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Electron | LOXSAT 1
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
TBD July, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
LOXSAT 1 is a demonstration satellite of a complete cryogenic oxygen fluid management system in orbit, developed by Eta Space and sponsored by NASA's Tipping Point program. The system will be integrated on a Rocket Lab Photon-LEO satellite bus and collect critical cryogenic fluid management data in orbit for 9 months, demonstrating capabilities of in-space cryogenic storage and transferal. Eta Space plans to use technology developed for this mission to develop a truly commercial depot intended to serve multiple customers in the future.
Low Earth Orbit
Long March 8A | Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Aug. 4, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
Spectrum | Onward and Upward
Isar Aerospace | GermanyAndøya Spaceport
TBD August, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Second test flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle. This launch will carry 5 cubesats and 1 non-separable experiment as part of European Space Agency (ESA)'s “Boost!” program: * CyBEEsat (TU Berlin) * TriSat-S (University of Maribor) * Platform 6 (EnduroSat) * FramSat-1 (NTNU) * SpaceTeamSat1 (TU Wien Space Team) * Let It Go (Dcubed, non-separable experiment)
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
H3-22 | Michibiki 7 (QZS-7)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Aug. 6, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Status: Go for Launch
Mission:
QZSS (Quasi Zenith Satellite System) is a Japanese satellite navigation system operating from inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits to achieve optimal high-elevation visibility in urban canyons and mountainous areas. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation in inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Long March 7A | Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
August 09, 2026
Long March 12 | Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
August 17, 2026
Long March 5 | Chang'e 7
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
August 24, 2026
Status: To Be Confirmed
Mission:
Chang'e 7/CE-7 is scheduled to launch in 2026, including an orbiter, a lander, a mini-hopping probe, and a rover. The mission will land in the South Pole regions of the Moon to study lunar surface environment around the South Pole, especially in looking for water ice in lunar soil.
Lunar Orbit
Ariane 62 | MTG-I2
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD August, 2026
Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Aug. 30, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
Status: Go for Launch
Mission:
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA infrared space telescope with a 2.4 m (7.9 ft) wide field of view primary mirror and two scientific instruments. The Wide-Field Instrument (WFI) is a 300.8-megapixel multi-band visible and near-infrared camera, providing a sharpness of images comparable to that achieved by the Hubble Space Telescope over a 0.28 square degree field of view, 100 times larger than imaging cameras on the Hubble. The Coronagraphic Instrument (CGI) is a high-contrast, small field of view camera and spectrometer covering visible and near-infrared wavelengths using novel starlight-suppression technology. Roman objectives include a search for extra-solar planets using gravitational microlensing, and probing the expansion history of the Universe and the growth of cosmic structure, with the goal of measuring the effects of dark energy, the consistency of general relativity, and the curvature of spacetime.
Sun-Earth L2
Zhuque-3 | Flight 2
LandSpace | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
TBD August, 2026
Gravity-1
9 satellites
Yellow Sea (launch location 5) - Haiyang Oriental SpaceportCarried 9 satellites on a share-ride to sun-synchronous orbit. Details TBD.
Falcon 9
MRV-1
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAThe Northrop Grumman/SpaceLogistics MRV-1 is a mission extension payload including a mission robotic vehicle (MRV) and multiple mission extension pod…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-39
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.
Soyuz 2.1b
16 x Rassvet-3
Unknown Pad - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationNote: Payload identities uncertain. Batch of 16 Rassvet-3 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Russian Byuro-1440 (Bureau 1440) conste…
Vikram-I
Demo Flight
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, IndiaFirst launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-I launch vehicle. This first launch will carry 4 payloads: - Grahaa Space's SOLARAS S3 satellite - C…
Falcon 9
SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer E
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USATranche 1 Transport Layer E is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Sp…
Soyuz 2.1a
Soyuz MS-29
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanSoyuz MS-29 will carry three cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-45
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 15-14
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-48
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.
