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Ariane 62 | MTG-I2
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Earth Science
Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.
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Aug 30, 2026
Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Sun-Earth L2 Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA infrared space telescope with a 2.4 m (7.9 ft) wide field of view primary mirror and two scientific instruments. The Wide-Field Instrument (WFI) is a 300.8-megapixel multi-band visible and near-infrared camera, providing a sharpness of images comparable to that achieved by …
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Aug 31, 2026
Long March 12A | Flight 2
Low Earth Orbit Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Second test launch of CASC/SAST’s Long March 12A rocket. Payload identities are TBD.
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Upcoming Events
EVA
September 01, 2026
US EVA-99
International Space StationNASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will replace a retroreflector on the forward port of the space station’s Harmony module to support spacecraft navigation during rendezvous and docking operations. After installing the reflector, the crew will work to install jumper cables for the data-relay systems, prepare the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer’s radiator for future maintenance, and replace a high-definition camera on the station’s truss.
Spacecraft Undocking
September 07, 2026
Progress MS-33 Undocking
International Space StationThe Progress MS-33 spacecraft will undock from the Poisk module of the International Space Station. It will then de-orbit and burn up in the atmosphere.
Flyby
September 30, 2026
Juice Earth Flyby
EarthThird flyby of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission on its way to the Jovian system.
Orbital Insertion
November 30, 2026
BepiColombo Mercury Orbit Insertion
MercuryOrbital insertion around Mercury of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 15-22
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.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-49
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 6C
7 satellites
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaShare ride of 7 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit, including the ham radio satellite BY70-4. Details TBD.
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
Glonass-K1 No. 19
43/3 (43L) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationNote: Payload identity not confirmed. Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 15-20
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.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-39
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Electron
The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandSynthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-50
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.
Zhuque-3
Honghu-03
Launch Area 96B - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaNote: Second test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket and first ever successful orbital launch vehicle booster recovery by a Chinese private launch ser…
Long March 2C
Satellite for Earth Observation (SEO)
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaSatellite for Earth Observation (SEO) is an Earth observation satellite project of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by the National Space Science and T…
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