Starlink Global Expansion: Norway, India, and New Zealand Targets

Global Commercial Rocket Launch Lineup

EDT for an Electron launch named “Owl Around The World” from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula, according to mission schedules. This flight will deploy a single StriX synthetic aperture radar satellite into low Earth orbit for Japan-based Earth-observation constellation operator Synspective.

EDT for its GSLV-F17 mission. According to agency plans, the rocket will carry the EOS-05 Earth-observation satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India’s east coast, marking the organization’s first imaging satellite operating from geosynchronous orbit.

SpaceX Starlink Cadence and Reusability Operations

SpaceX continues its rapid launch cadence from both coasts. EDT for the Starlink Group 15-23 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, with the Falcon 9 booster scheduled to land on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific, according to mission briefs.

EDT for the Starlink Group 15-24 mission, directing the booster back toward the Of Course I Still Love You droneship. These flights follow a busy prior week that included a Falcon Heavy launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, which successfully separated its second stage 31 minutes after liftoff to begin its journey to the Sun-Earth L2 point.

Emerging Launch Providers and European Space Agency Support

EDT for “Onward and Upward,” the second flight of its Spectrum rocket from Andøya Spaceport in Norway, according to Next Spaceflight tracking. This qualification flight marks Spectrum’s first mission carrying paying customers, transporting five cubesats under the European Space Agency’s “Boost!” program, which supports emerging European launch providers.

The upcoming flight follows repeated scrubs earlier this year and comes after Spectrum’s debut flight ended in an explosion shortly after liftoff in March 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Pallas-1 rocket?

Pallas-1 is a partially reusable, medium-lift rocket built by Chinese commercial launch company Galactic Energy, designed to land vertically up to 25 times.

What payload is Isar Aerospace carrying on its next flight?

According to flight plans, Isar Aerospace is carrying five cubesats under the European Space Agency’s “Boost!” program on the second flight of its Spectrum rocket.

Where do SpaceX Vandenberg missions land their boosters?

SpaceX lands its Falcon 9 boosters on the autonomous droneship Of Course I Still Love You stationed in the Pacific Ocean.