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Global Launch Watch: November 2025 – A Surge in Space Missions

November 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most action-packed months in recent memory for the global space industry, featuring a relentless schedule of missions that underscore the rapid acceleration of both commercial and national space programs. From intense satellite deployment campaigns by SpaceX utilizing its workhorse Falcon 9 Block 5 vehicle, to critical state-backed missions—including China’s eagerly anticipated Shenzhou 22 crew launch—the coming weeks offer a comprehensive look at the modern space race.

This month’s manifest, spanning launch pads across North America, Asia, South America, and Europe, highlights fierce competition in orbital access, driven largely by the ongoing build-out of mega-constellations like Starlink and major advances in indigenous launch capabilities like South Korea’s Nuri rocket. Get ready for a period of non-stop action, as commercial giants and world powers strive to secure their place in the final frontier.


November 2025: A Busy Month for Global Aerospace

The scheduled launch manifest for late November 2025 indicates a period of intense activity across the global space sector. From commercial satellite constellations to critical manned missions and international scientific endeavors, space agencies and private companies are ramping up their operations.

SpaceX Continues High-Frequency Operations

As is customary, SpaceX dominates the schedule with multiple Falcon 9 launches planned within a tight timeframe. The manifest includes several “Starlink Group” missions (6-94, 6-78, 6-79, 11-15, 11-30, 11-25) aimed at expanding their global internet mega-constellation. Additionally, a significant rideshare mission, the Transporter 15, is scheduled for November 19, highlighting the growing demand for small satellite launch services.

International and Government Missions

The schedule reflects a diverse geopolitical landscape in spaceflight:

  • China (CASC): The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has a busy lineup, including the Long March series rockets. Most notably, the Shenzhou 22 mission is slated for November 23. As a manned mission, this marks another critical step in China’s space station operations.
  • Russia (Roscosmos) and Europe: The Russian Federation is preparing for the Soyuz MS-28 mission on November 26, another key human spaceflight event. Additionally, an Angara 1.2 launch is scheduled with a “Kosmos” payload. Meanwhile, Arianespace is set to launch a Vega-C rocket carrying KOMPSAT-7.
  • Emerging Players and Locations: The data presents an interesting mix of launch providers and sites, including South Korea’s KARI launching the Nuri rocket, Brazil’s Innospace testing the HANBIT-Nano, and Rocket Lab executing missions with its Electron rocket.

Commercial Diversity

Beyond the giants, the schedule features Rocket Lab’s nimble operations and Blue Origin’s New Shepard (NS-37), indicating a vibrant market for suborbital and specialized orbital missions.

This packed schedule for November 2025 demonstrates that low Earth orbit is becoming increasingly accessible, with a steady rhythm of launches occurring almost daily from spaceports around the world.


Launch Schedule: November 2025

DateTime (UTC/GMT)VehicleMission / PayloadProviderLaunch Site (As Listed)
Nov 1815:45 – 21:00 (+3)Rocket Lab (HASTE)VAN ACELERocket LabWallops Flight Facility, USA
Nov 18Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink Group 6-94SpaceXWallops / Virginia (implied in text)
Nov 1900:12 UTCLong March 2CUnknown PayloadCASCCape Canaveral SFS (listed in text*)
Nov 1904:00 UTCFalcon 9 Block 5Transporter 15SpaceXJiuquan SLC (listed in text*)
Nov 1918:18 UTCFalcon 9 Block 5Starlink Group 6-78SpaceXVandenberg SFB, USA
Nov 2103:01 UTCLong March 3B/EUnknown PayloadCASCKennedy Space Center (listed in text*)
Nov 2110:55 UTCFalcon 9 Block 5Starlink Group 6-79SpaceXXichang SLC (listed in text*)
Nov 2206:59 UTCHANBIT-NanoTo SpaceInnospaceCape Canaveral SFS (listed in text*)
Nov 2218:00 UTCFalcon 9 Block 5Starlink Group 11-15SpaceXAlcântara Space Center, Brazil
Nov 2221:44 UTCFalcon 9 Block 5Starlink Group 11-30SpaceXVandenberg SFB, USA
Nov 2308:00 UTCLong March 2F/GShenzhou 22CASCVandenberg SFB (listed in text*)
Nov 2504:11 UTCAngara 1.2KosmosKhrunichevJiuquan SLC (listed in text*)
Nov 2513:00 UTCNuriCAS500-3KARIPlesetsk Cosmodrome (listed in text*)
Nov 2615:54 UTCSoyuz 2.1aSoyuz MS-28ROSCOSMOSNaro Space Center (listed in text*)
Nov 2709:27 UTCVega-CKOMPSAT-7ArianespaceBaikonur Cosmodrome (listed in text*)
Nov 2817:21 UTCElectronBlackSky Gen-3 3Rocket LabGuiana Space Centre (listed in text*)
TBDNov 2025Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink Group 11-25SpaceXRocket Lab Complex 1, NZ (listed in text*)
TBDNov 2025Long March 8AUnknown PayloadCASCVandenberg SFB (listed in text*)
TBDNov 2025New ShepardNS-37Blue OriginWenchang SLC (listed in text*)

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