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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer B
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD September, 2025
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpainSat NG II
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD September, 2025
Electron | VICTUS HAZE
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
TBD October, 2025
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
VICTUS HAZE will see Rocket Lab design, build, launch, and operate a rendezvous proximity operation (RPO) capable spacecraft. U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC)’s Space Safari’s VICTUS HAZE mission will be an exercise of a realistic threat-response scenario and on-orbit space domain awareness (SDA) demonstration. Once the spacecraft build is complete, Rocket Lab will be entered into a Hot Standby Phase awaiting further direction. Once the exercise begins, Rocket Lab will be given notice to launch the spacecraft into a target orbit. After reaching orbit, the spacecraft will be rapidly commissioned and readied for operations. Rocket Lab will configure a Pioneer class spacecraft bus to meet the unique requirements of the VICTUS HAZE mission. The mission will improve Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) processes and timelines, demonstrating the ability to respond to on-orbit threats on very short timelines and validating techniques for space domain awareness (SDA) and on-orbit characterization. Rocket Lab’s constellation-class production capability and discriminating technical capabilities in the areas of in-space propulsion, precision attitude control, low latency communications, and autonomous operations are key enablers for this mission.
Low Earth OrbitFalcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 15 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD October, 2025
Falcon 9 Block 5 | TSIS-2
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD October, 2025
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
The Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor 2 (TSIS-2) is a satellite designed by NASA to measure the Sun's energy input to Earth. TSIS-2 comprises two instruments, the Total Irradiance Monitor (TIM), and the spectral Irradiance Monitor (SIM). TIM measures total brightness and SIM measures spectral irradiance over a wavelength range that includes 96% of the energy in the solar spectrum. Both instruments are similar to those used for the TSIS-1 mission onboard the International Space Station.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
H3-24 | HTV-X1
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
TBD October, 2025
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-28
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
November 27, 2025
Status: To Be Confirmed
Mission:
Soyuz MS-28 will carry three cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, Sergei Mikayev and Oleg Platonov.
Low Earth Orbit
PSLV-XL | Oceansat-3A
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
TBD November, 2025
Nuri | CAS500-3
Korea Aerospace Research Institute | South KoreaNaro Space Center, South Korea
TBD November, 2025
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-33 (94P)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
December 18, 2025
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 12-22
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 11-16
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.
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
Kosmos 2588
43/4 (43R) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationUnknown classified payload for the Russian military.
Kinetica 1
6 satellites
Launch Area 130 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaCarried 6 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit, including commercial Earth observation satellites Taijing-3-04 & Taijing-4-02A: * Taijing-3-04 * T…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 12-15
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 7A
ChinaSat 3B
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaChinese communication geostationary satellite for unknown purposes.
Ceres-1S
Tianqi 16-18 & 20
Oriental Spaceport mobile launch ship - Sea Launch4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.
PSLV-XL
EOS-09 (RISAT-1B)
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, IndiaRISAT-1B is the third in the series of radar imaging RISAT-1 satellites of ISRO using an active C-band SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar), providing all-…
Electron
The Sea God Sees (iQPS Launch 2)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandSynthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Zhuque-2E
6 satellites
Launch Area 96 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China6 satellites from satellite manufacturer SpaceTY, including 3 multi-spectral Earth observation satellites and 3 technology demonstration satellites f…
