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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 8)
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Communications
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax services via its Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees. In early 2022, Globalstar contracted with MDA for the construction of 17 new 2nd generation refresh satellites to replenish the existing constellation. Rocket Lab is sub-contracted to build the satellites' buses and the launch dispensers.
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Aug 18, 2026
Zhuque-3 | Flight 2
Low Earth Orbit Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Second test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket. Payload identities are TBD.
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Aug 19, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-50
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.
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Upcoming Events
EVA
August 18, 2026
US EVA-97
International Space StationNASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot 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 StationTwo 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.
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 17-49
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.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-19
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.
H3-22
Michibiki 7 (QZS-7)
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 - Tanegashima Space Center, JapanQZSS (Quasi Zenith Satellite System) is a Japanese satellite navigation system operating from inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits to achieve o…
Long March 7A
ChinaSat 4B
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaChinese communication geostationary satellite for unknown purposes.
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BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8)
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Smart Dragon 3
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Falcon 9
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Commercial LC-1 - 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.…
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