After last week’s Chang Zheng 7A launch failure, China returns to action with the high-profile Chang’e 7 robotic lunar mission and the second test flight of the ZhuQue-3 partially reusable launcher. Three Falcon 9 Starlink flights, two from California and the other from Florida, and four Chinese flights are scheduled for the week.
Three launches from China — a Chang Zheng 12 (CZ-12), a Chang Zheng 2C (CZ-2C), and the ZhuQue-3 — start the week off, followed by Starlink Group 17-50 from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB). Starlink Group 10-39 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Starlink Group 15-20, and the Chang’e 7 robotic lunar mission aboard a Chang Zheng 5 (CZ-5) finish out the week.