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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Kinetica 1 • Chaozhisuan 1
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260920T040000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260920T040000Z
UID:206755026432
DESCRIPTION:A CAS Space Kinetica 1 (Lijian 1) rocket will launch a batch o
 f nine satellites into orbit. One of the payloads is the Chaozhisuan 1 (
 超智算一号\, Super Intelligent Computing Satellite 1) Earth observati
 on satellite. It is equipped with optical remote sensing and intelligent c
 omputing payloads\, so the satellite possesses capabilities of on-orbit da
 ta processing and target recognition.\n-\nDelayed from Sep. 19.
LOCATION:LC-43/130 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center https://goo.gl/maps/w
 gnZZd2mnu5jbriLA
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Long March CZ-8A • Guowang
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260923T133000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260923T133000Z
UID:378949326958
DESCRIPTION:A China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) Long Marc
 h (Chang Zheng) CZ-8A rocket will launch a batch of 9 Hulianwang Digui sat
 ellites for the China SatNet Guowang internet constellation into orbit. Gu
 owang satellites either use the mega-constellation's small satellite platf
 orm\, weighing about 695kg each\, or a large satellite platform\, around 3
 0% bigger and weighing up to 1 tonne. Both platforms utilize electric prop
 ulsion systems to maneuver in orbit\, powered by two solar panels. This mi
 ssion is known as SatNet LEO Group 24? (卫星互联网低轨24?组) and t
 he satellites are designated as Xingwang Digui 24?A/B/C/D/E/F/G/H/I\, and 
 were built on the small platform.\n-\nThe Guowang satellite program can ca
 rry a variety of payloads\, including broadband communication payloads\, l
 aser communication payloads\, synthetic aperture radar payloads\, optical 
 remote sensing payloads\, and others\, to meet the needs of different user
 s and scenarios. It offers comprehensive technical support across numerous
  fields such as maritime and aviation operations\, information security\, 
 navigation and positioning\, and meteorological research\, while also enab
 ling expansion into the global satellite internet access market. The event
 ual constellation is expected to grow to 12992 satellites. This will be ma
 de up of 6080 in the low orbit GW-A59 sub-constellation at altitudes below
  500km\, offering initial broadband coverage. The rest will orbit in the h
 igher GW-A2 sub-constellation at 1145 km\, providing a more global reach.\
 n-\nDelayed from mid-September.
LOCATION:Pad 1 - Hainan Commercial Launch Site https://maps.app.goo.gl/2na
 KfJxVaF8UG7J59
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Ceres 2 • TBD
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260924
UID:296959654089
DESCRIPTION:A Galactic Energy Ceres 2 (Gushenxing 2\, GX-2) rocket will la
 unch on its second flight. The three stage solid-fueled Ceres 2 rocket is 
 topped with a liquid-fueled upper stage.
LOCATION:LC-43/95A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center https://goo.gl/maps/p
 bNBUb1duneU9V2n6
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Long March CZ-6A • Yaogan 40 Group 4
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260924T084700Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260924T084700Z
UID:335193916692
DESCRIPTION:A Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) Long Marc
 h (Chang Zheng) CZ-6A rocket launched three Yaogan 40 satellites as a stac
 ked group into orbit. They were built by CAST's DongFangHong and are desig
 nated Yaogan 40-04A/B/C. According to official sources they will be used f
 or electromagnetic environment probing and related demonstrations\, so the
 y are probably ELINT/SIGNIT/COMMINT satellites. The launcher will use a sh
 ort fairing for this mission.
LOCATION:Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center https://goo.g
 l/maps/K35kt5KCe1sToeii9
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Vulcan VC6L • Amazon Leo
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
UID:253656893319
DESCRIPTION:A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket\, designated V00?\, wil
 l launch a batch of 42 operational satellites for Amazon's Kuiper constell
 ation. The mission is known as Amazon Leo ? by ULA and LV-01 by Amazon. Th
 e Centaur stage will deploy the satellites in an initial orbit of 450km al
 titude\, the satellites will then use their electric propulsion systems to
  settle into their assigned final orbits. The Kuiper constellation will en
 able Internet service for customers between 56 degrees north and south lat
 itude. Vulcan will fly in the VC6L vehicle configuration with a double-eng
 ine Centaur CV-L upper stage\, six solid rocket boosters and a long fairin
 g. CV-L\, is 1.94m shorter than the original Centaur V\, now renamed CV-HE
  (Centaur V High Energy). Unlike the CV-HE\, which uses a hydrolox-fueled 
 reaction control system\, the CV-L will employ a hydrazine-fueled RCS.\n-\
 nDelayed from September\, December\, Q1 and August.
LOCATION:Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 41\, Titan III Rd\, Titusville\
 , FL 32780\, USA
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Long March CZ-12A • Test Flight
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
UID:576762573085
DESCRIPTION:A Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) Long Marc
 h (Chang Zheng) CZ-12A rocket will launch on its first flight. The first s
 tage was previously used as a hopper for test flights. The two stage CZ-12
 A rocket is powered by 7 Longyun methaLOX engines on the first stage while
  its second stage is propelled by one YF-209V methaLOX engine. The first s
 tage is built to be reusable and features recovery hardware like gridfins 
 and landing legs.
LOCATION:China Rocket Research & Test Launch Station - Jiuquan Satellite L
 aunch Center
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Electron • StriX 13
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260926T001500Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260926T001500Z
UID:338856892922
DESCRIPTION:A Rocket Lab Electron rocket topped with a Curie kickstage wil
 l launch the newest StriX satellite for Synspective\, its thirteenth sat i
 n the constellation. Rocket Lab's mission will be named "Owlright\, Owlrig
 ht\, Owlright" and will use a customized fairing.\n-\nStriX are Japanese s
 ynthetic aperture radar satellites built by Synspective for their planned 
 25 satellite constellation. They feature an X-band synthetic aperture rada
 r. The 100kg StriX operational satellites are more light weight than the 1
 50kg StriX α and β prototypes. The satellites feature two deployable pan
 els\, one side carrying solar cells\, the other carrying the X-band radar 
 antenna.\nSynspective is planning a constellation of 25 satellites that ca
 n target data with a ground resolution of 1-3m\, single polarized (VV)\, a
 nd a swath width of more than 10-30km. The StriX observation modes are Str
 ipmap and Sliding Spotlight mode and each satellite has an SAR antenna tha
 t is 5 meters in length and stowed during launch. The simple design of the
  satellites allows for affordable development of the constellation.\n-\nMo
 ved forward from December.\n\nWebcast: \nhttps://rocketlabcorp.com/live-s
 tream/
LOCATION:LC-1B\, PVQ8+R3\, Māhia 4198\, Neuseeland
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Falcon 9 B5 • USSF-385
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260926T115600Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260926T115600Z
UID:199424824606
DESCRIPTION:A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will launch the USSF-385 miss
 ion (previously designated R-3) for the U.S. Space Force. Payload is proba
 bly a stack of 23 Starshield satellites. The mission likely is the 4th of 
 18 for the USSF's Space Based Sensing and Targeting (SBST) portfolio\, whi
 ch includes the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone and the Space-Based Airb
 orne Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI) program. The Falcon 9 booster is B1
 100.10 for this flight.\n-\nMoved forward from Sep. 27.\n\nWebcast: \nhtt
 ps://www.spacex.com/launches/ussf385\n\nhttps://spaceflightnow.com/
LOCATION:Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4\, Lompoc\, Kalifornien 9343
 6\, USA
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Super Heavy/Starship B3 • Starlink
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260928T121500Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260928T133000Z
UID:105160160890
DESCRIPTION:A SpaceX Super Heavy rocket will launch a Starship prototype o
 n its 14th and first orbital flight\, designated IFT-14 (Integrated Flight
  Test). Starship is equipped with Raptor 3 engines and will perform an orb
 it insertion burn\, fly at an altitude approximately 275 km above Earth an
 d complete approximately six orbits around the planet over the course of a
  nearly 10-hour flight\, including a payload deployment of 26 Starlink V3 
 satellites followed by deorbit burn\, for a splashdown near the coast of C
 hile. Super Heavy will perform an ocean landing in the Gulf of Mexico. It 
 will have an integrated vented interstage/forward dome\, three grid fins i
 nstead of the prior four\, as well as the use of the grid fins as catch po
 ints. This flight is internally known as Starlink Group 31-1. The booster/
 ship combination is designated as B21/S41\, both of the Block 3 variant.\n
 -\nStarlink v3 satellites are built by SpaceX and have a reported launch m
 ass of ~2 tonnes. The mass-produced spacecraft carry a communications payl
 oad using the Ku and Ka frequency bands\, plus E-band for backhaul\, which
  will allow Starlink to provide ~10x more capacity per satellite than earl
 ier iterations. They also employ optical inter-satellite links\, phased ar
 ray beam forming and digital processing technologies. Like the v2 satellit
 es the v3 sats are equipped with more powerful Argon Hall thrusters. Starl
 ink sats are able to track on-orbit debris and capable of autonomous colli
 sion avoidance. All satellites will be equipped with anti-reflective coati
 ngs.\nThe updated Starlink network architecture has 1584 satellites at 550
 km altitude and an inclination of 53 degrees\, 1584 satellites at 540km an
 d an inclination of 53.2 degrees\, 720 satellites at 570km and an inclinat
 ion of 70 degrees\, and 520 satellites at 560km and an inclination of 97.6
  degrees. The initial FCC application covered 4408 Starlink satellites. Ev
 entually SpaceX will launch and operate a follow-on network of 7518 additi
 onal Starlink satellites transmitting in V-band frequencies. In the final 
 deployment stage an additional 30000 Starlink satellites might get orbited
 .\n-\nDelayed from late August and Sep. 22.\n\nWebcast: \nhttps://www.spac
 ex.com/launches/starship-flight-13\nhttps://spaceflightnow.com/
LOCATION:Starship Orbital Launch Pad 2\, 54018 TX-4\, Brownsville\, TX 785
 21\, Vereinigte Staaten
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Electron • LOXSAT 1
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
UID:965397588317
DESCRIPTION:A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch the LOXSAT 1 mission 
 for Eta Space & NASA. It is Rocket Lab's demonstration mission for their 
 Photon-LEO bus\, a satellite bus based on their Photon kickstage. As prop
 osed\, the system will be the primary payload on a Rocket Lab Photon-LEO s
 atellite and collect critical cryogenic fluid management data in orbit for
  nine months. Rocket Lab's mission will be named "?".\n-\nLOXSAT 1 is a 
 small-scale flight demonstration of a complete cryogenic oxygen fluid mana
 gement system developed by Eta Space and sponsored by NASA's Tipping Point
  program. After launch\, the nine-month LOXSAT 1 mission will fully demon
 strate the capability of in-space cryogenic storage and transfer. Anticipa
 ting successful mission results\, Eta Space will use private funding to de
 velop a truly commercial depot intended to serve multiple customers.\n-\nD
 elayed from March\, June 2024\, February\, late 2025\, March\, June 25 and
  July 17.
LOCATION:Onenui Station\, Māhia 4198\, Neuseeland
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Electron • HawkEye
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
UID:147564047162
DESCRIPTION:A Rocket Lab Electron rocket topped with a Curie upper stage w
 ill launch a batch of four small radio frequency monitoring satellites int
 o orbit for RF geospatial analytics provider Hawkeye 360. One of the satel
 lites is known as Kestrel 0B. The mission is named "?".\n-\nHawk 15A/B/C a
 re 30kg satellites based on the Defiant bus by HawkEye 360 and are part of
  a space-based civil global intelligence network that will use radio frequ
 ency (RF) technology to help monitor transportation across air\, land and 
 sea and assist with emergencies\, which is essentially a civil SIGINT (Sig
 nal Intelligence) mission. The constellation of small satellites\, called 
 HawkEye\, in low Earth orbit (LEO) will collect information on specific ra
 dio signals worldwide to provide high-precision radio frequency mapping an
 d analytics.\n-\nKestrel 0B is an experimental satellite designed to evalu
 ate emerging capabilities and future technology enhancements. Kestrel 0B i
 s built in the Block 3 Lite design\, has a launch mass of 15.3kg and will 
 operate as part of the HawkEye constellation. It differs from the standard
  satellites primarily in that it has an 8U CubeSat form factor and will ha
 ve onboard an Iridium satellite transceiver used for low-rate\, real-time 
 two-way communications between the Kestrel 0B satellite and the HawkEye gr
 ound network via the Iridium constellation.
LOCATION:Onenui Station\, Māhia 4198\, Neuseeland
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Electron • Blacksky 25
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
UID:120645957195
DESCRIPTION:A Rocket Lab Electron rocket topped with a Curie upper stage w
 ill launch the sixth BlackSky Gen 3 satellite (designated Global 35?)  int
 o a circular 470km orbit. Rocket Lab's mission is named "?".\n-\nThe Black
 Sky constellation of 1m resolution Earth observation microsatellites will 
 be deployed by BlackSky Global LLC. The Gen 3 satellite's enhanced capabil
 ities include short-wave infrared sensors that can penetrate smoke and haz
 e\, as well as the ability to conduct multiple observations of the same lo
 cation within a day. The satellite’s inter-satellite laser links will en
 able rapid retasking for time-sensitive missions\, a feature particularly 
 valuable for defense and intelligence applications.\n\nWebcast: \nhttps:/
 /rocketlabcorp.com/live-stream/
LOCATION:Onenui Station\, Māhia 4198\, Neuseeland
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Falcon 9 B5 • Crew-13 Dragon CCP
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261001T151000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261001T151000Z
UID:153600628473
DESCRIPTION:A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon (Dr
 agon 2) spacecraft on its next operational mission Crew-13 to the Internat
 ional Space Station under the auspices of NASA’s commercial crew program
  (CCP). NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney plus CSA astronau
 t Josh Kutryk and cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov will fly onboard Crew Dra
 gon to become part of the next ISS expedition crew. The booster is designa
 ted as B11XX.X for this flight and Crew Dragon is vehicle C213.2\, named G
 race. The first stage will perform a RTLS landing at LZ-40.\n-\nMoved forw
 ard from Oct. 12. Delayed from Sep. 12 and late September.\n\nWebcast: \nh
 ttps://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-spacex-crew-13-launch/
LOCATION:Space Launch Complex 40\, Cape Canaveral\, FL\, Vereinigte Staate
 n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Gravity YL-2 • Test Flight
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:145752757500
DESCRIPTION:An Orienspace Gravity 2 rocket will perform its first flight.
  Gravity 2 (引力二号 or Yinli 2) is equipped with a recoverable first
  stage propelled by nine Yuanli-110 (Force-110) keroLOX engines and a seco
 nds stage using one Yuanli-110 vacuum optimized engine. The first stage is
  equipped with gridfins & landing legs and can be enhanced with expendable
  solid boosters.\n-\nDelayed from December\, September 2025 and mid-2026.
LOCATION:Hainan Commercial Launch Site
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Blue Whale 1 • Test Flight
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:992250673186
DESCRIPTION:A Perigee Aerospace Blue Whale 1 (BW1) rocket will launch on i
 ts first test flight\, carrying a dummy payload. The Korean two stage rock
 et is powered by nine Blue 1S methaLOX engines on the first stage plus one
  Skyblue vacuum engine on the second stage and is capable of putting 150k
 g of payload mass into orbit.\n-\nDelayed from July 2020 and late 2024.
LOCATION:Jeju Space Center
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) HLVM3 • Gaganyaan G1
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:140298379036
DESCRIPTION:An Indian Human-rated Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (HLVM3) rocket wil
 l launch the Gaganyaan spacecraft on its first uncrewed orbital test fligh
 t for ISRO\, designated G1. Vyomitra\, a humanoid robot\, will be aboard G
 aganyaan. The mission will test the crew module in a 400km orbit\, orbital
  maneuvers and its reentry and recovery. The HLVM3 is the human rated vers
 ion of the LVM3\, which is equipped with a launch abort system (LAS) and w
 ill use the upgraded C32 cryo stage.\n-\nDelayed from December 2020\, Q1\,
  late 2021\, H2 2022\, late 2023\, December 2024\, February\, March\, June
 \, August\, December 2025\, January\, Feb. 10 and August.
LOCATION:Second Launchpad\, P69J+W5X\, Sriharikota\, Shar Project\, Andhra
  Pradesh 524124\, Indien
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Spectrum • Greenbox 1–2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:161373418065
DESCRIPTION:An Isar Aerospace Spectrum rocket will launch on its third? fl
 ight to carry Greenbox 1 and 2 for R-Space into orbit. The mission will be
  named "?" by Isar and "R-Space IOD-1" by the customer. Spectrum is a two-
 stage launch vehicle propelled by liquid propane and LOX\, where stage 1 f
 eatures a cluster of nine Aquila-SL engines and stage 2 one reignitable Aq
 uila-Vac engine.
LOCATION:Andøya Spaceport\, Nordmelaveien\, Nordmela\, Norwegen
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Atlas V N22 • Starliner-1
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:101222504957
DESCRIPTION:A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket\, designated AV-0?\, w
 ill launch a CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on the first operational post ce
 rtification mission (designated PCM-1) to the International Space Station 
 under the auspices of NASA’s commercial crew program. After a troubled c
 rewed test flight the Starliner-1 mission was converted to a cargo only fl
 ight\, to validate modifications for future crewed misions. The rocket wil
 l fly in the N22 configuration featuring no payload fairing\, two AJ-60A s
 olid boosters and a twin-engine Centaur upper stage.\n-\nDelayed from Apri
 l\, mid-November 2021\, Jan. 10\, February\, September 2022\, May\, August
  2023\, February\, August 2024\, February\, August 2025\, April\, May and 
 June.\n\nWebcast: https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch
LOCATION:Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 41\, Titan III Rd\, Titusville\
 , FL 32780\, USA
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Kuaizhou KZ-11 • DEAR 6 & DEAR 11
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:664216018438
DESCRIPTION:An ExPace Kuaizhou (Clipper) KZ-11 rocket will launch the DEAR
  6 (B300-L03) and DEAR 11 (B300-F01) recoverable capsule for AZSpace as o
 ne payload stack into into a near-Earth circular orbit at an altitude of 3
 60km and an inclination of 41.5°. Both capsules are connected by a node m
 odule and resemble an uncrewed mini space station. The DEAR (Discovery Exp
 loration Advance Recovery) B300 complex will test technologies for uncrewe
 d spacecraft\, including rendezvous and docking tests and reentry and retu
 rn tests in orbit. DEAR 11 will return to Earth after operating independen
 tly in orbit for about a month.\n-\nDelayed from August.
LOCATION:LC-43/95B - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Ceres 1S • TBD
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:129552187243
DESCRIPTION:A Galactic Energy Ceres 1S rocket will perform a sea launch fr
 om Haiyang Spaceport\, where it will lift off from the DeFu 15001 barge (
 德浮15001号)?\, carrying an unknown payload into orbit. The mission is 
 named "The Sea Facing the City of Rams". Ceres 1 will fly as 1S variant (S
  for sea launch\, aka Gushenxing 1H (GX-1H) for haiyang = ocean) which has
  a different thrust profile\, with reduced thrust on the first stage and i
 ncreased thrust on the following stages.
LOCATION:Gelbes Meer
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Falcon Heavy • NROL-97
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:630007703279
DESCRIPTION:A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will launch the classified NR
 OL-97 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The booster is desig
 nated B1096.7 for this mission and will perform a RTLS landing at LZ-2.\n\
 nWebcast: \nhttps://www.spacex.com/launches/nrol-97\n\nhttps://spaceflight
 now.com/
LOCATION:Launch Pad 39A\, Cape Canaveral\, Florida 32920\, Vereinigte Staa
 ten
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Kinetica 2 • Qianfan
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:938296314088
DESCRIPTION:A CAS Space Kinetica 2 rocket will launch on its second? fligh
 t\, to put a batch of 18 satellites for the Qianfan Xingzuo (千帆星座\
 , "Thousand Sails"\, formerly known as G60) internet constellation of Shan
 ghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST)\, a Chinese equivalent of SpaceX
 ’s Starlink satellites. The sats are designated as Qianfan ?A–?R for t
 he Qianfan Group ?. Each Qianfan satellite is believed to weigh 300kg in a
  flat pack design\, with a single solar array\, to fit as many satellites 
 as possible inside the rocket fairing in two parallel stacks. For maneuver
 ing in orbit\, each satellite has an electric hall-effect thruster burning
  krypton to generate 20 millinewtons of thrust\, with a specific impulse o
 f 1385 seconds. The initial tranche will use 1296 satellites. Ultimately\,
  the Spacesail constellation will consist of more than 14000 low-orbit bro
 adband multimedia satellites. Kinetica 2 (Lijian 2) was developed by CAS 
 Space (a.k.a. Beijing Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Co.)\, a sp
 in-off of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is equipped with 3 YF-102 ke
 roLOX engines on its first stage and side boosters and will be developed i
 nto reusability.\n-\nDelayed from September.
LOCATION:LC-43/140 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center https://maps.app.goo.
 gl/C5QccUL9HvRGr9629
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Tianlong TL-3 • Test Flight
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:114174536416
DESCRIPTION:A Space Pioneer Tianlong 3 rocket will launch on its second fl
 ight. The two stage launcher is powered by nine Tianhuo TH-12 keroLOX engi
 nes on the first stage and a staged combustion cycle keroLOX engine on the
  2nd stage. Tianlong 3 is planned to feature a reusable first stage on lat
 er flights.\n-\nDelayed from September and late 2024.
LOCATION:LC-43/120B - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Falcon 9 B5 • Bandwagon-5
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:228057894266
DESCRIPTION:A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will launch on the Bandwagon-
 5 rideshare mission with ? satellites to a mid-inclination orbit. Part of 
 the payloads is Starburst 1\, a demo mission for Portal Space Systems of t
 heir FLARE solar-thermal propulsion system. The booster is designated B10X
 X.X for this mission and will perform a RTLS landing at LZ-2?.\n\nWebcast:
  \nhttps://www.spacex.com/launches/bandwagon-5\n\nhttps://spaceflightnow.c
 om/
LOCATION:Space Launch Complex 40\, Cape Canaveral\, FL\, Vereinigte Staate
 n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Falcon 9 B5 • SpX-35 Dragon 2 CRS2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:160849211381
DESCRIPTION:A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will launch the latest Dragon
  2 spacecraft on an operational cargo delivery mission to the Internationa
 l Space Station. The flight is being conducted under the second phase of t
 he Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. Total cargo mass
  is ?kg\, including iROSA solar panels. B10XX.X is the Falcon 9 booster fl
 ying this mission and Dragon is vehicle C211.4 on this flight. The first s
 tage will perform a RTLS landing at LZ-2.\n-\nMoved forward from November.
  Delayed from August.\n\nWebcast:\nhttps://www.spacex.com/launches/crs35\n
 \nhttps://spaceflightnow.com
LOCATION:Launch Pad 39A\, Cape Canaveral\, Florida 32920\, Vereinigte Staa
 ten
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Zhuque ZQ-2E B2 • Xingshidai
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:599024448626
DESCRIPTION:A Landspace Zhuque ZQ-2E Block 2 rocket will launch a batch of
  8 satellites for the Taikong Jisuan "Space Computing Constellation" into 
 orbit. The Xingshidai satellites from ADA Space are for testing in-orbit d
 ata processing capabilities with artificial intelligence assistance\, as w
 ell as inter-satellite laser link communication techniques. The satellites
  form their own network using laser links that operate at up to 100 gigabi
 ts per second. They are equipped with the company’s self-developed AI te
 chnology\, which utilizes up to eight billion parameters\, and remote sens
 ing payloads. This initial constellation can process five peta operations 
 per second (POPS). The company plans to launch 2800 satellites and increas
 e processing to 1000 POPS.
LOCATION:LC-43/96A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center https://goo.gl/maps/A
 JroKjWe5jGVF6SV6
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:(NET) Alpha B2 • ConnectedCosmos 3–8
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
UID:329889738473
DESCRIPTION:A Firefly Aerospace Alpha Block 2 rocket will launch on a flig
 ht designated FLTA008?\, to put six satellites for the ConnectedCosmos sov
 ereign LEO constellation\, operated by Open Cosmos\, into orbit. The Conne
 ctedCosmos constellation is designed to provide independent and resilient 
 connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world using high-priority K
 a-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein. Firefly name
 d the mission "?". The new Block 2 upgrade of Alpha features stretched and
  strengthened propellant tanks with improved insulation as well as upgrade
 d avionics.\n-\nDelayed from September.
LOCATION:Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2\, Tangair Rd\, Lompoc\, CA 
 93437\, USA
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SUMMARY:(NET) Falcon 9 B5 • IM-3 CLPS
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
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DESCRIPTION:A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will launch an Intuitive Mach
 ines' Nova-C lander\, named Trinity\, on the IM-3 mission to the Moon. The
  mission will carry four NASA science payloads\, two of them rovers. IM-3 
 will fly as a rideshare mission with Vestri\, Astro Forge's mission to a N
 ear Earth Asteroid and Altus 1\, the first data relay satellite for NASA's
  Space Network Services (NSNS) lunar communications network. The NSNS syst
 em will feature five spacecraft orbiting or in the vicinity of the moon to
  relay communications between spacecraft at the Moon and the Earth. IM-3 w
 ill land in the Reiner Gamma region\, an area of the Moon with a magnetic 
 anomaly.\n-\nIM-3 is Nova-C’s third planned mission for NASA's CLPS prog
 ram. The four investigations that Intuitive Machines will deliver to Reine
 r Gamma are expected to weigh approximately 92kg and include: Lunar Vertex
  (LVx)\, which is one of NASA's Payloads and Research Investigations on th
 e Moon's Surface (PRISM) selections. It is a combination of stationary lan
 der payloads and a rover that will measure the magnetic field\, plasma env
 ironment\, and regolith properties in great detail. Cooperative Autonomous
  Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE) is a team of mobile robots progra
 mmed to explore the lunar surface\, collect data\, and map various areas o
 f the Moon in 3D. ESA's MoonLIGHT retroreflector is a laser retroreflector
  that reflects laser beams sent from Earth directly back to Earth. This al
 lows for extremely accurate distance measurements between the reflector an
 d the ground station. The Lunar Space Environment Monitor (LUSEM) detects 
 high-energy particles on the lunar surface using a pair of apertures. LUSE
 M will track changes in the near-surface space environment when the Moon i
 s inside and outside Earth's magnetotail\, which is the trailing end of th
 e magnetic fields that surround our planet and can act as a buffer for inc
 oming radiation.\nThe Nova-C lander masses 1900kg and is a six-sided struc
 ture three meters high by two meters wide. 130kg is available for payloads
 \, and the spacecraft is equipped with six landing legs. Solar panels are 
 mounted on two of the Nova-C’s sides as well as the top of the lander\, 
 and fuel tanks are mounted on two other sides. The remaining pair of sides
  can be used to mount payloads. The lander is equipped with a methane and 
 liquid oxygen (methalox) main engine used for all major maneuvers. The eng
 ine\, known as the VR-900\, is capable of producing 4000 N of thrust. Belo
 w the engine\, the Nova-C can have a jettisonable ESPA ring that allows fo
 r up to 1 tonne of payloads that can fly to lunar orbit or elsewhere in th
 e solar system.\n-\nDelayed from late Q2 2024\, early 2025 and Q4.
LOCATION:Launch Pad 39A\, Cape Canaveral\, Florida 32920\, Vereinigte Staa
 ten
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SUMMARY:Nuri • NeonSat 3–8 & CubeSats
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261007T012300Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261007T022300Z
UID:327460480559
DESCRIPTION:A Korean Nuri (KSLV-II) rocket will launch 15 satellites into 
 orbit for Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) and the Korea Aerospace Re
 search Institute (KARI). The primary payloads are five microsatellites for
  the NeonSat constellation. Additionally 10 CubeSats will join the ride to
  space\, including Sledge\, Persat\, Command v1\, UEL-Y-Sys\, Sejong 5\, B
 EE 1012\, DaejeonSat 1\, GBSat\, CPSat and E3T 2.\n-\nNeonSats (New-space 
 Earth Observation Satellite) are ~100kg Earth observation satellites with 
 a high-resolution optical camera designed to monitor for natural disasters
  along the Korean Peninsula by pairing its images with artificial intellig
 ence. They were developed under the NeonSat program by SaTReC and KAIST\,
  Korea's leading university in science and technology.\n-\nDelayed from Ju
 ne\, August and September.
LOCATION:LC-2 - Naro Space Center\, 182-3 Yenae-ri\, Bongnae-myeon\, Kohun
 g\, Jeollanam-do\, Südkorea
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SUMMARY:Ariane 64 B2 • Amazon Leo
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008
UID:173643040084
DESCRIPTION:Arianespace will launch an Ariane 6 rocket\, on a flight desig
 nated VA271\, to put a batch of 36 operational satellites for the Amazon L
 eo constellation into orbit. The mission is known as LE-03 by Amazon. Aria
 ne 6 will fly in the Ariane 64 Block 2 configuration for the first time\, 
 using 4 P160C rocket boosters and a long fairing.\n-\nOperational satellit
 es of the Amazon Leo constellation (formerly known as Project Kuiper) are 
 a significant upgrade from the two prototype satellites of the Kuiper Prot
 oflight mission. The ~572kg satellites are equipped with Hall-effect thrus
 ter technology for propulsion. They feature improved systems and sub-syste
 ms on board\, including phased array antennas\, processors\, solar arrays\
 , propulsion systems\, and optical inter-satellite links. In addition\, th
 e satellites are coated in a dielectric mirror film unique to Amazon Leo t
 hat scatters reflected sunlight to help make them less visible to ground-b
 ased astronomers. Amazon Leo is planned to work in concert with Amazon's n
 etwork of 12 satellite ground station facilities. In addition to connectin
 g to ground stations\, satellites will interconnect via optical infrared l
 aser connections. Amazon refers to this technology as OISL (optical inter-
 satellite link).\nThe Amazon Leo constellation is planned to consist of 32
 36 satellites operating in 98 orbital planes in three orbital shells\, 
 one each at 590km\, 610km and 630km orbital altitude. Kuiper satellites wi
 ll fly in mid-inclination orbits\, enabling Internet service for customers
  between 56 degrees north and south latitude. Phase 1 of deployment will b
 e 578 satellites at 630km altitude and an orbital inclination of 51.9 degr
 ees. A total of five phases of constellation development are planned.\n\nW
 ebcast:\nhttps://www.arianespace.com/road-to-space/
LOCATION:ELA4 (l'Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 6) - Centre Spatial Guyanais
 \, Französisch-Guyana
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SUMMARY:(NET) Falcon 9 B5 • Transporter-18
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011
UID:268817083121
DESCRIPTION:A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will launch several smallsats
  on the Transporter-18 rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit.\n\nWebc
 ast: \nhttps://www.spacex.com/launches\n\nhttps://spaceflightnow.com
LOCATION:Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4\, Lompoc\, Kalifornien 9343
 6\, USA
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SUMMARY:(NET) Alpha B2 • QuickSounder
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261016
UID:221251919705
DESCRIPTION:A Firefly Aerospace Alpha Block 2 rocket will launch on a flig
 ht designated FLTA00?\, to send the QuickSounder mission for NOAA into spa
 ce. It will support NOAA’s next generation satellite architecture for it
 s future low Earth orbit program\, which will provide mission-critical dat
 a for the agency’s National Weather Service\, the nation’s weather ind
 ustry\, and other users worldwide. QuickSounder is the first small satelli
 te in NOAA’s Near Earth Orbit Network (NEON). A collaborative effort b
 etween NASA and NOAA\, NEON will provide a new approach to developing a ne
 w global environmental satellite system by quickly building small to mediu
 m-sized satellites with Earth-observing instruments for weather forecastin
 g\, disaster management\, and climate monitoring. The selection is part of
  NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) la
 unch services contract. Firefly named the mission "?". The new Block 2 upg
 rade of Alpha features stretched and strengthened propellant tanks with im
 proved insulation as well as upgraded avionics.\n-\nDelayed from February\
 , Apr. 26 and Q3.
LOCATION:Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2\, Tangair Rd\, Lompoc\, CA 
 93437\, USA
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SUMMARY:H3-24L • MMX & IDEFIX
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261019T194100Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261019T194100Z
UID:127975632558
DESCRIPTION:A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3 rocket will launch the Martia
 n Moon Explorer mission MMX. The mission is designated as H3F10. After spe
 nding a year in transit\, the MMX spacecraft will enter orbit around Mars\
 , where the exploration module will begin mapping and characterizing the s
 urfaces of Phobos and Deimos using its eight scientific instruments. When 
 the spacecraft makes a close pass to Phobos\, between 40 and 100 meters fr
 om the surface\, it will deploy the IDEFIX rover\, which will then spend t
 he next three months studying targets of interest\, including sites where 
 the MMX spacecraft will gather samples for analysis on Earth. The launcher
  will fly as 24L variant with two main engines\, four solid strap-on boost
 ers and a long fairing.\n-\nThe MMX spacecraft consists of three modules: 
 the propulsion\, the exploration\, and the sample return capsule. The expl
 oration module has landing legs and a suite of instruments (including samp
 lers) and will carry the IDEFIX rover on board. The exploration module and
  sample return capsule are connected to the propulsion module\, where the 
 thrusters and propellant tanks are located.\n-\nDelayed from August and Se
 ptember 2024.
LOCATION:Yoshinobu Launch Complex 2 - Tanegashima Space Center\, Japan\, 
 〒891-3703 Kagoshima\, Kumage District\, Minamitane\, Kukinaga\, 麻津
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