Rocket Launch Schedule

An up-to-date list of all scheduled rocket launches. There are currently 362 planned launches from spaceports worldwide.

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28 Dec, 1:18pm

A pair of Russian optical Earth observation satellites built by the Progress Rocket Space Centre for obtaining stereo images of the Earth's surface, with maximum resolution of 1.2 m in panchromatic mode and a swath width of 32 km. 50 small satellites will also be launched as ride-share payloads, including 3 from Iran.

Last Update: GO for launch.

29 Dec, 2:09am

CSG-3 is an Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency, part of a reconnaissance constellation using synthetic aperture radars operating in the X-band.

Last Update: Tweaked T-0.

30 Dec, 4:10am

Details TBD.

Updated: Dec 28, 7:30am UTC

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30 Dec, 10:40pm

Details TBD.

Last Update: Refined launch window per new NOTAMs.

First test launch of Galactic Energyโ€™s Ceres-2 rocket.

Last Update: Reverted back to NET December TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs.

CAS500-2 is the second of two similar South Korean Earth observation satellites. These spacecraft feature the AEISS-C imaging system with a ground resolution of 0.5 m in panchromatic mode and 2 m in color mode. CAS500-4 is a wide area Earth-observation satellite with a wide-area electro-optical camera (swath width of 120 km and resolution of 5 m) to be mainly used by the Rural Development Administration and the Korea Forest Service for observing crops, agricultural water resources and forest resources.

Last Update: New launch contract with SpaceX confirmed following previous contract voided due to Ukraine-Russia war.

Note: Name of payload is provisional. Fifth 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 Koreaโ€™s military to observe the nuclear-armed neighborโ€™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: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

Note: Name of payload is provisional. Fourth 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 Koreaโ€™s military to observe the nuclear-armed neighborโ€™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: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

๐ŸŽฏ Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Microcarb is a small satellite designed to map sources and sinks of carbon dioxide (CO2)โ€”the most important greenhouse gas โ€” on a global scale.

Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC

Possibly an Earth observation satellite for the Pakistan government's SUPARCO, details TBD.

Last Update: Launch apparently delayed with launch ship observed to have left its launch location, to be confirmed.

This is the 22nd flight of the Northrop Grumman's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 21st flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Last Update: Delayed until after NG-22 due to spacecraft damage during transport.

3 Jan 2026, 5:00am

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Updated launch window precision and set GO.

The Pandora small satellite was selected in 2021 as an inaugural mission in NASAโ€™s Astrophysics Pioneers Program. It includes a 0.45-meter telescope that will improve our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres by disentangling exoplanet signals from their host stars, as well as studying host star variability with long-duration observations of 20 unique planets through visible-light photometry and near-infrared spectroscopy. Also launching on this launch are ride-share payloads under the "Falcon 9 Twilight mission", including satellites from Spire Global and Kepler Communications.

Updated: Dec 28, 7:30am UTC

10 Jan 2026, 4:15am

Small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an "Indian strategic user", details TBD. This launch will also carry 18 other ride-share payloads.

Last Update: Delayed to NET January 10.

Second test flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle, carrying several cubesats as part of the European Space Agency's โ€œBoost!โ€ program.

Last Update: NET January 17.

๐ŸŽฏ Geostationary Transfer Orbit

This is a replacement satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. The constellation will provide India with an alternative to GPS and will be used for military and civilian use. Located at a geosynchronous orbit, the system will be operated by the Indian government.

Last Update: NET December.

The NeonSat-1A, carrying a high-resolution optical camera, is designed to test the constellation capabilities of the South Korean government's Earth observation micro-satellite constellation NeonSat (New-space Earth Observation Satellite), in particular technology improvements identified from operations of NeonSat-1 after its launch in April 2024. These technologies will in turn be incorporated into the next 10 NeonSat under construction, as well as providing more site re-visiting capabilities along with NeonSat-1. The NeonSat constellation is the first satellite system developed by the government using a mass-production approach for precise monitoring of the Korean Peninsula, lead by the Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Koreaโ€™s leading university dedicated to science and technology. Designed to capture near-real time natural disaster monitoring for the Korean peninsula, KAISTโ€™s NEONSAT constellation is a collaboration across multiple Korean academic, industry, and research institutions, including SaTReC, which is leading the programโ€™s system design and engineering. The NEONSAT program is funded by the Korean governmentโ€™s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT).

Last Update: No more Rocket Lab launches in 2025.

TBD

Jan 2026

12th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. Maiden Flight of Starship V3

Last Update: NET January.

First flight of Blue Origin's Blue Moon MK1 lunar lander.

Last Update: NET January.

A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. First Starlink launch to feature a Falcon 9 booster landing within The Bahamas waters operationally, after the trajectory was tested during launch of Starlink Group 10-12 in February 2025.

Last Update: Moved back to NET January due to lack of NOTAMs and marine navigation notices in the near term.

TBD

Jan 2026

First uncrewed orbital test flight of the Gaganyaan capsule.

Last Update: Reverted back to NET January.

AST SpaceMobileโ€™s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage in the United States, with beams designed to support a capacity of up to 40 MHz, enabling peak data transmission speeds up to 120 Mbps, supporting voice, full data and video applications. The Block 2 BlueBirds, featuring as large as 2400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest satellites ever commercially deployed in Low Earth orbit once launched. This launch will feature 4 satellites.

Last Update: NET January.

๐ŸŽฏ Geostationary Transfer Orbit

QZSS (Quasi Zenith Satellite System) is a Japanese satellite navigation system operating from inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits to achieve optimal high-elevation visibility in urban canyons and mountainous areas. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation in inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits.

Last Update: GO for launch.

6 Feb 2026, 1:09am

๐ŸŽฏ Lunar Orbit
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Artemis II is the first crewed mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis II will send a crew of 4 - 3 Americans and 1 Canadian around the moon and return them back to Earth. The mission will test the core systems of NASA's Orion spacecraft including the critical life support system, among other systems which could not be tested during Artemis I due to the lack of crew onboard.

Updated: Dec 28, 7:30am UTC

Elektro-L is a series of meteorological satellites developed for the Russian Federal Space Agency by NPO Lavochkin. They are designed to capture real-time images of clouds and the Earth's underlying surface, heliogeophysical measurements, collection and translating hydrometeorological and service data.

Last Update: NET February 12.