Rocket Launch Schedule

United Launch Alliance | Atlas V 551 | ViaSat-3 EMEA Rocket Launch Details
Atlas V 551 Cape Canaveral SFS Communications FL United Launch Alliance USA

United Launch Alliance | Atlas V 551 | Project Kuiper (KA-02) Rocket Launch

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.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | H-IIA 202 | GOSAT-GW Rocket Launch Details
Earth Science H-IIA Japan Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Tanegashima Space Center

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | H-IIA 202 | GOSAT-GW Rocket Launch

GOSAT-GW (Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite Greenhouse gases and Water cycle), formerly known as GOSAT 3, is JAXA’s next generation satellite to monitor the greenhosue gases like carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere. It is the follow on to the GOSAT 2 (Ibuki 2) and GCOM-W (Shizuku) missions.

GOSAT-GW will have two missions: greenhouse gases observation for Japan’s Ministry of the Environment and the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), and water-cycle observation for JAXA. By developing the GOSAT-GW satellite, Mitsubishi Electric will contribute to measures for preventing disasters attributed to global warming and climate change, and to advance scientific and technological methods that enable more accurate prediction of climate change.

In December 2013, Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO) was selected as the prime contractor for the spacecraft and the instruments.

SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Rivada 6 Rocket Launch Details
CA Falcon 9 Government/Top Secret SpaceX USA Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | NAOS Rocket Launch

NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg’s governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys (Luxembourg Earth Observation System). Its purpose is to provide high resolution images to national and international governmental and military organizations such as NATO.

The 800 kg satellite is built by OHB Italia and is equipped with a very high-resolution optical camera with a ground reolution of 50 cm in an around 450 km high sun-synchronous orbit. It will have a operational life time of 7 years.