On the heels of a busy launch week, this week will see even more launches from around the globe. SpaceX is expected to launch five Falcon 9 missions — including a rideshare and the delayed Axiom Mission 4 crewed mission — along with a launch of the rarely-flown Angara A5 rocket from Russia. The last ever flight of the H-IIA, Japan’s long-time medium-lift workhorse, is on the schedule, as is a Chinese launch and a Blue Origin crewed suborbital launch.
A pair of Falcon 9 launches were scheduled from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, while three Falcon 9s were to fly from Florida. The New Shepard NS-33 crewed launch is flying from West Texas. Angara flew an unknown payload from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in far northern Russia. Rocket Lab also announced an Electron launch from Mahia, New Zealand for Friday, June 20, while the ULA KA-02 mission is now scheduled for Monday, June 23.