Rocket Launch Schedule

An up-to-date list of all scheduled rocket launches. There are currently 346 planned launches from spaceports worldwide.

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Note: Name of payload is provisional. Second launch of an ultimately 5 reconnaissance satellites for the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), with 1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite on this launch. They will be launched to low Earth orbit between 600 and 700 km by 2025, enabling South Korea’s military to observe the nuclear-armed neighbor’s key military facilities every two hours with 30-50 centimeters resolution imagery, according to a 2019 report produced by the Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. The project is lead by the Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), with input from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Hanwha Systems and Thales Alenia Space.

Updated: Mar 15, 9:30am UTC

1 May, 9:30pm

Test flight of HyImpulse's SR75 sounding rocket

Last Update: NET May 1 UTC.

WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. Constellation is planned to consist of 6 satellites in both polar and mid-inclination orbits, providing 30 cm-class resolution.

Last Update: 24 hours delay.

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

Last Update: 24 hours slip.

3 May, 9:30am

Chang'e 6/CE-6 is scheduled to launch in 2024 to return samples from the Far Side of the Moon (near southern edge of the Apollo Basin) for the first time. International science instruments from France, Italy, Sweden and Pakistan will also be on board.

Last Update: Updated launch window per NOTAMs.

4 May, 2:59am

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

Updated: Apr 30, 2:30pm UTC

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

Last Update: Targeting NET May 6 UTC per NOTAM F1605/24.

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This is the first crewed test flight of Starliner spacecraft. It will carry NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station.

Last Update: New launch time.

First 6U Cubesat carrying a miniaturized IR spectrometer, covering 0- 45 ΞΌm at 0.84 ΞΌm spectral resolution, operating for one seasonal cycle for NASAs PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission.

Last Update: NET May 22.

Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Last Update: Moved up to May 30.

Fourth flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher, carrying its first payload for NASA.

Last Update: NET March 2024.

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

Updated: Apr 30, 2:30pm UTC

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

Updated: Apr 30, 2:30pm UTC

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

Updated: Apr 30, 2:30pm UTC

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

Updated: Apr 30, 2:30pm UTC

TBD

May 2024

EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) is a joint mission of ESA and JAXA. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and aerosols as well as measuring the reflected solar radiation and the infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface and atmosphere.

Last Update: NET May 2024.

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

Updated: Apr 30, 2:30pm UTC

Fourth test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.

Last Update: NET early May.

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

Updated: Apr 30, 2:30pm UTC

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

Updated: Apr 30, 2:30pm UTC

TBD

May 2024

First batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.

Updated: Apr 30, 2:30pm UTC

This is the second launch of RS1 launch vehicle developed and built by ABL Space Systems. Payload onboard is TBD.

Last Update: Launch delayed by pad testing problems.

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

Updated: Apr 30, 2:30pm UTC

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

Updated: Apr 30, 2:30pm UTC

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

Updated: Apr 30, 2:30pm UTC