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Hellas-Sat 4/SaudiGeoSat 1 & GSAT 31 Ariane 5 Launch
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA247, to launch the HellasSat 4/SaudiGeoSat 1 and GSAT 11 communications satellite. Built by Lockheed Martin, the Hellas-Sat 4/SaudiGeoSat 1 satellite will provide telecommunications and broadband services in Saudi Arabia, other parts of the Middle East, Europe and North Africa. Hellas-Sat 4/SaudiGeoSat 1 is a joint mission between Hellas-Sat, a subsidiary of Arabsat based in Cyprus, and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. The GSAT 31 satellite, built…
Find out more »WGS 10 Delta 4 Launch
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket will launch the 10th Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft, formerly known as the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite. Built by Boeing, this geostationary communications spacecraft will serve U.S. military forces. The rocket will fly in the Medium+ (5,4) configuration with four solid rocket boosters. Launch window: Approx. 6:40-7:35 p.m. on 25th (Approx. 2340-0035 GMT on 25th/26th) Livestream: https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/delta-iv-nrol-71
Find out more »Chandrayaan 2 GSLV Mk. 3 Launch
India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. 2 (GSLV Mk.2) will launch the Chandrayaan 2 mission, India’s second mission to the moon. Chandrayaan 2 will consist of an orbiter, lander and rover launched together into a high Earth orbit. The orbiter is designed to use on-board propulsion to reach the moon, then release the lander and rover. Launch window: TBD
Find out more »NROL-71 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: TBD Launch time: TBD
Find out more »PRISMA Vega Launch
An Arianespace Vega rocket, designated VV13, will launch with the PRISMA satellite for the Italian space agency — ASI. PRISMA is an Earth observation satellite fitted with an innovative electro-optical instrument, combining a hyperspectral sensor with a medium-resolution panchromatic camera. The mission will support environmental monitoring and security applications. Launch date: TBD Launch time: TBD
Find out more »EMISat PSLV Launch
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. 2 (GSLV Mk.2), designated PSLV-C44, will launch the EMISat satellite, reportedly an electronic intelligence-gathering spacecraft for the Indian government. Launch date: January 2019 Launch time: TBD
Find out more »EgyptSat-A Soyuz Launch
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the EgyptSat-A Earth observation satellite. EgyptSat-A was built by RSC Energia for Egypt’s National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences. Launch time: 11:47 a.m. EST (1647 GMT)
Find out more »PSN 6 & SpaceIL Lunar Lander Falcon 9 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the PSN 6 communications satellite and SpaceIL’s Lunar Lander. Built by SSL and owned by Indonesia’s PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara, PSN 6 will provide voice and data communications, broadband Internet, and video distribution throughout the Indonesian archipelago. A privately-funded lunar lander developed by Israel’s SpaceIL will ride piggyback on this launch, along with several smaller payloads under a rideshare arrangement provided by Spaceflight. Launch time: TBD
Find out more »SpaceX CRS 17 Falcon 9 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 19th Dragon spacecraft mission on its 17th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The flight is being conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Launch date: March 2019 Launch window: TBD
Find out more »Radarsat Constellation Mission Falcon 9 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Radarsat Constellation Mission for the Canadian Space Agency and MDA. Consisting of three radar Earth observation spacecraft launching on a single rocket, the Radarsat Constellation Mission is the next in a series of Canadian Radarsat satellites supporting all-weather maritime surveillance, disaster management and ecosystem monitoring for the Canadian government and international users. Launch date: NET February 18, 2019 Launch time: TBD
Find out more »Arabsat 6A Falcon Heavy Launch
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the Arabsat 6A communications satellite for Arabsat of Saudi Arabia. Arabsat 6A will provide Ku-band and Ka-band communications coverage over the Middle East and North Africa regions, as well as a footprint in South Africa. Launch date: Early 2019 Launch window: TBD
Find out more »ISS 58S Soyuz Launch
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the crewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station with members of the next Expedition crew. The capsule will remain at the station for about six months, providing an escape pod for the residents. Launch window: TBD
Find out more »OneWeb 1 Soyuz Launch
An Arianespace Soyuz rocket will launch on a mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The Soyuz will carry the first 10 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz 2-1b (Soyuz ST-B) rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. Launch date: TBD Launch window: TBD
Find out more »Progress 72P Soyuz Launch
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 72nd Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. Launch time: TBD
Find out more »STP-2 Falcon Heavy Flight
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the U.S. Air Force’s Space Test Program-2 mission with a cluster of military and scientific research satellites. The heavy-lift rocket is formed of three Falcon 9 rocket cores strapped together with 27 Merlin 1D engines firing at liftoff. Launch date: Early 2019 Launch window: TBD Livestream: http://www.spacex.com/webcast
Find out more »CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test Atlas V Launch
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-080, will launch Boeing’s first CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on an unpiloted Orbital Test Flight to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States after an orbital shakedown cruise ahead of a two-person Crew Test Flight. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Launch date: March…
Find out more »Meteor M2-2 Soyuz Launch
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch with the Russian Meteor M2-1 polar-orbiting weather satellite. Launch date: March 2019 Launch time: TBD
Find out more »LauncherOne Orbital Test Flight
Lofted to its drop point by Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), a Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket will made its first orbital test flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. Launch date: Early 2019
Find out more »ICON Pegasus XL Launch
Lofted to approximately 40,000 feet via an Orbital ATK L-1011 aircraft, an air-launched Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket will deploy NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) satellite into orbit. ICON will study the ionosphere, a region of Earth’s upper atmosphere where terrestrial weather meets space weather. Disturbances in the ionosphere triggered by solar storms or weather activity in the lower atmosphere can cause disturbances in GPS navigation and radio transmissions. Launch date: First quarter 2019 Launch window: 3:00-4:30 a.m. EST (0800-0930…
Find out more »GPS 3-02 Falcon 9 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the U.S. Air Force’s second third-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System. The satellite is built by Lockheed Martin. Launch window: TBD
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