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Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-179

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-179

Fourteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.

Spectrum | Onward and Upward

Spectrum | Onward and Upward

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) …

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Starfall Demonstration Mission

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Starfall Demonstration Mission

Note: Mission profile and payload details are TBD. Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsules designed to autonomously transport valuable customer experiments and other payloads safely back from space to Earth, including for in-orbit manufacturing. Starfall is a cylindrical shaped capsule approximately 0.75 meters tall …

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-28

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-28

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

[NET 02:00 UTC] Long March 7A | Unknown Payload

[NET 02:00 UTC] Long March 7A | Unknown Payload

Details TBD.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-45

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-45

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

[NET 09:00 UTC] Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission

[NET 09:00 UTC] Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission

Contracted by NASA under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase 3 contract, Katalyst Space Technologies' LINK servicing spacecraft will rendezvous and attach to NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to re-boost its orbit. This aims to demonstrate a key capability for the future of space exploration and extending the Swift mission’s …

[Q2 2026] Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E

[Q2 2026] Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

[Q2 2026] Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C

[Q2 2026] Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

[Q2 2026] Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A

[Q2 2026] Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A

Tranche 1 Transport Layer A is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms …

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