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The next space launch, retrieved from our Launch Library 2 API, is Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian-M No.21L. It is scheduled to be launched by Russian Space Forces from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation at 2026-04-01 02:00:00 UTC. Until then, this pad will have been used for 231 out of 1682 launches from this location. The launch status is currently Go 🟩 . The mission type is Communications and the payload will be injected into an Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical).

Note: Payload identity uncertain.

Meridian is a series of communications satellite for military and civilian use.

• [2026-04-01 02:00:00 UTC] 🟩 Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian-M No.21L from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
• [2026-04-01 22:24:00 UTC] 🟩 SLS Block 1 | Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
• [2026-04-02 11:52:00 UTC] 🟩 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-58 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
• [2026-04-02 23:03:00 UTC] 🟩 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-35 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
• [2026-04-03 03:52:00 UTC] 🟩 Tianlong-3 | Demo Flight from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
• [2026-04-04 05:45:00 UTC] 🟨 Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-05) from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
• [2026-04-04 11:00:00 UTC] 🟨 Soyuz-5 | Demo Flight from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
• [2026-04-07 00:00:00 UTC] 🟧 Minotaur IV | STP-S29A from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
• [2026-04-07 02:39:00 UTC] 🟩 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-21 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
• [2026-04-07 13:00:00 UTC] 🟨 Long March 8 | Unknown Payload from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China.

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