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October 2021
BlackSky 10 & 11 Electron Launch
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small satellites for BlackSky’s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Rocket Lab has nicknamed this mission “Love At First Insight.” Launch Time: TBD - NET October 2021
Find out more »BlackSky 14 & 15 Electron Launch
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky’s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Launch Time: TBD Launch Date: TBD, NET October 2021
Find out more »November 2021
Galileo 27 & 28 Soyuz Launch
An Arianespace Soyuz rocket, designed VS26, will launch on a mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The Soyuz will carry two Galileo full operational capability satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation constellation. The Soyuz-2.1b (Soyuz ST-B) rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. Instantaneous Launch Window: 8:07:49 p.m. EST on November 22 (0107:49 GMT November 23)
Find out more »Starlink Falcon 9 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a group of Starlink internet satellites. Launch Time: TBD, 2021
Find out more »December 2021
BlackSky Global SSLV Launch
India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Launch Time: TBD Launch Date: Q4 2021
Find out more »Turksat 5B Falcon 9 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Turksat 5B communications satellite for Turksat, a Turkish satellite operator. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with significant Turkish contributions, the Turksat 5B satellite will provide broadband services over a wide coverage area, including Turkey, the Middle East and large regions of Africa. Launch Window: TBD, Q4 2021
Find out more »Transporter 3 Falcon 9 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 3 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Launch Time: TBD, December 2021
Find out more »OneWeb 12 Soyuz Launch
A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch 34 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. Launch Time: TBD Launch Date: December 2021
Find out more »January 2022
MEASAT 3d & GSAT 24 Ariane 5 Launch
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA257, to launch the MEASAT 3d and GSAT 24 communications satellites. Built by Airbus Defense and Space for MEASAT, a Malaysian operator, MEASAT 3d is a multi-mission communications satellite outfitted with C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band payloads for direct-to-home TV broadcasting and internet services over Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. GSAT 24 is a direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization. Launch Window: TBD Launch Date: Early 2022
Find out more »March 2022
WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Falcon 9 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first two WorldView Legion Earth observation satellites for Maxar Technologies. Maxar plans to deploy six commercial WorldView Legion high-resolution remote sensing satellites into a mix of sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits on two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. Launch Time: TBD Launch Date: NET March 2022
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