Nine orbital launches scheduled from sites worldwide

From September 15 to 17, nine orbital launches are scheduled: two Falcon 9 from California, Vega C with Sentinel-3C and FLEX from French Guiana, five launches from China, and a Soyuz-2.1b with Progress MS-35 cargo ship to the ISS.

• Vega C launched Sentinel-3C (1143 kg) and FLEX to sun-synchronous orbit on September 15
• Falcon 9 to launch secret USSF-259 payload for US Space Force
• Soyuz-2.1b to send Progress MS-35 to Poisk module on September 16
• Five Chinese launches, including ZhuQue-2E, Gravity 1, and Chang Zheng 12