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
Mar 2026
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
USSF-87
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Destination
Unknown
USSF-87 will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites GSSAP-7 and GSSAP-8 directly to a near-geosynchronous orbit approximately 36,000 km above the equator. Data from the GSSAP will uniquely contribute to timely and accurate orbital predictions, further enabling space flight safety including satellite collision avoidance.
Last Update: No more ULA (Vulcan) launches for 2025.
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Upcoming Vulcan Centaur Launches
TBD
Mar 2026
Amazon Leo, formerly known as 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: No more ULA (Vulcan) launches for 2025.
Last mission of the Wideband Global SatCom (WGS) series.
Last Update: NET Q1 2026.
TBD
Mar 2026
Ninth of ten GPS III missions.
Last Update: No more ULA (Vulcan) launches for 2025.
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.
TBD
2026
Tenth of ten GPS III missions.
Last Update: Aiming for launch in late 2025.
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