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01 Dec 2025
05:00 Minute
launch status: Go
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 6-86 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Launch Complex 39A — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
SpaceX ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Commercial)

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

02 Dec 2025
02:10 Minute
launch status: Go
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 15-10 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Commercial)

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

02 Dec 2025
20:16 Minute
launch status: Go
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 6-95 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Commercial)

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

04 Dec 2025
18:12 Minute
launch status: Go
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 11-25 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Commercial)

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

07 Dec 2025
16:13 Minute
launch status: TBC
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 11-15 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Commercial)

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

07 Dec 2025
21:40 Minute
launch status: Go
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 6-92 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Launch Complex 39A — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
SpaceX ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Commercial)

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

10 Dec 2025
15:36 Minute
launch status: TBC
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 15-11 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Commercial)

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

15 Dec 2025
06:10 Hour
launch status: TBC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) – BlueBird Block 2 #1ISRO (Government) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad — Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

AST SpaceMobileโ€™s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage in the United States, with beams designed to support a capacity of up to 40 MHz, enabling peak data transmission speeds up to 120 Mbps, supporting voice, full data and video applications. The Block 2 BlueBirds, featuring as large as 2400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest satellites ever commercially deployed in Low Earth orbit once launched.

This launch will feature a single satellite.

15 Dec 2025
08:52 Minute
launch status: Go
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Atlas V 551 – Amazon Leo (LA-04)ULA (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 41 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.

2025
Year
launch status: TBD
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 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 Orbith (Argentina)

* 1x for Orbits Corp (Philippines)

2025
Year
launch status: TBD
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – BlueBird Block 2 #2 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Unknown Pad — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

AST SpaceMobileโ€™s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage in the United States, with beams designed to support a capacity of up to 40 MHz, enabling peak data transmission speeds up to 120 Mbps, supporting voice, full data and video applications. The Block 2 BlueBirds, featuring as large as 2400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest satellites ever commercially deployed in Low Earth orbit once launched.

This launch will feature 4 satellites.

2025
Year
launch status: TBD
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Unknown Launch Vehicle – ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific) – Unknown (Unknown) — Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) — Communications
Unknown Pad — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Viasat ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (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.

Q1 2026
Quarter 1
launch status: TBD
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซ Ariane 64 – Amazon Leo (Ariane 6 #1) – Arianespace (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Ariane Launch Area 4 — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Amazon Leo ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Private)

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.

35-40 satellites will be carried on each Ariane 6 launch.

Q1 2026
Quarter 1
launch status: TBD
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Vulcan VC6L – Amazon Leo (LV-01)ULA (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 41 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Amazon Leo ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Private)

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.

45 satellites will be carried on each Vulcan launch.

Q1 2026
Quarter 1
launch status: TBD
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Vulcan – WGS-11ULA (Commercial) — Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GSTO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 41 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Last mission of the Wideband Global SatCom (WGS) series.

'2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
'Year Half 1' Year Half 1
launch status: TBD
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – 8 x Globalstar-3 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Unknown Pad — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Globalstar ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Commercial)

The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax services via its Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees.

In early 2022, Globalstar contracted with MDA for the construction of 17 new 3rd generation satellites to replenish the existing constellation. Rocket Lab is sub-contracted to build the satellites' buses and the launch dispensers.

'2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
'Year Half 1' Year Half 1
launch status: TBD
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Rivada 10 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Polar Orbit (PO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rivada Space Networks ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช (Commercial)

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

'2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
'Year Half 1' Year Half 1
launch status: TBD
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Rivada 11 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Polar Orbit (PO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rivada Space Networks ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช (Commercial)

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

'2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
'Year Half 1' Year Half 1
launch status: TBD
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Rivada 12 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Polar Orbit (PO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rivada Space Networks ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช (Commercial)

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

'2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
'Year Half 1' Year Half 1
launch status: TBD
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Rivada 7 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Polar Orbit (PO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rivada Space Networks ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช (Commercial)

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

'2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
'Year Half 1' Year Half 1
launch status: TBD
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Rivada 8 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Polar Orbit (PO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rivada Space Networks ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช (Commercial)

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

'2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
'Year Half 1' Year Half 1
launch status: TBD
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Rivada 9 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Polar Orbit (PO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rivada Space Networks ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช (Commercial)

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.