This week’s manifest includes the delayed launches of a Falcon 9 with Galileo global positioning satellites and an Electron with a second batch of satellites for Kinéis. SpaceX also launched a batch of 20 Starlink satellites from California as the constellation increases to 6,000 operational satellites.
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ChineseCommercialInternationalISSJapanRussianSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Polaris Dawn, ISS crewed launch headline busy week
by Martin SmithThis week’s manifest features four Falcon 9 launches, including the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn crewed…
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ChineseCommercialEuropeanInternationalSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Vega retired after final launch; Polaris Dawn lift off
by Aaron McCreaThis week, rockets will launch from all over the globe. China’s CASC sent a Chang…
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Blue OriginChineseCommercialSpaceX
Polaris Dawn on hold; SpaceX booster fails on landing
by Aaron McCreaAnother busy week of spaceflight activities contained a landing failure of a Falcon 9 booster…
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ChineseCommercialInternationalOtherSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Polaris Dawn aims high, Starlink launches continue
by John SharpA total of five flights were on the worldwide launch manifest for this week. Most…
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IndianInternationalOtherRussian
Launch Roundup: Progress MS-28, Indian SSLV, Chinese CZ-4B, and Falcon 9 flights scheduled
The second full week of August is another busy one, with five flights scheduled including…
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ChineseInternationalSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Starlink constellation continues to expand while China begins building G60 constellation
by John SharpFollowing a busy last two weeks, the pace of the worldwide launch schedule slowed down…
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ChineseInternationalSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 returns to flight, China launches Earth observation satellites
by Martin SmithThe launch schedule in the past few weeks had been notably quieter than usual. Last…
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CommercialEuropeanInternationalSpaceX
Launch Roundup: SpaceX flies more customer payloads and Ariane 6 debuts
by John SharpAs many as four SpaceX Falcon 9 missions and the long-delayed inaugural flight of Ariane…
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ChineseCommercialInternationalSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Second half of 2024 begins with more launches from front runners US & China
by Martin SmithMoving into the second half of 2024, the first week of July began with the…
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ChineseCommercialInternationalJapanSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Falcon Heavy returns with GOES-U, Firefly Alpha launch attempt
by John SharpFollowing a week in which Tropical Storm Alberto brought high seas, wind, and rain-related delays…
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ChineseCommercialEuropeanInternationalOtherScienceSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Electron launches for the 50th time; Falcon 9 returns to normal operations
by Aaron McCreaConcluding a rare week that was void of any launches and riddled with scrubs, the…
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Following an extremely eventful week in Spaceflight, this week was expected to be a return…
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Boeing/StarlinerChineseCommercialEuropeanInternationalISSOtherRussianSpaceX
Launch Roundup: North Korean launch failure, Starliner CFT, EarthCARE
As May transitions into June, a European Space Agency (ESA) mission to study the Earth’s…
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Boeing/StarlinerChineseCommercialSpaceX
Launch Roundup: 100th launch of the year, Starliner delays, NASA’s PREFIRE-1 mission
by John SharpThere are two launches from China to start this week, the first of which will…
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Boeing/StarlinerChineseCommercialInternationalOther
Launch Roundup: Boeing Starliner delayed and China launches new rocket variant
by Martin SmithThis week was expected to see the maiden launches of two new spacecraft: Boeing’s crewed…
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ChineseCommercialInternationalSpaceX
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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CommercialInternationalOtherRussianSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Delta IV swan song, Angara test flight from Russia, and three Falcon 9 flights
The second week of April not only has a long-awaited total solar eclipse but also…
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ChineseCommercialRussianSpaceXUncrewed
Launch Roundup: Delta IV Heavy swan song, Falcon 9 and Soyuz launches on tap for last week of March
A trio of Falcon 9 Starlink launches, a Falcon 9 non-Starlink launch involving an Eutelsat…
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CommercialISSSpaceX
SpaceX’s 30th resupply mission uses new access tower at SLC-40 for the first time
by Martin SmithSpaceX has debuted a new capability on their 30th cargo resupply mission to the International…