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Vega | THEOS-2, TRITON & others
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
Oct. 5, 2023, 1:36 a.m.
Status: Go for Launch
Mission:
THEOS-2 is Thailand’s first Earth observation satellite. Built by Airbus Defense and Space and based on the Astrobus-S platform, it is designed for optical measurements with a ground resolution of approximately 1 meter. TRITON or FORMOSAT-7R is an additional satellite by NSPO added to the joint Taiwanese-US FORMOSAT 7 / COSMIC-2 constellation for collecting atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate and gravity research. Its GNSS Reflectometry payload can be used to calculate the wind speed over sea surfaces. PROBA-V-CC (Project for On-Board Autonomy - Vegetation - Companion CubeSat) is a mission that will fly a scaled-down version of the vegetation-monitoring instrument aboard the Earth-observing PROBA-V to conduct combined experimental observations with its predecessor.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Falcon Heavy | Psyche
SpaceX | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Oct. 5, 2023, 2:38 p.m.
Status: Go for Launch
Mission:
Psyche is a NASA interplanetary mission to visit the main belt asteroid of the same name, 16 Psyche. Spacecraft will take 4 years and one Mars flyby to reach the asteroid, which is of particular interest due to being comprised mostly of iron and nickel. Psyche is theorized to be a remnant of an early planet's core, and may offer insights into how solar system formed and evolved. The mission is led by Arizona State University, with NASA JPL being responsible for mission management and operations.
Heliocentric N/A B1065 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 2 B1064 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 1 B1079 - Maiden Flight Atlantic Ocean
Miura 1 | SN1 Test Flight
Payload Aerospace S.L. | ESPEl Arenosillo Test Centre
TBD October, 2023
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
The first flight of PLD Space's MIURA 1 SN1 technology demonstrator allows the collection of as much data as possible for the validation and design of the technology to be transferred and integrated into MIURA 5. In addition, this first suborbital flight allows ZARM Research Institution to study microgravity conditions, gathering information necessary for scientific experiments in future suborbital flights. Finally, a PLD Space team shall pick up the rocket in the Atlantic Ocean once splashdown is completed.
Suborbital
Atlas V 501 | Project Kuiper Protoflight Mission (Atlas V #1)
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
TBD October, 2023
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
This launch will launch 2 KuiperSat demonstration satellites to 500 km altitude, 30 degree inclination orbit. They were previously scheduled on the 1st Vulcan launch. 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
Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster | TV-D1
Indian Space Research Organization | INDSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
TBD October, 2023
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
TV-D1, the first development flight from the Gaganyaan program, will be launched up until 11 km from sea level, where an in-flight abort scenario will be initiated, and the capsule should flight until 15–16 km. The mission should test the separation from the rocket and its trajectory until a safe distance and parachute deployment
Suborbital
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-5
SpaceX | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD October, 2023
New Shepard | NS-24
Blue Origin | USACorn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
TBD October, 2023
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 9 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
SpaceX | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD October, 2023
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-4
SpaceX | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD October, 2023
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-1
SpaceX | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD October, 2023
Soyuz 2.1a
Soyuz MS-24
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanSoyuz MS-24 carried two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in K…
Firefly Alpha
FLTA003 (VICTUS NOX)
Space Launch Complex 2W - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAThird flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher, carrying a payload for the US Department of Defense.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 7-2
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.
Atlas V 551
NROL-107 (Silent Barker)
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAClassified space situational awareness (SSA) payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
Long March 6A
Yaogan 40
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing" purposes.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-14
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
SpaceShipTwo
Galactic 03
Spaceport America - Air launch to Suborbital flightThird commercial Virgin Galactic mission.
H-IIA 202
XRISM & SLIM
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 - Tanegashima Space Center, JapanX-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), formerly the X-Ray Astronomy Recovery Mission (XARM), is a replacement for the Hitomi satellite that …
Long March 4C
Yaogan 33-03
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaThe Yaogan 33-03 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purpose.
Ceres-1S
4x Tianqi
DeFu-15002 mobile launch platform - Sea Launch4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.
