Weather Forecast During Launch According to weather officials, there’s a 30% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Mission Maiden Flight Type: Test Flight Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $2,500,000 This is the first orbital attempt of Astra Space small satellite launch vehicle. Rocket carries no payload for this flight. […]
Mission Gaofen-11-02 Type: Earth Science Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms. Location Launch Complex 9 […]
Mission Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle Type: Test Flight Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The payload is an experimental reusable spacecraft. It is rumored to be a prototype of a reusable spaceplane (similar to Boeing X-37B vehicle). The spacecraft stayed in orbit for two days and returned to Earth on September 6. Though the landing site was […]
Mission SN6 150m Hop Type: Test Flight Orbit: Suborbital The Starship SN6 prototype sucessfully performed a 150m hop similar to the one successfully performed by its predecessor SN5. Location Suborbital Pad A SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA Suborbital Pad A has witnessed the launch of 7 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts, while SpaceX Starbase, TX, […]
Weather Forecast During Launch According to weather officials, there’s a 80% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Mission Starlink 11 Type: Communications Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $52,000,000 A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system. Location Launch Complex 39A Kennedy […]
Mission SSMS POC Type: Dedicated Rideshare Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit Launch Cost: $37,000,000 The Vega POC (Proof Of Concept) flight will be the first mission of the SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service), a modular carbon fiber dispenser, a program initiated by ESA in 2016, with the contribution of the European Commission. For all the European partners […]
Weather Forecast During Launch According to weather officials, there’s a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Mission I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical Type: Earth Science Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $6,000,000 This return to flight mission is dedicated for Capella Space, an information services company providing Earth […]
Weather Forecast During Launch According to weather officials, there’s a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Mission SAOCOM 1B Type: Communications Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit Launch Cost: $52,000,000 The SAOCOM 1B spacecraft is the second of the two SAOCOM constellation satellites. It is tasked with hydrology and land observation, and […]
Mission Gaofen-9-05 Type: Earth Science Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit Launch Cost: $30,000,000 Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms. Location […]
Weather Forecast During Launch According to weather officials, there’s a 80% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Mission Starlink 10 Type: Communications Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $52,000,000 A batch of 58 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system. This launch will also carry […]
Mission Galaxy 30, MEV-2 & BSAT-4B Type: Communications Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit Galaxy-30 is a geostationary communications satellite for Intelsat. Satellite is built by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS) and is planned to provide video distribution and broadcast services to customers in North America. Galaxy 30 satellite is launched in tandem with MEV-2 vehicle. […]
Weather Forecast During Launch According to weather officials, there’s a 70% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch. Mission Starlink 9 Type: Communications Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $52,000,000 A batch of 57 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system. This launch will also carry […]
Mission Gaofen-9-04 Type: Earth Science Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit Launch Cost: $30,000,000 Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms. Location […]
Mission Starship SN5 150m Hop Type: Test Flight Orbit: Suborbital The Starship SN5 first flight was a 150m ‘hop’ from SpaceX’s South Texas Launch Site in Boca Chica Village. Location Suborbital Pad A SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA Suborbital Pad A has witnessed the launch of 7 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts, while SpaceX Starbase, […]
Mission Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103 Type: Communications Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit Ekspress-80 and Ekspress 103 are communications satellites for Russian domestic communication services owned by RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz). Express 80 will be positioned at 80° East, and will be fitted with 16 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders to cover Russia, as well as two L-band […]
