Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-35 (96P)
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Wed, Sep 9 · 12:15 PM ET
Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Schedule data updated Sep 7, 9:52 PM ET
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Full schedule →Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Thu, Sep 10 · 5:00 AM ET
Details TBD.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-153
SpaceX · Vandenberg, California
Thu, Sep 10 · 11:37 AM ET
USSF-153 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites for a US government entity based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.
Long March 8A | Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Wenchang Space Launch Site, China
Fri, Sep 11 · 12:00 PM ET
Details TBD.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 11-13
SpaceX · Cape Canaveral, Florida
Sun, Sep 13 · 2:50 PM ET
3 high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.
Vega-C | Sentinel-3C & FLEX
Avio S.p.A · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mon, Sep 14 · 9:21 PM ET
Sentinel-3C is the third satellite in the Sentinel-3 constellation, which provides high-accuracy optical, radar and altimetry data for marine and land services. The Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite is a part of ESA's Earth Explorer program. The satellite will map vegetation fluorescence to quantify photosynthetic activity.
Electron | 6x HawkEye 360
Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Tue, Sep 29 · 8:00 PM ET (time may change)
HawkEye 360 is a a space-based civil global intelligence satellite network using radio frequency (RF) technology to help monitor transportation across air, land and sea and assist with emergencies, and to provide civil SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) mission. The constellation of small satellites (named Hawk ) will collect information on specific radio signals worldwide to provide high-precision radio frequency mapping and analytics from Low Earth orbit (LEO).
Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 5
Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Tue, Sep 29 · 8:00 PM ET (time may change)
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
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