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Firefly Alpha | Maiden Flight
Firefly Aerospace | USAVandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Feb. 19, 2020, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SmallSat Rideshare Mission 1
SpaceX | USAVandenberg AFB, CA, USA
March 1, 2020, midnight
Delta IV Heavy | NROL-82
Boeing | USAVandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Sept. 1, 2020, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SmallSat Rideshare Mission 2
SpaceX | USAVandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Oct. 1, 2020, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6A (Jason-CS)
SpaceX | USAVandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Nov. 1, 2020, midnight
Status: TBD
Mission: Earth Science
The Sentinel-6A mission, also known as Jason Continuity of Service (Jason-CS), is a partnership between NASA, NOAA, ESA, and EUMETSAT. This mission consists of two parts: the first one continues the long-term global sea surface height data record begun by first Jason satellites in 1992. This part of the mission will provide altimeter data necessary for ocean climate monitoring, ocean modelling and numerical ocean prediction, weather forecasting, marine meteorology, coastal altimetry and modelling. A secondary objective of the mission is to collect high-resolution vertical profiles of temperature, using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Radio-Occultation sounding technique, to assess temperature changes in the troposphere and stratosphere and to support numerical weather prediction. Sentinel-6A is to operate in a highly-inclined circular orbit at an altitude of 1336 km, with an operational mission lasting 5 years.
Low Earth OrbitFalcon 9 Block 5 | SmallSat Rideshare Mission 3
SpaceX | USAVandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Dec. 1, 2020, midnight
Atlas V 401 | Landsat 9
United Launch Alliance | USAVandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Dec. 1, 2020, midnight
Status: TBD
Mission: Earth Science
Landsat 9 is a partnership between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey to continue the Landsat program’s critical role in monitoring, understanding and managing the land resources needed to sustain human life. Landsat 9, like Landsat 8, will have a higher imaging capacity than past Landsats, allowing more valuable data to be added to the Landsat’s global land archive. Satellite will operaite in sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 705 km and has a mission lifetime of 5 years.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitFalcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 4-7
SpaceX | USAVandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Jan. 1, 2021, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 1-3
SpaceX | USAVandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Jan. 1, 2021, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | WorldView Legion 1
SpaceX | USAVandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Jan. 1, 2021, midnight
Long March 6
Ningxia 1 (x5)
Unknown Pad - Taiyuan, People's Republic of ChinaNingxia 1 is a constellation of remote sensing satellites developed by Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd.
Kuaizhou
Jilin-1-02A
Unknown Pad - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaJilin-1 is a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellites.
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink 1
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Since the demo launch of...
Long March 3
Beidou-3 IGSO-3
Launch Complex 3 ( LC-3 ) ( LA-1 ) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaBeidou is a Chinese satellite navigation system. Beidou-3 IGSO-3 is another addition to the part of the constellation consisting of satellites in a...
Long March 4
Gaofen-7
Launch Complex 9 - 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), ...
Antares 230+
Cygnus CRS NG-12
Launch Area 0 A - Wallops Island, Virginia, USAThis is the 13th planned flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 12th flight to the International Space Station und...
SARGE
SARGE Launch 4
Vertical Launch Area - Spaceport America, NM, USAThe 4th launch of EXOS Aerospace's reusable launch vehicle.
Long March 3
TJS-4 (TJSW-4)
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaTJS-4 is a geosynchronous satellite which is used for multi-band and high-rate satellite communication technology verification.
Electron
As The Crow Flies
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 - Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandEncapsulated in Electron's fairing will be a single spacecraft for Astro Digital, a California-based satellite manufacturer and operator. The Landm...
Pegasus XL
Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)
Cape Canaveral - Air launch to orbitIonospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) is a NASA mission to study Earth's thermosphere and ionosphere and the connection between space weather and ...
