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Space Launch Complex 4E
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Chang'e 6/CE-6 is scheduled to launch in 2024 to return samples from the Far Side of the Moon (near southern edge of the Apollo Basin) for the first time. International science instruments from France, Italy, Sweden and Pakistan will also be on board.
A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. Constellation is planned to consist of 6 satellites in both polar and mid-inclination orbits, providing 30 cm-class resolution.

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1963
Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 2
KH-6 2
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 1E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
1964
Voskhod | Zenit-4 2
Zenit-4 2
Soviet Space Program
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1965
Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 20
KH-4A 20
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 1W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
1967
Scout A | Transit-O 13
Transit-O 13
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 5
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
1968
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus B
Nimbus B
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 2E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
1969
Saturn V | Apollo 10
Apollo 10
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
1971
Voskhod | Zenit-4M 15
Zenit-4M 15
Soviet Space Program
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1973
Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 13
Zenit-4MK 13
Soviet Space Program
43/3 (43L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1976
Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 78
DS-P1-Yu 78
Soviet Space Program
133/3 (133L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1981
Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 18
Yantar-2K 18
Soviet Space Program
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1988
Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 9
Yantar-1KFT 9
Soviet Space Program
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1991
Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-12
Soyuz TM-12
Soviet Space Program
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1999
Pegasus XL HAPS | Multiple Paths, Beyond-Line-of-Sight Communications (MUBLCOM) & Topographic Experiment using Radiative Recombinative Ionospheric EUV and Radio Sources (TERRIERS)
N/A
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Air launch to orbit
2001
Delta II | NROL-17
NROL-17 (GeoLITE)
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
2017
Soyuz STA/Fregat | SES-15
SES-15
Arianespace
Soyuz Launch Complex
Kourou, French Guiana
2021
Atlas V 421 | SBIRS GEO-5
SBIRS GEO-5
United Launch Alliance
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
2022
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-18
Starlink 4-18
SpaceX
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA