Overview
- The Starlink 17-26 mission is scheduled for Wednesday at 9:17:49 a.m. EST from Vandenberg, carrying 25 satellites and pushing the constellation toward 10,000 spacecraft, with 512 launched this year after liftoff.
- Falcon 9 booster B1093 is slated to make its 11th flight with a droneship landing attempt on Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.
- On Tuesday, SpaceX targeted the Starlink 6-110 flight from Cape Canaveral with 29 satellites, using booster B1092 on its 10th mission with a Just Read the Instructions landing attempt and a forecast above 95% favorable.
- Rocket Lab aimed a HASTE suborbital launch from Wallops for Hypersonix’s DART AE under DIU’s HyCAT program, seeking to demonstrate the 3D‑printed, hydrogen‑fueled SPARTAN scramjet at up to Mach 7 with multiple restarts.
- Firefly Aerospace is targeting Friday for its Alpha “Stairway to Seven” return-to-flight from Vandenberg, the first since an April 2025 mishap, with timing noted as subject to change.