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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-13

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April 4, 2025, 1:02 a.m.


Communications

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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Apr 07, 2025

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-11

SpaceX

Low Earth Orbit Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Apr 08, 2025

Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-27

Progress Rocket Space Center

Low Earth Orbit Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz MS-27 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky, and NASA astronaut Jonathan "Jonny" Kim.
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Upcoming Events


Spacecraft Landing
April 04, 2025

Fram2 Crew Dragon Splashdown

Pacific Ocean

The Crew Dragon for Fram2 will splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, bringing its crew back to Earth after spending 4 days in orbit.

Docking
April 08, 2025

Soyuz MS-27 Docking

International Space Station

The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft will autonomously dock to the International Space Station.

Hatch Opening
April 08, 2025

Soyuz MS-27 Hatch Opening

International Space Station

Coverage of the hatch opening and welcoming remarks by the Soyuz MS-27 crew on the International Space Station as they join the Expedition 72 crew

Change of Command
April 18, 2025

ISS Expedition 72-73 Change of Command Ceremony

International Space Station

ROSCOSMOS cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin, Expedition 72 commander, will hand over the International Space Station command to JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi who will become commander of Expedition 73.


Falcon 9
Go
1 hour, 12 minutes ago
Starlink Group 11-13
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Long March 6
Success
1 day ago
Tianping-3A-02
Launch Complex 16 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Satellite be used as calibration target for ground based orbital objects surveillance services such as atmospheric space environment study and orbita…


Long March 2D
Success
2 days, 22 hours ago
4 x SatNet test satellites
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellites". Probable 4 test satellites for the Chinese state-owned LEO communic…


Falcon 9
Success
3 days ago
Fram2
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Fram2 is the world’s first astronaut mission to polar orbit. Named after the Norwegian polar research ship Fram, the Crew Dragon spacecraft will laun…


Falcon 9
Success
3 days, 6 hours ago
Starlink Group 6-80
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Spectrum
Failure
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First flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle.


Long March 7A
Success
5 days, 10 hours ago
TJSW-16
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 1 day ago
Starlink Group 11-7
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Long March 3
Success
1 week, 1 day ago
Tianlian 2-04
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Tianlian is a Chinese data tracking and relay communications geostationary satellite series. The TL 2 (Tian Lian 2) satellites represent the second g…


Electron
Success
1 week, 1 day ago
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Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

8 satellites for a constellation of satellites developed by Orora Technologies (OroraTech) of Germany, with thermal infrared cameras that can provide…


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