Following several launch delays last week, the week of Aug. 21 through Aug. 27 is set to see seven launches marking the 129th through 135th orbital launch attempts of 2023.
Starting the week off, SpaceX launched the Starlink Group 7-1 mission from Space Launch Complex (SLC) 4 East at the Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB). The second Starlink mission of the week was scheduled to launch right after Group 7-1 from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), but was later delayed. During this, Russia launched its Progress resupply mission; North Korea attempted launch of its Manligyeong satellite; Rocket Lab launched its “We Love the Nightlife” mission; SpaceX then launched the Crew-7 mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A); JAXA will launch the SLIM and XRISM mission.