We have several launches coming up this week but the most notable is the Long March rocket carrying Shenzhou 18 which has three Chinese astronauts aboard who are heading to the Chinese Space Station.
We have several missions coming up This Week in Rocket Launches, including a Falcon 9 launch from SpaceX. The most interesting launch, though, is the Long March rocket carrying Shenzhou 18 to the Chinese Space Station. It will be carrying three Chinese astronauts, who have yet to be named.
Who: SpaceX
What: Falcon 9
Where: Florida, US
When: 10:40 p.m. – 2:40 a.m. UTC
Why: SpaceX will be using a Falcon 9 to launch 23 Starlink satellites to a low Earth orbit. This group will be known as Starlink Group 6-53, you can use this identifier on various apps to identify Starlink satellites that you might see in the sky.
