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Nuri | NeonSat-2 to 6
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Earth Science
NeonSat-2 to 6 are part of the South Korean government's Earth observation micro-satellite constellation NeonSat (New-space Earth Observation Satellite). The NeonSat constellation is the first satellite system developed by the government using a mass-production approach for precise monitoring of the Korean Peninsula. 10 ride-sharing small satellites from various Korean institutes and organizations will also fly on this launch: * SLEDGE * GBSAT * PERSAT02 * UEL-Y-Sys * SD-1 SAT * E3_TESTER-KARI-2 * DaejonSat-1 * BEE-1012 * JACK-007 * CPSat
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Oct 08, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A
Polar Orbit Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Tranche 1 Transport Layer A is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms …
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Oct 09, 2026
Long March 12 | Unknown Payload
Unknown Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Details TBD.
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SpaceX Crew-12 Crew Dragon Hatch Closure
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SpaceX Crew-12 Crew Dragon Undocking
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