SpaceX Launch Schedule

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Date & Time

16 Sep, 1:00am

Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Launch Service Provider

Booster

B1097

13th flight (27d since last use)

Landing

Drone Ship (Of Course I Still Love You)

Mission

USSF-259

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Polar Orbit

USSF-259 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of ascent rocket stage drop zones being fits with previous SDA Transport Layer launches.

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USSF-259 Mission

Updated: Sep 15, 8:30am UTC

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Upcoming SpaceX Launches

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

Updated: Sep 15, 8:30am UTC

22 Sep, 12:15pm

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.

Last Update: NET September 22, TBC.

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.

Last Update: NET September.

TBD

Sep 2026

🎯 Low Earth Orbit
👨‍🚀 4 Astronauts

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.

Last Update: Launch delayed due to Dragon propulsion system leak.

35th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

Last Update: NET October.

TBD

Oct 2026

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Last Update: NET early fall 2026 (launch identity per https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=55784.msg2715269#msg2715269; booster assignments per https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5OJk1FuEKg).

Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Updated: Sep 15, 8:30am UTC

Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Updated: Sep 15, 8:30am UTC

Demonstration flight of the Astrobotic Griffin lander and its engines, initially contracted for the cancelled NASA VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission. The vacated payload spot will now host the FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) lunar rover from Astrolab.

Last Update: NET November.

Inmarsat-7 is the seventh generation of satellites for the London-based global mobile satellite communications operator Inmarsat. The three satellites of the series - GX-7, 8 & 9 - will have an improved fully reconfigurable Ka-band payload for Inmarsat's Global Xpress services. They are optimized for real-time mobility and feature thousands of dynamically-formed beams that direct capacity with laser-like precision over high-demand areas, to provide HTS (High Throughput) broadband connectivity for the mobility market. The satellites will be based on Airbus’ new standard and fully reconfigurable satellite product line OneSat. Fully reconfigurable and featuring on board processing and active antennas, the three Ka-band spacecraft will be able to adjust their coverage, capacity and frequency.

Last Update: NET Q4 2026.

CHORUS is MDA's next generation Earth observation constellation, consisting of 2 radar satellites (C-band SAR and X-band SAR), in a 53.5 degree 600 km altitude LEO, with the X-band trailing the C-band by 60 minutes. A collaborative multi-sensor constellation, CHORUS will bring together diverse and unique imagery and data sources and provide a new level of near real-time insight and innovative Earth observation services. Operating in a unique mid-inclination orbit, CHORUS will be able to image day or night, regardless of weather conditions, with daily access of up to 95% of the coverage area. From an industry-leading 700km-wide imaging swath down to sub-metre high resolution, CHORUS will provide the most extensive and unrivalled Earth observation radar imaging capacity available on the market in a single mission.

Last Update: NET late 2026.

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Last Update: NET 2026 (as of March 2025).

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

Last Update: NET 2026.

Tranche 1 Transport Layer D 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.

Updated: Sep 15, 8:30am UTC

Classified US Space Force carrying two payloads directly to geostationary orbit.

Updated: Dec 19, 3:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: May 15, 1:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: May 15, 3:30pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: May 15, 7:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: May 14, 2:01pm UTC