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Astrophotography from the heart of America — nebulae, galaxies, star clusters, and the wonders of deep space brought down to Earth, one photon at a time.

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Space launches, lunar phases, meteor showers, and astronomical milestones — aggregated live from public sources.

JUN 3
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-47
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
15:40 UTC
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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JUN 3
NASA MAVEN Farewell Media Teleconference
Online
18:00 UTC
The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution), has ended after…
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JUN 4
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-43
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
10:26 UTC
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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JUN 4
Long March 6A | SpaceSail Polar Group #11
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 6A · Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
11:39 UTC
18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies…
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JUN 5
Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #12
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 8 · Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
06:34 UTC
18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies…
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JUN 7
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-43
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
02:00 UTC
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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JUN 8
South Korean ADD Solid-Fuel SLV | Demo Flight
Agency for Defense Development · South Korean ADD Solid-Fuel SLV · ADD Offshore launch platform, Sea Launch
05:00 UTC
Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional. First orbital full version launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle, after 2…
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JUN 8
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-35
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
10:07 UTC
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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JUN 9
Zhuque-2E Block 2 | Unknown Payload
LandSpace · Zhuque-2E Block 2 · Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
08:20 UTC
Details TBD.
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JUN 9
Artemis III Crew Announcement
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
15:00 UTC
NASA will provide an update on the agency’s Artemis III mission and announce the astronauts assigned to the test flight. Artemis III…
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