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30 Jun 2026
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launch status: Go
🇳🇿 Electron – The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7) – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

Jul 2026
Month
launch status: TBD
🇳🇿 Electron – StriX Launch 11 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Synspective 🇯🇵 (Private)

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Jul 2026
Month
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.

27 Aug 2026
Day
launch status: TBD
🇬🇫 Ariane 62 – 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.

11 Sep 2026
Day
launch status: TBD
🇬🇫 Vega-C – Sentinel-3C & FLEX – Avio S.p.A (Commercial) — Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) — Earth Science
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Sentinel-3C is the third satellite in the Sentinel-3 constellation, which provides high-accuracy optical, radar and altimetry data for marine and land services.

The Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite is a part of ESA's Earth Explorer program. The satellite will map vegetation fluorescence to quantify photosynthetic activity.

Q3 2026
Quarter 3
launch status: TBD
🇺🇸 Firefly Alpha Block 2 – QuickSounder – Firefly Aerospace (Commercial) — Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) — Earth Science
Space Launch Complex 2W — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 🇺🇸 (Government)

QuickSounder is the first satellite mission of the Near Earth Orbit Network (NEON) program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which aims to replace the current Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) series of polar orbit weather satellites. This pathfinder mission will demonstrate NOAA's ability to launch a small satellite within 3 years, flying a refurbished Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) instrument to polar orbit.

Q3 2026
Quarter 3
launch status: TBD
🇰🇷 KSLV-2 Nuri – NeonSat-2 to 6 – Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Government) — Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) — Earth Science
LC-2 — Naro Space Center, South Korea

NeonSat-2 to 6 are part of the South Korean government's Earth observation micro-satellite constellation NeonSat (New-space Earth Observation Satellite). The NeonSat constellation is the first satellite system developed by the government using a mass-production approach for precise monitoring of the Korean Peninsula.

06 Oct 2026
Day
launch status: TBD
🇬🇫 Ariane 62 – Metop-SG B1 – Arianespace (Commercial) — Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) — Earth Science
Ariane Launch Area 4 — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Second of EUMETSAT's second generation of Metop weather satellites.

Oct 2026
Month
launch status: TBD
🇳🇿 Electron – StriX Launch 12 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Synspective 🇯🇵 (Private)

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Nov 2026
Month
launch status: TBD
🇺🇸 Falcon 9 Block 5 – KOMPSAT-7A – SpaceX (Commercial) — Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Korea Aerospace Research Institute 🇰🇷 (Government)

KOMPSAT-7 and 7A are the follow-up satellites of KOMPSAT-3A, whose mission is to provide high-resolution satellite images to satisfy South-Korea's governmental and institutional needs.

Dec 2026
Month
launch status: TBD
🇳🇿 Electron – StriX Launch 13 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Synspective 🇯🇵 (Private)

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Q4 2026
Quarter 4
launch status: TBD
🇺🇸 Falcon 9 Block 5 – CHORUS – SpaceX (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

CHORUS is MDA's next generation Earth observation constellation, consisting of 2 radar satellites (C-band SAR and X-band SAR), in a 53.5 degree 600 km altitude LEO, with the X-band trailing the C-band by 60 minutes. A collaborative multi-sensor constellation, CHORUS will bring together diverse and unique imagery and data sources and provide a new level of near real-time insight and innovative Earth observation services. Operating in a unique mid-inclination orbit, CHORUS will be able to image day or night, regardless of weather conditions, with daily access of up to 95% of the coverage area. From an industry-leading 700km-wide imaging swath down to sub-metre high resolution, CHORUS will provide the most extensive and unrivalled Earth observation radar imaging capacity available on the market in a single mission.

2026
Year
launch status: TBD
🇺🇸 Electron – 6x HawkEye 360 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Earth Science
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C) (no Wikipedia article) — Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
HawkEye 360 🇺🇸 (Private)

HawkEye 360 is a a space-based civil global intelligence satellite network using radio frequency (RF) technology to help monitor transportation across air, land and sea and assist with emergencies, and to provide civil SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) mission.

The constellation of small satellites (named Hawk ) will collect information on specific radio signals worldwide to provide high-precision radio frequency mapping and analytics from Low Earth orbit (LEO).

2026
Year
launch status: TBD
🇳🇿 Electron – BlackSky Gen-3 5 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
BlackSky 🇺🇸 (Private)

BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites

2026
Year
launch status: TBD
🇳🇿 Electron – BlackSky Gen-3 6 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites

2026
Year
launch status: TBD
🇳🇿 Electron – BlackSky Gen-3 7 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites

2026
Year
launch status: TBD
🇳🇿 Electron – BlackSky Gen-3 8 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites

2026
Year
launch status: TBD
🇳🇿 Electron – BlackSky Gen-3 9 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites

2026
Year
launch status: TBD
🇳🇿 Electron – iQPS Launch 10 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

2026
Year
launch status: TBD
🇳🇿 Electron – iQPS Launch 11 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

2026
Year
launch status: TBD
🇳🇿 Electron – iQPS Launch 8 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

2026
Year
launch status: TBD
🇳🇿 Electron – iQPS Launch 9 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Earth Science
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

2026
Year
launch status: TBD
🇯🇵 Epsilon S – JV-LOTUSat-1 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Government) — Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) — Earth Science
Mu Center — Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Vietnamese Synthetic Aperture Radar Earth observation satellite build by NEC Corporation of Japan, based on Japan's ASNARO 2 satellite and the NEXTAR NX-300L satellite bus. The satellite will contribute to measures against natural disasters and climate change in Vietnam.