Glonass-K1 No. 17 | Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
Russia is launching one of its GLONASS global positioning satellites to medium Earth orbit. It's going up on a Soyuz 2.1b rocket, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, in the Archangel region of North West Russia. Soyuz has been the workhorse of the Soviet/Russian space program. The first launch of the Soyuz 2-1a version on November 8, 2004 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome represented a major step in the Soyuz launch vehicle’s development program. Fregat is the upper (4th) stage of Soyuz 2.1, and it first flew in the year 2000.
EOS-02 (Microsat-2A) | SSLV
ISRO unsuccessfully launched their new small satellite launch vehicle, SSLV for the first time with the payloads EOS-02 and AzaadiSAT.
DS-EO & others | PSLV-CA
ISRO will launch the DS-EO & others mission on their PSLV rocket from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India.
Tianxing-1 | Kuaizhou 1A
ExPace successfully launched the Tianxing-1 satellite on a Kuaizhou-1A rocket. The satellite will be used for space environment detection.
Rocket Engine Cycles
This article discusses different types of rocket engine cycles, from pressure-fed through gas generator, to full-flow staged combustion.
Noor-2 | Qased
Iran has successfully launched the Noor-2 satellite into Low Earth Orbit. This is the first successful launch from Iran since Noor-1 in 2020.
Hainan-1 to 4 and Others | Long March 8 (Core Only)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) launched a Long March 8 rocket with the mission Hainan-1 to 4 and Others.
Hainan-1 to 4 and Others | Long March 8 (Core Only)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) will launch a Long March 8 rocket with the mission Hainan-1 to 4 and Others.
EOS-04 (RISAT-1A) | PSLV
India is launching EOS-04, the fifth flight in its RISAT programme. EOS-04 was previously designated RISAT-1A.
EOS-6 (Oceansat-3) | PSLV-XL
India is launching OceanSat-3 to a Sun-synchronous orbit atop a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-XL) rocket.