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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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Jan 27, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV09
Medium Earth Orbit Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Ninth of ten GPS III missions.
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Jan 28, 2026
Electron | Bridging The Swarm (NeonSat-1A)
Sun-Synchronous Orbit Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
The NeonSat-1A, carrying a high-resolution optical camera, is designed to test the constellation capabilities of the South Korean government's Earth observation micro-satellite constellation NeonSat (New-space Earth Observation Satellite), in particular technology improvements identified from operations of NeonSat-1 after its launch in April 2024. These technologies will in turn be incorporated …
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Upcoming Events
Spacecraft Landing
January 19, 2026
Shenzhou 20 Landing
Near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, ChinaThe 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, HoustonAfter 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 CenterNASA 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 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.
Falcon 9
NROL-105
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USATwelfth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office …
Ceres-2
Demo Flight
Launch Area 95A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaFirst test launch of Galactic Energy’s Ceres-2 rocket.
Long March 3B/E
Shijian 32
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese experimental spacecraft of unknown purposes.
Ceres-1S
Tianqi 37-40
Rizhao offshore launch location - Haiyang Oriental Spaceport4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.
Long March 2C
AlSat 3A
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaEarth observation satellite built by China's CAST for the Algerian Space Agency.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-98
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.
Long March 8A
SatNet LEO Group 18
Commercial LC-1 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaA 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
Yaogan 50-01
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaThe Yaogan 50-01 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-97
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.
PSLV-DL
EOS-N1 and others
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, IndiaSmall 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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