Week in Space Data, every Friday.
Every launch, live stream and mission (before, during, and after), plus how to watch from the ground.
Watching one spaceport? Month-by-month schedules for Cape Canaveral & KSC, Vandenberg, Starbase and every other launch site. Month by month for SpaceX, from every pad and for the whole world.
Who will land people on the Moon first, the United States or China? Race to the Moon: the US vs China tracker. The tracker compares both countries on demonstrated milestones toward a crewed landing and toward a permanent presence. .
Click a mission to watch the stream
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
15th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle and 4th flight of Starship V3. Second Starship flight to deploy satellites (a group of Starlink satellites known as Starlink Group 31-2) into stable Low Earth Orbit and first ever to attempt returning the Starship 2nd stage back to the launch site. The ship is expected to fly at an altitude approximately 275 km above Earth and complete approximately 14 orbits around the planet for more than 22 hours, with the ship expected to attempt returning back to Starbase, Texas on its launch pad by pad arms catching. The booster’s primary test objective on Flight 15 will be executing a successful launch, ascent, stage separation, boostback burn, and landing by pad arms catching. This will also be the 1st Starship V3 booster to attempt returning to its launch site. Starship will deliver 26 Starlink V3 satellites to orbit for the second time, which aim to greatly expand the network's capacity and user speeds. Each Starlink V3 satellite will add 1 Tbps of capacity to the constellation. 3 of the satellites have been modified with a suite of cameras to scan Starship’s heatshield and transmit imagery down to operators.
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
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
🚀 Electron
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
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.
A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.
A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of ascent rocket stage drop zones being fits with previous SDA Transport Layer launches.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Details TBD.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
🚀 Long March 8A
A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.
Fifteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
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.
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
🚀 Long March 12
A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
🚀 Long March 2F/G
Shenzhou 24 will be the 24th flight of the Shenzhou program. The first astronaut from Pakistan is expected to fly on this on a short duration mission, with another Chinese astronaut to undergo a year long expedition.
Isar Aerospace
🚀 Spectrum
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.
This is the 25th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 24th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Sixteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
Orbital insertion around Mercury of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission.
A batch of 32 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
Agency for Defense Development
🚀 Mir
Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional. First orbital full version launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle, after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages on 30 March and 30 December 2022, and 1 orbital test flight without the 2nd stage on 4 December 2023. Details TBD.
Indian Space Research Organization
🚀 PSLV XL
TDS-01 (Technology Demonstration Satellite-01) is an Indian geostationary orbit technology demonstration satellite carrying payloads for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Institute of Plasma Research, Gandhinagar and the CSIR-CEERI, Pilani. Payloads to be tested included an internally developed 300 mN electric powered thrusters, atomic clocks, travelling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA) & a quantum communication suite (QuTDS).
Indian Space Research Organization
🚀 Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
First uncrewed orbital test flight of the Gaganyaan capsule.
ExPace
🚀 Kuaizhou 11
Details TBD.
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Solar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA, will perform a gravity assist maneuver with Venus on December 24, 2026. Throughout its mission it also makes repeated gravity assist flybys of Venus to get closer to the Sun, and to change its orbital inclination, boosting it out of the ecliptic plane, to get the best – and first – views of the Sun’s poles.
Falcon 9 Block 5 flew the USSF-627 mission for the United States Space Force from Vandenberg SFB, California, lifting off at 2026-11-12T04:36:30Z. The launch fell inside a window running from 02:35:00Z to 06:35:00Z, and Launch Library 2 records the outcome as a success. The mission is classified, so the payload is not publicly confirmed. The event description says it may be a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX's Starshield satellite bus. That inference rests on stage drop zone locations matching previous Starlink Group 15 launches. It is speculation, not a confirmed payload identification. The provided data lists no anomalies, delays, or recovery issues, and it gives no booster recovery details, orbital parameters, or cost figures. The immediate consequence is another completed national security launch flown by a commercial provider, with payload and operational details remaining undisclosed.
The Long March 2D launched the CAS Pathfinder-1 mission from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 2026-11-11 at 11:41 UTC, inside a window that ran from 11:32 to 12:05 UTC. Launch Library 2 records the outcome as a success, and the event status is completed. Pathfinder-1 is an in-orbit validation mission for technologies planned for the Chinese Academy of Sciences' "Origins" Space Science Program. That program covers four astronomical observatory missions due by 2030: DSL, SPO, Earth 2.0 (ET) and eXTP. The payload is a main satellite plus 3 sub-satellites that fly in formation to demonstrate a low frequency radio astronomy interferometry instrument. The main satellite also carries VLAST-P, a magnetometer (MHI), an upper atmosphere LiDAR (HiRAL), a Langmuir Probe (LMP) and a space weather monitor (SWEM). The provided data reports no anomalies. It does not cover orbital parameters, deployment confirmation for individual satellites, or on-orbit instrument performance, so the success of the follow-on technology validation cannot be assessed from this data.
A Long March 12 rocket operated by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) launched the SatNet LEO Group 29 mission from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on 2026-11-08 at 20:24 UTC, inside a window that opened at 20:17 UTC and closed at 20:47 UTC. Launch Library 2 records the outcome as a success, and the event status is completed. The payload was a batch of 9 low Earth orbit communication satellites for the state-owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. New Space Economy reported that the rocket placed China's 29th group of low-Earth-orbit internet satellites into its intended orbit. The article gives liftoff as 4:24 a.m. Beijing time on November 9 (equivalent to 20:24 UTC on November 8) and refers to the Hainan commercial space launch site. The provided data reports no anomalies, delays or recovery actions. The immediate consequence is another increment toward a constellation that the event description says will eventually comprise 13000 satellites. No details on orbit parameters, satellite health or first-stage recovery were provided.
This image was taken by NASA's EPIC camera onboard the NOAA DSCOVR spacecraft
-10.5°, 157.7°
This image was taken by NASA's EPIC camera onboard the NOAA DSCOVR spacecraft
-10.5°, 130.7°
This image was taken by NASA's EPIC camera onboard the NOAA DSCOVR spacecraft
-10.6°, 103.7°
This image was taken by NASA's EPIC camera onboard the NOAA DSCOVR spacecraft
-10.5°, 76.7°
This image was taken by NASA's EPIC camera onboard the NOAA DSCOVR spacecraft
-10.6°, 22.7°
This image was taken by NASA's EPIC camera onboard the NOAA DSCOVR spacecraft
-10.7°, -4.3°
This image was taken by NASA's EPIC camera onboard the NOAA DSCOVR spacecraft
-10.7°, -31.4°
This image was taken by NASA's EPIC camera onboard the NOAA DSCOVR spacecraft
-10.7°, -58.4°
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is photographed after encapsulation inside its payload fairing in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraf
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraft during
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraft during
NASA’s Pegasus barge is seen, Sunday, June 21, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Pegasus barge delivered NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and a weather cover for the Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage to Kennedy. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA’s Pegasus barge is seen, Sunday, June 21, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Pegasus barge delivered NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and a weather cover for the Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage to Kennedy. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
Members of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope transport team pose for a photograph with NASA’s Pegasus barge, Sunday, June 21, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Pegasus barge delivered NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and a weather cover for the Artemis III SLS (Space Launch
Members of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope transport team celebrate with a toast following the arrival of NASA’s Pegasus barge, Sunday, June 21, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Pegasus barge delivered NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and a weather cover for the Artemis I
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraft during
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraft during
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraft during
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraft during
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for encapsulation within its payload fairing on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraft during
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraft during
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraft during
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraft during
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraft during
An interior view of NASA’s Pegasus barge, carrying a weather cover for Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage and NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, is seen, Sunday, June 21, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraft during
From left, Leah Martin, NASA Communications; Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington; Lucas Paganini, Roman telescope program executive, NASA Headquarters; Jackie Townsend, Roman telescope project manager, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in
Source: NASA DSN Now · fetched Nov 13, 03:45 PM. Target names are DSN spacecraft codes.
Every Monday morning, get a rundown of the week's scheduled launches: vehicle, provider, site, and a direct link back to Mission Control to watch. Part of the SpaceNexus newsletter; unsubscribe anytime.
Week in Space Data on Fridays, SpaceNexus AM on weekday mornings if you tick it. Unsubscribe anytime.