Space launches

🇳🇿 Electron – LOXSAT 1 – Rocket Lab (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Technology

Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

LOXSAT 1 is a demonstration satellite of a complete cryogenic oxygen fluid management system in orbit, developed by Eta Space and sponsored by NASA's Tipping Point program.

The system will be integrated on a Rocket Lab Photon-LEO satellite bus and collect critical cryogenic fluid management data in orbit for 9 months, demonstrating capabilities of in-space cryogenic storage and transferal. Eta Space plans to use technology developed for this mission to develop a truly commercial depot intended to serve multiple customers in the future.

🇷🇺 Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M – MKA Kinosputnik, KOEN and others – ROSCOSMOS (Government) — Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) — Technology

Cosmodrome Site 1S — Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

Share-ride of multiple satellites, including dual-use optical Earth observation satellites and drone-guiding satellites:

* MKA Kinosputnik

* KOEN, KA MT-LAB

* NPO Kaisant 6U cubesat with a Germes modem

* NPO Kaisant 16U cubesat with Gonets modems

🇧🇷 HANBIT-Nano – InnoSat-0 – Innospace (Private) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Technology

HANBIT Pad — Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil

Innospace 🇰🇷 (Private)

Innospace's first in-house test satellite, 'InnoSat-0', will test various technologies for future development of satellites by Innospace themselves. The satellite will be deployed using Korean company SpaceBey’s specialized deployer.

🇳🇴 Spectrum – ΣYNDEO-3 – Isar Aerospace (Private) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Technology

Orbital Launch Pad — Andøya Spaceport

ΣYNDEO-3 is a satellite built by Redwire Corporation for the European Union/European Space Agency (ESA)’s In-Orbit Demonstration and In-Orbit Validation Programme (IOD/IOV), which will carry 10 different technological demonstration payload from institutions of Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the European Commission. The satellite is built on Redwire's Hammerhead spacecraft platform.

🇳🇴 Spectrum – AT-Astra and Others (Spectrum Flight 3) – Isar Aerospace (Private) — Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) — Technology

Orbital Launch Pad — Andøya Spaceport

Third test flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle. This launch will carry various satellites including R-Space’s AT-Astra/IOD-01, which will perform in-orbit demonstrations for ENPULSION, SUNBOOSTER GmbH, and Synopsis Planet.

🇺🇸 Firefly Alpha Block 2 – TacSat – Firefly Aerospace (Commercial) — Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — Technology

Space Launch Complex 2W — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

First of up to 25 launches of Low Earth Orbit technology demonstration satellites to be built and operated by Lockheed Martin.

TacSat is an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance spacecraft with a mission to prove specialized sensing and communications capabilities on orbit. The satellite will participate in exercises that highlight cross-domain kill-web connectivity, enabling timely execution of tactical space missions.

TacSat will host a proven Lockheed Martin infrared sensor on board that brings previously developed technology to space for the first time. This sensor produces high quality imagery and it can interface with federated Battle Management Command & Control (BMC2) combat systems to provide joint forces with a comprehensive view of threats.

The satellite will also feature Lockheed Martin’s first 5G.MIL® payload on orbit. This provides cellular-like networking for military space assets, making satellite constellations more resilient. It also helps enable seamless connectivity with tools in the air, at sea and on land.

Launch operation will also again demonstrate responsive space pre-launch operation capabilities.