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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Gonets-M27, Gonets-M28, Gonets-M29
Russian Space Forces | RUSPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 28, 2020, 11:20 a.m.
Status: TBD
Mission: Communications
Gonets-M are an upgraded version of Gonets satellites, derived from military communications system Strela-3. Gonets-M constellation is tasked with monitoring ecological and industrial objects, providing communication and data transmission services, covering also the remote areas like the Far North region.
Soyuz 2.1a | Bars-M No. 3
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RUSPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 30, 2020, midnight
Status: TBD
Mission: Government/Top Secret
Bars-M is the second incarnation of the Bars project, which was started in the mid 1990ies to develop a successor for the Komtea class of area surveillance satellites. The original Bars project was halted in the early 2000s. In 2007, TsSKB-Progress was contracted for Bars-M, for which reportedly the Yantar-based service module was replaced by a new developed advanced service module. The Bars-M satellites feature an electro-optical camera system called Karat, which is developed and built by the Leningrad Optical Mechanical Association (LOMO), and a dual laser altimeter instrument to deliver topographic imagery, stereo images, altimeter data and high-resolution images with a ground resolution around 1 meter.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitSoyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-17
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RUSBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 14, 2020, midnight
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | CAS500-1 & rideshare
Russian Space Forces | RUSBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 15, 2020, midnight
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RUSPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 17, 2020, midnight
Angara A5/Briz-M | Dummy payload
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RUSPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 3, 2020, midnight
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Gonets-M30, Gonets-M31, Gonets-M32
Russian Space Forces | RUSPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 16, 2020, midnight
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RUSPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 1, 2020, midnight
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | OneWeb 5
Russian Space Forces | RUSBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 1, 2020, midnight
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | OneWeb 4
Russian Space Forces | RUSVostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Dec. 1, 2020, midnight
Long March 4
Haiyang 2C
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaHaiyang (Chinese: "Ocean"), abbreviated HY, is a marine remote sensing satellite series planned by China.
Long March 11
Gaofen-03-1
Mobile launch platform - Sea LaunchGaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), ...
Kuaizhou
Jilin-1-02C
Unknown Pad - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaJilin-1 is a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellites.
Astra Rocket 3.0
Maiden Flight
Launch Pad B - Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USAThis is the first orbital attempt of Astra Space small satellite launch vehicle. Rocket carries no payload for this flight.
Long March 4
Gaofen-11-02
Unknown Pad - Taiyuan, People's Republic of ChinaGaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), ...
Long March 2F
Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle
Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921) - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaThe payload is an experimental reusable spacecraft. It is rumored to be a prototype of a reusable spaceplane (similar to Boeing X-37B vehicle). Th...
Starship Prototype
150m Hop
SpaceX South Texas Launch Site - SpaceX Space Launch Facility, TX, USAThe Starship SN6 prototype will attempt to perform a 150m hop similar to the one successfully performed by its predecessor SN5.
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink 11
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAA batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Vega
SSMS POC
Ariane Launch Area 1 - Kourou, French GuianaThe Vega POC (Proof Of Concept) flight will be the first mission of the SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service), a modular carbon fiber dispenser, ...
Electron
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandThis return to flight mission is dedicated for Capella Space, an information services company providing Earth observation data on demand. Capella’...
