Vulcan Centaur Launch Schedule
Stay up-to-date on upcoming Vulcan Centaur rocket launches with our live schedule. You can browse all 30 planned Vulcan Centaur missions on our website, and you can live stream any Vulcan Centaur rocket launch happening today.
Launch Status
TBD
Date & Time
Nov 2025
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Last Update: NET November.
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Upcoming Vulcan Centaur Launches
Classified payload for the US Space Force
Last Update: NET early 2025.
TBD
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.
TBD
2025
Tenth of ten GPS III missions.
Last Update: Aiming for launch in late 2025.
Last mission of the Wideband Global SatCom (WGS) series.
Last Update: NET Q1 2026.
First of three Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared geostationary satellites designed for missile warning.
Last Update: NET March 2026 (see P. 172)
TBD
Sep 2026
Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Transport Layer.
Last Update: NET September 2026.
First flight of the Dream Chaser Spaceplane, on a free-flying mission in Low Earth Orbit.
Last Update: NET late 2026 with ISS docking cancelled.
Classified payload for the US Space Force
Last Update: Not planned within the 2024 NSSL mission manifest.
Classified payload for the US Space Force.
Updated: Sep 5, 12:00pm UTC
Classified payload for the US Space Force.
Updated: Sep 8, 2:00pm UTC
Classified payload for the US Space Force.
Updated: Sep 5, 1:00pm UTC
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office
Updated: Sep 5, 1:00pm UTC
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
TBD
2026
First Block IIIF GPS satellite
Last Update: Swap in launch service provider/rocket.
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office
Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office
Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office
Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office
Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC
TBD
2026
Space domain awareness mission for the US Department of Defense.
Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC
Two satellites in support of the US Department of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office.
Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC
Payload is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) nuclear thermal spacecraft.
Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC