SpaceX Starship Launch Scheduled for May 23
The Long March 8 rocket is scheduled for launch on May 17, 2026, with an unknown payload. The launch is currently marked as 'Go for Launch' with two potential NET (Not Earlier Than) times. SpaceX is scheduled for two Falcon 9 Block 5 launches carrying Starlink Group 17-42. The first launch is targeted for May 17, 2026, at 14:40:00 UTC, with a second on May 19, 2026, at 02:11:00 UTC. A second launch for the SpaceSail Polar Group TBD is planned for May 17, 2026, at 14:40:00 UTC. The Vega-C rocket is scheduled for a 'Go for Launch' status for the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) satellite. South Korea is preparing to launch a solid-fuel launch vehicle for a demonstration flight. Specific details regarding the payload for the SpaceSail Polar Group are pending. South Korea is preparing for a demo flight of its Solid-Fuel SLV (Satellite Launch Vehicle).
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“Status: Go for Launch | Provider: | NET: 2026-05-17T12:50:00Z | Pad: , Upcoming Launch: Long March 8 | Unknown Payload. Launch: Long March 8 | Unknown Payload | Status: Go for Launch | Provider: | NET: 2026-05-17T14:40:00Z | Pad: ,”
“Status: Go for Launch | Provider: | NET: 2026-05-14T03:00:00Z | Pad: , Upcoming Launch: Kinetica 1 | Unknown Payload. Launch: Kinetica 1 | Unknown Payload | Status: Go for Launch | Provider: | NET: 2026-05-15T04:30:00Z | Pad: ,”
“Upcoming Launch: Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE). Launch: Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) | Status: Go for Launch | Provider: | NET: 2026-05-19T02:11:00Z | Pad: ,”
“Status: Go for Launch | Provider: | NET: 2026-05-12T11:55:00Z | Pad: , Upcoming Launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34. Launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 | Status: Go for Launch | Provider: | NET: 2026-05-12T23:16:31Z | Pad: ,”
“Estonia to purchase three additional Chunmoo rocket launcherspmo.ee/8469595The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) has signed an additional contract with the South Korean procurement organi...”
“Estonia Buys More South Korean Rocket Launchers”
“Status: Go for Launch | Provider: | NET: 2026-05-19T02:11:00Z | Pad: , Upcoming Launch: Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE). Launch: Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) | Status: Go for Launch | Provider: | NET: 2026-05-19T03:52:00Z | Pad: ,”
“Paris de France, toute la journée. Actule Occal, musique et bonne humain.”
“Today, Tuesday, the sur... LAUNCH at 2221 UTC Apr 25 of a Soyuz-2-1A from Baykonur with the Progress MS-34 cargo ship, which docked with the aft port of the ISS Zvezda module at 0000 UTC Apr 28.”
“| Status: Launch Successful | Provider: | NET: 2026-05-12T02:13:50Z | Pad: ,”
“Vega-C Rocket To Launch SMILE Satellite”
“Upcoming Launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 | Status: Go for Launch | Provider: | NET: 2026-05-12T23:16:31Z | Pad: ,”
“LAUNCH at 1413 UTC Apr 29 of the circa 6500 kg Viasat-3 F3 geostationary comms satellite by Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center to a 23016 x 33150 km x 2.7 deg transfer orbit.”
“Falcon 9 Rocket To Launch Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34”
“| Status: Launch Successful | Provider: | NET: 2026-05-12T11:59:00Z | Pad: , Upcoming Launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34. Launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 | Status: Go for Launch | Provider: | NET: 2026-05-12T23:16:31Z | Pad: ,”
“Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA will deliver 6,500 pounds o...”
“la próxima semana el martes 19 a través del sistema.ticket. Y emudió.”
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