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Kuaizhou 11 · ExPace · China
Launch window opens
12 Nov 2026
Local time 3:50 AM GMT+8, Fri 13 Nov (to the hour)
Your time 12 Nov 2026
From Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Amazon Leo, formerly Project Kuiper, is Amazon's satellite internet network. ULA's first Vulcan launch for it, with 40 satellites, targets 13 November 2026 at 12:54 p.m. EST.
The Space Road tracks Starship, SpaceX and every orbital launch worldwide, with times in the launch site’s local time and links to official sources. The next Starship launch is Flight 15, which SpaceX targets for 13 November 2026, 4:45 to 6:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) at Starbase, Texas, pending regulatory approval.
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Kuaizhou 11 · ExPace · China
Launch window opens
12 Nov 2026
Local time 3:50 AM GMT+8, Fri 13 Nov (to the hour)
Your time 12 Nov 2026
From Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Vulcan VC6L · United Launch Alliance (ULA) · USA
Launch window opens
13 Nov 2026
Local time 12:54 PM EST, Fri 13 Nov
Your time 13 Nov 2026
From Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Starship V3 · SpaceX · USA
Launch window opens
13 Nov 2026
Local time 4:45 PM CST, Fri 13 Nov
Your time 13 Nov 2026
From Orbital Launch Pad 2, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Why it matters SpaceX plans to deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites and catch both stages. The ship return comes more than 22 hours after launch, if cleared. Read our story
Electron · Rocket Lab · USA
14 Nov 2026
Local time 6:30 PM NZDT, Sat 14 Nov
Your time 14 Nov 2026
From Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · USA
Launch window opens
15 Nov 2026
Local time 7:55 PM PST, Sat 14 Nov
Your time 15 Nov 2026
From Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · USA
Launch window opens
18 Nov 2026
Local time 8:49 AM PST, Wed 18 Nov
Your time 18 Nov 2026
From Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Long March 8A · CASC · China
Launch window opens
20 Nov 2026
Local time 7:00 PM GMT+8, Fri 20 Nov (to the hour)
Your time 20 Nov 2026
From Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Ariane 64 Block 2 · Arianespace · France
NET 23 Nov 2026
Time Not announced yet
From Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Shenzhou 24 is China's next crewed flight to its Tiangong space station. A Pakistani astronaut will fly as payload specialist, Tiangong's first foreign visitor. No launch date yet.
BepiColombo, the European and Japanese Mercury mission, is due to enter orbit around Mercury on 21 November 2026. Science starts in April 2027.
There were 11,204 Starlink satellites in orbit on 9 November 2026, per astronomer Jonathan McDowell's tracker. Here is what the new Starlink V3 satellites are and why they fly on Starship.
On 28 September 2026, Starship reached orbit for the first time and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites. Here is what happened, minute by minute, and what it means for Flight 15.
NavIC is India's own satellite navigation system, a regional alternative to GPS. Here is how it works, why it has been short of satellites, and what NVS-03 changes.
Gaganyaan is India's programme to launch astronauts on an Indian rocket. Here is the plan, the rocket, the crew, the tests done so far and where the first uncrewed flight stands.
Mars has no human crews yet. As of November 2026, NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance still drive on the surface, with several orbiters above. Here is the history, who is active, and what is planned.
PSLV, GSLV, LVM3, SSLV, Gaganyaan, and private rockets from Skyroot and Agnikul. Official ISRO specs, flight notes and what is coming next.
Long March family, Shenzhou, Tianzhou, Chang'e, Tianwen and Mengzhou, plus private rockets from LandSpace, Galactic Energy, CAS Space, Orienspace and others. Specs and flight counts with sources.
A plain guide to SpaceX rockets and spacecraft: Falcon 1 and early Falcon 9, Falcon 9 Block 5, Falcon Heavy, Dragon, Crew Dragon, Cargo Dragon, and Starship. Specs, flight counts and missions, sourced.
Starlink is SpaceX’s low Earth orbit satellite internet. As of 9 Nov 2026, trackers list about 11,200 satellites in orbit. Here is how it works, coverage, pricing, Direct to Cell, airlines, astronomy and space safety.
On 7 November 2026 NASA named eight CLPS 2 companies under a $10 billion cap, raised the current CLPS ceiling, funded PROMISE and Blue Origin’s delivery, and awarded VADR transport work.
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