This week’s schedule has a mix of orbital and suborbital missions launching from seven different sites around the globe. In addition to launches from the Florida space coast, India and Japan have both launched navigation satellites. Rocket Lab is launching another batch of satellites for its French customer, Kinéis, while SpaceX has launched a next-generation replacement communications satellite for Spanish operator Hisdesat.
An uncrewed New Shepard flight, which will conduct experiments for NASA and others in simulated lunar gravity, has now been delayed until next week. SpaceX launched three missions, using each of its three active launch sites. These included the first expendable Falcon 9 launch since the Hera mission last October.