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The next space launch, retrieved from our
Launch Library 2 API, is
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-35. It is scheduled to be launched by SpaceX
from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
at 2026-04-06 23:03:00 UTC. Until
then, this pad will have been used for 257
out of 872 launches from this location. The launch status is currently
Go 🟩 . The mission type is
Communications and the payload will be injected
into a Low Earth Orbit
(LEO).
A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
- [2026-04-06 23:03:00 UTC]
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-35 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- [2026-04-07 11:30:00 UTC]
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Minotaur IV | STP-S29A from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- [2026-04-07 13:24:00 UTC]
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Long March 8 | Unknown Payload from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China.
- [2026-04-08 19:30:00 UTC]
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Long March 6A | Unknown Payload from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
- [2026-04-09 12:26:00 UTC]
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel) from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- [2026-04-10 11:00:00 UTC]
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Smart Dragon 3 | Unknown Payload from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport.
- [2026-04-11 02:39:00 UTC]
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-21 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- [2026-04-13 06:35:00 UTC]
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-24 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- [2026-04-14 10:45:00 UTC]
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New Glenn | BlueBird Block 2 #2 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- [2026-04-15 02:00:00 UTC]
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-27 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, 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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