As 2025 turns to 2026, the worldwide launch manifest is quieting down, with only four launches scheduled for the upcoming week. Of these, two are Chinese missions, and two are SpaceX Falcon 9 missions, with Falcon 9 scheduled to launch the CSG-3 satellite and a batch of Starlink satellites.
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The Shenzhou 22 mission, originally scheduled to fly next year, launched successfully on Tuesday, Nov.…
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Launch Roundup: Shenzhou-22 flies un-crewed to Tiangong, SpaceX launch four Falcon 9 missions
by John SharpIn another busy week of launches, SpaceX launched four Falcon 9 missions — four are…
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China accelerates toward lunar goals as reusability programs gain momentum
by Martin SmithChina has conducted two spacewalks from its Tiangong space station in as many months and…
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Chinese launch cadence accelerates, Tianwen-2 prepares for launch
by Martin SmithThis month has seen the launches of three different commercial Chinese rockets, and the return-to-flight…
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China Roundup: Chang Zheng 8A set for debut, Chinese hopper flies 75 km high-altitude test
by Martin SmithChina’s Chang Zheng 8A rocket is set for its maiden flight from the Hainan commercial…
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Chang Zheng 12, ZhuQue-2E fly maiden missions; Hainan spaceport and mega constellations expand
by Martin SmithIn late November, two new Chinese rockets took their maiden flights within four days of…
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Launch Roundup: Kairos stands down second launch attempt, Falcon 9 to launch 03, GPS and NRO missions
by Martin SmithThis week, Japanese commercial company Space One stood down two attempts to launch its Kairos…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches continue, Rocket Lab to launch two Electrons, Russia to fly to ISS
by John SharpFollowing the sixth flight of SpaceX’s Starship on Tuesday, eight additional orbital launches were planned…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches cargo resupply mission to ISS, Roscosmos and Rocket Lab also launch
by Martin SmithThis week got off to a flying start when new science experiments and cargo were…
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China’s Chang’e 6 landed on and sampled the far side of the Moon while the…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX reaches its 40th Falcon 9 flight of 2024
by Martin SmithWith seven Falcon 9 launches flown this month already, SpaceX’s rapid pace continues with another…
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China Roundup: Chinese Moon plans, commercial company updates, and Wenchang commercial pad
by Adrian BeilChina provided several updates to its lunar exploration plans, while private companies like LandSpace and…
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In the last few weeks, China has not only conducted several launches — of which…
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China has picked up its launch cadence in the last two weeks as they continue…
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China outlines ambitious plans for Moon landing; ZhuQue-2 prepares to launch again
by Adrian BeilOver the last few weeks, China has remained busy with both launching rockets and announcing…
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China launches Shenzhou-16 mission to the Chinese Space Station
by Adrian BeilChina launched its crewed Shenzhou-16 mission to the Tiangong Space Station on Tuesday, May 30,…
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Chinese Tianlong-2 successfully debuts from Jiuquan
by Adrian BeilThe Tianlong-2 rocket by Space Pioneer successfully performed its debut flight on April 2 and…
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LandSpace readies for second flight of ZhuQue-2 amid launch salvo
by Adrian BeilLandSpace has confirmed that the second methane-based ZhuQue-2 is fully assembled as the company gears…
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Commercial rockets spotted amidst Chinese launch tripleheader
by Adrian BeilChina is starting to increase its launch cadence again after a slow start to 2023.…