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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-96
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Jan. 9, 2026, 9:41 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 12, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-97
Low Earth Orbit Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Long March 8A | Unknown Payload
Unknown Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Details TBD.
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Change of Command
January 12, 2026
ISS Expedition 74 Change of Command Ceremony
International Space StationNASA astronaut Michael Fincke will hand over the International Space Station command to ROSCOSMOS cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov.
Spacecraft Event
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SpaceX Crew-11 Crew Dragon Hatch Closure
International Space StationCrew-11 will close the dragon hatch in preparation for departure
Spacecraft Undocking
January 14, 2026
SpaceX Crew-11 Crew Dragon Undocking
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Spacecraft Landing
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SpaceX Crew-11 Crew Dragon Splashdown
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Falcon 9
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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.
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CSG-3
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Shijian 29 A-B
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