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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 31, 2026
Angara 1.2 | Kosmos (Unknown Payload)
Unknown Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Unknown classified satellite(s) for the Russian military.
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Aug 31, 2026
Electron | Owl Around The World (StriX Launch 11)
Low Earth Orbit Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
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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.
Ariane 62
MTG-I2
Ariane Launch Area 4 - Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaThird of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.
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…
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