Eight orbital launch attempts are scheduled for this week, with SpaceX and Chinese launches comprising a majority of the launch manifest. SpaceX is scheduled to launch two batches of Starlink satellites into the constellation’s Group 6 shell, as well as a batch of reconnaissance satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Four rockets will launch from China this week, with two Chang Zheng family rockets carrying unknown payloads. Private Chinese spaceflight company Galactic Energy is set to debut its new Ceres 2 rocket, while also launching a payload on its workhorse Ceres 1S rocket.
German spaceflight company Isar Aerospace is set to launch the second test flight of its Spectrum rocket from Norway at the end of the week, after its first test flight in March 2025 failed shortly after liftoff.
