Falcon 9 NROL-1791781758800 (18-Jun-2026 05:00)
[ June 18 / Window opens at 1:54 a.m. PDT (4:54 a.m. EDT / 0854 UTC)]
[map] SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch an unknown number satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. These are believed to be Starshield satellites, an alternate version of Starlink satellites, which are designed for government use. This will be the 14th overall launch supporting the NRO’s proliferated architecture satellite constellation and third such mission in 2026. The Falcon 9 first stage booster, tail number B1103, launching for a third time, will return for a landing at Landing Zone 4 less than eight minutes after liftoff. Updated: June 16 [#]
Falcon 9 Starlink 17-281781931600 (20-Jun-2026 05:00)
[ June 20 / Window opens at 7 a.m. PDT (10 a.m. EDT / 1400 UTC)]
[map] SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of 24 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit. More than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, tail number B1063, launching for a 33rd time, will land on the drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, positioned in the Pacific Ocean. Updated: June 16 [#]
Falcon 9 Starlink 17-451782190800 (23-Jun-2026 05:00)
[ June 23/24 / Window opens at 7:48 p.m. PDT (10:48 p.m. EDT / 0248 UTC)]
[map] SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of 24 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit. More than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, tail number B1081, launching for a 25th time, will land on the drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, positioned in the Pacific Ocean. Updated: June 16 [#]
Atlas 5 Leo Atlas 081783054800 (03-Jul-2026 05:00)
[ NET July 3 / Window opens at 12:03 a.m. EDT (0403 UTC)]
[map] SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch a batch of 29 Amazon Leo satellites into low Earth orbit. This is the ninth and final Atlas 5 rocket that the tech giant booked to launch its broadband internet satellites. Updated: June 14 [#]
Falcon Heavy Dragonfly
1783227600 (05-Jul-2026 05:00)
[ NET July 5, 2028 / TBD]
[map] Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch NASA’s Dragonfly mission, which consists of a rotorcraft designed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) that will explore Saturn’s icy moon, Titan. The mission was originally selected in 2019 and went through multiple plan iterations across fiscal years 2020 through 2022. It passed its Preliminary Design Review in March 2023 and then its Critical Design Review in April 2025. The mission has a total lifecycle cost of $3.35 billion, of which, $256.6 million was awarded to SpaceX to provide launch services and other mission related costs. The 20-day launch window opens on July 5, 2028. Updated: April 25
Vulcan Centaur Dream Chaser 11798693200 (31-Dec-2026 05:00)
[ NET Q4 2026 / TBD]
[map] SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its second demonstration flight with Sierra Spaces Dream Chaser cargo vehicle for the International Space Station. The Dream Chaser is a lifting body resupply spacecraft that will launch on top of a rocket and land on a runway. This will be the Dream Chasers first flight to space. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC4L configuration with four GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a long-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August 2022, December 2023, January 2024, April 2024 and September 2024. Delayed from 2025. Updated: December 22 [#]
Ariane 6 Leo Europe 03
1813208400 (17-Jun-2027 05:00)
[ June 17 / Window opens at 8:53 a.m. Kourou time (7:53 a.m. EDT / 1153 UTC)]
[map] Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
An Arianespace Ariane 6 rocket will launch 36 Amazon Leo satellites into low Earth orbit. The mission, designated VA269 by Arianespace and Leo Europe 03 (LE-03) by Amazon, is the third flight of Amazon Leo satellites on an Ariane 6 rocket. The launcher, flying in its Ariane 64 configuration, will also debut the new P160C solid rocket boosters, which replace the P120C boosters. Updated: June 16