Launch Schedule

Launch vehicle also unconfirmed.

LC-1, Wenchang Satellite Launch Center
China

Dec 24

DEC 26

06:30 AM

TBD

Jielong-3

Sea Launch, Yellow Sea
China

Sea Launch

Dec 24

DEC 26

04:05 PM

Fengyun-4C

Long March 3B

First launch of the Ceres-2, an upgraded version of the Ceres-1 with increased payload capacity.

LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center
China

Meteorology Satellite

Dec 24

DEC 27

04:05 AM

"Yueyunjin"

Ceres-2

Galactic Energy

LS-95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
China

Launching an Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The satellite will operate in a circular sun-synchronous dawn-dusk orbit with a nominal altitude of...

Vehicle Debut

Dec 24

DEC 28

02:09 AM

CSG-3

Falcon 9

SpaceX

SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB
California, United States

B1081

Dec 17

DEC 28

05:00 AM

Starlink (6-88)

Falcon 9

SpaceX

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS
Florida, United States

B1101

Droneship Landing

Series: SpaceX Starlink

Dec 18

DEC 28

01:18 PM

AIST-2T no. 01 & no. 02 and Others

Soyuz-2

A constellation of two Earth observation satellites able to deliver stereoscopic imaging that allows for the creation of 3D models. Additional payload will include: Aist-ST,...

Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome
Russia

Earth Observation Satellite

Dec 13

DEC 30

09:00 PM

TBD

Long March 7A

LC-201, Wenchang Satellite Launch Center
China

This is a rideshare mission. The primary satellite, EOS-N1 (codenamed Anvesha), is a hyperspectral imaging satellite developed largely for the DRDO (Defence Research and...

Dec 19

DEC 2025

Kinetica-2 Demo Flight

Kinetica-2

CAS Space

LS-43/140, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
China

Expendable

Vehicle Debut

Nov 30

JAN 05 2026

04:15 AM

EOS-N1

PSLV

ISRO

FLP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
India

— with: KID & Others

Earth Observation Satellite

Dec 21

JAN 13 2026

Spectrum Flight Two

Spectrum

Isar Aerospace

Launch Pad, Andøya Space
Norway

Dec 15

JAN 2026

IS-45

Ariane 6

Arianespace

ELA-4, Guiana Space Centre
French Guiana

Intelsat 45 is a small communications satellite that will provide Ku-band fixed-satellite services

Communications Satellite

Jan 16

JAN 2026

"Bridging the Swarm"

Electron

Rocket Lab

LC-1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

This mission carries a verification satellite for South Korea’s new government-backed microsatellite constellation, flying from Rocket Lab’s launch site on the Māhia Peninsula...

Dec 21

JAN 2026

GaganYaan Demo Flight 1

LVM-3

ISRO

SLP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
India

Uncrewed (i.e., regarding humans) orbital test flight of the GaganYaan crew capsule. Onboard will be a humanoid robot named "Vyommitra" in order to conduct microgravity...

Test Flight

Uncrewed

Nov 24

FEB 01 2026

07:30 AM

Michibiki No. 7 (QZS-7) Quasi-Zenith Satellite System

H-3

JAXA

LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center
Japan

The QZSS is a Japanese satellite navigation system that augments the U.S. GPS in the Asia-Pacific region. QZS-7 will be launched on H3 flight no. 9. With this launch, the seven...

QZSS (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System) - Cabinet Office (Japan);

Dec 15

FEB 05 2026

12:00 AM

Artemis II (EM-2)

SLS

NASA

LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center
Florida, United States

Sep 30

KAIROS Flight 3 (TATARA-1R & Others)

KAIROS

Space One

Space One Pad, Space Port Kii
Japan

— with: SC-Sat1a, HErO, AETS-1

Dec 15

FEB 2026

QuickSounder

Alpha

Firefly

SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB
California, United States

Mar 09

FEB 2026

Elektro-L №5

Proton-M

Elektro-L is an advanced Russian heavy meteorological satellite. Its mission will help in weather forecasting, studying seas and oceans, navigating aircraft and ships, as well...

LC-81/24, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Kazakhstan

Meteorology Satellite

Planetary Science

Dec 17

MAR 22 2026

11:59 AM

Progress MS-33

Soyuz-2

94th Progress cargo delivery to the International Space Station (94P)

LC-31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Kazakhstan

ISS Cargo

Dec 21

MAR 2026

Soyuz-5 Flight Test

Soyuz-5