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Launches

Know what is launching, and what it changes.

The schedule tells you when. Starman Nova explains which launches matter, what each mission is trying to prove, and what will still be unresolved after liftoff.

Schedule data: Launch Library cacheData refreshed: Not availableSchedule freshness: StaleTimes shown locallyEditorial review: No separate review

Confirmed — time is set. Window set — window announced, time may move. Date TBD— mission is real, timing isn't.

Full schedule

Every other upcoming launch in one table.

Routine flights stay compact here. Open the row when a launch needs the full evidence trail, watch link, or calendar file.

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No additional upcoming launches.

Recent meaningful changes

What moved in the last 14 days.

Jul 23, 2026, 7:00 PM

Starlink Group 17-53

Starlink Group 17-53 was added to the upcoming launch schedule.

Jul 23, 2026, 1:30 PM

Unknown mission cargo

Unknown mission cargo was added to the upcoming launch schedule.

Jul 23, 2026, 8:00 AM

Sentinel-3C & FLEX

Sentinel-3C & FLEX was added to the upcoming launch schedule.

Jul 23, 2026, 2:30 AM

Progress MS-35 (96P)

Progress MS-35 (96P) was added to the upcoming launch schedule.

Recent results

Launch success is only the first layer.

Deployment completed; operational result pending

SpaceSail Polar Group #12

The launch layer can be separated from deployment, spacecraft health, commissioning, and mission success.

Still pending: Deployment confirmation, First contact, Commissioning, Final service or science result

Routine operation completed; network result pending

Starlink Group 17-43

The launch layer can be separated from deployment, spacecraft health, commissioning, and mission success.

Still pending: Deployment confirmation, First contact, Commissioning, Final service or science result

Routine operation completed; network result pending

Starlink Group 10-35

The launch layer can be separated from deployment, spacecraft health, commissioning, and mission success.

Still pending: Deployment confirmation, First contact, Commissioning, Final service or science result

Deployment completed; operational result pending

2 x SatNet DTC test satellites

The launch layer can be separated from deployment, spacecraft health, commissioning, and mission success.

Still pending: Deployment confirmation, First contact, Commissioning, Final service or science result

This week's launch story

The week tells you what the manifest cannot.

The weekly issue compares the missions, separates capability changes from background cadence, and names what to watch after launch day.

After the countdown

Turn a launch window into a story you can keep following.

A useful launch page should make the next follow-up obvious: liftoff, deployment, recovery, commissioning, or the first source that confirms what changed.

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Methodology and trust

Facts, interpretation, and uncertainty stay separate.

Schedule data comes from Launch Library cache. Starman Nova labels routine missions honestly, keeps limited-information missions close to confirmed facts, and treats deployment, first contact, commissioning, and mission outcome as separate milestones.