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June 21 – 27, 2026

5 ahead9 flown100% success

Mission of the week

Project Starfall Demonstration Mission

Falcon 9 Block 5 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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What flew

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Monday, June 15, 2026

8 x Jilin-1Kinetica 1 · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China543×547 km, 97.7°, 95.6 min

Starlink Group 17-54Falcon 9 Block 5 · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA256×272 km, 97.3°, 89.8 min

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Shijian 31Long March 3B/E · Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China163×20120 km, 53.1°, 352.2 min

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

SatNet LEO Group 22Long March 12 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China892×911 km, 50°, 103 min

CentiSpace-1 Group 05Kuaizhou 11 · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

BlueBird Block 2 #3-5Falcon 9 Block 5 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA527×534 km, 53°, 95.2 min

Amazon Leo (LE-03)Ariane 64 Block 2 · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana438×450 km, 51.9°, 93.5 min

Friday, June 19, 2026

NROL-179Falcon 9 Block 5 · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA311×327 km, 70°, 90.9 min

VICTUS HAZE PumaElectron · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand479×494 km, 97.4°, 94.3 min

The week ahead

5

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Starlink Group 17-28Falcon 9 Block 5 · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

LEO

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

TJSW-26ALong March 7A · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaChinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.

GEO

Project Starfall Demonstration MissionFalcon 9 Block 5 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USANote: Mission profile and payload details are TBD. Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsules designed to autonomously transport valuable customer experiments and other payloads safely back from space…

LEO

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Starlink Group 17-45Falcon 9 Block 5 · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

LEO

Friday, June 26, 2026

Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)Electron · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandSynthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

LEO

The week in numbers

5Coming up

9Flown

100%Success

4Nations

100% of resolved attempts reached orbit

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