Launch Schedule & Calendars
Ariane 6 to Launch Next Galileo Pair
Beyond Gravity has confirmed the integration of its critical subsystems aboard the upcoming Ariane 6 flight scheduled to launch two Galileo navigation satellites on December 17. The mission, launching from French Guiana, will expand the European Global Navigation Satellite System ...
China Executes Quadruple Launch Surge in 96 Hours
A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. SatNews December 9, 2025 — Deploying assets ranging from the ...
Rocket Lab Qualifies Neutron’s “Hungry Hippo”
SatNews December 9, 2025 — Rocket Lab has completed qualification testing for the Neutron launch vehicle’s "Hungry Hippo" fairing, a critical structural validation that clears the way for the medium-lift rocket’s inaugural flight. Announced December 8, the milestone signals the ...
SES + Relativity Space expand their MLA for Terran R
SES, earlier this month, extended a multi-year, multi-launch services agreement with Relativity Space which is building the Terran R rocket—the companies are partnering for multiple launches aboard Terran R, a medium-to-heavy-lift, reusable launch vehicle, that will bring the selected SES ...
UP Aerospace carries LANL payloads to suborbital space at Spaceport America
UP Aerospace completed its 23rd suborbital space flight at Spaceport America, carrying a Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) payload to an apogee of roughly 72 miles, at 7:00 a.m. local time Wednesday, November 19, 2025. LANL’s collaboration with UP Aerospace ...
UPDATE: ULA’s Atlas V rocket launches ViaSat-3 Flight 2 mission doubling the bandwidth of Viasat’s entire fleet + creating multi-orbit network
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) mission for Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, lifted off on Nov. 13 at 10:04 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral ...
UPDATE: ULA’s ViaSat-3 F2 mission ready to try again on Thursday after replacing valve
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying the ViaSat-3 F2 mission for Viasat is now planned for no earlier than Thursday, November 13, 2025. To ensure compliance with the recent FAA order regarding launch times, the launch ...
UPDATE 2: Scrubbed again, Thursday is a no-go for ULA’s launch of ViaSat-3 F2
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying the ViaSat-3 F2 mission for Viasat is scrubbed for tonight's (November 6) launch attempt due to a reoccurrence of the issue with the Atlas V booster liquid oxygen tank vent ...
HydroGNSS satellite twins are poised for their launch at Vandenberg SFB
A British-built twin-satellite mission, designed to monitor key climate variables linked to water, has been preparedfor its journey into Earth orbit. HydroGNSS is scheduled to launch this month aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, ...
Arianespace delays launch of Ariane 64
Arianespace will be delaying the launch of the Ariane 64, and declined to give a projected launch date but will announce the date about one month ahead of the launch. Arianespace reports that the first Ariane 64 will carry a ...
Bad weather forces postponement of JAXA H3 rocket launch
A nasty weather forecast at the Tanegashima Space Center has forced the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to postpone the 7th unit launch of the agency's H3 liquid fuel rocket—the new launch date and time have yet to be determined ...
SpaceX’s launch of Amazon’s KF-03 mission now set for Saturday with improved weather
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, October 11 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-03 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 8:41 p.m. ET with additional ...
SpaceX prepares Starship for 11th flight test on the 13th using a new engine configuration
The eleventh flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Monday, October 13. The launch window will open at 6:15 p.m. CT. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, which ...
New Shepard’s crewed NS-36 mission targets liftoff for October 8th
Blue Origin has announced its next New Shepard crewed flight, NS-36, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Wednesday, October 8. The launch window opens at 8:00 AM CDT / 13:00 UTC. The webcast on BlueOrigin.com ...
SpaceX plans for Tuesday launch of Starship’s tenth Flight Test
The tenth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Tuesday, August 26. The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. CT. “Ground side liquid oxygen leak needs to be fixed. Aiming for another launch attempt tomorrow,” ...
New Shepard’s 35th mission targets liftoff on Tuesday, August 26
Blue Origin’s next New Shepard flight, NS-35, is an uncrewed mission with more than 40 scientific and research payloads onboard. Our next NS-35 launch attempt will be Tuesday, August 26. The launch window opens no earlier than 7:30 AM CDT ...
Starship’s tenth flight test plans for Sunday but weather could cause delay
The tenth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Sunday, August 24. The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. CT. According to weather officials, there's a 45% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time ...
SpaceX prepares Starship’s 10th launch on Sunday incorporating changes for reliability
The tenth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Sunday, August 24. The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. CT. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, which ...
SpaceX delivers for Amazon, with launch of Project Kuiper’s smallsat KF-02 Mission
After the fourth delay due to weather, on Monday, August 11 at 8:35 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the KF-02 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This is the ...
SpaceX’s ‘delivery’ of Amazon’s ProjectKuiper launch scrubbed and is now on Friday
SpaceX is now targeting Friday, August 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-02 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 25-minute window opens at 9:40 a.m. ET ...
