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| New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-01) | Blue Origin | New Glenn | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | 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 Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude. 48 satellites will be carried on this New Glenn launch. | New Glenn | Amazon Leo (LN-01) | Launch Complex 36A | — | No | |
| New Glenn | Blue Ring-1 | Blue Origin | New Glenn | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | 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 subsequent operations after reaching Geostationary Orbit (GEO). It will carry one of Scout Space's flagship next-generation space domain awareness (SDA) Owl sensors, which is designed to enhance real-time tracking, characterization, and assessment of space objects by integrating advanced optical sensing, onboard artificial intelligence-driven processing, and autonomous decision-making capabilities to deliver domain-wide intelligence in space in support of the U.S. Space Force’s space control mission set. Blue Ring will also carry Optimum Technologies (OpTech)'s next-generation Caracal optical payload, which is designed to provide actionable insights on resident space objects and orbital activity and includes onboard image storage, object detection algorithms, and passive thermal control. The payload is designed to operate flexibly across dynamic orbits over a year-long mission profile. Several internal Blue Origin payloads will also be hosted. | New Glenn | Blue Ring-1 | Launch Complex 36A | — | No | |
| New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 | Blue Origin | New Glenn | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | 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 the United States, with beams designed to support a capacity of up to 40 MHz, enabling peak data transmission speeds up to 120 Mbps, supporting voice, full data and video applications. The Block 2 BlueBirds, featuring as large as 2400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest satellites ever commercially deployed in Low Earth orbit once launched. This launch will feature 8 satellites. | New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 | Launch Complex 36A | — | No | |
| Nebula-1 | Demo Flight | Deep Blue Aerospace | Nebula-1 | Haiyang Oriental Spaceport | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | First test launch of Deep Blue Aerospace’s Nebula-1 rocket. The test flight profile is reported to be sub-orbital. | Nebula-1 | Demo Flight | Land Launch Pad 1 | — | No | |
| Miura 5 | Maiden Flight | Payload Aerospace S.L. | Miura 5 | Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | First flight of the Miura 5 launch vehicle. | Miura 5 | Maiden Flight | Diamant Launch Area | — | No | |
| Mir | Demo Flight | Agency for Defense Development | Mir | Sea Launch | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | 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, and 1 orbital test flight without the 2nd stage on 4 December 2023. Details TBD. | Mir | Demo Flight | ADD Offshore launch platform | — | No | |
| Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 24 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 2F/G | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | Shenzhou 24 will be the 24th flight of the Shenzhou program. | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 24 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | — | No | |
| Long March 12A | Flight 2 | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 12A | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | Second test launch of CASC/SAST’s Long March 12A rocket. Payload identities are TBD. | Long March 12A | Flight 2 | Long March 12 series Pad | — | No | |
| Long March 10A | Demo Flight | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 10A | Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | 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 10A | Demo Flight | 301 | — | No | |
| LVM-3 | Gaganyaan-1 | Indian Space Research Organization | Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | First uncrewed orbital test flight of the Gaganyaan capsule. | Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) | Gaganyaan-1 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad | — | No | |
| LVM-3 | GSAT-32 (GSAT-N3) | Indian Space Research Organization | Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | GSAT-32 is a geostationary communications satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The spacecraft is a replacement for GSAT-6A that failed before reaching geostationary orbit after launch in 2018. | Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) | GSAT-32 (GSAT-N3) | Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad | — | No | |
| Hyperbola-3 | Demo Flight | i-Space | Hyperbola-3 | Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | First test launch of i-Space’s Hyperbola-3 rocket. | Hyperbola-3 | Demo Flight | Commercial LC-2 | — | No | |
| H3-24 | Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | H3-24 | Tanegashima Space Center, Japan | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | The Lunar Polar Exploration mission (LUPEX) is a robotic lunar mission jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), deploying a lunar rover and lander to explore the south pole region of the Moon. JAXA will provide the under-development H3 launch vehicle and the rover, while ISRO would be responsible for the lander. | H3-24 | Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) | Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 | — | No | |
| H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | H3-24 | Tanegashima Space Center, Japan | Go for Launch | — | — | MMX is a Japanese scientific mission to land on Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars, to collect samples before bringing them back to Earth. The mission includes a small French/German rover to explore the surface of Phobos. | H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) | Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 | — | No | ||
| H3-22 | ETS-9 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | H3-22 | Tanegashima Space Center, Japan | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | The Engineering Test Satellite 9 (ETS-9) is a JAXA project aimed to develop an advanced satellite bus, or common model, for various high-throughput satellites (HTS) for communications. The new satellite bus by Mitsubishi Electric will focus specifically on advanced communication needs: - Up to 25kW of power to support HTS communications - Light mass, all-electric bus system achieved with 6kW high-power Hall thrusters (Japan-made). - High-power Hall thrusters significantly shorten delivery of orbiting satellite compared to other manufacturer’s 4.5kW-class electric-propulsion bus systems - The first Japanese geostationary satellite equipped with GPS receivers (Japan-made) for laborsaving autonomous orbital transfer and orbital maneuvering. | H3-22 | ETS-9 | Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 | — | No | |
| GSLV Mk II | IRNSS-1L (NVS-03) | Indian Space Research Organization | GSLV Mk. II | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | This is a replacement satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. The constellation will provide India with an alternative to GPS and will be used for military and civilian use. Located at a geosynchronous orbit, the system will be operated by the Indian government. | GSLV Mk. II | IRNSS-1L (NVS-03) | Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad | — | No | |
| Gravity-2 | Demo Flight | Orienspace Technology | Gravity-2 | Haiyang Oriental Spaceport | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | First test launch of OrienSpace’s Gravity-2 rocket. | Gravity-2 | Demo Flight | Unknown launch location | — | No | |
| Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster | TV-D2 | Indian Space Research Organization | Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | The second inflight abort test of the Gaganyaan program. | Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster | TV-D2 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad | — | No | |
| Firefly Alpha Block 2 | ConnectedCosmos Launch 1 | Firefly Aerospace | Firefly Alpha Block 2 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | 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 high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein. | Firefly Alpha Block 2 | ConnectedCosmos Launch 1 | Space Launch Complex 2W | — | No | |
| Firefly Alpha Block 2 | ConnectedCosmos Launch 2 | Firefly Aerospace | Firefly Alpha Block 2 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA | Approximate | To Be Determined | — | — | 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 high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein. | Firefly Alpha Block 2 | ConnectedCosmos Launch 2 | Space Launch Complex 2W | — | No |