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August 2 – 2026 (day: 8)

7 ahead4 flown100% success

Mission of the week

Michibiki 7 (QZS-7)

H3-22 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

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What flew

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Wednesday July 29 2026, 11:50:00 UTC

Tianlian 3-01Long March 7A · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China126×34220 km, 19.5°, 599.5 min

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Thursday July 30 2026, 01:00:00 UTC

TJSW-27A & BLong March 6A · Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China218×1028 km, 68.4°, 97.2 min

Thursday July 30 2026, 07:10:19 UTC

NROL-95Falcon 9 Block 5 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA986×1227 km, 63.5°, 107.4 min

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Saturday August 1 2026, 03:08:43 UTC

Starlink Group 17-52Falcon 9 Block 5 · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA257×272 km, 97.3°, 89.8 min

The week ahead

7

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Tuesday August 4 2026, 08:00 UTC

Unknown PayloadLong March 8A · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaLong March 8A carrying Unknown Payload to Unknown.

Tuesday August 4 2026, 14:00:00 UTC

Starlink Group 17-53Falcon 9 Block 5 · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

LEO

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Wednesday August 5 2026, 02:00 UTC

Unknown PayloadSmart Dragon 3 · Haiyang Oriental SpaceportSmart Dragon 3 carrying Unknown Payload to Unknown.

Wednesday August 5 2026, 07:42:00 UTC

BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8)Falcon 9 Block 5 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAAST 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…

LEO

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Thursday August 6 2026

Onward and UpwardSpectrum · Andøya SpaceportSecond test flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle. This launch will carry 5 cubesats and 1 non-separable experiment as part of European Space Agency (ESA)'s “Boost!” program: * CyBEEsat (TU Berlin) * TriSat-S (University of Maribor) * Platform 6 (…

SSO

Thursday August 6 2026, 19:30:00 UTC

Michibiki 7 (QZS-7)H3-22 · Tanegashima Space Center, JapanQZSS (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 …

GEO

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Saturday August 8 2026, 14:00:00 UTC

Starlink Group 17-38Falcon 9 Block 5 · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

LEO

The week in numbers

7Coming up

4Flown

100%Success

5Nations

100% of resolved attempts reached orbit

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