ULA Launch Schedule

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Next Launch

Launch Status

TBD

Date & Time

Sep 2025

Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Launch Service Provider

Mission

Project Kuiper (KA-03)

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

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.

Last Update: NET September 25.

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The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1-Terabit per second of network capacity, and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located.

Last Update: NET second half of October 2025.

TBD

Nov 2025

Ninth of ten GPS III missions.

Last Update: NET November.

First flight of the Dream Chaser Spaceplane to the ISS.

Last Update: NET late 2025.

TBD

2025

Classified payload for the US Space Force

Last Update: NET early 2025.

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.

Last Update: NET late summer.

Tenth of ten GPS III missions.

Last Update: Aiming for launch in late 2025.

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.

Updated: Apr 9, 7:00pm UTC

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.

Updated: Apr 9, 7:00pm UTC

TBD

Mar 2026

🎯 Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit

Last mission of the Wideband Global SatCom (WGS) series.

Last Update: NET Q1 2026.

TBD

Mar 2026

First of three Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared geostationary satellites designed for missile warning.

Last Update: NET March 2026 (see P. 172)

TBD

Mar 2026

🎯 Low Earth Orbit
👨‍🚀 4 Astronauts

Starliner-1 is the first crewed operational flight of a Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Last Update: NET Q1 2026.

TBD

Jun 2026

Starliner-2 is the second crewed operational flight of a Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Updated: Aug 1, 4:30pm UTC

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Transport Layer.

Last Update: NET September 2026.

Classified payload for the US Space Force

Last Update: Not planned within the 2024 NSSL mission manifest.

Second flight of the Dream Chaser Spaceplane to the ISS.

Last Update: NET 2026.

TBD

2026

Classified payload for the US Space Force.

Updated: Sep 5, 12:00pm UTC

TBD

2026

Classified payload for the US Space Force.

Updated: Sep 8, 2:00pm UTC

TBD

2026

Classified payload for the US Space Force.

Updated: Sep 5, 1:00pm UTC

TBD

2026

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Updated: Sep 5, 1:00pm UTC

TBD

2026

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Updated: Sep 3, 6:00pm UTC

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer B 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 Tracking Layer D 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.

Classified payload for the US Space Force.

Updated: Sep 8, 2:00pm UTC

First Block IIIF GPS satellite

Last Update: Swap in launch service provider/rocket.