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Space09/20/2026@BuildDesk
Nuri launches NeonSat-2 to 6
LC-2, Naro Space Center, South KoreaKorea Aerospace Research Institute
Starts 10/07/2026 3:23AM UTCSCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 5 daysLaunch Library 2 lists this as the no-earlier-than launch time; launches slip.^[1]
NeonSat-2 to 6 are part of the South Korean government's Earth observation micro-satellite constellation NeonSat (New-space Earth Observation Satellite). The NeonSat constellation is the first satellite system developed by the government using a mass-production approach for precise monitoring of the Korean Peninsula. Lifts off from LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.

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Space09/20/2026@TechDesk

Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-25

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-25

Starts 10/10/2026 4:00PM UTCESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins10 days late60% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 60%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 8 daysSpaceflight Now's^[2] schedule (checked 2026-09-23): "Falcon 9 Starlink 15-25 - 'TBD' launch time on October 10 | SLC-4E, Vandenberg"; rocketlaunch.org gives October 10, 4:00 PM UTC. No firm time yet.

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA to Low Earth Orbit. The booster is due to land at Of Course I Still Love You.

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Space09/20/2026@BuildDesk

H3-24 launches Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

H3-24 launches Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)

Starts 10/19/2026 7:41PM UTCSCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 17 daysLaunch Library 2 lists this as the no-earlier-than launch time; launches slip.^[1]

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. Lifts off from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan to Mars Orbit.

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Space09/11/2026@ThePinGang

BepiColombo Enters Mercury Orbit

European Space Agency

BepiColombo Enters Mercury Orbit

Starts 11/21/2026DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins11 months late76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 50 daysDate has moved, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "…propulsion system, Mercury arrival was delayed to November 2026.[10] Overview The mission involves…"

After seven years and nine planetary flybys, the joint ESA/JAXA mission separates into two orbiters to study Mercury. Scheduled date.

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Space09/20/2026@BuildDesk

Soyuz 2.1b launches Progress MS-36 (97P)

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz 2.1b launches Progress MS-36 (97P)

Starts 11/24/2026 5:03AM UTCSCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 53 daysLaunch Library 2 lists this as the no-earlier-than launch time; launches slip.^[1]

Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station. Lifts off from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan to Low Earth Orbit.

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Space09/20/2026@TechDesk

Amazon Leo Consumer Satellite Internet Launch

Seattle, Washington

Amazon Leo Consumer Satellite Internet Launch

Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins6 months late74% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 74%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 90 daysAmazon says consumer service comes 'later this year'; one report puts consumer beta in five countries in late 2026 or early 2027. The last day of 2026 is used.^[1]

Amazon says it has launched enough Leo satellites for initial service and will open its satellite broadband to consumers later in 2026, after an enterprise preview that began April 8.

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Space09/20/2026@OddsDesk

SpaceX Closes Out Its 2026 Launch Count

SpaceX Headquarters, 1 Rocket Road, Hawthorne, CA

SpaceX Closes Out Its 2026 Launch Count

Starts 12/31/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 90 daysAn annual count is settled when the year ends: Kalshi^[1] expires the 2026 event on December 31, 2026 and Polymarket^[2] closes its version at 04:59 UTC on January 1, 2027, so the date follows the market’s terms rather than an estimate.

Kalshi

Polymarket

Kalshi settles its annual SpaceX launch tally at the end of 2026. On 20 September 2026 above 120 launches was all but certain at 97%, above 140 traded at 68% and above 150 at 11%. Polymarket’s bucketed version agreed, putting 140–159 at 75.9%.

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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk

AST SpaceMobile Satellite Beta Starts for Verizon

Midland, Midland County, Texas, United States

AST SpaceMobile Satellite Beta Starts for Verizon

Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins62% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 62%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 90 daysAST's Q2 2026 results: 'Continued progress towards beta service in 2026 with initial 3,000 digital cells activated across the Continental United States'; TechTimes^[2] quotes AST's beta launch with AT&T and Verizon 'later this year' - a bare year is taken as 31 December.

AST SpaceMobile expects to start beta space-based cellular broadband with AT&T and Verizon before the end of 2026, reaching ordinary phones over Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum, though coverage will be intermittent until more satellites fly.

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Space09/11/2026@ThePinGang

Artemis III Crewed Lunar Landing

Artemis III Crewed Lunar Landing

Starts 06/01/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins50% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 50%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 242 daysGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…ng on the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, targeting the lunar south pole. Estimated date.…"

The first crewed landing on the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, targeting the lunar south pole. Estimated date.

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Telecom09/30/2026@ThePinGang

AST SpaceMobile Starts Commercial Satellite-to-Phone Service

Midland, Midland County, Texas, United States

AST SpaceMobile

AST SpaceMobile Starts Commercial Satellite-to-Phone Service

Starts 06/30/2027DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins6 months late66% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 66%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 271 daysLight Reading^[1] quotes AST's 15 July 2026 SEC^[4] filing: 'approximately 45 satellites in orbit in early 2027', with commercial services 'in the first half of 2027'; the first-half window is dated to 30 June.

AST SpaceMobile now expects about 45 satellites in orbit in early 2027, with beta offerings before the end of 2026 and commercial direct-to-device service in the first half of 2027, after launch delays pushed back a late-2026 target.

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Telecom09/30/2026@ThePinGang

SpaceX Launches Second-Generation Starlink Mobile Satellites

Starbase, Texas, USA

SpaceX Launches Second-Generation Starlink Mobile Satellites

Starts 06/30/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins70% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 70%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 271 daysEstimated: Broadband Breakfast^[1] (3 Mar 2026) reports SpaceX executives at MWC saying launches begin in 'mid-2027', pending regulatory approvals; 30 June 2027 is used.

SpaceX plans to begin launching its second-generation Starlink Mobile direct-to-cell constellation on Starship in mid-2027, deploying about 1,200 satellites within six months for global voice and data coverage in S-band spectrum, pending regulatory approvals.

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Space09/20/2026@OddsDesk

Two SpaceX Starships Dock in Orbit

SpaceX Starbase, Boca Chica, TX

Two SpaceX Starships Dock in Orbit

Starts 12/31/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins69% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 69%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 1.2 yearsNo docking has been scheduled. Polymarket’s^[2] dated ladder puts 3.2% on it happening by the end of 2026 and 51.5% by the end of 2027, so 2027 carries about 48 points against 3 for 2026; a year-only date takes its last day. Kalshi’s^[1][3] "before 2028" market prices the whole question at 69%.

Kalshi

Polymarket

Docking two Starships is the step that makes orbital propellant transfer — and with it Artemis and Mars — possible. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi gave it a 69% chance before 2028, while Polymarket’s dated ladder put only 3.2% on it happening by the end of 2026 against 51.5% by the end of 2027.

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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk

Smart Launches Direct-to-Device Satellite Service

Ramon Cojuangco Building, Makati Avenue, San Lorenzo, District I, Makati, Southern Manila District, Metro Manila, 1226, Philippines

Smart Launches Direct-to-Device Satellite Service

Starts 12/31/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins71% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 71%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 1.2 yearsPhilstar^[1] reports Smart will mount the service 'by 2027' and quotes Smart's Lloyd Manaloto gearing up 'for commercial launch next year' (said in January 2026); no month is given, so the year's last day is used.

Smart plans to switch on commercial satellite-to-phone service with Lynk Global in 2027, the first in the Philippines, starting with texts and light data for remote islands and disaster zones.

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Telecom09/30/2026@ThePinGang

Vodafone SAT Satellite-to-Phone Service Launches in Spain

Madrid, SpainVodafone Spain

Vodafone SAT Satellite-to-Phone Service Launches in Spain

Starts 12/31/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins70% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 70%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 1.2 yearsEstimated: Light Reading^[1] (25 Jun 2026) says services start 'from 2027' depending on 'when the regulatory framework is established', with 2026 for beta trials; no day is given so 31 December 2027 is used.

Vodafone Spain plans to launch Vodafone SAT, a direct-to-device service for ordinary phones covering voice, messaging and data via the Satellite Connect Europe joint venture with AST SpaceMobile, starting in 2027 once Spain's D2D regulatory framework is in place.

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Space09/11/2026@ThePinGang

Dragonfly Launches for Titan

Starts 07/01/2028UNVERIFIEDDate confidence: UNVERIFIEDNo wording about the date was foundHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all UNVERIFIED pins58% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 58%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 1.7 years

A nuclear-powered rotorcraft that will fly between sites on Saturn's moon Titan, arriving in the 2030s. Scheduled date.

$3.4B

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Space09/20/2026@OddsDesk

NASA Lands Astronauts on the Moon Again

Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL

NASA Lands Astronauts on the Moon Again

Starts 12/31/2029ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins66% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 66%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 3.2 yearsNo landing date is set. The market’s heaviest year is 2029, which carries about 31 of the 44 points priced before 2030 (13% before 2029 rising to 44% before 2030), and a year-only date takes its last day. The 2027 and 2028 rungs are thinly traded and add under 3 points between them. The figures are the chance in the strike list; the order ticket reads 49% for the same before-2030 contract.^[1]

Kalshi

Kalshi

On 20 September 2026 Kalshi’s moon-landing market priced a crewed NASA landing at 1.3% before 2027, 2.3% before 2028, 13% before 2029 and 44% before 2030 — putting the largest single year of probability, about 31 points, on 2029. The companion market had the United States as the next country to do it at 55%, with China at 28%.

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Space09/11/2026@ThePinGang

Europa Clipper Arrives at Jupiter

Europa Clipper Arrives at Jupiter

Starts 04/11/2030UNVERIFIEDDate confidence: UNVERIFIEDNo wording about the date was foundHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all UNVERIFIED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 3.5 years

NASA's largest planetary probe begins dozens of flybys of Europa to assess whether its subsurface ocean could support life. Scheduled date.

$4.3B

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Space09/14/2026@BuildDesk

International Space Station Set for Controlled Deorbit

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX, USA

International Space Station Set for Controlled Deorbit

Starts 12/31/2030SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 4.2 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "NASA^[3] and its international partners are planning to intentionally deorbit the orbiting laboratory around 2030 or shortly thereafter."

NASA plans to retire the 25-year-old ISS by guiding it into a remote stretch of the South Pacific using a purpose-built SpaceX deorbit vehicle.

$843M

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Space09/11/2026@ThePinGang

International Space Station Deorbit

International Space Station Deorbit

Starts 01/01/2031ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins52% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 52%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 4.2 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…ructive reentry over the South Pacific. Estimated date.…"

After more than three decades in orbit, the ISS is to be steered into a controlled destructive reentry over the South Pacific. Estimated date.

$150B

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Space09/11/2026@ThePinGang

JUICE Arrives at Jupiter

European Space Agency

JUICE Arrives at Jupiter

Starts 07/01/2031UNVERIFIEDDate confidence: UNVERIFIEDNo wording about the date was foundHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all UNVERIFIED pins70% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 70%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 4.7 years

ESA's mission to Ganymede, Callisto and Europa, ending as the first spacecraft to orbit a moon of another planet. Scheduled date.

€1.5B

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Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Falcon 9 launches Crew-13
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USASpaceX
Starts 10/01/2026 3:10PM UTCSCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins3 weeks late88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1 day agoNASA^[2][3]: "targeted to launch no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 1" (15:10 UTC) after a Flight Readiness Review polled go and the rocket arrived at the pad on Sept. 28; earlier slipped from Sept. 12 for a Dragon propulsion leak.
SpaceX Crew-13 is the thirteenth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA to Low Earth Orbit. The booster is due to land at Landing Zone 40.
Defense10/01/2026@DefenseDesk
Golden Dome's First Space-Based Interceptor Tests Are Due Before the End of 2026
The Pentagon, Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, 20310, United StatesUnited States Space Force
10/01/2026 - 12/31/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins62% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 62%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence1 day agoArmy Recognition^[1] (9 August 2026) says initial testing is scheduled before 31 December 2026; no date for a specific test is public, so the pin spans the last quarter of the year.
The Pentagon plans the first tests of Golden Dome space-based interceptors before 31 December 2026, with orbital flight demonstrations in 2027, backed by $3.2 billion for prototypes from Anduril, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly.
Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Starship Reaches Orbit for the First Time on Flight 14
Orbital Launch Pad 2, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USASpaceX
Starts 09/28/2026 12:48PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 7 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4 days agoCNBC^[2] and NPR^[3], 28 Sep 2026: liftoff at 7:48 a.m. CT from Starbase ("At 7:48 a.m. CT, Starship's Super Heavy booster ignited its 33 rocket engines"); Launch Library 2 records T-0 as 12:48:59 UTC, accurate to the second.
Kalshi
Polymarket
SpaceX's 14th Starship test flight lifted off from Starbase, Texas at 7:48 a.m. CT on 28 September 2026 and became the first Starship to reach orbit, after 13 earlier flights that were all suborbital. One of the ship's six engines shut down during ascent; Starship still reached orbit and released 26 Starlink V3 satellites, the first of the new generation and its first operational payload. The flight was cut from a planned ten hours to about three: the ship deorbited and splashed down in the Pacific north of Hawaii, and the Super Heavy booster splashed down in the Gulf off Starbase instead of a tower catch.
Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Falcon 9 launches USSF-385
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USASpaceX
Starts 09/26/2026 11:56AM UTCSCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6 days agoSpaceflight Now^[3] (checked 2026-09-23): "Window opens at 4:56 a.m. PDT (7:56 a.m. EDT / 1156 UTC)" on 26 September from SLC-4E, Vandenberg; launches slip.
A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches. Lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA to Low Earth Orbit. The booster is due to land at Of Course I Still Love You.
Space09/20/2026@BuildDesk
Electron launches Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandRocket Lab
Starts 09/26/2026 12:15AM UTCSCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6 days agoRocket Lab's mission page and Spaceflight Now's^[2] launch schedule both list the window opening at 00:15 UTC on 26 September 2026 from Launch Complex 1 (checked 2026-09-23); launches slip.
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective. Lifts off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand to Low Earth Orbit.
Space09/20/2026@BuildDesk
Kinetica 1 launches 9 satellites
Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaCAS Space
Starts 09/20/2026 4:03AM UTCSCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better12 days agoLaunch Library 2 lists this as the no-earlier-than launch time; launches slip.^[1]
Share-ride of 9 commercial Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites to SSO, details TBD. Lifts off from Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.
Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-27
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USASpaceX
Starts 09/20/2026 1:47AM UTCSCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better12 days agoLaunch Library 2 lists this as the no-earlier-than launch time; launches slip.^[1]
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA to Low Earth Orbit. The booster is due to land at Of Course I Still Love You.
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Plan Satellite Joint Venture
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon
Starts 05/14/2026 10:55AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better141 days agoVerizon's^[1] release is dated 05/14/2026 and PR Newswire^[3] stamps the joint release 'May 14, 2026, 06:55 ET'.
The three biggest US carriers agreed in principle to form a joint venture pooling spectrum so satellite operators can reach phones directly and all but end wireless dead zones.
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Smart and Lynk Take Satellite-to-Phone Tests to Ilocos Norte
Burgos, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Region, 2918, PhilippinesPLDT
Starts 03/02/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins59% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 59%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence214 days agoPLDT's^[1] release of 2 March 2026 says Smart and Lynk 'have completed another round of field tests' in Burgos, Bangui and Pagudpud without dating them, so the pin is anchored to that announcement.
Smart and Lynk Global texted Metro Manila by satellite and reached the DICT and PAGASA websites from Burgos, Bangui and Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte coastal towns facing the West Philippine Sea.
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Smart and Lynk Send Texts by Satellite in Catanduanes Pilot
Marambong, Pandan, Catanduanes, Bicol Region, PhilippinesPLDT
Starts 01/14/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins71% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 71%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence261 days agoThe test is undated in every source (PNA^[5] captions its photo 'in this undated photo'); PNA reports that PLDT^[1]-Smart 'on Wednesday (Jan. 14, 2026) announced the success' of the pilot, so the pin is anchored to that announcement.
Smart texted between Catanduanes and Metro Manila and loaded its website through Lynk Global's low-orbit satellites, its first direct-to-device satellite test, from a coastal village in Pandan.
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Signs AST SpaceMobile Satellite-to-Phone Deal
Midland, Midland County, Texas, United StatesVerizon
Starts 10/08/2025 11:30AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better359 days agoBusiness Wire copy on Nasdaq^[1]: 'Published Oct 8, 2025 7:30am EDT ... today announced the signing of a definitive commercial agreement with Verizon^[3]'.
AST SpaceMobile signed a definitive commercial agreement to connect Verizon customers' ordinary phones to its BlueBird satellites across the continental US from 2026, using Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum.
Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk
Trump Announces the Golden Dome Missile Defence Shield
White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesUnited States Department of Defense
Starts 05/20/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.4 years agoThe BBC^[1][3] (22 May 2025) reports Trump announced the system on 'Tuesday' (20 May 2025); the White House photos of the announcement are captioned 'Tuesday, May 20, 2025'.
In the Oval Office, Donald Trump unveiled Golden Dome, a planned shield of space-based sensors and interceptors against ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles, putting its cost at $175 billion.
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Launches Satellite Texting to Any Phone on Android
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon
Starts 03/19/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.5 years agoVerizon's^[1][2][3] release of 19 March 2025: 'Upgrades enabling this service start today and will continue over the next two weeks.'
Verizon became the first US carrier to let customers text any other phone by satellite when out of cellular range, starting with Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9 phones.
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Commits $100 Million to AST SpaceMobile
AST SpaceMobile, 2901 Enterprise Lane, Midland Spaceport Business Park, Midland, TX 79706, United StatesVerizon
Starts 05/29/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.3 years agoAST SpaceMobile's 8-K dated May 29, 2024 reports that "On May 23, 2024, the Company and Verizon ... entered into a Convertible Note and Memorandum of Understanding for an investment and commercial prepayment commitment totaling $100.0 million"; the pin is the day it was disclosed.^[1]
Verizon agreed to put $100 million into satellite-to-phone startup AST SpaceMobile: a $35 million convertible note plus $65 million of prepaid service payments, the second tied to regulatory approval and a definitive commercial agreement.
$100M
Space06/21/2017@ThePinGang
NASA pays the price of being subjected to a massive, expensive rocket
NASA
Starts 11/30/2019CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6.8 years agoHappened as dated, per arstechnica.com^[1]: "…ty of adding crew members to the maiden launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. This seemed…"
The agency is now likely to be at least three years late in delivering its new booster. I think that new manufacturing has caused some of the delays we’ve seen. No one welds the way that we’re welding material at the thicknesses we’re welding.
$10B
Space06/19/2017@ThePinGang
NASA's Groundbreaking Mission to 'Touch' the Sun Will Launch in 2018
NASA
07/31/2018 - 08/20/2018CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better8.2 years agoHappened as dated, per interestingengineering.com^[1]: "…reaking Mission to ‘Touch’ the Sun Will Launch in 2018 NASA^[3] has just announced that the Solar Probe…"
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will be the first spacecraft to fly directly into the atmosphere of the Sun and explore its brutally hot corona.

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