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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-100

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Jan. 18, 2026, 11:31 p.m.


Communications

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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Upcoming Launches


Jan 26, 2026

Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV09

SpaceX

Medium Earth Orbit Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Ninth of ten GPS III missions.
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Jan 26, 2026

Long March 7A | Unknown Payload

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Unknown Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Details TBD.
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Upcoming Events


Spacecraft Landing
January 19, 2026

Shenzhou 20 Landing

Near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

The Shenzhou 20 Descent Capsule will land in the desert near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, after it was deemed not usable with crew for re-entry in November 2025 due to orbital debris damaging its Descent Module port hole window. The spacecraft will carry various cargo of opportunity from the Chinese Space Station back to Earth.

Press Event
January 21, 2026

SpaceX Crew-11 Post-Flight News Conference

Johnson Space Center, Houston

After 167 days in space, the crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission will hold a news conference at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss their science expedition aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya …

Static Fire
January 22, 2026

RS-25 Engine Test

Fred Haise Test Stand, NASA’s Stennis Space Center

NASA is conducting a hot fire as part of the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of the engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket.

Spacecraft Release
January 27, 2026

HTV-X1 Release & Reentry

International Space Station

The JAXA HTV-X1 will be unberthed from the ISS before initiating a destructive reentry into the Earth's atmosphere taking waste along with it.


Falcon 9
Success
6 days, 1 hour ago
NROL-105
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Twelfth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office …


Ceres-2
Failure
6 days, 2 hours ago
Demo Flight
Launch Area 95A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

First test launch of Galactic Energy’s Ceres-2 rocket.


Long March 3B/E
Failure
6 days, 13 hours ago
Shijian 32
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Chinese experimental spacecraft of unknown purposes.


Ceres-1S
Success
1 week ago
Tianqi 37-40
Rizhao offshore launch location - Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.


Long March 2C
Success
1 week, 1 day ago
AlSat 3A
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Earth observation satellite built by China's CAST for the Algerian Space Agency.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 1 day ago
Starlink Group 6-98
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Long March 8A
Success
1 week, 2 days ago
SatNet LEO Group 18
Commercial LC-1 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.…


Long March 6A
Success
1 week, 2 days ago
Yaogan 50-01
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

The Yaogan 50-01 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 3 days ago
Starlink Group 6-97
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


PSLV-DL
Failure
1 week, 4 days ago
EOS-N1 and others
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an "Indian strategic user", details TBD. This launch will also carry 18 o…


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