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Of Course I Still Love You

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

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-36

Vandenberg SFB

Space Launch Complex 4E

Falcon 9 Block 5

On Thursday April 30, 2026 at 02:42 UTC, SpaceX launched the Starlink Group 17-36 mission with a Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

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SpaceX Starlink Group 17-36

Unofficial Re-stream

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket from California with 24 satellites for SpaceX's space-based internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29 at 7:42:49 pm PDT (10:42:49 pm EDT / 0242:49 UTC)

The first-stage booster, making its 13th flight, will land on the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' nearly 8.5 minutes into the flight.

The Starlink 17-36 mission will take a southerly trajectory upon departure from Vandenberg. 

Live commentary will be provided starting about 30 minutes prior to launch.

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Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink Satellites from California

Unofficial Webcast

Starlink Mission

Official Webcast

Arianespace

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.

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Ariane 64 | Amazon Leo (LE-02)

Guiana Space Centre

Ariane Launch Area 4

Ariane 64

Flight VA268/LE-02 is now scheduled for April 30, 2026, within the following launch window:
04:08 – 04:57 (Washington, D.C.)
05:08 – 05:57 (Kourou)
08:08 – 08:57 (UTC)
10:08 – 10:57 (Paris)
Ariane 6 is in the final phase of the launch campaign, with all systems ready to support launch on April 30. Launch preparations are complete and the payload composite, enclosing the 32 Amazon Leo satellites, has been successfully mated atop the launcher.
 
The mission, called VA268 and LE-02 for Amazon Leo, will mark the second Ariane 6 launch dedicated to the deployment of the Amazon Leo constellation, within a series of 18.
 
Equipped with four solid rocket boosters, Ariane 64 is the most powerful version of Ariane 6. For this mission, the launcher will carry the 32 satellites under its 20-meter...

Flight VA268 | Amazon Leo LE-02 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace

Le lancement est désormais prévu le 30 avril 2026, au cours de la fenêtre de tir suivante :
04h08 – 04h57 (Washington, D.C.)
05h08 – 05h57 (Kourou)
08h08 – 08h57 (UTC)
10h08 – 10h57 (Paris)
Ariane 6 a atteint la phase finale de sa campagne de lancement : tous les systèmes sont prêts pour un décollage prévu le 30 avril. Les préparatifs sont terminés : la coiffe abritant les 32 satellites a été intégrée avec succès au sommet du lanceur. 
 
Cette mission, désignée VA268 pour Arianespace et LE-02 pour Amazon Leo, constitue le deuxième vol d'une série de 18 qu'effectuera Ariane 6 dans le cadre du déploiement de cette constellation.
 
Équipée de quatre propulseurs d'appoint à propergol solide (ESR), Ariane 64 est la version la plus puissante d'Ariane 6. Pour cette mission, elle transportera...

French

Vol VA268 | Amazon Leo LE-02 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace

Le second modèle Ariane 6 équipé de quatre propulseurs d'appoint décollera ce jeudi 30 avril au matin du Centre spatial guyanais. Sous sa coiffe, 32 nouveaux satellites de la constellation Amazon LEO.

🚀 *Zoom sur le lancement VA268*

Jeudi 30 avril 2026
Fenêtre de tir :
05h08 - 05h57 heure de Kourou
10h08 - 10h57 heure de Paris

🛰️ *Zoom sur les passagers*

Cette mission marque le deuxième des 18 lancements d'Ariane 6 prévus pour soutenir le déploiement de la constellation Amazon LEO. Amazon LEO est le réseau de satellites en orbite basse d'Amazon, dont la mission est de fournir un accès Internet rapide et fiable aux clients situés hors de portée des réseaux existants. 

Plus d'infos sur le lancement :
https://cnes.fr/evenements/lancement-de-2e-ariane-6-quatre-boosters-satellites-ama...

Lancement Ariane 6 pour la constellation Amazon LEO (VA268)

RKK Energiya

Demonstration Flight for Russia's new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle, with a mass simulator on board. Details TBD.

Soyuz-5 | Demo Flight

Baikonur Cosmodrome

45/1

Soyuz-5

A Shortfall of Gravitas

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-38

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Space Launch Complex 40

Landing Zone 4

Ride-share of multiple satellites including:

* CAS500-2 (KASA, South Korea)
The South Korean CAS500-1 and -2 satellites will image the Earth in pan-chromatic and multi-spectral modes using the AEISS-C (Advanced Earth Imaging Sensor System) payload, with a ground resolution of 0.5 m in panchromatic mode and 2 m in color mode.

* Pelican-7, 8 & 9 (Planet Labs)
Pelican is a constellation of very high resolution imaging satellites, designed and manufactured by Planet Labs. The commercial constellation will consist of 32 SmallSats with potential for further expansion, and aims to provide improved spatial resolution and response times over Planet’s existing SkySat and Dove constellations.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | CAS500-2 & Others

CAS500-2 Mission

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-29

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-37

Landing Zone 40

34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34

Cargo Dragon 2

Avio S.p.A

Joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences to investigate the interaction between Earth’s protective shield – the magnetosphere – and the supersonic solar wind.

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Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)

Ariane Launch Area 1

Vega-C

Join us live on 9 April, as we broadcast the launch of the European-Chinese Smile mission.
 
Smile will head to space on a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
 
This stream will include live launch footage from the launchpad and control room, as well as real-time interviews with people involved in the mission and its launch.
 
For the first time, Smile is going to reveal what really happens when charged particles from the Sun crash into Earth's magnetic shield.
 
It carries an X-ray camera to make the first X-ray observations of how exactly this shield responds to the solar wind, and an ultraviolet camera to watch the resulting northern lights for 45 hours at a time.
 
Find out more at esa.int/smile

★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the be...

ESA's Smile mission launch

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.

Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-07)

Space Launch Complex 41

Atlas V 551

Rocket Lab

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Electron | Viva La Strix (StriX Launch 9)

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

Unknown Pad

Electron

Agency for Defense Development

Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional.

First orbital full version launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle, after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages on 30 March and 30 December 2022, and 1 orbital test flight without the 2nd stage on 4 December 2023. Details TBD.

South Korean ADD Solid-Fuel SLV | Demo Flight

Jeju Island

ADD Offshore launch platform

South Korean ADD Solid-Fuel SLV

Isar Aerospace

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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Spectrum | Onward and Upward

Andøya Spaceport

Orbital Launch Pad

Spectrum

Mission Name: 'Onward and Upward'

Launch Date: Updates via https://isaraerospace.com/mission-updates-overview

Launch site: Andøya Space

The second flight of our ‘Spectrum’ launch vehicle marks a significant milestone serving as both the vehicle’s qualification mission and its first flight carrying payload.

"Onward and Upward" symbolizes our relentless drive for progress and continuous improvement, reflecting our determination to build upon the successes and lessons learned from our inaugural test flight.

The livestream is produced in collaboration with the @NASASpaceflight team.

More information on the Mission ‘Onward and Upward’ here: https://isaraerospace.com/mission-2

"Onward and Upward" Mission of Isar Aerospace

Mission Name: 'Onward and Upward'

Launch Date: Updates via https://isaraerospace.com/mission-updates-overview

Launch site: Andøya Space

The second flight of Isar's ‘Spectrum’ launch vehicle marks a significant milestone serving as both the vehicle’s qualification mission and its first flight carrying payload.

"Onward and Upward" symbolizes Isar's relentless drive for progress and continuous improvement, reflecting their determination to build upon the successes and lessons learned from our inaugural test flight.

NSF/NASASpaceflight LLC is providing live stream production services for Isar Aerospace's second flight of Spectrum.

More information on the Mission ‘Onward and Upward’ here: https://isaraerospace.com/mission-2

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Isar Aerospace Launches the "Onward and Upward" Mission

LandSpace

Zhuque-2E | Unknown Payload

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Launch Area 96

Zhuque-2E

12th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. Maiden Flight of Starship V3

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Starship | Flight 12

Starbase

Orbital Launch Pad 2

Starship V3

CASC

Long March 7A | Unknown Payload

Wenchang Space Launch Site

Long March 7A

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.

35-40 satellites will be carried on each Ariane 6 launch.

Ariane 64 Block 2 | Amazon Leo (LE-03)

Ariane 64 Block 2

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

The Grain Goddess Provides Patch

Electron | The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7)

First test launch of CASC’s Long March 10B rocket.

Long March 10B | Demo Flight

Commercial LC-2

Long March 10B

ROSCOSMOS

Note: Payload identities uncertain.

Batch of 16 Rassvet-3 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Russian Byuro-1440 (Bureau 1440) constellation for broadband high-speed internet access in Russia.

Soyuz 2.1b | 16 x Rassvet-3

Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Soyuz 2.1b

Ninth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese space station.

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Long March 7 | Tianzhou-10

Tianzhou

Long March 7

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

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 science lifetime in gamma ray astronomy.

Pegasus XL | Swift Rescue Mission

Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site

Air Launch

Pegasus XL

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Test flight of the H3-30 variant of the H3 launch vehicle with 3 LE-9 engines in the first stage and no SRBs. The flight will carry a dummy main payload (Vehicle Evaluation Payload 5, VEP-5) and several hitchhiking small satellites:

* PETREL

* STARS-X

* BRO-22

* VERTECS

* HORN-L/R

H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight

Tanegashima Space Center

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2

H3-30

LOXSAT 1 is a demonstration satellite of a complete cryogenic oxygen fluid management system in orbit, developed by Eta Space and sponsored by NASA's Tipping Point program.

The system will be integrated on a Rocket Lab Photon-LEO satellite bus and collect critical cryogenic fluid management data in orbit for 9 months, demonstrating capabilities of in-space cryogenic storage and transferal. Eta Space plans to use technology developed for this mission to develop a truly commercial depot intended to serve multiple customers in the future.

Electron | LOXSAT 1

Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.

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