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🛰️ Mission: The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
🚀 Launcher: Electron
🕒 Scheduled for: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: Rocket Lab → [14 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Unknown Pad at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand 🇳🇿

📡 Mission Description:
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

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⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Launch in Flight

🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 17-50 [Communications]
🕒 Launched on: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 4:01:07 UTC 
☄️ Status: The launch vehicle has lifted off from the launchpad.
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [100 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 🇺🇸

📺 Watch Live: 1

📡 Mission Description:
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 10-39
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🕒 Scheduled for: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:19:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [101 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA 🇺🇸

📡 Mission Description:
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 17-50
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🕒 Scheduled for: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 3:46:10 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [100 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 🇺🇸

📡 Mission Description:
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Go for Launch

🛰️ Mission: Flight 2 [Test Flight]
🕒 Launched on: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:35:00 UTC 
☄️ Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🚀 Launcher: Zhuque-3
🏗️ Launch Provider: LandSpace → [3 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Launch Area 96B at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳

📡 Mission Description:
Second test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket. Payload identities are TBD.

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🛰️ Mission: Flight 2
🚀 Launcher: Zhuque-3
🕒 Scheduled for: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:35:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: LandSpace → [3 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Launch Area 96B at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳

📡 Mission Description:
Second test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket. Payload identities are TBD.

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⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Go for Launch

🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload [Unknown]
🕒 Launched on: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 3:00:00 UTC 
☄️ Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🚀 Launcher: Long March 2C
🏗️ Launch Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → [41 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Launch Complex 9 at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳

📡 Mission Description:
Details TBD.

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⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Launch in Flight

🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload [Unknown]
🕒 Launched on: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 4:10:00 UTC 
☄️ Status: The launch vehicle has lifted off from the launchpad.
🚀 Launcher: Long March 12
🏗️ Launch Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → [40 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Commercial LC-2 at Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳

📺 Watch Live: 1

📡 Mission Description:
Details TBD.

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🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload
🚀 Launcher: Long March 2C
🕒 Scheduled for: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 3:00:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → [41 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Launch Complex 9 at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳

📡 Mission Description:
Details TBD.

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⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Launch in Flight

🛰️ Mission: USSF-366 [Government/Top Secret]
🕒 Launched on: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 1:50:45 UTC 
☄️ Status: The launch vehicle has lifted off from the launchpad.
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [99 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 🇺🇸

📺 Watch Live: 1

📡 Mission Description:
USSF-366 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites for a US government entity based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.

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🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload
🚀 Launcher: Long March 12
🕒 Scheduled for: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 4:10:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → [40 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Commercial LC-2 at Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳

📡 Mission Description:
Details TBD.

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🛰️ Mission: USSF-366
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🕒 Scheduled for: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 1:50:45 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [99 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 🇺🇸

📺 Watch Live: 1

📡 Mission Description:
USSF-366 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites for a US government entity based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.

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⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Launch in Flight

🛰️ Mission: Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 9) [Communications]
🕒 Launched on: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 1:12:14 UTC 
☄️ Status: The launch vehicle has lifted off from the launchpad.
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [98 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA 🇺🇸

📺 Watch Live: 1

📡 Mission Description:
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax services via its Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees.

In early 2022, Globalstar contracted with MDA for the construction of 17 new 2nd generation refresh satellites to replenish the existing constellation. Rocket Lab is sub-contracted to build the satellites' buses and the launch dispensers.

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🛰️ Mission: Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 9)
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🕒 Scheduled for: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 1:12:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [98 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA 🇺🇸

📡 Mission Description:
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax services via its Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees.

In early 2022, Globalstar contracted with MDA for the construction of 17 new 2nd generation refresh satellites to replenish the existing constellation. Rocket Lab is sub-contracted to build the satellites' buses and the launch dispensers.

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🛰️ Mission: USSF-366
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🕒 Scheduled for: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:52:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [98 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 🇺🇸

📡 Mission Description:
USSF-366 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites for a US government entity based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.

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⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Go for Launch

🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 17-49 [Communications]
🕒 Launched on: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 4:46:00 UTC 
☄️ Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [97 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 🇺🇸

📺 Watch Live: 1

📡 Mission Description:
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Launch in Flight

🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 10-19 [Communications]
🕒 Launched on: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:58:26 UTC 
☄️ Status: The launch vehicle has lifted off from the launchpad.
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [96 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA 🇺🇸

📺 Watch Live: 1

📡 Mission Description:
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

#space #launch #spacelaunch

↗️ NEXT LAUNCH:

🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 17-49
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🕒 Scheduled for: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 4:46:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [97 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 🇺🇸

📡 Mission Description:
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

#space #launch #spacelaunch

When in the Rocket business, 2 in-fight blow ups in a row is not a trend you want to continue.

Aug 10, shortly after lift-off of the 18th mission of China's Long March 7A rocket, the vehicle exploded. The Long March space launch system has been flying since 2020. China has not released any details.

Long March 7 is a three stage vehicle with the first two stages powered by kerolox-refined kerosene RP‑1 and liquid oxygen (LOX), and the third stage is powered by hydrolox - liquid hydrogen (LH₂) and liquid oxygen (LOX).

This recent failure follows a previous failure in Jan 2026 of a Long March 3B rocket. This failure was identified as a third‑stage anomaly that prevented the satellite payload from reaching its intended orbit. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/chinese-rocket-explodes-less-than-90-seconds-after-liftoff #China #Space #LongMarch7A #Rockets #RocketLaunch #Satellites #SpaceLaunch #LongMarch3A

⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Launch in Flight

🛰️ Mission: Michibiki 7 (QZS-7) [Navigation]
🕒 Launched on: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:23:31 UTC 
☄️ Status: The launch vehicle has lifted off from the launchpad.
🚀 Launcher: H3-22
🏗️ Launch Provider: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries → [2 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 at Tanegashima Space Center, Japan 🇯🇵

📺 Watch Live: 1

📡 Mission Description:
QZSS (Quasi Zenith Satellite System) is a Japanese satellite navigation system operating from inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits to achieve optimal high-elevation visibility in urban canyons and mountainous areas. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation.

The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation in inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits.

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🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 10-19
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🕒 Scheduled for: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:26:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [96 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA 🇺🇸

📡 Mission Description:
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

#space #launch #spacelaunch

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🛰️ Mission: Michibiki 7 (QZS-7)
🚀 Launcher: H3-22
🕒 Scheduled for: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:23:31 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries → [2 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 at Tanegashima Space Center, Japan 🇯🇵

📡 Mission Description:
QZSS (Quasi Zenith Satellite System) is a Japanese satellite navigation system operating from inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits to achieve optimal high-elevation visibility in urban canyons and mountainous areas. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation.

The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation in inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits.

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↗️ NEXT LAUNCH:

🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 10-19
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🕒 Scheduled for: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:07:28 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [96 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA 🇺🇸

📡 Mission Description:
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Go for Launch

🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload [Unknown]
🕒 Launched on: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 UTC 
☄️ Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🚀 Launcher: Long March 7A
🏗️ Launch Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → [39 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: 201 at Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳

📺 Watch Live: 1

📡 Mission Description:
Details TBD.

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⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Launch in Flight

🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 17-38 [Communications]
🕒 Launched on: Sat, 8 Aug 2026 16:35:02 UTC 
☄️ Status: The launch vehicle has lifted off from the launchpad.
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [95 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 🇺🇸

📺 Watch Live: 1

📡 Mission Description:
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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↗️ NEXT LAUNCH:

🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload
🚀 Launcher: Long March 7A
🕒 Scheduled for: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → [39 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: 201 at Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳

📡 Mission Description:
Details TBD.

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🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 17-38
🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5
🕒 Scheduled for: Sat, 8 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [95 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 🇺🇸

📡 Mission Description:
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Launch in Flight

🛰️ Mission: The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7) [Earth Science]
🕒 Launched on: Thu, 6 Aug 2026 9:18:00 UTC 
☄️ Status: The launch vehicle has lifted off from the launchpad.
🚀 Launcher: Electron
🏗️ Launch Provider: Rocket Lab → [13 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand 🇳🇿

📺 Watch Live: 1

📡 Mission Description:
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

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↗️ NEXT LAUNCH:

🛰️ Mission: The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7)
🚀 Launcher: Electron
🕒 Scheduled for: Thu, 6 Aug 2026 9:00:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: Rocket Lab → [13 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand 🇳🇿

📡 Mission Description:
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

#space #launch #spacelaunch