| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP |
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| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
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| Remarks |
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| October (TBD) [1] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg | SpaceX |
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FORMOSAT-8B/GTM [2] [3] | TASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation/Gamma-ray astronomy | | |
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-18. |
|
| November (TBD) [4] | Soyuz-2.1a | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos |
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Progress MS-35 / 96P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | | |
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| December (TBD) [5] | Ariane 62 [6] | | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace |
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PLATO | ESA | Sun–Earth L2 | Exoplanetary science | | |
| Q4 (TBD) [7] | Falcon 9 Block 5 [8] | | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX |
|
APEX 1.0 | ispace U.S. / Draper / NASA | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | | |
TBA | TBA | Selenocentric | Lunar communications | | |
| First flight of ispace's APEX 1.0 lunar lander, as part of ispace Mission 3. Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission delivering payloads to Schrödinger Basin. The Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment (LuSEE), a flight spare of the FIELDS instrument on the Parker Solar Probe, will fly on this mission. [9] |
| Q4 (TBD) [10] | Falcon Heavy | | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX |
|
Griffin-II | Astrobotic | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | | |
| Third Astrobotic lunar lander mission, targeting a site near the lunar south pole. Astrobotic's LunaGrid-Lite aims to demonstrate high voltage power transmission from the lander to a tethered CubeRover. [11] |
| Q4 (TBD) [12] | Starship | | Starbase | SpaceX |
|
Starship | SpaceX | Low Earth | In-space refueling technology demonstration | | |
| Starship Target for the Starship HLS Prop Transfer Demo, receiving propellant from Chaser. |
| Q4 (TBD) [12] | Starship | | Starbase | SpaceX |
|
Starship | SpaceX | Low Earth | In-space refueling technology demonstration | | |
| Starship Chaser for the Starship HLS Prop Transfer Demo, transferring propellant to Target. |
| Q4 (TBD) [13] | Eclipse | | MARS LP-0A | Firefly Aerospace / Northrop Grumman |
|
TBA | Firefly Aerospace | Low Earth | Flight test | | |
| First test flight of Firefly's Eclipse, utilizing the same first stage used on Antares 330, a new Firefly-developed second stage with a single Vira engine, and a new payload fairing by Northrop Grumman. |
| Q4 (TBD) [14] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX |
|
O3b mPOWER 11 (O3b FM31) | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | | |
O3b mPOWER 12 (O3b FM32) | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | | |
O3b mPOWER 13 (O3b FM33) | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | | |
| Q4 (TBD) [15] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | | Plesetsk Site 43 | Roscosmos |
|
Ekspress-RV1 | RSCC | Highly elliptical | Communications | | |
| First satellite of the Ekspress-RV constellation. Ekspress-RV will cover Russia's Far North, which is inaccessible to the main Ekspress constellation in geosynchronous orbit. [16] [17] |
| Q4 (TBD) [18] | Ariane 64 | | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace |
|
| TBA | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | | |
| Multi-Launch Service (MLS) #1 rideshare mission. |
| Q4 (TBD) [19] | Long March 5B | 5B-Y5 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC |
|
Xuntian | CNSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space astronomy | | |
| Xuntian ("Heavenly Cruiser"), also known as the Chinese Survey Space Telescope or Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST), will co-orbit with the Tiangong space station. [20] |
| Q4 (TBD) [21] [22] | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Arianespace |
|
CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A) [23] | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| First satellite of the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission. [24] Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme. |
| Q4 (TBD) [25] | Vulcan Centaur VC4L [26] | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA |
|
SSC Demo-1 | NASA / Sierra Space | Low Earth | Flight test | | |
| Dream Chaser demonstration mission. |
| Q4 (TBD) [27] | Vulcan Centaur | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA |
|
⚀ SunRISE × 6 [28] | NASA | Geosynchronous | Space weather | | |
| SunRISE is a NASA Explorers Program Mission of Opportunity. |
| H2 (TBD) [29] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX |
|
IM-3 | Intuitive Machines | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | | |
Khon1 | Intuitive Machines | Earth–Moon L2 | Lunar communications | | |
Lunar Vertex rover | NASA | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | | |
CADRE × 3 | NASA | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rovers | | |
| Third Nova-C lunar lander. Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission delivering payloads to Reiner Gamma. [30] ESA will provide the MoonLIGHT lunar laser retroreflector payload and the Package for Resource Observation and in-Situ Prospecting for Exploration, Commercial exploitation, and Transportation (PROSPECT). [31] |
|
| 2026 (TBD) [32] | New Glenn | NG-4 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
BlueBird × 8 | AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| BlueBird Block 2 Mission 4. |
| 2026 (TBD) [33] [34] [35] | New Glenn | NG-5 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
Elytra-I (FANTM-RiDE) | NRO / Firefly / Xtenti | Low Earth | Space tug | | |
⚀ DARLA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
⚀ R5-S3 | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
⚀ R5-S5 | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
⚀ Odyssey | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
⚀ IGOR | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
⚀ Orca 2 | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
⚀ TechEdSat 16 (TES 16) | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
⚀ CANVAS | University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth | Magnetosphereic research | | |
⚀ SM 2 | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
⚀ SeaLion | ODU/US Coast Guard/AFIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | | |
⚀ Ut-ProSat 1 | Virginia Tech | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | | |
| NRO Responsive Space Mission, carrying Firefly's Elytra orbital transfer vehicle and Xtenti's FANTM-RiDE payload dispenser. The ELaNa-42 mission, consisting of the AEPEX, DARLA, OrCa2, R5-S3, R5-S5 and TechEdSat-16 cubesats, will be launched on this flight. |
| 2026 (TBD) [36] | New Glenn | NG-6 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
KuiperSat × 49 | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| First of 12 New Glenn launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. |
| 2026 (TBD) [37] | New Glenn | NG-7 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
KuiperSat × 49 | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| Second of 12 New Glenn launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. |
| 2026 (TBD) [38] | New Glenn | NG-8 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
KuiperSat × 49 | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| Third of 12 New Glenn launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. |
| 2026 (TBD) [39] | New Glenn | NG-9 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
KuiperSat × 49 | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| Fourth of 12 New Glenn launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. |
| 2026 (TBD) [40] | New Glenn | NG-10 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
KuiperSat × 49 | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| Fifth of 12 New Glenn launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. |
| 2026 (TBD) [41] | New Glenn | NG-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
KuiperSat × 49 | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| Sixth of 12 New Glenn launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. |
| 2026 (TBD) [42] | New Glenn | NG-12 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
KuiperSat × 49 | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| Seventh of 12 New Glenn launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. |
| 2026 (TBD) [43] | New Glenn | NG-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
KuiperSat × 49 | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| Eighth of 12 New Glenn launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. |
| 2026 (TBD) [44] | New Glenn | NG-14 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
KuiperSat × 49 | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| Ninth of 12 New Glenn launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. |
| 2026 (TBD) [45] | New Glenn | NG-15 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
KuiperSat × 49 | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| Tenth of 12 New Glenn launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. |
| 2026 (TBD) [46] | New Glenn | NG-16 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
KuiperSat × 49 | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| Eleventh of 12 New Glenn launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. |
| 2026 (TBD) [47] | New Glenn | NG-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin |
|
KuiperSat × 49 | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| Twelfth of 12 New Glenn launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. |
| 2026 (TBD) [48] [49] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | | Plesetsk | RVSN RF |
|
Kosmos (GLONASS-K 19L (K1 №7) ) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [50] [49] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | | Plesetsk Site 43 | RVSN RF |
|
Kosmos (GLONASS-K 20L (K1 №8) ) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | | |
2026 (TBD) [51] [52] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | | Plesetsk Site 43 | RVSN RF |
|
Kosmos (GLONASS-K2 25L (K2 №4) ) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | | |
2026 (TBD) [51] [53] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | | Plesetsk Site 43 | RVSN RF |
|
Kosmos (GLONASS-V 11L (V №1) ) | VKS | Highly elliptical | Navigation | | |
| First of six initial satellites in highly elliptical orbits. |
2026 (TBD) [51] [54] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | | Plesetsk Site 43 | RVSN RF |
|
Kosmos (GLONASS-V 12L (V №2) ) | VKS | Highly elliptical | Navigation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [55] [56] | Angara A5M | | Vostochny Site 1A | Roscosmos |
|
TBA | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Flight test | | |
| Maiden flight of the Angara A5M. |
| 2026 (TBD) [57] [58] | Angara A5 / DM-03 [59] | | Plesetsk | Roscosmos |
|
Luch-5M №1 [60] | Gonets Satellite System | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
2026 (TBD) [61] [49] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos |
|
TELNET 01-30 | TELNET | Low Earth | TBA | | |
2026 (TBD) [62] [49] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos |
|
TELNET 31-60 | TELNET | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [63] [64] | SSLV | S2 | Satish Dhawan | ISRO |
|
TBA | ISRO | Low Earth | TBA | | |
Azista60° | Azista BST Aerospace | Low Earth | TBA | | |
2026 (TBD) [65] [49] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | | Vostochny Site 1S | TBA |
|
Piksel-VR №1 | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
Piksel-VR №2 | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [66] | HLVM 3 | | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO |
|
Gaganyaan-2 / G2 | ISRO | Low Earth | Flight test | | |
| Second Gaganyaan flight test. Will carry the Vyommitra humanoid robot. [67] |
| 2026 (TBD) [68] [66] | HLVM 3 | | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO |
|
Gaganyaan-3 / G3 | ISRO | Low Earth | Flight test | | |
| Third Gaganyaan flight test. Will carry the Vyommitra humanoid robot. [68] [67] |
| 2026 (TBD) [69] [70] | PSLV | | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO |
|
THEOS-2A | GISTDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [71] [72] | PSLV-XL | | Satish Dhawan | ISRO |
|
Cartosat-3A | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [73] | PSLV-XL | | Satish Dhawan | ISRO |
|
Resourcesat-3 | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [71] | PSLV | N2 | Satish Dhawan | ISRO |
|
TBA | NSIL | Low Earth | TBA | | |
⚀ Aadyah | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
⚀ Sanskardhaam | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
⚀ DS P30 x2 | Dhruva Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | | |
| Second fully privately built PSLV. |
| 2026 (TBD) [74] | Angara-1.2 | | Plesetsk Site 35/1 | Roscosmos |
|
Gonets-M1 №1 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | | |
Gonets-M1 №2 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | | |
Gonets-M1 №3 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | | |
Gonets-M1 №4 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | | |
Gonets-M1 №5 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | | |
Gonets-M1 №6 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [75] | GSLV Mk II | | Satish Dhawan | ISRO |
|
IDRSS-1 (CMS-04) | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| First of two Satellite for Indian Data Relay satellite System. |
| 2026 (TBD) [76] | PSLV-XL | | Satish Dhawan | ISRO |
|
ANVESHA | DRDO | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [77] | Daytona I | | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Phantom Space |
|
AFNIO × ? | Ingenu | Low Earth | IoT | | |
| Will launch "the majority of" Ingenu's 72-satellite AFNIO constellation. |
| 2026 (TBD) [78] | Daytona I | | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Phantom Space |
|
⚀ TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| CubeSat Launch Initiative contract awarded by NASA. |
| 2026 (TBD) [79] [80] | Angara 1.2 | | Plesetsk Site 35/1 | Roscosmos |
|
Gonets-M 26 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | | |
Gonets-M 27 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | | |
Gonets-M 28 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| NET 2026 (TBD) [81] | H3 | | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI |
|
Inmarsat TBA | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [71] | GSLV Mk II | | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO |
|
NVS-04 (IRNSS-1M) | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | | |
| Next generation NaVic satellite. |
| 2026 (TBD) [71] | GSLV Mk II | | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO |
|
NVS-05 (IRNSS-1N) | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | | |
| Next generation NaVic satellite. |
| 2026 (TBD) [82] [83] | Neutron | | MARS LC-3 | Rocket Lab |
|
Photon relay satellite | Rocket Lab | Heliocentric to Venus | Venus flyby | | |
Venus Life Finder | MIT / Rocket Lab | Heliocentric to Venus | Venus entry probe | | |
| The Venus Life Finder atmospheric-entry probe will search for phosphine and other potential biosignatures for life on Venus. [84] [85] First of three MIT missions to Venus. |
2026 (TBD) [86] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | | Vostochny Site 1S | TBA |
|
Skif × ? | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [87] [88] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
Transport Layer Tranche 2 × 7 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | | |
| Third of ten launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 2 (Tranche 2 Transport Layer C Mission). |
| 2026 (TBD) [87] [88] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
Transport Layer Tranche 2 × 7 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | | |
| Fourth of ten launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 2 (Tranche 2 Transport Layer D Mission). |
| 2026 (TBD) [87] [88] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
Transport Layer Tranche 2 × 7 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | | |
| Fifth of ten launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 2 (Tranche 2 Transport Layer E Mission). |
| 2026 (TBD) [87] [88] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
Transport Layer Tranche 2 × 7 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | | |
| Sixth of ten launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 2 (Tranche 2 Transport Layer F Mission). |
| 2026 (TBD) [87] [88] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
Transport Layer Tranche 2 × 7 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | | |
| Seventh of ten launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 2 (Tranche 2 Transport Layer G Mission). |
| 2026 (TBD) [87] [88] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
Transport Layer Tranche 2 × 7 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | | |
| Eighth of ten launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 2 (Tranche 2 Transport Layer H Mission). |
| 2026 (TBD) [87] [88] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
Transport Layer Tranche 2 × 7 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | | |
| Ninth of ten launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 2 (Tranche 2 Transport Layer I Mission). |
| 2026 (TBD) [87] [88] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
Transport Layer Tranche 2 × 7 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | | |
| Last of ten launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 2 (Tranche 2 Transport Layer J Mission). |
| 2026 (TBD) [89] | Antares 330 | | MARS LP-0A | Northrop Grumman |
|
Cygnus NG-25 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [90] | Long March 5 | | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC |
|
VOICE | CNSA | Heliocentric | Venus Orbiter | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [90] [91] | Long March 4B | | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC |
|
HaiYang 2E [92] | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [90] [91] | Long March 4B | | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC |
|
HaiYang 2F [93] [94] | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth | Earth observation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [95] | Long March 2C | 2C-Y? | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC |
|
Siwei Gaojing 1-05 (SuperView Neo 1-05) | | Low Earth | Earth Observation | | |
Siwei Gaojing 1-06 (SuperView Neo 1-06) | | Low Earth | Earth Observation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [96] | Long March 2D | 2D-Y? | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC |
|
Siwei Gaojing 3-03 (SuperView Neo 3-03) | | Low Earth | Earth Observation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [90] | Long March 4B | | Jiuquan SLS-2 | CASC |
|
Fengyun 3I (Fengyun 3RM-2) | CMA | Low Earth | Meteorology | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [90] | Long March 5 | | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC |
|
Fengyun-5A | CMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [97] [98] | Ariane 64 | | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace |
|
Intelsat 41 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
Intelsat 44 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [99] | Ariane 64 | | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace |
|
Uhura-1 (Node-1) [100] | Skyloom | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| Rideshare mission. [101] |
| 2026 (TBD) [102] [103] | Ariane 62 | | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace |
|
Galileo FOC FM31 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | | |
Galileo FOC FM32 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [103] | Ariane 62 | | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace |
|
Galileo FOC FM33 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | | |
Galileo FOC FM34 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | | |
| Final batch of first generation Galileo-FOC satellites. |
| 2026 (TBD) [104] | Ariane 6 | | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace |
|
Galileo G2G-1 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | | |
Galileo G2G-2 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | | |
| First Galileo Second Generation (G2) launch. |
| 2026 (TBD) [105] [106] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX |
|
Arabsat-7A | Arabsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [107] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | | SpaceX |
|
Lightspeed × 18 | Telesat | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | | |
| First of 14 Falcon 9 launches for Telesat's Lightspeed LEO constellation. |
| 2026 (TBD) [108] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX |
|
Skynet 6A | Airbus Defence and Space / UK Ministry of Defence | Geosynchronous | Military communications | | |
| Falcon 9 First Stage Booster will be expended in this mission. |
2026 (TBD) [109] | Falcon Heavy | | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX |
|
EchoStar-25 | EchoStar | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [110] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | TBA | SpaceX |
|
Transport Layer Tranche 1 × 21 | SDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Military communications | | |
| Fifth of six launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1 (Tranche 1 Transport Layer E Mission). |
| 2026 (TBD) [110] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | TBA | SpaceX |
|
Transport Layer Tranche 1 × 21 | SDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Military communications | | |
| Last of six launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1 (Tranche 1 Transport Layer F Mission). |
| 2026 (TBD) [87] [88] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
Tracking Layer Tranche 1 × 7 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | | |
| Third of five launches for the Space Development Agency's Tracking Layer Tranche 1 (Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C Mission). |
| 2026 (TBD) [87] [88] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
Tracking Layer Tranche 1 × 7 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | | |
| Last of five launches for the Space Development Agency's Tracking Layer Tranche 1 (Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E Mission). |
| 2026 (TBD) [111] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX |
|
SpaceX CRS-34 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [112] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX |
|
SpaceX CRS-35 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [113] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX |
|
WorldView Legion 7-12 | Maxar Technologies | Low Earth | Earth observation | | |
| First six Block 2 WorldView Legion Satellites. |
| 2026 (TBD) [114] | Falcon Heavy | | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX |
|
TBA | U.S. Space Force | TBA | TBA | | |
| USSF-75 Mission. |
| 2026 (TBD) [115] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX |
|
Rivada × 24 | Rivada Space Networks | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | | |
| First of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation. |
| 2026 (TBD) [116] | Firefly Alpha | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Firefly |
|
TBA | L3Harris | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| First of three dedicated launches for L3Harris. |
| 2026 (TBD) [116] | Firefly Alpha | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Firefly |
|
TBA | L3Harris | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| Second of three dedicated launches for L3Harris. |
| 2026 (TBD) [116] | Firefly Alpha | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Firefly |
|
TBA | L3Harris | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| Third of three dedicated launches for L3Harris. |
| 2026 (TBD) [117] | GSLV Mk II | | Satish Dhawan | ISRO |
|
RLV | ISRO | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| RLV-ORV Mission. |
| JFY2026 (TBD) [118] [119] | H3-24L | | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI |
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ETS-9 (Kiku 9) | JAXA / NICT | Geosynchronous | Communications Technology demonstration | | |
| ETS-9 will carry the High Speed Communication with Advanced Laser Instrument (HICALI), which will demonstrate 10 Gbps laser communications between geosynchronous orbit and ground-stations. [120] [121] |
| JFY2026 (TBD) [118] | H3-24 | | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI |
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HTV-X2 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | | |
| JFY2026 (TBD) [118] | H3-24 | | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI |
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HTV-X3 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | | |
| JFY2026 (TBD) [118] | H3 | | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI |
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IGS-Optical Diversification 1 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | | |
| First of a new generation of IGS-Optical satellites. |
| 2026 (TBD) [122] | H3-24L | | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI |
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Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) | JAXA | Areocentric | Mars orbiter Phobos sample return | | |
IDEFIX [123] | DLR / CNES | Areocentric | Mars rover | | |
| Sample return mission from Phobos. |
| 2026 (TBD) [124] | Long March 10A | | Wenchang LC-3 | CASC |
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| CNSA | Low Earth | Flight test | | |
| First flight of the single-core Long March 10A variant. |
| H2 2026 (TBD) [125] | MLV | | MARS LP-0A | Firefly |
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| Firefly | Low Earth | Flight test | | |
| Maiden flight of Firefly's Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV), previously known as Firefly Beta. |
| 2026 (TBD) [126] | Nuri (KSLV-II) | | Naro LC-2 | KARI |
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TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | | |
| Fifth planned launch of Nuri, and the first with solely commercial payloads. |
2026 (TBD) [127] | Proton-M / Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Glavkosmos |
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Ekvator (IRN-30B-34E) [128] | ISA | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| Communications satellite built by ISS Reshetnev for Iran. |
| 2026 (TBD) [129] [130] | Proton-M / Briz-M P4 | | Baikonur | Roscosmos |
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Ekspress-AMU4 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| Ekspress-AMU4 will replace Ekspress-AM44. |
| 2026 (TBD) [131] | PSLV | | Satish Dhawan | ISRO |
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TRISHNA | CNES / ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| Third collaborative satellite mission between France and India. [132] |
| 2026 (TBD) [133] [57] [58] | Proton-M / Briz-M [134] [59] | | Baikonur | Roscosmos |
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Yamal-501 | Gazprom Space Systems | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
Luch-5VM №1 [60] | Gonets Satellite System | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
2026 (TBD) [51] [135] | Rokot-M / Briz-KM | | Plesetsk Site 133 | RVSN RF |
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Kosmos (Strela-3M №32) | VKS | Low Earth | TBA | | |
Kosmos (Strela-3M №33) | VKS | Low Earth | TBA | | |
Kosmos (Strela-3M №34) | VKS | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [136] | Soyuz-6 | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos |
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TBA | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Flight test | | |
| First flight of the Soyuz-6. |
| 2026 (TBD) [137] | Soyuz-2.1b | | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos |
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Resurs-PM №1 [138] | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [137] | Soyuz-2.1b | | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos |
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Resurs-PM №2 [138] | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [139] | Soyuz-2.1a | | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos |
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Obzor-R №2 [140] | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [141] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | | Baikonur | Roscosmos |
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Arktika-M №4 [142] | Roscosmos | Molniya | Meteorology | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [143] | Spectrum | | Andøya | Isar Aerospace |
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⚀ OroraTech × ? | OroraTech | Low Earth (SSO) | Wildfire monitoring | | |
| First of multiple Spectrum launches for OroraTech. |
| 2026 (TBD) [144] | Spectrum | | Andøya | Isar Aerospace |
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ION SCV | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [145] | Spectrum | | Andøya | Isar Aerospace |
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| TBA | Airbus Defence and Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [146] | Spectrum | | Kourou Diamant | Isar Aerospace |
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| TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | | |
| First Spectrum launch from the Guiana Space Centre. |
| 2026 (TBD) [147] | Spectrum or Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Andøya or Cape Canaveral | Isar Aerospace or SpaceX |
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TBA × 3 | KSAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Maritime surveillance | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [148] | Spectrum | | Andøya | Isar Aerospace |
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Sherpa OTV | Spaceflight, Inc. | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | | |
| Dedicated rideshare mission. |
| 2026 (TBD) [149] | SSLV | | Satish Dhawan | ISRO |
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Optimus | Space Machines Company | Low Earth | Space tug | | |
| Space MAITRI (Mission for Australia-India's Technology, Research and Innovation). First dedicated commercial SSLV launch. |
| 2026 (TBD) [150] | Terran R | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space |
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Mars Lander | Impulse Space | TMI to Martian surface | Mars lander | | |
| Maiden flight of Terran R. [151] Impulse Mars mission. [152] |
| 2026 (TBD) [151] [153] | Terran R | | Vandenberg B-330 | Relativity Space |
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Iridium NEXT 182 [154] | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| A spare Iridium NEXT satellite to be launched on-demand. [155] Relativity was previously contracted to launch up to six spare satellites for Iridium. [156] |
| 2026 (TBD) [151] [157] | Terran R | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space |
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OneWeb × ? | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| First of multiple Terran R launches for OneWeb's Gen 2 constellation. |
| 2026 (TBD) [151] [158] | Terran R | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space |
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STP-TBA | U.S. Space Force | Low Earth | Military | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [151] [159] | Terran R | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space |
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Vigoride | Momentus Space | Geosynchronous | Space tug | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [160] [161] | Terran R | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space |
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⚀ TBA | NASA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| NASA Venture Class Launch Services 2 (VCLS 2) Mission, officially known as VCLS Demo-2R. The ELaNa 42 mission, consisting of three CubeSats, will launch on this flight. [162] |
| 2026 (TBD) [151] [163] | Terran R | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space |
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TBA | mu Space | Low Earth | IoT | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [151] [164] | Terran R | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space |
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Dedicated rideshare mission | Spaceflight, Inc. | Low Earth | Satellite dispenser | | |
| Rideshare mission for smallsats. |
| 2026 (TBD) [151] [165] | Terran R | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space |
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Dedicated rideshare mission | TriSept | Low Earth | Satellite dispenser | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [166] | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Avio |
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IRIDE-MS1-EAGLET2 × 11 | ASI | Low Earth | Earth observation | | |
IRIDE-MS2-HEO × 9 | ASI / Argotec | Low Earth | Earth observation | | |
| First launch for the Italian IRIDE satellite constellation. |
| 2026 (TBD) [166] [167] [168] | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Avio |
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IRIDE-HYP-PLATINO × 2 | ASI | Low Earth | Earth observation | | |
IRIDE-MS1-EAGLET2 11 | ASI | Low Earth | Earth observation | | |
IRIDE-SAR-NIMBUS × 6 | ASI | Low Earth | Earth observation | | |
IRIDE-SAR-NOX 1 | ASI | Low Earth | Earth observation | | |
IRIDE-VHR-NIMBUS 1 | ASI | Low Earth | Earth observation | | |
| Second launch for the Italian IRIDE satellite constellation. MAIA is a hosted instrument on the PLATiNO-2 satellite. |
| 2026 (TBD) [169] [170] | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Arianespace |
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ALTIUS | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
FLEX | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| FLEX is the eighth Earth Explorer of the Living Planet Programme. |
| 2026 (TBD) [171] | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Arianespace |
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CSG-4 | ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| Fourth COSMO-SkyMed 2nd Generation satellite. |
| 2026 (TBD) [172] [173] | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Arianespace |
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EAGLE-1 | SES S.A. | Low Earth | Quantum key distribution | | |
| 2025 (TBD) [174] [175] | Vega-C [176] | | Kourou ELV | Arianespace |
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SHALOM | ASI / ISA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [177] | Volans | | TBA | Equatorial Space |
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| Equatorial Space | Low Earth | Flight test | | |
| Maiden flight of Volans, and the first orbital flight of a launch vehicle developed in Singapore. [178] |
| 2026 (TBD) [179] | Vulcan Centaur | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA |
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TBA | U.S. Space Force | TBA | TBA | | |
| USSF-16 Mission. |
| 2026 (TBD) [179] | Vulcan Centaur | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA |
|
TBA | U.S. Space Force | TBA | TBA | | |
| USSF-23 Mission. |
| 2026 (TBD) [114] | Vulcan Centaur | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA |
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MTC Epoch-1 1 | U.S. Space Force | Medium Earth | Missile tracking | | |
| USSF-95 Mission. |
| 2026 (TBD) [114] | Vulcan Centaur | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA |
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SIRI-3 | NRL | Low Earth | TBA | | |
PUMA | AFRL | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| STP-5 Mission. |
| 2026 (TBD) [114] | Vulcan Centaur VC6S | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA |
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Silentbarker 4 | NRO/USSF | Geosynchronous | Space Situational Awareness | | |
Silentbarker 5 | NRO/USSF | Geosynchronous | Space Situational Awareness | | |
Silentbarker 6 | NRO/USSF | Geosynchronous | Space Situational Awareness | | |
| NROL-118 Mission. |
| 2026 (TBD) [114] | Vulcan Centaur | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA |
|
TBA | NRO | TBA | TBA | | |
| NROL-109 Mission. |
| 2026 (TBD) [114] | Vulcan Centaur | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA |
|
TBA | NRO | TBA | TBA | | |
| NROL-56 Mission. |
| 2026 (TBD) [114] | Vulcan Centaur | | Vandenberg SLC-3E | ULA |
|
TBA | NRO | TBA | TBA | | |
| NROL-73 Mission. |
| 2026 (TBD) [114] | Vulcan Centaur | | Vandenberg SLC-3E | ULA |
|
TBA | NRO | TBA | TBA | | |
| NROL-100 Mission. |
| 2026 (TBD) [180] [181] | RFA One | | Andøya | RFA |
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⚀ E.T.PACK | SENER Aeroespacial / UC3M | Low Earth | Electrodynamic tether demonstration | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [182] | RFA One | | Andøya | RFA |
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Harmony 1 | Plus Ultra | Selenocentric | Lunar communications | | |
| First of eight satellites for Harmony, Plus Ultra's lunar communications and navigation constellation. |
| 2026 (TBD) [183] | RFA One | | Andøya | RFA |
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SUPREME | Neutron Star Systems | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [184] | RFA One | | Andøya | RFA |
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TBA | LuxSpace | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| Dedicated launch contract for LuxSpace. |
| 2026 (TBD) [184] | RFA One | | Andøya | RFA |
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TBA | OHB Cosmos | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| Dedicated launch contract for OHB Cosmos. |
| 2026 (TBD) [185] | RFA One | | Andøya | RFA |
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TBA | OHB Sweden | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| Dedicated launch contract for OHB Sweden. |
| 2026 (TBD) [186] | TBA | | TBA | TBA |
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Canadensys Lunar Rover | Canadensys / CSA | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | | |
| First Canadian lunar rover. Will fly as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. |
| 2026 (TBD) [187] | TBA | | TBA | TBA |
|
Ardoride | Momentus Space | Selenocentric (LLO) | Space tug | | |
Canadensys LEAP payload [188] [189] | Canadensys | Selenocentric (LLO) | Technology demonstration | | |
⚀ Zeus-MS × 2 [187] | Qosmosys | Selenocentric (LLO) | Technology demonstration | | |
| First Momentus Ardoride lunar rideshare mission. |
| 2026 (TBD) [190] | TBA | | TBA | TBA |
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Flexsat | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [191] | TBA | | TBA | TBA |
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Inmarsat-7 F1 (GX 7) [192] | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
Inmarsat-7 F2 (GX 8) | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
Inmarsat-7 F3 (GX 9) | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| The satellites may launch on separate rockets, though they are designed to fit together in a single payload fairing. [193] |
| 2026 (TBD) [194] | TBA | | TBA | TBA |
|
Inmarsat-8 F1 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
Inmarsat-8 F2 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
Inmarsat-8 F3 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [97] [195] | TBA | | TBA | TBA |
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Intelsat 42 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
Intelsat 43 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [196] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX |
|
SXM-11 | Sirius XM | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| 2026 (TBD) [197] [198] | TBA | | TBA | CASC |
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Xihe-2 | Nanjing University / SAST | Sun–Earth L5 | Solar observation | | |