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30 Jan 2026
07:22 Second
launch status: Success 95%
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 6-101 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (Commercial)

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

Weather concerns

Thick Cloud Layers Rule

02 Feb 2026
15:17 Minute
launch status: Go
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 17-32 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (Commercial)

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

03 Feb 2026
22:12 Minute
launch status: Go
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 6-103 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (Commercial)

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

06 Feb 2026
17:05 Minute
launch status: Go
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 17-33 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (Commercial)

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

07 Feb 2026
09:41 Minute
launch status: Go
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 6-104 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (Commercial)

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

10 Feb 2026
14:00 Minute
launch status: Go
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 17-34 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (Commercial)

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

12 Feb 2026
16:45 Minute
launch status: Go
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡« Ariane 64 – Amazon Leo (LE-01) – Arianespace (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Ariane Launch Area 4 — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Amazon Leo πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (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.

32 satellites will be carried on this launch.

14 Feb 2026
08:00 Minute
launch status: Go
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 17-13 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (Commercial)

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Feb 2026
Month
launch status: TBD
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Starlink Group 10-36 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (Commercial)

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

First Starlink launch to feature a Falcon 9 booster landing within The Bahamas waters operationally, after the trajectory was tested during launch of Starlink Group 10-12 in February 2025.

Feb 2026
Month
launch status: TBD
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ New Glenn – BlueBird Block 2 #2 – Blue Origin (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Launch Complex 36A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

AST SpaceMobile’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 1 satellite, BlueBird 7/BlueBird Block 2 FM2.

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

Q2 2026
Quarter 2
launch status: TBD
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡« Ariane 64 Block 2 – Amazon Leo (LE-03) – Arianespace (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Ariane Launch Area 4 — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Amazon Leo πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (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.

Q2 2026
Quarter 2
launch status: TBD
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 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 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (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.

'2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
'Year Half 1' Year Half 1
launch status: TBD
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – 8 x Globalstar-3 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Communications
Unknown Pad — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Globalstar πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (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
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Rivada 10 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Polar Orbit (PO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rivada Space Networks πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ (Commercial)

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

'2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
'Year Half 1' Year Half 1
launch status: TBD
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Rivada 11 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Polar Orbit (PO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rivada Space Networks πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ (Commercial)

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

'2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
'Year Half 1' Year Half 1
launch status: TBD
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Rivada 12 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Polar Orbit (PO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rivada Space Networks πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ (Commercial)

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

'2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
'Year Half 1' Year Half 1
launch status: TBD
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Rivada 7 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Polar Orbit (PO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rivada Space Networks πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ (Commercial)

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

'2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
'Year Half 1' Year Half 1
launch status: TBD
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Rivada 8 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Polar Orbit (PO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rivada Space Networks πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ (Commercial)

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

'2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
'Year Half 1' Year Half 1
launch status: TBD
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Falcon 9 Block 5 – Rivada 9 – SpaceX (Commercial) — Polar Orbit (PO) — Communications
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rivada Space Networks πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ (Commercial)

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Q3 2026
Quarter 3
launch status: TBD
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 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)