Upcoming Spaceflight Launches
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GSLV | IDRSS-2
Indian Space Research Organization | INDSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
TBD December, 2024
Vulcan VC6L | Project Kuiper (Vulcan #1)
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
TBD December, 2024
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
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. 45 satellites will be carried on each Vulcan launch.
Low Earth Orbit
Epsilon S | JV-LOTUSat-1
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | JPNUchinoura Space Center, Japan
TBD December, 2024
Skyrora XL | Maiden flight
Skyrora | GBRSaxaVord Spaceport
TBD December, 2024
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Koreasat 6A
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
TBD December, 2024
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
The Koreasat 6A spacecraft, built by Thales Alenia Space, will have 20 transponders for fixed satellite services and six for TV broadcasting to replace the Koreasat 6 launched in 2010. Koreasat 6A will be based on the manufacturer’s Spacebus 4000B2 platform and is expected to weigh about 3.5 metric tons at launch. It will be designed to operate for at least 15 years.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 19
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHNJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
TBD December, 2024
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpainSat NG I
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
TBD December, 2024
Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 2
Rocket Lab | USAOnenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
TBD December, 2024
New Glenn | Project Kuiper (New Glenn #1)
Blue Origin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
TBD December, 2024
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
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. 61 satellites will be carried on each New Glenn launch.
Low Earth OrbitElectron | NorthStar 3
Rocket Lab | USAOnenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
TBD December, 2024
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-51
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAA batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 2D
SuperView Neo 3-01
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaCommercial Earth observation satellite built by CAST for China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd, with 0.5 m resolution over 9 image wavele…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-49
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.
Falcon 9
USSF-62
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAFirst Weather System Follow-on (WSF) satellite. WSF-M (Weather System Follow-on - Microwave) is the next-generation operational environmental sate…
Angara A5/Blok DM-03
Vostochny Angara Test Flight
Cosmodrome Site 1A - Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian FederationFirst test launch of the Angara A5 launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The rocket will carry a mass simulator payload.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-48
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.
Delta IV Heavy
NROL-70
Space Launch Complex 37B - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAClassified payload for the NRO. Last flight of the Delta IV Heavy rocket.
Falcon 9
Bandwagon 1 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USADedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 8-1
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-47
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.
