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Q1 2026
Quarter 1
launch status: TBD
🇮🇳 GSLV Mk. II – GISAT-1A (EOS-05)ISRO (Government) — Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) — Earth Science
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad — Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Indian Space Research Organization 🇮🇳 (Government)

GISAT-1A (GEO Imaging Satellite) is an Indian earth observing satellite operating from geostationary orbit to facilitate continuous observation of Indian sub-continent, quick monitoring of natural hazards and disaster.

Q1 2026
Quarter 1
launch status: TBD
🇮🇳 PSLV – TDS-01ISRO (Government) — Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) — Technology
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad — Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

TDS-01 (Technology Demonstration Satellite-01) is an Indian geostationary orbit technology demonstration satellite carrying payloads for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Institute of Plasma Research, Gandhinagar and the CSIR-CEERI, Pilani.

Payloads to be tested included an internally developed 300 mN electric powered thrusters, atomic clocks, travelling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA) & a quantum communication suite (QuTDS).

May 2026
Month
launch status: TBD
🇺🇸 Vulcan – USSF-57ULA (Commercial) — Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) — Government/Top Secret
Space Launch Complex 41 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Space Force 🇺🇸 (Government)

First of three Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared geostationary satellites designed for missile warning.

Q2 2026
Quarter 2
launch status: TBD
🇺🇸 Falcon 9 Block 5 – MRV-1 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) — Mission Extension
Unknown Pad — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The SpaceLogistics MRV-1 is a mission extension payload including a mission robotic vehicle (MRV) and multiple mission extension pods (MEPs).

Q2 2026
Quarter 2
launch status: TBD
🇺🇸 Falcon Heavy – ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific) – SpaceX (Commercial) — Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) — Communications
Launch Complex 39A — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Viasat 🇺🇸 (Commercial)

The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1-Terabit per second of network capacity, and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located.

Q3 2026
Quarter 3
launch status: TBD
🇬🇫 Ariane 64 – MTG-I2 – Arianespace (Commercial) — Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) — Earth Science
Ariane Launch Area 4 — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.

Q3 2026
Quarter 3
launch status: TBD
🇺🇸 Falcon 9 Block 5 – 5x Astranis MicroGEO – SpaceX (Commercial) — Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) — Communications
Unknown Pad — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Five Astranis MicroGEO communications satellite to be inserted in a custom geostationary orbit, from where they conduct on-orbit maneuvers to reach their individual slots.

The 5 satellites include:

* Apco 1 & Apco 2 (Mexico)

* Thaicom-9 (Thailand)

* 1x for Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan)

* 1x for MB Group (Oman)