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The next space launch, retrieved from our
Launch Library 2 API, is
Electron | The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1). It is scheduled to be launched by Rocket Lab
from Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
at 2026-01-20 11:09:00 UTC. Until
then, this pad will have been used for 0
out of 69 launches from this location. The launch status is currently
Go 🟩 . The mission type is
Communications and the payload will be injected
into a Polar Orbit
(PO).
First 2 satellites of UK-based Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world, using high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein.
- [2026-01-20 11:09:00 UTC]
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Electron | The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1) from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
- [2026-01-21 20:00:00 UTC]
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Spectrum | Onward and Upward from Andøya Spaceport.
- [2026-01-22 02:43:00 UTC]
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-30 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- [2026-01-22 14:30:00 UTC]
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New Shepard | NS-38 from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA.
- [2026-01-25 04:00:00 UTC]
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Smart Dragon 3 | Unknown Payload from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport.
- [2026-01-25 15:17:00 UTC]
🟩
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-20 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- [2026-01-26 21:00:00 UTC]
🟨
Long March 7A | Unknown Payload from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China.
- [2026-01-31 00:00:00 UTC]
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Electron | Bridging The Swarm (NeonSat-1A) from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
- [2026-01-31 00:00:00 UTC]
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 2 #2 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- [2026-01-31 00:00:00 UTC]
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV09 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
| Symbol | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🟩 | Go For Launch (Go) | Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources. |
| 🟨 | To Be Confirmed (TBC) | Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty. |
| 🟧 | To Be Determined (TBD) | Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources. |
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