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April 2020
Progress 75P Soyuz Launch
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 75th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. Launch time: TBD
Find out more »AFSPC 7/OTV-6 Atlas V Launch
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the AFSPC 7 mission for the U.S. Air Force. The mission’s primary payload is the X-37B, a spaceplane also called the Orbital Test Vehicle, on the program’s sixth mission. The rocket will fly in the 501 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from December. Launch date: 2nd Quarter 2020 Launch time: TBD
Find out more »May 2020
GPS 3 SV04 Falcon 9 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the U.S. Air Force’s fourth third-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System. The satellite is built by Lockheed Martin. Launch date: May 2020 Launch time: TBD
Find out more »June 2020
NROL-44 Delta 4-Heavy Launch
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket. Launch date: June 2019 Launch time: TBD
Find out more »July 2020
Progress 76P Soyuz Launch
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 76th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. Launch time: TBD
Find out more »Mars 2020 Atlas 5 Launch
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch NASA’s Mars 2020 rover to the Red Planet. After landing in February 2021, the Mars 2020 rover will study Martian geology, search for organic compounds, demonstrate the ability to generate oxygen from atmospheric carbon dioxide, and collect rock samples for return to Earth by a future mission. The rocket will fly in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Launch…
Find out more »September 2020
NROL-101 Atlas 5 Launch
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch a classified spacecraft payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The rocket will fly in the 551 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, five solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. This will be the first launch of an Atlas 5 rocket with new Northrop Grumman-built GEM-63 solid rocket motors, replacing the Aerojet Rocketdyne AJ-60A solid rocket motors used on previous Atlas 5s. Launch date: 3rd Quarter 2020 Launch…
Find out more »NROL-82 Delta 4-Heavy
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket. Launch date: September 2020 Launch time: TBD
Find out more »December 2020
NROL-111 Minotaur 1 Launch
A U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Minotaur 1 rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. Launch date: TBD Launch time: TBD
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