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Long March 5 | Chang'e 7
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
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
Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-07)
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
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 Orbit
Falcon Heavy | Astrobotic-3
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
TBD December, 2026
Vega-C | IRIDE 2
Avio S.p.A | ItalyGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2026
Vega-C | IRIDE 1
Avio S.p.A | ItalyGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2026
Ariane 62 | Galileo L15 (FOC FM28 & FM31)
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2026
H3-24 | HTV-X3
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
TBD December, 2026
H3-24 | HTV-X2
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
TBD December, 2026
H3-24 | Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
TBD December, 2026
Ariane 64 | Optus-11
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Optus-11 is a Ku-band communications satellite with a coverage zone encompassing Australia and New Zealand. Optus-11 incorporates a number of advanced technologies, especially the latest developments in digital processing, plus active antennas enabling the creation of several thousand beams.
Geostationary Transfer OrbitFalcon 9
Starlink Group 6-82
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 15-12
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.
Electron
Raise and Shine (RAISE-4)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandRAISE-4 (RApid Innovative payload demonstration Satellite-4) is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) satellite for on-orbit demonstrations of …
Kuaizhou 11
DEAR-5
Launch Area 95A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaDEAR-5 is a commercial in-orbit payload and micro-gravity experiments hosting spacecraft developed by Chinese commercial company AZSPACE for various …
Long March 12
SatNet LEO Group 16
Commercial LC-2 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaA batch of Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. …
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-90
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 15-11
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.
Kinetica 1
9 satellites
Launch Area 130 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaShare ride of 9 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit: * Satellite 813 (United Arab Emirates) * Jilin-1 Gaofen 07B-01/07C-01/07D-01 * Dongpo-15 …
Falcon 9
NROL-77
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAClassified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
Long March 3B/E
TJSW-22
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
