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Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Demo Flight
Mission Type
Test Flight
Destination
Unknown
Demonstration Flight for Russia's new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle, with a mass simulator on board. Details TBD.
Last Update: Possible launch attempt on April 29, TBC.
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Booster
B1075
22nd flight (188d since last use)
B1072
2nd flight (672d since last use)
B1098
Landing
Return to Launch Site (Landing Zone 2)
Return to Launch Site (Landing Zone 40)
Expended (Atlantic Ocean)
Mission
ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific)
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1-Terabit per second of network capacity, and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located.
Available Lives
SPACE AFFAIRS
Spaceflight Now
NASASpaceflight
SpaceX
GO! - SpaceX - Falcon Heavy - ViaSat-3 F3 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - Space Affairs Live
Last Update: Updated launch weather, 90% GO.
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Booster
B1071
33rd flight (47d since last use)
Landing
Drone Ship (Of Course I Still Love You)
Mission
Starlink Group 17-36
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Last Update: Now targeting Apr 30 at 02:00 UTC
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Amazon Leo (LE-02)
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
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. 32 satellites are carried on this launch.
Available Lives
Arianespace
Arianespace
Flight VA268 | Amazon Leo LE-02 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace
Last Update: Delayed to April 30.
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