The SpaceX launch manifest currently lists a busy run of Falcon 9 missions that include rideshare and constellation flights, plus a lunar-focused spacecraft on the horizon. The schedule highlights two Starlink batches and a dedicated Bandwagon rideshare mission from US launch sites and a future Falcon 9 lunar attempt from the company.
One Falcon 9 is slated to carry the Bandwagon‑5 rideshare. The mission profile lists 31 separation events and notes the first stage booster, tail number B1085, will attempt another sea landing. The manifest records that this booster would be flying for its nineteenth mission and that a prior attempt was scrubbed the previous day because of poor recovery zone weather.
A separate Falcon 9 flight is set to deliver 27 Starlink V2 Mini optimized satellites to low Earth orbit. That mission will use a heavily flown first stage, tail number B1063, with a planned landing on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You. The manifest also shows an additional Starlink batch using the same West Coast launch complex, with its first stage aiming for recovery on the same droneship.
The roster also lists a Falcon 9 to carry Turkiye’s first lunar spacecraft. The plan calls for a mission life of roughly five months, including an initial month in Earth orbit for orbit raising and checkout maneuvers, followed by operations in the Moon’s sphere of influence. SpaceX is shown as the launch provider for that lunar attempt.
International And Commercial Launches On The Schedule
Other launch providers populate the near‑term schedule. Rocket Lab’s Electron has multiple missions booked, including a flight named We’re Not Hawking Around that will place three HawkEye 360 signals intelligence satellites into a 520 kilometer orbit at a 97 degree inclination. That flight is listed as the company’s ninety‑eighth Electron launch.
Rocket Lab is also manifesting repeated Electron missions for Japanese operator iQPS to deploy QPS‑SAR synthetic aperture radar satellites. Two separate Electron launches on the list represent the tenth and eleventh flights booked by iQPS to expand its Earth observation constellation.
Europe’s Ariane 6 appears on the schedule to launch a 36‑satellite Amazon Leo batch using the Ariane 64 configuration with four P160C solid boosters. The manifest describes this flight as a mid‑series Ariane 6 mission supporting Amazon’s multi‑launch plan. United Launch Alliance missions are present as well, including an Atlas 5 mission to carry Boeing’s Starliner on an uncrewed cargo test to the International Space Station and a Vulcan Centaur flight planned to demonstrate Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser cargo vehicle.
The schedule also lists the debut of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha Block 2 vehicle. That iteration features larger liquid oxygen tanks on both stages, increasing length and lift capability. Across providers the manifest reflects a mix of repeat booster reuse, dedicated constellation deployments, and a growing cadence of commercial and national lunar ambitions.
