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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-99
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Dec. 17, 2025, 1:42 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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Dec 22, 2025
HANBIT-Nano | Spaceward
Sun-Synchronous Orbit Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil
Maiden orbital launch attempt for the South Korean stratup Innospace and its HANBIT-Nano small launch vehicle. Onboard this flight are five small satellites from the Brazilian space agency AEB, Brazilian university Universidade Federal do Maranhão and Indian startup Grahaa Space, as well as three payloads from AEB and Brazilian company …
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Dec 24, 2025
LVM-3 | BlueBird Block 2 #1
Low Earth Orbit Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage in the United States, with beams designed to support a capacity of up to 40 MHz, enabling peak …
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Upcoming Events
Press Event
December 19, 2025
Jonny Kim Post-Flight News Conference
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USANASA astronaut Jonny Kim will recap his recent mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Spacecraft Release
January 30, 2026
HTV-X1 Release & Reentry
International Space StationThe JAXA HTV-X1 will be unberthed from the ISS before initiating a destructive reentry into the Earth's atmosphere taking waste along with it.
Flyby
July 31, 2026
Hayabusa2 S-Type Asteroid (98943) Torifune Flyby
(98943) TorifuneAs part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will observe S-type asteroid (98943) Torifune during a high-speed fly-by.
Flyby
September 30, 2026
Juice Earth Flyby
EarthThird flyby of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission on its way to the Jovian system.
Ariane 62
Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)
Ariane Launch Area 4 - Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaPayload consists of two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.
Atlas V 551
Amazon Leo (LA-04)
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAAmazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, thi…
Long March 4B
Ziyuan-3-04
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaThe ZY-3 (Ziyuan-3, 'Resource-3') series represents China's first high-resolution, stereoscopic mapping satellites for civilian use. The second sa…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-82
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 15-12
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Electron
Raise and Shine (RAISE-4)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandRAISE-4 (RApid Innovative payload demonstration Satellite-4) is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) satellite for on-orbit demonstrations of …
Kuaizhou 11
DEAR-5
Launch Area 95A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaDEAR-5 is a commercial in-orbit payload and micro-gravity experiments hosting spacecraft developed by Chinese commercial company AZSPACE for various …
Long March 12
SatNet LEO Group 16
Commercial LC-2 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaA batch of Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. …
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-90
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 15-11
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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