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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
Soyuz STA/Fregat | Falcon Eye 2
Arianespace | FRAKourou, French Guiana
Oct. 17, 2020, 1:33 a.m.
Status: TBD
Mission: Government/Top Secret
Falcon Eye 2 is a high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite for the United Arab Emirates. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with an optical imaging payload from Thales Alenia Space, Falcon Eye is the second of two surveillance satellites ordered by the UAE’s military.
Soyuz STA/Fregat | CSO 2
Arianespace | FRAKourou, French Guiana
Nov. 6, 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
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’...
