Vulcan Centaur Launch Schedule

Stay up-to-date on upcoming Vulcan Centaur rocket launches with our live schedule. You can browse all 29 planned Vulcan Centaur missions on our website, and you can live stream any Vulcan Centaur rocket launch happening today.

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Next Launch

Launch Status

TBD

Date & Time

Nov 2025

Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Launch Service Provider

Vehicle

Mission

GPS III SV09

Mission Type

Navigation

Destination

Medium Earth Orbit

Ninth of ten GPS III missions.

Last Update: NET November.

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Upcoming Vulcan Centaur Launches

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.

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)

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.

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.

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

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC

TBD

2026

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC

Space domain awareness mission for the US Department of Defense.

Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC

TBD

2026

Two satellites in support of the US Department of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office.

Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC

TBD

2026

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