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Slip Watch: Nov 2 to Nov 8, 2026

Name: SpaceNexus Slip Watch, Nov 2 to Nov 8, 2026
Creator: SpaceNexus
Published: 2026-11-09
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

4 launch dates slipped a day or more this week, 11.1 days in total. 2 lost a firm date. Placeholder date rolls (4) are recorded and not counted.

Frozen edition. Published November 9, 2026; these figures will not change. Corrections, if any, are logged on /corrections.

Real slips

4 launches, both dates known to the day

Days lost to slips

11.1

median slip 2.6 d

Pulled in

moved a day or more earlier

Not slips

4 placeholder rolls, 2 firmed, 2 lost a date

Biggest slips

SpaceNexus Launch Ledger

The largest real slips in the period
Mission	Provider	From, to	Kind	Move	Observed
Electron \| The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10)	Rocket Lab	Nov 10, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026	Slip	+4 d	Nov 2
Long March 12 \| SatNet LEO Group 29	China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation	Nov 5, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026	Slip

Slips by provider

Slips by launch provider
Provider	Slips	Launches slipped	Days lost	Median slip	Pulled in	Same-day	Firmed	Lost a date	Placeholder rolls
Rocket Lab	1	1	4	4 d	0	1	0	0	2
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

On time: launches that flew in the week

On-time record of launches flown in the period
Provider	Flew	Scored	Within 1 day	Within 7 days	Average delay	Median delay
All providers	7	7	57%	100%	+1.3 d	0 d
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation	2	2	too few (2)	too few (2)	+1.5 d	+1.5 d

Pulled in

No launch was pulled in by a day or more.

Lost a firm date

Launches whose firm date was replaced by a placeholder period
Mission	Provider	From, to	Kind	Move	Observed
Mir \| Demo Flight	Agency for Defense Development	Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 2026	Lost its date	not a slip	Nov 3
Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Starlink Group 15-21	SpaceX	Nov 6, 2026 to Nov 2026	Lost its date

Placeholder rolls and firmings (recorded, not slips)

Launch Library parks an undated launch at the end of a period (“NET 2026” is stored as Dec 31, 2026). When that placeholder moves, nothing was announced and nothing slipped, so these rows are listed for completeness and never counted.

Placeholder rolls and firmings
Mission	Provider	From, to	Kind	Move	Observed
New Glenn \| Blue Ring-1	Blue Origin	Dec 2026 to Jan 2027	Placeholder roll	not a slip	Nov 6
Electron \| BlackSky Gen-3 8	Rocket Lab

Method v1.1: how moves are classified and launches scored. Data: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs, a volunteer nonprofit; support them on Patreon) manifest, observed and recorded by SpaceNexus since August 29, 2026. Licence CC BY 4.0: cite “SpaceNexus Launch Ledger”. No sponsor sees or shapes this ledger (policy).

Slip Watch: Nov 2 to Nov 8, 2026

4 launch dates slipped a day or more this week, 11.1 days in total. 2 lost a firm date. Placeholder date rolls (4) are recorded and not counted.

Frozen edition. Published November 9, 2026; these figures will not change. Corrections, if any, are logged on /corrections.

Real slips

4 launches, both dates known to the day

Days lost to slips

11.1

median slip 2.6 d

Pulled in

moved a day or more earlier

Not slips

4 placeholder rolls, 2 firmed, 2 lost a date

Biggest slips

SpaceNexus Launch Ledger

The largest real slips in the period
Mission	Provider	From, to	Kind	Move	Observed
Electron \| The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10)	Rocket Lab	Nov 10, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026	Slip	+4 d	Nov 2
Long March 12 \| SatNet LEO Group 29	China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation	Nov 5, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026	Slip

Slips by provider

Slips by launch provider
Provider	Slips	Launches slipped	Days lost	Median slip	Pulled in	Same-day	Firmed	Lost a date	Placeholder rolls
Rocket Lab	1	1	4	4 d	0	1	0	0	2
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

On time: launches that flew in the week

On-time record of launches flown in the period
Provider	Flew	Scored	Within 1 day	Within 7 days	Average delay	Median delay
All providers	7	7	57%	100%	+1.3 d	0 d
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation	2	2	too few (2)	too few (2)	+1.5 d	+1.5 d

Pulled in

No launch was pulled in by a day or more.

Lost a firm date

Launches whose firm date was replaced by a placeholder period
Mission	Provider	From, to	Kind	Move	Observed
Mir \| Demo Flight	Agency for Defense Development	Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 2026	Lost its date	not a slip	Nov 3
Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Starlink Group 15-21	SpaceX	Nov 6, 2026 to Nov 2026	Lost its date

Placeholder rolls and firmings (recorded, not slips)

Placeholder rolls and firmings
Mission	Provider	From, to	Kind	Move	Observed
New Glenn \| Blue Ring-1	Blue Origin	Dec 2026 to Jan 2027	Placeholder roll	not a slip	Nov 6
Electron \| BlackSky Gen-3 8	Rocket Lab

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