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April 9, 2026, 8 p.m.
Test Flight
Second test flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle. This launch will carry 5 cubesats and 1 non-separable experiment as part of European Space Agency (ESA)'s “Boost!” program: * CyBEEsat (TU Berlin) * TriSat-S (University of Maribor) * Platform 6 (EnduroSat) * FramSat-1 (NTNU) * SpaceTeamSat1 (TU Wien Space Team) * Let It Go (Dcubed, non-separable experiment)
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Apr 11, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-21
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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Apr 11, 2026
Smart Dragon 3 | Unknown Payload
Unknown Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Details TBD.
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Upcoming Events
Press Event
April 09, 2026
Artemis II Daily Mission Status Briefing (April 9)
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.
Press Event
April 09, 2026
Artemis II Live Downlink Event (April 9)
Cislunar spaceThe Artemis II crew will participate in live conversations throughout the mission, known as downlink events.
Spacecraft Landing
April 11, 2026
Artemis II Orion Splashdown
Pacific OceanThe Artemis II Orion spacecraft will splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, bringing an end to its 10 days long mission around the Moon.
Press Event
April 11, 2026
Artemis II Post-Splashdown News Conference
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USAArtemis II post-splashdown news conference at NASA Johnson
Long March 6A
SatNet LEO Group 21
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaA batch of 5 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.…
Long March 8
SpaceSail Polar Group 07
Commercial LC-1 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with…
Minotaur IV
STP-S29A
Space Launch Complex 8 - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USASTP-S29A is a mission under the U.S. Department of Defense's Space Test Program (STP) that will deliver technology demonstrations to orbit and contri…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-35
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.
Atlas V 551
Amazon Leo (LA-05)
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Meridian-M No.21L
43/3 (43L) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationNote: Payload identity uncertain. Meridian is a series of communications satellite for military and civilian use.
Tianlong-3
Demo Flight
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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.
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Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-44
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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