrine lunar lander in 2022.
Lunar OrbitSouth Korean ADD Solid-Fuel SLV (3 stage)
S-STEP
ADD Offshore launch platform - Jeju Island, South KoreaNote: Launch vehicle name is provisional. Prototype small synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite built by Hanhwa Aerospace on a planar satellite…
Long March 2
MisrSat-2
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaMisrSat-2 is an Earth observation satellite for the Egyptian Space Agency built by China, with participation from Egyptian engineers and scientists o…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-31
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
425 Project Flight 1 & rideshare
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USANote: Name of payload is provisional. First launch of an ultimately 5 reconnaissance satellites for the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program A…
Soyuz 2.1a
Progress MS-25 (86P)
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanProgress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-30
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Soyuz 2.1b
Razdan No. 1?
43/4 (43R) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationNote: Payload identity and Cosmos series number uncertain. The Razdan satellite is reportedly a new electro-optical reconnaissance satellite desi…
Long March 2D/YZ-3
3 x SatNet test satellites
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOfficially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite(s)" built by Chinese Academy of Sciences. Probable 3 (?) test satellit…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-29
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Chollima-1
Malligyong-1c
Malligyong-1 Pad - Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of KoreaMalligyong-1c (meaning "Telescope-1") is the third attempt by North Korea to launch a satellite officially declared to be for military reconnaissance…
