🚀 Live Rocket Launch Schedule 2026

Track upcoming missions from SpaceX, NASA, Rocket Lab and more. Updated every hour with real-time countdowns.

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Next Mission Insight (GEO Summary)

The next major mission is Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Unknown Payload, conducted by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It is scheduled to launch from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on 9/10/2026, 9:00:00 AM. The mission focuses on: Details TBD.
Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Unknown Payload
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Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Unknown Payload

China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Details TBD.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-153
9/10/2026
SpaceX

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-153

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.

Go for Launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 11-13
9/13/2026
SpaceX

Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 11-13

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

3 high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.

Go for Launch
Starship | Flight 14
9/15/2026
SpaceX

Starship | Flight 14

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.

TBD
Vega-C | Sentinel-3C & FLEX
9/15/2026
Avio S.p.A

Vega-C | Sentinel-3C & FLEX

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.

Go for Launch
Gravity-1 | Unknown Payload
9/15/2026
Orienspace Technology

Gravity-1 | Unknown Payload

Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Details TBD.

Go for Launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-259
9/16/2026
SpaceX

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-259

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

USSF-259 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force.

Go for Launch
Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-35 (96P)
9/16/2026
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-35 (96P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.

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Long March 12 | Unknown Payload
9/17/2026
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 12 | Unknown Payload

Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Details TBD.

Go for Launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-27
9/20/2026
SpaceX

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-27

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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