Launch Schedule
Upcoming launches from NASA, SpaceX, and global space agencies.
Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation • Go for Launch
9/10/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) — Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Details TBD.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-153
SpaceX • Go for Launch
9/10/2026, 3:42:00 PM
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
USSF-153 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites for a US government entity based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 11-13
SpaceX • Go for Launch
9/13/2026, 6:49:00 PM
Space Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
3 high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.
Starship | Flight 14
SpaceX • To Be Determined
9/15/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Orbital Launch Pad 2 — SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
14th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. 3rd flight of Starship V3 and the first Starship flight to deploy satellites (a group of Starlink satellites) into stable Low Earth Orbit.
Vega-C | Sentinel-3C & FLEX
Avio S.p.A • Go for Launch
9/15/2026, 1:21:07 AM
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sentinel-3C is the third satellite in the Sentinel-3 constellation, which provides high-accuracy optical, radar and altimetry data for marine and land services. The Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite is a part of ESA's Earth Explorer program. The satellite will map vegetation fluorescence to quantify photosynthetic activity.
Gravity-1 | Unknown Payload
Orienspace Technology • Go for Launch
9/15/2026, 9:55:00 PM
Yellow Sea (launch location 5) — Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Details TBD.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-259
SpaceX • Go for Launch
9/16/2026, 1:00:00 AM
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
USSF-259 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force.
Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-35 (96P)
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) • Go for Launch
9/16/2026, 1:33:53 PM
31/6 — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Long March 12 | Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation • Go for Launch
9/17/2026, 12:30:00 AM
Commercial LC-2 — Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Details TBD.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-27
SpaceX • Go for Launch
9/20/2026, 1:47:00 AM
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Electron | LOXSAT 1
Rocket Lab • To Be Determined
9/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
LOXSAT 1 is a demonstration satellite of a complete cryogenic oxygen fluid management system in orbit, developed by Eta Space and sponsored by NASA's Tipping Point program. The system will be integrated on a Rocket Lab Photon-LEO satellite bus and collect critical cryogenic fluid management data in orbit for 9 months, demonstrating capabilities of in-space cryogenic storage and transferal. Eta Space plans to use technology developed for this mission to develop a truly commercial depot intended to serve multiple customers in the future.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-13
SpaceX • To Be Determined
9/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Space Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX Crew-13 is the thirteenth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A
SpaceX • To Be Determined
9/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Space Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Tranche 1 Transport Layer A is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance. This launch carries 21 satellites manufactured by Northrop Grumman.
Long March 12A | Flight 2
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation • To Be Determined
9/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Long March 12 series Pad — Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Second test launch of CASC/SAST’s Long March 12A rocket. Payload identities are TBD.
Long March 8A | Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation • To Be Determined
9/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Commercial LC-1 — Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Details TBD.
Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo (LV-01)
United Launch Alliance • To Be Determined
9/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Space Launch Complex 41 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude. 45 satellites will be carried on each Vulcan launch.
Electron | 6x HawkEye 360
Rocket Lab • To Be Determined
9/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
HawkEye 360 is a a space-based civil global intelligence satellite network using radio frequency (RF) technology to help monitor transportation across air, land and sea and assist with emergencies, and to provide civil SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) mission. The constellation of small satellites (named Hawk ) will collect information on specific radio signals worldwide to provide high-precision radio frequency mapping and analytics from Low Earth orbit (LEO).
Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 5
Rocket Lab • To Be Determined
9/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 6
Rocket Lab • To Be Determined
9/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Unknown Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
Themis Demonstrator | T1H-1
European Space Agency • To Be Determined
9/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Launch Complex 3B — Esrange Space Center
First low-altitude hop test of a Themis demonstrator, with a targeted altitude up to 100 m.
Data Source
Launch data provided by The Space Devs Launch Library 2 API.