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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-21
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April 11, 2026, 3:01 a.m.
Communications
A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Smart Dragon 3 | Unknown Payload
Unknown Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Details TBD.
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Apr 11, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel)
Low Earth Orbit Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
This is the 24th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 23rd flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
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