Five rocket launches in one week! Watch highlights of launches from India, SpaceX, Rocket Lab and China in this week's Spaceflight Recap, covering Oct. 30 through Nov. 6, 2026.
India kicked things off with the launch of its GSLV-F18 rocket carrying the NVS-03 navigation satellite. SpaceX followed with its 118th Falcon 9 launch of 2026, deploying 27 Starlink satellites and nailing another booster landing. Rocket Lab's Electron rocket then blasted off from New Zealand on its 99th mission, carrying a radar-imaging satellite for Japan's iQPS.
China rounded out the week with two launches: a Lijian-2 Y2 rocket carrying 18 SpaceSail satellites and a Long March 2C delivering three Yaogan-51 remote-sensing satellites into orbit.
COMING SOON: STARSHIP FLIGHT 15! 🚀🔥
SpaceX is preparing for its next Starship test flight! Watch highlights of the recent Starship and Super Heavy booster static fire tests at Starbase, Texas, followed by a replay of the spectacular Flight 14 launch as SpaceX gears up for Flight 15 and its ambitious plans to catch both the booster and Starship spacecraft.
