China has two Long March missions tentatively scheduled in June. VCG/VCG via Getty Images After a packed spring season, the space industry is easing into summer with a relatively slow start. Only a handful of missions are confirmed for June, though the month could see more activity as tentative launch windows solidify. SpaceX remains the most active player, with a number of scheduled Falcon 9 launches, including a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station and three deployments of Starlink satellites. These come shortly after a high-profile setback for SpaceX’s Starship, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, which failed to return intact following a propellant leak that caused it to spin out of control. Sign Up For Our Daily Newsletter Sign Up See all of our newsletters China is also expected to continue expanding its satellite network, with two Long March rocket launches tentatively scheduled. Below are the key space missions to watch in June: June 2, June 3 and June 8: SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink missions. SpaceX will kick off the month with consecutive Falcon 9 missions. On June 2, a Falcon 9 will launch a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites (Starlink 12-19) into low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. The next day, another Falcon 9 will lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying 22 additional Starlink v2-mini satellites (Starlink 11-22). Then, on June 8, a third batch of Starlink satellites (Starlink 15-8) will lift off from Vandenberg. June 8:Axiom Mission 4 launches to the ISS. A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), a private crewed mission to the ISS, following a delay from late May. Operated by Texas-based Axiom Space, the mission will carry four astronauts who will spend up to 14 days conducting scientific research aboard the ISS. The crew is led by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson—her second time commanding a private spaceflight. Joining her are Shubhanshu Shukla, ESA astronaut Sławomir Uznański, and Tibor Kapu. Shukla will make history as the first Indian astronaut to visit the ISS. June 23 or June 24: Japan launches the final mission of Mitsubishi’s H-2A rocket. Japan plans to launch an Earth-observing satellite no earlier than June 23 from the Tanegashima Space Center. The satellite is a joint effort by the Ministry of the Environment, the National Institute for Environmental Studies, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). This mission will also mark the final flight of the H-2A rocket, developed