Upcoming Spaceflight Launches
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RFA One | Maiden Flight
Rocket Factory Augsburg | GermanySaxaVord Spaceport
TBD September, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
First flight of the RFA One launch vehicle. Will carry 7 satellites for various companies and organizations coordinated by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). * AllBertEinStein * ARTICA * Curium Two * ERMINAZ * PCIOD * Separation Ring Mission * SpaceDREAM
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Ariane 62 | Metop-SG B1
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD October, 2026
Electron | StriX Launch 12
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
TBD October, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD October, 2026
H3-24 | Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
TBD October, 2026
Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-36 (97P)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
November 24, 2026
Firefly Alpha Block 2 | ConnectedCosmos Launch 2
Firefly Aerospace | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD November, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Second of at least four missions carrying 6 satellites for Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation, designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world using high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Polar Orbit
Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
TBD November, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Demonstration flight of the Astrobotic Griffin lander and its engines, initially contracted for the cancelled NASA VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission. The vacated payload spot will now host the FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) lunar rover from Astrolab.
Lunar Orbit Unknown FH - Maiden Flight Unknown Unknown FH - Maiden Flight Unknown Unknown FH - Maiden Flight UnknownFalcon 9 Block 5 | KOMPSAT-7A
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD November, 2026
GSLV Mk II | IRNSS-1L (NVS-03)
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
This is a replacement satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. The constellation will provide India with an alternative to GPS and will be used for military and civilian use. Located at a geosynchronous orbit, the system will be operated by the Indian government.
Geostationary Transfer OrbitAtlas V 551
Amazon Leo (LA-08)
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAAmazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, thi…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-46
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.
Long March 4B
Haiyang 2E
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaHaiyang 2E (Chinese: "Ocean"), abbreviated HY-2E, is a marine remote sensing satellite of China. The HY-2 series' primary objective is to measure oce…
Falcon 9
Sirius SXM-11
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USASXM-11 is the 12th high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Lanteris Space (ex-Maxar, Space System/Loral) for SiriusXM. The SXM-11 satel…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-40
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.
Electron
Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandSynthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-45
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.
Falcon 9
Project Starfall Demonstration Mission
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USANote: Mission profile and payload details are TBD. Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsule…
Long March 7A
TJSW-26A
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaChinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-28
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.
