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Mir | Demo Flight
Organization
Agency for Defense Development
Vehicle
Mir
Location
Sea Launch
Country
Date
2026 (year only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
Demo Flight
Pad
ADD Offshore launch platform
Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional. First orbital full version launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle, after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages on 30 March and 30 December 2022…
Ariane 62 | Galileo L15 (FOC FM28 & FM31)
Organization
Arianespace
Vehicle
Ariane 62
Location
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Country
Date
Q4 2026 (approximate) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
Galileo L15 (FOC FM28 & FM31)
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 4
Payload consists of two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.
Ariane 62 | Metop-SG B1
Organization
Arianespace
Vehicle
Ariane 62
Location
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Country
Date
November 2026 (month only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
Metop-SG B1
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 4
Second of EUMETSAT's second generation of Metop weather satellites.
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Ariane 64 Block 2 | Amazon Leo (LE-04)
Organization
Arianespace
Vehicle
Ariane 64 Block 2
Location
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Country
Date
October 2026 (month only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
Amazon Leo (LE-04)
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 4
Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of…
Ariane 64 | GO-1
Organization
Arianespace
Vehicle
Ariane 64
Location
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Country
Date
2026 (year only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 4
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Vega-C | IRIDE 1
Organization
Avio S.p.A
Vehicle
Vega-C
Location
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Country
Date
2026 (year only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
IRIDE 1
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
First dedicated launch for the European Space Agency's IRIDE Earth observation constellation.
Vega-C | IRIDE 2
Organization
Avio S.p.A
Vehicle
Vega-C
Location
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Country
Date
2026 (year only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
IRIDE 2
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Second dedicated launch for the European Space Agency's IRIDE Earth observation constellation.
New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-01)
Organization
Blue Origin
Vehicle
New Glenn
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
Date
2026 (year only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
Amazon Leo (LN-01)
Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of…
New Glenn | Blue Ring-1
Organization
Blue Origin
Vehicle
New Glenn
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
Date
December 2026 (month only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
Blue Ring-1
Pad
Launch Complex 36A
The first mission of Blue Ring, Blue Origin's all-in-one, high-powered hybrid solar electric and chemical propelled spacecraft, will test the spacecraft's operations in Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), as well as…
New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2
Organization
Blue Origin
Vehicle
New Glenn
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
Date
2026 (year only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
BlueBird Block 2
Pad
Launch Complex 36A
AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage in…
Long March 10A | Demo Flight
Organization
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Vehicle
Long March 10A
Location
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Country
Date
2026 (year only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
Demo Flight
Pad
301
First test launch of CASC/CALT’s Long March 10A rocket. Payload is expected to be a prototype of the Low Earth Orbit mission version of the Mengzhou crew spacecraft.
Long March 12A | Flight 2
Organization
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Vehicle
Long March 12A
Location
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country
Date
October 2026 (month only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
Flight 2
Pad
Long March 12 series Pad
Second test launch of CASC/SAST’s Long March 12A rocket. Payload identities are TBD.
Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 24
Organization
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Vehicle
Long March 2F/G
Location
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country
Date
H2 2026 (approximate) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
Shenzhou 24
Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Shenzhou 24 will be the 24th flight of the Shenzhou program.
Nebula-1 | Demo Flight
Organization
Deep Blue Aerospace
Vehicle
Nebula-1
Location
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Country
Date
2026 (year only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
Demo Flight
Pad
Land Launch Pad 1
First test launch of Deep Blue Aerospace’s Nebula-1 rocket. The test flight profile is reported to be sub-orbital.
Themis Demonstrator | T1H-1
Organization
European Space Agency
Vehicle
Themis Demonstrator
Location
Esrange Space Center
Country
Date
Q4 2026 (approximate) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
T1H-1
Pad
Launch Complex 3B
First low-altitude hop test of a Themis demonstrator, with a targeted altitude up to 100 m.
Firefly Alpha Block 2 | ConnectedCosmos Launch 1
Organization
Firefly Aerospace
Vehicle
Firefly Alpha Block 2
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
Date
Q4 2026 (approximate) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
ConnectedCosmos Launch 1
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W
First of at least four missions carrying 6 satellites for Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation, designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world using…
Firefly Alpha Block 2 | ConnectedCosmos Launch 2
Organization
Firefly Aerospace
Vehicle
Firefly Alpha Block 2
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
Date
Q4 2026 (approximate) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
ConnectedCosmos Launch 2
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W
Second of at least four missions carrying 6 satellites for Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation, designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world using…
Firefly Alpha Block 2 | TacSat
Organization
Firefly Aerospace
Vehicle
Firefly Alpha Block 2
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
Date
2026 (year only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
TacSat
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W
First of up to 25 launches of Low Earth Orbit technology demonstration satellites to be built and operated by Lockheed Martin. TacSat is an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance spacecraft with a mission to…
Hyperbola-3 | Demo Flight
Organization
i-Space
Vehicle
Hyperbola-3
Location
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Country
Date
2026 (year only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
Demo Flight
Pad
Commercial LC-2
First test launch of i-Space’s Hyperbola-3 rocket.
Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster | TV-D2
Organization
Indian Space Research Organization
Vehicle
Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster
Location
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Country
Date
2026 (year only) Approximate
Status
To Be Determined
Mission
TV-D2
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
The second inflight abort test of the Gaganyaan program.