Next Upcoming Launch
Long March 6A | Yaogan 50-02
L - -- : -- : -- : --
March 15, 2026, 1:22 p.m.
Government/Top Secret
The Yaogan 50-02 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
subject View LaunchUpcoming Launches
Mar 17, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-24
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.
View Launch
Mar 17, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-46
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.
View Launch
Upcoming Events
Spacecraft Undocking
March 16, 2026
Progress MS-31 Undocking
International Space StationThe Progress MS-31 spacecraft will undock from the Poisk module of the International Space Station. It will then de-orbit and burn up in the atmosphere.
Press Event
March 16, 2026
US EVA-94 & 95 Preview News Conference
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USANASA will discuss the pair of upcoming spacewalks during a news conference at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA participants include: - Bill Spetch, operations integration manager, International Space Station Program - Diana Trujillo, spacewalk flight director, Flight Operations Directorate - Ronak Dave, spacewalk flight director, Flight Operations …
EVA
March 18, 2026
US EVA-94
International Space StationNASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams will exit the station’s Quest airlock to prepare the 2A power channel for future installation of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays. Once installed, the array will provide additional power for the orbital laboratory, including critical support of its safe and controlled deorbit.
Rollout
March 19, 2026
Artemis II SLS Rollout #2
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USANASA will roll out their second fully stacked Space Launch System (SLS) rocket back to LC-39B after a rollback from the pad to investigate issues with the upper stage helium tanks. The rollout is expected to take up to 12 hours.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-48
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 17-31
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.
Long March 2D
Shiyan 30 03-04
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaA pair of Chinese satellites reported to be for "Earth observation technological testing and validation" purposes. Actual usage not known.
Long March 8A
SatNet LEO Group 20
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.…
Firefly Alpha
Stairway to Seven
Space Launch Complex 2W - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAFirefly Alpha's Flight 7 is a test flight and return-To-Flight for the launch vehicle after its April 2025 launch failure. It will test and validate …
Falcon 9
EchoStar 25
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAEchoStar 25 is a direct broadcast satellite, built on the proven Maxar 1300 series platform, which will deliver content across North America. It will…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-18
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.
Electron
Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandNote: Payload and customer identities were not publicly announced. 4th of the BlackSky Gen-3 high resolution Earth-imaging satellites.
KAIROS
Flight 3
Space One Launch Pad - Spaceport Kii, JapanThird flight of the KAIROS launch vehicle. 5 satellites will be on board: * TATARA-1R * SC-Sat1a * HErO * AETS-1 * Nutsat-3 (TASA/Taiwan)
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-40
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.
Spaceflight News
SpaceNews
OSTP taking on space policy coordination work in place of Nation…
In the absence of the National Space Council, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has taken…
SpaceNews
Strait of Hormuz crisis drives demand for commercial geospatial …
Analysts are relying on tools that fuse satellite imagery, ship data and open-source reporting into real-time insight …
SpaceNews
Raytheon contract for protected satellite communications termina…
The contract supports communications terminals used in the U.S. nuclear command-and-control architecture The post Rayt…
NASASpaceflight
Blue Origin Unveils NEO Hunter: A Hybrid Planetary Defense Conce…
Blue Origin has unveiled a new mission concept called NEO Hunter, designed to protect Earth… The post Blue Origin Unvei…
Spaceflight Now
NASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one…
The conversation took place amid the flight readiness review for the Artemis 2 mission, which is currently set to launc…
SpaceNews
iMetalX emerges from stealth with technology to model resident s…
SAN FRANCISCO – Northern California startup iMetalX Inc. emerged from stealth to announce a collaboration with Psionic…