Yesterday, in a filing with the FCC, Amazon revealed that they've contracted an additional 10 launches on SpaceX' Falcon 9 to deploy their Amazon Leo constellation! Of the 15 additional optional launches previously announced for New Glenn, 12 have been changed into firm orders.

During today's Crew-12 briefing, it was mentioned that the Cygnus NG-24 mission is scheduled for NET Apr. 3. This makes the ISS manifest look like this: - Crew-12 NET Feb. 11 - NG-24 NET Apr. 3 - Starliner-1 NET Apr. - CRS-34 NET May - CRS-35 (with iROSA) NET Aug. - HTV-X2 NET Q3

After several delays, Rocket Lab finally launched KAIST's NeonSat-1A. NeonSat-1A is the second of 2 demonstration satellites for South Korea's Microsatellite Constellation. The 10 operational satellites are set to launch across 2 KSLV "Nuri" rockets in Q3 2026 (likely in August) & 2027.

MISSION SUCCESS! Payload deployment is confirmed for the ‘Bridging The Swarm’ mission for KAIST. ✅ 2nd launch in 8 days ✅ 81st launch in total ✅ 100% mission success in 2026

The Pressurized Cargo Module for the Cygnus NG-24 spacecraft left Thales' facility in Turin yesterday, and recently arrived at KSC. It'll now be mated with the service module from Northrop Grumman and prepared for launch aboard Falcon 9 in a few months. 📸 Alessio S. Trosello

The NRO has partially declassified its JUMPSEAT program! These were the 1st generation signals intelligence satellites in highly elliptical Molniya orbits to intercept signals from the Soviet Union. A total of 8 were launched between 1971 to 1987 on Titan 3B Agena-D rockets, and operated until 2006.

Launch rehearsal is complete for our next Electron launch: the "Bridging The Swarm" dedicated mission for KAIST headed to a 540km low Earth orbit for the NEONSAT constellation. Launch window opens tomorrow: 🚀1:55 pm NZDT, Jan 30 🚀00:55 UTC, Jan 30 🚀7:55 pm EST, Jan 29 🚀4:55 pm PST, Jan 29

SpaceX successfully launched GPS III SV09 last night! This was their third accelerated GPS launch following SV07/RRT-1 & SV08. The tenth and final GPS Block III satellite is scheduled for launch aboard ULA's Vulcan rocket in March. That satellite arrived in Florida earlier this month.

Per their launch safety page, Rocket Lab is targeting tonight at 00:55 UTC for their "Bridging The Swarm" mission with NeonSat-1A. However, Rocket Lab has not yet said anything about this next launch attempt. This is now the 3rd time this has happened in the last few months.

Astranis has announced that they're building Oman's first dedicated communications satellite for MB Group! The satellite will be one of their roughly 400kg MicroGEO's. It's launching as part of their Block 3 mission, which is targeting this summer aboard a dedicated Falcon 9.

Arianespace is planning 7 or 8 Ariane 6 launches in 2026. Based on the available information, the manifest should look something like this: - Amazon Leo LE-01 (Feb. 12) - LE-02 - LE-03 (May) - MTG-I2 (Q3) - MetOpSG-B1 (Q3) - LE-04 - Galileo L15 (Late) - Plato (Dec./Jan.)

GPS III SV09 is named after Ellison Onizuka, a NASA Astronaut who flew to space on the Space Shuttle on STS-51-C. He was then assigned as Mission Specialist on STS-51-L, which was lost when Challenger broke up 73 seconds after launch due to a failed O-ring in one of the SRB's.

Blue Origin & AST SpaceMobile have announced that AST's BlueBird 7 satellite is officially set to launch aboard the NG-3 mission! Launch is scheduled for Late-February. This will also be the first reflight of a New Glenn booster, with GS1-SN002 from NG-2 set to be reflown!

AST SpaceMobile Announces Timing of BlueBird 7 Orbital Launch, Advancing Direct-to-Device Cellular Broadband Connectivity www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

We're getting ready 🚀 Preparations have begun for tonight's mission for Open Cosmos on Electron from LC-1. Launch window opens: 🚀 11:52 pm NZDT, Jan 22 🚀 10:52 UTC, Jan 22 🚀 5:52 am ET, Jan 22 🚀 2:52 am PT, Jan 22 🚀 10:52 am GMT, Jan 22

Per hazard area's and their launch safety page, Rocket Lab is targeting NET tomorrow at 10:52 UTC for the next launch attempt for "The Cosmos Will See You Now". The mission will deploy the first 2 satellites of Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation.

SpaceX has converted another Falcon Heavy Center Core into a Falcon 9! B1099 just rolled to the test stand, and external features indicate this is a Center Core. Like B1091, B1099 will likely fly a few times as Falcon 9 before being converted back. 📸 nsf.live/mcgregor

The H3-F8/QZS-5 launch failure just got a whole lot weirder. Further analysis by JAXA indicates the payload adapter was damaged during fairing separation, causing the satellite to separate with part of the adapter when thrust from the rocket ended during MECO.

Launch update:🚀Due to strong winds and incoming bad weather, we're rescheduling our launch attempt for Open Cosmos. New launch date will be later this week, weather pending.

After a 3-month gap, the SDA is preparing to resume launches for their Tranche 1 Transport Layer, starting with T1TL-A with Northrop Grumman satellites NET Mid-February! The SDA was planning a monthly cadence, but software issues & limited processing capacity caused delays.

Wet Dress Rehearsal is complete and Electron is ready for its 1st launch of the year with Open Cosmos - though strong winds are a watch item for the launch attempt tomorrow. Launch window opens: 🚀 12:09 am NZDT, Jan 21 🚀 6:09 am ET, Jan 20 🚀 03:09 am PT, Jan 20 🚀 11:09 am GMT, Jan 20

Yesterday, NASA rolled the SLS rocket for Artemis II to LC-39B. They'll now connect various pad systems to the Mobile Launcher, after which they'll go through various tests incl. a Wet Dress Rehearsal. Launch is reportedly targeting NET Feb. 9 at 04:20 UTC (Feb. 8 local at 23:20)

On January 6th, the final GPS Block III satellite was flown to KSC. Named "Hedy Lamarr", the SV10 satellite is scheduled to be launched aboard ULA's Vulcan rocket later this year. After GPS III the USSF will transition to GPS IIIF (Follow-On), starting with SV11 next year.

It has been determined that the space particle that hit the SpainSat-NG II satellite hit it in a vital area, meaning that it can not perform its mission as planned. Hisdesat has given the go-ahead to build the SpainSat-NG III satellite to replace it.

Electron's first mission of the year is scheduled for launch from LC-1 in just 5 days' time. "The Cosmos Will See You Now" is launching for Open Cosmos to a 1,050km orbit with 2x spacecraft. Launch window opens 12:09 am NZDT, Jan 21

Earlier today, the Crew-11 mission safely splashed down. The next crew mission, Crew-12, is currently scheduled for February 15th, but NASA is looking to see if it can be moved forward to minimize the impact on ISS operations now that the Crew-11 mission ended early.

Northrop Grumman is preparing their L-1011 TriStar plane named "Stargazer" for the Pegasus launch of the "Swift Rescue Mission"! The plane has been flying several patterns around Air Force Plant 42 for the last few days. Launch is set for NET June 1st. 📸 t.co/pJOjTZv2Xv

The US Space Force has swapped around 2 GPS launches again. GPS III SV09, which was previously assigned to Vulcan, is now set to launch on SpaceX' Falcon 9 rocket in the next few weeks. Instead Vulcan will now get to launch the USSF-15 mission with the GPS IIIF SV13 satellite.

Check out the moment ViaSat-3 F2 separated from ULA's Atlas V rocket 🎥👇 (7/7) #ViaSat3

Firefly announced an upgraded Block II variant of their Alpha rocket to improve reliability & streamline production! Alpha will become longer with optimized tanks, and get new batteries & avionics. Some upgrades will be tested on FLTA007, with the full upgrade to debut on FLTA008.

One of the fairing halves supporting today's Starlink mission, SN173, might be the weirdest half ever. According to our tracking, it debuted on the SXM-8 mission in 2021, and then didn't fly for 1568 days! That's even longer then B1053's turnaround between STP-2 & ViaSat-3! 🤯 @rykllan.bsky.social

Eutelsat has ordered 340 more OneWeb satellites from Airbus! This brings the total number on order to 440. These satellites will ensure the OneWeb constellation can keep operating as earlier launched satellites reach the end of their lifespan. First deliveries are late this year.

Oh no, India's PSLV failed again! Like the last flight, the issue occured during the third stage burn, but this time more towards the end of the burn, with the vehicle spinning out of control just before shutdown. This is the second failed mission in a row for PSLV.

SpaceX' next launch from SLC-4E will be NROL-105 NET January 17th at 04:18 UTC, which will be another Starshield launch. Like 2024 & 2025, approximately half a dozen launches are scheduled for the Proliferated Architecture in 2026. 2026 will also see the NRO debut on 2 new rockets.

These are the labeled payloads for SpaceX' Twilight mission, SpaceX' first dedicated rideshare mission to a Dawn-Dusk Sun-Synchronous Orbit. A Dawn-Dusk SSO is unique in that it follows the Earth's terminator, the line between day and night.

Next week, on January 17th, NASA is planning to roll the SLS rocket for the Artemis II mission to LC-39B. At the pad, teams will conduct a Wet Dress Rehearsal. If successful, NASA will move into launch operations without returning to the VAB, with ~5-day windows every few weeks.

The USSF has awarded another 9 missions to SpaceX under NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1! 1 for the SDA's FOO Fighter NET Q3 2026, 2 for the Tranche 2 Tracking Layer (T2TR) with Lockheed Martin satellites NET Q2 2027, 2 for T2TR with L3Harris satellites NET 2027, and 4 NRO missions.

Boeing made a filing with the FCC for testing a 702MP+ satellite inside of SpaceX' Payload Processing Facility and on the "Falcon Heavy" launch pad LC-39A. As suspected, this confirms ViaSat-3 F3 is set to launch on Falcon Heavy. The mentioned dates indicate launch is NET April.

NASA has decided to move the return of Crew-11 forward due to a medical situation with one of the astronauts. The return will be a nominal, but accelerated return (not an emergency return), and is planned for the next couple days with more details to be released within 48 hours.

The stages for the 1st Ariane 64 have safely arrived in Kourou! They will be prepared for the Amazon Leo LE-01 mission, scheduled for February. LE-01 is the 1st Leo launch of 2026, which is set to be a busy year with lots of launches across Atlas V, Vulcan, New Glenn & Ariane 6.

ISRO published their brochure for the PSLV-C62 mission, giving us a nice view of the DRDO's Anvesha/EOS-N1 hyperspectral imaging satellite. This satellite will take hundreds of images at once at different wavelengths, allowing the DRDO to identify various properties of targets.

ULA is continuing preparations for the launch of the USSF-87 mission at a steady pace, with SRB Mate recently having been completed in the last couple of days. A date has not yet been announced, but the mission is expected to launch before the end of the month.

India's next launch, PSLV-C62 carrying EOS-N1 and 18 rideshares, is officially confirmed to launch for January 12th at 04:47 UTC. The PSLV rocket will be flying in the PSLV-DL configuration with 2 strap-on SRB's. This will PSLV's return to flight following the failure last May.

The SpainSat-NG II satellite, which was launched on an expendable Falcon 9 last year, has been hit by a "space particle" at an altitude of ~50,000km while raising its orbit to GEO. The extend of the damage, and the impact on the performance, is currently unknown.

The SLS rocket for Artemis II is set to roll to LC-39B in less then 2 weeks! At the pad, NASA will be performing a series of tests, after which they'll directly move into launch operations without returning to the VAB. The window for Artemis II opens NET Feb. 7th at ~02:45 UTC.

Well that's some great news to end the year on! ULA has started stacking the next Vulcan rocket for their next NSSL mission! This will be USSF-87, which will deploy the GSSAP 7 & 8 satellites (and potentially other payloads as well) directly into GEO.

Having just launched their latest mission, preparations for India's next launch, PSLV-C62, are in full swing. According to regional reports, the EOS-N1/Anvesha satellite arrived a few days ago, and integration of the 4 stages has been completed. Launch is NET Jan 10 at 04:15 UTC.

BlueBird 7 has arrived in Florida! Next step is to start integration with the launch vehicle 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 BlueBird 7’s arrival brings us closer to delivering full broadband connectivity directly to everyday smartphones, from space 🌎📶📱 #ASTSpaceMobile #BlueBird7 #NextGenBlueBird

For the 166th and final time in 2025, SpaceX' Falcon 9 rocket is vertical for launch, which is scheduled for NET 02:09:19 UTC. Encapsulated inside of the payload fairing is the CSG-3 SAR-satellite for the Italian Space Agency and Ministry of Defence.

Initial analysis from JAXA suggests the failure started at fairing separation, with abnormal accelerations measured on the payload adapter. Onboard camera's show heavy damage to the QZS-5 satellite, and it looks like they might have even lost the whole satellite at some point.