Current spacecraft deployment forecasts from the forecast pipeline. Annual totals use only rows included in the current rollup.
X-axis is forecast year. Y-axis is the total number of forecasted spacecraft in current rollup rows.
Current forecast rows contributing to the chart above, paginated for scanning.
| Forecast Entry | Operator | Constellation | Manufacturer | Mission | Mass | Launch window | Vehicle | Confidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sateliot 5G-IoT annual deployment | Sateliot | Sateliot 5G-IoT | Alén Space | communications |
Unknown |
| 2026 |
| 5 |
| Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) |
| MIURA 5 |
79% |
SDA T2 Tracking Layer annual deployment - unknown launch vehicle | U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) | PWSA Tranche 2 Tracking Layer | TBD | communications | 150 kg | 2026 | 22 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Falcon 9 FT5 | 58% |
Spire Lemur annual sustainment replenishment | Spire Global | Spire Lemur | Spire Global | sensing | Unknown | 2026 | 20 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Unknown | 70% |
Starlink Broadband annual deployment - Falcon 9 | SpaceX | Starlink Broadband | SpaceX | communications | 525 kg | 2026 | 1,720 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Falcon 9 | 82% |
Starlink Direct-to-Cell / MSS annual deployment - Falcon 9 | SpaceX | Starlink Direct-to-Cell / MSS | SpaceX | communications | 750 kg | 2026 | 249 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Falcon 9 | 82% |
Telesat Lightspeed annual deployment - Falcon 9 | Telesat | Telesat Lightspeed | MDA Space | communications | 750 kg | 2026 | 2 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Falcon 9 | 90% |
Tianqi IoT annual sustainment | Beijing Guodian Gaoke Technology Co. Ltd. | Tianqi IoT | Beijing Guodian Gaoke Technology Co. Ltd. | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Unknown | 46% |
Unseenlabs BRO constellation | Unseenlabs | Unseenlabs BRO | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 10 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Unknown | 86% |
ViaSat-3 Flight 3 launch and in-service entry | Viasat | ViaSat-3 | Boeing | communications | 6,000 kg | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (range) | Falcon Heavy | 99% |
Xingyun IoT buildout | Xingyun Aerospace | Xingyun IoT | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 6 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Unknown | 46% |
Eaglet II launch batch | Agenzia Spaziale Italiana | - | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 8 | Mar 30, 2026 (day) | Unknown | 99% |
BlueBird 10 (BlueBird Block 2 FM5) | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 1 | Apr 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026 (quarter) | Falcon 9 | 82% |
BlueBird 11 (BlueBird Block 2 FM6) | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 1 | Apr 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026 (quarter) | Falcon 9 | 82% |
BlueBird 8 (BlueBird Block 2 FM3) | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 1 | Apr 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026 (quarter) | Falcon 9 | 82% |
BlueBird 9 (BlueBird Block 2 FM4) | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 1 | Apr 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026 (quarter) | Falcon 9 | 82% |
EWS-OD1 (USSF-261S-A) | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 1 | Apr 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026 (quarter) | Minotaur IV | 82% |
first launch from Florida | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 1 | Apr 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026 (quarter) | Super Heavy/Starship | 82% |
Globalstar C-3 (HIBLEO-4) mission 1 | Globalstar | Globalstar Next-Generation / Apple | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 8 | Apr 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026 (quarter) | Falcon 9 | 88% |
Globalstar C-3 (HIBLEO-4) mission 2 | Globalstar | Globalstar Next-Generation / Apple | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 9 | Apr 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026 (quarter) | Falcon 9 | 88% |
NRO NTO-2 #1 | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 1 | Apr 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026 (quarter) | Falcon 9 | 82% |
orbital refueling test- Super Heavy/Starship | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 1 | Apr 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026 (quarter) | Starbase Pad A/B | 78% |
PWSA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer - L3Harris launch plane 2 | U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) | PWSA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer | L3Harris | missile warning / missile tracking | Unknown | 2026 | 7 | Apr 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (range) | Unknown | 80% |
SDA T1TL-A | U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) | PWSA Tranche 1 Transport Layer | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 21 | Apr 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026 (quarter) | Falcon 9 | 82% |
SDA T1TL-D | U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) | PWSA Tranche 1 Transport Layer | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 21 | Apr 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026 (quarter) | Falcon 9 | 82% |
SDA T1TL-E | U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) | PWSA Tranche 1 Transport Layer | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 21 | Apr 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026 (quarter) | Falcon 9 | 82% |