Upcoming US Space Launches

SpaceX Falcon 9 launching 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit for the Starlink broadband constellation.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launching 25 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg.

ULA Atlas V 551 launching 29 Amazon Leo broadband internet satellites. Sixth of nine Atlas V rockets purchased by Amazon. The heaviest payload ever launched by Atlas V.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launching 25 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg.

Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV launching the Space Test Program STP-S29A mission for the U.S. Space Force, carrying STPSat-7 and multiple university research payloads.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launching a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. Named S.S. Steven R. Nagel. Last of four Cygnus vehicles to launch on Falcon 9.

Blue Origin New Glenn launching AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite — the second next-generation satellite in the space-based cellular broadband constellation. Third New Glenn flight and first with a reused booster.

ULA Atlas V 551 launching 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites. Seventh of nine Atlas V rockets purchased by Amazon for its low Earth orbit constellation.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launching the GPS III Space Vehicle 10, named 'Hedy Lamarr' after the American actress and inventor. U.S. Space Force navigation satellite for medium Earth orbit.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launching ViaSat-3 APAC, a high-capacity broadband communications satellite for the Asia-Pacific region, to geosynchronous orbit.

SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft delivering supplies, equipment, and science experiments to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract.

ULA Atlas V launching Boeing's CST-100 Starliner on an uncrewed cargo test flight to the ISS. Originally planned as a crewed mission, this flight will test modifications made after the 2024 Crewed Flight Test issues.

NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander will deliver science and technology payloads to the lunar surface.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launching Astrobotic's Griffin lander and Astrolab's FLEX rover to the lunar south pole near Nobile Crater. Part of NASA's CLPS program. Could feature first Falcon Heavy center core recovery attempt since STP-2.

Rocket Lab Electron launching NASA's Aspera astronomy mission to study the ultraviolet glow of the cosmic web and the large-scale structure of the universe.

SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft resupply mission to the International Space Station, delivering crew supplies, hardware, and scientific experiments.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launching 7 Space Development Agency Transport Layer Tranche 2 satellites for missile tracking and space domain awareness.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launching NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (formerly WFIRST) to the Sun-Earth L2 point. The telescope will conduct wide-field infrared surveys to study dark energy, exoplanets, and the structure of the universe.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launching three SES O3b mPOWER satellites (FM31–FM33) to medium Earth orbit for high-throughput broadband communications.

Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket launching NOAA's QuickSounder satellite — the first satellite in NOAA's Near Earth Orbit Network (NEON) program for weather monitoring.

ULA Vulcan Centaur launching the first Next-Generation Overhead Persistent InfraRed (NG-OPIR) satellite for the U.S. Space Force — the follow-up to the SBIRS missile warning constellation.

Maiden flight of the Vulcan Centaur VC6L configuration, launching 45 Amazon Leo satellites. First of 38 Vulcan Centaur launches for Amazon's broadband constellation.

Maiden flight of Astra's new Rocket 4 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral. Astra's next-generation small satellite launcher following the retirement of Rocket 3.

ULA Vulcan Centaur launching Sierra Space's Dream Chaser lifting-body cargo spaceplane on its first flight to space. The vehicle will deliver cargo to the ISS and land on a runway.

Blue Origin New Glenn launching the Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander to the Moon's surface as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.