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Long March 2C | Unknown Payload
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5 Nov 2026, 16:00 UTC · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · N/A
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Details TBD.
Ceres-2 | Unknown Payload
Go for Launch
6 Nov 2026, 23:35 UTC · Galactic Energy · N/A
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Details TBD.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432
Go for Launch
7 Nov 2026, 00:46 UTC · SpaceX · LEO
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.
Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group TBD?
Go for Launch
8 Nov 2026, 20:25 UTC · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · LEO
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627
Go for Launch
10 Nov 2026, 03:03 UTC · SpaceX · LEO
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.
Mir | Demo Flight
Go for Launch
10 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC · Agency for Defense Development · LEO
Sea Launch
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.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-317
Go for Launch
13 Nov 2026, 04:23 UTC · SpaceX · LEO
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.
Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo (LV-01)
Go for Launch
13 Nov 2026, 17:54 UTC · United Launch Alliance · LEO
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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. 45 satellites will be carried on each Vulcan launch.
Electron | The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10)
To Be Determined
14 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC · Rocket Lab · LEO
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group TBD?
To Be Confirmed
20 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · LEO
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.
Ariane 64 Block 2 | Amazon Leo (LE-04)
To Be Determined
23 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC · Arianespace · LEO
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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.
Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-36 (97P)
To Be Confirmed
24 Nov 2026, 05:03 UTC · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · LEO
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Just flown

Kinetica 2 | SpaceSail Polar Group #17
Launch Successful
3 Nov 2026, 00:15 UTC · CAS Space · PO
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.
Electron | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)
Launch Successful
2 Nov 2026, 16:41 UTC · Rocket Lab · LEO
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18
Launch Successful
31 Oct 2026, 04:04 UTC · SpaceX · LEO
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
GSLV Mk II | IRNSS-1L (NVS-03)
Launch Successful
30 Oct 2026, 18:21 UTC · Indian Space Research Organization · GTO
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
This is a replacement satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. The constellation will provide India with an alternative to GPS and will be used for military and civilian use. Located at a geosynchronous orbit, the system will be operated by the Indian government.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16
Launch Successful
27 Oct 2026, 07:25 UTC · SpaceX · LEO
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 28
Launch Successful
25 Oct 2026, 02:03 UTC · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · LEO
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-15
Launch Successful
23 Oct 2026, 22:48 UTC · SpaceX · LEO
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 4B | Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21
Launch Successful
23 Oct 2026, 19:25 UTC · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · LEO
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
6 Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
Long March 6A | Yaogan 50-03
Launch Successful
23 Oct 2026, 10:15 UTC · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · LEO
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Yaogan 50-03 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360)
Launch Successful
23 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTC · Rocket Lab · SSO
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
HawkEye 360 is a a space-based civil global intelligence satellite network using radio frequency (RF) technology to help monitor transportation across air, land and sea and assist with emergencies, and to provide civil SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) mission. The constellation of small satellites (named Hawk ) will collect information on specific radio signals worldwide to provide high-precision radio frequency mapping and analytics from Low Earth orbit (LEO).
Ceres-1S | Xiguang-4 01
Launch Successful
21 Oct 2026, 03:39 UTC · Galactic Energy · LEO
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
0.5 meter resolution Earth observation satellite for the city of Guangzhou government and Guangzhou University with multi-spectral imaging capability. Prototype of a proposed 25 satellites constellation.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
Launch Successful
20 Oct 2026, 11:04 UTC · SpaceX · LEO
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. This launch also carries the second 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 with a diameter of 3.1 meters, weighing approximately 2100 kilograms, and capable of carrying 1000 kilograms of payload. It is designed to be carried on Starship flights.

Live from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, refreshed every 30 minutes.

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Positions are flown forward from each satellite's published mean elements with two-body motion plus Earth's equatorial bulge (J2); accurate to tens of km for a few days, fine for the picture, not for pointing a telescope.

Altitude: Roughly 340 to 570 km, about 60 times closer than geostationary satellites, so signals take tens of milliseconds, not 600.
Dish: A flat phased-array antenna steers its beam electronically, with no moving dish, tracking satellites that cross the sky in minutes.
Bands: Ku-band to user dishes, Ka-band to ground gateways; laser links between satellites.
Clean-up: Low orbits decay quickly: a dead satellite re-enters and burns up within about five years.
Night sky: Astronomers report streaks in survey images; SpaceX added sunshades (VisorSat, 2020) and darker surfaces to dim them.

22 Feb 2018
Two test satellites, Tintin A and B, launch.
24 May 2019
First batch of 60 working satellites (v0.9).
Oct 2020
Public beta, nicknamed Better Than Nothing, opens in the northern US and Canada.
2021
Polar shells add laser links: satellites relay traffic to each other, so coverage reaches oceans and the poles without nearby ground stations.
Dec 2022
The FCC authorises 7,500 second-generation satellites, on top of the 4,408 first-generation design.
Feb 2023
Larger V2 Mini satellites begin launching, with argon Hall thrusters.
2 Jan 2024
First six Direct to Cell satellites: a phone-compatible radio in orbit, starting with texts.
Sep 2024
SpaceX reports more than 4 million Starlink customers.

SpaceX

Falcon 9

height: 70 m
engines: 9 Merlin + 1 vacuum Merlin
to low orbit: 22,800 kg expendable

The first stage lands on a drone ship or pad and flies again; it is the most-flown rocket of its era.

Falcon Heavy

height: 70 m, three cores
engines: 27 Merlin
to low orbit: 63,800 kg expendable

Three Falcon 9 cores strapped together; the side boosters often land side by side.

Dragon

crew: up to 7 by design, 4 on NASA flights
versions: Cargo Dragon, Crew Dragon
returns: splashdown under parachutes

Carries astronauts and cargo to and from the ISS, plus private missions such as Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn.

Starship

height: about 120 m stacked
engines: 33 Raptor (booster) + 6 (ship)
fuel: liquid methane + liquid oxygen

Designed to be fully reusable; NASA picked a Starship variant as the Artemis Moon lander.

14 Mar 2002
Elon Musk founds Space Exploration Technologies in El Segundo, California.
28 Sep 2008
Falcon 1's fourth flight: the first privately developed liquid-fuel rocket to reach orbit, after three failures.
4 Jun 2010
Falcon 9 flies for the first time.
8 Dec 2010
Dragon becomes the first spacecraft from a private company recovered from orbit.
25 May 2012
Dragon berths at the International Space Station, the first commercial vehicle to do so.
21 Dec 2015
A Falcon 9 first stage lands upright at Cape Canaveral after an orbital launch, a first.
30 Mar 2017
SES-10 flies on a used booster: the first reflight of an orbital-class rocket stage.
6 Feb 2018
Falcon Heavy debuts, sending a Tesla Roadster with a dummy, Starman, past Mars's orbit.
24 May 2019
The first 60 Starlink satellites launch together.
30 May 2020
Demo-2 flies Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the ISS: the first crewed orbital launch from the US since 2011, and the first on a private spacecraft.
15 Sep 2021
Inspiration4: the first orbital flight with no professional astronauts aboard.
20 Apr 2023
Starship, the largest rocket ever flown, makes its first integrated test flight.
12 Sep 2024
Polaris Dawn: Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis make the first commercial spacewalk.
13 Oct 2024
Starship flight 5: the launch tower's arms catch the returning Super Heavy booster.

Musk's working method and his place among the builders: Thinkers. Where it all began: Sputnik.

NASA

NASA · 1977

Voyager 1 & 2

The farthest human-made objects. Voyager 1 crossed into interstellar space in 2012, Voyager 2 in 2018.

NASA / ESA · 1990

Hubble

Five shuttle servicing missions kept it going; it pinned down the expansion rate of the universe.

NASA, Roscosmos, ESA, JAXA, CSA · 2 Nov 2000

International Space Station

Crewed without a break since the first expedition arrived.

NASA · 14 Jul 2015

New Horizons

First flyby of Pluto, then Arrokoth on 1 January 2019, the most distant object ever visited.

NASA · 2016

Juno

In polar orbit around Jupiter, mapping its gravity, magnetic field and storms.

NASA · 18 Feb 2021

Perseverance + Ingenuity

Rover in Jezero crater caching samples for return. The Ingenuity helicopter made 72 flights, the first powered flight on another world.

NASA / ESA / CSA · 25 Dec 2021

James Webb Space Telescope

A 6.5 m infrared mirror at the Sun–Earth L2 point, 1.5 million km away, seeing the first galaxies.

NASA · 26 Sep 2022

DART

Hit the moonlet Dimorphos on purpose and shortened its orbit by 32 minutes: the first test of planetary defence.

NASA · 16 Nov 2022

Artemis I

Uncrewed Orion flew around the Moon on the SLS rocket and splashed down on 11 December.

NASA / CSA · crew named Apr 2023

Artemis II

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen: the first people around the Moon since 1972.

NASA · 24 Sep 2023

OSIRIS-REx

Delivered rock from asteroid Bennu to Utah; renamed OSIRIS-APEX, it heads for Apophis in 2029.

NASA · 13 Oct 2023

Psyche

On its way to a metal-rich asteroid, arriving 2029.

NASA · 14 Oct 2024

Europa Clipper

Launched on Falcon Heavy to study whether Jupiter's moon Europa's ocean could support life; arrives 2030.

NASA · 24 Dec 2024

Parker Solar Probe

Closest pass ever to the Sun: 6.1 million km from its surface at about 690,000 km/h.

The world's missions

ISRO · India · 24 Sep 2014

Mangalyaan

India reaches Mars orbit on its first try.

ESA · Europe · 12 Nov 2014

Rosetta + Philae

First landing on a comet, 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

CNSA · China · 3 Jan 2019

Chang'e 4

First landing on the far side of the Moon.

JAXA · Japan · 6 Dec 2020

Hayabusa2

Returns samples of asteroid Ryugu to Australia.

CNSA · China · 16 Dec 2020

Chang'e 5

Returns 1.7 kg of Moon rock, the first since 1976.

MBRSC · UAE · 9 Feb 2021

Hope

The first Arab interplanetary mission enters Mars orbit to study its weather.

CNSA · China · May 2021

Tianwen-1 + Zhurong

Orbiter, lander and rover on the first Mars attempt; Zhurong drives on Utopia Planitia.

CMSA · China · 29 Apr 2021

Tiangong

China's space station, core module Tianhe; crewed continuously since 2022.

ESA · Europe · 14 Apr 2023

JUICE

To Jupiter's icy moons Ganymede, Callisto and Europa; arrives 2031.

ESA · Europe · 1 Jul 2023

Euclid

Maps a third of the sky to measure dark matter and dark energy.

Roscosmos · Russia · 19 Aug 2023

Luna 25

Russia's first Moon lander since 1976 crashes after a faulty engine burn.

ISRO · India · 23 Aug 2023

Chandrayaan-3

First landing near the lunar south pole; the Pragyan rover roves for a lunar day.

ISRO · India · 6 Jan 2024

Aditya-L1

India's solar observatory settles at the Sun–Earth L1 point.

JAXA · Japan · 20 Jan 2024

SLIM

Japan's first Moon landing, within about 100 m of its target: a precision first, though it landed on its nose.

Intuitive Machines · US · 22 Feb 2024

Odysseus (IM-1)

First commercial Moon landing, and the first US one since Apollo 17; it tipped onto its side.

CNSA · China · 25 Jun 2024

Chang'e 6

First samples ever returned from the far side of the Moon.

ESA / ArianeGroup · 9 Jul 2024

Ariane 6

Europe's new heavy launcher flies for the first time.

ESA · Europe · 7 Oct 2024

Hera

Sets off to survey the crater DART left on Dimorphos.

Blue Origin · US · 16 Jan 2025

New Glenn

Jeff Bezos's heavy rocket reaches orbit on its first flight.

Firefly · US · 2 Mar 2025

Blue Ghost

Lands upright in Mare Crisium, the first fully successful commercial Moon landing.

Everyone who has flown: Astronauts.