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Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-481
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Government/Top Secret
A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of ascent rocket stage drop zones being fits with previous SDA Transport Layer launches.
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Oct 19, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
Low Earth Orbit Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
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Oct 19, 2026
H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)
Mars Orbit Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
MMX is a Japanese scientific mission to land on Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars, to collect samples before bringing them back to Earth. The mission includes a small French/German rover to explore the surface of Phobos.
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Upcoming Events
Press Event
October 15, 2026
SpaceX Crew-12 Post-Flight News Conference
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USAAfter more than seven months aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Los Angeles. The crew members will discuss their science mission during a news conference at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will answer questions about their mission.
Press Event
October 15, 2026
NASA JAXA MMX Media Teleconference
NASA HQ, Washington DC, USANASA will hold a media teleconference to preview the agency’s contributions to JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The mission is scheduled to launch from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Monday, Oct. 19 EDT (Tuesday, Oct. 20 JST). Participants in the briefing, who will …
Press Event
October 20, 2026
US EVA-100/101 Preview News Conference
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USANASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the International Space Station during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 20, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA participants include: - Gaurang Patel, operations integration manager, Low Earth Orbit Program …
Press Event
October 23, 2026
Artemis Acceleration Press Conference
Participants include: - NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman - NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya - Jeremy Parsons, NASA’s Artemis program manager
Zhuque-2E Block 2
10 satellites
Launch Area 96A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaRide-share of 10 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit, including: * Guangchuan-03 & 04 (LT-03/04) from LandSpace's subsidiary LandTower for testing…
Falcon 9
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA35th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commer…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 15-25
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
SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USATranche 1 Transport Layer A is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Sp…
Long March 12
SatNet LEO Group 27
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.…
Nuri
NeonSat-2 to 6
LC-2 - Naro Space Center, South KoreaNeonSat-2 to 6 are part of the South Korean government's Earth observation micro-satellite constellation NeonSat (New-space Earth Observation Satelli…
Falcon Heavy
NROL-97
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAClassified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
Falcon 9
Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USADedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
Falcon 9
Crew-13
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USASpaceX Crew-13 is the thirteenth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercia…
Starship
Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14)
Orbital Launch Pad 2 - SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA14th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. 3rd flight of Starship V3 and the first Starship flight to deploy satellites (a group of S…
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NASA to Help Unlock Mysteries of Mars’ Moons in Upcoming Mission
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NASA Satellites Observe Historic 2026 El Niño
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NASA
Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply
From the International Space Station’s unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Sola…
NASA
NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland
A NASA Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct low-flying research flights over farmland near Transit, Texas, from …