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Virginia Is For Launch Lovers | Electron
For the first time every, Rocket Lab will launch their Electron rocket from the United States. On board are three satellites for HawkEye 360.
OneWeb 15 | Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX is set to launch 40 OneWeb internet communication satellites to low-Earth orbit on its OneWeb 15 mission.
Hakuto-R M1 & Lunar Flashlight | Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX will the launch the Hakuto-R M1 lunar lander atop the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket for Japanese company ispace.
“Start Me Up” Amber-1 & Others | LauncherOne
Virgin Orbit is sending several payloads to orbit onboard its air-launched rocket, LauncherOne, from the UK for the first time. This will be the first orbital launch deployed from anywhere in Western Europe.
Shenzhou 15 | Long March 2F
The CNSA will launch the Shenzhou 15 spacecraft atop a Long March 2F rocket, carrying PLAAC taikonauts to the Tiangong Space Station.
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-26 | Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX will be launching the 26th, CRS-26, Commercial Resupply Service mission for NASA to the International Space Station.
Pléiades Neo 5 & 6 | Vega-C
Arianespace is launching its small-lift rocket, Vega, from its equatorial launch site in French Guiana. It is sending several satellites to a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). The main payload is a pair of Pléiades Neo satellites.
Tianzhou-5 | Long March 7
China will launch the fourth cargo resupply mission, the Tianzhou-5, to the Tiangong Space Station, currently under construction in LEO.
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride) | Antares 230+
Northrop Grumman will be launching another Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station.
ChinaSat 19 | Long March 3B/E
The Chinese CASC will launch a Long March 3B/E carrying the ChinaSat 19 spacecraft into a geostationary transfer orbit.