INS 1A – Spaceflight Now

January 8, 2026

Breaking News

[ January 8, 2026 ] SpaceX scrubs midday Starlink mission launch from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ January 7, 2026 ] NASA weighs an earlier end to the Crew-11 mission after a ‘medical situation’ with an ISS crew member postpones first spacewalk of 2026 Mission Reports
[ January 6, 2026 ] Dept. of the Air Force opens bidding for Space Launch Complex 14 at Vandenberg SFB News
[ January 4, 2026 ] SpaceX launches first Starlink deployment mission since problem strikes satellite Falcon 9
[ January 2, 2026 ] SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy Falcon 9

India lofts a record 104 spacecraft on a single rocket

February 15, 2017 Stephen Clark

An Indian rocket deployed 104 spacecraft into orbit 300 miles above Earth on Tuesday, the largest pack of satellites ever launched on a single booster.

Indian rocket set to place 104 satellites in orbit

February 14, 2017 Stephen Clark

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is scheduled to fire into orbit late Tuesday, U.S. time, with 104 satellites on-board, setting a record for the largest flock of spacecraft ever launched on a single rocket.