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A batch of 23 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 6-54

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 Block 5

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Note: Name of payload is provisional.

Second launch of an ultimately 5 reconnaissance satellites for the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), with 1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite on this launch.

They will be launched to low Earth orbit between 600 and 700 km by 2025, enabling South Korea’s military to observe the nuclear-armed neighbor’s key military facilities every two hours with 30-50 centimeters resolution imagery, according to a 2019 report produced by the Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning.

The project is lead by the Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), with input from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Hanwha Systems and Thales Alenia Space.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | 425 Project Flight 2

Unknown Pad

Landing Zone 4

WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. Constellation is planned to consist of 6 satellites in both polar and mid-inclination orbits, providing 30 cm-class resolution.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | WorldView Legion 1 & 2

Vandenberg SFB

Space Launch Complex 4E

SpaceX will launch two satellites for Maxar, the World View Legion 1 & 2 satellites.The launch is scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, 11:30 a.m. PDT, 2:30 p.m...

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - WorldView Legion 1&2 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA. - Space Affairs Live

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

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-55

CASC

Chang'e 6/CE-6 is scheduled to launch in 2024 to return samples from the Far Side of the Moon (near southern edge of the Apollo Basin) for the first time. International science instruments from France, Italy, Sweden and Pakistan will also be on board.

Long March 5 | Chang'e 6

Wenchang Space Launch Site

Long March 5

Of Course I Still Love You

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-2

Barry E. Wilmore

Sunita Williams

This is the first crewed test flight of Starliner spacecraft. It will carry NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and
Suni Williams to the International Space Station.

CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test Patch

Atlas V N22 | CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test

Space Launch Complex 41

CST-100 Starliner

Atlas V N22

ROSCOSMOS

Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-27 (88P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome

31/6

Soyuz 2.1a

ABL Space Systems

This is the second launch of RS1 launch vehicle developed and built by ABL Space Systems. Payload onboard is TBD.

RS1 | Flight 2

Pacific Spaceport Complex - Alaska

Launch Pad 3C

Rocket Lab

Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space.

Electron | Capella Acadia 3

Wallops Island

Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)

Electron

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-3

EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) is a joint mission of ESA and JAXA. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and aerosols as well as measuring the reflected solar radiation and the infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface and atmosphere.

EarthCARE Patch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | EarthCARE

Firefly Aerospace

Fourth flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher, carrying its first payload for NASA.

Firefly Alpha | FLTA005 (VCLS Demo 2 Mission Two)

Space Launch Complex 2W

Firefly Alpha

HyImpulse

Test flight of HyImpulse's SR75 sounding rocket

SR75 Maiden Flight

SR75 | Maiden Flight

Koonibba Test Range

Pad 1

SR75

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-25

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-27

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-22

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-24

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-23

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-26

Gulf of Mexico

Fourth test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.

Starship IFT patch

Starship | Integrated Flight Test 4

Starbase

Orbital Launch Mount A

Starship

First 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.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-146

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-19

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-21

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-20

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