Joey Schwartz
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SSMS POC | Vega
A return-to-flight for Arianespace's Vega launch vehicle. It will carry the SSMS-POC dispenser with mulitple satellites. Launch from ESA's Kourou site in French Guiana will happen in early September.
Beidou 3 G3 | Long March 3B
China is sending the final BeiDou version three navigation satellite into a geosynchronous orbit on their Long March 3B rocket. This will complete building the third generation Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). Similar to the American Global Positioning System (GPS), BDS is a Chinese satellite constellation that provides users with positioning data.
Progress MS-14 (75P) | Soyuz 2.1a
The automated Progress MS-14 spacecraft will fly to the International Space Station on a Soyuz 2.1a rocket in late April 2020. This Roscosmos ISS resupply mission will launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.