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Tianlong-3 | Demo Flight
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April 3, 2026, 4 a.m.
Test Flight
First test launch of Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 rocket. Reports indicate this launch may carry a batch of satellites for the SpaceSail/G60/Qianfan LEO communication satellites constellation.
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Apr 03, 2026
Soyuz-5 | Demo Flight
Suborbital Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Demonstration Flight for Russia's new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle, with a mass simulator on board. Details TBD.
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Apr 04, 2026
Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-05)
Low Earth Orbit Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected …
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Press Event
April 03, 2026
Artemis II Daily Mission Status Briefing (April 2)
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USANASA provides daily Artemis II mission status briefings from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston beginning Thursday, April 2, except for April 6, due to lunar flyby activities.
Press Event
April 03, 2026
Artemis II Live Downlink Event (April 2)
Cislunar spaceThe Artemis II crew will participate in live conversations throughout the mission, known as downlink events.
Press Event
April 03, 2026
Artemis II Daily Mission Status Briefing (April 3)
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USANASA provides daily Artemis II mission status briefings from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston beginning Thursday, April 2, except for April 6, due to lunar flyby activities.
Press Event
April 04, 2026
Artemis II Live Downlink Event (April 3)
Cislunar spaceThe Artemis II crew will participate in live conversations throughout the mission, known as downlink events.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-58
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.
Space Launch System (SLS)
Artemis II
Launch Complex 39B - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAArtemis II is the first crewed mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis II will send a crew of 4 - 3 Americans and 1 Canadian around the moon …
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-44
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.
Falcon 9
Transporter 16 (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.
Kinetica 2
Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)
Launch Area 140 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaFirst test launch and mission of CAS Space’s Kinetica-2 rocket, with 3 spacecraft on board: * New March 02 (Qingzhou space station cargo resupply …
Electron
Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandThe European Space Agency (ESA)'s LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing) demonstrator mission will feature a 10-satellite const…
Long March 2C/YZ-1S
Shiyan 33
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese satellite reported to be for "space environment research" purposes. Actual usage not known.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-17
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 2D
SuperView Neo 2-05 & 06
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaCommercial Synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites built by CAST for China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd.
Soyuz 2.1b
16 x Rassvet-3
43/4 (43R) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationNote: Payload identities uncertain. Batch of 16 Rassvet-3 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Russian Byuro-1440 (Bureau 1440) conste…
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