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Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-05)
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April 4, 2026, 5:45 a.m.
Communications
Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude. 29 satellites are carried on this launch.
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Soyuz-5 | Demo Flight
Suborbital Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Demonstration Flight for Russia's new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle, with a mass simulator on board. Details TBD.
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Apr 05, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-35
Low Earth Orbit Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Upcoming Events
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April 03, 2026
Artemis II Daily Mission Status Briefing (April 3)
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USANASA provides daily Artemis II mission status briefings from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston beginning Thursday, April 2, except for April 6, due to lunar flyby activities.
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Artemis II Live Downlink Event (April 3)
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Artemis II Live CSA Downlink Event (April 4)
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Meridian-M No.21L
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Tianlong-3
Demo Flight
Tianlong-3 Launch Pad - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaFirst test launch of Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 rocket.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-58
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.
Space Launch System (SLS)
Artemis II
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Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-44
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Falcon 9
Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
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Kinetica 2
Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)
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Electron
Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)
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Shiyan 33
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Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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