Next Upcoming Launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-45
L - -- : -- : -- : --
June 25, 2026, 3:19 a.m.
Communications
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
subject View LaunchUpcoming Launches
Jun 27, 2026
Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission
Low Earth Orbit Air launch to orbit
Contracted by NASA under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase 3 contract, Katalyst Space Technologies' LINK servicing spacecraft will rendezvous and attach to NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to re-boost its orbit. This aims to demonstrate a key capability for the future of space exploration and extending the Swift mission’s …
View Launch
Jun 28, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-40
Low Earth Orbit Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
View Launch
Upcoming Events
Press Event
June 25, 2026
US EVA-95 Preview News Conference
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USANASA will discuss the upcoming US EVA-95 spacewalk during a news conference at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA participants include: - Bill Spetch, operations and integration manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson - Fiona Antkowiak, spacewalk flight director, NASA Johnson - Jason Dyer, deputy liaison manager, CSA
EVA
June 30, 2026
US EVA-95
International Space StationNASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will replace a wrist joint on the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, using a spare already aboard the space station.
Flyby
July 05, 2026
Hayabusa2 S-Type Asteroid (98943) Torifune Flyby
(98943) TorifuneAs part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will observe S-type asteroid (98943) Torifune during a high-speed fly-by.
Celestial Event
August 12, 2026
Total Solar Eclipse in Europe
Europe & Northern AtlanticOn 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.
Falcon 9
Project Starfall Demonstration Mission
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USANote: Mission profile and payload details are TBD. Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsule…
Long March 7A
TJSW-26A
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaChinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-28
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.
Electron
VICTUS HAZE Puma
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandVICTUS HAZE will see Rocket Lab design, build, launch, and operate a rendezvous proximity operation (RPO) capable spacecraft. U.S. Space Force Space …
Falcon 9
NROL-179
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAFourteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Offi…
Ariane 64
Amazon Leo (LE-03)
Ariane Launch Area 4 - Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaAmazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, thi…
Falcon 9
BlueBird Block 2 #3-5
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAAST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, requi…
Kuaizhou 11
CentiSpace-1 Group 05
Launch Area 95A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaNote: Unofficial reports indicate there may be 1 or more additional satellites that failed to separate from the upper stage, however this is not offi…
Long March 12
SatNet LEO Group 22
Commercial LC-2 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaA batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.…
Long March 3B/E
Shijian 31
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaClassified experimental Chinese satellite of unknown purposes (officially described for "spatial environment detection" purposes).
Spaceflight News
European Spaceflight
Rocket Factory Augsburg Details RFA ONE Upgrades and RFA TWO Pla…
During an OHB Capital Markets Update in May, German launch services provider Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) outlined its…
SpaceNews
Vast signs additional partners for commercial space station micr…
Commercial space station company Vast announced June 24 the addition of several companies and organizations to its net…
NASA
Career Spotlight: Electrician (Ages 14-18)
What does an electrician do? Electricity powers the world, and electricians are the ones who get it where it needs to g…
SpaceNews
York satellite demonstrates two-way UHF communications from low …
WASHINGTON — York Space Systems said June 24 that a satellite it built for the U.S. Space Force successfully demonstrat…
SpaceNews
How space weather could bust the AI boom
America’s electric grid is entering a period of unprecedented strain. Utilities across the country are scrambling to k…
SpaceNews
Vantor selects BAE Systems to build next-generation imaging sate…
WASHINGTON — Vantor has chosen BAE Systems to build its next generation of high-resolution imaging satellites. The sel…