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SpaceX resumes Falcon Heavy after 18-month gap with ViaSat-3 F3 launch from Kennedy on April 27

SpaceX is targeting Monday, April 27 for its first Falcon Heavy launch in 18 months, flying the ViaSat-3 F3 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. The attempt also includes the returned landing of both side boosters—bringing Cape Canaveral to expect sonic-boom activity.

2026-04-26T09:20:22.706970-07:00

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX counts down Falcon 9’s 50th 2026 launch: 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg

2026-04-26T06:49:39.318256-07:00

SpaceNews.com

China launches Pakistan’s PRSC-EO3 optoelectronic remote-sensing satellites on Long March 6 from Taiyuan

2026-04-26T03:20:08.970505-07:00

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Progress MS-34 cargo ship docks with ISS after Progress 95 launch to resupply crew

2026-04-25T09:37:34.785826-07:00

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SpaceX resumes Falcon Heavy after 18-month gap with ViaSat-3 F3 launch from Kennedy on April 27 SpaceX is targeting Monday, April 27 for its first Falcon Heavy launch in 18 months, flying the ViaSat-3 F3 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. The attempt also includes the returned landing of both side boosters—bringing Cape Canaveral to expect sonic-boom activity.

2026-04-26T09:20:22.706970-07:00

SpaceX resumes Falcon Heavy after 18-month gap with ViaSat-3 F3 launch from Kennedy on April 27

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SpaceX counts down Falcon 9’s 50th 2026 launch: 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday, marking the company’s 50th flight of the year. The mission is set to deploy 25 Starlink satellites, underscoring continued high-tempo Starlink cadence from its West Coast launch site.

2026-04-26T06:49:39.318256-07:00

SpaceX counts down Falcon 9’s 50th 2026 launch: 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg

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China launches Pakistan’s PRSC-EO3 optoelectronic remote-sensing satellites on Long March 6 from Taiyuan China launched Pakistan’s PRSC-EO3 optoelectronic remote-sensing satellite aboard a Long March-6 Y15 from the Taiyuan launch center, deploying an additional Earth-observation payload as part of Beijing’s continuing launch cadence. PRSC-EO3 is reported as Pakistan’s fifth satellite to fly on a Chinese rocket in 18 months.

2026-04-26T03:20:08.970505-07:00

China launches Pakistan’s PRSC-EO3 optoelectronic remote-sensing satellites on Long March 6 from Taiyuan

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Progress MS-34 cargo ship docks with ISS after Progress 95 launch to resupply crew Roscosmos’ unpiloted Progress MS-34/“Progress 95” cargo spacecraft launched on a Soyuz from Baikonur at 6:21 p.m. EDT (April 26) and is scheduled to reach the ISS in about 49.5 hours. Separate reports track the mission’s safe orbit insertion and its eventual docking for ISS resupply.

2026-04-25T09:37:34.785826-07:00

Progress MS-34 cargo ship docks with ISS after Progress 95 launch to resupply crew

SpaceNews.com

Space Force demand surge pressures heavy-lift launch market as certified providers remain limited The U.S. Space Force is sharply increasing its demand for the most capable rocket launches, intensifying pressure on a heavy-lift market that currently has just two certified providers. The shift raises the stakes for launch capacity, assured access, and schedule certainty across defense-relevant payloads.

2026-04-25T09:24:28.047738-07:00

Space Force demand surge pressures heavy-lift launch market as certified providers remain limited

DefenseNews.com

Air Force: “Disappointed” SpaceX not certified for military launches by end-2014, but confident it will meet USSF requirements The secretary of the U.S. Air Force said he is “disappointed” SpaceX was not certified for military space launch by the end of 2014, but remains confident the company can meet service-set requirements. The statement underscores how certification timing shapes Pentagon launch assurance and program risk.

2026-04-25T00:50:54.605642-07:00

Air Force: “Disappointed” SpaceX not certified for military launches by end-2014, but confident it will meet USSF requirements

Bloomberg

SpaceX tapped to help build software “operating system” for Trump’s Golden Dome SpaceX has been pulled into an industry group developing the software “operating system” underpinning President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome air-and-missile-defense initiative, according to people familiar with the matter. The reporting underscores how tightly Elon Musk’s space and satellite business is being linked to government defense needs.

2026-04-24T22:35:31.621249-07:00

SpaceX tapped to help build software “operating system” for Trump’s Golden Dome

NASA

Roscosmos Progress 95 to launch April 25 from Baikonur with ~3 tons of cargo for the ISS Roscosmos’ Progress 95 cargo spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 6:21 p.m. and rendezvous with the International Space Station. The mission is timed as the crew completes another week aboard the orbiting laboratory, with the flight delivering roughly three tons of supplies and cargo.

2026-04-24T16:45:28.928476-07:00

Roscosmos Progress 95 to launch April 25 from Baikonur with ~3 tons of cargo for the ISS

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SpaceX resumes Falcon Heavy after 18-month gap with ViaSat-3 F3 launch from Kennedy on April 27

SpaceX counts down Falcon 9’s 50th 2026 launch: 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg

China launches Pakistan’s PRSC-EO3 optoelectronic remote-sensing satellites on Long March 6 from Taiyuan

Progress MS-34 cargo ship docks with ISS after Progress 95 launch to resupply crew

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