Mission Einstein Probe Type: Astrophysics Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The Einstein Probe (EP) is a Chinese Wide-Field X-ray astronomy observatory for detecting high energy flashes of cataclysmic cosmic events. These includes tidal disruption events (stars pulled apart by supermassive black holes), supernovae, and high-energy, electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave events. The spacecraft, weighing ~1400 […]
Weather Forecast During Launch According to weather officials, there’s a 85% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Trajectory View comprehensive details including the rocket’s trajectory, velocity, altitude, thrust, and more at FlightClub.io. Mission Peregrine lunar lander (Maiden flight) Type: Lunar Exploration Orbit: Lunar Orbit Maiden flight of ULA’s Vulcan launch […]
Weather Forecast During Launch According to weather officials, there’s a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Trajectory View comprehensive details including the rocket’s trajectory, velocity, altitude, thrust, and more at FlightClub.io. Mission Starlink Group 6-35 Type: Communications Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $52,000,000 A batch of satellites for […]
Mission Tianmu-1 15-18 Type: Earth Science Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit Small meteorology research satellites using GNSS radio occultation by CASIC subsidiary Xiyong Microelectronics Park. Location Launch Area 95A Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China Launch Area 95A has witnessed the launch of 55 rockets, including 55 orbital launch attempts, while Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, […]
Weather Forecast During Launch According to weather officials, there’s a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Trajectory View comprehensive details including the rocket’s trajectory, velocity, altitude, thrust, and more at FlightClub.io. Mission Ovzon-3 Type: Communications Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit Launch Cost: $52,000,000 Ovzon 3 is a planned small communications […]
Weather Forecast During Launch According to weather officials, there’s a 70% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Trajectory View comprehensive details including the rocket’s trajectory, velocity, altitude, thrust, and more at FlightClub.io. Mission Starlink Group 7-9 Type: Communications Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $52,000,000 A batch of 21 satellites […]
Mission XPoSat Type: Astrophysics Orbit: Low Earth Orbit XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) is India’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions. The spacecraft will carry two scientific payloads in a low earth orbit. The primary payload POLIX (Polarimeter Instrument in X-rays) will measure the polarimetry parameters […]
Mission SatNet test satellite Type: Communications Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Officially described as “Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite(s)” manufactured by CAST. Probable 1 (?) test satellite for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet. Location Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) […]
Weather Forecast During Launch According to weather officials, there’s a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Trajectory View comprehensive details including the rocket’s trajectory, velocity, altitude, thrust, and more at FlightClub.io. Mission Starlink Group 6-36 Type: Communications Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $52,000,000 A batch of satellites for […]
Weather Forecast During Launch According to weather officials, there’s a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Trajectory View comprehensive details including the rocket’s trajectory, velocity, altitude, thrust, and more at FlightClub.io. Mission OTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52) Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Elliptical Orbit Launch Cost: $90,000,000 It is the seventh flight […]
Mission Kosmos 2574 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit Note: Payload identity and Cosmos series numbering uncertain. Russian military satellite of unknown purposes. Location 43/4 (43R) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 43/4 (43R) has witnessed the launch of 320 rockets, including 320 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for […]
Mission Tianmu-1 19-22 Type: Earth Science Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit Small meteorology research satellites using GNSS radio occultation by CASIC subsidiary Xiyong Microelectronics Park. Location Launch Area 95A Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China Launch Area 95A has witnessed the launch of 55 rockets, including 55 orbital launch attempts, while Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, […]
Mission Beidou-3 M26 & M28 Type: Navigation Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $70,000,000 These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. Location Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) has witnessed the […]
Mission Shiyan 24C Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit 3 satellites of unknown testing purposes, officially referred as for “orbital technology testing”. Location Bo Run Jiu Zhou mobile launch platform Sea Launch Bo Run Jiu Zhou mobile launch platform has witnessed the launch of 3 rockets, including 3 orbital launch attempts, while Sea Launch, has […]
Mission Tianmu-1 11-14 Type: Earth Science Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit Small meteorology research satellites using GNSS radio occultation by CASIC subsidiary Xiyong Microelectronics Park. Location Launch Area 95A Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China Launch Area 95A has witnessed the launch of 55 rockets, including 55 orbital launch attempts, while Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, […]
