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Electron | The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7)

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Aug. 6, 2026, 9:18 a.m.


Earth Science

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

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Upcoming Launches


Aug 09, 2026

H3-22 | Michibiki 7 (QZS-7)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Geostationary Transfer Orbit Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

QZSS (Quasi Zenith Satellite System) is a Japanese satellite navigation system operating from inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits to achieve optimal high-elevation visibility in urban canyons and mountainous areas. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation. …
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Aug 10, 2026

Long March 7A | Unknown Payload

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Unknown Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Details TBD.
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Upcoming Events


EVA
August 06, 2026

US EVA-96

International Space Station

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon will install hardware that will modify the station’s 3B power channel and prepare it for the future installation of an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA), which will provide additional power to support critical station operations, including its safe and controlled deorbit.

Celestial Event
August 12, 2026

Total Solar Eclipse in Europe

Europe & Northern Atlantic

On 12 August 2026, a solar eclipse will be visible across parts of Europe and the north Atlantic. The path of totality will cross Greenland, Iceland, Spain and a small area of northeastern Portugal. Other parts of Europe will see a partial solar eclipse.

EVA
August 13, 2026

US EVA-97

International Space Station

Two NASA astronauts will replace a Space-to-Ground antenna, a critical communication system NASA uses to transmit data and high‑speed communication between the Mission Control Center in Houston and the space station, on the orbital complex.

EVA
August 25, 2026

US EVA-98

International Space Station

Two NASA astronauts will connect power channel cables and data relay systems as part of ongoing maintenance, including preparations for the space station’s future de-orbit. The astronauts also will replace a navigational aid used for spacecraft docking on the Harmony module’s forward port.


Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 14 hours ago
BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8)
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, requi…


Smart Dragon 3
Success
2 days, 19 hours ago
OSE HS-01 & 02
Haiyang offshore launch location - Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

2 hyper-spectral Earth observation satellites from Chinese company STAR.VISION. Both satellites are built in corporation with foreign customers: *…


Falcon 9
Success
3 days, 5 hours ago
Starlink Group 17-53
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Long March 8A
Success
3 days, 13 hours ago
SatNet LEO Group 23
Commercial LC-1 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.…


Falcon 9
Success
6 days, 19 hours ago
Starlink Group 17-52
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 1 day ago
NROL-95
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.


Long March 6A
Success
1 week, 1 day ago
TJSW-27A & B
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

2 Chinese classified satellites claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.


Long March 7A
Success
1 week, 2 days ago
Tianlian 3-01
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Tianlian is a Chinese data tracking and relay communications geostationary satellite series. The TL-3 (Tian Lian 3) satellites are the 3rd generation…


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 6 days ago
Starlink Group 17-51
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Starship
Success
1 week, 6 days ago
Flight 13
Orbital Launch Pad 2 - SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

13th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. Second flight of Starship V3. For the first time, Starship will carry 20 V3 Starlink sa…


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Join us live and enjoy the total solar eclipse!

[English] On 12 August 2026, Europe will witness one of nature’s most spectacular events: a total solar eclipse startin…