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LaunchMar 31, 2026

Launch Preview: SLS, Falcon 9, Atlas V, and Soyuz launches comprise busy launch manifest

Launch Preview: SLS, Falcon 9, Atlas V, and Soyuz launches comprise busy launch manifest
Image source: NASASpaceflight
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Nine launches are scheduled this week, with rockets expected to liftoff from Florida, California, Russia, Kazakhstan, and China. Most notably, NASA's long-awaited Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch the first humans to the Moon in over 50 years on Wednesday. SpaceX has four Starlink missions scheduled for the week, with Falcon 9 launching two from Florida and two from California.

China had issued a NOTAM for a launch from Jiuquan on Monday, March 30.

The Kinetica 2, also known as Lijian-2, launched successfully from Site 140 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Monday, March 30, at 11:00 UTC, carrying three payloads into Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).

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